GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE'RE IN FOR A TASTE OF SUMMER AS WE START THE WORKING WEEK, UNDER SETTLED SKIES THANKS TO OUR RESIDENT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THE STARS WILL BE OUT TONIGHT UNDER RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES, JUST SOME EARLY MORNING CLOUD OR FOG PATCHES. BREAK OUT THE SUN SCREEN AND SUN HAT, THE FORECAST IS BRIGHT. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 0'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 1 NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. CONVOY AT THE CORDON ` DOZENS OF QUAKE-HIT RESIDENTS ARE FINALLY ALLOWED ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES, BUT UNDER ESCORT AND STRICT CONDITIONS. IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL IN KAIKOURA A WEEK AFTER THE BIG QUAKE. THE DAMAGE IS STILL EVIDENT, AS SCHOOL GROUNDS BECOME A LANDING FIELD. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. OPENING UP ROAD ACCESS TO ISOLATED KAIKOURA IS GOING TO TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN FIRST THOUGHT. THE AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING URGENTLY TO CLEAR THE ALTERNATIVE INLAND ROUTE TO THE COASTAL COMMUNITY. WITH STATE HIGHWAY 1 SHUT, THE ONLY WAY INTO KAIKOURA BY ROAD IS THROUGH STATE HIGHWAY 70, ALSO KNOWN AS THE INLAND KAIKOURA ROAD. ONLY THE ARMY'S MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH. BUT RESIDENTS ALONG THE ROUTE WERE TODAY ALLOWED AS FAR AS LYFORD, BUT UNDER STRICT ESCORT. ALI PUGH'S BEEN AT THE ROAD BLOCK IN WAIAU. A CONVOY AT THE CORDON ` DOZENS OF DESPERATE HURUNUI RESIDENTS FINALLY ALLOWED BEYOND THE ROAD BLOCK. AND A CHANCE FOR THOSE STUCK INSIDE TO LEAVE. BEEP! BEEP! IT'S A BIT LIKE WE WERE IN PRISON UP THERE AND COULDN'T GET IN AND OUT. YOU WERE TIED TO STAYING THERE. YOU HAD NO REAL FREEDOM. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF BANNING ALL VEHICLES BAR MILITARY, CIVIL DEFENCE TODAY ALLOWING RESTRICTED ACCESS FOR MILK AND WATER TANKERS AND FOR RESIDENTS UNDER STRICT ESCORT. RESIDENTS PAST THIS POINT HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY'VE GOT TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THROUGH THE CORDON, 10AM AND AGAIN AT 2PM. AND IF THEY'RE NOT OUT BY 6PM? WELL, THEY'RE STUCK FOR THE NIGHT. MANY FEEL THE RULES ARE UNWARRANTED. IT'S MAKING IT PRETTY HARD FOR A FEW FARMERS THAT, REALISTICALLY, THE ROAD'S NOT THAT BAD TO THEIR PLACE. YOU COULD DRIVE A TOYOTA COROLLA ALL THE WAY TO MT LYFORD, AND EVERYONE ACKNOWLEDGES IT. BUT THE NZTA SAYS OPENING THE ROAD FULLY IS STILL FAR TOO DANGEROUS, AND IT'S DEPLOYED 25 CREWS, WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF SPECIALIST EARTH-MOVING EQUIPMENT, TO CLEAR THE 60 SLIPS THAT LINE THE ROUTE. CIVIL DEFENCE WARNING THE IS ROAD UNLIKELY TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK. ALLOWING PUBLIC ACCESS WHILE THIS IS STILL A VERY HIGH-RISK WORK SITE WILL SIMPLY DELAY THE URGENT WORK WHICH IS BEING CARRIED OUT ALONG THIS ROAD TO KEEP IT SAFE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO USE. BUT FARMERS SAY THEIR LAND AND STOCK NEEDS ACCESS FOR CONTRACTORS AND TRUCKS URGENTLY. IT'S GETTING HARDER BY THE DAY, CAUSED UNTOLD PAIN, DAMAGE. WE'RE WAITING FOR PIPE FITTINGS TO GET STUFF ON. SOON WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET STOCK TRUCKS UP, OTHERWISE, WE'VE GOT TO GET SHEARERS IN. ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE JUST COMPOUNDING. WE'VE GOTTA GET STOCK OUT AS WELL, BUT CAN'T GET A TRUCK UP HERE OR NOTHIN'. THE PRESSURE THAT'S BEEN PARTIALLY RELIEVED ON THESE RURAL ROADS NOT DOING THE SAME FOR FARMERS. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. IN KAIKOURA ITSELF, RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE TO HELP GET THE TOWN BACK ON ITS FEET. SCHOOLS REOPENED TODAY SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE POWERFUL QUAKE STRUCK. WILL HINE'S IN KAIKOURA AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. WE'VE BROUGHT YOU STORIES OF TOURISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTS; NOW LOOKING AT HOW KIDS ARE FARING. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA GET A NEW PAPER. DON'T WORRY ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL BLUES ` NOT WHEN YOU'VE HAD A WEEK LIKE THE LAST ONE. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SAY I'D BE ACTUALLY QUITE HAPPY TO BE AT SCHOOL FOR ONCE. THESE STUDENTS TODAY REPLACED THE STRESS OF AFTERSHOCKS WITH THE ANXIETY OF EXAMS, KAIKOURA HIGH SCHOOL OPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE QUAKE. HOW HAVE THE EARTHQUAKES AFFECTED THAT STUDY AND CONCENTRATION? > OH, THE MIND-SET AND JUST CAN'T REALLY CONCENTRATE ON STUDYING. I'M JUST HERE TO SUPPORT THE OTHER STUDENTS THAT'S GONNA BE TURNING UP FOR THEIR EXAMS, TRYING TO KEEP THEM POSITIVE FOR THE EXAMS. IT'S GONNA BE A STRESSFUL TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LAST WEEK. THE EXAMS ARE OPTIONAL, STUDENTS HERE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO TAKE A DERIVED GRADE BASED OFF THEIR YEAR'S WORK. OBVIOUSLY, THESE ONES ARE PRETTY KEEN, SO WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THE SCHOOL OPEN SO THEY CAN DO THAT. BECAUSE UNTIL THE PORTALOOS ARRIVED WE HAD NO SEWERAGE, NO RUNNING WATER, AND, OF COURSE, THAT RESTRICTS WHAT WE CAN USE THE SITE FOR. AND AS IF THESE STUDENTS HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH DISTRACTIONS IN THE PAST WEEK, WHAT ABOUT THIS ONE? HELICOPTERS LANDING AND TAKING OFF ON THE SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD DURING THEIR EXAMS. REMINDERS OF THE QUAKE ALSO WEREN'T FAR AWAY AS SAVE THE CHILDREN TODAY OPENED A DAY CENTRE FOR YOUNGER KIDS. WE'VE GOT AN EVACUATION PLAN, THAT INVOLVES EVERYONE WALKING UP THE HILL AND MEETING PARENTS OUTSIDE THE MARAE. THE PROGRAMME GIVES CHILDREN THE CHANCE TO PLAY. THERE'S SOME BOARD GAMES, AND WE GET TO PLAY SOME GAMES AROUND HERE. WE GET TO PLAY ON THE PLAYGROUND. IT ALSO LETS THEM CLEAR THEIR HEADS. IT'S GETTING LESS SCARIER, BUT I AM STILL SCARED OF SLEEPING, JUST IN CASE IF I'M SLEEPING AND ANOTHER BIG EARTHQUAKE COMES, BUT WE DO HAVE TWO ESCAPE PLANS. EXCELLENT. WE'VE ALWAYS GOTTA HAVE PLAN B. I'M OK WITH THE AFTERSHOCKS, BUT THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKES ARE FREAKY. THESE FUN AND GAMES WELL-DESERVED AFTER A TESTING WEEK. FROM SCHOOLS TO HOMES NOW, WILL ` HOW IS THE ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGE GOING? Some fresh figures in ENGINEERS HAVE CHECKED OVER 400 BUILDINGS 66 HAVE RESTRICTED ACCESS 27 ARE CLOSED OFF AND TOO DANGEROUS THERE'S A NEW HIT TONIGHT FOR KAIKOURA. THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED A WIDESPREAD TEMPORARY BAN ON SHELLFISH, ROCK LOBSTER AND SEAWEED HARVESTING ALONG THE SOUTH ISLAND'S UPPER EAST COAST. THE MOVE COMES AS THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO ASSESS THE OVERALL COST OF THE DISASTER AND WHETHER IT WILL AFFECT BIG SPENDING PLANS LIKE TAX CUTS. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. IT'S THOUGHT OVER HALF OF KAIKOURA'S PRIZED PAUA FISHERY WAS WIPED OUT IN LAST WEEK'S QUAKE, AFTER LARGE PARTS OF THE COASTLINE ROSE UP TO 4M. UNFORTUNATELY, MOTHER NATURE HAS DEALT A CRUEL BLOW. CRUEL INDEED, WITH THE GOVERNMENT NOW FORCED TO INTRODUCE A THREE-MONTH BAN ON THE COMMERCIAL, CUSTOMARY AND RECREATIONAL COLLECTION OF SHELLFISH IN THE REGION. MY CONCERN IS WITHOUT DOING THE SCIENCE, THAT THIS FISHERY WOULD INDEED COLLAPSE. A ONE-MONTH BAN WILL ALSO APPLY TO CRAYFISH, ALTHOUGH IT'S THOUGHT TO HAVE FARED BETTER. AND THE GOVERNMENT'S PUTTING $2M INTO ASSESSING THE EXACT DAMAGE. I HAVE SYMPATHY FOR LOCAL FISHERS. IT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR LIVELIHOOD. NOT JUST IN THE KAIKOURA COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO IT'LL BE MORE WIDESPREAD INTO MARLBOROUGH. THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE MOVE. WE DON'T WANNA GO OUT THERE AND JUST TAKE SOMETHING IF IT CAN'T SUSTAIN IT, SO I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER AT THE MOMENT. BUT WHILE THE KAIKOURA ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BE ROCKED, THE WIDER NZ ECONOMY IS EXPECTED TO SHRUG OFF THE JOLT. THAT'S BECAUSE ECONOMISTS SAY IT'S IN MUCH STRONGER SHAPE THAN WHEN THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKES HIT. THIS TIME ROUND WE'VE GOT A FULL-BLOWN ECONOMIC EXPANSION. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS 4.9%. CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS INCREDIBLY HIGH. WE'VE GOT REALLY GOOD MOMENTUM. AND THAT MOMENTUM, ALONG WITH FORECAST LARGE BUDGET SURPLUSES, MEANS JOHN KEY'S STILL FLOATING TAX CUTS OR SOME SORT OF FAMILIES' ASSISTANCE, DESPITE ANOTHER GOVERNMENT QUAKE BILL RUNNING INTO BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I THINK WE SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD OVER TIME ON TRYING TO FIND WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT NZERS GET TO KEEP MORE OF WHAT THEY EARN. THIS IS JUST ABSOLUTE CRAZY TALK. WE ACTUALLY NEED A GOVERNMENT TO BE INVESTING IN THE STUFF THAT'S GONNA HELP PEOPLE, NOT ONE-OFF TAX CUTS. JUST HOW MUCH THE QUAKE WILL COST AND WHAT'S LEFT FOR TAX CUTS OR SPENDING WILL BE CLEARER WHEN THE GOVERNMENT UPDATES US ON ITS FINANCES NEXT MONTH. CORIN DANN, ONE NEWS. AND NEW DRONE VIDEO SHOWS HOW THE POWERFUL QUAKE TORE THE GROUND APART, LEAVING A HUGE CRACK ALONG THE KEKERENGU FAULT. LARGE RUPTURES STRETCH 30KM, WITH SOME SECTIONS OF LAND DISPLACED BY UP TO 10M. SCIENTISTS SAY THE QUAKE HAS PERMANENTLY BLOCKED AND DIVERTED STREAMS. THE FAULT IS ONE OF FOUR THAT RUN ALONG THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, WHICH EXPERTS SAY CAUSED LAST MONDAY'S 7.8-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE. ON AVERAGE, THE KEKERENGU FAULT USUALLY MOVES AROUND 20M TO 25M EVERY THOUSAND YEARS. THAT SEVERE QUAKE WAS STRONGLY FELT IN WELLINGTON, WHERE THE AUTHORITIES ARE STILL SCRAMBLING TO FULLY ASSESS DAMAGED BUILDINGS. PREPARATIONS GOT UNDERWAY TODAY FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING ON MOLESWORTH ST AT RISK OF COLLAPSING. BRIAR WELLS REPORTS. 61 MOLESWORTH ST IS STILL STANDING TODAY, CONTRACTORS WAITING ON ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE THEY CAN START DEMOLITION, PULLING IT APART FROM THE TOP DOWN. THEY'LL START MOBILISING THEIR MACHINERY ON TO SITE PROBABLY TOMORROW, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 14 DAYS THE BIG PART OF THE BUILDING WILL ACTUALLY BE DOWN ON THE GROUND, COMPLETELY SAFE. RELIEF FOR NEARBY BUSINESSES INSIDE THE SAFETY CORDON, WAITING TO RETURN TO THEIR BUILDINGS, NZ RUGBY TEMPORARILY RELOCATING TO WESTPAC STADIUM, TAKING WITH THEM SOME PRIZED POSSESSIONS. WE HAD A GROUP GO IN WITH THE USAR BOYS AND WERE ABLE TO PICK SOME KEY THINGS UP, AND SO WE GRABBED ONE OR TWO TROPHIES. AS THE PLAN FOR DEMO WORK IS FINALISED HERE, IT WAS CONFIRMED LATE TODAY THAT THE READING CAR PARK WILL ALSO BE DEMOLISHED. IT WILL BE STABILISED FIRST SO IT'S SAFE TO BRING DOWN. WHILE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE ON THE CAR-PARK BUILDING, NEARBY BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IN APARTMENTS WILL BE DISPLACED FOR UP TO A MONTH. QUEENSGATE MALL IN LOWER HUTT HAS BEEN CLOSED SINCE THE QUAKE, SHOPPERS FORCED TO TRAVEL ELSEWHERE FOR THEIR RETAIL FIX. WELL, I'D HAVE TO CATCH A TRAIN AND GO TO UPPER HUTT. IT IS A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND THINGS. RETAILERS STILL WAITING FOR THE ALL-CLEAR, IT'S HOPED MOST OF THE MALL WILL BE OPEN BY THURSDAY. IT'S A VERY BIG SHOPPING CENTRE. THAT'S THE REASON IT'S TAKING SO LONG ` WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH ENGINEERING CHECKS, WE HAVE TO DO REPAIRS, THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, CEILING TILES FALLING DOWN. WELLINGTON'S PORT, RIDDLED WITH CRACKS AND LIQUEFACTION, BUZZING WITH ACTIVITY THIS MORNING, MORE THAN A THOUSAND CRUISE-SHIP PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE WHARF, THE USUAL TERMINAL STILL A NO-GO AREA. I WAS A BIT APPREHENSIVE WHEN I HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT WHAT I'VE SEEN, IT HASN'T AFFECTED ANY PARTS THAT WE'VE BEEN TO UP TILL NOW. IT DOESN'T WORRY ME. IF IT'S MEANT TO BE, IT'S MEANT TO BE. WE'RE ON THE BOAT. HOPING THEY WON'T EXPERIENCE ANY SHAKES THEMSELVES. BRIAR WELLS, 1 NEWS. TWO MALE TRAMPERS HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD ON A TRACK IN TARARUA FOREST PARK, WAIRARAPA. THEY WERE REPORTED OVERDUE LAST NIGHT. THEIR BODIES WERE LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE APART. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ON BEHALF OF THE CORONER. IN NZ READY TO START TRADING WITH RUSSIA AGAIN? THE RELATIONSHIP SOURED WHEN RUSSIA ANNEXED CRIMEA. BUT THE LIKELY DEMISE OF THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP MEANS JOHN KEY'S TALKING UP THE POTENTIAL OF A NEW DEAL. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS BEEN WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AT APEC SUMMIT IN PERU. HORSING AROUND FOR THE TRADITIONAL APEC FAMILY PHOTO, PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY'S GOT A BROMANCE WITH CANADA'S JUSTIN TRUDEAU. HE'S GOT A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR, JUSTIN, SO, YEAH, A BIT OF A LAUGH. THINGS ARE MUCH MORE SERIOUS WITH RUSSIA, THOUGH, WHERE NZ'S LOOKING TO RESTART TRADE TALKS. IT'S NEVER BEEN AN OVERLY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH PUTIN. PUTIN KEEPS MUCH MORE TO HIMSELF. THE DEAL WAS PUT ON ICE AFTER RUSSIA SEIZED CRIMEA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES IMPOSED SANCTIONS, AND THAT INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE HASN'T LET UP. JUST TWO DAYS AGO THE US AND THE EU WARNED MOSCOW OF FURTHER SANCTIONS OVER ATROCITIES IN SYRIA. IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE WE DON'T WANNA GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANNA TO BE LEFT BEHIND. JOHN KEY SAYS HE'LL WAIT FOR SANCTIONS TO BE LIFTED BEFORE STARTING FORMAL TALKS WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN. HE WOULD PROBABLY PREFER THAT WE MADE OUR OWN CALL, BUT, I MEAN, I THINK FROM NZ'S POINT OF VIEW, WOULD WANNA KEEP REASONABLY CLOSE TO LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES. AS THE TPP DEAL HANGS IN THE BALANCE, NZ IS ALREADY WORKING ON A PLAN B. MR KEY ANNOUNCED TALKS WITH CHINA TO UPGRADE THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. AND APEC LEADERS AGREED TO RAMP UP PROGRESS TOWARDS AN ASIA-PACIFIC FREE-TRADE ZONE ` THAT WOULD INCLUDE RUSSIA AND CHINA. WHILE THE US IS AN IMPORTANT VOICE, IT'S NOT THE ONLY VOICE, AND NZ, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY SHOULD GO FORWARD; IT HAS TO GO FORWARD IF WE'RE GONNA UNDERPIN OUR ECONOMY. IN OTHER WORDS, AMERICA NO LONGER SEEMS FRONT AND CENTRE IN NZ'S FREE TRADE AMBITIONS. ANDREA VANCE, ONE NEWS, 1 NEWS, LIMA, PERU. IT'S BEEN BROADCASTING IN CANTERBURY FOR 25 YEARS; NOW CTV AS WE KNOW IT IS ENDING. THE STATION IS NOW TUNING OFF IT'S TELEVISION BROADCASTS AND TAKING ITS SHOW'S ONLINE. SAM CLARKE HAS MORE. CANTERBURY TELEVISION IS NO STRANGER TO ADVERSITY ` THE IMAGES OF ITS BUILDING BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH THE TRAGEDY OF THE 2011 CHRISTCHURCH QUAKE. 115 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THE BUILDING COLLAPSED. ALL THE TOUGH TIMES THAT WE WENT THROUGH CULMINATED IN THE EARTHQUAKE. AND DURING THAT TIME, THE SURVIVORS ALL SAID, WE HAVE GOT TO DO IT FOR THOSE 16 PEOPLE, AND WE TRIPPED. LOCALLY, SINCE 1991, CTV HAS HAD A LOYAL FOLLOWING AS ONE OF THE FEW REGIONAL TELEVISION BROADCASTERS ON AIR. FROM SHOPPING TO NEWS AND THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL,... IT REALLY IS LIKE CAMPING OUT. ...CTV TOLD THE STORIES OF THE CANTERBURY REGION. FROM THE START AND THROUGH THE REBUILD, FOR MANY, CTV WAS A LABOUR OF LOVE. REGIONAL TELEVISION HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD WORK. AND I KNOW IN THE EARLY DAYS, PEOPLE WORKED FOR NOTHING JUST TO GET THE THING GOING. BUT FROM DECEMBER, THOSE STORIES WILL HAVE A NEW HOME. CANTERBURY TELEVISION WILL KEEP ITS NAME, BUT IT'LL ONLY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET. THERE'S A LOT OF VERY FAITHFUL FOLLOWERS, WHO HAVE FOLLOWED CTV FOR 25 YEARS, THROUGH THE REALLY TOUGH TIMES THAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH, AND IT'S GONNA DISAPPEAR, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET IT. CTV'S OWNER, STAR MEDIA, SAYS THE DECISION IS A FINANCIAL ONE. IT'LL MEAN THE LOSS OF AROUND 13 JOBS AND A CULTURAL INSTITUTION. AND THAT'S WHY CTV WAS BORN, BECAUSE CANTERBURY PEOPLE LOST THEIR LOCAL NEWS, THEY LOST THEIR BELONGING. AND CTV'S BECOME THE SOUL. AND FADE. SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS. IRAQI TROOPS ARE MAKING SLOW PROGRESS IN THE BATTLE FOR MOSUL ` ISIS SNIPERS AND SUICIDE BOMBERS DOG THEIR EVERY MOVE. UP AHEAD ` RESIDENTS CARRYING ON WITH LIFE WHILE FIGHTING RAGES ALL AROUND. A DAMAGED LINE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO INDIA'S POOR TRACK RECORD ` THE DEATH TOLL RISES AFTER AN OVERNIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED. AND THE SHIP THAT CRASHED INTO A BARGE, AS BRITAIN'S FIRST MAJOR WINTER STORM LASHES THE SOUTHERN COAST. (WHISPERS) There's our manager Neville. He's super picky. (WHISPERS) There's no fault he can't see or crack he won't spot. And no conversation he can't hear. THE IRAQI ARMY IS FACING FIERCE RESISTANCE AS IT BATTLES TO RECAPTURE ISIS MILITANTS DEFENDING THEIR NORTHERN STRONGHOLD. THE FRONT LINES IN MOSUL HAVE COMBATANTS JUST METRES APART, WHILE CIVILIANS CARRY ON LIFE AMID SUICIDE BOMBINGS AND SNIPER FIRE. A WARNING ` THE BBC'S QUENTIN SOMMERVILLE'S REPORT CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES. IN MOSUL STREETS, LIFE OR DEATH IS DECIDED IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. GUNSHOT JUST METRES AWAY, THE SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE. IN NO MAN'S LAND IS A DEAD BODY. IRAQI SPECIAL FORCES SAY HE WAS AN I.S FIGHTER, ONE OF A DOZEN THEY'VE SHOT DEAD THIS WEEK. NEARBY, A CAR BOMB DETONATES. BOOM! AT HOUSE AFTER HOUSE, WHITE FLAGS ARE RAISED. WHERE ELSE COULD THESE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES GO? AN EXODUS WOULD CAUSE A HUMANITARIAN DISASTER FOR IRAQ. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INFLUENCE BY THEIR TALK, BY THE ISIS TALK, NOW THEY ARE NOT, BECAUSE THEY ENDURED TWO YEARS OF SUFFERING, THEY ENDURED TWO YEARS OF DEPRESSION, TWO YEARS OF KILLING. THE GOVERNMENT WANTS PEOPLE TO REMAIN HERE. IT, AND ITS SERVICES, ARE MOSTLY ABSENT. SO TODAY IT'S AN ARMOURED HUMVEE THAT SERVES AS AN AMBULANCE. THIS BOY'S FATHER WATCHES IN DISBELIEF. HIS SON HAS JUST BEEN SHOT IN THE CHEST. AN I.S SNIPER'S BULLET, SAY HIS BROTHERS. THEY LEFT THEIR HOUSE ONLY A FEW MINUTES AGO TO SELL EGGS. NOTHING CAN BE DONE. THIS IS THE HORROR OF THIS SITUATION. THEY CAN'T EVEN TAKE THE BOY'S BODY DOWN THE STREET BECAUSE THEY'RE WORRIED THAT THE SNIPER IS STILL DOWN THERE. YOU CAN HEAR THE GUNFIRE ALL AROUND. YOU CAN HEAR THE HEARTBROKEN FAMILY INSIDE THERE. A MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL TRAPPED IN THIS CITY. FIGHTING IS GOING ON ALL AROUND THEM. (SOBS HEAVILY) AND WHILE PEOPLE REMAIN HERE, MUCH MORE WILL HAVE TO BE ENDURED. THE FIGHT FOR MOSUL HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN. THE UNITED NATIONS ESTIMATES AROUND 60,0000 MOSUL RESIDENTS HAVE FLED THE CITY SINCE THE MASSIVE MILITARY OPERATION TO RETAKE IT BEGAN A MONTH AGO. THE DEATH TOLL IN THE INDIAN EXPRESS TRAIN CRASH HAS RISEN TO 115, WITH MORE THAN 150 INJURED. MEDIA REPORTS POINT TO TRACK DAMAGE AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE HIGH-SPEED DERAILMENT. THE BBC'S SANJOY MAJUMDAR WITH THIS. FRENZIED AND CHAOTIC SCENES AS RESCUE WORKERS SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS IN THE MANGLED WRECK OF THE TRAIN. POLICE AND SOLDIERS JOINING TOGETHER IN THE PAINSTAKING PROCESS OF CUTTING THROUGH THE TWISTED REMAINS OF THE INTER-CITY EXPRESS TRAIN. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE THE EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT WAS BROUGHT IN TO GET THROUGH THE CARRIAGES, SOME WHICH WERE TURNED OVER. AS SURVIVORS WERE BROUGHT OUT, THEY WERE MET BY MEDICAL TEAMS. THOSE THAT REQUIRED MORE SERIOUS ATTENTION WE TAKEN AWAY TO THE NEAREST CITY, KANPUR, BY AMBULANCE. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, WHEN MOST ON BOARD WERE ASLEEP. THE IMPACT WAS SO SEVERE THAT ALL 14 CARRIAGES CAME OFF THE TRACKS, LEAVING BEHIND A HEAP OF BUCKLED METAL. INDIA'S RAILWAY NETWORK IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST POPULAR. 23M PEOPLE USE IT EVERY DAY. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CONCERNS OVER ITS SAFETY STANDARDS, THAT NOT ENOUGH INVESTMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM OR ON THE RAILWAY TRACK. NOW AN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ORDERED TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED INDIA'S WORST TRAIN ACCIDENT IN YEARS. INDIA'S RAILWAYS MINISTER HAS PROMISED COMPENSATION FOR THE DEAD AND INJURED. GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL HAS CONFIRMED SHE WILL RUN FOR A FOURTH TERM IN OFFICE. THE 62-YEAR-OLD ANNOUNCED HER PLANS AT A MEETING OF THE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS AT THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN BERLIN. MRS MERKEL'S POPULARITY HAS SLIPPED IN THE WAKE OF EUROPE'S MIGRANT CRISIS, BUT SHE STILL RETAINS WIDE SUPPORT. A BIG AUTUMN STORM'S LEFT A CARGO SHIP CRIPPLED IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND MORE THAN 1000 HOMES WITHOUT POWER ACROSS THE SOUTH-EAST OF BRITAIN. AS THE STORM WHIPPED THE CHANNEL INTO A FURY, THE SAGA SKY LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO A BARGE MOORED NEAR DOVER. HALF THE CREW WERE AIRLIFTED OFF THE SHIP, THE REST STAYING ABOARD TO NURSE IT BACK TO PORT. THE STORM BROUGHT FLOODING TO SOUTHERN ENGLAND, GALE FORCE WINDS BRINGING SCAFFOLDING DOWN ON THIS CAR IN BRIGHTON. BUT A MUCH MORE SETTLED-LOOKING WEATHER PICTURE HERE, RENEE. YES, WENDY, ALL THANKS TO THE BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTRED JUST TO THE WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ AND THANKS TO OUR CAMERA MAN, JAMES MARSHALL, WHO MANAGED TO CAPTURE THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE FROM KAIKOURA THIS MORNING. AND I'LL BE BACK WITH ANOTHER SPECTACULAR-LOOKING DAY RIGHT AFTER SPORT. UP AHEAD ` A MAJOR REVIEW'S ON THE WAY FOR OUR EMERGENCY SYSTEMS AFTER CONFUSING TSUNAMI ALERTS, MIXED MESSAGES AND A 111 SERVICE FAILURE. REMEMBERING AN ISLAND PEOPLE'S SACRIFICE 100 YEARS ON. PARLIAMENT HONOURS FIRST WORLD WAR VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COOKS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT ` DOZENS OF QUAKE-HIT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED ROAD ACCESS TO THEIR HOMES, BUT UNDER ESCORT AND STRICT CONDITIONS, ON THE CLOSED-OFF INLAND ROAD TO KAIKOURA. CIVIL DEFENCE WARNS THE ROAD IS UNLIKELY TO REOPEN TO THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK. AND THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVED TO PROTECT SEAFOOD AFFECTED BY COASTAL UPLIFT IN THE REGION, BANNING THE TAKING OF PAUA FOR THREE MONTHS AND CRAYFISH FOR ONE MONTH. MEANWHILE, CONFUSION AND COMPLAINTS OVER THE INITIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE EARTHQUAKE HAVE PROMPTED A MAJOR REVIEW OF SYSTEMS. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS THE DETAILS. EMERGENCY MESSAGING SYSTEMS LIKE THIS USED IN AUSTRALIA COULD BE ON THE WAY HERE. SIREN WAILS IT'S ONE OF THE METHODS TO BE CONSIDERED IN A CIVIL DEFENCE REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE HANDLING OF LAST WEEK'S QUAKE. MANY PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED ABOUT WHETHER THERE WAS A TSUNAMI WARNING AND STRUGGLING TO GET THROUGH TO THE 111 EMERGENCY NUMBER. OUR FIRST FOCUS HAS TO BE TO THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO STILL NEED OUR SUPPORT. MEANING IT'LL BE WEEKS BEFORE THE REVIEW EVEN STARTS. THERE'S A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LOCALLY. AND I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION ON THAT. THE CIVIL DEFENCE CHIEF'S TALKING ABOUT MIXED MESSAGES PEOPLE RECEIVED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE QUAKE. THE 111 SYSTEM ALSO WENT DOWN FOR ABOUT HALF AN HOUR. I'M EXPECTING THAT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE WORKING ALONGSIDE SPARK TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A ROBUST SYSTEM IN PLACE. IT'LL BE A RANGE OF THINGS. THE TSUNAMI WARNING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. GEONET'S SPOKEN OUT, SAYING A LACK OF FUNDING MEANS IT CAN'T MONITOR QUAKE ACTIVITY 24/7. SO WE'RE NOT CLOSED TO LOOKING AT THIS POSSIBILITY MOVING FORWARD, BUT YOU CAN'T JUST MAGIC SOMETHING UP OVERNIGHT. BUT ANY MESSAGING SERVICE WILL TAKE 18 MONTHS TO ROLL OUT, AND OFFICIALS SAY IT HAS TO BE SUITED TO NZ'S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET IN THIS. IT'S STANDARD PRACTICE FOR OFFICIALS TO DEBRIEF FOLLOWING AN EMERGENCY, BUT THIS REVIEW IS LIKELY TO BE FAR MORE WIDE-REACHING, GIVEN THE FAILURES LAST MONDAY. IF THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION FOR INCREASED FUNDING, THEN I THINK IT'LL BE PRETTY HARD TO SAY NO TO THAT. AND THE ACTING CIVIL DEFENCE MINISTER SEEMS TO AGREE. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE TANGI OF ACCLAIMED MAORI WEAPONRY EXPONENT MITA MOHI THIS WEEK. ALL POWHIRI THE 78-YEAR-OLD'S BODY ARRIVED AT TARIMANO MARAE NEAR ROTORUA THIS AFTERNOON. HE'S CREDITED WITH TEACHING THOUSANDS OF YOUNG MEN THE TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF TAIAHA AT HIS SCHOOL ON MOKOIA ISLAND. MITA MOHI ALSO REPRESENTED NZ AT RUGBY LEAGUE AND SERVED ON THE PAROLE BOARD. PARLIAMENT HAS FORMALLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTRIBUTION OF COOK ISLANDS VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS IN WWI, 100 YEARS ON. DESCENDANTS TOOK PART IN A COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST 45 MEN TO ANSWER NZ'S CALL FOR HELP. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER WITH THIS REPORT. THIS IS THE DESCENDANTS. TEPOAVE RAITIA STANDS IN HIS SOLDIER FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS I WAS MOVED. I FELT IT. YOU KNOW, THE PRESENCE OF MY FATHER, RIGHT THERE. THEY RE-ENACT A SCENE FROM JUST OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AGO WHEN THE FIRST 45 VOLUNTEERS ARRIVED FROM RAROTONGA AND MARCHED TO PARLIAMENT TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO SERVICE. BY THE END OF THEIR CAMPAIGN OF WWI, NEARLY 500 COOK ISLANDERS HAD ENLISTED, ALONG WITH 147 NIUE MEN AS WELL. THEIR NAMES ARE REMEMBERED OUTSIDE ON PARLIAMENT'S LAWN. SO TOO INSIDE THE HOUSE. FEW OF THEM SPOKE ENGLISH AND THEY HAD TO ADJUST TO AN ARMY DIET. THEY STRUGGLED TO ADAPT TO WEARING COMBAT BOOTS, BUT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THEY FACED WAS A LACK OF IMMUNITY TO EUROPEAN DISEASES. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES, THEY WERE SENT TO SUEZ, EGYPT AND THEN DEPLOYED TO THE WESTERN FRONT. OF THE 1000 PACIFIC ISLANDS MEN WHO JOINED UP, OVER 100 DIED IN ACTION OR OF ILLNESS. WE CELEBRATE THE LOSS, BUT WE CELEBRATE THE LEARNING, THE KNOWLEDGE WE MAY GAIN FROM IT. THE PACIFIC VOLUNTEERS HAD ANSWERED A CALL FOR SUPPORT FROM NZ WHICH HAD SUFFERED LARGE LOSSES AT GALLIPOLI. THOSE HONOURED MEN EXEMPLIFIED THE TRUST, THE MUTUAL RESPECT AND THE COOPERATION BETWEEN OUR NATIONS. LITTLE WONDER THESE COOK ISLANDERS SING FOR THEIR ANCESTORS, WHO SACRIFICED THE ULTIMATE TO HELP A NEIGHBOUR. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL BLACKS ARE HAVING TO DEFEND THEMSELVES IN EUROPE. STEVE HANSEN AND THE PLAYERS HAVE FRONTED, ADMITTING THEY HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. WE DON'T GO OUT TO HURT PEOPLE ON PURPOSE. AFTER BEING WHACKED BY THE AUSTRALIANS, IS THIS KIWI LEAGUE STAR DESTINED FOR AMERICAN FOOTBALL? PLUS ` THE SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET TOUR OF AUSTRALIA JUST GOT NASTY. AND ` FROM ANDY MURRAY TO LYDIA KO, THE HUNT FOR THE TOP TAKES SEVERAL DIFFERENT TWISTS. THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT OF FINGER POINTING COMING OUT OF NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RUGBY, AS THE DUST CONTINUES TO SETTLE AFTER THAT BRUTAL ALL BLACKS-IRELAND REMATCH. IRISH FANS AREN'T HAPPY WITH THE PHYSICAL PLAY, WHILE TWO ALL BLACKS HAVE BEEN CITED FOLLOWING THE TEST ` FLANKER SAM CANE AND MIDFIELDER MALAKAI FEKITOA. THE ALL BLACKS WILL FIGHT CANE'S CHARGE. EMMA KEELING REPORTS FROM THE ALL BLACKS' NEW BASE IN PARIS. IT WAS A BRUTAL GAME, BUT SOME IRISH FANS AND MEDIA FEEL THE ALL BLACKS WERE THE BRUTES. IN TERMS OF TALKING TO SOME OF THE IRISH PLAYERS AFTERWARDS, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE FINE. THEY JUST KNEW IT WAS A TOUGH PHYSICAL GAME. THEY PLAY WITH A LOT OF PASSION, AND SO DO WE. SO NO BAD BLOOD, BUT TWO ALL BLACKS HAVE BEEN CITED. MALAKAI FEKITOA WILL HEAD TO LONDON TOMORROW FOR A HEARING OVER THIS TACKLE, WHICH SAW HIM HEAD TO THE BIN. WELL, THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE. WE CAN'T HIDE FROM THE FACT THAT, PARTICULARLY, MALA'S TACKLE WAS HIGH, CLUMSY AND HIGH. SAM CANE WAS NOT SIN-BINNED FOR THIS ON ROBBIE HENSHAW, WHO WAS STRETCHERED OFF, BUT HE TOO WILL HAVE TO FACE THE JUDICIARY. WE WILL DEFEND SAM'S. I BELIEVE IT WAS A HEAD CLASH AND AS A RESULT OF THAT. BUT WE UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, WHY THE CITING COMMISSIONER WANTS TO CITE IT ` A GUY GOT KNOCKED OUT. THE ALL BLACKS WERE HEAVILY PENALISED IN THE 21-9 WIN, AND DANE COLES ADMITS THEY MUST LOOK AT THEIR DISCIPLINE. I THINK IN THE IRELAND FIRST TEST, WE GOT A COUPLE OF HIGH TACKLES, AND THEN IN THIS ONE TOO, SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS AND REALLY IMPROVE, COS, YOU KNOW, THE REFS ARE SEEING IT, AND IF THEY'RE GONNA SIN BIN, THEN AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE BIN. IF THEY CAN KEEP 15 MEN ON THE FIELD AND REDUCE THE PENALTIES, THEY CAN BUILD PRESSURE AND BEGIN TO DICTATE THE GAME. BUT FIRST, BODIES NEED TO HEAL. SO, MONDAY WILL BE ALL RECOVERY, REALLY, AND GETTING A BIT OF CLARITY ABOUT HOW WE WANNA PLAY AGAINST FRANCE AND REVIEWING THE IRISH GAME, WHERE WE CAN GET BETTER. THEY WANT TO FINISH THE YEAR WITH A TEST THEY CAN BE PROUD OF. EMMA KEELING, 1 NEWS, PARIS. SPEAKING OF STOUSHES, RELATIONS BETWEEN THE AUSTRALIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKETERS ARE SURE TO BE EVEN MORE ON EDGE AFTER AN AIRPORT SCUFFLE IN ADELAIDE, PROTEAS SECURITY STAFF ROUGHING UP AN AUSSIE REPORTER TRYING TO QUESTION SKIPPER FAF DU PLESSIS ABOUT BALL TAMPERING CHARGES. GET OFF ME. FAF, ARE YOU CONFIDENT`? HEY! HEY! NOT TO BE DETERRED ` ARE YOU CONFIDENT YOU'LL BE CLEARED, FAF? DU PLESSIS COULD YET BE SCRATCHED FROM THE THIRD TEST FOR BALL TAMPERING. ROSS TAYLOR IS SET TO SEE A SECOND EYE SPECIALIST, AS THE BLACKCAPS AWAIT WORD ON HIS AVAILABILITY FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST PAKISTAN IN HAMILTON THIS WEEK. THE BATSMAN'S BEEN TROUBLED WITH A RECURRING PROBLEM IN HIS LEFT EYE AND SAW A SPECIALIST IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY. NORTHERN DISTRICTS BATSMAN DEAN BROWNLIE WILL JOIN THE SQUAD AS COVER. MEANWHILE, ALL-ROUNDER MITCHELL SANTNER IS BACK IN THE MIX, HAVING RECOVERED FROM A FRACTURED WRIST HE SUFFERED JUST THREE WEEKS AGO. HE REPLACES JIMMY NEESHAM. THE CHANCE TO CLAIM THE TITLE OF NUMBER ONE HAS GONE ON THE LINE IN SEVERAL MAJOR SPORTS TODAY, FROM TENNIS TO GOLF TO RUGBY LEAGUE. ANDY MURRAY WAS TRYING TO BEAT NEMESIS NOVAK DJOKOVIC IN THE WORLD TENNIS FINALS IN LONDON AND ALSO AIMING TO BECOME THE FIRST BRIT TO FINISH THE YEAR AS TOP DOG AS WELL. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. YOU'D THINK, IN A YEAR OF SPORTING UPSETS, NOT MUCH WOULD COME AS A SURPRISE,... FIREWORKS EXPLODE ...BUT AFTER A RIGOROUS WEEK, AND FACING THE MAN WHO'S WON THIS TOURNAMENT FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS, ANDY MURRAY MANAGED ONCE AGAIN TO STUN. SUPER, SCINTILLATING AND SPECTACULAR FROM THE SCOT. IN FRONT OF A PARTISAN CROWD, URGING THEIR HOMETOWN HERO ON, THE BRIT WAS RELENTLESS ON HIS WAY TO ENDING A 12-YEAR 'BIG THREE' STRANGLEHOLD AS THE END OF YEAR NUMBER ONE. THE FIRST MAN NOT NAMED FEDERER, NADAL OR DJOKOVIC TO LAY CLAIM TO THE TITLE SINCE 2003. TO FINISH THE YEAR NUMBER ONE IS VERY SPECIAL. IT'S SOMETHING I NEVER NEVER EXPECTED. CROWD CHEERS IT'S THE 29-YEAR-OLD'S NINTH TITLE FOR 2016, WHILE ADDING TO A CAREER-BEST WINNING STREAK, WHICH NOW STANDS AT 24 MATCHES. THROW IN HIS WIMBLEDON WIN, AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, AND $19M IN PRIZE MONEY, AND IT MAKES FOR QUITE A SEASON. THE FACT THAT IT WAS DJOKOVIC HE BEAT IN STRAIGHT SETS TODAY, ALMOST TOO PERFECT A STORY. WE PLAYED GRAND SLAM FINALS, OLYMPICS, OBVIOUSLY, AND THEN MATCHES LIKE THIS. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH RIVALRY. I'VE LOST MANY OF THEM. FOR THE SERB, WHO'D BEEN CLINICAL EN ROUTE TO THE FINAL, IT WAS A SOMEWHAT LISTLESS PERFORMANCE, LITTERED WITH UNCHARACTERISTIC ERRORS. HE'S JUST GOT NO BUSINESS MISSING THIS SHOT. THOUGH LITTLE MAY'VE STOPPED MURRAY ANYWAY. THE MAN WHO'S SO OFTEN STOOD IN THE SHADOW OF OTHERS FINALLY, DEFINITIVELY, ALONE ON TOP OF THE WORLD. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINITNG END TO THE YEAR FOR LYDIA KO, BY THE TEENAGER'S OWN HIGH STANDARDS. KO FAILED TO FIRE IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE SEASON-ENDING TOURNAMENT IN FLORIDA, MISSING OUT ON A SLEW OF TITLES AND DOLLARS, ALTHOUGH SHE DOES RETAIN THE WORLD NUMBER ONE RANKING. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. THERE WAS A GLIMMMER OF HOPE FOR KO AT THE START OF THE BACK NINE, THE 19-YEAR-OLD REELING OFF THREE BIRDIES IN A ROW FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE TOURNAMENT. GOOD-LOOKING STROKE, IT IS. AND SHE FINDS IT. BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO RECOVER GROUND ON HER RIVALS FOR THE MAIN TITLES, INCLUDING KOREA'S INGEE CHUN WHO WON THE VARE TROPHY FOR THE SEASON'S LOWEST SCORING AVERAGE BY THE NARROWEST OF MARGINS FROM KO. THE HOLE GOT IN THE WAY. SHEEPISH SMILE. KO QUICK TO SALUTE HER PLAYING PARTNER AS SHE SUMMED UP HER OWN EFFORT. GOT MY PUTTER ROLLING ON THE BACK NINE SO DEFINITELY GOOD TO SEE SOME PUTTS DROP, AND I TRIED TO FIGHT IT OUT TO THE END. INGEE HAD A REALLY GOOD FINISH SO CONGRATULATIONS TO INGEE ON THE VARE TROPHY. ENGLAND'S CHARLEY HULL TOOK HER FIRST WIN ON THE TOUR, WHILE A FOURTH PLACE FINISH FOR THAILAND'S ARIYA JUTANUGARN SECURED PLAYER OF THE YEAR. THE 20-YEAR-OLD LITERALLY PICKING UP THE $1M BONUS TO GO WITH IT. KO AGAIN SWIFT WITH HER CONGRATULATIONS FOR THE NEW TITLE HOLDER AND HER FAMILY, WHILE EARNING PLAUDITS HERSELF. CONGRATS. NICE. JUTANUGARN HUG! (CHUCKLES) IF YOU ARE NOT A FAN OF LYDIA KO, ALL YOU NEED TO SEE IS THAT SCENE RIGHT THERE TO LET YOU KNOW. 19 YEARS OLD, COMES BACK TO CONGRATULATES HER COMPETITORS. KO STILL WORLD NUMBER ONE. MARTIN TASKER, 1 NEWS. THE KIWIS HAVE LOST THEIR NUMBER ONE RANKING AFTER THE HEAVY DEFEAT TO AUSTRALIA IN RUGBY LEAGUE'S FOUR NATIONS FINAL. DAVID KIDWELL'S TEAM WAS THRASHED 34-8, THE LOSS DESCRIBED AS EMBARRASSING. JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. HIS FACE SAYS IT ALL, DAVID KIDWELL RESIGNED TO THE FACT HIS SIDE FAILED TO SHOW UP IN THIS MORNINGS' FOUR NATIONS FINAL. IT IS AUSTRALIA WHO ARE ELEVATED BACK TO THE TOP SPOT. THE 34-POINTS-TO-8 LOSS IS THE SIDE'S THIRD TO AUSTRALIA IN A LITTLE OVER A MONTH. THEY'VE NOW WON JUST ONE OF FIVE CONTESTS SINCE KIDWELL TOOK THE REINS ` RESULTS THAT HAVE ALREADY LED TO QUESTIONS ON WHETHER KIDWELL SHOULD KEEP HIS JOB IN 2017. YEAH, I THINK HE SHOULD. YEAH, DEFINITELY. SHAUN JOHNSON ADAMANT THE RESULTS DON'T FALL ON THE COACH. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD, BECAUSE YOUR COACH DELIVERS YOU THE GAME PLAN AND HE TELLS YOU THINGS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON, AND AS PLAYERS, WE WENT OUT THERE AND WE DID PRETTY MUCH THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. HE'S NOT WRONG. THE KIWIS DID NOT LOOK LIKE A SIDE WORTHY OF THE NUMBER ONE WORLD RANKING. HE'S BUTTERFINGERED. DROPPED AND INDIRECT PASSES CONTRIBUTING TO A 38% COMPLETION RATE IN THE GAME'S FIRST HALF HOUR ALONE. AUSTRALIA, ON THE OTHER HAND, HELD ON TO THE FOOTBALL, RESULTING IN FOUR UNANSWERED TRIES BY HALFTIME. NZ DEFENDERS WILL LOOK AT THEMSELVES ON THE BACK OF THAT. THE KIWIS' DEFENCE WAS ALSO ATROCIOUS. BY THE TIME THEY FINALLY CROSSED THE LINE IN THE SECOND HALF, THEY'D ALREADY CONCEDED 28 UNANSWERED POINTS. BARELY QUALIFIES AS ANYTHING TO CHEER ABOUT. AUSTRALIA SCORING SIX TRIES IN TOTAL, GIVING THEM BACK THE NUMBER ONE WORLD RANKING AS WELL AS THE FOUR NATIONS CROWN THE KIWIS WON IN 2014. I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE JUST YET. I'M GONNA LET THIS SINK IN AND, I GUESS, REMEMBER THIS FEELING, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IT HURTS. WHETHER KIDWELL STAYS OR GOES, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE IN 2017 WILL HAVE A TALL ORDER RESTORING PRIDE TO THIS NOW FORMER NUMBER ONE SIDE. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. AS IF THE WORLD CUP WON'T ALREADY BE HARD ENOUGH TO WIN FOR THE KIWIS, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO DO IT WITHOUT THE MAN VOTED THE BEST PLAYER IN 2016, JASON TAUMALOLO. THE NORTH QUEENSLAND WRECKING BALL HAS FLOWN STRAIGHT TO LA. FROM THE UK JUST HOURS AFTER THE LEAGUE FINAL TO UNDERGO A DAY OF TESTING IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL'S NFL, HIS NRL CLUB TWEETING THEY HAVE APPROVED THE WORKOUT. AUSTRALIAN WINGER VALENTINE HOLMES HAS ALSO SECURED WHAT ARE BEING DESCRIBED AS SECRET WORKOUTS. THE BOXING BELT JOSEPH PARKER AND ANDY RUIZ WILL FIGHT FOR HAS ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY. THE WBO HEAVYWEIGHT BELT WAS UNVEILED TODAY IN AUCKLAND, AS TICKETS FOR THE WORLD TITLE PROMOTION REMAIN IN DEMAND WITH 8000 OUT OF 10,000 SOLD. SOME TICKETS HAVE BEEN RE-PRICED DOWN. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT OFTEN, I THINK, AN EVENT ORGANISER WANTS TO STAND UP AND SAY, 'WE DIDN'T QUITE GET IT RIGHT.' WELL, THE TRUTH IS, I THINK WITH THE PRICING IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA OF THE TICKETS, WE DIDN'T QUITE GET IT RIGHT SO WE'VE ADJUSTED THAT. ORGANISERS HAVE INVITED MOVIE STAR DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON TO THE FIGHT. A PAY-PER-VIEW PRICE WILL BE CONFIRMED ON THURSDAY. AUSTRALIA MIGHT HAVE WON THE OVERALL TROPHY, BUT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BLACK STICKS BOTH PULLED OFF WINS TO END THE NEW TRANS-TASMAN COMPETITION ON A HIGH. THE WOMEN MADE A FAST START TO GO UP 2-0 EARLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER, BEFORE HOLDING OFF THE AUSSIES TO WIN 3-2. HARRISON IN SPACE UP FRONT. HARRISON KEEPING IT IN THE FIELD OF PLAY GREAT CROSS, WHAT A FINISH! OLIVIA MERRY, A CLASS GOAL FROM THE BLACK STICKS. EARLIER IN THE DAY THE MEN POWERED TO A 2-1 VICTORY, THEIR FIRST WIN AGAINST THE KOOKABURRAS ON HOME SOIL IN NEARLY 50 YEARS. WHILE AUSTRALIA AND NZ WON THREE GAMES APIECE, THE VISITORS TOOK HOME THE COMBINED SERIES TROPHY BASED ON GOALS SCORED. BOXING ` THE BELT IS IN THE STUDIO. MIKE WILL WRAP IT AROUND HIS BODY. SOME PEOPLE MAKE IT LOOK GOOD. COMING UP ` WHY DO THE POLICE HAVE UBER DRIVERS IN THEIR SIGHTS? PULLED OVER BY AN UNMARKED CAR AND THEN PRESENTED WITH A 'FORBIDDEN TO DRIVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT' SUMMONS. PLUS ` IS WELLINGTON TOO VULNERABLE TO BE OUR CAPITAL CITY? OH, CRAZY, MATE. NO CHANCE. LEAVE IT. LEAVE IT ALONE. AND, LET'S BE HONEST, IT'S HARD TO WEAR A WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELT WELL. SO WE GET SOME POINTERS BEFORE IT HOPEFULLY BECOMES JOSEPH PARKER'S. THAT'S COMING UP IN 10. PRETTY MUCH CLEAR SKIES OVER THE COUNTRY, APART FROM THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, WHERE ONSHORE FLOW HAS BROUGHT CLOUDY CONDITIONS. THE BROAD AREA OF CLOUD SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IS LINKED TO A COUPLE OF FRONTS MOVING SMARTLY NORTHEAST IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. CLEAR SKIES OVER MUCH OF THE TASMAN SEA THANKS TO OUR RESIDENT HIGH, ALTHOUGH TO THE NORTH WE CAN SEE A BROAD AREA OF CLOUD, WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE OVER THE TROPICS. OVER TASMANIA, A BROAD BRIGHT AREA OF CLOUD IS RELATED TO A SERIES OF FRONTS WHICH MOVE SOUTHEAST IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW. A COLD FRONT GRAZES THE FAR SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST OVER THE CHATHAM ISLANDS TOMORROW. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A WEAK WARM FRONT, WHICH CROSSES OVER THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT, BEFORE HEADING EAST OF NZ. AND IF YOU'RE ENJOYING THE SUNSHINE, GOOD NEWS ` THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF THE COUNTRY REMAINS THE DOMINANT FEATURE OF OUR WEATHER. FINE AND SUNNY FROM NELSON TO INVERCARGILL, APART FROM SOME MEDIUM AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUD IN THE MORNING ABOUT COASTAL SOUTHLAND. A FEW CLOUDY PERIODS FOR BULLER AND WESTLAND, WITH ANY SHOWERS SOUTH OF HOKITIKA CLEARING BY MIDDAY. OCCASIONAL DRIZZLE FOR FIORDLAND, TURNING TO RAIN IN THE EVENING AND GALE NORWESTERLIES. A WARM, SUNNY DAY FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, APART FROM A FEW AREAS OF MORNING CLOUD FOR NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, WAIKATO AND WAITOMO. FRESH NORTHERLIES IN THE SOUTH, BECOMING STRONG IN WELLINGTON AND SOUTHERN WAIRARAPA FROM AFTERNOON. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NZ ON WEDNESDAY SO SUNNY SPELLS, AND IT WILL BE HOT IN THE EAST, WHILE A FRONT MOVES OVER THE FAR SOUTH, THEN BECOMES SLOW MOVING THERE, SO RAIN OR SHOWERS FOR THE SOUTH AND WEST. A TROUGH APPROACHES THE COUNTRY FROM THE TASMAN SEA ON THURSDAY, THEN MOVES EAST OVER THE COUNTRY ON FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY A DISTURBED WESTERLY FLOW. SO MAKE THE MOST OF THIS SUNNY START TO THE WORKING WEEK ` NOT SO FLASH COME FRIDAY. Thank you.