IT'S MIDDAY, WEDNESDAY THE 30TH OF NOVEMBER. WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FAIRY-TALE FINISH FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM TURNS DEADLY AFTER THEIR PLANE CRASHES, KILLING ALL BUT SIX ON BOARD. FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS FOR KAIKOURA RESIDENTS. WE'RE LIVE AS SCHOOLS AND ROADS START TO OPEN. PLUS, THE NEW ALL BLACKS JERSEY WAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN AFTER LAST WEEK'S RELEASE, BUT HOW DID DESIGNERS GET TO THAT POINT? BEHIND THE SCENES WITH ADIDAS AND THE AB'S. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF MIDDAY, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. THREE DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING HAVE BEEN DECLARED IN BRAZIL AFTER A PLANE CARRYING ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST KNOWN FOOTBALL TEAMS CRASHED IN COLOMBIA. ONLY SIX OF THE 77 PEOPLE ON BOARD HAVE SURVIVED. THE TEAM WAS FLYING FROM BOLIVIA TO PLAY IN A REGIONAL FINAL WHEN THEIR PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL FAULT JUST MINUTES FROM LANDING. THE BBC'S ALEEM MAQBOOL REPORTS. THE PLANE BRINGING THE PLAYERS, COACHING STAFF, JOURNALISTS AND NINE CREW MEMBERS WAS JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM LANDING WHEN IT CAME DOWN JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY OF MEDELLIN. OFFICIALS WERE INITIALLY OPTIMISTIC THAT AS MANY AS 30 PEOPLE HAD SURVIVED. IN THE END, THE MORE THEY SEARCHED, THE MORE BODIES THEY FOUND. CHAPECOENSE HAD BEEN TRAVELLING TO COLUMBIA TO TAKE PART IN THE COPA SUDAMERICA. THESE PICTURES ARE FROM THE DEPARTURE LOUNGE. AND THESE IMAGES FROM ON THE PLANE SHOW GOALKEEPER DANILO ON THE LEFT AND DEFENDER ALAN RUSCHEL. BOTH INITIALLY REPORTED TO HAVE SURVIVED. DANILO LATER CONFIRMED TO HAVE DIED. MIRACULOUSLY, THREE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, TWO CREW AND ONE TRAVELLING REPORTED DID SURVIVE AND WERE BROUGHT TO LOCAL HOSPITALS ` ALL SAVED BY THE FACT THAT THE PLANE DIDN'T BURST INTO FLAMES ON IMPACT. DR GUILLERMO MOLINA, DIRECTOR OF THIS HOSPITAL, TOLD ME THE SURVIVORS WOULD NOW FACE UNIMAGINABLE TRAUMA. 'ONE OF THE PLAYERS HAS HAD TO HAVE HIS LEG AMPUTATED,' HE TELLS ME, 'AS WELL AS LOSING CLOSE FRIENDS, 'HE'S SEEN HIS LIFE'S DREAM COME TO AND END.' THESE ARE IMAGES RELEASED BY THE BRAZILIAN TEAM CHAPECOENSE, TAKEN JUST LAST WEEK WHEN THEY WON THE SEMI-FINAL OF WHAT IS ONE OF SOUTH AMERICA'S BIGGEST CLUB COMPETITIONS. THE GAME THEY WERE DUE TO PLAY IN COLUMBIA WOULD HAVE BEEN THE BIGGEST NIGHT IN THE CLUB'S HISTORY. INSTEAD AT THE CLUB'S HEADQUARTERS, FANS GATHERED IN SHOCK, STRUGGLING TO ABSORB THE NEWS THAT MANY OF THEIR HEROES HAD BEEN KILLED. AT TRAINING THE PLAYERS OF REAL MADRID AND BARCELONA BOWED THEIR HEADS IN REMEMBRANCE. AND AS THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL PAID TRIBUTE, THE WEMBLEY ARCH WAS LIT IN THE COLOURS OF THE TEAM HIT BY SUCH SHOCKING TRAGEDY. WHATEVER THE SURVIVORS CAN TELL AUTHORITIES ABOUT THE MOMENTS LEADING UP TO THE CRASH WILL HELP INVESTIGATORS, BUT THE FOCUS IS NOW ON MOURNING. AUTHORITIES ARE YET TO FIND THE PLANE'S BLACK BOX. THEY SAY THEIR PRIORITY AT THIS POINT IS TO RECOVER ALL THE VICTIMS AND RETURNS THEM TO THEIR FAMILIES. BACK HERE, THE RESERVE BANK IS WARNING TODAY ABOUT THE RISKS OF HOME-BUYERS HAVING TOO MUCH DEBT, AS INTEREST RATES LOOK TO RISE. THE BANK'S ISSUED ITS REGULAR REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF THE COUNTRY'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND SAYS THINGS ARE GENERALLY IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT IT'S WORRIED ABOUT THE LEVELS OF DEBT PEOPLE ARE TAKING ON RELATIVE TO WHAT THEY EARN. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN'S JUST COME OUT OF THE BANK'S BRIEFING. CORIN, SHOULD WE BE WORRIED? There is a few things here. The reserve bank is worried about the lending to homeowners paying more than they earn. A third of lending in New Zealand is seeing Kiwis borrow six times their income. Wages aren't keeping up with house prices increasing. That is coming at a time when mortgage rates are starting to rise. That is because banks are struggling to find funding offshore. 60% of New Zealanders are on either floating mortgage rates. That makes them susceptible to these rising interest rates. SO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE ARE SOME BORROWERS OUT THERE WHO ARE MORE VULNERABLE. WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE IN HIGH DTI LENDING IN TERMS OF RATIOS OVER FIVE, AND THAT'S INCREASED FOR FIRST-TIME BORROWERS. WE KNOW TOTAL DEBT LEVELS ARE HIGH IN THE ECONOMY RELATIVE TO HOUSEHOLD DISPOSABLE INCOME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE SEEING SOME QUITE ENCOURAGING DROPS IN THE VALUE OF LOAN COMMITMENTS IN TERMS OF NEW COMMITMENTS. SO, CORIN, WE'VE HAD TOUGHER RESTRICTIONS ON LOANS INTRODUCED LAST MONTH. WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF FURTHER MEASURES TO TIGHTEN BORROWING? It is clear that the reserve bank would like the ability to do that. They said that in today's report. They are in negotiations with the finance minister about restriction elative to the price of your house and your income. In the UK it's 4.5% of your income. They're not saying they would do it now, but they want the ability. I'm not sure of the politics of an election-year will work in their favour. It would take another big firing up of the Auckland housing market before we saw that. IN LESS THAN AN HOUR, SEVERAL PIKE RIVER FAMILY MEMBERS WILL MEET WITH SOLID ENERGY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE SEALING THE MINE WAS STALLED. BERNIE MONK, WHOSE SON MICHAEL WAS KILLED IN THE 2010 MINE EXPLOSION, ISN'T EXPECTING ANYTHING NEW TO COME FROM THE MEETING. SOLID ENERGY SAYS THE MINE'S DRIFT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO RE-ENTER, WITH THE SEALING PROCESS SET TO FINISH EARLY NEXT YEAR. FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THE DRIFT CAN BE SAFELY RE-ENTERED TO RECOVER THE BODIES AND HAVE PROTESTED AT THE MINE'S MAIN ACCESS ROAD FOR 16 DAYS. IN KAIKOURA, CLASSES HAVE STARTED FOR CHILDREN AFTER A TWO-AND-A-HALF-WEEK BREAK FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKE. THE INLAND ROAD FROM LYFORD TO KAIKOURA WAS ALSO OPEN TODAY TO THE PUBLIC. LISA DAVIES IS IN KAIKOURA. LISA, WHAT'S THE LATEST WITH THAT INLAND ROAD? Ou can see the weather is not great here. It's clouded in and has been raining since this morning. That delayed the convoy getting underway at eight. They started at nine. The road is dangerous and wet weather can destabilise rocks. The convoy came through and was spread out, about 50 vehicles. It's the first time the public have been able to head north. AND, LISA, YOU WERE THERE THIS MORNING WHEN KAIKOURA PRIMARY SCHOOL OPENED ITS DOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE QUAKE? That was lovely. Kids put things in perspective. Posted earthquakes were boring and am and the Earth farting. It was called to see the community giving normality back. The principal at the primary said today was about parents coming in with the kids to get uncomfortable nd feel okay about leaving them with the school. CORRECTION: comfortable. Tomorrow's classes start. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER SAYS IT'LL TAKE A LAW CHANGE AND MORE COMMUNITY BASED FACILITIES TO PREVENT YOUTH OFFENDERS BEING HELD IN POLICE CELLS. JUDGE ANDREW BECROFT'S WADED INTO THE DEBATE AFTER A CHRISTCHURCH JUDGE CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO PROPERLY CARE FOR YOUTH OFFENDERS. A 15-YEAR-OLD HAD TO BE REMANDED IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR NEARLY A WEEK DUE TO THE LACK OF FACILITIES, AND THE COMMISSIONER AGREES THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR MOST CHALLENGING AND DISORDERED YOUNG PEOPLE. CERTAINLY, THEY NEED TO BE KEPT SECURE FOR THEIR OWN PROTECTION AND THE COMMUNITY'S PROTECTION, BUT A POLICE CELL IS NOT THE PLACE. IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. IT'S SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. LIGHTS ARE SOMETIMES ON 24 HOURS A DAY, POOR SANITATION, NO ACCESS TO EDUCATION. AND MOST OF ALL, THERE IS A REAL RISK OF SELF-HARM IF NOT SUICIDE, WHICH HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST, AND THAT'S A TRAGEDY THAT WE WANNA AVOID. THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY IS WORKING WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER TO ESTABLISH THE FACTS OF THE CASE. THE QUALIFICATION AUTHORITY SAYS IT'S TAKING MISTAKES MADE IN THIS YEAR'S NCEA MATHS EXAMS 'VERY SERIOUSLY'. AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY WILL LOOK INTO ERRORS FOUND IN THE EXAMS FROM LEVEL ONE THROUGH TO SCHOLARSHIP LEVEL. BUT NZQA SAYS THE LATEST, A MISTAKE IN A LEVEL-THREE STATISTICS EXAM LAST FRIDAY, IS THE MOST SERIOUS, IMPACTING A CANDIDATE'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE QUESTION. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE UNDERWAY FOR NZ'S FIRST WORLD-FAMOUS MUSIC STAR. RAY COLUMBUS DIED AGED 74 AFTER SUFFERING FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE 'SHE'S A MOD' SINGER MADE HIS MARK ON MUSIC IN THE 1960S, TOPPING THE AUSSIE CHARTS, TOURING WITH THE ROLLING STONES AND WINNING AN OBE IN 1974. FELLOW MUSICIANS AND FRIENDS SAY HIS DEATH IS A GREAT LOSS. IT WASN'T JUST LIKE HE WAS A STAR OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ` I NEVER FELT THAT WAY. I FELT LIKE HE WAS AN OLDER BROTHER TO ME, AN OLDER BROTHER I NEVER HAD. COLUMBUS DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT HIS HOME, NORTH OF AUCKLAND. GABLE TOSTEE'S CAUSING A STIR ONLINE ONCE AGAIN, ENGAGING IN A WAR OF WORDS WITH HIS CRITICS. TOSTEE, WHO NOW GOES BY THE NAME ERIC THOMAS, VENTED ON FACEBOOK THAT HE WAS KICKED OUT OF A DISCUSSION GROUP ABOUT HIM AND NZER WARRIENA WRIGHT, WHO HE WAS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDERING LAST MONTH. HUNDREDS OF USERS WERE AGGRAVATED BY THE POST, PROMPTING TOSTEE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND, LIZZIE EVANS, TO FIRE BACK WITH THEIR OWN CRITICISM. MORE THAN 700 COMMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE POST SO FAR. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT ISIS MILITANTS IN MOSUL HAVE BEEN KILLING CIVILIANS AS THE BATTLE FOR THE CITY INTENSIFIES. AROUND 74,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DISPLACED IN THE SIX WEEKS SINCE THE IRAQI ARMY LAUNCHED ITS OFFENSIVE. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN HAS BEEN HEARING THE STORY OF ONE FAMILY AT A REFUGEE CAMP. BUT A WARNING ` HER REPORT CONTAINS SOME VERY DISTRESSING IMAGES OF CHILDREN. THIS IS KHAZER CAMP. EVERY DAY, THERE ARE A THOUSAND NEW ARRIVALS. AND AMONG THE COUNTLESS VICTIMS OF I.S. HERE, SOME BARELY CLINGING TO LIFE, THIS IS HUSSEIN, WHO'S 2�. HE CRIES CONSTANTLY, RELATIVES SAY, FROM HUNGER PAINS. AND NEARBY, HIS BROTHER HASSAN, 9 YEARS OLD AND SEVERELY MALNOURISHED. THEIR MOTHER SAYS THE BOYS WERE HEALTHY UNTIL 18 MONTHS AGO, WHEN THEY WERE RAVAGED BY A HIGH FEVER AND SUDDEN ILLNESS. SHE DOESN'T KNOW THE CAUSE. THE FAMILY COULDN'T AFFORD A GOOD DOCTOR, AND IN THE PAST MONTH, THEY COULDN'T GET FOOD AND WATER. THEY WERE RESCUED BY THE IRAQI ARMY LAST WEEK. BUT SHE SAYS IN HER EYES, HER TREASURED SONS ARE ALREADY GONE. HER HUSBAND, AHMED, TOLD ME HE PLEADED WITH I.S. REPEATEDLY TO LET HIM GET HELP FOR HIS CHILDREN. HE SAYS THEY BEAT HIS FINGERS WITH A HAMMER, TRIED TO PULL OUT HIS NAILS AND THREATENED TO KILL HIM. HASSAN'S GRANDFATHER SAYS THE BOY CHEWS HIS FINGERS TO EASE HIS HUNGER. AFTER WE ALERTED THE CAMP AUTHORITIES, THEY BROUGHT HELP FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FAMILY ARRIVED FIVE DAYS AGO ` ALONG WITH THE MATTRESSES AND FOOD, HOPE OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. THEY NEED TO BE SOMEWHERE IN A HOSPITAL, IN A SPECIAL HOSPITAL. THEY NEED SPECIAL TREATMENTS. THEY SHOULD BE IN EMERGENCY? EXACTLY. FOR THE TRIP TO THE CAMP CLINIC ` NO AMBULANCE, JUST A PRIVATE CAR. THERE'S NO INDICATION OF MASS MALNUTRITION IN MOSUL, BUT THIS FAMILY SAYS I.S. CONDEMNED THEIR SONS TO WASTE AWAY. COVERING YOUR FACE WITH A BURQA OR SIMILAR CLOTHING MAY SOON BE ILLEGAL IN THE NETHERLANDS. DUTCH LAWMAKERS HAVE APPROVED A LIMITED BAN ON 'FACE-COVERING CLOTHES', WITH ANTI-ISLAM PROPONENTS SAYING IT'S ONE STEP AWAY FROM FULLY BANNING BURQAS, LIKE IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. DUTCH LAWMAKERS SAY THE PROPOSAL IS 'RELIGION NEUTRAL' AND INCLUDES THINGS LIKE SKI-MASKS. THE LEGISLATION STILL HAS TO BE APPROVED BY THE UPPER HOUSE. IF ENACTED, PEOPLE WOULD BE FINED MORE THAN $500 FOR COVERING THEIR FACE IN PUBLIC. THE WORLD'S OLDEST LIVING PERSON HAS CELEBRATED HER 117TH BIRTHDAY. ITALY'S EMMA MORANO RECEIVED GOOD HEALTH WISHES FROM THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT AND APPEARED FOR A BRIEF LIVE TV APPEARANCE WITH HER CAKE. SHE'S BELIEVED TO BE THE LAST LIVING PERSON BORN IN THE 1800S. SHE CREDITS HER AGE TO GOOD GENETICS AND A LOVING FAMILY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER IN THE US AS SCORCHING WILDFIRES RIP THROUGH THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. AND HE'S MADE A STUNNING COMEBACK ` THE ASB CLASSIC'S HEADLINE PLAYER IS REVEALED. 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 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. A RAGING WILDFIRE IN THE U.S. STATE OF TENNESSEE HAS CAUSED HAVOC OVERNIGHT, WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THREATENED AND FORCED TO EVACUATE. AS THE ABC'S LAUREN LYSTER REPORTS, WEARY FIREFIGHTERS ARE HOPING FOR SOME RELIEF. AND YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THIS AREA RIGHT HERE. TODAY, A FIRST LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION LEFT IN THE UNFORGIVING FIRE'S WAKE. MORE THAN 100 STRUCTURES LOST OR DAMAGED IN THIS TENNESSEE TOWN, INCLUDING THE MAYOR'S HOME. PERSONALLY, I THINK I'VE LOST MY HOUSE, BUT, YOU KNOW, THINGS CAN BE REBUILT. OVERNIGHT,... IT'S TIME TO GO. ...THESE RAGING FLAMES DEVOURING THE TERRAIN. MOTORISTS IN GATLINBURG FLEEING AS RESIDENTS WERE ORDERED TO EVACUATE. OH MY GOD, IT'S SO HOT. WILDFIRES SPREADING FROM THE STATE'S GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS TO POPULATED AREAS, TURNING ONE OF THE AREA'S BIGGEST TOURIST DESTINATIONS, DOLLYWOOD, INTO AN ORANGE ARMAGEDDON. SMOKE AND ASH FILLING THE STREETS. RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM OF THE SMOKYS, ALONG WITH THE MORE 10,000 ANIMALS THERE, THREATENED BUT INTACT. THE FIRES WERE FANNED BY STRONG WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 60M/H AND THE SOUTH-EAST'S WORST DROUGHT IN A DECADE. IN A SPAN OF AROUND 15 TO 20 MINUTES, WE WERE DISPATCHED AND ALERTED TO ALMOST 20 STRUCTURE FIRES. AND AS OF THIS MORNING, MORE THAN A DOZEN STRUCTURE FIRES STILL BURNING AS 2000 PEOPLE LIVE HUNKERED DOWN IN SHELTERS. FIRE OFFICIALS NOW SAYING THEY BELIEVE THE WORST IS OVER, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE WEATHER MAY COOPERATE TOO. RAIN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN LAST TONIGHT, WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED, AND THAT ALONE, AUTHORITIES SAY, SHOULD NEARLY PUT OUT MOST OF THE FIRES. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS HAVE WALKED OFF THE JOB TODAY, CALLING FOR AN INCREASE TO MINIMUM WAGE. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED DOZENS OF PEOPLE MARCHING IN THE PROTESTS, WHICH ARE PART OF A NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION. THERE'S EVENTS HAPPENING IN OVER 300 CITIES, WITH FAST FOOD WORKERS AND AIRPORT EMPLOYEES AMONG THOSE HOPING TO SEE THE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASED FROM AROUND $10 TO JUST OVER 20. SPECTACULAR HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGES OF MARS' SURFACE HAVE BEEN RELEASED THANKS TO A NEW EUROPEAN PROBE. THE 'EXOMARS TRACE GAS ORBITER' TOOK THESE PICTURES LAST TUESDAY, AT ONE POINT FLYING JUST 235KM ABOVE THE PLANET'S SURFACE, CRATERS AND MOUNTAINS CLEARLY VISIBLE. THIS QUALITY WAS PREVIOUSLY UNATTAINABLE. THE PICTURES WERE JUST A TEST OF THE ORBITERS' EQUIPMENT, THOUGH. ITS MAIN GOAL IS TO INVENTORY THE RARE GASES THAT MAKE UP PART OF MARS' ATMOSPHERE. EVERY FEW YEARS THE ALL BLACKS RELEASE ANOTHER JERSEY, AND EACH TIME WE'RE TOLD THE TECHNOLOGY IS CUTTING EDGE. BUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS TO DESIGN AND MAKE THE ICONIC UNIFORM? EUROPE CORRESPONDENT EMMA KEELING JOINED THE ALL BLACKS BEHIND THE SCENES AT ADIDAS. AFTER A LONG NORTHERN TOUR, THE ALL BLACKS HAD ONE MORE THING TO DO ` GO ON A HIGH-TECH SHOPPING TRIP TO ADIDAS HQ IN GERMANY. IT'S COOL TO SEE THAT TECHNOLOGY, YOU KNOW, COS OTHERWISE, I GUESS YOU JUST PUT IT ON AND THINK ALL IT IS IS A JERSEY. CONSIDERING THE SECURITY AND RESTRICTIONS ON OUR FILMING, IT'S NOT JUST A JERSEY. THE SPORTING APPAREL INDUSTRY IS WORTH BILLIONS. INSIDE SECRET LABS, PLAYERS ARE SCANNED, TESTED AND ANALYSED. WE THINK THAT BUILDING THE BEST PRODUCT FOR THE ATHLETE IS THE BEST WAY. AND YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND AN ATHLETE'S ENTIRETY TO BUILD THAT PRODUCT. BIOMECHANIC SPORTS SCIENTISTS, PHYSIOS ` YOU NAME IT, THEY WORK WITH THE ATHLETES TO CUSTOM FIT THEIR UNIFORM. THE BOOT BEAUDEN BARRETT KICKS WITH WILL NOT SUIT CAPTAIN KIERAN READ IN THE SCRUM. AT THE MOMENT, IT'S ABOUT GIVING THEM HONEST FEEDBACK, SO THEY CAN MAKE A BETTER PRODUCT. COS ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE'RE WEARING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO BOOTS. THE JERSEY HAS ALSO GONE THROUGH MANY CHANGES, BECOMING TOUGHER AND LIGHTER. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE WHITE COLLARS, YOU KNOW, JUST THE FABRIC, YOU KNOW, THAT'S COME A LONG WAY NOW WITH THE ENGINEERING AND THAT. IT'S JUST UNBELIEVABLE. THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON NEW IDEAS FOR A FEW YEARS. DATA TAKEN TODAY WILL PRODUCE A FINISHED PRODUCT IN AROUND TWO YEARS. AND DESPITE THE TECHNOLOGY, THEY'VE KEPT TO THE REGULATIONS. WE'RE A FAIR ENOUGH COMPANY THAT IF WE THOUGHT THERE'S SOMETHING BETTER FOR THE ATHLETE, WE CAN APPROACH THE GOVERNING BODY AND TALK TO THEM IN A VERY PRAGMATIC WAY. AND ONCE THE TESTING'S DONE, THE SHOPPING WILL BEGIN. I'M PRETTY SURE THE BOYS ARE GONNA JUST HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER BAG AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN FREIGHT. THEY'VE DEALT WITH BIGGER PROBLEMS ON THIS TOUR. EMMA KEELING, 1 NEWS, NUREMBERG. AND ON TO SOME ACTUAL SPORT NOW, THE ASB CLASSIC HAS ANNOUNCED ITS HEADLINE PLAYER FOR THE MEN'S TOURNAMENT ` JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO. THE ATP COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR STARTED 2016 RANKED OUT OF THE TOP 1000 AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OUT WITH INJURIES. THIS YEAR HE'S WON AN OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL, BEATING NOVAK DJOKOVIC AND RAFAEL NADAL ON THE WAY, AND HE HELPED ARGENTINA TO ITS FIRST EVER DAVIS CUP WIN THIS WEEK. THE MEN'S TOURNAMENT STARTS ON THE 9TH OF JANUARY. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE PULLED OFF A STUNNING TEST WIN AGAINST PAKISTAN, BUT CELEBRATIONS WILL BE SHORT-LIVED ` TODAY THEY HAVE TO JUMP ON A PLANE TO AUSTRALIA. THE BLACKCAPS TOOK NINE WICKETS IN A REMARKABLE FINAL SESSION TO TAKE THE SERIES AGAINST PAKISTAN 2-0 ` THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE DONE THAT SINCE 1985. IT ALSO PUSHES THEM TO SIXTH ON THE ICC TEST RANKINGS. I GUESS, TO SIT HERE NOW, AND FROM TEA TIME, I SUPPOSE` THE FEELING FROM TEA TIME TO NOW IS PRETTY CONTRASTING, AND IT'LL GO DOWN AS A GREAT TEST VICTORY. THE BLACKCAPS ARE PLAYING AUSTRALIA IN THE CHAPPELL-HADLEE SERIES STARTING ON SUNDAY. BOXER JOSEPH PARKER HAS HAD HIS FIRST LOOK AROUND THE VENUE FOR NEXT WEEK'S WORLD TITLE FIGHT IN AUCKLAND. PARKER, HIS MUM AND BROTHER AND TRAINER KEVIN BARRY VISITED VECTOR ARENA THIS MORNING TO TRY TO GET A FEEL FOR THE INDOOR FACILITY, WHERE PARKER HASN'T FOUGHT BEFORE. IT IS A BIG VENUE. IT'S GONNA HAVE A GREAT CROWD. THIS IS THE MAIN STADIUM IN NZ. PARKER SAYS THE ONLY OTHER TIME HE'S BEEN AT THE ARENA WAS FOR A JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE CONCERT TWO YEARS AGO. AROUND 12,000 FANS WILL WATCH JOSEPH PARKER BOX INSIDE VECTOR ARENA NEXT WEEK. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND FIRST PLAYBOY DITCHED NUDES, NOW FIND OUT WHAT PIRELLI'S DONE WITH ITS FAMOUS CALENDAR. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES. AUTHORITIES ON THE SITE OF A TRAGIC PLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA SAY THEIR PRIORITY IS TO RETURN THE 71 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED TO THEIR FAMILIES. AND THE RESERVE BANK'S WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF TOO MUCH DEBT, AS INTEREST RATES LOOK TO RISE. NOW TO THE WEATHER. INVERCARGILL COULD GET A FEW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON, FINE SPELLS FOR EVERYONE ELSE, A SOUTHERLY OR SOU'WESTER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ FINALLY AT MIDDAY, ANOTHER VICTORY FOR OPPONENTS OF SEX-SELLS ADVERTISING. FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, THE PIRELLI CALENDAR DOESN'T FEATURE A SINGLE RISQUE PICTURE OF A SEMI-NUDE SUPERMODEL. THE 2017 EDITION SEES 14 ICONS OF FEMALE FILM SNAPPED IN BLACK AND WHITE ` ALL AGREEING TO WEAR LITTLE OR NO MAKEUP. ICONS LIKE CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, HELEN MIRREN, NICOLE KIDMAN AND UMA THURMAN ARE AMONG THEM. THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE ONE NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT SIX. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND ANTONY VLUG. 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