DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. BETTER SAFETY CHECKS PROMISED AFTER FRESH ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE IN NORTHLAND. MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MADELEINE McCANN INVESTIGATION. AND THIS MAN'S SET TO BE A HOUSEHOLD NAME ` THE REPLACEMENT STAR OF THE 50 SHADES OF GRAY MOVIE. SERIOUS QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT THE VETTING PROCESS FOR PEOPLE WORKING WITH CHILDREN, WITH REVELATIONS THAT ANOTHER MAN'S FACING CHARGES OF SEXUALLY ABUSING A CHILD HE WAS EMPLOYED TO CARE FOR. JAMES BRIAN SANDERS WAS WORKING IN AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMME IN NORTHLAND WHEN IT'S ALLEGED HE INDECENTLY ASSAULTED AND SEXUALLY VIOLATED A CHILD. SANDERS WAS SUBJECT TO A POLICE CHECK, BUT WASN'T IDENTIFIED AS A RISK. THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SAYS WORK IS BEING DONE TO IMPROVE SAFETY CHECKS. IF YOU LOOK AT IT OVERALL, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THAT THERE IS INCONSISTENCIES, THERE ARE GAPS, THAT EVERYONE DOES IT DIFFERENTLY. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A POLICE VET, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT PEOPLE RECOGNISE THAT. BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD BE DOING A CRIME FOR THE FIRST TIME, SO THEY WON'T HAVE A HISTORY. IT IS ABOUT HOW WE REFERENCE-CHECK. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT COMMUNITIES ARE VIGILANT, KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON; HOW YOU IDENTIFY THE SIGNS OF SOMEONE THAT MAY BE OF DANGER. SANDERS HAS BEEN REMANDED IN CUSTODY AND IS YET TO ENTER A PLEA TO THE CHARGES. GREYMOUTH'S MAYOR HAS WELCOMED THE DECISION TO GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO MINING ON THE DENNISTON PLATEAU. THE MINE IS SET TO CREATE MORE THAN 200 JOBS AND PROVIDE A MUCH NEEDED FINANCIAL INJECTION INTO THE AREA. GREYMOUTH'S MAYOR, TONY KOKSHOORN, SAYS IT'LL BE A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH THE ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. YOU'VE GOTTA REMEMBER THAT THESE PEOPLE, DREAMERS, THAT OPPOSE THESE TYPES OF VENTURES HAVE GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S HYPOCRISY TO USE OTHER PEOPLE'S COAL FROM OVERSEAS, WHEN THE STEEL COMPONENT THAT WE HAVE IN ALL CARS, BIKES, THE RAIL LINK THAT'S GOING TO BE MADE IN AUCKLAND ` WE NEED TO USE OUR OWN COAL HERE IN NZ. HOWEVER, THE RULING HAS LEFT THE GREENS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED. THE PARTY SAYS THERE'LL BE A SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST. THERE ARE FRESH CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO KIWIFRUIT EXPORTER ZESPRI AMID CLAIMS THE COMPANY DELIBERATELY MISLED A CHINESE COURT. LAST YEAR, LAWYERS FOR ZESPRI SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED THE COMPANY WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR UNDER-DECLARING CUSTOMS DUTIES, BUT LEAKED INTERNAL DOCUMENTS SHOW ZESPRI WAS RESPONSIBLE. BOTH LABOUR AND THE ACT PARTY ARE CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE COMPANY, WHICH IS ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE. THE MAXIMUM-SECURITY WING OF AUCKLAND PRISON HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR A FULL MAKEOVER, WHICH WILL DELIVER BETTER MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES. CORRECTIONS MINISTER ANNE TOLLEY SAYS THE REBUILD WILL PROVIDE A MORE SECURE, SAFE AND MODERN FACILITY. THE UPGRADED WING WILL BE FINANCED AND MAINTAINED UNDER A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, BUT CORRECTIONS WILL STILL HAVE FULL OPERATIONAL CONTROL. WORK WILL BEGIN ON THE NEW FACILITY IN 2015 AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE TWO YEARS. ALL BLACKS WINGER JULIAN SAVEA HAS ESCAPED CONVICTION OVER A DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE INCIDENT. THE SPORTING STAR'S BEEN GIVEN DIVERSION AT THE WELLINGTON DISTRICT COURT AFTER COMPLETING A COUNSELLING PROGRAMME. DIVERSION ALLOWS A FIRST-TIME OFFENDER TO ESCAPE CONVICTION FOR A MINOR CHARGE. SAVEA IS CURRENTLY TRAINING WITH THE ALL BLACKS IN MATAMATA, AND WAS EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COURT APPEARANCE. WITH THE LONG WEEKEND ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY, MOTORISTS ARE BEING WARNED ` EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT AND YOU WILL BE FINED. THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAY PERIOD STARTS AT 4PM, AND POLICE HAVE AGAIN INTRODUCED A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR ANYONE CAUGHT DOING MORE THAN 4KM OVER THE LIMIT. LAST LABOUR WEEKEND, SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THREE FATAL CRASHES. A FURTHER 22 SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. TRIBUTES ARE FLOWING FOR TWO AUSTRALIAN PILOTS KILLED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHILE BATTLING WILDFIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES. DAVID BLACK WAS WATER-BOMBING A BLAZE ALONG SYDNEY'S SOUTH COAST WHEN IT'S BELIEVED A WING SNAPPED OFF HIS PLANE, CAUSING IT TO PLUNGE INTO A REMOTE SECTION OF NATIONAL PARK. THE FATHER OF THREE'S BODY IS EXPECTED TO BE RECOVERED OVER THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE, A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER DIED WHEN HIS SMALL PLANE CRASHED. HE'D BEEN PROVIDING LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR FIREFIGHTERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. AND AUSTRALIAN FIREFIGHTERS ARE TRIALLING A NEW TOOL, WHICH GIVES THEM A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THE FLAMES. CHANNEL NINE'S MARK BURROWS EXPLAINS. THE BUSHFIRES LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. THE PICTURES WERE TAKEN THIS WEEK NEAR LITHGOW BY A SMALL DRONE, A LIGHTWEIGHT REMOTE-CONTROLLED HELICOPTER ` A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF WHAT'S LEFT OF A WARPED TIN SHED, THEN FLYING INSIDE TO SHOW BURNED AND TWISTED WRECKAGE. THIS IS THE ZIG ZAG RAILWAY AT CLARENCE, ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC SPOTS IN THE STATE. NOW, POST-BUSHFIRES, THE DRONE HAS CAPTURED THE BARE SANDSTONE VIADUCTS SURROUNDED BY SCORCHED EARTH. A REMOTE PROPERTY UNDER THREAT, AND RFS VOLUNTEERS ARRIVE TO WATCH THE ADVANCING FLAMES. RFS OFFICER BEN SHEPHERD SAYS DRONES COULD BECOME A NEW TOOL FOR FIREFIGHTERS. A PARTICULAR SPOT FIRE OR ALSO THE DANGERS OR BEING ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE BUSH AND TO ANY CLIFF FACES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ` LOOK, YEAH, IT WOULD BE DEFINITELY A CONSIDERATION. THE DRONES ARE A CHEAP ALTERNATIVE TO MANNED AIRCRAFT AND CAN TRANSMIT LIVE PICTURES TO A FIRE CONTROLLER FROM DIFFICULT-TO-REACH LOCATIONS. THEY CAN GO JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. I THINK THEIR BIGGEST ADVANTAGE IS THEY ARE COST-EFFECTIVE AND YOU'RE NOT PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. THE AFTERMATH OF A BLAZE IN INACCESSIBLE COUNTRY OR A FIRE IN ITS EARLY STAGES, THE DRONES GIVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE. PORTUGUESE POLICE HAVE REOPENED THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MADELEINE MCCANN FIVE YEARS AFTER THEY ORIGINALLY CLOSED THE CASE. THE BBC'S JOHN BRAIN REPORTS. FIVE YEARS AGO, 18 MONTHS AFTER MADELEINE MCCANN DISAPPEARED, PORTUGUESE POLICE ANNOUNCED THEY'D DONE ALL THEY POSSIBLY COULD TO FIND HER. THE CASE WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. TONIGHT THEY'RE BACK ON BOARD EUROPE'S MOST HIGH-PROFILE MISSING PERSON'S INVESTIGATION. DETECTIVES SAY A REVIEW OF EVENTS IN PRAIA DE LUZ HAS PRODUCED NEW LINES OF INQUIRY, WHICH THEY WILL NOW PURSUE. AS I OPENED IT A BIT, I-I KINDA LOOKED INTO THE ROOM, AND I GUESS I WAS LOOKING AT MADELEINE'S BED AND I COULDN'T` COULDN'T MAKE HER OUT. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE NEW INFORMATION ISN'T LINKED TO THE FRESH EVIDENCE BEING GATHERED BY SCOTLAND YARD. THE RECENT RECONSTRUCTION OF MADELEINE'S DISAPPEARANCE ON THE BBC'S CRIMEWATCH PROGRAMME HAS LED TO MORE THAN 3000 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC. SEVERAL HAVE GIVEN A NAME TO THE E-FIT PHOTOS OF A MAN THE POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED AS A POTENTIAL SUSPECT. HOWEVER, IT'S BEING MADE CLEAR THAT THE TWO FORCES WILL WORK CLOSELY TOGETHER AND SHARE ALL INFORMATION THEY GATHER. IT'S EMERGED THAT KATE AND GERRY MCCANN MET PORTUGUESE DETECTIVES LAST WEEK. IN A STATEMENT, THEY WELCOMED THE DECISION TO REOPEN THE INQUIRY. MORE THAN SIX YEARS AFTER SHE WENT MISSING, THE EFFORTS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO MADELEINE MCCANN APPEAR MORE EXTENSIVE NOW THAN WHEN SHE FIRST DISAPPEARED. AND BULGARIAN POLICE ARE QUESTIONING A COUPLE WHO MAY BE THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTS OF THE LITTLE GIRL KNOWN AS MARIA, FOUND IN A ROMA GYPSY CAMP IN GREECE LAST WEEK. THE WOMAN COMES FROM A TOWN IN SOUTHERN BULGARIA AND IS BELIEVED TO HAVE HAD MARIA IN A GREEK HOSPITAL IN 2009. SHE ADMITTED SHE HAD GIVEN SOME OF HER CHILDREN AWAY BECAUSE SHE WASN'T ABLE TO FEED THEM, SAYING SHE GAVE THE CHILDREN UP WITHOUT ANY MONEY CHANGING HANDS. THE COUPLE HAVE 10 CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE, FIVE OF WHOM CLOSELY RESEMBLE MARIA. ACCUSATIONS AMERICA IS SPYING ON ITS FOREIGN ALLIES ARE OVERSHADOWING A MEETING OF EU LEADERS IN BRUSSELS. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO TACKLE A RANGE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, BUT TALK OF ALLEGED SPYING ON GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL'S PRIVATE CELL PHONE IS NOW ON THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. THE ALLEGATIONS MAY PUSH MEMBER STATES TO BACK TOUGHER DATA-PRIVACY LAWS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING DRAFTED BY THE EU. THE US HAS LOBBIED AGAINST THE NEW RULES AND SAYS IT'S NOT SPYING ON ANY OF ITS ALLIES. THE ITALIAN COASTGUARD HAS RESCUED MORE THAN 100 AFRICAN REFUGEES AFTER THEIR BOAT RAN INTO TROUBLE OFF THE ISLAND OF LAMPEDUSA. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN MIGRANTS HAVE ARRIVED IN ITALY DUE TO INSTABILITY IN COUNTRIES LIKE SYRIA AND LIBYA. BUT IN THE PAST MONTH MORE THAN 500 OF THEM HAVE DROWNED TRYING TO MAKE IT TO EUROPE. A TEXAS WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ABANDONING AND ENDANGERING A CHILD AFTER A 5-YEAR-OLD IN HER CARE SHOT AND KILLED HIMSELF. THE WOMAN LEFT HER GUN ON THE TABLE WHILE SHE TOOK A NAP. THE BOY KILLED HIMSELF WHILE PLAYING WITH THE FIREARM. POLICE SAY THE WOMAN HAD THE GUN BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID TO BE HOME ALONE. INDONESIA'S MOUNT SINABUNG HAS ERUPTED, SPEWING ASH UP TO 3KM HIGH. AUTHORITIES HAVE ADVISED RESIDENTS TO WEAR MASKS TO KEEP OUT THE ASH, ALTHOUGH SOME HAVE SIMPLY LEFT THE AREA. MOUNT SINABUNG WAS INACTIVE FOR 40 YEARS BEFORE WAKING UP IN 2010. THERE'S MORE TROUBLE FOR THE GERMAN CATHOLIC LEADER WHO'S BEEN NICKNAMED 'THE BISHOP OF BLING'. TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FOR HIS HIGH-LIVING WAYS, HE'S BEEN SUMMONED TO SEE THE POPE FOR A 'PLEASE EXPLAIN' MEETING, AND MAY END UP BEING FIRED. HERE'S THE ABC'S DAN HARRIS. IT IS A TOUGH BLOW FOR THE FORMERLY HIGH-RIDING CHURCH OFFICIAL NOW KNOWN AS THE BISHOP OF BLING. HIS REAL NAME IS BISHOP FRANZ-PETER TEBARTZ-VAN ELST AND ON WEDNESDAY HE WAS TEMPORARILY EXPELLED FROM HIS DIOCESE IN GERMANY AS THE VATICAN INVESTIGATES HIS NEW $43M HOME, INCLUDING, REPORTEDLY, $475,000 FOR WALK-IN CLOSETS, $20,000 FOR THE BISHOP'S BATHTUB, AND A HEATED ROOF FOR HIS PERSONAL CHAPEL. NOT A SMART MOVE WHEN YOUR BOSS, POPE FRANCIS, IS THE KIND OF GUY WHO WASHES THE FEET OF THE POOR, DRIVES A BEAT-UP OLD CAR, CARRIES HIS OWN BAGS, AND LIVES IN A SIMPLE ROOM INSTEAD OF THE FANCY PAPAL APARTMENT. THE BISHOP HAS DEFENDED THE MASSIVE PRICE TAG FOR THE NEW COMPLEX WHERE HE LIVES, SAYING IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR 10 PROJECTS. BUT HE'S GOT OTHER PROBLEMS ` FIRST-CLASS FLIGHTS, INCLUDING ON A TRIP TO INDIA TO MINISTER TO THE POOR, AND ALLEGATIONS OF AN AUTHORITARIAN LEADERSHIP STYLE. THE BISHOP WAS SUMMONED TO SEE THE POPE THIS WEEK ` HE FLEW COACH, BY THE WAY. THE VATICAN NOW SAYS IT WILL CONDUCT A FAIR INVESTIGATION, BUT MANY SUSPECT THE BISHOP'S FATE IS ALREADY SET. HE MAY NEVER AGAIN GET TO LIVE IN THE FANCY DIGS THAT GOT HIM IN SO MUCH TROUBLE. BUCKINGHAM PALACE HAS RELEASED THE OFFICIAL CHRISTENING PHOTOS OF PRINCE GEORGE. THE PHOTOS SHOW FOUR GENERATIONS OF ROYALS, TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER YESTERDAY'S PRIVATE BAPTISM AT THE CHAPEL ROYAL IN ST JAMES PALACE. AS WELL AS THE POSED SHOTS, THERE WAS ALSO THIS ONE ` THE PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURING A LIGHTER SIDE TO THE FORMALITIES. WITH PRODUCTION DEADLINES LOOMING, THE REPLACEMENT ACTOR'S BEEN NAMED FOR THE UPCOMING 'FIFTY SHADES OF GREY' MOVIE AFTER THE FIRST CHOICE, CHARLIE HUNNAM, PULLED OUT. JAMIE DORNAN (31) IS AN IRISH MODEL AND ACTOR WHO'S NOT AVERSE TO SHOWING SOME SKIN. THE ABC'S CHRIS CONNELLEY REPORTS. JAMIE DORNAN (31), AN IRISH MODEL AND ACTOR, HAS BEEN HIRED TO PLAY CHRISTIAN GREY OPPOSITE DAKOTA JOHNSON'S ANASTASIA STEELE. IT WAS JUST TWO WEEKS AGO THAT CHARLIE HUNNAM SAID, 'NO, THANKS, I'M FULL, BUT IT ALL LOOKS YUMMY,' TO THE ROLE OF THE DASHINGLY ULTRA-WEALTHY ANTI-HERO WITH A FEW SERIOUS CONTROL ISSUES, LEAVING MILLIONS TO WONDER JUST WHAT LEADING MAN WOULD SOON BE LEARNING THE ROPES AS PRODUCTION DEADLINES LOOM. HE SERVED UNDER ACE DIRECTOR SOFIA COPPOLA FOR MARIE ANTOINETTE, BUT FANS MAY KNOW JAMIE DORNAN BEST FOR HIS SULTRY SHERIFF ROLE ON ABC'S HIT SHOW 'ONCE UPON A TIME'. I'M JUST NOT CONVINCED ARRESTING HER IS THE RIGHT PLAN. BARING IT ALL DOESN'T SEEM TO BOTHER DORNAN. HE'S WHIPPED 'EM OFF IN ADS FOR TOP DESIGNERS INCLUDING CHRISTIAN DIOR AND CALVIN KLEIN. THE 50 SHADES OF GREY BOOKS SOLD MORE THAN 70 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE, ESTABLISHING A MASSIVE FAN BASE FOR THE FILMS, EVEN AS MANY AN A-LISTER TOOK HIMSELF OUT OF THE RUNNING. BECAUSE OF THE RACY MATERIAL, THEY KNEW THAT BIG STARS WOULD PROBABLY SHY AWAY FROM THAT. WITH FILMING SET TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH, THIS TRILOGY FIGURES TO BE TYING UP JAMIE DORNAN FOR YEARS TO COME. ARE WE REALLY CONFIDENT THAT THE MAN'S CONSCIENCE WON'T EVENTUALLY GET THE BEST OF HIM? STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` IN BUSINESS NEWS, THE COUNTRY'S RETIREMENT FUND BUYS A BIG STAKE IN A RETIREMENT COMPANY. AND IN SPORT ` COULD THE BLACKCAPS' CHANCES OF WINNING THE SERIES AGAINST BANGLADESH BE SLIPPING AWAY? 1 WITH ME NOW IS ANNE HARE FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. THIS ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. FOR MORE, GO TO ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND CLICK ON 'BUSINESS'. OUR RETIREMENT FUND BUYING A BIG STAKE IN A RETIREMENT COMPANY. The New Zealand Superfund and Infratil are buying a stake in MetLife care. The share price of Infratil up to $2.60. TWITTER REVEALS ITS PLANS TO GO PUBLIC. WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? They will do the IPO of 1.6 billion capital raising. They will do it modestly, they don't want a repeat of Facebook's share price drop once that listed. They will price between US$17 and US$20. DETAILS OF PACIFIC EDGE'S RIGHTS ISSUE ` HOW IS IT GOING TO WORK? This looks to be interesting the right price to be set at $.55C. The price has doubled just this week. THANK YOU, ANNE HARE FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. NZ'S HOPES OF WINNING THE TEST SERIES AGAINST BANGLADESH ARE IN DOUBT AFTER A SOLID DISPLAY FROM THE HOME SIDE ON DAY FOUR OF THE SECOND TEST IN DHAKA. AFTER DISMISSING THE BLACKCAPS FOR 437, BATSMEN TAMIM IQBAL AND MOMINUL HAQUE TOOK CONTROL WITH A 157-RUN PARTNERSHIP, HAQUE BRINGING UP A CENTURY WITH THIS BALL. ONE BOUNCE, IT'S GONE PAST THE BOWLER. HE'S GONE FOR THE RUN. THAT'S A CENTURY! MOMINUL HAQUE TAKES HIS BALL. AND IT'S GONE THROUGH ALL THE WAY. BANGLADESH LOSING THREE WICKETS TO FINISH THE DAY ON 269 ` A LEAD OF 114 RUNS. HAQUE FINISHING THE DAY UNBEATEN ON 126. IN NETBALL, THE SILVER FERNS HAVE THUMPED MALAWI 70-32 IN THE FIRST OF THREE TESTS IN WELLINGTON. DESPERATE TO REDEEM THEMSELVES AFTER A DISASTROUS SERIES LOSS TO AUSTRALIA, THE FERNS LED BY FOUR AFTER THE OPENING QUARTER AND EXTENDED THEIR LEAD AS THE MATCH WENT ON. IRENE VAN DYK TOP SCORED FOR THE SILVER FERNS WITH 39 GOALS. THE SECOND TEST IS IN NAPIER ON SUNDAY. BUT THE BREAKERS' HOME WINNING STREAK HAS COME TO END, LOSING TO THE PERTH WILDCATS AT THE NORTH SHORE EVENTS CENTRE LAST NIGHT. THE HOME SIDE DOMINATED THE FIRST QUARTER TO LEAD 26-15 AT THE WHISTLE. HOWEVER, THE TIDE CHANGED IN THE SECOND, THE WILDCATS FIGHTING BACK TO INCH AHEAD BY TWO POINTS. BUT HE'S OUT THERE, HUSTLING FOR THE WILDCATS AS WAGSTAFF RATTLES HIS THIRD THREE. THE FINAL TWO QUARTERS ALSO GOING THE WAY OF THE VISITORS, FINAL SCORE 96-89. IT'S THE BREAKERS' THIRD STRAIGHT LOSS THIS SEASON. GOLFING SENSATION LYDIA KO SAYS SHE'S CONFIDENT AHEAD OF HER PROFESSIONAL DEBUT NEXT MONTH. THE 16-YEAR-OLD TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA EARLIER THIS WEEK, ANNOUNCING HER DECISION TO GO PRO. APPEARING AT THE IPHONE 5 LAUNCH IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT, THE WORLD NUMBER FIVE SAYS SHE'S CONFIDENT IN HER GAME PLAN. PRACTICE-WISE, I'VE GOTTA DO WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I THINK IF I MAKE CHANGES, IT MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE, SO YEAH, JUST CONTINUOUSLY DO PRACTICE AND TRY MY BEST. KO WILL MAKE HER PROFESSIONAL OUTING IN FLORIDA NEXT MONTH, HAVING MISSED OUT ON MORE THAN $1.2M IN PRIZE MONEY AS AN AMATEUR. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND A CROC-SIZED BATTLE FOR QUEENSLAND'S BEACHES. A 300KG BULL HAS ATTACKED A TRAFFIC WARDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION IN ROMANIA. THE ANIMAL HAD ESCAPED FROM A NEARBY FARM AND WANDERED INTO TOWN WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC. THE WARDEN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BUT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED, AND POLICE SAY AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AS TO HOW THE BULL ESCAPED. NOW TO THE WEATHER. A LARGE FRONTAL BAND MOVES UP THE COUNTRY TODAY. MORE FRONTS SOUTHWEST AS WELL, BRINGING RAIN, BUT THEY SHOULD CLEAR THIS EVENING. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ IN A NEW 'MAN VERSUS WILD' BATTLE, QUEENSLAND OFFICIALS HAVE COME UP WITH A PLAN TO KEEP THEIR BEACHES CROCODILE-FREE. PRIVATE CROC CATCHERS HAVE BEEN HIRED TO REMOVE ANY REPTILE OVER 2M LONG. BUT AS THE ABC'S MATT WORDSWORTH EXPLAINS, IT'S IGNITING DEBATE OVER WHO REALLY RULES THE BEACHES. A STEADY HAND AND NERVES OF STEEL ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO HOOK A 3.5M CROC. RANGERS PULLED HIM FROM THE WATERS SOUTH OF CAIRNS, AND IT'S NOW DESTINED FOR A CROCODILE FARM. THERE'S BEEN A RECORD NUMBER OF CAPTURES THIS YEAR ` 27. ONE, TWO, THREE. GO! WHOO! WHILE IT CAN'T BE SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFIED, BEACHGOERS BELIEVE CROC NUMBERS ARE ALSO ON THE RISE. SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. AND YOU SEE CROCS DOWN HERE? OH YEAH. I LIVE FURTHER DOWN THE BEACH AND, YES, WE DO SEE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT'S PROMPTED A NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH MEANS THAT ANY CROC IN THE CAIRNS AREA THAT'S MORE THAN 2M LONG WILL BE TRAPPED AND REMOVED. THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SAYS IT'S MORE WORK THAN RANGERS CAN HANDLE, SO IS APPOINTING A PRIVATE CATCHER. WE'VE GOTTA GET THIS BALANCE BACK TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY. NO QUESTION, WE WANT TO CONSERVE THE CROCODILE. IT'S SPARKED A DEBATE ABOUT WHO RULES THE BEACHES. HUMAN ENCROACHMENT, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, HAS COME INTO THIS AREA, AND WE'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO USE THE BEACHES AS MUCH AS WHAT DOWN SOUTH IS. ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LEADING RESEARCHERS SAYS THE NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN ENCOURAGES ALL THE WRONG BEHAVIOUR. CROC ATTACKS ARE RARE. SINCE 1985 THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN SEVEN DEATHS IN QUEENSLAND. BUT THE GOVERNMENT STRESSES THAT DESPITE THE NEW MANAGEMENT PLAN, NO WATERWAY IN FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND CAN BE GUARANTEED TO BE FREE FROM THIS MOST IMPRESSIVE AND FEARSOME OF PREDATORS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. 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