GOOD EVENING. IT WAS ANOTHER FROSTY START TO THE DAY IN ALL THE USUAL HAUNTS, AND MANAPOURI STAYED FOGGY FOR MOST OF THE MORNING. SHOWERS HAVE BEEN BRUSHING SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WITH HAWKE'S BAY PICKING UP NEARLY 25MM IN THE RANGES. NOW WE HAVE A LARGE HIGH PUSHING IN OVER US. AND LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR I'LL TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR WEEKEND. 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. SHOWING HIS KIWI COLOURS. WE'RE BEHIND THE SCENES WITH STEVEN ADAMS AS HE JOINS BIG SISTER VALERIE ON A HUGE SPORTING STAGE. A BRIDGE THAT CAN'T TAKE MUCH MORE. SO HOW LONG BEFORE AUCKLAND GETS ANOTHER HARBOUR CROSSING? WHEN WE TALK TO HIM, HE WILL FLUTTER, TRYING TO OPEN HIS EYES. NELSON MANDELA'S DAUGHTER HANGS ON TO HOPE, BUT WHO'S SHE ANGRY WITH? AND ` LOCKED IN AN EMBRACE. WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT THESE DADS DANCING WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE ADAMS FAMILY STRIKING GOLD. STEVEN ADAMS NOW HAS A STARTING SALARY OF MORE THAN $2M JUST BY BEING PICKED FOR BASKETBALL'S BIGGEST STAGE. HE'S A YOUNGER BROTHER OF OLYMPIC DOUBLE CHAMPION VALERIE. OUR US CORRESPONDENT JACK TAME HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE FORTUNES OF THE 19-YEAR-OLD. ON BASKETBALL'S BIG STAGE,... THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER SELECT STEVEN ADAMS! ...THOSE SIZE-19 FEET WALKED INTO THE NBA. THE BIG FELLA FROM NZ. BUT AMID THE HOOPLA, ADAMS ALMOST MISSED HIS OWN NAME. I DIDN'T HEAR HIM! I HEARD '...SSSS', AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HEARD. I DUNNO. MY WHOLE MIND JUST WENT BOOOOP! BLANKED OUT. I WAS, LIKE` THEN I TRIED TO STAND UP, AND I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FAINT. WHOA. YOU COULD FORGIVE THE 19-YEAR-OLD A FEW NERVES. THEN I TRIED TO STAND UP, AND I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FAINT. WHOA. YOU COULD FORGIVE THE 19-YEAR-OLD A FEW NERVES. HE HAD TO WAIT ALMOST AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER THE DRAFT BEGAN TO LEARN WHICH TEAM HE'D GO TO. I WANTED TO GO TO OKLAHOMA, SO, LIKE, I WAS REAL CHILL ABOUT IT. AND THEN WHEN OKLAHOMA CAME UP, I WAS, LIKE, KINDA TENSED. I WAS LIKE, 'COME ON, BETTER CHOOSE MY NAME.' SO THEN THEY CHOSE IT, AND I WAS LIKE, 'YUSS!' I WAS SO HAPPY ABOUT IT, EH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ANY NZER'S BEEN SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA DRAFT. STILL, IT'S NO GUARANTEE OF NBA PLAY TIME. MANY OF THESE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED ON THEIR POTENTIAL. THEY'LL START NEXT SEASON IN THE NBA'S DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE. THE NBA DRAFT WORKS BY DIVIDING THE MOST PROMISING ROOKIE PLAYERS AMONG THE LEAGUE'S 30 TEAMS. EACH TEAM TAKES A TURN TO PICK A PLAYER. FOR ADAMS, BECOMING THE 12TH PICK MARKS AN INCREDIBLE RISE. FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN ROTORUA, WE'VE FOLLOWED HIM THROUGH COLLEGE AND THE NBA DRAFT TO THE BIGGEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD. I'M REAL HONOURED AND, LIKE, EXCITED TO BE HERE, BUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DUNNO, I AIN'T LIKE, 'OH MY GOD!' COS, LIKE, I GOT FURTHER GOALS, LIKE, WAY DOWN THE TRACK. ADAMS' BROTHERS, JUST TWO OF HIS 18 SIBLINGS, FLEW FROM NZ TO BE WITH HIM. HONESTLY, I DIDN'T EXPECT HIM TO GET THIS FAR, BUT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF HARD WORK. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE HIM GROW. WHILE HIS HOT-SHOT SISTER VALERIE ADAMS WOKE UP TO THE NEWS. YEAH, IT'S MASSIVE, AND MASSIVE FOR NZ. ALSO MASSIVE FOR OUR FAMILY. I MEAN, THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING. OUR FATHER'S GIVEN US PRETTY AMAZING GENES, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE IT BE PUT TO USE. DO YOU STILL WANT TO PLAY PICK-UP WITH HIM? YEAH, MAN. YEAH. I'LL TAKE HIM ON. RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, THE FOCUS IS ON CELEBRATING. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING, ` TO GO GET A FEED, BRO! AND IT'S PROBABLY STEVE'S SHOUT. YEAH, GOT MY INITIALS, WITH THE FERNS, BRO. AFTER ALL, THE GUY WHO LOOKS A MILLION BUCKS WILL SOON HAVE THE BANK ACCOUNT TO MATCH. REPRESENTING, EH? BRO, YOU KNOW IT, BRO. KIWI AS, BRO. JACK TAME, ONE NEWS, NEW YORK. PEOPLE REALLY STARTED TAKING NOTICE OF STEVEN ADAMS WHEN HE GOT HIS BIG BREAK IN WELLINGTON. TWO YEARS AGO, HE WAS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AS THE SAINTS WON OUR NATIONAL LEAGUE. TODAY HIS WELLINGTON FANS GATHERED TO WATCH THE DRAFT. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. I AM JUST SO EXCITED. YOU LOOK BACK AT THE YEARS AND HOW HE'S STRUGGLED; AND HE'S COME HERE AND HE CAME TO WELLINGTON; AND EARLY MORNING TRAININGS; AND WE'VE HAD TO FEED HIM AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. HE TAKES A LOT OF FEEDING. AND IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. ADAMS LEFT LAST YEAR TO PURSUE HIS AMERICAN DREAM. BUT IT'S A BIG JOB AHEAD FOR STEVEN ADAMS JUST TO GET ON COURT FOR THE THUNDER. WE HAVE THE OPINION OF BASKETBALL EXPERTS ON ONENEWS.CO.NZ WE ALSO HEAR FROM ADAMS' MENTOR LATER IN SPORT. d IN OTHER NEWS, 8 THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PUSH TO FREE UP AUCKLAND'S CONGESTED TRAFFIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. A NEW HARBOUR CROSSING'S PART OF THE $10B PACKAGE. SHORTLY, POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN LOOKS AT HOW THE SUMS STACK UP. BUT FIRST, THIS FROM WILL HINE. IT'S THE LANDMARK THAT'S JOINED AUCKLAND CITY TO THE NORTH SHORE SINCE 1959. BUT WITH 165,000 VEHICLES MAKING THE JOURNEY EVERY DAY, THE HEAVY WORKLOAD IS TAKING A TOLL. IT CAN'T TAKE THE WEIGHT OF TRAFFIC, IT CAN'T TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THESE TRUCKS, AND IT CAN'T TAKE THE FUTURE CONGESTION. TODAY THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED BACKING FOR ANOTHER CROSSING ` ONE OF SEVERAL PROJECTS IT'S LOOKING TO BRING FORWARD. TWO THREE-LANE TUNNELS ARE LIKELY TO RUN EAST OF THE HARBOUR BRIDGE AND ARE EXPECTED TO COST MORE THAN $4.5B. ALSO ON THE LIST, THE CITY RAIL LINK, WORTH ALMOST $3B. AND FURTHER SOUTH, ONGOING IMPROVEMENTS TO SUBURBAN ROADS, INCLUDING A NEW EAST-TO-WEST MOTORWAY, WILL COST ANOTHER $2B. YOU CANNOT BE DISSATISFIED WITH WHAT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED TODAY. THIS IS THE BIGGEST COMMITMENT BY A GOVERNMENT IN THIS CITY IN AT LEAST 10 YEARS. THE TUNNELS WILL ONLY CARRY VEHICLES INITIALLY, BUT THEIR SIZE WILL ALLOW FOR RAIL TO BE ADDED DOWN THE TRACK. I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE'LL BE PUTTING RAIL ON TO THE NORTH SHORE ANY TIME SOON. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCESS. BUT SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT SAY IT'S A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT, ACTUALLY. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT AUCKLANDERS WANT MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND LESS MOTORWAYS. OVER ON THE SHORE, SUPPORT FOR A RAIL CONNECTION'S MIXED. DEFINITELY RAIL. OH, GOODNESS, IT'S NO POINT DOING IT JUST FOR ROADS; THEY'VE GOT DO IT FOR RAIL AS WELL. LINK IT TOGETHER. DO IT AS ONE BIG THING. TOO EXPENSIVE. IT'S GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE ENOUGH AND DIFFICULT ENOUGH PUTTING A ROAD IN. THAT EXPENSE AND DIFFICULTY MEANS DRIVING UNDER THE HARBOUR REMAINS A DISTANT PROPOSITION. CONSTRUCTION PROBABLY WON'T START UNTIL AT LEAST 2025 AND COULD TAKE FIVE TO 15 YEARS TO COMPLETE. I'LL PROBABLY BE GETTING TOO OLD. I PROBABLY WON'T BE DRIVING BY THEN. AND MEANING THERE WILL BE SNARL-UPS LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME YET. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. THE MONEY EARMARKED FOR AUCKLAND COMES ON TOP OF THE $3B COMMITTED TO THE CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD. SO HOW WILL WE PAY FOR IT? LET'S GO TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN, WHO'S BEEN FIGURING IT OUT. CORIN. AN AMBITIOUS PLAN LOTS OF DETAILS, BUT NO SPECIFICS AFTER FIVE LEAN YEARS, JOHN KEY SEEMS TO HAVE SUDDENLY FOUND HIS CHEQUEBOOK. BILLIONS THIS WEEK THROWN AT REBUILDING CHRISTCHURCH AND FIXING UP AUCKLAND'S TRANSPORT WOES. THE GOVERNMENT'S DIRECTION IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. WE WANT TO ACCELERATE VITALLY NEEDED PROJECTS AND GET ON WITH THE JOB. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT AUCKLAND IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. BUT HOW EXACTLY WILL THE GOVERNMENT PAY FOR THIS MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR TRANSPORT PLAN? PROCEEDS FROM THE ASSET SALES PROGRAMME; MONEY THAT WILL COME FROM NATIONAL LAND TRANSPORT FUND; MONEY THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL JUST SIMPLY WRITE OUT AN ADDITIONAL CHEQUE. LABOUR IS SCATHING AND SAYS TALK OF USING ASSET SALES MONEY IS FANCIFUL, AS IT SEEMS TO HAVE ALREADY BEEN PROMISED FOR OTHER PROJECTS. ON SCHOOLS, ON HOSPITALS. AND NOW HE'S ANNOUNCED $10B WORTH OF TRANSPORT SPENDING. HE CAN'T JUST KEEP PROMISING OVER AND OVER TO FUND MASSIVE PROJECTS FROM THE SALE OF THE ASSETS. TOLLING AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH BUSINESS ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY TO PLUG THE FUNDING GAP ` SOMETHING THE GREENS WARN WOULD HIT TAXPAYERS HARD. WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS HAVE BIG SPENDING PROMISES AND HOPE THAT NOBODY ASKS TOO MANY HARD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHERE ALL THE MONEY COMES FROM. IF WE DON'T SPEND THE MONEY NOW, AS A COUNTRY, WE WILL END UP PAYING FOR IT LATER. WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING, THOUGH, TIME IS ON JOHN KEY'S SIDE, AS HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DELIVER ON HIS PROMISES FOR SEVEN YEARS. HE'S BANKING ON THE GOVERNMENT'S BOOKS BEING FIRMLY BACK ON TRACK BY THEN WITH PLENTY OF EXTRA SURPLUS CASH TO PLAY WITH. BIG SPENDING HERE, CORIN. HOW'S IT LIKELY TO GO DOWN POLITICALLY? VERY WERLL KEY ALSO KNOWS THE MOVES IN AUCKLAND WILL BE POPULAR GIVEN THE GRUMPINESS OF AUCKLANDERS WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORT ISSUES. THIS IS GOLD FOR KEY AND NOWHERE FOR OPPOSITION TO GO BUT SUCK IT UP. WITH SHEARER UNDER NEW PRESSURE OVER HIS LEADERSHIP, OK, SO WHAT ABOUT TAXPAYERS? A FEW PEOPLE ROUND THE COUNTRY WILL BE WONDERING WHY THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR AUCKLAND'S ROADS. IF AUCKLAND DOES WELL, THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DOES TOO BUT SURELY WILL BE AUCKLAND TARGETTED TOLLS, ETC. FILIPINO WORKERS HAVE EASILY TAKEN OUT THE NUMBER ONE SPOT OF FOREIGNERS ARRIVING IN CANTERBURY TO HELP WITH THE REBUILD. WHILE NZERS MAKE UP THE BULK OF THE NEARLY 20,000-STRONG WORKFORCE, THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN THE NEXT YEAR, AND EMPLOYERS ARE STILL BEING FORCED TO FIND MORE STAFF OFFSHORE. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS THE DETAILS. THE REBUILD IS WHERE THE WORK IS. MORE MANPOWER'S DESPERATELY NEEDED, AND IT'S FOREIGNERS WHO ARE TAKING ON THE TASK. IT'S A NECESSITY. I THINK THE RECOVERY NEEDS OFFSHORE WORKERS NOW. ABEL AND RENE ARE BOTH FROM THE PHILIPPINES ` PART OF THE CHANGING FACE OF THE WORKFORCE. CAME HERE TO HELP REBUILD CHRISTCHURCH. BOTH LEAVE BEHIND FAMILIES. THEIR LITTLE ONES ARE ONLY 2 AND 3 YEARS OLD. REALLY HARD. IT'S REALLY HARD, BECAUSE HAVING` ESPECIALLY THE YOUNGEST ONE, AND HAVING THEM AWAY FROM US. BUT THEY'RE FITTING IN; NOT PUT OFF BY THE CHILLY CLIMATE. IT'S REALLY COLD HERE, BUT FILIPINOS CAN MANAGE. OH, I THINK WE ALL NEED TO LIFT OUR GAME TO KEEP UP WITH THESE BOYS ` 100MPH, AND THEY DO A REAL GOOD JOB. THERE'S AN ESTIMATED 18,000 PEOPLE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE REBUILD. THAT NUMBER'S EXPECTED TO DOUBLE BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THE LATEST FIGURES SHOW FILIPINO WORKERS ARE NOW THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF LABOUR COMING INTO CHRISTCHURCH. MORE THAN 1400 WORKING VISAS WERE ISSUED IN THE PAST YEAR. GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND TAKE OUT THE NEXT TWO SPOTS. WORK VISAS ARE IN SUCH DEMAND, THEY'RE BEING PROCESSED WITHIN TWO WEEKS TO GET PEOPLE INTO THE COUNTRY. BACK HOME I JUST EARN A COUPLE OF BUCKS, BUT HERE IT'S GOOD MONEY HERE. AND THAT MONEY IS ATTRACTING SO MANY FOREIGNERS, EMPLOYERS ARE NOW GETTING SPECIAL TRAINING TO COPE. THEY'RE ADAMANT JOBS ARE NOT BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM THE 15,000 CANTABRIANS CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED AND LOOKING FOR WORK. WE'VE GOT A GOOD BASE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD MIX AND A GOOD BALANCE OF KIWI STAFF, AND PLUS OFFSHORE. AND EXPECT TO SEE MORE IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, ONE NEWS. AUSTRALIA'S RECYCLED PRIME MINISTER IS VOWING TO LISTEN MORE TO HIS COLLEAGUES. KEVIN RUDD SAYS HE'S LEARNT FROM HIS FIRST STINT AS LEADER. NOW HE'S OUSTED JULIA GILLARD, HE SAYS HE'LL CONSULT MORE BEFORE MAKING BIG DECISIONS. THOSE OF YOU GOOD LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS WHICH EXPECT AN AVALANCHE OF POLICY DECISIONS BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT MONDAY, JUST CHILL FOR A WHILE. IN FACT, CHILL FOR A QUITE A BIT. A DECISION ON AN ELECTION DATE'S EXPECTED AFTER A NEW CABINET IS SWORN IN ON MONDAY. BARACK OBAMA'S DUE IN SOUTH AFRICA IN ABOUT 12 HOURS AS THE RAINBOW NATION'S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT CLINGS TO LIFE. NELSON MANDELA REMAINS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION, BUT HIS PEOPLE ARE PREPARING FOR A FAREWELL. ONE NEWS CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY SENT THIS REPORT FROM SOWETO. CROWD SINGS ON VILAKAZI STREET, THEY'VE BEEN HOLDING A VIGIL FOR THEIR BELOVED MADIBA. THEY ARE JUBILANT. BUT HIS ELDEST DAUGHTER IS PRETTY SICK AND TIRED OF THE MEDIA ATTENTION. IT'S LIKE, TRULY, VULTURES WAITING ` WHEN THE LION HAS DEVOURED THE BUFFALO, WAITING THERE FOR THE LAST CARCASS. THAT'S THE IMAGE THAT WE HAVE AS A FAMILY. YET OTHER RELATIVES CAME OUT OF HOSPITAL TODAY TO THANK A WAITING WORLD. THERE IS A LOT OF COMFORT THAT'S COME OUT FROM THE MESSAGES, BE IT PEOPLE THAT SEND US PERSONAL MESSAGES THROUGH OUR PHONES AND THE MESSAGES THAT WE GET THAT YOU GUYS CAPTURE AND THE MESSAGES THAT I HEAR. THEY ARE GIVING US STRENGTH. MAKAZIWE MANDELA IS ALSO REFUTING THE DIRE RUMOURS CIRCULATING. HE DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE. BUT I THINK THAT FOR US, AS HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN, WE STILL HAVE THIS HOPE, BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK TO HIM, HE WILL FLUTTER, TRYING TO OPEN HIS EYES AND HE'LL OPEN HIS EYES. BARACK OBAMA HAS ALREADY RULED OUT VISITING HIS HERO WHEN HE LANDS HERE SHORTLY. HE IS A PERSONAL HERO, BUT... I DON'T THINK I'M UNIQUE IN THAT REGARD. I THINK HE'S A HERO FOR THE WORLD. BARACK OBAMA IS EXPECTED HERE AT THE SOWETO CAMPUS OF JOHANNESBURG UNIVERSITY. 30 STUDENTS FROM AROUND AFRICA ARE BEING FLOWN IN FOR A PERSONAL AUDIENCE. THESE LOCALS WON'T GET A LOOK-IN. AND YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE ASKING THEM TO COMPARE THE TWO SONS OF AFRICA. HE CANNOT BE COMPARED TO NELSON MANDELA'S LEGACY ` EVER. DON'T YOU EVER MAKE THAT MISTAKE. YOURSELF ALSO SHOULD NOT. NELSON MANDELA IS UNIQUE. PLENTY HERE PUT NELSON MANDELA ON A PEDESTAL. AS FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, WELL, YOU MIGHT AS WELL SAY 'OBAMA WHO?' THERE'S ONLY ONE BLACK PRESIDENT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, SOWETO. AND SOUTH AFRICANS IN NZ ARE SET TO HOLD A VIGIL FOR NELSON MANDELA. REPORTER HELEN CASTLES IS WITH THEM AND JOINS US NOW. HELEN. PEOPLE ARE ARRIVING HERE AT THE HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL AND PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY FOR TONIGHT'S VIGIL THAT BEGINS IN JUST UNDER AN HOUR'S TIME. THE SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNITY APPROACHED THE CHURCH. THEY SAY THEY WANT SOMEWHERE TO COME TOGETHER AND PRAY. THE ARCHBISHOP OF NZ, PHILLIP RICHARDSON, WILL BEGIN TONIGHT'S SERVICE WITH A PRAYER. AND THIS WON'T BE A ONE-OFF. THE ORGANISERS SAY THERE'LL BE A VIGIL HERE EVERY NIGHT AT THE CATHEDRAL UNTIL NELSON MANDELA PASSES AWAY. HELEN CASTLES, THANK YOU. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` MISSING FOR THREE WEEKS ON THE HIGH SEAS. THE HUNT FOR A VINTAGE RACING YACHT WITH SEVEN PEOPLE ON BOARD. A BOND THAT CAN NEVER BE BROKEN. WHY THESE DADS AND DAUGHTERS ARE DANCING IN JAIL. AND TIMES MAY BE TOUGH, BUT THE QUEEN IS GETTING A HEFTY PAY RISE. WE FIND OUT WHY. POLICE SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO EXAMINE THE FINGERPRINTS OF ROBIN BAIN, BUT SAY A THEORY HE HAD GUNPOWDER RESIDUE ON HIS THUMB IS 'SHONKY SCIENCE'. SUPPORTERS OF DAVID BAIN, WHO WAS CONVICTED THEN CLEARED OF KILLING HIS FAMILY, SAY THE MARKS ARE EVIDENCE THAT ROBIN WAS THE KILLER. BUT POLICE DISPUTE THAT. FROM LOOKING AT THE PICTURES MYSELF, I'M OF THE VIEW THAT THEY COULD QUITE EASILY BE CUTS OR NICKS. THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS. POLICE SAY ROBIN BAIN'S THUMBPRINT HAS MARKS CONSISTENT WITH CUTS, BUT WOULDN'T COMMENT FURTHER TODAY. FRIENDS OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY MISSING IN THE TASMAN SEA ON THEIR VINTAGE YACHT SAY THEY'RE STILL HOLDING OUT HOPE. THE SCHOONER WITH SEVEN PEOPLE ON BOARD SET SAIL FROM OPUA AND WAS AROUND 685KM OFF CAPE REINGA WHEN IT WAS LAST HEARD FROM THREE WEEKS AGO. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS REPORTS. DAVID DYCHE'S FRIENDS DESCRIBE HIM AS A MAN WITH WIND IN HIS SAILS. I DON'T WANT TO FEEL THE WORST YET. HE'S BEEN TRAVELLING THE WORLD ON HIS 85-YEAR-OLD WOODEN SCHOONER, NINA, ALONG WITH WIFE ROSEMARY AND SON DAVID (17). THEY SET OFF WITH FOUR CREW FROM OPUA LAST MONTH BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA. NOW ALL SEVEN ARE FEARED LOST AT SEA. WE BELIEVE THAT A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAPPENED PROBABLY AROUND THE 4TH OF JUNE. JUST THE DAY BEFORE, CREW MEMBER EVI NEMETH (73) CONTACTED METEOROLOGIST BOB MCDAVITT SAYING THE WEATHER WAS 'NASTY'. THEY WERE CONCERNED, BUT THEY WEREN'T IN TROUBLE. THEY WERE IN CONTROL. HIS ADVICE ` TO HEAD SOUTH AND BRACE FOR THE STORM. THE NEXT DAY, HE RECEIVED A TEXT MESSAGE ` BUT THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATION SINCE, AND CONDITIONS ARE ROUGH. SO THE ORDINARY WAVES ONE A MINUTE BEING TWICE THE SIZE OF A HOUSE AND ONCE A DAY BEING FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF A HOUSE. EMERGENCY LOCATOR BEACONS WERE NEVER SET OFF. SEARCHERS ARE LOOKING FROM THE AIR. DAVID DYCHE IS NO STRANGER TO ROUGH WEATHER. I HAVE HOPE, YOU KNOW. I MEAN, AS THEY SAID, HOPE IS OUR LIFELINE. THE FAMILY SPENT AROUND A YEAR AND A HALF MOORED AT WHANGAREI. STAYING THAT LONG IN A COMMUNITY, YOU BECOME MORE THAN JUST A VISITOR. I'M JUST HOPING THAT THEY HAD A SMALL GLITCH AND THEY'RE SAILING WITH THE CURRENT AND THAT HOPEFULLY SOMEONE CAN FIND THEM. SEARCHERS ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A LIFE RAFT OR WRECKAGE ALONG THE NORTHLAND COAST. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. THE SURVIVING BROTHER OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS COULD NOW BE EXECUTED. DZHOKHAR TSARNAEV (19) FACES 30 CHARGES, INCLUDING MURDER AND USING A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION. HE COULD GET LIFE IN JAIL OR THE DEATH PENALTY. PROSECUTORS SAY TSARNAEV AND HIS OLDER BROTHER, TAMERLAN, BUILT TWO PRESSURE-COOKER BOMBS, WHICH KILLED THREE PEOPLE. TAMERLAN TSARNAEV'S JUSTICE WILL BE IN THE NEXT WORLD, BUT FOR HIS BROTHER, ACCOUNTABILITY WILL BEGIN RIGHT HERE IN THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. AUTHORITIES SAY THE CHECHEN-BORN BROTHERS PLANNED THE APRIL ATTACK BECAUSE THEY WERE ANGRY ABOUT AMERICA KILLING MUSLIMS. RIOT POLICE HAVE STORMED SCHOOLS IN THE CHILEAN CAPITAL TO BREAK UP A TWO-WEEK-LONG STUDENT SIT-IN. AFTER BEING EVICTED FROM CLASSROOMS, STUDENTS TOOK DESKS INTO THE STREET TO CONTINUE THEIR PROTEST. DURING THE CLASHES A BUS AND POLICE BARRICADES WERE TORCHED. THE STUDENTS SEIZED CONTROL OF THE SCHOOLS TWO WEEKS AGO, DEMANDING EDUCATION REFORMS. THE TV FAMILY OF SOPRANOS STAR JAMES GANDOLFINI HAS FAREWELLED THE ACTOR AT A FUNERAL SERVICE IN NEW YORK. THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR DIED A WEEK AGO AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK WHILE HOLIDAYING IN ITALY. AMONG THE MOURNERS, THE ACTOR'S ON-SCREEN SOPRANOS' WIFE, EDIE FALCO, JOINING OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SOPRANOS CLAN. HE WAS A GREAT ACTOR. AND HE WAS A GREAT GUY, YOU KNOW. WE LOST A TREASURE. HE'S GOT A NEW BABY. AND SHE'LL GROW UP AND HAVE TO BE TOLD WHO HE WAS BY HER MOM. IT'S SAD, SAD. JAMES GANDOLFINI WAS 51. NOW TO A STORY ABOUT THE BOND BETWEEN DAUGHTERS AND THEIR FATHERS, DESPITE THE DADS DOING TIME IN JAIL. THE ABC'S STEVE OSUNSAMI TAKES US TO A SPECIAL FATHER-DAUGHTER DANCE THAT'S BEHIND BARS. ALL OF THE PRISONERS AT THE RICHMOND CITY JAIL GETTING READY FOR THEIR BIG EVENT ADMIT THEY MADE POOR CHOICES, ESPECIALLY FOR THEIR CHILDREN. I'M DEFINITELY FAILING AS A PARENT RIGHT NOW, JUST BY BEING OUTSIDE HER LIFE. JULIAN EDWARDS IS SERVING FOUR YEARS FOR DRUG DISTRIBUTION. JOEY ATKINS IS AWAITING TRIAL FOR ILLEGAL GUN POSSESSION. AND RONELL GLASCOW IS SERVING SEVEN YEARS FOR SELLING DRUGS. IT'S MY FIRST TIME EVER WEARING A SUIT, HONESTLY. BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT NONE OF IT IS THEIR DAUGHTER'S FAULT. AT HOME, I WATCHED AMAYA THOMAS (8) GETTING READY TOO. I GET TO TOUCH HIM AND I GET TO HUG HIM AND I GET TO KISS HIM. THE SHERIFF HERE SAYS HE'S REMINDING THESE MEN WHY THEY NEED TO STAY OUT OF JAIL, BY INVITING THESE LITTLE GIRLS TO THE CITY LOCK-UP TO COME DANCE WITH THEIR FATHERS. THEY ARE NOT HARD-CORE CRIMINALS, AND THEY CAN BE VERY GOOD CITIZENS. THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A GOOD CITIZEN IS TO MAKE GOOD FATHERS. DRESSED UP, YOU FORGET THEY'RE SERVING HARD TIME UNTIL THEY BREAK DOWN INTO TEARS WHEN THEIR DAUGHTERS COME BOUNCING PAST THE STEEL DOORS. DADDY. HEY. THE DANCE ONLY LASTED AN HOUR OR TWO, BUT IN THIS SHORT TIME, IN THIS SMALL ROOM, THESE YONG GIRLS HAD REAL MOMENTS WITH THEIR FATHERS. RENAJA GLASCOW (7) TRIED TO EXPLAIN. IT FEELS GOOD AND` HOLD UP. LAUGHTER (SOBS) < SO YOU LOVE YOUR DAD VERY MUCH, HUH? YES. DO YOU LOVE HIM THIS BIG? THIS BIG? OR THIS BIG? (LAUGHS) WHEN HE DOES TIME, HIS DAUGHTER DOES TIME, AND HE TOLD US HE'LL NEVER LET THAT HAPPEN TO HER AGAIN. THE DANCE EVEN MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE NORMALLY WHEN DAUGHTERS GO TO VISIT THEIR FATHERS IN THE JAIL, ANY COMMUNICATION IS THROUGH A THICK GLASS OR ON THE TELEPHONE. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND THERE'S A HIGH MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEND, KAREN. THERE IS. IT'LL KICK THE CHILLY SOUTHERLY OUT AND BRING IN SOME SETTLED WEATHER, BRIEFLY. NOT QUITE AS NICE ON SUNDAY. VERY FROSTY IN SHELTERED PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS MORNING. MT HUTT DROPPED TO MINUS 10. SHOWERS SHOULD CLEAR FROM EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW. CHILLY DAY IN MANAPOURI AND ALEXANDRA UNDER LOW CLOUD AND FOG. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR WEEKEND FORECAST AFTER SPORT. THE COUNTDOWN TO ELECTION DAY TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FOR PARAKURA HOROMIA. A FAMOUSLY FRUGAL QUEEN FINDS HERSELF IN THE FIRING LINE OVER ROYAL RENOVATIONS. AND LOUD AND PROUD; THE ART OF DOG GROOMING TAKEN TO NEW EXTREMES. A THE FAVOURITE TO WIN THE RACE FOR IKAROA-RAWHITI BY-ELECTION, LABOUR'S MEKA WHAITIRI, HAS MISSED MUCH OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE CAMPAIGN ATTENDING A TANGI. BUT HER OPPONENTS SAY IT'S INTERNAL LABOUR LEADERSHIP RUCTIONS THAT ARE REALLY HURTING HER CHANCES. POLITICAL REPORTER MICHAEL PARKIN HAS MORE. THEY WERE SINGING IN THE HASTINGS RAIN FOR NA RAIHANIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAORI PARTY CANDIDATE SAYS IT'S RENEWED SPECULATION THAT LABOUR MAY YET ROLL LEADER DAVID SHEARER THAT'S PUTTING A DAMPENER ON FAVOURITE MEKA WHAITIRI'S CAMPAIGN. IT MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT STABILITY, AND IT MATTERS BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT CONTINUITY. AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS OUR PEOPLE WANT STABILITY. PAREKURA HOROMIA HELD THE VAST IKAROA-RAWHITI SEAT THAT SPANS FROM NORTH OF WELLINGTON TO THE EAST CAPE SINCE ITS CREATION IN 1999, WINNING BY A MAJORITY OF 6500 VOTES IN 2011. BUT MEKA WHAITIRI'S UNEXPECTED ATTENDANCE AT A TANGI TODAY HAS ROBBED HER OF VITAL HOURS TO FIRM UP SUPPORT. THAT'S THE CHALLENGE OF BEING A MAORI MEMBER IN A MAORI ELECTORATE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE UNEXPECTED THINGS LIKE A TANGI. YOU'VE GOT TO LITERALLY DROP EVERYTHING AND GO TO THAT. ALSO PLAYING AGAINST MEKA WHAITIRI IS THE ENTRY OF A GREEN CANDIDATE WHO MAKES NO APOLOGY FOR SPLITTING THE VOTE. NOT AT ALL. I THINK THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY DRAW SOME OF THE VOTERS TOWARDS THE GREEN PARTY, AND I'VE ALSO SAID VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS IS GOOD FOR FAMILIES TO HAVE THE CHOICE ACROSS THE BOARD OF ALL OF US. AND ALL THOSE ON TOMORROW'S BALLOT HAVE BEEN SELLING THE MESSAGE THAT THIS WAS PAREKURA'S SEAT NOT THE LABOUR PARTY'S. I'M NOT A CEO, I'M A B-R-O, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED IN TE IKAROA-RAWHITI ` SOMEBODY THAT WALKS LIKE THE PEOPLE, TALKS LIKE THE PEOPLE. THERE ARE 33,000 REGISTERED VOTERS HERE IN IKAROA-RAWHITI. FEWER THAN HALF OF WHICH ARE LIKELY TO TURN OUT TOMORROW DUE TO VOTER APATHY AND THE WINTER CHILL. SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH WORK, I THINK, WHY WE DON'T VOTE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT POLITICS IS ABOUT. 2000 PEOPLE HAVE CAST AN ADVANCE VOTE, WITH POLLS SET TO CLOSE AT 7PM TOMORROW. MICHAEL PARKIN, ONE NEWS. THE CAUSE OF THE PLANE CRASH THAT KILLED 2DEGREES CEO ERIC HERTZ AND HIS WIFE, KATHY, STILL HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED. THEIR PLANE PLUNGED INTO THE SEA OFF RAGLAN AT EASTER AFTER MR HERTZ RADIOED HE HAD AN EMERGENCY AND PROBLEMS WITH BOTH ENGINES. THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY'S INTERIM REPORT FOUND THE PLANE LOST SPEED 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR A MINUTE AND A HALF LATER. THE CAA SAYS IT'LL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE FATAL FLIGHT. AS SOME OF OUR BIGGEST BANKS STAND ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING CUSTOMERS, NZ'S NEWEST BANK IS GIVING MONEY BACK TO ITS CUSTOMERS. THE COOPERATIVE BANK WILL PAY A MILLION DOLLARS IN REBATES, SHARING WHAT IT CALLS 'SURPLUS PROFIT'. JOANNA HUNKIN EXPLAINS. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF THE COOPERATIVE BANK, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE COOPERATIVE BANK? UH, NO, ACTUALLY. NAH. NO. IN NZ? BUT THAT COULD SOON CHANGE, AS IT ANNOUNCES A FIRST FOR NZ ` GIVING MONEY BACK TO CUSTOMERS. $1M PROFIT SHARED BETWEEN 130,000 MEMBERS. FOR A BANK TO GIVE MONEY BACK TO ITS MEMBERS IS ABSOLUTELY UNHEARD OF. FORMERLY PSIS, THE COOPERATIVE BANK OFFICIALLY BEGAN TRADING AS A LICENSED BANK IN OCTOBER, 2011. IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, MORE THAN 10,000 KIWIS HAVE JOINED THE CO-OP, AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE GET FED UP WITH THE BIG BANKS. THE COOPERATIVE CHARGE FEES SIMILAR TO OTHER BANKS, BUT IS THE ONLY ONE TO OFFER A REBATE. IT WILL VARY FOR EACH CUSTOMER, FROM $5 TO $200, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN A MEMBER AND HOW MUCH MONEY THEY KEEP WITH THE BANK. IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT THE AMOUNT; IT'S ABOUT THE GESTURE. IT'S ABOUT WHAT IT ACTUALLY STANDS FOR. DOING THIS TYPE OF THING DOES GIVE THEM A REALLY NICE POINT OF DISTINCTION COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER BANKS. SO IT WILL BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEIR CUSTOMER NUMBERS GO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND HOW PEOPLE REACT TO THIS TYPE OF THING. THE BANK AIMS TO DOUBLE ITS BUSINESS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. I THINK AS WE DO THAT AND HEAD ON THAT TRAJECTORY, I WOULD EXPECT REBATES TO GROW AT A GREATER FACTOR THAN THAT. A GESTURE IT HOPES WILL PAY ONGOING DIVIDENDS. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING, THE QUEEN IS TO GET A PAY RISE. FROM NEXT APRIL, THE MONARCH'S ANNUAL INCOME WILL INCREASE BY 5% TO AROUND NZ$74M. AND AS BBC CORRESPONDENT NICHOLAS WITCHELL REPORTS, NOT EVERYONE'S HAPPY ABOUT THE INCREASE. SHE'S FAMOUSLY FRUGAL IN HER APPROACH TO FINANCIAL MATTERS, BUT LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER HER MINISTERS WERE SETTING OUT THE LATEST AUSTERITY MEASURES FOR THE COUNTRY, IT'S EMERGED THAT THE MONARCHY IS TO RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN ITS FUNDING. THE REASON FOR THE STEADY INCREASE IS THE SUCCESS OF PLACES LIKE THIS ` LONDON'S REGENT ST. IT'S ONE OF MANY PRIME PIECES OF PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CROWN ESTATES. BUCKINGHAM PALACE NOW RECEIVES A SUM EQUIVALENT TO 15% OF THE CROWN ESTATE'S ANNUAL SURPLUS TO FUND THE WORK OF THE MONARCH. ANTI-MONARCHISTS SAY THE INCREASES ARE WRONG. THE WHOLE DEAL STINKS, QUITE FRANKLY, AND THE ROYALS SHOULD HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME ` TAKING MORE MONEY FROM THE PUBLIC PURSE WHILST EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING TO PUT UP WITH CUTS TO SERVICES AND CUTS TO JOBS. BUCKINGHAM PALACE SAYS THE BULK OF THE INCREASED FUNDING WILL BE USED TO TACKLE WHAT THEY DESCRIBE AS THE MASSIVE BACKLOG IN ESSENTIAL REPAIR WORK AT THE ROYAL PALACES. THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THE TIMING OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDING IS DIFFICULT FOR THE PALACE. HOWEVER, OFFICIALS INSIST THAT FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE WITHIN THE PALACE REMAINS EXTREMELY TIGHT. TRAVEL COSTS ARE ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE'S JOURNEY TO SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC LAST AUTUMN COST �370,000 IN AIR TRAVEL, INCLUDING A PLANNING VISIT BY OFFICIALS. AND THEN THERE'S THE COUPLE'S NEW HOME. TODAY'S FIGURES REVEAL THAT MORE THAN A MILLION POUNDS HAS BEEN SPENT ON PART OF KENSINGTON PALACE, MAKING IT READY FOR THEM. WILLIAM AND KATE ARE HOPING TO MOVE IN WITH THEIR NEW BABY IN THE AUTUMN. AND THE QUEEN'S LAST PAY RISE WAS 16%. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` AUCKLAND WILL GET A NEW HARBOUR CROSSING, WITH TWO THREE-LANE TUNNELS TO RUN EAST OF THE HARBOUR BRIDGE, AS A PART OF A $10B AUCKLAND TRANSPORT PACKAGE. BUT WORK IS NOT EXPECTED TO START UNTIL AT LEAST 2025. AND TEENAGER STEVEN ADAMS HAS BECOME THE FIRST NZ BASTKETBALLER TO BE PICKED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA DRAFT. THE 19-YEAR-OLD YOUNGER BROTHER OF OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST VALERIE ADAMS WAS SNAPPED UP BY THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. HE'LL EARN MORE THAN $2M FOR HIS FIRST SEASON. JENNY-MAY HAS MORE ON STEVE ADAMS COMING UP IN SPORT ` WE ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW ADAMS' NEW SALARY COMPARES TO THE NBA SUPERSTARS. AND IT'S ALSO A NICE PAYDAY FOR THE KIWI TENNIS NUMBER ONE. MARINA ERAKOVIC GOES ONE BETTER THAN ROGER FEDERER, PROGRESSING INTO THE THIRD ROUND AT WIMBLEDON. WE CHECK IN WITH THE CHIEFS AS SUPER RUGBY GETS BACK UNDERWAY TONIGHT. ALSO ` WHAT'S GOT THE WALLABIES ALL FIRED UP AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S SECOND LIONS TEST? AND CHECK OUT THIS CAT` CAP. YES, STEVE ADAMS WASN'T THE ONLY 'CENTRE' OF ATTENTION AT TODAY'S DRAFT. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. AS WE REPORTED EARLIER, STEVEN ADAMS HAS MADE HISTORY BECOMING THE FIRST KIWI BASKETBALLER TO BE PICKED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NBA DRAFT. ADAMS WENT 12TH TO OKLAHOMA CITY, A TEAM THAT MADE THE WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS THIS SEASON AND IS BEING TIPPED FOR BIG THINGS BY THE ONLY OTHER NZER EVER DRAFTED. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. ALL THE HYPE, ALL THE HOPE. FINALLY FOR STEVEN ADAMS, THE DREAM IS A REALITY. STEVEN ADAMS FROM ROTORU... ROTORUA, NZ. IN BEING PICKED BY OKLAHOMA, THE TEEN CAN NOW CALL SOME OF THE GAME'S BIGGEST STARS HIS TEAMMATES. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO EVERYBODY BACK IN NZ? OH, JUST` I DUNNO, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT, GUYS. I'M PRETTY MUCH DOING IT AS A KIWI, MAN. WE STARTED OFF WITH A PLAN LIKE I SAID YEARS AGO, AND HE STUCK TO THE SCRIPT, AND WE'RE HERE NOW. HE'S EVEN OUTSTRIPPED THE ONLY OTHER KIWI TO BE DRAFTED IN THE NBA, SEAN MARKS. STEVEN'S A MUCH BETTER PLAYER THAN I WAS. JUST FANTASTIC. WHAT A DREAM COME TRUE FOR HIM. MARKS WENT AS THE 44TH PICK IN 1998. AFTER 11 YEARS IN THE NBA, HE NOW WORKS FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS. THE INITIAL SHOCK AND AWE OF 'FINALLY I'M HERE; I'VE MADE IT.' THAT'LL WEAR OFF PRETTY QUICKLY ONCE HE GETS INTO CAMP AND HE REALISES, 'HEY, I'M A ROOKIE IN THIS GAME. 'I'VE GOT TO CARRY BAGS.' OKLAHOMA FEATURES PLAYERS LIKE NBA ALL-STAR KEVIN DURANT, WHO IMMEDIATELY WELCOMED ADAMS VIA TWITTER. BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN A WELCOME TO THE ROSTER. DON'T BE SURPRISED IF, FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT, HE MAYBE SPENDS SOME TIME IN THE D LEAGUE ` IN THE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE ` WHICH A LOT OF ROOKIES DO. THAT'S BECAUSE, ATHLETICISM ASIDE, ADAMS IS SEEN AS RAW. I THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO REALLY WELL NEXT YEAR, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO ` IS KINDA JUST SUPPORT THAT AND COMPLEMENT THAT ` AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL RISE UP TO THE CHALLENGE. AND FINALLY SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE OFF-COURT CHALLENGES. SAVE YOUR MONEY. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PEOPLE AROUND YOU. JUST ENJOY IT. SINK IT IN. IT'S A LIFE-LONG DREAM. THERE ARE OTHER PERKS TOO. YOU SHOULD ` YOU GUYS CAN'T ` BUT SEE THE FACILITIES. THEY'RE MEAN. THE CHEF IS MEAN. THE CHEF IS MEAN? BRO, THE CHEF IS SO MEAN. HE COOKS SUCH GOOD FOOD, BRO. NO DOUBT PLENTY OF THAT TO COME FOR THE KIWI BALLER SOARING HIGHER THAN ANY BEFORE HIM. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. ADAMS' SIGNING IS WORTH MORE THAN $2M IN A SPORT WHERE SUPERSTARS LEBRON JAMES AND KOBE BRYANT ARE HUGE EARNERS THROUGH SALARIES AND ENDORSEMENTS. AT LAST COUNT, ORACLE BOSS SIR RUSSELL COUTTS WAS THE LEADING KIWI, WORTH $13M. AND IT'S BEEN A NICE LITTLE PAYDAY FOR MARINA ERAKOVIC AT WIMBLEDON. THE KIWI TENNIS NUMBER ONE WILL POCKET AT LEAST NZ$76,000 AFTER PROGRESSING THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND. BLAIR NORTON REPORTS. THIS IS A MOMENT MARINA ERAKOVIC HASN'T EXPERIENCED SINCE 2008 ` WINNING THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND OF WIMBLEDON. IT'S OUT. GAME, SET AND MATCH ` MISS ERAKOVIC. AND ANOTHER SEED BITES THE DUST. THE WORLD NUMBER 70 SHOWING PLENTY OF GRIT TO TIP UP WORLD NUMBER 26 PENG SHUAI. THE CHINESE PLAYER'S WITH NO ANSWER TO ERAKOVIC'S BIG FOREHAND AND POWERFUL SERVE. GOT THE ACE. IT'S TAKEN THE LINE. ERAKOVIC'S 7-6, 6-2 WIN SETTING UP A POSSIBLE THIRD ROUND MATCH-UP WITH GOOD FRIEND AND ENGLISH HOPE LAURA ROBSON. IT'S A VICTORY FOR PERSEVERANCE. PERSEVERANCE WON'T BE ENOUGH TO TRIP UP WORLD NUMBER ONE SERENA WILLIAMS. 40-0. THE REIGNING CHAMPION SHOWING SHE'S GOT MORE THAN JUST POWER AGAINST TALENTED FRENCH TEENAGER CAROLINE GARCIA. GAME ` WILLIAMS. THOUGH IT WASN'T NECESSARILY A VINTAGE PERFORMANCE. OH, ANOTHER SLIP. THE AMERICAN ULTIMATELY PROVING FAR TOO GOOD, WINNING 6-3, 6-2. IT'S HARD TO SEE ANYONE BEATING HER. SERENA LIVES ON ANOTHER PLANET. THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR NOVAK DJOKOVIC, THOUGH AMERICAN JOURNEYMAN BOBBY REYNOLDS GAVE IT A CRACK EARLY ON, TAKING THE SERB TO A FIRST-SET TIEBREAK. CROWD APPLAUDS DJOKOVIC WINNING THAT 7-2 BEFORE BREEZING THROUGH THE SECOND SET. AND ONE, TWO SEES OUT THE GAME FOR DJOKOVIC. THE WORLD NUMBER ONE EVEN MORE DOMINANT IN THE THIRD. THE FINAL POINT PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATING HIS CLASS AND ALL-ROUND GRASS COURT GAME, SEALING THE MATCH 7-6, 6-3, 6-1. DJOKOVIC ENDING AMERICA'S HOPES IN THE MEN'S DRAW. BLAIR NORTON, ONE NEWS. WE'LL HAVE MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY FOUR AT 11PM HERE ON ONE BEFORE THE LIVE ACTION TAKES OVER AT MIDNIGHT. DAY FIVE IS ALSO BEING STREAMED LIVE ON TVNZ.CO.NZ. SUPER 15 RUGBY RESUMES TONIGHT, WITH THE CHIEFS LOOKING TO EXTEND THEIR WINNING RUN TO SIX GAMES. THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS HOST THE HURRICANES, WHO THEY BEAT 17-12 LAST MONTH, WITH THE SOLE TRY SCORER TANERAU LATIMER AGAIN STARTING AHEAD OF ALL BLACK FLANKER SAM CANE. YEAH, HE DOES NEED A REST, EH. VERY PHYSICAL THREE TEST MATCHES. AND AFTER MISSING THE LAST THREE MATCHES THROUGH ULCER AND GROIN PROBLEMS, UTILITY BACK TIM NANAI-WILLIAMS RETURNS. WE'VE JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING THE LITTLE THINGS RIGHT. MAKE SURE I DO MY REHAB, RECOVERY AND ARE DOING THOSE` DOING ALL SESSIONS. AND DESPITE REDISCOVERING HIS BEST FORM WITH THE ALL BLACKS, MA'A NONU IS STILL ON THE BENCH FOR THE HIGHLANDERS ALONG WITH HALFBACK AARON SMITH. THE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION IS FURIOUS AT THE IRB'S DECISION TO CHALLENGE THE NOT GUILTY VERDICT GIVEN TO WALLABIES' SKIPPER JAMES HORWILL. HORWILL WAS CLEARED OF FOUL PLAY DURING THE FIRST TEST AGAINST THE LIONS, AND THE ARU ARGUES THE CHALLENGE IS A MASSIVE DISRUPTION AHEAD OF TOMORROW NIGHT'S CRUCIAL SECOND TEST. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL'S ACROSS DEVELOPMENTS. LIKE MELBOURNE'S WEATHER ABOVE THE RETRACTABLE STADIUM ROOF, A SHOCKED JAMES HORWILL THOUGHT HE WAS IN THE CLEAR. THE WALLABIES SKIPPER WILL PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT HE COULD MISS THE THIRD TEST. THE INTERNATIONAL RUGBY BOARD'S CHALLENGED THE DECISION BY JUDICIAL OFFICER, NZER NIGEL HAMPTON, TO CLEAR HORWILL OF STAMPING. I GOT A VERY FAIR HEARING THE FIRST TIME, AND I EXPECT IT TO BE NO DIFFERENT COME THE SECOND TIME. LOOK, I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT IT. I'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE GAME. THE LIONS HAVE DENIED REPORTS THEY ASKED THE IRB FOR A SECOND HEARING. FOR THE VISITORS, IT'S A CASE OF TRYING TO KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. SOME LADS ARE TORN UP WITH NERVES ALREADY. WE SPOKE ABOUT IT BEING A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY IN AUSTRALIA TO TRY AND WIN A TEST SERIES, AND WE'VE GOT THE CHANCE TO DO IT ON SATURDAY. THE SECOND TEST SETS UP ANOTHER ANTICIPATED CLASH BETWEEN STAR WINGERS ISRAEL FOLAU AND WELSHMAN GEORGE NORTH, WHO'S BEEN HAULED OVER THE COALS BY TEAMMATES FOR THIS PRE-TRY POINT AT WILL GENIA. I JUST GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE WHOLE EMOTION OF A TEST MATCH, SCORING MY FIRST TRY. LOOKING BACK, I DO FEEL HORRENDOUS FOR DOING THAT NOW. A WIN WILL GIVE THE LIONS THEIR FIRST SERIES VICTORY SINCE SOUTH AFRICA IN 1997. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, SYDNEY. TEAM NZ IS FILING A PROTEST WITH THE AMERICA'S CUP JURY, SAYING THE REGATTA DIRECTOR HAS EXCEEDED HIS JURISDICTION IN TRYING TO CHANGE THE DESIGN RULES UNDER THE GUISE OF SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS. CUP DEFENDER ORACLE, TWO-BOAT TESTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE OPERATING WITH SPECIAL BIGGER RUDDER ELEVATORS THAT HELP STABILISE THE BOAT BUT ARE ILLEGAL UNDER THE CURRENT RULE. REGATTA DIRECTOR IAIN MURRAY WANTS THE BIGGER FOILS AS A SAFETY MEASURE, BUT TEAM NZ AND LUNA ROSSA SAY THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY AND THEY'D STRUGGLE TO BUILD THEM ANYWAY BEFORE RACING STARTS ON MONDAY WEEK. THE FACT IS TEAM NZ AND LUNA ROSSA HAVE SAILED EXTENSIVELY OUT HERE WITHOUT HAVING THESE DEVICES ON THERE. THE REASON ORACLE HAS FITTED THEM IS BASICALLY TO CATCH UP. TEAM NZ SAYS WHATEVER THE JURY DECIDES, IT WILL NOT GO TO COURT. FOOTBALL WORLD CHAMPION SPAIN IS THROUGH TO THE FINAL OF THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP AFTER A MARATHON PENALTY SHOOT-OUT AGAINST ITALY. WHEN THE SPANISH COULDN'T END THE GOALLESS DEADLOCK IN EXTRA TIME, THE EXHAUSTED PLAYERS WENT TO THE SHOOT-OUT AND THE ITALIANS FINALLY CRACKED. BONUCCI! A CROSS BAR FROM BONUCCI! THE FIRST FAILURE. SUBSTITUTE JESUS NAVAS THEN CONVERTED HIS PENALTY, 7-6, TO ADVANCE THE SPANIARDS TO MONDAY'S FINAL AGAINST THE HOSTS, BRAZIL. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE WRAPPED UP THEIR CRICKET TOUR OF ENGLAND ON A SOGGY NOTE. THEIR SECOND T20 AGAINST ENGLAND AT THE OVAL WAS ABANDONED AFTER JUST TWO BALLS, HANDING THE SERIES TO NZ. THE WASHOUT PUT ENGLAND BATSMAN KEVIN PIETERSEN'S COMEBACK FROM INJURY ON HOLD. AND FINALLY IN SPORT ` WE'RE GOING TO RETURN TO THE NBA DRAFT. COULDN'T RESIST SHOWING YOU THIS. CHECK OUT THIS HEAD OF HAIR FROM THE 16TH PICK. COME ON DOWN LUCAS 'BEBE' NOGUEIRA OF BRAZIL. LOOK AT THAT! HE CAN'T GET THE HAT ON! THAT'S A COOLEY HIGH, WHITE SHADOW MOMENT. LAWRENCE HILTON-JACOBS IN THE HOUSE. THE 20-YEAR-OLD 7-FOOT CENTRE WAS TRADED FROM BOSTON TO THE MAVERICKS, AND APPARENTLY IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS FRO. THANKS, JENNY-MAY. AFTER THE BREAK, KAREN SAYS THE WEEKEND STARTS OUT OK, BUT DON'T PUT THE BROLLIE AWAY JUST YET. AND EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY; SOME WAY MORE THAN OTHERS. DOOR SHUTS, RAUCOUS MALE LAUGHTER Yo, Donna! Sorry, Darryl. It's not Donna time; it's Mum time. Sit your drunken ass down there. Why? (LAUGHS) Why? (LAUGHS) Cos you lot are special to me. Aw. Look, I'm not saying anything till I have my lawyer present. (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) You're driving pissed too often, Darryl. Uncle Gav. Mum thinks you're dumb. Uncle Gav. Mum thinks you're dumb. No, you are! Hey! (KISSES, LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) (LAUGHS) I think you're all dumb. (LAUGHS) I think you're all dumb. Oh. Why? You need to talk to your nephews and you to your brother about you lot driving home pissed every weekend. You're no saint. You're no saint. Yeah, I know that. But we've all got to stop. Now, I've said my bit. Who wants to go next? Who wants to go next? (CHUCKLES) < This is awkward. THE WEEKEND'S JUST ABOUT HERE. THE COLD SOUTHERLY WILL EASE, AND MOST PLACES WILL GET SOME FINE WEATHER, AT LEAST ONE OF THE DAYS. THIS IS HENDERSON BAY TODAY. THANKS TO TREVOR KING. PATCHY CLOUD IN THE TASMAN UNDER A LARGE HIGH. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ON THE LEADING EDGE OF THAT HIGH CARRYING CLOUD AND SHOWERS ON TO EASTERN PARTS OF BOTH ISLANDS. FRONTAL CLOUD MOVING OFF NORTH-EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND WITH THIS WEAK FEATURE. SKIES CLEARING IN THE WEST AS THE RIDGE PUSHES IN. ANOTHER WEE FRONTAL SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE SOUTH TASMAN. THAT'LL MAKE LANDFALL IN THE FAR SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND LATER TOMORROW. THE HIGHS IN CHARGE FURTHER NORTH BRINGING MOSTLY FINE, SETTLED WEATHER. THIS LITTLE TROUGH LINE HERE IS THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT. IT'LL FLING A FEW SHOWERS AT THE NORTH ISLAND. RAIN FOR FIORDLAND, SHOWERS FURTHER NORTH. THOSE SHOWERS CLEARING SOUTH OF BULLER IN THE AFTERNOON. MAINLY FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS EVERYWHERE ELSE. THE USUAL POCKETS OF FROST AND FOG FOR INLAND AREAS. CLOUD INCREASING IN THE FAR SOUTH AS THE NORTH-WESTER STRENGTHENS DOWN THERE. EXPECTING A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN TO DEVELOP TOWARDS EVENING. A MAINLY FINE AND FROSTY START TO THE DAY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. FEW SHOWERS IN THE EAST CLEARING AWAY. CLOUD STARTS TO CREEP ON TO WESTERN PLACES IN THE AFTERNOON, WITH A FEW SHOWERS PUSHING ASHORE FROM TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON. WESTERLY BREEZES DEVELOPING. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ ENJOY YOUR EVENING. WE'VE ALL HEARD OF BODY ART. NOW THERE'S DOGGY ART WHICH GOES WAY BEYOND POODLES WITH POM-POMS. THIS CALIFORNIAN WOMAN HAS MASTERED THE ART OF DOG COLOURING, TURNING KOBE HERE INTO A LIVING BLEND OF SESAME STREET CHARACTERS. ALTHOUGH, THE AWARD-WINNING GROOMER ADMITS IT MAY NOT BE FOR EVERY CANINE. IF THEY'RE A SHY DOG, THEN THEY'RE NOT THE RIGHT DOG FOR THIS, COS THEY TYPICALLY GET A LOT OF ATTENTION AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TAKE THEIR PICTURE AND POINT AT THEM. THE PRODUCTS AND PROCESS USED IN THE CREATIONS ARE SAFE FOR PETS AND CAUSE NO HARM ` AT LEAST NOT PHYSICAL. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF HARMED PRIDE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR FRIDAY.