IT'S MIDDAY. NO INJURIES BUT MAJOR DISRUPTION ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND AFTER A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE OFF THE EAST CAPE OF THE COUNTRY EARLY THIS MORNING. A MISSING FATHER, A HOSPITALISED MOTHER AND BEWILDERED CHILDREN. WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP? AND EVERYONE'S FAVOURITE HOT MESS, BRIDGET JONES, RETURNS TO CINEMAS FOR A THIRD BITE AT THE BOX OFFICE. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. GOOD AFTERNOON. THERE'S BEEN A RUDE AWAKENING FOR THOUSANDS OF NZERS FROM NORTHLAND TO AKAROA IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AFTER A 7.1-LEVEL EARTHQUAKE STRUCK OFF EAST CAPE THIS MORNING. SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING THOSE ON THE EAST CAPE TO PREPARE FOR MORE LARGE AFTERSHOCKS IN THE COMING DAYS. NAOMI TAN HAS THE LATEST. IT HIT AT 4.37 THIS MORNING. IT WAS PRETTY BIG AND SHAKY, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY ROCKING MY WHOLE BED AND THE WHOLE ROOM, EVERYTHING. AND STUFF WAS FALLING. I LAY THERE LIKE A STUNNED MULLET FOR A BIT, JUST THINKING, 'OK, THIS IS GONNA STOP ANY SECOND NOW.' BUT IT FELT LIKE IT KEPT GOING AND GOING. YOU COULD HEAR SO MUCH COMMOTION OUTSIDE. YOU COULD HEAR CARS STARTING UP AND CRUISING OFF, SO WE STARTED TO GET OURSELVES READY. A 7.1-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS HEADING IMMEDIATELY FOR HIGH GROUND. THEY WERE PRETTY SHAKEN UP, THAT'S FOR SURE. ANYTHING THAT'S AROUND SEVEN IS PRETTY DRAMATIC. AND, UH, NO, THEY WERE REALLY SHAKEN UP. FAMILIES TAKEN FROM THEIR BEDS HUNKERED DOWN AT A LOCAL KURA. THIS MAP SHOWS HOW EXTENSIVELY THE SHAKE WAS FELT ` FROM WHANGAREI ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. AND ALL OF THE NORTH ISLAND WOULD HAVE FELT A STRONG EARTHQUAKE VERY EARLY. PEOPLE IN THE NORTH-EAST NORTH ISLAND, IN THE RAUKUMARA PENINSULA AND ENVIRONS WOULD'VE FELT EXTREME SHAKING, STRONG SHAKING. IT WOULD'VE BEEN MAYBE ONE OF THE LARGEST EARTHQUAKES THEY'D EVER FELT. CIVIL DEFENCE ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING AROUND 6.30 FOR THE NORTH COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THE TOWN SIREN HAS GONE OFF, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT WHEN THE SIREN GOES OFF, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF TSUNAMI AND THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO HEAD TO THE HILLS. THE FIRST SWELL HIT THE SHORES SHORTLY AFTER, MEASURING AROUND 30CM HIGH. THE WARNING ALSO CAUSING COMMUTER CHAOS IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND. TRAINS WERE STOPPED AND BRITOMART STATION SHUT DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. IT WAS QUITE BUSY. I TAKE THE FERRY AND THE TRAINS EVERY DAY. WAY BIGGER THAN NORMAL. MANY AFTERSHOCKS RANGING IN SEVERITY CONTINUE TO ROCK THE EAST CAPE. IT'S VERY LIKELY THAT PEOPLE IN THE RAUKUMARA AREA WILL BE FEELING STRONG SHAKING FOR THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS. THE TSUNAMI WARNING WAS CANCELLED A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER BEING ISSUED, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL ADVISED TO BE CAREFUL AROUND THE WATER, WITH STRONGER THAN USUAL CURRENTS EXPECTED. THE FULL EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE IS STILL TO BE ASSESSED. NAOMI TAN, ONE NEWS. REPORTER EMILY COOPER IS TRAVELLING AROUND THE EAST CAPE, AND SHE JOINS US NOW. EMILY, HOW HAVE PEOPLE REACTED TO THE TSUNAMI THREAT THIS MORNING? By all accounts, it's been taken well. We're having audio issues. We'll get back to her if we can. A NZ WOMAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN BALI AFTER REPORTEDLY BEING FOUND WITH METHAMPHETAMINE. THE WOMAN WAS DETAINED AT DENPASAR AIRPORT AFTER FLYING THERE FROM MELBOURNE. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS ASSISTING THE FAMILY. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THIS STORY ON ONE NEWS AT 6. THE BODY OF A KIWI SUPERYACHT WORKER MISSING IN FRANCE HAS BEEN FOUND. RHYS COCHRANE (24) WENT SWIMMING OFF A YACHT ON MONDAY JUST OFF THE COAST OF CANNES IN FRANCE. AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH EFFORTS, HIS BODY WAS FOUND ON THE SEABED UNDERNEATH THE YACHT OVERNIGHT. MR COCHRANE WAS SAID TO BE A COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED SWIMMER, HAVING WORKED AT HIS FAMILY'S DIVE BUSINESS IN HAHEI. HIS PARENTS HAVE FLOWN TO FRANCE. MORE THAN $28,000 HAS BEEN RAISED FOR HIS FAMILY THROUGH GIVEALITTE. SENTENCING IS UNDERWAY IN THE HIGH COURT TODAY AFTER A CHRISTCHURCH MEN'S PRISON INMATE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING ANOTHER INMATE. BENTON PARATA DIED IN CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL IN MARCH 2015 AFTER RECEIVING SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES IN AN ASSAULT IN HIS CELL. AKUHATUA TIHI (23) WAS FOUND GUILTY OF HIS MURDER DURING A NINE-DAY TRIAL IN JULY THIS YEAR AFTER ADMITTING HE CARRIED OUT THE ASSAULT THAT CAUSED PARATA'S INJURIES. STEVEN BETHAM (37) AND LEVI REUBEN (21) WERE ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. JOSHUA KITE WILL APPEAR AT THE MANUKAU DISTRICT COURT TODAY AFTER SIX DAYS ON THE RUN. KITE WAS FOUND AT AN ADDRESS IN MANUREWA YESTERDAY. THE 33-YEAR-OLD IS APPEARING ON CHARGES INCLUDING THOSE OF USING A FIREARM AGAINST POLICE, KIDNAPPING, UNLAWFULLY TAKING A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ONE COUNT OF IMPERSONATING A POLICE OFFICER. THERE MAY BE MORE CHARGES. GOVERNMENT-FUNDED STUDY GRANTS TO HELP SOCIAL WORKERS GET QUALIFIED HAVE BEEN AXED JUST DAYS AFTER SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ANNE TOLLEY SAID ALL SOCIAL WORKERS WOULD REQUIRE UNIVERSITY-LEVEL QUALIFICATIONS. THE GRANT'S AWARDED EACH YEAR TO AROUND 70 PART-TIME SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS WHO ALSO WORK FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS. CUTTING IT WILL SAVE THE GOVERNMENT $705,000 A YEAR. ABOUT A THIRD OF NZ SOCIAL WORKERS DON'T HAVE A POST-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION. A FATHER IS MISSING, A MOTHER IS IN HOSPITAL IN AUSTRALIA IN A MYSTERIOUS CASE THAT'S LEFT THEIR THREE ADULT CHILDREN DISTRESSED AND BEWILDERED AFTER A ROAD TRIP WENT HORRIBLY WRONG. CHANNEL NINE'S SIMON BOUDA EXPLAINS. IT'S A MYSTERY THAT HAS COMPLETELY BAFFLED POLICE AND THE COUPLE'S CHILDREN. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS LIKE A MOVIE. UM, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE ACT LIKE THIS OR, UM... YEAH, CONTAIN THEMSELVES IN THIS WAY. MITCH AND I WANTED TO COME HOME, AND WE FOUND OUR OWN WAY. THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER VANISHED AFTER THE FAMILY LEFT MELBOURNE TO DRIVE TO JENOLAN CAVES TWO DAYS AGO. WHEN THE FAMILY LEFT THEIR SILVAN BERRY FARM, THE HOUSE WAS IN DISARRAY. IT WAS AN UNUSUAL SITUATION ` THE HOUSE WIDE OPEN, PAPERWORK, PHONES, THINGS THAT PEOPLE WOULD TAKE WITH THEM ALL THE TIME. CREDIT CARDS WERE ON THE TABLE. WHAT POLICE DO KNOW IS THIS ` THE TROMPS LEFT HOME ON MONDAY. THE NEXT DAY, THEY WERE AT JENOLAN CAVES. BUT THEN THE THREE CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS. THAT AFTERNOON, THEY REPORT THEIR PARENTS MISSING TO GOULBURN POLICE. YESTERDAY, THE FAMILY'S SILVER PEUGEOT TURNED UP, DUMPED AT WANGARATTA IN VICTORIA'S NORTH. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THEY SAW A MAN FLEE INTO NEARBY BUSHLAND. TODAY, MRS TROMP (53) WAS FOUND AT YASS HOSPITAL IN A DAZED STATE. WE KNOW HER MENTAL HEALTH AND HER WELL BEING IS NOT OF A GOOD STANDARD AT THE MOMENT. ACCORDING TO THE TROMP CHILDREN, THE FAMILY LEFT THEIR HOME FOR A TECHNOLOGY-FREE BREAK. JUST GOT A BIT TOO MUCH. POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR MARK TROMP (51). THEY FEAR HE MAY NOT WANT TO BE FOUND. SINGAPORE IS RAMPING UP EFFORTS AGAINST ZIKA, SPRAYING RESIDENTIAL AREAS AND HANDING OUT LEAFLETS TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. THE COUNTRY NOW HAS MORE THAN 150 CASES OF THE VIRUS, INCLUDING A PREGNANT WOMAN. A POTENTIAL CLUSTER OF THE DISEASE HAS BEEN FOUND, WORRYING OFFICIALS. MEANWHILE, MALAYSIA CONFIRMED ITS FIRST CASE OF ZIKA AFTER A WOMAN TESTED POSITIVE FOLLOWING A THREE-DAY VISIT TO NEIGHBOURING SINGAPORE. HAWAII'S BEING LASHED BY RAIN AND GUSTS AS IT PREPARES FOR HURRICANE MADELINE. STRONG WINDS AND DRIVING RAIN HAVE POUNDED HAWAII'S BIG ISLAND AS RESIDENTS BRACE FOR EVEN WILDER WEATHER. OFFICIALS HAVE OPENED SHELTERS AND CLOSED OFFICES, SCHOOLS AND ROADS AHEAD OF THE ONSLAUGHT. ANOTHER STORM, HURRICANE LESTER, COULD ALSO HIT THE ISLANDS OVER THE WEEKEND. AN UNMANNED ROCKET HAS EXPLODED DURING A ROUTINE TEST AT CAPE CANAVERAL IN FLORIDA. THE FALCON 9 HAD BEEN DUE TO CARRY A COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE INTO SPACE FOR FACEBOOK. THE BBC'S DAVID SHUKMAN HAS MORE. BOOM! A NIGHTMARE AT CAPE CANAVERAL. EXPLOSION BOOMS A ROCKET ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS BEING READY FOR A TEST, BUT LOOK TO THE LEFT. FALLING THROUGH THE SMOKE IS THE SATELLITE THAT WAS DUE TO BE LAUNCHED. $300 MILLION JUST CRASHING TO THE GROUND. BOOM! NO ONE WAS HURT, BUT FOR THE COMPANY INVOLVED SPACEX, THIS IS A REAL SETBACK. THE SATELLITE WAS DUE TO BE LAUNCHED FOR FACEBOOK TO SPREAD ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN AFRICA. MARK ZUCKERBERG AFRICA RIGHT NOW. TONIGHT HE SAID HE WAS DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED BUT STILL COMMITTED. AND ONLY YESTERDAY HE SPOKE TO THE BBC ABOUT THE PROJECT. THE 1ST STEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NETWORK ACCESS EVERYWHERE. THE 1ST STEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NETWORK ACCESS EVERYWHERE. IN SOME PLACES THERE ISN'T GOOD CELL PHONE SIGNALS, SO WE'RE LAUNCHING SATELLITES INTO SPACE. THE EXPLOSION HAS HAPPENED JUST AS SPACEX HAS AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE, FOR THE FIRST TIME FLYING A REUSABLE ROCKET ` ONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN UP INTO SPACE, THEN FERRYING NASA ASTRONAUTS TO ORBIT, LIKE THESE ON A SPACEWALK TODAY. THAT WAS DUE TO START NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER. AND THEN THERE'S MISSIONS TO MARS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED. THE 1ST WAS PENCILLED IN FOR 2018. ALL OF THIS SYSTEM ON THE CARDS BUT BOUND TO BE DELAYED. WHEN I MET THE MAN BEHIND SPACEX, ELON MUSK, HE WAS OBVIOUSLY PASSIONATE ABOUT SPACE. I THINK WE ARE ENTERING A NEW ERA OF SPACE TRAVEL. HE WON'T GIVE UP, BUT CHARRED WRECKAGE ON THE LAUNCHPAD IS A REMINDER OF HOW DIFFICULT SPACE FLIGHT CAN BE. STARGAZERS IN PARTS OF AFRICA HAVE BEEN TREATED TO A SPECTACULAR 'RING OF FIRE' AS THE SUN WAS ALMOST ` BUT NOT COMPLETELY ` ECLIPSED. THE ECLIPSE HAPPENS WHEN THE MOON IS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE EARTH THAN DURING A TOTAL ECLIPSE. THE RESULT IS A BRIGHT CIRCLE OF SUNSHINE SURROUNDING A DARK, SHADOWY CORE. THE BEST VIEWS WERE SEEN IN TANZANIA, WHERE THE EVENT LASTED ABOUT THREE MINUTES. IF YOU'RE HOPING TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF, THE NEXT ONE'S DUE TO HAPPEN IN FEBRUARY 2017. A WARNING ABOUT THIS NEXT STORY ` IT MAY MAKE YOU HUNGRY. THE TOP FIVE BURGERS FROM WELLINGTON ON A PLATE HAVE GONE HEAD TO HEAD IN THE KITCHEN, FIGHTING FOR THE TITLE OF THE CAPITAL'S BEST BURGER. BRIAR WELLS REPORTS. THESE AREN'T YOUR USUAL GREASY FAST FOOD BURGERS. THEY'RE GOURMET AND A LITTLE BIT QUIRKY. SO, THIS IS THE PIZZA-BURGER BURGER-PIZZA. WE MADE PIZZAS AND PRETTY MUCH JOINED TWO OF MY FAVOURITE FOODS ` THE BURGER AND THE PIZZA ` TOGETHER. 116 BURGERS BATTLED IT OUT; ONLY FIVE MADE IT TO THIS FINAL COOK-OFF. THEIR CREATORS VYING FOR THE CULINARY CROWN UNDER THE CRITICAL EYE OF THE JUDGES. EVERY MOUTHFUL HAS GOT TO PACK A PUNCH, AND THAT MEANS THE BUN HAS GOT TO BE SUPERB. AND THAT MEANS THE BUN HAS GOT TO BE SUPERB. THE MEAT HAS GOT TO BE PERFECTLY COOKED AND SEASONED. THE ONLY RULE ` IT MUST FOLLOW THE HUMBLE BUN/FILLING COMBO. THERE WAS THE STANDARD FARE, JAZZED UP. IT'S BASICALLY A CHEESEBURGER THAT'S BEEN INFUSED WITH VARIOUS WELLINGTON BEERS. BEEF THE MOST POPULAR PATTY OF CHOICE. HALF-LAMB, HALF-BEEF PATTY. IT'S 200 GRAMS. SWISS AND CHEDDAR, CARAMELISED ONION. THE BREAD? IT'S ACTUALLY DONUT ` REALLY UNHEALTHY. LAUGHTER AND FOR ANYONE WITH A SWEET TOOTH, THIS IS THE 'SWEET AS' BURGER ` COMPLETE WITH A CHOCOLATE PARFAIT AS THE PATTY. THERE'S SOME WHITE CHOCOLATE THERE AS THE CHEESE AND SOME SWEET POLENTA FRIES ON THE SIDE. IT'S JUST REALLY CLEVER. I THINK IT'S THE BEST PART. THE HEAT WAS ON, THE FISH SLICES FLIPPING AWAY. BUT THERE COULD ONLY BE ONE WINNER. AND THE WINNER IS... APACHE. APPLAUSE APACHE'S 'BANG BANG CHICKEN' BURGER ` A VIETNAMESE TAKE ON THE TRADITIONAL. SWEET FROM THE MANGO, SOUR FROM THE TOMATOES, AND BITTER FROM THE LEMONGRASS, SPICY FROM THE CHILLIES. POPULAR WITH THE JUDGES AND CUSTOMERS ` SO MUCH SO, THE EATERY WILL BE KEEPING IT ON THEIR MENU FOR A WHILE YET. BRIAR WELLS, ONE NEWS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND HOMELESSNESS. WE LOOK AT A GROWING CRISIS ON THE STREETS OF BRITAIN. AND KIWI SHOT-PUTTER TOM WALSH JOINS AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB WITH A PERSONAL BEST AT THE DIAMOND LEAGUE. RETURNING NOW TO REPORTER EMILY COOPER, WHO'S TRAVELLING AROUND THE EAST CAPE IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNING'S EARTHQUAKE. AND EMILY, HOW HAVE PEOPLE REACTED TO THE TSUNAMI THREAT? By all accounts, they reacted really well. Tsunami warnings an earthquake warnings are really drilled into people in this area. The civil Defense quarters are congratulating those who self evacuated. It was long and strong. If there is an aftershock in the next day or two, people need to do the same thing again. SOME MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IN BRITAIN ARE BEING DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITALS DESPITE HAVING NO HOME TO GO TO. THE NUMBERS OF ROUGH SLEEPERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS HAS TRIPLED IN THE PAST SIX YEARS IN LONDON ALONE AS THE BBC'S MICHAEL BUCHANAN REPORTS. WE ARE GOING TO DO A MENTAL ASSESSMENT ON A BLOKE. FOR THREE MONTHS THIS TEAM HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE MAN. THERE HE IS. HELLO, SIR. HOW ARE YOU? YOU ALL RIGHT? GOOD. HOW IS EVERYTHING? HE'S A ROUGH SLEEPER, SOMETIMES VOLATILE. WITH POLICE SUPPORT, FATIMA TAYLOR, A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE STATES HER CASE. I DON'T THINK YOU ARE SAFE OUT HERE. I DON'T THINK YOU ARE COPING OUT HERE. THE OUTREACH TEAM BELIEVE HIS HEALTH HAS DETERIORATED AND THAT HE SHOULD BE DETAINED UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT. I'VE SEEN YOU WALK ABOUT TALKING TO YOUR SELF. I DON'T TALK TO MYSELF. I DON'T TALK TO MYSELF. I'VE SEEN YOU SCREAM AT PEOPLE WALKING IN FRONT OF YOU. NO, NO, NO. I DON'T DO THAT THING. I'M NOT MENTAL. FATIMA DISAGREES. SHE BELIEVES HE SHOULD BE SECTIONED. BUT IT'S AFTER MIDNIGHT. SHE CAN'T GET ANY DOCTORS TO ASSIST, AS THE LAW REQUIRES. (MUMBLES ANGRILY) SO THE MAN WALKS OFF. IT IS FRUSTRATING. IT'S UNPREDICTABLE WHEN YOU CAN FIND SOMEBODY SO CHAOTIC TO GET THEM INTO SERVICES. SIREN WAILS AMID THE CONSTANT BUSTLE, AN INCREASE IN CASE LOAD NEEDS SUPPORT. THE MAN IN THE SHOT HAS BEEN SECTIONED. THIS TIME DOCTORS OR PRESENT. AND WHERE WERE YOU SLEEPING BEFORE THAT? ON THE STREET, HOMELESS. FOR HOW LONG WAS THAT? SEVEN YEARS NOW. SEVEN YEARS? YEAH. HE HAD BEEN DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER JUST TWO DAYS. THE OUTREACH TEAM SAY THE NHS FAILED TO CHECK IF HE HAD ANYWHERE TO SLEEP. THEY FAIL THAT ALL THE TIME. IT'S A MATTER OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, DRUG-INDUCED PSYCHOSIS. IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. SO THEY GET TURNED AWAY. THE MAN WILL NOW HAVE TO FEND FOR HIMSELF UNTIL HIS NEXT CRISIS, REVOLVING BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL AND HOMELESSNESS ` A POTENT SYMBOL OF A BROKEN SYSTEM. KIWI SHOT-PUT STAR TOM WALSH HAS DONE IT AGAIN, THE OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALLIST SCORING BACK-TO-BACK DIAMOND LEAGUE VICTORIES WITH ANOTHER PERSONAL BEST IN ZURICH. THE 24-YEAR-OLD FROM TIMARU WAS IN THE FORM OF HIS LIFE, OUT-THROWING HIS AMERICAN RIVALS TO CLAIM HIS FIRST DIAMOND LEAGUE TITLE AND A CHEQUE FOR $69,000. TOMMY WALSH HERE GOING OUT TO 22.20 IN THE THIRD ROUND. THAT A NEW AREA RECORD, OF COURSE A NEW PERSONAL BEST FOR TOMMY WALSH. I KNOW WHEN I THROW WELL IT'S FREE AND EASY. IT'S JUST LETTING THINGS HAPPEN RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO IT. AND THE PART-TIME CHRISTCHURCH BUILDER HAS HIS SIGHTS SET EVEN HIGHER. THE GROUP OF GUYS AT THE MOMENT, SOMEONE IS GONNA BREAK THE WORLD RECORD, AND IT JUST DEPENDS WHO'S THE FIRST ONE. I SET MY GOALS PRETTY HIGH, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM. WALSH HAS TWO MORE MEETS THIS MONTH IN GERMANY AND CROATIA BEFORE HEADING HOME TO A HERO'S WELCOME. TO TENNIS, AND WORLD NUMBER TWO ANDY MURRAY HAS POWERED THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND OF THE US OPEN THIS MORNING, MURRAY TAKING A TIGHT FIRST SET AGAINST SPAIN'S MARCEL GRANOLLERS AND SHOWING HIS NEVER-SAY-DIE ATTITUDE IN THE SECOND. OH! THERE'S SOME SPEED. OK, HE'S FAST. MURRAY CRUISED TO THE 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 WIN. AND THE MEN'S ASB CLASSIC CHAMPION WILL BE BACK TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AT STANLEY STREET IN JANUARY. SPAIN'S ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL HEADLINE THE AUCKLAND TOURNAMENT. THE WORLD NUMBER 17 BEAT AMERICA'S JACK SOCK IN THIS YEAR'S FINAL. COUNTIES MANUKAU HAVE THRASHED HAWKE'S BAY IN A TOP-TIER MITRE 10 CUP CLASH IN NAPIER. COUNTIES DEFENDED FOR LONG PERIODS BUT MADE THE MOST OF THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. HALFBACK AUGUSTINE PULU WAS A STANDOUT. There he is. That's a pretty clever kick. Wonderful try. CRUSADERS FLANKER JORDAN TAFUA ALSO SCORING TWO TRIES IN THE 48-20 WIN. THE BRISBANE BRONCOS HAVE JUMPED INTO THE NRL'S TOP FOUR AFTER THEY CAME FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE ROOSTERS LAST NIGHT. THE ROOSTERS POWERED OUT TO A 14-0 LEAD BEFORE THE BRONCOS FINALLY GOT THEIR ACT TOGETHER. KIWIS WINGER JORDAN KAHU WITH A DOUBLE. THROWS THE BIG PASS. IT'S FOUR ON TWO. HE LOBS IT. HE GRABS IT. THEY GET TO THE LINE. AND KAHU SCORES! HE'S DONE THE DANCE. AND JIMMY THE JET` AND JIMMY THE JET'S LOST THE BALL. HE KICKED. HE KICKED. HE MAY HAVE DROPPED IT ON TO HIS LEG. KAHU'S COME UP WITH IT. I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENED. YES, IT WAS A TRY. FINAL SCORE, 24-14. BRISBANE NOW NEED THE GOLD COAST TITANS TO DEFEAT THE COWBOYS TOMORROW NIGHT TO SECURE THEIR TOP FOUR PLACE. FINALLY IN SPORT, THE NEWLY CROWNED MISS TEXAS HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVEN THAT THERE IS LITTLE REWARD IN THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH BEFORE A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME. DANIELLA RODRIGUEZ WITH A FIRST PITCH SHE WOULD RATHER FORGET BEFORE A HOUSTON ASTROS GAME. I THINK SHE MIGHT'VE THROWN A COMPLETE GAME LAST NIGHT, COS... OH, MIGHT BE HANGIN' A LITTLE BIT, JUDGING BY THE TOSS. TRY TO THROW IN THOSE SHOES, THOUGH. IT'S A GOOD POINT. TO HER CREDIT, SHE DIDN'T LET THE EFFORT GET TO HER. IF SHE WANTS TO TAKE SOME SOLACE, SHE CAN AT LEAST SAY THAT HER PITCH WAS BETTER THAN THIS EFFORT FROM RAPPER 50 CENT BACK IN 2014. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND SHE'S GOT OLDER ` LIKE ALL OF US ` BUT HAS SHE GOT WISER? BRIDGET JONES IS BACK FOR ROUND THREE. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ IT'S BEEN 12 YEARS, BUT BRIDGET JONES IS BACK, AND SHE'S HAVING A BABY. HOPELESSLY ROMANTIC AND ALWAYS SHAMBOLIC, IN THE INTERVENING YEARS BRIDGET HAS GROWN UP. FIONA BRUCE SPOKE WITH ACTRESS RENEE ZELLWEGER. WEDDING MARCH PLAYS BRIDGET: 'SO THERE I WAS, SURROUNDED BY MY FRIENDS 'AND ALL READY FOR MY HAPPY EVER AFTER. 'THE REALITY WAS MUCH MORE SINGLE.' # ALL BY MYSELF. # (SIGHS) A SEQUEL CAN ALWAYS BE VERY RISKY. YES. WERE YOU WORRIED ABOUT THAT? YEAH, I THINK WE ALL WERE. WE DIDN'T WANNA MAKE A FILM THAT DIDN'T MATTER, ESPECIALLY WITH THESE CHARACTERS THAT SEEMED TO RESONATE WITH PEOPLE ON SUCH A PERSONAL LEVEL. ONE CHALLENGE IS THAT AS BRIDGET HAS AGED, SO HAS RENEE ZELLWEGER. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT YOU. AHH! AND THE ALMOST INEVITABLE ONLINE CHAT ABOUT HER CHANGING APPEARANCE HAS MADE HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD, TO HER DISMAY. IT'S DISCONCERTING WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW IS NOT TRUE BECOMING THE TRUTH SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REPEATED ENOUGH. I'M PREGNANT. BACK IN THE WORLD OF BRIDGET JONES, AN UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY BRINGS A DILEMMA. THE FATHER COULD BE ONE OF TWO MEN. DOES SHE GO FOR THE RIGHT MAN? HOW COULD SHE LOSE? THEY WERE BOTH KIND OF RIGHT. (CHUCKLES) BRIDGET IS JUGGLING IMPENDING MOTHERHOOD WITH A CAREER AS A NEWS PRODUCER. YOU KNOW WHAT, BRIDGE? THIS WEEKEND, YOU AND ME NEED TO GO OUT AND GET STUCK INTO SOME SERIOUS... LOUDLY: BINGE DRINKING. A DANGEROUS SCOURGE ON SOCIETY. YOU CAME INTO THE BBC NEWSROOM TO HAVE A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES. IT'S CONTROLLED CHAOS. WHO KNEW? THE POTENTIAL FOR ABSOLUTE DISASTER AT EVERY MOMENT IS EXTRAORDINARY. DO YOU KNOW, I THINK SHE'S GOT A TASTE FOR IT. THIS IS BRIDGET JONES REPORTING FOR THE BBC NEWS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND TRACEY DAWSON CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.