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. AND FROM AN INVESTMENT STANDPOINT, YOU CAN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE. ALTHOUGH A FIFTH CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THEIR FIRST FEW WEEKS IN CHARGE WOULDN'T BE BAD EITHER. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD, APPARENTLY NO MORE MR NICE GUY WITH THE WEATHER. A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR WELLINGTON STUDENTS TO GET CREATIVE AND HAVE THE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE IT. 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. SOME WELLINGTON STUDENTS CAN SOON ADD A BACHELOR OF CREATIVITY TO THEIR CV. TE AUAHA, THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE OF CREATIVITY, HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY OPENED IN CENTRAL WELLINGTON BY THE PRIME MINISTER THIS EVENING. IT'S HOPED THE NEW FACILITY WILL BRING THOSE WANTING TO STUDY CREATIVE ARTS TO THE CAPITAL IN AN INDUSTRY THAT'S BOOMING. EMILY COOPER HAS MORE. (CROWD PERFORM HAKA) A WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND'S NEWEST TERTIARY EDUCATION CENTRE. ARTS IS CRITICAL TO CREATING THE KIND OF YOUNG PEOPLE WE NEED GOING THROUGH OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. THE NEW CAMPUS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN CENTRAL WELLINGTON - JUST OFF THE CITY'S ICONIC CUBA STREET. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR WELLINGTON BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR NEW ZEALAND. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF CREATIVE BACKGROUNDS AND MIND-SETS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT WE NURTURE THAT. THE SIX STOREY BUILDING IS BEING TOUTED AS STATE OF THE ART - AND WILL OFFER A 'BACHELOR OF CREATIVITY - ALSO TOUTED AS A WORLD FIRST. AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT MOVIES AND MUSIC. THE INSTITUTE ALSO OFFERS COURSES FROM PERFORMING ARTS TO HAIRDRESSING AND JOURNALISM, ACCOMMODATING 1000 STUDENTS. IT'S FANTASTIC TO HAVE THAT PLACE WHERE WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER AS WELL. THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY'S BIG BUSINESS FOR NOT ONLY THE CAPITAL, BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY, CONTRIBUTING $3.8 BILLION DOLLARS TO OUR GDP. AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ALL THE MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES AND LIBRARIES AND VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE AND DANCE. AND THE INDUSTRY OFFERS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS HERE AND OVERSEAS. ITS JUST OPPORTUNITIES, AND IT'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO CREATE THEIR OWN WORKS. WORK THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO TAKE KIWIS GLOBAL. EMILY COOPER, ONE NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH OUR ALPHABET OF ARTISTS. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY CATHERINE DE CHALAIN & CAMERON GRIGG