TONIGHT ` A MAN IS SHOT DEAD BY BRISBANE POLICE. IS HE A KIWI? WE HAVE ALL THE LATEST DETAILS. A SEA OF PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS CONTINUE THEIR CHALLENGE AGAINST BEIJING AHEAD OF CHINA'S NATIONAL DAY. # I'M GOING IN. WHOO. # THIS IS THE START OF HOW IT ALL EVER ENDS. AND IT'S BAD ENOUGH WHEN THE AUSSIES TRY TO CLAIM OUR STARS, BUT WHEN A KIWI IN AUSSIE GIVES THEM AWAY? 21 OF THEM. NUMBER ONE? THE AUSTRALASIAN LORDE. AUSTRALASIAN? WHAT'S THAT ABOUT, RICHARD WILKINS? A NZER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT DEAD BY AUSTRALIAN POLICE A NZER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT DEAD BY AUSTRALIAN POLICE AFTER A LONG STAND-OFF OUTSIDE A HOUSE IN BRISBANE. THE OFFICERS OPENED FIRED WHEN THE 42-YEAR-OLD LEAPT OUT OF HIS CAR BRANDISHING A GUN. DANIELLE STANBURY REPORTS. GUNFIRE THE SPLIT-SECOND END TO A FOUR-HOUR STAND-OFF. GUNFIRE THE MAN, THOUGHT TO BE HIGH ON DRUGS, WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES BY TWO DIFFERENT OFFICERS WHEN HE JUMPED FROM HIS CAR, GUN IN HAND. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF FIREARM IT IS, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A HANDGUN. ATTEMPTS TO RESUSCITATE HIM FAILED. WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WOULD BE A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION. THAT'S WHAT WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO ACHIEVE, AND UNFORTUNATELY THIS MATTER HASN'T TURNED OUT THAT WAY. POLICE HAD GONE TO THE BRISBANE ADDRESS TO QUESTION THE 42-YEAR-OLD OVER A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. WHEN THEY FOUND HIM ARMED IN THE CARPORT, NEGOTIATORS WERE CALLED IN. ARMOURED POLICE VEHICLES BLOCKED HIS ESCAPE ROUTE. AUTOMATIC WEAPONS WERE TRAINED ON HIS EVERY MOVE. NEARBY RESIDENTS WERE TOLD TO STAY INSIDE. ME AND MY SISTER WERE WALKING DOWN THE ROAD, AND THEN ALL THESE COPPERS JUST STARTED RUNNING UP TO THIS HOUSE. THEY TOLD US TO MOVE OUT OF THE PARK. ONE NEWS HAS SPOKEN TO OUR MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND QUEENSLAND POLICE. NEITHER WOULD CONFIRM THE MAN'S NAME OR THAT HE'S A NZER. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. SO AS ONE DAVID STEPS ASIDE, ANOTHER TAKES UP THE REINS OF THE LABOUR PARTY FOR NOW. THE FIGHT FOR LABOUR'S TOP JOB MAY HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN, BUT ALREADY THE GLOVES ARE OFF AS THE TWO CONFIRMED CONTENDERS START THROWING SOME LOW BLOWS. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN EXPLAINS. THE BATTLE LINES ARE FORMING FAST, WITH DAVID CUNLIFFE NOW PUTTING THE BOOT INTO HIS SO-CALLED 'BELTWAY' RIVAL MPS. MY COMMENT IS RELATED TO THE NEED FOR US TO LOOK OUTWARDS TO CONNECT WITH OUR BASE AND TO CONNECT WITH NZ. NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT PEOPLE IN THE BELTWAY ARE NOT GOOD. I'M SAYING THAT THE CULTURE NEEDS TO BE OUTWARD-LOOKING. BELTWAY IS A US TERM SYNONYMOUS WITH THE TV DRAMA 'WEST WING', WHICH DESCRIBES A POLITICAL INSIDER WHO DOESN'T RELATE TO THE WIDER PUBLIC. DAVID CUNLIFFE'S USE OF IT AN ATTEMPT TO SHOW HIS WELLINGTON-BASED RIVAL GRANT ROBERTSON AS OUT OF TOUCH. IT'S AN AMERICAN POLITICAL TERM, ISN'T IT? SO PERHAPS SOMEONE'S BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH WEST WING. I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO WATCH ANY TV FOR MANY MONTHS. GRANT ROBERTSON'S ALSO ANGRY AT MR CUNLIFFE'S SUGGESTION SOME ELECTORAL CANDIDATES MIGHT NOT HAVE CAMPAIGNED HARD ENOUGH FOR PARTY VOTES. IT'S AN INSULT TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO GO OUT IN THE RAIN DELIVERING LEAFLETS, KNOCKING ON DOORS, MAKING SURE THAT WE LIFTED THAT LABOUR PARTY VOTE. THE PRESSURE'S NOW ON THE NEW CARETAKER LEADERSHIP TO KEEP THINGS FUNCTIONING. YOU CAN'T HAVE A CONTEST WITHOUT PEOPLE ROBUSTLY EXCHANGING THEIR VIEWS, BUT I HOPE WE'LL KEEP IT SEEMLY. DAVID PARKER'S VIEW IS THAT MR CUNLIFFE SHOULD GO. IS HE DAMAGING THE PARTY BY RE-CONTESTING THE LEADERSHIP? > THAT'S` THAT'S FOR HIM TO DECIDE. I'VE SAID I DON'T THINK IT'S TENABLE FOR HIM TO CONTINUE AS LEADER. I'M NOT GONNA VOTE FOR DAVID. I THINK IT'S TIME FOR CHANGE. NO, HE WON'T BE GETTING MY VOTE. BUT WHILE DAVID CUNLIFFE IS UNLIKELY TO GET MAJORITY SUPPORT FROM CAUCUS, HE COULD STILL WIN SUPPORT FROM THE WIDER PARTY, UNIONS, AS WELL AS MAORI AND PACIFIC MPS. SO HOW DID THE RACE FOR LEADER GET GRUBBY SO QUICKLY? WE ASKED POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN FOR HIS TAKE ON TODAY'S POT SHOTS. SO IT'S BEEN ANOTHER MESSY AND BITTER DAY HERE AT PARLIAMENT, REALLY THE LAST THING THAT LABOUR NEEDED. IT WAS SPARKED, REALLY, BY DAVID CUNLIFFE GOING ON THE ATTACK AND FIRING SOME JIBES AT GRANT ROBERTSON ABOUT BEING TOO BELTWAY. OF COURSE, GRANT ROBERTSON'S CAMP FIRED BACK, SO THAT'S WHY WE HAD THEM TRADING BLOWS TODAY. NOW, WE'VE GOT THIS NEW MANAGEMENT IN PLACE. THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP A LID ON THINGS, BUT, REMEMBER, LABOUR NEEDS TO BE HOLDING THE GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT WHEN PARLIAMENT RESUMES HERE ON THE 20TH OF OCTOBER OR AROUND ABOUT THEN. THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH IN DISARRAY. AND WITH A CARETAKER OPPOSITION LEADER IN PLACE, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THE LIKES OF NZ FIRST AND THE GREENS WILL BE LOOKING TO TRY AND TAKE THAT MANTLE OF OPPOSITION LEADER OFF THEM AND REALLY TRY AND ASSERT THEMSELVES. NOW, LABOUR, THOUGH, KNOWS THEY NEED TO SORT THIS OUT QUICKLY. THEY KNOW THAT IT IS DAMAGING IN THE SHORT TERM, SO THEY WILL TRY OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS TO GET THE DETAILS OF THIS PRIMARY RACE CRUNCHED DOWN. THEY WILL LOOK TO PROBABLY HAVE A FOUR-WEEK CAMPAIGN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEY'LL HEAD OUT INTO THE COUNTRY, BUT THEY'LL TRY AND HAVE IT DONE MAYBE LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER SO IT CAN BE DONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND THEY CAN HAVE A NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM BACK AT PARLIAMENT EARLY NEXT YEAR. FROM PARLIAMENT, POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. A TOURIST HAS DIED AND THREE OTHERS HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A CAR CRASH ON A POPULAR SOUTH ISLAND HIGHWAY. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD-ON AROUND MIDDAY ON STATE HIGHWAY 79 BETWEEN GERALDINE AND FAIRLIE. A WOMAN DIED AT THE SCENE, AND A MALE AND FEMALE TOURIST WERE FLOWN TO CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITIONS. ANOTHER MAN WAS TAKEN TO TIMARU HOSPITAL. THE SERIOUS CRASH UNIT IS INVESTIGATING. A NORWEGIAN OIL COMPANY DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE SWAYING FROM ITS PLAN TO START OFFSHORE EXPLORATION IN NORTHLAND, DESPITE A LARGE PROTEST OPPOSING THE PROJECT. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. ALL CHANT: STATOIL, GO HOME! A WELL-OILED PROTEST MACHINE ROLLS UP QUEEN STREET ON CUE, THE MESSAGE AS CLEAR AS THE TARGET. ALL CHANT: STATOIL, GO HOME! PROTESTERS ARE STEADFAST IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO PLANS BY NORWEGIAN EXPLORATION GIANT STATOIL TO START OFFSHORE EXPLORATION OFF NORTHLAND'S COAST IN DECEMBER. ALL CHANT: STATOIL, GO HOME! LEAVE OUR SEAS ALONE. IT'S A NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS INDUSTRY THAT REGULARLY BREAKS DOWN, AND WE DON'T WANT OIL SPILLS ON THE PRISTINE BEACHES OF NORTHLAND. JUST WANT THINGS LEFT THE WAY THEY ARE. THEY'RE PERFECT. THIS PLACE IS PERFECT. IT KILLS ALL THE INNOCENT FISH. THE MARCH MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE CENTRAL CITY TO WHERE STATOIL EXECUTIVES WILL ATTEND AN INDUSTRY CONFERENCE TOMORROW. AROUND A THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE JOINED THE MIDDAY PROTEST. EVEN STATOIL'S INITIAL PLAN OF SEISMIC MAPPING OF THE SEABED IS TOO MUCH FOR THE PEOPLE HERE. IT'S OLD SCHOOL. WE NEED THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW WAYS. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY ECONOMIC SENSE TO BE DRILLING OIL, BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE WE'RE JUST GOING TO RUN OUT. IT WILL KILL OUR WHOLE FISHERIES INDUSTRY. AND THEY REMAINED ON MESSAGE WHEN THEY FINALLY REACHED THE CONFERENCE VENUE. THERE'S NO FUTURE IN OIL. PEOPLE CHEER BUT STATOIL'S NOT SWAYED AND PLANS TO STICK TO ITS SCHEDULE. WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CONCERNS ARE AND SEE TO WHAT EXTENT WE CAN USE THAT IN OUR OPERATIONAL PLANNING. SO STILL TIME FOR TALKING, BUT THE GULF BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND PROSPECTORS SEEMS INSURMOUNTABLE. NICOLE BREMNER, ONE NEWS. A FRESH WAVE OF PROTESTERS HAS SURGED INTO HONG KONG AS THE LEADER OF THE MOVEMENT ENCOURAGED THE CROWDS TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING UNTIL TOMORROW'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY. THAT'S AS THE CITY'S LEADER URGES THE PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATORS TO STOP THEIR CAMPAIGN IMMEDIATELY. IT'S 5.30 IN THE EVENING IN HONG KONG. THESE LIVE SHOTS SHOW THE HUGE CROWD. THE PROTESTERS ARE STOCKPILING SUPPLIES AND BUILDING MAKESHIFT BARRICADES AND SAY THEY WON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE THREAT OF RIOT POLICE. WITH MORE, HERE'S ABC'S STEPHEN MCDONNELL. THE STUDENTS OF HONG KONG HAVE MOVED INTO THE CENTRE OF TOWN. DURING THE HOT DAY, THEY CALMLY OCCUPY THE STREETS THEY'VE CLAIMED. THE GOVERNMENT HERE HAS PULLED BACK THE RIOT POLICE FOR NOW, AND BOTH SIDES ARE WAITING FOR THE OTHER'S NEXT MOVE. SOME WANT THE PROTESTERS TO UNBLOCK THE HEART OF THIS CITY. TRANSLATOR: THE ORGANISERS OF 'OCCUPY CENTRAL' HAVE SAID SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THAT IF THE MOVEMENT GOES OUT OF CONTROL, THEN IT WILL BE HALTED. SO NOW I CALL UPON THE ORGANISERS TO FULFIL THEIR PROMISE AND END THE ACTION IMMEDIATELY. BUT THE STUDENTS SAY THEY'RE AFTER A DIRECT ELECTION FOR HONG KONG'S LEADER IN 2017. TO THEM A VOTE WHERE BEIJING CONTROLS THE SELECTION OF THREE CANDIDATES IS NOT A REAL CHOICE. THERE ARE QUESTIONS EMERGING AT THIS STAGE. IF THE AUTHORITIES ARE PATIENT, HOW LONG UNTIL THESE PROTESTERS GET SICK OF THIS AND LEAVE? ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THE STUDENTS ARE COMMITTED, HOW LONG UNTIL THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SENDS THE RIOT POLICE BACK IN WITH BATONS AND TEAR GAS? AND IF THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION CAN'T HANDLE THIS MATTER, WHAT WOULD BEIJING BE CONSIDERING DOING? WITH NIGHTFALL, THE STUDENTS COME OUT IN THEIR THOUSANDS. IT'S AS IF NOT A SINGLE HONG KONG STUDENT ISN'T INVOLVED. TRANSLATOR: I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE STANDING IN LINE TOGETHER. TRANSLATOR: UNITY IS POWER. THEY'RE PEACEFUL, UNITED, ORDERLY AND PREPARED, BUT THEY'RE FACING ALL-POWERFUL AND DETERMINED OPPONENTS WHO SAY THEY HAVE THE LAW ON THEIR SIDE. AND THE PROTESTERS HAVE SET A DEADLINE OF TOMORROW FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO MEET THEIR DEMANDS. IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE CLAMP-DOWN ON LOW DEPOSIT MORTGAGES, AND THE HOUSING MARKET HAS COOLED, BUT NOT WHERE IT NEEDED SLOWING MOST. RESTRICTIONS APPEAR TO BE WORKING IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. SALES IN AUCKLAND ARE DOWN 8% IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT PRICES ARE STILL UP MORE THAN 9%. HOWEVER, SALES IN REGIONS LIKE HAWKE'S BAY, TARANAKI, NELSON AND OTAGO HAVE PLUNGED, AND IN MOST CASES, PRICES ARE FOLLOWING SUIT. I THINK THERE'S A DEFINITE CONCERN THAT THE RESTRICTIONS NOW ARE HAVING MUCH MORE OF AN IMPACT OUTSIDE OF THE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE A PROBLEM AND PERHAPS CREATING OTHER PROBLEMS. BUT RATHER THAN DITCHING THE RESTRICTIONS ALTOGETHER, THE RESERVE BANK IS LIKELY TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF LOW-DEPOSIT LOANS BANKS CAN MAKE. BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING WELLINGTON'S TRAINS, AND POLICE SAY IT'S MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE. MORE THAN 600 STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED IN STATIONS ACROSS THE REGION IN JUNE. SINCE THEN, 300 INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED, RESULTING IN 10 ARRESTS AND ONE PROSECUTION. KNOWING THAT THESE SAFETY CAMERAS ARE OUT THERE IS A STRONG DETERRENT, AND WE'RE BIG FANS OF IT. AND IS IT BIG BROTHER? > LOOK, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK IT'S MODERN REALITY. ON AVERAGE, 25 TRAINS ARE TAGGED IN WELLINGTON EACH YEAR. THEY EACH COST $6000 TO SCRUB UP AND ARE OUT OF ACTION FOR TWO DAYS. THE GOOD SAMARITAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER TRYING TO STOP A BAG SNATCH IN AUCKLAND HAS TAKEN HER FIRST STEPS AFTER SURGERY. LUCY KNIGHT'S FAMILY SAY HER RECOVERY IS SLOW, BUT THEY'RE HEARTENED BY HER PROGRESS. PAUL HOBBS WITH THIS UPDATE. IT'S BEEN SEVEN DAYS SINCE AUCKLAND WOMAN LUCY KNIGHT WAS ALLEGEDLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD AND FELLED AFTER INTERVENING IN AN ATTEMPTED ROBBERY. NOW THE MOTHER OF SIX IS BACK ON HER FEET. LUCY WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO GET OUT OF BED AND TAKE SOME TENTATIVE STEPS YESTERDAY WITH SUPPORT SO THAT WAS REALLY GOOD PROGRESS. BUT HER PROGRESS BACK FROM A FRACTURED SKULL AND BLEEDING ON THE BRAIN REMAINS SLOW. LUCY'S VERY VERY TIRED, BUT WHAT SHE IS ABLE TO DO IS, AT TIMES WHEN SHE IS AWAKE, SHE'S ABLE TO SHARE A FEW WORDS AND INTERACT A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS THE 17-YEAR-OLD POLICE SAY FIRST ATTEMPTED TO SNATCH THE HANDBAG OF AN ASIAN SHOPPER, AND THEN STRUCK LUCY KNIGHT (43) WHEN SHE CAME TO THE WOMAN'S AID AT THIS NORTHCOTE SHOPPING CENTRE. HENDRIX HUAWAI WILL REAPPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH. A WEEK AFTER THE ALLEGED ATTACK HERE, LUCY KNIGHT'S FAMILY SAY SHE STILL CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED HERE, BUT THEY SAY HER SUBSEQUENT DAY-TO-DAY RECALL IS SLOWLY RETURNING. WE'LL TAKE THE POSITIVES ONE SMALL STEP AT A TIME. JAMES THOMAS SAYS HIS BROTHER IS FOCUSED ON HIS WIFE'S RECOVERY, BUT HE DOES WANT TO MEET THE ASIAN WOMAN, XIAO DONG, WHO WAS THE TARGET OF THE ALLEGED BAG-SNATCH. PETE'S HEART GOES OUT TO THAT LADY BECAUSE SHE IN SOME WAY IS FEELING BAD THAT HER CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSED LUCY TO BE HURT SO THE FAMILY ARE JUST WANTING TO SAY TO HER, 'PLEASE DON'T TAKE ANY BLAME AT ALL.' A FUND SET UP TO HELP MS KNIGHT AND HER FAMILY HAS NOW SURPASSED $260,000. PAUL HOBBS, ONE NEWS POP POWERHOUSE LORDE HAS RELEASED HER NEWEST SINGLE, PART OF THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE UPCOMING HUNGER GAMES FILM. THE KIWI TEENAGER WAS ASKED TO CURATE THE SOUNDTRACK FOR THE NEXT INSTALLMENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE AFTER HER GRAMMY WINS EARLIER THIS YEAR. # I'M GOING IN. WHOO. # THIS IS THE START OF HOW IT ALL EVER ENDS. # THEY USED TO SHOUT MY NAME. NOW THEY WHISPER IT. # TITLED 'YELLOW FLICKER BEAT', THE SONG IS ALREADY SITTING AT NUMBER TWO IN THE AMERICAN BILLBOARD MAGAZINE CHARTS. AND IF SHE WAS CONCERNED SHE STILL HADN'T TRULY MADE IT, LORDE'S SUCCESS HAS PROMPTED THE ULTIMATE COMPLIMENT: A NZ-BORN AUSSIE CLAIMING HER AS ONE OF THEIR OWN. HEY, UM, BILLBOARD MAGAZINE JUST NAMED THEIR MOST INFLUENTIAL, UH, PEOPLE UNDER 21 IN THE BUSINESS. 21 OF THEM. NUMBER ONE? THE AUSTRALASIAN LORDE CAME IN NUMBER ONE. HOW GOOD'S THAT? YES, THE AUSTRALASIAN LORDE, BORN AND RAISED IN THOSE VERY AUSSIE SUBURBS TAKAPUNA AND DEVONPORT, JUST OVER THE BRIDGE FROM DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND (!) STAY WITH US AS WE HAVE THE LATEST ON THE WAR ON TERROR AND GROWING CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIGHTBACK FROM ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS IN IRAQ. AND HAS HE ESCAPED FROM THE ECUADORIAN EMBASSY? JULIAN ASSANGE AS YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE. AUSTRALIAN POLICE HAVE CARRIED OUT A COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATION IN MELBOURNE AFTER A TIP-OFF FROM THE FBI. SEVEN PROPERTIES ACROSS THE CITY WERE RAIDED, WITH A MAN (23) ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MAKING FUNDS AVAILABLE TO A TERRORIST ORGANISATION. THE MAN PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $12,000 IN FUNDS TO SUPPORT A US CITIZEN WHO IS CURRENTLY FIGHTING IN SYRIA, AND WE HAVE GONE EARLY TODAY AS WE ARE OF THE VIEW THAT FURTHER FUNDS WERE ABOUT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THIS PERSON IN SYRIA. AUSTRALIA'S STRIKE FORCE IS CARRYING OUT TRAINING FLIGHTS OVER THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. IT'S EXPECTED THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WILL SIGN OFF ON COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, FEARS ARE GROWING THAT THE ISLAMIC MILITANTS WILL INTENSIFY THEIR CAMPAIGN AS THEY PUSH AHEAD TO TAKE BAGHDAD. CHANNEL NINE'S LAURA TURNER HAS THE LATEST FROM SYRIA AND IRAQ. THE UNMISTAKABLE OF A COALITION WARPLANE HITTING JIHADISTS WHERE IT HURTS. BOOM! MAN: ALLAHU AKBAR. ALLAHU AKBAR! ON THE HORIZON, A CLOUD OF BLACK SMOKE; THE TARGET ANNIHILATED. THEESE BATTLEFIELDS IN SYRIA HIDE A DEADLY SECRET. TUCKED AWAY IN THE RUINS ARE FIGHTERS ` MILITANT KILLERS ` WIRING BOMBS; BOOBY TRAPS RIGGED TO EXPLODE. IT'S MAN AGAINST MAN; GUN AGAINST GUN. GUNSHOTS THUNDER PEPPERED ALONG THE DESERT FRONT LINE ARE HULKING TANKS READY TO FIRE, READY TO DEFEND. THEY'RE STATIONED ON THE SYRIAN-TURKEY BORDER, WHERE ISIL FIGHTERS COULD SLIP THROUGH. THEY'RE ALSO TAKING ON KURDS TRYING TO CROSS INTO SYRIA, HELL-BENT ON HELPING WIPE OUT THE ISIL MOVEMENT. THUMP! THUMP! THEY'RE SMOKED OUT, ROUNDED UP, STOPPED IN THEIR TRACKS. RAPID GUNFIRE IN IRAQ, SOLDIERS BEAT THE ENEMY AT THEIR OWN GAME, TAKING BACK 16 VILLAGES IN ONE PROVINCE ALONE. 'WE HAVE LIBERATED ALMOST ALL THE AREAS,' THIS SOLDIER SAID. 'THE REST WILL BE FREE SOON.' AND IT'S THANKS TO THESE. BOOM! MACHINE GUNS, ROCKET LAUNCHERS, AK-47S. TOOLS OF WAR; TOOLS TO KILL. BUT THESE SOLDIERS ARE STILL FACING A RAMPAGING ENEMY, WHO, DESPITE THE FIGHTBACK, IS STILL PUSHING AHEAD TO TAKE BAGHDAD. THE SEARCH OPERATION TO RECOVER THE BODIES OF 24 CLIMBERS ON JAPAN'S MOUNT ONTAKE HAS BEEN ABANDONED AGAIN AFTER THE VOLCANO STARTED SHOOTING OUT MORE ASH AND SMOKE TODAY. 36 PEOPLE ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED IN THE EXPLOSION. 12 BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED SO FAR. FIRST IT WAS TUPAC, THEN MICHAEL JACKSON. NOW WIKILEAKS FOUNDER IS LEAPING ON THE HOLOGRAM BANDWAGON. JULIAN ASSANGE MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT NANTUCKET'S ART AND COMMERCE SUMMIT. THE HIGH DEFINITION 3-D HOLOGRAM WAS TRANSMITTED FROM INSIDE THE ECUADORIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON, WHERE ASSANGE HAS BEEN LIVING UNDER POLITICAL ASYLUM SINCE 2012. IT WAS ALL GOING WELL UNTIL HE TRIED TO HIGH-FIVE THE INTERVIEWER, PROVING SOMETIMES REAL, HUMAN INTERACTION IS JUST BETTER. THE LAST SCENES OF GEORGE CLOONEY'S WEDDING DONE AND DUSTED. THE COUPLE ARE NOW MAKING THEIR WAY TO THEIR HONEYMOON DESTINATION, AND AS CHANNEL NINE'S PETER STEFANOVIC EXPLAINS, THE PAIR WRAPPED UP THEIR FOUR-DAY FESTIVITIES WITH A VERY CIVIL CELEBRATION. HONKING, CHEERING THE FINAL ACT OF GEORGE CLOONEY'S OWN BLOCKBUSTER ` REGISTERING HIS MARRIAGE TO AMAL ALAMUDDIN AT THE 16TH CENTURY VENICE TOWN HALL. THE 53-YEAR-OLD, DRESSED IN A GREY SUIT, WHILE HIS WIFE, WHO'S QUICKLY BECOME A FASHION FAVOURITE, WORE A WIDE SUNHAT WITH A CREAM STELLA MCCARTNEY PANTSUIT. AS HUGE CROWDS LINED THE GRAND CANAL, THE COUPLE OFFICIALLY BECAME THE CLOONEYS... CHEERING ...AT A LOW-KEY CIVIL CEREMONY THAT COST $1000 AND LASTED JUST 10 MINUTES. CLOONEY LOOKED RAPT AS HE HUGGED ROME'S FORMER MAYOR, WHO WED THE COUPLE ON SATURDAY NIGHT. GEORGE CLOONEY IS MR HOLLYWOOD, SO HE WAS NEVER GOING TO DO THIS IN HALVES, AND THROUGHOUT HIS WEEKEND WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA, HE'S HAD A BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE THE WHOLE TIME, AND SO HE SHOULD. AFTER SO MANY GRAND ENTRANCES DURING THE FOUR-DAY WEDDING SPECTACULAR, NOW IT WAS THE BIG EXIT AS THE NEWLYWEDS WERE DRIVEN IN A WATER TAXI NAMED AMORE THROUGH THE CANALS AND UNDER THE BRIDGES, ON THEIR WAY TO THE AIRPORT. WELL-WISHERS WAVED THEM OFF AS THE CLOONEYS LEFT THIS CITY OF LOVE ON THEIR WAY TO A HONEYMOON TO COMPLETE THEIR WHIRLWIND ROMANCE. JUST AHEAD ` I'LL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW WEATHER-WISE. AND THE KIWI KID FROM A ONE-HORSE TOWN WHO'S GRINDING, OLLYING AND KICKFLIPPING HIS WAY TO STARDOM. WHEN YOU THINK OF GLOBAL SUPER BRAND NIKE, STARS LIKE MICHAEL JORDAN, TIGER WOODS OR EVEN OUR OWN VALERIE ADAMS COME TO MIND. BUT NOW A WEST COAST TEENAGER CAN ADD HIS NAME TO THE LIST. GEORGE BERRY WITH HIS STORY. KADE WILSON RUST IS ANYTHING BUT A ONE-TRICK PONY. YOU CAN SKATE ANYTHING, WHETHER IT'S JUST A FIRE HYDRANT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR A BIG STAIRCASE DOWN... SOMEWHERE. HAILING FROM A ONE-HORSE WEST COAST TOWN, THE 17-YEAR-OLD IS QUICKLY BECOMING A WANTED YOUNG MAN. I'VE JUST BEEN SKATING HEAPS. WE'VE BEEN FILMING, DOING A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND I'VE BEEN TO CHINA RECENTLY. THE SPORT IS KNOWN FOR SOMETIMES SPARKING REBELLION. YOU'VE GOTTA GIVE IT A GO, SEE WHAT HAPPENS, AND IF YOU GET KICKED OUT, YOU GET KICKED OUT. MIGHT GO BACK WHEN NO SECURITY'S THERE. HIS DESIRE AND DETERMINATION TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES NOW HAS GLOBAL SUPER BRAND NIKE JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON. HE'S THE FIRST KIWI SKATEBOARDER BASED IN NZ TO BE SIGNED BY THE COMPANY AND IS HEADING TO MELBOURNE TO SKATE FULL-TIME. JUST HEARD OF ME, I THINK, AND I GAVE THEM SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE, AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ALL GOOD, SO THEY STARTED SPONSORING ME. THE DEAL SEES HIM SLIDE ALONGSIDE MANY SPORTING LEGENDS IN PROMOTING THE FAMOUS SWOOSH. THEY'VE ALWAYS HAD SB, WHICH IS THE SKATEBOARDING SIDE OF IT, BUT IT PROBABLY HASN'T BEEN AS BLOWN UP AS IT'S BECOMING NOW. A BIG-TIME RIDE FOR THIS KUMARA KID IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. GEORGE BERRY, ONE NEWS. AND THEY SAY IF YOU CAN SKATE, YOU CAN NORMALLY HANDLE YOURSELF ON A SURFBOARD AS WELL. SO MAYBE THESE DOGS SHOULD TURN THEIR PAWS TO SKATEBOARDING NEXT. YES, THEY'RE DOGS ON SURFBOARDS. THEY'RE COMPETING IN THE SIXTH ANNUAL 'SURF CITY SURF DOG' COMPETITION IN CALIFORNIA. JUDGED ON THEIR SKILLS, THE DURATION OF THEIR RIDE AND THEIR CONFIDENCE WHILE RIDING, IT'S NOTHING IF NOT FAIR. WHETHER THE DOGS ENJOY IT IS ANOTHER MATTER ENTIRELY. NOW TO THE WEATHER WITH A BIT OF OUR LORDE. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ