GOOD EVENING. PATCHES OF FOG AND FROST FOR BOTH ISLANDS THIS MORNING, BUT THEN A FINE DAY FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND AND MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THE EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO FEED RAIN ON TO NORTH-EASTERN DISTRICTS. THAT SOGGY EASTERLY IS SET TO CONTINUE, AND LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR, I'LL HAVE DETAILS OF A HEAVY-RAIN WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. 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. THE OTHER MAN CAUGHT UP IN A FATAL SHOOTING AS IT'S REVEALED POLICE ALSO USED TASERS. PRAYING FOR NELSON MANDELA. THE LATEST ON THE MUCH-LOVED LEADER'S HEALTH AS HIS FAMILY KEEPS VIGIL. IS THIS HOW CHRISTCHURCH WILL SHAPE UP? WE LOOK AT HOW IT COULD HOUSE AN INFLUX OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS. AND ARE YOUR TEENAGERS ASKING FOR TROUBLE? WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT A SOCIAL WEBSITE. THERE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPMENTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE POLICE SHOOTING OF A 33-YEAR-OLD MAN. IT'S BEEN REVEALED TASERS WAS USED ON ADAM MOREHU BEFORE HE WAS KILLED WITH TWO GUNSHOTS. THE NEW DETAILS COMING JUST HOURS AFTER A SECOND MAN APPEARED IN COURT. HADYN JONES IS IN NEW PLYMOUTH. KEVIN BISHELL'S EYES REMAINED ON THE FLOOR THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING'S BRIEF COURT APPEARANCE. THE 32-YEAR-OLD WILL REMAIN IN CUSTODY AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND FIREARMS OFFENCES. OBVIOUSLY MR BISHELL IS VERY UPSET ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED. THERE IS NO DISPUTE THAT HE WAS THERE WHEN MR MOREHU WAS SHOT. HE HAS MADE NO STATEMENT TO POLICE. BISHELL WAS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE NEW PLYMOUTH GOLF COURSE EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE OTHER, ADAM TE RATA CHARLES MOREHU (33), WAS SHOT DEAD BY POLICE AFTER HE SHOT AT THEM. HERE IN NEW PLYMOUTH, FRESH INFORMATION ABOUT THAT SHOOTING HAS COME TO LIGHT TODAY. WE'VE BEEN TOLD MOREHU WAS TASERED TWICE, PERHAPS THREE TIMES, BY POLICE BEFORE HE WAS SHOT, AND THE MOREHU WHANAU HAVE BEEN TOLD TODAY THAT HE WAS, IN FACT, SHOT TWICE BY POLICE. THE MOREHU FAMILY SAYS THE INITIAL FINDINGS CREATE EVEN MORE QUESTIONS BUT THEY'RE KEEPING THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE POLICE OPEN. GREG O'CONNOR WAS IN NEW PLYMOUTH TODAY, SUPPORTING THE OFFICER WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER. WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THESE OFFICERS INVOLVED ARE ABLE TO GET ON WITH THEIR POLICING CAREERS. THEY WERE PUT IN A SITUATION THAT EVERY OFFICER HOPES THEY WON'T BE IN, WHICH IS HAVING TO TAKE ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE. THE POLICE SAY THREE INQUIRIES ARE BEING HELD INTO THE SHOOTING, WHICH SHOULD REASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THIS INCIDENT WILL BE OVERSEEN OBJECTIVELY AND AS PART OF DETERMINING THAT POLICE HAVE ACTED APPROPRIATELY. THE MOREHUS ARE ASKING THEIR COMMUNITY TO REMAIN PEACEFUL. THEIR FOCUS IS ON SAYING GOODBYE TO ADAM MOREHU, WHOSE BODY IS EXPECTED TO BE RETURNED TO THEM TONIGHT. HADYN JONES, ONE NEWS. THERE'S MORE EMBARRASSMENT FOR EMBATTLED MP PETER DUNNE TONIGHT. HE'S BEEN KICKED OFF A TOP-LEVEL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE IN THE WAKE OF THE SPY LEAK SCANDAL. WITH MORE, LET'S GO TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. CORIN. JOHN KEY SAYS IT'S A PROCEDURAL MATTER. THIS IS WHY MR DUNNE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE COMMITTEE. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF TRUST. WHILE THAT MAY BE THE CASE, CLEARLY, IT'S CONVENIENT ONE AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT FOR MR DUNNE TO STAY ON A COMMITTEE THAT HAS ACCESS TO SENSITVE DOCUMENTS WHILE HE REMAINS UNDER SUSPICION. AFTER WHAT HE CALLS THE NASTIEST FEW WEEKS OF HIS CAREER, PETER DUNNE'S ON A WEEK'S LEAVE AND COULDN'T BE REACHED. BUT THE SPY LEAK SAGA AND HIS HUMILIATING COMEDOWN CONTINUES. MR DUNNE WAS TODAY STRIPPED OF HIS PLACE ON PARLIAMENT'S INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMITTEE. IT'S DRIVEN BY THE FACT HE'S NO LONGER A MINISTER. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE IS WE'LL REPLACE HIM WITH TONY RYALL AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THE HENRY INQUIRY INTO THE GCSB LEAK DIDN'T NAME MR DUNNE AS THE LEAKER, BUT HIS REFUSAL TO HAND OVER ALL THE EMAILS BETWEEN HIMSELF AND FAIRFAX REPORTER ANDREA VANCE MEANT HE COULDN'T BE RULED OUT. JOHN KEY SAYS DESPITE THAT HE STILL TRUSTS MR DUNNE AND WILL COUNT ON HIS VOTE IN PARLIAMENT. I'D IMAGINE HE'LL CONTINUE TO VOTE FOR US. AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUDGET, WHICH IS THE MAIN CONFIDENCE-AND-SUPPLY MOTION, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A SIGN THAT THE MAORI PARTY WON'T VOTE FOR US. THE GOVERNMENT IS EXTREMELY STABLE. OPPOSITION PARTIES, HOWEVER, WANT ANSWERS. IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MR KEY TO SIMPLY WALK AWAY FROM THE ISSUE. LABOUR ARE NOW CALLING ON THE SPEAKER, DAVID CARTER, TO HAUL MR DUNNE BEFORE A POWERFUL COMMITTEE OF MPS THAT OVERSEES PARLIAMENT'S RULES. THERE IS SUSPICION AROUND MR DUNNE. THROUGH THE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED AND WHAT MR DUNNE ACTUALLY DID OR DIDN'T DO. SHOULD THE SPEAKER REFER THE MATTER TO THE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE AND GOVERNMENT MPS ALLOW AN INVESTIGATION, PETER DUNNE COULD HAVE TO FRONT UP WITH THE EMAILS. IF, AT THE END OF THE DAY, MR DUNNE DECIDES THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO PRESENT HIMSELF AND HE DOES NOT WANT TO PRESENT THOSE EMAILS, THEN ESSENTIALLY THAT IS CONTEMPT OF PARLIAMENT, THAT IS A BREACH OF PRIVILEGE, AND... REALLY, IT LEAVES HIM WITH NOWHERE TO GO. DON'T EXPECT THE JOURNALIST WHO WAS LEAKED THE GCSB REPORT TO BE AS FORTHCOMING. THE PROTECTION OF OUR SOURCES IS PARAMOUNT, SO WE WON'T BE COOPERATING WITH ANY REQUESTS. PAUL THOMPSON TODAY STOOD 100% BEHIND HIS REPORTER. SHE'S DONE SOME TERRIFIC WORK, AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IMPROPER THAT HAS GONE ON. MEANWHILE, MR KEY TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT ROTORUA MP TODD MCLAY WILL PICK UP MR DUNNE'S REVENUE AND ASSOCIATE HEALTH PORTFOLIOS. SO, TODD MCCLAY STEPPING IN ` TELL US MORE ABOUT HIM, CORIN. TODD MCLAY IS THE SON OF FORMER MP AND CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER ROGER MCCLAY. HE'S BEEN IN PARLIAMENT SINCE 2008. THE FORMER DIPLOMAT SHOULD THRIVE IN THE REVENUE ROLE. HE'S PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR WORK AROUND BANNING GANG PATCHES IN PUBLIC PLACES. HE HAS CHAIRED FINANCE COMMITTEE HE'S WELL PLACED POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. TODD MCCLAY ALSO PICKS UP PETER DUNNE'S BATTLE AGAINST SYNTHETIC DRUGS LIKE K2, AND THE NEW ASSOCIATE HEALTH MINISTER'S BEING URGED TO KEEP UP TO SPEED ON THE PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCES BILL. THIS LAW HAS TO BE IN PLACE BY AUGUST. UM, IF IT'S NOT IN PLACE, A WHOLE LOT OF PRODUCTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN BANNED CAN MAKE THEIR WAY BACK ON TO THE MARKET. THE BILL FORCES DRUG SUPPLIERS TO PROVE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE SAFE BEFORE SALE. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO FAST-TRACKING THE BILL. NELSON MANDELA REMAINS SERIOUSLY ILL IN HOSPITAL, WITH ONLY CLOSEST FAMILY ALLOWED TO SEE THE MUCH-LOVED LEADER. IT'S JUST AFTER 8 IN T HE MORNING IN SOUTH AFRICA, AS PEOPLE IN THE REPUBLIC AND HERE AWAIT UPDATES ON THE 94-YEAR-OLD. PAUL HOBBS WITH THE LATEST. THE WORLD'S EYES ARE ON THIS PRETORIA HOSPITAL. NELSON MANDELA'S DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER AMONG THE FEW ALLOWED IN TO VISIT THE FRAIL 94-YEAR-OLD. IT'S BELIEVED HIS WIFE, GRACA MACHELL, IS KEEPING A BEDSIDE VIGIL. HE HAS BEEN FREQUENT IN HOSPITAL NOW, AND AT THIS TIME, UH, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND ALL THAT. UM, ALL OF US SHOULD BE WORRIED. THERE'S BEEN NO OFFICIAL UPDATE ON MR MANDELA'S HEALTH SINCE HE WAS ADMITTED TWO DAYS AGO, WHEN HIS CONDITION WAS DESCRIBED AS SERIOUS BUT STABLE. IT'S THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S FOURTH TIME IN HOSPITAL IN SIX MONTHS, LEADING SOME TO CONSIDER LIFE WITHOUT HIM. WE WISH HIM WELL, BUT IF` IF` IF THE TIME'S NOW, THEN THAT'S THE TIME. SINGING NELSON MANDELA'S ALREADY IMMORTALISED IN THIS SOWETO CHURCH, BUT TODAY'S PRAYERS ARE WILLING MADIBA, AS HE'S KNOWN, TO LIVE ON. WE ARE REQUESTING THE WORLD TO BE WITH US. ON THIS SIDE OF THE WORLD, SOUTH AFRICANS ARE ON TENTERHOOKS. AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, I THINK ALL SOUTH AFRICANS ARE REFLECTING ON HIS PAST AND WHAT HE HAS CONTRIBUTED FOR SOUTH AFRICA. FROM 19,000 MILES AWAY, OR KILOMETRES AWAY, WE ARE PRAYING AND HOPING THAT HE, UH, RECOVERS FULLY. SUNIL KUSHOR TOOK PART IN THE SOUTH AFRICA'S FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HAS LASTING MEMORIES OF MR MANDELA. HAVING MET NELSON MANDELA IN 1993 AND THEN AGAIN IN 1997, IT'S JUST HIS HUMBLE NATURE, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHO YOU ARE. OUTSIDE NELSON MANDELA'S JOHANNESBURG HOME, WELL-WISHERS ARE LEAVING MESSAGES FOR THE MAN REGARDED AS THE FATHER OF THE NATION. WE WISH HIM A SPEED` SPEEDY RECOVERY, AND WE LOVE HIM A LOT. A SINCERE SENTIMENT, BUT THE REALITY IS IT COULD BE TIME TO LET HIM GO. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. PRINCE PHILIP'S SPENDING HIS 92ND BIRTHDAY IN HOSPITAL, BUT THERE'S DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER HIS WIFE WILL EVEN BE BY HIS SIDE. BUCKINGHAM PALACE IS REFUSING TO CONFIRM IF MEMBERS OF BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY ARE ALLOWED TO VISIT THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. THE QUEEN HASN'T SEEN HIM IN PERSON SINCE BEFORE HIS EXPLORATORY ABDOMINAL SURGERY THREE DAYS AGO. A COUNCIL WORKER'S RECOVERING AT HOME TONIGHT AFTER BEING ROBBED AT KNIFEPOINT AND HAVING BLEACH THROWN IN HIS FACE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR THE NORTHLAND TOWN OF KERIKERI. POLICE SAY THE MAN PULLED OVER AFTER SEEING THE DRIVER OF A FOLLOWING CAR FLASH ITS LIGHTS. THE REGIONAL COUNCIL EMPLOYEE WAS THEN ATTACKED BY TWO MEN, WHO STOLE HIS WALLET AND CELL PHONE AND DOUSED HIS EYES WITH BLEACH. POLICE ARE SEEKING ANY WITNESSES. SOCIAL MEDIA INVITATIONS TO A CANDLELIT CEREMONY IN MEMORY OF A 15-YEAR-OLD AUCKLAND RUGBY PLAYER HAVE BEEN LABELLED 'INACCURATE AND DANGEROUS'. KELSTON BOYS' HIGH STUDENT STEPHEN DUDLEY DIED AFTER A FIGHT AT THE PLAYING FIELDS OF A DEAF EDUCATION CENTRE. WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT OF THE POSTS, AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO GRIEVE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, NOBODY'S ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ORGANISATION. THEY'RE PROPOSING AN ACTIVITY AFTER DARK WITH A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE IN AN AREA THAT IS JUST REALLY NOT EQUIPPED TO MANAGE A GROUP OF THAT SIZE. THE CENTRE SAYS A RAHUI, OR BAN, HAS BEEN PUT ON THE FIELD. IT SAYS A LARGE GATHERING AFTER DARK WITH NO LIGHTING AND LIMITED PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ISN'T SAFE. POLICE INVESTIGATING STEPHEN DUDLEY'S DEATH SAY THEY'RE LOOKING THROUGH CELL PHONES TO FIND FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT. A WARNING NOW ABOUT A NEW FORM OF SOCIAL NETWORKING WHICH HAS BEEN DUBBED THE BULLYING SITE. ASK FM TARGETS TEENAGERS, BUT AN ONLINE WATCHDOG SAYS IT'S RECEIVING A STEADY STREAM OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WEBSITE. THIS FROM KRISTIN HALL. IT'S THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITE THAT'S GOT THESE TEENAGERS HOOKED. YEAH, LIKE, FOUR TO FIVE HOURS. BOTH CHUCKLE A DAY? > YEAH. AND I'M TOLD EVERYONE WHO'S ANYONE IS ON IT. EVERYONE. EVERYONE, YEAH. THERE'S, LIKE, A FEW PEOPLE THAT AREN'T, AND WHEN THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT, EVERYONE'S, LIKE, 'WHAT?! YOU'RE NOT ON ASK.FM?!' ASK.FM WAS BORN THREE YEARS AGO IN LATVIA. NOW IT'S GOT MORE THAN 50 MILLION USERS WORLDWIDE. THE IDEA IS SIMPLE. IF YOU HAVE AN ACCOUNT, ANYONE IN THE WORLD CAN ASK YOU A QUESTION, AND YOU CAN ASK THEM ANYTHING IN RETURN. I CAN PICK A RANDOM PERSON FROM THIS LIST, AND IT'S AS EASY AS THAT. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHAT THEY THINK AND WHAT THEY WANT TO KNOW FROM YOU, AND IT'S KIND OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. BUT THERE IS A SINISTER SIDE. SOME TEENAGERS OVERSEAS HAVE ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED SUICIDE BECAUSE OF BULLYING ON THE SITE. I HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD TO KILL MYSELF. YOU HAVE? > WELL, YEAH, YEAH, MANY TIMES. SOME PEOPLE GET INTO DEPTH, LIKE REALLY BAD DEPTH. WHY YOU SHOULD DO IT, HOW AND STUFF. INTERNET EXPERTS SAY IT'S A MEDIUM THAT'S HARD TO CONTROL. THE IDEA IS THEY'RE POLICED BY THE COMMUNITY ` COMMUNITY MODERATION. YOU SEE A POST, YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU REPORT IT. AS FOR THE PARENTS,... THE OLDER THEY GET, THE HARDER IT BECOMES TO POLICE CHILDREN. SO AS LONG AS MY DAUGHTER'S NOT UPSET ABOUT ANYTHING ON IT, I... I JUST FEEL IT'S GOING TO BE REPLACED BY SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THAT MIGHT NOT BE HAPPENING ANYTIME SOON. ALL LAUGH KRISTIN HALL, ONE NEWS. AS A PARENT, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION MARK AGAINST ASK.FM? YOU CAN GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK ON ONENEWS.CO.NZ THERE'S A NEW PUZZLE DEVELOPING FOR CHRISTCHURCH: HOW TO HOUSE AROUND 2500 GOVERNMENT WORKERS. THEY'RE SET TO POUR INTO THE CITY IN TWO YEARS' TIME AS PART OF A REVITALISED CBD. JOY REID WITH SOME OF THE IDEAS. THIS IS HOW ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS ENVISAGE WHAT THE GREEN SPACE BORDERING THE CBD COULD LOOK LIKE. IT IS VERY UNIQUE. THE MODEL'S GONE ON DISPLAY TODAY AND INCLUDES IDEAS FOR A CENTRAL MARAE, CONVENTION CENTRE AND EVEN CANALS. LOOKING IN THE CENTRE OF THIS MODEL, YOU SEE HOW SMALL THE CBD IS IN RELATION TO THIS POTENTIALLY LARGE OPEN SPACE AROUND IT. SO THIS REALLY SHOWS THE POWER OF THAT FRAME. WHAT'LL GO INTO THE CBD HAS BECOME A BIT CLEARER TODAY, WITH CONFIRMATION AROUND 20 PUBLIC-SECTOR AGENCIES WILL BE GOING BACK INTO THE HEART OF THE CITY. THAT'S BECAUSE A NUMBER OF DEVELOPERS HAVE PUT FORWARD PROPOSALS TO HOUSE THEM. WHEN THE GOVERNMENT CAN BE A TENANT AND OBVIOUSLY IS A TENANT, WE THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA THAT THEY RELOCATE INTO THE CBD TO ENCOURAGE THAT BUILDING. NEGOTIATIONS ARE ONGOING, BUT IT'S HOPED THE 2500 CIVIL SERVANTS WILL START MOVING INTO THEIR NEW BUILDINGS FROM 2015. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT DOES ITS BIT TO MAKE THE CBD LIVELY AGAIN. WELCOME NEWS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS AND THE PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO COME BACK INTO CENTRAL CITY KNOW NOW THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE THIS COMMITMENT, AND THEY WILL FOLLOW UP ACCORDINGLY. MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON PURCHASING THE LAND IT NEEDS FOR ITS ANCHOR PROJECTS. IT SAYS SO FAR IT'S BOUGHT NEARLY HALF OF THE CBD LAND IT NEEDS FOR MORE THAN $230M. IT'S MAKING BETTER PROGRESS ON ITS PRIORITY PROJECTS, THOUGH, HAVING ALREADY BOUGHT TWO-THIRDS OF THE LAND NEEDED FOR THE CONVENTION CENTRE, THE JUSTICE HUB, THE METRO SPORT FACILITY, THE BUS EXCHANGE AND THE EASTERN FRAME. JOY REID, ONE NEWS. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` AS THE WHISTLE-BLOWER IN THE US SPY SCANDAL OUTS HIMSELF, WE LOOK AT WHETHER OUR INFORMATION COULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSED TOO. MIND THAT BRIDGE. A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS CARRYING A GROUP OF STUDENTS MAKES AN UNSCHEDULED STOP. AND THE FIRST DAY OF MAORI NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS GETS UNDERWAY. WE'LL TELL YOU HOW TO SPOT THE MATARIKI STAR CLUSTER. 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 THE PRIME MINISTER IS REFUSING TO COMMENT ON WHETHER NZERS' INFORMATION COULD HAVE BEEN ACCESSED IN THE US SPY SCANDAL. TODAY THE AMERICAN WHISTLE-BLOWER BEHIND THE LEAK HAS FRONTED UP, AND EXPERTS SAY NZ COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. HERE'S DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH. LEAKED DOCUMENTS SHOW THE US SPY AGENCY IS MONITORING THE PERSONAL EMAILS AND PHOTOS OF US CITIZENS AS PART OF A SPY PROGRAMME CALLED PRISM. BUT THE LEAK SUGGESTS DATA FROM OTHER COUNTRIES COULD HAVE BEEN STORED TOO. SO WHAT ABOUT NZ? WE CAN'T BE SURE THERE ARE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST NZERS BEING SPIED ON ON THE BEHEST OF OUR FOREIGN PARTNERS. SO WE PUT THAT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS WHAT INFORMATION WE RECEIVE, HOW AND WHAT TECHNIQUES ARE USED FOR THAT. WE ALSO WENT TO THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY BUREAU. THE STATEMENT I GOT BACK SAYS THEY... THE SAME QUESTIONS WERE PUT TO THE BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY ABOUT ITS SPY AGENCY, THE GCHQ, AND HE WAS QUICK TO SHUT IT DOWN. THE IDEA THAT IN GCHQ PEOPLE ARE SITTING LOOKING AT HOW TO CIRCUMVENT A UK LAW WITH ANOTHER AGENCY IN ANOTHER COUNTRY IS FANCIFUL. IT IS NONSENSE. SO WHY WON'T OUR PRIME MINISTER GIVE THE SAME ASSURANCES? I... I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO THE OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES THAT WE USE OR THAT OTHERS USE. JOHN KEY WAS QUICK TO POINT OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS WORKING ON STRENGTHENING THE LAW AROUND THE GCSB AFTER THE KIM DOTCOM SAGA. AND HE STRESSED THAT THE GCSB MUST OPERATE WITHIN NZ LAW AT ALL TIMES. THE WHISTLE-BLOWER IN THE PRISM CASE HAS NOW COME FORWARD IN AN INTERVIEW WITH 'THE GUARDIAN'. HE'S EX-CIA. I, SITTING AT MY DESK, CERTAINLY HAD THE AUTHORITY TO WIRE-TAP ANYONE FROM YOU OR YOUR ACCOUNTANT TO A FEDERAL JUDGE, TO EVEN THE PRESIDENT, IF I HAD A PERSONAL EMAIL. REVELATIONS THAT HAVE RESONATED AS FAR AS NZ. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS. A TWO-HOUR GUN BATTLE'S RAGED AT KABUL'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AFTER TALIBAN FIGHTERS ATTACKED THE NATO BASE THERE. GUNMEN FIRED ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES FROM A BUILDING OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER. OFFICIALS SAY SEVEN FIGHTERS WERE KILLED DURING THE EXCHANGE. ALL FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT WERE CANCELLED, AND NEARBY EMBASSIES WERE LOCKED DOWN. AFGHAN FORCES, WHO ARE DUE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY'S SECURITY IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, QUELLED THE ASSAULT WITHOUT THE AID OF INTERNATIONAL FORCES. POLICE IN LONDON HAVE BEGUN 24-HOUR PATROLS AT SOME ISLAMIC SITES FOLLOWING A SECOND SUSPECTED ARSON ATTACK. THERE ARE GROWING FEARS THAT AN ANTI-MUSLIM BACKLASH IS UNDERWAY AFTER THE KILLING OF A BRITISH SOLDIER LAST MONTH. THIS REPORT FROM THE BBC'S MATT PRODGER. THE DARUL ULOOM ISLAMIC BOARDING SCHOOL IN CHISLEHURST, SOUTHEAST LONDON. A FIRE HERE ON SATURDAY NIGHT PROMPTED THE EVACUATION OF 130 PUPILS AND STAFF. POLICE ARE TREATING IT AS SUSPICIOUS. THE HEAD OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE, SIR BERNARD HOGAN-HOWE, ISSUED A WARNING. THE MET HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S POSTING UNIFORMED OFFICERS AT TARGETS CONSIDERED MOST AT RISK. THE MET HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S POSTING UNIFORMED OFFICERS AT TARGETS CONSIDERED MOST AT RISK. POLICE WILL GUARD SELECTED ISLAMIC SITES AROUND THE CLOCK. AT THE SCHOOL IN CHISLEHURST, TWO PUPILS WERE TREATED FOR THE EFFECTS OF SMOKE INHALATION. SINCE LEE RIGBY WAS MURDERED JUST OVER A FORTNIGHT AGO, THERE HAVE BEEN A STRING OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. COUNTERTERRORISM DETECTIVES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING A FIRE AT AN ISLAMIC CENTRE IN NORTH LONDON, MUSWELL HILL, LAST WEDNESDAY. POLICE SAY THE SIGNATURE OF THE FAR-RIGHT ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE, EDL, WAS SPRAY-PAINTED ON THE WALL OF THE AL-RAHMA ISLAMIC CENTRE BEFORE THE BLAZE. BEFORE THAT, A SMOKE BOMB WAS ALLEGEDLY THROWN THROUGH A WINDOW OF A MOSQUE IN ESSEX. A MAN'S BEEN CHARGED. AND IN GRIMSBY, TWO PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER ATTACK AT A MOSQUE. TONIGHT, POLICE URGED ALL COMMUNITIES TO SHUN VIOLENCE. THE FAMILY OF MURDERED SOLDIER LEE RIGBY SAY THEY DON'T WANT HIS DEATH TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES. FOR THE THIRD NIGHT IN A ROW, ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATORS HAVE CLASHED WITH POLICE IN TURKEY. IN ISTANBUL, POLICE FIRED A WATER CANNON TO DISPERSE HUNDREDS OF PROTESTORS. MAKESHIFT BARRICADES SET UP BY DEMONSTRATORS CAUSED TRAFFIC CHAOS IN THE CAPITAL, ANKARA. PRIME MINISTER ERDOGAN HAS WARNED THAT HIS PATIENCE HAS A LIMIT, WITH UNREST ACROSS TURKEY CONTINUING NOW FOR 10 DAYS. AND UP TO 10 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN CLASHES BETWEEN SHIITE PROTESTORS AND SECURITY FORCES OUTSIDE THE HEADQUARTERS OF YEMEN'S NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICES. THE PROTESTORS WERE DEMANDING THE RELEASE OF POLITICAL DETAINEES, AND OFFICIALS SAY A GROUP ATTEMPED TO STORM THE BUILDING. IN GERMANY, 40 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AFTER A DOUBLE-DECKER BUS CARRYING DOZENS OF DANISH STUDENTS SLAMMED INTO AN OVERHEAD BRIDGE. PARTS OF THE UPPER DECK WERE TORN OFF IN THE CRASH. ALL OF THE STUDENTS, AGED BETWEEN 16 AND 19, WERE HOSPITALISED. A 17-YEAR-OLD GIRL SUSTAINED SERIOUS HEAD AND SPINAL INJURIES. OFFICIALS SAY THE BUS DRIVER APPARENTLY IGNORED A HEIGHT RESTRICTION WARNING SIGN. 20,000 PEOPLE IN EAST GERMANY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES AFTER A DAM BROKE ON THE RIVER ELBE, RAISING WATER LEVELS TO NEARLY 8M, FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THERE'S ALSO BEEN FLOODING IN POLAND AFTER THE COUNTRY WAS BATTERED BY HEAVY RAIN, WHILE IN HUNGARY, SANDBAG AND EARTH BARRIERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY KEPT THE FLOODWATERS AT BAY. AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN CENTRAL EUROPE FROM FLOOD-RELATED DEATHS, AND THE DAMAGE IS EXPECTED TO COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND THE DEATH TOLL FROM HEAVY WINDS AND MONSOON RAIN IN COASTAL PARTS OF SRI LANKA HAS RISEN TO 27. ONE PERSON DIED AFTER BEING CRUSHED BY A FALLING TREE. THE REST OF THE VICTIMS ARE FISHERMEN WHO'VE BEEN BATTERED BY ROUGH SEAS. SEVERAL OTHERS ARE STILL MISSING. BESTSELLING SCOTTISH NOVELIST IAIN BANKS HAS DIED, AGED 59, TWO MONTHS AFTER ANNOUNCING HE HAD TERMINAL CANCER. HIS BEST-KNOWN BOOKS INCLUDE 'THE WASP FACTORY' AND 'THE CROW ROAD'. HE ALSO WROTE SCIENCE FICTION TITLES UNDER THE NAME IAIN M BANKS. A FINAL NOVEL IS DUE TO BE RELEASED LATER THIS MONTH. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND FROST OR FOG FOR MANY PLACES THIS MORNING, KAREN. FOG WAS A BIT OF A NUISANCE AT THE AIRPORTS IN AUCKLAND, HAMILTON AND CHRISTCHURCH THIS MORNING. BUT IT HUNG AROUND ALL DAY IN WANAKA, SHUTTING OUT THE SUN AND KEEPING IT RATHER CHILLY ` IT ONLY GOT TO 5 IN WANAKA THIS AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A HEAVY RAIN WATCH IN PLACE FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. IF WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE RAIN RADAR, WE CAN SEE WHY. WE'VE GOT A MOIST EAST TO NORTH-EAST FLOW, PUSHING RAIN AND SHOWER CLOUD ASHORE IN EASTERN AREAS FROM NORTHLAND DOWN TO SOUTHERN HAWKE'S BAY. THAT MOIST ONSHORE FLOW IS SET TO CONTINUE IN GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY TOMORROW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ATOMIC BOMB GOING OFF IN AUCKLAND THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S JUST A VERY INTERESTING CLOUD FORMATION AGAINST THE RISING SUN. LOWER STRATUS HERE, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE AN ANVIL RISING ABOVE A CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD. I'LL HAVE YOUR TUESDAY FORECAST AFTER SPORT. STILL TO COME ON ONE NEWS ` THE FORMER LOMBARD FINANCE DIRECTORS' SUPREME COURT BID. HOW ONE OF OUR BIGGEST TELEVISION PROVIDERS IS RESTRICTING WHAT WE CAN WATCH ONLINE. AND THE DALAI LAMA TOUCHES DOWN IN THE SOUTH ISLAND FOR A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE. 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. THE DALAI LAMA HAS TOUCHED DOWN IN DUNEDIN ON A VISIT TO THE WORLD'S SOUTHERNMOST BUDDHIST COMMUNITY. THE SPIRITUAL LEADER LAST VISITED IN 1996 TO CONSECRATE A MEMORIAL TO THE FOUNDER OF DUNEDIN'S BUDDHIST CENTRE. GOOD SCHOLAR. GOOD MONK. SO, UH, IT IS, I THINK, THE` MY DUTY AS AN OLD FRIEND, LONG-TIME FRIEND, OF THIS PERSON, SO I HAVE TO COME. THE 77-YEAR-OLD WILL GIVE A PUBLIC TALK IN THE TOWN HALL TOMORROW BEFORE FLYING TO AUCKLAND FOR THE FINAL LEG OF HIS TOUR. TODAY IS MATARIKI ` THE FIRST DAY OF MAORI NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS, AND THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SPOT THE BEAUTIFUL STAR CLUSTER CALLED MATARIKI. RENEE GRAHAM HAS MORE. IF YOU GOT UP BEFORE SUNRISE AND TOOK A LOOK NOR'EAST, PAST THE STARS OF ORION'S BELT AND THE BRIGHT ORANGE ALDEBARAN, YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN THIS CLUSTER ` MATARIKI. AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THEY RISE UP FOR THE FIRST TIME, AND THEY MARK THE TIME OF OUR WINTER SOLSTICE, OUR LONGEST NIGHT AND SHORTEST DAY HERE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. MATARIKI MEANS 'THE EYES OF GOD' IN MAORI AND CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE IF CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. MOST PEOPLE SEE BETWEEN SEVEN TO 14 STARS IN THE CLUSTER, BUT ACTUALLY THERE ARE A THOUSAND. THE CLUSTER IS ABOUT A LIGHT YEAR ACROSS, SO AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT, 300,000KM A SECOND, IT WILL TAKE YOU ABOUT A YEAR TO GET FROM ONE SIDE OF THE CLUSTER TO THE OTHER. MATARIKI MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE IN OUR SKIES THIS MORNING, MARKING THE START OF THE MAORI NEW YEAR. WELLINGTON'S ALREADY STARTED CELEBRATIONS, WELCOMING TWO CEREMONIAL WAKA AFTER A ROUGH VOYAGE FROM NAPIER. MATARIKI DOES HAVE A PURPOSE IN NAVIGATION, TELLING YOU... BASED ON WHERE IT RISES ON THE HORIZON. DIFFERENT TRIBES CELEBRATE MATARIKI AT DIFFERENT TIMES. CHEF JOE MCLEOD IS PREPARING A NEW KIND OF HANGI FOR A WELLINGTON MAORI FOOD FESTIVAL. IT'S ALSO THE TIME TO GET... TO REST ` WELL, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. (CHUCKLES) BUT TO PREPARE THE LANDS AND THE SOILS FOR THE PLANTING OF THE NEXT SEASON. THE ANCIENT GREEKS CALLED THE SAME STAR CLUSTER PLEIADES AND ASSOCIATED IT WITH REBIRTH AND REGENERATION. THE REVIVAL OF MATARIKI CELEBRATIONS STARTED 20 YEARS AGO AS PART OF A GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE. NOW THERE ARE EVENTS NATIONWIDE. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` TASERS WERE FIRED AT ADAM MOREHU BEFORE HE WAS KILLED WITH TWO GUNSHOTS AFTER TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE NEW PLYOUTH GOLF COURSE A SECOND MAN APPEARED IN COURT TODAY PETER DUNNE HAS BEEN KICKED OFF A TOP-LEVEL COMMITTEE HE RESIGNED AS MINISTER LAST WEEK� IN THE WAKE OF THE GCSB SPY SCANDAL NELSON MANDELA'S FAMILY ARE KEEPING A BEDSIDE VIGIL HE SPENT A THIRD NIGHT IN HOSPITAL WITH A LUNG INFECTION WE'VE HAD NO UPDATES SINCE HE WAS FIRST ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. THE BLACKCAPS SCRAPED HOME AGAINST SRI LANKA A WIN IS A WIN MORE ON THAT AFTER THE BREAK ALL BLACKS REVIEW TEST ONE AGAINST THE FRENCH RAFAEL NADAL REWRITES THE HISTORY BOOKS FROM THE KING OF CLAY TO KING JAMES LEBRON IGNITES THE HEAT IN GAME TWO AND LIKE LEBRON, NO ONE COMPARES TO JANELLE FOWLER How's your day been? How's your day been? Uh, feeling a bit ragged today. I just started taking this prescription medication, and it's knocking me round a bit, but... (SIGHS) You all right? Yeah. Yeah, just a bit spaced out, eh. I'll just take a second to get myself focused, eh? Yeah. Yeah. Um... Oh dear. Um... You sure you're OK to drive? You sure you're OK to drive? Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine if I just take it slowly, eh? These things just zone you out, you know? It's like... (SIGHS) Did you want me to drive? Did you want me to drive? Um, yeah, yeah. I... Yeah, pull over. It's all right. I'll drive. You happy? You got your licence and everything? You happy? You got your licence and everything? Yeah, I've got a full licence, yep. Thanks for the offer. Thanks for the offer. That's all right. < You know how to deal with one of these things? It's one of these hand ones. In park there now. How's your day been? THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SURVIVED A LASITH MALINGA ONSLAUGHT TO SCRAPE HOME AGAINST SRI LANKA IN THEIR OPENING CHAMPIONS TROPHY CLASH IN CARDIFF. SET JUST 139 TO WIN AFTER A DOMINANT BOWLING PERFORMANCE, THE NZ BATSMEN DID THEIR BEST TO LOSE THE MATCH BEFORE A PAIR OF BOWLERS CAME TO THE RESCUE. JOE PORTER REPORTS. RELIEF, MORE THAN CELEBRATION, ON THE BLACKCAPS' FACES. OH, THAT'S WIDE, AND THIS IS IT FOR NZ. HE'S COMING BACK FOR THE RUN. THERE COULD BE A RUN-OUT HERE. SO, 139/9. NZ WIN BY ONE WICKET. WE'VE HAD AN ABSOLUTE THRILLER. IT SURE WAS ` DRAMA FROM THE VERY FIRST BALL. NICKED. OH, BRILLIANT! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT! WHAT A START. KUSAL PERERA GONE FOR A ROYAL DUCK AS NZ MADE MINCE MEAT OF THE SRI LANKAN ORDER. BOWLED HIM! STRAIGHT THROUGH HIM. EDGED! EDGED! AND WHAT A MORNING IT'S BEEN FOR MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN. MCCLENAGHAN TOOK 4/43. THE BLACKCAPS CHASED A PALTRY 139 TO WIN, AND ON A PITCH THAT REAPED MORE THAN 600 RUNS THREE DAYS EARLIER, NZ SHOULD HAVE CRUISED TO VICTORY. BUT NO ONE TOLD MALINGA THE SLINGER. FULL TOSS, AND BOWLED HIM! LASITH MALINGA, YOU BEAUTY. THE SRI LANKAN PACEMAN TORE APART THE NZ RUN CHASE. AND, WHEN KYLE MILLS FELL, KIWI FINGERNAILS TOOK A BEATING AS MCCLENAGHAN AND TIM SOUTHEE WERE LEFT WITH FIVE RUNS TO SCORE AND NO WICKETS TO LOSE. OH DEAR! HOW OFTEN HAVE WE SEEN A BOWLER RUNNING IN AND EVERYONE HOLDING THEIR BREATH? THE TWO TAIL-ENDERS SURVIVED THE MERCILESS MALINGA, GETTING THE BLACKCAPS HOME BY THE SKIN OF THEIR TEETH. EXPECT TO CHASE 138 EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, AND THEN YOU SEE THE BALL, SORT OF, TURNING, STOPPING, KEEPING LOW, REVERSE-SWINGING... YEAH, YOU CAN PROBABLY SAY WE GOT OUT OF JAIL. YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. SO THE BLACKCAPS OFF TO A WINNING START. MCCLENAGHAN AGAIN GRABBING THE WICKETS ` 16 NOW IN HIS LAST FIVE ODIS. INCIDENTALLY, DANIEL VETTORI'S WICKET. GETTING MAHALA JAYAWARDENE LBW WAS HIS FIRST ODI WICKET IN TWO YEARS, WHEN HE ` YES, YOU GUESSED IT ` DISMISSED JAYAWARDENE LBW. GETTING BETTER AND FASTER BALL WILL BE THE MAJOR FOCUS FOR THE ALL BLACKS IN THIS WEEK'S BUILD-UP TO THE SECOND TEST AGAINST FRANCE IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE FRENCH POSED BIG PROBLEMS AT THE BREAKDOWN AT EDEN PARK, STALLING THE ALL BLACKS' FREE-FLOWING GAME PLAN. HERE'S BLAIR NORTON. TEACHING CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLBOYS THE ART OF STEALING THE BALL AT THE TACKLE. IRONIC, WHEN KEEPING THE BALL OFF THE FRENCH AT THE TACKLE WAS A PROBLEM AT THE WEEKEND. THEY'RE BIG BOYS, AND... THEY GET PRETTY LOW AND GET THEIR WHOLE BODY IN THERE, SO THEY'RE TOUGH TO MOVE. IT WAS A REAL BATTLE. IN THIS MORNING'S REVIEW THE ALL BLACKS IDENTIFIED THE BREAKDOWN AS A KEY AREA FOR IMPROVEMENT. OH, IT'S EVERYTHING. YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT'S... NOTHING'S CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR. IT'S ABOUT SPEED OF BALL. THE FRENCH SUCCESSFULLY STALLED THE ALL BLACKS' ATTACKING BALL AND PULLED OFF A NUMBER OF STEALS. AND IT'S BEEN TURNED OVER. FRANCE HAVE IT. SOME NEW TWISTS ON THE GAME PLAN CAUSED A BIT OF MENTAL CLUTTER. WHILST WE WERE THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO, WE ACTUALLY FORGOT TO DO SOME BASICS PRETTY WELL. IT COMES BACK TO OUR BALL CARRIERS DOING A LITTLE BIT BETTER JOB. IF WE GET OVER THE GAIN LINE, IT MAKES THE CLEAN-OUT PROCESS EASIER. THE REFEREEING WAS ALSO A HEAD-SCRATCHER. CHECK OUT CONRAD SMITH'S REACTION WHEN GUILHEM GUIRADO DIDN'T SUPPORT HIS BODY WEIGHT AND PLAYED THE BALL ON THE GROUND. IT'LL BE DISCUSSED WITH SATURDAY'S REF, ALAIN ROLLAND, LATER THIS WEEK. HE WAS ON THE SIDELINE, SO HE'S SEEN THAT GAME. AND WE NEED TO DISCOVER WHAT THEY ARE. DISCOVER TO THE SECRET TO THE CLEAN-OUT AND THE ALL BLACKS WILL BE LOOKING TO CLEAN UP. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. AND THE NZ UNDER-20 SIDE'S BEATEN AUSTRALIA TO WIN ITS SECOND POOL GAME AT THE JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCE. THREE PENALTY GOALS HAD ALREADY GOT NZ OUT TO A 9-0 LEAD BEFORE JOE EDWARDS SCORED THE FIRST TRY OF THE MATCH. GOOD RUN HERE. FUATAI. FUATAI! HE'S STILL GOING. HE'S THE ONE TO BEAT. STEPS INSIDE. FUATAI LOOKING FOR SUPPORT! TRY NZ! AUSTRALIA CLOSED THE GAP WITH A CONVERTED TRY TO SET UP A TENSE LAST QUARTER. FINAL SCORE 14-10. NZ'S FINAL POOL MATCH IS AGAINST IRELAND ON FRIDAY. THE FRENCH TENNIS OPEN HAS WRAPPED UP WITH AN HISTORIC STAIGHT-SETS WIN FOR CLAY COURT GURU RAFAEL NADAL. NADAL OVERCAME FELLOW SPANIARD DAVID FERRER IN THE FINAL, ALONG WITH COURT INVASIONS FROM FIRED-UP PROTESTORS. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. TO PREVENT RAFAEL NADAL BECOMING THE BEST CLAY-COURT PLAYER EVER, DAVID FERRER, IN HIS FIRST GRAND SLAM FINAL, WOULD NEED TO BRING HIS BEST. AND HE DID. CHEERING, APPLAUSE BUT HE STILL COULDN'T MATCH NADAL. THE 27-YEAR-OLD SHOWED NO SIGN OF THE KNEE INJURY THAT'S SIDELINED HIM THIS YEAR, BOLTING THROUGH THE FIRST SET 6-3. RAIN SLOWED THINGS DOWN IN THE SECOND, ALONG WITH OTHER INTERRUPTIONS. CROWD JEERS PROTESTS AGAINST FRANCE'S RECENTLY-PASSED SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAWS HALTED PLAY NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE. THE SECOND ENDED WITH A FLARE-WIELDING INVADER EJECTED BY SECURITY. BOY, WERE THOSE FELLAS QUICK. NADAL ADMITTED THE DISRUPTION RATTLED HIM. BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP HIM TAKING THE SECOND SET. FEROCIOUS DEFENCE-TO-OFFENCE SWUNG GAMES HIS WAY. MATCH POINT, FITTINGLY, WAS DECIDED BY A TRADEMARK FOREHAND WINNER. HIS RECORD EIGHTH FRENCH TITLE TOOK HIS GRAND SLAM TALLY TO 12, JUST TWO BEHIND PETE SAMPRAS. I NEVER REALISE THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL... WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE HAPPEN, BUT YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE. AND I JUST CAN SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO THE LIFE FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY. NADAL'S ABSENCE FROM TENNIS THIS YEAR DROPS HIS WORLD RANKING TO FIFTH BEHIND FERRER, BUT HIS STATUS ON CLAY IS UNDISPUTED. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. TOM ABERCROMBIE WILL BE GETTING AS MUCH HELP AS POSSIBLE FROM HIS NBA CONTACTS AS HE CHASES HIS DREAM TO PLAY IN BASKETBALL'S BIGGEST LEAGUE. THE BREAKERS SWINGMAN LEAVES FOR CHICAGO TONIGHT TO SPEND THE NEXT TWO MONTHS WORKING OUT WITH DIFFERENT TEAMS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. TOM ABERCROMBIE'S NEVER BEEN ONE TO SHY AWAY FROM TAKING A SHOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S HIS NBA DREAM AT STAKE. I'M AT THE RIGHT AGE AND THE RIGHT MATURITY NOW WHERE I'M CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO GO IN THERE AND GIVE IT MY BEST SHOT, SO THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. THE 25-YEAR-OLD'S BEEN IN TALKS WITH NBA TEAMS SINCE THE BREAKERS' SEASON ENDED TWO MONTHS AGO. BUT ONLY NOW HAS THE CALL COME. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WITH NBA TEAMS. WHILE THEIR SEASON'S GOING ON, THEY'RE NOT WORRIED TOO MUCH ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AFTERWARDS. HE'S PAYING HIS OWN WAY TO GET TO HIS BASE IN CHICAGO. HE'LL WORK OUT WITH SEVERAL TEAMS, INCLUDING THIS YEAR'S FINALISTS, SAN ANTONIO. THEN IT'S ON TO THE SUMMER LEAGUE WITH THE PHOENIX SUNS. WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH HIM AND SAID, 'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU CAN SHOWCASE TO THE NBA?' AND HIS ATHLETICISM, HIS ABILITY TO SHOOT THE BALL FROM THE PERIMETER AND TO BE A GREAT DEFENDER. ABERCROMBIE'S BEEN TRAINING AT THE BREAKERS GYM WITH AN NBA-SIZE THREE-POINT LINE. BUT THEIR SUPPORT GOES FURTHER THAN KIND WORDS AND SOME TAPE. VICKERMAN'S ALSO PLANNING A CALL TO HIS FORMER MELBOURNE COACH AND CURRENT SAN ANTONIO ASSISTANT BRETT BROWN. IT WOULD BE GOOD JUST TO SEE WHERE THEIR ROSTER'S AT, AND DOES THE SPURS HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, HIS POSITION RIGHT NOW, OR ARE THEY JUST BRINGING HIM IN FOR THE FUTURE? ABERCROMBIE HIMSELF HOPING TO SEE KIWI LEGEND SEAN MARKS, ALSO AT THE SPURS. I'M GOING WITH A PRETTY OPEN MIND. I KNOW ACTUALLY MAKING AN NBA TEAM IS AN INCREDIBLY LONG WAY OFF, BUT, UM, THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. EITHER WAY, THE BREAKERS WILL KNOW BY AUGUST WHETHER HE'LL BE HELPING THEM CHASE ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. AS KIM REPORTED, ABERCROMBIE WILL TRIAL WITH NBA FINALISTS THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, WHO ARE LOCKED 1-1 IN THE BEST OF SEVEN PLAY-OFF SERIES AGAINST THE REIGNING CHAMPION MIAMI HEAT. THE SPURS SEALING GAME ONE LATE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER, BUT THIS AFTERNOON, IT WAS MIAMI WHO TURNED UP THE HEAT IN THE FINAL SPELL. DANNY GREEN WAS BIG IN GAME ONE. STARTS OFF GAME TWO WITH ANOTHER THREE. UPSETTING MIAMI AT HOME IN GAME ONE MEANT THE SPURS CAME INTO THIS CONTEST FULL OF CONFIDENCE. THREE FOR THREE FROM DOWNTOWN. WITH LEBRON JAMES MISFIRING FOR MOST OF THE GAME, IT WAS LEFT TO THE HEAT'S SUPPORTING CAST TO KEEP MIAMI IN TOUCH. WHO HITS A THREE, BY THE WAY? DWYANE WADE ALREADY WITH THREE ASSISTS. D ON HIM. TOUGH ASSIGNMENT. WADE SIDESTEPS. OH HO! SWEET MOVE FROM DWAYNE WADE! THE LEAD CHANGING 13 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE MATCH. THE HEAT GRABBING THE ASCENDANCY, LEADING 45-50 AT HALF-TIME, EXTENDING IT TO 10 IN THE THIRD.. THE HEAT HAVEN'T LOST TWO CONSECUTIVE GAMES IN SIX MONTHS. TODAY WAS NOT GOING TO BE THE DAY THAT RUN WOULD COME TO AN END. LEBRON JAMES IGNITING IN THE FINAL SPELL. FOUR TO SHOOT. PARKER. OH, THREAD THE NEEDLE. WHAT A BLOCK FROM, JAMES. THROWS IT BACK AT SPLITTER WHO WAS READY TO DUNK. STOLEN BY JAMES. MILLER AHEAD. HERE IT GOES! DOWN! THE HEAT GOING ON A 33-5 RUN IN THE SECOND HALF TO WIN 103-84. THE SERIES MOVES TO SAN ANTONIO FOR THE NEXT THREE GAMES. TRAGEDY'S MARRED THE FORMULA ONE GP IN CANADA AFTER A MARSHAL WAS RUN OVER BY A RECOVERY VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN SAUBER DRIVER ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ CRASHED IN THE 63RD LAP. THE MARSHAL WAS CRUSHED AFTER TRIPPING IN FRONT OF THE CRANE TOWING GUTIERREZ'S CAR OFF THE TRACK. HE DIED IN MONTREAL HOSPITAL. RED BULL'S SEBASTIAN VETTEL EXTENDED HIS CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD TO 36 POINTS AFTER LEADING FROM START TO FINISH. IT'S THE 29TH WIN OF HIS CAREER AND FIRST ON AMERICAN SOIL. THE SOUTHERN STEEL NETBALLERS HAVE KEPT THEIR SLIM TRANS-TASMAN CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY-OFF HOPES ALIVE AS THEIR STAR IMPORT FLIES TOWARDS ANOTHER COMPETITION RECORD. THE STEEL BEAT THE CANTERBURY TACTIX 79-62 IN INVERCARGILL. JHANIELE FOWLER SLOTTING 65 GOALS TO EQUAL HER OWN MARK FOR THE MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS IN A GAME. OH, LOOKS LIKE SHE JUST LET IT GO. THE SMILE ON FOWLER'S FACE. FOWLER'S SEASON TALLY STANDS AT 561, JUST 13 GOALS AWAY FROM CARLA BORREGO'S ALL-TIME RECORD WITH TWO ROUNDS STILL REMAINING. THE MAGIC WILL TRY TO CONSOLIDATE FOURTH SPOT ON THE CHAMPIONSHIP LADDER WHEN THEY PLAY THE MYSTICS TONIGHT. KIWI MOUNTAIN BIKER BROOK MACDONALD HAS CLAIMED SECOND PLACE IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE DOWNHILL WORLD CUP IN SCOTLAND. AFTER A BREAKOUT 2012, THE NZ CHAMPION QUALIFIED SIXTH-FASTEST BEFORE SURGING DOWN THE FORT WILLIAM TRACK IN JUST UNDER FOUR MINUTES 38 SECONDS, KNOCKING THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION AUSTRALIAN SAM HILL OFF THE HOT SEAT. MACDONALD COMES DOWN THE LINE. HE GOES FAST. THERE'S NO WAY. HOW DID HE PULL IT OFF THAT LOW AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THIS COURSE? THAT'S INSANE! MACDONALD ON TOP UNTIL HOME FAVOURITE BRITAIN'S GEE ATHERTON FINISHED AHEAD BY JUST OVER A SECOND TO TAKE THE WIN. SO CLOSE THAT'S SPORT FOR MONDAY WELL DONE THANKS, JENNY-MAY AFTER THE BREAK, MORE HEAVY RAIN ON THE WAY AND THE SOCKS COME OFF FOR THE WORLD'S STRANGEST SPORT HELLO AGAIN STEADY RAIN FOR EASTERN NORTH ISLAND A SOGGY ONSHORE EASTERLY FLOW A WATCH FOR HEAVY RAIN IN GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY LIGHTNING OFF WHITIANGA TOLAGA BAY HAD 17MM IN AN HOUR SPIRALLING FRONTAL CLOUD IT CURLS BACK INTO A LOW SOME BIG, LUMPY SHOWER CLOUD CLEARER SKIES DOWN SOUTHY UNDER A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE YOU CAN SEE SOME LOWER STRATUS CLOUD AND MORE FRONTAL CLOUD SLIDING PAST TO THE SOUTH LOTS OF MOISTURE BEING PULLED ONTO EASTERN NORTH ISLAND HAWKE'S BAY WILL GET THE LION'S SHARE OF THE RAIN ANOTHER SETTLED DAY FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND EARLY MORNING FROST AND FOG FINE OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND LOW CLOUD ABOUT THE EAST COAST THAT WILL RETREAT TO THE NORTH-EAST SOUTH-WESTERLY BREEZES RAIN AT TIMES IN THE EASTERN NORTH ISLAND HEAVY FALLS FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY SHOWERS CLEARING COROMANDEL MOSTLY FINE EVERYWHERE ELSE EAST TO SOUTH-EAST WINDS FOR WEATHER GO TO ONENEWS.CO.NZ THIS GREAT SUNSET SHOT WAS TAKEN THIS EVENING IN TARANAKI ONE OF JIM'S OLD STOMPING GROUNDS THAT'S ALL FROM ME. 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