TONIGHT ` WILL THIS BE OSCAR PISTORIUS' PRISON? THE PARALYMPIAN'S BACK IN COURT FOR SENTENCING, AND NOW SOME EXPERTS SAY JAIL TIME'S LOOKING UNLIKELY. LET THE RACE BEGIN ` FOUR CONTENDERS ARE LOCKED IN. WHY NANAIA MAHUTA THINKS SHE'S THE ONE TO LEAD LABOUR. WE KNOW YOU'VE MISSED HIM. AFTER 40 DAYS, NORTH KOREA'S LEADER FINALLY REAPPEARS. SO, WHERE'S HE BEEN? DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF TONIGHT, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. THE CHANCE OF OSCAR PISTORIUS FACING TIME BEHIND BARS FOR KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND SEEMS TO BE LOOKING INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY. THAT'S AFTER A PROBATION OFFICER RECOMMENDED THE ATHLETE SERVES HOME DETENTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. RIGHT NOW, PISTORIUS IS BACK IN COURT FOR HIS SECOND DAY OF THE HEARING, WHERE PROSECUTION LAWYER GERRIE NEL IS PUSHING THE CASE FOR THE PARALYMPIAN TO BE SENT TO PRISON. HE'S JUST BEEN QUESTIONING PISTORIUS' MANAGER PEET VAN ZYL ABOUT PISTORIUS' SPORTING FUTURE. I MADE A CONSCIOUS DECISION THAT WE WOULD ONLY DISCUSS THIS WITH MR PISTORIUS ONCE THE TRIAL HAS BEEN CONCLUDED, AS THERE'S TOO MANY UNCERTAINTIES. DOES HE WANT TO PURSUE HIS CAREER? IF HE WANTS TO PURSUE HIS CAREER, I MADE IT CLEAR TO HIM THAT WE'LL BE AVAILABLE FOR HIM. SO YOU STANDING WHERE YOU'RE STANDING, YOU CANNOT TELL THE COURT HOW HE'LL` WHAT WORK HE'LL DO, HOW HE'LL GET AN INCOME AFTER THIS TRIAL. YOU DON'T KNOW. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE OUTCOME AND CONCLUSION OF THE TRIAL. MR NEL HAS LABELLED THE IDEA OF HOME DETENTION AS 'SHOCKINGLY INAPPROPRIATE'. CHANNEL NINE'S TOM STEINFORT REPORTS. IT'S NOT SO MUCH A PRISON AS A PALACE, AND THIS MANSION IS WHERE OSCAR PISTORIUS WOULD SERVE HOME DETENTION ` A THREE-STOREY HOMESTEAD WITH A POOL IN PRETORIA'S MOST EXCLUSIVE SUBURB. A GATED COMPOUND, HIS SISTER'S SENT OUT THE FAMILY'S PRIVATE GUARDS WHEN WE VISITED TODAY. THREE YEARS HERE IS WHAT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED AS PUNISHMENT FOR PISTORIUS BY SOUTH AFRICA'S CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. IT NOW SEEMS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT PISTORIUS WON'T SERVE A SINGLE DAY BEHIND BARS FOR KILLING HIS LOVER, REEVA STEENKAMP LAST YEAR. BEHIND BARS FOR KILLING HIS LOVER, REEVA STEENKAMP, LAST YEAR. AT TIMES DURING THE SENTENCING HEARING OVERNIGHT, YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING THE BLADE RUNNER HIMSELF WAS THE VICTIM, WITH WITNESSES DETAILING HOW HE'D SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF THE SHOOTING. THE BLADE RUNNER'S FACING UP TO 15 YEARS JAIL AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY THE BLADE RUNNER'S FACING UP TO 15 YEARS' JAIL AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE, BUT SEVERE OVERCROWDING IN SOUTH AFRICA'S PRISONS MEANS THE COURT MUST NOW CONSIDER OTHER PENALTIES. BEING RELEASED BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY IS ALL-IMPORTANT FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS, WITH THE COURT HEARING THAT HE WANTS TO RESUME TRAINING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, TRYING TO RESTORE HIS CAREER AS AN INTERNATIONAL ATHLETIC STAR. THE SENTENCE WILL MOST LIKELY BE HANDED DOWN LATER THIS WEEK. OSCAR PISTORIUS HAS ALWAYS STRENUOUSLY DENIED MURDERING REEVA STEENKAMP, SAYING HE SHOT HER BY MISTAKE. BACK HERE, THE RUNNERS HAVE BEEN NAMED AND THE RACE IS SET. SENIOR MAORI MP NANAIA MAHUTA'S NOW JOINING DAVID PARKER, GRANT ROBERTSON AND ANDREW LITTLE TO COMPETE FOR THE LABOUR LEADERSHIP. SO WHY DOES SHE THINK IT'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BRING THE PARTY BACK? POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS THE STORY. A LAST-MINUTE NEW ENTRANT IN LABOUR'S LEADERSHIP RACE. ARE YOU IN IT TO WIN IT? ABSOLUTELY. NANAIA MAHUTA'S KEEN TO OFFER A POINT OF DIFFERENCE TO THE ALL-PAKEHA MALE LINE-UP. I THINK SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS LIE WITHIN THE CONSTITUENT BASE THAT I REPRESENT, CERTAINLY SOUTH AUCKLAND AND THE PASIFIKA VOTE. NANAIA MAHUTA'S INCLUSION IN THE RACE IS A SHOW OF FORCE BY THE MAORI CAUCUS ` MANY OF WHO SUPPORTED DAVID CUNLIFFE ` AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR INTERESTS AREN'T FORGOTTEN. THE FOUR CANDIDATES NOW HAVE A MONTH TO SHOW THE PARTY HOW THEY PLAN TO TURN LABOUR'S FORTUNES AROUND. THE CYCLE OF BICKERING IN LABOUR, THOUGH, CONTINUES. I THINK DAVID NEEDS TO WORK THROUGH HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLE. A REFERENCE TO FORMER LEADER DAVID CUNLIFFE, WHO WITHDREW FROM THE CONTEST YESTERDAY, BUT WHO FORMER LEADER DAVID SHEARER THINKS WILL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE WHOEVER WINS THE RACE. HIS SUPPORTERS UNFORTUNATELY WHITE-ANTED, EFFECTIVELY, ME AS WE WENT ON, AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO NEW LEADER AS WELL. THAT'S ABSOLUTE NONSENSE. THERE'LL BE LITTLE FRICTIONS AT A TIME LIKE THIS UNTIL THE LEADERSHIP IS RESOLVED. THEN THERE'S THE ACCUSATION OF 'PC GONE MAD' OVER A SUGGESTION THE NEXT DEPUTY MUST BE A WOMAN OR MAORI. WE'RE NOT RUNNING A GULAG HERE. PEOPLE SHOULD BE APPOINTED WITHIN THE CAUCUS ON THEIR MERIT TO DO THE JOB. ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT LABOUR IS SEEN TO BE A PARTY OF ASPIRATION, WHICH IS DIVERSE IN ALL ITS MIXES. AMID THE BICKERING, THOUGH, ARE CALLS FOR UNITY. I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE ALL PULLED TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARTY. THE FIRST TEST, THOUGH, MIGHT BE SURVIVING A MONTH OF LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGNING. KATIE BRADFORD, ONE NEWS. A FORMER SOUTH CANTERBURY FINANCE DIRECTOR COULD BE FACING JAIL TIME AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY IN WHAT'S BEEN CALLED THE BIGGEST FRAUD IN NZ'S HISTORY. BUT TWO OTHER MEN WALKED FREE TODAY, ACQUITTED OF CHARGES LINKED TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE COMPANY. AND AS DANIELLE STANBURY REPORTS, LIKE THE VERDICTS, REACTIONS HAVE BEEN MIXED. < DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT ABOUT TODAY? NO STATEMENT. NO STATEMENT. SUPPORTED BY FAMILY MEMBERS, A VISIBLY UPSET EDWARD SULLIVAN LEFT COURT A GUILTY MAN. < PLANS TO APPEAL? NO. NO STATEMENTS AT ALL. AFTER YEARS OF INVESTIGATION AND MONTHS IN COURT, THE LONGEST AND MOST EXPENSIVE FRAUD TRIAL IN OUR HISTORY WAS OVER IN MINUTES. < MR SULLIVAN, I HAVE FOUND YOU GUILTY < ON COUNTS TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE AND NINE OF THE INDICTMENT. THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF SOUTH CANTERBURY FINANCE WAS CONVICTED OF FIVE OF THE NINE CHARGES ` GUILTY OF MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS AND MISUSE OF A DOCUMENT. EDWARD SULLIVAN'S CO-ACCUSED LACHIE MCLEOD AND ROBERT WHITE WERE CLEARED OF ANY LINK TO THE COMPANY'S COLLAPSE IN 2010. I'M VERY PLEASED. VERY PLEASED. VERY RELIEVED. FOUR YEARS OF HELL. IT'S LIKE A MASSIVE WEIGHT OFF YOUR SHOULDERS, AND I WILL STILL CERTAINLY BE SUPPORTING EDWARD OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO, SO I FEEL SORRY FOR HIM, AS WE'VE STUCK TOGETHER OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY I AM. INVESTORS IN TIMARU HAVE STUCK TOGETHER AS WELL. THE COMPANY WAS THE FINANCIAL BACKBONE OF THE TOWN. A LOT OF PEOLE WERE AFFECTED, BUT I THINK THE MAIN POINT I WISH TO MAKE IS THAT SOUTH CANTERBURY REALLY BOUNCED BACK. TODAY'S DECISION WAS FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY LOCALS. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION BUT I SUPPOSE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE. GOOD. GLAD. I'M GLAD IT'S HAPPENED. THIS CASE HAS HIT TAXPAYERS HARD ` $1.6B OF GOVERNMENT MONEY WAS USED TO BAIL OUT INVESTORS. HALF OF THAT HAS BEEN REPAID, AND GETTING THIS TO COURT HAS COST CLOSE TO $1.5M ` A BILL THAT'S CONTINUING TO GROW. IF COST WERE A RELEVANT CONSIDERATION, YOU WOULDN'T PROSECUTE ANYTHING THAT WAS PARTICULARLY COMPLEX OR DIFFICULT, AND THEN WE WOULD NOT HAVE JUSTICE. EDWARD SULLIVAN WILL FIND OUT WHETHER HE HAS TO PAY WITH JAIL TIME WHEN HE'S SENTENCED IN DECEMEBER. DANIELLE STANBURY, ONE NEWS. A UNITED NATION'S EMPLOYEE INFECTED WITH EBOLA HAS TONIGHT DIED AT A HOSPITAL IN GERMANY. THAT'S AS PROTECTION MEASURES TO TRY AND STOP THE VIRUS SPREADING FURTHER HAVE BEEN RAMPED UP, AS HAS THE URGENCY TO FIND A CURE. ABC'S MARTIN CUDDIHY REPORTS. THE SCREENING OF PASSENGERS IS STARTING IN BRITAIN AS CONCERN GROWS OUTSIDE AFRICA ABOUT THE SPREAD OF EBOLA. IN EGYPT, THERMAL CAMERAS ARE USED TO SPOT A FEVER. AUTHORITIES ARE DOING FULL MEDICAL CHECKS IF THERE'S ANY CONCERN. THE OUTBREAK OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE IN WEST AFRICA IS THE MOST SEVERE ACUTE HEALTH EMERGENCY SEEN IN MODERN TIMES. WE DO NEED TO BE DEEPLY CONCERNED. IN THE US, EMERGENCY CREWS IN PROTECTIVE GEAR BOARDED A PLANE AS IT ARRIVED IN BOSTON AFTER 10 PASSENGERS SAID THEY WERE FEELING SICK. HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY HAVE TO RETHINK THEIR HANDLING OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFTER TEXAS NURSE NINA PHAM CONTRACTED EBOLA WHILE CARING FOR A DYING LIBERIAN PATIENT. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE SHOWING HEALTH CARE WORKERS BEING TRAINED BEFORE HEADING TO WEST AFRICA. BUT NURSES IN THE US SAY THEY'RE BEING OVERLOOKED AND NOT GETTING PROPER TRAINING OR EQUIPMENT. AS WE KNOW OF WHAT'S HAPPENED SO FAR IN TEXAS, SOMETIMES THE THINGS THAT WE'RE SUPPLIED MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE. THE SEARCH FOR A CURE IS BECOMING MORE URGENT. CANADA HAS STARTED TESTING AN EXPERIMENTAL EBOLA VACCINE ON HUMANS FOR THE FIRST TIME. THANK THE LORD FOR... AT THE EPICENTRE OF THE OUTBREAK, HEALTH WORKERS HAVE IGNORED CALLS TO GO ON STRIKE FOR DANGER MONEY, DETERMINED TO FACE THE TERROR OF THIS UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS. THE OUTBREAK'S KILLED MORE THAN 4000 PEOPLE, AT LEAST 2000 OF THEM IN LIBERIA. BACK HERE ` A WEBSITE LINKED TO TERRORIST GROUP ISLAMIC STATE HAS BEEN TRACKED TO AN ADDRESS A STONE'S THROW FROM THE PRIME MINISTER'S HOUSE. THE WEBSITE, WHICH HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY ICELANDIC AUTHORITIES, WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE BOX ADDRESS IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF PARNELL. PRIVATE BOX LIMITED SAYS THE WEBSITE OWNER IS NOT A CUSTOMER BUT USED AN ADDRESS BELONGING TO ONE OF ITS CUSTOMERS TO REGISTER THE WEBSITE. TO THINK THAT OUR LITTLE COMPANY IN NZ HAS ANY LINK TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN SYRIA AND IRAQ IS COMPLETELY CRAZY, AND, YEAH, I'M HORRIFIED. OUR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES WON'T COMMENT ON THE ISLAMIC STATE WEBSITE FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS. THERE'S GROWING CONCERN THE PACIFIC'S BEING USED AS A STAGING POST FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING. 19 REGIONAL POLICE CHIEFS ARE MEETING IN AUCKLAND, ALONG WITH OBSERVERS FROM THE US DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND THE FBI. POLICE SAY DESPITE SOME SUCCESSFUL DRUG BUSTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC, THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S SLIPPING THROUGH THE NET. ISSUES OF TRANS-NATIONAL CRIME, TERRORISM AND POLICING IS IMPORTANT FOR STABILITY FOR THE WHOLE OF OUR REGION, INCLUDING NZ AND AUSTRALIA. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD EXCELLENT INTELLIGENCE NETWORKS AROUND THE PACIFIC. THE BEST OUTCOMES COME FROM THE BEST INTELLIGENCE. LAST YEAR, 750KG OF COCAINE WAS FOUND ON BOARD A YACHT IN VANUATU IN THE PACIFIC'S LARGEST EVER DRUG HAUL. HELP COULD BE AT HAND FOR THE DEBT-RIDDEN SOUTHERN DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD. IT WAS $9M IN THE RED LAST YEAR AND IS FORECAST TO INCUR AN $8M DEFICIT THIS YEAR. A 10-YEAR PLAN'S NOW BEING DEVELOPED, PUTTING THE FOCUS ON MOVING CARE BACK INTO THE REGIONS. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES SO THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO BE CARED FOR CLOSE TO THEIR HOME WHENEVER THAT'S POSSIBLE AND IS A GOOD THING TO DO. WHILE THAT IDEA COULD BE A WINNER, SOME MEDICAL SPECIALISTS ARE ANGRY ABOUT PARTS OF THE PLAN THAT INDICATE STAFF CHANGES WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. THE DRAFT PLAN IS OUT FOR CONSULTATION UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER. A FINAL REPORT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD EARLY NEXT YEAR. AT THE OTHER END OF THE COUNTRY, ALL CHILDREN AGED UNDER 13 CAN NOW GET FREE HEALTH CARE. EXPERTS SAY THE NEED'S SO GREAT IN NORTHLAND THEY CAN'T WAIT FOR THE INITIATIVE TO BE ROLLED OUT ACROSS NZ NEXT YEAR. THE $450,000 PRICE TAG WILL BE PICKED UP BY THE NORTHLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD AND SOME PRIVATE HEALTH ORGANISATIONS. Parents often delays something that could be dealt with. THE PLAN, WHICH INCLUDES AFTER-HOUR CONSULTATIONS AND FREE PRESCRIPTIONS, WILL BE INTRODUCED ACROSS THE COUNTRY NEXT JULY. ABOUT 100 HIENZ WORKERS COULD SOON BE OUT OF A JOB. ABOUT 100 HEINZ WORKERS COULD SOON BE OUT OF A JOB. THE FOOD PRODUCTION COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED IT'S RESTRUCTURING ITS BUSINESS HERE, IN AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA. IN TOTAL, CLOSE TO 250 JOBS ARE EXPECTED TO GO. THE COMPANY HOPES REDUCING ITS WORKFORCE WILL MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT. DO CLOTHES LOOK BETTER ON SKINNY PEOPLE? DESIGNER DENISE L'ESTRANGE CORBETT SAYS THEY DO, AND, UNSUPRISINGLY, THAT'S CREATED A STORM OF CONTROVERSY. NADINE CHALMERS-ROSS EXPLAINS. THE BONY BODIES THAT BEAT THE CATWALK HAVE LONG BEEN A SUBJECT FOR DEBATE. BUT IT WAS THIS IMAGE OF A MANNEQUIN WITH PROTRUDING RIBS THAT RAISED THE IRE OF A GLASSONS SHOPPER. I'M JUST INTERESTED IN WHY THIS IS THE ONLY SIZED MANNEQUIN YOU HAVE IN YOUR STORE. BUT THIS FASHION DESIGNER HAS A VERY DIFFERENT TAKE. LET'S FACE IT. CLOTHES LOOK BETTER ON SKINNY PEOPLE. THEY JUST DO. THAT'S HOW IT IS. MANY ON SOCIAL MEDIA WERE OUTRAGED, SOME SAYING THE 'DISGUSTING' COMMENTS RUIN YOUNG PEOPLE'S BODY IMAGE; OTHERS THAT THEY ENDORSE ANOREXIA. ONE SAYING FASHION LABELS NEED TO SHOW THEY VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS' SELF-ESTEEM. STEVE DUNSTAN OF THE BRAND HUFFER SAYS WHILE THIN MODELS ARE CONSIDERED THE BEST COATHANGERS FOR THE CATWALK, SKINNY ISN'T ALWAYS THE BEST SALES PITCH. SKINNY DOESN'T ALWAYS SELL IT, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, WHICH MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THE INDUSTRY, BUT I DON'T THINK SKINNY ALWAYS MAKES YOUR PRODUCTS AND CLOTHING LOOK BETTER. SO DOES IT INFLUENCE HOW PEOPLE BUY? YOU BUY WHAT LOOKS APPEALING TO YOU. WHETHER IT LOOKS APPEALING ON YOU IS ANOTHER STORY. MORE MODELS OF ALL DIFFERENT SIZES IN THE WINDOWS, I THINK THAT WOULD MAKE MORE PEOPLE LIKELY TO BUY THERE. DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO SELL YOUR PRODUCT, BUT DON'T SELL SKINNY. IF SKINNY MODELS AND MANNEQUINS SELL MORE CLOTHES, IT MAKES GOOD BUSINESS SENSE TO USE THEM. BUT SHOULD BUSINESSES HAVE A SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF THOSE DECISIONS ON THEIR CUSTOMERS? THE MOST ENLIGHTENED BUSINESSES WILL BE LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE AND NOT JUST THE BOTTOM LINE. AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, YOU CAN ALWAYS SHOP ELSEWHERE. NADINE CHALMERS-ROSS, ONE NEWS. AHEAD ` IS THE ROCK-STAR POPE TO THANK FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S REMARKABLE NEW MOVE? NORTH KOREA'S LEADER IS FINALLY SPOTTED, BUT ARE THE PICTURES GENUINE? AND A BIT OF A BACK DOWN FROM TOUGH TALKING TONY ABBOTT. TRAFFIC HUMS After a major disaster, the first thing we do is try to reach our loved ones. But in the event of an earthquake, an eruption or a tsunami, the roads could be too badly damaged, and if we lose power, that will affect public transport. So it's up to you to plan for your family. Make sure you're prepared before it happens. Visit getthru.govt.nz to get ready now. 'A SEISMIC SHIFT IN ATTITUDE' ` THAT'S HOW SOME ARE DESCRIBING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S LATEST MOVE. THE CALL TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE GAY COMMUNITY HAS LED TO SHOCK AND OUTRAGE, BUT ALSO PLENTY OF APPLAUSE. HERE'S RENEE GRAHAM. THE 2000-YEAR-OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS FOR DECADES DESCRIBED HOMOSEXUAL ACTS AS CONTRARY TO NATURAL LAW. BUT NOW THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A CHANGE IN TONE. TRANSLATION: HOMOSEXUALS HAVE GIFTS AND QUALITIES TO OFFER TO THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY. AFTER TWO WEEKS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS DEBATING FAMILY ISSUES, CATHOLIC BISHOPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE RELEASED A DOCUMENT SAYING THE CHURCH MUST 'RESPECT THE DIGNITY' OF GAY PEOPLE. THE ATTITUDE OF THE CHURCH IS TO WELCOME PERSONS WHO HAVE HOMOSEXUAL ORIENTATION IS BASED ON THE DIGNITY OF THE PERSON THEY ARE. SISTER MARCELLIN WILSON (82) IS CHAPLAIN TO THE CATHOLIC HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY IN WELLINGTON. PREVIOUSLY, THE HOMOSEXUAL WAS NEGATED AND FROWNED UPON, BUT IN THE FUTURE, THE OFFENCE WILL NOT TO BE HOMOSEXUAL BUT TO BE HOMOPHOBIC. BUT SOME CONSERVATIVE OFFSHORE CATHOLIC ORGANISATIONS SAY THE DOCUMENT IS AN ATTACK ON MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY. THE GROUP CALLED 'VOICE OF THE FAMILY' SAYS THE REPORT HAS... THIS IS MOMENTOUS. THIS IS A HOPEFUL TIME, A GREAT TIME TO BE CATHOLIC. AND TO KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEW APPROACH. JOHN KLEINSMAN SAYS KEY TEACHINGS WON'T CHANGE, BUT THE CHURCH WILL ACCEPT THAT PEOPLE WON'T ALWAYS LIVE UP TO THE CATHOLIC IDEAL. RENEE GRAHAM, ONE NEWS. THE SISTER OF A BRITISH JOURNALIST HELD HOSTAGE BY ISLAMIC STATE MILITANTS IS URGING THEM TO MAKE CONTACT AGAIN. JOHN CANTLIE'S FAMILY FEARS THE BREAK IN COMMUNICATION IS SIMILAR TO THE APPROACH TAKEN BEFORE TWO AID WORKERS WERE BEHEADED. WE STRONGLY CHALLENGE THOSE HOLDING JOHN TO RETURN TO YOUR PREVIOUSLY OPEN CHANNEL TO WHICH WE CONTINUE TO SEND MESSAGES AND AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE. THERE HAS BEEN CRITICISM OF BRITAIN'S POLICY OF TRYING TO LIMIT THE PUBLICITY SURROUNDING HOSTAGES, WITH SOME FAMILIES WANTING TO SAY AND DO MORE. POLITICIANS HAVE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF RECOGNISING PALESTINE AS A STATE ALONGSIDE ISRAEL. IT'S HOPED THE SYMBOLIC MOVE WILL KICK-START THE PEACE PROCESS BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS BY INCREASING THE PRESSURE FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION TO THE CONFLICT. PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON AND OTHER GOVERNMENT LEADERS ABSTAINED FROM THE VOTE. NORTH KOREA'S LEADER KIM JONG-UN HAS REPORTEDLY MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN MORE THAN A MONTH, AN ABSENCE THAT PROMPTED A STORM OF SPECULATION ABOUT THE 32-YEAR-OLD LEADER'S WELL-BEING. STATE-OWNED MEDIA HAS PUBLISHED THESE PHOTOS OF MR KIM WALKING WITH A CANE BUT OTHERWISE BOASTING GOOD HEALTH. WHEN THE PHOTOS WERE ACTUALLY TAKEN WASN'T SPECIFIED. THE NEWS AGENCY SAYS HIS FIVE-WEEK BREAK WAS A RESULT OF PERSONAL 'DISCOMFIT'. AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER IS SOFTENING HIS LANGUAGE TOWARDS THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT AFTER PROMISING TO 'SHIRTFRONT' VLADIMIR PUTIN IF HE COMES TO THE G20 SUMMIT IN BRISBANE NEXT MONTH. TONY ABBOTT HAS TAKEN IT DOWN A NOTCH TODAY AFTER HIS COMMENTS HIT HEADLINES ACROSS THE WORLD. HE STILL SAYS IF THE PAIR SIT DOWN TOGETHER, THEY'LL HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION, BUT PROBABLY NO CHEST-TO-CHEST ACTION. THE WEATHER AT YOUR PLACE ` AND, THEY'VE HAD IT ALL ` THE SHOW THAT'S MADE US LAUGH AND CRINGE FOR QUARTER OF A CENTURY. This is $156,000 in real shredded cash. 156,000 ` that's how much interest BNZ could help you shred off your mortgage with our tailored home loan. And you could pay it off over 11 years faster than a standard mortgage. Bring your home loan to BNZ and see how much you could shred. BNZ ` be good with money. WELL, BEFORE THERE WAS YOUTUBE, THERE WAS AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS, THE SHOW THAT HIGHLIGHTS ALL THINGS DAFT, AND AS THE ABC'S CHRIS CONNOLLY REPORTS, 25 YEARS ON, IT'S STILL GOING STRONG. MY HAIR IS CAUGHT IN THE BACK OF THE DISHWASHER. IT WAS THIS VIDEO SELECTED BEST CLIP 25 YEARS AGO ON THE FIRST EVER EPISODE OF AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS. < WHAT ALWAYS WORKS? GROIN HITS ARE PARTICULARLY FUNNY. SCREAMING PINATA WHACKS. BIRTHDAYS ARE ALWAYS A DISASTER. LAUGHTER THERE'S THAT DOG WHO KEEPS THINKING HE'S BEING ATTACKED BY HIS HIND LEG. (GROWLS) ONCE, THE SHOW THE WOULD RECEIVE 36 MAILBAGS OF VHS TAPES PER WEEK. NOW STAFFERS SIT THROUGH THOUSANDS OF VIDEOS UPLOADED DAILY. TURN IT AROUND, TURN IT AROUND, TURN IT AROUND. PUSHING A ROCK, PUSHING A ROCK, PUSHING A ROCK. HOW DO YOU THINK THIS SHOW ENDURES AS EVERYTHING AROUND IT CHANGES? BECAUSE IT'S SLAPSTICK FROM YOUR NEIGHBOURS. YOU GO BACK TO THE DAYS OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND BUSTER KEATON, THOSE THINGS STILL HOLD UP. OR JUST WAITING FOR THE RINSE CYCLE. GET OFF OF ME! NOW TO THE WEATHER. AND THIS SONG IS FROM AN ALBUM THAT WAS NUMBER ONE 25 YEARS AGO. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ PAUL SIMON'S 'DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES' # PEOPLE SAY SHE'S CRAZY. # SHE GOT DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES. # WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY TO LOSE THESE WALKING BLUES. # DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES. # SHE WAS PHYSICALLY FORGOTTEN, # BUT THEN SHE SLIPPED INTO MY POCKET WITH MY CAR KEYS. # SHE SAID, 'YOU'VE TAKEN ME FOR GRANTED # 'BECAUSE I PLEASE YOU # 'WEARING THESE DIAMONDS.' # AND I COULD SAY 'OOOOOOH,' THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. AS ALWAYS, YOU CAN CONTACT US RIGHT HERE. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND ANNA BRACEWELL-WORRALL.