IT'S MIDDAY. CAUGHT RED-HANDED ` AUSTRALIAN CRICKET'S STEVE SMITH IS IN THE FIRING LINE AFTER THE BALL-TAMPERING SCANDAL. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING OFFERED DISCOUNTS AT WEIGHT WATCHERS, PROMPTING CONCERNS OVER THE LONG-TERM HEALTH IMPACT. PLUS, JUST A WEEK BEFORE THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE, KIWI BOXER JOSEPH PARKER'S BIGGEST FANS ARE BY HIS SIDE ` HIS PARENTS. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 AHI AHI MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S BEEN LABELLED AS AUSTRALIAN CRICKET'S DARKEST DAY, WITH THE SIDE THUMPED BY SOUTH AFRICA AS THE FALL OUT OF THEIR BALL-TAMPERING SCANDAL CONTINUES. SKIPPER STEVE SMITH HAS BEEN BANNED FOR AUSTRALIA'S NEXT TEST AND FINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL WITH HIS CAPTAINCY NOW ON THE LINE. THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS EXPLAINS. LISTEN TO THE CROWD. (CROWD BOO) IN THE EYE OF A CRICKETING STORM, STEVE SMITH BOOED ON TO THE FIELD IN CAPE TOWN. THE WORLD'S BEST BATSMEN GIVEN ONE OF ITS WORST RECEPTIONS AFTER A SCANDAL THAT'S SHOCKED A SPORT AND SHAMED A NATION. SMITH HAD ORCHESTRATED A PLAN TO CHEAT BY GETTING HIS TEAMMATE CAMERON BANCROFT TO TAMPER WITH THE BALL USING STICKY TAPE AND MAKE IT HARDER TO BAT AGAINST. BUT THEY WERE CAUGHT ON CAMERA AND CONFESSED, AND THE RESULTING CONTROVERSY HAS LEFT A COUNTRY WHICH DEFINES ITSELF BY CRICKET STRUGGLING FOR ANSWERS RIGHT TO THE VERY TOP. OUR CRICKETERS ARE ROLE MODELS, AND CRICKET IS SYNONYMOUS WITH FAIR PLAY. HOW CAN OUR TEAM BE ENGAGED IN CHEATING LIKE THIS? AND THE FALLOUT HAS BEEN SWIFT. AFTER AGREEING TO STAND DOWN AS CAPTAIN FOR THE REST OF THIS MATCH, SMITH HAS NOW BEEN SUSPENDED FOR THE NEXT ONE. THE CRICKET AUTHORITY SAID HIS ACTIONS WERE CLEARLY CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT OF THE GAME, AND MANY BELIEVE HIS SACKING IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. THERE ARE FURTHER QUESTIONS, THOUGH, FOR COACH DARREN LEHMANN OVER WHETHER HE KNEW ANYTHING, AND FOR BANCROFT, WHO HAS BEEN FINED FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT. BUT PERHAPS MOST OF ALL FOR THE CULTURE OF AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. OH, HE'S GONE! THEIR AGGRESSIVE APPROACH IN RECENT TIMES HAS WON THEM FEW FRIENDS. AS BANCROFT ALSO DISCOVERED, BOOED BACK TO THE PAVILION, SYMPATHY IN SHORT SUPPLY. (CROWD BOO) AUSTRALIA HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS HIGH AND MIGHTY LINE RECENTLY, SAYING, 'NO, YOU CAN'T CROSS THIS LINE 'AND WE'RE THE PURVEYORS OF JUSTICE ON A CRICKET FIELD.' AND I KNOW WITHIN CRICKET, THAT HAS WOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE UP, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT AUSTRALIA, YOU KNOW, GET INTO THE SLEDGING, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THEM. AND, CERTAINLY, FROM THE FANS WATCHING TODAY, THERE WAS ONLY ANGER AND DISAPPOINTMENT. THE PROBLEM IS THEY'VE REALLY CROSSED THE LINE NOW, AND I THINK THERE WILL BE REPERCUSSIONS. AND IT IS PARTICULARLY BAD FOR SMITH. HE WAS OUT FOR JUST 7, AS AUSTRALIA WERE DULY THRASHED. BUT AFTER LOSING THIS MATCH, HE AND HIS TEAM FACE A FAR BIGGER CHALLENGE ` TO SAVE THEIR REPUTATION. A NEW STUDY'S FOUND MANY OF OUR LARGEST FOOD COMPANIES AREN'T DOING ENOUGH TO REDUCE UNHEALTHY EATING HABITS. THE AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH, LOOKING AT 25 FOOD AND DRINK SUPPLIERS, REVEALED YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO BE BETTER PROTECTED FROM UNHEALTHY FOOD MARKETING. ONE EXPERT SAYS THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN THE ISSUE IS VITAL. I HAVE TO SAY, GOVERNMENTS TO DATE HAVE TAKEN A VERY HANDS-OFF APPROACH TO INDUSTRY AND LET THEM KIND OF RUN FREE. I UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH MINISTER IS MEETING WITH GOVERNMENTS` WITH FOOD COMPANIES VERY SHORTLY, SO THIS WILL PROVIDE VERY GOOD BASELINE DATA TO START A CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPANIES THERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING WELL. A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN BY WEIGHT WATCHERS TO OFFER FREE MEMBERSHIPS TO TEENAGERS HAS SPARKED GLOBAL OUTRAGE, AND SOON IT'LL BE LAUNCHED HERE IN NZ. THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO PROMOTE HEALTH OVER DIETING, BUT HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FEAR IT'LL FURTHER DAMAGE ALREADY VULNERABLE YOUNGSTERS. LAUREN JONES HAS THIS REPORT. RILEY HEMSON BATTLED HER BODY AS A TEENAGER. I HATED WHAT I LOOKED LIKE, AND I WANTED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT SO THAT I WOULD LOVE WHAT I LOOKED LIKE. NOW THE 22-YEAR-OLD'S FAMOUS ON INSTAGRAM FOR PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND SHE QUESTIONS WHETHER WEIGHT WATCHERS SHOULD TARGET TEENS. SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE, I JUST THINK THAT IF ANYTHING IS GOING TO BE BASED ON WEIGHT, IT'S A NO-NO FROM ME. THE NEW PROGRAMME FOR TEENAGERS STARTS MID-YEAR. 13- TO 17-YEARS-OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO JOIN FOR FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME BUT WILL NEED PARENTAL CONSENT. THE MOVE'S PROMPTED A BACKLASH OVERSEAS, CREATING THE HASHTAG 'WAKE UP WEIGHT WATCHERS'. IT SEEMS LIKE A TOTALLY UNETHICAL BUSINESS TO THEN EXTEND THAT TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY VULNERABLE IN TERMS OF THEIR BODY IMAGE. WHILE DIETING AND EATING DISORDERS SHOULDN'T BE CONFUSED, THOSE WORKING IN THE FIELD SAY THE PROGRAMME POSES A THREAT. THIS IS THE WEIGHT LOSS INDUSTRY ATTEMPTING TO PROFIT OFF TEENAGER VULNERABILITY. EXPERTS TELL US THAT EATING DISORDERS ARE OFTEN PRECIPITATED BY A PERIOD OF RESTRICTION. WE'VE REPEATEDLY OFFERED WEIGHT WATCHERS A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC CONCERNS RAISED IN THIS STORY, BUT NO ONE FROM THE COMPANY WOULD FRONT FOR AN INTERVIEW. BUT IN A STATEMENT SAID ` THIS MOVE BY WEIGHT WATCHERS IS THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY PROVIDING CIGARETTES TO YOUNG PEOPLE. WEIGHT WATCHERS SAYS IT'S TRYING TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON A PROBLEM THAT'S NOT CURRENTLY BEING ADDRESSED. BUT RILEY HEMSON HAS A SIMPLE MESSAGE. LOVE YOUR BODY. YOU'VE GOT ONE FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE. JUST STEP OFF THE SCALES AND FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE. LAUREN JONES, 1 NEWS. TO INTERNATIONAL NEWS, AND IN RUSSIA, AT LEAST 37 PEOPLE HAVE REPORTEDLY DIED IN A FIRE THAT RIPPED THROUGH A SHOPPING MALL IN SIBERIA. DOZENS MORE ARE FEARED TO BE MISSING, WITH PEOPLE ALSO SEEN JUMPING FROM WINDOWS TO ESCAPE THE BLAZE. THE FIRE WAS STARTED ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE BUILDING WHERE A CINEMA IS LOCATED, RAISING CONCERNS THAT CHILDREN MAY BE TRAPPED. FUGITIVE FORMER CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT HAS BEEN DETAINED BY GERMAN POLICE AFTER TRYING TO CROSS THE BORDER FROM DENMARK. PUIGDEMONT FACES CHARGES OF REBELLION AND SEDITION FOLLOWING CATALONIA'S ILLEGAL INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM LAST YEAR. HE WAS REPORTEDLY RETURNING TO BELGIUM, WHERE HE'S BEEN STAYING SINCE HE FLED SPAIN. THE BBC'S DAMIEN MCGUINNESS REPORTS. IN BARCELONA, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOOK TO THE STREETS IN SUPPORT OF FORMER CATALAN LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT. (CROWD SHOUT, WHISTLE) THEY ARE CALLING FOR GERMANY NOT TO EXTRADITE HIM BACK TO SPAIN, WHERE, ACCORDING TO PRO-SEPARATIST POLITICIANS, HE WOULD NOT GET A FAIR TRIAL. (SPEAKS SPANISH) TRANSLATOR: THIS PROSECUTION HAS NO BASIS. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN VIOLENCE. WE REMEMBER WE ARE STILL THE REVOLUTION OF SMILES. FOR NOW, MR PUIGDEMONT IS BEING HELD IN THIS PRISON, AND TOMORROW, HE WILL APPEAR BEFORE A GERMAN JUDGE, WHO WILL DECIDE WHETHER HE WILL REMAIN IN CUSTODY WHILE THE EXTRADITION ORDER IS BEING PROCESSED. BERLIN BACKS MADRID'S STANCE THAT IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL FOR CATALONIA TO BREAK AWAY UNILATERALLY. BUT MR PUIGDEMONT'S LAWYER SAYS IT'S A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE. IN SPAIN, THERE IS NO MORE DEMOCRACY, BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR POLITICAL OPPONENTS IN JAIL. THE ELECTED PEOPLE IS PUT IN JAIL. THAT'S A DICTATOR. CARLES PUIGDEMONT BECAME THE LEADER OF CATALONIA IN 2016 AND LED THE REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN A YEAR LATER. BUT SINCE THEN, HE HAS BEEN LIVING IN SELF-IMPOSED EXILE IN BELGIUM. (WOMAN SPEAKS OVER LOUDSPEAKER) HIS ARREST REIGNITES TENSIONS IN CATALONIA, WHERE MOST OF THE INDEPENDENCE LEADERS ARE NOW FACING LEGAL CHARGES. THAT HAS, TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, UNDERMINED THE INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT BUT ALSO ENERGISED MANY OF THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT. SKY TV'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, JOHN FELLET, IS RETIRING THIS YEAR, REMAINING IN CHARGE UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS FOUND. THE COMPANY'S SHARES AND REVENUE HAVE DROPPED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AS SKY STRUGGLES WITH COMPETITION FROM INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDERS LIKE NETFLIX AND LIGHTBOX. LOOKING AT CANDIDATES LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, SKY SAYS THEIR NEW CEO WILL NEED EXPERIENCE IN THE 'ONLINE WORLD'. HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE FAR NORTH ARE BEING ADVISED TO STAY HOME TODAY AS STATE HIGHWAY 1 NORTH OF KAITAIA REMAINS CLOSED. HEAVY RAIN WASHED OUT A LARGE HOLE AROUND 20M WIDE AND OVER 4M DEEP OVER THE WEEKEND. ESCORTED CONVOYS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO BYPASS TWICE DAILY IN THE MORNING AND EVENING. THE ROAD IS EXPECTED TO REOPEN LATER THIS WEEK. THE RESULT OF A VOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT NURSES SHOULD ACCEPT A PAY OFFER FROM THE COUNTRY'S DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS AFTERNOON. MIDWIVES, HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS AND NURSES HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING THE DEAL THAT WOULD SEE THEM GET A 2% PAY INCREASE AMONG OTHER CONDITIONS. THE DECISION WILL IMPACT AROUND 27,000 STAFF. CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE HAVE GATHERED IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY AS PART OF AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PANEL TO TACKLE THE ISSUE. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, 120 SCIENTISTS FROM 59 COUNTRIES WILL DRAFT A REPORT TO INFORM GOVERNMENTS HOW TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS THAT LIE IN THE DECADES AHEAD. THE FOCUS IS ON LAND SUSTAINABILITY, ENSURING FOOD SUPPLY FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AS WELL AS CUTTING GREENHOUSE GASES. AND IN WELLINGTON, CLIMATE CAMPAIGNERS ARE GEARING UP TO PROTEST AN OIL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE. HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES ARE EXPECTED AT THE EVENT IN THE CAPITAL THIS WEEK. THE INDUSTRY SAYS GAS, WHICH HAS HALF THE EMISSIONS OF COAL, WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE. BUT OPPONENTS SAY THE ONLY WAY TO TACKLE GLOBAL WARMING IS TO STOP FINDING AND BURNING FOSSIL FUELS. GAS IS NOT A TRANSITION FUEL. WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IS A TRANSITION TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY. THERE'S NO POINT IN TAKING THESE SMALL HALF MEASURES THAT ACTUALLY LOCK US INTO A FURTHER FOSSIL FUEL-DRIVEN SOCIETY. MEANWHILE, OIL INDUSTRY LEADERS SAY EXTRACTION HAS A LONG FUTURE IN NZ. BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INVESTED IN THIS SECTOR IN NZ AND, OBVIOUSLY, EVEN MORE AROUND THE WORLD. YOU'VE MENTIONED THE WORKERS THAT ARE AT PLAY HERE. YOU KNOW, MANY NEW ZEALANDERS ` 3.5-ODD MILLION NEW ZEALANDERS ` DRIVE CARS. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE VERY STRONG INDICATIONS THAT THESE PRODUCTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR A VERY LONG TIME. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` 14,500KM AND 17 HOURS LATER, THE FIRST-EVER NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA IS COMPLETED. SURFERS IN SOUTH AFRICA ARE BREATHING A SIGH OF RELIEF AFTER A NEW SHARK-SPOTTING METHOD TAKES OFF. AND SHE'S BACKED HIM IN EVERY CORNER ` THE WOMAN BEHIND JOSEPH PARKER'S FIGHTING SPIRIT. (RHYTHMIC CHANTING) If you are Maori and 18 or over, the time has come again to make an important choice. Do you want to be enrolled on the General Roll or the Maori Roll? This choice affects who you can vote for to represent you and your area in Parliament. Either way, you'll still be able to vote for any party you like when there's an election. You don't get to choose again for another six years, so let's think about it now. If you're not sure what it's all about, talk it over with your whanau and friends. You'll receive some info in the mail next week. Now is your time to choose. Mau tonu e kowhiri. ACROSS THE TASMAN, QANTAS HAS MADE HISTORY BY COMPLETING THE FIRST-EVER NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM AUSTRALIA TO BRITAIN. QF9 COMPLETED ITS 14,500KM JOURNEY IN JUST OVER 17 HOURS. CHANNEL NINE'S LARA VELLA HAS THE STORY. CHECKING INTO A NEW CHAPTER IN AVIATION HISTORY. WOW. HELLO. QF 9 FROM PERTH TO LONDON IN 17 HOURS, NON-STOP. VERY EXCITED, YEAH. WE WANTED TO DO IT EVER SINCE WE FOUND OUT IT WAS HAPPENING. EXTREMELY EXCITED. VERY NERVOUS AS WELL. ARE YOU GONNA WATCH CARTOONS? YEAH. HOW MANY? FOUR. (GASPS) YOU GUYS ARE LOOKING` I'M GOING TO WATCH 100. 100?! 70 YEARS AGO, THIS JOURNEY TOOK FOUR DAYS. NOW ` LESS THAN ONE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST FRONTIERS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU KNOW, I SUPPOSE, ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE. SO IT'S REALLY FANTASTIC. ARE YOU EXCITED, SIR? WELL, IT'S AN EVENT, ISN'T IT? THERE IS NO DENYING THERE IS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON QANTAS TO PULL OFF THIS HISTORIC NON-STOP 17-HOUR JOURNEY. SO MUCH SO THAT THEY'VE BROUGHT IN A BACK-UP DREAMLINER IN CASE ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN WITH THIS ONE. DO YOU THINK THIS ROUTE IS GONNA KICK OFF THE PRICE WAR? I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PRICE DIFFERENTLY TO COMPETE AGAINST US, BECAUSE QANTAS HAS A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE. A DIRECT SERVICE, THAT PEOPLE WILL PREFER. MY REAL HOPE IS THAT BY DOING THIS, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS DRIVE TOURISM TO AUSTRALIA. WE EMPLOY OVER 600,000 PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY. $40B EXPORT INDUSTRY. THE CLOSER WE CAN MAKE IT FOR PEOPLE FROM EUROPE, THE UK, TO COME TO AUSTRALIA, THE MORE OF THEM THAT WILL COME. BUT, ULTIMATELY, IT'S UP TO PASSENGERS TO DECIDE IF LONG-HAUL IS REALLY WORTH THE LONG SLOG. IN SOUTH AFRICA, IT'S THOUGHT THAT WHEN YOU ENTER THE OCEAN, YOU'RE TAKING YOUR LIFE INTO YOUR OWN HANDS BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF GREAT WHITE SHARKS. BUT NOW, SURFERS SAY THEY FEEL SAFE THANKS TO SHARK SPOTTERS ` AN IDEA WHICH HAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED THE NUMBER OF ATTACKS. CHANNEL NINE'S MICHAEL BEST HAS THE STORY. (MENACING MUSIC) THEY'RE THE ULTIMATE PREDATORS ` GREAT WHITE KILLERS ` AND THIS IS THEIR HOME. MOSSEL BAY ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN COAST, EAST OF CAPE TOWN, IS PRIME SHARK HABITAT. NICE BIG ONE TODAY. I TOLD YOU, MAN! AND HERE, YOU CAN SEE THEM UP CLOSE... FROM BEHIND THE BARS OF A CAGE. LET'S GET STARTED. LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD. EVEN JUST GETTING IN IS INTIMIDATING. WHOA! BUT ONCE YOU'RE UNDERWATER, IT'S EXHILARATING. (THUNK!) (LAUGHS) WELL, THE POWER OF THAT SHARK IS JUST INCREDIBLE. IT'S A JUVENILE GREAT WHITE, ABOUT 3M LONG ` HIT THIS CAGE HARD. AND THEY GROW TO NEARLY DOUBLE THAT SIZE ` ABOUT 2 TONS. VERY PLEASED ABOUT THESE BARS RIGHT NOW. SEVEN SHARKS CIRCLED OUR CAGE AND THE BOAT. IT'S TOURISM WITH A MESSAGE. SO BASICALLY, WE WANNA TRY AND GET THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE THESE SHARKS. GROWING UP, WE'RE ALL INFLUENCED BY CERTAIN HOLLYWOOD, SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT. EVERYONE FEARS THEM. RICHARD THERON LOVES GREAT WHITES. HELLO, GORGEOUS! HE KNOWS THEY'RE DANGEROUS BUT THINKS SHARKS AND HUMANS SHOULD LIVE TOGETHER. THE SHARK CAGE COMPANIES ON THIS SIDE HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO TRYING TO HELP TAKE OUT SHARK NETS AND RATHER PUT IN SHARK SPOTTERS. WESTERN CAPE DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE SHARK NET. BUT STILL, THE SURFERS AND SWIMMERS IN CAPE TOWN FEEL SAFE. THIS IS HOW. HIGH UP ON THE MOUNTAINSIDES ABOVE THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE-SAND BEACHES ARE HUTS WITH SPOTTERS INSIDE. WHEN THE SHARK IS SPOTTED, THE ALARM WILL BE RAISED. IT'S LOCATED DOWN ON THE BEACH. IT COVERS 5KM ` THAT'S THE SOUND ` SO IT'S PRETTY EFFECTIVE. THE HEIGHT MAKES IT FAR MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BEACH-LEVEL SPOTTING. COLOURED FLAGS AND AN APP LET SWIMMERS KNOW THE SHARK RISK. SO, THERE'S A LOT THAT CAN BE LEARNT, AND IT REALLY CAN BE REPLICATED IN OTHER AREAS AROUND THE WORLD. ALREADY, THE TEAM HAS BEEN TO NEW SOUTH WALES AND IDENTIFIED BEACHES WHERE THEIR SYSTEM WOULD WORK ` QUEENSCLIFF, WARRIEWOOD, AND THE FAR NORTH SHARK HOTSPOTS OF LENNOX HEAD, BROKEN HEAD, WATEGOS AND THE PASS. IT'S FAR EASIER TO CHANGE PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOUR THAN IT IS TO CHANGE SHARKS' BEHAVIOUR. SHARKS WILL ALWAYS BE HUNTERS. BUT HERE, THE HUMANS ARE GETTING BETTER AT AVOIDING THEM. TO SPORT, AND A WICKET IN THE LAST BALL OF DAY FOUR HAS GIVEN THE BLACKCAPS A HUGE SHOT AT VICTORY AHEAD OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE HISTORIC PINK BALL TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. TRENT BOULT CONTINUED TO TORMENT THE ENGLISH BATSMEN, CLIPPING JOE ROOT IN HAND BEFORE GETTING HIS MAN THE VERY NEXT BALL. THE CATCH ` HE WALKS. OH, WHAT A MASSIVE MOMENT! AND TRENT BOULT ` WOW, THAT TOOK OFF. THE KIWI BOWLER INVOLVED IN ALL THREE ENGLISH WICKETS TO LEAVE THE TOURISTS REELING AT 132/3. ENGLAND TODAY NEED A FURTHER 237 RUNS TO MAKE NEW ZEALAND BAT AGAIN OR BAT ALL DAY TO AVOID DEFEAT. LESS THAN A WEEK FROM HIS WORLD UNIFICATION TITLE FIGHT, HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER JOSEPH PARKER'S PARENTS DEMPSEY AND SALA PARKER HAVE NOT LEFT THE KIWI'S SIDE. THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN LONDON AS HE PREPARES FOR THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF HIS CAREER AGAINST WBA AND IBO TITLE HOLDER ANTHONY JOSHUA. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID CAUGHT UP WITH HIS PARENTS. CATCHING UP WITH JOSEPH PARKER'S BIGGEST FANS. TALKATIVE MUM SALA AND RESERVED DAD DEMPSEY ARE NEVER FAR FROM RINGSIDE ` BE IT IN PRACTICE, AT A PRESS CONFERENCE OR AT A FIGHT. IT REALLY GIVES ME... HOPE WHEN I SEE THE HEAVY PUNCHES AND STUFF. I CAN SEE THE POWER. BUT SHE ADMITS THE SCALE OF THIS FIGHT HAS HER A BIT WORRIED. LOCKED MYSELF IN THE ROOM EVER SINCE WE'VE ARRIVED, COS I WAS TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, COPE WITH THE WHOLE THING. BUT LISTENING TO JOSEPH... LIKE, EVERY NOW AND THEN, HE'S LIKE, 'MUM, COME ON! JUST ENJOY IT.' SHE SAYS PARKER'S BEEN BOXING SINCE AGE 3, AND AFTER SEEING HIS RECENT FORM, HE'S CONFIDENT HE CAN WIN. AS A MOTHER, YOU HAVE BUTTERFLIES, AND THAT NEVER LEAVES YOU UNTIL THE FIGHT IS OVER. AND WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WATCH SOMEONE PUNCH YOUR BOY? (GASPS) OH, COME ON. (CHUCKLES) IT'S NOT THAT EASY. YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS SIT ON THE RINGSIDE AND MAKE SURE MY EYES ARE WIDE OPEN TO SEE IF HE GETS HURT. BUT SHE SAYS HIS PAIN TOLERANCE IS EXTREMELY HIGH GIVEN HE'S BEEN BATTLING WITH ELBOW ISSUES FOR TWO YEARS, SOLVED ONLY BY SURGERY LATE LAST YEAR. WHEN I SAW THOSE LITTLE CHIPS IN BONES CAME OUT OF THE ELBOWS, I'M LIKE, 'HOW DID YOU COPE?' DESPITE BEING HALF A WORLD AWAY, SHE SAYS THE PARKER FAMILY'S BEEN 'SO HEARTENED' BY THE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM DOWN UNDER. HE IS TWO NATIONS' SON. I CAN SEE A BIT OF KUMARA AND COCONUT IN HIM. AND HERE'S HOPING THAT'S THE PERFECT RECIPE TO CREATE NEW ZEALAND'S MOST SUCCESSFUL BOXER. JOY REID, 1 NEWS, LONDON. TORO ROSSO DRIVER BRENDON HARTLEY HAS HAD A DIFFICULT START TO THE NEW FORMULA ONE SEASON IN MELBOURNE, FINISHING 15TH AT THE AUSTRALIAN GP. HARTLEY MISSED OUT ON THE POINTS, COMING LAST IN THE CARS THAT FINISHED THE RACE. BUT HE FARED BETTER THAN TEAMMATE PIERRE GASLY, WHO FAILED TO COMPLETE IT. SMOKING FROM THE REAR. THAT TORO ROSSO PARTNERSHIP WITH HONDA FOR THIS SEASON. WHAT'S HAPPENING? A MISTAKE. WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHILE AT THE FRONT OF THE PACK, FERRARI'S SEBASTIAN VETTEL LEAP-FROGGED LEWIS HAMILTON DURING A SAFETY CAR PERIOD TO WIN IN MELBOURNE. AND LIKE IT WAS 12 MONTHS AGO, IT IS SEBASTIAN VETTEL WHO COMES HOME TO WIN THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX! THE GERMAN GRABBED THE FIRST POINTS OF THE YEAR TO GO TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. UNDEFEATED WARRIORS' CHANCES OF TOP SPOT ON THE NRL LADDER AFTER THUMPING THE GOLD COAST TITANS. TONGAN INTERNATIONAL KONRAD HURRELL'S 100TH NRL APPEARANCE NINE TRIES TO BEAT THE TITANS 54-8. HUNT AGAIN! STRAIGHT UP THE MIDDLE! WIDDOP SUPPORTS ON THE OUTSIDE. HE POINTED, WANTING THE KICK. NOW HE TOES IT AGAIN! GARETH WIDDOP, WELL PLAYED, SON! MEANWHILE, KIWIS PROP JARED WAEREA-HARGREAVES GOT AMONGST THE ACTION FOR THE ROOSTERS IN THEIR 38-8 DEMOLITION OF NEWCASTLE. A WIN THERE FOR THE FORMER ROOSTER HALFBACK. TAP BACK HERE. IT COMES TO WAEREA-HARGREAVES! NEW SIGNING COOPER CRONK PLAYED A PART IN ALL SEVEN OF THE ROOSTERS' TRIES. A MIRACLE SAVE HAS DENIED THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX A MUCH-NEEDED WIN AGAINST THE BRISBANE ROAR LAST NIGHT IN THE A-LEAGUE. WITH THE SCORES LOCKED AT 2-2, AUSTRALIAN FORWARD NATHAN BURNS HAD THE CHANCE TO GIVE THE NIX A RARE WIN BEFORE HE WAS EMPHATICALLY DENIED. GAME REALLY OPENING UP NOW. SOME BIG SPACES TO RUN INTO, AND THAT'S DANGER FOR THE ROAR WHEN BURNS HAS THE BALL. NATHAN BURNS! BACK OFF THE CROSSBAR FROM NATHAN BURNS! IT HASN'T CROSSED THE LINE, SAYS THE ASSISTANT REFEREE. THE KIWI SIDE UNABLE TO GRIND OUT A VICTORY AFTER EARLIER TAKING THE LEAD TWICE WITH THE DRAW NOT ENOUGH TO LIFT THE PHOENIX FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (STAN WALKER'S 'TAKE IT EASY') THANKS FOR WATCHING. AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE CHILDREN AND STAFF AT AVONDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR HOSTING ME THIS MORNING. ENJOY THOSE BOOKS. FROM THE 1 NEWS MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND ALEX WALKER.