GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. ANOTHER DAY IN THE SWAMP FOR MOST KIWIS TODAY, WITH RAIN OR DRIZZLE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH AND MARAUDING SHOWERS FORTIFIED WITH THUNDER ACROSS THE NORTH. TOMORROW BRINGS A WINDOW OF BLUE SKY FOR MANY, BUT NOT FOR LONG. GRAB THE BROLLY AND STAND BY FOR INSTRUCTIONS. 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. POLICE INVESTIGATE A DOUBLE SHOOTING IN A SMALL COMMUNITY THAT'S LEFT ONE MAN DEAD AND A WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE RUSH TO BUY A FIRST HOME ` IT'S SET TO COST YOU MORE AS THE FINANCE MINISTER WARNS INTEREST RATES COULD RISE THIS YEAR. WHY THE BIGGEST CREATURES ON THE PLANET ARE HEADING TO NZ WATERS. AND POKERFACE POSH OR SHOULD THAT BE SOURPUSS SPICE. WHY'S MRS BECKHAM FINALLY CRACKING A SMILE? KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. A MAN IS A DEAD AND HIS WIFE IS TONIGHT FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE IN WHANGAREI HOSPITAL AFTER A DOUBLE SHOOTING. A 38 YEAR-OLD MAN TURNED HIMESELF IN TO POLICE AT KAITAIA AFTER THE INCIDENT IN PAMAPURIA ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE, JUST 10 KM FROM KAITAIA. LISA OWEN REPORTS. PAMAPURIA IS NO STRANGER TO HEADLINES, WITH A SEX ABUSE SCANDAL RECENTLY ROCKING THE FAR NORTH SETTLEMENT. NOW A DOUBLE SHOOTING JUST DOWN THE ROAD. AT 10AM THIS MORNING, A MALE PRESENTED HIMSELF AT THE KAITAIA POLICE STATION. AS A RESULT OF WHAT HE TOLD US, POLICE TAVELLED TO A SCENE OUT AT FAIRBURN RD WHERE THEY LOCATED TWO PEOPLE. A MAN IN HIS 40S WHO'S BELEIVED TO BE A FORESTRY WORKER WAS FOUND DEAD AT THIS PROPERTY. A WOMAN THOUGHT TO BE HIS WIFE WAS ALSO SHOT AND IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION IN WHANGAREI HOSPITAL. NEIGHBOURS SAYS IT'S NORMALLY A QUIET STREET. THEY'VE BEEN MY GOOD NEIGHBOURS FOR YEARS. AND WE'VE HAD PLEASANT DEALING WITH THEM. WE'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS. ONE NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE COUPLE WAS MARRIED IN 2010 AND HAVE YOUNG FAMILY. CHILDREN ARE BEING TAKEN OF BY EXTENDED FAMILY. POLICE SAY A 38-YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE RELATED TO THE COUPLE TURNED HIMSELF IN TO THE KAITAIA POLICE STATION. WE UNDERSTAND ALL PARTIES ARE KNOWN TO EACH OTHER, AND AT THIS STAGE WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND WHAT HAS CAUSED THIS TRAGIC EVENT TO OCCUR. 22 POLICE STAFF ARE NOW WORKING ON THE INVESTIGATION. THE MAN ACCUSED OF THE SHOOTING WILL APPEAR IN COURT TOMORROW. LISA OWEN, ONE NEWS. LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER LAUNCHING HIS FIFTH BUDGET, THE FINANCE MINISTER HAS UTTERED THE THREE WORDS HOME OWNERS FEAR MOST ` INTEREST RATE RISES. WHILST THE FORECAST INCREASE WILL BE BAD NEWS FOR MORTGAGE HOLDERS, IT COULD BE WORSE FOR THOSE APPLYING FOR ONE. MIKE THORPE REPORTS. THE BLEAK HOUSING MARKET IS ABOUT TO GET GLOOMIER FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS. FINANCE MINISTER BILL ENGLISH PREDICTS INTEREST RATE RISES ARE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. THE MARKET TELLS US IT'LL BE SOME TIME LATE THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR. BUT THE MINISTER BELIEVES MEASURES ANNOUNCED IN LAST WEEK'S BUDGET WILL RELIEVE PRESSURE ON HOUSE PRICES. WHAT'S STACKED AGAINST FIRST-HOME BUYERS ARE PLANNING LAWS THAT ARE EXPLICITLY DESIGNED TO DRIVE UP HOUSING VALUES, AND THAT IS THE CASE IN SOME OF OUR FASTER-GROWTH MARKETS. MARKETS LIKE AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH, WHERE THE MINISTER WANTS NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO BE FAST-TRACKED, INCREASING SUPPLY TO MEET DEMAND, BUT INDUSTRY EXPERTS WARN THAT COULD LEAVE THE FIRST-HOME BUYER OUT IN THE COLD. THE UNCERTAINTY OF SECURING THEIR OWN LAND AND THE COST, THE INCREASED COST OF THE BUILD, AND AT THE END OF IT, WHAT WILL THEIR REPAYMENTS BE TO THE BANK THAT THEY CAN AFFORD. CHANGES IN THE LOANS TO VALUE RATIO MEANS FIRST-TIME BUYERS CAN NEED UP TO A 20% DEPOSIT. ADD THAT TO RISING RENTAL COSTS, STAGNANT WAGES AND COMPETITORS AND IT'S EASY TO SEE WHY THE DREAM OF OWNING YOUR FIRST HOME IS JUST THAT. BILL ENGLISH'S OPPONENTS SAY THE ROOT OF HOUSING INFLATION HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED. POOR TAX SIGNALS, RISING INEQUALITY, WHERE SOME PEOPLE CAN AFFORD 10 HOUSES AND OTHER PEOPLE CAN AFFORD NONE. WHAT HONG KONG DID WAS PUT A 15% SURCHARGE EFFECTIVELY ON NON-RESIDENTS TRYING BUYING PROPERTY. AUSTRALIA TOO IS WORKING THROUGH WAYS TO LIMIT THE IMPACT OF THE FOREIGN LAND GRAB. THE GOVERNMENT MAY FIND THE SOLUTION TO SUSTAINABLE HOME OWNERSHIP LIES ABROAD. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. OFFICIALS ARE CONTINUING TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIX THE BLOCKING OF SOME OF OUR MEAT EXPORTS AT THE CHINESE BORDER. A TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION ISSUE MEANS SOME NZ PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY STUCK AT THE CHINESE BORDER, WITH AUTHORITIES REFUSING TO LET IT IN. THIS IS BECAUSE THE PAPERWORK COMES FROM THE NEWLY-FORMED MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES NOT THE OLD MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY. MOST OF THE MEAT, BELIEVED TO BE AT LEAST HUNDREDS OF TONNES, IS FROZEN AND REMAINS REFRIGERATED. CHINA, JUST LAST MONTH, OVERTOOK AUSTRALIA AS OUR BIGGEST EXPORT MARKET. THE FIGHT AGAINST DEEP-SEA DRILLING IN NZ WATERS STEPPED UP A NOTCH TODAY. THE GREEN PARTY'S LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO STOP THE EXPANSION OF OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, SAYING IT'S A THREAT TO OUR OCEAN AND BEACHES. BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS CRITICS ARE JUST BEING ALARMIST. REBECCA EDWARDS REPORTS. EVEN ON A RAINY DAY, PIHA BEACH IS QUITE THE SIGHT. BUT THE GREEN PARTY SAYS IT'S UNDER THREAT FROM PLANS TO BOOST OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION OFF OUR COAST. WE KNOW DEEP-SEA OIL DRILLING IS SO RISKY, WE KNOW NZ CANNOT COPE WITH THE EFFECTS OF A SPILL, SO WE SHOULDN'T ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN, GIVEN THE RISKS TO OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE SO SEVERE. THE PASSING OF RECENT LEGISLATION ENABLES THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP THE COUNTRY'S PETROLEUM AND MINERALS RESOURCES. IT'S OPENED UP ALMOST 190,000KM2 FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION. THE BLUE HERE SHOWING AREAS COMPANIES CAN BID TO EXPLORE, THE RED SHOWING AREAS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SECURED FOR EXPLORATION. NOW THE GREENS ARE FIGHTING THE MOVE, ASKING NZERS TO SIGN A PETITION CALLING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT BEACHES, AND NOT EXPLOIT THEM. IT'S OUR BEACHES, AND, I MEAN, THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TOO LONG. IT SHOULD'VE STOPPED ON THE EAST CAPE, BUT IT'S CARRYING ON. NZ IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, AND I REALLY WISH I COULD PROTECT IT. SOME WELL KNOWN FACES ALSO LENDING THEIR SUPPORT. I THINK IT'S TIME NZERS HAD A VOICE IN THE ISSUE, BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A BIG ISSUE FOR THIS COUNTRY. IT'S AKIN TO GIVING WOMEN THE VOTE; TO NZ STANDING UP TO NUCLEAR POWERS. BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CAMPAIGN IS JUST BASELESS SCAREMONGERING. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE WANT TO SENSIBLY EXPLORE AND DEVELOP OUR RESOURCES SO THAT THERE ARE HIGHER-PAYING JOBS FOR KIWIS, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT COMPROMISING ON HEATH-AND-SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. OIL COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO TENDER FOR EXPLORATION PERMITS IN THE NEW AREAS FROM THIS FRIDAY. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. EXPLORATION OFF OUR COAST IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE BIGGEST CREATURE ON THE PLANET. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE BLUE WHALE COULD BE TAKING A LIKING TO OUR WATERS. ONE OIL COMPANY IS HELPING SCIENTISTS STUDY WHY SO MANY OF THE MARINE MAMMALS ARE BEING SIGHTED OFF TARANAKI. WILL HINE REPORTS. THIS IS WHAT'S GETTING SCIENTISTS EXCITED ` THE LARGEST ANIMAL EVER TO HAVE GRACED THE EARTH BREACHING OFF THE COAST OF TARANAKI. IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, THERE ARE ONLY FOUR DOCUMENTED FORAGING GROUNDS OUTSIDE THE ANTARCTIC WATERS, SO IF IN FACT THIS IS A BLUE WHALE FORAGING GROUND, LIKE WE BELIEVE, IT'S QUITE, YOU KNOW, EXCITING. THESE WHALES DWARF ALL OTHER CREATURES. THEY GROW UP TO 30M LONG. THAT'S MORE THAN TWICE THE LENGTH OF A BUS, AND THEIR TONGUES CAN WEIGH AS MUCH AS AN ELEPHANT. LEIGH TORRES HAS ANALYSED DOZENS OF SIGHTINGS, AND ALSO LOOKED AT HISTORICAL RECORDS OF STRANDINGS AND OLD WHALING LOGS. THIS IS WHERE MOST OF THE WHALE SIGHTINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT THEY'RE NEAR THE DRILLING PLATFORMS DOTTING THE WATER OFF TARANAKI, BECAUSE THERE ARE PLENTY OF OBSERVERS ON THE RIGS. IT'S THOUGHT THE WHALES ARE COMING INTO THE REGION TO FEED ON PLANKTON, WHICH IS ABUNDANT IN THIS AREA. BUT WITH MORE MINERAL EXPLORATION PLANNED IN THE TARANAKI REGION, THERE'S CONCERNS FOR THE WHALES' SAFETY. THERE IS SOME STUDIES IN OTHER AREAS THAT HAVE INDICATED DISTURBANCE FROM SEABED MINING TO BLUE WHALES, BUT, REALLY, THIS IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE INDUSTRIES TO FIND OUT WHERE THE ANIMALS ARE IN THE BIGHT AND WHEN THEY ARE THERE. AUSTRIAN OIL COMPANY OMV HELPED KICK-START THE STUDY AFTER REPORTING NINE SIGHTINGS IN ONE MONTH IN 2011. YOU CAN SEE ITS DRILLING RIG IN THESE PHOTOS. IT SAYS WHALE SAFETY'S A PRIORITY. WE HAVE INDEPENDENT MARINE MAMMAL OBSERVERS ON ALL OUR SEISMIC VESSELS. THEY'RE OUR POLICEMEN. THEY'RE THE PEOPLE WHO GATHER THE DATA AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO SHUT US DOWN WHEN THE WHALES GET WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE. DR TORRES NOW HOPES TO WIDEN HER STUDY AND USE UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE WHALES ARE UP TO. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. AND IN THE SAME AREA, DRILLING CONTINUES IN THE HOPE OF EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRY'S OLDEST OFFSHORE GAS FIELD. GAS RESERVES ARE DWINDLING AT THE MAUI GAS FIELD, SO A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART RIG IS BEING USED TO TRY FIND MORE. HADYN JONES EXPLAINS. FOR THE PAST 34 YEARS MAUI A HAS BEEN A FIXTURE ON THE HORIZON 35 KM OFF THE TARANAKI COAST. BUT FOSSIL FUELS DON'T LAST FOREVER, AND NOW ITS FUTURE RESTS WITH THIS NEW ARCHER'S DRILLING RIG IMPORTED FROM GERMANY, WHICH IS DRILLING FOR POCKETS OF GAS IN THE 150 SQUARE KM MAUI RESERVOIR. IT'S A FAIRLY HIGH-RISK GAME, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, A) IT'S THERE AND B) THAT IT WILL FLOW, AND HOPEFULLY FLOW FOR LONG ENOUGH TO PAY` PAY FOR THE COST. THE ARCHER'S DRILLING RIG IS NOT A CHEAP PIECE OF KIT. IT COSTS ABOUT $100M TO BRING OUT AND RUN IN THIS CURRENT CAMPAIGN. THE HOPE IS, OR THE GAMBLE IS, THAT THEY WILL FIND ENOUGH NEW GAS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE MAUI GAS PLATFORM. THE ARCHER'S RIG IS LIGHT ` WEIGHT IS A BIG ISSUE ON A GAS PLATFORM ` AND CAN DRILL 3KM TO 4KM FROM MAUI A. SHELL SAYS ITS BIG ADVANTAGE IS IT'S SAFER BECAUSE IT'S NEARLY FULLY AUTOMATED. YOU DON'T HAVE MANY ROUGHNECKS ON THIS RIG ANY MORE. IT'S ALL ABOUT COMPUTER TECHNICIANS AND ELECTRICIANS. SHELL TELL US THE WORKERS HANDLING THE DRILL WHEN WE ARRIVED WERE EXTRACTING THE DELICATE MONITORING EQUIPMENT. OTHERWISE, THEY SAY, IT'S MOSTLY HANDS-FREE. PRIMARILY HERE WE ARE WORKING ON ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR ANY HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE. MAUI A ONCE PRODUCED 90% OF OUR GAS NEEDS. NOW IT'S MORE LIKE 20%. 65 PEOPLE LIVE ON MAUI A. HOW LONG THEY WILL REMAIN, THOUGH, IS UP IN THE AIR. THAT'S THE $50M QUESTION, IM AFRAID. ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO, OR IT COULD BE A LOT LONGER DEPENDING ON HOW SUCCESSFUL WE ARE. THE ARCHER'S RIG IS HERE TILL AT LEAST THE END OF THE YEAR. I ALWAYS SAY IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE CASINO. IT'S THE BIG ROLLERS' TABLE. MAYBE LONGER, IF THE GAS AND THE MONEY CONTINUES TO FLOW. HADYN JONES, ONE NEWS. IT'S NOW OFFICIAL, PETROL TAX IS GOING UP THREE CENTS FOR EACH OF THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS WILL RESULT IN A NINE CENT HIKE BY 2015. PARLIAMENT PASSED LEGISLATION ALLOWING THE INCREASES OVERNIGHT. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE LEVY'S NEEDED TO FUND ROADING PROJECTS, BUT THE GREENS SAY THE MONEY SHOULD BE PUT INTO IMPROVING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. THE FIRST INCREASE WILL HIT MOTORISTS IN JULY. TECHNOLOGY AND NEW RESEARCH IS HELPING GIVE AUTISTIC CHILDREN WHO CAN'T USE SPEECH A VOICE. THE VICTORIA UNIVERSITY STUDY INVESTIGATED WHAT COMMUNICATION METHODS WORK BEST FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, AND IT'S FINDING SUCCESS WITH A COMPUTER PROGRAMME THAT GENERATES SPEECH. IZACK HALVORSEN (12) HAS AUTISM, AND HIS SPEECH IS MOSTLY UNINTELLIGABLE. IN THE PAST HE'S USED HIS OWN FORM OF SIGN LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE, BUT NOW, THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY AND VICTORIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, HE'S FOUND A NEW VOICE. COMPUTER: I WOULD LIKE TO WATCH A DVD. UNTIL LARAH CAME ON THE SCENE, WE HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT HE WANTED, SO IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIM. IZACK WAS ONE OF 12 AUTISTIC CHILDREN CHOSEN TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION METHODS. IT'S JUST BEEN AMAZING TO SEE IZACK'S PROGRESS AND HOW IT HAS REALLY CHANGED THINGS IN HIS LIFE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS KIND OF THE HALLMARK FOR ME OF HOW EFFECTIVELY IT CAN USED. FOR ALMOST ALL THE CHILDREN, A SPEECH-GENERATING PROGRAMME WAS THE BEST OPTION, ALLOWING THEM TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. COMPUTER: EXCITED. I THINK SHE'S EXCITED TOO. THERE WERE A LOT OF REPORTS SAYING CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO USE THESE AND IT'S HELPING THEM COMMUNICATE, BUT THERE WASN'T ANY EMPERICAL RESEARCH ACTUALLY INVESTIGATING HOW EFFECTIVELY THEY CAN BE USED AS A COMMUNICATIONG TOOL. FOR FAMILIES LIKE IZACK'S, IT'S MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE. TO HAVE THAT CHANCE FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH US, IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. IT REALLY IS. WE LOVE IT. WE LOVE IT. AND SO DOES IZACK, WHO THANKS TO FUNDRAISING EFFORTS, NOW GETS TO KEEP A VOICE THIS NEW STUDY HAS HELPED HIM FIND. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS, WHY AIR NZ'S FACING CRITICISM FROM ENVIRONMENTALISTS. SOME GOOD NEWS FROM THE EUROZONE AS AN ECONOMIC BOOST IN TURKEY GETS EXPORTERS RACING TO CASH IN. FIND OUT WHY THIS THIEF'S HAPPY HE'S BEEN ARRESTED, AND LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. AND MEET THE POLE-VAULTER TAKING A BLIND LEAP OF FAITH EVERY TIME SHE JUMPS. AIR NZ PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING A CLEAN GREEN FLYING MACHINE, BUT IT'S DRAWING CRITICISM FOR THE CARGO IT CARRIES. ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THE AIRLINE'S ENCOURAGING THE KILLING OF ENDANGERED SHARKS BY TRANSPORTING SHARK FINS TO HONG KONG. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. FOR AIR NZ, NATURE PLAYS A STARRING ROLE IN FILLING SEATS. WATCH CAREFULLY. BUT WHILE THESE PRISTINE VIEWS ARE ON SHOW IN THE CABIN, ENVIRONMENTALISTS CLAIM ON SOME FLIGHTS SOMETHING UGLY IS UNDERNEATH PASSENGERS' FEET. THEY WOULD CERTAINLY BE SHOCKED TO KNOW IF IT WAS BEING TRANSPORTED IN A PLANE THEY WERE FLYING IN. SHARK-FIN SOUP IS AN EXPENSIVE DELICACY IN CHINA, AND THIS IS HOW SOME NZ EXPORTERS GET HOLD OF THEM. CHOP OFF THEIR FINS AND DUMP THEIR BODIES BACK IN THE SEA. IF THE SHARKS ARE DEAD FIRST, IT'S NOT ILLEGAL IN THIS COUNTRY. NZ IS AMONG THE TOP 20 EXPORTERS OF SHARK FINS TO ASIA, THE INDUSTRY PULLING IN NEARLY $4.5M A YEAR. THE NZ SHARK ALLIANCE, MADE UP OF A NUMBER OF NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS, HOPES THE PRACTICE WILL BE BANNED WHEN IT COMES UP FOR CONSULTATION LATER THIS YEAR. IN A STATEMENT, AIR NZ SAYS IT'S KNOWINGLY CARRIED TWO SHIPMENTS OF SHARK FINS OVER THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS. BUT IT SAYS THOSE FINS WERE THE BY-PRODUCT OF A COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATION IN FIJI AND NOT FROM THE TYPE OF FINNING THE SHARK ALLIANCE SAYS IS INHUMANE. FIJI'S NATIONAL CARRIER, AIR PACIFIC, IS ALSO UNDER FIRE FOR FLYING THE PRODUCT TO HONG KONG. IT REFUSED TO SPEAK TO ONE NEWS, BUT WE'RE TOLD ITS CARGO INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AFTER CATHAY PACIFIC BECAME THE FIRST AIRLINE TO STOP CARRYING SHARK FINS LATE LAST YEAR. IF THERE WASN'T A WAY OF TRANSPORTING IT, THE INDUSTRY WOULD BE SHUT DOWN. AIR NZ'S OWN POLICY ENCOURAGES 'INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT', BUT CONSERVATIONISTS SAY INSTEAD OF USING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES, IT SHOULD LEAD BY EXAMPLE. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. NORTH KOREA'S REPORTEDLY TEST-FIRED THREE MISSILES OFF ITS EASTERN COAST. ACCORDING TO SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIALS, ALL THREE SHORT-RANGE GUIDED MISSILES LANDED IN THE SEA. ALTHOUGH NORTH KOREA REGULARLY LAUNCHES MISSILES FOR TESTING AND TRAINING, SOUTH KOREA'S DEFENCE MINISTRY HAS GONE ON ALERT AND IS INCREASING ITS SURVEILLANCE. FRANCE HAS BECOME THE 14TH COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO LEGALISE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. THE NEWLY SIGNED LAW HAS BEEN HOTLY CONTESTED WITH PROTESTERS STAGING MASSIVE AND OFTEN VIOLENT DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST IT. ANOTHER PROTEST IS PLANNED FOR THE END OF THE MONTH, ON THE SAME DAY THE FIRST GAY WEDDING CAN LEGALLY TAKE PLACE. MORE THAN 100,000 PROTESTERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS OF ROME IN OPPOSITION TO THE COUNTRY'S NEW GOVERNMENT. LED BY TRADE UNIONISTS, DEMONSTRATORS URGED THE PRIME MINISTER TO SCRAP AUSTERITY MEASURES AND FOCUS ON CREATING NEW JOBS. ITALY'S EXPERIENCING ITS LONGEST RECESSSION IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS. IN CONTRAST TO THE DOOM AND GLOOM IN ITALY, THERE'S GOOD NEWS FOR ITS NEIGHBOUR TURKEY, WHICH HAS JUST HAD ITS CREDIT RATING UPGRADED. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S BELATED RECOGNITION OF ITS SUCCESSFUL ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. AND AS THE BBC'S HUGH PYM REPORTS, TURKEY'S SUCCESS MEANS BIG OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPORTERS AROUND THE WORLD. PRAYER CALL ECHOES ISTANBUL IS STEEPED IN TRADITION AND HISTORY, BUT A DYNAMIC MODERN ECONOMY IS EMERGING, AND THERE ARE PREDICTIONS THAT TURKEY WON'T BE FAR OFF THE WORLD'S TOP 10 IN A FEW DECADE'S TIME. THE EUROZONE MAY BE IN RECESSION, BUT ITS NEIGHBOUR IS SEEING THE PACE OF ACTIVITY PICKING UP. THIS BIG HOLE IN THE GROUND IS PART OF A LUXURY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. IT'LL HAVE ITS OWN CANAL, VENETIAN-STYLE. THERE'S A BUILDING BOOM. AS THE ECONOMY GROW, AS THE PEOPLE GET WEALTHIER, THEY DECRY FOR BIGGER HOUSES, BETTER HOUSES, BETTER WAY OF LIFE. TURKEY HAS A RELATIVELY YOUTHFUL AND FAST-GROWING POPULATION. COMBINE THAT WITH CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND YOU'VE GOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN CONSUMER BUSINESSES. MARKS & SPENCER NOW HAS NEARLY 50 STORES IN TURKEY. RUN BY LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESSES, IT'S A FRANCISE OPERATION. IT SAYS 15 MILLION CUSTOMERS VISIT EVERY YEAR. BEEP! TURKEY WILL HAVE AN EMERGING MIDDLE CLASS, AND TATMIDDLE CLASS WILL EVENTUALLY WANT TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON MORE FUN ITEMS, SO TO SPEAK. FOR INSTANCE, RESTAURANTS, ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES, CELL PHONES. TURKEY STILL HAS CHALLENGES. THERE'S BEEN CRITICISMS OVER WORKERS' RIGHTS. THERE'S A RISK OF A CREDIT BUBBLE DEVELOPING AND THE ECONOMY OVERHEATING. BUT IT LOOKS AS IF THERE'S A SMOOTHER PASSAGE AHEAD HERE THAN FOR MANY OTHER ECONOMIES. AND ACCORDING TO STATISTICS NZ, OUR EXPORTS TO TURKEY LAST YEAR WERE WORTH JUST UNDER $75M. A WANNABE ROBBER IN COLOMBIA IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AFTER HIS GETAWAY PLAN TOOK AN UNEXPECTED HIT. YOU CAN SEE THE MAN WALKING ALONG THE BUS STATION PLATFORM BEFORE GRABBING A WOMAN'S HANDBAG. AFTER A BRIEF STRUGGLE HE LEAPS OUT THE SLIDING DOORS, STRAIGHT INTO THE PATH OF AN ARRIVING BUS. INCREDIBLY, HE ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND HIS VICTIM GOT HER MOBILE PHONE BACK. STORMS SWEEPING ACROSS SOUTHERN CHINA HAVE LEFT 55 PEOPLE DEAD AND 14 MISSING. GUANGDONG PROVINCE HAS BEEN THE HARDEST HIT AFTER HEAVY RAIN CAUSED FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES IN NINE CITIES. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN AFFECTED, AND NOW METEOROLOGISTS ARE WARNING MORE TORRENTIAL RAIN IS ON THE WAY. RAIN'S BEEN A FEATURE HERE TOO, BUT NOWHERE NEAR AS BAD. JIM? OUR TROUGH KEEPS CHURNING OUT THE RAIN AND SQUALLY SHOWERS. OAMARU GOT 30MM OVERNIGHT WELLINGTON MIST AND LOW CLOUD THIS MORNING, AS WE SEE HERE. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ MORE GRUMPY CLOUDS IN YOUR FORECAST AFTER SPORTS NEWS WITH ANDREW. STILL TO COME ON ONE NEWS, THE POLE-VAULTER PROVING THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON DETERMINATION. POWER BALLADS AND BIZARRE MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS ` EUROVISION'S BACK, AND WE'VE GOT THE WINNING SONG. AND HAS DAVID BECKHAM'S RETIREMENT FINALLY GIVEN HIS FAMOUSLY SOUR-FACED WIFE SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT? Are your savings gathering dust? DING! Then give them a chance to really grow, because there's a new millionaire created every month. Visit bonusbonds.co.nz to invest now. EUROVISION MADE ABBA A HOUSEHOLD NAME 39 YEARS AGO. NOW THIS YEAR'S NEWLY CROWNED CHAMPION WILL BE HOPING FOR THE SAME SUCCESS. 125 MILLION PEOPLE TUNED IN TO WATCH THE ANNUAL SONG CONTEST THAT SHOWCASED THE TALENTS OF 26 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. BUT THERE COULD ONLY BE ONE WINNER, AND IT'S A FOLK SINGER (20) FROM DENMARK. # HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE WIN AND LOSE, # HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE BREAK OUR RULES BETWEEN US? # ONLY TEARDROPS. EMMELIE DE FOREST'S TRIUMPH MEANS DENMARK WILL HOST THE CONTEST NEXT YEAR. NOW, JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON OUR STORY YESTERDAY ABOUT THE HUGE LOTTERY SPARKING A BUYING FRENZY IN THE US. ONE TICKET SOLD IN FLORIDA HAS WON MORE THAN $700M IN THE POWERBALL JACKPOT. HE'S THE FAMOUS FACE OF FOOTBALL, WHILE SHE'S NOTORIOUSLY SOLEMN. BUT COULD DAVID BECKHAM'S RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL FINALLY GIVE HIS WIFE, VICTORIA, SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT? THE ABC'S JEFFREY KOFMAN INVESTIGATES. IT'S POSH AND BECKS, THE SIZZLING DUO. DOES CELEBRITY GET ANY SEXIER, ANY MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THIS? HE, DAVID BECKHAM, THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SOCCER PLAYER. SHE, VICTORIA BECKHAM, FORMER SPICE GIRL. IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT HIS HAIR, HIS SUITS, HIS WIFE. THEIRS ARE THE FACES AND BODIES THAT HAVE SOLD BILLIONS AND MAKING THEM MANY MILLIONS. BUT LOOK AT HER FACE. THERE'S A REASON THEY CALL HER POUTY POSH. SHE NEVER SMILES. THERE THEY WERE AT THE ROYAL WEDDING IN 2011, POKER-FACED POSH LOOKING LIKE SHE WAS HEADING TO THE DENTIST. TODAY, AS HER HUSBAND PLAYED HIS VERY LAST SOCCER GAME, THEN HEADS INTO RETIREMENT, SHE FINALLY DID IT, TWEETING THIS PICTURE. IS THERE A HINT OF A SMILE THERE? THAT INSCRUTIBLE LOOK, WE'VE SEEN IT BEFORE. OH YES, ON THE MONA LISA. COULD THAT SORT OF SMILE MEAN THAT SHE'S HAPPY THAT HER HUSBAND WILL FINALLY BE HOME A LITTLE MORE OFTEN? AND DAVID BECKHAM SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO HIS NEXT ADVENTURE AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` A MAN (38) WILL APPEAR IN THE NORTHLAND DISTRICT COURT TOMORROW FACING MURDER CHARGES AFTER A DOUBLE SHOOTING IN A SMALL NORTHLAND TOWN NEAR KAITAIA. ONE MAN IS DEAD AND A WOMAN'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN WHANGAREI HOSPITAL. FINANCE MINISTER BILL ENGLISH IS WARNING THAT INTEREST RATES ARE SET TO RISE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. IT'S AN INCREASE THAT INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY COULD MAKE IT EVEN HARDER FOR FIRST-TIME BUYERS TO BREAK INTO THE HOUSING MARKET. BEFORE WE GET INTO SPORT, HERE'S AN UPLIFTING TALE ABOUT A POLE-VAULTER WHO ISN'T LETTING HER DISABILITY GET IN THE WAY OF HER DETERMINATION. THE ABC'S STEVE OSUNSAMI EXPLAINS. WHEN CHARLOTTE BROWN RUNS DOWN HER LANE WITH HER PINK POLE VAULT AND LEAPS INTO THE SKY, YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH. SHE'S JUST 15 YEARS OLD AND SHE'S LEARNED TO FLY. BUT WHAT'S MOST AMAZING IS SHE CAN'T SEE. I REALLY CAN'T MAKE OUT A BLUR, EVEN. IT REALLY JUST BLENDS IN FOR ME. SHE CAN'T SEE THE TRACK OR THE FANCY COLOUR OF HER POLE VAULT OR THE FACES OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STANDS. SHE'S LEGALLY BLIND. SO, YOU HAVE NO IDEA, YOU KNOW, WHAT I REALLY LOOK LIKE? RIGHT. DOCTORS DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT SHE STARTED LOSING HER SIGHT WHEN SHE WAS JUST 16 WEEKS OLD. SEVERAL SURGERIES LATER, NONE OF IT HELPED. THIS IS WHAT POLE-VAULTING LOOKS LIKE TO A SIGHTED PERSON, BUT THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO CHARLOTTE. SHE SAYS IT'S LIKE LOOKING DOWN THE INSIDE OF A LITTLE BLACK STRAW AND SEEING A BLURRY LIGHT AT THE END. SO SHE HAS A SYSTEM. HER COACH LAYS ARTIFICIAL TURF NEXT TO HER LANE. SHE CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARK, AND IT HELPS HER RUN STRAIGHT. SHE COUNTS HER STEPS AND THEN GOES FOR IT. AND NOW GET THIS. SHE'S NOT JUST ANY POLE-VAULTER. SHE'S THE BEST HER HIGH SCHOOL HAS EVER SEEN AND ONE OF THE BEST IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. WHEN A KID COMES IN A TALKS TO ME ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN'T DO, I JUST POINT TO THE PICTURE OF CHARLOTTE UP THERE AND SAY, 'YOU TELL HER THAT.' TODAY SHE'S LOSING WHAT LITTLE VISION SHE HAS. IT'S GETTING WORSE, BUT SHE'S NOT WORRIED. SHE SAYS AN OBSTACLE IS JUST THAT. THIS STORY ISN'T ABOUT ME. IT'S ABOUT ALL PEOPLE THAT STRUGGLE WITH SOMETHING. I THINK EVERYONE STRUGGLES WITH SOMETHING IN LIFE. THIS WAS MY SOMETHING. THIS IS NOT THE WORST THING THAT COULD EVER HAPPEN. THIS ISN'T EVEN A BAD THING THAT COULD HAPPEN. THIS JUST MAKES YOU A STRONGER PERSON. AND JUST LAST WEEK, CHARLOTTE CAME EIGHTH IN THE TEXAS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. ANDREW'S UP NEXT, AND THERE ARE TWO GUARANTEES IN SPORT HERE. MORE NEXT ON THE BLACK CAPS AND THEIR CHANCES OF AN UNLIKELY RESULT. ALSO IN THE RUGBY, THE CRUSADERS AND BLUES TEST TEAMMATES GO AT IT HOURS BEFORE THEY'RE BACK TOGETHER AS ALL BLACKS. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT, BUT THE WARRIORS SINK FURTHER INTO THE MIRE. AND, IT'S TUMBLEWEEDS IN TEXAS ` THE V8 SUPERCARS HIT AMERICA AS THE KIWIS PUSH ALL THE WAY HOME. CAR ENGINE REVS CAR ENGINE REVS Oh. (SIGHS) OK. Try again. Like a swan... gliding along the lake. > CAR ENGINE REVS CAR HORN HONKS Left here now. Left here now. Left here now. Left here now. I am. I am! Why don't you drive then?! (SIGHS) (GROANS) (SIGHS) Right. In your right mirror. Left mirror. CRUNCHING, SQUEAKING Well, did you pass? Well, did you pass? Yep. Well, did you pass? Yep. That's my job done. Whoo-hoo! 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. Just trying to keep you safe. Yeah, I know. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO CRICKET AND THE BLACKCAPS ARE BACK IN THE HUNT FOR A SHOCK FIRST TEST WIN AT LORD'S IN LONDON. ENGLAND'S 205 RUNS AHEAD WITH JUST FOUR SECOND INNINGS WICKETS IN HAND. IT COULD'VE BEEN A MUCH DIFFERENT STORY, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE BOWLERS. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. DAY 3 AT LORDS, AND 3 VITAL WICKETS FOR TIM SOUTHEE. OH. BOWLED HIM INSIDE EDGE! LIKE THAT. PERFECT. FULL AND STRAIGHT. ENGLAND'S HERO FROM EDEN PARK, MATT PRIOR, AMONGST THEM WITH A PAIR. OH, AND A BOUNCER, AND IT DOES THE JOB. SOUTHEE SAYS A STIR UP FROM KANE WILLIAMSON AT DRINKS SPARKED HIM OFF. THE VICE CAPTAIN STEPPED UP AS WELL, REMOVING DANGER-MAN JONATHAN TROTT. OH! BOWLED HIM! HE'S AN ABSOLUTE SMARTER. THERE IS SOME BATTING TO COME, BUT IT IS NICE TO KNOW` TURN UP TOMORROW AND WE ARE INTO THE BOWLERS. AN ANXIOUS ENGLAND ENDED THE DAY LOSING 4 WICKETS FOR JUST 12 RUNS THE BLACKCAPS CAN'T BOAST MUCH BETTER THOUGH. BEGINNING THE DAY ON 153 FOR FOUR, THEY LOST THEIR LAST 6 WICKETS FOR JUST 52. BEAUTIFUL. ANDERSON HAS FIVE. WILLIAMSON RESISTED, EVEN IN TESTING CIRCUMSTANCES. OUCH. OUCH, OUCH. HE MADE A HALF CENTURY, BUT FELL 10 RUNS LATER. BUT WITH THINGS LOOKING ROSY FOR THE HOSTS. TRENT BOULT TOOK THE CREAM OFF THE TOP OF THE ORDER. ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN, ALASTAIR COOK, AGAIN FELL TO THE NORTHERN-DISTRICT'S SWING MACHINE. AND SPEAKING OF SWING,... OH, BOWLED HIM WITH AN ABSOLUTE JAFFA. NICK COMPTON ABSOLUTELY BEATEN BY NEIL WAGNER. THE WICKET BRINGING TOGETHER A 123 RUN JOE ROOT-JONATHAN TROTT PARTNERSHIP, ALBEIT WITH A FEW SCARY MOMENTS. ...AND THIS COULD BE TROUBLE. WICKET KEEPER BJ WATTLING'S DESPERATE DIVE ENDED IN INJURY. A DAMAGED KNEECAP WILL BE ASSESSED BEFORE PLAY RESUMES LATER TONIGHT. FORTUNATELY, SOUTHEE WOULD END THE PARTNERSHIP NOT LONG AFTER. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. ENGLAND 205 AHEAD, NZ LOOKING FOR EARLY WICKETS TONIGHT, SETTING UP AN ENTICING RUN CHASE. ALTHOUGH THE LORD'S PITCH DOES LOOK LIKE IT'LL TAKE SOME TURN TONIGHT AND ON THE LAST DAY, THE WEATHER FORECAST LOOKS OK. TO SUPER RUGBY AND THE CRUSADERS HAVE SENT OUT ANOTHER WARNING TO THE COMPETITION THAT THEY MEAN BUSINESS. THEY'VE SHUT OUT THE BLUES IN A 23-3 WIN IN CHRISTCHURCH, HOLDING THE NORTHERNERS TRYLESS. THE OTHER MAJOR FACTOR, THE RETURN OF KIERAN READ IN A TOP-CLASS 80-MINUTE PERFORMANCE. IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A KNOCK 'EM DOWN SORT OF MATCH IN HEAVY RAIN. ALL BLACKS TEAMMATES DIDN'T HOLD BACK 12 HOURS BEFORE FLYING TO THE MOUNT TOGETHER FOR THEIR TRAINING CAMP. CHECK OUT. ALI WILLIAMS HERE A LITTLE BIT ANNOYED BY SOME OF THE WORK GOING IN FROM SAM WHITELOCK. IT WAS THE CRUSADERS WHO HAD THE LAST LAUGH. IN THE FIRST HALF THE BLUES DOMINATED THE STATS, BUT THAT MEANT NOTHING TO THE RED AND BLACK BRICKWALL. IT'S BEEN CHARGED BY CROTTY. THE CRUSADERS HAD AN ANSWER FOR JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE BLUES' CHALLENGES. INCLUDING THIS PROBABLE TRY, A DELIBERATE SLAP-DOWN. THAT IS AN INTENTIONAL KNOCK ON, ABSOLUTELY. THE SHAKY BLUES WERE DOWN TO 14. LOCK, CULUM RETALLICK, IRONICALLY FROM RANGIORA WAS IN THE BIN. THE FORMER CHAMPS UP 13-3 AND SNIFFING THE SHUT OUT FROM A LINEOUT DRIVE. OVER THEY GO FRANKS HAS GOT HANDS ON THE BALL. THAT'S A TRY. AND THE CRUSADERS LET THEIR ARCH-RIVALS KNOW TOO. THE BLUES, DOWN BY 20, HAD TO PLAY CATCH-UP FOOTBALL. WINGER FRANK HALAI WAS DENIED BY ISRAEL DAGG AND THE TMO. THEN OUTSTANDING COVER DEFENCE SNUFFED THEM OUT. HE'S BEATEN CARTER ON THE OUTSIDE SHOULDER. GUILDFORD REACHES OUT AND MAKES THE TACKLE. CRUSADERS OF OLD, 23-3, AND AN APT CELEBRATION OF HALFBACK ANDY ELLIS'S 100TH MATCH. GOT THE TERRITORY GAME THAT WE WANTED TO PLAY, AND THAT PRESSURE JUST TOLD FOR US. MIXED EMOTIONS FOR THE ALL BLACKS SELECTORS. THEIR BLUES CANDIDATES LOOKED UNEASY THE CRUSADERS' TEST PLAYERS, ESPECIALLY UP FRONT, ARE CRUNCHING INTO IMPRESSIVE FORM. THE BLUES WERE SENT PACKING FROM CHRISTCHURCH FOR THE 10TH STRAIGHT YEAR. MEANWHILE, THE HIGHLANDERS HAVE RACKED UP THEIR 10TH LOSS OF THE SEASON. ILL DISCIPLINE AND INJURIES ENSURED THEY WERE NEVER A CHANCE AGAINST THE BULLS IN PRETORIA. CHASING FIVE WINS IN A ROW, THE HOME SIDE WAS QUICKLY IN COMMAND WITH NUMBER 8 PIERRE SPIES CELEBRATING HIS 100TH MATCH IN STYLE. PROP CHRIS KING PROBABLY WISHED HE'D STAYED IN THE SIN BIN. NOW KING HAS HURT HIMSELF ON THE FAR SIDE. NO MERCY FROM THE BULLS, THOUGH, AS THEY SNATCHED THE FOUR-TRY BONUS POINT IN THE 35-18 ROMP. IN SYDNEY, WELLINGTON-BORN WINGER PETER BETHAM SWOOPED IN THE 74TH MINUTE AS THE WARATAHS RAN DOWN THE CONFERENCE-LEADING BRUMBIES 28-22. AND WILL GENIA WAS UPSTAGED BY PIET VAN ZYL. PIET VAN ZYL SLIPS THE TACKLE OF COOPER. SAILS INTO THE CORNER. THE HALFBACK SCORED BOTH OF THE CHEETAHS TRIES AS THEY UPSET THE QUEENSLAND REDS 27-13 IN BLOEMFONTEIN. SO THE CRUSADERS NOW SHIFT INTO SECOND IN THE LOCAL CONFERENCE. THE BIG MATCH NEXT WEEKEND SEES THE CHIEFS HOSTING THE CRUSADERS IN HAMILTON ON FRIDAY NIGHT. OVERALL, THE CHIEFS ROAR TO THE TOP, AND THE BULLS HAVE NOW LIFTED TO SECOND. THE BRUMBIES' UPSET LOSS TO THE WARATAHS SEES THEM DROP TO THIRD. THE TOP SIX, PLUS THE CHEETAHS AND THE WARATAHS, THE ONLY TEAMS IN WITH A REALISTIC CHANCE OF MAKING THE PLAY-OFFS. AFTER KNOCKING THE STUFFING OUT OF EACH OTHER IN TWO LOCAL DERBY GAMES, THE ALL BLACKS WIDER TRAINING GROUP ASSEMBLED TODAY. MINUS THE HIGHLANDERS, THEY'RE IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI FOR THE FIRST OF TWO THREE-DAY CAMPS. JOE PORTER IS THERE. FROM RIVALS TO ROOMATES, THE BLUES AND CRUSADERS WERE FORCED TO TRAVEL TOGETHER TO THE ALL BLACKS CAMP, JUST HOURS AFTER THE RED-AND-BLACKS BROKE THEM IN CHRISTCHURCH. IT'S QUITE FUNNY, ACTUALLY, AND ALL THOSE FEELINGS ARE STILL FRESH, BUT, YEAH, JUST A LOT OF BANTER GOING ON. THE MATCH HIGHLIGHTED THE STRENGTHS OF THE CRUSADERS SENIOR STARS WHILE GIVING COACH STEVE HANSEN SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT ABOUT OTHER CANDIDATES. IT HAS HELPED WITH OUT SELECTIONS, PARTICULARLY SATURDAY'S GAME. I THOUGHT THERE WERE SOME REALLY GOOD MATCHUPS THERE WHICH SHOWED US A LOT. HANSEN WAS LOATHE TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC PLAYERS. THE CAMP IS ALL ABOUT GETTING THE NEWCOMERS UP TO SPEED WITH THE ALL BLACKS' GAME PLAN AND PATTERNS, NOT THRUSTING TOO MUCH INFORMATION ON THE PLAYERS IS HANSEN'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE. WE ONLY GIVE THEM ONE THING TO THINK ABOUT, COS WE KNOW THEY'VE GOTTA GO BACK AND PLAY THEMSELVES, SO IF WE CAN GIVE THEM AN IDEA OF HOW WE WANNA PLAY AN AND THEY GET THE GUTS OF THAT, THEN QUIETLY JOG THROUGH RATHER THAN RUN AROUND LIKE MAD CHOOKS. THE CHIEFS AND HURRICANES PLAYERS THE ONLY ONES IN THE GYM TODAY. WHILE THE PHYSICAL TRAINING WILL BE LIGHT, SKIPPING HOMEWORK IS NOT AN OPTION. YEAH, I WAS USUALLY HOPELESS AT IT, BUT, NAH, I'LL BE DOING MY HOMEWORK THIS WEEK, THAT'S FOR SURE. ONE PLAYER WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP BIRD IN THE CLASSROOM IS HURRICANES PROP JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN. A KNEE INJURY HAS FORCED HIM OUT OF THE CAMP. HE WON'T BE REPLACED. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. IT'S TWO FROM TWO FOR THE NZ SEVENS TEAMS, WITH THE WOMEN WRAPPING UP THEIR FIRST EVER WORLD SERIES IN THE NETHERLANDS TOURNAMENT IN AMSTERDAM. THE KIWIS ONLY NEEDED TO MAKE THE SEMI-FINALS TO CLAIM THE TITLE, WHICH THEY DID, BEATING SPAIN 14-5 IN THE QUARTERS. THEY WENT ON TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT WITH A COMEBACK 33-24 VICTORY OVER CANADA. IT'S JUST BEEN AN AWESOME YEAR THIS YEAR FOR THE NZ WOMEN'S SEVENS TEAM. I MEAN, WE WORKED REALLY REALLY HARD FOR THIS, AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY WITH THE WIN. PORTIA WOODMAN CLAIMING HIGHEST TRY SCORER HONOURS, WITH 21 TRIES IN THE SERIES. LISA CARRINGTON HAS SHOWN HER VERSATILITY BY WINNING THE WOMEN'S K1 500M EVENT AT THE LATEST WORLD CUP REGATTA IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC. THE 200M SPECIALIST IS HOPING TO ADD THE LONGER RACE TO HER RIO OLYMPIC SCHEDULE, BUT THIS IS HER FIRST YEAR COMPETING IN THE EVENT INTERNATIONALLY. WHILE THE FIELD WASN'T AS STRONG AS LAST WEEK'S IN HUNGARY WHERE SHE CAME 1OTH, CARRINGTON RECORDED A TIME JUST ONE AND A HALF SECONDS OFF THE WORLD RECORD. LISA HAS MORE DETERMINATION THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD, SO LOOKS LIKE SHE'S GOING TO COME THROUGH AND TAKE THE FIRST WIN. AN EXCELLENT WIN HERE. CARRINGTON IS RACING IN HER OLYMPIC EVENT, THE K1 200M FINAL, IN JUST UNDER TWO HOURS. THE WARRIORS ALREADY MISERABLE LEAGUE SEASON IS IN ABSOLUTE TATTERS AFTER THE WORST HIDING IN THEIR 19-YEAR HISTORY. WHAT MADE THE 62-6 FLOGGING EVEN HARDER TO STOMACH WAS THE FACT SOME OF THE STANDOUT PENRITH PANTHERS WERE FORMER WARRIORS. HERE'S ABBY SCOTT. NOT QUITE THE FORLORN FACES YOU'D EXPECT FROM A TEAM WHO'VE JUST BEEN PUMMELLED. GEE, THERE'S A LOT OF SMILES ON WARRIOR FACES OUT THERE. THE CAPTAIN NOT QUITE SO ROSY. DOESN'T GET MUCH WORSE THAN THAT. JUST SORRY FOR ALL OUR SUPPORTERS AND MEMBERS TO HAVE TO WATCH THAT, COS, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. SIX OF PENRITH'S 10 TRIES SCORED BY FORMER WARRIORS. ISAAC JOHN THE FIRST. HERE IS JOHN TO THE LINE AND OVER. THE PANTHERS ARE FIRST TO SCORE. LEWIS BROWN THE NEXT TO REMIND HIS FORMER TEAM WHAT THEY'RE MISSING. BROWN'S GONE STRAIGHT THROUGH. WITH A TRY ALREADY UNDER HIS BELT, HE HELPED JOHN TO HIS SECOND. DOWN 26-0 AT THE BREAK, IT LOOKED LIKE IT COULDN'T GET MUCH WORSE. BUT THEN AGAIN. OH, JOHNSON. THE HALFBACK HOOKED HALF AN HOUR EARLY BUT THE SIMPLE MISTAKES KEPT COMING. EVEN STAYING ONSIDE FOR THE RESTART PROVED DIFFICULT. OH DEAR, OH DEAR. THE PINK PANTHERS DEFINITELY NOT THE ONES PROVIDING THE COMEDY. THEY ARE IN AGAIN. IVAN CLEARY'S REVITALISED SIDE NOTCHING UP SIX SECOND-HALF TRIES, 62 UNANSWERED POINTS. WHAT A NIGHT, A RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT. AT A PHYSICAL LEVEL WE JUST WEREN'T IN THAT CONTEST, AND IN THIS COMPETITION YOU GET HUMILIATED IF THAT'S THE CASE. LOSING BY A HUMILIATING 56 POINTS, A LATE MANU VATUVEI TRY NO CONSOLATION AT ALL. ABBY SCOTT, ONE NEWS. KIWI V8 SUPERCAR DRIVER FABIAN COULTHARD HAS NOTCHED UP TWO PODIUM SPOTS AS THE LATEST ROUND BROKE NEW GROUND IN FRONT OF EMPTY STANDS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, BUT ONLY AFTER FIGHTING OFF A SPIRITED FINAL LAP CHALLENGE FROM FELLOW KIWI SHANE VAN GISBERGEN AND HIS TEAMMATE JONATHAN WEBB. AND A LITTLE NUDGE GOING ON. VAN GISBERGEN HAS SIGNALLED HIS INTENTION THAT HE WANTS TO FORCE THE ISSUE. HE RUNS RIGHT OUT WIDE. HE LOSES A SPOT IN THAT MANOEUVRE, ENDS UP ON THE ASTROTURF. HE MUST HAVE LOST SIGHT OF WHERE WEBB WAS. COULTHARD HOLDING ON FOR ANOTHER THIRD PLACE BEHIND WINNER AND SERIES LEADER JAMIE WHINCUP AND HIS TEAMMATE CRAG LOWNDES ENJOYING THEIR SECOND ONE-TWO OF THE DAY. AUCKLAND CITY WILL CARRY NZ FOOTBALL HOPES AT THE WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IN MOROCCO IN DECEMBER AFTER DESPATCHING ARCH RIVALS WAITAKERE UNITED 2-1 IN THE OCEANIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL. AUCKLAND WAS ONE UP AFTER 15 MINUTES WHEN WAITAKERE KEEPER DANNY ROBINSON COULD ONLY PARRY A CROSS INTO THE PATH OF ALAN DICKINSON. WITH THE DARK BLUES CONTINUING TO DOMINATE, ROBINSON AGAIN COULDN'T HANG ONTO THE BALL AS CITY GOT THEIR SECOND. ...SOME DISTANCE. A SHOT. OH! IT'S A GOAL. CITY ALREADY ON THEIR WAY. WITH A LONG-RANGE SHOT, DANNY ROBINSON COULD DO NOTHING, WAITAKERE PULLED ONE BACK SHORTLY BEFORE THE INTERVAL, BUT IN THE SECOND HALF, A RASH CHALLENGE EARNED A SECOND YELLOW AND A RED CARD FOR TIM MYERS, REDUCING WAITAKERE TO 10 MEN. AUCKLAND ENJOYING ITS THIRD CONSECUTIVE OCEANIA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE AND A CASH PRIZE OF $620,000. INDIANA WILL HAVE THE DAUNTING TASK OF BATTLING THE MIAMI HEAT IN THE NBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. THAT AFTER THE PACERS BEAT THE KNICKS 106-99 IN A THRILLING GAME SIX OF THEIR BASKETBALL PLAYOFF SERIES THIS AFTERNOON. NEW YORK CLAWED AHEAD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, BEFORE INDIANA FOUND ANOTHER GEAR. OH! ROY HIBBERT DIVES IN AT THE RIM. THAT'S NUMBER FIVE FOR THE PACER'S CENTRE. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE PACERS HAVE MADE THE CONFERENCE FINALS IN 9 YEARS. LOOKS LIKE NEW PHOENIX FOOTBALL COACH IS TO BE CONFIRMED TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AFTER THE BREAK, ANOTHER UNSETTLED FORECAST ` JIM'S TALKING MORE SHOWERS. THIS WEEK'S GOOD SORT IS A DOUBLE ACT ` THE ELDERLY SISTERS WHO, INSTEAD OF RESTING, OPENED A REST HOME. Seven billion people in the world, and no two fingerprints the same. Everybody's different. Correct. You're thinking, 'If I'm such an individual, why aren't I treated like one?' One bank's thinking the same way. Talk to ANZ about how we can help you achieve your financial goals. I can prove that was you. LILTING MUSIC HI, AGAIN, STILL THE INFANTRY COMES ON. LINES OF BIG LUMPY SHOWERS WITH THUNDER WAITOMO TO BAY OF PLENTY. A BREATHER TOMORROW, THEN ANOTHER BURST. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ EUNICE TAWHIAO AND ALLISON NEIL ARE SISTERS AND A COUPLE OF GOODSORTS. THEY'RE BOTH OVER 80, BUT INSTEAD OF BEING IN A REST HOME THEY RUN ONE, AND A FREE ONE AT THAT. HADYN JONES WENT TO FAIRLIE TO MEET THIS DO-GOODING DUO. JUST DOWN FROM DOWNTOWN FAIRLIE IS MOREH HOUSE, FAIRLIE'S ONLY RESTHOME. THE BOSS THERE IS ALLISON NEIL. SHE A GOODSORT FOR US. EUNICE. < AND WHO'S EUNICE? EUNICE IS MY SISTER. 17 MONTHS OLDER THAN ME. EUNICE IS THE ONE JUST BACK WITH THE GROCERIES. WE HAVE TO DO A LOT OF SHOPPING. A LOT OF FOOD. FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES SHE'S WORKED IN THIS MOST UNUSUAL OF REST HOMES. SHE'S GOT A NICE SMILE. SO, MOREH HOUSE IS NOT YOUR REGULAR REST HOME BY ANY MEANS. FOR ONE, IT'S ALLISON'S PERSONAL HOME. ALSO, IT GETS NO GOVERNMENT FUNDING. ALLISON DOESN'T WANT THE PAPER WORK OF THAT, AND IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING TO STAY HERE. YOU JUST GIVE WHAT YOU CAN AND THE COMMUNITY TOPS UP THE REST. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO LIVE. YOU SEE, FAIRLIE LOOKS AFTER ITS OWN. SARA BRINGS IN FREE MILK FROM THE FARM EVERY MORNING. THE REST HOME USED TO HAVE A COW, BUT SHE DIED. PRIOR TO THAT WE JUST BOUGHT IT AT THE SHOPS, BUT IT WAS COSTING SO MUCH I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH INVESTING IN A COW. THE COMMUNITY DONATES JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. THE GROCERY BILL FOR FEEDING 25 PEOPLE IS ONLY $600 A MONTH. WHICH BRINGS US TO EUNICE, WHO'S WORKED HERE FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES FOR FREE. I CONSIDER EUNICE AS THE ANGLE OF MOREH. SHE DOES MORE THAN FLUFF CATRIONA'S PILLOWS. SHE LOOKS AFTER MOREH'S 12 RESIDENTS AND MORE IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE KEEPS AN EYE ON QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HER AGE GROUP THAT ARE NOT QUITE AS FIT AS SHE IS. EUNICE TAWHIAO STARTED AT MOREH HOUSE THE DAY AFTER HER HUSBAND NORMAN DIED. THAT WAS 23 YEARS AGO. AND I NEEDED THE COMPANY. NO, IT FILLED AN ENORMOUS GAP IN MY LIFE. EUNICE IS THE OLDEST OF EIGHT. THERE'S FIVE STILL IN FAIRLIE. THERE'S ONE BROTHER. SHE DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB. AMAZING. AND THERE'S ANOTHER. SHE'S GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR, EVEN IF IT IS SLIGHTLY STRANGE OCCASIONALLY. THE NEILS ARE A TIGHT FAMILY. WE WORK ALL DAY AND THEN SHE GOES HOME AT NIGHT AND I RING HER UP AND WE TALK AGAIN. WE CAME HERE LOOKING FOR ONE GOODSORT AND FOUND MANY. THAT SOMETIMES HAPPENS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS A GOODSORT AROUND HERE. BUT WHAT ABOUT EUNICE AND HER SISTER ALLISON, WHO TURNED HER HOUSE INTO A REST HOME THAT DOESN'T CHARGE ITS RESIDENTS ANYTHING. THAT'S AMAZING. HADYN JONES. AND IF YOU WANT TO NOMINATE SOMEONE TO BE A GOODSORT, GO TO OUR WEBSITE ` AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SUNDAY. SUNDAY'S ALONG NEXT, AND TONIGHT WE SHARE ONE FAMILY'S HORROR EXPERIENCE WITH THE SYNTHETIC CANNABIS K2. IT'S THE HOME VIDEO ALL PARENTS SHOULD SEE. FROM US, AND ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOOD NIGHT.