GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. ALTHOUGH MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND HAD GENERALLY FINE CONDITIONS TODAY, A COUPLE OF ACTIVE FRONTS HAVE DELIVERED STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL NZ AND HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY AROUND CHRISTMAS WEEKEND, BUT IT'S LIKELY CONDITIONS WILL BE UNSETTLED IN THE BUILD-UP, WITH THE SOU'WEST FLOW PERSEVERING, THEN GRADUALLY EASING, AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. BILL ENGLISH'S CABINET RESHUFFLE ` THE MAIN CARDS STAY PRETTY MUCH THE SAME, BUT JUDITH COLLINS TAKES A HIT. THE SUMMER'S FIRST TRAGEDY AT PIHA BEACH, WHEN A SWIMMER ENTERS THE WATER AFTER LIFEGUARDS WENT OFF DUTY. AND A RENOVATED HIGH COUNTRY HOME FOR 30,000 CANTERBURY SALMON. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S NEW CABINET HAS COST ONE SENIOR MINISTER TOP JOBS SHE DEARLY LOVED. JUDITH COLLINS IS NO LONGER MINISTER OF POLICE OR CORRECTIONS. SHE WASN'T COMMENTING TO 1 NEWS TODAY. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN'S BEEN GOING OVER OTHER CHANGES IN BILL ENGLISH'S SHAKE-UP. CORIN, SOME INTERESTING MOVES? Judith Collins is the biggest casualty. It wasn't a shock name, it was predictable and not radical. Bill English needed to give a sense that he is rejuvenating. Amy Adams has a greater role, so a reasonable first effort. MEET ALFRED NGARO, THE NEW FACE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S CABINET, ROCKETING FROM BACKBENCH OBSCURITY TO THE BIG TABLE. MR NGARO'S CLEARLY THE BIG WINNER IN PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FRESH TALENT AS MINISTER OF PACIFIC PEOPLES. I would like to think I have been chosen because of the work I have done and the merits I bring, skills and experience. Alfred has a unique type of experience. ALL UP, THERE ARE FOUR NEW MINISTERS. THREE WILL SIT OUTSIDE CABINET ` MARK MITCHELL, WHO'S NOW LAND INFORMATION MINISTER; JACQUI DEAN, WHO PICKS UP COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS; AND DAVID BENNETT, WHO TAKES ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS. He has built up experience and will be a good Minister. Just because they are not young doesn't mean they are not talented. THEN THERE'S SOME RESHUFFLING AT THE SENIOR LEVELS OF CABINET. JOINING BILL ENGLISH, PAULA BENNETT AND STEVEN JOYCE IN THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM OR SO-CALLED KITCHEN CABINET ARE AMY ADAMS, WHO PICKS UP SOCIAL HOUSING AND HOUSING NZ; SIMON BRIDGES, WHO ADDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO TRANSPORT; AND JONATHAN COLEMAN, WHO RETAINS HEALTH. These are experienced politicians. THOSE NOT DOING SO WELL ` JUDITH COLLINS, FOR ONE, LOSING POLICE TO PAULA BENNETT AND CORRECTIONS TO LOUISE UPSTON. MS COLLINS NOW RANKS 16TH, WITH REVENUE AND ETHNIC COMMUNITIES. AND NICK SMITH'S DROPPED IN THE RANKINGS, WITH A CHANGE OF TITLE. HE'S NO LONGER HOUSING MINISTER. INSTEAD, HE NOW FOCUSES ON BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION. NIKKI KAYE WORKLOAD'S LIGHTENED TO JUST YOUTH MINISTER WHILE SHE GETS TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER, BUT SHE'S EARMARKED FOR EDUCATION. The Minister is recovering, you don't know how well that wukk run. SO HEKIA PARATA WILL STAY AS EDUCATION MINISTER FOR NOW. FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER MURRAY MCCULLY ALSO KEEPS HIS JOB UNTIL MAY. BILL ENGLISH SAYS HE NEEDS TO PICK MURRAY MCCULLY'S BRAINS BEFORE CHOOSING A REPLACEMENT. My experience with increasingly complex issues of New Zealand's foreign affairs overseas interests is limited. ANOTHER RISING STAR, PAUL GOLDSMITH, FINALLY MAKES IT TO THE CABINET TABLE WITH TERTIARY EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT. SO, CORIN, WHAT ARE THE BIG TALKING POINTS FROM THIS RESHUFFLE? HOUSING. THAT SPLINTERED NATURE OF WHICH this government has tried to tackle housing. When Murray McCully leaves, we will be waiting to see who will be the new foreign affairs Minister. Bill English needs more time to get his head around the portfolio. THANKS. SURF LIFE SAVERS ARE SOUNDING SAFETY WARNINGS AGAIN AFTER THE SUMMER'S FIRST TRAGEDY AT AUCKLAND'S NOTORIOUS PIHA BEACH. A MAN IS STILL MISSING, PRESUMED DROWNED, AFTER HE AND A MATE ENTERED THE SURF LAST NIGHT AFTER LIFEGUARDS WENT OFF DUTY. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. WITH BIG SEAS RESTRICTING TODAY'S SEARCH TO THE AIR AND SHORELINE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE MISSING MAN VISITED PIHA BEACH, CONSOLED AT TIMES BY THOSE WHO'D TRIED TO SAVE HIM. IT WAS PRETTY BIG SURF AND A LOT OF WATER MOVING, QUITE CHALLENGING FOR LIFEGUARDS TO NAVIGATE THE BOATS DURING THE RESCUE AND THE SEARCH. THEY ARE ALL VERY DISTRAUGHT. THEY'VE TRIED TO SEARCH THEMSELVES, BUT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AN AND AROUND THE ARE WE ARE SEARCHING IS QUITE DIFFICULT. PIHA'S OFF-DUTY LIFEGUARD'S SCRAMBLED INTO ACTION WHEN THE ALARM WAS RAISED JUST BEFORE 6 LAST NIGHT, MANAGING TO PLUCK ONE OF TWO MEN CAUGHT IN A RIP NEAR LION ROCK TO SAFETY. MANAGING TO PLUCK ONE OF TWO MEN CAUGHT IN A RIP NEAR LION ROCK TO SAFETY. THE TRAGEDY COMES IN THE WAKE OF A SIGNIFICANT JUMP IN DROWNING FIGURES LAST YEAR, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUNG MEN, AND THE FIRST DROWNING OF THE SEASON HERE'S HIT PIHA'S YOUNG LIFEGUARDS HARD. IT'S VERY HARD FOR THEM TO ADJUST TO A SITUATION WE'RE NOT SAVING LIVES, AND WE HAVE POTENTIALLY LOST ONE. SO WE DO A BIG DEBRIEFING AFTERWARDS, AND IF REQUIRED, WE'LL PUT SOME COUNSELLING WITH THEM. THE ACCIDENT WAS ALSO ON THE MINDS OF MANY BEACHGOERS WHO WERE PLAYING IT SAFE. MAKES ME THINK ABOUT HOW FAR I SHOULD GO OUT. YOU CHECK THE RIPS AND THE FLAGS, OBVIOUSLY. WE'VE GOT OUR HUSBANDS DOWN THERE IN THE WATER WITH OUR KIDS AT THE MOMENT. YOU JUST DON'T LEAVE THEM DOWN THERE BY THEMSELVES. IT'S ALSO PROMPTED WARNINGS TO SWIM BETWEEN THE FLAGS AND STAY CALM IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN A RIP. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE RIP. TRY AND SWIM SIDEWAYS, AND TRY TO GET OUT OF IT. PUT HAND UP AND KEEP YOUR HEAD ABOVE WATER. ADVICE THAT'S COME TOO LATE FOR THIS GRIEVING FAMILY AND PUT PIHA'S TEAM ON HIGH ALERT FOR THE SUMMER. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. A PILOT'S HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE THIS AFTERNOON AFTER HE WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A TAURANGA BEACH. TWO PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THE LIGHT PLANE WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED MID-AIR. PAPAMOA BEACH QUICKLY BECAME THE RUNWAY. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH HEIGHT TO GET TO THE AIRPORT, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH TOO MUCH OF A GAMBLE TO TRY AND GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT, SO I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY. NO ONE WAS INJURED, AND THE PLANE WAS LATER FLOWN OFF THE BEACH AFTER BEING CHECKED BY ENGINEERS. THERE'VE BEEN FURTHER CALLS FOR AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE ABUSE OF CHILDREN IN STATE CARE. NEW RESEARCH, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND HERE, HAS FOUND MALE VICTIMS RELUCTANT TO REVEAL ABUSE, AND SUPPORTERS SAY AN INQUIRY WOULD HELP MANY MORE COME FORWARD. EMILY COOPER REPORTS. MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE HISTORIC PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE THAT OCCURRED AGAINST CHILDREN IN STATE CARE - BUT SUPPORT GROUPS SAY WHAT'S COME OUT IS ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. WHAT'S REALLY TRAGIC ABOUT IT IS THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING THOSE GUYS. THOSE GUYS ARE NOT GETTING HELP. THE MALE SURVIVORS OF SEX ABUSE TRUST HAS RELEASED NEW RESEARCH TO 1 NEWS. THEY SAY IT'S THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE DONE IN NZ. IT SHOWS ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF MEN SPEAK OUT. RICHARD JEFFERY SAYS AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY, AS SEEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES, COULD HELP. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NZ AND OTHER COUNTRIES IS THAT THEY'VE HAD QUITE EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE RATES, THEY'VE HELD ROYAL COMMISSIONS INTO CHILD SEX ABUSE. IT COMES AFTER A CONFIDENTIAL LISTENING AND ASSISTANCE SERVICE REPORT, CHAIRED BY JUDGE CAROLYN HENWOOD, RECOMMENDED AN INDEPENDENT BODY BE SET UP. A HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REPORT FIVE YEARS AGO MADE SIMILAR RECOMMENDATIONS. WE NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT OUR HISTORY IF WE WANT TO DO BETTER IN THE FUTURE. THEN COMMISSIONER ROSSLYN NOONAN SAYS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES MADE SOME IMPROVEMENTS, BUT WHEN AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY WAS RECOMMENDED THE REPORT WAS DISMISSED. SHE SAYS AN INQUIRY WOULD HELP MORE PEOPLE COME FORWARD. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNMENT'S RATIONALE FOR REFUSING AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY. I THINK IT WOULD BE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST TO HAVE ONE. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT WOULD LOOK GOOD. AUSTRALIA AND THE UK ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING INQUIRIES INTO SEX ABUSE. HERE, A PETITION IS STILL BEFORE A SELECT COMMITTEE CALLING FOR ONE. THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS ENOUGH IS BEING DONE FOR HISTORIC ABUSE VICTIMS AND SAYS THERE IS A GOOD CLAIMS PROCESS IN PLACE, WHICH HAS NOW BEEN FAST TRACKED AND PAID OUT OVER $17M IN COMPENSATION AS WELL AS MADE APOLOGIES. BUT SUPPORT GROUPS ARE ADAMANT MANY MORE VICTIMS WOULD COME FORWARD AND HOPE THE NEW YEAR WILL SEE SOMETHING MORE DONE. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. MORE THAN 30,000 SALMON WERE MOVED INTO A CANTERBURY HATCHERY THIS WEEKEND, THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN USED IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS. THE WHISKY CREEK SITE AT LAKE COLERIDGE WENT BUST AND WAS LATER DAMAGED BY EARTHQUAKES IN THE '90S BEFORE VOLUNTEERS MOVED IN TO REBUILD IT FROM SCRATCH. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS THE STORY. TAKING THE PLUNGE INTO THEIR NEW HOME, WITH EAGER LOCALS WATCHING THEIR FISHY NEIGHBOURS MOVE IN. AT JUST FIVE MONTHS OLD, 30,000 LITTLE SALMON HAVE BEEN HANDCAUGHT AND SAFELY HOUSED FROM A RAKAIA HATCHERY, HITTING THE ROAD FOR THE 40-MINUTE JOURNEY TO WHISKEY CREEK AT LAKE COLERIDGE. THE FISHERY HAS BEEN QUITE STRESSED OF LATE. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WATER TAKEN OUT THROUGH DROUGHT OR INCREASED WATER ABSTRACTION, SO IT'S HARDER FOR THE FISH TO SURVIVE. SO THE MORE WE CAN DO TO ENHANCE THE SURVIVAL RATES OF THESE FISH, IT MEANS MORE CHANCE ANGLERS WILL HAVE TO CATCH FISH. THE TRUST POWER OWNED SITE IS NOW BACK IN BUSINESS AFTER THE ORIGINAL OWNER WENT BROKE 30 YEARS AGO, THEN EARTHQUAKES IN THE '90'S CAUSED FURTHER DAMAGE. IT'S TAKEN MONTHS OF WORK FROM VOLUNTEERS, DONATIONS AND $20,000 IN FUNDING FROM FISH AND GAME TO RESTORE. WE'VE GOT THE FEELING WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN THE 30,000 THAT WE'VE KICKING OFF WITH HERE. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TREAD THE WATER VERY GENTLY AT THE START HERE AND MEASURE OUT OXYGEN LEVELS AND HOPEFULLY ALL IS GOOD THAT WE CAN EXPAND FURTHER. SECURITY IS ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN ON SITE AFTER A PRIVATE WEST COAST HATCHERY WAS TARGETED JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AFTER IT WAS BROKEN IN TO AND OXYGEN TAMPERED WITH, KILLING THOUSANDS OF SALMON. TOMORROW WE ARE ACTUALLY TAKING REPLACEMENT FISH OVER TO THAT HATCHERY VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING. FOR THESE FISH THE PLAN IS TO WAIT UNTIL THEY REACH ONE IN JULY, THEN RELEASE THEM INTO THE RAKAIA RIVER. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. SHOP ASSISTANTS AND EFTPOS MACHINES HAVE BEEN FLAT OUT AROUND THE COUNTRY AS WE HEAD INTO ONE OF THE BIGGEST RETAIL WEEKS OF THE YEAR. AND THE EARLY SIGNS ARE THAT THIS WILL BE ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKING HOLIDAY SPEND. REBECCA WRIGHT HAS MORE. IT WAS THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND ALL THROUGH THE TOWN, CHILDREN WERE LINING UP TO MEET FATHER CHRISTMAS AND HIS ELVES. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU'RE GONNA ASK SANTA FOR? > A BEEHIVE AND A BEE SUIT. BOAT! SOME LIPSTICK, SOME MAKEUP, SOME BOOKS. I'D LIKE A PIECE OF ABSTRACT ART. IT'S SIX MORE SLEEPS UNTIL CHRISTMAS DAY, AND SEASONAL SPENDING IS WAY UP ON 2015'S. SO, HOW IS YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING GOING? > GREAT. I FINISHED MY SHOPPING ON FRIDAY. (LAUGHS) I ONLY BUY ONE PRESENT, THAT'S FOR THE WIFE, SO THAT'S ALL DONE. THE HAWKES BAY AND WEST COAST ARE LEADING THE REGIONAL SPEND AT JUST OVER 10%. WHILE IN THE MARLBOROUGH AREA, THE IMPACT OF THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE IS CLEARLY HAVING AN EFFECT. ALREADY KIWI SPENDING IS UP 6.1%, AND THE BUSIEST PERIOD IS DURING THE WEEK AHEAD, PEAKING ON CHRISTMAS EVE. I'VE ONLY JUST STARTED BUYING CHRISTMAS PRESENTS TODAY. IF YOU'RE ALSO YET TO DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, CONSUMER NZ HAS SOME ADVICE. SET A BUDGET. IT'S REALLY, REALLY TEMPTING AT CHRISTMASTIME JUST TO KIND OF LOSE IT, REALLY, AND OVERSPEND. ALL: # MAY YOUR CHRISTMASES BE WHITE. # ADVICE WORTH REMEMBERING AT THIS EXPENSIVE TIME OF YEAR. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY! REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS. TERROR IN TURKEY AS A BOMB BLAST RIPS THROUGH A BUS CARRYING SOLDIERS ENJOYING LEAVE. SO, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT BLAMING FOR THE DEADLY ATTACK? THAT'S COMING UP. HE LAUNCHED AMERICA BACK INTO THE SPACE RACE ` ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN IS GIVEN A FINAL FAREWELL, AS THE WOMAN HE CALLED THE 'TRUE HERO OF THE FAMILY' WATCHES ON. AND THEY'RE THE VICTIMS OF TAURANGA'S HOUSING BOOM ` WHAT THE COMMUNITY'S DOING TO HELP HARD-UP FAMILIES FINDING IT TOUGH TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. A NEW DEAL HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN REACHED FOR THE EVACUATION OF TRAPPED CIVILIANS AND REBELS IN EAST ALEPPO TO RESUME. CONVOYS OF EMPTY BUSES WERE SEEN LEAVING THE CITY TODAY, BELIEVED TO BE ON THE WAY TO HELP EVACUATE TWO REBEL-HELD VILLAGES IN THE COUNTRY'S NORTHEAST. AID AGENCIES ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE EVACUATION PROCESS TO START AGAIN IN EAST ALEPPO. AT LEAST 6000 PEOPLE LEFT UNDER A FRAGILE TRUCE ON THURSDAY, BUT THE OPERATION WAS HALTED A DAY LATER. TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED 15 PEOPLE AFTER A SUICIDE CAR BOMB KILLED 13 OFF-DUTY SOLDIERS. MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THE ATTACK IN THE NORMALLY PEACEFUL CENTRAL TURKISH CITY OF KAYSERI. THE BBC'S MARK LOWEN REPORTS. THE MANGLED SHELL OF A BUS THE LATEST TARGET IN TURKEY'S WAVE OF TERROR. IT WAS HIT THIS MORNING AS IT WAITED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN THE CITY OF KAYSERI, A SUICIDE BOMBER PULLING UP IN A CAR. ON BOARD WERE OFF-DUTY SOLDIERS ENJOYING THEIR WEEKEND LEAVE, KILLED AND INJURED IN AN INSTANT. SOME OF THE WOUNDED WERE TAKEN TO INTENSIVE CARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION. KAYSERI, A LARGELY PEACEFUL INDUSTRIAL CITY, SHAKEN BY THE HORROR. (SPEAKS TURKISH) TRANSLATOR: AS A RESULT OF THIS TREACHEROUS ACT, WE HAVE DEAD AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS. THE WOUNDED ARE STILL BEING TREATED. THESE EVENTS WILL NOT WEAKEN OUR DETERMINATION TO FIGHT AGAINST TERROR. ON THE CONTRARY, THEY WILL STRENGTHEN IT. (SPEAKS TURKISH) BOOM! IT'S A WEEK SINCE TURKEY'S LAST ATTACK, TWIN BOMBS IN ISTANBUL THAT KILLED 44 AND INJURED DOZENS, MAINLY POLICE OFFICERS. KURDISH MILITANTS SAID THEY WERE BEHIND THOSE BLASTS, AND THE PKK IS AGAIN THE PRIME SUSPECT TODAY, PRESIDENT ERDOGAN REFERRING TO THEM AS HE BLAMED THE SEPARATIST TERRORIST ORGANISATION. KURDISH MILITANTS HAVE HIT POLICE AND MILITARY OVER THE PAST YEAR, SINCE THE CEASEFIRE WITH THE TURKISH STATE BROKE DOWN. SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE HAVE ALSO BOMBED TURKEY, BUT HAVE TENDED TO STRIKE PUBLIC SITES IN ISTANBUL OR ANKARA. AND SO ARGUABLY THE MOST TURBULENT YEAR IN TURKEY'S HISTORY HAS BECOME EVEN DEADLIER AS TURKS ASK WHICH CORNER OF THIS COUNTRY IS REALLY SAFE FROM THE VIOLENCE? AND THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS SAID EXPLOSIVES USED IN TODAY'S ATTACK WERE SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK'S BOMBINGS IN ISTANBUL. CHINA'S AGREED TO RETURN AN UNDERWATER DRONE BEING USED BY A US RESEARCH SHIP IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA THAT IT SEIZED EARLIER THIS WEEK. A CHINESE NAVAL VESSEL PICKED UP THE DRONE OFF THE COAST OF THE PHILIPPINES. AMERICA INSISTS IT WAS CARRYING OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE AREA, BUT CHINA SAYS IT'S PART OF A SURVEILLANCE OPERATION. CHINA'S ACCUSED THE US OF HYPING UP THE INCIDENT AFTER PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP TWEETED THAT THE CHINESE ACTION WAS UNPRECEDENTED. THE DOCTOR WHO CREATED THE HEIMLICH MANOEUVRE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF CHOKING VICTIMS HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 96. DR HENRY HEIMLICH, AN AMERICAN SURGEON, DEVISED THE PROCEDURE IN 1974. HE ONLY USED IT HIMSELF IN A REAL LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER THIS YEAR SAVING THE LIFE OF AN 87-YEAR-OLD WOMAN AT HIS RETIREMENT HOME. DR HEIMLICH'S SON SAID HIS FATHER DIED IN HOSPITAL AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK EARLIER THIS WEEK. AND A MEMORIAL SERVICE HAS BEEN HELD FOR THE PIONEERING AMERICAN ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN, WHO DIED EARLIER THIS MONTH AGED 95. THE MOURNERS WERE LED BY ANNIE, HIS WIFE OF 73 YEARS. U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WAS ONE OF THOSE PAYING TRIBUTE. I THINK JOHN DEFINED WHAT IT MEANT TO BE AMERICA. WHAT WE'RE ABOUT. JUST BY HOW HE ACTED. IN 1962 JOHN GLENN BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH, CAPTURING THE COUNTRY'S IMAGINATION AT A TIME WHEN RUSSIA SEEMED TO BE WINNING THE SPACE RACE. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS, AND FINE OVER ONE ISLAND, HEAVY RAIN FOR THE OTHER TODAY. YES, PETE, GENERALLY, FINE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, BUT ACTIVE FRONTS WHIPPED UP WINDS OVER CENTRAL NZ AND DELIVERED HEAVY RAIN TO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE IS A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING IN PLACE FOR THE RANGES OF WESTLAND. HEAVY RAIN IS SET TO CONTINUE THERE FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO AND ABOUT THE TARARUA RANGE UNTIL 9AM TOMORROW. PLUS A STRONG WIND WARNING FOR STEWART ISLAND AND THE SOUTH COAST OF SOUTHLAND UNTIL 6PM MONDAY. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ AND I'LL BE BACK SHORTLY WITH A WET START TO THE WORKING WEEK FOR MANY. A NEW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW IN THE UK'S BEING WATCHED CLOSELY HERE, WITH HOPES IT COULD HELP VICTIMS GET OUT OF DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIPS BEFORE THINGS TURN VIOLENT. THAT'S AHEAD. AND THE BIG GIFT GIVEAWAY THAT'S GETTING THESE KIDS' WHEELS SPINNING. THEY'RE ON THEIR BIKES ` I'M HAPPY, BRO. A COMMUNITY RALLIES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES HIT HARD BY THE HOUSING CRISIS. You might only drive short distances to work each day. You might park securely at work. You may not drive your car to work at all. At Youi, we tailor your insurance premium to how you use or don't use your car. It could save you lots. Call: LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` FORMER NATIONAL BACKBENCHER ALFRED NGARO IS THE NEW FACE IN BILL ENGLISH'S REWORKED CABINET AS THE PRIME MINISTER LOOKS TO PROMOTE FRESH TALENT. THE BIG LOSERS ` JUDITH COLLINS, WHO LOSES HER POLICE AND CORRECTIONS PORTFOLIOS, AND NICK SMITH, WHO'S DROPPED IN THE RANKINGS. A MAN IS MISSING, PRESUMED DROWNED, AFTER GOING SWIMMING WITH A FRIEND AT AUCKLAND'S NOTORIOUS PIHA BEACH LAST NIGHT AFTER LIFEGUARDS WENT OFF DUTY. AFTER THE ALARM WAS RAISED, SURF LIFE SAVERS WERE ABLE TO PLUCK ONE MAN TO SAFETY FROM A RIP. IN BRITAIN THERE'S A NEW LAW AGAINST WHAT IS KNOWN AS 'COERCIVE CONTROL', ADDRESSING NON PHYSICAL FORMS OF ABUSE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUPS HERE ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THE WAY THE LAW'S BEING APPLIED THERE. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT EMMA KEELING EXPLAINS. PEACE AND GOODWILL AT CHRISTMAS IS ONLY A DREAM FOR MANY NZERS. COERCIVE CONTROL DOESN'T GO ON HOLIDAY. IT DOESN'T STOP FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD, IT'S A SIMILAR STORY. IT'S JUST SHROUDED IN SECRECY AND SHAME, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO TRY AND LIFT. LIKE NZ, MANY PEOPLE HERE IN BRITAIN THINK DOMESTIC ABUSE IS RESTRICTED TO PHYSICAL VIOLENCE. BUT IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR A LAW WAS PASSED, MAKING COERCIVE CONTROL AN OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT. COERCIVE CONTROL IS A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOUR, WHERE A PERPETRATOR SEEKS TO TAKE AWAY A PERSON'S FREEDOM, VIOLATING THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS. SO LOTS OF MANIPULATIVE TACTICS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE BY THE ABUSER, SO THAT THE PERSON WHO'S BEING ABUSED MAY NOT EVEN KNOW THAT A CRIME IS BEING COMMITTED. AND THAT'S WHY EDUCATION IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS A CHANGE IN THE LAW. THERE'S A GROWING AWARENESS OF WHAT IS AND ISN'T ACCEPTABLE. BUT COERCIVE CONTROL CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SPOT. SO WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE, IT WILL BE VERY HARD AND IT'S EXTREMELY EARLY DAYS. BUT ONLY A HANDFUL OF CASES HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO COURT BY BRITISH POLICE. WE'RE AROUND TWO TO THREE PER FORCE, BUT EIGHT OF THE FORCES IN UNITED KINGDOM HADN'T PROSECUTED ANYONE, AND THAT WAS OF AUGUST THIS YEAR. THE SCIENCE CAN BE SUBTLE, SO SAFE LIVES IS HELPING TO EDUCATE POLICE. TO TRAIN ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE FORCE TO RECOGNISE AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC ABUSE AND COERCIVE CONTROL IN PARTICULAR IN A MUCH, MUCH MORE INFORMED WAY. AND THAT'S PROVEN REALLY EFFECTIVE. BUT THE KEY IS EDUCATING THE ABUSED. IF WE COULD JUST GIVE WOMEN THE CONFIDENCE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THEM, WE CAN SUPPORT THEM EARLIER AND AVOID SOME OF THE TERRIBLE HARM THAT THEY SUFFER. NZ DOESN'T HAVE COERCIVE CONTROL LAWS, SO GROUPS LIKE SHINE ARE KEEPING AN EYE ON BRITAIN. OUR LAWS SHOULD BE THE FRAMEWORK FOR MAKING THOSE RADICAL CHANGES, AND HOW THEY'RE ENFORCED WILL BE THE THINGS THAT'LL MAKE THE HUGE DIFFERENCE REALLY. AND SHE SAYS SMALL CHANGES ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH. EMMA KEELING, 1 NEWS, LONDON. LOTS OF CHILDREN IN TAURANGA CLAIMED A BRAND NEW BIKE RECENTLY, DONATED BY THE COMMUNITY FOR KIDS IN NEED. THE BIKES BROUGHT WIDE SMILES, BUT THEY CAN'T HIDE A FAR MORE SERIOUS AND GROWING ISSUE IN THE BAY OF PLENTY - HOMELESSNESS. SAM KELWAY EXPLAINS. NO AMOUNT OF RAIN WAS GOING TO DAMPEN THE MOOD, AS CHRISTMAS WISHES CAME TRUE. I'M GETTING A BIKE. PRETTY AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A BIKE. THOSE HERE NEEDY OR HOMELESS AND HELPED BY TE TUINGA WHANAU TRUST. A JOYFUL XMAS BRO, AND A BIKE.. THEY'RE ON THEIR BIKES. I'M HAPPY BRO. BUT THIS YEAR'S BEEN TOUGH FOR SOME TAURANGA FAMILIES. I'VE BEEN PRINCIPAL AT MERIVALE SCHOOL FOR NOW FOR 10 YEARS AND THIS THE TOUGHEST THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACTUALLY FACED. AND AT OUR PEAK WE HAD 16 OUT OF 120 FAMILIES WHO WERE DEEMED TO BE HOMELESS. THE CITY'S SEEN UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH, ONE OF FOUR REGIONS TO POST RECORD MEDIAN HOUSE PRICES. AND WHILE THAT BOLSTERS THE LOCAL ECONOMY IT ALSO CREATES INEQUALITY. THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AND WE CAN CELEBRATE, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT BEING PART OF THAT. HOMELESSNESS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE RIGHT THROUGH NZ, AND OF COURSE IN TAURANGA WE'RE A VERY POPULAR CITY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMING HERE AND THAT HAS PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HOUSING. LEGISLATION HAS ALLOWED THE COUNCIL TO FREE UP LAND CREATING 11 SPECIAL HOUSING AREAS, WHICH WILL SEE ALMOST THREE THOUSAND HOUSES BUILT. THOSE HOMES ARE LIKELY TO BE SMALLER, ON SMALLER SECTIONS AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE MORE AFFORDABLE. MORE GOOD NEWS FOR PARENTS THANKFUL FOR ANY SUPPORT. IT'S JUST THE COMMUNITY GETTING TOGETHER AND HELPING EVERYONE OUT. THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR WE TRY AND HELP PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE AND WE TRY AND GIVE BACK TO ALL THE COMMUNITY. GIFTS THAT'LL MAKE THIS CHRISTMAS ONE TO REMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS PRIVILEGE TO GET THE BIKE. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. JENNY-MAY WITH SPORT ` PROUD KIWI TENNIS FAMILY TRADITION CONTINUES. I POPPED OUT AND CAUGHT UP WITH YOUNG JADE LEWIS. I POPPED OUT AND CAUGHT UP WITH YOUNG JADE LEWIS. SHE'S A GOOD GIRL, HAD A CHAT WITH ME ON HER BIRTHDAY. SHE'S HAPPY TO BE BACK HOME IN AOTEAROA. SO WHY DID HER PARENTS MOVE THE FAMILY TO THE US SEVERAL YEARS AGO? JOSEPH PARKER CONTINUES TO CELEBRATE HIS WBO HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE, THIS TIME SPREADING THE LOVE IN SAMOA. AND KIWI BASKETBALLER STEVEN ADAMS' SUPERSTAR TEAMMATE REACHES ANOTHER NBA MILESTONE AND MAKES STEVIE LOOK GOOD ON THE WAY. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. IT'S THE PERFECT BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR KIWI TENNIS PLAYER JADE LEWIS ` A WILDCARD ENTRY INTO THE QUALIFYING ROUNDS OF THE STAR-STUDDED ASB CLASSIC. WHILE IT WILL BE HER THIRD APPEARANCE IN THE JANUARY TOURNAMENT, IT'S THE FIRST TIME SHE'LL LINE UP AS THE NZ CHAMPION. JADE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO CHAT WITH ME ON HER SPECIAL DAY. STILL COMING DOWN FROM CELEBRATING HER FIRST NATIONAL TITLE, CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED TODAY FOR JADE LEWIS, BLOWING OUT 18 CANDLES. SINCE LAST NIGHT I'VE GONE THROUGH A PIZZA, NUTELLA PIZZA, CHOCOLATE FONDANT, ICE-CREAM, SO IT'S STILL GOING. OVERCOMING A SLOW START TO BEAT PAIGE HOURIGAN (19), LEWIS GATHERED HER COMPOSURE TO WIN THE FINAL TWO SETS 6-3, 6-1. THE CRY TELLS IT ALL. JADE LEWIS IS THE NZ WOMEN'S SINGLES CHAMPION. LEWIS MOVED TO THE US WITH HER FAMILY SEVERAL YEARS AGO, A DELIBERATE SHIFT BY HER PARENTS TO PROTECT THE THEN RISING TEEN FROM THE INEVITABLE COMPARISONS. FELT IT WAS PROBABLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE FOR HER, TOO HIGH EXPECTATIONS. TENNIS ROYALTY IN NZ, JADE'S UNCLE NONE OTHER THAN 1983 WIMBLEDON FINALIST CHRIS LEWIS. HER UNCLE MARK AND FATHER, DAVID, BOTH ACCOMPLISHED ATHLETES, BOTH DAVIS CUP PLAYERS. I DIDN'T WANT TO PUT HER INTO THAT GROWING UP, SO SHE'S BASICALLY DEVELOPED IN THE STATES, THE JUNIOR TENNIS, SO NO ONE KNOWS THAT, AND FOR THAT REASON, WE FELT IT WAS THE BEST THING FOR HER TO DO. WITH ALL THAT EXPERIENCE AROUND HER, JADE IS HAPPY TO CALL ON HER FAMILY FOR ADVICE MOST OF THE TIME. THEY KNOW A LOT, AND THEY'VE HELPED ME A LOT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. SHE'S STARTING TO LISTEN A LITTLE MORE NOW, THE LAST FEW WEEKS. SHE REALLY HAS. THIS YEAR WASN'T GREAT FOR PROBABLY BOTH OUR STUBBORNNESS, BUT SHE'S 18 NOW, SO SHE'S MATURING. SO TOO IS HER GAME. WITH THE NATIONAL TITLE UNDER HER BELT, THE NEXT TEST OF HER PROGRESS IS A WILDCARD ENTRY INTO THE QUALIFYING ROUND OF THE ASB CLASSIC. AND ARTEM SITAK'S VICTORY IN THE MEN'S SINGLES HAS EARNED HIM A WILDCARD INTO THE MAIN DRAW FOR NEXT MONTH'S CLASSIC. HIS THIRD NZ TITLE COMING AT THE EXPENSE OF FINN TEARNEY IN THE FAR COURT, SITAK'S REACTIONS AND ACCURACY AT THE NET TOO GOOD FOR THE TOP SEED. CHEERING OH, GREAT REACTION FROM SITAK. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE HOW TOUGH THAT ADJUSTMENT WAS TO MAKE FOR SITAK. SITAK WINNING IN STRAIGHT SETS, 6-2, 6-LOVE, TO QUALIFY FOR THE MAIN DRAW OF THE ASB FOR THE FIRST TIME. GOOD REACTIONS WITH THE TROPHY THERE TOO, ARTEM. GOOD ON YA. PAKISTAN'S FINALLY PUTTING UP A FIGHT IN THE FIRST TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN BRISBANE, ALBEIT AFTER BEING FACED WITH A 500-RUN DEFICIT. RESUMING ON DAY FOUR TODAY ON 70/2, AZHAR ALI AND VETERAN YOUNUS KHAN SHOWED SOME DEFIANCE AT THE GABBA. AND THAT WILL TAKE AZHAR ALI TO 50, A HARD-EARNED 50 AS WELL, SHOWING HIS TEAM THAT IT CAN BE DONE. ALI'S 24TH HALF CENTURY COMING AFTER HE COPPED A NASTY BLOW TO THE HEAD, BUT THANKFULLY, HE WAS BACK UP AND LAUGHING WITH HIS PARTNER IN NO TIME. AMD THE RAIN'S JUST SET IN TOO. PAKISTAN PERHAPS WITH A SLIVER OF HOPE, HAVING PUT ON 61 RUNS WITHOUT LOSS SO FAR TODAY. BACK HERE, BLACKCAPS PLAYERS HAVE BEEN OUT IN FORCE IN A FULL ROUND OF MATCHES IN THE T20 COMP, THE NORTHERN KNIGHTS PLAYING THEIR SECOND GAME IN AS MANY DAYS, NEIL WAGNER ENSURING THEY CAME AWAY WITHOUT A WIN FROM THE WEEKEND WITH 3/22 AND SOME HELP FROM HIS FIELDERS. JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH. THIRD MAN. IS THERE A CHANCE? OH, WHAT A CATCH! WHAT AN ABSOLUTE SCREAMER! BY ANARU KITCHEN. HE PLUCKED IT OUT. IT LOOKED FOR ALL MONEY IT WAS GONNA GO OVER THE BOUNDARY. OTAGO'S COMMITTED FIELDING EFFORTS KEEPING NORTHERN TO 157/5. NEIL BROOM TRYING TO GET THE VOLTS THERE ANY WAY HE COULD. BROOM GOING ON TO MAKE A HALF CENTURY TO GET THE VOLTS HOME BY EIGHT WICKETS. LOVE HIM OR HATE HIM, JOSE MOURINHO HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN TWO OF TODAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES, MOURINHO'S MANCHESTER UNITED SIDE FINALLY FINDING SOME FORM WITH A 2-0 WIN OVER WEST BROMICH ALBION, WHILE THE CLUB HE WAS SACKED FROM JUST LAST YEAR AGAIN LOOKED UNTOUCHABLE. JOHN MCKENZIE HAS MORE. EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO TODAY CHELSEA CUT TIES WITH THE OUTSPOKEN JOSE MOURINHO. CHELSEA HAVE THE LOOK OF CHAMPIONS AT THE MOMENT. IT'S SAFE TO SAY THINGS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD SINCE. HERE COME COSTA! WHILE THE WEATHER WASN'T THE FLASHEST AT CRYSTAL PALACE, DIEGO COSTA'S FINISHING WAS. THERE'S A BRILLIANT BALL FOR HIM. BUT THAT HEADER IS ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL. THE SPANIARD SCORING HIS 13TH LEAGUE GOAL OF THE SEASON AS HIS SIDE EQUALLED A CLUB RECORD 11TH STRAIGHT VICTORY. TO WIN 11 GAME IN A ROW IN THIS LEAGUE IS NOT SIMPLE, A 1-0 WIN VERY NEARLY COULD HAVE BEEN MORE. THIS ONE'S A LONG SIDER INSTEAD. ON THE SIDE OF THE BAR. CAHILL WITH THE FOLLOW UP. COULDN'T TURN IT IN. BUT CHELSEA WILL QUITE HAPPILY TAKE THE RESULT TO MOVE NINE POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND LEAVE THEM JUST THREE SHY OF THE RECORD FOURTEEN STRAIGHT VICTORIES ACHIEVED BY ARSENAL IN 1987. WE WANNA KEEP GOING, JUST COMING UP TO CHRISTMAS NOW SO LOADS OF FOOTBALL TO PLAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A RECORD THAT WE SHOULD BE VERY PROUD OF MEANWHILE THE BLUES FORMER BOSS HAD TO BE PRETTY HAPPY WITH HOW HIS NEW SIDE PERFORMED AGAINST WEST BROM. AND HERE COMES IBRAHIMOVIC. MANCHESTER UNITED ARE AHEAD. THIS IS SO GOOD. HE'S HAD A LITTLE LOOK. RIGHT ON IRBAHIMOVIC'S HEAD. AND THERE'S NOTHING WEST BROM CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY'VE BEEN CUT COLD. TWO SPECTACULAR GOALS FROM ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC... BETWEEN TWO. OH, WONDERFUL. ...SECURING A 2`0 WIN FOR THE RED DEVILS TO MOVE THEM WITHIN THREE POINTS OF THE TOP FOUR. IT'S VERY GOOD, WE PLAYED WELL AGAINST CRYSTAL PALACE, BUT TODAY, EVEN BETTER. THEY'LL NEED EVEN MORE IMPROVEMENT THOUGH, IF THEY'RE TO GET ANYWHERE NEAR THE MEN FROM STAMFORD BRIDGE. HOW GOOD IS THIS RUN? JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. LET'S HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT THE TABLE A WEEK OUT FROM CHRISTMAS. IN SIX OF THE LAST SEVEN SEASONS, THE TEAM LEADING ON CHRISTMAS DAY WENT ON TO WIN THE TITLE. CHELSEA WAY OUT IN FRONT, THOUGH THE NEXT FOUR ALL HAVE A GAME IN HAND. BACK HOME, AND THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX HAVE AGAIN SHOWN REAL FIGHT UNDER INTERIM COACHES CHRIS GREENACRE AND DES BUCKINGHAM. PLAYING AT AUCKLAND'S MT SMART STADIUM, THE NIX FELL BEHIND 2-0 TO LAST YEARS' GRAND FINALISTS THE WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS, BUT HIT BACK WITH A PENALTY TO BRAZILIAN GUI FINKLER, THE VISITORS ALMOST HITTING BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN. SAVE BY MOSS! DIMAS TOOK THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS TEAM, MOSS SAID I'M NOT HAVING THAT. MOSS'S BRILLIANT WORK THOUGH ALMOST UNDONE, ONLY FOR ITALIAN MARCO ROSSI TO SAVE THE DAY, THE NIX THEN FINDING THE EQUALISER. AND IT GOES TO BARBAROUSES. WAS THERE A HAND THERE? NO, SAYS THE REFEREE. PARKHOUSE. KRISHNA! KRISHNA WITH THE HEADER! PHOENIX ON LEVEL AT 2-2! THE 2-2 DRAW LEAVES THE NIX TWO POINTS OUTSIDE THE TOP SIX, WITH A GAME IN HAND. TWO SETS OF KIWI SAILING SISTERS HAVE BEEN CHASING PODIUM PLACES ON DAY THREE OF THE YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OFF AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. KATE STEWART (18) AND HER SISTER GRETA (16) FINISHED THE DAY WITH A SECOND PLACE, AND AFTER NINE RACES, THEY'RE NOW IN SECOND SPOT OVERALL WITH FOUR RACES TO GO. IT WAS JUST A KEEP IT SIMPLE DAY, REALLY. IT WAS A LIGHT NOR-EASTER, WASN'T TOO TRICKY OUT THERE ` JUST HAD TO KEEP STUFF SIMPLE. AND TWIN SISTERS BRIANNA AND COURTNEY REYNOLDS-SMITH ENJOYED A THIRD PLACE IN THE FIRST OF THEIR TWO RACES TODAY. THE 16-YEAR-OLDS ONE OF FIVE KIWI CREWS WITH TOP 10 RANKINGS. THE CHAMPS ENDS ON TUESDAY. RUSSELL WESTBROOK'S SENSATIONAL NBA SEASON HAS JUST GOT EVEN BETTER, BECOMING JUST THE SIXTH PLAYER TO REACH 50 TRIPLE DOUBLES AS THE THUNDER THRASHED PHOENIX TODAY. RARER STILL, HE MADE IT A 20-20 TRIPLE DOUBLE, WITH 26 POINTS AND A FRANCHISE RECORD 22 ASSISTS. IT'S THE FIRST SUCH STATLINE IN THE NBA IN 18 YEARS, WESTBROOK SAVING THE BEST FOR LAST. OH. OH! STEVEN ADAMS! COME ON, MAN. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA SAY. DID YOU SEE HE PULLED THE BALL BACK AWAY? THAT'S NASTY. HOW DID HE DO IT? WESTBROOK SAYS THAT MOVE WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF TRYING TO BRING SOME JOY TO THE GAME. THAT'S WHAT I TRY TO DO EVERY NIGHT, HAVE FUN, YOU KNOW, PUT SMILES ON PEOPLE'S FACES, AND THAT'S BEST PART OF THIS GAME ` YOU CAN TOUCH PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WAYS, YOU KNOW, IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD BY JUST HAVING FUN. STEVEN ADAMS A MAJOR BENEFICIARY ` THE KIWI HAD 19 POINTS IN THE 13-POINT VICTORY. IT'S WESTBROOK'S 13TH TRIPLE DOUBLE IN 26 GAMES THIS SEASON. FINALLY IN SPORT, WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JOSEPH PARKER'S ARRIVED IN SAMOA TO GIVE LOCALS A LOOK AT HIS NEWLY WON WBO BELT. PARKER ARRIVING IN APIA TODAY AS HIS PROMOTERS LOOK AT STAGING A TITLE DEFENCE AGAINST HUGHIE FURY IN THE CAPITAL. CHEERING I CAN FEEL THE LOVE EVERYWHERE. EVEN NOW, JUST COMING TO THE AIRPORT, I CAN FEEL THE LOVE, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO ACTUALLY SEEING EVERYONE IN TOWN AND GOING OUT TO SEE PEOPLE, SAY HELLO. I LOVE THIS PLACE. THE TRIP RECOGNITION TOO OF THE SAMOAN GOVERNMENT'S FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PARKER'S TITLE BID. LOVE THAT. THINK THEY WERE ENJOYING THAT? THANKS, JENNY-MAY. AND THE WET AND WINDY WEATHER HEADS NORTH FOR THE START OF THE WORKING WEEK. RENEE'S HERE NEXT WITH THE DETAILS. WAY, WAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AT THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM, IN WAIOURU. WE'RE WITH DOLORES HO, THE ARCHIVIST, WHO HAS DONE A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO ALL 33,000 OF OUR SOLDIERS WHO NEVER MADE IT HOME FROM ANY OF THE WORLD WARS. BUT SHE NEEDS YOUR HELP WITH THIS PROJECT SHE'S GOT ON, SO STICK AROUND FOR GOOD SORTS IN JUST A SECOND, HELLO AGAIN. WE SEE QUITE THIN HIGH CLOUD OVER MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND, WHILE OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, EXTENSIVE THICK CLOUD EXTENDS FROM THE TASMAN SEA TO THE WEST COAST. EAST OF THE RANGES LIES A BRIGHT BAND OF CLOUD, WHICH LIES OVER THE CANTERBURY PLAINS AND IS THE TYPICAL NORTHWEST ARCH DUE TO THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS BLOWING ACROSS THE ALPS. OVER THE SOUTHWEST TASMAN SEA, A SHARP EDGE TO THE CLOUD, BEHIND WHICH LIES A FIELD OF OPEN-CELLED SHOWER CLOUDS. THESE SHOWERS CLOUDS HAVE FORMED IN THE COOL AIR BEHIND. A COLD FRONT MOVING UP THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IS EXPECTED TO LIE AROUND NELSON TONIGHT, THE CENTRE OF THE NORTH ISLAND AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY, CLEARING THE NORTH ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT IS A WARM FRONT BRINGING THE RAIN. THE WARM FRONT CLEARS THE NORTH ISLAND AROUND MIDDAY MONDAY. A COUPLE OF TROUGH ROTATE ABOUT A DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTRE, WHICH LIES WELL SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. RAIN CLEARING MOST OF THE WEST BEFORE DAWN, SHOWERS FROM WESTLAND TO FIORDLAND EASING. ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER CLUTHA AND SOUTHLAND, WHILE REMAINING SOUTH ISLAND PLACES BECOME MAINLY FINE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS, GALE AT TIMES ABOUT THE SOUTHLAND COAST. PATCHY DRIZZLE OVER THE NORTH-EAST TURNING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HAWKES BAY SEES SCATTERED RAIN DEVELOPING LATE MORNING, THEN CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN DEVELOPING OVER ALL REMAINING AREAS IN THE MORNING, WITH HEAVY FALLS POSSIBLE ON THE FRONT, THEN CLEARING TO FINE SPELLS BEHIND THE FRONT. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ SO IF YOU LIKE SUNSHINE TUESDAY IS YOUR DAY. A RIDGE LIES OVER THE COUNTRY. JUST A FEW SHOWERS IN NORTHLAND AND FIORDLAND. A TROUGH PRECEDED BY NORTHWESTERLIES MOVES ON TO THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND LATE WEDNESDAY, WITH HEAVY FALLS FOR THE WEST AND SCATTERED RAIN FOR THE FAR SOUTH, BUT THE NORTH ISLAND REMAINS MAINLY FINE. THE TROUGH THEN NORTH OVER THE COUNTRY DURING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY SOUTHWESTERLIES. SO A PERIOD OF RAIN, THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS. SO NOT THE MOST SETTLED WEATHER IN THE LEAD UP TO CHRISTMAS. TUESDAY IS MY PICK. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. TONIGHT'S GOODSORT IS A CHINESE IMMIGRANT WHO MOVED TO WAIOURU, AN ARMY TOWN AND FOUND THE GOING TOUGH. BUT INSTEAD OF QUITTING, DOLORES HO WORKED HARD, GOT A JOB AND SUPPORTED HER FAMILY. NOW SHE'S EMBARKING ON A PERSONAL PROJECT TO HONOUR THOUSANDS OF FALLEN SOLDIERS. HADYN JONES EXPLAINS. IT'S ABOUT TO RAIN. IT'S 10 DEGREES. AND DOLORES HO IS HEADING OUT FOR HARAKEKE FLAX. IT'S NOT VERY PLEASANT TO GO OUT TO GET FLAX, BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE. SHE'S DONE THIS FOR EIGHT YEARS. NOT MANY AROUND IN WAIOURU ANY MORE, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN CUTTING THEM. THE FLAX COMES HOME WITH HER. TOOLS OF MY TRADE. GIVE HER A FEW MINUTES AND SHE'LL TURN THE FLAX INTO CROSSES. I CAN MAKE EIGHT CROSSES OUT OF ONE LEAF. EACH CROSS IS GOING ON A GRAVE OF A NZ SOLDIER WHO NEVER MADE IT HOME. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF SERVICE PERSONNEL WHO WERE BURIED OVERSEAS HAVE NEVER HAD A VISITOR. THERE'S 33,000 KIWI SOLDIER'S BURIED ABROAD. IT IS MY PERSONAL TRIBUTE. THAT'S 33,000 CROSSES DOLORES' IS MAKING. THE AIM IS TO, AT LEAST, THAT THEY GET ONE VISIT FROM SOMEBODY WHO CARES. DOLORES HO KNOWS A BIT ABOUT SOLDIERS. SHE'S THE ARCHIVIST AT THE NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM. HER VAULT HAS 5 MILLION ARTICLES. COS I LOVE PLAYING MICHAEL JACKSON. HER MICHAEL JACKSON GLOVES HAVE COMBED THROUGH LETTERS FROM SOLDIERS WHO NEVER MADE IT HOME. PLEASED TO HEAR THAT ALL ARE WELL AT HOME. SOME OF THEM ARE REALLY VERY, VERY PERSONAL. DOLORES DELIVERS THE CROSSES TOO. IN ONE TRIP TO EUROPE, SHE VISITED 800 GRAVES. WHEN I FIRST DID IT, PUT THE FIRST CROSS... IT WAS REALLY HARD. AND I LOOK AT THE AGE THAT'S INSCRIBED ON THE HEADSTONE, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE JUST 19, 20. THEY WERE SO YOUNG. DOLORES HO'S FAMILY DIDN'T FIGHT IN THE WAR. THEY FLED IT. MY PARENTS HAVE TO LEAVE CHINA BECAUSE OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. SHE ARRIVED A YEAR LATER IN WAIOURU WITH NOTHING. THERE WAS NO JOB AROUND. I CLEANED A LOT OF THE HOUSES. EVENTUALLY SHE GOT A JOB IN THE MUSEUM3 YEARS LATER IS THE HEAD ARCHIVIST. I CAN'T CALL MYSELF KIWI BECAUSE I AM NOT A KIWI, BUT I FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE. MORE AT HOME. SHE IS A CHINESE IMMIGRANT WHO DEVOTES HER SPARE TIME TO HONOURING EVERY NZ SOLDIER WHO NEVER MADE IT BACK. I DO WHAT MY HEART TELLS ME TO DO. SO I JUST FOLLOW MY HEART. WHICH MEANS TOMORROW SHE'LL BE BACK PICKING FLAX. HADYN JONES, 1 NEWS. IF YOU WANT TO HELP DOLORES BY MAKING CROSSES OR DELIVERING THEM TO SOLDIER'S GRAVES IN EUROPE, START BY SEARCHING 'GOOD SORTS' ON FACEBOOK AND HITTING 'LIKE'. 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, 1NEWSNOW.CO.NZ FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK NEWS, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JEAN TENG. 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