GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ONE OR TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO HANG ABOUT, BRINGING SCRAPPY CONDITIONS TO MOST. TOMORROW BRINGS A FOGGY DRIVE TO MYSTERY CREEK. ALL THE 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. THE SCHOOL TRIP THAT TURNED TO TRAGEDY. AN OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE PLEADS GUILTY OVER THE OUTING WHICH LEFT THREE DEAD. TURMOIL IN TURKEY ` VIOLENCE ERUPTS AGAIN AS RIOT POLICE CRACK DOWN ON PROTESTERS. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS, BUT SHOULD KIDS BE FORCED TO WEAR HELMETS ON SCOOTERS? WE LOOK AT THE PROS AND CONS. AND MEET SMAUG, THE LATEST MONSTROUS CREATION TO STAR IN THE NEXT HOBBIT MOVIE. THAT, MY LAD, WAS A DRAGON. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE EDUCATION TRUST BLAMED FOR THE ROCK-CLIMBING TRAGEDY IN WHICH THREE PEOPLE DIED IS FACING FINES OF UP TO $750,000. THE TARANAKI OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND EDUCATION CENTRE TODAY PLEADED GUILTY AT THE NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT COURT TO THREE CHARGES RELATING TO THE DEATHS. GEORGINA BALL REPORTS. THIS WAS THE DAY OF ADVENTURE THAT ENDED IN TRAGEDY FOR TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR ROCK-CLIMBING INSTRUCTOR. THE SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE STUDENTS, STEPHEN KAHUKAKA-GEDYE AND FELIPE MELO, WERE ON A COURSE RUN BY THE TARANAKI OUTDOOR PURSUITS AND EDUCATION CENTRE WHEN THEY AND THEIR INSTRUCTOR, BRYCE JOURDAIN, WERE WASHED OFF TARANAKI'S PARITUTU ROCK. TOPEC TODAY PLEADED GUILTY TO THREE CHARGES UNDER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT. EACH CHARGE CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF $250,000. OBVIOUSLY REMOVES THE NEED FOR COURT HEARINGS AND FOR THE FAMILIES TO HAVE TO LIVE THROUGH ALL OF THAT TRAGEDY. THIS WAS A TRAGIC INCIDENT. IT'S ALMOST A YEAR AGO NOW ` JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY. THE CHARGES INCLUDE FAILING TO TAKE ALL PRACTICABLE STEPS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THOSE INVOLVED. THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT LED THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATHS, BUT IT WON'T COMMENT ON THE GUILTY PLEAS AT THIS STAGE, BECAUSE THE CASE IS STILL BEFORE THE COURTS. TOPEC IS ALSO REFUSING TO COMMENT. THE CENTRE HAS REMAINED OPEN. IT HAS BEEN A VERY VALUED PART OF THE EDUCATION STUCTURE OF TARANAKI. BUT SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE ISN'T USING IT FOR NOW AND SAYS IT WON'T MAKE A DECISION ON RETURNING UNTIL INVESTIGATIONS ARE COMPLETE. AND THERE ARE CALLS FOR MORE WORK TO BE DONE TO MAKE PARENTS FEEL SAFE SENDING THEIR CHILDREN ON OUTDOOR ADVENTURES. IT WAS TIME TO TAKE A LONG, HARD LOOK AND HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH THESE ISSUES. TOPEC'S DUE BACK IN COURT FOR SENTENCING IN SEPTEMBER. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. LABOUR MP TREVOR MALLARD IS BEING ACCUSED OF BULLYING BY ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP POLICEMEN. THIS FOLLOWS ANGRY SCENES AT A PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE HEARING WHICH SAW THE MP STORMING OUT. SIMON BRADWELL WAS THERE. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH IS AN OFFICER UNDER FIRE. WE'RE CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE HIS SALARY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DECIDING NOW. TWO MONTHS AGO, MR BUSH GAVE A EULOGY AT THE FUNERAL OF FORMER OFFICER BRUCE HUTTON, WHO A ROYAL COMMISSION FOUND PLANTED EVIDENCE IN THE ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS CASE. HIS GLOWING COMMENTS ANGERED ARTHUR THOMAS AND HIS SUPPORTERS, BUT MR BUSH IS UNREPENTENT. ALL I ASK IS THAT THEY BE SEEN IN THE CONTEXT IN WHICH THEY WERE DELIVERED ` AT A POLICE FUNERAL. AND HIS BOSS IS OK WITH THAT. I SUPPORT ABSOLUTELY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MR BUSH IN TERMS OF HIS ATTENDANCE. IN THE EULOGY, MR BUSH PAID THIS TRIBUTE: THOSE COMMENTS WERE DEFENDED BY THE POLICE MINISTER LAST MONTH. I UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE COMMENTS WERE READ FROM MR HUTTON'S SERVICE RECORD. MR MALLARD SAYS THAT'S NOT TRUE ` THAT THEY WERE BUSH'S OWN WORDS ` BUT WAS BLOCKED FROM ASKING HIM ABOUT IT. THAT'S PROTECTING SOMEONE WHO'S PROTECTING A MINISTER WHO LIED TO THE HOUSE. THAT ALLEGATION WAS STRONGLY REJECTED BY ANNE TOLLEY. MR MALLARD, I'D ASK YOU TO WITHDRAW THAT ACCUSATION. WE INVITED MR BUSH TO EXPLAIN HIS COMMENTS IN AN INTERVIEW. THAT WAS DECLINED. AND POLICE ARE ALSO REFUSING TO SAY WHEN THEIR OWN REVIEW INTO THE THOMAS CASE WILL BE COMPLETED. TREVOR MALLARD SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT MIKE BUSH TO LOSE HIS JOB, BUT FOR POLICE TO ACCEPT THE ROYAL COMMISSION'S FINDINGS. SIMON BRADWELL, ONE NEWS. TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN TURKEY, A COUNTRY RIGHT NOW WAKING UP TO TOUGH TALK FROM BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND PROTESTERS. THIS FOLLOWS FIERCE CLASHES IN ISTANBUL'S TAKSIM SQUARE. IT'S JUST AFTER 9 IN THE MORNING THERE, AND THESE PICTURES SHOW A MUCH QUIETER SCENE. THE AUTHORITIES SAY OPERATIONS WILL GO ON NIGHT AND DAY TO CLEAR THE CENTRAL CITY SQUARE. THE BBC'S JEREMY BOWEN WAS THERE AS RIOT POLICE MOVED IN. TURKEY'S PRIME MINISTER SAID HE'D RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WITH THE DEMONSTRATORS, HE WOULD TOLERATE NO MORE. SO HE SENT IN THE POLICE. FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS HAVE OCCUPIED ISTANBUL'S TAKSIM SQUARE AND THE ADJOINING GEZI PARK, WHERE THE ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS BEGAN. THE PRIME MINISTER, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, HAS BEEN THE TARGET OF MANY OF THE SLOGANS OF THE DEMONSTRATORS AND LAMPOONED AND INSULTED ON THE POSTERS THEY PUT UP IN THE SQUARE. HIS FOLLOWERS EXPECTED A TOUGH RESPONSE, AND HE DELIVERED ONE. IN PARLIAMENT, MR ERDOGAN SAID THE PROTESTS WERE PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO DISTORT TURKEY'S IMAGE AND TO TARGET ITS REPUTATION AND POWER. TRANSLATOR: I URGE THE YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO I BELIEVE ARE THERE WITH SINCERE FEELINGS, TO PUT AN END TO THIS PROTEST. THIS IS OVER. WE WON'T PUT UP WITH THIS ANY LONGER. AS POLICE WERE ADVANCING, THE MAYOR OF ISTANBUL TWEETED THAT THE PEOPLE OCCUPYING GEZI PARK WOULD NOT BE TOUCHED. SOME OF THEM TRIED TO FORM A HUMAN CHAIN IN THE SQUARE TO GET BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE PROTESTERS TO STOP THE CLASHES. IT DIDN'T WORK. WELL, WE JUST SAW POLICE COMING AND OF COURSE WE WERE TERRIFIED. WHEN LAWYERS PROTESTED ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THEIR RALLY WAS ATTACKED BY THE RIOT SQUADS AS WELL, AND BY MID-AFTERNOON, THE POLICE WERE TEAR-GASSING GEZI PARK. WE SAW POLICEMEN TELLING US, 'COME TO THE STREETS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID', AND THEN THEY SHOOT AT US. SO NOBODY BELIEVES THEM. THE CLASHES WENT ON ALL DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. PROTESTERS FELL BACK TO THE PARK TO BE TREATED FOR THE EFFECTS OF TEAR GAS. SO FAR, THE PRIME MINISTER HASN'T OFFERED A WHISPER OF COMPROMISE, JUST FORCE. AND A TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION SAYS FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED, INCLUDING ONE POLICEMAN, SINCE THE PROTESTS BEGAN. CONCERN IS MOUNTING OVER NELSON MANDELA. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA HAS ASSURED THE NATION THAT THE FORMER LEADER IS RECEIVING THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE. THE 94-YEAR-OLD SPENT HIS FIFTH NIGHT IN HOSPITAL FOR A RECURRING LUNG INFECTION. THE BBC'S ANDREW HARDING REPORTS. BELL DINGS SCHOOL ASSEMBLY THIS MORNING IN JOHANNESBURG, AND SOME MORE GET-WELL MESSAGES FOR NELSON MANDELA. READS: THANK YOU, NELSON MANDELA. THESE CHILDREN ARE 'BORN FREES'. THEY NEVER KNEW THE BRUTAL RACIAL SEGREGATION THAT MANDELA HELPED DEFEAT. BUT HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA, THE 94-YEAR-OLD HAS BECOME A SORT OF LIVING SAINT. BECAUSE IT'S LIKE HE'S OUR FATHER. OH, HE'S LIKE OUR FATHER. > I WISH HIM A SPEEDY RECOVERY, BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE... YOU KNOW... OUR COUNTRY WITHOUT HIM. AT THE HOSPITAL, TIGHTER SECURITY TODAY. OFFICIALLY HIS CONDITION REMAINS SERIOUS BUT STABLE. AND WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR HIM, REALLY, TO RECUPERATE QUICKLY. WE NEED HIM TO BE WITH US. BUT MANDELA'S FAMILY ARE AT HIS BEDSIDE, AND THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS SOMBRE. IN RECENT DAYS THE MOOD HAS BEGUN TO CHANGE HERE. EVEN SOME OF MANDELA'S CLOSE FRIENDS HAVE BEGUN TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE AND TO LET HIM GO. BUT FOR MILLIONS OF SOUTH AFRICANS, THAT REMAINS SOMETHING ALMOST TOO PAINFUL TO CONTEMPLATE. IT'S LIKE, OUR NATION, WE ARE NOT READY YET FOR HIM TO DIE. WE ARE NOT READY YET. PEOPLE DON'T RELATE TO NELSON MANDELA PURELY AS A GREAT POLITICAL LEADER OR AS A LIBERATION HERO. THEY RELATE TO HIM AT A PERSONAL LEVEL. THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS MOMENT SO DIFFICULT AND COMPLICATED FOR SOUTH AFRICA. ALL SING: # MANDELA, MANDELA. AND THAT INCLUDES A GENERATION THAT KNOWS ONLY THE LEGEND. # MANDELA. # 'YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE' ` THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM OUR GOVERNMENT TO US INTELLIGENCE WHISTLEBLOWER EDWARD SNOWDEN. A HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER HAS SUGGESTED THE FORMER CIA WORKER HEAD TO NZ TO AVOID POSSIBLE CAPTURE BY US AUTHORITIES AND FIGHT EXTRADITION ALONGSIDE KIM DOTCOM. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN HAS THE STORY. AFTER CONFESSING TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST SECURITY LEAKS IN US HISTORY, FORMER CIA ANALYST EDWARD SNOWDEN IS A WANTED MAN. HE WAS LAST SEEN CHECKING OUT OF THIS HONG KONG HOTEL EARLIER THIS WEEK. I COULD BE, YOU KNOW, RENDERED BY THE CIA. THEY COULD HAVE PEOPLE COME AFTER ME. US AUTHORITIES ARE LIKELY TO CHARGE MR SNOWDEN AFTER HE REVEALED DETAILS OF A MASSIVE US GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME THAT GATHERS DATA FROM INTERNET COMPANIES SUCH AS GOOGLE. HE'S A TRAITOR. TODAY A UK-BASED HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER HAS URGED MR SNOWDEN TO SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM HERE. NZ JUDGES ARE PRETTY INDEPENDENT AND STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND KIM DOTCOM SEEMS TO... (CHUCKLES) STILL BE THERE. FOR TWO YEARS NOW, KIM DOTCOM HAS BEEN FIGHTING IN THE COURTS TO STOP HIS EXTRADITION TO THE US OVER INTERNET COPYRIGHT FRAUD. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS MR SNOWDEN'S CASE IS NOTHING LIKE MR DOTCOM'S. BIT OF RIDICULOUS ONE, REALLY. I MEAN, THE REALITY IS HE'D HAVE TO BE CLAIMING ASYLUM. THEY AREN'T THE RULES FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN NZ, AND HE WOULDN'T BE WELCOME. BUT OPPOSITION PARTIES SAY IT'S NOT JOHN KEY'S JOB TO DETERMINE WHO COMES HERE. IF NZ CAN PROTECT HIM, THEN WE SHOULD. I WOULD THINK THAT MOST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET WOULD WANT SNOWDEN TO BE PROTECTED. REFUGEE LAWYERS SAY GIVEN MR SNOWDEN'S PROFILE, HE MAY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO GET INTO THE COUNTRY AS A LEGITIMATE VISITOR AND WOULD ALSO STRUGGLE TO PROVE HE WAS ESCAPING GENUINE PERSECUTION. SO, IS NZ GAINING A REPUTATION AS A SOFT TOUCH WHEN IT COMES TO ASYLUM SEEKERS? IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN HARBOUR PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LEGITIMATE REFUGEES. BUT WHILE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CLEARLY PREFER MR SNOWDEN TO NOT TO COME HERE, IN THE END THEY CAN'T STOP HIM TRYING. CORIN DANN, ONE NEWS. POLICE ADMIT THEY'VE MADE A BLUNDER IN THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDER OF ROADWORKER GEORGE TAIAROA. A POLICE ADVERT IN A DEERHUNTERS' NEWSLETTER NAMES THE MAIN SUSPECT AND ASKS READERS A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM. BUT AS HELEN CASTLES REPORTS, THE UNUSUAL MOVE HAS RAISED A NUMBER OF LEGAL QUESTIONS. IT'S BEEN THREE MONTHS SINCE GEORGE TAIAROA WAS MURDERED. NOW, IN A HIGHLY UNUSUAL MOVE, THEY'VE NAMED THIS MAN, QUINTON WINDERS, AS THEIR SUSPECT IN A DEERSTALKERS ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER. MEMBERS WERE ASKED A WHOLE LIST OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WINDERS ` AMONG THEM... BUT THE OFFICER OVERSEEING THE INVESTIGATION HAS ADMITTED THAT WAS A MISTAKE. IT APPEARS THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN US, THE POLICE, AND THE PUBLISHER. IT WAS NEVER INTENDED FOR THAT QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE PUBLISHED. AND LEGAL EXPERTS ARE AMAZED AT THE POLICE MOVE. IF THE SUSPECT IS CHARGED AT SOME LATER DATE, THEN HIS DEFENCE COUNSEL COULD MAKE SOME QUITE STRONG ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE EVIDENCE THAT'S BEEN OBTAINED AGAINST HIM. AND ALSO THE... HE COULD ARGUE THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME SORT OF ABUSE OF PROCESS THAT MIGHT JEOPARDISE ANY FUTURE TRIAL. POLICE ARE TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GAFFE AND SAY THERE ARE LESSONS TO BE LEARNED FROM THE INCIDENT. BUT THEY WON'T COMMENT ON WHETHER DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS WILL FOLLOW. POLICE HAVE ALREADY CARRIED OUT A NUMBER OF SEARCHES AT QUINTON WINDERS' PROPERTY IN STRATFORD. GEORGE TAIAROA'S FAMILY HAVE SAID THEY'RE FRUSTRATED THERE'S STILL BEEN NO ARREST. THAT'S DESPITE POLICE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF THEIR SUSPECT. POLICE ARE INSISTING THEY HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL STEPS FORWARD BUT ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR MORE EVIDENCE. HELEN CASTLES, ONE NEWS. YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS ` CHILDREN RIDING SCOOTERS. NOW THERE'S A CALL TO MAKE HELMETS COMPULSORY IF YOU'RE USING ONE, AND EVEN FOR SKATEBOARDS AS WELL. AS SHARON FERGUSSON REPORTS, SCOOTER ACCIDENTS HAVE LEAPT SKY-HIGH. TINY WHEELS, COMBINED WITH THE BOLD AMBITIONS OF YOUTH, CAN BE A DANGEROUS MIX. THESE ARE BRENT BRADLEY'S (10) SCARS AFTER A SCOOTER CRASH LAST YEAR CAUSED AN INJURY THAT NEEDED BRAIN SURGERY. BRENT WASN'T WEARING HIS HELMET. THEY CALLED MUM AND DAD OUT AND TOLD THEM I HAVE TO GO THROUGH SURGERY, AND I DID, AND ALL MY FAMILY WAS THERE, CRYING. BRENT'S ONE OF A STEADILY INCREASING NUMBER OF SCOOTER CRASH VICTIMS. THE SCARIEST PART WAS SITTING IN HOSPITAL FOR THREE HOURS WHILE YOUR SON'S HAVING HIS BRAIN OPERATED ON, AND THEN THE ONGOING FEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WAS THERE GOING TO BE PERMANENT DAMAGE? FIGURES SHOW THE NUMBER OF SCOOTER-RELATED CLAIMS HAS RISEN FROM NEARLY 700 TO 6500 IN JUST FOUR YEARS. IN A SIMILAR PERIOD, IF WE COULD AMEND THE CURRENT CYCLE HELMET LEGISLATION TO INCLUDE ALL WHEELED OBJECTS ` THAT WOULD INCLUDE SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS AND BIKES ` THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. AT THE MOMENT, SKATEBOARDERS AND SCOOTERS DON'T HAVE TO WEAR HELMETS, BUT THEY DO HAVE TO OBEY THE ROAD RULES IF THEY'RE ON THE ROAD. SAFEKIDS WOULD LIKE HELMETS TO BE MADE MANDATORY, BUT THE TRANSPORT MINISTRY HAS INDICATED THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN ANY TIME SOON. LOOK, IT'S NOT ABOUT WRAPPING KIDS IN COTTON WOOL. I KNOW THERE'S SOME PEOPLE THAT GO, 'OH, PARENTS ARE TOO OVERPROTECTIVE'. IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. YOU ONLY HAVE ONE BRAIN. IF YOU DAMAGE THAT BRAIN, THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE ARE FOREVER. BRENT HAS RECOVERED WELL. A YEAR ON, HE'S BACK ON HIS WHEELS ` BUT NEVER WITHOUT HIS HELMET. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. RESTING ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN RICHIE MCCAW HAS GIVEN HIS CLEAREST INDICATION YET WHEN HE'LL RETURN TO PLAYING RUGBY. TALKING AFTER RE-SIGNING AS A GLOBAL AMBASSADOR FOR THE ALL BLACKS' SPONSOR, MCCAW'S KEEN TO RE-ENTER THE FRAY IN CLUB RUGBY IN A FEW WEEKS. YEAH, IT'S BEEN NICE NOT TO GET BASHED AROUND FOR A BIT, BUT ACTUALLY JUST GETTING A BREAK AWAY AND SNEAKING AROUND UNDER THE RADAR'S BEEN QUITE REFRESHING. I WAS SORT OF READY TO COME HOME AND GET BACK INTO IT, REALLY, WHICH IS WHAT I WAS AFTER. MCCAW SAYS THE BREAK HAS CONFIRMED TO HIM THAT HE DEFINITELY WANTS TO CARRY ON PLAYING FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS AND DEFEND THE WORLD CUP IN 2015. YOU CAN HEAR MORE FROM RICHIE MCCAW LATER IN SPORT, INCLUDING THE CHANGES HE'S SEEING IN RUGBY AND HIS THOUGHTS ON THE ALL BLACKS' FIRST-UP EFFORT AGAINST FRANCE. AHEAD ON ONE NEWS ` WHAT'S EATING JULIA GILLARD? A NEW POLITICAL SCRAP ACROSS THE DITCH. ALSO ` WILL THEY GET A HELPING HAND? HOPE FOR NZERS FIGHTING THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT. THE BATTLE SCENES ERUPTING AGAIN ` WHY THIS IS BEING CALLED THE CARNIVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM. AND IT'S SUCH A FLASH SHOW. HOW YOU'RE BEING ENTICED TO BUY THE LATEST VIDEO GAMES. TINKLING MUSIC Have you noticed Bluetooth on your phone and wondered what it can do for you? The Bluetooth function lets your smartphone share information with other devices that are close by. For instance, this portable speaker is Bluetooth-capable. I can get my smartphone to play music through it without plugging it in at all. I just turn on Bluetooth, and it recognises the speaker. I select it, and they automatically pair up. Now when I play music, it comes out of the speaker. Now when I play music, it comes out of the speaker. SOFT MUSIC PLAYS That's pretty cool. Bluetooth is also brilliant for sharing files. Say you're with a friend, and you want to give them a picture that's on your smartphone. Well, you just pair your phones over Bluetooth, and then you can send the photo to your mate for free. Try Bluetooth out for yourself and get step-by-step instructions at techinasec.co.nz A DECISION'S EXPECTED NEXT YEAR ON WHETHER WELLINGTON WILL FOLLOW AUCKLAND IN BECOMING A SUPERCITY. THE PLAN WOULD SEE NINE COUNCILS MERGE, BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF OPPOSITION, AS RENEE GRAHAM REPORTS. FEWER THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN THE GREATER WELLINGTON AREA. BUT THEY'RE REPRESENTED BY EIGHT LOCAL AUTHORITIES, PLUS THE GREATER WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL. THERE'S PRESSURE ON THEM TO MERGE, SO THE GREATER REGIONAL COUNCIL'S COME UP WITH A PLAN TO CREATE A SUPER COUNCIL. WELL, IT'S GOING TO GIVE WELLINGTON THE CHANCE TO WORK TOGETHER AS ONE REGION AND TO BE ABLE TO PUT OUR CASE AND MAKE THE BIG DECISIONS. THE PORIRUA CITY COUNCIL BACKS THE PLAN FOR ONE MAYOR, 22 COUNCILLORS AND EIGHT LOCAL BOARDS. IT ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL BOARDS TO WORK WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. BUT OTHER COUNCILS HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAS. THE WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO MERGE WITH FIVE LOCAL AUTHORITIES. THE HUTT CITY AND UPPER HUTT COUNCILS WANT TO COMBINE AS A SINGLE ENTITY. THE WAIRARAPA THREE ALSO WANT TO AMALGAMATE, AND KAPITI WANTS TO REMAIN INDEPENDENT. MORE THAN 1500 UPPER HUTT RESIDENTS HAVE SIGNED A PETITION AGAINST A SUPER COUNCIL MERGER. BECAUSE WE DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BE HEARD. WE WANT TO GIVE THEM AN INDEPENDENT VOICE. AND WITHIN THE COUNCIL ITSELF, FIVE OF THE 13 ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES VOTED AGAINST THE PROPOSAL. WE HAVE FAILED AS A REGIONAL COUNCIL, AS COUNCILS GENERALLY, IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE HAVE ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY UNDERSTAND. THIS DISCUSSION'S BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME NOW ` SINCE BEFORE HE WAS ON THE COUNCIL. AS I SAID, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT SHARED SERVICES SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE MERGER PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION, WHICH WILL CONSIDER ALL THE PROPOSALS AND DELIVER A DECISION NEXT YEAR. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. A NEW SCRAP'S DEVELOPING IN AUSTRALIA OVER A DINNER MENU THAT MOCKS JULIA GILLARD'S BODY PARTS. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SLAMMED AS SEXIST THE MENU FOR A RIVAL PARTY FUNDRAISER, WHICH MADE LEWD COMMENTS ABOUT HER. IF MR ABBOT WAS EVER PRIME MINISTER, IT WOULDN'T BE A QUESTION OF WHAT'S ON FUNDRAISING MENUS; WE'D SEE THIS LACK OF RESPECT FOR WOMEN LITTERED THROUGHOUT ALL OF HIS GOVERNMENT POLICY DOCUMENTS. MR ABBOTT HAS CONDEMNED THE MENU, WHICH THE LIBERALS CLAIM WAS WRITTEN BY A NON-PARTY MEMBER. EXPAT NZERS BEING DENIED HELP FOR DISABILITIES WHILE LIVING IN AUSTRALIA NOW HAVE HEAVYWEIGHT SUPPORT. JULIA GILLARD'S GOVERNMENT IS BEING WARNED IT'S BREACHING HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS. ONE NEWS EXPOSED THE ISSUE LAST MONTH. OUR CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL WITH THIS UPDATE. TOBY BENSEMANN (5) WAS BORN FOUR MONTHS EARLY IN A SYDNEY HOSPITAL. HE HAS MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND NEEDS SPECIALIST CARE. BUT HE CAN'T ACCESS THAT CARE UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME, BECAUSE HIS PARENTS ARE NZERS WHO ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA AFTER 2001. WE PAY OUR TAXES, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCESS ANY FUNDING HELP FOR OUR OWN DISABLED CHILD, I FIND, IS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST NZERS. A PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE AGREES. IT'S EXAMINED THE EXCLUSION OF NZERS FROM THE INSURANCE SCHEME. THEY HAVE PICKED UP THE FACT THAT WE ARE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST NZERS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE COMMITTEE'S SENT A 'PLEASE EXPLAIN' LETTER TO THE MINISTER FOR DISABILITY REFORM. THE MINISTER RESPONDED TO ONE NEWS THROUGH THIS STATEMENT, SAYING NZERS WANTING TO ACCESS THE INSURANCE SCHEME HAVE THE OPTION OF APPLYING FOR A PERMANENT VISA, WHICH WOULD THEN GIVE THEM IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO THE SCHEME. BUT PERMANENT VISAS FOR ANGELA BENSEMANN AND HER HUSBAND WOULD BE REJECTED BECAUSE OF TOBY'S DISABILITIES. THE CHILD THEN BECOMES AN IMPEDIMENT BECAUSE HAS A HEALTH CONDITION; A DISABILITY THAT MAKES THEM A BURDEN ON THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY. TOBY WON'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE INSURANCE SCHEME UNTIL HE TURNS 10. THAT'S THE AGE ALL CHILDREN BORN IN AUSTRALIA TO NZ PARENTS BECOME PERMANENT RESIDENTS. THE QUESTION NOW IS WHETHER AUSTRALIA WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IF IT CONTINUES TO EXCLUDE NZERS FROM ITS DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME. AUSTRALIA IS BOUND BY INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS TREATIES, AND FURTHER COMPLAINTS COULD BE DIRECTED TO THE UNITED NATIONS. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS. BRITAIN'S BRACING FOR MORE TROUBLE AS ANTI-CAPITALISTS VOW TO KEEP PROTESTING. AT LEAST 32 HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CLASHES WITH RIOT POLICE AHEAD OF NEXT WEEK'S G8 SUMMIT. KIM VINNELL REPORTS FROM LONDON. A PROTESTER CLINGS ON AS A POLICE OFFICER TRIES TO ARREST HIM. BUT WITHIN SECONDS, BACKUP ARRIVES IN FORCE AND THE YOUNG MAN IS HAULED AWAY. IT WAS A SCENE REPEATED ACROSS CENTRAL LONDON ` POLICE RUNNING TO KEEP UP... COMING THROUGH! ...AS ANTI-CAPITALISM DEMONSTRATORS MOVED THROUGH THE STREETS, PROTESTING AGAINST NEXT WEEK'S G8 SUMMIT IN NORTHERN IRELAND. IT STARTED WHEN RIOT POLICE DESCENDED ON THIS EMPTY BUILDING, WHICH WAS BEING USED AS PROTEST HEADQUARTERS, ABSEILING DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING AFTER A TIP-OFF THAT PEOPLE INSIDE HAD WEAPONS AND WERE PLANNING TO CAUSE SOME SORT OF DAMAGE OR DISORDER. PROTESTERS HAD SAID THEY WERE PLANNING A SO-CALLED 'CARNIVAL AGAINST CAPITALISM, TARGETING HIDDEN SPOTS OF WEALTH AND POWER IN LONDON'S WEST END. THEY SAID IT WAS TO START AT MIDDAY, BUT RIOT POLICE ARRIVED HERE FIRST. THE BUILDING WAS CLEARED, BUT NOT BEFORE THIS MAN, APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OFF THE BUILDING TO ESCAPE, WAS TACKLED TO THE GROUND. I CAME HOME TO PICK UP MY LAPTOP TO GET BACK TO WORK, AND IT'S ALL SEALED OFF AND THERE'S POLICE EVERYWHERE. I ASKED, 'CAN I GET TO MY HOUSE?' AND THEY SAID, 'ABSOLUTELY NOT.' INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CARNIVAL PROTEST, THE RAID SPURRED IT ON. DEMONSTRATORS MOVED BETWEEN THE OFFICES OF WEALTHY COMPANIES, WHICH THEY CALLED CAPITALIST TARGETS. (PLAYS HARMONICA) THE CROWDS EVENTUALLY DISPERSED, BUT WITH MORE PROTESTS PLANNED IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE SUMMIT, POLICE REMAIN READY TO RESPOND. KIM VINNELL, ONE NEWS, LONDON. AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SECOND SUICIDE MISSION IN AS MANY DAYS IN AFGHANISTAN'S CAPITAL. TWO JUDGES ARE AMONG THE DEAD AFTER THE BOMBING OUTSIDE THE SUPREME COURT IN KABUL. THE TALIBAN'S CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. A DAY EARLIER, SEVEN TALIBAN FIGHTERS WERE KILLED IN A SIEGE ON KABUL AIRPORT. THE AFGHAN INTERPRETERS NOW MAKING A LIFE FOR THEMSELVES IN NZ WILL MOVE TO NEW HOMES ON FRIDAY. THE 30 MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY WELCOMED. GOVERNOR GENERAL SIR JERRY MATEPARAE TOLD THEM NZ'S IN THEIR DEBT FOR HELPING OUR TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. IN RETURN, THE GROUP PRESENTED THEIR NATIONAL FLAG, BEARING THE NAMES OF KIWI SOLDIERS KILLED THERE. THE SACRIFICES THE NZ DEFENCE FORCE HAS MADE IN AFGHANISTAN, WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THEM. THEIR LIVES HAVE SAVED BAMYAN AND SAVED AFGHANISTAN. FOR THE PAST SEVEN WEEKS, THE FAMILIES HAVE BEEN AT THE MANGERE REFUGEE CENTRE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS, AND A CHILLY START FOR SOME. YES, SHIVERING OVER THEIR WEETBIX IN TEKAPO ` MINUS-5 DEGREES. MINUS-2 FOR QUEENSTOWN. HOWEVER, THE HIGH IN WHAKATANE TODAY WAS 4 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE AND IS AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR FORECAST FOR THURDAY RIGHT AFTER SPORT. THE WEATHER'S MADE IT TOUGH FOR FARMERS. SO ARE THEY STILL SPENDING? THE FIELDAYS, AHEAD ON ONE NEWS. ALSO ` WHO PACKS THE BIGGEST PUNCH? THE BATTLE TO GET YOU HOOKED ON THE LATEST VIDEO GAMES. AND KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROWER. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CONFRONTED BY OUR AMERICA'S CUP GIANT. PETER DUNNE STILL DOESN'T HAVE THE NUMBERS TO RE-REGISTER UNITED FUTURE, SO COULD LOSE HIS $100,000 BUDGET AS A PARTY LEADER. UNITED FUTURE HAS FAILED TO GET THE 500 MEMBERS IT NEEDS. IT'S NOW GONNA TAKE A LOT LONGER FOR UNITED FUTURE TO BECOME A POLITICAL PARTY. THEY'RE NOT A REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTY, AND THAT MEANS UNDER STANDING ORDERS THEY SHOULDN'T BE RECEIVING THE BENEFITS OF BEING ONE. MR DUNNE'S ON LEAVE FROM PARLIAMENT AFTER HIS RESIGNATION AS REVENUE MINISTER OVER THE GCSB LEAKED REPORT SAGA. FARMERS ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO PUT THIS SUMMER'S DROUGHT BEHIND THEM, TURNING OUT IN FORCE AT THIS YEAR'S FIELDAYS. THE MYSTERY CREEK EVENT, NOW INTO ITS 45TH YEAR, IS EXPECTED TO DRAW 130,000 VISITORS ACROSS FOUR DAYS. WILL HINE JOINED THE MASSES. NO OTHER FARMING EVENT CARRIES SUCH A BUZZ. CHAINSAW BUZZES IT COMES AFTER A DROUGHT THAT'S EXPECTED TO COST THE INDUSTRY WELL OVER $1B. BUT ANY FLOW-ON EFFECTS WEREN'T APPARENT HERE ` AT LEAST NOT AMONG THOSE IN THE MARKET FOR MOLASSES. FOR US, SO FAR, IT'S BEEN A RECORD YEAR IN SALES. JUST IN A FEW HOURS? > HERE AND PRIOR TO THE SHOW AS WELL. SOME EXHIBITORS HAVE PULLED OUT ALL THE TRICKS TO DRAW IN THE PUNTERS. THIS LOT HERE HAVE PUT TWO PUMPS UNDERGROUND AND INSTALLED THIS FULL-SIZE RIVER RUNNING THROUGH THEIR TENT. WE FIND USUALLY THE KIDS ARE THE FIRST ONES IN. THEY SPY IT, AND THE PARENTS CHASE THEM IN AFTERWARDS, AND ONCE WE'VE GOT THEM IN HERE, THEN WE TALK TO THEM ABOUT WATER PUMPS AND SO ON. ACROSS THE WAY, THREE OF THESE $18,000 VEHICLES SOLD BEFORE THE MORNING WAS OVER ` A SIGN OF RISING FARMER CONFIDENCE. THE AUTUMN HAS BEEN VERY FRIENDLY. GRASS GROWTH HAS RECOVERED. OF COURSE THERE WILL BE SOME FINANCIAL COSTS DOWN THE TRACK, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE FUTURE'S LOOKING VERY BRIGHT. FARMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE HERE TO BUY. I BOUGHT SOME SECATEURS. (CHUCKLES) BACK TOMORROW TO BUY THE BIG STUFF, ARE YOU? > YEAH. YEAH, I'LL BRING THE DOUBLE-LEAF CHEQUEBOOK TOMORROW. WELL, WE'RE LOOKING AT CARS THAT WILL FIT FOUR LARGE DOGS IN. NO, I THINK LIZ MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT SOME SEMEN. < SALMON? SEMEN. < SEMEN? YEAH, SEMEN. DO YOU CITY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT SEMEN IS? FIELDAYS LIKELY TO HAVE SOMETHING TO TEMPT ANYONE WITH A LITTLE POCKET MONEY TO SPARE. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. AND THERE'S A FIELDAYS FOCUS FOR SEVEN SHARP ` ON A 12 YEAR OLD INVENTOR. THAT'S FROM 7 O'CLOCK. SPEAKING OF INNOVATION, IT'S GAME ON TO GET YOU HOOKED ON THE LATEST VIDEO GAMES. THE TWO BIG PLAYERS ARE FIGHTING IT OUT TO TRY TO GET AN EDGE, AS THE BBC'S RORY CELLAN-JONES EXPLAINS. LOS ANGELES, AND THE GAMES INDUSTRY GATHERS TO WITNESS A SHOWDOWN IN THE BATTLE OF THE CONSOLES. IN ONE CORNER, SONY WITH ITS PLAYSTATION 4 ` DETERMINED TO BE THE MACHINE THAT GAMERS ASPIRE TO OWN; IN THE OTHER, MICROSOFT, WHOSE NEW XBOX ONE IS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THIS COMPANY THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. WELCOME TO THE NEW GENERATION OF GAMES. WITH VIDEO-GAMES SALES PLUNGING, THE WHOLE INDUSTRY IS HOPING NEW CONSOLES WILL GET PEOPLE SPENDING AGAIN. AND EACH FIRM IS PROMISING IT CAN PROVIDE THE MOST IMMERSIVE GAMING EXPERIENCE. (YELLS) THE STAKES ARE HIGH, AND THE BATTLE BETWEEN TWO GIANT PLAYERS IS ABOUT TO GET EVEN MORE FIERCE. SO LET'S SEE HOW XBOX AND PLAYSTATION SQUARE UP. THE CURRENT XBOX 360 HAS SOLD 76 MILLION. THE PLAYSTATION 3 HAS JUST NOSED IN FRONT WITH 77 MILLION. THE NEW XBOX ONE COMES WITH A KINECT MOTION SENSOR AND AIMS TO BE AN ALL-PURPOSE BOX, WHILE THE PLAYSTATION 4 HAS FEWER RESTRICTIONS ON BUYING SECOND-HAND GAMES AND IS AIMED SQUARELY AT GAMERS. XBOX, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, HASN'T DONE ENOUGH TO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT, FOR NEXT-GEN, THEIRS IS THE ONE TO GO WITH. BUT SONY HAS PUT OUT A VERY POSITIVE MESSAGE, AND GAMERS ARE DEFINITELY HAVING THEIR HEADS TURNED. ROUND ONE TO SONY, THEN. BUT THE REAL BATTLE MAY BE TO GET AN AUDIENCE GROWN USED TO CHEAP MOBILE GAMES TO SPEND BIG MONEY ON ANY NEW CONSOLE. TONIGHT'S LEADING STORIES ON ONE NEWS ` AN OUTDOOR PURSUITS CENTRE COULD BE FINED UP TO $750,000 AS A RESULT OF A ROCK CLIMBING TRAGEDY. THE TARANAKI CENTRE'S ADMITTED CHARGES INCLUDING FAILING TO ENSURE PEOPLE'S SAFETY. TWO FOREIGN STUDENTS AND AN INSTRUCTOR DIED. AND TENSION REMAINS HIGH IN TURKEY, WITH THE PRIME MINISTER TELLING PROTESTERS HE'S RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE. BUT ANTI-GOVERNMENT ACTIVISTS ARE ALSO STANDING FIRM DESPITE CLASHES WITH RIOT POLICE. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND RICHIE MCCAW FRONTS FOR THE FIRST TIME OVER HIS IMMEDIATE FUTURE. MORE FROM MCCAW NEXT. HE LOOKS REFRESHED, RELAXED AND FIT AND WILL BE PLAYING SOME RUGBY SOON SO WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF HIS BREAK AWAY, WHAT CHANGES IS HE SEEING IN THE GAME? PLUS ` WERE THERE ANY HIJINKS TODAY AT JOSEPH PARKER'S WEIGH-IN? AND THE NBA'S FINALS SERIES TAKES ON A REMARKABLE TWIST. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO RUGBY, AND RICHIE MCCAW WILL BE BACK PLAYING WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. A REINVIGORATED MCCAW HAS CONFIRMED HIS RETURN PLANS, AND HE'S COMMITTED TO THE DEFENCE OF THE WORLD CUP IN 2015. HERE'S BLAIR NORTON. AS POPULAR AS EVER AFTER SIX MONTHS ON THE SIDELINE AND READY TO SIGN ON FOR ANOTHER WORLD CUP. CERTAINLY I'M EXCITED ABOUT GETTING THE CHANCE TO GET BACK INTO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, IF I KEEP FEELING THIS EXCITEMENT, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE NEXT THING IS TO KEEP PLAYING WELL, THERE'S NO REASON WHY NOT. MCCAW'S BEEN BACK IN TRAINING FOR SIX WEEKS AND IS TARGETING AN ALL BLACKS RETURN IN AUGUST. CHEERING, APPLAUSE BUT FIRST, IT'S GRASSROOTS RUGBY NEXT MONTH. IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO INVOLVE SOME CLUB RUGBY, AND, YOU KNOW... MAYBE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME CRUSADER RUGBY, IF NOT ITM CUP GAMES. HE'S UP TO SPEED WITH THE ALL BLACKS' GAME PLAN, BUT HAS THE CHANGING PACE OF THE GAME LEFT HIM BEHIND? EVEN THE SUPER GAMES I'VE WATCHED, YOU KNOW, THE PACE SEEMS TO HAVE GONE UP ANOTHER LEVEL, AND THE GAME CHANGES PRETTY QUICK. THE RUGBY I PLAY, I'LL HAVE TO ADAPT AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. WITH MCCAW BACK, IT'S DAN CARTER'S TURN TO THINK ABOUT A SIMILAR BREAK NEXT YEAR. I TEND TO THINK, WITH THE INJURIES THAT I'VE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IT WOULD BE GOOD JUST TO TAKE A BREAK AWAY FROM THE GAME AND REALLY WORK HARD ON MY BODY. MCCAW'S BREAK HAS LEFT HIM WITH PLENTY OF PERSONAL MOMENTS TO CHERISH. SNEAKING AROUND UNDER THE RADAR WAS WHAT I ENJOYED THE MOST, REALLY. CAN'T SAY TOO MUCH MORE. THE STAR DUO NEARLY READY TO MAKE A FEW MORE MAGIC MOMENTS IN BLACK. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. THE BLUES ARE AGAIN CALLING FOR MORE INTERNATIONAL MIDWEEK RUGBY FIXTURES DESPITE BEING WELL BEATEN BY FRANCE'S BACKUP TOURING SIDE, 38-15. THE HOME SIDE PUT UP A DECENT FIGHT FOR MOST OF THE MATCH, DOWN JUST 12-3 AT HALFTIME, BEFORE THE FRENCH CAME TO LIFE. AND THE CENTRE OVER THE FIRST TACKLE, AND OVER FOR THE FIRST TRY OF THE GAME. THE FRENCH SCORED 26 POINTS IN 20 MINUTES, A GOOD HIT-OUT FOR SOME OF THEIR POSSIBLE TEST STARTERS IN CHRISTCHURCH. SOME GUYS NEVER GET TO PLAY INTERNATIONAL RUGBY, AND I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL MY GRANDKIDS AND STUFF ONE DAY THAT I PLAYED THE FRENCH. GOT A JERSEY I CAN CHUCK UP ON MY WALL, SAY IT WAS THE FIRST DAY I CAPTAINED THE BLUES, AGAINST THE FRENCH, AND A VERY PROUD MOMENT. AND I THINK THE MORE WE CAN HAVE OF THESE GAMES, THE BETTER. THE BLUES WERE MISSING THEIR ALL BLACK PLAYERS AND REGULAR STARTERS CAPTAIN ALI WILLIAMS AND LUKE BRAID. THEY SCORED TWO TRIES IN THE SECOND HALF. THE IN-FORM BLACK CAPS HAVE GOOD REASON TO BE BULLISH ABOUT THEIR CHANCES OF BEATING AUSTRALIA IN TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONS TROPHY ONE-DAY MATCH IN BIRMINGHAM. BUT HISTORY ISN'T ON THEIR SIDE. AUSTRALIA WERE HUMILIATED BY INDIA IN A WARM-UP GAME AND COMFORTABLY BEATEN BY ENGLAND IN THEIR OPENING MATCH. THEY'LL AGAIN BE WITHOUT TALISMANIC CAPTAIN MICHAEL CLARKE DUE TO A BACK INJURY, BUT THEY'VE WON THEIR LAST SEVEN ONE-DAYERS AGAINST THE BLACK CAPS AT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS. THE BLACK CAPS ALSO HAVE INJURY CONCERNS, WITH DANIEL VETTORI AN UNLIKELY STARTER BECAUSE OF A TROUBLESOME ACHILLES. A WIN TONIGHT WOULD ALL BUT GUARANTEE NZ A SEMI-FINAL BERTH. INDIA IS THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS AFTER COMFORTABLY SEEING OFF THE WEST INDIES AT THE OVAL. THE RESULT KNOCKS OUT PAKISTAN. SPINNER RAVINDRA JADEJA LED THE WAY, HIS 5/36 SEEING THE WINDIES FALL FROM 102/1 TO 182/9. BOWLED HIM! SWINGS STRAIGHT ACROSS THE LINE. FIVE FOR JADEJA. NOT THE LENGTH TO BE SWEEPING. THE DEATH RATTLE. SHIKHAR DHAWAN ANCHORED INDIA'S REPLY, BRINGING UP ANOTHER CENTURY WITH A REMARKABLE SIX. THE WINDIES TOTAL OF 233 WAS OVERHAULED WITH MORE THAN 10 OVERS TO SPARE AND EIGHT WICKETS IN HAND. IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE FOR NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS AND NEW SOUTH WALES LEAGUE PROP JAMES TAMOU. THE KIWI-TURNED-AUSSIE'S BEEN FINED $24,000 AND RULED OUT OF ORIGIN TWO AFTER BEING CAUGHT DRINK-DRIVING AT ALMOST FOUR TIMES OVER THE LEGAL LIMIT AND WITHOUT A LICENCE. ALL THIS AFTER SATURDAY'S LOSS TO THE BULLDOGS IN TOWNSVILLE. TWO OF AMERICA'S BIGGEST SPORTS ARE TEAMING UP TO WORK TOWARDS CREATING A SHARED VENUE IN AUCKLAND. BASEBALL NZ AND BASKETBALL'S BREAKERS HAVE BEEN HOLDING MEETINGS TO DISCUSS SHARED HOME STADIA, WITH NORTH SHORE SITES ALREADY BEING LOOKED AT. THEY HOPE A MULTI-SPORT HUB WILL ATTRACT COUNCIL FUNDING. WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE OUR TRAINING BASE HERE, WHICH IS FANTASTIC, BUT JUST LOOKING AT WHETHER THIS MEETS ALL OUR NEEDS ` WHETHER THAT'S FROM TRAINING, OR WHETHER THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STADIUM AS OUR HOME BASE THAT WE CAN PLAY OUT OF AS WELL. IF WE CAN WORK THIS OUT, WE THINK WE HAVE A BETTER MODEL THAN STANDING ALONE. WE THINK WE HAVE A STRONGER CASE IF WE CAN PUT THIS TOGETHER QUICKLY. PLANNING IS STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES. THE ESTIMATED COST IS AROUND $23M DOLLARS. FORMER BREAKER KIRK PENNEY IS UNLIKELY TO RETURN TO THE TALL BLACKS NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM FOR THE OCEANIA CHAMPS IN AUGUST. PENNEY SAYS HIS FOCUS IS ON NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP, WHICH NZ'S ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR. EVERYONE THAT FOLLOWS NZ BASKETBALL UNDERSTANDS WE COULD HAVE A REALLY GOOD TEAM. A REALLY GOOD TEAM. SO FROM MY STANDPOINT, I'M JUST WANTING TO BE READY AND PRIMED FOR 2014. HE'S ALSO HOPING TO HELP OUT OLD BREAKERS TEAMMATE TOM ABERCROMBIE WHEN HE WORKS OUT FOR MILWAUKEE'S NBA TEAM. MY WIFE'S FROM WISCONSIN, SO WE'LL BE THERE. AND I SAID TO HIM, WELL, MAYBE CALL THE BUCKS AND SEE IF THEY DON'T MIND IF I COME IN AND JUST WATCH THE WORKOUT AND JUST SEE HOW IT GOES. THAT'S ALL ` JUST TO SUPPORT HIM. KIRK PENNEY'S HOME FROM TURKEY A FREE AGENT BUT EXPECTS TO RETURN TO EUROPE FOR THE NEXT NORTHERN WINTER. THE NBA TEAM THAT KIRK PENNEY TRIED OUT FOR TWO YEARS AGO HAS DOMINATED THE MIAMI HEAT AGAIN, THIS TIME IN GAME THREE OF THEIR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS SERIES. THE HEROES FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS, TWO UNLIKELY PLAYERS. ABBY SCOTT REPORTS. SAN ANTONIO'S SUPPORTING CAST PLAYED A STARRING ROLE. NEAL AT THE BUZZER. BAM! GARY NEAL'S BUZZER-BEATER TOPPED OFF TOPPED OFF HIS 14 FIRST-HALF POINTS, EQUALLING HIS PLAYOFF CAREER HIGH FOR A GAME BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN. THE SPURS' BIG THREE WERE THERE,... BLOCKED BY DUNCAN! FINDS GINOBILI FOR THE FINISH! ...BUT ONLY TIM DUNCAN COULD MANAGE DOUBLE DIGITS. TONY PARKER OFF WITH AN INJURED HAMSTRING IN THE THIRD QUARTER, HAVING MADE JUST SIX POINTS. IT WAS A CASE OF 'LEBRON WHO?' FOR THE HEAT, THEIR STAR ATTRACTION MAKING JUST A THIRD OF HIS FIELD GOALS. ONCE AGAIN, LEONARD, JUST WONDERFUL DEFENCE AGAINST THE BEST PLAYER. BUT IN THIS GAME, THE SPURS HAD THE BETTER PLAYERS. AND HE KNOCKS IT DOWN! THE GUARDS SIMPLY UNSTOPPABLE. FINALS FRESHMAN DANNY GREEN WASN'T ABOUT TO BE OUTDONE, THE 25-YEAR-OLD CONTINUING HIS GAME TWO FORM. WHAT A DAZZLING SHOOTING DISPLAY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THE SPURS' 16-3 IS THE MOST EVER BY A TEAM IN A FINAL. BAM! A VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE FROM DANNY GREEN. GREEN AND NEAL SCORED MORE POINTS THAN THE HEAT'S ENTIRE STARTING FIVE THE SPURS WINNING 113-77, A RECORD-BREAKING FINALS LOSS FOR MIAMI. ABBY SCOTT, ONE NEWS. A DAY HAS PASSED WITHOUT CONTROVERSY AROUND TOMORROW NIGHT'S JOSEPH PARKER-FRANCOIS BOTHA BOXING BOUT IN AUCKLAND. AT THE WEIGH-IN TODAY, THE BOXERS DIDN'T LAY A HAND ON EACH OTHER. DID YOU EVER BE BACK TRAINING A NZ HEAVYWEIGHT AND FIGHTING IN NZ TRAINING A NZ HEAVYWEIGHT? > I NEVER REALLY HAD ANY PLANS ON WORKING WITH NZ FIGHTERS. IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WASN'T ON MY LIST. WOULD YOU SIGN ON LONG-TERM? OH, OF COURSE. I WANT TO BE WITH JOSEPH PARKER, AND I WANT TO HELP GUIDE HIM AND TAKE HIM INTO THE WORLD OF HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING. AFTER THE BOTHA FIGHT, BARRY HAS CONFIRMED PARKER WILL HEAD BACK TO LAS VEGAS WITH HIM IN A FEW WEEKS. NEW WELLINGTON PHOENIX FOOTBALL COACH ERNIE MERRICK HAS HAD HIS FIRST LOOK AT HIS SQUAD FOR THE NEXT A-LEAGUE SEASON. ALONG WITH MORE ENTERTAINING FOOTBALL FOR THE PHOENIX, MERRICK IS PROMISING A MORE RELAXED DEMEANOUR, HAVING BEEN WELL KNOWN FOR HIS GLOOMY APPEARANCE AT THE MELBOURNE VICTORY. THERE'S A LOT OF SMILES ON OUR FACES, AND THAT'S THE WAY DO YOU EVER SMILE IN A SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY EXAM? BUT, YES, I'M GONNA LIGHTEN UP MERRICK HAS AROUND 6 PLACES IN THE SQUAD TO FILL, AND IS KEEN TO NAIL DOWN A SOLID MIDFIELDER AND STRIKER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AUCKLAND'S VIADUCT HARBOUR WILL HOST ANOTHER ROUND-THE-WORLD SAILING EVENT NEXT YEAR, AS STOPOVER FOR THE GLOBAL OCEAN RACE WHICH ALREADY HAS ONE KIWI ENTRANT. SOLO SAILOR GRAHAM DALTON HAS BOUGHT FORMER WHITBREAD WINNER ROSS FIELD'S YACHT, WHICH LED THE LAST RACE UNTIL A BACK INJURY FORCED FIELD'S RETIREMENT. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE HUGELY EXCITING FOR AUCKLAND AND NZ TO HAVE GRAHAM DALTON SAILING INTO THE WAITEMATA, HOPEFULLY LEADING THE FLEET INTO AUCKLAND. DALTON IS THE OLDER BROTHER OF TEAM NZ BOSS GRANT. HE'S HOPING FOR THIRD TIME LUCKY AFTER GEAR FAILURE RUINED HIS FIRST TWO SOLO ROUND THE WORLD RACES. MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS SUDDENLY HAS A WHOLE NEW EDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY, COURTESY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP. THIS ROWER'S ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE A HIGH-SPEED FLY-PAST BY CUP DEFENDER ORACLE'S AC72. AT FIRST GLANCE, IT SEEMS THE ROW-BOAT IS RUN OVER BETWEEN THE CATAMARAN'S HULLS. BUT IT'S IN FACT BETWEEN THE CAT AND ITS CHASE BOAT. THE ROWER EVEN GAVE THEM A LITTLE WAVE. ALL BLACKS TEAM FOR SECOND TEST ANNOUNCED ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW. NEXT ON ONE NEWS, RENEE SAYS KEEP THE RAINCOAT HANDY JUST IN CASE. OUR FIRST LOOK AT PETER JACKSON'S LATEST CREATURE CREATION. INQUISITIVE MUSIC INQUISITIVE MUSIC CONTINUES 1 INQUISITIVE MUSIC QUICKENS WOMAN: On the same stretch of road, on the same day, at the same time, we share our drive with the same people. UPLIFTING MUSIC People we know and people we don't. If we stopped thinking cars and started thinking people, would it change the way we drive? UPLIFTING MUSIC STOPS INQUISITIVE MUSIC GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. AREAS OF FOG FOR THE USUAL HAUNTS THIS MORNING. HAMILTON SAW THE FOG CLEAR AROUND 11AM. BLUE SKIES ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND TODAY, APART FROM CLOUD AND SOME RAIN OVER FIORDLAND AND SOUTHLAND. THE FIRST THING THAT STANDS OUT IS THIS BIG HOOK AROUND THE LOW OFF EAST CAPE. THAT'S DROPPING RAIN OVER THE NORTH-EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THE BRISK SOUTH-WESTERLY FLOW IS HERDING SPECKLED-LOOKING SHOWER CLOUD OVER THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. PLENTY OF CLEAR SKY OVER MUCH OF THE REST OF THE COUNTRY UNDER A SLIM RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. JUST SOME FRONTAL RAIN CAN BE SEEN SPREADING OVER THE FAR SOUTH. THE LAST OF THE CLOUD AND SHOWERS CLEAR AWAY FROM GISBORNE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A WEAK FRONTAL COMBO DROPS SCATTERED RAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE NORTH ISLAND DURING THURSDAY. MEANWHILE, THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND SEES SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS DURING THURSDAY AS THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES THE AREA. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR EVENING. BEFORE WE GO, LET'S MEET SMAUG. HE'S THE LATEST MONSTROUS CREATION IN PETER JACKSON'S HOBBIT TRILOGY. WE'VE A GLIMPSE OF HIM IN A SNAPSHOT OF THE SECOND MOVIE. REBECCA EDWARDS GETS FANS' REACTION. IT'S WHAT MANY HOBBIT FANS HAVE BEEN WAITING TO SEE ` WAS THAT AN EARTHQUAKE? THAT, MY LAD... WAS A DRAGON. THE FIRST GOOD LOOK AT SMAUG, THE DRAGON BILBO AND HIS BAND OF COMPANIONS MUST BATTLE TO RECLAIM THE LOST DWARF KINGDOM. AT THE END OF THE FIRST MOVIE, WE SAW ONLY EYES. AND THEN FINALLY WE SAW HIS FACE. THE TWO-MINUTE TEASER TRAILER FOR 'THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG' EXCITING FANS BOTH YOUNG AND OLD. IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A LOT BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE. (LAUGHS) COS IT LOOKS A LOT MORE INTERESTING. I WASN'T SURE WE WERE GONNA SEE THE DRAGON, AND WE DID. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. AND LEGOLAS IS BACK! ELF LEGOLAS, PLAYED BY ORLANDO BLOOM, MARKING HIS RETURN TO THE FRANCHISE AFTER STARRING IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILMS. IT IS NOT OUR FIGHT. AUDIENCES ALSO GET THEIR FIRST LOOK AT EVANGELINE LILLY'S CHARACTER, A FEMALE ELF WHO DOESN'T FEATURE IN THE ORIGINAL HOBBIT BOOK. VIEWERS AROUND THE WORLD TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA SITES TO SHARE THEIR RESPONSES TO THE TRAILER. FOR FANS HERE IN WELLINGTON, THOUGH, THIS TIME THE CAPITAL WON'T BE PLAYING HOST TO THE FILM'S WORLD PREMIERE. SIR PETER JACKSON'S WINGNUT FILMS SAYS IT'LL BE HELD OFFSHORE, BUT EXACTLY WHERE IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED. FOR NOW, THOUGH, THESE FANS ARE MORE THAN SATISFIED. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT TRAILER. LAUGHTER THE FILM WILL BE RELEASED HERE IN DECEMBER. REBECCA EDWARDS, ONE NEWS.