HELLO. IT'S BEEN ANOTHER DAY OF SPRINGLIKE TEMPERATURES ACROSS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ` SOME SPOTS AGAIN CLOSE TO 20 DEGREES, BUT, OF COURSE, THE PAYOFF IS TOMORROW ` QUITE A SWIRL OF LOW PRESSURE SITTING IN THE TASMAN SEA. IT'S GOT MOISTURE FROM THE TROPICS; IT'S GOT INSTABILITY. I EVEN NOTICED A SMALL KITCHEN SINK, AND IT'S ALL HEADING OUR WAY. IT'S WET AND WINDY HEADING INTO WEDNESDAY. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP; RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. I'M AS CONFIDENT NOW AS I CAN BE. EVERYBODY (CHUCKLES) HAS SAID THAT THEY FULLY SUPPORT ME TO REMAIN AS CO-LEADER. SHE'S STAYING PUT, BUT METIRIA TUREI'S REFUSAL TO QUIT FORCES TWO ROGUE MPS TO LEAVE THE PARTY'S CAUCUS AS TURMOIL CONTINUES FOR THE GREENS. AND RIGHT ON TRACK ` THE RAIL LINK DAMAGED BY THE KAIKOURA QUAKE IS SET TO OPEN. 1 NEWS IS IN THE AIR AND ON THE GROUND TO CHECK OUT PROGRESS AS WORKERS FIRE UP LAST PREPARATIONS FOR FREIGHT TRAINS TO COME THROUGH. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE FIGHT'S TURNED DIRTY WITHIN THE POLITICAL PARTY KNOWN FOR ITS CLEAN, GREEN IMAGE JUST OVER SIX WEEKS FROM THE ELECTION. METIRIA TUREI'S REFUSING TO STEP DOWN AS PARTY CO-LEADER AS THE CRISIS ESCALATES OVER HER ADMITTING TO BENEFIT FRAUD AS A SOLO MOTHER. FELLOW MPS KENNEDY GRAHAM AND DAVID CLENDON HAVE QUIT THE PARTY'S CAUCUS IN PROTEST BUT WILL REMAIN GREEN MPs UNTIL THE ELECTION AND WON'T TAKE PART IN CAMPAIGNING. CO-LEADER JAMES SHAW SAYS THE DECISION WAS SUPPORTED BY ALL 12 OF THE OTHER MPs, WHO ARE 100% BEHIND METIRIA TUREI. 1 NEWS POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN JOINS US LIVE WITH ANALYSIS SHORTLY. FIRST, HE HAS THE DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. REBEL GREEN MPs WALKING AWAY FROM PARLIAMENT OVER THE ACTIONS OF THEIR CO-LEADER ` WHILE METIRIA REMAINED AS CO-LEADER, WE WOULD NOT STAND AS CANDIDATES. THE PAIR'S FORMAL WITHDRAWAL FROM THE GREENS' CAUCUS THIS MORNING COMES AFTER THEY BROKE RANKS OVER METIRIA TUREI'S BENEFIT FRAUD ADMISSION AND THREATENED TO QUIT UNLESS SHE DID. IT IS THE EVENTS OF THE SUBSEQUENT TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT HAVE MOVED IT INTO A BROADER ISSUE OF LEADERSHIP. BUT METIRIA TUREI WAS NEVER GOING TO RESIGN IN THE FACE OF THEIR THREATS AND EMERGED FROM TODAY'S MEETING DEFIANT. I'M COMMITTED TO STAY UNTIL AT LEAST THE ELECTION. IN MY VIEW, THEY DIDN'T FOLLOW THE RIGHT PROCESS IN DECIDING TO LEAVE, AND I THINK THAT WAS QUITE HURTFUL, BUT NONETHELESS, WE'VE RESOLVED THAT. THE REST OF HER CAUCUS IS STANDING RIGHT BEHIND HER. I DON'T THINK METIRIA TUREI SHOULD STEP ASIDE. I THINK SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB. YES, I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT METIRIA. WE'VE STILL GOT A LEADER; I'M STANDING RIGHT BESIDE THE LEADER WE'VE GOT RIGHT NOW. THE TWO MPs' THREAT TO QUIT LAST NIGHT SENT THE PARTY INTO A TAILSPIN AND DREW A SHARP RESPONSE FROM CO-LEADER JAMES SHAW. I FEEL BETRAYED BY THE WAY IN WHICH THEY HAVE GONE ABOUT THIS, AND SO DOES THE CAUCUS. WE WOULD DISAGREE THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT THE PARTY INTO DISREPUTE. WHILE THE TWO MPs WILL NO LONGER BE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE GREENS CAUCUS, THERE'S NO WILLINGNESS TO EXPEL THEM FROM THE PARTY. DAVE AND KENNEDY HAVE PUT IN YEARS OF SERVICES, ESPECIALLY DAVE AS A PARTY ORGANISER AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. THEY HAVE ENORMOUS EXPERTISE IN THEIR AREAS AND HAVE BEEN REALLY COMMITTED. IF WE CAN NOT LOSE THAT TO THE PARTY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT WHILE BOTH WANT TO STAY IN THE GREENS, THERE'S NO REGRETS ABOUT TAKING A STAND OVER METIRIA TUREI'S ACTIONS. YOU MAKE YOUR JUDGEMENTS AS BEST YOU CAN. YOU MAKE PEACE WITH YOUR CONSCIENCE. I CAN SLEEP AT NIGHT. A DECISION THAT'S LEFT THE GREEN PARTY REELING AND IN MAJOR DAMAGE CONTROL. LET'S GO TO CORIN NOW. THE GREENS HAVE PRIDED THEMSELVES ON BEING A PARTY OF UNITY. HOW MUCH HAS THIS DAMAGED THEM? It's a massive blow for them. Last night there were party members on social media openly criticising David Clendon and Kennedy Graham questioning whether they were just disgruntled Mps. This has opened up divisions and expose them to the public. Of course, just six weeks out from election day that is absolutely the last thing they wanted. It's also the last thing that Labour wanted. He is Katie Bradford with the reaction. JACINDA ARDERN ONLY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT LABOUR TODAY. THE ONLY GREEN ISSUES I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT ARE CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TURMOIL ENGULFING THE GREENS AND THE STATE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES WEREN'T GOING AWAY. THE LABOUR LEADER WASN'T BITING. THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR ME. THAT'S AN ISSUE FOR THE GREENS. THESE ISSUES ARE MATTERS FOR THE GREENS. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE FOR ME OR LABOUR, IT IS AN ISSUE FOR THE GREENS. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE FACT THE PARTIES HAVE SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SHOWS THAT IT IS A MATTER FOR LABOUR. LABOUR AND THE GREENS ARE JOINED AT THE HIP, AND I IMAGINE IT'S A REAL CONCERN TO THEM. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE TURMOIL ON THE LEFT, LABOUR MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE A VIEW ABOUT METIRIA TUREI. METIRIA TUREI SAYS SHE HAS NO PLANS TO RESIGN BEFORE THE ELECTION. AND JACINDA ARDERN ` YOU GUESSED IT ` WON'T COMMENT ON WHETHER SHE THINKS MS TUREI SHOULD STAND DOWN. AND LABOUR DEALT WITH ITS OWN LEADERSHIP ISSUES, AND I EXPECT EVERY OTHER PARTY, INCLUDING THE GREENS, WILL DEAL WITH ITS OWN LEADERSHIP ISSUES. I THINK THEY'RE A BIT BUSY WITH THEIR OWN STUFF AT THE MOMENT. AND WE REALLY CELEBRATE THAT THEY ARE DOING WELL AND THEY'RE FEELING REALLY BUOYANT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING IN GOVERNMENT WITH THEM. THE PROBLEM FOR LABOUR IS, OF COURSE, THAT ITS FORTUNES ARE LINKED TO THE GREENS BECAUSE OF THAT AGREEMENT. IT'S NOW CLEAR, THOUGH, THAT JACINDA ARDERN IS TRYING TO PUT AS MUCH DISTANCE BETWEEN LABOUR AND THE GREENS AS POSSIBLE. THE MOU TELLS VOTERS WHAT THEY CAN EXPECT AFTER THE ELECTION. IT'S A TRANSPARENT WAY OF DEMONSTRATING THE KIND OF GOVERNMENT WE WOULD FORM IF VOTERS DELIVER THAT. THE GREENS ARE STILL LIKELY TO BE THE FIRST CAB OFF THE RANK IN ANY POST-ELECTION NEGOTIATIONS WITH LABOUR. I'LL BE MAKING THE CALL TO WHOMEVER FORMS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE GREEN PARTY AND, PROBABLY, THERE WILL BE CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER PARTIES AS WELL. ALL RIGHT, TEAM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. BOTH PARTIES ARE NOW WAITING TO SEE IF THESE DRAMATIC EVENTS WILL HELP OR HINDER THEM IN THE POLLS. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. AND YOU CAN FIND THAT OUT IN THE NEXT 1 NEWS-COLMAR BRUNTON POLL IN JUST UNDER TWO WEEKS. BACK TO CORIN, THE PRESSURE REMAINS ON NATIONAL OVER THE TODD BARCLAY AFFAIR, ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANTLY, NOT FROM LABOUR. Winston Peters again raise that issue of the 450 texts that Bill English sent over the course of the year to his former electorate staffer. The biggest development probably today is Bill English, acknowledging he no longer has those techs. But what is interesting today is that Jacinda Ardern has put a stake in the ground for her leadership and signalled she will not question Bill English about the Todd Barclay saga. POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A MAN IN RELATION TO A SHOOTING THAT LEFT TWO WOMEN AND A MAN DEAD AT A HOUSE IN NORTHLAND TWO WEEKS AGO. THE MAN (61) FACES A NUMBER OF CHARGES INCLUDING SUPPLYING QUINN PATTERSON, THE ALLEGED SHOOTER, WITH FIREARMS. PATTERSON DID NOT HAVE A GUN LICENCE AND WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DEEPLY DEPRESSED WHEN HE SHOT THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, WHO'D COME TO HIS WHANGAREI HOME TO DO AN INSPECTION. POLICE SAY FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE SHOOTINGS ARE CONTINUING. WORKERS FIXING THE RAILWAY LINE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKE LAST YEAR CELEBRATED A SPECIAL MILESTONE TODAY. THEY'VE FINALLY RECONNECTED THE TRACK BETWEEN PICTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. IT'S NOW SET TO TAKE PRESSURE OFF THE OVERLOADED INLAND ROUTE. 1 NEWS' ALI PUGH TOOK TO THE AIR TO CHECK THE WORK. RAILWAY CREWS ON KAIKOURA'S COAST DOWNED TOOLS FOR A WHISTLE-STOP CELEBRATION. THIS WELDING CEREMONY JOINS THE FINAL PIECE OF TRACK, RECONNECTING THE LINE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH. BIG MILESTONE THAT WE'RE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN, AND TRAINS ARE RUNNING, AND WE'RE ALL CONNECTED UP. IT'S THE BEST PART OF MY LIFE, REALLY, YEAH, TO SEE IT UP AND GOING. HUNDREDS OF RAIL WORKERS WERE BUSSED IN FOR THE OCCASION ` INCREDIBLY, THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. 1300 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN ATROCIOUS CONDITIONS, AND TO HAVE WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, TO CONNECT NZ, IT'S A GREAT EFFORT FOR THE PEOPLE. AND AN EMOTIONAL DAY FOR MANY ` SOME WHO'VE SPENT THEIR LIVES WORKING THE LINES. GREAT TODAY TO GET THE TRAINS RUNNING ` JUST ABOUT BRING TEARS TO YOUR EYES. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST RAIL REBUILD IN THIS COUNTRY SINCE WWII. LAST NOVEMBER'S EARTHQUAKE DUMPED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ROCK ONTO THE LINE. THIS PART OF TRACK HERE WAS OUT TOWARDS THE SEA. IT WAS JUST RIPPED OFF ITS FORMATION AND TAKEN OUT TO SEA ABOUT 300M. THE TRACK WILL INITIALLY BE USED SOLELY FOR FREIGHT AND WILL RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE INLAND ROAD BY REMOVING 500 TRUCKS A WEEK OFF THE LEWIS PASS ROUTE. ONE OF THE REASONS THE RAILWAY HAS BEEN ABLE TO OPEN SO MUCH SOONER THAN THE ROAD IS THAT MUCH OF THE NETWORK IS PROTECTED BY THESE TUNNELS, THE ROAD HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT MUCH CLOSER TO THE SEA. THAT COASTAL ROAD HAS ONE LAST MOUNTAIN TO CONQUER HERE AT OHAU POINT. WORK ON THAT ROAD HERE WILL BE AIDED BY THE TRAINS THAT'LL MOVE SUPPLIES, WITH THE FIRST FREIGHT SERVICES DUE TO RUN BY THE END OF THE MONTH. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. AN INVESTIGATION'S UNDERWAY AFTER A TEENAGE GIRL WAS FORGOTTEN AND LEFT ALONE AFTER-HOURS AT THIS OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN TAKAPUNA ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED SIX WEEKS AGO WHEN A 14-YEAR-OLD WENT TO SLEEP IN A QUIET ROOM. CLEANERS FOUND HER IN THE EVENING AND CALLED POLICE. LONG WAITING LISTS AND UNFULFILLED PROMISES OF A HOSPITAL UPGRADE HAVE LEFT MEDICAL STAFF AND PATIENTS FRUSTRATED IN DUNEDIN. IT'S ONE OF THE MAJOR ELECTION ISSUES FOR MANY SOUTHERN VOTERS, WHO SAY THEY'RE SUFFERING IN PAIN WHILE THEY'RE BEING MUCKED AROUND BY THE DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD. MARK HATHAWAY HAS MORE. KATHRYN MCGREGOR IS A PATIENT LOSING PATIENCE. IT'S RUN BY MONKEYS, AND THERE'S TOO MANY COOKS IN THE KITCHEN. SHE'S BEEN WAITING 19 MONTHS FOR AN ANSWER FROM THE SOUTHERN DHB ON HER NEXT SURGERY FOR A BOWEL CONDITION. GETTING FOBBED OFF, GETTING MUCKED AROUND, LENGTHY DELAYS, TOLD, 'THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU. GO HOME.' DEBBIE HILL WAITED FIVE YEARS FOR BREAST CANCER SURGERY. I THINK IT'S APPALLING. NOW SHE NEEDS MORE, BUT SHE HAS NO IDEA WHEN THAT'LL HAPPEN AND WORRIES HER CANCER WILL SPREAD WHILE SHE WAITS. I HAVE DAYS WHERE THINGS ARE JUST TOO HARD, YOU KNOW. I CRY AND FEEL LIKE NOTHING'S EVER GOING TO BE NORMAL AGAIN, AND THINGS JUST GET TOO HARD. THE SDHB'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE ADMITS THERE ARE ISSUES. ALL I CAN SAY IS SORRY, AND WE NEED TO DO BETTER. WHEN WE MAKE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE YOU SURGERY, WE'RE REQUIRED TO GIVE IT TO YOU IN THE TIME FRAME, AND WE ARE LETTING SOME PEOPLE DOWN. THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS THE SOUTHERN DHB HAS HAD AN EXTRA $250M IN FUNDING IN THE LAST DECADE. THE GOVERNMENT'S ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO PUTTING PATIENTS FIRST AND GETTING THE SERVICES THEY NEED. SURGERY'S ABOUT AN HOUR LONG. YES. LABOUR SAYS THE OPPOSITE. IT IS GETTING HARDER TO GET CARE THAN IT USED TO BE. THE THRESHOLDS HAVE GONE UP, AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF UNDERFUNDING. AT DUNEDIN HOSPITAL TODAY, WORK ON A $15M INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IS UNDERWAY, BUT A GOVERNMENT PROMISE OF A COMPLETE REBUILD OF THE HOSPITAL KEEPS HAVING THE GOALPOSTS MOVED. TWO YEARS AGO THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE OF REBUILDING DUNEDIN HOSPITAL WAS AROUND $300M. A COUPLE OF YEARS ON, AND WITH NO SET DATES IN PLACE FOR THE REBUILD, ESTIMATES ARE NOW NEARING THE $1B MARK. SO WHILE SOUTHERN PATIENTS CONTINUE TO WAIT FOR NEW FACILITIES AND SURGERY DATES, IT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S LIKELY TO INFLUENCE THEIR DECISION COME ELECTION TIME. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. THE CONTROL WE HAVE OVER PERSONAL INFORMATION BIG COMPANIES COLLECT IS SET FOR GOVERNMENT REVIEW NEXT YEAR. SO ALL EYES ARE ON BRITAIN WHERE SOME POWER'S GOING BACK TO THE PEOPLE, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO REQUEST SOME DATA BE DELETED ` A RIGHT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE HERE. THE BBC'S RORY CELLAN-JONES EXPLAINS. YOUR DATA ` A VALUABLE RESOURCE FLOWING AROUND THE WORLD GIVING COMPANIES AND GOVERNMENTS ALL SORTS OF INTIMATE DETAILS ABOUT HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE. NOW A NEW LAW IS SUPPOSED TO GIVE US ALL MORE CONTROL. THE LAW REFORM'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP UP WITH THE CHANGE IN TECHNOLOGY. COMPANIES WILL HAVE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONSUMERS ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE CONTROL. THE NEW LAW INCLUDES A RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, MAKING IT EASIER TO FIND OUT WHAT DATA COMPANIES HOLD ON YOU AND GET IT ERASED. THERE'LL BE AN END TO TICK BOXES ON WEBSITES, WHICH OFTEN SEE CONSUMERS HANDING OVER DATA BY DEFAULT. AND THE DATA WATCHDOG WILL BE ABLE TO FINE COMPANIES UP TO �17M OR 4% OF THEIR GLOBAL TURNOVER. THE NEW LAW IS ALMOST ENTIRELY BASED ON A MAJOR NEW EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION REGULATION THAT COMES IN NEXT MAY. IT'S DESIGNED TO TACKLE THE POWER OF THE GIANT FIRMS WHICH STORE OUR INFORMATION. WE'RE NOW LEAVING A DATA TRAIL WHEREVER WE GO. TURN ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE, AND YOU COULD BE UPLOADING YOUR EXERCISE DETAILS OR EVEN YOUR DATING PREFERENCES. GET ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT WITH A TRAVEL CARD AND THERE'LL BE A LOG OF EVERY JOURNEY YOU MAKE. AND PAY WITH A CARD IN A SHOP OR ONLINE AND EVEN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT YOU LIKE AND HOW YOU LIVE WILL END UP IN THE HANDS OF BIG COMPANIES. IT'S SOCIAL NETWORKS WHICH NOW HOLD MUCH OF OUR MOST SENSITIVE DATA. IN FUTURE, IT SHOULD BE EASIER TO WIPE AWAY THINGS WE'D RATHER FORGET. THOUGH EXACTLY HOW MUCH POWER THE NEW LAW GIVES INDIVIDUALS ISN'T CLEAR. IT'S ESSENTIAL. IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR TRUST. IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF A VERY FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT, WHICH IS PRIVACY. WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL ACHIEVE THAT OBJECTIVE IS ANOTHER THING. OUR DATA IS IN THE HANDS OF ALL SORTS OF COMPANIES, BIG AND SMALL. ALL OF THEM HAVE NOW GOT TO GET TO GRIPS WITH VERY COMPLEX NEW RULES OR FACE THE THREAT OF BIG FINES. HERE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK A COMPANY IF IT HAS YOUR DATA AND THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A CORRECTION IF IT'S WRONG. COMPANIES HAVE TO DELETE YOUR DATA AFTER IT'S NO LONGER NEEDED BUT DON'T HAVE TO DELETE IT IF YOU ASK THEM TO. DIRTY LAKES AND RIVERS ` AN ISSUE MANY NEW ZEALANDERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT. NOW THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CLEAN UP 100 WATERWAYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT WITH LABOUR PLANNING ITS OWN WATER POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW, IS NATIONAL JUST TRYING TO STEAL JACINDA ARDERN'S THUNDER? POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE WITH THIS. LAKE HOROWHENUA ` SO TOXIC IT WAS ONCE DUBBED 'THE LAKE OF SHAME'. WE'VE GOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. THE LAKE'S NOW ONE OF 100 LAKES AND RIVERS IN LINE FOR A TAXPAYER-FUNDED CLEAN-UP. THE GOVERNMENT'S PUMPING IN ALMOST $1M ` PART OF A $44M SPEND-UP ON CLEANING UP OUR TOXIC WATERWAYS. THE QUALITY OF OUR FRESH WATER IS AT THE HEART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL BRANDING FOR TOURISM AND FOR EXPORTING. THIS SCIENTIST SAYS ITS NOT ENOUGH. THE SCALE OF SOME OF OUR PROBLEMS IS HUGE, AND IT'LL TAKE A MUCH BIGGER INVESTMENT THAN THAT TO PRODUCE MEANINGFUL CHANGE. THERE IS ALSO A CATCH. LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND COUNCILS WILL HAVE TO PONY UP THE REST OF THE COSTS. WE'RE ALLOCATING 44M, BUT THE TOTAL SPEND WILL BE MUCH MORE LIKE 140M. AND THERE'S THIS. A PRE-CONDITION OF THIS FUNDING IS THAT MY MINISTRY HAS HAD TO BE SATISFIED THAT THE COUNCILS PUT THE RULES IN PLACE TO STOP ONGOING POLLUTION. SO NATIONAL'S SPLASHING THE CASH, BUT WHY NOW? WAS IT HOPING TO GET AHEAD OF LABOUR'S WATER POLICY LAUNCH TOMORROW? MY PLAN HAS BEEN IN TIMETABLE FOR OVER A MONTH. LABOUR'S PLAN WILL INCLUDE A LEVY ON THE COMMERCIAL USE OF WATER. I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN WE COME TO RELEASING OUR POLICY TOMORROW. I'VE HEARD OPPOSITION PARTIES SAY THEY ARE GOING TO IMPOSE A 10C-A-LITRE CHARGE ON ALL WATER USERS. THAT WOULD COST THE DAIRY INDUSTRY $600B A YEAR. YOU'D WIPE IT OUT. NATIONAL DOES HAVE A GROUP OF EXPERTS LOOKING AT WATER PRICING, BUT THEY WON'T TAKE THE PLUNGE ON THAT DECISION UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` THE STUDENTS BEHIND A CALL FOR BETTER SEX EDUCATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS; WHY THEY SAY EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO STOPPING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND TACKLING RAPE CULTURE. THE KIDNAPPED BRITISH MODEL SPEAKS OUT ABOUT HER ORDEAL, BUT WAS HER KIDNAPPER ACTING ALONE? THE CASE IS RAISING QUESTIONS FOR ITALIAN POLICE BUT AS YET FEW ANSWERS. PLUS, YES, THERE MAY BE TURBULENCE IN THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE, BUT THE AMERICAN ECONOMY IS BOOMING. OUR US CORRESPONDENT LOOKS AT WHAT SOME ARE CALLING THE 'TRUMP BUMP'. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) We just adapt to our environment. That's probably what's happened for me, and, like, I've made excuses for other people's behaviour rather than thought it was me. When you've got a hearing impairment, you're not aware of the effect it has on your family. And so, I guess, in a sense, it's taken the pressure off them. And I can hear, so that's exciting ` really exciting. (LAUGHS) To book a free hearing check, visit... AN WOMAN (18) APPEARED IN COURT TODAY CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF A CHRISTCHURCH MOTHER. ALICIA NATHAN (32) WAS ALLEGEDLY STABBED AT A PARTY ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE CHRISTCHURCH SUBURB OF AVONHEAD. THE HEARING FOR THE ACCUSED WAS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. SHE WILL REAPPEAR LATER THIS MONTH. TWO WELLINGTON STUDENTS ARE DEMANDING BETTER SEX EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND HAVE A PETITION WITH THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES BACKING THEIR CLAIM. THEY SAY EDUCATION CAN HELP TACKLE RAPE CULTURE AND TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT CONSENT. EMILY COOPER REPORTS. STARTING A CONVERSATION ` IT'S WHAT THESE TEENAGERS HOPE TO ACHIEVE WITH THEIR CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER SEX EDUCATION IN NZ SCHOOLS. IT'S NEVER AN EASY CONVERSATION TO HAVE, AND IT'S NEVER AN EASY TOPIC TO COVER. TODAY THEY TOOK THEIR FIGHT TO PARLIAMENT WITH A 5700-SIGNATURE-STRONG PETITION CALLING FOR MORE CONSISTENT SEX EDUCATION IN HIGH SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'VE GOT GREAT EDUCATION FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO CONSENT AROUND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE SAFE. IT WAS RECEIVED BY LABOUR MP GRANT ROBERTSON AND WILL LIKELY BE TABLED TOMORROW. THE RAPE CULTURE THAT IS STILL AROUND STILL NEEDS TO BE CHALLENGED, AND WE STILL NEED IN SCHOOLS, PARTICULARLY, TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY RELATE TO OTHER PEOPLE. THE REALITY IS THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE COMING THROUGH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM WHO THINK THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS ACCEPTABLE, AND CONSENT EDUCATION IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THAT. THE STUDENTS WERE INSPIRED BY PROTEST ACTION OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT IN MARCH AGAINST RAPE CULTURE FOLLOWING COMMENTS FROM WELLINGTON COLLEGE STUDENTS. RAPE CULTURE ISN'T JUST RAPE; IT'S NOT JUST SEXUAL ASSAULT. IT'S RAPE JOKES, CAT-CALLING ` ANY SORT OF UNWANTED ATTENTION OR UNWANTED COMMENTS. SOME HIGH SCHOOLS TEACH CONSENT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPULSORY. THIS VIDEO ON CONSENT HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER FOUR MILLION TIMES AND IS SHOWN IN SOME SCHOOLS HERE. THERE'S CURRENTLY A GUIDE SCHOOLS USE FOR THE BASIS OF THEIR SEX ED, BUT THE STUDENTS SAY THAT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SAYS SCHOOLS KNOW THEIR STUDENTS BEST, SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO DECIDE HOW SEX EDUCATION IS COVERED AND THAT THE MINISTRY SUPPORTS SCHOOLS TO PUT THEIR GUIDE INTO ACTION. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS THIS PETITION, FOR US, HAS REALLY STARTED A DISCUSSION. RUBY AND LAUREN ARE HAPPY THEY'VE CONTINUED THAT DISCUSSION AND HOPE IT'S ONE THAT WILL CONTINUE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. THE ALL BLACKS DIDN'T WANT POLICE INVOLVED IN LAST YEAR'S BLEDISLOE CUP BUGGING SCANDAL OVER CONCERNS ABOUT BAD PUBLICITY, A SYDNEY COURT'S HEARD. THIS IS THE DEVICE ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN PUT IN A CHAIR IN THE ALL BLACKS' HOTEL TEAM ROOM. SECURITY CONSULTANT ADRIAN GARD DENIES A CHARGE OF PUBLIC MISCHIEF OVER THE INCIDENT. THE COURT HEARD THAT HOTEL MANAGER PAUL WATERS TWICE SUGGESTED POLICE BE CONTACTED, BUT SAID ALL BLACKS MANAGER DARREN SHAND REJECTED THAT CITING MEDIA CONCERNS. POLICE WEREN'T CALLED UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE MATCH, FIVE DAYS AFTER THE BUG WAS DISCOVERED. NORTH KOREA SAYS IT WILL MAKE AMERICA 'PAY THE PRICE' FOR LEADING THE INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OF ITS MISSILE AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME. TENSIONS HAVE ESCALATED ON THE PENINSULA AFTER THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL VOTED TO IMPOSE SANCTIONS AGAINST THE COUNTRY. THE BBC'S RUPERT WINGFIELD-HAYES REPORTS. A RELIC OF THE COLD WAR ON THE LAST COLD WAR FRONTIER. JUST AFTER DAWN, I'M RIDING THE CHASE CAR AS A U.S. SPY PLANE HEADS OUT ON A CLASSIFIED MISSION. THE PILOT WILL CLIMB TO 70,000FT AND FROM THERE, PEER DEEP INTO NORTH KOREA. FROM ACROSS THE BORDER TONIGHT ` FRESH THREATS. NORTH KOREAN STATE TV WARNED THE U.S. IT WILL PAY A THOUSAND TIMES FOR ITS CRIME OF IMPOSING NEW ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON PYONGYANG. MEETING IN MANILA WITH CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER, THE US SECRETARY OF STATE AGAIN CALLED ON PYONGYANG TO RETURN TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. THE BEST SIGNAL THAT NORTH KOREA COULD GIVE US THAT THEY'RE PREPARED TO TALK WOULD BE TO STOP THESE MISSILE LAUNCHES. WE'VE NOT HAD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHERE THEY HAVE NOT TAKEN SOME TYPE OF PROVOCATIVE ACTION. DESPITE SUPPORTING THE LATEST SANCTIONS AGAINST PYONGYANG, CHINA HAS NOT COMPLETELY ABANDONED ITS OLD ALLY. TRANSLATOR: THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DEMANDS NORTH KOREA ABANDON ITS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY. BUT NORTH KOREA CONSIDERS IT IS UNDER MILITARY THREAT. THAT IS ALSO A SECURITY ISSUE. HERE IN SOUTH KOREA AT THE 51ST FIGHTER WING, THEY CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR THE BEST, WHILE PREPARING FOR THE WORST. I HOPE THAT NORTH KOREA CALCULATES CORRECTLY AND REALISES THAT, SO, OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE ON THIS SIDE, AND I BELIEVE NORTH KOREA DOES AS WELL, NO ONE WANTS WAR. I THINK EVERYONE WANTS DETERRENCE TO WORK. SHOULD DETERRENCE FAIL THOUGH, WE HAVE TO BE READY TO GO. AS THESE A-10s ROLL DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER PRACTICE-FLIGHT, THEY'RE JUST 48 MILES FROM THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER. IN SOUTH KOREA, THE ENEMY IS NEVER FAR AWAY. A NEW POLL SHOWS A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS CONSIDER NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMME A CRITICAL THREAT TOWARD THE UNITED STATES. WEATHER TIME NOW. ANOTHER MILD ONE TODAY BUT MORE CLOUD AROUND ` A SIGN OF WHAT'S TO COME. We've managed some sunshine. Further west. It was grey and damp. Quite an active system here. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ STILL TO COME ` THE KIDNAPPED BRITISH MODEL SPEAKING OUT AFTER BEING HELD HOSTAGE IN ITALY. WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON A TROUBLING CASE. AND THE VICTORIOUS CRUSADERS ENJOY A CANTERBURY WELCOME AS THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE AFTER THEIR SUPER RUGBY TROPHY WIN. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` METIRIA TUREI'S REFUSING TO STEP DOWN AS GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER AS THE CRISIS ESCALATES OVER HER ADMISSION OF BENEFIT FRAUD AS THE CRISIS ESCALATES OVER HER ADMISSION OF BENEFIT FRAUD AS A SOLO MOTHER. FELLOW MPs KENNEDY GRAHAM AND DAVID CLENDON HAVE QUIT THE PARTY'S CAUCUS IN PROTEST. RAIL WORKERS HAVE RECONNECTED THE MAIN LINE NORTH FROM KAIKOURA TODAY AFTER A MAMMOTH REPAIR JOB. THE REPAIRS TO THE QUAKE-DAMAGED LINK WERE COMPLETED THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THE FIRST FREIGHT SERVICES ARE DUE TO RUN BY THE END OF THE MONTH. TO THE CASE OF THE BRITISH MODEL (20) WHO SAYS SHE WAS KIDNAPPED AND HELD FOR NEARLY A WEEK IN ITALY ` QUESTIONS ARE GROWING ABOUT APPARENT INCONSISTENCIES IN THE STORY BEHIND THE KIDNAPPING. WITH MORE, HERE'S THE BBC'S GAVIN LEE. HELD CAPTIVE INSIDE THIS ISOLATED ITALIAN FARMHOUSE ` THE BIZARRE AND ELABORATE KIDNAP ALLEGATIONS CENTRES ON HOW CHLOE AYLING (20) FROM SOUTH LONDON WAS DUPED INTO LEAVING THE UK FOR A PHOTO SHOOT IN MILAN. ONCE INSIDE THIS FAKE STUDIO, SHE'S SAID TO HAVE BEEN SNATCHED BY THREE MEN AND INJECTED WITH THE DRUG KETAMINE. UNCONSCIOUS, SHE WAS BUNDLED INTO THIS BAG, PLACED IN THE BOOT OF A CAR AND DRIVEN AWAY. WHILE CHLOE AYLING WAS HELD CAPTIVE IN THIS HOUSE BEHIND ME, THE POLICE STATEMENT SAYS SHE WAS TIED TO FURNITURE ` A CHEST OF DRAWERS ` WHILE THE KIDNAPPERS TRIED TO SELL HER ON THE DARK WEB AND THEN RAISE A RANSOM. THE HIDEOUT IS SURROUND BY ABANDONED HOUSES, WITH ONLY ONE PERSON NEARBY. TRANSLATOR: FIRST OF ALL, I SAW THIS ENGLISHMAN, THIS ENGLISH PAINTER, BUT BEFORE THAT, THERE WAS THIS MERCEDES. THEN ONE DAY A VOLVO ARRIVED. THE MERCEDES DISAPPEARED, BUT THEY KEPT THE VOLVO. ITALIAN AUTHORITIES SAY CHLOE AYLING WAS EVENTUALLY RELEASED BY ONE OF HER CAPTORS AND DRIVEN TO THE BRITISH CONSULATE IN MILAN. LUKASZ HERBA, A POLISH NATIONAL LIVING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS, HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH KIDNAPPING AND EXTORTION. CHLOE AYLING IS NOW BACK IN THE UK. SHE'S SPOKEN BRIEFLY TO REPORTERS. I'VE BEEN THROUGH A TERRIFYIN' EXPERIENCE. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE SECOND BY SECOND, MINUTE BY MINUTE, HOUR BY HOUR. I AM INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL TO THE ITALIAN AND UK AUTHORITIES FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE TO SECURE MY SAFE RELEASE. MILAN IS A MAGNET FOR ASPIRING MODELS, WHERE THE DANGERS OF UNSCRUPULOUS AGENCIES HAVE LONG BEEN CLEAR, BUT THIS RARE CASE HAS SHOCKED AND BAFFLED INVESTIGATORS HERE STILL TRYING TO PIECE TOGETHER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. ITALIAN POLICE ARE DESCRIBING THE MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED CHLOE AYLING AS A FANTASIST. HE TOLD POLICE A GANG WAS BEHIND THE MODEL'S ABDUCTION. THE NUMBERS ARE STARK. DONALD TRUMP IS NOW AMERICA'S LEAST POPULAR PRESIDENT EVER. THE GALLUP APPROVAL POLL HAS HIM AT 37%. THE NEXT WORST AT THIS TIME IN HIS TERM ` BILL CLINTON, SEVEN POINTS HIGHER. IT WAS CLINTON'S CAMPAIGN THAT COINED THE PHRASE, 'IT'S THE ECONOMY, STUPID.' IF BUSINESS IS BOOMING, THEN SO SHOULD THE PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY. WELL, DESPITE POLITICAL CHAOS, BUSINESS IS BOOMING, AND TRUMP SAYS IT'S DOWN TO HIM. SO WHY ARE HIS NUMBERS SO LOW? OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT, REBECCA WRIGHT, REPORTS FROM NEW YORK. IT'S A GLOOMY, WET DAY ON WALL STREET, BUT THE SENTIMENT HERE IS BRIGHT. THE WORLD'S FINANCE CAPITAL IS ENJOYING ONE OF THE LONGEST BULL MARKETS IN HISTORY. THE DOW JONES CLOSED TODAY AT ANOTHER RECORD-HIGH. (BELL DINGS) SOME ARE CALLING IT THE 'TRUMP BUMP'. OPTIMISM FUELLED BY THE PRESIDENT'S PROMISE TO SLASH RED TAPE AND DELIVER TAX CUTS, BUT 200 DAYS INTO THIS PRESIDENCY, AND THE MARKETS ARE NOW LOOKING FOR ACTION. THIS TRUMP TRAIN, AS I LIKE TO CALL IT, HAS HAD A LOT OF MOMENTUM. BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOING TO START WEARING, BECAUSE WE'VE HAD NO TAX CUTS; WE'VE HAD NO DEREGULATION. WHILE THE PRESIDENT IS KEEN TO CLAIM THE CREDIT, ANALYSTS AREN'T SO SURE. SO, PEOPLE ARE GOING ON WITH THEIR LIVES AND MAKING IT SUCCESSFUL IRRESPECTIVE OF THE WHITE HOUSE. THE WHITE HOUSE REALLY CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY. THEY HAVEN'T REALLY DONE VERY MUCH. OVER IN SOHO, A KIWI BUSINESS IS FEELING OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE THE POLITICAL TURBULENCE IN WASHINGTON. BARBARA LAMBERT IS ONE HALF OF MICHELIN-STARRED NZ RESTAURANT 'THE MUSKET ROOM'. THE PEOPLE THAT WE DO TALK TO FEEL PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT THE ECONOMY AT THE MOMENT. THEY MAY NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE PRESIDENT, BUT THEY'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT THEIR MONEY GOING ANYWHERE. HOSPITALITY HIRING SURGED LAST MONTH, AND THAT'S PART OF AN OVERALL TREND. IN JULY, 209,000 PEOPLE WERE ADDED TO AMERICA'S WORKFORCE, PUSHING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DOWN TO JUST 4.3% ` A 16-YEAR LOW. BUT WHILE THE STOCK MARKET AND JOB NUMBERS ARE UP, THERE IS A WEAK LINK, WITH WAGE GROWTH FOR MIDDLE-CLASS AMERICANS DOWN TO JUST 2.5% IN THE PAST YEAR. AND WITHOUT THOSE HIGHER WAGES, THERE ARE FEARS THAT AMERICANS MAY SLOW DOWN THEIR SPENDING. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR IN AN ECONOMY DRIVEN BY CONSUMER SPENDING. BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN FOR KIWIS? THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON AND COMING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE WHICH AREN'T REALLY FILTERING DOWN TO THE GENERAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. SO I THINK AT THE MOMENT, IT'S PROBABLY NEUTRAL FOR NZ, BUT THERE ARE RISKS AROUND TRADE POLICY, AND THAT IS WHERE WE SHOULD KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THE PRONOUNCEMENTS FROM TRUMP. BECAUSE, AS WE ALL KNOW, WHEN AMERICA SNEEZES, THE REST OF THE WORLD CATCHES A COLD. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND TOM WALSH HAD TO JUMP THROUGH MORE HOOPS. Another protest, Simon, Which is quite extraordinary. MORE ON THIS BIZARRE END TO WALSH'S WORLD CHAMPS WIN. ALSO TONIGHT ` WHO'S MISSING FROM THE PROVINCIAL RUGBY SQUADS? I WOULD'VE LOVED HIM BE THERE ALONGSIDE ME, BUT AT THE MOMENT, HE'S NOT. ANOTHER FACE FROM THE PAST IS SET TO SUIT UP. PLUS, THE RED-AND-BLACK ARMY AND THEIR COACH RETURN HOME. ALL: # SETA TAMANIVALU. # UNSTOPPABLE, AS THE CRUSADERS CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FANS. AND BRENDON MCCULLUM LIGHTS UP TRINIDAD, UNBEATEN IN HIS LATEST T20 ASSIGNMENT. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. TOM WALSH MAY HAVE RECEIVED HIS WORLD TRACK-AND-FIELD GOLD MEDAL TODAY IN LONDON, BUT THERE'S STILL DEBATE RAGING OVER YESTERDAY'S SHOT-PUT FINAL. A NEW PROTEST WAS LODGED JUST BEFORE HE TOOK TO THE PODIUM FOR THE OFFICIAL PRESENTATION, WITH CONFUSION STILL OVER THE OUTCOME. ABBY WILSON HAS MORE. MAKING HIS WORLD TITLE OFFICIAL ` TOM WALSH FINALLY GETTING HIS HANDS ON HIS GOLD MEDAL,... HE WILL ENJOY THIS MOMENT. ...BUT JUST MINUTES BEFORE THE BIG MOMENT, THERE WAS AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. WE TURNED UP TODAY TO PREPARE FOR THE MEDAL CEREMONY, AND RYAN WAS THERE IN FULL CEREMONIAL KIT. WE THEN TWIGGED SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING. AMERICAN RYAN CROUSER LODGED A LATE APPEAL OVER THIS THROW, ONE THAT WASN'T EVEN SHOWN IN THE COVERAGE HERE. THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION IS ADAMANT HIS 22.38M SHOULD BE DECLARED THE WINNING PUT, DESPITE OFFICIALS RED-FLAGGING IT FOR A FOOT FOUL. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH YOUR FOOT ON THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE, AND AS HE TURNS ON THE BALL OF HIS FOOT, THE OFFICIALS ON THE FIELD OF PLAY RULED THAT HIS SHOES MADE DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE TOP OF THE CIRCLE. CROUSER AND FELLOW AMERICAN JOE KOVACS BOTH LODGED FAILED PROTESTS YESTERDAY, AND AT THE TIME, IT SEEMED THE RULING HAD BEEN ACCEPTED. THEY MADE THE RIGHT CALL, AND, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A ROUGH DAY. SO ALL I CAN DO IS JUST MOVE FORWARD FROM HERE. BUT HE HASN'T, AND NOW THE AMERICAN HAS GONE ON THE RECORD SAYING HE PLANS TO APPEAL AGAIN ` SOMETHING THAT REQUIRES CONCLUSIVE NEW EVIDENCE. IN 20-ODD YEARS' INVOLVEMENT, I'VE NEVER STRUCK THIS. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH TWO JURY APPEALS AND THEN DISMISSED. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT FURTHER EVIDENCE THEY CAN BRING IN THAT'S CONCLUSIVE ENOUGH FOR THE JURY TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS. CROUSER AND WALSH ARE ACTUALLY MATES, THE AMERICAN TRAVELLING HERE TO COMPETE AND HOLIDAY WITH THE KIWI THIS SUMMER. WHILE THE APPEAL ISN'T PERSONAL, HIS RELENTLESS PURSUIT IS UNDOUBTEDLY TAKING SOME OF THE GLOSS OFF HIS FRIEND'S BIG MOMENT. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. SILVERWARE OF THE RUGBY KIND IS ALREADY BACK ON THE MAINLAND, WITH THE CRUSADERS TAKING THEIR SUPER RUGBY SPOILS WALKABOUT THIS AFTERNOON. IT WAS A QUICK TURNAROUND FOR THE COMPETITION'S MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE. HERE'S STEPHEN STUART. (ALL SING IN FIJIAN) THE CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT WELCOME LATE LAST NIGHT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE HARD TO TOP,... (CHEERING) ...BUT THE SUDDENLY CLEAN-SHAVEN CRUSADERS SKIPPER AND SOME OF HIS TEAMMATES TRADED THEIR SHORTS FOR TRACKSUIT PANTS FOR THE OFFICIAL RECEPTION, WHICH PROVED TO BE MORE A MIX AND MINGLE WITH FANS OF ALL AGES. IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY TURNED OUT AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE ` AND NOT THE MOST TROPICAL DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME BETWEEN SUPER RUGBY PARADES FOR PROP WYATT CROCKETT, THE ONLY SURVIVOR FROM THE 2006 CHAMPION SIDE AND THERE THE LAST TIME THEY WON TWO YEARS LATER. OBVIOUSLY, HAVING BEEN SO LONG, IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL. WE'VE HAD TO GO THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES TO GET HERE, SO IT'S PRETTY COOL. CROCKETT AND HIS FELLOW ALL BLACKS HAVE LITTLE FAMILY TIME BEFORE GOING BACK IN TO CAMP IN AUCKLAND ON THURSDAY. ABOUT THE ONLY THING MISSING WAS MORE BREAKDANCING FROM THE COACH, WHICH HAD EVEN WON OVER THE RUGBY LEAGUE CROWD IN AUSTRALIA. COULD YOU IMAGINE WAYNE BENNETT OR RICKY DOING THIS? I COULD ONLY DO IT ONCE, AND I CAN'T EVEN WALK AFTER IT. SO THE SWELLING CROWD HAD TO MAKE DO WITH THIS FROM ROBERTSON. # SETA TAMANIVALU. # SETA TAMINIVALU. # NO WONDER SETA WANTS TO STAY. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS. A NUMBER OF THE CRUSADERS WILL HAVE A BRIEF BREAK BEFORE RETURNING TO PLAY PROVINCIAL RUGBY FOR VARIOUS TEAMS IN THE COMING WEEKS. THE MITRE 10 CUP WAS LAUNCHED TODAY IN AUCKLAND, WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST QUESTIONS OF THE DAY ` WHERE'S BEAVER? CULT HERO STEPHEN DONALD HASN'T BEEN INCLUDED IN THE WAIKATO SQUAD. PROVINCIAL RIVALS TOOK OUT PRE-SEASON FRUSTRATIONS ON EACH OTHER TODAY BEFORE THE REAL FUN BEGINS NEXT WEEK, ALTHOUGH ONE FAMILIAR NAME IS MISSING. THE SQUAD WAS ON THE BOARD, AND WE LOOKED UP THERE, AND I DIDN'T SEE THE NAME OF STEPHEN DONALD. WHAT'S GOING ON? EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW WHERE THE BEAVER IS. I THINK HE MIGHT BE WHITEBAITING SOMEWHERE. AFTER A STRONG SUPER RUGBY SEASON WITH THE CHIEFS, IT'S NOW UNCLEAR IF DONALD WILL TAKE UP A SHORT-TERM OVERSEAS DEAL, PLAY FOR WAIKATO OR POSSIBLY CALL IT A DAY. I THINK IT'D BE A SHAME TO SEE HIM NOT PLAY HERE AGAIN, BUT HE COULD HAVE THE OPTION TO GO OVERSEAS. I'M UNSURE ON THAT. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE HIM PART OF OUR TEAM, BUT AT THE MOMENT HE ISN'T. SWEENEY TURNED 33 TODAY, BACK IN A WAIKATO JERSEY AFTER SIX YEARS IN JAPAN. HE'LL BE ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE COMPETITION, ALTHOUGH RETURNING FORMER ALL BLACK MIKE DELANEY IS A YOUTHFUL 35. I ALWAYS WANTED TO COME BACK AND PLAY FOR THE BAY. IT'S PROBABLY THE TEAM, YOU KNOW, I LOVE PLAYING FOR THE MOST ` PLAYING IN FRONT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE TIMING WAS RIGHT FOR MY FAMILY AS WELL. AS THE CRUSADERS CELEBRATED IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, ONE OF THEIR PROVINCIAL UP-AND-COMERS WAS IN AUCKLAND, HELPING LAUNCH THE SEASON. CANTERBURY IS ONE OF THE TEAMS TO BEAT AGAIN, GIVEN THEY'RE RETURNING SUPER CHAMPIONS. THE WAY SOME OF THE BOYS PLAYED, I THINK THERE'LL BE PLENTY OF COMPETITION FOR SPOTS, WHICH IS NEVER A BAD THING. THE COMPETITION BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY, BUT AT THIS STAGE IT'S MISSING ONE OF ITS MOST ENDEARING CHARACTERS. THE WALLABIES ARE SET TO UNLEASH ANOTHER KIWI-BORN PLAYER ON THE ALL BLACKS NEXT WEEK IN THE FIRST BLEDISLOE CUP TEST IN SYDNEY. QUEENSLAND REDS LOOSE FORWARD ADAM KORCZYK (22) WAS BORN IN AUCKLAND AND SHIFTED TO OZ WHEN HE WAS 12. OH, IN NZ I PROBABLY PLAYED MORE SOCCER THAN ANYTHING. SO MY FAMILY'S FROM POLAND, AND OBVIOUSLY, SOCCER'S THE MAIN SPORT THERE. I DID PLAY A BIT OF PRIMARY-SCHOOL RUGBY IN NZ BUT NOTHING TOO SERIOUS. IT'S PROBABLY MORE FOOTBALL. KORCZYK IS ONE OF FIVE NZ-BORN PLAYERS IN THE WALLABIES SQUAD, INCLUDING ANOTHER NEW CAP, FORMER JUNIOR KIWIS LEAGUE PLAYER CURTIS RONA. THE AUCKLAND LEG OF THE V8 SUPERCARS SERIES WAS LAUNCHED TODAY, WITH THE SPORT ENJOYING ITS BIGGEST-EVER FOLLOWING HERE. THE KIWI DRIVERS HAVE ESSENTIALLY HIJACKED THE AUSSIE COMPETITION, WITH FORD TEAMMATES SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN AND FABIAN COULTHARD RUNNING FIRST AND THIRD OVERALL. SHANE VAN GISBERGEN IS CURRENTLY FOURTH. IT REALLY SHOWS WHAT NZ HAS TO OFFER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONLY A SMALL COUNTRY, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT DRIVERS, AND WE'VE NOW ALIGNED OURSELVES WITH GREAT TEAMS ` YOU KNOW, SHANE WITH TRIPLE EIGHT AND SCOTTIE AND MYSELF AT SHELL V POWER RACING. SO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE JUST FINALLY GOT GREAT CARS, AND WE CAN SHOW WHAT WE CAN DO. THE NOVEMBER SUPER SPRINT'S A HOMECOMING OF SORTS FOR ENGLAND-BORN COULTHARD, WHO WAS RAISED IN AUCKLAND. THE TIMING IS JUST RIGHT, AS HIS PARTNER, BECK, IS EXPECTING TWINS THE WEEK BEFORE THE PUKEKOHE EVENT, WHICH WAS DOMINATED LAST YEAR BY VAN GISBERGEN. BRENDON MCCULLUM AND COLIN MUNRO HAVE WON THE BRAGGING RIGHTS OVER THEIR KIWI COUNTERPARTS IN THE CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE. MCCULLUM CONTRIBUTED WITH THREE SIXES IN FOUR BALLS FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO BEFORE BEING CAUGHT BY JESSE RYDER, PLAYING FOR ST LUCIA. (CHATTER) SO STRONG, AND GONE! (CHEERING, CLAPPING) 'NOTHER KIWI IN THE THICK OF IT! THIS TIME JESSE RYDER GETS IN THE WAY. THIS GEM OF A DELIVERY FROM BLACKCAPS FAST BOWLER MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR ST LUCIA, WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WINNING BY FOUR WICKETS. ENGLAND'S BEATEN SOUTH AFRICA BY 177 RUNS IN THE FOURTH TEST IN MANCHESTER TO WIN THEIR SERIES 3-1, MOEEN ALI SCORING AN UNBEATEN 75 WITH THE BAT BEFORE TAKING FIVE WICKETS AS WELL. (CHEERING) AND THERE IT IS, AND ALI PICKS UP HIS FIFTH WICKET. SOUTH AFRICA WAS ALL OUT FOR JUST 202 ` REMARKABLY, ENGLAND'S FIRST HOME SERIES WIN OVER THE PROTEAS IN 20 YEARS. SURVIVORS OF THE PLANE CRASH THAT CLAIMED ALMOST THE ENTIRE PLAYING ROSTER OF BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL SIDE CHAPECOENSE HAVE BEEN HONOURED AT THE FAMOUS NOU CAMP, HOME OF BARCELONA. THE THREE PLAYERS WERE SALUTED AHEAD OF THE SIDE'S MATCH AGAINST THE SPANISH GIANTS. ALAN RUSCHEL, PLAYING HIS FIRST MATCH SINCE THE TRAGEDY, CAPTAINED THE SIDE. THEIR SHIRTS WERE PRINTED WITH 71 STARS FOR EACH OF THOSE KILLED IN THE NOVEMBER CRASH. BARCELONA WON THE MATCH 5-0, LIONEL MESSI AND LUIS SUAREZ AMONG THE SCORERS. That is it. Tonight. THANKS, ANDREW. Donald Trump solution to fake news. We will look at truck TV tonight. TONIGHT ` THEY'RE ENEMY NUMBER ONE FOR MOST PARENTS,... WE'RE KEEPING CHILDREN AWAY FROM SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY HAVE HEAD LICE. ...AND THIS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL HAS HAD ENOUGH. MORE ON HER CRUSADE FOR FREE, EASY TO ACCESS NIT TREATMENT. PLUS ` THEY'RE ON THE VERGE OF A BAD BREAK UP. I THINK A CLASH WAS ALWAYS GOING TO COME BETWEEN THESE TWO DIFFERENT WINGS. SO CAN HISTORY HELP THE GREEN PARTY TURN THEIR FATE AROUND? ALSO ` THEY'RE STILL PICKING UP THE PIECES. WAIAU ACTUALLY SUFFERED A REALLY HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE. WHICH MEANS THESE LITTLE ONES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A NEW HOME. FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP IN 10. The mild Northwest flow over the last couple days That's a crescendo tomorrow. we keep a fairly mild theme for the next several days, So the thermals can stay in the cupboard, But the raincoats will be needed. This area of moisture comes from the north. That is the first little surge of cloud there. It spreads and over much of the north of the country. There is a wintry blast heading parts of Australia. We do not really get the cold air, But it gives us thunder and showery weather into Thursday. The yellow is the higher top clouds. That is the first surge coming in. Many northern and western areas Bear the brunt of the heavy Rain. An easier way to view it The accumulated rainfall over the next 13 hours. The darker bits are heading the West Coast, And Taranaki. Not much heading the eastern areas. Here it is coming into night. It looks a bit patchy further east, But there will be some solid lumps. To the South Island, that first plump their clump there is wrapping into some areas. A real washout of a day up here. Strong, may be severe gales. It is getting Chari by the end of the day to the north and north-west. The further east you are in the south island, There is a bit of rain, But otherwise it is fine and dry. It is turning Showery in the west by the end of the day. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ We have that lumpy, bubbly stuff spreading across on Thursday. Friday, it's like across the North and is drier further east. It is drier further north. The next system spreads wet into the weekend. It is wet, windy.