IT'S MIDDAY THURSDAY THE 3RD OF AUGUST. FORMER ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN SIR JOHN GRAHAM HAS DIED. WE LOOK AT HIS ACHIEVEMENTS ON AND OFF THE FIELD. GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI FRONTS UP TO INVESTIGATORS AFTER HER WELFARE FRAUD ADMISSION. PLUS A DNA-EDITING BREAKTHROUGH ` NEW HOPE FOR PARENTS AFRAID OF PASSING ON GENETIC DISORDERS TO THEIR CHILDREN. TENA KOUTOU KATOA. FORMER ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN AND AUCKLAND GRAMMAR PRINCIPAL SIR JOHN GRAHAM HAS DIED AGED 82. HE PLAYED FOR THE ALL BLACKS IN 22 TESTS, THREE OF THEM AS CAPTAIN, BETWEEN 1958 AND 1964. SIR JOHN WILL ALSO BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS LIFELONG PASSION AND SERVICE TO EDUCATION. HE WAS THE HEADMASTER OF AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR 20 YEARS, UNTIL 1993. HE WAS ALSO CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND AND PRESIDENT OF THE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. IN 2011 HE WAS APPOINTED A KNIGHT COMPANION OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT FOR SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND SPORTS. SIR JOHN PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY LAST NIGHT AFTER A SHORT BATTLE WITH CANCER. GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI HAS FRONTED UP TO MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAUD INVESTIGATORS THIS MORNING. SHE DIDN'T TAKE A LAWYER AND SAYS SHE HAS NO REGRETS ABOUT CONFESSING SHE LIED TO CLAIM A BENEFIT IN THE 1990S. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE IS WITH US NOW. ANDREA, WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING? When she arrived at the headquarters this morning, She was her usual competent self. But when she emerge in our later it Seemed that she was shaken by the experience. She had a support person but no lawyer, Because she wanted to understand the process and didn't think it was necessary to have a lawyer. Here is what she had to say afterwards. I'M VERY CLEAR THAT I WILL CERTAINLY BE REPAYING ANY OVERPAYMENT. IT WAS A GOOD MEETING, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SEE HOW PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES THAT I DO WOULD FIND THAT QUITE TRAUMATIC. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE SET OUT CLEARLY THE INFORMATION THEY NEED FROM ME AND THE PROCESS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO UNDERTAKE, AND SO I WILL PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION, AND THEN THE PROCESS WILL ROLL OUT. ANDREA, WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? She has said she has no regrets about this admission And she is prepared to repay the money. But at this point no one knows how much that is. At the meeting the two fraud investigators said they have a list of questions That they need answers to and will centre her. She says she is happy to provide that information Although it will open up to prosecution. No one knows how long this process will take And whether it will be resolved before or after the election. THANKS, ANDREA VANCE, AT PARLIAMENT. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS A CRACKDOWN ON MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES WILL RAKE IN AN EXTRA $200M A YEAR IN TAX REVENUE. UNDER THE PROPOSALS, INLAND REVENUE WILL GET GREATER POWERS TO INVESTIGATE OVERSEAS FIRMS, AND THE RULES WILL BE REWRITTEN TO STOP THOSE COMPANIES CHARGING THEIR NZ SUBSIDIARIES HIGH INTEREST RATES TO REDUCE THEIR TAX BILL. REVENUE MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS HAS TOUGHENED UP MEASURES SHE PROPOSED EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER ASKING THE PUBLIC FOR FEEDBACK. TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN AUCKLAND'S COSTING THE ECONOMY $1.3B, ACCORDING TO A REPORT THAT'S CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. THE RESEARCHERS SAY TRAVEL TIME FOR DRIVERS HAS ALMOST DOUBLED IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, PUTTING THE HAND BRAKE ON PRODUCTIVITY. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS WITH MORE. CLOGGED-UP ROADS IN OUR BIGGEST CITY ARE COSTING US, BIG TIME. $1.3B IS CONSERVATIVE. THE FIGURE'S FROM A NEW REPORT, AND IT SAYS THE COST COULD EVEN BE AS HIGH AS $2B IF THE WEEKEND WAS INCLUDED. MOST AUCKLANDERS WOULD SAY ACTUALLY CONGESTION IS WORST IN THE WEEKEND OR AS BAD IN THE WEEKEND AS IT IS DURING THE WEEK. AND IT'S NOT JUST AUCKLANDERS FACING THE HEADACHE. WELLINGTON; THE GROWTH CITIES OF TAURANGA, WAIKATO, CHRISTCHURCH, QUEENSTOWN ` YOU KNOW, RIGHT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THESE ISSUES ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE PROBLEMATIC. TRANSPORT MINISTER SIMON BRIDGES SAYS WORK'S ALREADY UNDERWAY TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION. THE GOVERNMENT'S INCREDIBLY MOTIVATED. THAT'S WHY WE CONTINUE TO INVEST MORE AND MORE IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY TRANSPORT. YOU KNOW, $9B IN STATE HIGHWAYS ALONE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. BUT THE REPORT'S CALLING FOR ACTION NOW, SAYING WAITING UP TO 10 YEARS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF CONGESTION MEASURES IS JUST TOO FAR AWAY. WE NEED TO INTRODUCE ROAD PRICING, CONGESTION CHARGING. CONGESTION'S ALSO BRINGING RECRUITMENT ISSUES FOR DRIVERS, THE FREIGHT INDUSTRY SAYING INCREASING TRAVEL TIMES ARE TO BLAME. THAT EXTRA TIME'S ESTIMATED TO CAUSE UP TO A 30% LOSS IN PRODUCTIVITY. THE MAJOR COSTS BEING THE NEED FOR MORE STAFF, LONGER DELIVERY TIMES AND SOME FIRMS REFUSING TO DELIVER IN SOME AREAS BEING DESCRIBED AS "BLACK HOLES." THE PRESSURE'S NOW ON THE GOVERNMENT FOR A SPEEDY SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM THAT'S ONLY TIPPED TO GET WORSE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. SMALL BUSINESSES ARE WORRIED THE UPCOMING ELECTION WILL AFFECT THEIR BANK ACCOUNTS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH OUT TODAY. NEARLY HALF OF THE 1000 COMPANIES SURVEYED BELIEVE HOW MUCH TAX THEIR BUSINESSES PAY WILL BE IMPACTED, AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT THINKING THEIR PERSONAL TAX WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. XERO'S CRAIG HUDSON SAYS ANY CHANGES WOULD IMPACT THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY, WITH 90% OF NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED. WE'RE TALKING A MASSIVE CROSS-SECTION HERE. AND IT IMPACTS OUR GDP QUITE A LOT AND EMPLOYMENT RATES. SO HAVING A HIGHER TAX RATE MEANS THAT THERE'S GONNA BE LESS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LESS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, LESS OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE BUSINESS OWNERS TO TAKE A STEP INTO THE VOID, TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THEIR BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. FORMER NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER HELEN CLARK HAS WEIGHED IN ON THE QUESTIONING OF JACINDA ARDERN'S BABY PLANS, TAKING TO TWITTER TO OFFER THE NEW LABOUR LEADER SOME ADVICE, SAYING SHE SHOULD "IGNORE THE SEXIST ATTACK AND GET ON WITH THE JOB." MS CLARK LATER TWEETED THAT HAVING CHILDREN AND HOLDING A LEADERSHIP ROLE SHOULD BE POSSIBLE IN A FAIR AND EQUAL SOCIETY AND SLAMMED THE QUESTIONS PUT TO MS ARDERN AS "RIDICULOUS." BOTTLING COMPANIES NEED TO PAY A FAIR SHARE FOR WATER ` THAT'S ACCORDING TO A PETITION PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT THIS MORNING. FORMER TV PERSONALITY AND LABOUR CANDIDATE TAMATI COFFEY HANDED THE 4000-STRONG PETITION TO A SELECT COMMITTEE. IT ASKS FOR URGENT LEGISLATION TO BE PASSED, SO COMPANIES ARE CHARGED A FAIR PRICE FOR WATER, WITH REVENUE TO GO TO CLEANING UP THE WATERWAYS. DONALD TRUMP HAS THROWN HIS SUPPORT BEHIND A NEW RADICAL OVERHAUL OF AMERICA'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES. THE PRESIDENT UNVEILING NEW LEGISLATION TO PLACE LIMITS ON MIGRANTS, CHANGING IT TO A MERIT-BASED SYSTEM, WHICH IS SET TO HALVE THE NUMBER OF LEGAL MIGRANTS IN THE US. THE ABC'S MARY BRUCE HAS MORE. EAGER TO TACKLE A KEY CAMPAIGN PROMISE, PRESIDENT TRUMP TODAY MADE A SURPRISE PUSH TO OVERHAUL THE NATION'S IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. THIS LEGISLATION DEMONSTRATES OUR COMPASSION FOR STRUGGLING AMERICAN FAMILIES. STANDING WITH TWO REPUBLICAN SENATORS, THE PRESIDENT EMBRACED THEIR BILL TO SLASH LEGAL IMMIGRATION IN HALF. THE BILL PUSHES SKILLED WORKERS AND ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE AND LIMITS ADMISSIONS BASED ON FAMILY CONNECTIONS. THOSE SENATORS DESCRIBED THE PLAN AS 'MODEST' AND 'INCREMENTAL'. BUT TODAY STEPHEN MILLER, ONE OF THE PRESIDENT'S TOP ADVISORS, CALLED IT A SEA CHANGE. WHAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE TODAY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE MOVES THAT WE'VE SEEN ON THIS ISSUE IN MANY, MANY YEARS. BUT MILLER WAS CHALLENGED ON WHETHER THE BILL LIVES UP TO AMERICAN VALUES. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY SAYS, 'GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, 'YOUR POOR, YOUR HUDDLED MASSES YEARNING TO BREATHE FREE.' IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT SPEAKING ENGLISH OR BE ABLE TO BE A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER. I DON'T WANT TO GET OFF INTO A WHOLE THING ABOUT HISTORY HERE, BUT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY IS A SYMBOL OF LIBERTY AND ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD. IT'S A SYMBOL OF AMERICAN LIBERTY LIGHTING THE WORLD. THE POEM THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO WAS ADDED LATER. IT'S NOT ACTUALLY PART OF THE ORIGINAL STATUE OF LIBERTY. AND WHAT ABOUT PROTECTIONS FOR DREAMERS, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE BROUGHT TO THE US AS CHILDREN. THE PRESIDENT TOLD DAVID IN JANUARY THAT ANNOUNCEMENT WAS COMING SOON. MR PRESIDENT, WILL THEY BE ALLOWED TO STAY? I'M GOING TO TELL YOU OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. TODAY, 27 WEEKS LATER, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THEY STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER. MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE BORDER IN CANADA, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONVERTED THE MONTREAL OLYMPIC STADIUM INTO A TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR U.S. ASYLUM SEEKERS. MORE THAN 4300 PEOPLE HAVE CROSSED INTO CANADA SEEKING REFUGEE STATUS SINCE JANUARY, WITH AROUND A THOUSAND IN THE LAST MONTH ALONE. THE INFLUX HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY FEARS OF DONALD TRUMP'S CRACKDOWN ON MIGRANTS ANNOUNCED IN MAY. VOTER TURNOUT NUMBERS IN VENEZUELA'S CONTROVERSIAL ELECTION WAS TAMPERED WITH, ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY WHICH PROVIDED THE VOTING SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT CLAIMED MORE THAN 8 MILLION PEOPLE VOTED FOR THE NEW ASSEMBLY, BUT THE FIRM SAYS THAT NUMBER IS OUT BY AT LEAST A MILLION. MANY OPPOSITION SUPPORTERS BOYCOTTED THE VOTE, WHICH GAVE THE RULING PARTY UNLIMITED POWERS. PRESIDENT MADURO'S PLAN TO REWRITE THE CONSTITUTION HAS SPARKED MONTHS OF UNREST AND PROTESTS WHICH HAVE LEFT MORE THAN A HUNDRED PEOPLE DEAD. NORTH KOREA'S MISSILE TESTING COULD POSE A RISK TO COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AFTER IT WAS REVEALED THE LATEST LAUNCH CAME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO CROSSING PATHS WITH AN AIR FRANCE CARRIER. EXPERTS SAY THE MISSILE CAME WITHIN A HUNDRED KILOMETRES OF THE PLANE, FALLING INTO THE SEA ON ITS FLIGHT PATH. MEANWHILE THE US HAS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED AN UNARMED INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE FOURTH TEST THIS YEAR, WHICH THE AIR FORCE SAYS WAS PLANNED AND NOT IN RETALIATION TO PYONGYANG'S LATEST LAUNCH. THERE'S NEW HOPE FOR THOUSANDS OF PARENTS WHO FEAR PASSING INHERITED DISEASES ON TO THEIR CHILDREN. SCIENTISTS HAVE FOR THE FIRST TIME SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED A FAULTY GENE IN HUMAN EMBRYOS. THE BBC'S FERGUS WALSH EXPLAINS. THE GOAL COULD NOT BE MORE AMBITIOUS ` TO ERADICATE INHERITED DISEASES. THESE SCIENTISTS HAVE TAKEN AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST STEP ON A LONG ROAD EDITING DNA IN HUMAN EMBRYOS. SO HOW IS IT DONE? THE SCIENTISTS WERE TARGETING A FAULTY GENE THAT CAUSES A SERIOUS HEART CONDITION. THEY FERTILISED A HEALTHY EGG WITH SPERM FROM A MAN CARRYING THE FAULTY GENE. THEY THEN INJECTED THE GENE-EDITING SYSTEM KNOWN AS CRISPR. THIS SCANS THE DNA LIKE A SPELLCHECK OR A SATNAV. IT THEN CUTS BOTH STRANDS OF THE DNA AND REMOVES THE FAULTY GENE. A HEALTHY COPY OF THE GENE FROM THE EGG WAS THEN NATURALLY INSERTED. THE RESEARCH HAS BEEN WELCOMED BY A TEAM IN LONDON WHO HAVE A LICENCE TO EDIT HUMAN EMBRYOS. THEY SAY THE TECHNOLOGY COULD EVENTUALLY HELP MANY FAMILIES. THERE ARE SOME NASTY GENETIC DISEASES, SUCH AS HUNTINGTON'S OR, AS IN THIS CASE, A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS SOME HEART FUNCTION LATER IN LIFE. SO A METHOD OF BEING ABLE TO AVOID HAVING AFFECTED CHILDREN PASSING ON THE DEFECTIVE GENE COULD BE REALLY VERY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE FAMILIES. NICOLE MOWBRAY HAS THE SAME HEART CONDITION WHICH WAS CORRECTED IN HUMAN EMBRYOS. SHE NOW HAS A DEFIBRILLATOR IMPLANTED IN HER CHEST IN CASE HER HEART STOPS. SHE HAS A 50% RISK OF PASSING ON THE CONDITION, BUT IS UNSURE WHETHER SHE'D EVER CONSIDER GENE EDITING. I WOULDN'T WANT TO PASS ON SOMETHING THAT CAUSED MY CHILD TO HAVE A LIMITED LIFE OR A PAINFUL LIFE. I WOULDN'T WANT TO CREATE THE PERFECT, IN INVERTED COMMAS, CHILD. I FEEL LIKE MY CONDITION MAKES ME ME. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS AT EDITING HUMAN EMBRYOS IN CHINA LED TO SERIOUS ERRORS IN THE DNA. SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK NEEDED BEFORE THIS COULD BE CONSIDERED SAFE, AND IT RAISES ETHICAL ISSUES ABOUT HOW FAR SCIENCE SHOULD GO TO CREATE HEALTHY BABIES. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` HE'S MADE OVER 22,000 PUBLIC APPEARANCES; NOW IT'S TIME FOR PRINCE PHILLIP (96) TO PUT HIS FEET UP. AND PERHAPS THE WEALTHIEST 25-YEAR-OLD ON THE PLANET ` THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL STAR EARNING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR KICKING A BALL. WELCOME BACK. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN UP AUCKLAND'S SKY TOWER, TODAY YOU CAN DO SO FOR FREE, AS THE ICONIC BUILDING CELEBRATES ITS 20TH BIRTHDAY. STANDING AT 328M TALL, THE TOWER'S THE TALLEST FREE-STANDING STRUCTURE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. AND SINCE IT OPENED IN 1997, CLOSE TO 15 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ENJOYED THE VIEWS FROM THE TOP. AFTER NEARLY 70 YEARS IN ROYAL SERVICE, PRINCE PHILIP HAS CALLED IT A DAY WITH A FINAL PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH IS THE LONGEST SERVING CONSORT IN BRITISH HISTORY. THE BBC'S NICHOLAS WITCHELL REPORTS. IT WAS THE KIND OF AFTERNOON WEATHER-WISE WHICH MIGHT HAVE MADE ANYONE GLAD TO BE RETIRING, QUITE APART FROM THE FACT THAT IN THE DUKE'S CASE, HE'S BEEN DOING THIS SORT OF THING FOR 70 YEARS. BUT THERE HE WAS ON THE FORECOURT OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE, A MAN OF 96 STANDING TO ATTENTION IN THE POURING RAIN, FOR THE SALUTE HE'S HEARD SO MANY TIMES. (BAND PLAYS 'GOD SAVE THE QUEEN') THERE WERE MANY THINGS TO REMIND HIM OF THE PAST DECADES. THE PARADE HAD BEEN MOUNTED BY THE ROYAL MARINES, THE FIGHTING FORCE WHICH IS PART OF HIS BELOVED ROYAL NAVY, IN WHICH HE SERVED IN WWII. AND IN THE BACKGROUND WAS THE PALACE, WHERE HE'S ATTENDED SO MANY EVENTS, THE GARDEN PARTIES AND THE FORMAL DINNERS ALONGSIDE THE QUEEN, AND WHERE HIS PROGRAMME ` 22,000 SOLO ENGAGEMENTS, MORE THAN 5000 SPEECHES ` HAS BEEN PLANNED. THE DUKE STRODE ACROSS THE FORECOURT. NO STICK FOR HIM, AND WOE BETIDE ANYONE WHO MIGHT SUGGEST SUCH A THING. AND AS HE WENT, THE CROWD OUTSIDE THE PALACE APPLAUDED. (CHEERING) BY NOW IT WAS ALMOST TIME TO GO. THE ROYAL MARINES GAVE HIM THREE CHEERS. HIP, HIP! ALL: HOORAY! HIP, HIP! HOORAY! HIP, HIP! (ALL CHEER) THE DUKE WAVED HIS HAT AND STRODE AWAY. AFTER 70 YEARS' SERVICE, AND WITH HIS OWN SEPARATE PROGRAMME OF ROYAL ENGAGEMENTS NOW CONCLUDED, WHO TODAY WOULD HAVE DARED TO DISAGREE? TO SPORT, AND THE ALL BLACKS' TWO-DAY TRAINING CAMP IN CHRISTCHURCH CONTINUES TODAY. HOOKER DANE COLES, WHO SAT OUT THE ENTIRE LIONS SERIES WITH ON-GOING CONCUSSION ISSUES, WAS SEEN RUNNING FREELY AT LINWOOD PARK, CLEARLY JUST HAPPY TO BE BACK WITH THE SIDE. MEANWHILE, SONNY BILL WILLIAMS CONTINUES TO TRAIN WITH THE TEAM, WITH STILL NO WORD ON WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST BLEDISLOE CUP TEST IN TWO WEEKS' TIME, AS HE AWAITS HIS BAN APPEAL DECISION. THE NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS TEAM WILL BE FIELDING A 12-STRONG TEAM AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS STARTING THIS WEEKEND, AND EVEN THOUGH THERE'S INJURY WORRIES FOR BOTH ELIZA MACCARTNEY AND JOSEPH MILLAR, THEY'RE POSITIVE TO BE AT THEIR BEST IN THE COMING DAYS. RIO BRONZE MEDALLIST ELIZA MACCARTNEY'S BEEN STRUGGLING WITH AN ACHILLES INJURY AT RECENT EVENTS, BUT HAS TAKEN TIME OFF FOR REHAB TO GET HERSELF BACK IN ACTION. NOW WE'VE GOT IT TO A PLACE WHERE I THINK I'LL BE COMFORTABLY ABLE TO COMPETE WITH NOT MANY PROBLEMS. AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, I CAN JUST PUSH THROUGH IT. LUCKILY, IT'S ONE OF THOSE INJURIES THAT HOPEFULLY, I WON'T CAUSE TOO MUCH DAMAGE IF I NEED TO JUST PUSH THROUGH, SO WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. NOT MUCH BETTER FOR SPRINTER JOSEPH MILLER, WHO'S BEEN FEELING A KNEE NIGGLE THIS WEEK, BUT THE 24-YEAR-OLD'S CERTAINLY EXCITED TO RACE HERE AT LONDON'S OLYMPIC PARK ON SATURDAY. LONDON'S A VERY FAST TRACK. IT'S ALSO THE MOST COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT I'VE EVER BEEN IN, WHICH SEEMS TO HELP ME STEP UP. MILLAR QUALIFYING AT THE 'A' STANDARD AFTER HIS LIGHTNING FAST 20.37 SECOND NATIONAL RECORD-BREAKING 200M RUN IN MARCH THIS YEAR. HE'S THE FIRST OF THE KIWIS TO COMPETE, LINING UP FOR THE 100M AT 6AM NEW ZEALAND TIME SATURDAY MORNING. BLAIR TUKE'S MADE A SEAMLESS MOVE FROM HIS RECENT AMERICA'S CUP VICTORY TO THE BEGINNING OF WHAT'S SEEN AS ONE OF THE HARDEST RACES IN THE WORLD, HELPING HIS VOLVO OCEAN RACE TEAM TO A NEW RECORD BREAKING TIME AROUND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. THE TEAM NEW ZEALAND TRIMMER HELPING HIS SPANISH TEAM, MAPFRE, IN THE FIRST PRACTICE RACE BEFORE THE OFFICIAL START IN OCTOBER, GETTING AROUND THE 80KM TRACK IN 3 HOURS 13 MINUTES AND 11 SECONDS. THE TEAM'S DONE A GREAT JOB TO GET HERE. WE KNOW THIS IS JUST THE START OF IT AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP GETTING BETTER, BUT IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO TAKE A RACE WINNER, GET A RECORD AROUND THE ISLAND. IT'S GOOD FOR THE TEAM. THEIR TIME BEATING THE PREVIOUS RECORD BY MORE THAN 6 MINUTES TO TAKE THE WIN. THE NEXT RACE IS ON MONDAY. THE ALL WHITES WILL WELCOME BACK CAPTAIN WINSTON REID FOR THEIR FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIER AGAINST THE SOLOMON ISLANDS IN SEPTEMBER. THE WEST HAM UNITED DEFENDER WILL REJOIN THE 21-STRONG SQUAD AFTER A KNEE INJURY RULED HIM OUT OF THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP SIDE. HE'LL TEAM UP WITH STAR STRIKER CHRIS WOOD AND MIDFIELDER RYAN THOMAS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS NZ LOOK TO BOOK THEIR PLACE IN THE INTERCONTINENTAL PLAYOFF IN NOVEMBER. MORE THAN $350M ` THAT'S WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE PAID FOR THE BRAZILIAN FOOTBALLER NAYMER IN A WORLD RECORD TRANSFER DEAL. THE 25-YEAR-OLD SAYS HE WANTS TO LEAVE HIS CURRENT FOOTBALL CLUB, BARCELONA, AND MOVE TO PARIS SAINT-GERMAINT. IF THE MOVE GOES AHEAD, IT WILL MAKE HIM THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN HISTORY. THE BBC'S RICHARD CONWAY REPORTS FROM PARIS. A HASTY ARRIVAL FOR NEYMAR AT BARCELONA'S TRAINING GROUND THIS MORNING, BUT THIS SLOW-BURNING TRANSFER SAGA APPEARS TO NOW BE REACHING A CONCLUSION. AFTER SAYING GOODBYE TO HIS TEAMMATES, HIS STRIKE PARTNER, LIONEL MESSI, TOOK TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO WISH HIM WELL FOR THE FUTURE. NICE BIT OF SKILL FROM NEYMAR! AND THIS IS WHAT BARCELONA WILL MISS. NEYMAR A STAR FOR BOTH CLUB AND COUNTRY. HEY, NEYMAR. TODAY'S DESTINATION WAS UNKNOWN. BUT ACCORDING TO ONE OF HIS REPRESENTATIVES, THE POSTER BOY OF BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL IS LIKELY TO BE A PSG PLAYER BY THE WEEKEND. TRANSLATOR: YES, I WAS MADE A PROPOSAL. THEY'RE GOING TO PAY THE CLAUSE. THE PLANNED DEAL FOR NEYMAR WOULD SET A CLEAR WORLD RECORD. BACK IN 2009, CRISTIANO RONALDO JOINED REAL MADRID FOR �80M. IN 2013, GARETH BALE MADE A MOVE ALSO TO REAL FOR �85M. THEN LAST SUMMER, MANCHESTER UNITED SIGNED PAUL POGBA FOR THE CURRENT RECORD SUM. BUT AT �198M, NEYMAR'S FEE WOULD ECLIPSE THEM ALL. AND SO THE STAGE IS SET. PARIS ST-GERMAIN WILL LIKELY WELCOME NEYMAR AS THEIR NEW LEADING LIGHT WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THIS IS THE MOST POLITICAL AND FINANCIAL OF TRANSFERS, BUT ULTIMATELY HE WILL BE JUDGED BY WHAT HE DOES ON THE PITCH. AND FINALLY IN MIDDAY SPORT, WE'RE BRINGING YOU A CONTENDER FOR CATCH OF THE YEAR. CLEVELAND INDIAN'S AUSTIN JACKSON IN THE MAJOR BASEBALL LEAGUE WITH THIS SENSATIONAL GRAB AT FENWAY PARK AGAINST THE BOSTON RED SOX. AND WHAT A PLAY BY AUSTIN JACKSON! THAT MIGHT JUST BE THE PLAY OF THE YEAR! PLAY OF THE YEAR, ALL RIGHT. NOT A BAD EFFORT AT ALL. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND YOU'VE HEARD THE JOKE, THREE PRIESTS WALK INTO A BAR, BUT THIS TIME THE PUNCHLINE WASN'T THAT FUNNY. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES. FORMER ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN AND AUCKLAND GRAMMAR SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SIR JOHN GRAHAM HAS DIED FROM CANCER, AGED 82. IN 2011, HE WAS APPOINTED A KNIGHT COMPANION OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT FOR SERVICES TO EDUCATION AND SPORTS. PLUS ` GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI SHE SAYS SHE'LL PAY BACK WHAT SHE OWES, AFTER MEETING WITH FRAUD INVESTIGATORS THIS MORNING. IT FOLLOWS HER CONTROVERSIAL ADMISSION THAT SHE LIED TO THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO CLAIM A BENEFIT IN THE 1990'S. NOW TO THE WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ FINALLY THIS BULLETIN, SEVEN PRIESTS WALK INTO A BAR, AND, WELL, THEY GOT KICKED OUT. WELL, WE THOUGHT ORIGINALLY IT WAS A JOKE AND THAT HE WAS JUST PLAYING AROUND WITH US. AND THEN WE SAID, YOU KNOW, VERY FUNNY, AND WE ACTUALLY WENT FURTHER TOWARDS THE BAR. HE SAID 'NO, SORRY, IT IS OUR POLICY'. AND THEN WE REALISED HE WAS SERIOUS. AND WE ALL LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, AND WE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE THINK WE WERE A STAG DO BEFORE. YES, THE GROUP OF CLERGYMEN WERE DENIED SERVICE WHEN THE BARTENDER THOUGHT THEY WERE IN FANCY DRESS FOR A STAG DO. THEY WERE ALL IN CARDIFF CELEBRATING THE ORDINATION OF ONE OF THEIR FRIENDS. WHEN THEY RETURNED, THEY WERE OFFERED A FREE DRINK BY THE HORRIFIED BARTENDER, WHO REALISED THEY WERE THE REAL DEAL. THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY THIS AFTERNOON. OF COURSE, THE 1 NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. FROM YOUR MIDDAY TEAM, TENA KOUTOU KATOA. CAPTIONS BY ANTONY VLUG AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017.