A windy low is finally clearing away. It left quite a dumping of rain. For eastern areas, you could be having an early taste of summer. 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. A TREE COMES CRASHING DOWN ON A PLAYGROUND AT AN AUCKLAND PRE-SCHOOL INJURING FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN. OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HILLARY CLINTON! TOUCHING WOOD ` BIG FIRE POWER AND STAR POWER FOR HILLARY CLINTON IN THE LAST PUSH FOR VOTES AS DONALD TRUMP BLITZES BATTLEGROUND STATES ON THE EVE OF THE US ELECTION. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN ARE RECOVERING TONIGHT AFTER BEING INJURED BY A FALLING TREE WHILE PLAYING AT AN AUCKLAND DAY CARE. ONE TODDLER IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION IN HOSPITAL, ANOTHER IS SERIOUS AFTER HIGH WINDS TOPPLED THE LARGE TREE DIRECTLY ONTO THEIR PLAY AREA. CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. IT WAS A BRUTAL END TO PLAYTIME FOR CHILDREN AT DISCOVERIES EDUCARE IN THE CENTRAL AUCKLAND SUBURB OF NEWMARKET AS A LARGE TREE TOPPLED IN EXACTLY THE WRONG DIRECTION. I WAS QUITE SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD THAT SOME OF THE KIDS WERE INJURED. MY SON WAS GOING TO THIS SCHOOL UNTIL LAST WEEK. HE'S JUST HAD HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ON FRIDAY, SO IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM. OF THOSE HOSPITALISED, ONE CHILD IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION, ANOTHER SERIOUS. TWO OTHERS ARE MODERATELY INJURED. THEY'RE ALL UNDER 3 AND SOME HAVE HEAD INJURIES, BUT PARAMEDICS HAVE CHECKED ALL THE CHILDREN WHO WERE IN THE YARD WHEN THE TREE FELL. < HOW MANY OTHER CHILDREN POTENTIALLY MAY HAVE BEEN KNOCKED < ON THE HEAD OR BEEN INJURED? SURE. WE'VE TRIAGED APPROXIMATELY 25 PATIENTS TODAY. ANXIOUS CHILDREN WATCHED FROM WINDOWS AS DISTRAUGHT PARENTS RUSHED TO COLLECT THEM AND TOOK ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS. IF THEY RECOGNISE ANY CHANGE IN INTERACTION WITH THAT CHILD ` VOMITING, HEADACHES ` TO CALL HEALTHLINE IN THE FIRST INSTANCE. IF THEY HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS, THEY CAN CALL 111. EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH FALLING TREES ACROSS AUCKLAND, AND A ROOF LIFTED ON A NEARBY HOUSE. THE WINDS HAVE BEEN WHIPPING THROUGH HERE ALL AFTERNOON. AT THE TIME THE TREE FELL, THEY WERE GUSTING AT ABOUT 70KM/H TO 80KM/H. PARENTS HAVE BEEN SLOWLY ARRIVING HERE. THIS IS BEEN THE FIRST TIME MANY OF THEM HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE INCIDENT. ONE WOMAN WAS SO OVERCOME BY EMOTION, SHE BURST INTO TEARS. I JUST HOPE THAT THE KIDS ARE OK, MAN. WORKSAFE IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE SCENE AND THE TREE, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE RATHER THAN BEEN COMPLETELY UPROOTED. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. JUST HOURS AWAY FROM AMERICA VOTING FOR A NEW PRESIDENT, FINAL POLLS SHOW HILLARY CLINTON EDGING OUT DONALD TRUMP. IT'S BEEN A HECTIC LAST-DITCH PUSH FOR VOTES AS BOTH CANDIDATES HELD RALLIES IN BATTLEGROUND STATES. THE LATEST CNN POLL OF POLLS NATIONALLY GIVES CLINTON A FOUR-POINT LEAD AT 46% TO TRUMP'S 42. NEARLY ALL OTHER MAJOR TRACKING POLLS IN THE US SHOW A SIMILAR GAP. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN'S IN NEW YORK AND JOINS SHORTLY WITH THE LATEST ON THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN. FIRST, JACK TAME'S IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE CLINTON'S HELD A HUGE STAR-STUDDED RALLY. BIG GUNS AND BIG FINAL PUSH ` JACK. That's right. For the grand finale, Clinton chose a place dripping with historial significance. This is where the Constitution was adopted. Hillary Clinton hopes she has sewn up the presidency. SHE FINISHED WITH A STAGE OF SUPERSTAR. TWO PRESIDENTS AND TWO OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN AMERICAN MUSIC ONSTAGE TOGETHER IN PHILADELPHIA'S INDEPENDENCE MALL ` RACHEL PLATTEN'S 'FIGHT SONG' PLAYS THE CLINTONS, THE OBAMAS AND THE BOSS. TOMORROW THOSE IDEAS AND THAT CAMPAIGN IS GOING DOWN. (PLAYS CHORD) CHEERING HILLARY CLINTON BEGAN HER FINAL DAY OF CAMPAIGNING IN THE SAME STATE, LOOKING TO SURE UP HER SLIM LEAD IN PENNSYLVANIA AND THEN AGAIN IN MICHIGAN BEFORE COMING BACK TO PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE MOST POPULAR POLITICAL FIGURE ON HER TEAM ` THE WOMAN WHITE HOUSE STRATEGISTS DUB 'THE CLOSER'. THIS ELECTION IS ON US. IT IS IN OUR HANDS. IF WE GET OUT AND VOTE TOMORROW, HILARY CLINTON WILL WIN. CHEERING MUCH OF BARACK OBAMA'S LEGACY RESTS ON TOMORROW'S RESULT. HE'S CAMPAIGNED FURIOUSLY IN THE LAST FEW DAYS TO SUPPORT CLINTON AND CONDEMN DONALD TRUMP. IF HIS CLOSEST ADVISORS DON'T TRUST HIM TO TWEET, WHY WOULD ANY OF US TRUST HIM WITH THE NUCLEAR CODES? CHEERING TENS OF THOUSANDS TURNED OUT FOR THE RALLY, THOUGH CLINTON HAS SEEN HER LEAD HERE MELT AWAY IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. IF YOU WANT A PRESIDENT WHO SHARES OUR FAITH IN AMERICA, WHOSE LIVED THAT FAITH IN AMERICA, WHO WILL FINALLY SHATTER A GLASS CEILING AND BE A PRESIDENT FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US, THEN I AM ASKING YOU TO WORK AS HARD AS YOU CAN THIS ONE LAST DAY TO ELECT, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, THIS FIGHTER, THIS STATESWOMAN, THIS MOTHER, THIS GRANDMOTHER, THIS PATRIOT ` OUR NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HILLARY CLINTON! CHEERING YOU VOTED IN GREAT NUMBERS... TO DEMONSTRATE CONCLUSIVELY ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT, YES, LOVE TRUMPS HATE. THAT, YES, LOVE TRUMPS HATE. WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT? > I THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING. YEAH? > IT'S SO WONDERFUL TO SEE SOMEBODY LIKE HILLARY, WHO'S GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE THE REINS WHERE OBAMA LEFT OFF. BARACK IS GOING OUT, AND I WAS JUST AMAZED THAT I COULD SEE HIM BARACK IS GOING OUT, AND I WAS JUST AMAZED THAT I COULD SEE HIM AND SEE THE NEXT PRESIDENT. K'NAAN'S "WAVIN' FLAG" PLAYS IN PHILADELPHIA THEY DANCED, BUT THERE'S AN ANXIETY TO THIS ELECTION QUITE UNLIKE MOST OTHERS. FOR HILLARY, IT'LL BE HISTORY OR HEARTBREAK. It really was a unique experience being here and experiencing that rally with the tens of thousands of people. For those who turned up, the mood with celebratory. For the musicians and the Clintons and Obamas the mood was cautious. They are not taking anything for granted. It is just past midnight. Hillary Clinton is still campaigning. She is hosting a rally in North Carolina, where she will be joined by Lady Gaga. THANKS, JACK. AND WHILE HILLARY CLINTON WAS IN PENNSYLVANIA'S BIGGEST CITY, DONALD TRUMP HIT ONE OF THE STATE'S SMALLER COMMUNITIES. OUR POLITICAL EDITOR, CORIN DANN, WENT TO CHECK OUT THE TRUMP RALLY IN SCRANTON AND JOINS US NOW. CORIN, WHAT WAS IT LIKE? The people who were lying up, they were pretty buoyant, jubilant. It was almost festival-like. Inside was pretty negative. There was a pretty angry sentiment to The crowd. That is the sentiment Donald Trump is trying to make the most of. HILLARY CLINTON MAY BE LEADING IN THE FINAL POLLS, BUT IN SCRANTON, THESE PEOPLE ARE BACKING DONALD TRUMP. CHANTING: WE BELIEVE THAT TRUMP WILL WIN. WE BELIEVE THAT TRUMP WILL WIN. THIS FORMER COAL-MINING TOWN IN PENNSYLVANIA IS A BATTLEGROUND STATE THAT'S BEEN SOLIDLY DEMOCRATIC FOR OVER 20 YEARS. WHAT THE ATTRACTION OF TRUMP? WELL, HE'S JUST DIFFERENT. IT'S A REFRESHMENT FROM WHAT YOU USUALLY SEE. FOR HIM TO EVEN BE CLOSE IS A MILESTONE. < DO YOU THINK HE CAN DO IT? HE'S GOING TO WIN? WE'RE HOPING. I THINK HE CAN. I'M SURE HE CAN. WELL, IT'S JUST AFTER 5.30 HERE. DONALD TRUMP IS DUE HERE ANY MINUTE. THIS IS SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA; IT SHOULD BE DEMOCRAT COUNTRY, BUT THOUSANDS HAVE COME OUT TO SEE DONALD TRUMP. CHEERING HEY, DONALD! NEARLY AN HOUR LATE, THE MAN OF THE MOMENT HAD A WAVE FOR SUPPORTERS OUTSIDE. THEY IN TURN HAD WORDS FOR A CLINTON TRAITOR IN THEIR MIDST. YOU'RE A LIAR! CHUCKLING DONALD TRUMP IS NOW SPRINTING FOR THE FINISH LINE. HE'S VISITED EIGHT STATES IN 24 HOURS. WE ARE JUST ONE DAY AWAY FROM THE CHANGE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. IN HIS FINAL PITCH TO BE PRESIDENT, TRUMP SAYS IGNORE THE POLLS. HAVE YOU BEEN SEEING THE POLLS, BY THE WAY? CHEERING, APPLAUSE OH BOY. OH BOY, SEE THE DISHONEST PEOPLE BACK THERE, THE MEDIA, THE TOTALLY DISHONEST. BOOING AND HILLARY CLINTON MAY HAVE BEEN CLEARED A SECOND TIME OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, BUT DONALD TRUMP ISN'T LETTING IT GO. SO NOW IT'S UP TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO DELIVER JUSTICE AT THE BALLOT BOX. THE 70-YEAR-OLD SAYS HE'S LEADING A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE AND IS TRYING TO INJECT HIS FOLLOWERS WITH SOME LAST-MINUTE ENERGY. NICE HEAD OF HAIR. THE QUESTION IS, THOUGH ` WHAT WILL SUPPORTERS LIKE THESE AND MILLIONS OF OTHERS DO IF THAT TRUMP CHANGE DOESN'T COME TOMORROW NIGHT? For much of the week, Donald Trump has been pretty much on message and has been on a good role. He has done a 10-state blitz in the last 24 hours. And cracks are starting to show. Here in New York he is going to hold his party tomorrow night. Is it going to be a victory party? Who knows? THANKS, CORIN DANN IN NEW YORK. SO WITH JUST ONE SLEEP TILL POLLS OPEN, WHAT DO THE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW IN THOSE SWING STATES WHICH HOLD THE KEY TO VICTORY? REMEMBER, TO BECOME PRESIDENT, THE CANDIDATE NEEDS 270 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES. THE BIG PICTURE FIRST ` SOLID DEMOCRAT STATES IN BLUE, REPUBLICAN RED, THE TOSS-UPS GREY. THE BATTLEGROUND STATES CONSIDERED CRITICAL ` NEVADA, WHERE CLINTON'S SLIGHTLY ON TOP. TO THE EAST, SHE'S UP BY A BIGGER MARGIN IN PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH HAS 20 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, BUT POLLS SHOW IT'S REALLY TIGHT IN NORTH CAROLINA; CLINTON STILL UP, THOUGH, BY JUST A FEW POINTS. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE BIG ONE RIGHT HERE ` FLORIDA. THE SUNSHINE STATE, WITH 29 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, IS HUGELY SIGNIFICANT IN THIS BATTLE. DONALD TRUMP NEEDS TO WIN FLORIDA TO HAVE ANY REAL CHANCE OF BECOMING PRESIDENT. IT STILL WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH, THOUGH. HE'D STILL NEED NORTH CAROLINA AND OTHER SWING STATES WHERE POLL NUMBERS SHOW RAZOR-THIN MARGINS. SO IT'S A BIG ASK ` NOT A LOT OF WRIGGLE ROOM FOR TRUMP, AND ACCORDING TO NEARLY ALL POLLS, IT'S ADVANTAGE CLINTON. WHILE THEY COULDN'T BE FURTHER APART POLITICALLY, BOTH CANDIDATES WILL PHYSICALLY BE QUITE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER ON ELECTION NIGHT. YEP, NEW YORK, THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS, WILL PLAY HOST TO HILLARY CLINTON AND DONALD TRUMP'S ELECTION NIGHT PARTIES ` THE FIRST FOR ONE CITY IN RECENT US HISTORY. TRUMP HEADQUARTERS WILL BE AT THE NEW YORK HILTON MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, CLINTON'S JUST BLOCKS AWAY AT A CONVENTION CENTRE WITH A SYMBOLIC GLASS CEILING. JACK TAME WILL BE THERE AT THE CLINTON CAMP; CORIN DANN AT TRUMP HQ, WITH EXTENSIVE COVERAGE AS THE RESULTS COME IN. AND YOU CAN STAY RIGHT UP TO DATE TOMORROW WITH A 1 NEWS US ELECTION SPECIAL FROM 4.30 AND A FULL WRAP OF REACTION AND ANALYSIS ON THE NEWS HOUR AT 6 RIGHT HERE ON 1. JOSEPH PARKER'S WORLD TITLE FIGHT WILL GO AHEAD AT AUCKLAND'S VECTOR ARENA ON DECEMBER 10TH, BUT PROMOTERS ADMIT THEY'RE TAKING A HUGE FINANCIAL RISK. THE FIGHT AGAINST ANDY RUIZ JR WILL COST AROUND $4M. DUCO SAYS IT HASN'T YET SECURED ALL OF THE SPONSORSHIP MONEY IT NEEDS. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO BE PREPARED TO TAKE THIS RISK; WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO GO FOR THE HOME ADVANTAGE, AND THAT IS WHAT IS SO CRITICAL HERE. THE VENUE WILL CATER FOR ABOUT 10,000 SPECTATORS. TICKETS ARE EXPECTED TO START AT $99. THE PARTY'S RIGHT NOW IN FULL SWING IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST DAY IN HARNESS RACING. IT'S THE HIGHLIGHT IN THE REGION'S SOCIAL CALENDAR AND ON THE TRACK. THE BIG ONE'S THE NZ TROTTING CUP, RUN A SHORT TIME AGO. HERE'S HOW THEY CROSSED THE FINISH LINE. SECOND QUARTER ` 29.59.7 FOR THE HALF. THEY'RE 400M OUT. LAZARUS FOR MARK PURDON LEADS. CHRISTEN ME'S A LENGTH AND A HALF AWAY. SMOLDA'S GONNA TRY AND GET THE LEAD, BUT LAZARUS KICKED AWAY. THREE WIDE ` TIGER TARA. FOUR OUT ` FRANCO NELSON. HE HAD A LOOK, MARK PURDON. HE SENT LAZARUS FOR HOME. THIRD QUARTER ` 28.4. LAZARUS IS OUT BY FIVE LENGTHS. TIGER TARA, THEN SMOLDA AND TIGER TARA. BUT IT IS ALL LAZARUS CLEAR OF TIGER TARA. AND ONCE AGAIN, LAZARUS HAS ARISEN! WATCHING THE ACTION WAS LISA DAVIES, WHO JOINS NOW LIVE FROM ADDINGTON RACEWAY. It's an amazing night. The crowd here went absolutely berserk as Lazarus crossed the finish line, not just because he was the hot favourite, but he won so convincingly. The crowd behaviour has been really good. Not one arrest. Not one person tested driving in the area today was over the limit. EVERYONE SEEMS SO HAPPY TO BE HERE. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE, YOU'RE MISSING OUT. I THINK THE RACES ARE AN ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT EVENT. WELL WORTH A DAY OFF WORK, APPARENTLY. I CALLED IN SICK THIS MORNING. DON'T TELL THE FOREMAN. SOME WERE HERE FOR THE HORSES. YES, YES! (WHOOPS) CHEERING OH, FANTASTIC, I THINK I WON. BET SAFE, KNOW WHEN TO QUIT. THE CALIBRE OF THE FASHION GAVE THESE JUDGES SOMETHING TO ARGUE OVER. THE CLAWS HAVE BEEN OUT (!) (LAUGHS) NO, NO. BUT EVEN THE JUDGES HAD TO RESORT TO DESPERATE MEASURES. SURELY BLANKETS AREN'T PART OF THE LOOK? BLANKETS WERE NOT PART OF THE LOOK TODAY, BUT WE SEEM TO BE IN THE WIND TUNNEL. IT'S A BIT FRESH. (LAUGHS) COLD OR NOT, THERE WERE DECISIONS TO BE MADE. INSPIRED BY A PET PEACOCK? YES, HIS NAME IS PERCY, AND HE THINKS HE RULES THE WORLD. IT'S TAKEN ME ABOUT 100 HOURS TO MAKE THIS. BUT THESE TWO MADE THE CUT FOR BEST-DRESSED LADY AND MAN. IT'S PRETTY COOL TO WIN WHEN THIS IS MY OWN DESIGN. THEY'VE GOT MORE FOOD THAN THEY'VE HAD BEFORE; THERE'S WATER EVERYWHERE TO TRY AND CURB THE EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL, BUT IT'S NOT WORKING FOR EVERYONE. IN FACT, THEY HAD 5000 FREE BOTTLES OF WATER, BUT ST JOHN WAS STILL KEPT BUSY-ISH. WHAT'S HAPPENED HERE? IT'S NOT LIKE THE MALE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SORE FEET, BUT TODAY IT IS. BOTH LAUGH HE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF BLISTERS, THE ODD GRAZED KNEE, BUT NOTHING TOO SIGNIFICANT TODAY. A BIG SECURITY AND POLICE PRESENCE WERE KEEPING CLOSE TABS ON THOSE WHO'D OVERINDULGED A LITTLE,... CHEERING ...BUT THOSE STRICTER MEASURES DIDN'T SEEM TO CURB THE FUN FACTOR FOR MOST... THIS IS MY SHOT. ...ONE SMALL BIT. It certainly didn't. 25,000 people are about to flood into the city of Christchurch. Police say they are still going to be watching them closely to make sure they get home safely. THANKS, LISA. STILL TO COME ON ONE NEWS ` HOW THE COST OF LIVING IS IMPACTING ON US ALL. IT TURNS OUT THE RICH ARE CASHING IN; THE POOR NOT SO MUCH. WE LOOK AT THE RISING COST OF THE BARE ESSENTIALS. ALSO ` THEY BROUGHT US THE LAUGHS IN A BITTER US ELECTION CAMPAIGN. HOW THE COMEDIANS POKED FUN AT IT ALL, AND THE CANDIDATES WHO JOINED IN. PLUS ` WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS ON JOSEPH PARKER'S HOMETOWN HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT AND WHAT'S PROMISING TO BE AN HISTORIC MOMENT FOR NZ. 1 Installing a solar-energy system can cost many thousands of dollars, so will the numbers stack up for you? This is Dr Alan Wood from the University of Canterbury. His team has developed a calculator that will help you decide. Alan? The calculator crunches the numbers for you. It takes into account things like whether you're at home during the day and using power, as that can make quite a difference. So it's easy to use? Absolutely. For more information, visit energywise.govt.nz A MERGER BETWEEN NZ'S TWO PRINT GIANTS HAS HIT A MAJOR HURDLE WITH OPPOSITION FROM THE COMMERCE COMMISSION. IT'S ISSUED A DRAFT DETERMINATION, SAYING IT'S LIKELY TO REJECT A DEAL THAT WOULD SEE NZME AND FAIRFAX JOIN AS ONE. WILL HINE REPORTS. IT HAD BEEN TOUTED AS A MARRIAGE THAT WOULD BENEFIT READERS, LISTENERS AND ADVERTISERS ` NZME AND FAIRFAX COMBINING FORCES. BUT NOW THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMERCE WATCHDOG IS POISED TO BLOCK THE WEDDING, FINDING IT WOULD DIMINISH THE RANGE OF EDITORIAL VOICES AND WEAKEN COMPETITION IN SEVERAL ADVERTISING MARKETS. IT'S TURNED IT DOWN QUITE STRONGLY AND EMPHATICALLY ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC INTEREST. A MERGED COMPANY WOULD TAKE CONTROL OF THE COUNTRY'S TWO LARGE NEWS WEBSITES ` NZHERALD AND STUFF. NZME ALSO HAS SOME BIG-NAME RADIO STATIONS LIKE NEWSTALK ZB AND ZM, AS WELL THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST NEWSPAPER. FAIRFAX WOULD BRING A NUMBER OF MASTHEADS, INCLUDING THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES, DOMINION POST AND THE PRESS, AND BOTH BOAST A STABLE OF OTHER PAPERS FROM RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE COMMISSION SAYS THAT WOULD GIVE ONE ENTITY OWNERSHIP OF NEARLY 90% OF OUR PRINT MEDIA ` A LEVEL ONLY SURPASSED IN COMMUNIST CHINA. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION CLEARLY FELT THAT ONE OUTFIT THAT WAS THAT BIG, HAD THAT MUCH PRESENCE, WOULD NOT ALLOW A COMPETITOR TO GET A FOOTHOLD IN THE MARKET, AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THEIR MAIN CONCERN. IT HAS, IN FACT, GIVEN REAL WEIGHT TO DIVERSITY OF VIEWPOINTS AND QUALITY OF JOURNALISM AND THE PUBLIC GOOD IN A WAY THE COMPANIES DIDN'T EXPECT AND COMMENTATORS LIKE MYSELF DIDN'T SEE. NZME'S SHARE PRICE TUMBLED 24% ON NEWS OF THE DRAFT DECISION. THE COMPANIES HAVE A CHANCE TO PUT THEIR CASE AGAIN, BUT IS IT DEAD IN THE WATER? I THINK MANY PEOPLE RIGHTLY THINK THIS HAS KILLED IT, THAT STUFFME, AS IT BECAME KNOWN, IS STUFFED. I'LL ASSUME THEY HAD A PLAN B IF THE COMMERCE COMMISSION DIDN'T WANT THEM TO GET MARRIED, HOWEVER THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE QUITE PERSUASIVE. A FINAL DECISION ON THE NUPTIALS IS EXPECTED IN MARCH. WILL HINE, 1 NEWS. WE'VE NEW STATS NOW ON THE COST OF LIVING AND HOW IT'S IMPACTED ON THE RICH AND THE POOR SINCE THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TOOK POWER IN 2008. IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR BIG SPENDERS, BUT NOT SO FOR PENSIONERS. ANDREW MORRISON REPORTS. WHEN IT COMES TO LIVING COSTS, WHO'S HAD THE BEST RIDE OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS? IT'S NEVER BEEN CHEAPER TO BUY SOME NEW WHEELS, OR THE LATEST TV, AND OUR RICHEST ARE CASHING IN ON THESE ITEMS, AND BOOZE, AND OUR RICHEST ARE CASHING IN ON THESE ITEMS, AND BOOZE, MORE THAN ANY OTHER GROUP, ACCORDING TO STATS NZ, WHICH HAS RELEASED NEW DATA SHOWING HOW MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THINGS HAVE GOT FOR DIFFERENT HOUSEHOLDS. THE DIFFERENCES ARE QUITE BIG. THE LOWEST-EXPENDITURE GROUP HAVING DOUBLE THE INFLATION OF THE HIGHEST-EXPENDITURE GROUP IS QUITE A MARKED DIFFERENCE. MAKING IT HARDER FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO PAY FOR THINGS LIKE POWER AND RENT. WE'VE BEEN SEEING FOR SOME TIME NOW THAT PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID ARE ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE OFF. BENEFICIARIES ARE SPENDING THE MOST ON SOARING RENT COSTS. THEY'RE ALSO SPENDING MORE OF WHAT THEY GET ON SMOKES. A PACK OF 25 HAS RISEN FROM AROUND $13 TO $29 IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. BUT IT'S OUR PENSIONERS THAT'VE BEEN HIT WORST BY INFLATION. NOBODY'S ASKING FOR FIVE-STAR TREATMENT, BUT SOME PEOPLE REALLY DO NEED SOME ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THEY'RE IN DIRE STRAITS. BUT 88% OWN THEIR OWN HOME OUTRIGHT, AND THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THEIR SUPER HAS ALSO INCREASED. OBVIOUSLY, WE ALWAYS PICK OUT ONE SPECIFIC ITEM, BUT OVERALL NZ SUPER IS UP DRAMATICALLY OVER THAT TIME WHEN INFLATION IS LOW. BUT PROPERTY RATES, INSURANCE AND POWER HAVE INCREASED ABOVE INFLATION, AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THE ELDERLY SPEND THE MOST ON. THE BIG BOGEY FOR MOST RETIRED PEOPLE, AND I WOULD SAY EVEN WORKING PEOPLE IN LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT RATES. TODAY'S REPORT CONFIRMING WHAT ADVOCATES FOR THE POOR HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR SOME TIME. THERE IS A GROWING GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR. AND NOW THERE'S NUMBERS TO BACK THAT UP. ANDREW MORRISON, 1 NEWS. THE TRIAL HAS BEGUN IN ANKARA OF MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE ACCUSED OF BEING INVOLVED IN TURKEY'S DEADLIEST SUICIDE BOMBING. FAMILIES OF THE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE WHO WERE KILLED PROTESTED OUTSIDE THE COURT HOUSE. SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF ISLAMIC STATE ARE ACCUSED OF PLOTTING THE BOMBING JUST OVER A YEAR AGO. MANY OF THOSE KILLED IN THE ATTACK WERE YOUNG PRO-KURDISH AND LEFT-WING ACTIVISTS. NOW A FRIGHT FOR PASSENGERS ON A FLIGHT IN MEXICO, WITH A SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE HOLLYWOOD THRILLER 'SNAKES ON A PLANE'. A 1.5M LONG POISONOUS GREEN VIPER SLITHERING OUT FROM AN OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT HAD PEOPLE LEAPING OUT OF THEIR SEATS MID-FLIGHT. PASSENGERS MANAGED TO CATCH IT IN A BLANKET. AEROMEXICO SAYS IT HAS NO IDEA HOW THE SNAKE GOT THERE. WEATHER TIME NOW, BUT ALL EYES RIGHT NOW ARE ON THE US. GOOD VOTING WEATHER, DAN? Yes, believe it or not. Pretty quiet weather people will be going out pretty quiet. You've just got one little system giving one or two showers. We have had quite a wet and windy low. Those strong gales There that have really taken a time to clear away. Look at this great shot. The swallows, they want their food. There could be an early taste of summer for us tomorrow. COMING UP ` THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. DONALD TRUMP? ISN'T HE THE ONE THAT'S, LIKE, (DEEP VOICE) 'UGH, YOU'RE ALL LOSERS'? LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE PLUS ` DONALD TRUMP DOES HIS BEST DRAKE IMPRESSION. # YOU USED TO CALL ME ON THE CELL PHONE. # LAUGHTER AND THE HIGH COST OF GETTING READY TO RUMBLE ` WE DRILL DOWN ON THE NUMBERS FOR JOSEPH PARKER'S HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT Staying on top can take an extra boost. Sometimes you need an energy drink with something more - something smarter, healthier. Introducing new Berocca Forward. We've added vitamins, minerals and the natural energy of guarana. Now that's forward thinking. Berocca Forward - more than just energy. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` FOUR YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE BEEN INJURED BY A FALLING TREE AT AN AUCKLAND DAY CARE CENTRE IN THE SUBURB OF NEWMARKET. ONE TODDLER IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION, ANOTHER IS SERIOUS, AFTER HIGH WINDS TOPPLED THE TREE ONTO THEIR PLAY AREA AT DISCOVERIES EDUCARE. AND HILLARY CLINTON'S HELD A STAR-STUDDED RALLY IN PHILADELPHIA AS HER CAMPAIGN TO BE PRESIDENT ENTERS THE FINAL STRETCH. BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING TO SWING STATES TO WOO UNDECIDED VOTERS WITH THEIR FINAL PITCHES. THE POLLS PUT CLINTON AHEAD OF TRUMP, BUT ONLY NARROWLY. WHILE MANY AMERICANS SAY THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN THE MOST DIVISIVE THEY HAVE EVER SEEN, THERE HAVE BEEN LIGHTER MOMENTS WHERE BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE SHOWN SOME HUMOUR. HERE'S THE ABC'S DAVID MUIR. HEY, BARTENDER, KEEP 'EM COMIN'. APPLAUSE, CHEERING HILLARY CLINTON ON 'SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE', KATE MCKINNON PLAYING HER. WHEW! HI. I'M HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON. HEY. GREAT NAME. I'M VAL. LAUGHTER AND HILLARY'S FRUSTRATION. ALL ANYONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT IS DONALD TRUMP. DONALD TRUMP? ISN'T HE THE ONE THAT'S, LIKE, (DEEP VOICE) 'UGH, YOU'RE ALL LOSERS'? LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE DONALD TRUMP'S TURN TOO,... # YOU USED TO CALL ME ON THE CELL PHONE. LAUGHTER ...DOING HIS BEST DRAKE IMPERSONATION,... # CALL ME ON THE CELL PHONE. # ...AND ON 'LATE NIGHT' ALLOWING THIS. DRUM ROLL, CHEERING (LAUGHS) CYMBAL CRASHES YES! AND TIPS FROM TRUMP FOR CLINTON. ARE YOU WRITING ALL THIS DOWN? CHUCKLING UM, UH, HOLD ON. LET ME` LET ME GRAB MY PEN. LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE, CHEERING TESTING CLINTON'S STAMINA. (GRUNTS) OH, YOU DID GET IT. APPLAUSE, CHEERING THAT'S A BIG DEAL IF YOU'RE... THE DEBATES ON 'SNL'. ...AND, UH, NUMBER THREE. LAUGHTER AND THAT ONE REAL-LIFE DEBATE MOMENT TOO. WOULD EITHER OF YOU NAME ONE POSITIVE THING THAT YOU RESPECT IN ONE ANOTHER? AUDIENCE EXCLAIMS, APPLAUSE I RESPECT HIS CHILDREN. HIS CHILDREN ARE INCREDIBLY ABLE AND DEVOTED, AND I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT DONALD. I WILL SAY THIS ABOUT HILLARY ` SHE DOESN'T QUIT; SHE DOESN'T GIVE UP. I RESPECT THAT. DONALD TRUMP SPEAKING THERE ABOUT HILLARY CLINTON. IT'S GOING TO BE A FASCINATING ELECTION TO WATCH UNFOLD TOMORROW. CHRISTCHURCH'S EARTHQUAKE MEMORIAL HAS MOVED AN IMPORTANT STEP CLOSER TO COMPLETION TODAY AHEAD OF THE SIX-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUAKE IN FEBRUARY. THE FINAL INSCRIBED PANEL HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE, ALTHOUGH THE NAMES OF THE VICTIMS WILL REMAIN UNDER WRAPS UNTIL THE FAMILIES HAVE VIEWED THE MEMORIAL WALL. I THINK IN MANY WAYS IT'S PROBABLY THE PROJECT THAT HAS THE MOST EMOTIONAL ATTRACTION FOR THE CITY, HAS THE MOST LONG-TERM MEANING FOR THE CITY IN TERMS OF MEMORIES OF THE EARTHQUAKE EVENTS. THE MEMORIAL IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN PLENTY OF TIME FOR NEXT YEAR'S COMMEMORATION, AND WITHIN THE $11M BUDGET. THE DUTCH ROYAL COUPLE HAVE SOAKED UP THE CHRISTCHURCH SIGHTS AND SUN ON THE SECOND DAY OF THEIR NZ TOUR. KING WILLEM-ALEXANDER AND QUEEN MAXIMA MET SOME OF OUR NATIVE BIRDS BEFORE MEETING WITH LOCAL IWI. CROWDS TURNED OUT TO SEE THE PAIR TOUR THE QUAKE MUSEUM AND TAKE A BRIEF TRIP ON THE TRAM. YOU KNOW, KAUMATUA ` THEY LOVE THE WHOLE POMP AND CEREMONY OF IT ALL, SO THEY WERE ALL DRESSED UP TO THE NINES, AND THEY JUST CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM AND MEET THEM. THE ROYAL COUPLE FINISH THEIR TOUR WITH A VISIT TO AUCKLAND TOMORROW. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND MORE DETAILS ON THE JOSEPH PARKER FIGHT. How much is it going to cost a stage? WE HEAR FROM PARKER'S PROMOTERS NEXT, AND A CURT RESPONSE TO THAT ISSUE OF COUNCIL FUNDING. LISTEN, WE'RE JUST MOVING ON. ALSO MAKING IT CLEAR TODAY GIVING UP HOME ADVANTAGE WASN'T REALLY AN OPTION. PLUS ` THE ALL BLACKS TOUCH DOWN IN ROME, WITH REINFORCEMENTS. AND IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM; THE MAORI SIDE TAKES OVER IRELAND. AND WE'RE BACK LIVE TO ADDINGTON AS CUP DAY CROWNS A NEW CHAMPION IN RECORD TIME. JOSEPH PARKER'S BOXING PROMOTERS, DUCO EVENTS, HAVE CONFIRMED THE WORLD TITLE FIGHT IN AUCKLAND NEXT MONTH WILL COST MORE THAN $4M TO STAGE. THEY'RE FORGING ON WITH THE FIGHT DESPITE A LACK OF GOVERNMENT OR AUCKLAND CITY BACKING, DECIDING HOME ADVANTAGE IS FAR TOO MUCH TO GIVE AWAY. IT'S EASY FOR JOSEPH PARKER'S PROMOTERS TO SUM UP WHAT DECEMBER 10 MEANS FOR THEM. THIS IS AN HISTORIC MOMENT FOR NZ SPORT. DUCO BOSS MARTIN SNEDDEN HAS CONFIRMED THAT PIECE OF SPORTING HISTORY WILL COST WELL OVER $4M. THAT INCLUDES HIGHER FEES FOR THE FIGHTERS. JOE PARKER'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE GETTING PAID A SEVEN-FIGURE SUM. THERE'S A STRONG UNDERCARD, PLUS SANCTIONING FEES AND COSTS LIKE HIRING A BIGGER VENUE ` ALL WITHOUT THE BACKING OF REGULAR SPONSOR AUCKLAND CITY. WE UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A POLITICAL GAME THAT IS PLAYED AROUND THIS STUFF, AND SO OUR POSITION IS, 'LISTEN, WE'RE JUST MOVING ON.' DUCO EVENTS DID COME CLOSE TO MOVING ON TOTALLY, BUT THEIR OTHER REGULAR BACKERS SIGNED ON. JUST HOURS AFTER AUCKLAND COUNCIL PULLED OUT, A NEW SPONSOR ALSO AGREED TERMS. ODDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID FOR A PARKER VICTORY. NORMALLY, HE'S LESS THAN $1.10. HE'S $1.30 FOR THIS FIGHT, COS ANDY RUIZ IS GOOD. WHAT'S RUIZ AT? OH, RUIZ IS AT $3.30. GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS WILL START AT $100. A CROWD OF 10,000 IS EXPECTED. A PRICE FOR PAY-PER-VIEW SUBSCRIPTIONS HASN'T BEEN SET AS YET. IT'S LIKELY TO BE MORE THAN THE $50 CHARGED TO WATCH PARKER FIGHT CARLOS TAKAM BACK IN MAY. SO COULD BOXING OVERTAKE CRICKET FOR INTEREST IN DECEMBER? CHUCKLING SAV, THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT QUESTION FOR ME AS THE CURRENT BOARD DIRECTOR OF NZ CRICKET... LAUGHTER DROWNS OUT SPEECH INTEREST WILL BE HIGH. OVERSEAS TV DEALS ARE NOW BEING WORKED ON, WITH JUST OVER FOUR WEEKS TO GO UNTIL WHAT SHOULD BE A SPECIAL SPORTING OCCASION. IN ANY SPORT YOU PLAY, THE HOME ADVANTAGE IS SOMETHING TO BE TREASURED. AND SOMETHING DUCO EVENTS WEREN'T WILLING TO GIVE UP. THE NZ RUGBY ROLLER COASTER HAS TOUCHED DOWN IN EUROPE, THE ALL BLACKS ARRIVING IN ITALY SLIGHTLY BRUISED FROM THEIR LOSS, WHILE IN AN IRONIC TWIST, THE MAORI PLAYERS ARE NOW IN IRELAND. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. THE ALL BLACKS SNEAKING INTO ITALY UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS, KEEN TO WRAP UP THE MOURNING PERIOD AFTER THE WEEKEND'S LOSS. THE MOOD IN THE SHEDS AFTER THE GAME WAS PRETTY,... YOU KNOW, PRETTY QUIET, PRETTY, I GUESS, GUTTED AND THAT, BUT I S'POSE, AS YOU SAY, YOU'VE GOT TO MOVE ON QUICKLY, AND YOU'VE GOT TO START THINKIN' ABOUT THE NEXT WEEK. WHILE THEY'RE ALREADY LOOKING TOWARDS SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST ITALY, THEY DON'T WANT TO FORGET THE PAIN CAUSED BY LOSING TO IRELAND. IF YOU WEREN'T FEELING LIKE THAT, THEN THAT'D BE A SCARY THING FOR NZ RUGBY, AND AS AN ALL BLACK, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET BLASE ABOUT LOSING. IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS, THOUGH, WORLD RUGBY NAMING TWO ALL BLACKS ON THE SHORTLIST FOR 'PLAYER OF THE YEAR' ` THE BRILLIANT BEAUDEN BARRETT AND DAZZLING HOOKER DANE COLES. DUBSTEP MUSIC, WHISTLE TRILLS MEANWHILE, IRELAND IS STILL BASKING IN A WINNING GLOW. THE MAORI ALL BLACKS MADE THE MOST OF A DAY OFF IN LIMERICK. SUN'S OUT TODAY. THE SIDE HEADED TO KING JOHN'S CASTLE TO READY THEMSELVES FOR THIS WEEK'S CLASH WITH CLUB SIDE MUNSTER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THESE ARE CALLED, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY COOL. GOT MY BODY SHIELD ON AND MY HELMET, SO, YEAH, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE BATTLE ON FRIDAY. A BATTLE THAT'S SURE TO BE A TOUGHER TEST THAN THEIR MATCH AGAINST THE USA. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. NRL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS THE CRONULLA SHARKS HAVE RELEASED THEIR STAR FULLBACK BEN BARBA AFTER HE RETURNED A POSITIVE TEST FOR COCAINE FOUR DAYS AFTER THEIR MAIDEN GRAND FINAL VICTORY. BARBA'S CONTRACT WITH THE SIDE WAS DUE TO FINISH AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR. SHARKS CEO LYALL GORMAN DESCRIBES THE SITUATION AS 'INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR ALL INVOLVED'. THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PRIORITY FOR US RIGHT TODAY IS THE WELFARE OF BOTH BEN AND HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR FOCUS REMAINS. OVER TIME WE HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK WITH BEN TO GET HIM BACK INTO THE GAME HE LOVES AND THAT IS NOT HIS PRIORITY OR OURS, AND HENCE WE'RE REQUESTING THAT RELEASE. SO IF BARBA DOES RETURN TO THE GAME, HE'LL COP AN AUTOMATIC 12-MATCH BAN. ALL WHITES BOSS ANTHONY HUDSON IS RELYING ON A COMBINATION OF FORM AND EXPERIENCE TO TAKE ON NEW CALEDONIA IN THEIR WORLD-CUP QUALIFIER IN AUCKLAND ON SATURDAY. HUDSON IS LOOKING TO BOTH ENDS OF THE AGE SPECTRUM TO DELIVER THE GOODS. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. AT 34, JOURNEYMAN STRIKER RORY FALLON IS UP FRONT ABOUT HIS STATUS AND HIS ROLE. THE OLD BOY (LAUGHS), WHATEVER THE GAFFER WANTS OF ME. WHETHER I MENTOR LADS, WHETHER I BE ON THE BENCH, WHETHER I PLAY. HIS GAFFER IS GLAD TO HAVE THE BIG MAN BACK IN THE FOLD. STRONG CHARACTER, BIG PERSONALITY ON AND OFF THE PITCH, AND IT'S BEEN GREAT SINCE HE'S COME INTO THE SQUAD. THE 13-CLUB VETERAN IS EQUALLY BLUNT ABOUT WHAT KEEPS HIM GOING. GOING TO ANOTHER WORLD CUP. (LAUGHS) THAT'S IT, THAT'S WHAT GETS ME UP IN THE MORNING TO TRAIN. REVISITING HIS WORLD-CUP QUALIFYING GLORY IS ALL THE INSPIRATION THAT'S NEEDED. CROWD ROARS COMMENTATORS: YES! RORY FALLON WITH THE GOAL WE'VE BEEN WAITING 27 YEARS FOR! I DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. I'VE BEEN TO A WORLD CUP; I'VE HAD MY CAREER, BUT I FEEL THAT I WANNA MAKE HISTORY AGAIN WITH A NEW TEAM. OBVIOUSLY, IF I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN THE TEAM, I WOULDN'T DO IT. MARCO ROJAS, ALMOST 10 YEARS HIS JUNIOR, IS ONE OF THE REASONS TO BELIEVE. HIS GOAL-SCORING FORM ON RETURN TO THE MELBOURNE VICTORY IS CERTAINLY TRANSFERABLE. HERE GOES ROJAS! CROWD ROARS JUST THROUGH THE CONFIDENCE THAT'S I'VE GAINED FROM THAT FORM, THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY THREE OR FOUR GOOD GAMES, IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO ROLL ON ON TO THIS CAMP AS WELL. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE FOR ROJAS! ANTHONY: AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE MARCO WITH A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND ENJOYING HIS FOOTBALL. I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING. HE JUST LOOKS LIKE HE'S ENJOYING HIS FOOTBALL RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S SORT OF INFECTIOUS, SO HE'S A GREAT PART OF OUR TEAM. ROJAS IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER THE CREATIVE DIFFERENCE ON SATURDAY. MARTIN TASKER, 1 NEWS. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE BEEN NUDGED ASIDE IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT'S THE NZ WOMEN WHO ARE FIRST TO GRAB THE SPOTLIGHT. ALSO TAKING ON PAKISTAN, THE WHITE FERNS ARE HOPEFUL OF SETTING THE TONE FOR THE SUMMER. YEAH, THAT'D BE NICE. WE CERTAINLY WANT TO GET THAT WIN, AND THEN, I GUESS, LIKE YOU SAY, GET IT FOR NZ IN GENERALLY AND HOPEFULLY THE BOYS CAN FOLLOW UP. THIS ONE-DAY SERIES HISTORIC IN ITSELF; IT'S THE FIRST EVER BETWEEN NZ AND PAKISTAN WOMEN. THE FIRST ONE-DAYER IS ON THURSDAY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY THREE DECADES, AUSTRALIA HAS LOST THE OPENING CRICKET TEST OF THEIR HOME SEASON. TAIL-ENDERS JOSH HAZLEWOOD AND PETER NEVILL DID THEIR BEST IN THE DYING OVERS IN PERTH, PUTTING ON 65 RUNS, BUT IT ONLY PROLONGED THE INEVITABLE. SOUTH AFRICA EVENTUALLY WON BY 177 RUNS. YELLING OH, HAS HE GOT HIM? HE HAS. CHEERING BAVUMA'S GOT HIM. YELLING OOH, THIS TIME HE'S GIVEN HIM. AFTER LOSING THEIR RECENT ONE-DAY SERIES 5-0, AUSTRALIA WILL BE LOOKING TO TURN THE THREE-MATCH TEST SERIES AROUND IN HOBART, STARTING THIS SATURDAY. THE EXTENT OF THE BREAKERS' LATEST INJURY ISSUE HAS BEEN REVEALED, WITH AMERICAN IMPORT BEN WOODSIDE RULED OUT FOR UP TO TWO MONTHS WITH A FOOT INJURY. TEAM OFFICIALS ARE NOW WORKING THROUGH A NUMBER OF COMPLICATIONS TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. THIS IS ABOUT THE LIMIT OF HOW MUCH BASKETBALL BEN WOODSIDE CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW. SCANS CONFIRMING THE BREAKERS IMPORT RUPTURED HIS PLANTAR FASCIA IN THEIR OVERTIME WIN AGAINST MELBOURNE LAST FRIDAY. A LOT OF TIMES WITH PLANTAR FASCIITIS, IF YOU HAVE IT REALLY BAD AND YOU WANT TO HAVE SURGERY, THE SURGEON WILL GO IN THERE AND ACTUALLY CUT YOUR FASCIA ON PURPOSE, AND SO ESSENTIALLY I JUST DID THAT TO MYSELF. IT'S AN INJURY WHICH COULD SEE THE 31-YEAR-OLD SIDELINED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. SITTING ON THE BENCH THERE, I MEAN, IT'S JUST` IT GUTS YOU WHEN YOU WANT TO BE OUT THERE AND PLAY AND HELP THE TEAM AND HAVE FUN, AND YOU'RE SEEING GUYS JUMPING AROUND HIGH-FIVING, CHEST-BUMPING. FRUSTRATION FOR WOODSIDE; A HEADACHE FOR THE BREAKERS. THEY'RE NOW LOOKING AT REPLACEMENT OPTIONS, THOUGH THEY SAY IT'S UNLIKELY THEY'LL HAVE ONE BY THEIR NEXT GAME ON FRIDAY. IT'S AN AWKWARD TIME OF YEAR TO FIND A PLAYER. MOST PLAYERS ARE SIGNED TO TEAMS IN EUROPE AND D LEAGUE AND WHATNOT, SO THE POOL IS A LOT SMALLER. THAT IT'S THE POINT GUARD POSITION MAKES THINGS MORE COMPLICATED. THE INJURED SHEA ILI IS DUE BACK SOON, WHICH ALSO CREATES UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE MAN WHO'S FILLED HIS POSITION SO FAR THIS SEASON, ISAIAH TUETA. GUYS HAVE TO STEP UP. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH IZZY. WE'VE GOT SHEA COMING BACK. IT'S JUST AN INTERESTING THING THAT'LL JUST PLAY ITSELF OUT, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW IT'S GOING TO GO. PAUL HENARE'S ADAMANT ANY NEW IMPORT WOULD HAVE TO FIT WITH THE GROUP RATHER THAN BEING BROUGHT IN FOR THE SAKE OF IT, AS THE BREAKERS TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T DERAIL THEIR SEASON. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEEN A SPECIAL DAY AT ADDINGTON RACEWAY FOR THE 99TH RUNNING OF THE NZ TROTTING CUP, WITH THE ALL-STAR STABLE OF MARK PURDON AND NATALIE RASMUSSEN TAKING OUT THE COVETED CUP. LET'S GO LIVE TO GEORGE BERRY IN CHRISTCHURCH. It's a race that attracts the best and it brought out the best delays are is today. Driven by Mark Purdon, the favourite S was the favourite from start to finish, capping of special day for owner Trevor Casey LAZARUS CLEAR OF TIGER TARA, AND ONCE AGAIN LAZARUS HAS ARISEN. OH, OVERWHELMED NOW. MAN, THAT WAS AN EFFORT AND A HALF. VERY PROUD, YEAH. YEAH, VERY PROUD. < AND YOU'RE HEADING DOWN THERE TO CELEBRATE? OH, CERTAINLY BE CELEBRATING TONIGHT. < WHAT ARE YOUR FIRST WORDS GOING TO BE TO THE DRIVER? 'WELL DONE.' (LAUGHS) Good reason to celebrate as well. New New Zealand record of 3.53 very special night to night. Good to see George with the shirt still on his back. Very big day in Christchurch. You have a special guest who was the? 90 and not flighty. TRUCKS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TOO MANY ACCIDENTS THIS YEAR, BUT TODAY WE LOOK AT THE FORGOTTEN VICTIMS ` THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING THEM, THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE AN OFFICE RIGHT HERE. Good morning from New York. Welcome to election day. Voting has actually begun and I continue Hillary is winning. AND STICKING WITH THE ELECTION, STING PICKS HIS SIDE. I KNOW HILLARY; I KNOW HER TO BE INCREDIBLY QUALIFIED AND SMART AND VERY HUMAN. STAY TUNED FOR SEVEN SHARP. 1 Installing a solar-energy system can cost many thousands of dollars, so will the numbers stack up for you? This is Dr Alan Wood from the University of Canterbury. His team has developed a calculator that will help you decide. Alan? The calculator crunches the numbers for you. It takes into account things like whether you're at home during the day and using power, as that can make quite a difference. So it's easy to use? Absolutely. For more information, visit energywise.govt.nz and working to bump up the temperatures. It'll bring the risk of heavy rain. Easing across Fiordland and we still on. You can just about pick it up. The system squeezes the clouds together then eases away. The year will flow in this direction to eastern parts of the country. Look at the temperatures tomorrow. There could be one or two spots at 26 or 27. The further north you are the front, you're doing well. Look at this by the weekend. Towards Friday a new low incomes and. 12 back down south. The North island tomorrow make the most of it. Pick up the breeze through Cook Strait. By the evening maybe a few spots of rain touching Wellington. Most have a decent dry good day for the outdoors. Early showers towards the far South and Hebe rain on the West Coast. By evening it's giving up to Marlborough and Nelson. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. that is one news.. Sting on the programme tonight.