WEAK FRONTAL ACTIVITY IS WORKING US OVER, BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. THERE WILL BE CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW FOR MOST. 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. BOIL YOUR WATER ` BUGS FOUND IN ANOTHER TOWN'S WATER SUPPLY SPARK WARNINGS. DEVASTATING WINDS AND DRIVING RAIN ` HURRICANE HERMINE SWEEPS ACROSS FLORIDA, AND IS RIGHT NOW PLOUGHING UP AMERICA'S EAST COAST. AND IT'S GONE FROM MUST-HAVE GADGET TO MASSIVE FIRE RISK. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, EVERYONE ROCKING THE NEW NOTE 7. IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE, YO. KIA ORA GOOD EVENING. BOIL YOUR WATER ` IT'S A FAMILIAR MESSAGE WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF LATELY. NOW ANOTHER COMMUNITY'S BEEN TOLD WHAT'S COMING OUT OF THE TAP ISN'T SAFE. ANDREW MORRISON REPORTS FROM THE TOWN OF PAHIATUA, NEAR PALMERSTON NORTH, WHERE TESTS HAVE FOUND E. COLI IN THE WATER FOR A THIRD DAY. IN THE QUIET FARMING TOWN OF PAHIATUA, WE FOUND A MAD RUSH FOR WATER AT THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET. IT'S SO INCONVENIENT DOING THIS. YOU CAN'T WASH YOUR HANDS WITH WATER. I'VE GOT THE BBQ GOING FULL TIME NOW HEATING WATER UP. EXTRA STOCK WAS SHIPPED IN YESTERDAY WHEN THE TARARUA DISTRICT COUNCIL ISSUED A BOIL WATER NOTICE AFTER E. COLI WAS FOUND IN THE WATER SUPPLY FOR TWO STRAIGHT DAYS. TESTS TODAY ONCE AGAIN POSITIVE. WE ARE SELLING THREE TIMES MORE THAN WHAT WE SELL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. WE GOT LOTS OF THE WATER LAST EVENING, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL LAST FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE COUNCIL STATIONED A WATER TANKER WITH FREE CLEAN WATER ON THE MAIN STREET. AND THIS AFTERNOON VOLUNTEERS WERE ALSO HANDING OUT THE PRECIOUS LIQUID. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM REALISING THAT WATER WE'VE BEEN DRINKING FOR THIS LONG WE THOUGHT WAS ALL GOOD, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE'S TELLING US TO BOIL IT. THE TARARUA COUNCIL SAYS IT HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S CAUSING THE CONTAMINATION AT A DEEP WATER BORE ON PRIVATE FARM LAND. IT WILL CONTINUE CHLORINATING THE WATER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE SAMPLES ARE SENT AWAY FOR FURTHER TESTING. THERE'S BEEN NO ILLNESS REPORTED SO FAR, BUT THE GASTRO OUTBREAK CAUSED BY CAMPYLOBACTER IN HAVELOCK NORTH'S WATER HAS LOCALS ON EDGE. IS IT A BIT WORRYING? > IT CERTAINLY IS AFTER HAWKE'S BAY, HAVELOCK. I MEAN, WE'VE GOT FRIENDS WHO LIVE UP THERE, AND THEY SAID IT WAS SHOCKING. I THINK SOME OF THE REACTION IN TOWN HAS BEEN ALMOST... HEADING TOWARDS HYSTERIA, BUT NATURALLY AS A RESULT OF WHAT HAPPENED IN HAVELOCK NORTH. WHILE SOME CAFES HAVE SHUT UP SHOP, THIS RESTAURANT'S TAKING PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP ITS CUSTOMERS SAFE. WE BOIL OUR WATER FOR EVERYTHING HERE. EVERYTHING WE COOK IS COOKED IN BOILING WATER. WE HAVE A STERILISER FOR OUR DISHES. WE'RE BRINGING IN WATER FROM OUR OWN HOME WATER SYSTEM ` WE'RE OUTSIDE THE TOWN BOUNDARY ` FOR OUR COFFEE MACHINE. THEY'RE JUST HOPING IT DOESN'T STOP CUSTOMERS COMING TO CELEBRATE FATHER'S DAY TOMORROW. ANDREW MORRISON, ONE NEWS. THE BOIL WATER NOTICE IN HAVELOCK NORTH HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED, BUT RESIDENTS ARE STILL BEING URGED TO RUN THE TAPS FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DRINKING ANY WATER. QUALITY ISSUES PROMPTED DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO MARCH FROM HAVELOCK NORTH TO HASTINGS, CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE PLANNED RUATANIWHA DAM. IF THE DAM GOES AHEAD, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A FLOW-ON EFFECT DOWN THE RIVER AND IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE CATCHMENT. I JUST THINK WE'VE FOR TOO LONG TAKEN OUR WATER FOR GRANTED, AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THE COUNCIL'S STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CONTAMINATED THE WATER SUPPLY TO HAVELOCK NORTH. THE MAIN ROAD BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND HAMILTON HAS REOPENED AFTER A SERIOUS CAR CRASH THIS MORNING. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED WHEN TWO CARS COLLIDED NEAR POKENO ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE. A CHILD WAS AMONG THOSE HURT AND ONE PERSON WAS AIRLIFTED TO AUCKLAND HOSPITAL BY THE WESTPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER. THE SERIOUS CRASH UNIT IS INVESTIGATING. NZ FIRST IS ALREADY TALKING UP ITS ELECTION CHANCES AT THE PARTY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE. BUT ALONG WITH THE BRAVADO CAME TWO VERY BIG ADMISSIONS, EACH WITH THEIR OWN COSTS. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE IS LIVE WITH US IN A MOMENT, BUT FIRST, HER REPORT. # EVERYTHING IS KA PAI. # YOU'RE REALLY HEAR AT LAST. # NZ FIRST HOLDING THEIR FIRST CONFERENCE SOUTH OF CHRISTCHURCH. WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? THE COUNTRY'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER, MR WINSTON PETERS. 20 YEARS ON FROM THE PARTY'S BEST EVER ELECTION RESULT, WINSTON PETERS SAYS IT'S TIME TO WIN MORE SEATS THAN EVER BEFORE. BAGPIPE MUSIC AND LIKE IN THE 1996 AND 2005 ELECTIONS, HE WANTS NATIONAL AND LABOUR DANCING TO HIS TUNE. UH, HELEN? WE WILL BE THE PARTY THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO TALK TO, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. NZ FIRST IS GOING AFTER SAFE NATIONAL ELECTORATES. WHANGAREI, WANGANUI, OR WHANGANUI, DEPENDING WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO. HE SAYS VOTERS HAVE RUN OUT OF PATIENCE WITH NATIONAL AND LABOUR THEY'VE BEEN GOING FROM PEPSI AND COLA, COLA TO PEPSI ` TWEEDLE DUM AND TWEEDLE DUMBER ` ELECTION AFTER ELECTION. THIS TIME THEY ARE GOING TO GET A REAL CHOICE. BUT IF WINSTON PETERS ISN'T KINGMAKER NEXT YEAR, IS HIS TIME UP? OTHERWISE, I'M NOT PERSONALLY INTERESTED IN GOING ON, AND NOR WOULD MY PARTY BE. COME AGAIN? AT 71 IS WINSTON PETERS FINALLY CONSIDERING RETIREMENT? IT'S IN THE GOOD BOOK. ANY MAN WHO SETS HIS HAND TO THE PLOUGH AND THEN LOOKS BACKWARDS IS NOT FIT FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. BUT WITH AN ELECTION AHEAD, THESE PARTY SUPPORTERS WILL BE KEEPING THE FAITH IN HIS STAYING POWER. SO, ANDREA, DID WE HEAR THAT RIGHT? IS WINSTON PETERS REALLY THINKING ABOUT RETIRING? WITH WINSTON YOU NEVER GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER. HIS CHARISMA IS WINNING AND IF THEY WANT THOSE HIGH RESULTS, IT'S HARD TO SEE HOW THEY WILL GET THEM WITHOUT WINSTON. SHANE JOHNSON IS POSSIBLY WAITING IN THE WINGS. AND A VERY EXPENSIVE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AS WELL? YES, THEY ANNOUNCED A FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY. STUDENTS WOULD BE EXPECTED TO STAY IN NZ TO WORK FOR EVERY YEAR OF STUDY. THANKS, ANDREA. SAMSUNG HAS RECALLED ALL 2.5 MILLION OF ITS NEW GALAXY NOTE 7 SMARTPHONES AFTER BATTERY FAULTS CAUSED SOME TO EXPLODE. THE $1600 PHONE HAS ONLY BEEN OUT FOR TWO WEEKS. THE BBC'S RORY CELLAN-JONES REPORTS. AT EUROPE'S BIGGEST TECHNOLOGY SHOW, IT'S KOREA'S SAMSUNG WHICH MAKES THE BIGGEST NOISE, AND ITS STAR PRODUCT THIS YEAR IS THE GALAXY NOTE 7. THIS SUPERSIZED SMARTPHONE HAS WON RAVE REVIEWS IN THE US AND ASIA. THEN THIS HAPPENED. MAN: HEY, YOUTUBE. THIS AMERICAN MAN POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, CLAIMING HIS GALAXY NOTE 7 HAD CAUGHT FIRE, AND SIMILAR REPORTS ARRIVED FROM AROUND THE WORLD. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, EVERYONE ROCKING THE NEW NOTE 7. IT MIGHT CATCH FIRE, YO. SAMSUNG HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE A RADICAL MOVE. THE COMPANY WAS HALTING SALES AND RECALLING THE NOTE 7. A BATTERY ISSUE WAS BEHIND THE FIRES, THOUGH, JUST 35 OUT OF 2.5 MILLION CUSTOMERS HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS. 35 IS A BIG NUMBER, AND I THINK THAT SAMSUNG IS DOING THE RIGHT THING AND SIDING ON CAUTION AND TAKING THE DEVICES OFF THE MARKET, FIGURING OUT WHY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CELLS IN THE BATTERY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS NEWS COULD HARDLY COME AT A WORSE TIME FOR SAMSUNG. NOT ONLY DOES IT OVERSHADOW THE LAUNCH OF THE NOTE 7 AND THE MANY OTHER PRODUCTS ON DISPLAY HERE, IT COMES JUST A WEEK BEFORE ITS DEADLY RIVAL HAS ITS OWN BIG PHONE LAUNCH. AT AN EVENT IN CALIFORNIA NEXT WEEK, APPLE IS EXPECTED TO UNVEIL THE LATEST IPHONE. ITS SALES HAVE DISAPPOINTED LATELY, ALLOWING SAMSUNG TO PULL AHEAD IN THE SMARTPHONE RACE. SAMSUNG IS THE BIGGEST PLAYER IN SMARTPHONES. IN THE FIRST HALF OF THIS YEAR, IT JUST UNDER 23% OF THE MARKET. ITS NEAREST RIVAL, APPLE, HAD 13%, THOUGH A NEW IPHONE MIGHT CLOSE THE GAP. HERE IN NZ, SPARK AND VODAFONE HAVE BOTH OFFERED TO REPLACE THE PHONES FREE OF CHARGE. DOZENS OF ANGRY INDIAN STUDENTS MARCHED ON A NATIONAL PARTY MP'S OFFICE IN AUCKLAND TODAY, PROTESTING AGAINST THEIR IMPENDING DEPORTATION. 41 OVERSEAS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED DEPORTATION NOTICES AFTER THEIR INDIA-BASED IMMIGRATION AGENTS SECURED VISAS FOR THEM WITH FALSE DOCUMENTS. THE STUDENTS SAY THEY WEREN'T AWARE AND ARE DEMANDING THE GOVERNMENT RECONSIDER. IF THIS GOVERNMENT IS SERIOUS ABOUT THESE STUDENTS, THEY MUST COME FORWARD AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST THESE COLLEGE OWNERS AND ALSO THESE AGENTS THAT ARE SITTING BACK IN INDIA. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S THE STUDENTS' RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THEIR DOCUMENTS WERE LEGITIMATE. TERRIFYING VIDEO HAS CAPTURED THE MOMENT A BOY WAS LEFT DANGLING FROM A SKI LIFT AT A CANTERBURY SKI FIELD. THE BOY WAS LEFT CLINGING ON TO HIS PARENTS AS PEOPLE ON THE GROUND PLACED A SAFETY PAD UNDER HIM SO HE COULD LAND SAFELY. APPARENTLY UNHURT, THE BOY AND HIS FAMILY SKIED OFF AFTER THE INCIDENT. IT'S BELIEVED THEY HADN'T SECURED THE SAFETY BAR PROPERLY. MT HUTT'S NOW LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED. THERE'S BEEN MORE THAN 30 AFTERSHOCKS SINCE YESTERDAY'S BIG QUAKE OFF EAST CAPE. THEY'VE ALL BEEN CENTRED IN MUCH THE SAME AREA, INCLUDING A 5.5 QUAKE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO. SOME LIGHT TO MEDIUM SHAKING WAS FELT IN THE AREA, BUT NO TSUNAMI WARNINGS WERE ISSUED, AND NO DAMAGE REPORTED. THE BIG SHAKE PROVIDED A REAL REMINDER OF JUST HOW VOLATILE OUR SHAKY ISLANDS CAN BE. FOR BAY OF PLENTY RESIDENTS, HAVING OUR MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO AS A NEIGHBOUR BRINGS ITS OWN SET OF SAFETY CHALLENGES. AS SAM KELWAY EXPLAINS, LOCALS WERE UPPING THEIR GAME EVEN BEFORE YESTERDAY'S EVENTS. THAT'S A TSUNAMI ALERT. WE NEED TO LEAVE THE CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ALARM IS RAISED. WE'RE WALKING UP IT BECAUSE THERE'S A TSUNAMI. BECAUSE IT MIGHT KNOCK US OVER AND DESTROY US. BECAUSE IT MIGHT KNOCK US OVER AND DESTROY US. THEY'RE PRACTISING FOR THE REAL EVENT, SHOULD AN ERUPTION OCCUR AROUND WHAKAARI, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS WHITE ISLAND. WHITE ISLAND IS RIGHT THERE. THE CHILDREN CAN SEE IT SO THEY TALK ABOUT IT OFTEN. WE DO A LOT OF WORK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ISLAND AND WE ALSO GET PEOPLE IN, LIKE SCIENTISTS. WHAKAARI LAST ERUPTED IN APRIL THIS YEAR. THE ISLAND IS LESS THAN 50KM FROM THE SCHOOL, HENCE THE IMPORTANCE THAT THEY PRACTICE THEIR EVACUATION DRILLS. NZ'S DEFENCE FORCE IS GETTING READY TOO, AIRLIFTING THIS 2.5 TON EVACUATION CONTAINER TO THE ISLAND. SO THAT THERE'S A SAFE PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO EVACUATE TO IF WE DO HAVE AN INCIDENT ON THE ISLAND. BECAUSE NZ IS QUITE AN ACTIVE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES, WE SHOULD ALL BE PREPARED FOR THOSE EVENTUALITIES. WE SEE IT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE SO WE KNOW IT DOES PAY TO HAVE BACKUPS IN PLACE. ACTIVITY RAMPED UP ON WHITE ISLAND BETWEEN 1975 AND 2001. THERE WERE FREQUENT SMALL ERUPTIONS. DURING THAT TIME, ASH AND GAS PLUMES ROSE AS HIGH AS 10KM INTO THE AIR WHILE LAVA BOMBS AND BLOCKS WERE THROWN INTO THE SEA. WE ALWAYS SAY IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN TO US, AND IT ACTUALLY DOES HAPPEN. AND THESE STUDENTS FROM OHOPE BEACH PRIMARY ARE POISED SHOULD ANYTHING HAPPEN ON THEIR WATCH. SAM KELWAY, ONE NEWS. THE FIRST HURRICANE TO HIT FLORIDA IN A DECADE HAS TURNED DEADLY. HURRICANE HERMINE SMASHED A PATH UP THE COAST, CAUSING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND CLAIMING A LIFE. WE LOOK AT WHERE THE STORM'S HEADING NEXT. RAPE CASE CONTROVERSY AFTER A SIX MONTH SENTENCE GETS CUT IN HALF. THE AMERICAN STUDENT RELEASED FROM JAIL AND RUNNING THE MEDIA GAUNTLET. AND IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT JUPITER LOOKS LIKE, THINK AGAIN. SPECTACULAR NEW FOOTAGE AFTER A NASA PROBE FLEW OVER THE PLANET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. FLORIDA IS UNDER A STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER HURRICANE HERMINE MADE A DIRECT HIT, PACKING WINDS OF UP TO 130KM/H. THE DEADLY CATEGORY ONE STORM CAME ASHORE NEAR TALLAHASSEE IN FLORIDA AND IS NOW MAKING ITS WAY TOWARDS NEW YORK. THE ABC'S GINGER ZEE WITH THE DETAILS. DAMAGING 80MPH WINDS SLAMMING FLORIDA'S GULF COAST. THE STATE'S FIRST HURRICANE IN MORE THAN A DECADE. IT'S BEEN A NIGHT OF TORNADO WARNINGS, TORRENTIAL RAIN. THE EYE ` JUST A COUPLE OF MILES AWAY. HUNDREDS SPENT THE NIGHT IN SHELTERS. OUR HOTEL QUICKLY FLOODED. LET'S SEE HOW THE HOTEL'S FARING. IT'S RIGHT INTO AND UP TO THE DOOR. OH NO. IT'S STARTING TO GET IN. POWER LINES EXPLODING AND IGNITING. AT THE STORM'S PEAK, MORE THAN 300,000 WITHOUT POWER IN FLORIDA ALONE. TREES CRASHING THROUGH HOMES. AT ABOUT 4 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, I HEARD THIS BIG BOOM AND A CRASH. I WAS KIND OF IN STATE OF SHOCK. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING. SUSAN GRIFFIN GRATEFUL SHE'S SAFE, BUT ANOTHER FALLING TREE KILLING A MAN AT A CAMPSITE. IN ST MARKS TODAY, WE MET STAN WEST,... HERMINE WAS HERE. ...MARKING THE STORM'S HIGHEST WATER LINE INSIDE HIS CAFE. NOW CLEANING UP. WE'LL BE BACK UP AND RUNNING PROBABLY IN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR DAYS. THE TOWN OF CRYSTAL RIVER UNDERWATER. HERMINE BARRELLING THROUGH THE SOUTH-EAST. THIS IS THE WORST I'VE EVER SEEN IT. ON TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA, EMPTY BEACHES AND DOUBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH-FLOODING EXTENDING INTO THE CAROLINAS. OUR LINSEY JANIS IS RIGHT THERE. HERE IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA, IT'S BEEN POURING RAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. YOU CAN SEE CREWS ALREADY OUT, CLEANING UP THE DAMAGE FROM HERMINE. THIS SMALL CREEK HAS OVERFLOWED AND TAKEN OUT THIS NEIGHBOURHOOD STREET. ANOTHER DANGEROUS NIGHT AHEAD, BUT BACK IN FLORIDA, CREWS RACING TO GET POWER BACK ON. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEW YORK ON MONDAY. THE SEARCH FOR MISSING AUSTRALIAN FATHER MARK TROMP IS NOW IN ITS FIFTH DAY, BUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HIS DISAPPEARANCE STILL AREN'T CLEAR. THE 51-YEAR-OLD FLED HIS MELBOURNE HOME ON MONDAY WITH HIS WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN, APPARENTLY FEARING FOR HIS LIFE. BUT HIS CHILDREN SOON ABANDONED THE TRIP. THE ELDEST DAUGHTER WAS FOUND IN A CATATONIC STATE ON THE SIDE OF A ROAD, AND HIS WIFE HAS REPORTEDLY CHECKED HERSELF INTO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. AUSTRALIAN POLICE HAVE DESCRIBED THE CASE AS ONE OF THE 'MOST BIZARRE' THEY'VE EVER WORKED ON. AN AMERICAN STUDENT CONTROVERSIALLY SENTENCED TO JUST SIX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN HAS WALKED FREE AFTER THREE MONTHS. AS THE ABC'S MATT GUTMAN REPORTS, STANFORD UNIVERSITY SWIMMER BROCK TURNER HAS REFUSED TO APOLOGISE. IT WAS A SHORT JAIL TERM FOR BROCK TURNER, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM. TURNER THREADED A GAUNTLET OF REPORTERS THIS MORNING. HE IS STILL UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY. REPORTERS SHOUTING HE WAS WHISKED AWAY TO THIS HOTEL, WAITING FOR HIS FLIGHT OUT OF CALIFORNIA. ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO THE VICTIM? TURNER WAS CONVICTED IN MARCH OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN NEAR THESE DUMPSTERS OUTSIDE A STANFORD PARTY. TONIGHT, THESE IMAGES SHOW TURNER MINUTES AFTER THE ASSAULT. HIS SHIRT IS TORN AND HIS FACE AND ARMS SCRATCHED AFTER HE HAD BEEN TACKLED BY GOOD SAMARITAN CARL ARNDT. WAS HE STRUGGLING? WAS HE FIGHTING YOU? YEAH, HE WAS STRUGGLING. HE WAS DEFINITELY TRYING TO GET LOOSE. THE PROSECUTION ASKED FOR SIX YEARS IN PRISON, BUT TURNER WOULD BE SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN PRISON. HE WOULD SERVE HALF THAT TIME IN THIS CELL. TURNER WILL NOW RETURN TO HIS PARENTS' HOME IN OHIO WHERE HE'LL HAVE TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. HIS PHOTO WILL BE PLACED IN A NATIONWIDE DATABASE. WE WILL NOTIFY THE NEIGHBOURS THROUGH A POSTCARD THAT THEY NOW HAVE A TIER THREE SEX OFFENDER LIVING IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD. TURNER WALKED OUT OF THAT JAIL WITH A SACK THAT CONTAINED HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF HATE MAIL. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TOLD US THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO SEE IT WHILE HE WAS IN HERE, BUT THEY GAVE IT TO HIM ANYWAY. PROTESTERS HAVE AGAIN CALLED FOR THE JUDGE WHO SENTENCED TURNER TO BE SACKED. TENS OF MILLIONS OF WORKERS IN INDIA HAVE GONE ON A DAY-LONG STRIKE IN WHAT UNIONS CLAIM IS THE LARGEST STRIKE IN HISTORY. BANKS, SCHOOLS AND FACTORIES WERE ALL CLOSED, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT DISRUPTED AFTER 10 MAJOR TRADE UNIONS ORGANISED THE NATIONWIDE STRIKE. THEY'RE DEMANDING HIGHER WAGES AND PROTESTING AGAINST GOVERNMENT LABOUR REFORMS. MORE THAN 900 MIGRANTS RESCUED FROM BOATS OFF THE COAST OF LIBYA IN THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE ARRIVED IN ITALY. THEY'RE JUST SOME OF THE 14,000 PEOPLE RESCUED BY THE ITALIAN COASTGUARD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE PAST WEEK. THREE BODIES WERE ALSO RECOVERED. JUST A WARNING, YOU MIGHT FIND SOME OF THE IMAGES IN THIS NEXT STORY OFFENSIVE. FRENCH SATIRICAL MAGAZINE CHARLIE HEBDO HAS BEEN CRITICISED OVER A CARTOON DEPICTING VICTIMS OF LAST WEEK'S EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. INJURED VICTIMS IN THE DRAWING HAVE BEEN LABELLED WITH NAMES OF PASTA DISHES. THE HARD-HIT TOWN OF AMATRICE IS FAMOUS FOR THE DISH SPAGHETTI ALL'AMATRICIANA. THE MAYOR HAS CONDEMNED THE CARTOON AS UNPLEASANT AND EMBARRASSING AND IT'S BEEN WIDELY CRITICISED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND NINE DAYS AFTER THE 6.2 MAGNITUDE QUAKE, A DOG HAS BEEN RESCUED ALIVE FROM THE RUBBLE IN AMATRICE. THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER'S OWNERS HADN'T GIVEN UP HOPE WHEN THEY RETURNED TO THEIR RUINED HOME. THEY CALLED OUT TO HIM AND HEARD HIM BARKING IN REPLY. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AND A WARM AND SUNNY SATURDAY FOR SOME. YES, WARM SUNSHINE HELPING EVERYONE INTO DOUBLE DIGITS WITH 20 DEGREES OR MORE FOR SOME NORTHERN CENTRES. BUT WEAK FRONTAL ACTIVITY STILL LINGERS ABOUT. A STALLED WEAK FRONT LIES ACROSS NORTHERN AUCKLAND AND NORTHLAND, WHILE ANOTHER IS PUSHING ITS WAY NORTH THROUGH WAIRARAPA, AND ANOTHER WEAK FRONT IS BRUSHING THE OTAGO COAST. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND I'LL BE BACK AFTER SPORT WITH YOUR FORECAST FOR FATHERS DAY. THEY'VE GONE BUSH, LITERALLY. GARDEN PLANTS MAKING A BID FOR FREEDOM ` WE'RE ON THE FRONTLINE OF THEIR WEEDY WAR. AND HOW TO SEE THE FUTURE. BUT WHETHER IT'S REAL OR NOT, WE'LL LET YOU DECIDE. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` WATER IN THE TOWN OF PAHIATUA NEAR PALMERSTON NORTH HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR E. COLI FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT DAY. RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO BOIL THEIR WATER TO AVOID GETTING SICK. AUTHORITIES SAY THEY'VE NO IDEA HOW THE BACTERIA GOT THERE. AND EXPLODING BATTERIES HAVE FORCED TECH GIANT SAMSUNG TO ISSUE A WORLDWIDE RECALL FOR ITS NEW GALAXY NOTE SEVEN SMARTPHONE JUST A FORTNIGHT AFTER ITS RELEASE. IF YOU BOUGHT ONE, TAKE IT BACK FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. WINSTON PETERS COULD BE CONSIDERING RETIREMENT IF HIS PARTY DOESN'T END UP AS KING-MAKER AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION. AT THE PARTY'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DUNEDIN TODAY, SEATS LIKE WHANGAREI AND WHANGANUI WERE SINGLED OUT AS POTENTIALLY UP FOR GRABS. THE BIGGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM IS NOW BEING SEEN IN A WHOLE NEW WAY THROUGH DOZENS OF NEW IMAGES. THEY SHOW JUPITER IN A NEW LEVEL OF DETAIL AND WILL HELP SCIENTISTS LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PLANET. HERE'S THE BBC'S REBECCA MORELLE. JUPITER AS NEVER SEEN BEFORE. FOR THE FIRST TIME, ITS SOUTH POLE IS REVEALED. COVERED IN SWIRLING STORMS, MANY EVEN BIGGER THAN THE EARTH. IN THE NORTH, ITS THICK ATMOSPHERE IS FAR BLUER THAN SCIENTISTS IMAGINED. NOW THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHY. DEEP WHOOSHING HERE, AN INFRARED VIEW. AT THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE JUPITER'S NORTHERN LIGHTS. AND THIS SOUND? IT WAS CAPTURED AS NASA'S JUNO SPACECRAFT FLEW THROUGH THE CHARGED PARTICLES THAT CREATED THIS SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW. THE TEAM'S REACTION WAS JUST AMAZEMENT. LOOK AT THESE IMAGES. THEY'RE COMING FROM JUPITER. WE'RE FLYING OVER THE POLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND IT'S JUST JAW-DROPPING. YOU SEE THESE IMAGES FROM OVER THE POLE. YOU SEE LOOKING DOWN ON THE POLE FOR JUPITER FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. JUPITER DOMINATES OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN, IT'S LOCATED OUT PAST MERCURY, VENUS, THE EARTH AND MARS. MADE OF GAS, IT'S VAST. MORE THAN 1000 EARTHS WOULD FIT INSIDE IT. THIS MISSION WILL LAST FOR 20 MONTHS. IT TAKES JUNO AROUND TWO WEEKS TO ORBIT JUPITER, SO IT WILL ONLY GO ROUND 37 TIMES BEFORE IT BURNS UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IT MEANS FOR THE FIRST TIME WE CAN PEER INTO THE THICK CLOUDS AND STUDY JUPITER'S FEATURES, INCLUDING THE GREAT RED SPOT ` AN ENORMOUS STORM THAT'S BEEN RAGING FOR CENTURIES. AND BECAUSE JUPITER'S HARDLY CHANGED FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS, THIS MISSION COULD TELL US ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THIS IS THE FIRST BATCH OF IMAGES TO BE SENT BACK TO EARTH. MANY MORE WILL SOON FOLLOW. THEIR REMARKABLE DETAIL WILL NOW BE PORED OVER BY SCIENTISTS. THEY SAY JUPITER IS LIKE NOTHING THEY'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE. THE MISSION TO JUPITER'S COST MORE THAN NZ$5. THEY CALL THEM GARDEN ESCAPEES ` WEEDS THAT HAVE LEAPT FROM PRIVATE GARDENS INTO PRISTINE NATIVE BUSH, UNINVITED. BUT AT LAKE KANIERE, NEAR HOKITIKA, THEY'RE WAGING A WAR ON WEEDS ONE UNWANTED PLANT AT A TIME. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THIS WEED'S DAYS ARE NUMBERED. OH HELL! HOO-HOO! WHAT A BEAUTY. THIS COTONEASTER PLANT DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE WITH THESE TWO ON THE CASE. HOW COME I GET THE HARD BIT? DREW HOWARD AND GRANT HINCHLIFF WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO RID THE SHORES OF LAKE KANIERE OF UNWANTED WEEDS. HO-HO! THANK YOU. THERE'S A BIT MORE THERE. I KNOW! BLOODY HELL! WHEN YOUR HOME LOOKS LIKE THIS, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE SO PROTECTIVE OF IT. UNBELIEVABLE. I MEAN, WHAT A PROLIFIC PLANT. YEAH, ISN'T IT GREAT? IMAGINE IF WE WERE FARMING IT. THESE GUYS TAKE THEIR FIGHT AGAINST WEEDS SO SERIOUSLY, THEY EVEN TAKE TO THE WATER TO WAGE THE WAR. WE DON'T THINK IT'S DOC'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAN UP THE MESS THAT PEOPLE MAKE. WE THINK ITS OURS. SO NO WEED IS SAFE FROM YOU? WELL, ALL THE ONES WE RECOGNISE AREN'T SAFE. DOC IS BEHIND THESE GUYS ALL THE WAY. IT DOESN'T WANT ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE OLD MAN'S BEARD OR WILDING PINES. WE'VE IDENTIFIED A DIRTY DOZEN OF PLANTS. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN. THEY'RE PRETTY SNEAKY THE WAY THEY GET AROUND, THESE PLANTS, AND THEY'RE PRETTY INSIDIOUS. THEY BECOME PART OF THE NEW NORMAL REALLY QUICKLY. WELCOME OUT TO PARADISE. I WAS WONDERING IF WHETHER YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN ANY OF THESE WEEDS AROUND HERE. WE'VE TAKEN A FEW PRISONER. THEY'RE DOING THE PRIVATE LAND, AND I'M DOING THE PUBLIC LAND, AND HOPEFULLY TOGETHER WE CAN KEEP THIS PLACE LOOKING LIKE IT DOES TODAY. THE NEXT PLAN FOR THESE WEED BUSTERS IS AN OPEN DAY. THEY'LL TAKE THEIR NEIGHBOURS' WEEDS AWAY IF THEY NEED A HAND. DOES HE BELONG HERE? NO. IT LOOKS LIKE THE FUTURE OF LAKE KANIERE IS IN VERY GOOD HANDS, INDEED. LISA DAVIES, ONE NEWS. IT'S BEEN USED IN THE LIKES OF GAME OF THRONES AND SUICIDE SQUAD, AND NOW VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY IS RECEIVING A HUGE BOOST IN NZ. A NEW AUCKLAND FACILITY IS SET TO PROVIDE OUR MOST TALENTED WITH ENDLESS DIGITAL POSSIBILITIES. MONIQUE FISCHER CHECKED IT OUT. IF YOU THINK THESE PEOPLE LOOK CRAZY, WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. AND SOMETIMES, THE VIEW'S A BIT OF A SURPRISE. WHOA, WHOA. THAT'S CREEPY. IF YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT AUGMENTED OR VIRTUAL REALITY IS, THINK POKEMON GO ` TAKING THE REAL WORLD AND MAKING IT A BIT LESS REAL. IT'S ALSO THE NEW FRONTIER FOR KIWI BUSINESS. IT'S AMAZING TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S AMAZING THAT NZERS ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF IT. BUT THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST GAMES. TRY A VIRTUAL WALK ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SKY TOWER, OR EVEN SEE WHAT YOUR RENOVATION DREAM COULD LOOK LIKE BEFORE YOU EVEN PICK UP A HAMMER. HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE IS A BIG MARKET FOR US BUT WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON OPPORTUNITIES WHERE WE'RE SHOWCASING NZ OFF SHORE AND PROMOTING NZ IN A VIRTUAL SPACE. TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CAN WORK ON THE SAME PROJECTS AND THAT COULD GIVE ANOTHER BOOST TO OUR BUDDING FILM INDUSTRY. IT'S A VERY COMMON MODEL NOW FOR VR PROJECTS TO ACCOMPANY BIG BLOCKBUSTER HITS IN THE FORM OF ADVERTISING AND MARKETING TO GET FANS REALLY EXCITED PRIOR TO THE FEATURE'S RELEASE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL WE SEE OUR FIRST 360 FEATURE ITSELF. THE AR AND VR INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO BE WORTH AROUND $200B WORLDWIDE BY 2020. THE OVERALL HIGH-TECH SECTOR IS ALREADY OUR THIRD LARGEST SECTOR. THIS WILL JUST HELP STRETCH IT FURTHER AND THERE'S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ON THE TABLE FOR NZ COMPANIES. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. PROVING THAT REAL MONEY CAN COME FROM WHAT SEEMS LIKE THIN AIR. MONIQUE FISCHER, ONE NEWS. JENNY-MAY'S HERE WITH SPORT NEXT, AND TENSIONS FLARE IN THE NRL OVER A NEW DODGY TACTIC? Even the name is dodgy the prowler tackle AND IT'S CAUSED A COUPLE OF OLD ENGLISH TEAMMATES TO HAVE A GO AT ONE ANOTHER. MATT MANUKIA WITH THE ACTION NEXT. PLUS ` SOME OF THE BIG GUNS RETURN TO PROVINCIAL RUGBY, BUT DID THEIR PRESENCE MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR TEAMS? RAFA NADAL'S 'TWEENER' LIGHTS UP THE CROWD AT THE US OPEN. UNBELIEVABLE. AND THE ENGLISH FOOTBALLER THAT HAD IT ALL BEFORE A CAR CRASH ALMOST TOOK HIS LIFE. SEAN HIGHDALE'S STORY OF COURAGE AND DETERMINATION NEXT. TOMORROW ON Q+A, WITH NET MIGRATION HITTING NEW HIGHS THIS YEAR, WE ASK IMMIGRATION MINISTER MICHAEL WOODHOUSE WHETHER IT'S TIME FOR A REVIEW. AND WE'RE TALKING TO THE LEADER OF A NEW PARTY FOR IMMIGRANTS. WHAT DO THEY WANT? ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 HERE ON ONE. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. TENSIONS ARE RISING AHEAD OF NEXT WEEK'S NRL PLAYOFFS AFTER THE LATEST OF WHAT'S BEEN DUBBED 'PROWLER TACKLES'. IT'S LEAGUE'S NEWEST GREY AREA, AND THE LATEST VICTIM'S ENRAGED RESPONSE COULD IRONICALLY SEE HIM SUSPENDED. HERE'S MATT MANUKIA WITH THE FALLOUT FROM THE FIERY BULLDOGS-RABBITOHS CLASH INVOLVING A COUPLE OF FORMER ENGLISH TEAMMATES. THE PROWLER TACKLE IS BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT AND SO IS JAMES GRAHAM AFTER LASHING OUT WITH HIS FOOT AS SAM BURGESS CAME IN AS THE THIRD TACKLER. JAMES GRAHAM HAS BEEN PENALISED FOR ATTEMPTING TO KICK SAM BURGESS. IT'S AN ISSUE WHICH PLAYERS ARE TALKING ABOUT ONCE AGAIN. LAST WEEK PENRITH'S REAGAN CAMPBELL-GILLARD WAS SIDELINED FOR THREE MONTHS. HE'S GOT A BROKEN BACK FOLLOWING A SIMILAR TACKLE. SO WHILE GRAHAM'S FRUSTRATION MIGHT BE JUSTIFIED, IT COULD COST THE DOGS IN NEXT WEEK'S FINALS. I DON'T THINK ANY CONTACT WAS MADE. DUNNO. I GUESS WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH. THIS SHOULDER CHARGE BY DAVID KLEMMER ALSO CAUGHT THE EYE OF THE MATCH REVIEW COMMITTEE. AND THERE COULD BE A THIRD STRIKE FOR THE DOGS AS THE NRL INVESTIGATES REPORTS THAT A CANTERBURY PLAYER THREW A BOTTLE AT NATHAN BROWN DURING HIS KICK ON FULL TIME. HE'S NOT LEAVING FOR HIS KICKING. IT CAPPED OFF A PERFORMANCE THAT WAS HARDLY WORTHY OF A FINALS TEAM, BUT DID EXPLAIN WHY THEY'LL HEAD INTO THE KNOCKOUT STAGES WITH THREE STRAIGHT LOSSES. WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO FIX. IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS. THE BULLDOGS TRAILING 12-10 WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO, AND IT WAS AS IF ONLY ONE TEAM WANTED TO KEEP PLAYING. RUNS TOWARDS THE MIDDLE. STEPS PAST BURGESS. BEATS EVERYBODY! THREE LATE TRIES SEALING A 28-10 WIN FOR SOUTHS. THE BULLDOGS NEEDING TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR. LIKE, YEAH, WE'RE IN THERE, SO WE MIGHT AS WELL GIVE IT A CRACK. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP. THERE'S THE CAPABILITY AND THE ABILITY IN THE SIDE TO WIN SUDDEN DEATH GAMES. CERTAINLY THE EXPERIENCE ANYWAY. IT'S JUST THAT ALMOST 200 GAMES OF THAT COMBINED EXPERIENCE COULD BE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES NEXT WEEK. MATT MANUKIA, ONE NEWS. THAT'S DEFINITELY WHERE BENJI MARSHALL WILL BE NEXT WEEK AS THE FORMER KIWI CAPTAIN FINISHED HIS ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA STINT TODAY. NO BIG SEND OFF FOR MARSHALL IN SYDNEY, BUT FOR INJURED SKIPPER BEN CRAY WHO'S ALSO LEAVING THE CLUB. BUT THE OTHER 31-YEAR-OLD FEATURED IN THE DRAGONS' FIRST TRY AGAINST WOODEN SPOONERS NEWCASTLE, ANOTHER KIWI ` JASON NIGHTINGALE ` SCORING. AND THEN SOME OLD MARSHALL MAGIC AS THE HOME SIDE CUT LOOSE. THE DRAGONS' FORM HASN'T HELPED MARSHALL'S VALUE, BUT 10-YEAR VETERAN NIGHTINGALE WAS DOING HIS BEST TO AT LEAST SEND HIM OUT A WINNER. CURRENTLY 26-ALL. SEVERAL FRINGE ALL BLACKS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN ACTION AT PROVINCIAL LEVEL THIS WEEKEND, AS THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES A BREATHER. ONE MAN WHO'S TRYING TO FORCE HIS WAY BACK INTO THE STARTING LINE-UP, STATING HIS CASE THIS AFTERNOON FOR TARANAKI AGAINST TASMAN. JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. WITH JUST ONE ALL BLACK AVAILABLE FOR TARANAKI, IT SEEMED FITTING HE'D BE THE ONE TO SCORE THE GAME'S OPENING TRY. WHAT A LOVELY PASS TO TAMANIVALU. SETA TAMANIVALU'S TRY THE ONLY REAL HIGHLIGHT OF A DULL FIRST HALF MARRED BY TURNOVERS. ENOUGH FOR A 13-6 LEAD AT THE BREAK. THINGS GETTING EVEN BETTER FOR THE AMBER AND BLACKS STRAIGHT AFTER THE HALF. AND, OH, THAT WAS COMING A MILE AWAY. AND THE TRY SCORED BY BEAUDEIN WAAKA. HIGHLANDERS FIRST FIVE MARTY BANKS, THOUGH, WOULD KEEP TASMAN IN THE CONTEST WITH THE BOOT, ALTHOUGH HIS BEST PLAY MAY JUST HAVE BEEN THIS TOUCH FINDER. LOOKING FOR SOME SPACE. GEE, THAT'S A BIG PUNT. THAT'S A MASSIVE PUNT. THAT'S AN ABSOLUTE PEARLER. THAT PEARLER PUTTING TASMAN IN POSITION TO BRING HIS SIDE WITHIN ONE. AND, OH, IT'S OVER THE LINE. BANKS SCORING EVERY POINT BAR THE TRY FOR TASMAN, DESPITE TARANAKI'S BEST EFFORTS TO TAKE HIM OUT OF THE CONTEST ALL TOGETHER. ANY ARMS? NONE WHATSOEVER. TARANAKI DENIED A LATE TRY FOR OFFSIDE, AS BANKS' BOOT GOT TASMAN HOME 25-20. LAST NIGHT ` AND HOW'S THIS FOR A BLAST FROM THE PAST? OUR OLD MATE JIMMY COWAN PULLING SOUTHLAND WITHIN SEVEN POINTS OF AUCKLAND, DESPITE THE SOUTHERNERS BEING DOWN TO JUST 13 MEN. WITH 13 MEN, SOUTHLAND HAVE SCORED. THE 34-YEAR-OLD MORE THAN HAPPY TO RUB IT IN HE IS HANDS DOWN THE MOST ANNOYING MAN IN WORLD RUGBY. ALTHOUGH PERHAPS HE SHOULD HAVE BACKED IT UP BY STAYING ON THE PARK, AS THE IOANE BROTHERS DELIVERED THE KNOCKOUT BLOWS. ZEK COMING IN THIRD IN THE PECKING ORDER. HERE GOES AKIRA IOANE. HOW ABOUT THE PACE? AKIRA GETS ON THE OUTSIDE. CAN HE GET THE OFFLOAD? RIEKO BAGGING A DOUBLE AS AUCKLAND RAN AWAY IN THE END, WINNING 51-16. THESE KIDS HAVE GOT IT ALL. JOHN MCKENZIE, ONE NEWS. TO THE US TENNIS OPEN, AND IT'S BEEN A REGULATION KIND OF DAY FOR THE TOP SEEDS. WOMEN'S SECOND SEED ANGELIQUE KERBER TOOK LESS THAN AN HOUR TO PROGRESS THROUGH TO THE FOURTH ROUND. HAD TO FEEL A LITTLE SORRY FOR HER OPPONENT CATHERINE BELLIS (17) IN HIGH-VIS YELLOW. WHEN SHE DID HAVE CHANCES, SHE BLEW IT. CROWD GROANS OH NO. OH. SHE MISSED IT. BELLIS BASICALLY HANDING KERBER THE MATCH 6-1 6-1. AND IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD ALSO FOR RAFAEL NADAL. THE TWO-TIME US OPEN WINNER CRUISED PAST RUSSIAN ANDREY KUZNETSOV IN THREE SETS, HAVING A LITTLE FUN ALONG THE WAY. (LAUGHS) THAT WAS LIKE AN EXHIBITION. I KNOW. UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S THE ONLY SHOT HE REALLY HAD. COULDN'T GET AROUND IT. NOT AS ENTERTAINING, BUT IT WAS AN EASY WIN FOR WORLD NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC. OPPONENT MIKHAIL YOUZNY WAS FORCED TO RETIRE IN THE FIRST SET WITH A GROIN INJURY. DJOKOVIC HAS PLAYED JUST 5 SETS SO FAR IN THE TOURNAMENT, WITH HIS SECOND ROUND OPPONENT ALSO PULLING THE PIN BEFORE A BALL WAS EVEN HIT. A RARE DOUBLE BOGEY FROM LYDIA KO HAS HER SPOTTING THE LEADERS A BIG START AT THE HALFWAY STAGE OF THE LATEST LPGA GOLF EVENT IN CANADA. AFTER THAT DREADFUL START, THE WORLD NUMBER ONE MIXED BOGIES WITH BIRDIES ON HER WAY TO A PAR ROUND OF 72, LEAVING HER EIGHT SHOTS OFF THE PACE. THIS IS LYDIA KO ON TEE AT 5. COMING OFF A MUCH-NEEDED BIRDIE. HAD THE HONOUR. THAT WAS A NINER AND JUST A BABY ONE. THIS 5TH HOLE, ONLY 123 YARDS TODAY. A VERY GETTABLE HOLE. I TRY TO STAY CONFIDENT. AND, YOU KNOW, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE SOME PUTTS FALL TODAY. I WAS MUCH BETTER, AND I THINK THAT WITHOUT THE PUTTER TODAY, I WOULD'VE BEEN STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT MORE. YOU KIND OF GET THOSE DAYS WHERE YOU'RE NOT HITTING THE BALL VERY GREAT, BUT YOU JUST NEED TO GRIND IT OUT. THE 19-YEAR-OLD HAS SLIPPED BACK TO A TIE FOR 44TH PLACE. THE MOST GRUELLING HORSE RACE IN THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN RUN BY THE ONLY FEMALE CONTESTANT. THE 14-HORSE FIELD IN THE GREAT NORTHERN STEEPLECHASE WAS QUICKLY DOWN TO 13, WHO HAD TO TOUGH IT OUT OVER 25 JUMPS, 6400M, OR FOUR MILES, AND THREE TIMES OVER THE FAMED ELLERSLIE HILL. THEY CLIMB IT NOW. AND NOW ZED CASE. ZED CASE IN THOSE FAMOUS COLOURS OF JOHN WHEELER HAS GONE ROUND ON THE OUTSIDE. FURTHER AWAY THEN GARGAMEL AND KICK BACK. JEEZ, SHE'S GIVING THEM ABOUT 10 LENGTHS HEAD START, BUT SHE CAN RUN ON, AS WE KNOW. WHILE ONE OF HER STABLEMATES CRASHED OUT AT THE SECOND-LAST FENCE, 8-YEAR-OLD WHANGANUI MARE KICK BACK KICKED ON BEST IN THE SLOG UP THE STRAIGHT TO JUSTIFY HER FAVOURITISM. THE UPCOMING PARALYMPICS OFFER MANY ATHLETES THE CHANCE TO REALISE SPORTING DREAMS THAT WERE SHATTERED BY TRAGEDIES, NONE MORE SO THAN FORMER ENGLISH AGE GRADE FOOTBALL STAR SEAN HIGHDALE. THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS WITH HIS ROAD TO RIO. FOOTBALL'S MY LIFE. AS SOON AS I COULD RUN, MY DAD HAD A FOOTBALL AT MY FEET. AS A YOUNGSTER, HE SEEMED DESTINED FOR STARDOM. SEAN HIGHDALE FIRST PLAYED FOR HIS HOME CLUB LIVERPOOL AND THEN FOR ENGLAND'S YOUTH TEAM. HIGHDALE'S SHOT. DEFENCE HAVE JUST DONE ENOUGH. AT 17 YEARS OLD, THE BIG TIME BECKONED, BUT IN 2008 HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR CRASH. TWO OF HIS FRIENDS DIED AND HIGHDALE WAS LEFT IN A COMA WITH A BLEED ON THE BRAIN AND A CATALOGUE OF INJURIES. I HAD SNAPPED MY ACL, PCL, LCL, ALL IN MY RIGHT KNEE, WHICH RUPTURED BASICALLY THE LOT OF IT. I BROKE MY ANKLE. I BROKE MY NECK. I HAD THE KIDNEY TOOK OUT, SO I HAD A LOT DONE TO ME. WHEN I WAS IN HOSPITAL, JAMIE CARRAGHER CAME TO SEE ME AND TO SEE SOMEONE LIKE HIM ` HE'S OBVIOUSLY ONE OF MY HEROES AND A LOCAL LAD AS WELL. IT GAVE ME A LIFT. AND THEN STEVEN GERRARD ` I WAS ALL EXCITED SO MY MUM AND DAD TOOK ME AND I HAD DINNER WITH HIM, HAD A GOOD CHAT WITH STEVEN AND FROM THAT, IT JUST GIVES YOU A BOOST. IT WAS VERY TOUGH. IT WAS TWO YEARS BEFORE I COULD EVEN RUN. HIGHDALE'S PROFESSIONAL CAREER NEVER RECOVERED, BUT HIS SKILLS HAVE NOW FOUND A NEW STAGE. THERE'S GONNA BE ONE IN EACH END... THE SEVEN-A-SIDE FOOTBALL IN RIO IS FOR ATHLETES WITH CEREBRAL PALSY OR WHO'VE EXPERIENCED A BRAIN INJURY, AS HIGHDALE DID. THE BRITISH TEAM FACE SOME OPENING MATCH AGAINST HOSTS BRAZIL. IT'S GOING TO BE A SELL-OUT ` 15,000 PEOPLE ` SO I CAN'T WAIT. WHEN THE LIVERPOOL DAYS WERE OVER, I THOUGHT THAT PLAYING AT NICE PITCHES, PLAYING WITH TOP PEOPLE` YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT ALL THAT WAS GONE. BUT NOW TO COME INTO GREAT BRITAIN IS JUST BRINGING BACK MEMORIES FOR ME AND I'M ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF IT. NEARLY A DECADE ON FROM THE MOMENT WHICH CHANGED HIS LIFE, TIME FOR A SECOND SHOT AT GLORY. AND A REMINDER, TVNZ IS YOUR HOME OF THE PARALYMPICS, BEGINNING NEXT WEEK ` 7TH SEPTEMBER THROUGH UNTIL THE 18TH. RAGING NIGHT AT YOUR PLACE? OH YEAH. TWINS! RENEE'S HERE NEXT, AND IT'S NOT LOOKING FLASH FOR FATHER'S DAY? NO, BUT DAD CAN HAVE A NICE LIE-IN, WITH CLOUDY SKIES, RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE WAY FOR MOST. PLUS ` THE MILK OF CANINE KINDNESS. HOW DID THIS PUP END UP MOTHERING PIGLETS? HELLO AGAIN. A PRETTY GOOD START TO THE WEEKEND WITH LOTS OF CLEAR SKY OVER NZ UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A NARROW RIDGE. HOWEVER, BRIGHT CLOUD OVER THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND MARKS A WEAK FRONT, WHILE A CURL OF CLOUD MARKS ANOTHER FRONT EAST OF OTAGO. BUT CLEAR SKY NORTH OF NZ UNDER A BIG HIGH. AN EXTENSIVE BRIGHT CLOUD OVER THE TASMAN SEA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEPENING LOW OFF THE SOUTHEAST OF AUSTRALIA. THOSE WEAK FRONTAL FEATURES MOVE OFF THE COUNTRY TONIGHT, AND THAT NARROW RIDGE MOVES ACROSS NZ OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE, THAT DEEP LOW OFF AUSTRALIA ROLLS ACROSS THE TASMAN SEA TOMORROW, SPREADING A WARM FRONT OVER THE COUNTRY DURING THE MORNING, THEN FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT. THE LOW THEN CROSSES THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW NIGHT. A STRENGTHENING NORTHERLY FLOW PRECEDES THE LOW, INDICATED BY THE SQUEEZING OF THE ISOBARS OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW MORNING, BRINGING GALES TO EXPOSED PLACES. AND THERE'S A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH IN PLACE FOR THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND LOWER NORTH ISLAND FOR HEAVY RAIN. THERE'S ALSO A WATCH FOR STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ABOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NZ. FOR WEATHER, SEE ONENEWS.CO.NZ AND WE HAD OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY OPEN DAY HERE AT TVNZ TODAY, WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING A GO AT READING THE NEWS OR WEATHER, AND HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAND OVER THE CLICKER TO SOMEONE MUCH COOLER THAN YOU. THINK I NEED TO UP MY CLICKER GAME. THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY NIGHT. FINALLY, ONE DOG'S MOTHERLY INSTINCTS HAVE EXTENDED TO ORPHANS OF A WHOLE OTHER SPECIES. LOCALS IN THE CUBAN TOWN WERE ASTONISHED WHEN THE DOG, NAMED LINDA, BEGAN NURSING THESE PIGLETS AFTER THEIR MOTHER DIED. BUT IT'S NOT HER ONLY MOTHERLY DUTY. SHE ALSO HAS SIX PUPPIES OF HER OWN. I FEEL FOR LINDA THAT'S ONE NEWS FOR SATURDAY. ONE NEWS NOW WILL UPDATE ALL TONIGHT'S NEWS ONLINE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK TEAM, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY CATHERINE DE CHALAIN AND DESNEY SHAW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.