HELLO. LOOKS LIKE THE WEATHER'S CERTAINLY GOT ITS DUCK IN ORDER FOR THE AFTERNOON. AS THINGS SETTLE DOWN, A LOT OF SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY AND TEMPERATURES INTO THE MIDDLE 20S. WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. ONE LOW TO THE NORTH BRINGS SOME OF US SOME WET WEATHER AND SOME WIND. FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD, AND THE TREND AS WELL IS FAIRLY DRY. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. CAPTIONS BY MADISON BATTEN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017. HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU NOW, YOU DEAL WITH THE MANUS ISLAND REFUGEES ` AN OFFER FROM AUSTRALIA AS FRUSTRATION GROWS WITH NEW ZEALAND'S STANCE. SLOP IT ON, IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR, SUMMER'S COMING, BUT A FRESH WARNING ABOUT DODGY SUNSCREENS ` WHAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. AND STILL GOING AFTER A LIFE OF UPS AND DOWNS ` A SPECIAL MILESTONE FOR QUEENSTOWN'S FAMOUS GONDOLA, WITH PLANS TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE TRANS-TASMAN WAR OF WORDS OVER THE MANUS ISLAND REFUGEES IS HEATING UP, WITH THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WARNING AGAINST ACTION THAT COULD CREATE EVEN MORE TENSIONS. IT COMES AFTER AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT NEW ZEALAND AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA COULD CHOOSE TO GO IT ALONE ON THE ISSUE. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD. AUSTRALIA'S CONCEDED THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP NEW ZEALAND WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PAPUA NEW GUINEA TO RESETTLE REFUGEES, BUT THE CONCESSION COMES WITH A THREAT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH AUSTRALIA AND WHAT IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE. THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER SAYS THAT'S BECAUSE AUSTRALIA PROTECTS NZ AS WELL AS ITS OWN BORDERS WHEN IT STOPS BOATLOADS OF REFUGEES. WE'VE PUT IN MANY HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO A DEFENCE EFFORT TO STOP THOSE VESSELS. WE DO THAT WITHOUT, FRANKLY, ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM NZ. IF NEW BOATS ARRIVE TOMORROW, THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO AUCKLAND; THEY'RE GOING TO THE PROCESSING CENTRE ON NAURU. JACINDA ARDERN MET WITH HER AUSTRALIAN COUNTERPART EARLIER IN THE WEEK TO PUSH THE OFFER OF RESETTLING 150 REFUGEES, BUT SHE MADE IT CLEAR IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE AUSTRALIANS. THE ONLY WAY RESETTLEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND CAN HAPPEN IS VIA AUSTRALIA. THEY HOLD THE INFORMATION. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE PRESIDING OVER THE PROCESS. THE OPPOSITION SAYS AUSTRALIA'S CLEARLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE NEW GOVERNMENT. PARTICULARLY THE REACH BY THE PRIME MINISTER SUGGESTING THEY ARE NOT HANDLING THIS VERY WELL. AS WE'VE SEEN, THESE ARE NOT SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD CASES, AND WE DO RELY ON THE AUSTRALIANS TO ENSURE THAT BOAT PEOPLE DON'T JUST KEEP ARRIVING DOWN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. PETER DUTTON'S REMARKS COME AS AN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT REPORT LEAKED TO FAIRFAX MEDIA CLAIMS SOME OF ASYLUM SEEKERS ON MANUS ISLAND ARE INVOLVED IN TAKING AND DEALING DRUGS AND LURING UNDERAGE GIRLS INTO SEX. THE CLAIMS, THOUGH, HAVE NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED BY LOCAL POLICE. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN ALL SORTS OF STORIES AROUND, BUT YOU DON'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO THOSE UNTIL THEY ARE OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED, WHICH THEY NOW APPEAR TO BE. THE PRIME MINISTER WOULDN'T BE INTERVIEWED TODAY ABOUT THAT BUT, THROUGH A SPOKESMAN, SAID... AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERED ONCE THE UNITED STATES HAS RESETTLED SOME REFUGEES, BUT HE'S SHYING AWAY FROM COMMENTING ON THE RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW ZEALAND. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. MEDICAL TESTS CONTINUE TO TRY AND FIND THE CAUSE OF AN ILLNESS WHICH HAS LEFT A FAMILY IN WAIKATO HOSPITAL SINCE LAST FRIDAY. TWO OF THE VICTIMS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY AS DOCTORS DETERMINE WHETHER A RARE FORM OF FOOD POISONING IS TO BLAME. SAM KELWAY REPORTS. IT'S A MEDICAL MYSTERY THAT'S LEFT THREE PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL FOR A WEEK. SHIBU KOCHUMMEN AND ALEKUTTY DANIEL ARE NOW STABLE, WHILE SUBI BABU REMAINS IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. SHIBU HAS GOT HIS EYES OPEN NOW. HE'S NOT BLINKING ` HE'S JUST KEPT HIS EYES WIDE OPEN ALL THE TIME. AND HE'S, SORT OF, THROWING HIS LEGS AROUND EVERY NOW AND THEN. SO IS HIS MUM. THE TRIO IS BEING TREATED FOR BOTULISM. THE ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN, BUT FRIENDS SAY THEY HAD BEEN EATING WILD BOAR SHORTLY BEFORE BECOMING ILL. CONTRACTING BOTULISM FROM FOOD IS RARE. THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN TWO CASES IN THE PAST 33 YEARS IN NZ, BUT IT'S POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. THE CLASSIC SIGNS ARE DROOPING EYES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT THEY CAN ALSO AFFECT THE MUSCLES THAT HELP PEOPLE TO SWALLOW AND TO BREATHE. THE BACTERIA WHICH CREATES THE TOXIN IS COMMON, BUT IT ONLY BECOMES DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. MEAT CAN CAUSE BOTULISM, BUT IT HAS TO BE BASICALLY STORED BADLY, AND THAT WOULD BE IN A SEALED CONTAINER WITHOUT ADEQUATE REFRIGERATION. A WEEK AGO, SHIBU KOCHUMMEN AND HIS FAMILY WERE SITTING DOWN FOR DINNER AT THEIR PUTARURU HOME. NOW THEY'RE FACING WEEKS IN HOSPITAL, WHILE DOCTORS CONFIRM WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM. A NEIGHBOUR WE SPOKE TO WAS TOO UPSET TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, BUT SAYS SHE'S PRAYING FOR THE FAMILY. FAMILY MEMBERS FROM INDIA ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO HELP LOOK AFTER THE COUPLE'S CHILDREN, AND FRIENDS HAVE LAUNCHED A FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICAL COSTS. JUST IN CASE ACC DOESN'T AGREE WITH US. AN ANXIOUS WAIT FOR THIS FAMILY'S FRIENDS AS THE SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE CONTINUES. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. TRYING TO CATCH SOME SPRING SUN ` CONSUMER NZ HAS RAISED QUESTIONS OVER SOME SUNSCREEN NOT DELIVERING PROTECTION. TRYING TO CATCH SOME SPRING SUN ` LIAM AND LUKE KNOW THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT USING SUNSCREEN. I GOT BURNT THE OTHER DAY, YEAH, SO DEFINITELY PUT SOME ON TODAY SO I DONT GET BURNT AGAIN. MOST SUNSCREENS ARE CLEARLY LABELLED WITH A SUN PROTECTION FACTOR, PROVIDING CONSUMERS A REFERENCE TO HOW GOOD THEY ARE AT DEFLECTING THE SUN'S RAYS. IF IT SAYS IT'S AN SPF 30, THEN IT SHOULD BE 30. BUT CONSUMER NEW ZEALAND HAS FOUND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. THE WATCHDOG TESTED THREE NATURAL SUNSCREENS, WITH ALL OVERPROMISING ON HOW MUCH PROTECTION THEY GAVE. PEOPLE DO RELY ON SUNSCREENS AND, YOU KNOW, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO RELY ON THE FACT THAT THE CLAIMS THAT ARE BEING MADE ARE BEING MET, SO IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PUSHING. PURE BLEND SAID IT WAS SPF 15, WHEN IT WAS ONLY SPF 4. PURE SOUTH PROMISED PROTECTION OF UP TO 50, WHEN IT ONLY HAD AN SPF OF FIVE. WHILE SNOWBERRY FAMILY PLUS SAID IT WAS SPF 30, WHEN IT WAS SPF 20. NONE ARE FOR SALE AS SUNSCREEN ANY LONGER. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST ANNOYS US AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE AS A SKINCARE MANUFACTURER, WE'RE BUYING INGREDIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND RELY ON THE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS THAT COME WITH THOSE INGREDIENTS. BILLINGTON SAID SPF 20 GIVES ADEQUATE PROTECTION, BUT THAT DIDN'T EXCUSE CLAIMING SPF 30. NEW ZEALAND ONLY HAS A VOLUNTARY SUN PROTECTION STANDARD, LEAVING CONSUMERS UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THEY'RE GETTING THE COVER CLAIMED ON THE LABEL. I THINK IT SHOULD BE MANDATORY. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION SAYS IT'S NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PRODUCTS AND ISN'T INVESTIGATING. HOWEVER, IT SAID ANY PRODUCT MAKING UNSUBSTANTIATED CLAIMS IS IN BREACH OF THE FAIR TRADING ACT. IF IT'S SPF 30 AND ABOVE, I FEEL PRETTY SAFE, YEAH. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS NOW CONSIDERING WHETHER SUNSCREENS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE REGULATED AS COSMETICS OR REGULATED IN A SIMILAR WAY TO MEDICINES. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. ZIMBABWE'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT, ROBERT MUGABE, IS REFUSING TO RESIGN AS CALLS MOUNT FOR THE AGEING LEADER TO QUIT. HE'S MET WITH THE HEAD OF THE ARMY AND NEGOTIATORS WHILE UNDER HOUSE ARREST. THE BBC'S ANDREW HARDING HAS THE LATEST FROM ZIMBABWE'S CAPITAL, HARARE. HE'S A FRAIL 93-YEAR-OLD UNDER HOUSE ARREST. BUT TONIGHT NEW PHOTOS OF PRESIDENT ROBERT MUGABE DO NOT SHOW A BROKEN MAN. FAR FROM IT. THE GENERALS MAY HAVE SEIZED POWER IN ZIMBABWE, BUT NOW THEY WANT MR MUGABE'S BLESSING. IT'S A SURREAL TIME FOR A TROUBLED COUNTRY. ON THE STREETS OF THE CAPITAL, WE FOUND ONLY A FEW HINTS OF YESTERDAY'S MILITARY COUP AND, FOR THE MOST PART, AN ANXIOUS CALM. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? (SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE) (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IN A SENSE, THIS IS ALL ABOUT MRS MUGABE. THE ARMY INTERVENED HERE PURELY TO STOP HER FROM SUCCEEDING HER HUSBAND AS PRESIDENT. A DRAMATIC MOVE IN A POWER STRUGGLE THAT HAS STEADILY INTENSIFIED AS MR MUGABE HAS GROWN OLDER. TODAY, AS CONVOYS ARE SPOTTED RUSHING BETWEEN RIVAL CAMPS, THE AIM IS TO CUT A DEAL THAT SIDE-LINES GRACE MUGABE AND ALLOWS THE PRESIDENT TO STEP DOWN WITH AT LEAST SOME DIGNITY. IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE NEGOTIATIONS. MUGABE NEEDS TO BE PERSUADED TO RESIGN, BUT THAT'S THE OBVIOUS ROUTE TO TAKE. IF ONE STARTS TAKING THE IMPEACHMENT ROUTE, THE ILL HEALTH ROUTE AND TRYING TO GET THE PARLIAMENTARY VOTE, THIS COULD BE A LONG AND PROTRACTED PROCESS, AND THE OUTCOME COULD BE UNCERTAIN. BUT SOME OF PRESIDENT MUGABE'S OLDEST RIVALS NOW FEAR HE'LL DIG HIS HEELS IN AND PLAY FOR TIME. IN THE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE, MR ROBERT MUGABE MUST RESIGN, STEP DOWN IMMEDIATELY IN LINE WITH THE NATIONAL SENTIMENT AND EXPECTATION. AND SO FOR NOW A NATION WAITS AND WONDERS IF AND WHEN ZIMBABWE'S SMILING PRISONER WILL ACCEPT DEFEAT. ONE OF THOSE HELPING MEDIATE TALKS BETWEEN MR MUGABE AND THE ARMY IS A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS. THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY'S ANNUAL GALA DINNER IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT WAS INTERRUPTED WHEN A MAN DRESSED IN PRISON CLOTHING OVER HIS UNRESOLVED CLAIM FROM THE 2011 CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE. JERRY LARASON ACCUSES INSURANCE COMPANY VERO OF DECEIT AND NEEDLESSLY DELAYING CLAIMS DATING BACK SEVEN YEARS. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. A SOLITARY FIGURE CLAIMING HE'S IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT ` CHRISTCHURCH MAN JERRY LARASON CAME TO AUCKLAND TO TAKE ON AN INSURANCE GIANT. THE ONLY WAY TO REALLY AFFECT THEM IS JUST BECOME AS MUCH A PAIN TO THEM AS THEY ARE TO YOU. MR LARASON SAYS HE AND AS MANY AS 40 OTHERS ARE STILL WAITING FOR VERO TO SETTLE THEIR CLAIMS ALMOST SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKES. PROCESS TO WEAR PEOPLE DOWN. I JUST FEEL SOMEONE'S GOTTA STAND UP AND MAKE A POINT THAT A LOT OF US ARE IN VERO PRISON. SO LAST NIGHT HE TOOK HIS GRIEVANCE TO THE INSURANCE INDUSTRIES ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT ` THAT'S HIM STANDING AGAINST THE WALL ` HIS AIM TO GET UP ON STAGE WHEN VERO WON AN AWARD AND PUBLICLY SHAME THEM. THEY DIDN'T WIN ANY AWARDS, BUT ARMED WITH A MEGAPHONE, HE STILL MADE HIS MOVE. WHEN IT FINISHED, I WENT UP ON STAGE AND JUST BASICALLY TOUTED OFF THAT VERO INSURANCE WAS REALLY JUST A BUNCH OF BULLIES, WAS THE WORD I USED. THE PROTEST WAS SHORT-LIVED. OUT IN THE HALL WE WERE IN A DEBATE WITH... A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WERE IN OUR FACE FROM VERO AND FROM THE ORGANISERS AND STUFF, AND THEY CALLED SECURITY. JERRY LARASON ISN'T A STRANGER TO VERO. EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE SET UP HIS PROTEST OUTSIDE VERO'S CHRISTCHURCH OFFICE. BUT THIS MORNING NOT LONG AFTER 1 NEWS ARRIVED, HE WAS INVITED TO MEET VERO BOSSES. 20 MINUTES LATER, HE RE-EMERGED. OF COURSE, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET ME TO SETTLE, AND THAT PRODUCES A QUANDARY. I DON'T REALLY WANNA TAKE A SETTLEMENT, JUST TAKE CARE OF ME. THAT'S NOT WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING. THERE'S BEEN A GROUP, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET IT ALTOGETHER. VERO SAYS IT'S BEEN WORKING ON TRYING TO FINALISE A SETTLEMENT OFFER WITH MR LARASON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. THE FIRST PURPOSE-BUILT SHELTER FOR HOMELESS WOMEN HAS OPENED IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY. THE CITY MISSION SAYS CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS AMONG WOMEN HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED FOR TOO LONG, PARTICULARLY WITH NUMBERS ON THE RISE. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THIS CHURCH DOORWAY WAS GAYLE HOOPER'S HOME. WHAT'S IT LIKE, COMING BACK HERE? IT'S DIFFERENT. STILL A BIT SCARY TO THINK I SPENT THAT TIME THERE. THE 62-YEAR-OLD KNEW SHE'D HIT ROCK-BOTTOM IN JULY. SHE WAS BEATEN UP, AND THIS WAS THE ONLY SHELTER SHE COULD FIND. IT WAS MIDDLE OF WINTER, FREEZING COLD. I THOUGHT MY FEET WERE GOING TO FALL OFF, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING I HAD ON MY FEET AT THE TIME WERE SLIPPERS. SHE'S ONE OF 200 WOMEN THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY MISSION HAS HELPED IN THE PAST YEAR. THAT'S A LOT OF WOMEN WHO ARE IN A VULNERABLE SPACE AND IN REAL NEED. TODAY SHE SPOKE AT THE OPENING OF THE COUNTRY'S FIRST WOMEN'S NIGHT SHELTER. READS: IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD, AT MY AGE, FROM BEING SECURE, AND THEN BEING HOMELESS. SHE CREDITS THE SHELTER WITH GETTING HER BACK ON HER FEET... THANK YOU. (APPLAUSE) ...AND BELIEVES THIS 12-BED FACILITY WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO OTHER WOMEN STRUGGLING LIKE SHE WAS. I THINK IT'S VERY FRIGHTENING, VERY FRIGHTENING ` THE FACT THEY'VE GOT NO PROTECTION FOR THEMSELVES. FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THE NUMBER OF CHRONICALLY HOMELESS WOMEN LIVING IN CHRISTCHURCH HAS BEEN COUNTED, THE TOTAL REACHING 43 ` 43 WOMEN IN DESPERATE NEED OF THE NIGHT SHELTER'S HELP. EACH MONTH WE ARE SEEING ANOTHER PROBABLY NINE OR 10 NEW PEOPLE TO OUR SERVICE, SO THAT'S NEW WOMEN TO OUR SERVICE, WHICH IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT. WOMEN'S HOMELESSNESS A GROWING PROBLEM THAT, UP UNTIL NOW, HAS BEEN ALMOST UNRECOGNISED. BUT GAYLE KNOWS JUST HOW BAD IT CAN BE. THIS IS THE END FOR ME, AND I THOUGHT, 'NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE END.' IT'S HOPED THIS SHELTER WILL MEAN OTHER WOMEN DON'T HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THE LOWS GAYLE DID. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. YOU COULD SAY HE'S NEW ZEALAND'S VERSION OF BILL GATES OR LARRY ELLISON ` ENTREPRENEURS WHO'VE MADE BUCKETLOADS OF MONEY FROM SOFTWARE. NOW KIWI ROD DRURY NEEDS A FEW MORE OF THOSE BUCKETS TO PUT A WHOPPING $95M WINDFALL FROM SELLING A CHUNK OF SHARES IN HIS COMPANY, XERO. CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. HE'S BUILT A $4.7B ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE COMPANY. NOW XERO CHIEF EXECUTIVE ROD DRURY IS CASHING IN, SELLING $94.5M OF SHARES. ROD HAS BROUGHT A LOT OF SHAREHOLDERS ALONG ON THAT PATH. AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S TAKING A PROFIT, BUT IT'S A PROFIT THAT HE HAS CREATED. IN FACT, THE COMPANY'S SHARES ARE WORTH 30 TIMES WHAT THEY WERE 10 YEARS AGO. THE MOVE COMES AS XERO PREPARES TO DITCH THE NEW ZEALAND STOCK EXCHANGE, SHIFTING TO A SOLE LISTING IN AUSTRALIA. IT'LL PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIQUIDITY TO XERO WHEN IT DOES LIST IN AUSTRALIA, SO ACTUALLY THERE ARE POSITIVE ASPECTS TO IT THERE. BUT AS TO THE ACTUAL DELISTING AND MOVING TO THE ASX, IT WON'T HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON IT AT ALL. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE NBR PLACED DRURY AT 22ND ON THE NEW ZEALAND RICH LIST, WITH AN ESTIMATED WORTH OF $550M. HE'S PREVIOUSLY WATERED DOWN HIS STAKE IN XERO ` TWO YEARS AGO, HE SOLD $20M WORTH. THE LATEST OFFLOAD STILL LEAVES HIM AS THE LARGEST SHAREHOLDER, WITH AROUND 13%. DRURY WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, BUT IN A STATEMENT TO THE NZX, SAID SOME OF THE PROCEEDS WOULD BE GOING TOWARDS A RANGE OF PHILANTHROPIC CAUSES. CLARE CAPITAL'S PAID TRIBUTE TO ITS CLIENT AND THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND IT. WE HAVE A COUNTRY FULL OF ENTREPRENEURS. WHAT THE BEST ENTREPRENEURS ARE ABLE TO DO, AND WHICH ROD IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT IS ` THEY UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BIG OPPORTUNITY AND A COOL IDEA. A BIG OPPORTUNITY THAT'S REAPED BIG REWARDS. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` MORE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEVIN SPACEY. AN INVESTIGATION AT A LONDON THEATRE REVEALS NEW CLAIMS OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR BY THE AMERICAN ACTOR. PUTTING THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB ON DISPLAY ` WE GET A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE SOON-TO-BE-OPENED GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM. AND IT'S NEW ZEALAND'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTION ` FIND OUT WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE FUTURE OF SKYLINE GONDOLA AS IT CELEBRATES A MAJOR MILESTONE. AS WE GO TO AIR, FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A MASSIVE BLAZE AT A PENNSYLVANIA RETIREMENT VILLAGE. THE FIRE HAS TORN THROUGH MUCH OF THE TWO-STOREY BUILDING AND STILL APPEARS TO BE OUT OF CONTROL. DOZENS OF RESIDENTS COULD BE SEEN BEING WHEELED OUT ON BEDS AND IN WHEELCHAIRS. THERE'S NO WORD YET ON INJURIES, BUT LOCAL HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EXPECT PATIENTS. THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST BEFORE 11PM LOCAL TIME. 20 STAFF AT A LONDON THEATRE HAVE ACCUSED AMERICAN ACTOR KEVIN SPACEY OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR. SPACEY SERVED AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE OLD VIC THEATRE FROM 2004 TO 2015. ALL OF THOSE WHO'VE COME FORWARD WITH ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE STAR ARE MEN. THE THEATRE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S APOLOGISED FOR NOT CREATING A CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE FELT ABLE TO SPEAK FREELY. SPACEY HASN'T COMMENTED. TO TONGA, AND 'AKILISI POHIVA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT HAS HAD A BIG WIN IN THE KINGDOM'S GENERAL ELECTIONS. THE CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS TAKEN 14 OUT OF 17 SEATS. IN AN UNUSUAL MOVE, A COIN TOSS WAS USED TO DECIDE ONE OF THE NINE SEATS RESERVED FOR NOBLES FOLLOWING A DRAW. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN HELD A YEAR EARLY AFTER KING TUPOU DISSOLVED PARLIAMENT OVER PERFORMANCE AND CONDUCT CONCERNS. THE BIGGEST ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN THE WORLD IS DUE TO OPEN IN MARCH JUST OUTSIDE CAIRO. THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM WILL BECOME HOME TO THE COMPLETE CONTENTS OF THE TOMB OF KING TUTANKHAMUN, MUCH OF WHICH HAS UNTIL NOW BEEN KEPT IN STORAGE, AWAY FROM PUBIC VIEW. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN GETS A SNEAK PEAK. IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMIDS, EGYPT IS CRAFTING A NEW HOME FOR THE TREASURES OF THE PAST. THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM WILL SHOWCASE MORE THAN 100,000 ARTEFACTS. PRECIOUS CARGO HAS BEEN ARRIVING SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY. THIS CRATE HOLDS A GILDED FUNERARY BED FROM THE COLLECTION OF KING TUTANKHAMEN. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, MORE THAN 40,000 OBJECTS HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED HERE. BUT WHEN THE MUSEUM OPENS, THE STELLAR ATTRACTIONS ARE GOING TO BE ITEMS LIKE THIS, CONNECTED WITH THE BOY KING, AND THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF HIS TOMB IS BEING TRANSPORTED HERE. IT'S FANTASTIC PUZZLE WORK THAT OUR COLLEAGUE IS DOING HERE. MUSEUM DIRECTOR DR TAREK TAWFIQ GAVE US A SNEAK PREVIEW OF EXHIBITS THAT ARE BEING RETURNED TO THEIR FORMER GLORY. THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS DISPLAYED UNTIL NOW. AND OUR YOUNG, TALENTED STAFF WAS ABLE TO REBUILD THESE SANDALS AND SHOW THE DETAILS THAT TURNED THEM INTO A NEW ATTRACTION. AND THERE'LL BE MORE THAN 3000 NEW ATTRACTIONS FROM THE TUTANKHAMUN COLLECTION ON SHOW FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. HIS FOOTWEAR, HIS GARMENTS, HIS WEAPONRY, HIS SHEILDS ` OBJECTS THAT HE USED IN DAILY LIFE ` ONE WILL SEE TUTANKAMUN IN A TOTALLY NEW LIGHT. THE ARTEFACTS HERE ARE GETTING THE KID-GLOVE TREATMENT, BUT IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS, NOT EVEN FOR TUTANKAMUN'S GOLDEN DEATH MASK, DAMAGED BY MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE MUSEUM IN TAHRIR SQUARE. AFTER KNOCKING OFF THE BEARD, THEY GLUED IT BACK ON CRUDELY. IT TOOK GERMAN EXPERTS TWO MONTHS TO REPAR IT. BUT SO FAR THE TRANSFERS TO THE NEW MUSEUM HAVE GONE SMOOTHLY ` ANCIENT MASTERPIECES UNVEILED ON CAMERA JUST TO PROVE IT. IT'S HOPED THE NEW MUSEUM WILL HELP BOOST TOURISM IN EGYPT. SINCE THE FAILED REVOLUTION IN 2011, VISITOR NUMBERS HAVE PLUMMETED FROM ALMOST 15 MILLION TO 5.4 MILLION LAST YEAR. IN GREECE, SHODDY CONSTRUCTION IS BEING BLAMED FOR CONTRIBUTING TO DEADLY FLASH FLOODING THAT SWEPT THROUGH SEVERAL TOWNS WEST OF ATHENS. THE MUDDY TORRENT TORE THROUGH STREETS AND APARTMENT BLOCKS, KILLING 16 PEOPLE AND LEAVING HUNDREDS HOMELESS. MANY OF THE VICTIMS WERE ELDERLY. EXPERTS HAVE BLAMED ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH OBSTRUCTED THE NATURAL PATH FOR WATER RUNOFF. NEW ZEALAND'S PLEDGED TO BECOME A ZERO-EMISSION ECONOMY BY 2050. CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER JAMES SHAW MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING AN ADDRESS AT A U.N. CONFERENCE IN GERMANY. SHAW SAYS EVEN THOUGH NZ EMITS LESS THAN 1% OF GLOBAL EMISSIONS, HE WANTS THE COUNTRY TO LEAD THE CHARGE IN CLIMATE CHANGE REDUCTION. NEW ZEALAND'S EMISSIONS HAVE RISEN ALMOST 50% SINCE 1990. THEY ROSE 20% JUST IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. AND SO THAT'S CLEARLY OFF-TRACK IN RELATION TO WHAT OUR COMMITMENTS ARE. AND SO IT IS A COMMITMENT OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT TO REVERSE THAT TREND AND TO REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS. AT THE CONFERENCE, NEW ZEALAND SIGNED UP TO A COMMITMENT TO PHASE OUT THE USE OF COAL FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY 2030. WEATHER TIME NOW. DAN IS HERE. AND GREAT-LOOKING DAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY. MORE FOR THE WEEKEND? YES, FOR A CHANGE. LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. SOME HIGHER CLOUD FROM THE NORTH. THAT WAS THE FEATURE. ONE THING WE HAVE TO WATCH IN THE FAR NORTH ` A NEW FRONT. BUT AN OTHERWISE MOSTLY DRY DAY. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE WEEKEND. COMING UP ON 1 NEWS, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST POPULAR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ` THE GONDOLA THAT'S MOVED AN INCREDIBLE 17 MILLION PEOPLE UP QUEENSTOWN'S SLOPES. # I WAITED FOR IT. THAT GREEN LIGHT, I WANT IT. # AND TWO OF NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING LADIES ON ONE STAGE, AS LORDE TAKES A CLEAN SWEEP AT THE VODAFONE MUSIC AWARDS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IS WARNING AGAINST ACTION THAT COULD CREATE EVEN MORE TENSIONS OVER A MANUS ISLANDS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT OFFER. IT COMES AFTER AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT NZ AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA COULD CHOOSE TO "GO IT ALONE" ON THE ISSUE. MEDICAL TESTS ARE CONTINUING TO FIND THE CAUSE OF AN ILLNESS WHICH HAS LEFT A FAMILY IN WAIKATO HOSPITAL SINCE LAST FRIDAY. THE TRIO IS BEING TREATED FOR BOTULISM, A RARE FORM OF FOOD POISONING. THE ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN, BUT FRIENDS SAY THEY HAD BEEN EATING WILD BOAR SHORTLY BEFORE BECOMING ILL. THE CLOSURE OF FISHERIES ALONG PART OF THE KAIKOURA COAST, FOLLOWING THE DEVASTATING QUAKE OF A YEAR AGO, IS TO BE EXTENDED. THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SAYS THE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT NEEDS MORE TIME AND SPACE TO HEAL. PARTS OF THE SEABED WERE RAISED BY SEVERAL METRES IN THE QUAKE. THE EXTENDED BAN APPLIES TO ALL SHELLFISH AND SEAWEED BUT EXCLUDES CRAYFISH AND SCAMPI. A FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND TOURISM ATTRACTION'S MARKED A MAJOR ANNIVERSARY ` HALF A CENTURY OF OPERATION IN QUEENSTOWN. IN THAT TIME, THE SKYLINE GONDOLA'S TAKEN MILLIONS OF TOURISTS TO SEE THE MILLION-DOLLAR VIEWS. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST SLICES OF ICONIC KIWI TOURISM MARKING A BIG HALF-CENTURY MILESTONE. WE'RE ONLY JUST STARTING. I THINK 50 YEARS IS CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANT, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO 100, 150 YEARS, 200 YEARS INTO THE FUTURE. FIVE DECADES AGO, THE SKYLINE GONDOLA GAINED PLENTY OF ATTENTION. THE CABLE FROM WHICH THE GONDOLAS ARE SUSPENDED IS 2500FT LONG. CONSTRUCTED IN 1966, WHEN HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS WEREN'T QUITE AS STRINGENT AS TODAY. DID PEOPLE THINK YOU WERE CRAZY AT THE TIME? OH YES. YES. THERE WERE SOME VERY DISPARAGING REMARKS BEING MADE OH YES. YES. THERE WERE SOME VERY DISPARAGING REMARKS BEING MADE LOCALLY ABOUT THE SUCCESS AND WHETHER IT WAS WORTHWHILE OR NOT. SINCE THEN, THE GONDOLA'S BECOME A MUST-SEE ATTRACTION IN THE KIWI TOURISM CAPITAL. SO, THIS WAS THE FIRST GONDOLA IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, AND OVER THE YEARS IT'S TAKEN 17 MILLION PASSENGERS ON THE 450M RIDE TO THE TOP OF BOB'S PEAK. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BEING UP HERE, TAKING THE GONDOLA RIDE? IT'S VERY FANTASTIC, VERY NICE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. ABSOLUTELY BLOOMING WONDERFUL. THERE ARE PLENTY OF COLOURFUL STORIES ABOUT THE EARLY DAYS, INCLUDING SOME RUN-INS WITH THE LAW. I WAS PROSECUTED FOR SLYGROGGING. WHAT'S SLYGROGGING? SELLING LIQUOR ILLEGALLY. UP HERE? UP HERE, YES. (LAUGHS) BUT THE GONDOLA HAS CONTINUED TO EVOLVE, ADDING LUGE RIDES AND A MOUNTAIN-BIKE TRACK. AND THE SKYLINE COMPANY IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF GAINING APPROVAL FOR A $100M REDEVELOPMENT, EFFECTIVELY DOUBLING THE SIZE OF THE CURRENT OPERATION. AT ALL SPAWNED BACK IN THE '60S WHEN VANLOADS OF TOURISTS WERE DRIVEN BY ROAD TO THE TOP OF THE PEAK TO ADMIRE THE VIEW. YOU KNOW, RUDIMENTARY ROAD, VW COMBIES, LITTLE CHALET SERVING CUPS OF TEA, SO THAT'S HOW IT STARTED. AND IT'S ENDED UP AS THIS HUGE, ALMOST INTERNATIONAL CONGLOMERATE FROM THOSE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. A SUCCESSFUL HISTORY SETTING THE SKYLINE OPERATION UP TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. KIWI POP STAR LORDE HAS DOMINATED THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS WITH A CLEAN SWEEP, SCOOPING SIX TUIS, INCLUDING ALBUM OF THE YEAR, SINGLE OF THE YEAR AND ARTIST OF THE YEAR. THE 21-YEAR-OLD PERFORMED HER SINGLE 'GREEN LIGHT' DURING THE CEREMONY BEFORE PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN PRESENTED HER WITH THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD. OH MAN. JACINDA ARDERN IS UP HERE, GUYS. (CHEERING) COME OVER HERE. COME OVER HERE. I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE AT THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS. THIS IS, LIKE, A BIG DEAL FOR MUSIC. PRESENTING TO YOU IS A BIG DEAL ` MUTUAL FAN GIRL, MUTUAL FAN GIRL. OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT MEANS SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THE SINGER-SONGWRITER HAS NOW WON A TOTAL OF 18 NEW ZEALAND MUSIC AWARDS. JENNY-MAY WITH SPORT. IT'S OFFICIAL ` KIWI DRIVER BRENDON HARTLEY IS OFF TO THE FORMULA 1 PROPER. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO WE HAD A QUICK CHAT WITH BRENDON. WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR NEWEST F1 DRIVER NEXT. PLUS ` NEXT IN SPORT, IN PREPARATION FOR THE SCOTS, SONNY BILL WILLIAMS' ALL BLACKS TEAMMATES MAKE SURE HE'S GOT THE RIGHT RULES FOR THE RIGHT GAME. AND THE RULES BEFORE THE GAME, BUT THAT'S FOOTY, BRO. (ALL SING IN FIJIAN) FIJI LOOKS FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION, WHILE THE KIWIS VOW TO PLAY LIKE IT'S THEIR LAST TEST ` RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD-CUP QUARTERFINALS ARE ALMOST UPON US. AND IS THIS OUR NEXT OLYMPIC STAR? ANOTHER TALENTED KIWI THROWING IT ALL ON THE LINE FOR OLYMPIC GLORY. (GENTLE PIANO MUSIC) (HAMMER THUDS) (SAW WHIZZES) (CHUCKLES) All right. You ready? (GASPS) (GENTLE MUSIC SWELLS) So that's how he's getting in. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. BRENDON HARTLEY'S BREAKOUT MOTORSPORT SEASON JUST KEEPS ON GETTING BETTER. TODAY HE SIGNED FOR A FULL-TIME DRIVE IN FORMULA 1 NEXT YEAR. AFTER JUST THREE DRIVES FOR THE MECHANICALLY-CHALLENGED TORO ROSSO TEAM, THE 28-YEAR-OLD FROM PALMERSTON NORTH IS STILL GETTING TO GRIPS WITH HIS ELEVATION TO THE GRAND PRIX SCENE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO WEEKS, I STARTED FEELING MORE CONFIDENT. GOING TO AUSTIN WAS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE CHALLENGE, AND I WANTED TO APPROACH THAT IN A CERTAIN WAY. HARTLEY WILL COMPLETE HIS WORLD TOURING CAR CAMPAIGN WITH PORSCHE IN BAHRAIN THIS WEEKEND, HAVING ALREADY CLINCHED THAT TITLE. IT'S BEEN A TRICKY FEW WEEKS FOR ME. AT SOME POINT, I NEED TO CATCH UP ON SLEEP. AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING HOME AND PUTTING MY FEET UP AND LETTING ALL THIS SINK IN. THEN IT'S ONE OF HIS SHORTER FLIGHTS OF THE PAST TWO MONTHS ` TO ABU DHABI FOR THE SEASON-ENDING GRAND PRIX. THE FALLOUT HAS ALREADY BEGUN AFTER THE ALL WHITES WORLD CUP QUALIFYING EXIT WITH NZ FOOTBALL, COMPLAINING ABOUT FOUL PLAY ON AND OFF THE PITCH IN LIMA. PERU FANS HAVE BEEN ACCUSED OF SHINING LASERS INTO THE EYES OF THE NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS DURING THEIR 2-0 DEFEAT. IF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, IT'S ALSO REPORTED NZ FOOTBALL HAS LAID A COMPLAINT WITH THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT OVER THE MILITARY JETS FLYING ABOVE THEIR TEAM HOTEL PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN-DEATH MATCH. GIVING THE CHALLENGES OF COMING TO PERU, LIKE I SAID, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE WITH THIS GAME IF OUR HOTEL HAD BEEN SAT RIGHT NEXT TO PERU'S NATIONAL TEAM. WE'D HAVE HAD A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT ` AND SOME MORE SLEEP. THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT MAY TAKE A COUPLE OF DAYS TO RESPOND, THEY'RE BUSY CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION IN 35 YEARS WITH A PUBLIC HOLIDAY. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE NAMED THEIR STRONGEST SIDE TO TAKE ON THE SCOTS THIS WEEKEND WITH JUST INJURED HOOKER DANE COLES MISSING. VAEA FIFITA KEEPS HIS PLACE ON THE BLINDSIDE FLANK AND IS ALSO LOCK COVER, WITH LIAM SQUIRE ON THE BENCH. MEANWHILE, AS EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID REPORTS, SONNY BILL WILLIAMS HAS BEEN TRYING TO EXPLAIN HIS FRENCH FAUX PAS. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS MIGHT BE THE MORE WELL-KNOWN FACE UP HERE,... ARE YOU JUST GOING TO TAKE PHOTOS OF HIM? ...BUT REIKO IOANE IS SET TO BECOME JUST AS FAMOUS, BEING NOMINATED FOR NOT JUST BREAKTHROUGH PLAYER OF THE YEAR, BUT ALSO WORLD RUGBY'S TOP PLAYER. PRETTY SURPRISING, I GUESS. BUT, NAH, JUST PRETTY HONOURED AND PRETTY HUMBLED. HE FINISHES OFF THOSE HALF CHANCES THAT HE GETS AND GIVES US A BIT OF A BREAK IN THE MIDDLE. BUT IOANE WASN'T GIVING SBW A BREAK OVER THIS BRAIN FADE, WHICH COST THE ALL BLACKS A PENALTY TRY AGAINST FRANCE AT THE WEEKEND. REIKO SHOULD'VE TOLD ME TO LEARN... (LAUGHTER) LEARN THE RULES, MATE. ...THE RULES BEFORE THE GAME. BUT, YEAH, THAT'S FOOTY, BRO. SONNY BILL SAYS IT WAS AN HONEST MISTAKE. I REMEMBER LAYING ON THE GROUND, AND I LOOKED UP AT JIMBO, AND I SAID, 'BRO, AM I ALLOWED TO DO THAT?' HE LOOKED AT ME AND SHOOK HIS HEAD. BUT HE SAYS THE REF ADMITS HE WAS UNFAIRLY PUNISHED. HE CAME OUT AFTERWARDS AND SAID THAT HE SHOULDN'T HAVE SENT ME OFF. SO, YOU KNOW, THE PENALTY WAS OBVIOUSLY AWARDED. BUT HE SAID HE MADE THAT MISTAKE BY SENDING ME OFF. AND HE'S BEEN STUDYING UP AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND'S CLASH. SCOTLAND HAS NEVER WON AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS IN THE 30 TIMES THEY'VE PLAYED EACH OTHER, AND, LIKE MANY NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TEAMS THIS SEASON, THE SCOTTISH TEAM HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY INJURY. IN FACT, THIS WEEK 13 OF THE NORMAL STARTING PLAYERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION. WE'D CERTAINLY LIKE TO KEEP THAT RECORD, THAT'S FOR SURE. WE DON'T WANNA BE PART OF A TEAM THAT IS THE FIRST ONES TO LOSE. BUT WITH THE ALL BLACKS GETTING A TASTE IN FRANCE OF THE POWER OF A PASSIONATE HOME CROWD, THEY SAY THEY'RE WARY OF A SCOTTISH SIDE WITH 67,000 FANS BEHIND THEM. JOY REID, 1 NEWS, EDINBURGH. FIJI KNOWS IT WILL HAVE TO DOUBLE TONGA'S EFFORTS TO UPSET THE KIWIS IN TOMORROW'S RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP QUARTERFINAL IN WELLINGTON. THE KIWIS HAVE BEEN GALVANISED BY THEIR SHOCK LOSS IN HAMILTON AND SAY THEY'LL BE PLAYING LIKE THEIR JOBS DEPEND ON IT. HERE'S MATT MANUKIA. ALL: # WE HAVE OVERCOME. # # WE HAVE OVERCOME. # SINGING A HYMN CALLED 'WE HAVE OVERCOME', THE FIJIANS CALLING ON THE BIG MAN UPSTAIRS AND THE SUPPORT OF SOME YOUNG LOCAL FANS TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THE KIWIS AND DO SOMETHING THEIR NATION HAS NEVER DONE BEFORE. TO BE THE BEST, YOU'VE GOT TO BEAT THE BEST. AND I DEFINITELY FEEL NEW ZEALAND'S ONE OF THEM. SO IT'S A GOOD TEST FOR US. THEIR PACIFIC ISLAND NEIGHBOURS SHOWED THEM THE BLUEPRINT LAST WEEK. SO CAN FIJI DO THE SAME? IF WE CAN HOLD THEM OUT DEFENSIVELY, I THINK THAT WILL GO A LONG WAY TO US WINNING THE GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT. THOSE GUYS, THEY'RE PRETTY BIG ` HARGREAVES, TAUPAU, BLAIR. THEY'VE GOT PLENTY OF GRUNT UP THE MIDDLE. BUT UNLIKE TONGA, FIJI STILL RELIES ON PLAYERS FROM THE NRL'S RESERVE GRADE AND LOWER-TIER TEAMS. HOWEVER, THE NRL TALENT THEY DO HAVE CAN'T BE IGNORED. I GUESS WE NULLIFY HIM. IF WE CONTROL THE BALL, WE CONTROL THE FIELD POSITION. WE'RE DISCIPLINED, AND WE DO OUR JOBS. TOMORROW WILL MARK THE FIRST EVER TEST BETWEEN FIJI AND THE KIWIS, WHO WILL BE PLAYING AS IF IT'S THEIR LAST. YEAH, EVERYTHING'S ON THE LINE ` NOT ONLY EVERYONE'S JOB, BUT OUR POSITIONS IN THIS TEAM IS TOO. SO IT'S IMPORTANT WE GO OUT THERE AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN POSSIBLE. AND DO THAT UNDER THE PRESSURE THE FIJIANS CAN PUT ON THEM. IT'S IMPORTANT WE DON'T DO ANYTHING INDIVIDUALLY, WE DON'T GET FRUSTRATED, WE STAY TOGETHER ON THE ROPE, AND WE WORK TOGETHER AS A GROUP AND DO THINGS TOGETHER. BACKS DEFINITELY AGAINST THE WALL. A LOSS ON SATURDAY WOULD BE THEIR WORST EVER FINISH AT THE WORLD CUP IN THE KNOCKOUT FORMAT. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. WHILE TONGA MAY BE THE TALK OF THE TOURNAMENT, LEBANON HAS ALMOST GONE UNNOTICED IN CHRISTCHURCH AS IT ALSO PREPARES FOR ITS FIRST EVER WORLD CUP PLAYOFF GAME. WHILE THE LEBANESE SIDE CAN'T MATCH THE PHYSICALITY OF THE TONGAN TEAM, LEAGUE LEGEND AND HEAD COACH BRAD FITTLER BELIEVES THEY HAVE A WAY TO GET UNDER THEIR SKIN. WELL, WE THINK WE'VE GOT A GAME. IT MAY BE FRUSTRATING, SO WE JUST NEED TO HAVE OUR BEST GAME. EVERY SINGLE PLAYER NEEDS TO HAVE HIS BEST GAME. WHY NOT? FITTLER ALSO APPLAUDING THE GAME'S ORGANISERS FOR ALLOWING FORMER NRL STARS, LIKE ROBBIE FARRAH, TO TURN OUT FOR LEBANON, HAVING PREVIOUSLY REPRESENTED AUSTRALIA. GOLFER RYAN FOX IS BACK TO HIS BEST WITH A FIVE UNDER PAR 67 IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE EUROPEAN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP IN DUBAI FINAL, WHILE LYDIA KO MATCHED THAT IN FLORIDA. UNDA THE FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONE, WINLESS FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, REALLY GOT THE PUTTER WORKING ON THE BACK NINE ON THE NAPLES LAYOUT. How about that? WE see her rolling in putts. AND THIS EAGLE ON THE PAR FIVE 17TH LIFTED KO TO A FIVE-WAY TIE FOR THIRD JUST ONE STROKE OFF THE LEAD. IN JUST OVER AN HOUR, THE BLACK STICKS WOMEN OPEN THEIR WORLD LEAGUE TOURNAMENT WITH A SHOWDOWN AGAINST THE WORLD NUMBER ONE, NETHERLANDS. THE KIWIS HAVE BEEN CLUEING UP ON THEIR RIVALS AND FEEL THEY'RE READY TO TAKE THEIR FIRST EVER TEST MATCH VICTORY OVER THEM. CONSIDERING HOW LONG, YOU KNOW, THE WOMEN'S BLACK STICKS TEAM HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR AND TO NEVER HAVE A WIN OVER HOLLAND, WHO IS SUCH A BIG HOCKEY NATION, IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE. AND TO DO IT AT HOME, I THINK WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE REALLY SPECIAL. STAR DUTCH MIDFIELDER AVA DE HOOD HAS BEEN RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT THROUGH INJURY, BUT THEIR PLAYING DEPTH IS STRONG, COMING FRESH OFF THEIR CLUB SEASON. LOOK, I THINK EVERYONE'S HERE TO WIN. I THINK EVERYONE'S HERE TO PERFORM AND HAVE LOOK AT THE OTHER TEAMS AND SEE WHERE THEY'RE AT. IT'S EXPECTED UP TO 3000 FANS WILL FILL NORTH HARBOUR HOCKEY STADIUM TO WATCH THE POOL-PLAY CLASH. FINALLY TONIGHT, IT'S ONE OF FIVE NEW SPORTS ADDED TO THE 2020 TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES AND ONE THAT TAKES A POWER OF STRENGTH AND COURAGE. WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SARAH TETZLAFF TODAY BECAME NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST ATHLETE EVER SELECTED IN AN OLYMPIC PROGRAMME FOR SPORTS CLIMBING, QUALIFYING FOR NEXT YEARS' YOUTH OLYMPICS IN BUENOS AIRES. JOHN MCKENZIE CAUGHT UP WITH HER. LIKE MOST YOUNG KIDS, SARAH TETZLAFF WAS A CLIMBER. I LOVED CLIMBING TREES. FROM TREES TO ROCK AND NOW THE WORLD STAGE. THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE YOUTH OLYMPIC TEAM FOR BUENOS AIRES... WITH CLIMBING AN OFFICIAL OLYMPIC SPORT FROM TOKYO 2020, TETZLAFF'S INCLUSION IN NEXT YEARS' YOUTH OLYMPICS IS THE COUNTRY'S FIRST STEPPING STONE TOWARDS OLYMPIC SUCCESS ON THE WALL. PRETTY SPECIAL DAY FOR HER? PRETTY SPECIAL DAY FOR CLIMBING IN NEW ZEALAND. TO GAIN QUALIFICATION, TETZLAFF DOMINATED AT AN OCEANIA TOURNAMENT IN NOUMEA. HERE SHE IS CRUSHING HER AUSTRALIAN OPPONENT IN SPEED CLIMBING. I CAME FIRST IN COMBINED, FIRST IN SPEED, AND FIRST IN BOULDERING. WHILE A MINOR HAND INJURY STOPPED HER FROM SHOWING US HER TRUE POTENTIAL THIS MORNING, THIS IS THE TYPE OF CLIMBING SHE'S QUICKLY BECOME A PRO AT. BOULDERING, SPEED CLIMBING, AS WELL AS THE MORE TRADITIONAL LEAD CLIMBING ARE ALL NEEDED TO HAVE A SHOT AT A GOLD MEDAL. CLIMBING IS GOING A LITTLE BIT NUTS AT THE MOMENT AROUND THE WORLD. ONE OF MY GOALS WHEN I WAS, I THINK, MAYBE 9 WAS I WANTED TO GET TO COMMONWEALTH GAMES OR OLYMPICS FOR GYMNASTICS. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. BUT IT MIGHT HAPPEN NOW. (CHUCKLES) THE FIRST STEP MEANS MOVING TO MOUNT MAUNGANUI IN A FORTNIGHT TO TRAIN FULLTIME. COMPLETELY SELF-FUNDED, SHE'S HOPING A GIVEALITTLE PAGE CAN HELP KEEP HER DREAM GOING. HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE UPS AND DOWNS. NO PUN INTENDED? (LAUGHTER) YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GOOD DAYS AND SOME BAD DAYS. TODAY'S A GOOD DAY AND ONE SHE HOPES IS JUST THE BEGINNING. NEXT STOP TOKYO, IS IT? (LAUGHS) I WISH. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. Very cool. Thanks. WE MEET A SOUTH ISLAND SHEEP FARMER BRINGING A SOLUTION TO ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PROBLEMS. IF THE WOOL'S COMING FROM THIS ENVIRONMENT, THEY SEEM TO HAVE EVEN MORE CONFIDENCE ABOUT ITS ABILITY TO DO THE JOB. THERE'S NO ROOM FOR BUTTER FINGERS ` THE BALL KIDS HOPING TO HIT CENTRE COURT AT NEXT YEAR'S ASB CLASSIC, INCLUDING A BOY WHO WENT VIRAL AT THIS YEAR'S ADDITION AFTER THIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A RACKET. SHE DIDN'T SAY SORRY OR ANYTHING. AND IT WENT ON YOUTUBE AND GOT, LIKE, 1.8 MILLION VIEWS, I THINK. NEVER, IN MY WILDEST DREAMS, DID I EVER THINK I'D BE FORAGING FOR A LIVING. WE MEET THE MAN BRINGING HOME THE INGREDIENTS FOR ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST RESTAURANTS ` FIND OUT WHO'S USING THOSE BESPOKE INGREDIENTS AT 7. Hello. There's a decent weekend for the outdoors. There is low pressure. As we look at the map, big high building in. There's a big front too. The big high is building in. Showers for the north. The high is building. Temperatures are going up. Spells of rain for the easterly parts of the north. South Island will be fine. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ