HELLO. IT'S BEEN A GOOD-LOOKING DAY OVER MOST OF THE COUNTRY. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE'S BEEN THE REASON WHY. BUT AS IS THE CASE WITH THOSE HIGHS, CLEARER SKIES, COLD NIGHTS ` THAT'S THE CASE AGAIN TONIGHT. MORE IN THE WAY OF FROST AND EVEN FURTHER NORTH, MAYBE AS FAR NORTH AS AUCKLAND. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, WE'RE LOOKING GOOD, BUT ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR IS HEADING OUR WAY AS WELL. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. DEATH IN FIJI AND ITS LINKS TO A NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMATIC STAFF MEMBER ` CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROLE OF KIWI OFFICIALS. I'D ACCEPT THE FACT IF SOMETHING WAS DONE AND NOT JUST BRUSHED UNDER THE CARPET. A BOMBSHELL FROM SACKED FBI BOSS AHEAD OF HIS PUBLIC TESTIMONY ` WHAT DONALD TRUMP DEMANDED OF HIM. AND WHO'S THE FAMOUS POP STAR CONGRATULATING BEAUDEN BARRETT AND HIS BROTHERS, THE FIRST SIBLING TRIO TO MAKE AN ALL BLACKS SQUAD? KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT WE HAVE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF A FIJIAN MAN AFTER A NIGHT OUT WITH A NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMATIC OFFICIAL IN FIJI'S CAPITAL NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO. THE LOCAL MAN DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A BALCONY, AND A FEW DAYS LATER THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL WAS BROUGHT HOME. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO THE CASE AND SPOKE WITH FRIENDS OF THE DEAD MAN, WHO SAY THERE HASN'T BEEN A PROPER INVESTIGATION. A WILD NIGHT OUT IN SUVA ENDED IN A FATAL NIGHTMARE, WITH A 26-YEAR-OLD LOCAL MAN DEAD AND A NZ DIPLOMAT LEAVING THE COUNTRY. JOSATEKI NARUBE AND THE UNNAMED NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL HAD PARTIED AT A STRING OF BARS BEFORE RETURNING TO AN APARTMENT BLOCK RENTED FOR THE DIPLOMAT. THEY GOT HOME JUST BEFORE DAWN. A SHORT TIME LATER JOSATEKI NARUBE, OR JOSH TO HIS FRIENDS, FELL FROM A SECOND FLOOR BALCONY. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. MR NARUBE SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES. I MISS HIM, HIS NATURE; LIKE, THE PERSON THAT HE IS. FIJI POLICE WANTED TO QUESTION THE NEW ZEALANDER. BUT AS AN IMMIGRATION EMPLOYEE, SECONDED TO WORK IN VISA SERVICES HERE AT THE HIGH COMMISSION, HE HAD A DIPLOMATIC PASSPORT. SO MURRAY MCCULLY, THEN THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, GRANTED A PARTIAL WAIVER OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY, BUT IT WAS ONLY SO THAT HE COULD PROVIDE A STATEMENT TO POLICE. THREE DAYS LATER, THE NEW ZEALANDER WAS ON A PLANE BACK TO NEW ZEALAND. IT TOTALLY HURTS US THAT HE JUST LEFT WITH NOTHING DONE. IT TOTALLY HURTS US THAT HE JUST LEFT WITH NOTHING DONE. FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS FIJI AUTHORITIES RAISED NO OBJECTION ABOUT THE NEW ZEALANDER LEAVING. BUT OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS RELEASED TO 1 NEWS SHOW POLICE IN SUVA WEREN'T HAPPY AND SENT A LETTER TO THE NEW ZEALAND HIGH COMMISSION. AT THAT TIME THE DIPLOMAT WAS STILL IN FIJI, WAITING IN TRANSIT HERE AT NADI AIRPORT WITH A SENIOR IMMIGRATION STAFFER. CALL LOGS SHOW A FLURRY OF PHONE CALLS BETWEEN OFFICIALS, AND MORE THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF AFTER THE LETTER WAS RECEIVED, MFAT'S CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, JOANNA KEMPERS, TOLD THEM TO BOARD THEIR FLIGHT. MFAT SAYS THE LETTER MADE NO REQUEST FOR THE DIPLOMAT TO STAY, BUT JOSH NARUBE'S FRIENDS SAY HIS DEATH WASN'T PROPERLY INVESTIGATED. EVEN IF HE IS GAY, RICH OR POOR, THIS IS SOMEONE'S LIFE. SEND HIM BACK TO FIJI. INVESTIGATE. JUST BECAUSE JOSH DOESN'T HAVE ANY MONEY, THAT'S WHY THE POLICE DIDN'T REALLY DO MUCH. BECAUSE THAT GUY IS WHAT, AN EXPAT? BECAUSE HE WORKS FOR THE EMBASSY? FIJI POLICE WOULDN'T TALK TO US, BUT 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE DIPLOMAT TOLD POLICE MR NARUBE JUMPED AFTER AN ALTERCATION OVER MONEY. JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE SERVED, EVEN IF HE JUMPED. I'D ACCEPT THE FACT IF SOMETHING WAS DONE AND NOT JUST BRUSHED UNDER THE CARPET. FOR NOW ALL THEY HAVE IS MEMORIES OF A FUN-LOVING MAN, WHO DREAMED OF BECOMING A FASHION DESIGNER. IF I HAD TO SUM HIM UP, HE'S A LOVING, KIND-HEARTED PERSON, CARELESS AND FREE. BUT FOR NOW ALL THEY HAVE ARE QUESTIONS WHILE THE DIPLOMAT NOW BACK IN NEW ZEALAND. ANDREA'S WITH US FROM SUVA NOW. ANDREA, WHAT MORE HAS FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAD TO SAY ON THIS? THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DEVELOPMENTS SINCE MR NARUBE'S DEATH IN NOV 2015. THE IMMIGRATION STAFFER WAS GIVEN SPECIAL LEAVE, AND HE LEFT THE DEPARTMENT IN MARCH LAST YEAR, ALTHOUGH OFFICIALS WON'T SAY IF IT'S RELATED TO THIS INCIDENT. IT'S WORTH NOTING HE'D NO LONGER HAVE IMMUNITY IF HE CAME BACK. MFAT SAY THEY'VE HAD NO FURTHER REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM FIJI POLICE, BUT THAT THEY WOULD COOPERATE FULLY IF THEY HAD. THE CASE ISN'T ACTUALLY CLOSED HERE. BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS, AND A BACKLOG MEANS IT COULD TAKE SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE A RULING IS MADE ON THE CAUSE OF DEATH. THANKS, ANDREA VANCE IN FIJI. THE CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE OF EUTHANASIA IS GOING TO BE DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT AGAIN. THE ACT PARTY LEADER, DAVID SEYMOUR, HAS WON THE RIGHT TO PUT HIS PRIVATE MEMBER'S BILL TO A VOTE. IT'S MORE THAN 10 YEARS SINCE MPS LAST DEBATED THE ISSUE. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD HAS MORE. THERE'S NO DOUBT THESE ADVOCATES ARE PLEASED MPS WILL BE FORCED TO VOTE ON EUTHANASIA. THIS IS MORALLY, DEMOCRATICALLY AND LEGALLY THE RIGHT THING FOR PARLIAMENT TO DO. LAWYER LECRETIA SEALES TOOK HER FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO DIE TO THE HIGH COURT. THE HIGH COURT RULED ONLY PARLIAMENT CAN DECIDE ON VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA. HER HUSBAND, MATT VICKERS, IS HOPING A NEW BILL, NOW BEFORE PARLIAMENT, WILL WIN LECRETIA'S FIGHT FOR OTHERS. LECRETIA WOULD BE VERY HAPPY, I THINK. SHE'D BE OVER THE MOON WITH THIS, FOR IT FINALLY TO GET TO A POINT WHERE IT'S COMING BEFORE THE HOUSE. ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR'S BILL REQUIRES TWO DOCTORS TO ASSESS A TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT. AND THOSE TWO DOCTORS, CRITICALLY, MUST JUDGE THAT THE PERSON IS OF SOUND MIND AND ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE DECISIONS THEY'RE MAKING. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS... NO. I'LL BE VOTING AGAINST THE LEGISLATION. AND MPS ARE DIVIDED. I'M NOT A SUPPORTER. I'M IN FAVOUR OF GOOD-QUALITY PALLIATIVE CARE. I HAVE AN OPEN MIND. I'M UNDECIDED. I'M PRETTY CONSERVATIVE ON THESE ISSUES. I'M LIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST IT. BECAUSE OF THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT AT THE MOMENT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I'D LIKE TO SEE IT DEBATED. I AM QUITE CONSERVATIVE IN THESE MATTERS, SO I'LL TAKE SOME CONVINCING. OUR CAUCUS WILL HAVE A FULL AND FRANK DISCUSSION AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON WHETHER TO SUPPORT THE BILL. PROBABLY AT THIS SIDE, I'LL BE PUT IN THE UNDECIDED CAMP. IT'S A CONSCIENCE VOTE FOR NATIONAL MPS, SO THERE'LL BE LOTS OF DEBATE. IT'S NOW GOING TO BE AN ELECTION ISSUE, AND THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS IT. THE BILL IS UNLIKELY TO BE DEBATED BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION. THE BILL IS UNLIKELY TO BE DEBATED BEFORE THE SEPTEMBER ELECTION. HOWEVER, IT'S NOW ON PARLIAMENT'S AGENDA, MEANING MPS WILL HAVE TO DECLARE THEIR HAND TO VOTERS IF THEY'RE ASKED ABOUT IT IN THE CAMPAIGN. ALL OF OUR MEMBERS IN THE END OF LIFE CHOICE EUTHANASIA SOCIETY WILL BE GALVANISED NOW TO MAKE THIS AN ELECTION ISSUE. I THINK THE FACT IT'S AN ELECTION IS GOING TO FORCE POLITICIANS TO FACE UP TO PUBLIC OPINION. AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING ELECTION CANDIDATES WOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. AND ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE WILL ALSO BE DEBATED IN PARLIAMENT THIS YEAR ` THE LEGAL USE OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS FOR TERMINALLY ILL PEOPLE. GREEN MP JULIE-ANN GENTER'S BILL WAS ALSO DRAWN OUT OF PARLIAMENT'S BALLOT TODAY. CHRISTCHURCH POLICE HAVE CALLED IN REINFORCEMENTS IN THEIR SEARCH FOR MISSING MAN MICHAEL MCGRATH. THE POLICE DIVE SQUAD CAME IN TO HELP TODAY. THE SPECIALIST DIVERS STARTED SEARCHING PONDS JUST OVER THE ROAD FROM A HALSWELL PROPERTY THAT'S BEEN THE FOCUS FOR POLICE SINCE MCGRATH WENT MISSING 16 DAYS AGO. THE POLITICAL EQUIVALENT OF A SPOILER ALERT'S SNUCK IN AHEAD OF THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TESTIMONY FROM SACKED FBI BOSS JAMES COMEY. HE'S RELEASED DETAILS OF PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WHERE DONALD TRUMP DEMANDED LOYALTY AND ASKED HIM TO DROP AN INQUIRY INTO A TOP AIDE. U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT HAS DETAILS. PRESIDENT TRUMP BACK AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND BACK IN THE FRAY. THE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR RELEASING THE EXPLOSIVE OPENING STATEMENT HE'LL DELIVER WHEN HE TESTIFIES IN FRONT OF THE SENATE TOMORROW. IT DETAILS AN UNEASY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO MEN. AT A JANUARY DINNER, TRUMP TOLD COMEY ` WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE SUBJECT LATER ON... COMEY SAID ` TRUMP'S REPLY ` COMEY ` THEN AT A FEBRUARY OVAL OFFICE MEETING... SPEAKING ABOUT FIRED NSA DIRECTOR MIKE FLYNN, PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID ` COMEY REPLIED ONLY ` THE PRESIDENT DENIES ASKING COMEY TO DROP THE FLYNN INVESTIGATION. DID YOU, AT ANY TIME, URGE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY, IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM, TO CLOSE OR TO BACK DOWN THE INVESTIGATION INTO MICHAEL FLYNN. AND ALSO`? NO. NO. AND COMEY DETAILS A MARCH PHONE CALL WHERE THE PRESIDENT CALLED THE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION 'A CLOUD' HANGING OVER HIS ADMINISTRATION. TRUMP SAID ` COMEY RESPONDED ` ON CAPITOL HILL REACTION WAS SWIFT, FIERCE AND DIVIDED. IF IT'S ACCURATE, IT'S DEVASTATING. I THINK EVERY PRESIDENT WANTS LOYALTY FROM HIS APPOINTEES. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS RESPONDED TOO, SAYING TONIGHT, THROUGH HIS LAWYER, THAT HE FEELS VINDICATED BY COMEY'S STATEMENT. THAT'S BECAUSE THE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR HAS NOW PUBLICLY CONFIRMED THAT HE DID TELL THE PRESIDENT HE WASN'T PERSONALLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR HIS LINKS TO RUSSIA, AS TRUMP HAS CLAIMED. DONALD TRUMP SAID HE FIRED COMEY FOR BEING A SHOWBOAT. BUT TOMORROW, COMEY WILL BE THE ONLY SHOW IN TOWN. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. JAMES COMEY'S SENATE TESTIMONY IS SET TO BE POLITICAL SUPER BOWL IN THE UNITED STATES. IN AN RARE MOVE, ALL THE MAJOR TV NETWORKS ARE DROPPING REGULAR PROGRAMMING TO RUN THE HEARING LIVE. BARS IN WASHINGTON DC ARE ALSO OPENING EARLY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL VIEWINGS. AND BOUND TO ADD MORE DRAMA ` TALK THAT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE TWEETING LIVE DURING COMEY'S TESTIMONY. AND 1 NEWS WILL BE RIGHT ACROSS WHAT COULD BE A CRITICAL POINT IN DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY. WE'LL HAVE EXTENSIVE COVERAGE FROM OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT, REBECCA WRIGHT, TOMORROW, STARTING WITH LIVE CROSSES TO BREAKFAST FROM 6AM AND ALL THE BIG MOMENTS, REACTION AND ANALYSIS RIGHT HERE ON THE NEWS HOUR AT 6. WE'VE SOME DISTRESSING IMAGES NOW, SHOWING THE MOMENT THE LONDON BRIDGE TERRORISTS WERE SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE. THE THREE ATTACKERS ARE SEEN STABBING AND WOUNDING A MAN IN BOROUGH MARKET BEFORE ARMED OFFICERS CLOSE IN AND OPEN FIRE. IT APPEARS TO TAKE A NUMBER OF SHOTS TO SUBDUE ONE OF THE ATTACKERS. POLICE SAY THEY FIRED 48 TIMES IN ALL. IT CAME AS THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE ATTACKS ROSE TO EIGHT ` THE BODY OF MISSING FRENCHMAN XAVIER THOMAS WAS FOUND IN THE RIVER THAMES. ALL THE DEAD HAVE NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED. LONDON BRIDGE WAS THE LATEST IN A SWATHE OF TERROR ATTACKS THAT THREATENED TO DELAY THE BRITISH ELECTION. BUT LEADERS DEFIANTLY VOWED TO CONTINUE, AND THESE ARE LIVE SHOTS OF A POLLING STATION OPENING IN LONDON. SECURITY HAS BEEN BEEFED UP, WITH FEARS VOTERS COULD BE TARGETED. THE LATEST POLLS REVEAL A LAST-MINUTE SURGE FOR THE REIGNING CONSERVATIVE PARTY AFTER DIPPING DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT, EMMA KEELING, REPORTS ON AN EXTRAORDINARY ELECTION LEAD-UP. FROM THE STRIKE AT THE HEART OF BRITISH DEMOCRACY IN WESTMINSTER,... (EXPLOSION ECHOES) OH MY GOD. ...A MASS MURDER IN MANCHESTER AND THE BRUTAL LONDON BRIDGE AND MARKET ASSAULT,... (GUNFIRE) ...THERE'S NO DOUBT THREE TERROR ATTACKS IN THREE MONTHS HAVE CAST A DARK CLOUD OVER THIS ELECTION. BUT WILL THE ONGOING THREAT CHANGE VOTER'S MINDS? IT'S A BIT TOO HECTIC, I GUESS, TO LET THE EVENTS SWAY YOU THAT MUCH. YOU NEED TO STICK TO YOUR GUNS; GO BACK TO WHAT YOU STAND FOR; GO BACK TO WHY YOU'RE VOTING FOR THOSE PEOPLE. YOU MAY THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THE RECENT TERROR ATTACKS, THE ELECTION DEBATE WOULD CENTRE AROUND SECURITY. BUT TODAY THE MAIN PARTIES WENT BACK TO THEIR CORE VALUES. LABOUR LEADER JEREMY CORBYN HAS THE VOTE OF THE YOUNG. HIS MANTRA OF 'FOR THE MANY, NOT THE FEW' HAS PROVEN POPULAR WITH LABOUR-FAITHFUL. OUR MANIFESTO OFFERS SOMETHING VERY, VERY DIFFERENT. 95% OF THE POPULATION WILL PAY NO MORE IN TAX, NO MORE IN NATIONAL INSURANCE, NO MORE IN VAT. (CHEERING) BUT HE NEEDS THE SUPPORT OF CONSERVATIVES, AND THEY FEEL THERESA MAY IS A SAFER PAIR OF HANDS AHEAD OF A DIFFICULT BREXIT DIVORCE. IT'S ABOUT WHO PEOPLE TRUST TO HAVE THE STRONG AND STABLE LEADERSHIP TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR BRITAIN IN EUROPE. AND WHO HAS THE WILL AND, CRUCIALLY, THE PLAN TO DELIVER ON BREXIT. KIWI JOANNA SAFEY'S ON A TWO-YEAR VISA AND WORKS AT NEW ZEALAND-OWNED 'CARAVAN' CAFE IN LONDON. SHE'S VOTING LABOUR BECAUSE OF ITS FOCUS ON SOCIAL SERVICES. SO I MAY AS WELL PLAY MY PART TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR AFTER I LEAVE. THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, RELIANT ON YOUNG IMMIGRANTS, IS SET TO GAIN MORE FROM A LABOUR GOVERNMENT. YET LEADER JEREMY CORBYN'S CRITICS ACCUSE HIM OF BEING TOO WEAK TO DEAL WITH BREXIT OR TERRORISM. DO YOU THINK JEREMY CORBYN CAN MAKE THESE BIG DECISIONS AND BE A GOOD LEADER? ABSOLUTELY. LABOUR MAY HAVE CAUGHT UP IN THE POLLS, BUT THE CONSERVATIVES STILL THINK THEY'LL WIN THE VOTE THAT COUNTS. EMMA KEELING, 1 NEWS, LONDON. BACK HERE, BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS PLAYERS HAVE ARRIVED IN CHRISTCHURCH. TEAM MEMBERS JUST IN THE PAST HOUR VISITED THE CITY'S MEMORIAL WALL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE 2011 EARTHQUAKE. FOUR PEOPLE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DIED IN THE QUAKE. THE LIONS ARE IN TOWN TO PLAY A STRONG CRUSADERS SIDE, WITH NINE ALL BLACKS ON SATURDAY. THREE BROTHERS HAVE BEEN NAMED IN THE SAME ALL BLACKS SIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE BARRETT BOYS HAVE ALL MADE THE CUT. HURRICANES BACK JORDIE BARRETT IS THE BIG MOVER, JOINING HIS BROTHERS BEAUDEN AND CRUSADERS FORWARD SCOTT. AND LATER IN SPORT, WE LOOK AT JUST WHY THE ALL BLACKS I DUNNO, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN OUR WILDEST ASPIRATIONS WHEN WE WERE LITTLE, BUT DEFINITELY DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY. POP STAR RONAN KEATING DROPPED BY TRAINING TODAY TO CONGRATULATE THE HURRICANES ALL BLACKS, INCLUDING THE BIG BOLTER NGANI LAUMAPE. THE FORMER LEAGUE PLAYER'S THE FIRST FORMER WARRIOR TO MAKE THE ALL BLACKS. AND LATER IN SPORT, WE LOOK AT JUST WHY THE ALL BLACKS COULDN'T LEAVE NGANI LAUMAPE OUT OF THEIR SQUAD TO TAKE ON THE LIONS. THERE ARE CALLS FOR THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES TO HURRY UP IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THE DISCOVERY OF A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING PARASITE IN SOME STEWART ISLAND OYSTERS. BLUFF OYSTER FISHERMEN BELIEVE MORE COULD AND SHOULD BE BEING DONE TO LESSEN ANY RISK OF THE PARASITE SPREADING INTO THE HIGHLY VALUABLE BLUFF FISHERY. MARK HATHAWAY HAS MORE. FROM BLUFF TO THE CAPITAL, DEMANDING QUICKER ACTION TO PROTECT SOUTHERN OYSTER STOCKS. WITH OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PARASITE, THEN IT WILL POTENTIALLY BE DEVASTATING ON THE BLUFF OYSTER FISHERY. THE BONAMIA OSTREAE PARASITE WAS DISCOVERED IN TWO STEWART ISLAND OYSTER FARMS TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE ARE NOW RESTRICTIONS ON VESSELS ENTERING THE IMMEDIATE AREA IN BIG GLORY BAY. BUT WITH THE NEARBY HIGHLY VALUED BLUFF OYSTER FISHERY AT RISK, THERE ARE CALLS FOR THE EFFECTED STEWART ISLAND OYSTERS TO BE PULLED FROM THE WATER. BUT WE CAN'T IMPRESS ENOUGH THE SCIENCE SAYS IT HAS TO BE DONE TODAY, NOT TOMORROW. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SAY THEY WILL ACT WITH URGENCY, BUT NOT HASTE. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DECISION TO MAKE, WHICHEVER OPTION WE TAKE, IT'S A SIGNIFICANT DECISION TO MAKE, WHICHEVER OPTION WE TAKE, AND IT WILL HAVE AN EFFECT ON PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS. MPI WEREN'T PREPARED TO PUT A TIMELINE ON WHEN ANY DECISIONS TO ACT MIGHT BE MADE, AND SAY THE FIRST PEOPLE TO KNOW WILL BE THE STAKEHOLDERS MOST EFFECTED. THE COMPANY THAT OWNS ONE OF THE AFFECTED FARMS SAYS THEY ARE AWAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTION FROM MPI AND WILL PULL OYSTERS FROM THE WATER IF TOLD TO DO SO. UNDER THE CURRENT NOTICE WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH THEM, SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST WAITING FURTHER INSTRUCTION FROM MPI, BUT WE WOULD WITHDRAW THEM AS SOON AS WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. AND CONCERN IS SPREADING TO BUSINESSES THAT RELY ON THE SOUTHERN DELICACY. YEAH, IT'S VERY WORRYING, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FISHERY AND THE INDUSTRY DOWN THERE, AND YEAH, IT WOULD BE DEVASTATING. IT IS THE LAST WILD OYSTER FISHERY IN THE WORLD THAT'S SURVIVING WITHOUT ENHANCEMENT, AND IT'S WORTH PROTECTING. AND FOR BLUFF-OYSTER FISHERMEN, THAT PROTECTION CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` IRAN VOWS REVENGE AFTER ISIS CARRIES OUT ITS FIRST ATTACKS ON IRANIAN SOIL. THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT ONE OF THE TARGETS ` HOW THE UNPRECEDENTED ASSAULT CAUGHT SECURITY FORCES ON THE BACK FOOT. CALLS FOR INTERNET COMPANIES TO DO MORE TO STOP TERRORISTS COMMUNICATING ONLINE, BUT IS THIS AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK? AND WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO EVERYONE'S PRIVACY? AND CELEBRATING A NEW ARRIVAL AFTER EMERGENCY SURGERY ` HOW MANY DOCTORS DOES IT TAKE TO DELIVER A GORILLA? THIS FIRST-TIME MOTHER'S HARD LABOUR BROUGHT IN A HIGH-POWERED TEAM. Meet the all-new King Meaty at BK. With Ploughman's Chutney, a third-pound Angus beef patty, Tendercrisp chicken, bacon and a hint of vegetable. It's all part of the irresistible new Meatatarian Range. Burgers the way they're meant to be. ONE OF THE MEN CHARGED IN RELATION TO THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST P HAUL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS IN PRISON. KA YIP WAN WAS ACCUSED OF IMPORTING NEARLY 500 KILOS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, SOME OF WHICH WAS BURIED IN THE SAND DUNES OF NINETY MILE BEACH. AN ABANDONED BOAT FOUND ON THE NORTHLAND BEACH LED POLICE TO THE HAUL WORTH $448M. EARLIER IN THE WEEK, ANOTHER OF THE GROUP WAS SENTENCED TO 22 YEARS IN JAIL. FOUR OTHER MEN ARE YET TO BE SENTENCED. ISIS HAS MOUNTED ITS FIRST EVER TERROR ATTACKS IN IRAN ` TWO SIMULTANEOUS STRIKES THAT KILLED AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE. IT'S FUELLING TENSIONS IN THE REGION, WITH TEHRAN BLAMING SAUDI ARABIA AND DRAWING THE U.S. INTO THE VERBAL CROSSFIRE. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. NEVER BEFORE HAS ISIS MANAGED TO CARRY OUT A MAJOR ATTACK INSIDE IRAN BUT NOW THE TERROR GROUP'S STRUCK SWIFTLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY. (BOOM!) AT THE SHRINE TO THE LATE AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI, AN ASSAILANT WEARING A SUICIDE VEST BLEW HIMSELF UP, WITH THE SOUNDS OF GUNFIRE THEN ECHOING THROUGH TEHRAN'S STREETS. (GUNFIRE) AND A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY, IRAN'S PARLIAMENT, IN SESSION AT THE TIME, ALSO TARGETED. ARMED MEN, SOME DISGUISING THEMSELVES IN THE TRADITIONAL DRESS OF MUSLIM WOMEN, SET OFF ON A DEADLY RAMPAGE AS GOVERNMENT WORKERS FLED IN PANIC, SECURITY GUARDS HELPING THE INNOCENT ESCAPE, INCLUDING A CHILD. INSIDE, CHILLING SCENES ` ISIS CLAIMING TO HAVE FILMED THIS, SHOWING A GUNMAN WITH A BODY NEARBY. AT LEAST 12 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, MORE THAN 40 WOUNDED. BY THE END OF THE SIEGE, THE ATTACKERS LAY DEAD AS WELL. IRAN HAS SO FAR AVOIDED MAJOR TERROR ACTIVITY UNTIL NOW, IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD POINTING THE FINGER SQUARELY AT SAUDI ARABIA, A RIVAL STATE THE IRANIANS SAY FUNDS TERRORISM, AND WITH THAT, TAKING A SWIPE AT THE US, SAYING THE ATTACKS FOLLOW CONVENIENTLY CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF DONALD TRUMP'S VISIT THERE. DONALD TRUMP FIRED BACK, SAYING,... (BOOM!) THIS ACTION ONLY FUELLING WHAT ARE ALREADY VOLATILE RELATIONS IN THE PERSIAN GULF STATES. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. TO A NEW BABY BOY WITH A "BIG SMILE AND BIG EYES", BUT HIS WAS NO ORDINARY BIRTH. THIS NEWBORN'S A WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA, A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES. HERE'S ABC'S DAVID WRIGHT. 17-year-old reeling and pain, a first-time mother at the Philadelphia zoo. She has gone into labour. She seemed like she was uncomfortable. Things were not progressing. That she fit in Aryan said normally a western lowland gorilla gives birth and underlayer HOUR. She was having contractions of 24 hours. How many doctors as it take to deliver a gorilla, 17. Medical professionals all there on call to deliver a 5 pounds baby boy. The next morning... she had no hesitation to become up and take care of them. A 400-pound gorilla showing a mother's love. THAT 5 POUND, OR JUST OVER 2.2-KILO BABY IS ABOUT AVERAGE FOR A NEWBORN GORILLA. A PRETTY NICE WINTER'S DAY, BUT MOTHER NATURE MIGHT GET A PAYBACK OF SORTS TONIGHT, DAN? Lovely weather through the course of the day. Down south the numbers were struggling. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ STILL TO COME ` WE CHECK OUT CONDITIONS FOR THE SKI SEASON IN THE SOUTH. THE GROOMERS ARE ON THE JOB AT MT HUTT, AS THE FIELD PREPARES FOR A STRONG START FOR WINTER. PLUS ` THE SPECTACULAR LATE TRY THAT TAMED THE LIONS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` FRIENDS OF A MAN WHO DIED IN FIJI AFTER SPENDING THE NIGHT WITH A NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION STAFF MEMBER SAY THE CASE WAS NEVER PROPERLY INVESTIGATED. JOSATEI NARUBE HAD BEEN PARTYING WITH THE UNNAMED OFFICIAL BEFORE RETURNING TO THE OFFICIAL'S RENTED APARTMENT. AND AS VOTERS IN BRITAIN GO TO THE POLLS, SECURITY HAS BEEN BEEFED UP, WITH FEARS VOTERS COULD BE TARGETED BY TERRORISTS. THE LATEST POLLS REVEAL A LAST-MINUTE SURGE FOR THE REIGNING CONSERVATIVE PARTY AFTER DIPPING DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS TO LABOUR. BILL ENGLISH ISN'T RULING OUT INTRODUCING NEW RULES TO REGULATE THE INTERNET IN LIGHT OF THE LONDON-BRIDGE TERROR ATTACK. THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER IS CALLING ON ITS ALLIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO STOP TERRORISTS BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE FREELY ONLINE, AND SAYS BIG INTERNET FIRMS AREN'T DOING ENOUGH. HERE'S JESSICA MUTCH. MESSAGING SERVICES LIKE WHATSAPP, FACEBOOK MESSENGER AND IMESSAGE ARE ENCRYPTED, WHICH MEANS ONLY THE SENDER AND RECEIVER CAN SEE THE INFORMATION. AS PEOPLE HAVE MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER ONLINE, AND DIVULGE MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES, THEY WANT THAT SECURITY. BUT IT ALSO MEANS TERRORISTS HAVE PRIVACY TOO. BECAUSE ENCRYPTION MAKES IT HARDER FOR AUTHORITIES TO ACCESS. WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS IDEOLOGY THE SAFE SPACE IT NEEDS TO BREED. YET THAT IS PRECISELY WHAT THE INTERNET AND THE BIG COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE INTERNET-BASED SERVICES PROVIDE. IN LIGHT OF THE LONDON BRIDGE ATTACK, THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WANTS INTERNET COMPANIES TO DO MORE TO ALLOW AUTHORITIES EASIER ACCESS TO ENCRYPTED MESSAGING SERVICES. WE NEED TO WORK WITH ALLIED DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS TO REACH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS THAT REGULATE CYBER-SPACE, TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF EXTREMIST AND TERRORISM PLANNING. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA ARE LOOKING INTO IT. IT WOULD NEED A FAIR BIT OF CONSIDERATION. THESE ARE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE IN EVERYDAY USE BY EVERYBODY THAT COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTION TO PEOPLE'S LIVES. THEY USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET VERY SKILFULLY. NATIONS, POLICE FORCES, SECURITY AGENCIES NEED TO WORK VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER. AT THE MOMENT, YOU NEED A WARRANT TO ACCESS PEOPLE'S MESSAGES. EXPERTS SAY AS SOON AS YOU SHED LIGHT ON ONE MESSAGING SERVICE, TERRORISTS WILL SWITCH TO SOMETHING ELSE. ISIS HAS ALREADY CREATED ITS OWN PRIVATE SOCIAL NETWORK. IT WILL JUST BE A WHACK-A-MOLE EXERCISE FOR YEARS, TRYING TO FOLLOW THEM, TRYING TO CLAMP DOWN ON NETWORKS ONE AFTER ANOTHER. ANYONE CAN CREATE AN ENCRYPTED CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO COMPUTERS ` IT'S VERY SIMPLE TO DO THAT. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS HE'S MONITORING AND DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH COUNTRIES LIKE THE UK, US, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. THE SOUTH ISLAND'S SKI SEASON IS SET TO KICK OFF TOMORROW, WITH THE FIRST OF THE BIG COMMERCIAL FIELDS OPENING. FRESH FALLS OF SNOW AND GOOD, CLEAR CONDITIONS HAS THIS YEAR'S OPEN DAY AT MT HUTT SLATED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN YEARS. SAM CLARKE HAS BEEN UP THE MOUNTAIN. PUTTING THE ICING ON AN ALREADY WELL-FROSTED MOUNTAIN. WITH THE SNOW CONDITIONS THE WAY THEY ARE, PROBABLY THE BEST FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I'M EXPECTING A GOOD TURNOUT. ON THE EVE OF OPENING, MT HUTT'S SNOWMAKERS GETTING A HELPING HAND FROM MOTHER NATURE. ON SUNDAY NIGHT WE GOT 25CM OF SNOW, SO, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S HELPED HEAPS. ADD TO THAT ANOTHER 25CM OF THE MAN-MADE STUFF, THESE FIELDS ARE PRIMED AND READY. SOME OF THE 260 STAFF OUT TRAINING TODAY, GETTING A TASTE OF A DIFFERENT KIND OF SLALOM, AND OTHERS TAKING THEIR CHANCE TO BE SOME OF THE FIRST ON THE POWDER. ALL THROUGH THE BOTTOM AREA LOOKS GOOD, THE TOP BIT OF POWDER, SO ENJOYING IT, YEAH. WITH THE PIECES IN PLAY HERE, ALL THAT'S NEEDED IS SOME GOOD WEATHER. HIGHER UP THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF SNOW, WHICH WILL BE GREAT NEWS FOR THE SKIERS. IT WILL BE A COLDER SOUTHERLY, AND, OF COURSE, FOLKS THINKING OF THAT FIRST DAY OF SKIING, WEATHER-WISE, THEY'LL WANT TO WRAP UP, SO IT'LL BE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, BUT IT'LL CERTAINLY FEEL LIKE WINTER. WITH LAST WEEKEND'S SNOW DUMP, A FORECAST FREE OF NOR'WESTERLIES AND AROUND 800 ENTHUSIASTS EXPECTED THIS FRIDAY, THIS SEASON'S OPENING IS EXPECTED TO BE ONE OF THE BEST IN YEARS. THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY COMMERCIAL FIELD PREPPING ` IN CENTRAL OTAGO, CADRONA AND THE REMARKABLES ARE SET TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND, WITH CORONET PEAK OPENING THE SLOPES THE WEEK AFTER. BUT HERE ON MT HUTT, THEY'RE SWEEPING THE DECKS FOR THE BIG DAY TOMORROW. SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND BIG REWARDS FOR THE HURRICANES. WE'RE WITH THE ALL BLACKS SELECTORS AND THE CANES NEXT, AS THE THREE MEN WHO PICK THE TEAM SAY IT'S THEIR TOUGHEST CALL EVER. WHEN I WAS BACK WITH THE WARRIORS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN ALL BLACK. FOR THE NEW CAP, THERE'S NO REGRETS AT ALL. PLUS ` WE GO INSIDE THE TRY THAT SUNK THE LIONS AND HELPED CREATE A NEW EDEN PARK HERO. AND HOW'S THIS FOR ICE COOL? THE MOST CASUAL END TO A DRAMATIC GAME THREE IN THE NBA FINALS. SUNDAY ON Q&A ` GARETH MORGAN'S OPPORTUNITIES PARTY HAS EDGED UP TO 1% IN THE LATEST 1 NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL. CAN HE GET INTO PARLIAMENT, AND WHAT DOES HE WANT WHEN HE GETS THERE? WATCH HIS INTERVIEW SUNDAY MORNING AT 9 ON ONE. A DECISION TO RETURN TO RUGBY UNION TWO YEARS AGO HAS PROVED TO BE THE RIGHT ONE FOR NEW ALL BLACK NGANI LAUMAPE. THE FORMER WARRIORS CENTRE, NOW HURRICANES MIDFIELDER, IS ONE OF TWO NEW CAPS IN THE SQUAD TO FACE MANU SAMOA AND THE LIONS, CANES TEAMMATE JORDIE BARRETT THE OTHER. THE ALL BLACKS SELECTORS SAY THEIR LATEST SQUAD HAS BEEN THE TOUGHEST TO PICK DURING THEIR CURRENT TENURE. THESE ARE HECTIC TIMES FOR THE ALL BLACKS' NEW HURRICANES WRECKING BALL. IN BETWEEN WELL-WISHERS TODAY, NGANI LAUMAPE WAS TRAINING FOR TOMORROW'S SHOWDOWN WITH THE CHIEFS, BEFORE HEADING INTO ALL BLACKS CAMP THIS WEEKEND. WHEN I WAS PLAYING FOR THE WARRIORS AND THAT, AT THE BACK OF MY HEAD, I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE AN ALL BLACK AND ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY FOR THE HURRICANES. LAUMAPE WAS A STANDOUT SCHOOL UNION PLAYER IN PALMERSTON NORTH BEFORE SWITCHING TO LEAGUE WITH THE WARRIORS. THE YOUNG FATHER THEN RETURNED TO UNION AT THE START OF LAST YEAR. FOR A YOUNG MAN WHO'S JUST COME BACK TO RUGBY AFTER SPENDING SOME TIME IN THE WILDERNESS PLAYING LEAGUE, TO HAVE HIM BACK AND TO HAVE HIM PLAYING AS WELL AS HE IS, IS GREAT. HE'S SHOWN IT WEEK IN, WEEK OUT THAT HE CAN BUST TACKLES AND BREAK LINES OPEN, SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT JUST GOT A LITTLE BIT TOO HARD TO IGNORE. FOSTER SAYS LAUMAPE'S SUPPORT PLAY HAS ALSO BEEN OUTSTANDING, ALONG WITH A BIG WORK RATE, IMPRESSING ANOTHER MAN ADEPT IN LEAGUE AND UNION. IT'S CREDIT TO HIMSELF. YOU KNOW, HE'S COME BACK TO UNION, DONE THE HARD YARDS. LIKE LAUMAPE, JORDIE BARRETT'S IRREPRESSIBLE FORM FOR THE BEST ATTACKING TEAM IN SUPER RUGBY HAS GIVEN HIM THE OFFICIAL CALL-UP. IT WAS A BIT OF A BUZZ LOOKING AT MY PHONE AND SEEING THE MESSAGES. AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S QUITE SUNK IN YET. THE ALL BLACKS SEE BARRETT AS A FULLBACK, BUT REALISE HIS LONG-TERM FUTURE COULD BE IN MIDFIELD. THE HEALTH OF HOOKER DANE COLES IS AN ONGOING CONCERN. ON THE SIDELINES AGAIN TODAY, WITH LONG-TERM CONCUSSION ISSUES. HE COULD COME RIGHT TOMORROW. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. BUT THE KEY THING IF HE DOES COME RIGHT IS HE HASN'T PLAYED RUGBY FOR A LONG TIME, SO WE'VE GOTTA BE ABLE TO GET THE WORK INTO HIM. COLES WILL BE GIVEN EVERY CHANCE TO PLAY AGAINST A SIDE WHOSE COACH BELIEVES THERE ISN'T TOO MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'SUPER' STANDARD AND THE ALL BLACKS. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY COMPARISON TO SUPER RUGBY AND TEST RUGBY, BUT HE'S JUST PROBABLY TRYING TO MAKE A LIGHT COMMENT. POSSIBLY, I DON'T KNOW. GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF THE LATEST ALL BLACKS SQUAD, THE LIONS MIGHT SOON NEED A RETHINK. SO 33 NAMED FOR THE MANU SAMOA TESTS AND THE THREE LIONS INTERNATIONALS, PLUS FIVE TO TRAIN WITH THE TEAM AS COVER. THERE'S THE TWO UNCAPPED PLAYERS ` A FIRST FOR THE ALL BLACKS ` THREE BROTHERS ALL OFFICIALLY NAMED IN THE ONE SQUAD AT THE SAME TIME. AMONGST THE FIVE CALLED IN AS COVER, YOUNG CRUSADERS MIDFIELDER JACK GOODHUE. SEVERAL PLAYERS USED LAST YEAR, IF NOT LONGER, HAVE MISSED THE CUT, INCLUDING PATRICK TUIPULOTU AND MALAKAI FEKITOA. SEVEN FORMER ALL BLACKS HAVE ALSO BEEN NAMED IN THE MAORI SQUAD TO FACE THE LIONS ON SATURDAY WEEK IN ROTORUA. OUTSIDE BACKS DAMIAN MCKENZIE AND NEHE MILNER SKUDDER AS WELL AS MIDFIELDER CHARLIE NGATAI WILL ALSO BE JOINED BY ALL BLACK SQUAD MEMBERS TAWERA KERR-BARLOW AND REIKO IOANE, WHO JOINS HIS BROTHER AKIRA FOR THE GAME. WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIND OUT THAT WE WERE BOTH IN UNTIL JUST TILL WE WERE IN BACK THERE. THE SURPRISES KEEP COMING? YEAH, EXACTLY. COACH COLIN COOPER ALSO HAVING THE LUXURY OF ALL BLACK ELLIOT DIXON TO BOLSTER THE LOOSE FORWARDS, WITH HOOKER ASH DIXON TO LEAD THE SIDE. SEVEN OF THE PLAYERS NAMED IN THE ALL BLACKS AND MAORI SQUADS TODAY FEATURED IN THE BLUES HISTORIC VICTORY OVER THE LIONS IN AUCKLAND. THE HOME SIDE STRUGGLED AT TIMES IN THE SET PIECES, BUT THEIR X-FACTOR IN THE BACKS WAS SIMPLY TOO MUCH FOR THE TOURISTS. HERE'S STEPHEN STUART. JUST WHEN THE LIONS THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO SQUEAK HOME, EDEN PARK WITNESSED ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE FREAKISH TRIES. SLEIGHT OF HAND FROM STEVEN LUATUA AND SONNY BILL WILLIAMS UNLEASHING THE MUCH-MALIGNED IHAIA WEST ` SUPER SUB. IHAIA WEST! OH, WHAT AN AMAZING TRY! OBVIOUSLY, HIS OFFLOADING GAME IS UNREAL, SO MANAGED TO BE IN THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME. AS SOON AS HE HIT THAT BALL, YOU KNOW, HE WAS GONE. THAT'S JUST THE MAORI IN HIM KICKING IN. (CHUCKLES) JUST RUN. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE. EARLIER, LUATUA, UNWANTED BY THE ALL BLACKS, AND WILLIAMS ALSO COMBINED FOR THE GO-AHEAD TRY RIGHT ON HALF-TIME. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS! WILLIAMS HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE TWO HUGE DEFENSIVE PLAYS EARLY IN THE FIRST SPELL TO THWART LIONS RAIDS. I WASN'T PLAYING TO THE STANDARD THAT I KNOW I COULD'VE, BUT LAST NIGHT, CERTAINLY, I FELT REALLY GOOD OUT THERE. FOR THE SECOND GAME IN A ROW, THE LIONS COULD ONLY MANAGE A SOLITARY ONE TRY, AGAIN FROM SHORT-RANGE. ONE PER GAME JUST WON'T BE ENOUGH TO BEAT SIDES HERE. WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE GIVEN FOR RIEKO IOANE, WHO GOT ACROSS THE CHALK FOUR TIMES, ONLY FOR THE FIRST TRY TO COUNT. IOANE IN THE CORNER! YOU KNOW, THEY CHALLENGE US A LOT. THE INTENSITY, THE PHYSICALITY WAS DEFINITELY ALL THERE. IRONICALLY THE TOURISTS COULD STILL HAVE SNATCHED IT AT THE DEATH, ONLY FOR THEIR SET PIECE, OF ALL THINGS, TO LET THEM DOWN. WE WERE TIGHT IN THE END AND WE MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO FINISH OFF AND GET THE WIN, I'M DEFINITELY PROUD OF THE BOYS. THE BLUES SETTING THE BAR VERY HIGH FOR THE STRONGER SUPER TEAMS STILL TO COME. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS. THE CRUSADERS HAVE NAMED NINE CURRENT OR FORMER ALL BLACKS IN THEIR SQUAD TO TACKLE THE LIONS ON SATURDAY. ISRAEL DAGG RETURNS TO THE FAMILIAR FULLBACK POSITION, WHILE DAVID HAVILI SWITCHES TO SECOND-FIVE IN PLACE OF THE INJURED RYAN CROTTY. WHEN THIS COMES AROUND AGAIN, I'LL BE AN OLD MAN ON MY COUCH WATCHING IT WITH MY DINNER ON MY LAP. IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE WEARING THE CRUSADERS JERSEY. I'VE WORN THE JERSEY A FAIR FEW TIMES. THERE ARE HUGE EXPECTATIONS ON THE CRUSADERS TO CARRY ON THEIR WINNING WAY. WE'LL BE SMART ABOUT IT. WE'VE GOT OUR STRENGTHS, AND WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL TEST-MATCH FOCUS OF IT. WE'VE GOTTA ADAPT. ROBERTSON NAMING AN ALL BLACKS-LADEN TIGHT FIVE TO FACE WHAT HE EXPECTS TO BE A MORE COMPETITIVE LIONS TEAM. RACING WAS CALLED OFF IN BERMUDA TODAY, WITH ROUGH CONDITIONS AND HIGH WINDS SEEING THE SEMI-FINALS POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW. ON A BRIGHTER NOTE, THAT GIVES TEAM NEW ZEALAND AN EXTRA 24 HOURS TO COMPLETE REPAIRS AFTER YESTERDAY'S PITCHPOLE FIASCO. BUT AFTER WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, THEY WERE ACTUALLY READY TO HEAD OUT TODAY. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. WHILE THIS PUT TEAM NEW ZEALAND OUT OF ACTION ON THE WATER, BACK AT BASE, IT ENSURED NO ONE WOULD BE SLEEPING. EVERYONE'S CHIPPING IN ` DESIGN, ADMIN, SAILING TEAM, SHORE CREW. FULL-TEAM EFFORT. EVERYONE WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK; NOT THAT ANYONE SEEMED TO MIND. NO POINT IN NOT SMILING. THESE SORT OF THINGS HAPPEN, AND YOU JUST GOTTA REACT TO THEM AND TURN THINGS AROUND AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN, AND KEEP ON WITH THE RACING. AFTER YESTERDAY'S DRAMATIC DAY OF RACING, THEY WERE FACED WITH TWO BROKEN WING SAILS AND PLENTY OF WATER DAMAGE. THERE'S LOTS OF PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN BROKEN, SO IT ALL TAKES QUITE A BIT OF TIME. BUT AS DAWN BROKE IN BERMUDA, REMARKABLY, IT WAS A CASE OF MISSION COMPLETE. THE GUYS WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT. MASSIVE EFFORT. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. REALLY ASTOUNDED HOW THESE GUYS ALMOST THRIVE ON ADVERSITY. AND THE WHOLE TEAM SPRUNG INTO ACTION AND HAD OUR BOAT GOOD TO GO. BUT WITH THE GREAT SOUND LOOKING LIKE THIS, NO ONE WAS GOING ANYWHERE. WE'VE SUBMITTED A MEASUREMENT CERTIFICATE AND A CREW LIST. SO, OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE IS NO SAILING TODAY, IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO PUT A FEW MORE TOUCHES ON THE BOAT. THEIR OPPOSITION NOT QUITE AS HAPPY ABOUT THE POSTPONEMENT. WE'D LIKE TO BE OUT THERE RACING. WE FELT LIKE WE WERE COMPETITIVE YESTERDAY, AND WE LEARNED A LOT FROM THE CONDITIONS, AND WE COULD CERTAINLY IMPROVE FROM THERE. THE BATTLE CONTINUES TOMORROW MORNING, WEATHER PERMITTING. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ARE JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING NBA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS, RECORDING THEIR 15TH STRAIGHT FINALS WIN, AWAY TO CLEVELAND TODAY. KEVIN DURANT NOT ONLY LEADING HIS TEAM IN SCORING WITH 31 POINTS, BUT PROVING THE DIFFERENCE, GOLDEN STATE WERE AHEAD WITH LESS THAN A MINUTE TO PLAY. DURANT FOR 3... IT'S GOOD! KEVIN DURANT FROM DOWNTOWN. AND GOLDEN STATE TAKES THE LEAD! DURANT: I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT SHOT MY WHOLE LIFE, AND FOR THAT ONE TO GO IN, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS LIBERATING, MAN. INCREASING PRESSURE ON LEBRON JAMES, DESPITE THE 39-POINT GAME FROM THE 'KING', GOING DOWN 118-113. GOLDEN STATE HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE THE TITLE BACK OFF THE CAVALIERS ON SATURDAY. IT WAS JUST AS CLOSE IN THE NETBALL PREMIERSHIP AS THE SOUTHERN STEEL MAINTAINED THEIR UNBEATEN RECORD. THE NORTHERN MYSTICS WERE THUMPED BY 20 GOALS THE LAST TIME THEY WERE AWAY TO THE STEEL. BUT THEY THREATENED TO BRING OFF THE UPSET OF THE SEASON AS THEY WENT GOAL FOR GOAL IN THE FINAL QUARTER. THE MYSTICS HAD A CHANCE TO AT LEAST SNATCH A DRAW IN THE LAST MINUTE. WITH SIX SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. WITH SIX SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. AND IN IT GOES! IT IS ALL TIED UP. THE TIME ON THE CLOCK WAS MISLEADING, AND JHANIELE FOWLER-RIED GOT THE STEEL HOME 68-67. IT WAS AN EPIC BATTLE IN THE END. THE MYSTICS REALLY BROUGHT ACROSS, AND WE KNEW THEY WERE GONNA COME OUT FIRING. AT LEAST THE MYSTICS SECURED A LOSING BONUS POINT TO STAY FOURTH, JUST A POINT BEHIND THE MAGIC AND THE PULSE. FORMER WORLD TENNIS NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC IS UNDER FIRE AFTER HIS LIMP EXIT FROM THE FRENCH OPEN. THE DEFENDING CHAMPION CRASHED OUT IN STRAIGHT SETS IN THE QUARTERFINALS. THE SERBIAN DIDN'T EVEN WIN A GAME IN THE THIRD SET AGAINST AUSTRIAN DOMINIC THIEM. SET-SEZ, SET-TROIS. INEXPLICABLE. I DON'T RECALL SEEING A TIME IN THE LAST SIX TO EIGHT YEARS WHEN NOVAK MAILED IT IN. YOU KNOW, HE BASICALLY GAVE UP. TOP SEED ANDY MURRAY DROPPED HIS FIRST TO KAY NISHIKORI, BUT TOOK THE NEXT THREE TO ADVANCE TO THE SEMI-FINALS. PAKISTAN HAVE PRODUCED A SHOCK UPSET IN THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY, TOPPLING WORLD NUMBER ONE SIDE SOUTH AFRICA IN BIRMINGHAM WITH THE HELP OF SOME ENGLISH SUMMER RAIN. THE SOUTH AFRICANS STRUGGLING TO GET GOING IN THE FIRST INNINGS, CAPTAIN AB DE VILLIERS OUT FOR A GOLDEN DUCK, THE PROTEAS ONLY MANAGING 219/8 THANKS TO A SOLID 75 FROM DAVID MILLER. MILLER EVENTUALLY CUTS LOOSE. THAT'S THE PERFECT DELIVERY. THAT'S WHAT HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR A LONG PERIOD. YEAH, I THINK IT IS MILLER TIME NOW ` THAT IS FOR CERTAIN. PAKISTAN DOING JUST ENOUGH, GETTING TO 119/3 WHEN THE RAIN SET IN TO WIN BY 19 RUNS ON DUCK WORTH LEWIS. WHAT A DAY FOR TARANAKI'S NUMBER ONE FAMILY! JUST AHEAD OF THE STREETS, BEAUDEN, SCOTT AND JORDI BARRETT OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED IN AN ALL BLACKS SQUAD FOR THE FIRST TIME. TIME TO HIT THE ARCHIVES. 18 YEARS AGO WE VISITED DAD, CANES LOOSE FORWARD KEVIN, AND MUM ROBYN AND THEIR FIVE LADS ` JORDI IN THE HIGH CHAIR, TO BE CONFIRMED. HATE TO THINK HOW MUCH WEETBIX AND MILK THEY'VE GONE THROUGH OVER THE YEARS ` WELL BEHAVED AND GOOD EATERS. FAST-FORWARD TO TODAY, BEAUDEN AND JORDI TRAINING WITH THE CANES IN FRONT OF A SPECIAL GUEST, IRISH SINGING STAR RONAN KEATING AND HIS SON JACK. AS WE ALL KNOW, LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER. THANKS, SAV. WE DID HAVE WEETBIX. NEW SEGMENT ON SEVEN SHARP TONIGHT? SAM WALLACE IS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. ALSO TONIGHT ` WE'RE WITH THE MAN WHO WROTE THAT AUCKLAND BLUES HAKA THAT'S PROVED SO CONTROVERSIAL. COMING DOWN ON AN ANGLE ACROSS THE THROAT, IT'S MORE ABOUT THE SACRED BREATH OF LIFE. MORRINSVILLE'S GIANT COW IS SO, SO YESTERDAY. THIS BRONZE BEAUTY IS ON ITS WAY TO TE KUITI'S MAIN STREET TO COMMEMORATE AN ALL BLACK LEGEND. GUESS WHO. AND WHO CAN FORGET THE LEGENDARY LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN SCOTT AND CHARLENE? YES, I WILL WHAT? MARRY ME? FORMER NEIGHBOURS STAR JASON DONOVAN IS LIVE IN STUDIO WITH US AT 7. SOME MUCH MORE EXTENSIVE FROST TONIGHT. WHAT COULD BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE WEEK. AS WE KEEP OUR SOUTHWEST FLOW, WE KEEP THE COLDER STUFF COMING IN. MORE SOUTHERLY WINDS, A COOLER BLAST COMING IN. THERE'S OUR HIGH. SMATTERINGS OF CLOUDS AROUND THE EDGES. THAT SYSTEM JUST PROVIDES A FEW MORNING SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. RAIN BY THE EVENING INTO THE FAR SOUTH. THE MAIN ENERGY AND MOISTURE GOES EAST. IT'S NOT A BIG BLAST. A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING WEEKEND. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS EASING AWAY IN THE MORNING. EVERYWHERE ELSE, YOU DO HAVE A GOOD LOOKING DAY. MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, SOME MINUS 4 AND MINUS 5'S. LUMP OF BLUE THERE IS YOUR WET WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ Don't be surprised if you see snow on the peak. There is a southerly that slides north. Sunday is quieter. Another front going on Monday. More in the way of winds going down south. The Pacific Islands are in good shape. Wrap up warm. Thank you.