A weather system moving across the country today has made a very honest day of winter. But on top of that record warmth of the day. into the lower 20s. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF ONE NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. WHY WASN'T A TASER USED? POLICE SHOOT DEAD A MAN AFTER BEING CALLED TO A DOMESTIC INCIDENT. HE HAD BOTH A SLASHER AND A MACHETE. KNIVES AND THAT WERE ALSO LOCATED AT THE SCENE. TENSION BEHIND THE SMILES AS FIJI'S LEADER HITS OUT AT MEDIA, INCLUDING ONE NEWS' PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT. WE ARE SAYING TO THE NEWS ORGANISATIONS WHO DEPLOY THEM, SEND SOMEONE ELSE. SEARCHERS FIND A MAN'S BODY, BUT A 2-YEAR-OLD'S STILL MISSING AFTER A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE GOT STRANDED IN A SWOLLEN RIVER. AND ARE YOUR KIDS USING THE WRONG TYPES OF TOOTHPASTE? WHY EXPERTS SAY MOST PEOPLE ARE GETTING IT WRONG. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. POLICE ARE DEFENDING THEIR ACTIONS AFTER SHOOTING A MAN DEAD POLICE ARE DEFENDING THEIR ACTIONS AFTER SHOOTING A MAN DEAD IN A SMALL WAIKATO COMMUNITY. THREE POLICE OFFICERS FEARED FOR THEIR LIVES AS THE MAN CONFRONTED THEM WITH A SLASHER AND MACHETE. THE 57-YEAR-OLD, WHO LOCALS SAY HAD A REPUTATION FOR BEING AGGRESSIVE, WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT A PROPERTY IN THE KARANGAHAKE GORGE ON A ROAD JUST OFF STATE HIGHWAY 2, ABOUT 7KM SOUTH-EAST FROM PAEROA. SAM KELWAY REPORTS FROM THE SCENE. THE SUBDUED CALM ON THIS RURAL ROAD MASKS THE FRANTIC SCENE THAT UNFOLDED JUST A FEW HOURS EARLIER. THEY SAW THE DECEASED THERE WITH THE MACHETE AND THE SLASHER ` THEY SAW THE DECEASED THERE WITH THE MACHETE AND THE SLASHER ` A REAL QUICK DYNAMIC SITUATION IN WHICH THEY WERE ATTACKED AND A POLICE OFFICER DREW HIS FIREARM AND SHOT THE MAN. THE SINGLE SHOT INJURED THE MAN. POLICE APPLIED FIRST AID, BUT HE DIED SOON AFTER, LEAVING SENIOR OFFICERS DEFENDING THE ACTIONS OF THEIR STAFF. OUR OFFICERS ARE WELL TRAINED. THEY'VE GOT TO MAKE DECISIONS ON ALL THE FACTS THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE BEFORE ME. AT THE TIME THEY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. THE MAN WITH THE WEAPONS WAS KNOWN TO POLICE. IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN CALLED HERE. FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, AT THE MOMENT HE HAD BOTH A SLASHER AND A MACHETE, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER KNIVES WERE ALSO LOCATED AT THE SCENE. AT THE ADDRESS WERE TWO TEENAGERS AND THEIR MOTHER, THE MAN'S PARTNER. THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED SUPPORT, AS HAVE ALL THREE OFFICERS WHO ATTENDED THE CALL-OUT ` ONE THEY CHOOSE TO TAKE GUNS TO. THIS RISK ASSESSMENT LED THEM TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE FIREARMS TO THAT ADDRESS. SO, THE FIRST TIME I WENT DOWN THERE AND ENCOUNTERED HIM, I GOT MET WITH ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. 'WHAT THE... ARE YOU DOING HERE? WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?' YOU KNOW. SO IT PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE I FELT UNSAFE. OTHERS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO GO ON CAMERA BACKED UP THIS POSTIE'S EXPERIENCE. IN LIGHT OF TODAY, NOT THAT SURPRISED BY WHAT'S HAPPENED. IT SEEMED A REALLY VOLATILE SITUATION. HE WAS PRETTY AGGRESSIVE WITH WHAT I WAS DOING THERE, AND I WAS JUST DOING MY JOB. SOMETHING POLICE COULD RELATE TO. THEY WERE FEARING FOR THEIR LIFE, AND THAT'S WHY THEY USED THE FIREARM. WHILE LOCAL POLICE INVESTIGATE THE INCIDENT, THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY WILL INVESTIGATE THE ACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS. SAM KELWAY, ONE NEWS. SEARCH TEAMS ARE TONIGHT STILL TRYING TO FIND A 2-YEAR-OLD MISSING IN A SWOLLEN WEST COAST RIVER. THIS AFTERNOON POLICE RECOVERED THE BODY OF A MAN IDENTIFIED AS BARRY PETRIE (66), WHO WAS ALSO SWEPT AWAY. IT OCCURRED AFTER A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE GOT STRANDED AS IT WAS CROSSING A RIVER NEAR HARIHARI, SOUTH OF HOKITIKA. KIM SAVAGE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENTS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM CHRISTCHURCH. Police had to deliver the grim news to the family said they had recovered the body of 66-year-old Barry Petrie. The two-year-old is named Emily Saunders. She is the daughter of an English couple who are working as share milkers on a local farm. They travelled across the river and then came back across the river when it was flooded and the car became submerged. The couple made it out of the vehicle. Emily Saunders still missing. That particular river can be very dangerous in these situations. Heavy rainfall on the mountains can flood the river very quickly. Police experiencing some very difficult conditions today. THE TEAM THAT WAS SEARCHING THE AREA ADVISED THAT IT WAS QUITE ROUGH. THERE WAS QUITE A SWELL COMING IN OFF THE SEA. THEIR MOVEMENTS WERE A WEE BIT LIMITED BY THE SEA AS WELL. EVENTUALLY THEY HAD TO BE EXTRACTED BY THE HELICOPTER. Very difficult for police out there searching for the 66-year-old and a two-year-old today. They are discussing now whether they will continue the search at all tonight. But they are expecting more bad weather conditions tomorrow morning. THANKS, KIM. JOHN KEY'S RIGHT NOW FLYING BACK TO NZ AFTER A SOMEWHAT TURBULENT VISIT TO FIJI. FORMAL TALKS WITH PRIME MINISTER FRANK BAINIMARAMA TODAY WERE OVERSHADOWED BY A STINGING ATTACK ON JOURNALISTS, INCLUDING OUR BLACKLISTED PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER. ANDREA VANCE REPORTS FROM FIJI. A TRADITIONAL WELCOME FROM A FIJIAN VILLAGE AND MUCH WARMER THAN THE ONE GIVEN BY PRIME MINISTER FRANK BAINIMARAMA LAST NIGHT. BEFORE FORMAL TALKS EVEN GOT UNDERWAY, HE WAS SENDING THE MESSAGE THAT THERE WILL BE NO LIFTING OF A BAN ON SOME NZ AND AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISTS, INCLUDING ONE NEWS CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER. THERE ARE CERTAIN JOURNALISTS IN NZ AND AUSTRALIA, ALONG WITH CERTAIN JOURNALISTS IN FIJI, WHO THINK NOTHING OF DISPENSING WITH THE FACTS IF THEY GET IN THE WAY OF THE POLITICALLY WEIGHTED NARRATIVE THEY WANT TO TELL. AND WE ARE SAYING TO THE NEWS ORGANISATIONS THAT EMPLOY THEM, SEND SOMEONE ELSE. I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO CHANGE THAT IN THE VERY SHORT TERM. I CERTAINLY SAID TO HIM THAT I THOUGHT THAT HE SHOULD RETHINK THAT OVER TIME, BUT HE'S MADE IT CLEAR IN THE SHORT TERM THAT'S HIS PERSPECTIVE. THE PAIR SWAPPED THE DINNER TABLE FOR THE BUSINESS TABLE THIS MORNING. THE FIJIAN LEADER CONTINUING TO MAKE A STAND. IN ADDITION TO NO RELENTING ON THE MEDIA BAN, JOHN KEY COULDN'T GET A COMMITMENT FROM FIJI TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM. STILL, THE PRIME MINISTER CALLED THE HALF-HOUR MEETING 'CONSTRUCTIVE'. WE NEED TO SET THE RELATIONSHIP UP ON ITS NEW FOUNDATION AND BUILD ON THE GREAT THINGS OF THE PAST AND JUST ACCEPT THERE ARE SOME AREAS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO AGREE TO DISAGREE. MR BAINIMARAMA DIDN'T TACKLE QUESTIONS FROM THE NZ MEDIA HE'D ATTACKED LAST NIGHT. PRIME MINISTER KEY SHARES THE CONFIDENCE THAT I HAVE IN MY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE CAPABILITY AND POTENTIAL IN THE FIJIAN PEOPLE. ONE ON ONE, HE'S QUITE FRIENDLY AND QUITE ENGAGING, AND THEY JUST HAVE A PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT THEY DID. THE LAST DECADE'S TENSION NOW REPLACED WITH A FRIENDLY RIVALRY. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE I WANT TO TACKLE ANY TONGANS. THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHT, ANYWAY. ANDREA VANCE, ONE NEWS. NOW, TO OUTLINE THE FACTS AND TO COUNTER BAINIMARAMA'S CLAIMS, BARBARA DREAVER'S WITH US NOW. FIRST, BARBARA, HE CLAIMS YOU'VE REPORTED THAT STARVING FIJIAN CHILDREN WERE EATING GRASS. TRUE? Absolute rubbish. I DID A STORY ABOUT A COMMUNITY STRUGGLING BECAUSE OF A MINE CLOSURE AND STATED SCHOOLCHILDREN HAD TO PULL GRASS OUT BY HAND BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FUEL FOR THE LAWN MOWER. AND WE'VE GOT ABSOLUTE PROOF OF THAT. HERE'S THE SEGMENT FROM MY STORY. VATUKOULA PRIMARY SCHOOL CAN'T AFFORD FUEL FOR ITS MOTOR MOWER, SO THEY DO IT BY HAND. IT'S NOT JUST THE SCHOOL COFFERS THAT ARE EMPTY; SO ARE THE CHILDREN'S STOMACHS. SOME OF THEM, THEY COME TO SCHOOL WITH NO LUNCH AT ALL. The military did not like that story at the time. There was absolutely no mention of children eating grass. OK, BARBARA, WHAT ABOUT CLAIMS THAT WE'VE SHOWN VIDEO OF TANKS AND SAID THEY WERE ON THE STREETS OF SUVA? We have gone back over 10 years of archive footage and have found no mention of tanks in Fiji. I wrote to him years ago to try to clear up this misinformation. But we are still seeing this myth of grass-eating children. AND WHILE IN FIJI, JOHN KEY SAYS HE'S CONFIDENT NZ TROOPS IN IRAQ ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AT CAMP TAJI, WHERE THEY'RE BASED. IT COMES AFTER A SUICIDE BOMBER RAMMED HIS CAR INTO AN ARMY CHECKPOINT, KILLING AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE JUST KILOMETRES AWAY FROM WHERE OUR TROOPS ARE STATIONED. MR KEY SAYS THERE'S NO REASON TO REVIEW SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR US TO REVIEW THE SECURITY. IT REAFFIRMS THAT WE'VE MADE THE RIGHT CALL THAT THEIR MANDATE SHOULD REMAIN THAT THEY'VE GOTTA STAY WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE TAJI BASE. NZ TROOPS ARE DEPLOYED TO TAJI TO HELP TRAIN IRAQI DEFENCE FORCES. A CLAIM TONIGHT THAT DOCTORS MAY'VE BEEN TOO QUICK TO USE GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGICAL MESH ON WOMEN BEFORE WAITING FOR PROOF IT WAS SAFE. IT COMES IN THE WAKE OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO TRY AND PREVENT FURTHER HARM SUFFERED BY HUNDREDS OF NZ WOMEN PATIENTS TREATED WITH SURGICAL MESH. HEALTH REPORTER LORELEI MASON EXPLAINS. JEANNE MCEWAN'S FACING HER SEVENTH SURGERY NEXT MONTH TO TRY AND RELIEVE HER CHRONIC PAIN. IT ALL STARTED IN 2003 WHEN SHE WAS TREATED WITH TRANSVAGINAL SURGICAL MESH TO FIX A PROLAPSE PROBLEM. I'VE JUST BEEN SICK FROM THE DAY IT WAS IN. LIKE 8% OF WOMEN PATIENTS, THE MESH HAS CAUSED COMPLICATIONS FOR JEANNE, ERODING INTO HER INTERNAL ORGANS. I JUST FEEL LIKE I WAS A TOTAL GUINEA PIG. WELLINGTON GYNAECOLOGICAL SURGEON DR HANIFA KOYA NOW OPERATES FULL-TIME REMOVING TRANSVAGINAL MESH FROM PATIENTS LIKE JEANNE. I NEVER EXPECTED THAT I WOULD BE DEALING WITH PEOPLE IN SO MUCH AGONY. IN 2014, TWO PATIENTS TOOK A PETITION TO THE HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE CALLING FOR A NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO MESH USE. THAT COMMITTEE'S NOW RECOMMENDING THE GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATE SETTING UP A NATIONWIDE MESH REGISTRY TO TRACK USE AND COMPLICATIONS AND CONSIDER EXPANDING MEDSAFE'S ROLE IN ASSESSING THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF NEW MEDICAL DEVICES. SOME SAY ITS LONG OVERDUE. I WOULD'VE EXPECTED THE REGISTRY TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE ALREADY. NOW OTHERS ADMIT WHEN TRANSVAGINAL MESH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED WORLDWIDE AROUND 2001, IT WAS ADOPTED DESPITE NO HARD EVIDENCE IT WAS SAFE. THERE'S NO DOUBT IN MY MIND WE EMBRACED IT TOO QUICKLY WITHOUT WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE CLINICAL TRIALS WERE SHOWING. IN THE PAST DECADE ACC'S ACCEPTED OVER 500 CLAIMS FOR ALL SURGICAL MESH INJURY, AS WELL AS PAYING OUT OVER $10M FOR TREATMENT AND COMPENSATION. IN 2011 AN FDA ALERT SAW EIGHT TYPES OF TRANSVAGINAL MESH BANNED THERE ARE NOW MULTIPLE INTERNATIONAL CLASS ACTIONS UNDERWAY AGAINST MANUFACTURERS. HOWEVER, MEDSAFE HERE SAYS IT'S OWN INVESTIGATIONS HAVE CONCLUDED SURGICAL MESH IS SAFE WHEN USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS BY AN APPROPRIATELY TRAINED SURGEON. THERE IS A PLACE FOR IT, PROBABLY NOT AS A FIRST LINE TREATMENT, BUT FOR WOMEN WHO ARE HAVING SECOND OR THIRD OPERATIONS FOR PROLAPSE. BUT OTHERS WANT IT BANNED. THIS IS MY BELIEF THAT ALL TRANSVAGINAL MESHES SHOULD BE COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY. ALL AGREE THE RISKS MUST BE FULLY COMMUNICATED TO WOMEN SO THEY CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. LORELEI MASON, ONE NEWS. SOCIAL HOUSING MINISTER PAULA BENNETT HAS PLEDGED LOGISTIC SUPPORT TO THE MANGERE MARAE CURRENTLY HOUSING THE HOMELESS IN AUCKLAND. TE PUEA MARAE CHAIRMAN, HURIMOANA DENNIS, MET WITH THE MINISTER IN PRIVATE THIS MORNING. HE ISSUED AN INVITATION FOR HER TO VISIT THE MARAE WHICH HAS BECOME HOME TO 54 FAMILIES SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS 15 DAYS AGO. SHE WAS TOO BUSY TO VISIT THE ACTUAL MARAE, SO THEY MET ELSEWHERE. MS BENNETT AGREED TO PROVIDE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS TO HELP HOUSE PEOPLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM QUAD BIKE ACCIDENTS ON FARMS AS ALMOST DOUBLED IN A YEAR, WITH ANOTHER FATALITY JUST THIS WEEK. hAS ALMOST DOUBLED IN A YEAR, WITH ANOTHER FATALITY JUST THIS WEEK. AUSTRALIA IS NOW USING A KIWI INVENTION TO HELP PROTECT RIDERS, SO WHY ISN'T THE GOVERNMENT BACKING IT HERE? ANDREW MORRISON REPORTS. THIS KIWI INVENTOR IS SO CONFIDENT HIS NEW QUAD BIKE ROLL BAR WILL SAVE LIVES, HE'S WILLING TO LAY HIS SON DOWN TO PROVE IT. (LAUGHS) OH. YEAH, WE'VE ALL BEEN UNDER IT. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THE CARRIER BECAUSE THIS SOAKS ALL THE ENERGY UP BEING SOFT LIKE A SHOCK ASBSORBER. DESPITE WINNING ACC AND INDUSTRY AWARDS FOR IMPROVING WORK PLACE SAFETY, THE GOVERNMENT WON'T SUPPORT CRUSH PROTECTION DEVICES LIKE VERNON'S, THAT'S NOW BEING SHIPPED FROM DARGAVILLE TO AUSTRALIA, WHERE IT'S BECOME MANDATORY FOR EMPLOYERS IN VICTORIA. SHOULD NZ FOLLOW SUIT? WE'LL BE WATCHING THAT VERY CLOSELY. THAT'S A QUESTION BETTER ASKED OF WORKSAFE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE EVIDENCE OF REDUCTION IN HARM HASN'T YET BEEN ESTABLISHED. PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN TO US, SAID IF I DIDN'T HAVE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE TODAY. WORKSAFE VICTORIA BELIEVES CORONIAL ENQUIRIES AND ACADEMIC RESEARCH SHOWS THE NEW ROLL BARS "WILL HELP SAVE LIVES" BACK HERE, QUAD DEATHS AT WORK JUMPED FROM FIVE IN 2014 TO NINE LAST YEAR. IS IT GOOD ENOUGH TO WAIT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? FIRST OF ALL, THAT'S A VERY SMALL PERIOD OF TIME WITHIN WHICH TO SAY THAT'S A TREND. I HAVE A QUAD BIKE SAFETY ACTION GROUP THAT'S LOOKING AT THESE ISSUES RIGHT NOW. CLOSE TO 5000 ACCIDENT CLAIMS ON ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, INCLUDING QUADS, COST ACC MORE THAN $14M IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. ONE NEWS HAS LEARNED ACC WAS CONSIDERING SUBSIDISING AND PROMOTING ROLL PROTECTION DEVICES IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, BUT PULLED OUT. IT SAYS MORE ROBUST EVIDENCE IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. FEDERATED FARMERS SAY THERE'S GROWING CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY FROM WAIKATO FARMERS, WHO WANT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW ROLL BARS. THE MANUFACTURERS ARE CERTAINLY VEHEMENTLY AGAINST THEM SO IT'S A BIT HARD TO KNOW WHERE TO MOVE. WORKSAFE NZ SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING AT EVIDENCE COVERING A RANGE OF SOLUTIONS. ANDREW MORRISON, ONE NEWS. FOUR OUT OF FIVE PRE-SCHOOLERS ARE USING THE WRONG TOOTHPASTE, ACCORDING TO A STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE NZ MEDICAL JOURNAL. OFFICIAL ADVICE IS FOR LITTLE ONES TO USE THE SAME STRENGTH VARIETIES AS THEIR PARENTS, BUT MOST ARE USING JUNIOR ALTERNATIVES WITH TOO LITTLE FLUORIDE. WILL HINE EXPLAINS. ROSA (3) AND MARGO (2) ENJOY USING THEIR TOOTHBRUSHES. THEY LOVE BRUSHING THEIR TEETH. WE USUALLY DO IT IN THE BATH AND THEY LIKE THEIR TOOTHPASTE. PLUNKET GAVE US A KIDS ONE SO FROM THEN I'VE KEPT ON BUYING THE KIDS ONE. SIMILAR LOW STRENGTH VARIETIES ARE FOUND ON VANITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN FACT, A NEW STUDY OUT TODAY SUGGESTS FOUR OUT OF FIVE PRE-SCHOOLERS USE THEM. BUT OFFICIALS SAY THEY CONTAIN TOO LITTLE FLUORIDE. THE ASSOCIATION'S RECOMMENDATION, AND NOW THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, IS THAT FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE IS EFFECTIVE WHEN IT'S A THOUSAND PARTS PER MILLION OR MORE. THAT AMOUNT IS THE MINIMUM LEVEL RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH ADULTS AND YOUNGSTERS. ALL OF THESE CHILDREN'S TOOTHPASTES MEET OR EXCEED THAT LEVEL. BUT THESE TWO, AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT PRE-SCHOOLERS, ARE ONLY HALF THAT. AND THEY'RE POPULAR. WE USE THIS ONE, MILK TEETH BECAUSE SHE LIKES THE TASTE OF THIS ONE. WE'VE TRIED OTHER ONES AND DIDN'T LIKE THE TASTE. THIS IS THE ONE I USE FOR MY 16-MONTH-OLDS, JUST BECAUSE I'VE STARTED THEM ON TOOTHPASTE AND IT'S JUST ON TASTE. THE STUDY ASKED PARENTS THE SAME THING, WHY THEY CHOOSE THE TOOTHPASTE THEY DO. THE TOP REASON, CITED BY 59% OF PEOPLE, WAS TRUST OF THE BRAND. ADDITIONALLY, JUST UNDER HALF SAID IT WAS A MATCH FOR THEIR CHILD'S AGE, WHILE A QUARTER GAVE TASTE AS ONE OF THEIR REASONS. SEVERAL PARENTS TOLD ONE NEWS PLUNKET RECOMMENDS AND EVEN SUPPLIES THESE TOOTHPASTES. IT DIDN'T RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT. CONFUSING THINGS FURTHER AND IN CONTRADICTION TO OFFICIAL GUIDELINES, MANY OF THE ADULT TOOTHPASTE BOXES HAVE ADVICE SAYING THEY SHOULDN'T BE USED BY CHILDREN UNDER 6. I GUESS THERE'S A LACK OF INFORMATION AROUND WHAT IS THE APPROPRIATE STRENGTH IF YOU'RE WANTING TO REDUCE DENTAL DECAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN. THESE FINDINGS GIVING HEALTH OFFICIALS AND PARENTS SOMETHING TO CHEW OVER. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. OFFICERS STUCK MAKING A SPLIT-SECOND DECISION. SYDNEY POLICE COME OUT FIRING AFTER A MALL SHOOTING LEAVES THREE WOMEN INJURED AS NEW VIDEO REVEALS WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE FEW TERRIFYING MOMENTS. PLUS, IT'S OFFICIAL. HE'S WITH HER. BARACK OBAMA FORMALLY BACKS HILLARY CLINTON IN HER BID TO BE HIS SUCCESSOR IN THE OVAL OFFICE. AND A SOLEMN GOODBYE TO THE MAN KNOWN AS 'THE GREATEST'. FAMOUS FACES JOIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR THE FIRST FAREWELL FOR MUHAMMAD ALI. SYDNEY POLICE HAVE DEFENDED THE ACTIONS OF THEIR OFFICERS, AS VIDEO EMERGES OF A CHAOTIC SHOOTING DRAMA AT A MALL. GUNSHOTS, WOMAN SCREAMS REPEATEDLY THE SCREAMS ARE FROM ONE OF THREE WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 60 AND 80 WHO WERE INJURED BY POLICE FIRE DURING THE CHAOS. ONE WAS STRUCK BY A STRAY BULLET; THE TWO OTHERS WERE HIT BY SHRAPNEL OR RICOCHETING BULLETS. POLICE SAY OFFICERS HAD TO MAKE A SPLIT-SECOND DECISION IN A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY. EIGHT YEARS AGO THEY WERE POLITICAL ENEMIES, BUT NOW BARACK OBAMA HAS FORMALLY ENDORSED HILLARY CLINTON TO TAKE HIS PLACE IN THE WHITE HOUSE. AND AS US CORRESPONDENT JACK TAME REPORTS, ANOTHER ADVERSARY'S NOW SAID HE WANTS TO WORK WITH CLINTON. THE LAST TIME HILLARY CLINTON RAN FOR PRESIDENT, BARACK OBAMA ENDED HER WHITE HOUSE ASPIRATIONS. THIS TIME AROUND, HE'S RIGHT AT HER SIDE. LOOK, I KNOW HOW HARD THIS JOB CAN BE. OBAMA HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN ITCHING TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. THOUGH UNTIL NOW HE'S BEEN QUIET. BUT IN A THREE-MINUTE VIDEO RELEASED BY CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN, OBAMA BACKS HER AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. THE VIDEO ALSO CREDITS BERNIE SANDERS, CLINTON'S MAIN OPPONENT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATION. OBAMA AND SANDERS MET AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY, AND THOUGH THE VERMONT SENATOR IS STILL TO FORMALLY END HIS CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT, HE INDICATED THAT HE'S PREPARED TO SUPPORT CLINTON AS THE NOMINEE. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH HER IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP. ONCE HE BECAME THE REPUBLICANS' PRESUMPTIVE NOMINEE, DONALD TRUMP ENJOYED A SURGE IN THE NATIONAL POLLS. HILLARY CLINTON HAS BEEN LANGUISHING IN THOSE SAME POLLS, BUT ONCE BERNIE SANDERS FORMALLY DROPS OUT AND WITH OBAMA'S SUPPORT, SHE'S LIKELY TO GET A BOOST. PARTY UNITY AND FUNDRAISING ARE NOW THE PRIORITIES ON BOTH SIDES. CLINTON AND TRUMP COULD EACH RAISE MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE CAMPAIGNS. JACK TAME, ONE NEWS, NEW YORK. THOUSANDS HAVE GATHERED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI, ON THE FIRST OF TWO DAYS OF FAREWELLS TO THE MAN THEY CALLED THE GREATEST. THE FAMOUS NAMES AND EVERYDAY FANS GATHERED IN ALI'S HOMETOWN OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. FROM THERE, THE ABC'S RYAN SMITH HAS MORE. IT WAS WHAT THE CHAMP HIMSELF HAD HOPED FOR. ISLAMIC CHANTING 15,000 PEOPLE OF ALL RACES AND RELIGIONS TODAY ATTENDING MUHAMMAD ALI'S JANAZAH, PART OF THE FUNERAL RITUAL FOR THE ISLAMIC FAITH. ALI'S BODY ARRIVING AT THIS ARENA IN LOUISVILLE, ALI'S BELOVED HOMETOWN. HIS FAMILY, FELLOW BOXING GREATS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER. A SEA OF CELL PHONES CAPTURING THE MOMENT. THIS IS A GREAT COMMENTARY ON THE LIFE OF ALI. AND ALI HAD NO SHORTAGE OF ADMIRERS FROM THE COMMON MAN TO CELEBRITIES. WHETHER YOU ARE BLACK, WHITE, ASIAN OR LATINO, JEWISH, CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM OR ATHEIST, ALI BELONGS TO YOU. EVERYDAY PEOPLE LIKE JEFF LOWRY MATTERED MOST TO THE CHAMP. LOWRY SHOWING US DECADES-OLD VIDEO FROM THE DAY ALI STOPPED BY HIS GYM, PLAYFULLY CHALLENGING HIM. HE SAID, 'LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE KIDS HERE'S WHITE, BRIGHT, POLITE AND CAN FIGHT.' AND TOMORROW LOUISVILLE CELEBRATES THEIR FAVOURITE SON WITH A 90 MILE PROCESSION THROUGH THE CITY, FOLLOWED BY AN INTERFAITH SERVICE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS. FORMER US PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, A LONG-TIME FRIEND OF ALI, WILL DELIVER THE EULOGY AT TOMORROW'S SERVICE. WEATHER TIME NOW. DAN IS HERE AND MORE WET WEATHER ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY BUT ALSO SOME RECORD WARMTH FOR JUNE. Places like Auckland and Christchurch and Napier had temperatures into the 20s. It was the strong northerly. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ A little bit of a cooldown. I have that in the main weather later on. That is good news for skiers. SOME OF US SPEND ALL DAY WITH OUR EYES GLUED TO THEM. SO WHAT IF YOUR PHONE COULD HELP TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR EYES? AND THE MEMORIES MISTAKENLY RETURNED INSIDE OLD BOOKS. THE MISSION TO GET THEM BACK TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNERS. TO TONIGHT'S TOP STORIES, AND POLICE ARE DEFENDING THE ACTIONS AFTER AN OFFICER SHOT AND KILLED A 57-YEAR-OLD MAN JUST OUTSIDE THE WAIKATO TOWN OF PAEROA. POLICE SAY THE MAN APPROACHED THEM WITH A MACHETE AND A SLASHER. THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT. THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF A 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING IN A SWOLLEN WEST COAST RIVER. THE BODY OF MAN, IDENTIFIED AS BARRY PETRIE (66), HAS BEEN RECOVERED AFTER A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE THE PAIR WAS IN GOT STRANDED IN THE HARIHARI RIVER. AND FIJIAN PRIME MINISTER FRANK BAINIMARAMA'S STINGING ATTACK ON KIWI JOURNALISTS HAS SOMEWHAT OVERSHADOWED JOHN KEY'S VISIT TO THE ISLAND NATION. AMONG THOSE JOURNALISTS UNDER FIRE, OUR PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER, WHO REFUTES MANY OF THE CLAIMS MR BAINIMARAMA HAS MADE. A GROUP OF KIWIS HAVE THEIR SIGHTS SET ON IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF EYE SCREENING BY USING AN IPHONE, A 3D PRINTER AND SOME KIWI INGENUITY. THE TEAM BEHIND ODOCS HOPE TO PUT AN END TO PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS AND AS SAM KELWAY FOUND OUT, IT COULD HELP WITH OTHER CONDITIONS TOO. BUT NOW A $50,000 EYE CLINIC CAN FIT IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. A PLAN TO REDUCE THE COST AND INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF EYECARE. THAT'S WHERE I STARTED THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX TO USE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S EASILY AVAILABLE, SUCH AS A SMARTPHONE. TURNING THIS MARAE INTO A MAKESHIFT EYE CLINIC. AND WITH AN ESTIMATED TWO BILLION SMARTPHONE USERS WORLDWIDE, THIS TOOL COULD BE USED ANYWHERE. WE COULD JUST PUT ON A COUPLE OF ADAPTORS AND A MOBILE APP TO ASSIST OR PERFORM A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATION. A 3D SCANNER BUILDS THE TWO ADAPTORS THAT FASTEN TO THE PHONE. THE VISOCLIP EXAMINES THE FRONT OF THE EYE, WHILE VISOSCOPE LOOKS AT THE BACK. AND IT ALLOWS US TO NOT JUST EXAMINE PATIENTS APPROPRIATELY BUT ALSO DOCUMENT THEIR CONDITIONS SO THAT IT CAN BE KEPT AS A RECORD ALTHOUGH STILL IN ITS INFANCY, THERE'S HOPE THIS TOOL COULD DETECT TELLING SIGNS OF BLINDNESS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS. THE REGULATORY APPROVALS DON'T ALLOW US TO OVERSTATE WHAT WE'RE DOING BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT THEMSELVES, HOWEVER, MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WARN IT DOESN'T REPLACE A VISIT TO THE DOCTOR... IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR WHAT WOULD BE THE GOLD STANDARD IN A MACHINE LIKE THIS. ...BUT ADMIT THE PRACTICALITY COULD PROVE USEFUL. IT'S A NEAT LITTLE TOOL AND IT WOULD BE USED TO PICK UP THINGS ` I CAN SEE A GP USING IT. THIS TEAM LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH ONE GOAL SQUARELY IN SIGHT. AND TOGETHER WE CAN END PREVENTABLE BLINDNESS. SAM KELWAY, ONE NEWS. VOLUNTEERS AT DUNEDIN'S 24 HOUR BOOK SALE ARE ADDING FORENSIC DETECTIVES TO THEIR LIST OF ROLES THIS YEAR AS THE CROWD CLAMBERS TO BAG THE FIRST BARGAINS, VOLUNTEERS ARE READYING A SPECIAL DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS. THEY'VE BEEN COLLATED OVER THE REGENT 24 HOURS BOOKS SALE'S 37 YEAR HISTORY. WHAT WE'RE WANTING IS THE PEOPLE TO COME AND IDENTIFY THEM IF THEY CAN. AND, YOU KNOW, FROM THE CLOTHING, HAIRSTYLES AND SO ON, WHEN THEY'RE BLACK AND WHITE, YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT ERA. THERE'S BEEN A WIDE VARIETY OF IMAGES FOUND OVER THE SALE'S HISTORY, MANY WELL BEFORE THE DIGITAL ERA. THERE'S EVEN AN EARLY SHOT OF A LOCAL SPORTING ICON. OTAGO PRIMARY SCHOOL'S RUGBY, T. BROWN, WE SUSPECT, IS OUR HIGHLANDERS COACH. THE IMAGES SLIPPING OUT FO THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF BOOKS DONATED EACH YEAR. WHOLE ALBUMS HAVE BENE DISCOVERED IN BOXES OF BOOKS, BUT MOST OF THE PHOTOS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN USED AS BOOKMARKS BEFORE EBBING DISCOVERED BY VOLUNTEERS HERE AT THE SALE. THE SALE ALWAYS DRAWS A PASSIONATE CROWD, EAGER TO GET THEIR YEARLY LITERARY FIX. BUT EVEN BEFORE THE MASSES ARRIVED, ON PHOTO'S ALREADY BEEN LINKED BACK TO ITS OWNER. I ACTUALLY WENT RIGHT THROUGH PRIMARY SCHOOL WITH THESE TWO. IT'S QUITE AMAZING. THIS SNAP FROM A WEDDING IN 2002 BRINGING BACK THE MEMORIES. IT WAS REALLY LOVELY TO SEE IT, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE, ALL THE GIRLS IN THAT PHOTO, I THINK IT'S THE LAST TIME THAT WE'VE ALL BEEN TOGETHER IN ONE SPOT. THAT'S ONE HAPPY REUNION, THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE SALE HOPING THEY'LL PROVIDE A LOT MORE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS. DAVID BECKHAM'S USED HIS STAR POWER TO HIGHLIGHT THE DESPERATE COMBINATION OF DISEASE AND DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. HE'S TRAVELLED TO SWAZILAND, THE COUNTRY WITH THE HIGHEST RATE OF HIV INFECTION IN THE WORLD, WHICH IS ALSO EXPERIENCING ITS WORST DROUGHT IN NEARLY FOUR DECADES. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME IT RAINED HERE? DO YOU REMEMBER? A LONG TIME? LONG TIME. A LONG TIME. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. BECKHAM'S HOPING HIS VISIT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE PROBLEMS AND RESULT IN MORE AID DONATIONS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND IT WAS KIERAN READ'S DAY TODAY. BIG DAY FOR THE NEW CAPTIAN. WE'RE WITH READ THROUGH A FAIR CHUNK OF THE DAY. HE HAS A TWINKLE IN THE EYE AS HE GETS SET TO START HIS FULL-TIME CAPTAINCY REIGN. IT'S A NEW ERA OF ALL BLACK RUGBY, SO MIGHT BE WHERE WE'RE HEADING, MATE. WHAT'S THE CHEEKY GRIN ALL ABOUT, THEN? ON THE EVE OF THE WELSH TEST, WHAT ARE THE LIONS DOING IN TOWN? PLUS, THE GREAT SIR PETER SNELL TELLS US WHY HE'S UPSET AT HIS OLYMPIC SINGLET BEING AUCTIONED OFF. FIRST UP TONIGHT, TO THE GAME WE'VE BEEN WAITING SEVEN LONG MONTHS FOR, THE FIRST RUGBY TEST OF THE NEW SEASON, THE FIRST SINCE THE WORLD CUP FINAL. KIERAN READ'S TEAM TAKES ON WALES ON EDEN PARK TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH THE NEW CAPTAIN ADMITTING TO SOME EXTRA NERVES AND EXCITEMENT. WE SPOKE TO THE SKIPPER TODAY ON THE EVE OF A NEW ERA. KIERAN READ LEADING FROM THE FRONT AT TODAY'S PUBLIC APPEARANCE IN NEWMARKET. A CHANCE TO PERUSE HIS TEAM IN NEW PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL, BEFORE LEADING THE CAPTAIN'S RUN ON EDEN PARK. I'LL CERTAINLY BE A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS, I'M SURE. PROBABLY A BIT MORE SO THAN WHAT I HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST. THOSE NERVES HAVEN'T BEEN SHOWING SO FAR, HE'S CUT A VERY RELAXED FIGURE ALL WEEK. I KNOW HE CALMS BE DOWN A BIT WHEN I GET A BIT GEED UP, SO HE'S A NICE, CALM FIGURE TO HAVE OUT THERE. YEAH, THIS WEEK'S BEEN AWESOME. HE'S JUST BEEN HIMSELF, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED HIM TO BE. JUST LIKE HIS PREDECESSOR, WHO LED THE SIDE FOR A REMARKABLE 111 TESTS ACROSS 10 YEARS. RICHIE MCCAW HAS BEEN IN TOUCH. HE'S GIVING ME A TEXT AND THAT, AND SAID, 'LOOK, IF YOU NEED A CHAT, YOU CAN CHAT.' BUT HE'S LET ME DO MY THING AND I GOTTA BE MYSELF AND I THINK HE KNOWS THAT. READ SAYS HIS MAIN JOB TOMORROW NIGHT, LIKE ALWAYS, IS TO PLAY WELL. HE'S A CRUSADERS CAPTAIN, AND HAS LED THE TEST TEAM NINE TIMES BEFORE ` UNBEATEN. WHAT HAVE YOU DON'T DIFFERENTLY? I'VE CERTAINLY SPENT A BIT MORE TIME WITH STEVE AND GOING OVER WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A GROUP. READ HALES ORIGINALLY FROM SOUTH AUCKLAND, HIS MUM AND DAD, BROTHER AND WIFE WILL BE IN THE CROWD TOMORROW. THEY'RE LIKELY TO SEE A BREAK FORM TRADITION ` THEIR MAN WEARING COLOURED BOOTS. WE'LL SEE. I'LL MAKE THAT CALL TOMORROW. THEY'RE QUITE COLOURFUL. YEAH, NICE AND COLOURFUL, YEAH. SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING DIFFERENT. YEAH, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR WON INDIVIDUAL STYLE AND I THINK IT'S A NEW ERA OF ALL BLACK RUGBY SO IT MIGHT BE WHERE WE'RE HEADING. IT LOOKS THE NEW CAPTAIN IS ALREADY LEAVING HIS MARK ON HIS TEAM. THE WELSH SENT THEIR KICKERS DOWN TO EDEN PARK BEFORE THE ALL BLACKS' CAPTAIN'S RUN TODAY. LANDING PLENTY OF PENALTY GOALS IS PROBABLY THEIR BEST CHANCE OF WINNING, AS THEY ONLY MANAGED ONE TRY HERE SIX YEARS AGO. ROBERTS, HE MUST SCORE. HE DOES. COS THEY'RE A GOOD DEFENSIVE TEAM. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, LOOK, AS WELL AS WITH THE BALL, THEY'RE A VERY TOUGH SIDE TO SCORE AGAINST. THEY DON'T GIVE YOU MANY OPPORTUNITIES. THEY'RE A VERY CLINICAL SIDE. 80-TEST ROBERTS IS ONE OF FIVE SURVIVORS FROM THAT WELSH SIDE THAT LOST 29-10 IN HAMILTON. FOR THE WELSH SQUAD THERE'S AN ADDED INCENTIVE TO PERFORM WELL HERE. PLACES UP FOR GRABS ON NEXT YEAR'S LIONS TOUR, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE PLAYERS UNDER SCRUTINY. A COACH WILL BE APPOINTED NEXT MONTH WITH AT LEAST TWO KIWIS IN THE FRAME. MARTIN TASKER MET UP TODAY WITH THE LIONS TOUR MANAGER. A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE WITH JOHN SPENCER, A CENTRE FOR ENGLAND, THE BRITISH LIONS AND THE BARBARIANS, PLAYING FIJI IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND IN 1970. A TRY FOR JOHN SPENCER. HE'S BIG ENOUGH! SPENCER ONE OF NINE PLAYERS WHO WOULD TOUR NZ SEVEN MONTHS LATER WITH THE 1971 SERIES-WINNING BRITISH LIONS. JPR, KEITH FIELDING, PHIL BENNET AND GARETH EDWARDS. THE FIJI MATCH NO PORTENT OF THE SUCCESSFUL KIWI TOUR TO COME. THE BAA-BAAS THUMPED SIX TRIES TO TWO. THE FLICK OUT. LOOK AT THIS RUNNING. OH, IT'S GLORIOUS STUFF. THEY JUST RAN US RAGGED. I SPOKE TO GARETH EDWARDS ABOUT IT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. AND WE ALL REMEMBER THAT AS PROBABLY ONE OF OUR MOST EMBARASSING DEFEATS. IRONIC THEN THAT THOSE BARBARIANS FORMED THE NUCELUS OF A VICTORIOUS LIONS SQUAD, THE SPIRIT OF WHICH SPENCER WOULD LIKE TO BRING BACK NEXT YEAR. ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC WAS ONE OF THE THINGS. GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOLS. WE WERE ALL ADOPTED BY SCHOOLS. ALL THESE THINGS HAVE LASTED THROUGH THE AGES, AND THE ONLY TIME WE DIDN'T DO SOME OF THOSE IN 2005, THINGS WENT RATHER WRONG. AN EMPATHETIC COACH REQUIRED TOO. SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS THE ETHIC, THE EHTHOS OF THE LIONS. SOMEONE WHO HAS TO HELP TO BOND PLAYERS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE TALKING A BIT LIKE WARRAN GATLAND? (LAUGHS) WELL, I'VE TOURED WITH WARREN ON A SUCCESSFUL TOUR. REUNIONS PART OF SPENCER'S REMIT. CATCHING UP TODAY WITH FORMER ALL BLACK OPPONENT BRYAN WILLIAMS. IT'S STRANGE, ISN'T IT, THAT QUITE OFTEN INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS MAKE MUCH GREATER FRIENDS WITH PLAYERS THEY'VE PLAYED AGAINST RATHER THAN THOSE THEY'VE PLAYED WITH. I'VE EVEN SUNG A SONG OR TWO WITH HIM. PLENTY TO SING ABOUT. MARTIN TASKER, ONE NEWS. INCOMING HIGHLANDERS SUPER RUGBY COACH TONY BROWN HAS SPOKEN TO MEDIA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS APPOINTMENT WAS ANNOUNCED. THE CURRENT ASSISTANT, WHO'LL ONLY BE IN THE ROLE FOR NEXT SEASON BEFORE HEADING TO JAPAN, INITIALLY DIDN'T WANT THE TOP JOB WITH THE REIGNING CHAMPIONS. I UNDERSTAND 100% WHY I NEED TO TAKE THE JOB. I HAVEN'T BEEN AFRAID OF THE JOB. I JUST THINK THAT IF WE COULD'VE FOUND THE RIGHT PERSON, THEN I COULD'VE STUCK AT WHAT I DO BEST. SUNWOLVES HEAD COACH MARK HAMMETT WILL REVERT TO AN ASSISTANT'S ROLE WITH THE HIGHLANDERS, WHILE THE REMAINING COACHING STAFF HAVE RETAINED THEIR JOBS. A FAMOUS PIECE OF NZ SPORTING HISTORY WILL BE AUCTIONED OFF LATER THIS MONTH ` THE BLACK SINGLET SIR PETER SNELL WORE WHEN HE CLAIMED DOUBLE GOLD ON THE TRACK AT THE 1964 TOKYO OLYMPICS. BUT THE MAN WHO MADE IT FAMOUS ISN'T ALL THAT HAPPY ABOUT IT. ABBY WILSON EXPLAINS. THE PICTURES MAY BE GRAINY, BUT THE BLACK SINGLET IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MISS. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BLACK IS AN INTIMIDATING COLOUR, AND I LOVED WEARING IT. IT WAS WHILE WEARING IT THAT SIR PETER SNELL DID WHAT NO OTHER MAN HAS MANAGED ` OLYMPIC GOLD IN THE 800M AND 1500M EVENTS. I PROBABLY RINSED IT OUT AFTER DAY ONE TO WEAR AGAIN ON DAY TWO. LET'S SEE, I HAD SIX RACES IN EIGHT DAYS, SO I HAD SIX WEARINGS OF THAT SINGLET IN TOKYO. DESPITE BEING A WORN OLD SINGLET, IT'S GOT HUGE HISTORIC VALUE. THIS MONTH IT'S BEING AUCTIONED OFF BY SOMEONE WHO WAS GIVEN IT TO SETTLE A DEBT. AT $30,000 TO $50,000, I STILL THINK THAT'S GOT TO BE ATTRACTIVE. IT'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS SO SIGNIFICANT. THAT'S RIDICULOUS THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE PAYING EVEN MORE THAN HUNDRED BUCKS OR SO. IT'S JUST TOO BAD THAT SOME INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO BENEFIT, NOT A CHARITY. EVEN SNELL HIMSELF ISN'T QUITE SURE HOW HIS SINGLET ENDED UP HERE. HE THINKS IT WAS PROBABLY AUCTIONED OFF FOR CHARITY A LONG TIME AGO AND FORGOTTEN ABOUT UNTIL NOW. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT MY EX-WIFE HAD JUST GIVEN IT AWAY TO SOMEONE, SO I CALLED HER ABOUT IT, AND SHE SAID, 'NO. NO, NOT AT ALL.' THE 78-YEAR-OLD SAYS OVER THE DECADES HE HAS GIVEN NEARLY ALL THE EXTRAS AWAY, KEEPING JUST THE MEDALS AND THE MEMORIES. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING BETTER AS TIME GOES BY. I THINK WHEN I ACTUALLY DID IT, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED TO A DEGREE. THE INTEREST THIS BLACK SINGLET IS GETTING SHOWS THAT'S DEFINITELY NO LONGER THE CASE. ABBY WILSON, ONE NEWS. OUR CURRENT GUN MILER NICK WILLIS WAS HOPING TO BREAK JOHN WALKER'S LONG-STANDING RECORD AT THE BISLETT GAMES OVERNIGHT. WILLIS WAS COMING OFF A SOLID THIRD IN THE 1500M LAST WEEK AND WAS HOPING TO GET CLOSE TO THE THREE MINUTES 49 SECONDS MARK BUT HE GOT TOO FAR BACK AS PACY KENYAN ASBEL KIPROP CLEARED OUT AGAIN. AS THEY RACE DOWN THIS STRAIGHT, THEY'VE CLOSED DOWN ON HIM CERTAINLY. AND MANANGOI GETS HIS SECOND PLACE. MANANGOI IN SECOND PLACE. AND I TELL YOU WHAT, THEY ALL CHARGED. WILLIS WAS THERE. EVERYBODY WAS THERE. WILLIS FLASHING HOME LATE FOR FOURTH BUT WELL OUTSIDE HIS BEST TIME. SURELY A FIRST FOR THE BLACKCAPS, WITH TWO INDIAN-BORN PLAYERS NAMED IN THE SQUAD TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE NEXT MONTH. YOUNG LEG SPINNER ISH SODHI HAS WON A RECALL TO THE TEST SQUAD AFTER PLAYING THE LAST OF HIS 11 INTERNATIONALS IN 2014. I THINK IT JUST CAME DOWN TO CONSISTENCY. TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST, ALL I'VE DONE IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS TO A COUPLE OF YEARS IS WORK REALLY HARD ON MY GAME, WORK REALLY HARD ON MY PHYSIQUE, AND TO GET SELECTED IS A CREDIT TO THAT. OPENING BATSMAN JEET RAVAL'S DOMESTIC FORM HAS FINALLY BEEN REWARDED. JEET SCORED A LOT OF RUNS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS 15 OR 16 YEARS OLD WATCHING HIM PLAY... THAT MAKES HIM SOUND OLD, DOESN'T IT? > IT'S AMAZING, YOU KNOW. WATCHING HIM SCORE A DOUBLE HUNDRED FOR AUCKLAND. HARD0HITTING ALL-ROUNDER COREY ANDERSON IS MISSING FROM THE TEST SQUAD DUE TO A BACK INJURY. A HAT-TRICK FROM FULLBACK DARIUS BOYD HAS HELPED THE BRONCOS SNAP THEIR THREE-GAME LOSING SLIDE, BEATING THE RAIDERS 26-18 IN BRISBANE. YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT CANBERRA WOULD HAVE LEARNT AFTER THE FIRST TIME. INSTEAD, BOYD STRUCK AGAIN IN ALMOST THE EXACT FASHION JUST FOUR MINUTES LATER. RIGHT-HAND SIDE. BOYD WILL TAKE ANOTHER RUN AT THEM. BOYD HAS GOT HIMSELF TO THE IN GOAL. THEY SAY THAT'S A DOUBLE FOR THE QUEENSLAND FULLBACK. A COUPLE OF THE BRONCOS' KIWIS DIDN'T FARE SO WELL, THOUGH. ALEX GLENN AND JORDAN KAHU BOTH SUSTAINED INJURIES AND ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIDELINED FOR UP TO A MONTH. ON THE EVE OF THE LATEST AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES REGATTA OFF CHICAGO, TEAM NZ SKIPPER GLENN ASHBY HAS BEEN HAVING A DIG AT THE AUSSIE HEADING TEAM USA, JIMMY SPITHILL, ORACLE REGULARLY RIBBED FOR MASQUERADING AS AN ALL-AMERICAN OUTFIT. THE RIVAL SKIPPERS SITTING NEXT TO EACH OTHER AS ASHBY IS CALLED UP AS THE CURRENT WORLD SERIES LEADER. FROM THE OTHER FIVE BOATS, WHO'S THE TOUGHEST OPPOSITION OUT THERE? TO BE LEADING TEAM GBR AND TEAM AUS... UH, USA, SORRY. YOU GET MIXED UP SOMETIMES. SPITHILL TAKING THE JIBE IN SPORTING SPIRIT. THE TEAMS WILL BE JIBING ON THE WATER FROM SUNDAY. THAT'S IT FOR SPORT LIVE FROM EDEN PARK TOMORRWO NIGHT THANKS, ANDREW. HAS ALL MICS UP! AD LIB THROW TO SEVEN SHARP ========= # LIVE SEVEN SHARP PROMO NEXT! # ALSO ON THE SHOW TONIGHT ` HOW THE FIJIAN CYCLONE SPURRED ONE SCHOOL INTO PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY. WE NEED TO LEARN HOW TO KEEP WARM AND WORK TOGETHER. ALSO HE STARTED HERE AS A STUDENT AND THEN BECAME A TEACHER, BUT AFTER 50 YEARS HE'S STEPPING DOWN. IS IT NICE TO BE FINISHING WHERE IT ALL BEGAN? ITS A GREAT SENSE OF SATISFACTION. PLUS KIWI EAT AROUND 70 MILLION PIES A YEAR HELLO BIG WEEKEND SHAPING UP, THE RUGBY, START OF SKI SEASON. NOT LOOKING TOO BAD. SMALL PRESSURE AREA SITTING OVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY COLOUR IN THE ENERGY SYSTEM DRIFTING EAST. LETS CLEAR THIS AWAY WE GET A SMALL RIDGE FURTHER NROTH, A GOOD LOOKING DAY COOLER AIR BEHIND THAT ON SUNDAY A BIG HIGH BUILDS IN PUTS US BACK TO FROSTY NIGHTS TOMORROW, IN THE NORTH ISLAND PATCHY CLOUD IN THE WEST COAST SOUTH ISLAND, DIFFERENT STORY, STARTS OFF OK. FIORDLAND HAS RAIN,A ND PARTS OF SOUTHLAND FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ If you're lucky enough. How is it looking? The match will be dry/ go all blacks! If you have been practising, weatherwise, looking good. A little bit of a call down. One last go all blacks ` all blacks! What about a haka? Have a good weekend. We're talking about pies. It is a big ugly pie. It is a big ugly breakfast pie/