HEALTH OFFICIALS ON ALERT. A BAD BATCH OF PARTY PILLS PUTS PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL IN CHRISTCHURCH, PROMPTING A PUBLIC WARNING. IT'S A HEALTH CRISIS ON OUR BACK DOORSTEP. WHY DOESN'T TONGA HAVE A LIFESAVING TREATMENT WHEN SO MANY OF ITS PEOPLE NEED IT? AND THE CURTAIN COMES DOWN ON TWO WEEKS OF SPORTING AND POLITICAL DRAMA. BUT HAVE THE WINTER OLYMPICS REALLY BROUGHT NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA CLOSER? CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALISED IN CHRISTCHURCH, AS A RESULT OF TAKING A SUSPECTED BAD BATCH OFFICIALS ARE NOW URGING ANY USERS OF THE CLASS-B DRUG TO DESTROY IT, AND ARE MAKING PUBLIC THE SYMPTOMS, IN CASE ANYONE ELSE NEEDS URGENT MEDICAL HELP. DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS THE STORY. WITH A STREET VALUE OF AROUND $30 A POP, ECSTASY IS A CHEAP AND ACCESSIBLE PARTY PILL. BUT A SUSPECTED BAD BATCH OF THE CLASS B DRUG HAS MADE MANY SICK. A LOT OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE VERY CONFUSED, AGITATED, AND SOME HAD SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHEST PAIN ` A RANGE OF SYMPTOMS. A COUPLE WERE HALLUCINATING. NINE PATIENTS WHO'D TAKEN THE PILLS ARRIVED AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL ACROSS THE WEEKEND. SUCH LARGE NUMBERS IN SUCH A SHORT SPACE OF TIME IS CONCERNING. IT MAKES US CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A BAD BATCH IN CIRCULATION AT THE MOMENT. AND BY A BAD BATCH, IT COULD MEAN IT'S A VERY HIGH PURITY OR ITS ADULTERATED WHILE DOCTORS DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S IN IT, THE FEAR NOW IS THE PILLS ARE STILL IN CIRCULATION, AS MORE PATIENTS ARE ADMITTED. OVER THE SUBSEQUENT 24 HOURS WE'VE HAD FOUR FURTHER PEOPLE WHO'VE COME IN FOR TREATMENT. OFFICIALS WARN SEVERE CASES CAN ALSO CAUSE KIDNEY FAILURE, POLICE SAY THEY'RE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND ARE WARNING ANYONE PLANNING ON TAKING THE PILLS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY, SAYING THE DRUGS ARE MADE BY PEOPLE DRIVEN BY PROFIT WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT PEOPLE'S HEALTH. ALTHOUGH NOT USUALLY RECOMMENDED, THE DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD IS TELLING PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE THE PILLS TO FLUSH THEM DOWN THE TOILET, WHICH IT SAYS IS SAFER THAN KEEPING THEM OR DISPOSING OF THEM IN THE LANDFILL. BUT WELLINGTON-BASED DRUG CHECKING COMPANY, 'KNOW YOUR STUFF', BELIEVES THE DHB NEEDS TO BE MORE FORTHCOMING. THERE IS NO USEFUL INFORMATION IN THE MESSAGE THAT A USER CAN USE TO TRY AND AVOID THIS SUBSTANCE. THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE SUBSTANCE ACTUALLY IS, THERE IS NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE. ONE PERSON REMAINS IN HOSPITAL. THE REST HAVE SINCE BEEN DISCHARGED. DOCTORS SAY CASES IN THE PAST HAVE PROVED DEADLY, AND AT BEST CAN CAUSE LONG-TERM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. THE COUNTDOWN IS ON. THIS TIME TOMORROW, THE NATIONAL PARTY WILL HAVE A NEW LEADER. TOMORROW MORNING THE CAUCUS WILL VOTE ON WHO IT WANTS TO TAKE OVER FROM BILL ENGLISH, WHO STEPPED DOWN EARLIER THIS MONTH. SIMON BRIDGES, AMY ADAMS, JUDITH COLLINS, STEVEN JOYCE AND MARK MITCHELL ARE ALL VYING FOR THE LEADERSHIP. POLITICAL REPORTER ANDREA VANCE JOINS US NOW. They say it's the worst job in politics, but they are five people tonight to doing some last-minute campaigning. Tomorrow morning, all the national Mps will go into a caucus meeting, where they will have progressive rounds of voting. The weakes candidates will be knocked out at every stage, and they will keep voting until the strongest candidate remains. It is a secret ballots. It is widely assumed to be a two horse race between Simon Bridges andAmy Adams. Because of this progressive voting system, it could come down to who has the most second preference votes. It will start at 10 a.M. And go on a couple of hours. PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYS SHE WASN'T PHASED BY QUESTIONS FROM AN AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST, WHICH SOME HAVE CALLED INAPPROPRIATE. IN A 60 MINUTES INTERVIEW SHE WAS ASKED ABOUT THE DATE HER BABY WAS CONCEIVED AND THE JOURNALIST COMMENTED ON HOW ATTRACTIVE SHE WAS. WHILE SOME ON SOCIAL MEDIA WEREN'T IMPRESSED BY THE LINE OF QUESTIONING, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS SHE WASN'T OFFENDED. MAYBE I'VE LOST ALL MY SENSITIVITY, MAYBE IT'S JUST THAT I'M FROM MORRINSVILLE. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I JUST WASN'T PARTICULARLY PHASED BY ANY OF IT. 60 MINUTES HAS RESPONDED TO THE CRITICISM SAYING IT ASKS THE HARD QUESTIONS, WHILE ALSO SHOWING A PERSONAL SIDE TO POLITICAL LEADERS. THE SPCA HAS RELEASED ITS LIST OF ITS MOST SHOCKING CASES OF ANIMAL ABUSE IN THE PAST YEAR, SAYING THIS YEAR'S LIST IS ONE OF THE MOST VIOLENT ITS SEEN. AMONG THE WORST ` A PUPPY DUMPED WITH SEVERE HEAD INJURIES AND A DUCK WITH ITS BEAK BLOWN OFF. A WARNING ` SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND PARTS OF JENNY SUO'S REPORT DISTRESSING. JIMMY THE COLLIE X PUPPY IMPROVING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS. HE'S SUPER SOCIAL. HE'S VERY WELL MANNERED. HE'S DEFINITELY COMING INTO HIS OWN NOW. JUST THREE WEEKS AGO, HE WAS FOUND CLOSE TO DEATH ON A GISBORNE BEACH. WOUNDS TO HIS HEAD. HIS EYE WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF HIS HEAD. IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD BEEN HIT ON THE HEAD WITH SOMETHING. DESPITE AN INVESTIGATION, THE ABUSER STILL HASN'T BEEN FOUND. JIMMY WILL BE READY FOR A LOVING HOME SOON, BUT THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR MANY ANIMALS ON THE SPCA'S LIST OF SHAME. AMONG THEM, A DUCK THAT HAD TO BE PUT DOWN AFTER ITS BEAK WAS BLOWN OFF WITH FIREWORKS; AND FROSTY THE HORSE, EUTHANISED AFTER STITCHES WERE LEFT IN HIS EYE SO LONG HIS HEAD SWELLED UP. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THIS YEAR'S LIST IS CASES OF EXTREME NEGLECT, AND YOUR VIEWERS WILL THINK THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. AND THAT'S OUR VIEW AS WELL. LIKE TASHA (5) WHO STARVED TO DEATH. THIS PICTURE SO GRUESOME, WE CHOSE TO BLUR IT. HER OWNER WAS DISQUALIFIED FROM HAVING ANIMALS FOR 10 YEARS AND FINED $2000. THE SPCA SAYS COURTS NEED TO ENFORCE HARSHER PENALTIES. OFFENDING AGAINST THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT DOES PROVIDE FOR IMPRISONMENT, AND I'M TRYING TO THINK OF THE LAST TIME WE ACTUALLY HAD AN IMPRISONMENT AT SENTENCE. WHO REALLY NEED TO SPEND SOME TIME BEHIND BARS, QUITE FRANKLY. THE SPCA IS ALSO PUSHING FOR COUNSELLING AND SUPERVISION TO BREAK THE HABIT, AS WELL AS EDUCATING PEOPLE ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES WE SHARE WITH OUR FURRY FRIENDS. IF YOU LOOK AT AN MRI OF A BRAIN IN A DOG AND AN MRI OF A CHILD, YOU'LL SEE THE SAME AREAS LIGHTING UP WITH PLEASURE, LOVE AND FEAR. THEY GO THROUGH THE SAME EMOTIONAL PAIN AND DISTRESS THAT WE MIGHT. AND WHILE JIMMY IS NOW FEELING THE LOVE, IT'S HOPED OTHERS CAN AVOID THE PAIN HE WENT THROUGH. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS MORE THAN TWO WEEKS OF SPORTING AND POLITICAL DRAMA HAS COME TO A SPECTACULAR END IN SOUTH KOREA. THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPICS WERE NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER, AND FINISHED WITH A FLURRY OF FIREWORKS AND DIPLOMACY. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS FROM PYEONGCHANG. AN EXPLOSIVE END TO THE SO-CALLED 'PEACE' OLYMPICS. A DYNAMIC FUTURISTIC CEREMONY WITH A THRUST AT THE PAST. THIS 13-YEAR-OLD SHREDDING VIVALDI'S 'FOUR SEASONS' IN AN ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE. YOUTH, FRONT AND CENTRE, FOR NEW ZEALAND TOO. OUR TWO 16-YEAR-OLD BRONZE MEDALLISTS LEADING THE WAY FOR OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL WINTER OLYMPICS TEAM. AND WHAT SELF-RESPECTING OLYMPIC CEREMONY IS WITHOUT A CERTAIN SHIRTLESS TONGAN ATHLETE NOWADAYS? BUT UNDERNEATH THE PAGEANTRY, IS A DARK POLITICAL CURRENT. THIS WAS AN OLYMPICS THAT MIXED SPORTS AND POLITICS RIGHT TILL THE END. SOUTH KOREA'S LEADER WANTED THESE GAMES TO USHER IN A NEW AGE OF PEACE AND RECONCILIATION WITH THE NORTH, BUT OVERSHADOWING THE SHOWS OF UNITY, A DIZZYING BARRAGE OF DIPLOMATIC SIGNALS. AS NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA PARADED SIDE-BY-SIDE, US FIRST DAUGHTER IVANKA TRUMP WATCHED ON. RIGHT BEHIND HER, NORTH KOREA'S HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE ` A MAN ACCUSED OF MASTERMINDING DEADLY ATTACKS ON THE SOUTH. AS IVANKA WAS TAKING HER SEAT, ACROSS THE BORDER, NORTH KOREA'S LEADER WAS LABELLING TOUGH NEW AMERICAN SANCTIONS AN ACT OF WAR. WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE A CAMPAIGN OF MAXIMUM PRESSURE. THEN, JUST MINUTES LATER, A DIPLOMATIC TWIST ` THE NORTH KOREANS SAYING THEY WERE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE US DELEGATION IN WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE HIGHEST LEVEL TALKS IN NEARLY A DECADE. BUT AMERICA'S STICKING POINT REMAINS CLEAR. UNTIL WE SEE SOME MOVEMENT ` THE DENUCLEARISATION OF THE PENINSULA ` THEN THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT FOR US TALK ABOUT. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE KOREAS? THEY MARCHED TOGETHER, PLAYED TOGETHER, CAN THEY MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER? UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT GOING TO LAST. THEY'VE SAID IT FROM THE FIRST MEETING ` THAT THE NUCLEAR ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO KOREAS INSIDE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES. MEANING ALL THE HOPE IGNITED IN THIS OLYMPICS COULD BE EXTINGUISHED IN A MOMENT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS, PYEONGCHANG. A PAIR OF GLOVES HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF EVIDENCE AT THE TRIAL OF AN RSA STALWART ACCUSED OF A SEXUALLY MOTIVATED ATTACK ON A WOMAN AT A QUARRY. COLIN MITCHELL (59) SAYS THE CHANCE TRYING ON OF A GLOVE IN A SHOP CAN BE THE ONLY EXPLANATION FOR HIS DNA BEING FOUND AT THE SCENE. PAUL HOBBS WAS AT THE HIGH COURT IN AUCKLAND. IT WAS A SURPRISE TURN FROM THE DEFENCE, CALLING THE ACCUSED, COLIN MITCHELL, TO GIVE EVIDENCE. THE TRUCK DRIVER DENYING ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE ALLEGED ATTACK, ARGUING THIS WASN'T HIS CAR ENTERING THE QUARRY. INSTEAD HE SAID HE WAS AT HOME WATCHING A MOVIE, THEN A DRIVE. I WOULD'VE GONE DOWN TO ONEHUNGA WHARF ` THERE'S A BAY THERE ` AND IF THE TIDES WEREN'T RIGHT, I WOULD HAVE GONE FOR A DRIVE. BUT A GLOVE WITH MITCHELL'S DNA WAS FOUND AT THE QUARRY. HE TOLD THE JURY IT WASN'T HIS, BUT STRANGELY, HE SAYS HE MIGHT HAVE WORN IT. EARLIER IN THE TRIAL, THE COURT HEARD THE GLOVES WERE ONLY ON SALE AT THE WAREHOUSE FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ALLEGED ATTACK. MITCHELL SAYS HE WAS IN THE WAREHOUSE AND TRIED ON A PAIR. I WOULD HAVE SEEN THEM AND SAY, 'THEY LOOK GOOD,' AND TRY THEM ON A MINUTE OR SOMETHING, JUST TO GET THE FEEL OF THEM, SEE WHAT THEY'RE LIKE. BUT THEY WEREN'T WHAT HE WANTED. I WOULD HAVE HUNG THEM BACK UP AND KEPT GOING. UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION, MITCHELL'S VERSION OF EVENTS WAS QUESTIONED. THIS IS JUST A STORY THAT YOU'VE MADE UP, MR MITCHELL, TO EXPLAIN HOW YOU CAME TO BE ON THOSE GLOVES AT THE QUARRY? NO, IT'S NOT. THE CROWN SAYS MITCHELL'S CAR WAS FILMED DRIVING IN GREY LYNN WHERE, IT SAYS, HE KIDNAPPED HIS VICTIM, BEFORE TAKING HER TO RIVERHEAD, CONFIRMED BY CELL PHONE RECORDS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW YOUR PHONE WAS POLLING UP THERE? NO, I CANNOT. WHEN FURTHER QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS MOVEMENTS THAT NIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING, HIS MEMORY WAS PATCHY. I SUGGEST TO YOU YOU'RE NOT SURE, BECAUSE IT IS ALL A PACK OF LIES, ISN'T IT? NO, IT'S NOT. CLOSING ARGUMENTS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS FOR THE FIRST TIME, RENTING A PROPERTY IN WELLINGTON CITY COSTS THE SAME AS IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND. THE LATEST TRADE ME PROPERTY RENTAL INDEX SHOWS THE AVERAGE ASKING RENT IN THE CAPITAL IN JANUARY WAS $550/WEEK. THE NATIONAL MEDIAN RENT PRICE HAS RISEN TO AN ALL-TIME HIGH OF $470/WEEK. STATE HIGHWAY ONE THROUGH KAIKOURA WON'T RE-OPEN UNTIL LATER THIS WEEK AFTER SLIPS CAUSED BY CYCLONE GITA ONCE AGAIN BURIED THE ROAD AND RAILWAY. THOUSANDS OF TONNES OF MATERIAL STILL HAS TO BE CLEARED FROM THE ROAD, WHILE RAIL SERVICES ARE LIKELY TO BE DISRUPTED FOR EVEN LONGER. SAM CLARKE HAS MORE. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR SPENT CLEARING STATE HIGHWAY 1 AFTER THE KAIKOURA EARTHQUAKES, THIS IS ONE GIANT SETBACK. IT WAS LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY. WE BASICALLY CAME BACK TO DAY ONE AGAIN, AND HAD TO START MOVING IT ALL OVER AGAIN. BUT LUCKILY, WE'VE GOT A BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. IT TOOK JUST A DAY OF HEAVY RAIN TO UNDO MONTHS OF WORK, EX-CYCLONE GITA TURNING CREEKS INTO WATERFALLS AND CARVING NEW TRACTS IN THE FRESHLY REPAIRED CLIFFSIDE. THERE'S BEEN A HUGE NUMBER OF SLIPS RIGHT THROUGH THE HUNDERLEES, WORKING WITH A LOT OF CONTRACTORS THROUGH THE HUNDERLEES, THROUGH THE SOUTH ZONE OF KAIKOURA AND RIGHT UP NORTH AS WELL. THE THING THAT REALLY BOTHERED US WAS SEEING THE RAIL IN A MESS AGAIN. WE CAN MOVE SLIPS REASONABLY QUICKLY, BUT FIXING THE RAIL TAKES A BIT LONGER. IT HAS ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED THE VULNERABILITY OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS ONLY RE-OPENED LAST DECEMBER, THOUGH OFFICIALS SAY THE AMOUNT OF RAIN FROM THIS STORM WAS UNUSUALLY HIGH. THERE WILL BE SLIPS FOREVER AND A DAY, NO MATTER WHAT WE DO HERE. THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE COUNTRY WE LIVE IN. WHEN IT GETS WET, IT'S GONNA MOVE. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU STAND IN FRONT OF ONE OF THESE SLIPS THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE SCALE OF IT, AND JUST HOW MUCH WORK IS NEEDED TO CLEAR THEM. FOR CONTEXT, THIS IS AROUND 200,000 CUBIC METRES OF EARTH, MAKING IT THE SINGLE LARGEST SLIP, INCLUDING THOSE TRIGGERED BY THE KAIKOURA QUAKE. WITH RAIN STILL PLAGUING THE COAST, IT'S UNLIKELY THE ROAD WILL BE OPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE WEEK, AND EVEN LONGER FOR THE RAILWAY LINES. EVEN PRE QUAKE, A LOT OF MATERIAL WOULD HAVE COME DOWN. IT WAS JUST A FUNCTION OF THAT AREA, CAN RECOVER AND GET IT OPEN AGAIN. FOR THE WORKERS ON THE GROUND, THEY'RE JUST HOPING THIS IS THE LAST TIME THEY'RE CALLED TO MOVE MOUNTAINS SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS. AUCKLAND RUSH HOUR BECAME A WHOLE LOT WORSE TODAY AS RAIL WORKERS KICK OFF THREE WEEKS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION. THEY'RE PROTESTING AUCKLAND TRANSPORT'S MOVE TO CUT TRAIN MANAGERS FROM ITS RAIL SERVICES. BUT TRAIN OPERATORS SAY IT COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A WORSE TIME. CHRIS CHANG EXPLAINS. WITH THE DOORS SET TO OPEN ON MARCH MADNESS, AUCKLAND IS BRACING FOR COMMUTER CHAOS. FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, RAIL WORKERS ARE REFUSING TO WORK OVERTIME, MEANING RUSH HOUR TRAIN SERVICES WILL NOW RUN EVERY 20 MINUTES INSTEAD OF EVERY 10. USING THIS TOOL AT THIS VERY MOMENT IS A VERY BLUNT WAY OF GETTING YOUR MESSAGE ACROSS. IT'S HURTING CUSTOMERS; IT'S HURTING STAFF AS WELL. BECAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF STAFF WHO ACTUALLY PREFER TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF OVERTIME. NOT IN THE MARCH MADNESS TIME. IT COULDN'T BE MUCH WORSE, TO BE HONEST. IT'S QUITE DIFFICULT IN THE MORNING COMING TO WORK, AS WE ALL HAVE OUR SET TRAIN TIMES. THE UNION'S OPPOSING AUCKLAND TRANSPORT'S MOVE TO INTRODUCE DRIVER-ONLY TRAINS, REMOVING THE TRAIN MANAGER ROLE AND PUTTING DRIVERS IN CHARGE OF OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. IT'S A HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK, AND WE'RE REALLY SURPRISED THAT TRANSDEV AND AUCKLAND TRANSPORT ARE HAPPY TO GO AHEAD WITH IT. IT'S REPLACING THEM WITH A LARGER TEAM OF ROVING 'TRANSPORT OFFICERS'. THE TRAIN OPERATOR DENIES THAT'LL LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES. AT SOME POINT, YES, YOU MIGHT EXPECT THAT THE 8 O'CLOCK FROM ONEHUNGA WILL NOT HAVE A STAFF MEMBER ON BOARD THE TRAIN, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER BECAUSE COMMUTERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO, AND NOTHING EVER HAPPENS. WHEN SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN, WE HAVE PEOPLE AVAILABLE WHO CAN IMMEDIATELY STEP ON BOARD AND DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION COMES AT WHAT'S USUALLY A CRUNCH TIME FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT USERS. UNIVERSITY'S BACK ON, WHICH MEANS THOUSANDS MORE COMMUTERS. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT SAYS IT'S PUTTING ON EXTRA CARRIAGES TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THE BUSIER LOADS. IT'S ALSO URGING AUCKLANDERS TO CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS. REVISIT THE WAY WE TRAVEL. CITY CAR PARKS ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET UP A LOT EARLIER. WITH TRAFFIC HEADACHES LOOMING, COMMUTERS ARE COUNTING ON THE UNION AND OPERATORS TO GET NEGOTIATIONS BACK ON TRACK. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS AHEAD ` THE TICKING TIME BOMB FACING TONGA: HOW KIDNEY DISEASE CAN BE A DEATH SENTENCE IN THE ISLAND NATION BECAUSE OF THE COST OF TREATMENT. AND THE RISE OF THE DRONES ON THE CATWALK. THEY'RE NOT REPLACING MODELS YET, BUT THEY'RE FLYING HANDBAGS DOWN THE RUNWAY AT THE DOLCE AND GABBANA SHOW IN MILAN. PLUS A GOLFING GET-TOGETHER FOR MENTAL HEALTH. HOW FARMERS ARE BANDING TOGETHER TO SHARE PROBLEMS AS THE KINGDOM OF TONGA WRESTLES WITH A DIABETES CRISIS, IT'S RESISTING PRESSURE TO SET UP A COSTLY DIALYSIS CENTRE. SIONE VAIOMO'UNGA, STRANDED IN ROMANIA BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY PLACE IN THE WORLD HE'S ELIGIBLE FOR LIFESAVING DIALYSIS. IN A 1 NEWS SERIES ON DIABETES, WE LOOK AT ITS ESCALATING IMPACT ON THE TONGAN PEOPLE. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER WENT TO THE ISLAND NATION TO FIND OUT WHY SO MANY THERE ARE FACING A DEATH SENTENCE. (WOMAN HARMONISE) EVERY SUNDAY PATIENTS AT VIOLA HOSPITAL ARE VISITED BY THEIR OWN MOBILE CHURCH SERVICE. FOR MANY OF THEM, LIKE UNA LATU, PRAYER OFFERS THEM THEIR ONLY HOPE. SURVIVAL IS A LUXURY THEY DON'T HAVE. WHEN I GOT THE NEWS, I CAN'T STOP MY TEARS. UNA HAS DIABETES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE. THERE'S AROUND 60 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH END-STAGE KIDNEY FAILURE IN TONGA. WITHOUT DIALYSIS HERE, THEY KNOW THEY'VE BEEN HANDED A DEATH SENTENCE. UNLIKE THEIR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS SUCH AS SAMOA, TONGA'S MADE THE HARD DECISION NOT TO FUND A DIALYSIS CENTRE FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT TO SURVIVE. JUST TOO EXPENSIVE FOR THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO RUN A DIALYSIS PROGRAMME. THEY JUST DON'T DEVELOP KIDNEY DISEASE OVERNIGHT. THEY'VE HAD DIABETES FOR FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS. THEY'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON MANAGING THEIR DIABETES. SO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS INSTEAD TRYING TO REDUCE CRITICAL LEVELS OF LARGELY PREVENTABLE TYPE-2 DIABETES. IT'S ACTUALLY A TSUNAMI. IT IS A BIG, BIG PROBLEM. IT'S CERTAINLY GRIM. OUT OF A POPULATION OF JUST OVER 100,000 PEOPLE, IT'S ESTIMATED AT LEAST 15,000 TONGANS HAVE DIABETES. I THINK OUR CULTURE TENDS TO BE FOOD-BASED. I MEAN, IF YOU VISIT SOMEBODY, YOU PROBABLY TAKE A BUNCH OF ROSES AND MAYBE A BOTTLE OF WINE, BUT NOT HERE IN TONGA. YOU CARRY A BASKET OF FOOD WITH A SUCKLING PIG. CHANGING MIND-SETS ABOUT FOOD AND ENCOURAGING EXERCISE IS KEY, BUT FOR THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH KIDNEY FAILURE, TRAVELLING OVERSEAS FOR COSTLY DIALYSIS OR A TRANSPLANT IS THE ONLY HOPE. BUT UNA LATU'S MADE THE HEART-BREAKING DECISION NOT TO GO FOR LIFESAVING DIALYSIS, ORGANISED BY HER US-BASED SISTER, AS IT MEANS SHE'LL BE SEPARATED FROM HER TWO CHILDREN. YOU TAKE ME THERE AND I STAY THERE FOREVER, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TIME I'M GONNA SEE MY KIDS. AT LEAST ONE PRIVATE GROUP IS TRYING TO SET UP A DIALYSIS CENTRE IN TONGA, BUT FUNDING'S AN ISSUE. THAT'S LITTLE COMFORT FOR THOSE LIVING WITH A TICKING TIME BOMB. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. A WARNING THIS NEXT REPORT MAY CONTAIN IMAGES VIEWERS COULD FIND DISTRESSING. FIGHTING IS CONTINUING IN THE REBEL-HELD AREA OF EASTERN GHOUTA IN SYRIA, DESPITE A CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL. THE BBC'S JEREMY BOWEN REPORTS. THIS WAS INSIDE EASTERN GHOUTA. IN ALMOST SEVEN YEARS OF WAR IN SYRIA, REAL CEASEFIRES HAVE BEEN RARE, INEFFECTIVE AND SHORT. (CLATTERING) THE UN COULDN'T AGREE ON A START TIME FOR THE CEASEFIRE. THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS TO SAY, 'WITHOUT DELAY'. THAT IS ELASTIC ENOUGH TO WRECK THIS CEASEFIRE'S CHANCES. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION. STILL THERE IS WAR. IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS STILL TENSE. BUT THE LEVEL IS LESS THAN BEFORE. CIVILIANS ARE STILL BEING KILLED. CIVIL DEFENCE WORKERS DUG A BADLY INJURED BABY OUT OF THIS BOMB SITE. ALREADY THE RUSSIANS SAY JAYSH AL-ISLAM, THE MAIN ARMED GROUP IN THE ENCLAVE, HAS BROKEN THE CEASEFIRE. IT SAYS IT'S FORCED TO FIGHT BACK. (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: WHEN THE REGIME IS NOT ABIDING BY THE UN RESOLUTION, I CANNOT STAND STILL AND WATCH AND NOT DEFEND MYSELF AND OUR FAMILIES IN GHOUTA. THIS BOY AND THE MEN WITH HIM ARE, WE'RE TOLD, VICTIMS OF A CHLORINE ATTACK. (INDISTINCT CHATTER) WHEN IT'S WEAPONISED, CHLORINE IS BANNED UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. THE RUSSIANS CLAIM THIS IS FAKE ` PART OF A PLAN TO DISCREDIT THE SYRIAN ARMY. WHETHER YOU BELIEVE THESE PICTURES OR THE RUSSIANS, IT IS ANOTHER BAD SIGN FOR THE CEASEFIRE. THE SYRIAN ARMY IS DUG IN AROUND EASTERN GHOUTA, REPORTED TO BE PUSHING FORWARD. CEASEFIRE OR NOT, IT CAN SENSE VICTORY. ALMOST 400,000 PEOPLE ARE THOUGHT TO BE TRAPPED IN EASTERN GHOUTA. FRANCE AND GERMANY HAVE CALLED ON RUSSIA TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO HONOUR THE CEASEFIRE. CHINA IS MOVING TO LET ITS PRESIDENT XI JINGPING REMAIN IN POWER BEYOND 2023, BY ENDING A TWO TERM LIMIT ON THE PRESIDENCY. WOULD REMOVE A CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION WHICH LIMITS PRESIDENCIES TO TWO FIVE-YEAR TERMS. A PARTY CONGRESS LAST YEAR SAW HIM CEMENT HIS STATUS AS THE MOST POWERFUL LEADER SINCE THE LATE MAO ZEDONG. TO THE LATEST FASHION STATEMENT FROM ITALIAN DESIGNERS DOLCE AND GABBANA, WHO'VE KICKED OFF THEIR MILAN SHOW WITH DRONES. (ECLECTIC MUSIC) THE DRONES, CARRYING HANDBAGS DOWN THE RUNWAY, HAD A DELAYED START BECAUSE ALL AUDIENCE MEMBERS HAD TO TURN OFF THEIR WI-FI. BUT AFTER THE DRONE PARADE, IT WAS REAL-LIFE MODELS WHO WERE BROUGHT OUT TO SHOW DOLCE AND GABBANA'S LATEST COLLECTION CALLED 'FASHION SINNER'. WEATHER TIME NOW. Wet and windy front. HAS REALLY PUT A SPIN ON TEMPERATURES TODAY. It really took a spin to temperatures. A knock them down. Where was the warm spots? East to the North Island. Notice the upper South Island not doing too badly. As you work further south, you can see a little bit cooler behind the front. Working down to the far south, pretty similar. The cool air is still in place right now. You got a cloudy skies here. That cooler feel will have a cooler nights. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` THE MINISTER WHO REJECTED GOD AND BECAME OUR MOST CELEBRATED ATHEIST, TELLS US THE SECRETS TO LIVING TO 100 YEARS OLD. AND THE BREAKER HAVE NEW OWNERS. SO HOW DID A FORMER NBA SUPERSTAR AND THE OWNER OF A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB GET TO BUY THE FRANCHISE? LOOKING NOW AT TONIGHT'S TOP STORY ` MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALISED TODAY FROM A SUSPECTED BAD BATCH OF THE PARTY DRUG ECSTASY, OR MDMA, IN CHRISTCHURCH. OFFICIALS ARE NOW URGING ANY USERS OF THE CLASS-B DRUG TO DESTROY IT. 13 PATIENTS HAVE BEEN HOSPITALISED SINCE THE WEEKEND. HE FAMOUSLY REJECTED GOD, BUT HAS LIVED TO BE 100 YEARS OLD. SIR LLOYD GEERING IS THE ONLY PERSON TO BE TRIED FOR HERESY IN NEW ZEALAND AND TOLD RYAN BOSWELL HOW TO LIVE A LONG LIFE WITHOUT PRAYER. READS: 'HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOD? 'SIMPLE. WHEN I PRAY TO HIM, I FIND I'M TALKING TO MYSELF.' (LAUGHTER) FAMOUS KIWI ATHEIST LLOYD GEERING CELEBRATING HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY. WE HAD A BIG BASH YESTERDAY WITH ABOUT 80 OR 90 FRIENDS, SOME FROM OVERSEAS. BEST WISHES COMING FROM THE PRIME MINISTER, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL AND, OF COURSE, THE QUEEN. A CHANCE FOR SIR LLOYD TO REFLECT ON HIS CONTROVERSIAL PAST. THIS WHOLE WORLD OF THE SUPERNATURAL JUST DOES NOT EXIST ANY MORE FOR MEN TODAY. IN 1967, THE PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER BECAME THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TRIED FOR HERESY AFTER REJECTING GOD, THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND THE AFTERLIFE. I'VE SEEN THE CHURCH GO DOWNHILL FAST, FOR EXAMPLE. I'VE BEEN BLAMED FOR IT, ACTUALLY, BUT IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. HE SAYS WE SHOULD BELIEVE IN ONE ANOTHER AND THAT FAITH IS REALLY ABOUT TRUST. WE'RE LEARNING AS A HUMAN RACE TO ACCEPT OURSELVES AND OUR DIFFERENCES AND BECOME MORE OF A GLOBAL COMMUNITY, SO I HAVE A GOOD DEAL OF OPTIMISM ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SIR LLOYD CONTINUES TO WRITE, PLAY SCRABBLE AND WALK EVERY DAY. HE SAYS GOOD GENES AND STAYING ACTIVE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ARE KEY TO A LONG LIFE. MY FATHER LIVED TO 100, AND HE GOT A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. AND HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND AFTER HE RECEIVED IT, THERE WASN'T MUCH POINT IN LIVING ANY LONGER, SO HE ONLY LASTED THREE MONTHS. I'M GOING TO LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THAT. (LAUGHS) WITH FAMILY BY HIS SIDE, THE GOD-DENIER, WHO STILL GOES TO CHURCH, SAYS HE'S BLESSED INDEED. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME FOR SOME FARMERS, WITH PROBLEMS LIKE DROUGHTS SEVERELY AFFECTING STOCKS AND INCOME. AND WITH MANY FARMERS BATTLING DEPRESSION, A NEW GOLF TOURNAMENT AIMS TO GET FARMERS OPENING UP AND TALKING, AS JOHN MCKENZIE REPORTS. BARBEQUE AND BEER ` NOT TWO THINGS YOU'D USUALLY ASSOCIATE WITH A GOLF TOURNAMENT. BUT THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. HOW LONG YOU BEEN PLAYING GOLF FOR? BADLY, FOR A LONG TIME. (LAUGHS) THE HUNDRED OR SO PART-TIMERS HERE ARE FARMERS, AND THIS TOURNAMENT IS A CHANCE FOR MANY OF THEM TO UNWIND. FARMERS KNOW HOW TO FARM. WE'RE NOT TAKING THAT AWAY. BUT DO THEY KNOW HOW TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THEMSELVES, KEEP THEMSELVES MENTALLY FIT AND PHYSICALLY FIT? TODAY'S TOURNAMENT AT CHISHOLM LINKS GOLF COURSE IN DUNEDIN IS A FINAL OF SORTS. THERE HAVE BEEN 13 SMALLER TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN REGION OVER SUMMER. THE NUMBER ONE AIM ` TO GET THOSE FARMERS TO TALK. WELL, GOLF INVOLVES A FAIR BIT OF WALKING SIDE BY SIDE, SO THE PERFECT CHANCE FOR A QUICK CHAT! THE OLD ADAGE OF A PROBLEM SHARED IS A PROBLEM HALVED, SO IF WE CAN DO THAT, PRETTY COOL, REALLY. FARMERS GET IN THEIR OWN WEE WORLD. YOU GET REALLY BUSY, AND YOU THINK IF YOU LEAVE THE FARM, IT CAN'T WORK. IT'S A SERIOUS ISSUE, WITH PROBLEMS SUCH AS DROUGHTS, FIRES AND MYCOPLASMA BOVIS CONTRIBUTING TO A NUMBER OF FARMERS TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES EACH YEAR. 26, SO ONE A FORTNIGHT A COUPLE YEARS AGO ` THAT WAS FARMER SUICIDES. SADLY THAT IS STILL HAPPENING. TODAY'S PLAYING GROUP ALSO INVOLVING A FEW FORMER PROS, EACH ONE SLOTTED IN WITH THE FARMERS. MY FIRST TIME AROUND HERE, SO, YEAH, ENJOYING IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SUMMER. HOW WERE YOUR SCORES COMPARING TO THEM? A WEE BIT HIGHER, YOU WOULD SAY, YES. OUT HERE, FORM MAY BE TEMPORARY, BUT THE DAY COULD HAVE A LASTING IMPACT. (LAUGHTER) JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND BRING ON THE REST OF THE SERIES. WE'VE GOT THAT AND MORE FOR YOU AFTER THE BREAK, INCLUDING, AS MITCHELL SANTNER LAUNCHES HIMSELF BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, HIS MATES CERTAINLY AREN'T SURPRISED. MITCH HAS DONE THAT IN THE NETS FOR US FOR A LONG TIME. ROSS TAYLOR ALSO EXTENDS HIS CENTURY RECORD. PLUS, HOW DID A FORMER NBA SUPERSTAR AND THE OWNER OF A PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB END UP BUYING THE BREAKERS? AND WE'RE IN KOREA FOR A FINAL TIME, AS THE CURTAIN COMES DOWN ON OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL WINTER OLYMPICS EVER. Every five years, we all do the census, and... Just grab the access code you received in your letterbox, and use it to complete your census online on or before 6 March at census.govt.nz. IF THE FIRST MATCH OF THE BLACK CAPS-ENGLAND ONE DAY SERIES IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, THEN WE SHOULD BE IN FOR A TREAT OVER THE NEXT FOUR GAMES. NEW ZEALAND WINNING THE SERIES OPENER, WITH JUST FOUR BALLS TO SPARE, THANKS TO A SPARKLING CAMEO FROM MITCHELL SANTNER, AND ANOTHER ONE DAY CENTURY FROM THE EVER-PRESENT ROSS TAYLOR. IN HIS YOUNG CAREER, MITCHELL SANTNER HAS PROVIDED A FEW UNFORGETTABLE HIGHLIGHTS. HIS HAMILTON KNOCK MIGHT BE THE BEST. 'THAT'LL DO IT. THAT WILL DO IT,' MITCHELL SANTNER SAYS. NEW ZEALAND GO 1-0 UP. SANTNER, THE FINISHER, WHACKING 45 OFF 27 DELIVERIES WHEN THE BLACK CAPS NEEDED AROUND 11 PER OVER TO WIN. IT'S GONE. THERE. HAS IT GONE FAR ENOUGH? IT HAS. HE'S DONE THAT IN THE NETS FOR US FOR A LONG TIME. WE KNOW WHAT A GOOD STRIKER HE IS. IT WAS CERTAINLY NEEDED AFTER THE NEW ZEALAND TOP ORDER LOOKED SHAKY. MOST BATSMEN STRUGGLING TO FIND A GROOVE EARLY ON. OUT. GONE. PULLED. FLAT HARD. THEY COULDN'T PICK IT UP. IT'S GONE FOR FOUR. WITH ROSS TAYLOR, THEY GAVE THE BLACK CAPS A CHANCE ` A 178 RUN STAND FOR THE FOURTH WICKET. NICELY TIMED BY TAYLOR. TAYLOR'S FIRST 5O OFF 59 BALLS. HIS 18TH ONE DAY CENTURY OFF JUST 107, HIS THIRD AT HOME IN HAMILTON. HE'LL COME BACK FOR A BRACE, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY RISE HERE AT SEDDON PARK FOR ROSS TAYLOR. I THINK TOM CAME OUT AND MANIPULATED THE BALL VERY WELL, AND I JUST NEEDED TO TAKE IT DEEP AND GIVE OURSELVES A CHANCE. BUT WHEN THE VETERAN FELL, THE BLACK CAPS STILL NEEDED 41 OFF THE LAST FOUR OVERS. SANTNER RODE HIS LUCK ON HIS HOME TURF. BRILLIANT. BRILLIANT YORKER TO START WITH. NO! HE GETS IT FINE! MITCHELL SANTNER ENDED UP JUST SHORT OF HIS ONE DAY BEST, BUT TO HIT THE WINNING RUNS AGAINST ENGLAND, HE'LL TAKE THAT ANY DAY. IT WAS A SOLID PERFORMANCE AGAINST A VERY GOOD SIDE. SO I THINK WE SAID AT THE START OF THE SERIES WE NEED TO PLAY WELL TO COMPETE WITH THESE GUYS, SO IT WAS A NICE START. A THRILLER TO OPEN THE SERIES, WHICH NOW SHIFTS TO THE MOUNT FOR GAME TWO ON WEDNESDAY. IT'S BEST LABELLED AS RUGBY'S LATEST PIECE OF FAKE NEWS ` SONNY BILL WILLIAMS' RUMOURED RETURN TO RUGBY LEAGUE. SYDNEY MEDIA WENT INTO OVERDRIVE TODAY, WITH SUGGESTIONS WILLIAMS WOULD PLAY FOR THE ROOSTERS LATER THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, HE'S SIGNED WITH NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNTIL THE END OF 2019, WITH THE ALL BLACKS SAYING THE LEAGUE SPECULATION IS RUBBISH. SBW IS PART OF THE ALL BLACKS CURRENT LEADERSHIP GROUP. HE DIDN'T TRAIN TODAY WITH THE BLUES, DUE TO A MINOR INJURY. ANY TALK IN THE LOCKER ROOM THIS MORNING? NO? (CHUCKLES) NAH, NONE FROM ME. WONDER IF HE TURNS UP TO TRAINING TODAY. DO YOU GUYS CHAT ABOUT THIS? OR JUST WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK? NAH, I THINK WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK, MATE. I'M SURE THERE WILL ALWAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH SONNY, BE STUFF LIKE THAT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILLIAMS PUT THE RUMOURS TO REST ON TWITTER, AND HOPES TO FEATURE IN NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP. THE BREAKERS BASKETBALL TEAM HAS SOME NEW HEAVY HITTING OWNERS, WITH LINKS TO THE NBA AND ALSO PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL. DESPITE THE NEW OWNERS' COMMERCIAL GOALS, THEY'RE ADAMANT THEY WANT TO CARRY ON THE BREAKERS' FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FOCUS. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. THE BREAKERS HAVE MADE A SUCCESSFUL NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN THIS CORNER OF THE WORLD, AND IT'S THAT REPUTATION THAT IMPRESSED THEIR NEW OWNERS. THE MORE WE LOOKED INTO IT, THE MORE ATTRACTIVE IT BECAME. WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY LOOKING FOR A BASKETBALL TEAM. WE'RE INVOLVED, MY PARTNERS AND I, IN SPORTS OWNERSHIP IN GENERAL, MOST OF IT HAS BEEN ON THE SOCCER SIDE, BUT THIS WAS JUST AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE COULDN'T PASS UP. FORMER NBA PLAYER MATT WALSH LEADS A WELL-CONNECTED OWNERSHIP GROUP WHICH ALSO INCLUDES NBA CHAMPION SHAWN MARION AND A CO-OWNER OF EPL CLUB SWANSEA CITY. THIS ISN'T JUST I REACHED OUT TO SOMEBODY TODAY, 'WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHIP IN SOME MONEY?' THIS WAS 'HEY, THIS IS MY VISION, THIS IS WHO I'M JOINING WITH, 'HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT BEING A PART OF IT?' PAUL BLACKWELL AND HIS WIFE LIZ HAVE BEEN OWNERS FOR 13 YEARS AND FOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS. I PROMISED LIZ I WOULDN'T CRY. THEY WILL RETAIN A SHARE IN THE CLUB THEY NURTURED INTO A COMMUNITY-MINDED LEAGUE POWERHOUSE, BUT THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A NEW MAJORITY SHAREHOLDER FOR A WHILE. THIS IS OUR BABY. WE WANT TO SEE IT GROW, AND I'M VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT OUR BABY IN THESE GUYS' HANDS IS GONNA GROW, AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. DESPITE FALLING ATTENDANCE NUMBERS, THE NEW OWNERS SEE POTENTIAL, ESPECIALLY AROUND A POSSIBLE BROADCASTING DEAL. I WOULD EQUATE THIS TO BUYING AN NBA TEAM RIGHT BEFORE THE BIG MEDIA RACE. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT'S COMING. ALTHOUGH A FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THEIR FIRST FEW WEEKS IN CHARGE WOULDN'T BE BAD EITHER. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. MANCHESTER CITY HAVE WON THEIR FIRST TROPHY UNDER MANAGER PEP GUARDIOLA. THEY'VE BEATEN ARSENAL 3-0 IN THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL AS THE TWO SIDES HEAD TOWARDS VERY DIFFERENT FINISHES TO THE SEASON. THE BBC'S NATALIE PIRKS REPORTS. WINNING TROPHIES IS NOTHING NEW FOR MANCHESTER CITY, BUT PEP GUARDIOLA WAS PROBABLY SURPRISED AT HOW SIMPLE THE FIRST OF HIS REIGN WAS. THE DAY STARTED IN CRISP LONDON SUNSHINE. YELLOW RIBBONS CAUGHT THE EYE. GUARDIOLA AGAIN DEFYING THE FA BY WEARING HIS FOR IMPRISONED CATALAN POLITICIANS. ARSENE WENGER HAS NEVER WON THE LEAGUE CUP. HE HAD REASON TO LOOK PENSIVE. MANCHESTER CITY AREN'T KNOWN FOR ROUTE ONE FOOTBALL. BUT FROM A GOAL KICK, SERGIO AGUERO OUT-MUSCLED ARSENAL'S DEFENCE WITH EASE. SERGIO AGUERO! THAT LOB WAS RATHER CHEEKY TOO. FROM WOEFUL DEFENDERS TO WONDERFUL. VINCENT KOMPANY, SO OFTEN OUT INJURED, POPPED UP WITH AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION. KOMPANY! AND JUST LOOK WHAT IT MEANT TO HIM. FANS WERE CELEBRATING, BUT CITY WEREN'T QUITE DONE YET. ON A NIGHT WHERE CITY'S OLD GUARD CAME UP TRUMPS, ARSENAL FANS WERE LEFT WONDERING JUST HOW THEY GOT IT SO WRONG. IT WAS A GOOD DAY ALL ROUND FOR THE MANCHESTER CLUBS, WITH UNITED TOPPLING CHELSEA IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. THE RED DEVILS WERE ON THE BACK FOOT EARLY THROUGH CHELSEA'S WILLIAN. BUT ROMELU LUKAKU GOT THEM BACK ON TRACK WITH HIS FIRST GOAL AGAINST A TOP-SIX SIDE ALL SEASON. AND LUKAKU! (CROWD CHEERS) LUKAKU THEN SETTING UP THE WINNER TO TAKE A 2-1 VICTORY AND MOVE UNITED BACK INTO SECOND ON THE LADDER. RISING STAR JUSTIN THOMAS'S BUILD UP TO THE MASTERS IS RIGHT ON TRACK AFTER WINNING THE LATEST PGA TOUR EVENT IN FLORIDA. THOMAS FORCED A PLAYOFF WITH FELLOW AMERICAN LUKE LIST AFTER THIS SET HIM UP FOR BIRDIE ON THE 18 LIST MANAGING PAR IN SUDDEN DEATH, THOMAS GOING ONE BETTER. (CHEERING) THAT'S NOW 7 WINS IN HIS LAST 31 TOURNAMENTS. THAT'S AMAZING PERCENTAGE. AND NOTHING WAS GETTING IN THE WAY OF TIGER WOODS' CONTINUING COMEBACK ` NOT EVEN THIS BIRD ON THE PAR FOUR EIGHTH. WOODS FINISHING IN 12TH, HIS BEST RESULT AT A PGA EVENT SINCE 2015. OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL WINTER OLYMPICS CAMPAIGN IS COMPLETE. THE TWO BRONZE MEDALS LEAVING US 26TH ON THE TABLE. BUT BEYOND THOSE MEDALS, WE'VE SEEN OUR ATHLETES RISE TO A NEW LEVEL AGAINST THE BEST IN THE WORLD. BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE TO PYEONGCHANG, LET'S GO FOR ONE LAST UPDATE FROM OUR REPORTER IN KOREA, KIMBERLEE DOWNS. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO MARK THE END OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS HERE IN PYEONGCHANG, A GAMES THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED MOSTLY FOR THE STUNNING SUCCESS OF OUR YOUNG ATHLETES. MOST MEMORABLE, OF COURSE ` WHO ELSE BUT OUR 16-YEAR-OLD MEDALLISTS ` ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT AND NICO PORTEOUS. THEY'LL ARRIVE BACK HOME IN NEW ZEALAND TOMORROW MORNING, ALONG WITH THE TWO BRONZE MEDALS EARNED THEY EARNED IN THE SNOWBOARD BIG AIR AND FREESKI HALFPIPE. THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS NOW FOREVER ETCHED INTO NEW ZEALAND SPORTING HISTORY BOOKS, HAVING BROKEN A 26-YEAR WINTER OLYMPICS MEDAL DROUGHT. AND THESE GAMES FEATURED OTHER BREAKOUT STARS TOO, INCLUDING CARLOS GARCIA KNIGHT, WHO CONSISTENTLY SHOWED HIS CLASS AND WHOSE MAMMOTH SCORE IN THE BIG AIR QUALIFIERS WILL GO DOWN AS ONE OF NZ'S BEST OLYMPIC MOMENTS. BUT FOR ALL THE HIGHS, THERE WERE ALSO LOWS, MOST NOTABLY THE INJURY TO BYRON WELLS, WHO'D BEEN IN TOP FORM HEADING INTO THE HALFPIPE FINALS, ONLY TO FALL AND BREAK HIS KNEECAP IN THE TRAINING RUN JUST BEFORE COMPETITION GOT UNDERWAY. IT'S DEVASTATING FOR ANYONE, BUT PARTICULARLY CRUEL IN THIS CASE, GIVEN IT'S HIS SECOND OLYMPICS THAT'S BEEN CUT SHORT BY INJURY. OVERALL, THOUGH, THESE GAMES HAD MANY MORE SUCCESSES THAN THEY HAVE HAD DISAPPOINTMENTS. THE BEST PART FOR ME, PERSONALLY ` SEEING THE CLASS WITH WHICH THESE YOUNG ATHLETES CARRIED THEMSELVES, HOW PROUDLY THEY REPRESENTED NEW ZEALAND AND THE GLIMPSES THAT WE'VE HAD OF WHAT MAY BE A VERY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD FOR THEM. AND WITH THAT, IT IS FAREWELL FROM THE 1 NEWS TEAM HERE IN PYEONGCHANG. KAMSAHAMNIDA. Thank you, Kim. A big thank you to a cameraman base out there too. You're talking to Stephen Joyce, Jeremy? 'TIS THE NIGHT BEFORE THE NATIONAL PARTY DECIDE ON A NEW LEADER, AND I TRY AND GET SAUCY WITH STEVEN JOYCE. SAUCE? YES. SAUCE IS GOOD. BUT THE VEGETABLES ARE REALLY WHERE IT'S AT. FIND OUT IF HE TAKES A BITE OF THE QUESTIONS I SERVE UP ON OUR SPEED DATE. PLUS, THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF FACEBOOK. WE TAKE YOU INSIDE THE PRIVATE GROUPS THAT ARE DESTROYING LIVES IN REAL LIFE. AND THE CYCLONE DAMAGE KEEPING TAKAKA HILL CLOSED, A NELSON MAN WAS LEFT WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO RIDE HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE TO NELSON FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS CHILD. THAT WAS, TILL A HELICOPTER CAME TO HIS RESCUE. HIS STORY COMING UP AT 7. We started the day with a pretty active front. It was like having an electric fan on and you pull the plug and adjust fizzles. That is the upper energy squeezing out the moisture there. The rain is just in smatterings. There is a next low coming in from the west. It will take its time coming in with the wet weather. There is a high there that is also going to try and block that. Going to to end the week,that low finally works in. There is northerly flow but no mean and nasty's in the weather. This is the North Island tomorrow. The high has pushed through. The upper ones are pushing the other w on the lower part of the islan I Further east and far north of the weather is not too bad. To the south island, the pressure is building. There is cloud to the east coast first thing. The cloud is starting to work in. That is the warm weather dying to bend back in. We do keep some of the cloud on the coast. There are still cloud from the on shore flow. East of the North Island, there are just a few spots of rain in the morning. The moisture does creep its way south later on and will not reappear till night time. There might be a little bit of cloud around Taranaki. It would not be like today, just a few spots of rain here and there. There was a little dawdling front and it will bring a few spots of rain, but that is just it. Put the raincoat in the bag type of weather. Whitianga to Auckland, you will have the odd cloud and shower, but mostly fine. In Dunedin, we will start off some cloud. Otherwise it will be good. We will keep the cloud through the day and Christchurch. Further north, to Wellington, there is thickening cloud at the day. Further north to Porirua, the temperature goes up. A chance for a few showers here. In Auckland, the front is sitting west. It is not raining all the time, it is more to the cloud. Towards the end of the week, llook that thing coming in, but just remember it is a slow-moving front. That high is blocking the progress. Coming into Thursday, there is some wetter weather. There is rain at times,