TONIGHT ` RESERVOIRS REACH CRITICALLY LOW LEVELS IN NAPIER. RESIDENTS ARE WARNED TO SAVE EVERY DROP NOW. SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT TO PACK UP FOR THE YEAR, BUT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ARE LEFT WONDERING WHETHER THE DOORS WILL BE OPEN IN THE FUTURE. AND THE QUESTION THAT NO ONE HAS EVER ASKED ON THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT FLOOR BEFORE. RYAN PATRICK BOLGER, WILL YOU MARRY ME? CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. NAPIER'S WATER SUPPLY IS CRITICALLY LOW AND COULD RUN OUT OVERNIGHT IF THE CITY DOESN'T CUT DOWN ON ITS USE. PEOPLE ARE BANNED FROM USING WATER OUTSIDE, THE COUNCIL BELIEVING A STRING OF HOT DAYS MAY HAVE LED TO SPRINKLERS BEING LEFT ON OVERNIGHT BY RESIDENTS. THAT'S LEFT RESERVOIRS ALMOST EMPTY. EARLIER TONIGHT, BLACK WATER WAS FLOWING FROM THE TAPS OF SOME RESIDENTS IN THE HAWKES BAY CITY. IT'S SINCE BEEN FIXED. THE COUNCIL'S URGING LOCALS TO TURN OFF THEIR TAPS AND RETHINK WATER USE. OUR RESERVOIR LEVELS ARE CLOSE TO THE LOWEST THEY'VE BEEN IN RECENT HISTORY, SO THIS HAS COME ON PROBABLY A MONTH EARLIER THAN IT NORMALLY WOULD. MR KINGSFORD SAYS RESIDENTIAL WATER USE NEEDS TO BE MANAGED MORE EFFICIENTLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS POPULATIONS GROW AND TEMPERATURES RISE. AND WE'VE GOT MORE ON TODAY'S SUPER SUMMER WEATHER IN A BIT. SOME IN THE GOVERNMENT ARE CALLING IT 'WORKING FOR THE DOLE'. THE PRIME MINISTER PREFERS TO CALL IT 'READY FOR WORK'. NAME ASIDE, THE TIME ON THE COUCH FOR YOUNG BENEFICIARIES SEEMS NUMBERED. BUT THE DETAIL OF HOW SUCH SCHEMES WOULD WORK AND WHETHER THEY SHOULD COME WITH PENALTIES COULD CREATE TENSION. POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD WITH MORE. THE 1991 SO-CALLED 'MOTHER OF ALL BUDGETS' SAW NATIONAL INTRODUCE A CONTROVERSIAL 'WORK FOR THE DOLE' SCHEME AIMED AT GETTING THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE OFF BENEFITS. NOW REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER SHANE JONES HAS CREATED A STIR BY SUGGESTING HE WANTS TO REPEAT HISTORY. THEY'LL BE MADE TO GO TO WORK, MADE TO GO TO WORK, AND WHERE IT'S NECESSARY TO PAY THEM... HE HOPES MANY OF THOSE JOBS WILL BE IN NORTHLAND, WHERE THE 7.3% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE'S AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY. MR JONES SUGGESTS PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN ON THE DOLE FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS SHOULD GET THEIR HANDS DIRTY, PLANTING TREES OR WORKING IN REGIONAL TOURISM SCHEMES, BUT THERE'RE CONCERNS OVER EXACTLY HOW IT WOULD WORK. WE'VE GOT HERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AN INDUSTRY WITH GOOD EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS IN IT. LET'S DO THAT AND BRING THAT TO PEOPLE WHO WANT WORK RATHER THAN FORCING PEOPLE AGAINST THEIR WILL. IN WHANGAREI TODAY PEOPLE WERE DIVIDED OVER THE IDEA OF A NEW 'WORK FOR THE DOLE' SCHEME. IF THEY DON'T WANNA WORK, DON'T GIVE 'EM ANY MONEY. (CHUCKLES) IT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD INCENTIVE. ARE YOU JUST PUTTING SOMEONE IN A JOB THAT MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR THE JOB? THE PRIME MINISTER INSISTS ANY SUCH PROJECT WOULD PAY THE MINIMUM WAGE, AND THERE COULD BE FURTHER DISAGREEMENT WITHIN THE COALITION GOVERNMENT. SHANE JONES BELIEVES THERE SHOULD BE PENALTIES IF PEOPLE DON'T TAKE UP OFFERS OF WORK, BUT THE GREENS WANT EVEN EXISTING SANCTIONS REMOVED, WHILE JACINDA ARDERN'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAVY-HANDEDNESS OF SOME OF THOSE PENALTIES. SANCTIONS ALREADY EXIST WITHIN OUR WELFARE SYSTEM, AND THE DISCUSSION THAT CABINET WILL HAVE IS HOW THEY APPLY IN THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMME. YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SEE PARALYSIS, BECAUSE THE LABOUR PARTY'S TRYING TO SQUARE THE CIRCLE OF NO SANCTIONS AT ALL FROM THE GREENS AND NZ FIRST WANTING TO HAVE SOME OBLIGATIONS ON THESE PEOPLE. THERE ARE ALREADY MANY TAXPAYER-FUNDED REGIONAL YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT SCHEMES, SO WOULD LABOUR BE LOOKING AT AN EXTENSION OF THOSE? SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE TARGETING ARE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN HIGHER LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT, WHERE WE ALSO NEED TO SEE INVESTMENT IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. BUT NO PROPOSALS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN TAKEN TO CABINET, AND AS THEY SAY, THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAIL. THE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND'S CHARTER SCHOOLS REMAINS UNCERTAIN, WITH THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION UNDER PRESSURE TO CONFIRM THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS. IT COMES AS STUDENTS, STAFF AND PARENTS GROW INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. LISETTE REYMER REPORTS. SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT TO CLOSE UP FOR THE YEAR. BUT CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE MORE WORRIED ABOUT WHEN AND HOW LONG THEY WILL BE OPEN. IF THESE WEREN'T LOWER SOCIAL-ECONOMIC MAORI AND PACIFICA FAMILIES, WOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE RIDING ROUGHSHOD OVER THEM LIKE THEY APPEAR TO BE AT THE MOMENT? LABOUR CAMPAIGNED TO GET RID OF CHARTER SCHOOLS. NOW ALWYN POOLE, WHO OVERSEES TWO IN AUCKLAND, SAYS THE NEW GOVERNMENT HAS LEFT THEM HANGING IN LIMBO. THESE SCHOOLS ARE GOING REALLY WELL. AND WE'D HAD AN EXPECTATION, WITH A NEW AND POSITIVE GOVERNMENT, THAT THEY WOULD COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT REALLY EXPANDS AND ENHANCES WHAT WE'RE DOING, RATHER THAN THIS KIND OF, 'TALK TO THE HAND COS THE EARS AREN'T LISTENING' TYPE APPROACH AT THE MOMENT. THE COUNTRY'S 10 CHARTER SCHOOLS, WHICH CATER FOR AROUND 1200 KIDS, ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW, WITH MEETINGS WITH THE MINISTER SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY. WE WOULDN'T BE SURE WHY WE WOULD EVEN BE MEETING IN FEBRUARY. I MEAN, OUR CONTRACTS HAVE TWO AND THREE YEARS TO RUN. SO WHAT'S THEIR INTENT THERE, AND WHAT'S HIS INTENT? TO US, THAT'S A BIT OF A MYSTERY. THE EDUCATION MINISTER'S OFFICE TOLD US IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT WHILE NEGOTIATIONS WERE ONGOING. THEY DID, HOWEVER, CONFIRM THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGES TO THE EXISTING CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THE 2018 SCHOOL YEAR. HOWEVER, THEY COULDN'T CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE UNOPENED SCHOOLS. I'VE SPOKEN THIS EVENING TO ONE OF THE SCHOOLS THAT'S DUE TO OPEN NEXT YEAR, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIR FUTURE IS. NIKKI KAYE SAYS ROTORUA'S UNOPENED SCHOOL ALREADY HAS 50 KIDS ENROLLED. WE'RE RIGHT ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS, AND MANY OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE ENROLLED THINKING THAT THESE SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN. AND THE FACT THAT WE CANT GET CLARITY FROM THE MINISTER IS PRETTY TERRIBLE FOR THOSE FAMILIES AND THOSE SCHOOLS. THERE'S MORE THAN A HUNDRED CHILDREN WAITING TO BE ACCEPTED AT SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, SO THERE'S A PLEA TO THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A DECISION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. LISETTE REYMER, 1 NEWS. WHETHER YOU SPENT THE DAY TRYING TO COOL YOURSELF DOWN AT THE OFFICE OR YOU MANAGED TO SNEAK AWAY TO THE BEACH, THE WEATHER IS THE HOT TOPIC ANYWHERE YOU LOOK. SCORCHING TEMPERATURES HIT THE 30 MARK IN THREE REGIONS TODAY, AND THE OCEAN IS GETTING WARMER TOO. SO IS IT GOING TO LAST UNTIL CHRISTMAS? LISA DAVIES WENT TO FIND OUT. CATCHING SOME WAVES... YEAH! (CHUCKLES) ...OR NOT CATCHING THEM, SUMNER BEACH WAS TEEMING TODAY,... PUSHING UP. ...WITH SCHOOLKIDS ECSTATIC TO BE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AS TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE HIGH 20S ONCE AGAIN. IT'S REALLY WARM. IT'S REALLY WARM. YEAH, IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR SURFING. AARON LOCK HAS SURFED HERE FOR 30 YEARS AND SAYS THIS DECEMBER IS QUITE UNIQUE. IT'S MORE LIKE JANUARY WEATHER, I RECKON. THERE'S HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMING OUT TO THE BEACH. IN AUCKLAND,... I JUMPED IN, AND IT WAS MINT. ...WAS ANYONE AT WORK TODAY? PEOPLE WERE COOLING DOWN ANY WAY THEY COULD. JUST A LITTLE BIT SWEATY. (LAUGHS) SUNBURNT. CERTAINLY, FOR THIS WEEK, IT'S GONNA BE THE ICEBLOCKS, THE ICE-CREAM MAN, TRIPS TO THE BEACH. WE ARE SET AS FAR AS THE WEATHER. IT'S BEEN SO HOT THAT THE SEA IS 3 DEGREES WARMER THAN USUAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ` IT'S 20 DEGREES! WE WON'T NEED A WETSUIT SOON. BATH-LIKE? OH, BATH-LIKE ` TEPID, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) FURTHER OUT IN THE TASMAN SEA, IT'S UP TO 6 DEGREES WARMER. EVENTUALLY, IT WILL COME TO ADD FUEL TO OUR STORM SYSTEMS, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE SHORT-TERM, IT'S GREAT FOR SWIMMING. EVEN THE SUMNER PADDLING POOL HAS GAINED A FEW DEGREES. HI. HI! OH, HELLO! HELLO. IS THIS YOUR BROTHER? YEAH. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE POOL TODAY? IT'S GOOD. BUT MAKE THE MOST OF IT ` YEAH, DEFINITELY LOVE IT. THE HEATWAVE MIGHT FEEL LIKE HIGH SUMMER, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE SET TO DROP AGAIN BEFORE CHRISTMAS. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. THE SALE OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING PLASTIC MICROBEADS WILL BE BANNED IN NEW ZEALAND FROM JUNE NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCED TODAY. THE NON-BIODEGRADABLE BEADS FOUND IN COSMETIC AND CLEANING PRODUCTS CAUSE HARM TO MARINE LIFE WHEN THEY WASH INTO THE SEA. NEW ZEALAND JOINS A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE ALSO LOOKING TO BAN THE BEADS, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, FRANCE, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA. A NEW REPORT WARNS NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE BRINK OF A HEALTHCARE CRISIS, PREDICTING A BIG SHORTAGE OF AGED-CARE WORKERS FOR AN AGING POPULATION. BUT GOVERNMENT SAYS INCOMING CHANGES TO IMMIGRATION AND WORKING VISA LAWS WILL COMBAT THE INDUSTRY SHORTAGE. EMILY COOPER HAS MORE. IT'S NOT THE EASIEST JOB, BUT THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY SAY IT'S REWARDING. IT IS THIS FEELING OF, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO COME TO WORK, LOOKING FORWARD COMING TO WORK, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY. BUT A REPORT RELEASED TODAY BY THE SALVATION ARMY PAINTS A GRIM PICTURE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF AGED-CARE WORK. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, UP TO 18,000 MORE WORKERS COULD BE NEEDED TO MEET THE RISE IN DEMAND UP TO 18,000 MORE WORKERS COULD BE NEEDED TO MEET THE RISE IN DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, AND WHILE IT'S A NATIONWIDE ISSUE, THE REPORT SAYS AUCKLAND IS A PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WITH 71% OF REGISTERED AGED-CARE NURSES ALREADY TRAINED OVERSEAS AND MORE THAN A QUARTER ON TEMPORARY VISAS. IF NOTHING CHANGES, WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE IT INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO GET INTO AGED-CARE FACILITIES AS THEY REACH THE END OF THEIR LIVES. PRODUCED BY THE SALVATION ARMY AND AUCKLAND RETIREMENT HOME ST ANDREW'S VILLAGE, THE REPORT RECOMMENDS A LONG-TERM IMMIGRATION PLAN. THE SALVATION ARMY SAYS THE AGED-CARE SECTOR HASN'T BEEN LOOKED AT BY PREVIOUS GOVERNMENTS AND THE NEW GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO RELAX THE CURRENT POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE SKILLS SHORTAGE. YES, WE DO THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE PLANNING AND MORE SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE WORKERS THAT THEY NEED. THE UNION REPRESENTING WORKERS SAYS PAY IS STILL THE BIGGEST DISINCENTIVE... HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING, LOVE? ...AND BETTER INVESTMENT WILL GROW THE WORKFORCE. STAFFING LEVELS ARE TOO LOW, FUNDING'S TOO LOW, AND EVEN WITH THE PAY EQUITY SETTLEMENT, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT PAID AS WELL AS THEY COULD BE. ED HAS ENJOYED WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR 12 YEARS, BUT SAYS THE VISA PROCESS HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOURSELF EVERY TIME. YOU ALMOST HAVE TO DEFEND YOURSELF. BUT IT'S A JOB HE LOVES. I WANTED TO DO IT, AND REGARDLESS OF THE STRUGGLE AND THE CHALLENGES THAT, YOU KNOW, GOES WITH IT, I'M STILL HERE. CHALLENGES IT'S HOPED WILL BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. EMILY COOPER, 1 NEWS. THOUSANDS OF KIWIS ARE LOOKING TO THE NIGHT SKIES TONIGHT TO CATCH A RARE GLIMPSE OF THE SUPERMOON. THESE PICTURES TAKEN JUST A SHORT TIME AGO SHOW THE MOON MAKING ITS CLOSEST APPROACH TO THE EARTH IN JUST OVER A YEAR. IN ANTICIPATION OF KING TIDES CAUSED BY THE EVENT, SOME AFTERNOON FERRIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED IN AUCKLAND. ASTROLOGISTS SAY THE MOON WILL APPEAR ABOUT 14% BIGGER AND WILL SHINE 30% BRIGHTER. A KIWI TOY FIRM SAYS MORE MONEY COULD BE COMING ITS WAY AFTER IT WAS AWARDED $18M IN A LEGAL FIGHT WITH AN AMERICAN COMPANY THAT RIPPED OFF ITS PRODUCT. ZURU'S 'BUNCH O BALLOONS' DEVICE HAS BEEN A HUGE GLOBAL SUCCESS, BUT ALSO A TARGET FOR COPYCATS. CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. ZURU BUNCH O BALLOONS! IT WAS THE DEVICE THAT CATAPULTED TOY COMPANY ZURU INTO THE BIG TIME, BUT IT ALSO LED THEM TO A WATER-BALLOON FIGHT IN COURT. WE GET COPIED ALL THE TIME, SO WE'RE IN MULTIPLE PATENT SUITS AT ANY ONE TIME. IT'S REALLY JUST PART OF DOING BUSINESS FOR US. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 'BUNCH O BALLOONS', A DEVICE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY FILLS MULTIPLE BALLOONS FROM A HOSE. THAT'S 100 WATER BALLOONS LOCKED, LOADED AND DELIVERED AT RAPID SPEED! NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THE AMERICAN TELEBRANDS VERSION. WOW, IN JUST SECONDS, YOU'VE GOT 40 PERFECT-SIZE WATER BALLOONS! SPOT THE DIFFERENCE? NEITHER COULD A FEDERAL JURY IN TEXAS. EVEN THE MARKETING VIDEOS SUGGEST A CASE OF BRAZEN IMITATION. NO MORE GETTING TANGLED IN TIES! NO MORE FILLING, SPILLING OR TWIST-TYING! IT'S ALMOST A FORM OF FLATTERY WHEN YOU GET YOUR IP BREACHED ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT JUST MEANS YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT AND YOU'RE CREATING A SUCCESSFUL PRODUCT. SO SUCCESSFUL IT'S BEEN THE NUMBER-ONE-SELLING TOY IN NORTH AMERICA THREE YEARS RUNNING. THE FAMILY BUSINESS HAS BEEN AWARDED AROUND $18M IN LOST PROFITS AND ROYALTIES. IT'S AN AMAZING RESULT, REALLY. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY OVER THE MOON. WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS CASE FOR OVER ALMOST THREE YEARS NOW. AND OF COURSE WE LIKE PROTECTING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, SO IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT THING WHEN YOU COME OUT ON TOP. WATER BALLOON WARFARE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. A TOP RESULT AND WARNING SHOTS FIRED BY THE KIWI COMPANY TO ANY WOULD-BE COPYCATS. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER TWEET. PRESIDENT TRUMP PUTS HIS 140 CHARACTERS TO WORK ` THIS TIME, THE FBI IS HIS TARGET. PLUS ` THE BLACKCAPS POST ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINS IN THEIR HISTORY, FOR A GREAT START TO THE SUMMER. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS HAD A BUSY DAY ON TWITTER, LASHING OUT AT THE FBI's REPUTATION, CALLING IT 'IN TATTERS' AND 'THE WORST IN HISTORY'. IT COMES AFTER HIS FORMER NATIONAL ADVISER MICHAEL FLYNN PLEADED GUILTY TO LYING TO THE FBI. BUT AS THE ABC'S DAVID WRIGHT REPORTS, TRUMP'S REACTION TO THAT HAS THROWN UP MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. TONIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE IS RACING TO EXPLAIN THIS TWEET FROM @realDonaldTrump THAT APPEARED TO ADMIT FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE PRESIDENT KNEW HIS FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER HAD COMMITTED A CRIME. NOW THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER INSISTS HE DRAFTED THAT TWEET FOR TRUMP. ANOTHER WHITE HOUSE OFFICIAL ADMITS IT WAS SLOPPY. THE ISSUE IS SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY GAVE SWORN TESTIMONY THAT THE PRESIDENT URGED HIM TO GO EASY ON FLYNN. I TOOK IT AS A DIRECTION. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH ME, ALONE, SAYING, 'I HOPE THIS.' I TOOK IT AS THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO. COMEY DID NOT BACK DOWN, AND TRUMP ULTIMATELY FIRED HIM TOO. I THINK WHAT WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE IS THE PUTTING TOGETHER OF A CASE OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. TODAY THE PRESIDENT TWEETED... THIS PRESIDENT HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION, ALWAYS SAYING THERE'S NOTHING THERE. BUT EACH WEEK ANOTHER SHOE DROPS. TODAY BROUGHT A RARE PUBLIC APPEARANCE BY ANOTHER TOP TRUMP ADVISER ` ...SON-IN-LAW JARED KUSHNER. SOURCES SAY HE'S THE VERY SENIOR MEMBER OF THE TRANSITION TEAM WHO, ACCORDING TO THE FLYNN COURT DOCUMENTS, DIRECTED FLYNN TO REACH OUT TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS DURING THE TRANSITION ` SOMETHING FLYNN LATER LIED ABOUT. THE SPECIAL COUNSEL CONTINUES TO BUILD HIS CASE, NOW WITH MICHAEL FLYNN'S HELP. IF THERE WAS COORDINATION BETWEEN THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND THE RUSSIANS, I CAN'T THINK OF A PERSON WHO WOULD KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT THAN FLYNN. FORMER STANFORD UNIVERSITY STUDENT BROCK TURNER WILL APPEAL HIS CONVICTION. IT COMES MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER HE WAS FOUND GUILTY AND JAILED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AN UNCONSCIOUS WOMAN. TURNER'S CASE MADE HEADLINES LAST YEAR, WHEN HE WAS SENTENCED TO JUST SIX MONTHS IN PRISON, DESPITE A POWERFUL VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT BY THE WOMAN HE'D ASSAULTED. HE SERVED JUST THREE MONTHS BEFORE BEING RELEASED EARLY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR. TURNER'S LAWYERS ARE NOW APPEALING THE ORIGINAL SENTENCE, ARGUING HIS TRIAL LAST MARCH HEARD A DETAILED AND LENGTHY SET OF LIES. THEY'RE ALSO HOPING TO OVERTURN THE REQUIREMENT FOR TURNER TO BE ON THE REGISTER OF SEX OFFENDERS FOR LIFE. DELHI'S CONTINUING TOXIC SMOG CRISIS HAS SPILLED OVER INTO INDIA'S NATIONAL GAME. SRI LANKAN PLAYERS COMPLAINED OF BREATHING PROBLEMS AND VOMITING BOUTS DURING A CRICKET TEST IN THE CAPITAL. THE TOURISTS RETURNED FROM LUNCH WEARING FACE MASKS, BEFORE THE UMPIRES STOPPED PLAY FOR 20 MINUTES TO CONSULT DOCTORS, COACHES AND MATCH OFFICIALS. LAST MONTH A SPIKE IN EMISSIONS FROM INDUSTRY, VEHICLES AND CROP BURNS TRIGGERED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. ACROSS THE DITCH, THE AUSSIES HAVE CHOSEN TO INCLUDE US IN THEIR WORD OF THE YEAR. THEY'VE PICKED 'KWAUSSIE' AS THE WINNER, MEANING A KIWI LIVING IN AUSSIE OR SOMEONE WHO HAS DUAL AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND CITIZENSHIP. ONE OF THE BIGGEST WINS IN THEIR HISTORY, RUNNING THROUGH THE WEST INDIES BY AN INNINGS AND 67 RUNS IN THE FIRST TEST IN WELLINGTON. AFTER SHOWING SOME FIGHT WITH THE BAT, THE WINDIES COLLAPSED TODAY. THE SERIES COULD FOLLOW SUIT, JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. WHAT A WAY TO START THE SUMMER! THAT'S IT. (CROWD CHEERS, APPLAUDS) OVER AND DONE WITH. TRENT BOULT NOT ONLY TAKING OUT MIDDLE STUMP BUT HELPING THE BLACKCAPS TO A MAMMOTH INNINGS AND 67-RUN VICTORY. YEAH, IT WAS A BRILLIANT ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE. WHILE A WIN OVER THE NUMBER EIGHT RANKED TEST NATION WAS EXPECTED, IT'S THE PERFORMANCES OF SEVERAL KEY PLAYERS THAT COULD CAUSE A FEW SELECTION HEADACHES GOING INTO THE SECOND TEST IN HAMILTON. ONE MAN SURE TO KEEP HIS SPOT, THOUGH, IS NEIL WAGNER. IT'S IN THE AIR AND TAKEN. AFTER TAKING SEVEN WICKETS IN THE FIRST INNINGS, WAGNER BAGGED TWO MORE THIS AFTERNOON. NOW HE HAS NINE FOR THE MATCH. A MAN-OF-THE-MATCH PERFORMANCE, OF A FIGHT BACK FROM THE WINDIES, TAKING THEIR FINAL EIGHT WICKETS FOR JUST 88 RUNS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WAS RECKLESS AT ANY STAGE. I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF US NOT BEING ABLE TO OVERCOME THE NZ BOWLING ATTACK TODAY. AT 200/2, I THOUGHT THE BOWLERS WERE EXCEPTIONAL TO CHANGE THEIR TACK OF THOUGHT, TO PLAY THE LONG GAME, BE PATIENT WITH HOW THEY OPERATED. WITH THE SECOND TEST STARTING IN JUST FIVE DAYS' TIME, THERE'S SURE TO BE PLENTY OF DEBATE SURROUNDING A COUPLE OF KEY SELECTIONS. WE'RE GONNA NAME THE SQUAD TOMORROW, SO THAT'LL REVEAL A FEW MORE THINGS. NONE MORE SO THAN THE WICKET-KEEPING ROLE, WITH TOM BLUNDELL FRESH OFF HIS CENTURY ON DEBUT KNOCK UP AGAINST A NOW SEMI-FIT STALWART IN BJ WATLING. HE GOT A HUNDRED YESTERDAY. HE PLAYED REALLY WELL, AND HE CRAMPED UP AND GOT RUN OUT, WHICH IS WORTH A LOOK ON YOUTUBE. A SELECTION DILEMMA, BUT ONE THE BLACKCAPS WILL SURELY TAKE WITH OPEN ARMS. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. AUSTRALIA HAVE CLAIMED AN IMPOSING FIRST INNINGS LED IN THE PINK BALL ASHES TEST IN ADELAIDE OVAL WITH ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 227. BUT ALL IS NOT LOST YET, WITH AUSTRALIAN 1 FOR 20 ` CAMERON BANCROFT OUT FOR JUST FOUR RUNS. THE MOST IMPRESSIVE CATCH OF THE DAY SO FAR CAME FROM MITCHELL STARC. HAVE A LOOK. OH, IT'S IN THE AIR TOO. OH! HE'S GONE AS WELL! (APPLAUSE) JUST AHEAD ` HOW YOUR WEATHER IS LOOKING TOMORROW. AND THE AUSTRALIAN MP WHO'S FINALLY GETTING ENGAGED. THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT HAS ARGUABLY NEVER BEEN MORE ROMANTIC THAN TODAY. IN THE ULTIMATE WAY TO CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA'S GAY MARRIAGE REFORM, AUSSIE LIBERAL MP TIM WILSON PROPOSED TO HIS LONG-TERM PARTNER ON THE FLOOR OF PARLIAMENT. WILSON AND HIS PARTNER, RYAN BOLGER, HAD ALREADY EXCHANGED RINGS, BUT HAD PLEDGED TO WAIT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA BEFORE TYING THE KNOT. THIS DEBATE HAS BEEN THE SOUNDTRACK TO OUR RELATIONSHIP. WE BOTH KNOW THIS ISSUE ISN'T THE REASON WE GOT INVOLVED IN POLITICS ` GIVE US TAX REFORM ANY DAY. (CHUCKLING) BUT IN MY FIRST SPEECH, I DEFINED OUR BOND BY THE RING THAT SITS ON BOTH OF OUR LEFT HANDS, THAT THEY ARE THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS WE CANNOT ASK. SO THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO. RYAN PATRICK BOLGER, WILL YOU MARRY ME? (CHUCKLING) YES. (CHUCKLES) (APPLAUSE) FINAL VOTE ON THE MARRIAGE EQUALITY ACT IS SET TO HAPPEN THIS WEEK. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER. (THE PRODIGY'S 'FIRESTARTER') FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017.