GOOD EVENING. A COMPLEX LOW FLICKED BANDS OF SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH ISLAND AND DROVE A STRONG, COLD SOUTHERLY CHANGE THROUGH WELLINGTON. BLOODIED AND BRANDISHING WEAPONS. A SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK IN LONDON SPARKS AN ANGRY REACTION FROM A FAR-RIGHT GROUP. NOW THE ICONIC FORD FALCON'S SET TO FLY AWAY. AND, HERE TO SPIN AND TUMBLE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE GLOBETROTTING COURT JESTERS OF BASKETBALL ARE HERE. A BRITISH SOLDIER HAS BEEN HACKED TO DEATH IN BROAD DAYLIGHT NEAR HIS BARRACKS IN LONDON, PROMPTING FEARS OF TERRORIST ACTIVITY AND IGNITING RACIAL TENSIONS. TWO MEN WITH KNIVES AND A MEAT CLEAVER WERE SHOT AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. IT'S THE FIRST APPARENT ISLAMIST KILLING IN LONDON SINCE 2005. TODAY'S ATTACK TOOK PLACE IN A SOUTH LONDON STREET NEAR THE WOOLWICH BARRACKS. OUR REPORTER ALEXI O'BRIEN VISITED THE SCENE SOON AFTER THE ATTACK. SOME IMAGES IN HER REPORT COULD BE DISTURBING. HANDS COVERED IN BLOOD AND HOLDING A KNIFE AND A MEAT CLEAVER ` THE FULL PICTURE IS TOO GRUESOME TO SHOW YOU. I APOLOGISE THAT WOMEN HAVE TO WITNESS THIS TODAY, BUT IN OUR LAND, OUR WOMEN HAVE TO SEE THE SAME. YOU PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE SAFE. THIS IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE MEN BEHIND THE ATTACK, WHICH WITNESSES SAY THEY FIRST THOUGHT WAS A CAR ACCIDENT. PEOPLE WERE SAYING WE'RE GONNA DIE, AND W-WE TH` WE ALL THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD DIED AT THE MOMENT, COS THERE WAS CHOPPERS, POLICE AND ANMBULANCE AROUND, AND WE WERE VERY SCARED. WITNESSES SAY THE VICTIM, BELIEVED TO BE A YOUNG SOLDIER FROM WOOLWICH'S BARRACKS, WAS BUTCHERED TO DEATH. MACHETES, MEAT CLEAVERS, BLOODY KNIVES WERE LEFT SCATTERED. IT'S SAID THE ATTACKERS YELLED 'ALLAHU AKBAR- ` 'GOD IS GREAT'. AND THEY ASKED PASSERS BY TO VIDEO THEM AS THEY WAITED FOR POLICE. TWO MEN, WHO FROM EARLIER REPORTS TO HAVE BEEN CARRYING WEAPONS, WERE SHOT BY POLICE. THEY'VE BOTH BEEN TAKEN TO SEPARATE LONDON HOSPITALS AND ARE RECIEVEING TREATMENT FOR THEIR INJURIES. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IS TREATING IT AS A TERROR ATTACK, CONVENING AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE TOP-LEVEL COBRA COMMITTEE, WHILE PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON RUSHED BACK TO DOWNING STREET FROM EUROPE. WE HAVE HAD THESE SORT OF ATTACKS BEFORE IN OUR COUNTRY, AND WE NEVER BUCKLE IN THE FACE OF THEM. IN WOOLWICH, THAT CONDEMNATION WAS EXPRESSED IN THE STREET. WE'RE WITNESSING A STAND-OFF HERE BETWEEN WOOLWICH POLICE AND THE EDL, OR THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE. WE'VE JUST HEARD THE ORDER GIVEN TO ARREST PEOPLE FOR BREACH OF THE PEACE. YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR THE POLICE HELICOPTER OVERHEAD. TENSIONS ARE DEFINITELY HIGH HERE, AND IT'S A VERY FLUID SITUATION. THE RIGHT-WING GROUP SAYS IT'S DEDICATED TO PROTESTS AGAINST ISLAMIC EXTREMISM. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE STATE OF THIS COUNTRY AFTER THIS INCIDENT, FOR THE BAD VIBE THAT'S GOING TO COME AGAINST IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THE SHOCKWAVES FROM THE HORRIFIC MURDER HAVE SPREAD; THERE ARE REPORTS OF ATTACKS ON MOSQUES IN LONDON, WHICH IS NOW A CITY ON EDGE. JOINING US NOW LIVE VIA THE INTERNET FROM WOOLWICH IS ALEXI O'BRIEN. How police going to investigate this attack? THEY ARE FOCUSING ON WHETHER THE TWO MEN ARRESTED WERE ACTING ON THEIR OWN OR PART OF A WIDER GROUP. Remarkable stories of heroism are coming out. People surrounded the body and try to prevent further injuries. A woman confronted the men and asked them to hand over their weapons. A CHECHEN IMMIGRANT BEING INTERVIEWED BY POLICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS HAS BEEN SHOT AND KILLED IN FLORIDA. IT'S ALLEGED IBRAHIM TODASHEV LUNGED AT AN FBI AGENT WITH A KNIFE. TWO POLICE OFFICERS WERE ALSO IN THE ROOM. IT'S UNCLEAR WHO FIRED THE DEADLY SHOT. THE 27-YEAR-OLD HAD KNOWN CHECHEN TAMERLAN TSARNAEV, THE BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT WHO WAS KILLED IN A SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE A FEW DAYS AFTER LAST MONTH'S DEADLY BLASTS. THERE ARE ALSO REPORTS THE MAN WAS ABOUT TO SIGN A CONFESSION IN RELATION TO A TRIPLE MURDER IN 2011, WHICH POLICE SUSPECTED TSARNAEV AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER DZOKHAR OF CARRYING OUT. DRAMATIC VIDEO'S EMERGED OF TERRIFIED TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN HUDDLED IN THE DARK AS THE DEADLY TORNADO HIT OKLAHOMA. THIS AS IT'S CONFIRMED 10 OF THE 24 FATALITIES WERE CHILDREN. THE ABC'S DAVID MUIR REPORTS. THIS IS THE MOMENT THE MONSTROUS TORNADO HIT BRIARWOOD ELEMENTARY. FOR THE FIRST TIME WE SEE WHAT STUDENTS SAW, HUDDLED IN THAT BATHROOM ` COMPLETE DARKNESS. AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HEARD. WIND BLASTS, CHILDREN SCREAM AS THE PRESSURE FROM THAT TORNADO TOOK HOLD OF THAT SCHOOL, THAT BATHROOM, THEY FELT THE AIR PUSHING DOWN ON THEM. THEIR TEACHER, ROBIN DZIEDZIC, PROMISING IT WOULD END. YOU HEAR ONE OF THE STUDENTS TELL HER, 'I HATE THIS'. HONEY, IT'S OK. IT'S ALMOST OVER. IT'S ALMOST OVER. IT'S ALMOST OVER! YOU CAN HEAR THE TEACHERS, THE WHISTLES TRYING TO CALM THE STUDENTS. KEEP YOUR HEADS DOWN! CRYING, THEY LEAVE THE BATHROOM. WOW. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD, MY HOUSE. CHILDREN CRY EMOTIONALLY: OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. THEY WALKED THE HALLWAYS. CRIES HYSTERICALLY: OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD! CHILDREN CRY GIANT PIECES OF THE ROOF GONE. YOU CAN HEAR THE STUDENTS, STUNNED. CHILDREN CLAMOUR THEN THEY WALK OUTSIDE. ONCE OUTSIDE, MRS DZIEDZIC IS NOW WORRIED ABOUT TWO OTHER STUDENTS ` SON SAM, A FIRST-GRADER, HER DAUGHTER, MARIE, IN FOURTH. SUDDENLY, RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF HER, SAM APPEARS. SAM, HONEY, IT'S OK. THEN THE MOMENT DAD ARRIVES. SAM, THERE'S DADDY. JOEY! JOEY! SHE TELLS HIM SHE HASN'T FOUND THEIR DAUGHTER, AND HE FINDS HER ALIVE. JOEY! (CRIES) CHINA'S NOW LIFTED A BLOCK ON NZ MEAT, AND OUR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES MINISTER IS BLAMING HIS OWN OFFICIALS FOR THE HOLD-UP. HUNDREDS OF TONS OF MOSTLY-FROZEN MEAT HAS BEEN STUCK AT THE CHINESE BORDER FOR UP TO THREE WEEKS BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH PAPERWORK. NATHAN GUY SAYS OFFICIALS HERE MISTAKENLY SUPPLIED CERTIFICATES THAT CHINA HADN'T APPROVED AND DIDN'T TELL MINISTERS QUICKLY ENOUGH ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE DIRECTOR GENERAL DRILLS DOWN AT HOW THIS HAPPENS, HE COMES BACK TO MINISTERS AND SAYS, HERE IT IS. THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED. THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. CHINA HAS AGREED TO BEGIN LETTING MEAT IN FROM NEXT WEEK. AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY'S BEEN GIVEN THE GO-AHEAD TO MINE ON CONSERVATION LAND ON THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST. THE OPEN CAST COAL MINE ON THE DENNISTON PLATEAU, NORTH OF WESTPORT, HAS CAUSED PLENTY OF CONTROVERSY. AS MIKE THORPE REPORTS, IT'S A DECISION BEING WELCOMED BY SOME AND HEAVILY CRITICISED BY OTHERS. DO YOU WANT TO GET THAT ON CAMERA? STOP TOUCHING IT. TODAY'S DECISION TO RESUME LARGE-SCALE OPENCAST MINING ON THE DENNISTON PLATEAU WAS NEVER GOING TO PLEASE EVERYONE. THEY'VE MADE THIS DECISION ON THE LAST DAY POSSIBLE BEFORE THEY'D HAVE TO DO A PUBLIC CONSULTATION. IT WENT IN FAVOUR OF A MINING INDUSTRY DESPERATE FOR NEW JOBS. APPLAUSE THIS MINE WILL EMPLOY AROUND 225 PEOPLE UP FRONT. IT WILL START PRODUCING AT ABOUT HALF A MILLION TONS A YEAR. THE COMPANY PLANS TO DOUBLE PRODUCTION AND EMPLOY UP TO 450 IN THE FUTURE ` NUMBERS NOT SEEN ON DENNISTON SINCE THE EARLY 1900S. THE APPROVAL SEES BATHURST GIVEN ACCESS TO JUST OVER 100 HECTARES OF THE 2000-HECTARE PLATEAU. THE LAND IS NOT NATIONAL PARK AND HAS NO EXISTING RESERVE STATUS. I CAN UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE IN THE COAL-MINING INDUSTRY WOULD BE FEARFUL OF THE FUTURE. I MEAN, EVEN SOLID ENERGY IS SAYING THIS CARBON BUBBLE WILL BURST. BUT DENNISTON'S HIGH-GRADE BITUMINOUS COAL IS A DIFFERENT PROPOSITION. THIS IS VERY HIGH-QUALITY COAL, AND HERE ON THE PLATEAU IT'S POSSIBLE TO MAKE A HEALTHY PROFIT EVEN IN THE CURRENT LOW PRICES. THE DEAL DOES COME WITH A SWEETENER FOR CONSERVATIONISTS. $22M ` THE LARGEST COMPENSATION PACKAGE EVER. ACTUALLY, THAT MONEY SHOULD COME FROM THE PUBLIC TAXPAYERS, NOT FROM FLOGGING OFF OUR NATURAL TREASURES. THE WEST COAST COAL-MINING COMMUNITY ARE VIEWING TODAY'S DECISION AS NOTHING SHORT OF A WIN. BUT CONSERVATIONISTS HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PLATEAU'S FUTURE. IF WE DON'T HAVE A MINISTER OF CONSERVATION PROTECTING OUR CONSERVATION, WHO DOES? FOR NOW, AT LEAST, CONSERVATIONISTS AND THE MINISTER ARE HEADING IN VERY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. WORKERS ACROSS THE TASMAN, INCLUDING KIWIS, ARE REELING TONIGHT AFTER THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCED IT'S TO STOP MAKING CARS IN AUSTRALIA AFTER 90 YEARS. 1200 EMPLOYEES WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS WHEN TWO PLANTS IN VICTORIA SHUT DOWN IN THREE YEARS. THE MANUFACTURING IS NOT VIABLE FOR FORD IN AUSTRALIA IN THE LONG TERM. THE COMPANY'S REMAINING 1100 EMPLOYEES WILL REPORT TO FORD'S ASIAN OPERATION, WHERE CARS ARE FOUR TIMES CHEAPER TO MAKE THAN IN AUSTRALIA. AND NEWS FORD'S ALSO GETTING RID OF THE MUCH-LOVED FALCON RANGE IS REALLY REVVING UP FANS OF THE CAR ACROSS THE DITCH, AND, OF COURSE, HERE. MANY OF YOU WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE FORD FALCON, WHICH HAS GRACED NZ ROADS FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS NOW. MATT MCLEAN HAS REACTION. TIME TO SAY GOODBYE... PRETTY GUTTED, REALLY. ...TO A CLASSIC. HE'S EXCITED BECAUSE HE JUST SAW THE NEW FORD FALCON. WHAT DO THEY SAY? IT'S NOT A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH; IT'S FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT.' WITH NEWS FORD AUSTRALIA WILL BE CLOSING ITS DOORS, THE COMPANY HAS REVEALED ` BRACE YOURSELVES ` THAT THE 2014 FORD FALCON WILL BE THE LAST FORD FALCON. WE'RE TAKING A BIT OF A PASTING, ALL US FORD SUPPORTERS AT THE MOMENT. WE'RE TAKING A BIT OF A PASTING, ALL US FORD SUPPORTERS AT THE MOMENT. WE'RE NOT DOING VERY WELL ON THE RACETRACK. WE'RE A PRETTY THICK-SKINNED LOT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH DAY IN BOTH AUSSIE AND NZ WHEN IT FINALLY DOES HAPPEN. WE KIWIS HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH THE FALCON AS MUCH AS THE AUSSIES. MANY A TEEN LEARNED TO DRIVE IN ONE. EVEN OUR COPS HAVE USED THEIR GRUNT TO PULL OVER THE BAD GUYS. WE CAN TELL YOU WITH NUMBERS JUST HOW POPULAR THE FALCON IS. IN SEVEN GENERATIONS OF THE CAR, MORE THAN 3 MILLION OF THEM HAVE BEEN SOLD ` ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN AUSTRALIA AND NZ. FALCON IS A MAIN PLAYER. AS A LARGE CAR AND AS A KIWI ICON, IT'S HUGE. WE GET CUSTOMERS IN THE SHOWROOM EVERY DAY AND EVERY WEEK THAT ARE REALLY PASSIONATE. BUT UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE YEARS SALES HAVE DECLINED. SO THE COMPANY'S DECIDED IT'S TIME FOR THE FALCON PRODUCTION LINE TO COME TO A HALT. AS A FORD DEALER, IT'S SAD. BUT AS A BUSINESSMAN, WE CAN'T HELP CHANGE, AND WE'VE ALL GOT TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT WITH THE PASSION OF FORD FANS UNDENIABLE, MOVING FORWARD MIGHT BE EASIER SAID THAN DONE. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS. AN AUCKLAND CAR DEALER'S BEEN FINED $42,000 FOR WHAT TRADE ME SAYS IS THE BIGGEST-EVER CASE OF FAKE BIDDING ON THE AUCTION WEBSITE. THE COMPANY ADMITTED PLACING THOUSANDS OF FAKE BIDS TO DRIVE UP PRICES FOR ITS CARS. FAIR GO'S GORDON HARCOURT REPORTS. ANDREA PAID ABOUT $8000 FOR THIS CAR LAST YEAR ` BOUGHT ON TRADEME FROM THEAUTOCO. MORE THAN $2000 OF THE BIDS AGAINST HER WERE FAKE. IT'S NOT IN THE SPIRIT OF FAIR TRADE AT ALL, AND I AM JUST DISGUSTED IN THEIR BEHAVIOUR. THIS PARTICULAR TRADER WAS THE LARGEST MOTOR VEHICLE TRADER ON THE WEBSITE BY A COUNTRY MILE. 'THEAUTOCO' WAS A LEGITIMATE TRADE ME MEMBER, BUT A STAFF MEMBER CREATED FAKE MEMBERS. HE ALSO USED OTHER MATES' MEMBERSHIPS TO PLACE THOSE FAKE BIDS. WELL, IT'S ALMOST ON AN INDUSTRIAL LEVEL. EVENTUALLY TRADE ME FIGURED OUT THERE WERE MORE THAN 7000 FALSE BIDS ON 500 AUCTIONS ` A $90,000 GAP BETWEEN THE LAST HONEST BID AND THE PRICE PAID. THE MOST PROLIFIC AND DAMAGING CAMPAIGN OF SHILL BIDDING IN THE HISTORY OF TRADE ME. NO ONE FROM THE COMPANY FRONTED UP IN COURT AS THEAUTOCO WAS FINED $42,000 ON 13 CHARGES UNDER THE FAIR TRADING ACT. THE IMPACT ON TRADE ME AND CONSUMERS HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT. THEY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT, AND THEY PUT THEIR HANDS UP ` 'WE'RE GUILTY, WE'VE DONE IT, HOW CAN WE FIX THIS?' TRADE ME INVESTIGATORS UNCOVERED THE SHILL BIDDING, AND TRADE ME BROKERED A DEAL. THEAUTOCO PAID OUT $100,000. BUT TRADE ME HOPED FOR A MORE SIGNIFICANT FINE. LOOK, NOT TOO BAD, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. WE WERE HOPING FOR A BIT MORE. HOW SATISFIED ARE YOU THAT USERS OF TRADE ME ARE PROTECTED FROM SHILL BIDDING? I'M PRETTY SATISFIED WITH SECURITY TECHNIQUES. WE CERTAINLY LEARNED A LOT FROM THIS CASE. ANDREA GOT ABOUT $2000 AND TRADEME GOT $20,000 FROM THEAUTOCO FOR ITS INVESTIGATION COSTS. GORDON HARCOURT, ONE NEWS. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH SAYS THE PUBLIC OF CHRISTCHURCH HAS SPOKEN IN FAVOUR OF A BRAND-NEW CATHEDRAL IN THE SQUARE. SEVERAL THOUSAND CITIZENS VOTED FOR ONE OF THREE NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS, WITH JUST OVER HALF BACKING THE CHEAPEST, QUICKEST OPTION ` A CONTEMPORARY GLASS REPLACEMENT. BUT AS LORELEI MASON REPORTS, OPPONENTS ARE QUESTIONING THE RESULTS. THEY CAME IN THEIR HUNDREDS TO FIND OUT MORE. SO, THIS EVENING WE'RE GOING TO HEAR THREE PRESENTATIONS. PUBLIC MEETINGS OUTLINING THE CHURCH'S THREE CONCEPTS FOR A NEW CATHEDRAL. EVERYBODY HAD AN OPINION. THE CHEAPEST, AT UP TO $80M, A MODERN GLASS OPTION; THE PRICIEST, AT UP TO $220M, A FULL RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL; THE THIRD, UP TO $180, A TRADITIONAL REPLICA. THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO VOTE. MORE THAN 3700 HAD THEIR SAY. THE PUBLIC'S OVERWHELMING FAVOURITE WAS THE BOLD, NEW, MODERN GLASS DESIGN, COMING IN AT 51%. 29% WANT TO SEE A TOTAL RESTORATION, WHILST A MERE 13% FAVOUR THE TIMBER REPLICA. IT TELLS ME THE CITY IS LOOKING FORWARD, AS OPPOSED TO TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THE PAST. BISHOP MATTHEWS SAYS WHILE SHE WON'T VOTE, THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE HAS INDICATED IT TOO PREFERS THE MODERN CONCEPT FOR ITS DESIGN AND FUNCTION, NOT TO MENTION COST AND SPEED. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME TO BE WASTEFUL. BUT OPPONENTS SAY THOSE RESULTS CAN'T BE TAKEN AS READ. 'RESTORE CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL' SAYS A PRESS NEWSPAPER POLL HAS ITS OPTION, A FULL RESTORATION, OUT IN FRONT. THERE WERE ABOUT 19,000 PEOPLE POLLED THERE. AND TODAY'S RESULTS ARE THAT 38% WOULD LIKE RESTORATION, AND A SMALLER PERCENTAGE ` 35.5% ` WOULD LIKE THE CONTEMPORARY BUILDING. THE CHURCH, THOUGH, IS QUERYING THE VALIDITY OF THOSE FIGURES. I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE ABLE TO VOTE MORE THAN ONCE IN THEIR POLL, AND SO THERE MAY BE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO BE VERY SURE THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE CHURCH SAYS A DECISION ON THE FINAL CONCEPT WILL BE MADE SOMETIME NEXT MONTH. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. STILL TO COME ON ONE NEWS ` PARENTS PROTEST OVER THE MERGER OF TWO CHRISTCHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOLS; WHY THERE ARE GROWING FEARS THE MOVE TO MERGE COULD BE A TREND. IT'S THE SONG THAT WON'T DIE; DOING THE ROBOT DANCE GANGNAM STYLE. AND SPOTTING THE FAKES; SHOPS ARE BEING WARNED OVER THE CIRCULATION OF COUNTERFEIT NOTES. TINKLING MUSIC Did you know that with a smartphone, you've got your bank accounts at your fingertips? Download your bank's mobile app to your smartphone and you can bank on the go just about anywhere, any time. Mobile banking apps are simple and fast to use because they've been designed for use on smaller screens. It's easy to read and navigate between functions, so you can check your balances, transfer funds or find your nearest branch or ATM. Say you're at a restaurant with friends, and they only accept one bill. Well, you can transfer cash to them right there and then. 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HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TURNED OUT TO PROTEST AGAINST THE MERGER OF TWO CHRISTCHURCH PRIMARY SCHOOLS. MANY OF THE PARENTS WHO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PHILLIPSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN'T AFFORD A CAR, WHICH MEANS THEIR CHILDREN WALK TO SCHOOL. IF THE PROPOSED MERGER WITH WOOLSTON PRIMARY GOES AHEAD, CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 5 WILL HAVE TO WALK FOR 40 MINUTES ALONG A MAIN ROAD TO GET TO SCHOOL. PROTESTERS AREN'T JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK; THEY'RE CONCERNED IT'LL INCREASE ABSENTEEISM. I DO KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT'S STANDING UP AND SPEAKING. THEY WANT THEIR VOICE TO BE HEARD, AND THEY WANT THE RIGHT OUTCOME ON WEDNESDAY. SO I'M OPTIMISTIC, AND I THINK ANY WISE PERSON WOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY. A FINAL DECISION ON THE FUTURE OF PHILLIPSTOWN SCHOOL WILL BE MADE NEXT WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE GROWING FEARS THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO MERGE FOUR CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLS INTO ONE SUPER SCHOOL COULD BE ROLLED OUT ELSEWHERE. THE PRINCIPALS' FEDERATION'S CONCERNED THE PLAN'S A BLUEPRINT WHICH COULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER SCHOOLS. REBECCA EDWARDS REPORTS. 1500 STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL HERE AT SOUTH AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN CROSS CAMPUS. FROM NEW ENTRANTS TO SCHOOL-LEAVERS, THE DECILE-1 SCHOOL IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE EDUCATION MINISTER HAS PLANNED FOR FOUR SCHOOLS IN CHRISTCHURCH. WE HAVE A JUNIOR SCHOOL, A COLLEGE WHICH IS 7 TO 13 AND A PRESCHOOL ON THE CAMPUS. ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER, COOPERATE TOGETHER. ARANUI HIGH SCHOOL, ARANUI PRIMARY, WAINONI PRIMARY AND AVONDALE PRIMARY ARE SET TO BE REPLACED BY A SINGLE SUPER SCHOOL IN 2017. AND THERE ARE GROWING CONCERNS THAT THE SAME PLAN COULD BE INTRODUCED NATIONWIDE. I DON'T THINK IN THIS CASE THAT WOULD BE SEEN AS SOMETHING OF A GO FORWARD FOR MANY OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES THAT CARE AND HAVE MANY CONNECTIONS WITH THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL. IF WE MAKE THEM TOO BIG AND TOO DISTANCED THEN I THINK WE LOSE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS BE GENUINELY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. THERE 89 STATE COMPOSITE SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WITH STUDENTS FROM YEAR 1 TO YEAR 13. OF THEM, AROUND HALF ARE AREA SCHOOLS, PROVIDING RURAL AND ISOLATED ENVIRONMENTS. WHEN WE ASKED THE EDUCATION MINISTER TODAY WHETHER WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE MORE COMPOSITE SCHOOLS ROLLED OUT, SHE TOLD US SHE'S COMMITTED TO ENSURING WE HAVE MODERN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THAT INCLUDES OUR INVESTMENT IN ULTRA-FAST BROADBAND, BUT ALSO THE EDUCATIONALLY DRIVEN RESEARCH BUT ALSO THE EDUCATIONALLY DRIVEN RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT KINDS OF CLASSROOMS AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE. THE ENVIRONMENT AT SOUTHERN CROSS CAMPUS IS ONE THE COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. 94% OF THE BUILDINGS THAT NEEDED TO COME DOWN IN CENTRAL CHRISTCHURCH ARE NOW DOWN, AND DEMOLITION SITES ARE GRADUALLY TURNING INTO BUILDING SITES. THE PRIME MINISTER VISITED SOME OF THOSE TODAY, AND AS LACEY WILSON REPORTS, ALSO SAW DESIGNS FOR SOME FUTURE PROJECTS PREPARED BY THE CITY'S SCHOOL CHILDREN. STEPPING INTO THE WORLD OF YOUNG DESIGNERS, THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY LEARNT WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE WANT IN THE CHRISTCHURCH CBD. DO YOU LIKE GOING TO A PLAYGROUND? ALL: YES! 8 THEIR IDEAS FOR A PLAYGROUND WITHIN THE EASTERN FRAME OF INNER-CITY CHRISTCHURCH, AND IT WAS A NERVOUS WAIT TO FIND OUT WHO'S DESIGN CAME OUT ON TOP. IN THE END, A PLAYGROUND INSPIRED BY CHILDREN'S AUTHOR, THE LATE MARGRET MAHY, WON TOP HONOURS. I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE I WAS SO OVERWHELMED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. ONE NIGHT IN THE BATH ` I HAD THIS IDEA THAT I WANTED TO DO A MARGARET MAHY MEMORIAL PLAYGROUND TO HONOUR MARGARET. WITH EACH PART OF THE PLAYGROUND IS A TRIBUTE TO A DIFFERENT BOOK. IT'S BASED ON THE BOOK 'MADAGEN'S FANTASIA'. IT'S GOT THREE FLYING FOXES, SO YOU CAN RACE EACH OTHER. THE JOB NOW UP TO PROFESSIONALS TO MAKE A REALITY. DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS ARE NOW GOING TO GET TOGETHER WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND START PUTTING TOGETHER SOME PRACTICAL DESIGNS. OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE NOW WELL PAST THE DESIGN STAGE ALSO ON THE PRIME MINISTER'S ITINERARY. I GENUINELY BELIEVE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. PEOPLE ARE WORKING AS FAST AS THEY CAN. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THERE AREN'T CONSTANT CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO REFINE AND DO BETTER. A SIGN OF THAT PROGRESS, HE SAYS, IS MORE THAN $800M WORTH IN NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONSENTS ISSUED IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. LACEY WILSON, ONE NEWS. A POLISH MAN HAS RECEIVED A LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY FACE TRANSPLANT AFTER AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT IN WHAT'S CLAIMED AS A WORLD FIRST. USUALLY RECIPIENTS OF FACE TRANSPLANTS WAIT YEARS FOR THE SURGERY, BUT THE 33-YEAR-OLD, SEEN HERE BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, HAD THE TRANSPLANT WITHIN WEEKS OF BEING DISFIGURED IN A WORKPLACE ACCIDENT. SIX DAYS AFTER THE SURGERY, THE PATIENT WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE THUMBS UP FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED. ROBOT DANCING, 'GANGNAM STYLE', HAS BEEN THE HIT OF A BEIJING TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM. PSY'S 'GANGNAM STYLE' PLAYS THESE ROBOTS SIMULATE HUMAN MOVEMENTS AND DANCE WHEN MUSIC IS PLAYED. BUT THEY ARE USEFUL TOO ` FOR ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENTS AND ROBOT AUTOMATION IN SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES. WEATHER TIME NOW ` AND THEY'VE FIRED UP THE SNOWMAKERS IN THE SOUTH TODAY, KAREN. THE TEMPERATURE HAS BEEN DROPPING. JUST RIGHT TODAY, GOOD CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND. SO IT WAS ALL GUNS BLAZING. THIS IS THE SNOWMAKER ON MT HUTT. MT HUTT ALSO RECEIVED 8CM OF NATURAL SNOW FROM A PASSING FRONT OVERNIGHT. WELLINGTON GOT TO SHIVER AS THE COLD SOUTHERLY CHANGE PASSED THROUGH, AND AN ACTIVE LOW FLUNG BANDS OF SHOWERS ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ MT TARANAKI LOOKING DAPPER TODAY DUSTING OF SNOW CAP OF CLOUD LOVELY COLOUR BANDED BASE I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR FRIDAY FORECAST AND A LOOK AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND AFTER SPORT. STILL TO COME ` AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CRITICISES CHILD POVERTY WITHIN NZ. DIABETES AMONG PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THIS COUNTRY REACHES CRISIS LEVEL. AND CHECK YOUR WALLETS ` THERE'S A WARNING ABOUT BOGUS BILLS BEING CIRCULATED IN DAIRIES. 1 A PUBLIC HEALTH GROUP HAS DECLARED TYPE-II DIABETES IS AT PANDEMIC PROPORTIONS ACROSS THE PACIFIC, AND STARTLING NEW FIGURES SHOW NZ IS NOT FAR BEHIND. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER WITH THIS REPORT. DIABETES AMONG PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THIS COUNTRY IS AT CRISIS LEVEL. WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS, ENORMOUS PROBLEM THAT WE ARE STRUGGLING TO DEAL WITH. RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS AROUND 40% OF PACIFIC PEOPLE HAVE DIABETES OR PRE-DIABETES. IT'S AT EPIDEMIC LEVELS. IT'S COSTLY TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM. THERE ARE SOME ESTIMATES THAT WE ARE SPENDING MAYBE UP TO $900M ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF DIABETES IN OUR HEALTH SYSTEM AT THE MOMENT. THERE'S EVIDENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMMES ENCOURAGING EXERCISE DO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. I WAS A SUFFERER, BUT NOT NOW. SO I AM HERE TODAY. OTHERWISE YOU WOULDN'T SEE ME. PACIFIC HEALTH PROVIDER WEST FONO HAS OVER 800 PATIENTS WHO ARE DIABETIC, SO IT PLACES HEAVY EMPHASIS ON ITS PREVENTION PROGRAMMES. UNFORTUNATELY, OVER THE YEARS, THE FUNDING FOR THOSE PROGRAMMES HAS BEEN DIMINISHED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS JUST ANNOUNCED A $35.5M INCREASE TO TACKLE DIABETES OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THE GREEN PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMME, WHICH ENCOURAGES PATIENTS TO BE MORE ACTIVE, HAS HAD ITS FUNDING DOUBLED. WHILE THIS HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY HEALTH PROVIDERS, THEY SAY IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO STEM THE TIDE. IT NEEDS TO HAVE DEDICATED FUNDING, BECAUSE LIFESTYLE CHANGE IS NOT AN OVERNIGHT THING. EVEN THOUGH MAYBE ONLY 10% OF PEOPLE BECOME REALLY ACTIVE AND KEEP IT UP, BECAUSE IT'S QUITE A CHEAP INTERVENTION IT'S ACTUALLY JUST AS COST-EFFECTIVE AS, SAY, SOME OF THE DRUGS WE USE, LIKE A STATIN FOR CHOLESTEROL. THEY SAY MORE MONEY SPENT NOW ON PREVENTION WILL REDUCE THE FUTURE HEALTH BILL AND SAVE LIVES. BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. A REPORT BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS SLAMMED NZ FOR ITS RECORD ON CHILD POVERTY. IT'S THE FIRST TIME POVERTY HAS SHOWN UP FOR NZ IN AMNESTY'S ANNUAL REPORT. SHARON FERGUSSON HAS DETAILS. 'ONCE UPON A TIME,...' IN FAIRY TALES, EVERYONE'S RICH. '...AND FOOD WAS SERVED ON GOLD PLATES.' BUT THE REALITY FOR FAMILIES LIKE THIS IS THAT, EVEN WITH A STEADY JOB, LIFE'S TOUGH. I'M ON MORE THAN THE MINIMUM WAGE, BUT IT'S STILL NOTHING... IT STILL DOESN'T PUT THE FOOD ON THE TABLE. IT'S STILL HARD. IT'S STILL A STRUGGLE EVERY DAY. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS RELEASED ITS ANNUAL REPORT, AND IT PUTS NZ'S CHILD POVERTY LEVELS UNDER SCRUTINY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT CHILD POVERTY HAS MADE IT INTO THE REPORT FOR NZ, AND REALLY THAT'S A REFLECTION OF THE VERY HIGH RATES OF CHILD POVERTY WE HAVE IN NZ, FOR A DEVELOPED COUNTRY. AROUND A QUARTER OF NZ CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY ` AND IT'S NOT JUST BENEFICIARIES; WORKING FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING. I KINDA FEEL GUILTY SOMETIMES, COS, I MEAN, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM MY KIDS ` I WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK, COME HOME, AND WHEN MY PAY COMES THROUGH, IT'S THE BILLS. AND I PROBABLY HAVE, LIKE, 50-ODD DOLLARS LEFT FOR THE FOOD. AMNESTY'S REPORT ALSO CRITICISES OTHER NZ ISSUES, INCLUDING AN INCREASING LEVEL OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THE NEW IMMIGRATION AMENDMENT BILL, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE MASS DETENTION OF LARGE NUMBERS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS, WHICH WOULD BREACH HUMAN RIGHTS. I THINK MOST NZERS WOULD HOLD TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE DON'T LOCK PEOPLE UP WHO HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG. FLEEING FOR YOUR LIFE, ARRIVING IN NZ AND SEEKING PROTECTION IS NOT DOING SOMETHING WRONG. AND AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SAYS TOO MANY GOVERNMENTS ARE ABUSING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE NAME OF IMMIGRATION CONTROL. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. POLICE ARE WARNING SHOP OWNERS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR COUNTERFEIT NOTES AFTER FIVE INCIDENTS OF BOGUS NOTES BEING PASSED OVER THE COUNTER. ONE SHOP OWNER IS HOPING CCTV FOOTAGE WILL HELP CAPTURE THE OFFENDERS. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. HE SEEMED JUST ANOTHER CUSTOMER, BUT CAUGHT ON CAMERA, THE MAN IN THE BLUE PUMA SWEATSHIRT IS ALLEGEDLY ABOUT TO PASS OFF A FAKE $100 NOTE. HE GAVE ME $100 NOTE. THEN I DIDN'T EVEN CHECK. I JUST PUT IT THE TILL. IT WAS BUSY; JUST AFTER 4PM. RAJWINDER KAUR HAD ONLY BEEN AT WORK TWO MINUTES WHEN THE MAN CAME INTO THE FLAT BUSH SUPERMARKET FOR A PACKET OF PK CHEWING GUM. HE JUST CAME VERY CONFIDENTLY. I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE. IN RETURN FOR THE FAKE $100 BILL, THE ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER WALKED AWAY WITH MORE THAN 98 GENUINE DOLLARS AND THE PACKET OF GUM. NO ONE NOTICED. THEN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, SHE GOT THE MONEY, AND SHE WAS COUNTING. THEN SHE NOTICED THE FAKE ONE. RAJWINDER SAYS HER CUSTOMERS REGULARLY PAY WITH CASH, BUT SHE'S KICKING HERSELF FOR NOT BEING MORE VIGILANT. WHAT DO YOU THINK NOW WHEN YOU SEE IT? YES, IT'S A FAKE. THAT TIME I DIDN'T CHECK. IT APPEARS THIS SUPERETTE ISN'T THE COUNTERFEITERS' ONLY TARGET. OTHER SHOPS IN THE BLOCK HAVE ALSO BEEN STUNG. WHILE THOSE OWNERS DIDN'T WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, AT LEAST THREE HAVE ALSO SEEN BOGUS BILLS COME OVER THE COUNTER, INCLUDING THIS $20 LOOKALIKE. POLICE ADVISE MONEY HANDLERS TO BE CAUTIOUS. IF YOU'RE HANDED A NOTE, HIGH DENOMINATION, CHECK IT OUT THOROUGHLY. DON'T ACCEPT IT. IF YOU DO ACCEPT IT AND THE PERSON'S LEFT WITH CHANGE, PUT IT IN AN ENVELOPE AND RING THE POLICE. MANUKAU POLICE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO CAN OFFER A TRUE IDENTITY OF THIS SPECIALIST IN FAKES. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` SECURITY'S BEEN STEPPED UP IN LONDON AFTER AN ATTACK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ON A MAN BELIEVED TO BE A SOLDIER, WHO WAS STABBED TO DEATH. BRITISH POLICE AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE DESCRIBING THE ATTACK AS A TERRORIST ACT. THERE'VE BEEN ANGRY STREET PROTESTS IN RESPONSE AND REPORTS OF ATTACKS ON MOSQUES. FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS TO STOP MAKING CARS IN AUSTRALIA AFTER 90 YEARS. 1200 FORD EMPLOYEES WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS WHEN TWO PLANTS IN VICTORIA SHUT DOWN IN THREE YEARS. FORD FANS HERE ARE DISAPPOINTED BY THE LOOMING END OF THE FORD FALCON BRAND, ONE THAT'S CARRIED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF KIWI MOTORISTS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND RUGBY'S OFFICIATING STAYS IN THE SPOTLIGHT? YEAH, CONCERNS ARE SNOWBALLING. MORE ON THIS ON-GOING DEBATE NEXT. LOOK WHO'S BACK AGAIN. SO WHO'S THIS BLOKE WITH SIR GRAHAM? PLUS, THE AMERICA'S CUP RULES CHANGE ` WHAT IMPACT WILL THE NEW MOVES HAVE ON TEAM NZ? AND LE BRON AT HIS ABSOLUTE BEST ` CHANGE! FOR THE WIN! FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO SUPER RUGBY, AND THE ONGOING ISSUES WITH GRUMBLES AGAINST MATCH OFFICIALS. BLUES COACH SIR JOHN KIRWAN HAS CONFIRMED HE'S APPROACHED THE COMPETITION MANAGEMENT OVER HIS CONCERNS, ALTHOUGH HE HASN'T GONE QUITE AS FAR AS HIS WELL-KNOWN ASSISTANT. THE BLUES CAPTAIN HAS ALSO OFFERED HIS THOUGHTS TODAY, SUGGESTING RUGBY NEEDS TWO REFEREES. SIR GRAHAM HENRY WELCOMED MATES FROM HIS OTHER JOB TO BLUES TRAINING ` ARGENTINA COACH SANTIAGO PHELAN. AND TODAY THEY WERE THE ONLY WORDS HE UTTERED. I KNOW YOU GUYS WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIM, BUT I'M BACK, SORRY. BUT THE BLUES BOSS DOES HAVE ISSUES FROM THAT CRUSADERS GAME ` ALTHOUGH HE'S GONE THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS, TO REFEREES BOSS LYNDON BRAY. WE GET FRUSTRATED. THERE'S JUST DIFFERENT WAYS TO COMMUNICATE IT. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CUT VIDEOS, LYNDON'S HAD A LOOK AT THEM, AND WE'VE SORT OF MOVED ON NOW. UNTIL THE NEXT MATCH. THERE'S GROWING CONCERN REFEREES ARE FALLING OFF THE PACE AND COULD COST TEAMS PLAY-OFF CHANCES. IT'S QUITE AN EXPENSIVE GAME, DICING WITH YOUR WORDS. IF YOU SAY THE WRONG THINGS ABOUT REFEREES? > YEAH, SO... MATE, TO BE HONEST, I THINK THEY'VE COST THE HARDEST JOB ON THE FIELD. THE BLUES CAPTAIN KNOWS. HE HAD FRUSTRATIONS WITH REFEREE GLEN JACKSON LAST WEEKEND. THEY'VE SINCE SPOKEN. YOU CAN'T BE SCARED OF ADMITTING YOU'RE WRONG. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IN SOME CASES I WAS WRONG, AND IN SOME CASES HE WAS WRONG. SO WHAT'S THE RIGHT WAY FORWARD? HOW DOES RUGBY, LONG-TERM, MAKE IT EASIER ON THE REFEREES, THEN? > I BELIEVE YOU NEED TO HAVE TWO. THE LEAGUE BOYS HAVE PROVED THAT IT WORKS. THE SPEED IS GONNA KEEP EVOLVING ` PLAYERS ARE BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER. REFS ARE GOING TO NEED HELP. ESPECIALLY WATCHING THE OFFSIDE LINE. EVEN SOME IN THE CURRENT TEST SET-UP SPOKEN TO BY ONE NEWS TODAY BELIEVE SIR GRAHAM'S ON THE MARK IN THAT AREA. PLAYERS AND COACHES WILL HOPE OFFICIATING ISSUES DON'T EXTEND INTO SEASON-DECIDING MATCHES OR THE UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SEASON. ONE OF THE FORM FORWARDS IN SUPER RUGBY HAS SUFFERED A NECK INJURY AND IS OUT OF THE BLUES-BRUMBIES MATCH THIS WEEKEND. ALL BLACKS CANDIDATE STEVEN LUATUA WAS INJURED IN THIS HEAVY TACKLE INVOLVING SAM WHITELOCK AND KIERAN READ, BEFORE SITTING NEXT TO THEM AT THE TEST TRAINING CAMP. IT WAS WEIRD BUT COOL AT THE SAME TIME, JUST, YOU KNOW, SEEING ALL THE BIG NAMES. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT` I WAS ROOMING WITH KIERAN READ AND I WAS IN, LIKE, AWE ` I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO TALK TO HIM OR NOT, JUST COS HE'S ALL BLACK CAPTAIN, SO A BIT SCARED IN THAT SENSE AS WELL. LUATUA IS CONFIDENT HE'LL BE OK FOR NEXT WEEK. INCREASED SAFETY PROVISIONS ARE AMONG A RAFT OF RULE CHANGES ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR THE AMERICA'S CUP IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE CHANGES FOLLOW THE FATAL ACCIDENT THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF BRITISH SAILOR ANDREW SIMPSON TWO WEEKS AGO. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. WITH TEAM NZ MAKING FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR ITS FIRST SAIL IN SAN FRANCISCO, ALONG COMES THE LIST OF 37 RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAKE THE EVENT LESS DANGEROUS. FOR THE SAILORS, THESE INCLUDE... IN ADDITION, THE MAXIMUM WIND SPEED LIMIT IS BEING REDUCED FROM 33 KNOTS TO 23, AND THERE'LL BE FEWER ROUND-ROBIN RACES TO ALLOW FOR MORE MAINTENANCE. THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB. THERE'S NOTHING HERE THAT REALLY IS A SHOW-STOPPER FOR THE EVENT. AND I THINK THE TEAMS SHOULD BE ABLE TO NOW GET IN BEHIND AND SUPPORT THIS. WHILE THE WIND LIMITS WON'T STOP THE SHOW, THEY COULD SLOW IT. RACE DELAYS ARE NOW MORE LIKELY. AND THERE'S SOME SURPRISE THE KIWIS SEEM SO ACCEPTING OF THE CHANGES. IT CERTAINLY AFFECTS TEAM NZ, BECAUSE THEIR BOAT APPEARS TO HANDLE THOSE STRONGER WINDS, AS WE'VE SEEN ON THE HAURAKI GULF, ADEQUATELY. SO I SUSPECT THE DESIGNERS AT TEAM NZ ARE THINKING, 'WOW, IF WE'D KNOWN WHAT THE RULES ARE 'OR THE POSSIBLE RULES ARE TODAY, AFTER THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS, 'WOULD WE HAVE GONE ABOUT A DIFFERENT SOLUTION?' AND I SUGGEST THEY WOULD HAVE. TEAM NZ WILL SAIL TOMORROW, AS PLANNED. THERE'S BEEN A FEW LITTLE THINGS THAT WE'VE REPLACED, BUT ALL IN ALL, IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY EXACTLY THE SAME WING AS WE USED IN AUCKLAND. ARTEMIS IS BACK AT WORK, BUT THEY'LL ONLY RACE IF THE SAILING TEAM BELIEVES THEY ARE SAFE. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW TEAM NZ'S FIRST SAIL WENT IN SAN FRANCISCO AND REACTION FROM GRANT DALTON ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW MORNING. IS THE PRESSURE OF THEIR WORST START TO A SEASON GETTING TO THE WARRIORS? THE PLAYERS AND COACH MATT ELLIOTT FRONTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE PLAYING NEWCASTLE ON SUNDAY. JOE PORTER HAS MORE. MATT ELLIOTT FACING A MEDIA FRENZY AS HE TRIES TO ARREST THE WARRIORS' WORST-EVER START TO A SEASON. WE NEED TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, YOU KNOW, AND... AND MAKE SURE WE GET IT RIGHT THIS WEEK; OTHERWISE OUR FANS, OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND WE ARE GONNA BE GOING THROUGH THIS STUFF AGAIN, AND I'M NOT UP FOR THAT. BUT AFTER SUFFERING AN NRL-RECORD 62-6 LOSS TO THE PANTHERS, JUST HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET IT RIGHT? WE CAN MAKE IT SIMPLE AND SAY THAT... YOU KNOW... THE OLD 'HAVE A CUP OF CONCRETE AND HARDEN UP'. THAT LACK OF TOUGHNESS CLEAR FOR ALL TO SEE LAST WEEKEND. SO WHAT WILL THIS WEEKEND BRING? I'D RATHER NOT MAKE ANY GRANDIOSE STATEMENTS. I'D RATHER JUST SAY WE'LL FIND OUT THIS WEEKEND. IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE BIT LIKE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER, > THAT'S ALL. YOU'VE GOT AN ANSWER? > I THINK THAT'S A SILLY QUESTION, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. THAT'S WHAT I GET EMPLOYED TO DO. FORMER PLAYERS SUGGEST THE CURRENT CROP NEED A KICK UP THE BACKSIDE. STAR HALFBACK SHAUN JOHNSON AGREES. A FEW OF US NEED A WAKE-UP CALL. I'D SAY ALL OF US NEED A WAKE-UP CALL. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PERCEPTION THAT THE PLAYERS DON'T CARE IF THEY LOSE? GEE, THERE'S A LOT OF SMILES ON WARRIOR FACES OUT THERE. THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT PISSES ME OFF THE MOST ` YOU KNOW, THAT... I GUESS THE PUBLIC AND FANS THINK THEY CAN BE MORE UPSET ABOUT A LOSS LIKE THAT THAN THE PLAYERS. WHILE ELLIOTT'S TOLD THE PLAYERS HE'S NOT AFRAID TO DROP ANYONE, LACK OF DEPTH ISN'T HELPING. THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT HAVING PRESSURE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, POSITIVE PRESSURE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, KEEPS PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE, AND I CERTAINLY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. THIS WEEKEND, MORE THAN EVER, SHAPING AS A SEASON-DEFINING MOMENT. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. LONG SERVING WAIKATO-BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC COACH NOELINE TAURUA IS LEAVING THE NETBALL TEAM AFTER 11 YEARS IN CHARGE. TAURUA'S ONE OF JUST TWO COACHES IN THE TRANS-TASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP TO HAVE BEEN WITH THE SAME TEAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION. SHE'LL LEAVE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT SEASON. IF YOU'RE IN A JOB FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN YOU'VE GOT TO BE THERE FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, AND YOU'VE GOT TO FEEL THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTE AND PARTICIPATE. I'M JUST FEELING I'M AT THE TIME WHERE I NEED NEW CHALLENGES, AND NOW I WILL BE A FULL-TIME MOTHER. THE MAGIC ARE THE ONLY SIDE TO HAVE MADE THE SEMI-FINALS IN EVERY YEAR OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP. TAURUA SAYS HER DEPARTURE HASN'T GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS YEAR'S RESULTS, WITH THE TEAM CURRENTLY IN FIFTH PLACE. EXTRA PRESSURE FOR BLACKCAPS SKIPPER BRENDON MCCULLUM, WHO'LL TAKE OVER THE WICKETKEEPING DUTIES FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. KEEPER BJ WATLING HAS BEEN RULED OUT WITH ONGOING ISSUES FROM A KNEE INJURY SUSTAINED AT LORD'S. MARTIN GUPTILL'S BEEN BROUGHT IN AS REPLACEMENT. DANIEL VETTORI TRAINED OVERNIGHT, AND IT'S LIKELY HE'LL MAKE THE CALL ON WHETHER HIS FITNESS IS UP TO SCRATCH. HIS TEAMMATES HINTING IT'S A DONE DEAL. HIS EXPERIENCE IS A REALLY GOOD THING, ESPECIALLY FOR WHERE OUR TEAM IS AT THE MOMENT ` REASONABLY INEXPERIENCED. SO HAVING THOSE SORT OF PEOPLE AROUND IS GREAT. AND OBVIOUSLY HIS SKILL SETS ARE SECOND TO NONE, SO IT'LL BE GREAT TO HAVE HIM ON THE PARK. AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT ON VETTORI'S RETURN IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. TO BASKETBALL, AND THE NBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. MIAMI STAR LEBRON JAMES HAS SNATCHED GAME ONE AWAY FROM INDIANA. THE PACERS TRAILED BY THREE JUST BEFORE FULL TIME WHEN PAUL GEORGE TOOK MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. GEORGE FIRES FOR THE TIE... HE'S GOT IT! WITH SEVEN TENTHS OF A SECOND REMAINING. THAT 32FT JUMPER SENT THE GAME INTO OVERTIME. GEORGE THEN SUNK THREE FREE THROWS TO GIVE INDIANA A ONE-POINT LEAD WITH TWO SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. BUT WHEN IT'S JAMES ON COURT, THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME. JAMES ON THE DRIVE... FOR THE WIN! 103`102 THE FINAL SCORE, INDIANA UNDERSTANDABLY DEVASTATED. AND AS IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, JAMES ALSO CLAIMED HIS NINTH PLAYOFF TRIPLE DOUBLE WITH 30 POINTS, 10 ASSISTS AND 10 REBOUNDS. THIS WEEKEND ONE OF THE LONGEST-LASTING SPORT FRANCHISES IN THE WORLD WILL START ITS FIRST TOUR OF NZ IN NEARLY 15 YEARS. IT'S NO ORDINARY TOUR, THOUGH. HOW CAN IT BE, WHEN THE PLAYERS HAVE NAMES LIKE BIG EASY, MOOSE AND FLIGHT TIME? KIMBERLEE DOWNS CAUGHT UP WITH THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS. THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHOW OFF. THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. BY FAR THE COOLEST PLAYER ON THE TEAM. BUT, REALLY, THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS NEED NO INTRODUCTION. TEAMS OF BASKETBALL SHOWMEN HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING THE WORLD FOR 87 YEARS. MY FAVOURITE TRICK I LIKE TO DO IS CALLED AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS TAUGHT TO ME BY FLIGHT TIME EIGHT YEARS AGO IN MY ROOKIE YEAR. NATE 'BIG EASY' LOFTON HAS BEEN TO 71 COUNTRIES IN EIGHT SEASONS WITH THE GLOBETROTTERS. THIS IS HIS FIRST TIME IN NZ. OH, NAH. (CHUCKLES) I DON'T GET SICK OF THE TRAVEL. OR MY TEAMMATES. YOU KNOW, I ENJOY MY TEAMMATES. I WOULDN'T RATHER BE DOING NOTHING IN THE WORLD BUT GOING TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND MAKING PEOPLE SMILE. THE SAME GOES FOR 15-YEAR VETERAN-TURNED-COACH JIMMY BLACKLOCK. GIVES OPPORTUNITIES TO KIDS WITH DREAMS TO ASPIRE AND KNOW THAT, YOU KNOW, NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE ` BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW, GREEN, GREY ` THIS GAME IS FOR EVERYBODY. A SEVEN-DAY, SEVEN-CITY TOUR NOT LEAVING TOO MUCH DOWN TIME. THOUGH THEY WON'T BE RESTRICTED TO THE COURT. I MIGHT GET ON A JETBOAT. I HEARD THAT MIGHT BE PRETTY FUN ` RIDE AROUND THE HARBOUR. SO... YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SURE IF I GET SEASICK YET, SO WE'LL FIND OUT. MOOSE WILL FIT THAT AROUND DAILY TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR TRAININGS WHERE THEIR COACH SAYS IT TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO FINE-TUNE A TRICK. SOME PEOPLE, THOUGH, WILL NEVER LEARN. THIS IS NOT GONNA GO WELL. (LAUGHS) OH, GOOD JOB. KIMBERLEE 'FAIL MISERABLY' DOWNS, ONE NEWS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE WAS STANDING UP. AFTER THE BREAK, KAREN HAS A MAINLY FINE DAY TOMORROW, HELLO AGAIN. SOME SHOWERS FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND TODAY. THE COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND MADE CONDITIONS JUST RIGHT FOR THE START OF SNOW MAKING ON OUR SOUTHERN SKI FIELDS. THIS IS MT HUTT. LOOKING UP BROADWAY. HERE'S THE VIEW FROM OUR WEATHER SATTELITE. LOTS GOING ON. HIGH CLOUD, LOW CLOUD, LUMPY SHOWER CLOUD. THIS STREAK OF CLOUD TO THE NORTH IS JET STREAM CLOUD. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS ` 300KM/H. AT THE CORE OF THAT JET STREAM, BANDS OF LUMPY SHOWERS TRACKED OVER THE NORTH ISLAND AS THE LOW ROLLED THROUGH. AS JIM MENTIONED LAST NIGHT, WE'RE JUST KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS AREA UP HERE ` A DEVELOPING LOW OFF THE AUSSIE COAST. THE TAIL END OF THE FRONTAL BANDS WILL MOVE UP OVER THE NORTH ISLAND TONIGHT AND FADE OUT TOMORROW. THE HIGH IN THE TASMAN SQUEEZES IN OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND AND THEN MOVES ON TO THE NORTH ISLAND. SO NOT TOO BAD TOMORROW, BUT THE DEVELOPING LOW UP HERE LOOKS SET TO BRING IN SOME RAIN TO THE NORTH ISLAND ON SUNDAY. FROSTY START TO A MOSTLY FINE DAY OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND. ISOLATED SHOWERS CLEARING FROM THE EAST IN THE MORNING. JUST A FEW REMAINING ABOUT THE SOUTH COAST, THEN SOME LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING ABOUT FIORDLAND AND STEWART ISLAND IN THE EVENING. LIGHT WINDS; A WESTERLY DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTH. A FEW SHOWERS RUNNING UP THE EAST COAST AND CATCHING THE FAR NORTH. THEY'LL CLEAR DURING THE MORNING, LEAVING JUST ISOLATED SPLASHES ABOUT THE GISBORNE COAST. MOSTLY FINE EVERYWHERE ELSE AFTER A FROSTY START. SOUTHERLY WINDS BECOMING LIGHT. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT'S YOUR FORECAST. KEEP WARM IN THE SOUTH. SEE YOU TOMORROW. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR THURSDAY.