GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. CRACKER WEATHER FOR THE SCHOOL TRIPS AGAIN TODAY AS THE COCOON OF HIGH PRESSURE KEEPS US SETTLED. TOMORROW, THOUGH, THE HIGH TAKES A KING HIT FROM A RENEGADE FRONT. SOME AREAS WILL COP A SHOT OF RAIN AND A BAND OF GALES. FIND OUT IF YOU'RE IN THE ZONE VERY SOON. 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. TWO REPORTS INTO DAVID BAIN'S COMPENSATION CASE ARE RELEASED. WE ANALYSE AND REVEAL WHAT'S IN THE DOCUMENTS. A KEY APOLOGY TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PIKE RIVER MINERS, WHO ARE AGAIN ASKING FOR A GOVERNMENT GO-AHEAD TO GET THEIR LOVED ONES OUT. WE'LL DRINK TO THAT! FREE MILK FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL NOW BE AVAILABLE RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND FROM ROYAL BRIDESMAID TO DOING IT TOUGH IN THE GRUELLING COAST-TO-COAST CHALLENGE ` PIPPA MIDDLETON'S IN THE RUNNING. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. CONTROVERSY AROUND THE DAVID BAIN CASE HAS STEPPED UP FURTHER TONIGHT AFTER THE RELEASE OF REPORTS INTO WHETHER HE SHOULD GET COMPENSATION. THE JUSTICE MINISTER'S RELEASED DETAILS OF BOTH THE REPORT THAT RECOMMENDED DAVID BAIN GET COMPENSATION, PLUS A REVIEW THAT'S FOUND SERIOUS FLAWS IN THE DOCUMENT. NOW THERE'S TALK THAT THE WHOLE ISSUE WILL HAVE TO BE INVESTIGATED AGAIN. POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN'S BEEN STUDYING THE FINDINGS. JUSTICE BINNIE SENT A 5-PAGE EMAIL THIS MORNING. HE SAYS THE FINDINGS HAVE NO GROUNDINGS IN COMMON SENSE. DAVID BAIN'S FIGHT FOR COMPENSATION AFTER HIS ACQUITTAL FOR THE MURDERS OF HIS FAMILY IN 1994 LOOKS AS FAR AWAY AS EVER TONIGHT. DAMNING CRITICISM OF THE REPORT FROM A FORMER CANADIAN SUPREME COURT JUDGE WHICH SAYS HE SHOULD GET COMPENSATION MAY MEAN THE WHOLE PROCESS HAS TO START AGAIN. OUR FIRST CHANCE TO VIEW DETAILS OF JUSTICE IAN BINNIE'S REPORT CONFIRMS HE BELIEVES... HIS REPORT WAS SUPPOSED TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL CABINET CONSIDERED IT, BUT THE JUSTICE MINSTER SAYS IT'S SO FLAWED IT'S UNRELIABLE. IT IS SIMPLY NOT CREDIBLE. I WOULD NEVER PUT A REPORT LIKE THIS UP TO MY CABINET COLLEAGUES AND ASK THEM TO MAKE A DECISION BASED ON IT. AND THIS LOCAL QUEEN'S COUNSEL BACKS JUDITH COLLINS. IN HIS PEER REVIEW, ROBERT FISHER SAYS IAN BINNIE'S REPORT HAS 'FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS OF PRINCIPLE'. MR FISHER SAYS THE FORMER JUDGE DISREGARDED KEY EVIDENCE, MR FISHER SAYS JUSTICE BINNIE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADE ANY RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER COMPENSATION SHOULD BE PAID. ROBERT FISHER ISN'T COMMENTING FURTHER AT THIS STAGE. I'M AFRAID NOT. ARE YOU ABLE TO COMMENT AT ALL ON WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE COMPENSATION FOR DAVID BAIN? SORRY. LEGAL EXPERT BILL HODGE SAYS THE SERIOUS PROBLEMS MR FISHER'S IDENTIFIED IN THE BINNIE REPORT MAY MEAN ANOTHER REPORT'S NEEDED. AS BOB FISHER POINTS OUT, HE HAS DISCARDED AS NOT BEING RELEVANT OR NOT BEING WORTHY OF HIS CONSIDERATION. APPARENTLY A LOT OF THE EVIDENCE ` GLASSES AND BLOOD STAINS AND THE GUN AND SO ON ` THAT WOULD NOT POINT TO INNOCENCE OF DAVID BUT RATHER POINT TO THE GUILT OF DAVID. THE JUSTICE MINISTER'S ALSO NOW TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER REVIEW. SO FAR AROUND $500,000 HAS BEEN SPENT ON THE BINNIE REPORT AND ITS REVIEW. THAT COST COULD WELL DOUBLE IF THE PROCESS STARTS AGAIN. BUT JUDITH COLLINS SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WON'T BE CUTTING A SWIFT DEAL WITH DAVID BAIN. IF MR BAIN IS INNOCENT, THEN A GREAT INJUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE TO HIM OVER THE YEARS. IF MR BAIN IS NOT INNOCENT AND WE WERE JUST TO PAY OUT MONEY, THEN A GREAT INJUSTICE WOULD BE DONE TO A GREAT MANY PEOPLE. SO THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE ARE TURNING NO FASTER FOR DAVID BAIN CLOSE TO TWO DECADES AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED. SO, WHAT WOULD A SECOND REVIEW LOOK LIKE? ROBERT FISHER SAYS ANOTHER REVIEW COULD WELL COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS JUSTICE BINNIE, THAT MAY BE WITH AN INDEPENDENT PROCESS. JUSTICE BINNIE REPORT HAS TAKEN A YEAR TO COME TO CONCLUSION. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RESPONSE FROMN JOE KARAM? THEY SAY THEY NEED TO READ THE REPORT. AND TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT IS JUST THE LATEST TWIST IN THE LONG-RUNNING BAIN SAGA, WHICH STARTED SO TRAGICALLY 18 YEARS AGO. ON JUNE 20TH 1994, FIVE MEMBERS OF DAVID BAIN'S FAMILY WERE SHOT DEAD IN THEIR DUNEDIN HOME. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, DAVID BAIN WAS CONVICTED AND JAILED ON FIVE COUNTS OF MURDER. AFTER YEARS OF APPEALS, THE PRIVY COUNCIL FOUND THERE HAD BEEN A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE AND ORDERED A RETRIAL. IN 2009, THAT RETRIAL IN CHRISTCHURCH SAW DAVID BAIN ACQUITTED ON ALL CHARGES. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, HE APPEALED TO THE JUSTICE MINISTER FOR COMPENSATION FOR HIS 13 AND A HALF YEARS IN PRISON. JOHN KEY APOLOGISED TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PIKE RIVER MINERS TODAY, BUT ALL THEY WANT IS THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO IN AND RECOVER THE VICTIMS' REMAINS. THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO OFFERED TO PROVIDE $10M FOR A RECOVERY MISSION, IF A SAFE AND FEASIBLE PLAN CAN BE FOUND. ALI PUGH'S IN GREYMOUTH, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. THE PRIME MINSTER FLEW INTO TOWN FOR A MEETING WITH FAMILY MEMBER. IT GOT HEATED. HE WAS HERE TO OFFER AN APOLOGY TP FAMILIES. THEY WANTED AN ASSURANCE THEY ARE BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. REUNITED AGAIN, THE PIKE FAMILIES ARE GATHERING IN GREYMOUTH TO HEAR THE PRIME MINISTER SAY SORRY FOR THE SYSTEM THAT FAILED THEIR MEN. IT WAS A GESTURE LOST ON SOME. I DON'T ACCEPT ANY APOLOGIES BECAUSE THE REGULATORY SYSTEM SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN REMOVED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE'RE MORE INTERESTED IN GETTING UP THE TUNNEL THAN ANY APOLOGY. AND JUST LAST MONTH, INTERNATIONAL MINING EXPERTS WHO VISITED PIKE RIVER SAID GETTING UP THE TUNNEL TO CHECK FOR BODY REMAINS IS POSSIBLE. BUT THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPERTS DISAGREE. AT THE MOMENT, WE'VE GOT TWO CAMPS ` WE'VE GOT THEIR CAMP AND OUR CAMP. SO I SAID, WELL, WE NEED BOTH THESE CAMPS TO JOIN FORCES AND BRING THEM IN TO NZ AND SIT AROUND THE TABLE AND IRON OUT THE PROBLEMS ABOUT GETTING DOWN THE TUNNEL. JOHN KEY SAYS A ROUND TABLE MEETING COULD WELL HAPPEN. I MEAN, I CAN'T SEE ANY HARM IN POOLING THEM ALL TOGETHER AND SEE WHETHER THERE CAN BE A BIT OF AGREEMENT. AND IF BOTH PARTIES AGREE ON A RE-ENTRY PLAN AND IT'S VETTED BY THE HIGH HAZARDS UNIT, THE GOVERNMENT WILL STUMP UP $10M TO HELP. BUT SOME RELATIVES SAY DISCUSSIONS ARE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES. BECAUSE TO US IT'S THE SAME MERRY-GO-ROUND, AND WE'RE STILL IN THE SAME PLACE WE WERE IN 2010. THE FAMILIES, AT LEAST, UNITED ON WHAT THEY WANT. THE FAMILIES HAVE ASKED THE GOVERNMENT TO FLY EXPERTS TO NZ. THE GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED NO TIMELINE OF WHEN THAT COULD HAPPEN THE CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY WE COULD BE WAITING ANOTHER YEAR FOR ANOTHER SUMMER. A STATE OF DISASTER'S BEEN DECLARED IN SAMOA AFTER CYCLONE EVAN. MOST OF THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED FALLEN TREES, WHICH HAVE BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES, WITH SOME HOUSES LOSING THEIR ROOFS. THERE'VE BEEN NO OFFICIAL REPORTS OF DEATHS OR INJURIES. THE NZ HIGH COMMISSIONER IN SAMOA TOLD ONE NEWS A SHORT TIME AGO THERE'S WIDESPREAD FLOODING. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN EVACUATED BECAUSE THE RIVER ` THE ONE THAT GOES ALONGSIDE THE HOTEL ` HAS BURST ITS BANKS AND FLOODED INTO THE HOTEL, AND THERE'S ABOUT 5FT OF WATER. MOST ROADS INTO APIA HAVE BEEN CUT OFF DUE TO EXTENSIVE FLOODING. MANY AREAS ARE CURRENTLY BEING EVACUATED. AIR NZ CANCELLED A FLIGHT TODAY, BUT WILL PUT ON AN EXTRA TRIP TOMORROW NIGHT. A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN AN AUCKLAND SLEEPOUT WAS PROBABLY KILLED BY A SHARP WEAPON, POLICE HAVE REVEALED. THE BODY OF ALICIA MCCALLION (23) WAS DISCOVERED BY HER FAMILY IN PAPAKURA YESTERDAY MORNING. POLICE ARE TREATING THE DEATH AS A HOMICIDE. THE WEAPON HAS NOT BEEN FOUND. ONE OF THE INMATES INVOLVED IN A STAND-OFF WITH ARMED POLICE AND CORRECTIONS HAS CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE ROOF OF MANAWATU PRISON. HE AND ANOTHER INMATE CLIMBED ON TO THE ROOF YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. POLICE AND PRISON OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM AT THE JAIL IN LINTON JUST OUTSIDE PALMERSTON NORTH. SARAH BATLEY IS ACROSS DEVELOPMENTS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THERE. AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T BEEN TAKING CHANCES. THE PRISON IS IN LOCK-DOWN. NEGOTIATORS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE MEN DOWN. ONE CAME DOWN EVENTUALLY. HE WAS ASSISTED DOWN BY STAFF. UM, HE DID SUSTAIN SOME INJURIES WHILE HE WAS UP THERE, UM, DUE TO THE RAZOR WIRE, AND HE'S CURRENTLY RECEIVING HOSPITAL TREATMENT. CORRECTIONS WON'T SAY WHO THE PAIR ARE. THEY TOOK UP FOOD AND WATER, SO IT WAS PLANNED. AND A SPECIAL PRISON UNIT CATERING FOR ELDERLY INMATES AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OPENED TODAY. IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NZ, AND WE GET AN INSIDE LOOK LATER IN THE BULLETIN. EVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILD IN NZ, ALL 350,000 OF THEM, WILL NOW BE OFFERED FREE MILK. THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY DAIRY GIANT FONTERRA FOLLOWS A SUCCESSFUL YEAR-LONG TRIAL IN NORTHLAND. HEALTH GROUPS ARE HAILING THE MOVE AS A CULTURE CHANGE. SHARON FERGUSSON HAS MORE. THE LAND OF MILK AND MONEY. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU A NUMBER, BUT IT IS A MULTIMILLION SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES AND TO NZ. IT'S BIG. FONTERRA ANNOUNCED IT'LL ROLL OUT 'MILK IN SCHOOLS' TO EVERY PRIMARY SCHOOL IN THE HOPE OF A FUTURE PAY DAY. LONG-TERM, WE WANT TO HAVE THESE KIDS, REALLY, ON MILK AND NOT ON CARBONATED DRINKS, SO THAT WHEN THEY ARE 20 YEARS OLD AND THEY EARN A SALARY, THEY GO TO THE SUPERMARKET AND BUY OUR MILK. HEALTH GROUPS HAVE PRAISED THE MOVE, CALLING IT A RETURN TO THE VALUES OF THE '50S, WHEN FREE MILK WAS GIVEN TO ALL NZ SCHOOL CHILDREN, PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT. ARCHIVE: THESE KIDDIES HAVE THEIR MILK TOO, AND IT'S CERTAINLY A GRAND DAY WHEN THEY'RE SELECTED TO DISTRIBUTE THE BOTTLES. 'PLEASE CAN I HAVE MINE?' HA HA! IT ENDED IN 1967, DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE. # YOU'RE STANDING IN THE HALL OF FAME. # BUT HILL PARK PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS HELPED MAKE HISTORY AGAIN TODAY. IN MY AREA HERE, WE DO HAVE SOME CHALLENGES; WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE FOR WHOM MILK IS A LUXURY, AND I THINK A LOT OF BEHAVIOUR CAN BE TRACED BACK TO KIDS NOT HAVING A FULL BELLY. DATA FROM THE PILOT PROGRAMME IN NORTHLAND HAS SHOWN THAT 28% MORE CHILDREN THERE NOW DRINK MILK DAILY. IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE MILK IS FREE TO CHILDREN, LONG-TERM STUDIES HAVE SHOWN CHANGES IN GROWTH RATES AND EVEN AN INCREASE IN AVERAGE HEIGHT. WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE BEHAVIOUR OF MANY CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL. GOOD NUTRITION EQUATES TO GOOD LEARNING. AND FOR FONTERRA, HOOKING THEM EARLY IN THE HOPE THEY'LL DEVELOP A HABIT. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS SHOULD CAR INSURANCE BE MADE COMPULSORY? THE ARGUMENT'S BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT TODAY AFTER AN ONLINE SURVEY SHOWED HUGE SUPPORT FOR A LAW CHANGE. BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WON'T BE HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON, AS DANIELLE STANBURY EXPLAINS. IT'S A SMALL DING, BUT NOT WHAT LUCY WILKINSON WANTS JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SOMEONE JUST BANGED INTO ME, AND I WAS, LIKE, WHAT?! I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY HIT ME WHEN WE WERE GOING SO SLOWLY. THE DRIVER WHO HIT HER ` CRASH! ONE OF THE 8% NOT INSURED IN NZ. WELL, I'M INSURED, SO I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT HE'S NOT INSURED. AND IT'S HIS PROBLEM. AN ONLINE SURVEY SHOWS 93% OF INSURED KIWI DRIVERS BACK MAKING THIRD PARTY COVER COMPULSORY. BUT THE INSURANCE COUNCIL SAYS IT COULD BE COSTLY, ADDING UP TO $50 A YEAR TO EVERYONE'S POLICY. THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT HAS RULED OUT A LAW CHANGE ANY TIME SOON, SAYING ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES WOULD BE TOO MUCH AND ENFORCEMENT TOO DIFFICULT. IT SAYS OUR ACC ALREADY COVERS THE COST OF INJURIES. THE AA AGREES EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE INSURANCE, BUT DOESN'T SUPPORT IT BEING MADE COMPULSORY. THE PEOPLE YOU'D REALLY WANT TO INSURE THEIR CAR, YOU KNOW, THEY MAY BE DRIVING THEIR CAR NOW UNREGISTERED, UNWARRANTED. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO DRIVE IT INSURED. SO THE PEOPLE YOU WANT TO BRING INTO LINE MIGHT NOT COME INTO LINE ANYWAY. THE AA BELIEVES EDUCATION IS THE WAY TO ENSURE MORE PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR COVER. THEY THINK, 'GOSH, MY CAR'S ONLY WORTH A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 'IT'S NOT WORTH INSURING.' WELL, IT'S NOT WORTH INSURING FOR THE VALUE OF THE CAR, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY WORTH PROTECTING YOURSELF IN CASE YOU HIT SOMEONE IN A MERCEDES OR YOU HIT A TRUCK. AND WHILE IT'S NO MERCEDES, LUCY'S JUST GLAD THE DAMAGE TO HER CAR WASN'T WORSE. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` WHY FARMERS ARE BEING URGED TO CHANGE THEIR WEEDKILLING WAYS. A DEFIANT ROCKET LAUNCH, SO WHAT PUNISHMENT CAN NORTH KOREA EXPECT? AND ADDING A TOUCH OF GLAMOUR. LOOK WHO WANTS TO TACKLE OUR GRUELLING COAST-TO-COAST. SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING FARMERS TO CHANGE THEIR WEEDKILLING WAYS AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF A GRASS THAT'S RESISTANT TO A POPULAR HERBICIDE. IT'S BECOME IMMUNE TO GLYPHOSATE OFTEN SOLD AS 'ROUNDUP' ` A STAPLE ON FARMS AND ALSO USED WIDELY BY GARDENERS. THIS FROM WILL HINE. LIKE OTHER FARMERS ACROSS NZ, JAMES HOUGHTON RELIES ON GLYPHOSATE TO KNOCK BACK WEEDS. HIGHLY CONCENTRATED, 40 LITRES CAN MAKE 8000-ODD LITRES OF WEEDKILLER. AS A FARMER, WE TEND TO JUST STRATEGICALLY USE IT ` SPRAYING ROUND FENCE LINES AND JUST KEEPING GRASS DOWN WHERE WE DON'T WANT IT OR NEED IT. BUT SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S OVERUSE OF THE HERBICIDE THAT'S CAUSING PROBLEMS. THIS RYEGRASS, DISCOVERED IN A MARLBOROUGH VINEYARD, HAS DEVELOPED A RESISTANCE TO THE SPRAY. IT'S BASICALLY A MUTATION, YEAH, A NATURAL MUTATION DUE TO THE SELECTION PRESSURE OF JUST REPEAT GLYPHOSATE, GLYPHOSATE, GLYPHOSATE. THESE RESISTANT GRASSES, IN FLOWER, ARE BEING KEPT UNDER WRAPS BECAUSE RESEARCHERS DON'T WANT THE SEED ESCAPING. AT THE MOMENT, IT'S ONLY ONE SITE, AND HOPEFULLY IT CAN BE CONTAINED WITHIN THAT REGION. BUT IT MEANS THAT FARMERS NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT WHAT THEY DO TO TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF RESISTANCE OCCURRING ON THEIR FARMS. SO NEW CASES OF RESISTANCE, NOT JUST A SPREAD OF THIS EXISTING CASE. THE OFFICIAL ADVICE ` MIX GLYPHOSATE UP WITH OTHER HERBICIDES. SPELL GLYPHOSATE EVERY SO OFTEN. DON'T USE IT YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR. I THINK THIS IS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR ALL OF US IN HOW WE USE IT AND HOW WE MANAGE IT AND HOW WE ROTATE OUR CHEMICAL USE. IT'S HOPED THROUGH CONSERVATIVE USE, THE HERBICIDE WON'T BECOME REDUNDANT WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. MARITIME NZ'S SIGNED A FORMAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN COASTGUARD TO GET BETTER CO-OPERATION ON MARITIME INCIDENTS IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. IT COVERS SEARCH AND RESCUE AND OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND HELPS SOUTH KOREA UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES OF WORKING IN THE REMOTE AND UNPREDICTABLE AREA. MARITIME NZ SAYS IT'LL IMPROVE SAFETY IN THE REGION WHERE WE'VE EXTENSIVE SEARCH AND RESCUE RESPONSIBILITY. THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL HAS CONDEMNED A MISSILE LAUNCH BY NORTH KOREA. IT'S STILL CONSIDERING WHAT ACTION IT'LL TAKE AFTER THE COMMUNIST STATE DEFIED A BAN. THE BBC'S DAMIAN GRAMMATICAS HAS MORE. STREAKING INTO A WINTER SKY, NORTH KOREA'S ROCKET. THIS IS MISSION CONTROL PYONGYANG. IT ROSE TO PLACE A SATELLITE IN ORBIT IN DEFIANCE OF UN RESOLUTIONS. (SPEAKS KOREAN) THE NORTH HAILED THIS AS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. TOTALITARIAN AND IMPOVERISHED, THIS IS A COUNTRY WHERE MANY GO HUNGRY FOR LACK OF FOOD. BUT TODAY THEY LAID ON A STREET PARTY TO CELEBRATE. FROM ITS LAUNCH PAD, THE ROCKET FLEW PAST SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN, DROPPING USED BOOSTERS IN THE SEA. BOTH COUNTRIES WORRY THEY COULD BE TARGETS. AND THE NORTH MAY BE DEVELOPING MISSILES USING ITS TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD ONE DAY REACH PARTS OF MAINLAND USA. EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE WERE INVITED TO VISIT THE USUALLY SECRETIVE NORTH, TAKEN PAST EMPTY FIELDS, FOR THE NORTH'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT FIRING ITS ROCKET. THE ONE WE SAW EXPLODED A MINUTE AFTER TAKE-OFF. IT WAS AN EMBARRASSING FAILURE FOR NORTH KOREA'S NEW LEADER, KIM JONG-UN. CHEERING NOT YET 30 YEARS OLD, HE'S THE THIRD GENERATION OF HIS FAMILY DYNASTY TO RULE HERE. SOME HOPED HE'D BE A REFORMER. LIKE HIS FATHER, HE'S ACQUIRING MISSILES AND NUCLEAR BOMBS, NOT FEEDING HIS PEOPLE BUT TRYING TO MAKE THEM FEEL PROUD THEIR NATION IS STRONG, ARMED WITH WEAPONS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO DETER ANY ENEMIES. ONE OF THE ISSUES FOR THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IS THAT NORTH KOREA'S MAIN ALLY, CHINA, IS UNLIKELY TO BACK ANY TOUGH NEW SANCTIONS. ANTI-APARTHEID LEADER NELSON MANDELA'S MAKING PROGRESS IN RECOVERING FROM A LUNG INFECTION, ACCORDING TO SOUTH AFRICA'S PRESIDENT. THE 94-YEAR-OLD'S RESPONDING TO TREATMENT IN A MILITARY HOSPITAL IN PRETORIA. HE HAS A HISTORY OF LUNG PROBLEMS ` A LEGACY OF HIS 27 YEARS IN PRISON. MR MANDELA RETIRED FROM PUBLIC LIFE TEN YEARS AGO, BUT IS STILL AFFECTIONATELY REGARDED AS THE COUNTRY'S FATHER. THREE CAR BOMBINGS HAVE ROCKED SYRIA'S CAPITAL, KILLING AT LEAST ONE PERSON. FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE DEADLY BLAST IN DAMASCUS; ANOTHER ATTACK TARGETED THE SYRIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY; A THIRD WAS CLOSE TO THE JUSTICE MINISTRY. HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH NOW CLAIMS GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE DROPPING INCENDIARY BOMBS ON POPULATED AREAS. ONE TYPE APPARENTLY IN USE CONTAINS A SUBSTANCE SIMILAR TO WHITE PHOSPHOROUS, WHICH CAN CAUSE SEVERE BURNS AND RESPIRATORY DAMAGE. WEATHER TIME NOW. IT'S ROUGH IN SAMOA AND ROUGH TO THE SOUTH OF US, BUT ARE WE OK? GARDENS, SCHOOL CAMPS HAPPY. THE ANTICYCLONE BOOKED AN EXTENDED STAY. SUPERB OVER THE MACKENZIE TODAY. THIS IS LAKE BENMORE, SOUTH OF TWIZEL. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ ANOTHER SHOT ACROSS THE MACKENZIE COUNTRY TODAY. BACK AGAIN AFTER ANDREW'S BROUGHT YOU SPORT, WITH A BADLY BEHAVED VISITOR FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. WE'VE AN UPDATE ON THE NOVOPAY SAGA NEXT ON ONE NEWS. WILL SHE BE IN THE RUNNING? WE TALK TO THE COAST-TO-COAST ORGANISER ABOUT A ROYAL CONNECTION. AND AN ALL-STAR CAST AS THE MONEY COMES ROLLING IN FOR VICTIMS OF A SUPERSTORM. # JUMPING JACK FLASH IS A GAS, GAS, GAS. # 1 MOST OF THE 5000 TEACHING STAFF WAITING FOR THEIR HOLIDAY PAY HAVE NOW RECEIVED IT. BUT MANY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND PRINCIPALS DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT BECAUSE THEIR REPORTS, PAY SLIPS AND BANK ACCOUNTS DON'T MATCH UP. SCHOOL STAFF ONE NEWS SPOKE TO TODAY ALSO SAY THEY'RE STILL DEALING WITH HISTORIC ISSUES DATING BACK SEVERAL MONTHS, AND THERE'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH THE NOVOPAY HELPLINE. I THINK THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE PERSONNEL THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND BEEN TRAINED ON IT. MOST OF THEM GIVE YOU ONE IDEA OF DOING IT, AND YOU CAN RING SOMEONE ELSE UP AND YOU END UP WITH FIVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM AND STILL NOT GET TO THE END OF IT. THE LAST PAY DAY FOR THE YEAR IS DECEMBER THE 21ST. THE COMPANY RUNNING NOVOPAY IS CONFIDENT MOST OF THE PROBLEMS WILL BE FIXED BY THEN. AN APPEAL'S BEEN LAUNCHED FOR THE FAMILIES OF THREE MEN KILLED ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE DURING THE TORNADO IN WEST AUCKLAND. THE TWISTER RIPPED THROUGH THE BLOCK IN HOBSONVILLE WHERE TWO NEW SCHOOLS ARE BEING BUILT, KILLING THE WORKERS AND DAMAGING MORE THAN 300 HOMES. HAWKINS CONSTRUCTION SAYS IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME FOR ALL THE WORKERS THERE, MANY OF WHOM RETURNED TO THE REOPENED SITE TODAY. ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS IS HAVING THE SITE BACK UP AND RUNNING, AND YOU KNOW, TO GET THEM BACK TOGETHER, BACK WORKING TOGETHER SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, GRIEVE IN THEIR WAY AND TOGETHER. HAWKINS IS MAKING AN UNDISCLOSED DONATION TO THE FAMILIES AND SAYS OTHERS CAN CONTRIBUTE AT ANY WESTPAC BANK. AGED OR SERIOUSLY ILL PRISONERS NOW HAVE A SPECIAL CORRECTIONS UNIT TO LOOK AFTER THEM. IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND, BUT CRITICS SAY MORE UNITS WILL BE NEEDED AS SENTENCES GET LONGER AND THE PRISON POPULATION OLDER. RENEE GRAHAM EXPLAINS. TWENTY OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST, MOST DEBILITATED PRISONERS WILL MAKE THE RIMUTAKA UNIT HOME ` PEOPLE WITH CONDITIONS RANGING FROM ALZHEIMER'S, MOTOR NEURON DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND DEMENTIA. A NUMBER OF PRISONERS WILL SEE THEIR DAYS OUT HERE, AND THAT'S THE REALITY AS THE POPULATION AGES. WITH COURTS SENTENCING MORE AND MORE OFFENDERS TO LONGER SENTENCES, PRISONS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO LOOK AFTER THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THIS HAS JUST BEEN A PROBLEM THAT'S CREPT UP ON US. PROBABLY WHEN THE NUMBERS WERE SMALLER, WE FELT WE COULD COPE WITH IT. ALREADY, THERE ARE 200 INMATES OVER THE AGE OF 60. TYPICALLY, THEY HAVE POORER HEALTH DUE TO A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCY. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE NEED LOOKING AFTER 24/7. NEED TO BE CHANGED, NEED TO BE CLEANED UP. WE CAN DO THIS BETTER IN THIS UNIT. PENAL REFORM CAMPAIGNERS SAY THE UNIT IS WELL OVERDUE. CRIMINOLOGIST GREG NEWBOLD SAYS MORE FACILITIES WILL BE NEEDED IN FUTURE. ONCE THREE STRIKES KICKS IN, THE PRISON POPULATION WILL INCREASE EVEN FURTHER, AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN PRISON DOING VERY VERY LONG SENTENCES WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE WILL INCREASE. THREE PRISONERS IN RIMUTAKA WILL MOVE STRAIGHT INTO THE HIGH-DEPENDENCY UNIT, AND 12 FROM OTHER PRISONS NATIONWIDE. WITH 15 BEDS ALREADY FULL, THE MINISTER SAYS ANOTHER UNIT IN ANOTHER PRISON IS POSSIBLE. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. NZ'S LONGEST DAY COULD BE ABOUT TO WELCOME ITS BIGGEST NAME. PIPPA MIDDLETON, THE SISTER OF THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND FUTURE QUEEN KATE, HAS ANNOUNCED VIA AN ONLINE DIARY THAT SHE WANTS TO TAKE ON THE COAST TO COAST. FROM ROYAL BRIDESMAID AND RED-CARPET TREATMENT TO RUGGED GOAT PASS. PIPPA MIDDLETON COULD SOON BE HAULING IT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ALPS. THE 29 YEAR OLD ROYAL IN-LAW SAYS... THAT'S GOT RACE CREATOR ROBIN JUDKINS FIZZING. THIS WOULD BE THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE CELEBRITY WE'VE EVER HAD TO DO THE SPEIGHT'S COAST TO COAST. THE FATHER OF THE COAST TO COAST SAYS HE'S NOW THINKING BIGGER THAN EVER. WHEN SHE COMES ACROSS THE FINISH LINE AT 4.50 IN THE AFTERNOON, I PREDICT WE'RE GONNA HAVE 40,000 PEOPLE HERE, STRETCHED RIGHT ACROSS THIS BEACH. AND MULTI-SPORT KING STEVE GURNEY SAYS HE'S JUST THE MAN TO SHOW HER THE ROPES. PICK A GOOD COACH, AND WHO ARE YOU GONNA CALL? COASTBUSTERS - GURNEY. PERFECT. ALTHOUGH THIS VIEW ROCKETED PIPPA TO STARDOM, THE NINE-TIME CHAMPION THINKS PIPPA WILL BE THE ONE WITH A REAR-END PERSPECTIVE COME RACE TIME. SHE'S A BEGINNER, AND THAT'S THE JOY OF THE COAST TO COAST. IT'S A BUCKET-LIST TYPE EVENT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO DO JUST TO SAY THEY'VE DONE IT. BUT ` AND THERE IS A BUT ` HAS HER ENTRY EVEN BEEN RECEIVED? HM, TRICKY QUESTION AT THE END, EH? (LAUGHS) WE'VE KEPT HER A SPOT. IF SHE DOES MAKE IT TO THE RACE, AND INDEED THE FINISH, SHE'LL FIND THE SAME GRINNING BEER DISPENSER THEY ALL DO. 'PIPPA, THIS IS FOR YOU' AND 'POOF'. GOOD ON YA MATE. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. LOOKING AT TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES ` TAXPAYERS COULD HAVE TO FORK OUT ANOTHER $400,000 TO INVESTIGATE DAVID BAIN'S COMPENSATION CLAIM. A REPORT BY FORMER CANADIAN SUPREME COURT JUDGE IAN BINNIE FOUND BAIN WAS LIKELY INNOCENT OF MURDERING HIS FAMILY AND RECOMMENDED HE'S AWARDED COMPENSATION. BUT A NZ LAWYER'S PEER REVIEW SAYS THE REPORT HAS 'FUNDAMENTAL ERRORS OF JUDGMENT'. JOHN KEY HAS APOLOGISED TO THE FAMILIES OF THE PIKE RIVER MINERS, BUT THEY WERE MORE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHEN THEY CAN GO IN AND GET THE REMAINS OF THE 29 VICTIMS. THE PRIME MINISTER OFFERED TO PROVIDE $10M FOR A RECOVERY MISSION IF THERE'S A SAFE AND FEASIBLE PLAN. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. AND ONE OF THE NRL LEAGUE TEAMS COULD BE WOUND UP. A FEW FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST OUT OF OZ NEXT. ALSO TONIGHT, ONE MAN'S SIDE STRAIN IS ANOTHER MAN'S PLANE TICKET. MORE UPHEAVAL IN THE BLACKCAPS, AND THE LATEST ON ROSS TAYLOR. COULD HE GO TO AFRICA? PLUS, LOOK WHO'S BACK AS STAR POWER HITS SUPER RUGBY PRE-SEASON TRAINING. AND FRESH FROM THAT PUNCH IN VEGAS. BOXING'S HIGH COMMANDER ROLLS INTO TOWN FOR FIGHT FOR LIFE. FIRST UP TONIGHT ` TO NRL LEAGUE, AND ONE OF THE COMPETITION'S MOST FAMOUS CLUBS IS ON SHAKY GROUND. THE COMPANY WHICH OWNS THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS IS BEING TARGETED BY THE AUSTRALIAN TAX OFFICE FOR A MASSIVE UNPAID DEBT. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL HAS THE LATEST. TWO OF NEWCASTLE'S FINEST FIGHTING FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. THE KNIGHTS ARE MORE THAN $2M IN DEBT; THE JETS OWE MORE THAN $1M. THE AUSTRALIAN TAX OFFICE GAVE THE CLUBS AND THEIR PARENT COMPANY NOTICE OF THE DEBTS IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THEY FAILED TO MEET THE 21-DAY DEADLINE. BUT THEIR OWNER EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT ATO'S ACTION. THE HUNTER SPORTS GROUP SAID IN A STATEMENT... BUT IS IT? BUT IS IT? HUNTER'S OWNED BY NEWCASTLE MINING MAGNATE NATHAN TINKLER. HE TURNED A $1M COAL MINE INTO A BILLION-DOLLAR FORTUNE. AND HE SPENT BIG ON HIS SPORTS CLUBS TOO, LURING MARQUEE ENGLISH STRIKER EMILE HESKEY TO THE JETS AND NRL SUPER COACH WAYNE BENNETT FROM THE DRAGONS. I'D LOVE TO SEE THE KNIGHTS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PAPER FOR WINNING GAMES. BUT FALLING COAL PRICES HAVE SMASHED TINKLER'S NET WORTH, AND HIS CREDITORS HAVE BEEN GROWING AND CIRCLING. TWO OF HIS COMPANIES HAVE COLLAPSED, HE RECENTLY OFFLOADED MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR RACING INTERESTS, WHILE HIS PRIVATE JET AND HELICOPTER WERE REPOSSESSED. THE NRL LEAGUE SAYS IT HAS ASSURANCES FROM THE KNIGHTS ABOUT THE CLUB'S FINANCIAL POSITION. BUT THE JETS' FUTURE LOOKS MORE UNCERTAIN, WHICH WAS ON THE BRINK OF FINANCIAL COLLAPSE WHEN TINKLER BOUGHT THEM. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS TO THE LATEST TWIST IN THE ONGOING ROSS TAYLOR-NZ CRICKET DRAMA. COULD TAYLOR IN FACT PLAY IN THE UPCOMING TEST SERIES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA? MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. CENTRAL DISTRICT'S BACK IN THE MIDDLE TODAY, AND IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE THEIR BEST BATSMAN IS TOO. ROSS TAYLOR TWEETING HIS ACCEPTANCE OF YESTERDAY'S OLIVE BRANCH APOLOGY FROM NZ CRICKET. THE BALL IS NOW IN TAYLOR'S COURT AS TO WHEN HE'LL NEXT PAD UP. WE'RE TALKING TO ROSS'S MANAGER ON A DAILY BASIS, AND WE'VE BOTH AGREED WE'RE GOING TO LET ROSS HAVE A BREAK AT THE MOMENT, AND WE RESPECT THAT. CENTRAL DISTRICTS IS ALSO GIVING TAYLOR HIS SPACE, BUT EXPECTING HIM BACK AS WELL. IT'S HIS JOB, AND YOU GET TO A POINT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE DOING WHAT YOU DO BEST, AND THAT'S PLAYING CRICKET. AND WE'RE HERE READY FOR HIM WHEN HE'S READY. ALLAN HUNT KNOWS TAYLOR IS DRIVEN BY REACHING INTERNATIONAL GOALS AND THEREFORE, DOESN'T EXPECT THIS HIATUS TO LAST LONG. SO HE WON'T BE DISTRACTED FROM THOSE, AND HE'LL FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT WORK, I'M SURE. HUNT BELIEVES TAYLOR'S HANDLED HIMSELF REMARKABLY THROUGHOUT THIS SAGA BUT A SAGA IT'S BEEN, AND TENSIONS WILL REMAIN. IN TERMS OF HIS RELATIONSHIPS WITH MIKE HESSON, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEED TO, SORT OF, FIX THOSE AREAS UP AND FORGE SOME RELATIONSHIPS THAT MAYBE AREN'T THERE AT THE MOMENT. TAYLOR JOINING THE TOUR IN SOUTH AFRICA APPEARS UNLIKELY FOR NOW, BUT WHAT IF SOUTH AFRICA'S BOWLERS DO TO THE BLACKCAPS WHAT THEY DID TO TAYLOR IN WELLINGTON THIS YEAR? THAT HIT HIM FLUSH IN THE HAND, AND THAT'S DONE SOME DAMAGE. NZ CRICKET CONFIRMED TAYLOR WOULD BE CONSIDERED AS AN INJURY REPLACEMENT IF HE WAS WILLING. AND TAYLOR'S NOT THE ONLY TOP-FLIGHT BATSMAN ON THE RADAR. JESSE RYDER'S FORM FORCING HIS NAME INTO THE FRAME. WELL, WITH THAT VOLUME OF RUNS, YOU KNOW, IT PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE SELECTORS, AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE CONSIDERING HIM AT THE MOMENT. CONSIDERING THOSE STATEMENTS, ALL SIGNS POINT TO ENGLAND'S TOUR OF NZ IN FEBRUARY FOR THE RETURN OF THE TWO SHUNNED BATSMEN. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. ALSO EYEING A BLACKCAPS RETURN IS PACE BOWLER MARK GILLESPIE, WHOSE ALREADY FRUSTRATING YEAR HAS GOT WORSE. NO SOONER HAD GILLESPIE BEEN RECALLED TO THE NATIONAL SIDE AS AN INJURY REPLACEMENT, THAN A TORN ABDOMINAL MUSCLE FORCED HIM OUT. PROBABLY THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO GO TO SLEEP AND IT'S 2013, AND I MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE ` SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, MIGHT GO MY WAY. BUT, UM, YEAH, WITH ALL THE CRAP THAT'S HAPPENED IN MY LIFE THIS YEAR, IT'S, YEAH, I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHERE I'M AT, TO BE HONEST. AUCKLAND LEFT-ARMER MICHAEL BATES GOT THE RECALL TODAY AND AT LEAST HAS RECENT EXPERIENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. YEAH, IT HELPS, BECAUSE WE PLAYED FIVE COMPETITION GAMES, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE BUILT UP TO THAT FOR TWO MONTHS, SO OUR PRE-SEASON WAS BUILT AROUND TWENTY20 BECAUSE OF THAT TOURNAMENT, SO I GUESS THAT, YEAH, IT'S A HELP. THE 29-YEAR-OLD, WHO LAST PLAYED FOR NZ AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA NINE MONTHS AGO, WILL FLY OUT TOMORROW. BATES WILL BE HOPING TO EMULATE SRI LANKAN SLINGER LASITH MALINGA WHO CLAIMED SIX WICKETS FOR SEVEN RUNS AS HIS MELBOURNE STARS SIDE SKITTLED THE PERTH SCORCHERS FOR 69 IN THE BIG BASH AT THE WACA. IT WAS THE SECOND-BEST DOMESTIC T20 RETURN EVER. AND THAT'S GOTTA BE OUT. OH, THAT'S OUT. THAT IS OUT. THAT IS FIVE. UNBELIEVABLE FROM MALINGA. THE UNUSUAL ACTION. BRILLIANT. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. RAIN THEN ALMOST SAVED THE HOME SIDE, BUT THE STARS CAME BACK MORE THAN AN HOUR LATER TO FACE ONE MORE BALL TO WIN ON THE DUCKWORTH LEWIS SYSTEM. ONE OF THE BREAKERS IS BEING LINKED TO A CALL UP TO THE FAMOUS LA LAKERS NBA TEAM. THE OUT-OF-FORM LAKERS ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR NEW PLAYERS, AND JACKSON'S NAME HAS COME UP. KIMBERLEE DOWNS HAS THE LATEST. THEY'VE GOT AN ALL-STAR LINE UP, AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING. A TWO FOR EIGHT START FOR DWIGHT HOWARD. THE LAKERS ARE NINE AND 13 FOR THE SEASON; THEIR WOES COMPOUNDED BY INJURIES TO TWO OF THEIR POINT GUARDS. AMONG THE NAMES MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE SHORT-TERM COVER... JACKSON. CAN HE THROW IT DOWN? KEN BERGER, AN NBA ANALYST FOR CBS SPORT TODAY TWEETING: HE WENT ON TO NOTE THE BREAKERS STAR'S HISTORIC TRIPLE DOUBLE AGAINST MELBOURNE TWO WEEKS AGO, WHERE HE OUTSHONE NBA DRAFT PICK JONNY FLYNN. THAT WAS PHENOMENAL! HE'S ALWAYS AT THAT STANDARD. HE PLAYED SUMMER LEAGUE WITH THE SPURS. IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S A BOLT FROM THE BLUE THAT THE NBA THINKS HE'S A GOOD PLAYER. WE WANT TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF HIM. HE'S PROBABLY GOT TO SHOOT THE OUTSIDE SHOT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN HE DOES, BUT HE'S A HELL OF A PLAYER, AND IF HE GOT THE RIGHT TEAM AT THE RIGHT TIME, I'M SURE HE COULD PLAY IN THE NBA, YEAH. BREAKERS MANAGEMENT SAYS IT HASN'T HAD ANY NEW CALLS FROM SCOUTS. MCKEAN BELIEVES THE LAKERS WILL LOOK CLOSER TO HOME FIRST. IT'S ONLY LOGICAL THAT THEY FIRST LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS A PERSON IN THE D-LEAGUE THAT FITS THEIR REQUIREMENTS, AND IF NOT, THE NBA WILL GO ALL OVER THE WORLD TO GET THE PLAYER THEY NEED. ONE NEWS CONTACTED THE LAKERS TODAY. THEY WOULDN'T COMMENT ON PLANS REGARDING RECRUITMENT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. SIR GRAHAM HENRY HAS HAD HIS FIRST DAY ON THE JOB WITH THE BLUES SUPER RUGBY TEAM. THE FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH IS THE NEW DEFENCE SPECIALIST FOR 2013. SIR GRAHAM OBSERVED THE NEW LOOK SIDE RUNNING THE INFAMOUS HENNIE MULLERS, A FIGURE EIGHT OF THE FIELD, FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF. ONE OF HIS OLD STAR PUPILS WAS ALSO INVITED TO TRAINING. REMEMBER HAVING TO DO THIS UNDER SIR GRAHAM HENRY? YES, I WAS JUST WALKED THERE, AND TED SAID, 'JOE USED TO LOVE THIS.' AND I SAID, 'NO, I DIDN'T. I HATE THIS LONG RUN.' HE'S A PRESENCE WHEN HE'S AROUND. I MET HIM THIS MORNING IN PERSON. HAD A BIT OF A CHAT TO HIM ABOUT FISHING AND THAT. SIR GRAHAM POLITELY DECLINED A CHAT ON CAMERA TODAY. HE WANTS, INITIALLY TO KEEP A LOW PROFILE WITH THE BLUES. FOOD POISONING'S FORCED GOLFING LEGEND GREG NORMAN OUT OF THE AUSTRALIAN PGA TOURNAMENT AFTER JUST TWO HOLES. FELLOW AUSSIE SCOTT STRANGE TOOK THE EARLY CLUBHOUSE LEAD WITH A SIX-UNDER-PAR 66, BUT DANIEL POPOVIC IS THE HOT PLAYER ON COURSE AT THE MOMENT. DANIEL POPOVIC IS ON FIRE. SEVEN UNDER-PAR, AND HE'S PLAYED 11 HOLES. JOSH GEARY MADE A STORMING START, ROCKETING TO THREE-UNDER THROUGH FIVE HOLES, THANKS TO THIS EAGLE, BUT HAS SINCE SLIPPED TO TWO-UNDER, ONE SHOT AHEAD OF FELLOW KIWIS MARK BROWN AND DAVID SMAIL. FINALLY, IN SPORT ` HE'S CALLED MORE THAN 900 WORLD TITLE FIGHTS ` 10 THOUSAND IN A CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN 40 YEARS. HALL OF FAME BOXING COMMENTATOR COLONEL BOB SHERIDAN IS IN NZ TO CALL FIGHT FOR LIFE, JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER CALLING THE BIGGEST BOUT OF THE YEAR. HERE'S CRAIG STANAWAY. THE VOICE NEVER CHANGES. 8 HE'S BEEN TO HELL AND BACK. WELL, CRAIG THEY CALL IT THE COLONEL BOB SHERIDAN COMA DIET ` I CAME DOWN WITH PNEUMONIA. REMEMBER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE THREE YEARS AGO? I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL, IN A COMA FOR TWO MONTHS, AND IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVEN MONTHS. MORE THAN $2M DOLLARS IN MEDICAL EXPENSES LATER, THE COLONEL'S ALL BETTER AND A 60-WHOPPING KILOS LIGHTER I'M IN GREAT PHYSICAL CONDITION RIGHT NOW, BETTER THAN EVER, IN SPITE OF THE FACT I'VE HAD EIGHT HEART ATTACKS. LAUGHTER OH, HE DROPS PACQUIAO!! SUNDAY IT WAS VEGAS, SATURDAY NIGHT IT'LL BE WEST AUCKLAND BUT I KNOW THEIR HISTORY, I'VE READ ABOUT THEM ALL, SO I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE THEM FIGHT, AND I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT SEEING JOSEPH PARKER. BUT WHAT ABOUT THAT PACQUIAO FIGHT? UPSET OF THE YEAR, ROUND OF THE YEAR, FIGHT OF THE YEAR. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU CRAIG, I DIDN'T SEE THE PUNCH, BECAUSE HIS HEAD BLOCKED THE PUNCH SO WE CAN ACCURATELY SAY YOU HAVE AT LEAST ONE THING IN COMMON WITH MANNY PACQUIAO. BOTH OF US MISSED THE PUNCH. HE ALSO MISSED FIGHT FOR LIFE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF HIS HEALTH. THIS YEAR HE WAS NEVER GOING TO MISS IT CRAIG STANAWAY, ONE NEWS. LEGEND IN BROADCASTING JIM'S GOT AN ALERT IF YOU'RE HEADING INTO THE GREAT OUTDOORS. WEATHER'S NEXT. AND THE FAMOUS FACES MAKING A BIG NOISE IN A FUNDRAISER FOR SUPERSTORM SURVIVORS. A QUICK UPDATE ON TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE'S JUST SOUTHEAST OF APIA AND TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTH-EAST. HERE AN INTRUDER INVADES ANTICYCLONE AIRSPACE AND THROWS A GRENADE. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ IT'S BEEN BILLED AS THE GREATEST LINE-UP OF LEGENDS EVER ASSEMBLED ON A STAGE. THE LIKES OF 'THE WHO', 'THE ROLLING STONES' AND 'BON JOVI' GETTING TOGETHER IN NEW YORK FOR A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SUPERSTORM SANDY. THIS FROM OUR US CORRESPONDENT, JACK TAME. # ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR! # AFTER THE SUPERSTORM DEVASTATED HIS STATE, THE KING OF NEW JERSEY, SPRINGSTEEN HIMSELF, TOOK THE STAGE AT THE SQUARE, # COME ON, RISE UP. # SINGING SANDY'S SONG. # MY CITY OF RUINS. # LEGENDS FOLLOWED. # I AIN'T GONNA LAST FOREVER. # LEGENDS PLAYED. # HEY, TEACHERS! LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE. # EACH ARTIST PERFORMING FOR FREE, # ...THEY CAN SAY WHAT THEY LIKE. # WHILE CELEBRITIES MANNED THE PHONES AND DONATIONS FOR SANDY'S VICTIMS POURED IN. THE ROLLING STONES! MORE THAN 200 TV STATIONS AROUND THE WORLD CARRIED THE CONCERT LIVE,... # YOU GOT ME ROCKING. # AND WHILE POP MUSIC'S BIGGEST NAMES PLAYED SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST HITS, # IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT I'LL BE WALKING IN MY SLEEP. # THERE WERE STILL SOME MUSICAL TWISTS. # HALLELUJAH. # SANDY, SCREW YA. TICKETS FROM THE CONCERT ALONE RAISED MORE THAN $40M. DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WALKING AROUND WITH THEIR FINGERS IN THE AIR, TRYING DESPERATELY TO GET A LAST MINUTE TICKET. THEIR CHANCES, THOUGH, ARE SLIM. SCALPERS ONLINE HAVE BEEN PRICING TICKETS AT UP TO $35,000 EACH. TO BE INSIDE, YOU EITHER HAVE TO BE VERY RICH, VERY FAST OR VERY LUCKY. I FLEW IN FROM LOS ANGELES FOR THE CONCERT THIS MORNING. I'M HERE TO SEE ALL OF THEM. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! ALL OF THEM. THEY'RE ALL IN ONE PLACE. ALL IN ONE PLACE! IT'S AMAZING! AND THE CHARITY'S JUST AS EXCITED. MILLIONS ALREADY RAISED, AND NOW, AN OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK TO BOOT. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR THURSDAY. TONIGHT'S HERE AT 1030. FROM US, GOODNIGHT. Captions by Anna Bracewell-Worrall and June Yeow. Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Copyright TVNZ Access Services 2012