HELLO. FOR SOME OF US TODAY HAD HINTS OF SPRING WITH TEMPERATURES BARELY GETTING OUT OF THE MIDDLE TEENS AND SOME SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITH A PRETTY GOOD SOUTHERLY CHANGE MOVING UP THE COUNTRY. A QUIET LOOKING DAY TOMORROW. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. SEE YA MATE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE AWESOME. ENJOY IT THIS AFTERNOON, SOAK IT UP, ENJOY YOURSELVES. SEE YA. AN EXTRAORDINARY FAREWELL AS JOHN KEY HANDS THE REINS OVER TO BILL ENGLISH. WE HAVE A NEW PRIME MINISTER. A PLANE CRASHES, KILLING TWO PEOPLE AND CUTS POWER TO THOUSANDS OF EAST COAST RESIDENTS, AND IT COULD BE OUT FOR DAYS. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH IS NOW IN CHARGE OF THE COUNTRY. HE'S BEEN OFFICIALLY SWORN IN AS NZ'S 39TH PRIME MINISTER, ALONG WITH HIS DEPUTY PAULA BENNETT. AND THE NEW LEADER WASTED NO TIME IN SIGNALLING HIS PRIORITIES AND STANCE ON CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES, LIKE GAY MARRIAGE. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN HAS THE DAY'S EVENTS, INCLUDING A MASSIVE SEND-OFF FOR FORMER PRIME MINISTER JOHN KEY. THESE WERE THE EXTRAORDINARY SCENES ON THE STEPS OF PARLIAMENT... AS JOHN KEY SAID HIS GOODBYES AND HANDED OVER THE REINS OF POWER. SEE YA, MATE. HEY, GOOD LUCK. YOU ARE GOING TO BE AWESOME. ENJOY IT. ENJOY IT THIS AFTERNOON. SOAK IT UP. SEE YA, GUYS. BYE-BYE! WITH THAT MR KEY AND WIFE BRONAGH HEADED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE TO TENDER HIS RESIGNATION, AND PERHAPS BEGIN A LESS PUBLIC LIFE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ANONYMOUS, AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS PRACTICALLY POSSIBLE ALL OF THE TIME. BUT I'VE REALLY LOVED MY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC. BILL ENGLISH FOLLOWED LATER WITH HIS DEPUTY, PAULA BENNETT, TO BE SWORN IN AS NZ'S 39TH PRIME MINISTER. I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE TRUST THEY HAVE SHOWN IN ME AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE AND CIVIL MANNER IN WHICH THEY HAVE DEBATED OVER AND CHOSEN A NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM. MR ENGLISH ISN'T PROMISING RADICAL CHANGE. BUT COULD THIS DEVOUT CATHOLIC, FATHER OF SIX PUSH FOR MORE CONSERVATIVE RULES AROUND THINGS LIKE ABORTION AND EUTHANASIA? I DON'T INTEND TO USE THE POSITION TO TRY TO INFLUENCE THOSE ISSUES. THEY'VE BEEN DEALT WITH BY THE PARLIAMENT AND BY THE PROCESS OF LAW, AND I ACCEPT THAT. AND HE'S HAD A CHANGE OF HEART ON GAY MARRIAGE, WHICH HE VOTED AGAINST IN 2013. I DON'T THINK THAT GAY MARRIAGE IS A THREAT TO ANYONE ELSE'S MARRIAGE. HE HAS A STRONG SET OF INSTINCTS, AND HE HAS A STRONG SET OF PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERPIN HIS THINKING. IF I WAS A NZER WATCHING THIS, I WOULDN'T BE AT ALL CONCERNED BY THAT. FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AS FINANCE MINISTER, BILL ENGLISH HAS TRIED TO BETTER TARGET GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE. YOU CAN NOW EXPECT MUCH MORE OF THAT UNDER PRIME MINISTER ENGLISH. WE NEED TO BE MUCH MORE ACTIVE, MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON THOSE WHO HAVE HUGE CHALLENGES, AND GOVERNMENT HAS ENORMOUS CAPACITY TO DO A BETTER JOB. SO THERE'S SOME NEW FACES NOW, AND LET'S SEE WHETHER THEY DO REPRESENT A REAL DIFFERENCE. YOU KNOW, I REMAIN SCEPTICAL. AS FOR THE TRAPPINGS OF OFFICE? PRIME MINISTER ENGLISH HAS SIGNALLED HE AND WIFE, MARY, WON'T LIVE AT PREMIER HOUSE. THEY'LL STAY IN THEIR NEARBY WELLINGTON HOME. AND HE'S OFFERED A POETIC VIEW ON LEADERSHIP QUOTING POET SELINA TUSITALA MARSH ON RECOGNISING POTENTIAL IN PEOPLE. LEAD AND DIG UP THE DIAMONDS AROUND YOU. THAT IS OUR TASK TOGETHER. CORIN JOINS US NOW. FORMALITIES OUT OF THE WAY. WHAT'S THE ORDER OF BUSINESS NOW FOR THE NEW LEADERSHIP? First things first - tomorrow he will square up against opposition leader Andrew Little and parliaments. The new dynamic in on sorting out the new front bench line up POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD TAKES US THROUGH SOME OF THE POSSIBLE LINE-UP CHANGES. THE NEW FACES LEADING THE COUNTRY. THEY LOVE YOU. I BELIEVE THAT BY SUPPORTING FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, VOLUNTEERS, IWIS, UNIONS AND CHURCHES, GOVERNMENT CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF CHANGING LIVES. BILL ENGLISH SAYS HE WANTS EVERYONE TO FEEL THE BENEFITS OF THE GROWING ECONOMY. BUT THE CAUCUS WANTS TO BE MORE INVOLVED IN DECISION-MAKING UNDER THE NEW LEADERSHIP. AND THAT WILL BE A FACTOR IN A NEW MINISTERIAL LINE-UP TO BE ANNOUNCED BEFORE CHRISTMAS. GETTING THE KIND OF MIX WE WANT IN THE CABINET TO RUN THROUGH UNTIL AFTER 2017, SHOULD WE WIN THAT ELECTION. HE'S GOT SOME CHOICES TO MAKE, I EXPECT, SOME QUITE TOUGH CHOICES TO MAKE, IF HE LOOKS AT HIS MATE NICK SMITH, BUT IN THE END THAT'S HIS CHOICE. HOUSING HAS BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE GOVERNMENT THIS YEAR, AND NICK SMITH, AS HOUSING MINISTER, MAY BE IN THE GUN. I'VE GOT NO COMMENT. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAM LOTU-IIGA IS ALSO AMONG THOSE LIKELY TO BE CUT FROM CABINET. I'VE SPOKEN TO BILL ENGLISH, BUT I WON'T BE GETTING INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW. OTHER NAMES ON THE OUTER MAY INCLUDE FOREIGN MINISTER MURRAY MCCULLY AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS CRAIG FOSS. WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. SOME MPS WHO MAY CATAPULT INTO CABINET INCLUDE ALFRED NGARO, MARK MITCHELL, TODD MULLER OR CHRIS BISHOP. ALONGSIDE THAT, EXPECT MORE MPS TO SIGNAL THEIR RETIREMENT FROM POLITICS AT THE 2017 ELECTION. PAULA BENNETT'S ONLY NZ'S SECOND FEMALE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, AND SHE'LL BE IN CHARGE OF UNIFYING THE CAUCUS. THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES, AND I'LL JUST BE PLAYING MY PART IN ENSURING WE DO HAVE THEM. SO, ANY ADVICE FROM THE NOW FORMER PRIME MINISTER? TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS. INSTINCTS MR ENGLISH NO DOUBT HOPES WILL GUIDE HIM AND NATIONAL TO ELECTION VICTORY NEXT YEAR. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS SO, CORIN, WHY THE RELATIVELY QUICK MOVE TO RESHUFFLE CABINET? is an uncertain period for those ministers who are having to think about what they are going to be doing in the future. It is better for Bill English to be getting on with this and remove the uncertainty. He needs to give new ministers time to get to grips with big tough portfolios. don't want to come back next year and be hit with them . AND THE BIG QUESTION ` WHEN DO YOU THINK WE'LL HAVE AN ELECTION NEXT YEAR? There is no rush to an early election. They want to give Bill English to time to stamp his mark on the leadership. He's done a good job on the baby steps today. He seems genuine and confident in this answers. He's had a good start. They want to give them plenty of time to give New Zealanders time to know years. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL BE IN THE DARK TONIGHT AFTER A DEADLY PLANE CRASH CUT POWER TO GISBORNE AND SURROUNDING AREAS. TWO MEN WERE KILLED WHEN THE SMALL AIRCRAFT HIT POWER LINES AND CRASHED. THE PLANE WENT DOWN IN A REMOTE AREA NEAR THE SMALL SETTLEMENT OF TINIROTO, ABOUT 60KM SOUTH WEST OF GISBORNE, CUTTING POWER TO THE MOST POPULATED COMMUNITY IN THE EAST COAST. BRIAR WELLS REPORTS. POWER LINES LEFT DRAPED OVER TREES, TORN AWAY AFTER BEING CLIPPED BY A SMALL PLANE THAT CRASHED NEARBY, KILLING TWO PEOPLE INSIDE. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSITING, PROBABLY UP A VALLEY, AND FOR SOME REASON HASN'T SEEN THE TRANSMISSION LINE CONDUCTORS AND HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THEM. THE SMALL AGRICULTURAL PLANE, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, WAS OWNED BY TOP DRESSING COMPANY FARMERS AIR. IN A STATEMENT, THEY SAID... CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY INVESTIGATORS WILL START COMBING THE SITE TOMORROW TO HELP DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VICTIMS' NEXT OF KIN HAVE BEEN INFORMED, AND WORK IS UNDERWAY TO RETRIEVE THE BODIES. THE CRASH CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES, THROWING GISBORNE INTO A BLACKOUT. AROUND 20,000 HOMES AND BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN LEFT WITHOUT POWER. PUNTERS ARE VERY DISGRUNTLED. YOU CAN'T PUMP GAS WITH NO POWER. SOME FORCED TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS, UNABLE TO SERVE CUSTOMERS. WE'VE GOT CANDLES GOING, BUT ITS PRETTY HARD AND PRETTY DARK INSIDE MY SHOP. I WANTED TO POST A CHRISTMAS PRESENT, AND THE POST SHOP IS CLOSED, SO... WORKERS AT THIS PHARMACY RESORTING TO WEARING HEAD TORCHES TO GET THE JOB DONE. THINGS ARE FAIRLY MINIMAL. WE JUST HAVE TO PRIORITISE PEOPLE AS THEY COME IN AND DO WHAT WE CAN. THE REMOTE LOCATION AND RUGGED TERRAIN PROVING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR REPAIR CREWS. LINES COMPANY EASTLAND NETWORK WARNING RESIDENTS POWER'S UNLIKELY TO BE RESTORED UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE EARLIEST. PUTTING BIG EQUIPMENT THAT WE NEED TO PULL THE NEW CONDUCTORS ACROSS THE 800M SPAN REQUIRES A LOT OF MOBILISATION, SO WE'VE GOT A BULLDOZER WORKING ITS WAY TO SITE AT THE MOMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, GENERATORS ARE BEING DELIVERED TO FUEL AND FOOD OUTLETS, AND EXTRA POLICE PATROLS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN. UNFORTUNATELY IT MAY BE THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR CRIMINALS SO WE'LL BE EXTRA VIGILANT. RESIDENTS HOPING THEY'LL ONLY HAVE TO SPEND ONE NIGHT IN THE DARK. BRIAR WELLS, 1 NEWS AND JUST A BIT OF PUBLIC ADVICE FOR THOSE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE POWER BLACKOUT. CONSERVE WATER, LIMIT FLUSHING TOILETS, AND NO WATERING GARDENS. USE GAS FOR COOKING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE ON A BARBECUE. THE FIRE BAN'S BEEN LIFTED, SO PEOPLE CAN COOK OUTSIDE ON AN OPEN FIRE IF NECESSARY. PETROL STATIONS WILL OPERATE USING GENERATORS, WHICH WILL ALSO BE USED TO POWER SEVERAL FAST FOOD OUTLETS. GISBORNE AIRPORT REMAINS OPEN, AND CHECK WITH SCHOOLS TO SEE WHETHER THEY'RE OPEN TOMORROW. THE NEW PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE'LL BE TOO BUSY TOMORROW TO SEE THE PIKE RIVER FAMILIES WHO ARE TRAVELLING TO PARLIAMENT, BUT HE'S OPEN TO A MEETING IN TIME. THE PIKE FAMILIES ARE NOW STOPPING ALL WORK TO SEAL THE MINE AFTER BEING GIVEN LEGAL CONTROL OF THE ONLY ACCESS ROAD TO THE SITE. ALI PUGH EXPLAINS. A PROTEST THAT NOW HAS THE PIKE FAMILIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW AFTER THE OWNER OF THE ONLY ROAD THAT ACCESSES THE MINE GIFTED FAMILIES FULL LEGAL CONTROL OF THE ROUTE. WE'VE BEEN PADLOCKED OUT OF HERE OVER THE LAST 30 DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN PROTESTING OUT HERE. NOW WE'RE GOING TO LOCK THEM OUT. BERNIE MONK'S SON MICHAEL WHO PERISHED AT PIKE HELPED BUILD A HOUSE AT THE NEARBY LOGBURN FARM. THAT FARMER HANDED THE ROAD OVER INDEFINITELY. IN A STATEMENT HE SAID... T'S BEEN A GODSEND FOR US. WE'VE NOW GOT A BIT OF A VOICE, WHEREAS IN THE PAST WE'VE BEEN TOLD WHAT TO DO, HOW TO DO IT. SOLID ENERGY'S PLANS TO SEAL THE MINE ARE NOW STALLED, WITH THE ROAD BLOCK CUTTING ACCESS TO CONTRACTORS. THE COMPANY'S ALWAYS MAINTAINED THERE'S NO SAFE ALTERNATIVE, BUT SEVERAL PIKE FAMILIES ARE NOW EN ROUTE TO THE CAPITAL, HOPING TO MEET WITH THE NEW PM TOMORROW AND TALK RE-ENTRY. I SAID I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER MEETING WITH THE FAMILIES AT SOME STAGE. IT WON'T BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW. AND I DON'T WANT TO MISLEAD THEM THAT I CAN, AS A NEW PRIME MINISTER, MAKE THAT MINE SAFER OR CHANGE THE LAW OF NZ. LABOUR SAYS IT'S HIGH TIME THE GOVERNMENT SOUGHT INDEPENDENT ADVICE ON WHETHER A RE-ENTRY IS IN FACT POSSIBLE. IF YOU CAN'T DO THAT, IF A NEW PRIME MINISTER CAN'T DO THAT AT VERY LITTLE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT, THEN, GEE, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M NOT HOLDING OUT MUCH HOPE FOR COMPASSION IN THIS NEW LOOK. AND WITH THE BARRICADE NOW IN PLACE, ANY WORK TO SEAL THE MINE IS ON HOLD WHILE THE POLITICS PLAY OUT. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. POLICE ARE TONIGHT STILL STANDING GUARD OUTSIDE A UPPER HUTT HOUSE WHERE A WOMAN (30) WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE WEEKEND. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE A KNIFE AND A GUN WERE USED AND ARE HUNTING FOUR MEN SEEN AT THE HOUSE. EMILY COOPER IS AT THE SCENE AND JOINS US NOW. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION? Police are still on the scene. There is suspected to be more the police presence as they go to door-to-door speaking to residents. No arrests yet.. Police are looking for four men in relation to the crime. They were seen coming to the property here on Friday night LEP early-onset today. Early on this saturday. Police say this was a very violent attack. Lois Tolley grew up in this area her friends and family have been leaving respects. This is an ongoing tragedy for friends and family here. THANKS. EMILY COOPER IN UPPER HUTT. ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALL BOSSES IN THE WORLD'S BEEN ACCUSED OF HIDING MONEY IN A NEW ZEALAND TRUST. THE ALLEGATIONS THAT MANCHESTER UNITED'S JOSE MOURINHO USED THE TRUST TO HELP DODGE PAYING TAXES OVERSEAS IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON OUR GOVERNMENT TO SPEED UP RULES TO STOP MONEY LAUNDERING. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS MORE. MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER JOSE MOURINHO ` THE LATEST RICH-LISTER ACCUSED OF HIDING MONEY IN A NZ TRUST. WE HAVE BEEN WORRIED ALL ALONG THAT OUR INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION WOULD BE DAMAGED BY HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE HIDING THEIR MONEY IN NZ. YOU DON'T GET MUCH MORE HIGH PROFILE THAN JOSE MOURINHO. THE PORTUGUESE STAR STRENUOUSLY DENIES CLAIMS HE USED A WEB OF TRUSTS TO STASH $18M IN OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS. AFTER THE PANAMA PAPERS, THE GOVERNMENT PROMISED TO INCLUDE LAWYERS, ACCOUNTANTS AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS. I THINK THAT IT'S VERY GRAPHIC TO PEOPLE IN AUCKLAND THAT MONEY LAUNDERING IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR HOUSING MARKET. BANKS AND CASINOS ALREADY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE STRICT RULES, BUT THIS ACCOUNTANT SAYS THAT WILL MAKE DOING BUSINESS TOO HARD. IF IT BECOMES AS HARD FOR ACCOUNTANTS, LAWYERS AND REAL ESTATE AGENTS TO DO BUSINESS AS IT HAS BECOME FOR BANKS AND STOCK BROKERS TO DO BUSINESS, THAT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT DEADWEIGHT ON THE ECONOMY. SO THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING MORE CONSULTATION. ANOTHER DISCUSSION PAPER WILL BE PUBLISHED THIS WEEK. BUT THIS CONSULTATION PAPER WAS PUBLISHED IN AUGUST, AND LABOUR SAYS THE GOVERNMENT NOW WON'T MEET A PROMISE TO PASS THE LAW BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. THIS IS QUITE CLEARLY A STALLING TACTIC FORM THE GOVERNMENT. ALL THE TALKING HAS BEEN DONE. WHAT WE NEED NOW IS ACTION. JUSTICE MINISTER AMY ADAMS WOULDN'T APPEAR ON CAMERA TODAY. BUT HER OFFICE SAYS SHE'S STICKING TO THAT TIMELINE. BUT CRITICS SAY ALL THE TALK MEANS THE GOVERNMENT IS RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON MONEY LAUNDERING. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS THERE ARE STILL FOUR LANDSLIPS TO CLEAR BEFORE THE COASTAL HIGHWAY FROM CHRISTCHURCH TO KAIKOURA CAN FINALLY REOPEN. IT'S PAINSTAKING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WORK, AND CONTRACTORS SAY THEY FEEL THE PRESSURE FROM THE CUT-OFF TOWN, BUT IT HAS TO BE SAFE BEFORE THEY CAN HAND OVER ACCESS. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. DEBRIS RAINING DOWN ACROSS THE ROAD. AS ABSEILERS DANGLE PRECARIOUSLY FROM ABOVE, IT'S ONE OF MANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MAKE THIS CRITICAL COASTAL ROAD SAFE AGAIN. BUT NONE OF IT'S BEEN EASY. THIS IS A TOUGH JOB. IT'S UP AMONGST IT. ON A RATING OF ONE TO 10, PROBABLY AN EIGHT OR NINE. THEY'VE ALREADY CLEARED 21 SLIPS, BUT THERE ARE FOUR LEFT TO GO ` A TOTAL OF 200,000M3 OF DEBRIS. EVERYTHING IS MAKING IT TRICKY. THE WEATHER, GEOTECHNICAL DANGERS AND SLIP NUMBER 14. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGER ONES, ABOUT 14,000M3. TODAY THEY LET THE MEDIA IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROGRESS, BUT SAFETY MEASURES ARE STILL VERY STRICT ` WALKING SINGLE FILE, NO STOPPING ALLOWED IN THIS AREA, WHERE THE HILLSIDE HASN'T BEEN FULLY STABILISED. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO ` BY THE TIME WE OPEN IT, WE HAVE GOT IT SAFE. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE BEHIND ME, THE RAILWAY TUNNEL IS STILL BASICALLY OBLITERATED, AS IS THE TUNNEL HEADING NORTH. THE OTHER ONE IS CLEAR BECAUSE THEIR MAIN AIM IS TO GET ONE LANE OPEN ALL THE WAY TO KAIKOURA. BY NEXT WEEK, KAIKOURA SHOULD FEEL A LOT LESS CUT OFF. THAT'S THE WISH. AND OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THIS IS WEATHER DEPENDENT, AND AFTERSHOCKS. BUT THEY'RE CERTAINLY FEELING THE PRESSURE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PEOPLE OF KAIKOURA NEED TO GET ACCESS AND GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES. ON THE INLAND ROAD, WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN CONTROLLED CONVOYS ONLY, THEY HOPE TO OPEN TWO LANE ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC IN DAYLIGHT HOURS... BEAR WITH US, AND WE'RE WORKING ON IT. ...IN OFTEN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS THE TERROR ATTACK TARGETING WOMEN AND CHILDREN AT A CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL IN EGYPT'S CAPITAL. ANGRY CROWDS DEMAND JUSTICE IN THE WAKE OF THE DEADLY ATTACK. THERE ARE MORE CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INFLUENCE OF RUSSIA ON THE US ELECTION, AS US PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SAYS HE DOESN'T NEED DAILY INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS. AND HE ALWAYS HAD AMBITION. NOW THE BOY FROM A SMALL SOUTHLAND TOWN MAKES IT TO THE VERY TOP AGAIN. WE LOOK BACK AT A FUTURE PRIME MINISTER'S FORMATIVE YEARS. (GENTLE MUSIC) (SIREN WAILS) (EXCITING MUSIC) (TYRES SCREECH) ASB want to help a little ambulance like this grow up to be a big one for St John. Buy your St John toy ambulance for $15 at ASB. All proceeds go to St John to help buy a real ambulance. TO THE GRIM AFTERMATH OF TWO TERROR ATTACKS, ONE ON A CHRISTIAN CATHEDRAL IN EGYPT'S CAPITAL CAIRO, AND THE OTHER TARGETING POLICE OUTSIDE A SOCCER STADIUM IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY. WITH MORE HERE'S THE ABC'S LLAMA HASAN. MOURNFUL SINGING TONIGHT, THE DEATH TOLL IN THE TURKISH TERROR ATTACKS CLIMBING TO 38. SPEAKS TURKISH, LOUD EXPLOSION 30 OF THEM POLICE OFFICERS TARGETED IN NEAR SIMULTANEOUS BLASTS AT A SOCCER STADIUM. MILITANTS LINKED TO THE KURDISH REBEL GROUP, THE PKK, CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY. THE GOVERNMENT VOWING REVENGE TONIGHT, STEPPING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST THE RECENT WAVE OF TERROR ATTACKS IN TURKEY; TERROR THAT IS SPREADING. IN EGYPT, AN ATTACK ON CAIRO'S LARGEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH. EYEWITNESSES SAY A WOMAN PLANTED MORE THAN 26 POUNDS OF EXPLOSIVES HIDDEN IN A BAG, SHATTERING WHAT WAS A SOLEMN SUNDAY SERVICE. AT LEAST 24 WERE KILLED. MOST WERE WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 'COLUMNS WERE SMOULDERING. 'PEOPLE STREWN ON THE FLOOR AND ON THE WALLS,' THIS MAN SAYS. 'EVERYTHING WAS BROKEN.' (SPEAKS ARABIC) OUTSIDE, THE OUTRAGE AND ANGER ERUPTING. PROTESTS AGAINST TERRORISM, DEMANDING NATIONAL UNITY. THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK IN CAIRO. TO NIGERIA, WHERE A RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION ENDED WITH AT LEAST 160 PEOPLE DEAD IN A BUILDING COLLAPSE, THE ROOF CRASHING DOWN ON THE CONGREGATION AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE CHURCH'S NEW BISHOP. WORKERS HAD RUSHED TO FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING. INITIAL REPORTS SAY THE METAL ROOF AND THE IRON GIRDERS GAVE WAY. OFFICIALS FEAR THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP HAS DISMISSED REPORTS THAT THE CIA HAS EVIDENCE OF RUSSIAN HACKERS TRYING TO INFLUENCE THE US ELECTION. IN A TELEVISION INTERVIEW MR TRUMP DESCRIBED THE CLAIMS AS 'RIDICULOUS' BUT OTHER SENIOR REPUBLICANS HAVE NOW JOINED THE DEMOCRATS IN CALLING FOR A FULL INVESTIGATION. HERE'S ABC'S MARY BRUCE. TODAY, DONALD TRUMP IS DIGGING IN, BLASTING A WASHINGTON POST REPORT THAT RUSSIA INTERFERED WITH THE US ELECTION TO HELP HIM WIN. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS. I THINK IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXCUSE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. I THINK THE DEMOCRATS ARE PUTTING IT OUT BECAUSE THEY SUFFERED ONE OF THE GREATEST DEFEATS IN THE HISTORY OF POLITICS IN THIS COUNTRY. A PERSON WITH DIRECT KNOWLEDGE TELLS ABC NEWS THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WERE TARGETED BUT THAT... BUT THE RNC SAYS IT WASN'T BREACHED. THE RNC WAS NOT HACKED. TONIGHT A BIPARTISAN GROUP OF LAWMAKERS IS CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION SAYING REPORTS OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE SHOULD ALARM EVERY AMERICAN. TRUMP'S RECENT COMMENTS ARE RAISING SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER HE TRUSTS US INTELLIGENCE. AND TRUMP ADMITS HE'S NOT RECEIVING THE CLASSIFIED PRESIDENTIAL DAILY BRIEFINGS ` AT LEAST NOT EVERY DAY. I GET IT WHEN I NEED IT. I DON'T HAVE TO BE TOLD` YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE A SMART PERSON. I DON'T HAVE TO BE TOLD THE SAME THING IN THE SAME WORDS EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. TRUMP'S SECRETARY OF STATE WILL INHERIT THE COMPLEX RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIP AND TONIGHT THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT TRUMP'S LIKELY PICK, EXXON MOBIL'S CEO REX TILLERSON AND HIS DEEP TIES TO PRESIDENT PUTIN. I'VE KNOWN HIM SINCE 1999 AND I HAVE A VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. NO ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE YET, BUT TODAY TRUMP TWEETED... TRUMP IS ALSO TRYING TO DAMPEN CONCERNS ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. HE PLANS TO LEAVE HIS GREAT BUSINESS IN TOTAL, BUT HIS CHILDREN WILL NOT. MY EXECUTIVES WILL RUN IT WITH MY CHILDREN. IT'S A BIG COMPANY. IT'S A GREAT COMPANY, BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH MANAGEMENT. MR TRUMP ALSO SAYS IS KEEN ON HAVING HIS DAUGHTER IVANKA AND HER HUSBAND, JARED KUSHNER, IN WASHINGTON, AND HE IS LOOKING AT WHAT ROLES THEY COULD PLAY IN HIS ADMINISTRATION. FOREIGN MINISTER PAOLO GENTILONI HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS ITALY'S FIFTH PRIME MINISTER IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE 62-YEAR-OLD REPLACES MATTEO RENZI, WHO RESIGNED LAST WEEK AFTER LOSING A REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. MR GENTILONI'S APPOINTMENT SIGNALS A CONTINUATION OF CENTRE-LEFT GOVERNMENT IN ITALY, AND HE HOPES TO HAVE HIS NEW CABINET TOGETHER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER TIME NOW DAN IS HERE AND MORE SPRING THAN SUMMER TODAY. Summer what is it doing? There were some small hail. The weather had some bite to it. Southerly moving through Wellington at lunchtime. Most of the energy easing away. Severe thunderstorm watch has been lifted. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ It was a soggy one in Picton. Details after sport AND STILL TO COME ` HE WAS ALWAYS AIMING FOR THE TOP JOB. YOU WANT TO BE PRIME MINISTER, DON'T YOU? TOO RIGHT, AND I WILL BE, AND THEY'LL BE PROUD OF THAT IN DIPTON. PLUS, MAKING MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME. THE YOUNG KIDS GETTING A CHANCE TO FLY. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` A SMALL PLANE CRASH IN WHICH TWO PEOPLE DIED NEAR GISBORNE HAS BROUGHT DOWN POWER LINES, CAUSING A BLACKOUT FOR AROUND 20,000 HOMES. THE POWER PROBLEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE FIXED UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE EARLIEST. BILL ENGLISH IS NOW IN CHARGE OF THE COUNTRY, AFTER BEING SWORN IN AS NZ'S 39TH PRIME MINISTER, ALONG WITH HIS DEPUTY PAULA BENNETT. HIS PREDECESSOR, JOHN KEY, HAS BEEN FAREWELLED ON THE STEPS OF PARLIAMENT. WITH BILL ENGLISH NOW OFFICIALLY OUR PRIME MINISTER, THERE'S A SPECIAL SENSE OF PRIDE FOR MANY IN THE SOUTHLAND REGION. FROM HIS HOMETOWN OF DIPTON TO HIS FIRST SCHOOL IN WINTON, I NEWS REPORTER MARK HATHAWAY'S BEEN GAUGING THE REACTION TO THEIR BOY BEING BACK IN THE HOT SEAT. THERE'S PLENTY TO BE PROUD ABOUT AT ST THOMAS AQUINAS SCHOOL IN WINTON ` ALL CHANT HAKA THE SCHOOL THAT PRODUCED NZ'S LATEST PRIME MINISTER. IT'S PRETTY COOL BECAUSE SOUTHLAND ISN'T REALLY THAT FAMOUS. BILL ENGLISH THE PUPIL EXCELLED ACADEMICALLY. BILL WAS A PUPIL OF MUCH PROMISE, AND WHILST HE WAS A PUPIL HERE AT ST THOMAS', HE SAT FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS, AND HE WON THEM ALL. IT'S UP THE ROAD IN THE SMALL WESTERN SOUTHLAND TOWN OF DIPTON WHERE PRIME MINISTER ENGLISH WAS RAISED. HE'S BEEN IN THE TOP JOB BEFORE, HAD A BIT OF EXPERIENCE BEHIND HIM, AND I RECKON HE'LL HAVE ANOTHER GOOD CRACK AT IT THIS TIME. BILL ENGLISH'S INSPIRATION TO GET INTO POLITICS CAME FROM LOCAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SIR BRIAN TALBOYS. IT'S UNDERSTOOD ENGLISH, WHILE STILL AT PRIMARY SCHOOL, DECIDED THAT HE WANTED HIS JOB. HE GOT HIS CHANCE IN 1990, STEPPING IN FOR RETIRING NATIONAL MP DEREK ANGUS, AND JUST OVER 10 YEARS LATER HE WAS GUNNING FOR THE TOP JOB. YOU WANT TO BE PRIME MINSTER, DON'T YOU? TOO RIGHT. AND I WILL BE AND THEY'LL BE PROUD OF THAT IN DIPTON. DOWN HERE, THEY'RE ALSO PROUD THE PRIME MINISTER STUCK WITH POLITICS AFTER BEING BUMPED BACK IN 2003 FOR DON BRASH. HE PUT HIS EGO TO ONE SIDE AND MOVED FORWARD, AND I EXPECT THAT'S THE WAY HE'S GOING TO LEAD THE COUNTRY NOW ` PUTTING HIMSELF TO ONE SIDE AND DOING HIS BEST TO LEAD THE COUNTRY. AND IN THE PROCESS, INSPIRE DIPTON'S NEXT GENERATION. IT'S REALLY COOL. IT SHOWS PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FROM REALLY BIG PLACES TO BE IN A BIG JOB. A BIG JOB WITH BIG CHALLENGES. MARK HATHAWAY, ONE NEWS LIFE CAN START OUT A BIT BUMPY FOR SOME CHILDREN, BUT AN AERO CLUB IN AUCKLAND'S BEEN DOING ITS BIT TO STEADY THE RIDE. THE NORTH SHORE CLUB'S BEEN GIVING DOZENS OF UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THEIR LIVES, IN THE HOPE IT WILL INSPIRE. YVONNE TAHANA REPORTS. I'M WAITING FOR OCEANIA. PO MUNU (10) CAN'T BELIEVE HIS LUCK. THE GLENBRAE SCHOOL STUDENT'S ABOUT TO BECOME A CO-PILOT ON HIS FIRST TRIP IN AN AEROPLANE. IS IT A NICE SQUEEZE IN THERE? ARE YOU FEELING COMFY? YES. THERE'RE A FEW QUICK LESSONS IN A ROBIN 2120 AT THE NORTH SHORE AERO CLUB AND THEN HE'S OFF. I THINK WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER, WHEN YOU'RE EXPOSED TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT OPENS YOUR MIND A LITTLE BIT. IT'S A COOL THING TO SAY ` AND BIT OF BRAGGING RIGHTS. ONE OF THE CHILDREN CAME UP TO ME AND HAD SEEN OREWA FROM THE SKY AND COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW SMALL IT WAS. YEAH, IT'S GREAT. SOME OF THESE KIDS HAVE FACED POVERTY, HEALTH ISSUES OR NEGLECT, AND SOCIAL WORKERS SAY EXPERIENCES LIKE THESE HELP BUILD RESILIENCE. IT GIVES THESE CHILDREN A HUGE AMOUNT OF ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND IT GIVES THEM A VIEW OF THE WORLD THAT'S SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THEIRS ` A WIDE VIEW. 23 AIRCRAFT ARE FERRYING 50 CHILDREN UP TO THE MAHURANGI PENINSULA DOWN TO OREWA BEACH AND THEN BACK HERE TO HOME BASE. IT'S ONLY A HALF AN HOUR ROUND TRIP, BUT IT'S ONE THAT'S MAKING MEMORIES FOR A LIFETIME AND AS FOR OUR MAN PO? NICE WORK. IT WAS COOL. THE SMILE SAYS IT ALL YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` THE TALE OF TWO WORLD CHAMPIONS. MORE ON SHANNON MCILROY AND JOSEPH PARKER NEXT. MCILROY'S MISSION COMPLETE. NOW TO AN EVEN BIGGER ASSIGNMENT. PLUS, JOSEPH PARKER'S BACKERS NOW WANT A CRACK AT A TITLE MEGA-FIGHT IN LONDON NEXT APRIL. AND FROM WORLD CHAMPS TO WORLD RECORD HOLDERS. THE REMARKABLE, LONG GOLF YARN. THIS ONE'S TIRING, BUT TRUE. PEOPLE CHATTER, DANCE MUSIC PULSATES They've been on the sauce. They've been on the sauce. Your party! They've been on the sauce. Your party! That's Mary's boy, isn't it? Yeah. Maybe you should say something. Maybe you should say something. Nah. I'm crap at that kind of thing, Barry. Yeah, but they're just kids. If we don't say something... (GROANS) Hey, boys? Boys? Why don't you get a lift home tonight? Oh, whatever, mate. I've only had a couple. No, no, no, no. It's too late now. I've spoken to you and I know your mum, so that means our fates are aligned. You get into that car and you get yourself killed or you kill someone else, I become part of it too. How? How? Well, it's like, um, my balls are in your hands. BOYS LAUGH, SNORT BOY: Oh, you want the balls! BOY: Oh, you want the balls! Nobody wants that. Hey, how about I drive you? What? Oh. What? Oh. BOYS LAUGH, DANCE MUSIC PLAYS ON RADIO (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) (SWITCHES RADIO STATION) YODELLING MUSIC PLAYS I like it. Hi, Carol. You're here for your hearing test. Yes, I am. Lovely. Come on through, please. (BEEP!) BOY: Hi, Mum. It's Eddy here. Huh! You are the best mum in the whole wide world. But sometimes you don't hear so well. Sometimes it makes me sad. I love you so much. (HEARTFELT MUSIC) I don't wanna be sad about your hearing anymore. CHILD: Something as little as a free hearing check can make a big difference. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON JOSEPH PARKER'S IMMEDIATE FUTURE IN JUST A MOMENT. BUT FIRST TONIGHT TO THE OTHER KIWI WHO WAS CROWNED A WORLD CHAMPION OVER THE WEEKEND. BOWLER SHANNON MCILROY BECAME JUST THE SECOND KIWI MALE TO WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SINGLES TITLE. RATHER THAN HEADING FOR PROFESSIONAL RICHES, MCILROY HEADS BACK TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY IN NELSON. JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. IN TERMS OF CELEBRATIONS, THIS ONE'S BEEN BIG PRETTY BIG. YEAH, THE HEAD'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT SORE. SHANNON MCILROY AND COACH DAVE EDWARDS TODAY BACK AT THE VENUE OF YESTERDAYS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRIUMPH. YOU'LL BE CELEBRATING. YOU JUST WON A GOLD MEDAL. AND BY THE LOOKS OF THE GREEN, IT LOOKS LIKE HE WON IT JUST IN TIME. HE MISSES THE JACK. SHANNON MCILROY OF NZ. MCILROY'S ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS EMOTIONAL. I THINK THIS IS WHERE WE TAKE THE MICROPHONE OUT. BUT IT WASN'T TILL THIS MORNING IT REALLY STARTED TO SINK IN. WE HAD A FUNCTION LAST NIGHT, AND WHEN WE WENT OUT, I PUT MY GOLD MEDALS ON MY BED. QUITE FUNNILY ENOUGH, I SLEPT ON THEM LAST NIGHT, AND WHEN I WOKE UP, THEY WERE STUCK ON MY BACK. WATCHED ON BY WIFE AMY AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY IN GISBORNE AND NELSON, IT'S A CHAMPIONSHIP 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING. FROM A 5-YEAR-OLD WHO COULDN'T WIN A GAME WHEN HE STARTED TO A 29-YEAR-OLD WHO'S NOW LABELLED THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. ALL WEEK I'VE BEEN TELLING HIM, 'YOU CAN WIN THIS.' AND HE JUST HAD A SMIRK ON HIS FACE THAT SAID TO ME, 'YEAH, I KNOW I CAN, AND I'M GOING TO.' THAT CONFIDENCE COMING FROM NEW MENTAL SKILLS COACH JOHN QUINN. FOR ME THAT'S WHAT I REALLY THINK GOT ME OVER THE LINE. QUINN'S GUIDANCE HELPED MCILROY TURN SKILL INTO CHAMPIONSHIPS ` SKILL HE MASTERED WHILE, IN HIS OWN WORDS, WAGGING HIGH SCHOOL. I USED TO GET A BIT OF FLAK, ACTUALLY, COS PEOPLE USED TO SAY, 'WHY DO YOU WANNA SKIP SCHOOL TO GO PLAY BOWLS?' AND IT WAS JUST` PASSION WON. I JUST LOVE IT. NOW WITH A CHILD ON THE WAY IN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT MIGHT NOT BE THE LAST MCILROY WE SEE ON THE PODIUM BUT THIS TIME IT WILL BE THE BOOKS BEFORE THE BOWLS. I WILL NOT BE ENCOURAGING MY SON TO WAG SCHOOL. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS JOSEPH PARKER'S BACKERS WILL IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS MAKE CONTACT WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S LEADING BOXING MANAGERS AND PROMOTERS TO START TRYING TO CONFIRM THEIR NEXT MOVE. PARKER'S EXPECTED TO BOX AGAIN AND DEFEND HIS WBO WORLD TITLE IN APRIL. THERE APPEARS NOW TO BE TWO KEY OPTIONS. ONE COULD INCLUDE A SHOT AT ANOTHER TITLE. DAVID HIGGINS HASN'T STOPPED MOVING SINCE JOSEPH PARKER'S VICTORY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT, JOCKEYING HIS MAN INTO POSITION FOR THE NEXT STEP. A FIRST TITLE DEFENCE HERE IS AN OPTION, WITH LOCAL CITY OR GOVERNMENT BACKING. THAT DOOR'S NOT SHUT, YOU THINK? LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT? NO. WHY SHOULD IT BE? IF YOU DIDN'T GET THAT, WOULD THE DEFENCE HAVE TO BE OVERSEAS? I THINK SO. WE'RE IN THE BIG LEAGUE NOW, WHERE THERE'S WITH BIG SUMS OF MONEY. HIGGINS CONFIRMS YOUNG ENGLISHMAN HUGHIE FURY IS A CLEAR CONTENDER FOR A NZ BOUT AS A FIRST MANDATORY DEFENCE. CITY COUNCILS WILL BE APPROACHED SOON. ANOTHER OPTION ` AIMING HIGH, A SHOT AT THE WBC TITLE HELD BY AMERICAN DEONTAY WILDER (31), UNBEATEN AFTER 37 FIGHTS. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO UNIFY THE BELTS. WHY HASN'T IT HAPPENED IN 12 YEARS SINCE LENNOX LEWIS FINISHED? IT'S AN INDICTMENT ON THE BELT-HOLDERS THAT THEY DIDN'T MAKE UNIFICATION HAPPEN. THAT COULD BE ON THE UNDERCARD TO THE MEGA SHOWDOWN BETWEEN ANTHONY JOSHUA AND VLADIMIR KLITSCHKO AT WEMBLEY IN LONDON AT THE END OF APRIL. WE'D LOOK AT PUTTING HIM ON THE UNDERCARD IF THERE WAS A GUARANTEE HE GETS A SHOT AGAINST THE WINNER. PARKER'S PURSE, IF HE MADE THAT WEMBLEY CARD, WOULD BE IN THE RANGE OF A FEW MILLION DOLLARS. BEFORE FLYING BACK TO HIS BASE IN LAS VEGAS, 1 NEWS CAUGHT UP WITH AMERICAN PROMOTER BOB ARUM. HE'LL BE A KEY PLAYER IN TRYING TO TIE DOWN A POSSIBLE WILDER-PARKER UNIFICATION FIGHT. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AS FAR AS MARKETING AND MAKING THE RIGHT FIGHT, BUT IT'S UP TO THE KID TO PERFORM AND PROJECT HIMSELF TO THE FANS. THE NEXT STEP FOR JOSEPH PARKER IS LIKELY TO BE CONFIRMED WITHIN A MONTH. THE STAKES HAVE DEFINITELY RISEN. AND JOSEPH PARKER'S HANDLERS HAVE HIT BACK OVER CRITICISM OF THE TITLE FIGHT RESULT. THE MOST OUTSPOKEN HAS BEEN FORMER BOXER, NOW NATIONAL OFFICIAL LANCE REVILL, WHO DESCRIBED THE RESULT AS EMBARRASSING, SUGGESTING ANDY RUIZ WAS 'RIPPED OFF'. REVILL TRAINED PARKER EARLY IN HIS PRO CAREER. BUT JOSEPH FELT THAT IT WASN'T REALLY WORKING, AND JOSEPH MOVED ON TO ANOTHER TRAINER. IT APPEARS THAT LANCE HAS HELD A BIT OF A GRUDGE EVER SINCE, BECAUSE HE'LL THROW STONES AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. HIGGINS SAYS THEY ENJOY THE DEBATE, BUT THE PUBLIC SHOULDN'T TAKE THE CRITICISM TOO SERIOUSLY. CHELSEA'S RETURNED TO THE TOP OF THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE AFTER A 1-0 WIN OVER WEST BROM. STRIKER DIEGO COSTA PROPELLING THEM TO A NINTH STRAIGHT WIN ` THEIR BEST RUN IN THE LEAGUE SINCE 2009. MANCHESTER UNITED ALSO CELEBRATING A WIN, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN A BIT OF A RARITY OF LATE. HERE'S THE BBC'S ADAM WILD. 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. INDIA'S TAKEN IT'S INCREDIBLE UNBEATEN RUN IN TESTS ON HOME SOIL TO 18 AFTER GIVING ENGLAND ANOTHER FLOGGING IN MUMBAI. ENGLAND STARTED DAY FIVE ON 182/6, STILL WELL SHORT OF INDIA'S FIRST INNINGS SCORE. BUT ANY HOPES OF SAVING THE MATCH WERE QUICKLY ENDED BY RAVI ASHWIN. OH, ANOTHER ONE GONE. CHIPPED IN THE AIR, STRAIGHT TO WIDE MID ON. ASHWIN FINISHING WITH 12 WICKETS FOR THE MATCH AS INDIA WON BY AN INNINGS AND 36 RUNS. THEY LEAD THE FIVE MATCH SERIES 3-0. THEIR UNBEATEN HOME RUN NOW STRETCHING BACK TO DECEMBER 2012. IF YOU STRUGGLED AROUND THE GOLF COURSE OVER THE WEEKEND, SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THIS BLOKE. WITHIN THE HOUR MORTGAGE BROKER BRAD LUITEN (35) HOPES TO HAVE A SET A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF HOLES PLAYED IN 12 HOURS. IF HE HITS HIS TARGET, HE'LL HAVE PLAYED 13 ROUNDS OF GOLF AND RUN ALMOST 100 K'S. MARTIN TASKER REPORTS. 7.40 THIS MORNING AT HELENSVILLE GOLF CLUB,... HOOTER BLOWS ...AND HE'S OFF, ARMED ONLY WITH A SIX IRON AND SETTING THE RELENTLESS PACE OF THE MARATHON RUNNER THAT HE IS, WHILE ALSO STRIKING THE BALL WELL ENOUGH TO NOTCH UP PARS AND EVEN THE ODD BIRDIE. REGULAR GOLFERS WATCH, MAKE WAY AND WONDER. I RAN A MARATHON A MILLION YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS 40, AND HE'S DOING MORE THAN TWO AND HITTING A GOLF BALL AT THE SAME TIME. (LAUGHS) WELL, THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO DO AN INTERVIEW ON THE WAY UP THE FAIRWAY, BUT HE'S JUST GOING TOO FAST, AND IT'S A BIT TOO BUMPY. THE CURRENT RECORD IS 221 HOLES IN 12 HOURS. BY MID-AFTERNOON, BRAD'S DONE 144 ` EIGHT ROUNDS OF GOLF. THAT ROUND WAS 41 MINUTES. YOU'VE DONE 58 K'S NOW. HOW'S IT GOING? IT'S GOING REALLY WELL. I'M REALLY SURPRISED. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE PRETTY TIRED, BUT I'M TIRED, BUT I'M BETTER THAN WHAT I THOUGHT I WOULD BE. SO, YEAH, IT'S GOOD. WHAT'S HURTING? UM, EVERYTHING. (LAUGHS) WHAT'S MOTIVATING YOU THROUGH THE PAIN? WELL, I'VE HAD A FRIEND PASS AWAY LAST YEAR FROM BOWEL CANCER, SO IT'S ALL ABOUT THAT TODAY. I'M JUST TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS, MAINLY. I GATHER THAT THIS SORT OF BEHAVIOUR ISN'T REALLY A SURPRISE TO YOU? NO, (LAUGHS) NOT AT ALL. HE'S ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE. AND WHAT'S HE DONE IN THE PAST THAT IS AS CRAZY AS THIS? HE HOLDS THE WORLD RECORD FOR 10 K ON CRUTCHES, SO THAT WAS PRETTY INTENSE. SPOTTERS SAVE HIM TIME LOOKING FOR THE BALL. BUT THE FATHER-OF-TWO, AN 11 HANDICAPPER WHO ONLY PLAYS AROUND FOUR TIMES A YEAR, IS AMAZINGLY ACCURATE. YEAH, HE'S PUTTING LIKE A DEMON, ISN'T HE? HE'S DOING INCREDIBLE. IT'S REMARKABLE. I'D STRUGGLE TO BREAK 100 WITH A FULL SET, AND HE'S DOING IT WITH JUST THE ONE SIX IRON. MUM IS KEEPING SCORE, WHICH IS AVERAGING ABOUT 100 SHOTS A ROUND. I COULDN'T BE PROUDER. HE'S JUST AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN WHO'S GOT A BIG HEART AND WANTS TO DO GOOD FOR PEOPLE. WHAT MORE COULD A MOTHER ASK FOR? A NEW WORLD RECORD FOR HER SON AND A BIG CHEQUE FOR CHARITY. MARTIN TASKER, 1 NEWS WHAT A GREAT DAY. THERE'S THE KEY FOR MOST OF US - JUST USE A 6 IRON. AN EXCLUSIVE ADELE ANNOUNCEMENT? A FRIEND OF YOURS TONI? NOT YET! A BIG ANNOUNCMENT FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT TICKETS. THANKS. ALSO, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT HOW YOU'D LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? BECAUSE THIS MUSICIAN WILL CERTAINLY GET YOU THINKING TONIGHT. HAVING SOMETHING, NOT JUST TO LIVE FOR, BUT TO STRIVE FOR. PLUS, WHAT DO NZERS REALLY THINK OF OUR NEW PRIME MINISTER? CAN'T THINK OF A THING. LITTLE OLD FOR ME, BUT (LAUGHS) HE'S A DOER. AND THE PACIFIC-INSPIRED FILM TIPPED TO DO BIG THINGS AT THE BOX OFFICE. OUCH! WHAT A TERRIBLE PERFORMANCE. KIWI STAR JEMAINE CLEMENT JOINS US LIVE AT 7. 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 AS ALWAYS THE CASE WITH EARLY SUMMER IT TAKES TIME TO HIT ITS STRIDE SPRING IS LIKE GUM ON YOUR SHOE STUCK THERE. LET'S LOOK AT THE WIDER SHOT LOTS GOING ON. STORM TRACK THERE. GIVING US HINTS OF SPRING COOL DOWNS GOOD SHIELD OF HIGHER CLOUD NICE SUMMERTIME HIGH THERE AUSTRALIA WELL INTO THE 30S AGAIN BIG TROPICAL CLOUD UP THERE COULD SEE OUR FIRST CYCLONE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS ALL OF THIS TO ENJOY FIRST A GOOD SPIN TO IT, THAT'S WHY WE SAW THE STORMS TODAY A HINT OF HIGH TO LEAD INTO TOMORROW THEN THIS CLOUD POKES INTO THE FAR SOUTH SHOWERS OVERNIGHT THEN THE RIDGE BUILDS IN DRIER DAY FOR A LOT OF US BUT IN THE FAR SOUTH A WET ONE THERE THE NORTH ISLAND THE SOUTH WEST WINDS EASES AWAY A BIT OF PATCHY CLOUD NORTHERLY COOK STRAIT BUT QUIETER THAN TODAY WET WEATHER FOR FIORDLAND FURTHER NORTH AND EAST DAY IS FINE FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ