GOOD EVENING. IT WAS ANOTHER FINE DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS FOR MOST ` WE'VE GOT A NICE BIG HIGH SITTING OVER US. BUT THE SKIES OVER THE TASMAN TELL A DIFFERENT STORY ` PLENTY OF CLOUD THERE AS AN ACTIVE TROUGH IS BUSY SPAWNING LOWS AND FRONTS. LATER IN THE NEWS HOUR, I'LL TELL YOU HOW LONG OUR HIGH IS SET TO HANG AROUND AND IF THAT TROUGH IS A THREAT TO OUR WEEKEND. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF ONE NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. ANGER AND DISBELIEF AS A FAR NORTH BUSINESSMAN AND CYFS CAREGIVER IS SENTENCED FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS. SET TO KEEP SAILING IN ` HUGE RELIEF IN PICTON, WITH THE COOK STRAIT FERRY TERMINAL STAYING IN THE TOWN. DESPERATE FOR BASIC NEEDS, ANGER MOUNTS IN THE PHILIPPINES ` ARMED SOLDIERS ON HIGH ALERT AS A BREAKDOWN OF LAW AND ORDER WIDENS. AND GOAL! WELL, WE SCORED ONE AGAINST THE MIGHTY MEXICANS, BUT IT'S NOW A HUGE CHALLENGE TO MAKE THE WORLD CUP. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. A CAREGIVER COULD BE OUT OF JAIL IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING YOUNG BOYS. DANIEL TAYLOR'S BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS, SEVEN MONTHS BEHIND BARS BUT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE IN HALF THAT TIME. A HARROWING STATEMENT FROM ONE OF THE BUSINESSMAN AND CHURCH LEADER'S VICTIMS WAS READ OUT DURING SENTENCING. HELEN CASTLES WAS IN THE COURT AT WHANGAREI. DANIEL TAYLOR SPRAYED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC... <BLEEP>! <BLEEP>! ...AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO PRISON. AND THERE'S A DEPTH OF FEELING FROM THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES THAT THE JAIL TERM ISN'T LONG ENOUGH. 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.' TAYLOR ADMITTED NINE SEX OFFENCES AGAINST FIVE BOYS OVER A SIX-YEAR PERIOD. ONE OF THE BOYS WAS PUT IN HIS CARE BY CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY. HE WAS IN YOUR CARE FOR 319 DAYS. DURING THIS TIME, YOU OFFENDED AGAINST HIM NEARLY EVERY SECOND WEEK. THE COURT HEARD TAYLOR WOULD FORCE HIMSELF ON THE BOYS AND THEY WOULD PUT UP A FIGHT. ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS YOU GRABBED HIS BUTTOCKS, WITH THIS STOPPING ONLY WHEN HE THREATENED TO PUNCH YOU OR WHEN HE WALKED AWAY. WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO FILM AS THE VICTIM-IMPACT STATEMENTS WERE READ OUT IN COURT. BUT THE MOTHER OF SEVERAL OF THE VICTIMS LOOKED DANIEL TAYLOR STRAIGHT IN THE EYE AS SHE READ STATEMENTS WRITTEN BY HER CHILDREN ABOUT THE HARM HE'D CAUSED. THREE OF THE VICTIMS ARE BROTHERS. ONE SAYS HE CONFRONTED AND SWORE AT TAYLOR AT CHURCH WHEN HE FOUND OUT HIS BROTHERS HAD ALSO BEEN ABUSED. HE ALSO SAYS HE WAS EMBARRASSED AND DIDN'T WANT TO TELL ANYONE BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID THEY'D THINK HE WAS GAY. THE BOY IN CYF CARE SAYS HE HAS BAD DREAMS ABOUT BEING TOUCHED AND WAKES UP WITH WATERY EYES FROM CRYING. TAYLOR (34) WAS A WELL-KNOWN BUSINESSMAN IN KAITAIA AND A YOUTH LEADER AT A MORMON CHURCH WHERE HE'S NOW BEEN EXCOMMUNICATED. THE WAY IN WHICH YOU BEFRIENDED THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND GROOMED THE VICTIMS BY SPENDING MONEY ON THEM AND TAKING THEM TO VARIOUS PLACES AND IN OTHER WAYS. HE WAS SUPPORTED IN COURT BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST. WHILE TAYLOR IS LOCKED AWAY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS AND 10 MONTHS, HIS VICTIMS SAY THEY'VE BEEN DEALT A LIFE SENTENCE. HELEN CASTLES, ONE NEWS. TAYLOR'S SENTENCING IS THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CHILD SEX CASES TO HIT THE FAR NORTH. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER PAULA BENNETT SAYS SHE'S SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE AREA AND IT'S GOING THROUGH HELL. IT IS THE REALITY THAT THEY PICK, SORT OF, MORE ISOLATED COMMUNITIES SOMETIMES THAT ARE, SORT OF, YOU KNOW, SO PLEASED TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK THERE AND GET STUCK IN AND BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY, AND THIS IS THE REAL DOWNSIDE OF SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE REALLY POSITIVE. MS BENNETT SAYS STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON PEOPLE LIKE TAYLOR AND TEACHER JAMES PARKER, WHO'S ONE OF NZ'S WORST PAEDOPHILES. JAMES SANDERS (65) IS DUE BACK IN KAITAIA DISTRICT COURT NEXT WEEK ON CHARGES AGAINST SEVEN SCHOOL-AGE GIRLS. HUGE RELIEF IN PICTON TODAY AS THE TOWN CELEBRATED NEWS IT WON'T LOSE THE PORT THAT FEEDS ITS ECONOMY. THE FERRY TERMINAL USED BY THE VITAL INTERISLAND SERVICE FROM THE NORTH ISLAND WON'T BE MOVED FURTHER SOUTH. GEORGINA BALL'S BEEN IN PICTON GAUGING REACTION. THE SUNSHINE IN PICTON FITTED THE MOOD AFTER NEWS BROKE THAT FERRIES WILL STILL DOCK AT ITS PORT AND THE TOURIST DOLLARS WILL KEEP FLOWING IN. I JUMPED FOR JOY. (CHUCKLES) IT'S BEEN QUITE UNSETTLING FOR EVERYBODY. WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES TO GETTING OUR CUSTOMERS INTO THE CAFF. THE GOVERNMENT SPENT MORE THAN $1M AND A YEAR INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE MAIN SOUTH ISLAND PORT FURTHER SOUTH TO CLIFFORD BAY. BUT IT TODAY REVEALED THE NEW PORT'S NOT A VIABLE OPTION. ANY PRODUCTIVITY GAIN TO BE CAPTURED FROM THE SHORTER TRAVEL TIME BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH WOULD BE LOST IN THE COST OF SERVICING ANY NEW PORT. SO NOW PICTON WILL REMAIN THE GATEWAY TO THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE PEOPLE OF PICTON WILL BE POPPING THE CORKS THIS MORNING. THAT UNCERTAINTY HANGING OVER THEIR HEADS FOR YEARS NOW ` WHAT A RELIEF THEY CAN MOVE AHEAD. AND THERE'S GOOD REASON FOR THE HUGE RELIEF IN PICTON TODAY. IF THE FERRIES HAD MOVED SOUTH, IT'S ESTIMATED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A DROP OF 20% IN ANNUAL VISITOR NUMBERS, AND THAT WOULD HAVE COST THE REGION ABOUT $46M. TOURISTS ADMITTING THEY'RE ONLY IN TOWN FOR ONE REASON. I WOULD HAVE GONE WHEREVER THE BOAT WAS GOING JUST TO GET TO THE SOUTH ISLAND. SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FERRY BEING HERE? I'M SORRY FOR THIS TOWN, BUT I DON'T THINK. NOW BUSINESS OWNERS SAY IT'S FINALLY SAFE TO INVEST IN IMPROVEMENTS. THEY WERE IN LIMBO FOR TWO YEARS. THEY DIDN'T KNOW. IT'S AFFECTED THE LEASES, THE PROPERTY VALUES; IT'S AFFECTED SALES; IT'S AFFECTED INFRASTRUCTURE; WE'RE JUST STOKED TO HEAR THAT WE CAN GROUND OURSELVES, GET THINGS GOING. SO NOW AFTER YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY, PICTON RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES CAN TONIGHT REST EASY. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. BUT THERE'S BAD NEWS FOR TRAVELLERS WANTING TO TAKE CARS ON THE COOK STRAIT FERRIES. KIWIRAIL SAYS IT WON'T BE TAKING ANY NEW BOOKINGS FOR PASSENGERS' VEHICLES ON THE INTER-ISLANDER SERVICE FOLLOWING THE BREAKDOWN OF THE ARATERE. THE COMPANY'S BEEN FORCED TO ALMOST HALVE THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS AND AMOUNT OF FREIGHT IT CARRIES DURING THE PEAK SUMMER-HOLIDAY PERIOD. THE ARATERE WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE FOR MONTHS AFTER A PROPELLER CAME OFF DURING A CROSSING NINE DAYS AGO. KIWIRAIL SAYS IT IS STILL TAKING BOOKINGS FOR PASSENGERS. DESPERATION IS TURNING DEADLY IN THE PHILIPPINES. THERE'VE BEEN REPORTS OF GUNFIRE, AND EIGHT PEOPLE WERE CRUSHED TO DEATH WHEN A HUGE CROWD OF SURVIVORS RUSHED A GOVERNMENT RICE DEPOT. MILLIONS ARE STILL WITHOUT VITAL SUPPLIES, AND SOME ARE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD-HAYES IS IN TACLOBAN, THE CITY FLATTENED BY TYPHOON HAIYAN. 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 STAFFS, AS YOU CAN SEE. WE HAVE NO EQUIPMENTS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS WE DON'T HAVE MEDICINES. WE LACK MEDICINES. SO WE NEED YOUR HELP. CLAMOURING 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 UP BOTTLES. WHAT IS THIS`? WHAT DO YOU NEED`? IS THIS FOR YOUR CAR? FOR YOUR MOTORCYCLE? FOR CYCLE. FOR MOTORCYCLE. YES. HAVE YOU RUN OUT FUEL NOW? YES. YEAH. OK. 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. THESE ARE STRANGE DAYS IN TACLOBAN. AT NOON, THE STREETS EMPTIED AND SUDDENLY SOLDIERS APPEARED. YESTERDAY'S DISASTER ZONE BRIEFLY TOOK ON THE APPEARANCE OF A WAR ZONE. WITH THE RUMOUR MILL IN OVERDRIVE, SEVERAL PEOPLE TOLD ME THE CITY WAS ABOUT TO BE ATTACKED BY COMMUNIST REBELS. BACK AT THE HOSPITAL, 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. (CRIES) 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 JUST TO GIVE YOU A BETTER IDEA OF THE HUGE TASK FACING THOSE TRYING TO GET HELP TO DESPERATE SURVIVORS, IT'S NOW ESTIMATED ABOUT 11 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED. THE CONFIRMED DEATH TOLL SO FAR IS MORE THAN 2300, BUT THAT NUMBER'S EXPECTED TO RISE AS ISOLATED AREAS ARE REACHED. MORE THAN 600,000 HAVE BEEN LEFT HOMELESS. AND IN BADLY-HIT TACLOBAN, 90% OF THE COASTAL CITY'S BEEN DESTROYED. THE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO PROVIDE VITAL AID IS CONTINUING WITH A CONTINGENT FROM THE NZ AIR FORCE NOW ON ITS WAY TO THE PHILIPPINES. THIS HERCULES LOADED WITH SUPPLIES LEFT WHENUAPAI AIR BASE IN AUCKLAND THIS MORNING. IT'LL PROVIDE HELP TO THE DEVASTATED AREAS FOR AROUND FIVE DAYS. OUR GOVERNMENT'S COMMITTED NEARLY $4.5M TO DISASTER RELIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES. AND THE NZ RED CROSS APPEAL HAS NOW RAISED MORE THAN $540,000. SPECULATION IS MOUNTING THAT UP TO A QUARTER OF AIR NZ SHARES WILL BE ON THE MARKET IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. BUT THERE'S OUTRAGE THE SALE COULD GO AHEAD BEFORE THE RESULTS OF A NATIONAL REFERENDUM ON ASSET SALES ARE KNOWN. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD. IT'S OUR NATIONAL AIRLINE AND ONE OF THE FEW CARRIERS IN THE WORLD TO BE MAKING A PROFIT. NOW THE GOVERNMENT WILL LIKELY, IN THE COMING FORTNIGHT, SELL SOME OF ITS STAKE IN IT. THE GOVERNMENT IS BOUND BY STRICT FINANCIAL-REPORTING RULES, BUT MARKET ANALYSTS HAVE TOLD ONE NEWS THEY ARE GETTING READY FOR MORE AIR NZ SHARES TO COME ON THE MARKET. WE'VE ALWAYS SAID WE WOULD DO THIS AT SOME STAGE, BUT WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY FINAL DECISION ON THE TIMING. THE GOVERNMENT OWNS 73% OF AIR NZ. IT IS PROMISING TO HOLD ON TO 51% OF IT, SO THAT LEAVES UP TO 22% OF SHARES UP FOR GRABS. OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE FURIOUS THE CARRIER COULD BE SOLD AHEAD OF THE ASSET-SALES REFERENDUM. IT IS THE HEIGHT OF ARROGANCE THAT IN THE WEEK BEFORE THERE'S TO BE A REFERENDUM ON EXACTLY THIS QUESTION, THE GOVERNMENT JUST BASICALLY GOES AHEAD AND SAYS, 'WE DON'T GIVE A DAMN WHAT NZERS THINK.' THE REFERENDUM IS JUST ONE ELEMENT WEIGHING ON THE GOVERNMENT. IT'S ALSO GETTING CLOSE TO THE CHRISTMAS SEASON, AND IT HAS TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT FINANCIAL-REPORTING RULES. UNDER THOSE RULES, THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN TIMES THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN SELL SHARES, AND ONE OF THEM IS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF NOVEMBER. IT'S ALSO A GOOD TIME TO SELL. THE AIR NZ SHARE PRICE HAS GONE UP OVER 30% IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, BUT THE AIRLINE BUSINESS IS A VOLATILE ONE. IN 2001 THE THEN-LABOUR GOVERNMENT BAILED OUT THE FLAILING AIRLINE, BUYING AN 82% STAKE. IT'S ONE OF THE FEW AIRLINES THAT'S ACTUALLY MAKING A PROFIT, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS YOU DON'T SELL IT. AND ALSO YOU DON'T SELL IT BECAUSE LAST TIME IT WAS IN PRIVATE HANDS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR RAN IT DOWN. SO WITH MIGHTY RIVER POWER AND MERIDIAN ENERGY ALREADY ON THE MARKET AND AIR NZ ON ITS WAY, IT LEAVES JUST GENESIS ENERGY TO GO. THE GOVERNMENT HOPES TO HAVE THAT UP FOR PARTIAL SALE IN THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR. KATIE BRADFORD, ONE NEWS. THE PIKE RIVER FAMILIES SAY THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION NOT TO PICK UP RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYING COMPENSATION LEAVES THEM WITH LITTLE ALTERNATIVE BUT TO LOOK AT TAKING THE CROWN TO COURT. FOUR MONTHS AGO JUDGE JANE FARISH ORDERED PIKE RIVER COAL TO PAY MORE THAN $3M TO THE FAMILIES, BUT THE COMPANY IS IN RECEIVERSHIP. THE GOVERNMENT IS FUNDING THE RE-ENTRY OPERATION WHICH REACHED IT'S NEXT STAGE TODAY WITH AUSTRALIAN EXPERTS TAKING OVER. STARTING THE PLACEMENT OF THE CONCRETE WHICH ACTS AS THE FOUNDATION RING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT ON WHICH ALL THE OTHER FILL MATERIALS WILL BE PLACED. THAT, WE HOPE, TO HAVE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ONCE THE CONCRETE HAS SET PROPERLY IN AROUND 10 DAYS, EXPANDING FOAM AND MORE CONCRETE WILL BE ADDED. THE PLAN IS TO BE IN A POSITION TO RE-ENTER THE MINE NEXT MARCH. A 10-YEAR PLAN TO REBUILD QUAKE-DAMAGED SCHOOLS IN CHRISTCHURCH HAS BEEN UNVEILED. THE EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY PROJECT WILL COST MORE THAN $1B. ALI PUGH HAS MORE DETAILS. CHRISTCHURCH'S PRIVATE ST ANDREW'S COLLEGE EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY IN ITS CUTTING-EDGE CLASSROOMS. WE'VE GOT ACTIVE BOARDS, AND WE'VE GOT WIRELESS NETWORKS, AND WE'VE GOT NOTEBOOKS AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU COULD THINK THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE. AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS BY 2023 80% OF THE CITY'S SCHOOLS WILL LOOK THE SAME. CHRISTCHURCH STUDENTS WILL BE LEARNING IN MODERN, FLEXIBLE AND DIGITALLY CONNECTED CLASSROOMS. THE EDUCATION MINISTER'S CONTROVERSIAL UPHEAVAL OF THE SCHOOLING NETWORK IS SET IN STONE AFTER A YEAR OF PROTESTS AND COURT BATTLES, WITH MANY SCHOOLS UNHAPPY THEY'VE BEEN FORCED TO CLOSE OR MERGE. TODAY THE MINISTER STRESSED THE NEW FOUNDATIONS THAT ARE BEING LAID AND THE $1.1B THAT'S BEEN SUNK IN TOO. IN A FEW MONTHS, THIS CONSTRUCTION SITE WILL BE THE NEW PEGASUS BAY PRIMARY SCHOOL ` THE FIRST NEW SCHOOL OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME. OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, 23 NEW SCHOOLS WILL BE REBUILT; ANOTHER 92 WILL BE FULLY REDEVELOPED OR UPGRADED. MANY NEW BUILDS WILL TOP THE $40M MARK ` THE ARANUI SUPERSCHOOL, A HIGH SCHOOL FOR SELWYN'S ROLLESTON TOWNSHIP; AND NEW CAMPUSES FOR AVONSIDE GIRLS AND SHIRLEY BOYS HIGH IN THE CITY'S EAST. IN ALL, IT'S A 10-YEAR PROJECT. A PROGRAMME OF THIS SCALE OBVIOUSLY CANNOT BE COMPLETED OVERNIGHT. THE MINISTER WOULDN'T SAY WHAT WOULD BECOME OF THE LAND SOON TO BE FREED UP BY THE SCHOOLS SET TO CLOSE DOWN AT THE END OF TERM. WE HAVE A STANDARD DISPOSAL PROCESS. THOSE PROPERTIES ARE HANDED TO LINZ, AND LINZ WORKS THEIR THROUGH THEIR DISPOSAL MECHANISM. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT'LL REVIEW ITS PROGRESS IN FOUR YEARS' TIME. ALI PUGH, ONE NEWS. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` WHY FORMER AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER KEVIN RUDD IS HIGHLY EMOTIONAL. BROUGHT TO TEARS ` RAE PORTMAN'S BEST FRIEND BREAKS DOWN AS SHE'S GRILLED OVER WHAT SHE KNEW. TORONTO'S GOOD-TIME MAYOR REMAINS DEFIANT AS CALLS INCREASE FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE. AND WHAT'S BEING COOKED UP IN THIS KITCHEN THAT LEAVES A REPORTER GASPING? RAE PORTMAN'S FORMER BEST FRIEND HAS FACED INTENSE SCRUTINY ABOUT HER HUSBAND, WHO'S ACCUSED OF HELPING KIDNAP THE PREGNANT WOMAN WHO WAS LATER KILLED. NICOLA ADDISON HAS BEEN QUESTIONED FOR TWO DAYS IN THE HIGH COURT AT AUCKLAND. SHARON FERGUSSON WAS THERE. A REMINDER OF HOW HER FRIEND RAE PORTMAN DIED... WE KNOW, AS YOU KNOW NOW, OF COURSE, THAT SHE WAS ABDUCTED, TAKEN DOWN TO THE WAIKATO AND STRANGLED TO DEATH, DON'T YOU? YES. ...DROVE NICOLA ADDISON TO TEARS. SHE'S THE WIFE OF DEAN ADDISON, WHO'S ACCUSED OF KIDNAP AND DRUG DEALING. SHE'S FACED TWO DAYS IN THE WITNESS STAND, HAGGLING OVER DETAILS AND DATES. 'I HAVE NOTICED ODD BEHAVIOUR FROM FRIDAY.' > YES. SO YOU'D NOTICED THIS FROM THE TIME THAT RAE HAD GONE MISSING? > WELL, FROM THE TIME DOESN'T EXACTLY MEAN FROM THAT DATE. THEIR FRIEND KNOWN AS FRIDAY TE AWA IS CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING AND STRANGLING RAE PORTMAN (33). 'I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF FRIDAY MAKING A HAND MOTION WITH BOTH HIS HANDS > 'AS IF TWISTING SOMEONE'S HEAD. > 'I TOOK IT TO MEAN HE WAS BREAKING SOMEONE'S NECK.' > YOU REMEMBER THAT TOO? > NO, I DON'T RECALL BEING IN THE OFFICE AT THAT TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER FRIDAY SAYING ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW DEAN HAD SAID THAT I WAS THERE, BUT I DON'T RECALL THAT. IT'S BEEN A GRUELLING COUPLE OF DAYS FOR NICOLA ADDISON. SHE'S BEEN INTENSLY QUESTIONED ON HER HUSBAND'S ALLEGED DRUG DEALING, ON EVERYONE'S ACTIVITIES ON THE NIGHT OF THE ALLEGED KIDNAPPING AND ON HOW MUCH SHE CAME TO KNOW IN THE WEEKS FOLLOWING RAE'S DEATH AND WHAT SHE TOLD POLICE. MUCH OF IT SHE SAYS SHE'S FORGOTTEN. AT THE STAGE WHEN I WAS DOING MY STATEMENTS, ALL I WAS THINKING ABOUT WAS WHERE RAE WAS, SO MY MIND WAS A BIG JUMBLED MESS. THE CASE IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHARON FERGUSSON, ONE NEWS. A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO CYCLING DEATHS IN NZ HAS ENDED WITH A CALL FOR AN EXPERT PANEL TO BE SET UP. IN FINDINGS RELEASED A SHORT TIME AGO, CORONER GORDON MATENGA'S RECOMMENDING THE NZTA EMPLOY A TEAM OF SPECIALISTS TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON CYCLING SAFETY ISSUES. MR MATENGA HAS INVESTIGATED 12 CYCLING DEATHS AT HEARINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. AN EMOTIONAL KEVIN RUDD HAS MADE A SHOCK RESIGNATION FROM POLITICS JUST MONTHS AFTER HE WAS OUSTED FROM HIS SECOND STINT AS AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER. IN A TEARY SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT, MR RUDD THANKED HIS FAMILY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND SAID HE'S LEAVING POLITICS WITHOUT ANY ILL WILL. TO HAVE SERVED AS PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOUR AFFORDED TO VERY FEW IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY. FOR THE FUTURE, I WISH THE PRIME MINISTER AND HIS GOVERNMENT WELL. MR RUDD HAS BEEN AN MP SINCE 1998 AND WAS PRIME MINISTER FROM 2007 TO 2010, AND AGAIN FOR A SHORT TIME EARLIER THIS YEAR. BUT A CONTROVERSIAL CANADIAN POLITICIAN IS REFUSING TO BUDGE DESPITE HIS COLLEAGUES VOTING TO SEND HIM ON LEAVE. TORONTO MAYOR ROB FORD REMAINS DEFIANT AFTER ADMITTING TO BUYING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. ABC'S NEAL KARLINSKY REPORTS. ONLY THE BATTLE OVER TORONTO'S MUCH-MALIGNED, CRACK-SMOKING, LOUD-TALKING MAYOR COULD TURN THE CANADIAN VERSION OF C-SPAN INTO MUST-WATCH TELEVISION. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO RULE AND ASK HIM TO APOLOGISE. I'D BE HAPPY TO APOLOGISE. COUNSELLOR FORD, YOU DON'T HAVE THE FLOOR. INDISTINCT YELLING AFTER ADMITTING LAST WEEK THAT HE HAD SMOKED CRACK... YES, I HAVE SMOKED CRACK COCAINE. ...TORONTO MAYOR ROB FORD TODAY ADMITTED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO BUYING DRUGS TOO. ADDING TO THE SCANDAL ` THIS VIDEO POSTED BY THE TORONTO STAR, SHOWING HIM INCOHERENTLY AND ANGRILY RAMBLING. DESPITE IT ALL, THE MAYOR SAYS HE'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I'M MOST DEFINITELY KEEPING THIS JOB. DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE AN ADDICTION PROBLEM WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ILLICIT DRUGS? ABSOLUTELY NOT. TORONTO CITY COUNCIL HAS ITS HANDS TIED. POWERLESS TO KICK THE MAYOR OUT OF OFFICE, THEY ARE TRYING TO ISOLATE HIM AND ENCOURAGE HIM TO STEP AWAY. BUT FORD REMAINS DEFIANT AND POPULAR,... GET OFF THE PROPERTY! ...PREFERRING TO SPEND HIS TIME AUTOGRAPHING BOBBLEHEAD DOLLS OF HIMSELF AND VOWING THAT NO AMOUNT OF BAD BEHAVIOUR WILL KEEP HIM FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEFLECT SOME OF THE CRITICISM, ROB FORD HAS SUGGESTED THAT SEVERAL COUNCILLORS ARE ON DRUGS, BUT REFUSED TO NAME NAMES. THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HAVE MET A TEAM OF BRITISH SERVICEMEN, INCLUDING PRINCE HARRY, ABOUT TO DEPART ON A TREK TO THE SOUTH POLE. HARRY INTRODUCED HIS GRANDPARENTS TO THE SEVEN-MAN 'WALKING WITH THE WOUNDED' TEAM, WHICH SETS OFF NEXT WEEK FOR ANTARCTICA. THEY'LL BE JOINED FOR THE TREK BY SEVERAL OTHER TEAMS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE US. A HUGE DIAMOND KNOWN AS 'THE PINK STAR' HAS BEEN SOLD FOR AN EYE-WATERING WORLD-RECORD PRICE. THE FLAWLESS 59-CARAT DIAMOND SOLD FOR $100M AND IS MORE THAN TWICE AS BIG AS THE NEXT DIAMOND IN ITS CLASS. YESTERDAY, THE LARGEST ORANGE DIAMOND EVER SOLD SNATCHED MORE THAN $42M. WEATHER TIME NOW, AND ANOTHER FINE DAY FOR MOST. IS IT GOING TO LAST, KAREN? FOR MOST PLACES IT IS. NICE HIGH OVER US AT THE MOMENT ` FINE WEATHER, LIGHT WINDS. BUT THERE IS A WHOLE HEAP OF FRONTS SWARMING IN THE TASMAN. HOPING THAT THE HIGH CAN HOLD MOST OF THEM AT BAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THIS GORGEOUS CHOCOLATE LAB IS CHEVY, HAVING FUN AT THE BEACH IN MISSION BAY. HOPEFULLY THESE BLUE SKIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. I HAVE THE FORECAST AFTER SPORT. UP NEXT ` THE SALLIES SLAM SOCIAL HOUSING. RESEARCHERS MAKE A POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH IN TREATING ONE OF THE GREATEST KILLERS OF KIWI MEN. PLUS ` WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT THE HOTTEST OF THE HOT, AND WHY DO PEOPLE TRY? SOCIAL HOUSING IN NZ HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR DECADES ` THAT'S THE FINDING OF A SALVATION ARMY REPORT, WHICH SAYS IT IS DYSFUNCTIONAL AND STRUGGLING DESPITE HOUSING REFORMS AND NEW INITIATIVES BY THE GOVERNMENT. RENEE GRAHAM HAS MORE. FARMER CRESCENT WAS ONCE A MONGREL MOB STRONGHOLD, BUT THE STATE HOUSES HERE HAVE SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED MAKING WAY FOR 150 NEW HOMES. UNDER THIS NEW GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS WILL BE SOLD TO FIRST-HOME BUYERS. THE RICH PEOPLE. IT'S ALWAYS THE RICH PEOPLE AND THE AVERAGE PEOPLE WILL GET IT. THE POOR PEOPLE? NAH, I DON'T THINK SO. THE SALVATION ARMY SHARES SHAZZ WILSON'S CONCERNS. THEY'VE JUST RELEASED A REPORT CRITICISING SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SOCIAL HOUSING REFORMS. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS PUBLICLY FUNDED GENTRIFICATION. THAT THE WAY TO SORT THE SOCIAL HOUSING PROBLEM OUT IS TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEM TENANTS, DEMOLISH THEIR HOUSES AND BRING IN MIDDLE-INCOME PEOPLE. WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS MOVE AWAY FROM THESE VERY CONCENTRATED STATE HOUSING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE A HISTORY OF SERIOUS COMMUNITY ISSUES. THE REPORT SAYS SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE NEGLECTED SOCIAL HOUSING, LEAVING IT IN A DILAPIDATED STATE WITH LITTLE FUNDING. IT SAYS THIS GOVERNMENT HAS DONE MORE THAN MOST BUT IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH. IT DOES NEED SOME RADICAL REFORM AND OVERHAUL. THERE'S CONCERN THE GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTING HIGH RETURNS FROM HOUSING NZ WHEN IT NEEDS THAT MONEY TO INVEST IN ITS HOUSING STOCK. THE REPORT SAYS IN THREE YEARS THE GOVERNMENT HAS RECEIVED $271M IN DIVIDENDS AND GIVEN BACK LESS THAN HALF OF THAT IN NEW CAPITAL. THERE'S A PROBLEM, I THINK, WITH SAYING, 'LOOK, WE WANT TO RADICALLY RESTRUCTURE THIS ORGANISATION, 'BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 'WE'RE GOING TO STRIP BIGGER DIVIDENDS OUT OF IT 'BECAUSE WE NEED IT SOMEWHERE ELSE.' THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT'S NOT THE FULL PICTURE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO COMMITTED $2.9B OF CAPITAL TO HOUSING NZ OVER THREE YEARS TO IMPROVE ITS STOCK AND TO FUND PROJECTS. THE SALVATION ARMY SAYS A REVIEW MUST BE DONE TO AVOID A DEEPENING HOUSING CRISIS. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. NZ RESEARCHERS HAVE MADE A PROMISING DISCOVERY WHICH MAY HELP IDENTIFY WHY ONLY SOME PROSTATE CANCERS ARE LIFE-THREATENING. THE TEAM HAS ISOLATED THREE KEY PROTEINS WHICH MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOW THE CANCER SPREADS. HEALTH REPORTER LORELEI MASON EXPLAINS. BEING DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER THREE MONTHS AGO CAME AS A RUDE SHOCK TO WELLINGTON GRANDFATHER TIM REDDISH. IT'S BEEN A REAL WAKEUP CALL IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR OWN VULNERABILITY. HE WAS TOLD HIS MEDIUM-GRADE CANCER MADE HIM BORDERLINE FOR TREATMENT, BUT TIM CHOSE TO HAVE A RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY ` THE SURGICAL REMOVAL OF HIS PROSTATE GLAND ` TO BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN. YOU EXAMINE YOUR OWN MORTALITY, AND YOU THINK, 'WELL, HOW LONG HAVE I GOT LEFT?' AND THEN YOU THINK OF YOUR CHILDREN, AND YOU THINK OF YOUR GRANDCHILDREN. IT'S A DISCUSSION 2500 NZ MEN HAVE WITH THEIR DOCTORS EACH YEAR ` WHETHER THEIR PARTICULAR CANCER DEMANDS IMMEDIATE SURGERY, RADIOTHERAPY OR BRACHYTHERAPY OR WHETHER IT IS SLOW-GROWING AND NON-LIFE-THREATENING. EXAMINING CANCER TISSUE CURRENTLY GIVES DOCTORS A ROUGH GUIDE, BUT NOT A DEFINITIVE ONE. BUT OTAGO AND VICTORIA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS HAVE MADE A PROMISING DISCOVERY. IN THE COURSE OF EXAMINING 313 GENETIC PROSTATE-CANCER PROTEINS FROM BIOPSY TISSUE, THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AND ISOLATED THREE PROTEINS WHICH MAY BE PREDICTIVE AS TO WHETHER A CANCER WILL SPREAD OR NOT. THERE'S THE POTENTIAL HERE TO REALLY UNDERSTAND PROSTATE CANCER A LOT BETTER AT THE BEGINNING, AND THEREFORE MATCH THE TREATMENT TO THE DISEASE. THE RESEARCH, FUNDED BY MOVEMBER AND THE CANCER SOCIETY, IS NOW EXAMINING BIOPSY TISSUE FROM A FURTHER 87 PATIENTS IN THE WELLINGTON REGION. IF SUCCESSFUL, DOCTORS MAY ONE DAY BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE WHICH MEN REQUIRE AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT AND WHICH DON'T, AVOIDING DEBILITATING SIDE EFFECTS SUCH AS INCONTINENCE AND IMPOTENCE FOR SOME. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP OF 100 PATIENTS, POTENTIALLY, IN THE FUTURE, WE MIGHT BE TREATING JUST HALF OF THOSE MEN AND LEAVING THE REST ALONE. THOSE LEFT CAN THEN BE ACTIVELY MONITORED. I THINK ANYBODY WILL WANT TO KNOW HOW BAD THEIR LEVEL OF RISK IS. ISOLATING THAT RISK ACCURATELY TO PROVIDE PEACE OF MIND. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL VISITORS' SURVEY HAS FOUND TOURISTS IN NZ ARE SPENDING $1.7B MORE EACH YEAR THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. AMERICANS ARE DIPPING INTO THEIR POCKETS MORE, WHILE AUSTRALIA REMAINS OUR LARGEST TOURISM MARKET. THE SURVEY ALSO SHOWS WE'RE SEEING FEWER BRITISH TOURISTS AND THOSE THAT DO ARRIVE ARE SPENDING LESS. THERE'S INCREASING DEMAND FOR THE HOTTEST CHILLI PEPPERS ON OFFER FROM ENTHUSIASTS WHO'VE MADE A HOBBY OUT OF HOT SAUCE. BUT IS IT THE LATEST CRAZE OR JUST PLAIN CRAZY? ABC'S LINDSAY JANIS FOUND OUT THE HOT WAY. OK. HERE WE GO. WATCH AS THESE PEOPLE EAT THE HOTTEST CHILLI PEPPERS ON THE PLANET. LAUGHTER MAN: OH MY GOD. THESE SO-CALLED CHILI-HEADS GET A RUSH FROM THE ENDORPHINS RELEASED BY THE BODY IN RESPONSE TO PAIN. CHILLI HEADS ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE KIND OF ADOPTED CHILLI PEPPERS AS THEIR HOBBY. THAT'S PAUL BOSLAND, DIRECTOR OF THE CHILE PEPPER INSTITUTE. BOSLAND SAYS THERE IS RISING DEMAND FOR SUPER-HOTS, THE HOTTEST CHILLI PEPPERS IN THE WORLD, MEASURED IN WHAT ARE CALLED SCOVILLE UNITS ` THE HIGHER THE NUMBER, THE HOTTER THE PEPPER. EATING A SCORPION CHILLI IS LIKE BEING PEPPER-SPRAYED IN YOUR MOUTH. PEPPERS SO HOT YOU NEED A GASMASK TO COOK WITH THEM. WHOA! OK! SO, WHY ON EARTH DO PEOPLE DO THIS? WE WENT TO SEE BLAIR LAZAR, THE RECORD HOLDER FOR MAKING THE HOTTEST HOT SAUCE IN THE WORLD. I THINK THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO TRY TO FEEL ALIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO HOW COULD I SAY NO TO A TASTE OF ONE OF BLAIR'S MEANEST CHILLIES? AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO TRY THAT... YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT? NO, IT'S OK. AS SOON AS IT HIT MY MOUTH, IT FELT LIKE MY TONGUE HAD BEEN SEARED WITH A HOT POKER. SO OF COURSE I WENT FOR MORE. THERE YOU GO. SO... WOW! (COUGHS) WOW! NOT THE MOST PLEASANT EXPERIENCE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY ` I'M FEELING A LITTLE MORE ALIVE. I'M OK! THE HOTTEST CHILLI CURRENTLY ON RECORD IS THE TRINIDAD SCORPION, WHICH IS ALMOST 800 TIMES HOTTER THAN TABASCO SAUCE. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE FIVE-AND-A-HALF-YEAR JAIL SENTENCE HANDED DOWN TO A FAR NORTH MAN FOR SEX CRIMES AGAINST BOYS HAS BEEN MET WITH ANGER BY THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES. BUSINESSMAN AND CHURCH LEADER DANIEL TAYLOR ADMITTED NINE OFFENCES AGAINST FIVE BOYS, INCLUDING ONE PUT INTO HIS CARE BY CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY. THE INTERISLAND FERRY WILL CONTINUE TO DOCK AT PICTON AFTER THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO KEEP THE SERVICE IN THE TOWN. IT HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING THE TERMINAL FURTHER SOUTH TO CLIFFORD BAY, BUT DECIDED THAT WASN'T VIABLE. AND SUPPLIES OF WATER, MEDICINE AND FOOD ARE RUNNING DANGEROUSLY LOW IN THE WORST-HIT AREAS OF THE PHILIPPINES AS AID CONTINUES TO JUST TRICKLE IN. THE MAYOR OF TACLOBAN CITY HAS URGED RESIDENTS TO FLEE DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT INSISTING IT HAS THE RELIEF EFFORT UNDER CONTROL. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL WHITES' WORLD-CUP DREAMS ARE SHATTERED ` WE ALWAYS KNEW IT WOUDL BE TOUGH WE'LL HEAR FROM THE COACH AND BITTERLY DISAPPOINTED PLAYERS NEXT. AS THE MEXICANS TURN ON THE MAGIC, SERIOUS DEFENSIVE LAPSES COST THE ALL WHITES. SO WHO'S ALREADY BEEN RULED OUT OF NEXT WEEK IN WELLINGTON? PLUS ` THE ALL BLACKS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND IS NAMED. WE'LL TELL YOU WHO'S IN AND WHO'S OUT. AND STEVEN ADAMS CONFRONTS THE NBA'S SUPERSTARS IN LA ` HIS TEAMMATES SHAPE UP, LOOKING FOR A VITAL WIN. Welcome to Uses for Credit Card Rewards You Never Use. Today, the rice cooker, a planter pot, a foot spa,... DING! ...a dog bowl, a helmet. Get a reward that's actually rewarding with an ANZ CashBack credit card ` the only credit card that rewards you with cash. Call us today to get this great offer. LILTING PIANO MUSIC When inspiration strikes, talk to an ANZ home loan expert about this great rate ` 4.95% per annum, six months fixed. Talk to us today. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO FOOTBALL, AND THE ALL WHITES' HOPES OF MAKING NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP ARE ALL BUT OVER. THEY'VE BEEN THUMPED 5-1 BY MEXICO IN MEXICO CITY, WHICH MEANS THEY NEED A HUGE MARGIN OF VICTORY IN WELLINGTON NEXT WEEK IN THE RETURN GAME TO QUALIFY FOR RIO. STEPHEN STUART HAS TODAY'S MISMATCH. WHILE THE REVAMPED MEXICAN SIDE WAS OFF TARGET EARLY, ALL WHITES STRIKER CHRIS WOOD WASN'T. ALREADY ON A YELLOW CARD, THIS CLUMSY ELBOW CHARGE MAKING HIM THE FIRST OF THREE PLAYERS TO BE RULED OUT OF NEXT WEDNESDAY'S SECOND LEG. A SERIES OF STUNNING SAVES FROM GLEN MOSS KEPT THE ALL WHITES IN THE GAME FOR THE FIRST HALF AN HOUR, BUT SLOPPY DEFENDING WAS FINALLY PUNISHED IN THE 31ST MINUTE, WITH PAUL AGUILAR SCORING ` ONE OF SIX PLAYERS FROM LOCAL CLUB AMERICA. HE IS AN EXPRESSIVE COACH. THIS BRILLIANT BUILD-UP CAME TO NOTHING. DRIVEN ACROSS GOAL. SECOND GOAL! OFFSIDE FLAG. AND EVEN THE MAGNIFICENT MOSS COULDN'T STOP THIS FREE HEADER AS THE HOSTS WENT TO THE BREAK IN TOTAL COMMAND, UP 2-0. 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 AND NOR WILL LEO BERTOS. THERE ARE MEXICANS TUMBLING LIKE... NINEPINS HERE. WE LET OURSELVES DOWN TONIGHT IN A LOT OF AREAS WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON. HIS CONTAINING PLANS IN DISARRAY, THE CONSERVATIVE COACH HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO GAMBLE ON FLAIR, INJECTING MARCO ROJAS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. BUT THE 'WORLD NUMBER 25 RANKED' MEXICANS WERE IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE, WITH ORIBE PERALTA NETTING A DOUBLE. THREE GOALS IN SIX MINUTES, INCLUDING A CONSOLATION FOR SUBSTITUTE CHRIS JAMES. NZ WIDE OFF THE POST. THEY SCORED! THE 5-1 SCORELINE A REMINDER THAT THE MEXICANS HAVE THEIR MOJO BACK, WHILE AT LEAST THE ALL WHITES WILL BE FORCED INTO SHAKING UP THEIR LACKLUSTRE OUTFIT. STEPHEN STUART, ONE NEWS. SO AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE ASSIGNMENT IN WELLINGTON NEXT WEEK, ESPECIALLY FOR A TEAM STRUGGLING TO SCORE GOALS. THREE PLAYERS ARE RULED OUT AFTER PICKING UP THOSE YELLOW CARDS TODAY. COACH RICKI HERBERT IS LIKELY TO BE IN CHARGE FOR ONE LAST MATCH. OUR CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL IS WITH THE ALL WHITES IN MEXICO CITY. PARTY TIME IN MEXICO, AS THE ALL WHITES COACH FACED THE MUSIC. IN HINDSIGHT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TACTICS, WERE THEY THE CORRECT TACTICS THAT YOU STARTED OFF WITH? YEAH, I THINK, STEVEN, YOU CAN ALWAYS DRAW A LINE THROUGH THAT. I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE COSTLY MISTAKES WOULD'VE HAPPENED, NO MATTER HOW WE LINED UP TODAY. THE CAPTAIN SAYS HIS PLAYERS GAVE THE MEXICANS TOO MUCH RESPECT. WE'VE SPOKEN ABOUT THAT AFTER THE GAME, AND I THINK WE DID, YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS DETRIMENT TO US. MAKING FOR A CATCH-22 SITUATION FOR THE ALL WHITES' GLOVE MAN. TO BE HONEST, I'D RATHER HAVE THE WORST GAME OF MY LIFE AND LOSE 1-0 OR 2-0, THAN ONE OF MY BETTER ONES AND LOSE 5, SO GOALKEEPING'S A BIT OF A CRUEL JOB. THE EUPHORICA OF SCORING IN ONE OF FOOTBALL'S GREAT STADIUMS TAINTED BY THE HEAVY LOSS. IT TAKES AWAY THAT GOOD FEELING, BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I CAN, YOU KNOW, GO TO MY DEATHBED WITH. THE LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED OUT OF THE ALL WHITES, BUT HERBERT REFUSES TO BLAME NZ FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE LACK OF PRACTICE GAMES. WAS IT TWO GAMES SHORT, WAS IT FIVE GAMES SHORT? I DON'T KNOW, BUT LET'S NOT, AGAIN, DISRESPECTFULLY SAY THAT THE MEXICANS WEREN'T AN AWESOME TEAM TONIGHT. SO WHAT CAN MEXICO EXPECT IN WELLINGTON? WE'VE GOTTA MAKE IT AS TOUGH AND AS HARD FOR THEM AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. BUT REVERSING THE SCORELINE NEXT WEEK APPEARS TO BE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE. STEVE MARSHALL, ONE NEWS, MEXICO CITY. TO THE ALL BLACKS IN LONDON, AND FIRST FIVE DAN CARTER HAS BEEN CONFIRMED TO START THIS WEEKEND AGAINST ENGLAND IN WHAT WILL BE HIS 100TH TEST MATCH. THE BIG TALKING POINT ` IN THE BACKLINE, THE WING SPOTS HAVE BEEN FILLED BY JULIAN SAVEA AND CHARLES PIUTAU. THE FORWARD PACK STAYS THE SAME FROM THE WIN OVER FRANCE LAST WEEKEND. ON THE BENCH, LOCK LUKE ROMANO COMES IN, SO NO OPENSIDE COVER, WITH SAM CANE OUT OF THE 23. BUT IT'S ALL EYES ON THE FAMOUS NUMBER 10 JERSEY THIS WEEKEND, AS CARTER (31) FINDS HIMSELF UNDER MORE PRESSURE THAN EVER TO PERFORM, 10 YEARS SINCE HIS FIRST TEST. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT GARTH BRAY REPORTS FROM LONDON. HIS COACH THINKS DAN CARTER MAY BE THE BEST TO EVER WEAR THE NUMBER 10 IN BLACK OR ANY OTHER COLOUR. OWEN FARRELL, HIS OPPOSITE THIS WEEKEND, SAYS HE WATCHES CARTER'S EVERY MOVE TO IMPROVE. BUT WHEN YOU'RE THE BEST, WHO DO YOU WATCH? MYSELF, TO BE HONEST. NOT IN AN ARROGANT WAY, BUT I KNOW THE LEVELS I CAN GET UP TO AND WANT TO GET UP TO, AND THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING ME. JOHN KIRWAN! MY FIRST MEMORY IS WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE '87 WORLD CUP WATCHING JOHN KIRWAN SCORING LENGTH-OF-THE-FIELD TRY, AND FROM THAT MOMENT, I WANTED TO BE AN ALL BLACK. ALL BLACK MOMENTS HAVE BEEN FEWER LATELY. THIS WEEKEND WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN 18 MONTHS THAT CARTER HAS PLAYED THREE TESTS ON THE TROT ` INJURY FOLLOWING INJURY. YEAH, THAT'S BEEN REALLY TOUGH. THE FIRST SIX YEARS OF MY CAREER, I COULD PLAY A GAME ON A SATURDAY AND GO FOR A RUN ON SUNDAY IF I WANTED. HIS UPCOMING SABBATICAL MIGHT MEAN HIS SATURDAYS ARE SPENT ON THE SIDELINE, BUT IT'S ALL AIMED AT THE LONG-TERM GOAL. I'M NOT TAKING A BREAK JUST TO GET TO THE WORLD CUP. I WANT TO GET SOME LONGEVITY IN MY CAREER, PLAY FOR A FEW YEARS AFTER THE WORLD CUP. AND A CHANCE TO SPEND TIME AS A FATHER OF INFANT SON MARCO. THEY HAVE NO IDEA IF YOU'VE HAD A GOOD DAY OR A BAD DAY. THEY'RE THE SAME SMILEY FACE THAT YOU GO BACK TO. JUST SORT OF LIGHTS UP THE WORLD. HIS OWN FATHER WILL BE THERE AT TWICKENHAM THIS WEEKEND, WATCHING THE BOY WHO'S ALREADY LIVING HIS DREAM AND STILL CHASING THE WIN. GARTH BRAY, ONE NEWS, LONDON. FORMER WARRIOR IAN HENDERSON CAN EXPECT A LITTLE EXTRA ATTENTION FROM THE KIWIS IN SATURDAY MORNING'S RUGBY-LEAGUE WORLD-CUP QUARTER-FINAL IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. ELIJAH TAYLOR'S BEEN KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON HIS EX-TRAINING PARTNER, WHO'S SO FAR PROVEN TO BE A KEY COG IN SCOTLAND'S UNBEATEN RUN. HE'S A TOUGH BLOKE, AND HE'S A SMART FOOTBALLER, BUT I THINK THEIR HALVES AND THEIR KICKING GAME, ESPECIALLY YOU WATCH THEM KICK AGAINST ITALY AND THEY'RE KICKING REALLY EARLY, SO WE'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT. TAYLOR'S BEEN INCLUDED IN THE KIWIS TEAM OF 19, ALONGSIDE SIMON MANNERING, WHO RETURNS TO LEAD THE KIWIS AFTER SITTING OUT LAST WEEK'S WIN OVER PAPUA NEW GUINEA. NBA BASKETBALLER STEVEN ADAMS HAS TODAY MADE HIS FIRST START FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER, AGAINST THE STAR-STUDDED CLIPPERS IN LA, ADAMS EXECUTING HIS PICK AND GO WELL TO NOTCH UP FOUR POINTS IN HIS 12 FIRST-HALF MINUTES AS THE THUNDER CAME BACK TO LEAD AT THE BREAK. MAN: I CAN SEE WHY THEY LIKE YOUNG STEVEN ADAMS. MAN: YES, SIR. I MEAN, YOU CAN'T RUN THAT PLAY WITH KENDRICK PERKINS. BUT JUST IN THAT ONE SEQUENCE, THAT STEVEN ADAMS LOOKS LIKE HE COULD BE A KEEPER. A FLARE-UP LATE IN THE HALF SEEING ADAMS' TEAMMATE SERGE IBAKA EJECTED, INCREASING THE WORKLOAD FOR THE KIWI. ADAMS IS LIKELY TO START AGAIN TOMORROW WHEN THE THUNDER MEET THE AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. WITH A QUARTER REMAINING, THE CLIPPERS HOLD A SLENDER FIVE-POINT LEAD. AUCKLAND GOLFER RYAN FOX IS THE LEADING KIWI LATE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE AUSTRALIAN MASTERS AT A COLD AND BREEZY ROYAL MELBOURNE TODAY AFTER A THREE-UNDER-PAR 68, THREE SHOTS BEHIND SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LEFT-HANDER NICK CULLEN, WHO HOLED THIS EAGLE ON THE PAR FOUR 11TH. MAN: ...JUST 304M, AND HE'S GONE EVEN ONE BETTER! MAN: HE'S A STAR, ISN'T HE, CULLEN? WON A COUPLE OF TIMES NOW INTERNATIONALLY ` ONE ASIA TOUR. THE 29-YEAR-OLD WENT TO FIRE 65 FOR A TWO-STROKE LEAD. TWO DAYS OUT FROM A RETURN TO THE RING, HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER DAVID TUA'S RECEIVED THE BACKING OF HIS FORMER TRAINER, KEVIN BARRY, DESPITE EARLIER SUGGESTING TUA'S DECISION TO RETURN TO THE RING WAS A POOR ONE. HE'S EVEN WARNING TUA'S OPPONENT ALEXANDER USTINOV TO BRACE HIMSELF FOR SCENES LIKE THIS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. HE'S NOT GONNA LAST HIS ROUND. HE'S PUMMELLING HIM. I'M REALLY LIKING WHAT I'M HEARING AT THE MOMENT. HE SEEMS CONFIDENT, HE SEEMS AT EASE WITH HIMSELF, HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE CARRYING ROUND ANY BAGGAGE AT THE MOMENT, AND THOSE ARE VERY GOOD SIGNS. BARRY ALSO BELIEVES TUA'S TRADEMARK LEFT HOOK WILL BE TOO MUCH FOR USTINOV IF HE CAN GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO UNLEASH IT. MORE SUCCESS FOR KIWI SWIMMING STAR LAUREN BOYLE WITH A DOUBLE-MEDAL NIGHT AT THE LATEST WORLD CUP EVENT IN BEIJING. THE WORLD SHORT-COURSE CHAMP FINISHED SECOND IN THE 800 FREESTYLE AND THIRD IN THE 200 FINAL. BOYLE WILL COMPETE IN THE 400 FREESTYLE TOMORROW. BLACKCAPS CAPTAIN BRENDON MCCULLUM IS KATENE CLARKE'S FAVOURITE PLAYER, WHICH MIGHT HELP EXPLAIN THE REMARKABLE FEAT OF THE 14-YEAR-OLD FROM MT ALBERT GRAMMAR SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND. HE TOP-SCORED FOR THE SECOND 11 THIS WEEK WITH A KNOCK OF 219 RUNS. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. KEEPING HIS EYE IN AT THE NETS, KATENE CLARKE SHOWING THE STYLE AND POWER THAT HALLMARKED HIS DOUBLE CENTURY. < WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE TO HIT THE 200? YEAH, IT WAS GREAT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT IT WAS JUST AMAZING, REALLY. EVEN MORE AMAZING BECAUSE HE STARTED SO SLOWLY. PROBABLY THE FIRST 20 BALLS ONLY BROUGHT 10 RUNS OR SO, SO THAT MAKES THE INNINGS EVEN MORE REMARKABLE, BECAUSE THE OTHER 200 WERE SCORED OFF SOMETHING LIKE 70 BALLS. THE 219 RUNS AGAINST LISTON COLLEGE INCLUDING 22 FOURS AND SIX SIXES. < WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT IT? PROBABLY THE SIX DOWN THE GROUND THAT WENT INTO THE POOL, I THINK. THE COACH PRAISING CLARKE'S DETERMINATION AND MENTAL STRENGTH ALLIED TO HIS NATURAL ATHLETICISM. IT'S AN OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR ANY PLAYER AT ANY GRADE TO GET 200 RUNS, AND FOR THOSE INVOLVED, EVEN THE OPPOSITION, IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'LL REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. HIS MATES MICKEY-TAKING BUT PROUD OF THEIR SKIPPER. WE'VE BEEN GIVING HIM A BIT OF CRAP ABOUT IT, BUT IT WAS DESERVED AND IT WAS WELL DONE. IT WAS PRETTY OUTSTANDING WATCHING HIM BATTING, EH, JUST ROTATING THE STRIKE ROUND HIM, JUST SEEING HIM SLAP SOME BOUNDARIES, AND IT WAS JUST CRAZY. IS IT A BURDEN OR IS IT A GOOD THING? I THINK AT THAT AGE IT'S A GOOD THING. I MEAN, NO FEAR, AND THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD PLAY ` NO FEAR WHEN YOU BAT. AND HE'LL FEEL CONFIDENT WHEN HE GOES TO THE INNINGS. THAT COULD BE THE YEAR NINE KNOCKOUT CUP AUCKLAND FINALS NEXT WEEK ` THE BLACKCAPS THE LONGER-TERM AMBITION. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. GOOD BOWLING ACTION TOO TOOK SOME WICKETS A NAME TO LOOKOUT FOR AFTER THE BREAK ` KAREN SAYS OUR FAIR WEATHER HIGH IS FIGHTING TO STAY FOR THE WEEKEND. TONIGHT ON THE SHOW ` BEFORE YOU HAVE THAT TALK WITH YOUR KIDS ABOUT CONTRACEPTION, WE HAVE SOME TRULY SURPRISING FACTS FOR YOU. ALSO ` AN AMAZING ACT OF GENEROSITY THAT'LL CHEER YOU RIGHT UP. AND THE ORIGINAL ALL-FEMALE HIP-HOP SUPERSTARS ` SALT-N-PEPA JOIN US LIVE IN THE STUDIO. THAT'S ALL AT SEVEN SHARP. HELLO AGAIN. THE RUN OF FINE WEATHER SHOULD CONTINUE FOR MOST TOMORROW. THANKS TO CHRIS RILEY FOR THIS GREAT REFLECTIVE LAKE SHOT FROM WANAKA. STILL GOT A LARGE HIGH SITTING OVER US. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, BUT THE ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE NORTH ISLAND PUSHED SOME CLOUD ASHORE. STARTING TO GET THE LEADING TENDRILS OF THIS FRONTAL CLOUD IN THE TASMAN PUSHING ON TO THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND. QUITE A LOT GOING ON IN THE TASMAN. LOW PRESSURE SPAWNING A COUPLE OF LOWS AND A NUMBER OF FRONTS, SO ANOTHER SETTLED DAY FOR MOST, MAYBE JUST A BIT DAMP IN THE SOUTHWEST. THE FRONTS PUT A LITTLE MORE PRESSURE ON THE HIGH AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND. CLOUDY SKIES ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. JUST A VEIL OF HIGH CLOUD OUT EAST. RAIN DEVELOPS LATER IN THE DAY SOUTH OF THE GLACIERS. MAYBE A FEW SPITS SPREADING OVER INTO INLAND PARTS OF OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND. NORTHEAST WINDS FOR MOST. LOOKING VERY NICE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND ` LOTS OF BLUE SKY UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD IN THE EAST, BUT THAT'LL VAPORISE. NOT MUCH WIND ` JUST A WEE NORTHERLY THROUGH COOK STRAIT. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ SATURDAY ` MAINLY FINE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. STAYS MOSTLY DRY IN MARLBOROUGH. SOME RAIN IN THE WEST, SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE EAST. SUNDAY ` MOSTLY FINE. JUST A FEW SHOWERS IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS AND THE RANGES AT FIRST. AND MONDAY'S LOOKING GOOD ` MAINLY FINE, MAYBE JUST A FEW AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS. A BIG DAY FOR MIMI SCHOOL IN NORTH TARANAKI TOMORROW ` THEY'VE GOT THEIR GALA DAY. THESE CHILDREN ARE PRACTISING FOR THEIR 'DROWN THE CLOWN' STALL. I'M GUESSING A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET WET TOMORROW ` JUST AS WELL THE WEATHER'S LOOKING GOOD. HAVE FUN. FINALLY TONIGHT, 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, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GLORY HOG. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, KENDRICK LAMAR AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS ROUND OUT THE TOP FIVE. OUR PRODUCER, TATI URALE, SOMEHOW EXCLUDED FROM THAT LIST (!) AND THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR THURSDAY.