HELLO. IT WAS ANOTHER DAY FOR THE HEAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY ` 33 DEGREES TODAY, ` TEMPERATURES JUST INCHING UP EVER SO SLIGHTLY, BUT A SUBTLE CHANGE FOR SOME OF US TOMORROW WITH A SOUTHERLY THAT'S MOVING THROUGH. IT IS A LITTLE BIT COOLER TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. SOME WET WEATHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST; TOMORROW, THOUGH, IT'S THE HEAT FOR THE REST OF US. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP; RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. CAPTIONS BY SHRUTIKA GUNANAYAGAM AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2017 IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL AS JACINDA ARDERN REVEALS WHO'S ELIGIBLE FOR FREE TERTIARY STUDY ` YOUR FIRST YEAR OF STUDY... WILL BE ABSOLUTELY FREE. THE DETAILS AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. HE'S A MARKED MAN, BUT NOW A KIWI BIKIE GANG MEMBER DEPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA COULD BE HEADING BACK AFTER A LEGAL ERROR. HE TALKS TO 1 NEWS. AND THE RISE OF THE SUPERMOON AS IT LIGHTS UP THE SKY ` HOW IT WAS SEEN IN NZ AND AROUND THE WORLD. PLUS, WHEN'S THE NEXT ONE? KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. WE'VE LEARNED MORE DETAILS TODAY ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY THAT'LL AFFECT ABOUT 80,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE CRITERIA FOR WHO'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A FEES-FREE FIRST YEAR OF STUDY NOW GIVES SCHOOL LEAVERS CERTAINTY AS ENROLMENT DEADLINES LOOM. NOW GIVES SCHOOL-LEAVERS CERTAINTY AS ENROLMENT DEADLINES LOOM. AN ESTIMATED 30,000 WILL STUDY AT UNIVERSITIES UNDER THE NEW POLICY, 50,000 AT POLYTECHS, APPRENTICESHIPS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THERE WILL BE NO AGE RESTRICTIONS, AND IT'LL BE OPEN THERE WILL BE NO AGE RESTRICTIONS, AND IT'LL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE STUDYING FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM JANUARY. FOR MORE DETAILS AND REACTION, HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER KATIE BRADFORD. YOUR FIRST YEAR OF STUDY WILL BE ABSOLUTELY FREE. ABSOLUTELY FREE. WELCOME NEWS TO THESE STUDENTS, AMONG THOSE WHO'LL HAVE FREE FEES FOR THEIR FIRST YEAR OF TERTIARY STUDY. IT'S GOING TO MAKE MUCH LESS PRESSURE ON US NEXT YEAR, AND OUR FAMILIES. THE COST OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IS A BARRIER OF ACCESS TO MY FAMILY. IS A BARRIER OF ACCESS TO MY FAMILY. SO HAVING A FIRST YEAR FREE HAS BEEN A BIG HELP FOR US. THE GOVERNMENT HOPES THE POLICY WILL SEE 2000 MORE STUDENTS STUDY NEXT YEAR THAN WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE. IT MEANS FOR THE 80,000 ODD STUDENTS COMING IN EVERY YEAR IT MEANS FOR THE 80,000-ODD STUDENTS COMING IN EVERY YEAR IT MEANS FOR THE 80,000-ODD STUDENTS COMING IN EVERY YEAR THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE TAKING ON THAT LIFETIME OF DEBT, OR IT'LL BE MITIGATED BY THE COST OF A YEAR OR IT'LL BE MITIGATED BY THE COST OF A YEAR OR IT'LL BE MITIGATED BY THE COST OF A YEAR. BUT THERE ARE SOME RESTRICTIONS, IT'LL BE CAPPED AT $12,000 A YEAR, IF YOU'VE STUDIED FOR OVER HALF A YEAR AT TERTIARY LEVEL, YOU WON'T BE ELIGIBLE, AND... PROBABLY THE BEST PROTECTION WE'VE GOT IS THAT YOU SIMPLY WON'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER FREE SUPPORT IF YOU ARE NOT PASSING YOUR COURSES. THE COST OF THIS POLICY IS $380 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THE COST OF THIS POLICY IS $380 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THE COST OF THIS POLICY IS $380 MILLION A YEAR. THIS WILL LEAD TO AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF WASTEFUL SPENDING IN THE TERTIARY SECTOR, UNDER THE CRITERIA WE'VE GOT TODAY, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO DO DIPLOMAS IN GOLF TOURNAMENTS, SKY DIVING, HOMEOPATHY. THERE ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT RULES FOR PROSPECTIVE BUILDERS LIKE ETHAN SMITH, WHO STUDY THROUGH INDUSTRY TRAINING ORGANISATIONS. IT'D MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE; LIKE, IT'D MAKE IT A LOT EASIER FOR ME. AND WHILE THOSE BODIES WELCOME THE MOVE, THEY SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH ONLY 6,000 OF OUR 150,000 WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE ONLY 6,000 OF OUR 150,000 WOULD HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE IF THIS POLICY HAD BEEN IN PLACE LAST YEAR. SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS WHAT IS THE REAL, WORK-BASED LEARNING VERSION OF THIS? THE EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS APPRENTICES WILL HAVE THEIR STUDY COVERED. OFFICIAL ADVICE RELEASED WITH THE POLICY SHOW THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT HOW RUSHED IT'S BEEN. TREASURY HASN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE FULL FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF IT. AND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT 'GAMING' OF THE SYSTEM BY STUDENTS OR PROVIDERS. WE'RE ALSO ARE PREPARED FOR THERE TO BE A FEW BUMPS IN THE ROAD, ANY ROLL-OUT, WHETHER WE'D DONE IT IN A SHORT OR LONG TERM PERIOD, IS LIKELY TO HAVE THAT. AND THERE'LL BE A REVIEW OF HOW THE POLICY ROLLOUT HAS WORKED AND THERE'LL BE A REVIEW OF HOW THE POLICY ROLLOUT HAS WORKED EARLY NEXT YEAR. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU QUALIFY FOR THE FEES FREE SCHEME, HEAD TO FEESFREE.GOVT.NZ AND ENTER YOUR STUDENT NUMBER. THE POLICY INCLUDES COMPULSORY STUDENT UNION FEES, AND THERE'S AN EXTRA $50 A WEEK FOR STUDENT ALLOWANCES OR LOANS, BUT IT DOESN'T COVER ACCOMMODATION. AUSTRALIA'S MOST FAMOUS KIWI DEPORTEE COULD SOON BE BACK HOME, WITH HIS FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA. SHANE MARTIN'S BEEN FIGHTING TO RETURN SINCE HE WAS SENT HERE LAST YEAR FOR BEING OF BAD CHARACTER. BUT TODAY, A BOMBSHELL CONCESSION FROM AUSTRALIA'S GOVERNMENT: IT MADE A LEGAL MISTAKE IN THE DECISION TO DEPORT HIM. MR MARTIN SPOKE FIRST TO 1 NEWS IN AUCKLAND, MR MARTIN SPOKE FIRST TO 1 NEWS IN AUCKLAND, OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. SHANE MARTIN'S SPENT THE LAST 20 MONTHS IN NEW ZEALAND, DESPERATELY WANTING TO BE BACK IN AUSTRALIA. TODAY THE COUNTRY'S MOST FAMOUS DEPORTEE WAS GIVEN FRESH HOPE. I JUST WANNA BE WITH MY FAMILY, MATE. THAT'S ALL I WANT. I WANT TO SEE MY SON, PLAY FOOTY, WANNA SEE MY 2 GIRLS GROW UP. MR MARTIN WAS DEPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA IN MARCH LAST YEAR, DECLARED TO HAVE BAD CHARACTER DUE TO HIS LINKS TO THE REBELS MOTORCYCLE CLUB. YOU SHOULD BE GIVEN A TRIAL OR A WARNING, OR` I DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT UNTIL NOW. I'M GUILTY BEFORE I'VE PROVEN MY INNOCENCE. HE'S HAD TO WATCH FROM AFAR AS HIS AUSSIE RULES FOOTY STAR SON, DUSTIN, RACKED UP ACCOLADE AFTER ACCOLADE. THEIR FORCED SEPARATION PUBLIC AND PAINFUL. THEIR FORCED SEPARATION WAS PUBLIC AND PAINFUL. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE ME, AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. BUT TODAY IN SYDNEY'S FEDERAL COURT, IMMIGRATION MINISTER PETER DUTTON CONCEDED A LEGAL ERROR WAS MADE, AND THAT THE DECISION SHOULD BE QUASHED. DUSTIN WASN'T COMMENTING IN MELBOURNE TODAY, BUT THE FAMILY HAVE SPOKEN. YEAH, PRETTY, UM, YEAH. IT'S HARD TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? MR MARTIN'S CASE WAS BOOSTED BY A HIGH COURT DECISION IN SEPTEMBER, WHICH RULED TWO OTHER KIWIS WRONGLY HAD THEIR VISAS CANCELLED. AT THE TIME, A NEW LAW WAS RUSHED THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT HIS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA AT THE TIME MR DUTTON WAS ADAMANT.. AT THE TIME MR DUTTON WAS ADAMANT. HE'S NOT COMING BACK TO AUSTRALIA, AND THAT'S THE WAY THE LAW OPERATES. BY KICKING OUT CRIMINALS WE WILL MAKE AUSTRALIA A SAFER PLACE, AND I THINK THAT'S STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC. IT'S CRAZINESS WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THAT'S WHY I DON'T GET WHY THE NZ GOVERNMENT ISN'T, YOU KNOW, JUMPING ON BOARD THIS AS WELL. THEY SHOULD BE, IT'S THEIR PEOPLE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY GO THERE TO WORK, BETTER THEMSELVES, GET SENT BACK HERE. BUT THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER'S ADMISSION TODAY DOESN'T MEAN MR MARTIN AUTOMATICALLY GETS HIS VISA BACK. CELEBRATE WHEN I'VE GOT THE AIRFARE IN MY HAND AND I'M GOING HOME. THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL SEE THE CELEBRATION. WHETHER HE'LL GET THAT CELEBRATION IS SET TO BE DETERMINED IN COURT LATER THIS MONTH. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. THE ALLEGED STOCKPILING OF TOXIC WASTE FROM THE TIWAI POINT ALUMINIUM SMELTER'S CAUSING INCREASING FRUSTRATION FOR SOUTHLAND RESIDENTS. THEY FEAR THE WASTE WILL POISON WATERWAYS AND THE AIR THEY BREATH, AND THEY'RE DEMANDING ACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. AND THEY'RE DEMANDING ACTION FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. MARK HATHAWAY REPORTS. THEY SAY THOUSANDS OF TONS OF TOXIC WASTE STORED IN THE OLD MATAURA PAPER MILL'S A TICKING TIME BOMB,... EVERYTHING WILL BE KILLED. IT'LL JUST BE DEVASTATION. AND THEY FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT GETS WET. AND THEY FEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF IT GETS WET. THE BY-PRODUCT FROM THE TIWAI ALUMINUM SMELTER, KNOWN AS DROSS, ENDED UP HERE AFTER TAHA INTERNATIONAL, THE COMPANY IN CHARGE OF PROCESSING IT, IT'S BELIEVED THE MATERIAL CAN CAUSE AN AMMONIA CLOUD IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH WATER,... ALL: SORT OUT THE DROSS. ...BUT PROTESTERS WANTING TO EXPRESS THEIR CONCERNS WEREN'T ALLOWED INTO A MEETING OF OFFICIALS IN INVERCARGILL YESTERDAY. THEY JUST SEEM TO HAVE TURNED A BLIND EYE. SO THEY'VE ALL LET US DOWN ` AND BIG TIME, SO IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. 1 NEWS WAS ALSO TURNED AWAY. NONE OF THE AGENCIES IN THAT MEETING ARE PREPARED TO TALK TO US ABOUT THEY ALL POINTED TO THE RECEIVERS FROM ERNST AND YOUNG, THE MATERIAL IS THOUGHT TO BE STORED IN AT LEAST SEVEN LOCATIONS ROUND SOUTHLAND. BLUFF FARMER GRAHAM LAIDLAW SAYS HE WAS TOLD BY TAHA INTERNATIONAL THAT A PROCESSED FORM OF IT WAS SAFE TO USE ON HIS FARM LANES. HE SINCE FOUND OUT IT'S TOXIC, AND REMOVING IT WILL COST HIM NEARLY $2M. THEY'VE JUST LIED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THEY'RE AN OUTSIDE COMPANY AND JUST BASICALLY DUMPED THE PRODUCT ALL ROUND SOUTHLAND AND GET PAID FOR STORIN' IT, AND THEN THEY'RE GONE. SO LET'S GET THIS CLEAR. A FORMER TAHA DIRECTOR SAYS AS THE COMPANY DIDN'T OWN THE DROSS, A FORMER TAHA DIRECTOR SAYS AS THE COMPANY DIDN'T OWN THE DROSS, IT'S UP TO THE SMELTER TO SORT IT OUT. THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN DUE CARE. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL LAW. IT'S THEIRS. IN A STATEMENT LATE TODAY NZ ALUMINIUM SMELTERS SAID THE PRODUCT STORED IN SOUTHLAND IS A MATERIAL REFINED FROM DROSS AND THEY SUPPORT THE ACTIONS OF THE LIQUIDATOR IN FINDING AN END USER FOR IT. MARK HATHAWAY, 1 NEWS. BUSH WALKERS ARE BEING URGED TO STAY AWAY BUSH WALKERS ARE BEING URGED TO STAY AWAY FROM AUCKLAND'S POPULAR WAITAKERE RANGES AS THE FIGHT AGAINST DEADLY KAURI DIEBACK DISEASE INTENSIFIES. MEASURES ALREADY IN PLACE ARE PROVING INEFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. THE COUNCIL TODAY VOTED TO CLOSE MORE WALKING TRACKS IMMEDIATELY AND LOOK INTO SHUTTING OTHERS EARLY NEXT YEAR. GIVE THE RANGES A BIT OF A BREAK, THINK ABOUT WHERE ELSE YOU MIGHT LIKE TO WALK. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER FANTASTIC REGIONAL PARKS THAT DON'T HAVE VULNERABLE KAURI IN THEM. THE COUNCIL ALSO AGREED TO ALLOCATE MORE MONEY TO FIGHTING KAURI DIEBACK IN NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. FIRE CREWS WILL CONTINUE TO DAMPEN DOWN HOT SPOTS TONIGHT AFTER A HUGE FACTORY FIRE IN ASHBURTON WHICH LEFT THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE AT THE ANIMAL-FOOD PLANT IS STILL NOT KNOWN. THE CONCERN NOW IS MAKING SURE FARMERS HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLY. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. BLACK SMOKE SEEN BILLOWING FROM AROUND MID CANTERBURY ` ASHBURTON RESIDENTS CAPTURED THE FLAMES AS THEY RIPPED THROUGH THIS LARGE FACTORY. I LOOKED ACROSS THE PADDOCK TOWARDS SEALESWINSLOW AND SAW THE FLAMES, AND I THOUGHT, 'THOSE ARE VERY HIGH ` DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.' IT WOULD'VE BEEN A GOOD 10M HIGH. 50 FIREFIGHTERS WITH 19 APPLIANCES FROM ACROSS THE REGION 50 FIREFIGHTERS WITH 19 APPLIANCES FROM ACROSS THE REGION SPENT HOURS BATTLING THE INFERNO. THREE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MINOR TO MODERATE BURNS. THEY'VE NOW BEEN DISCHARGED. THE MAIN THING IS EVERYBODY'S SAFE, AND, MAN, WE HAD FIVE DIFFERENT DISTRICT FIRE CREWS ` ALL VOLUNTEERS ` LAST NIGHT, AND THEY SAVED OUR FACTORY; IT WAS FANTASTIC. TODAY CREWS ARE STILL BUSY DAMPENING HOT SPOTS, AND THEY'LL REMAIN HERE OVERNIGHT TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO FLARE-UPS. WATER WAS A BIG ISSUE FOR US HERE ` JUST THE SIZE OF THE FIRE AND THE LACK OF RETICULATED WATER HERE, SO WE HAD TO TAP INTO FARMERS' IRRIGATION SUPPLIES, SO WE HAD TO TAP INTO FARMERS' IRRIGATION SUPPLIES, SO WE HAD TO TAP INTO FARMERS' IRRIGATION SUPPLIES. ANIMAL FEED WAS MADE AT THE 500M2 BUILDING, AND THE 18 STAFF HAVE BEEN TOLD TO STAY HOME. THE NEXT STEP IS CONTINGENCY AND RECOVERY, REALLY. IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO GET VERY DRY, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE BIG DEMAND. SO AS AN INDUSTRY, WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THE FARMERS ARE OK. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE PROBABLY SAVED A THIRD OF IT. WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME THAT WAS BURNT WAS UNSAVEABLE, WHAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME THAT WAS BURNT WAS UNSAVEABLE, BUT AT LEAST WE STOPPED IT SPREADING. INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE BLAZE. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. TEN MONTHS AFTER THE PORT HILLS FIRES, THE CHRISTCHURCH ADVENTURE PARK HAS RISEN FROM THE ASHES. THE FIRES GUTTED THE PARK WHICH SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE. SOME SAY WAS MADE WORSE BY THE FACILITY'S OWN ACTIONS. SAM CLARKE WENT ALONG TO THE RE-OPENING. IT'S A WEE BIT CHARRED, BUT IT TAKES SOME PRETTY STRONG BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THESE RIDERS. IT'S FANTASTIC TO BE OPEN AGAIN. WE CAN'T WAIT TO BE OPEN THIS SUMMER AND HAVE EVERYONE BACK IN THE PARK. IT'S TAKE TWO FOR THIS WORLD-CLASS MOUNTAIN BIKE FACILITY, THE FIRST ATTEMPT ENDING JUST EIGHT WEEKS AFTER OPENING. BASICALLY ALL OUR TRAILS WERE DESTROYED, BASICALLY, ALL OUR TRAILS WERE DESTROYED, SO WE'VE HAD TO REBUILD THOSE AS WELL. SO ITS BEEN A TOUGH 10 MONTHS. FIRE RIPPED THROUGH THE $20 MILLION FACILITY, DAMAGING THE CHAIRLIFT AND FORCING AROUND 600a OF TREES TO BE LOGGED. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, SOME HAVE BLAMED THE PARK FOR SPREADING THE BLAZE WHEN IT CONTINUED RUNNING THE CHAIRLIFT. AT THE MOMENT, THAT'S BETWEEN INSURANCE COMPANIES, DOESN'T AFFECT OUR DAY TO DAY. WE'RE LEAVING IT TO THEM TO FIGHT IT OUT. BUT TODAY, FROM THE ASHES, THEY'RE BACK ON THE BIKE. NOT ALL PATHS ARE OPEN, THEY'LL BE RESTORED OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. BUT ENTHUSIASTS HAVEN'T SPARED ANY TIME GETTING RIGHT BACK INTO IT. SO AWESOME ` I GOT THIS BIKE FIVE DAYS BEFORE IT SHUT. GREAT TO SEE IT WORKING. TOOK THE DAY OFF WORK AND EVERYTHING. ITS NOT JUST THE BIKE PATHS OPENING TODAY. THE ADVENTURE PARKS ZIPLINE IS NOW IN OPERATION. IT'S THE LONGEST AND HIGHEST IN THE NEW ZELAND, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY I'M SENDING MY CAMERAMAN DOWN. NOW THAT IT'S RUNNING, WITH HOT, DRY WEATHER ON THE WAY, THE PARK'S ORGANISERS ARE MAKING SURE IT STAYS THAT WAY. WE'VE GOT FIRE BREAKS IN PLACE, LOOKING TO GET ADDITONAL WATER SUPPLY TO THE TOP OF THE HILLS AND WORKING WITH THE FIRE SERVICE TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T HAVE A REPEAT. TO MAKE SURE THIS OPENING IS THE LAST ONE. SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS. THE KILLING OF A KEY POWER-BROKER IN YEMEN COULD INFLAME A CIVIL CONFLICT THAT'S PUT MILLIONS AT RISK OF STARVATION. PRESIDENT FOR 34 YEARS, ALI ABDULLAH SALEH REMAINED A DOMINANT FORCE EVEN AFTER HE WAS OUSTED. BUT HE ANGERED IRANIAN-BACKED HOUTHI REBELS BUT HE ANGERED IRANIAN-BACKED HOUTHI REBELS WHEN HE SWITCHED SIDES TO A SAUDI-LED COALITION. THE BBC'S MIDDLE EAST EDITOR JEREMY BOWEN REPORTS. (SHOUTING IN ARABIC) HOUTHI FIGHTERS KILLED SALEH AS HE TRIED TO FLEE SANA'A, THE CAPITAL, FOR HIS HOME TOWN. MOBILE PHONE VIDEO OF HIS CORPSE HAD ECHOES OF THE DOWNFALL OF ANOTHER LONG-SERVING ARAB LEADER, LIBYA'S COLONEL GADDAFI, SIX YEARS AGO. SINCE SALEH'S DEATH, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR COVER, SINCE SALEH'S DEATH, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RUNNING FOR COVER AS SAUDI-LED AIRSTRIKES HIT HOUTHI TARGETS. SANA'A'S HARD-PRESSED HOSPITALS TOOK IN MORE PATIENTS. THE WAR WAS ALREADY A MAN-MADE CATASTROPHE. THE WAR WAS ALREADY A MANMADE CATASTROPHE. THE U.N. FEARS THAT NEW POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AFTER SALEH THE U.N. FEARS THAT NEW POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY AFTER SALEH COULD MAKE IT WORSE. KEY COMMODITIES SUCH AS FOOD AND FUEL ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY, AND WE NEED THOSE TO MAINTAIN OUR SUPPORT TO 7 MILLION PEOPLE AND WE NEED THOSE TO MAINTAIN OUR SUPPORT TO SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A REALLY BAD STATE. AND WITH FAMINE AROUND THE CORNER, AND THE CHOLERA RE-EMERGENCE, AND THE THREAT OF THAT AGAIN MAKES FOR A VERY, VERY TRAGIC FUTURE, I THINK. (AUTOMATIC GUNFIRE) FOR ALMOST A WEEK, SANA'A HAS BEEN ROCKED BY YET ANOTHER FRONT IN YEMEN'S WAR. (HIGH-CALIBRE GUNFIRE) AS SALEH'S MEN AND THE HOUTHIS FOUGHT FOR THE CITY. (SPEAKING ARABIC) THEN, ON SATURDAY, HE ANNOUNCED IT WAS TIME FOR A NEW PAGE WITH THE SAUDI-LED COALITION, THAT SINCE 2015 HAS BEEN BOMBING YEMEN TO TRY TO DESTROY THE HOUTHIS. SALEH CALLED GOVERNING YEMEN, 'DANCING ON THE HEADS OF SNAKES.' SALEH CALLED GOVERNING YEMEN, 'DANCING ON THE HEADS OF SNAKES'. HE WAS VERY GOOD AT DOING DEALS WITH YEMEN'S TRIBES. HE WAS VERY GOOD AT DOING DEALS WITH YEMEN'S TRIBES, BUT IT LOOKS AS IF HE TRIED TO MAKE ONE DEAL TOO MANY. THE HOUTHIS ARE A POWERFUL YEMENI FACTION. THEY SWEPT INTO SANA'A IN 2014 IN ALLIANCE WITH ALI ABDULLAH SALEH AND HIS MEN, BUT IT'S ABOUT MORE THAN WHO CONTROLS THESE STREETS FOR SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS ALLIES. THEY SAY THE HOUTHIS TAKE ORDERS FROM IRAN. SO THE CONFLICT HERE BECAME PART OF THE BIGGER CONFRONTATION SO THE CONFLICT HERE BECAME PART OF THE BIGGER CONFRONTATION SO THE CONFLICT HERE BECAME PART OF THE BIGGER CONFRONTATION ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST BETWEEN THE SAUDI'S AND THE IRANIANS. ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST BETWEEN THE SAUDIS AND THE IRANIANS. SALEH'S KILLING COULD CREATE MORE CHAOS, MAKING THE LIVES OF YEMENIS, WHO'VE BECOME PAWNS IN THE QUARRELS OF MUCH BIGGER POWERS, EVEN MORE HELLISH. MCU THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CALLED FOR ALL PARTIES TO HALT FIGHTING IN SANA'A FOR 6 HOURS TONIGHT TO HALT FIGHTING IN SANA'A FOR SIX HOURS TONIGHT TO ALLOW CIVILIANS TO GET TO SAFETY. NAPIER'S WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED NAPIER'S WATER RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED IN JUST THE PAST FEW HOURS, AFTER RESERVOIR LEVELS RECOVERED FASTER THAN EXPECTED. BUT MANY ARE QUESTIONING THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSE TO THE SHORTAGE AND HOW THE CRISIS UNFOLDED. SEAN HOGAN REPORTS. NOT WHAT NAPIER'S WATER SHORTAGE NEEDED. A HOUSE FIRE FORCING THE USE OF PRECIOUS RESOURCE, A HOUSE FIRE FORCING THE USE OF PRECIOUS RESOURCE, JUST HOURS AFTER RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE. JUST HOURS AFTER RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE. WE'VE GOT TO PROTECT THESE PROPERTIES WHICH IS MORE IMPORTANT. THIS MORNING SOME SEEMED BLASE ABOUT THE SITUATION, WASHING THIER CARS. BUT TODAY COUNCIL ANNOUNCED THE MAJORITY OF LOCALS HAD HELPED TURN A CORNER THE MAJORITY OF LOCALS HAD HELPED TURN A CORNER. THESE RESERVOIRS IN TARADALE SUPPLY THE BULK OF NAPIER WITH THEIR WATER, AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THEY DROPPED TO BELOW 20% CAPACITY. AND YESTERDAY AFTERNOON THEY DROPPED TO BELOW 20% CAPACITY. HOWEVER CONSERVATION EFFORTS OVERNIGHT SAW THEM RETURN TO 80% FULL. IT'S NOT WORRYING, BUT IT'S CHALLENGING FOR THE TEAM TO KEEP THE WATER SUPPLY UP. LOCALS HAVE BEEN SURPRISED BY THE SITUATION. IT'S A BIT HARD TO IMAGINE THAT IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. CONCERN ECHOED BY MANY, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT MINISTER STUART NASH CONCERN ECHOED BY MANY, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT MINISTER STUART NASH. I HAD NO IDEA WE HAD THIS CRISIS AND I READ ABOUT IT IN THE 'PAPER. I HAD NO IDEA WE HAD THIS CRISIS, AND I READ ABOUT IT IN THE 'PAPER. JUST A BIT ANNOYED THAT WE WEREN'T LET KNOW SOMETHING EARLIER. IF YOU SAW THE RESPONSE, IF YOU SAW THE RESPONSE, AND HOW THE RESERVOIRS ACTUALLY BUILT UP LAST NIGHT, IT PROVES THAT THE MESSAGE DID GET OUT THERE IT PROVES THAT THE MESSAGE DID GET OUT THERE. SOME EVEN REPORTED A BLACK COLOURING AFTER RESTRICTIONS WERE PUT IN PLACE. THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON IN WATER SUPPLIES From time to time, And that resulted from us bringing a bore online operationally For the first time. Encouraginglocals to use water sparingly. MONITORING METHODS COULD ALSO BE LOOKED AT. TRYING TO AVOID A REPEAT SITUATION AS A LONG HOT SUMMER AWAITS. THERE'S BEEN NO EASING OF TENSION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULAR, IN FACT THE OPPOSITE, AS THE US AND ITS SOUTHERN ALLY TAKE TO THE SKIES IN A MASSIVE DISPLAY OF FIREPOWER. THE NORTH CALLS IT ALL OUT PROVOCATION, THAT'S AHEAD. UNDOING THE WORK OF OBAMA AND CLINTON BEFORE HIM, DONALD TRUMP DOWNSIZES A CONSERVATION ESTATE, IN THE INTERESTS OF MINING AND JOBS. AND U.S. GIANT AMAZON GOES LIVE IN AUSTRALIA ` WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR SHOPPERS ON THIS SIDE OF THE TASMAN. PEOPLE WHO DONATE ORGANS WILL NOW BE PAID 100% OF THEIR NORMAL INCOME FOR THE TIME THEY TAKE OFF WORK. THE LIVE ORGAN DONORS ACT COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY, AFTER THREE YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING BY UPPER HUTT WOMAN, SHARON VAN DER GULIK. SHE WAS GIVEN A KIDNEY BY HER GRANDSON IN 2013, AND SAYS SHE HOPES THE NEW MOVE WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILLING TO BE DONORS. WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WILLING TO BE DONORS. HER LOCAL MP CHRIS BISHOP WHO SPONSORED THE BILL GAVE HER A COPY OF IT AT PARLIAMENT TODAY. NORTH KOREA HAS WARNED THAT LARGE SCALE MILITARY DRILLS NORTH KOREA HAS WARNED THAT LARGE SCALE MILITARY DRILLS NORTH KOREA HAS WARNED THAT LARGE-SCALE MILITARY DRILLS BETWEEN THE US AND THE SOUTH ARE BRINGING THE PENINSULAR TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR. ARE BRINGING THE PENINSULAR TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR. THE NORTH SAYS THE FIVE DAY EXERCISE, THE LARGEST JOINT AIR DRILL BETWEEN THE ALLIES , IS AN ALL OUT PROVOCATION AND SAYS THE ALLIES ARE, QUOTE, IS AN ALL OUT PROVOCATION AND SAYS THE ALLIES ARE, QUOTE, 'BEGGING FOR NUCLEAR WAR.' MEANWHILE THE UN HAS DESPATCHED ITS POLITICAL AFFAIRS CHIEF TO PYONGYANG FOR TALKS WITH SENIOR NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS. A CONTROVERSIAL RIGHT-WING COMMENTATOR HAS VISITED AUSTRALIA'S PARLIAMENT IN CANBERRA UNDER HEAVY GUARD AFTER CAUSING CHAOS IN MELBOURNE LAST NIGHT. ANTI-FASCIST PROTESTORS CLASHED WITH FAR-RIGHT SUPPORTERS FOR HOURS, AS BRITON MILO YIANNOPOULOS SPOKE INSIDE A VENUE. AS BRITON MILO YIANNOPOULOS SPOKE INSIDE A VENUE. POLICE USED PEPPER SPRAY, AND ARRESTED AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE. POLICE USED PEPPER SPRAY AND ARRESTED AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE. FIVE POLICE OFFICERS SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. YIANNOPOULOS HAS EARNED A CULT FOLLOWING FOR HIS ANTI-FEMINIST, ANTI-MUSLIM STANCE AND HIS VIEWS ON PAEDOPHILIA. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS HANDED DONALD TRUMP A VICTORY BY ALLOWING HIS MUSLIM TRAVEL BAN TO TAKE FULL EFFECT. THE BAN, SUBJECT TO WIDESPREAD PROTEST WHEN IT WAS PUT UP DURING THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST WEEK IN OFFICE, TARGETS PEOPLE FROM SIX MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES. LOWER COURTS HAD BLOCKED THE MOVE TRUMP SAID WAS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE U.S. FROM ISLAMIC MILITANTS. EARLIER, PRESIDENT TRUMP FACED CRITICISM FOR HIS DECISION TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF TWO VAST CONSERVATION AREAS, HOME TO SOME OF AMERICA'S MOST STUNNING SCENERY. THE PARKS IN UTAH WERE DESIGNATED NATIONAL MONUMENTS BY DEMOCRAT PRESIDENTS CLINTON AND OBAMA, BUT THE MOVE COULD PAVE THE WAY FOR MINING AND DRILLING. BBC CORRESPONDENT JAMES COOK HAS THIS REPORT. IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER PLANET, BUT THIS IS THE HEART OF THE BEARS EARS NATURE RESERVE ` ALTHOUGH, IT SEEMS, NOT FOR MUCH LONGER. (SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY) FOR BRUCE ADAMS, VICTORY IS AT HAND. THE RANCHER HAS BEEN FIGHTING TO RETURN FEDERAL LANDS TO STATE CONTROL FOR YEARS, AND NOW HE'S FOUND HIS CHAMPION. I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, I AM JUST SO GRATEFUL TO PRESIDENT TRUMP, BECAUSE HE'S NOT YOUR ORDINARY POLITICIAN. HE BELIEVES IN RURAL PEOPLE; HE BELIEVES IN LOCAL DECISION-MAKING. SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF UTAH SHOULD BE CONTROLLED BY A SMALL HANDFALL OF VERY DISTANT BUERAUCRATS LOCATED IN WASHINGTON. AND GUESS WHAT? THEY'RE WRONG. AND GUESS WHAT. THEY'RE WRONG. IN ONE OF THE POOREST COUNTIES IN THE COUNTRY, THESE RESIDENTS BACK THE DECISION. SOME SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MINE FOR MINERALS OR DRILL FOR OIL. WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE VALUABLE RESOURCES UNDER THIS LAND ARE CONTROVERSIAL AND UNTESTED, BUT ABOVE THE GROUND, THERE ARE MANY TREASURES. THE BATTLE TO SAVE SACRED SITES LIKE THIS ANCIENT DWELLING IS BEING WAGED BY NATIVE AMERICANS WHO ARE NOW A MINORITY IN THIS MORMON MAJORITY STATE. THE MORMONS CAME INTO THIS AREA IN 1879 THE MORMONS CAME INTO THIS AREA IN 1879 SINCE THE DAY THEY CAME IT'S BEEN DESTRUCTION, DESTRUCTION, LOOTING, LOOTING, LOOTING. SOME OF THE ROCK ART HERE MAY DATE BACK 10,00 YEARS OR MORE BUT IT AS JUST 12 MONTHS AGO WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA DECLARED THIS A PROTECTED AREA. President trumps than say his plan to reverse that gives power to the people. His opponents say it is cultural vandalism. AND SHARES ON WALL STREET HIT NEW HIGHS ON THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUMP VICTORY, THE SENATE APPROVING THE BIGGEST PACKAGE OF TAX CUTS SINCE THE REAGAN ERA IN THE 80S. ONLINE RETAIL GIANT AMAZON HAS GONE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA, DROPPING A CHRISTMAS BOMBSHELL FOR TRADITIONAL SHOPS. BUT ITS PROMISE TO SELL MILLIONS OF PRODUCTS AT CUT PRICES HAS FALLEN SHORT, WITH CONSUMERS POINTING OUT SOME ITEMS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE. BUSINESS ANALYSTS HAD WARNED AMAZON WOULD UNDERCUT LOCAL RETAIL PRICES BY UP TO 30%. RIGHT NOW ONLY LIMITED PRODUCTS CAN BE SHIPPED HERE, BUT THAT'S EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY NEXT CHRISTMAS. WEATHER TIME NOW. DAN IS HERE, AND MORE HEAT TODAY, SLightly cooler for some. For some, it was a gorgeous looking day. It was a hot day once again. Further north, it was the heat. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. This is quite a shot. Banks Peninsula UP AHEAD, HOW MUCH THE GLASS CEILING IS COSTING NEW ZEALAND BUSINESSES. A NEW STUDY PUTS IT AT A BILLION DOLLARS, AND THE ANSWER IS TO GET MORE WOMEN INTO MANAGEMENT JOBS. AND CLOSER THAN YOUR AVERAGE MOON ` WHY EARTH'S SATELLITE IS LOOMING SO LARGE IN THE NIGHT SKY RIGHT NOW. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE GOVERNMENT'S RELEASED MORE DETAIL ON ITS FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION POLICY, AFFECTING AROUND 80,000 STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES, POLYTECHS AND IN APPRENTICESHIPS. THERE'LL BE NO AGE RESTRICTIONS, AND IT'LL BE OPEN TO EVERYONE STUDYING FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM JANUARY. AND ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST FAMOUS KIWI DEPORTEES COULD BE ALLOWED TO RETURN AFTER THAT COUNTRY'S IMMIGRATION MINISTER CONCEDED THERE'D BEEN A LEGAL ERROR IN THE CASE. SHANE MARTIN, FATHER OF AFL SUPERSTAR DUSTIN MARTIN, HAS BEEN FIGHTING TO RETURN SINCE HIS DEPORTATION LAST YEAR OVER HIS LINKS TO THE REBELS MOTORCYCLE GANG. $1B ` THAT'S WHAT A NEW REPORT SAYS WOULD BE THE BENEFIT TO THE NZ ECONOMY IF WE GET MORE WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT. EXPERTS HOPE IT'LL PROMPT COMPANIES TO WAKE UP TO THE FACT THAT WOMEN ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS. JESSICA MUTCH REPORTS. MORE WOMEN MANAGERS COULD BRING IN BIG BUCKS. THIS SURVEY HAS SHOWN THAT, SAY, YOU'RE A BUSINESS THAT'S VALUED AT 10 MILLION, BY GETTING MORE WOMEN INTO MANAGEMENT AND INTO YOUR ORGANISATION, YOUR REVENUE WILL INCREASE BY 150,000. RIGHT NOW 29% OF MANAGERS ARE WOMEN. THE WESTPAC REPORT LOOKED AT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR COMPANIES IF IT WENT UP TO 50%. AND HAVE PEOPLE GO, 'OH WOW, THAT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A LOT OF MONEY,' THAT'S NEARLY $1B-ODD ` JUST UNDER ` TO THE NZ ECONOMY THAT WE'RE POTENTIALLY MISSING OUT OF. HAVING MORE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES COULD BE WORTH 881 MILLION TO THE ECONOMY. THE STUDY SHOWS WOMEN IN POWER INTRODUCE THINGS LIKE FLEXIBLE HOURS, WHICH BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY, AND THAT'S WORTH 685 MILLION, AND WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CAN BE ROLE MODELS FOR OTHER WOMEN, AND THAT'S WORTH 196 MILLION. YOU'RE NOT DOING THEM A FAVOUR BY OFFERING THEM FLEXIBLE WORKING. IT'S ACTUALLY A GENUINE WIN-WIN SITUATION; THEY'RE COMING BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE TO WORK FOR YOU, AND THEY'VE GOT LOTS OF SKILLS, LOTS OF EXPERIENCE. RESEARCHERS TALKED TO 500 BUSINESSES AS PART OF THE STUDY. THE REPORT RECOMMENDS THEY SHOULD ALL BE MEASURING HOW MANY WOMEN ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND PUTTING TARGETS IN PLACE FOR GETTING THOSE NUMBERS UP ` A MOVE WELCOMED BY THE MINISTER FOR WOMEN. IT'S UP TO NZ BUSINESS, AND PARTICULARLY MEN IN NZ BUSINESS AND IN GOVERNANCE ROLES TO BE LEADING THE CHARGE AND ENSURING GOOD WOMEN ARE BEING SHOULDER-TAPPED FOR THESE POSITIONS. I HOPE THIS IS A WAKENING TO THEM THAT ACTUALLY THIS IS AFFECTING THEIR BOTTOM LINE, AND IT'S CERTAINLY AFFECTING THE COUNTRY'S BOOKS AS WELL. BOTTOM LINES WHICH COULD DO BETTER WITH MORE WOMEN AT THE HELM. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. IT SET THE NIGHT SKY ALIGHT YESTERDAY, AND A DAZZLING SUPERMOON'S SET TO HANG AROUND FOR A COUPLE MORE DAYS. WHILE ITS AFFECT ON TIDES MAY'VE DISRUPTED FERRIES HERE, IT'S ALSO MESMERISED STARGAZERS AROUND THE WORLD. HERE'S CHRIS CHANG WITH MORE. IF NASA'S DESCRIBING IT AS A SUPERMOON TRILOGY, THIS WAS THE FIRST EPIC INSTALMENT, RISING IN THE NIGHT SKY, APPEARING MORE SUN THAN MOON. THE TECHNICAL TERM IS A LUNAR PERIGEE SYZYGY, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY FAIR THAT 'SUPERMOON' IS EASIER TO SAY. AND IT'S NOT ENTIRELY RARE. SUPERMOONS OCCUR ROUGHLY EVERY 14 MONTHS. THE MOON TRAVELS AROUND THE EARTH IN AN ELLIPSE, NOT A PERFECT CIRCLE, SO SOMETIMES IT'S CLOSER TO US THAN AT OTHER TIMES. AND NOW AT THIS TIME, THE MOON IS CLOSER TO THE EARTH, AND SO IT APPEARS SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER. IT COINCIDES WITH THE TIME OF FULL MOON, SO WE HAVE THIS GREAT BIG BRIGHT MOON IN THE NIGHT SKY. STARGAZERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE ENJOYING PRIME VIEWS OF THE SPACE SPECTACLE. THIS SUPERMOON APPEARS ABOUT 14% LARGER THAN A NORMAL MOON, BUT ITS BRIGHTNESS IS UP 30%. IT'S ALSO A FULL MOON WITH A SLIGHTLY ENHANCED EFFECT ON TIDES, LEADING TO THE CANCELLATION OF SOME FERRY SERVICES IN AUCKLAND THIS AFTERNOON. SO WHAT'S EXCITING ABOUT THIS GROUPING, THOUGH, IS THAT WE'RE ALSO GONNA GET A LUNAR ECLIPSE THROWN IN AS WELL ` THAT'S FUN. THAT'S WHEN THE EARTH CASTS A SHADOW ON TO THE MOON, AND IF YOU'VE EVER SEEN ONE OF THESE, IF YOU HAVE A PERFECT LUNAR ECLIPSE, THE MOON TURNS THIS FASCINATING... REDDY-BROWN COLOUR. IF YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT'S SHOW, THE SUPERMOON WILL BE HERE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE START OF 2018 FOR THE SEQUEL AND JANUARY 31ST FOR THE GRAND FINALE ` A SUPERMOON THAT'S ALSO A BLUE MOON. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A WORD OF WARNING FOR CRICKETER BEN STOKES. STOKES IS ABOUT TO PLAY FOR CANTERBURY ABOUT AUCKLAND NEED WE SAY MORE? THE AUCKLAND BOWLERS ARE CERTAINLY NOT AFRAID TO GIVE STOKES A CHALLENGE AHEAD OF HIS DEBUT ON A FAMOUS VENUE. WILL HE BACK AT EDEN PARK FACING THE BLACKCAPS THIS SUMMER? PLUS, IS LOCAL SLEDGING HELPING PREPARE TOM WALSH FOR THE COMMONWEATH GAMES? EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ONE OF THOSE SMARTASS KIDS YELLS, 'GO JACKO, GO JACKO.' WALSH AND ELIZA MCCARTNEY CONFIRM THEIR BIG SUMMER AHEAD. AND TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT MAN ON THE TRACK COMPARED TO OFF IT. MAKE SURE YOU'RE HAVING FUN DOING IT, OR DON'T DO IT AT ALL. THE RECORD-BREAKING AMERICAN SUPERSTAR IS READY TO HAVE FUN HERE. BEN STOKES HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR HIS NEXT DOMESTIC CRICKET GAME HERE, PLAYING FOR CANTERBURY AGAINST AUCKLAND IN THE ONE-DAY COMPETITION AT EDEN PARK TOMORROW. IT COMES AFTER NEWS ENGLAND TEAMMATE ALEX HALES HAS BEEN CLEARED OVER HIS ROLE IN THE LATE-NIGHT FIGHT, WHICH STOKES CONTINUES TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR. AS GUY HEVELDT REPORTS, IT APPEARS BOTH COULD BE BACK IN ENGLAND COLOURS SOON. BEN STOKES ` STILL IN CANTERBURY COLOURS BUT WITH A CHANCE OF RETURNING TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOLD IN A MONTH. A FIRST CHAMPIONS TROPHY 100 FOR BEN STOKES. STOKES AND ALEX HALES WILL REPORTEDLY BE PROVISIONALLY NAMED IN ENGLAND'S SQUAD THIS WEEK FOR NEXT MONTH'S ODI SERIES AGAINST AUSTRALIA, CANTERBURY HOPING HE'LL BE WITH THEM FOR A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. HIM BEING HERE AND CREATING MEDIA AROUND THE GAME'S ONLY GOOD FOR US. TOMORROW HE'LL CONTINUE HIS RETURN TO CRICKET AGAINST AUCKLAND, WHERE HE'LL FACE THE FIRE OF FORMER BLACKCAP MITCHELL MCCLENAGHAN I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE MATCHUP, TO BE FAIR. I THINK THAT'D BE AN INCREDIBLY EXCITING MATCHUP, IF ANYBODY WANTS TO COME DOWN AND WATCH AND SEE STOKES TAKE ON LOCKIE WITH THE NEW BALL; IT'D BE GREAT. FERGUSON IS HAPPY TO SEE HIM BACK. LITTLE CHAT JUST TO SAY, OBVIOUSLY, WELCOME BACK TO THE COUNTRY, BEING A KIWI BOY AT ROOT, I S'POSE, BUT, NAH, NOT TOO MANY WORDS. MCCLENAGHAN TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET IN THE ENGLISHMAN'S HEAD AFTER HIS DISMISSAL AGAINST OTAGO. I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY CRICKETERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO FEEL COMFORTABLE FACING ANARU KITCHEN. THOSE AROUND STOKES FELT THE INNINGS ` ALBEIT SHORT ` WOULD'VE SHAKEN OFF APPARENT RUST. YEAH, I'M SURE THERE WAS THAT. LOOK, HE'S TWO-AND-A-HALF MONTHS OUT OF THE GAME WITHOUT PLAYING, SO, I MEAN, ANY PLAYER THAT EXPECTS TO COME BACK IN AND PERFORM RIGHT FROM THE VERY START AT A HIGH LEVEL, THAT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT WISHFUL THINKING. STOKES IS HOPING FOR SOME GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK AND LIKELY AIMING FOR THE BOUNDARIES TOMORROW. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. STEVE SMITH'S DECISION NOT TO ENFORCE A FOLLOW ON AND THE EXTRA ZING FROM THE PINK BALL HAVE GIVEN ENGLAND SOMETHING TO SCRAP FOR ON THE FOURTH DAY OF THE SECOND ASHES TEST IN ADELAIDE. AUSTRALIA STARTING THE DAY 53 FOR 4, WITH THE VISITING BOWLERS APPLYING THE PRESSURE, NATHAN LYON TAKING A KNOCK BEFORE BEING DISMISSED. ENGLAND CONTINUED TO POUNCE ON THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. (CHEERING) THAT'S A GOOD CATCH! WHOA, JAMES ANDERSON HAS WON A BATTLE THERE. BIG WICKET FOR ENGLAND ` HANDSCOMB GONE. BUT ENGLAND STILL COULDN'T SHUT THE HOSTS OUT. THAT'S OUT. OH! HE DIDN'T GET THERE. I THOUGHT HE WAS GETTING THERE; NOW HE'S HURT, AND HE'S TORN HIS PANTS ` THE WHOLE LOT. THE AUSSIES WERE BOWLED OUT FOR 138, ENGLAND NEEDING 354 TO WIN THE TEST. THE CHALLENGE FOR THE VISITORS ` SURVIVE A DAY AND A HALF OR CHASE THE RUNS. THEY HAVEN'T SUCCESSFULLY CHASED MORE THAN 250 TO WIN IN AUSTRALIA SINCE 1928. BACK HOME, AND PACE BOWLER TIM SOUTHEE HAS BEEN RECALLED TO THE BLACKCAPS SQUAD FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST THE WEST INDIES IN HAMILTON. NEW BOY TOM BLUNDELL HAS BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER SHOT TO STAKE HIS CLAIM AS THE TOP KEEPER IN THE FIVE-DAY FORMAT. JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. AFTER SCORING A TON ON HIS TEST-MATCH DEBUT,... (APPLAUSE, CHEERING) TEST-MATCH CENTURY. ...IT'S ONLY FITTING WICKETKEEPER TOM BLUNDELL WAS GIVEN THE CUSTOMARY SOUVENIR FOR HIS EFFORTS ` AND A STUMP TO REMEMBER IT BY. A MOMENT TO TREASURE BUT ONE BLUNDELL CLEARLY DIDN'T WANT TO LET GO, SEEN HERE WALKING HOME FROM THE BASIN RESERVE STILL IN HIS WHITES, STILL WITH STUMP IN HAND. EVEN BETTER NEWS FOR THE 27YEAROLD ` HE'LL GET A CHANCE TO WEAR THOSE WHITES AGAIN IN HAMILTON, WITH INCUMBENT BJ WATLING STILL UNAVAILABLE THROUGH INJURY. LOOK, HE'S MAKING (BLOWS RASPBERRY) GOOD PROGRESS BUT SLOW PROGRESS. DESPITE SCORING A TON FOR NORTHERN DISTRICTS, WATLING'S HIP INJURY MEANS HE'S STILL UNABLE TO KEEP BEHIND THE STUMPS. HE'S OBVIOUSLY ABLE TO BAT, CAN MOVE IN THE FIELD ` AS HE WOULD LIKE, AND OBVIOUSLY, HE'S JUST UNAVAILABLE FROM A KEEPING PERSPECTIVE, SO, YEAH, IT'S A SHAME. HAD HE BEEN FIT, TODAYS' SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT COULD HAVE TAKEN ON A VERY DIFFERENT TUNE. LOOK, WE'VE ALWAYS SHOWN A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE INCUMBENTS, I MEAN, BJ WATLING, YOU KNOW, HE'S BEEN A WORLD-CLASS PERFORMER OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME FOR US, BUT TOM BLUNDELL CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, ASKED US A REALLY NICE QUESTION. IT'S NOT A QUESTION WE NEED TO ANSWER AT THIS STAGE, BUT I WAS JUST DELIGHTED, THE WAY TOM WENT. SHOULD BLUNDELL DO IT AGAIN THIS WEEKEND, THAT QUESTION GETS EVEN TOUGHER TO ANSWER. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS. ATHLETICS NZ IS WORKING TO MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES; THE NATIONAL BODY HAS CONFIRMED FIVE BIG EVENTS OVER SUMMER, LOOKING TO CAPITALISE ON THE BUILDUP TO THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND OUR HIGH-PROFILE TRACK-AND-FIELD STARS. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. AT THE MOMENT, AUCKLAND'S FEDERAL ST IS FILLED WITH OFFICE WORKERS ENJOYING THE SUN, BUT IN MARCH IT'LL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLEAR OUT A FEW THINGS AND MAYBE TAKE THE LIGHTS OUT, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK IT'S GONNA BE REALLY AWESOME. THE VERTICAL PURSUIT IS ONE OF FIVE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS THAT ATHLETICS NZ WILL RUN NEXT YEAR IN THE LEAD-UP TO APRIL'S COMMONWEALTH GAMES. ATHLETICS CANADA, FOR INSTANCE, IS LOOKING AT SENDING A SQUAD ALONG AND ACTUALLY COMPETING IN ALMOST SORT OF A TRAINING CAMP OR PRE-CAMP HERE IN NZ BEFORE THEY HEAD ACROSS TO THE GOLD COAST. TOM WALSH OFTEN ENTICES INTERNATIONAL SHOT-PUTTERS DOWN UNDER. NEXT YEAR THE COMPETITION WILL START IN HIS HOMETOWN OF TIMARU ` OR TOM-ARU, AS IT'S BECOMING KNOWN IN THE ATHLETICS WORLD. THE WORLD CHAMPION IS HAPPY TO BE HELPING RAISE AWARENESS OF HIS SPORT, EVEN IF IT CAN LEAD TO THE ODD HECKLE WHILE TRAINING. WE HAVE KIDS YELLING THINGS ACROSS THE FENCES AT ME AND THINGS LIKE THAT. EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, ONE OF THOSE SMART-ARSE KIDS YELLS, 'GO, JACKO, GO, JACKO!' BUT, LOOK, I THINK THAT'S PART OF MY ROLE AND ELIZA'S ROLE AS WELL, IS, YOU KNOW, MAKING YOUNG KIDS MORE INTERESTED IN THE SPORT. THIS YEAR ELIZA MCCARTNEY VAULTED IN BRITOMART'S ATRIUM, THE EXPOSURE ANOTHER REASON THE SPORT IS FLYING SO HIGH. ITS STAR PERFORMER IS ESPECIALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE GOLD COAST AFTER DISAPPOINTMENT IN 2014. I HAD INJURY AND ILLNESS A LOT THAT YEAR, AND I MISSED OUT ON THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES, WHICH I WAS SO GUTTED ABOUT, BECAUSE I WAS JUST SO DETERMINED I WAS GONNA GO, SO THAT WAS REALLY HARD. SO FOUR YEARS LATER, (CHUCKLES GENTLY) I'M BACK AGAIN. BUT FIRST, THIS MARCH SHE'LL BE BACK TO WOW HOME CROWDS WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. ONE OF MOTOR RACING'S BEST AND MOST COLOURFUL DRIVERS AND WILL BE TEARING AROUND WESTERN SPRINGS SPEEDWAY IN AUCKLAND THIS WEEKEND. TONY STEWART HAS DONE IT ALL IN AMERICAN MOTOR SPORT AND IS SURE TO DRAW THE CROWDS AFTER A SUCCESSFUL AND RECORD-BREAKING CAREER AT THE TOP LEVEL, BUT IT'S SPEEDWAY THAT STILL HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE. THE MAN NICKNAMED 'SMOKE' IS USED TO TRAVELLING AT CLOSE TO 400 K'S AN HOUR, BUT HIS FIRST VISIT TO NZ TOOK 20 YEARS. I'D ACTUALLY BEEN BOOKED TO RACE IN AUSTRALIA, SO WENT OVER THERE, AND WHILE I WAS IN AUSTRALIA, I ACTUALLY SIGNED MY FIRST NASCAR CONTRACT. THAT WAS IN 1995. HE CANNED COMING HERE. DAYS LATER HE ALSO SIGNED ON WITH AN INDY CAR TEAM. TONY STEWART IS THE ONLY MAN IN HISTORY TO WIN A NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP AND A SINGLE-SEATER INDY CAR TITLE. IN FACT, ON ONE DAY IN 2001, HE FINISHED THE FAMOUS INDY 500, THEN HOURS LATER AND 1000 K'S AWAY, HE COMPLETED A NASCAR RACE. 1100 MILES IN ONE DAY IN TWO VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CAR ` BASICALLY, IT WAS A 45-MINUTE FLIGHT FROM INDIANAPOLIS DOWN TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA AND` YOU WERE ON A DRIP DURING THE FLIGHT. DURING THE WHOLE FLIGHT. TONY STEWART IS AFTER LOGANO. YOU WOULDN'T KNOW IT, SITTING DOWN AND CHATTING TODAY, BUT STEWART'S SUCCESS HAS COME WITH A WITH FIERY REPUTATION. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN BUMPS IN THE ROAD ALONG THE WAY, BUT IN THE BIG PICTURE, I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME DOING WHAT I DO. THESE DAYS THE 46-YEAR-OLD IS A PART-OWNER IN A NASCAR TEAM WITH A BUDGET PUSHING $100M, BUT SHOESTRING NUTS-AND-BOLTS SPEEDWAY IS STILL HIS FIRST LOVE. HE KEEPS AN EYE ON ALL MOTOR RACING, INCLUDING DOWN UNDER AND OUR SUPERCAR V8S. WOULD YOU LOVE TO HAVE A DRIVE AT BATHURST? OH, ABSOLUTELY. (CHUCKLES) THAT WOULD BE A BUCKET-LIST ITEM FOR ME FOR SURE. STEWART KNOWS ALL ABOUT KIWI MOTOR RACING HISTORY TOO, GLOWING ABOUT FELLOW INDY CAR CHAMP SCOTT DIXON. HE CAN LOCK IN BETTER THAN ANYBODY I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN. HIS MESSAGE TO FUTURE SCOTT DIXONS AND BRENDON HARTLEYS ` HAVE FUN. BECAUSE IT'S WAY TOO MUCH WORK AND WAY TOO MUCH OF A COMMITMENT TO DO IT IF YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN. IF THERE'S A MAN WHO EPITOMISES FUN, HARD WORK AND THE SUCCESS THAT COMES FROM IT IN A CUT-THROAT SPORT, IT'S TONY STEWART. NOW YOU OFTEN GET AN IMPRESSION WATCHING FROM AFAR THIS BLOKE IS THE TOTAL OPPOSITE THIS GUY WAS SO AFFABLE, GREAT TO HAVE HIM IN THE COUNTRY. BUT A HINT, OF COURSE, THAT THINGS ARE DRY ALREADY IN BECAUSE WE KEEP HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, SQUEEZING THESE FRONTS AS THEY COME IN. THAT IS THE BIG BLOCK SITTING IN PLACE ` THE HIGH, AND A LOW THERE. THAT NEXT LUMP OF CLOUD IS OUR NEXT CHANCE FOR SOME RAIN COMING IN FRIDAY, PERHAPS INTO THE WEEKEND. IN THE MEANTIME, WHAT IS ONE LITTLE FADING FRONT SLIDES UP THE EAST COAST. IT'LL BRING A SUBTLE CHANGE IN THE SENSE OF SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR FOR THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ` NONE OF THOSE 30S LIKE WE SAW, BUT EVERYWHERE ELSE, IT'S MORE OF THE SAME FOR YOU ` KEEPING THAT HIGH AND THAT WARM AIR IN PLACE. THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF EARLY CLOUD ` JUST A FEW SPOTS HERE AND THERE BUT MORE SO COMING IN BY THE END OF THE DAY UP THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THAT IS, OF COURSE, BEHIND THAT LITTLE WEAK SOUTHERLY. ANY SHOWERS? THE ODD ONE OVER THE RANGERS ` THAT IS IT; FINISHING OFF QUITE WARM. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND NOW, IT'S A DIFFERENT SCENARIO HERE ` KEEPING A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOUD AS WE START THE DAY TO EASTERN AREAS. THAT SLOWLY BURNS BACK; COOLER FEEL TO THE EAST COAST. INLAND, WE'RE STILL WARM. FURTHER WEST, YOU'RE OTHERWISE FINE AFTER EARLY CLOUD, AND THE SAME FURTHER NORTH ` LOOKING FINE AND WARM. BREAKING IT DOWN ACROSS SOME SPOTS THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY, YOU'LL SEE WHAT I MEAN. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. That is how we look.