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The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report on One News at 6.

Primary Title
  • 1 News at 6
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 13 May 2017
Start Time
  • 18 : 00
Finish Time
  • 19 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • The nation's leading team of journalists brings viewers the latest news and sport, plus the most comprehensive weather report on One News at 6.
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  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
WELL, GOOD EVENING. IT WAS A FROSTY MORNING AND A COOL DAY AS THAT SOUTHERLY DREDGED UP THAT COLD AIR. SHOWERS PEPPERING THE EASTERN SHORES, AS DONNA DRAGS HER BOTTOM AWAY. BUT, FOR THE VAST MAJORITY, IT WAS A LOVELY SATURDAY, AND THERE'S MORE GOODNESS TO COME. THEN, A STAUNCH RAINMAKER RUNS US DOWN MID-WEEK. TOMORROW'S WEATHER, TODAY'S NEWS. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. IT'S THE BIGGEST CYBERATTACK IN HISTORY. HOSPITALS AND BUSINESSES ACROSS THE WORLD ARE BROUGHT TO A STANDSTILL. WE LOOK AT THE THREATS TO NEW ZEALAND. GRANDMA, GRANDAD AND NINE GRANDCHILDREN ` THE SOUTH AUCKLAND FAMILY HAVING TO LIVE IN A MOTEL. GETTING YOUNG PEOPLE TO CARE ABOUT POLITICS ` LABOUR'S YOUNG GUNS GOING AFTER THE YOUTH VOTE. AND ONE GOAL WAS ALL IT NEEDED. CHELSEA CLINCHES THE PREMIER LEAGUE, AND NOW THE PARTY KICKS OFF. (CHANTING, CHEERING) KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. A MASSIVE CYBERATTACK IS SWEEPING THE GLOBE, AND AUTHORITIES HERE IN NZ SAY THEY'RE TAKING EXTRA STEPS TO STRENGTHEN OUR CYBER SECURITY. THE MALICIOUS SOFTWARE IS CALLED RANSOMWARE BECAUSE IT ENCRYPTS SYSTEMS AND THREATENS TO DESTROY DATA IF A RANSOM ISN'T PAID. MORE THAN 90,000 OF THESE MALWARE ATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ACROSS DOZENS OF COUNTRIES. EUROPE, ASIA AND THE AMERICAS HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT. IN BRITAIN, THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE HAS BEEN BADLY AFFECTED. NO CYBERATTACKS HAVE BEEN REPORTED HERE YET, BUT AS PAUL HOBBS EXPLAINS, NO ONE'S TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED. FOR MANY, THE FIRST SIGN THEY'D BEEN HACKED WAS THIS OMINOUS EMAIL ` OOPS, YOUR FILES HAVE BEEN ENCRYPTED. WITH IT, A DEMAND FROM HACKERS ` PAY A RANSOM OR LOSE YOUR FILES ALTOGETHER. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED SCALE. WE'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING SPREAD THIS QUICKLY IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. AMONG THOSE HARDEST HIT, BRITAIN'S NATIONAL HEATH SERVICE. UP TO 39 HOSPITALS AND GP SERVICES HAVE HAD TO CANCEL SURGERY, SEND PATIENTS HOME, DIVERT RESOURCES. I THINK IT'S A HEINOUS CRIME, THIS HACKING, BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK. WITH IT SERVICES FROZEN, DISRUPTION COULD LAST FOR DAYS. BRITAIN'S NHS JUST ONE OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS WORLDWIDE. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL ATTACK, AND A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. DESPITE NZ BEING IDENTIFIED AS AT-RISK, THE NEWLY CREATED GOVERNMENT AGENCY SET UP TO DEAL WITH CYBER CRIME, 'CERT', SAYS IT HAS NO REPORTS OF ANY ORGANISATIONS BEING INFECTED. THE POLICE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED NO REPORTS. THOSE WHO HAVE HIGH DEPENDENCY ON THE OPERABILITY OF THE COMPUTERS WOULD BE MOSTLY THE TARGETS. IN AMERICA, THE FIRST COMPANY TO ADMIT BEING A VICTIM OF THE MALICIOUS RANSOMWARE IS FED-EX. THE REASON THIS IS HITTING SO MANY COMPUTERS AT ONCE IS THEY DISCOVERED A VULNERABILITY IN THE MOST POPULAR OPERATING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, IN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, AND THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. THE IRONY IS THE ATTACKS ARE BASED, IN PART, ON TOOLS DEVELOPED BY US INTELLIGENCE. THEY WERE LEAKED IN APRIL, AND NOW HACKERS HAVE TAKEN ITS MALICIOUS QUALITIES AND TURNED THEM LOOSE. MICROSOFT DID WARN ABOUT THE THREAT, ASSURING USERS IF THEY'D INSTALLED A SECURITY UPDATE TO WINDOWS SOFTWARE THE PREVIOUS MONTH, THEY'D BE OK. THE FEAR BEING THAT ORGANISATIONS LIKE THE BRITISH NHS AND OTHERS WORLDWIDE HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT ADVICE. PAUL HOBBS JOINS US FROM THE AUCKLAND NEWSROOM NOW. PAUL, WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THESE ATTACKS? I'VE JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH CERT, THEY SAY THERE IS STILL NO REPORTS OF HACKS HERE. CERT IS SAYING BE WARY OF OPENING ANY ATTACHMENTS OR LINKS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED UP YOUR SYSTEM AND ACCEPT AUTOMATIC UPDATES. IF YOU FEAR YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED, CONTACT CERT IMMEDIATELY. A SOUTH AUCKLAND GRANDMOTHER AND GRANDFATHER LIVING IN A MOTEL WITH THEIR NINE GRANDCHILDREN ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP. THE FAMILY IS ONE OF MANY THAT CAN'T FIND AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION, AND ARE FORCED TO STAY IN EMERGENCY HOUSING. HELEN CASTLES REPORTS. ARRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL. TODAY, HOME IS THE TAKANINI PARK MOTOR LODGE MOTHER'S DAY IS COMING UP, HEY? GRANDMA, LISA KIEL, AND HER PARTNER OF 35 YEARS, BRUCE, SHARE THIS TWO-BEDROOM UNIT WITH THE FIVE YOUNGER KIDS. THE FOUR OLDER ONES ARE IN THE UNIT NEXT DOOR. CRAZY, BUT IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S COSTING THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT MORE THAN $500 A NIGHT TO HOUSE THE FAMILY OF 11. WE SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS POSITION WE'RE IN NOW. THE FAMILY WAS EVICTED FROM THEIR HOUSING NEW ZEALAND HOME, WHERE THEY HAD LIVED FOR 16 YEARS, FOR ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. ALLEGATIONS WERE MADE TO HOUSING NEW ZEALAND. I WAS CALLED TO THE OFFICE, AND THAT'S HOW THEY LAID IT OUT TO ME. I HAD 90 DAYS TO MOVE OUT. THIS IS OUR BABY, ELIZABETH. DAUGHTER, ELIZABETH, TOOK HER OWN LIFE IN FEBRUARY. SHE HAD LIVED IN ABOUT EIGHT, 10 MOTELS ALL OVER SOUTH AUCKLAND. THE LAST MOTEL SHE WAS IN, SHE WAS TOLD BY WORK AND INCOME THAT THEY WEREN'T ABOUT TO HELP HER WITH ANOTHER MOTEL. THAT SHE AND HER DAUGHTER WOULD BE HOMELESS, WHICH REALLY, REALLY STRESSED HER. THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WON'T COMMENT ON ELIZABETH'S CASE BECAUSE IT'S BEFORE THE CORONER. THE AUCKLAND ACTION AGAINST POVERTY GROUP SAYS THEY ARE SEEING SITUATIONS LIKE THIS ONE ON A DAILY BASIS. WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT WHICH CONTINUES TO SAY THEY ARE ADDRESSING HOUSING, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY EXAMPLES OF THEIR FAILURE TO DO SO ADEQUATELY. 1 NEWS CONTACTED ALL 15 MOTELS LISTED IN THE MANUREWA, OTAHUHU AND PAPATOETOE AREAS. ALL OF THEM WERE PROVIDING EMERGENCY HOUSING TO WINZ CLIENTS. AND FOR SOME OF THEM, THE WINZ CLIENTS OUTNUMBERED THE REGULAR GUESTS. THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SAYS IT'S DOING ALL IT CAN TO ACCOMMODATE MRS KIEL AND HER WHANAU, BUT HOUSING A FAMILY THAT SIZE IS DIFFICULT. BUT THIS WHANAU IS HOPEFUL. WHAT ARE THESE FOR? FOR MOTHERS DAY. MOTHERS DAY. A CUP OF TEA, UNLIMITED KISSES. AND JUST LIKE GRANDMA, THESE KIDS CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING. HELEN CASTLES, 1 NEWS. YOUTH, HEALTH AND HOUSING HAVE BEEN THE FOCUS TODAY AT LABOUR'S ELECTION YEAR CONGRESS. ABOUT 400 OF THE PARTY FAITHFUL PACKED INTO TE PAPA TO HEAR JACINDA ARDERN MAKE HER FIRST BIG SPEECH AS DEPUTY LEADER. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD WAS THERE AND JOINS US NOW. THE FIRST DAY OF LABOUR'S ELECTION YEAR CONGRESS IS JUST WRAPPING UP. LABOUR KNOWS IT'S GOT A LONG WAY TO GO COME SEPTEMBER. LABOUR'S NEW DEPUTY LEADER MAKING A DIRECT PITCH TO YOUNG VOTERS. GENERATION Y HAVE BEEN THE ONES TO WATCH INEQUALITY RISE, THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES TO WATCH POVERTY RISE, AND THEY WILL BE THE ONES WHO WILL SEE IT COMPOUND EVEN FURTHER AS THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME THOSE WHO INHERIT. AND NEAR TEARS AS SHE RECOUNTED THE DEATH OF A FRIEND. VOICE BREAKING: I WAS ONLY 13 YEARS OLD WHEN MY BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER TOOK HIS OWN LIFE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS WHAT'S BECOMING A MAJOR ELECTION YEAR ISSUE ` MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ` LABOUR'S PLEDGING A $40 MILLION SPEND TO ROLL OUT YOUTH HEALTH TEAMS IN EVERY SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL. BEHIND EVERY SINGLE ENTRY IN THE SUICIDE STATISTICS LIES NOT ONLY A LIFE LOST BUT A COMMUNITY SHATTERED. JACINDA ARDERN IS THE YOUTHFUL FACE OF THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND IS ALREADY MORE POPULAR THAN HER LEADER IN SOME POLLS. SO DOES LABOUR SEE HER AS THEIR NOT-SO-SECRET WEAPON TO ATTRACT THAT HARD-TO-GET YOUTH VOTE? YOU'D HAVE TO ASK YOUNG PEOPLE. I COULDN'T TELL YOU. HAVE YOU DONE ANY POLLING ON THAT? ON WHETHER OR NOT I APPEAL TO YOUNG PEOPLE? I DON'T BELIEVE SO, NO. WE BASE IT ON FACEBOOK LIKES, I GUESS. I DO OK IN AN OLD PEOPLE'S HOME AS WELL. IT IS A BIT PROBLEMATIC FOR LABOUR THAT SHE'S POLLING HIGHER THAN ANDREW LITTLE. BUT THERE ARE SOME YOUNG PEOPLE LABOUR ARE TARGETING IN A DIFFERENT WAY ` THOSE HERE ON STUDENT AND WORK VISAS. LEADER ANDREW LITTLE WANTS TO SLASH THOSE NUMBERS BY THE TENS OF THOUSANDS. THERE ARE STUDENT VISAS BEING ISSUED TO STUDENTS DOING COURSES THAT ARE NOT OF HIGH VALUE, AND THAT'S WHERE WE WILL TARGET. FINANCE SPOKESMAN GRANT ROBERTSON INSISTS THE IMMIGRATION DEBATE IS ABOUT MANAGING GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY. ANYBODY WHO MAKES THE DEBATE ABOUT IMMIGRANTS OR ABOUT THEIR RACE IS ACTING AGAINST THE VALUES OF THE LABOUR PARTY AND, I BELIEVE, THE VALUES OF MOST NEW ZEALANDERS. I'M NOT CALLING OUT ANYONE IN PARTICULAR. LABOUR HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF THAT VERY THING THEMSELVES AFTER TARGETING CHINESE HOUSE BUYERS, BUT... WE'VE LEARNT A LOT FROM THAT. SO AN APOLOGY OF SORTS, AND NO BIG ELECTION-YEAR LOLLIES, BUT INSTEAD A BIG PLAY FOR THE SELFIE GENERATION. SO, KATIE, NO BIG POLICIES TODAY, BUT HOW DID JACINDA ARDERN GO? SHE IS VERY POPULAR HERE. THE SPEECH WENT DOWN WELL. IT WAS A BIG TEST FOR HER AT HER FIRST TIME AT A CONFERENCE IN THE LEADERSHIP TEAM. THIS WASN'T ABOUT BIG POLICIES, LABOUR WANTS TO SAVE THAT FOR CLOSER TO THE ELECTION. WE EXPECT ANDREW LITTLE'S SPEECH TO FOCUS ON THAT. A SQUEEZE ON LAND IN AUCKLAND IS FORCING THE GOVERNMENT TO LOOK AT SPACE-SAVING SCHOOLS. EDUCATION MINISTER NIKKI KAYE SAYS INNER-CITY SCHOOLS COULD SOON BE SHARING PARKS AND GYMS WITH THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE WITH THE STORY. AUCKLAND'S GROWING PAINS ARE GIVING SCHOOLS A HEADACHE, SO THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING SPACE-SAVING METRO SCHOOLS FOR THE INNER CITY. A METRO SCHOOL IS A SCHOOL IN AN INTENSIFIED AREA, PROBABLY INNER CITY, WHEREBY WE WON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF GREEN SPACE. INSTEAD, THOSE PLAYING FIELDS OR GYMS WOULD BE LEASED OR SHARED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE SCHOOLS WOULD BE SMALLER THAN NORMAL, BE CLOSE TO TRANSPORT HUBS AND COULD OPERATE FLEXIBLE HOURS. ONE MODEL IS CHRISTCHURCH'S AO TAWHITI SCHOOL, DUE TO OPEN IN 2019. IT'S A GREAT OPTION, AND SOME PARENTS WANT THAT OPTION. SO IT'S JUST ABOUT CHOICE, REALLY. THE IDEA DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OPPOSITION. THAT WHOLE IDEA OF THE SCHOOL BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY, UTILISING COMMUNITY FACILITIES ` I THINK THAT'S GREAT. IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE A PARK AND A SCHOOL PLAYING FIELD RIGHT BESIDE EACH OTHER. ACTUALLY, THEY CAN BE ONE AND THE SAME. BUT LABOUR SAYS IT'S ONLY NECESSARY BECAUSE NATIONAL HASN'T PLANNED FOR AUCKLAND'S POPULATION SQUEEZE. NATIONAL HELD ITS REGIONAL CONFERENCE IN AUCKLAND TODAY IT'S GEARING UP FOR AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN THAT'S LIKELY TO FOCUS ON AUCKLANDERS' GROWING FRUSTRATIONS OVER A HOUSING SHORTAGE AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION PROBLEMS. ALL POLITICAL PARTIES WITH THE COMING ELECTION ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FOCUS ON THOSE TWO ISSUES. OVERWHELMINGLY, THAT'S WHAT AUCKLANDERS RAISE WITH ME AS THE CRITICAL THINGS AFFECTING THEM. AND HERE'S WHAT'S AT STAKE ` NATIONAL HOLDS TEN SEATS AND LABOUR, EIGHT, WITH EPSOM GOING TO ACT AT THE LAST ELECTION. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHO GOT THE BIGGEST SHARE OF THE PARTY VOTE, THIS IS HOW THE MAP LOOKS. WE'RE INVESTING MORE THAN EVER BEFORE TO ENABLE WE FUTURE-PROOF AUCKLAND. AND AS AUCKLAND CENTRAL MP, NIKKI KAYE IS HOPING HER NEW POLICY WILL ALSO FUTURE-PROOF HER VOTE. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS. IN A BID TO REDUCE ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM, BARS AND PUBS IN PALMERSTON NORTH ARE VOLUNTARILY CLOSING EARLY. A DOZEN BARS IN THE CBD HAVE AGREED TO SHUT THEIR DOORS AN HOUR EARLIER, AND THIS WEEKEND IS THE FIRST REAL TEST OF THE CHANGE. BRIAR WELLS REPORTS. (YELLING, WHOOPING) A NIGHT OUT ON THE TOWN IN PALMERSTON NORTH, NOW CUT SHORT BY AN HOUR. (BRUNO MARS' 'THAT'S WHAT I LIKE' PLAYS) THE DOORS OF NIGHTCLUBS AND BARS SHUTTING AT THE NEW TIME OF 2AM. 2 O'CLOCK, THAT'S JUST WHEN THE FUN'S JUST STARTING, BRO. I JUST WANNA PARTY. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH. IT'S A JOINT IMITATIVE BETWEEN BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE CBD; AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE DRINKING HABITS AND REDUCE ALCOHOL-RELATED HARM AND CRIME. THE IDEA IS TO GET KIDS INTO TOWN WHERE THEY ARE SUPERVISED WHILE THEY ARE DRINKING, NOT SITTING AT HOME, PRE-LOADING, GETTING TOAST, AND CREATING HAVOC IN THE SQUARE. RICKY QUIRK OWNS 'THE DAILY BAR'. HE'S SACRIFICING AN HOUR'S TRADING, AND POSSIBLY REVENUE, BUT SAYS SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. IT'S ABOUT RE-EDUCATING THE YOUNGER ONES TO COME OUT EARLIER. THEY TURN UP PRE-LOADED, PUT ON A REALLY STRAIGHT FACE AT THE FRONT DOOR, GET IN OUR PREMISES, AND WE FIND WE KICK THEM OUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. BUT CRITICS DOUBT THE EARLIER CLOSING TIME WILL HAVE AN IMPACT, ARGUING IT'LL JUST SHIFT THE PROBLEM ELSEWHERE. ALL IT'S GONNA DO IS MAKE HOUSE PARTIES MORE INTENSE, EARLIER. IT'S A TRIAL, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEE HOW IT GOES. THE MOVE'S SUPPORTED BY THOSE KEPT BUSY BY ALCOHOL-RELATED CALL-OUTS. THIS IS THE FIRST WEEK OF THIS COMMUNITY-LED PROJECT. WHILE ITS TOO EARLY TO GIVE ANY DEFINITIVE OUTCOME, WE HOPE THAT IN THE MONTHS AHEAD WE'LL SEE A REDUCTION IN ALCOHOL HARM. AND COME CLOSING TIME, SOME REVELLERS COULD SEE THE POSITIVE SIDE. STILL GOT THE BOYS HERE, HAVING A GOOD NIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO DO BUT GO GET MACCAS, AND THEN GO HOME AT 2AM, SO EVERYONE WILL BE IN BED AN HOUR EARLIER. A GOOD NIGHT, JUST ENDING THAT LITTLE BIT SOONER. BRIAR WELLS, 1 NEWS. COMING UP ON 1 NEWS ` ALL ROADS LEAD TO CHINA. WE'RE IN BEIJING TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO REINSTATE THE OLD SILK ROAD ROUTES. A KIWI INNOVATION HEADING TO THE US. COULD THIS BE THE START OF A MASSIVE EXPANSION FOR UBCO'S ELECTRIC FARM BIKES? AND THE BLENHEIM BOOM. RECORD TRAFFIC AND VISITORS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT AN UNEXPECTED SIDE EFFECT OF THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S COME UNDER FIRE FOR SUGGESTING WHITE HOUSE PHONE CALLS ARE BEING RECORDED. IT FOLLOWS YET ANOTHER TWEET SENT OUT BY TRUMP WHICH APPEARS TO THREATEN FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY ` THE MAN WHO HAD BEEN INVESTIGATING ALLEGED RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN THE ELECTION. ABC'S JONATHON KARL WITH THIS REPORT. HE'S ALREADY FIRED HIM, AND TODAY PRESIDENT TRUMP AIMED AN APPARENT THREAT AT FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY. THE PRESIDENT TWEETING ` WAIT A MINUTE ` TAPES?! IS PRESIDENT TRUMP TAPING HIS WHITE HOUSE CONVERSATIONS? TODAY, AFTER THE TWEET, A NON-DENIAL. WHAT ABOUT THE IDEA THAT IN A TWEET YOU SAID THAT THERE MIGHT BE TAPE RECORDINGS? WELL, THAT I CAN'T TALK ABOUT. I WON'T TALK ABOUT THAT. ALL I WANT IS FOR COMEY TO BE HONEST, AND I HOPE HE WILL BE. AND I'M SURE HE WILL BE; I HOPE. A RECORDING WOULD REVEAL WHETHER COMEY ACTUALLY SAID WHAT THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS HE SAID ABOUT THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION. I SAID, 'IF IT'S POSSIBLE, WOULD YOU LET ME KNOW, 'AM I UNDER INVESTIGATION?' HE SAID, 'YOU ARE NOT UNDER INVESTIGATION.' TODAY THE WHITE HOUSE WAS PRESSED ON WHETHER THE PRESIDENT IS THREATENING COMEY AND WHETHER ANY RECORDINGS ACTUALLY EXIST. DID PRESIDENT TRUMP RECORD HIS CONVERSATIONS WITH FORMER FBI DIRECTOR COMEY? I'VE TALKED TO THE PRESIDENT; THE PRESIDENT HAS NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD ON THAT. ARE THERE RECORDING DEVICES IN THE OVAL OFFICE OR IN THE RESIDENCE? AS I SAID, FOR THE THIRD TIME, THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD ON THAT. DOES HE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO THREATEN SOMEONE LIKE MR COMEY NOT TO SPEAK? I DON'T THINK THAT'S` THAT'S NOT A THREAT. HE SIMPLY STATED A FACT. THE TWEET SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. I'M MOVING ON. SEAN SPICER SIMPLY REFUSED TO CONFIRM OR DENY WHETHER OR NOT THE WHITE HOUSE IS BUGGED. SEAN. SEAN, DID YOU ASK THE PRESIDENT IF HE HAS INSTALLED LISTENING DEVICES IN THE WHITE HOUSE? DID YOU ASK THE PRESIDENT IF HE INSTALLED LISTENING DEVICES? SECRET WHITE HOUSE RECORDINGS ARE NOT UNPRECEDENTED. KENNEDY AND LBJ SECRETLY TAPED THEIR OVAL OFFICE MEETINGS, AND SO, OF COURSE, DID RICHARD NIXON. BUT NIXON'S TAPES HELPED BRING DOWN HIS PRESIDENCY, AND NO PRESIDENT SINCE HAS ACKNOWLEDGED INSTALLING LISTENING DEVICES IN THE WHITE HOUSE. WHILE THE US MIGHT BE PULLING BACK FROM GLOBALISATION UNDER DONALD TRUMP, ITS RIVAL, CHINA, IS MOVING IN THE OPPOSITION DIRECTION. ON SUNDAY, IT WILL FORMALLY KICK OFF AN AMBITIOUS NEW TRADE PLAN IN BEIJING WHICH AIMS TO REVIVE THE ANCIENT SILK ROAD TRADING ROUTES. POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN IS THERE AND SENT THIS REPORT. WITH 29 WORLD LEADERS AND EVEN THE UN SET TO ATTEND, EXPECTATIONS FOR BEIJING'S SO-CALLED NEW SILK ROAD SUMMIT ARE HIGH. I THINK THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE IS EMERGING AS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF 21ST CENTURY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. SOMETHING THAT WE BADLY NEED AT THIS TIME IS A LIFT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC SITUATION. THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE IS A TRADE PLAN BASED ON THE ANCIENT SILK ROAD TRADING ROUTES. IT INVOLVES CHINA SPENDING HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BUILDING TWO NEW GLOBAL TRADE ROUTES OVER LAND AND SEA. WITH CO-OPERATIVE COUNTRIES ALONG THE ROUTES LIKE INDONESIA SET TO BENEFIT FROM INVESTMENT IN NEW ROADS, PORTS AND RAILWAYS. THE PROCESS FOR THE HIGH-SPEED TRAIN, I THINK, IS PROGRESSING VERY WELL. WE ARE NOW ALREADY STARTING FOR LAND CLEARING FOR THE FIRST 5KM. BUT IT'S NOT JUST CHINA'S NEIGHBOURS THAT ARE PART OF THE PLAN. IN MARCH, NEW ZEALAND BECAME THE FIRST DEVELOPED NATION TO SIGN UP TO THE BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE. ALTHOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE IN NEW ZEALAND, CHINESE ECONOMISTS SAY CHINA IS MORE LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED IN POORER DEVELOPING NATIONS THAN NEW ZEALAND. FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES LIKE NEW ZEALAND, MAYBE YOU... PROBABLY YOU ALSO LIKE US ` YOU ALSO NEED TO UPGRADE THE INFRASTRUCTURE A LITTLE BIT BUT IT'S NOT IN A RUSH. MAYBE THE CHINESE COMPANIES, THEY ARE MORE INTERESTED IN NEW ZEALAND FOR AGRICULTURE SECTOR. NOT ALL COUNTRIES ARE KEEN ON CHINA'S PLAN. AND THERE'S SUSPICION THE BELT AND ROAD IS REALLY CHINA EXERTING POLITICAL POWER. BECAUSE OF CHINA'S POLITICAL SYSTEM, IT IS JUST NOT TRUSTED. CHINA TALKS ABOUT TRYING TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF COMMON DESTINY, BUT I THINK IT IS GOING TO REALLY STRUGGLE TO WIN OVER THAT TRUST. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) TRANSLATOR: WE ARE SIMPLY CONDUCTING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES. HOW CAN THIS IMPOSE ANY THREAT TO ANYONE? OUR AIM IS TO MAKE A FORTUNE TOGETHER WITH THE OTHERS. PRESIDENT XI WILL SPELL OUT MORE DETAILS OF THAT AIM WHEN HE OPENS THE SUMMIT ON SUNDAY. CORIN DANN, 1 NEWS, BEIJING. THERE'S BEEN AN UNEXPECTED BOOM FOR SOME MARLBOROUGH BUSINESSES FOLLOWING THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE. WHILE SOME ARE DOING IT TOUGH WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY NORTH OF KAIKOURA CLOSED, OTHERS ON THE NEW INLAND ROUTE ARE REAPING THE BENEFITS. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. ALL THE SIGNS ARE THERE THAT BUSINESS IS BOOMING IN THE PICTON MOTEL TRADE. FULL TONIGHT. FULL TOMORROW. IN FACT, SOME NIGHTS THEY'RE HAVING TO TURN PEOPLE AWAY. JUST TWO ROOMS TO GO. THE REASON ` THE INLAND ROUTE. IT'S MUCH LONGER WITH STATE HIGHWAY 1 THROUGH KAIKOURA CLOSED SINCE THE QUAKES. I'VE HEARD THERE'S PRETTY BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. IT WAS HORRIBLE. IT WAS A REALLY LONG JOURNEY. WE HAD TO STOP 17 ` WE ACTUALLY COUNTED THEM ` TIMES. SO MANY TRAVELLERS ARE OPTING TO STAY THE NIGHT IN PICTON,... THE FERRY'S JUST COMING AROUND THE POINT NOW. ...WHEN PREVIOUSLY THEY WOULD HAVE JUST HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE COOK STRAIT FERRY. MAY IS TRADITIONALLY A LOT QUIETER THAN THIS. IT RUNS ABOUT 40%, 50%, AND WE'RE RUNNING AT ABOUT 90%, 95% FOR THE REST OF MAY. HALF AN HOUR DOWN THE ROAD IN BLENHEIM,... AND OVER TIME IT JUST SOFTENS. ...SOME ARE EXPERIENCING AN UPSURGE IN TRADE TOO. IT'S BEEN A RECORD SUMMER. WE'VE HAD, UM... AND IT'S STILL GOING. SO YOU'RE DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO CAPTURE THIS NEW TRADE GOING PAST THE FRONT DOOR? YEAH, WE ARE. WE CALL IT STATE HIGHWAY 1 NOW. THERE WAS SOME INTERESTING MEDIA AROUND ABOUT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND BEING STUFFED. AND IT'S NOT. WE'RE ALL FINE. ALTHOUGH NOT EVERYONE'S QUITE SO HAPPY. THOSE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HEAVILY RELIANT ON THAT DOMESTIC CANTERBURY MARKET ARE REALLY SEEING SOME IMPACT ON THEIR BUSINESSES IN THE SHORT TERM. THEY WANT THE OLD ROUTE RE-OPENED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO CANTABRIANS RETURN IN THEIR DROVES. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROAD OPENING BEFORE NEXT SUMMER, YES, VERY MUCH. BUT BUSINESSES LIKE THIS WOULDN'T MIND IF THE ROAD WORK TOOK ITS TIME. ITS GOOD TO SEE THERE IS A SILVER LINING. THEY'RE ALL BOOKED OUT AND COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. A KIWI COMPANY AND ITS ELECTRIC FARM BIKE HAS SECURED AN INVESTMENT DEAL IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MARKETS. UBCO HAS PARTNERED WITH AN AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY GROUP TO HELP LAUNCH THE BIKES OVERSEAS. AND AS SAM KELWAY REPORTS, THE FIRST ELECTRIC FARM BIKE MAY SOON BE READY FOR THE ROAD AS WELL. THEY'VE CREATED A LOT OF NOISE FOR A SMALL BIKE THAT MAKES NO SOUND AT ALL. (BIKE WHIRRS) AND NOW WITH FINANCIAL BACKING, UBCO, THE COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST ELECTRIC FARM BIKE, IS READY TO GO GLOBAL. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, APART FROM THE INVESTMENT, IS THE FACT THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY ENTERING PROBABLY THE LARGEST ADDRESSABLE MARKET. THE US MARKET IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE, BUT IT IS A BIG MARKET TO GET INTO, AND IF YOU CAN CRACK THAT, THEN YOU'RE DOING REALLY WELL. WITH THE HELP OF ENTREPRENEURS AND EXPANSION EXPERTS, UBCO'S FORMED A DISTRIBUTION BRANCH IN OREGON. I THINK A LOT OF COMPANIES HAVE MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY, CERTAINLY IN THE OUTDOOR, OFF-ROAD AREA. IT SEEMS EVERYWHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT ENTERING THE MARKET, WE'RE THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT'S DOING IT. I THINK THERE'S THE RECOGNITION THAT YOU'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOMETHING THAT WORKS. POWERED BY A LITHIUM BATTERY WITH A TOP SPEED OF ALMOST 50KM/H, THE BIKES ARE ALREADY BEING USED HERE ON PICTURESQUE WALTER PEAK FARM IN CENTRAL OTAGO. THERE ARE ABOUT 300 UBCO TWO-BY-TWOS IN THE COUNTRY. UP UNTIL NOW, THEY'VE BEEN USED OFF ROAD. BUT NOW A NEW BIKE'S IN PRODUCTION THAT CAN BE ROAD REGISTERED AND CAPABLE OF TRAVELING UP TO 150KM BEFORE BEING RECHARGED. THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP UP IN TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS INCLUDING ALL THE CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HOMOLOGATION, WHICH IS SPEEDO, INDICATORS, DIMMABLE HEADLIGHTS. AND ALSO THERE'S A LOT OF EMC COMPLIANCE, WHICH IS ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE, WHICH HAS HAD TO BE DONE TO GET THE BIKE INTO A PRODUCTION-READY STATE. 60 BIKES WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE STATES. AND WITH A MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT TO BOOT, YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE MORE OF THESE IN THE FUTURE. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. SAM'S HERE WITH THE WEATHER. SOME EXTRA LAYERS REQUIRED TODAY! VERY CHILLY, BUT LOTS OF BLUE SKY AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE REMNANTS OF DONNA ARE DRAGGING AWAY. LOVELY OVER NZ AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ PEOPLE AT THE HAWKES BAY MARATHON. STILL TO COME ON THE NEWS HOUR ` THEY'RE THE CHEEKY ICON OF ALPINE NEW ZEALAND. WHY THE DECLINE IN THE KEA POPULATION IS CAUSING CONCERN. AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF CONCERN FOR THIS PARACHUTIST, BUT REMARKABLY, SHE LIVED TO TELL THE TALE. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` AUTHORITIES IN NEW ZEALAND SAY THEY'RE TAKING EXTRA STEPS TO STRENGTHEN ITS CYBER SECURITY, FOLLOWING A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK THAT'S STRUCK DOZENS OF COUNTRIES. MORE THAN 90,000 SEPARATE RANSOMWARE HACKS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AROUND THE WORLD, BUT SO FAR, NO MAJOR REPORTS HERE. THE CHEEKY BIRD, THE KEA, IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT BIRDS IN THE WORLD, BUT IT'S STEADILY ON THE DECLINE. OFTEN THEY'RE A VICTIM OF THEIR OWN CURIOSITY, BUT AS MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS, DOC SAYS THERE'S A WAY NEW ZEALANDERS CAN HELP THEIR SURVIVAL. PREPARING FOR WINTER AND THE RISKS THAT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE MOUNTAINS BRING TO NEW ZEALAND AND THE WORLD'S ONLY ALPINE PARROT. THE MESSAGE IS ` DON'T FEED A KEA EVER. RENOWNED FOR THEIR CHEEKY AND CURIOUS NATURE, KEA ARE OFTEN A HIT WITH HUMANS. YOU REALLY WANT TO FEED THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, AND YOU WANT TO GET THAT PHOTO AND YOU WANT TO BRING THEM CLOSER, BUT A LOT OF THE FOODS THAT WE EAT ARE HARMFUL TO KEA. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SAYS THE NUMBERS DO APPEAR TO BE DROPPING. THAT'S THE PICTURE WE THINK WE'VE GOT ` IS THAT KEA ARE IN A DECLINE. IN SOME AREAS, THEY'RE JUST HOLDING THEIR OWN, BUT MOSTLY, YEAH, THERE'S A DECLINE. WHILE THEIR MAIN THREATS ARE PREDATORS, THE BIRDS' REPUTATION FOR ATTACKING SHEEP SAW THEM IN TROUBLE IN THE PAST. FROM THE LATE 1800S THROUGH TO THE 1970S, 150,000 KEA WERE KILLED, BASICALLY DUE TO THEIR THREAT TO FARMING. IT'S BELIEVED AROUND 5000 TO 8000 BIRDS REMAIN IN THE WILD TODAY. THE PRESENT DECLINE IS A CONCERN FOR BUSINESSES LIKE TREBLE CONE SKI FIELD. THEY JUST LOVE TO SEE THE UNUSUAL AND THE BEAUTIFUL BIRDS. I THINK IF THEY WERE TO GO, IT WOULD BE A GREAT LOSS, AND I WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP MAKING SURE AND WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP MAKING SURE THEIR ENVIRONMENT IS PRISTINE. AND WHILE GROUPS LIKE THE KEA CONSERVATION TRUST AND DOC ARE WORKING ON CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, THERE ARE CALLS FOR MORE TO BE DONE. BECAUSE THOUGH WITH THE AMOUNT WE ARE DOING, THERE ARE STILL AREAS OUT HERE IN THE SOUTH ISLAND THAT THE KEA ARE SIMPLY DISAPPEARING. THE PUBLIC ARE BEING ASKED TO HELP, WITH A WEBSITE SET UP TO LOG RECORDS OF KEA SIGHTINGS TO HELP BUILD A BETTER PICTURE OF THESE PLAYFUL PARROTS. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. A MILITARY PARACHUTIST IN SRI LANKA HAS MIRACULOUSLY ESCAPED DEATH AFTER HITTING HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES. FOOTAGE SHOWS THE WOMAN CRASHING INTO THE LINES, CAUSING A TERRIFYING MID-AIR EXPLOSION. DESPITE SUFFERING AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS, THE SOLDIER MANAGED TO FREE HERSELF FROM THE TANGLED WIRES BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND, AS ONLOOKERS RUSHED TO HELP HER. SHE WAS LATER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. ABBY'S HERE WITH MORE BAD NEWS ON THE RUGBY LEAGUE FRONT? the Warriors were up 28-6 against the Panthers. Now things are looking dicey. IT'S ALSO A BIG NIGHT IN CHRISTCHURCH. AHEAD OF THE SUPER SHOWDOWN, ALL EYES WERE ON CLUB RUGBY. SO HOW DID IZZY'S RETURN GO? PLUS ` CHELSEA MAKE IT OFFICIAL, THANKS TO AN UNLIKELY HERO. WHILE BEN STOKES PLAYS WELL-PAID SUPERHERO IN THE IPL. AND THE CELTICS DRESS FOR A FUNERAL, BUT WASHINGTON AREN'T READY TO BURY THEIR NBA FINALS HOPES JUST YET. . Right across New Zealand, local groups are doing a whole lot of good. So come on, get into Z this month and vote for what's good in your hood. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. AFTER A MISERABLE WEEK, NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE BOSSES WERE HOPING THE WARRIORS COULD GET THE CODE SOME MUCH-NEEDED POSITIVE PRESS TODAY. BUT EVEN BEFORE KICK-OFF AGAINST THE PENRITH PANTHERS, THEY SUFFERED A BLOW, WITH RETURNING VETERAN MANU VATUVEI RULED OUT WITH INJURY. JOHN MCKENZIE HAS BEEN WATCHING THE ACTION. THE PENRITH PANTHERS HAVE MISSED MORE TACKLES THAN ANY OTHER TEAM THIS NRL SEASON, AND THEY'D MISS A WHOLE HEAP MORE TO HELP THE WARRIORS STRIKE FIRST. THE BALL ON THE GROUND, PICKED UP BY FORAN. THE WARRIORS GO OVER FIRST. NOT LONG AFTER, THE PANTHERS WOULD HAVE TO TRY AND DEFEND WITH ONE LESS, THANKS TO THIS PROFESSIONAL FOUL. THE ONE-MAN ADVANTAGE MAKING IT ALL A LITTLE BIT TOO EASY FOR THE VISITORS. OUT IT GOES. NICOLL-KLOKSTAD. STRAIGHT THROUGH NOW. HOFFMAN! THE WARRIORS SCORING AT A POINT A MINUTE TO START THE CONTEST BEFORE THE PANTHERS FINALLY STRUCK BACK. BUT IF THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF A COMEBACK FROM THE HOME TEAM, BUT IF THERE WERE ANY SIGNS OF A COMEBACK FROM THE HOME TEAM, THE WARRIORS WERE HAVING NONE OF IT. KIERAN FORAN'S 40-20 PUTTING THEM IN FIELD POSITION TO STRIKE BEFORE HIS NEXT KICK WOULD EXTEND THE LEAD. LOOKING FOR A CHASER. AND THERE TO CLAIM IT ` NICOLL-KLOKSTED. CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTED CALLED IN TO REPLACE THE INJURED MANU VATUVEI WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST 40. AS THE LEAD BALLOONED OUT TO 28-6 COME HALFTIME, THANKS TO THIS FULL-FIELD EFFORT FROM DAVID FUSITUA. THIS TIME VICTORY GOES TO DAVID FUSITUA! The panthers trying to avoid six straight defeats quickly brought the deficit back to just four points with three quick tries. The then unbelievably take the lead, scoring 24 points in just 20 minutes. The Warriors hopes of scoring their first win across the ditch the season quickly evaporating. It is currently 36-28 to Penrith with about three minutes to go. MEANWHILE, JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER KIERAN FORAN ANNOUNCED HE WAS LEAVING THE CLUB AT SEASON'S END, THE WARRIORS MIGHT JUST HAVE FOUND THEIR REPLACEMENT IN FORMER JUNIOR KIWI TE MAIRE MARTIN. IT'S BEING REPORTED MARTIN WILL BE GRANTED AN EARLY RELEASE FROM HIS PENRITH CONTRACT TO JOIN THE WARRIORS FROM 2018. THE FIVE EIGHTH HAS FALLEN OUT OF FAVOUR WITH THE FIRST-GRADE SIDE, INSTEAD PLAYING RESERVE GRADE THIS AFTERNOON AGAINST WHAT COULD SOON BE HIS NEW CLUB. TE MAIRE MARTIN, A HOT KNIFE THROUGH BUTTER, STROLLS THROUGH NEXT TO THE POST, AND PENRITH TAKE THE LEAD BACK. MARTIN, THOUGH, UNSUCCESSFUL WITH A LAST-SECOND FIELD GOAL, AS THE TWO CLUBS DREW 26-26. AHEAD OF THE BIG SUPER RUGBY CLASH IN CHRISTCHURCH TONIGHT, CRUSADERS FULLBACK ISRAEL DAGG HAS TAKEN THE FIRST STEP TO PUSH HIS CASE FOR ALL BLACKS SELECTION. AFTER BEING SIDELINED WITH A KNEE INJURY FOR TWO MONTHS, DAGG TURNED OUT FOR THE UNIVERSITY CLUB SIDE IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE 61-TEST ALL BLACK NOT AFRAID TO MIX IT UP. YOU CAN'T BEAT GAME TIME AND, YEAH, PLAYING FOR THE VARSITY BOYS, GETTING TACKLED, CONTACT, GETTING YOUR HANDS ON THE BALL. I WAS HAPPY WITH HOW IT ALL WENT, BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT TO IMPROVE ON. AS DAGG PUT IN A 40-MINUTE SHIFT IN CLUB RUGBY, HIS CRUSADERS ARE BUSY GEARING UP TO TAKE ON THE HURRICANES LATER TONIGHT. IT'LL BE A TOUGH GAME, BE A HUGE GAME. IT'S LIKE A TEST MATCH. NAH, THE BOYS WILL GET EXCITED. IT'S GOING TO BE AN AWESOME SPECTACLE, I'M GONNA ENJOY SITTING IN THE STANDS, WATCHING IT. DAGG SAYING HE ONLY FELT HIS KNEE TWEAK ONCE, DECLARING HIMSELF AVAILABLE FOR CRUSADERS SELECTION NEXT WEEK. THE BLUES ARE EN ROUTE TO SOUTH AFRICA, COUNTING THE COST OF THEIR 50-32 WIN OVER THE CHEETAHS IN AUCKLAND. WHILE FIRST-FIVE PIERS FRANCIS SEEMED IN DOUBT AFTER GOING DOWN WITH A KNEE INJURY LAST NIGHT, IT WAS ACTUALLY HIS REPLACEMENT IHAIA WEST WHO CAME OFF WORSE. ANKLE DAMAGE RULING HIM OUT, WHILE A CALF PROBLEM HAS REMOVED PROP PAULIASI MANU. THE BLUES REMAIN NINTH OVERALL DESPITE RUNNING IN EIGHT TRIES. OLD-SCHOOL DIVE PASS FROM AUGUSTINE PULU, AND THEN THE DETERMINATION JUST TO GO LOW AND DRIVE OVER. ARIKA IOANE. NANAI ON FOR THE STEP. HERE IT IS. RAYMOND RHULE. ONE AREA THEIR NEXT OPPONENTS, THE STORMERS, ARE SURE TO TARGET IS THE BLUES' INABILITY TO DEFEND LINEOUT DRIVES, WHICH LED TO THREE OF THE CHEETAHS' FOUR TRIES. WHILE THERE WERE 11 FEWER TRIES IN CANBERRA LAST NIGHT, SEVENS STAR KWAGGA SMITH'S SOLO SCAMPER HAS KEPT THE LIONS ON TRACK TO TOP THE OVERALL SUPER RUGBY STANDINGS. HE'S GONNA GO ALL THE WAY! TRY TO THE LIONS. THE JOHANNESBURG SIDE BEATING THE BRUMBIES 13-6. THEIR 10TH WIN OF THE SEASON, DRAWING THEM LEVEL WITH THE CRUSADERS ON 46 POINTS. CHELSEA HAS BEEN CROWNED ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIFTH TIME WITH TWO GAMES TO SPARE. A LATE GOAL FROM AN UNLIKELY SUBSTITUTE AGAINST WEST BROM WAS ALL THEY NEEDED TO CLINCH THE LEAGUE OFF NEAREST RIVALS SPURS. HERE'S MONIQUE FISCHER. ALL HAIL THE CHELSEA CHAMPIONS, CONTE'S BLUE BLOOD KINGS OF ENGLAND. IN THE END THE BEST TEAM WON IT AND WON IT COMFORTABLY. GLORY AT LAST. CHELSEA'S MARCH TO THE TITLE HAD BEEN CALM AND ASSURED. THEY'D BEEN LEADING THE LEAGUE FOR MONTHS AND NEEDED JUST ONE MORE WIN, BUT PUSHING PAST WEST BROM WAS PROVING FRUSTRATING. MOSES! OH, IT'S A VERY GOOD SAVE. IN THE FINAL 10 MINUTES WITH THE GAME HEADING FOR A SCORELESS DRAW, IT WAS MICHY BATSHUAYI WITH THE CRUCIAL TAP. BATSHUAYI! THEY'RE EIGHT MINUTES AWAY! THE SUBSTITUTE HAD BARELY PLAYED THIS SEASON. NOW HE'D SCORED THE GOAL THAT WOULD SEAL THE TITLE. THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF FOOTBALL, YOU KNOW. EVERYONE THOUGHT HE HASN'T DONE TOO MUCH, AND THEN HE SCORES THE WINNING GOAL FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. I MEAN, FOOTBALL IS (BLEEP)ING UNBELIEVABLE. BUT CHELSEA'S REAL HERO IS THIS MAN. THE ITALIAN MANAGER'S FIRST SEASON WITH THE CLUB. NO DOUBTING HOW MUCH IT MEANT TO HIM. I HAVE TO TELL THANKS ON MY PLAYER, BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY TO, UM... TO ADAPT TO A NEW METHOD AND A NEW PHILOSOPHY AND ALSO TO WORK VERY HARD. THE BLUES HAVE NOW WON TWO TITLES IN THREE YEARS. THEY'LL BE CONFIDENT THEY CAN REPEAT THESE SCENES IN THEIR FA CUP FINAL AGAINST ARSENAL AT THE END OF THE MONTH. MONIQUE FISCHER, 1 NEWS. KIWI TRIATHLETE ANDREA HEWITT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PULL OFF A WORLD SERIES HAT-TRICK, SUFFERING AT A WET, COLD EVENT IN JAPAN. WITH TWO WINS ALREADY THIS YEAR, HEWITT WAS THE ONE TO BEAT IN YOKOHAMA, BUT THE SLIGHT CANTABRIAN HAS NEVER DONE WELL IN COOLER CONDITIONS, AND AFTER THE SWIM LEG, SHE WAS ALREADY A MINUTE BEHIND. BY THE RUN, THAT DEFICIT INCREASED TO NEARLY THREE MINUTES. AND YOU CAN SEE ANDREA HEWITT LOOKING NOT SO HAPPY, SITTING BACK AT ABOUT 25TH OR 26TH SPOT. SO, CLEARLY, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE HER RIPPER OF A DAY. REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION BERMUDA'S FLORA DUFFY WON BY A RECORD 1 MINUTE, 51. SHE MISSED THE FIRST TWO EVENTS OF THE YEAR DUE TO INJURY. HEWITT FINISHED 23RD. SHE'S NOW SECOND IN THE SERIES STANDINGS. CONDITIONS WERE EVEN WORSE IN THE MEN'S RACE, CLAIMING A HIGH-PROFILE CASUALTY WHEN BRITAIN'S JONNY BROWNLEE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE RAILING IN THE CYCLING LEG. THE RIO SILVER MEDALLIST, EVER THE COMPETITOR, RUNNING HIS BIKE INTO TRANSITION AND EVENTUALLY FINISHING 42ND. IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, DUSTIN JOHNSON HAS PROVEN WHY HE'S GOLF'S WORLD NUMBER ONE. AFTER PUTTING HIS APPROACH SHOT IN THE WATER AT THE 11TH, HE DIDN'T LOSE HOPE. IN FACT, IN HIS EYES, A BIRDIE WAS STILL WELL AND TRULY ON THE CARDS. TRY TO GET IT CLOSE AND GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR` NO! NO, FORGET THAT! GO AHEAD AND JUST DUNK IT. JOHNSON'S EVEN THROUGH TWO ROUNDS, TIED FOR 43RD. AS IS SERGIO GARCIA, WHO COULDN'T REPEAT YESTERDAY'S HOLE-IN-ONE HEROICS, ALTHOUGH LUCK WAS STILL ON HIS SIDE AT THE 17TH. THERE'S A GOOD ANGLE OF IT. IT JUST HITS SQUARELY ON THERE. YOU'VE SEEN ALL THESE BALLS GOING INTO THE WATER AT 17, THAT ONE GETTING THE GOOD BOUNCE FORWARD. IN A BLAST FROM THE PAST, FIJIAN VIJAY SINGH (54) GOT WITHIN A SHOT OF THE LEAD BEFORE HIS SOLE BOGEY ON THE 18TH SAW HIM SLIP THREE SHOTS BEHIND BEFORE HIS SOLE BOGEY ON THE 18TH SAW HIM SLIP THREE SHOTS BEHIND LEADERS LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN AND KYLE STANLEY. JOHN WALL'S KEPT THE WASHINGTON WIZARD'S NBA PLAY-OFF SEASON ALIVE, SINKING A 3-POINTER IN THE FINAL SECONDS OF GAME SIX OF THEIR EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINAL SERIES. SOME OF THE BOSTON CELTICS ARRIVING IN BLACK, SUGGESTING THE END OF THE WIZARD'S SEASON. BUT THAT JUST ADDED FUEL TO THE FIRE. THE TWO SIDES GOING TIT FOR TAT THE WHOLE GAME. WALL FINALLY FINDING HIS MOJO AFTER JUST 3 POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF. HOWEVER, IT WAS BOSTON MANAGING TO JUMP OUT TO A 5-POINT LEAD WITH ONLY A MINUTE AND A HALF TO PLAY. LAUNCHING ANOTHER 3. ON THE MARK! HE DOES IT AGAIN. AND YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS BY NOW! THE WIZARDS REDUCING THAT LEAD TO JUST TWO WITH SEVEN SECONDS TO GO, LOCKING IN A GAME SEVEN. FOR 3! JOHN WALL! WHAT A SHOT! NOW YOU TALKED ABOUT A PRESSURE SHOT, THAT WAS IT. I AIN'T GOING HOME. DON'T COME TO MY CITY WEARING ALL BLACK, TALKING ABOUT IT'S A FUNERAL. WE WORKED TOO HARD FOR THIS. THE SERIES DECIDER ON TUESDAY IN BOSTON, TOUGH FOR THE WIZARDS, THOUGH, ALL TEN MEETINGS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES THIS SEASON HAVE GONE TO THE HOME TEAM. BEN STOKES HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVEN HE'S WELL WORTH HIS $3.2M PRICE TAG, THIS TIME TAKING A LEAF OUT OF MARTIN GUPTILL'S BOOK WITH A STUNNING BOUNDARY CATCH FOR HIS RISING PUNE SUPERGIANTS IN THE IPL. THE ONE-MAN BAND WAS EVERYWHERE AGAINST THE DELHI DAREDEVILS, AND NOT EVEN A BALL FLYING OVER THE ROPE WAS ENOUGH TO STOP THE ENGLISH INTERNATIONAL. STRUCK IT WELL, HAS HE? OH WOW! OH, WHAT` WHAT ABOUT THAT, THEN! PAY THE MAN MORE. GIVE HIM MORE MONEY. WHAT A FREAK. THE 25-YEAR-OLD GETTING STUCK INTO THE 168-RUN TARGET BEFORE IRONICALLY BEING CAUGHT BY ANOTHER TOUGH CATCH IN THE DEEP FROM BLACK CAP COREY ANDERSON. THE TASK WAS TOO BIG FOR THE SUPERGIANTS, FALLING 8 RUNS SHORT. Exciting stuff. And those woeful warriors. Pointless in the second half. They ended up losing 36-28. SAM'S HERE NEXT AND MORE FINE WEATHER ON THE WAY. A couple of nice days, but wait till you see Wednesday. TOMORROW ON Q+A ` LABOUR LEADER ANDREW LITTLE IS LIVE FROM LABOUR'S CONGRESS IN WELLINGTON. AND A VISITING EXPERT IN US CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE TOMORROW MORNING AT 9 HERE ON 1. Welcome back. It was good today and it is looking pretty promising tomorrow. Later in the week it does turn to custard. Let's go and see what is going on. Here is Cyclone Donna pulling away. We have also got things brewing in the Queensland coast. There is also a new tropical cyclone called ella., Donna moves away. A few showers peppering those eastern fringes. High-pressure moving in. High-pressure service is quite well tomorrow. The troughs fades away. The remnants of it washes over the top of the North Island tomorrow. It is the system we keep our eye on. This is what happens. On Tuesday we see some showers on western shores. In terms of what happens down the bottom of the country, westerly flow through here. Odd splash up the West Coast. A good day for the South Island. On a good day for the North Island two. Southerly eases back. Showers reside in the eastern rages. There might be a splash for Taranaki and maybe for the top of the country. Through the interior all be frosty and fine. We are winning. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ Something beautiful to finish. Our favourite resident photographer from Wanaka. Wednesday is the day. Thank you, Sam. We cannot wait. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SATURDAY. REMEMBER, YOU CAN KEEP UP-TO-DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE ` 1NEWSNOW.CO.NZ FROM US, GOODNIGHT.