IT'S MIDDAY. SHE LIED ABOUT WHERE SHE LIVED SO SHE COULD VOTE FOR A FRIEND. WE'RE LIVE AS METIRIA TUREI SPEAKS ABOUT THE LATEST FRAUD REVELATIONS. WE LOOK BACK ON THE LIFE OF A MUCH-LOVED BRITISH ACTOR. AND HE'S BACK ` SBW GETS A REPRIEVE OVER THAT RED CARD. NGA MANAAKITANGA O TE WA KI A KOUTOU KATOA. GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI'S EXPECTED TO SPEAK ANY MOMENT FOLLOWING THE REVELATION SHE LIED ABOUT HER ADDRESS SO SHE COULD VOTE FOR A FRIEND STANDING IN A DIFFERENT ELECTORATE. OUR POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN IS AT PARLIAMENT. CORIN, IS METIRIA TUREI LIKELY TO RESIGN? It's certainly possible. There have been calls for her to resign after the admission yesterday That along with the benefit fraud committed she also collected electoral fraud. There is huge pressure on her to stand down. I'm not sure that is what she is going to do. One option is that she might not put herself forward as a minister In a future labour, Greens government. Labour will hold their own press conference at 1 p.M. This afternoon. That's been delayed slightly because of the Greens press conference. That's to release details around the new slogan. But it will be critical for Jacinda Ardern. Once the revelations came out it moved the Metiria Turei story into a new realm. It's made it difficult for Jacinda Ardern as a potential future Prime Minister to include Metiria Turei In a cabinet. One way around that is for Metiria Turei to say I would put myself forward as a minister. But we don't know that for sure. She may also be stepping down Or she may be trying to tough this out. But they will be difficult for her and her party. The people who have bacteria over the last few weeks following her benefit fraud admission Are not likely to abandon her. She is a politician who finally understood how they feel in many cases About the difficulties for people on benefits. It is a tough one for the Greens and they would be worrying over this in the last few hours. We don't know what Metiria Turei will say. If she resigns, Can the Greens find a new coleader? Of course they can. There are a few options. Marama Davidson has been moving up the list steadily over the last few years. Julie-Ann Genter As another who would be in contention for that. They would look to fill that position with another female that is how they like to do it. It would throw the party into some turmoil to have to do that And that would be disruptive. I'm not sure that she will stand down today. I think they may try to come to a compromise on this. Whatever happens, it has been an incredible week in politics. NATIONAL'S SET TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF HOW IT PLANS TO FIX AUCKLAND'S CRIPPLING TRAFFIC WOES. THE GOVERNMENT IS SETTING ASIDE $2.6B. MORE THAN A THIRD OF THIS WILL BE SPENT ON A NEW HIGHWAY ALONGSIDE THE SOUTHERN MOTORWAY. IT ALSO INCLUDES A NEW NORTHERN BUSWAY AND A PLAN TO ELECTRIFY RAIL FROM PAPAKURA TO PUKEKOHE. THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH SAYS AUCKLAND'S TRAFFIC IS SO BAD,IT COSTS THE ECONOMY NEARLY $2B A YEAR BECAUSE IT STIFLES PRODUCTIVITY IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. THE MAJORITY OF NEW ZEALANDERS POLLED THIS MORNING ARE NOT WILLING TO EAT LAB-GROWN MEAT. THAT'S DESPITE THE AGRITECH INDUSTRY SAYING IT WILL BE A SUPERMARKET ITEM IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS. INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY IT WILL CHANGE THE FUTURE OF THE MEAT SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY AND TRADITIONAL FARMERS SHOULD BE CONCERNED. PARTICULARLY THOSE PARTAKING IN THE COMMODITY SECTOR SELLING LOW-VALUE PRODUCE OR COMMODITY MEAT, THIS IS A GAME-CHANGER, PARTICULARLY WHEN THESE PRICES COME IN AND UNDERCUT THEM. MS BOSWORTH SAYS WHILE KIWIS ARE USED TO GOOD QUALITY, PASTURE-FED MEAT, PEOPLE OVERSEAS WHO EAT MORE GRAIN-FED MEAT WILL PUSH THE INTERNATIONAL DRIVE FOR SYNTHETIC ALTERNATIVES. POLICE ARE TALKING TO AN OVERSEAS EXPERT IN THE ONGOING SEARCH FOR MISSING CHRISTCHURCH MAN MICHAEL MCGRATH. POLICE INVESTIGATING THE CASE HAVE FOUND LOCATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE GREATER CHRISTCHURCH AREA. NEXT WEEK POLICE AND VOLUNTEERS WILL START SEARCHING THESE PLACES THE BUILDER (49) WAS LAST SEEN ON SUNDAY THE 21ST OF MAY. A REPORT WHICH DETAILS FORMER AUDITOR GENERAL MARTIN MATTHEWS' FAILINGS TO PICK UP A MAJOR FRAUD BY JOANNE HARRISON AT THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT WHEN HE WAS CHIEF EXECUTIVE THERE MAY NEVER SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY. MR MATTHEWS RESIGNED HIS POSITION YESTERDAY BEFORE THE REPORT COULD BE RELEASED, AND MPs SAY THE MATTER'S NOW DEALT WITH. THE OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE, WHICH COMMISSIONED THE REPORT, IS NOT LEGALLY OBLIGED TO MAKE THE REPORT PUBLIC. OVERSEAS, A MASSIVE FIRE'S RIPPED THROUGH THE TORCH TOWER IN DUBAI, THE SAME BUILDING DAMAGED BY A SIMILAR BLAZE IN 2015. RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED FROM SKYSCRAPER AS THE FIRE TRAVELLED UP THE SIDE, CAUSING DEBRIS TO FALL FROM THE AIR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES. AMERICAN MEDIA ARE REPORTING THAT GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS HAVE BEEN ISSUED RELATING TO THE US PRESIDENT'S SON'S MEETING WITH A RUSSIAN LAWYER. THE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR APPOINTED TO LOOK INTO THE ALLEGED RUSSIAN COLLUSION, ROBERT MUELLER, HAS ENLISTED A GRAND JURY WHICH WILL GIVE HIM THE ABILITY TO PUT WITNESSES UNDER OATH IF THERE'S EVIDENCE OF A CRIME. IT'S SAID MR MUELLER IS ALSO LOOKING INTO DONALD TRUMP'S FINANCES, SOMETHING THE PRESIDENT IN THE PAST HAS CALLED HIS RED LINE. OSCAR PISTORIUS HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH REPORTED CHEST PAINS. THE 30-YEAR-OLD STAYED THERE OVERNIGHT WHILE DOCTORS OBSERVED HIM. LAST YEAR THE DOUBLE AMPUTEE ATHLETE WAS TREATED FOR WRIST INJURIES. THE GOLD MEDALLIST IS SERVING A SIX-YEAR SENTENCE FOR THE MURDER OF HIS GIRLFRIEND REEVA STEENCAMP ON VALENTINES DAY IN 2013. TWO MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN AUSTRALIA WITH TERRORISM OFFENCES OVER A PLOT TO BRING DOWN A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE MEN WERE ARRESTED DURING RAIDS ON SATURDAY IN RELATION TO AN ALLEGED PLOT TO SMUGGLE AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE ON TO A PLANE BOUND FOR ABU DHABI. IT'S BEEN REPORTED A PASSENGER TRIED TO CHECK IN LUGGAGE CARRYING THE DEVICE AT SYDNEY AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AS THE BAG WAS TOO HEAVY. ANOTHER MAN IN CUSTODY IS YET TO BE CHARGED. ONE MAN HAS ALREADY BEEN RELEASED. Let's listen to the press conference. I will not be resigning as coleader of the Green Party or as a member of Parliament. What I want to announce today is that I will not be seeking a ministerial position In a new Labour-Green government. That's because I have been building a movement For compassionate welfare And for ending poverty in New Zealand. And I have been doing at work now for more than 20 years, And 15 years as a member of Parliament with the Greens. That work is more importantThan any one person. Change is coming, And I am proud to be part of leading that change At the selection. But it is true that change always comes at a price, And I knew that when I first told my story, And today that price has been paid. I told my story, And talked about my past, And it has been subject to intense scrutiny. I opened myself to this Because I want New Zealanders to understand What it is like to live as a beneficiary in this country, What it is like to live in poverty And what it is like to live with the discrimination and scrutiny That comes with being a beneficiary. And I will continue to work For as long as I can For a compassionate welfare system That treats all people in this country with dignity and respect. I will continue to work to end poverty in this country. Kia ora koutou. Man: did you consider resigning? I considered it, but I will not. This work is more than just one person. I have been proud to have led theChange for the welfare system. I have had a huge number of messages in the last 24 hours Of people saying please don't go because we need someone to speak for us on these issues. And I take that responsibility very very seriously. I never asked for her to resign and I support her as coleader. They did not ask me to step aside from the ministerial position But it is important to respect their concerns Which is why I am taking of step that I am. They have expressed concerns with me and with us, But I am offering this Because I understand their position. Why are you not seeking a ministerial role? If nothing is wrong with it why are you not seeking a ministerial role? The nature of politics means when things go wrong You sometimes have to pay a price for that and I recognise that. The work is more important than a ministerial position. The point of telling my story was to open the conversation about poverty and benefits in New Zealand. And I'm still proud of that and that is the work I need to do in the lead up to the election. Do you feel that New Zealanders cannot trust you now? No, but I feel I need to take responsibility for my past. People will want me to do that. This is not... My story is about me, But the issue is not about me. It's genuinely has been, My purpose has been to open this conversation. And if stepping aside from a ministerial post helps to continue that conversation, Because it then focuses on the issue, then that is worth doing. Is this disappointing for you personally? I would very much have liked to have been a minister in the new government. What I most want to do is fix the welfare system And make sure people are treated with dignity and respect And end poverty. That has been my goal for all of my time in Parliament. My personal position is irrelevant compared to that work. Wwhen we were considering Whether I should tell my story, In a situation like this with this kind of scrutiny, you have to tell the whole story. So I did not declare all of my flatmates. I am working with winz on providing information about that. My baby's father was a flatmate prior to my becoming pregnant but I did not live with them after that. It was a full thing to have done at the time but was not something that it was 1993. I genuinely didn't remember that I was registered in that electorate. That is just one of those things that you do some time. So the rollercoaster ride of politics rolls on. Let's bring in our political editor. Metiria Turei is not stepping down as the Greens coleader. But a critical point here Is that she will not seek a ministerial role in a future government And that is critical because I don't think Jacinda Ardern would have been in a position To be able to say that she would give her one Given this latest revelation of electorate fraud On top of benefit fraud, Albeit a minor electorate fraud issue. The issue around Metiria Turei Had got too big and it would have been too hard for Labour In the situation. It seems to have been a compromise reached here. She will stay on as Greens coleader, But she will not be part of any future Labour Greens government In terms of a cabinet position. There are interesting reasons for that. Ministers are held to higher standards than anyone else. They are in control of big portfolios And in terms of the centre-left and its message That it's delivering to the electorate, I don't think Labour would have had much choice Than to rule her out anyway. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS WILL BE ON THE FIELD AGAINST THE WALLABIES IN TWO WEEKS. WE HAVE ALL THE NEWS OF HIS RED CARD APPEAL NEXT. BRITISH ACTOR ROBERT HARDY HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 91. HE'S BEEN REMEMBERED FOR A GIANT CAREER, WHERE HE PLAYED MANY NOTABLE ROLES. THE BBC'S DAVID SILLITO LOOKS BACK ON HIS LIFE. (THEME MUSIC) IT WAS 'ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL' THAT TRULY MADE ROBERT HARDY A HOUSEHOLD NAME. FOR 12 YEARS HE PLAYED THE VET SIEGFRIED FARNON. BIGGINS. AH, WELL, I HOLD YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR BIGGINS, JAMES. THE CHARACTER MIRRORED HIS OWN PERSONALITY, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED TODAY BY HIS FAMILY AS A BIT GRUFF BUT ALSO ELEGANT AND TWINKLY. AND IT WAS A ROLE THAT NEEDED A BIT OF GRIT. I REMEMBER A DAY WHEN WE DID A LAMBING SEQUENCE ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THE DEAD, ICE COLD OF WINTER. DEEP SNOW AND ENDLESS FROST. I RUN AN AGENCY, AN INTERNATIONAL FEATURES SERVICE. IT PAYS WELL. IN THE '60S HE'D APPEARED OPPOSITE RICHARD BURTON, HIS OLD FRIEND FROM HIS DAYS AT OXFORD, IN 'THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD'. WE FEW! WE HAPPY FEW! WE BAND OF BROTHERS! HIS EARLY CAREER WAS RATHER SHAKESPEAREAN. HE REVELLED IN THE GRAND PATRIOTIC SPEECH AND WILL FOREVER BE LINKED WITH ONE PARTICULAR PATRIOTIC CHARACTER ` MR SPEAKER, THOSE GERMANS ARE NOT LOOKING FOR... CHURCHILL. ...THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WEAPONS. HE PLAYED THE ROLE SIX TIMES. AND WHEN THE HARRY POTTER FILMS NEEDED A POMPOUS MINISTER FOR MAGIC, IT WAS A PART THAT COULD'VE BEEN WRITTEN FOR ROBERT HARDY. YOU WILL ESCORT DUMBLEDORE TO AZKABAN. OR AM I TALKING THE MOST ABSOLUTE NONSENSE? LIKE SIEGFRIED, IT WAS WHAT HE WAS BEST AT ` CHARACTERS FULL OF BLUSTER AND GRAND GESTURES THAT WERE TRYING DESPERATELY HARD TO HIDE THE SOFTER, MORE VULNERABLE PERSON WITHIN. WORLD RUGBY IS QUESTIONING THE DECISION TO ALLOW SONNY BILL WILLIAMS TO PLAY IN THE FIRST BLEDISLOE CUP MATCH AFTER A SUCCESSFUL APPEAL ON HIS BAN. THE ALL BLACK MIDFIELDER WAS GIVEN A FOUR-WEEK SUSPENSION FOR A SHOULDER CHARGE ON BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS WINGER ANTHONY WATSON, MEANING HE WOULD MISS THE FIRST MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA, AS THE ALL BLACKS PROVINCIAL WARM-UP GAME WAS NOT OF ENOUGH IMPORTANCE TO SERVE IN THE BAN. HOWEVER, THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OVERNIGHT CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THE ALL BLACKS' 'GAME OF THREE HALVES' WAS IN FACT SUFFICIENT, RULING IN FAVOUR OF SONNY BILL WILLIAM'S APPEAL. THE DECISION HAS COME AS A SURPRISE TO WORLD RUGBY, AND WHILE THEY WON'T BE STEPPING IN, THEY WILL EXAMINE THE FINDINGS FURTHER. ISRAEL DAGG IS ITCHING TO GET HIS HANDS ON HIS FIRST SUPER RUGBY TITLE THIS WEEKEND WHEN THE CRUSADERS TAKE ON THE LIONS IN THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL. THE RED AND BLACKS HAVEN'T WON A TITLE SINCE 2008, AND THE ALL BLACKS WINGER IS READY TO FINALLY GET A TASTE OF SUPER RUGBY GLORY WITH HIS CRUSADERS SIDE. VERY DESPERATE ` OH, MYSELF, I'M VERY DESPERATE. I'VE LOST TWO FINALS, SO, YOU KNOW, YOU DO ALL THE HARD WORK; YOU WANNA GET THE TREATS AT THE END. THE CRUSADERS HAVE NAMED AN UNCHANGED TEAM FROM LAST WEEKEND'S SEMI-FINAL WIN AGAINST THE CHIEFS. THE MATCH KICKS OFF AT 2AM SUNDAY MORNING, NEW ZEALAND TIME. TO THE NRL, AND THE PARRAMATTA EELS HAVE MADE IT SIX WINS ON THE TROT WITH A COMFORTABLE 20-4 WIN OVER THE BULLDOGS IN SYDNEY. THE BLUE-AND-GOLDS MADE IT LOOK ALL TOO EASY AS PROP DANIEL ALVARO CRASHED OVER THE LINE BEFORE MITCHELL MOSES TURNED ON A MASTERCLASS PERFORMANCE. HERE'S MOSES, STRAIGHT BETWEEN THEM. FRENCH PUSHING UP; HE'LL DIVE IN. MITCHELL MOSES HAS REALLY FOUND HIS FEET AT PARRAMATTA! THE WIN GUARANTEES THE EELS A SPOT IN THE TOP EIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2009, THE SAME YEAR THEY ALSO MADE THE GRAND FINAL. AUSTRALIA'S CRICKETERS HAVE JOBS AGAIN. AFTER 10 MONTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND SIX WEEKS SINCE THE LAST DEAL ENDED, CRICKET AUSTRALIA AND THE PLAYERS' ASSOCIATION HAVE AGREED TO A NEW MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. PLAYERS WILL GET UP TO 30% OF THE REVENUE SHARE, WITH THE DEAL COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE TOUR OF BANGLADESH. WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO HAS CALLED IT QUITS ON HIS BOXING CAREER, ENDING ANY CHANCES OF A REMATCH AGAINST ANTHONY JOSHUA. THERE'S BEEN TALK OF A SECOND FIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO AFTER JOSHUA DEFEATED THE 41-YEAR-OLD IN FRONT OF A PACKED WEMBLEY STADIUM IN APRIL. HOWEVER, KLITSCHKO'S TAKEN TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO TELL HIS FANS HE'S MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CHALLENGE IN HIS LIFE. AT SOME POINT IN OUR LIVES, WE NEED TO OR JUST WANT TO SWITCH OUR CAREERS AND GET OURSELVES READY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. THE UKRAINIAN FIGHTER ENDS HIS CAREER WITH A 64 AND 5 RECORD. NEYMAR HAS OFFICIALLY BECOME THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN FOOTBALL HISTORY. THE 25-YEAR-OLD'S LAWYERS MET WITH BARCELONA'S MANAGEMENT TODAY AFTER LA LIGA REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE RECORD $354M TRANSFER TO PARIS CLUB PSG. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST, RECAPPING OUR TOP STORY ` GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI WON'T RESIGN. I considered it, But I will not, And I will not because this work is critical, it is more than just one person. I have been proud to have led the political movement for change for a compassionate welfare system. SHE SAYS SHE WON'T SEEK A MINISTERIAL POSITION IN A LABOUR-GREENS GOVERNMENT BUT WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR AN IMPROVED WELFARE SYSTEM. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF REACTION TO GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER METIRIA TUREI'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO CONTINUE AS THE GREENS CO-LEADER IN THE 1 NEWS HOUR AT 6. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. MAURI ORA. CAPTIONS BY TRACEY DAWSON, JAKE EBDALE AND SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017