GOOD EVENING. THE FEROCIOUS SOUTHERLY STORM THAT DELIVERED HEAVY SNOW, RAIN AND SEVERE GALES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS SLOWLY ABATED TODAY AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN. STILL A STING IN THE TAIL, THOUGH, FOR EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WITH SOME MORE SNOW AND RAIN. I'LL HAVE THE LAST OF THE WARNINGS FOR YOU SHORTLY. 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. TONIGHT, A TOWN FROZEN IN TIME ` WE GO IN WITH CIVIL DEFENCE TO SEE HOW PEOPLE ARE COPING. THE SURF CLUB HAVING TO DIG DEEP AS WELLINGTON BATTLES TO PICK ITSELF UP FROM A BATTERING. EWE BETTER BELIEVE IT. SEE THE MISSION TO SAVE ONE VERY MISERABLE MERINO. AND AN ASSEMBLY OF ALL BLACK STARS, BUT WHO'S PAYING FOR A FACE-OFF WITH THE FRENCH? FIRST ` THE SOUTH ISLAND TOWN THAT'S BEEN SNOWED IN FOR 48 HOURS. AND IT FACES A LONG HAUL TO RETURN TO NORMAL LIFE. THERE'S BEEN BRIEF RESPITE IN TEKAPO AS ROADS REOPENED TO LET PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF THE SOUTH CANTERBURY TOWN. AMONG THEM, OUR REPORTER DONNA-MARIE LEVER, WHO LEADS TONIGHT'S COMPREHENSIVE WEATHER COVERAGE. ESCORTED IN BY CIVIL DEFENCE. THESE ROADS ARE STILL ICY AND DANGEROUS. WE'RE CHAINED UP AND HAVING TO STOP OFTEN. WORK TO CLEAR A SAFE PATH IS CONSTANT. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, IT'S WORSE IN TOWN. AND AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR LOCALS. DOGS BARK ARE YOU GUYS ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE GOT POWER AND PROVISIONS AND EVERYTHING YOU NEED? ABSOLUTELY, YEAH. WE'RE FINE. TEKAPO IS ALL BUT SNOWED IN. CARS AND VANS ARE COMPLETELY CONCEALED. IN PLACES, IT'S OVER MY HEAD. UP THE TOP OF MT JOHN, IT'S ABOUT 2M. ACCESS TO HOMES AND DRIVEWAYS IS AN ONGOING STRUGGLE. BY HAND... AND MACHINE, RESIDENTS AND CONTRACTORS ARE SLOWLY DIGGING THEIR WAY OUT. WE'RE STRUGGLING A BIT FOR DELIVERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT ` RUNNING OUT OF THINGS IN THE PUB, FOOD-WISE. MANY TOURISTS HAVE BEEN TRAPPED HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE HAVE A FLIGHT. OUR PLANE IS LEAVING TONIGHT, AND I HAVE MY EXAM IN AUCKLAND, SO I HOPE TO CATCH MY FLIGHT. SO GOING BACK BY HITCH-HIKING. IT'S JUST SNOW HANGING OFF EVERYTHING, AND IT LOOKS REALLY SPECTACULAR, BUT WE'RE OVER IT NOW. SIGHTSEERS FINALLY GOT OUT AFTER LUNCH, WITH ROADS OPENING BRIEFLY. BUT OTHERS WILL BE HERE FOR SOME TIME. AND IT'S STILL SNOWING HERE, BUT THE CONCERN IS WHEN IT STOPS ` WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT AND ALL OF THIS STARTS TO MELT. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WATER ` AN AWFUL LOT OF WATER. I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY END UP FLOODING. AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING THE CURIOUS TO STAY AWAY FOR NOW. IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS. WE'VE HAD TO RESCUE SOME PEOPLE ALREADY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT HAVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE SNOW, AND WE DON'T WANT ANY MORE. CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN DUMPING SNOW NEAR THE WATER ` OR, AT LEAST, TRYING TO. THE SNOW IS STUCK TO THE DECK OF THE TRUCK, BECAUSE IT'S NOT QUITE SLUSHY ENOUGH TO SLIP OFF. EVENTUALLY, THIS WHITE NUISANCE MAY HAVE TO BE TRUCKED OUT OF THE TOWN COMPLETELY IN A BID TO RECOVER AND CLEAN UP. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, ONE NEWS. AND THE LATEST WE HAVE IS ROADS INTO TEKAPO ARE STILL OPEN TO ALL BUT TOWING VEHICLES. CHAINS ARE A MUST. IN OTAGO, IT'S LANDSLIPS CAUSING MORE HEADACHES FOR HOMEOWNERS IN THE WAKE OF SNOW AND FLOODING. MEGAN MARTIN HAS MORE. IT'S BAD ENOUGH IN DAYLIGHT. BUT AT 4 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, NO ONE KNEW WHERE THIS SLIP WAS HEADED. THERE WAS SOMEONE BANGING ON OUR DOOR ` A POLICEMAN GETTING US UP TO EVACUATE US. SO IT WAS ALL QUITE EXCITING. 11 NEIGHBOURING HOUSEHOLDS WERE EVACUATED. THEY COULD HEAR TREES BREAKING OR BUSHES` BRANCHES BREAKING, AND THEY WERE JUST BEING REALLY GOOD AND EXTRA CAUTIOUS, I THINK. FURTHER NORTH, NEAR RANFURLY, THE ROAD'S CLOSED FOR A DIFFERENT REASON. IT PRETTY MUCH AFFECTS EVERYBODY, REALLY, BUT THERE'S SOME CRITICAL ROUTES WHERE WE'RE KEEN TO GET THE TRUCKS MOVING AGAIN. YOU KNOW, THE LINDIS PASS IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR US ` TO TRY AND GET THAT OPEN. WE'RE ON STATE HIGHWAY 85 HERE ` BETTER KNOWN AS THE PIG ROUTE ` AND IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS. THERE ARE ABOUT 80 PEOPLE WORKING ON ROADS LIKE THIS AROUND OTAGO, TRYING TO GET THEM OPEN, BUT EVEN WHEN THEY ARE OPEN, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. PARTICULARLY DURING THE NIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, IT GETS A LOT COLDER, SO BLACK ICE IS AN ISSUE, BUT EVEN WHERE WE'VE CLEARED THE ROADS, THERE'S STILL PATCHES OF SNOW AND ICE IN ISOLATED AREAS. ROADWORKER GERARD SHEAT COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES WHEN HE FOUND THIS CAMPERVAN STUCK ON THE ROAD EARLY THIS MORNING. LOOKED INSIDE AND THERE WAS TWO KIDS JUST SITTING IN IT, AND I WAS, LIKE, 'OH YEAH, WHERE'S YOUR PARENTS?' THEY WERE, LIKE, 'WALKED OUT THAT WAY TOWARDS RANFURLY.' THEY WERE ALL RESCUED BY FARMERS WHO WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SAVE STOCK AS WELL. TRY AND HACK A BIT OF A TRACK THROUGH. EVERYONE DIGS IN TO HELP. 'COULD BE MY TURN NEXT WEEK', SORT OF THING. SO IT'S, UH, YOU JUST ALL DIVE IN AND GIVE EACH OTHER A HAND. WITH SNOW EASING IN THE SOUTH, IT'S THE PLUNGING TEMPERATURES AND RESULTING ICE THAT'S NOW A WORRY. MEGAN MARTIN, ONE NEWS. A POPULAR SKIFIELD'S DESPERATELY TRYING TO OPEN TOMORROW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG DUMP OF SNOW, BUT MOUNT HUTT HAS OTHER PROBLEMS TO DEAL WITH; AS DO PEOPLE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CHRISTCHURCH. MIKE THORPE EXPLAINS. WAVES LAPPING THE STREETS OF LEESTON, BUT THE ONLY SAND IN SIGHT WAS BAGGED AND TRYING TO KEEP THE WATER OUT. THE SOUTHERLY STORM IS TESTING THE PATIENCE OF MANY, WAITING FOR THE HEAVY WEATHER AND WATER RESTRICTIONS TO LIFT. EMERGENCY SERVICES HAD THEIR OWN ISSUES AS WELL AS RESPONDING TO CALLS. CLOSER TO CHRISTCHURCH, CROSSINGS WERE ONLY JUST POSSIBLE. THE HEATHCOTE RIVER ROSE RAPIDLY INTO NEARBY STREETS AND PROPERTIES. UP AT MT HUTT, HOWEVER THE STORM'S LEFTOVERS ARE BEING WELL RECEIVED; LOCALS RUSHED TO THE RECORD BOOKS. WE HAVE TO GO BACK AS FAR AS 1992 BEFORE WE GET TO ANYTHING AS CLOSE AS THIS. RELENTLESS SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MADE THE CLEAN-UP A CHALLENGE. LOOKING AT THE DRIFTS THAT WE'VE GOT IN VARIOUS PLACES ` UP TO 3M DEEP IN THE CAR PARK; MORE THAN THAT HIGHER UP THE MOUNTAIN; AND ON OUR ACCESS ROAD, OVER TO 6M TO 7M DEEP SNOW DRIFTS. AN AVALANCHE ON THURSDAY SERVED AS A REMINDER OF HOW DANGEROUS THE BIG SNOW CAN BE. THAT'S OUR SNOW-MAKING BUILDING WE FOUND THAT AN AVALANCE HAS BUSTED ITS WAY THROUGH INTO THAT BUILDING, HAS FILLED IT UP WITH ABOUT 1M OF SNOW RIGHT THROUGH TO THE FRONT WALLS. SKIERS MAY NOT HAVE LONG TO WAIT BEFORE THE FRESHLY-DUSTED SLOPES ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. A MORE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE WOULD BE MONDAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, FINGERS CROSSED, IF EVERYTHING WENT OUR WAY, WE'D BE INTO IT TOMORROW. IT'LL BE A LONG COLD NIGHT AHEAD FOR THE CLEAN-UP CREWS. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. MOTORISTS ARE BEING URGED TO TAKE EXTRA CARE IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND, DRIVE CAREFULLY AND DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS, REALLY. THE VISIBILITY NOW IS PRETTY MARGINAL UP THERE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE TOMORROW. FOUL WEATHER'S STILL HAMPERING THE CLEAN-UP IN THE CAPITAL, AND HUNDREDS OF HOMES REMAIN WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT. THIS UPDATE FROM SIMON BRADWELL. THIS IS WHAT THE STORM DID TO THE ISLAND BAY SURF CLUB ` BAD ENOUGH OUTSIDE; EVEN WORSE INSIDE. THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER EQUIPMENT IN THERE THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY STUFFED. A LOT OF OUR STORAGE EQUIPMENT'S HAS JUST BEEN SMASHED IN THERE. OUR KAYAKS ARE NOT LOOKING TOO FLASH. THE AFTERMATH OF THE STORM IS EASY TO SEE RIGHT ALONG WELLINGTON'S SOUTH COAST. CLEANING OUT THIS BOATSHED PROVED HAZARDOUS WORK. IT'LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING IN ABOUT A MONTH. OOH, <BLEEP>. LIKE THE SHED, A BIT OF DAMAGE, BUT HE'LL KEEP GOING. HAVE TO. DON'T WANT TO LOSE THIS. THIS IS TOO MUCH TO US. EVERYTHING IS IN THERE ` ALL OUR GEAR LINESMEN WORKING TO RESTORE POWER TO AROUND 1400 HOMES. HOW MANY JOBS HAVE YOU DONE? AH, I'VE LOST COUNT, TO BE HONEST. THE FIRE WAS THE ONLY LIGHT AT CARMEL BRUCE'S NORMANDALE HOME FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS. IT'S BEEN REALLY COLD, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CAN SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE GOT POWER ON ` IT'S ONLY JUST UP THE HILL ` AND YOU HAVEN'T. RAIL LINKS TO THE HUTT VALLEY ARE STILL DOWN. WORK WILL RESUME AT FIRST LIGHT. WHILE THE WORST OF THE STORM HAS PASSED, IT'S BEEN RAINING NON-STOP ALL DAY. THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 8 DEGREES, BUT WITH A WIND CHILL OF 5, IT FEELS LIKE 2 OR 3. NO WEEKEND OFF FOR ROOFERS AROUND THE REGION EITHER. MY BOSS YESTERDAY PROBABLY HAD 70 CALLS BEFORE LUNCHTIME YESTERDAY, SO, YEAH... THEY STILL KEEP COMING AS WELL. JUNIOR SATURDAY MORNING SOCCER AND RUGBY WAS BLOWN AWAY BY THE STORM. WIND HOWLS BUT OTHER SPORTS WERE IN THEIR ELEMENT. YOU WEREN'T WORRIED ABOUT ANYTHING MINOR LIKE DROWNING? AH, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT, EH. LIKE THESE HARDY WELLINGTONIANS, THE CAPITAL'S PICKING ITSELF BACK UP AGAIN. SIMON BRADWELL, ONE NEWS. FEW WILL BE PICKING AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS COMPLETING A TREBLE AGAINST THE TRICOLORS IN THE THIRD RUGBY TEST, KICKING OFF IN JUST OVER AN HOUR. BUT FOR THE CITY OF NEW PLYMOUTH, THERE'S MUCH MORE AT STAKE. HADYN JONES IS SIDELINE AND JOINS US NOW. BIG NIGHT FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, HADYN. THE LAST TWO DAYS IN NEW PLYMOUTH HAVE BEEN FINE AND CLEAR. THE GAME SOLD OUT A WEEK AGO. FOR RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS, THIS IS A BUSINESS DEAL. NEW PLYMOUTH HOSTING THE ALL BLACKS IS EXCITING, BUT NOT FREE. DO YOU REALISE THAT YOU'VE PAID FOR THE ALL BLACKS TO COME TO TOWN? NO. NO. WELL, IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME. (LAUGHS) SO THE WAY IT WORKS FOR SMALL CITIES WANTING TO HOST ALL BLACKS GAMES IS THEY HAVE TO BID FOR THEM, AND IN THIS CASE, THAT BID INCLUDES MONEY GOING FROM THE RATEPAYERS TO THE RUGBY UNION. SO IN THIS ONE, WE ARE ACTUALLY THE VENTURE CAPITAL FUND. STUART TRUNDLE IS HEAD OF VENTURE TARANAKI, WHICH GETS $850,000 A YEAR FROM RATEPAYERS TO SPEND ON EVENTS. THE ALL BLACKS IS ONE OF THE BIG FIVE IT FORKS OUT FOR. THIS IS ACTUALLY ALWAYS ABOUT HARD BUSINESS DECISIONS, AT THE END OF DAY, A PROMOTER, IN THIS CASE, THE NZIU, HAS TO MAXIMISE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. THE RUGBY UNION GETS MONEY, SUPPORT AND A SELLOUT CROWD. NEW PLYMOUTH GETS EXPOSURE AND ` HOPEFULLY ` VISITORS. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY A WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE TO COME AND VISIT, SEE THE AREA AND HOPEFULLY DECIDE THAT THEY'D LIKE TO COME AND WORK HERE. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT NEW PLYMOUTH WAS LIKE, AND IT'S FANTASTIC. MR TRUNDLE SAYS TO AVOID RATEPAYERS LOSING MONEY LIKE AUCKLAND WITH THE DAVID BECKHAM EXPERIENCE AND HAMILTON'S V8S, THE MONEY ISN'T PAID UNTIL KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ARE MET. SPECIFIC KPIS AROUND THE CROWD SIZE, ABOUT MEDIA COVERAGE, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THIS AFTERNOON THE STREETS, FOOTPATHS AND BARS WERE FILLING UP; THE CASH WAS COMING IN. IT REALLY BRINGS THE PEOPLE IN ALL OVER THE SHOW. IT'S REALLY GOOD. THERE IS NOT MUCH FOR FREE THESE DAYS, ALTHOUGH MEETING AN ALL BLACK WHEN YOU'RE TWO WEEKS OLD IS... NONU JUST GRABBED HIM AND GAVE HIM A CUDDLE AND A PHOTO. ...WELL, PRICELESS. AND SOME REASSURANCE, HADYN, FOR THOSE RATEPAYERS WHO WEREN'T SO KEEN ON THEIR MONEY SUPPORTING THE RUGBY. THE VENTURE TARANAKI TRUST SAY EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND THEY GET $17 BACK IN ANYONE'S MATHS CLASS, THAT'S GOOD BUSINESS JENNY-MAY COFFIN IS ALSO IN NEW PLYMOUTH. SHE'LL HAVE MORE LATER IN SPORT. WE ALSO HAVE LIVE UPDATES ON THE BUILD-UP TO THE TEST RIGHT NOW ON ONENEWS.CO.NZ. AND STICK WITH OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THE ACTION FROM KICK-OFF IN JUST OVER AN HOUR'S TIME. COMING UP NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` MARCHES HERE AND IN BRAZIL INCREASE THE PRESSURE AS DOUBTS ARE RAISED ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. SMASHED AND SPLINTERED ` HOMES, TOWNS AND LIVES ARE WASHED AWAY AS EXTREME WEATHER HITS NORTH AMERICA. AND IT'S A POPULAR SPOT FOR KIWIS TO WORK AND PLAY. WHY IS THIS ASIAN POWERHOUSE BLANKETED IN TOXIC SMOG? BRAZIL'S LARGEST PROTESTS IN DECADES HAVE FORCED THE COUNTRY'S EMBATTLED PRIME MINISTER INTO A SERIES OF EMERGENCY MEETINGS. ANGER OVER PUBLIC SERVICES, CORRUPTION AND THE COST OF NEXT YEAR'S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP BROUGHT MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE ONTO THE STREETS. THE BBC'S ALASTAIR LEITHEAD IS IN RIO DE JANEIRO AND SENT THIS REPORT. POLICE ACTED FIRMLY AND DECISIVELY TO BREAK UP THE BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION SINCE THIS CRISIS OVER BUS FARES ESCALATED INTO VIOLENCE A WEEK AGO. THEY'RE THE WORST PROTESTS IN 30 YEARS, SINCE THE END OF THE DICTATORSHIP, AND STILL, THERE'S BEEN NO WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT, WHO'S BEEN HOLDING EMERGENCY MEETINGS TODAY. MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HERE IN RIO, ATTEMPTS TO MARCH ON THE CITY HALL WERE MET WITH VOLLEYS OF TEAR GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS. WELL, THE PROTESTERS HAVE SET FIRES DOWN THE END OF THE ROAD, AND THE POLICE ARE AGAIN MOVING FORWARD. THEY'VE BEEN STEADILY INCHING THEIR WAY DOWN, FIRING TEAR GAS IN FRONT OF THEM, FIRING RUBBER BULLETS AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES TO TRY AND KEEP THE PROTESTERS AT BAY. TODAY, THERE WAS A LOT OF CLEANING UP TO DO. 'THERE'LL BE NO WORLD CUP', THIS GRAFFITI READS. BUT FIFA SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS TO CANCEL THIS WEEK'S CONFEDERATION CUP, LET ALONE NEXT YEAR'S MAIN EVENT. NATHAN PEDROZO WAS INJURED LAST NIGHT AS HE TRIED TO ESCAPE POLICE TEAR GAS IN WHAT HE SAID WAS A PEACEFUL PROTEST. HE WANTS CHANGE. BUT THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. THE PROTEST HAS UNITED BRAZILIANS ACROSS THE SOCIAL SPECTRUM. WHAT STARTED WITH ANGER AT INCREASED BUS FAIRS HAS BECOME ABOUT SO MUCH MORE. WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW THEM THAT WE RUN THIS COUNTRY AND THEY HAD TO, LIKE, WORK FOR US. THIS WAS NOT THE IMAGE BRAZIL WANTED THE WORLD TO SEE, AND EVEN THOUGH SOME SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN, MORE DEMONSTRATIONS ARE BEING PLANNED AS THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE DECIDE WHERE THIS MASS MOVEMENT GOES NEXT. AND BRAZILIANS HERE HAVE JOINED THE CAUSE, PROTESTING ON AUCKLAND'S MAIN STREET IN SUPPORT OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME. OVER 500 PEOPLE MARCHED DOWN QUEEN STREET, ECHOING DEMANDS FOR AN END TO CORRUPTION AND MORE SOCIAL SPENDING. POLICE SAY THE PROTEST WASN'T AGGRESSIVE AND THEY HAD NO PROBLEMS. THE UNITED STATES HAS FILED CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST FUGITIVE EX-INTELLIGENCE-ANALYST EDWARD SNOWDEN. THE CHARGES AGAINST SNOWDEN INCLUDE ESPIONAGE AND THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. IN MAY HE FLED TO HONG KONG AFTER LEAKING DETAILS OF A US GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME WHICH MONITORS PHONE AND INTERNET DATA. HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ARE REFUSING TO COMMENT FOLLOWING THE CHARGES. SEVERE FLOODING IN SOUTH WEST CANADA HAS KILLED AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE, AND FEARS ARE GROWING FOR TWO OTHERS REPORTED MISSING. AROUND 100,000 RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES, AND DOWNTOWN CALGARY HAS BEEN EVACUATED. DAYS OF RAIN MIXED AND SNOWMELT HAVE CAUSED DOZENS OF RIVERS TO BREAK THEIR BANKS, SWEEPING AWAY EVERYTHING IN THEIR PATH. THERE IT IS. WHOA! MORE THAN A DOZEN TOWNS HAVE DECLARED STATES OF EMERGENCY. AND MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN HEAVY MONSOON FLOODING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIA. 34,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN EVACUATED, BUT ABOUT 50,000 REMAIN STRANDED. OUT-OF-CONTROL BUSHFIRES IN INDONESIA HAVE CAUSED A THIRD DAY OF CHOKING SMOG IN SINGAPORE, FORCING THOUSANDS TO STAY INSIDE OR WEAR BREATHING MASKS. AIR QUALITY IS CONSIDERED GOOD IF IT SITS BETWEEN ZERO AND 50 ON THE POLLUTION INDEX, BUT TODAY SINGAPORE BRIEFLY HIT 401 ` WELL PAST THE LEVEL CONSIDERED HAZARDOUS. THE BBC'S DAVID SHUKMAN EXPLAINS. A PALE GREY CLOUD HAS DESCENDED ON SINGAPORE, AND ITS SKYSCRAPERS ARE ALMOST LOST IN THE HAZE. THE AIR IS THICK WITH TINY PARTICLES CARRIED ON THE WIND FROM INDONESIA. PEOPLE WORKING OUT OF DOORS HAVE BEEN WARNED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE, AND EVERYONE IS FEELING THE IMPACT. IT'S QUITE POLLUTED HERE. I'M FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO BREATHE. SO IT'S QUITE HAZY AS WELL. I'M SURPRISED THAT THE OFFICE IS STILL OPEN. IT'S DEPRESSING ` THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE, THE ENVIRONMENT. YOU DON'T REALLY FEEL MOTIVATED TO STEP OUT, BUT YOU HAVE TO. THIS SATELLITE PICTURE FROM NASA SHOWS THE SCALE OF THE CLOUD OF SMOKE REACHING FROM INDONESIA ACROSS TO SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA. BY ZOOMING IN, THE AUTHORITIES CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE FIRES, AND THEY'VE ALREADY BLAMED EIGHT COMPANIES WHO'VE BEEN CLEARING FOREST TO MAKE WAY FOR PLANTATIONS. THE FIRES ARE DESIGNED TO PREPARE THE GROUND TO CULTIVATE PALM OIL. THIS KIND OF BURNING IS AGAINST THE LAW, BUT IT'S RARELY ENFORCED. INDONESIA IS NOW UNDER MASSIVE PRESSURE. ITS FIREFIGHTERS FACE AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE, AND THEY'RE UP AGAINST POWERFUL LOCAL INTERESTS. CLEARING LAND FOR PLANTATIONS IS VERY BIG BUSINESS. ONE VIEW OF THE HAZE OF THE SINGAPORE. WOMAN: REALLY, FROM THIS VIEW, WE CAN'T SEE THE SEA. THE POLLUTION HAS RAISED TENSIONS IN THE REGION, BUT THE FIRES MAY GO ON UNTIL THE RAINS COME IN SEVERAL MONTHS' TIME. SINGAPORE'S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY IS WARNING ALL BUT THE MOST HEALTHY TO STAY INSIDE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE WINTRY STORM IS EASING NOW, BUT THERE'S STILL A STING IN THE TAIL FOR US, KAREN? WE HAD SOME MORE HEAVY SNOW AND RAIN TODAY. MAINLY EASTERN AREAS, BUT THE SLIVER LINING IS THE BIG SNOWFALLS OVER THE SOUTHERN SKIFIELDS. LOTS OF SNOW FOR THE REMARKABLES OPENING DAY TODAY. THANKS TO BEN KINE FOR THE PHOTO. HERE'S SOME RAINFALL TOTALS FOR YOU. HEAVY FALLS AROUND THE WELLINGTON REGION AND CHRISTCHURCH. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE RAIN RADAR WHERE THAT HEAVIER RAIN HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED ` THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND, CANTERBURY AND MARLBOROUGH. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND IN NEW PLYMOUTH FOR THE TEST TONIGHT, MAINLY FINE. CHANCE OF A SHOWER. LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTH-WEST WIND. COLD. 7 DEGREES AT KICK-OFF. GO THE ALL BLACKS. I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR SUNDAY FORECAST AFTER SPORT. UP NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` # LIKE YOUR LESS THAN, LESS THAN PERFECT. # SOUTH AUCKLAND SINGS WITH ONE VOICE TO TACKLE ONE OF OUR CHILDREN'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. AND LOOK OUT BELOW. WHAT ARE THESE CHINESE POSTIES HOPING TO CATCH? 1 A PERSON HAS BEEN KILLED AND THREE OTHERS INJURED AFTER A HEAD-ON CRASH WITH A BUS IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MT EDEN. THE DRIVER OF THIS HONDA CIVIC DIED AT THE SCENE, WHILE TWO OF THE CAR'S THREE PASSENGERS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE BUS DRIVER WAS BRIEFLY TRAPPED, BUT MANAGED TO FREE HIMSELF AND IS SAID TO BE IN SHOCK. NONE OF THE 10 PEOPLE ON THE AIRPORT EXPRESS BUS WERE INJURED. THE FIRE SERVICE IS WARNING PEOPLE IN THE SILVERDALE AREA, NORTH OF AUCKLAND, TO BE ON ALERT FOR FIRES FOLLOWING A SUSPICIOUS BLAZE OVERNIGHT. TWO BUSES WERE DESTROYED AND ANOTHER TWO DAMAGED IN THE FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AT THE BAYES BUS DEPOT IN SILVERDALE. THE OFFICERS THOUGHT, LAST NIGHT, IT WAS SUSPICIOUS, AND I MOST DEFINITELY DID; HENCE WE CALLED THE POLICE IN. WE'RE LOOKING AROUND THE FIRE NOW UM, ABOUT WHAT WE CAN FIND, SO IT'S JUST ONGOING AT THE MOMENT. THE FIRE SERVICE SAYS IT'S ONE OF SEVERAL SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN THE AREA RECENTLY AND POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. YOUNG VOICES AGAINST BULLYING ARE BEING HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR IN SOUTH AUCKLAND THANKS TO A NEW PROGRAMME AIMED AT TACKLING THE PROBLEM. TAGATA PASIFIKA'S JOHN PULU WENT ALONG AND MET ONE OF THE TEENAGERS INVOLVED. # PRETTY, PRETTY PLEASE, # DON'T YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU'RE LESS THAN, # LESS THAN PERFECT... # FOR IANETTA SOLOMON-BROWN, SINGING ON STAGE IS MORE THAN JUST A PERFORMANCE. WHEN I PERFORM AND I SEE OTHER PEOPLE SMILE, IT GIVES ME JOY. BUT IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN SMILE AND LAUGHTER FOR THE 14-YEAR-OLD. SHE WAS ONCE THE VICTIM OF VICIOUS BULLYING. HIT ME, PINCHED ME. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY I HAVE FAT LEGS, I'M UGLY... IANETTA ISN'T ALONE. NZ HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF BULLYING IN THE WORLD. MORE THAN 12% OF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE REPORTED BEING BULLIED. THIS HAS PROMPTED YOUTH WORKERS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ONSTAGE. FOR SOME CONTESTANTS, IT HASN'T BEEN AN EASY LIFE, AND THIS IS THEIR BIG BREAK TO CHANGE THEIR FUTURE. ALL RAP: # YOU KNOW THAT WE GOT THIS. # NA, NA, NA. RIDE HARD. MOVE FORWARD. STEP BACK... # A LOT OF SOUTH AUCKLAND PEOPLE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME THINGS THAT WE HAVE, SO WE'RE PUTTING OUT THERE THAT IT'S ALL RIGHT. EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE GONE THROUGH IT AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH IT, WE JUST WANNA PUT MORE POSITIVE STUFF BACK INTO OUR NEIGHBOURHOODS. MORE THAN 100 ACTS HAVE BEEN WHITTLED DOWN TO 10 FINALISTS WHO HIT THE STAGE TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BULLYING AND BE IN TO WIN A CASH PRIZE. BUT THE REAL AWARD FOR IANETTA IS OVERCOMING HER PAST. JUST THE DRIVE FROM THE HEATS THAT I HAD PUSHED ME, AND THE SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY I HAD PUSHED ME EVEN MORE, SO... PUSHING DOWN BULLYING AND RAISING YOUNG TALENT. JOHN PULU, ONE NEWS. OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE OUT IN FORCE THIS WEEKEND IN A FINAL PUSH TO COLLECT THE 16,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED TO TRIGGER A REFERENDUM ON ASSET SALES. IN MARCH, A PETITION WAS PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS, BUT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH LEGITIMATE SIGNATURES TO FORCE A REFERENDUM. ITS ABILITY NOT TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. IT'S INCREASINGLY JUST BARGING AHEAD AND DOING WHAT IT THINKS, BASED ON IDEOLOGICAL GROUNDS, IT SHOULD DO. IT NEEDS TO FRONT UP AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE ON ALL THESE MATTERS. AS THE REFERENDUM IS NON-BINDING, THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT REQUIRED TO ACT ON THE RESULTS. A GIRL (2) IN CHINA HAS SURVIVED A FIVE-STOREY FALL AFTER CRAWLING ON TO A WINDOW LEDGE IN EASTERN CHINA. SHE WAS SPOTTED BY A GROUP OF COURIERS CLIMBING OUT THE WINDOW, AND AS THEY WERE DISCUSSING HOW TO RESCUE HER, SHE FELL. SHE HAS JUST A BLACK EYE AFTER SHE SLIPPED THROUGH THE MEN'S ARMS AND HIT THE PAVEMENT. IT'S BELIEVED THE TODDLER HAD BEEN LEFT ASLEEP BY HER PARENTS, WHO WENT OUT TO BUY MEDICINE. UPDATING THE WINTRY WOES AROUND THE COUNTRY NOW ` HUNDREDS OF WELLINGTONIANS REMAIN WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT AFTER MUCH OF THE REGION WAS CUT OFF IN THE STORM. LINESMEN ARE EXPECTED TO BE OUT EARLY TOMORROW TO RECONNECT THE REMAINING HOUSES AS COUNCIL STAFF CONTINUE TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS ACROSS THE CITY. ROADS IN AN OUT OF TEKAPO REMAIN OPEN TONIGHT, BUT AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING CHAINS MUST BE USED, AS THE ROADS REMAIN TREACHEROUS. FARMERS HAVE SPENT THE DAY RESCUING STRANDED STOCK FROM WAIST-DEEP SNOW, AND FLOODING FROM MELTWATER IS NOW A RISK FOR THE TOWN. AS THE SNOW MELTS IN CHRISTCHURCH, FLOODING IS NOW THE BIGGEST CONCERN AFTER SEVERAL RIVERS SWOLLEN BY SNOW MELT BROKE THEIR BANKS. BUT AT MT HUTT SKI FIELD, AVALANCHE CONTROL WILL BE THE TOP PRIORITY AFTER AN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE DAMAGED THIS STORAGE SHED HOUSING GROOMING EQUIPMENT. AT LEAST ONE TOWN IS ENJOYING THE WINTRY WEATHER, THOUGH. SNOW FELL IN QUEENSTOWN FOR THE OPENING DAY OF THE ANNUAL WINTER FESTIVAL, WHICH INCLUDED THE TRADITIONAL STREET PARADE. MAX BANIA REPORTS. WHILE MOST OF THE COUNTRY IS SICK OF SEEING SNOW, IN QUEENSTOWN, THEY'RE HOPING FOR MORE OF THE SAME THE MORE SNOW THE BETTER. VERY NICE, IT'S VERY DIFFERENT FROM MY COUNTRY. AND THIS IS NZ. IT'S COLD AND SNOWING. < WHERE ARE YOU FROM? I'M FROM PHILIPPINES. THE REMARKABLES SKIFIELD OPENED TODAY IN PERFECT CONDITIONS, WITH OVER 1M OF SNOW ON THE UPPER SLOPES PROMPTING A WARNING FOR SKIERS. THEY REALLY JUST NEED TO LISTEN TO EVERY SINGLE MESSAGE THEY'RE GETTING FROM THE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE THE MOUNTAINS, AN DO NOT TAKE ANY RISKS, AND DON'T NOT GO OUTSIDE PATROLLED AREAS. SOME TOOK EXTREME MEASURES TO KEEP WARM IN TODAY'S GOLDEN MILE RUN, WHILE LAST NIGHT, THOUSANDS BRAVED SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES FOR THE TRADITIONAL OPENING CEREMONY FIREWORKS,... THE WINTER FESTIVAL IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN. ...FOLLOWED BY A PERFORMANCE FROM KIWI MUSIC LEGEND DAVE DOBBYN. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FIREWORKS, AND DAVE DOBBYN IS JUST AWESOME. STILL GOOD AS HE WAS 20 YEARS AGO. ABOUT 10 OUTTA 10. SOME, THOUGH, WERE STUCK HERE LONGER THAN PLANNED, THE WEATHER DISRUPTING FLIGHTS FOR A THIRD DAY. ROADS ARE REOPENING AROUND CENTRAL OTAGO TODAY, BUT WITH ICE AND SNOW STILL AROUND, AUTHORITIES ARE URGING CAUTION. COLD, CLEAR WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE NEXT THREE DAYS. THAT'S MORE MUSIC TO THE EARS OF THESE HOLIDAYMAKERS. MAX BANIA, ONE NEWS. JENNY-MAY IS HERE WITH SPORT FROM NEW PLYMOUTH AS THE ALL BLACKS LOOK TO MAKE IT A CLEAN SWEEP AGAINST THE FRENCH. DAN CARTER'S BACK. CONRAD SMITH GETS TO PLAY IN FRONT OF HIS HOME CROWD. PLUS THE CHANCE FOR SOME NEWBIES TO PUSH FOR A STARTING SPOT. SO STILL PLENTY FOR THE ALL BLACKS TO PLAY FOR TONIGHT. A BIT MORE EXCITEMENT ACROSS THE DITCH. THE LIONS AND WALLABIES FINALLY GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN TEST ONE IN BRISBANE. AND ENGLAND'S CRICKETERS TAKE TIME OUT BEFORE THEIR FINAL TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE LIONS. AND THE KIWIS TAKE CONTROL IN THE NRL AS SONNY BILL WILLIAMS AND HIS ROOSTERS UPSET THE BULLDOGS. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO NEW PLYMOUTH, WHERE THE ALL BLACKS WILL WRAP UP THEIR THREE-TEST SERIES AGAINST FRANCE TONIGHT. WHILE A CLEAN SWEEP LOOKS INEVITABLE, IT WILL BE A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR OUR MOST ENDURING MIDFIELD COMBINATION. HERE'S MARK HATHAWAY. MATCH DAY OFFERS A CHANCE TO LINK UP WITH THE PUBLIC FOR TWO OF THE ALL BLACKS' UP-AND-COMING INSIDE BACKS WHILE THE MIDFIELD BOND BETWEEN THESE TWO REACHES ANOTHER MILESTONE. 46 TESTS TOGETHER MAKE CONRAD SMITH AND MA'A NONU THE WORLD'S SECOND MOST-CAPPED INTERNATIONAL MIDFIELD PAIRING,... YEAH, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS EVOLVING. IT'S CERTAINLY IMPROVED A LOT OVER THE YEARS ...FIRST PLAYING TOGETHER IN 2004 AND BECOMING ONE OF THE EASIER SELECTION CHOICES SINCE THEN. AS A COMBINATION, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE PLAYED IN VERY SUCCESSFUL ALL BLACK TEAMS OVER THE YEARS, SO... AND THEY'VE BEEN A BIG PART OF THAT, SO YOU'D HAVE TO RATE THEM AS ONE OF THE BEST. BECAUSE I'VE PLAYED SO MUCH WITH THEM, YOU REALLY TRUST WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. IF THEY'RE SEEING SOMETHING AND TELLING ME SOMETHING, THEN YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH 100% OF THE TIME KNOW THEY'RE RIGHT. NONU AND SMITH PASS ENGLAND'S JEREMY GUSCOTT AND WILL CARLING ON THE MIDFIELD COMBO'S MOST-CAPPED LIST, WITH IRELAND'S BRIAN O'DRISCOLL AND GORDON D'ARCY HOLDING THE RECORD ON 50 TESTS. BUT FOR SMITH, THE PINNACLE OF THE MIDFIELD IS THE 90'S DUO OF WALTER LITTLE AND FRANK BUNCE. BUT IN SAYING THAT, THERE'S BEEN SOME GREAT GUYS BEFORE THEM AND AFTER THEM, AND I'M SURE THERE WILL IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. WITH SMITH ON A BREAK FOR THE END OF YEAR TOUR, TONIGHT'S GAME AND THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP COULD BE THE LAST TIME THESE TWO PLAY TOGETHER FOR A WHILE. FINGERS ARE CROSSED CONDITIONS FAVOUR GETTING THE BALL THROUGH THE HANDS. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. JOINING ME NOW IS ALL BLACK BLINDSIDE FLANKER LIAM MESSAM, GETTING A REST TONIGHT. THOUGH WITH PLENTY OF COMPETITION FOR PLACES, YOU'D PROBABLY RATHER BE PLAYING THAN TALKING TO ME. Iit's always good being out there on the field. But I'm looking forward to seeing how Victor and Stephen go. I know they're excited for the opportunity. We've been trying to get all right mentally. Getting our kicking game right and running with the ball when it's time. Mentally the French will be shattered. This is a chance to open up. Hopefully, if they allow us to play that way. We need to adapt to what they throw at us. Is another big test tonight. Are you picking between the Wallabies and the Lions? I go for my close friends, the Wallabies. We had across the Tasman now. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL IS AT THE STADIUM. STEVE, HOW ARE CONDITIONS THERE TONIGHT? It's a beautiful evening here in Brisbane. They haven't played them in Suncorp Stadium. AND SO THAT WAS A VERY VERY TIGHT SERIES, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE TAKEAWAY FOR THAT SERIES VICTORY ` WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT WHEN YOU GET MOMENTUM ON YOUR SIDE, YOU REALLY PUT THE TEAM AWAY. THAT'S REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA KEEP COMING BACK AT YOU. YOU KNOW, I'LL NEVER FORGET MY TIME AS A LION ` 2001, 2005 ` BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL THINGS IN RUGBY, AND IT ONLY COMES ALONG FOR THE LIONS, YOU KNOW... EVERY FOUR YEARS, WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH AN IN FORM, AND FOR THE WALLABIES, FOR THE AUSTRALIANS, THEY ONLY SEE US EVERY 12 YEARS, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT BUILDING, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE FEROCIOUS, THAT FIRST TEST. Jason Robinson was an excitement machine in 2001. 12 years later, they are back in force again. Brisbane is awash with red shirts. One tour operator told me 5000 people were in the touring party. The smart money says Warren Gatland will get one up on Robbie deans. OUR ROWERS HAVE MADE AN IMPRESSIVE START TO THE SECOND WORLD CUP REGATTA AT ETON DORNEY, WITH FOUR CREWS GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE FINALS. IN THE WOMEN'S PAIR, THE NEW COMBINATION OF OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST REBECCA SCOWN AND KAYLA PRATT IMPRESSED IN THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL OUTING. THE DUO WAS THE FASTEST QUALIFIER FOR THEIR FINAL, AS WAS THE LIGHTWEIGHT MEN'S FOUR. THE NEW MEN'S DOUBLE OF MICHAEL ARMS AND ROBBIE MANSON CONVINCINGLY WON THEIR HEAT TO PROGRESS TO THE FINAL, AS DID OUR OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST PAIR OF ERIC MURRAY AND HAMISH BOND. EMMA TWIGG AND JOSEPH SULLIVAN ARE BOTH THROUGH TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SINGLE SCULLS SEMI-FINALS. GOLFER LYDIA KO (16) HAS MANAGED HER BEST OPENING ROUND IN FIVE STARTS TO BE TIED FOR 23RD AT THE LPGA ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP. THE AUCKLAND TEENAGER STILL HASN'T MISSED A CUT AT A PROFESSIONAL TOURNAMENT. K JUST WENT AHEAD AND BOMBED IT DOWN HERE AS FAR AS SHE COULD GET IT. I THINK YOU AND I HAVE WATCHED HER ENOUGH TO KNOW SHE DOESN'T SHOW MUCH NERVES. SHE'S REALLY SOMETHING. YEAH, A COOL CUSTOMER. FOUR BIRDIES TODAY, INCLUDING THIS ON THE 16TH, HELPED HER CARD A TWO-UNDER-PAR 69 TO BE FOUR SHOTS OFF THE PACE. I'VE BEEN STRUGGLING TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD START THE LAST COUPLE OF TOURNAMENTS, AND THIS IS THE BEST POSITIONING I'VE BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW, SO, YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD START. THE WORLD NUMBER 19 IS USING THIS EVENT AS A WARM-UP FOR NEXT WEEK'S US WOMEN'S OPEN. SO MUCH FOR THE ROOSTERS MISSING THEIR STATE OF ORIGIN STARS AGAINST THE BULLDOGS; THEY'VE UNLEASHED SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IN A NEW ROLE AGAINST THE CLUB HE WALKED OUT ON. THIS TIME LAST YEAR, SBW WAS A STANDOUT SECOND FIVE-EIGHTH FOR THE ALL BLACKS. LAST NIGHT HE SWITCHED TO THE HALVES, WITH EQUALLY DEVASTATING RESULTS FOR THE ROOSTERS. HERE'S BLAIR NORTON. HE RAN FOR 122M,... HERE'S A BREAK, AND HERE'S THE BIG FELLA, SBW. ...MADE 20 TACKLES... WILLIAMS HAS GOT HIM IN A BIG BEAR HUG AND SAYS, 'COME HERE.' ...DISTRIBUTED FLUENTLY FROM THE HALVES... NO DOUBT ABOUT WHERE HE'S PLAYING AT THE MOMENT. ...AND MADE TWO TELLING OFFLOADS. WILLIAMS, LOOKING TO GET RID OF IT. THERE IT GOES ` THE BIG PASS OUT THE BACK. IT WAS TAKEN OVER THERE BY TUIVASA SHECK. HE RUNS AROUND ONE. HE PUTS A FEND ON. HE'S HEADING FOR THE LINE; HE GETS THE BALL AWAY, AND KENNY-DOWALL HAS SCORED. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS SHRUGGED OFF A PRE-GAME GLUTEAL STRAIN TO STAR FOR THE ROOSTERS, WHO EARLIER OPENED THE SCORING. THEY GO TO KENNY-DOWALL. SURELY... YES, CERTAINLY. THE BULLDOGS' OWN SUPERSTAR KEPT THEM CLOSE. BARBA WILL SCORE, WILL HE? YES. BUT IT WAS THE ROOSTERS WHO HAD THE 10-6 HALFTIME LEAD. ...AND SHORT FOR CORDNER TO SCORE. KENNY-DOWALL AND CORDNER'S SECOND TRIES SAW THE ROOSTERS OUT TO A 20-6 LEAD WITH 20 MINUTES LEFT. THE BULLDOGS' COACHES WERE HEATING UP. ON THE FIELD, THEIR PLAYERS RESPONDED. OH, AND HE GOT IT AWAY TO HALATAU. TWO LATE TRIES SAW THE BULLDOGS CLOSE THE GAP TO TWO POINTS. INU TO GO TO FOR THE GROUND, AND HE PUTS IT DOWN. TIME WAS ON THE ROOSTERS' SIDE, WHO HELD ON THE FOR THE 20-18 WIN. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. THE NZ MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM HAS FAILED TO MAKE THE FINAL ROUND OF THE WORLD LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS IN ROTTERDAM AFTER A LOSS TO BELGIUM. WITH JUST MINUTES TO GO, THE BLACK STICKS WERE DOWN 3-2. A PENALTY CORNER WAS THEIR FINAL CHANCE. AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE HAYWARD. IT'S WIDE. IT'S A GREAT SAVE. BELGIUM WILL NOW PLAY AUSTRALIA IN THE MEN'S FINAL. NZ WILL TAKE ON THE NETHERLANDS FOR THIRD PLACE AND A GUARANTEED SPOT IN NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP. NZ FOOTBALL IS FACING FIFA DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS FOR ALLEGEDLY USING AUSSIE-BORN ANDREW DURANTE BEFORE HE WAS ELIGIBLE. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX SKIPPER PLAYED IN THE ALL WHITES GAME AGAINST THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN MARCH JUST WEEKS AFTER HE'D BECOME A NZ CITIZEN. THE NZFA WILL SUBMIT EVIDENCE TO FIFA EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT SAYS THE CURRENT RULES MEAN IT'S OFTEN HARD TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. THE ALL WHITES' SPOT AT THE NEXT STAGE OF WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION WON'T BE AFFECTED. AND FINALLY, THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS SEEM VERY RELAXED AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONS TROPHY FINAL AGAINST INDIA. SO THEY TOOK TIME OUT TO SEND THE LIONS A SPECIAL GEE-UP. ON BEHALF OF THE ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM, I'D LIKE TO WISH THE LIONS ALL THE BEST IN THE FIRST TEST MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA. FOR ALL YOU ENGLISH GUYS IN THERE, DO IT FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY. POSH ACCENT: TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH LIONS TEAM, ALL THE VERY BEST. OBVIOUSLY, YOU ENGLISH CHAPS WILL BE LEADING FROM THE FRONT. THICK SCOTTISH ACCENT: FOR ALL YOU SCOTS IN THE LIONS TEAM... (MUMBLES) YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT... (MUMBLES) KILL 'EM! LAUGHTER BAD SOUTH AFRICAN ACCENT: MAKE SURE YOU GET THEM TO PLAY HARD. PUT IN SOME BIG TACKLES, EH. IS THAT STILL RECORDING? BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE IRISH BOYS OUT THERE. PLAY HARD ON THE FIELD, CAUSE YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA PARTY HARD OFF THE FIELD. COME ON, IRELAND! BAD AUSTRALIAN ACCENT: THAT'S FOR YOU, MR GATLAND. MAKE SURE THESE BOYS PLAY HARD. TACKLE BIG. AND, UH, GET THE TEST VUC-TORY. SWEET AS. TO ALL YOU SOUTH AFRICANS PLAYING IN THE LIONS TEAM IN AUSTRALIA, BEST OF LUCK. WHAT? ARE THEY NOT RIDDLED WITH THEM AS WELL? OH, WELL, GOOD LUCK ANYWAY. WELSH ACCENT: SO, BOYS, PLAY HARD. AND REMEMBER, IF THE GAME GETS TIGHT, IF THE SCOREBOARD'S CLOSE AND THERE'S PRESSURE ON, JUST TURN TO THE NEAREST WELSHMAN ` SHOULD BE EASY; THERE'S ABOUT 45 OF YOU ON THIS TRIP, THANKS TO GATLAND ` LOOK 'IM IN THE EYE AND WIN IT FOR THE LIONS, BUTT. WHO KNEW JONATHAN TROTT AND GRAEME SWANN WERE SO FUNNY? ANYWAY, THAT'S SPORT FROM HERE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. 23,300 ALL BLACKS FANS ARE PACKED INTO THE STADIUM. COOL BUT CALM CONDITIONS HERE TONIGHT, WHICH HOPEFULLY SETS THE PLATFORM FOR SOME RUNNING RUGBY. AFTER THE BREAK, KAREN WARNS OF SOME MORE HEAVY SNOW OVERNIGHT IN SOME PARTS. PLUS ` THE MERINO MERCY MISSION TO SAVE ONE LOCAL FROM WINTER'S ICY GRIP. TOMORROW ON Q+A ` MEASURES TO STOP NEW KIWI WORKERS GETTING RIPPED OFF. THE BRAIN GAME ` WHAT KIWIS COMING HOME CAN DO FOR THE ECONOMY. AND IS A SINGLE, SECULAR STATE THE ANSWER TO ISRAEL'S PALESTINIAN QUESTION? JOIN ME TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 HERE ON ONE. THE NASTY STORM IS NOW MOVING AWAY, THANK GOODNESS, BUT WE STILL HAVE A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN PLACE FOR THESE AREAS ` BUT THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CLEAR OVERNIGHT. STILL, BE VERY CAREFUL ON THESE ROADS. OUR STORMY LOW IS NOW RACING AWAY TO THE EAST, STILL SWIPING EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WITH A COUPLE OF TENTACLE-LIKE FRONTS TRAILING BEHIND IT, DELIVERING SOME MORE RAIN AND SNOW TO EASTERN AREAS. GOT ANOTHER LOW WAY DOWN HERE, ITS WARM-FRONT/COLD-FRONT COMBO SWEEPING UP TOWARDS SOUTHLAND. WE'VE STILL GOT THIS SPOTTY SHOWER CLOUD WASHING OVER NORTHERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. AN INCOMING RIDGE IN THE TASMAN. WE DO HAVE A CLEARING TREND TOMORROW AS THE LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY AND THE RIDGE PUSHES IN. STILL GOT THE BRISK, COLD, SOUTH TO SOUTH-WEST FLOW OVER US, THROUGH, SO WE'LL GET FROST AND SOME BLACK ICE IN SHELTERED PARTS, SOME RAIN FOR THE FAR SOUTH AS THESE FRONTS MOVE THROUGH, SOME BIG SHOWERS FOR THE FAR NORTH WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH AND SHOWERS GRADUALLY CLEARING IN THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AS THESE FRONTS MOVE ON. A FINE DAY FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, BUT WATCH FOR SEVERE FROSTS AND BLACK ICE ON THE ROADS. EARLY SHOWERS CLEAR FROM KAIKOURA, BUT RAIN SPREADS OVER SOUTHLAND AND FIORDLAND AND THEN SNEAKS ROUND THE CORNER TO DUNEDIN. SOUTH-WEST WINDS. STRONG NEAR FOVEAUX STRAIT. SHOWERS FOR THE NORTH-EAST AND SOUTH, WITH SOME HEAVY FALLS FIRST UP OVER NORTHERN HAWKE'S BAY, GISBORNE AND FROM THAMES NORTHWARDS. A FEW SPLASHES FOR SOUTH TARANAKI. BUT THEN THE RIDGE PUSHES IN, BRINGING CLEARING SKIES. JUST A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING ABOUT THE WESTERN FRINGE FROM TARANAKI TO NORTHLAND AND THE ODD COASTAL SHOWER ABOUT THE NORTH-EASTERN CORNER. COLD SOUTH TO SOUTH-WEST WINDS DYING OUT IN THE SOUTH. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ KEEP WARM IN THE SOUTH TONIGHT AS THE MERCURY PLUMMETS. TAKE EXTRA CARE ON THE ROADS. THERE COULD BE SOME BLACK ICE. NOW BACK TO PETER AND BERNIE. FINALLY TONIGHT, WE'VE ONE LAST WINTERY TALE OF SURVIVAL. IT'S THE RESCUE OF OUR BEST-KNOWN WINTER WOOLLY, THE MERINO. JOANNA HUNKIN EXPLAINS. SHE MAY LOOK LIKE A TYPICAL MERINO, BUT THIS EWE'S STUBBORN AS A MULE. I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE WITH IT FOR, LIKE, OH, ABOUT 45 MINUTES, TRYING TO WARM IT UP, BUT IT SHOULD BE OKAY. LEFT BEHIND AFTER YESTERDAY'S MUSTER, IT'S LITTLE WONDER SHE'S A BIT PUT OUT. SHE'S SULKING. MERINOS SULK WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO DO WHAT THEY... WANNA DO. BUT THESE GUYS HAVE GOT A PLAN. GOING TO TOW IT INTO THE PADDOCK OVER THERE. THERE'S SOME OTHER SHEEP TO... FOR HER TO SOCIALISE WITH, AND SHE'LL GET FED OUT THERE. IT'S GOOD. SO IT'S ONTO A SLED AND OFF DOWN THE ROAD. THE FEED WAGON'S COMING ALONG IN A MINUTE, AND THEY'LL SORT HER OUT THEN. A HAPPY ENDING FOR THIS WINTER'S TALE. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SATURDAY. FROM ALL THE ONE NEWS TEAM, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FINN SCOTT-KELLY AND CONOR WHITTEN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013