HELLO. IT WAS A FAIRLY QUIET START TO THE WEEK, BUT A MOIST NORTH-EAST FLOW KEPT IT RATHER CLOUDY AND DAMP TO THE FAR NORTH OF THE COUNTRY, AND A COOL SOUTHERLY CAME RUSHING ITS WAY NORTH, RIGHT THROUGH COOK STRAIT. IN BETWEEN, WE HAVEN'T DONE TOO BADLY WITH HIGH PRESSURE, BUT THINGS CHANGE. THERE'S A TASMAN LOW BREWING; THERE'S COLDER AIR DOWN SOUTH; MIX IT ALL TOGETHER, IT COULD BE AN INTERESTING WEEK. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. RACIAL TENSIONS ARE HIGH IN LONDON AFTER A VAN PLOUGHS INTO A CROWD OF WORSHIPPERS LEAVING A MOSQUE. POLICE ARREST A MAN FOR THE SUSPECTED TERROR ATTACK. AND POWERING TO THE FINISH LINE ` IT'S 3-0 TO TEAM NEW ZEALAND, BUT THERE'S NO REST FOR THE KIWIS AS AMERICA'S CUP RACING TAKES A BREAK. WE CROSS LIVE TO BERMUDA. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. BRITAIN'S AGAIN ON EDGE, AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S HOLDING AN EMERGENCY MEETING IN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER WHAT'S BEING CALLED A POTENTIAL TERRORIST ATTACK. ONE MAN'S DIED, AND EIGHT SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER A VAN RAMMED INTO PEOPLE LEAVING PRAYERS AT A LONDON MOSQUE. POLICE ARRESTED THE 48-YEAR-OLD DRIVER, AND MUSLIM GROUPS ARE CALLING FOR EXTRA SECURITY AROUND MOSQUES. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT EMMA KEELING'S AT THE SCENE IN FINSBURY PARK AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. STILL A BIG POLICE PRESENCE THERE, EMMA. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, A LINEUP OF POLICE. WE'VE GOT MANY MEMBERS OF THIS TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY GATHERED HERE. THEY WANT ANSWERS. YET ANOTHER NIGHT OF CHAOS AND FEAR ON THE STREETS OF LONDON. LOCAL MUSLIMS HAD JUST FINISHED MIDNIGHT PRAYERS WHEN WITNESSES SAY A MAN COLLAPSED ON THE ROAD. A CROWD GATHERED TO HELP HIM, AND IT WAS THEN THIS RENTAL VAN PLOUGHED INTO THEM. IT WAS CHAOS. NEW ZEALANDER CHRIS NORRIS LIVES NEARBY. HE RAN STRAIGHT OUT TO HELP THE VICTIMS. THERE WAS DEFINITELY A GUY WHO WAS DEAD, LIKE, STRAIGHT IN THE ROAD. AND THEN THERE WAS A GUY STILL TRAPPED UNDER THE VAN. AND SO WHAT ME AND 20 OTHER GUYS PURSUED TO DO IS LIFT THE VAN OFF THE GUY'S LEG SO WE COULD DRAG HIS LEG OUT. BUT HE WAS BLEEDING FROM HIS EARS AND STUFF AS WELL. SO HE WAS REALLY... HE WAS REALLY MESSED UP. IN THE FRONT. ONE GUY LOOK CRACKED OFF HIS FACE. WITNESSES SAY ONE WAS TACKLED TO THE GROUND, BEATEN AND HELD UNTIL POLICE ARRIVED. AND HE CAME OUT, AND HE WAS SCREAMING, SAYING, 'I WANNA KILL ALL MUSLIMS. IT WAS... IT WAS HEART-BREAKING. THE FINSBURY PARK AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM, AND CHRIS HAS NO DOUBT THIS WAS DELIBERATE. IT'S A COMMUNITY-BASED AREA. SO WHEN I SEE AN ATTACK LIKE THIS, IT LOOKS, IN MY MIND, DELIBERATELY TOWARDS MUSLIM. POLICE ARE NOW TREATING THE INCIDENT AS A POTENTIAL TERRORIST ATTACK. THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN HAS SPOKEN OUT, SAYING,... IT'S BEEN A DEADLY YEAR OF ATTACKS FOR LONDON. IN MARCH, KHALID MASOOD DROVE INTO PEDESTRIANS ON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, KILLING FIVE PEOPLE. AND EARLIER IN JUNE, THREE MEN IN A VAN KILLED A NUMBER PEOPLE ON LONDON BRIDGE BEFORE STABBING OTHERS TO DEATH. THERE'S KINDA LIKE JUST A SENSE OF PANIC AT THE MOMENT. EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE TRAGEDIES. SO IT'S NOT... IT'S DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD TIME FOR LONDON. AS THE DAY DAWNS ON YET ANOTHER APPARENT ATTACK IN LONDON, MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT SECURITY, MORE FEARS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF DEEP DIVISIONS IN THE UK. WHAT'S THE LATEST AT THE SCENE OF THE INVESTIGATION, EMMA? THE AUTHORITIES FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL TERROR ATTACK. THERE IS CONFUSION ABOUT HOW MANY MEN WERE IN THE VAN. THE 48-YEAR-OLD DRIVER HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. EMMA, THERE HAVE BEEN FEARS ABOUT AN ATTACK ON BRITAIN'S MUSLIM COMMUNITIES FOR SOME TIME NOW. YES, THE BRITISH MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE NUMBER OF MUSLIM ATTACKS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. SADIQ KHAN HAS TALKED ABOUT THIS TOO. THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY HAS REALLY COME OUT IN SUPPORT. THERE WERE FEARS THERE WOULD BE A REVENGE ATTACK. NOW THEY HAVE ASKED FOR EXTRA SECURITY IN THEIR MOSQUES. THANKS. EMMA KEELING IN LONDON. A WAIKATO MAN'S BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF MISSING 42-YEAR-OLD, KIM RICHMOND. MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE MOTHER-OF-THREE'S DISAPPEARANCE ENDED LAST WEEK WHEN HER BODY WAS FOUND IN A SUBMERGED UTE IN A LAKE. KIM RICHMOND DISAPPEARED FROM HER HOME NEAR TE AWAMUTU NEARLY A YEAR AGO. THERE WERE NO REPORTED SIGHTINGS. HER BANK ACCOUNTS AND PHONE WERE NEVER USED. A MAN (45) WILL APPEAR IN HAMILTON DISTRICT COURT TOMORROW. IN OTHER NEWS, LET'S START WITH WORDS FROM KIWI HELMSMAN PETER BURLING ` 'THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF WORK TO DO, AND IF WE STAND STILL, THEY'LL CATCH US.' YES, IT'S TEAM NEW ZEALAND 3 ` ORACLE TEAM USA ZERO. IN THE FIRST-TO-WIN-SEVEN AMERICA'S CUP FINAL. BUT THERE'S NOW A FIVE-DAY BREAK BEFORE THE NEXT RACES. BOTH TEAMS ARE VOWING TO USE THOSE DAYS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCES OF THEIR BOATS. ORACLE'S JIMMY SPITHILL'S ADMITTED THE KIWI BOAT IS FASTER AND SAYS, 'WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES,' AND EVEN GO AS FAR AS COPYING THE KIWIS. OUR US CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT IS BERMUDA AND JOINS US LIVE SHORTLY. FIRST, HER REPORT ON THE DAY'S RACES. THEY CALL HIM THE PISTOL, AND TODAY PETER BURLING WENT BANG. NAILING ORACLE AT THE START LINE IN BOTH RACES, THE AMERICANS WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE OVERLAP ON MARK ONE, AND THE KIWIS NEVER LOOKED BACK. I THINK WE'VE PROVEN THROUGHOUT THIS EVENT IF WE LEAD AT THE FIRST MARK, WE'RE PRETTY STRONG. IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON PRETTY HARD. FAST, SMOOTH AND CONFIDENT, THE KIWIS DOMINATED THE AMERICANS ON EVERY LEG. I THINK TODAY WAS AN INCREDIBLY TRICKY DAY, AND WE ENDED UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A FEW SHIFTS, SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY PRETTY NICE TO GET A PRETTY BIG LEAD LIKE WE DID TODAY, AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE BOYS SAILED. THERE WERE MOMENTS OF DRAMA, LIKE THIS NEAR COLLISION, BUT THERE WAS NEVER CLOSE RACING. THE KIWIS DOMINATION DELIGHTED FANS. (CHEERING, WHISTLING) THE DREAM'S REALLY FEELING A LOT MORE REAL. REALLY CONFIDENT AFTER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THE GUYS ARE SAILING SO WELL. BERMUDA WANTS TO WIN FOR ORACLE, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE BEHIND NEW ZEALAND. JIMMY 'PITBULL' SPITHILL WAS REMARKABLY FRANK ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY'RE FACING. THESE GUYS ARE FASTER. AND PETER BURLING'S HELMET CAMERA PROVIDED A FRESH ANGLE OF SOME OF THE KIWIS SECRET WEAPONS, LIKE THOSE BUTTONS IN FRONT OF BURLING, AND THE BLACK BOX GLENN ASHBY USES TO TRIM THE WING. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY'VE GOT SOME HIGH-RESOLUTION SHOTS OF EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE GOT THERE. WE WERE JOKING BEFORE THAT JIMMY'S ONE POINTS UP IN THE AIR AND MINE POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN INTO MY COCKPIT. ORACLE IS VOWING TO REVIEW EVERY INCH OF FOOTAGE TO TRY AND WORK OUT THE KIWIS' EDGE. WE WILL USE EVERY SINGLE MINUTE OF THE DAY FROM NOW UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND. I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT. BUT THE KIWIS WERE GIVING NOTHING AWAY AS THEY CAME BACK ON SHORE, THEIR RUDDERS UNDER WRAPS. (DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) THESE NEXT FIVE LAY DAYS COULD BE THE MOST CRUCIAL OF THIS CAMPAIGN YET. REBECCA, WHAT'S THE REACTION BEEN TO TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S DOMINANCE AND SPEED? IT'S BEEN SHOCK AND AWE AT THEIR SPEED AND DEVELOPMENT. THEIR BOAT SUITS THESE CONDITIONS. ORACLE HAS FIVE DAYS TO WORK OUT HOW TO MAKE THEIR BOAT GO FASTER IN THIS LIGHTER AIR. IT APPEARS FROM YOUR STORY, FANS THERE ARE DARING TO DREAM THIS TEAM CAN BRING THE CUP HOME? YES, PERHAPS JUST A LITTLE BIT. KIWI FANS WERE THRILLED AND IMMENSELY PROUD OF THEIR PERFORMANCE. SAILING EXPERTS AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA WERE BUZZING ABOUT THE RACE TODAY. THANKS. REBECCA WRIGHT IN BERMUDA. BACK HERE, CUP FANS WERE UP EARLY AT TWO PUBLIC GATHERINGS TO WATCH THE ACTION. SAM KELWAY REPORTS ON THEIR BARELY RESTRAINED EXCITEMENT. THEY ARRIVED EN MASSE, NERVOUS AND UNSURE OF HOW DAY TWO OF THE AMERICA'S CUP WOULD PLAY OUT. I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNT OUR LESSON FROM THAT OVER THE YEARS, AND WE KNOW WE JUST GO ` MMM ` UNTIL THE JOB'S DONE. BUT PETER BURLING APPEARED UNAFFECTED, SETTLING IN TO HIS JOB AND SUCCESSFULLY KEEPING ORACLE AT BAY. THEY ARE THE BEST SAILORS IN THE WHOLE WORLD. I WAS SO STRESSED YESTERDAY, NOT SO STRESSED TODAY. THE 26-YEAR-OLD IS DOMINANT ON THE WATER AND VERY QUICKLY BECOMING AN INSPIRATION OFF IT. I LIKE THE YOUNG SKIPPER. I CAN REALLY RELATE TO HIM. ALTHOUGH MANY HERE ARE FEELING CONFIDENT,... (CHEERING) ...EXPERTS WARN AN ORACLE COMEBACK COULD BE JUST A WIND SHIFT AWAY. A CHANGE OF CONDITIONS, WHEN THEY GO BACK RACING NEXT SUNDAY NZ TIME, COULD CHANGE THE GAME AGAIN. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND NOT GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF OURSELVES. WITH THAT, THE KIWIS NOW HAVE A WEEK OFF AND LEAD RACING 3-0, BUT SUPPORTERS HERE AREN'T JUMPING TO ANY CONCLUSIONS. IT'S TOO EARLY ON, BUT IT'S LOOKING GOOD. I DON'T WANNA GET TOO OVER-CONFIDENT. DON'T WANNA JINX IT. YEAH, YEAH, LIKE LAST TIME. BUT, NO, I REALLY THINK THAT THEY'RE JUST SAILING SUPERB. MEANWHILE, BLAIR TUKE'S BROTHER SAYS HE'S THE SECRET BEHIND THE BLACK BOAT'S SUCCESS. HE'S ACTUALLY NEVER LOST A REGATTA THAT I'VE PHYSICALLY BEEN AT. SO, BLAIR... (CHUCKLES) AND WITH SO MUCH BLACK AND RED SUPPORT, HERE AND IN BERMUDA, THE AMERICA'S CUP IS SHAPING UP TO BE THE MOST EXCITING YET. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. THE HUGE OPERATION TO CULL AN ESTIMATED 4000 TONS OF OYSTERS TO TRY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF A LETHAL PARASITE IS UNDERWAY. IT'S NOT KNOW HOW LONG IT'LL TAKE TO REMOVE THE OYSTERS FROM STEWART ISLAND AND TRANSPORT THEM TO BLUFF FOR DISPOSAL. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS FROM STEWART ISLAND. A BRIGHT DAY DAWNING OVER AN AREA WITH A GLOOMY FUTURE, AS AN UNWANTED EARLY HARVEST OF OYSTERS BEGINS. THESE CAGED OYSTERS ARE THE FIRST TO BE UPLIFTED FROM BIG GLORY BAY, AS THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES ATTEMPTS TO MINIMISE THE HARM OF THE BONAMIA OSTRAE PARASITE FOUND HERE LAST MONTH. WE'RE TAKING IT VERY SERIOUSLY. IT'S NOT ONLY A NATIONAL PRODUCT THAT WE'RE SELLING ` IT'S THE LIVELIHOODS OF BLUFF AND STEWART ISLAND PEOPLE. MEANWHILE IN BLUFF, STEWART ISLAND OYSTER FARMERS MEET WITH MPI OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS A FUTURE THAT IS FAR FROM CERTAIN. IT'S LIKE WE HIT A BRICK WALL, AN IMMEDIATE STOP. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. WE JUST HAVE TO GET THROUGH THESE FIRST STEPS. WE'RE QUITE CONCERNED FOR OUR STAFF. AND THERE ARE STRONG MURMURS OF DISCONTENT THAT MARLBOROUGH OYSTER STOCKS REMAINED IN THE WATER FOLLOWING THE 2015 DISCOVERY OF BONAMIA OSTRAE. I THINK EVERYONE WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT INITIAL RESPONSE IN MARLBOROUGH AND SAYING, 'WELL, HANG ON. WHY DID IT TAKE UNTIL THIS HAPPENED AT BLUFF 'OR STEWART ISLAND TO ACTUALLY DO THAT?' AN MPI INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO TRY AND PINPOINT HOW THE PARASITE ENDED UP IN BIG GLORY BAY. FOR US, IT'S HAPPENED BY HUMAN INTERVENTION. SOMEBODY'S BROUGHT IT HERE, AND THAT PERSON OR PERSONS WONT BE FEELING TOO WELL BECAUSE ONLY NOW THEY'LL BE REALISING THE SCALE OF DISRUPTION THAT THEY'VE CAUSED. WHILE THAT INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, THE SLOW PROCESS OF REMOVING OYSTERS CONTINUES. AT THIS STAGE, THE EXACT AMOUNT OF OYSTERS TO BE REMOVED IS UNKNOWN, BUT MPI ESTIMATES THE FINAL FIGURE WILL BE UPWARDS OF 4000 TONS. THE REMOVAL INVOLVES DISINFECTING THE OYSTERS AND THE MACHINERY AND VESSELS HANDLING THEM ALONG EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, WHICH EVENTUALLY SEES THEM DUMPED AT AN INVERCARGILL LANDFILL. A JOB THAT WILL TAKE WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. MORE THAN 60 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY SOME OF THE WORST WILDFIRES PORTUGAL HAS EVER SEEN. MANY WERE KILLED TRYING TO FLEE THE FLAMES NEAR PEDROGAO GRANDE, NORTH-EAST OF THE CAPITAL, LISBON. HERE'S OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT, EMMA KEELING, AGAIN. THEY WERE TRYING TO GET OUT, BUT THE FIRE WAS TOO FAST. FANNED BY STRONG WINDS, IT CHASED THEM DOWN. PEOPLE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE MOUNTAIN ROADS HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING. ALMOST INSTANTLY, YOU SAW THE FIRE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE CAR. AND WITHIN 10-15 SECONDS AT THE MOST, THE WIND THAT THE FIRE CREATED, IT LEAPT ACROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE, AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS, IT WAS SORT OF TO THE RIGHT, TO THE LEFT, THE BACK OF THE CAR ` YOU HAD NO OPTION BUT TO KEEP DRIVING INTO THE FIRE. MANY OF THOSE KILLED WERE FOUND IN OR NEXT TO CARS ON ONE ROAD, AMONG THEM FOUR CHILDREN. PEOPLE WERE ALSO TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES. IN THIS HEAVILY FORESTED AREA, 150KM FROM LISBON, A HEATWAVE, LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS HAVE CAUSED THE FIRES TO SPREAD QUICKLY. AS WELL AS THE DOZENS KILLED, AROUND 60 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS. (WOMAN SCREAMS) A WOMAN SCREAMS FOR HER HOUSE, BUT SHE WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES. 600 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN BATTLING ONE OF PORTUGAL'S DEADLIEST-EVER FIRES. TRANSLATOR: THE FIRE IS STILL ACTIVE. THE WIND HAS RESTARTED SOME OF THE FRONTS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S AN ONGOING AND PAINFUL WORK OF IDENTIFYING, VILLAGE BY VILLAGE, THE POSSIBLE VICTIMS. SOME RESIDENTS SAID THEY HAD BEEN LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICES, WITHOUT HELP, WHILE THEIR HOMES BURNED. BUT LIVES WERE SAVED. TRANSLATOR: WE WERE INSIDE THE HOUSE. THE FIRE WAS ALL AROUND US. THE FIREFIGHTERS CAME TO GET US OUT, BECAUSE WE COULD HARDLY BREATHE ANYMORE. WITH NO SIGN THE HEATWAVE WILL BREAK SOON, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE SENDING FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECLARED THREE DAYS OF MOURNING AS THE FIRES CONTINUE TO BURN. EMMA KEELING, 1 NEWS, LONDON. AHEAD ON 1 NEWS ` CONCERNS ABOUT TIMBER USED TO BUILD THOUSANDS OF HOMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SO WHAT EXACTLY IS WRONG WITH IT? AND HOW COULD IT AFFECT HOMEOWNERS? WE EXPLAIN, AS OFFICIALS TAKE URGENT ACTION. AND THEY CARE FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE, NOW ITS THE TURN OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS TO LAUNCH THEIR LEGAL BATTLE TO ACHIEVE PAY EQUITY. AND A HOMETOWN HERO GETS THE ULTIMATE TRIBUTE IN BRONZE ` A RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE FOR LEGENDARY ALL BLACK SIR COLIN MEADS AS TE KUITI CELEBRATES HIS SPORTING TRIUMPHS. A TASKFORCE IS BEING SET UP IN NEW SOUTH WALES AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THOUSANDS OF BUILDINGS THERE COULD CONTAIN COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING. SCRUTINY'S GOING ON BUILDINGS HERE TOO, IN THE WAKE OF LONDON'S DEADLY TOWER BLOCK FIRE. WILL HINE HAS MORE. THE CHARRED INTERIOR OF A GRENFELL TOWER APARTMENT. THIS WAS ONCE A BEDROOM. THIS A BATHROOM. THIS THE REMNANTS OF A KITCHEN. THERE ARE RESIDENTS ACROSS LONDON LIVING IN TOWER BLOCKS BUT ALSO PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY SICK TO DEATH AND WORRIED WHETHER THEIR TOWER BLOCK IS SAFE. A TYPE OF COMBUSTIBLE ALUMINIUM CLADDING IS BEING BLAMED FOR FUELLING THE FIRE, PROMPTING TALK OF CHANGES TO BUILDING LAWS IN AUSTRALIA. I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT NATIONAL LAWS TO PROTECT ALL RESIDENTS ACROSS THE NATION. AN ESTIMATED 2500 BUILDINGS IN NEW SOUTH WALES ALONE COULD HAVE FLAMMABLE CLADDING. IT'S AN ABSOLUTE TICKING TIME BOMB, BECAUSE NONE OF THE REGULATORS HAVE LOOKED AT IT VERY CAREFULLY. A FIRE IN MELBOURNE IN 2014 WAS EXACERBATED BY THE CLADDING, CONTRIBUTING TO A LAW CHANGE HERE IN JANUARY BANNING THE MATERIAL ON BUILDINGS OVER 7M. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW SEEKING ANSWERS FROM COUNCILS ABOUT HOW MANY BUILDINGS MIGHT HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH THE PANELS BEFORE THIS YEAR. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO CHECK AND EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK TO ME NEXT MONTH IF THERE ARE ANY IN THAT SITU. THE PRELIMINARY REPORTS ARE THAT IT'S UNLIKELY. AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAYS EVEN BEFORE THE FIRE, A PROJECT HAD IDENTIFIED FEWER THAN 100 BUILDINGS USING ALUMINIUM COMPOSITE PANELS. IT'S NOW WORKING TO ESTABLISH WHETHER THE PANELS ARE FIRE-RESISTANT, WHETHER THEY ARE USED AS CLADDING OR A DESIGN FEATURE, AND AT WHAT HEIGHT. IT SAYS SO FAR NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND OF IMPROPER USE OF THE CLADDING. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL IS STILL LOOKING INTO WHETHER IT HAS HIGH-RISK PANELS ON TALL BUILDINGS. WHILE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL SAYS THE LIKELIHOOD OF FINDING HIGH-RISES WITH COMBUSTIBLE CLADDING IS VERY LOW. WILL HINE, 1 NEWS. A POPULAR BRAND OF TIMBER PRODUCT USED TO BUILD KIWI HOMES DOESN'T MEET THE STRICT LABELLING REQUIREMENTS PUT IN PLACE AFTER THE LEAKY HOMES CRISIS. THAT'S PROMPTED URGENT ACTION FROM GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING. A CONSTRUCTION BOOM HAS SEEN HOUSE-BUILDERS LOOK FOR CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES TO TIMBER. BUT THE COMMERCE COMMISSION HAS RULED ONE OF THOSE PRODUCTS ` J FRAME ` IS NOT EVERYTHING IT CLAIMS TO BE. THERE ISN'T A QUESTION MARK OVER WHETHER THERE IS A ROTTING RISK. IT'S A QUESTION MARK OVER WHETHER IT HAS BEEN LABELLED APPROPRIATELY. J FRAME IS A LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER, OR LVL, MADE UP OF MULTIPLE LAYERS OF THIN WOOD GLUED TOGETHER. REGULAR TIMBER IS SATURATED WITH A PRESERVATIVE ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WOOD. THE MANUFACTURERS OF THE LAMINATED VENEER LUMBER PRODUCTS ARGUE THAT THEY CAN'T GET THE BORON TREATMENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE WOOD BECAUSE OF THE LAYERS OF THE GLUE BUT THAT THE PRODUCT IS JUST AS SERVICEABLE AND IS RESISTANT TO ROT. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION SAYS THE PRODUCT SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS MARK ` H1.2 ` AND IS WRONGLY LISTED ON BUILDING CONSENTS. 1 NEWS HAS LEARNT THAT MORE THAN 10,000 HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT USING J FRAME. DR SMITH SAYS THEY SHOULDN'T WORRY. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY RISK OF COUNCILS WANTING TO REVISIT ANY OF THE BUILDINGS THAT HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED WITH J FRAME. BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS TOLD BUSINESS MINISTRY OFFICIALS TO GET J FRAME SAMPLES RETESTED, AND OFFICIALS ARE NOW WORKING ON CHANGING THE BUILDING STANDARDS. I AM ALWAYS CAUTIOUS IN THIS AREA OF TIMBER TREATMENT BECAUSE IT WAS AT THE HEART OF THAT HUGE ISSUE NEW ZEALAND HAD A DECADE AGO WITH LEAKY BUILDINGS. LABOUR'S STUART NASH SAYS THE GOVERNMENT WAS TOO SLOW TO ACT. WE DO KNOW MBIE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS OVER THREE YEARS AGO. THE MINISTER HAS BEEN WELL AWARE OF IT. IT SHOULD NOT BE UP TO THE COMMERCE COMMISSION TO UNCOVER THIS STUFF. J FRAME MANUFACTURER JUKEN NEW ZEALAND WOULDN'T FRONT FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT SAID IN A STATEMENT... THE COMPANY IS NOW 'CAREFULLY CONSIDERING' THE COMMERCE COMMISSION'S RULING. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS. A MAGNITUDE-4 EARTHQUAKE HAS TRIGGERED A TSUNAMI OFF THE COAST OF GREENLAND, LEAVING AT LEAST FOUR FEARED DEAD AFTER IT SMASHED INTO A SMALL SETTLEMENT. THE SURGE OF WATER IS SAID TO HAVE SWEPT AWAY 11 HOMES ON THE SMALL ISLAND ABOVE THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. A NUMBER OF INJURIES WERE REPORTED, AND THERE ARE ALSO REPORTS OF WAVES STRIKING TWO OTHER VILLAGES. WEATHER TIME NOW. DAN IS HERE, AND LOTS OF FINE AND DRY WEATHER TODAY, BUT A DAMP DAY IN THE FAR NORTH. LOVELY LOOKING SUNRISE THIS MORNING. LOOK AT THIS SHEET OF CLOUD WORKING IN. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ A PLEA OVER A SYMBOLIC ART INSTALLATION'S UP NEXT. THESE EMPTY CHAIRS SPEAK OF LIVES LOST, BUT DO THEY STILL HAVE A FUTURE? AND A PERMANENT TRIBUTE'S UNVEILED TO A RUGBY LEGEND WITH A STAR TURN FROM THE MAN HIMSELF. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT. ONE MAN'S DEAD AND EIGHT OTHERS INJURED AFTER A VAN PLOUGHED INTO WORSHIPPERS LEAVING A LONDON MOSQUE. POLICE ARRESTED THE DRIVER, DESCRIBED AS WHITE AND MIDDLE-AGED. BUT WITNESSES SAY THEY SAW TWO OTHERS GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY HAS CALLED IT A POTENTIAL TERRORIST ATTACK AND IS HOLDING A TOP-LEVEL EMERGENCY MEETING LATER TONIGHT. MENTAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE THE LATEST GROUP TO FILE A CLAIM CALLING FOR EQUAL PAY. TWO UNIONS TODAY LODGED A CASE WITH THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS TRIBUNAL, SAYING WOMEN WHO WORK IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR ARE NOW BEING PAID FAR LESS THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN SIMILAR JOBS. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD WITH THIS. HELPING MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS IS HARD WORK. IF YOU CAN IMAGINE WORKING WITH SOMEONE WHO SUFFERS FROM AUDITORY OR VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS, MAYBE YOU'LL GET AN IDEA OF HOW HARD IT CAN BE. SO THIS SOCIAL WORKER HAS TODAY FILED A CLAIM ON BEHALF OF HER FELLOW MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKERS, CALLING FOR EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN IN HER SECTOR. IT'S OVERWHELMING TO FINALLY MOVE FORWARD. FROM JULY 1, SUPPORT WORKERS IN AGED AND DISABILITY CARE WILL RECEIVE A BIG PAY RISE AS A RESULT OF A HISTORIC EQUAL PAY SETTLEMENT. BUT MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS WERE EXCLUDED FROM THE AGREEMENT. THE UNION OBVIOUSLY KNEW THAT THIS WAS A CLASS OF WORK THAT DOES A VERY SIMILAR CLASS OF WORK TO THE OTHER CARE WORKERS. I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD SEE IT AS A STRONG VIEW ABOUT WHO SHOULD BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT PAY-EQUITY CLAIMS OR NOT. IT WAS JUST A PRACTICAL LIMIT. MENTAL HEALTH IS A DIFFICULT AREA TO STAFF, AND WORKERS SAY THE PAY VARIANCE WILL MAKE THAT EVEN HARDER. WHY WOULD YOU COME TO WORK IN AN INTENSE ROLE AND GET PAID LESS, WHEN YOU CAN WORK IN THE SAME ROLE AND GET PAID MORE? THE GOVERNMENT WILL INTRODUCE EQUAL PAY LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR THAT WILL CONTAIN GUIDELINES FOR EMPLOYERS, BUT IT WON'T HELP PEOPLE LIKE MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS RIGHT NOW. INSTEAD, DIFFERENT LEGISLATION WOULD BE NEEDED IF COURT IS TO BE AVOIDED. AND UNIONS SAY UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED, THERE ARE MORE CLAIMS LIKE THESE TO COME. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. A MENTAL HEALTH NURSE HAS TOLD THE CHRISTIE MARCEAU INQUEST THERE SHOULD BE BETTER INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN THE COURTS, POLICE AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES. TESTIFYING VIA VIDEO LINK, NURSE SALLY FRENCH SAID SHE ASSESSED AKSHAY CHAND FOR BAIL PURPOSES. SHE SAID HE DISPLAYED NO SIGNS OF PSYCHOSIS, AND SHE DIDN'T SEE A POLICE REPORT OPPOSING BAIL. CHAND WAS ON BAIL WHEN HE FATALLY STABBED CHRISTIE MARCEAU IN 2011. THE ARTIST BEHIND THE EMPTY CHAIRS TRIBUTE IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE HAS TODAY LOBBIED THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PERMANENT SITE FOR THE ARTWORK. AND HE'S BEEN DISCUSSING THE PROJECT WITH THE WORLD-FAMOUS SPECIAL EFFECTS TEAM AT WETA WORKSHOP. AS JOY REID REPORTS, THE COUNCIL'S CERTAINLY INTERESTED. EACH EMPTY CHAIR DEPICTS THE STORY OF A PERSON WHO NEVER CAME HOME ON FEBRUARY 22ND 2011. THERE'S A SOBERING 186 OF THEM ` ONE FOR EVERY QUAKE VICTIM ` AND AN EXTRA ONE REPRESENTING THOSE WHO DIED OF NON-QUAKE RELATED INJURIES THAT SAME DAY. EACH EMPTY CHAIR IS MARKING THE ABSENCE OF THAT PERSON. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A TEMPORARY TRIBUTE, BUT IT HAS ETCHED ITSELF IN CHRISTCHURCH'S FABRIC. AND WITH THE SITE EARMARKED FOR A FUTURE STADIUM DEVELOPMENT, AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE ARTIST BEHIND IT THINKS IT SHOULD BE SET IN STONE. WE'RE PROPOSING TO MAKE THE 185 CHAIRS PERMANENT BY CASTING THE CHAIRS IN ALUMINIUM AND BAKING THEM WHITE. PETER MAJENDIE IS IN TALKS WITH WETA WORKSHOP AND THINKS HIS NEW DESIGN COULD BE BUILT FOR AROUND $500K. HIS TRUST WOULD PICK UP THE BILL. IT WAS INITIALLY FLOATED TO MOVE THE CHAIRS FROM ACROSS THE ROAD TO HERE, THE CTV SITE. HOWEVER, THE VICTIM'S FAMILIES OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSED THIS, SO OTAKARO SAID NO. SO WHERE NOW? PETER MAJENDIE TODAY TOOK THAT QUESTION TO A CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE. THE INDICATIONS FROM STAFF TODAY IS THAT THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF FINDING A SUITABLE LOCATION. THE CITY ALREADY HAS AN OFFICIAL MEMORIAL, BUT PETER MAJENDIE SAYS HIS DESIGN IS MORE OF AN ARTWORK. I SEE IT AS JUST COMPLEMENTING THE OFFICIAL MEMORIAL. HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN NEARBY LATIMER SQUARE OR THE BOTANIC GARDENS. BUT IT APPEARS THE COUNCIL COULD WELL NOW DECIDE THAT FOR HIM. JOY REID, 1 NEWS. FANTASTIC DAY FOR NEW ZEALAND SPORT. IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO SPEED, FANTASTIC DAY FOR NEW ZEALAND SPORT. IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO SPEED, THE BABY BLACKS RECLAIMED THE UNDER-20 RUGBY WORLD CUP, AND IN POLAND, OUR ROWERS REASSERTED THEMSELVES AS THE BEST IN THE WORLD, CLAIMING FIVE GOLD MEDALS IN 60 MINUTES. IT'S DEJA VU MORE THAN 50 YEARS APART. TWO KIWIS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF LEMANS. WHAT A WAY TO SALUTE THE MEMORY OF MCLAREN AND AMON. AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS A RIDICULOUS IDEA ` UNTIL TODAY. THE GREAT SIR COLIN MEADS IS HONOURED IN THE KING COUNTRY. KIA ORA. WELCOME TO SPORT. NOW, WE KNOW WITH AMERICA'S CUP, WE'RE ALL IN THE 'LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES' MIND-SET, BUT TEAM NEW ZEALAND HAS HEADLINED WHAT'S BEEN A BRILLIANT DAY FOR KIWI SPORT. FROM A CLEAN SWEEP SO FAR IN BERMUDA TO HISTORY IN THE MAKING AT LEMANS 24 HOUR RACE IN FRANCE TO THE ROWERS SETTING RECORDS IN POLAND, THE MILESTONE ACHIEVEMENT OF CANOE SLALOM NOMAD MIKE DAWSON, AND OUR BABY BLACKS RECAPTURING THE WORLD CROWN IN GEORGIA, LET'S ENJOY THE MOMENT. STARTING WITH BERMUDA-BOUND AMERICA'S CUP REPORTER ABBY WILSON, WHO LOOKS AT WHY THE NEXT FIVE DAYS COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT IN TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S BID TO WIN BACK THE AULD MUG. TEAM NEW ZEALAND HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN ON THE WATER. FOUR RACES. FOUR WINS. BUT FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS, AS FAR AS ORACLE IS CONCERNED, IT'S GAME ON OFF THE WATER. WE NEED TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS CHANGES. THEY WERE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, I THOUGHT, ACCELERATING. CERTAINLY IN A LOT OF THE TRANSITIONS AROUND THE RACE TRACK. CLEARLY WE NEED TO NOW PUT EVERYTHING BACK ON THE TABLE. WHICH SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO MAKE KIWI FANS A LITTLE NERVOUS. ONE DAY IN SAN FRANCISCO WAS ALL IT TOOK TO SPARK A REMARKABLE COMEBACK. SHOWING BRILLIANT FORM IN RACE NINE OF THE AMERICA'S CUP. BUT IN BERMUDA IT WON'T BE QUITE SO EASY. UNLIKE LAST TIME, HERE THE AC50 CATAMARANS HAVE IDENTICAL PLATFORMS, AND SYNDICATES ARE LIMITED TO JUST FOUR FOILS. THEY CAN ALTER UP TO 10% OF THE WEIGHT OF THOSE FOILS. THE TIPS. THAT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THE TEAMS HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH QUITE A LOT, BUT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME TO BUILD NEW FOILS, SO WHAT THEY'VE GOT IS WHAT THEY'VE GOT. AND WHAT TEAM NEW ZEALAND HAVE SEEMS TO BE SUPERIOR, ESPECIALLY IN THE LIGHT CONDITIONS ` SOMETHING ORACLE'S KNOWN FOR THREE WEEKS AND BEEN UNABLE TO COUNTER. BUT ACCORDING TO JIMMY SPITHILL, THEY HAVE OTHER PLANS. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO QUITE A LOT OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO NOT ONLY THE APPENDAGES BUT THE CONTROL SYSTEMS, THE SET UP OF THE WING. TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S RUDDER IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THEY'RE KEEN TO KEEP AWAY FROM PRYING EYES, BUT THEIR SPEED IS A COMBINATION OF LOTS OF SMALL COMPONENTS. IT'S A COMPLETE PACKAGE. IT'S VERY, VERY HARD TO REPLICATE THAT. IT TAKES YEARS OF DESIGN WORK AND THEN MONTHS AND MONTHS OF TESTING TO GET THE OPTIMAL CONFIGURATION LIKE TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S GOT. YOU CAN'T DO THAT IN FIVE DAYS. AND IT'S HARDLY LIKE THE KIWI SHORE CREW WILL BE SITTING AROUND. I THINK IF WE DID HAVE SOMETHING SECRET, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE SHARING IT HERE. ALL WILL BE REVEALED THE NEXT TIME THESE TWO MEET. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. TO EUROPE, AND THE FIRST KIWI SUCCESS THERE IS BEING DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEBACK WINS IN MOTORSPORT. NEW ZEALANDERS EARL BAMBER AND BRENDON HARTLEY HAVE WON THE OVERALL LE MANS 24 HOUR TITLE AS PART OF THE PORSCHE FACTORY TEAM. THE INCREDIBLE THINGS IS, JUST A FEW HOURS AFTER THE START OF THE RACE, ANDREW SAVILLE HAS ANOTHER MEMORABLE DAY FOR KIWI MOTORSPORT. AFTER 24 GRUELLING HOURS, AND 5000 KILOMETRES... FROM THE VERY BACK OF THE FIELD, TO WIN IN 2017. THAT IS MOTORSPORT! ...THE MOST FAMOUS RACE HAS WITNESSED ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS VICTORIES ` TWO KIWIS CLOSE TO TEARS IN THE PORSCHE GARAGE, AS LEAD DRIVER, GERMANY'S TIMO BERNHARD, WAS ALSO OVERCOME. THE JOY AND EMOTION UNDERSTANDABLE, JUST A FEW HOURS INTO THE RACE, THE PORSCHE HYBRID WAS KAPUT. THE ENGINE BLEW. THE TEAM LOST OVER AN HOUR REPLACING IT, BUT FOUGHT BACK FROM SECOND-TO-LAST AND 50 PLACES DOWN TO WIN. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WE WERE BASICALLY OUT, BUT WE DECIDED WE HAD TO CONTINUE, WE HAD TO FIGHT TO GET THE POINTS FOR PORSCHE. AND THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT BECAME A PODIUM, AND THEN IT BECAME A CHANCE OF A WIN. IN DARKNESS, WHILE OTHERS RESTED, BAMBER (26) AND BRENDON HARTLEY (27) TOOK OVER THE NIGHT DRIVE, FLYING AT WELL OVER 300 K'S AN HOUR. BAMBER, WHO WON IN 2015, TOOK THE LONGEST STINT OF OVER 40 LAPS. THE LIGHT OF DAY ARRIVED. THE PORSCHE WAS STILL IN 10TH ` NEARLY 20 LAPS DOWN. BUT OTHERS FELL BY THE WAYSIDE, INCLUDING THE TEAM'S NUMBER ONE CAR. WITH JUST OVER AN HOUR TO GO, THE SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE OCCURRED. AND THE PORSCHE IS GONNA GO THROUGH, AND PORSCHE LEAD LE MANS! THE NUMBER TWO HYBRID WAS NERVOUSLY NURSED HOME OVER THE NEXT HOUR. THE NZ FLAG AND DOUBLE KIWI CELEBRATIONS ON THE ROOF BRINGING BACK MEMORIES. 51 YEARS AGO, THE GREAT BRUCE MCLAREN AND CHRIS AMON WON IN A FORD GT40. FROM TWO KIWIS AND NUMBER EIGHT WIRE A HALF CENTURY AGO, TO THE MIGHT OF GERMAN MANUFACTURER PORSCHE, AND A COUPLE OF LADS FROM WHANGANUI AND PALMERSTON NORTH, MATES SINCE THE AGE OF 7, THIS IS WHAT BOYHOOD DREAMS ARE MADE OF. BABY BLACKS HOOKER ASAFO AUMUA HAS ALMOST SINGLE-HANDEDLY DEMOLISHED ENGLAND AT THE UNDER-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL IN GEORGIA. THE 20-YEAR-OLD WRECKING BALL GOING BEAST MODE AGAINST DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ENGLAND, BAGGING A HAT TRICK IN THEIR 10-TRY ONSLAUGHT. IT WAS JOKED LAST WEEK THE FRONT ROWER HAD BEEN HANGING AROUND THE BACKS TOO MUCH, BUT IT'S CLEARLY PAYING OFF. MISTAKE FROM CLEGG. OUT TO AUMUA. AUMUA'S GOT TWO. ASAFO AUMUA GETS A HAT-TRICK! (WHISTLE BLOWS, APPLAUSE) OH-HO-HO! HAT-TRICK TIME FOR THE HOOKER! NEW ZEALAND STORMED TO A 64-17 VICTORY, CLAIMING THEIR SIXTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND RECORDING THE BIGGEST SCORE LINE EVER SEEN IN AN UNDER-20 FINAL. NEW ZEALAND'S ROWERS HAVE WRAPPED UP A SPECTACULAR FINAL DAY ON THE WATER IN POLAND, WINNING FIVE GOLD MEDALS IN THE SPACE OF AN HOUR. IN THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP REGATTA OF THE YEAR, THEY NOT ONLY FINISHED WITH A HAUL OF MEDALS, BUT TWO WORLD-BEST TIMES TO BOOT. MATT HALL-SMITH REPORTS. IN HIS FIRST REGATTA AS A SINGLE SCULLER, ROBBIE MANSON FOUND HIMSELF SITTING IN A FINAL STACKED WITH OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPIONS. BUT THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO PHASE THE 27-YEAR-OLD, AND AFTER A MEASURED START, IT WAS THE SECOND QUARTER WHERE HE MADE HIS MOVE. PERHAPS IT'S THIS NEW ZEALAND THING, TO GET OFF THE START SMOOTHLY AND THEN LOOK TO JUST REALLY TURN IT ON AND SQUEEZE THE POWER ON WHEN OTHERS ARE HURTING. WITH AN UNTOUCHABLE LEAD, HE CROSSED THE LINE IN A NEW WORLD-BEST TIME, BEATING HIS PREDECESSOR AND DOUBLE OLYMPIC CHAMPION MAHE DRYSDALE'S RECORD BY THREE SECONDS. EVEN THOUGH IT'S MY FIRST TIME RACING THE SINGLE INTERNATIONALLY, BUT HAVING RACED JOHN AND MAHE AND THOSE GUYS, AND ERIC AND HAMISH IN THE SINGLE AT HOME, I THINK IT GIVES YOU THAT INTERNATIONAL-LEVEL RACING EXPERIENCE. MANSON MAY BE A NEWCOMER, BUT THE PAIR OF GRACE PRENDERGAST AND KERRI GOWLER HAVE ALREADY BEEN A PROVEN SUCCESS, LEADING FROM START TO FINISH IN A DOMINANT DISPLAY OF CONTROL AND POWER. THE DUO LEFT OTHERS TO FIGHT FOR THE MINOR MEDALS, CROSSING THE LINE IN A NEW WORLD-BEST TIME. YEAH, WE WERE REALLY EXCITED FOR IT. JUST OUR FIRST REGATTA OF THE INTERNATIONAL SEASON. BUT WE JUST WANTED TO GO OUT AND ROW OUR OWN RACE AND NOT KIND OF FOCUS ON WHAT THE COMPETITION IS DOING, BECAUSE IT'S A BIT OF AN UNKNOWN. THE GOLDEN BALL CONTINUED TO ROLL IN THE WOMEN'S EIGHT. THE BRITS LED EARLY, BUT THE KIWIS PACED THEMSELVES NICELY, TAKING THE LEAD WITH JUST UNDER 500M TO GO. THE HALF-A-LENGTH WIN CAPPED OFF A REMARKABLE DAY FOR NEW ZEALAND'S ELITE ROWERS, WITH FIVE GOLD IN ALL. THE MEN'S EIGHT CONTINUED THEIR DEVELOPMENT WITH A SILVER. AND WHILE IT MAY NOT BE AN OLYMPIC YEAR, THE NEW-LOOK TEAM CERTAINLY MADE A STATEMENT IN THEIR FIRST REGATTA OF 2017. MATT HALL-SMITH, 1 NEWS. STAYING ON THE WATER, AND INTREPID KIWI KAYAKER MIKE DAWSON HAS EXPLODED OUT OF THE BLOCKS AT HIS FIRST WORLD CUP EVENT OF THE SEASON. THE TWO-TIME OLYMPIAN GRABBED GOLD IN THE MEN'S EXTREME SLALOM FINAL IN PRAGUE, BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO WIN AN ICF WORLD CUP MEDAL. DAWSON EDGED OUT THE STAR TRIO OF CZECH PADDLERS ON THEIR HOME COURSE. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE RACE. I MEAN, IT'S A WORLD CUP, BUT IT'S STILL ALWAYS ABOUT FUN. THESE ARE MY BUDDIES, AND I LOVE TO RACE WITH THEM. OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLIST LUUKA JONES WAS OFF THE PACE, MISSING THE K1 FINAL AFTER FINISHING 12TH IN HER SEMI-FINAL RUN. THE NEXT WORLD CUP REGATTA GETS UNDERWAY NEXT WEEK IN GERMANY. BACK HERE, THE NEEDLE BETWEEN THE LIONS AND THE ALL BLACKS IS UNDERWAY, AS PREPARATIONS SPARK UP FOR THE FIRST TEST. LIONS COACH WARREN GATLAND HAS ACCUSED KIWI PLAYERS OF ILLEGAL BLOCKING AROUND HIGH KICKS. YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST NZ TEAMS. I THINK EVERY OTHER TEAM, YOU KNOW... YOU FIND MARGINS WITHIN THE RULES. AWAY FROM THE BUILD-UP, WARREN GATLAND HAS REVEALED ONE OF HIS FORMER WAIKATO CHARGES, STEPHEN DONALD, IS ENGAGED. I DON'T THINK IT WAS A TRADITIONAL PROPOSAL. I THINK HE WAS OUT WHITEBAITING OR SOMETHING, AND THE RING WAS OFFERED AT THE BACK OF THE UTE. THE LIONS TAKE ON THE CHIEFS IN HAMILTON TOMORROW NIGHT. THE ALL BLACKS, AFTER HITTING THE GYM FOR PART OF TODAY, TRAIN FULLY TOMORROW IN AUCKLAND. ONE OF THE GREATEST RUGBY PLAYERS OF ALL TIME ` SOME ARGUE THE BEST EVER? ` HAS BEEN IMMORTALISED IN RURAL NEW ZEALAND TODAY. SIR COLIN MEADS (81), WHO'S BATTLING PANCREATIC CANCER, WAS OVERWHELMED BY A HOST OF FORMER ALL BLACK TEAMMATES WHO FLOCKED TO THE KING COUNTRY FOR THE UNVEILING OF HIS STATUE. STEPHEN STUART WAS THERE. TE KUITI, OR 'MEADSVILLE' AS IT'S AFFECTIONATELY KNOW THESE DAYS, CAME TO A STANDSTILL THIS AFTERNOON AS FORMER RUGBY STARS GATHERED TO PAY HOMAGE TO AN AILING SIR COLIN 'PINE TREE' MEADS, WHOSE ROLLERCOASTER 15-YEAR INTERNATIONAL CAREER FINISHED AGAINST THE 1971 LIONS. HE JUST HAD THAT MANA. SO MUCH MANA OFF THE FIELD, ON THE FIELD, EVERYWHERE HE GOES. RIGHT UP UNTIL YESTERDAY, A STRUGGLING SIR COLIN SEEMED CERTAIN TO MISS THE OCCASION. I SAID, 'WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?' 'I'M PUTTING MY SUIT ON,' SO I KNEW THEN STRAIGHT AWAY HE WAS COMING. ALL BLACK LOCKING BROTHERS IN ARMS AGAIN TO UNVEIL THE STATUE. I WAS PRETTY HUMBLED BY IT. I DIDN'T REALLY WANT IT WHEN I WAS FIRST ASKED ABOUT IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS A RIDICULOUS IDEA. HIS LONG-TIME SKIPPER WAS HAVING NONE OF THAT. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST STATUE, BUT I BET YOU IT'S THE BIGGEST,... (LAUGHTER) ...BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE OF OUR BIGGEST RUGBY LEGEND. THEN THE LEGEND BEGAN TO WARM TO ITS INTRICACIES. IT WAS AMAZING HOW MUCH DETAIL SHE'S GONE IN TO GET IT, BECAUSE I WAS JUST SAYING EVEN ME BOOT LACES IS DONE UP TO HOW I USED TO LACE THEM UP TOO. SO IT'S MARVELLOUS. THE STATUE AND ACCOMPANYING ART AND MEMORABILIA DISPLAY INVOLVING BROTHER STAN MEADS COST $490,000. QUITE A TOWN SHOW-STOPPER FOR THE SELF-PROCLAIMED COUNTRY HICK WHO ONCE SAID ALL HE WANTED TO DO IN LIFE WAS PLAY RUGBY AND OWN A FARM. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS. WORLD GOLF NUMBER 22 BROOKS KOEPKA HAS WON HIS FIRST EVER MAJOR, TAKING OUT THE US OPEN AT ERIN HILLS IN WISCONSIN. THE TITLE LOOKED SET FOR A TWO-WAY SHOOTOUT BETWEEN THE 27-YEAR-OLD AND FELLOW AMERICAN, BRIAN HARMAN, BUT KOEPKA HELD HIS NERVE TO BREAK THE DEADLOCK WITH A 10M BIRDIE PUTT ON THE PAR-FOUR EIGHTH. THERE WE GO! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) TWO PUTTS IN A ROW FROM KOEPKA THAT HAVE REACHED THE HOLE FROM A LONG WAY AWAY, AND THAT WAS A BIG ONE THERE. THREE STRAIGHT BIRDIES FOLLOWED ON THE BACK NINE, LEAVING KOEPKA WITH THIS TO CLAIM THE TITLE BY FOUR SHOTS. KOEPKA, A MAJOR CHAMPION! KOEPKA FINISHING ON 16-UNDER TO JOIN RORY MCILROY FOR THE LOWEST 72-HOLE SCORE IN US OPEN HISTORY. HE WON AROUND $3M AMERICA'S CUP ON SEVEN SHARP. TONIGHT ` THE BACK-SEAT DRIVER YOU REALLY WOULDN'T WANT TO ARGUE WITH. IT'S KIND OF WEIRD DRIVING WITH HIM, KNOWING THAT I ABUSED HIM. WHY THE COPS ARE PUTTING THE BRAKES ON BAD HABITS. ONLY 29 KNOTS ` AND WE ARE FLYING. HOW MUCH WIND DOES TEAM NEW ZEALAND NEED TO WIN? TIM GOES INSIDE THE TEAM'S TRAINING TUNNEL TO FIND OUT. AND THE THINGS THE ALL BLACKS HAVE TO DO TO WIN... SORRY TO DISTURB YOUR EVENING, EVERYONE. SO, WHO WILL GET OVER THE AWKWARDNESS TO CLAIM VICTORY? FIND OUT AT 7. HELLO AGAIN. A BUSIER WEEK WITH THE WINTER SOLSTICE. THINGS START OFF QUIET AND THEN RAMP UP. OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, NOTE THE LOW STARTS TO CREEP CLOSER. THINGS THEN START TO CHANGE DOWN SOUTH, COLD AIR COMES DOWN, BUT NOTE THE TEMPERATURES. GOOD NEWS FOR SKIERS. 500M ON THURSDAY A BIT OF EVERYTHING THROWN IN THIS WEEK. THERE'S THE NORTH-EAST FLOW. EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE NORTH ISLAND IS FINE, PERHAPS SOME CLOUD. SOUTH ISLAND, A SPOT OF CLOUD BUT PRETTY GOOD,. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ