GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. IT'S BEEN A WET WEEKEND FOR WESTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH, BUT WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A GENERALLY DRY AND SETTLED WORKING WEEK FOR MOST OF AOTEAROA NZ. BY TUESDAY, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CALLING THE SHOTS, CLEARING SKIES AFTER A COOL START. 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. OH, IT'S A PHOTO... IT'S A PHOTO FINISH! CLOSER THAN CLOSE. A MATTER OF MILLIMETERS FOR MAHE AS HE CLAIMS OUR SECOND GOLD OF THESE OLYMPICS. AND BACK HERE, THE TRUE SCALE OF HAWKE'S BAY'S GASTRO BUG OUTBREAK EMERGES WITH PEOPLE CRITICALLY ILL IN HOSPITAL. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THIS, OF THIS MAGNITUDE. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. IT WAS THE CLOSEST ROWING RACE IN OLYMPIC HISTORY, BUT MAHE DRYSDALE CAME OUT ON TOP TO CLAIM HIS SECOND OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL. THE 37-YEAR-OLD VETERAN OF THE TEAM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PLENTY OF DRAMA IN HIS OLYMPIC CAMPAIGNS, HAVING ALREADY BEATEN TUMMY BUGS AND BIKE CRASHES, BUT TODAY WAS PERHAPS THE MOST DRAMATIC OF ALL. THERE'S A FINE LINE BETWEEN GLORY AND HEARTBREAK, AND MAHE DRYSDALE CUT IT ABOUT AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN. IT'S NOT THE PLAN. (LAUGHS) NO. AND I'M SORRY TO ANYONE THAT I MAYBE MADE THEIR HEART FLUTTER. IT CERTAINLY WASN'T THE WAY THAT I PLANNED TO WIN AN OLYMPIC FINAL, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, A GOLD IS A GOLD, AND YOU'LL TAKE ANYTHING. EVEN IF AFTER 2KM IT COMES DOWN TO ABOUT A MILLIMETRE ` DRYSDALE BEAT CROATIAN DAMIR MARTIN BY 5 MILLISECONDS. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF JUST HOW TIGHT THE FINISH WAS, I WAS INSIDE WATCHING WITH A BUNCH OF NZ SUPPORTERS, AND RIGHT UP UNTIL THE MEDAL CEREMONY THEY STILL THOUGHT THE TOP TWO HAD FINISHED FIRST-EQUAL. THE TIME DIFFERENCE ON THE BIG SCREEN READ 0.00 ` IN OTHER WORDS, NOTHING. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE NOISE WHEN THEY REALISED DRYSDALE HAD WON GOLD OUTRIGHT. I KNEW IT WAS SO TIGHT AND I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE PHOTO AND WAITING, WAITING, WAITING. DAMIR LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, 'WHAT WAS THE RESULT?' I SAID, 'I HAVE NO IDEA.' EQUALLY UNSURE WAS HIS WIFE, WHO WAS SUPPORTING FROM THE STANDS WITH THEIR DAUGHTER. I THOUGHT HE HAD SILVER, AND I WAS PROCESSING THAT AND ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF THE RACE THAT HE HAD. TODAY'S PHOTO FINISH COMES EIGHT YEARS AFTER THE EVERS-SWINDELL TWINS CLAIMED GOLD IN A SIMILAR WAY IN BEIJING. IT'S THE KIND OF WIN THAT COULD EASILY CONVINCE A 37-YEAR-OLD TO SIGN ON FOR FOUR MORE YEARS. EVERYTHING'S BEEN PLANNED UP UNTIL THE 13TH OF AUGUST, AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT IS IN THE ETHER, I GUESS, AT THE MOMENT. FOR NOW HE'S ENJOYING HIS GOLD MEDAL WITH THOSE WHO'VE BEEN THERE FOR THE BUILD-UP TO TODAY'S BIG MOMENT. I GUESS NOW TO BE PART OF ONE OF THE RACES OF HISTORY IS PRETTY AWESOME ` OBVIOUSLY, EVEN MORE AWESOME WHEN YOU'RE ON THE WINNING SIDE OF IT. BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE MARGIN, A GOLD IS STILL A GOLD. VALERIE ADAMS WAS BACK IN THE OLYMPIC STADIUM TONIGHT TO BE PRESENTED WITH HER SILVER MEDAL. THE TWO-TIME OLYMPIC CHAMPION JUST MISSED OUT ON A THIRD GOLD MEDAL, BUT OPTIMISTIC THERE'LL BE NO REPEAT OF LONDON FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE ORIGINAL WINNER TESTED POSITIVE FOR DRUGS. I MEAN, HAND ON MY HEART, I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY LEGIT COMPETITION. I DON'T THINK SO AND I HOPE NOT FOR MY SPORT AND MY EVENT. I THINK WE'VE BEEN DAMAGED ENOUGH FOR NOW. AND THE ONLY REMAINING RUSSIAN TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE HAS NOW BEEN THROWN OUT OF THE GAMES. LONG JUMPER DARIYA KLISHINA HAS BEEN BANNED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS FEDERATION AFTER THEY SAID 'SOME NEW INFORMATION' CAME TO HAND. IT WAS ANOTHER TOUGH DAY AT THE VELODROME WITH THE NZ WOMEN'S TEAMS PURSUIT BEATEN BY CANADA IN THE RIDE FOR BRONZE. KIWI RIDER OLIVIA PODMORE WAS LUCKY TO ESCAPE SERIOUS INJURY AFTER A NASTY CRASH IN THE WOMEN'S KIERIN. AT THE BACK OF THE FIELD, PODMORE HAD NOWHERE TO GO WHEN DUTCH AND SPANISH RIDERS WENT DOWN IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WALKED AWAY, BUT NOT SURPRISINGLY WAS BELOW HER BEST IN HER REPECHAGE AND WAS ELIMINATED. THAT'S IT FROM RIO FOR NOW. MORE LATER IN SPORT, INCLUDING ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE LEGENDARY CAREER OF BRITISH DISTANCE RUNNER MO FARAH. THANKS, PETER. BACK HERE, AN UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH SITUATION IS DEVELOPING IN HAWKE'S BAY AS A GASTRO BUG OUTBREAK WORSENS. NICOLE BREMNER IS LIVE IN HAVELOCK NORTH TONIGHT. VERY VERY SERIOUS. GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE. ELDERLY PEOPLE AFRE IN CRITICAL CARE. THEY BECAME SICK IN THEIR OWN HOMES. ALL EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE BEEN INUNDATED WITH SO MANY SICK IN HAVELOCK NORTH, CHEMISTS ARE BARELY KEEPING UP WITH DEMAND FROM WORRIED LOCALS, LIKE DAD NIGEL JAMES. REALLY BAD STOMACH CRAMPS, DIARRHOEA, VOMITING, FEVER, CHILLS AND ACHES IN BONES AND MUSCLES. LIKE, MY SON'S HIPS ARE REALLY SORE AND ACHING, SO HE CAN HARDLY WALK AROUND. EMERGENCY SUPPLIES OF FLUID REPLACEMENT AND ANTI-DIARRHOEA TABLETS WERE RUSHED IN TODAY. HEALTH OFFICIALS ESTIMATE 15% OF ALL CHILDREN IN THE AREA ARE NOW ILL. OBVIOUSLY, WE'D ALL BEEN SICK AND FORCING WATER DOWN EVERYONE'S THROATS BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS VOMITING AND HAVING DIARRHOEA. SO THAT'S WHAT WAS MAKING IT WORSE, I GUESS. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE THIS, OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCENES LIKE THIS ARE BEING REPEATED IN HOMES ACROSS HAVELOCK NORTH, AND HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF CASES HAS YET TO PEAK. I DON'T KNOW A SINGLE PERSON OR FAMILY IN HAVELOCK THAT ISN'T AFFECTED BY THIS. THE SCHOOLS HAVE JUST BEEN WIPED OUT. CLASSES ARE EMPTY. IT'S NUTS. I AM A LITTLE FRUSTRATED WITH THE SITUATION AT HAND, BUT I UNDERSTAND SOME CIRCUMSTANCES ARE BEYOND PEOPLE'S CONTROL. THERE'S ALSO GROWING CONCERN AT THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY FALLING ILL, AND RESIDENTS ARE BEING URGED TO CHECK UP ON NEIGHBOURS. WE'VE ALSO SEEN A LOT OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COMING IN FOR THE ELDERLY NEIGHBOUR THAT'S ON THEIR OWN THAT NEEDS HELP, SO THERE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN QUITE A GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE DISTRICT COUNCIL IS UNSURE HOW TOXIC FAECAL MATTER GOT INTO THE WATER SUPPLY, SPARKING THE OUTBREAK OF WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE CAMPYLOBACTER. WE'LL BE LOOKING AT EVERY POSSIBLE INTERACTION WITH THE GROUNDWATER SYSTEM TO TRY AND DETERMINE WHETHER IT'S ONE SOURCE OR IT MAY BE MULTIPLE SOURCES. IT'S URGING PEOPLE TO BOIL DRINKING WATER AND WASH THEIR HANDS, BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THE WORST HAS YET TO COME. SO, WE SHOULDN'T BE SEEING ANY NEW INFECTIONS, BUT WE'LL BE SEEING PEOPLE WHO ARE INCUBATING THE BUG OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SO WE'D EXPECT TO SEE IT PEAK OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN START TO EASE OFF. TOUGH TIMES STILL AHEAD FOR HEALTH WORKERS STRUGGLING TO COPE WITH CRISIS TRIGGERED BY A COMMODITY ALL NZERS THINK IS SAFE. SO, NICOLE, SHOULD PEOPLE STAY AWAY FROM WORK OR SCHOOL TOMORROW? AT LEAST TWO SCHOOLS ARE NOT OPENING TOMORROW. PUPILS AND STAFF ARE ALL SICK. THE HEALTH BOARD HAS PUT OUT INFORMATION, FOCUS ON HYGIENE AND WASHING HANDS, BOILING WATER. TWO PEOPLE DIED ON AUCKLAND ROADS OVERNIGHT. A MAN WAS HIT BY A CAR IN WEST AUCKLAND AND DIED LATER IN HOSPITAL, INTO TWO SOUTH AUCKLAND HOUSES EARLY THIS MORNING. THE VEHICLE HAD CLIPPED THE ROOF OF A HOUSE IS BEING BLAMED ON THE CITY'S HOUSING CRISIS. THERE'S CONCERN OVER A 36% RISE, BUT THERE'S A SCHOOL PROGRAMME HELPING FIGHT THE DISEASE. RHEUMATIC FEVER PATIENT LEILANI (9) MEANS THE WORLD TO HER GRANDAD. A BUNDLE OF JOY - SHE GIVES ME AND MY WIFE A LOT OF HAPPINESS. HAROLD'S HAD RHEUMATIC FEVER HIMSELF; IT'S HARD TO WATCH HIS GRANDDAUGHTER GO THROUGH IT. LEILANI'S HEART'S BEEN DAMAGED BY THE DISEASE. FOR THE NEXT DECADE, SHE'LL BE ON LIFESAVING DRUGS IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IF I HAVE SURGERY, I MIGHT NOT MAKE IT, AND MY POPPA DOESN'T WANNA LOSE ME. SINCE 2013, THE AUCKLAND REGION'S SEEN A STEADY REDUCTION OF RHEUMATIC FEVER CASES, BUT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES IS 36% HIGHER THAN FOR THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. DRIVEN BY OVERCROWDING, THE HOUSING CRISIS IS CONSIDERED A FACTOR. I CAN'T EVEN CALCULATE THE RISK TO A FAMILY AND TO CHILDREN OF RHEUMATIC FEVER IF THEY ARE LIVING IN GARAGES, IF THEY ARE LIVING IN CARS ` THAT'S INCALCULABLE RISK. BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS ` NOT ALL THE AUCKLAND REGION HAS HAD A RHEUMATIC FEVER INCREASE. MANUKAU, THE AREA MOST PRONE TO THE DISEASE, CONTINUES TO SEE FEWER CHILDREN WITH IT. FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12, THERE'S ONLY BEEN FIVE RHEUMATIC FEVER CASES FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED WITH 11 FOR THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. THE REDUCTION OF RHEUMATIC FEVER HERE IS BEING CREDITED TO THIS MANA KIDZ TESTING IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMME. BOTH: AAAAAHHH. CHILDREN AT MANUKAU PRIMARY SCHOOLS ARE SWABBED FOR STREP THROAT WHICH CAN CAUSE RHEUMATIC FEVER. THAT'S THE MAIN FOCUS ` TO TEST THE CHILDREN, SWAB THE CHILDREN, EARLY DETECTION AND TREAT WITH ANTIBIOTICS. COUNTIES MANUKAU DHB HAS COMMITTED $6M TO THE PROGRAMME AFTER SEEING CHILDRENS' CASES MORE THAN HALVE IN JUST TWO YEARS. THIS IS ONE OF THE PROGRAMMES THAT HAS SHOWED A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND MADE A HUGE CHANGE. FOR LEILANI, THE CHANGE HAS BEEN DEVASTATING. SHE HOPES OTHER CHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING. POP! BARBARA DREAVER, ONE NEWS. HE WAS SPIED ON ILLEGALLY BY OUR GOVERNMENT. FOR THE FIRST TIME, HEAR HOW UNLAWFUL SURVEILLANCE AFFECTED HIS LIFE AND HOW THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNING TO MAKE HIS EXPERIENCE LEGAL. HE WAS THE MAN BEHIND THE BEEPS, BUT YOU'D PROBABLY NEVER RECOGNISE HIM. THE TINY ACTOR WHO BECAME A HUGE STAR HAS PASSED AWAY. AND KEEPING OUR NATIONAL ICON'S EGGS OUT OF THE COLD. WE JOIN A SPECIAL MISSION TO RESCUE UNHATCHED KIWI FROM LAST WEEK'S COLD SNAP. NEW LAWS ALLOWING THE G.C.S.B. TO SPY ON NZERS WILL BE INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK, LIFTING A BAN ON DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE. THAT COMES AS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A MAN ILLEGALLY SPIED ON OVER AN ALLEGED TERROR PLOT SPEAKS OUT. DETAILS OF HOW TONY FULLMAN WAS MONITORED WERE LEAKED BY WHISTLEBLOWER EDWARD SNOWDEN. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS THIS EXCLUSIVE STORY. NZ SPIES THOUGHT THEY'D UNCOVERED A TERRORIST PLOT TO MURDER FIJI'S LEADER FRANK BAINIMARAMA. THEY PUT THIS PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST, TONY FULLMAN, UNDER SURVEILLANCE. I THINK IT WAS A DIRTY TACTIC. HE WAS SUSPECTED OF HATCHING THE PLOT IN AUCKLAND WITH AN OLD FRIEND, FIJIAN MILITARY DEFECTOR, LIEUTENANT COLONEL TEVITA MARA. THE G.C.S.B. ASKED AMERICA'S NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY FOR HELP. THEY INTERCEPTED AND TRAWLED THROUGH MR FULLMAN'S BANK STATEMENTS, FACEBOOK POSTS AND EMAILS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THE N.S.A. HAD BETTER THINGS TO DO. HIS MESSAGES ARE FOUND AMONG MILLIONS OF SECRET N.S.A. DOCUMENTS LEAKED BY WHISTLEBLOWER EDWARD SNOWDEN. BUT THERE'S NOTHING INCRIMINATING, AND TONY FULLMAN SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE HE AND OTHER FIJIAN PRO-DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS WEREN'T PLOTTING ANYTHING. PEOPLE WERE SO ANGRY. SOME OF THEM WERE SAYING, 'YOU GIVE ME A WEAPON AND I'LL GO THERE AND I'LL DO IT.' BUT A LOT OF THEM, IT IS TALK, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE SITTING AROUND A KAVA BOWL, AND THEY GET A LITTLE BIT INTOXICATED. THEY BECOME VERY BRAVE. BUT SECURITY SERVICES WERE STILL CONVINCED THEY'D UNCOVERED A TERRORIST CONSPIRACY. SO EARLY ONE MORNING IN JULY 2012, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE AGENTS RAIDED THE SYDNEY HOME WHERE MR FULLMAN WAS STAYING WITH HIS SISTER. THEY WENT ROOM TO ROOM SEARCHING, BUT THEY DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE LOOKING FOR ANY GUNS OR WEAPONS. THEY WERE LOOKING FOR ELECTRONIC STUFF. AFTER FIVE HOURS OF SEARCHING, THEY TOOK LAPTOPS, DOCUMENTS, HIS PHONE AND SEIZED HIS NZ PASSPORT. HE SAID, 'YOU ARE NOT UNDER ARREST 'BUT WE DON'T WANT YOU PLANNING ANY COUPS.' I SAID, 'A COUP?' HE SAYS, 'YEAH, BUT YOU CAN CONTINUE YOUR PRO-DEMOCRACY WORK.' A LENGTHY COURT BATTLE TO GET HIS PASSPORT BACK COST HIM MORE THAN $60,000. THE PASSPORT WAS QUIETLY HANDED BACK IN 2013, JUST WHEN THE G.C.S.B. WAS UNDER FIRE FOR ILLEGALLY SPYING ON 88 KIWIS. I'M DISAPPOINTED THIS UNLAWFUL ACTION HAS OCCURRED, AND I'M COMMITTED TO FINDING OUT WHY AND HOW IT DID HAPPEN. MR FULLMAN ONLY NOW KNOWS HE WAS ONE OF THOSE UNLAWFULLY TARGETED THANKS TO THE LEAKED SNOWDEN DOCUMENTS. NEITHER THE G.C.S.B. NOR THE S.I.S. WOULD COMMENT. I EXPECTED THEM TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL. MR FULLMAN, A FORMER TAX INSPECTOR, SAYS HE NOW STRUGGLES TO FIND WORK. I EVEN GOT A CONSULTANT TO TRY AND HELP ME. HE SAYS, 'I CAN'T WORK OUT WHAT IT IS. 'THESE JOBS ` YOU SHOULD HAVE GOT THEM.' HE STILL LOVES NZ, THOUGH. ALL MY FAMILY HAVE CHANGED TO AUSTRALIAN PASSPORTS AND CITIZENSHIP. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO IS STILL HOLDING ON TO THE NZ ONE. < YOU'RE STILL HOLDING ON TO IT? I LOVE IT. THIS WEEK THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPECTED TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION THAT WILL ALLOW THE G.C.S.B. TO CARRY OUT SURVEILLANCE ON NZERS. THE DOCUMENTS LEAKED BY EDWARD SNOWDEN WERE ANALYSED BY TVNZ AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM WESBITE 'THE INTERCEPT'. 'AUSTRALIA HAS LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS.' THAT'S THE CALL FROM DAVID SHEARER AFTER LEAKED REPORTS PAINT A BRUTAL PICTURE OF WHAT GOES ON ON NAURU, THE AUSTRALIAN-RUN ASYLUM-SEEKER CENTRE. HE SPOKE TO JESSICA MUTCH ON Q+A. NAURU IS A TINY MICRONESIAN ISLAND WHERE ASYLUM-SEEKERS WAIT TO HEAR THEIR FATE. IT REALLY IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. 2000 REPORTS WRITTEN BY AID WORKERS AND DOCTORS WERE LEAKED TO THE GUARDIAN, AND PAINT A BRUTAL PICTURE OF WHAT GOES ON THERE. NATASHA BLUCHER WORKED ON NAURU FOR SIX MONTHS. MANY OF THESE WOMEN DISCLOSED TO ME THAT THEY HAD BEEN RAPED OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED WHILE THEY WERE ON NAURU, AND THAT WHEN THEY WERE THERE THEY WERE TOO AFRAID TO MAKE THOSE ALLEGATIONS OR TO REPORT IT TO AUTHORITIES. THE CENTRE IS FUNDED BY AUSTRALIA. UNDER LAW, ANYONE WHO WORKS THERE ISN'T ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT GOES ON AT THE CENTRE. THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY THAT YOU GO TO THAT LENGTH IN ORDER TO TRY AND COVER UP WHAT'S GOING ON THERE. DO YOU FEEL SAFE TALKING TO THE MEDIA ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? WE DO NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS. IT IS SCARY, YEAH. SHE'S ONE OF THE AID WORKERS KICKED OFF NAURU, ACCUSED OF TELLING ASYLUM-SEEKERS TO SELF HARM. IT BE ALLEGED THAT ANY OF US HAD ENGAGED IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT WAS HORRIFIC. DAVID SHEARER SAYS OUR GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STEP IN. WE'VE ALREADY OFFERED TO TAKE 150 ASYLUM SEEKERS; AUSTRALIA SAYS 'NO, THANKS'. IT'S ALMOST LIKE AUSTRALIA HAS LOST ITS MORAL COMPASS. OUR GOVERNMENT SAYS THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE MATTERS FOR THE GOVERNMENTS OF AUSTRALIA AND NAURU. THERE'S UNREST IN THE AMERICAN CITY OF MILWAUKEE TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SHOT AND KILLED A MAN FOR ALLEGEDLY FLEEING A TRAFFIC STOP. AROUND 100 PROTESTERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS, LIGHTING FIRES AND FIGHTING WITH POLICE. ONE OFFICER WAS INJURED AFTER A BRICK WAS THROWN. AT LEAST FOUR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN BURNT TO THE GROUND, INCLUDING A BANK AND A PETROL STATION. POLICE SAY THE 23-YEAR-OLD MAN THEY SHOT DEAD WAS ARMED, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER THE MAN POINTED THE GUN OR SHOT AT THEM. SEVERAL PEOPLE INCLUDING A CHILD (6) HAVE BEEN INJURED IN SWITZERLAND BY A MAN ARMED WITH A KNIFE AND FLAMMABLE LIQUID. POLICE SAY THE MAN BOARDED THE TRAIN POURING THE FLUID AND WAVING THE KNIFE AROUND BEFORE THE SUBSTANCE CAUGHT FIRE. SIX PEOPLE WERE HOSPITALISED WITH SEVERE BURNS AND STAB WOUNDS. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE THE MOTIVE OF THE ATTACK. BRITISH ACTOR KENNY BAKER, FAMOUS FOR PLAYING ROBOT R2D2 IN SIX STAR WARS FILMS, HAS DIED. THE 1.2M TALL ACTOR SUFFERED FROM A LONG ILLNESS. HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK IN THE FIRST STAR WARS FILM IN 1977, ALSO APPEARING IN 'THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK' AND 'THE RETURN OF THE JEDI'. HE WAS 81. TO OUR WEATHER NOW, AND COOL, CLEAR CONDITIONS ON THE WAY. YES, PLENTY OF WINTER SUNSHINE ON OFFER THIS WEEK AFTER A FROSTY START, AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TAKES HOLD FROM TUESDAY. AND A NICE DAY AT RUAPEHU WITH CLOUD WELL AWAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN. HOWEVER, THE CLOUD HAS BEEN A LOT THICKER THAN EXPECTED OVER THE WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND THE WEATHER PLAYED BALL FOR THE OPENING OF THE NEW PLAYGROUND AT TAKAPUNA BEACH ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE, AND AN AWESOME TURNOUT TODAY. I'LL BE BACK AFTER SPORT WITH PLENTY OF BLUE SKY AND WINTER SUNSHINE. THEY'RE THE STUDENTS WHO NEED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP TO ACHIEVE, BUT WHY A NEW PLAN TO HELP THEM COULD ACTUALLY SEE THEM WITH LESS OF A HAND UP. SO, WE'VE BEEN WAITING FIVE HOURS IN THE COLD. IT'S NOW 10 PAST 3. AND WE'VE GOT THE SIGNAL ` THE BIRD HAS MOVED OFF THE NEST. SO WE CAN GO LOOKING FOR EGGS. WE'RE ON A SPECIAL MISSION TO RESCUE KIWI EGGS AT RISK AFTER LAST WEEK'S COLD SNAP. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT. HAWKE'S BAY'S GASTRO-BUG OUTBREAK COULD BE AFFECTING NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE. TWO ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE GRAVELY ILL IN HOSPITAL WITH THE BUG WHICH HAS INFECTED THE REGION'S DRINKING WATER. RESIDENTS SHOULD BOIL ANY WATER THEY USE FOR DRINKING OR WASHING DISHES OR FOOD. NEW LAWS ALLOWING THE G.C.S.B. TO SPY ON NZERS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK, LIFTING A BAN ON DOMESTIC SURVEILLANCE. TONY FULLMAN WAS ILLEGALLY SPIED ON OVER AN ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL FIJI'S LEADER FRANK BAINIMARAMA, AND SAYS IT'S STILL CAUSING HIM PROBLEMS, DESPITE NOTHING BEING FOUND. A PLAN TO HELP STRUGGLING SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD INADVERTENTLY HURT OTHER KIDS WHO NEED EXTRA HELP. UNIONS CLAIM THEY HAVE RESEARCH SHOWING SCHOOLS WILL ACTUALLY HAVE LESS MONEY UNDER THE PLAN. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. TEACHER AID MARIA'S BEEN WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH ABACUS SINCE SHE STARTED SCHOOL. YOU WERE 5 YEARS OLD? YEAH. 5 YEARS OLD. HER MUM SAYS ABACUS WOULD HAVE STRUGGLED WITHOUT MARIA'S HELP. THE MORE SUPPORT SHE RECEIVES, THE MORE PROGRESS SHE MAKES. BUT UNLIKE OTHER TEACHERS, MOST OF THE MONEY TO PAY MARIA'S PART-TIME SALARY COMES OUT OF THE SCHOOL'S OPERATIONS GRANT. THAT ALSO PAYS FOR OTHER SUPPORT STAFF, THE POWER BILL AND EVEN THE TOILET PAPER. THIS YEAR, THAT BUDGET WAS FROZEN, AND UNIONS CLAIM THAT PUTS MARIA'S JOB AND OTHERS AT RISK. WITH THE INFLATION, WITH THE RISING NUMBER OF STUDENTS, WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING LESS MONEY, AND SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE. RESEARCH COMMISSIONED BY THE UNION, THE N.Z.E.I., SHOWS A 0.5% PER STUDENT CUT IN OPERATIONAL FUNDING NEXT YEAR. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY SAYS THAT'S WRONG. LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING THEY'VE DELIBERATELY FUDGED THE FIGURES. WE'VE HAD A LOOK AT THE INFOMETRICS REPORT AND WE CANNOT SEE HOW THEY'VE COME UP WITH THE NUMBERS THEY HAVE. THE MINISTRY SAYS OPERATIONAL FUNDING HAS GONE UP BY 15% OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS. BUT THIS TIME, THAT INCREASE, $12 MILLION, WILL BE TARGETED TO 150,000 STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING MOST AT-RISK OF NOT ACHIEVING. THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO TARGET CHILDREN WHO NEED MORE SUPPORT AND WE ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OPERATIONS GRANT WHICH ACTUALLY PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ALL CHILDREN. A REVIEW OF THE $11 BILLION SPENT ON EDUCATION IS UNDERWAY. ABACUS AND HER MUM HOPE IT'LL ALL ADD UP IN THEIR FAVOUR. THE BLIZZARD THAT NAILED THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND HAS ALSO HAMPERED CONSERVATION EFFORTS. KIWI EGGS NEARING HATCHING TIME WERE MEANT TO BE RECOVERED FROM MAUNGATANIWHA LAST WEEK ` THAT IS, UNTIL THE SNOW BLEW IN. WILL HINE ON EFFORTS TO GET THE EGGS OUT. A WEEK AFTER THE BIG SNOW, MUCH OF INLAND HAWKE'S BAY REMAINS FROZEN. POHOKURA IS FEELING THE WEIGHT OF THE STORM AND STILL CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD. WE'RE DEALING WITH NATURE, AND SOMETIMES NATURE JUST THROWS A BIT OF A WOBBLY AT YOU AND YOU JUST GOTTA HANDLE IT. IT'S SIMON HALL'S LAND. HE'S FLYING IN TO REPLENISH SUPPLIES. THE WORKERS WERE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD, ALTHOUGH THEY'RE ALWAYS THE LAST TO ADMIT IT, AND THEY'RE GONNA BE IN HERE FOR A WHILE. HE ALSO WANTS TO PICK UP SOME KIWI EGGS FROM HIS NEXT-DOOR PROPERTY. THE ROADS IN ARE BLOCKED BY SNOW AND FALLEN BRANCHES. IF WE COULD HAVE GOT THAT WAY FURTHER, YOU WOULD HAVE JUST SEEN THEM LIKE THIS. BUT THE EGGS NEED REMOVING BEFORE THE CHICKS HATCH. THEY'RE SO VULNERABLE, THEY CAN HARDLY WALK. A STOAT COULD JUST COME UP AND NAIL THEM, JUST LIKE THAT. SO WITH THE ARRIVAL OF NIGHT, IT'S INTO THE HILLS. SIGNALS FROM A TRANSMITTER ON THE MALE BIRD WILL TELL US WHEN HE MOVES OFF HIS NEST, ALLOWING THE EGGS TO BE SAFELY RETRIEVED. BUT THAT CAN TAKE A WHILE. IN THIS CASE, A VERY LONG WHILE. BUT FINALLY... WE'VE BEEN WAITING FIVE HOURS IN THE COLD. IT'S NOW 10 PAST 3. AND WE'VE GOT THE SIGNAL ` THE BIRD HAS MOVED OFF THE NEST. SO WE CAN GO LOOKING FOR EGGS. WE MOVE IN, FIRSTLY BY VEHICLE AND THEN INTO THE BUSH ON FOOT. DOES THIS STILL GIVE YOU A RUSH? OH YEAH, THIS IS FUN. I'M EXCITED, YEAH. THIS IS GREAT. THE KIWI HAS INDEED MOVED. SO FIRST ONE EGG AND THEN A SECOND ARE REMOVED FROM THE NEST, BOTH IN HEALTHY NICK. IT'S GOT A NICE BIG AIR CELL. THEN IT'S A CAREFUL RIDE BACK TO BASE, AND THE NEXT DAY, A FLIGHT NORTH. THE FINAL DESTINATION, ROTORUA'S KIWI ENCOUNTER, WHERE THE CHICKS WILL HOPEFULLY HATCH,... WE'VE GOT TWO GOOD EGGS, YEAH. ...LATER RETURNING TO THESE HILLS WHEN THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH TO FEND OFF PREDATORS. WILL HINE, ONE NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, TO WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS THE GREATEST FINISH IN ROWING HISTORY ` WE'RE BACK LIVE TO RIO NEXT. SO, AS THE DUST SETTLES, WHAT ABOUT ROWING'S PERFORMANCES OVERALL? ALSO TONIGHT ` THE ALL BLACKS ARRIVE IN THE LAST HOUR INTO SYDNEY. THE BANTER'S STARTED. HOW AT LEAST ONE ALL BLACK IS DRAWING BLEDISLOE INSPIRATION FROM THE BLACK SINGLET OVER 50 YEARS ON. PLUS ` JARRYD HAYNE TURNS LEAGUE MATCH WINNER IN A REMARKABLE FINISH. JARRYD HAYNE HAS KICKED A FIELD GOAL. HAYNE'S HOME COMEBACK TURNS INTO A FAIRY TALE. AND WHAT'S A FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALL CAPTAIN DOING IN HIS UNDIES? AFTER ALL THE DRAMA YESTERDAY AND VAL ADAMS BEING PIPPED AT THE POST, THE NZ OLYMPIC TEAM IN RIO HAS PULLED ONE BACK. SINGLE SCULLER MAHE DRYSDALE HAS SECURED HIS NAME AMONG THE GREATS, IF IT WASN'T ALREADY, WITH A LAST STROKE, GOLD MEDAL WIN. DRYSDALE'S FINAL LUNGE TO VICTORY WAS ALSO RECORDED AS AN OLYMPIC BEST TIME. LET'S GO BACK LIVE TO RIO AND PETER WILLIAMS. MAHE DRYSDALE CLAIMED OUR THIRD ROWING MEDAL IN RIO TODAY IN AN EPIC RACE WHICH WENT DOWN TO THE WIRE. DRYSDALE CLINCHED IT BY THE SMALLEST OF MARGINS. BUT THE THREE MEDALS FROM THE ROWING PROGRAMME ARE SHORT OF WHAT THE SPORT TARGETED. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. MAHE DRYSDALE LEADING THE ROWERS IN THEIR RIO CELEBRATIONS AFTER EARLIER LEADING THEM TO A SECOND GOLD ON THE WATER. BUT WHILE DRYSDALE ACHIEVED HIS GOAL IN RIO, ROWING NZ FELL SHORT OF ITS FIVE-MEDAL TARGET AT THESE GAMES. WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE TO LEARN FROM THIS, BUT I THINK THAT'S JUST THE OLYMPIC COMPETITION. IT JUST RAMPS UP. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT OVERALL, IT'S STILL AN INCREDIBLE RESULT BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT AS GOOD AS WE HAD HOPED TO GET. EMMA TWIGG HAD HOPED TO IMPROVE ON HER FOURTH IN LONDON. INSTEAD SHE WAS ONE OF THREE KIWI CREWS TO FINISH ONE PLACE OFF A MEDAL. 'IT'S DEVASTATING TO BE SO CLOSE TO MEDALS.' AND I THOUGHT I'D PUT THAT BEHIND ME IN LONDON AND THEN TO HAVE DEJA VU FOUR YEARS LATER. WHILE TWIGG MISSED OUT ON THE PODIUM, AT LEAST SHE MADE THE A-FINAL. THREE CREWS, INCLUDING THE WORLD CHAMPION WOMEN'S DOUBLE, DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT FAR. WE SET OURSELVES VERY HIGH STANDARDS AND AS A TEAM WE ARE DISAPPOINTED. THE TWO GOLDS AND A SILVER MAKE ROWING NZ'S MOST SUCCESSFUL OLYMPIC SPORT, AND THERE ARE POSITIVES TO BE TAKEN FROM THE EIGHTS' EXPERIMENT WITH VERY YOUNG CREWS BOTH MAKING THE FINAL. BUT QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED ABOUT WHERE THINGS WENT WRONG. WE'LL GO THROUGH A PERIOD OF TIME OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OF REVIEWS AND WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF OUR TALKING TO ATHLETES AND COACHES AND SELECTORS. FOR SOME, RIO COULD BE A DISAPPOINTING END TO A CAREER. WHEN I CROSSED THE LINE TODAY, I HAD A KIND OF SENSE OF, 'THAT'S IT. YOU'VE PUT FOUR YEARS INTO THIS 'AND THERE WAS NO BETTER RESULT TODAY,' AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A REALLY BIG CALL TO DO ANOTHER FOUR YEARS, BUT TIME WILL TELL. IT'LL ALSO DETERMINE WHETHER DISAPPOINTMENT CREATES DETERMINATION TO DO BETTER IN YEARS TO COME. ATTENTION FOR MEDALS IS STARTING TO TURN TOWARDS OUR SAILING CREWS AFTER MORE PROMISING RESULTS ON THE WATER TODAY. 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONS PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE CONTINUE TO LEAD THEIR FLEET BY THREE POINTS, WHILE ALEX MALONEY AND MOLLY MEECH WON TODAY TO IMPROVE TO SECOND OVERALL IN THE WOMEN'S 49FX CLASS. THE FORMER WORLD CHAMPIONS ARE NOW TIED WITH BRAZIL BUT WELL BEHIND THE DANISH CREW. AND MOLLY'S BROTHER SAM IS THIRD HEADING IN TO THE FINAL LASER-CLASS RACE. THERE WAS DRAMA TODAY AS BRITISH DISTANCE RUNNER MO FARAH FELL, THEN RECOVERED TO WIN THE 10,000M AND DEFEND HIS OLYMPIC TITLE. AND AS USAIN BOLT HIT THE TRACK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THESE GAMES, THERE WAS A SURPRISE IN STORE FOR HIS FELLOW JAMAICAN SPRINTERS. JACK TAME REPORTS FROM THE MAIN STADIUM. MO'WED DOWN. HALFWAY THROUGH THE MEN'S 10,000M, THE REIGNING OLYMPIC CHAMPION WAS CAUGHT UP IN THE PACK AND WENT DOWN. BUT MO FARAH, THE SOMALIAN-BORN BRIT, RECOVERED AND REFOUND HIS RHYTHM, TAKING THE LEAD FROM HIS KENYAN OPPONENT ON THE FINAL LAP TO WIN BACK TO BACK 10 K GOLDS. KIWI ZANE ROBERTSON CROSSED THE LINE IN 12TH, BUT ACHIEVED HIS AIM OF BEATING DICK QUAX'S LONGSTANDING NZ RECORD. I'M JUST REALLY HAPPY THAT I ACHIEVED SOMETHING. I COME AWAY FROM THIS WITH MY GOAL ACHIEVED. IN THE DAY'S OTHER BIG TICKET RACES, JAMAICA BEGAN ITS RIO SPRINTING CAMPAIGN WITH GOLD TO ELAINE THOMPSON IN THE WOMEN'S 100M. BUT JUST LIKE VALERIE ADAMS THE NIGHT BEFORE, SHELLY-ANNE FRASER-PRYCE MISSED OUT ON GOING BACK TO BACK TO BACK WITH OLYMPIC GOLDS, PICKING UP BRONZE INSTEAD. BRAZIL HAS BEEN CRITICIZED THROUGHOUT THESE GAMES FOR THE POOR CROWDS TURNING UP TO MANY OLYMPIC EVENTS. TOMORROW'S MEN'S 100M FINAL MAY BE RIO'S BEST OPPORTUNITY TO SILENCE THE CRITICS AND PACK OUT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM. AND GIVEN HIS COMFORTABLE FORM IN TODAY'S HEAT, USAIN BOLT IS THE HANDS-DOWN FAVOURITE TO BACK UP HIS GOLD MEDALS IN LONDON AND BEIJING. JACK TAME, ONE NEWS, RIO DE JANEIRO. NZ HAS A HOST OF OLYMPIC DEBUTANTS WHO'LL SOON GET THEIR TRACK AND FIELD COMPETITION UNDERWAY, BUT PERHAPS NONE HAS SEEN THEIR STAR RISE AS FAST AND AS HIGH AS POLE VAULTER ELIZA MCCARTNEY. THE TEENAGER OPENS HER CAMPAIGN ON WEDNESDAY AND IS PREPARING FOR WHAT SHE CALLS A MENTAL MARATHON. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. FEW ATHLETES QUITE ENCAPSULATE THE PURE JOY OF COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THEIR SPORT AS ELIZA MCCARTNEY. EVERYTHING HAS ENERGY IN IT, AND YOU'RE JUST SO EXCITED TO DO EVERYTHING, SO IT'S GREAT. SINCE BURSTING ONTO THE SCENE LAST YEAR, THE 19-YEAR-OLD'S BECOME AN ATHLETICS STAR, BUT THE OLYMPICS BRINGS MORE CHALLENGES THAN THE INCREASE IN ATTENTION. I GUESS THE FIRST MAJOR DIFFERENCE IS THERE'S TWO DAYS BETWEEN QUALIFYING AND FINAL. USUALLY THERE'S ONLY ABOUT A DAY, SO THAT'S A BIT OF SITTING AROUND, (LAUGHS) NOT DOING MUCH. I'M SURE I'LL FIND SOMETHING TO DO. WITH A SIZEABLE FIELD, MCCARTNEY'S ALSO ANTICIPATING THE QUALIFIERS COULD TAKE UP TO THREE HOURS. IT'S A LONG TIME JUST TO BE SITTING, AND IT'S LIKE A MENTAL MARATHON AS WELL. YOU JUST GOTTA STAY FOCUSED AND STAY WARM THE ENTIRE TIME. THE 19 YEAR OLD'S APPROACH TO HER MAIDEN OLYMPICS ` MAKE THE FINALS, AND FROM THERE ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE. IF I AM, AT THE END OF THE DAY, REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW I'VE JUMPED; IF I'VE GOT A PB, THAT WOULD JUST BE AMAZING. I'D BE JUST STOKED WITH THAT. MCCARTNEY'S OUTDOOR PERSONAL BEST IS 4.8M ` THAT'S 5CM HIGHER THAN THE JUMP THAT SECURED GOLD AT THE 2012 GAMES. THE KIWI'S AN OUTSIDE CHANCE, BUT GIVEN SHE'S ALREADY SHOWN HOW HIGH SHE CAN FLY AND THAT PERENNIAL MEDAL FAVOURITE AND WORLD RECORD HOLDER YELENA ISINBAYEVA HAS BEEN BANNED WITH THE REST OF THE RUSSIAN ATHLETICS TEAM, YOU CAN'T COUNT HER OUT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, ONE NEWS, RIO DE JANEIRO. WOMEN'S BLACK STICKS COACH MARK HAGER'S COUNTING ON KNOCKOUT TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE TO HELP HIS SIDE THROUGH A TOUGH FINALS PROCESS AND ON TO AN OLYMPIC MEDAL. THEY'LL FACE WORLD NUMBER THREE AUSTRALIA IN THEIR QUARTER-FINAL AFTER BEATING CHINA 3-0 TODAY TO FINISH SECOND IN THEIR POOL. ...MCLAREN TO HAVE A CRACK. WHAT A GOAL! SHE STEAMED IT HOME. IN THE WORLD LEAGUE LAST YEAR, WE HAD QUARTER-FINALS AND MADE THE FINAL, AND THEN GOT THUMPED IN THE FINAL, BUT IT WAS THAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE. IF YOU DON'T GET THERE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, SO I THINK THE GIRLS ARE STARTING TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPOSED ABOUT SCENARIOS THAT WE'RE FACING. THE QUARTER-FINAL IS ON TUESDAY WITH THE TEAM AIMING FOR A MAIDEN OLYMPIC MEDAL. NZ TRAMPOLINIST DYLAN SCHMIDT HAS FINISHED SEVENTH IN HIS FIRST OLYMPICS. THE YOUNGEST COMPETITOR |IN THE FIELD AT 19, SCHMIDT QUALIFIED EIGHTH FOR THE FINAL. HE THEN IMPROVED ONE POSITION WITH HIS LAST ROUTINE. A FORMER YOUTH OLYMPIC CHAMPION, SCHMIDT IS THE FIRST KIWI TO COMPETE IN TRAMPOLINING AT THE OLYMPICS. AND MAHE DRYSDALE'S GOLD MEDAL HAS HELPED MOVE NZ BACK UP THE STANDINGS TO 14TH ON THE MEDAL TABLE. SWIMMER MICHAEL PHELPS' FIFTH GOLD IN HIS FINAL EVENT, THE MEDLEY, HAS PUSHED THE USA TOTAL TO 24 GOLD. GERMANY HAS EDGED PAST JAPAN INTO THE TOP FOUR. THAT'S IT FROM RIO TONIGHT. COMING UP HERE TOMORROW, USAIN BOLT IN THE 100M FINAL, AND FROM A NZ PERSPECTIVE, THE MEN'S HOCKEY TEAM IN THEIR QUARTER-FINAL AGAINST GERMANY LOOMS AS A BIG OCCASION. ANDREW. SOME OF OUR RIO ATHLETES, INJURED OR OTHERWISE, HAPPY OR DISAPPOINTED, ARE STARTING TO ARRIVE BACK HOME. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS TOUCHED DOWN IN AUCKLAND EARLY THIS MORNING WITH HIS ACHILLES INJURY, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANT LIAM MESSAM WITH HIM. UH, HE NEEDED SOMEBODY TO TAKE HIM BACK HOME AND PUSH HIM AROUND THE AIRPORT, SO I WASN'T NEEDED OVER THERE SO I THOUGHT I'D COME BACK WITH THE BRO. MESSAM NOW HEADS BACK TO JAPAN TO PLAY. SONNY BILL IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SURGERY SOON, WITH AROUND EIGHT MONTHS OUT OF THE GAME. A COMEBACK IS LIKELY TO BE WITH THE BLUES NEXT SEASON. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE ARRIVED IN SYDNEY, A WEEK OUT FROM THEIR OPENING BLEDISLOE CUP TEST AGAINST THE OLD ENEMY. WHAT'S DIFFERENT THIS SEASON? CHIEFS PROP KANE HAMES AND CRUSADER MATT TODD HAVE BEEN CALLED IN AS COVER. THE SQUAD'S ALSO SPENDING A WEEK IN OZ TO PREPARE, AFTER A FEW HICCUPS IN RECENT YEARS. ARRIVING IN SYDNEY AN HOUR AGO, FOUR DAYS EARLIER THAN USUAL, THE FUN MIGHT'VE ALREADY STARTED BETWEEN THE OPPOSING COACHES. IT'S NICE OF THE AUSTRALIAN COACH TO START PICKING OUR TEAM. I'D SAY HE'S GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS OF HIS OWN. BUT WE'LL PICK OURS AND HE CAN PICK HIS. HE'LL HAVE A LOT TO SAY, NO DOUBT. ASIDE FROM THE TO AND FRO, THE TEAM'S BOUND TO BE BOMBARDED BY AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC FERVOUR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT WILL STILL KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR FELLOW KIWI ATHLETES IN RIO. THE WAY NZERS WIN, IT'S REALLY GRACIOUS, REALLY HUMBLING. THEY STILL DON'T WANT IT TO BE ABOUT THEM. IT'S REALLY NICE TO SEE THEY'RE SO HAPPY, BUT HAPPY INWARDS. YOU SEE THEIR SMILE ` IT'S NOT FAKE. HOW'S THIS FOR STRAIGHT UP AND BEING EVEN MORE INSPIRED INTO BLEDISLOE MODE IN THE BLACK JERSEY? AARON SMITH WATCHED THE BLACK SINGLET IN THE SUPERB 'GOLDEN HOUR' DOCUDRAMA LAST NIGHT. JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING ON THE OLYMPICS, THEN I SAW IT HAD SOME RUNNING ON CHANNEL ONE ` ACTUALLY, CHANNEL ONE, YOU'D LOVE THAT. < THANK YOU, THANKS FOR WATCHING. DID YOU WATCH THE NEWS AS WELL? (LAUGHS) YOU WEREN'T THAT BORED? I WAS SITTING THERE WATCHING THE WHOLE CHANNEL ONE! SERIOUSLY, SMITH SAYS HE THOUGHT THE ALL BLACKS WORKED HARD, BUT WAS ASTOUNDED TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING RUNNERS SIR PETER SNELL, SIR MURRAY HALBERG AND TEAMMATES DID, UNDER THE LATE ARTHUR LYDIARD IN THE WAITAKERE RANGES IN WEST AUCKLAND, LEADING TO THE GOLD MEDAL RUNS IN ROME FOR SNELL AND HALBERG IN 1960 WITHIN AN HOUR OF EACH OTHER. ALL I HAD TO DO WAS BEAT 11 SCARED MEN. HOW HALBERG STARED AT EVERYONE IN THE ROOM AND SAID 'I HAVE TO BEAT 11 SCARED MEN AND I'LL BE A GOLD MEDALIST'. I WAS BUZZING OUT OF THAT. THE ALL BLACKS ARE PRIMED, THEN, AFTER A DRAW AND A LOSS IN SYDNEY IN IN THE LAST TWO ENCOUNTERS. OVER THE PAST DECADE, THEY HAVE A 50% RECORD AT THE OLD OLYMPIC STADIUM. MAYBE PLAYING ON HALLOWED TURF THIS YEAR WILL PUSH THE GAMES-INSPIRED ALL BLACKS EVEN FURTHER. JUST AS IT SEEMED THEIR SEASON WAS BACK ON TRACK, THE WARRIORS HAVE STAYED TRUE TO THEIR USUAL UP AND DOWN FORM TO DELIVER A HOWLER. PLAYING AT HOME, THE WARRIORS WERE UNDONE BY A RABBITOHS OUTFIT WHO'D LOST THIER PREVIOUS NINE GAMES HE KICKS FOR ALEX JOHNSON! LONG FOR REYNOLDS. HE RUNS, KICKS OFF HIS LEFT FOOT. LOOKING FOR THE SUPPORT! OH, WELL, I CERTAINLY SAW THEIR PERFORMANCE COMING. I DON'T THINK I SAW OUR PERFORMANCE COMING. FINAL SCORE 41-22, THE LOSS MOVING THE WARRIORS OUTSIDE OF THE TOP EIGHT, WHILE BACK IN THE EIGHT ARE THE GOLD COAST TITANS THANKS TO A LAST-SECOND DROP KICK FROM YOU-KNOW-WHO. THE FORMER 49ER ` HE'S KICKED IT! JARRYD HAYNE HAS KICKED A FIELD GOAL! THAT'S THE RETURN OF THE $1.5 MILLION. HE TOOK IT AND I THINK HIS WORDS WERE, 'THIS IS MY HOUSE.' LAUGHTER I DON'T KNOW. IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT CONFIDENCE. YES, HAYNE GROWING UP JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM CAMPBELLTOWN STADIUM, SO THAT EXPLAINS HIS CHOICE OF WORDS. HE CREDITS HIS ABILITY TO TAKE THE DROP KICK FROM HIS TIME SPENT WITH THE FIJI SEVENS SIDE. HERE'S ONE OUT OF THE BOX. FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALL CAPTAIN, NOW BBC PRESENTER, GARY LINEKER, HAS FRONTED HIS PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON OPENING SHOW IN HIS UNDERWEAR. LINEKER (55) SAID AT THE END OF LAST SEASON, IF HIS OLD LEICESTER CITY TEAM WON THE TITLE, HE'D PRESENT IN HIS BOXERS. THEY DID. AND HE DID. WE'VE GOT WITH TWO UPFRONT IN THE STUDIO, ALAN SHEARER AND IAN WRIGHT. WE HAVE IT ALL COVERED. LINEKER IN GOOD NICK, WITH A GOOD MIDLANDS TAN AS WELL. LEICESTER LOST THEIR OPENING GAME, CLEARLY DISTRACTED. THE FIRST DEFENDING CHAMPIONS TO LOSE IN E.P.L. HISTORY. THE FOXES, THAT'S THE TEAM, NOT LINEKER, LOST 2-1 TO NEWLY PROMOTED HULL CITY. THERE HAVE BEEN SUGGESTIONS IF THE BLUES WIN... THERE WOULD BE A RATINGS SPIKE IN REST HOMES AROUND NZ. THANKS, ANDREW. RENEE'S HERE NEXT WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND CALM SETTLED SKIES. COMING UP ON GOODSORTS, IN JUST A FEW MOMENTS, YOU'RE GONNA SEE THE MANGAWHAI HALL TRANSFORM FROM, WELL, THIS, TO AN AMAZING PRINTING OPERATION FULL OF LADIES TALKING. THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF LADIES TALKING. IT'S GOOD SORTS, COMING UP IN JUST A SECOND, AFTER THE ADS AND THE WEATHER. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR LADIES TALKING. INDICATOR CLICKS RHYTHMICALLY (GASPS) SILENCE (EXHALES SLOWLY) Mate, I'm so sorry. I thought there was time. You just pulled out. I don't have time to stop. It was a simple mistake. LOUD RUMBLING Please. 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Effective insulation and heating can mean fewer days with colds and sickness and reduced hospital admissions, which is better for all of us. I'll see you next time. HELLO AGAIN. IT'S EASY TO PICK OUT THE LOW NEAR THE CHATHAM ISLANDS ALONG WITH A SOLID FRONTAL BAND. THIS SYSTEM PRODUCED QUITE A BIT OF RAIN YESTERDAY OVER CENTRAL REGIONS. TATTY FRONTAL HIGH CLOUD OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND AND EASTERN TASMAN SEA, WITH THE LOW CLOUD BENEATH SNEAKING ON TO THE WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. YET ANOTHER FRONT OVER THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TASMAN SEA AND A FOURTH TO THE SOUTH OF TASMANIA. THERE IS WEAK HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY OVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY AND THIS RETREATS TO THE NORTH ISLAND TONIGHT AND DISAPPEARS TOMORROW. THE FRONT OVER THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND MOVES NORTH-EASTWARDS, WHILE THE SECOND ONE FOLLOWS CLOSELY, SPLITTING OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW MORNING. BUT MOST OF THE ACTION TAKES PLACE TO THE WEST OUT OVER THE TASMAN SEA WITH THAT WEE LOW DEVELOPING. HOWEVER, WE ARE LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT IT IS MOVING IN A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION, TAKING THE FRONTS WITH IT, AND ENDS UP JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTH ISLAND BY TOMORROW NIGHT. COMING IN BEHIND IS A STRONG RIDGE WHICH POKES ON TO THE SOUTH ISLAND FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON MORE RAIN OR SHOWERS FOR THE WEST, CLEARING IN WESTLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW SPOTS AT FIRST IN THE SOUTH-EAST, AND POSSIBLY ABOUT CANTERBURY AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. SOME MORE SCATTERED FALLS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH-WEST WINDS, FRESH IN THE FAR SOUTH. CLOUDY AT TIMES IN THE WEST AND NORTH, WITH THE ODD SHOWER ABOUT NORTHERN TARANAKI AND THE TARARU RANGE, AND THEN SOME DEVELOPING IN UPPER NORTHLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. FINE AND SUNNY EVERYWHERE ELSE. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK. WRAP UP WARM EARLY MORNING AND ENJOY THAT SUNSHINE. TONIGHT'S GOOD SORT IS NGAIRE JONAS FROM MANGAWHAI IN NORTHLAND. NGAIRE IS THE EDITOR OF THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, THE MANGAWHAI MEMO. UNLIKE MODERN NEWSPAPERS, THE MEMO HAS NO WEBSITE, SUBSCRIPTIONS OR PAID STAFF. IN FACT, NGAIRE AND HER VOLUNTEERS GIVE MONEY TO THE COMMUNITY. HADYN JONES WENT TO FIND OUT MORE. THEY COME IN SINGLES, PAIRS, THREES EVEN. THEY EACH HAVE A ROLE. TRISH, YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU NORMALLY DO, WHICH IS TALK. THAT'S NGAIRE JONAS, EDITOR. IT IS LIKE A BIG EXTENDED FAMILY. THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE A NEWSPAPER, AND UNLIKE OTHER MEDIA, THERE ARE ONLY TWO MEN. I WAS TOLD TO COME. DON SAYS THE LADIES TALKING CAN REALLY FILL A HALL. WHEN IT FIRST STARTS, IT'S LIKE A LOW MUMBLE, AND BY THE TIME THEY ARE ALL THERE, IT'S LIKE A STORM COMING THROUGH. THE PROCESS STARTS IN NGAIRE'S HOUSE DAYS EARLIER. THE EDITOR'S OFFICE IS HER SPARE BEDROOM. I'VE GOT TILL TOMORROW EVENING TO GET THE WHOLE THING TOGETHER. SHE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME STANDING HERE. ABOUT 35 HOURS A WEEK. SHE WORKS FOR FREE. THE MANGAWHAI MEMO IS A GIVEAWAY, PAID FOR BY ADVERTISERS, AND EVERYONE HAS A FAVOURITE SECTION. I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT. THE SITUATION'S VACANT. AND HOW LONG DOES IT LAST? > ONLY A COUPLE OF HOURS. WE ALWAYS RUN OUT. NGAIRE SPENDS SATURDAY'S WRESTLING WITH HER FIVE PRINTERS, PUSHING OUT 1600 PAPERS. IT CAN TAKE A WHILE. IT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER, THE HUMIDITY, THE PAPER. HE FINAL PART IS NGAIRE'S FAVOURITE. A COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO COLLATE, AND STAPLE AND FOLD. TRISH HAS BEEN COMING 27 YEARS. BECAUSE I WAS RETIRED AND I WAS BORED. THE COMMUNITY MAKE THE PAPER AND WRITE THE PAPER. DANA DOES A JOKE PAGE. I DO TRY TO OFFEND EVERYONE. MARTY DOES A CARTOON. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, 'I LOVED THAT LAST ONE.' MORNING TEA'S READY. SOON IT'S SMOKO. MORE TALKING. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE HALL STAYS IN THE HALL. AND TODAY NGAIRE HAS A MESSAGE FROM HER DAUGHTER WHO WROTE THIS WEEK'S EDITORIAL. SHE JUST SAYS, 'HOW WONDERFUL AND AWESOME YOU ARE,' AND IN THIS GROUP SHE HAS GRANDPARENTS, UNCLES AND AUNTIES WITH THEIR ARMS OPEN AND HEARTS FULL AND SHE LOVES EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THE MANGAWHAI MEMO IS ACTUALLY A CHARITY WHICH GIVES TO CHARITIES. ANY PROFITS THAT YOU MAKE GET GIVEN BACK TO COMMUNITY. THEY COULD UPDATE ITS TECHNOLOGY BUT WHERE'S THE FUN IN THAT? PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAID THEY CAN PROVIDE PRINTERS THAT COLLATE AND STAPLE AND THAT. I SUGGESTED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT TO VOLUNTEERS. SO THEY'LL BE BACK NEXT WEDNESDAY. NAGAIRE WOULDN'T MISS IT. AND THEY ACCEPT ME, AND THAT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL FEELING. HADYN JONES, ONE NEWS. AND IF YOU WANT TO NOMINATE A GOOD SORT, GET IN TOUCH WITH HADYN ON FACEBOOK. YOU CAN CHECK OUT EXTRA FOOTAGE THERE TOO. AND THAT'S THE NEWS HOUR FOR SUNDAY. 'ONE NEWS NOW' WILL STAY ACROSS ALL THIS EVENING'S OLYMPIC ACTION, AND MIRIAMA WILL BE HERE WITH 'SUNDAY' IN A MOMENT, AND THE NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN LETTERS BETWEEN KIWI AUTHOR JOY COWLEY AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN WRITING. FROM THE WEEKEND NEWS TEAM, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY ANNE LANGFORD AND TARIQA SATHERLEY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.