THE DECISION HAS GONE AGAINST US. AN EMOTIONAL MEETING AS THE PHILLIPSTOWN PRINCIPAL SHARED THE BAD NEWS. PARENTS FEEL THEIR STAUNCH OPPOSITION TO A MERGER WITH WOOLSTON PRIMARY HAS COUNTED FOR NOTHING. SHE WAS NOT THINKING OF THE KIDS. THEY'RE JUST GOING TO DESTROY A WHOLE COMMUNITY, AREN'T THEY? THE MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGED THOSE CONCERNS. I UNDERSTAND CHANGE IS HARD, AND THERE ARE STRONG VIEWS, AND THERE WILL BE DISAPPOINTED COMMUNITIES. BUT THE BALD FACT REMAINS ` MY FINAL DECISIONS IS THAT SEVEN SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED. THOSE SEVEN INCLUDE THREE INTERMEDIATES ` BRANSTON, LINWOOD AND MANNING. SOUTH NEW BRIGHTON GETS THE REPRIEVE. SIX SCHOOLS WILL MERGE INTO THREE, WITH LYTTELTON GETTING NEW BUILDINGS. AND A NEW THREE-WAY MERGER HAS BEEN PROPOSED FOR NEW BRIGHTON. THE ONE SCHOOL TO GET THAT REPRIEVE TODAY ` SOUTH NEW BRIGHTON. BUT IT'S BEEN A FIGHT. IT HAS BEEN. IT'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK THAT'S GONE ON OVER SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, AND I MUST SAY, TODAY'S BEEN QUITE A LONG DAY. 80 STAFF AT THE CLOSING SCHOOLS WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS. 180 STAFF AT THE MERGING SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEIR PLACES. BUT TODAY THEIR THOUGHTS WERE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. IT'S JUST SO HEART-WRENCHING TO THINK THAT ALL THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO BE DISPLACED INTO OTHER SCHOOLS, AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. IN FACT, 700 CHILDREN WILL LOSE THEIR SCHOOLS WHEN THEY CLOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I WANT THE SCHOOL TO KEEP OPENING. A MESSAGE FROM THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED THE MOST. LISA DAVIES, ONE NEWS. ONE OF THREE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS BEING SHUT DOWN IS BRANSTON. MIKE THORPE SPENT DECISION DAY AT A SCHOOL THAT HASN'T EVEN SUFFERED ANY EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE. MARCHING THROUGH THE PLAYGROUND, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MESSENGERS WERE ALL BUSINESS. BY THE TIME THEY LEFT, BRANSTON INTERMEDIATE'S HEART WAS BROKEN. YOU ARE GOING TO BE THE LAST PUPILS AT BRANSTON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. THE UNDAMAGED SCHOOL IN CHRISTCHURCH'S SOUTH-WEST WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, A YEAR EARLIER THAN THE MINISTRY RECOMMENDED. THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION CROSSED OUT THAT DATE AND PUT THE END OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY SHE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. TO PARENTS, A PROMISE BROKEN. THE MINISTER'S GONE COMPLETELY BACK ON THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S ACTUALLY DESPICABLE. INSTEAD, YEAR-SEVEN STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO MOVE TO HORNBY HIGH SCHOOL. WE WILL WORK WITH THE THREE SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND THE PARENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR CHILDREN HAVE THE OPTION OF GOING TO THESE SCHOOLS AND RECEIVING GOOD QUALITY YEAR SEVEN-EIGHT CURRICULUM EDUCATION. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH STAFF ABOUT THE AGE GROUP. SOME OF THESE KIDS LOOK 15, BUT THEY'RE NOT. THEY REALLY HAVEN'T GIVEN PARENTS OPTIONS OTHER THAN A COLLEGE. I DON'T THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION. BRANSTON INTERMEDIATE IS ONE OF THREE YEAR-SEVEN-AND-EIGHT SCHOOLS TO CLOSE, BRINGING INTO QUESTION THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS. WE'VE TAKEN AWAY THE INTERMEDIATE CHOICE FROM A HUGE PART OF CHRISTCHURCH. HUGE ` ALMOST A THIRD OF CHRISTCHURCH. ANY HIDDEN PLAN DENIED BY THE MINISTER. THERE IS NO AGENDA TO CLOSE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF SCHOOL AND NOT INTERMEDIATES. BRANSTON, THOUGH, WILL PACK THEIR BAGS; OUT, BUT NOT DOWN. ALL: # DON'T WORRY # ABOUT A THING. # MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. MOTORISTS ARE STILL BEING URGED TO TAKE EXTRA CARE TONIGHT, EVEN THOUGH ROADS HAVE REOPENED THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND. WORKERS HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLING TO CLEAR THE ROADS AFTER THE BIG SNOW STORM WHICH LEFT TRUCKIES STRANDED. FOR THE LATEST, SARAH BATLEY JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM WAIOURU. STUCK IN A RUT ` THESE STRANDED TRUCKS BLOCKED THE ROAD BETWEEN NATIONAL PARK AND TAUMARUNUI FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW AND ICE AT 2 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, AND YOU COME DOWN OFF THAT CORNER THERE. I JUST SLID OFF THE ROAD ON THAT SLIPPERY ICE. THEN THAT WAS IT FOR THE NIGHT. WITH THE DESERT ROAD AND OTHER ROUTES NORTH ALSO CLOSED, FOR OTHER TRUCKIES IT BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE FREIGHT ALONG THE MAIN HIGHWAY. WE'RE STUCK HERE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, UNLESS YOU WANNA GO RIGHT AROUND THE LONG WAY. WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE FOR A WHILE, I'M PICKING. SOME MOTORISTS SPENT THE FREEZING NIGHT IN THEIR CARS. HEAVY SNOW MEANT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS TO GO ON. I HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT IN A CAMPGROUND, AND I'M STILL WAITING TO GET TO HAMILTON. ACCESS IN AND OUT OF OHAKUNE WAS ALSO COMPLETELY CUT OFF FOR A TIME THIS MORNING. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE DISTRICT REMAINED SHUT FOR THE DAY. THE GATES BLOCKING THE DESERT ROAD OPENED SHORTLY AFTER MIDDAY, BUT POLICE SAY EVEN THOUGH ROADS ARE OPEN, PEOPLE NEED TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS. I'D JUST ADVISE MOTORISTS TO PLAN AHEAD, CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS FOR CLOSURES AND JUST ALLOW A BIT OF EXTRA TIME FOR THEIR JOURNEYS. KEEN TO GET THEIR JOURNEY STARTED, THESE MOTORISTS SETTING OFF FROM THE DESERT ROAD DIDN'T MUCK AROUND. SARAH, WHAT SHOULD DRIVERS DO, GIVEN THE CONDITIONS? Authorities say as the temperature drops, the real issue will be ice. The thick, slushy snow can turn into ice, making the roads slippery. AND NORTH OF WELLINGTON, STATE HIGHWAY 2 THROUGH THE RIMUTAKA HILL HAS RE-OPENED AFTER BEING CLOSED OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW FORCED THE SHUTDOWN OF THE MAIN ROAD, FROM THE CAPITAL TO WAIRARAPA, BLACK ICE CAUSING A NUMBER OF CLOSE CALLS FOR MOTORISTS. THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO ZERO DEGREES OVERNIGHT. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING SCENERY, BUT A BIT COLD AND A PAIN IN THE BUM, REALLY, WITH THE ROAD BEING CLOSED. NOT COLD ENOUGH THOUGH FOR THIS FEATHERSTON LOCAL TO CHANGE INTO SOMETHING WARMER. AND YOU CAN GET THE LATEST ON HOW THE COLD SNAP'S AFFECTING THE COUNTRY ON OUR WEBSITE, ONENEWS.CO.NZ. IS IT JUST WINSTON PETERS MOUTHING OFF ONCE AGAIN, OR DOES HE HAVE THE SMOKING GUN? THE NZ FIRST LEADER'S ACCUSED REVENUE MINISTER PETER DUNNE OF LEAKING A TOP-LEVEL REPORT INTO THE SPY AGENCY GCSB. IT'S A SERIOUS ALLEGATION WHICH, IF PROVED TRUE, COULD THREATEN MR DUNNE'S CAREER. BUT AS POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN REPORTS, MR PETERS PLAYED IT SAFE SO HE COULDN'T BE SUED FOR DEFAMATION. REVENUE MINISTER PETER DUNNE WAS AT SELECT COMMITTEE TODAY TO TALK TAX BUT ENDED UP AMBUSHED OVER THE LEAKED REPORT INTO OUR SPY AGENCY, GCSB. WHY DID YOU COME HERE TO DUCK THAT? COS MY ASSERTION IS THAT YOU DID LEAK THE REPORT. LAST MONTH, A REVIEW OF THE GCSB, PROMPTED BY THE DOTCOM CASE, WAS LEAKED TO A NEWSPAPER WHILST JOHN KEY WAS IN CHINA. MR DUNNE, WHO WAS ONE OF A SMALL GROUP OF MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS TO RECEIVE THE REPORT, ASSURED THE COMMITTEE IT WAS NOT HIM. THE SECRECY PROVISIONS OF THOSE PIECES OF LEGISLATION ARE PARAMOUNT IN MY VIEW. I HONOUR THEM IN MY DAILY ACTIVITIES AS MINISTER. HOWEVER, MR DUNNE ACKNOWLEDGED HE HAS SPOKEN TO THE MAN BROUGHT IN TO INVESTIGATE THE LEAK, DAVID HENRY. HE'S QUESTIONED EVERYONE WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE REPORT. AND HE HIT BACK AT MR PETERS. IT WAS A SCURRILOUS STUNT. I DON'T QUITE KNOW WHAT LAY BEHIND IT. CERTAINLY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH VOTE REVENUE. MR DUNNE SAYS AFTER INITIALLY RECEIVING THE REPORT, HE KEPT IT IN A LOCKED SAFE AT HIS HOME, ALTHOUGH HE SAYS ONE OF HIS STAFF MEMBERS DID SEE IT. JOHN KEY SAYS MR PETERS HAS PRODUCED NO EVIDENCE TO BACK UP HIS CLAIMS, AND HE HAS FULL CONFIDENCE IN MR DUNNE. ALL I'M SAYING IS HE'S USING PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE. MR DUNNE'S GIVEN A CATEGORICAL ASSURANCE THAT HE DIDN'T LEAK THE REPORT. I ACCEPT HIM AT HIS WORD. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS IF ANY OF HIS MINISTERS DID LEAK IT, THAT WOULD BE A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. CORIN DANN, ONE NEWS. A BUMPER PAYOUT TO DAIRY FARMERS WILL PROVIDE A BIG BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY. FONTERRA'S FORECASTING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WHAT IT PAYS FARMERS FOR THE MILK THEY PROVIDE. IT'S WELCOME NEWS FOR MANY STILL COUNTING THE COST OF THE DROUGHT. JOANNA HUNKIN REPORTS. LIKE SO MANY DAIRY FARMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, PHILLIP BELL HAS DONE IT TOUGH THIS SUMMER. THE DROUGHT COST FARMERS AN ESTIMATED $100,000 EACH IN LOST INCOME. A LOT OF PEOPLE'S PRODUCTION WAS WELL DOWN, AND A LOT OF WINTER FEED WAS FED TO TRY AND KEEP THE COWS IN GOOD CONDITION. TODAY'S MILK PRICE FORECAST WILL GO SOME WAY TO MAKING THAT UP, WITH FONTERRA ANNOUNCING IT'LL PAY $7 PER KG OF MILK SOLIDS. THAT'S UP $1.20 ON LAST YEAR. WE ARE VERY POSITIVE LOOKING OUT OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. LOOK, A LOT OF FACTORS COME INTO PLAY ` GLOBAL COMMODITY PRICES; SUPPLY- AND DEMAND-DRIVEN EXCHANGE RATES IN NZ; AND, OF COURSE, WHAT HAPPENS ON OUR FARMS, WHICH IS LARGELY DRIVEN BY WEATHER. AND FARMERS WILL GET CASH RELIEF SOON. FONTERRA'S SET THE ADVANCE RATE ` THE MONEY FARMERS GET IN THEIR POCKET ` AT $5 A KILO. THE HIGHEST EVER. BUT THIS FARMER KNOWS BETTER THAN TO COUNT HIS CHICKENS. IT IS AN ADVANCED PRICE. IT IS NOT SET IN STONE, SO IT COULD VARY THROUGH THE SEASON. I THINK, WITH THE VOLATILITY OF THE INDUSTRY, WE'LL PROBABLY EXPECT THAT IT WILL VARY. LET'S HOPE IT'S UP. HOWEVER MUCH FARMERS DO GET IN THE END WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING EFFECTS FOR THE WIDER ECONOMY. DAIRY MAKES UP MORE THAN A QUARTER OF OUR TOTAL EXPORTS, SO IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT WHEN YOU GET A DECENT INCREASE IN PRICES FOR THOSE EXPORTS. THIS INCREASE TODAY WILL LIFT EXPORT RETURNS BY ABOUT $2B. THAT'S A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY. AND IF THE FORECAST PRICE HOLDS, IT COULD INJECT A FURTHER $12B TO THE ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. CELEBRATIONS ARE UNDER WAY IN NEPAL, MARKING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONQUEST OF MOUNT EVEREST BY SIR EDMUND HILLARY AND TENZING NORGAY. NEPALI LOCALS AND INTERNATIONAL CLIMBERS TOOK PART IN A MARCH THROUGH KATHMANDU, CELEBRATING THE FEAT. KANCHA SHERPA, THE LAST REMAINING MEMBER OF THE EXPEDITION, IS AT THE FESTIVITIES WHICH CONCLUDE LATER TONIGHT WITH A GALA AT THE FORMER ROYAL PALACE. SIR ED AND NORGAY REACHED THE SUMMIT OF THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN AT 5.45PM ` ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO ` ON THIS DAY IN 1953. THIS TRULY AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT BY OUR GREATEST ADVENTURER REALLY PUT NZ ON THE WORLD MAP AND EPITOMISED THE KIWI CAN-DO ATTITUDE. PAUL HOBBS LOOK BACK AT THE HISTORIC FEAT. IT WAS 11.30AM ON A DAY THAT COULD'VE BEEN ORDINARY. INSTEAD, EDMUND HILLARY AND SHERPA TENZING NORGAY SPENT 15 MINUTES ON TOP OF THE WORLD ` MT EVEREST. ON THE WAY DOWN, THEY WERE MET BY TEAM MEMBER NZER GEORGE LOWE. AND THEN I MADE THOSE FATAL UTTERANCES, 'WELL, GEORGE, WE KNOCKED THE BASTARD OFF.' A SIMPLE THUMBS UP SIGNALLED TO EXPEDITION LEADER JOHN HUNT THAT THE PAIR HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE RELIEF AND THE REACTION WAS SOMETHING THAT I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE OR SINCE. I WAS ENVELOPED BY JOHN HUNT'S ARMS. HE WAS VIRTUALLY WEEPING WITH JOY. I WAS SLIGHTLY EMBARRASSED, I HAVE TO ADMIT, AT THE TIME. HEROES IN KATHMANDU, THE NEWS TOOK FOUR DAYS TO GET BACK TO ENGLAND, ON THE SAME DAY AS THE QUEEN'S CORONATION. ACTING PRIME MINISTER KEITH HOLYOAKE BROKE THE NEWS HERE. HOLYOAKE: HILLARY HAS SUCCEEDED IN CONQUERING MT EVEREST. CHEERING SINCE THEN, CLOSE ON 7000 CLIMBERS HAVE RETRACED HILLARY'S STEPS TO REACH THE SUMMIT. MORE THAN 200 HAVE DIED TRYING; 19 IN JUST THE PAST TWO YEARS. THIS ANT TRAIL UP EVEREST HAS PROMPTED MANY TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST OVERCROWDING AND VIRTUAL CONVEYOR-BELT CLIMBING ON THE HIMALAYAN GIANT. IT'S BIG, BIG BUSINESS NOW, AND THE NEPAL AND TIBETAN GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT ALL THAT KEEN TO PUT THE BREAKS ON. SIR EDMUND HILLARY HIMSELF SPOKE OUT AGAINST GROWING COMMERCIALISATION. SITTING AROUND IN A BIG BASE CAMP, UH, KNOCKING BACK CANS OF BEER, I DON'T PARTICULARLY REGARD AS MOUNTAINEERING. PETER CAMMELL CLIMBED EVEREST LAST YEAR, JOINING 500 OTHERS WHO REACHED THE TOP IN JUST TWO DAYS. ON MY PARTICULAR SUMMIT DAY, FOUR PEOPLE DIED, WHICH WAS VERY TRAGIC. BUT HE DOESN'T BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE RESTRICTIONS ON NUMBERS. THE GUIDING COMPANIES WORK WELL TOGETHER; THE SHERPAS WORK WELL TOGETHER; IT IS WORKING. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO CLIMB EVEREST ` IT'S SUCH A HUGE CHALLENGE. AND IT'S LIKE A PILGRIMAGE FOR MANY PEOPLE. THAT'S BECAUSE 60 YEARS AGO A NZER AND SHERPA SCALED NEW HEIGHTS, INSPIRING GENERATIONS TO BELIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE CAN BECOME REALITY. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. AND SEVEN SHARP HAS AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW WITH PETER CAMMELL ON WHAT IT TAKES TO CONQUER EVEREST AND HOW WE CAN ALL BE A BIT LIKE SIR ED. AND SIR ED'S ACHIEVEMENT'S ALSO BEEN MARKED IN ANTARCTICA. AN ICE AXE DONATED BY THE GREAT ADVENTURER, AND A NZ FLAG, WERE USED TO RECREATE HIS FAMOUS MOMENT ON EVEREST AT THE PEAK OF CRATER HILL. ANTARCTICA NZ MEMBERS BATTLED MINUS-45 DEGREE TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE SUMMIT. CRATER HILL WAS A REGULAR RECREATION ROUTE FOR SIR EDMUND HILLARY, WHO HELPED SET UP NEARBY SCOTT BASE IN THE 1950S. WILL PERSISTENCE PAY OFF FOR TWO ARMY BROTHERS FIGHTING FOR GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION? THEIR STORY'S NEXT ON ONE NEWS. A BABY WITH A SURVIVAL STORY. SEE HOW HE WAS DELIVERED SAFELY FROM A SEWAGE PIPE. AN EXPLOSIVE MIX ` WHAT SET OFF THIS SPECTACULAR SIGHT OVER AN AMERICAN CITY? AND THE VIEW FROM INSIDE A TORNADO. HOW STORM CHASERS CAPTURED THESE PICTURES. 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. Or if you've ever had that feeling when you're about to pay, thinking, 'Have I got enough in that account?' Well, there's good news. Most banks now have an app you can download for free, but they do use data, so make sure it's included in your mobile plan. For more tips and to find out how to download an app, head to techinasec.co.nz TWO BROTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMY ARE TONIGHT A STEP CLOSER TO GETTING GOVERNMENT COMPENSATION. IT'S BEEN A 15-YEAR BATTLE FOR DAMIEN AND GEORGE NEPATA. A WARNING ` POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN'S STORY HAS SOME GRAPHIC IMAGES. THIS IS THE BADGE OF HONOUR DAMIAN NEPATA CARRIES FROM HIS TIME IN THE ARMY. 40% OF THE LANCE CORPORAL'S BODY WAS BURNT BY IGNITED FUEL FROM A PETROL CAN SOMEONE FAILED TO SEAL AFTER THE SCORPION TANK HE WAS TRAVELING IN ROLLED ON A WAIOURU ROAD IN 1994. THE ROAD HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. A CRUEL TWIST OF FATE, AS FIVE YEARS EARLIER, HIS BROTHER GEORGE, ALSO A SOLDIER, WAS DROPPED FROM A STRETCHER DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE. HE'S NOW A TETRAPLEGIC. BOTH HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR COMPENSATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT EVER SINCE. TODAY IS THE THIRD TIME THEIR PLEA HAS BEEN MADE BEFORE A SELECT COMMITTEE. SOME MEANINGFUL ACTIONS BEHIND WORDS IS ALL WE WERE LOOKING FOR. SERVICE PERSONNEL SERIOUSLY INJURED ON THE JOB TODAY CAN RECEIVE A PAYMENT OF UP TO FOUR TIMES THEIR ANNUAL SALARY. BUT THE LAW AT THE TIME THE NEPATA BROTHERS WERE INJURED MEANS NEITHER THE DEFENCE FORCE NOR ACC CAN OFFER A SIGNIFICANT LUMP SUM. IN 2003, A SELECT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE BROTHERS RECEIVE A PAYMENT, BUT IT WAS REJECTED BY THE THEN LABOUR GOVERNMENT, CONCERNED IT WOULD OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR SIMILAR COMPENSATION CLAIMS. FOR ABOUT FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS, THERE, I WAS TRYING TO SUPPORT MYSELF ON 80% OF MY SALARY AT THE TIME, WHICH WAS LESS THAN $300 A WEEK. BUT TODAY, ONE OF NATIONAL'S OWN CHALLENGED THE DEFENCE FORCE TO ARGUE FOR COMPENSATION. SOMEBODY HAS TO BREAK RANKS AND SAY, 'MINISTER, THIS HAS TO HAPPEN.' WHY NOT DO THAT? MILITARY DON'T BREAK RANKS. THEY DON'T BREAK RANKS IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DAMAGE THEIR CAREER? THE MILITARY DON'T BREAK RANKS. AND THEY MAY NOT NEED TO. THE DEFENCE MINISTER'S GOT THE MESSAGE, SAYING HE'LL TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE CLAIM. THE 31 OTHER SERVICE PERSONNEL LIVING ON ACC PAYMENTS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY TAKE AN INTEREST IN HIS DECISION IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. MICHAEL PARKIN, ONE NEWS. TO EVIDENCE NOW OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE WORST MASSACRES IN SYRIA'S TWO-YEAR CIVIL WAR. REBEL FIGHTERS CLAIM MORE THAN 200 HUNDRED MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE KILLED IN NEIGHBOURING BANIYAS AND AL-BAYDA. THE BBC'S IAN PANNELL WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT, WHICH CONTAINS IMAGES YOU MAY FIND DISTURBING. FEW HERE TALK OF FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY THESE DAYS. WHAT MOTIVATES THESE MEN IS REVENGE. THIS ATTACK IS RETALIATION FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE WAS A BRUTAL MASSACRE IN THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY. IT'S A CONFLICT THAT'S INCREASINGLY VIOLENT, SECTARIAN AND SEEMS UNSTOPPABLE. WELL, ATTACKS LIKE THIS ARE NOW TAKING PLACE ACROSS SYRIA, AS THE REBELS GROW STRONGER, AND SO DOES THE GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSE. BUT THE TRUTH IS THERE ARE NO REAL WINNERS HERE ` JUST LOSERS. SYRIA IS CONSUMED BY WAR. BUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TOWN OF BANIYAS AND NEIGHBOURING AL-BAYDA APPEARS TO BE ONE OF ITS DARKEST HOURS. UNVERIFIED FOOTAGE SHOW THE ARMY ATTACKING THE AREA IN EARLY MAY AFTER REBEL GUNMEN KILLED A NUMBER OF SOLDIERS. NEITHER SIDE DISPUTES THIS TOOK PLACE. BUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT IS. THIS LEAKED VIDEO, APPARENTLY FILMED BY PRO-GOVERNMENT FIGHTERS SHOW THE TROOPS IN AL-BAYDA SQUARE. STATE MEDIA SAID THEY KILLED 40 TERRORISTS. BUT LOCALS TALK OF A SECTARIAN ASSAULT, WHERE ALAWITE MILITIAS WHO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT ATTACKED THE LOCAL SUNNI POPULATION. WE MET TWO WOMEN WHO ESCAPED FROM AL-BAYDA. THEY SAY THEY'RE TOO AFRAID TO SHOW THEIR FACES, BUT THE STORY THEY TELL IS MATCHED BY OTHERS WE'VE SPOKEN TO. TRANSLATOR: THERE WAS A BLACK CLOUD OF SMOKE COVERING THE VILLAGE. YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. FIRE ENGULFED THE VILLAGE. ALL YOU COULD HEAR WAS THE SCREAMING OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. (SOBS) d THOSE WHO ESCAPED BANIYAS 8 ARE NOW REFUGEES TRAPPED INSIDE THEIR OWN COUNTRY. WE CAN'T BE SURE WHAT HAPPENED. BUT WHAT DOES SEEM BEYOND DOUBT IS THAT MANY INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE KILLED WITHOUT ANY POSSIBLE REASON. AND WHILE NATIONS PLACE THEIR FAITH IN DIPLOMACY, THE COUNTRY IS SOAKED IN THE BLOOD OF ITS OWN CHILDREN. THE FAMILY OF ONE OF THE MEN SUSPECTED OF HACKING A BRITISH SOLDIER TO DEATH HAS CONDEMNED THE ATTACK AS 'SENSELESS'. MICHAEL ADEBOLAJO REMAINS IN HOSPITAL, SIX DAYS AFTER THE KILLING OF LEE RIGBY IN A LONDON STREET. ADEBOLAJO'S FAMILY SAYS IT'S ASHAMED AND HORRIFIED BY THE 28-YEAR-OLD'S ACTIONS. THE OTHER SUSPECT, MICHAEL ADEBOWALE, HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL. HE'S BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AND IS IN CUSTODY AT A LONDON POLICE STATION. POLICE ARE HUNTING FOR THE PARENTS OF A NEWBORN BABY RESCUED FROM A SEWAGE PIPE IN CHINA. THE BOY ` WEIGHING JUST 2.3KG, OR ABOUT FIVE POUNDS ` IS NOW RECOVERING IN HOSPITAL. FIREFIGHTERS CUT APART THE SEWAGE PIPE TO SAVE HIM AFTER RESIDENTS IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING REPORTED HEARING CRYING IN A TOILET. POLICE SAY THE PARENTS ARE WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER. A MAN'S IN HOSPITAL IN A SERIOUS CONDITION AFTER THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A FREIGHT TRAIN IN AMERICA. EXPLOSION BOOMS THE EXPLOSION, TRIGGERED BY THE CRASH IN A SUBURB OF BALTIMORE, RATTLED HOMES NEARBY. AUTHORITIES SAY THE SMOKE WASN'T TOXIC, SO RESIDENTS DIDN'T HAVE TO EVACUATE. TWO WORKERS ON THE FREIGHT TRAIN WEREN'T HURT. IT'S THE THIRD SERIOUS DERAILMENT IN AMERICA THIS MONTH. MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE BRACING FOR MORE VIOLENT STORMS, WITH 22 NEW TORNADOES ALREADY REPORTED IN THE MIDWEST. THIS ONE ROARED THROUGH KANSAS, ITS FURY CAPTURED BY TWO STORM CHASERS. THEY DROVE INTO THE HEART OF THE TWISTER INSIDE THEIR TANK-LIKE VEHICLE. IT'S EQUIPPED WITH SPIKES WHICH ACT AS ANCHORS, AND IT CAN BE LOWERED, FORCING WIND OVER THE TOP SO IT WON'T FLIP. THEY HOPE THEIR INTREPID JOURNEYS CAN SHED NEW LIGHT ON TORNADOES. TIME FOR ANOTHER LOOK AT OUR WEATHER NOW. WARNINGS ALL LIFTED? HOW ARE WE LOOKING? ALL GOOD FOR NOW. A NICE, FINE BUBBLE'S SETTLING OVER THE COUNTRY. BUT POST SOUTHERLY, AN EMPTY SKY IS A FREEZING SKY. JACK FROST'S ON THE PROWL. ROADS ARE ICING UP. THIS WAS WAIKOUAITI BEACH THIS MORNING WITH SNOW ON THE DUNEDIN HILLS. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ NOTHING LIKE A HAPPY COW. DESPITE THE FROST AND FREEZING FOG IN MURCHISON, THESE GIRLS HAPPILY TUCKED INTO THEIR BREKKIE MUESLI SILAGE. JERSEYS OF ANOTHER KIND REQUIRED BY YOU TOMORROW MORNING. SEE YOU LATER. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` THE PLEA TO CATCH A KILLER FROM THE PARENTS OF A FORMER ALL BLACKS PHYSIO. RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB WITH A WOMAN'S TOUCH ` THE NZER WHO'S NOW THE BULLDOGS BOSS. TRIANGLE RESONATES REMEMBERING THE VICTIMS OF A SHOPPING MALL FIRE ` HEAR HOW THE KIWI PARENTS OF TRIPLETS MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY. # ONE OF OUR BIGGEST SHAREMILKING COMPANIES HAS BEEN FINED FOR FAILING TO GIVE HUNDREDS OF COWS WITH ENOUGH FOOD. THE ANIMALS WERE ON LAND THAT WAS ONCE PART OF THE CRAFAR DAIRYING EMPIRE. REBECCA EDWARDS WITH THE DETAILS. BUT A WARNING ` SOME OF THE IMAGES ARE DISTURBING. DANGEROUSLY UNDERNOURISHED COWS ON A WAIKATO FARM. THAT NEGLECT HAS COST A DAIRY MANAGEMENT COMPANY, MILK PRIDE, $40,000 IN FINES. NZ DOES RELY ON DAIRY FARMING, AND ITS GOOD INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION IN THAT INDUSTRY CAN BE IMPACTED BY CASES LIKE THIS. MILK PRIDE OPERATED AS SHAREMILKERS ON THE THIS FARM JUST OUT OF TAUPO. THE COMPANY PLEADED GUILTY TO A CHARGE OF FAILING TO PROVIDE NEARLY 400 COWS WITH ENOUGH GOOD FOOD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2009. THE DEFENCE BLAMED FEED SHORTAGES AND A SEVERE SNOW STORM. THEY ARE FARMERS OF A HIGH STANDARD. THIS DOESN'T EXEMPLIFY THE WAY IN WHICH THEY CONDUCT THEIR FARMING OPERATIONS. MORE THAN 600 ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES WERE ORIGINALLY BROUGHT AGAINST THE COMPANY, TWO OF ITS DIRECTORS, THE FARM MANAGER AND A WORKER. BUT A DEAL SAW MOST OF THOSE CHARGES DROPPED IN EXCHANGE FOR COMPANY'S GUILTY PLEA ON ONE REPRESENTATIVE CHARGE. THE MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IS SATISFIED WITH THE OUTCOME OF TODAY. IT REINFORCES THAT THOSE WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ANIMALS ` WHETHER COMMERCIAL OPERATORS OR INDIVIDUALS ` HAVE A DUTY OF CARE. THE FARM AT THE TIME WAS PART OF THE NOW DEFUNCT CRAFAR DAIRYING EMPIRE. ALLAN CRAFAR SAYS THE FINE IS RIDICULOUS, AND THE MINISTRY IS JUST JUSTIFYING ITS EXISTENCE. IT'S WELL BELOW THE MAXIMUM THAT COULD'VE BEEN IMPOSED OF $250,000, BUT IT'S PROBABLY JUST ENOUGH TO GIVE A CLEAR SIGNAL TO FARMERS. THE FARM'S NOW BEING OPERATED BY LANDCORP AFTER MOST OF THE CRAFAR FARMS WERE SOLD TO CHINESE COMPANY SHANGHAI PENGXIN LAST YEAR. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS. THE FAMILY OF A FORMER ALL BLACKS PHYSIO IS PLEADING FOR HELP TO FIND HER KILLER. A COURT HEARING TOMORROW WILL INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF KAYE STEWART, WHO WENT MISSING NEAR WELLINGTON IN 2005. HER FAMILY SPOKE WITH SIMON BRADWELL. THIS IS KAYE STEWART. EIGHT YEARS AGO, SHE WENT FOR A WALK, AND HER FAMILY'S NEVER SEEN HER SINCE. I THINK SOMEBODY KILLED HER AND CONCEALED HER REMAINS SOMEWHERE. NO TRACE OF HER IN THE RIMUTAKA FOREST PARK NEAR WELLINGTON DESPITE A MASSIVE SEARCH, POLICE INVESTIGATION, AND $50,000 REWARD. AND THEN IT WAS THE FIGHT TO BRING HER HOME. WE NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE MUM IN THE BUSH. KAYE STEWART WAS A FORMER ALL BLACKS PHYSIO, AND, HER FAMILY SAYS, A FIT, FUN-LOVING GRANDMOTHER. YOU'RE OUT WITH THE KIDS AND YOU THINK, 'WELL, MUM WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE RIGHT NOW, 'AND SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED IT, AND THE KIDS WOULD HAVE LOVED IT.' INSTEAD, LEFT WITH NO BODY, NO GRAVE, NO CLOSURE. SHE SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE WHERE HER FAMILY KNOWS WHERE SHE IS AND WHERE WE CAN PAY OUR RESPECTS TO HER. POLICE INQUIRIES FOCUS ON A QUAD BIKE LIKE THIS ONE IN THE PARK AT THE TIME OF KAYE STEWART'S DISAPPEARANCE, BUT WHICH WAS NEVER FOUND. THE QUAD BIKE MUST HAVE BEEN LOCAL. MUST HAVE BEEN. WHILE NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO KAYE STEWART, A CORONER'S INQUEST HERE TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO DECLARE FORMALLY AND LEGALLY THAT SHE IS DEAD. AHEAD OF THAT, HER FAMILY ARE PLEADING FOR ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD. THAT'S OUR ONLY HOPE. HOPE THAT SOMEONE WATCHING TONIGHT CAN END EIGHT YEARS OF ANGUISH. SIMON BRADWELL, ONE NEWS. THE PARENTS OF TRIPLETS KILLED IN A SHOPPING MALL FIRE SAY THEY'RE STILL SEEKING ANSWERS A YEAR ON. MARTIN AND JANE WEEKES TOLD OUR 'BREAKFAST' PROGRAMME HOW THEY MARKED THE ANNIVERSARY HERE AT HOME AS A MEMORIAL SERVICE TOOK PLACE IN QATAR. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. 19 BELLS SOUNDING THE RELEASE OF 19 BALLOONS INTO THE DOHA SKY ` A SMALL TRIBUTE TO EACH LIFE LOST, 13 OF THEM CHILDREN. IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU EVER GET USED TO OR GET OVER. YOU BASICALLY LEARN TO LIVE WITH MISSING THEM. IT'S A YEAR SINCE HER 2-YEAR-OLD TRIPLETS, LILLIE, JACKSON AND WILSHER WEEKES DIED WHILE AT DAY CARE. THE TODDLERS WERE TRAPPED WITH 16 OTHERS, WHEN FIRE TORE THROUGH DOHA'S VILLAGGIO MALL. YOU HAVE TO TRY AND BLOCK OFF THE PAIN, AND IT WAS JUST IMPOSSIBLE. THE FIRE'S BEEN BLAMED ON AN ELECTRICAL FAULT, BUT ANY CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY IS YET TO BE FOUND. THE OWNERS OF THE DAY CARE CENTRE AND MALL, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, ARE ALL ON TRIAL, BUT THE COURT PROCESS HAS STALLED. THE WEEKES AND OTHER GRIEVING PARENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES, CHINA, EGYPT AND SOUTH AFRICA ARE STILL WAITING FOR ANSWERS. WE DIDN'T WANT TO THINK THAT OUR CHILDREN WERE KILLED FOR NO REASON. WE JUST HEARD NOTHING. WHILE THEY'RE STILL LOOKING FOR CLOSURE, THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BECOMING PARENTS AGAIN SOON ` THIS TIME TO TWINS. THERE'S NO WAY THESE ARE GOING TO REPLACE THEM BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION AT ALL, BUT IT IS REALLY GREAT TO HAVE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO. THE FINAL WITNESS GAVE EVIDENCE IN DOHA IN MARCH, THE WEEK THE TRIPLETS WOULD HAVE TURNED 3. A DECISION OVER WHETHER ANYONE CONTRIBUTED TO THEIR DEATHS IS EXPECTED NEXT MONTH. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES ON ONE NEWS ` 80 STAFF WILL LOSE THEIR JOBS WHEN SEVEN SCHOOLS IN CHRISTCHURCH CLOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. THERE'S UNCERTAINTY FOR ANOTHER 180 PEOPLE, WITH SIX OTHER SCHOOLS MERGING TO BECOME THREE. ONLY ONE GOT A REPRIEVE AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF TALKS: SOUTH NEW BRIGHTON SCHOOL. AND A WARNING TO TAKE EXTRA CARE IF YOU'RE OUT DRIVING IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND TONIGHT. ROADS HAVE RE-OPENED, BUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL TREACHEROUS, WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW AND ICE. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT AND A NEW FRONTIER FOR NRL LEAGUE. WE HEAR FROM THE NEW BULLDOGS BOSS NEXT AND ALSO FROM THOSE WHO HAVE A WORD OF WARNING. WILL CONTROLLING THIS MAN BE HER TOUGHEST JOB? PLUS, THE 19 YEAR OLD WHO'S OUT TO WIN A RUGBY WORLD CUP IN FRANCE. AND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO SAVE THE BLACKCAPS TOUR IN ENGLAND? THEY CAN'T RELY ON THE WEATHER. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO RUGBY LEAGUE. AND YOU CAN SENSE THE IRONY ALL THE WAY FROM HERE TO SYDNEY. THE CANTERBURY BULLDOGS, EMBROILED IN OFF-FIELD ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS INVOLVING WOMEN AS RECENTLY AS LAST SEASON, HAVE APPOINTED A FEMALE AS THEIR NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE. NETBALL NZ BOSS RAELENE CASTLE TAKES ON ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN A MALE-DOMINATED SPORT. ABBY SCOTT REPORTS. LEAGUE TEAMS DON'T OFTEN HAVE GOOD NEWS WHEN THEY CALL A PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT A WOMAN, BUT TODAY WAS AN EXCEPTION. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON THIS HISTORICAL DAY FOR THE BULLDOGS FOOTBALL CLUB. AFTER SIX YEARS LEADING NETBALL NZ, RAELENE CASTLE IS NOW TOP DOG OF THE DOGS. I'M PROUD TO BE FEMALE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I JUST BELIEVE I'VE GOT THE CAPABILITIES TO DO A REALLY GOOD JOB. THE FIRST FEMALE TO LEAD A CLUB SINCE THE NRL WAS ESTABLISHED 15 YEARS AGO. SHE BRINGS TO THE BULLDOGS VERY STRONG BUSINESS AND MARKETING SKILLS, STRONG LEADERSHIP, EXPERIENCE IN HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AND ABOVE ALL THAT, RAELENE FUNDAMENTALLY GETS RUGBY LEAGUE. NO SURPRISE THERE. HER FATHER CAPTAINED THE KIWIS IN THE '60S. CASTLE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO RUN A LEAGUE CLUB. NOW SHE TAKES ON A TEAM WHOSE TREATMENT OF WOMEN OVER THE YEARS HAS COME INTO QUESTION ` RAPE ALLEGATIONS, AND MORE RECENTLY, LAST YEAR'S LEWD MAD MONDAY OUTBURST. CASTLE'S NOT THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE JOB. FELLOW KIWI LIZ DAWSON WAS CEO OF THE ADELAIDE RAMS IN THE SUPER LEAGUE DAYS IN THE '90S. ON THE PLAYING FIELD, IT'S, UH, YOU KNOW, BRUTAL. IT'S A TOUGH GAME FOR THE PLAYERS, AND THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE ADMINISTRATION SIDE OF THINGS AS WELL. ONE OF CASTLE'S TOUGHEST TASKS? MANAGING FIERY COACH DES HASLER. IT'S ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGING RELATIONSHIPS THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE BETWEEN CEO AND COACH, AND I HAVE TO EARN MY STRIPES WITH DES. AND WHILE SHE'S EARNED THE ENDORSEMENT OF HER BOARD, SHE WILL BE DEALING WITH OTHER CLUBS THAT ARE RUN BY MEN. IF THE CLUB CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, AND THE FOOTBALL TEAM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL, THEN ALL OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BEING FEMALE WILL ALL GO AWAY. HOPEFULLY REPLACED BY DISCUSSIONS OF A JOB WELL DONE. ABBY SCOTT, ONE NEWS. THERE'S BEEN ANOTHER TWIST IN THE BEN TE'O SAGA. THE WOMAN WHO TODAY LODGED A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE SOUTH SYDNEY STAR HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY QUEENSLAND POLICE ON A SEPARATE MATTER. KATIE LEWIS (22), WHO CLAIMS TE'O ASSAULTED HER AT A BRISBANE HOME, LEAVING HER WITH A FRACTURED EYE SOCKET, IS DUE TO APPEAR IN COURT THIS EVENING AFTER BEING ARRESTED OVER AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT. AUCKLAND-BORN QUEENSLAND FORWARD TE'O WAS THIS MORNING SHIELDED FROM MEDIA DUTIES DESPITE BEING SCHEDULED TO TALK. THE NRL'S INTEGRITY UNIT IS INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT, WITH TE'O SET TO BE RULED OUT OF ORIGIN IF THE PROBE FINDS HE HAS A CASE TO ANSWER. INJURY HAS GIVEN THE WARRIORS' KONRAD HURRELL ANOTHER CHANCE TO PROVE HIS FIRST-GRADE CREDENTIALS. BUT THE CENTRE'S MADE SOME FRANK ADMISSIONS AS TO WHY HE'S A LONG WAY OFF NAILING DOWN A STARTING SPOT. THE 21-YEAR-OLD HAS GONE FROM STARTING CENTRE TO REGULAR RESERVE GRADER, CONCEDING HE'S SHORT ON SOME THE BASICS. I'M PRETTY NOT GOOD ON D, AND STILL GOTTA WORK ON HOLDING THE BALL. OBVIOUSLY, I'VE DROPPED A LOT OF BALLS IN THE LAST FEW GAMES, SO I'VE JUST GOT TO HOLD ON TO THE BALL AND KEEP MY FITNESS UP. HURRELL WILL BE SPARED THE CHALLENGE OF CONTAINING QUEENSLAND CENTRE JUSTIN HODGES IN BRISBANE ON MONDAY NIGHT, WITH THE BRONCOS STAR ON 'STATE OF ORIGIN' DUTY. IF YOU THOUGHT THINGS COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE FOR THE BLACKCAPS, THINK AGAIN. HOPING TO SALVAGE A DRAW ON A RAIN-AFFECTED FINAL DAY, THEY'VE SLUMPED TO A HEAVIER DEFEAT IN THE SECOND CRICKET TEST AGAINST ENGLAND IN LEEDS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. APPLAUSE ENGLAND HAPPY TO GET DRENCHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS TEST. WHY NOT? A 2-0 SERIES WIN HEADING INTO THE ALL-IMPORTANT ASHES; THE SECOND VICTORY EVEN MORE RESOUNDING ` 247 RUNS. THE GULF BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS WAS EXPOSED IN THIS TEST MATCH. I THINK, AS A WHOLE, OVER THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF OR SO WE'VE PLAYED SOME REALLY GOOD CRICKET, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ENGLAND FLEXED THEIR MUSCLE, AND WE WEREN'T QUITE ABLE TO RESPOND. THAT IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. WHEN THE RAIN WAS DOING ITS BEST TO HELP NZ'S CAUSE, THEY COULDN'T EVEN MUSTER SOME FIGHT. AND MCCULLUM IS CROSS BECAUSE HE'S PLAYED OUT IN FRONT OF HIMSELF AND SCOOPED IT BACK WITH THE BOTTOM HAND. STUART BROAD DISMISSED MCCULLUM CHEAPLY FOR THE FOURTH TIME THIS SERIES. TIM SOUTHEE BATTED LIKE THERE WASN'T A TEST TO SAVE AND, IRONICALLY, FELL TRYING A DEFENSIVE SHOT. OH, THIS TIME. IN THAT 38-RUN CAMEO HE SCORED MORE THAN MCCULLUM HAS ALL SERIES. YOU CAN'T EVEN BLAME AN HOUR OF MADNESS FOR THIS ONE. COMBINATION BETWEEN HIGH-CLASS BOWLING FROM THE ENGLAND BOWLERS, AND ALSO, I GUESS, US` OUR BOYS, WE JUST, UH` ALL OF US STRUGGLED A TOUCH WITH THE BAT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT BIG SCORE WHICH WE REQUIRED. THE MENTAL PRESSURE WAS TELLING, AS WAS THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SPIN; GRAHAM SWANN'S MATCH HAUL OF 10/132 MAKING HIM THE FIRST SPINNER TO CLAIM 10 WICKETS IN A TEST AT HEADINGLEY IN MORE THAN 40 YEARS. JUBILATION. AS FOR THE SERIES, NZ'S BATTING FIGURES MAKE FOR DISMAL READING. OF THE BATSMEN WHO PLAYED ALL FOUR INNINGS, ONLY ROSS TAYLOR AVERAGED MORE THAN 30. MCCULLUM WAS BY FAR THE WORST. HE AVERAGED JUST OVER SEVEN, WITH A HIGH SCORE OF 20. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE TOP-FIVE PERFORMERS WITH THE BAT, TWO ARE SPECIALIST BOWLERS. THE BATTERS ARE TRYING, AND, UH` AND THEIR DAY WILL COME AS WELL. SO, UM, YEAH, THERE'S` WE SHOWED GLIMPSES. NOW, THOUGH, ATTENTION TURNS TO REDEMPTION AND FACE-SAVING VIA THE ONE-DAYERS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. THE FIGURES ON THE SCOREBOARDS CHANGE, BUT THE RESULT IS NEARLY ALWAYS THE SAME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BLACKCAPS PLAY TESTS OVERSEAS. THEY'VE WON JUST ONE OF THEIR LAST 10 AWAY ` THAT VICTORY OVER SRI LANKA LAST NOVEMBER. ROSS TAYLOR WAS THE BEST WITH THE BAT BACK THEN AS WELL. TO SUPER RUGBY, AND THE HURRICANES FINALLY HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE INJURY FRONT. OPEN SIDE JACK LAM WILL TRAVEL, AND IS A 'MAYBE' FOR FRIDAY'S MATCH AGAINST THE BRUMBIES, DEPENDING ON THE STATE OF HIS KNEE. CAPTAIN CONRAD SMITH WILL START, AS WILL FIRST-CHOICE HOOKER DANE COLES, BACK AFTER 6 WEEKS RECOVERING FROM ANKLE, EYE AND THUMB INJURIES. YEAH, I CAN'T WAIT MATE. IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A FRUSTRATING YEAR. A FEW INJURIES, SO I THINK I ONLY PLAYED THREE GAMES ALL YEAR. SO I CAN'T WAIT TO BE HONEST, IT'S PRETTY HARD WATCHING FROM THE SIDELINES. TWO-TEST ALL BLACK JOHN SCHWALGER IS BACK FROM OVERSEAS AND HAS SIGNED A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH HIS OLD FRANCHISE. HURRICANES FLANKER ARDIE SAVEA WILL LEAD THE NATIONAL UNDER-20 RUGBY TEAM INTO THE JUNIOR WORLD CUP IN FRANCE, WHICH STARTS EARLY NEXT WEEK. SAVEA (19) WAS USED EARLIER IN THE SEASON BY THE 'CANES, BUT HAS SINCE TAKEN A BACK SEAT WITH UNDER-20 OBLIGATIONS AS HIS LONG-TERM FUTURE IS MANAGED. HE SAYS THE LAST MONTH HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, WITH HIS BROTHER, ALL BLACKS WING JULIAN, IN THE HEADLINES ON HIS COMMON ASSAULT CHARGE. WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH PRETTY TOUGH TIMES, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, GOTTA MOVE ON AT SOME POINT. AND FOR ME TO BE HERE, IT JUST TAKES MY MIND OFF THINGS. AND, UM, YEAH, I GUESS IT'S MADE MY PARENTS PROUD. THE NZ TEAM PLAYS AUSTRALIA, IRELAND AND FIJI IN POOL PLAY, WITH THE FINALS IN FOUR WEEKS. A BIG WIN FOR MARINA ERAKOVIC AT ROLAND GARROS IN PARIS. THE NZ NUMBER ONE THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE FRENCH OPEN FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME, A 6-3, 6-6 WIN OVER BRITAIN'S ELENA BALTACHA ONLY HER SECOND WIN IN EIGHT TOURNAMENTS. ERAKOVIC (25) WILL PLAY 16TH SEED DOMINIKA CIBULKOVA FROM SLOVAKIA IN THE SECOND ROUND. ALSO THROUGH IS WORLD NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC, WITH A STRAIGHT-SETS WIN OVER BELGIAN DAVID GOFFIN, BUT NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT. BIG REACTION FROM NOVAK. DID NOT HAVE THINGS ALL HIS OWN WAY OUT HERE. DJOKOVIC AIMING TO BECOME JUST THE EIGHTH MAN TO WIN ALL FOUR MAJOR TITLES. A BIG ASK FOR THE BLACK STICKS MEN AND WOMEN HEADING OFF THIS WEEK TO HOCKEY'S WORLD LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS IN HOLLAND, THE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP; THE COACHES FROM BOTH SQUADS HAVING TO COPE WITH A TURNOVER OF UP TO HALF THEIR PLAYERS FROM LAST YEAR'S OLYMPICS. IT'S THE START OF THAT FOUR-YEAR CAMPAIGN, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE FINDING OUT WHETHER YOUR PLAYERS ` OR THE ONES YOU HAVE SELECTED ` ARE ABLE TO COMPETE AGAINST THE QUALITY OPPOSITION. THE BLACK STICKS MEN, COMING OFF A SERIES DRUBBING BY KOREA, HAVE THE MOST DAUNTING TASK, FACING OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLISTS THE NETHERLANDS IN THEIR OPENER IN ROTTERDAM. THE INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS PULLED OFF THE ALMOST UNTHINKABLE AGAIN ` AN UPSET WIN OVER LEBRON JAMES AND THE MIAMI HEAT. THE PACERS TODAY DREW LEVEL, TWO GAMES ALL, IN THE NBA'S EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS SERIES. BLAIR NORTON HAS THE ACTION. AFTER A GAME-THREE EMBARRASSMENT, THE INDIANA PACERS USED THEIR SIZE ON LEBRON JAMES AND PUSHED THE PACE, LEAPING OUT TO AN 11-POINT LEAD,... GEORGE GOES STRAIGHT TO THE RIM. ....7'2" CENTRE ROY HIBBERT POUNDING THE HEAT IN THE PAINT. IT COUNTS, AND THE FOUL. THE HEAT FOUGHT BACK TO TRAIL BY JUST TWO AT THE HALF DESPITE MAKING JUST 38% OF THEIR SHOTS. NICE MOVE. HE SPINS HOME. LIGHTNING STRUCK TWICE FOR MIAMI ` CHRIS BOSH AND THEN JAMES TWEAKING ANKLES; THE FOUR-TIME MVP SHAKING IT OFF, SCORING AND THEN SOARING. OH MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S PHENOMENAL. BUT, FOR ONCE, IT WASN'T TO BE JAMES' DAY; THE WRITING ON THE WALL WHEN HIS CONTROVERSIAL OFFENSIVE FOUL WAS PUNISHED TO GIVE THE PACERS A SEVEN-POINT LEAD ON THE QUARTER. HERE'S STEVENSON FOR THREE! HIBBERT CONTINUED HIS DOMINATION IN THE PAINT IN THE FOURTH; THE PACERS OUT-REBOUNDING THE HEAT BY 19. WHAT A PLAY! HIBBERT'S 23 POINTS WERE SURPASSED ONLY BY JAMES, WHO GAVE HIS SIDE A CHANCE WITH JUST OVER A MINUTE TO GO. LEBRON FOR THREE. OH, THAT'S HUGE. THAT CHANCE DIED WHEN JAMES FOULED OUT SECONDS LATER, INDIANA HOLDING ON FOR THE 99-92 WIN AND TYING THE SERIES 2-2 AHEAD OF GAME FIVE IN MIAMI ON FRIDAY. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. THANKS, ANDREW. NEXT ON ONE NEWS, JIM'S GOT A MOSTLY FINE PICTURE BUT SAYS YOU'LL NEED THE WOOLLY COATS. HI AGAIN. THANKFULLY, NO WARNINGS TONIGHT BUT BE WARNED OF A VERY COLD NIGHT CLOSING IN RIGHT NOW. QUEENSTOWN'S OVER-THE-TOP HELICOPTERS FLEW CLIENTS ON TO A LOCAL MOUNTAIN JUST 20% THE HEIGHT OF EVEREST TO COMMEMORATE ED HILARY'S GREAT ACHIEVEMENT 60 YEARS AGO. FROM SNOW TO ICE ` RUG UP TONIGHT. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ BUT, NOW, TAKE CARE IF YOU'RE TAKING THE LAND ROVER OUT ON THE HIGH COUNTRY ROADS. BLACK ICE IS THREATENING. THIS IS FROST ON THE WINDSCREEN IN TE KAUWHATA THIS MORNING AND SNOW BY THE RUNWAY IN QUEENSTOWN. NOW, IT'S NOT QUITE WEATHER, BUT IT DOES INVOLVE BLUSTERY WINDS, AND YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY COOL UNDER PRESSURE. IN CHINA A MAN'S BROKEN HIS OWN RECORD FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE 'SLACKLINE' WALKING. A 'SLACKLINE' IS DIFFERENT FROM TIGHTROPE WALKING BECAUSE THE ROPE IS NOT HELD AS TAUTLY, IN HIGH WINDS, CHEN HU (43) TRAVERSED A 30M SLACKLINE, SUSPENDED A 100M IN THE AIR BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAIN PEAKS. NOW, THAT TAKES A MOUNTAIN OF COURAGE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR WEDNESDAY.