IT'S MIDDAY, MONDAY THE 12TH OF DECEMBER. A DEADLY PLANE CRASH CAUSES A MASSIVE POWER BLACKOUT IN GISBORNE. IT'S GOODBYE, JOHN KEY, AS BILL ENGLISH TAKES OVER THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE BEEHIVE. AND PIKE RIVER FAMILIES LEGALLY BLOCK SOLID ENERGY FROM THE COMPANY'S OWN MINE. AHIAHI MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN A PLANE CRASH NEAR GISBORNE THIS MORNING. EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE RESPONDING TO THE CRASH, WHICH HAS LEFT MUCH OF GISBORNE WITHOUT POWER. BRIAR WELLS IS IN OUR WELLINGTON NEWSROOM. BRIAR, WHAT HAPPENED? THE RESCUE COORDINATION cENTRE RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER WORKED tHIS IS A VERY REMOTE area. It is 60km out of Gisborne. Helicopters or assisting the situation along with emergency services. There have been conflicting some of those about the number of people on the plane. St John confirmed that two people died in the crash. 20,000 homes and businesses Are without power. services are trying to isolate the issue. Power may not be restored until tomorrow morning. This is a developing story. You can find more information on our website. TO POLITICS, AND BILL ENGLISH IS MOVING IN TO THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE BEEHIVE TODAY. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE A PRIME MINISTER WHERE ALL NZERS CAN FLOURISH. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS BEEN ACROSS THE CHANGEOVER. KATIE, DO WE HAVE A NEW PRIME MINISTER YET? Yes, we do. Bill English is still talking to media behind me. Paula bennett as his deputy. He is going to Go to a government house to officially become Prime Minister. John Key said it's a great day for a new prime minister. There is a slight change in thinking With Bill English. He talked about being an inclusive government. IN THE COMING MONTHS AND YEARS, WE WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING THE ROADS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SCHOOLS AND HOUSES NEEDED TO SUPPORT A STRONG ECONOMY AND THE GROWING POPULATION. WE'LL ALSO FOCUS ON BETTER INCOMES FOR OUR HOUSEHOLDS, SAFER COMMUNITIES AND SMARTER GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. He is talking thereabout Wanting to continue the social investment approach He had as finance minister. Deputy Paula Bennett has spoken to us And she will be responsible for having a more inclusive caucus style. The backbenchers have made it very clear that they want to be included In policy decisions. No caucus reshuffle has been indicated. That will be announced before Christmas. There will be new faces. They will spend Christmas developing the new portfolios. Next year they will be looking at new policy areas. English is not following in John Key's lead In terms of retirement age. He did not promise to not raise the retirement age. We are going to see some changes coming in the next few months With a Bill English government. PIKE RIVER FAMILIES ARE BLOCKADING THE SOLE ACCESS ROUTE TO THE MINE SITE AFTER THE OWNER OF THE ROAD HANDED CONTROL OF THE AREA TO THE FAMILIES. SOLID ENERGY PLANS TO SEAL THE MINE WITH A WALL OF CONCRETE, BUT SPOKESMAN BERNIE MONK SAYS THEY WON'T BE GETTING THROUGH. WE'VE BEEN PADLOCKED OUTTA HERE OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN PROTESTING UP HERE. NO WE'RE GONNA LOCK THEM OUT, AND THEY MUST COME TO US TO GET THROUGH THERE. FAMILIES WILL BE TRAVELLING TO WELLINGTON TOMORROW IN A BID TO PRESENT THEIR RE-ENTRY PLAN TO NEW PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH. A 'VERY INTENSE' MEETING BETWEEN CONVICTED KILLER SCOTT WATSON AND THE FATHER OF ONE OF HIS VICTIMS, GERALD HOPE, HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC IN A 16-PAGE MAGAZINE ARTICLE. THE PAIR MET FACE TO FACE LAST MONTH, 19 YEARS AFTER WATSON WAS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR THE MURDERS OF BEN SMART AND OLIVIA HOPE. JOURNALIST MIKE WHITE DOCUMENTED THE TWO THREE-HOUR SESSIONS, WHERE, AT TIMES, WATSON FAILED TO CONVINCINGLY ANSWER MR HOPE'S QUESTIONS. There are huge gaps in hopes mind About what Scott Watson did. I do not think there was anything Scott Watson evaded And didn't want to answer. He was very open. Obviously, some of the answers did not satisfy Gerald. At least he answered everything as frankly as he could. THE MEETING'S BEEN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING, WITH THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT REJECTING MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS BEFORE THE HIGH COURT OVERTURNED ITS DECISION. FRESHWATER EXPERTS SAYS THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MUCH WHITEBAIT IS BEING FISHED FROM OUR SEAS, WHICH RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE FISH POPULATION. SEVERAL REGIONS HAVE REPORTED A LOWER THAN USUAL CATCH THIS YEAR, BUT ONE SCIENTIST SAYS THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE SPECIES IS UNDER THREAT. WE LIMITED THE ACCESS TO THE FISH, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAN CATCH WHITEBAIT; WE LIMIT HOW YOU CAN CATCH WHITEBAIT, BUT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO LIMIT PUT ON HOW MUCH WHITEBAIT YOU CAN CATCH, SO THAT MAKES IT A VERY DIFFICULT FISHERY TO MANAGE. WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY LINK BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF WHITEBAIT COMING BACK INTO A RIVER AND THE SIZE OF THE ADULT POPULATION. DR HICKFORD SAYS WHITEBAITERS SHOULD HAVE TO CARRY A LICENSE TO CONTROL HOW MUCH FISH IS TAKEN. AT LEAST 26 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND DOZENS WOUNDED IN A BOMB ATTACK ON A CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THE EGYPTIAN CAPITAL, CAIRO. THE EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE DURING SUNDAY MASS IN A CHAPEL NEXT TO THE CITY'S CATHEDRAL. MOST OF THE VICTIMS WERE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE BBC'S SALLY NABIL REPORTS. THEY CAME TO WORSHIP IN PEACE. ST PETER'S ` A SANCTUARY FOR PRAYER AND CONTEMPLATION. SCREAMING BUT INSTEAD OF PRAYERS BEING ANSWERED, LIVES HAVE BEEN SHATTERED, PEWS AND PRAYER BOOKS SCATTERED AMONG THE RUINS. (WAILS) THE VICTIMS ARE MOSTLY WOMEN WHO PRAYED TOGETHER IN THESE PEWS. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A WOMAN WHO DID THIS, PLANTING A BOMB AT SUNDAY MASS BEFORE LEAVING. TRANSLATOR: I SAW BROKEN GLASS AND KIDS' SHOES BUT COULD NOT FIND THEIR BODIES. THE SCENES WERE VERY GRAPHIC. PEOPLE WERE SOAKED IN BLOOD. TRANSLATOR: I SAW THE SHATTERED GLASS OF THE CATHEDRAL STREWN ON THE GROUND AND PEOPLE RUNNING FROM THE SCENE OF THE BLAST. THIS, IN BOTH ITS TIMING AND LOCATION, IS ONE OF THE WORST ATTACKS ON EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN RECENT YEARS. ALL SING CHRISTIANS MAKE UP AROUND 10% OF EGYPT'S POPULATION. SINCE THE OUSTING OF PRESIDENT MOHAMED MORSI IN 2013, THEY HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TARGETED BY ISLAMIST GROUPS. BECAUSE OF THEIR OPPOSITION TO HIM. CHANTING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH, HUNDREDS HAVE GATHERED IN PROTEST. THESE ANGRY MEN HERE ARE NOT JUST CONDEMNING WHAT THEY CALL A TERRORIST ACT, BUT THEY ARE ALSO BLAMING SECURITY FORCES FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT THEIR HOUSES OF WORSHIP. THEY ARE CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT THE PERPETRATORS OF THIS ATTACK TO JUSTICE. THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW RESPONSIVE THE AUTHORITIES WILL BE, BUT ANGER IS PILING UP AMONG EGYPTIAN CHRISTIANS. A HUNDRED BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM A CHURCH THAT COLLAPSED IN NIGERIA. THE ROOF OF THE CHURCH CAVED IN ON WORSHIPPERS, WHO HAD GATHERED FOR THE ORDINATION OF A BISHOP. THE CHURCH WAS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAD BEEN RUSHED TO BE COMPLETED. A FIREBALL'S ENGULFED TRAFFIC ON A ROAD IN KENYA AFTER A FUEL TANKER EXPLODED, KILLING NEARLY 40 PEOPLE. THE TANKER APPEARED TO LOSE CONTROL AS IT HEADED DOWNHILL, CRASHING INTO OTHER VEHICLES. NEARLY 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A SUICIDE CAR BOMBING IN THE SOMALI CAPITAL, MOGADISHU. DOZENS OF OTHERS WERE INJURED IN THE EXPLOSION AT THE CITY PORT. ISLAMIST GROUP AL-SHABAAB HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEATH TOLL IS EXPECTED TO RISE. FIGHTING CONTINUES IN THE ANCIENT SYRIAN CITY OF PALMYRA FIGHTING CONTINUES IN THE ANCIENT SYRIAN CITY OF PALMYRA AS CONTROL GOES BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GOVERNMENT FORCES AND ISIS. THE SYRIAN ARMY HAS PULLED OUT OF THE CITY BUT IS USING 'ALL MEANS' TO REGAIN CONTROL, INCLUDING DIVERTING TROOPS FROM ALEPPO. ISIS HELD THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE FROM MAY 2015 UNTIL THEY WERE FORCED OUT IN MARCH THIS YEAR. AND FIVE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN AIRSTRIKE IN THE SYRIAN REBEL-HELD CITY OF IDLIB. FOOTAGE UPLOADED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS PEOPLE RUNNING THROUGH SMOKE AND RUBBLE CARRYING CIVILIANS WOUNDED IN THE ATTACK. RUSSIAN WAR PLANES AND SYRIAN JETS HAVE BEEN BOMBARDING THE CITY FOR MONTHS. FUNERALS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE IN TURKEY FOR THE 38 PEOPLE KILLED IN A TWIN BOMB ATTACK NEAR A FOOTBALL STADIUM IN ISTANBUL. THE BBC'S MARK LOWEN REPORTS. YET AGAIN TURKEY IS BURYING THE VICTIMS OF TERROR ` POLICEMEN AND CIVILIANS KILLED BY TWIN ATTACKS IN THE HEART OF ISTANBUL. DOZENS MORE REMAIN IN HOSPITAL. THE GOVERNMENT HAS VOWED REVENGE. 'MY COUNTRY AND MY PEOPLE CAN REST ASSURED,' SAID PRESIDENT ERDOGAN, 'WE WILL FIGHT THE SCOURGE OF TERRORISM TO THE END.' SIRENS WAIL BUT IT'S TURKEY PAYING THE HEAVIEST PRICE FOR NOW. THE BLASTS HIT BESIKTAS, THE FIRST ` A CAR BOMB, THE SECOND ` A SUICIDE ATTACKER. BOTH TARGETED POLICE. A KURDISH MILITANT GROUP, TAK, SAYS IT WAS RESPONSIBLE, PUNISHING WHAT IT CALLED TURKEY'S FASCIST GOVERNMENT. ON THE STREETS OF ISTANBUL, PROTESTERS MARCH THROUGH A CITY THAT HAS SURVIVED WARS, INVASIONS AND ATTACKS. WE TRY TO DO OUR BEST TO CONTINUE OUR LIFE. WE WILL GO OUT; WE WILL GO CAFES AND RESTAURANTS TO SHOW THIS UNITY, TO SHOW THAT WE WILL COMBAT WITH THE TERROR. TURKEY'S KURDISH MINORITY HAS BEEN FIGHTING AN INSURGENCY FOR DECADES, CALLING FOR AUTONOMY. IT'S BEEN LEAD BY THE PKK, LABELLED TERRORISTS BY TURKEY AND WESTERN GOVERNMENTS. THE SCENE REOPENED QUICKLY. TURKEY'S GOVERNMENT IS ALWAYS KEEN TO GIVE A SENSE THAT THINGS ARE UNDER CONTROL, BUT BENEATH THE SURFACE, THIS COUNTRY FEELS VULNERABLE AND AFRAID THAT IT'S SEEMINGLY UNABLE TO STOP THIS WAVE OF VIOLENCE. (SHRIEKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 'ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,' SHE SCREAMED, AN END TO THE WARS AND VIOLENCE. THE BIG POWERS ARE TO BLAME.' 'AN END TO THE WARS AND VIOLENCE. THE BIG POWERS ARE TO BLAME.' ALL CHANT THIS YEAR HAS LEFT TURKEY ANGRY, GRIEVING AND EVEN MORE POLITICALLY POLARISED. DONALD TRUMP HAS DISMISSED REPORTS THAT THE CIA HAS EVIDENCE RUSSIAN HACKERS TRIED TO SWAY LAST MONTH'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN HIS FAVOUR. HE'S DESCRIBED THE CLAIM AS 'RIDICULOUS'. THE BBC'S LAURA BICKER HAS MORE. DONALD TRUMP IS NOT BACKING DOWN. THE PRESIDENT-ELECT DOESN'T BELIEVE RUSSIAN HACKERS TRIED TO SWAY THE US ELECTION IN HIS FAVOUR. HE SAYS IT'S A PLOY BY HIS POLITICAL RIVALS. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS. I THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXCUSE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I DON'T KNOW WHY. CIA OFFICIALS TOLD THE US MEDIA THEY BELIEVE CYBER CRIMINALS CONNECTED TO THE GOVERNMENT IN MOSCOW INTERVENED TO HELP MR TRUMP WIN POWER BY LEAKING THOUSANDS OF HIS RIVAL'S EMAILS. RUSSIAN OFFICIALS HAVE ALWAYS DENIED IT. MR TRUMP SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHO WAS BEHIND THE HACKING, BUT HIS VIEWS ARE NOT SHARED BY THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OR BY SENIOR REPUBLICANS. THEY'VE JOINED DEMOCRATS, CALLING FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION, AND SAY THAT RECENT REPORTS OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE SHOULD ALARM EVERY AMERICAN. I HOPE THAT HE WOULD CALL PEOPLE THAT HE RESPECTS AND WHO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE RESPECT AND GETS THE FACTS. THE FACTS ARE THERE ABOUT RUSSIAN BEHAVIOUR. WHICH IS WHY THERE'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT MR TRUMP'S FRONT RUNNER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, IN CHARGE OF US FOREIGN POLICY. TEXAS OIL MAN REX TILLERSON HAS CLOSE TIES TO VLADIMIR PUTIN. HE WAS GIVEN RUSSIA'S HIGHEST AWARD IN 2013. HE'S ALSO NEVER HELD POLITICAL OFFICE, AND YET, HE COULD BE APPOINTED AS AMERICA'S TOP DIPLOMAT. HE'S A WORLD-CLASS PLAYER. FELLOW REPUBLICANS ARE URGING MR TRUMP TO STAY AWAY FROM THE OIL MAN, BUT THIS IS A PRESIDENT-ELECT WHO TAKES HIS OWN COUNSEL AND CUTS HIS OWN DEALS. THE WORLD'S LONGEST AND DEEPEST RAIL TUNNEL HAS OPENED TO TRAVELLERS IN SWITZERLAND. THE 57KM LONG GOTTHARD TUNNEL HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR 17 YEARS AND IS DESIGNED TO LAST A CENTURY. IT'LL SPEED PASSENGERS AND CARGO UNDER THE MOUNTAIN CHAIN THAT DIVIDES EUROPE'S NORTH AND SOUTH. IT COST MORE THAN $30B TO CONSTRUCT. QANTAS IS PLANNING TO CREATE THE LONGEST FLIGHT ROUTE IN THE WORLD WHEN IT STARTS A NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO THE UK IN 2018. AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL CARRIER WILL USE BOEING 787-9 DREAMLINER AIRCRAFTS FOR THE PERTH-TO-LONDON FLIGHT. THE NEARLY 15,000KM TRIP WILL TAKE 17 HOURS. THE LATEST STAR WARS MOVIE, 'ROGUE ONE', HAS PREMIERED IN HOLLYWOOD. THE MOVIE TELLS THE BACKSTORY TO A PLOT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE VERY FIRST 'STAR WARS' FILM, DEPICTING A TEAM OF REBEL SPIES STEALING THE PLANS FOR THE EMPIRE'S GIGANTIC DEATH STAR. THE FILM'S CAST INCLUDES FELICITY JONES, RIZ AHMED AND DONNIE YEN, ALL OF WHOM MADE APPEARANCES ON THE RED CARPORT. ALL OF WHOM MADE APPEARANCES ON THE RED CARPET. IT OPENS IN NZ THIS FRIDAY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` DEALING WITH KIDS WHO MAKE NO SECRET OF THEIR PLANS TO GET HOLD OF YOUR INHERITANCE. AND SHANNON MCILROY ENDS NZ'S WORLD BOWLS CAMPAIGN ON A HIGH WITH THE BLACKJACKS' SECOND GOLD MEDAL. MOVING BABY BOOMERS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND INTO RETIREMENT VILLAGES HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS A WAY TO SOLVE AUCKLAND'S HOUSING CRISIS. HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS A WAY TO SOLVE AUCKLAND'S HOUSING CRISIS. NATIONWIDE RESEARCH SHOWS 68% OF PEOPLE OVER 45 WOULD CONSIDER THE MOVE. RETIREMENT CARE PROVIDER METLIFECARE SAYS IF THOSE OVER 60 MOVE INTO VILLAGES, IT WOULD OPEN DOORS FOR YOUNGER FAMILIES. EACH YEAR WE'RE BUILDING AROUND 150 TO 200 A YEAR, OR A BIT OVER 200 A YEAR NOW. THEN IF YOU THINK THAT CLOSE TO 400 OF THE UNITS BECOME AVAILABLE EACH YEAR, THAT'S OVER 550-ODD NEW HOUSES, ESSENTIALLY, THAT ARE BEING CREATED EACH AND EVERY YEAR. THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF HOUSING SUPPLY. A SURVEY BY METLIFECARE FOUND OVER 50% OF BABY BOOMERS PERCEIVE VILLAGES TODAY TO OFFER 'RESORT LIVING' AND 'A NEW ADVENTURE'. WITH PEOPLE LIVING LONGER THAN EVER BEFORE, MANY ADULT CHILDREN ARE GROWING IMPATIENT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THEIR PARENTS' MONEY. IT'S CALLED 'EARLY INHERITANCE SYNDROME', AND IN AUSTRALIA, A NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO ELDER ABUSE IS WANTING LAW CHANGES TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM. THE ABC'S DAVID LEWIS REPORTS. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE ELDERLY WHEN THEY CAN NO LONGER MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES, BUT ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE USED AS AN INSTRUMENT FOR ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION. PEOPLE DESCRIBE POWERS OF ATTORNEY AS A LICENCE TO STEAL. RICHARD, WHOSE IDENTITY WE'VE DISGUISED FOR LEGAL REASONS, HAS SEEN THIS ABUSE IN ACTION. IN APRIL, HE SAYS HE DISCOVERED HIS NEPHEW HAD STOLEN HIS BROTHER'S LIFE SAVINGS. HE SAYS HE USED AN ENDURING POWER OF ATTORNEY DOCUMENT TO ACCESS AND GRADUALLY EMPTY HIS BANK ACCOUNTS. HE HAS NO MONEY LEFT. IT'S ALL BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY HIS SON. HOW MUCH MONEY HAS BEEN STOLEN? I'D SAY IN THE VICINITY OF... $300,000 PLUS. BRISBANE LAWYER BRIAN HERD IS FRUSTRATED THAT ACTS OF ELDER ABUSE, INCLUDING ISOLATING A PARENT FROM THEIR FAMILY, TYPICALLY DON'T ATTRACT CRIMINAL PENALTIES. IN THE CRIMINAL LAW, IT'S CALLED DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY. BUT THE REALITY IS I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY ADULT CHILD WHO'S EVER BEEN CHARGED WITH DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY OF THEIR PARENT. IN FEBRUARY, THE FEDERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL, GEORGE BRANDIS, ORDERED THE AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION TO HOLD A NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO ELDER ABUSE. IT NEEDS TO ZERO IN ON THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF CONDUCT WHICH IS NOT CAPTURED BY THE CRIMINAL LAW. HAVING SEEN HIS BROTHER LOSE EVERYTHING, RICHARD AGREES. THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. NO REPERCUSSIONS AT ALL. CHELSEA HAVE RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER A 1-0 WIN OVER WEST BROM. ELSEWHERE, SOUTH HAMPTON BEAT MIDDLESBROUGH AND MANCHESTER UNITED WON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR MATCHES, BEATING SPURS IN OLD TRAFFORD. THE BBC'S ADAM WILDE REPORTS. GETTING UP AND ABOVE THE REST ` THAT WAS THE TARGET AT A SUNNY STANFORD BRIDGE. ANYTHING BUT DEFEAT AGAINST WEST BROM WOULD TAKE CHELSEA TOP; STILL, FINDING THE TARGET WOULD BE A FRUSTRATING BUSINESS. IT WOULD TAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL TO LIFT THOSE BLUES. IN DIEGO COSTA, THEY HAVE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL INDEED. HIS GOAL ENOUGH FOR VICTORY. THE TEAM THAT IS TOP AT CHRISTMAS OFTEN GOES ON TO WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. FOR CHELSEA, THAT TIME IS FAST APPROACHING. SO FOR THE REST IT'S ABOUT MAKING UP GROUND. FOR MANCHESTER UNITED AND TOTTENHAM, THERE IS PLENTY OF THAT TO DO. BUT AMIDST A RATHER GLOOMY SEASON AT OLD TRAFFORD, ONE RAY OF LIGHT EMERGING HAS BEEN HENRIKH MKHITARYAN; THIS HIS SECOND GOAL IN A WEEK. UNITED, PERHAPS, MIGHT FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE STAYED IN FRONT MUCH BEYOND HALF TIME, BUT FORTUNE SO OFTEN HAS A WAY OF EVENING ITSELF OUT. UNITED, THEN, MAKING UP A LITTLE GROUND, BUT WITH THAT EARLIER WIN FOR CHELSEA, ALL WILL NOW KNOW WHO IT IS THEY'RE CHASING. BACK HERE, AND THERE'S BEEN A STUNNING FINISH TO THE WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR THE BLACKJACKS, WITH SHANNON MCILROY WINNING THE MEN'S SINGLES YESTERDAY. ONLY A DAY AFTER THE MEN'S FOUR TOOK GOLD, MCILROY BEAT CANADA'S RYAN BESTER IN THE FINAL. MCILROY SAYS ALL THOSE DAYS WAGGING SCHOOL TO PLAY BOWLS HAVE PAID OFF. NZ HAVE DRAWN WITH SPAIN AT THE JUNIOR MEN'S HOCKEY WORLD CUP IN INDIA. THE UNDER-21 SIDE WERE UP 3-2 WITH A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GO WHEN SPAIN SCORED WITH JUST A MINUTE AND A HALF TO GO. AND JOSEPH PARKER LOOKS SET TO HAVE A COUPLE OF MONTHS' REST AFTER BECOMING THE WBO HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD. PARKER IS THE FIRST NZ-BORN FIGHTER TO CLAIM A WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BELT AFTER A MAJORITY POINTS DECISION OVER MEXICAN ANDY RUIZ ON SATURDAY. PARKER COULD BE SET TO FACE BRITAIN'S HUGHIE FURY, BUT NO DETAILS HAVE BEEN FINALISED. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER, PLUS ` HOW MANY CHRISTMAS TREES IS TOO MANY? MEET THE TREE-OBSESSED COUPLE AFTER THE BREAK. Hello, Mr Teasell. Come on through. Let's do the hearing test. Alright. (BEEP!) WOMAN: Hi, baba. It's your daughter. (LAUGHS) You're my best friend. You know that. Yes. You told me recently how isolated a lack of hearing makes you feel. Mmm. And that's not fair. I want you to be able to recognise my voice when I call. (SOFTLY) Yes. Something as little as a free hearing check can make a big difference. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES ` TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH NEAR GISBORNE, WHICH HAS CUT POWER TO 20,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE REGION. SOME HOUSEHOLDS COULD BE WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR AT LEAST A DAY. BILL ENGLISH TAKES OVER AS PRIME MINISTER TODAY. HIS CABINET LINE-UP WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER IN THE WEEK. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ FINALLY AT MIDDAY, A COUPLE IN GERMANY HAS PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. FROM THE OUTSIDE, THEIR HOUSE DOESN'T LOOK OUT OF THE ORDINARY, BUT INSIDE, IT'S FILLED TO THE RAFTERS WITH CHRISTMAS TREES ` MORE THAN 100 IN ALL, CRAMMED INTO THE 105M2 OF SPACE. THE COUPLE STARTED PUTTING UP DECORATIONS IN EARLY OCTOBER, AND IT'S TAKEN THEM EIGHT WEEKS TO GET THE HOUSE READY FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD, FILLING EVERY ROOM EXCEPT FOR THEIR BEDROOM. MM! THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE 1 NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM AND JESSICA BOELL. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR.