DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. THE GOVERNMENT GETS READY TO GIVE NOVOPAY ANOTHER REPORT CARD AND OUTLINE PLANS FOR DEALING WITH IT. JERRY COLLINS' MANAGER IS CONFIDENT HE'LL BE CLEARED OF ANY WRONGDOING IN JAPAN. AND A 13-YEAR-OLD SWIMS HER WAY TO THE TOP AT THE NATIONALS. THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE COMPENSATION FOR SCHOOLS AFFECTED BY THE NOVOPAY SAGA WHEN MINISTER STEVEN JOYCE UPDATES THE FLAWED PAYROLL SYSTEM TOMORROW. SCHOOL PRINCIPALS BELIEVE THE ANNOUNCEMENT WILL INCLUDE DETAILS OF PAYMENTS TO SCHOOLS TO COVER THE COST OF FIXING PAYROLL BOTCH-UPS. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER WOULDN'T BE DRAWN ON DETAILS TODAY. MINISTER JOYCE WILL BE IN A POSITION TO GIVE YOU A MUTCH FULLER UPDATE ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT THIS WEEK. MR JOYCE'S OFFICE SAYS THE UPDATE WILL DETAIL EXTRA SUPPORT TO HELP SCHOOLS WITH PAYROLL WORK. IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE THE FINDINGS OF A TECHNICAL REVIEW AND OTHER MEASURES THE GOVERNMENT'S TAKING TO FIX NOVOPAY. MUCH-NEEDED RAIN HAS BROKEN THE LONG DRY SPELL IN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. BUT FARMERS STILL IN THE GRIP OF THE WORST DROUGHT IN 70 YEARS SAY THEY ARE BY NO MEANS IN THE CLEAR YET. THIS FROM MATT MCLEAN. GRANT LOVELOCK'S HOROWHENUA FARM IS LOOKING DAMPER THAN IT HAS IN MONTHS. BUT HE'S BEEN FARMING LONG ENOUGH NOW TO KNOW IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BREAK THE DROUGHT. IF ANYTHING, IT'S PROBABLY MORE OF A MORALE BOOSTER FOR US. IDEALLY WE NEED THAT FOLLOW-UP RAIN TO REALLY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. HIS IRRIGATION PONDS ARE STILL AT ABOUT HALF THEIR NORMAL LEVELS. THAT'S THE SCARY THING ` IF WE DO GET A BIG DUMP, IT'S JUST GONNA RUN STRAIGHT OFF, IT'S THAT DRY. REALLY WE NEED THIS SORT OF WETTING RAIN OVER ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS. G BUT THE METSERVICE SAYS THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DISAPPEAR BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON, WHEN ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ROLLS INTO PLACE, BRINGING WITH IT MORE SCORCHING-HOT TEMPERATURES ` MEANING FARMERS ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET. THE SOILS WERE IN THE DEFICIT FOR RAINFALL TO THE TUNE OF AROUND 140MM. SO WE'VE HAD MAYBE 30MM IN SOME AREAS, UP TO 50MM TO 80MM IN WESTLAND AND BULLER. SO WE NEED ANOTHER 80MM TO 100MM TO GET SOILS BACK UP TO CAPACITY. IN TAIHAPE, FARMERS HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A TASTE OF THE RAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTING. WE WERE EXPECTING AT LEAST 7ML OR 8ML, AND AT THE MOMENT WE ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO KEEP HEAD ABOVE WATER. THE LONG DRY IS TAKING ITS TOLL. CONDITIONS ARE EXTREME. WE'VE DROPPED OUR STOCK UNITS BY ABOUT 6000, WHICH IS ABOUT 25%, AND OF COURSE INCOME'S DROPPED 30% AS WELL. BUT NIWA FORECASTS DO SUGGEST NORMAL AUTUMN WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN COME NEXT MONTH. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS. MEANWHILE, THE RAIN'S ACTUALLY DONE MORE HARM THAN GOOD IN THE CAPITAL, WHERE WATER REMAINS IN SHORT SUPPLY. REBECCA EDWARDS EXPLAINS. THIS HAS BECOME A RARE EVENT FOR WELLINGTON ZOO. BUT THANKS TO ITS SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, IT'S SWUNG THROUGH THE DROUGHT. WE HARVEST RAINWATER, AND ON A DAY LIKE THIS, OUR TANKS ARE FILLING THICK AND FAST, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. WITH THE FIRST GOOD SOAKING IN OVER A MONTH, YOU MIGHT EXPECT THESE SMILES TO KEEP COMING. BUT THOSE BATTLING THE WORST WATER SHORTAGE THE REGION'S EVER SEEN SAY IT'S ACTUALLY MAKING THE SITUATION WORSE. THIS RAIN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL POSSIBLY SEND US BACKWARDS IN TERMS OF OUR STORAGE. THAT'S BECAUSE ITS MAKING RIVER WATER IN THE REGION TOO DIRTY TO USE. WITH IT BEING DRY FOR SO LONG, THE WATER JUST FLUSHES OFF ALL THE DRY DIRT, IF YOU LIKE, AND DEAD LEAVES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, FLUSHES IT INTO THE WATER, AND THAT JUST MAKES IT TOO DIFFICULT FOR US TO TREAT. AND WITH SOME OF THE RIVERS TEMPORARILY OUT OF ACTION, THE REGION WILL BE FORCED TO DIP INTO ITS STORAGE LAKES. SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN RAINING, WATER CONSERVATION IS AS IMPORTANT AS EVER. AND IT APPEARS PEOPLE ARE TAKING HEED OF THE WARNINGS. IN FEBRUARY THE AVERAGE DAILY DEMAND FOR WATER IN THE REGION WAS AROUND 160 MILLION LITRES. ON SATURDAY THAT DEMAND HAD DROPPED BY ALMOST 30 MILLION. AND THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW YESTERDAY DEMAND DROPPED BY ANOTHER 10 MILLION LITRES TO 125 MILLION. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS, AND PEOPLE ARE OBVIOUSLY PICKING UP ON THAT MESSAGE, AND THEY'RE DOING THAT GREAT JOB. A GREAT JOB THE COUNCIL'S HOPING WILL BE KEPT UP, WITH THE DRY WEATHER EXPECTED TO RETURN IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. THE MANAGER OF FORMER ALL BLACK JERRY COLLINS IS CONFIDENT HIS CLIENT WASN'T CARRYING A KNIFE FOR ANY SINISTER REASONS FOLLOWING HIS ARREST IN JAPAN YESTERDAY. THE RUGBY PLAYER IS IN POLICE CUSTODY AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT WITH A 17CM BLADE IN HIS POCKET AT A DEPARTMENT STORE. THE 32-YEAR-OLD'S RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM THE NZ EMBASSY. HIS MANAGER SAYS DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT ARE SKETCHY. THERE IS, UH, AT THE MOMENT, UH, SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHETHER THAT ARREST HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A FORMAL CHARGING OF HIM. WE'RE NOT SURE YET WHAT KIND OF KNIFE IT WAS, AND WHAT I'M WANTING TO AVOID IS` IS ANYBODY JUMPING TO THE IMMEDIATE ASSUMPTION THAT IT'S, UH, SOME KIND OF WEAPONRY. TIM CASTLE UNDERSTANDS SOME THREATS MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST JERRY COLLINS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HE SAYS COLLINS COULD BE HELD FOR UP TO THREE DAYS WHILE POLICE INVESTIGATE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DITCHED ITS UNPOPULAR CAR-PARK TAX AFTER BUSINESS AND UNIONS UNITED TO SEE IT OFF. LABOUR'S SAYING REVENUE MINISTER PETER DUNNE'S BEEN HUNG OUT TO DRY. THE GOVERNMENT NOW SAYS THE COST OF THE SCHEME OUTWEIGHS THE BENEFITS. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN WITH THE STORY. THE SO-CALLED CAR PARK TAX WAS BEING DRIVEN BY REVENUE MINISTER, PETER DUNNE. TODAY, IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING OPPOSITION, HE WAS FORCED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. IF WE'D GONE AHEAD AND SAID WE WERE GOING TO PROCEED WITH IT REGARDLESS, WE'D HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING NOT LISTENING, INSENSITIVE, ARROGANT, ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY; YOU TAKES YOUR CHOICE. THE PROPOSAL WAS TO EXTEND FRINGE BENEFIT TAX TO CAR PARKS SUPPLIED TO STAFF BY EMPLOYERS IN THE WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND CBDS. WE FELT IT WAS UNFAIR THAT PEOPLE GETTING A CAR PARK IN LIEU OF SALARY DON'T PAY TAX ON THAT CAR PARK. THAT WAS THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE SET OUT TO CLEAR UP. HOWEVER, BUSINESSES AND UNIONS DIDN'T SEE IT THAT WAY. A NEW LOBBY GROUP EMERGED OUT OF NOWHERE, CLAIMING THE MOVE COULD COST EMPLOYERS AN EXTRA $1500 TO $2500 FOR EVERY SPACE. OUR MEMBERS WERE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT COST AND WE BELIEVE AN UNFAIR ONE FOR THE INDUSTRY. SO WE WERE VERY PREPARED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE FIGHT. THE OFFICIAL REASON GIVEN FOR THE U-TURN WAS BECAUSE THE COST OF ENFORCING IT OUTWEIGHED THE BENEFITS. BUT OPPOSITION MPS SAYS NATIONAL MPS GOT COLD FEET, FEARING IT WOULD BE SEEN AS PETTY AND MEAN SPIRITED. HUGELY EMBARRASSING FOR PETER DUNNE, THE REVENUE MINISTER. NOT LEAST BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE LAST OF HIS RATHER SILLY IDEAS. WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO TEST THE BOUNDARIES SOMETIMES ON SOME ISSUES. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PUSH-BACK DURING THE DISCUSSION PROCESS, BIT MORE PUSH-BACK IN THE SELECT COMMITTEE, AND PROBABLY ON BALANCE, IT WASN'T WORTH THE REVENUE WE'D GET. THIS EXPERIENCE HASN'T DAMPENED MR DUNNE'S ENTHUSIASM FOR NEW TAXES. HE SAYS SEPARATE PROPOSALS TO EXTEND THE FRINGE BENEFIT TAX TO CELL PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE STILL LIVE. WE ARE GOING THROUGH A CONSULTATIVE PROCESS WITH EACH OF THOSE, AND AGAIN THERE IS A BALANCE TO BE DRAWN BETWEEN FAIRNESS AND EQUITY, IF YOU LIKE AND ALSO GETTING RULES THAT ARE PRACTICABLE AND WORKABLE. HOWEVER, WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER WILL BE AS ENTHUSIASTIC REMAINS TO BE SEEN. A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO EXPLORE FOR OIL AND GAS IN THE TARARUA DISTRICT HAS JUST GOT THE GREEN LIGHT. THE HORIZONS REGIONAL COUNCIL TODAY GRANTED CONSENTS FOR TWO ENERGY COMPANIES TO DRILL EXPLORATORY WELLS ON PRIVATE LAND NEAR DANNEVIRKE. THE CONSENTS DON'T ALLOW THE CONTENTIOUS DRILLING TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS FRACKING. ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNERS BATTLED TO STOP THE EXPLORATION, BUT THE COUNCIL SAYS THE CONDITIONS IMPOSED ON THE COMPANIES ENSURE THEY AVOID OR FIX ANY DAMAGE. THE GERMAN CLIMBER FELL INTO A CREVASSE ON FOX GLACIER LAST WEEK HAS SPOKEN OF HER ORDEAL. SABINE HELLENBRANDT SAYS SHE WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN DURING THE NIGHT SHE SPENT TRAPPED THERE. ALI PUGH REPORTS. (CHUCKLES) DESPITE BEING BANDAGED AND BROKEN, GERMAN CLIMBER SABINE HELLENBRANDT'S STILL MANAGING A SMILE AFTER HER MOUNTAIN CLIMB AT FOX GLACIER TURNED INTO A DRAMATIC BRUSH WITH DEATH. I COULD HAVE DIED, YES. BUT IT'S NOT REAL. REALITY IS I SURVIVED AND I'M SITTING HERE. BUT IT'S NOT REAL. REALITY IS I SURVIVED AND I'M SITTING HERE. THE 34-YEAR-OLD WAS TRAVERSING NEAR THE GLACIER PEAK WHEN SHE SLIPPED, TUMBLING 12M DOWN THIS STEEP CREVASSE. HER CLIMBING PARTNER, A DOCTOR BY PROFESSION, HEARD HER FALL. I SHOUT TO HER, 'SABINE!' AND SHE ANSWERED TO ME. AND FOR ME, IT WAS REALLY REALLY HAPPY AND GLAD TO SEE THAT SHE'S ALIVE. HELMUT LACHMANN CLIMBED DOWN TO HELP, AND SEEING THE EXTENT OF HER INJURIES, JOURNEYED ONE HOUR TO A NEARBY HUT TO RADIO FOR HELP. WE'D LIKE TO GET A VISUAL ON HER FIRST. ALPINE CLIFF RESCUE TEAMS CHOPPERED IN TO ASSIST. I SAID, 'HEY, JONATHAN. NICE TO SEE YOU. I'M SO HAPPY.' BAD WEATHER MEANT A RESCUE MISSION HAD TO WAIT OVERNIGHT, AND WITH A BROKEN ARM, WRIST AND ANKLE, SABINE SPENT A HARROWING 12 HOURS DOWN THE RAVINE, GIVEN PAIN RELIEF AND SUPPORT BY HER RESCUE TEAM. I SAID, 'PLEASE CAN YOU COME VERY CLOSE TO ME 'SO I HAVE THE FEELING I'M NOT ALONE?' THE TEAM HOISTED HER OUT BY ROPES, AND SHE WAS THEN FLOWN TO CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY. SHE KNOWS SHE OWES HER LIFE TO HER RESCUERS. I LIKE THEM VERY MUCH, BECAUSE THEY HELPED ME. SHE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME TO GERMANY, KNOWING JUST HOW LUCKY SHE IS THAT SHE'S ALIVE TO TELL THE TALE. ALI PUGH, ONE NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` TALK OF FRESH TURMOIL IF CYPRUS FAILS TO ACCEPT THE HARSH TERMS OF A EUROZONE BAILOUT. THE PEOPLE'S POPE CATCHES SECURITY OFF-GUARD AS HE TAKES AN UNSCHEDULED WALKABOUT. AND EUROPE'S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO PUTS ON ANOTHER SPECTACULAR DISPLAY. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. Excellent. What about yours? Eh? Eh? Your, uh, fingernails. Oh. Oh. Owning a business can be pretty stressful. Fixing pipes is one thing, but keeping a business running ` a whole different trade. Too right. Too right. I'm thinking it'd be worth speaking to an expert. That's why ANZ has more local business bankers with the expertise to help your business succeed. Job done for both of us. Job done for both of us. Yeah, thanks. CAR REVS Good, good, good. (SIGHS) CRUNCHING, SQUEAKING (SIGHS) Well, did you pass? Well, did you pass? Yep. Well, did you pass? Yep. Whoo-hoo! Yee-hah-hah! Don't bail out just yet. Your teen is more likely to crash on their restricted than any other time in their life. Go to safeteendriver.co.nz. Find out how you can stay involved. Running your own business can be stressful. That's why ANZ has more business bankers who can help. Find the details of the ANZ business banker closest to you and use their expertise to get the most out of your business. HEAVILY INDEBTED CYPRUS FACES A CRITICAL VOTE TONIGHT ON A 10B EURO RESCUE PACKAGE. THE DEAL SPARKED OUTRAGE AND A RUN ON BANKS AFTER DEPOSITORS LEARNED THEY'LL FORFEIT UP TO 10% OF THEIR SAVINGS. WITHOUT THE BAILOUT, BANKS WILL FAIL, THE COUNTRY WILL BE BANKRUPT, AND THE EUROZONE WILL RETURN TO FULL CRISIS MODE. THE BBC'S MARK LOWEN REPORTS. FOR 30 YEARS, ALAN THOMAS HAS SAVOURED THE MEDITERRANEAN LIFESTYLE HERE. NEVER DID HE EXPECT THAT HIS SAVINGS WOULD SUFFER. I SEE IT LIKE ROBBERY. THEY'RE JUST COMING IN AND TAKING MONEY OFF PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM SIGNS WERE THERE. CYPRUS IS A TAX HAVEN WITH AN OVERSIZED BANKING SECTOR. IT LENT HEAVILY TO GREECE AND WAS STRUCK BY CONTAGION. ALMOST HALF OF THE DEPOSITORS ARE FOREIGN, AND THE NEW BANK TAX WILL ALSO HIT THE MONEY LAUNDERERS. TONIGHT THE PRESIDENT MADE A NATIONAL ADDRESS. 'THIS WAS,' HE SAID, 'THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS.' TRANSLATOR: THIS SOLUTION IS CERTAINLY NOT THE ONE WE WOULD HAVE WANTED, BUT IT IS THE LEAST PAINFUL UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BECAUSE, ABOVE ALL, IT LEAVES THE OPERATION OF THIS COUNTRY IN OUR HANDS. BUT IN THE SMOKY BARS OF THE CAPITAL, THE ANGER IS BUBBLING. A TINY EUROZONE NATION FEELING BLACKMAILED BY THE POWERFUL. IF WE DON'T ACCEPT THE TAX THAT EVERYONE WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS AND THERE WILL BE A COLLAPSE. THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE POCKET OF THE PEOPLE. SOME PEOPLE HAVE WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF` LIKE, FOR 20 YEARS, FOR 30 YEARS, AND THEY HAVE SAVED THEIR MONEY FOR THEIR KIDS FOR THE FUTURE. YOU JUST COME AND TAKE IT LIKE THAT. WHO GIVES THEM THE RIGHT? THE FEAR NOW IS THAT THIS TAX COULD SPREAD PANIC FAR BEYOND CYPRUS. FOR EVEN IF BRUSSELS SAYS IT'S A ONE-OFF, SAVERS IN OTHER INDEBTED COUNTRIES MIGHT LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE AND WONDER IF THEY'RE NEXT, AND THAT COULD HIT BANKS ACROSS EUROPE AND SHAKE THE EUROZONE'S FRAGILE CALM OF THE PAST FEW MONTHS. THE NEW POPE HAS AGAIN SPOKEN SIMPLY AND DIRECTLY TO THE CATHOLIC FAITHFUL IN HIS FIRST ANGELUS PRAYER AND BLESSING. AND POPE FRANCIS' DETERMINATION TO DO THINGS HIS OWN WAY IS GIVING SECURITY A FEW HEADACHES. THE BBC'S ALLAN LITTLE REPORTS. FROM EARLY MORNING, THEY STARTED TO GATHER, AND LATECOMERS HAD TO RUSH TO SECURE A PLACE. YOU SENSED THE HOPE OF RENEWAL THE NEW POPE HAS BROUGHT TO THE FAITHFUL. CHEERING, APPLAUSE PILGRIMS HAVE COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO BE HERE WHEN HE'S INAUGURATED POPE ON TUESDAY. (SPEAKS ITALIAN) THIS IS HIS DISTINCTIVE PUBLIC SKILL: THE ABILITY TO ADDRESS A VAST CROWD IN THE CASUAL STYLE OF A PARISH PRIEST AT HIS SUNDAY LECTERN. (SPEAKS ITALIAN) TRANSLATOR: I'M HAPPY TO GREET YOU ON THE LORD'S DAY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US CHRISTIANS TO MEET AND TALK TOGETHER IN THIS SQUARE. THROUGH THE MEDIA, WE ARE GATHERING TOGETHER LIKE THIS ACROSS THE WHOLE WORLD. DOCTRINALLY, POPE FRANCIS IS NO DIFFERENT TO HIS PREDECESSOR. LIKE POPE BENEDICT, HE WANTS A NEW EVANGELISATION TO BRING AN INCREASINGLY SECULAR WORLD BACK TO THE TRADITIONAL VALUES OF THE CHURCH. BUT POPE FRANCIS HAS A MUCH MORE COMMON TOUCH, CONSCIOUSLY PRESENTING HIMSELF AS A MAN OF THE PEOPLE. AND, ALREADY, HE SEEMS TO BE REENERGISING THE FAITHFUL. EARLIER, AFTER CELEBRATING SUNDAY MASS, HE UNNERVED HIS SECURITY STAFF BY GOING ON A SPONTANEOUS WALKABOUT, APPEARING TO HEAD FOR THE GATES OF THE VATICAN AND THE TEEMING STREETS OF ROME BEYOND. THEY DIDN'T LET HIM GET THAT FAR. HE ENDED TODAY WITH A GESTURE TO PLEASE THE ITALIANS, AND IT DID. (SPEAKS ITALIAN) 'ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY,' HE SAID. 'HAVE A GOOD LUNCH.' STILL IN ITALY ` EUROPE'S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO HAS PUT ON ANOTHER SPECTACULAR RED-HOT LAVA DISPLAY. IN ITS EIGHTH AND MOST POWERFUL ERUPTION THIS YEAR, LAVA AND ASH EXPLODED FROM MOUNT ETNA, REACHING A HEIGHT OF ALMOST 3KM. DESPITE FREQUENT ERUPTIONS, ETNA RARELY CAUSES ANY DAMAGE TO THE SICILIAN TOWN BELOW. A LAW CHANGE ACROSS THE TASMAN HAS PUT THE BRAKES ON CREDIT CARD SURCHARGES, THE BANE OF MANY TRANSACTIONS HERE. THERE'S A CALL FOR NZ BUSINESSES TO FOLLOW THE AUSSIE EXAMPLE AND GIVE SHOPPERS A BETTER DEAL. JOANNA HUNKIN REPORTS. IT'S THE HIDDEN COST THAT CAUSES MAJOR FRUSTRATION, BUT AS NEW LEGISLATION TAKES EFFECT IN AUSTRALIA TO LIMIT THOSE COSTS, EXPERTS HERE SAY KIWIS CONTINUE TO PAY TOO MUCH. IF YOU'RE PAYING MORE THAN 5% FOR YOUR CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE, YOU ARE BEING RIPPED OFF. HE SAYS AIRLINES, HOTELS AND TAXI COMPANIES ARE SOME OF THE WORST OFFENDERS, OFTEN CHARGING UP TO 10 TIMES MORE THAN THE ACTUAL COST OF PROCESSING CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS. AND HOW ABOUT THIS? JUST A $2 PARKING TICKET FROM THIS COUNCIL MACHINE WILL SEE YOU CHARGED A 50C PROCESSING FEE. THAT'S A 25% PRICE HIKE FROM THE ORIGINAL COST. I THINK THAT'S QUITE UNFAIR AND UNNECESSARY. I WOULD SAY IT'S A RIP-OFF. THAT'S A BIT UNFAIR. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COUNCIL IS NOT THERE TO MAKE A PROFIT. IT'S THEIR JOB TO, UH, PROVIDE A CONVENIENT SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. BOTH AIR NZ AND JETSTAR HAVE BEEN HEAVILY CRITICISED FOR THEIR CREDIT CARD FEES, WITH THE COMMERCE COMMISSION STILL INVESTIGATING AIR NZ. THE AIRLINE CHARGES A $4 FEE PER PERSON ON ALL ONE-WAY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS. SO A $100 RETURN FLIGHT FROM AUCKLAND TO WELLINGTON INCURS AN $8 FEE. BUT THE AIRLINE'S ONLY BEING CHARGED AROUND 1%, OR A DOLLAR, LEAVING A $7 PROFIT WHICH GOES STRAIGHT TO THEIR COFFERS. THEY'VE GOT YOU BY THE SHORT AND CURLIES WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MOMENT OF BUYING. BUT CHANGING THE SYSTEM ISN'T SO STRAIGHTFORWARD. UNLIKE AUSTRALIA, OUR RESERVE BANK DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TO LIMIT SURCHARGES. SO WHAT CAN BE DONE? IT'S TIME FOR THE COMMERCE COMMISSION TO JUMP BACK IN AND SAY, 'OK, WE GAVE YOU A CHANCE TO BE FAIR. 'IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE. YOU NEED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER DEAL.' A FAIR DINKUM DEAL TO MATCH OUR AUSSIE NEIGHBOURS. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` WHO'S GETTING HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN. WEATHER'S NEXT. PLUS TOP SWIMS FROM THE NATIONAL CHAMPS TONIGHT. AND HE'S HOT FOOTBALLING PROPERTY. WE'RE WITH THE YOUNG KIWI WHO'S GOT HIS EYE ON THE NEXT BIG THING. SWIMMER MATT STANLEY HAS BROKEN HIS OWN NZ RECORD IN THE 200 FREESTYLE AT THE NATIONAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUCKLAND. STANLEY'S TIME OF 147.13 BEAT HIS OLD MARK BY 0.40 SECONDS AND WAS MORE THAN A SECOND INSIDE THE A QUALIFYING MARK FOR THE WORLD CHAMPS LATER THIS YEAR. 200'S PROBABLY ONE OF MY FAVOURITE EVENTS ALONG WITH THE 400, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO COME OUT OF A HARD SEASON AND DO A BEST TIME. AND TALENTED BOBBI GICHARD (13) QUALIFIED FOR THE WORLD YOUTH CHAMPS WITH A WIN IN THE 100 BACKSTROKE. FORMER ALL BLACK ZAC GUILDFORD TOOK ANOTHER BIG STEP TODAY, TRAINING WITH THE CRUSADERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS LAY-OFF TO ADDRESS A DRINK PROBLEM. MIKE THORPE FOUND GUILDFORD'S TEAMMATES HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK AND DETERMINED TO SUPPORT HIM ALONG THE WAY. ZAC GUILDFORD ISN'T QUITE BACK IN RED AND BLACK, BUT IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING. THE PLAYERS HAVE WELCOMED HIM BACK IN. SO HE DID A GREAT JOB ON FRIDAY ` INITIATING THAT WITH HIS GETTING UP IN FRONT OF THE TEAM AND SPEAKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT HE FACES. GUILDFORD'S WORDS PROVED INSPIRATIONAL. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE PREVIOUSLY WINLESS CRUSADERS RAN THROUGH THE BULLS TO RESURRECT THEIR SHAKY CAMPAIGN. SUPERB TRY. IT WAS PRETTY EMOTIONAL, BUT HE WAS REALLY BRAVE. HE GOT UP AND WAS REALLY HONEST WITH THE PLAYERS, AND I THINK THEY RESPECTED THAT. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE HIM BACK IN THE MIX. THE HAWKE'S BAY FLYER WAS REUNITED WITH HIS LONG-TIME FRIEND. IT'S AWESOME TO HAVE MY MATE BACK. HE'S COME A LONG WAY. I CAN DEFINITELY SEE THE CHANGES IN HIM, AND HE'S JUST... HE'S REALLY EXCITED, AND HE'S COME BACK. HE'S TRAINING HARD. HE JUST WANTS TO GET OUT THERE. DAGG SAYS HE'LL BE THERE TO SUPPORT GUILDFORD ANY WAY HE CAN. JUST DOING THINGS WITH HIM, YOU KNOW ` PLAYING GOLF, AND JUST KEEPING HIM BUSY AND JUST REALLY BEING A MATE. MATE'S GOT HIS BACK AND ALWAYS BY HIS SIDE THROUGH THICK AND THIN. A SENTIMENT ECHOED THROUGHOUT THE TEAM. IT'S ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US TO BE GOOD ROLE MODELS AND TO HELP HIM OUT, BUT YOU KNOW ZACCIE ` AT THE END OF THE DAY, ZACCIE'S GOT TO DO IT HIMSELF, AND HE'S GONNA DO THAT. HE'S IN A GREAT SPACE. GUILDFORD'S NEXT JOB ` CONVINCING THE COACHES HE'S READY FOR ACTION. LOOKS LIKE HE'S IN PRETTY GOOD NICK, SO I DON'T THINK IT'LL TAKE HIM TOO LONG TO GET UP TO SPEED. SOMETHING THE CRUSADERS SUDDENLY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. TO CRICKET, AND THE ENGLAND SERIES WILL BE DECIDED AT EDEN PARK IN AUCKLAND AFTER RAIN WASHED OUT DAY FIVE OF THE SECOND TEST IN WELLINGTON TODAY. NZ ESCAPED WITH A DRAW WHEN THE MATCH WAS ABANDONED THIS AFTERNOON. SKIPPER BRENDON MCCULLUM DEFENDED THE FLAT BATTER-FRIENDLY PITCHES WITH THE SERIES LOCKED AT NIL ALL. I THINK THE WICKETS WE'VE HAD SO FAR WOULD'VE SEEN RESULTS, SO I WOULDN'T EXPECT THAT, UM... WELL, TO ME, I'D LIKE A WICKET THAT'S BEEN SIMILAR TO THESE LAST TWO. THE EDEN PARK PITCH SHOULD HAVE SOME MORE BOUNCE TO IT THOUGH. THE FINAL TEST STARTS ON FRIDAY. IN FOOTBALL, NZ'S A-LEAGUE PLAYERS ARE TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST NEW CALEDONIA IN DUNEDIN ON FRIDAY. AMONG THEM, THE LEAGUE'S GOLDEN BOY, MARCO ROJAS. THE YOUNG SCORING MACHINE HAS BEEN TURNING HEADS AROUND THE FOOTBALLING WORLD, AND HE TALKED TO AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL. DEBRIEFING WITH DAD. MARCO ROJAS SAYS HIS RAPID A-LEAGUE RISE IS ALL DOWN TO A FAMILY AFFAIR. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE, HE'S ALWAYS BEEN COACHING ME OR HELPING ME OUT, AND I ALWAYS USED TO GO AND WATCH HIM PLAY AS A LITTLE KID, SO HE'S BEEN A BIG INFLUENCE ON MY CAREER. RODI ROJAS UPROOTED THE ENTIRE FAMILY FROM WELLINGTON WHEN MARCO LEFT THE PHOENIX FOR THE MELBOURNE VICTORY TWO YEARS AGO. WITH WONDER GOALS LIKE THIS, ROJAS IS NOW ONE OF THE A-LEAGUE'S HOTTEST PROPERTIES, SPARKING SPECULATION OF A BIG-MONEY MOVE TO EUROPE. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING AT YOU AS A PLAYER THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUSH FURTHER ON MY CAREER, BUT I TEND TO TAKE NO NOTICE OF IT. DAD'S CONTROLLING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, ALLOWING THE HUMBLE YET CONFIDENT 21-YEAR-OLD TO FOCUS ON WHAT HE DOES BEST. I ALWAYS KNEW I HAD A LITTLE BIT IN ME, I HAD SOMETHING THAT I COULD SHOW. THIS WEEK ROJAS IS SETTING HIS SIGHTS ON THE ALL WHITES' WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN. SUCCESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE COULD SEE HIM FOLLOW IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF WYNTON RUFER AS ONE OF OUR MOST CELEBRATED GOAL-SCORING EXPORTS. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, SYDNEY. NOW TO THE WEATHER. THE MESSY TROUGH IS GRADUALLY MOVING EAST. IT'LL EVENTUALLY TAKE THE RAIN AWAY WITH IT. IN BEHIND IT THERE'S A LARGE HIGH STARTING TO SWALLOW UP THE TASMAN. THAT'LL RETURN US TO MOSTLY FINE DRY CONDITIONS FROM WEDNESDAY. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.