IT'S MIDDAY. A BACKDOWN OVER AN ANCIENT KAURI TREE WHICH COULD SPELL MORE HEADACHES FOR AUCKLAND COUNCIL. THREE MORE TOURISTS DEAD ON OUR ROADS. THIS TIME, THEY'RE AMERICAN. AND HUNDREDS OF FASHION LOVERS QUEUE AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR SHOPPING CHAINS OPENS ITS DOORS HERE. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. AUCKLAND'S CONTENTIOUS KAURI TREE'S BEEN SAVED FOR NOW. THE OWNER OF THE SITE, WHICH IS HOME TO THE 500-YEAR-OLD TREE, HAS HAD A CHANGE OF HEART AFTER INTENSE PRESSURE FROM PROTESTERS. ONE NEWS REPORTER CHRIS CHANG JOINS US FROM NEAR THE TREE IN THE WEST AUCKLAND SUBURB OF TITIRANGI. THE CROWDS GATHERED ARE AWAITING THE DESCENT FROM DOWN THE TREE. A LETTER WAS RELEASED SAYING THE KAORI TREE IS HERE TO SAY. THEY MENTIONED COMPENSATION, BUT DIDN'T CLARIFY. I'M JUST WAITING ON CONFIRMATION THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS ACTUALLY MEANS ` THAT THE TREES ARE SAFE. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LITTLE MORE THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT I'M GONNA ACT ON THE SAME GOODWILL THAT THE DEVELOPERS HAVE PROVIDED, AND I'LL BE COMING DOWN TODAY, YES. PROTESTERS AND NEIGHBOURS HAVE BEEN VOCAL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. WE SPOKE TO ONE NEIGHBOUR. THE DEVELOPER'S CHOSEN TO SPEAK TO US, TO OPEN DIALOGUE WITH US THROUGH THE MEDIA, AND THAT'S HIS CHOSEN PATHWAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK AROUND THE TABLE. I'VE SAID THAT FROM DAY ONE, AND WE WELCOME IT TODAY. THE COUNCIL MET TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS OF CONSENT. MICHAEL WILL DESCEND IN THE NEXT HOUR. THANKS, CHRIS CHANG, LIVE FROM TITIRANGI IN WEST AUCKLAND. THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A CRASH WEST OF HAMILTON YESTERDAY WERE AMERICAN TOURISTS, WHICH MEANS 11 VISITORS HAVE DIED ON OUR ROADS IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. POLICE SAY THE CAR CARRYING TWO COUPLES IN THEIR FIFTIES TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A TRUCK NEAR NGAHINAPOURI ON STATE HIGHWAY 39. WE LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY. IT'S NATURAL PEOPLE WANT TO VIST, BUT THAT BRINGS PROBLEMS. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR SURVIVED AND IS IN A STABLE CONDITION AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL. POLICE ARE ASSESSING INFORMATION FROM MORE THAN 40 CALLS THEY'VE RECEIVED SINCE GOING PUBLIC WITH A THREAT TO CONTAMINATE INFANT MILK FORMULA WITH 1080. INVESTIGATORS HAVE ALSO STARTED TALKING TO PEOPLE THEY THINK MIGHT HAVE RELEVANT INFORMATION. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE WANT TO SPEAK TO, AND SO IT MAY BE A NUMBER OF DAYS BEFORE WE REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY WHO IS RELEVANT TO OUR INQUIRY. WE WILL DO THIS IN A METICULOUS AND THOROUGH WAY TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS MISSED. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES IS TALKING TO OFFICIALS IN CHINA AFTER REPORTS ONE SMALL NZ EXPORTER WAS FACING ISSUES AT THE CHINESE BORDER. THE RESERVE BANK WAS TOLD OF THE 1080 MILK THREAT THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT GOVERNOR GRAEME WHEELER SAYS IT HAD NO IMPACT ON TODAY'S DECISION TO LEAVE THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE UNCHANGED AT 3.5%. THAT'S GOOD NEWS FOR MORTGAGE HOLDERS. MR WHEELER SAYS INFLATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW THIS YEAR BEFORE GRADUALLY RISING. IN VANUATU, AUTHORITIES ARE SCRAMBLING TO ORGANISE AN EVACUATION PLAN AS CYCLONE PAM CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY. THE CATEGORY-FOUR CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE CAPITAL PORT VILA TOMORROW, BUT THERE'S FEARS IT COULD TURN TO A CATEGORY FIVE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST HAS TESTIFIED THAT A MAN FOUND BURNT TO DEATH WAS ALMOST CERTAINLY SET ALIGHT WHILE STILL ALIVE. SHIVNEEL KUMAR AND BRYNE PERMAL ARE ON TRIAL AT THE HIGH COURT IN AUCKLAND. THE PATHOLOGIST SAYS HE'S CONFIDENT SHALVIN PRASAD (21) WAS SET ALIGHT WHILE STILL BREATHING BECAUSE SOOT DEPOSITS WERE FOUND IN HIS AIRWAYS. THERE WAS ALSO A STRONG SMELL OF PETROL IN HIS RIGHT LUNG. HIS REMAINS WERE FOUND ON A RURAL ROAD IN JANUARY 2013. AN AMERICAN NEUROPATHOLOGIST GIVING EVIDENCE IN MARK LUNDY'S DOUBLE MURDER RETRIAL SAYS HE BELIEVES THERE WAS BRAIN OR SPINAL TISSUE ON THE ACCUSED'S POLO SHIRT. THE FORMER SALESMAN DENIES KILLING HIS WIFE, CHRISTINE, AND DAUGHTER, AMBER, IN THEIR PALMERSTON NORTH HOME IN 2000. DANIEL BRAT TOLD THE HIGH COURT AT WELLINGTON VIA VIDEO LINK FROM THE UNITED STATES THAT HE PEER-REVIEWED A SERIES OF SHIRT SAMPLES AND CONCLUDED THERE WERE TRACES OF EITHER BRAIN MATTER OR SPINAL CORD. THE CROWN CLAIMS IT WAS CHRISTINE LUNDY'S BRAIN TISSUE ON HER HUSBAND'S SHIRT. A WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER OVER THE FATAL STABBING OF A PORIRUA MAN OVERNIGHT. POLICE WERE CALLED TO THIS CANNON'S CREEK ADDRESS JUST BEFORE 11 LAST NIGHT. A MAN (37) WAS FOUND WITH STAB WOUNDS AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, BUT LATER DIED. MEANWHILE, A WOMAN REMAINS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION FOLLOWING A SEPARATE STABBING IN UPPER HUTT. POLICE DON'T BELIEVE THE EVENTS ARE RELATED. TOP GEAR HOST JEREMY CLARKSON SAYS HE HAS REGRETS AFTER BEING SUSPENDED FOR ALLEGEDLY THROWING A PUNCH AT A PRODUCER OF THE TV SERIES. THE BBC SAYS IT'S LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, THE SHOW IS OFF AIR. THE BBC'S LUCY MANNING REPORTS. 'I'M OFF TO THE JOB CENTRE,' HE SAID WITH A SMILE. ASKED IF THIS WAS A ROW ABOUT FOOD,... NO, NO. NO, NO. BUT DID HE HAVE ANY REGRETS ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED? ANY REGRETS, JEREMY? OH YEAH. YEAH. THE TOP GEAR PRESENTER IS SUSPENDED, ACCUSED OF ALLEGEDLY PUNCHING PRODUCER OISIN TYMON, ON THE LEFT, IN A ROW ABOUT THE LACK OF FOOD AFTER FILMING THE SHOW LAST WEEK. HIS CO-PRESENTER JAMES MAY CONFIRMED THERE WAS WHAT THE BBC HAD CALLED A FRACAS. DO YOU THINK JEREMY CLARKSON'S INNOCENT? JEREMY CLARKSON` OF WHAT? OF PUNCHING A PRODUCER. UH, NO, I THINK HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN A BIT OF A DUST-UP, BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S THAT SERIOUS. THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANT TO SAY. WERE YOU THERE WHEN IT HAPPENED? NO. AND WAS IT OVER DINNER. UH, YES. JEREMY CLARKSON IS ONE OF THE BBC'S BIGGEST STARS, AND TOP GEAR IS A MONEY-SPINNING WORLDWIDE SUCCESS. BUT WITH ITS PRESENTERS' FREQUENT BRUSHES WITH CONTROVERSY, RACIST WORDS, OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AND THE ODD INSULT, BBC BOSSES MIGHT HAVE TO MAKE AN EXPENSIVE DECISION. TOP GEAR IS BROADCAST IN AROUND 200 COUNTRIES AND WATCHED BY 350 MILLION VIEWERS. THE COMMERCIAL RIGHTS OWNED BY THE BBC ARE THOUGHT TO BE WORTH AT LEAST �50M. WHATEVER THE DECISION ABOUT JEREMY CLARKSON, IT IS LIKELY TO COST THE BBC MONEY. WITH THE LAST THREE EPISODES OF THIS SERIES SET TO BE SHELVED, FOREIGN BROADCASTERS WHO BOUGHT THEM COULD ASK FOR THEIR MONEY BACK. 11 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN ARMY HELICOPTER CRASH IN THE UNITED STATES. THE BLACK HAWK CHOPPER WENT DOWN DURING A NIGHT-TIME TRAINING MISSION OFF A FLORIDA BEACH. SEVEN MARINES AND FOUR SOLDIERS DIED, AND DENSE FOG IS HAMPERING THE SEARCH FOR THEIR BODIES. AT LEAST 41 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A LONG HAUL TRUCK RAMMED INTO A BUS IN TANZANIA. EFFORTS TO FREE PEOPLE TRAPPED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND BUS WERE HAMPERED BY A LACK OF EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLES ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE COLLIDED HEAD ON, AND A NUMBER OF BODIES WERE FOUND SCATTERED ON A HILLSIDE NEAR THE CRASH. A MASSIVE FIRE AT A SHOPPING CENTRE IN RUSSIA HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. THE BLAZE IN THE CITY OF KAZAN RAGED FOR HOURS, AND FIRE-FIGHTERS' EFFORTS WERE HAMPERED BY SHOP OWNERS BREAKING THROUGH POLICE LINES TO GET GOODS FROM THEIR STORES. A 28-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DIED WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE MERCHANDISE, AND AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. ARMED THIEVES HAVE STOLEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF JEWELLERY IN AN ATTACK ON SECURITY VANS IN FRANCE. AT LEAST 15 MEN FORCED THE DRIVERS OF TWO VANS FROM THEIR VEHICLES ON A HIGHWAY LINKING PARIS AND LYON. THE DRIVERS WERE LEFT AT THE SCENE UNHARMED, AND THE VANS WERE LATER FOUND BURNT OUT. THE STOLEN JEWELLERY'S BELIEVED TO BE WORTH 9 MILLION EUROS, OR AROUND NZ$13M. RELATIVES OF THE AUSTRALIAN DRUG SMUGGLERS AWAITING EXECUTION IN INDONESIA HAVE MADE ANOTHER PLEA TO PRESIDENT JOKO WIDODO TO SPARE THE MEN'S LIVES. BUT THE PRISONERS' LAST HOPE FOR A STAY OF EXECUTION COULD DEPEND ON A COURT HEARING IN JAKARTA TODAY. THE ABC'S GREG JENNET REPORTS. WITH GRIM DETERMINATION, BUT WITH HOPE EVERY PRESENT, THE CHAN AND SUKAMARAN FAMILIES ONCE SHUFFLED THROUGH THE OFFICIOUS AND VERY IMPERSONAL PROCESSES OF THE COURT AND PRISON AUTHORITIES, AND ONCE MORE THEY BOARDED THAT FERRY FOR THE BOAT RIDE TO NUSA KAMBANGAN. THERE WERE EIGHT IN TOTAL, INCLUDING ANDREW CHAN'S GIRLFRIEND PHOEBE. THEY SPENT THE FULL FOUR HOURS THERE. MYURAN SUKUMARAN'S BROTHER CHINTU SPOKE AGAIN BRIEFLY TO MAKE THE SAME PLEA OF THE PRESIDENT AS HAS BEEN MADE SO MANY TIMES BEFORE. OUR FAMILY REMAINS HOPEFUL THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL GET TO SEE HOW MUCH MYURAN AND ANDREW HAVE DONE INSIDE THE PRISON TO HELP THE INDONESIAN PEOPLE, AND THAT HE WILL SHOW MERCY ON OUR FAMILY. YET THERE ISN'T THE SLIGHTEST INDICATION THAT THE PRESIDENT IS PREPARED TO RETHINK HIS REFUSAL OF CLEMENCY. CHAN'S AND SUKUMARAN'S LAWYERS WILL ARGUE IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT IN JAKARTA THAT JOKO WIDODO HAS WRONG IN LAW TO KNOCK-BACK THE CLEMENCY REQUEST. NOW, IF THEY LOSE, THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE END OF THE LINE LEGALLY, BUT THERE'D BE FEW VIABLE OPTIONS LEFT FOR THE AUSTRALIANS, AND A LOSS WOULD ALSO REOPEN THE POSSIBILITY THAT INDONESIA COULD QUICKLY CALL ON THE EXECUTIONS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST FASHION CHAINS IN THE WORLD HAS OPENED UP SHOP IN AUCKLAND. FOR YEARS KIWIS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON TOPSHOP CLOTHES ONLINE, BUT NOW THE BRITISH HIGH STREET GIANT HAS A FLAGSHIP STORE IN NZ. ALI VENTURA WAS THERE WHEN THE DOORS OPENED A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO. THEY CAME IN THEIR HUNDREDS. SOME EVEN CAMPED OVERNIGHT... ...JUST TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ENTER TOPSHOP'S NEW FLAGSHIP STORE IN DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND. IF I CAN WAIT THREE WEEKS FOR TOPSHOP'S INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING, I CAN WAIT 16 HOURS TO GET INTO THE STORE. LIKE AN EXCLUSIVE NIGHTCLUB, MEN WITH CLIPBOARDS GUARDED THE ENTRANCE AND INSIDE DJs CRANKED OUT MUSIC. THE BRITISH RETAIL GIANT REWARDED THE FIRST 300 PEOPLE THROUGH THE QUEEN STREET SHOP WITH VOUCHERS. THEY HAVE A LOT OF TRENDS THAT COME FROM JUST` INTERNATIONALLY, AND WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY SHOPS IN NZ THAT PROVIDE US WITH THAT. TOPSHOP HAS 900 STORES WORLDWIDE AND IS CREDITED WITH REVOLUTIONISING LONDON'S HIGH STREET. BUT IT'S NOT ALL HIGH END. YOU CAN GRAB A SHIRT FOR UNDER $50. MANY SHOPS HAVE MOVED OUT OF QUEEN STREET IN RECENT YEARS IN FAVOUR OF SUBURBAN MALLS. BUSINESS LEADERS NOW HOPE TOPSHOP WILL REVITALISE AUCKLAND'S MAIN STREET. NEW YORK WAS SIMILAR, BUT THIS IS MONUMENTAL, I THINK. THIS FEELS LIKE A GENUINE FIRST AND IT FEELS LIKE EVERYBODY'S HERE TO SHOP. THIS IS BIG. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF BIG THINGS IN MY CAREER, BUT THIS... THIS IS BIG. BUSINESS LEADERS WILL BE WATCHING TO SEE WHETHER THE TOPSHOP BUZZ CONTINUES. ALI VENTURA, ONE NEWS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, THE DISTURBING SPIKE IN CHILD CANCER RATES FOUR YEARS ON FROM THE JAPANESE TSUNAMI. AND IN SPORT, WHAT'S THIS POP STAR DOING IN A PRESS CONFERENCE FOR A BOUT BETWEEN TWO BOXING SUPERSTARS? RETURNING TO OUR TOP STORY, MICHAEL TEVARES APPEARS TO BE MOVING DOWN THE 500-YEAR-OLD TREE, HE'S SPENT THREE NIGHTS UP THERE. JHAND WE'LL CROSS LIVE TO OUR REPORT AT THE SCENE SHORTLY. THERE ABOUT 60 TO 70 PEOPLE HERE, BUT ALL EYES ARE ON MICHAEL, WHO'S BEEN UP THERE SINCE MONDAY. CHRIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GETTING QUITE THE RECEPTION. A ROUSING HAKA. HUGE SUPPORT FOR MICHAEL. GOOD TO SEE HIS LIMBS STILL IN OPERATOIN AS HE CAREFULLY DESCENDS. THE TREE IS ABOUT 22M TALL. A SUCCESSFUL FEW NIGHTS UP THE ANCIENT TREE. WHAT DOES HE PLAN TO DO WHEN HE'S ON THE GROUND? GIVING HIS GIRLFRIEND A HUG AND A KISS. SHE'S BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF HIM. A HOT SHOWER LIKELY TO BE HIGH ON HIS LIST OF PRIORITIES. NOT MANY OPTIONS FOR THAT AT THE TOP OF A TREE. HE'S BEEN LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER, STAYING DRY. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GIVING HIM YOGA LESSONS FROM THE ROAD. WE'RE EXPECTING A TURN IN THE WEATHER, SO GOOD TIMING. WE'RE HOPING TO SEE HIM GET HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. CROWD PERFORMS HAKA SOME IMPRESSIVE KNOTS AND ROPE WORK. HIS GIRLFRIEND LOOKING FORWARD TO HIM GETTING ON THE GROUND. THERE'S BEEN A CONSTANT PRESCENCE OF LOCALS. YOU CAN HEAR THEM. THANKS, CHRIS CHANG, LIVE FROM TITIRANGI. IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN JAPAN TRIGGERED ONE OF THE WORLD'S WORST NUCLEAR DISASTERS, AND THE CHILDREN OF FUKUSHIMA ARE NOW GETTING SICK. HIGH LEVELS OF RADIATION HAVE MADE MUCH OF FUKUSHIMA UNINHABITABLE, BUT IT'S THE SUDDEN INCREASE IN CANCER IN CHILDREN THAT'S CAUSING WIDESPREAD FEAR AND ANGER. THE ABC'S MATTHEW CARNEY REPORTS. IT'S A HEARTBREAKING TIME FOR MEGUMI MUTO. HER DAUGHTER IS BEING TESTED TO SEE IF THE LUMPS IN HER THYROID GLANDS HAVE GROWN. IN A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES, IT DEVELOPS INTO CANCER. MEGUMI IS CONVINCED EXPOSURE TO HIGH RADIATION AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR MELTDOWNS IS THE CAUSE. (SPEAKS JAPANESE) TRANSLATOR: I FEEL ANGRY. I THINK THE AUTHORITIES HIDE THE REAL DANGERS. AND NOW MANY MORE CHILDREN ARE BEING DIAGNOSED. BEFORE THE DISASTER, THERE WAS JUST ONE TO TWO CASES OF THYROID CANCERS IN FUKUSHIMA'S CHILDREN. NOW THAT'S JUMPED TO MORE THAN 100 CONFIRMED OR SUSPECTED CASES. SOME SCIENTISTS SAY THE RISE IN CASES IS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE DOING MORE TESTING WITH MUCH MORE SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT. THAT'S A VIEW BACKED BY UNITED NATIONS REPORTS. BUT OTHER CREDIBLE SCIENTISTS SAY THE SPIKE IN CASES HAS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. MANY RESIDENTS OF FUKUSHIMA DON'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT OR TEPCO, THE OPERATOR OF THE CRIPPLED NUCLEAR PLANT. FOR THE MOMENT, MEGUMI MUTO'S DAUGHTER IS CANCER FREE. BUT THEY'LL WAIT ANXIOUSLY FOR THE NEXT CHECK-UP IN SIX MONTHS. FOUR YEARS ON, FUKUSHIMA'S RESIDENTS ARE STILL REELING FROM THE IMPACTS. ENGLISH FOOTBALL IS UNLIKELY TO HAVE A QUARTER-FINALIST IN EUROPEAN FOOTBALL'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AFTER CHELSEA WERE STUNNED BY PARIS SAINT GERMAIN IN LONDON TODAY. WITH THE SCORES LOCKED AT 1-1 AFTER THE FIRST TIE, CHELSEA WERE GIVEN A BIG LEG UP WHEN PSG'S STAR STRIKER ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC WAS HARSHLY SENT OFF IN THE 31ST MINUTE. BUT IT TOOK THE LONDON CLUB UNTIL THE 81ST MINUTE TO TAKE THE LEAD THROUGH DEFENDER GARY CAHILL BEFORE A FORMER CHELSEA PLAYER SENT IT INTO EXTRA TIME.. THAT'S HIS CORNER! THAT'S THE EQUALISER. AND WHO ELSE? THAT IS DAVID LUIS. THE EPL LEADERS TOOK THE LEAD AGAIN THROUGH THIS EDEN HAZARD PENALTY, BUT ANOTHER BRAZILIAN STOLE THE TIE IN THE DYING MOMENTS. ANOTHER CORNER. SILVA AGAIN! HE'S GOT IT. WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? LIGHTNING STRIKING TWICE FOR PSG. YES, PSG THROUGH TO THE LAST EIGHT ON THE AWAY GOAL RULE. IT WAS A BIT EASIER FOR BAYERN MUNICH, THOUGH. THEY THRASHED SHAKHTAR 7-0 THE WORLD'S TWO MOST FAMOUS BOXERS HAVE HAD THEIR FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF WHAT WILL BE THE RICHEST BOXING BOUT EVER IN LAS VEGAS IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. AMERICAN SUPERSTAR FLOYD MAYWEATHER AND PHILIPINO MANNY PACQUIAO DOING THE CUSTOMARY STAREDOWN, BEFORE MAYWEATHER REMINDED EVERYONE WHO IS UNDEFEATED. IF YOU LOST ONCE, IT'S IN YOUR MIND. IF YOU LOST TWICE, IT'S IN YOUR MIND. FROM DAY ONE, I WAS ALWAYS TAUGHT TO BE A WINNER. NO MATTER WHAT, BE A WINNER. WELL MAYWEATHER DOES HAVE JUSTIN BIEBER IN HIS CORNER, BUT IF THIS FOOTAGE RELEASED OF PACQUIAO SHADOW BOXING IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, THE MAY 3RD BLOCKBUSTER IS FAR FROM A GIVEN. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND BACK TO OUR TOP STORY. AUCKLAND'S CONTENTIOUS KAURI TREE'S BEEN SAVED ` FOR NOW. CHRIS CHANG IS WITH MICHAEL TEVARES, THE PROTESTER WHO HAS COME DOWN FROM THE TREE AFTER THREE DAYS. CHRIS WHAT HAPPENS NOW? ARE THE POLICE WAITING? I WISH HE WAS WITH ME. HE'S WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. HE DOES INTEND TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION. HE WAS ISSUED WITH A TREPASS NOTICE. I IMAGINE HE'LL NEED TO STRETCH HIS LEGS. I IMAGINE SO. THANKS, CHRIS CHANG, LIVE FROM TITIRANGI IN WEST AUCKLAND. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND TRACEY DAWSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.