DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. FAREWELL TO A SAMOAN RUGBY LEGEND. WE'RE LIVE FROM THE FUNERAL OF PETER FATIALOFA. THE SCALE OF THE PHILIPPINES DISASTER IS DESCRIBED AS 'UNPRECEDENTED' AS THE UN APPEALS FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN AID. AND AN INCREDIBLE LAST OVER SEES THE BLACKCAPS SEIZE VICTORY FROM THE JAWS OF DEFEAT. SAMOAN RUGBY GIANT PETER FATIALOFA IS BEING LAID TO REST TODAY. THE FORMER MANU SAMOA CAPTAIN, WHO DIED SUDDENLY LAST WEEK, WAS FAREWELLED BY A THOUSAND-STRONG CROWD LAST NIGHT, AND HIS FUNERAL HAS BEEN HELD THIS MORNING. ONE NEWS REPORTER STEPHEN STEWART KNEW PETER FATIALOFA WELL AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM MANUKAU. 2000 people here for the public service. His former teammates sung a traditional Samoan song. His wife told funny, poignant tales about the family. It was a Who's Who of Auckland rugby. Sir Peter Leitch. HE WAS A BIG CHIEF WITH AN EVEN BIGGER HEART. HE WAS A LEGEND, AN ICON, A LEADER, AND A SIMPLE AND HUMBLE MAN. HE LOVED HIS RUGBY, HIS FAMILY, HIS MATES, HIS COUNTRY AND THE SAMOAN PEOPLE. Many of his former teammates are filing out behind me now. They are on their way to the cemetery. His teammates will perform a challenge. Fats would have laughed at all the fuss being made of him. THE UN HAS LAUNCHED A $300M APPEAL FOR THE RELIEF OPERATION IN THE PHILIPPINES, DESCRIBING THE SITUATION AS UNPRECEDENTED. THE FULL SCALE OF THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE SUPER TYPHOON IS UNCLEAR. THE FILIPINO PRESIDENT SAYS THE DEATH TOLL COULD BE ABOUT 2500, BUT THAT'S WAY BELOW THE UNITED NATIONS' ESTIMATE. THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD HAYES REPORTS. THE LAST THING PEOPLE IN TACLOBAN NEED NOW IS MORE WATER. BUT TODAY IT RAINED AND RAINED... AND RAINED. IN MOST PLACES, WHEN THE RAIN COMES DOWN, PEOPLE GO INSIDE. HERE, FOR MOST, THERE IS NO INSIDE. AND SO THEY HUDDLE UNDER WHATEVER COVER THEY CAN FIND. AS WE HEAD INTO TOWN, WE COME ACROSS THIS EXTRAORDINARY SCENE ` HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE WAITING PATIENTLY BESIDE THE ROAD. MANY HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE BEFORE DAWN IN THE HOPE OF A FEW KILOS OF RICE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? WAITING FOR RICE. YOU'RE WAITING FOR RICE? YES. ARE YOU HUNGRY? KIDS: YES! YES. YES. DO YOU HAVE ANY FOOD? > NO. KIDS: NO. NO. NO FOOD. > THIS IS THE REALLY BIG ISSUE NOW HERE ` IS PEOPLE LOST ALL OF THEIR FOOD ` ALL THEIR RICE WAS DAMAGED IN THE STORM. IT'S NOW THE FIFTH DAY SINCE THE STORM. SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING OUT. YOU CAN SEE THE RESULT. THERE'S STILL A SENSE THAT AID IS NOT GETTING IN HERE. AT THE AIRPORT, THERE ARE PLANES COMING IN, BUT WE DON'T SEE ANY OF IT HERE. AS WE HEAD ON TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, OUR DRIVER SUDDENLY BREAKS DOWN,... (CRIES, SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) ...OVERCOME BY THE STRAIN. OF THE LAST FEW DAYS. BENEATH THE SURFACE, PEOPLE HERE ARE BEING STRETCHED TO BREAKING POINT. AT TACLOBAN'S AIRPORT, US MARINE TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ARE LANDING. PERHAPS THE DESPERATELY NEEDED AID HAS FINALLY STARTED TO ARRIVE. BUT, NO. THE PLANE IS EMPTY. IT'S HERE TO EVACUATE US CITIZENS. ANYBODY WE CAN IS NOW GETTING OUT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW THE WAY SO-CALLED 'STATUTORY MANAGEMENT' IS HANDLED IN SCHOOLS. EDUCATION SECRETARY PETER HUGHES WILL EXAMINE HOW SCHOOLS IN DIFFICULTY ARE MOVED BACK TO NORMAL SCHOOL GOVERNANCE FOLLOWING MINISTRY INTERVENTION. IT FOLLOWS CONCERNS ABOUT THE COSTS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE INTERVENTIONS IN PLACE AT 72 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 100 WELLINGTON CHILDREN GOT A FREE BREAKFAST AT PARLIAMENT TODAY TO COINCIDE WITH THE FIRST READING OF THE MANA PARTY'S 'FEED THE KIDS' BILL. THE BILL WOULD SEE $100M GO TOWARDS FOOD FOR DECILE ONE AND TWO SCHOOLS; PROVIDING LUNCH AND BREAKFAST. MANA PARTY LEADER HONE HARAWIRA SAYS WHILE PROGRAMS LIKE THE GOVERNMENT'S EXISTING 'FOOD IN SCHOOLS' PROVIDE SOME HELP FOR STUDENTS IN NEED, IT'S NOT ENOUGH. IF WE'RE NOT GONNA FEED OUR CHILDREN, AND WE'VE GOT 270,000 OF THEM LIVING IN POVERTY, 100,000 OF THEM GOING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WITHOUT SOMETHING TO EAT, THEN THERE'S SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH US AS A NATION. IF THE BILL PASSES ITS FIRST READING, IT WILL GO ON TO SELECT COMMITTEE. NZ FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS ARE ON A PUBLIC RELATIONS MISSION THIS WEEK, WORKING ON OUR INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY REPUTATION. THE 'GLOBAL FOOD SAFETY FORUM' IS BEING HELD IN DUNEDIN THIS YEAR, THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN HELD OUTSIDE OF CHINA. INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND MEDIA FROM CHINA AND AMERICA WILL BE AT THE FORUM, AND KIWI ORGANISERS PLAN TO SHOW THEM FIRST-HAND HOW GOOD OUR FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES ARE. NZ'S REPUTATION FOR SAFE FOOD TOOK A HIT AFTER THE FALSE BOTULISM SCARE IN AUGUST THIS YEAR. KIWIBANK HAS BEEN NAMED AS THE NEXT BANK TO FACE A LAWSUIT OVER ALLEGEDLY UNFAIR PENALTY FEES. THE 'FAIR PLAY ON FEES' GROUP IS NOW TARGETING THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED BANK IN AN ATTEMPT TO WIN BACK MONEY FOR CUSTOMERS. THE GROUP SAYS MORE THAN 6000 KIWIBANK CUSTOMERS HAVE SIGNED UP, WHICH IS ENOUGH TO TAKE A COMPLAINT TO COURT. A CLIENT'S EXAMPLE OF A 2C UNAUTHORISED OVERDRAFT IS BEING USED AS A CASE. SO THE BANK CHARGES THEIR INTEREST, THEY CHARGE AN HONOUR FEE. WHEN YOU CALCULATE THAT, THE EFFECTIVE INTEREST RATE IS NOT 3.66%, WHICH IS PROBABLY WHAT THE ACTUAL COST OF THE MONEY IS. IT'S ACTUALLY 3.66 MILLION PER CENT, WHICH JUST GOES TO ILLUSTRATE HOW DISPROPORTIONATE THESE FEES ARE. THE GROUP HAS ALREADY LAUNCHED A CASE ON BEHALF OF ANZ AND NATIONAL BANK CUSTOMERS. IT'S HOPING TO SUE ANOTHER OF THE MAJOR BANKS BY CHRISTMAS. THE RESERVE BANK SAYS IT'LL TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE IT GETS A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE IMPACT OF RECENT LENDING RESTRICTIONS. SINCE OCTOBER, THE RULES HAVE LIMITED LOW-DEPOSIT LOANS, MEANING MOST HOME BUYERS NEED A DEPOSIT OF AT LEAST 20%. GOVERNOR GRAEME WHEELER SAYS THE RESERVE BANK IS CLOSELY WATCHING THE IMPACT OF THE NEW POLICY, WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO COOL THE HOUSING MARKET. HE SAYS INITIAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS LOW-DEPOSIT LENDING HAS FALLEN, BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT ON HOUSE PRICES. HUNDREDS OF AUCKLAND AIRPORT TAXI DRIVERS ARE GOING ON STRIKE FROM ABOUT NOW, PROTESTING AGAINST RULES THEY SAY ARE A BREACH OF HUMAN RIGHTS. THEY CLAIM REGULATIONS ENFORCED BY THE AIRPORT INCLUDE NOT EATING OR DRINKING AT THE TAXI RANK OR MOVING MORE THAN A METRE AWAY FROM THE CAR. LABOUR MP DARIEN FENTON SAYS THE AIRPORT NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WAY THE DRIVERS ARE TREATED. FUNDAMENTALLY, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS TAXI DRIVERS WHO ARE SITTING ON THE RANK FOR FOUR HOURS, DRIVING 13 HOURS A DAY, 72 HOURS A WEEK, AND EARNING A PITTANCE. AND THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR EITHER THE AIRPORT'S REPUTATION, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE TAXI DRIVERS, AND IT CERTAINLY ISN'T GOOD FOR NZ'S HEALTH AND SAFETY. THE AIRPORT RUN'S NOT ESPECIALLY LUCRATIVE FOR DRIVERS EITHER. SOME SAY THEIR AVERAGE EARNINGS ARE $4 AN HOUR. A CHRISTCHURCH COUPLE HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE WHEN A TRUCK SIDESWIPED THEIR HOUSE. THE FASTWAYS COURIER TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE LOUNGE OF THE HOON HAY HOUSE. THE COMPANY SAYS THE DRIVER MAY HAVE BLACKED OUT. THE HOUSEHOLDERS WERE IN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE AT THE TIME, SO, YES, VERY FORTUNATE THAT NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED. THE TRUCK DRIVER APPEARS TO BE OK AT THIS STAGE. HE'S JUST BEING CHECKED OUT. AUTHORITIES ARE STILL WORKING OUT HOW TO SAFELY REMOVE THE TRUCK FROM THE PROPERTY. NCEA GERMAN STUDENTS HAVE HAD A SHOCK IN THEIR END OF YEAR EXAM. DESPITE BEING TOLD THE QUESTIONS WOULD BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, THEY WERE ACTUALLY ASKED IN GERMAN. MANY OF THE 450 STUDENTS WHO TOOK THE EXAM SAID THEY FOUND THE QUESTIONS HARD TO UNDERSTAND. THE QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY IS INVESTIGATING THE MISTAKE. SHOCK-JOCK WILLIE JACKSON HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF-AIR BY ANOTHER RADIO STATION. RADIO WAATEA SAY IT'S NOT A GOOD TIME FOR JACKSON TO BE BROADCASTING, SAYING HIS ROLE IS TO INTERVIEW NEWSMAKERS RATHER THAN BE ONE HIMSELF. IT COMES JUST DAYS AFTER JACKSON AND HIS CO-HOST JOHN TAMAHERE WERE STOOD DOWN FROM RADIO LIVE FOLLOWING THEIR CONTROVERSIAL ROAST BUSTERS INTERVIEW. THE PRIME MINISTER OF MAURITIUS IS THE LATEST LEADER TO BOYCOTT THIS WEEK'S COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING IN SRI LANKA. THE LEADERS OF INDIA AND CANADA HAVE ALREADY PULLED OUT OVER THE HOST'S POOR HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD. IN AN APPARENT REFERENCE TO THE BOYCOTT, SRI LANKA SAYS NO COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY HAS THE RIGHT TO SIT IN JUDGEMENT. MAURITIUS IS DUE TO HOST THE NEXT CHOGM MEETING IN 2015. THE GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS JAILED IN RUSSIA FOLLOWING A PROTEST AT AN ARCTIC OIL RIG HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ST PETERSBURG. 28 CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING TWO NZERS, WERE TRANSFERRED FROM RUSSIA'S FAR NORTH TO THE CITY IN A SEALED TRAIN WAGON. WHILE RUSSIA HASN'T GIVEN AN OFFICIAL REASON FOR THE MOVE, IT COMES AFTER WIDESPREAD INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OVER THE ARREST OF THE ACTIVISTS. 29 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MANY OTHERS INJURED IN SOUTH AFRICA AFTER A BUS COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. THE CRASH HAPPENED NEAR A TOWN NORTH-EAST OF THE CAPITAL, PRETORIA, ON A NARROW ROUTE NOTORIOUS FOR FATAL ACCIDENTS. PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA SAYS HE'S SHOCKED BY THE DEATH TOLL AND THAT THE CARNAGE MUST STOP. OFFICIALS HAVE ORDERED AN INVESTIGATION. NEW YORK'S 'ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER' REIGNS SUPREME ONCE MORE, WITH A COMMITTEE OF ARCHITECTS DECLARING IT THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE US. AT 541M, THE BUILDING SITS ON THE SITE OF THE ICONIC TWIN TOWERS IN LOWER MANHATTAN. LOCALS SAY THE NEWLY ERECTED SKYSCRAPER REFLECTS AMERICA'S ABILITY TO RECOVER. I THINK IT'S A GREAT SYMBOL OF OUR COUNTRY, SORT OF, UM, REBUILDING ITSELF AFTER WHAT HAPPENED. AND SO I THINK THAT'S A GREAT SYMBOLIC THING. THE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER IS DUE TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR. IN A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS RURAL, NZ'S BIGGEST AGRICULTURAL SHOW OPENED ITS GATES THIS MORNING IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE CANTERBURY A&P SHOW'S IN ITS 151ST YEAR, AND ORGANISERS ARE EXPECTING AROUND 100,000 VISITORS OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. BUT FOR THE FARMERS, IT'S MORE THAN JUST A CHANCE TO COME TO TOWN. EVERYONE'S OUT THERE AND TRYING TO SEE THEIR BUSINESS AND SELL THEIR STOCK, SO THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DO HERE, IS PROMOTING THEIR STUDS, THEIR EXHIBITIONS, THEIR BUSINESSES, SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. AS USUAL THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE KIDS, ALTHOUGH ANIMALS RIDING LIVESTOCK APPEARS TO BE AN UNUSUAL THEME AT THIS YEAR'S SHOW. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE SHAREMARKET AND BUSINESS NEWS. AND IN SPORT, THE BLACKCAPS' RAIN-AFFECTED ONE-DAY MATCH IN SRI LANKA COMES DOWN TO THE VERY LAST BALL. 1 WITH ME NOW IS ROBERT GARDEN FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. THIS ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. FOR MORE, GO TO ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND CLICK ON 'BUSINESS'. RESERVE BANK OF NZ IS HIGHLIGHTING HOUSING AS A FINANCIAL STABILITY THREAT. THEY'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON OUR SAVINGS HABITS. They go hand-in-hand. Households have been busy trying to get their balance sheets in order, repaying debt. Recently credit growth has outstripped income growth. People are having to pay more for their houses, taking on bigger loans to do so. They are concerned about stifling growth in the rest of the economy. We have seen the LVR restrictions come in recently. NZ PROPERTY TRUST HALF-YEAR UPDATE. HOW ARE THEY FARING? A solid result today. A lot of the key metrics that investors look at have improved or stayed steady. The dividend forecast for 2014 has been maintained at nine cents per share. That's an important note for this company. TO SPORT, AND SOME FINAL-OVER HEROICS FROM NATHAN MCCULLUM HAVE SEEN THE BLACKCAPS TO A 1-0 ONE-DAY SERIES LEAD OVER SRI LANKA. THE UNDERSTRENGTH NZERS MADE THE MOST OF A RAIN-AFFECTED MATCH AT HAMBANTOTA. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. A SPECTACULAR, MATCH-WINNING MCCULLUM KNOCK IS NOTHING NEW. MAXIMUM OVER COVER! BUT WITH 20 REQUIRED OFF THE FINAL OVER IN SRI LANKA, IT WAS NATHAN RATHER THAN HIS ABSENT BROTHER WHO STOOD AND DELIVERED. AND THERE GOES NATHAN MCCULLUM. HE'S GONE ALL THE WAY. SIX, FOUR, SIX. THE ALL-ROUNDER ONLY NEEDED ONE OFF THE FINAL BALL. INSTEAD, HE HAMMERED A HAPLESS RANGANA HERATH AGAIN. JOY WAS MIXED WITH RELIEF FOR THE KIWIS AFTER A DISAPPOINTING SERIES DRUBBING IN BANGLADESH. A LOT'S BEEN SAID THAT WE'VE GOT A YOUNG GROUP OF MEN OVER HERE, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'VE GOT 11 GUYS GOING ON TO THE FIELD, AND OUR JOB IS TO PLAY WINNING CRICKET, AND WE'RE ALWAYS ENDEAVOURING TO DO SO. IT WAS NO EASY RUN CHASE. JUST ONE SRI LANKAN WICKET AND FIVE HOURS OF RAIN MEANT THE BLACKCAPS WERE SET 198 TO WIN IN JUST 23 OVERS. THEIR START WAS FAR FROM IDEAL. OH, NUWAN! TWO AND TWO. ANTON DEVCICH AND ROB NICOL WERE GONE IN THE SECOND OVER. GRANT ELLIOTT AND COLIN MUNRO WOULDN'T TAKE LONG TO FOLLOW. NZ SLUMPED TO 68/4. BUT BY THEN, TOM LATHAM HAD SETTLED IN. THAT SHOULD BE SIX, AND IS. THE 21-YEAR-OLD OPENER TOOK A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH KNOCK ` 86 RUNS TO ANCHOR THE KIWI INNINGS. WITH SENIOR PLAYERS GOING, YOUNG GUYS HAVE TO STEP UP. LATHAM ALSO FOUND A WINGMAN IN LUKE RONCHI. THE PAIR BUILT A CRUCIAL 93-RUN PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FIFTH WICKET. THOUGH THE WINNING GLOW IS DULLED SLIGHTLY BY CONCERN OVER THE TEAM'S WICKET-TAKING ABILITY. TO BEAT THE BEST AND TO BE A QUALITY BOWLER, YOU HAVE TO TRY AND BUILD PERIODS OF PRESSURE, AND WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FINAL ONE-DAYER IS AT DAMBULLA ON SATURDAY. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. MEXICO FOOTBALL COACH MIGUEL HERRERA IS SO CONFIDENT HIS SIDE WILL BEAT THE ALL WHITES TOMORROW MORNING HE'S DECLARED THE SCORELINE WILL BE 3-0. INTEREST IN THE CRUCIAL FIRST QUALIFIER IS PEAKING IN MEXICO CITY, WHERE THE ALL WHITES HAVE ARRIVED TO CHAOTIC SCENES AT THE AIRPORT. MEXICO, ON THE OTHER HAND, ENJOYING MORE RELAXED PREPARATIONS AS THEIR COACH TALKS UP THEIR CHANCES. TRANSLATOR: THEY ARE VERY GOOD. IT'S A VERY GOOD ADVANTAGE TO HAVE MORE THAN THREE GOALS. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND PLAY WELL AND GET THE GOALS THAT WE CAN AND THAT THEY ALLOW US AND THEN GO FORWARD AND FINISH OFF THE SERIES. ALL WHITES COACH RICKI HERBERT HAS JUST TOLD ONE NEWS DEFENDER TOMMY SMITH WILL CAPTAIN THE NZERS TOMORROW. A GLOBAL RUGBY SEASON TO KEEP PLAYERS FRESH HAS BEEN RAISED AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND'S ALL BLACKS MATCH AGAINST ENGLAND. NUMBER EIGHT KIERAN READ SAYS THE NUMBER OF TESTS IS SPOT ON, BUT THE TIMING AND LENGTH OF THE SEASON COULD BE ADJUSTED. THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA DO, IS GO OUT THERE AND PLAY GOOD FOOTY. AND YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE FRESH AND WHEN YOU WANNA BE HERE, AND THAT'S WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL SEE ` THEY'LL SEE A GOOD FOOTY GAME WHEN GUYS ARE FRESH, RARING TO GO, AND THERE'S NO STALE TEST MATCHES. HE SAYS ALIGNING INTERNATIONAL TOURS WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION. AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER BILLY SLATER HAS LABELLED HIS ALTERCATION WITH A MAN IN A MANCHESTER NIGHTCLUB A 'WAKE-UP CALL'. HE ADMITS THE INCIDENT HAS TAKEN THE SPOTLIGHT AWAY FROM HIS TEAM'S PERFORMANCE AT THE WORLD CUP. THE ABC'S JOHN HASBEL REPORTS. SHAKEN BUT NOT STIRRED. BILLY SLATER WAS UNAPOLOGETIC ABOUT BEING OUT ON THE TOWN UNTIL AFTER 2.30 IN THE MORNING MORE THAN 24 HOURS AFTER AUSTRALIA'S BIG WIN OVER IRELAND. HE DID EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT HIS TIME AT A MANCHESTER NIGHTCLUB HAD SHIFTED ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE KANGAROOS' WORLD CUP EFFORTS. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON THIS AND NOT THE TOURNAMENT AND THE GAMES WE'VE PLAYED. NO ONE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN RUGBY LEAGUE WOULD TALK TODAY. IT WAS UP TO THE FULLBACK TO BE THE MOUTHPIECE. I THINK WE'VE GOTTA BE AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN AND, UM,... YEAH, I SUPPOSE IT'S PROBABLY A BIT OF A WAKE-UP CALL FOR EVERYONE. A TWO-TIME INTERNATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SLATER (30) WAS RELEASED FROM CUSTODY AFTER POLICE ESTABLISHED HE'D BEEN PROVOKED INTO RETALIATING. SLATER WOULDN'T REVEAL IF OTHER PLAYERS WERE WITH HIM. HE'D APPARENTLY RETURNED TO THE VENUE TO RETRIEVE HIS JACKET. HIS WIFE REACTED FROM AUSTRALIA. SLATER SAID HE HADN'T CONTEMPLATED POTENTIALLY BEING LEFT OUT OF THE KANGAROO TEAM FOR THIS SATURDAY'S QUARTER-FINAL AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. TWO OTHER QUARTER-FINAL MATCH-UPS WERE DECIDED AS SAMOA DEFEATED FRANCE 22-6. THE FRENCH WILL MEET ENGLAND, WHILE THE SAMOANS HAVE SET UP AN ALL-PACIFIC ISLANDS AFFAIR AGAINST FIJI. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND A LUCKY ESCAPE FROM THIS DRAMATIC CRASH. TYRES SQUEAL MOURNFUL STRING MUSIC MUSIC CONTINUES In a crash, whatever your speed, the car stops, but everything inside keeps moving. It's the same inside your body. MOURNFUL STRING MUSIC CONTINUES SNAP! Even with the best protection, you're still vulnerable. STEAM HISSES NOW TO THE WEATHER. THE SLOW-MOVING LOW TO THE EAST DIRECTS A SOUTH-EAST FLOW OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. THAT RIDGE COVERING THE SOUTH ISLAND SPREADS UP OVER THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY AND TOMORROW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ A POWERBOAT RACER HAS SURVIVED A DRAMATIC CRASH IN BRITAIN. HUNDREDS OF SPECTATORS WATCHED IN HORROR AS HE FLIPPED HIS BOAT WHILE TRAVELLING AT MORE THAN 200KM/H. AMAZINGLY, HE ESCAPED UNSCATHED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY TRACEY DAWSON AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013