GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. A CHILLY VISITOR FROM THE SOUTH IS SET TO SWING BY TOMORROW, BRINGING GIFTS OF HAIL, SNOW AND THUNDER. GET READY TO TEST-DRIVE THE WINTER WARDROBE. DETAILS 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. A FATHER'S ANGER AS HIS SON APPEARS IN COURT CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING A WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED BEHIND A CAR. A WINTRY BLAST'S SET TO LOWER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS BIG TIDES LEAVE HUGE HOLES ALONG THIS SOUTHERN ESPLANADE. FEEDING HUNGRY CHILDREN ` THE GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR FREE FOOD IN SCHOOLS. BUT DO NZERS SUPPORT IT? AND A WARNING FOR SMART PHONE USERS AS CYBER CRIMINALS COME CALLING ` WE REVEAL HOW TO STOP THEM FROM HACKING YOUR MOBILE. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE FATHER OF THE MONGREL MOB GANG MEMBER ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING A WOMAN WHO WAS DRAGGED BEHIND A CAR SHOUTED TO HIS SON AS HE APPEARED IN COURT. SONNY TE ARAMOANA WAITI (26) APPEARED AMID TIGHT SECURITY IN ROTORUA. HE'S CHARGED WITH ABDUCTING ANA ERIEPA, WHO REMAINS IN HOSPITAL AFTER HAVING SURGERY. HER NEIGHBOURS TODAY TOLD ONE NEWS ABOUT HEARING AN ARGUMENT AT HER ROTORUA HOME ON SATURDAY. NEIGHBOURS OF ANA ERIEPA SAY SHE IS A GOOD WOMAN, PROTECTIVE OF HER KIDS. THIS IS THE HOUSE SHE SHARES WITH THEM, AND THE SCENE, SAY NEIGHBOURS, OF ARGUING EARLIER IN THE DAY. SHE WAS TELLING HIM TO GET LOST AND STUFF, AND I THINK` YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE CHASED HER DOWN THE ROAD, BUT SHE WAS RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, AND SHE WAS IN A PRETTY BAD STATE. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING ELSE AFTER THAT. IT SORT OF QUIETENED DOWN, SO I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK. MS ERIEPA WAS FOUND ON STATE HIGHWAY 1 BETWEEN PUTARURU AND TOKOROA. SHE'D BEEN TRYING TO ESCAPE THE BOOT OF THIS CAR WHEN SHE WAS SNAGGED AND DRAGGED ALMOST 2KM DOWN THE ROAD. ITS UPSETTING TO KNOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SOMEBODY IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD. I WOULDN'T WISH THAT ON ANYBODY, NOT EVEN FOR THAT TO HAPPEN TO AN ANIMAL. MS ERIEPA IS NOW IN A STABLE CONDITION AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL. A RELATIVE TOLD ONE NEWS SHE'S BEEN IN SURGERY ALL DAY. POLICE HAVE BRIEFLY SPOKEN TO HER, BUT SHE'S NOT BEEN FORMALLY INTERVIEWED YET. DETECTIVES HAVE SPOKEN TO A TOTAL OF 10 PEOPLE WHO WITNESSED THE HORROR. ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT BERNIE TRUMPER, ARE TOO TRAUMATISED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW. HER RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUMPER AND THE TOW BALL OF THE CAR. HER LEFT LEG WAS NOT IN A GOOD STATE. AND SHE WAS ON HER BACK. UM, I COULD SEE HER FACE AMONGST THE CLOTHES AND STUFF AS IT CAME PAST. IT WAS A HORRIFIC SIGHT, IT SERIOUSLY WAS. GET AWAY, MAN. TENSIONS WERE HIGH FOR THE COURT APPEARANCE OF HER ALLEGED KIDNAPPER. 26-YEAR-OLD SONNY TE ARAMOANA WAITI'S FATHER WAS THERE TO SUPPORT HIM IN COURT AND CALLED OUT 'LOVE YA BRO. BACK YOU ALL THE WAY.' WAITI WAS REMANDED IN CUSTODY AND WILL REAPPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH. KATE LYNCH, ONE NEWS. WEATHER WARNINGS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY TONIGHT AS THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTRY BLAST OF THE YEAR HEADS UP FROM THE SOUTH. FARMERS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ARE PREPARING FOR MORE SNOW AS THE COLD FRONT HOVERS OVER SOUTHLAND. A DUSTING OF SNOW COVERED THE HILLS NEAR GORE TODAY, DOWN TO ABOUT 350M ABOVE SEA LEVEL, BUT MORE IS FORECAST TO LOWER LEVELS OVERNIGHT. STOCK'S BEEN GIVEN SUPPLEMENTARY FEED IN ANTICIPATION, BUT THE ICY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SHORT-LIVED, WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY TO RISE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. AND THAT WEATHER SYSTEM'S ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KING TIDES AND HUGE SWELLS CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE AT ST CLAIR ESPLANADE IN DUNEDIN. THE BEACHFRONT WALKWAY'S BEEN UNDERMINED, LEAVING THESE HUGE SINK HOLES. EACH HIGH TIDE IS WASHING AWAY MORE AND MORE RECLAIMED LAND. THE STABILITY OF THE WALL IS NOT IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT. IT'S WELL TIED BACK TO THE LAND, BUT THE WATER GETTING IN BEHIND HAS PROBABLY RESULTED IN THE SAND FLOWING UNDERNEATH THE END OF THE WALL. THE DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL IS MONITORING THE SITUATION. A FREE FOOD FOR SCHOOLS INITIATIVE WILL BE UNVEILED BY THE GOVERNMENT TOMORROW. THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAMME WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES. A ONE NEWS POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF NZERS SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDING FOOD FOR SCHOOLS IN POORER AREAS. FOR MORE, LET'S GO LIVE TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. GOVERNMENT HAD REPORT GIVEN TO IT THAT STRESSED IMPORTANCE OF FOOD IN COMBATING POVERTY AND WILL TURN TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO GET THE JOB DONE. BREAKFAST TIME AT ROBERTSON ROAD PRIMARY IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. CHARITY KIDS-KAI TIME, ON HAND TO ENSURE NO KIDS START THE DAY HUNGRY. BY INCORPORATING SOME KIND OF SUPPORT TO FEED OUR CHILDREN, THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE INCREASE OF ENGAGEMENT FROM OUR KIDS. FOR OPPOSITION MPS, THOUGH, IT'S THE STATE,... SUP? ...NOT CHARITIES, THAT SHOULD BE FEEDING HUNGRY KIDS. IT'S NOT THEIR ROLE IN LIFE, AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE WHEN THE ECONOMIC SQUEEZE HITS THEM, THEY STOP, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. THEY CAN'T DO IT IF THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND ITS SEEMS MUCH OF THE PUBLIC AGREE. IN OUR LATEST ONE NEWS-COLMAR BRUNTON POLL, WE ASKED... BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THEY'RE HUNGRY. HONE HARAWIRA'S GOT A MEMBERS BILL BEFORE PARLIAMENT THAT PROPOSES A FULLY STATE-FUNDED 'FOOD IN SCHOOLS' PROGRAMME FOR DECILE ONE AND TWO SCHOOLS. BUT DESPITE SUPPORT ON THE GROUND, THE BILL ISN'T LIKELY TO PASS IN PARLIAMENT. IF WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATION, THE DISTRIBUTION, THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY AN EXPENSIVE WAY OF DOING THAT, AND IF THERE'S COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WANT TO PLAY THAT PART, THEN THAT MIGHT BE A LOT MORE EFFICIENT. JOHN KEY WILL INSTEAD TOMORROW UNVEIL HIS OWN 'FOOD IN SCHOOLS' PLAN, ONE THAT WORKS WITH RATHER THAN REPLACES THE LIKES OF FONTERRA AND SANITARIUM, WHO ALREADY PROVIDE SOME FREE MILK AND FOOD. WHEN YOU SEE THE PROGRAMME TOMORROW, YOU'LL SEE IT'S COMPREHENSIVE. THE PARTNERS ARE SERIOUS, ESTABLISHED PARTNERS AND THEY HAVE GOOD DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITY. IT'S SPENDING $40M ON PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO A LOT MORE. SO IT SEEMS KIWI KIDS LIKE THESE WILL GET MORE FREE BREAKFASTS IN FUTURE, BUT WHETHER IT'S ENOUGH TO SATISFY THE GOVERNMENT'S CRITICS REMAINS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. SO, CORIN, HOW BIG DO YOU EXPECT THIS NEW 'FOOD IN SCHOOLS' PACKAGE TO BE TOMORROW? WELL, IT WON'T BE THE $100M A YEAR SCHEME THAT HONE HARAWIRA WANTS, WIDE RANGING A FEW SURPRISES SOMETHING FOR THE COLD PERHAPS JACKETS MAYBE IN HIGHER DECILE KIDS COULD BENEFIT THE POLITICS IS TOUGH FOR LABOUR THEY HAVE PROMOTED SIMILAR BUT WINNER FOR NATIONAL MIGHTY RIVER POWER TO A POST-FLOAT LOW OF $2.37 ` THAT'S A DROP OF 13C A SHARE SINCE IT WAS LISTED. BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S PLAYING A LONG GAME. THIS COMES AS JOHN KEY REVEALS THE NEXT ASSET UP FOR SALE, MERIDIAN ENERGY, COULD BE DIVIDED INTO CHUNKS FOR THE PARTIAL SELL-OFF. IT WOULDN'T HAVE TO FLOAT 49% IN ONE DAY, WOULD IT? I MEAN, IT MIGHT CHOSE TO DO THAT IF THAT'S WHAT THE DEMAND LOOKS LIKE, AND THAT'S WHAT THE INTEREST IS. IT COULD ALWAYS DO THAT IN TWO SLICES, FOR INSTANCE, IF IT WANTED TO. MR KEY SAYS THAT WILL HELP MAKE SURE THERE'S ENOUGH APPETITE FOR 85% OF THE SHARES TO BE KIWI-OWNED. A FORMER NURSE WHO DELIBERATELY LIT TWO FIRES AT A SYDNEY NURSING HOME HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO 11 COUNTS OF MURDER. ROGER DEAN WAS CHARGED DAYS AFTER THE FIRE, WHICH RIPPED THROUGH THE FACILITY IN 2011. SOME OF THE ELDERLY VICTIMS DIED IN THE FIRE; OTHERS AS A RESULT OF THEIR INJURIES. DEAN (37) WILL BE SENTENCED AT A LATER DATE. ONE OF THE SUSPECTS IN THE KILLING OF A BRITISH SOLDIER IN LONDON HAD APPARENTLY HOPED TO FIGHT WITH ISLAMIST MILITANTS IN SOMALIA. IT'S EMERGED HE WAS ARRESTED IN KENYA IN 2010 AND DEPORTED BACK TO THE UK. THIS COMES AS THE FAMILY OF LEE RIGBY VISITED THE SITE WHERE HE WAS KILLED. BBC'S JUNE KELLY REPORTS. LEE RIGBY HAD BEEN DUE TO VISIT HIS FAMILY THIS WEEKEND. INSTEAD, TODAY THEY MADE THE LONG JOURNEY SOUTH TO COME TO THE SPOT WHERE HIS LIFE WAS TAKEN. DRUMMER RIGBY'S MOTHER, LYN, LOOKED AT ALL THE FLOWERS, MANY WITH MESSAGES, IN MEMORY OF HER SON. HIS WIDOW, REBECCA, CARRIED A BALLOON WITH THE WORDS 'DAD IN A MILLION'. THIS WAS FROM THEIR SON, JACK (2) ` A SMALL BOY WHO WILL GROW UP WITHOUT HIS FATHER. THE SOLDIER'S YOUNGER SISTER, SARA, WAS OVERCOME. TODAY MORE DETAILS EMERGED ABOUT THE RADICAL PAST OF ONE OF THE MAIN SUSPECTS IN HIS MURDER. THIS WAS MICHAEL ADEBOLAJO, THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM HOME, UNDER ARREST IN KENYA. PEOPLE ARE MISTREATING US WHEN WE ARE INNOCENT. BELIEVE ME. IN 2010 HE WAS AMONGST A GROUP DETAINED FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO LINK UP WITH AN AL QAEDA-INSPIRED GROUP IN NEIGHBOURING SOMALIA. IN THE UK, MICHAEL ADEBOLAJO WAS ALREADY KNOWN TO THE AUTHORITIES FOR HIS EXTREMIST VIEWS. HERE HE WAS ON A MARCH IN LONDON. THE MAN SHOT WITH HIM LAST WEDNESDAY, MICHAEL ADEBOWALE, WAS ALSO ON THE RADAR OF THE SECURITY SERVICE MI5. IT'S BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS WHAT'S DESCRIBED AS A 'LONE-WOLF ATTACK', BUT THIS HAS BEEN QUESTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S FORMER COUNTER-TERRORISM WATCHDOG. IT MAY HAVE STARTED AS A LONE-WOLF ACTIVITY, AS A LONE-WOLF INITIATIVE, BUT GENERALLY ONE FINDS, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE INTERNET CAN BE USED, THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE AMBITIONS LINK UP VERY QUICKLY WITH OTHERS OF LIKE MIND. THIS WEEK, JUST DAYS AFTER THE YOUNG SOLDIER'S DEATH, MI5 IS DUE TO PRODUCE IT'S FIRST REPORT ON WHAT IT KNEW ABOUT BOTH MAIN SUSPECTS. BRITAIN'S SET TO BRING IN TOUGH NEW MEASURES TO PREVENT THE RADICALISATION OF MUSLIMS, INCLUDING CENSORSHIP OF JIHADIST WEBSITES. THE MAN WHO ANONYMOUSLY LEAKED EARTHQUAKE COMMISSION EMAILS ABOUT CHRISTCHURCH CLAIMANTS HAS GONE PUBLIC. THE BLOGGER WHO CALLED HIMSELF 'EQC TRUTHS' IS MARC KRIEGER, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE COMMISSION. HE SAYS HE RELEASED THE INFORMATION AFTER RESIGNING WHEN HE BECAME FRUSTRATED WITH THE EQC's PROCESSES. KRIEGER ALSO SAYS HE TRIED RAISING CONCERNS WITH EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY MINISTER GERRY BROWNLEE, WHO DIDN'T RESPOND. THEY HOLD A LOT OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND QUITE OFTEN SENSITIVE WORK MATERIAL. BUT IT SEEMS NZERS AREN'T BEING VERY SMART WITH THEIR SMART PHONES. CYBER CRIMINALS ARE INCREASINGLY TARGETING MOBILE PHONES AND NEW RESEARCH SHOWS A SURPRISING NUMBER OF PEOPLE DON'T TAKE SECURITY SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. AS THE POPULARITY OF SMARTPHONES INCREASES, SO IT SEEMS DOES OUR RELIANCE ON THEM. WOULD I BE ABLE TO COPE WITHOUT ONE? NO. IT'S GOT ALL MY TIMETABLES ON IT FOR ALL MY CLASSES. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, IT JUST... FEELS LIKE SOMETHING'S MISSING. SO IT'S SURPRISING THAT 45% OF SMARTPHONE USERS DON'T HAVE BASIC PASSWORD PROTECTION, ACCORDING TO A RECENT CYBER SECURITY SURVEY. RIGHT NOW I DON'T EVEN HAVE A PASSWORD ON IT. I DON'T HAVE A LOCK ON MY PHONE BUT I GENERALLY KEEP IT ON MY PERSON. IF SOMEBODY COMES INTO POSSESSION OF YOUR PHONE AND CAN ACCESS EVERYTHING ON IT, THEN THEY CAN REALLY GET INTO YOUR LIFE. THAT'S BECAUSE SCAMMERS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED ABOUT WHO AND WHAT THEY TARGET. PEOPLE PROBABLY THINK OF THEIR PHONE IN MORE OF A TRADITIONAL WAY, LIKE AN OLD PHONE THAT WASN'T A COMPUTING DEVICE, AND PROBABLY AREN'T QUITE AWARE THEY'RE CARRYING ROUND THIS QUITE POWERFUL COMPUTER. BUT MANY SMARTPHONE OWNERS WE SPOKE TO ARE SECURITY CONSCIOUS AND HAVE PASSWORDS AS WELL AS CODES. I HAVE SO MUCH STUFF ON MY PHONE, WHAT IF PEOPLE CREPT THROUGH IT? IT'S KINDA WEIRD. (CHUCKLES) ALL OF MY CELL PHONES ARE COMPLETELY SECURE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NETSAFE SAYS 16% OF ALL SMARTPHONE USERS WERE VICTIMS OF SOCIAL OR CELL PHONE CYBER CRIME LAST YEAR AND THAT IT PAYS TO BE VIGILANT. THE SIMPLEST WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MOBILE SECURE IS TO COME UP WITH A PASSWORD THAT'S NOT EASY TO CRACK; INSTALL SOFTWARE UPDATES; USE A SECURE WI-FI NETWORK; AND BACK UP YOUR FILES. A GOOD STARTING POINT, NETSAFE SAYS, FOR MORE THAN 60% OF KIWIS WHO AREN'T EVEN AWARE SMARTPHONE SECURITY IS AVAILABLE. NICOLE BREMNER, ONE NEWS. IT'S MORE LIKELY TO AFFECT YOU THAN DEMENTIA, AND YET VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT. MACULAR DEGENERATION IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS IN PEOPLE OVER 50, AND THIS WEEK THERE'S A PUSH TO GET MORE KIWIS DIAGNOSED WITH A SIMPLE AT-HOME TEST. HERE'S MATT MCLEAN. SIX YEARS AGO WHILE READING, VIV JONES NOTICED HER EYESIGHT WASN'T WHAT IT WAS. BUT SHE FIGURED... OLD AGE. THIS IS THE THING. I WASN'T THE LEAST BIT FRIGHTENED WHEN I FIRST WENT AND HAD MY EYES TESTED. IT TURNED OUT SHE HAD MACULAR DEGENERATION. HER CONDITION DETERIORATED RAPIDLY, AND SHE WAS TOLD SHE MIGHT NEVER SEE AGAIN. YOU JUST ARE JUST DEVASTATED. I FOUND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COME TO TERMS WITH. I COULD NOT DRIVE, I COULDN'T IDENTIFY FACES, AND I COULDN'T READ. AND VIV IS NOT ALONE. ONE IN SEVEN PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 50 SUFFER FROM IT. MACULAR DEGENERATION IS AN AGEING CHANGE THAT OCCURS AT THE BACK OF THE EYE. IT AFFECTS THE CENTRAL VISION ` OUR ABILITY TO SEE FINE DETAIL. IT'S GENETIC, MORE PREVALENT IN SMOKERS AND THOSE WITH AN UNHEALTHY DIET, AND IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS. BUT THERE IS A SIMPLE TEST YOU CAN DO, AND WE'RE GONNA DO IT TOGETHER RIGHT NOW. COVER ONE OF YOUR EYES WITH YOUR HAND AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS GRID. THERE'S A BLACK DOT IN THE CENTRE YOU SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON. NOW LOOK AT IT WITH YOUR OTHER EYE. IF THE LINES ON THE GRID ARE STRAIGHT AND THE BLACK DOT REMAINS IN THE CENTRE, GOOD NEWS. BUT IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHERE THE LINES AND DOT ARE ALL DISTORTED, YOU NEED TO GO SEE AN EYE SPECIALIST. SO THE MOST SEVERE FORM, WHICH WE CALL WET MACULAR DEGENERATION, HAS SOME TREATMENT OPTIONS, AND IT'S CRITICAL, ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL, THAT WE PICK THAT UP AT AN EARLY STAGE AND THAT TREATMENT IS STARTED. TREATMENT HAS SAVED VIV'S EYESIGHT. SHE'S NOW WORKING TO ENSURE OTHERS GET TESTED SO THEY CAN KEEP THEIR SIGHT TOO. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS. COMING UP NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` WE'LL TELL YOU WHY YOUR HOLIDAY ACROSS THE DITCH IS GETTING CHEAPER. ANGER OVER GAY MARRIAGE ` POLICE AND PROTESTORS CLASH IN PARIS. A NEW CANCER BLOW FOR ANGELINA JOLIE. AND SIDE-WINDING ` THE NEW CAR CRAZE TAKING DESERT ROADS BY STORM. TINKLING MUSIC Have you ever noticed how your smartphone will often underline things in texts and emails, like this? Well, it's a link, and it's really useful. If I tap it, I can either use or store the information. Here, I'll show you. A friend has texted me this number, and my smartphone has automatically recognised it as a phone number and linked it. Because it's linked, when I tap it, I get a range of options, like calling Smithy directly or saving him to my contacts, or I can send him a text message. So gone are the days when I would have had to write it down or been chanting it out loud to remember it while I dialled. Now, all smartphones work differently, but the principle is the same. You'll need to experiment to find out what yours will do, so try it out next time you see one on your smartphone, and you can find out more at techinasec.co.nz Yeah, Smithy, mate. How are you? It's Matt. Matt` Matt Gibb. No, Matt. Matt Gibb. NZ EXPORTERS ARE FINDING IT TOUGH TRYING TO SELL THEIR GOODS ACROSS THE TASMAN WITH THE KIWI DOLLAR HITTING A FOUR-YEAR HIGH AGAINST ITS AUSSIE COUNTERPART. THE DOLLAR IS NOW SITTING AT 84C. AND AS THE TREND-LINE SHOWS, IT'S 10% STRONGER THAN IT WAS 12 MONTHS AGO. BUT WHILE THE CURRENCY'S CAUSING PAIN FOR EXPORTERS, HOLIDAY MAKERS ARE SET TO CASH IN. KRISTIN HALL REPORTS. NORMALLY A SUCCESSFUL ENTRY INTO A NEW MARKET WOULD BE REASON TO CELEBRATE, BUT A STRENGTHENING KIWI DOLLAR IS MAKING THINGS A BIT HARD TO SWALLOW FOR SOME KIWI EXPORTERS. IT'S EXCEPTINALLY FRUSTRATING. COOPERS CREEK ONLY STARTED EXPORTING WINE INTO AUSTRALIA THREE MONTHS AGO. WE'VE PUT A HUGE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT INTO AUSTRALIA IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AS WE'VE GOT SET UP. ITS A MARKET WITH GREAT OPPORTUNITY, BUT AT THIS STAGE THE STRONGER THE DOLLAR SIMPLY MEANS LESS MONEY COMING BACK TO US. FOR A BRIEF TIME TODAY THE KIWI WAS WORTH 84.3 AUSTRALIAN CENTS ` THE HIGHEST SINCE JANUARY 2009. A STRENGTHENING THE NZ DOLLAR IS NOT GOOD FOR NZ, AND IT'S NOT REALLY INDICATIVE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE NZ ECONOMY. IN PARTICULAR, OUR EXPORT SECTOR IS PRETTY WEAK. COOPER'S CREEK HAS BEEN EXPORTING FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS, SO THEY HAVE SEEN THE DOLLAR THIS HIGH BEFORE AND LIVED THROUGH IT. BUT THEY STILL SAY IT'S AN ISSUE THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ADDRESS. WE APPRECIATE GOVERNMENT CAN'T INTERVENE IN ANY DIRECT WAY, BUT IT NEEDS TO LOOK VERY HARD AT INFLATION TARGETS, THE BALANCING OF THOSE, AND INTEREST RATES. BUT ON THE UPSIDE, THOSE TAKING OFF TO AUSTRALIA FOR A HOLIDAY WILL HAVE MORE TO SPEND. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED TO GO DO A BIT OF SHOPPING. WHEN WE USED TO TRAVEL YEARS AGO ` YEAH, IT'S SORT OF GETTING BACK TO HOW IT WAS THEN. AND A HIGH KIWI DOLLAR SHOWS NO SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS OVERSEAS INVESTORS LOOK TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR RELATIVELY HIGH INTEREST RATES. ONE HOPES THAT SENSE WILL PREVAIL AND WE'LL ACTUALLY START THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT AN EXCHANGE RATE POLICY THAT MAKES SENSE FOR NZ. WITH THE KIWI DOLLAR TIPPED TO TRADE AS HIGH AS 87 AUSTRALIAN CENTS, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OUR EXPORTERS WILL BE FEELING THE SQUEEZE FOR SOME TIME YET. KRISTIN HALL, ONE NEWS. THE ANZ BANK IS BEEFING UP IT'S CALL CENTRE OPERATIONS IN NZ, SHIFTING 70 JOBS FROM MELBOURNE TO WELLINGTON TO HANDLE AUSTRALIAN CUSTOMER QUERIES. IT'S PART OF A COST-CUTTING EXERCISE AND WILL BOOST CALL CENTRE STAFF NUMBERS IN THE CAPITAL TO NEARLY 250. STORMS SWEEPING ACROSS TEXAS CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAVOC WITH FLOOD WATERS REACHING MORE THAN 1.2M IN SOME PLACES. MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO BE RESCUED AFTER BEING STRANDED BY THE FLASH FLOODS. THREE PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED DEAD IN SAN ANTONIO. THE RED CROSS HAS SET UP SHELTERS FOR THOSE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES SOUTH-EAST OF THE CITY. BARACK OBAMA'S VISITED THE TORNADO-RAVAGED TOWN OF MOORE IN OKLAHOMA, TELLING RESIDENTS THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE BEHIND THEIR REBUILD 'EVERY STEP OF THE WAY'. HIS FIRST STOP WAS THE SCHOOL WHERE SEVEN OF THE 10 CHILDREN WHO DIED LOST THEIR LIVES. THE BBC'S BEN WRIGHT REPORTS. IT'S RARE FOR AIR FORCE ONE TO LAND IN OKLAHOMA, BUT TODAY THE SYMBOLIC SUPPORT OF A PRESIDENTIAL VISIT. ALTHOUGH THIS REMOTE RURAL STATE IS USED TO TORNADOES, LAST WEEK'S TWISTER BROUGHT DEVASTATION TO A SUBURB OF OKLAHOMA CITY. AS HIS MOTORCADE SNAKED THROUGH STREETS LINED WITH THE DEBRIS OF BROKEN HOMES, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAW THE SCARS FOR HIMSELF. THIS AREA'S KNOWN MORE THAN ITS SHARE OF HEARTBREAK, BUT PEOPLE HERE PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THE OKLAHOMA STANDARD ` YOU KNOW, WHAT GOVERNOR FALLIN'S CALLED BEING ABLE TO WORK THROUGH DISASTERS LIKE THIS AND COME OUT STRONGER ON THE OTHER SIDE. LAST MONDAY'S TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. 24 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, INCLUDING 10 CHILDREN. MORE THAN 1200 HOMES WERE MOWED DOWN. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FIRST STOP WAS TO THE SITE WHERE PLAZA TOWERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL USED TO STAND. SEVEN CHILDREN WERE KILLED WHEN IT WAS CRUSHED INTO A HEAP OF BRICKS AND BROKEN CONCRETE. THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WAS BRINGING CONDOLENCES FROM ALL AMERICANS. HE MET PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST EVERYTHING AND PROMISED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD HELP THEM REBUILD THEIR LIVES. OBVIOUSLY, THE DAMAGE HERE IS PRETTY HARD TO COMPREHEND. OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO'VE HAD LOVED ONES WHO WERE LOST. $3.5M HAS ALREADY BEEN PAID TO PEOPLE HERE. THE CONCERN IN OKLAHOMA IS THAT THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT CONTINUES LONG AFTER THE PRESIDENT HAS GONE. THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA HAS BEEN ESTIMATED AT ANYWHERE BETWEEN $2.5B AND $6B. A US TEENAGER IS ACCUSED OF PLOTTING TO BLOW UP HIS HIGH SCHOOL IN AN ATTACK INSPIRED BY THE 1999 COLUMBINE SCHOOL MASSACRE. GRANT ACORD (17) FACES CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED MURDER. SIX HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES, INCLUDING A PIPE BOMB, MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AND A NAPALM BOMB WERE DISCOVERED IN A SECRET COMPARTMENT OF HIS BEDROOM. POLICE ALSO FOUND PLANS AND A TIMELINE FOR THE ATTACK. THE TEENAGER WAS ARRESTED AFTER POLICE RECEIVED A TIP-OFF. FRENCH RIOT POLICE HAVE CLASHED WITH ANTI-GAY DEMONSTRATORS FOLLOWING A PROTEST IN PARIS OVER THE NEW GAY MARRIAGE LAW. CROWD SHOUTS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PROTESTORS RALLIED TO SHOW THEIR CONTINUED OPPOSITION TO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, WHICH BECAME LEGAL OVER A WEEK AGO. AROUND 100 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. THE ISSUE'S DIVIDED FRANCE. ONE MAN SHOT HIMSELF OUTSIDE NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL LAST WEEK TO PROTEST THE LAW. A FRENCH LESBIAN LOVE STORY'S TAKEN THE TOP AWARD AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, AND THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR'S URGED ANTI-GAY PROTESTORS IN FRANCE TO GO AND SEE IT. 'BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR' HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY CRITICS AS EMOTIONALLY RAW AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT. IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE, JUDGES AWARDED THE PALME D'OR TO THE MOVIE'S TWO LEADING LADIES AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR. JUST A FORTNIGHT AFTER REVEALING SHE'S HAD A DOUBLE MASTECTOMY TO AVOID BREAST CANCER, ACTRESS ANGELINA JOLIE HAS LOST AN AUNT TO THE DISEASE. THE OSCAR WINNER SAID SHE DECIDED TO HAVE THE PREVENTIVE SURGERY AFTER LEARNING SHE HAD A HIGH RISK OF GETTING BREAST CANCER. HER AUNT (61) HAS DIED IN HOSPITAL IN CALIFORNIA. SHE'S THE YOUNGER SISTER OF ANGELINA JOLIE'S MOTHER, WHO DIED OF OVARIAN CANCER. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS, AND A VERY CHILLY OUTLOOK? THAT'S RIGHT, WENDY, YOURE GOING TO NEED THE BEDSOCKS AND FLANELETTES. AN EXTREMELY COLD SOUTHERLY BLAST IS PUTTING THE FREEZE ON MUCH OF NZ. WE'VE GOT THE OL' ONE-TWO PUNCH OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW TEMPERATURES, SO IT IS GOING TO FEEL BITTERLY COLD AND HAVE YOU REACHING FOR THE EXTRA LAYERS. I'LL HAVE MORE ON THE SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS LATER ON. AND AS YOU'VE SEEN BY THE PHOTOS BEHIND ME, PARTS OF THE SOUTH ARE ALREADY FEELING IT, WITH MANY AREAS IN SINGLE DIGITS. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW OVERNIGHT ` THERE'S SHOWERS ON THE WAY FOR MOST OF OUR MAIN CENTRES, WITH THAT COLD SOUTHERLY CHANGE ABOUT TO MOVE THROUGH WELLINGTON. CHRISTCHURCH, YOU'RE SET TO DROP TO ZERO OVERNIGHT, AND AS I'VE MENTIONED, TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE CHILLY FOR MOST, SO GET THE WINTER WOOLIES PREPPED AND I'LL BE BACK WITH THE LATEST RIGHT AFTER SPORT. JUST AHEAD ON ONE NEWS ` CHEERING IN THE VINEYARDS. WHY WE CAN EXPECT ONE OF THE BEST WINE VINTAGES THIS SEASON. AND NOT SO MUCH BURNING RUBBER AS BALANCING IT. HOW HOLLYWOOD STUNTS ARE HITTING REGULAR HIGHWAYS. 1 KIWI WINEGROWERS BELIEVE THEY ARE SET TO PRODUCE ONE OF THEIR BEST VINTAGES IN DECADES. IT IS THANKS TO THE LONG, HOT SUMMER AND COULD MEAN EVEN MORE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR NZ WINERIES. KRISTIN HALL REPORTS. SIMON MCGEORGE IS ONE HAPPY WINEMAKER. IT'S BEEN A FUN YEAR TO BE A WINEMAKER IN NZ. IT REALLY HAS. IT'S THESE IDYLLIC SUMMER SKIES GROWERS SAY MAY HAVE PRODUCED THE BEST VINTAGE NZ'S EVER MADE. THE WINES THIS YEAR HAVE GOT THIS X-FACTOR. THEY'VE GOT THIS COMBINATION OF EVERYTHING AND SYNERGY THAT GIVES US THIS LOVELY RICHNESS AND VIBRANCY OF FLAVOUR. BUT IT'S NOT JUST HERE IN CANTERBURY. THE LONG HOT SUMMER ACROSS THE COUNTRY'S ALSO MEANT AN OUTSTANDING HARVEST FOR ONE OF OUR LARGEST WINE PRODUCERS. ALL THE GRAPES CAME IN VERY CLEAN AND RIPE. THE WARMER TEMPERATURE'S MEANT A HIGHER CONCENTRATION IN THE WINE. THAT CAN MEAN LESS QUANTITY, BUT THE EXPERTS SAY THE QUALITY'S WHAT WILL GRAB INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION. ALREADY THERE'LL BE TRADE BUYERS IN THE UK AND UNITED STATES AND AUSTRALIA NOTING THE POSITIVE FLOW OF INFORMATION FROM NZ. SALES FROM THIS YEAR'S VINTAGE ARE EXPECTED TO BOOST ALREADY STRONG FIGURES. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, EXPORT SALES HAVE GROWN FROM $1.2M TO $1.2B. OUR AMBITION IS TO GET TO $2B AS AN INDUSTRY. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE ANOTHER FIVE OR 10 YEARS AWAY, BUT IF YOU GET A GOOD VINTAGE LIKE THIS AND PEOPLE TASTE OUR WINES, IT ALL HELPS. LEAVING GROWERS TOASTING TO WHAT THEY HOPE WILL BE ANOTHER SUNNY SEASON. GLASSES CLINK KRISTIN HALL, ONE NEWS. AN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP HAS TAKEN ITS FIGHT AGAINST MINING ON CONSERVATION LAND IN THE DENNISTON PLATEAU TO COURT. FOREST AND BIRD IS CHALLENGING THE DECISION TO GIVE AUSTRALIAN COMPANY BATHURST RESOURCES THE GREEN LIGHT TO EXTRACT UP TO ONE MILLION TONS OF COAL A YEAR FROM THE SITE. THE SOCIETY ARGUES MINING WILL DO IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO A PRECIOUS ENVIRONMENT. BATHURST RESOURCES HAS INDICATED THE PROJECT WILL BRING 225 JOBS TO THE WEST COAST WITH ROOM FOR THAT NUMBER TO DOUBLE. THE HEARING WILL CONCLUDE ON WEDNESDAY. A FORMER PRIME MINISTER CLAIMS NZERS' ENJOYMENT OF THE OUTDOORS IS BEING PUT AT RISK BY THE GOVERNMENT. SIR GEOFFREY PALMER SAYS CHANGES TO THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT 'SERIOUSLY UNDERMINE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS'. RENEE GRAHAM REPORTS. WELLINGTON AIRPORT'S PLANNING A MAJOR RUNWAY EXTENSION THAT WILL CUT INTO EVANS BAY. THE AIRPORT SAYS IT'LL BOOST INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS AND CREATE 300 TOURISM JOBS. BUT THERE'S CONCERN IT COULD DAMAGE THE NATURAL HARBOUR. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, THE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IMPACTS, THE POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD CAUSE VERY SIGNFICANT DISRUPTION IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS ALL HAVE YET TO BE EXAMINED. IT'S FEARED A GOVERNMENT OVERHAUL OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACT WILL COME AT A COST TO THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DEVELOPMENTS LIKE THE WELLINGTON AIPORT TAKE OFF. IT WEAKENS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS THAT THE ACT OFFERS AND HAS OFFERED TO NZERS SINCE 1991. I THINK IT WILL HAVE AN AFFECT ON NZERS ENJOYMENT OF THE OUTDOORS. SIR GEOFFREY PALMER SAYS SOME OF THE CHANGES WILL IMPROVE PLANNING AND CUT RED TAPE, BUT OTHERS WILL WEAKEN THE POWERS OF THE ENVIRONMENT COURT AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENT. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO TRY AND PUT ECONOMIC GOALS IN WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTE. THE RMA IS NOT WORKING WELL IN ITS CURRENT FORM. IT'S CUMBERSOME, IT'S UNCERTAIN AND IT'S LITIGIOUS. IT'S SLOWING DOWN DEVELOPMENT. THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SAYS SIR GEOFFREY'S REPORT, COMMISSIONED BY FISH AND GAME, IS OVER THE TOP, AND SOME CHANGES WILL ACTUALLY MAKE THE LAWS STRONGER. WHAT I THINK WE'RE SIGNALLING IS, RATHER THAN LEAVING IT TO EVERY ONE OF OUR 78 COUNCILS AROUND THE COUNTRY TO REINVENT THE WHEEL TIME AND TIME AGAIN, IN A COUNTRY OF 4.5M PEOPLE IT MAKES A LOT MORE SENSE FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS TO BE MADE MORE CONSISTENT AND TO BE STANDARDISED. THE LABOUR PARTY'S VOWED TO REPEAL ANY CHANGES IF IT WINS POWER IN NEXT YEAR'S GENERAL ELECTION. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. A PROPOSED NEW LAW TO CRACK DOWN ON ADULTS WHO ATTEMPT TO GROOM CHILDREN ONLINE OR BY TEXTING THEM WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK. IT'LL DOUBLE THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR POSSESSING OBJECTIONABLE MATERIAL TO 10 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT. THE BILL ALSO CREATES A NEW INDECENT COMMUNICATIONS OFFENCE WHICH CARRIES A JAIL SENTENCE OF UP TO THREE YEARS. WE NEED TO CHANGE THE LAW TO MAKE SURE IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO SEND INDECENT TEXTS OR COMMUNICATIONS WITH A CHILD ONLINE. THE PROPOSED LAW CHANGE COMES MONTHS AFTER NZ SIGNED UP TO THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE AGAINST CHILD SEX ABUSE ONLINE. A NEW YORK REAL ESTATE BLOG SAYS 'THE HOBBIT' DIRECTOR SIR PETER JACKSON IS SELLING TWIN PENTHOUSE APARTMENTS FOR A COMBINED ASKING PRICE OF $26.5M. BASED IN THE HEART OF TRENDY TRIBECA, THE LOFTS SIT SIDE BY SIDE. THE BLOG SAYS SIR PETER BOUGHT THEM IN 2008 FOR JUST OVER $21M. IN TOTAL, THE APARTMENTS BOAST NINE BEDROOMS AND NINE BATHROOMS, PRIVATE ROOF TERRACES AND WALK-IN WARDROBES. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME ` A NEW RACING CRAZE IN SAUDI ARABIA THAT IS PUTTING HOLLYWOOD STUNTS TO SHAME. EXTREME MOTORSPORT FANS ARE FLOCKING TO THE DESERT TO WATCH SIDEWALK SKIING. THE DRIVER BALANCES THE CAR ON TWO WHEELS WHILE OTHERS CLING TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOVING CAR. THEIR FAVOURITE STUNT IS TO REMOVE THE 'UNUSED' TYRES AS THE CAR HURTLES DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH AN ENTOURAGE OF VEHICLES HOT ON THEIR HEELS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` A FREE 'FOOD FOR SCHOOLS' INITIATIVE WILL BE UNVEILED BY THE GOVERNMENT TOMORROW. THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROGRAMME WILL BE IN COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES. A ONE NEWS-COLMAR BRUNTON POLL SHOWS 70% OF NZERS SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDING FOOD FOR SCHOOLS IN POORER AREAS. GANG MEMBER SONNY TE ARAMOANA WAITI (26) WAS SUPPORTED BY HIS FATHER WHEN HE APPEARED IN COURT TODAY CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION. NEIGHBOURS OF ANA ERIEPA SAY THEY HEARD ARGUING AT HER HOME EARLIER IN THE DAY BEFORE SHE WAS KIDNAPPED AND DRAGGED BEHIND A CAR. ANA ERIEPA REMAINS IN HOSPITAL AFTER HAVING SURGERY. A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING'S IN EFFECT FOR SNOW IN SOUTHERN NZ. A DUSTING'S ALREADY APPEARED ON THE HILLS NEAR GORE AND STOCKS BEEN GIVEN SUPPLEMENTARY FEED. IN DUNEDIN, KING TIDES AND HEAVY SWELLS HAVE CREATED HUGE HOLES IN THE ST CLAIR ESPLANADE. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT AND SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE ALL BLACKS. YES, THEY'RE IN THE MOUNT, IT'S WARM. CONRAD SMITH IS BACK MORE ON CONRAD SMITH'S RETURN NEXT. d d WE ALSO HEAD THE 8 ALL BLACKS CA HAS THE TIME FINALLY ARRIVED FOR THE FORMER WORLD JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR? STAR WINGER COREY JANE TALKS TO US ABOUT A RETURN THIS SEASON. PLUS ` CAN THE BLACKCAPS BATSMEN SURVIVE THE NIGHT IN LEEDS? MANY HAVEN'T. AND FROM THE 500 TO A PACERS PASTING, IT'S BEEN AN ACTION-PACKED DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. OK, so your water pressure should be fine now. Excellent. What about yours? Eh? Eh? Your, uh, fingernails. Oh. Oh. Owning a business can be pretty stressful. Fixing pipes is one thing, but keeping a business running ` a whole different trade. Too right. Too right. I'm thinking it'd be worth speaking to an expert. That's why ANZ has more local business bankers with the expertise to help your business succeed. Job done for both of us. Job done for both of us. Yeah, thanks. Running your own business can be stressful. That's why ANZ has more business bankers who can help. Find the details of the ANZ business banker closest to you and use their expertise to get the most out of your business. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO THE ALL BLACKS, AND IN THE MIDST OF INJURY PROBLEMS, SOME GOOD NEWS. STAR CENTRE CONRAD SMITH IS BACK AND AVAILABLE TO PLAY FOR THE HURRICANES THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. MORE ON THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT THERE IS A REMAINING HURDLE THE ALL BLACKS ARE STILL HAVING TO OVERCOME AHEAD OF THE FIRST TEST AGAINST FRANCE. JOE PORTER IS WITH THE TRAINING GROUP IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI. WITH PLAYERS BREAKING DOWN LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTRE, CONCERN IS GROWING AHEAD OF THE FRANCE TESTS. WE'VE TRIED TO MANAGE OUR LOAD VERY VERY CAREFULLY THROUGH THESE CAMPS, AND I THINK EACH PARTY IS DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO GET THE PLAYERS AS FRESH AS POSSIBLE FOR JUNE. CLEARLY, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE AT 100. FOR THE TEST BUILD-UP IN AUCKLAND NEXT WEEK, THE LOAD WILL BE EASED. IT'S JUST GOING THROUGH AND GETTING A BIT OF REPETITION ON SOME PRETTY LOW-KEY THINGS. THE LOCKING STOCKS ARE NOW FAR FROM LOW KEY. THE HURRICANES' JEREMY THRUSH HAS BEEN RUSHED INTO CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME, 10 LONG YEARS AFTER BEING WORLD JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THE FIRE WAS STILL THERE TO MAKE THIS TEAM AND THIS SQUAD, AND I WAS STILL GETTING CHALLENGED BY PLAYING SUPER RUGBY. DESPITE BEING OVERLOOKED FOR SO LONG, HE NEVER SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED JOINING THE OVERSEAS EXODUS. THE 28-YEAR-OLD IS PROOF THAT PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE YEAH, I WAS A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED TO MISS OUT ON THE ONE LAST WEEK, BUT I DIDN'T GIVE UP HOPE AND KNEW IF I KEPT PLAYING SOME GOOD FOOTY, I'D BE HARD TO LOOK PAST. THE LOCK'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE AT THE CAMP SO FAR IS HAVING TO DEAL WITH ROOMMATE KEVEN MEALAMU'S EARLY BEDTIMES. THERE'S NO CURFEW BUT JUST LET HIM DECIDE WHEN HE WANTS TO GO TO SLEEP AND THEN LIE THERE AND STARE AT THE WALL. LAUGHTER > HE MIGHT BE STARING AT THE WALL FOR NOW, BUT WITH SAM WHITELOCK RULED OUT OF THE SERIES WITH A BROKEN FINGER, THRUSH COULD SOON BE STARING DOWN THE FRENCH. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR THE HURRICANES AND THEIR CHANCES OF MAKING THE SUPER RUGBY PLAY-OFFS. TEST CENTRE CONRAD SMITH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST THE BRUMBIES, THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT NASTY HEAD KNOCK IN SOUTH AFRICA. HE WAS FULL-TRAINING LAST WEEK. HE DID ALL OUR CONTACT. HE GOT THROUGH THAT WELL. AND LOOK WHO'S BACK... SORT OF. HOPEFULLY I CAN PLAY A LITTLE BIT OF RUGBY THIS YEAR. I HAVEN'T SET MYSELF ON WHETHER THAT'S THE END-OF-YEAR TOUR. I'M JUST TRYING TO DO EACH STAGE AS IT COMES, AND MY NEXT STAGE IS STARTING TO JOG STRAIGHT LINES. IT'S EIGHT WEEKS SINCE JANE HAD MAJOR KNEE SURGERY. HE COULD PLAY AGAIN IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER. ON THE FLIP SIDE, 'CANES PROP JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN IS GONE FOR THE REST OF THE CAMPAIGN WITH A KNEE INJURY, AND FLANKER JACK LAM SUFFERED WHAT LOOKED TO BE A SERIOUS KNEE INJURY TODAY AT TRAINING. SIR GRAHAM HENRY HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED FOR LAST WEEK'S STRONGLY WORDED CRITICISM OF MATCH OFFICIATING. SANZAR SAYS HE BREACHED THEIR CODE OF CONDUCT. SIR GRAHAM IS BEING FORCED TO MAKE A PUBLIC APOLOGY. SPEAKING OF WHICH, ROTORUA-BORN ENGLAND HOOKER DYLAN HARTLEY HAS BEEN BANNED FOR 11 WEEKS, FOUND GUILTY OF CALLING REF WAYNE BARNES A CHEAT IN THE ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP FINAL. LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE. I'M SO SORRY. I'M NOT` JUST LISTEN. LISTEN TO ME. IF YOU TALK TO ME LIKE THAT AND I THINK IT'S TO ME, I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? FINE, YEAH. OK. THAT MEANS DYLAN HARTLEY HAS BEEN KICKED OFF THE LIONS TOUR, PENDING AN APPEAL. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE A MASSIVE TASK AHEAD OF THEM TRYING TO SAVE THE SECOND CRICKET TEST AGAINST ENGLAND IN LEEDS. HEADING INTO DAY FOUR IN A FEW HOURS, ENGLAND LEADS BY NEARLY 300 RUNS AFTER ANOTHER DISMAL NZ BATTING COLLAPSE. HERE'S MARK HATHAWAY. HAVING SET A FIRST-INNINGS TOTAL OF 354, ENGLAND CAPTAIN ALASTAIR COOK LOOKED FAR FROM COMPLACENT. IN GOOD CONDITIONS, ON A BETTER BATTING PITCH THAN LORD'S, THE BLACKCAPS GOT TO THE CHASE. A GOOD START ` 55/0 ` QUICKLY TURNING TOXIC. OH, THAT'S AWFUL. THAT'S AWFUL. AND HE'S GONE. STEVEN FINN SNARING BOTH OPENERS. THERE. JUST THERE. GRAEME SWANN SPINNING THE BLACKCAPS TO SMITHEREENS. OH, HE'S BOWLED HIM. WICKET IN HIS FIRST OVER AGAIN. OH, HE'S BOWLED ANOTHER ONE JUST THE SAME. CARBON COPY. DEAN BROWNLIE, MARTIN GUPTILL AND KANE WILLIAMSON ALL GONE IN THE SPACE OF SEVEN BALLS. THE BLACKCAPS TOPPLING FROM 55/0 TO 82/6. EVEN REFERRALS WEREN'T GOING THEIR WAY ` TWO APPEALS TURNED DOWN; ENGLAND SUCCESSFUL WITH BOTH OF THEIRS. CUE THE CELEBRATIONS, I THINK, FOR ENGLAND. CUE BRENDON MCCULLUM CONTINUING HIS MIDDLING RUN OF FORM. THE CAPTAIN CARRYING A BACK STRAIN AFTER KEEPING, BUT IT'S THE SCOREBOARD THAT'LL REALLY MAKE HIM WINCE. A 52-RUN SURGE OFF 28 BALLS FROM TRENT BOULT AND NEIL WAGNER NOT HIDING THE FACT THE BLACKCAPS BATSMEN ARE EASY TARGETS. ALL OUT FOR 174. ENGLAND DROPPING JUST ONE WICKET IN THEIR SECOND INNINGS ` 116/1 AT STUMPS. IF THEIR FORM CONTINUES, THE BLACKCAPS WILL BE LUCKY TO SURVIVE DAY FOUR. HOPES WILL THEN HANG ON RAIN FORECAST FOR THE FINAL DAY, SAVING THEM FROM HUMILIATION. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. TO THE SCOREBOARD, TRENT BOULT THE ONLY BRIGHT SPOT ON DAY THREE WITH HIS FIVE FOR 57. HOWEVER, HE NOW HAS A SIDE STRAIN, SO ENGLAND ARE LOOKING TO BUILD A BIG SCORE AND THEN LET SPINNER GRAEME SWANN INFLICT THE FINAL RITES ON DAY FOUR. THE WEATHER LOOKS OK FOR TONIGHT, BUT RAINING TOMORROW. JOHN WRIGHT'S WON THE BATTLE OF THE NZ COACHES IN THE IPL T20 FINAL, BEATING STEPHEN FLEMING'S CHENNAI. MUMBAI GOT TO 148/9, WITH WEST INDIAN KIERON POLLARD CHARGING TO 60 OFF THE LAST TWO BALLS OF THE INNINGS. THAT'S EVEN BIGGER. PICKED THE SLOWER BALL. KNEW IT WAS COMING. CHENNAI NEVER MANAGING TO CLOSE THAT BUFFER DESPITE A QUICK-FIRE 63 FROM MS DHONI. WRIGHT LEADING MUMBAI TO THEIR FIRST TITLE BY 23 RUNS. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WIN'S MADE TO THE DEMEANOUR OF THE WARRIORS LEAGUE SIDE AND THEIR EMBATTLED COACH MATT ELLIOTT. LAST NIGHT'S 28-12 VICTORY OVER NEWCASTLE MOVING ELLIOTT TO PRAISE, AS HIS SIDE KEPT THE KNIGHTS SCORELESS IN THE SECOND HALF. EVEN THE MEDIA WERE SHOWN THE SUNNY SIDE. THEY GOT TO THAT 70-MINUTE MARK, AND IF I TOLD YOU THAT I WASN'T SLIGHTLY ANXIOUS, I'D BE LYING IN YOUR FACE. BUT I KNOW YOU'VE DONE YOUR RESEARCH, SO... AND SUGGESTIONS OF A RIFT BETWEEN HIM AND SHAUN JOHNSON WEREN'T GOING TO SPOIL THE PARTY. SHAUN JOHNSON GAVE YOU A WAVE WHEN HE GAVE THE LOVELY PASS. DID YOU NOTICE IT FROM THE COMMENTARY BOX? I DID, YEAH. HOW DID YOU TAKE IT? YOU GUYS ARE` IF YOU THINK THAT SHAUN AND I HAVE GOT SOME SORT OF CONFLICT GOING ON, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. I PROMISE YOU. THE WARRIORS CAN EYE UP ANOTHER TOP EIGHT TEAM WHEN THEY TAKE ON THE BRONCOS IN BRISBANE NEXT MONDAY. ROGER FEDERER HAS STARTED HIS BID FOR AN 18TH GRAND SLAM TENNIS TITLE WITH A STRAIGHT SETS WIN IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE FRENCH OPEN. THE SWISS, WHO'S PLAYING HIS 54TH STRAIGHT SLAM WAS FAR TOO GOOD FOR QUALIFIER PABLO CARRENO BUSTA, DISMISSING THE SPANIARD 6-2, 6-2, 6-3. CROWD GASPS, APPLAUDS OH, AND WHAT A WAY TO FINISH. THAT IS ABSOLUTE VINTAGE FEDERER, DOWN THE LINE. AND IT'S BEEN A MIXED DAY FOR THE WILLIAMS SISTERS, SERENA LOST JUST ONE GAME IN HER 51-MINUTE DEMOLITION OF ANNA TATISHVILI. THE NEWS WAS NOT SO GOOD FOR SISTER VENUS, WHO'S INJURY-RAVAGED DECLINE HAS CONTINUED, KNOCKED OUT BY URSULA RADWANSKA. THE CENTRAL PULSE ARE STILL IN WITH A CHANCE OF MAKING THE TRANS-TASMAN NETBALL PLAY-OFFS AFTER A NAIL-BITING ONE-GOAL WIN OVER THE WEST COAST FEVER. VETERAN ATTACK DONNA WILKINS WAS IN SUPERB SHOOTING FORM, MAKING 25 GOALS FROM 25 ATTEMPTS. BUT IT WAS THE PULSE'S DEFENCE WHICH PROVIDED THE PIVOTAL PLAY IN THE DYING SECONDS TO SECURE THE 53-52 WIN. THEY'RE NOW SIXTH ON THE COMPETITION LADDER BUT EQUAL ON POINTS WITH THE MAGIC AND STEEL. 30 YEARS SINCE HIS FATHER KEKE WON THE MONACO FORMULA ONE GRAND PRIX, NICO ROSBERG HAS STORMED HOME TO WIN THE FAMOUS RACE. THEY'VE BECOME THE FIRST FATHER-SON DUO TO CLAIM VICTORIES, AFTER ROSBERG JUNIOR LED FROM START TO FINISH. THE BBC'S NICK PARROT REPORTS. IF THE HOLLYWOOD STARS WERE LOOKING FOR MORE DRAMA AFTER THIS WEEK'S CANNES FILM FESTIVAL, THEY FOUND IT 23 MILES UP THE ROAD IN MONTE CARLO. THE MONACO GRAND PRIX CAN BE A PROCESSIONAL AFFAIR, AND IT LOOKED TO BE HEADING THAT WAY WHEN NICO ROSBERG BEAT HIS MERCEDES TEAMMATE LEWIS HAMILTON TO THE FIRST CORNER. THERE SEEMED LITTLE PROSPECT OF THE ORDER CHANGING, UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. FOR THE SECOND DAY RUNNING, FELIPE MASSA PLOUGHED HIS FERRARI INTO TURN ONE. THAT BROUGHT THE SAFETY CAR OUT AND SENT THE DRIVERS SCURRYING TO THE PIT FOR FRESH TYRES. ROSBERG GOT IN BEFORE HAMILTON, WHO DROPPED DOWN TO FOURTH WHILE WAITING TO CHANGE HIS. DESPERATE TO REGAIN HIS PLACE, THE BRITON CAME CLOSE TO ENDING HIS RACE AS HE CHALLENGED MARK WEBBER'S RED BULL. HE AVOIDED DISASTER, BUT PASTOR MALDONADO WASN'T SO FORTUNATE WHEN BRITISH ROOKIE MAX CHILTON TOOK HIM OUT. THE VENEZUELAN WAS OK, BUT THE RACE WAS STOPPED FOR 25 MINUTES WHILE THE BARRIERS WERE REPAIRED. 12 LAPS AFTER THE RESTART, ROMAN GROSJEAN HIT THE BACK OF DANIEL RICCIARDO AND THE SAFETY CAR WAS CALLED AGAIN. BUT THE DISTRACTIONS DIDN'T RUFFLE ROSBERG, WHO KEPT HIS LEAD TO BECOME THE FIRST SON OF A PREVIOUS MONACO WINNER TO CLAIM THE CHEQUERED FLAG. KIWI DRIVER SCOTT DIXON HAS FINISHED OUTSIDE THE TOP 10 IN THE INDY 500 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A DECADE. THE RACE SAW A RECORD-BREAKING 68 LEAD CHANGES. BRAZILIAN TONY KANAAN MADE HIS MOVE WITH THREE LAPS TO GO AND CLAIMED VICTORY UNDER A YELLOW FLAG. THE 38-YEAR-OLD WAS RACING IN HIS 12TH INDY 500, BUT HE'D NEVER MANAGED A WIN. THE LAST LAP WAS THE LONGEST LAP OF MY LIFE, AND I WANTED THE PACE CAR TO HURRY UP SO BAD. BUT I ENJOYED IT AND... AGAIN, WE DID IT. SCOTT DIXON HAD TO SETTLE FOR 14TH PLACE. IT'S BEEN A BIG DAY IN INDIANAPOLIS. THE INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS HOSTED THE SUPERSTAR MIAMI HEAT IN THE THIRD GAME OF THE NBA CONFERENCE FINALS. AT 1`1 IN THE SERIES, THE HEAT HELD A STRONG DOUBLE DIGIT LEAD FOR MOST OF THE SECOND QUARTER, LE BRON JAMES WITH 18 POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF, THE HEAT UP 70-56. THEY CONTINUED TO PULL AWAY AS THE GAME WORE ON. EXCELLENT BALL MOVEMENT` OH, WADE WITH THE STUFF! I WAS ABOUT TO SAY EXCELLENT BALL MOVEMENT BY MIAMI. BOTH TEAMS ACKNOWLEDGED THE RESULT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, PULLING MOST OF THEIR STARTERS. MIAMI 114`96. THEY LEAD THE BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 2-1. TOLD YOU LE BRON WAS GOOD. WADE IS GOOD TOO. AFTER THE BREAK, RENEE SAYS WINTER'S ON THE WAY. WE GET A TASTE TOMORROW. 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. 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SO, HERE IT IS. LET'S BREAK IT DOWN. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF SPECKLED CLOUD OVER THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, MARKING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SPREADING OVER THE COUNTRY IN COLD AIR. A BAND OF FRONTAL CLOUD LIES OVER THE SOUTH-WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WHERE WINDS HAVE BEEN STRONGEST AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE. BUT UPSTREAM YOU CAN SEE CLEARER SKY OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN TASMAN SEA UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. AND THAT HIGH SPREADS OVER THE TASMAN SEA TOMORROW, GRADUALLY TILTING THE SOUTH-WEST FLOW MORE SOUTHERLY. SEVERAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS EMBEDDED IN THIS FLOW MARCH OVER THE COUNTRY, BRINGING COLDER AIR WITH EACH PASSING. SLEETY SHOWERS IN THE SOUTH, WITH SNOW TO LOW LEVELS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERY FALLS. SLEETY SHOWERS OR HAIL ALONG THE EAST COAST, FALLING AS SNOW ABOVE 200M. A FEW SHOWERS CLEARING BULLER AND NORTH-WEST NELSON, BUT FINE AND FROSTY ELSEWHERE WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY WINDS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH HAIL IN THE WEST, BUT HEAVY AND SQUALLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL FOR THE EXPOSED NORTH. SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTH WITH A COLD SOUTHERLY SURGE BRINGING HAIL AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. IT SHOULD THEN MOVE QUICKLY UP THE EASTERN SIDE, REACHING GISBORNE TOWARDS LUNCHTIME. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. TRY TO STAY WARM TOMORROW. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING.