DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 1 NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. ON COURSE TO TRUMP ALL PREDICTIONS, DONALD TRUMP HAS THE EDGE ON HILLARY CLINTON IN THE FIGHT FOR THE US PRESIDENCY. A lot of Stunned Democrats out there right now. CHEERING KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE IS DOWN TO THE WIRE TONIGHT, AS DONALD TRUMP EDGES AHEAD IN A TIGHT RACE. HE'S ON A ROLL AGAINST ALL THE ODDS, WITH EPIC BATTLES TAKING PLACE IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES. HERE ARE THE LATEST NUMBERS. DONALD TRUMP HAS 244 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES TO CLINTON'S 209. REMEMBER, THEY NEED 270. RESULTS ARE STILL COMING IN, AND WE'LL REVEAL THEM AS THEY COME IN. CORIN DANN'S OUTSIDE TRUMP HEADQUARTERS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM NEW YORK. You have been with the Trump camp all week. What is the sense of feeling? History in the making here. It looks like America is going to wake up with Donald has as the president. He has pushed out those angry, disaffected voters. They have, in fact in droves. The market has fallen massively. There are going to be big implications over the next couple of days. TONIGHT AMERICA IS ANSWERING THE QUESTION ` WOULD IT EMBRACE THE MAN LOVED AND LOATHED IN ALMOST EQUAL MEASURE? THE DON IS ON THE CUSP OF TRUMPING THE SYSTEM THAT HAD RANKED HIM AN OUTSIDE CHANCE. 43% OF THE VOTES IN FLORIDA ARE IN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, DONALD TRUMP TAKES THE LEAD. AMERICANS WENT INTO THE NIGHT WATCHING AND WAITING, ALL EYES ON THE CRITICAL STATE OF FLORIDA. ALMOST 8 MILLION BALLOTS HAVE BEEN COUNTED, AND HE HAS A LEAD OF ALMOST 1000 VOTES. TRUMP'S RETURNS HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN THOSE PREDICTED IN THE POLLS, DRAWING COMPARISONS WITH THE BREXIT RESULT. IT'S ESSENTIALLY ORDINARY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD SAYING THE WAY THE ELITES HAVE ARRANGED THE GLOBALISED WORLD THROUGH IMMIGRATION AND TRADE AND ALL THAT AIN'T WORKING FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND WHEN THEY GET A CHANCE A PUNCH THE ELITE IN THE FACE, THEY HAVE. A KEY STATE, OHIO, ALSO FELL HIS WAY. A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN MOOD HERE IN THE LAST HOUR. THIS RACE IS GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE SUPPORTERS ARE STARTING TO GATHER HERE OUTSIDE THE HILTON HOTEL, WHERE TRUMP WILL HOLD HIS CELEBRATIONS HERE TONIGHT IF HE WINS. THE WORLD MEDIA HERE IS WATCHING TOO. IT IS PRETTY TENSE. EARLIER IN THE DAY, TRUMP WAS ON MESSAGE UNTIL THE LAST. EARLIER IN THE DAY, TRUMP WAS ON MESSAGE UNTIL THE LAST. GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE. VOTE TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, I PROMISE. IN A FITTING FINALE TO THE CAMPAIGN, CONTROVERSY FOLLOWED THE BUSINESSMAN RIGHT TO THE POLLING BOOTH,... TOPLESS. TWO TOPLESS PROTESTERS MAKING THEIR VOICE HEARD BEFORE TRUMP SHOWED UP TO VOTE. HE THEN APPEARED TO PEEK AT HIS WIFE'S BALLOT BUT WAS PLAYING IT COOL ON HIS OWN CHOICE. WHO DID YOU VOTE FOR? TOUGH DECISION (!) SON ERIC WASN'T SO COY, TWEETING A PHOTO OF HIS BALLOT FORM ` AN APPARENTLY ILLEGAL ACT. THE MAN WHO'S DIVIDED AMERICA IS CONTINUING TO SPLIT OPINION. DO YOU THINK TRUMP'S GOING TO WIN? I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE VERY VERY CLOSE. I'M TOTALLY FOR HIM; I THINK HE'S GREAT. ARE YOU ABLE TO TELL ME WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY ` HILLARY. AND WHY IS THAT? (SNIGGERS) WHY? COME ON, THIS GUY'S A JOKE, A CONMAN; THERE'S NOTHING THERE. I COME FROM A COUNTRY THAT'S A MUSLIM COUNTRY; I'M A JEWISH GIRL. I LOVE AMERICA FOR FREEDOM. I LOVE DONALD TRUMP. A SENTIMENT THAT SEEMS TO HAVE WON OVER AMERICA. YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN ALL WEEK. We know he is headed to the Hilton, where he is going to have his election party. When are we likely to see him? Where outside the headquarters where he is expected shortly. There is shock here as well. They are watching in disbelief, as much of New Zealand. He has no experience. He ran a pretty foul at times campaign. Americans have been angry and have come out in droves to vote for them. We will wait to see how Wall Street reacts tomorrow. It may come down, like they did with the Brexit. The long-term implications for NZ are around trade what will it mean for our strategic relationship with the US. THANKS, CORIN. IT'S SURPRISE AND SHOCK AT CLINTON HEADQUARTERS, JUST BLOCKS AWAY FROM TRUMP HQ IN MANHATTAN. JACK TAME'S THERE AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. THE FAITHFUL MUST BE STUNNED. People are totally bewildered here. Aren't these interesting times? I think despite the fact that we are dealing with two of the least popular presidential candidate in history, most would've expected to leave here with Hillary Clinton as the next President of the United States. It has been almost 100 years since women were given the right to vote here in the United States. So much for the polls. So much for the establishment. It would seem at this stage so much for President Clinton. AS THE VOTES ROLL IN THE TENSION RISES FOR THE CLINTON CAMP... STEPHANIE CUTTER, NERVOUSNESS IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP? UH` LAUGHTER GUESS THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION. ...MANY CAUGHT BY SURPRISE. WE ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION NOW THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO WEEKS AGO. IT WAS JUST IMPROBABLE. I DON'T KNOW OF ONE POLL THAT SUGGESTED THAT DONALD TRUMP WAS GONNA HAVE THIS KIND OF NIGHT THAT HE SEEMS TO BE ON TRACK TO HAVING. AND THEY'RE SELLING OFF AROUND THE WORLD AT THIS MOMENT, GEORGE. DOW FUTURES AT THIS MOMENT ARE DOWN MORE THAN 700 POINTS. AND THEN A KEY MOMENT. DONALD TRUMP WINS FLORIDA. A HUGE WIN. THAT'S HIS SECOND HOME, IN FLORIDA. DONALD TRUMP WILL TAKE OHIO. A LOT OF STUNNED DEMOCRATS OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. DONALD TRUMP WILL CARRY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. ANOTHER IMPORTANT WIN. EARLIER, HILLARY CLINTON WAS WIDE-EYED AND HOPEFUL. IT'S THE FIRST TIME AMERICA HAD THE CHANCE TO VOTE FOR A FEMALE PRESIDENT, AND IT'S NOT LOST ON THE CROWDS THAT SWARM HER. IT IS THE MOST HUMBLING FEELING, DAN, BECAUSE I KNOW HOW MUCH RESPONSIBILITY GOES WITH THIS, AND SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COUNTING ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION. THE UNITED STATES HAS HAD 44 FIRST LADIES. BILL CLINTON SAYS HE'S PREPPED FOR THE ROLE OF FIRST HUSBAND. IT'S FELT THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND GOOD. I'VE HAD 50 YEARS OF PRACTICE. LAUGHTER THE CLINTONS JOINING MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CASTING THEIR VOTE IN THIS HISTORIC ELECTION. AS A WOMAN, I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO COME OUT AND VOICE MY OUTRAGE AT DONALD TRUMP. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T BECOME PRESIDENT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND` WE HAVE THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT IN POWER. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLY DIVISIVE CAMPAIGN, AND THERE'S AN ENTHUSIASM DEFICIT FOR THE LADY. THAT'S MEANT MANY DEMOCRATS ARE HOLDING THEIR NOSE AND VOTING. IT'S NOT ABOUT, THIS YEAR, WHO YOU ARE VOTING FOR; IT'S ALMOST ABOUT WHO YOU'RE VOTING AGAINST. I CAN'T SAY I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE CANDIDATES, BUT I HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO VOTE. BARACK OBAMA NEEDING A WORKOUT AS THE COUNTRY WORKS OUT WHO'S REPLACING HIM. THE DIE IS NOW CAST IN THE 2016 RACE. THIS IS HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. YOU VOTE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, AND THAT PERSON WINS WINS, OK. THAT WIN IS SET TO GO DOWN IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. WHEN DID THAT LOSING FEELING START IN THE CLINTON CAMP, JACK? WHEN THE FLORIDA NUMBERS CAME IN, THEN OHIO? Everything just seemed to go wrong from there. I think the Clinton Had probably braced themselves to lose the Ohio boat. They have been feeling relatively confident. They were up in Michigan just a couple of weeks ago. Over the last two days they realise that they were not looking so stronger. I just want to pause for a moment and consider some of the demographics at play here. They would've expected to win Florida with what they call a coalition of minorities. Actually, it is another minority, if you want to call it that, that has the really surprising numbers. Exit polls show for non-educated by people in the United States those voters would have automatically gone to the Democrats. This time, they have voted Trump. THANKS, JACK. AND WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN THE VOTE COUNT, THIS FROM ABC AMERICA. THIS LATE-EDITED ITEM WILL BE CAPTIONED LIVE. Start with the state of Michigan. Donald Trump has pushed into a very small lead. And you go next door to the state of Wisconsin, and Donald has a larger lead. Pennsylvania we have essentially a tie and a 4000-vote lead. Donald Trump does not need Pennsylvania if he wins Wisconsin GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS HAVE REACTED BADLY TO THE IDEA OF A DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY. THE NZX 50 WAS UP TILL AROUND 3 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THEN IT DIVED AS A TRUMP VICTORY STARTED TO LOOK LIKELY. MARKET ANALYST MARK LISTER IS WITH US. THINGS HERE WERE TICKING ALONG NICELY, THEN REALITY HIT WITH THE FLORIDA NUMBERS. That's right. It was a very rough day on The markets the Nzx50 is down 3%. Kiwi Saver funds would have taken a hit on that. Donald Trump is the wild card who brings a lot of uncertainty to the table. Markets don't like that at all, and that is why we are seeing this reaction. THE AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN MARKETS ARE CLOSED. THEY'LL DROP QUICKLY ON THE OPEN TOO, BUT WHAT IN PARTICULAR HAS SPOOKED THE MARKET? I think it's a combination of things. The protectionism is a big issue. It is just the fact that we do not know how he will conduct himself. Will he add to issues we already have in the global economy? It is just that uncertainty that has got people spoke. Kiwi Saver funds will take a hit. What should they do? I don't think we should panic. We saw this with Brexit. There was a very weak period right in the aftermath. The knee-jerk reaction might last for a week, but there is every chance you will see the world continue to turn in the days and weeks to come. For long-term investors, I don't think there's any need to panic or change their strategy. DONALD JOHN TRUMP WAS ONCE CONSIDERED A LONG SHOT, NOT ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENCY BUT EVEN THE NOMINATION, AND NOW HE'S JUST A STONE'S THROW AWAY FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. THE 70-YEAR-OLD MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF AS A BUSINESSMAN AND A REALITY TV STAR, BUT WHAT HE REALLY WANTS IS A SEAT AT THE OVAL OFFICE. HERE'S JESSICA MUTCH AGAIN. THE O'JAYS 'FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY' BEFORE HIS BID TO BE PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP WAS KNOWN AS AMERICA'S MOST COLOURFUL BILLIONAIRE. YOU'RE FIRED. FORBES SAYS HE'S WORTH $4B. MR TRUMP SAYS IT'S MORE LIKE 10. MONEY IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, BUT IT'S A WAY OF KEEPING SCORE. HIS DAD GAVE HIM A SMALL MILLION-DOLLAR LOAN TO START THINGS OFF. THEN HE TOOK OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS. THE 70-YEAR-OLD MADE HIS NAME A BRAND, WITH EVERYTHING FROM CASINOS TO STEAKS TO BEAUTY PAGEANTS. WE THOUGHT SHE WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY NICE. HE'S BEEN MARRIED THREE TIMES AND HAS FIVE CHILDREN, THE FIRST THREE WITH WIFE IVANA. WE MADE MONEY OLD-FASHIONED WAY. WE EARNED IT. DONALD JR, IVANKA AN ERIC HELP RUN THE TRUMP ORGANISATION AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE CAMPAIGN. HE WANTS TO INFUSE COMMON SENSE BACK INTO THE EQUATION. MELANIA'S BEEN A STAY-AT-HOME MUM WITH SON BARON. NOW SHE'S VYING TO BE FIRST LADY. I'M AN IMMIGRANT, AND LET ME TELL YOU, NO ONE VALUES THE FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY OF AMERICA MORE THAN ME. MR TRUMP FIRST HAD A CRACK AT THE PRESIDENCY IN 2000 WITH THE REFORM PARTY BUT DIDN'T GET THE NOMINATION. HE DID MAKE WAVES WHEN HE REPEATEDLY ACCUSED PRESIDENT OBAMA OF NOT BEING BORN IN AMERICA, PROMPTING THIS RESPONSE. HE CERTAINLY WOULD BRING SOME CHANGE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. LAUGHTER AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS BUSINESSMAN DEFIED ALL PREDICTIONS WHEN HE BEAT OUT SEASONED POLITICIANS IN THE PRIMARY RACE. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, LITTLE MARCO. GENTLEMEN! MORE ENERGY TONIGHT. I LIKE THAT. HE'S PROMISED TO MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. WE'RE GONNA BE NICE AND COOL, NICE AND COOL. WE'RE GONNA BE NICE AND COOL, NICE AND COOL. ALL RIGHT, STAY ON POINT, DONALD, STAY ON POINT. WE'LL SOON SEE IF HE'LL BE DOING THAT AS PRESIDENT. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. BACK NOW WITH JACK TAME AT CLINTON HEADQUARTERS. SO, CAN HILLARY CLINTON GET TO 270? OR IS IT ALL OVER? People here are trying to do the maths as we speak. One of the theories going round is that it might potentially be possible for both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to end up on 269 electoral college votes. If they were, hypothetically, to end up on 269, that would go to the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is held by the Republicans. Clinton's chances are diminishing by the minute. The state of Michigan, where Clinton has been lagging behind. She was really looking like she was going to win in Pennsylvania, and it looks like she is going to hold that. It is just amazing to stop and consider the votes that Hillary Clinton and her campaign team would have expected, keeping in mind most polls of in America were favouring her. Look at where we are now. I don't think many of us would have picked that this would be the current state. Michigan and Wisconsin are both potentially going to Donald Trump. It all comes down to demographics. The face of America is changing. In 2044, by people are expected to be the minority in the United States, where is 20 years ago, the Democrats would have expected a lot of support among blue-collar white Americans. That is not the case any more. Donald Trump has that vote. Hillary's so-called coalition of voters, of minority voters does not seem to have come through. This is just an incredible result, as it is shaping up to be. We are still waiting for final numbers. This will be an incredible thing to witness. Thinking about the implications for New Zealand - you could said goodbye to the TPP. The mind boggles to try and think what President Trump will do. THANKS, JACK. IT WAS A NAIL-BITER OF AN ELECTION. COMING UP ` THE REACTION HERE AS AMERICANS WATCH HISTORY UNFOLD. WE'RE AT THE US EMBASSY AS THE STATE-BY-STATE RESULTS ROLL IN. AND PRINCE HARRY ISSUES A WARNING OVER THE TREATMENT OF HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND. WHY HE SAYS A LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED OVER MEDIA HARASSMENT OF THE ACTRESS MEGHAN MARKLE. AND WE'RE JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS FROM A MUST-WIN $44M LOTTO JACKPOT. SO WHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN A WINNING TICKET CROSSES THE COUNTER? WE SPEAK TO A MAN WHO KNOWS ALL ABOUT IT. GOOD EVENING FROM NEW YORK. ELECTION DAY IN AMERICA, AND WHAT A DAY IT HAS BEEN ` BRIGHT AND SUNNY, AND WHAT'S THE MOOD? IT IS TIGHTER THAN EVERYBODY THOUGHT; THE DETAILS SHORTLY ON 'SEVEN SHARP'. BACK TO THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY, THE US ELECTION. IN OUR CAPITAL, OVER 200 PEOPLE GATHERED AT A US EMBASSY EVENT TO WATCH THE RESULTS ROLL IN. AMERICAN AMBASSADOR MARK GILBERT WAS AMONG THOSE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE TV SCREEN. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD IS THERE AND JOINS US NOW. It has certainly been a rollercoaster ride here, as it has around the country in the world. People started the day quite confident of a Clinton win, and as those results started pouring in, the looks on the faces changed. People had been vvisibly shocked.. Here is how the Day played out. IN A TWO-HORSE RACE, THE US AMBASSADOR REMAINING DIPLOMATIC. I'M A COMPLETE NON-PARTISAN. I'M JUST OVERSEEING AN EVENT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE, WATCHING THE RESULTS. ALL EYES ON THE SCREENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AMBASSADOR MARK GILBERT ` A DEMOCRATIC APPOINTEE ` WAS KEEPING HIS COOL. SILENCE FROM MOST PEOPLE HERE, THOUGH, AS RESULTS IN KEY STATES SLOWLY TRICKLED IN. AND FOR MOST, A PHOTO FINISH WAS PREDICTED. I THINK EVERYONE'S A BIT ON EDGE. SOME OF THE FIGURES COMING UP ARE A LOT CLOSER THAN WE WERE HOPING. FOR YOUNG KIWIS, THE CONCERN IS ABOUT HOW DIVISIVE THIS ELECTION HAS BEEN AND THE EFFECT THAT HAS ON YOUNG VOTERS HERE AND OVERSEAS. It will affect our people. Especially for travelling and jobs. AND WHOEVER DOES WIN, THE BIGGEST CONCERN IS ABOUT THE EFFECT ON TRADE. BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE VOWED TO TEAR UP THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, ALTHOUGH THE FEELING IS DONALD TRUMP IS MORE LIKELY TO DO THAT THAN HILLARY CLINTON. He has indicated that he is not favour of free trade agreements. KIRK HOPE THINKS TRUMP POLICIES COULD SEE A REDUCTION KIRK HOPE THINKS TRUMP POLICIES WILL BE VOLATILE FOR KIWI COMPANIES. THE OTHER CHALLENGE NZ BUSINESSES WILL FACE WILL BE INCREASED INTEREST RATES, WHICH WILL BE VERY PROBLEMATIC. BUT IN MANY RESPECTS, IT'LL BE BUSINESS AS USUAL ` FOR NOW. WE NEED TO SEE THE POLICIES ACTUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED BEFORE WE KNOW. It will take a bit of time. We need to see the clarity of policies. IN THE MEANTIME,.. ...MARK GILBERT AMONG THOSE PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE. Mark Gilbert is going to speak to the media very shortly before he leaves. He has been very surprised with the result. He will be putting on a brave face. The biggest question is what this trump presidencywill mean wwhat effects it will have on our markets, our trade. That the markets have dropped more than one and a half times than with brexit there is a sense of "let us wait and see." In the meantime, I think people will continue to sit here for the next few hours and watch those results as they come in. THANKS, KATIE. If you have just joined us, it looks like a massive upset. AND ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' MOST POWERFUL MEN, JOHN KERRY, HAS JUST TOUCHED DOWN IN NZ AT CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY IS HEADING TO ANTARCTICA AS PART OF A FIVE-STOP WORLD TOUR FOCUSED ON THE ENVIRONMENT. TO OTHER NEWS NOW, PRINCE HARRY HAS DENOUNCED THE NEWS MEDIA FOR THEIR TREATMENT OF HIS NEW GIRLFRIEND, THE AMERICAN ACTRESS MEGHAN MARKLE. HE'S CONFIRMED THEY'RE A COUPLE BUT HE SAYS A LINE HAS BEEN CROSSED, WITH THE STAR OF THE TV SERIES 'SUITS' SUBJECTED TO A 'WAVE OF ABUSE AND HARASSMENT'. WITH MORE, HERE'S THE BBC'S NICHOLAS WITCHELL. HE IS A 32-YEAR-OLD BACHELOR, GRANDSON OF BRITAIN'S QUEEN AND THE SOURCE OF CONSIDERABLE INTERNATIONAL INTEREST, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT COMES TO HIS ROMANTIC LIFE. BOOM. AND SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT PRIVACY AND HARASSMENT LAW. SHE IS MEGHAN MARKLE, AN AMERICAN ACTRESS WHO STARS IN A US TELEVISION DRAMA ABOUT LAWYERS. I AM PROUD TO BE A WOMAN AND A FEMINIST. SHE'S ALSO A UN WOMEN'S ADVOCATE, SO SOMEONE WITH A NOT INCONSIDERABLE PUBLIC PROFILE OF HER OWN. THEY MET IN TORONTO EARLIER THIS YEAR. RUMOURS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP SURFACED A FEW WEEKS AGO. SOME OF THE STORIES SINCE HAVE ANGERED HARRY. THE PIECE ON THE LEFT IN LAST FRIDAY'S 'SUN' IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE ONE OF THEM. THE ONE ON THE RIGHT FROM THIS MORNING'S 'SUN' AND ITS WEBSITE IS ANOTHER. SO IN WHAT KENSINGTON PALACE ACKNOWLEDGES IS AN UNUSUAL STEP, A STATEMENT WAS ISSUED ON HARRY'S BEHALF. HARRY'S HOSTILITY TOWARDS SOME PHOTOGRAPHERS HAS SOMETIMES BEEN ALL TOO OBVIOUS. DURING HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CRESSIDA BONAS, THE PAPARAZZI'S CONSTANT ATTENTION WAS AN UNWANTED COMPLICATION. HARRY BELIEVES IT'S UNFAIR. THAT LINE BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT ANY MORE. MANY WHO ARE SYMPATHETIC TO THE ROYALS BELIEVE HARRY IS JUSTIFIED. HIS VERY CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE BRITISH PRESS ` BACK OFF. BUT OTHERS WHO'VE KNOWN HARRY SAY HE NEEDS TO BE MORE PHILOSOPHICAL. THE STORY ISN'T GOING TO GO AWAY. AND I DO THINK THAT ISSUING SUCH STATEMENTS JUST ENCOURAGES THOSE THAT KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT TO FIND OUT ABOUT IT. 'THIS IS NOT A GAME,' HARRY SAYS IN HIS STATEMENT TODAY. IT IS HIS LIFE AND MS MARKLE'S. BUT STORIES ABOUT A ROYAL ROMANCE SELL NEWSPAPERS. IT'S THE FAMILIAR TENSION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY AND PUBLIC CURIOSITY. PRINCE HARRY WAS JUST 12 YEARS OLD WHEN HIS MOTHER DIANA DIED IN PARIS CAR CRASH AFTER BEING PURSUED BY PAPARAZZI. TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT FOR LOTTO PUNTERS, WITH A STAGGERING $44M JACKPOT THAT HAS TO GO. OVER TWO MILLION TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD, SO WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE THAT WINNING FEELING? CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. $44M TODAY, ANY POWERBALL TICKET. THIS COULD BE A BIG CATAMARAN. RAJ KUMAR'S BEEN HERE BEFORE. AND YOU FULLY DESERVE IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE IN IT TO WIN IT! AND YOU FULLY DESERVE IT, BECAUSE YOU ARE IN IT TO WIN IT! WITH THE STAKES EVEN HIGHER NOW, EVERYONE WANTS A PIECE OF THIS LUCKY CHARM. HUGE ` THIS IS JUST PHENOMENAL, UNPRECEDENTED. TONIGHT'S PRIZE POOL IS NZ'S LARGEST EVER. THE ROTORUA SUPERETTE OWNER KNOWS WHAT A WINNING MOMENT'S LIKE. HE SOLD A POWERBALL TICKET TO A CUSTOMER LAST YEAR. IT WAS JUST EXHILARATING. THE PERSON WAS QUITE STUNNED AND VERY NUMB. HE'S DEFINITELY GOT THE LUCKY TOUCH. (CHUCKLES) HE'S DEFINITELY GOT THE LUCKY TOUCH. (CHUCKLES) WE'VE COME FROM TAURANGA TODAY. ALL THE WAY FROM TAURANGA; WHY'S THAT? > TAURANGA. WELL, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, AND I HEARD THESE GUYS ON THE NEWS AT 6 O'CLOCK, AND I THOUGHT, 'WHY NOT?' THEY'VE STRUCK A BIG ONE HERE BEFORE, SO MIGHT AS WELL TRY HERE. I'VE JUST SPOKEN TO THE WINNERS OF LAST YEAR'S $24M LOTTO PRIZE. THEY'VE KEPT A LOW PROFILE SINCE THEN AND ARE HAPPY TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. THEY SAY APART FROM BUYING A NICE NEW HOUSE, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED FOR THEM. SHE STILL SHOPS AT COUNTDOWN; SHE STILL LOOKS FOR A BARGAIN. IN FACT, SHE'S EVEN BOUGHT A TICKET FOR TONIGHT'S DRAW. MR KUMAR WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANOTHER LOCAL TAKE HOME THE BIG PRIZE. < DO YOU HAVE A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE BEHIND THE COUNTER < READY FOR TONIGHT IN CASE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. THIS TIME I'LL BE MORE PREPARED FOR IT. BOTH LAUGH PREPARED, BUT LIGHTNING WILL HAVE TO STRIKE TWICE IF THERE'S TO BE ANOTHER NEWLY MADE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE HERE. RAJ, THE WINNER. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. It's back to the US presidential election. Half-past midnight at Trump's campaign. Trump supporters are getting ready for a big celebration. Trump has not been seen yet at the headquarters. 2270 is the magic number. The current numbers are Trump 244 Clinton 209 the next important state to declare would be Nevada it's polls close later than on the East Coast. We are waiting for those numbers to come through, with Hillary Clinton desperately needing to win Nevada if she is to have a chance of getting to 270 but it is looking like a Trump victory at the moment Will we see the man who wants to make America a great again become the 44th President of the United States? WEATHER TIME NOW. WINDS OF CHANGE IN THE US. DAN IS HERE, AND A TASTE OF EARLY SUMMER FOR SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TODAY. Temperatures close to 30degrees across parts of New Zealand. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ Some of us are still seeing some warm weather tomorrow. The southerly is kicking up a notch. STILL TO COME ` MORE ON THIS NAIL-BITING RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. AND IT WAS A DIVISIVE AND AT TIMES CRAZY RIDE. WE LOOK BACK ON A ROLLER-COASTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN. NASTY WOMAN. LOCK HER UP. WHEN THEY GO LOW, WE GO HIGH. CHEERING Hi, Carol. You're here for your hearing test. Yes, I am. Lovely. Come on through, please. (BEEP!) BOY: Hi, Mum. It's Eddy here. Huh! You are the best mum in the whole wide world. But sometimes you don't hear so well. Sometimes it makes me sad. I love you so much. (HEARTFELT MUSIC) I don't wanna be sad about your hearing anymore. CHILD: Something as little as a free hearing check can make a big difference. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` IT'S BEEN A NAIL-BITER OF A PRESIDENTIAL RACE, AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL, BUT TRUMP IS IN THE LEAD OVER HIS DEMOCRATIC RIVAL. HE'S ON 244 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES AND CLINTON 215. THE MAGIC NUMBER NEEDED TO WIN IS 270. BACK NOW WITH JACK TAME AT CLINTON HEADQUARTERS. SO CAN HILLARY CLINTON GET TO 270, OR IS IT ALL OVER? I TALKED ABOUT NEVADA BEFORE. WE ARE DOWN TO FIVE STATES. PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, ARIZONA. AT THE MOMENT, TRADITIONAL WISDOM ` WHAT IS THAT ` WOULD SUGGEST ARIZONA WOULD GO TO THE REPUBLICANS BUT ARIZONA IS THE HISPANIC VOTE. IT IS AN INCREASINGLY LARGE VOTING POOL. IT IS AMAZING TO CONSIDER THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE REPUBLICAN SUPPORTERS. HISPANIC VOTEERS ARE OFTEN CATHOLIC. GO BACK TO BUSH IN 2004, HE SECURED 445 OF THE HISPANIC VOTE. MITT ROMNEY, A QUARTER. BUT OVERWHELMINGLY, CLINTON HAS DOMINATED THE HISPANIC VOTE. THE RUST BELT DOENS'T SEEM TO BE SUPPORTING CLINTON AT THE MOMENT ` WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN. WHITE, UNEDUCATED VOTERS, FACTORY WORKERS. IF CLINTON LOSES THE PRESIDENCY AND IT'S PINNED ON RUST BELT STATES, CONSIDER THE IMPACT OF OBAMA'S POLICIES. THOSE WERE STATES HE BAILED OUT. IT WOULD APPEAR AT THIS STAGE THEY WERE SUPPORTED AND PROPPED UP BY OBAMA AND HAVE ESSENTIALLY TURNED THEIR BACKS ON HIM IT'S 20 TO 1 IN NEW YORK. THIS ELECTION'S GENERATED UNPRECEDENTED INTEREST AROUND THE WORLD AND HERE IN NZ, WITH MANY EVENTS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SAM KELWAY'S AMONG REVELLERS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. IT'S A LITTE BIT QUIET AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE'RE HAVING A POP QUIZ. PEOPLE HAVE SAT ON THE FENCE A BIT TODAY. PEOPLE STILL THOUGHT CLINTON WAS GOING TO GET THERE. COCKTAILS ` BLUE OR RED IT'S BEEN LIKE A GAME OF RUGBY. PEOPLE HAVE SAT ON THE FENCE. THEY'VE HAD DRINKS ` THEY HAVE BEEN FLOWING. I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH TIHS - THEY SAID LET'S MAKE PARNELL GREAT AGIAN. THANKS, SAM. BATTLEGROUND STATES ` OHIA AND PEMM PROJECTION WITH DONALD TRUMP AHEAD IN WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN IF HE WINS, HE GETS TO 270 ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND TWO OF OUR BIG NATIONAL CODES SEARCH FOR CHANGE. MORE ON A GROWING CONCERN IN CRICKET NEXT. ALSO TONIGHT, JOE PARKER'S RELAXED. HE TALKS ABOUT HIS SPECIAL BUILD-UP TO THE HOME WORLD TITLE FIGHT. PLUS, IT'S A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR FOOTBALL. ALL WHITES GREATS CELEBRATE THE BIG 125. AND WE MEET THE YOUNG MAN CELEBRATING WALKING AWAY FROM THIS HIGH-SPEED CRASH. Get your child covered for free with NIB Health Insurance. If you're a parent, get NIB's top private hospital plus by December 31 and we'll cover one of your little whippersnappers for free. Hurry - offer ends 31 December. So buy online or call us on 0800 123 NIB. 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. AS RUGBY CONFIRMS ITS PANEL TO REVIEW BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES WITHIN THE SPORT, CRICKET HAS DETAILED ITS OWN INVESTIGATION INTO THE STATE OF THE WOMEN'S GAME IN THIS COUNTRY. THE SCATHING REPORT HAS LABELLED FEMALE PLAYERS AS 'A SPECIES ON THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION'. CRICKET IS PLEDGING CHANGE. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORT. AMELIA KERR (16) MADE HER WHITE FERNS DEBUT TODAY AS THEY THRASHED PAKISTAN IN THEIR ONE-DAYER IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, BUT ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT, THE FACT THAT SHE'S EVEN STILL PLAYING MAKES HER A RARITY. I THINK CRICKET NEEDS TO BE EMBARRASSED. THE NZ CRICKET FAMILY HAS TAKEN THE WOMEN'S GAME FOR GRANTED. NZ CRICKET TODAY OFFERED A MEA CULPA AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE YEAR-LONG INDEPENDENT STUDY, WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS BRUTAL, WITH FEMALE PLAYERS BEING COMPARED TO AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS SOME ALARMING STATISTICS. IT STATES THAT ONLY 10% OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATE IN CRICKET ARE FEMALE, AND 90% OF THEM ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 12. IT ALSO FOUND 90% OF NZ CLUBS DON'T HAVE A GIRLS-ONLY TEAM, WHILE MORE THAN HALF DON'T OFFER CRICKET FOR GIRLS AT ALL. I WAS PRETTY SHOCKED AT THE ACTUAL FACTS OF HOW THE WOMEN'S GAME HAD DETERIORATED OVER TIME. THE REPORT FOUND A KEY TURNING POINT WAS THE AMALGAMATION OF NZ CRICKET AND THE WOMEN'S CRICKET COUNCIL IN 1992. WOMEN IN ALL AREAS OF THE GAME WERE NEGLECTED AND SIDELINED. SIGNIFICANTLY, THEIR REPRESENTATION IN GOVERNING BODIES HAS DIMINISHED. FROM GRASS ROOTS RIGHT THROUGH TO NZ CRICKET, FOR ME, THAT'S THE AREA THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED PROBABLY MOST QUICKLY AND REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THEY'RE KEEN TO EMPHASISE CHANGE HAS STARTED. FIVE WOMEN NOW FEATURE ON THE SIX MAJOR ASSOCIATION BOARDS, WHILE ICC HALL-OF-FAMER DEBBIE HOCKLEY IS SET TO BECOME NZ CRICKET'S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT LATER THIS MONTH. THAT SENDS A VERY CLEAR MESSAGE THAT IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE AND THAT DIVERSITY IS VERY MUCH PART OF OUR PHILOSOPHY FOR THE FUTURE. ALL 17 OF THE REPORT'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED ` THE START OF A LONG PROCESS TO TRY AND RIGHT YEARS OF WRONGS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. NZ RUGBY HAS STARTED ITS PROCESS TO REVIEW RESPECT AND RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GAME, NAMING SIX WOMEN ON THE NINE-PERSON REVIEW PANEL. THE DIVERSE LINE-UP INCLUDES FORMER ALL BLACKS DOCTOR DEB ROBINSON, OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST LISA CARRINGTON AND ALL BLACK GREATS KEVEN MEALAMU AND MICHAEL JONES. AUCKLAND LAWYER KATHRYN BECK WILL CHAIR THE PANEL. TO SEND THAT VERY CLEAR MESSAGE BY HAVING A FEMALE CHAIR, I THINK WAS QUITE DELIBERATE AND VERY IMPORTANT. FOLLOWING A NUMBER OF NEGATIVE INCIDENTS, THE PANEL'S IMMEDIATE FOCUS WILL BE ON ATTITUDES TO WOMEN WITHIN RUGBY, BUT IT WILL ALSO EXAMINE BEHAVIOUR AND ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE. THEY CAN UNEARTH EVERY STONE THEY LIKE. WE'RE GONNA BE VERY TRANSPARENT AND FULLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS, AND LET'S HOPE THAT THE LESSONS WE CAN LEARN ARE GONNA BE EASY TO IMPLEMENT. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ARE EXPECTED IN APRIL NEXT YEAR. JOSEPH PARKER HAS FRONTED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT WAS CONFIRMED FOR AUCKLAND. PARKER IN A RELAXED MOOD IN LAS VEGAS VIA VIDEO LINK TODAY. RETURNING TO HOME COMFORTS IN TWO WEEKS. WE KNOW WHERE OUR GYM IS; WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE STAYING. I HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM FAMILY AND FRIENDS, SO TO HAVE IT IN NZ, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA GIVE ME THAT EXTRA HELP THAT I NEED. BUT WE'LL BE KEEPING EVERYTHING AS RELAXED AS WE HAVE FOR EVERY OTHER FIGHT. PARKER BUMPED INTO HIS OPPONENT, ANDY RUIZ, LAST WEEKEND IN VEGAS. THE USUALLY PORTLY MEXICAN HAS LOST NEARLY 20 KILO. YOU KNOW, HE'S RESPECTFUL, AND WE RESPECT HIM AS WELL, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST SAID TO HIM THAT HE'S GONNA ENJOY NZ AND, 'LET'S HAVE SOME FUN WHEN WE'RE IN THE RING TOGETHER.' PARKER FACES ANOTHER 50 ROUNDS OF SPARRING, BEFORE FLYING HOME. AS THE ALL WHITES PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST HOME GAME IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS, NZ FOOTBALL IS TONIGHT CELEBRATING ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY. PLAYERS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT GATHERING IN AUCKLAND FOR THE FUNCTION, RECOGNISING SOME OF THE SPORT'S HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PAST CENTURY, LIKE THE FIRST GOAL EVER SCORED AT A WORLD CUP. I CAN REMEMBER THAT. ASK ME SOMETHING FROM LAST WEEK AND MY WIFE WILL TELL YOU I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT THOSE` AND I WAS TALKING TO JOHN BEFORE, AND THEY ARE, THEY'RE JUST SORTA LIKE THEY'RE FIXED IN YOUR MEMORY, COS THEY ARE GREAT MEMORIES. I'LL NEVER SURPASS THEM FOOTBALL-WISE ANYWAY. CHRIS WOOD HAS JUST ARRIVED BACK IN THE COUNTRY TO CAPTAIN THE NATIONAL SIDE AGAINST NEW CALEDONIA ON SATURDAY. THAT'S SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE ABLE TO DO. AS A KID, ALWAYS DREAMED OF, BUT NEVER THOUGH IT'D ACTUALLY COME TRUE, BUT IT'S GONNA BE NICE WALKING OUT, BUT IT'S GONNA BE A VERY TOUGH GAME. I MEAN, THEY'RE PROBABLY THE TOUGHEST ISLAND TEAM THAT WE'LL FACE IN THIS CAMPAIGN, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE READY FOR IT. A NUMBER OF AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED TONIGHT, INCLUDING THE SPORT'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THAT'S IT FOR SPORT. SHORT AND SWEET. BIGGEST UPSET ` IRELAND OR TRUMP? MORE ON THE ELECTION TONIGHT? THERE'S ONLY ONE STORY TONIGHT., WILL BE GET A RESULT RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK, FROM HILLARY HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, IT IS WAY TIGHTER THAN EVERYBODY THOUGHT. WE'LL CRUNCH THROUGH THE NUMBERS SHORTLY. INDICATOR CLICKS RHYTHMICALLY (GASPS) SILENCE (EXHALES SLOWLY) Mate, I'm so sorry. I thought there was time. You just pulled out. I don't have time to stop. It was a simple mistake. LOUD RUMBLING Please. (VOICE TREMBLES) I've got my boy in the back. I'm going too fast. I'm sorry. (SOBS) SEAT BELT CLICKS EERIE CREAKING HARSH WHOOSHING THAT BRIEF TASTE OF SUMMER GETS A SQUEEZE TOMORROW. SOME CLOUD AND MOISTURE WORKING ITS WAY IN. QUIETER BUT COOLER DOWN SOUTH. HERE'S THE NEXT ONE TOMORROW. IT SLIDES IN THROUGH THE DAY. HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH KEEPS OTHER SPOTS FINE AND DRY. RAIN MOVING INTO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND.� CLEARING INT HE EVENING. RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. Thank you, Dan. That is one news for tonight. 1 NEWS CAPTIONS BY SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM AND ASHLEE SCHOLEFIELD. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to 7 sharp. Tim, here are some live shots. What is going on here in Trump's headquarters? Sense of expectation.