DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. TONIGHT ` HE WAS SUPPOSED TO CARE. INSTEAD, HE ABUSED. WHAT'S BEING DONE TO MAKE SURE HIS CRIMES AREN'T REPEATED? THE DESPERATION IN THE PHILIPPINES DEEPENS AS HOSPITALS STRUGGLE TO HANDLE THE OVERWHELMING TIDE OF THE INJURED. AND LATER ` THE CLIMBING CANINE. HOW THE MONGREL PUP KNOCKED THE BASTARD OFF. A CYF CAREGIVER AND COMMUNITY LEADER WHO SEXUALLY ABUSED YOUNG BOYS COULD BE OUT OF JAIL IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THAT'S JUST OVER HALF THE FIVE YEAR, SEVEN MONTH SENTENCE DANIEL TAYLOR WAS GIVEN FOR HIS CRIMES. HELEN CASTLES WAS AT THE HIGH COURT IN 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. SCENES IN THE PHILIPPINE CITY OF TACLOBAN HAVE GONE FROM DEVASTATING TO DESPERATE. HOSPITALS ARE UNABLE TO COPE WITH DEMAND, AND PEOPLE ARE DOING ANYTHING THEY CAN TO SURVIVE. CHANNEL 9'S DENHAM HITCHCOCK REPORTS. THERE ARE THREE HOSPITALS IN TACLOBAN, AND THIS IS THE ONLY ONE WORKING, IF YOU COULD CALL IT THAT. THEY ARE DOING THE BEST WITH WHAT THEY HAVE, BUT WHAT THEY HAVE ISN'T MUCH. IT'S CHAOTIC WITHOUT ANY POWER, WITHOUT ANY WATER, AND THE DIETARY SECTION RAN OUT OF FOOD SUPPLY. CONDITIONS ARE FAR FROM SANITARY, THE FLOORS ARE FILTHY, THE SMELL IS SEPTIC, AND STORM DEBRIS AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT IS EVERYWHERE. THEY ONLY HAVE ONE GENERATOR FOR A TWO-STOREY HOSPITAL. THIS CAN ONLY LIGHT THREE ROOMS WITH BULBS ` THREE BULBS. THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF POWER? YES, AS OF NOW. AS OF NOW, YES. THEY RAN OUT OF MORPHINE DAYS AGO. THEY HAVE ONLY PAINKILLERS IN TABLET FORM AND PATIENTS WHO NEED MUCH MORE THAN THAT. BOTH LEGS ARE PARALYSED. MOST OF THE INJURIES ARE FROM FALLING WALLS AND TREES. (CRIES, SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) IN A LONELY CORNER, WE FIND A DAUGHTER HOLDING HER FATHER'S HAND. HE HAS A BAD INFECTION FROM AN INJURY, AND THEY ARE TRYING DESPERATELY TO SAVE HIM. (CRIES, SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) DEATH HAS BEEN SO CONSTANT HERE, THE STAFF BARELY BLINK WHEN HE GOES. BUT WITH THE RIGHT ANTIBIOTICS AND ELECTRICITY, HE COULD'VE BEEN SAVED? CORRECT, CORRECT. EARLY. IF THE ANTIBIOTICS HAD BEEN STARTED EARLY, HE COULD BE SAVED. THEY DON'T KNOW IT YET, BUT THESE ARE THE LITTLE MIRACLES OF TACLOBAN. THE ONES WHO SURVIVED AGAINST THE ODDS ` BABIES BORN DURING ONE OF THE MOST DEVASTATING STORMS IN HISTORY. (CRIES) THEY SHOULD BE INTENSIVE CARE. INSTEAD, THE HOSPITAL CHURCH HAS BECOME THE MATERNITY WARD. THEY ARE WATCHED OVER BY MORE THAN MUM. 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 IS 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 HAS 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 WILL PROVIDE HELP TO THE DEVASTATED AREAS FOR AROUND FIVE DAYS. OUR GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED NEARLY $4.5M TO DISASTER RELIEF IN THE PHILIPPINES. AND THE NZ RED CROSS APPEAL HAS NOW RAISED MORE THAN $540,000. A TWO-YEAR INVESTIGATION INTO CYCLING DEATHS IN NZ HAS ENDED WITH A CALL FOR AN EXPERT PANEL TO BE SET UP. 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. 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? > YEAH, 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 VEHICLES ON THE INTERISLANDER SERVICE FOLLOWING THE BREAK DOWN 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. IT SEEMS LIKELY SHARES IN OUR NATIONAL AIRLINE WILL GO ON SALE BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE GOVERNMENT OWNS 73% OF AIR NZ AND HAS SIGNALLED IT INTENDS TO SELL SOME OF THAT. OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE FURIOUS THE COMPANY COULD BE SOLD AHEAD OF THE ASSET SALES REFERENDUM NEXT WEEK. 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.' PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY SAYS NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE AROUND THE TIMING OF THE SALE, BUT MARKET ANALYSTS HAVE TOLD ONE NEWS THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR MORE AIR NZ SHARES TO COME ON THE MARKET. NEW HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN PASSED INTO LAW TONIGHT. THE PIKE RIVER DISASTER WAS THE DRIVING FORCE FOR PARLIAMENT PASSING LEGISLATION TONIGHT THAT SETS UP A NEW AUTHORITY, WORKSAFE NZ. IT'S ONE OF THE 16 RECOMMENDATIONS PUT FORWARD BY THE ROYAL COMMISSION. MINE OPERATORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP DETAILED HAZARD-MANAGEMENT PLANS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW THEY WILL MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. THESE REGULATIONS WILL BRING REGULATION OF MINING HEALTH AND SAFETY NZ IN LINE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICE. THE LAW ALSO ALLOWS FOR GREATER EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY CONDITIONS AT WORK. 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 MOVED TO A NEW STAGE TODAY, WITH AUSTRALIAN EXPERTS TAKING OVER. WE'RE 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 THAT 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. IT'LL COST MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS AND TAKE MORE THAN 10 YEARS, BUT, FINALLY, WE'VE SEEN THE PLAN FOR REBUILDING CHRISTCHURCH'S QUAKE-DAMAGED SCHOOLS. ALI PUGH WITH THE 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 BUILT; 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 VERY STANDARD DISPOSAL PROCESS. THOSE PROPERTIES ARE HANDED OVER TO LINZ, AND LINZ WORKS THEIR THROUGH THEIR DISPOSAL MECHANISM. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT WILL REVIEW ITS PROGRESS IN FOUR YEARS' TIME. ALI PUGH, ONE NEWS. SOCIAL HOUSING IN NZ HAS BEEN NEGLECTED FOR DECADES. THAT'S THE FINDING OF A SALVATION ARMY REPORT WHICH SAYS IT'S 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 ARE 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 NOT ALL 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 WAKE-UP 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 PROSTATE-CANCER PROTEINS FOUND IN 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 A 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. GET YOUR WEEKEND PLANS SORTED. IT'S LOOKING LIKE A GOOD ONE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT. YOUR WEATHER DETAILS IN 11 MINUTES. PLUS ` NEW HEIGHTS FOR CANINE KIND. MEET THE FIRST DOG TO CLIMB THE WORLD'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN. AND HELLO, HOT STUFF! THE NEW CRAZE FOR PUSHING YOUR TASTE BUDS TO THEIR SPICY LIMIT. So, I got the staff over for a few beers, and being the responsible host, I'm putting together a match that is huge on flavour but won't play havoc on the old waistline. A classic match straight out of Belgium ` Stella Artois, fresh steamed mussels, whoo, with a little bit of naughty on the side. Here's the thing ` there's this belief that a glass of beer has more calories than wine, and that ain't necessarily so. They pretty much have the same amount as a typical glass of wine or a mixed spirit. Most of the calories come from the alcohol itself. It's not the individual drink, it's the amount that you consume, so too many beers or wines or rums ` you know the deal. Also about what you eat with beer, and the trick is in the balance. Don't overindulge, and I say it's all good. Stella is just such a flavoursome lager. It's got this hint of fruitiness from the Belgian yeast, and it matches perfectly with this classic broth. Here you go, guys. Mussels and a cold lager ` unreal. Try my mussels and fries recipe with some Stella Artois. Look out for Made to Match, or check out this latest match and more calorie information at madetomatch.co.nz NOW TO THE STORY OF A DOG WHO ` TO USE AS MANY CLICHES AS WE CAN ` WENT FROM ROCK BOTTOM TO THE ACTUAL TOP OF THE WORLD. RUPEE IS THE FIRST DOG ON RECORD TO CLIMB MT EVEREST. HERE'S ABC'S LARA SPENCER. IT IS THE ULTIMATE UNDERDOG TALE. RUPEE, A ONCE ABANDONED PUP, MAKING CANINE HISTORY, BECOMING THE FIRST DOG ON RECORD TO CLIMB MT EVEREST. HIS OWNER, JOANNE LEFSON, BY HIS SIDE HE DID AMAZINGLY WELL. BUT RUPEE WASN'T ALWAYS ON TOP OF THE WORLD. LEFSON SAYS SHE FOUND HIM IN ROUGH SHAPE JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, ABANDONED IN THIS DUMP. I WAS IN THE HIMALAYAN AREAS IN NORTHERN INDIA. UM, THIS LITTLE PUP CAME CHARGING TOWARDS ME. STARVING, DEHYDRATED AND NEAR DEATH, RUPEE FELL INTO LEFSON'S LAP, AND LEFSON FELL IN LOVE. SHE NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH BACK AT HOME IN SOUTH AFRICA AND DECIDED TO BRING RUPEE ALONG ON HER MT EVEREST CLIMB AS HER OWN SLUMDOG MOUNTAINEER. IT WAS QUITE AMAZING TO WATCH RUPEE TRANSFORM INTO THIS AMAZING MT EVEREST-TREKKING SUPERDOG. HE TOOK THE LEAD ON MOST DAYS. WE WERE KINDA DRAGGING UP, YOU KNOW, BEHIND HIM. A FURRY FRIEND WHO'S TAKEN JOANNE'S LOVE FOR ADVENTURE TO INCREDIBLE NEW HEIGHTS. IF YOU HAD SOMETHING SPICY FOR DINNER AND ARE NOW KIND OF REGRETTING IT, WELL, DON'T THINK ABOUT TAKING UP THIS HOBBY. CHILLI ENTHUSIASTS ARE CONSTANTLY HUNTING DOWN HOTTER AND HOTTER PEPPERS JUST TO TEST THEMSELVES. ABC'S LINDSAY JANIS ASKS, 'IS THIS THE LATEST CRAZE OR JUST PLAIN CRAZY?' 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. UM, SO... WOW! (COUGHS) WOW! NOT THE MOST PLEASANT EXPERIENCE, BUT I HAVE TO SAY ` I'M FEELING A LITTLE MORE ALIVE. I'M OK! FUN FACT ` THE HOTTEST CHILLI CURRENTLY ON RECORD IS THE TRINIDAD SCORPION, WHICH IS ALMOST 800 TIMES HOTTER THAN TABASCO SAUCE. IT'S LOOKING LIKE A PRETTY FINE WEEKEND. THE WEATHER AT YOUR PLACE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK IS NEXT. TYRES SQUEAL MOURNFUL STRINGS MUSIC If you're speeding and you crash, the car stops, but everything inside keeps moving. MOURNFUL MUSIC CONTINUES It's the same inside your body. MOURNFUL MUSIC CONTINUES SNAP! NOW TO THE WEATHER. SOUTH-EAST FLOW DIES OUT AS THE RIDGE TAKES COMMAND, AND THE OLD LOW EAST OF US MOVES FURTHER OUT INTO THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN. TASMAN FRONTAL ACTIVITY BECOMES MORE ORGANISED AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE COUNTRY FROM THE WEST. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ