TONIGHT ` THE GOVERNMENT CAVES IN ON FOREIGN HOMEOWNERSHIP, RELAXING THE RULES FOR NON-KIWIS WANTING TO BUY PROPERTY HERE. OUTRAGE OVER DONALD TRUMP'S HARSH IMMIGRATION TACTICS AS REFUGEE CHILDREN ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS AND LOCKED UP IN CAGES. PLUS, THE FOOTBALL FERNS TAKE AIM AT THEIR COACH, CALLING FOR HEADS TO ROLL AMID ALLEGATIONS OF BULLYING AND INTIMIDATION. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. 'DON'T CALL IT A BACKDOWN; IT'S JUST A REFINEMENT,' ACCORDING THE GOVERNMENT. IT TODAY REVEALED A CHANGE OF HEART, WATERING DOWN ITS MUCH-HERALDED BAN ON FOREIGNERS BUYING NEW ZEALAND PROPERTIES. THE CHANGE IN RULES MEANS FOREIGNERS WILL NOW BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE NEW APARTMENTS AND RENT THEM BACK TO KIWIS. OUR CLOSEST NEIGHBOUR, AND SINGAPOREANS, WILL ALSO BE EXEMPT FROM THE BAN. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. APARTMENTS LIKE THESE COULD STILL END UP IN THE HANDS OF FOREIGN BUYERS, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY. IT'S A SMARTENING UP OF THE FOREIGN BUYERS LEGISLATION. WHILE OVERSEAS BUYERS WON'T BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THE APARTMENTS THEMSELVES, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THEM AND RENT THEM OUT. PREVIOUSLY, THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO SELL WITHIN A YEAR. IT'S A VERY SOUND POLICY, BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO ENGAGE IN THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF OTHER COUNTRIES WHILE GETTING THE SAME OUTCOME FOR NEW ZEALANDERS ` THAT IS, FAR MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR NEW ZEALANDERS. BUT MR PETERS IS ADAMANT IT'S NOT A BACKDOWN. NO, IT'S A REFINEMENT. FOREIGN BUYERS HAVE PURCHASED UP TO 35% OF APARTMENTS IN SOME BUILDINGS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WAS ADVISED THAT IF IT DID BAN FOREIGNERS, ENTIRE COMPLEXES MAY NOT GO AHEAD AND THERE'D BE FAR FEWER HOMES ON THE MARKET. AND THE CHANGE OF HEART HAS BEEN WIDELY WELCOMED. GOING, GOING... SOLD TO YOU. A LOT OF THESE NEW BUILDS RELY ON FOREIGN BUYERS TO HELP FUND THE INVESTMENT, SO I GUESS THIS IS A REALLY POSITIVE THING. IT'S ONE OF THE MORE SENSIBLE THINGS THEY'VE DONE. BUT NATIONAL'S NOT IMPRESSED. THIS BILL WILL HAVE PERVERSE EFFECTS. IT'S A REAL CASE STUDY IN HOW TO GET LAW WRONG. FOREIGN BUYERS WILL STILL BE EXCLUDED FROM BUYING STAND-ALONE HOUSES. THE GOVERNMENT CONCEDES THE BILL HAS BEEN A REAL RUSH JOB. ABSOLUTELY, IT HAS BEEN RUSHED, BECAUSE IF WE HADN'T DONE IT BEFORE CPTPP CAME INTO EFFECT, WE WOULD HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OVERSEAS BUYERS OF NEW ZEALAND HOMES, WHETHER THEY WERE APARTMENTS OR STAND-ALONES, EFFECTIVELY FOREVER. AUSTRALIANS WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE EXEMPT, AND THE GOVERNMENT'S AGREED SINGAPOREANS WILL BE TOO BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING TRADE DEAL. THE RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE BY THE END OF THE YEAR. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. CONSTRUCTING KIWIBUILD HOUSES TO MINIMUM STANDARDS WILL COST FAMILIES IN THE LONG RUN, ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT. THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD 100,000 KIWIBUILD HOUSES IN THE NEXT DECADE. BUT THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL SAYS SPENDING 1% TO 2% MORE PER HOME ON WARMTH AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY WOULD SAVE HOUSEHOLDS $500 IN ENERGY BILLS EACH YEAR. PRETTY MUCH MOST HOUSES THAT WE BUILD IN NEW ZEALAND, WE DO THE BARE MINIMUM. SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WE CAN BUILD TO THE CODE, BUT THE CODE IS NOT VERY GOOD QUALITY. IF YOU LOOK ACROSS THE OECD, IN THE CLUB OR RICH COUNTRIES, WE ARE KIND OF AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE QUALITY OF HOUSES. HOUSING MINISTER PHIL TWYFORD SAYS HE'S WORKING TO ENSURE KIWIBUILD HOMES ARE WELL-DESIGNED AND ENERGY EFFICIENT. AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AT OUR SPY AGENCY, FOLLOWING REVELATIONS OF PROBLEMATIC DEALINGS BETWEEN AN SIS STAFFER AND PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS 'THOMPSON AND CLARK'. IN AN EMAIL TRAIL, IT APPEARS THAT THOMPSON AND CLARK WAS IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH A FRIEND AT THE SIS WHO HELPED HIM FIND WORK WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. AT THE SAME TIME, THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES SAYS IT'S ALSO UNCOVERED EVIDENCE OF POTENTIALLY SERIOUS STAFF MISCONDUCT IN DEALINGS WITH THOMPSON AND CLARK. WE WANT A PUBLIC SERVICE THAT OPERATES WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF INTEGRITY. THE USE OF PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS, THE VERY CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY SEEM TO HAVE WITH SOME PARTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE IS CONCERNING, AND I THINK WE NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT. THE STATE SERVICES COMMISSION SAYS ITS INQUIRY WILL NOW LOOK AT THOMPSON AND CLARK'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IN MARCH, THOMPSON AND CLARK WERE ACCUSED OF ILLEGALLY SPYING ON CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE CLAIMANTS AND GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS. THE WOMAN INDECENTLY ASSAULTED AT WORK BY A KAPITI COAST COUNCILLOR HAS TOLD 1NEWS SHE'S BEEN THE VICTIM OF A SMEAR CAMPAIGN BY HIS SUPPORTERS. DAVID SCOTT (71) WAS TODAY CONVICTED AND FINED $1500 FOR RUBBING HIMSELF UP AGAINST HER. MEI HERON HAS MORE. KAPITI COAST COUNCILLOR DAVID SCOTT MAY HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF INDECENT ASSAULT, BUT HE STILL MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE. TOTALLY NUMBED BY THE INJUSTICE OF IT ALL. ONE WOMAN ` HER WORD AGAINST MINE ONLY ` OF 72 YEARS NEXT WEEK. SCOTT ASSAULTED A COUNCIL EMPLOYEE BY PRESSING HIS GENITALS AGAINST HER DURING A MORNING TEA LAST YEAR AT THE COUNCIL BUILDING IN PARAPARAUMU. DURING THE THREE-DAY TRIAL, THE 71-YEAR-OLD HAD HIS PENIS MEASURED BY A DOCTOR TO COMPARE IT TO THE SIZE OF HIS WALLET. TODAY HIS LAWYER ARGUED FOR A DISCHARGE WITHOUT CONVICTION. A FEW SECONDS OF INEXPLICABLE BEHAVIOUR ON THE PART OF THE DEFENDANT HAS CHANGED HIS LIFE VERY DRAMATICALLY. BUT JUDGE PETER HOBBS SAID STAFF EXPECTED TO BE TREATED WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT. YOU HAVE CLEARLY FALLEN WELL SHORT OF THAT EXPECTATION. YOUR OFFENDING INVOLVES A BREACH OF TRUST IN THE WORKPLACE, WHICH IS A PLACE ALL STAFF ARE ENTITLED TO FEEL SAFE FROM SUCH BEHAVIOUR. TODAY HIS VICTIM SPOKE TO 1 NEWS AND TOLD US IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR MADE WORSE BY SCOTT'S SUPPORTERS. THE SUPPORTERS HAVE ALSO... CYBER-STALKED MY FAMILY AND MY FRIENDS. THEY HAVE ENGAGED IN A SMEAR CAMPAIGN, CALLING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE JUST TRYING TO DISCREDIT ME, AND THAT HAS BEEN DISTRESSING. SHE SAYS BEING A PUBLIC SERVANT DIDN'T MEAN HAVING TO BE SUBMISSIVE, AND THAT'S WHY SHE TOOK ACTION. I HAVE HAD TO RETURN TO THE WORKPLACE EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST YEAR. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT IT IN A BOX AND SEPARATE PERSONAL FROM PRIVATE. SO I'VE HAD TO LIVE IT. SCOTT'S INDICATED HE INTENDS TO APPEAL HIS CONVICTION. KAPITI COAST COUNCIL SAYS HE'LL REMAIN ON LEAVE UNTIL THAT'S DECIDED, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. HEARTBREAKING IMAGES OF CHILDREN CRYING FOR THEIR MOTHERS HAVE BECOME A SYMBOL OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S HARD-LINE APPROACH TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN FROM THEIR PARENTS AT THE US-MEXICO BORDER HAS SPARKED MAJOR GLOBAL CRITICISM, SOME CALLING IT STATE-SPONSORED CHILD ABUSE. THE CHANNEL NINE'S LIZZIE PEARL REPORTS. WAITING IN A CAGE ` THESE ARE THE CHILDREN CAUGHT UP IN A POLITICAL GRUDGE MATCH ON IMMIGRATION. THIS FACILITY ON THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER IS WHERE CHILDREN ARE TAKEN FROM PARENTS ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. MOMENTS ARE CAPTURED IN AN AUDIO RECORDING JUST LAST WEEK. (CHILDREN CRY) AROUND 2000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SEPARATED SINCE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ADOPTION OF A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY SIX WEEKS AGO. THE PRESIDENT IS HOLDING FIRM. THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT BE A MIGRANT CAMP, THE UNITED STATES WILL NOT BE A MIGRANT CAMP, AND IT WILL NOT BE A REFUGEE HOLDING FACILITY. IT WON'T BE. NOT ON MY WATCH. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS REITERATED THAT IT'S NOT HIS ADMINISTRATION BUT CONGRESS WHICH MUST ACT ON THIS IMMIGRATION CRISIS. BUT DONALD TRUMP'S POLITICAL OPPONENTS CLAIM THESE CHILDREN ARE BEING USED AS LEVERAGE TO SECURE FUNDING FOR THE BORDER WALL. IF THE DEMOCRATS WOULD SIT DOWN INSTEAD OF OBSTRUCTING, WE COULD HAVE SOMETHING DONE VERY QUICKLY. WHILE HE BORDER SHOWDOWN LOOMS, FIRST LADIES, PAST AND PRESENT, ARE UNITED. MELANIA TRUMP SAYS THE US SHOULD GOVERN WITH HEART. LAURA BUSH CALLED THE POLICY CRUEL AND IMMORAL. MICHELLE OBAMA ADDED... FROM ROSALYNN CARTER... AND FROM HILLARY CLINTON... EVERY HUMAN BEING WITH A SENSE OF COMPASSION AND DECENCY SHOULD BE OUTRAGED. IN AUSTRALIA, THE OPERATOR IN CHARGE OF A DEADLY DREAMWORLD RIDE HAS TOLD AN INQUEST INTO THE TRAGEDY HE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN. FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED ON THE THUNDER RIVER RAPIDS RIDE IN 2016 AFTER A MALFUNCTION CAUSED ONE RAFT TO BE STUCK, PROPELLING ANOTHER INTO IT. THE RIDE'S SENIOR OPERATOR CLAIMS HE PUSHED THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE THE COLLISION. THAT INFORMATION CONFLICTS WITH FINDINGS OF A FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR WHO SAYS THE BUTTON WASN'T ACTIVATED UNTIL 10 SECONDS AFTER THE RAFTS MADE CONTACT. AS THE WINTER CHILL HITS, TEACHERS SAY THEY'RE FACING INCREASING PRESSURE TO WORK WHEN SICK. THAT AS THE SHORTAGE OF RELIEVERS GETS WORSE, FORCING PRINCIPALS TO TEACH OR OTHER TEACHERS TO OVERSEE EXTRA STUDENTS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS. PORIRUA EAST SCHOOL HAS JUST ONE RELIEVER TO CALL ON. MOST OF THE TIME, WE GO TO A DIFFERENT CLASSROOM. IT'S HARDER, BECAUSE IT'S A DIFFERENT TEACHER. WHEN YEAR 5 AND 6 TEACHER ANDREW MORRIS IS SICK, HE STILL TRIES TO WORK. THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO COME IN. AND YOU TELL THE CHILDREN, I MEAN, 'IF YOU'RE SICK, DON'T COME INTO SCHOOL,' BUT WHEN IT'S YOURSELF, YOU WANNA COME IN AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE DOING THE BEST THING FOR YOUR KIDS. FINDING A RELIEF TEACHER IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT. IN 2011, THERE WERE MORE THAN 8000 PRIMARY SCHOOL RELIEVERS. IN 2017, THAT NUMBER HAS DROPPED TO AROUND 6000. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY SAYS NEW TEACHERS ARE NOW MORE LIKELY TO TAKE FIXED-TERM OR PERMANENT ROLES. BUT THE AUCKLAND PRIMARY PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION CALLS THE SITUATION A CRISIS. IN ONE CASE I KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A SCHOOL WITH FIVE CLASSES IN A HALL AND THE PRINCIPAL AND A TEACHER LOOKING AFTER THEM FOR THE DAY. HELEN VARNEY SAYS TEACHERS ARE ALSO TAKING LONGER OFF WORK DUE TO INCREASED STRESS. SCHOOLS ARE HAVING TO SPLIT CLASSES. THEY'RE HAVING TO PUT SEVERAL CLASSES IN WITH ONE TEACHER. NZEI, THE PRIMARY SCHOOLS' UNION, SAYS THE ISSUE IS A SYMPTOM OF A WIDER TEACHER SHORTAGE. IT SAYS TO IMPROVE RELIEF NUMBERS, THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. ATTRACTING NEW TEACHERS IS THE BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE MINISTER. WE DO WANT TO HAVE CLASSROOMS FULLY STAFFED. WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS OVERALL. HE SAYS THE TEACHING WORKFORCE IS AGING AND MORE MIGHT MOVE INTO RELIEF WORK AS THEY NEAR RETIREMENT. THESE DAYS, I THINK IF YOU'RE LEAVING TEACHING, YOU'RE LEAVING TEACHING BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOAD, BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. THIS SCHOOL HOPING MORE RELIEVERS WILL COME FORWARD. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. THE MASSIVE TASK AHEAD FOR OFFICIALS IN JAPAN AS THE GOVERNMENT ORDERS A HUGE SCHOOL INSPECTION FOLLOWING YESTERDAYS EARTHQUAKE. AND WHY AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL FANS ARE FOAMING AT THE MOUTH. THERE HASN'T BEEN A LOT OF THIS WITH THE WORLD CUP, WHICH IS TURNING INTO A TECHNICAL NIGHTMARE. OSAKA JAPAN'S GOVERNMENT'S ORDERED THE INSPECTION OF ALL CONCRETE WALLS IN SCHOOLS FOLLOWING A STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN OSAKA YESTERDAY. TWO OF THE FOUR DEATHS IN THE 6.1 MAGNITUDE QUAKE WERE A RESULT OF WALLS COLLAPSING. ONE OF THOSE CRUSHED WAS A GIRL (9) WHO WAS OUTSIDE A PRIMARY SCHOOL AT THE TIME. THE OTHER, KILLED BY A FALLING WALL, WAS AN ELDERLY MAN. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH A MILITARY SPACE FORCE, WHICH, LIKE THE AIR FORCE, WOULD OPERATE AS A BRANCH OF THE U.S. MILITARY. HE SAID A SPACE FORCE WAS A MATTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY TO GAIN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL DOMINANCE. When it comes to defending America, it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space. We must have American dominance in space. So important. TRUMP CLAIMED THAT THE PLAN WILL ENSURE THAT AMERICA, WHICH PLANS A RETURN TO THE MOON AND A MISSION TO MARS, STAYS AHEAD OF CHINA AND RUSSIA IN ANY NEW SPACE RACE. AUSTRALIA'S FOOTBALL FANS ARE FUMING OVER THE FAILURE OF THE TELCO OPTUS TO PROVIDE MATCH COVERAGE FROM THE WORLD CUP. THE STREAMING SERVICE, WHICH HAS RIGHTS TO SHOW ALL 64 GAMES, HAS SUFFERED MAJOR TECHNICAL FAILURES. THE ABC'S CATHERINE MURPHY ON THE ROW THAT'S EVEN INVOLVED THE PRIME MINISTER. UNFORTUNATELY FOR OPTUS, THIS PRE-WORLD CUP PROMO RANG TRUE FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. ARE YOU SERIOUS?! OH MY GOD! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) FANS, MEDIA PERSONALITIES AND SPORTS STARS FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA WITH COMPLAINTS AFTER THE TELCO'S FIRST WEEKEND OF COVERAGE CRASHED UNDER WHAT THEY LABELLED 'HIGHER-THAN-EXPECTED DEMAND'. FOOTBALL FAN LAWRENCE CHAMPNESS TRIED TO WATCH TWO MATCHES OVER THE WEEKEND, ONLY TO RECEIVE ERROR MESSAGE AFTER ERROR MESSAGE. IT WAS LIKE, 'OH, IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT. I CAN WATCH THE WORLD CUP.' IT'S ALWAYS JUST SO MUCH DRAMA, SO MUCH ACTION IN THE GAMES, AND I COULDN'T WATCH IT AT ALL. SO I WAS SUPER FRUSTRATED. FORMER SOCCEROO CLINT BOLTON SAYS THE FOOTBALL COMMUNITY IS DEVASTATED. I'M RELUCTANT TO SIGN UP TO THE ONLINE BROADCASTING OF THE WORLD CUP, SIMPLY BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT. EVEN THE PRIME MINISTER GOT INVOLVED. I HAVE A CALL INTO ALLEN LEW AT OPTUS TO SEEK HIS ASSURANCES THAT THE FAILURE IN THE STREAMING SERVICE HAS BEEN RECTIFIED. TELCO ANALYST IAN MARTIN SAYS OPTUS HAS GAINED MORE THAN 400,000 CUSTOMERS IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR. HE SAYS DESPITE THE PROFILE OF THE WORLD CUP, IT CAN BE A RISKY PROPOSITION. MAN: IT'S A ONE-OFF EVENT, EVERY FOUR YEARS. IT'S THE WORLD CUP THAT'S DRIVEN CUSTOMERS TO OPTUS, AND TO SOME EXTENT, THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE, THEN THOSE CUSTOMERS CAN JUST AS EASILY DISAPPEAR ONCE THE WORLD CUP'S OVER. AN OWN GOAL THAT WILL BE TOUGH TO RECOVER FROM. FREE-TO-AIR BROADCASTER SBS WILL NOW SIMULCAST ALL THE GAMES OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS OPTUS LOOK FOR A SOLUTION. THE FUTURE OF THE FOOTBALL FERNS' COACH ANDREAS HERAF IS HANGING BY A THREAD. THAT'S AFTER NEARLY HALF THE TEAM'S MADE PERSONAL STATEMENTS DETAILING THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT HIM. ALLEGATIONS SEEN BY 1 NEWS PAINT A PICTURE OF A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT, WITH COMPLAINTS OF BULLYING AND THREATS. THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT BY MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. WHILE THE WORLD CELEBRATES THE BEAUTIFUL GAME IN RUSSIA, IT'S A STARK CONTRAST AT NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL HQ. MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD DISCUSSING MORE DAMNING REVELATIONS AROUND THE FOOTBALL FERNS AND COACH ANDREAS HERAF. 1 NEWS HAS TRACKED DOWN THOSE CONCERNS CONTAINED IN LETTERS FROM UP TO 12 PLAYERS SENT TO THE BOARD. THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT THERE THAT ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ANDREAS IN HIS POSITION RIGHT NOW. AMONG THE ISSUES, PLAYERS ARE ALLEGING INCIDENTS OF INTIMIDATION AND SCARE TACTICS, WHICH CREATED A MISERABLE TEAM ENVIRONMENT. ANOTHER CRITICISM QUESTIONS HERAF'S APPROACH TO TEAM CULTURE, SAYING IT WAS THE LEAST IMPORTANT FOCUS. A SENIOR NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL OFFICIAL TOLD 1 NEWS THAT SOME PLAYERS HAVE SAID THEY WON'T TURN OUT FOR THE FERNS AGAIN WHILE HERAF REMAINS COACH. IT'D BE FAIR TO SAY A LOT OF THEM, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, ARE QUESTIONING WHETHER, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS A GAME NEXT WEEK, WHETHER THEY'D MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE. YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S JUST BEING BRUTALLY HONEST. CEO ANDY MARTIN IS ALSO IN THE SPOTLIGHT. ONE LETTER ALLEGES MARTIN SUPPORTED HERAF'S DECISION NOT TO PICK TWO SENIOR PLAYERS WHO HE'D ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING AGAINST HIM. IT'S NOT THE FIRST ACCUSATION OF CONCERNS BEING RAISED WITH NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL. A LONG-STANDING STAFF MEMBER SAID THEY'D TOLD THE ORGANISATION ABOUT FEARS FOR PLAYER WELFARE AFTER THE SPAIN TOUR IN MARCH. NOTHING HAPPENED ` THAT PERSON HAS SINCE RESIGNED. THE ENTIRE SAGA HAS COME TO A HEAD AFTER HERAF'S CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS FOLLOWING THEIR LOSS TO JAPAN IN WELLINGTON. IN TERMS OF SUPPORT FROM ANDY HIMSELF, NO, I DON'T THINK` YOU KNOW, THERE HASN'T` WE HAVEN'T REALLY GONE TO ANDY AND GONE, 'WE NEED THIS, THIS AND THIS.' WE HAVE WORKED THROUGH DIFFERENT THINGS THROUGH INTERNALLY, AND, YEAH, THIS ONE WAS THE CATALYST, I SUPPOSE. THE PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLERS ASSOCIATION HAS REQUESTED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. WHILE NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL DECLINED TO COMMENT TODAY, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT IF IT GOES AHEAD, IT'S UNDERSTOOD HERAF WILL BE SUSPENDED. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. ENGLAND CAPTAIN HARRY KANE HAS RESCUED HIS SIDE IN STOPPAGE TIME TO ENSURE THEIR BEST START TO A WORLD CUP IN YEARS. KANE WASN'T THE ONLY STANDOUT IN A DAY PACKED WITH SPECTACULAR SECOND-HALF GOALS. MATT HALL-SMITH HAS ALL THE ACTION. ON HIS WORLD CUP DEBUT, FEW WOULD HAVE EXPECTED HARRY KANE TO DELIVER QUITE LIKE THIS. MAGUIRE. KANE! (CHEERING) HAS STOLEN IT AT THE DEATH! ENGLAND'S YOUNGEST EVER WORLD CUP CAPTAIN SECURING THEIR BEST START TO A MAJOR TOURNAMENT IN 12 YEARS. CREDIT TO THE LADS. WE KEPT GOING. THAT'S WHAT THESE GAMES ARE ABOUT. IT'S THE WORLD CUP ` YOU GO UNTIL THE LAST SECOND, AND, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY BUZZING. BUT KANE HAD ENGLAND FANS BUZZING AFTER JUST 10 MINUTES. FLOATED IN BY YOUNG. HAS SENT THAT ACROSS! BUT IT'S TURNED IN FROM CLOSE QUARTERS BY HARRY KANE! ENGLAND'S PROMISING START A CLUMSY CHALLENGE IN THE BOX. AND WHILE NO V.A.R. WAS NEEDED, KANE PERHAPS HAD A CASE FOR ONE HERE. KANE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A CASE FOR HAVING BEEN FOULED, KANE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A CASE FOR HAVING BEEN FOULED, AND IT'S NOT AN UNREASONABLE CASE. I THINK THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A COUPLE OF PENALTIES, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEIR ONE. TUNISIA SCRAMBLING FOR A DRAW, BUT IT WAS KANE'S DESPERATION THAT ULTIMATELY RESCUED ENGLAND. THE SKIPPER ALREADY SURPASSING WAYNE ROONEY ON WORLD CUP GOALS AND CONFIDENT THEY CAN MAKE MORE HISTORY. GROUP-MATES BELGIUM TOOK LONGER TO GET INTO GEAR AGAINST PANAMA, BUT ONCE THEY DID... JUST AWAY BY TORRES, THE CAPTAIN, STRETCHING, AND TURNED BACK IN! WHAT A STRIKE THAT IS! DRIES MERTENS' SPECTACULAR VOLLEY OPENED THE FLOODGATES, WITH ANOTHER EPL PLAYER SCORING TWICE. OUTFIELD PASS! AND HEADED IN FROM LUKAKU! (CHEERING) ROMELU LUKAKU! MANCHESTER UNITED'S ROMELU LUKAKU COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE 3-0 WIN AS THIRD-RANKED BELGIUM ENSURED THERE'D BE NO CHANCE OF AN UPSET IN THIS ONE. MATT HALL-SMITH, 1 NEWS. SONNY BILL WILLIAMS IS SET TO PLAY THIS WEEKEND'S THIRD TEST AGAINST FRANCE, LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AFTER KNEE SURGERY. DESPITE ORIGINALLY BEING RULED OUT OF THE SERIES, WILLIAMS TOOK A FULL PART IN THIS MORNING'S TRAINING RUN IN DUNEDIN, WITH COACHES DECLARING HE'S GOOD TO GO. WITH COACHES DECLARING HE'S GOOD TO GO. The doctor said it was a success. The doctor said there was a chance of playing in the test. THE AB'S ALSO CONFIRMED INJURED PLAYERS BEAUDEN BARRETT AND VAEA FIFITA WON'T RETURN TO THE SQUAD THIS WEEK. THEY'LL STAY IN WELLINGTON BEFORE RETURNING TO SUPER RUGBY. JUST AHEAD ` A WEATHER FORECAST FOR THE AGES. AND WHAT A CHEEKY TEENAGER SAID THE FRENCH PRESIDENT HAS GIVEN A TEENAGER A PUBLIC DRESSING DOWN, INSISTING ON BEING CALLED 'MR PRESIDENT', AFTER THE BOY ADDRESSED HIM INFORMALLY AS 'MANU'. EMMANUEL MACRON WAS GREETING A CROWD AT A WORLD WAR II REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY WHEN THE TEENAGER ASKED HIM HOW IT'S GOING. MACRON THEN TOLD THE TEEN IF HE WANTED TO START A REVOLUTION, HE NEEDED TO STUDY FIRST TO GET A DEGREE AND FEED HIMSELF. NOW TO TOMORROWS WEATHER WITH NEW ZEALAND BAND 'PAPER CRANES'. (PAPER CRANES' 'MIDSUMMER') THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND GLENNA CASALME