Wet and windy as the game as we kick off the new working week. Fine and mild start for the East, but keep the raincoat handy. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF ONE NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. A PRECIOUS BABY ` WE'RE WITH THE FAMILIES OF JERRY COLLINS AND HIS PARTNER AS THEY UNITE FOR ORPHAN AYLA. IS IT A RACIST SLUR? WHY WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE CORRECTIONS MINISTER IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB. WELL, HELLO, SAILOR. THE HUGE WELCOMING PARTY FOR OUR NAVY AFTER A LONG TIME AT SEA. AND JOSEPH PARKER DINES OUT ON HIS LATEST HEAVYWEIGHT SUCCESS, BUT WHO ENDED UP ON THE DINNER PLATES? IN LATE DEVELOPMENTS TONIGHT, A 16-YEAR-OLD'S BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER AN ELDERLY MAN'S BODY WAS FOUND IN A CHRISTCHURCH HOME. THE MAN LIVED ALONE, AND POLICE SAY THE PAIR KNEW EACH OTHER, BUT THEY WON'T REVEAL HOW HE WAS KILLED. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS MORE. BEHIND THE POLICE EMERGENCY TAPE, THIS USUALLY QUIET SUBURBAN CHRISTCHURCH STREET IS NOW A BUSY CRIME SCENE. NEIGHBOURS HERE WOKE TO NEWS THEIR ELDERLY FRIEND ` A MAN THEY CALLED HARRY ` WAS DEAD. HE WAS THE LOVELIEST, SWEETEST OLD DEAR. NEVER HURT A FLY. I'D KNOWN HIM 30 YEARS. YOU GET USED TO HAVING YOUR MATES AROUND, DON'T YA? POLICE HAVE CHARGED A 16-YEAR-OLD WITH MURDER. IT APPEARS THE VICTIM LET HIS ALLEGED ATTACKER IN, BUT POLICE WON'T SAY HOW HE DIED. I'M NOT GOING TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF HIS DEATH AT THIS STAGE. POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THE PAIR KNEW EACH OTHER. NEIGHBOURS TELL US THE MAN LIVED ALONE BUT WOULD OFTEN HAVE YOUNG VISITORS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT HIM IN THAT HOUSE ALL BY HIMSELF COS HE'D GET THE KIDS TO COME OVER, AND MOST OF THEM WERE GOOD KIDS. POLICE SAY OFFICERS HAD BEEN CALLED TO THE HOME BEFORE. POLICE HAD BEEN TO THE ADDRESS ON A FEW OCCASIONS LEADING UP TO HIS DEATH. THERE IS NOTHING TO SUGGEST THEY WERE ABOUT CONCERNS TO HIS SAFETY. A SECOND CHRISTCHURCH PROPERTY WILL ALSO REMAIN UNDER GUARD TONIGHT. POLICE SAY THEY'RE TREATING IT AS A CRIME SCENE, AND THEY'RE INVESTIGATING ANY LINKS IT MAY HAVE TO THE 16-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED. IT'S POSSIBLE OTHERS MAY ALSO FACE CHARGES. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, ONE NEWS. WE'VE NEW PICTURES TONIGHT OF JERRY COLLINS' BABY, TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH BOTH SIDES OF HER FAMILY. THE FORMER ALL BLACK'S PARENTS HAVE TRAVELLED TO CANADA FOR A MEMORIAL SERVICE TO COLLINS, AND HIS PARTNER, ALANA MADILL. THERE THEY CRADLED LITTLE AYLA, THE ONLY SURVIVOR FROM THE CAR CRASH IN FRANCE TWO MONTHS AGO. ONE NEWS REPORTER DANIEL FAITAUA HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE IN REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN. CONNECTED BY A MATERNAL BOND ` BABY AYLA IN THE ARMS OF HER GRANDMOTHER; HER MOTHER'S ASHES IN THE ARMS OF HER GRANDFATHER. ONE GRIEVING FAMILY SUPPORTED BY ANOTHER, SHARING A COMMON BOND OF LOSING A CHILD. THROUGH OUR TRAGIC EVENT AND THROUGH AYLA, YOU KNOW, WE JUST HAVE AN INSTANT BOND WITH THEM. WE'RE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE GROWS UP AND BE HAPPY WITH WHAT SHE GOT. FOR BOTH FAMILIES, THEIR LIVES WERE FOREVER CHANGED WHEN IN EARLY JUNE ALANA MADILL AND JERRY COLLINS WERE KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN SOUTHERN FRANCE; THE ONLY SURVIVOR, BABY AYLA. THOUSANDS FAREWELLED THE FORMER ALL BLACK IN HIS HOMETOWN OF PORIRUA. THIS MORNING, INSIDE A SMALL CHURCH IN REGINA, CANADA, EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES FLOWED FOR ALANA. ALANA WAS LIKE A SISTER TO US ALL, SOMEONE YOU COULD ALWAYS DEPEND ON TO BE THERE FOR YOU. SHE WAS A FINGER-POINTER. THROUGHOUT THE TWO-HOUR SERVICE, ALANA MADILL WAS REMEMBERED AS A FREE SPIRIT AND A WOMAN WHO LIVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST. SHE WAS DESCRIBED AS AMBITIOUS, YET HAD THIS CALMNESS ABOUT HER, AND ALWAYS HAD A HUGE, BIG SMILE. THE 25-YEAR-OLD ALSO SPOKE OF BECOMING A MOTHER. AND THEN IN THE SHORT TIME ALANA HAD WITH AYLA, YOU COULD SEE IT. WHEN JERRY JOINED THEM IN CANADA TO HELP THE THREE OF THEM ALL MOVE TO FRANCE, YOU COULD SEE HOW PERFECT THE THREESOME WAS TOGETHER. THROUGH MUSIC AND PHOTOS, THE TRIBUTES CAPTURED CULTURAL ELEMENTS SYMBOLIC OF ALANA MADILL'S NATIVE INDIAN HERITAGE... (SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE) ...AND JERRY COLLINS' SAMOAN ANCESTRY. (SPEAKS SAMOAN) THEN JERRY'S DAD SPOKE OF HIS FIRST AND ONLY ENCOUNTER WITH ALANA BACK HOME IN NZ. OPEN THE DOOR AND THERE COMES A HUGE GIRL, PALAGI GIRL. AND I SAY, 'OH NO. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?' LAUGHTER AND ONE THING I ASKED ALANA IF YOU CAN DO FOR US, FOR ME MYSELF, IS TO MAKE SURE THIS YOUNG FELLOW IS GOING TO CHANGE HIS LIFE. AND SHE SAID TO ME, 'FRANK, I WILL DO THAT.' IT'S SAD THAT FRANK AND GALUIA AND THE GIRLS DIDN'T GET TO SEE JERRY WITH AYLA, BUT THAT WAS VERY VERY SPECIAL. AND THE THREE OF THEM TOGETHER, I THINK THAT BOND, THAT'S THE GLUE THAT BRINGS ALL THE FAMILIES TOGETHER. THE COLLINS FAMILY WILL RETURN TO NZ SOME TIME NEXT WEEK. BABY AYLA WILL REMAIN WITH THE MADILL FAMILY IN CANADA. JERRY COLLINS' FAMILY MAKING THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT. WINSTON PETERS SAYS HE'S NOT BEING RACIST BY INSISTING THE CORRECTIONS MINISTER IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB BECAUSE HE'S POLYNESIAN. THE NZ FIRST LEADER'S MADE THE COMMENTS AT THE PARTY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE, BLAMING OTHER MINISTERS FOR THE PROBLEMS PLAGUING OUR PRISONS. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS THE DETAILS. SCOTTISH BAGPIPES WELCOME WINSTON PETERS TO HIS PARTY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. BUT IT'S THESE COMMENTS ABOUT CORRECTIONS MINISTER SAM LOTU-IINGA THAT ARE CAPTURING ATTENTION. I THINK SAM'S GOT A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE CONDITIONS AND PSYCHOLOGY OF THE MAJORITY OF PRISONERS IN NZ WHO HAPPEN TO BE POLYNESIAN AND MAORI. YES, WINSTON PETERS THINKS SAM LOTU-IIGA'S POLYNESIAN HERITAGE MAKES HIM WELL-SUITED TO OVERSEE THE COUNTRY'S PRISONS. LOOK, IF YOU COME FROM THE BIGGEST POPULATION GROUP IN PRISONS, YOU MIGHT HAVE A ROUGH IDEA ABOUT WHAT THEIR CONCERNS AND ASPIRATIONS ARE. MAYBE BETTER THAN SOME OTHER CULTURE. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. THE MINISTER'S UNDER PRESSURE OVER REVELATIONS OF FIGHT CLUBS AND OTHER OFFENDING INSIDE MT EDEN PRISON. THE JAIL'S PRIVATE OPERATOR'S NOW HAD ITS CONTRACT SUSPENDED. MAORI MAKE UP 50% OF THE COUNTRY'S PRISON POPULATION AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ABOUT 11%. I'M TALKING ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND OF UNDERSTANDING POLYNESIANS... AND MAORI FOR THAT MATTER. WINSTON PETERS INSISTS IT'S NOT RACIST. ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT IS AN IGNORAMUS WITH THE GREATEST RESPECT, THERE'S NOTHING RACIST ABOUT IT. THE NORTHLAND MP BLAMES FORMER MINISTERS JUDITH COLLINS AND ANNE TOLLEY, NOT SAM LOTU-IIGA, FOR THE MESS AT PRIVATISED MT EDEN PRISON. SAM NEVER PUT THIS POLICY IN PLACE; PEOPLE LIKE TOLLEY AND COLLINS DID. AND NOW THEY ARE LEAVING SAM TO TAKE ALL THE CONSEQUENCES. THE CORRECTIONS MINISTER ISN'T COMMENTING. WINSTON PETERS' CONFERENCE SPEECH NEVER MENTIONED SAM LOTU-IINGA. INSTEAD HE CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT ON EVERYTHING FROM THE TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE DEAL TO IMMIGRATION, PERHAPS LEAVING LOYAL SIDEKICKS A LITTLE SURPRISED AT HIS POST-SPEECH REMARKS. KATIE BRADFORD, ONE NEWS. WE'VE FIGURES NOW THAT'LL FIRE UP THE DEBATE ON CONTROLLING DANGEROUS DOGS. A TOP PLASTIC SURGEON'S FOUND AT LEAST THREE CHILDREN A WEEK ARE HOSPITALISED, AS THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS INJURIES FROM DOG BITES RISES. LIBBY MIDDLEBROOK FROM THE SUNDAY PROGRAMME HAS MORE. A WARNING ` THERE ARE GRAPHIC IMAGES IN HER STORY. FRANKIE NARBEY WAS JUST 2 YEARS OLD WHEN A NEIGHBOUR'S DOG RIPPED APART HER FACE. HE WAS TRYING TO AIM FOR MY THROAT. HE JUST GOT` I JUST REMEMBER MY WHOLE HEAD INSIDE ITS MOUTH. SHE DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE. FRANKIE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH THE KIDS NEXT DOOR WHEN ONE OF THEIR DOGS CAME INTO THE ROOM. AND WITHOUT A GROWL, WITHOUT A BARK, ONE OF THEM ATTACKED HER. IT WAS REALLY TRYING TO DESTROY HER. IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY HEART-BREAKING SEEING YOUNG VICTIMS OF DOG BITES COMING IN, YOU KNOW, MONTH AFTER MONTH. VERY SIMILAR SCENARIOS. ZAC MOAVENI, A PLASTIC SURGEON FROM MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL, WHO'S WITNESSED TERRIBLE INJURIES IN CHILDREN. I HAVE SEEN THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD TO SEE IT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF I'D BE DOING MY JOB FOR MUCH LONGER. INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED, HE DECIDED TO ACT. WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH DOG BITES IN NZ. FOR THE LAST YEAR, HE'S BEEN CARRYING OUT A NATIONAL STUDY BASED ON ACC DATA, FINDING THERE ARE 10 PEOPLE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL EACH WEEK WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. WE'VE SEEN A STEADY RISE IN INCIDENCE OF DOG BITE INJURIES ` THE SEVERE END ` THE END THAT ENDS UP WITH HOSPITALISATION. ROUGHLY A THIRD OF THEM ARE YOUNG CHILDREN, OFTEN MAORI, FROM LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC AREAS, WITH BITES TO THE HEAD. IT DOES MAKE ME ANGRY THAT OUR MOST INNOCENT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, OUR CHILDREN, ARE SUFFERING HORRIBLE, UNIMAGINABLE TERROR. IT'S OUR JOB TO PROTECT OUR BABIES, OUR CHILDREN. AND I THINK WE'RE FAILING. THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS HAS ASKED TO SEE ZAC'S RESEARCH. HE'S NOW CALLING FOR AN URGENT REVIEW INTO THE WAY DOG-CONTROL LAWS ARE WORKING. LIBBY MIDDLEBROOK, ONE NEWS. THE FULL STORY'S ON 'SUNDAY', INCLUDING A LOOK AT WHO THE MOST VULNERABLE DOG-BITE VICTIMS ARE. THAT'S STRAIGHT AFTER THE NEWS HOUR. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN OUT IN FORCE TO WELCOME HOME OUR SAILORS FROM LONG STINTS AT SEA. THE NAVY VESSELS TE KAHA AND ENDEAVOUR HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR SIX MONTHS, INCLUDING SOME LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENTS. MONIQUE FISCHER WAS AT THE HOMECOMING. BANG! A LOT CAN HAPPEN IN SIX MONTHS ` CROWD CHEERS AN ETERNITY FOR SOME. CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM. VERY PROUD OF HIM. SO WHEN THESE SAILORS RETURNED, MORE THAN 1000 FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE THERE TO EMBRACE THEM. HOW YOU DOING, BUDDY? SO STOKED TO BE BACK. SO HAPPY. CAN'T EXPLAIN IT. IT'S CERTAINLY BEEN AN ADVENTURE FOR THE FRIGATE TE KAHA SINCE LEAVING HOME IN FEBRUARY. FOR THE FIRST TIME SHE'S TAKEN PART IN AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST WARFIGHTING EXERCISE ` THE TALISMAN SABRE ` ALONGSIDE THE AMERICANS. IT HELPS RAISE OUR CAPABILITIES AND SHOW OUR COLLEAGUES HOW GOOD WE ARE AND WORKING TOGETHER WITH PEOPLE, WHO IF ANYTHING HAPPENED IN THE FUTURE, WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH. ANOTHER FIRST ` JOINING THE ANZAC DAY COMMEMORATIONS IN GALLIPOLI. DAWN IN A SAIL PASS WITH 10 OTHER SHIPS FROM THREE OR FOUR OTHER NATIONS AT SUNRISE ` IT WAS REALLY QUITE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO BE IN THOSE WATERS ON THAT DAY 100 YEARS LATER FROM WHEN IT HAPPENED. AND PULLING OFF A HUGE DRUG BUST OFF THE COAST OF EAST AFRICA ` 14, 15... HELPING SEIZE 260KG OF HEROIN WORTH MORE THAN $200M. VERY MORALE-BOOSTING. IT PROVES OUR TRAINING IS CORRECT AND OUR OPERATIONAL TECHNIQUES ARE CORRECT. I DON'T THINK THAT ANYONE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AS SUCCESSFUL AS IT WAS. BAGPIPES PLAY BUT TODAY'S BEEN ALL ABOUT LEAVING THE ROLLING SEAS BEHIND THEM,... AND LANDING THE BIGGEST HUGS. MONIQUE FISCHER, ONE NEWS. IT'S DESCRIBED AS THE BIGGEST OVERHAUL OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS IN 20 YEARS. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` WILL TOUGHER PENALTIES AND NEW OFFENCES BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN NZ HOMES? A HORRIFYING SIGHT FOR FESTIVAL-GOERS IN THE UK ` WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS AERIAL ACROBATIC DISPLAY TO GO SO TRAGICALLY WRONG? AND HOW A FAMILY FEUD OVERSHADOWED THE FINAL FAREWELL TO THE DAUGHTER OF TWO SINGING SUPERSTARS. THE JUSTICE MINISTER HAS SIGNALLED MAJOR CHANGES THAT COULD SEE TOUGHER PENALTIES AND NEW OFFENCES CREATED AROUND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES. THE PROPOSAL WILL BE PART OF A DISCUSSION DOCUMENT DUE TO BE UNVEILED NEXT WEEK WHICH IS BEING DESCRIBED AS THE BIGGEST OVERHAUL OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAWS SINCE THEY WERE CREATED 20 YEARS AGO. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS THE DETAILS. IT'S A SHAMEFUL STATISTIC. EVERY SIX MINUTES, FAMILY VIOLENCE ERUPTS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. LAST YEAR ALONE THERE WERE MORE THAN 100,000 POLICE CALLOUTS, AND ALMOST HALF OF POLICE TIME IS SPENT DEALING WITH DOMESTIC ISSUES. THE LAW AT THE MOMENT MAKES FAMILY VIOLENCE QUITE A GENERIC OFFENCE, AND I THINK THERE'S A GOOD DISCUSSION TO BE HAD ABOUT WHETHER THAT IS STILL APPROPRIATE. JUSTICE MINISTER AMY ADAMS NOW REVEALING NEW LAWS COULD BE CREATED, ALONG WITH HARSHER PENALTIES. THERE IS A SEPARATE CLASS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENCES REMOVED FROM THE GENERIC CRIMES ACT REGIME OF SIMPLY CALLING IT AN ASSAULT OR CALLING IT A HOMICIDE. JUDGE PETER BOSHIER SAYS IT'S ABOUT TIME THE DARK UNDERBELLY IN THIS COUNTRY FINALLY CHANGED. I REALLY APPLAUD THE STRONG LEADERSHIP. I THINK THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING THAT HAS HAPPENED ` THE FOCUS ON FAMILY VIOLENCE, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOW THE NUMBER ONE SOCIAL EVIL IN NZ, SO I LIKE WHAT IM HEARING. AND THE MOVE HAS THE EARLY BACKING OF WOMEN'S REFUGE AS WELL. IT'S AN EXTREMELY EXCITING AND ENCOURAGING TIME. IT SIGNALS THERE IS FINALLY AN APPETITE TO RECOGNISE THIS SORT OF REGIME WE HAVE IN PLACE AT THE MOMENT ISN'T TAKING DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE SERIOUSLY ENOUGH. THE MINISTER SAYS THERE ALSO NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSION AROUND A POSSIBLE STAND-ALONE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT, AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS PROTECTION ORDERS AND HOW VICTIMS ARE DEALT WITH. AMY ADAMS SAYS THE 20-YEAR-OLD LAWS SIMPLY AREN'T PROVIDING SIGNIFICANT RESULTS. WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH OF A CUT THROUGH, AND I DON'T THINK MOST NZERS WANT TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE HALF OF ALL OUR HOMICIDES ARE FROM PEOPLE YOU LOVE. THE COST, THE ECONOMIC COST, THE IMPACT ON THE COURTS IS HUGE, AND I GET TO SEE AS A JUDGE THAT STILL SITS. THE IMPACT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE ON FAMILIES ` IT'S JUST HORRIFIC. THE DISCUSSION PAPER BEING RELEASED ON WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO REVEAL EVEN MORE TO STOP THE CYCLE. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, ONE NEWS. A 52-YEAR-OLD MAN WILL APPEAR IN COURT AFTER HIS CAR ENDED UP IN CHRISTCHURCH'S AVON RIVER. THE DRIVER AND HIS PASSENGER ESCAPED UNHURT, BUT THE MAN IS NOW FACING DRINK-DRIVING AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CHARGES. A PILOT HAS DIED IN A HORROR CRASH AFTER HIS AIRCRAFT PLUMMETED TO THE GROUND IN FRONT OF SPECTATORS AT A CAR AND MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE UK. THE 39-YEAR-OLD WAS PERFORMING IN AN AERIAL STUNT TEAM WHEN HIS PLANE CRASHED. THE BBC'S SARAH CORKER REPORTS. THE MOMENT AN AERIAL STUNT WENT TRAGICALLY WRONG. TWISTING AND TURNING IN THE AIR, THE PLANE APPEARED TO LOSE CONTROL AND THEN NOSEDIVED BEHIND A ROW OF TREES, CRASHING IN THE WOODS AND KILLING THE PILOT. CRASHED! HE'S JUST CRASHED! HE'S JUST CRASHED! KEVIN WHYMAN WAS AN RAF-TRAINED FAST-JET PILOT. THOSE WHO KNEW HIM SAID HIS ENTHUSIASM FOR FLYING WAS INFECTIOUS. PART OF THE NATS DISPLAY TEAM, HIS PLANE WAS ONE OF TWO AIRCRAFTS PERFORMING FLY-BYS AND AEROBATICS FOR THE CROWDS AT THE CAR FEST EVENT. ENJOYMENT QUICKLY TURNED TO SHOCK; SPECTATORS CAPTURING IMAGES OF BILLOWING SMOKE. I WAS WATCHING THE PLANES IN BETWEEN THE CRICKET AND THIS PLANE CAME AND IT BANKED, AND IT LOOKED TO GET LOWER AND LOWER AND LOWER. AND I JUST KNEW BY LOOKING AT IT THAT IT WAS GOING TO CRASH. IT WAS HORRIBLE. THE THREE-DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ATTRACTS UP TO 60,000 PEOPLE. THE EVENT'S FOUNDER, DJ CHRIS EVANS, LOOKED VISIBLY SHAKEN AS HE SPOKE TO THE MEDIA. THE EVENT WILL CONTINUE ON THE ADVICE OF THE THREE... AVIATION AUTHORITIES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY INVOLVED WITH, AS PART OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED. AND THE POLICE HAVE ALSO ADVISED US THAT THE BEST THING, AND THE SAFEST THING TO DO IS TO CARRY ON WITH THE EVENT. EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE HERE IN MINUTES, AS WAS THE AIR AMBULANCE. BUT EYE WITNESSES SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY PARACHUTE OR EJECTOR SEAT. AND THE PILOT, KEVIN WHYMAN, LEAVES BEHIND A WIFE AND A YOUNG DAUGHTER. A WING FLAP SUSPECTED TO BE FROM MISSING MALAYSIA AIRLINES FLIGHT 370 HAS ARRIVED AT A MILITARY TESTING FACILITY IN SOUTHERN FRANCE. IT WILL BE ANALYSED BY A TEAM OF EXPERTS, BUT ALREADY OFFICIALS ARE INCREASINGLY SURE IT IS PART OF THE PLANE THAT DISAPPEARED 16 MONTHS AGO. THEY CAN LOOK AT HOW METAL BENDS, HOW METAL BREAKS. THEY'LL BE LOOKING FOR POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVE WITNESS MARKS ` ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SHOW EXPLOSIVE RESIDUE. ON REUNION ISLAND, WHERE THE FLAP WAS FOUND, A PRAYER SERVICE WAS HELD BY MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER THE VICTIMS OF THE MISSING PLANE. THE NEW LEADER OF THE AFGHAN TALIBAN HAS CALLED FOR UNITY AND PROMISED HIS GROUP WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING. MULLAH AKHTAR MOHAMMAD RELEASED AN AUDIO MESSAGE URGING FIGHTERS TO REMAIN CALM AFTER THE DEATH OF THEIR LONG-TIME LEADER WAS CONFIRMED. THE RECORDING ALSO TOUCHED ON PROPOSED PEACE TALKS WITH THE AFGHAN GOVERNMENT, ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T CLEAR IF HE SUPPORTED THEM OR NOT. A FAMILY FEUD HAS OVERSHADOWED THE FUNERAL OF BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN, DAUGHTER OF AMERICAN SINGER WHITNEY HOUSTON. THE 22-YEAR-OLD'S AUNT, LEOLAH BROWN, WALKED OUT OF THE SERVICE, APPARENTLY ANGERED BY A EULOGY GIVEN BY PAT HOUSTON, WHITNEY'S SISTER-IN-LAW AND FORMER MANAGER. LEOLAH, THE SISTER OF BOBBI KRISTINA'S FATHER, BOBBY BROWN, SAID AFTER THE SERVICE THAT A FEUD BETWEEN THE HOUSTONS AND THE BROWNS IS FAR FROM OVER. BOBBI KRISTINA DIED AT A HOSPICE LAST WEEK, SIX MONTHS AFTER SHE WAS FOUND FACE DOWN AND UNRESPONSIVE IN A BATH. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS. WET AND WINDY SUMS IT UP. YES, A WET BUT MILD START TO THE WEEK, WITH MOIST AIR FROM THE TASMAN HITTING OUR SHORES. A STRONG NOR'WESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES THE FIRST HALF OVER THE WEEK, AND A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVING UP THE COUNTRY WILL BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE RAIN RADAR SHOWS THE RAIN CLOUDS GATHERING OVER WESTLAND. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND I'LL BE BACK AFTER SPORT WITH A WET BUT MILD START TO THE WEEK, THEN A CHILLY VISITOR INVADES FROM THE SOUTH. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS HEALTH IS GETTING RECORD LEVELS OF FUNDING. COMING UP ` TRY TELLING THAT TO THIS PATIENT WITH A CRIPPLING CONDITION AND THE CHARITY HOSPITAL THAT FIXED IT FOR FREE. AND 16 WEEKS EARLY HE WASN'T EXPECTED TO LIVE. NOW THIS MIRACLE BABY IS GOING HOME AFTER ALMOST A YEAR IN HOSPITAL. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE PARENTS OF FORMER ALL BLACK JERRY COLLINS WERE AMONG THE MOURNERS AT A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN CANADA FOR THEIR SON AND HIS PARTNER, ALANA MADILL. THE COUPLE'S DAUGHTER, AYLA, WAS ALSO THERE. SHE WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR FROM THE CAR CRASH IN FRANCE TWO MONTHS AGO. A 16-YEAR-OLD BOY HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER AN ELDERLY MAN'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN HIS CHRISTCHURCH HOME WHERE HE LIVED ALONE. POLICE SAY THE PAIR KNEW EACH OTHER, BUT WON'T SAY HOW THE MAN WAS KILLED. A STAMP DUTY ON FOREIGN INVESTORS TO TRY TO COOL OUR OVERHEATED HOUSING MARKET HAS THE BACKING OF A NZ ECONOMIST BASED IN CHINA. RODNEY JONES SAYS A TAX OF 20% WOULD BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE TOOL TO DAMPEN ONGOING CHINESE INTEREST IN AUCKLAND PROPERTY. HONG KING AND SINGAPORE HAVE 15%. I THINK WE'RE FACING A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE. AND GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF AUCKLAND TO OUR ECONOMY, I WOULD SUGGEST A HIGHER RATE. PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY HAS HINTED AT IMPOSING A STAMP DUTY ON NON-RESIDENT BUYERS, SAYING HE PREFERRED THAT MEASURE TO AN OUTRIGHT BAN. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BIG SHAKE-UPS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR, THE GOVERNMENT INSISTS NO DECISIONS HAVE YET BEEN MADE. BUT POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS THE CASE OF A CHRISTCHURCH WOMAN WHO COULDN'T WORK FOR MORE THAN A YEAR BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T GET SURGERY. LAURA MCSAVENEY WAS STUCK IN A PAINFUL LIMBO. I COULDN'T DO THINGS LIKE DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. I COULDN'T WRING OUT A CLOTH OR EVEN USE A KNIFE BECAUSE WITH THE GRIPPING FORCE WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN. SHE NEEDED SURGERY TO FIX CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, WHICH WAS CRIPPLING BOTH HER HANDS AND STOPPED HER WORKING. I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET THE SURGEON, WHO SAID IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST CASES OF CARPAL TUNNEL HE'S EVER SEEN ON ANYONE. BUT NOT URGENT ENOUGH TO WARRANT PUBLICALLY FUNDED SURGERY. SO AFTER USING UP HER SAVINGS, LAURA MCSAVENEY WAS STUCK ON A SICKNESS BENEFIT, FORCED TO EXPLAIN WHY SHE WASN'T FINDING A JOB. I ACTUALLY CAN'T PHYSICALLY WORK. I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, SELF WANTING TO BE ON A BENEFIT. THINGS CONTINUED LIKE THAT FOR 14 MONTHS, UNTIL CHRISTCHURCH'S CHARITY HOSPITAL WAS ABLE TO OPERATE. I'M JUST SO OVERWHELMED WITH NOW WHAT I CAN DO. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES FREE SURGERY TO AROUND 1000 PEOPLE LIKE LAURA EACH YEAR - PAID FOR BY DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS. WE MAYBE MEET A THIRD OF THE UNMET NEED IN CANTERBURY. WE KEEP EXPANDING TO TRY AND MEET MORE AND MORE OF IT. FOR CHARITY HOSPITAL FOUNDER PHIL BAGSHAWE, THE PROBLEM'S COMPLETE UNDERFUNDING OF PUBLIC HEALTH. I THINK THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF FUNDING NEEDS TO CHANGE. IT NEEDS TO CHANGE FROM THIS CONCEPT OF COST TO INVESTMENT. THE GOVERNMENT INSISTS THE HEALTH SECTOR IS ADEQUATELY FUNDED, THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS HE'S OPEN TO NEW WAYS, THOUGH, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE WITHIN EXISTING BUDGETS. I THINK MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIND SOME MORE MONEY TO GET SURGERIES FOR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ALSO NEED IT JUST AS MUCH. FREE OF PAIN AND BACK AT WORK, LAURA JUST FEELS FOR THOSE LEFT IN DEBILITATING LIMBO. KATIE BRADFORD, ONE NEWS. TO A GOOD HEALTH STORY NOW, AND A MIRACLE BABY IS FINALLY ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER SPENDING ALMOST HIS ENTIRE FIRST YEAR IN HOSPITAL. THE LITTLE BOY WAS BORN SO PREMATURE HE WASN'T EXPECTED TO LIVE, BUT AS ABC'S JOHN DONVAN REPORTS, HE AND HIS FAMILY WILL NOW BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE HIS FIRST BIRTHDAY AT HOME. AND SO HE ROLLS, HIS MOM PROVIDING THE PUSH-POWER. TREVOR FROLICK, WHO AT THE AGE OF NEARLY 1 HAS NEVER BEEN HOME BEFORE, ALTHOUGH THAT'S WHERE HE'S HEADED NOW. AND THAT'S BECAUSE EVER SINCE HE ARRIVED IN THIS WORLD IN AUGUST 2014, HE'S LIVED IN THIS HOSPITAL, BORN MORE THAN 16 WEEKS EARLY, WHICH IS A LOT. HERE'S HOW SMALL HE WAS THEN. THAT IS HIS DAD'S WEDDING RING. TREVOR WEIGHED JUST OVER A POUND BACK THEN. BUT THE GOOD NEWS ` TREVOR IS ONE OF THE KIDS WHO MADE IT, ALTHOUGH NOT EASILY. THAT'S WHY HE WAS 345 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL. THERE WERE TIMES IT WAS NOT CLEAR IF TREVOR WOULD LIVE. IT WAS HOUR BY HOUR, MOMENT BY MINUTE. BUT THE THING ABOUT GOING HOME AFTER 345 DAYS ` IT'S NOT EXACTLY 'GOOD RIDDANCE AND GLAD IT'S OVER', BECAUSE CERTAIN ATTACHMENTS WERE FORMED ` LIKE ALL OF THESE NURSES WHO CAME IN ON THEIR DAY OFF TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE LITTLE GUY. THEY WERE HAPPY TO SEE HIM GO HOME, BUT THEY ALSO HATED TO SEE HIM LEAVE. WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR THE FAMILY, BUT THE PLACE WILL FEEL DIFFERENT WITHOUT HIM HERE. AND HIS MOM, BECKY, REALISING THAT SHE'S BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF HELP FROM THIS BIG HOSPITAL FAMILY. I'M NERVOUS AND EXCITED. I'M SURE THERE'LL BE TEARS. I JUST HOPE I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES. WELL, THERE HE GOES, AND HERE'S THE EPILOGUE ` TOY SQUEAKS TREVOR'S BEEN HOME A WEEK NOW, AND ALL IS WELL. HE FITS IN WITH HIS BIG SISTER. OH, AND MORE NEWS ` HIS MOM'S EXPECTING AGAIN. A NEW BABY DUE IN A FEW WEEKS, SO ENJOY HER, TREVOR, BEING BABY OF THE FAMILY FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND BEING HOME FOR GOOD. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND JOSEPH PARKER MARCHES ON. HIS NEXT OPPONENT IS ALREADY SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED, JUST LIKE BOWIE TUPOU LAST NIGHT. WE'RE WITH THE PARKER CAMP IN THE DEEP SOUTH FOR THE CELEBRATIONS. PLUS, THE ALL BLACKS REGROUP FOR BLEDISLOE BATTLE ` OR SHOULD THAT BE BEETLE? THEY HAVE A WARY EYE ON THE WALLABIES. HE'S PAYING US A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS, WHICH IS LOVELY, BUT NONE OF US BELIEVE IT. MEANWHILE, A NEW-LOOK CORY JANE IS IN CAMP. SO, CAN HE MAKE A LATE BID FOR THE WORLD CUP? AND A CRAZY NIGHT IN NRL LEAGUE. MANLY SCORES ONE OF THE TRIES OF THE SEASON. BACK TO LYON. WHAT A KICK FROM JAMIE LYON! FIRST UP TONIGHT TO BOXING, AND YOUNG HEAVYWEIGHT JOSEPH PARKER CONTINUES TO GRAB ATTENTION, HERE AND OVERSEAS. PARKER KNOCKED OVER AUSTRALIAN BOWIE TUPOU IN INVERCARGILL BEFORE PATRONS HAD BARELY TAKEN THEIR SEATS. THE 23-YEAR-OLD IS NOW RANKED BY THE MAJOR BOXING ASSOCIATIONS, WITH HIS NEXT FIGHT JUST 10 WEEKS AWAY. GEORGE BERRY WAS RINGSIDE. FROM THE MOMENT KIWI HEAVYWEIGHT JOSEPH PARKER WALKED INTO STADIUM SOUTHLAND, THE CROWD WERE ON THEIR FEET. ANNOUNCER: JOSEPH.... PARKER! CHEERING, APPLAUSE MOMENTS LATER, THEY WERE BACK THERE, WHEN AUSSIE BOWIE TUPOU LOST HIS. OH, IT'S ALL OVER. HE'S NOT GETTING UP FROM THIS! AFTER A FAST AND FURIOUS START, TUPOU WAS GONE IN JUST OVER 60 SECONDS. SO WHEN I HEARD THEM SCREAMING IN THE CORNER, 'JOSEPH, JUST CALM DOWN 'AND BOX. BOX HIM, AND DON'T GET INTO A BRAWL,' I SORT OF, LIKE, WENT TO THE SIDE AND I JUST, SORT OF, PLANTED MY FEET. WITH THAT ADVICE FROM TRAINER KEVIN BARRY RINGING IN PARKER'S EARS, HE PLANTED THE AUSSIE CHALLENGER. I SAID TO JOE, 'I THINK WE'RE REALLY GOING TO HAVE FOUR OR FIVE TOUGH 'ROUNDS WITH THIS GUY BEFORE WE BEAT HIM DOWN.' I EXPECTED JOE TO BEAT HIM DOWN, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE A ONE ROUND. PARKER THEN CELEBRATING BY POLISHING OFF A DOZEN OF SOUTHLAND'S FINEST, JUST AS HE HAD TO ONE OF THE BEST THAT AUSTRALIA HAD TO OFFER. BEFORE THE FIGHT, KEVIN SAID, 'TAKE IT EASY ON THE OYSTERS. AND HE SAID, AS SOON AS YOU FINISH, YOU CAN HAVE... SOME.' THE KNOCKOUT REVERBERATED AROUND THE STADIUM, AND THEN AROUND THE WORLD. I'M DAMN SURE THAT FIGHT BEING ON ESPN AND BEING SEEN BY A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND WITH JOE'S GROWING PROFILE, THAT WE'VE SENT SOME MORE SHUDDERS INTO THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION. WITH NOBODY YET TO STAND UP TO PARKER POWER, THE QUESTIONS ARE NOW AIMED AT HIS HANDLERS. CAN THEY ` WILL THEY ` FIND AN OPPONENT TO TRULY TEST THE KIWI? I GOT A MESSAGE TODAY FROM A RADIO SHOW IN NEW YORK SAYING THAT THERE'S A BIG RUMOUR GOING ROUND THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DEONTAY WILDER'S NEXT OPPONENT, AND THAT WE'RE ON THE SHORTLIST TO FIGHT HIM. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDN'T STEP AWAY FROM, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WERE TARGETING AT THE MOMENT. WBC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DEONTAY WILDER CAN WAIT FOR NOW, WITH A FEW DAYS R&R IN QUEENSTOWN N THE IMMEDIATE CARDS. GEORGE BERRY, ONE NEWS. THE BENCHMARK FOR SPEEDY BOUTS HAD BEEN SET EARLIER IN THE EVENING BY PARKER'S SPARRING PARTNER. IZU UGONOH DEALING TO WILL QUARRIE IN THE SECOND ROUND, KNOCKING THE AUCKLANDER THROUGH THE ROPES. Oh! THAT'S A PURE KNOCK-OUT. ON THE CHIN. BAM! WHOA! THE FALLING FIGHTER'S RIGHT HAND GIVING NEW MEANING TO 'DOING THE DISHES.' OUT FOR THE COUNT EVEN QUICKER ` THE MUCH-HYPED BROWN BUTTABEAN, DAVE LETELE, MAKING THE MISTAKE OF MOUTHING OFF AT INVERCARGILL'S KALENI TAETULI PRE-FIGHT. THE LOCAL LAD MAKING HIM PAY WITH A BRUTAL ASSAULT INSIDE 10 SECONDS OF THE FIRST ROUND. HE'S GONNA BEAT HIM. IT'S ALL OVER. $15,000 BONUS. 20 GRAND UP FOR GRABS AT THE REMATCH IN AUCKLAND IN OCTOBER. ALL BLACKS SPORTS HIGHLANDERS WINGER PATRICK OSBORNE HAS BEEN CALLED INTO THE ALL BLACKS SQUAD TO TRAIN FOR THE UPCOMING BLEDISLOE CUP TESTS. OSBORNE COMES IN TO COVER INJURIES, INCLUDING VETERAN CORY JANE, WHO WILL NOW HAVE TO TRY TO MAKE THE WORLD CUP SQUAD FROM PROVINCIAL RUGBY. THE ALL BLACKS RE-GATHERED IN AUCKLAND TODAY, ALL SET FOR A MOUTH-WATERING SHOWDOWN AGAINST AUSTRALIA. MA'A NONU COULD STILL MAKE THE GRADE FOR NEXT WEEKEND AS HE RECOVERS FROM A SHOULDER INJURY. WHAT'S YOUR INITIAL FEELING ABOUT MA'A OR IS IT TOO EARLY TO TELL? IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL. WE'RE NOT GONNA RISK HIM IF HE'S NOT RIGHT. IT'S A BIG SEASON. WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF COVER THERE. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IS THE CLEAR REPLACEMENT OPTION TO START IN SYDNEY. WHILE OTHERS RECOVER TO PUT ON THE WORLD CUP SQUEEZE, CORY JANE IS BATTLING WITH HIS LATEST ANKLE INJURY. HE WON'T PLAY ANY TESTS BEFORE THE CUP ANNOUNCEMENT FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY. HE'S GOT AN OPPORTUNITY COS HE'D GOT GOOD RUNS ON THE BOARD FROM THE PAST, BUT WE NEED TO SEE HIM BACK OUT ON THE TRACK AT SOME STAGE FOR THE LIONS, AND JUST SEE HOW HE'S COPING. THE WALLABIES WILL AWAIT TONIGHT TO SEE IF STAR FLANKER MICHAEL HOOPER WILL COP A LONGER BAN FOR STRIKING FROM A SANZAR REVIEW. UNDER NEW COACH MICHAEL CHIEKA, THEY APPEAR TO HAVE SOME STEEL, FOCUS AND STAYING POWER. WE'RE STARTING TO GROW IN SELF BELIEF IN HOW THE TEAM'S PLAYING TOGETHER, AND HOW IT'S ENJOYING ITSELF, HOWEVER THE ALL BLACKS ARE A VERY VERY EXCELLENT TEAM. THEY'RE THE NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD BY A LONG WAY. HE'S PAYING US A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS, WHICH IS LOVELY, BUT NONE OF US BELIEVE IT. THEY'LL BE SITTING THERE THINKING 'HERE'S OUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A MARK IN THE SAND.' IT'S A HUGE SEVENS DAYS AHEAD, NOT ONLY THE FIRST BLEDISLOE. IT'S THE CHAMPIONSHIP DECIDER, AND A WORLD RECORD EQUALLING 141ST TEST CAP FOR RICHIE MCCAW. AFTER A FEW DAYS TRAINING IN AUCKLAND, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF SYDNEY AWAIT. LYDIA KO HAS SLIPPED TO A SHARE OF FIFTH, WITH JUST ONE ROUND REMAINING AT THE BRITISH OPEN IN SCOTLAND. THE WORLD NUMBER TWO STARTED WITH A DOUBLE BOGEY, BUT RECOVERED TO FINISH WITH AN EVEN ROUND OF 72. TWO LATE BIRDIES HELPED KEEP HER CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE IN CONTENTION LATER TONIGHT. YES! SHE MOVES TO WITHIN THREE OF JIN-YOUNG KO. YES, IT'S ANOTHER KO WHO'S LEADING THE MAJOR ` SOUTH KOREA'S JIN-YOUNG KO IS TIED AT THE TOP WITH TAIWAN'S TERESA LU AT EIGHT UNDER. TIGER WOODS' GOLFING REVIVAL HAS COME UNSTUCK IN THE THIRD ROUND OF THE LATEST PGA EVENT IN VIRGINIA, SHOOTING A THREE OVER PAR 74 DESPITE THIS BRILLIANT TEE SHOT ON THE 16TH. NEARLY AN ACE FOR WOODS! EVEN BETTER, RICKIE FOWLER WALKING IN THIS 33M BIRDIE PUTT TO BE LURKING JUST ONE STROKE OFF THE LEAD. A PITY HIS CADDY WOULDN'T GET OUT OF THE FRAME. IT'S AMAZING WHAT MOTIVATES A TEAM, BUT IT SEEMS THE SACKING OF MANLY LEAGUE COACH GEOFF TOOVEY DURING THE WEEK WAS ENOUGH TO PROMPT HIS PLAYERS TO PULL OFF THEIR MOST IMPRESSIVE NRL WIN OF THE SEASON. THEIR OPPONENTS? THE TABLE-TOPPING BRISBANE BRONCOS. ABBY SCOTT WRAPS UP THE ACTION. EARLY ON YOU GOT THE FEELING THE BRONCOS WEREN'T GOING TO EMERGE FROM THIS ENCOUNTER UNSCATHED. WHAT A COLLISION RIGHT THERE! OK, SO MANLY'S FIRST TRY MAY HAVE BEEN LUCKY,... WHAT A BOUNCE! ...BUT YOU DON'T SCORE FOUR UNANSWERED FIRST HALF TRIES AGAINST THE TABLE-TOPPING BRONCOS ON LUCK ALONE. BACK TO LYON. WHAT A KICK FROM JAMIE LYON! UP 20-0 AT HALF TIME, MANLY COULD HAVE LOST MOMENTUM AT THE BREAK, BUT IF FIRED COACH GEOFF TOOVEY WAS THEIR MOTIVATION, THEY GOT THE REMINDER THEY NEEDED, AND IT WORKED. KIWIS' PLAYMAKER KIERAN FORAN WITH HIS SECOND OF THE MATCH. WHAT A TRY FROM MANLY. GIVE 'EM MORE THAN FOUR POINTS. THE BRONCOS WOULD HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING FOR A MEASLY FOUR POINTS. IN THE END THEY MANAGED 14 TO THE SEAEAGLES' 44. DESPITE A TOUGH WEEK BEHIND THE SCENES, MANLY'S FINAL CHANCES ARE STILL ALIVE, ALTHOUGH THE BRONCOS REMAIN TOP OF THE LADDER. THE SECOND-PLACED COWBOYS AVOIDED AN EMBARRASSING LOSS TO THE RAIDERS, WHO LED BY AS MUCH AS 18 EARLY IN THE GAME. AND CANBERRA HAVE A THIRD. THE NORTH QUEENSLANDERS SEEMED LOST UNTIL THE SECOND HALF, BUT FROM THEN ON IT WAS ONE-WAY TRAFFIC ` JONATHAN THURSTON SETTING UP TWO TRIES, SOMEHOW PULLING OFF THIS PASS ` HOW DID HE SEE HIM?! HOW DID HE THREAD THE NEEDLE LIKE THAT? FINAL SCORE 32-24. CANBERRA REMAIN JUST OUTSIDE THE TOP EIGHT. ABBY SCOTT, ONE NEWS. A HUGE PILE-UP HAS MARRED THE ANNUAL RIDE-LONDON CLASSIC FOR TOP FEMALE PROFESSIONAL CYCLISTS. THE CRITERIUM AROUND BUCKINGHAM PALACE WAS GOING SMOOTHLY UNTIL THE FINAL LAP WHEN HALF THE FIELD WAS WIPED OUT. SEE IF YOU CAN PICK ANYBODY WHO'S COLLIDED WITH ANYBODY. OH! RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, WASN'T IT? OH, THAT'S AWFUL. THE FINISH WAS PRETTY EXCITING TOO, WITH AN ITALIAN RIDER JUST GETTING UP ON THE LINE. CRAIG CALDWELL'S AMBITION TO BECOME A PROFESSIONAL DARTS PLAYER HAS TAKEN ANOTHER STEP FORWARD WITH VICTORY IN THE NZ DARTS SUPER LEAGUE COMPETITION. WE FEATURED THE 42-YEAR-OLD LAST WEEK PRACTISING AT HOME IN WELLINGTON AHEAD OF THE SUPER LEAGUE FINAL IN AUCKLAND WHERE HE FACED SOUTHLAND VETERAN WARREN PARRY. THE 51-YEAR-OLD MEAT WORKER FROM INVERCARGILL WITH A COMPARATIVELY SUBDUED ENTRANCE, CALDWELL THE COMFORTABLE WINNER IN THE RAZZAMATAZZ STAKES AS HE WOULD BE IN THE FINAL. THE CLEAR FAVOURITE EMERGING FROM AN EVEN START TO RACE INTO AN 8-5 LEAD IN THE FIRST-TO-NINE CONTEST LOOKING AT 161 TO WRAP IT UP. GOING FOR THE BIG FINISH. TRIPLE 17. YES! OH. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FANTASTIC FINISH. WITH PARRY WELL ADRIFT, CALDWELL HAS THREE FREE DARTS, BUT ONLY NEEDS TWO. DOUBLE-16 FOR THE WIN. GAME! WELL DONE CC. THERE IS THE CHAMP ` CRAIG CALDWELL FROM TITAHI BAY IN WELLINGTON. THE AIR CONDITIONING SALESMAN BETTER OFF BY $7500. AND A WEATHER UPDATE FROM HARARE. PERFECT CONDITIONS AS THE BLACKCAPS PREPARE TO BAT IN A FEW MINUTES IN THE FIRST ODI AGAINST ZIMBABWE, 9AM LOCAL TIME. AFTER THE BREAK ` RENEE'S HERE WITH ALL THE LATEST WEATHER DETAILS. AND WE MEET THIS WEEK'S GOOD SORT ` ONE MAN AND HIS TRUSTY CHAINSAW TACKLING SOME TOUGH SETBACKS HEAD ON. 1 INDICATOR CLICKS (GASPS) NO AUDIO (EXHALES HEAVILY) (EXHALES HEAVILY) (PANTS) GRAVEL CRUNCHES GRAVEL CRUNCHES Mate, I'm so sorry. I thought there was time. You just pulled out. I don't have time to stop. Oh, come on, mate. It was a simple mistake. I know if I was going a bit slower, but` I know if I was going a bit slower, but` GRAVEL CRUNCHES Please. I've got my boy in the back. I'm going too fast. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. (SIGHS) OMINOUS RUMBLING UPBEAT MUSIC What does a sieve and most NZ homes have in common? Hundreds of tiny holes. Like water streaming through a sieve, heat streams out of houses through holes and gaps in ceilings, walls, floors and windows. Heat always finds places to escape. Add it up, and it's like having a hole this big in your wall. You can turn up the heating, but you'll just be burning money. So trap heat in with effective insulation in ceilings, walls and floors and draught-proof doors and windows. Consider curtains that go right to the floor. Here's a tip ` drawing curtains before the dark retains the heat from the day. A properly insulated house is like having a thermal blanket wrapped around your home, trapping heat in, keeping it warm and comfortable. If we all made a small effort all the time, we could save the country over $100 million in energy each year. I'll see you next time. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IS OUT FOR HEAVY RAIN TODAY AND TOMORROW OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, WITH SPILLOVER TO THE HEADWATERS OF THE CANTERBURY LAKES AND RIVERS. AND THE COMING WEEK LOOKS TO CONTINUE THE WET AND WINDY THEME, WITH TROUGHS DOMINATING, AND RIDGES HARDLY SHOWING UP AT ALL. LITTLE TO SEE OVER THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AS THAT FEEBLE TROUGH FADES AWAY. THE NEXT ACTIVE FRONTAL RAIN BAND CAN BE SEEN SLIDING ONTO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. LOTS OF BRIGHT WHITE, HIGH-WAVE CLOUD IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AOTEAROA NZ LIES ON THE WARM SIDE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE. VARIOUS FRONTAL FEATURES ARE SLIDING THROUGH THE BROAD TROUGH, AND DOWN ONTO THE SOUTH ISLAND, BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS PER THE WARNING. OUR FRONTAL ANIMATION LOOKS LESS DYNAMIC OVER THE NORTH ISLAND AS IT LIES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MOIST AND MILD NORTH-WESTERLY FLOW. SO, STAYING WITH THE RECIPE OF DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS FOR MOST NORTH ISLAND PLACES. THOSE ISOBARS BUNCH UP TIGHTLY OVER THE COUNTRY BETWEEN THE RIDGE TO OUR NORTH, AND THE LOW'S SPINNING OVER THE SOUTH-WEST TASMAN SEA. SO WE GET BLUSTERY, SPRING-LIKE CONDITIONS AS A RESULT. RAIN, WITH HEAVY FALLS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE WEST COAST. HOWEVER, FIORDLAND SEES THE RAIN EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED RAIN FOR NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH. FINE, WITH HIGH CLOUD FOR THE CANTERBURY PLAINS AND KAIKOURA COAST. THICK, HIGH CLOUD AND SPOTS OF RAIN PEELING OFF THE SOUTH-EAST SECTION SOON AFTER LUNCH. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN, BUT CLOUDY PERIODS WITH THE ODD SHOWER AND SUNNY SPELLS FOR PLACES NORTH OF PUKEKOHE. FINE WITH HIGH CLOUD, AND MILD IN THE EAST. NORTH-WESTERLY WINDS, STRONG IN THE SOUTH. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND THAT'S IT FROM ME. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK. KAREN'S BACK WITH YOU TOMORROW. OUR GOOD SORT TONIGHT HAS HAD SOME PRETTY TOUGH SETBACKS. CHARLIE HUTCHISON HAS LOST TWO OF HIS LIMBS, HE WENT BLIND AND HIS HEART NEARLY STOPPED. BUT HE'S NOT SITTING AROUND FEELING SORRY FOR HIMSELF. HADYN JONES WENT TO WAIPAWA IN CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY TO MEET CHARLIE. WHEN CHARLIE HUTCHISON LOST HIS LEGS, HE ALLOWED HIMSELF ONE QUICK SULK. I HAD MY CRY, HAD IT ONCE, THAT'S IT. GET ON WITH IT. THEN HE MADE BOOTS, SO INSTEAD OF CRAWLING... NOW I GET AROUND LIKE THIS. THEY ARE BACKWARDS BOOTS. WHICH MEANS I CAN COVER SOME GROUND. CHARLIE ALSO HAS NEW LEGS ` PLASTIC ONES. THEY HELP HIM GET TO THE WOOD-SPLITTER QUICKER. CHARLIE LOVES CHOPPING WOOD. HE HAS 12 CHAINSAWS. < NOT LIKE WOMEN AND SHOES, IS IT? YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH? OH, WE WON'T GO THERE... CHARLIE'S WHEELCHAIR IS BIGGER THAN MOST. JUST ASK HIS DAUGHTER, KIRSTY. THIS HAS BEEN DAD'S MOBILITY SCOOTER. WHEN HE FIRST CAME OUT OF HOSPITAL, IT WAS THE ONLY THING HE COULD DRIVE THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE FEET. CHARLIE USED TO CHOP TREES FOR A LIVING. LAST WEEK HE CLIMBED 40M JUST TO GIVE THIS ONE A CLIP. YOU SEE, HAVING NO LEGS DOESN'T MEAN HE CAN'T HELP HIS COMMUNITY. LIKE WHEN THE GOLF CLUB WANTED SOME OF THOSE WOODEN HAZARDS FELLED. IS PRICE IS ALWAYS THE SAME. IT'S WORTH A CUP OF TEA AND A SCONE. AND WHEN JACKIE NEEDED A TREE OUT AND THE SUN IN, SHE RANG CHARLIE. COUNCIL WERE BEING VERY STUBBORN ABOUT IT, WEREN'T THEY? HE DID IT FOR HIS USUAL PRICE. IT WAS A CUP OF COFFEE AND SCONES. THEY DIDN'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THEIR MISSING LEGS. IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH OF US. AFTER 10 YEARS, JACKIE HAS THE SUN ON HER COLD PENSIONER FLAT. VERY MUCH WARMER AND LIGHTER. CHARLIE HUTCHISON IS A SURVIVOR. HIS HEART NEARLY FAILED HIM, AND HIS EYES HAVEN'T WORKED PROPERLY FOR DECADES. HE WENT COMPLETELY BLIND TWO YEARS AGO. THEN THREE WEEKS AGO, SOMETHING STRANGE HAPPENED. I WOKE UP IN THE MORNING, AND I WOULD SAY IF YOU ASKED ME TO PUT A PERCENTAGE ON IT, I RECKON I'M 96%, 98% SIGHTED. AND THERE'S NO MEDICAL REASON WHY I CAN SEE. I HAVEN'T SEEN, PROPERLY, MY GRANDDAUGHTER, AND SHE'S 9 NOW. AND THREE WEEKS AGO I SAW HER PERFECTLY WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE THAT? YOU CAN'T. CHARLIE HUTCHISON SAYS IT'S ALL ABOUT THE TOP TWO INCHES. YEAH, MIND OVER MATTER. I'VE GOT YOU. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING, ALL RIGHT. HIS ATTITUDE IS INFECTIOUS. HE'S A GREAT BLOKE FOR WAIPAWA TO HAVE. JACKIE COULD WELL BE RIGHT. HADYN JONES, ONE NEWS. IF YOU RECKON YOU KNOW A GOOD SORT, GET IN TOUCH WITH HADYN BY GOING TO OUR WEBSITE... AND THAT'S THE NEWS HOUR FOR SUNDAY. THE SUNDAY PROGRAMME IS HERE NEXT WITH THE HEART-BREAKING REAL STORY OF THE LAWSON QUINS, AND MORE ON OUR SHOCKING DOG BITE RATES. FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK TEAM, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND SHELLEY UPCHURCH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2015