DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. TONIGHT ` THE NEW FEAR SWEEPING THE PHILIPPINES AS THE DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON HAIYAN IS REVISED. IS IT TIME FOR 'OUR BANK' TO GIVE SOME OF OUR MONEY BACK OVER UNFAIR FEES? AND CANCER BREAKTHROUGH ` CAN CHILLING OUT HELP CHEMO PATIENTS KEEP THEIR HAIR? A NZ AIR FORCE HERCULES WILL LEAVE FOR THE PHILIPPINES TOMORROW MORNING ` OUR FIRST PHYSICAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE TYPHOON DISASTER THERE. NEARLY A WEEK AFTER TYPHOON HAYIAN DEVASTATED THE COUNTRY, OFFICIALS ADMIT THEY STILL DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DISASTER. THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL HAS BEEN REVISED DOWN TO 2500, BUT THAT'S EXPECTED TO CLIMB AS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO GET ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER. CHANNEL 9'S DENHAM HITCHCOCK IS IN TACLOBAN. THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE SIGN, THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT OF THE CITY, AND THERE'S NO WELCOME HERE. TACLOBAN TOOK THE DIRECT FORCE OF ONE, IF NOT THE, STRONGEST STORM TO EVER MAKE LANDFALL ON THIS EARTH, AND IT SHOWS. THERE ARE MANY SURVIVORS HERE, BUT IT IS ALSO A CITY OF THE DEAD. THEY ARE STREWN THROUGHOUT THE STREETS AND THE WRECKAGE, IN PLAIN SIGHT ON THE MAIN ROADS. THE LIVING ARE COVERING THEIR FACES TO DEAL WITH THE SMELL. AND THIS COUNTRY, DEEPLY RELIGIOUS, IS DIGGING DEEP TO UNDERSTAND. SO BAD. SO DEVASTATED. SO DESPERATE. I WAS EXPECTING, OR, TO BE HONEST, AT LEAST HOPING, THAT THE AIRPORT WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE ORDERLY. BUT IT ISN'T. THESE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO GET OUT OF HERE. THEY ARE TRYING TO BOARD ON TO MILITARY PLANES, COMMERCIAL PLANES ` ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN FIND. NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A TICKET. MOST, IF NOT ALL OF THEM, HAVE CHILDREN. WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT IS WHAT THEY HOLD IN THEIR HANDS. WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE SUNDAY. SO THREE DAYS? BUT THE SOLDIERS JUST TOLD US THEY'RE NOT LETTING ANY CIVILIANS ON. SO THEY'RE WAITING FOR NOTHING, AREN'T THEY? THEY'RE WAITING FOR NOTHING, BUT STILL THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR CHANCE THEY MIGHT GET A RIDE OUT OF THE CITY. IN A DAMAGED HOUSE AMONGST THE RUINS, WE FIND AUSTRALIAN DELIA WARRINER. IN THE WHEELCHAIR IS HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, MARGARET WARRINER, ALSO AUSTRALIAN, BORN IN BENDIGO. SHE'S BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE THE TYPHOON HIT. SO SINCE THIS TYPHOON, SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE? NO, SHE CAN'T COMMUNICATE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE SHE PASS OUT. SHE CAN'T EAT; SHE CAN'T DRINK. THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY, NO PHONE LINES, AND DELIA'S HUSBAND IS IN MELBOURNE. THERE IS NOTHING IN TACLOBAN THAT RESEMBLES WHAT IT ONCE WAS. AND FIVE DAYS ON FROM THE SUPERTYPHOON ` FIVE DAYS ` WHAT WE ARE YET TO SEE ARE MAINTENANCE CREWS, BULLDOZERS, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS THE NEW REALITY FOR THIS CITY. MOST ARE TRYING TO LEAVE BY PLANE OR BY ROAD. CARLOS AND HIS WIFE ARE LEAVING WITHOUT THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, RUTH AND EVA. WHEN THE TYPHOON STRUCK AND OUR HOUSE COLLAPSE, EVERYONE SCAMPER FOR SAFETY. THAT'S THE LAST TIME I SAW THEM. TO DRIVE OUT, YOU NEED A VEHICLE, AND CARS NEED PETROL. THEY ARE LINING UP FOR DAYS. HOW MUCH ARE YOU ALLOWED TO HAVE? ONLY 1.5 PER PERSON. IN THIS REGION, LIFE IS REDUCE TO THE VERY BASICS ` WATER, FOOD. YESTERDAY WHEN WE DROVE PAST THIS PLACE, WE THOUGHT IT WAS A DISTRIBUTION CENTRE. YES, IT IS A GOVERNMENT BUILDING, AND IT HOUSES TONS OF SACKS OF RICE. BUT OUT OF DESPERATION, THESE PEOPLE ARE LOOTING IT. I TOOK THE RICE FOR MY FAMILY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO EAT. WE HAVE NOTHING TO EAT. FERRIES TO THE ISLAND HAVE STOPPED RUNNING, BECAUSE A TROPICAL STORM IS COMING. IT COULDN'T GET MUCH WORSE. AND AUCKLAND CATHOLICS HAVE RALLIED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH A SPECIAL SERVICE TONIGHT. HUNDREDS TURNED UP TO A MASS AT SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL TO PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS OF TYPHOON HAIYAN. BISHOP DUNN SAYS IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR FILIPINOS LIVING IN AUCKLAND TO SEND LOVE TO THEIR FAMILY BACK HOME. 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 ROASTBUSTERS 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. 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 SUIT 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. THE IMPACT OF NEW HOME LENDING RULES WON'T BE SEEN FOR AROUND SIX MONTHS, ACCORDING TO THE RESERVE BANK. SINCE OCTOBER, THE RULES HAVE LIMITED LOW-DEPOSIT LOANS, MEANING MOST HOMEBUYERS NEED A DEPOSIT OF AT LEAST 20% 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. RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR GRAEME WHEELER SAYS INITIAL EVIDENCE SUGGESTS LOW-DEPOSIT LENDING HAS FALLEN, BUT IT'S TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE EFFECT ON HOUSE PRICES. MORE THAN A HUNDRED TAXI DRIVERS WALKED OFF THE JOB AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT TODAY TO PROTEST AGAINST CONDITIONS THEY CLAIM BREACH THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE DRIVERS, FROM SMALLER TAXI FIRMS, PAY FEES SO THEY CAN PICK UP CUSTOMERS FROM RIGHT OUTSIDE THE TERMINAL. BUT SAY THEY'RE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. OFF THE ROAD AND ANGRY ` UNDER WHICH THEY HAVE TO WORK. ALL CHANT: SHAME! SHAME! BHUPINDER SINGH SPENDS 14 HOURS A DAY BEHIND THE WHEEL, BUT FOR MUCH OF THAT, HE'S PARKED UP IN AUCKLAND AIRPORT'S MAIN RANK. OUR WAITING TIME IS AROUND FOUR HOURS TO FIVE HOURS SOMETIMES. FOUR TAXI COMPANIES SHARE THAT SPACE ` A PARK THEY PAY FOR WITH DRIVER LEVIES AND AIRPORT FEES. IN RANK SPECIALLY, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO EAT OR DRINK ANY COFFEE OR WHATEVER. AIRPORT RULES WHICH ALSO STATE DRIVERS AREN'T ALLOWED TO MOVE MORE THAN A METRE FROM THEIR CAR. AND IF A DRIVER DOES, THEY CAN BE SUSPENDED FROM COMING TO WORK. THE 1M-RULE WAS PUT IN PLACE AFTER DIRECT FEEDBACK FROM CUSTOMERS WHO FOUND IT INTIMIDATING WHEN LARGE GROUPS OF DRIVERS WOULD CONGREGATE AROUND THEM. THEY ALSO SAY THE RULES WHICH DICTATE WHO CAN PARK WHERE ARE UNFAIR, AND THEY'RE MISSING OUT. THE MAIN RANK IS HERE, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL, BUT THE DRIVERS SAY OTHER TAXIS CAN SIMPLY TAKE THEIR BUSINESS. THEY WANT THOSE CARS TO PARK SOMEWHERE ELSE. ONE NEWS SPOKE TO SILVER, VIP AND PRESIDENT TAXIS. ONLY PRESIDENT SAYS IT WAS PREPARED TO APPROACH THE AIRPORT WITH THE CONCERNS OF ITS DRIVERS. ULTIMATELY, THEIR EMPLOYER, WHICH ARE THE TAXI COMPANIES, AGREED TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO OPERATE HERE. TODAY, THOUGH, THE DRIVERS SAY THE AIRPORT HAS PROMISED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS, AND THEY'RE ALL NOW, ONCE AGAIN, WAITING AT THE RANK. THEY'LL MEET AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS TO DISCUSS THOSE CONCERNS. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, ONE NEWS. AS THE NOVOPAY SYSTEM READIES FOR ITS BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR, THERE'S STILL NO AGREEMENT OVER WHO WILL PAY WHAT FOR THE EXTRA COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PAY SYSTEM. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PLAGUED SYSTEM IS NEARLY $28M. LABOUR MP CHRIS HIPKINS ASKED SECRETARY OF EDUCATION PETER HUGHES WHAT WAS BEING DONE TO RECOVER EXTRA COSTS FROM NOVOPAY PROVIDER TALENT2. WE'VE GOT A VIEW, WHICH I'D RATHER NOT DISCLOSE, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, AND CLEARLY THEY WILL HAVE A VIEW AS WELL, AND THOSE VIEWS WILL NOT MATCH EACH OTHER AT THIS POINT, AND THAT'S WHAT THE PROCESS WILL NEED TO SORT OUT. MR HUGHES SAID OFFICIALS WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM'S FUTURE WHEN THE BUSY END OF YEAR AND START OF YEAR PAYROLLS ARE OVER. 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 THAT 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. FORMER AUSTRALIAN LABOR PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD HAS REVEALED HE WILL RETIRE AT THE END OF THE WEEK. RUDD WAS FIRST ELECTED IN 2007 AND THEN RE-CLAIMED THE JOB OF PRIME MINISTER IN JUNE THIS YEAR WHEN HE DEFEATED MS GILLARD IN A PARTY-ROOM SHOWDOWN. HOWEVER HE LOST TO TONY ABBOTT IN THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION. HIS RESIGNATION WILL FORCE A BY-ELECTION IN HIS BRISBANE BASED SEAT OF GRIFFITH. JUST AHEAD ` YOU MIGHT WANT TO GRAB A JACKET FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. YOUR FORECAST IS COMING UP IN 13 MINUTES. PLUS ` THE CANCER BREAKTHROUGH WHICH COULD HELP CHEMO PATIENTS KEEP THEIR HAIR. AND IMAGINE THE CAT FLAP YOU'D NEED FOR THIS! MEET THE COUPLE WHO HAVE BIG LOVE FOR THEIR BIG CATS. FOR CANCER PATIENTS, LOSING THEIR HAIR DURING CHEMOTHERAPY IS SOMETHING WHICH CAN REALLY AFFECT THEIR WELL-BEING. NOW THERE'S A SIMPLE GADGET BEING TRIALLED, WHICH COULD HELP PREVENT HAIR LOSS. CHANNEL NINE'S GABRIELLA ROGERS REPORTS. THIS SCALP-COOLING TECHNOLOGY IS TAKING MUCH OF THE TRAUMA OUT OF CHEMOTHERAPY. REALLY PLEASED WITH IT. YEAH, I WAKE EVERY MORNING NOT THINKING THAT I'VE GOT CANCER EVERY SINGLE DAY. KAREN LING (37) HAS BEEN USING THE CAP WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER. THE DEVICE HAS PREVENTED MOST OF HER HAIR FROM FALLING OUT. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THE TREATMENT AND LOOK AT GOING ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE. FEAR OF LOSING YOUR HAIR IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DOES MAKE WOMEN DECIDE NOT TO HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY. AND, OF COURSE, THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS LONG-TERM ON THEIR SURVIVAL. IT WORKS BY PUMPING CHILLED FLUID INTO A CAP, COOLING THE SCALP TO ABOUT 18 DEGREES. IT PUTS THE HAIR FOLLICLES INTO HIBERNATION. SO IT PUTS THEM TO SLEEP. IT'S BASICALLY LIKE PUTTING YOUR HEAD IN THE SNOW FOR THREE AND HALF, FOUR HOURS. AFTER 25 MINUTES, IT SORT OF NUMBS IT, AND YOU DON'T NOTICE HOW COLD IT IS. DR FRAN BOYLE SAYS THE TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T COMPROMISE THE TREATMENT ITSELF. HER TRIAL REVEALS HALF OF PATIENTS BENEFIT, WHILE THE OTHER HALF EXPERIENCE FASTER REGROWTH. IT'S THE FIRST STUDY WHICH IS SHOWING SOME EXCITING RESULTS. PATIENTS WITH PROSTATE, LUNG AND GYNAECOLOGICAL CANCERS COULD ALSO BENEFIT. THE SERVICE HERE AT SYDNEY'S MATER HOSPITAL HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL, EXPERTS SAY IT SHOULD BE OFFERED TO CANCER PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE MACHINE COSTS ABOUT $50,000. THESE ONES AT THE MATER WERE DONATED. FOR KAREN, IT'S GIVEN HER A SENSE OF NORMALITY. THREE MORE TO GO, AND I'M, YEAH, DEFINITELY GONNA DO THE LAST THREE. NOW, IF YOU COMPLAIN THAT YOUR CAT TAKES UP MOST OF THE SPACE ON THE COUCH, THIS STORY WILL TEACH YOU THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WHINGE ABOUT. IMAGINE IF YOUR HUMBLE GARDEN TABBY WAS THE KING OF THE JUNGLE. ABC'S ALEX MARQUARDT EXPLAINS. THERE'S A LION ON THE LOOSE. 130 POUNDS OF MUSCLE AND RAZOR-SHARP TEETH, SHE BOLTS INTO THE HOUSE OF ANNEL SNYMAN AND HOPS RIGHT ON TO THE COUNTER. OF COURSE SHE KNOWS THIS HOUSE. IT'S HERS. 10-MONTH OLD VATI CLEARLY SEES HERSELF AS A HOUSE CAT, WHICH, IN A WAY, SHE IS. ANNEL RAISED HER IN THIS KITCHEN. BUT IF SHE WANTED TO, SHE COULD OVERPOWER ANY OF US. WELL, SHE CAN. SHE'S VERY STRONG. d EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, 8 THERE'S A DIFFERENT ANIMAL. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU? KARATORA ` THE LEOPARD,... ...TSCHOKWANE ` THIS GUY,... THE MONGOOSE,... THE MONGOOSE AS WELL. ...AND THE MEERKATS. FOUR OF THEM? LAUGHS: YEAH. HOW DO YOU FIT IN THIS BED? OH, IT'S DIFFICULT. YOU DON'T MOVE? YOU DON'T ROLL? YOU DON'T ROLL OVER? NOT AT ALL. ANNEL'S GUEST FARM IS OPEN TO PAYING CUSTOMERS. SHE AND HER BOYFRIEND ARGUE THEY'RE HELPING CONSERVATION EFFORTS THROUGH EDUCATION. YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE COMING AT YOU WHO DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT IN THE WILD AND EXPERIENCE THE LIONS UP CLOSE. BUT EXPERTS SAY THESE PARKS MAKE NO DIFFERENCE, AND IT'S MORE ABOUT THE MONEY. THEN THERE'S THE POTENTIAL DANGER. AH! OW. OW. OW. A QUICK NIP SERVES AS A REMINDER OF HOW DEADLY VATI COULD BE. IF THEY HAD, IN THE CASE OF LIONS, A MILLION YEARS OR MORE OF EVOLUTION TO BECOME A SUPREMELY ADAPTED KILLER. AND THEY DON'T MAKE GOOD PETS. BUT ANNEL SHOWS NO FEAR. I TRUST THEM, AND THEY TRUST ME. A TRUST THESE HULKING PREDATORS HAVEN'T BROKEN ` AT LEAST NOT YET. IF YOU'RE PLANNING A TRIP TO SYDNEY ANY TIME THIS SUMMER, WE'VE GOT A FIRST LOOK AT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT. THE WET 'N' WILD WATER PARK WILL BE ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BIGGEST AND TODAY WAS TESTED OUT BY SOME WILLING, OR MAYBE LESS THAN WILLING, STAFF MEMBERS. CHANNEL 9'S CHLOE BUGELLY WENT TO MEET THE SPLASH-TEST DUMMIES. ADRENALIN JUNKIES, REST ASSURED. WOMEN SCREAM THIS WESTERN SYDNEY WONDERLAND IS GUARANTEED TO GET YOU SCREAMING. SCREAMING TODAY THESE LUCKY STAFF GOT TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES WHY THIS SECTION IS CALLED THE EXCITEMENT ZONE. WISH ME LUCK! THERE'S THE BOMBORA RIDE. YOU GO UP THIS WALL, AND YOU KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN. IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE GONNA FALL OUT, BUT IT'S AWESOME. I LOVE IT. I WANNA GO BACK ON. AND THE VERY FRIGHTENING T5. THEN THIS MASSIVE DROP, AND IT GETS YOUR BLOOD PUMPING AND EVERYTHING. IT'S SUCH A FANTASTIC RIDE. THESE GUYS ARE ABOUT TO GO DOWN A SLIDE NAMED 'THE TANTRUM'. AND IT IS CALLED THAT FOR A REASON, BECAUSE AS YOU PLUNGE THROUGH THE TUNNEL, YOU EXPERIENCE FOUR MASSIVE TWISTS AND TURNS BEFORE A 15M DROP THAT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. OH MY GOD! (SCREAMS) WE WENT TO THE WORLD CLASS PROVIDERS OF RIDES IN THE WORLD, AND WE SAID, 'GIVE US THE BEST,' AND THEY'VE BUILT THE WORLD'S FIRST AND WORLD'S BEST. ONLINE PRESALE TICKETS HAVE ALMOST SOLD OUT, AND WHILE THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO, EVERYTHING IS ON SCHEDULE FOR THE GRAND OPENING WHEN UP TO 20,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SPLASH. JUST AHEAD ` NOT A BAD-LOOKING WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, BUT THINGS START TO PACK UP LATER IN THE WEEK. DETAILS NEXT. PLUS ` OUR TEEN QUEENS. FIND OUT THE COMPANY LORDE AND LYDIA ARE KEEPING AS THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENS. NOW TO THE WEATHER. DOUBLE HIGHS TO THE SOUTH, WITH ONE MOVING ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW. COMPLEX TROUGH NEAR TASMANIA FORMS TWO LOWS AND PARKS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TASMAN SEA TOMORROW. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ FINALLY TONIGHT, THEY'RE THE TEENS RULING THE WORLD. TIME MAGAZINE'S RELEASED ITS LIST OF THE 16 MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENAGERS, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF KIWI REPRESENTATION ON THE LIST. DANIELLE STANBURY HAS THE RUNDOWN ON WHO'S INFLUENCING YOUR TEENAGERS. SHE RELEASED HER FIRST ALBUM LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. # AND WE'LL NEVER BE ROYAL. # ROYALS. # SINCE THEN, SHE'S TOPPED THE CHARTS IN THE US AND THE UK, WON AWARDS, DESTROYED RECORDS, TURNED DOWN TOURING WITH KATY PERRY AND SUNG THE THEME FOR A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER. # EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD. # SO IT'S FAIR TO SAY LORDE HAS WORKED HARD FOR HER TITLE AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL TEENAGERS IN THE WORLD. ON THE PODIUM NEXT TO HER IS ANOTHER KIWI WHO'S A HUGE HIT ` RECENTLY TURNED PROFESSIONAL LYDIA KO. ALONGSIDE THE SHINING KIWI STARS ARE THE PREDICTABLES ` TEEN HEART-THROB AND WANNABE BAD BOY JUSTIN BIEBER; AND THE YOUNGEST OF THE KARDASHIAN CREW, KYLIE AND KENDALL. MAN: AND KENDALL, BACK TO YOUR LIPS, DARLING. BIG SMILE. > THERE ARE SOME TEENS WITH A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE LIST TOO. MALALA YOUSAFZAI CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN'S RIGHT TO EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN EVEN AFTER SHE WAS BRUTALLY SHOT BY THE TALIBAN FOR VOICING HER VIEWS. THEN THERE IS THIS GUY, DANTE DE BLASIO, WHO MAKES THE INFLUENTIAL LIST BECAUSE OF HIS IMPRESSIVE AFRO. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH A BIT MORE FROM LORDE ` HER REMAKE OF TEARS FOR FEARS' 'EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD' FOR THE NEW 'HUNGER GAMES' MOVIE. GOODNIGHT. # HELP ME TO DECIDE. # HELP ME MAKE THE MOST OF FREEDOM # AND OF PLEASURE # NOTHING EVER LASTS FOREVER.