HOWDY, EVERYBODY. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A FINE WEEKEND, I'M ABOUT TO SCORE BROWNIE POINTS. OUR HIGH HAS HIT THE SUNSHINE BUTTON, AFTER EARLY FOG IN THE DEEP SOUTH AND GREY SKIES ALONG THE PACIFIC SEABOARD. STAND BY FOR TWO MORE DAYS OF GOLDEN WEATHER, BUT THAT DULL CEILING WILL STILL HANG OVER SOME AREAS. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. FEARS OF DISEASE AS SURVIVORS CONTINUE THEIR DESPERATE PLEAS FOR HELP. THE TYPHOON DEATH TOLL'S LOWERED, BUT IT'S STILL EXPECTED TO RISE. KIWIBANK'S NOW IN THE GUN, THE LATEST TO FACE COURT ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CHARGING UNFAIR FEES. ENGINES REV, CHOIR SINGING FROM BIKIES TO BUSINESS AND SPORTS KNIGHTS AND POLITICIANS. PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FAREWELL RUGBY LEGEND PETER FATS. AND KIWI SENSATION LORDE'S LATE WITH LETTERMAN, BUT EARLY TO BECOMING A MILLIONAIRE AFTER SIGNING A HUGE DEAL. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE COMPLETE PICTURE OF A DEVASTATING TYPHOON REMAINS BLURRED TONIGHT DAYS AFTER IT HIT THE PHILIPPINES. OFFICIALS HAVE REVISED THE DEATH TOLL DOWN FROM 10,000 TO CLOSER 2500 BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ADMIT THEY'VE NO IDEA HOW BAD IT IS IN REMOTE PARTS OF A COUNTRY WHICH IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN 7000 ISLANDS. WE BEGIN OUR COVERAGE WITH THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD-HAYES IN THE DECIMATED CITY OF TACLOBAN. THE LAST THING THE 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. 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. WAITING FOR RICE YOU'RE WAITING FOR RICE? YES. ARE YOU HUNGRY? ALL: YES! DO YOU HAVE ANY FOOD? ALL: NO. NO FOOD. THE REALLY BIG ISSUE NOW HERE IS PEOPLE LOST ALL OF THEIR FOOD. ALL OF 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. THE AIRPORT THERE HAVE PLANES COMING IN, BUT WE DON'T SEE ANY OF IT HERE. AS WE HEAD ON TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, OUR DRIVER, BONG, SUDDENLY BREAKS DOWN,... (SOBS) I PRAY FOR THE LORD TO SAVE... (SOBS) ALL OF MY FAMILY MY RELATIVES. ALL THE PEOPLE. ...OVERCOME BY THE STRAIN OF THE LAST FEW DAYS. (SOBS) 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 U.S CITIZENS. ANYBODY WHO CAN IS NOW GETTING OUT, AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY. JUST A FEW HUNDRED METRES AWAY, A DOLL LIES BESIDE THE BODY OF A DEAD CHILD. SO YOU CAN SEE OVER THERE THAT AEROPLANE. THAT IS THE END OF THE RUNWAY OF TACLOBAN'S AIRPORT. WE'RE JUST 500M AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT TERMINAL, AND AROUND ME HERE, I CAN SEE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, AND ANOTHER ONE HERE. 10 BODIES ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET HERE, JUST THIS SHORT DISTANCE. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. BY THE TIME WE HEAD BACK, THE PATIENCE HAS GONE. THE CROWDS WE SAW EARLIER WAITING FOR RICE... ARE NOW LOOTING. THERE'S ALSO A RISING SENSE OF DESPERATION ON A NEIGHBOURING ISLAND. BBC CORRESPONDENT ALISTAIR LEITHEAD TRAVELLED ACROSS CEBU ISLAND, WHERE SWATHES OF PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR HELP FROM AUTHORITIES. ON CEBU ISLAND, THE ROAD NORTH IS LITTERED WITH THE REMAINS THE STORM LEFT BEHIND ` HOMES TURNED TO MATCHSTICKS; TREES STRIPPED OR FLATTENED. EVERY VILLAGE HAS A TERRIFYING STORY OF THE NIGHT THE STORM HIT. AND WHERE IS YOUR HOUSE? MY HOUSE IS THERE. THIS IS YOUR HOUSE HERE? YEAH, YEAH. RIGHT. GINA WAS INSIDE WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN WHEN THE ROOF FLEW OFF. AND THIS IS THE ROOF HERE? SO IT'S COME STRAIGHT OFF? YES. THEY HAD TO BATTLE THE WIND TO REACH THE SAFETY OF A NEIGHBOUR'S HOME. ALL ALONG THE ROAD, CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO ASK FOR HELP, BUT IT'S BEEN SLOW IN COMING. THESE PEOPLE MANAGED TO COLLECT A FEW SACKS OF RICE TOGETHER AND DROVE UP TO THE FIRST PLACE WHERE THEY FOUND PEOPLE IN NEED. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. THE LINE WAS SOON UP THE ROAD. WE'RE PACKING RICE, CANNED GOODS AND MEDICINES. THE FURTHER YOU GO NORTH, IT'S VERY BADLY AFFECTED. AND SHE WAS RIGHT ` THE WIND TORE THIS ROOF OFF IN ONE PIECE. SO MUCH DAMAGE, AND FOUR DAYS ON, HELP HAS NOT ARRIVED. SOME OF THEM ARE... DYING OF HUNGER. SO WE NEED THE HELP AND THE ASSISTANCE OF SOME KIND-HEARTED PEOPLE. ON THE NORTHERN TIP OF CEBU ISLAND, THE STORM HIT THE HARDEST. SOME WERE LUCKY AND JUST NEEDED TO PATCH HOLES; OTHERS WILL HAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH. AS WE MADE OUR WAY TO THIS AREA, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE, PRETTY MUCH EVERY HOUSE HAS EITHER BEEN FLATTENED OR HAS HAD ITS ROOF TAKEN OFF. BUT THE PEOPLE HERE SAY THE ISLANDS SURROUNDING IT ARE EVEN WORSE. THERE ARE STILL SO MANY REMOTE PLACES ALONG THE TYPHOON'S TRAIL OF DISASTER, WHERE PEOPLE ARE DESPERATELY WAITING FOR HELP. THE COST OF THE DESTRUCTION IS ESTIMATED AT UP TO $23B. KIWIBANK IS THE NEXT TO FACE LEGAL ACTION OVER ALLEGEDLY CHARGING UNFAIR FEES. THE 'FAIR PLAY ON FEES' GROUP TODAY REVEALED IT'S TARGETING THE BANK AND WILL FILE A CLASS ACTION NEXT FRIDAY. IT'S THE SECOND BANK TO FACE A LAWSUIT AFTER ANZ. JOANNA HUNKIN HAS THE DETAILS. WHEN KIWIBANK LAUNCHED IN 2002, IT HAD A SIMPLE SLOGAN ` 'IT'S OURS'. IT MADE A POINT OF SEPARATING ITSELF FROM THE BIG AUSSIE BANKS, PROMISING LOWER FEES AND BETTER SERVICE. WE'VE HELD FEES, FORCED OTHER BANKS TO HOLD THEIR FEES, SOMETIMES EVEN REDUCE FEES. IT WAS THE REASON MANY SIGNED UP TO THE BANK, ACCORDING TO THE 'FAIR PLAY ON FEES' GROUP. THEY THOUGHT KIWIBANK WAS GOING TO SAVE THEM FROM THESE FEES, AND THEY WERE VERY ANGRY TO FIND OUT THAT KIWIBANK WAS ESSENTIALLY AS BAD AS THE OTHER BANKS IN FEE CHARGING. LEANNE BRIGGS WAS ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS STUNG MORE THAN $2000 IN DEFAULT FEES OVER SIX AND A HALF YEARS. THE APS WOULD COME OUT FIRST BEFORE THE MONEY WENT IN, AND SO THE ACCOUNT WOULD GOT OVERDRAWN. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE WAS CHARGED A $10 FEE FOR BEING JUST 2C OVERDRAWN. THE THIRD PARTIES, SOME OF THEM WOULD THEN CHARGE ME A FEE FOR EITHER BEING LATE OR FOR A PAYMENT DISHONOURING. SO IT WAS, LIKE, YOU'RE GETTING HIT BY THE BANK; YOU'RE GETTING HIT BY THE OTHER PEOPLE. THAT'S MORE FEES, MORE MONEY THAT YOU HAVE TO FIND. KIWIBANK IS THE SECOND BANK TARGETED BY THE GROUP AFTER THEY FILED A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ANZ BANK IN JUNE. IT ALREADY HAS 6000 KIWIBANK CUSTOMERS SIGNED UP AND BELIEVES THAT NUMBER COULD DOUBLE BEFORE THEY FILE NEXT FRIDAY. BUT SOME EXPERTS WARN IT'LL BE A LONG AND COMPLEX LEGAL BATTLE AND ANY EVENTUAL CLAIM WON'T MATCH THE MILLIONS ALREADY PAID IN FEES. KIWIBANK WAS REFUSING TO COMMENT TODAY, SAYING IT HAD ONLY LEARNED OF THE SUIT THROUGH THE MEDIA, AND HAD NO DIRECT CONTACT FROM FAIR PLAY ON FEES' LAWYERS. THE GROUP SAYS IT WILL ANNOUNCE ITS NEXT TARGET BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WITH ASB BANK, WESTPAC AND BNZ ALL IN THE FIRING LINE. JOANNA HUNKIN, ONE NEWS. AND THE BANK FEES ISSUE IS GENERATING PLENTY OF INTEREST ON OUR WEBSITE, ONENEWS.CO.NZ. CHECK IT OUT AND HAVE YOUR SAY. POLICE ARE WARNING PARENTS TO ACCOMPANY THEIR CHILDREN TO LOCAL PLAYGROUNDS AFTER SEVEN SEXUAL ASSAULTS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. A GIRL (13) WAS INDECENTLY ASSAULTED WHILE AT A PLAYGROUND AT THE MANUKAU SPORTS BOWL. SHE WAS ABLE TO BREAK FREE FROM THE MAN'S GRASP AND RUN HOME TO RAISE AN ALARM. POLICE SAY SIX OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED IN AND AROUND THAT AREA. AUCKLAND POLICE HAVE TAKEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO APPEAL FOR HELP WITH THEIR ROAST BUSTERS INQUIRY. A VIDEO FEATURING THE DETECTIVE HEADING THE INQUIRY, KNOWN AS OPERATION CLOVER, HAS BEEN POSTED ON YOUTUBE, THE POLICE WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES. MEMBERS OF MY TEAM ARE TRAINED IN CHILD PROTECTION AND ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT. I CAN ASSURE YOU WHEN YOU CALL, YOU WILL SPEAK TO A MEMBER OF THAT TEAM. YOU WILL BE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST PROFESSIONALISM AND RESPECT, AND YOUR CALL WILL BE TREATED IN CONFIDENCE. CALLS CAN BE MADE FREE ON 0800 672 568. THAT'S 0800 672 568. NCEA STUDENTS WHO GOT A SHOCK TO FIND THEIR GERMAN EXAM QUESTIONS WRITTEN COMPLETELY IN GERMAN COULD GET THE OPTION TO BE INTERNALLY ASSESSED. THE QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY SAYS IT'S DISAPPOINTED WITH THE MISTAKE, AND IT'S INVESTIGATING HOW IT HAPPENED. SHARON FERGUSSON HAS THE DETAILS. READS: QUESTIONS WILL BE IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE TOLD. I WAS A BIT SHOCKED, COS WE'VE NEVER HAD AN EXAM WHERE IT'S JUST BEEN IN GERMAN, COS USUALLY, FOR THE PRACTICE EXAMS, IT'S BOTH IN GERMAN AND ENGLISH. THESE GUYS KNOW A BIT OF GERMAN. THEY'RE STUDYING IT, AFTER ALL. BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL MEANING OF THEIR EXAM QUESTIONS. WHEN THEY SAW THE QUESTIONS IN GERMAN, IMMEDIATELY THEY'RE WONDERING, 'DO WE ANSWER IN GERMAN,' BUT SECONDLY, 'DO WE KNOW ALL THE WORDS THAT ARE IN THE GERMAN SENTENCES?' AND IN SOME CASES, SOME OF THE WORDS IN THE QUESTIONS WERE OUT OF THE SYLLABUS. I THINK I WOULD HAVE GOT A BIT DISADVANTAGED BY THAT AND PROBABLY GOT A BIT LOWER THAN I WOULD'VE IF I'D HAD THE QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH. THE NZQA SAYS THE STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN A DERIVED GRADE. THAT'S A COMBINATION OF THREE IMPORTANT THINGS ` THEIR PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE YEAR, THEIR PERFORMANCE IN THE PRACTICE EXAMS THAT THEY DO IN THE LEAD-UP TO NCEA, AND, OF COURSE, THE RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL EXAMINATION. THE STUDENT WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING WHICHEVER IS THE BEST RESULT. SOME STUDENTS MAY HAVE EXCELLED IN THE EXAM PAPER AND WANT TO KEEP ON WITH THAT MARK, BUT IF THAT'S DISADVANTAGED THEM, THEY'LL GO BACK AND USE THE SCHOOL MARK. LAST YEAR, THE GERMAN EXAM INCLUDED QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS SONG,... WISE GUYS' 'RELATIV' PLAYS ...WHICH CONTAINED SOME OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE. THIS YEAR, THERE WAS NO OFFENCE BUT PLENTY OF ANXIETY. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. AN ATTEMPT BY HONE HARAWIRA TO INTRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE 'FOOD IN SCHOOLS' PROGRAMME LOOKS SET TO BE DEFEATED IN PARLIAMENT TONIGHT. THE MANA LEADER PROVIDED FREE BREAKFAST FOR CHILDREN FROM A PORIRUA SCHOOL TODAY TO HIGHLIGHT HIS BILL. IT WOULD SEE TAXPAYER-FUNDED BREAKFASTS AND LUNCHES PROVIDED TO EVERY DECILE ONE AND TWO SCHOOLS. MR HARAWIRA'S MOVE HAS SUPPORT FROM LABOUR, THE GREENS, NZ FIRST AND THE MAORI PARTY, BUT IT WON'T BE ENOUGH TO GET THE BILL OVER THE LINE. MORE THAN 2000 PEOPLE PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO ONE OF THE GREATS OF AUCKLAND AND SAMOAN RUGBY AS HE WAS LAID TO REST TODAY. PETER FATIALOFA WAS DESCRIBED AS A HUMBLE MAN WHO BUILT BRIDGES BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS; A BIG CHIEF WITH A BIGGER HEART. PAUL HOBBS WAS THERE. SINGING MATES ON THE FIELD FAREWELL THEIR OLD CAPTAIN. INSIDE THE VAN THAT CARTED PIANOS AROUND AUCKLAND, TODAY IT CARRIED ITS MOST PRECIOUS CARGO TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. OH, HE WAS HUGE IN ALL RESPECTS. BIGGER THAN LIFE; A ONE-OFF. EARLIER AT A PACKED FUNERAL SERVICE, THE TRIBUTES FLOWED FOR THE MAN KNOWN SIMPLY AS FATS. HE WAS A BIG CHIEF WITH AN EVEN BIGGER HEART. THE BIG PROP WHO TOWED A WHEELBARROW AROUND SAMOA, FILLING IT WITH DONATIONS TO GET MANU SAMOA TO THE 1991 WORLD CUP, LIKED A LAUGH ` ALWAYS READY WITH THE WITTY ONE-LINER. TAKE THIS QUESTION FROM A TV REPORTER. HOW WOULD CLIMBING UP THAT PALM TREE SO WE CAN FILM IT SOUND TO YOU? TO WHICH FATS REPLIED ` HOW WOULD 'GET STUFFED' SOUND TO YOU? ALL LAUGH FATS KNEW THAT CHEEKY SMILE. HE KNEW THERE WAS A WAY BACK FROM JUST ABOUT ANY SPOT OF BOTHER THAT HE GOT HIMSELF INTO. HE CERTAINLY TESTED HIS WIFE OF 31 YEARS ` FATS WAS ALWAYS KEEN FOR A BEER AND A GOOD TIME WITH HIS MATES. AFTER THE WEDDING, HE CHOSE TO GO OUT WITH ALL THE BOYS AND LEAVING ME AT HOME, SO I NEVER ACTUALLY GOT TO SEE HIM UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. LAUGHTER AND THAT'S FATS. WHETHER IN SEARCH OF HIS NEXT BUSINESS VENTURE OR HIS TIRELESS DEVOTION TO SAMOAN RUGBY, PETER FATIALOFA SPREAD HIS INFLUENCE FAR AND WIDE. WE DIDN'T ALWAYS LIKE SHARING DAD WITH EVERYBODY, BUT DAD WAS ALWAYS SOMEONE WHO'D NEVER SAY NO. HE WAS A KING, BUT HE WALKED WITH COMMONERS AND KINGS, AND HE TREATED EVERYONE THE SAME. HIS TEAMMATES PERFORMED THE SIVA TAU FOR A PIONEER OF PACIFIC RUGBY AND A FOLK HERO AMONG HIS PEOPLE. IT'S A GREAT SEND-OFF FOR A GREAT PERSON. A MAN DESCRIBED AS SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. MORE BAD NEWS FOR STRUGGLING FIRST HOMEBUYERS. DETAILS NEXT ON ONE NEWS. TARGETING THE ENEMY. A NEW AIR WAR IS LAUNCHED AGAINST ONE OF OUR MOST DESTRUCTIVE PESTS. HAS IT HIT ITS MARK OR IS THE FREEDOM TOWER STILL A LITTLE LACKING IN LENGTH? AND WE'RE WITH THE CROWDS FLOCKING TO CHECK OUT CANTERBURY'S A & P SHOW. THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT FOR HOME BUYERS WITH A LOW DEPOSIT, WITH THE RESERVE BANK STANDING FIRM ON NEW LENDING RESTRICTIONS. THE LIMITS WERE INTRODUCED LAST MONTH TO COOL THE HOUSING MARKET AND REQUIRE MOST BUYERS TO HAVE A 20% DEPOSIT. GEORGINA BALL HAS THE STORY. ACCORDING TO THIS LOWER HUTT REAL ESTATE AGENT, FIRST HOMEBUYERS ARE NOW GOING TO ALL SORTS OF LENGTHS TO FIND A 20% DEPOSIT. THEY'RE GETTING MONEY FROM SECOND-TIER LENDERS, FROM PARENTS OR FAMILY. JUST SIX WEEKS AGO, THE RESERVE BANK'S CONTROVERSIAL MORTGAGE LENDING RESTRICTIONS CAME INTO FORCE, LEAVING MOST BUYERS FORCED TO FIND A 20% DEPOSIT. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WITHOUT THE 20% DEPOSIT, THEY'RE LOCKED OUT NOW. THEY HAVE TO DO SOME SAVING, AND THE RESERVE BANK IS NOT GOING TO LET THEM OFF THE HOOK FOR SOME TIME. IT MAY BE A YEAR OR TWO OR EVEN LONGER. THE HIGHER LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIOS ARE MEANT TO BE A TEMPORARY MEASURE TO REDUCE THREATS TO THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM CAUSED BY BANKS LENDING TOO MUCH AND BY GROWING HOUSE PRICE INFLATION. THE RESERVE BANK'S REVEALED LOW-DEPOSIT LENDING DOES APPEAR TO BE DROPPING, BUT IT'S TOO SOON TO BE SURE THE POLICY IS WORKING OR WHEN IT WILL REMOVE THE RESTRICTIONS. NOT REALLY PUTTING A TIME FRAME ON IT AT THIS POINT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE HEAT TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE HOUSING MARKET; FOR RATES OF HOUSE PRICE INCREASE TO REDUCE. FOR SOME KIWIS, SAVING FOR A DEPOSIT NOW MEANS MAKING UNEXPECTED MOVE BACK HOME TO THE PARENTS. WE HAD THIS CULTURE OF LEAVING HOME AT 18. I THINK WE'LL BE LOOKING MORE TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN MODEL, WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE DO END UP STAYING AT HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS FOR LONGER. FOR THOSE ON THE HOUSE HUNT WITH A LOW DEPOSIT, THE RESERVE BANK SAYS IT COULD BE SIX MONTHS OR MORE BEFORE IT'S CLEAR IF THE CLAMPDOWN HAS DONE IT'S JOB. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. REBUILDING NZ'S TARNISHED FOOD SAFETY REPUTATION IS A FOCUS OF A THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE UNDERWAY IN DUNEDIN. THE FOOD SAFETY FORUM IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION THAT, UNTIL NOW, HAS HELD ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCES IN CHINA. MAX BANIA REPORTS. THE FONTERRA BOTULISM SCARE TOOK A BITE OUT OF NZ'S FOOD SAFETY REPUTATION. NOW INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE IN DUNEDIN, CHEWING OVER HOW BEST TO LEARN FROM THOSE MISTAKES. I THINK, ACTUALLY, NZ HAS A HIGH STANDARD OF FOOD SAFETY. WE HAVE SOME GOOD SYSTEMS, WORLD-LEADING TECHNOLOGIES. BUT SOMETIMES THAT'S NOT COMMUNICATED TO OUR CONSUMERS. ARE THERE SOME FENCES TO MEND? CERTAINLY, WE'RE DOING PRETTY WELL IN THAT REGARD. WE'RE BUILDING BRIDGES. I WOULD SAY THAT THE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA IS INCREDIBLY STRONG. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE FORUM HAS MET OUTSIDE OF BEIJING, GIVING NZ THE CHANCE SHOW DELEGATES FROM CHINA, AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA WHAT WE DO WELL. I THINK IT'S REALLY BIG. I THINK JUST TO EVEN GET A FEW DELEGATES HERE SO THAT WE CAN START TO HAVE AN OPEN CONVERSATION TO SHOW THE CHINESE THAT WE'RE WANTING TO TALK ABOUT FOOD SAFETY. TODAY, BOTH COUNTRIES WERE PLAYING DOWN THE EFFECTS OF THE RECENT SCARE, CLAIMING OUR INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION REMAINS STRONG. IT'S NOT LIKE ONE OR TWO INCIDENTS CAN DAMAGE THAT. ALSO, WE FOUND OUT THIS IS NOT A SYSTEMATIC PROBLEM THAT YOU MIGHT FIND IN OTHER CASES. IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. THE FORUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS BETTER COMMUNICATION WITH EXPORT PARTNERS WILL HELP IMPROVE STANDARDS. I THINK ONE OF THE EASIEST WAYS TO DO THAT IS BY IMPROVING COLLABORATION ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND UNDERSTANDING THAT FOOD SAFETY DOESN'T STOP WHEN A PRODUCT LEAVES OUR BORDER. WITH FOOD EXPORTS ACCOUNTING FOR OVER HALF NZ'S TOTAL EXPORT VALUE, IT'S HOPED ALL PARTIES LEAVE DUNEDIN WITH FOOD FOR THOUGHT. MAX BANIA, ONE NEWS. EXPLOSIVE NEW VIDEO'S EMERGING FROM WAR-TORN SYRIA. BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHO'S BEHIND THE BLASTS IN THE TOWN OF BARZEH. ACTIVISTS SAY GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE TARGETING THE TOWN, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A REBEL STRONGHOLD. STATE TV THOUGH IS BLAMING MILITANTS FOR THE EXPLOSIONS. THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED EACH DAY IN SYRIA. AN INVESTIGATION'S BEEN ORDERED INTO A DANGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD IN SOUTH AFRICA, AFTER ANOTHER FATAL CRASH. 29 PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN A BUS COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK NEAR KWAGGAFONTEIN. THE BUS COMPANY SUSPECTS POOR VISIBILITY'S TO BLAME, BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE ROAD LAYOUT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT, IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE ANNUAL ROAD TOLL IS 14,000. 28 GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING TWO NZERS, HAVE BEEN MOVED TO ST PETERSBURG. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED IN A PRISON WAGON FROM MURMANSK, WHERE THEY'D BEEN HELD IN A JAIL SINCE SEPTEMBER. THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CHARGED THEM WITH HOOLIGANISM OVER A PROTEST AGAINST DEEP SEA OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN. IT'S OFFICIAL ` THE BIG APPLE IS NOW A LITTLE BIT BIGGER THANKS TO A TEAM OF ARCHITECTS AND A TAPE MEASURE. NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BOTH CLAIMED TO HAVE THE TALLEST BUILDING, BUT NOW THE VERDICT'S IN. THE ABC'S BOB WOODRUFF WITH THE STORY. WHEN WE CLIMBED TO THE TOP OF THE NEW ONE WORLD TRADE, IT FELT LIKE THE TOP OF THE WORLD. OH MY GOD! AND TODAY, WE'LL KNOW THAT IT'LL SOON BE OFFICIALLY THE TALLEST BUILDING IN AMERICA, BEATING OUT CHICAGO'S WILLIS TOWER IN A FIERCE COMPETITION. WHEN YOU LINE THE TWO BUILDINGS UP, THE WILLIS TOWER IS ACTUALLY 83FT TALLER. BUT WHEN YOU ADD THE FREEDOM TOWER SPIRE, IT SOARS TO A SYMBOLIC 1776FT. THE HEATED DEBATE ` DOES THE SPIRE ACCOUNT? THE HEIGHT COMMITTEE'S VERDICT TODAY? YES, IT DOES. WHEN ONE WORLD TRADE IS COMPLETE, IT'LL BECOME THE THIRD TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD; NUMBER TWO ` SAUDI ARABIA'S MAKKAH ROYAL CLOCK TOWER; THE TALLEST? THAT'S IN DUBAI ` THE BURJ KHALIFA, TOPPING US BY 941FT. ENGINEERS TODAY SAY THERE IS NO REASON WE CANNOT BUILD A BUILDING THAT'S A MILE HIGH. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM? ALTITUDE SICKNESS. BUT THEY CAN PRESSURISE THE AIR FOR THAT. MOSTLY THEY'RE BUILT OUT OF PRIDE, EGO, HUBRIS. BUT HERE IN NEW YORK, WE HAVE REASONS ALL OUR OWN. DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE TO AMERICANS WHEN THEY SEE THIS THING BEING REBUILT? EMOTIONALLY: I'D SAY... BE PROUD OF WHAT'S GOING UP. AMERICA SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT WE DID EVERY DAY FOR EVERYBODY. THE NEW TRADE CENTRE HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE ICONIC TWIN TOWERS, WHICH WERE DESTROYED IN THE 9/11 ATTACKS, WITH THE LOSS OF MORE THAN 2000 LIVES. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND LOTS OF SMILING FACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY? BEAUTIFUL FOR 90% THE NATION AS OUR HIGH DIGS IN. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ UP NEXT ON ONE NEWS ` THE WAR AGAINST POSSUMS TAKES TO THE AIR. THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN, GIVING CANTERBURY'S KIDS A TASTE OF FARMING LIFE. AND WE'VE THE LATEST DETAILS OF LORDE'S CONTINUED RISE TO MUSIC ROYALTY. LORDE'S 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD' # EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD. # BIG BROTHER'S SET TO PLAY AN EVEN BIGGER ROLE IN OUR PRISONS, WITH A MINI-CAMERA TRIAL ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY. 30 STAFF FROM MAXIMUM AND HIGH SECURITY UNITS AT AUCKLAND AND RIMUTAKA PRISONS WILL WEAR ON-BODY CAMERAS AS PART OF THEIR UNIFORMS. BOTH PARTIES THEN KNOW THAT THERE IS AN AUDIO AND A VISUAL TAPE OF THE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING. SO FROM THE PRISONERS' PERSPECTIVE, THEY KNOW IT'S ALL BEING RECORDED, AND THE HOPE IS THEY BEHAVE THEMSELVES BETTER. THE SIX-MONTH PILOT PROGRAMME BEGINS IN JANUARY. RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING A UNIQUE NEW WAY TO KILL ONE OF OUR MOST DESTRUCTIVE PESTS. POSSUMS ARE THE TARGET FOR A SPECIALLY DESIGNED SOPHISTICATED DRONE, EQUIPPED WITH THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS. RENEE GRAHAM HAS THE DETAILS. ENGINE WHIRRS LOUDLY IT COULD BE A MILITARY DRONE GEARING UP FOR ACTION,... TAKE-OFF CALL! ...BUT IT'S ACTUALLY AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE TAKING OFF TO FIGHT THE WAR ON POSSUMS. WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH IS SOMETHING THAT'S LOOKING AT TWO RAPIDLY EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES AND COMBINING THEM INTO AN APPLICATION THAT'S GOING TO HELP US DETERMINE WHERE POSSUMS ARE IN A MORE COST-EFFICIENT MANNER. RESEARCHERS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AERIAL WEAPON TO HELP FARMERS IDENTIFY WHERE THEY HAVE CLUSTERS OF POSSUMS AND CARRY OUT BETTER-TARGETED POISON DROPS AND TRAPPING. A THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA SPOTS POSSUMS FROM THE AIR, WITH A SPECIAL COMPUTER PROGRAMME BEING DEVELOPED TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PEST, SHEEP, CATS OR BIRDS. IF YOU CAN MAKE ADVANCES IN EFFICIENCY, WE CAN ALSO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON PRIORITY AREAS. THE DRONE, DEVELOPED WITH LANDCARE RESEARCH, AIMS TO CONTROL BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS ` THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE CARRIED BY POSSUMS, WHICH INFECTS CATTLE AND DEER AND CAN KILL THEM. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION ALSO HOPES TO USE IT, SAYING... YOU GO OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. IT HAS TO BE ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, WHEN THERE'S NO HEAT LEFT IN ANY OF THE TREES OR THE ROCKS AND SO YOU DON'T GET ANY OF THAT BACKGROUND NOISE. THE THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA CANNOT SEE BENEATH DENSE BUSH AND CANOPIES, AND OPERATORS WILL NEED A SPECIAL LICENCE AND HAVE STRICT FLIGHT CONTROLS. RESEARCHERS SAY IT COULD BECOME CRITICAL IN THEIR FIGHT TO ERADICATE TB FROM A WHOPPING 10 MILLION HECTARES OF LAND CONTAINING INFECTED PESTS. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. IN A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS RURAL, NZ'S BIGGEST AGRICULTURAL SHOW OPENED ITS GATES TODAY IN CHRISTCHURCH. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE CHANCE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH THE ANIMALS. ALI PUGH JOINED THEM. MOO! FOR MANY CITY KIDS, THE A&P SHOW'S THEIR VERY FIRST TASTE OF FARM LIFE. HE DOESN'T WANT IT. AND THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN TODAY FLOCKED TO THE SHOWGROUNDS TO TRY THEIR HAND AT SHEEP-SHEARING, MILKING A COW OR JUST PLAYING AROUND WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE PONY? BRAIDING HER HAIR. THESE STUNNED SCHOOL PUPILS EVEN WITNESSING A EWE GIVING BIRTH. IT LOOKS GROSS, AND IT'S A MIRACLE. IN ITS 151ST YEAR, THE SHOW'S AS POPULAR AS EVER. THE COUNTRY COMES TO TOWN, AND WE LIKE TO SEE THIS SORT OF THING. EVEN FILM STAR COWS FROM THE LORD OF THE RINGS WERE ON SHOW, AND A CHANCE TO GET SOME INSIDE-BOVINE HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP. EVERYONE THINKS IT'S HER CALF, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY HER HUSBAND. THAT'S THE BULL, AND WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY. SIZE IS NO MATTER! ORGANISERS ARE EXPECTING TO MATCH THE 124,000 WHO SHOWED UP IN 2012, DESPITE A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR THE RURAL SECTOR, PLAGUED BY THE WORST DROUGHT IN DECADES, SEVERE SNOW AND SEPTEMBER'S DAMAGING GALES. NZ FARMERS ARE A RESILIENT LOT, AND THEY EXPERIENCE THE HIGHS AND LOWS. FOR THEM, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEIR ANIMALS, TO LOOK AT NEW LIVESTOCK, AND, I THINK, AS MUCH AS ANYTHING, TO SOCIALISE WITH EACH OTHER. AND WITH THREE DAYS TO DO SO, THERE'S PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT ON OFFER. THOROUGHLY ENJOYING IT! IT'S A VERY WELL RUN SHOW. IT'S A GREAT GATHERING OF THE FARMING COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH IT'S QUESTIONABLE IF EVERYONE HERE FEELS QUITE SO ENTHUSED. ALI PUGH, ONE NEWS. A THREE-PANELLED PAINTING BY FRANCIS BACON IS NOW THE MOST EXPENSIVE ARTWORK EVER SOLD AT AUCTION. THE 1969 TRIPTYCH CALLED 'THREE STUDIES OF LUCIAN FREUD' SOARED TO $173M AT CHRISTIE'S IN NEW YORK. IT ECLIPSES EDVARD MUNCH'S 'THE SCREAM', WHICH FETCHED $146M LAST YEAR. THE BUYER OF IRISHMAN BACON'S WORK HASN'T BEEN REVEALED. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` AID IS STILL ONLY TRICKLING INTO THE WORST-HIT AREAS OF THE PHILIPPINES AFTER TYPHOON HAIYAN SLAMMED INTO THE ARCHIPELAGO ALMOST A WEEK AGO. THE GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED THE DEATH TOLL DOWN TO 2500, BUT EXPECTS THAT TO CLIMB AS MORE BODIES ARE PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE. MORE THAN 6000 KIWI BANK CUSTOMERS HAVE SIGNED UP TO A LAW SUIT IN THE HOPES OF CLAIMING BACK MONEY ON THEIR BANK FEES. A CLASS ACTION WILL BE FILED NEXT FRIDAY AGAINST THE BANK BY THE FAIR PLAY ON FEES GROUP, WHICH ALSO FILED AGAINST ANZ IN JUNE. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL WHITES GET A REAL TASTE OF MEXICO FOOTBALL FEVER. THEY'VE ALSO HELD THEIR FIRST TRAINING RUN AT THE FAMOUS AZTECA STADIUM. WE WERE THERE. IT'S A CRAZY 12 HOURS AHEAD, IF THE AIRPORT ARRIVAL'S ANY INDICATION. RICKI HERBERT REVEALS WHO'LL PLAY AGAINST MEXICO. PLUS, IS THIS A BIG DISTRACTION FOR THE ALL BLACKS? HAVE THE ENGLISH UNCOVERED SOME OF THEIR MENTAL TACTICS AND MOTIVATION? AND THE BLACK CAPS STUN SRI LANKA WE HAVE THE REMARKABLE FINISH NEXT. FIRST UP TONIGHT TO THE ALL WHITES, AND COACH RICKI HERBERT'S ENTRUSTING TWO PLAYERS WHO AREN'T EVEN SIGNED TO PROFESSIONAL CLUBS WITH THE HUGE TASK OF TAKING ON MEXICO IN TOMORROW'S WORLD CUP FOOTBALL QUALIFIER. HE'S HANDED TOMMY SMITH THE CAPTAINCY AND NAMED TWO AGEING PLAYERS ALONGSIDE HIM TO RUN THE DEFENCE. JEREMY CHRISTIE AND TONY LOCHHEAD ARE THE UNATTACHED PAIR WHO'LL PLAY IN MIDFIELD; CHRIS WOOD THE MAIN STRIKE WEAPON IN ATTACK. IT'S ANOTHER SHOW OF FAITH AND LOYALTY FROM HERBERT TOWARDS THOSE WHO GOT HIM TO THE WORLD CUP BEFORE. OUR CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL IS WITH THE TEAM IN MEXICO CITY. INSIDE THE MIGHTY MEXICAN AZTECA STADIUM, THE ALL WHITES COACH TAKES IN THE SPINE-TINGLING SURROUNDINGS. IT'S JUST THAT KIWI BIT INSIDE OF ME THAT LOVES THESE SORTS OF CHALLENGES. AND WHAT A FORMIDABLE TEST ` MEXICO, AIMING TO QUALIFY FOR SEVEN OUT OF THE LAST EIGHT WORLD CUPS IN FRONT OF 110,000 FANS. IN ANY SPORTING CODE, YOU WANT TO PLAY IN THE BEST STADIUMS AGAINST THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD, AND CERTAINLY, TOMORROW WE WILL GET A CHANCE TO DO BOTH. THREE IS THE NUMBER ON THE MEXICAN COACH'S MIND. A CONFIDENT MIGUEL HERRERA PREDICTING A 3-0 FIRST-LEG WIN, DESPITE MEXICO'S PERSISTENT POOR FORM. MIGUEL, RICKI HERBERT SUGGESTS MEXICO ISN'T THE THREAT THAT IT ONCE WAS. WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT? 'THE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT,' COACH HERRERA TOLD ME. 'THIS GAME IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO WHAT WE HAVE FACED 'IN OTHER PAST WORLD CUP MATCHES, 'AND WHATEVER HAPPENED BEFORE DOESN'T COUNT,' HE SAID. HERBERT COUNTERING WITH THIS PSYCHOLOGICAL BARB. IF I WAS IN HIS SHOES, AND I'M PLAYING AT HOME, THEIR HISTORY AROUND FOOTBALL, I'D BE INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED IF I COULDN'T GO AWAY TOMORROW NIGHT WITH A RESULT AND WIN THE GAME. THE FORECAST FOR 16 DEGREES AND RAIN COULD BE AN UNEXPECTED LEVELLER. THIS STUNNING VENUE HAS BEEN GRACED BY THE LIKES OF PELE AND MARADONA IN WORLD CUP FINALS. NOW THE ALL WHITES HAVE THE CHANCE TO WRITE A NEW CHAPTER IN MEXICAN FOOTBALL HISTORY. AND IN A BRIEF MOMENT ON THE WORLD STAGE, HERBERT DARED TO DREAM ABOUT REACHING THE FINALS IN BRAZIL. GEE, IF WE GET THROUGH THIS AND GO BACK TO RIO, THEN, WOW, WHAT A FEELING THAT WOULD BE. WHAT A FEELING INDEED. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, MEXICO CITY. THE IRONY FOR THE ALL WHITES IS ARGUABLY THEIR TWO BEST FINISHERS WILL HAVE ROLES OFF THE BENCH TOMORROW MORNING. SHANE SMELTZ AND MARCO ROJAS HAVE BEEN INJURED FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS BUT ARE FIT TO PLAY. ROJAS IS PROBABLY FORTUNATE HE'S NOT STARTING, AFTER BEING MOBBED AT MEXICO CITY AIRPORT WHEN THE TEAM ARRIVED. HE HAD TO BE GUARDED BY POLICE, AS MEXICAN MEDIA WERE DESPERATE TO GET A WORD WITH THE SPANISH SPEAKER. ALL SPEAK SPANISH THE ALL WHITES HAVE BEEN WARNED ABOUT LEAVING THEIR TEAM HOTEL TONIGHT, WITH EXCITABLE FANS TRACKING THEIR MOVEMENTS. THE ALL BLACKS' MENTAL TACTICS HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN EXPOSED BY AN ENGLISH NEWSPAPER, THREE DAYS OUT FROM THE TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. THE TELEGRAPH CLAIMS TO HAVE GAINED ACCESS TO THE TEAM ROOM IN THE ALL BLACKS' HOTEL AND PUBLISHED DETAILS OF THEIR MOTIVATIONAL PHRASES, INCLUDING THE CATCH-CRY, 'WE ARE THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD'. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY HAS THE LATEST FROM LONDON. EMBARRASSING, OR A BOLD REVELATION AND A GLIMPSE INTO THE ALL BLACKS' INNER SANCTUM? FOLLOWING THIS GYM VISIT ON MONDAY, THE TEAM HELD A POST-MATCH REVIEW OF THE PARIS TEST. LONDON'S DAILY TELEGRAPH HAS PRINTED MOTIVATIONAL MANTRAS THAT IT CLAIMS ITS REPORTER SAW ON WHITEBOARDS IN THE TEAM ROOM. STATISTICALLY, YES, WE ARE. THAT'S A GIVEN. IT READS BLACK AND WHITE. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ALL BLACKS PUT THAT THERE, LETTING PEOPLE KNOW. MAYBE IT WAS A CON THE OTHER WAY. THE USE OF THE MENTAL AMMO WOULD BE NOTHING NEW. IT'S ALWAYS THERE, THAT SIDE OF IT. IF YOU CAN HAVE SOME HELP WITH IT, SO BE IT. ONE NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE TEAM IS AWARE OF THE STORY, BUT SO FAR, THERE'S BEEN NO OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO WHAT MAY AMOUNT TO A SECURITY BREACH AT THE HOTEL IN KENSINGTON HERE, WHERE THE ALL BLACKS ARE BASED THIS WEEK. EARLIER, KIERAN READ HAD JOINED COACH STEVE HANSEN AND OTHERS, DENYING THAT THE ALL BLACKS ARE USING THE DEFEAT LAST YEAR TO ENGLAND TO MOTIVATE THEMSELVES THIS WEEK. THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE WITHIN THE SQUAD THAT WERE HERE LAST YEAR, WHO WILL HAVE THAT IN THE BACK OF THEIR MIND. FOR THE ENGLISH, THEY DEFINITELY SEE NZ AS THE YARDSTICK THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND. TO GET WHERE WE WANNA BE, WHICH IS WHERE NZ ARE NOW, YOU'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO BEAT THEM. AND THEY'VE SET THE STANDARD SO FAR, AND WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TRY AND SET IT. NOW THAT WOULD BE A BIG STORY. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, LONDON. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE STUNNED SRI LANKA WITH AN IMPROBABLE, UNLIKELY ONE-DAY VICTORY IN HAMBANTOTA. THE UNDERSTRENGTH NZERS REACHED A REVISED TARGET, AFTER PLENTY OF RAIN AND SOME FINAL OVER-HEROICS FROM NATHAN MCCULLUM. HERE'S KIMBERLEE DOWNS. 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 GOT ALL OF IT! SIX. FOUR. SIX. THE ALL-ROUNDER ONLY NEEDED ONE OFF THE FINAL BALL. INSTEAD, HE HAMMERED A HAPLESS RANGANA HERATH AGAIN. JOY, 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 ON TO THE FIELD AND OUR JOB IS TO PLAY WINNING CRICKET, AND WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN 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! NOW THEN, TWO IN TWO! ANTON DEVCICH AND ROB NICOL WERE GONE IN THE SECOND OVER. GRANT ELLIOT AND COLIN MUNRO WOULDN'T TAKE LONG TO FOLLOW. NZ SLUMPED TO 68/4. BUT BY THEN, TOM LATHAM HAD SETTLED IN. OH, THAT SHOULD BE SIX AND IS. THE OPENER (21) WITH A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH KNOCK ` 86 RUNS ` TO ANCHOR THE KIWI INNINGS. WHEN SENIOR PLAYERS ARE 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 COUPE OF DAYS. THE FINAL ONE-DAYER IS AT DAMBULLA ON SATURDAY. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS. SO NZ TAKING JUST THE ONE WICKET IN SRI LANKA'S INNINGS. DUCKWORTH-LEWIS SETTING THEM A TARGET OF 198. TOM LATHAM THE PICK OF THE KIWI BATSMAN WITH HIS FIRST ODI HALF CENTURY. WITH ONLY ONE GAME TO GO, THE BLACKCAPS NOW CAN'T LOSE THIS SERIES. HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING'S BIGGEST CARROT IS BEING WAVED IN FRONT OF DAVID TUA AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S FIGHT AGAINST BELARUSIAN ALEXANDER USTINOV IN HAMILTON. IF TUA CAN KNOCK USTINOV OUT, HE'LL BE GIVEN A SHOT AT THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST BROTHERS VITALI OR WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 MONTHS. WHOEVER WINS, THE VICTORY SHOULD BE A SPECTACULAR ONE. IT SHOULD ATTRACT PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. AND IF` THE OTHER ONE TAKES PLACE, I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHERE THE FIGHT BETWEEN KLITSCHKO AND THE WINNER OF THIS FIGHT IS GONNA TAKE PLACE. BUT THE ODDS ARE STACKED IN USTINOV'S FAVOUR. HE'S 8IN TALLER THAN TUA, IS RANKED INSIDE THE TOP 10 OF BOTH THE IBF AND WBA, AND HAS LOST JUST ONE OF HIS 29 FIGHTS. THE BREAKERS HAVE TAKEN A SHOT AT THE OFFICIATING IN THE AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE, AS THEY ATTEMPT TO REIGNITE THEIR SPLUTTERING START TO THEIR TITLE DEFENCE. GUARD DARYL CORLETTO CONCEDES THE BREAKERS HAVE STRUGGLED TO ADAPT TO THE LEAGUE'S STRICTER STANCE ON PHYSICAL DEFENDING, BUT BELIEVES THE NEW RULE INTERPRETATIONS ARE AIMED AT STOPPING THE NZERS FROM WINNING A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE TITLE. I HAVE NO DOUBT THEY DON'T WANT NZ TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN. IT'S HARD TO PROMOTE BASKETBALL OVER THERE WITH THE BIG CITIES IF NZ KEEP WINNING THE TITLE, AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE CHANGING THE RULES TO SUIT THE OTHER CLUBS IS` IT'S NOT REALLY FAIR. CORLETTO WILL PLAY HIS 350TH NBL GAME WHEN THE SECOND-TO-BOTTOM BREAKERS HOST SECOND-PLACED ADELAIDE ON FRIDAY NIGHT. A HOST OF FORMER RUGBY GREATS, TEST COACHES AND MANU SAMOA STARS TURNED OUT TODAY FOR THE FUNERAL OF SAMOAN LEGEND PETER FATIALOFA. FORMER ALL BLACKS JOE STANLEY AND DYLAN MIKA WERE AMONG THE PALLBEARERS, WHILE NEPHEWS DJ FORBES AND KEVIN SENIO AGREED 'FATS' WAS THE CATALYST FOR THEIR OWN CAREERS. WE ALWAYS USED TO SIT IN THE GARAGE, LOOKING AT THE RANFURLY SHIELD. WE WERE JUST A BUNCH OF LITTLE KIDS RUNNING AROUND. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE IT ALL STARTED FOR ME, SEEING WHAT HE DID AND WHAT HE WAS DOING. IT'S BEEN PRETTY OVERWHELMING, BUT FOR ME, GROWING UP WATCHING FATS, I'M NOT SURPRISED TOO. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT ENJOYED THEIR TEACHING, IT'S FATS, AND HE DOES A GRAND ENTRANCE. AND I TELL YOU, HE'S GETTING A FITTING FAREWELL. THAT'S FOR SURE. HIS BURIAL SERVICE WAS A SPINE-TINGLING AFFAIR AS HIS SAMOAN TEAMMATES SAID THEIR GOODBYE WITH A ROUSING VERSION OF THE CHALLENGE ` THE SIVA TAU. FATIALOFA'S LEGACY WILL LIVE ON ` HE'LL BE INDUCTED INTO THE SAMOAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME NEXT WEEK. THANKS, ANDREW. AFTER THE BREAK, JIM'S COUNTING DOWN TO A FINE-LOOKING WEEKEND FOR MOST. AND AS LATE NIGHT LETTERMAN LAPS UP LORDE, WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON IN THE TEENAGER'S CAREER. LORDE'S 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD' # EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD. # ARE YOU PAYING TOO MUCH ON YOUR MORTGAGE? THE ANSWER'S YES, PROBABLY. WE SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO GET A BETTER DEAL FROM YOUR BANK. PLUS, THE OTHER YOUNG KIWI SINGER MAKING IT BIG IN THE STATES: GINNY BLACKMORE JOINS US IN THE STUDIO TO TELL US ABOUT LIFE IN LA. AND THE ALL WHITES TAKE ON MEXICO IN THE MORNING. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO WIN, AT SEVEN, SHARP. HI AGAIN. PLENTY MORE OF THIS WEATHER COMING UP ` WE'RE HANGING FINE UNTIL LATE SATURDAY, THEN A FLICK OF LATE RAIN AND INTO THE SUN AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FINALLY TONIGHT, OUR VERY OWN KIWI SUPERSTAR LORDE CONTINUES TO TAKE THE MUSIC WORLD BY STORM. IN THE LAST WEEK, AS WELL AS TURNING 17, SHE'S PERFORMED ON A TOP AMERICAN CHAT SHOW, SUNG FOR HOLLYWOOD, AND NOW THERE'S TALK OF A MILLION-DOLLAR PUBLISHING DEAL. DANIELLE STANBURY HAS MORE. # WE'LL NEVER BE ROYAL. # ROYAL. # SHE MAY NEVER BE ROYAL, BUT TODAY, LORDE PERFORMED FOR THE KING OF LATE NIGHT TELEVISION. TAKING CENTRE STAGE ON DAVID LETTERMAN'S TALK SHOW, THE SINGER-SONGWRITER WAS WATCHED BY FOUR MILLION AMERICAN VIEWERS AS SHE CONTINUES TO CAPTIVATE THE MUSIC WORLD. # EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD. WE ALSO GOT TO SEE LORDE'S HAUNTING COVER OF 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD', MADE FOR THE SECOND HUNGER GAMES MOVIE. TEARS FOR FEARS, THE ORIGINAL SINGERS OF THE 1985 HIT, SAY LORDE'S MOODY RENDITION IS AMAZING. # WE COUNT OUR DOLLARS ON THE TRAIN TO THE PARTY. # AS THE TAKAPUNA TEENAGER CONTINUES TO TOP THE US CHARTS, IT COULD TAKE HER A LITTLE LONGER TO COUNT HER DOLLARS. SHE'S REPORTEDLY SIGNED A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PUBLISHING DEAL WITH 'SONGS MUSIC PUBLISHING'. AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, SHE'S BEEN NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD'S 16 MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENAGERS, ALONGSIDE ANOTHER KIWI WHO'S A HUGE HIT ` GOLF PROFESSIONAL LYDIA KO. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. ONE MORE NOTE ` THE SECOND HUNGER GAMES MOVIE, 'CATCHING FIRE', WILL BE RELEASED IN NZ CINEMAS IN EIGHT DAYS' TIME.