GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. THE FORECAST IS PRETTY MUCH UNRAVELLING ACCORDING TO PLAN. IT'S RAINING IN NORTHLAND, WITH SOME HEAVY FALLS. THE SOU'EASTER'S UPPED THE GALE FORCE AND EXPOSED NORTHERN AREAS, WHILE THE FOG AND FROST HAVE SPUN THEIR WINTRY WEBS ACROSS THE INTERIOR ` MINUS-8 IN PUKAKI. COMING UP, A PROMISING WEEKEND... FOR STARTERS, ANYWAY. 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 ` WHO'LL PAY TO FIX UP CHRISTCHURCH AS WE MEET GROWING NUMBERS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN A HOME. DAVID BAIN'S BATTLE TO CLEAR HIS NAME ` DOES A PHOTO NOW PROVE HIS FATHER KILLED THE REST OF THE FAMILY? THE RETURN OF KEVIN RUDD ` SO WHY'S A FAMOUS GLADIATOR NOW WADING INTO A DEBATE ON JULIA GILLARD'S DEMISE? AND A UNITED STAND ` THE FIGHT FOR GAY RIGHTS THAT'S SET TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. WE HAVE A CLEARER IDEA TONIGHT OF WHERE THE $5B COMING FROM TO RESHAPE OUR SECOND-BIGGEST CITY. THREE-FIFTHS OF IT WILL BE TAXPAYER MONEY AS PLANS ARE CONFIRMED FOR THE LIKES OF A NEW CONVENTION CENTRE AND STADIUM IN CHRISTCHURCH. BUT MOST OF THE COST IS STILL TO FIX UP EVERYDAY NECESSITIES SUCH AS ROADS AND PIPES. LISA DAVIES BEGINS OUR COVERAGE. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS QUITE CONVIVIAL... LAUGHTER ...AS THE CROWN AND CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL SHARED THE OUTCOME OF SOME TOUGH AND LENGTHY NEGOTIATING. I WANT TO THANK, UH, MY EARTHQUAKE BUDDY, MINISTER GERRY. THE RESULT ` A $4.8B COST-SHARING DEAL. THE CROWN PAYING OUT $2.9B; THE COUNCIL CHIPPING IN $1.9 TO PUSH AHEAD WITH THE REBUILD OF MAJOR CITY FACILITIES. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT FOR US ` A LAUNCHING POINT FOR WHAT I THINK WILL BE A GREAT CITY IN THE FUTURE. THE GOVERNMENT IS TO SHOULDER RESPONSIBILITY FOR A NEW CONVENTION CENTRE WITH A PRICE TAG OF $284M. I THINK THEY'RE INCREDIBLY BOLD AND BRAVE. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL SHOULDER THE LION'S SHARE OF A NEW STADIUM, CONTRIBUTING $253M, AND WILL ALSO DECIDE THE FATE OF THE TOWN HALL AS PART OF A $150M PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, DESPITE GERRY BROWNLEE'S PUBLIC VIEW IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. YEAH, THE MINISTER, UM, HAS PERSONAL VIEWS ON A LOT OF UH, ISSUES AND` LAUGHTER AND, UH, SO WE WON'T` WE WON'T` IN AND OUT OF CHRISTCHURCH. BUT THE GREATEST CHUNK OF MONEY WILL BE GOING UNDERGROUND ` FIXING HORIZONTAL INFRASTRUCTURE SHATTERED IN THE QUAKE. THE GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTING $1.8B TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S $1.1B. THE ANNOUNCEMENT HAS EARNED PRAISE FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH BUSINESS SECTOR. I THINK IT'S A GREAT MOVE FOR CHRISTCHURCH. WE'VE NOW GOT SOME CERTAINTY, AND I THINK THE GOVERNMENT'S REALLY STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE. A QUESTION ABOUT HOW LONG THE DECISION HAS TAKEN DREW THIS RESPONSE: WELL, YOU START AND YOU FINISH. SO WE STARTED AND NOW WE FINISHED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LAUGHTER I ALWAYS WONDERED HOW TO HANDLE A PRESS CONFERENCE. NOW I KNOW. I'VE JUST BEEN DOING THIS WAY WRONG FOR YEARS. AND NOW CHRISTCHURCH KNOWS A WHOLE LOT MORE ABOUT WHAT ITS FUTURE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. LISA DAVIES, ONE NEWS. AND WHILE THE BATTLE GOES ON OVER CHRISTCHURCH'S CATHEDRAL, IT'S A STEP CLOSER TO SAVING ANOTHER POPULAR BUILDING. BUT MOST OF THE BILL FOR THE TOWN HALL WILL BE PAID BY RATEPAYERS. ITS REBUILD IS INCLUDED IN THE $160M ARTS PRECINCT. THE ARCHITECT WHO DESIGNED THE TOWN HALL SAYS IT'S WORTH RESTORING. I'VE BEEN INTO THE HALL TWICE WITH ENGINEERS AND SO ON. YOU COULD WALK RIGHT ROUND IT AND IN THE AUDITORIUM AND NOT REALISE THAT THERE'S BEEN ANY DAMAGE AT ALL. THE COUNCIL WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THE TOWN HALL IN AUGUST. BUT ANOTHER SIDE OF THE CHRISTCHURCH STORY IS THE INCREASING DESPERATION OF HOUSING TENANTS AND DISPLACED RESIDENTS. A NEW SURVEY SAYS SOME ARE SPENDING UP TO THREE-QUARTERS OF THEIR INCOME ON JUST RENTING A HOME. LORELEI MASON HAS MORE. DEVEN LINKHORN'S ABOUT TO SPEND HIS FIRST NIGHT IN CHRISTCHURCH'S SALVATION ARMY ADDINGTON MEN'S SHELTER. WELL THE OPTION WOULD'VE BEEN FOR ME TO EITHER BE IN A CARAVAN OR IN A TENT AT HAGLEY PARK. HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR A RENTAL IN THE $200 TO $300 PER WEEK MARK FOR MONTHS. MONEY, MONEY, MONEY. IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE RENTS ARE ASTRONOMICAL. AND A NEW SURVEY SHOWS MANY WHO ARE RENTING ARE STRUGGLING TOO. THE TENANTS PROTECTION ASSOCIATION RECENTLY SURVEYED 365 CANTERBURY TENANTS. ALMOST 60% SAID THEY WERE PAYING OVER 40% OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME ON RENT. 8% REPORTED RENT WAS COSTING 75% OF THEIR INCOME. 70% SAID THEY'D HAD RENT INCREASES SINCE THE QUAKES, WITH AN AVERAGE RISE OF $43 PER WEEK. NEARLY HALF REPORTED MOULD IN THOSE DWELLINGS. ONLY 40% WERE INSULATED. TENANTS ARE SECOND CLASS CITIZENS AND HAVE BEEN FOR A VERY LONG TIME IN THIS COUNTRY. THE TENANTS SURVEYED SAID PAYING THE RENT HAS ALSO LEFT THEM UNABLE TO AFFORD THE BASICS SUCH AS FOOD, PETROL AND MEDICAL BILLS, THAT THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO PAY POWER, AND THAT IT'S LEFT THEM FEELING STRESSFUL AND FEARFUL FOR THE FUTURE. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THE GOVERNMENT STEP IN TO ABOLISH LETTING FEES AND EXTEND ITS PLANNED STATE HOUSE WARRANT OF FITNESS INITIATIVE TO INCLUDE PRIVATE RENTALS TOO. THERE'S A HELL OF A LOT MORE THAT YOU CAN BE DOING, AND DO IT NOW. THE GOVERNMENT CONCEDES CHRISTCHURCH RENTS ARE INDEED ON THE RISE, BUT IT SAYS IT'S LISTENING. I THINK WE'VE DONE A GREAT DEAL TO TRY AND GET AGENCIES CONNECTED SO THAT WHERE WE DO FIND THESE PEOPLE IN THESE DESPERATE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE CAN MOVE SOMETHING FOR THEM. DEVEN LINKHORN HOPES ONE DAY THAT 'SOMETHING' CAN BE MOVED FOR HIM. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. AUSTRALIANS ARE NOW HANGING ON A DATE FOR WHEN THEY'LL VOTE FOR A LEADER. KEVIN RUDD'S BACK IN HIS OLD JOB AS PRIME MINISTER BUT STILL HASN'T ANSWERED A KEY QUESTION ` WHEN'S THE ELECTION? OUR CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL'S BEEN ACROSS THE DUMPING OF JULIA GILLARD AND JOINS US AGAIN FROM CANBERRA. STEVE. EXPLOSIVE 24 HOURS POLITICAL ASSASSINATION ON ONE PRIME MINISTER A POLITICAL RESURRECTION THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING. I, KEVIN MICHEAL RUDD, DO SWEAR... KEVIN RUDD SWORN IN AS AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER FOR A SECOND TIME FOLLOWING A STUNNING EVENING OF POLITICAL DRAMA. SO HELP ME GOD. HELP, WITH LAST NIGHT'S COUP, CAME FROM AN ARCH-ENEMY. LABOR MP BILL SHORTEN WAS THE ARCHITECT BEHIND RUDD'S KNIFING IN JULIA GILLARD'S POWER GRAB THREE YEARS AGO. BUT, WITH LABOR FACING A SEPTEMBER ELECTION WIPEOUT, SHORTEN SWITCHED CAMPS, DELIVERING RUDD CRUCIAL VOTES. IN 2007, THE AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE ELECTED ME TO BE THEIR PRIME MINISTER. THAT IS A TASK THAT I RESUMED TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON, AUSTRALIA'S NEW LEADER STRODE INTO PARLIAMENT AND INTO THE ROLE HE BELIEVES IS RIGHTFULLY HIS. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS THE CALL. THERE WAS SUPPORT FOR GILLARD IN... HER FATHER WOULD BE PROUD OF HER. APPLAUSE ...AND OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT. I CAN'T SEND A LITTLE MESSAGE? BOTH CONTENDERS AGREEING THE LOSER WOULD DEPARTMENT POLITICS. TO MY NIECE, WHO IS DUE TO HAVE A BABY IN JULY, LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOST MEDDLESOME GREAT AUNT IN AUSTRALIA'S HISTORY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE FROM GILLARD'S ASSASSINATION IS SEVERE ` SIX MINISTERS QUITTING, INCLUDING FORMER MIDNIGHT OIL FRONT MAN PETER GARRETT. PUBLIC REACTION TO RUDD'S RETURN IS DIVIDED. IT WILL NOT WORK. BUT WHAT AUSTRALIANS WANT TO KNOW MOST IS THIS... WHEN WILL THEY GET THE CHANCE TO DECIDE WHO THE PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY SHOULD BE? THE ELECTION DATE DECISION NOW IN KEVIN RUDD'S PRIME MINISTERIAL HANDS. STEVE JOINS US AGAIN. LET'S TALK ABOUT LABOR'S ELECTION CHANCES. CERTAINLY THE POLLING SUGGESTS THAT LABOR'S CHANCES WILL INCREASE UNDER RUDD SURELY RUDD WANTS TO SHOW HE WAS WRONGED AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL. OUR PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE'S BEEN IN TOUCH WITH KEVIN RUDD AND JULIA GILLARD, BUT INSISTS IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE WHO'S LEADING THE COUNTRY. LOOK, I MEAN, FROM NZ'S POINT OF VIEW, REALLY, NOT VERY MUCH CHANGES. I THINK THIS IS A RELATIONSHIP WHICH IS OUR STRONGEST, DEEPEST AND BEST RELATIONSHIP. IT'S IN FANTASTIC SHAPE, AND IT RISES ABOVE THE PERSONALITIES OR THE POLITICS. AN ACTOR WHO WON AN OSCAR FOR 'THE GLADIATOR' SAYS THERE'S BEEN A LACK OF GALLANTRY IN AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. NZ-BORN RUSSELL CROWE HAS WADED INTO A SEXISM DEBATE AFTER JULIA GILLARD'S POLITICAL DEMISE. THIS FROM OUR DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH. CLAMOURING EVEN THE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA CAN'T BE PROTECTED FROM EVERYTHING. SEXISM WAS PART OF THE GIG FOR JULIA GILLARD ` SOMETHING THAT CLEARLY WEIGHED ON HER MIND AS SHE DELIVERED HER FINAL ADDRESS AS AUSTRALIA'S MOST POWERFUL WOMAN. IT WILL BE EASIER FOR THE NEXT WOMAN AND THE WOMAN AFTER THAT AND THE WOMAN AFTER THAT, AND I'M PROUD OF THAT. THERE ARE ALSO MOMENTS SHE'D RATHER FORGET. I WAS OFFENDED WHEN THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION WENT OUTSIDE IN THE FRONT OF PARLIAMENT AND STOOD NEXT TO A SIGN THAT SAID 'DITCH THE WITCH'. I WAS OFFENDED WHEN THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION STOOD NEXT TO A SIGN THAT DESCRIBED ME AS A MAN'S BITCH. THERE WAS THE SEXIST MENU AT A PARTY FUNDRAISER THAT CRITICISED HER BREASTS AND THIGHS. AND THEN IT WENT TO A NEW LEVEL WHEN JULIA GILLARD WAS ASKED LIVE ON RADIO ABOUT THE SEXUALITY OF HER PARTNER ` A HAIRDRESSER. I MEAN, IT'S ABSURD ISN'T IT? YOU CAN CONFIRM THAT HE'S NOT? OH, HOWARD, DON'T BE RIDICULOUS. AND SHE'S GOT HEAVYWEIGHT HOLLYWOOD BACKING FROM A FORMER KIWI. I THINK THERE'S JUST A LACK OF GALLANTRY THAT HAS CREPT INTO NOT JUST POLITICS BUT THE WAY POLITICS IS REPORTED. JOHN KEY ADMITS IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY. IT'S A ROUGH AND TUMBLE BUSINESS, POLITICS. UH, IT'S, UH, NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED, UH, BUT SHE'LL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA. I THINK THAT'S A BADGE OF HONOUR SHE CAN WEAR. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL NZ FEMALE MPS TODAY. MOST WERE DISGUSTED BY THE TREATMENT OF JULIA GILLARD AND SAY IT'S NOT AS BAD IN NZ BUT SAY THAT OUR FEMALE LEADERS GET THEIR FAIR SHARE OF SLACK TOO. AND NZ'S FIRST ELECTED WOMAN PRIME MINISTER! HELEN CLARK AND JENNY SHIPLEY BROKE THE GLASS CEILING IN NZ, AND JULIA GILLARD HOLDS THAT LEGACY FOR AUSTRALIA. BUT HER OPPONENTS OFTEN FOCUSED ON HER GENDER TO BRING HER DOWN. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS. SUPPORTERS OF DAVID BAIN ARE HAILING NEW EVIDENCE AS MORE PROOF THAT HE'S INNOCENT OF MURDER AND ARE CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO MOVE QUICKLY TO COMPENSATE HIM. IT FOLLOWS CLAIMS THAT ROBIN BAIN HAD GUNSHOT RESIDUE ON HIS FINGERS CAUSED BY LOADING A MAGAZINE INTO THE RIFLE, WHICH KILLED HIS FAMILY. BUT, AS LISA OWEN REPORTS, THE NEW CLAIMS ARE BEING DISMISSED BY SUPPORTERS OF ROBIN BAIN. A TRIUMPHANT DAVID BAIN ` ACQUITTED AFTER HIS SECOND TRIAL. BUT FOUR YEARS ON, HE IS STILL FIGHTING TO PROVE HIS INNOCENCE AND COLLECT COMPENSATION. NOW HIS LEGAL TEAM CLAIMS IT'S UNEARTHED A PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT WILL DO EXACTLY THAT. THE EVIDENCE IS OVERWHELMING. HE'S INNOCENT EVEN WITHOUT THIS NEW EVIDENCE, BUT THIS NEW EVIDENCE IS JUST A SLAM DUNK. IT ALL STEMS FROM THIS PHOTO OF A DEAD ROBIN BAIN'S HAND, SHOWING TWO DISTINCT LINES ON HIS THUMB. DAVID BAIN'S TEAM CLAIMS IT'S FIREARM RESIDUE CONSISTENT WITH A PATTERN LEFT FROM PRESSING BULLETS INTO A MAGAZINE DURING RELOADING. THUNK! THUNK! THUNK! ACCORDING TO AN EXPERT WHO TEST-FIRED THE RIFLE USED IN THE BAIN FAMILY KILLINGS, THE MARKS ON ROBIN'S HANDS MATCH THE MURDER WEAPON. THE MAGAZINE WIDTH, UH, WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE, UH, DISTANCE OF THE MARKS ON ROBIN BAIN'S, UH, FINGER AND THUMB. THE POLICE NEVER WRAPPED ROBIN BAIN'S HANDS IN PLASTIC TO PRESERVE ANY EVIDENCE. AND ROBBIE TIFFIN SAYS THE RESIDUE IS EASILY WIPED OFF, EXPLAINING WHY IT'S ONLY NOW BEEN DISCOVERED THROUGH THE PHOTOS. SO I THINK IT'S QUITE POSSIBLE THAT BY THE TIME ROBIN BAIN GOT TO THE AUTOPSY OR EXAMINATION STAGE, THOSE MARKS MAY WELL HAVE BEEN INADVERTENTLY RUBBED OFF. BUT AT DAVID BAIN'S RETRIAL, THE CROWN'S LEGAL TEAM HIGHLIGHTED THE FACT THERE ARE NO FINGERPRINTS OF ROBIN BAIN'S ON THE RIFLE OR CARTRIDGE CASES OR ANY ITEM YOU WOULD HAVE EXPECT HIM TO TOUCH IF HE WAS THE KILLER. BUT THERE WAS A WELL-DEFINED PRINT OF DAVID BAIN'S ON THE MURDER WEAPON. IT'S ALL ABOUT CREATING, UH, AN IMAGE IN THE MEDIA ` VILIFYING ROBIN BAIN ` SO THAT THEN WE CAN EASILY SEE ROBIN BAIN AS BEING A NASTY PERSON AND A PERSON CAPABLE OF MASS MURDER. POLICE SAY THE SO-CALLED NEW EVIDENCE IS NO MORE THAN A THEORY, AND AN EXAMINATION OF ROBIN'S FINGERPRINTS TODAY SHOW THE MARKINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH CUTS. OTHERS AGREE THAT THE PICTURES ARE INCONCLUSIVE. IF YOU LOOK AT ANOTHER RENDITION OF THE PICTURE, UH, THEY LOOK LIKE SOMETHING ELSE. THEY LOOK LIKE CUTS RATHER THAN... THAN, UM, THAN RESIDUE THAT'S BEEN RUBBED ON. BUT DAVID BAIN'S LEGAL TEAM SAYS THIS IS EVIDENCE ENOUGH TO WARRANT AN IMMEDIATE COMPENSATION PAYOUT. LISA OWEN, ONE NEWS. SO DOES THE PHOTO CHANGE YOUR VIEW ON THE DAVID BAIN CASE? HAVE YOUR SAY ON OUR WEBSITE, ONENEWS.CO.NZ STILL TO COME ON ONE NEWS ` BARACK OBAMA HEADS TO SOUTH AFRICA. WE'RE LIVE FOR THE LATEST ON NELSON MANDELA. HUGS AND HAPPINESS IN THE UNITED STATES AFTER A MAJOR COURT DECISION TO LEGALISE SAME SEX MARRIAGE. READY FOR TAKE-OFF. THE FIRST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD TO CHARGE PASSENGERS BY WEIGHT IS NOW OFFERING SEATS FOR THE EXTRA LARGE. 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Try it out for yourself. And for more detailed info, visit techinasec.co.nz THE BODY OF THE WOMAN WHO'D BEEN MISSING IN NORTHLAND FOR OVER TWO WEEKS IS BACK WITH HER FAMILY IN AUCKLAND. POLICE ARE STILL HUNTING FOR THE KILLER OF BARBARA MOKA BUT SAY THEY HAVE A SUSPECT AND CHARGES COULD BE LAID SOON. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF BARBARA MOKA FOUND ITS TRAGIC CONCLUSION HERE IN THE REMOTE FAR NORTH. SHE'S COME BACK TO US, YOU KNOW, NOT THE WAY WE WANTED HER BACK, BUT, UM, AT LEAST WE HAVE HER NOW. AFTER BEING MISSING FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS, POLICE RECOVERED THE MOTHER OF FOUR'S BODY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. CERTAINLY BEEN A LONG COUPLE OF DAYS THE LAST FEW DAYS. BUT VERY REWARDING FOR US, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GIVE SOME... SOMETHING BACK TO BARBARA'S FAMILY. THE 32-YEAR-OLD'S BODY WAS FOUND IN THE BUSH BEHIND ME. POLICE AREN'T REVEALING FOR NOW HOW SHE DIED. AND THEY'RE NOT RULING OUT THAT SHE WAS KILLED ELSEWHERE AND DUMPED IN THE BUSH. THE FULL CONCLUSIONS HAVEN'T BEEN REACHED YET, AND THAT WILL FORM PART OF OUR WIDER ENQUIRY. SHE WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE AT A TANGI HERE AT THIS MARAE IN OMANAIA BEFORE BEING INVOLVED IN A MINOR CAR CRASH SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING. BARBARA MOKA LIVED HERE IN NEARBY RAWENE. POLICE ARE STILL TRYING TO RECOVER HER CELL PHONE AND CLOTHING THAT THEY BELIEVE WAS TAKEN FROM HER HOME. THEY'RE ALSO WANTING TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN THIS TOYOTA CYNOS ON THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ` JUNE THE 9TH AND 10TH ` SOON AFTER MS MOKA DISAPPEARED. SHOULD THE COMMUNITY BE CONCERNED > THAT THERE'S A KILLER WALKING FREE AT THE MOMENT? > NO, THEY SHOULD NOT. THE POLICE SAY THEY HAVE A CLEAR SUSPECT AND EXPECT TO LAY CHARGES WITHIN A WEEK. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. THE SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT'S CANCELLED HIS TRIP TO MOZAMBIQUE AFTER VISITING NELSON MANDELA IN HOSPITAL. JACOB ZUMA WAS DUE TO LEAVE TONIGHT FOR A REGIONAL SUMMIT. ONE NEWS CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY JOINS US LIVE VIA THE INTERNET FROM SOUTH AFRICA. PEOPLE HERE ARE WAKING UP TO THE NEWS AND TAKING IT GRAVELY NO PRESIDENT CANCELS A SUMMIT FOR NO REASON HE MADE A HALF HOUR VISIT MANDELA STILL CRITICAL CONDITION WORRYING COMMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE TO WHOM MANDELA BELONGS HE IS NOW ON LIFE SUPPORT THE OFFICIAL LINE IS HE IS NOT ON LIFE SUPPORT, BUT THERE ARE REPORTS THAT IS NOT TRUE AND NELSON MANDELA'S DETERIORATING HEALTH THREATENS TO OVERSHADOW THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TRIP TO AFRICA. BARACK OBAMA AND HIS FAMILY HAVE ARRIVED IN THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY OF SENEGAL. THE WEEK-LONG TRIP INCLUDES STOPS IN TANZANIA AND SOUTH AFRICA. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS NELSON MANDELA'S FAMILY GAY MARRIAGE CAMPAIGNERS IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE SCORED A HUGE LEGAL VICTORY, WITH THE US SUPREME COURT HANDING DOWN TWO MAJOR DECISIONS IN SUPPORT OF SAME-SEX COUPLES. BUT GAY AND LESBIAN COUPLES WILL STILL ONLY BE ABLE TO LEGALLY MARRY IN CERTAIN STATES. OUR US CORRESPONDENT JACK TAME EXPLAINS. CHEERING LOUD, PROUD AND LEGAL. GAY RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS CELEBRATING TWO MAJOR MILESTONES THAT'LL POTENTIALLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. YOU KNOW, THE FIGHT FOR EQUALITY CONTINUES, BUT WE ARE A GIANT LEAP CLOSER TO IT TODAY. FIRST, THE US SUPREME COURT STRUCK DOWN THE DEFENCE OF MARRIAGE ACT ` FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT DEFINED MARRIAGE AS ONLY BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. NOW SAME SEX COUPLES THAT MARRY IN THE 13 STATES WHERE IT'S LEGAL WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS LIKE SOCIAL SECURITY AND INCOME TAX. RHONDA AND I HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 33 YEARS, AND UNTIL TODAY, THAT MEANT NOTHING TO THIS COUNTRY. AND NOW FINALLY IT DOES. AND THIS IS THE PERHAPS UNLIKELY HEROINE ` EDITH WINDSOR (84). SHE SUED THE GOVERNMENT AFTER SHE WAS BILLED FOR ESTATE TAXES WHEN HER WIFE DIED. CHILDREN BORN TODAY WILL GROW UP IN A WORLD WITHOUT DOMA, AND THOSE SAME CHILDREN WHO HAPPEN TO BE GAY WILL BE FREE TO LOVE AND GET MARRIED AS THEA AND I DID, BUT WITH THE SAME FEDERAL BENEFITS, PROTECTIONS AND DIGNITY AS EVERYONE ELSE. MINUTES AFTER THE DOMA DECISION, ANOTHER. THE SUPREME COURT RULED CALIFORNIA'S CONTROVERSIAL BAN ON GAY MARRIAGE ` PROPOSITION 8 ` ILLEGAL ON A TECHNICALITY. AND, AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, IT'S STILL PERFECTLY LEGAL FOR STATES TO DEFINE MARRIAGE AS ONLY BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. AND WHILE HERE IN NEW YORK, FOR EXAMPLE, GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL, MORE THAN 30 STATES HAVE BANNED GAY MARRIAGE UNDER THEIR STATE CONSTITUTIONS. IT'S A SAD DAY WHEN UNELECTED JUDGES CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE AN-AND TURN THEIR BACKS ON THE WILL OF VOTERS. WHILE CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSITION 8 MIGHT STILL BE UP FOR DEBATE, GAY MARRIAGE SUPPORTERS SAY TODAY'S DECISION BRINGS THEM A STEP CLOSER TO EQUALITY. JACK TAME, ONE NEWS, NEW YORK. AND THERE'LL BE MORE MARRIAGE CELEBRANTS HERE TO MEET A SURGE IN DEMAND FOR SAME-SEX WEDDINGS. MORE THAN 120 WHO NOW DO CIVIL UNIONS ARE GETTING THE CHANCE TO UPGRADE TO MARRIAGE CELEBRANTS. THE LAW ALLOWING GAY COUPLES TO MARRY COMES INTO EFFECT ON AUGUST THE 19TH. A MAJOR ATTEMPT BY AUSTRALIA TO PUT A STOP TO JAPANESE WHALING IN ANTARCTIC WATERS IS UNDERWAY IN THE UNITED NATION'S HIGHEST COURT. AUSTRALIA, WITH SUPPORT FROM NZ, ARGUES THE ANNUAL SLAUGHTER OF HUNDREDS OF WHALES BREACHES INTERNATIONAL LAW. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. THE WAR ON WHALING USUALLY PLAYS OUT ON THE HIGH SEAS, BUT NOW THE BATTLE TO STOP THE ANNUAL SLAUGHTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN THE NETHERLANDS. JAPAN SEEKS TO CLOAK ITS ONGOING COMMERCIAL WHALING IN THE LAB COAT OF SCIENCE. A COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY OUTLAWED FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES UNDER AN INTERNATIONAL MORATORIUM. BUT JAPAN WANTS TO CONTINUE OPERATING UNDER A SCIENTIFIC PERMIT IT GRANTED ITSELF. WE ARE GOING TO, UH, CLEARLY EXPLAIN NEXT WEEK. THAT OUR RESEARCH PROGRAMME IS BASED ON SCIENCE. IT FOLLOWS A SELF-APPOINTED QUOTA OF AROUND 900 WHALES A YEAR. THE MEAT IS LATER SOLD AS FOOD, BUT THIS IS ONLY LEGAL IF THE ANIMAL WAS KILLED IN THE NAME OF RESEARCH. TRANSLATOR: DON'T PEOPLE EAT FOUR-LEGGED ANIMALS LIKE PIGS AND COWS? WHY NOT THE WHALES? I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE THE WHALES. TRANSLATOR: I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME PEOPLE HERE IN JAPAN THAT SEE EATING SEAFOOD AS A TRADITION. 86 COUNTRIES DO FOLLOW THE INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT, AND NZ IS ONE. OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE HAGUE ON SUNDAY, WHERE HE'LL SPEAK FOR 90 MINUTES ON WHAT CONSTITUTES SCIENTIFIC WHALING. THE COURT CASE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE AROUND 11 DAYS, AND A JUDGEMENT COULD TAKE MONTHS. IF AUSTRALIA'S BID IS UNSUCCESSFUL, THE FIGHT WILL RETURN TO THE WATER WHEN THE HUNT RESUMES LATER THIS YEAR. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. TO THE WEATHER NOW, AND IT'S RAINING UP NORTH? IT'S RAINING HEAVILY, BUT IT'S EASING BACK OVER THE NEXT FOUR TO FIVE HOURS. A LOOK OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS. THERE WERE THE FROSTS. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ COMING UP AFTER SPORT ` A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE WEEKEND. NO GUARANTEES. COMING UP ` HOW AUCKLANDERS WILL BE PAYING FOR THE NEW RAIL LINK. ALL ABOARD. ANOTHER HEAVYWEIGHT ISSUE FOR THE WORLD'S FIRST AIRLINE TO CHARGE PASSENGERS BY HOW HEAVY THEY ARE. AND A HAIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE AS JUSTIN BIEBER'S CONFISCATED PET MONKEY MOVES INTO A NEW HOME. IS HE STILL A BELIEBER? # SHOULD ALL AUCKLANDERS FOOT THE BILL FOR THE NEW DOWNTOWN RAIL LINK? SOME RESIDENTS OF AREAS NOT LINKED TO THE RAIL NETWORK SAY IT SHOULD BE 'USER PAYS'. IT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR RATEPAYERS AS THE CITY WORKS OUT HOW TO PAY ITS SHARE OF THE MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR BILL. WILL HINE HAS A BREAKDOWN OF THE NUMBERS. IT MAY BE LESS THAN 4KM LONG, BUT THE CITY RAIL LINK COMES AT A COST ` $2.9B. HALF OF THAT'S LIKELY TO BE PAID BY THE GOVERNMENT, POSSIBLY THROUGH ASSET SALES AND GENERAL TAXES. AUCKLAND MUST STUMP UP THE OTHER HALF ` A BIT LESS THAN $1000 FOR EACH MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN AUCKLAND. BUT A RATES CAMPAIGNER SUGGESTS THOSE IN THE WEST, SOUTH AND EAST WHO ARE CONNECTED TO THE RAIL SYSTEM SHOULD BE PAYING MORE THAN THEIR NEIGHBOURS ACROSS THE HARBOUR. IT MUST BE AN OPTION, SO PUT IT DOWN AS AN OPTION, AND MAYBE WE'LL HEAR SOMETHING FROM PEOPLE ON THE NORTH SHORE MIGHT BE HAPPY TO PAY THEIR SHARE. THEN AGAIN, THEY MIGHT NOW. SO WE PUT THAT TO NORTH SHORE RESIDENTS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY PEOPLE WHO USE IT. NOT RATEPAYERS? > NO, I DON'T THINK RATEPAYERS SHOULD SUBSIDISE IT. IF THEY'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT SO IT CONNECTS TO THE NORTH SHORE, THEN WE REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE BOTHERING ABOUT IT, TO BE HONEST. WE'RE ALL AUCKLAND, AREN'T WE? I MEAN, WE'RE NOW A SUPERCITY. SO I GUESS WE STILL HAVE TO STUMP UP OUR END OF THE DEAL. THE MAYOR, TOO, IS KEEN THE COST SHOULD BE SHARED BY ALL. AUCKLAND IS NOW A UNITED CITY, AND WE'VE GOT TO PUT OUR UNITED AUCKLAND HAT ON. ABOUT HALF OF THE COST TO COUNCIL HAS ALREADY BEEN PENCILLED INTO RATES BUDGETS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THE OTHER HALF COULD COME FROM ROAD TOLLS, CONGESTION CHARGES OR FUEL TAXES. ALL OPTIONS THAT A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP IS LOOKING AT FOR THIS AND OTHER TRANSPORT PROJECTS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF OPTIONS OUT THERE. WE ARE NOT SET ON ANY OF THOSE OPTIONS. WE WILL WAIT FOR THAT GROUP TO COME BACK WITH ITS RECOMMENDATIONS, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A DISCUSSION OVER THE NEXT YEAR. AND HE SAYS HE EXPECTS THERE'LL BE SOMETHING TO APPEASE NORTH SHORE RESIDENTS IN A TRANSPORT UPDATE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TOMORROW. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. AUCKLAND COUNCIL'S TAKEN AN OFFICIAL STAND ON THE GOVERNMENT-SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE FOR POKIES DEAL, VOTING 10-7 AGAINST IT. FINAL SIGN-OFF ON THE DEAL, WHICH SEES SKYCITY GETTING AN EXTRA 230 SLOT MACHINES AND 40 GAMING TABLES, IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. COUNCILLORS OBJECT BECAUSE THEY FEEL THE SOCIAL IMPACT FROM PROBLEM GAMBLING WILL BE TOO HIGH. THEIR OPPOSITION WILL BE CONVEYED TO THE GOVERNMENT, BUT REALISTICALLY WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE DEAL GOING AHEAD. A REPORT INTO THE BUNGLE THAT LEFT NZ MEAT PRODUCTS STUCK AT THE CHINESE BORDER SHOULD BE RELEASED WITHIN WEEKS. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MEAT WAS STRANDED AT CHINESE PORTS AFTER ADMINISTRATION MISTAKES BY STAFF AT THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES. THIS ERROR SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, WITH CERTIFICATION. THIS IS A BREAD-AND-BUTTER EXERCISE FOR THE REGULATOR. THEY ISSUE AROUND 12,000 EXPORT DOCUMENTS ON A WEEKLY BASIS. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT HASN'T BEEN APPROACHED FOR COMPENSATION, BUT IT IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH FARMERS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE BLOCKADE. THE SOUTH ISLAND'S MAIN RAIL LINE IS BACK UP AND RUNNING FOLLOWING ROUND THE CLOCK REPAIRS ON THE OPIHI BRIDGE NEAR TEMUKA. A PIER ON THE RAIL BRIDGE COLLAPSED AFTER FLOODWATERS SURGED DOWN THE OPIHI RIVER 10 DAYS AGO. FREIGHT SERVICES BETWEEN CHRISTCHURCH AND TIMARU RESUMED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, WITH BRACES FITTED INTO PLACE. THE SMALL AIRLINE THAT ATTRACTED WORLDWIDE ATTENTION FOR CHARGING PASSENGERS BY WEIGHT HAS NOW STARTED AN EXTRA-LARGE SEAT SERVICE. SAMOA AIR'S WEBSITE GOT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF HITS AFTER INTRODUCING THE CONTROVERSIAL PRICE SYSTEM ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER LOOKS AT THE NEW SEATING ARRANGEMENT. PUTTING IN BIGGER SEATS HAS BEEN A WEIGHTY EXERCISE FOR THIS LITTLE AIRLINE, BUT SAMOA AIR SAYS IT'S ALL ABOUT LOOKING AFTER THEIR LARGER PASSENGERS. WE CAN FIT TWO FAIRLY LARGE PEOPLE IN THERE, HEAVIER PEOPLE IN THERE, AND IT'S COMFORTABLE FOR BOTH. BECAUSE PASSENGERS PAY BY THEIR WEIGHT, EACH KILO COSTS THEM. NOW AT LEAST THEY CAN GET A SEAT TO SUIT THEIR SIZE. WE'VE ACTUALLY TAKEN OUT A COMPLETE ROW OF SEATS AND REPLACED IT SO THAT THERE'S MUCH MORE LEGROOM FOR THE PASSENGER. THERE'S NO ARMREST. THE CONTROVERSIAL WEIGHT SERVICE INTRODUCED EARLIER THIS YEAR MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES. TO DATE, THE AIRLINE'S WEBSITE HAS CLOCKED UP MORE THAN 200M HITS. IT WAS KIND OF CRAZY WHEN I HEARD, 'JUMP ON THE SCALES.' I WAS, LIKE, 'WHAT? JUMP ON THE SCALES?' BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. IT'S NOT THAT BAD. SOME DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA AT FIRST. I DON'T THINK IT'S REALLY FAIR BECAUSE THE SKINNY PEOPLE ARE PAYING LESS. BUT THERE'S MORE SUPPORT TWO MONTHS ON WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE XL SEAT. THERE IS A LOT OF ROOM INSIDE, SO I FEEL FREE TO MOVE AROUND INSIDE. THAT'S GOOD. TRANSLATOR: IT'S GOOD BECAUSE IT MAKES IT REALLY CHEAP FOR CHILDREN TO FLY. PAYING BY WEIGHT MAY BE A CLEVER MARKETING PLOY, BUT SAMOA AIR SAYS THERE ARE OTHER BENEFITS. IT MEANS THAT WE'RE VERY EFFICIENT. WE CAN NOW LOAD THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT DOWN TO THE LAST FEW KILOS. AND ON THIS AIRLINE, EVERY KILO COUNTS. BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` KEVIN RUDD'S TONIGHT BACK AS AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER AFTER OUSTING JULIA GILLARD AS LABOR PARTY LEADER. IN AN ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT, MR RUDD CALLED FOR KINDER AND GENTLER POLITICS. SIX MINISTERS, INCLUDING FORMER MIDNIGHT OIL FRONTMAN PETER GARRETT QUIT AFTER THE LEADERSHIP CHANGE. MR RUDD NOW HAS TO DECIDE ON AN ELECTION DATE. POLICE HAVE REFUTED CLAIMS BY DAVID BAIN'S LEGAL TEAM THAT NEW EVIDENCE PROVES HIS INNOCENCE. SUPPORTERS SAY WHAT APPEARS TO BE GUNSHOT RESIDUE ON ROBIN BAIN'S FINGERS PROVES HE, AND NOT DAVID, LOADED A MAGAZINE INTO THE RIFLE USED TO KILL HIS FAMILY. POLICE SAY IT'S NOT NEW EVIDENCE AND REITERATED THAT THE ONLY IDENTIFIABLE FINGERPRINTS FOUND ON THE GUN BELONGED TO DAVID AND STEPHEN BAIN. TAXPAYERS WILL PROVIDE NEARLY $3B TO REBUILD BIG-TICKET ITEMS IN CHRISTCHURCH. CONFIRMED IN THE PLAN ` FUNDING FOR A NEW CONVENTION CENTRE, A NEW STADIUM AND CENTRES FOR SPORT AND RECREATION AND PERFORMING ARTS. THE BIGGEST COST WILL BE FIXING ROADS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. JENNY-MAY WITH SPORT NOW. FREAKISH DAY AT THE WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP? NOT ONLY HAS THE FED EXPRESS GONE, BUT SO TOO HAS THE SCREAM QUEEN, MARIA SHARAPOVA. MORE FROM THE ALL ENGLAND TENNIS CLUB NEXT. PLUS ` A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. 19-YEAR-OLD KIWI STEVEN ADAMS' NBA BASKETBALL DREAM IS ABOUT TO BE REALISED. BUT NEW SOUTH WALES WILL HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER THREE WEEKS TO REALISE THEIRS. QUEENSLAND SQUARE THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES. AND WE ASK SILVER FERN CAPTAIN LAURA LANGMAN STRAIGHT ` WILL SHE LEAVE THE MAGIC NEXT YEAR? KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. WIMBLEDON 2013 IS SHAPING UP AS THE YEAR'S MOST SENSATIONAL TENNIS GRAND SLAM FOLLOWING A CLIMACTIC DAY THREE AT THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB. SEVEN-TIME CHAMPION ROGER FEDERER SUFFERING A SHOCK DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF A PLAYER WHO ISN'T EVEN IN THE WORLD TOP 100. HERE'S MARK HATHAWAY. LOOK UP THE TERM GIANT-KILLER AND YOU MAY FIND A PHOTO OF THIS MAN ` UKRAINIAN SERGIY STAKHOVSKY. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL. THE 27-YEAR-OLD UPSET ROGER FEDERER'S HUNT FOR A 37TH CONSECUTIVE GRAND SLAM QUARTER-FINALS APPEARANCE. THE 6-7, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 SCORELINE ILLUSTRATED FEDERER'S RESOLVE BUT ALSO STAKHOVSKY'S COMPOSURE. CHEERING OH YES! STAKHOVSKY EVEN SEEMING IN DISBELIEF AT WHAT WAS UNFOLDING, AND WITH TWO MATCH POINTS TO DEFEND, THE CROWD FOUND THEMSELVES IN THE UNUSUAL POSITION OF SUPPORTING ROGER FEDERER ` THE UNDERDOG. OH, WHAT A WAY TO SAVE IT! RIGHT AT THE EXTREMITIES OF HIS REACH. WHAT A RETURN. BUT A FAIRY-TALE COMEBACK WAS NOT TO BE. AN UNCHARACTERISTIC ERRANT BACKHAND WAS FEDERER'S DEPARTING SHOT. CHEERING WHAT AN END TO THE DAY HERE AT WIMBLEDON. STAKHOVSKY WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS LIFE; FEDERER WITH HIS EARLIEST EXIT IN A DECADE. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING, VERY DISAPPOINTING, BUT, UH, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT IT AND, UH, MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE. THE HOME OF TENNIS WITH A NEW HOUSE GUEST RESPONSIBLE FOR EVICTING A LONG-TERM TENANT FROM THE MOST INTRIGUING GRAND SLAM OF THE YEAR SO FAR. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. AND THE DRAMA DOESN'T END THERE. AT THE CLOSE OF PLAY ON DAY THREE, SEVEN PLAYERS HAVE PULLED OUT WITH INJURY AS THE PLAYING SURFACE FALLS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT. WOMEN'S NUMBER THREE SEED MARIA SHARAPOVA WAS THE LATEST TO GO DOWN IN A HEAP, SLIPPING UP DURING HER SURPRISE LOSS TO PORTUGAL'S LARCHER DE BRITO. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI ALSO STRUGGLED ON THE GRASS, WHILE NUMBER TWO SEED VICTORIA AZARENKA HAD ALREADY PULLED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT ALTOGETHER WITH INJURY. I'VE JUST NEVER FALLEN THAT MANY TIMES IN A MATCH BEFORE, BUT THOSE ARE THE` THOSE ARE THE CONDITIONS. THEY'RE THERE FOR MY OPPONENT AS WELL AND, UM, I JUST TOOK A LOT MORE FALLS THAN SHE DID TODAY. MEN'S SIXTH SEED JO-WILFRIED TSONGA DIDN'T FALL, BUT HAS DROPPED OUT WITH AN INJURED KNEE, LEAVING THE MEN'S DRAW WIDE OPEN. WE'LL HAVE MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY THREE AT 11.20PM HERE ON ONE. THEN IT'S TO THE LIVE ACTION AT MIDNIGHT. TVNZ.CO.NZ IS STREAMING THE ACTION LIVE AS WELL. THIS TIME TOMORROW, BASKETBALLER STEVE ADAMS (19) WILL BE A MILLIONAIRE, WITH THE TEEN SET TO BE THE FIRST KIWI PICKED IN THE NBA'S TOP 20 DRAFT. ROTORUA RAISED ADAMS IS A RAGS-TO-RICHES STORY, AND IT'S ABOUT TO BECOME THE STUFF OF FAIRY TALES. STEVEN ADAMS, OUT OF PITTSBURGH. STEVEN ADAMS IS WHAT THE NBA CALL RAW TALENT ` A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES BUT PHYSICALLY IMPRESSIVE. JUST ONE YEAR IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL, THE 7FT CENTRE IS ABOUT TO TURN PRO. HE'S PRETTY RAW BUT HAS SHOWN THE ABILITY AT TIMES TO TAKE OVER THE GAME DOWN LOW IN THE PAINT. 30 PLAYERS GO INTO TOMORROW'S FIRST-ROUND DRAFT, BUT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE PREDICTED TO BE SELECTED IN THE TOP 15 GET TO ATTEND THE EVENT. ADAMS IS ONE OF THEM. SO HOW DOES THE DRAFT WORK? WELL, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT, A PLAYER MUST BE AT LEAST 19 AND HAVE NEVER PLAYED IN THE NBA. THERE ARE 30 TEAMS IN THE NBA. 16 TEAMS MAKE THE PLAY-OFFS. 14 DON'T. IT'S THOSE 14 TEAMS THAT GET THE FIRST PICKS, ALTHOUGH TRADES CAN BE MADE. IT'S RUMOURED OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER ARE KEEN ON THE KIWI, WHICH WOULD LEAVE ADAMS WORKING OUT WITH STARS LIKE KEVIN DURANT AND RUSSELL WESTBROOK. WHATEVER HAPPENS TOMORROW IN NEW YORK, STEVEN ADAMS IS SET TO POCKET UP TO NZ$2.5M. IT'S THE BEGINNING OF HIS NBA DREAM. THIS IS THE EASY PART. UP NEXT ` PROVING HE CAN MIX IT UP WITH THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYERS. AND US CORRESPONDENT JACK TAME WILL BE WITH STEVE ADAMS AT THE DRAFT TOMORROW. WE'LL HAVE THE 19-YEAR-OLD'S STORY HERE ON ONE AND ON TVNZ.CO.NZ. FOUR SIN-BINNINGS AND AN ALL-IN BRAWL HAVE MARRED A DOMINANT QUEENSLAND PERFORMANCE AS THE MAROONS LEVELLED THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES WITH A 26 TO 6 VICTORY IN GAME TWO IN BRISBANE. JOE PORTER HAS MORE. THE 'ONE PUNCH, YOU'RE OFF' RULE CLEARLY NO DETERRENT WHEN IT'S STATE AGAINST STATE. NOW SOME PUNCHES! TRENT MERRIN! NOW IT'S EXPLODED! ORIGIN TWO HAS REALLY ERUPTED NOW! THE NRL'S ATTEMPT TO BANISH THE BIFF FAILING MISERABLY, AND AS QUEENSLANDERS BAYED FOR BLUE BLOOD,... THEY'RE MAKING THEIR FEELINGS PRETTY WELL KNOWN. ...THE SITUATION BECAME FARCICAL. 10 MINUTES IN THE BIN. I DIDN'T THROW A PUNCH. I DIDN'T THROW A PUNCH. I DIDN'T THROW A <BLEEP> PUNCH. FOUR PLAYERS SIN-BINNED, REDUCING THE GAME TO 11 ON 11. WHILE A PUNCH-UP WAS PREDICTABLE, QUEENSLAND'S START WASN'T. THE FIREWORKS AT SUNCORP RED-HOT AND SO WERE THE MAROONS. NOW FOR CRONK GOES TO THAIDAY. THAIDAY'S IN TO SCORE! CRONK BEHIND THURSTON. DOUBLE PUMPS. HERE THEY GO AGAIN. 14-0 TO QUEENSLAND AT HALF-TIME. THE FULL MOON RISING, AS WAS THE MAROON TIDE. MAROON MARAUDERS! THEY WENT UP FAST, AND BOYD, HE'S HURT THEM AGAIN! QUEENSLAND KIWI JOSH PAPALII MADE HIS ORIGIN DEBUT BEFORE BILLY SLATER ALMOST INCITED ANOTHER AFFRAY. OH, THAT'S` HE'S THROWN THE ELBOW A BIT THERE. SLATER SLICING A SMALL GASH ON MITCHELL PEARCE'S FACE BEFORE GREG INGLIS COMPLETED THE BLUES EVISCERATION. YEAH, IT GOES UP. HE'LL SCORE. WILL HE? DOES HE GET IT DOWN? HE DOES. 24-0, AND WHILE THE BLUES WOULD SNATCH ONE BACK, THE NIGHT BELONGED TO QUEENSLAND, THE MAROONS DRAGGING THEMSELVES BACK INTO THE SERIES IN STUNNING STYLE. THE DECISIVE GAME THREE'S IN SYDNEY IN THREE WEEKS. JOE PORTER, ONE NEWS. THE BLUES' TRENT MERRIN IS THE ONLY PLAYER OF THE FOUR TO BE SUSPENDED. HE'LL MISS A GAME. JUSTIN HODGES AMONG THOSE CLEARED. HE'LL PLAY FOR THE BRONCOS ON SUNDAY AGAINST THE WARRIORS. NZ CYCLIST JACK BAUER WILL BECOME JUST THE 11TH KIWI TO RIDE THE TOUR DE FRANCE AFTER BEING SELECTED FOR THE GARMIN-SHARP TEAM. BAUER GOT THE OFFICIAL WORD OVERNIGHT AS THE GARMIN TEAM PREPARES IN CORSICA, WHICH IS HOSTING THE FIRST THREE STAGES OF THE TOUR, STARTING ON SUNDAY. I STILL REMEMBER WATCHING... WATCHING HIM BACK IN THE DAY, AND... (CHUCKLES) IT SEEMED LIKE AN IMPOSSIBLE ROAD, YOU KNOW, TO EVER... EVER GET HERE. BUT HERE I AM, AND ON THE EVE ON THE CENTENARY EDITION, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. BAUER (27) JOINS COMPATRIOT GREG HENDERSON, WHO'S MAKING HIS SECOND TOUR RIDE FOR LOTTO-BELISOL. CRUSADERS COACH TODD BLACKADDER'S TAKING A CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO REINTRODUCING HIS TEST WEARY ALL BLACKS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT'S SOUTHERN DERBY AGAINST THE HIGHLANDERS. CAPTAIN KIERAN READ, PROP WYATT CROCKETT AND LOCK LUKE ROMANO HAVE ALL BEEN NAMED TO START ON THE BENCH. REALLY ABOUT THIS WEEK WAS ABOUT LETTING THEM UNLOAD MENTALLY. WE JUST WANT THEM TO COME BACK AND PLAY WELL WITHOUT THE ADDED BURDEN OF STARTING AND RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADING. THE FRENCH TESTS TAKING A TOLL IN A DIFFERENT WAY FOR OWEN FRANKS, WHO WAS HOSPITALISED FOR TWO DAYS EARLIER THIS WEEK AND WON'T PLAY. HE HAD A NICK IN HIS ELBOW, GOT AN INFECTION IN HIS ELBOW IN CHRISTCHURCH, SORT OF BATTLED THROUGH ANTIBIOTICS. AND OBVIOUSLY, AFTER A BIG GAME LIKE LAST WEEK, HE WAS OBVIOUSLY A BIT RUN DOWN AND NATURE TOOK ITS COURSE. FORWARDS SAM WHITELOCK AND MATT TODD MAKE THE RUN ONSIDE ALONG WITH BACKS ISRAEL DAGG AND DAN CARTER. BRAZIL IS THROUGH TO THE FINAL OF THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT AFTER BEATING URUGUAY 2-1. THEY'LL FACE EITHER ITALY OR SPAIN IN MONDAY'S FINAL. BUT A WIN FOR URUGUAY IN THE UNDER-20 WORLD TOURNAMENT, BEATING NZ 2-0 IN TURKEY. URUGUAY UNDERWAY WITH THIS FREE KICK. BRILLIANT STRIKE! WONDERFUL GOAL! TOP CORNER, AND URUGUAY GET UP TO THE BEST POSSIBLE START INSIDE FOUR MINUTES. PERFECTLY EXECUTED FREE KICK. GOAL NUMBER TWO DOOMING NZ TO ITS SECOND DEFEAT OF THE TOURNAMENT. THE KIWIS MUST BEAT CROATIA IN THEIR LAST POOL MATCH TO HAVE ANY HOPE OF MAKING THE PLAY-OFFS. AT LEAST ONE OF THE WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC'S LONGEST SERVING PLAYERS IS CONSIDERING MOVING AT THE END OF THE TRANS-TASMAN NETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON. IT COMES AS THE TEAM PREPARES FOR ITS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE FINALS SERIES. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. WE'RE USED TO SEEING LAURA LANGMAN MARSHALLING THE MAGIC, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR MUCH LONGER. MAGIC IS A GREAT FRANCHISE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THERE'S OTHER POSSIBILITIES OUT THERE. THE WAIKATO VETERAN NOW ADMITS SHE COULD BE READY TO CHANGE ALLEGIANCES. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE FIRST PERSON TO ASK ME ABOUT IT. THOUGH WITH SUNDAY'S SEMI-FINAL FAST APPROACHING, THAT'S AS FAR AS SHE'S WILLING TO GO. TO BE HONEST YOU'RE GONNA GET THE PC ANSWER. LOOK, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I DON'T WANT THE SEASON TO END, SO I'M ALL HERE, MY HEART WITH THE MAGIC, RIGHT TO THE END. AND OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL GET TO THAT STAGE ONCE THE SEASON FINISHES. ONE TRIGGER FOR CHANGE IS THE IMPENDING DEPARTURE OF COACH OF 10 YEARS, NOELINE TAURUA. SO WHAT ABOUT HER OTHER LONG-TERM CHARGES? TO BE HONEST WITH YOU I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANYTHING. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN TO ANYBODY. WHEN I SAW IT IN THE PAPER I WAS A BIT CONFUSED BECAUSE I ACTUALLY HADN'T SAID ANYTHING. WE HAVE NO IDEA. YOU KNOW, THEY HAVEN'T EVEN ANNOUNCED A COACH YET, SO WE'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE. TAURUA HERSELF NOT WILLING TO GET SIDETRACKED FROM FINALS. WE'RE JUST FOCUSED ON THE GAME. I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHAT'S IN OUR CONTRACTS SO WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP IT AS EASY AND SIMPLE AS THAT. BUT FOR LANGMAN, ANY DECISION WON'T BE QUITE AS STRAIGHTFORWARD. DON'T JUST BASE YOUR DECISION ON A TEAM OR MANAGEMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. FOR ME, IT'S HOLISTICALLY, LIKE, HOW IS MY LIFE GONNA FIT IN AND HOW CAN I FIT IN X, Y, Z, AROUND IT? LESS COMPLEX IS THE EQUATION FOR SUNDAY'S SEMI-FINAL AGAINST QUEENSLAND: WIN OR GO HOME. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. JIM'S HERE NEXT AND SAYS BLUE SKIES ARE BACK AS THE RAIN MOVES OUT. AND A NEW LIFE'S ON THE HORIZON FOR JUSTIN BIEBER'S FORMER PET MONKEY. Meet Shelby and Greg. Hello. Hello. Hello. Whoa! They're both looking for better car-tons to get round in. Greg... is an egg. TYRES SQUEAL If only he'd been like Shelby and thought more about safety. CRASH! CRASH! Sorry! If you want to buy a new car, check safety first at our cracking new website. At OPSM, we use precision technology for a 3-D view of the retina, helping us better detect eye disease such as macular degeneration. Just one of the ways we look deeper. Talk to OPSM about an eye-health check-up today. HELLO AGAIN. IT'S TIPPING DOWN OVER MUCH OF EASTERN NORTHLAND NOW, BUT HEAVIER FALLS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE SOON. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ HAPPY PIGEONS IN NORTH CANTERBURY. HAPPY BUNNIES AT CORONET PEAK. FINALLY, JUSTIN BIEBER'S KNOWN FOR GETTING UP TO PLENTY OF MONKEY BUSINESS. NOW, LET'S HOPE HIS FORMER PET PRIMATE DOESN'T DO THE SAME. MALLY THE MONKEY'S SETTLING IN AT A ZOO IN GERMANY AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE. HE WAS CONFISCATED AFTER THE TEENAGE POP STAR BROUGHT HIM INTO THE COUNTRY WITHOUT THE PROPER PAPERWORK. SHOWN A PAPER VERSION OF THE WILD CHILD SINGER, IT WASN'T QUITE CLEAR WHETHER MALLY WAS STILL WILD ABOUT HIS FORMER OWNER. AS FOR BIEBER, HE'S DEFINITELY NOT SINGING 'BABY BABY, OH' OVER HIS LOST PET ` PROBABLY MORE 'AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME', AS HE'S ALREADY GOT A NEW MONKEY TO TAKE MALLY'S PLACE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR THURSDAY.