IT'S MIDDAY. ALMOST A YEAR ON, AND STILL NO ARREST IN THE LOIS TOLLEY MURDER, BUT POLICE SAY THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY'LL CATCH HER KILLER. A CALL FOR THE MUSLIM WORLD TO RISE UP AFTER A CONTROVERSIAL CALL BY U.S PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. PLUS ` COULD A FAMILY FARM IN THE SOUTH BOAST THE TITLE OF WORLD CLASS CHEESEMAKERS? AHI AHI MARIE. GOOD AFTERNOON. TOMORROW MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE LOIS TOLLEY WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED IN HER UPPER HUTT HOME. BUT DESPITE A LENGTHY POLICE INVESTIGATION, THE 30-YEAR-OLD'S KILLER HASN'T BEEN FOUND. ON THE EVE OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEATH, POLICE SAY THEY REMAIN CONFIDENT THEIR INVESTIGATION IS MAKING PROGRESS AND SOMEONE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR HER MURDER. MICHAEL CROPP HAS MORE. DESCRIBED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY AS A KIND AND HELPFUL WOMAN, LOIS TOLLEY'S TRAGIC MURDER REMAINS A MYSTERY. NEARLY A YEAR AGO, FOUR MEN ENTERED HER HOME, SHOT HER AT POINT-BLANK RANGE AND LEFT. THEY WERE CAPTURED ON CCTV CAMERAS. ONE MAN APPEARING DISTRESSED, CRYING OUT 'WHAT HAVE WE DONE'. AND TODAY POLICE REVEAL SOME PROGRESS IN THEIR INVESTIGATION. OFFICERS HAVE NARROWED THE PERSONS OF INTEREST FROM 130 PEOPLE DOWN TO A DOZEN, WHO THEY SAY WERE EITHER DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE MURDER, HELPED TO PLAN IT, OR HELPED THE KILLERS AFTERWARDS. DETECTIVES HAVE ALSO SPOKEN TO 15 PEOPLE WITH DIRECT KNOWLEDGE OF THE ATTACK, BUT THEY'VE REFUSED TO ASSIST THE INVESTIGATION. THERE ARE PEOPLE CLOSE TO THE TOLLEY FAMILY, WHO STILL HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH THE POLICE. DESPITE THIS, DETECTIVES ARE CONFIDENT ARRESTS WILL BE MADE AND THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISS TOLLEY'S DEATH WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT. LAST MONTH, HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO REMEMBER THE WOMAN WHOSE LIFE WAS SO BRUTALLY CUT SHORT. NO DOUBT THEY'LL BE HOPING THEIR HEART-BREAKING ORDEAL WILL SOON BE BROUGHT TO AN END AND HER KILLER BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. MICHAEL CROPP, 1 NEWS. THE MUCH ANTICIPATED COMMUTER CHAOS IN AUCKLAND DIDN'T MATERIALISE TODAY, DESPITE A NETWORK-WIDE RAIL STRIKE. TRAIN STAFF HAVE WALKED OUT FOR 24 HOURS IN A ROW WITH OPERATORS OVER PROPOSALS TO INTRODUCE SINGLE DRIVER TRAINS, WITH FEARS OF THE IMPACT ON SAFETY. RAIL OPERATORS TRANSDEV SAY COMMUTERS LISTENED TO THE WARNINGS TO PLAN THEIR JOURNEY AHEAD. WE WERE HOPING THAT COMMUNICATION WE SENT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THERE WAS NO RAIL TODAY. TRANSDEV SAY THE STRIKE ISN'T MOTIVATED BY SAFETY CONCERNS, BUT BY WORRIES OVER JOB SECURITY. TO INTERNATINAL NEWS NOW, AND THE LEADER OF HAMAS, THE PALESTINIAN ISLAMIST GROUP, HAS CALLED FOR A NEW POPULAR UPRISING FOLLOWING PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM AS THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL. TRADITIONAL ALLIES OF THE U.S, INCLUDING SAUDI ARABIA AND FRANCE, CONDEMNED TRUMP'S DECISION, BUT ISRAEL SAID IT WAS A WELCOME STEP FORWARD. THE BBC'S JEREMY BOWEN REPORTS. (EXPLOSIONS) VOLLEYS OF TEAR GAS WERE DIRECTED AT PALESTINIAN DEMONSTRATORS BY ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES IN TOWNS AROUND JERUSALEM. MANY PALESTINIANS HAVE SERIOUS DOUBTS WHETHER THESE STREET CLASHES CHANGE ANYTHING. JERUSALEM, THOUGH, IS AS SPECIAL FOR PALESTINIANS AS IT IS FOR ISRAELIS, AND TRUMP'S DECISION TO IGNORE PALESTINIAN CLAIMS TO THE CITY HAS CAUSED REAL ANGER. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, IS JUBILANT. HE POSTED THIS VIDEO, SAYING 'THESE ARE GREAT DAYS IN ZIONISM'S HISTORY' BUT THESE ARE NOT GREAT DAYS FOR ISRAEL'S FOREIGN RELATIONS. MANY COUNTRIES FEEL THEY HAVE A STAKE IN JERUSALEM. TURKEY'S PRESIDENT ERDOGAN, ON A VISIT TO GREECE, SAID THE U.S AND ISRAEL WERE TRAMPLING OVER INTERNATIONAL LAW, REJECTING A U.N RESOLUTION. MAHMOUD ABBAS, THE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT, ON THE RIGHT, TRAVELLED TO JORDAN FOR EMERGENCY TALKS WITH KING ABDULLAH, WHOSE WARNINGS OF DANGER AHEAD WERE IGNORED BY PRESIDENT TRUMP. AFTERWARDS, PRESIDENT ABBAS SAID AMERICA NO LONGER HAD A POLITICAL ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IN GAZA, ISMAIL HANIYEH, THE LEADER OF HAMAS, CALLED FOR DRASTIC ACTION. IT'S TIME, HE SAID, FOR A THIRD PALESTINIAN UPRISING, ANOTHER INTIFADA. AN INTIFADA IS A DANGEROUS OPTION WHICH MANY PALESTINIANS DON'T WANT TO REPEAT. BUT THEIR ANGER IS REAL. THIS WAS A DEMONSTRATION TONIGHT IN A PALESTINIAN REFUGEE CAMP IN JORDAN. AND THEY HAVE INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT. THE AMERICANS ARE PREPARING A NEW PEACE PLAN. IT WILL NEED SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL TO SUCCEED. IT WAS TENSE TONIGHT AT DAMASCUS GATE IN THE OLD CITY. SOMETIMES IN JERUSALEM, NATIONALISM AND RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE ARE OVERWHELMING. PERHAPS IT'S TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR A PEACE DEAL. FORMER COMEDIAN TURNED US DEMOCRATIC SENATOR AL FRANKEN IS TO RESIGN FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. IT COMES AFTER SEVEN OTHER SENATORS CALLED ON THE MINNESOTA POLITICIAN TO QUIT. MR FRANKEN HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY HARASSING SEVEN WOMEN, INCLUDING A US MILITARY VETERAN. I, OF ALL PEOPLE, ARE AWARE THAT THERE IS SOME IRONY IN THE FACT THAT I AM LEAVING, WHILE A MAN WHO HAS BRAGGED ON TAPE ABOUT HIS HISTORY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SITS IN THE OVAL OFFICE AND A MAN WHO HAS REPEATEDLY PREYED ON YOUNG GIRLS CAMPAIGNS FOR THE SENATE WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF HIS PARTY. MR FRANKEN ALSO SAID HE WAS PROUD HE USED HIS TIME IN SENATE TO BE A CHAMPION FOR WOMEN. MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN CHINA COULD BE LEFT WITHOUT PROPER HEATING THIS WINTER AS THE GOVERNMENT PUSHES AHEAD WITH PLANS TO ERADICATE COAL POWER. BEIJING HAS ORDERED THE NORTHERN REGIONS TO CONVERT TO CLEANER FUEL BY THE END OF THE YEAR AMID HIGH POLLUTION LEVELS AND A GAS SHORTAGE. BUT MANY AREAS HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE TRANSITION, LEAVING HOMES UNHEATED. A FAST-MOVING WILDFIRE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAS HIT THE US STATE'S MAIN COASTAL HIGHWAY AND REACHED THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ACCORDING TO FIREFIGHTERS TACKLING THE BLAZE. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES INCLUDING SOME MANSIONS BELONGING TO CELEBRITIES HAVE BEEN EVACUATED IN AN AREA NORTH OF LA. THE BBC'S JAMES COOK REPORTS. THE AMERICAN WEST WAS NEVER REALLY TAMED. THE WEATHER HERE WAS ALWAYS WILD AND DANGEROUS, AND AFTER YEARS OF DROUGHT, IT NOW SEEMS WORSE THAN EVER. THIS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST DESTRUCTIVE OF THE BLAZES IN VENTURA COUNTY, NORTH OF LOS ANGELES. LAST NIGHT, IT LOOKED AS IF A VOLCANO WAS ERUPTING. THE HILLSIDE GLOWING LIKE LAVA, AND WITH DAYLIGHT, THE DAMAGE BECAME CLEAR. THE TINDER-DRY GROUND TURNED TO ASH. IN THE EXCLUSIVE LOS ANGELES SUBURB OF BEL-AIR YESTERDAY, THEY ATTACKED THE FIRES AGGRESSIVELY, WORKING HARD TO SAVE SCORES OF HOMES. THE HOUSE WILL BE ON FIRE SOON. I'M LIKE, 'WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU SAID IT WAS FAR AWAY LAST NIGHT.' HE'S LIKE, 'WELL, GO LOOK OUTSIDE.' I GO OVER HERE. THE WHOLE MOUNTAIN IS ON FIRE. I'M LIKE, 'OH MY GOD, THIS IS INSANE.' CELEBRITIES SUCH AS THE MUSICIAN LIONEL RICHIE AND THE SOCIALITE PARIS HILTON WERE AMONG THOSE FORCED TO FLEE. A VINEYARD BELONGING TO THE MEDIA MOGUL RUPERT MURDOCH WAS SCORCHED. EVERY FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN SUMMONED TO CALIFORNIA, AND THEY'RE MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE. YET, BUT NOW HERE IN DAYLIGHT, WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HIT IT HARD, HIT IT FAST AND HIT IT SAFELY. IN TIMES OF CRISIS COME EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS OF COMPASSION. HERE, A MAN RUNS TO RESCUE A RABBIT. HE SEEMS IN DISTRESS, BUT ONE LITTLE LIFE HAS BEEN SAVED. AT LEAST FOUR MAJOR FIRES ARE NOW BURNING ACROSS THIS STATE. THE EFFORT TO CONTAIN THEM HAS BEEN HEROIC AND IN MANY PLACES SUCCESSFUL, BUT MORE FIERCE WINDS ARE FORECAST AND WORSE MAY BE TO COME. TO AUSTRALIA, AND DRIVERS WHO USE THEIR PHONES BEHIND THE WHEEL HAVE NOWHERE TO HIDE THANKS TO AN INNOVATIVE NEW CAMERA. THE TECHNOLOGY CAN CAPTURE THOSE WHO AREN'T GIVING THE ROAD THEIR FULL ATTENTION, AND WHEN IT WAS TESTED ACROSS THE DITCH, CAUGHT ONE DRIVER BEHAVING BADLY EVERY 30 SECONDS. CHANNEL 9'S MARY TAI REPORTS. TEXTING WITH BOTH HANDS, READING A NEWSPAPER AND EVEN EATING LUNCH. THESE DRIVERS WERE SNAPPED BEHAVING BADLY BEHIND THE WHEEL. PEOPLE DO ACTUALLY DIE ON THE ROAD AS A RESULT OF DISTRACTION. ALEX MCCREDIE IS THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS HIGH-TECH CAMERA DESIGNED TO CAPTURE MOTORISTS ILLEGALLY USING MOBILE PHONES. WITH THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS, WE CAN REALLY SEE INTO VEHICLES IN A WAY THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO BE DONE BEFORE. DURING A TRIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR, MORE THAN 270 MOTORISTS WERE DETECTED OVER A FIVE HOUR PERIOD IN JUST ONE LANE IN A MELBOURNE FREEWAY. AROUND 1000 DRIVERS WERE ALSO SNAPPED ON ANOTHER BUSY ROAD OVER A NINE-HOUR TIMEFRAME. THAT'S AROUND ONE EVERY 30 SECONDS. THESE RESULTS FROM THESE SURVEYS ARE THE WORST WE'VE SEEN FROM ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. THE DEVICE IS A WORLD FIRST AND WAS ALSO TESTED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BUT SO FAR AUTHORITIES SAY THERE'S NO PLANS TO ROLL IT OUT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ACTUALLY DO THESE TRIALS AND HAVE A LOOK AT THINGS, BUT, OF COURSE, WE'VE REALLY GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE WE EVEN GO DOWN THAT PATH. IN VICTORIA, THE NUMBER OF MOBILE PHONE OFFENCES HAVE GONE DOWN. POLICE SAY THE REASON WHY THE NUMBER OF FINES HAS GONE DOWN IS BECAUSE THE TYPE OF OFFENDING HAS CHANGED. LESS DRIVERS ARE HOLDING PHONES TO THEIR EARS, INSTEAD TEXTING AND BROWSING SOCIAL MEDIA ON THEIR LAPS, MAKING IT HARDER TO DETECT. MOBILE PHONE USE IS BECOMING ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES BEHIND OUR FATAL CRASHES. CHRISTCHURCH IS SET FOR ANOTHER SCORCHER TODAY, WITH TEMPERATURES SET TO SOAR TO 33 DEGREES OVER THE WEEKEND. GOOD NEWS FOR BEACHGOERS, BUT THE COUNCIL'S WARNING RESIDENTS THAT RESERVOIRS COULD BE STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT UNLESS WATER IS SAVED. LAST WEEKEND MORE THAN A HALF A BILLION LITRES OF WATER WAS USED, THE MOST SINCE JANUARY 2009. THE COUNCIL'S SET TO REVIEW WATER RESTRICTIONS NEXT WEEK. AND IT'S NOT JUST THE SOUTH ISLAND FEELING THE HEAT. FARMERS IN MANAWATU ARE ALREADY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE DROUGHT-LIKE CONDITIONS. A FEDERATED FARMERS SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE TEMPERATURES ARE WHAT THEY EXPECT AND PLAN FOR IN JANUARY, NOT A WEEK INTO SUMMER. HE SAYS THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT LACK OF FEED, WHICH AT WORST COULD RESULT IN CULLING STOCK EARLY. TAUPO DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS SHUT DOWN ITS WATER SUPPLY AT HATEPE AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF TOXIC ALGAE IN LAKE TAUPO. THE DECISION WAS MADE AFTER A DRONE INSPECTION REVEALED A WEED-LIKE SUBSTANCE NEAR THE WATER INTAKE FOR THE AREA. TESTING AT THE SITE WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY, BUT RESULTS ARE NOT EXPECTED BACK UNTIL MONDAY. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED NOT TO USE SPRINKLERS OR WATER OUTDOORS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RISK TO OTHER WATER SUPPLIES. AUSTRALIA HAS OFFICIALLY LEGALISED MARRIAGE EQUALITY. PARLIAMENT PASSED THE BILL OVERNIGHT, 22 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE IN FAVOUR OF SAME SEX MARRIAGE. IT FULFILS A PROMISE BY PRIME MINISTER MALCOLM TURNBULL TO HAVE THE MATTER RESOLVED BY CHRISTMAS. THE ABC'S JANE NORMAN REPORTS. MR SPEAKER, I ASK LEAVE OF THE HOUSE TO MOVE THE THIRD READING IMMEDIATELY. MAN: LEAVE GRANTED. HISTORY IN THE MAKING. I DECLARE THE QUESTION RESOLVED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) IT TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED, BUT PARLIAMENT FULFILLED ITS PROMISE TO THE PEOPLE, AND FINALLY MADE MARRIAGE EQUAL. WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY FOR LOVE, FOR EQUALITY, FOR RESPECT! (APPLAUSE) AUSTRALIA HAS DONE IT! THE ONLY DOUBT WAS WHEN, NOT IF. THE BILL'S FATE WAS SEALED BY THE OVERWHELMING TURNOUT AND 'YES' VOTE IN THE POSTAL SURVEY. IT IS NOW A TIME TO HEAL. A TIME TO BUILD, A TIME TO LAUGH, A TIME TO EMBRACE, A TIME TO LOVE. AND NOW AT LAST A TIME FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY. PEOPLE: HEAR, HEAR. FROM THE MOST AVOWED ADVOCATES THROUGH TO RECENT CONVERTS, THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO SAY. (ALL SING AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM, CHEER) THE BILL'S AUTHOR, DEAN SMITH, WAS IN THE CHAMBER AS HIS YEAR-LONG QUEST CAME TO A CONCLUSION, RESOLVING AN ISSUE THAT HAD THREATENED TO TEAR THE COALITION APART. THROUGH HOURS OF OFTEN EMOTIONAL... (SNIFFLES) I'M SORRY, I'M CRYING. ...AND DEEPLY PERSONAL DEBATE,... (VOICE CRACKS) SO THERE'S ONLY ONE THING LEFT TO DO. RYAN PATRICK BOLGER, WILL YOU MARRY ME? YES. ...MPS REVEALED MORE ABOUT THEIR PRIVATE LIVES THAN BEFORE. I DON'T COME TO THIS DEBATE PRETENDING TO BE ANY FORM OF SAINT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I'M CURRENTLY SEPARATED. I SUSPECT THAT I PROBABLY WASN'T THE FIRST GAY IN THE VILLAGE OVER THE PARLIAMENT'S 116 YEARS. (ALL SING) SUPPORTERS HAD ARRIVED EARLY, QUEUED FOR HOURS, THEN PACKED INTO THE PUBLIC GALLERIES, WHERE THEY WATCHED AND WAITED TO BEAR WITNESS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THIS DAY FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. FOR NOW... IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` AN EXCITING NEW DISCOVERY ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, BUT EXPERTS WELCOME THE NEWS WITH CAUTION. AND IN SPORT, TOM ABERCROMBIE STARS AS THE BREAKERS BOUNCE BACK TO WINNING WAYS. A NEW SPECIES OF CORAL HAS BEEN DISCOVERED ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF THAT APPEARS TO HAVE SURVIVED DEVASTATING MASS BLEACHING. THE WORLD'S LEADING CORAL EXPERTS ARE WELCOMING THE NEWS, BUT SAY THE REEF MAY STILL ONLY HAVE 15 YEARS LEFT. THE ABC'S GEORGE ROBERTS HAS THIS. THE JEWEL IN THE WORLD'S OCEAN CROWN, BUT AUSTRALIA'S GREAT BARRIER REEF IS UNDER THREAT AND CORAL EXPERTS LIKE DR CHARLIE VERON HAVE WATCHED ITS DECLINE. OH, IT'S HORRIBLE. IT'S LIKE SEEING THE FAMILY HOME SLOWLY BURNING, AND YOU SCREAM FOR A FIRE ENGINE, SCREAM TO STOP THE CONDITIONS THAT ARE CAUSING IT TO BURN, AND YOU SEE IT FALLING TO BITS, AND IT'S JUST AWFUL. BUT DESPITE SEEING SWATHES OF DESTRUCTION, THE UNDERWATER EXPLORER'S FOUND A GLIMMER OF HOPE. HOW'D YOU GO, CHARLIE? IT WAS OVERWHELMING. I CAN'T... I COULDN'T HANDLE ALL THAT. THE RESEARCHER'S FOUND A SITE THAT SOMEHOW MANAGED TO WITHSTAND TWO SUMMERS OF CORAL BLEACHING. WE'VE FOUND CORALS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN RECORDED ON THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AND THEN WE FOUND AT LEAST ONE VERY OUTSTANDING NEW SPECIES. THE DISCOVERY IS THOUGHT TO BE ONE OF THE SO-CALLED SUPER CORALS, THOSE THAT ARE MORE RESISTANT TO BLEACHING THAT'S BEEN LINKED TO HIGHER THAN NORMAL OCEAN TEMPERATURES. THIS WHOLE FAR NORTHERN AREA WAS THE MOST SEVERELY BLEACHED IN 2016, AND THEN STILL BLEACHED IN '17, AND THE QUESTION IS ` CAN IT RECOVER? I THINK THE GREAT BARRIER REEF COULD BE ENTIRELY DEAD WITHIN 15 YEARS. ALL IT NEEDS IS A SUCCESSION OF BLEACHING EVENTS LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO AVOID THAT. FOR YEARS THE WORLD'S BEST CHEESE HAS COME FROM EXOTIC LOCATIONS LIKE FRANCE, SWITZERLAND AND THE NETHERLANDS. BUT AN OAMARU CHEESE MAKER IS LAUNCHING A BID TO ADD THE SOUTH ISLAND TO THAT LIST. HIS SECRET? A MOULDY BALE OF HAY. SAM CLARKE EXPLAINS. RIT AND SARA FISHER RECKON THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT SHENLEY STATION. FRANCE ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAS CULTURE, YOU REALISE THAT. THE HILLS OF SOUTH CANTERBURY ARE JUST OOZING WITH IT. SO THEY WERE ONLY MILDLY SURPRISED WHEN THIS YEAR'S HAY CAME WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA. WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO OFFER THAN A PRETTY PICTURE AND A GOOD VIEW, AND NOW WE'VE GOT A MOULD. YOU SEE, IT'S NO ORDINARY MOULD, AND IN THE RIGHT HANDS IT COULD BE A MASTERPIECE. IT WAS A REAL EUREKA MOMENT. AND THEN WE SAID, 'HOW CAN WE BRING IT INTO CHEESE?' SIMON AND HIS TEAM FROM WHITESTONE CHEESE HAD BEEN SCOURING CANTERBURY CAVES FOR A MOULD TYPICALLY FOUND IN FRANCE. WE'D SAY THERE'S BLUE IN THEM THERE HILLS. NEVER THOUGHT IT WOULD COME OUT OF HAY. THE DISCOVERY HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF SHENLEY STATION BLUE,... IT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER USED BEFORE. ...A CHEESE GOOD ENOUGH TO STINK IT UP WITH THE BEST IN THE WORLD. WHAT WE'VE GOT IS A CHEESE THAT UNIQUELY NEW ZEALAND AND WORLD CLASS, SOMETHING WE CAN TAKE TO THE WORLD AND SAY, 'THIS IS OUR BLUE.' IT'D BE A GREAT COUP. I'M SURE THEY'D BE EXCITED TO SEE AND WHILE IT WON'T GO ON SALE TILL NEXT YEAR, IT'S ALREADY FOUND FANS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. IT'S DELICATE, IT'S DELICIOUS. A LITTLE SALTY. DOESN'T EVEN NEED A CRACKER. A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN MADE RIGHT HERE IN AOTEAROA. SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS. TO SPORT, AND THE BREAKERS SNAPPED A TWO GAME LOSING STREAK TO CONSOLIDATE THE TOP SPOT ON THE NBL LADDER LAST NIGHT IN AUCKLAND. THE 96-89 WIN OVER THE BRISBANE BULLETS WAS SWEET RELIEF FOR THE ANBL TABLE TOPPERS. TOM ABERCROMBIE TOP SCORED FOR THE KIWIS WITH 22 POINTS AND 12 REBOUNDS, AS HE LED THE BREAKERS TO THEIR 10TH WIN OF THE SEASON. THE FORWARD ADAMANT THE SIDE WAS DESPERATE TO MAKE AMENDS AFTER THEIR POOR FORM. OH, NO, I DON'T THINK SO. YOU CAN'T GET TOO DOWN AFTER A WIN OR TOO UP AFTER A LOSS. AND WE'RE DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY WE PLAYED LAST WEEKEND, BUT WE CAME IN WITH A GREAT FOCUS AND A GOOD INTENSITY OF TRAINING THIS WEEK, AND I THINK IT SHOWED IN THE GAME. THEIR NEXT MATCH IS AGAINST THE ADELAIDE 36ERS ON SUNDAY. NEW ZEALAND WILL BE CHASING IT'S BIGGEST EVER MEDAL HAUL IN ITS OLYMPIC HISTORY AT THE 2020 GAMES IN TOKYO. SPORT NZ HAS SET AN OBJECTIVE OF 16 OR MORE MEDALS FOR THE NEXT SUMMER GAMES, WITH THE ORGANISATION SET TO INJECT $250M INTO HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT. LAST YEAR'S GAMES IN RIO WERE NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SUCCESSFUL SO FAR WITH 18 MEDALS. TO FOOTBALL, AND IT'S BEEN A GOAL-FEST FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE SIDES IN ACTION IN THE EUROPA LEAGUE THIS MORNING. ARSENAL PUT SIX PAST BATE BORISOV IN THEIR SHOWDOWN AT THE EMIRATES IN LONDON. FRENCH RIGHT BACK MATHIEU DEBUCHY GOT THE ROUT STARTED WITH THIS THUNDERBOLT. A BREAK FOR DEBUCHY! HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A FINISH? AND WHAT A START FOR ARSENAL, IN FRONT JUST 10 MINUTES IN. IT'S AN UNLIKELY GOAL SCORER, THOUGH, MATHIEU DEBUCHY. THE GUNNERS SHOWCASED SIX DIFFERENT GOAL SCORERS IN THE THRASHING AS THEY HEAD INTO THE KNOCK-OUT STAGES. ELSEWHERE, EVERTON ENDED THEIR FAILED EUROPA LEAGUE CAMPAIGN WITH A 3-0 WIN AGAINST CYPRIOT SIDE APOLLON LIMASSOL. STAYING WITH FOOTBALL, AND REAL MADRID'S PORTUGUESE SUPERSTAR CRISTIANO RONALDO HAS BEEN VOTED AS 2017'S BALLON D'OR WINNER. THE 32-YEAR-OLD EDGED SOUTH AMERICAN RIVALS LIONEL MESSI AND NEYMAR TO TAKE OUT THE TOP FOOTBALL GONG FOR A RECORD-EQUALLING FIFTH TIME. WBO WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION JOSEPH PARKER HAS CALLED OUT ANTHONY JOSHUA AS UNCERTAINTY GROWS AROUND A UNIFICATION BOUT WITH THE BRITISH BOXER. THE KIWI TOOK A SWIPE AT JOSHUA ON TWITTER, SUGGESTING THAT EVEN A 65-35 SPLIT AND A REMATCH IN FAVOUR OF JOSHUA WASN'T ENOUGH. IT'S UNDERSTOOD A FIGHT TO UNIFY JOSHUA'S IBF AND WBA TITLES, ALONG WITH PARKER'S WBO BELT, WOULD LIKELY HAPPEN IN MARCH NEXT YEAR. THE ALL BLACKS WILL NEED TO BRUSH UP ON THE NEW RULE BOOK, WITH WORLD RUGBY RELEASING A SIMPLIFIED VERSION. OFFICIALS REDUCING THE SO-CALLED 'OVERCOMPLICATED' 212-PAGE GUIDE BY MORE THAN 40% AFTER RECOGNISING IT CONFUSED PLAYERS AND FANS. THE NEW LAW BOOK WILL BE PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED ONLINE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. AND HOW'S THIS FOR A LUCKY ESCAPE? IRISH JOCKEY JACK KENNEDY PRODUCED ONE OF THE MOST MIRACULOUS RIDES HORSE-RACING FANS HAVE LIKELY EVER SEEN. THE 18-YEAR-OLD CLUNG ON FOR DEAR LIFE AFTER GETTING BUMPED OFF HIS SADDLE FOLLOWING A ROUTINE FENCE JUMP. ASTONISHINGLY, THE HIGH-RATED TEENAGER RECOVERED TO WEAVE HIS WAY THROUGH THE PACK AND WIN THE RACE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER WITH DARIUS RUCKER AND WAGON WHEEL. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THANKS FOR YOUR COMPANY. 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