GOOD EVENING. EASTERN DISTRICTS FROM GISBORNE TO CENTRAL CANTERBURY GRABBED THE BEST WEATHER TODAY. SOME RAIN FOR MOST OTHER PLACES. HEAVIEST FALLS IN THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OVER 45MM FOR FRANZ JOSEF. LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR, I'LL TELL YOU WHEN THE FINE WEATHER IS SET TO RETURN. 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. HEADING FOR COVER ` ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS ON THE BRINK OF ALL-OUT WAR. WE CROSS LIVE TO GAZA FOR THE LATEST. THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR A WOMAN POLICE BELIEVE HAS BEEN KILLED, AS HER FAMILY PLEAD FOR INFORMATION. PLENTY OF JOBS HERE ` THE SMALL TOWN CRYING OUT FOR WORKERS AS UNEMPLOYMENT REACHES RECORD LEVELS. AND SOUTH PACIFIC MAGIC CASTS A SPELL ON THE WELSH; SAMOA IS TOO GOOD FOR THE BEST TEAM IN EUROPE. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIANS ARE TONIGHT EDGING CLOSER TOWARDS WAR. A SHORT TIME AGO, ISRAELI AIR STRIKES AGAIN BEGAN BATTERING TARGETS IN GAZA, AND 75,000 TROOPS ARE NOW ON STANDBY FOR A POSSIBLE GROUND ATTACK. MILITANTS IN GAZA CONTINUE TO RAIN ROCKETS ON ISRAEL ` MORE AIMED AT TEL AVIV ` AND SOME HITTING THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES. SHORTLY WE WILL GO TO OUR CORRESPONDENT IN GAZA, FADI SHIEKIK. BUT FIRST THIS REPORT FROM THE BBC'S WYRE DAVIES. AT GAZA'S MAIN HOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON, EVERY HALF HOUR OR SO THEY'D RUSH IN CASUALTIES FROM THE LATEST ISRAELI AIR STRIKE. SOME WERE BEYOND HELP. AND MANY WERE TRAUMATISED. ALL OF THOSE WE SAW WERE CIVILIANS, INCLUDING SEVERAL YOUNG CHILDREN. THE HOSPITAL IS COPING FOR NOW, BUT IF THIS WAS TO DEVELOP INTO A FULL-SCALE WAR, THEY'D BE OVERWHELMED. THREE DAYS I COULDN'T GO TO HOME. YOU KNOW? I AM EXHAUSTED. I CAN'T` I CAN'T STAND. AT THE HOSPITAL EARLIER IN THE DAY, EGYPT'S PRIME MINISTER HISHAM QANDIL, HERE TO TRY AND BROKER A CEASEFIRE. HE SAID ISRAEL'S OPERATION WAS A DISASTER, CALLING IT 'AN AGGRESSION, AND SAID THAT EGYPT WOULD NOT REMAIN SILENT. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ISRAEL SAYS IT'S LAUNCHED MORE THAN 300 AIR STRIKES ACROSS GAZA. BY BOMBING THIS GOVERNMENT BUILDING IN THE HEART OF GAZA CITY, ISRAEL SAYS IT'S ATTACKING WHAT IT CALLS HAMAS'S TERRORIST INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT LOOK JUST HOW CLOSE THIS BUILDING IS TO SCHOOLS AND TO HOMES. THE POTENTIAL FOR CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IS VERY HIGH. IT ALSO BEGS THE QUESTION, IF ISRAEL TOTALLY UNDERMINES HAMAS' AUTHORITY IN GAZA, WHAT WILL COME IN ITS PLACE? BUT THIS IS WHY ISRAEL REMAINS UNREPENTANT. ITS CIVILIANS, TOO, ARE LIVING UNDER FIRE. THE NORMALLY CROWDED BEACHES OF THE SOUTH EMPTY, AS RESIDENTS HEADED FOR THE BOMB SHELTERS WHEN MILITANTS IN GAZA FIRED LONG-RANGE ROCKETS. TRANSLATOR: I WAS AT THE BEACH. I WAS THERE ACCIDENTALLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE, AND SUDDENLY I CAN'T BREATHE. THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE BEHIND THE ROCK, RIGHT OVER THERE. AND THIS HOUSE, IN THE SOUTHERN COMMUNITY OF SHAHANA GEF, TOOK A DIRECT HIT. BOOM! BOOM! ISRAEL CONTINUES TO POUND GAZA, EVEN AS THE MILITANTS TONIGHT LAUNCHED A ROCKET IN THE DIRECTION OF JERUSALEM. A DAY THAT BEGAN WITH FAINT HOPES OF A CEASEFIRE ENDS WITH FEARS OF AN ALL-OUT WAR. AND THE CONFLICT'S SPARKED PRO-PALESTINIAN RALLIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN AUCKLAND, MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE MARCHED TO THE US CONSULATE TO VENT THEIR ANGER AT AMERICA'S SUPPORT OF ISRAEL. PROTESTORS SCALED THE BUILDING AND RAISED A PALESTINIAN FLAG. THEY ALSO CALLED ON THE PRIME MINISTER, JOHN KEY, TO DENOUNCE ISRAEL'S ACTIONS. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE, TO BE QUITE HONEST, BECAUSE OF HOW ANGRY I AM AT WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS AND BECAUSE OF ISRAEL'S INTRANSIGENCE AND ITS CONTINUED BRUTALISATION OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE. THE DEMONSTRATION ENDED WITH PROTESTORS THROWING SHOES AT THE CONSULATE TO SHOW THEIR DISGUST. THE FAMILY OF A MISSING AUCKLAND WOMAN ARE APPEALING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP AFTER POLICE UPGRADED THE CASE TO A HOMICIDE ENQUIRY. HER BROTHERS HAVE ARRIVED FROM CHINA TO HELP POLICE SEARCH FOR THEIR SISTER. BIN CHEN, KNOWN AS CISSY, WENT MISSING 12 DAYS AGO. JOANNA HUNKIN REPORTS. WHAT BEGAN AS A SEARCH FOR A MISSING PERSON IS NOW A SEARCH FOR CLUES IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION. CISSY CHEN WENT MISSING ON GUY FAWKES NIGHT. 10 DAYS LATER, POLICE UPGRADED HER CASE TO A HOMICIDE ENQUIRY AND BEGAN A FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF THIS TORBAY HOUSE. TODAY HER BROTHERS APPEALED FOR HELP TO FIND THEIR SISTER. TRANSLATOR: WE ARE DESPERATE TO FIND WHERE CISSY IS OR WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, WHETHER DEAD OR ALIVE. POLICE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THIS AREA FOR CLOSE TO TWO WEEKS NOW. THEY WOULDN'T APPEAR ON CAMERA TODAY, BUT TOLD MEDIA THEY'VE RECEIVED PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT'VE LED THEM TO BELIEVE MISS CHEN HASN'T SIMPLY DISAPPEARED, AND THEY THINK SOMETHING MORE SINISTER HAS HAPPENED. IT'S A BIG BLOW TO US. WE ARE VERY DESPERATE AND IN HEAVY MOOD. CISSY WAS STILL IN HER PRIME TIME TO ENJOY HER LIFE, AND IT'S SUCH A HARD FACT THAT SHE DISAPPEARED. PHILIP CHEN RAISED CISSY AND THEIR LITTLE BROTHER, PETER, IN GUANGZHOU, AFTER THEIR MOTHER DIED. HIS SISTER CAME TO NZ 22 YEARS AGO AS A STUDENT. SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COUNTRY AND NEVER LEFT. CISSY WAS HONEST, AND SHE WAS HARD-WORKING, AND SHE WAS VERY FRIENDLY TOWARDS ALL HER ACQUAINTANCE AND COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS. WE REALLY FEEL DESPERATE. POLICE HAVE SPOKEN TO A MAN IN CONNECTION TO THE CASE, BUT SAY NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID, AND THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO HAS INFORMATION ABOUT MS CHEN'S WHEREABOUTS. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. DAVID SHEARER HAS STRONGLY HAMMERED HOME THE MESSAGE THAT'LL HELL BE LABOUR LEADER COME THE NEXT ELECTION IN TWO YEARS TIME. THE FIGHTING TALK COMES AS THE PARTY TODAY MADE MAJOR CHANGES TO THE WAY A LEADER IS ELECTED. DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH IS FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS AT LABOUR'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE VENUE. MAJOR CHANGES TODAY. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO TAKE OVER THE LEADERSHIP, THEY ONLY NEED TO CONVINCE 13 OTHER PEOPLE AND THAT WILL TRIGGER A VOTE. THE CONFERENCE IS A TIME TO RE-ENERGISE THE PARTY. IT'S ALSO A TIME TO VOTE ON CHANGES. AND AFTER ROBUST DEBATE, LABOUR VOTED TO GIVE MORE POWER TO PARTY MEMBERS RATHER THAN MPS WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING A LEADER. AND YOU TAKE WHAT THE MEMBERSHIPS DECIDE, AND YOU RUN WITH IT. THE CHANGE MEANS IF 40% OF MPS DON'T LIKE THE LEADER, IT WILL TRIGGER A VOTE. I AM CONFIDENT THAT I WILL HAVE THE NUMBERS. IN FEBRUARY THAT WILL BE TESTED IN THE ROUTINE LEADERSHIP VOTE. DAVID CUNLIFFE IS REFUSING TO RULE OUT A CHALLENGE. < WILL YOU CONTEST THE LEADERSHIP IN FEBRUARY? THAT IS NOT A MATTER FOR THIS CONFERENCE. THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE, NOT A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. < THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION, THOUGH. < WILL YOU CONTEST THE LEADERSHIP IN FEBRUARY? I HAVE GIVEN THAT NO THOUGHT WHATSOEVER. COME FEBRUARY, COME 2014, I WILL BE THE LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY. NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE. SOME SAY THESE CHANGES WILL GIVE DAVID CUNLIFFE AN ADVANTAGE. < WOULD YOU SAY, THOUGH, THAT THESE CHANGES ARE MORE FAVOURABLE TO YOU < BECOMING LEADER? WELL, I'M NOT RUNNING FOR LEADER SO THAT IS NOT A RELEVANT QUESTION. IN CONTRAST, HERE'S WHAT OTHER MPS SAID. I THINK HE IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. I THINK HE IS DOING REALLY WELL. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. AND IF THERE WAS EVER A TIME FOR DAVID SHEARER TO PROVE THAT, IT WILL BE IN HIS KEYNOTE SPEECH. THE PRESSURE IS ON, BUT I'M SURE HE WILL STEP UP TO IT. JUDGING BY THE MOOD AND THE GENERAL ATMOSPHERE, I THINK IT IS GOING QUITE WELL. DAVID SHEARER NEEDS TO DO VERY WELL TOMORROW. JESSICA, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TOMORROW? BIG DAY FOR DAVID SHEARER ` A LOT TO PROVE. DAVID CUNLIFFE WAS A DISTRACTION. HE HAD A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BACK HIS LEADER, AND HE DIDN'T. DAVID SHEARER HAS INDICATED HE'LL BE TALKING WITH DAVID CUNLIFFE ABOUT THIS. THANKS, JESSICA MUTCH IN AUCKLAND. WE NEED TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE ABOUT WHERE WE LOOK FOR JOBS, ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT MINISTER. IT COMES AMID CLAIMS SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE SUFFERING A LABOUR SHORTAGE, DESPITE LAST WEEK'S DIRE UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES. MAX BANIA VISITED A SMALL COMMUNITY TOWN LOOKING FOR WORKERS. 90KM WEST OF DUNEDIN LIES PICTURESQUE LAWRENCE, POPULATION 400, THE SITE OF NZ'S FIRST GOLD RUSH, AND FOR SOME, IT'S STILL THE PLACE TO STRIKE IT RICH. BUSINESS IS GOING BRILLIANTLY AT THE MOMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE, GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE SKILLED JOBS AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO THE POSITIONS THAT WE NEED TO ALLOW THE COMPANY TO GROW FURTHER. TUAPEKA GOLD PRINT SUPPLIES BRANDED PRODUCTS TO BUSINESSES, BRINGING IN WORKERS FROM AUCKLAND AND OVERSEAS TO BOLSTER ITS 70-STRONG WORKFORCE. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT AT 13-YEAR HIGHS, THE GOVERNMENT ADMITS IT'S GRAPPLING WITH WHAT IT CALLS A GEOGRAPHICAL MISMATCH IN THE JOB SECTOR. SO WE ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO TAKE A WIDER LOOK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AT SOME OF THESE REGIONAL AREAS AND ALSO IN THE CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD, WHERE I THINK MANY PEOPLE WILL SET THEMSELVES UP FOR A TRADES CAREER FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES. IF YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN THE BIG CITY, CONSIDER THIS: THE AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE IN LAWRENCE IS JUST UNDER $160,000; THAT'S LESS THAN A QUARTER OF THE AVERAGE PRICE IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND. STEVEN JOYCE SAYS BUSINESSES COULD DO MORE TO LURE JOBSEEKERS TO THE REGIONS, BUT FOR LIFELONG LAWRENCE RESIDENT JIM ROBERTSON, THERE HAS TO BE AN ATTITUDE CHANGE FIRST. NZERS DON'T WANT TO WORK IN FACTORIES. THEY DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO WORK ON FARMS. AND THE WORST CASE SCENARIO FOR US IS IF WE COULDN'T SOLVE IT, WE'D HAVE TO THINK ABOUT MOVING OUT OF THE RURAL AREA, WHICH WOULD BE A TRAGEDY FOR` FOR EVERYBODY HERE. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S PREPARED TO WORK WITH LOCAL COUNCILS TO HELP STOP SUCCESS STORIES LIKE LAWRENCE TURNING SOUR. MAX BANIA, ONE NEWS. AND LATER IN THE BULLETIN WE LOOK AT WHY THE GRASS ISN'T ALWAYS GREENER FOR THOSE KS LOOKING FOR WORK ACROSS THE TASMAN. PRINCE CHARLES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL ARE WINGING THEIR WAY BACK TO BRITAIN FOLLOWING THEIR TOUR DOWN UNDER. THE ROYAL COUPLE FLEW OUT OF CHRISTCHURCH LATE LAST NIGHT AFTER SIX DAYS IN NZ. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, SIR JERRY MATEPARAE, FAREWELLED THEM AT THE AIRPORT. THE TOUR WAS PART OF THE QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS AND INCLUDED STOPS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND AUSTRALIA. CHRISTCHURCH'S CUP AND SHOW WEEK FINISHED TODAY, WITH MANY SAYING IT'S LIFTED SPIRITS IN THE EARTHQUAKE-RAVAGED CITY. THE RACING, AGRICULTURAL AND ROYAL WORLD ALL CAME TO TOWN, TURNING IT INTO THE BUSIEST SOCIAL OCCASION SINCE THE QUAKES. JOY REID TAKES A LOOK AT THE WEEK'S SUCCESS. TO SEE OFF CUP WEEK IN STYLE. BEST PARTY WEEK OF THE YEAR. TODAY'S MEET MARKS THE END OF A MAMMOTH WEEK. IT'S A FANTASTIC WEEK. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN HANGING OUT FOR THIS WEEK. A WEEK OF NEAR-RECORD CROWDS AT NOT JUST THE RACES BUT ALSO AT THE WEEK'S OTHER MAJOR EVENT ` THE 3-DAY A&P SHOW. BIGGEST FOR A LONG TIME. FRIDAY'S CROWD WAS ACTUALLY HUGE. WE HAD BETTER THAN 65,000, WHICH IS A FRIDAY RECORD. THE ROYALS AND THE WEATHER CREDITED WITH THIS YEAR'S PULLING POWER. GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF A&P SHOW. BUT YESTERDAY'S CROWDS WERE NOWHERE TO BE SEEN TODAY. YOU RIGHT? COUNTRY'S SHORT STAY IN TOWN IS OVER. HAS BEEN THE BEST SHOW THAT I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD IN YEARS. IT'S NOT JUST THE RACING AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES LEAVING TOWN WITH A SMILE. THE PARTY SPIRIT APPEARS TO HAVE FLOWED RIGHT ACROSS THE CITY, AND RETAILERS HAVE BEEN CASHING IN. IT'S BEEN ONE OF OUR BUSIEST WEEKS IN AGES. INCREDIBLE. REALLY GOOD. SOME OF THE FOOD VENDORS TOLD ME THEY BROKE RECORDS, SO THAT'S A GOOD INDICATION WENT WELL. EVEN THE DUCHESS DID A SPOT OF SHOPPING. SHE WAS LOVELY. SHE COMMENTED ON OUR AMAZING CLOTHING. THE LOCAL TOURISM BOARD TELL ME THIS, IN FACT, IS THE BUSIEST WEEK CHRISTCHURCH HAS SEEN SINCE THE QUAKES AND HOPE IT MARKS THE START OF A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER. CUP AND SHOW WEEK WITH THE ROYAL VISIT HAS REALLY LIFTED THE SPIRITS OF CHRISTCHURCH, AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR IT. REST ASSURED, 2013'S CUP AND SHOW WEEK IS ALREADY IN THE PLANNING. JOY REID, ONE NEWS. COMING UP NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` THE MYSTERY OF THE SHIPWRECKED YACHT PACKED FULL OF DRUGS DEEPENS AS THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR HAUL ARRIVES IN TONGA. IT'S A WORLD-FAMOUS FURNITURE RETAILER. NOW IKEA'S ADMITTED TO USING PRISONERS TO BUILD WHAT YOU MAY HAVE IN YOUR LOUNGE. AND THEY'RE SUPERHEROES TO MANY YOUNG KS. NOW THE ALL BLACKS HAVE BEEN IMMORTALISED IN THE HOME OF DA VINCI. MORE THAN 200KG OF COCAINE FOUND ON A STRANDED YACHT NEAR TONGA HAS ARRIVED IN THE CAPITAL, NUKU'ALOFA. IT WAS DISCOVERED ALONG WITH A BADLY DECOMPOSED BODY ON THE YACHT JEREVE, WHICH HAD RUN AGROUND NEAR AN UNINHABITED ATOLL. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER BROKE THIS STORY AND HAS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. TIGHT SECURITY SURROUNDED THE COLLECTION OF ONE OF THE PACIFIC'S LARGEST COCAINE SEIZURES. AS POLICE SHOWED UP TO MASEFIELD NAVY BASE TO MEET THE PATROL BOAT CARRYING ITS VALUABLE CARGO, TENSION WAS HIGH. OUR CAMERAS CAUGHT A QUICK GLIMPSE OF THE COCAINE BEING OFFLOADED ` 204KG. ON THE STREET, THAT'S WORTH NEARLY NZ$150M. IT IS EXACTLY THAT. IT'S RIGHT AT THE VERY TOP OF SEIZURES IN THE PACIFIC. AS ONE NEWS REVEALED LAST NIGHT, THE COCAINE-LADEN YACHT HAD LEFT ECUADOR IN MID-AUGUST WITH TWO EASTERN EUROPEAN MEN ON BOARD. TIPPED OFF BY US AUTHORITIES, AUSTRALIAN AND PACIFIC POLICE TRACKED THE YACHT, BUT LOST CONTACT WITH IT IN THE COOK ISLANDS. IT'S BELIEVED A MYSTERY INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON BOARD SEVERAL WEEKS AGO WHICH LED TO ONE CREW MEMBER GOING MISSING AND THE OTHER DYING. HE WAS FOUND IN THE` JUST BEHIND THE HELM ` IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE VESSEL. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BODY AND THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS OBVIOUSLY CRITICAL TO THE INVESTIGATION. POLICE ARE ALSO INVESTIGATING WHERE AND WHO IN AUSTRALIA THE DRUGS WERE GOING TO. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AUSTRALIAN POLICE HAVE SEIZED FOUR YACHTS FROM SOUTH AMERICA USING THE PACIFIC TO SMUGGLE DRUGS THROUGH. WE DON'T CARE WHO'S BEING TARGETED. WE WILL JOIN GLOBALLY TO TARGET ORGANISED CRIME SYNDICATES. THEY'RE DETERMINED TO KEEP DRUGS LIKE THIS OFF THE STREETS. BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. RESCUE WORKERS ARE SEARCHING FOR TWO PEOPLE MISSING AFTER A MASSIVE EXPLOSION ON AN OIL RIG IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. FOUR PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN A PIPE LINE BURST INTO FLAMES DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE PLATFORM WASN'T PRODUCING OIL AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, MINIMISING THE RISK OF A SPILL. A ROADSIDE BOMB IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN HAS KILLED AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE AND INJURED A DOZEN MORE. THE VICTIMS WERE MOSTLY WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOLLOWING A WEDDING PROCESSION IN THE RELATIVELY PEACEFUL PROVINCE OF FARAH. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BLAMED THE TALIBAN FOR THE ATTACK. WHILE IN SYRIA, MORE AMATEUR VIDEO HAS BEEN RELEASED, REPORTEDLY SHOWING GOVERNMENT FIGHTER JETS ATTACKING THE NORTHERN TOWN OF TAFTANAZ. ATTACKS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CAPITAL, DAMASCUS, ARE ALSO CONTINUING, AS REBEL-HELD AREAS REFUSE TO SURRENDER. AN ESTIMATED 38,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SYRIA SINCE THE UPRISING BEGAN. THE WORLD'S LARGEST FURNITURE RETAILER HAS APOLOGISED FOR USING FORCED LABOUR DURING THE '70S AND '80S. SWEDISH-OWNED IKEA ADMITS THAT PRIOR TO THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL SOME OF ITS PRODUCTS WERE BEING MADE BY PRISONERS IN COMMUNIST EAST GERMANY. THE BBC'S STEPHEN EVANS REPORTS. WITH THAT MIX OF BRIGHT, SCANDINAVIAN STYLE AND LOW PRICE, PEOPLE FLOCK TO IKEA. ABOUT 600M CUSTOMERS THRONG ITS STORES IN 25 COUNTRIES. ITS STYLISH, MODERN DESIGN IS ULTRA POPULAR. BUT THERE IS A DARK SIDE. THE GRIM JAILS OF THE STASI, WHERE IKEA USED POLITICAL PRISONERS. TODAY FRANK BARTSCH IS A TOURIST AT THE OLD BERLIN WALL. BUT UNDER COMMUNISM HE WAS IMPRISONED FOR TWO EYARS FOR CAMPAIGNING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. WHEN HE FINALLY GOT TO THE WEST, A FRIEND TOOK HIM SHOPPING, AND HE RECOGNISED THE FURNITURE. HE SAYS, 'I REALISED SOME OF THE FURNITURE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN PRODUCED 'BY US, AND I THOUGHT, "THIS PIECE MIGHT HAVE BEEN MADE BY ME."' AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY, IKEA ADMITTED IT KNEW POLITICAL PRISONERS WERE MAKING ITS PRODUCTS. ONE OF ITS MAANGERS SAID THEY TOLD THE EAST GERMAN REGIME TO STOP, BUT THE FORCED LABOUR CONTINUED. THERE WERE PEOPLE WITHIN IKEA THAT KNEW ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY AND THE RISK OF THIS HAPPENING. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE REASON WHY WE COMMUNICATED TO OUR SUPPLIERS AT THE TIME THAT WE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE ANY INVOLVEMENT OF PRISONERS IN THE PRODUCTION OF IKEA PRODUCTS. BUT PRISONERS SAY IKEA SHOULD HAVE ASKED TOUGHER QUESTIONS AND FOLLOWED UP BY TAKING CONTRACTS AWAY FROM EAST GERMANY. IKEA SAYS THEY WAY IT MONITORS WORKING CONDITIONS TODAY IS MUCH TOUGHER, BUT BEHIND ITS BRIGHT IMAGE IS A DARK BIT OF HISTORY. MANY OF THE FORMER POLITICAL PRISONERS ARE STILL ALIVE AND ARE WORKING WITH LAWYERS FOR COMPENSATION. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND THERE'S BEEN SOME HEAVY RAIN IN SOME PLACES TODAY, KAREN? THAT'S RIGHT. SOME BIG FALLS IN THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ` 45 MM FOR FRANZ JOSEF. NEW PLYMOUTH ALSO PICKED UP A TIDY AMOUNT. STILL EXPECTING A FEW MORE HEAVY FALLS ABOUT THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY RANGES UNTIL AROUND 10PM. SOME SNOW FLURRIES FOR THESE PASSES OVERNIGHT. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ I'LL HAVE YOUR SUNDAY FORECAST RIGHT AFTER SPORT. d IS THE GRASS ANY GREENER 8 THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DIT WE LOOK INTO THE AUSSIE JOB MARKET NEXT ON ONE NEWS. ITS THE LONGEST-RUNNING STAGE SHOW AND A FAVOURITE OF THE QUEEN. WE MEET THE CAST. AND THEY'RE MASTERS ON THE RUGBY FIELD. NOW THE ALL BLACKS BECOME MODERN ARTWORKS IN ITALY. 1 60% OF NZERS DON'T TRUST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVATE INFORMATION. THAT'S ACCORDING TO OUR LATEST ONE NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL. POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN HAS THE NUMBERS. ACC SENT THE DETAILS OF 6500 CLIENTS TO BRONWYN PULLAR WORK AND INCOME KIOSKS OFFERED UP DETAILS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN LINKED TO PRIVACY BREACHES. LATEST POLL: HAVE BEEN EXAMPLES OF PRIVACY BREACHES. RUN A LOT OF SYSTEMS. LABOUR SAYS 15,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD [PRIVACY BREACHES. THAT NUMBER WILL BE DIMINISHING, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T SEE SOMETHING BEING DONE, WHY SHOULD YOU TRUST THE GOVERNMENT? NATIONAL SAYS IT'S INVESTED $30M IN I-GOVERNMENT SITE. IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY. NETSAFE SAYS PRIVACY BREACHES ISN'T IRREVERSIBLE. WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FAST, AS TRUST IN GOVERNMENT WANES. RECORD NUMBERS OF KS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE TASMAN, WITH 54,000 MAKING THE JOURNEY LAST YEAR. BUT AS AUSTRALIA TIGHTENS UP RULES ON BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES, MANY MAKING THE MOVE ARE FINDING IT TOUGH NOT JUST FOR THEM, BUT FOR THEIR CHILDREN TOO. DAMIAN CHRISTIE REPORTS. WITH ITS SUN AND SURF, QUEENSLAND'S GOLD COAST IS A POPULAR DESTINATION FOR NEWLY-ARRIVED KS. BUT THE NATURE OF ITS LABOUR MARKET MAKES IT HARD TO FIND A STEADY JOB. 80% OF THE WORK HERE IS CASUAL, AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF YOU DON'T WORK, YOU DON'T GET PAID. SINCE AUSTRALIA REMOVED AUTOMATIC ENTITLEMENTS FOR KS IN 2001, THE NERANG NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE SEES PLENTY STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET, AND INCREASINGLY IT'S YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HARDEST HIT. OUR KIDS FINISH SCHOOL, AND THEY FIND OUT THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR STUDENT LOANS AND ALLOWANCES, SO THEY CAN'T GO TO UNIVERSITY UNLESS THEY CAN SELF-FUND IT. THERE ARE NO PLACES HERE THEY CAN ACCESS JOB SEARCH HELP. AND IT'S NOT A SMALL PROBLEM. ONE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL HERE IS 70% K KIDS. WITH FEW ENTITLED TO STUDENT LOANS OR ALLOWANCES, A TIGHTENING LABOUR MARKET AND NO DOLE, INCREASING NUMBERS END UP LIKE RICHARD'S SON. AT THE MOMENT, HE'S MORE LIKELY JUST LIVING ON THE STREET. FOR CHILDREN WHO REMEMBER NOTHING OF NZ AND MAY HAVE NO FAMILY HERE, IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS GOING BACK HOME. ADVOCATES LIKE VICKY SAY THE SOLUTION MUST BE POLITICAL. WE TREAT AUSTRALIANS BETTER THAN AUSTRALIANS TREAT NZERS. AND JOHN KEY REALLY JUST NEEDS TO GROW A PAIR AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. AND THERE'S LITTLE SYMPATHY FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT. THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ARE SET. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE. IF THEY DON'T WANT TO COME HERE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE ARRANGEMENTS IN PLACE, THEN THEY DON'T NEED TO DO THAT. BUT ONE EXPERT SAYS THINGS MIGHT GET EVEN TOUGHER AS THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY SLOWS. AND IF THE NZERS ARE GONNA BE MOVING ACROSS THE DITCH TO GET JOBS IN AUSTRALIA AND THERE ARE FEWER JOBS, THEN I CAN SEE THE POLITICAL BACKLASH BEGINNING TO GROW. MEANING KS THINKING ABOUT LEAVING SHOULD PERHAPS THINK TWICE BEFORE GAMBLING EVERYTHING ON THE LUCKY COUNTRY. DAMIAN CHRISTIE, ONE NEWS. AND YOU CAN SEE MORE OF Q+A'S INVESTIGATION INTO KS MOVING TO AUSTRALIA, TOMORROW MORNING AT 9AM. IT'S BEEN ON THE STAGE IN LONDON AS LONG AS THE QUEEN HAS BEEN ON THE THRONE. NOW AGATHA CHRISTIE'S 'THE MOUSETRAP' IS GRACING WELLINGTON'S ST JAME'S THEATRE AS PART OF THE PRODUCTION'S 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR. SARAH BRADLEY CAUGHT UP WITH A FAMILIAR FACE TREADING THE BOARDS. YOU MAY NOT RECOGNISE HER DRESSED AS THE DOWDY MRS BOYLE. I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT WE PAY OUR POLICE FORCE FOR NOWADAYS ` TO GO AROUND ENJOYING THEMSELVES IN WINTER SPORTS. BUT THIS IS LINDA CROPPER, WHO ALSO PLAYS NINA'S MOTHER GERALDINE IN THE AUSTRALIAN TV SHOW OFFSPRING, A VERY DIFFERENT ROLE FROM THE GRUMPY MRS BOYLE. IT'S FUN. (LAUGHS) IT'S FUN BEING THE` THE OLD BAG. (CHUCKLES) THE MOUSETRAP WAS ORIGINALLY A RADIO PLAY WRITTEN FOR THE QUEEN'S GRANDMOTHER, QUEEN MARY, IN 1947. IT WAS ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE AND DEBUTED IN 1952, THE SAME YEAR QUEEN ELIZABETH ASCENDED THE THRONE. ALTHOUGH IT'S A CLASSIC WHODUNNIT, IT ALSO HAS A SERIOUS UNDERLYING MESSAGE. AGATHA CHRISTIE, SORT OF, WANTED TO BRING LIGHT TO THE ISSUE OF CHILD ABUSE AND CHILD NEGLECT. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT SHE FOUND PARTICULARLY DISTASTEFUL. THE MOUSETRAP IS THE LONGEST RUNNING STAGE SHOW IN HISTORY, HAVING BEEN PERFORMED OVER 24,000 TIMES. AGATHA CHRISTIE WAS SAID TO DEPLORE REVIEWERS WHO GAVE AWAY THE PLOTS OF HER PLAYS, SO TRADITIONALLY, ONE OF THE ACTORS GETS UP AT THE END AND ASKS THE AUDIENCE NOT TO GIVE ANYTHING AWAY. THE ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT THE BUTLER DIDN'T DO IT. I JUST LOVE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE KICK OFF AT 8 O'CLOCK, AND EVERYBODY IS HERE AND IS PART OF IT. AGATHA CHRISTIE BEQUEATHED THE PROCEEDS OF THE MOUSETRAP TO HER GRANDSON ON THE PROVISO THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE MADE INTO A MOVIE UNTIL AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AFTER THE STAGE PLAY FINISHES. SARAH BRADLEY, ONE NEWS. NOW, AS EVERY NZER KNOWS, NO ONE MASTERS THE ART OF RUGBY LIKE OUR ALL BLACKS. AND AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE ON ITALY IN THE HOME OF MICHELANGELO AND LEONARDO DA VINCI, SOME OF OUR RUGBY HARD MEN HAVE SCORED ROLES AS MODERN-DAY WORKS OF ART. GARTH BRAY REPORTS FROM ROME. WHEN IN ROME, IF YOU'RE FERRYING THE ALL BLACKS TO THE COLOSSEUM, YOU PUT THEM IN A BUICK WILDCAT AND UNLEASH THE PAPARAZZI. IF THEY'RE TRAINING IN SECRET, YOU SEND A HORDE OF SCHOOLKIDS TO BEG FOR A LOOK. AND IF YOU WANT TO PRAISE THEIR PROWESS, THE NATION THAT GAVE US FELLINI HAS AN ANSWER TOO. MARCO INNOCENTI IS NO CARAVAGGIO, BUT HE MAY HAVE DISCOVERED THE LOOSE FORWARD TRIO TO PLAY STEVE HANSEN'S PERFECT GAME. < WHY HAVE YOU MADE A PICTURE OF RICHIE MCCAW AND BATMAN TOGETHER? YES, ACTUALLY, MCCAW IS A MITO IN ITALY, A MITO. AND HE IS A WONDERFUL PLAYER, BUT HE HAS, UM, WE` I SEE HIM AS, UM, A MITO. < A HERO, RIGHT? A HERO. YEAH, A HERO. HE IS A SUPERMAN TOO. MARCO'S SON PLAYS AT CAPITOLINA, THE CLUB WHERE THE ALL BLACKS TRAINED THIS WEEK. HE'S IN AWE OF THE MEN IN BLACK AND HAS SPENT THE PAST FIVE MONTHS IMMORTALISING THEM. NOW, I THINK YOU'LL AGREE THAT OUR ARTIST HAS CAPTURED SOMETHING PRETTY ESSENTIAL ABOUT DAN CARTER. HE IS A BIT OF A MAGICIAN ON THE PADDOCK. BUT WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS ONE? FORMER ALL BLACK ENFORCER JERRY COLLINS LEAPING ON TO LA GRANDE ODALISQUE BY JEAN AUGUSTE INGRES. IT'S ABOUT 100 YEARS OLD, AND IT'S IN THE LOUVRE. SHE'S SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT HIS BETTER HALF, AND HE'S STRIVING TO REACH HER ACROSS THE FIELD OF BATTLE. IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOING RIGHT THROUGH MATT GITEAU TO GET TO HER. HE'S ALSO CLIPPED ANOTHER ITALIAN NUDE FROM THAT FAMOUS FRENCH MUSEUM TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL VICTORY. SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD AND DURING THE HAKA AND, UH, HE IS SAYING, 'OUT OF THE FIELD. WE ARE GOING TO PLAY.' SO WHAT DO THE REAL WORLD CHAMPIONS MAKE OF THE GESTURE? OH, BAD! I WAS JUST` I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MAKE OF THAT ONE. THAT'S AWESOME. THOUGH PUTTING RICHIE MCCAW BACK AT NUMBER 8 BETWEEN TWO SUPERHERO FLANKERS MIGHT BE TAKING ARTISTIC LICENCE TOO FAR. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, ROME. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` ISRAEL HAS RESUMED SHELLING GAZA FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY, BREAKING A TEMPORARY CEASEFIRE. AT LEAST 75,000 TROOPS ARE NOW ON STANDBY AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES FOR A GROUND INVASION OF THE PALESTINIAN OCCUPIED TERRITORY. THE FAMILY OF A MISSING AUCKLAND WOMAN ARE APPEALING FOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP AFTER POLICE UPGRADED THE CASE TO A HOMICIDE ENQUIRY. OFFICERS HAVE SPOKEN TO A MAN ABOUT BIN 'CISSY' CHEN'S DISAPPEARANCE, BUT SAY NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND ONE OF RUGBY'S NORTHERN POWERHOUSES FALLS AGAIN. FULL COVERAGE OF THIS BIG UPSET FOR SAMOA NEXT, AS THEY KNOCK THE WELSH INTO NEXT WEEK AND THEN LIGHT UP CARDIFF ONCE AGAIN. PLUS ` GOLF'S TALE OF THE TWO MICHAELS. A MAJOR CHAMP CONTINUES HIS COMEBACK. AND A MAN ON THE RISE TRIES TO HOLD ON IN MELBOURNE. AND WHAT'S THIS? SUNSHINE IN SRI LANKA. THE BLACK CAPS SWITCH INTO TEST MODE. UMBRELLAS ANYONE? FIRST UP TONIGHT ` TO INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. WE'LL BE IN ROME IN JUST A MOMENT FOR THE ALL BLACKS' LAST-MINUTE PREPARATIONS AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM. BUT FIRST UP, MANU SAMOA HAS SCORED ONE OF ITS BIGGEST TEST WINS OF THE PAST 20 YEARS. THEY'VE BEATEN SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONS WALES 26-19 IN CARDIFF ` AN UPSET THAT IS SURE TO GIVE GLOBAL OFFICIALS SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT. THE LOOK SAYS IT ALL. AGAINST THE ODDS, SAMOA BECOMES RUGBY'S DARLINGS AGAIN. IT WAS 1991 ALL OVER. ONCE AGAIN SAMOA ARE CELEBRATING IN CARDIFF. ONE OF RUGBY'S MINNOWS, WITH PLAYERS SELECTED BASED IN EIGHT DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, BEATING A TEST HEAVYWEIGHT. THE WAY WE PLAYED WAS, UM, YOU KNOW, DOWN TO THE WHOLE TEAM. WE TALKED ABOUT IT ALL WEEK, PLAYING AS ONE, AND WE KNEW WE WERE IN FOR A BIG FIGHT. BUT RIGHT FROM THE FIRST MINUTE, THE SAMOANS FLOORED THE WELSH. PISI, AND IT'S A SIMPLE CROSS FOR AUTAGAVAIA. LIKE AGAINST ARGENTINA, WALES LOOKED BEREFT OF IDEAS ON ATTACK, ESPECIALLY AGAINST HUNGRY DEFENCE. FULLBACK LEIGH HALFPENNY'S BOOT KEPT THEM IN THE FIRST HALF, BEFORE A STROKE OF LUCK. GOES DEEP... AN INTERCEPTION! OVER HALFWAY! ACROSS COMES THE DEFENCE. SOMEHOW UP 13-10 AT THE BREAK, BUT THE PHYSICAL TOLL WAS STARTING TO MOUNT, BEFORE SAMOA'S ATTACKING INTENTIONS WORKED A TREAT, THANKS TO FORMER CRUSADER MAN-OF-THE-MATCH KAHN FOTUALI'I. SUPPORT COMES FROM PISI. AND GEORGE PISI GETS OVER IN THE CORNER. THE FORMER HARBOUR AND BLUES PLAYER ALMOST A 10 FOR THE DIVE. THERE WERE FOUR MORE LEAD CHANGES THROUGH PENALITY KICKS, BEFORE SAMOA FIRST FIVE, GEORGE'S BROTHER TUSI PISI, DREW THEM BACK IN FRONT. THEN THE KILLER BLOW. AND THE FULLBACK CHASES. BUT LEIGH HALFPENNY CAN'T GET THERE! AND LEOTA HAS! SAMOA 26-19 ` THEIR THIRD WIN OVER A FLOUNDERING WALES IN CARDIFF, BUT FIRST OUTSIDE OF A WORLD CUP. IT'S WALES' FIFTH LOSS IN A ROW ` PLENTY FOR THE VALLEYS TO WORRY ABOUT AND THE IRB TO CONTEMPLATE, AS SAMOA SURGES AGAIN. MEN CHANT HAKA THERE IS SOME HOPE FOR THE WELSH. K WARREN GATLAND WILL BE BACK COACHING WALES NEXT WEEKEND AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS AFTER TAKING A BREAK DUE TO HIS LIONS COMMITMENTS. SAMOA'S UPSET VICTORY HAS THEM POISED TO LEAP AHEAD OF IRELAND AND SCOTLAND IN THE WORLD RANKINGS. THE WIN WAS EXTRA SWEET FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THE 1991 WIN AT THE WORLD CUP IN CARDIFF, INCLUDING A FORMER CAPTAIN AND A FORMER BLUES COACH. THIS IS MASSIVE, ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE. I MEAN, IF I LOOK AT THE CALCULATIONS ON THE RANKINGS, EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT WHERE EVERYONE'S GONNA GO, BUT WE THINK BY MONDAY WE'LL BE IN THAT TOP EIGHT. AND IF YOU THINK ABOUT ALL THE RUGBY-PLAYING NATIONS IN THE WORLD, SAMOA TO BE IN THE TOP EIGHT IS UNBELIEVABLE. SAMOA HAS THEIR BEST PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR THE CURRENT NORTHERN TOUR AFTER PUTTING THEIR FOOT DOWN. ANY PLAYERS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO EUROPEAN CLUB COMMITMENTS WERE TOLD TO RETIRE FROM TEST RUGBY OR BE STOOD DOWN FROM PLAYING IN CLUB MATCHES BY THE IRB. FROM CARDIFF TO ROME, WHERE THE ALL BLACKS HAVE SPENT THE DAY CAPPING OFF PREPARATIONS BEFORE FACING ITALY LATER TONIGHT. HERE'S EUROPE CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY. ONLY IN ITALY COULD A PROP BE A POSTER BOY. FAIRLY OR NOT, MARTIN CASTROGIOVANNI PUT PRESSURE ON THE ALL BLACKS' SCRUM THREE YEARS AGO IN MILAN. I WOULDN'T SAY THEY WERE NEGATIVE IN THAT GAME, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HELPS WHEN TWO TEAMS ARE REALLY PLAYING, AND I THINK THE ITALIAN TEAM DO PLAY A LOT MORE EXPANSIVELY THAN THEY DID BACK THEN. SMITH WILL BE KIERAN READ'S VICE CAPTAIN, AND WITH MA'A NONU, THEY PLAN TO ATTACK FROM THE WHISTLE. IF THEY GET AN EDGE OVER US OR FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT A BIT OF ASCENDANCY IN THE GAME, THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A REAL FIGHT ON OUR HANDS, SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S OUR JOB ` TO TAKE THAT OUR OF THE EQUATION. BUT WE'RE FULLY AWARE THAT IT COULD BE A LONG DAY IF, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET ON TOP EARLY. FOR THE HOME TEAM, A SELL-OUT CROWD AT STADIO OLIMPICO IS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW SOME CLASS. ITALY HAVE PLAYED JUST A HANDFUL OF TESTS IN THIS STADIUM. IT'S NORMALLY RESERVED FOR THE ROUND BALL GAME. IT HOLDS AROUND 73,000 SPECTATORS. IF YOU TOOK EVERY SINGLE REGISTERED RUGBY PLAYER IN THIS COUNTRY FROM THE AGE OF 5 UP, THEY'D ONLY JUST FILL THE PLACE. THAT'S LESS THAN HALF THE NUMBER IN NZ. WITH A POPULATION 15 TIMES LARGER, THE GAME NEEDS SOME HOME-GROWN HEROES. FACING A MEDIA SCRUM AS FAMOUS AS THE TEAM'S OWN, ITALY'S CAPTAIN SAYS THEY WILL TRY TO GIVE THE CROWD SOMETHING TO CHEER. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO RESPECT OUR PLAN, CONTINUE TO PUT THE TEAM'S ON PRESSURE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR STRENGTH, SO SCRUMS AND MAULS. BUT FOR SURE WE'RE GONNA TRY TO PLAY A... EXPANSIVE RUGBY AND TRY TO INVOLVE A LITTLE MORE OUR BACKS. IN ITALIAN, HE WISHED KIERAN REID GOOD LUCK WITH THE GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADING THE ALL BLACKS OUT. READ'S A SHADE SHORTER AND THE SAME WEIGHT. SOME SAY WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE THE TWO BEST NUMBER EIGHTS IN THE WORLD FACE OFF. I DON'T LIKE TO LOOK TOO MUCH. I KNOW HE'S A MAN WHO'S GOT SOME GREAT SKILLS, AND CERTAINLY A TALENTED NUMBER EIGHT. SO, YEAH, IT'S AWESOME TO HAVE A CHALLENGE LIKE THAT, I GUESS. YOU SELDOM HEAR ALL BLACKS TALK ABOUT MARKING INDIVIDUALS. THEY PLAY A TEAM GAME. ITALY WILL NEED ALL 23 OF ITS PLAYERS TO GIVE THEM ONE TOMORROW. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, ROME. MICHAEL CAMPBELL'S GOLFING COMEBACK CONTINUES. THE FORMER US OPEN CHAMPION TEED OFF A SHORT TIME AGO, LOOKING TO PROTECT HIS LEAD AT THE HONG KONG OPEN AFTER A STUNNING SECOND ROUND 64. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. IT'S SEVEN YEARS SINCE MICHAEL CAMPBELL WON A TOURNAMENT, AND AFTER CHALLENGING WITH A THIRD PLACE AT THE PORTUGAL MASTERS LAST MONTH, HE'S NOW ENJOYING BEING FRONT RUNNER AT FANLING. FOUR SUCCESSIVE BIRDIES FROM HOLES SEVEN TO 10 FOLLOWED BY SOME SOLID PAR SAVES SET THE COMMENTATORS GUSHING. ISN'T IT GOOD TO SEE MICHAEL CAMPBELL PLAYING PROPERLY AGAIN? SIGNIFICANTLY, CAMPBELL WAS PROSPERING AS THE BIG NAMES WERE FOLDING, DEFENDING CHAMPION RORY MCILROY INCLUDED. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. HE MAY BE FURTHER AWAY NOW. THE WORLD NUMBER ONE HAD FOUR BOGIES AND DOUBLE IN THE LAST 7 HOLES, JOINING PADRAIG HARRINGTON, JOHN DALY AND YE YANG IN MISSING THE CUT. CAMPBELL, BY CONTRAST, SHOT FOR A SIX-UNDER ROUND. IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH. JUST SHOWS YOU, JUST NEED A GOOD WEEK OR ONE GOOD SWING. A BIRDIE AT 18 SEALED A BLEMISH-FREE BACK NINE. THIS FOR A ROUND OF 64, AND HE'S NAILED IT. WHEN YOU BUILD ON CONFIDENCE, RESULTS JUST COME ALONG NATURALLY, SO THE WEEK OF PORTUGAL WAS A GREAT BOOST TO MY CONFIDENCE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF` THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, I'VE BEEN PLAYING WELL, AND FINALLY I HAVE PUT IT NICELY TOGETHER FOR THE LAST TWO ROUNDS AND HOPEFULLY FOR THE NEXT TWO ROUNDS. AND NICELY DOES IT AT THE START OF ROUND THREE FOR CAMPBELL. CHEERING, APPLAUSE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT A LOVELY WAY TO START. MEANWHILE, AT THE AUSTRALIAN MASTERS IN MELBOURNE, FELLOW K MARK BROWN WAS ALSO ENJOYING BIRDIES ` FIVE ON THE BACK NINE TO MOVE HIM UP TO FIFTH BEHIND LEADER ADAM SCOTT. MICHAEL HENDRY HAVING FADED FROM SECOND. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. SRI LANKA'S STRUCK EARLY ON DAY ONE OF THE OPENING CRICKET TEST AGAINST THE BLACK CAPS, WHICH HAS JUST GOT UNDERWAY IN GALLE. NZ WAS QUICK TO FIND THE BOUNDARY AFTER WINNING THE TOSS AND OPTING TO BAT. BUT IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE HOSTS TO BREAK THROUGH THE TOP ORDER. THAT'S HIT HIM RIGHT IN FRONT. AGAIN, EDGE... AND IT'S HELD. BOWLED HIM! KULASEKARA STRIKES BACK THROUGH THE GATE OF THE NZ CAPTAIN. BRENDON MCCULLUM AND DANIEL FLYNN ARE NOW CHARGED WITH BRINGING SOME STABILITY TO THE INNINGS. THE BLACK CAPS 55/3 A SHORT TIME AGO. JESSE RYDER'S RUN OF FORM HAS COME TO AN END, MAKING JUST NINE IN HIS LATEST T20 MATCH FOR WELLINGTON AGAINST AUCKLAND. EXPRESS BOWLER SHAUN TAIT AGAIN DISPLAYED HIS CLASS FOR THE FIREBIRDS. WHAT A BEAUTY THAT IS. BANG. TOO FAST. COLIN MUNRO BELTED ONE OF THE BIGGEST SIXES EVER SEEN IN WELLINGTON. THE QUICKER ONE... NOT AS GOOD AS A SLOW ONE. IS THAT ON THE ROOF?! OH, THAT'S MASSIVE. AUCKLAND WON BY FIVE WICKETS WITH MORE THAN TWO OVERS TO SPARE. AND ENGLAND ARE UP AGAINST IT IN THE FIRST TEST AFTER INDIA POSTED A HUGE TOTAL ON DAY TWO IN AHMEDABAD. CHETESHWAR PUJARA COMPLETED AN UNBEATEN DOUBLE CENTURY BEFORE INDIA DECLARED AT 521/8. THE SPINNERS THEN SET TO WORK ON ENGLAND'S OPENERS. INTO THE HANDS AT SHORT LEG. ENGLAND ARE THREE DOWN. FABULOUS BIT OF BOWLING, THIS. AND IT'S NO BETTER TODAY, ENGLAND LOSING WICKETS EARLY ON TO BE 101/7 ` STILL 420 BEHIND. THE BREAKERS HAVE PRODUCED THEIR MOST COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE OF THE NBL SEASON TO ROUT THE TOWNSVILLE CROCS BY 30 POINTS AT VECTOR ARENA. THE 93-63 VICTORY NOW THEIR SEVENTH WIN ON THE TROT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. THE BREAKERS WERE ALWAYS EXPECTED TO WIN, BUT THEY WEREN'T EXPECTED TO MAKE IT LOOK QUITE SO EASY. LEON HENRY WITH ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD. THE CROCS TRAILED BY 10 POINTS AT THE FIRST BREAK DESPITE SHOOTING 75% FROM THE FLOOR. THE GAP WAS OUT TO 21 BY HALF TIME. BEAUTIFUL BASKETBALL BY THE BREAKERS. NOT TO MENTION RELENTLESS AND RUTHLESS, AS THE CROCS WATCHED THEIR SEASON RECORD SLIDE TO A DISMAL 0-9. HE'S JUST WONDERING WHERE IT'S ALL GONE WRONG. PERHAPS MOST SATISFYING FOR THE HOME SIDE, THIS WAS A WHOLE TEAM EFFORT; MULTIPLE PLAYERS MADE CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CHIEF, ALEX PLEDGER, EQUALLED HIS CAREER BEST POINT SCORE WITH A GAME-HIGH 18. TOM ABERCROMBIE CHIPPED IN 16. AND LAST WEEK'S LEAGUE MVP, CEDRIC JACKSON, WITH HIS THIRD STRAIGHT DOUBLE-DOUBLE ` 10 POINTS, 11 ASSISTS. I THINK WE'RE REALLY STARTING TO CLICK NOW. YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK WAS REALLY GOOD FOR US, HAVING BACK TO BACK GAMES ON THE ROAD. WE FELT LIKE WE GOT A LOT OUT OF THAT. WE TOOK THAT MOMENTUM INTO TONIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT NOT BEING COMPLACENT. NOW WE'VE GOTTA KEEP BUILDING. THE BREAKERS NOW HAVE MORE WINS THAN LOSSES OVERALL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEIR FIRST GAME BACK IN 2003 ` A RECORD THEY'LL BE HOPING TO MAINTAIN WHEN THEY PLAY ARCH RIVALS PERTH NEXT WEEK. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. THANKS, ANDREW. AFTER THE BREAK, KAREN SAYS THERE'S SOME HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY FOR ONE ISLAND, CLEARING SKIES FOR THE OTHER. HEAVY RAIN FOR SOME PLACES TODAY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. HERE'S HOW THAT RAIN WAS SHOWING UP ON THE RAIN RADAR TODAY. THE HEAVY FALLS PUSHING ON TO WESTERN AREAS. THAT BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LYING NEAR CHRISTCHURCH. FEW MORE HEAVY FALLS FOR THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY RANGES UNTIL 10PM. WATCH SOME SNOW ON THESE PASSES OVERNIGHT ` JUST 1CM-2CM. ALSO A WATCH IN PLACE FOR STRONG TO GALE NORTH-WEST WINDS FOR WAIRARAPA AND CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. BIG SWEEP OF FRONTAL CLOUD OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. NICE, SMOOTH REAR EDGE TO THAT CLOUD, INDICATING A HIGH LEVEL CORE OF STRONG WINDS ` CALLED A JET STREAM ` SWEEPING THROUGH. SEVERAL TROUGHS AND FRONTS IN ITS WAKE. AND A NASTY CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TASMAN. THIS BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARDS. THE MAIN FRONT CLEARS THE NORTH ISLAND LATER THIS EVENING AND THE LOW DEEPENING AND LYING SOUTH OF THE CHATHAM ISLANDS TOMORROW. THAT LEAVES A SOUTH-WEST FLOW OVER US, WITH THESE WEE TROUGHS MOVING THROUGH. A RIDGE IN THE TASMAN, BUT FURTHER UPSTREAM, ANOTHER COMPLEX TROUGH IS DEVELOPING. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S YOUR WEATHER UP TO DATE. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SATURDAY. Q+A IS ON TOMORROW AT 9 WITH PAUL HOLMES INTERVIEWING KIM DOTCOM. FROM US AND ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND FINN SCOTT-KELLY.