DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. STILL INSIDE AND STILL A RISK. THE UNUSUAL MOVE TO KEEP ONE OF OUR MOST DANGEROUS KILLERS IN JAIL. A GLOBAL CHILD PORN BUST. POLICE INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE LINKS TO MEN HERE. PLUS, THEY'RE WAY BEYOND SIT, STAY OR ROLL OVER. THE WORLD'S BEST JUMPING DOGS COMPETE FOR FLYING CANINE SUPREMACY. ONE NEWS CAN TONIGHT REVEAL ONE OF OUR MOST NOTORIOUS KILLERS HAS HAD HIS JAIL SENTENCE EXTENDED TO AT LEAST 30 YEARS. THE PAROLE BOARD HAS TAKEN THE RARE STEP BECAUSE IT BELIEVES PETER HOLDEM, WHO MURDERED CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOLGIRL LOUISA DAMODRAN, IS STILL A HIGH RISK. LOUISA'S MOTHER SPOKE EXLUSIVELY TO SIMON BRADWELL. THIS IS AYNSLEY HARWOOD'S FAVOURITE KEEPSAKE OF HER DAUGHTER, LOUISA DAMODRAN. WHEN I LOOK AT HER PHOTO, OFTEN HER EYES ARE SPARKLING, LIKE SHE'S HAPPY. YEAH. LOUISA WAS JUST 6 WHEN PETER HOLDEM ABDUCTED HER AS SHE WALKED HOME FROM SCHOOL, MURDERED HER AND DUMPED HER BODY IN A RIVER. THE MURDER SO INCENSED THE CHRISTCHURCH COMMUNITY THAT POLICE HAD TO KEEP GUARD OUTSIDE COURT AT HOLDEM'S TRIAL. BEHIND BARS SINCE HIS ARREST IN 1986, THE PAROLE BOARD HAS NOW ENSURED HOLDEM WILL BE IN JAIL FOR AT LEAST 30 YEARS, BELIEVED TO BE LONGER THAN ANY OTHER KILLER. I'M REALLY REALLY GLAD, AND I HOPE THEY CONTINUE TO KEEP HIM IN. AYNSLEY HARWOOD BELIEVES HOLDEM WILL KILL AGAIN, AND WE CAN REVEAL THAT A PSYCHOLOGIST WHO SPENT 34 ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH HIM CONCLUDED... THE PAROLE BOARD HAS RULED THAT HOLDEM IS SUCH A HIGH RISK THAT HE NOT EVEN BE CONSIDERED FOR RELEASE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. AND, IN ITS DECISION, THE PAROLE BOARD SAYS THAT AS WELL AS LOUISA'S MURDER, HOLDEM HAS 66 OTHER CONVICTIONS, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED RAPE AND THE ATTEMPTED SEXUAL VIOLATION OF A GIRL (6). EARLIER THIS YEAR, ONE NEWS WAS THE ONLY MEDIA ALLOWED TO ATTEND HOLDEM'S PAROLE HEARING AT SPRING HILL PRISON. AT THE HEARING, THE BOARD SAID PICTURES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN HAD BEEN FOUND IN HIS CELL, BUT HOLDEM SAID THEY'D BEEN PLANTED THERE. I WONDER IF HE KNOWS HOW FAR HE HAS TO GO IN HIS JOURNEY TO RECOVERY TO BE A NORMAL PERSON. AYNSLEY HARWOOD'S BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW. SHE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO CELEBRATE BUT SAYS THE PAROLE BOARD'S GIVEN HER AN EARLY GIFT. SIMON BRADWELL, ONE NEWS. DAVID ROSS IS TONIGHT BEGINNING A 10-YEAR, 10-MONTH JAIL SENTENCE FOR CARRYING OUT THE COUNTRY BIGGEST EVER FRAUD. THE LOWER HUTT MAN STOLE MORE THAN $100M FROM INVESTORS OVER 12 YEARS. HE FACED THE PEOPLE HE SWINDLED OUT OF THEIR LIFE SAVINGS IN COURT TODAY. GEORGINA BALL WAS THERE. THIS MAN FLEECED INVESTORS OF TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. TODAY, HE WAS JAILED FOR 10 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS FOR WHAT THE JUDGE SAID WAS THE WORST FRAUD OF ITS KIND EVER COMMITTED IN THIS COUNTRY. YOUR HUBRIS HAS WROUGHT INCALCULABLE HARM TO THE LIVES OF MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE TRUSTING AND VULNERABLE AND ARE NOW DEVASTATED. THE FORMER FINANCIAL ADVISOR PLEADED GUILTY IN AUGUST TO A RAFT OF FRAUD CHARGES IN RELATION TO THE COLLAPSE OF ROSS ASSET MANAGEMENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HE DISGUISED HIS PONZI SCHEME FOR MORE THAN A DECADE BY MAKING UP FALSE INVESTMENTS AND EVEN A FAKE BROKER TO STEAL MORE THAN $100M FROM INVESTORS WHILE LIVING IN THIS $2M-PLUS MANSION. WE COULDN'T FILM THE VICTIMS GIVING STATEMENTS IN COURT, BUT WE CAN TELL YOU WHAT THEY SAID. SOME VICTIMS CRIED. OTHERS HAD TO BE HELD UP AS THEY TOLD OF THE PAIN HE'D CAUSED. ONE INVESTOR SAID HE WAS SUICIDAL. ANOTHER TOLD ROSS TO HAVE SOME GUTS AND LOOK HIM IN THE EYE AS HE TOLD HIM TO ROT IN HELL. THE JUDGE SAID ROSS WAS A LIAR AND A THIEF MOTIVATED BY A TWISTED FORM OF VANITY AS HE CREATED A COMPLEX WEB OF DECEIT. THROUGH HIS LAWYER, ROSS APOLOGISED, SAYING HE WISHED HE COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK. I AM SO SORRY FOR THE LOSSES YOU HAVE INCURRED BECAUSE OF MY ACTIONS AND THE WINDING UP OF THE ROSS ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP. ROSS WILL SERVE AT LEAST FIVE AND A HALF YEARS BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE. IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT SENTENCE, BUT IT'S COLD COMFORT, OF COURSE, TO INVESTORS WHO'VE LOST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE SENTENCE IS SIMPLY TOO LIGHT. IN THE CASE OF BERNIE MADOFF, WHO COMMITTED A SIMILAR PONZI IN AMERICA, HE GOT 150 YEARS. THE JUDGE ACKNOWLEDGED TODAY THAT ANY REPARATIONS WILL BE ONLY A DROP IN THE BUCKET, AND NO SENTENCE WOULD HELP INVESTORS. GEORGINA BALL, ONE NEWS. IT'S NOW A WEEK SINCE TYPHOON HAIYAN SLAMMED INTO THE PHILIPPINES, WIPING OUT TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND LEAVING THOUSANDS DEAD. RELIEF OPERATIONS ARE FINALLY UNDERWAY, BUT THE JOB AHEAD IS A HUGE CHALLENGE, WITH AID AGENCIES DESCRIBING THE SITUATION AS BLEAK. CHANNEL 9'S DENHAM HITCHCOCK CATCHES UP WITH A TEAM OF AUSTRALIAN AID WORKERS IN THE DEVASTATED CITY OF TACLOBAN. WATCHING PICTURES IS ONE THING. SEEING IT FIRST HAND IS ANOTHER. WOMAN: I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE'RE BACK. AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS ON THEIR FIRST DRIVE THROUGH WHAT USED TO BE THE CITY OF TACLOBAN ` THE SUBURBS AND RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS THAT WERE HOME TO SO MANY. ALL YOUR SENSES ARE BEING ASSAILED IN THE SENSE OF THE VISUAL STUFF, THE SMELL, AND JUST, YEAH, YOUR HUMAN EMPATHY. FINALLY, THE AIRPORT IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A RELIEF OPERATION. MILITARY PLANES AND CHOPPERS, PALLETS OF SUPPLIES. BUT STILL THOUSANDS ARE DESPERATE TO GET OUT. ENTIRE FAMILIES ARE CAMPED HERE. WATER IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY. ON THE FIFTH DAY. FIVE DAYS NO FOOD? 35-DEGREE HEAT, 100% HUMIDITY, SEVEN DAYS SINCE THE DISASTER. I DON'T NEED TO POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS HERE. THIS RUBBLE IS A GRAVEYARD. AND YOU CAN DRIVE FOR SIX HOURS IN EITHER DIRECTION, AND IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. THE THREAT OF DISEASE IS VERY REAL. WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON WHY THIS TEAM OF AUSTRALIANS IS SO CRUCIAL. ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE WILL BE THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. 36 DOCTORS AND NURSES ` THE BEST WE HAVE IN THE WORST DISASTER THE PHILIPPINES HAS EVER SEEN. HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO THE DISASTERS YOU'VE SEEN? THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY. YOU KNOW, FOR ME, THIS IS, UM... IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE ARMAGEDDON. I THINK THAT'S THAT WAY I'D PUT IT. WE WILL TREAT THEM AS IF I TREAT MY FAMILY. A PARAGLIDER IS IN CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER CRASHING NEAR A SOUTH ISLAND SKI FIELD. THE PARAGLIDING ACCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR MT CHEESEMAN SKI FIELD IN INLAND CANTERBURY. A GROUP FROM THE SKI FIELD WENT TO THE PILOT'S AID AS RESCUE SERVICES WERE ALERTED. THE WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER WAS UNABLE TO LAND CLOSE, AND AN ALPINE RESCUE TEAM HELPED GET THE INJURED MAN OFF THE STEEP TERRAIN SO HE COULD BE WINCHED IN TO THE HELICOPTER. HE WAS THEN FLOWN BACK TO CHRISTCHURCH. ONE OF THE SOUTH ISLAND'S ICONIC SKI FIELDS HAS RETURNED TO NZ OWNERSHIP. CARDRONA ALPINE RESORT, WHICH INCLUDES COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION 'ON THE MOUNTAIN', HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY SOUTH ISLAND TOURIST COMPANY 'REAL JOURNEYS' FROM ITS FORMER AUSTRALIAN OWNERS FOR 'AN UNDISCLOSED SUM'. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY FOR SOME TIME, AND WE SAW THIS AS A GREAT LOCAL ASSET IN NZ AND ALSO AS A WINTER BUSINESS, WHERE MOST OF OUR BUSINESS IS IN THE SUMMER. SO THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF SYNERGIES THAT WE CAN EXTRACT BY PUTTING THE BUSINESSES TOGETHER. REAL JOURNEYS OPERATES TOURIST VESSELS IN FIORDLAND, STEWART ISLAND AND AKAROA AS WELL AS THE HISTORIC STEAMSHIP EARNSLAW ON LAKE WAKATIPU. FREIGHT OPERATORS SAY THEY'RE LOOKING AT EVERY OPTION TO KEEP GOODS MOVING FOLLOWING THE GROUNDING OF ONE INTERISLANDER FERRY. THE BROKEN-DOWN ARATERE WILL BE OUT OF ACTION DURING THE SUMMER BREAK, CUTTING FREIGHT AND PASSENGER CAPACITY BY ALMOST HALF. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. GETTING FREIGHT AND TOURISTS TO THE OTHER SIDE HAS BECOME A LOT MORE DIFFICULT NOW THE ARATERE'S OUT FOR REPAIRS. THE PROSPECT OF BEING 45% DOWN IN CAPACITY FOR A LONG DURATION OF SOME SIX MONTHS, THAT'S NOT A NICE SITUATION. SUMMER IS THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR FOR THE INTERISLANDER, WITH FREIGHT DEMAND INCREASING BY 20% AND THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS CROSSING THE COOK STRAIT FOR THE SUMMER BREAK. WE'RE TURNING OVER ALL STONES. WE'RE GOING AFTER IT TO PUT THE BEST OPTIONS POSSIBLE IN PLACE IN THIS VERY UNFORTUNATE TIME. THE ARATERE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP TO SIX MONTHS TO REPAIR, AND KIWIRAIL ISN'T TAKING ANY NEW BOOKINGS FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES. AT THIS STAGE, TOURISM OPERATORS ARE UNSURE OF ANY ECONOMIC IMPACT BUT SAY THEY'RE TRYING TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS. A LOT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT, ON THE FACE OF IT, LOOK PRETTY SERIOUS TODAY ARE ABLE TO BE MITIGATED AS TIME GOES BY. THE COMPETITION BLUEBRIDGE WOULDN'T COMMENT TODAY, BUT, ALONG WITH AIR NZ, ONE NEWS HAS BEEN TOLD ARE IN TALKS WITH TOURIST OPERATORS TO PICK UP ANY SLACK. CAMPERS ARE URGED TO BE PATIENT. IF THEY CAN MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING FOR THEM. DELAYS ARE INEVITABLE FOR FREIGHT. SOME COMPANIES ARE CONSIDERING USING DIRECT COASTAL SHIPPING FROM AUCKLAND TO CHRISTCHURCH. A LEASED VESSEL IS BEING CONSIDERED TO HELP FILL THE GAP, BUT THAT WONT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MID-JANUARY. IF WE COULD GET ONE HERE FASTER, THAT'S SENSIBLE, WE WOULD DO IT. INTERISLANDER HOPES THIS INCIDENT WON'T AFFECT ITS BUSINESS LONG TERM. RYAN BOSWELL, ONE NEWS. JOHN KEY'S ARRIVED IN SRI LANKA FOR THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT MEETING, PROMISING TO TALK ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS WHEN HE MEETS THE COUNTRY'S PRIME MINISTER. SRI LANKA IS UNDER FIRE FOR ITS 2009 MILITARY ACTION AGAINST TAMIL REBELS IN THE NORTH TO END THE CIVIL WAR. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN REPORTS FROM COLOMBO. TO SOME, HE'S A SAVIOUR; TO OTHERS, A WAR CRIMINAL. BUT A FAILURE TO INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATE ALLEGED WAR CRIMES HAS DOGGED PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA SINCE HIS MILITARY FORCES CRUSHED TAMIL TIGER REBELS IN NORTHERN SRI LANKA FOUR YEARS AGO. TO FINISH THAT WAR, THAT MENACE, IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE ARE... PEOPLE ARE APPRECIATING. AS HOST OF A MEETING OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES, HE WANTED TALK TO BE OF THAT, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN. PEOPLE ARE GETTING KILLED FOR 30 YEARS. AT LEAST AFTER 2009, WE HAVE STOPPED IT. WE HAVE STOPPED IT NOW. THERE IS NO KILLING AT THE MOMENT. FOR THREE DECADES, TAMIL TIGERS WAGED A VIOLENT CAMPAIGN FOR INDEPENDENCE BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED A HEAVY MILITARY OFFENSIVE. THE UN SAYS BOTH SIDES COMMITTED ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIANS IN THE FINAL, BLOODY PHASES OF THE CONFLICT. ON THE COUNTRY, WE'RE SEEING CONSTANT LIES COMING FROM THE GOVERNMENT. I THINK THAT'S A POINT WHERE THERE NEED TO BE VERY TOUGH WORDS TO BE HEARD. I CONVEYED NZ'S STRONG INTEREST IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND, OF COURSE, IN RECONCILIATION AND DEVOLUTION. BUT AT A PRO-GOVERNMENT PROTEST THIS WEEK, SUPPORTERS CLAIM THE PRESIDENT IS A HERO TO SRI LANKANS AND HAS DONE NOTHING WRONG. ALL SHOUT CRITICS, HOWEVER, ARGUE THE PRESIDENT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A COMIC TRAGEDY THAT THE COMMONWEALTH HEADS OF GOVERNMENT CAN COME AND MEET IN THIS PLACE, ALL PROFESSING TO UPHOLD BASIC VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA TOLD JOURNALISTS THAT THE SRI LANKAN GOVERNMENT IS OPEN AND HE HAS NOTHING TO HIDE. BUT UNTIL THERE IS AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WAR CRIMES IN 2009, HE MAY FIND IT HARD TO STOP THE CRITICS. CORIN DANN, ONE NEWS, COLOMBO. WE CAN TONIGHT NAME THE FORMER NZ SURF LIFE SAVING CAPTAIN WHO'S BEEN JAILED FOR UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONNECTION WITH A 15 YEAR-OLD GIRL. NEW PLYMOUTH SWIM COACH GLENN ANDERSON (33) WAS EARLIER THIS YEAR SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS, FOUR MONTHS IN PRISON AFTER PLEADING GUILTY. ANDERSON WAS, IN 2011, VOTED THE TARANAKI SPORTSMAN AND COACH OF THE YEAR. HE'S REPRESENTED HIS COUNTRY AT FIVE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. TODAY A JUDGE REDUCED HIS SENTENCE TO ONE YEAR, 11 MONTHS ON APPEAL AND LIFTED NAME SUPPRESSION. CLAIMS OF A LINK BETWEEN A GLOBAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY RING AND NZ HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY POLICE. ALMOST 350 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED WORLDWIDE AFTER A THREE-YEAR INVESTIGATION BY CANADIAN POLICE LED TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST BUSTS OF ITS KIND. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. IT HID BEHIND THE GUISE OF NATURIST VIDEOS, BUT INVESTIGATIONS INTO AZOV FILMS REVEALED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IMAGES OF HORRIFIC SEXUAL ABUSE, SOME OF THE WORST CANADIAN POLICE HAVE EVER SEEN. THEY'RE CLEARLY CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. CLEARLY CHILDREN BEING SEXUALLY ABUSED AND/OR EXPLOITED. TEACHERS, DOCTORS, SPORTS COACHES, PRIESTS ` JUST SOME OF THE PROFESSIONS OF THE CLOSE ON 350 PEOPLE ARRESTED WORLDWIDE IN THE OPERATION. THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT ` IS THAT THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVE MONSTER STAMPED ON THEIR FOREHEAD. CANADIAN POLICE SAY THEIR STING CENTRED ON A TORONTO MAN WHO WAS BUYING AND DISTRIBUTING THE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ONLINE. A SEARCH WARRANT AT HIS PROPERTY RECOVERED MORE THAN 45 TERABYTES OF DIGITAL FILES. THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT TO A STACK OF PAPER AS TALL AS 1500 CN TOWERS. THAT'S 1500 TIMES THE HEIGHT OF THE 550M TOWER YOU CAN SEE HERE ON TORONTO'S SKYLINE. MOST OF THE VIDEOS WERE MADE IN UKRAINE AND ROMANIA, INVOLVING BOYS AGED UNDER 5. THEY WERE FILMED IN, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE'S APARTMENTS, DINGY SAUNAS. UM... SOMETIMES THEY SET UP IN BACKYARDS. POLICE SAY CLOSE ON 400 YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE BEEN RESCUED FROM EXPLOITATION AS A RESULT OF THE OPERATION. CANADIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE TOLD ONE NEWS THAT THE GLOBAL INVESTIGATION HAD LINKS TO NZ. POLICE HERE SAY THEY LIAISED WITH AUSTRALIAN POLICE, AND NO KIWI OFFENDERS OR KIWI VICTIMS WERE IDENTIFIED. BUT ACROSS THE TASMAN, SEARCH WARRANTS LED TO 65 ARRESTS. ONCE WE EXECUTED THOSE SEARCH WARRANTS, WHAT WE FOUND WAS ABHORRENT AND DISGUSTING IN RELATION TO THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT THESE PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD. MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A 27-YEAR-OLD MAN IN RELATION TO THE ATTACK AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF AN 87-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IN HASTINGS LAST WEEK. THE ELDERLY WOMAN WAS CHECKING HER MAILBOX AT HER IKANUI ROAD HOME LAST THURSDAY WHEN SHE WAS DRAGGED INSIDE AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. THE MAN'S BEEN CHARGED WITH BURGLARY, WOUNDING WITH INTENT TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM AND UNLAWFUL SEXUAL CONNECTION. A NZ-BORN RUGBY STAR HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AFTER A LATE-NIGHT KEBAB-SHOP BRAWL IN SCOTLAND. FORMER CRUSADER SEAN MAITLAND IS SET TO APPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH ALONG WITH THREE OTHER MEN. THEY'RE ALLEGED TO HAVE ATTACKED A RIVAL GLASGOW PLAYER. THE 25-YEAR-OLD WINGER IS DUE TO PLAY FOR SCOTLAND AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA THIS WEEKEND. THE BALLOT HAS OPENED FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO GO TO GALLIPOLI FOR THE CENTENARY ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS IN 2015. JUST 2000 PLACES ARE SET ASIDE FOR KIWIS AND 8000 FOR AUSTRALIANS. VETERANS' AFFAIRS MINISTER MICHAEL WOODHOUSE SAYS THE SPOTS WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN WAR VETERANS AND THEIR DIRECT DESCENDANTS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS. WE'RE EXPECTING THERE TO BE FAR MORE REGISTRATIONS THAN TICKETS AVAILABLE; POSSIBLY AS MANY AS FOUR-TO-ONE. UH, BUT THAT REALLY REFLECTS THE INTEREST THAT PEOPLE HAVE, AND I THINK, UM, THIS IS THE FAIREST WAY WE CAN DO IT. DETAILS OF HOW TO REGISTER CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, ONENEWS.CO.NZ JUST AHEAD ` A SUNNY SATURDAY'S ON THE WAY FOR MOST OF US BUT NOT ALL. IN 12 MINUTES, FIND OUT WHERE YOU'LL NEED A BROLLY TOMORROW. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE OR MESSAGE FROM BEYOND? THE UNCANNY COINCIDENCE AROUND THIS MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. PLUS, WHY HERO DOGS DON'T GET THE SAME KIT THEIR HUMAN COUNTERPARTS USE TO STAY SAFE. AND THE RECORD-SHATTERING DOGS LEAPING TO SUCCESS. 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, IF YOU PUT A MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, CHUCK IT IN THE SEA, YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK TWICE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO IT AFTER THAT. BUT WHAT IF THAT VERY SAME BOTTLE, MESSAGE INTACT, FOUND ITS WAY TO A MEMBER OF YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY? HERE'S ABC'S LETICIA JUAREZ. THIS BOTTLE WAS PUT OVER THE SIDE OF SAILING VESSEL EL CUERVO, 29FT ERICSON. 36 YEARS AGO, BILL AND BONNIE MIERAS ABOARD THEIR YACHT, THE EL CUERVO, WROTE DOWN THE COORDINATES AND THEIR ADDRESS. THEY PUT IT IN A BOTTLE AND TOSSED IT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. TODAY THEIR MESSAGE HAS MADE ITS WAY BACK TO THEIR DAUGHTER PAM SPAGNUOLO. OH, IF THIS BOTTLE COULD TALK, I'M SURE THERE'D BE A LOT OF TALES THAT IT COULD TELL. ADRIFT FOR YEARS, PERHAPS. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE BOTTLE WAS EVENTUALLY FISHED OUT OF THE SEA, BUT FOR THE 20 YEARS IT HAS SAT ON A SHELF IN LOUIE CASTILLO'S HOME IN CHINO. HE SAYS HE PICKED UP THE BOTTLE IN AN ANTIQUE STORE. SO I WAS IN THERE ONE DAY, AND I SEEN THIS BOTTLE. THERE IT WAS ON THE SHELF AND, WELL, I'M LOOKING AT IT GOING, 'WOW, IT'S GOT A LETTER IN IT.' I READ IT AND I WANTED TO GET IT BACK TO HER. CASTILLO, AN AMATEUR SLEUTH, TRIED FOR YEARS TO TRACK DOWN THE COUPLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THEN ON MONDAY HIS FRIEND SUGGESTED HE TRY GOOGLING BONNIE MIERAS' NAME AGAIN. THIS TIME, HE FOUND HER OBITUARY. AND I'VE BEEN TRYING FOR A LONG TIME, AND I FIND OUT SHE JUST PASSED AWAY NOVEMBER 4TH. AND THAT WAS, UH` THAT WAS IT RIGHT THERE. WE GOT TO GET IT BACK TO HER. HE CONTACTED THE MORTUARY, WHO PUT HIM IN TOUCH WITH SPAGNUOLO. YESTERDAY HE FULFILLED HIS PROMISE TO FIND THE OWNER AND GAVE THE BOTTLE BACK TO THE FAMILY. IT'S MY FATHER'S HANDWRITING. AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I KNEW THAT MY DAD HAD WRITTEN THAT. SPAGNUOLO'S FATHER PASSED AWAY 13 YEARS AGO, HER MOTHER LAST MONDAY ` A WEEK TO THE DAY OF CASTILLO'S FINAL SEARCH. THERE WERE SOME THAT THINK IT WAS A MESSAGE FROM MY PARENTS SAYING, 'HEY, WE'RE TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING'S FINE.' A MESSAGE FROM THE BEYOND, MAYBE. FOR THEIR CHILDREN, IT IS A PRICELESS GIFT. NOW, THEY ARE THEY FOUR-LEGGED HEROES WHO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR POLICE TO DO WHAT THEY DO. BUT POLICE DOGS HAVE TO CARRY OUT THEIR DANGEROUS WORK WITHOUT A POTENTIALLY LIFESAVING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. ABC'S GIO BENITEZ MEETS THE WOMAN TRYING TO CHANGE THAT. GO, GO, GO, GO! THEY ARE HEROES ON THE FRONT LINES. THE FIRST ON THE SCENE IN THE MOST DANGEROUS CONFRONTATIONS. ST PAUL POLICE K9 IS DEAD. THE K9 OFFICER DIED. SHOT AND KILLED THE DOG. (COMMANDS DOG) IT'S A HEADLINE THAT OFFICER ED MYERS HEARS ALL TOO OFTEN. MY PARTNER LOOKS OUT FOR ME. I LOOK OUT FOR MY PARTNER. PARTNERS THAT DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT A CRUCIAL LIFESAVING TOOL ` A BULLETPROOF VEST. (BARKS) THAT'S WHERE SANDY MARCAL COMES IN. CUSTOM-FITTED CANINE VESTS COST $950, TOO EXPENSIVE FOR MOST POLICE DEPARTMENTS. SO SANDY, A LIFELONG ANIMAL LOVER, STARTED 'VESTED INTEREST IN K-9s' WORKING TIRELESSLY FROM HOME TO RAISE THAT MONEY. THE DOG GOES IN FIRST. HE'S A FIRST RESPONDER, AND HE DESERVES TO HAVE THE VEST, JUST LIKE HIS HUMAN PARTNER. WE MET SANDY AS THIS MASSACHUSETTS SHERRIFF'S OFFICE, WHERE SIX CANINES TRAIN EVERY DAY, JUMPING HURDLES, RUNNING THROUGH TUNNELS, WEARING THOSE VESTS. SINCE SANDY STARTED 13 YEARS AGO, DONATIONS HAVE POURED IN, BIG AND SMALL. SO FAR, NO K9 HAS BEEN TURNED AWAY. IN FACT, MORE THAN 450 DOGS HAVE GOTTEN THAT BODY ARMOUR, IN 37 STATES. OFFICER MYERS'S DOG BERAGE WILL GET HIS IN JUST WEEKS. WHAT IS IT ABOUT A K9? UH, I THINK I SEE THE BOND WHEN I LOOK AT EACH OF THESE OFFICERS WITH THEIR DOG, AND I FEEL LIKE I'M DOING WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO. COMMITTING TO HER PASSION TO PROTECT K9S. WELL, FROM HERO DOGS TO DOGS WHO THINK THEY'RE SUPERHEROES. YES, PREPARE TO FEAST YOUR EYES ON THE ACTION FROM THE CANINE WORLD JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS. JUST LIKE PEOPLE JUMPING, THE DOGS COMPETE TO SEE WHO CAN LEAP THE HIGHEST AND FURTHEST. THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR. THEY'VE DONE THIS BEFORE. ALL THE DOGS HERE ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP. THEY'RE NO SLOUCHES EITHER, THESE POOCHES. THE RECORD FOR LONG JUMP IS AROUND 8.5M, WHICH WOULD HAVE EARNED A GOLD MEDAL IN THE MEN'S EVENT AT THE LONDON OLYMPICS. IN HIGH JUMP, THE REIGNING CHAMP CAN CLEAR JUST SHY OF 2.5M ` HIGHER THAN THE WORLD RECORD FOR MEN'S HIGH JUMP. THE EVENT RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY. JUST AHEAD, THERE'S A BIT OF SATURDAY RAIN ON THE WAY FOR ONE REGION TOMORROW. YOUR WEATHER FORECAST IS NEXT. CAN SACHIN TENDULKAR END HIS STELLAR CAREER WITH YET ANOTHER CENTURY? PLUS, SHE'LL DO HER LITTLE TURN ON THE CATWALK. MEET THE NEW FACE OF FASHION IN THE DEEP SOUTH. GENTLE MUSIC Looking back, when I first experienced depression, staying active was probably one of the best things I could have done. I didn't realise it at the time, but these days I know that if I don't work out at least three or four times a week, I just don't feel good. Now, it's not the physical buzz that makes me feel good; it's the mental buzz. It's that little feeling of self-reward or goodness that comes from moving around that helps me feel better mentally. At depression.org.nz, I'll take you through a programme that will teach you that regular exercise is going to help you get through depression. Depression.org.nz ` I'll see you there. THE CURTAINS MAY HAVE COME DOWN ON THE CAREER OF MODERN CRICKET'S MOST REVERED PLAYER. IN HIS FINAL TEST, SACHIN TENDULKAR FLUENTLY MADE HIS WAY TO 74 DISASTER STRUCK IN FRONT OF A PACKED HOUSE IN HIS HOME CITY OF MUMBAI. NO. TENDULKAR'S GOTTA GO. THAT IS THE END OF THIS INNINGS. TENDULKAR IS ON THE SLOW MARCH BACK. WITH INDIA IN COMMAND, A SHORT TIME AGO 283 RUNS AHEAD OF THE WEST INDIES, THAT MAY BE THE FINAL TIME THE CRICKET WORLD GETS TO SEE THE LITTLE MASTER. AND THE NZ BREAKERS HAVE BLOWN THEIR CHANCE FOR A ONE-POINT WIN IN TONIGHT'S MATCH AGAINST THE ADELAIDE 36ERS. IT'S THE BREAKERS' SIXTH LOSS FROM EIGHT GAMES THIS SEASON, PUTTING THEIR CHANCES AT A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP IN SERIOUS DOUBT. NOW TO THE WEATHER. THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN THE NORTH LOSES ITS GRIP AND DRIFTS OVER THE PACIFIC. A COMPLEX TROUGH FROM THE TASMAN SEA APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH ISLAND TONIGHT THEN MOVES GRADUALLY AWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE LONGER TERM. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THE SEARCH FOR DUNEDIN'S NEXT TOP MODEL WE REPORTED ON EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS OVER. AFTER THE FINAL COUNT OF AN ONLINE VOTE, KRUE LOVE HAD THE MOST POPULAR LOOK. THE 18-YEAR-OLD FROM GORE WILL NOW FEATURE IN DUNEDIN FASHION WEEK AND WILL BE A KEY MODEL ON THE CATWALK. I THINK I'VE GOT A VERY GOOD SOUND BASE FOR FASHION. THAT'S WHAT I LOVE. I EAT, BREATHE AND... IT'S EVERYTHING TO ME. KRUE WAS ON A SHORTLIST OF 10 MODELS AFTER 80 TURNED OUT FOR THE INITIAL MODEL-SEARCH PHOTO SHOOT. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY DESNEY SHAW AND INGRID LAUDER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013