DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. TONIGHT ` UP TO A FORTNIGHT WITH NO POWER FOR SAMOA FOLLOWING THE FURY OF CYCLONE EVAN. CUTTING OUT THE MEDICAL MIDDLEMAN ` BUT IS IT SAFE? PHARMACISTS ARE GIVEN THE POWER TO PRESCRIBE. AND WHO'S OUR RUGBY PLAYER OF THE YEAR? WE'LL HAVE RESULTS FROM THE ANNUAL AWARDS. GOOD EVENING. SAMOA'S FACING UP TO TWO WEEKS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY AFTER CYCLONE EVAN DESTROYED THE MAIN POWER STATION BEFORE MOVING. EVAN'S HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN HAVE KILLED AT LEAST THREE AS IT CAUSED WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION AND FLOODING AND FORCED THE EVACUATION OF THE CAPITAL, APIA. THIS SATELLITE IMAGE SHOWS THE SHEER SCALE OF THE CYCLONE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A CATEGORY-THREE INTENSE STORM AS IT TRACKS TOWARDS FIJI. OUR PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER FILED THIS REPORT BEFORE LEAVING FOR SAMOA TONIGHT. MAN: ALL UNDERNEATH, WATER. THAT'S JUST CHURNING RIGHT NOW. THE WAVE OF WATER EXPLODED OVER RIVERBANKS, SWEEPING OVER ROADS AND TAKING HOMES AND LIVES WITH IT. WE CAN ONLY PRAY FOR THE LORD'S INTERVENTION. CYCLONE EVAN HAS BEEN DISASTROUS FOR SAMOA, WITH THREE DEAD, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN, AND OTHERS MISSING. IT'S LEFT LOCALS FEELING HELPLESS. AND PEOPLE ARE STILL WALKING PAST, TRYING TO MAKE WAY TO HIGHER GROUND. INLAND, THE SCENE IS NOT MUCH BETTER. WHILE HIS COUNTRY HAS BEEN BATTERED, SAMOA'S FRUSTRATED PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN STRANDED IN AUCKLAND. THE PRIORITY, REALLY, IS TO... REPAIR THE DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE ` ELECTRICITY LINES AND... THE BUILDINGS. AND THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE. MANY HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. FRESH WATER AND FOOD IS A BIG CONCERN. MOST SHOPS ARE CLOSED, AND WHEN ONE OPENED ITS DOORS, IT WAS FACED QUEUES OF DESPERATE SHOPPERS. MANY RESIDENTS HAVE A TOUGH TIME AHEAD. THE POWER IS OFF TO MOST PEOPLE, SO FOR THE AVERAGE SAMOAN, IT MIGHT BE WEEKS OR IT MIGHT BE UP TO A COUPLE OF MONTHS BEFORE THEY GET POWER FULLY RESTORED. IT'S TOO SOON TO PUT A COST ON THE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. PARLIAMENT WILL BE MEETING NEXT WEEK TO LOOK AT WHAT'S NEEDED, INCLUDING HELP FROM DONOR COUNTRIES. WE ARE ONLY IN THE BEGINNING OF THE CYCLONE SEASON, SO WE MAY HAVE A FEW MORE. THE PEOPLE OF SAMOA ARE PRAYING THAT IS NOT THE CASE. BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. AS WE MENTIONED, BARBARA IS TONIGHT ON HER WAY TO SAMOA AS ONE NEWS REPORTER PAUL HOBBS HEADS FOR FIJI, NOW IN THE PROJECTED PATH OF THE CYCLONE. AIR NZ TONIGHT RESUMED FLYING TO APIA AFTER ALL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED YESTERDAY MORNING, WITH THE FIRST FLIGHT TAKING OFF ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AGO. VIRGIN AUSTRALIA'S FIRST FLIGHT IS NOT EXPECTED TO GET AWAY UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING. JOE KARAM IS PUSHING TO AVOID ANOTHER REVIEW OF THE FINDINGS OF CANADIAN JUDGE IAN BINNIE. DESCRIBING RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AS AN 'UNSPEAKABLE MESS', MR KARAM'S OFFERED TO MEET JUSTICE MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS TO PROGRESS DAVID BAIN'S COMPENSATION CLAIM. PAUL HOBBS WITH THIS UPDATE. WHERE TO FROM HERE? JOE KARAM MEETING WITH DAVID BAIN'S LAWYER, MICHAEL REED. DAVID BAIN'S LEGAL TEAM HAD HOPED CANADIAN JUDGE IAN BINNIE'S REPORT WOULD DRAW A LINE UNDER THEIR CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION. JUST IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT IF HE HAD SAID THAT DAVID WAS GUILTY. DO YOU THINK THE MINISTER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THERE WERE FLAWS IN THE REPORT THEN? OF COURSE NOT. DAVID'S PRETTY USED TO BE SHAFTED BY THE NZ AUTHORITIES, AND THIS IS JUST SOMETHING ELSE. JUSTICE BINNIE CONCLUDED THAT DAVID BAIN WAS INNOCENT AND RECOMMENDED HE RECEIVE COMPENSATION. BUT AT JUSTICE MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS' INSTRUCTION, FORMER NZ HIGH COURT JUDGE ROBERT FISHER REVIEWED THE BINNIE REPORT, CONCLUDING IT WAS FLAWED ` SEEMINGLY SENDING THE WHOLE PROCESS BACK TO SQUARE ONE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS PROCESS IS NOT LIKE A CRIMINAL COURT CASE. IN COURT, THE PROSECUTION HAS TO PROVE SOMEBODY'S GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT. HERE, DAVID BAIN HAS TO CONVINCE THE GOVERNMENT HE'S INNOCENT ON THE BALANCE OF PROBABILITIES. WHAT'S HAPPENED NOW IS A DISGRACE. JUDITH COLLINS HAS ALREADY SPENT A MOUNTAIN OF MONEY ON THE BINNIE AND FISHER FINDINGS ` $500,000. JOE KARAM OFFERED TO SHORT-CIRCUIT THE LEGAL BACK AND FORTH IN A CHANCE MEETING WITH THE MINISTER THIS MORNING. I SAID, 'THIS IS NOW AN UNSPEAKABLE MESS,' AND I SUGGESTED TO HER THAT A GOOD WAY FORWARD MIGHT BE FOR HER TO MEET WITH MICHAEL REED AND MYSELF. I SAID TO HIM THAT I'M NORMALLY QUITE HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THINGS, BUT I'D HAVE TO GET ADVICE FROM JUSTICE ABOUT THAT, WHICH WOULD BE THE ONLY RIGHT AND PROPER THING TO DO. < DOES THAT GIVE YOU HOPE THAT THIS THING COULD BE OVER BY CHRISTMAS? NO, NO. YOU DON'T HOPE FOR ANYTHING; THEN YOU DON'T GET TOO DISAPPOINTED. MR KARAM SAYS DAVID BAIN WON'T GIVE UP, SAYING HE'S JUST AS COMMITTED TO WINNING COMPENSATION AS HE WAS TO CLEARING HIS NAME. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. PATIENTS COULD SOON BE ABLE TO SKIP EXPENSIVE AND LENGTHY VISITS TO THE DOCTOR AND GET PRESCRIPTIONS DIRECTLY FROM THEIR PHARMACISTS INSTEAD. CABINET HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO A LAW CHANGE THAT'LL ALLOW SPECIALLY TRAINED PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE MOST MEDICINES. GEORGINA BALL EXPLAINS. UNTIL NOW, WRITING SCRIPTS FOR DRUGS LIKE THESE WAS THE DOMAIN OF GPS. BUT THAT'S SET TO CHANGE. IN MANY CIRCUMSTANCES A SUITABLE QUALIFIED PHARMACIST IS JUST AS CAPABLE OF MAKING THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTION AS A GENERAL PRACTITIONER. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS RECOGNISING THAT THERE ARE CAPABLE PEOPLE OUT THERE. THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES LETTING SOME PHARMACISTS PRESCRIBE WILL MAKE IT EASIER AND CHEAPER FOR PATIENTS TO GET THE MEDICINE THEY NEED. THOSE AT THE COALFACE ARE CERTAINLY READY FOR THE CHALLENGE AFTER FIGHTING FOR YEARS TO BE ALLOWED TO DO IT. CERTAINLY WHEN I WAS A STUDENT BACK 30 YEARS AGO, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE EXCITING FUTURE OF BEING ABLE TO PRESCRIBE AS PHARMACISTS, SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. THE ROLL OUT OF PHARMACISTS WITH AUTHORITY TO WRITE PRESCRIPTIONS WILL BE LIMITED AND CLOSELY CONTROLLED. IN FACT, THEY'LL HAVE TO DO AN EXTRA YEAR OF SPECIALIST TRAINING, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK IN A TEAM WITH A SUPERVISING GP, WHO'LL DIAGNOSE PATIENTS. AND FURTHERMORE, AT FIRST, IT'LL ONLY APPLY TO PHARMACISTS IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL CENTRES. BUT STILL, DOCTORS ARE RAISING CONCERNS, WARNING THE POWERS OF PHARMACISTS MUSTN'T BE FURTHER EXTENDED TO LET THEM CALL THE SHOTS ON WHAT TO PRESCRIBE. PHARMACISTS, AS PART OF THEIR CORE COMPETENCIES, ARE NOT TRAINED TO BE DIAGNOSTICIANS. THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF A MEDICAL TRAINING IS THE ONLY THING THAT PREPARES YOU FOR THAT. AND PATIENT RIGHTS ADVOCATE, CAROLYN MACKENZIE, IS WORRIED THE MOVE COULD LEAD TO MEDICAL MISHAPS. HER SISTER DIED IN AUSTRALIA AFTER A PRESCRIPTION MISTAKE. WE OVERMEDICATE. I THINK THAT WE MEDICATE MUCH TO CASUALLY. WE'RE MEDICATING MUCH TO YOUNG. BUT PHARMACISTS INSIST THE SAFEGUARDS ARE SUFFICIENT. AND WITH ONLY A FEW TRAINED TO THE REQUIRED STANDARD, IT'LL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE PHARMACY PRESCRIBING BECOMES AN EVERYDAY EVENT. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. REGULATIONS ARE BEING DRAFTED SO PHARMACISTS WHO COMPLETE THE EXTRA TRAINING CAN BECOME DESIGNATED PRESCRIBERS. ANOTHER MEDICAL MOVE HAS OUTRAGED CONSERVATIVES IN TARANAKI WHERE ABORTION RATES ARE DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. BUT SEXUAL HEALTH GROUPS ARE WELCOMING THE DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD'S PLAN TO MAKE THE MORNING-AFTER PILL AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 12. REBECCA EDWARDS WITH THE STORY. MAKING IT TO GRADUATION ISN'T ALWAYS EASY WHEN YOU'RE A TEEN MUM, AND THIS SOLO MOTHER RECKONS YOUNG WOMEN WOULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING BETTER ACCESS TO THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. YOUNG CHILDREN THESE DAYS ARE HAVING CHILDREN THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SORT THEIR EDUCATION OUT OR THEIR LIFE. IT'S AN ISSUE FOR THE TARANAKI'S DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD. IT SAYS PREGNANCY RATES FOR WOMEN UNDER 20 ARE ALARMINGLY HIGH IN THE REGION WHEN COMPARED NATIONALLY. AND TEENAGE ABORTION RATES ARE ALSO ALMOST DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. NOW IT'S CONSIDERING A NEW HEALTH STRATEGY WHICH WOULD SEE THE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE MORNING-AFTER PILL, MADE FREE THROUGH PHARMACIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN AGED 12 TO 24. IT'S QUITE TRAUMATIC FOR ANYBODY TO GO THROUGH A TERMINATION, AND I THINK WHATEVER WE'RE ABLE TO PUT IN PLACE TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR TERMINATIONS IS A GOOD THING. WHILE THE MORNING-AFTER PILL CAN ALREADY BE OBTAINED FREE THROUGH AGENCIES LIKE FAMILY PLANNING, IT CAN COST UP TO $50 WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION. ANYTHING THAT INCREASES THAT ACCESS IS A POSITIVE THING. WE ALSO KNOW THAT COST IS A BARRIER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. TARANAKI WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST DHB TO OFFER FREE EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION FOR UNDER-25S. CURRENTLY, WAIKATO AND MID-CENTRAL DO IT, WHILE AUCKLAND TRIALLED IT FOR SIX MONTHS. NOW SOME ARE OUTRAGED BY TARANAKI'S MOVES. ANY PARENT WOULD BE HORRIFIED TO THINK THAT A 12-, 13- OR 14-YEAR-OLD COULD BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE AND THEN CAN JUST TURN UP TO THEIR PHARMACIST AND GET, IN THEORY, A LOLLY OVER THE COUNTER. THE DHB WILL DECIDE ON WHETHER TO APPROVE THE PROPOSAL EARLY NEXT YEAR. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` A WARNING FOR NZERS HOPING TO SAVE A DOLLAR BY DOING THEIR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING ONLINE. ALSO COMING UP ` WILL NEW LAWS HELP STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY LIKE THIS? AND MICK JAGGER RECKONS HE HAS THE FITNESS OF A 30-YEAR-OLD. . RETAILERS ARE ENJOYING A BOOST AT THE TILL THIS WEEK AS THE CHRISTMAS BOOM STARTS TO TAKE HOLD, WITH PAYMARK FIGURES UP 4% ON THIS TIME LAST YEAR. BUT FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BAG A BARGAIN ONLINE, A WARNING ` YOU COULD OWE MORE THAN YOU REALISE. JOANNA HUNKIN EXPLAINS. SORTING THE GOOD CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS FROM THE BAD ` THOSE WHO'VE PAID THEIR CUSTOMS DUTY AND THOSE WHO HAVEN'T. IT'S OFTEN NOT DELIBERATE. MOST ONLINE SHOPPERS DON'T REALISE THEY'RE LIABLE FOR DUTY AND GST WHEN THEY BRING GOODS INTO THE COUNTRY. THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE DUTY AND GST APPLICABLE IS THAT OF THE IMPORTER. PEOPLE IN NZ NEED TO UNDERSTAND AS THE CUSTOMER, THEY ACTUALLY ARE THE IMPORTER. TO GET THAT MESSAGE ACROSS AND WORK OUT ANY DUTY OWING, NZ CUSTOMS HAS CREATED THIS SPECIAL CALCULATOR. BUT THE NUMBERS CAN COME AS A SHOCK. YOU MIGHT THINK YOU'RE BUYING A PAIR OF SHOES FOR $300, BUT ADD TO THAT $30 DUTY, ANOTHER $50 GST AND A $38 IMPORT FEE, AND THAT PAIR OF SHOES IS NEARLY $420. OH. HOLY... SHOOT. REALLY? NO, I DON'T PAY THAT. I KNEW THAT THERE WAS DUTY, BUT I GUESS I ASSUMED THAT IF YOU DON'T GET CAUGHT, IT WOULD BE OK. THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT KNOW HOW COSTLY IT CAN BE. HOW MUCH DID YOU STUNG? UM, NEARLY $300. THIS IS WHERE YOUR ONLINE BARGAIN HUNTING CAN COME UNSTUCK, AS STAFF CHECK THE DECLARATION LABELS ON ALL PARCELS ARRIVING HERE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MAIL CENTRE. THOSE LABELS DETAIL WHAT'S INSIDE YOUR PARCEL AND HOW MUCH IT'S WORTH. AND IF THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP... WE WILL SEND OUT ADVICE FOR DUTY AND GST TO BE PAID. UM, YOU'LL RECEIVE THAT IN THE MAIL, AND YOUR PARCEL WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE APPLICABLE RATES ARE PAID. WHICH COULD SEE SOME EMPTY STOCKINGS COME CHRISTMAS MORNING. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING, BUT THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CHRISTCHURCH SOUTHERN MOTORWAY IS UP AND RUNNING. THE TRANSPORT MINISTER OPENED THE 10.5KM STRETCH OF ROAD WHICH WAS FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET. THE CITY IS STARTING TO MOVE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE WEST, AND SO ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING NEW PROPERTIES OUT IN THOSE OTHER AREAS NOW KNOW THAT THEY'VE GOT A VERY FAST ROUTE BACK INTO THE CITY. THE ROUTE WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED IN THE LATE 1960S AND IS THE LARGEST ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. AND IT'S BEEN A BIG DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH POLICE TOO, MOVING INTO THEIR NEW QUAKE-RESISTANT BUILDING. THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM WAS THE FIRST IN THIS MORNING DEALING WITH EMERGENCY CALLS, ENDING 140 YEARS OF POLICING IN THE OLD CENTRAL STATION ON HEREFORD STREET. A LOT OF STAFF POST-FEBRUARY THE 22ND WERE TRAUMATISED AND WON'T COME BACK INTO THE MAIN BUILDING, BUT THEY'LL COME HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL FEEL SAFE, AND IT'S A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. BUT THE BUILDERS AREN'T FINISHED YET. WORK IS STILL ONGOING TO GET IT READY FOR THE OTHER 500 STAFF TO MOVE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. JUST 1% OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT CRUELTY TO FARM ANIMALS EVER GETS TO COURT. THE GREEN PARTY SAYS THIS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH, BUT THE MINISTER IN CHARGE OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES HAS REJECTED THEIR CRITICISM. RENEE GRAHAM REPORTS. IT'S ONE OF THE WORST KNOWN CASES OF ANIMAL CRUELTY IN NZ. FIVE FORMER CRAFAR FARM MANAGERS FACE 714 CHARGES UNDER THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. WHILE THE CASE AWAITS TRIAL NEXT YEAR, THE GREEN PARTY SAYS THE MINISTRY CHARGED WITH BRINGING SUCH CASES TO JUSTICE ISN'T DOING ENOUGH. FIGURES OBTAINED BY ONE NEWS SHOW IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, 1600 FARM ANIMAL WELFARE COMPLAINTS WERE MADE TO THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, BUT ONLY 20 RESULTED IN PROSECUTION. AND OUT OF 123 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WAY FARM ANIMALS WERE BEING TRANSPORTED, NONE MADE IT TO COURT. MANY TIMES COMPLAINTS ARE MADE BY PEOPLE WHO SEE SOMETHING, BUT WHEN IT'S INVESTIGATED, IT'S NOT ACTUALLY AN OFFENCE. OUR CONCERN IS THIS MAY BE THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG, BECAUSE THEY'RE ONLY INVESTIGATING WHEN THERE'S A COMPLAINT LAID. LAST YEAR THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION SPCA BROUGHT 35 CASES TO COURT. THEY HAVE TO BE PRETTY SURE THAT A PROSECUTION'S GOING TO GO THROUGH BEFORE THEY'LL TAKE THAT PROSECUTION TO COURT, BUT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. THE MINISTRY SAYS PROSECUTIONS ARE NOT THE ONLY WAY TO IMPROVE WELFARE STANDARDS. IT OFTEN ISSUES WARNINGS, ORDERS OR ADVICE BEFORE IT TAKES LEGAL ACTION. MOJO MATHERS SAYS THERE IS A CONFLICT BETWEEN ITS WELFARE ROLE AND ITS PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE. SHE WANTS AN INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONER TO MONITOR FARMS. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. WE HAVE AN ABSOLUTE MOTIVATION TO TREAT OUR ANIMALS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S OUR LIVELIHOOD. THE MINISTER SAYS A LAW CHANGE IS LIKELY TO IMPOSE TOUGHER SENTENCES AND HEAVIER FINES. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. THE LARGEST REPORT EVER DONE ON GLOBAL HEALTH HAS FOUND THAT WHILE WE'RE LIVING LONGER, WE'RE NOT LIVING BETTER. THE 20-YEAR REPORT CARD IS THE WORK OF HUNDREDS OF ORGANISATIONS ACROSS 50 COUNTRIES, AND IT FOUND THAT OUT EXTRA YEARS ARE MARRED BY POOR HEALTH. THE ABC'S SOPHIE SCOTT EXPLAINS. MORE OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS MAKING IT TO OLD AGE, BUT FOR MANY, THOSE LATER YEARS ARE SPENT BATTLING CHRONIC CONDITIONS. PROFESSOR ALAN LOPEZ, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, IS ONE OF THE LEAD AUTHORS OF THE WORLD HEALTH REPORT. WE'RE LIVING LONGER, BUT WE'RE LIVING MORE OF THOSE YEARS WITH DISABLING CONDITIONS ` PARTICULARLY CONDITIONS LIKE LOW-BACK PAIN AND SOME OF THE SEVERE MENTAL-HEALTH CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION. AND WHILE INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUCH AS MEASLES HAVE BECOME LESS OF A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN, THE INCIDENCE OF CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER AND HEART DISEASE IS RISING. THE WORLD IN 2010, WHILE IT'S HEALTHIER THAN IT WAS IN 1990, IT STILL IS CHARACTERISED BY VERY HIGH DISEASE BURDEN FROM SOME OF THE LEADING CAUSES THAT WE KNOW IN AUSTRALIA, LIKE ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE, STROKE, LUNG CANCER... HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THE INCREASE IN CHRONIC DISEASES ISN'T SIMPLY DUE TO THE AGEING POPULATION. LIFESTYLE FACTORS, SUCH AS OBESITY, TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL USE, ARE BOOSTING THE RISK OF HEALTH PROBLEMS LATER IN LIFE. ALMOST 20% OF PEOPLE WHO DIE TODAY DIE BECAUSE OF SUB-OPTIMAL BLOOD PRESSURE. MENTAL ILLNESSES, SUCH AS DEPRESSION, WERE THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS TO DISABILITY AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND REFLECTS THE FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT THAT THESE CONDITIONS CAUSE. THE INCIDENCE OF ALZHEIMER'S WAS UP BY 80% OVER 20 YEARS ` MAINLY DUE TO AN AGEING POPULATION. NO SIGN OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS FOR ONE ELDERLY GROUP, THOUGH ` THE ROLLING STONES HAVE BEEN AT IT FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS NOW. PUSHING 70, MICK JAGGER SPOKE TO THE ABC'S BILL WEIR ABOUT HOW HE KEEPS ROCKING ` WITHOUT A CHAIR. YOU'VE HEARD OF DOG YEARS. WELL, THIS IS WHAT AGE 69 LOOKS LIKE IN STONES YEARS. # JUMPIN' JACK FLASH. IT'S A GAS, GAS, GAS. # AND BEFORE YOU DISMISS MICK JAGGER'S ENERGY AT LAST NIGHT'S SANDY BENEFIT AS A TWO-SONG FLUKE,... # HEY, YOU, # GET OFF OF MY CLOUD. # ...KNOW THAT IN RECENT WEEKS HE HAS BEEN RIPPIN' UP THE STAGE LIKE THIS FOR TWO AND A HALF HOURS A NIGHT. HOW DO YOU DO IT? HOW DO YOU DO IT? I WAS SORE THE NEXT DAY WATCHING. HOW DO YOU DO IT? JUST WHAT I DO, REALLY. # DECIDE TO TAKE A DRIVE DOWNTOWN. # PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO PAY, YOU KNOW, 500, 600 BUCKS FOR A SEAT; JUST THINK WHAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR A MICK JAGGER ELIXIR. OH, WELL, MM. YOUR FITNESS REGIMEN. I DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH OF A FITNESS REGIMEN, TO BE HONEST. YOU KNOW, IT'S PRETTY LOW-KEY. I MEAN, I DO HAVE ONE. # I SEE A RED DOOR, AND... # YES, A BAND WITH AN AVERAGE AGE OLDER THAN THE SUPREME COURT'S REHEARSE EIGHT GRUELLING WEEKS TO PLAY JUST FIVE SHOWS ` A WORK ETHIC THAT'S SOMEHOW SURVIVED ALL THOSE YEARS AND MILES, WOMEN AND DRUGS. KEITH RICHARDS STILL ENJOYS A DRINK OR THREE, BUT RONNIE WOOD HAS BEEN SOBER FOR YEARS NOW AND ADMITS THIS TOUR IS A REAL TEST OF WILLPOWER. WE HIT 'EM WITH CLARITY AND FOCUS NOW. BEFORE IT WAS 'EYES DOWN AND MEET YOU AT THE END', YOU KNOW? LIKE, 'OH NO, HOW AM I GONNA GET OUT OF THIS?' A LITTLE BIT OF THAT STILL GOES ON. SO, DESPITE THE STRUGGLES FOR SOBRIETY AND BAD HARMONY, THEY'VE DISCOVERED THEIR REAL SECRET IS SIMPLY DOING WHAT THEY LOVE. RETIREMENT WOULD BE A DEATH SENTENCE, AND THERE'S NO BETTER FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH THAN AN ARENA FULL OF ADORATION. PEOPLE SAY, 'WHY ARE YOU STILL TOGETHER?' AND I SAY, 'WELL, BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE US.' OF COURSE, WE LOVE PLAYING MUSIC TOGETHER, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE BOTH PARTS OF THE EQUATION. JUST AHEAD, WE'LL HAVE WHO WON WHAT AT TONIGHT'S ANNUAL RUGBY AWARDS. AND HE'S EXPERIENCED THE GOLDEN GLOW ` A NEW JOB FOR AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION ROWER. NO SURPRISE THAT THE ALL BLACKS WON TEAM OF THE YEAR AT THE NZ RUGBY AWARDS IN AUCKLAND TONIGHT. AND ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN RICHIE McCAW TOOK OUT THE TOP INDIVIDUAL AWARD. HE'S THE KELVIN R TREMAIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR FOR THE FOURTH TIME RUNNING. IT'S... IT'S A HUGE HONOUR, REALLY. YOU ALWAYS SAY ` AND I SAID BEFORE, WHEN THE TEAM OF THE YEAR WAS ANNOUNCED ` YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE BLOKES YOU PLAY ALONGSIDE. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRETTY PRIVILEGED TO BE AMONGST A PRETTY GOOD BUNCH THIS YEAR. AND THE ALL BLACKS' WINNING THEME CONTINUED WITH COACH OF THE YEAR GOING TO STEVE HANSEN. ONE OF OUR TOP OLYMPIANS IS THE NEW CHEF DE MISSION OF THIS COUNTRY'S OLYMPIC AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES TEAMS. SYDNEY GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST ROB WADDELL KNOWS FIRST-HAND THE PRESSURES AND DISTRACTIONS OF THE MAJOR EVENTS. GLEN LARMER WITH THE STORY. ROB WADDELL'S BEEN ALL ABOUT PERFORMANCE HIS ENTIRE CAREER. WHETHER IT'S WINNING OLYMPIC GOLD IN SYDNEY OR BEING TEAM CAPTAIN AT TEAM NZ, WADDELL'S ALWAYS SET HIGH STANDARDS. NOW THE NZ OLYMPIC COMMITTEE WANTS OTHER ATHLETES TO BENEFIT. I'M BIG ON PERFORMANCE. IT'S MY NUMBER-ONE CRITERIA. AND, I THINK, WORKING BACK FROM THAT, IT'S CREATING EVERYTHING AND PUTTING EVERYTHING IN PLACE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WELL, HE WAS THE OUTSTANDING CANDIDATE IN A VERY STRONG FIELD. BUT ROB BRINGS WITH HIM 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORT. AND HE DEMONSTRATES ALL THE SORTS OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS THAT WE WOULD DESIRE IN A CHEF DE MISSION. WADDELL TAKES OVER FROM DAVE CURRIE, WHO WASN'T EVERYONE'S CUP OF TEA. HE WAS CRITICISED FOR 'HAKA OVERKILL', ESPECIALLY AT THE BEIJING GAMES BY DOUBLE GOLD MEDALLIST VALERIE ADAMS. AND IT SEEMS NO ONE IS UNDER ANY DOUBT AS TO WHAT WADDELL'S TOP PRIORITIES WILL BE. THE THING I'M REALLY BIG ON IS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. I KNOW WELL AT THIS LEVEL THAT 1% OF GETTING SOMETHING WRONG CAN MAKE UP FOR 100% OF THE RESULT. WADDELL SAYS THE ADAMS-CURRIE SITUATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE HIGH STRESS, HIGH EMOTIONS YOU GET AT THE OLYMPICS. I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE WON. I'VE ALSO BEEN EXPECTED TO WIN AND DIDN'T DO SO WELL, AND I'VE BEEN A YOUNG UP-AND-COMER, SO I FEEL LIKE I'VE GOT A GOOD KNOWLEDGE TO DRAW ON AND A RANGE OF EXPERIENCES THAT WILL HELP. I THINK HE'S GOT A BLACK BELT IN LIKE EIGHT MONTHS, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE GUY IS AN INCREDIBLE ATHLETE, AND THEN OFF THE FIELD AS WELL. HE'S JUST GOT SUCH A KNOWLEDGE THAT HE'S GOING TO BE A REAL ASSET TO THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE. WADDELL WILL JUGGLE HIS NEW ROLE WITH HIS TEAM NZ DUTIES UNTIL SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR. THEN IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR GLASGOW AND RIO. GLEN LARMER, ONE NEWS. WEATHER TIME NOW. HERE'S RENEE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THE HIGH HAS DECIDED TO STICK AROUND FOR THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER, FRONTAL ACTIVITY CREEPS NORTHWARDS UP THE SOUTH ISLAND TONIGHT AS IT STRUGGLES AGAINST THE HIGH. BUT THE IT WILL PULL AWAY TO THE EAST TOMORROW. A WARM FRONT HERE BRUSHES THE SOUTH ISLAND'S SOUTH-WEST TOMORROW AND THEN HEADS AWAY TO THE SOUTH. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND RICHARD EDMUNDS CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.