HELLO. THE NOR-WESTER WAS CONTINUING TODAY LIKE MOTHER NATURE'S INDUSTRIAL HAIR DRYER, PUMPING TEMPERATURES EASILY INTO THE MIDDLE 20S TO EASTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. WHEREAS TO THE SOUTH AND THE WEST, IT'S BEEN WET, IT'S BEEN WINDY, IT'S BEEN YUCKY. WHAT CONTINUES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS? PRETTY SIMILAR, BUT THAT SPRING WARMTH WILL STILL BE AROUND. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 1 NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. IT'S LOCKED IN. THE RISING NUMBER OF CRIMINALS BEING JAILED SPARKS A MOVE TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF EXTRA PRISON BEDS. WE REVEAL HOW MUCH IT'LL COST TAXPAYERS. MORE WAITING FOR GABLE TOSTEE AS THE JURY CONTINUES TO DELIBERATE ON WHETHER HE KILLED HIS TINDER DATE. WHAT QUESTIONS DID THE JURY HAVE FOR THE JUDGE? EXPLOSION BOOMS THE FIERY BATTLE FOR THE IRAQI CITY OF MOSUL HEATS UP. ISIS HITS BACK WITH SUICIDE CAR BOMBS. THE LANGUAGE IS INAPPROPRIATE. AND MELANIA TRUMP STANDS BY HER MAN. WHO DOES SHE BLAME FOR HER HUSBAND'S LEWD COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN? KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE HARSH REALITY OF A SOARING PRISON POPULATION MEANS A BIG GOVERNMENT SPEND-UP IS ON THE CARDS WITH CONFIRMATION TODAY THAT TAXPAYERS WILL PICK UP A HEFTY BILL TO LOCK-UP MORE PRISONERS. $1B IS THE AMOUNT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO SPEND TO BUILD AN EXTRA 1800 PRISON BEDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MOST BEDS WILL BE AT A PLANNED NEW FACILITY AT WAIKERIA PRISON, WHICH WILL HAVE ROOM FOR 1500 INMATES AND IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN FOUR YEARS' TIME UNDER A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP. LET'S LOOK FURTHER NORTH TO AUCKLAND AND THE TROUBLED MT EDEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, WHERE A NEW BLOCK WILL BE BUILT TO PROVIDE 245 MORE BEDS FOR THE GROWING PRISON POPULATION. 341 NEW SPACES WILL COME THROUGH DOUBLE BUNKING, INCLUDING 80 EXTRA BEDS AT NGAWHA PRISON IN NORTHLAND AND CONVERTING CURRENT FACILITIES TO MAKE MORE ROOM. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS MORE DETAILS AND REACTION. LOCKING UP MORE PEOPLE IS EXPENSIVE. SO THE MESSAGE IS THERE. DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET A GET-OUT-OF-JAIL-FREE CARD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BEDS, BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE ENOUGH BEDS. AT LEAST THE MINISTER HOPES THEY WILL WHEN $1B HAS BEEN SPENT BUILDING SPACE FOR 1800 MORE BEDS. TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO, WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AVOIDABLE. IT TURNS OUT IT ISN'T. YOU SEE, A FEW YEARS AGO, THE GOVERNMENT PREDICTED PRISON POPULATIONS WOULD FALL, AND IT MOTHBALLED SOME FACILITIES. SO WHY'S IT NOW EXPANDING PRISON CAPACITY? INCREASE IN PRISONERS NUMBERS IS ALMOST ENTIRELY REMAND PRISONERS. THE NUMBER OF SENTENCED PRISONERS IS ACTUALLY FALLING. THE CORRECTIONS MINISTER'S MAKING NO APOLOGIES. WE HAVE TOUGHENED UP BAIL LAWS SO THEY NO LONGER GET BAIL WHEN THEY ARE METHAMPHETAMINE COOKS OR WHEN FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENDERS. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A SUCCESS FOR ANY COUNTRY TO CLAIM, 'GEE, WE'VE GOT 'MORE PRISONERS. WE NEED MORE PRISONS.' THAT'S ACTUALLY A FAILURE. WHILE THE CORRECTIONS MINISTER SAYS EXTRA PRISON CAPACITY WILL COST $1B TO BUILD THOSE EXTRA BEDS. THE FINANCE MINISTER'S ADDING ANOTHER $1.5B TO RUN THAT CAPACITY. THAT'S LIKELY TO CURB SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS. IT'S THOUGHT AROUND 700 MORE PRISON STAFF WILL BE NEEDED, EVEN THOUGH ABOUT 200 LOST THEIR JOBS IN THE LAST YEAR. AND THERE'S ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR CORRECTIONS ` REOFFENDING. THE GOVERNMENT'S TARGET IS TO SEE RE-OFFENDING REDUCED BY 25% BY NEXT YEAR. CURRENTLY, CORRECTIONS HAS ONLY REDUCED IT BY 7%. WE'RE THE FIRST GOVERNMENT WHO'S EVER SET TARGETS. PRISON REFORMERS SAY JAILS NEED A DIFFERENT EMPHASIS. PARTICULARLY IN LITERACY. HALF OF OUR PRISONERS CAN'T READ AND WRITE, AND THAT MEANS THEY GO OUT AND OFFEND. ALL ADDING UP TO A HEFTY BILL FOR KIWI TAXPAYERS. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DEATH OF A MAN AFTER HE WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE WHANGAREI AMBULANCE STATION THIS MORNING. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, INCLUDING GANG MEMBERS GATHERED AT THE CORDON, SOME CONSOLING EACH OTHER. THE 37-YEAR-OLD WAS ALIVE, BUT IN A CRITICAL CONDITION WHEN HE ARRIVED. THE AMBULANCE STATION CONTINUED OPERATING DESPITE BEING THE SCENE OF A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. A SILVER MERCEDES CAR WAS INSIDE THE POLICE CORDON. OFFICERS ARE NOW CARRYING OUT SCENE EXAMINATIONS AT TWO OTHER ADDRESSES OF INTEREST IN WHANGAREI AND NORTH OF THE CITY. POLICE ARE ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE SEEN A GROUP OF MEN GATHERED IN THE WHANGAREI OR KAMO AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING TO CONTACT THEM. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE AN OFFENDER IN CUSTODY AFTER A STABBING AT AUCKLAND HOSPITAL THIS AFTERNOON. IT HAPPENED NEAR THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE HOSPITAL IN GRAFTON. A MAN IN HIS 30S IS BEING TREATED FOR SERIOUS INJURIES. GUILTY OF MURDER, THAT'S THE VERDICT HANDED DOWN IN THE PAST HOUR TO DUNEDIN CLEANER ALEXANDER MERRITT FOR THE KILLING OF HIS SUPERVISOR KARIN ANN ROSS IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR. MS ROSS WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER AN ATTACK IN THE CARPARK OF SPOTLESS CLEANING SERVICES. THE CROWN ALLEGED MERRITT KILLED HER BECAUSE HE WAS UPSET OVER EMPLOYMENT ISSUES. THE JURY TOOK FIVE HOURS TO ARRIVE AT THE DECISION. HOW DO YOU FIND THE DEFENDANT? GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY? A SENTENCING DATE FOR MERRITT IS YET TO BE SET. BUT THE JURY'S STILL CONSIDERING ITS VERDICT AT THE AUSTRALIAN TRIAL OF GABLE TOSTEE ACCUSED OF MURDERING NZER WARRIENA WRIGHT DURING A TINDER DATE. BUT JURY HAD MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE JUDGE TODAY, INCLUDING ONE ABOUT A SILVER OBJECT TOSTEE WAS HOLDING AS HE LEFT HIS GOLD COAST APARTMENT. ACROSS DEVELOPMENTS, AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS, WHO JOINS US LIVE FROM OUTSIDE COURT IN BRISBANE. We have just seen the jury returned to court. They have asked two questions did Gable Tostee putting her on the Balcony constitute a murder? It is the second time that we have seen the jury today. The judge answer four questions for them this morning. Gable Tostee has pleaded not guilty. We will have all the developments for you. THANKS. RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS IN BRISBANE. NEW FIGURES OUT TODAY SHOW SUICIDE IN NZ HAS REACHED RECORD LEVELS. YOUNG PEOPLE FIGURE HIGH IN THE STATISTICS. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS ONE MOTHER'S STORY AND HER CONCERN THAT NOT ENOUGH'S BEING DONE TO HELP THOSE LIKE HER SON. WHEN SAM RYAN STARTED STEALING AND SMOKING CANNABIS, IT WAS A SUICIDAL CRY FOR HELP. HE USED TO APOLOGISE ALL THE TIME, 'I'M SO SORRY, MUM, BUT SOME DAYS, 'IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME ALIVE, 'BECAUSE JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE I DON'T FEEL SO SAD.' SOCIAL WORKERS STEPPED IN. HE SAID, 'I DON'T CARE. I JUST WANT TO DIE.' SHE SAID, 'THAT'S NOT MY CONCERN, SAM. WITHIN 18 MONTHS, HE'D TAKEN HIS OWN LIFE. SAM WAS 16. BY THE TIME OUR KIDS ARE GETTING TO SEE COUNSELLORS ` PEOPLE THAT CAN ACTUALLY HELP ` THEY HAVE GONE FROM MILDLY NOT WELL TO CRITICAL. SINCE SAM RYAN'S DEATH FIVE YEARS AGO, NZ'S SUICIDE TOLL HAS ONLY GOT WORSE. IN THE LAST YEAR, 579 PEOPLE TOOK THEIR OWN LIVES. THAT'S 15 MORE THAN THE YEAR BEFORE. ALMOST 60 WERE CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE, THE STATS ARE NOT A SHOCK TO ANYONE WHO WORKS IN THIS INDUSTRY. EXPERTS SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE SUICIDE IS STILL TABOO. THIS FALSE NOTION THAT WE DON'T WANT TO TRAUMATISE OUR KIDS WITH TALK ABOUT SUICIDE. WE DON'T WANT TO EXPOSE THEM TO SUICIDE IS A MYTH. OUR KIDS ALREADY KNOW ABOUT SUICIDE; IT'S THEIR FRIENDS WHO ARE DOING IT. AND STRETCHED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AREN'T HELPING. THE MINISTER'S RESPONSE TO THIS IS GOING TO BE STANDARD ` 'WE ARE THROWING MORE MONEY AT THE PROBLEM, 'AND WE'RE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITIES.' BOLLOCKS. STRENGTHENING THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OVER TIME, SO WE'VE PUT IN AN EXTRA $300M. THAT'S PROVIDING LITTLE RE-ASSURANCE. THE PROBLEM WITH THESE STATS COMING OUT TODAY IS NOTHING WILL CHANGE. YOU CAN'T CONSISTENTLY NOT CHANGE ANYTHING AND EXPECT CHANGE TO HAPPEN. AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE HURT BY SUICIDE SEE CHANGE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS. AND YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE ONE NEWS NOW TO FIND INFORMATION ON ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING HELP AND SUPPORT IN DEALING WITH SUICIDE AND ADVICE ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE AT RISK. 11 HOURS INTO THE JUNIOR DOCTORS TWO-DAY STRIKE, HOSPITALS REPORT BEING BUSY BUT COPING WELL WITH THE EXTRA DEMANDS. AS FOR THE STRIKING MEDICS, HEALTH REPORTER LORELEI MASON FOUND SOME TRYING TO HELP PATIENTS AWAY FROM THE BEDSIDE, WHILE OTHERS TOOK TO THE PICKET LINE. RIGHT, IS THAT IN A GOOD SPOT? THEY GATHERED EARLY OUTSIDE CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. HORNS HONK THANK YOU! A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY FROM STRIKING JUNIOR DOCTORS, SOME HAVING ONLY JUST WALKED OFF THE JOB. WE WERE MET AT 6.30 BY ABOUT 10 OR 15 DIFFERENT CONSULTANTS WHO'S COME IN TO TAKE OVER AND COVER FOR US WHILE WE'RE GETTING ON WITH TODAY'S ACTION. SENIOR COLLEAGUES SEEMINGLY HAPPY HOLDING THE FORT. THEY WERE QUITE LOOKING FORWARD TO JUST RELIVING THEIR YOUTH AND GETTING BACK TO DOING DAY-TO-DAY WORK. IN AUCKLAND, OTHERS CHOSE TO BE COMMUNITY-MINDED. WORKING IN THE HOSPITAL WE'VE GOT FINITE RESOURCES, ONE OF THEM BEING BLOOD, SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING TO COME AND GIVE BLOOD TODAY. INSIDE THE HOSPITAL, DOCTORS SAY IT'S SO FAR, SO GOOD. I'VE BEEN ROUND AND TALKED TO A GOOD NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND EVERYTHING'S QUITE CALM AND RUNNING WELL. PATIENTS REPORT THINGS ARE HUMMING ON THE WARDS. THEY TAKE MY OBS EVERY TWO HOURS. I THINK THEY'VE TAKEN THEM TWICE TODAY, WHICH IS COS THEY'RE SO BUSY MOVING PEOPLE AROUND. WHILE COMMUNITY AFTER-HOURS CLINICS, LIKE PEGASUS IN CHRISTCHURCH, ARE STEADY. WE'VE SEEN SOME SICK KIDDIES WITH ASTHMA. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF MINOR FRACTURES. WE'VE HAD TO DO SOME PLASTERS OF PARIS. BUT BOTH SIDES OF THIS STRIKE ARE LOOK MILES APART. THE JUNIOR DOCTORS UNION STILL DETERMINED TO GET 12-DAY SHIFTS DOWN TO 10 AND SEVEN NIGHTS DOWN TO FOUR. THE DHB'S STILL SAYING NO. WE WANT CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO MAKE SURE THESE HOURS ARE FIXED AND FIXED PERMANENTLY. WE'VE HEARD WHAT THEY'VE SAID, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S RIGHT TO PAY FOR THOSE EXTRA DAYS OFF. THERE'S DISMAY TOO AT THE UNION ALREADY INDICATING A SECOND POSSIBLE STRIKE. I THINK IT'S ATROCIOUS, ACTUALLY. YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH DOES THAT INDICATE THAT YOU WANT TO SETTLE THIS WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT YOUR NEXT BIT OF ACTION? BUT AS THE FIRST STRIKE NIGHT LOOMS,... WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF EXTRA DOCTORS ON, AND WE'VE GOT SOME STANDING-BY CAPACITY IF WE NEED IT. ...MEDICS SAY THEY'RE AS READY AS THEY CAN BE FOR WHATEVER TURNS UP. LORELEI MASON, 1 NEWS. AND PROVIDING THE COUNTRY WITH MORE YOUNG DOCTORS HAS SPARKED A TURF WAR BETWEEN NZ UNIVERSITIES. WAIKATO UNIVERSITY IS PITCHING FOR A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL, BUT THE TWO EXISTING ONES AT AUCKLAND AND OTAGO UNIVERSITIES AREN'T HAPPY. JESSICA MUTCH REPORTS. AT THE MOMENT, IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A DOCTOR, YOU CAN STUDY AT AUCKLAND OR OTAGO UNIVERSITY. BUT WAIKATO UNIVERSITY WANTS A PIECE OF THE ACTION AND IS PITCHING TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR HELP SETTING UP ITS OWN MED SCHOOL AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL. WE HAVE SHORTAGES OF DOCTORS IN PROVINCIAL CENTRES AND IN RURAL AREAS IN GENERAL PRACTICE. THE PLAN IS TO TRAIN 60 DOCTORS A YEAR. THEY'LL NEED A DEGREE ` IT CAN BE ANY KIND OF DEGREE ` AND THEN THEY'LL TRAIN FOR FOUR YEARS. THE HOPE IS THAT MOST OF THEM WILL BECOME GPS AND THEN GO BACK IN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES TO WORK. BUT THE OTHER MED SCHOOLS DON'T LIKE IT. < CAN YOU UNDERSTAND WHY? I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY, YES. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY ADMITS WE NEED A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL, BUT SAYS IT ALREADY HAS 150 STUDENTS BASED AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL AND SAYS THEY'D BE BOOTED OUT. THEY REALLY HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO. SO WE HAVE QUITE CONSIDERABLE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT EFFECT AN ADDITIONAL PROGRAMME WOULD HAVE. WE WOULDN'T CROWD AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY COMPLETELY OUT OF WAIKATO HOSPITAL. IT'S A VERY BIG HOSPITAL. BOTH UNIVERSITIES SAY EXTRA STUDENTS WOULD PUT SEVERE PRESSURE ON TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN HOSPITALS. THE TWO PROGRAMMES OTAGO AND AUCKLAND ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND PLACEMENTS FOR THOSE STUDENTS AT THE MOMENT, SO IT'S A REAL CHALLENGE. WAIKATO UNIVERSITY NEEDS GOVERNMENT FUNDING. THE MINISTER SAYS IT'S AN INTERESTING IDEA, AND HE'S LOOKING INTO IT. IF THEY GET SIGN-OFF, IT WILL STILL BE SEVEN YEARS UNTIL WAIKATO SEES ITS FIRST MED SCHOOL GRADUATE. JESSICA MUTCH, ONE NEWS. THE AMERICANS ARE SENDING A HOLLYWOOD STAR HERE NEXT MONTH TO CELEBRATE OUR NAVY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY. GET ME THE SAMPSON. YES, COMING OUR WAY ` THE DESTROYER USS SAMPSON, USED IN THE MOVIE 'BATTLESHIP', IT WILL END AMERICA'S 30-YEAR BOYCOTT ON NAVAL SHIP VISITS BECAUSE OF OUR ANTI-NUCLEAR LEGISLATION. US VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN CONFIRMED IN JULY THAT AN AMERICAN SHIP WOULD COME. JOHN KEY SAYS FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY ASSURANCES THAT ANY VESSEL IS NEITHER NUCLEAR POWERED NOR ARMED WILL SATISFY OUR NUCLEAR-FREE LAWS. THOUSANDS OF IRAQI TROOPS ARE ADVANCING ON MOSUL IN THE BIGGEST OFFENSIVE AGAINST ISIS YET. IRAQ'S MILITARY SAYS IT'S ALREADY INFLICTED HEAVY LOSSES OF LIFE AND EQUIPMENT, BUT ISIS HAS RESPONDED WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN SUICIDE CAR BOMB ATTACKS. WITH MORE FROM THE FRONT LINE, HERE'S ABC'S ALEX MARQUARDT. JUST AFTER DAWN, IRAQI TANKS ROLLED INTO BATTLE. ARTILLERY AND AIR STRIKES POUNDED ISIS POSITIONS. THE OFFENSIVE OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY TO RETAKE MOSUL FROM ISIS. ROCKET FIRES THAT WAS ONE OF THE ROCKETS HEADING OUT, DOWN TOWARDS THE PLAINS TOWARDS THE CITY OF MOSUL AS THE SUN HAS COME UP. GUNFIRE BUT AS THE DAY WORE ON, THE TERRORIST GROUP SHOWED IT WAS NOT GOING DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT. THIS SUICIDE TRUCK BOMBER CAREENED INTO A LINE OF IRAQI TANKS THEN EXPLODED. GIANT FLAMES SHOOTING TOWARDS THE SKY. ANOTHER DROVE TOWARDS A KURDISH CONVOY, WITH TROOPS YELLING AS THEY SPOT THE ATTACKER. THEN THE SOUND OF THE EXPLOSION. EXPLOSION BOOMS ISIS CLAIM 12 SUICIDE BOMBINGS IN THE BATTLE TODAY. BACKING THE ANTI-ISIS FORCES ARE AMERICAN TROOPS, ADVISING AND CALLING IN AIR STRIKES, LIKE THOSE WE SAW THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON A KURDISH BASE. THAT PROGRESS SEEN FROM A DRONE. ABANDONED VILLAGES THAT THE ADVANCING FORCES NOW WARN MAY BE BOOBY TRAPPED. THE FIGHTERS TELL US THAT THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE TO THEIR ADVANCE IS THE DEADLY IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES PLACED ALL ALONG THE ROADS AND IN THE FIELDS, SO EVEN WITH CONSIDERABLY GREATER FIREPOWER, MOVING FORWARD CAN BE COMPLICATED AND SLOW GOING. AND NZ WILL PROVIDE $1M TO HELP WITH HUMANITARIAN AID FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE MILITARY CAMPAIGN TO LIBERATE MOSUL FROM ISIS. STILL TO COME ` THE AUSTRALIAN MOTHER AT THE CENTRE OF A BOTCHED CHILD KIDNAPPING SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER CUSTODY BATTLE AND WHY SHE WAS FORCED TO TAKE DESPERATE MEASURES BY HER FORMER HUSBAND. AND STANDING BY HER MAN, MELANIA TRUMP BREAKS HER SILENCE ON THAT DAMNING RECORDING OF HER HUSBAND BOASTING ABOUT WOMEN. WHY SHE SAYS THAT'S NOT THE DONALD SHE KNOWS. AND TAKING ULTRAFAST BROADBAND TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. THE $1B CABLE PROJECT LINKING NZ TO AUSTRALIA AND HOW IT WILL CHANGE YOUR INTERNET SPEED. Ah, the power bill. Did you know our appliances are responsible for about 30% of one of these? So if you're buying a new appliance, choose one that's energy-efficient. Use the energy rating label to compare models. A two-star washing machine could cost $1200 to run over its lifetime. A four-and-a-half star machine could cost just $380. An Energy Star shows it's one of the most energy-efficient. If we buy and use appliances wisely, we'll all benefit by saving energy and money. A SHIP THAT'S BEEN SITTING OFF THE COAST OF TAURANGA FOR FIVE WEEKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OFFLOAD ITS CARGO OF PALM KERNEL. THE MV MOLAT HAS BEEN WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON ITS APPLICATION TO HAVE 23 THOUSAND TONNES OF PALM KERNEL TREATED HERE. BUT TODAY THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES TURNED DOWN THE APPLICATION, BECAUSE OF THE RISK THE PRODUCT MAY BE CONTAMINATED, BECAUSE IT COMES FROM AN UNREGISTERED MALAYSIAN PLANT. PALM KERNEL'S USED HERE AS ANIMAL FEED MOSTLY BY DAIRY FARMERS. DONALD TRUMP'S WIFE MELANIA HAS BROKEN HER SILENCE TO DEFEND HER EMBATTLED HUSBAND. SHE CLAIMS HER HUSBAND WAS 'EGGED ON' IN THE 2005 TAPE IN WHICH HE MADE LEWD COMMENTS ABOUT WOMEN. HERE'S THE ABC'S TOM LLAMAS. TONIGHT MELANIA TRUMP, SILENT THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE CAMPAIGN, NOW SPEAKING OUT TO CNN ABOUT HER HUSBAND'S COMMENTS ON THAT BUS. WHEN YOU FIRST SAW IT, WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD IT, WHAT DID YOU THINK? I... I SAID TO MY HUSBAND, 'THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE LANGUAGE IS INAPPROPRIATE. 'IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.' AND, UM... I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE THAT IS NOT THE MAN THAT I KNOW. AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE TAPE, THE CAMERAS WERE NOT ON. IT WAS ONLY A MIKE, AND I WONDER, UM, IF THEY EVEN KNEW THAT THE MIKE WAS ON, BECAUSE IT WAS KIND OF BOY TALK, AND HE WAS LEAD ON, LIKE EGG ON FROM THE HOST TO SAY, UM, DIRTY AND BAD STUFF. YOU FEEL THE HOST, BILLY BUSH, WAS, SORT OF, EGGING HIM ON? YES. YES. DONALD TRUMP HAS DISMISSED HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSH AS, QUOTE, LOCKER ROOM TALK. IS THAT LANGUAGE THAT YOU HAD HEARD HIM USE BEFORE? NO. NO, THAT'S WHY I WAS SURPRISED, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW THAT PERSON THAT WOULD TALK THAT WAY. AND THAT HE WOULD SAY THAT KIND OF STUFF IN PRIVATE. I HEARD MANY DIFFERENT STUFF. BOYS' TALK. I, UH... THE BOYS, THE WAY THEY TALK WHEN THEY GROW UP, AND THEY WANNA, UM... SOMETIMES SHOW EACH OTHER, OH, THIS AND THAT AND TALKING ABOUT THE GIRLS. BUT, UM, YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED, OF COURSE. nO WORD YET TO MELANIA TRUMP'S RESPONSE TO THE MULTIPLE WOMEN ACCUSING TRUMP OF GROPING THEM. AND THE TV PRESENTER, BILLY BUSH, WHO WAS CAUGHT ON TAPE IN THAT VULGAR CONVERSATION WITH DONALD TRUMP HAS BEEN FIRED. THE WOMAN AT THE CENTRE OF A BUNGLED CHILD ABDUCTION IN LEBANON HAS DESCRIBED WHY SHE TOOK SUCH DESPERATE MEASURES. SALLY FAULKNER, A 60 MINUTES TV CREW AND SOME HIRED KIDNAPPERS ENDED UP IN JAIL AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SNATCH HER CHILDREN FROM HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND. SHE'S GIVEN HER FIRST INTERVIEW TO ABC'S 'AUSTRALIAN STORY.' WILL HINE REPORTS. THE FOOTAGE HAS BEEN PLAYED COUNTLESS TIMES; THE MOMENT AUSTRALIAN MOTHER SALLY FAULKNER TRIED TO RECLAIM HER TWO CHILDREN IN BEIRUT. SHE SAYS SHE WAS FORCED INTO ACTION AFTER HER FORMER HUSBAND TOOK THE KIDS ON HOLIDAY THEN DROPPED A BOMBSHELL. HEARING THOSE WORDS SAID TO ME ON SKYPE (SIGHS) DESTROYED ME. BUT THE FEELING WAS ALSO FAMILIAR. SHE CLAIMS ALI ELAMINE AND HIS MOTHER HAD TAKEN LAHELA ONCE BEFORE WHEN SHE WAS 10 MONTHS OLD. ALI SAID TO ME, 'GIVE LAHELA TO MY MUM. SHE WANTS A CUDDLE.' I HANDED HER OVER; SHE TOOK HER. SHE TOOK HER AND WALKED INTO THE HOUSE. IT WAS THREE MONTHS BEFORE SALLY WAS REUNITED WITH HER DAUGHTER. SHE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHO I WAS. BRING IT TO MUMMY. BUT ALI WON HER OVER. WITH HIS CHARISMATIC WAY, HE GOT BACK MY TRUST. THE FAMILY WAS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN AND GREW WITH THE ARRIVAL OF SON NOAH. BUT LIFE IN LEBANON BECAME TOO MUCH FOR SALLY. SHE RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA WITH THE CHILDREN. ALI BEGAN FREQUENT VISITS, AND A CO-PARENTING ARRANGEMENT WAS REACHED. PART OF THAT DEAL WAS THAT ALI COULD TAKE THEM ON TRIPS TO HIS HOMELAND. I SAID TO HIM, 'ALI, PROMISE ME. LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND PROMISE ME 'THAT YOU WILL BRING THEM BACK.' HE SAID, 'WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS.' A PROMISE THAT WASN'T KEPT. BUT NOW STRUGGLING TO ACCEPT SHE MAY HAVE LOST HER CHILDREN FOR GOOD. WILL HINE, 1 NEWS. IN THE SECOND PART OF HER INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK, SALLY FAULKNER DESCRIBES HOW THE ABDUCTION PLAN FELL APART. THE HOUSE WHERE ADOLPH HITLER WAS BORN IN AUSTRIA IS TO BE TORN DOWN TO PREVENT IT FROM BECOMING A PILGRIMAGE SITE FOR NEO-NAZIS. THE CALL TO DESTROY THE HOUSE WAS MADE BY A COMMITTEE INCLUDING HISTORIANS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THE COUNTRY'S MAIN JEWISH ORGANISATION. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT MOVED TO OUST THE PROPERTY'S OWNER AFTER SHE REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO SELL IT TO THE STATE. WEATHER TIME NOW DAN IS HERE, AND MORE SPRING WARMTH TODAY, BUT A SOGGY DAY IN THE FAR SOUTH. DEFINITELY SOGGY. NEARLY 200 MM OF RAIN. Other spots, you had some lovely colour and the sky. A sheet of cloud. A close-up view of that shows the rain did not move to Dunedin. 21 mm of rain to Invercargill. Look at the temperatures ` FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ Colourful skies, a bit of a cool down coming. What will the long weekend look like? STILL AHEAD ` HOW THE BIG TICK IS GETTING THE FLICK. THE REASON WHY THE HEALTHY HEART TICK IS BEING RETIRED, AND ITS REPLACEMENT. AND HIS NAME IS WYATT BROWN. CHANCES ARE THIS WON'T BE THE ONLY TIME WE'LL BE HEARING ABOUT THIS LITTLE GUY AND HIS SKATER BOY MOVES. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` OUR SOARING PRISON POPULATION MEANS THE GOVERNMENT HAS EARMARKED $1B FOR PROVIDING AN EXTRA 1800 PRISON BEDS. IT'S NOW ALSO THOUGHT AROUND 700 MORE PRISON STAFF WILL BE NEEDED, EVEN THOUGH ABOUT 200 LOST THEIR JOBS LAST YEAR. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IRAQI TROOPS ARE ADVANCING ON MOSUL AS PART OF A US BACKED OFFENSIVE TO DRIVE ISLAMIC STATE FROM THE NORTHERN IRAQ CITY. ISIS HAS RESPONDED WITH MORE THAN A DOZEN SUICIDE CAR BOMB ATTACKS AND THE COALITION IS EXPECTING TO ENCOUNTER FIERCE RESISTANCE. PRO-EUTHANASIA ACTIVISTS IN NELSON AND WELLINGTON SAY THEY'VE BEEN TARGETED BY POLICE. IT COMES AS THE RIGHT TO DIE IS UNDER SCRUTINY AT PARLIAMENT, AND SOME CAMPAIGNERS ARE QUESTIONING THE TIMING. EMILY COOPER REPORTS. PATSY MCGRATH SAYS SHE'S BEEN LEFT CONFUSED AFTER POLICE CAME TO HER HOUSE EARLIER THIS MONTH AND TOOK A HELIUM CANISTER. THEY CAME SHOWING ME A SEARCH WARRANT. FOR FIVE DECADES PATSY'S BEEN VOCAL IN HER SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHT OF PEOPLE TO END THEIR OWN LIVES, AND SHE BELIEVES THAT'S WHY SHE WAS TARGETED. IT WAS PRESUMED I'D USE IT FOR VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA IF I SHOULD NEED TO. A WELLINGTON RIGHT-TO-DIE CAMPAIGNER WAS ARRESTED IN A SEPARATE OPERATION, AND PASTY SAYS SHE WAS TOLD POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING THOSE AIDING AND ABETTING VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA. THIS IS AN USUAL THING IN NZ FOR POLICE TO DO. I'M CONCERNED THAT POLICE ARE HAVING THEIR STRINGS PULLED BY PEOPLE WITH A DIFFERENT POLITICAL AGENDA. I'D SAY TO MARYAN STREET THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A LOT OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES, NORMALLY THEY'RE NOT TRUE. MARYANN STREET'S RIGHT-TO-DIE PETITION IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY PARLIAMENT'S HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE, AND SHE'S CONCERNED THE POLICE RAIDS MAY NOW DISCOURAGE SUPPORTERS FROM APPEARING IN PERSON. HOWEVER CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, SIMON O'CONNOR, DOESN'T BELIEVE SUBMITTERS WILL BE INTIMIDATED. POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED A LOWER HUTT WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH IMPORTING A CLASS-C DRUG, BUT SAID THEY HAVE BROADER RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CORONER, SO WON'T COMMENT FURTHER. PATSY SAYS SHE'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT TO DIE. MY BODY, MY CHOICE. AND SHE DOESN'T EXPECT AN APOLOGY FROM POLICE. EMILY COOPER, ONE NEWS. ONE OF OUR BEST-KNOWN HEALTHY FOOD SYMBOLS HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS SHELF LIFE. THE HEART FOUNDATION'S TICK OF APPROVAL'S BEING PHASED OUT AFTER 25 YEARS. FOOD EXPERTS SAY IT'S PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE, DESPITE SOME CONTROVERSY. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. A PIONEERING LITTLE LABEL. THE FAMILIAR RED TICK'S FLAGGED THE MOST HEALTHY CHOICES TO SHOPPERS FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. OH, I THINK IT'S AMAZING. IT'S DONE GREAT THINGS. IT'S HELPED THE CONSUMER SHOP FOR THINGS THAT ARE LOWER IN SATURATED FAT AND LOWER IN SODIUM. BUT FOOD CONCERNS ARE CHANGING, AND THE HEART FOUNDATION HERE AND IN AUSTRALIA SAY THE TICK'S WORK IS DONE. IT WAS VERY REVOLUTIONARY BACK IN IT'S DAY, BACK WHEN IT ORIGINATED ON PACK, AND WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT WAS BACK BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN NUTRITION INFORMATION PANELS ON THE BACK OF FOOD PACKAGING. THE TICK'S HAD ITS FAIR SHARE OF CONTROVERSY. GIVE THE TICK THE FLICK. TICK APPROVAL ON SOME PRODUCTS WIDELY CONSIDERED TO BE UNHEALTHY SPARKED A MASS PROTEST ACROSS THE TASMAN, WHICH INCLUDED CELEBRITY CHEF PETE EVANS AMONG OTHERS. WHEN THE HEART FOUNDATION FIRST STARTED, BECAUSE IT WAS THE HEART WE WERE LOOKING AT NUTRIENTS THAT WERE LOOKING AT THE HEART. SO THAT'S SATURATED FAT, SALT PRIMARILY, SO SUGAR WASN'T INITIALLY LOOKED AT. NOW SUGAR'S A BIG PART OF THE HEALTH EQUATION, SO THE HEART FOUNDATION'S THROWING ITS SUPPORT BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT-BACKED HEALTH STAR RATING SYSTEM THAT'S WORKED ITS WAY ONTO MORE THAN 2000 PRODUCTS SINCE 2014, BUT IT TOO IS CONTROVERSIAL. CONSUMER NZ'S CONCERNED THE STAR SYSTEM'S OPEN TO MANIPULATION. IT SAYS IT'S MOST WIDELY USED ON CEREALS, AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS OR ELSE BE MADE COMPULSORY. THE NEW SYSTEM WILL BE COMPREHENSIVELY REVIEWED IN THREE YEARS TIME. BY THEN, THE TICK WILL BE LONG GONE. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. IT'S NOT MUCH THICKER THAN A TWENTY CENT COIN, BUT A 2300KM CABLE LINKING NZ AND AUSTRALIA IS SET TO RAMP UP BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY HERE. A SPECIALIST UNDERSEA CABLE SHIP'S DOCKED IN AUCKLAND AS THE FINAL STAGES OF THE TRANS-TASMAN PROJECT GET UNDERWAY. CHRIS CHANG EXPLAINS. IT'S A $1B PROJECT STRETCHING FROM THE BLACK SANDS OF RAGLAN TO NARRABEEN BEACH NEAR SYDNEY. NOW THE 'ILE DE RE' HAS ARRIVED TO COMPLETE THE 'TASMAN GLOBAL ACCESS' CABLE. BECAUSE OF OUR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THE WORLD, WE NEED INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY. 2300KM OF FIBRE OPTIC CABLE IS SET TO 'SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE' BROADBAND HERE. SO, DAY ONE, WE'RE LAUNCHING WITH 500 GIGABYTES PER SECOND. WE COULD SCALE IT UP IMMEDIATELY TO 20 TERABYTES PER SECOND. TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE THAT'S ABOUT 2 MILLION HIGH DEFINITION TVS ALL ACCESSING THE INTERNET AT ONCE. ON BOARD IS THIS 25-TONNE PLOUGH, WHICH LOWERS INTO THE OCEAN TO DO THE HARD YARDS. EXACTLY THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS A PLOUGH ON A FARM. IT'S JUST DRAGGED ALONG, AND LIFTS THE SOIL OUT OF THE WAY, PUTS THE CABLE IN THE FURROW AND THEN PUTS THE SOIL BACK ON TOP. THERE'S ABOUT 500KM OF CABLE DOWN HERE, AND THIS IS ALL THERE IS TO IT. THE FIBRES ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, BUT IT'S MAINLY MADE UP OF INSULATION ` THAT'S THE LIGHT COLOUR, AND PLASTIC. AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S ABOUT AS THICK AS A 20 CENT PIECE. TELCO GIANTS VODAFONE AND SPARK, WITH TELSTRA, ARE INVESTING AROUND A $100M IN THE PROJECT. WE COMPETE FURIOUSLY AT A RETAIL LEVEL, BUT, AS I SAID, THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS JUST WOULDN'T HAPPEN UNLESS THE INDUSTRY BODIES COULD COME TOGETHER ` THE MAJOR PLAYERS WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THE CASH ` TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE PROJECTS HAPPEN. THE CONNECTION WILL BE READY BY JANUARY NEXT YEAR, WHEN 'ULTRAFAST' WILL BE TAKEN TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL BLACKS ARE BACK TOGETHER IN AUCKLAND. THERE'S CERTAINLY NO SHYING AWAY FROM THE MAGIC MARK OF 18 AS A NEW HALFBACK IS CALLED IN AND THE TEAM REFOCUSES. DONE AND DUSTED AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, AND WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A TEST MATCH. PLAYERS REVEAL NEWFOUND CONFIDENCE AHEAD OF THE RECORD ATTEMPT. PLUS, THE BELEAGUERED KIWIS LOSE A KEY COMPONENT AHEAD OF THE FOUR NATIONS TOURNAMENT. AND DON'T PANIC, WYATT'S COOL. HE'S GOT THE MOVES TO PROVE IT. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE REGROUPED IN AUCKLAND TO PREPARE FOR THE THIRD BLEDISLOE TEST, AS THEY ALSO AIM AT A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE WINS. IT'S BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH BIG VICTORIES OVERSEAS, BUT ALSO OFF-FIELD ISSUES TO DEAL WITH. THE WALLABIES AND AN EDEN PARK TEST ARE NOW IN FULL VIEW. BACK IN WORK MODE TODAY. THE ALL BLACKS ARE PLEASED RUGBY'S IS BACK IN FOCUS. GIVEN THE OUTCOME OF YESTERDAY'S HEARING, > CAN THE TEAM NOW MOVE ON FROM THE AARON SMITH ISSUE? > YEAH, DEFINITELY. IT'S DONE AND DUSTED AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED, AND WE'RE GETTING READY FOR A TEST MATCH. THAT INCLUDES BRINGING IN A THIRD HALFBACK TO COVER FOR SMITH IN TRAINING, WITH COUNTIES-MANUKAU'S TWO-TEST ALL BLACK AUGIE PULU CALLED UP AFTER TRAINING WITH HIS PROVINCIAL SIDE THIS MORNING. FOR THE ALL BLACKS, IT'S ALL EYES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ON TRYING TO KNOCK OFF THE WORLD RECORD OF 18 CONSECUTIVE TEST WINS. I THINK THE AUSSIES HAVE ALREADY MENTIONED IT. WE'VE CERTAINLY MENTIONED IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF GUYS HERE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THOSE FAILED ATTEMPTS, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT MINDSET, DIFFERENT TEAM THIS TIME AROUND, AND WE'RE GETTING EXCITED ABOUT IT. OLYMPIC CHAMP MAHE DRYSDALE KNOWS ALL ABOUT RECORDS. HE WAS A GUEST IN CAMP TODAY. CLEARLY, HE'S A GREAT NZ ATHLETE. JUST HAVING HIM WILL BE GOOD FOR US. THE TEAM WILL BE AT NEAR FULL STRENGTH COME NAMING DAY ON THURSDAY, WITH SAM CANE A CHANCE TO PLAY. HE'S BEEN OUT FOR SIX WEEKS AFTER TEARING A HAMSTRING AGAINST ARGENTINA IN HAMILTON. THE SILVER LINING ` CANE'S WATCHED TWO BIG AWAY TEST VICTORIES FROM THE COUCH, KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUNG CHIEFS TEAMMATE CENTRE ANTON LIENERT-BROWN. YOU KNOW, YOU SEE PEOPLE COME INTO THE ALL BLACKS ENVIRONMENT. I RECKON YOU VERY RARELY SEE PEOPLE JUST ADAPT TO IT AND STEP UP THE WAY HE HAS. THE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS TEAM HAS GOING OUT THERE, THE YOUNG PLAYERS BACKING THEMSELVES, I THINK THE COACHES FEEL THAT AND SEE THAT. THEY'RE LETTING THE YOUNG GUYS WHO GET A CHANCE HAVE FREE REIN. AND YOU'LL SEE THE RESULTS AFTER AN EXTRA COUPLE OF DAYS OFF, AND WITH THAT RECORD ATTEMPT ON THE RADAR, THAT CONFIDENCE IS STRIKING NEW LEVELS. RIGHT ABOUT NOW, THE WALLABIES WILL BE ASSESSING THE FITNESS OF ONE OF THEIR KEY LOOSE FORWARDS AT A TRAINING SESSION IN SYDNEY. DAVID POCOCK'S BEEN OUT WITH A BROKEN HAND FOR A MONTH BUT HAS SO FAR COME THROUGH CONTACT WORK, DESPERATE TO PLAY AFTER WHAT'S BEEN A FRUSTRATING YEAR. YOU CAN'T REALLY CONTROL SOME OF THE INJURIES I'VE HAD THIS YEAR WITH THE BROKEN CHEEKBONE AND THE BROKEN HAND AND THEY'RE JUST, SORT OF, CONTACT INJURIES, SO TO MISS OUT TO THEM HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING, BUT IT'S ALL JUST PART OF IT. I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO BE INVOLVED WITH SELECTION, AND WE'LL JUST SEE HOW THAT GOES. THIS COULD BE POCOCK'S LAST CRACK AT BREAKING THE WALLABIES' 30-YEAR HOODOO AT EDEN PARK. HE'S OFF ON A SABBATICAL NEXT YEAR. WHO KNOWS WHEN HE'LL GET ANOTHER SHOT. THERE'S CONFUSION AROUND REPORTS CLAIMING FORMER ALL BLACKS DAN CARTER AND JOE ROKOCOKO HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF ALLEGED DOPING OFFENCES. FRENCH NEWSPAPER L'EQUIPE IS REPORTING CARTER WAS NOTIFIED HE'S BEEN GIVEN THE ALL-CLEAR FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION BY THE FRENCH RUGBY FEDERATION. CARTER AND ROKOCOKO TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORTICO-STEROIDS IN JUNE, BUT HAD THERAPEUTIC USE EXEMPTIONS. CARTER'S TOLD ONE NEWS HE'S YET TO LEARN OF THE RESULT. THE BLACKCAPS ARE DESPERATE TO GET THAT WINNING FEELING BACK IN WHAT'S BEEN A JOYLESS CRICKET TOUR OF INDIA SO FAR. THE TEAM'S ARRIVED IN NEW DELHI FOR THEIR SECOND ONE-DAYER, FOLLOWING THEIR SIX-WICKET THRASHING IN DHARAMSALA. AFTER A FEW LOSSES, YOUR DETERMINATION DEFINITELY DOES GET A BIT STRONGER, AND YOU SORT OF JUST WANNA GET ONE WIN BACK JUST TO GET THAT FEELING BACK. BUT BRACEWELL SAYS THE TEAM STILL HAS CONFIDENCE DESPITE NOT HAVING BEEN COMPETITIVE IN THE TESTS OR THE ONE-DAYERS SO FAR. VERY STRONG BELIEF STILL. WE'VE GOT A GOOD GROUP OF GUYS AT THE MOMENT AND A GOOD TEAM STRUCTURE, AND WE TALKED ABOUT NOT LOOKING AT THE PERFORMANCES TOO MUCH AND JUST FOCUSING ON THE NEXT GAME. THE SECOND ODI IS ON THURSDAY. THE KIWI RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM HAS BEEN DEALT A HARSH BLOW AHEAD OF THEIR FOUR-NATIONS CAMPAIGN IN ENGLAND. FORMER CAPTAIN SIMON MANNERING HAS BEEN RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT AFTER NOT RECOVERING QUICK ENOUGH FROM KNEE SURGERY. GEORGE BERRY HAS THE IN'S AND OUT'S. SIMON MANNERING WAS NOTICEABLY MISSED DURING THE KIWIS' LOSS TO AUSTRALIA IN PERTH, AND HIS ABSENCE IS SET TO CONTINUE. HE WANTED TO HAVE SOME MINOR SURGERY ON HIS KNEE. HE WAS GOING ON TRACK UNTIL HIS LAST TRAINING SESSION, WHERE HE DIDN'T REALLY FEEL 100%. WHILE THE KIWIS AREN'T SHORT ON BACK ROWERS, THEY COULD SURE USE HIS LEADERSHIP AND DEFENSIVE QUALITIES. THE 41-TEST VETERAN'S REPLACED BY PENRITH PANTHER JAMES FISHER-HARRIS (20), WHO'LL JOIN THE SQUAD BEFORE FLYING TO THE UK TOMORROW. YOU KNOW THE WAY HE CARRIES THE BALL, FOR A 20-YEAR-OLD TO PLAY FIRST-GRADE LIKE HE DOES, YOU KNOW, IT'S A CREDIT TO HIM. A MAN SPORTING SIMILAR ATTRIBUTES TO MANNERING HAS BEEN PROMOTED AS ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN. SAM BURGESS DEFIANT OVER SUGGESTIONS HIS TIME IN RUGBY UNION, INCLUDING ENGLAND'S EARLY EXIT AT LAST YEAR'S RUGBY WORLD CUP, WAS A FAILURE. YOU WANT TO CALL IT A FAILURE, THEN I THINK IT'S WRONG, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF MY TIME SPENT ON THE FIELD, WE WERE ACTUALLY NEVER LOSING A GAME, OR WE NEVER LOST A GAME UNTIL I WAS OFF THE FIELD. I KNOW SAM PERSONALLY. AND I KNOW HOW HE'S A PROUD ENGLISHMAN, AND I ACTUALLY WAS HAVING COFFEE WITH HIM BEFORE I CAME OVER TO PERTH AND HIM AND HIS BROTHERS WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FOUR-NATIONS CAMPAIGN AND HOW THEY'RE EXCITED. THEY'LL BE EVEN MORE EXCITED KNOWING THEY WON'T HAVE TO SMASH THROUGH SIMON MANNERING DURING THEIR TOURNAMENT OPENER ON OCTOBER 30. GEORGE BERRY, 1 NEWS. MANCHESTER UNITED BOSS JOSE MOURINHO HAS TAKEN A SWING AT RIVALS LIVERPOOL, DESPITE THE TWO TEAMS PLAYING OUT A 0-0 DRAW AT ANFIELD. LIVERPOOL DOMINATING THE GAME FROM A STATS POINT OF VIEW WITH 65% OF POSSESSION AND MORE SHOTS ON TARGET, BUT MOURINHO SAYS HIS SIDE WAS CLEARLY BETTER, CRITICISING HIS OPPONENTS FOR BEING TOO CAUTIOUS. THEY'RE A GOOD TEAM. THEY'RE NOT THE LAST WONDER OF THE WORLD LIKE YOU LIKE TO SAY THEY ARE, BUT THEY ARE A VERY GOOD TEAM. SORRY, DID YOU SAY THE LAST ONE IN THE WORLD LIKE THEY SAY THEY ARE? YOU SAY. YOU LIKE TO SAY. WHILE NEITHER TEAM FOUND THE BACK OF THE NET, LIVERPOOL DID COME AGONISINGLY CLOSE WITH THIS EFFORT, KEPT OUT BY UNITED KEEPER DAVID DE GEA. OH, IT'S JUST AN ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC SAVE BY DAVID DE GEA. HE'S KINDA FINDING IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT IT DIDN'T HIT THE BACK OF THE NET. LIVERPOOL STAY FOURTH ON THE LEAGUE LADDER, WHILE UNITED SIT SEVENTH. TROUBLED AUSTRALIAN TENNIS STAR NICK KYRGIOS COULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP FOR HIS BEHAVIOUR FOLLOWING ANOTHER FINE AND BAN HANDED DOWN BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE MEN'S TOUR. THE ATP SUSPENDED THE 21-YEAR-OLD FOR EIGHT WEEKS AND SLAPPED HIM WITH A $55,000 FINE FOR HIS MELTDOWN IN THE SHANGHAI MASTERS LAST WEEK. THIS THE DEFIANT PRESS CONFERENCE KYRGIOS GAVE AFTERWARDS. I DON'T OWE HIM ANYTHING. IT'S MY CHOICE. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, I DON'T ASK YOU TO COME WATCH. JUST LEAVE. OH, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE. IF YOU WANT TO BUY A TICKET, COME WATCH ME. YOU KNOW I'M UNPREDICTABLE. IT'S YOUR CHOICE. DOESN'T AFFECT HOW I SLEEP AT NIGHT. BUT THE ATP HAS ALLOWED FOR KYRGIOS'S SUSPENSION TO BE REDUCED TO THREE WEEKS IF HE RECEIVES PROFESSIONAL CARE, SOMETHING TENNIS AUSTRALIA SAYS THE WORLD NUMBER 14 WILL DO. KYRGIOS HAS ALSO ISSUED AN APOLOGETIC STATEMENT. LAST UP TONIGHT, COULD THIS BE ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED TODDLERS IN THE COUNTRY? MEET 22-MONTH-OLD WYATT BROWN, THE YOUNGEST MEMBER OF AUCKLAND'S YOUNG GUNS SKATE SCHOOL. DON'T WORRY, HE'S NOT FAZED ABOUT FALLING OFF, GETTING RIGHT BACK ON HIS SPONSORED BOARD WOMAN CHEERS, CLAPS THE LITTLE MAN HAS THE DANCE MOVES AS WELL ` THAT IS WHEN HE'S NOT TAKING A WELL-EARNED DRINKS BREAK. WELL WORTH A HIGH FIVE AND A FIST BUMP. VERY CUTE. STAGGERING FOR UNDER 2. MORE COORDINATION THAN A LOT OF US. UNUSUAL SATURDAY NIGHT COMING UP COMING UP, MIKE KING HAS A MESSAGE FOR YOU. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE WAY WE LOOK AT PEOPLE. SO WHAT'S SPARKED THIS COMEDIAN'S FIGHT FOR CHANGE? AND WELCOME TO PAHI ` PRETTY LAID-BACK AND FRIENDLY. THE SMALL TOWN ABOUT TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN. AND WOULD YOU PAY 12 GRAND FOR A CHAIR? ONE CHAIR. YES, WE'RE UNCORKING THE CHAMPAIGNE ON SITTING DOWN. THAT'S AT 7. Together we all use enough hot water in a year to fill 33,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Hot water heating is around 30% of your energy bill, so having an energy-efficient hot-water system makes sense. When you need a new hot-water system, go to energywise.govt.nz Use this tool to help you look into all the options that could be right for your home. Efficient hot-water systems give you hot water you need, save you money and conserve our country's resources. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LONG WEEKEND, THERE IS SOME STUFF TO GET THROUGH. THERE WILL BE DECENT WEATHER THEN BUT NOT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALMOST LIKE SUMMER IN A FEW SPOTS TODAY. A GOOD FEED OF MOISTURE. THAT LOW DOWN THERE. THE LAST OF THE HIGH FRONT. YOU HAVE DONE WELL IN THE NORTH. HEAVY RAIN IN THE FAR SOUTH. A BIG LUMP OF WET WEATHER DRIFTING ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND. TURNS INTO NOTHING FOR THE NORTH ISLAND. SOME THUNDER IN THE FAR SOUTH. THAT MOVES UP WITH COOLER AIR COMING IN. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ Saturday is looking good. Thank you. How was the long-range forecast? How's Christmas? It only nine weeks away.