IT'S MIDDAY. TWO DAYS OUT, AND THE ELECTION TAKES ANOTHER TWIST. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY? COUP LEADER FRANK BAINIMARAMA IS SET TO BECOME FIJI'S LEGITIMATE PRIME MINISTER, WITH A CONVINCING WIN. AND COULD THIS PROTECT THOUSANDS OF HEALTH WORKERS FROM THE SCOURGE OF EBOLA? A NEW VACCINE OFFERS HOPE. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. POLICE IN SYDNEY HAVE THIS MORNING CARRIED OUT A MAJOR COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATION IN THE CITY'S NORTH-WEST SUBURBS. JUST LAST WEEK AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER TONY ABBOTT RAISED HIS COUNTRY'S TERROR THREAT FROM MEDIUM TO HIGH. ONE NEWS AUSTRALIAN CORRESPONDENT STEVE MARSHALL JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM SYDNEY. STEVE, WHAT'S THE LATEST? This is the largest operation of its kind in Australian history. This morning, predawn raids were carried out more than 800 officers were involved in those strikes witnesses say they heard helicopters about with high beam lights and on officers bursting through doors with loudspeakers and yelling. 15 people were detained in Sydney, with one arrest. One man has been charged with serious terrorism offences. Similar raids in Brisbane. No one has been arrested or charged. They believe the the plan has been disrupted to create random acts of violence in Australia. More six o'clock tonight CONSERVATIVE PARTY LEADER COLIN CRAIG SAYS IT'S A SURPRISE TO HIM THAT HIS PRESS SECRETARY OF TWO YEARS HAS APPARENTLY RESIGNED JUST TWO DAYS OUT FROM THE ELECTION. MR CRAIG'S PARTY'S BEEN POLLING STRONGLY ENOUGH THAT HE COULD END UP IN PARLIAMENT AFTER SATURDAY'S VOTE. BUT THIS MORNING THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS THAT HIS PRESS SECRETARY, RACHEL MCGREGOR, HAS LEFT HER JOB, WITH SUGGESTIONS THE PARTING WAS ACRIMONIOUS. SPEAKING TO ONE NEWS A SHORT TIME AGO, MR CRAIG SAID THOSE REPORTS WERE NEWS TO HIM. HAS ANYTHING UNTOWARD HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS? LOOK, I DON'T THINK SO. OF COURSE IT'S HIGHLY STRESSFUL, THE HOURS ARE VERY VERY LONG. SO I NEED TO TALK TO HER TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY ISSUES AT HER END. RACHEL MCGREGOR HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT THIS MORNING. AND COLIN CRAIG IS TAKING QUESTIONS ON THE ONE NEWS FACEBOOK PAGE FACEBOOK.COM/ONE NEWSNZ FROM 12.30. AND WITH THE COUNTDOWN TO POLLING DAY ON, THE LEADERS OF THE TWO LARGEST PARTIES ARE WORKING TO CONSOLIDATE THEIR CORE VOTES. WITH SO MUCH ATTENTION ON ISSUES OTHER THAN POLICY THIS ELECTION, THEY'LL BE WORKING TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH PARTY FUNDAMENTALS. BUT LAST NIGHT'S FINAL LEADERS DEBATE FEATURED A LOT OF TALK ABOUT POTENTIAL COALITION PARTNERS. MONIQUE FISCHER REPORTS. WITH THE HOME STRAIGHT IN SIGHT, JOHN KEY'S TAKING AN OLD-FASHIONED ROAD TRIP, CRAMMING IN CAMPAIGNING FROM WELLINGTON TO AUCKLAND. DAVID CUNLIFFE IS STAYING CLOSER TO HOME, USING THE LAST TWO DAYS TO CRISS-CROSS AUCKLAND IN SEARCH OF SUPPORT. THE TWO LEADERS SQUEEZING THEIR ALREADY JAM-PACKED SCHEDULES AFTER GOING HEAD TO HEAD FOR THE FINAL TIME LAST NIGHT. If you would have stayed for dinner tonight, go in by this date, not lamb chop. He has a couple of extreme right-wing parties some would call weirdos. POLITICAL COMMENTATORS AGAIN CALLED IT A CLOSE FINISH. I THINK DAVID CUNLIFFE WON IN TERMS OF THE LINES HE DELIVERED AND THE LABELS HE ATTACKED NATIONAL WITH, BUT I THINK JOHN KEY WON ON THE LEADERSHIP IN TERMS OF HIM BEING MUCH MORE CALM AND COLLECTED. AND WHILE IT'S A UNITED FRONT AT THE TEAM KEY BASE, THE FOCUS OF BOTH LEADERS IS ON POTENTIAL COALITION PARTNERS. ALTHOUGH THERE'S A WIDE RANGE OF SMALLER PARTIES, BOTH LEADERS WERE LAST NIGHT OPENLY COURTING WINSTON PETERS. My suspicion is that Winston peters wants to make a difference, I don't think that he would wish to be propping up of further national government I think he can see that a Labour led government will not work JOHN KEY AND DAVID CUNLIFFE ARE STILL CAGEY ABOUT THEIR POLITICAL FUTURES THOUGH, WITH NEITHER SEEING SECOND PLACE AS AN OPTION. IT COULD BE A LONG FINAL STRETCH. MONIQUE FISCHER, ONE NEWS. MEANWHILE, THERE'S SPECULATION THE MAORI PARTY COULD CHOOSE TO STRATEGICALLY ABANDON CAMPAIGNING IN THE HOTLY CONTESTED TE TAI TOKERAU SEAT, WHICH COULD OUST MANA LEADER HONE HARAWIRA FROM PARLIAMENT. LABOUR CANDIDATE KELVIN DAVIS IS TRAILING MR HARAWIRA BY AS LITTLE AS ONE POINT IN SOME POLLS. BUT MAORI PARTY CO-LEADER TE UROROA FLAVELL SAYS THERE ARE NO PLANS TO ABANDON THEIR CAMPAIGN FOR THE SEAT TO LEAVE THE FIGHT BETWEEN HONE HARAWIRA AND KELVIN DAVIS. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED EVERY APPROACH POSSIBLE TO ALLOW THE PEOPLE OF TE TAI TOKERAU TO HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR TE TAI TOKERAU, AND INDEED FOR THE MAORI PARTY. TE UROROA FLAVELL SAYS IT'S AGAINST THEIR PRINCIPLES TO MANIPULATE THE RACE. TO POLITICS OVERSEAS NOW, AND IN FIJI'S FIRST DEMOCRATIC ELECTION FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE INCUMBENT, FRANK BAINIMARAMA, LOOKS SET TO ROMP BACK INTO POWER. NOT ALL VOTES HAVE YET BEEN COUNTED, BUT WITH A MAJORITY OF BALLOT BOXES COMPLETED MR BAINIMARAMA'S FIJI FIRST PARTY HAS 60% SUPPORT. THAT'S A LONG WAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT-HIGHEST POLLING PARTY, SODELPA, ON 26%. ONE NEWS REPORTER PAUL HOBBS IS IN FIJI FOR THE ELECTIONS AND SAYS IT APPEARS TO BE ALL GOING FIJI FIRST'S WAY. THIS PROVISIONAL RESULT PUTS HIM AS THE CLEAR WINNER. HE'S HAD 60% OF THE VOTE, AND THAT TRANSLATES TO 30 SEATS IN THIS NEW 50-SEAT PARLIAMENT. IT'S AN OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOR THE FIJI FIRST LEADER AND HIS PARTY. THEY CAMPAIGNED ON RACIAL EQUALITY, MODERNISATION. HE'S BROUGHT IN FREE EDUCATION, HE'S BROUGHT IN POWER AND WATER TO PLACES THAT HAVE NEVER HAD IT. SO HE SAID HE DIDN'T WANT A COALITION; HE WANTED TO DO IT ALONE. AND I GUESS NOW HE'S GOT HIS WISH. FRANK BAINIMARAMA LED A COUP WHICH OVERTHREW THE LAST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN 2006. A KAITAIA LODGE OWNER WHO ALLEGEDLY DRUGGED, INDECENTLY ASSAULTED AND FILMED MALE BACKPACKERS WILL REAPPEAR IN COURT TODAY. MICHAEL HARRIS (56) FACES 39 CHARGES IN THE KAITAIA DISTRICT COURT OVER ALLEGED OFFENDING AGAINST MEN WHO STAYED AT HIS MAIN STREET LODGE. POLICE CLAIM THE OFFENDING OCCURRED OVER A TWO-AND-A-HALF YEAR PERIOD. SCOTTISH VOTERS GO TO THE POLLS IN JUST SIX HOURS IN AN HISTORIC VOTE OVER INDEPENDENCE. AS THE BBC'S NICK ROBINSON REPORTS, THERE'S BEEN A FRENETIC LAST PUSH FOR VOTES IN BOTH THE YES AND THE NO CAMPS. THEY BELIEVE THIS IS THEIR TIME, THEIR MOMENT IN HISTORY. THEY BELIEVE HE IS ABOUT TO DELIVER FOR THEM. ALEX SALMOND IS ALREADY FIRST MINISTER OF A COUNTRY WITH ITS OWN PARLIAMENT. HE TOLD VOTERS IT WAS TIME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP, AS THIS COULD BE THEIR LAST CHANCE TO DO IT. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME. WE MUST SEIZE IT WITH BOTH HANDS. AT TIMES, IT'S FELT IN THIS CAMPAIGN AS IF THE PASSION ONLY EXISTED WHEN IT CAME WITH THE WORD YES. BUT THIS WAS THE DAY THE NO CAMPAIGN SEEMED TO FIND ITS PASSION, ITS SELF-BELIEF AND ITS DEFIANCE BY A YOUNG TRAINEE SURGEON CALLED VICKI. I WAS BORN IN A NHS HOSPITAL. AND LIKE MOST OF YOU HERE TODYA, I HAVE THE NHS TO THANK FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A LOVED ONE. I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY IF IT WASN'T FOR THE LIES I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE SMP. THE STREETS, THOUGH, BELONGED TO ALEX SALMOND. HE'S GREETED WHEREVER HE GOES, BY PEOPLE WHO SEE HIM AS THEIR LIBERATOR FROM THE LONDON ELITE. BUT THIS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR HIM TO WIN. HE NEEDS THOUSANDS WHO'VE NEVER VOTED BEFORE TO JOIN HIM. TOMORROW'S VOTE WILL REVERBERATE BEYOND SCOTLAND. WHAT'S AT STAKE IS NOT JUST HER FUTURE BUT THE FUTURE OF WHAT IS STILL THIS UNITED KINGDOM. POLICE INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF TWO BRITISH TOURISTS IN THAILAND ARE QUESTIONING TWO BROTHERS FROM THE UK. THE PAIR WERE STOPPED LEAVING THE COUNTRY AT BANGKOK AIRPORT. THE BODIES OF HANNAH WITHERIDGE AND DAVID MILLER WERE FOUND ON THE RESORT ISLAND OF KOH TAO ON MONDAY. THERE ARE HIGH HOPES FOR A NEW VACCINE AGAINST EBOLA THAT'S NOW BEING TRIALLED IN THE UK. IF IT'S SUCCESSFUL, THE VACCINE WILL BE USED FIRST TO TREAT HEALTH WORKERS. IT COMES AS RAPID INCREASES IN EBOLA'S SPREAD HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS A THREAT TO GLOBAL SECURITY. THIS FROM THE BBC'S FERGUS WALSH. COULD THIS BE WHAT FINALLY STOPS EBOLA? THIS VACCINE HAS NEVER BEEN TESTED ON HUMANS UNTIL TODAY. RUTH ATKINS HEARD THE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS ON THE RADIO WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, AND BECAME THE FIRST OF 60 PEOPLE IN OXFORD TO HAVE THE JAB. FANTASTIC. IT'S JUST THAT ONE STEP, AND I'M PART OF THAT FIRST STEP. TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE VACCINE MUST TRIGGER ANTIBODIES AGAINST EBOLA IN THE VOLUNTEERS' BLOOD. THAT WILL BECOME CLEAR IN JUST A FEW WEEKS. NORMALLY, IT WOULD TAKE YEARS OF HUMAN TRIALS BEFORE A COMPLETELY NEW VACCINE WOULD BE APPROVED FOR USE. BUT THE RESEARCH HERE IN OXFORD IS BEING FAST-TRACKED AT AN ASTONISHING RATE. AND ALL BEING WELL, BY THE END OF THE YEAR AROUND 10,000 DOSES OF THE JAB WILL BE AVAILABLE TO IMMUNISE HEALTH WORKERS IN WEST AFRICA. THIS IS WHY THE VACCINE IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. IN LIBERIA THE HEALTH SERVICE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED. MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN ` THE VIRUS HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF ALL AGES. THE VACCINE CAN'T COME A MOMENT TOO SOON FOR WEST AFRICA, WHERE COMMUNITIES ` AND WHOLE ECONOMIES ` ARE THREATENED WITH COLLAPSE. NEW FOOTAGE UPLOADED TO SOCIAL MEDIA FROM SYRIA PURPORTS TO SHOW ONGOING VIOLENCE IN THE CITY OF ALEPPO. IT FOLLOWS TWO DAYS OF AIR STRIKES WHICH LEFT WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG THE DEAD. THIS VIDEO SHOWS A MASSIVE EXPLOSION AND SUSTAINED GUN FIRE IN WHAT IS THOUGHT TO BE AN ATTACK TARGETING GOVERNMENT FORCES. IN NIGERIA, AT LEAST 70 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER A BUILDING COLLAPSED IN THE CITY OF LAGOS. MORE THAN 1000 RESCUERS ARE AT THE SITE, WHICH WAS BOTH A SHOPPING MALL AND GUEST HOUSE ON A CAMPUS RUN BY A POPULAR EVANGELICAL CHURCH. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA SAYS 67 OF THE DEAD ARE FROM HIS COUNTRY. A HOUSE USED TO BRING A BIT OF COLOUR BACK TO CHRISTCHURCH HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED THIS MORNING. THE QUAKE-DAMAGED BUNGALOW WAS RECENTLY GIVEN A TOP-TO-TOE GRAFFITI MAKEOVER. IT WAS USED IN A MUSIC VIDEO AND AS A PHOTOGRAPHY BACKDROP. IT'S ALL VERY DARK AND GREY AND BROKEN DOWN HERE. UM, AND THIS WAS JUST OUR WAY OF SHOWING PEOPLE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT. THE OWNER NOW WANTS TO TRY REPEATING THE PROJECT AT OTHER SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` IN MARKET NEWS, THE KIWI DOLLAR PLUNGES OVERNIGHT. AND IN SPORT, WHY ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST GOLFERS AND HIS KIWI CADDY ARE PARTING WAYS AFTER A VERY SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP. How do you stay in the home you've worked a lifetime for? A Heartland home equity loan lets you borrow against your home without having to worry about making regular repayments so you can release cash for that overdue home renovation, upgrading your car or that bucket list trip of a lifetime. So to enjoy your retirement with independence and dignity, choose a Heartland home equity loan. For more information, visit our website, heartland.co.nz. Heartland ` NZ's specialist bank. # WITH ME NOW IS BELINDA STANLEY FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. GOOD AFTERNOON, BELINDA. THIS ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. FOR MORE, GO TO ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND CLICK ON 'BUSINESS'. US FEDERAL RESERVE MET OVERNIGHT. WHAT HAVE THEY ANNOUNCED AND WHAT IMPACT MIGHT THAT HAVE ON US? It was a widely anticipated speech. What they've said is that going to stick with this near zero interest rates for some considerable time. They've increased the median estimate for the end of 2015. The US dollar has strengthened so are were dollar has come off of it. The Dow Jones closed at a record high. THE LATEST GDP FIGURES ARE OUT. GROWTH OF 0.7%. HOW DOES THAT BODE FOR INTEREST RATES? It was slightly higher than expected. But slightly under what the Reserve Bank was looking for. It was interesting that the slightly strong number was coming from the service sector. Offsetting the lower numbers from commodities THANK YOU, BELINDA STANLEY FROM CRAIGS INVESTMENT PARTNERS. TO MIDDAY SPORT, AND IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, CHELSEA WERE FORCED TO SETTLE FOR A 1-1 DRAW WITH SCHALKE. AND MANCHESTER CITY LOST 1-0 AFTER A LATE BAYERN MUNICH GOAL. THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS REPORTS. LAST SEASON'S CHAMPIONS OF ENGLAND ARE HOPING THIS SEASON TO BE CHAMPION'S OF EUROPE. BUT MANCHESTER CITY FACE THE MOST TESTING OF STARTS. A TRIP TO BAYERN MUNICH, AND WITHIN 40 SECONDS, THOMAS MULLER REALLY SHOULD'VE PUT THE GERMANS AHEAD. THAT SET THE TONE, AND ONLY STUNNING PERFORMANCE FROM ENGLAND KEEPER JOE HART KEPT CITY IN IT. A STRING OF SUPERB SAVES DENIED BAYERN. ALMOST SINGLEHANDEDLY, HE LOOKED TO HAVE CLUNG ON TO A PRECIOUS POINT FOR THE VISITORS. BUT IN THE VERY LAST MINUTE, BAYERN'S PRESSURE FINALLY TOLLED. JEROME BOATENG BROKE HART'S RESISTANCE AND PUT THE GERMANS AHEAD. IT WASN'T QUITE OVER. SERGIO AGUERO SO NEARLY SNATCHED AN INJURY-TIME EQUALISER. BUT THIS WAS NOT TO BE CITY'S NIGHT. NOR WAS IT REALLY CHELSEA'S. THEY WERE FAVOURITES TO BEAT SCHALKE AT STAMFORD BRIDGE, BUT WHEN CESC FABREGAS GAVE THEM AN EARLY LEAD, SUCH OPTIMISM SEEMED FULLY JUSTIFIED. BUT AFTER THE BREAK, THE GERMANS HIT BACK. KLAAS JAN HUNTELAAR POWERED HOME AN EQUALISER. CHELSEA MIGHT HAVE YET SNEAKED A LATE WINNER, BUT IT WAS AGONISINGLY OUT OF EDEN HAZARD'S REACH. THEY START WITH A DRAW, THEN, BUT THEY'LL FEEL PERHAPS IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE. BRENDON MCCULLUM'S CHENNAI SUPER KINGS HAVE BEEN STUNNED BY THE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS IN THE OPENING MATCH OF THE TWENTY20 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IN INDIA. MCCULLUM CHIPPED IN WITH 22 AS THE SUPER KINGS RACKED UP A COMPETITIVE TOTAL OF 157. IN REPLY, THE KNIGHT RIDERS WERE ON THE ROPES AT 24/4, IN REPLY, THE KNIGHT RIDERS WERE ON THE ROPES AT 21/4, BUT HALF CENTURIES FROM ANDRE RUSSELL AND FORMER OTAGO IMPORT RYAN TEN DOESCHATE TURNED THE MATCH ON ITS HEAD. GOES BIG. GOES BIG. AND GOES FOR SIX. IT'S A HALF CENTURY FROM RYAN TEN DOESCHATE. KOLKATA HOME WITH THREE WICKETS AND SIX BALLS TO SPARE. FORMER ALL BLACK ANDREW HORE PROVED LAST NIGHT HE'S STILL GOT IT. HORE'S COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO HELP COVER INJURIES IN THE SOUTHLAND STAGS. UNFORTUNATELY, HIS PRESENCE WASN'T ENOUGH TO SECURE THE TEAM A WIN OVER TASMAN IN THEIR ITM CUP MATCH. THE MAKOS BEAT THE HOME SIDE 38-14. ON THE OUTSIDE. IS IT GONNA BE ANOTHER TRY LOWE? IT IS! GIVE HIM A HALF CHANCE, HE'LL TAKE IT EVERY TIME. HORE PLAYED 83 TESTS FOR THE ALL BLACKS BEFORE RETIRING LAST YEAR. WORLD GOLF NUMBER TWO ADAM SCOTT HAS PARTED WAYS WITH KIWI CADDY STEVE WILLIAMS. WILLIAMS WANTED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ON A PART-TIME BASIS, BUT SCOTT DECIDED THAT WASN'T AN IDEAL SITUATION. THE 50-YEAR-OLD KIWI WILL NOW RETURN TO NZ TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. WILLIAMS WAS ON SCOTT'S BAG WHEN HE WON LAST YEAR'S MASTERS. MILLIE ELDER-HOLMES IS SET TO BE THE NEXT WELL-KNOWN NAME TO TAKE PART IN BOXING CHARITY 'FIGHT FOR LIFE'. MILLIE SAYS SHE'LL DEDICATE THE FIGHT TO HER LATE PARTNER. HEAD HUNTER CONNER MORRIS DIED LAST MONTH FROM INJURIES ALLEGEDLY RECEIVED IN A STREET BRAWL. SHE'S SUPPORTING THE CHARITY HOSPICE BECAUSE THEY LOOKED AFTER HER LATE FATHER, SIR PAUL HOLMES, IN HIS LAST DAYS. HE MAY BE 42, BUT SURFER KELLY SLATER CERTAINLY HAS STILL GOT IT. THE AMERICAN WAS FACING ELIMINATION AT THE HURLEY PRO IN CALIFORNIA BEFORE THIS. CROWD EXCLAIMS, APPLAUDS AMAZING STUFF. AND, YES, IT WAS ENOUGH FOR HIM TO ADVANCE TO ROUND THREE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND WHAT TO DO WITH AN OLD SMARTPHONE? WE HAVE PLENTY OF SMART IDEAS. WEATHER NEXT. BUT FIRST, SOME OF TODAYS' BIG STORIES. TWO DAYS OUT FROM THE ELECTION, COLIN CRAIG'S PRESS SECRETARY QUITS. BUT HE SAYS IT'S NEWS TO HIM. MAJOR PARTY LEADERS ARE HITTING THE BUSES. AND HONE HARAWIRA'S TE TAI TOKERAU IS LOOKING INCREASINGLY UNSAFE. POLICE IN SYDNEY HAVE THIS MORNING CARRIED OUT A MAJOR COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATION ACROSS 12 OF THE CITY'S NORTH-WEST SUBURBS. AND BAINIMARAMA'S BACK. FIJI'S EX-COUP LEADER LOOKS SET TO SWEEP BACK INTO POWER IN THE COUNTRY'S FIRST DEMOCRATIC ELECTION FOR EIGHT YEARS. NOW TO THE WEATHER. AND A FRONT COVERS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, BRINGING LIGHT RAIN FOR MOST THIS AFTERNOON, AND IT'S LIKELY TO GET HEAVIER THIS EVENING. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LATEST INCARNATION OF THE IPHONES, MANY PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT UPGRADING. IN THE US, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE PRE-ORDERED THE NEW SMARTPHONE. BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR OLD PHONE, APPLE OR ANDROID? HERE'S THE ABC'S BECKY WORSLEY. A NEW PHONE ` IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS. AND YOUR OLD PHONE? YEAH, YOU PUT IT IN A DRAWER NEVER TO BE USED AGAIN, RIGHT? TAPE REWINDS BUT HOLD ON. THIS THING IS STILL A REALLY POWERFUL DEVICE. JENNIFER JOLLY OF USA TODAY SAYS DON'T RETIRE IT; REPURPOSE IT. DON'T EVER THROW THAT OLD PHONE AWAY. THERE'S SO MUCH YOU CAN DO WITH IT. LET'S START WITH NAVIGATION. THE HUDWAY APP LETS YOU DOWNLOAD A ROUTE MAP AT HOME AND THEN PROJECTS DIRECTIONS ON TO YOUR WINDSHIELD. NEXT ` WANT TO KEEP TABS ON YOUR HOUSE REMOTELY? WELL, THIS OLD PHONE STILL HAS WIFI ACCESS AND A PRETTY GOOD CAMERA. YOU CAN GO OUT AND BUY A $300 SECURITY CAMERA, OR YOU CAN JUST USE YOUR OLD PHONE. THE PRESENCE APP FIRES UP WHEN THERE'S MOTION AND IT SENDS YOU ALERTS WITH PICTURES AND VIDEO. SMART. BEYOND BURGLARS, WHAT ABOUT KEEPING TABS ON YOUR BABY? THE CLOUD BABY MONITOR RUNS OFF ANY DEVICE WITH WIFI AND A CAMERA, INCLUDING AN IPHONE OR AN OLD TABLET. AND YOU MONITOR IT FROM YOUR NEW PHONE. SO YOU CAN DO THINGS LIKE RECORD VIDEO, YOU CAN TURN ON MUSIC SO IT PLAYS A LULLABY. YOU CAN TALK TO THEM. HELLO, BABY. I SEE YOU. THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE. LOTS OF NEW DEVICES ARE COMING OUT FOR A SMART HOME THAT'S WIFI-CONNECTED, FROM MUSIC SYSTEMS TO TEMPERATURE CONTROL TO LIGHTING. ALL THESE ARE CONTROLLED BY YOUR PHONE. BUT WHAT IF YOU AND YOUR DEVICE ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE? WHAT DO GRANDMA AND THE BABYSITTER DO? WELL, ENTER THE OLD PHONE. FINALLY, REMEMBER THAT THIS THING HAS A HUGE HARD DRIVE. SO DON'T PUT YOUR OLD PHONE OUT TO PASTURE; PUT IT TO WORK. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND TRACEY DAWSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.