DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. A PROMINENT NORTHLAND BUSINESSMAN IS SENTENCED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS. FEARS PARTS OF THE PHILIPPINES ARE DESCENDING INTO CHAOS AS AUTHORITIES STRUGGLE TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER. AND ARE OUR FOOTBALL WORLD CUP DREAMS OVER? THE ALL WHITES BATTLE AGAINST MEXICO. A FORMER CAREGIVER AND PROMINENT KAITAIA BUSINESSMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS AND SEVEN MONTHS IN JAIL FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS. DANIEL TAYLOR PREVIOUSLY ADMITTED NINE SEX ABUSE CHARGES AGAINST FIVE BOYS. TAYLOR HAD BEEN A FOSTER PARENT FOR CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY AND FACED A RAFT OF CHARGES RELATING TO INCIDENTS WITH BOYS AS YOUNG AS 12 BETWEEN 2007 AND 2011. THERE WAS A STRONG REACTION IN THE PUBLIC GALLERY WHEN THE SENTENCE WAS READ. IT'S ABOUT THE VOICE OF THOSE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IT'S MORE ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE AT. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED. IN FACT, I WAS SITTING NEXT TO ONE OF THE PARENTS, AND THE FIRST WORDS THAT CAME OUT OF HIS MOUTH WAS, 'WHAT A JOKE.' HE WILL HAVE TO SERVE AT LEAST HALF THE SENTENCE BEFORE HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE. THE GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES ADMITS IT'S BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE SCALE OF THE DEVASTATION CAUSED BY THE SUPER TYPHOON THAT TORE THROUGH THE COUNTRY. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE STILL WITHOUT VITAL SUPPLIES, AND IN SOME OF THE WORST-HIT AREAS, FRUSTRATION HAS STARTED TO BOIL OVER. THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD-HAYES REPORTS. AT TACLOBAN HOSPITAL, THIS 13-YEAR-OLD GIRL HAS JUST BEEN BROUGHT IN, BADLY INJURED AND DEEPLY TRAUMATISED. FOR SIX DAYS, SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THE RUINS OF HER HOME; THE BODIES OF HER WHOLE FAMILY LYING AROUND HER. THE ONLY THING SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL NURSES IS HER NAME ` REBECCA. THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY SETS TO WORK, CLEANING HER BADLY INFECTED WOUNDS. BUT HE ONLY HAS THE MOST BASIC SUPPLIES. WE HAVE NO GOOD MEDS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE MEDICINES. WE LACK MEDICINES. SO WE NEED YOUR HELP. OUTSIDE, OTHERS ARE NOT WAITING FOR HELP ` THEY'RE HELPING THEMSELVES. AT FIRST GLANCE, IT'S HARD TO TELL EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON HERE UNTIL YOU REALISE THIS IS A PETROL STATION. SO THIS DOWN HERE ` THIS IS DIESEL IN THIS TANK UNDERGROUND HERE. AND THEY VERY INGENIOUSLY` YOU CAN SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING ` PUTTING THESE DOWN, LIFTING IT UP AND FILLING OUT BOTTLES. IF THIS IS LOOTING, THEN IT IS VERY PATIENT AND WELL-ORDERED LOOTING. THE TRUTH IS IT IS THE ONLY WAY FOR PEOPLE TO GET FUEL HERE. BACK AT THE HOSPITAL, IT'S LITTLE CONSOLATION. THEY'RE SHORT OF EVERYTHING. THESE PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR OPERATIONS THEY CAN'T HAVE. THIS BABY HAS A HIGH FEVER AND DIARRHOEA. BUT EVEN THE DRINKING WATER SHE SO OBVIOUSLY NEEDS HAS BEEN CAREFULLY RATIONED. IN TIME, REBECCA'S PHYSICAL WOUNDS WILL HEAL. BUT FOR HER AND SO MANY HERE, THERE WILL FOREVER NOW BE LIFE BEFORE AND AFTER THE TYPHOON. AND A NZ AIRFORCE HERCULES IS ON ITS WAY TO THE PHILIPPINES TO DELIVER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES. IT WILL REMAIN IN THE REGION FOR UP TO FIVE DAYS, PROVIDING TRANSPORT AS WELL AS SUPPORTING RELIEF EFFORTS. WELL, INITIALLY, THEY'VE GOT TO UNLOAD, OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY'VE GOT ONBOARD. THE EQUIPMENT TODAY IS A MIX OF AID-RELATED EQUIPMENT AND ALSO THEIR OWN TECHNICAL PACK-UPS. SO THIS IS A VERY SHORT-NOTICED DEPLOYMENT, SO THERE'S STILL A LOT OF PLANNING GOING ON AT THIS STAGE, SO WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN CEBU, THERE'LL BE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RECONNAISSANCE TO SEE WHAT THEY COME ACROSS. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED AN EXTRA $2.3M OF AID TO HELP BOLSTER RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR THE FUTURE. THAT'S ON TOP OF $2M THAT'S ALREADY BEEN ALLOCATED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SCOTCHED PLANS TO MOVE THE COOK STRAIT FERRY TERMINAL AWAY FROM PICTON. IT FOLLOWS A MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT STUDY INTO WHETHER IT WAS WORTH MOVING THE TERMINAL 50KM SOUTH TO CLIFFORD BAY. TRANSPORT MINISTER GERRY BROWNLEE SAYS THE STUDY FOUND HALF A BILLION DOLLARS WAS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, WHICH COULDN'T BE MET WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT TAXPAYER INVESTMENT. HE SAYS THE REPORT HAS ALSO FOUND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE PICTON FACILITIES IS CHEAPER THAN EXPECTED. THE EXPECTED CAPITAL COST OF BRINGING PICTON UP TO SPEED FOR FUTURE FREIGHT VOLUME AND SHIP CONFIGURATION WAS NOT AS LARGE AS PREVIOUSLY PREDICTED. THE CLIFFORD BAY PROJECT WOULD HAVE REDUCED PASSENGER TRAVEL TIME, BUT MANY MARLBOROUGH RESIDENTS WERE CONCERNED THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD SEE TOURISTS BYPASS ITS ATTRACTIONS. THE SALVATION ARMY HAS SLAMMED THE GOVERNMENT'S SOCIAL HOUSING POLICY, SAYING ITS EFFORTS ARE 'TOKEN AT BEST'. IN A SPECIAL REPORT, THE CHARITY CLAIMS HOUSING NZ IS SERIOUSLY UNDERFUNDED AND IN DESPERATE NEED OF A REVIEW. THE AUTHOR OF THE REPORT SAYS SOCIAL HOUSING IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES AND ANY POLICY NEEDS TO BE SHAPED BY ALL STAKEHOLDERS, NOT JUST A FEW POLITICAL PARTIES. SPORT FANS HAVE BEEN GRIPPED BY THE ALL WHITES' STRUGGLE AGAINST FOOTBALL-MAD MEXICO AT THE AZTECA STADIUM THIS MORNING. THE NZ TEAM'S 5-1 LOSS MEANS IT NEEDS TO POST A MAMMOTH SCORE WHEN THE TWO SIDES MEET FOR THE DECIDER IN WELLINGTON NEXT WEEK. ONE NEWS REPORTER KRISTIN HALL HAS BEEN WATCHING THE GAME IN THE CAPITAL WITH SOME AVID SOCCER FANS. SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE. SOME DISAPPOINTED FANS, KRISTIN? It might not look like it at the moment, but this morning they're hundreds of fans packed in here. It was a very tense atmosphere throughout the game. There was a very small crowd of Mexicans in the corner. some dirty looks, but they obviously a marriage very pleased. SO DOES THIS LOSS MEAN IT'S ALL OVER FOR THE ALL WHITES' WORLD CUP DREAM? Not just yet. There is another game in Wellington, expecting a record crowd. There will need a very very big one to make it through. For a team that struggles to score international goals, and may THANKS, KRISTIN. AND WE'LL HAVE A FULL MATCH RUNDOWN LATER IN SPORT. TOURISTS ARE SPENDING $1.7B MORE IN NZ EACH YEAR THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL VISITORS' SURVEY. IT SAYS WE'RE SEEING FEWER BRITISH TOURISTS, AND THOSE THAT DO ARRIVE ARE SPENDING LESS. AMERICANS ARE DIPPING INTO THEIR POCKETS MORE, WHILE AUSTRALIA REMAINS THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST TOURISM MARKET. 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 FLAWED PAY SYSTEM. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE 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 TALENT 2. WE'VE GOT A VIEW, WHICH I'D RATHER NOT DISCLOSE, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. AND CLEARLY, THEY WILL HAVE A VIEW AS WELL. THOSE VIEWS WILL NOT MATCH EACH OTHER AT THIS POINT, AND THAT'S WHAT THE PROCESS WILL NEED TO SORT OUT. MR HUGHES SAYS OFFICIALS WILL BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM'S FUTURE WHEN THE BUSY END-OF-YEAR AND START-OF-YEAR PAYROLLS ARE OVER. FORMER AUSTRALIAN LABOUR PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM POLITICS. RUDD SERVED IN PARLIAMENT FOR 15 YEARS. HE TOOK THE TOP JOB IN 2007, AND THEN AGAIN EARLIER THIS YEAR BEFORE LOSING THE ELECTION. I BEAR NO ONE IN THIS PLACE ANY MALICE. LIFE IS FAR TOO SHORT FOR THAT. IT IS TIME, HOWEVER, FOR THE BATON UNEQUIVOCALLY TO BE PASSED TO OTHERS. HIS RESIGNATION WILL FORCE A BY-ELECTION IN HIS BRISBANE-BASED SEAT OF GRIFFITH. DISGRACED TORONTO MAYOR ROB FORD IS ONCE AGAIN DEFENDING HIS RIGHT TO STAY IN THE JOB, DESPITE ADMITTING HE BOUGHT ILLICIT DRUGS IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. THE CONFESSION CAME DURING A FIERY CITY COUNCIL DEBATE WHERE THE DEFIANT MAYOR AGAIN APOLOGISED FOR HIS BEHAVIOUR BUT DENIED HE HAD A DRUG PROBLEM. I SINCERELY APOLOGISE. I UNDERSTAND THE EMBARRASSMENT I CAUSED EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL. I UNDERSTAND THE EMBARRASSMENT THAT I'VE CAUSED EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY. I'M HUMILIATED BY IT. BUT I CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST, COUNCILLOR THOMPSON. THE CITY COUNCILLORS VOTED IN FAVOUR OF ASKING MR FORD TO TAKE A LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND SEEK HELP FOR HIS SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN SOMALIA HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES AS FLOODS SUBMERGE ENTIRE VILLAGES. HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED THE RIVER SHABELLE TO BURST ITS BANKS, DESTROYING HOUSES IN ITS PATH. THE COUNTRY IS JUST RECOVERING FROM A TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT BATTERED ITS NORTH-EAST REGIONS, KILLING AT LEAST 140 PEOPLE. THERE HAVE BEEN FRESH REPORTS OF HEAVY SHELLING IN SYRIA'S CAPITAL, AS STATE MEDIA REPORTS THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECAPTURED A CONTESTED AREA. VIDEOS POSTED ONLINE SHOW FIGHTING BETWEEN REBEL AND GOVERNMENT TROOPS IN CIVILIAN NEIGHBOURHOODS THROUGHOUT DAMASCUS. LITTER IS OVERFLOWING ON THE STREETS OF MADRID AFTER A NINE-DAY STRIKE BY RUBBISH COLLECTORS. MOUNDS OF RUBBISH CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE SPANISH CITY AS THOUSANDS OF STREET CLEANERS FIGHT AGAINST JOB CUTS AND LOW PAY. A UNION REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THE FIRST MEETING TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE CRISIS WILL BE HELD LATER TODAY. AFGHANISTAN'S OPIUM PRODUCTION HAS SURGED TO RECORD LEVELS, WITH MORE THAN 200,000 HECTARES PLANTED WITH POPPIES. ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT BY THE UNITED NATIONS DRUG CONTROL AGENCY, THIS YEAR'S HARVEST RESULTED IN 5500 TONS OF OPIUM ` MORE THAN THE COMBINED OUTPUT FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE HEAD OF THE UN DEPARTMENT SAYS DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO QUASH THE TRADE, THE ILLEGAL ECONOMY IS TAKING OVER IN IMPORTANCE FROM LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN. A PAINTING BY BRITISH ARTIST FRANCIS BACON HAS SET A RECORD FOR THE MOST EXPENSIVE ARTWORK EVER SOLD. AFTER SIX MINUTES OF FIERCE BIDDING, THREE STUDIES OF LUCIAN FREUD SOLD FOR $172M AT AN AUCTION IN NEW YORK. THE PIECE IS CONSIDERED ONE OF BACON'S GREATEST MASTERPIECES. ITS PRICE TAG SURPASSES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HOLDER, EDVARD MUNCH'S THE SCREAM, BY $24M. ANOTHER AUCTION, ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN. THIS DIAMOND KNOWN AS THE PINK STAR HAS SOLD FOR THE RECORD PRICE OF A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. WEIGHING IN AT A WHOPPING 59 CARATS, IT IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE NEXT BIGGEST DIAMOND IN ITS CLASS. THE STONE WAS SOLD TO A WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN DIAMOND CUTTER, WHO HAS RENAMED IT THE PINK DREAM. 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. I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING NOT, YOU KNOW, 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 A HALF, FOUR HOURS. AFTER 25 MINUTES, IT 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 MACHINE COSTS ABOUT $50,000. THESE ONES AT THE MATER WERE DONATED. FOR KAREN, IT'S GIVEN HER A SENSE OF NORMALITY. THERE MORE TO GO AND I'M, YEAH, DEFINITELY GONNA DO THE LAST THREE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE LATEST FROM THE MARKETS. AND IN SPORT ` DESPITE SAVE AFTER SAVE, THE ALL WHITES COULDN'T BE RESCUED FROM A CRUSHING DEFEAT IN MEXICO. S 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'. NASDAQ TO LEVELS IT HASN'T SEEN SINCE THE YEAR 2000. WHAT'S DRIVING IT? It's been driven up by strongly in the last three or four years. Interesting to see tonight the market will have all their eyes on confirmation from the new Federal Reserve head. PYNE GOULD CORPORATION PLANNING TO QUIT NZ AND HEAD TO THE UK ` WHY? They have divested a lot of their interest here in New Zealand. They started restricting in 2009. They have announced to investors of their listing in the UK. It is expected this is where their future growth will come from. RAKON HALF-YEAR RESULT ` A LOSS; A BIG ONE. WHAT'S UP WITH THEM? They are expecting to be profitable in the second half of the year. They're looking to decrease their loss by 12 million. They'll have a new focus on the 4g product that they'll be offering. THANK YOU, ANNE HARE, FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. THE ALL WHITES' WORLD CUP FOOTBALL DREAM IS SURELY OVER AFTER BEING COMPLETELY OUTCLASSED BY MEXICO TODAY. THE HOSTS WON THE FIRST LEG OF THE QUALIFYING TIE 5-1, AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE THAT IF NOT FOR OUTSTANDING GOALKEEPING BY GLEN MOSS. STEPHEN STUART WITH THE MISMATCH FROM AZTECA STADIUM. MAYBE THE OCCASION GOT TO THE MEXICANS EARLY, DESPERATE TO REDISCOVER SOME FORM IN FRONT OF MORE THAN 100,000 FANS. AL WHITES STRIKER CHRIS WOOD DIDN'T MISS, THOUGH. ALREADY ON A YELLOW CARD, HE HAS TWO AFTER THIS CLUMSY ELBOW CHARGE AND WILL MISS THE RETURN LEG. ONLY A SERIES OF STUNNING SAVES FROM GLEN MOSS WAS KEEPING THE ALL WHITES IN THE GAME. MOSS CLUTCHES RIGHT OFF THE LINE. BUT SLOPPY DEFENDING WAS FINALLY PUNISHED IN THE 31ST MINUTE, WITH PAUL AGUILAR SCORING, ONE OF SIX PLAYERS FROM CLUB AMERICA. HE IS AN EXPRESSIVE COACH. THIS BRILLIANT BUILD-UP CAME TO NOTHING. ACROSS GOAL. OH, SECOND GOAL. AND EVEN THE MAGNIFICENT MOSS COULDN'T STOP THIS FREE HEADER AS THE HOSTS WENT TO THE BREAK IN TOTAL COMMAND, UP 2-0. TOO EASY. THE MEXICANS STRUCK AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, EXPOSING THE LEADEN-FOOTED DEFENCE. 3-0. THIS WAS A ONE-HORSE RACE. VETERAN IVAN VICELICH LOST THE PLOT COMPLETELY AND WON'T BE AVAILABLE FOR WELLINGTON EITHER. THE DEFENCE-MINDED COACH HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO INJECT MARCO ROJAS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. ROJAS. LOVELY QUICK FEED ALREADY FROM MARCO ROJAS. THE HOME SIDE SHOULD HAVE HAD FOUR GOALS. THREE. AGAIN MARQUEZ. NZ HAD FOUR YELLOWS, WITH LEO BERTOS ALSO STRUCK OUT FOR NEXT WEEK. TONY LOCHHEAD WAS RIDING HIS LUCK. HAND BALL. HE'S LOOKING TO GET AWAY WITH THAT, I THINK. BUT THE MEXICANS WERE IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE. ACROSS! AND MOSS CAN'T STOP THIS ONE. THIS IS A STUNNING HEADER. FOUR? MAKE THAT FIVE AS THE GOALS STARTED FLOWING IN THE FINAL 10 MINUTES. THERE'S ANOTHER DANGEROUS BALL. AND THEY'VE SCORED FIVE. IT IS ALL FALLING APART FOR THE NZERS. SUBSTITUTE CHRIS JAMES AT LEAST GOT NZ ON THE SCOREBOARD. CHARGED. THE SIDES MEET AGAIN IN WELLINGTON ON WEDNESDAY. STEPHEN STUART, ONE NEWS. KIWI SWIMMING STAR LAUREN BOYLE HAS WON A DOUBLE MEDAL HAUL AT THE SWIMMING WORLD CUP IN BEIJING. THE SHORT-COURSE WORLD CHAMP FINISHED SECOND IN THE 800M FREESTYLE AND THIRD IN THE FINAL OF THE 200M FREESTYLE. BOYLE WILL COMPETE IN THE 400M FREESTYLE TOMORROW. INDIA'S SACHIN TENDULKAR WILL BEGIN HIS 200TH AND FINAL TEST MATCH IN MUMBAI TODAY, BEFORE RETIRING. HE'S WIDELY REGARDED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF HIS GENERATION, AND THE CRICKET MAD-NATION IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO HIM. THE ABC'S STEPHANIE MARCH REPORTS FROM MUMBAI. ALL: SACHIN! HE'S THE MAN OF THE MOMENT. ALL: SACHIN! SACHIN! THIS DUSTY CRICKET PITCH IN SOUTH MUMBAI IS WHERE A YOUNG SACHIN TENDULKAR TRAINED AS A TEENAGER. HE HAS BEEN A GREAT HELP TO ME OVER ALL THESE YEARS, AND I WAS REALLY INSPIRED BY HIM TO PLAY CRICKET. SINCE HIS INTERNATIONAL TEST DEBUT 24 YEARS AGO, TENDULKAR HAS BATTED HIS WAY INTO THE HEARTS OF HIS FELLOW INDIANS. IT'S LIKE A FAIRY-TALE STORY, REALLY ` A 15-YEAR-OLD GUY COMES TO PLAY CRICKET, SELECTED FOR INDIA. HE IS SO TINY WITH THAT LITTLE FACE OF HIS CURLY BOB. AND EVERYBODY STARTS FEELING, YOU KNOW, PROTECTIVE TOWARDS HIM. MILIND REGE FIRST SAW TENDULKAR BAT AS A 12-YEAR-OLD AND GAVE HIM HIS FIRST BREAK BY SELECTING HIM TO PLAY FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA. DESPITE HIS FAME, TENDULKAR HASN'T FORGOTTEN THE GESTURE. WHEN DID HE SEND YOU THIS MESSAGE? IT'S FROM LAST WEEK. LAST WEEK. DESPITE BEING 81 YEARS OLD AND UNABLE TO WALK OR TALK, TENDULKAR'S FIRST COACH, RAMAKANT ACHREKAR, IS PLANNING TO MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO WANKHEDE STADIUM TO SEE HIS PROTEGE BAT FOR THE LAST TIME. ACHREKAR'S DAUGHTER SAYS TENDULKAR VISITS HER FATHER REGULARLY. HE ALWAYS COMES TO OUR HOUSE TO VISIT HIM AND TAKE LESSONS. HE IS A GREAT MAN, AND NOBODY IS ABLE TO BE LIKE HIM. THE LITTLE MASTER IS LEAVING BEHIND SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. IT'S BEEN TO OUTER SPACE AND BACK, AND NOW THE WINTER OLYMPIC TORCH HAS TAKEN A TRIP DOWN A RUSSIAN VOLCANO. A SNOWBOARDING TORCHBEARER TOOK THE SYMBOLIC FLAME DOWN THE NEARLY 3000M-HIGH VOLCANO, WHERE LOCALS WERE WAITING TO CELEBRATE. THE TORCH WILL PASS THROUGH 132 RUSSIAN CITIES BEFORE THE START OF THE GAMES IN FEBRUARY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND THE MEN WHO TICK ALL THE RIGHT BOXES, ACCORDING TO THIS YEAR'S GQ HOT LIST. NOW TO THE WEATHER. THE HIGH SPREADS ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY, PUSHING THE LOW FRONT FURTHER AWAY. HOWEVER, A COMPLEX TROUGH IS GATHERING THE TROOPS IN THE TASMAN. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ NOW SOMETHING FOR WOMEN TO OGLE AND MEN TO ASPIRE TO. GQ MAGAZINE HAS ANNOUNCED ITS HOTLY ANTICIPATED 'MEN OF THE YEAR' LIST. AMONG THIS YEAR'S WINNERS ARE MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY AND WILL FERRELL. EACH OF THE WINNING MEN WILL GET A MAGAZINE COVER, ALTHOUGH ACTOR WILL FERRELL HAS TO SHARE HIS WITH HIS ANCHORMAN CHARACTER, RON BURGUNDY. YOU KNOW, RON IS SO UPSET THAT HE'S NOT HERE TONIGHT. HE DIDN'T GET INVITED. COS HE WAS VERY PETULANT ON SET THAT DAY, DURING THE PHOTO SHOOT. I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB AND HE HAS TO` YOU KNOW, HE'S A GLORY HOG. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KENDRICK LAMAR AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY AMY PARK AND TRACEY DAWSON CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013