HOWDY, EVERYBODY. THE RAIN IS EASING AND THE MACHINES ARE CLEANING UP THE CARNAGE IN THE TASMAN AREA, AND NOW IT'S EAST OTAGO'S TURN. HEAVY RAIN'S FLOODED COASTAL AREAS, INUNDATED ROADS AND CUT OFF COMMUNITIES, WITH 87MM FALLING IN DUNEDIN. COMING UP, MORE RAIN, TOPPED OFF WITH POLAR WINDS AND DRIVING SNOW. 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. STUCK WITH NOWHERE TO GO. THE SOUTHERN COMMUNITIES CUT OFF BY FLOODING. WILL THERE BE ANY RELIEF FROM THE RAIN? A FACE OF THE PIKE RIVER DISASTER. THE RULING ON PETER WHITTALL THAT'S ANGERED MINING FAMILIES. AN MP WHO'S BEEN IN THE THICK OF THE CHRISTCHURCH MESS. WE'VE NEW INFORMATION ON HER BID FOR A BIG JOB. AND IS NIGELLA'S RELATIONSHIP A RECIPE FOR DISASTER? THE SHOCKING PICTURES OF THE CELEBRITY COOK. BUT FIRST AN ARMED HOLD-UP THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AT A BANK IN AUCKLAND. ONE NEWS UNDERSTANDS THERE ARE PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE BUILDINGS IN THE PENROSE AREA. KATE LYNCH HAS BEEN GETTING DETAILS AND JOINS US FROM OUR NEWSROOM. KATE. A police spokesperson has confirmed the incident started at 430 this afternoon. members of the public were tehre. Police say they have the situation under control. Motorists are advisedto avoid great South Road KATE LYNCH. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL UPDATE YOU WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS AND PICTURES DURING THE NEWS HOUR. MORE RAIN'S ON THE WAY FOR PEOPLE ALREADY BATTLING WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A 'ONCE IN A GENERATION' FLOOD. TOWNS HAVE BEEN CUT OFF AS A RESULT OF ROAD CLOSURES IN LARGE SWATHES OF COASTAL OTAGO. MAX BANIA IS IN ONE OF THE SMALL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED, JOINING US NOW FROM A WELFARE CENTRE IN MAHENO. MAX. Authorities expect up to 100 people here tonight. These Are travellers who are unable to get home today. NOT SINCE THE LAST BIG FLOOD OF 1986 HAS COASTAL OTAGO SUFFERED SO MUCH RAIN FOR SO LONG. THE THREE-DAY, 200MM DELUGE TURNED STREAMS TO TORRENTS BETWEEN DUNEDIN AND TIMARU. THUD! MANY RIVERS REACHED RECORD LEVELS, CRIPPLING THE REGION'S ROAD NETWORK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN IT THIS HIGH IN MY LIFE. WE'VE HAD PREVIOUS FLOODINGS, BUT THIS ONE SEEMS A BIT BIGGER THAN THE REST OF THEM. THERE'S MANY ROADS CLOSED RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT EVEN BE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ANYWHERE IN THE DISTRICT AT THE MOMENT. WHILE MOST DRIVERS SEEMED TO HEED THE ADVICE, OTHERS DEFIED IT AT THEIR PERIL. STILL THE IDIOTS THAT TRY AND GO THROUGH, SO YOU'VE JUST GOTTA DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS. WE JUST LIVE UP THE ROAD, AND WE TOW THEM OUT EVERY YEAR. WITH THREE DAYS' WARNING, FARMERS HAD TIME TO PREPARE, BUT OTHERS FACED A LAST-MINUTE DASH TO GET THEIR PRECIOUS GEAR TO HIGHER GROUND. WE'VE JUST GOTTA GET THESE PLANES UP HERE ON THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE OTAIO RIVER'S COMING UP, AND IN THE PAST IT'S COVERED ALL THAT GROUND UP THERE. THIS IS THE KAKANUI RIVER. NORMALLY NOT MUCH MORE THAN A GENTLE STREAM, TODAY IT IS HUNDREDS OF METRES WIDE AND FLOWING AT 100 TIMES ITS NORMAL VOLUME. THE WAITAKI DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS URGED RESIDENTS TO BOIL AND CONSERVE THEIR WATER, WITH MOST RURAL WATER SCHEMES TURNED OFF. TEMPORARY WELFARE CENTRES HAVE BEEN SET UP IN KUROW, DUNTROON AND KAKANUI, AND PEOPLE ARE REMINDED TO CHECK ON ELDERLY, DISABLED OR VULNERABLE NEIGHBOURS. AUTHORITIES ARE KEEPING A NERVOUS EYE ON THE WATER LEVELS AS THE RECORD RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL. MAX, A LONG NIGHT AHEAD. CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE ROADS? State highway one north of Oamaru is closed. Things will be reassessed in the morning. It's a jovial mood here. People are accepting of the weather. THANKS. MAX BANIA IN MAHENO. THE TWO DAYS OF STEADY RAIN'S ALSO CAUSED TRAVEL DELAYS AND SCHOOL CLOSURES IN THE SOUTH ISLAND'S BIGGEST CITIES. WITH THE LATEST, HERE'S MEGAN MARTIN. NATURE'S TAKEN OVER ON SEVERAL ROADS AROUND DUNEDIN,... I'M ONLY ABOUT A KILOMETRE FROM HOME, SO IT'S A BIT OF A DRAG. ...LEAVING THE LOCALS ONLY ONE OPTION. SURFACE FLOODING IN CHRISTCHURCH CAUSED THE SAME HASSLE. I THOUGHT I'D GET MY TOGS ON, START WALKING. I'VE ALWAYS PARK MY CAR AROUND THE CORNER, JUST FOR DAYS LIKE THIS, AND, YEAH, IT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY I CAN DO IT UNLESS I BUY A CANOE. THE LOBURN IN NORTH CANTERBURY CLAIMED THIS BRIDGE, WHILE TO THE SOUTH OF DUNEDIN, THE TAIERI RIVER IS WELL AND TRULY IN FLOOD. THE WATER'S FLOWING AT ABOUT 1000M3 PER SECOND HERE IN THE TAIERI AT THE MOMENT. THE OR SAY IT COULD REACH UP TO ABOUT 1200, AT WHICH POINT IT WILL FLOW OUT INTO THE HOLDING PONDS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT'S DESIGNED TO DO. THE INTENTION IS TO DIVERT MORE WATER FROM THE TAIERI RIVER INTO THE UPPER POND AND THEREFORE REDUCE FLOWS FURTHER DOWNSTREAM. FARMERS ARE WELL PREPARED, ENSURING STOCK IS SAFE. WE'VE ALL GOT GOOD ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE FROM THE OTAGO REGIONAL COUNCIL, SO WE SORT OF KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, AND EVERYONE'S USING IT. STATE HIGHWAY 1 NORTH OF DUNEDIN IS FLOODED AT SEVERAL POINTS, CAUSING TRAVEL FRUSTRATION. WE'LL WAIT AND SEE WHETHER WE HAVE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THROUGH. IF NOT, WE'LL BE HEADING BACK TO TOWN TO DO OTHER WORK, I GUESS. IT'LL BE A NERVOUS NIGHT FOR SOME AS THE FLOODS FLOW CLOSER AND CLOSER TO HOME. MEGAN MARTIN, ONE NEWS. AND FOR AN UPDATE ON WHETHER PEOPLE CAN EXPECT RESPITE FROM THE RAIN, LET'S GET THE LATEST FROM JIM. WE INDICATED YESTERDAY THE DRENCHING RAIN OVER TASMAN BAY WOULD MOVE SOUTH. AS YOU'VE SEEN, IT'S DONE THAT IN HEAVY QUANTITIES. THE GOOD NEWS? MORE RAIN OVERNIGHT, BUT NOT IN DELUGE QUANTITIES. Heavy rainfall warning has been lifted by MetService most of Canterbury is now back to showers. THE NEXT BIG WEATHER EVENT'S ROLLING IN RIGHT ON TOP OF THE HEAVY RAIN. A VISITOR FROM THE ICE CAPS AS A POLAR SOUTHERLY SUGAR-COATS THE SOUTH WITH SNOW FROM WEDNESDAY. MORE ON THAT LATER. THANKS, JIM. THE 63-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED WHEN HER HOME WAS DEMOLISHED BY A LANDSLIDE HAS BEEN NAMED. ARTIST JUDE HIVON HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'SALT OF THE EARTH' BY NEIGHBOURS WHO TRIED TO RESCUE HER. THE LANDSLIDE ENGULFED HER HOME IN THE NELSON REGION YESTERDAY, FOLLOWING TORRENTIAL RAIN. A VALUABLE SALMON FARM'S ALSO BEEN DESTROYED IN THE DELUGE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THAT STORY LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR. AND WE'VE EXTRA WEATHER PICTURES ON ONENEWS.CO.NZ WHERE YOU CAN ALSO KEEP UP TO DATE ON ROAD CLOSURES. THE TRIAL OF FORMER PIKE RIVER COAL BOSS PETER WHITTALL ON 12 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHARGES WILL BE HEARD IN WELLINGTON. A JUDGE HAS AGREED TO MOVE FROM GREYMOUTH BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH AND COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE. BUT IT'S NOT NEWS THE FAMILIES OF THE 29 MINERS WHO DIED WERE HOPING FOR, AS MIKE THORPE REPORTS. FAMILIES OF THE PIKE 29 ARE WELL ACCUSTOMED TO BAD NEWS. I'D MENTALLY PREPARED MYSELF FOR IT. I WAS ABSOLUTELY GUTTED. I HAD TO GO OUT AND WALK IT OFF. JUDGE JANE FARISH'S DECISION MEANS SCENES LIKE THIS ONE ARE UNLIKELY TO BE SEEN AGAIN AT GREYMOUTH DISTRICT COURT. THE MAN FACING 12 CHARGES OF FAILING TO ENSURE THE MINERS' SAFETY WON HIS APPEAL TO STAND TRIAL IN WELLINGTON. JUDGE FARISH SAID SHE HAD SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME CONSIDERING THE COMPETING INTERESTS ` THOSE OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND THE HIGH PUBLIC INTEREST ` AGAINST THE ABILITY OF MR WHITTALL TO RECEIVE A FAIR TRIAL AND BE ABLE TO CONDUCT A DEFENCE. SHE SAID IT WAS THE COMPLEXITY AND LENGTH OF THE TRIAL WHICH WERE DETERMINATIVE IN HER DECISION, ADDING: FROM LOGISTICS POINT OF VIEW, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN WELLINGTON. IT SEEMS THE FAMILIES AREN'T THE ONLY ONES FRUSTRATED BY TODAY'S DECISION. THE GREY DISTRICT MAYOR SAYS AS A FORMER COASTER, PETER WHITALL SHOULD RETURN TO FACE THE MUSIC. WHITTALL'S SAYING, BASICALLY, THAT HE'D BE INTIMIDATED BY COMING HERE TO GREYMOUTH. HE WAS HERE FOR SEVEN YEARS. HE WAS A PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. HE SHOULD FRONT UP. BERNIE MONK SAYS HE'LL TRAVEL TO WELLINGTON, WITH OFFERS OF ACCOMMODATION ALREADY ROLLING IN. HE SAYS BEING THERE IS IMPORTANT. ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE BACKING MR WHITTALL ` WE WANT TO LOOK THEM IN THE EYE AND SEE THE REASONS WHY. THAT COULD BE A LONG PROCESS. THE DEFENCE PLANS TO CALL UP TO 113 WITNESSES. THE TRIAL ITSELF IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL EARLY NEXT YEAR. MIKE THORPE, ONE NEWS. POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THEY'VE DREDGED TWO EFFLUENT PONDS ON THE FEILDING FARM WHERE SCOTT GUY WAS KILLED. OFFICERS SPENT NINE DAYS SIFTING THROUGH 500 TONS OF MUD AND SILT, BUT SAY THEY FOUND NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE. THE FAMILY OF SCOTT GUY'S WIDOW, KYLEE, WANTED POLICE TO SCOUR THE PONDS IN CASE THEY CONTAINED CRUCIAL EVIDENCE. SCOTT GUY'S BROTHER-IN-LAW EWEN MACDONALD HAS BEEN CLEARED OF THE 2010 MURDER. THE WOMAN WHO CLAIMED SHE WAS RAPED BY SENIOR POLICEMEN IN HER TEENS IS NOW WORKING WITH THE POLICE. LOUISE NICHOLAS HAS HELPED PRODUCE A BROCHURE GIVING OFFICERS GUIDELINES FOR HOW TO DEAL WITH VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE ATTITUDES OF POLICE, THE ATTITUDES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABSOLUTELY NEED TO CHANGE AS WELL. CLINT RICKARDS, BRAD SHIPTON AND BOB SCHOLLUM WERE CLEARED OF HISTORIC SEX CHARGES AGAINST MS NICHOLAS IN ROTORUA. IT WAS LATER REVEALED SHIPTON AND SCHOLLUM WERE ALREADY SERVING JAIL TERMS FOR RAPE. AND 'SUNDAY' HAS AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH LOUISE NICHOLAS FROM 7 O'CLOCK ON SUNDAY. ONE NEWS HAS LEARNED THERE SOON COULD BE ANOTHER BY-ELECTION. LABOUR MP LIANNE DALZIEL IS EXPECTED TO CONFIRM SHE'S RUNNING FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH MAYORALTY, CREATING A VACANCY IN HER CHRISTCHURCH EAST ELECTORATE. DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH HAS THE STORY AND JOINS US NOW WITH DETAILS. JESS. WE'VE HEARD FROM SEVERAL SOURCES TODAY THAT LIANNE DALZIEL IS SET TO ANNOUNCE HER INTENTION TO STAND AS CHRISTCHURCH MAYOR. I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE HAS SET THE DATE BEFORE AND THEY HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT AT THE MOMENT, SATURDAY IS SET ASIDE. She is said to go up against the current Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker. This announcement could be significant. She could be forced to resign from Parliament LABOUR IS ALREADY FIGHTING A BY-ELECTION IN IKAROA-RAWHITI. COULD THEY COPE WITH TWO? BY-ELECTIONS ARE EXPENSIVE. THE IKAROA-RAWHITI BY-ELECTION WILL BE IN TWO WEEKS' TIME. I CAUGHT UP WITH DAVID SHEARER TODAY AND ASKED HIM IF LABOUR IS READY FOR A BY-ELECTION. LOOK, IF IT COMES TO THAT, YES, OF COURSE WE ARE. WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE SAD TO LOSE LIANNE, BUT THAT'S HER DECISION ON WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO. ANOTHER OTHER ELEMENT IS TO REPLACE LIANNE DALZIEL WITH ANOTHER CHRISTCHURCH EAST MP. WE UNDERSTAND LABOUR IS DEBATING NEW BLOOD. A FAMILIAR NAME IS CLAYTON COSRGOVE, FOR EXAMPLE. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST BROADCASTING COMPANIES HAS GONE INTO RECEIVERSHIP, WITH DEBTS OF MORE THAN $700M. NEW OWNERS ARE ALREADY POISED TO TAKE OVER MEDIAWORKS, TELLING STAFF THEIR JOBS ARE SAFE. JOANNA HUNKIN WITH THE DETAILS. MEDIAWORKS STAFF STAYED SMILING AS THEY HEADED INTO WORK TODAY AMIDST NEWS THE ORGANISATION IS NOW IN RECEIVERSHIP. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A DEBT STRUCTURE WHICH HAS KILLED A BUSINESS. OWNERS IRONBRIDGE OWED AROUND $700M TO LENDERS. TODAY'S DEAL REWORKED THOSE DEBTS, WRITING OFF AROUND $600M. TV3 AND MEDIAWORKS RADIO ARE BOTH TRADING PROFITABLY, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE. THEY'RE GOOD, SOUND BUSINESSES. AND THEIR PROBLEM HAS ALL BEEN ONE OF SERVICING DEBT THAT WAS FAR TOO HIGH IN THE FIRST PLACE. FOR THOSE AT HOME, NOTHING WILL CHANGE, WHILE 1400 STAFF HAVE ALSO BEEN ASSURED IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL. MEDIAWORKS STAFF WERE TOLD NOT TO SPEAK TO EXTERNAL MEDIA TODAY. BUT PEOPLE I SPOKE WITH SAY EVERYONE'S PRETTY RELAXED ABOUT THE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND THEIR JOBS HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED. A RESTRUCTURE HAD BEEN ON THE CARDS FOR SOME TIME, AND THERE'S JUST A SENSE OF RELIEF NOW THEY KNOW HOW THAT HAND WILL PLAY OUT. THAT INCLUDES A NEW BOARD HEADED BY THIS MAN ` AUSTRALIA'S ROD MCGEOGH ` WHILE VETERAN KIWI PRODUCER JULIE CHRISTIE HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED AS A BOARD MEMBER. BUT IT'S NOT A DONE DEAL YET. WE ARE OBLIGATED TO GET THE BEST PRICE POSSIBLE FOR THE ASSETS. IF SOMEONE ELSE IS INTERESTED, WE ARE AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THOSE OFFERS. FOR TV3, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME RECEIVERS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN. IN 1990, WESTPAC PLACED THE CHANNEL INTO RECEIVERSHIP JUST FIVE MONTHS AFTER IT FIRST WENT TO AIR. BACK THEN, MOST OF THE INDUSTRY GOT BEHIND TV3, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IT GO. AND I THINK THE SAME IS STILL TRUE. THERE'S NOBODY THAT WANTS TO SEE TV3 DISAPPEAR. TODAY'S DEAL ENSURES THAT'S NOT AN OPTION. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS BRITISH POLICE SAY THEY'RE LOOKING INTO AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A CELEBRITY COOK AND HER MULTIMILLIONAIRE HUSBAND. PICTURES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED THAT APPEAR TO SHOW NIGELLA LAWSON BEING GRABBED BY THE THROAT. MATT MCLEAN HAS MORE. MMM. NOW THAT IS REALLY DIVINE. SHE'S KNOWN AROUND THE GLOBE FOR HER LUSCIOUS RECIPES AND FLIRTATIOUS DELIVERY, BUT IT'S AN ALLEGED THROAT THROTTLE THAT HAS NIGELLA LAWSON MAKING NEWS. THESE PAPARAZZI SNAPS WERE TAKEN BY BRITISH TABLOID THE SUNDAY PEOPLE. THEY APPEAR TO SHOW LAWSON'S HUSBAND, ADVERTISING MILLIONAIRE CHARLES SAATCHI, SQUEEZE HER THROAT WITH HIS HANDS. SHE LOOKS FEARFUL. THEN THIS SHOT ` THE 70-YEAR-OLD TWEAKING HIS WIFE'S NOSE, LEAVING HER LOOKING VISIBLY UPSET. MMM. EVERYTHING I'D HOPED IT WOULD BE. NIGELLA LAWSON MARRIED CHARLES SAATCHI BACK IN 2003. IN 2007, THE COOK ADMITTED IN AN INTERVIEW THAT SHE AND HER HUSBAND CAN HAVE FIERY ROWS. SHE'S QUOTED AS SAYING: SCOTLAND YARD HAS SAID IT IS MAKING ENQUIRIES TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS OF THE INCIDENT. MEANWHILE, BRITAIN'S 'THE DAILY MAIL' CLAIM THESE PHOTOS SHOW THE 53-YEAR-OLD LEAVING HER MARITAL HOME WITH A SUITCASE JUST HOURS AFTER THE PICTURES EMERGED. THERE'S NO WORD IN HER WHEREABOUTS OR WHETHER SHE'LL BE BACK. MATT MCLEAN, ONE NEWS NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` WE'VE AN UPDATE ON THE ARMED HOLD-UP AT A BANK IN AUCKLAND. SOUTH AFRICA MARKS THE SOWETO UPRISING AS CONCERNS ARE RAISED ABOUT CIVIL UNREST IF NELSON MANDELA DIES. A SHOW OF EMOTION BEFORE HE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER. NOW, MARK LUNDY'S APPEAL'S ABOUT TO BEGIN IN LONDON. AND, THOUSANDS OF FRESHWATER SALMON LEFT HIGH AND DRY ` TORRENTIAL RAIN WIPES OUT A NELSON BUSINESS. TINKLING MUSIC Did you know you can get creative with your digital photos right from your smartphone? There are loads of free smartphone apps that make it fun and easy to transform your digital snaps into works of art. They let you add effects and adjust pictures before or even after you take them. You can make photos more dramatic, more colourful and vibrant. Or retro if you want to go for a vintage look. Here's an app I've downloaded. I can use it to take a new photo or open up any photo on this phone. But you can't beat a self-portrait. But you can't beat a self-portrait. CLICK! But you can't beat a self-portrait. CLICK! Now I can choose a style, give it a border, add a blur and adjust the contrast. Brilliant. When I'm done, I can even send it to friends straight from my smartphone. Have fun getting creative with your pictures by trying out some photography apps on your smartphone. I'll show you how to find and use a photo app at techinasec.co.nz NOW, JUST UPDATING OUR STILL DEVELOPING NEWS STORY ` THE ARMED HOLD-UP IN AUCKLAND. ONE NEWS UNDERSTANDS THERE ARE PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE BUILDINGS IN THE PENROSE AREA. KATE LYNCH HAS MORE DETAILS AND JOINS US FROM OUR NEWSROOM. KATE. The police had just released information saying that nine staff members from the Westpac Penrose branch have come out unharmed. They were not threatened by the man. The aos are negotiating. Two eyewitnesses have described the scene for one news there was a guy on my right. We've got cops. There are cop cars. There is not any movement now. They were here half an hour ago. The 41-year-old man is still inside the bank. The police negotiating team are dealing with him. The advising motorists that the motorway around the area is closed. ENCOURAGING NEWS ON NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH HAS EMERGED ON THE DAY SOUTH AFRICANS MARKED AN IMPORTANT ANNIVERSARY IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY COMMEMORATED 37 YEARS SINCE THE SOWETO UPRISING. 200 STUDENTS WERE KILLED WHILE PROTESTING AGAINST PLANS TO ENFORCE THE AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE IN BLACK SCHOOLS. THE CRIES OF THEIR MOTHERS, WHICH` MOTHERS WHO CRIED DURING THE 1976 SOWETO UPRISING. KNOWING THAT A MOTHER WAS CRYING, SAYING, 'WHERE'S MY CHILD? 'WHERE'S MY CHILD?' IN ZULU, WE SAY,... (SPEAKS ZULU) 'MUM, I'M AT PEACE. 'MY MOTHER IS CALLING ME TO COME HOME.' THE DAY IS NOW DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL YOUTH DAY. AFTER NINE DAYS IN HOSPITAL, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH IS IMPROVING. BUT SOME IN THE COUNTRY FEAR THEY AREN'T GETTING THE FULL STORY AND ARE CONCERNED VIOLENCE WILL ERUPT IF THE 94 YEAR-OLD DIES. LISA OWEN IS IN SOUTH AFRICA. THIS SQUARE OPPOSITE THE PRETORIA COURTHOUSE WHERE NELSON MANDELA WAS ONCE SENTENCED TO JAIL USED TO BE 'WHITES ONLY'. NOW THIS CIVIL RIGHTS CAMPAIGNER IS VERY MUCH IN THE MINORITY. I DON'T THINK RECONCILIATION HAS SUCCEEDED TO THE EXTENT THAT PEOPLE WOULD WANT IT TO SUCCEED. MAN SPEAKS AFRIKAANS ERNST ROETS AND THE THOUSANDS OF AFRIKANERS ` WHITE SOUTH AFRICANS ` HE SPEAKS FOR HAVE BEEN PROTESTING THE TORTURE AND MURDER OF WHITE FARMERS. A FARMER'S CHANCE OF BEING MURDERED IS TWICE AS HIGH AS THAT OF A POLICE OFFICER. WHILE THE WORLD WAITS FOR NEWS ABOUT NELSON MANDELA'S HEALTH,... WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT HE CONTINUES TO GET BETTER. PEOPLE SING HYMN ...THERE ARE FEARS VIOLENCE COULD ESCALATE WHEN THE FORMER PRESIDENT DIES. THERE IS TALK ABOUT ALL SORTS OF CONSPIRACIES ABOUT A RACE WAR THAT IS GOING TO BREAK OUT. THE SOCIAL MEDIA MESSAGES ARE CONFRONTING. 'YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE DAY MANDELA IS DYING. 'WE ARE GOING TO COME FOR YOU. WE ARE GOING TO KILL YOUR WIVES. 'WE ARE GOING TO KILL YOUR CHILDREN.' NELSON MANDELA IS SEEN AS THE GLUE THAT HOLDS A DIVERSE SOUTH AFRICA TOGETHER. TO PUT IT BLUNTLY, AND WITH RESPECT, ONCE MANDELA IS NOT IN THE PICTURE ANY MORE, I BELIEVE WE WILL MOVE MORE SWIFTLY TOWARDS THE NEW ANC, WHICH IS A MORE AGGRESSIVE ANC. BY THAT HE MEANS WHITE FARMERS BEING FORCED OFF THE LAND. BUT A PASSER-BY SHOWS ERNST ROETS A NEWSPAPER REPORT SAYING MANDELA'S HEALTH IS IMPROVING: BUT THIS CAMPAIGNER BELIEVES A LACK OF ACCURATE INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING NOTHING TO HELP PEOPLE PREPARE. THEY WOULD ALWAYS SAY, 'HE IS DOING VERY WELL.' HE IS NOT DOING VERY WELL. HE IS 94 YEARS OLD. HE SAYS MOST SOUTH AFRICANS WANT TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE, BUT THEY MUST STRIVE FOR THAT BEYOND NELSON MANDELA'S LEGACY. LISA OWEN, ONE NEWS, PRETORIA. ANOTHER WAVE OF CAR BOMBINGS ACROSS IRAQ'S RAISING FEARS THE COUNTRY MAY DESCEND INTO SECTARIAN WAR. AT LEAST 30 PEOPLE DIED IN THE BOMB ATTACKS TARGETING MAINLY SHIA MUSLIMS. GUNMEN ALSO SHOT DEAD SIX POLICEMEN AT A CHECKPOINT. VIOLENCE IN IRAQ HAS GROWN SHARPLY IN RECENT MONTHS, WITH MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN MAY ALONE. THE TURMOIL'S EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN TURKEY, WITH UNIONS CALLING FOR A NATIONWIDE STRIKE LATER TONIGHT, NZ TIME. CLASHES CONTINUE AS RIOT POLICE TRY TO KEEP DEMONSTRATORS FROM REGROUPING AT ISTANBUL'S GEZI PARK, AFTER THEY WERE EVICTED YESTERDAY. VIOLENCE HAS SPREAD TO THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL. WHERE POLICE FIRED WATER CANON TO DISPERSE CROWDS AFTER AN ESTIMATED 10,000 PEOPLE GATHERED TO MARK THE DEATH OF A FELLOW PROTESTOR. THE TOP US NAVY CHIEF HAS MADE A FLEETING VISIT TO SAMOA, REFLECTING THE PACIFIC'S STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE TO THE SUPERPOWER. SECRETARY RAY MABUS IS ON A PACIFIC-ASIA TOUR. HE VISITED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE OF A NEW $1.2M US-FUNDED HOSPITAL. SECRETARY MABUS SAYS THE US IS COMMITTED TO THE REGION'S SECURITY AND STABILITY. FOR REALLY THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, YOU HAVE A NAVAL POWER, THE UNITED STATES, WHICH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES HAS BEEN THE PRE-EMINENT NAVAL POWER IN THE WORLD. BY THE END OF THIS DECADE, 60% OF THE US NAVY FLEET WILL HAVE A PRESENCE IN THE PACIFIC. BACK TO OUR WEATHER NOW. IT'S ALL EYES SOUTH WITH MORE RAIN THEN SNOW ON THE WAY? RAIN'S SLOWLY EASING IN NORTH OTAGO, BUT AN ANTARCTICA SOUTHERLY'S ON THE WAY FOR LATE WEDNESDAY. TOUGH ON THE COWS, BUT GREAT FOR SKIERS AND BOARDERS. HERE'S THE RAIN'S LEGACY. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ I'LL BE BACK WITH RAIN SHINE AND SNOW IN THE FORECAST AFTER SPORT. COMING UP ` MARK LUNDY, CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE AND CHILD, TAKES HIS APPEAL TO LONDON. TRYING TO RETRIEVE WHAT'S LEFT OF A BUSINESS DEVASTATED BY HEAVY RAIN. A CRUEL BLOW FOR A NELSON COMPANY. AND WINNERS ARE GRINNERS. THE WARRIORS RETURN AFTER RUFFLING THE ROOSTERS' FEATHERS. IT'S NOW FOUR WINS ON THE TROT. 1 RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, WHICH EMPLOYS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NZERS, HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY OPPOSITION PARTIES. THIS FOLLOWS A JOINT INQUIRY INTO WAYS TO HELP A SECTOR THAT'S BEEN SUFFERING FROM THE HIGH VALUE OF OUR DOLLAR. DONNA-MARIE LEVER REPORTS. AN UNUSUAL TRIO ON TOUR TOGETHER. ALONG WITH THE MANA PARTY, LABOUR, NZ FIRST AND THE GREENS HAVE TEAMED UP TO SAVE WHAT THEY SAY IS AN ECONOMY IN CRISIS. WE JOINED THIS INQUIRY, BECAUSE WE BELIEVE FUNDAMENTALLY THAT THE SITUATION WAS SO SERIOUS THAT ALL THE SIGNS WERE DEMANDING WE PUT ASIDE OUR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES AND TRY AND COME UP WITH A REPORT WE CAN ALL LIVE WITH. LABOUR SAYS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE LOST MANUFACTURING JOBS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS ` 17,000 LAST YEAR ALONE. WE EITHER DO SOMETHING AND GET IN BEHIND MANUFACTURING OR WE FACE LONG-TERM COLLAPSE OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR. CHRISTCHURCH COMPANY HAMILTON JET EMPLOYS 300 STAFF, AND WHILE IT'S A SUCCESS STORY... IT'S NOT EASY, SO WE WELCOME WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT, AND EXCHANGE RATE IS THE BIG ONE. IT'S A VERY BIG ISSUE. THE INQUIRY WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR CLAIMS THE INDUSTRY IS NOW IN CRISIS AND AT TIPPING POINT. IT MAKES 10 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS AS A WAY FORWARD. THE MAJOR THREE: DEALING WITH A VOLATILE EXCHANGE RATE, INVESTING IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ENSURING THAT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FAVOUR NZ COMPANIES. BUT... I RECKON THE ONLY CRISIS IS THE ONE THAT'S BREWING IN THE LABOUR PARTY. QUITE HONESTLY, THERE ISN'T ANY MANUFACTURING CRISIS IN NZ. WELL, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE SUBMITTERS SAID TO US. MORE THAN 120 SUBMITTERS SAID THIS IS A TIPPING POINT. THE BLUEPRINT FOR BETTER JOBS AND BIGGER WAGES WILL NOW FORM THE CORE POLICY FOR ALL FOUR PARTIES GOING INTO THE ELECTION. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, ONE NEWS. A TEAM OF TECHNICAL EXPERTS IS BEING BROUGHT IN TO HELP THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL SPEED UP THE BUILDING CONSENT PROCESS. CLAIMS THAT DELAYS IN APPROVING CONSENTS FOR NEW BUILDING WORK HAD REACHED CRISIS POINT SPARKED RUCTIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COUNCIL. CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY MINISTER GERRY BROWNLEE SAYS THE EXTRA STAFF FROM THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT WILL BOOST COUNCIL RESOURCES. IN TWO HOURS FROM NOW, NZER MARK LUNDY'S LAST CHANCE TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE WILL BEGIN IN THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN LONDON. LUNDY'S APPEALING HIS CONVICTION FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER (7) IN 2000. HIS LAWYERS WILL ARGUE THE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM IS FLAWED, INCLUDING THE METHOD USED TO IDENTIFY SPECKS OF BRAIN TISSUE FOUND ON LUNDY'S SHIRT. FAMILY FRIENDS ARE ANXIOUS. WE KNOW THAT MARK HAS A VERY GOOD LAWYER IN ENGLAND. THEY'RE TRYING TO DISCREDIT ALL THE EVIDENCE. SO IT IS VERY VERY NERVE-RACKING. AND WE'RE REALLY FEELING IT AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S ALL BLOWN UP IN OUR FACE AGAIN. WE'VE GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT AGAIN; THINK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. LUNDY WAS JAILED 20 AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY. THE APPEAL'S SET DOWN FOR THREE DAYS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` A STANDOFF CONTINUES TONIGHT IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF PENROSE, WHERE A MAN (41) MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR IS THREATENING SELF-HARM AT A BANK. NINE STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RELEASED, UNHARMED. POLICE HAVE CORDONED OFF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE MAN. WIDESPREAD FLOODING CAUSED BY RECORD-BREAKING RAIN HAS CUT DUNEDIN OFF FROM THE NORTH. MANY ROADS ACROSS THE OTAGO REGION REMAIN CLOSED, AND THERE'S MORE DOWNPOURS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ADVISED TO CHECK ON NEIGHBOURS IF POSSIBLE. FLOODING'S ALSO CLOSED ROADS AND SCHOOLS IN CANTERBURY. AND FORECASTERS ARE NOW WARNING SOUTH ISLANDERS TO BRACE FOR SNOW. AND WHILE THE RAIN HAS STOPPED IN NELSON, THE DELUGE HAS LEFT ONE BUSINESS OUT OF POCKET BY AN ESTIMATED HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. OVERNIGHT, TORRENTIAL RAIN CAUSED A NUMBER OF MASSIVE SLIPS IN THE TASMAN DISTRICT. DANIEL FAITAUA WAS IN NELSON. THE DAMAGE IS HEARTBREAKING ` EIGHT YEARS OF HARD WORK ON THIS TAKAKA SALMON FARM WIPED OUT IN JUST A FEW MINUTES THERE WAS A BIG RUMBLE, AND ALL THE MESS CAME DOWN. I THOUGHT... STARTS WITH S-H AND ENDS WITH I-T. AS CONTRACTORS WORK TO CLEAR THE DEBRIS, THE FRESHWATER SALMON ARE LEFT HIGH AND DRY. 15,000 IN THIS POD ALONE ` DEAD. THE FINANCIAL LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $500,000. WE NEED TO KEEP GOING. BUT DEPENDING ON THE MONEY. IT SOUNDS RIDICULOUS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED AS WELL. AND THE LOSS OF ALL THE FISH THAT IS GONE. TORRENTIAL RAIN BATTERED NELSON AGAIN OVERNIGHT, CAUSING MAJOR DISRUPTION AND A NUMBER OF ROAD CLOSURES. WITH THEIR STREET UNDERWATER, RESIDENTS IN THE SUBURB OF RIWAKA WERE FORCED TO EVACUATE. WHAT CAN YOU DO? WE'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. I'VE ASKED THE LOCAL CONTRACTOR TO DUMP A WHOLE LOT OF A280 IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. HIS NEIGHBOUR CHOSE TO RIDE IT OUT. JUST HOPING THE WATER WON'T GO BEYOND THE ENTRANCE HERE. FORTUNATELY, WE GOT OUR TWO-STOREY HOUSE. WE CAN STAY UPSTAIRS. IN DEC 2011, WE HAD IN SOME PLACES MUCH HEAVIER RAIN OVER A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. THIS ONE HAS BEEN A HUGE AMOUNT OF RAIN OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THE SALMON FARM OPERATORS PREDICT IT'LL TAKE TWO YEARS TO GET BACK TO BUSINESS, AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES DISTRAUGHT AT THE DAMAGE. DEVASTATED. YEP, I THINK IT'S PRETTY SAD. PRETTY SAD FOR GOLDEN BAY. IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST TOURIST ATTRACTIONS THAT EVER HAPPENED IN GOLDEN BAY. BUT THE OWNERS SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY'LL PULL THROUGH WITH THE HELP OF THE COMMUNITY. DANIEL FAITAUA, ONE NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND GOLF'S CRUEL ` JUST ASK PHIL MICKELSON. WE HAVE MICKELSON'S US OPEN MISS NEXT. JUSTIN ROSE SECURES THE OPEN. WAIT FOR IT, WHAT IT MEANS TO END ENGLAND'S 43-YEAR OPEN DROUGHT. PLUS, THE ENGLISH INFLICT SOME MORE TOP ORDER PAIN ON THE BLACK CAPS. CAN NZ STILL MAKE THE CHAMPIONS SEMIS? AND HOW THIS TACKLE SUMS UP THE WARRIORS' RESURGENCE. WE TALK TO SHAUN JOHNSON AND CO. ABOUT THAT STAGGERING UPSET WIN GO ON SMILE ` IT'S FOUR IN A ROW. Are your savings gathering dust? DING! Then give them a chance to really grow, because there's a new millionaire created every month. Visit bonusbonds.co.nz to invest now. FIRST UP TONIGHT ` TO THE US OPEN GOLF MAJOR, AND YOU HAVE TO FEEL FOR AMERICAN PHIL MICKELSON. HE'S NOW FINISHED SECOND AT THE OPEN A RECORD SIX TIMES. TODAY HE WAS BEATEN BY HIMSELF, THE TRICKY MERION COURSE AND AN ENGLISHMAN, WHO'S FINALLY REACHED HIS POTENTIAL, AFTER TURNING PRO AT THE AGE OF 17. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. AFTER FOUR GRUELLING DAYS, THE US OPEN BOILED DOWN TO A DUEL. JUSTIN ROSE LED THE WAY; THE OMENS FOR A FIRST MAJOR TITLE LOOKING GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUSTIN ROSE. THE ENGLISHMAN (32) WITH NO PROBLEM READING THE SNAKY SEVENTH GREEN. JUSTIN ROSE TO EVEN PAR, NOW TIED FOR THE LEAD. BY CONTRAST, ALL-AMERICAN HERO AND OVERNIGHT LEADER PHIL MICKELSON HAD A TORRID TIME WITH HIS PUTTER. THE PUTTS SIMPLY REFUSED TO DROP, COSTING HIM TWO DOUBLE BOGEYS ON THE FRONT NINE. THE BIRTHDAY BOY WONDERING WHAT MORE HE NEEDS TO DO UNTIL THE 10TH. AND HE WAS RUNNING LEFT TO RIGHT ON THIS VERY COURSE. WELL, THAT'S NICE. CHEERING WHOA! BIRTHDAY PRESENT. MICKELSON NOW DETERMINED TO HAVE HIS CAKE AND EAT IT. ALL THEY NEED IS 43 CANDLES. ROSE WAS EQUALLY DETERMINED TO SPOIL THE AMERICAN'S APPETITE, TAKING THE OUTRIGHT LEAD AT 13. THAT ONE TRUCKING IN. SERIAL RUNNER-UP MICKELSON RESPONDED WITH TRADEMARK TEMPO. AND MICKLESON BURIES A CLUTCH PAR SAVE. THE BATTLE WAGED BACK AND FORTH TO THE 18TH AND TOUGHEST HOLE, WITH ROSE'S SECOND SHOT ON THE PAR-FOUR GOING THROUGH THE GREEN, LEAVING HIM WITH TWO SHOTS TO PROTECT HIS ONE-STROKE LEAD. A TAP IN PAR FOR JUSTIN ROSE. THE SON LOOKED TO THE HEAVENS ON FATHER'S DAY ` HIS MENTOR DIED OF LEUKAEMIA IN 2002. FIGHTING BACK TEARS RIGHT NOW. MICKELSON NEEDED THIS TO FORCE A PLAY-OFF. RUNNER UP BLOCKING IT UP. BUT JUSTIN ROSE IS A US OPEN CHAMPION. THE FIRST ENGLISHMAN TO WIN THE TITLE SINCE TONY JACKLIN IN 1970. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, ALL NORTHERN HEMISPHERE FOUR-STAR EQUESTRIAN TITLES ARE HELD BY RIDERS FROM ONE COUNTRY ` NZ. OVERNIGHT, ANDREW NICHOLSON CLINCHED THE LUHMUHLEN EVENT IN GERMANY, HIS MOUNT, MR CRUISE CONTROL, NOTCHING CLEAR CROSS COUNTRY AND SHOW JUMPING ROUNDS. NICHOLSON SAYS THE BIG GREY LOOKS MORE SUITED TO PULLING A CART THAN EVENTING. I'VE HAD HIM SINCE HE WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND HE'S QUIETLY MANAGED TO GET MORE AGILE AND MORE STREAMLINED AND MORE ATHLETIC, AND NOW HE'S WON A TOP LEVEL EVENT. NICHOLSON HAS FOUR OF THE FIVE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TITLES, WITH FELLOW KIWI JOCK PAGET THIS YEAR'S BADMINTON WINNER. THE WARRIORS HAVE STUNNED THE NRL LEAGUE COMPETITION, UPSETTING THE SYDNEY ROOSTERS FOR THEIR FOURTH WIN IN A ROW. THE 23-12 WIN SHOCKED THE THIRD PLACED ROOSTERS AT HOME IN SYDNEY. THE UPSET WAS BUILT AROUND DETERMINED DEFENCE, LED BY THEIR HALF-BACK. SHAUN JOHNSON HAS EVERY REASON TO SMILE. AND SO HIS TEAMMATES ` A TEAM DOWN AND OUT A MONTH AGO, NOW SCRAMBLING LIKE THEIR LIVES DEPENDED ON IT. CHASED BY JOHNSON. JOHNSON IS CATCHING HIM. JOHNSON HAS MOWED MICHAEL JENNINGS DOWN. HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT TACKLE? UM, I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO SCORE. UM, I GUESS IT'S JUST PART OF HOW OUR ATTITUDES HAVE CHANGED OVER THE PAST MONTH OR SO. FULL-BACK GLEN FISIIAHI ALSO SHOWED NEW ATTITUDE IN A TIGHT TUSSLE, WHERE THANKS TO YOU-KNOW-WHO THE ROOSTERS LED AT HALF-TIME 12-10. SONNY BILL IS OVER AGAINST THE WARRIORS. BUT EVEN SONNY BILL WILLIAMS COULDN'T BREACH THE WARRIORS' DEFENCE TWICE. THE FRUSTRATED ROOSTERS MADE MORE MISTAKES. FISIIAHI INTO A HOLE, RUNNING OFF LOWRIE CHASED BY MALONEY, BUT PUT DOWN THE GLASSES. IT WAS TIME TO RAISE THE GLASSES ON THE BACK OF MORE STIFF DEFENCE BEFORE BIG MANU WRAPPED UP THE SHOCK WIN. VATUVEI IS AWAY, ACROSS, NUUAUSALA CAN'T GET HIM. BIG MANU, MANU VATUVEI. JUST SELF BELIEF AND EFFORT AND ATTITUDE FROM EVERYONE. AFTER THAT GAME AGAINST PENRITH, WE KNEW THAT WE KIND OF HAD TO CHECK WHAT WE HAD TO DO FOR THE TEAM. WITH 31 OF 37 SETS COMPLETED, THE 23-12 WIN IS ANOTHER MASSIVE BOOST TO THE REJUVENATED CLUB. I GUESS CERTAIN PEOPLE ARE MAKING THE PLAYS THAT WE NEEDED AT THE RIGHT TIME, AND, MATE, WE'RE JUST PLAYING FOR EACH OTHER. ON TOP OF THE WIN, THE WARRIORS NOW HAVE A WEEK OFF AND THE BYE BEFORE FACING THE BRONCOS IN AUCKLAND IN A FORTNIGHT. TO RUGBY, AND DESPITE HAVING THE SERIES AGAINST THE FRENCH WRAPPED UP, THE ALL BLACKS AREN'T PLANNING MAJOR CHANGES FOR THE THIRD TEST IN NEW PLYMOUTH. NEWBIES ARE CERTAINLY NO SHOO-IN, AND THE OLD HAND IN THE 13 JERSEY ISN'T READY TO TAKE A BREAK QUITE YET. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. FOR AS LONG AS MOST OF THESE NEW PLYMOUTH YOUNGSTERS CAN REMEMBER, THE ALL BLACKS CENTRE JERSEY HAS BEEN CONRAD SMITH'S. BUT WITH SMITH TAKING A BREAK AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IS THIS THE WEEK TO GIVE A YOUNGSTER A START? I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT LOGIC, AND IF IT COMES TO THAT ` I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM YET ` BUT I'D UNDERSTAND AND TAKE IT. BEING GROOMED FOR THE SPOT IS THIS SEASON'S STANDOUT OUTSIDE BACK, BEN SMITH. HE STARTED AT CENTRE AGAINST SCOTLAND LAST YEAR, AND MAY HAVE TO GET USED TO THE TIGHTER WORKSPACE OF THE MIDFIELD. IT IS A DIFFERENT POSITION AND TAKES A BIT OF GETTING USED TO, BUT HE'S MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DOING IT, AND I'D LOVE TO HELP HIM OUT IF THAT'S WHAT THE COACHES DECIDED. QUITE FRANKLY, HE'S A PRETTY GOOD TEACHER, CONRAD, AND THESE GUYS SEEING WHAT HE DOES AND LEARNING FROM HIM IS ALL PART OF THEIR LEARNING CURVE. FOSTER PLAYS DOWN TALK THAT BEN SMITH'S ATTACKING THREAT IS DILUTED AT CENTRE. THE ENTIRE TEAM ARE KEEN TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR ATTACKING POTENTIAL AS THEY CHASE A COMPLETE PERFORMANCE. I GUESS, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TAKING SMALL STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. IT STILL WASN'T PERFECT. SELECTION HEADACHES THE ONLY PROBLEM SO FAR, WITH DAN CARTER BACK IN THE FOLD FOR THE FINAL TEST. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. THE BLACK CAPS FACE ELIMINATION FROM THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFTER A 10-RUN DEFEAT TO ENGLAND IN CARDIFF. NZ NEEDS OUT-OF-FORM AUSTRALIA TO BEAT SRI LANKA NARROWLY IN THE FINAL GROUP A MATCH TONIGHT TO SQUEEZE THROUGH ON RUN RATE. RAIN REDUCED THE MATCH TO 24 OVERS. PACEMAN MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN STRUCK FIRST, THANKS TO BRENDON MCCULLUM'S REFLEX CATCH. A DIFFERENT STORY FROM OLDER BROTHER. DOWN THE PITCH, STRAIGHT TO HIM... HE'S DROPPED IT! AN ABSOLUTE DOLLY. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? DOESN'T GET EASIER THAN THAT. THAT'S THREE CATCHES HE'S PUT DOWN. ALASTAIR COOK TOOK ADVANTAGE, ENGLAND'S TOP SCORER WITH 64, LEAVING THE KIWIS CHASING 170 FOR VICTORY. THE FOURTH OVER OF THE CHASE PROVED PIVOTAL. WILL IT GO ALL THE WAY? FERDINAND SETS HIMSELF. AN UGLY INNINGS FROM LUKE RONCHI COMES TO AN END. BOWLED HIM, INSIDE EDGE! ANDERSON ON FIRE. GUPTILL CAUGHT IN THE CREASE. KANE WILLIAMSON ANSWERED THE SOS, NEARLY BAILING THE KIWIS OUT. BUT A CRUCIAL CALL WITH WILLIAMSON ON 67 LEFT THE BLACK CAPS WITH TOO MUCH TO DO. YEAH, IT'LL BE JIMMY ANDERSON, THE MAN TO TAKE THE CATCH. WE'RE HAVING A LOOK. YEAH, FRONT FOOT, I THINK. UMPIRES CALLED FOR IT. I THINK THIS IS A NO-BALL. OH, HE'S BEEN GIVEN! COREY ANDERSON MADE THE MOST OF HIS LATE CALL-UP TO DEBUT WITH 30, FINDING THE RIVER TAFF WITH THIS SIX. BUT THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ` ENGLAND INTO THE SEMI-FINALS BY MORE THAN A NOSE. NZ COULD ALSO SNEAK THROUGH IF THE AUSTRALIA AND SRI LANKA MATCH IS RAINED OFF TONIGHT IN LONDON. THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS ARE JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING NBA CHAMPIONS AFTER A CONVINCING WIN OVER MIAMI IN GAME FIVE. MANU GINOBILI GOT HIS FIRST START OF THE SEASON FOR THE SPURS, RISING TO THE CHALLENGE WITH 10 ASSISTS AND 24 POINTS, INCLUDING THE OPENING SHOT. GINOBILI RIGHT AWAY LOOKS TO SHOOT. BOY, DOES THAT HAVE TO FEEL GOOD FOR MANU GINOBILI. AS GINOBILI PUTS IT UP... AND PUTS IT IN! THE MANU GINOBILI OF ALL TONIGHT HERE IN GAME FIVE. DANNY GREEN CONTINUED HIS FINALS FORM, AILING SIX THREE-POINTERS TO TAKE HIS FINALS TALLY TO 23, A NEW RECORD. FORMER HOLDER RAY ALLEN COULD ONLY WATCH ON. THE HEAT NEVER FOUND THE FRONT, EVENTUALLY LOSING 104-114. THEY MUST NOW WIN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY A MONTH TO RETAIN THE TITLE. THANKS. AHEAD ON ONE NEWS, WE'LL UPDATE THE ARMED STANDOFF AT AN AUCKLAND BANK. AND JIM'S GOT THE LATEST ON HEAVY RAIN AND THE PROSPECT OF SNOW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ HE WAS HOLDING GUN NEXT TO HIS HEAD THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION WORHT NOTING POLICE HAVE CLOSED GREAT SOUTH RD