22,000 COWS TO BE KILLED. A MASS CULL OF INFECTED ANIMALS TO STOP THE SPREAD OF A DEVASTATING DISEASE. HOW WILL FARMERS BE COMPENSATED? GETTING PAST THE BIG HOLE THAT'S CUT OFF THE FAR NORTH OH GOD. Step back. DRAMATIC PICTURES OF THE ROAD CRUMBLING AS THE FIRST ESCORTED CONVOYS MAKE IT THROUGH. AND A FORMER PORN STAR REVEALS INTIMATE DETAILS ABOUT HER AFFAIR WITH DONALD TRUMP STORMY DANIELS EXPLAINS HOW IT ALL STARTED. CAPTIONS BY JUNE YEOW AND AMELIA RUSHBROOK. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. A DRAMATIC MOVE'S UNDERWAY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF A DEVASTATING COW DISEASE. MORE THAN 20,000 CATTLE ARE SET TO BE SLAUGHTERED AT ALL PROPERTIES INFECTED WITH MYCOPLASMA BOVIS. OFFICIALS SAY IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO FULLY ERADICATE THE DISEASE FROM THE 28 PROPERTIES. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THE DECISION TO SLAUGHTER OVER 22,000 COWS HASN'T BEEN AN EASY ONE. THIS IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT CULL. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED IN NEW ZEALAND AGRICULTURE. WE HOPE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN. ITS HOPED THE CULL WILL COMPLETELY ERADICATE THE DISEASE MYCOPLASMA BOVIS. MPI SAYS IT'S BEEN LEFT WITH LITTLE CHOICE, AFTER 113,000 TESTS SHOWED THE DISEASE WASN'T WIDESPREAD YET. IT COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED ANY EARLIER, AS WE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW WIDESPREAD THE DISEASE WAS. IF IT WAS ENDEMIC IN NEW ZEALAND, WE'D BE LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. SIX INFECTED PROPERTIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN CLEARED OF NEARLY 5000 STOCK AFTER THE DISEASE WAS IDENTIFIED IN JULY LAST YEAR. AND ALL FARMERS ON THE 22 REMAINING PROPERTIES, MAINLY IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, WILL BE COMPENSATED. THEY ARE COMPENSATED FOR ANY VERIFIABLE LOSS AS A RESULT OF MPI EXERCISING POWERS, AND CLEARLY WE'RE USING BIOSECURITY ACT POWERS TO ORDER THE CULL OF THE ANIMALS. DAIRY NEW ZEALAND WAS QUICK TO VOICE ITS SUPPORT FOR THE DECISION TO CULL AND SAYS THAT IT GIVES CERTAINTY FOR DAIRY FARMERS. IT ALSO SAID IT'S EXTREMELY POSITIVE THE DISEASE WASN'T WIDESPREAD. BUT AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY MINISTER DAMIEN O'CONNOR SAYS THE FINANCIAL DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. WELL, THE POTENTIAL COST TO THE INDUSTRY EITHER WAY ` THAT IS IN CONTROLLING THIS OR ERADICATING OR LEAVING IT GO IS IN THE HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO IS TRY AND PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN HE SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A MAJOR SHAKE-UP WHEN IT COMES TO FARM BIOSECURITY, WITH FARMERS NEEDING TO KEEP BETTER RECORDS WHEN STOCK IS MOVED. THIS WILL BE A WAKE UP CALL FOR EVERYONE AT EVERY LEVEL IN THE DAIRY AND LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY. NOBODY WANTS TO SEE A CULL OF THIS SCALE HAPPEN AGAIN. LISA DAVIES, ONE NEWS. PLUNKET HAS WRITTEN TO ONE NEWS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE. HOWEVER, THE CHARITY ADMITTED IT COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB PLUNKET'S FACED A STORM OF PROTEST FROM PARENTS THIS WEEK ABOUT A CONTROVERSIAL RESTRUCTURE. NOW 1 NEWS IS ASKING THE CHARITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE BIG BOSS' DAUGHTER. PLUNKET ` A TRUSTED BRAND ` UNDER FIRE FOR PAYING LARGE SALARIES TO HEAD OFFICE STAFF. AND IN ORDER TO ATTRACT REALLY HIGH CALIBRE PEOPLE, THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO PAY MARKET RATES. NOW 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT A JOB GIVEN TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S DAUGHTER. MAMAEROA MUNN'S BEEN WORKING FOR THE CHARITY SINCE 2015 IN MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS. LAST YEAR PLUNKET ADVERTISED FOR A POPULATION HEALTH ADVISER, SAYING THE IDEAL CANDIDATE: MS MUNN GOT THE JOB, BUT PLUNKET WON'T SAY IF SHE HAS THE RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS. HER LINKEDIN PROFILE SAYS SHE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND IN 2015 WITH A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MEDIA STUDIES AND PSYCHOLOGY IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEY TRANSPARENTLY ADVERTISE WHAT THE ROLE IS AND KEEP TO THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT THAT ROLE IS. FOR A CLOSELY HEELED OR PRIVATE ORGANISATION, LESS OF AN ISSUE. THIS EMPLOYMENT LAWYER SAYS THIS KIND OF SITUATION IS UNCOMMON. ULTIMATELY, IF THE LOWER LEVEL DECISION-MAKERS ARE BEHOLDEN TO THAT PERSON FOR THEIR PAY INCREASES CAREER PROSPECTS OR REFERENCES IF THEY WERE TO LEAVE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN IMPLICIT POWER RELATIONSHIP GOING ON THERE, SO IT IS ALWAYS BEST PRACTICE TO REMOVES YOURSELF, IF YOU'RE IN THAT POSITION, FROM THE DECISION-MAKING. IN A STATEMENT, PLUNKET SAYS IT DID DO THAT: IF YOU ARE AN ORGANISATION THAT IS RELIANT ON BOTH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS AND ON DONATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, TRANSPARENCY IS KEY. 1 NEWS ASKED THE MINISTER OF HEALTH WHAT HE MADE OF THE SITUATION, BUT DAVID CLARK'S OFFICE SAID EMPLOYMENT ISSUES ARE A MATTER FOR PLUNKET. PLUNKET DIDN'T RESPOND TO OUR REQUESTS FOR FURTHER COMMENT. ANDREA VANCE, 1 NEWS AND IN THE LAST HOUR, PLUNKET HAS WRITTEN TO ONE NEWS IN SUPPORT OF THEIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE. HOWEVER, THE CHARITY ADMITTED IT COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF COMMUNICATING ITS RECENT RESTRUCTURE. MORE THAN 25,000 NURSES AND MIDWIVES MAY GO ON STRIKE AFTER REJECTING THE LATEST PAY OFFER FROM DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS. AND A LUMP SUM PAYMENT OF AROUND $1000. HEALTH BOSSES WANT FURTHER TALKS BUT HAVE ALREADY STARTED PLANNING FOR A POSSIBLE STRIKE. INDUSTRIAL ACTION WILL BE DISCUSSED AT A UNION MEETING IN APRIL. THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE FACING TODAY FOR OUR MEMBERS HAVE ARISEN FROM A DECADE OF SEVERE UNDER-FUNDING OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM ALONG WITH AN INCREASING COMMUNITY NEED FOR HEALTHCARE. PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN TODAY CALLED FOR AN INDEPENDENT PANEL TO LOOK AT A SOLUTION. DRAMATIC NEW PICTURES OF A ROAD COLLAPSING INTO A TORRENT OF WATER HAVE EMERGED DAYS AFTER THE WASHOUT THAT CUT OFF THE FAR NORTH. THE CONVOY TRAPPED BY THE GIANT HOLE MADE IT THROUGH TODAY, ESCORTED BY POLICE, BUT THERE ARE STILL THOUSANDS ISOLATED. HELEN CASTLES REPORTS FROM PUKENUI, 40KM NORTH OF KAITAIA. I WOULDN'T GET THAT CLOSE! LOCALS TAKING A CASUAL LOOK AT THE ENORMOUS HOLE OPENING UP BEFORE THEM. MOVE BACK! THE WARNING COMES JUST IN TIME. AS THIS MAN STROLLS FROM THE EDGE, THE GROUND FALLS AWAY IN LARGE CHUNKS, SWALLOWED BY THE RAGING TORRENT. IT'S THE NEW NORTH ISLAND! ENORMOUS TREES ` 20M-HIGH TREES JUST RIPPING AND ROLLING AND PULLING, OR THE HIGH BANKS DOWN AND TURBULENT WATERS COMING IN LIKE ANYTHING LIKE YOU'D SEEN BEFORE. THOSE NORTH OF THE WASH OUT HAVE BEEN CUT OFF SINCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BUT THIS MORNING A POLICE-ESCORTED CONVOY TOOK 25 VEHICLES THROUGH THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ` A PRIVATE FORESTRY ROAD. THE ROAD UP BY THE DETOUR IS PRETTY BAD, SO THEY'RE ONLY OPENING IT UP FOR A FEW HOURS IN THE MORNING AND THEN AGAIN IN THE EVENING, SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT A WHILE. PRINCIPAL CAROLYN SMITH IS TRYING TO GET TO SCHOOL. I WENT ON THIS ROAD YESTERDAY, AND IT'S PRETTY BAD. AND A LOT OF THE PARENTS MIGHT NOT HAVE A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE, SO IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED, I DON'T THINK. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IS ADVISING STUDENTS AFFECTED BY THE SLIP TO STAY HOME, BUT STARH POUTAI IS DETERMINED. IT'S AN IMPORTANT DAY TODAY AND TOMORROW BECAUSE SOME SCIENTISTS ARE COMING UP FROM AUCKLAND AND THE MUSEUM TO DO SOMETHING, AND OUR SCHOOL'S A PART OF IT. THIS CONVENIENCE STORE IS THE ONLY SHOP FOR MILES. BUT WITH STOCKS RUNNING LOW, CIVIL DEFENCE HAS SENT A SPECIAL DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND FOOD. IT'S THE SECOND MAJOR JOB IN THE REGION FOR THE TRANSPORT AUTHORITY ` THE ROAD'S EXPECTED TO REOPEN IN A FEW DAYS. HELEN CASTLES, 1 NEWS THE CROWN HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY $90,000 TO KIM DOTCOM. THE HUMAN RIGHTS TRIBUNAL'S RULED THE FORMER INTERNET MOGUL HAD HIS PRIVACY BREACHED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN 2015. DOTCOM HAD REQUESTED ALL HIS PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT BUT WAS DENIED, SOMETHING THE TRIBUNAL FOUND WAS 'UNLAWFUL'. KIM DOTCOM WAS AWARDED DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BENEFIT AND LOSS OF DIGNITY. NATIONAL IS ACCUSING THE GOVERNMENT OF USING TAXPAYER MONEY FOR POLITICAL GAIN. MP MARK MITCHELL CLAIMS HE WAS GIVEN A MESSAGE FROM A MINISTER TO BACK OFF IF HE WANTED TO GET FUNDING FOR A PET PROJECT BECAUSE HE WAS SO CRITICAL OF THE DEFENCE MINISTER'S USE OF DEFENCE AIRCRAFT. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH HAS THE STORY. RODNEY MP MARK MITCHELL'S BEEN CALLING FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO RESTORE THIS RIVER IN WARKWORTH THE NATIONAL MP AND FORMER DEFENCE MINISTER HAS ALSO BEEN VERY VOCAL ABOUT THE CURRENT DEFENCE MINISTER AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST MP RON MARK USING THE DEFENCE FORCE FOR TRAVEL. OVER THE WEEKEND MARK MITCHELL SAYS HE ARRANGED TO MEET FIRST-TERM NEW ZEALAND FIRST MP JENNY MARCROFT AT THE OREWA SURF CLUB BECAUSE SHE HAD A MESSAGE FOR HIM. I SAID, 'JENNY, HAS A MINISTER SENT YOU?' AND HER ANSWER WAS 'YES'. HE SAYS THE MESSAGE WAS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS LOOKING AT FUNDING THE PROJECT OUT OF ITS BILLION DOLLAR PROVINCIAL GROWTH FUND. PART OF THE CONDITIONS ON ME, ON THEM DOING THAT WAS THEY DIDN'T WANT ME INVOLVED OR SUPPORTING THE PROJECT AT ALL, SHE SAID THEY WERE STILL QUITE UNHAPPY ABOUT THE WAY I'D DEALT WITH RON MARK NATIONAL SAYS IT WAS A THREAT. I WAS COMPLETELY TAKEN, I WAS SHOCKED. I MEAN WE LIVE IN Nz, NOT ZIMBABWE. THIS IS ROTTEN POLITICS, THIS IS AS ROTTEN AS YOU CAN GET. AN HOUR AFTER THE CONVERSATION, THE NATIONAL MP SAYS HE GOT THIS TEXT. THE PRIME MINISTER HASN'T BEEN BRIEFED BUT SAYS THE PROCESS TO GET FUNDING IS RIGOROUS. I WOULD EXPECT ANY PROJECT, REGARDLESS OF WHO WAS ADVOCATING FOR IT OR SUPPORTING IT, TO GO THORUGH THAT VIGOROUS PROCESS. IS IT IMPORTANT THAT THEY ARE NOT VOCAL AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT IF THEY ARE WANTING MONEY FOR THESE FUNDS, IT THAT A PREREQUISITE? NO OF COURSE NOT. I SPOKE TO NEW ZEALAND FIRST MP JENNY MARCROFT THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN I PUT THE STORY TO HER, SHE SAID SHE WOULD CALL BACK IN A FEW MINUTES AND DIDN'T. Winston Peters says there was no instruction from his ministers to talk to Mr Mitchell. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. THE DEATH TOLL'S EXPECTED TO RISE, AND THE GRISLY SEARCH FOR BODIES CONTINUES TONIGHT AFTER A FIRE AT A SHOPPING MALL IN RUSSIA. AT LEAST 37 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE BLAZE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE FOUR-STOREY COMPLEX. AND ABOUT 69 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 40 CHILDREN, ARE MISSING. THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED IN THE INDUSTRIAL CITY OF KEMEROVO, ABOUT 3600KM EAST OF MOSCOW. PAUL HOBBS REPORTS. FLAMES RIPPING THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE WINTER CHERRY SHOPPING CENTRE. OUTSIDE IT WAS SNOWING AS MORE THAN 250 FIREFIGHTERS RUSH TO THE SCENE; PANICKED SHOPPERS FLEEING THE MALL. IT WOULD BE A HIGH-RISE, HIGH-RISK RESCUE. WE ARE TAKING ALL NECESSARY MEASURES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE SHOPPING CENTRE HAS A VERY COMPLEX CONSTRUCTION. THERE ARE LOTS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. MANY TRAPPED INSIDE RESORTED TO JUMPING IN ORDER TO SAVE THEMSELVES. THE BLAZE IS THOUGHT TO HAVE STARTED AROUND 4 IN THE AFTERNOON ON THE FOURTH FLOOR ` THE MALL'S ENTERTAINMENT HUB AS WELL AS A CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA. INVESTIGATORS SAY IT ORIGINATED IN A HALLWAY OUTSIDE ONE OF THE CENTRE'S CINEMAS, CAUSING THE ROOF TO COLLAPSE IN TWO OF THE THEATRES. AUTHORITIES SAY 13 BODIES WERE RECOVERED FROM ONE CINEMA ALONE. DOZENS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL SUFFERING BURNS AND CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE ARE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. MANY MORE ARE STILL MISSING, INCLUDING NUMEROUS CHILDREN. SPECIALIST TEAMS FROM AROUND SIBERIA HAVE BEEN MOBILISED TO HELP IN THE ONGOING SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION. WE DECIDED TO SEND A GROUP OF 40 RESCUERS FOR CUTTING REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES. NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE 1500M2 COMPLEX IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. AS WELL AS CINEMAS AND SHOPS, THE MALL CONTAINS A BOWLING ALLEY, SAUNA AND A CHILDREN'S ZOO. OFFICIALS SAY THE SHOPPING CENTRE WAS PACKED AT THE TIME, BUT NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE INSIDE WHEN THE BLAZE TOOK HOLD. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS THE FIERY FALLOUT CONTINUES FROM WHAT'S BEEN LABELLED THE DARKEST DAY IN AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. SKIPPER STEVE SMITH'S BEEN SUSPENDED FOR HIS ROLE IN BALL TAMPERING DURING THE TEST MATCH AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. BUT MANY ARE SAYING THAT'S NOT ENOUGH, AS THE COUNTRY'S CRICKETING CRISIS DEEPENS. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT KIMBERLEE DOWNS HAS THE LATEST. FROM AUSTRALIAN CRICKET'S CAPTAIN AND POSTER BOY... LISTEN TO THE CROWD. (CROWD BOOS) ...TO THE FACE OF ITS GREATEST SHAME (CROWD BOOS) STEVE SMITH BOOED ON TO THE FIELD IN SOUTH AFRICA AND PEPPERED OFF IT. ANY COMMENT FROM YOU? WHY DID YOU CHEAT? WHY DID YOU CHEAT? HIS DOWNFALL MAY ONLY JUST BE UNDERWAY. SHOCK TURNING TO ANGER OVER THE BALL TAMPERING PLOT CARRIED OUT BY FIELDER CAMERON BANCROFT BUT HATCHED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BY A GROUP INCLUDING SMITH. HAD TO EXPLAIN TO MY SON THIS MORNING WHAT IT ALL MEANT. YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY HARD TO BE HONEST, YEAH. PRIME MINISTERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN WEIGHED IN. OUR CRICKETERS ARE ROLE MODELS AND CRICKET IS SYNONYMOUS WITH FAIR PLAY. HOW CAN OUR TEAM BE ENGAGED IN CHEATING LIKE THIS? IT'S JUST NOT CRICKET. IT'S NOT FAIR. IT'S NOT WITHIN THE RULES. AND IT'S NO WONDER THAT THE PUBLIC ARE OUTRAGED. SMITH STRIPPED OF CAPTAINCY DUTIES FOR THE DAY AND SUSPENDED FOR THE NEXT TEST. NOW CALLS ARE MOUNTING FOR HIM TO BE FIRED AS SKIPPER, A POSITION ONCE LABELLED THE SECOND HIGHEST OFFICE IN AUSTRALIA. AND FROM THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY, SYMPATHY IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. AUSTRALIA HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS HIGH AND MIGHTY LINE RECENTLY, SAYING YOU CAN'T CROSS THIS LINE AND WE'RE THE PURVEYORS OF JUSTICE ON A CRICKET FIELD. AND I KNOW WITHIN CRICKET, THAT'S WOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE UP BECAUSE THEY KNOW AUSTRALIA GET INTO THE SLEDGING HAPPENED TO HIM. THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SEVERE PUNISHMENT LOOMS. WHILE SERIOUS QUESTIONS REMAIN. WAS THE COACH AWARE? WAS THIS REALLY A ONE-OFF? AND HOW WILL CRICKET AUSTRALIA FIX ITS SHREDDED REPUTATION? KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY THE FORMER ADULT MOVIE STAR WHO SAYS SHE WAS THREATENED OVER HER CLAIMS OF AN AFFAIR WITH DONALD TRUMP. DETAILS OF STORMY DANIEL'S INTERVIEW ARE COMING UP. AND A MOVE BY WEIGHT WATCHERS TO TARGET TEENAGERS IS UNDER FIRE OVER ALLEGATIONS IT'S EXPLOITING THOSE WITH BODY IMAGE ISSUES. PLUS, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ED SHEERAN CONCERT AND A RAID HITTING THE HEART OF THE WARRIORS SIDE AND THE LOSS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF STOLEN GEAR. AN ADULT FILM STAR HAS GONE PUBLIC WITH DAMAGING CLAIMS ABOUT AN ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH DONALD TRUMP. STORMY DANIELS SAYS SHE WAS PHYSICALLY THREATENED WHEN SHE FIRST TRIED TO TALK. AND IT'S THOUGHT THE US PRESIDENT MAY'VE BROKEN ELECTION RULES WITH A HUSH MONEY PAYMENT. HERE'S OUR US CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT. GOING PUBLIC IN PRIME TIME. THE PRESIDENT'S AFFAIR WITH A PORN ACTRESS LAID BARE IN EXCRUCIATING DETAIL. I WAS, LIKE, 'TURN AROUND, DROP 'EM.' YOU TOLD DONALD TRUMP TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE OFF HIS PANTS? YES. STORMY DANIELS SAYS SHE MET DONALD TRUMP AT A CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT IN 2006, WHERE HE INVITED HER UP TO HIS HOTEL ROOM. I WENT TO THE RESTROOM. YOU KNOW, I WAS IN THERE FOR A LITTLE BIT AND CAME OUT AND HE WAS SITTING, YOU KNOW, ON THE EDGE OF THE BED WHEN I WALKED OUT, PERCHED. AND YOU HAD SEX WITH HIM? YES. THEN, TRUMP WAS A REALITY TV STAR ON 'THE APPRENTICE' AND SUGGESTED HE COULD GET HER A GUEST APPEARANCE. IT NEVER EVENTUATED, BUT FIVE YEARS LATER, AN OFFER TO TELL HER STORY DID, WHICH IS WHEN STORMY SAYS SHE WAS PHYSICALLY THREATENED. AND A GUY WALKED UP ON ME AND SAID TO ME, 'LEAVE TRUMP ALONE. 'FORGET THE STORY.' AND THEN HE LEANED AROUND AND LOOKED AT MY DAUGHTER AND SAID, 'THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL. 'IT'D BE A SHAME IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HER MOM.' THE OFFERS TO BUY HER STORY STARTED AGAIN IN 2016, WHEN TRUMP WAS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALSO WHEN DONALD TRUMP'S LAWYER, MICHAEL COHEN, PAID HER $130,000. WAS IT HUSH MONEY TO STAY SILENT? YES. THE STORY WAS COMING OUT AGAIN. I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY AND THEIR SAFETY. HER SILENCE WAS PURCHASED 11 DAYS BEFORE AMERICA VOTED, AND THAT'S WHERE THINGS GET TRICKY FOR THE PRESIDENT, BECAUSE THAT MONEY CAN BE COUNTED AS A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION. THAT IS A COORDINATED, ILLEGAL, IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION BY COHEN FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING THE ELECTION, OF BENEFITING THE CANDIDATE BY KEEPING THIS SECRET. THIS IS ABOUT THE COVER-UP. THIS IS ABOUT THE EXTENT THAT MR COHEN AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE GONE TO INTIMIDATE THIS WOMAN, TO SILENCE HER, TO THREATEN HER. AND IT HAS NO PLACE IN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. TRUMP CUT A LONELY FIGURE RETURNING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT. AND IF HE WAS WATCHING THE INTERVIEW, THE TWITTER-PRONE PRESIDENT HASN'T BROKEN HIS SILENCE ON THE STORMY ISSUE. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS THERE'VE BEEN CLASHES BETWEEN POLICE AND PROTESTERS ON THE STREETS OF BARCELONA AFTER THE ARREST OF THE FORMER CATALONIAN INDEPENDENCE LEADER CARLES PUIGDEMONT. THOUSANDS PROTESTED NEAR THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT BUILDING, WITH A WALL OF RIOT POLICE PREVENTING THE DEMONSTRATORS FROM ADVANCING. PUIGDEMONT WAS DETAINED IN GERMANY, FIVE MONTHS AFTER A SELF-IMPOSED EXILE FROM SPAIN, WHERE HE FACES UP TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ORGANISING AN ILLEGAL INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM. THE FIRST EVER STATUE OF THE LATE MUSIC STAR DAVID BOWIE HAS BEEN UNVEILED IN THE ENGLISH TOWN WHERE HE DEBUTED HIS CHARACTER ZIGGY STARDUST. THE BRONZE STATUE, ENTITLED 'EARTHLY MESSENGER', SHOWS VARIOUS VERSIONS OF HIM FROM HIS MUSICAL CAREER, WITH ZIGGY AT THE FRONT. SPEAKERS MOUNTED ABOVE THE LIFE-SIZE WORK OF ART WILL PLAY A BOWIE SONG EVERY HOUR. # ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR THE INSPIRATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE FACT THAT DAVID BOWIE'S SUCH A MERCURIAL CHARACTER AND SO IT GAVE ME A FANTASTIC BACKDROP, REALLY, TO BE ABLE TO CREATE AS MANY PERSONAS AS I COULD FOR THE FANS. MONEY FOR THE STATUE, WHICH COST CLOSE TO $200,000, WAS RAISED BY CROWD FUNDING. THE STATUE STANDING IN THE AYLESBURY MARKET SQUARE. A PANEL OF MORE THAN A HUNDRED OF THE WORLD'S TOP CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENTISTS IS MEETING IN CHRISTCHURCH THIS WEEK. THE GROUP IS PART OF A WORLDWIDE EFFORT AIMING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW WE CAN PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. SAM CLARKE EXPLAINS. CYCLONES, DROUGHTS, FIRES ` A GRIM FUTURE WHICH IS STARTING TO SOUND ALL TOO FAMILIAR. IT'S NOT WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS GOING TO DO; IT'S WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS DOING. IT'S AN IMPACT THESE EXPERTS KNOW BETTER THAN ANY. 120 SCIENTISTS FROM 59 COUNTRIES... IF WE'RE ALL IN CRISIS TOGETHER, THAT MEANS WE'VE ALL GOT TO BE IN IN FINDING THE SOLUTION. ...FOCUSING ON GATHERING THE BEST SCIENCE TO UNDERSTAND HOW LAND USE IS AFFECTING CLIMATE CHANGE. AS NZ'S MINISTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, CAN I JUST SAY YOUR TIMING COULD NOT BE BETTER. WITH AGRICULTURE AT THE CORE OF OUR ECONOMY, IT'S A CRITICAL ISSUE FOR NEW ZEALAND. ONE OF THE THINGS THE REPORT TRIES TO DO IS LOOK AT THE TRADE-OFFS INVOLVED BETWEEN HOW WE PRODUCE OUR FOOD, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT. SO THESE ARE ISSUES THAT NZ'S REALLY GRAPPLING WITH AT THE MOMENT. THIS WEEK'S WORK IS BEING USED TO DEVELOP ONE OF SIX REPORTS BEING WRITTEN BY THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, WHICH WILL HELP GUIDE WORLD POLICY. SCIENTISTS WHO ACTUALLY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE POLICY PROCESS EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS, ARE VERY KEEN TO GET ENGAGED AND PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE THAT POLICY-MAKERS COULD WORK ON. BUT AMONGST THE WARNINGS AND DIRE STATISTICS, THERE'S A MESSAGE OF HOPE. THIS IS A REMARKABLE MOMENT IN HISTORY. EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE NOW TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS NOT ONLY LOCALLY MEANINGFUL, BUT WILL HAVE A GLOBAL IMPACT, AND I THINK THAT'S AN ENORMOUSLY EMPOWERING PLACE TO BE ` THAT WE'RE ALL CHAMPIONS. THE CHANCE TO STEP UP BEFORE THE PREDICTIONS BECOME A REALITY. SAM CLARKE, 1 NEWS WEATHER TIME NOW AND A MOSTLY FINE AND WARM START TO THE WEEK. Yes. Lots of 20s once again. That's been the case for the last several weeks. Nothing changing. Check out Dunedin and Invercargill. A similar sort of thing. A bit more cloud for Hokitika. Equally good for the North Island. A lot of 20s. Let's check out the capital. A gorgeous looking day. A bit of a wobble of sorts with some of the clouds in the distance.. We might even see some wind and rain. All the details coming up. STILL AHEAD ON ONE NEWS ` TARGETING OVERWEIGHT TEENS. WHY A WEIGHT LOSS COMPANY IS UNDER ATTACK FOR ITS MOVES OFFERING FREE MEMBERSHIP. A BLOW-BY-BLOW EXPERIENCE. WHY JOSEPH PARKER'S MUM IS ADAMANT SHE'LL BE RINGSIDE AHEAD OF HER SON'S HISTORIC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORIES ` OVER 20,000 CATTLE ARE SET TO BE SLAUGHTERED AFTER THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES ORDERED THE CULL COVERING ALL FARMS INFECTED WITH MYCOPLASMA BOVIS. IT'S HOPED THE MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CULL WILL COMPLETELY ERADICATE THE DISEASE. MPI SAYS IT'S BEEN LEFT WITH LITTLE CHOICE. CHILDREN ARE AMONG MORE THAN 60 MISSING AFTER A FIRE TORE THROUGH A SHOPPING MALL IN RUSSIA. AT LEAST 37 PEOPLE ARE CONFIRMED TO HAVE DIED IN THE BLAZE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE FOUR-STOREY CENTRE. AND 27 ARE CONSIDERED MISSING. MANY OF THOSE KILLED WERE TRAPPED IN A CINEMA COMPLEX WITHIN THE MALL. THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSIDERING WHETHER DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS NEED MORE MONEY TO BRING THEIR BUILDINGS UP TO SCRATCH. LAST WEEK IT WAS REVEALED THAT MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL WAS IN URGENT NEED OF REPAIR, WITH LEAKY BUILDINGS FULL OF TOXIC MOULD. THE COUNTIES MANUKAU DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD HAS BEEN TOLD TO COME UP WITH AN ACTION PLAN. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS SHE DOESN'T KNOW IF OTHER DHBS ARE ALSO IMPACTED. AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE CONSIDERING THROUGH THE BUDGET WHAT WE DO ACROSS ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES, BECAUSE THEY EXIST NOT ONLY IN HEALTH, AND THEY EXIST IN EDUCATION AS WELL, AND IT'S FAIR TO SAY THE COMMON THEME IS A SIGNIFICANT UNDERINVESTMENT. THE COUNTIES MANUKAU DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD AGAIN REFUSED TO APPEAR ON CAMERA TODAY. SKY TV'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL STEP DOWN WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR AFTER 27 YEARS WITH THE COMPANY. JOHN FELLET WILL REMAIN IN CHARGE UNTIL HIS SUCCESSOR IS FOUND. THE COMPANY'S SHARES HAVE DROPPED 40% OVER THE PAST YEAR AS IT STRUGGLES WITH COMPETITION FROM STREAMING SERVICES LIKE NETFLIX AND LIGHTBOX. MR FELLET WILL CONTINUE WITH SKY AS A BOARD MEMBER. FROM TODAY, CHRISTCHURCH RESIDENTS WILL HAVE CHLORINE IN THEIR DRINKING WATER. THE CONTROVERSIAL DECISION WAS MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL EARLY THIS YEAR AFTER DISCOVERING WELL HEADS AROUND THE CITY WERE NOT PROPERLY SEALED, POSING A RISK OF CONTAMINATION. CHLORINATION IS LIKELY TO BE IN PLACE FOR UP TO A YEAR. A CONTROVERSIAL WEIGHT WATCHERS PLAN OFFERING FREE MEMBERSHIP TO TEENAGERS WILL SOON BE LAUNCHED IN NZ. THE COMPANY SAYS IT'S TRYING TO PROMOTE HEALTH, NOT DIETING. BUT IT'S PROMPTED A BACKLASH OVERSEAS AND CRITICS HERE FEAR IT'LL DAMAGE ALREADY VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE. ARRUN SOMA REPORTS. RILEY HEMSON BATTLED HER BODY AS A TEENAGER. I HATED WHAT I LOOKED LIKE, AND I WANTED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT NOW THE 22-YEAR-OLD'S FAMOUS ON INSTAGRAM FOR PROMOTING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND SHE QUESTIONS WHETHER WEIGHT WATCHERS SHOULD TARGET TEENS. 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-YEAR-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. 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, IT 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 ` JUST STEP OFF THE SCALES AND FIND A HEALTHY BALANCE. ARRUN SOMA, 1 NEWS WE'LL HAVE ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FINAL DAY'S PLAY NEXT. PLUS, NEXT IN SPORT, THE WARRIORS' LUCK RUNS OUT... OFF THE FIELD THAT IS. STEALING A WIN OVER CANBERRA ON THE WEEKEND, THEY THEMSELVES WERE RAIDED EARLY THIS MORNING. WE GO LIVE TO THE UK WITH THE LATEST OUT OF KIWI BOXER JOSEPH PARKER'S CAMP. OUR MAN ANDREW SAVILLE HITS THE STREETS IN CARDIFF TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ACTUALLY KNOWS ABOUT JP. AND A REALITY CHECK FOR KIWI DRIVER BRENDON HARTLEY IN HIS FIRST FULL FORMULA ONE DRIVE. KIA ORA. WELCOME BACK TO SPORT. BEN STOKES IS FRUSTRATING THE BLACK CAPS AS ENGLAND TRIES TO HOLD ON FOR AN UNLIKELY DRAW IN THE PINK BALL TEST AT EDEN PARK. IN SCENES REMINISCENT OF THE SAME TEST IN 2013, NEW ZEALAND'S SEEKING WICKETS IN THE FINAL SESSION FOR A RARE WIN OVER THEIR OLD RIVALS. GUY HEVELDT REPORTS. THE BLACKCAPS STARTED DAY FIVE KNOWING THEY NEEDED SEVEN WICKETS FOR JUST THEIR 10TH EVER TEST WIN OVER ENGLAND. AND SOON AFTER THE START OF PLAY, THAT WAS REDUCED TO SIX. OH EDGE! GONE! NICE AND SIMPLE. THE LINE'S BEEN OUTSTANDING, AND MALAN HAS NOT MOVED HIS FEET. DABBLED AGAIN, AND HE'S GOTTA GO. SOUTHEE'S DISMISSAL OF MALAN THE PERFECT START FOR THE HOSTS. ENGLAND WAS NEVER IN A POSITION TO WIN THE MATCH BUT CONTINUED TO PLAY THEIR SHOTS. JONNY BAIRSTOW SURVIVING TWO DROPPED CATCHES ` THE SECOND A TRENT BOULT NIGHTMARE. OH! THAT IS JUST AN APPALLING BIT OF CRICKET ALL ROUND. A RANK LONG HOP. BAIRSTOW PULLING IN THE AIR TO MID ON, AND TRENT BOULT PUTS DOWN A GOOBER. BUT BOULT WAS SAVED BY HIS CAPTAIN NOT LONG AFTER. TODD ASTLE LURING BAIRSTOW INTO ONE TOO MANY ERRATIC STROKES. (SHOUTING) OH! AGAIN! WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT! (CHEERING) IT IS ANOTHER LONG HOP. IT'S GONE TO WILLIAMSON THIS TIME, WHO MAKES NO MISTAKE. IT LEFT ENGLAND 181/5. NEW ZEALAND WITH A SCENT OF VICTORY AND WITH A NEW BALL. THAT SCENT ONLY GETTING STRONGER RIGHT ON THE TEA BREAK. THE SHARKS CIRCLING WITH THE DISMISSAL OF MOEEN ALI ON REVIEW. IT'S FLICKED THE PAD FIRST. AND ONCE YOU SAW THAT, IT'S ABSOLUTELY PLUMB. BEN STOKES FOUGHT HARD THROUGHOUT THE SECOND SESSION BEFORE HE SUCCUMBED TO A NEIL WAGNER BOUNCER IN THE LAST OVER BEFORE DINNER. (SHOUTING) SHOULD BE OUT. YES, IT IS! NEW ZEALAND NOW THREE WICKETS AWAY FORM JUST THEIR SECOND TEST WIN OVER ENGLAND IN A DECADE. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS AND ENGLISH PACEMAN STUART BROAD'S WADED INTO THE CRICKETING CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA, AS REPORTS EMERGE THAT ENGLAND HAD SUSPICIONS OF AUSTRALIA BALL TAMPERING TO GENERATE REVERSE SWING DURING THE ASHES. LOOK AT THE ASHES SERIES THAT WE'VE JUST PLAYED. LOOK AT THE ASHES SERIES THAT WE'VE JUST PLAYED. LOOK THROUGH VIRTUALLY ALL OF THOSE TEST MATCHES AND THEY REVERSE SWUNG THE BALL IN SOMETIMES CONDITIONS THAT YOU WOULDN'T EXPECT THE BALL TO REVERSE, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'VE CHANGED THEIR METHOD FOR THIS ONE GAME. SOUTH AFRICA'S CAPTAIN'S ALSO ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF USING MINTS TO ALTER THE BALL'S CONDITION IN 2016. OBVIOUSLY THE SITUATION THAT I WAS IN WAS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR ME AS WELL. BALL SHINING VERSUS BALL TAMPERING IS TWO VERY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. AND ONE IS DEFINITELY MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN THE OTHER. AS FOR THE SECONDARY MATTER OF THE DAY... THE CRICKET. AUSTRALIA COLLAPSED FOR 107 IN THE FINAL INNINGS, SOUTH AFRICA EMPHATICALLY WINNING THE THIRD TEST BY 322 RUNS TO GO 2-1 UP WITH ONE MATCH TO GO. GLOBAL POP STAR ED SHEERAN'S ARRIVAL IN AUCKLAND HASN'T EXACTLY BEEN GREAT FOR THE WARRIORS. THE SINGING SUPERSTAR'S PERFORMING AT THE NRL CLUB'S HOME STADIUM, MT SMART, WHICH IS USUALLY WHERE THE CLUB KEEPS ITS PLAYING GEAR SAFE ` EXCEPT LAST NIGHT. WARRIORS VEHICLES STUCK OUTSIDE MT SMART STADIUM NOT REALLY AN ISSUE TODAY, BUT IT WAS LAST NIGHT AFTER THE TEAM RETURNED FROM CANBERRA. WE WOULD USUALLY BRING ALL THE EQUIPMENT BACK TO THE STADIUM, BUT GIVEN THE ED SHEERAN CONCERT, SECURITY DIDN'T ALLOW US TO DO THAT. SHAUN JOHNSON WAS AT THE CONCERT BUT HAD NO IDEA THE UNMARKED GEAR VAN WAS BLOCKED FROM COMING IN AND THEREFORE HAD TO BE PARKED AT A MANAGER'S HOUSE IN TORBAY. THE GEAR VAN WAS BROKEN INTO, AND AS A RESULT, A LOT OF OUR GEAR GOT TAKEN. AND WE'RE STILL GOING THROUGH WHAT'S MISSING. PART OF THAT STUFF ` ALL 17 JERSEYS WORN IN SATURDAY'S HISTORIC WIN OVER THE RAIDERS. THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE CLUB'S AWAY STRIP ` THE SEVEN SPARES THAT DIDN'T TRAVEL TO CANBERRA. THE CLUB'S URGENTLY SEEKING REPLACEMENTS FROM SPONSORS, CANTERBURY, FOR SATURDAY'S AWAY GAME AGAINST THE ROOSTERS, OTHERWISE THEY'LL HAVE TO SEEK SPECIAL PERMISSION FROM THE NRL TO PLAY IN THEIR BLACK HOME STRIP. ALSO TAKEN WERE GPS UNITS WHICH MONITOR PLAYERS IN GAMES AND TRAINING. REPLACEMENTS HAVE TO COME FROM OVERSEAS. FOR US IT'S PROBABLY GOING BACK TO A BIT OF OLD-SCHOOL COACHING METHODS. RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE DATA, JUST GO WITH YOUR GUT FEELING TO SEE WHETHER THE PLAYERS NEED A BREAK OR NOT. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. JUST FOUR MONTHS AFTER THEY RECOVERED A JERSEY TAKEN FROM WINGER CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD'S STOLEN CAR. IF ANYONE SEES ANY OF OUR GEAR FLOATING AROUND, WE JUST WANT IT BACK, AND WE'LL MOVE ON. EYES PEELED FOR A SPECIAL JERSEY THE WARRIORS HOPE WILL BE PART OF MORE HISTORY LATER THIS YEAR. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES WITH LESS THAN A WEEK TO GO FOR JOSEPH PARKER'S WORLD UNIFICATION TITLE FIGHT AGAINST ANTHONY JOSHUA. SO FOR THE FIRST TIME, LET'S TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE UK. OUR MAN ANDREW SAVILLE JOINS US FROM CARDIFF. SAV, JENNY MAY, IT REALLY IS THE CALM BEFORE THE BOXING STORM THE BOXERS ARRIVE IN AROUND 24 HOURS TIME. TRAINING IN LONDON IN FRONT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR PARKER. 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. WELL HERE IN CARDIFF, THERE'S A REAL SPRING IN THE STEP OF LOCALS AS IT WARMS UP A LITTLE. DO YOU THINK WELSH PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SEE AN ENGLISHMAN BEATING A NZER? WALES ARE GOING TO BE SUPPORTING THE KIWI. OBVIOUSLY. YOU'VE GOTTA BE A NZER BEATING AN ENGLISHMAN. SURELY. HE'S GOT KIWI BLOOD, DOESN'T HE? HE'S A TOUGH OLD BOY, ISN'T HE? YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I REMEMBER WATCHING THE FILM. IT'S CALLED 'WE WERE WARRIORS'. AND IT WAS BASED ON THE MAORIS IN NZ. AND IF THIS GUY'S ANYTHING LIKE THEM, JOSHUA'S IN FOR A FIGHT. (LAUGHS) IF JOSEPH PARKER GENERALLY BOXES LIKE THE ALL BLACKS, THE WELSH THINK HE HAS A GOOD CHANCE. WE WILL GET A SNEAK PEEK INSIDE LATER TODAY. WE'LL BRING THAT TO YOU ON 1 NEWS TOMORROW. ANDREW SAVILLE FROM CARDIFF. TO SUPER RUGBY, AND THE HURRICANES MAY BE FORCED INTO A FEW CHANGES FOR THEIR CLASH AGAINST THE MELBOURNE REBELS THIS FRIDAY NIGHT. LOOSE FORWARD ARDIE SAVEA LEFT THE FIELD ON SATURDAY NURSING A RIB INJURY AND IS IN DOUBT FOR NEXT WEEKEND'S MATCH UP. WITH FOUR WINS FROM FIVE, THE REBELS CURRENTLY TOP THE SUPER RUGBY STANDINGS. THEY'RE TOP OF THE TABLE, SO THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE SHOWED THE PLAYERS THIS MORNING. THAT'S WHERE THEY ARE, AND WE'RE UNDERNEATH THEM. THEY'RE GOING REALLY WELL AT THE MOMENT. THE HURRICANES, WHO ARE A POINT BEHIND THE CRUSADERS IN THE NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE, ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE EXPECTATIONS BEING PUT ON THEM AFTER THEIR CONSECUTIVE DERBY WINS. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD AN 'X' ON OUR BACKS BECAUSE WE'RE THE HURRICANES. I DON'T SAY THAT OUT OF ARROGANCE, BUT I SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY THAT WE HAVE, AND THE PLAYERS THAT WE HAVE. THE REBELS ARE COMING OFF A COMFORTABLE 46-14 WIN OVER THE SHARKS. A TOUGH OPENING LEG IN THE FORMULA ONE SERIES FOR KIWI DRIVER BRENDON HARTLEY ` THE LAST TO CROSS THE FINISH AT THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX. HARTLEY RAN INTO TROUBLE ON THE FIRST CORNER, LOCKING HIS BRAKES, THEN HE SUFFERED A PUNCTURE AND DAMAGE TO HIS CAR. BRITAIN'S LEWIS HAMILTON WAS LEADING MUCH OF THE RACE UNTIL SEBASTIAN VETTEL TOOK A WELL TIMED PIT STOP, TAKING HIS THIRD WIN IN MELBOURNE. HE GOES INTO THE PITS. WE THOUGHT WE WERE SAFE, BUT THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG. WE GOT A BIT LUCKY WITH THE TIMING OF THE SAFETY CAR, BUT I THINK EQUALLY WE HAD OTHER RACES LAST YEAR THAT WENT THE OTHER WAY. FIVE DRIVERS FAILED TO FINISH, INCLUDING HARTLEY'S TORO ROSSO TEAMMATE PIERRE GASLY. AND THAT IS YOUR SPORT. AND GREAT IT WAS. TONIGHT ON THE SHOW ` WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ON FACEBOOK'S LATEST SLIP UP. HOW TO ENSURE YOU'RE KEEPING YOURSELF AND YOUR INFORMATION SECURE ONLINE. PLUS, I INVESTIGATE THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM'S DIRTY CHEATING AND REVIEW OTHER POPULAR WAYS OF ROUGHING UP THE BALL IN YOUR FAVOUR. PLUS, IT'S THE HEADING TO ED CHALLENGE. HELLO, WE HAVE A WET AND WINDY PHASE. THAT SYSTEM THAT BRINGS US THE WIND AND RAIN ` THERE IT IS. LINING UP THE ISOBARS. RED IS THE WARNING, ORANGE IS THE WATCH. WIND GUSTS 100 TO EVEN 120 KM/H. HEAVY RAIN PILING INTO THE WEST COAST MOVING SLOWLY NORTH DECENT LOOKING DAY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND IT DAWDLES OVER CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND A LOT OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE WEATHER MAP THIS WEEK. NORTH-EAST FLOW BRINGS DRIZZLE TO BAY OF PLENTY. HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS. GOING WESTERLY, NOT SOUTHERLY. SOME WIND AND RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW STRONG NOR WESTER GOES WESTERLY. BAND OF RAIN STARTING FROM MILFORD SOUND GETTING TO NELSON 27 ` CHRISTCHURCH. A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN IN THE EVENING. HOW'S THINGS FURTHER NORTH? LOOKING DECENT. LOWER NORTH ISLAND ` STARTING WITH SOME CLOUD ODD SPOT OF RAIN. STRENGTHENING NORTHERLIES PRETTY SIMILIAR FROM WAIKATO TO NORTHLAND, JUST AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND PRETTY SIMILAR FOR CHRISTCHURCH, JUST A SPOT OR TWO OF RAIN STRONG, MAYBE GALE WINDS IN WELLINGTON TAURANGA - DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. THE FRONT STARTS TO FADE. DOWN SOUTH IT IS IMPROVING. NO REAL COLD AIR WITH THIS THING. GET TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK, HOW IS IT LOOKING?