HELLO, EVERYBODY. CHANGEABLE SKIES AGAIN TODAY, OSCILLATING FROM BLACK AND GREY TO WHITE AND BLUE ON THE COLOUR SPECTRUM. EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY HAD HEAVY RAIN FIRST THING. FOG SHROUDED DUNEDIN, NAPIER AND WHANGAREI AT THE SAME TIME, AND COMING IN TOMORROW ARE THE SQUALL LINES, THE THUNDER, THE HEAVY SHOWERS AND CORRIDORS OF SUNSHINE. PICK AND MIX COMING UP. 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. COP BUSTED ` MORE DETAILS OF THE CASE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF TIPPING OFF GANG MEMBERS AND DEALING IN DRUGS. MORE PAIN AT THE PUMP ` LEGISLATION'S SET TO PASS ALLOWING PETROL TAX HIKES IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN IVF TREATMENT THAT'LL SIGNIFICANTLY BOOST COUPLES' CHANCES OF HAVING BABIES. AND THE ROYAL TREATMENT FOR KIWI MARK TODD AS HE'S KNIGHTED BY PRINCE CHARLES, BUT THE HONOUR IS TINGED WITH SADNESS. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. CORRUPTION WITHIN THE POLICE FORCE IS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AFTER AN AWARD-WINNING OFFICER WAS CHARGED WITH SUPPLYING DRUGS AND TIPPING OFF GANG MEMBERS. PETER PAKAU'S ARREST HAS LEFT COLLEAGUES GUTTED. BUT A CRIMINOLOGIST CLAIMS THERE'S A CULTURE OF SILENCE AMONG OFFICERS AND IT'S NAIVE TO BELIEVE THEIR RANKS ARE CORRUPTION-FREE. THE POLICE MINISTER, THOUGH, SAYS THE PUBLIC CAN STILL HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE POLICE. LISA OWEN REPORTS. WHEN POLICE OFFICERS PUT ON THE UNIFORM, THEY PLEDGE TO UPHOLD THE LAW FAITHFULLY AND WITHOUT FAVOUR. BUT THIS MAN, CONSTABLE PETER PAKAU, IS ACCUSED OF DOING THE EXACT OPPOSITE. HE'S CHARGED WITH CONSPIRING TO DEFEAT THE COURSE OF JUSTICE AND SUPPLYING METHAMPHETAMINE ` 27 CHARGES IN TOTAL. MINISTER ANNE TOLLEY MAINTAINS THE PUBLIC CAN STILL HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN POLICE. THEY GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THEY MAINTAIN THAT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE BY BEING VERY QUICK TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ANYONE WHERE THERE'S SUCH SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. CRIMINOLOGIST JOHN BUTTLE BELIEVES THERE'S A CULTURE OF KEEPING YOUR MOUTH SHUT AMONG OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE. I THINK THERE IS A CULTURE OF SILENCE IN EVERY POLICE FORCE. IT'S QUITE SIMPLE, IF YOU'RE NOT ONE OF THE ` EXCUSE THE EXPRESSION ` BOYS, THEN YOU'RE NOT TRUSTED. THE POLICE ASSOCIATION'S PREVIOUSLY RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT GANGS TRYING TO INFILTRATE THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND GET THEIR PEOPLE ON THE INSIDE. THE COMMISSIONER ASSURES ME THAT THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS ROBUST. BUT THE BIGGER CONCERN FOR SOME IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER GRADUATION. YOU CAN'T PUT THINGS IN PLACE FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS NO GANG AFFILIATIONS AND DOESN'T KNOW ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BUT ACTUALLY MEETS THESE PEOPLE AFTER THEY BECOME A POLICE OFFICER WORKING ON THE STREET. WHEN ACCUSED COP PETER PAKAU GRADUATED FROM POLICE COLLEGE IN 2008, HE WAS GIVEN AN AWARD FOR 'GREATEST CONTRIBUTION' IN HIS STUDENT GROUP. HIS WIFE, DIANE, HAS ALSO BEEN CHARGED WITH TAKING CASH KNOWN TO BE THE PROCEEDS OF CRIME. BOTH ARE HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH NZ TAG FOOTBALL. TODAY THE CLUB SAID IT WAS JUST AS SHOCKED AS EVERYONE ELSE BY THE ARRESTS, AND PETER AND DIANE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE SPORT. THE FOOTBALL CLUB ALSO SAYS THERE WAS NEVER ANY INDICATION THE PAIR USED OR SUPPLIED DRUGS. THE POLICE MINISTER'S URGING OFFICERS TO SPEAK UP IF THEY HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE RANKS. THE MOMENT YOU DON'T TELL ON SOMEONE, YOU'RE COMPLICIT IN THAT ACT. PETER PAKAU IS BACK IN COURT NEXT MONTH. LISA OWEN, ONE NEWS. MOTORISTS ARE SET TO PAY MORE TAX FOR PETROL COME JULY, PARLIAMENT'S RIGHT NOW SITTING UNDER URGENCY AND IS EXPECTED TO SHORTLY PASS LEGISLATION THAT'LL SEE A 9C HIKE IN PETROL TAX AND ROAD-USER CHARGES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. REBECCA EDWARDS REPORTS ON WHAT IT'LL MEAN FOR YOU. FILLING UP AT THE PUMP IS SET TO EMPTY EVEN MORE FROM YOUR POCKET. WHILE IT'S USUALLY THE OIL COMPANIES PUSHING UP PRICES, THIS TIME IT'S THE GOVERNMENT WITH INCREASES IN PETROL TAX. I THINK WE ALREADY PAY ENOUGH TAXES, EH, WITHOUT EXTRA. IT'S A BIT MUCH, REALLY, ISN'T IT? AN UNUSUAL MOVE TODAY ` PARLIAMENT SITTING ON A SATURDAY, DEBATING UNDER URGENCY AN AMENDMENT BILL, ALLOWING A SERIES OF INCREASES FOR FUEL TAX AND ROAD-USER CHARGES. IT CONTINUES NATIONAL'S LEGACY OF SHIFTING THE BURDEN OF TAX FROM THOSE WHO CAN HAVE THE MOST ABILITY TO PAY FOR IT ON TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE LEAST ABILITY. ALL OF THE MONEY THAT'S TAKEN OFF THE ROADS IS SPENT ON THE ROADS, AND WE HAVE A BIG PROGRAMME IN FRONT OF US THAT IS GOING TO SEE VERY SIGNIFICANT TIME SAVINGS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE AREAS WHERE THOSE ROADS ARE DEVELOPED. CURRENTLY, WE PAY AROUND 61C PER LITRE OF PETROL ON EXCISE TAX. THAT'S SET TO INCREASE BY 3C OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS TO AROUND 70C PER LITRE IN 2015. THE GOVERNMENT SIGNALLED THE TAX INCREASE IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, WITH THE FINANCE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGING AT THE TIME IT WAS NEEDED TO HELP KEEP ITS PLANS TO RETURN TO SURPLUS ON TRACK. THE OPPOSITION SAYS THE LEGISLATION'S ONLY BEING RUSHED THROUGH SO THE GOVERNMENT CAN BALANCE ITS BOOKS. IF ANYBODY OUT THERE IN NZ WANTED PROOF POSITIVE THAT THIS WHOLE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET IS A COMPLETE SHAM, THIS IS IT. WE'RE HERE IN THE WEEKEND PASSING A BILL, WHICH IS NOT LEGALLY NEEDED, TO PUT UP YOUR PETROL TAXES. WE HAVE A LOT OF DEMANDS IN THE ECONOMY. WE DO HAVE TO HAVE GROWTH IN OUR ECONOMY, AND GOOD TRANSPORT NETWORKS DELIVER THAT. THE FIRST OF THE INCREASES IS SET TO KICK IN IN JULY. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. d THE MEAT INDUSTRY'S SERIOUSLY 8 CONCERNED ABOUT A BLOCK ON SOME OF OUR MEAT EXPORTS AT THE CHINESE BORDER. THE GOVERNMENT WON'T SAY HOW MUCH MEAT IS AFFECTED, BUT IT'S BELIEVED HUNDREDS OF TONS IS CURRENTLY STUCK AT THE CHINESE BORDER, WITH AUTHORITIES REFUSING ENTRY DUE TO A TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ISSUE. WE'VE GOT MFAT OFFICIALS AND MPI OFFICIALS WORKING ROUND THE CLOCK TO RESOLVE THIS. WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION THROUGH TO CHINESE AUTHORITIES, AND WE REMAIN CONFIDENT THIS WILL BE RESOLVED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T SAY HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THE MEAT INDUSTRY SAYS IF IT'S NOT RESOLVED SOON, IT'LL HAVE SERIOUS FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR OUR EXPORTERS. THERE'S NO FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND THE PRODUCTS. DETECTING HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES GOT A $16M SWEETENER FROM THURSDAY'S BUDGET. TESTING FOR THE OFTEN DEADLY MEDICAL CONDITIONS IS ONE OF THE KEY HEALTH PRIORITIES FOR THE GOVERNMENT. BUT AS HEALTH REPORTER LORELEI MASON EXPLAINS, NEW TECHNOLOGY MAY PROVIDE A SOLUTION. LIKE MOST BUSY MUMS, SOUTH AUCKLAND'S JOANNE WINTER STRUGGLES TO FIND TIME FOR DOCTORS VISITS, ESPECIALLY TRIPS TO A MEDLAB FOR FOLLOW-UP BLOOD TESTS. AND THEN YOU HAVE TO SIT THERE AND WAIT YOUR TURN, SO IT COULD BE A LONG WAIT. BUT NOW SHE CAN FIND OUT HER RISK FOR HEART DISEASE AND STROKE WITH JUST A SIMPLE FINGER-PRICK TEST IN HER DOCTOR'S ROOMS. IN 10 MINUTES, A NEW MACHINE DELIVERS HER RESULTS THERE AND THEN. YOUR TOTAL CHOLESTEROL IS 7.85. IT SHOULD BE FOUR OR LESS. A COMPUTER CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS. YOUR ESTIMATED RISK OF HAVING A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ` IT SAYS THAT YOU'RE CLINICALLY HIGH. AND SHE CAN SEE HER GP RIGHT AWAY. WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO. TO TRY AND HELP BRING THAT DOWN. JOANNE NEEDS CHANGES TO HER MEDICATION AND DIET AND HELP TO STOP SMOKING. THE COUNTIES MANUKAU DHB'S BEEN TRIALLING THE MACHINES FOR A MONTH NOW. BY THE END OF JUNE, WE'LL HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET OF AT LEAST 7000 PATIENTS ASSESSED. DIABETES AND HEALTH CHECKS ARE ONE OF THE SIX GOVERNMENT HEALTH TARGETS DHBS ARE SCRUTINISED ON. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THEM TESTING 90% OF THEIR ELIGIBLE POPULATION BY JULY NEXT YEAR, BUT NOT ONE DHB IS CURRENTLY ANYWHERE NEAR THAT. TOP SCORERS ARE WAIRARAPA, TARANAKI AND BAY OF PLENTY DHBS ON 67%. HUTT VALLEY ON 40% AND CANTERBURY ON 28% ARE STRUGGLING. DHBS ARE UNDERTAKING INITIATIVES TO UP THEIR RATES. IN CANTERBURY, NURSES HAVE TAGGED ALONGSIDE A POLICE TRUCK STOP OPERATION AND OFFERED DRIVERS THE OPTION OF BEING TESTED WHILE THEY WAIT. BACK IN COUNTIES MANUKAU,... YOUR SUGAR LEVEL IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL. ...THEY'RE MAKING MORE DIAGNOSES. THERE'S ABOUT 50% OF PATIENTS DON'T KNOW THEY'VE GOT DIABETES, SO THIS, FOR US, IS GONNA BE HUGE. IT'S EASIER AND FASTER. AND DETECTING DISEASE EARLIER. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. A BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT IS BEING HAILED AS A HUGE BOOST FOR COUPLES WANTING TO HAVE BABIES. IT'S A SIMPLE TECHNIQUE THAT PROMISES TO DOUBLE THE SUCCESS RATE OF IVF FERTILITY TREATMENT. ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS EXPLAINS HOW IT WORKS . RECENT LEVINE KNOWS THE HEARTBREAK OF YEARS OF UNSUCCESSFUL IN VITRO FERTILISATION ` NEARLY $300,000 WORTH OF ATTEMPTS. THERE'S NO OTHER THING IN MY LIFE THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT'S A GREATER DISAPPOINTMENT. BUT ACCORDING TO A NEW BRITISH STUDY, THIS TIME-LAPSE VIDEO OF A DEVELOPING EMBRYO COULD BE A GAME-CHANGER. RIGHT NOW, THE OVERALL IVF SUCCESS RATE IN THE US IS JUST 32%. BUT WHEN USING THESE IMAGES, RESEARCHERS SAY THERE WAS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT, NEARLY DOUBLING THE SUCCESS RATE TO 61%. WE CAN REALLY SELECT AND EVEN MORE DESELECT EMBRYOS BASED ON HOW THEY'RE DEVELOPING. SO FOR EMBRYOLOGISTS, THIS IS A REVOLUTION. THE EMBRYOS ARE PUT INTO THESE INCUBATORS WITH CAMERAS THAT TAKE MICROSCOPIC PICTURES EVERY 10 TO 20 MINUTES. THE VIDEO THEN ALLOWS DOCTORS TO INTENSELY MONITOR ANY ABNORMALITIES AND ULTIMATELY SELECT EMBRYOS WITH THE LOWEST RISK OF DEFECTS AND THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL TO BRING A BABY HOME. HERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN SEQUENCE HOW THE EMBRYO DEVELOPS AND ALLOW YOU TO LOOK AT THESE EMBRYOS AND TELL YOU THAT THESE ARE EMBRYOS THAT ARE LIKELY TO IMPLANT OR EMBRYOS THAT WILL NOT. IN STANDARD IVF, THE EMBRYOS HAVE TO BE REMOVED FROM THEIR INCUBATORS, WHICH RISKS POTENTIAL DAMAGE. AND THEN THEY'RE CHECKED UNDER A MICROSCOPE JUST ONCE A DAY, SO ONLY A SINGLE DAILY SNAPSHOT IS TAKEN, AS OPPOSED TO ROUGHLY 500. IT WAS A SMALL STUDY ` ONLY ABOUT 70 COUPLES ` SO THE FINDINGS STILL NEED TO BE REPLICATED. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MORE AND MORE, THIS IS WHAT BABY'S FIRST HOME MOVIE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND BACK HERE FERTILITY ASSOCIATES' DR RICHARD FISHER SAYS THE TREATMENT IS VERY PROMISING AND HE'LL BE USING IT AS SOON AS THE RESULTS ARE IN. ABOUT 1500 COUPLES SEEK IVF TREATMENT IN NZ EACH YEAR. HEALTH EXPERTS ARE HOPING A NEW BASSINET THAT CAN BE PLACED IN BED WILL REDUCE THE ALARMING NUMBER OF BABIES DYING WHILE SLEEPING WITH THEIR PARENTS. NZ'S SUDDEN INFANT DEATH RATE IS AMONG THE WORST IN THE DEVELOPED WORLD. HELEN CASTLES REPORTS. (FUSSES) OH, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO BED? FUNNY THAT. TUCKED UP AND READY FOR BED ` THIS BASSINET IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT BABIES FROM BEING SMOTHERED. THE FEEDBACK'S BEEN VERY VERY POSITIVE ` THAT YOU'VE GOT A CONTAINER THAT KEEPS THE BABY SAFE. AND THE POD IS USED BOTH IN THE BED AND ALSO ON COUCHES, AND IT CAN BE USED ON THE FLOOR. HEALTH EXPERTS ADMIT THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE TO CONVINCE FAMILIES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SLEEPING WITH BABIES. UP TO 60 BABIES DIE IN NZ EACH YEAR AS A RESULT OF UNSAFE SLEEPING CONDITIONS. THIS WEEK ALONE, CORONER WALLACE BAIN HEARD TWO CASES IN THE BAY OF PLENTY. ALL OF THOSE DEATHS ARE 100% PREVENTABLE. ALL OF THOSE DEATHS ARE 100% PREVENTABLE. HE SAYS DESPITE HEALTH CAMPAIGNS, THE WARNINGS JUST AREN'T GETTING THROUGH. THE MESSAGE IS SLEEPING` BABIES SLEEPING WITH YOU IN BED IS NOT ON. 80% OF THE BABIES WHO DIE FROM UNSAFE SLEEPING ARRANGEMENTS ARE MAORI OR PACIFIC ISLANDERS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES. MOST OF THEM ARE EXPOSED TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR SMOKING. HERE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND ALONE, THERE ARE ABOUT 20 SUDDEN INFANT DEATHS PER YEAR. CO-SLEEPING WITH YOUR BABY IS QUITE A COMMON PRACTICE AMONGST MANY FAMILIES, AND I THINK REALLY WHAT IT IS IS JUST BEING CLOSE TO THE BABY AND WANTING TO COMFORT THE BABY. THAT'S WHY THE WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD IS GIVING AWAY THESE BABY PODS FOR FREE. IT HOPES THOSE PARENTS WHO WANT TO SLEEP WITH THEIR BABIES OR HAVE TO BECAUSE THERE AREN'T ENOUGH BEDS CAN NOW DO SO SAFELY. HELEN CASTLES, ONE NEWS. SIR MARK TODD HAS RECEIVED HIS KNIGHTHOOD FROM PRINCE CHARLES IN LONDON. IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL CEREMONY FOR THE UK-BASED KIWI HORSEMAN, WHO'LL NOW FLY BACK TO NZ AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS FATHER. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY WAS AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. THE SMILE ON THE FACE OF OUR GREATEST EQUESTRIAN BETRAYS LITTLE OF THE BITTERSWEETNESS HE MUST BE FEELING. THE NZ ORDER OF MERIT, TO RECEIVE THE HONOUR OF KNIGHTHOOD AND TO BE KNIGHT COMPANION, SIR MARK TODD, FOR SERVICES TO EQUESTRIAN SPORT. I GET CALLED ALL SORTS ` SIR TODD, SIR TODDY, SIR MARK, BUT MOSTLY JUST MARK. A PALACE INVESTITURE IS AN UNCOMMON PRIVILEGE ACCORDED A NZER, BUT THIS ONE LIVES HERE, SELDOM RETURNING TO HIS NATIVE LAND. AND THIS IS WHERE HE MADE HIS NAME FAMOUS, RIDING TO VICTORY AT BADMINTON FOUR TIMES, WINNING TWO OLYMPICS GOLD MEDALS AND LAST YEAR A TEAM BRONZE AT THE LONDON OLYMPICS. ALL OF THAT GAVE SIR MARK A LITTLE MORE ROYAL ATTENTION THAT MOST OF THE 90 OTHERS PRINCE CHARLES WAS BESTOWING HONOURS UPON. HE JUST ASKED ME HOW BADMINTON WENT THIS YEAR. (LAUGHS) I SAID IT WASN'T MY BEST. IT'S BRITTLE GOOD HUMOUR. THIS NEW KNIGHT IS CARRYING MORE THAN HIS INSIGNIA. HE'S FLYING BACK TO CAMBRIDGE HURRIEDLY WITH A HEAVY HEART. SADLY, MY FATHER PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF DAYS... IT'S CLEARLY A BLOW, LOSING NORM TODD (92) NINE MONTHS AFTER MOTHER LENORE, HARDER STILL WHEN SURROUNDED BY SO MANY OTHER FAMILIES SHARING THE MOMENT IN THE PALACE QUAD. IT WAS GREAT THAT HE GOT TO` WELL, HE KNEW THAT I'D BEEN KNIGHTED BEFOREHAND. I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO SHOW HIM THE PHOTOS, BUT I'M SURE HE'S WATCHING. I'M WEARING HIS CUFFLINKS TODAY, SO I'M SURE HE'S HERE. WITH SO MUCH SUCCESS BEHIND HIM, A NEW GENERATION OF NZ RIDERS UP AND COMING AND NOW THIS AWARD, IS IT TIME SIR MARK (57) CUT THE GALLOP TO A CANTER? NOT LIKELY. HE STILL HAS HIS EYE ON THE 2016 OLYMPIAD IN RIO. AND THAT'S WHY I CAME BACK TO EVENTING. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T WANT TO GET A BIT OLD AND SAY, 'OH, I WISHED I'D DONE THAT AGAIN,' SO HERE I AM. I'M DOING IT AND HAVING A GO AND STILL ENJOYING IT. A REMINDER OF MORTALITY SEEMS JUST ANOTHER SPUR TO MAKE THE MOST OF AN ALREADY REMARKABLE LIFE. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, LONDON. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` AS SYRIA'S CIVIL WAR FORCES A MASS EXODUS OUT OF THE COUNTRY, RUSSIA CONTROVERSIALLY SENDS WEAPONS IN. THERE ARE FRESH LEADS IN THE MADELEINE MCCANN CASE SIX YEARS AFTER THE TODDLER DISAPPEARED IN PORTUGAL. AND BAGGING THE BLING ` THE REAL-LIFE ROBBERY THAT COULD BE STRAIGHT FROM THE PAGES OF A HOLLYWOOD SCREENPLAY. RUSSIA'S UNDER FIRE FROM THE UNITED STATES FOR AGREEING TO SEND MISSILES TO THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT. AMERICAN OFFICIALS FEAR THE SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS COULD BE USED AGAINST ANY FUTURE FOREIGN MILITARY INTERVENTION. AND WITH NO SIGN OF THE CONFLICT EASING, THE UN NOW SAYS 1.5 MILLION SYRIANS HAVE FLED THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY SO FAR. THE BBC'S BRIDGET KENDALL REPORTS. AN EXODUS OF OVERWHELMING PROPORTIONS THAT SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING DOWN. UNHCR HAS REGISTERED CLOSE TO ONE MILLION REFUGEES SINCE THE 1ST OF JANUARY THIS YEAR. THIS IS ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE EACH MONTH. IT'S BAD ENOUGH THAT OVER 1.5 MILLION REFUGEES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE ACROSS SYRIA'S BORDERS. BUT INSIDE THE COUNTRY THERE'S ANOTHER 4.25 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE THOUGHT TO BE INTERNALLY DISPLACED. THAT'S A STAGGERING 25% OF SYRIA'S POPULATION, MORE OR LESS, WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES. AND THE UN SAYS THE FLOOD IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. ALL AROUND SYRIA'S BORDERS, THE NEIGHBOURS ARE FEELING THE STRAIN. THERE ARE CAMPS IN TURKEY TO THE NORTH AND IRAQ IN THE EAST, AND ABOVE ALL, REFUGEES POURING INTO LEBANON AND HERE IN JORDAN. NO ONE IS SURE HOW LONG THESE COUNTRIES CAN COPE. ADD TO THAT THE WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WEAPONS, AND THE PRESSURE IS MOUNTING INTERNATIONALLY TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE CONFLICT GETTING EVEN WORSE. SO ALL EYES HAVE TURNED TO RUSSIA, BUT RUSSIA'S POSITION IS AMBIGUOUS. IT'S NOT ONLY BLOCKED UN SANCTIONS AGAINST SYRIA; IT'S OPENING SUPPLYING THE REGIME WITH ARMS. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICANS, THE LATEST RUSSIAN SHIPMENT INCLUDES AN ADVANCED ANTI-SHIP SYSTEM THAT WOULD ALLOW PRESIDENT ASSAD TO COUNTER A NAVAL BLOCKADE FROM OUTSIDE AS WELL AS DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST ANY AIRSTRIKES. IT'S AT THE VERY LEAST AN UNFORTUNATE DECISION THAT WILL EMBOLDEN THE REGIME AND PROLONG THE SUFFERING. A GLIMPSE OF THE LACK OF TRUST BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND AMERICANS OVER SYRIA THAT MAKES ANY HOPE OF PEACE TALKS LOOK DECIDEDLY FRAGILE. THE UN ESTIMATES THAT 80,000 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE UPRISING AGAINST SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR AL-ASSAD. MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND DOZENS HURT IN IRAQ'S WORST DAY OF VIOLENCE FOR MONTHS. AT LEAST 41 PEOPLE DIED WHEN AN EXPLOSION RIPPED THROUGH A CROWD OUTSIDE A MOSQUE IN BAGHDAD. AS PEOPLE GATHERED TO HELP THE WOUNDED, A SECOND BOMB WENT OFF. TWO OTHER BLASTS IN THE CAPITAL SAW 14 PEOPLE KILLED, TAKING THE TOTAL DEATH TOLL TO MORE THAN 120 SINCE WEDNESDAY. AND IN PAKISTAN, 15 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND MORE THAN 30 INJURED IN TWO BOMB ATTACKS. THE BLASTS TORE THROUGH TWO MOSQUES IN THE COUNTRY'S NORTH-WEST, A REGION FREQUENTLY TARGETED BY TALIBAN MILITANTS. NO ONE'S CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACKS. AN EXCLUSIVE GATED COMMUNITY IN AFGHANISTAN'S ALSO BEEN HIT BY A BOMB ATTACK. NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN EXPLOSIVES WENT OFF IN THE COMPLEX, WHICH HOUSES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, BUSINESSMEN AND OTHER WEALTHY CITIZENS. TWO RUSH HOUR PASSENGER TRAINS HAVE COLLIDED HEAD-ON IN THE UNITED STATES, SENDING 60 PEOPLE TO HOSPITAL, WHERE AT LEAST FIVE ARE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. OFFICIALS SAY ONE TRAIN DERAILED BEFORE CRASHING INTO A SECOND TRAIN. 250 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT WHAT CAUSED THE TRAIN TO LEAVE THE TRACKS. CORONATION STREET ACTOR MICHAEL LE VELL HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CARRYING OUT A SERIES OF CHILD SEX OFFENCES. HE FACES 19 CHARGES, INCLUDING RAPE, INDECENT ASSAULT AND SEXUAL TOUCHING. THE STAR (48) HAS PLAYED THE LONG-RUNNING SOAP'S MECHANIC KEVIN WEBSTER FOR 30 YEARS. HIS TRIAL WILL START IN SEPTEMBER. BRITISH POLICE SAY THEY'VE GOT SOME NEW LEADS IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MADELEINE MCCANN. MADELEINE WAS ALMOST 4 WHEN SHE WENT MISSING ON A FAMILY HOLIDAY IN PORTUGAL SIX YEARS AGO. INVESTIGATORS SAY THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO MAY BE 'OF INTEREST' AND SOME FRESH LINES OF INQUIRY. SCOTLAND YARD LAUNCHED A REVIEW OF THE CASE IN 2011 AFTER THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER RESPONDED TO A PLEA FROM MADELEINE'S PARENTS. THE AMERICAN HITCHHIKER WHO BECAME AN INTERNET SENSATION EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. CALEB MCGILLVARY, ALSO KNOWN AS THE HATCHET HITCHHIKER, IS ACCUSED OF BEATING A 73-YEAR-OLD LAWYER TO DEATH. MCGILLVARY SHOT TO FAME AFTER HIS INTERVIEW EXPLAINING HOW HE STOPPED AN ATTACKER WENT VIRAL. SO I <BLEEP>ING RAN UP BEHIND HIM WITH A HATCHET. SMASH, SMASH, SMASH! POLICE SAY THE 24-YEAR-OLD WAS SEEN WITH THE VICTIM IN THE DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH. IT'S WEATHER TIME NOW. THINGS STILL UNSETTLED OUT THERE? TROUGHY, MESSY, UNSTABLE, UNHINGED ` TYPICAL OF A WIDE LOW-PRESSURE ZONE. THE RADAR LINES OF CLOUD KEEP COMING AT US FROM THE TASSIE, BRINGING SHOWERS, RAIN AND THUNDER BUT WITH TRACTS OF CLEAR SKY IN BETWEEN! EBOP HAD A WARNING OUT OVERNIGHT ` 83MM. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ RAIN WATCHES AFTER SPORT WITH JENNY-MAY COFFIN. STILL TO COME ` THE KIWI BRIGHT SPARKS TAKING ON THE WORLD AT AN INVENTION COMPETITION. THE DARING HEIST THAT'S STOLEN SOME OF THE GLITZ FROM THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. AND SINGER GEORGE MICHAEL'S AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL AFTER A MOTORWAY SMASH. 1 A GROUP OF BRIGHT SPARKS HAS COME UP WITH A GADGET THAT WILL WARN YOU WHEN YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH SUN. THEY'RE TAKING THEIR INVENTION TO RUSSIA, WHERE THEY'LL TAKE PART IN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR INVENTORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND TECHNOLOGY BUFFS. SHARON FERGUSSON REPORTS. BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS MAKE BIG PLANS AROUND A SMALL GADGET. BUYING EACH OF THESE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, THEY'RE ABOUT $50 EACH. BUT IT'S A GADGET THAT COULD CHANGE THEIR LIVES. THE GROUP'S INVENTED AN ULTRAVIOLET SENSOR AND A SMARTPHONE APP THAT WARNS USERS WHEN THEY'VE TOO MUCH SUN. WE CAN HAVE THIS INSIDE A LITTLE SILICON WRISTBAND. AND THIS WILL BE WHAT THEY WOULD EITHER CLIP ON TO THEIR SHIRT OR WEAR ON THEIR WRIST. AND THIS APP IS THE SOFTWARE WHICH RUNS ON A PHONE, AND IT COMMUNICATES WITH THE BLUETOOTH SENSOR MODULE. THE NIFTY IDEA HAS WON THEM A PLACE IN THE FINALS OF THE MICROSOFT IMAGINE CUP, AN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR STUDENT INVENTORS. OUR TEAM HAS A VERY STRONG VISION IN USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THIS WORLD. BUT, YEAH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, I THINK WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY AND COMMERCIALISE IT FURTHER. HOW MANY WRISTBANDS AND DEVICES YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET TOGETHER? CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 40. THE LADS DID THE INVENTING. A MENTOR WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP WITH COMMERCIAL CONCERNS. PRETTY MUCH, WHEN I FIRST STARTED, I DIDN'T REALISE THERE WAS SO MUCH WORK TO DO IN THE BUSINESS SIDE OF THINGS. WE THOUGHT YOU MAKE SOMETHING AWESOME, AND IT JUST APPEARS IN THE MARKET. (LAUGHS) THIS YEAR THE FINALS ARE BEING HELD IN ST PETERSBURG, WHERE THE TEAM WILL BE UP AGAINST HUNDREDS OF THE WORLD'S BRIGHTEST YOUNG TALENT. FOR NOW, THEY PRACTISE BY PITCHING THEIR INVENTION TO AUCKLAND AUDIENCES. OUR APP ALSO WARNS THE USER ABOUT EXCESSIVE LEVELS OF UV. I GUESS MONEY ISN'T ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING MOTIVATORS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'VE ALL GOT JOBS AND OTHER RESEARCH GOING ON. REALLY, WE JUST WANT TO RELEASE OUR PRODUCT OUT THERE AND HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN. WITH NZ'S SKIN-CANCER RATE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD, THE TEAM HOPES ITS LIFE-CHANGING GADGET WILL CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS TOO. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A SCENE FROM A MOVIE ` A DARING JEWELLERY HEIST AT AN INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED FILM FESTIVAL. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. WHILE THE STARS OF CANNES WERE STARING AT THE BIG SCREEN, THIEVES WERE MAKING OFF WITH MORE THAN $1M WORTH OF BLING. THE ABC'S LAMA HASAN HAS THE DETAILS. THE GLITZ AND GLAMOUR OF THE ICONIC CANNES FILM FESTIVAL. THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN SHIMMERING NECKLACES. SPARKLING BRACELETS AND GLITTERING EARRINGS. WORTH MILLIONS, JEWELS FROM THE LUXURY HOUSE OF CHOPARD GLITTERING AS MUCH AS THE STARS WEARING THEM. BUT OVER NIGHT, AS THE STARS CELEBRATED THE PREMIERE OF THE NEW HEIST MOVIE THE BLING RING, A REAL-LIFE JEWELLERY HEIST WAS UNDERWAY JUST BLOCKS FROM THE RED CARPET AT A HOTEL IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN. THIEVES MADE OFF WITH MORE THAN $1M OF JEWELLERY, ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, RIPPING A SAFE RIGHT OUT OF THE WALL. THE FRENCH RIVIERA HAS LONG BEEN A LURE FOR THIEVES, AS ALFRED HITCHCOCK REVEALED IN 'TO CATCH A THIEF'. DOES IT MAKE YOU NERVOUS TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DIAMONDS AND UNABLE TO TOUCH THEM? NO. FOR STARS THESE DAYS, IT'S MILLIONS, ESPECIALLY ON THE RED CARPETS. AMY ADAMS WORE EARRINGS, A NECKLACE AND ADDED AN EMERALD AND DIAMOND BRACELET TO THE OSCARS FOR A LOOK WITH $1.35M. JENNIFER GARNER WAS DRIPPING IN DIAMONDS THIS YEAR. A NECKLACE, EARRINGS AND BRACELET WORTH $2.5M. HERE AT CANNES, BIG-TIME SECURITY PROTECTS NOT JUST THE LADIES BUT THE LOOT. JUST LOOK AT THE UNIFORMED SECURITY LINING THE STAIRCASE IN THIS VIDEO. TONIGHT, POLICE ARE REVIEWING SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, HOPING TO CATCH A THIEF, OR THIEVES, BEFORE THEY SLIP AWAY. AND POLICE ARE ALSO QUESTIONING THE PERSON STAYING IN THE HOTEL ROOM, WHO WORKS FOR THE JEWELLERY COMPANY CHOPARD. SINGER GEORGE MICHAEL'S IN HOSPITAL WITH A HEAD INJURY FOLLOWING A CAR CRASH IN THE UK. THE 49-YEAR-OLD WAS TRAVELLING AS A PASSENGER WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN HERTFORDSHIRE, NEAR LONDON. IN SEPTEMBER 2010, THE SINGER WAS GIVEN AN EIGHT-WEEK SENTENCE FOR CRASHING HIS CAR WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS. POLICE SAY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN THIS INCIDENT. LOTTO FEVER IS RUNNING HOT IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH THE POWERBALL JACKPOT HITTING A RECORD HIGH OF US$600M. THAT'S ALMOST $750M UP FOR GRABS. AMERICANS ARE RACING TO GET AMONGST THE ACTION EVEN THOUGH THE ODDS OF WINNING ARE ABOUT ONE IN 175 MILLION. WELL, THEY SAY A DOLLAR AND A DREAM. YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T PLAY. THE RECORD-BREAKING DRAW TAKES PLACE TOMORROW NZ TIME. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` KIWI MOTORISTS WILL BE PAYING MORE TAX FOR PETROL COME JULY, AS PARLIAMANT MOVES TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT'LL SEE A 9C HIKE IN TAX AND ROAD-USER CHARGES OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. POLICE MINISTER ANNE TOLLEY SAYS NZERS CAN STILL TRUST THE POLICE DESPITE CLAIMS OF A CULTURE OF SILENCE AND CORRUPTION IN THE RANKS. CONCERNS ABOUT CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR HAVE SURFACED AFTER THE ARREST OF CONSTABLE PETER PAKAU, WHO FACES 27 CHARGES RELATING TO THE MANUFACTURE AND SUPPLY OF METHAMPHETAMINE. NZ FERTILITY EXPERTS ARE EXCITED BY A BREAKTHROUGH IN IVF TREATMENT THAT COULD DOUBLE ITS SUCCESS RATE. A BRITISH STUDY HAS TAKEN TIME-LAPSE PICTURES OF DEVELOPING EMBRYOS TO HELP CHOOSE THE MOST VIABLE ONES, BOOSTING BIRTH RATES BY MORE THAN 50% JENNY-MAY'S HERE WITH SPORT. NZ'S AMERICA'S CUP BOSS BREAKS HIS SILENCE ON THE TRAGIC CAPSIZE. AND WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON THE BLACKCAPS' PROGRESS IN THE FIRST CRICKET TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. PLUS ` A TOUGH WATCH FOR THE ALL BLACK SELECTORS AS THE INJURY RAVAGED CHIEFS HOLD OUT THE 'CANES. IS GREG INGLIS THE BEST LEAGUE PLAYER OF HIS GENERATION? THE RABBITOHS STAR SHOWS HIS CLASS AGAINST THE TIGERS. AND CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE CARIBBEAN KIND ` COULD THE MAGIC STOP THE JAMAICAN JUGGERNAUT? KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. TEAM NZ BOSS GRANT DALTON HAS BROKEN AMERICA'S CUP SILENCE IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGIC DEATH OF ARTEMIS SAILOR ANDREW SIMPSON. IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG STANAWAY, DALTON'S CONFIRMED THE SHOW MUST GO ON. ORGANISERS HAVE RECOMMENDED TRAINING SHOULD RESUME, AND TEAM NZ IS PREPARING ITS AC72 FOR ITS FIRST SAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE TEAM, THOUGH, REMAINS IN A STATE OF SHOCK. THIS IS NOT A SPORT WHERE PEOPLE SHOULD DIE. BRITISH OLYMPIC SAILOR ANDREW 'BART' SIMPSON WAS KILLED ON MAY 9 AFTER PROBLEMATIC SWEDISH CHALLENGER ARTEMIS CAPSIZED. TEAM NZ IS CONVINCED ITS OWN SAFETY MEASURES STILL STACK UP EVEN IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGEDY. SINCE DAY ONE, WE'VE LED THE WAY WITH RESCUE DIVERS ON THE WATER EVERY TIME, WITH MEDICS, WITH THE CHASE BOAT THAT CAN ACTUALLY STAY REALLY TIGHT IN CLOSE. AND THE THING IS THAT IN OVER 50 DAYS OF SAILING, WE HAVE NEVER EVEN COME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THIS BOAT. THIS BOAT WAS DESIGNED BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE COMING TO THIS VENUE. TEAM NZ'S ARRIVED HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO HAVING SPENT MORE TIME ON THE WATER THAN ANY OTHER SYNDICATE BY FAR, AND IN AUCKLAND, THEY WERE EXPERIENCING 30-KNOT CONDITIONS. HERE, YES, IT'S BLOWING, BUT IT WON'T BE THAT BAD IN JULY. THAT SAID, A REVIEW INTO THE TRAGEDY CONTINUES. ALL FOUR TEAMS ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR JUST WHAT THE NEW SAFETY-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE. THE CONCERN WOULD BE FOR US NOW THAT NOBODY USES THAT TRAGEDY ` AND IT IS A TRAGEDY ` TO POTENTIALLY COVER UP OR MAKE GAIN FROM THINGS THEY MAY HAVE NOT GOT RIGHT. ORACLE IS THE ONLY TEAM READY TO RESUME TRAINING ON THE WATER. TEAM NZ HOPES IT'S READY IN FIVE DAYS' TIME. CRAIG STANAWAY, ONE NEWS, SAN FRANCISCO. SUPPORT FOR TEAM NZ'S STANCE HAS COME FROM FELLOW CHALLENGER LUNA ROSSA. THE ITALIANS CALLING FOR IMPROVED SAFETY BUT TRUSTING THEIR BOAT AND DRAWING THE LINE AT MOVES THAT COULD BE GAME-CHANGING. SO WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THE BENDING OF THE RULES USING AN EXCUSE, THE LATEST FATALITY, AND WE WILL RESPECT THE PROTOCOL AND THE CLASS RULE AS THEY HAVE BEEN APPROVED. TEAM NZ IS LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT LUNA ROSSA'S CALL TO LOWER THE WIND-SPEED LIMITS FOR THE REGATTAS. FOR A SECOND STRAIGHT DAY, THE BLACKCAPS HAVE EDGED ENGLAND FOR THE HONOURS IN THE FIRST CRICKET TEST AT LORDS IN LONDON. THE KIWIS BOWLERS MOPPED UP THE ENGLISH BATTING BEFORE THE FORMER CAPTAIN, ROSS TAYLOR, FINALLY SHOWED HOW TO PROSPER IN THE TESTING CONDITIONS. HERE'S BLAIR NORTON. BRENDON MCCULLUM LEADS NZ OUT. THE BLACKCAPS WELCOMED THE SECOND BALL TO START DAY TWO. THOUGH, AT FIRST IT DIDN'T DO MUCH. AND AGAIN SOUTHEE JUST PUSHES THE BALL IN, AND THIS TIME ROOT HAPPY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE. BUT AFTER 45 MINUTES OF WEAR, IT STARTED TO SWING. OH, THE MAGIC DELIVERY. IS THERE AN INSIDE EDGE? YES. OH, THE INSWINGER GIVEN FIRST BALL. TWO WICKETS FOR TIM SOUTHEE OPENED UP THE ENGLISH TAIL. OH, THAT'S VERY CLOSE. THAT'S OUT. THAT'S PLUMB. OH, A BIT OF TOUCH THERE AS WELL, AND HE'S GONE. FOUR WICKETS FELL FOR NINE RUNS IN 17 DELIVERIES. THE FINAL TWO ENGLISH BATSMEN WERE DISMISSED JUST AFTER LUNCH. SOUTHEE WAS REWARDED WITH 4/58. ENGLAND'S 232 WAS SUDDENLY NOT LOOKING SO BAD WHEN JAMES ANDERSON GOT GOING. OH, EDGED AND GONE. ONLY THREE OTHER ENGLISHMEN HAVE ACHIEVED. THAT IS NUMBER 300. NZ TEETERING AT 7/2, ROSS TAYLOR DECIDED THE BEST DEFENCE WAS TO ATTACK. CUT AWAY. THAT'S FOUR. THAT'S A SWEET SHOT. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT DELIVERY. KANE WILLIAMSON HELD UP THE OTHER END AS TAYLOR MADE THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY OF THE MATCH. THE PAIR PUT ON 93 BEFORE THE FORMER SKIPPER FELL FOR 66. OH, HUGE APPEAL AGAIN. THIS TIME, YES. WILLIAMSON HAD TWO LIVES, WHILE GRAEME SWANN SHOWED HE COULD BE A HANDFUL LATER ON IN THE TEST. OH, THAT'S CLOSE. DEAN BROWNLIE WAS DISMISSED FOR 23 JUST BEFORE BAD LIGHT STOPPED PLAY 20 MINUTES EARLY. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. SO NZ 79 RUNS BEHIND WITH WILLIAMSON AND BRENDON MCCULLUM ` THE KEY TO PRESSING HOME THE ADVANTAGE ON DAY THREE AT LORD'S. TO NETBALL'S TRANS-TASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE THE SOUTHERN STEEL CONTINUE TO BE A ONE-WOMAN SHOW, WITH OPPOSITION TEAMS STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN THEIR GIANT JAMAICAN SHOOTER. SO HOW DID THE MAGIC'S INTERNATIONAL DEFENSIVE DUO FARE THIS AFTERNOON? ABBY SCOTT REPORTS. SHE'S THE STEEL'S NOT-SO-SECRET WEAPON ` ALL 198CM OF HER. CROWD CHEERS AND SHUTTING JHANIELE FOWLER DOWN IS KEY IF YOU WANT TO BEAT THE STEEL. NZ'S TOP DEFENSIVE DUO WORKED OVERTIME TO TRY AND DO JUST THAT. IT HAD TO COME. BUT JODI BROWN WASN'T GOING TO BE FORGOTTEN. OH, BROWN! SHE AVERAGES 10 GOALS A GAME, TODAY SCORING 15 IN THE FIRST HALF ALONE,... BROWN NAILS A BIG ONE. ...HELPING THE STEEL DOMINATE THE SECOND QUARTER ` A NINE-GOAL LEAD AT HALF TIME. THE MAGIC CAME OUT LOOKING LIKE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS,... OH, WELL DONE. ...TURNING OVER BALL AND CLOSING THE GAP TO FIVE.. WELL DONE, LEANA DE BRUIN. THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN WITH FOWLER. BUT THEY JUST COULDN'T HOLD ON TO IT, LOOKING LOST ON ATTACK. THE CURSE THAT'S PREVENTED ANY CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER FROM FEATURING IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR'S FINAL PERHAPS AT WORK. THE STEEL SHOOTERS WERE JUST TOO GOOD, ONLY MISSING FIVE SHOTS ALL GAME. THE MAGIC EVENTUALLY SUCCUMBED 58-65. ABBY SCOTT, ONE NEWS. SO MUCH FOR MISSING STAR POWER ` THE CHIEFS HAVE REGAINED THE OVERALL LEAD IN RUGBY'S SUPER 15 AFTER OUTSMARTING THE HURRICANES 17-12 IN THE CAPITAL. FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING, THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS JUST LASTED IN A WET WEATHER SLOG. HERE'S STEPHEN STUART. THE HURRICANES HARPED ON ABOUT EARLY RULINGS GOING AGAINST THEM. THE FIRST THREE POINTS WERE VERY VERY CLEARLY NOT PENALTIES. BUT WHEN THEY GOT CHANCES, RATHER THAN TRYING TO CRACK THE CHIEFS' RESOLUTE DEFENCE, THEY WENT FOR GOAL,... SO BARRETT DRILLS ANOTHER ONE THROUGH. ...EVEN WITH 10 MINUTES TO PLAY WHEN THE VISITORS WERE REDUCED TO 14 PLAYERS. TO BE HONEST, I WAS LOOKING TO GO FOR THE TRY STRAIGHT AWAY. BUT I THOUGHT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE WERE STILL EIGHT POINTS OUT. THEY WERE LUCKY IT WASN'T MORE. THAT CHARGE-DOWN SAVED, BUT NOT THIS ONE. THEY'RE CONTESTING ` BALL KNOCKED ON. AND HERE IS KERR-BARLOW. HERE'S A CHANCE! PROBABLY PLAYED WITHOUT THE BALL FOR BIG CHUNKS OF THE SECOND HALF, SO THAT PUT A BIT MORE STRESS ON US, BUT DEFENSIVELY THE BOYS WERE OUTSTANDING TONIGHT. TO COMPLETE A FRUSTRATING NIGHT FOR THE NINTH-PLACED HURRICANES, RAMPAGING REPLACEMENT PROP JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN ONLY LASTED EIGHT MINUTES. HIS PARTICIPATION IN TOMORROW'S ALL BLACK WIDER TRAINING GROUP SURELY IS IN DOUBT. ACROSS THE TASMAN, THE REBELS WERE DUE A WIN, AND WITH THE STORMERS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AFTER FOUR WEEKS ON THE ROAD, THE HOME SIDE SNATCHED A 30-21 VICTORY, VIRTUE OF A PENALTY TRY. THE SHARKS STRUGGLED AS WELL, BUT WITH THE WESTERN FORCE LOSING THE PLOT COMPLETELY IN PERTH, THE AFRICANS POUNCED AND FINALLY GOT A WIN DOWN UNDER ` 23-13. STEPHEN STUART, ONE NEWS. IS GREG INGLIS THE GREATEST NRL PLAYER OF HIS GENERATION? THE RABBITOHS STAR SCORED FOUR TRIES IN LAST NIGHT'S 54-10 DEMOLTION OF THE HAPLESS TIGERS. SOUTHS SHOWED NO MERCY, OUTSCORING THE BOTTOM-OF-THE-TABLE TIGERS 10 TRIES TO TWO, MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF OWNER RUSSELL CROWE AND HIS CELEBRITY MATES. BUT IT WAS FULLBACK GREG INGLIS WHO STOLE THE SHOW. IN THE FORM OF HIS CAREER, THE 26-YEAR-OLD WAS QUITE SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE. HE KICKS AHEAD. INGLIS FOUR. GREG INGLIS HAS SCORED FOR THE FOURTH TIME TONIGHT. DYLAN FARRELL. HERE'S INGLIS! WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE SOMEWHERE. DEJA VU UNFOLDING. THEY CHASE, THEY CHASE AND THEY CHASE IN VAIN. GREG INGLIS, THE BEST IN THE WORLD. THE RABBITOHS REMAIN AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE WITH NINE WINS FROM 10 GAMES, FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF SONNY BILL'S ROOSTERS. AND IN LAST NIGHT'S OTHER MATCH, BRISBANE WERE TOO GOOD FOR THE TITANS, WHO WERE WHISTLED OFF THE PARK ` FINAL SCORE 32-6. NZ SOCCER'S BIGGEST RIVALS GO HEAD TO HEAD IN AUCKLAND TOMORROW IN THE OCEANIA FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. WAITAKERE UNITED AND AUCKLAND CITY ARE VYING FOR THE LARGEST CASH PRIZE IN LOCAL CLUB FOOTBALL. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. A FINAL AMICABLE GATHERING OF THE RIVALS AT MOUNT SMART BEFORE HOSTILITIES COMMENCE IN A LOCAL DERBY WITH A HUGE PRIZE AT STAKE. OFF THE FIELD, THERE'S A GENERAL FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A LOT OF THESE GUYS, BUT ON THE FIELD, IT'S NO DIFFERENT TO MAN UNITED AND MAN CITY COMING TOGETHER. IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN LIVERPOOL AND EVERTON. IT'S THE SAME THING. IT'S JUST A` IT'S A CITY RIVALRY, AND ONCE YOU CROSS THE LINE, THERE'S BUSINESS TO BE DONE. AUCKLAND CITY CERTAINLY DID THE BUSINESS TO MAKE THE FINAL, KNOCKING SIX PAST FIJIAN SIDE BA IN THE HOME SEMI, PUTTING THEMSELVES ONE WIN AWAY FROM A US$500,000 PAY CHEQUE. AND THERE COULD BE FURTHER BENEFITS ACCRUING FOR NZ FOOTBALL IF TOMORROW'S WINNERS NOTCH UP SOME VICTORIES AT THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN MOROCCO LATER THIS YEAR. IN 2009, WE WON TWO GAMES IN ABU DHABI IN THE WORLD CLUB CHAMPS, SO THAT TOOK THE PRIZE MONEY TO US$1.5M. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT TRICKLING DOWN THE LIKES OF OTAGO, CANTERBURY, MANAWATU. EVERYONE GETS A PORTION OF THAT. WHILE AUCKLAND CITY'S AIMING TO BECOME THE FIRST CLUB TO WIN THREE OCEANIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLES IN A ROW, WAITAKERE IS LOOKING FOR A FOURTH TITLE TO GO WITH THREE DOMESTIC COMPETITION WINS THIS SEASON ` A RECORD THAT INCLUDES FOUR WINS AGAINST AUCKLAND IN THEIR LAST SIX ENCOUNTERS. IT'S A LOCAL DERBY. IT'S COMPETITIVE. IT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE, AND IN THIS PARTICULAR GAME, OBVIOUSLY, I WAS JUST ALLUDING TO THERE, THERE'S SO MUCH AT STAKE THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A PROPER GAME. ASIDE FROM THE CASH, THE WINNERS GET THE CHANCE TO PARADE THEIR SKILLS ON AN INTERNATIONAL STAGE. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. AND FINALLY IN SPORT, AUCKLAND HARBOUR WAS TAKEN OVER TODAY BY POWERBOATS FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF THE NATIONAL OFFSHORE CHAMPIONSHIP. AT 200KM/H, IT WAS CLOSE RACING IN THE SUPERBOAT CATEGORY, BUT FUJITSU MANAGED TO PULL AHEAD IN THE FINAL LAP, CLAIMING THE ROUND AND OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE. IN THE SUPER LITE, ALIMAX COULD ONLY MANAGE THIRD PLACE, BUT IT WAS ENOUGH TO GIVE THEM THE OVERALL TITLE. THANKS, JENNY-MAY. AFTER THE BREAK, THERE'S TROUBLE IN THE SKIES. JIM'S RECOMMENDING BROLLIES ALL ROUND AS THE DARK CLOUDS REGATHER. TOMORROW ON Q+A, WE ASK THE FINANCE MINISTER AND HIS OPPONENTS IF OUR ECONOMY'S ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND TALK TO VLADIMIR PUTIN'S BRAVE BIOGRAPHER ABOUT THE ALARMING RUSSIAN STATE HE CONTROLS. DO JOIN ME TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 HERE ON ONE. HI AGAIN. AS I INDICATED EARLIER, WE'RE DISTURBED WITH LINES OF SHOWERS AND SQUALLY RAIN INTERSPERSED WITH LONG, FINE BREAKS BENEATH A BROAD TROUGH THAT'S BIGGER THAN THE COUNTRY. A COUPLE OF THOSE TROUGH LINES. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ NICE SUNNY BREAKS ON THE WEST COAST TODAY TOO. BY THURSDAY WE'RE ALL LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, WITH A NEW HIGH GIVING US A NUDGE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SATURDAY. FROM US AND ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY PIPPA JEFFERIES AND FINN SCOTT-KELLY. 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