DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. TONIGHT ` TWO DAVIDS, ONE JOB. LABOUR'S PAINS COME TO A HEAD TOMORROW AT A CRISIS MEETING. FAMILY AND FRIENDS MARK THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE PIKE RIVER DISASTER WITH ONE SIMPLE WISH FOR THE LOST 29. THE BOMBING ENTERS DAY SEVEN IN GAZA, WITH A FAMILY OF 12 KILLED IN THE LATEST SHELLING. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. IT'S A STOUSH WHICH HAS BEEN BREWING EVER SINCE DAVID SHEARER TOOK OVER AS LABOUR LEADER. WITH CONTINUED MUTTERINGS AND MURMURINGS ABOUT DAVID CUNLIFFE'S PLAN TO ROLL HIS BOSS, THE PARTY WILL HOLD A CRISIS MEETING TOMORROW TO ENDORSE, OR NOT, THEIR LEADER. BUT AS GEORGINA BALL REPORTS, PUNDITS SAY WHATEVER THE OUTCOME, DAVID SHEARER WILL STILL NEED TO WATCH HIS BACK. DAVID SHEARER'S EXPECTED TO GET 100% OF THE VOTE AT THE EMERGENCY CAUCUS MEETING HE'S CALLED IN WELLINGTON AFTER WHAT AMOUNTS TO A FAILED LEADERSHIP BID BY DAVID CUNLIFFE. BUT SOME ARE PREDICTING MR SHEARER STILL WON'T BE SAFE AT THE TOP. DAVID SHEARER'S PREFERRED PM RATINGS ARE AROUND ABOUT 11% TO 12% ON YOUR LATEST POLL, AND UNTIL SUCH TIME AS HE CAN GET THOSE NUMBERS UP, DAVID CUNLIFFE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A THREAT. BUT DR MALONE SAYS DAVID CUNLIFFE HAS SOME MAJOR WORK TO DO IF HE HOPES TO WIN ENOUGH SUPPORT FOR A TAKEOVER. HE HAS TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION, WHETHER IT'S THE REALITY OR NOT, BUT POLITICS IS ALL ABOUT THE PERCEPTION, THAT HE HAS THIS ARROGANCE ABOUT HIM THAT, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOD'S GIFT ALMOST TO NZ POLITICS. BUT WHILE DAVID CUNLIFFE WAS FAIRLY OPEN ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP ASPIRATIONS OVER THE WEEKEND, HE'S CLOSED UP TODAY, REFUSING TO COMMENT. HIS SUPPORTERS SAY HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG. I THINK HE HANDLED HIMSELF FINE, TO BE HONEST. THAT'S SOMETHING THE LABOUR PARTY LEADER CLEARLY DISAGREES WITH. AFTER THE POWER STRUGGLE DOMINATED THE PARTY'S CONFERENCE AT THE WEEKEND, DAVID SHEARER'S HAD ENOUGH, CALLING HIS CAUCUS TOGETHER WITH A MESSAGE ` 'STEP UP OR PIPE DOWN.' WE WANT TO GET THIS OVER AND DONE WITH. THERE WAS NO POINT HAVING THE WEEK STRETCH ON WHERE THERE WAS CONTINUOUS TALK. DAVID SHEARER SAYS HE'S TOTALLY CONFIDENT HIS CAUCUS WILL BACK HIM WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE. SEVERAL LABOUR MPs ARE CERTAINLY FURIOUS AT DAVID CUNLIFFE. IF HE WANTS TO CHALLENGE FOR THE LEADERSHIP, HE SHOULD DO SO, AND IF HE WON'T SUPPORT THE LEADER WHO IS ELECTED BY THE MAJORITY, IT IS TIME FOR HIM TO FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. SOMETHING ELSE TO DO ON THE BACK BENCH IF DAVID SHEARER HAS HIS WAY. HE'S SET TO PUNISH DAVID CUNLIFFE BY STRIPPING HIM OF HIS PORTFOLIOS AND DEMOTING HIM TO THE BACK BENCH. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. THE HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS IS PLEADING FOR AN IMMEDIATE TRUCE AS MORE ISRAELI AIR STRIKES LEFT AT LEAST 18 PALESTINIANS DEAD. THE ISRAELIS ARE TARGETING HAMAS COMMANDERS IN THE GAZA STRIP, BUT MANY OF THOSE KILLED ARE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE ABC'S NORMAN HERMONT HAS THE LATEST. BOOM! THERE IS NO LET-UP FOR THE CIVILIANS CAUGHT IN THE FIGHTING IN GAZA. AMIDST TALK OF A TRUCE, THE MOST DEADLY ISRAELI STRIKE YET. A THREE-STOREY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, FLATTENED. NINE PEOPLE FROM THE SAME FAMILY, INCLUDING AT LEAST FOUR CHILDREN, KILLED. RESCUERS FRANTICALLY SEARCHED THROUGH THE RUBBLE FOR ANY SIGNS OF LIFE. HORN BLARES AS THE FIGHTING GOES ON, MANY HERE SAY THERE WILL BE MORE LIKE THIS TO COME. SURE. IF ISRAEL KEEPS DOING THIS WITH CIVILIANS, YOU WILL SEE MORE PEOPLE DIE. MORE THAN 80 PALESTINIANS HAVE NOW BEEN KILLED IN THE FIVE DAYS SINCE THIS CONFRONTATION STARTED. MANY OTHERS, LIKE THIS WOMAN, HAVE BEEN INJURED, BURIED, AND WAITING AS RESCUE CREWS WITH LITTLE EQUIPMENT STRUGGLE TO FREE HER FROM THE WRECKAGE. IN RECENT DAYS, SPECULATION HAS BEEN BUILDING. THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT, MOHAMED MORSI, IS TRYING TO BROKER A CEASEFIRE. HE'S BEEN CONTACTED BY A HOST OF WESTERN LEADERS, MOST NOTABLY US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. THERE'S NO COUNTRY ON EARTH THAT WOULD TOLERATE MISSILES RAINING DOWN ON ITS CITIZENS FROM OUTSIDE ITS BORDERS. SO WE ARE FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF FROM MISSILES LANDING ON PEOPLE'S HOMES. BUT HAMAS MISSILES KEEP COMING. FOR A FOURTH DAY, TEL AVIV WAS TARGETED. THE ROCKET WAS INTERCEPTED. ISRAEL'S LEADERSHIP CONTINUES TO SIGNAL IT'S PREPARED TO TAKE THIS FURTHER, PERHAPS, TO A GROUND WAR IN GAZA. TRANSLATOR: WE ARE EXACTING A HEAVY PRICE FROM HAMAS AND THE TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS, AND THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCES ARE PREPARED FOR A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF THE OPERATION. THE CHALLENGE FOR BENJAMIN NETANYAHU AND HAMAS IS FINDING CEASEFIRE TERMS THAT BOTH CAN PORTRAY AS A VICTORY. ISRAEL HAS ALREADY SAID IT'S NOT INTERESTED IN A TEMPORARY TRUCE. THIS TIME IT WANTS THE ROCKETS FROM GAZA STOPPED FOR GOOD. THERE'S BEEN NO RESPITE IN MILITANT ROCKET FIRE FROM GAZA LANDING IN SEVERAL CITIES IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL. ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT HIT AREAS IS ASHKELON, WITHIN SIGHT OF GAZA CITY. THIS FROM THE ABC'S PHILIP WILLIAMS. SIREN WAILS THERE ARE JUST A FEW SECONDS' WARNING AT BEST. CARS STOP IN THE STREET; PEOPLE TAKE COVER ANYWHERE THEY CAN. IT CAN BE THE SOUND OF ROCKETS DESTROYED MID-AIR BY ISRAELI DEFENCES OR A DIRECT HIT ON A BUILDING, LIKE THIS APARTMENT BLOCK IN ASHKELON. HERE A TEMPORARY ROOF HAS BEEN PUT OVER THE HOLE WHERE THE MISSILE SMASHED THROUGH THE CONCRETE, DOWN THROUGH A METAL DOOR, THROUGH THE FLOOR AND INTO THE APARTMENT BELOW. THIS MAN WAS IN BED WHEN IT HIT HIS FLAT. HE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. SO, TOO, ARE HIS NEIGHBOURS BELOW. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS WOMAN HAS COME BACK AND SEEN THE DAMAGE IN HER HOUSE. AT LEAST HER HUSBAND IS ALIVE ` THAT'S A SMALL MIRACLE. YOU CAN SEE FROM GAZA STRIP THEY ARE FIRING MISSILES, AND THEY ARE SHOOTING DOWN, AND IF PEOPLE DON'T GET HURT, THIS IS OUR STRENGTH ` THAT WE CAN LET THE IDF DO ITS WORK. FOR NEARLY A WEEK, MARC AND GALIT ABELS AND THEIR THREE BOYS HAVE BEEN CONFINED TO THE HOUSE IN ASHKELON ` NO SCHOOL, BUSINESSES AND OFFICES CLOSED. AND A DIRECT HIT JUST A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY REMINDING EVERYONE OF THE DANGERS. OK, GUYS, LET'S GO. NOW, NOW, NOW. THE HOURS ARE PUNCTUATED BY THE REPEATED DASH DOWN THE STAIRS, TO THE BASEMENT SAFE ROOM, ITS THICK WALLS AND STEEL DOOR OFFERING A SEMBLANCE OF SAFETY. BOTH SAY THEY WANT PEACE FOR THE PALESTINIANS, AN END TO THE INSECURITY, BUT BLAME HAMAS FOR POISONING ATTITUDES IN GAZA. THEY HATE YOU IN A WAY THAT THEY ARE REALLY READY TO KILL YOU CHILDREN, YOUR BABY, THAT THEY WANT YOU TO BE DEAD. THIS IS A STAND. WE TAKE A STAND ` HERE WE ARE, NOBODY'S GONNA PUSH US OUT. THE FEAR OF ATTACK FROM THE AIR BY DAY OR NIGHT IS SOMETHING FAMILIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER SHARE AND SOMETHING ELSE ` NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA IF OR WHEN THIS HELL WILL FINALLY BE OVER. IT'S TWO YEARS SINCE ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S WORST MINING DISASTERS. THIS EVENING, FAMILIES OF THE 29 MINERS KILLED IN THE PIKE RIVER EXPLOSION GATHERED AT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE MEN OUTSIDE THE BLACKBALL MINERS MUSEUM. THE MAYOR OF GREYMOUTH SAYS THE ANNIVERSARY IS A REMINDER MINE SAFETY STILL NEEDS IMPROVING. THE ONLY LEGACY WE CAN LEAVE THOSE PIKE 29 IS INSPECTORS BACK IN MINES AND SAFETY IN MINES. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF MEN EMPLOYED IN OUR MINES INTO THE FUTURE, AND WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR MINES SAFE. WE OWE THOSE 29 MEN THAT AT THE VERY LEAST. THE MEN'S NAMES WERE ENGRAVED ON TO TILES AND ATTACHED TO A WHEEL OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM. EARLIER, A PRIVATE MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD, ATTENDED BY THE FAMILIES OF THE 29 MEN. LISA DAVIES REPORTS. THE FAMILIES OF THE PIKE 29, STILL DRAWN TO THE MOUNTAIN TWO YEARS ON, 160 PEOPLE MAKING THE JOURNEY. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS TODAY - ITS TRANQUILITY BELIES THE NIGHTMARE THAT UNFOLDED HERE. IT WAS A VERY MOVING DAY, THERE WAS A LOT OF TEARS SHED, AND THE SADNESS IS STILL THERE, YOU KNOW? AND THE WANT OF GETTING THESE GUYS OUT IS STILL THERE. YEAH, IT'S BEEN HARD, BUT THIS WILL HELP US THROUGH IT. THE ANNIVERSARY WAS NEVER GOING TO BE EASY FOR THE CAMPBELLS. KERRY LOST HER BROTHER. (SNIFFLES) JANE AND MALCOLM LOST THEIR SON. HE WAS JUST 25. VERY VERY TOUGH. VERY VERY TOUGH. THEY'VE TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM SCOTLAND ` A FINAL PILGRIMAGE TO WHERE HE RESTS IN THE PAPAROA RANGES. TO SAY A FINAL GOODBYE TO OUR SON. THE FACT HE STILL LIES DEEP IN THE MINE ALONGSIDE THE OTHER 28 MEN WHEN THEY LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD SOMETHING THEY STILL STRUGGLE WITH. HE'S ON HIS OWN. I JUST FEEL HE'S ON HIS OWN. HE HAS TO COME HOME. WE NEED HIM HOME. THEY HAVE TO KEEP HIM CLOSE IN OTHER WAYS ` THIS TATTOO AND NOW THIS STONE FROM DEEP WITHIN THE MINE TUNNEL. PIKE RIVER STONE. 2.5K. A HEARTFELT GIFT FROM A PIKE RIVER CONTRACTOR. REALLY BEAUTIFUL. BUT THEY STILL PIN THEIR HOPES ON GETTING THE MEN OUT. THERE'S PEOPLE DOWN THERE AND MEN DOWN THERE THAT SHOULDN'T BE DOWN THERE. ALL OF THE FAMILIES WILL GATHER FOR THE SERVICE ON THIS SIDE OF WHITE KNIGHT BRIDGE. THEN MALCOLM CAMPBELL WILL CARRY A WREATH ON BEHALF OF ALL THE FAMILIES, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MINE PORTAL. ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'LL EVER HAVE TO DO IN MY LIFE. THE MINE ITSELF IS STILL EXTREMELY VOLATILE. BEFORE WE COULD FILM THERE TODAY, GAS LEVELS WERE TAKEN BY SOLID ENERGY STAFF. THERE ARE RISKS STILL EXTANT HERE AROUND THE PORTAL AREA, AND WE DON'T WANT 160 PEOPLE EXPOSED TO THOSE RISKS. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE EXPOSED TO THOSE RISKS, BUT WE BELIEVE WE CAN MANAGE IT WITH THIS SMALL NUMBER. THE CAMPBELLS VISITED THIS MEMORIAL FOR MALCOLM FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS MORNING IN PRIVATE. IT'S BEEN CARED FOR BY THE OTHER PIKE FAMILIES. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH APART FROM THE OTHER 29 FAMILIES. I SAID TO THE CAMPBELLS I'M GOING TO DO MY UTMOST WITH THE REST OF THE FAMILIES OF GETTING THESE GUYS OUT OF HERE. THAT WAS A PROMISE I GAVE THE CAMPBELLS, AND WE TURNED TO EACH OTHER AND CRIED. IT'S THAT SOLIDARITY THAT'S HELPED KEEP THEM STRONG OVER TWO TOUGH YEARS WITHOUT THEIR SON. THE DEATHS OF TWO BOATIES IN AUCKLAND'S HAURAKI GULF YESTERDAY IS PROMPTING CALLS FOR NEW BOATING LEGISLATION. WITH A HIGH DROWNING TOLL AMONG RECREATIONAL BOATIES, SHOULD THE WEARING OF LIFEJACKETS BECOME COMPULSORY? AMY KELLEY REPORTS. TWO MORE MEN LOST IN OUR WATERS ` THAT MAKES 20 DROWNED BOATIES THIS YEAR. THREE-QUARTERS WEREN'T WEARING LIFEJACKETS, BUT THE MESSAGE STILL ISN'T GETTING THROUGH. CAN I ASK WHERE YOUR LIFEJACKETS ARE? OVER HERE. WHEN IT'S CALM LIKE THIS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT IT ON. WE'D BEEN AT AUCKLAND'S HALF MOON BAY LESS THAN 20 MINUTES WHEN WE CAME ACROSS A GROUP NOT ONLY HEADING OUT WITHOUT WEARING LIFEJACKETS ` THEY WEREN'T CARRYING ENOUGH ON BOARD. SO YOU'VE GOT TWO LIFEJACKETS FOR FOUR PEOPLE? YES. YEAH, WE FORGOT TO BRING THE OTHER TWO. DO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO HAVE ENOUGH LIFEJACKETS FOR EVERY PERSON ON BOARD? YES, BUT WE'VE JUST REALISED THAT WHEN WE GOT HERE TO THE WHARF. AND WE'RE JUST GONNA GO OUT` WE'RE NOT GOING OUT VERY FAR. IT'S JUST IN THE OPENING, AND THEN COME BACK AGAIN. ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS WE HAVE WITH THE PACIFIC AND EVEN MAORI GROUPS IS THAT YOU MIGHT DELIVER THE MESSAGE ONE DAY AND IT'S RECEIVED, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ACTED UP ON THE NEXT. WATER SAFETY NZ SAYS THERE DOES SEEM TO BE A PERCEPTION THAT LIFEJACKETS CAN BE TOO EXPENSIVE. BUT LESS THAN A MINUTE'S DRIVE FROM THE BOAT RAMP WE WERE AT, YOU CAN BUY THEM FOR AS LITTLE AS $30. YOU COULD BUY LIFEJACKETS FOR FOUR PEOPLE FOR THE COST OF FUEL AND BAIT FOR THAT DAY'S TRIP. IT'S COMPULSORY TO CARRY LIFEJACKETS, BUT THIS RETAILER SAYS IT SHOULD BE LAW TO WEAR THEM TOO. A LIFEJACKET THAT'S STOWED IS LIKE A SEATBELT THAT'S RETRACTED ` IT'S NOT DOING ITS JOB. THE GOVERNMENT CAME CLOSE TO INTRODUCING SUCH LEGISLATION IN 2010, BUT BACKED OFF A WEEK BEFORE SIGN-OFF. I'M CONCERNED THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LAW AND MORE REGULATION THAT'S GONNA MAKE THE DIFFERENCE, BUT EDUCATION. IT'S A REQUIREMENT THAT I TOTALLY AGREE ON. EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE IT. < BUT YOU DON'T. YES. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S AN ERROR, A JUDGEMENT OF ERROR TODAY. THE KIND OF ERROR THAT CAN ALL TOO EASILY COST LIVES. AMY KELLEY, ONE NEWS. ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS DESCRIBING NZ AS CLEAN, GREEN AND 100% PURE ARE BEING SLAMMED FOR MISLEADING TOURISTS. TOURISM NZ'S HOPING TO CASH IN ON NEXT WEEK'S HOBBIT PREMIERE WITH THIS $10M MIDDLE EARTH AD. BUT THAT'S PROMPTED CRITICS TO SAY THE ADVERTS ARE MORE FANTASY THAN REALITY. BY CALLING A PLACE 100% PURE, THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE EXPECT IT TO BE 100% PURE. YOU CAN'T SELL A LIE. BUT TOURISM NZ IS DEFENDING THE 100% PURE SLOGAN. IT SAYS IT'S ABOUT THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING NZ, RATHER THAN JUST THE ENVIRONMENT. JUST AHEAD ` A MEETING OF MINDS AS THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD BEGINS A HISTORIC VISIT. AND A WARNING FROM AUSTRALIA OVER THOSE INFLATABLE BACKYARD POOLS. TYRES SQUEAL MOURNFUL STRING MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES In a crash, whatever your speed, the car stops, but everything inside keeps moving. It's the same inside your body. MOURNFUL STRING MUSIC CONTINUES SNAP! Even with the best protection, you're still vulnerable. STEAM HISSES 1 BARACK OBAMA'S KICKED OFF A HISTORIC VISIT TO BURMA MEETING OPPOSITION LEADER AUNG SAN SUU KYI. THE PRESIDENT PRAISED THE MILITARY-LED GOVERNMENT FOR ITS PROGRESS IN MAKING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS, BUT SAYS HE'LL ALSO PUT PRESSURE ON IT TO GO EVEN FURTHER. OUR GOAL IS TO SUSTAIN THE MOMENTUM FOR DEMOCRATISATION. THAT INCLUDES BUILDING CREDIBLE GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, ESTABLISHING RULE OF LAW, ENDING ETHNIC CONFLICTS, AND ENSURING THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY HAVE ACCESS TO GREATER EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. MR OBAMA HAS COMMITTED NEARLY $200M IN AMERICAN AID WITH MORE TO COME IF PROGRESS CONTINUES. HE'S THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT EVER TO VISIT BURMA WHICH IS SLOWLY EMERGING FROM DECADES OF ISOLATION AND REPRESSIVE MILITARY RULE. AND JOHN KEY WILL ALSO BE IN BURMA AT THE END OF THE WEEK. WITH INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS BEING LIFTED AGAINST THE COUNTRY, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING BEGGING. OUR POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN'S TRAVELLING WITH MR KEY, WHO'LL FIRST VISIT CAMBODIA FOR THE EAST ASIAN SUMMIT, THEN HEAD ON TO BURMA'S FORMER CAPITAL, RANGOON, THEN THE CAPITAL, NAYPYIDAW. HAVING JUST SUFFERED AN EARTHQUAKE THAT'S BELIEVED TO HAVE CLAIMED 26 LIVES, BURMA AND NZ SHARE SOME CHALLENGES. BUT IT'S THE OPPORTUNITIES BOTH COUNTRIES WILL BE FOCUSING ON WHEN JOHN KEY BECOMES THE FIRST NZ PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT ON WEDNESDAY. THEY HAVE HAD A FORM OF ELECTIONS. OBVIOUSLY, THE OPPOSITION LEADER NOW, AUNG SAN SUU KYI, HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HOUSE ARREST, AND THEY'RE ALL POSITIVE STEPS. AND SO THE GOVERNMENT IS REALLY JUST TRYING TO SHOW THAT IT SUPPORTS THOSE ACTIONS. ELECTED IN 2010, THE GOVERNMENT IS STILL CLOSELY TIED TO THE MILITARY. BUT ITS REPRESSIVE 50-YEAR RULE IS OVER, ALLOWING INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS TO BE LIFTED AGAINST THE UNDEVELOPED NATION NOW CRYING OUT FOR INVESTMENT FROM THE LIKES OF THIS WELLINGTON-BASED TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY. 60 MILLION PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE DEVELOPING WORLD HAS HAD IN RECENT YEARS, SO IT'S A GOOD START POINT. 1% MOBILE PHONE PENETRATION OUT OF 60 MILLION PEOPLE, SO US IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY SEE IT AS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ESTIMATES NZ WILL EXPORT ONLY ABOUT $18M WORTH OF MOSTLY POULTRY AND DAIRY GOODS TO BURMA THIS YEAR. BUT THE WELL BEING OF THAT MASSIVE POPULATION REMAINS AN ISSUE. MUSLIMS ON THE BANGLADESH BORDER ARE PERSECUTED BY THE BUDDHIST MAJORITY, AND THE PEOPLE AS A WHOLE ARE AMONG ASIA'S POOREST ` A BIG PROBLEM THE AOTEAROA DEVELOPMENT COOPERATIVE IS ON THE GROUND TRYING TO REMEDY WITH A MICRO-LOANS SCHEME. A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE LIVE UNDER THE POVERTY LINE, AND THE AVERAGE INCOME OF THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT US$3 A DAY, SO IT'S PARTICULARLY LOW, AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO SKILLS AND EDUCATION. JOHN KEY IS EXPECTED TO RAISE HUMAN-RIGHTS CONCERNS AT MEETINGS LATER THIS WEEK WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI, THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE-WINNING OPPOSITION LEADER, AND PRESIDENT THEIN SEIN. MICHAEL PARKIN, ONE NEWS. NOW THAT SUMMER'S COMING AROUND, MANY OF US WITH KIDS WILL BE GETTING OUT THE INFLATABLE POOLS. BUT IN AUSTRALIA, THERE'S A PUSH FOR COMPULSORY LABELLING TO WARN OF THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF INFLATABLE POOLS. CHANNEL NINE'S LIZZIE PEARL EXPLAINS. THEY'RE THE CHEAP AND FUN WAY FOR KIDS TO COOL OFF. BUT INFLATABLE POOLS CAN BE A TRAGEDY WAITING IN THE BACKYARD. THE DANGERS WITH PORTABLE POOLS ARE VERY REAL. IN NEW SOUTH WALES, IT'S THE LAW THAT ANY POOL WHICH CAN HOLD MORE THAN 30CM OF WATER NEEDS A FENCE, WHETHER IT'S INFLATABLE OR IN GROUND. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE BLOW-UP VARIETY, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT A FENCE AROUND IT, ARE YOU? NO ONE'S REALLY GOING TO DO TO IT. YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT TO SUPERVISE YOUR KIDS AROUND WATER ANYWAY. THE NATIONAL CONSUMER WATCHDOG WANTS TOUGHER LAWS BY 2014. AND THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD AGREES. WE'RE FINDING THAT THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASING TREND IN AMERICA, AND WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME INCREASES. IN NEW SOUTH WALES, IT'S NOT HERE AT THE PUBLIC SWIMMING POOL OR EVEN AT THE BEACH WHERE THE GREATEST DANGER LIES. ON AVERAGE, 10 CHILDREN UNDER 5 WILL DROWN IN BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS EVERY YEAR, AND THERE ARE EVEN MORE WHO SUFFER BRAIN DAMAGE FROM A CLOSE CALL. SAMUEL MORRIS WAS ONE OF THOSE CHILDREN. SIX YEARS AGO HIS MUM SAVED HIM FROM THEIR POOL, BUT HE'S NOT THE KID HE ONCE WAS. HIS PARENTS SAY RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IT COULD COST A LIFE OR IT COULD LAST A LIFETIME LIKE IT HAS FOR US. WHO SAYS MUSIC IS DEAD? TEENAGE POP SENSATION JUSTIN BIEBER HAS DOMINATED THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, WINNING ARTIST OF THE YEAR FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE 18-YEAR-OLD ALSO WON FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST AND FAVOURITE POP ROCK ALBUM, AND NOW YOU CAN HEAR WHY. # WE'VE GOT ISSUES, BABY, TRUE, TRUE, TRUE. # BUT I'D RATHER WORK ON IT THAN TO START WITH SOMEONE NEW. # OTHER BIG WINNERS OF THE NIGHT WERE NICKI MINAJ AND COUNTRY SINGER TAYLOR SWIFT. JUST AHEAD, A RECIPE FOR DISASTER ` WHY COLD HARD CASH AND A PIPING HOT OVEN DON'T MIX. AND I'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER MAINLY FINE DAY FOR MOST TOMORROW. TO SPORTS NOW, AND AUSSIE MEDIA ARE REPORTING THAT CONTROVERSIAL WALLABY FLYHALF QUADE COOPER HAS QUIT AUSTRALIAN RUGBY. HE'S APPARENTLY REJECTED A CONTRACT OFFER BY THE ARU AND MAY HEAD OVERSEAS OR SWITCH TO LEAGUE. NZ-BORN COOPER HASN'T PLAYED FOR AUSTRALIA SINCE DESCRIBING THE TEAM ENVIRONMENT AS TOXIC. THAT EARNED HIM A $40,000 FINE. THIS NEXT STORY HAS ALL THE INGREDIENTS OF A GOOD NOVEL: BURGLARY, ARTWORK, SHREDDED MONEY, AND CUPCAKES? PAUL HOBBS WENT TO THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MOUNT WELLINGTON TO SEE HOW A PIECE OF ADVICE FROM THE POLICE, COMBINED WITH SOME HOME BAKING, LEAVES A STRANGE TASTE IN YOUR MOUTH. IT'S SAID EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY. THIS ONE IS QUITE A TALE. IT STARTED WHEN NORMAN SAMUELS AND HIS WIFE NATALIE WERE BURGLED EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THE POLICE COULDN'T BE MORE HELPFUL, OFFERING ADVICE FOR THE FUTURE. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS WAS ABOUT PUTTING VALUABLES IN THE OVEN IF WE GO ANYWHERE COS THAT'S THE LAST PLACE APPARENTLY, A THIEF WOULD LOOK. FAST FORWARD A FEW MONTHS. ANIMAL-LOVING NORMAN AND HIS WIFE DECIDED TO GET BEHIND THE SPCA'S ANNUAL CUPCAKE FUNDRAISER. BUT NATALIE'S DILEMMA? SHE'D COLLECTED $350 FOR THE SPCA AND A NIGHT OUT WAS PLANNED. SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO PUT IT IN A PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PUT IT IN THE OVEN JUST IN CASE ANYTHING DID HAPPEN. NORMAN, BLISSFULLY UNAWARE, WOKE TO EARLY MORNING SCREAMS FROM THE KITCHEN. SO I HEARD NAT SCREAMING, SO I CAME AROUND THE CORNER. SHE WAS ON THE FLOOR HEAD IN HANDS. OVEN DOOR WAS OPEN. NATALIE'S CUPCAKES TRANSFORMED INTO A MELTING MOMENT. THE MONEY WAS SITTING ON TOP TRAY. THERE WERE BEADS OF IT DRIPPING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OVEN. ME, IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. NAT'S BIG CONCERN WAS THE OVEN COS SHE STILL HAD BAKING TO DO. (CHUCKLES) > DIY OVEN CLEANING SOLVED THAT, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE SPCA'S CASH? I RANG THE RESERVE BANK, TOLD THEM THE WHOLE STORY. THEY HAD A BIT OF A GIGGLE. THEY TRADED THE CRISPY CASH FOR SOME SHREDDED NOTES, AND HIGH SCHOOL ARTIST NORMAN WENT TO WORK WITH IT, CREATING AN ARTWORK TO AUCTION ON TRADE ME. BIDS FOR THE ULTIMATE MONEY SHOT ARE ALREADY AT $350. EVERYONE'S HAD A LAUGH. BUT HAVING BEEN BURNT ONCE, THIS COUPLE MIGHT CONSIDER PUTTING THEIR CASH INTO COLD STORAGE NEXT TIME. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. WEATHER TIME NOW WITH RENEE. HI, EVERYONE. A FRONT PUSHES NORTH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, SCRAPING EASTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE PUSHING ON TO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. NOT A LOT OF WEATHER IT. THE HIGH BRINGING IN SETTLED WEATHER, BUT THERE'S ALSO THIS FRONTAL PAIR TO WATCH OUT FOR ` HAS SOME SHOWER WITH IT, BUT NOT FOR TOMORROW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2012