WARM IN THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. KAIKOURA REACHED 27 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS TOMORROW. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 1 NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. # SHE'S A MOD, SHE'S A MOD, SHE'S A MOD. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. # THE MOD-FATHER OF NZ MUSIC HAS DIED. WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF RAY COLUMBUS, ONE OF THE GREATS OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE MAN WHO SANG ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS CHORUS LINES IN OUR MUSICAL HISTORY HAS DIED. LEGENDARY ROCKER RAY COLUMBUS DIED TODAY IN HIS HOME, NORTH OF AUCKLAND, AFTER A FOUR-YEAR BATTLE WITH ILLNESS. THE 74 YEAR-OLD WAS THE FIRST NZER TO HAVE A NUMBER ONE HIT OVERSEAS, WITH HIS SIGNATURE TUNE 'SHE'S A MOD.' RAY COLUMBUS INSPIRED HIS OWN BRAND OF ROCK 'N' ROLL, BECOMING OUR FIRST HEART-THROB AND ONE OF OUR MOST ENDURING ENTERTAINTERS. # SHE'S A MOD, SHE'S A MOD, SHE'S A MOD, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. IT'S THE CLASSIC POP ANTHEM THAT DEFINED RAY COLUMBUS IN SO MANY WAYS. HE MASTERMINDED THE LOOK, THE LEGENDARY MOVES AND, WITH HIS BAND, 'THE INVADERS', MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST KIWIS TO TOP THE AUSTRALIAN CHARTS. HE WAS OUR FIRST BIG ROCK STAR, IN A WAY, AND I JUST THINK HE MOVED MUSIC ON IN NZ TO A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL. HE SET THE BENCHMARK FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT CAME AFTER HIM. THE BOY FROM CHRISTCHURCH WAS JUST 17 WHEN HE TEAMED UP WITH HIS FIRST BAND. THE LATE SIR HOWARD MORRISON URGED HIM TO HEAD TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF AUCKLAND. THE REST, AS THEY SAY, IS HISTORY. AND HOWARD CAME TO US AND INTO THE LITTLE DRESSING ROOM. HE WAS IN THERE AND SAID, 'YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. YOU'VE GOTTA GO TO AUCKLAND. YOU'LL KILL 'EM.' HE WAS A HUGE STAR. HE WAS ABSOLUTELY A HUGE STAR. AND THE GIRLS. YOU'D KNOW WHEN THEIR CAR WAS ARRIVING AT THE THEATRE, BECAUSE THE SCREAMING WOULD START. GIRLS SCREAM THE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM THAT FOLLOWED EIGHT WEEKS AT THE TOP THE AUSSIE CHARTS LED TO TOURS WITH ICONS OF THE '60S, INCLUDING 52 CONCERTS WITH THE ROLLING STONES. WE TRAVELLED ON THE SAME VEHICLES, SO WE WERE ON THE SHOW, NOT JUST SUPPORT ACTS. AND WE KNEW WE'D MADE IT THEN. I KNEW WE'D MADE IT. THE PATH OF SUCCESS EVENTUALLY LED RAY COLUMBUS BACK HOME. # JUST A GOOD OLD BOY # NEVER MEANING NO HARM # HE BECAME A HOUSEHOLD NAME ` READY, WILLING AND MORE THAN ABLE TO DELIVER ON CUE. IN 1974 RAY COLUMBUS WAS AWARDED THE OBE ` THE FIRST POP SINGER IN THE COMMONWEALTH TO RECEIVE THE HONOUR ` AND IN 2009 WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NZ MUSIC HALL OF FAME. RAY COLUMBUS AND THE INVADERS. FOR ME, CERTAINLY, THE GROUP WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MUSICAL LIFE. IT WAS SUCH A BUZZ. I MEAN, IT WAS WONDERFUL. A LONG BATTLE WITH ILL HEALTH HAS SILENCED THIS KIWI MUSIC LEGEND, BUT NOT HIS LEGACY. RAY COLUMBUS' DEATH WAS NOT UNEXPECTED BUT STILL CAME AS A SHOCK TO HIS FRIENDS AND FELLOW MUSICIANS. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS LONG-TIME FRIEND AND FELLOW MUSICIAN LARRY MORRIS WAS AT HOME WHEN HE GOT THE SAD NEWS. HE'LL BE SADLY MISSED. HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND AND A TRAGIC LOSS TO ALL OF ENTERTAINMENT. RAY COLUMBUS DIED SHORTLY BEFORE LUNCHTIME TODAY AT HIS HOME NORTH OF AUCKLAND. AFTER MANY YEARS BATTLING ILL HEALTH. LIKE SHE WAS THE NIGHT HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME, COLUMBUS' WIFE, LINDA, WAS BY HIS SIDE. RAY'S BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LOVELY WIFE, LINDA, WHO'S ABSOLUTELY BEEN DEVOTED TO HIM AND LOOKED AFTER HIM LIKE NO OTHER WIFE COULD. TOM SHARPLIN LAST TOURED WITH COLUMBUS TOM SHARPLIN LAST TOURED WITH COLUMBUS IN 'THE BEST OF THE BEST' 10 YEARS AGO. HE HAD A FIRE WITHIN HIM THAT CAME OUT ON STAGE. LAST TIME I SAW HIM THE FIRE STILL BURNED. MUSICIAN MIKE CHUNN DESCRIBES THE 74-YEAR-OLD AS A CHAMPION. HE WAS A SHOWMAN, HE WAS RING MASTER, CRACKING A WHIP ` HE WAS A RINGLEADER. I THINK WE ALL LOVED HIM AND FELT TOUCHED BY HIM. COLUMBUS WAS GENEROUS WITH HIS TIME, MENTORING MANY BANDS THROUGH THE DECADES. ONE OF HIS MOST RECENT SUCCESSES WAS WITH CHRISTCHURCH BAND ZED. HE COULD SEE POTENTIAL IN PEOPLE AND MADE SURE YOU KNEW THAT HE KNEW THEY HAD POTENTIAL. RAY WAS JUST A STAND-UP GUY. HE REALLY STOOD BEHIND WHAT HE BELIEVED IN, AND THAT'S WHAT I'LL REMEBER ABOUT HIM. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY. DETAILS ARE EXPECTED SOON. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. THREE DAYS ON FROM THE KAIPARA BOAT TRAGEDY, THE SEARCH CONTINUES FOR THE BODY OF TAULAGI AFAMASAGA. SEVEN OTHERS DIED AFTER CHARTER FISHING BOAT 'THE FRANCIE' CAPSIZED WHILE CROSSING A DANGEROUS SANDBAR IN KAIPARA HARBOUR. THE FAMILY OF THE 56-YEAR-OLD TODAY PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO THE MISSING MAN. CHRIS CHANG WAS THERE. WOMEN WAIL, SOB LOUDLY WHILE THERE'S STILL NO CLOSURE FOR THE FAMILY OF LAGI AFAMASAGA, IT'S HOPED SPENDING TIME HERE AT PARAKAI WHARF WILL AT LEAST HELP WITH THE GRIEVING PROCESS. THIS WAS THE LAST PLACE WHERE MY DAD LAID HIS FEET ON SOLID GROUND BEFORE HE HOPPED ONTO THE BOAT. WE WANTED TO COME AND PAY OUR RESPECTS TO HIM, TO ALL THE FAMILIES. MR AFAMASAGA WAS AN AVID FISHERMAN. A PROUD, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY GUY. HE NEVER EVER RAISED HIS VOICE TO ANYONE. HE STOOD UP STRONG FOR HIS FAMILY, DID ANYTHING FOR HIS FAMILY. ANYTHING FOR HIS FRIENDS, JUST, LIKE I SAID, WOULD TAKE THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK FOR ANYONE. HE WAS LIKE, 'I'M GOING FISHING, AND I'LL SEE YOU BACK ON SUNDAY. 'HOPEFULLY A GOOD CATCH.' AND I WAS WAITING FOR HIM TO COME. VOICE TREMBLES: IT WASN'T UNTIL MY COUSIN CAME SATURDAY MIDNIGHT AND KNOCKED ON MY DOOR... I JUST HAD A GUT FEELING THAT SOMETHING WENT WRONG. HE WAS ALSO CLOSE FRIENDS WITH IRIPA IRIPA, ONE OF THE SURVIVORS FROM THE CAPSIZED FRANCIE. HE RANG US YESTERDAY TO SAY SORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND I HAD TOLD HIM THAT LAGI, MY DAD, WAS THE ONE WHO WAS STILL MISSING. HE'S TAKING IT QUITE HARD. POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH BY LAND AND AIR. THE FAMILY'S DESPERATE FOR ANY SIGNS OF THE 56-YEAR-OLD. PLEASE HELP US TO FIND MY BROTHER. HIS DAUGHTER HOPES IF ANYTHING CAN COME FROM THE TRAGEDY, IT'S A REMINDER ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF WEARING LIFEJACKETS. FOR NOW, THEY'RE LEFT TO COME TO TERMS WITH A LIFE WITHOUT THEIR MUCH-LOVED LAGI. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. A COUPLE WHO TOOK A CHARTER ON THE FRANCIE LAST YEAR HAVE TOLD 1 NEWS THEY BELIEVE SKIPPER BILL MCNATTY WAS A RISK TAKER. IVAN AND ROBYN GRACE WERE ON THE BOAT IN JANUARY 2015 WHEN THE SKIPPER WANTED TO TAKE IT OVER THE BAR IN ROUGH WEATHER. I SAID, 'THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, GUYS,' AND THEY ALL AGREED WITH ME IN THE END, AND ONE GUY AND ME WENT INTO THE WHEEL HOUSE AND WE SAID TO THE SKIPPER, 'NO. NO, WE'RE NOT GOING.' MR MCNATTY WAS AMONG THE EIGHT PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THE FRANCIE CAPSIZED. IVAN GRACE SAYS THE SKIPPER WASN'T BLASE BUT JUST WANTED HIS CUSTOMERS TO GET FISH. I JUST DEFINITELY GOT THE IMPRESSION HE WAS A RISK TAKER, AND TO ME I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS FAIR ON HIS PAYING CUSTOMERS. THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE TRAGEDY IS ONGOING. ROAD ACCESS IS OPENING UP TO KAIKOURA, BUT IT WILL BE AT STAGGERED TIMES AND MOTORISTS WILL HAVE TO PRE-REGISTER THEIR VEHICLES. CONTROL OF THE VITAL INLAND ROUTE FROM WAIAU HAS BEEN HANDED OVER TO THE NZTA WHO'VE ANNOUNCED A SCHEDULE OF TRAVEL STARTING TOMORROW. THERE'S BEEN ONLY ONE CONVOY OF PRIVATE VEHICLES ACROSS THE ROAD SO FAR. FROM TOMORROW REGISTERED VEHICLES WILL BE ALLOWED INLAND FROM A CHECKPOINT AT MOUNT LYFORD BETWEEN 8-10AM, THEN SOUTH-BOUND WILL BE ALLOWED THROUGH THE KAIKOURA CHECKPOINT BETWEEN 2-4PM. THE ACCESS WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN LIGHT VEHICLES ONE DAY AND HEAVY VEHICLES THE NEXT, BUT WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY EXCEPT FOR ARMY AND CONSTRUCTION CREWS. PEOPLE WILL NEED TO CHECK THE NZTA'S WEBSITE. THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR CANTERBURY'S BEEN EXTENDED ANOTHER WEEK TO SMOOTH THE TRANSITION TO EMERGENCY LEGISLATION BEING PUT THROUGH PARLIAMENT. IT'LL MEAN THE KAIKOURA MARINA CAN BE DREDGED AND ROADS CLEARED WITHOUT THE NEED FOR LENGTHY CONSENT PROCESSES. JESSICA MUTCH REPORTS FROM KAIKOURA. THESE LANDSLIPS ON STATE HIGHWAY 1 ARE CUTTING KAIKOURA OFF FROM THE REST OF NZ. SO NEW RULES ARE BEING RUSHED THROUGH PARLIAMENT WHICH ALLOW THIS DEBRIS TO BE PUSHED INTO THE OCEAN WITHOUT GOING THROUGH A LENGTHY CONSULTATION PROCESS. IT MEANS THAT WE CAN GET ON AND DO THAT WITHOUT CARTING THE MATERIAL OFF. AND IT WOULD TAKE MONTHS ` ABSOLUTE MONTHS AND MONTHS, PARTICULARLY TO THE NORTH, SO WE REALLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACT ON THAT AND GET INTO IT. THE NEW LAWS ALSO MEAN PERMISSION FOR THE KAIKOURA MARINA TO BE DREDGED WILL BE FAST-TRACKED. MOST OF US ARE HIGH AND DRY. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP SPEED THAT UP, THAT'S GONNA BE GREAT FOR THIS COMMUNITY. LOCALS WERE ABLE TO USE THIS MARINA 24-7, BUT THE EARTHQUAKE HAS LIFTED UP THE SEA FLOOR BY ABOUT A METRE AND THAT MEANS SOME OF THE LARGE FISHING BOATS AND THE WHALE WATCH BOATS CAN ONLY GO OUT AT HIGH TIDE. WHALE WATCH WOULD USUALLY BE TAKING 800 CUSTOMERS A DAY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. IF WE CAN GET THE MARINA DREDGED OUT, WE CAN START TO USE THAT AGAIN AT ALL TIDES AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND WE CAN START TO PUT PLANS TOGETHER ON TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HERE. THE GREENS SAYS KAIKOURA STILL NEEDS TO BE MINDFUL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT DUMPING RUBBLE INTO THE OCEAN, BUT IT'S A MATTER ABOUT CHOOSING THE BEST LOCATION FOR THAT, NOT JUST NECESSARILY THE LOWEST COST OPTION. WE TREASURE OUR ENVIRONMENT, WE LEAD THE CHARGE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, BUT THESE ARE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. SO WE NEED TO ACT AND GET THINGS FIXED UP AND GET ON WITH LIFE, REALLY. A LIFE THAT FOR THE MOMENT MEANS NO VISITORS FOR THIS TOURIST TOWN. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE, ONE OF THE LOCAL KAIKOURA PRIMARY SCHOOLS OPENED FOR A FEW HOURS. THREE OTHERS WILL OPEN TOMORROW. EDUCATION MINISTER HEKIA PARATA VISITED KAIKOURA, SAYING SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND DEEMED SAFE FOR KIDS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO RESUME A ROUTINE AND TO BE WITH OTHER KIDS, AND PROBABLY TO GIVE PARENTS A LITTLE RESPITE AS WELL. TWO OTHERS SCHOOLS NEED BUILDING SUPPLIES BEFORE THEY CAN OPEN. THEY'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE TO COME VIA THE INLAND ROAD. AND STUNNING NEW PICTURES HAVE REVEALED HOW THE QUAKE HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE IN THE REGION. LOOK AT THIS ` A MASSIVE WALL OF EARTH NOW STICKING OUT AND STRETCHING UP A HILL ON A FARM IN WAIAU. GEOLOGISTS FROM CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE NEW FEATURES THEY'VE ENCOUNTERED AS THEY VENTURE AS FAR AS CORDONS WILL ALLOW. THEY'RE BASING THEIR SURVEY AROUND THE ORIGINAL EPICENTRE IN WAIAU, AND PART OF THEIR DISCOVERIES IS A COMPLICATED ZONE OF DAMAGE 3KM LONG. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER HAS ADDED HIS WEIGHT TO CRITICISM FROM A CHRISTCHURCH JUDGE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S FAILING TO PROPERLY CARE FOR YOUTH OFFENDERS. JUDGE MURFITT SAYS HE WAS FORCED TO PUT A 15-YEAR-OLD IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR NEARLY A WEEK DUE TO THE LACK OF FACILITIES. ALI PUGH REPORTS. JUDGE ROBERT MURFITT'S NO STRANGER TO DISCIPLINE. AND NOW'S HE CALLING OUT THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING YOUNG OFFENDERS. HE SAYS A LACK OF ADEQUATE YOUTH DETENTION BEDS FORCED HIS HAND TO REMAND A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY IN THESE SOLITARY POLICE CELLS FOR SIX DAYS AND FIVE NIGHTS. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER IS APPALLED. IT'S UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE. IT CAN'T CONTINUE. THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. IN A STATEMENT, JUDGE MURFITT WROTE ` JUDGE ANDREW BECROFT SAYS IT'S A BLATANT BREACH OF THE UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD AND THE OPTION OF POLICE CELL REMAND SHOULD BE SCRAPPED ALTOGETHER. POLICE CELLS ARE NO PLACE FOR A YOUNG PERSON. IT'S EFFECTIVELY SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. IT'S POOR SANITATION FACILITIES. NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION. POOR VISITATION. WE DON'T TREAT ADULTS LIKE THIS, AND WE SHOULDN'T BE TREATING CHILDREN LIKE THIS. CAPACITY AT ROLLESTON'S SECURE YOUTH JUSTICE RESIDENCE TE PUNA WAI WAS RECENTLY REDUCED BY A QUARTER TO 30 BEDS. THE JUDGE SAYS THIS HAS WORSENED A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE. I THINK THERE'S A DECISION MATRIX THAT HAPPENS IN THIS SPACE, AND WE REALLY JUST HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE YOUNG PERSON AND THINK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO REMAND THEM SAFELY, BOTH FOR THEIR OWN WELL-BEING AND FOR OUR WIDER COMMUNITY. CHILD, YOUTH AND FAMILY SAYS IT'S VERY UNUSUAL FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO BE IN POLICE CELLS FOR FIVE NIGHTS, AND SAYS IT PLANS TO MEET WITH POLICE AND JUDGES TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS. AND IT'S NOW LOOKING AT OPTIONS FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BEDS IN THE YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM. TODAY THE 15-YEAR-OLD IN QUESTION WAS MOVED OUT OF THE CELLS HERE AND TRANSFERRED TO A SECURE RESIDENCE. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. ABOUT A YEAR OUT FROM THE ELECTION AND MANOEUVRING IS ALREADY UNDERWAY TO SECURE SEATS. WHILE SOME SAY THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BACKROOM DEALS, YOU CAN BE SURE THERE WILL BE TEARS BEFORE POLLING DAY. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE LOOKS AT THE HORSE-TRADING. ELECTORATE DEALS LIKE THIS CONTROVERSIAL CUPPA HAVE KEPT NATIONAL AND ITS SUPPORT PARTNERS IN POWER. NOW LABOUR AND THE GREENS ARE DOING SOME HORSE-TRADING OF THEIR OWN. YEAH, PAR FOR THE COURSE. I'M NOT SURPRISED. ON THE TABLE IS A DEAL IN NELSON THAT WOULD SEE LABOUR STAND ASIDE FOR A GREENS CANDIDATE. IN TURN, THE GREENS WOULD LEAVE THE WAY CLEAR IN OHARIU FOR A LABOUR CANDIDATE TO TAKE ON UNITED FUTURE'S PETER DUNNE. I THINK NZERS ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT IN AN MMP ENVIRONMENT, IF WE WANT CHANGE, THEN THEY EXPECT POLITICAL PARTIES TO BE MATURE ABOUT THE ARRANGEMENTS THAT THEY ENTER INTO. IT'S NOT OPTIMAL, BUT WE HAVE SAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO COLLABORATE WITH LABOUR TO CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT. BUT THAT WILL SEE GREENS CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI UP AGAINST LABOUR'S RINO TIRIKATENE FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND'S TE TAI TONGA. SHE SAYS SHE ONLY WANTS THE PARTY VOTE. SOME MIGHT WANT TO VOTE FOR ME, SOME FOR OTHERS, BUT IF THEY SUPPORT ME TO BE IN PARLIAMENT, IT'S THE PARTY VOTE THAT I NEED. LOOK, THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF HORSES IN THE RACE IN TE TAI TONGA. I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO COME OUT ON TOP THE PAST TWO ELECTIONS. BUT THERE IS A DANGER THE STRATEGY COULD SPLIT THE VOTE IN THIS KEY MAORI SEAT. I THINK WHAT LABOUR HAS DONE TO RINO TIRIKATENE IS PRETTY APPALLING. IT IS OBVIOUS FROM THE POLLS THAT THESE GUYS PULL VOTES FROM EACH OTHER. ANOTHER MP FACING A TOUGH CONTEST IS NATIONAL'S TODD BARCLAY. AFTER JUST ONE TERM, HE'S FACING A CHALLENGER FROM WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY. THE BEAUTY OF THE NATIONAL PARTY IS THAT WE'RE A DEMOCRATIC PARTY. THAT'S THE FOUNDATION OF WHO WE ARE, AND CHALLENGES COME AND GO ALL THE TIME. WE DON'T EITHER ENGINEER CHALLENGES OR STOP THEM. AND VOTERS CAN EXPECT A LOT MORE OF IT AS WE MOVE INTO ELECTION YEAR. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS. THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT AND ALLIES ESCALATE THEIR ATTACK AND THOUSANDS ARE ON THE MOVE. WE'LL HAVE MORE DETAILS NEXT. AS A LARGE PART OF EASTERN ALEPPO IS CAPTURED, AND REBEL FORCES ARE FORCED TO WITHDRAW. PLUS PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MAN WHO LED A REVOLUTION. THOUSANDS OF CUBANS LINE UP TO SHOW THEIR RESPECT FOR FIDEL CASTRO. PLUS THEY'RE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AND MORE THAN A BILLION ARE USED HERE EACH YEAR. SO HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE PREPARED TO PAY FOR YOUR PLASTIC BAG? 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 AUCKLAND'S NEW MAYOR IS BEING CRITICISED OVER A PROPOSED ACCOMMODATION LEVY FOR VISITORS. PHIL GOFF'S OWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SAYS IT MAKES AUCKLAND LOOK LIKE IT'S THROWING ITS WEIGHT AROUND, WHILE THE MAYOR OF QUAKE-STRICKEN KAIKOURA SAYS A NATIONAL STRATEGY IS WHAT'S NEEDED. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. AUCKLAND'S NOT THE ONLY REGION KEEN TO GET ITS HANDS ON MORE TOURIST DOLLARS. BUT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL TO PUSH AHEAD WITH AN ACCOMMODATION LEVY IS DRAWING FIRE OVER THE LACK OF DISCUSSION. THERE'S BEEN NO CONSULTATION WITH THE SECTOR. THERE'S BEEN NO CONSULTATION WITH BUSINESS, GENERALLY. TO ME IT FEELS A LITTLE BIT LIKE AUCKLAND'S BEING A BULLY ` 'THIS IS HOW WE'RE GONNA RUN THE SHIP. 'THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.' WE NEED SOMETHING THAT'S FAIR AND EQUITABLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. NOT AN EASY THING TASK, BUT I'D RATHER SEE A NATIONAL THING DONE, PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS LIKE US. BUT PHIL GOFF SAYS HE'S DELIVERING ON A PROMISE TO KEEP RATES DOWN, AND THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF TALKING BEFORE ANYTHING'S FINALISED. WE MAY DO IT ON CAPITAL OR LAND VALUE; WE MAY DO IT AS A PAN TAX. WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT, BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS OF CONSULTATION WITH THE TOURIST INDUSTRY. A MAJOR TOURISM REPORT'S DUE OUT NEXT WEEK, CANVASSING A RAFT OF VISITOR TAXES. THE GOVERNMENT'S SIGNALLING A PREFERENCE FOR A NATIONAL APPROACH, BUT AUCKLAND'S ALREADY DECIDED. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE SAYS NO CONSULTATION WITH GOVERNMENT IS REQUIRED ` AUCKLAND COUNCIL HAS THE AUTHORITY TO BRING IN A TARGETED ACCOMMODATION RATE, AND IDEALLY PHIL GOFF WOULD LIKE TO SEE ONE IN PLACE BY NEXT JULY. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP. AUCKLAND SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT ALONE. LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION ACROSS THE SECTOR, ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE INDUSTRY, ACROSS THE WHOLE OF NZ. IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT HAD BETTER START SOON NOW THAT AUCKLAND'S GOT THE BALL ROLLING. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. PRESIDENT ASSAD IS ON THE VERGE OF SECURING HIS BIGGEST VICTORY IN THE CONFLICT. SYRIAN ARMY FORCES AND THEIR ALLIES HAVE ADVANCED INTO EASTERN ALEPPO, SPLITTING REBEL FORCES IN THEIR LAST MAJOR URBAN STRONGHOLD. THE BBC'S LYSE DOUCET SENT THIS REPORT FROM THE SYRIAN CAPITAL DAMASCUS. AS SYRIAN FORCES ADVANCE, THE PEOPLE FLEE IN THEIR THOUSANDS, ESCAPING A NEW AND FEROCIOUS ASSAULT ON THEIR STREETS IN EASTERN ALEPPO. FEAR HURRIES THEM; SO DOES HUNGER ` NO MATTER THEIR SIZE, NO MATTER THEIR STRENGTH. THEY TURN EVERY WHICH WAY ` SOME TO AREAS CONTROLLED BY KURDISH FIGHTERS; OTHERS TO REBEL-HELD TERRITORY. AND SOME BOARD GOVERNMENT BUSES TO HEAD TO WESTERN ALEPPO AND BLAME REBELS FOR THEIR PLIGHT. TRANSLATOR: WE WERE SUFFERING. THEY DIDN'T ALLOW US TO LEAVE, AND WHEN WE WANTED TO LEAVE, THEY SAID THAT WE WERE ASSAD SUPPORTERS. WE THANK THE SYRIAN ARMY AND OUR PRESIDENT, BASHAR AL-ASSAD. SOME HOLD THEIR TONGUE, DESPERATE FOR SAFETY WHEREVER THEY FIND IT NOW. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THE LIFE THEY KNEW. ALEPPO HAS ENDURED WAR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, BUT NOT LIKE THIS. THIS LATEST OFFENSIVE BY SYRIA'S MILITARY WAS BACKED BY ITS FRIENDS ` MILITIAS FROM IRAN, IRAQ, LEBANON. IN THE PAST FEW DAYS ALONE, THEY CAPTURED FIRST THE HANANO DISTRICT, THEN THEY TOOK JABAL BADRO. AND TODAY, AL-SAKHOUR FELL. ALMOST 40% OF REBEL TERRITORY IN EAST ALEPPO IS BACK IN GOVERNMENT HANDS. YEARS OF WAR, MONTHS OF SIEGE, AND NOW AN OFFENSIVE MANY SEE AS A TURNING POINT. ALEPPO IS THE LAST BIG PRIZE IN THIS WAR, BUT IT'S ALSO A SYMBOL OF ITS TERRIBLE PRICE. THERE ARE NO FULLY FUNCTIONING HOSPITALS LEFT IN THE REBEL-HELD TERRITORY AND FOOD SUPPLIES RAN OUT EARLIER THIS MONTH. 11 STUDENTS AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE BEEN LEFT INJURED AFTER A FELLOW STUDENT RAN THEM DOWN WITH HIS CAR THEN STABBED THEM WITH A BUTCHER'S KNIFE. THE ATTACKER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ABDUL ARTAN, A STUDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S BUSINESS SCHOOL WHO IS OF SOMALI DESCENT. POLICE SAYS THEY ARE INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY IT WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK. ARTAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY A CAMPUS POLICEMAN ATTENDING A NEARBY INCIDENT. THE WORLD'S LARGEST LAND-BASED MOVING STRUCTURE IS ABOUT TO PUT IN PLACE TO BLOCK RADIATION FROM THE DAMAGED NUCLEAR REACTOR AT CHERNOBYL. THE ARCH WILL ALSO PROTECT THE STRUCTURE FROM EXTREME WEATHER FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS. IN 1986 A BOTCHED TEST AT THE PLANT SENT CLOUDS OF RADIOACTIVE CLOUD OVER EUROPE IN WHAT WAS THE WORLD'S WORST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT. TENS OF THOUSANDS WERE FORCED TO FLEE AND UNKNOWN NUMBER WERE POISONED. PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE? EXCEPT FOR RAIN IN THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. NICE WEATHER FOR LAWN BOWLS IN CHRISTCHURCH. KAIKOURA HAD THE HIGH OF 29. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. AHEAD ON ONE NEWS, THE COST OF CARRYING PLASTIC. THEY'RE AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, SO WHAT'S STOPPING US FROM DITCHING PLASTIC BAGS? AND FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR JOSEPH PARKER AS HE GETS READY FOR HIS HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT. PHYSICALLY, YEAH, I'VE HAD A BIT OF PAIN PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE, BUT AT THE MOMENT I'M FEELING FANTASTIC, EXCELLENT. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` TRIBUTES ARE BEING PAID TO KIWI MUSICAL PIONEER, RAY COLUMBUS, WHO HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 74. ORIGINALLY FROM CHRISTCHURCH, HE CAME TO FAME WITH HIS BAND 'THE INVADERS' IN THE 1960S AND CARVED A CAREER IN MUSIC. HE WAS AWARDED AN OBE IN 1974 AND IN 2009 WAS INDUCTED INTO THE NZ MUSIC HALL OF FAME. IN RECENT YEARS HE'D SUFFERED ILL HEALTH. DO YOU PAY FOR PLASTIC BAGS TO CARRY YOUR GROCERIES HOME? A 1 NEWS POLL SHOWS MOST NZERS THINK WE SHOULD BE CHARGED. BUT ONLY ONE SUPERMARKET CHAIN DOES IT, AND THAT'S NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE ANY TIME SOON. HELEN CASTLES REPORTS THESE SHOPPERS AREN'T FUSSED ABOUT PAYING 10C EACH FOR THEIR PLASTIC BAGS. BECAUSE I USE THEM FOR MY RUBBISH AT HOME. I DON'T MIND. IT'S JUST WHAT IT IS NOW. BUT 15C? BIT OF A RIP-OFF. I'D THINK ABOUT BRINGING MY OWN CARRY BAGS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE GREEN PARTY SAY A 15C BAG LEVY WILL DO. AND IT WOULD CREATE A HUGE POOL OF FUNDING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATIONS. A 1 NEWS POLL SHOWED WIDE SUPPORT FOR A 15C CHARGE PER BAG. 78% ARE IN FAVOUR; 19% AGAINST. WE DON'T NEED A HUNDRED THOUSAND PLASTIC BAGS. YOU SEE THEM LITTERED EVERYWHERE. BAGS ARE BANNED OR TAXED IN COUNTRIES AND CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. SO WHY NOT HERE? EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, WITH BOTH NEW WORLD AND FARRO FRESH A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT CUSTOMERS REACT VERY BADLY WHEN RETAILERS DO TRY AND INTRODUCE A TAX FOR PLASTIC BAGS. THE GOVERNMENT IS SO FAR OPTING TO INVEST $1.2M IN RECYCLING SOFT PLASTICS LIKE BAGS AND WRAPPERS. PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE USED FOR SHOPPING MAKE UP A FRACTION, LESS THAN A 1% OF OUR LITTER PROBLEM. THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR OTHER COUNTRIES. AND SO IT'S WRONGFUL DISPOSAL OF PLASTIC BAGS THAT'S ACTUALLY THE PROBLEM. SUPERMARKETS DOING THEIR BIT TOO. I THINK THAT'S THE FOURTH TIME NOW. PAK 'N' SAVE AND NEW WORLD INTRODUCED ITS SOFT-PLASTIC RECYCLING SCHEME 10 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN, CUSTOMERS HAVE BROUGHT BACK MORE THAN 60 TONS OF PLASTIC, INCLUDING 15 MILLION PLASTIC BAGS. BUT THAT'S JUST A DROP IN THE OCEAN COMPARED TO THE 1.6 BILLION PLASTIC BAGS USED BY KIWIS EVERY YEAR. HELEN CASTLES, ONE NEWS. NZ'S SIGNALLED IT'S READY TO HELP JORDAN FURTHER AS THE KINGDOM STRUGGLES WITH MILLIONS OF REFUGEES DISPLACED BY THE CONFLICT IN SYRIA. JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH HAS HELD A BUSY ROUND OF TALKS WITH POLITICAL LEADERS IN WELLINGTON TODAY, AND HE WAS ASKED IF A FULL SCHEDULE TOMORROW, INCLUDING A VISIT TO A DEFENCE TRAINING FACILITY IN AUCKLAND, WOULD RULE OUT MORE ADVENTUROUS ACTIVITIES. REPORTER: NO SKY DIVING? SORRY? NO SKY DIVING? UH, NO` WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF MY FRIENDS OVER THERE WILL ALLOW US. THE KING EXPRESSED HIS CONDOLENCES OVER THE EARTHQUAKE AND IS KEEN ON NZ AGRICULTURAL EXPERTISE TO HELP BOOST JORDAN'S ECONOMY. THOUSANDS OF CUBANS HAVE BEEN WAITING IN LINE IN HAVANA TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS TO THEIR FORMER LEADER, FIDEL CASTRO, WHO DIED ON FRIDAY. A MEMORIAL SERVICE IS BEING HELD TOMORROW. THE BBC'S NICK BRYANT IS IN HAVANA. AS THE GUN SALUTES ECHOED AROUND HAVANA, THE TEARS BEGAN TO FLOW. THIS GRAND MEMORIAL BEGINS WITH MOMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL GRIEF. MOURNERS WERE DRAWN TO REVOLUTION SQUARE BY THE POWER OF A PERSONALITY THAT DOMINATED THEIR LIVES FOR DECADES, AND THE POWER OF THE STATE THAT STILL TELLS THEM WHAT TO DO. VIVA, FIDEL. ALL: VIVA! BUT THE EMOTION WAS GENUINE. FIDEL CASTRO INSPIRED A CULTLIKE DEVOTION AMONGST HIS FOLLOWERS. 'HE IS OUR LEADER, OUR GUIDE, OUR INSPIRATION,' SHE SAYS, 'HE MADE US WHAT WE ARE.' 'HE'S A MAN THAT WON THE RESPECT OF THE WHOLE WORLD,' SAID THIS FORMER SOLDIER. VIVA FIDEL. AND IN THIS LINE YOU SAW HIS LEGACY ` THE VETERANS WHO FOUGHT ALONGSIDE EL COMANDANTE ` THE DOCTORS AND NURSES FROM A HEALTH SERVICE THAT MADE HIM PROUD; THE SCHOOLCHILDREN THANKFUL FOR THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION. BUT WHAT WE DIDN'T SEE HERE WAS ANY SIGNS OF DISSENT OR ANY REMINDERS OF THE STENCH OF THE POLITICAL PERSECUTION THAT WAS ALSO THE HALLMARK OF HIS REIGN. INSTEAD, CUBANS CAME HERE TO PAY HOMAGE AND TO RECOMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE REVOLUTION. HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE! 'UNTIL VICTORY ALWAYS,' WAS THE CHANT. 'HE'S ALIVE. HE'LL LIVE FOREVER,' SAID THIS WOMAN. THE OLD HAVANA HILTON, CASTRO'S TEMPORARY HEADQUARTERS WHEN HE FIRST SEIZED POWER, AND TODAY A FASHIONABLE BOUTIQUE HOTEL. FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS, CUBA HAS BECOME A COMMUNIST THEME PARK ` A COUNTRY WHERE YOU CAN TURN BACK TIME. BUT IT'S THE RECENT HISTORY THAT DONALD TRUMP IS THREATENING TO ROLL BACK ` THE DETENTE WITH THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION THAT HAS FUELLED THIS TOURISM BOOM. ALL CHANT: YO SOY FIDEL! BUT THE FOCUS HERE TODAY WASN'T ON AN ARCH AMERICAN CAPITALIST BUT A COMMUNIST IDEOLOGUE WHO WAS A CONSTANT THORN IN WASHINGTON'S SIDE. 'I AM FIDEL CASTRO,' THEY SHOUTED. CHILDREN OF HIS REVOLUTION TRAVELING THE ROAD NOW WITHOUT HIM. FIDEL CASTRO'S ASHES WILL BE LAID TO REST ALONGSIDE OTHER FAMOUS CUBANS IN THE COUNTRY'S SECOND-BIGGEST CITY, SANTIAGO DE CUBA. TWO ENDANGERED TIGER CUBS AT A ZOO IN NORTHERN GERMANY ARE GETTING A HELPING HAND BY, IN THIS CASE, A WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND. PEACH AND PEARL WERE REJECTED BY THEIR MOTHER WHEN THEY WERE BORN ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SO IN STEPPED KEEPER JEANETTE AND HER DOG, LEON. DESPITE BEING A MALE DOG, MOTHERING THE CUBS SEEMS TO COME NATURALLY TO LEON, PLAYING, TEACHING AND CUDDLING THEM TO KEEP THEM WARM. CUTE! ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS CLAIM A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH AT THE START OF SUMMER. A series win over Pakistan. MORE ON THE CRICKET NEXT AND A VERY HAPPY CAPTAIN AND TEAM NEXT IN SPORT AS ONE OF CRICKET'S LONGEST DROUGHTS IS BROKEN. GREAT CATCH, TOM LATHAM! AND WHAT A WAY TO DO IT AS PAKISTAN COLLAPSE IN A SESSION, AND THE NEW CAPTAIN COPS SOME GRIEF. PLUS, AS SHOWTIME NEARS, JOSEPH PARKER MEETS THE WORLD TITLE BELT. DO YOU WANNA TOUCH IT? NO, NO. WE HAVE PARKER ON A PROMISE TO HIS MUM, HIS BABY DAUGHTER, AND STEERING CLEAR OF ANY BAD OMENS. AND A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES IF YOU'RE A WARRIORS FANS AS THE NEW COACH LAYS DOWN THE LAW. You might only drive short distances to work each day. You might not drive your car to work at all. You might park securely at work. Or these days, everybody travels to you. Maybe you only do school runs. Or you work from home, so drive mostly on the weekend. At Youi, we get that everyone's not the same, so we tailor your insurance premium to how you use or don't use your car. Call: Or go to youi.co.nz today. A 31-YEAR WAIT IS FINALLY OVER FOR THE BLACKCAPS, A 31-YEAR WAIT IS FINALLY OVER FOR THE BLACKCAPS, AND THEY'VE ENDED THE DROUGHT IN INCREDIBLE FASHION. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SCORED THEIR FIRST TEST SERIES WIN OVER PAKISTAN SINCE 1985, IN FACT A CLEAN SWEEP, VICTORIOUS IN THE SECOND MATCH IN HAMILTON IN THE LAST HOUR, AS PAKISTAN COLLAPSED TRYING TO HANG ON FOR A DRAW. JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. WITH 10 WICKETS NEEDED FOR A RARE TEST SERIES WHITEWASH, THE BLACKCAPS WERE DESPERATE FOR AN EARLY BREAKTHROUGH ON DAY FIVE. AH, SOME INTEREST THERE. SO DESPERATE, KANE WILLIAMSON USED WHAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE WORST REVIEWS YOU'LL EVER SEE IN TEST CRICKET. THAT WAS A SHOCKER. IT SEEMED EVERYONE EXCEPT THE CAPTAIN KNEW THE BALL HADN'T TOUCHED THE BAT. RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S ABOUT THE WORST REVIEW EVER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, AN APPEAL FOR LBW WAS TURNED DOWN SHORTLY AFTER, WITH WILLIAMSON GIVEN A CLEAR 10-SECOND COUNT BY THE ON-FIELD UMPIRE AS TO WHETHER HE WANTED TO REVIEW THE DECISION. 10 SECONDS. AS YOU CAN SEE, WILLIAMSON MADE HIS MIND UP RELATIVELY QUICKLY. HE'S GONNA REVIEW IT. ONLY TO BE TOLD HE'D TAKEN THREE SECONDS TOO LONG. FRUSTRATIONS PRETTY CLEAR WHEN REPLAYS SHOWED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT. OHH, GOSH. THEY WON'T LIKE THAT OVER LUNCH. THEY ALSO WOULDN'T HAVE LIKED THE FACT PAKISTAN'S SLOW AND STEADY APPROACH CARRIED THEM THROUGH TO 76 WITHOUT LOSS AT LUNCH. A PARTNERSHIP WHICH CONTINUED TO GROW THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. THAT IS OUTSTANDING PLACEMENT FROM ASLAM. THE PARTNERSHIP FINALLY CAME TO AN END, BUT PAKISTAN HAD MADE THEIR INTENTIONS CLEAR ` THEY WERE READY TO HAVE A GO AT THE RECORD-BREAKING CHASE. HITS HARD, AND HITS OUT! AND JUST WHEN IT SEEMED POSSIBLE, WICKETS WOULD FALL AT CRUCIAL TIMES. AND OUT! AND OUT! THE NEW BALL WORKING WONDERS AS THE KIWI BOWLERS SKITTLED THE TOURISTS ALL OUT FOR 230 TO PULL OFF A REMARKABLE 2-0 TEST SERIES CLEAN SWEEP. OH, WHAT A VICTORY FOR NZ! THEY ARE ECSTATIC AND SO THEY DESERVE TO BE. SOME BRILLIANT CRICKET. I GUESS WHEN YOU'VE GOT ALL THREE RESULTS GOING INTO THE LAST SESSION IT MAKES FOR A VERY EXCITING FINISH, WHICH IT WAS, AND IT WAS NICE TO BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF IT. THE FOCUS NOW MOVES TO THE SHORTER FORM OF THE GAME, WITH THREE ONE-DAYERS AGAINST AUSTRALIA STARTING ON SUNDAY. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. AFTER A STONEWALL OPENING STAND, THE SECOND LONGEST IN NUMBER OF BALLS IN PAKISTAN HISTORY, THEY LOST 10 WICKETS FOR JUST 99 RUNS. IN THE FINAL SESSION THEY LOST NINE OF THEM. NEIL WAGNER THE BEST OF THE BOWLERS 3 FOR 57. NZ'S FIRST SERIES WIN OVER PAKISTAN SINCE 1985, AND 12 UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS. BOXER JOSEPH PARKER IS ADAMANT HE HAS THE BALANCE RIGHT AHEAD OF NEXT WEEK'S WORLD TITLE SHOWDOWN AGAINST MEXICAN ANDY RUIZ. PARKER'S NOW COMPLETING HIS TRAINING IN AUCKLAND, ALONG WITH PLENTY OF COMMITMENTS WITH SPONSORS, FAMILY AND FANS. BUT HE SAYS HIS SOLE FOCUS IS DOING SOMETHING IN THE BOXING RING HE'S NEVER DONE BEFORE. JOSEPH PARKER NEVER SHIES AWAY FROM A CHALLENGE ` OR HIS SUPPORT ` BUT TODAY HIS FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE WBO WORLD TITLE BELT WAS BRIEF. I PRESUME YOU DON'T WANNA TOUCH IT. NO, NO. LOOKS GOOD, BUT I'LL... LAUGHTER ARE YOU AWARE RICHIE MCCAW WOULDN'T TOUCH THE WORLD CUP UNTIL HE WON THE WORLD CUP? I WASN'T AWARE. HE DIDN'T TOUCH IT? NO, NEVER. I GUESS I'M TAKING THE SAME APPROACH AS RICHIE. PARKER'S ALSO STICKING TO A PROMISE MADE TO HIS MUM. I'VE NEVER RAISED BOTH MY HANDS IN A FIGHT UNTIL I WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD. I HAVE ONLY RAISED ONE HAND. ALL GOES WELL, I WIN THIS, BOTH HANDS WILL BE LIKE THAT, BUT FOR NOW THEY'RE LIKE THIS. THE 24-YEAR-OLD'S CERTAINLY RELAXED. HE BELIEVES HE'S IN A BETTER MENTAL SPACE AFTER WORK IN THAT AREA. AND A WITH A NEW ATTITUDE FOR NEXT WEEK, AS A FATHER. WHEN I GOT BACK I VISITED MY BABY GIRL. SHE'S HEALTHY AND STRONG SO THAT MAKES ME HAPPY, AND GOING INTO THIS FIGHT WITH EXTRA MOTVATION. PARKER'S ALSO SPOKEN MORE ABOUT HIS CRYO-THERAPY USED IN LAS VEGAS. IT FREEZES HIS BODY FOR THREE MINUTES, FLUSHING TOXINS AWAY FROM SORE JOINTS LIKE HIS ELBOWS. EVERY EXTRA BIT IS NEEDED AFTER FOUR FIGHTS THIS YEAR ` THE BUSIEST HEAVYWEIGHT BY FAR IN THE WORLD'S TOP 20 INDEPENDENT RANKINGS. HOW ARE YOU AT THE MOMENT? PHYSICALLY, YEAH, I'VE HAD A BIT OF PAIN PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE, BUT AT THE MOMENT I'M FEELING FANTASTIC, EXCELLENT. MOVING CLOSER TO A WORLD TITLE BELT ` BUT NOT TOO CLOSE. NEW WARRIORS HEAD COACH STEPHEN KEARNEY INSISTS IF YOU THOUGHT HE AND THE DEMOTED ANDREW MCFADDEN WOULD HAVE TROUBLE WORKING TOGETHER, YOU'RE WRONG. THE NEW REGIME, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES STACEY JONES AND FORMER ENGLAND COACH STEVE MCNAMARA, FITTING IN TO THEIR NEW ROLES AS PRE-SEASON TRAINING GATHERS PACE. MYSELF AND CAPPY ARE IN CONTROL OF THE DEFENCE, MYSELF AND CAPPY ARE IN CONTROL OF THE DEFENCE, AND WE'VE GOT STEVE MCNAMARA, WHO'S A VERY EXPERIENCED COACH` HE'S GOT STACEY HELPING HIM OUT WITH THE ATTACK. KEARNEY ENCOURAGED BY PROGRESS IN THE SQUAD AS HE TRIES TO BRING ABOUT A CHANGE IN CULTURE AT THE CLUB. I'VE BEEN PRETTY FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN AT SOME CLUBS THAT I THINK HAVE PRETTY GOOD CULTURES, SO FOR ME IT'S ABOUT HAVING A CERTAIN STANDARD AND BEHAVIOURS THAT GO WITH THAT. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK IS NEARLY BACK TO FULL FITNESS AND NOT FAR AWAY FROM FULL CONTACT WORK. STILL NO WORD YET ON KIERAN FORAN BEING CLEARED TO PLAY BY THE NRL, BUT THE CLUB SAYS HE'S FIT AND READY TO GO IF THE CALL COMES. HE MAY BE WORLD NUMBER 898, AND MAY NOT HAVE PLAYED FOR MORE THAN 15 MONTHS, BUT STILL NO-ONE IN GOLF GENERATES AS MUCH INTEREST AS TIGER WOODS. HIS RETURN TO COMPETITION THIS WEEK IS A HOT TOPIC UNDER CLOSE SCRUTINY. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. TIGER WOODS ALIVE AND WELL TEEING IT UP IN THE BAHAMAS, CONTRARY TO PLENTY OF RUMOURS. PEOPLE HAVE WRITTEN ME OFF. I AM NOT FERTILISER. THE AMERICAN NETWORKS ON IT. WE MENTIONED HIM SAYING THAT QUOTE, 'I'M NOT DEAD' IN REFERENCE TO HIS RETURN. WHAT DID YOU SENSE ABOUT HIS ATTITUDE GOING INTO THIS WEEK? IT WAS AN ATTITUDE OF OPTIMISM, OF EXCITEMENT, READY TO GET OUT HERE AND PLAY AGAIN. GOOD LUCK TIGER. IT'S 466 DAYS SINCE WOODS LAST COMPETED ON THE PGA TOUR, RECORDING HIS FIRST TOP 10 FINISH IN TWO YEARS. BUT TWO BACK SURGERIES AND LENGTHY REHAB POSE THE OBVIOUS QUESTION. GOLF FANS ALL OVER AMERICA WANT TO KNOW HOW DOES HE LOOK? HE LOOKS SURPRISINGLY GOOD. IT'S A GUY YOU WOULDN'T THINK HAS ANY PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AT THE MOMENT. OBSERVERS ALSO NOTING A RETURN OF CONFIDENCE WITH WOODS LETTING A COUPLE OF REPORTERS IN ON A TWO HOUR PRACTICE SESSION. I'M NOT SURE HE WOULD HAVE WANTED THAT TO HAPPEN IF HE FELT INSECURE AND HE REALLY DIDN'T SHOW ANY INSECURITY. AND WHILE FANS ARE REJOICING AT WOODS RETURN, GOLF COMPANIES ARE POSITIVELY SALIVATING NOW HIS SUPPLIERS NIKE ARE NO LONGER MAKING GOLF EQUIPMENT. HIS DINING ROOM EVIDENTLY LOOKING LIKE A PGA STORE. HE SAID THE TESTING PROCESS HAS BEEN EXHAUSTING. GOLF COMPANIES SENT HIM ALL KINDS OF EQUIPMENT WHILE WOODS IS LOOKING AT A NEW BALL AND CLUBS, WHILE WOODS IS LOOKING AT A NEW BALL AND CLUBS, HE'S GONE BACKWARDS FOR HIS PUTTER, RETURNING TO THE CLASSIC SCOTTY CAMERON MODEL THAT SCORED HIM 13 OF HIS 14 MAJORS. WHICH BEGS ANOTHER QUESTION ` DO YOU BELIEVE YOU WILL GET 18 MAJORS? TO BE HONEST, NO. YOU DON'T? NO. YOU'VE ACCEPTED THAT? I'VE ACCEPTED I AM GOING TO GET MORE. LAUGHTER HOSTING HIS OWN HERO WORLD CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT THIS WEEK PERHAPS THE LAUNCHING PAD. MARTIN TASKER, 1 NEWS. STEVEN ADAMS HAS PULLED OFF ANOTHER COMPLETE PERFORMANCE FOR HIS OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER SIDE IN THE NBA. ADAMS CAME UP WITH 14 POINTS THIS AFTERNOON ADAMS CAME UP WITH 14 POINTS THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST THE NEW YORK KNICKS, HIS MASSIVE PRESENCE UNDER THE NET WINNING PLAUDITS ALL GAME. ADAMS. TEXTBOOK. CAN I SAY THAT? THAT'S TEXTBOOK. SURE! THAT'S TEXTBOOK, WHAT HE JUST DID. THUNDER WITH THIS LARGEST LEAD OF THE BALLGAME, AT FIVE. ADAMS WITH THE POWER MOVE. AND HE SCORES AGAIN ON NOAH. RUSSELL HAS HAD THREE STRAIGHT TRIPLE DOUBLES NOW` OH, THAT IS JUST A BEAUTIFUL PASS. GREAT CATCH BY STEVEN ADAMS. JOAKIM NOAH WAS HANGING ALL OVER HIM. ADAMS' SCREENS JUST OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE HELPING ENNIS KANTER TO A SEASON HIGH 27 POINTS. HE'D SHARE THAT TALLY WITH RUSSELL WESTBROOK. OKLAHOMA WINNING 112-103. A sporting point of view, our thoughts goes to Ray Columbus; family. TONIGHT, SHE ENDURED THE UNIMAGINABLE. TONIGHT, SHE ENDURED THE UNIMAGINABLE. IT WAS SUCH UNBRIDLED RAGE. BUT NOW ANTONIE DIXON'S FORMER PARTNER IS FIGHTING BACK. HELP CHANGE THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CULTURE THAT WE HAVE. WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE, YOU'VE GOT A TARGET PAINTED ON YOUR HEAD. WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE, YOU'VE GOT A TARGET PAINTED ON YOUR HEAD. WE'RE AT GAMER BOOT CAMP. THEY'RE DOING STRETCHES RIGHT NOW. PLAYERS, COACH, COMING UP. AND THIS IS WHAT $40M WORTH OF MCLARENS LOOKS LIKE. I LOVE DRIVING THIS THING. IT'S JUST MAGIC. MORE AT 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 A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM DOMINATES THE NORTH TASMAN SEA, DIRECTING A WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. A SERIES OF FRONTS GENERATES STRIPS OF CLOUD OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TASMAN SEA, ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND AND OUT TO THE EAST. COLD SPECKLED SHOWER CLOUD LIES FURTHER SOUTH AGAIN BETWEEN TASMANIA AND STEWART ISLAND. SO THE FRONTS OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND MOVE SLOWLY NORTH TODAY. THE FRONTS WEAKEN AS THEY SLOWLY MOVE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW AND THURSDAY THEN A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE COUNTRY FROM THE SOUTH. FINE OR BECOMING FINE IN THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE ISLAND WITH REMAINING SHOWERS CLEARING, APART FROM THE THE ODD AFTERNOON FALL ABOUT NELSON AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE FAR SOUTH AS A WEAK TROUGH BRUSHES PAST. OTHERWISE CLOUDY IN THE EAST FROM SOUTH CANTERBURY TO MARLBOROUGH WITH A FEW SHOWERS SPREADING NORTH WITH THE FRONT. NORTH ISLAND ` SHOWERS TURN TO HEAVY RAIN FROM TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON, THEN CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT. MORNING RAIN IN THE WAIRARAPA EASES IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE PATCHY FALLS SPREAD NORTH TO HAWKE'S BAY. A FEW SHOWERS ALSO ABOUT WAITOMO AND THE CENTRAL PLATEAU, WITH SOME ISOLATED MORNING FALLS OVER WAIKATO, THEN SHOWERS DEVELOPING FURTHER NORTH IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. SO, A GOOD-LOOKING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY, BRINGING FINE AND DRY CONDITIONS TO MOST, HOWEVER, A WEAK TROUGH AFFECTS THE NORTHEAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND LATE THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A TROUGH THEN MOVES ON TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ON SATURDAY, BRINGING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH. THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. You too. Thanks, Rene.