HELLO. QUITE AN ACTIVE WEATHER SYSTEM HAS MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN SLIDING ITS WAY THROUGH. SOME PLACES EASILY SEEING 20MM, 40MM, 50MM OF RAIN, AND SOME OF THE HIGHER GROUND 100MM TO EVEN 200MM OF RAIN. ALL SLIDING EAST. TOMORROW, IT'S THE SHOWERS. KEEP THE RAINCOATS HANDY. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. METIRIA TUREI RESIGNS AS CO-LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY AFTER MOUNTING PRESSURE. THE SCRUTINY HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE, FRANKLY. WHAT ROLE WILL SHE PLAY NOW? # I AM A LINEMAN FOR THE COUNTY. FROM ONE CLASSIC TO ANOTHER. WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF COUNTRY ICON GLEN CAMPBELL. # RIDING OUT ON A HORSE IN A STAR-SPANGLED RODEO. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE PRESSURE JUST GOT TOO MUCH. METIRIA TUREI HAS STEPPED DOWN AS LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY JUST OVER SIX WEEKS FROM THE ELECTION. THE ANNOUNCEMENT JUST IN THE PAST HOUR COMES AFTER GROWING OUTRAGE OVER HER ADMISSION TO COMMITTING BENEFIT FRAUD YEARS AGO AS A SOLO MOTHER. FOR THE LATEST, LET'S GO NOW LIVE TO POLITICAL EDITOR CORIN DANN. This is a staggering turnaround. Remarkable that 24-hour is later. She has decided in a taxi that had simply gotten too much. There was too much scrutiny on her family and too much pressure on the Greens. I've decided there are two reasons. There's the scrutiny of my family. It has become unbearable, frankly. I have a duty to them to protect them from that. That is my first duty and always has been. The second reason is that I do think if I continue as coleader I will hinder our success. I have been working for 15 years as a member of Parliament for the Greens. I will do anything that is necessary. And I think it is time for me to step aside because I'm hindering it. WAS SHE FORCED, CORIN? There was pressure within some quarters. We saw that yesterday. But she is adamant she made this decision herself and so too is coleader James Shaw. No, I did not ask Metiria Turei sign and I have supported all the decisions that she has made on this campaign, including this one. Do you think this is the right move? I do.And I have been close to Metiria over several years, but over the last two weeks I have seen the pressure she has been under and the pressure her family has come under. I think she is doing the right thing by her family and that is the most important thing. James Shaw will stay on as the sole leader for this campaign. They will not replace coleader in this role. Those two Mps David Clendon and Kennedy Graham will not be welcome back into the caucus. Katie, what has happened in the last 24-hour is? This is a staggering turnaround. This morning Metiria Turei was saying she would stay. The pressure has remained on her and on the party. They have been doing their own research. A poll tonight says Labour on 33 and Greens on 8. They must have been worried about the poll. Metiria said she didn't think it was that bad. But it has to be on the back of their mind. With six weeks ago they have to turn those fortunes around. Have we heard anything from Jacinda Ardern? Jacinda has put a statement out paying tribute to Metiria Turei. She says she has always worked fearlessly for people. Greens now have the issue of their billboards. Metiria's face is all over the billboards. That is a big task them now. There will be more on this night. A NERVOUS TIME ACROSS THE GLOBE TONIGHT AFTER THE MOST SERIOUS ESCALATION YET OF HOSTILITIES BETWEEN AMERICA AND NORTH KOREA. 'YOU'LL FACE FIRE AND FURY LIKE THE WORLD'S NEVER SEEN' IS THE ULTIMATUM FROM DONALD TRUMP TO NORTH KOREA IF IT CONTINUES TO THREATEN THE US. THE FIGHTING TALK COMES AFTER REPORTS US INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT NORTH KOREA HAS PRODUCED A NUCLEAR WARHEAD SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT INSIDE MISSILES, MEANING IT WOULD BE CAPABLE OF REACHING AMERICA. THE INTENSIFYING WAR OF WORDS IS RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT THE TWO LEADERS, CONSIDERED TO BE LOOSE CANNONS. ONE NEWS U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT REPORTS FROM NEW YORK. STUMBLING TOWARDS NUCLEAR CONFLICT OR A WAR OF WORDS? TENSIONS ARE SKYROCKETING BETWEEN THE US AND NORTH KOREA WITH REPORTS THE REGIME'S REACHED A DANGEROUS NUCLEAR MISSILE MILESTONE. NORTH KOREA BEST NOT MAKE ANY MORE THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES. THEY WILL BE MET WITH FIRE AND FURY LIKE THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN. IT'S THE STRONGEST THREAT PRESIDENT TRUMP'S EVER LAUNCHED AT NORTH KOREA, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. KIM JONG-UN FIRING STRAIGHT BACK THAT HE'S CAREFULLY EXAMINING LAUNCHING MISSILES AT THE US TERRITORY OF GUAM, WHERE 6,000 US MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE BASED. IT'S AN UNUSUALLY SPECIFIC THREAT, AND ONE WHICH THE US, AND THE WORLD, IS NOW FORCED TO TAKE SERIOUSLY, WITH SEVERAL INTELLIGENCE SOURCES CLAIMING PYONGYANG HAS MINIATURISED A NUCLEAR WARHEAD WHICH CAN FIT INSIDE ITS MISSILES. INCLUDING ITS INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES, WHICH ANALYSTS BELIEVE ARE CAPABLE OF REACHING THE EAST COAST OF THE US. THERE ARE STILL TWO PIECES OF THE PUZZLE LEFT ` ONE IS HE HAS TO SHOW THAT HE'S ABLE TO HAVE THAT NUCLEAR WARHEAD SURVIVE THE HEAT OF RE-ENTRY; AND THE SECOND IS THAT HE HAS TO BE ABLE TO ACCURATELY TARGET IT. IT'S A HIGHLY CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE IT SHOWS THAT NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMME IS DEVELOPING AT A MUCH FASTER RATE THAN THE US FEARED, AND IT PUSHES KIM JONG-UN MUCH CLOSER TO TRUMP'S RED LINE. AND THE PROBLEM FOR THE PRESIDENT IS THAT THERE ARE LIMITED OPTIONS TO DEAL WITH NORTH KOREA'S AGGRESSION. IT'S LIKELY THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL WOULD HAVE BEEN ACTING ON THIS NEW INTELLIGENCE WHEN IT MOVED TO IMPOSE A $1B PACKAGE OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREA JUST DAYS AGO. WE'RE IN AN ACTION-REACTION CYCLE RIGHT NOW. EVERYONE KEEPS RATCHETING UP THE PRESSURE. SO NORTH KOREA CONDUCTS THE MISSILE TESTS; THE UN PUTS ON THE SANCTIONS; NORTH KOREA WILL DO SOMETHING ELSE; AND BACK AND FORTH AND BACK AND FORTH. AND THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS, COS, ULTIMATELY, YOU SPIRAL UP IN THE TENSION, AND SOMETHING GOES WRONG. BRINKMANSHIP WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. IF NORTH KOREA GOES NUCLEAR, THE US PLANS TO DEFEND ITSELF WITH A GROUND-BASED ROCKET INTERCEPTOR. ONCE IT DETECTS A THREAT, THE US WOULD LAUNCH DEFENSIVE MISSILES FROM ALASKA AND CALIFORNIA INTO SPACE. THEY'RE DESIGNED TO SLAM INTO ENEMY MISSILES, DESTROYING THEM LONG BEFORE THEY HIT THE US. BUT REPORTS ABOUT HOW EFFECTIVE THE SYSTEM IS ARE MIXED. LABOUR SAYS EVERYONE OWNS THE WATER AND THOSE WHO USE IT FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN SHOULD PAY UP. LEADER JACINDA ARDERN UNVEILED THE PARTY'S WATER POLICY TODAY, SAYING LABOUR WOULD PUT A ROYALTY ON WATER AND USE THE MONEY TO CLEAN UP POLLUTION. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE HAS DETAILS. FARMERS, IRRIGATION COMPANIES AND WATER BOTTLING COMPANIES ` LABOUR WANTS TO MAKE THEM PAY UP FOR USING OUR WATER. THERE IS NOTHING REVOLUTIONARY IN THIS. IT IS JUST THE SAME AS WE DO FOR OIL, GAS, COAL, SILVER, GOLD, AND EVEN GRAVEL. BUT HOW MUCH WILL THEY PAY? THE ROYALTY SHOULD BE FAIR AND EXCLUDE MUNICIPAL AND DOMESTIC USERS, INCLUDING STOCK WATER. IT SHOULD BE PROPORTIONATE. IF ELECTED, JACINDA ARDERN WOULD SET THE RATE AFTER SHE'S MET WITH INTEREST GROUPS. AND ENVIRONMENTALISTS SAY THAT WILL BE THE KEY TO THE POLICY'S SUCCESS. IT NEEDS TO BE STRONG ENOUGH SO THAT IT DRIVES BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, BUT NOT SO STRONG THAT IT LEADS TO BIG LOSSES. IT WON'T BE A FLAT RATE AND WILL BE DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHO'S USING IT AND WHERE. WITHIN FIVE YEARS, INTENSIVE FARMING ON UNFENCED PADDOCKS CLOSE TO WATERWAYS WOULD BE BANNED. FEDERATED FARMERS SAYS THE POLICY TERRIFIES THEM. LOOK, IT COULD BE A HUGE COST THAT ACTUALLY PUTS SOME OF THEM TO THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY, IF NOT OUT OF BUSINESS. I THINK IF THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY INDUSTRY IS GOING TO HAVE A LONG-TERM FUTURE, THEY NEED TO PROTECT THE CLEAN GREEN BRAND. THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO PROTECT OUR RIVERS AND LAKES. AND IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, AND IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN THE NEW ZEALAND DAIRY INDUSTRY WILL BE DESTROYED. PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH BELIEVES IT WILL PUSH UP PRICES. THAT'LL FLOW THROUGH TO COSTS FOR FAMILIES FOR THEIR MILK, FOR THEIR VEGETABLES, FOR THEIR FOOD. THE MONEY WILL BE USED TO CLEAN UP POLLUTED WATERWAYS. THE BALANCE OF THE ROYALTY WILL GO BACK TO REGIONAL COUNCILS, WHO CAN USE IT TO IMPROVE WATERWAYS OR REDUCE RATES AND TO ASSIST WITH FENCING AND RIPARIAN PLANTING. LABOUR HOPING THE POLICY WILL MAKE WAVES DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. AND ANDREA'S WITH US NOW. NOT REVEALING THE RATE BEFORE THE ELECTION ` HOW POLITICALLY RISKY IS THAT? It is calculated and I think this is where the policy is clever because it robs national of an obvious attack. They can't say it will cost X or Y because we don't know the true costs. It goes further than national on the issue of Maori rights over water. Again like I sat goes much further and looks quite bold and decisive. IT'S BEEN DUBBED 'TINDER FOR TEENS' ` AN APP CALLED 'YELLOW' ENABLING TEENAGERS TO MAKE FRIENDS AND GET TOGETHER. BUT AUTHORITIES WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THE FBI, SAY PAEDOPHILES ARE USING THE APP TO TARGET CHILDREN, AND NOW AGENCIES HERE ARE INVESTIGATING SIMILAR CASES. 1 NEWS TESTED THE WATERS WITH DISTURBING RESULTS. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. YELLOW DESCRIBES ITSELF AS 'THE RENAISSANCE OF THE PEN FRIEND'. IT TARGETS TEENAGERS ` 13- TO 17-YEAR-OLDS ` IT SAYS 'THAT HAVE A KEEN APPETITE TO DISCOVER THE WORLD 'AND CREATE FRIENDSHIPS ONLINE'. BUT INSTEAD, IT'S LITTERED WITH SEXUALLY CHARGED IMAGES LIKE THIS AND IS A HUNTING GROUND FOR PAEDOPHILES. IT'S SORT OF PERFECT FOR CRIMINALS OF THAT TYPE. BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORITIES HAVE INVESTIGATED MANY COMPLAINTS. NOW AUTHORITIES HERE ARE DOING THE SAME. IT APPEARS THAT A YOUNG PERSON HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY AN ADULT POSING AS A YOUNG PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF GROOMING THEM. SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE FEAR IS WITH THIS APP, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING IT PLAYING OUT. THE FRENCH APP WAS LAUNCHED LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO BASED ON THE DATING APP 'TINDER' AND BOASTS SIX MILLION TEENAGE MEMBERS WORLDWIDE. IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MANY NEW ZEALANDERS ARE REGISTERED, BUT 1 NEWS FOUND MANY LISTINGS. AND WHILE NUDE AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS ARE APPARENTLY BANNED, WE FOUND A NUMBER OF UNDERAGE KIWI TEENS POSTING HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE PHOTOS, SOME TOO SEXUALLY PROVOCATIVE TO BROADCAST. HOW MUCH OF THAT IS LEGITIMATELY FROM YOUNG PEOPLE AND HOW MUCH OF IT IS FROM ADULTS LOOKING TO GROOM YOUNG PEOPLE, I DON'T KNOW. A SOURCE AT CORRECTIONS HAS TOLD 1 NEWS THAT PAEDOPHILES HERE ARE USING THE APP. SO WE REGISTERED ON YELLOW POSING AS A 13-YEAR-OLD KIWI GIRL. THE FIRST RESPONSE FROM THIS SUPPOSED 15-YEAR-OLD AUCKLANDER... WE CAN'T BE SURE WHO OR HOW OLD THAT PERSON IS ` ONLY THAT WE AS ADULTS WERE ABLE TO REGISTER OUR OWN FAKE PROFILE. I HAVE A LOT OF RED FLAGS FOR YELLOW. IT HAS NO PARENTAL GUIDANCE OR LOCKS OR SECURITY CHECKS. YELLOW SAYS IT DOES TAKE THE SAFETY OF ITS USERS SERIOUSLY, BUT WITH NO EFFECTIVE CONTROLS, POLICE ARE URGING PARENTS TO STAY ACROSS WHAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE POSTING ONLINE. AS PARENTS, WE HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY AND CONSISTENTLY LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS ` SITTING DOWN, SPENDING MORE TIME, TALKING. AND SWIPE WITH EXTREME CARE. REPORT ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TO POLICE. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. THE DOCTOR WHO DISCOVERED A LINK BETWEEN HEAD TRAUMA AND BRAIN DISEASE SAYS KIDS SHOULDN'T BE PLAYING ANY KIND OF CONTACT SPORT, INCLUDING RUGBY. BENNET OMALU SAYS REPETITIVE HITS TO THE HEAD ` WITH OR WITHOUT CONCUSSION ` RISKS EXPOSURE TO BRAIN DAMAGE. THE DOCTOR WHO INSPIRED THE MOVIE 'CONCUSSION' IS KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON A DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE FOUND IN PEOPLE WITH A HISTORY OF HEAD KNOCKS. HE SAYS THE BRAIN HAS NO ABILITY TO REGENERATE ITSELF. EACH AND EVERY PARENT MUST ASK THEMSELVES, 'DO I LOVE RUGBY MORE THAN I LOVE MY CHILD? 'DO I LOVE FOOTBALL MORE THAN I LOVE MY CHILD?' NEW ZEALAND RUGBY SAYS REALLY YOUNG PLAYERS PLAY NON-CONTACT RIPPER RUGBY, AND THAT IT PRIORITISES PLAYER SAFETY AND CLOSELY FOLLOWS ALL RESEARCH ON CONCUSSION. A STARK WARNING THAT ALL KAURI IN THE WAITAKERE RANGES FACE EXTINCTION HAS BROUGHT CALLS FOR A COMPLETE CLOSURE OF THE REGIONAL PARK. A REPORT COMMISSIONED BY THE COUNCIL SHOWS A RAPID ACCLERATION IN KAURI DIEBACK DISEASE. YVONNE TAHANA REPORTS. A DISMAL DAY IN THE WAITAKERE RANGES, BUT THERE'S AN EVEN MORE MISERABLE OUTLOOK FOR ITS FAMOUS KAURI TREES. IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE THAT US, AS A GENERATION, ARE GOING TO LOSE KAURI FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. WE RUN A SERIOUS RISK OF LOSING KAURI ON OUR WATCH. A NEW REPORT FROM AUCKLAND COUNCIL'S WARNING KAURI DIEBACK COULD SEE THE END OF ALL KAURI IN THE 16,000HA REGIONAL PARK. IN 2011 ABOUT 8% OF KAURI IN THIS PARK HAD BEEN INFECTED WITH DIEBACK. BY 2016, THAT FIGURE HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED TO NEARLY 19%, BUT IT'S FEARED THAT FIGURE COULD BE EVEN HIGHER. THERE ARE NOW CALLS FOR THE CLOSURE OF ALL TRACKS IN THE PARK TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE SOIL AND WATERBORNE PATHOGEN WHICH CAUSES DIEBACK. WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THESE TRACKS IN ORDER TO SAVE THE TREES, BECAUSE WE ARE SPREADING THIS DISEASE. WE ARE ALL SPREADING THIS DISEASE. BUT THE COUNCIL SAYS THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THE PARK HOSTS A MILLION VISITORS A YEAR. IF WE JUST TAKE A TOUGH STANCE AND CLOSE THE PARK TOMORROW, PEOPLE WILL STILL GO AND VISIT IT, AND THEY'LL PROBABLY DO IT IN A WAY THAT ISN'T ALL THAT SAFE. FOREST AND BIRD SAYS THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES HASN'T DONE ENOUGH TO FIND A CURE. WHAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THIS MINISTRY IS A SUSTAINED SHAMBOLIC FAILURE. ALMOST NOTHING HAS BEEN GOING ON TO PROTECT THESE TREES. AND WHILE THE COUNCIL HASN'T AGREED TO BAN VISITORS, ITS OWN REPORT RECOMMENDS REVIEWING THIS. A RADICAL MOVE WHICH COULD STOP THE ROT KILLING THESE GIANTS OF THE FOREST. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` CAUGHT ON CAMERA. THE HUNT FOR THE JOGGER RESPONSIBLE FOR A SHOCKING ATTACK. HIS FEMALE VICTIM WAS SHOVED INTO THE PATH OF A BUS. LUCKILY, SHE SURVIVED. AND WE LOOK BACK AT THE LIFE OF COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND GLEN CAMPBELL. THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING STAR LOSES HIS BATTLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BUT LEAVES BEHIND A STRING OF HITS THAT DOMINATED THE CHARTS FOR DECADES. AND HE'S JUST 11 YEARS OLD BUT ALREADY A WORLD GOLF CHAMPION. HE LOVES THE GAME, BUT THIS AUCKLAND PLAYER HAS ALSO GOT SOME BIG AMBITIONS. MORE ON THAT SHORTLY. POLICE IN LONDON ARE APPEALING FOR INFORMATION AFTER A JOGGER APPEARED TO PUSH A WOMAN INTO THE PATH OF A BUS. CCTV FOOTAGE SHOWS IT WAS ONLY THE QUICK ACTIONS OF THE BUS DRIVER THAT PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY. THE BBC'S DANIELA RELPH REPORTS. 7.41 IN THE MORNING, THE MAN JOGGING ON PUTNEY BRIDGE, AND THEN THIS... THE QUICK-THINKING OF THE BUS DRIVER SAVED THE WOMAN'S LIFE. THE POLICE BELIEVE THE JOGGER DELIBERATELY PUSHED HER. WHEN YOU LOOK CLOSELY, YOU SEE HIM RAISE HIS HANDS AND MAKE CONTACT. THE WOMAN'S HEAD AND SHOULDERS ARE THEN ON THE ROAD IN THE PATH OF THE BUS. 15 MINUTES LATER, THE JOGGER CAME BACK ACROSS THE BRIDGE HERE, RUNNING STRAIGHT PAST THE WOMAN HE HAD PREVIOUSLY KNOCKED OVER. SHE TRIED TO TALK TO HIM; HE JUST IGNORED HER. PASSERS-BY, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO GOT OFF THE BUS, HELPED THE INJURED WOMAN. THE POLICE SAY SHE WAS SHOCKED AND UPSET BUT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT. IT'S VERY SMALL MARGINS. IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THE VERY GOOD REFLEXES ON THE PART OF THE BUS DRIVER, OR THE LEVEL OF FORCE WAS SUCH TO PUSH HER EVEN FURTHER INTO THE ROAD, ALMOST CERTAINLY, THIS COULD HAVE ENDED IN A FATALITY. THE INVESTIGATION IS FOCUSED ON FINDING THIS MAN ` THE MYSTERIOUS JOGGER. DETECTIVES SAY THEY HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF USEFUL CALLS, INCLUDING OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING SIMILAR INCIDENTS ELSEWHERE IN LONDON. THOSE LEADING THE INVESTIGATION STRESS THEY BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, BUT ARE STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE WOULD DELIBERATELY PUSH SOMEONE INTO THE ROAD DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE ATTACK HAPPENED THREE MONTHS AGO, BUT INVESTIGATORS ARE HOPING THE RELEASE OF THE VIDEO AND PUBLICITY ABOUT THE ATTACK WILL HELP THEM IDENTIFY THE JOGGER. HE WAS A COUNTRY BOY WHO MADE IT BIG, FAMOUS FOR SONGS LIKE 'RHINESTONE COWBOY' AND 'BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX'. SINGER GLEN CAMPBELL HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 81 AFTER BATTLING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. TODAY, FANS WERE PAYING TRIBUTE, INCLUDING DOLLY PARTON, WHO SAID HE HAD ONE OF THE GREATEST VOICES OF ALL TIME. WITH MORE, HERE'S THE BBC'S DAVID SILLITO. (GLEN CAMPBELL'S 'WICHITA LINEMAN') # I AM A LINEMAN FOR THE COUNTY. # AND I DRIVE THE MAIN ROAD. 'WICHITA LINEMAN' ` IT'S WIDE-OPEN SPACES, YEARNING, LONELINESS, AMERICA TURNED INTO SONG. BUT WHAT TRULY MADE IT A MASTERPIECE WAS THE VOICE OF GLEN CAMPBELL. # I HEAR YOU SINGIN' IN THE WIRE. HE'D BEEN BORN IN BILLSTOWN, ARKANSAS, A LARGE, POOR FAMILY OF COTTON-PICKERS. HIS ESCAPE WAS HIS UNCLE BOO WHO TAUGHT HIM TO PLAY GUITAR. HE COULD PLAY ANYTHING. HE ENDED UP SINGING ON TV SHOWS AND ON HUNDREDS OF SINGLES WITH THE SESSION MUSICIANS 'THE WRECKING CREW'. PHIL SPECTOR'S SONGS, THE BEACH BOYS, THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS, FRANK SINATRA ` IT WAS GLEN CAMPBELL ON GUITAR. BUT IT WAS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SONGWRITER JIMMY WEBB THAT GAVE HIM HIS CAREER-DEFINING SONGS ` 'BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX',... # ...SHE'LL BE RISIN'... # GALVESTON, OH, GALVESTON. ...'GALVESTON', 'WICHITA LINEMAN'. CLEAN-CUT, CONSERVATIVE, HE WAS SUDDENLY COUNTRY MUSIC'S BIGGEST STAR WITH HIS OWN TV SHOW. # I HAVE SOMEONE WHO NEEDS ME. # BUT I'M GONNA BE WHERE THE LIGHTS ARE SHININ' ON ME. 'RHINESTONE COWBOY' WAS A GLORIOUS RETURN TO FORM AFTER A DIP IN HIS FORTUNES THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE IN THE '70S. # RIDING OUT ON A HORSE IN A STAR-SPANGLED RODEO... BUT HIS PERSONAL LIFE WAS FAR FROM GLORIOUS. # COUNTRY BOY, # YOU GOT YOUR FEET IN L.A., BUT TAKE A LOOK AT EVERYTHING... I THINK I PROBABLY JUST QUIT LETTIN' GOD RUN MY LIFE, AND I ACTUALLY JUST GOT INTO THE... THE DRUGS AND THE BOOZE PRETTY HEAVY. # I AM A LINEMAN FOR THE COUNTY. # AND I` WHAT? DRIVE. DRIVE THE MAIN ROADS. THAT SLIGHT STUMBLE OVER THE WORDS ` IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF ALZHEIMER'S. # AND THE WICHITA LINEMAN... HE'D LONG PUT HIS WILD DAYS BEHIND HIM, BUT MEMORIES WERE FADING. # YOU'RE STILL ON THE LINE. WHAT STAYED WITH HIM WHEN SO MUCH ELSE HAD GONE WAS THE MUSIC, THE SONGS OF GLEN CAMPBELL. GLEN CAMPBELL WON SIX GRAMMY AWARDS AND SOLD MORE THAN 40 MILLION RECORDS OVER HIS SIX-DECADE CAREER. WEATHER TIME NOW. A REAL SOAKER OF A DAY FOR MOST. BUT SOME WERE A BIT LUCKIER. For some spots. It was one of those grey days, but not all. Down south, it was a completely different story. The main band of rain there. Still a couple of hours to work through the eastern parts of the Bay of Plenty. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ COMING UP ` SOLVING THE RIDDLE OF PASSWORDS. YES, THEY CAN BE THE BANE OF OUR DIGITAL LIVES. SO WHY IS THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM ON PASSWORDS TELLING US IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THEM ALL AGAIN? AND HE'S A WORLD CHAMPION ALREADY, BUT THIS REMARKABLE 11-YEAR-OLD AUCKLANDER HAS EVEN BIGGER GOALS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT ` METIRIA TUREI HAS RESIGNED AS GREENS CO-LEADER IN THE WAKE OF GROWING PRESSURE OVER HER BENEFIT FRAUD ADMISSIONS. HER DECISION TO QUIT THE RESULT OF WHAT SHE DESCRIBED AS UNBEARABLE SCRUTINY ON HER FAMILY. SHE ALSO SAID SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DAMAGE THE PARTY OR HINDER THEIR MISSION TO CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT. THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT'S NOT RULING OUT RETALIATION AGAINST QUEENSLAND OVER A NEW POLICY WHICH COULD SEE KIWI BUSINESSES MISSING OUT ON BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. TRADE MINISTER TODD MCLAY FLEW TO CANBERRA TODAY FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING OVER THE 'LOCALS FIRST' POLICY. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. THIS IS WHERE THE MAJORITY OF KIWIS LIVE IN AUSTRALIA. BUT NOW THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND'S ACCUSED OF FLOUTING AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT AND SIDELINING NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES. IT CAN BE A CHALLENGING MARKET, AND WHEN GOVERNMENTS OR STATE GOVERNMENTS OVERTLY START, I GUESS, SCREWING THE SCRUM AGAINST KIWI COMPANIES, THAT JUST MAKES IT HARDER. A NEW POLICY FROM QUEENSLAND PREMIER ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK GIVES LOCAL BUSINESSES AN EDGE IN SECURING LUCRATIVE STATE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS. BUT UNDER A LONG-STANDING TRANS-TASMAN AGREEMENT, COMPANIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME. THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT, IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE TERMS, HAS EXPRESSED OUR CONCERN ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTS IN QUEENSLAND AND OVERALL WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR RELATIONSHIP. TODD MCLAY FLEW TO CANBERRA TODAY FOR URGENT TALKS WITH HIS FEDERAL COUNTERPART, WHO'S CALLING FOR THE STATE TO BACK DOWN. I AM NOT GOING TO SEE THAT INCREASED MARKET ACCESS WE'VE HAD FOR AUSTRALIAN EXPORTERS JEOPARDISED BY A RECKLESS STATE LABOUR PREMIER WHO'S TRYING TO MAKE HERSELF A HERO. FRANKLY, I THINK STEVE CIOBO, THE FEDERAL MINISTER HERE, IS JUST PLAYING A BIT OF POLITICS. BUT MR MCLAY IS LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR POTENTIAL RETALIATION. THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT IS TAKING THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY, AND WE'RE NOT RULING ANYTHING OUT AT THIS TIME. THAT COULD PUT QUESTION MARKS OVER AN ESTIMATED $5B WORTH OF GOODS AND SERVICES EXPORTED FROM QUEENSLAND TO NEW ZEALAND EACH YEAR. BUT THE PREMIER REMAINS UNAPOLOGETIC AND SAYS MR MCLAY SHOULD VISIT FOR A FULL BRIEFING. HE HAS NO PLANS TO DO SO PERSONALLY. THE POLICY'S SET TO KICK IN AT THE START OF NEXT MONTH. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. A SHORT TIME AGO, OUTGOING NATIONAL MPs MURRAY MCCULLY AND MAURICE WILLIAMSON GAVE THEIR VALEDICTORY SPEECHES TO PARLIAMENT. BOTH HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SINCE 1987. HERE'S A TASTE OF THEIR PARTING SPEECHES TO THE HOUSE. A GOOD NUMBER OF VERY COLOURFUL, MOSTLY UNFLATTERING THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND SAID BY POLITICAL OPPONENTS AND MEDIA COMMENTATORS ALIKE, FOR WHICH I AM SURE THEY ARE NOW ALL DEEPLY REMORSEFUL. (LAUGHTER) I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY OF THANKING THEM ALL FOR THEIR VIGOROUS EFFORTS TO ENHANCE MY NOTORIETY. THEY HAD MADE ME APPEAR VERY MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE THAN I REALLY HAD BEEN AND CERTAINLY MUCH MORE INTERESTING. AND TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO SENT ME SOME OF THE NASTY` SOME OF THE EMAILS WERE GREAT. READS: I HOPE YOU DIE OF AIDS, YOU BASTARD. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE NICER ONES. WELL, I'VE HAD A CHECK-UP BEFORE I HEAD TO THE STATES, AND THERE'S STILL NO SIGN OF HIV AIDS AT THIS POINT, SO I'M ALL RIGHT. THERE ARE NOW 15 POLITICIANS RETIRING AT NEXT MONTH'S ELECTION. THE MAN WHO TOLD US ANNOYING PASSWORDS WITH CAPITAL LETTERS AND RANDOM NUMBERS WERE THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT OUR COMPUTER SECURITY HAS CHANGED HIS MIND. U.S. GOVERNMENT WORKER BILL BURR WROTE GUIDELINES BACK IN 2003 KIM SAVAGE HAS MORE. IT'S A FRUSTRATION FOR MANY TRYING TO REMEMBER LENGTHY PASSWORDS AND CHANGING THEM REGULARLY. (GROANS) BUT NOW THE MAN WHO DREAMED UP THE ADVICE FOR BEST PROTECTING BUT NOW THE MAN WHO DREAMED UP THE ADVICE FOR BEST PROTECTING YOUR COMPUTER BY SUGGESTING PASSWORDS NEED OBSCURE CHARACTERS, CAPITAL LETTERS AND NUMBERS ADMITS HE GOT IT WRONG. IN A NEW INTERVIEW WITH THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, BILL BURR ADMITTED HIS APPROACH JUST DRIVES PEOPLE BANANAS. IF IT BECOMES TOO HARD FOR PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING WITH A PASSWORD OR REMEMBER A PASSWORD, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN, AND THEY'RE GOING TO PUT IT SOMEWHERE THEY CAN EASILY GET HOLD OF IT, AND THAT MEANS IT REALLY EASY FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO GET HOLD OF AS WELL. MOST OF US IGNORED THE ORIGINAL ADVICE ALTOGETHER AND WENT THE EASY ROUTE ` KIWIS' POPULAR CHOICES FOR PASSWORDS ON THE SIMPLE SIDE. UNFORTUNATELY 'PASSWORD1' IS A REALLY COMMON ONE, OR JUST 'PASSWORD'. NUMBER SEQUENCES, SO '12345'. 'KEYBOARD'; LIKE, 'QWERTY'. NOW THE GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN RE-WRITTEN. THERE'S NO NEED TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ON A REGULAR BASIS AND NO NEED FOR SPECIAL CHARACTERS, WITH LONG, EASY-TO-REMEMBER PHRASES THE PREFERENCE. THE LINE FROM A SONG OR A POEM OR SOMETHING THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU THAT'S QUITE LONG, AND THAT MEANS ITS VERY HARD FOR US TO CRACK AND ALSO MEANS YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE IT AS OFTEN. A SIMPLE SOLUTION MAKING FOR A SIMPLER LIFE AND TROUBLE-FREE LOG-IN. YES! KIM SAVAGE, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A COUPLE OF BIG-NAME WARRIORS ARE SET FOR THE CHOP? THEY ARE OFF TO THE gREEN PARTY (!) WE HAVE THE LATEST OUT OF THE WARRIORS CAMP. IS KIWIS HOOKER ISAAC LUKE ON BORROWED TIME? PLUS ` SONNY BILL'S SET TO RETURN TO RUGBY THIS WEEKEND. PLUS ` SONNY BILL'S SET TO RETURN TO RUGBY THIS WEEKEND. WE MEET A NEW WORLD GOLF CHAMPION FROM NZ. AND A SHOCKING MOVE. MARIA TUTAIA'S BRUSH WITH A MELBOURNE CUP LEGEND. With a St John Medical Alarm, you have the confidence to enjoy living at home. If there's an emergency, you can press the button and it connects directly with St John, who'll know exactly what's needed, from reassuring advice... to dispatching the right help for your situation. It feels like having St John right here in your own home. Call 0800 50 23 23 and find out about a free trial. STEPHEN KEARNEY MIGHT STILL FOLLOW THROUGH ON HIS THREAT TO DROP PLAYERS AFTER ACCUSING A SMALL GROUP OF WARRIORS OF NOT TRYING. THE TEAM TO PLAY THE CANBERRA RAIDERS HAS HAD MINOR LINEUP TWEAKS, BUT AS MATT MANUKIA REPORTS, TWO OF THE CLUB'S BIGGEST NAMES COULD BE PLAYING RESERVE GRADE THIS WEEKEND. AFTER SLAMMING HIS TEAM'S LACK OF EFFORT AGAINST NEWCASTLE, STEPHEN KEARNEY WOULDN'T NAME NAMES. BUT HIS DECISION TO BENCH ISSAC LUKE SAID ENOUGH. HE UNDERSTANDS THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS. IT'S ABOUT PERFORMANCE, AND IT'S ABOUT GETTING YOUR JOB DONE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, ON SATURDAY,... HE FAILED TO DO THAT. AND THE STAR HOOKER MIGHT NOT PLAY FIRST GRADE AT ALL. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS LUKE'S INCLUSION TO PLAY THE RAIDERS DEPENDS ON THE FITNESS OF A BANGED-UP KIERAN FORAN. THE STAR HALF MAY NEED SPECIALIST COVER ON THE BENCH, SQUEEZING LUKE OUT OF THE SIDE. TODAY, LUKE TRAINED WITH THE RESERVE GRADE ALONG WITH JACOB LILLYMAN, WHO IS ANOTHER POSSIBLE CASUALTY. AS I'VE SAID ALL ALONG, IF I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY SOMEONE CAN DO A JOB WHICH I THINK IS GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, BETTER THIS WEEK, THEN... I'LL MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES. BEING THRASHED BY THE WOODEN SPOON FAVOURITES A NEW LOW FOR THIS STAR-STUDDED SQUAD, LEAVING THEIR YOUNG CAPTAIN DESPERATELY LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. I'M ALWAYS LOOKING OVER, LIKE, 'MAKE SURE THOSE GUYS AREN'T JOKING AROUND. MAKE SURE THESE GUYS...' AND THEN I'M DROPPING BALLS ON THE FIELD, AND I'M NOT DOING WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE DOING, COS I'M WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE ELSE, AND THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE. BEFORE RYAN HOFFMAN CAME TO MT SMART IN 2015, HE'D ONLY MISSED THE PLAYOFFS ONCE IN 10 SEASONS. IN FOUR WEEKS, HE'LL LEAVE THE WARRIORS WITHOUT A SINGLE TOP-EIGHT APPEARANCE. I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT NEXT YEAR'S GONNA BE MY LAST YEAR IN RUGBY LEAGUE. I WANNA GO SOMEWHERE WHERE I'M GONNA ENJOY THE FOOTY AND HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE. A YEAR THAT MIGHT EVEN EXTEND INTO THE PLAYOFFS WITH MELBOURNE DECLARING THEY'RE IN TALKS WITH HOFFMAN ABOUT FINISHING HIS CAREER AT THE PLACE WHERE HE WON THREE GRAND FINALS. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. THE NEW ZEALAND ATHLETICS TEAM IS UNDER STRICT HYGIENE PROTOCOLS AS A NOROVIRUS OUTBREAK SWEEPS THROUGH THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LONDON, AFFECTING LEADING ATHLETES. BOTSWANA SPRINTER ISAAC MAKWALA IS THE HIGHEST PROFILE VICTIM SUFFERING FROM THE VOMITING BUG. DESPITE INSISTING HE WAS FIT TO RACE IN THE 400M FINAL, HE WAS REFUSED ENTRY INTO THE STADIUM BECAUSE OF QUARANTINE RULES. MAKWALA PLEADED TO BE REINSTATED ON TWITTER, SAYING ALL HE WANTED WAS TO START THE RACE AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN. I WAS READY. I WAS TOP OF MY GAME TO COME HERE. I WAS READY TO MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. I CAME HERE FOR A MEDAL. THE QUARANTINE MEANT MAKWALA MISSED THE 200M AND 400M FINALS, ROBBING HIM OF A SHOWDOWN AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA'S WORLD RECORD HOLDER, WAYDE VAN NIEKERK. BUT NOBODY CAN STOP THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER! WAYDE VAN NIEKERK DEFENDS HIS TITLE IN LANE NUMBER SIX. AROUND 30 ATHLETES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, BUT NO KIWIS HAVE CAUGHT THE BUG. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IS SET TO RETURN TO THE RUGBY FIELD THIS WEEKEND. HE'S SUSPENDED FROM THE ALL BLACKS HIT OUT AGAINST COUNTIES-MANUKAU AND TARANAKI ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN PUKEKOHE. BUT THERE'S TALK WILLIAMS WILL PLAY FOR A COUNTIES B TEAM IN A WARM-UP GAME THIS SATURDAY IN BOMBAY, JUST SOUTH OF AUCKLAND. HIS COUNTIES TEAMMATES HAD A FINAL TRAINING RUN TODAY BEFORE FACING THE ALL BLACKS SQUAD. A CHANCE TO THROW HIMSELF INTO THE FRAY AGAINST TEST MATCH REGULARS IS A CHANCE RONALD RAAYMAKERS THOUGHT HE WOULD NEVER GET. DID YOU THINK YOU'D PLAY AGAIN? UM... PROBABLY NO. A CONTEMPORARY OF PLAYERS LIKE JULIAN SAVEA AND TAWERA KERR BARLOW IN THE 2010 NATIONAL UNDER 20'S TEAM, RAAYMAKERS WAS DESTINED FOR BIG THINGS. AND RAAYMAKERS AGAIN! CLOSE TO THE LINE, AND OVER! BUT A SERIES OF SHOULDER INJURIES, RECONSTRUCTIONS AND BONE GRAFTS FORCED HIM OUT OF RUGBY FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. HE WENT THROUGH WHAT HE DESCRIBES AS DARK TIMES, ISOLATING HIMSELF. NOW 27, HE'S BEEN DAIRY FARMING AND HAS BOUNCED BACK. IN MY TIME AWAY, I ALSO GOT MARRIED AND HAD A LITTLE BOY, SO THAT OPENED UP MY EYES AS WELL THAT RUGBY'S NOT EVERYTHING TO ME. PROBABLY, LIKE, A LOT OF RUGBY PLAYERS TAKE A LOT OUT ON THEIR PARTNERS AS WELL, AND NOW I'VE LEARNED RUGBY'S NOT EVERYTHING. AFTER A HANDFUL OF CLUB GAMES, THE RAW-BONED RAAYMAKERS IS BACK IN THE COUNTIES-MANUKAU SQUAD, BACK WITH HIS MATES. IF YOU'RE DOING STUFF GOOD, HE'LL TELL YOU IT'S GOOD. IF IT'S NOT SO GOOD, HE'LL TELL YOU STRAIGHT UP. HE'S THE SORT OF GUY YOU LIKE TO HAVE AROUND THE TEAM. IT'S SOMETHING I DO FOR ENJOYMENT, NOT SO MUCH TRYING TO CRACK IT. AS RAAYMAKERS GETS SET FOR A NEW CHALLENGE HE DIDN'T THINK WOULD ROLL AROUND AGAIN, ONE OF THE BLUES STANDOUTS IN A FRUSTRATING SUPER SEASON WILL GO UP AGAINST AARON SMITH AND TJ PERENARA. DO YOU FEEL AS THOUGH YOU HAVE A POINT TO PROVE? OH, YEAH, I GOT TO SAY ` EVERY CHANCE YOU GET TO GO OUT THERE TO PLAY, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR HAND UP. FOR A TEAM THAT LIKES TO MOVE THE BALL AND TEST THE ALL BLACKS, THEY'LL BE HOPING FOR BETTER WEATHER ON FRIDAY AS A NIGHT OF OPPORTUNITY COMES TO PUKEKOHE. AN 11-YEAR-OLD AUCKLANDER HAS ACHIEVED A FIRST IN THE SPORT OF GOLF. JOSHUA BAI HAS WON HIS AGE GROUP TITLE AT THE U.S. KIDS WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA. COMPETING IN A FIELD OF CLOSE TO 200, HE'S THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO WIN A CROWN AT THE EVENT, WHICH HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYERS. GUY HEVELDT REPORTS. THIS IS WORLD CHAMPION JOSHUA BAI (11). HIS SILVERWARE ABOUT TO TAKE PRIDE OF PLACE AT HOME. WHERE ARE YOU PLANNING TO PUT THEM? UH, MAYBE IN THE LIVING ROOM. (CHUCKLES) SHOW THEM OFF? CHUCKLES: YEAH. JOSHUA'S JUST RETURNED FROM WINNING THE UNDER-11 CATEGORY AT THE U.S. KIDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT PINEHURST IN NORTH CAROLINA, A TOURNAMENT THAT'S FEATURED SUCH NAMES AS PGA TOUR STARS JUSTIN THOMAS AND PATRICK REED AND WOMEN'S MAJOR WINNER LEXI THOMPSON. HE CRUSHED THE FIELD, WINNING BY FOUR SHOTS WITH A NINE-UNDER PAR TOTAL FOR THREE ROUNDS. YES! A WEATHER BOMB MEANING NO PLAY ON COURSE FOR JOSHUA AT HIS HOME CLUB, AKARANA, TODAY, WHERE HE'S A KEY MEMBER OF THEIR SENIOR PENNANTS TEAM. YEAH, EXCEPTIONAL, EXCEPTIONAL. AND ONLY GONNA KEEP IMPROVING AS HE GOES. I MEAN, HE IS ONLY 11,... (LAUGHS) WHICH IS SCARY TO THINK ABOUT, REALLY. HE HAS A THREE HANDICAP ` IN THE TOP 1% OF THE COUNTRY ` QUITE INCREDIBLE FOR A KID WHO ONLY PICKED UP A GOLF CLUB FIVE YEARS AGO. WELL, WHEN I JUST FIRST HIT MY FIRST GOLF BALL, I JUST LIKED IT, SO I JUST KEPT ON PLAYING. KEEP ON PLAYING HE DID, LEADING HIM TO SOME EXCEPTIONAL SCORES. MY LOWEST SCORE AROUND HERE IS 69. 69? YEAH. OFF THE WHITE TEES? UH, BLUES. AND WHILE HE PLAYS GOLF BECAUSE HE LOVES IT, JOSHUA HAS BIG DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS. YOU WANNA WIN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP? YEAH, DEFINITELY. WHAT MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP DO YOU WANNA WIN THE MOST? THE MASTERS. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. THE TALL BLACKS HAVE OPENED THEIR ASIA CUP CAMPAIGN WITH A DOMINANT 70-49 VICTORY OVER KAZAKHSTAN IN LEBANON. THE YOUNG KIWI SIDE HAD A LOW SCORING FIRST HALF, ONLY HOLDING A 7-POINT BUFFER OVER THE LOWER RANKED KAZAKHS. BUT THANKS TO SHOOTING HEROICS FROM POINT GUARD DERONE RAUKAWA, THEY WERE ABLE TO RUN AWAY WITH A COMMANDING WIN. NICE STROKE FROM RAUKAWA ONCE AGAIN. THE TALL BLACKS NEXT POOL GAME IS AGAINST HOSTS LEBANON ON FRIDAY MORNING. NOW, YOU'LL REMEMBER MOVIE LEGEND FORREST GUMP RAN NON-STOP ACROSS THE U.S., CLOCKING UP 30,000 KM. BUT HOW'S THIS FOR REAL LIFE? CHRISTCHURCH'S HARITA DAVIES HAS BECOME THE FIRST KIWI WOMAN TO FINISH THE WORLD'S LONGEST FOOT RACE, COVERING 5000 KM. BATTLING THROUGH THE CONDITIONS, THE 42-YEAR-OLD HAS SPENT THE PAST 51 AND A HALF DAYS CIRCLING THE SAME CITY BLOCK IN QUEENS, NEW YORK IN THE SRI CHINMOY EVENT, AVERAGING JUST UNDER 100 K'S A DAY. THE SAME CITY BLOCK IN QUEENS, NEW YORK IN THE SRI CHINMOY EVENT, AVERAGING JUST UNDER 100 K'S A DAY. FOCUSED ON LIVING IN THE MOMENT AND BEING HAPPY IN THE MOMENT. I WOULD SAY THAT'S PROBABLY MY BIGGEST CHALLENGE. DAVIES CROSSED THE FINISH LINE IN FOURTH PLACE. SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION IN 1997, FEWER THAN 40 RUNNERS HAVE COMPLETED THE GRUELLING DISTANCE, AND ONLY SIX WOMEN. THREE MONTHS OUT FROM AUSTRALASIA'S BIGGEST HORSE RACE, THE MELBOURNE CUP IS DOING THE PROMOTIONAL ROUNDS. THE $200,000-PLUS TROPHY WAS REACQUAINTED TODAY WITH A FORMER WINNER AT WALTON, NEAR MATAMATA. STEPHEN STUART WAS THERE. IT'S NOT OFTEN NETBALL STAR TURNED MELBOURNE CUP AMBASSADOR MARIA TUTAIA GETS UPSTAGED. BUT THEN 'SHOCKING' WAS A HEAD-TURNER TOO, OUTCLASSING HIS RIVALS IN THE MELBOURNE CUP EIGHT YEARS AGO, SENDING TRAINER MARK CAVANAGH IN TO ORBIT. NOW 12, HE'S STANDING AT RICH HILL STUD, AND LEADING CAMBRIDGE TRAINER STEPHEN MARSH HOPES HE CAN PROVIDE SHOCKING WITH HIS FIRST MELBOURNE CUP WINNER, CHOCANTE, IN NOVEMBER. HE'S SPELLED WELL, AND HE'S BACK IN WORK NOW, AND HE'S COMING UP REALLY GOOD AND LOOKS GREAT. SO I THINK WE'RE ON TRACK. THAT'S NOT THE ONLY MELBOURNE CUP CONNECTION HERE. WITH RICH HILL'S FOUNDATION STALLION 'PENTIRE' SIRING THE 2015 CUP WINNER 'PRIDE OF PENZANCE'. THE LONGSHOT FINALLY STOPPED THE EUROPEAN DOMINATION AS JOCKEY MICHELLE PAYNE BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE RIDER TO WIN THE STAYING CLASSIC. HISTORY WITH MICHELLE PAYNE! THE HORSE WAS A RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE HORSE COMPARED WITH SOME OF THE MONEY THEY PAY FOR EUROPEAN HORSES. SO THE WHOLE STORY IS JUST TO PROVE AGAIN NEW ZEALANDERS AGAIN CAN PRODUCE THESE HORSES. WHILE PENTIRE IS STILL GOING STRONG AT 26, HERE'S YET ANOTHER HOOK. NEW STUD ARRIVAL 'VADAMOS' IS A SON OF GERMAN STAYING SUPREMO 'MONSUN', WHICH FATHERED THREE OF THE LAST FOUR MELBOURNE CUP WINNERS. AND ROUNDING OUT THE FLEMINGTON FLAVOUR, SCOTT SEAMER, WHO RODE THE LAST NEW ZEALAND-TRAINED CUP WINNER, WAIKATO MARE 'ETHEREAL' 16 YEARS AGO. THEY MUST LOVE YOU HERE. THEY DO. AND SINCE WINNING ON ETHEREAL, I COME OVER TO NEW ZEALAND AND WON MULTIPLE GROUP ONES. BUT THIS CRAFTY HORSEMAN NOT RIDING HIS LUCK WITH THE REAL STAR OF THE SHOW TODAY. STEPHEN STUART, 1 NEWS. NO NETBALL AS WERE INJURED IN THE FILMING OF TODAY'S STORY. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUTCHERING THE kIWI ACCENT. ALSO COMING UP ` ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S WORST WINTERS EVER. I WAS BED-RIDDEN FOR A WEEK. A PARTICULARLY NASTY STRAIN OF THE FLU IS DOING THE ROUNDS. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU'RE MOST CONTAGIOUS. AND WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE A SMALL COMMUNITY STRUGGLING AND A LITTLE DOWN ON YOUR LUCK? BUILD AN ICE CREAM FACTORY, OF COURSE! BUT IT SEEMS IT'S PUT EVERYONE IN THESE PARTS ON A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED SUGAR RUSH. HE HAS KICKED IT OVER JUST INSIDE THE RIGHT-HAND UPRIGHT. YES, HE SAVED THE DAY DURING THE 2011 WORLD CUP FINAL. AND TONIGHT, STEPHEN DONALD IS LIVE IN STUDIO TO TALK ABOUT HIS LATEST PROJECT. STAY TUNED FOR SEVEN SHARP. THE MAIN BAND OF RAIN SLIDES ITS WAY EAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT AND TOMORROW. The low will bring quite a few showers tomorrow. The air from this weather system has come from way out there. The raincoats in the meantime. All the speckles of cloud across here are little troughs lined up. The dry slot there, The West Coast will be taking it on the chin in the sense of the showers. Heavier stuff will be using away of the next few hours. You can see it as it runs through right now. This is the dryer part over the night. Not really much creeps across to the eastern areas. Another cluster of showers here and notice the low wrapping into more persistent rain Into the far south of the South Island. It's not raining all day. But not much comes across the ranges to the east coast. You will see the more frequent to the north and west and heavy bursts as well by the end of the day. Staying that bit drier maybe a bit of fog. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ The last trough then clares through Friday. That's the next system there. The next hi is up there. Where is the cold air? Sunday, western areas wetter. It will be a shallow sort of day, but not cold. As is the case with winter, you never say goodbye to it.