KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR MOST NORTHERN AREAS TODAY, BUT A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SET TO PUSH NORTH-EAST, MOVING THE COLD FRONT UP THE EASTERN SIDE TONIGHT. TOMORROW, IT'S THE SOUTH ISLAND'S TURN WITH A CLEAR, FINE START TO THE WEEK. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF 1 NEWS, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. IT'S A RESOUNDING VICTORY FOR LABOUR IN THE THE MT ROSKILL BY-ELECTION. THEIR LEADER HOPES FOR A FLOW-ON EFFECT. DOZENS ARE FEARED DEAD AFTER PARTY-GOERS ARE TRAPPED BY FIRE AT A CALIFORNIA RAVE. ANOTHER STEP ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR KAIKOURA. THE MARKET RETURNS, BUT WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE QUAKE-HIT TOWN? IT'S SHANE VAN GISBERGEN. 10 YEARS IN THE MAKING. AND 301 SUPERCAR RACES BEFORE THIS ONE. HE IS THE PROVISIONAL SUPERCAR CHAMPION. AND A KIWI FINALLY CRACKS IT. SHANE VAN GISBERGEN WINS AUSTRALIAN MOTORSPORT'S GREATEST PRIZE. A RESOUNDING VICTORY FOR LABOUR IN THE MT ROSKILL BY-ELECTION MEANS MICHAEL WOOD IS NOW THE COUNTRY'S NEWEST MP. AND DESPITE A LOW VOTER TURNOUT, THE LABOUR CANDIDATE INCREASED HIS PARTY'S MAJORITY. KATIE BRADFORD LOOKS AT THE RESULT AND THE FALLOUT. PLEASE WELCOME THE MP FOR MT ROSKILL, MICHAEL WOOD. IT WAS A RESULT NOT EVEN LABOUR PREDICTED ` MICHAEL WOOD WINNING THE MT ROSKILL BY-ELECTION BY OVER 6000 VOTES FROM HIS NEAREST RIVAL, NATIONAL'S PARMJEET PARMAR. IT'S A VERY GOOD NIGHT TO BE LABOUR IN MT ROSKILL. TURNOUT WAS LOW; WELL UNDER 40%. DESPITE THAT, AS A PERCENTAGE, MICHAEL WOOD INCREASED THE MARGIN PHIL GOFF HAD OVER MS PARMAR AT THE 2014 GENERAL ELECTION WHEN NATIONAL ALSO WON THE PARTY VOTE. WE BEGAN THE CAMPAIGN 2000 VOTES BEHIND NATIONAL, SO TO END UP 6500 VOTES AHEAD IS AN ENORMOUS SWING. THE VOTERS JUST WEREN'T INTERESTED IN SHOWING UP. THE PRIME MINISTER CAMPAIGNED IN THE ELECTORATE SEVEN TIMES BUT IS PLAYING DOWN THE THRASHING. I KNOW LABOUR WILL WANT TO SAY SOMEHOW THIS HAS BEEN GOOD FOR THEM. IF IT IS, THEN IT'S A PRETTY LOW BAR FOR ANDREW LITTLE TO GET OVER. HE WILL SPIN IT HOW HE LIKES BUT THIS IS A BLOODY NOSE FOR NATIONAL. ACROSS TOWN, MR WOOD'S RIVAL WAS PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE. THE GREENS DIDN'T STAND A CANDIDATE, AND BY-ELECTIONS ARE ALWAYS TOUGH. WE KNOW THAT HISTORY WASN'T ON MY SIDE, AND HISTORY HAS PROVEN RIGHT. LABOUR KNOCKED ON 25,000 DOORS OVER THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD; MR WOOD PUTTING THE WIN DOWN TO SIMPLE, GOOD OLD-FASHIONED CAMPAIGNING. WE FOCUSSED REALLY HARD ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO PEOPLE. WE DIDN'T GET DISTRACTED. MICHAEL WOOD WON'T BE OFFICIALLY SWORN IN UNTIL FEBRUARY BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY TWO WEEKS LEFT IN THE PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR. DESPITE THAT, HE WILL BE ON A PLANE FIRST THING TOMORROW MORNING TO WELLINGTON TO GET HIS FEET UNDER HIS NEW DESK. TODAY I'M VISITING THE RESIDENTS HERE AT LISTON VILLAGE. I GUESS THIS IS MY FIRST ACT ` COMING TO THEIR CHRISTMAS LUNCH. SO CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY FOR MR WOOD, BUT NOW THE HARD WORK BEGINS. BEFORE THE BY-ELECTION, NATIONAL WAS POURING THE PRESSURE ON LABOUR LEADER ANDREW LITTLE. MR LITTLE ANSWERED WITH A RESOUNDING WIN IN MT ROSKILL, BUT THAT WASN'T THE ONLY THING ON THE HIS MIND THIS WEEK. HE SPOKE TO JESSICA MUTCH ON TVNZ'S Q+A. FRIENDLY, YES, BUT AN IMPORTANT BY-ELECTION. I TAKE GREAT HEART OUT OF THE RESULT. THAT'S BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH FORMER LABOUR LEADER PHIL GOFF HELD THE SEAT FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, NATIONAL STILL WON THE PARTY VOTE LAST ELECTION. THE PRIME MINISTER TURNED UP THERE TO GET THE NATIONAL PARTY VOTE OUT. AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED? IT DIDN'T TURN OUT. PEOPLE TURNED OUT TO SUPPORT MICHAEL WOOD WITH LABOUR'S MESSAGE AND LABOUR'S CAMPAIGN. DIDN'T YOU JUST LEARN, THOUGH, THAT WITHOUT THE GREENS, WITHOUT NZ FIRST, YOU GUYS CAN WIN? AND WITHOUT ACT AND WITHOUT THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY. THAT LABOUR MESSAGE RESONATED IN MT ROSKILL, BUT NOT IN THE LATEST ONE NEWS COLMAR-BRUNTON POLL. YOUR INTERNAL POLLING SAYING? IS IT ABOUT THE SAME AS THE COLMAR-BRUNTON ` 28%? IT'S A LITTLE BETTER THAN THAT. HOW MUCH IS IT? WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT. YOU'VE RELEASED IT BEFORE, THOUGH. YEAH, I KNOW. I'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, AND IT IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE COLMAR-BRUNTON POLL. I THINK OUR EXPECTATIONS, PERHAPS, OF ANDREW LITTLE ARE SOMEWHAT TOO HIGH AT TIMES. WE EXPECT HIM TO DRAG THE PARTY UP INTO THE 30s AND LOW 40s, AND THAT'S A BIG ASK. THAT JUST SOUNDS LIKE NONSENSE TO ME. I'M SORRY, RAYMOND, IT SOUNDS A BIT LIKE WISHFUL THINKING. AS ANDREW LITTLE EYES THE TOP JOB HEADING INTO ELECTION YEAR, HE'S QUICK TO POINT OUT HE'S NO SHOW PONY. YOU CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT MY GLASSES, MY EARS, YOU CAN` WHATEVER. I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING I DO HAVE IN SPADES, AND THAT IS CHARACTER. SOMETHING HE HOPES WILL HELP AS HE AUDITIONS TO BE OUR NEXT PRIME MINISTER. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS FOLLOWED THE ROSKILL BY-ELECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH. SO, KATIE, WHAT DOES SUCH A BIG LABOUR WIN MEAN FOR THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE? Labour needed this win. Turnout was low but not that much lower than other by-elections. For Andrew little, his leadership was on the line. It would have been a disaster belaboured to lose this. It has given Labour a slight boost going into election year. Andrew little, that will give them that little bit of hope in election year that they so desperately wanted. THANKS, KATIE. UP TO 40 PEOPLE ARE FEARED DEAD AFTER FIRE RIPPED THROUGH A PARTY AT A WAREHOUSE IN CALIFORNIA. NINE BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED SO FAR BUT DOZENS ARE STILL MISSING AFTER THE PARTY-GOERS WERE TRAPPED ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE BURNING BUILDING. HERE'S THE ABC'S NEAL KARLINSKY. IT WAS 11.32PM WHEN THE FIRST CALLS CAME IN. A PARTY AT THIS OAKLAND WAREHOUSE, AN ARTIST COLLECTIVE, WAS EXPLODING INTO AN INFERNO. FLAMES RIPPED THROUGH WINDOWS. FIREFIGHTERS COULD BE SEEN BREAKING IN WITH PICKAXES. BOB, ONE OF THE LUCKY FEW TO MAKE IT OUT, TRIED TO RESCUE A MAN CALLING OUT FOR HELP. I WAS PULLING HIM OUT. HE WAS A LARGER GENTLEMAN. AND THERE WAS A LOT OF STUFF IN THE WAY. THE FLAMES WERE TOO MUCH. THERE WAS TOO MUCH SMOKE AND I HAD TO <BLEEP>ING LET HIM... I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM AND THERE'S BEEN FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF THE BUILDING FOR THE PAST 30 MINUTES. BY DAYBREAK, THE DEVASTATION WAS BEYOND WHAT ANYONE HAD EXPECTED. THE ENTIRE ROOF COLLAPSED. WE DID NOT HAVE A LOT OF VICTIMS GO TO THE HOSPITAL. IT APPEARS THAT PEOPLE EITHER MADE IT OUT OR THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT. BODY BAGS MARKED SOME OF THE DEAD. OFFICIALS SAY NEARLY ALL OF THEM APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TRAPPED ON THE SECOND FLOOR. THEY WERE THERE FOR A PARTY FEATURING ELECTRONIC MUSIC BY AN ACT CALLED 'GOLDEN DONNA'. PICTURES FROM BEFORE THE FIRE SHOW A CLUTTERED MAZE OF ART STUDIOS, MANNEQUINS, CARPETS AND FURNITURE INSIDE. A VIRTUAL TINDERBOX. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE VICTIMS BECAME TRAPPED ON THAT SECOND FLOOR, ENGULFED WITHIN MINUTES. THE ONLY EXIT WAS A MAKESHIFT STAIRWELL CONSTRUCTED WITH WOODEN PALLETS, QUICKLY OVERTAKEN BY FLAMES LEAVING NO WAY OUT. IN FACT, OFFICIALS BELIEVE IT'S THE BUILDING'S RAGTAG LAYOUT, INCLUDING NO EVIDENCE OF SPRINKLERS THAT MAY HAVE PLAYED THE BIGGEST ROLE IN THE HUGE LOSS OF LIFE. FIRE INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THE BLAZE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAULT. A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS RATTLED THE LOWER NORTH AND UPPER SOUTH ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAGNITUDE 5.5 EARTHQUAKE STRUCK JUST EAST OF SEDDON AT A DEPTH OF 12KM. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY DAMAGE. THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET SAYING NOTHING FELL OFF THEIR SHELVES. A WOMAN IS DEAD AND ANOTHER PERSON IS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION IN HOSPITAL AFTER A CAR STRUCK TWO PEDESTRIANS IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF REMUERA. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE BUSY SHORE ROAD AROUND 9 THIS MORNING. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR WAS A CUSTOMER AT THE ADJACENT PALMER'S GARDEN SHOP. WITNESSES SAY IT SEEMS THE DRIVER HIT THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES. IT'S THREE WEEKS SINCE KAIKOURA WAS CUT OFF FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD, AND TODAY THERE WAS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN ITS RETURN TO NORMALITY WITH THE FARMERS MARKET RE-OPENING. BUT THAT'S JUST ONE ITEM ON A LONG LIST THAT THE MAYOR HAS TO GET THE TOWN BACK ON IT FEET. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE AT KAIKOURA'S MARKET IS ALL THE HUGGING. WHATEVER'S HAPPENING, COME DOWN AND BE NORMAL. SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT. EVEN REPORTERS WEREN'T LEFT OUT. NICE TO SEE YOU, YOU SEEM TO BE COPING PRETTY WELL. I'M HAVING A MELTDOWN. ALTHOUGH THE RE-OPENING OF THIS MARKET IS DEFINITELY A GOOD SIGN, IT'S A NEW NORMAL. ...DON'T ASSUME THE TOUGH TIMES ARE OVER. WE'RE DOING OUR BEST SINGING IN THE TRENCHES. PUT MY UNDERPANTS ON THE WRONG WAY THIS MORNING. IT'S TIRING. THE MAYOR MINDFUL OF THAT AS HE CHECKS ON PEOPLE. THERE'S SOME FRUSTRATION OUT THERE WHICH YOU FULLY EXPECT. HE SAYS RE-OPENING THE COASTAL ROAD SOUTH AND MAKING THE INLAND ROUTE MORE RELIABLE ARE MAJOR PRIORITIES. BUT A BIG PLUS FOR DAIRY FARMERS ` FONTERRA TANKERS FINALLY ARRIVE TOMORROW. ONCE THEY START COLLECTING, IT NEEDS TO GO ON AND NOT STOP AGAIN FOR THE FARMER'S SITUATION, PSYCHOLOGICALLY. DREDGING THE HARBOUR FOR TOURIST OPERATORS IS TOP OF THE LIST. WE'D LOVE IT TO HAPPEN YESTERDAY, BUT IT JUST WON'T. ENGINEERS ARE WORKING OUT THIS WEEK HOW TO TACKLE IT. UNTIL THEN, THE COMMUNITY HAS TO IMPROVISE. THIS MARKET'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR PREMISES IN THE EARTHQUAKES TO COME OUT AND SELL THEIR PRODUCTS DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE. BUT TODAY WAS NOT JUST ABOUT COMMERCE. COMFORT WAS THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER COMMODITY HERE. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. THOUSANDS LINED THE STREETS OF DUNEDIN AND CHRISTCHURCH THIS AFTERNOON AS THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ROLLED INTO TOWN. IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY IN PARTICULAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH WITH THE CHRISTMAS PARADE CELEBRATING A SPECIAL MILESTONE. SAM CLARKE WENT ALONG. IT'S A PARADE OF THOUSANDS, MUSIC, DANCING AND SOME STRANGE CHARACTERS. BUT EVERYONE KNOWS WHOSE PARADE THIS REALLY IS. WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING? > SANTA. SANTA. SANTA. SANTA. DESPITE CELEBRATING ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, THE CHRISTCHURCH PARADE HASN'T CHANGED ALL THAT MUCH. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES. THIS COWBOYS AND INDIANS FLOAT NOTICEABLY MISSING A FEW CHARACTERS AFTER A COMPLAINT WAS MADE OVER ACCUSATIONS OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION. BUT THE KIDS HAD PLENTY OF OTHER FLOATS TO TAKE THEIR ATTENTION. A FEW FAMOUS FACES... PIKACHU! ...AND LOCAL HEROES. NICE TO COME OUT FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE, GIVE A FEW FLAGS OUT AND SEE THE FANS. OVER ITS ALMOST 70 YEARS, THIS CHRISTMAS PARADE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW, AND NOW HAS OVER 130 FLOATS AND PULLS IN CROWDS OF MORE THE 100,000. MERRY CHRISTMAS. FURTHER SOUTH, FESTIVE SPIRITS WERE JUST AS ALIVE IN DUNEDIN. BUT IN BOTH PLACES EVERYONE KNOWS WHO THE REAL ROCK STAR IS. THE BIG MAN IN RED MAKING THE BIGGEST SPLASH. SANTA! SANTA! SANTA! NOW JUST 21 MORE SLEEPS UNTIL HE COMES AROUND AGAIN. UP NEXT ON 1 NEWS ` 10 MONTHS ON FROM DEADLY CYCLONE WINSTON, WE'RE IN FIJI TO SEE HOW $18M OF NZ AID MONEY IS BEING SPENT AFTER HUNDREDS OF SCHOOLS WERE WIPED OUT. CUBANS BID A FINAL FAREWELL TO FIDEL CASTRO, AS THE REVOLUTIONARY LEADER'S ASHES MAKE THE JOURNEY TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. SO WHY AREN'T THEY BEING BURIED IN THE CAPITAL? AND THEY WERE NZ'S VERY OWN PIRATES OF THE AIRWAVES. RADIO HAURAKI MARKS A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY. THAT'S COMING UP. 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. You're retired, so these days, everybody travels to you. Maybe you only do school runs. You work from home, so drive mostly on the weekend. At Youi, we tailor your insurance premium to how you use or don't use your car. It could save you lots. Call: FIJI IS BRACING ITSELF FOR THE NEW CYCLONE SEASON AS IT STILL STRUGGLES TO RECOVER FROM CYCLONE WINSTON LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. 44 PEOPLE DIED WITH $1.3 BILLION WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE. BUT THE FIJI GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CASH IT RECEIVED IN FOREIGN AID IS NEARLY ALL GONE. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER IS IN SUVA AND JOINS US NOW. 10 MONTHS ON AND THERE'S STILL A HIGH LEVEL OF NEED. THIS IS AN URGENT SITUATION BECAUSE IT'S PREDICTED FIJI WILL BE HIT BY AT LEAST TWO CYCLONES THIS SEASON. NZ HAS GIVEN $18 MILLION SO FAR AND AID AGENCIES CONTINUE THEIR WORK ON THE GROUND. CYCLONE WINSTON IS NOT JUST A MEMORY HERE ` THE LANDSCAPE IS A CONSTANT REMINDER OF THE CATEGORY-FIVE, WHICH TOOK OUT LIVES, BUILDINGS AND DREAMS. THE WATER LEVEL WAS ABOUT MORE THAN A FOOT, WHERE WE WERE SITTING. WE WERE JUST HOLDING OUR KIDS IN OUR LAPS. 10 MONTHS ON, IT LOOKS LIKE A WAR ZONE IN PLACES. ONE IN FIVE HOMES WERE DESTROYED. MANY PEOPLE STILL LIVE IN TENTS. OTHERS HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS MATERIALS AT ALL. NEARLY 500 SCHOOLS WERE DESTROYED AROUND FIJI, BUT FOR VUNIKAVIKALOA ARYA SCHOOL IN RAKIRAKI, THINGS ARE ABOUT TO CHANGE. THE RED CROSS IS PUTTING $250,000 DONATED BY THE NZ PUBLIC INTO REBUILDING IT. THE NZ BUILDERS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE EARLY IN THE NEW YEAR TO START THE WORK, AND LOCALS WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP. THE NEW SCHOOL SHOULD BE OPEN BY THE START OF THE SECOND TERM. PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND LOCAL ADVISORS HAVE STARTED THE GROUNDWORK. 900, EH? OUTSIDE FRAME. EARLIER THIS YEAR THE RED CROSS ALSO BROUGHT IN A PUPPET SHOW FROM NZ TO HELP THE TRAUMATISED SCHOOLCHILDREN. THE PUPPET SHOW, I THINK IT CAME AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE CHILDREN WERE VERY DEPRESSED, AND THEY'RE ALWAYS THINKING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CYCLONE. IT'S SCENES LIKE THIS... LAUGHTER ...AND ALSO HELP FROM THE NZ DEFENCE FORCE, THAT'S HELPED THAW WHAT'S BEEN A FROSTY RELATIONSHIP SINCE THE 2006 MILITARY COUP. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH ME TO TAKE OUR RELATIONSHIP TO ANOTHER LEVEL, A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH WE LET BYGONES BE BYGONES. IF WE CAN JUST CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD NOW AND NOT NECESSARILY LOOK BACK, THEN IT WILL BE GOOD FOR BOTH FIJI AND NZ. THAT COMES WITH ITS OWN CHALLENGES, BUT FOR VUNIKAVIKALOA ARYA SCHOOL, AT LEAST, THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. WELL, BARBARA, EVERYONE'S LOOKING FORWARD, BUT TOMORROW IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MILITARY COUP. that's right, Peter. 10 years ago Frank Bainimarama became a military dictator. Fiji was robbed of a loss at the rugby sevens by South Africa. There is still very serious concerns her over human rights violations. We'll bring you extensive coverage tomorrow throughout the day on what's really happening here on the ground. THANKS, BARBARA. THAT'S PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER IN SUVA. THE FALLOUT FROM DONALD TRUMP'S PHONE CALL WITH TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT IS GROWING, WITH CHINA COMPLAINING DIRECTLY TO THE WHITE HOUSE. THE US HASN'T HAD FORMAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS, AND CHINA WANTS IT TO STAY THAT WAY. THE BBC'S DAVID WILLIS REPORTS. REVISITING THE SWING STATES THAT GAVE HIM HIS REMARKABLE VICTORY, DONALD TRUMP HAS ALSO BEEN ENTERTAINING CALLS FROM FOREIGN LEADERS. AMONG FOUR SUCH CALLS YESTERDAY WAS ONE FROM TAIWAN'S PRESIDENT, TSAI ING-WEN. THE PRESIDENT ELECT DISCUSSED THE... IT'S THE FIRST CONVERSATION OF ITS KIND SINCE 1979, WHEN PRESIDENT CARTER FORMALLY RECOGNISED THE COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT IN BEIJING AND SEVERED TIES WITH THE RIVAL GOVERNMENT IN TAIWAN. THE CHINESE NOW REGARD DIRECT CONTACT WITH TAIWAN AS A SIGN OF SUPPORT FOR TAIWANESE INDEPENDENCE. HENCE, THIS 10-MINUTE PHONE CALL THREATENS TO PRECIPITATE A MAJOR RIFT WITH CHINA. BEIJING HAS LAUNCHED A FORMAL PROTEST WITH THE US, ALTHOUGH IT'S PLAYING DOWN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CALL. TRANSLATOR: IT WAS JUST A SMALL TRICK BY TAIWAN. IT WON'T CHANGE THE INTERNATIONAL BEDROCK OF THE ONE-CHINA POLICY. MR TRUMP SEEMED PEEVED BY THE CONTROVERSY, TWEETING... WITHIN MINUTES OF THAT PHONE CALL, THE PHONE WAS RINGING HERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE; THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT ON THE LINE, ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHETHER MR TRUMP'S CONVERSATION REPRESENTED A CHANGE IN US POLICY TOWARDS CHINA. THEY WERE SWIFTLY REASSURED THAT THE UNITED STATES REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE ONE-CHINA POLICY UNTIL DONALD TRUMP MOVES IN HERE, AT LEAST. DESPITE BEING URGED BY THE WHITE HOUSE TO USE STATE DEPARTMENT EXPERTS TO PREPARE HIM FOR SUCH EXCHANGES, MR TRUMP HAS SO FAR CHOSEN TO ADOPT A MORE FREE-WHEELING APPROACH WITH FOREIGN LEADERS. ELECTED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO ON A PROMISE OF DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY, HE HAS YET TO DISAPPOINT. AND ON A PHONE CALL WITH THE PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP REPORTEDLY PRAISED A DEADLY CRACKDOWN ON DRUG DEALERS WHICH AMERICA HAS PREVIOUSLY CONDEMNED. AFTER A WEEK OF NATIONAL MOURNING IN CUBA, FORMER LEADER FIDEL CASTRO HAS BEEN GIVEN A FINAL FAREWELL. ALL CHANT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LINED THE STREETS OF HIS HOME TOWN, SANTIAGO, CHANTING, 'WE ARE FIDEL. CUBA IS FIDEL,' AS HIS ASHES WERE DRIVEN PAST. IT WAS THE FINAL LEG OF A FOUR-DAY CORTEGE FROM THE CAPITAL, HAVANA. THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS GATHERED FOR A TELEVISED MEMORIAL SERVICE LED BY HIS BROTHER, PRESIDENT RAUL CASTRO. THE PRESIDENT'S BANNED THE NAMING OF STREETS AND MONUMENTS AFTER THE FORMER LEADER, FULFILLING FIDEL'S WISHES TO AVOID BECOMING A CULT-LIKE FIGURE. HIS ASHES WILL BE INTERRED TOMMORROW IN SANTIAGO, CONSIDERED THE BIRTH PLACE OF THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS HAVE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL TEAM KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA. BODIES OF THE VICTIMS ARRIVED IN A PROCESSION AT THE RAIN-SOAKED CHAPECOENSE STADIUM BEFORE GRIEVING FAMILY MEMBERS SURROUNDED THE COFFINS TO SAY GOODBYE. 19 PLAYERS WERE AMONG THE 71 PEOPLE KILLED IN THE CRASH. MEANWHILE, ONE OF ONLY SIX SURVIVORS, A BOLIVIAN CREW MEMBER, HAS RETURNED HOME. CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB HAS APOLOGISED TO A FORMER PLAYER WHO SAYS HE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BY A CLUB EMPLOYEE AS A CHILD. GARY JOHNSON SAYS HE WAS PAID CLOSE TO $900,000 BY THE CLUB TO KEEP QUIET ABOUT BEING ABUSED BY A FORMER TALENT SCOUT IN THE 1970s. CHELSEA TODAY SAYS MR JOHNSON 'SUFFERED UNACCEPTABLY' AND THE CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT WAS INAPPROPRIATE. CHRIS IS HERE NOW, AND CLEAR BLUE SKIES FOR MOST NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TODAY? BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE. NOT MUCH CLOUD ABOUT. NOT A BAD DAY TO TAKE TO THE SKIES AT THE MOUNT EITHER. LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE SHAPING UP FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ PICTURESQUE THROUGH THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY TODAY, BUT THE SOUTH ISLAND GETS A TURN TOMORROW. YOUR FULL FORECAST IS COMING UP AFTER SPORT. A CHRISTCHURCH MAN WHO RECORDED HIS OWN RESCUE FROM THE FORSYTH BARR BUILDING IS ON A MISSION TO HELP TO KAIKOURA RESIDENTS GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP. WE'LL EXPLAIN HOW, NEXT. AND MEET THE CABBIE WHO CARES. I GET QUITE EXCITED WHEN SOMEONE RINGS ME UP AND SAYS, 'CAN YOU 'TAKE ME TO THE DOCTOR'S OR THE GROCERS?' AND I SAY, 'YES, I CAN.' SO WHAT INSPIRED THIS DRIVER TO OFFER HER SERVICE FOR FREE? 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. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT. LABOUR'S MICHAEL WOOD HAS WON THE MT ROSKILL BY-ELECTION BY OVER 6000 VOTES FROM HIS NEAREST RIVAL, NATIONAL'S PARMJEET PARMAR. ALTHOUGH VOTER TURNOUT WAS LOW, AT WELL UNDER 40%, THE LABOUR CANDIDATE INCREASED HIS PARTY'S MAJORITY. AT LEAST NINE PARTY-GOERS ARE DEAD AND TWO DOZEN MISSING AFTER FIRE ENGULFED A WAREHOUSE IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. REVELLERS ON THE SECOND FLOOR WERE TRAPPED AS THE ONLY WAY OUT WAS A STAIRWAY MADE OF WOODEN PALLETS. IT'S 50 YEARS TO THE DAY SINCE PIRATE RADIO STATION HAURAKI MADE ITS FIRST OFFICIAL TRANSMISSION FROM SEA. THE ORIGINAL PIRATES TOOK TO THE HAURAKI GULF ABOARD THE INFAMOUS 'TIRI', BATTLING ROUGH SEAS IN AN EFFORT TO BRING ROCK AND ROLL AND PRIVATE RADIO TO THE MASSES. DUBBED 'THE GOOD GUYS', HAURAKI WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE STATE MONOPOLY ON RADIO OWNERSHIP. AFTER FOUR YEARS BROADCASTING FROM INTERNATIONAL WATERS, THE GOVERNMENT RELENTED, GRANTING HAURAKI A LICENCE TO BROADCAST LEGALLY FROM LAND. HAURAKI CHANGED THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE. IT MADE IT OK TO OPPOSE THE STATE AND THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND IT WAS THE MUSIC. AND THE MUSIC IS EVERYWHERE NOW. THE RADIO REVOLUTIONARIES GATHERED WITH FORMER PIRATES AND CURRENT STAFF AT THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED SWASHBUCKLERS RESTAURANT IN AUCKLAND TO CELEBRATE THE 50-YEAR MILESTONE. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE DESCENDED ON KAIKOURA TO LEND A HAND. ONE MAN IS EXTRA MOTIVATED TO HELP THOSE WHO'VE SUFFERED AFTER THE QUAKE. HE SPOKE TO JESSICA MUTCH. THESE CARE PACKAGES FROM CHRISTCHURCH ARE ALL ABOUT STRESS RELIEF. THERE'S SOME HERBAL SLEEPING PILLS IN THERE ` HELP PEOPLE GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP; SOME CAMOMILE TEA; SOME CANDLES; JUST THINGS` UH, PLAYING CARDS. 40 PACKS HAVE BEEN HELICOPTERED IN. IT'S HARD TO GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT LEADS ON TO STRESS DURING THE DAY, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE IN A POSITION WHERE YOU'RE UNDER PRESSURE TO DO SOME` YOU KNOW, MAKE SOME REALLY BIG DECISIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO NEXT. AND IHAKA RONGONUI SHOULD KNOW. THIS WAS HIM FIVE YEARS AGO BEING RESCUED FROM THE FORSYTH BARR BUILDING IN CHRISTCHURCH. WHAT NUMBER'S THAT BALCONY YOU'RE ON? HE WAS TRAPPED ON THE 10TH FLOOR FOR FIVE HOURS. HE'S THANKFUL FOR THE HELP AND SUPPORT HE RECEIVED, AND WANTS TO PAY IT FORWARD. I JUST FEEL LUCKY, COS, YOU KNOW, WE COULD` WE SAW PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T SO LUCKY AS WELL, SO, YOU KNOW, STILL BEING ON THIS EARTH AND BEING ABLE TO HELP IS A BLESSING IN ITSELF. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KAIKOURA LOCALS HAPPY FOR SOME CREATURE COMFORTS AND A CHANCE TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE. BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH IT, THEY` MAYBE THEY UNDERSTAND. IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER WHEN PEOPLE ARE BEING SO GOOD TO US AND SUPPORTED US LIKE THEY HAVE. THE TEAM HAS ALSO BEEN HELPING FARMERS CUT OFF BY THE QUAKE. THEY'LL ORGANISE A GROUP OF BUILDERS WHO WILL WORK FOR FREE. THEY'LL HELP FARMERS IN ISOLATED AREAS REPAIR SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS. ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN HELPING KAIKOURA RECOVER. NATIONAL LIST MP PAUL FOSTER-BELL HAS REVEALED HE'S GAY. THIS AHEAD OF ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER. A FORMER STAFF MEMBER IN JOHN KEY'S OFFICE WANTS TO REPLACE FOSTER-BELL AS NATIONAL'S CANDIDATE FOR THE WELLINGTON CENTRAL ELECTORATE. OUR POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE SAT DOWN WITH THE MP. DESTINY CHURCH LEADER BRIAN TAMAKI WASN'T KEEN TO TALK ABOUT HIS CLAIM THAT GAYS HELP CAUSE EARTHQUAKES. LEVITICUS SAYS THAT THE EARTH CONVULSES UNDER THE WEIGHT OF CERTAIN HUMAN SIN. BUT HIS REMARKS HAVE CAUSED NATIONAL MP PAUL FOSTER-BELL TO COME OUT OF THE CLOSET. IT DID MAKE ME FURIOUS, AND IT MEAN THAT IT WAS TIME FOR ME REALLY TO SPEAK OUT. HE SAYS THE SELF-PROCLAIMED BISHOP'S HOMOPHOBIC VIEWS ARE DAMAGING. I THINK IN TERMS OF THE DAMAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE, PERHAPS YOUNG PEOPLE IN PROVINCIAL NZ WHO ARE QUESTIONING THEIR SEXUALITY, QUESTIONING THEIR OWN SELF-WORTH, IT'S ACTUALLY THROWING PETROL ON A FIRE WHEN YOU SEND OUT A MESSAGE THAT GAY PEOPLE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MURDERERS ` THEY'RE SINNERS AND THEY ARE CREATING NATURAL DISASTERS. GROWING UP, MR FOSTER-BELL STRUGGLED WITH HIS SEXUALITY. I CERTAINLY FELT, MAYBE, A SENSE OF DISAPPOINTMENT FROM DAD. HE ALWAYS WANTED THAT FIRST 15 RUGBY PLAYER, AND I WAS HAPPIER WITH MY NOSE IN A BOOK OR PERHAPS HELPING MUM IN THE KITCHEN. BUT HE KEPT IT QUIET, ESPECIALLY AS A DIPLOMAT IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHERE HE HIS RELATIONSHIPS HAD TO BE HIDDEN. DID YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A POSITION WHERE YOU PERHAPS MET SOMEONE YOU DID CARE FOR AND YOU FELT THAT YOU COULDN'T TAKE THAT RELATIONSHIP FURTHER BECAUSE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO THEM? YES. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT? I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT, ANDREA, PARTIALLY BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE STILL UNSAFE; PEOPLE WHO ARE BACK IN THOSE COUNTRIES ARE STILL UNSAFE. HE'S BEEN IN POLITICS NOW FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, BUT HE'S FACING A FIGHT TO STAY IN PARLIAMENT. NICOLA WILLIS, A FORMER ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER, IS CHALLENGING HIM FOR NATIONAL'S SELECTION IN WELLINGTON CENTRAL. BUT HE SAYS THAT'S NOT WHY HE'S GOING PUBLIC. PAUL FOSTER-BELL. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. THE CHAPPELL-HADLEE SERIES IS UNDERWAY. THE LATEST FROM THE SCG NEXT. ALSO TONIGHT, JOSEPH PARKER'S OPPONENT TOUCHES DOWN FROM THE U.S. THE BIG GUNS THROW A FEW OF THEIR OWN IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. PLUS ` THE YEAR OF DROUGHT-BREAKING CONTINUES ` SHANE VAN GISBERGEN AND THE STUNNING DRIVE IN THE V8S. AND DO EDDIE JONES AND TIGER WOODS HAVE TWO OF THE BIGGEST SMILES TONIGHT, IN WORLD SPORT? Your reward points can be a passport to travel, but when you try to use them, you may find they don't all go the distance. For example, the same number of membership rewards points from American Express that will get you to a ball game in LA... ..may only gets you part way with other cards. Just part of the altogether more rewarding service we deliver daily. American Express. THE BLACKCAPS ARE TAKING ON OLD FOES AUSTRALIA TONIGHT IN SYDNEY IN THE FIRST CHAPPELL-HADLEE ONE-DAY MATCH OF THE SUMMER. THE AUSSIES WON THE TOSS AND DECIDED TO BAT WITH THE BLACKCAPS BOWLERS MAKING A DECENT START. AUSTRALIA OPTED TO BAT, AND MATT HENRY STRUCK WITH JUST HIS THIRD BALL. OH, KNOCKED HIM OVER! THAT'S AN EXCELLENT START! THAT BROUGHT STEVE SMITH IN EARLY, AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN SNAPPED UP IN THE EIGHTH OVER. OH, HE DROPPED HIM. TRENT BOULT SHOULD HAVE HAD HIM AGAIN JUST FOUR BALLS LATER,... OH, NO! ...BUT THE BLACKCAPS OPTED NOT TO USE THEIR ONE REVIEW. THAT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE COSTLY. ANOTHER FANTASTIC FULL STROKE. OH! AND IT'S WORTH MAXIMUM, TOO. WHAT BETTER TIME TO THROW ROOKIE FAST BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON INTO THE ACTION? ROCKETING IN AT ALMOST 150 K'S, DAVE WARNER DISPATCHED THE BALL STRAIGHT BACK PAST HIM. WELCOME. WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA, LOCKIE. THAT'S THE INTENT. BUT FERGUSON STRUCK BACK AS WARNER PLAYED ON TO THE LAST DELIVERY OF HIS FIRST OVER. BOWLED HIM! THE YOUNGSTER HAS HIS MAN. THAT IS THE MAN HE WANTED MORE THAN ANY OTHER, AT A GUESS. JIMMY NEESHAM ALSO HAD SUCCESS IN HIS FIRST OVER ` AN ORDINARY BALL MATCHED BY GEORGE BAILEY'S SHOT, BUT BJ WATLING MADE AMENDS FOR HIS EARLIER FLUFF. AND NEESHAM'S QUICK REFLEXES GOT RID OF HIS COUNTERPART, MITCH MARSH. OH, THAT COULD BE OUT. THAT'LL BE RUN OUT! BANG BANG, A COUPLE OF WICKETS. NO LUCK FOR MITCHELL MARSH, THAT IS UNLUCKY. THIS GAME EVENLY POISED ON A SLOW WICKET. SMITH THE KEY FIGURE,... SWATS IT AWAY, OVER MID-WICKET. ...ESPECIALLY AS THE BLACKCAPS WEREN'T HELPING THEIR OWN CHANCES. AND HE'S OUT. OH NO, HE DROPPED IT. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS. AUSTRALIA NOW CRUISING AT 168/4 AFTER 33 OVERS. BACK HOME, JOSEPH PARKER'S WORLD TITLE OPPONENT HAS ARRIVED IN THE COUNTRY FEELING CONFIDENT AHEAD OF THEIR HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. COMPLETE WITH ALL BLACKS JERSEY, ANDY RUIZ AND HIS ENTOURAGE TOUCHED DOWN EARLY THIS MORNING. IT'S A DREAM OF A LIFETIME, YOU KNOW. I'VE BEEN TRAINING MY ASS OFF FOR THIS... FOR THIS FIGHT, AND I KNOW PARKER'S GOING TO GIVE OUT A GOOD FIGHT, AND FIREWORKS ARE GONNA BE ON DECEMBER 10TH, AND I'M READY TO ROCK AND ROLL. RUIZ TRAINS IN AUCKLAND TOMORROW BEFORE FACING OFF AGAINST PARKER IN A MEDIA CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY. TO A NASTY FOOTBALL FACE-OFF WHERE TWO MANCHESTER CITY PLAYERS WERE SENT OFF IN THEIR 3-1 LOSS TO CHELSEA IN THEIR TOP-OF-THE-TABLE MATCH. COMPETITION LEADER CHELSEA ROARED BACK AS DIEGO COSTA SCORED HIS 11TH GOAL OF THE SEASON. THEN A CRACKER FROM EDEN HAZARD GAVE THE VISITORS THE LEAD 3-1 OVER MANCHESTER CITY. IT WAS ALL TOO MUCH FOR THEIR STRIKER SERGIO AGUERO WHO TOOK OUT DEFENDER DAVID LUIZ. HE'S GONE REALLY HIGH. AND THAT'S PURE FRUSTRATION FOR THE WAY THE DAY HAS GONE. THAT IS HORRENDOUS. SO WERE THE SCENES THAT FOLLOWED AS MOST OF THE PLAYERS AND MANAGEMENT TANGLED IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED THE BATTLE OF ETIHAD. AS WELL AS AGUERO, FERNANDINO WAS BANISHED AS CITY SLIPPED TO FOURTH BEHIND CHELSEA. ARSENAL IS NOW UP TO SECOND WITH ALEXIS SANCHEZ WRONGFOOTING WINSTON REID FOR HIS HAT-TRICK AND A 5-1 WIN OVER WEST HAM. TOTTENHAM GRABBED FIVE GOALS AS WELL AGAINST SWANSEA WITH THIS VOLLEY FROM SON HEUNG-MIN THE PICK OF THEM. ENGLAND RUGBY COACH EDDIE JONES WILL BE SMILING TONIGHT, ALL THE WAY TO THE RECORD BOOKS. THE ENGLISH BEAT THE WALLABIES TODAY 37-21 AT TWICKENHAM. IT'S ENGLAND'S FOURTH WIN OVER AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR; THE WALLABIES' NINTH DEFEAT IN THEIR WORST EVER SEASON. CHEERING HERE'S A DRESSING ROOM SCENE THAT MIGHT MAKE KIWI FANS EDGY ` ENGLAND CELEBRATING 14 IN A ROW. THEIR CHESHIRE-GRINNING COACH PLAYING DOWN THE RUN. THREE MORE UNBEATEN YEARS AND YOU WIN THE WORLD CUP? WELL, ALL WE'VE GOT TO DO IS KEEP IMPROVING. WE WON'T GET TOO EXCITED. A KNIGHTHOOD COULD BE ON ITS WAY, EDDIE? (CHUCKLES) I DON'T THINK SO. NOT AFTER THE FIRST HALF, ANYWAY; THE WALLABIES HAD TWO DISALLOWED TRIES SLIP THROUGH THEIR FINGERS, APPLYING THE SQUEEZE TO ENGLAND, WHO BUMBLED AT TIMES, BEFORE A RARE SCRUM TIGHT-HEAD LED TO A COMFORTABLE OPENING SCORE. HAYLETT-PETTY OFF THE WING GOING WIDE. NAIVALU. THIS WILL BE A SCORE. THE ENGLISH EVENTUALLY CALMED DOWN, FORCING THE WALLABIES INTO MISTAKES. AND JOSEPH AFTER THIS! JONATHAN JOSEPH! CHEERS, APPLAUSE DESPITE THE TRY, AUSTRALIA HAD A SLIM 16-13 LEAD AT THE BREAK. EDDIE JONES DESCRIBED THE FIRST HALF AS TERRIBLE. HIS HALF-TIME REV-UP CLEARLY WORKED. RESORTS TO THE KICK, BUT IT STILL MIGHT WORK. MARLAND YARDE! SET UP BY SOME BARNSTORMING RUNS BY FORMER AUCKLAND LOOSE FORWARD NATHAN HUGHES, TWO MORE TRIES FOLLOWED. ENGLAND DOING AN ALL BLACKS, SCORING 24 POINTS IN HALF AN HOUR; THEIR UNBEATEN RUN NOW AT 14. POCOCK, AND JOSEPH IS IN AGAIN! 37-21, THE WINNING SEQUENCE EQUALS THE ENGLAND RECORD SET BY THEIR WORLD CUP WINNERS BACK IN 2003. THE MOST SATISFYING THING FOR ME IS WE KEEP GETTING BETTER. THE LAST TIME THE TWO TEAMS MET AT TWICKENHAM, ENGLAND WERE THRASHED IN WORLD CUP POOL PLAY. A YEAR'S A LONG TIME IN ENGLISH RUGBY. AUSTRALIA DID MANAGE TO BEAT A RAGGED NZ SEVENS SIDE OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WAS ONLY IN THE CONSOLATION PLATE SEMI-FINAL IN DUBAI. EARLIER, SOUTH AFRICA DESTROYED THE KIWIS 40-0 IN THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE MAIN DRAW. AND WINNING A PENALTY JUST OUT FROM THE POST. GOOD AGGRESSIVE DEFENCE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. CHANCE NOW! THEY'RE NOT GONNA STOP HIM FROM THAT RANGE. THE BLITZBOKKE THEN WENT ON TO BEAT OLYMPIC AND WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS FIJI 26-14 IN THE FINAL OF THE OPENING LEG OF THE NEW SEASON. KIWI DRIVER SHANE VAN GISBERGEN IS THE NEW V8 SUPERCAR CHAMPION AFTER DELIVERING A STUNNING COMEBACK DRIVE IN SYDNEY. VAN GISBERGEN BECOMES THE FIRST NZER TO TAKE THE TITLE SINCE JIM RICHARDS 25 YEARS AGO. THE CHAMPAGNE WILL NEVER HAVE TASTED SWEETER; THIRD PLACE ENOUGH TO SECURE THE TITLE FOR SHANE VAN GISBERGEN AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY RUN FROM 22ND. THE 27-YEAR-OLD HAD BEEN THE ARCHITECT OF WHAT LOOKED LIKELY TO BE HIS OWN DEMISE, NUDGING MARK WINTERBOTTOM OFF THE TRACK AND INCURRING A DRIVE-THROUGH PENALTY. AND HE'S TURNED AROUND WINTERBOTTOM! THE DEMOTION SEEMING TO HAVE SENT HIS TITLE CHASE WITH RACE WINNER JAMIE WHINCUP INTO TODAY'S FINAL RACE. BUT THE DEPLOYMENT OF A SAFETY CAR COMPRESSED THE FIELD AND LET VAN GISBERGEN PIT FOR A NEW SET OF TYRES. THIS IS A BIG REPRIEVE NOW FOR VAN GISBERGEN. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY. TAKEN WITH BOTH HANDS. THE GIZ POUNCING ON TODD KELLY AND THEN CRAIG LOWNDES. TODD KELLY FIGHTS ON THE OUTSIDE AND INTO THE WALL! SO TODD KELLY MAKES A MISTAKE. VAN GISBERGEN'S GONE UP A SPOT. HE'S NOW IN SIXTH. MAKE THAT FIFTH. FELLOW KIWI SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN NO OBSTACLE. WHAT A RECOVERY FROM SHANE VAN GISBERGEN. DONE. HE MIGHT GRAB A PODIUM THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING. AND HE DOES, HOUNDING A STUBBORN JAMES COURTNEY ON THE LAST LAP. HE'S ESCORTING HIM ALL OVER THE ROAD AT THE MOMENT. HE GETS HIM! AND SHANE VAN GISBERGEN IS ON THE PODIUM. THIS IS A CAREER-DEFINING DAY FOR SHANE VAN GISBERGEN. GREAT JOB! FIRST UP, AN APOLOGY. SORRY TO MARK. I WENT UP THE INSIDE AND JUST DIDN'T COMMIT. AS SOON AS I WENT UP THE INSIDE, I THOUGHT, 'OH, YOU PUSSY.' I DIDN'T GO IN HARD ENOUGH. IT WAS HIS RIGHT TO TURN IN AND MY FAULT. BUT AWESOME CAR TO COME THROUGH LIKE THAT. LUCKY SAFETY CAR, BUT GOOD RACING. BIG BATTLE WITH JAMES AND SCOTTY AT THE END, BUT, UM, YEAH, WHAT AN AMAZING YEAR. THANKS TO EVERYONE. THIRD PLACE PROVIDING PRACTICE FOR HOISTING THE BIGGEST PRIZE IN AN HOUR OR SO. A DOUBLE BOGEY AT THE LAST HAS PUT A SPOILER ON TIGER WOODS' THIRD ROUND AT HIS COMEBACK TOURNAMENT IN THE BAHAMAS. WOODS IS CURRENTLY 10TH ON EIGHT-UNDER AFTER UNDOING A LOT OF VINTAGE GOOD WORK EARLY ON. THE KIND OF STUFF THAT SEEMED ALMOST ROUTINE IN HIS GLORY DAYS. THAT, AT THAT POINT, GOT HIM WITHIN TWO OF THE LEAD. WHICH IS HELD BY JAPAN'S HIDEKI MATSUYAMA. THE WORLD NUMBER 6 IS AT 19-UNDER, A WHOPPING SEVEN SHOTS CLEAR OF THE FIELD THANKS TO SHOTS LIKE THIS ONE-HOP EAGLE AT THE SEVENTH. COREY WEBSTER'S RETURN FROM SUSPENSION HAS DONE LITTLE TO HELP THE BREAKERS, WHO'RE HEADING FOR ANOTHER DEFEAT IN MELBOURNE. WEBSTER TAKING A WHILE TO FIND HIS SCORING TOUCH, FAILING TO FIRE UNTIL THE SECOND QUARTER. HE'S BEEN WAY OUT OF SORTS. NO POINTS YET. PULLS UP A TWO. FINALLY GOT SOMETHING NEXT TO HIS NAME. BUT WEBSTER SURRENDERED POSSESSION LATER, SPARKING A MELBOURNE SURGE TO WHICH THE BREAKERS HAD NO ANSWER. WEBSTER, LITTLE FLICK BACK. HERE'S ONE FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS REEL. AND ONE! THE BREAKERS SWAMPED, DOWN 70 TO 51 GOING INTO THE FINAL QUARTER. UPDATING THE CRICKET ` AUSTRALIA 179/4 WITH 15 OVERS LEFT, MAYBE 257 TOTAL TO CHASE. CHRIS IS HERE NEXT AND IT'S THE SOUTH ISLAND'S TURN FOR SOME CLEAR WEATHER TOMORROW? KIA ORA, WELCOME BACK. LOTS OF CLEAR BLUE SKIES UP THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY TODAY. BUSY AT THE CLEVEDON MARKETS THIS MORNING. IF WE HAVE A LOOK FROM ABOVE, YOU CAN SEE IT'S CLEAR AT THE TOP. BUT FOR THE REST, SCATTERED CLOUD OVER THE COUNTRY. THE BROAD AREA OF CLOUD OVER TASMANIA'S RELATED TO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE ASSOCIATED FRONTS HEADING EAST TONIGHT. THAT'LL LIE JUST WEST OF THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND BY TOMORROW NIGHT. WE GET THE ISOBARS PACKING TOGETHER AND A STRENGTHENING OF THE NOR'WEST FLOW. A BROAD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES NORTHEAST, MOVING THE COLD FRONT UP THE EAST COAST. CLOUD BREAKING IN NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND IN THE MORNING, BECOMING FINE. BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING, SOME POSSIBLY HEAVY. CLOUDY FOR MARLBOROUGH, NELSON, BULLER, BUT FINE BREAKS IN THE AFTERNOON. FINE FOR CENTRAL OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND. NORTHEASTERLIES FRESHENING ABOUT THE EAST COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THAT'S YOUR WEATHER FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. TONIGHT'S GOOD SORT IS JAN SCOTT, A CABBIE WITH A DIFFERENCE FROM HELENSVILLE, NORTH OF AUCKLAND. JAN RECENTLY STARTED A FREE TAXI SERVICE AFTER REALISING MANY PEOPLE HAD NO WAY TO GET TO THEIR IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS. HERE'S HADYN JONES WITH JAN SCOTT. THERE WE GO. WHEN JAN SCOTT GOES OUT, SHE ALWAYS TAKES A WOMAN'S MAGAZINE WITH HER. IT'S NOT FOR CELEBRITY GOSSIP OR BEAUTY TIPS. I'LL SHOW YOU WHY SOON. BUT FIRST, JAN HAS A PICK-UP. GOOD AFTERNOON. MARION BARNES IS FIRST. BELT, PLEASE. SHE OFTEN GETS A LIFT. THEY TALK WEATHER AND FISHING, MOSTLY. LAST TIME YOU WENT, DID HE GET SOME FISH? OH, HE ALWAYS GETS FISH. WHILE MARION'S GETTING HER SCIATICA SORTED, JAN PARKS UP AND GRABS HER MAGAZINE. ENOUGH TIME FOR ME TO DO A FEW WORDS. OH, MAUIS. SHE'S ON A ROLL TODAY. GOT ANOTHER ONE. I DON'T MIND WAITING. IT'S FOR A PURPOSE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER. OK. I'LL BE RIGHT HERE. MARION WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIT STUCK WITHOUT THE LIFT. THERE'S NO BUS THAT GOES AROUND TO THE DOCTORS. JAN SCOTT WILL DRIVE ANYONE, ANYWHERE IN HELENSVILLE... SEE YOU NEXT TIME. ...FOR FREE. I GET QUITE EXCITED WHEN SOMEONE RINGS ME UP AND SAYS, 'CAN YOU 'TAKE ME TO THE DOCTORS OR THE GROCERS?' I GO, 'YES, I CAN!' I'LL GET A LITTLE RECEIPT FOR YOU. ON THE ODD OCCASION, CASH DOES CHANGE HANDS. THANKS VERY MUCH. WHATEVER DONATIONS SHE GETS, JAN GIVES TO ST JOHN. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JAN. AND I JUST THINK IT'S WONDERFUL, YOU KNOW, COS THAT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY STRUGGLE WITH OUT HERE IS TRANSPORT. JAN SCOTT DRIVES PEOPLE AROUND COS WHEN SHE NEEDED HELP,... VERY SICK. I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SURVIVE. ...SHE GOT DRIVEN AROUND HERSELF. PEOPLE CAME AND GOT ME AND TOOK ME HOME TO THEIR PLACE AND GAVE ME SOUP. IT WAS ALL AFTER SHE COLLAPSED WITH BRAIN INFLAMMATION AND SEIZURES. AND THEY SAID, 'IF YOU HAVE ONE MORE, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE 'GONNA MAKE IT.' I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER THEM, THANK GOODNESS. JAN COULDN'T DRIVE FOR THREE YEARS. SO IT'S LIKE GIVING BACK. YOU WEREN'T SIDETRACKED WITH SHOPPING? JAN SCOTT HAS LIVED A FULL LIFE. SHE RAISED TWO KIDS ON LIGHTHOUSES AND WAS CAPTAIN OF THE NZ SHOOTING TEAM. AND THEN SHE CONSIDERED... WHAT DO I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE? AND SHE CAME UP WITH DRIVING ANYONE AROUND. AND I'LL SHUT YOUR GATE FOR YOU. SO WHEN THELMA NEEDS TO GET TO THE PHYSIO,... I'VE HAD FALLS AND SLIPS. ...JAN'S THERE FOR HER WHENEVER. HER HUSBAND, RAY, DOESN'T MIND. AFTER 50-ODD YEARS OF MARRIAGE, WHATEVER MAKES HER HAPPY MAKES ME HAPPY. AZURE. THAT'S LIKE TODAY. JAN SCOTT HAS PLANS TO EXPAND, SO IF YOU NEED A LIFT IN HELENSVILLE, GIVE HER A CALL ` I'D LIKE TO TAKE PEOPLE TO VISIT THEIR FRIENDS,... SHE'LL BE RIGHT THERE. ...COS YOU CAN GET SOCIALLY CUT OFF. HADYN JONES,... SEE YOU NEXT TIME. ...1 NEWS. AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT GOOD SORTS ON OUR WEB PAGE, WHERE YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH ALL OUR GOOD SORTS, NOMINATE SOMEONE AND SEE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FOOTAGE. JUST GO TO... AND THAT'S THE NEWS HOUR FOR SUNDAY. REMEMBER, YOU CAN KEEP RIGHT UP-TO-DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE... FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK TEAM, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JESSICA BOELL AND ANNE LANGFORD. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.