IT'S MIDDAY. WELCOME TO OUR VILLAGE ` NEW ZEALAND CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BABY, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER TO GET A GLIMPSE OF HER. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFERING STROKES IS SET TO SKYROCKET. RESEARCHERS SAY NEW ZEALAND'S POPULATION BOOM IS TO BLAME. AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP MAKES A SURPRISE VISIT TO A MIGRANT DETENTION CENTRE. BUT DESPITE A POLICY UTURN, THE FATE OF HUNDREDS OF UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN IS STILL UNCERTAIN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 AHI AHI MARIE. GOOD AFTERNOON. IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A SLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO NEW ZEALAND'S 'FIRST BABY'. JACINDA ARDERN AND HER PARTNER CLARKE GAYFORD'S DAUGHTER WAS ONE OF 24 BABIES BORN AT AUCKLAND HOSPITAL YESTERDAY. JENNY SUO WITH DETAILS OF THEIR FIRST MOMENTS AS PARENTS AND THE OVERSEAS REACTION, INCLUDING A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. WELCOME. SOME BREAKING NEWS ` NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL. THE FIRST IMAGE OF TWO DELIGHTED PARENTS AND THEIR LITTLE BUNDLE OF JOY, BEAMED AROUND THE WORLD. OUT OF NEW ZEALAND, WHERE THE PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN HAS JUST GIVEN BIRTH TO A BABY GIRL. JACINDA ARDERN AND CLARK GAYFORD SHARED THE NEWS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, CUDDLING UP TO THEIR DAUGHTER, BORN 4.45PM, WEIGHING 3.3KG. MS ARDERN SAID THEY WERE ALL DOING WELL AND THANKED THE TEAM AT AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL. A PROUD KIWI MOMENT CALLED FOR SOME KIWI TREATS. THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE TELLING 1 NEWS THE NEW MUM SNACKED ON SOME MARMITE TOAST AND A MILO AFTER GIVING BIRTH. THIS MORNING, MS ARDERN WOKE UP FROM A BRIEF SLEEP. NURSES SAY THE NEW-BORN IS VERY ALERT AND ONE HUNGRY BABY. THE PRIME MINISTER'S DAD, ROSS ARDERN, WAS GETTING TEXT UPDATES FROM HIS DAUGHTER ALL DAY, NOW OVERJOYED TO BE A GRANDFATHER OF THREE. WE ARE ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC FOR CLARKE AND JACINDA. CLARKE'S FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY WILL JOIN TOGETHER IN SUPPORTING THEM AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. WORLD LEADERS HAVE BEEN SENDING THEIR WELL WISHES TOO. THIS MORNING, MS ARDERN RECEIVED A PRIVATE LETTER FROM THE QUEEN. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TERESA MAY TWEETING... AND CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU OFFERING SOME PARENTING TIPS. EVEN GOOGLE JOINED THE EXCITEMENT, WITH A SMALL FISH HOOK ICON TO MIMIC THE COUPLE'S PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT. HERE IT'S BEEN CELEBRATED AS A NATIONAL TRIUMPH, KIWIS ALREADY THINKING NAMES. I HAVE A DAUGHTER CALLED MELANA. HOPING FOR BUBBLES. VIOLET IS A NICE NAME. MIXTURE OF CULTURE, MAYBE. WHAT EVER IT IS, IT'LL BE KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD. MS ARDERN SIGNALLED INTERNATIONAL TRIPS WITH HER BABY IN TOW. THERE ARE PLACES IN THE PACIFIC WHERE THEY'VE SAID, 'BRING THE BABY! WE'RE GREAT WITH CHILDREN! 'BRING THE CHILD. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.' SO I THINK MAYBE TAKE AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO RAISE OUR CHILD. BUT FIRST SOME PRIVATE TIME WITH THE FAMILY'S NEWEST MEMBER, JUST SIX WEEKS AT HOME SURE TO FLY BY. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. A LAST-DITCH ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TODAY TO AVOID STRIKE ACTION AFTER NURSES STRONGLY REJECTED THE LATEST PAY OFFER FROM THE DHBs. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT CAN'T INCREASE THE LATEST OFFER, WHICH IS WORTH NEARLY HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. IF MEDITATION FAILS, NEXT MONTH'S PROPOSED STRIKES WOULD SEE 27,000 NURSES WALK OFF THE JOB. ACTION IS SET FOR JULY 5TH AND 12TH. GOVERNMENT'S UNVEILED NEW INITIATIVES TO BETTER SUPPORT FARMERS IN RESPONSE TO THE CATTLE DISEASE MYCOPLASMA BOVIS. AT RECENT COMMUNITY MEETINGS, FARMERS EXPRESSED THEIR FRUSTRATION AT NOT BEING INFORMED ABOUT INFECTED OR HIGH RISK PROPERTIES IN THE AREA. AS A RESULT, THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES WILL NOW START DIRECTLY INFORMING FARMERS. MPI WILL ALSO PUBLISH STOCK NUMBERS OF INFECTED ANIMALS ONLINE AS WELL AS ENSURE FARMERS ARE DISCLOSING THE HEALTH HISTORY OF THEIR STOCK AND ANY MOVEMENT CONTROLS. NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE NUMBER OF STROKES BEING SUFFERED BY NEW ZEALANDERS WILL INCREASE BY 40% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S GROWING AND AGING POPULATION. THE STROKE FOUNDATION'S CEO SAYS THEY'RE NOT SURPRISED BY THE HIGH FIGURE. THE POPULATION IS GROWING, AND WE KNOW THAT WE ARE LIVING LONGER, AND THOSE TWO FACTORS COMBINED REALLY DO PUT STRESS ON THE STROKE INCIDENTS AND GROWTH IN STROKES. AND WE'RE NOT SURPRISED, BUT WE DO HAVE TO SAY ` THAT 40% ISN'T LOCKED IN. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE HEADING IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING TO PREVENT STROKES. TO THE U.S., AND FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP HAS TRAVELLED TO THE MIGRANT CENTRES TO VISIT THE FAMILIES DETAINED THERE. HER VISIT COINCIDES WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OVER THE FUTURE OF THOUSANDS OF MIGRANT CHILDREN WHO'VE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS AT THE BORDER WTH MEXICO. THE ABC'S CECELIA VEGA HAS THE LATEST. THE FIRST LADY'S SURPRISE TRIP TO A TEXAS SHELTER FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN TODAY WAS 100% HER IDEA. SHE WANTED TO SEE FOR HERSELF HOW THEY'RE BEING TREATED. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO ASK YOU HOW I CAN HELP TO THESE CHILDREN TO REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES TONIGHT, THERE STILL IS NO OFFICIAL PLAN FOR REUNITING THOSE FAMILIES TORN APART BY HER HUSBAND'S ZERO-TOLERANCE CRACK DOWN. THE TRIP MEANT TO SEND A MESSAGE OF COMPASSION UNTIL ANOTHER MESSAGE EMERGED. AS MRS TRUMP WAS IN THE AIR HEADED HOME, THESE PHOTOS SURFACED ON THE BACK OF HER $39 ZHARA JACKET, THE WORDS 'I REALLY DON'T CARE. DO U?' HER SPOKESWOMAN SAYING... AND AS IF TO PROVE A POINT, SHE WORE IT AGAIN WHEN SHE LANDED BACK IN WASHINGTON. THE PRESIDENT TELLING REPORTERS TODAY HE AND HIS WIFE WERE BOTH MOVED BY THE IMAGES OF THOSE CHILDREN. IT REALLY BOTHERED HER TO BE LOOKING AT THIS AND SEEING IT, AS IT BOTHERED ME, AS IT BOTHERED EVERYBODY AT THIS TABLE. WE'RE ALL BOTHERED BY IT. IVANKA TRUMP SPEAKING OUT TOO. TODAY SHE TWEETED... BUT TONIGHT, CHAOS AND CONFUSION AMONG THE AGENCIES TRYING TO CARRY OUT THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE ORDER. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER MIGRANT PARENTS WILL BE PROSECUTED AND WHEN AND HOW MORE THAN 2000 CHILDREN WILL BE REUNITED WITH THEIR FAMILIES. NOT HELPING THE MATTER, CONFLICTING STATEMENTS FROM TOP ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS. LAST MONTH, THIS WAS ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS WHO SAID THE BIBLE JUSTIFIED FAMILY SEPARATIONS. BUT TODAY ON THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK... WE NEVER REALLY INTENDED TO DO THAT. DEMOCRATS ARE OUTRAGED. COME ON. HE'S FLYING BY THE SEAT OF HIS PANTS HERE IN TERMS OF TRYING TO MAKE THIS UP. PRESIDENT TRUMP FIRING RIGHT BACK. HE SAYS HE WANTS TO BE BOTH COMPASSIONATE AND TOUGH. BUT AS THIS NEW TIME MAGAZINE COVER SHOWS, AN IMAGE OF THE PRESIDENT STARING DOWN A SOBBING MIGRANT GIRL, THAT MIGHT BE A DIFFICULT SELL. THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS INTRODUCED RETALIATORY TARIFFS ON ALMOST E3B WORTH OF U.S. GOODS. THE DUTIES HAVE BEEN IMPOSED ON PRODUCTS SUCH AS WHISKY, IT COMES AFTER PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED 25% TARIFFS ON STEEL AND 10% ON ALUMINIUM IMPORTED TO THE U.S. EU CITIZENS WHO WANT TO STAY IN THE UK AFTER BREXIT CAN APPLY TO DO SO LATER THIS YEAR. APPLICANTS WILL NEED TO PROVE THEIR RESIDENCY, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND SHOW THEY HAVE NO SERIOUS CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. THE SCHEME WILL BE COMPULSORY FOR ALL EU CITIZENS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO'VE BEEN IN THE UK FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. THE BBC'S JOHN PIENAAR REPORTS. WHAT'S THE HARDEST JOB YOU'VE DONE? COOKING? CLEANING? ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THERE'S A CHANCE EU NATIONALS ARE DOING JOBS BRITS CAN'T OR WON'T DO, LIVING ON LOW WAGES AND PROMISES THEY CAN STAY AFTER BREXIT. ELENA? CHEESE OMELETTE, PLEASE. OK. THANK YOU. AT THIS BLACKPOOL SEAFRONT HOTEL, ELENA'S BEEN WORRIED ABOUT HER FUTURE. I'M WORRIED, COS I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK TO ITALY, COS IT WAS MY DREAM SINCE I WAS A CHILD TO MOVE IN ENGLAND, AND THAT'S WHEN I REALISED MY DREAM, AND I WANT TO CONTINUE IT. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. BLACKPOOL IS NOW MY HOME. MY BOYFRIEND, HE'S SPANISH AS WELL, AND WE'RE PLANNING TO STAY HERE. 50% OF THE TEAM HERE ARE FROM EUROPE. THERE ARE OVER SIX NATIONALITIES ` EUROPEAN NATIONALITIES HERE. AND WE DON'T REALLY GET THE APPLICATIONS FROM THE UK-BRITISH CITIZENS OF BLACKPOOL, SO THEY ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. 'SETTLED STATUS' WILL BE OPEN TO OVER 3.5 MILLION EU NATIONALS HERE FOR FIVE YEARS BY 2020. THERE WILL BE CHECKS FOR ID AND CRIMINAL RECORDS. CLOSE RELATIVES WILL BE ALLOWED TO JOIN THEIR FAMILIES IN THE UK. APPLICATIONS WOULD COST �65 ` THAT'S LESS THAN A PASSPORT ` AND HALF THAT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16. WE WILL NOT BE LOOKING FOR THESE EXCUSES TO NOT TRY AND NOT GRANT STATUS. OF COURSE, IT'LL ALL BE DRIVEN BY THE DEFAULT VIEW THAT YOU PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION, AND IF YOU ARE NOT GOING GRANTED STATUS, THERE HAS TO BE A VERY GOOD REASON WHY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THAT. CHANGE MIGHT HAVE COME TOO QUICKLY FOR SOME. YOU DON'T GET MORE BRITISH THAN BLACKPOOL. VOTERS HERE ALSO VOTED 2-1 FOR BREXIT, AND VIEWS ON MIGRANTS ARE MIXED. YOU CAN SAY THESE EUROPEANS WILL TAKE MORE MENIAL JOBS, WHICH THEY WILL, CLEANING AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT I SAY IF WE NEED THE WORK IN THIS COUNTRY, IT'S GOT TO GO TO THE BRITISH PEOPLE. THEY ONLY TAKE THOSE JOBS WHICH THEY FIND THEY CAN DO. IF THE BRITS WERE THERE TO DO THEM, THEY WOULD'VE TAKEN THEM THEMSELVES. THIS IS ABOUT MORE THAN THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS OR THE RIGHT TO REMAIN. BRITAIN'S REDEFINING ITS ROLE IN THE WORLD. INDONESIAN POLICE HAVE ARRESTED THE CAPTAIN OF THE FERRY THAT SANK IN LAKE TOBA, KILLING AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE AND LEAVING MORE THAN 190 MISSING. THE BOAT WAS ONLY LICENSED TO CARRY 60 PEOPLE. A DIVE TEAM IS YET TO LOCATE THE FERRY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE 450M DEEP LAKE. THE ABC'S JONATHAN FLYNN REPORTS. THEY PLEAD FOR ANSWERS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO THEIR LOVED ONES ` DESPERATE RELATIVES GATHERING AT THIS SMALL PORT ON LAKE TOBA FOR NEWS OF THEIR MISSING FAMILY MEMBERS. (SPEAKS INDONESIAN) TRANSLATOR: IF MY BROTHER SURVIVED, I'M VERY GLAD. BUT IF HE DIED, I WANT THE BODY TO BE FOUND SO WE CAN BURY HIM PROPERLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CULTURE. (PEOPLE SHOUT) IT'S BEEN THREE DAYS SINCE THE FERRY SANK ON THE INDONESIAN ISLAND OF SUMATRA. SO FAR, JUST 18 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN RESCUED, AND THEIR ORDEAL IS STILL RAW. (SPEAKS INDONESIAN) TRANSLATOR: I HELD TWO PEOPLE, BUT THERE WERE OTHERS CLUTCHING AT MY FEET FROM UNDERWATER, SO I HAD TO LET THEM GO BECAUSE I STARTED TO DROWN. I HAD TO KICK THEM AWAY. LAKE TOBA, THE WORLD'S LARGEST VOLCANIC LAKE, WAS BUSY WITH TOURISTS CELEBRATING THE RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY OF EID WHEN THE BOAT SANK IN POOR WEATHER. THE VESSEL, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, WAS OVERLOADED AND CARRYING JUST 45 LIFE JACKETS. THE PRESIDENT NOW WANTS CHANGE. (SPEAKS INDONESIAN) TRANSLATOR: I DON'T WANT THIS KIND OF DISASTER EVER TO HAPPEN AGAIN, AND I'M ORDERING THE TRANSPORT MINISTER TO EVALUATE ALL SAFETY PROCEDURES. HE'S PROMISING COMPENSATION TO THOSE AFFECTED AND DEPLOYED HUNDREDS OF RESCUE WORKERS, INCLUDING DIVERS WITH AN UNDERWATER DRONE TO FINE THE NEARLY 200 PEOPLE PRESUMED DROWNED. AUTHORITIES SAY THE SEARCH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NEXT WEEK. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CHARITIES SURROUNDED BY CONTROVERSY. WORKERS FOR MEDICINS SANS FRONTIERS ARE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. SCOTLAND HAS PRODUCED SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST KNOWN ARTISTS, AND NOW A NEW EXHIBITION IS PAYING TRIBUTE TO ALL THINGS SCOTTISH POP. AND IN SPORT, WORLD CUP FAVOURITES ARGENTINA'S CHANCES ARE IN DOUBT AFTER A 3-0 THUMPING BY CROATIA MAY SEE THEM OUT OF THE COMPETITION. A BBC INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AGAINST ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FOREIGN AID ORGANISATIONS. FORMER EMPLOYEES OF MEDECINES SANS FRONTIERES, OR DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS, SAY THEY'D SEEN WOMEN, BELIEVED TO BE PROSTITUTES, BEING USED BY AID WORKERS DURING MISSIONS IN KENYA AND CENTRAL AFRICA. THE BBC'S ANNA ADAMS REPORTS. MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FOREIGN AID AGENCIES IN THE WORLD. IT BRINGS VITAL MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND CLINICIANS TO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS COUNTRIES. BUT WE'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE WHO SAY SOME AID WORKERS EXPLOITED VULNERABLE WOMEN. THIS INVESTIGATION IS NOT ABOUT THE DOCTORS OR NURSES. WE'RE TOLD IT WAS SOME OF THE LOGISTICAL STAFF WHO WERE ABUSING THEIR POWER. A WHISTLE-BLOWER FROM LONDON TOLD US WHAT SHE SAW WHEN SHE WAS SENT TO KENYA. THERE WAS A SENIOR MEMBER OF STAFF WHO WAS BRINGING GIRLS BACK TO THE MSF HOUSE. THESE GIRLS WERE VERY YOUNG, AND THEY WERE RUMOURED TO BE PROSTITUTES. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO CHALLENGE HIM, WE MET ANOTHER WHISTLE-BLOWER WHO TOLD US A SENIOR MEMBER OF STAFF HAD SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE TO BARTER SEX FOR MEDICATION. HE SAID, 'IT'S SO EASY TO BARTER MEDICATION 'WITH THESE EASY GIRLS IN LIBERIA.' HE WAS SUGGESTING LOTS OF THE YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAD LOST THEIR PARENTS TO THE EBOLA CRISIS, THAT THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING SEXUAL IN EXCHANGE FOR MEDICATION. AND HAD HE BEEN THERE HIMSELF? YES, HE HAD. IN FACT, HE BRAGGED ABOUT IT QUITE A LOT. TO SAY IT IN FRONT OF THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE AND TO SAY IT TO ME VERY DIRECTLY ` WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO VERIFY THIS CLAIM BECAUSE THE WHISTLE-BLOWER WAS NOT IN LIBERIA AT THE TIME. AND WHEN WE PUT THIS TO MSF, THEY SAID THEY NEEDED MORE INFORMATION TO INVESTIGATE. WE'VE SEEN AN INTERNAL REPORT THAT SHOWS MSF WERE LOOKING INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS BACK IN 2016. THE REPORT SHOWED A THIRD OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES THEY'D SPOKEN TO SAID THEY'D BEEN TOUCHED INAPPROPRIATELY AT WORK. THEY SACKED 19 STAFF FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAST YEAR ALONE. MSF SAID THEY'D REVIEWED THEIR FILE, BUT COULDN'T FIND ANY RECORD OF THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE LONDON OFFICE. THEY SAID THEY WERE SADDENED TO HEAR THE ALLEGATIONS BUT HOPED MORE PEOPLE MIGHT NOW COME FORWARD. FOR DECADES, SCOTTISH ROCK AND POP MUSICIANS HAVE MORE THAN MADE THEIR MARK ON THE WORLD. NOW A NEW SHOW AT THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCOTLAND IN EDINBURGH EXPLORES THE MUSIC CULTURE OF THE NATION. THE BBC'S WILL GOMPERTZ HAS THIS. BACK IN THE '70S, THE BAY CITY ROLLERS WORE THEIR SCOTTISHNESS ON THEIR SLEEVES. A DECADE LATER, THE EDINBURGH-BASED PROCLAIMERS WERE RIPPING ON THE CITY'S WEATHER. AN INTEREST IN METEOROLOGY SHARED BY THE GLASWEGIAN BAND TRAVIS IN THE '90S. MORE RECENTLY, IT'S BEEN THE MERCURY PRIZE WINNING BAND GOING DOWN A STORM AS THE VOICE AND LOOK OF 21ST CENTURY SCOTLAND. AS THIS EXHIBITION GRAPHICALLY DEMONSTRATES, THE LIST OF WORLD-CLASS MUSICAL ACTS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF SCOTLAND IS LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS. BUT IS THERE A COMMON THREAD, SOMETHING THAT UNITES THEM ALL THAT CAPTURES THE ESSENCE OF WHAT COULD BE CALLED SCOTTISH POP? FOR LITERAL LINKS, EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM HAS GREAT, GREAT SONGS. THE SCOTS SEEM TO HAVE A REAL KNACK FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT COMES FROM THE DNA OR FOLK MUSIC THAT WAS WRITTEN, WHETHER IT'S IN THE AIR. WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. BASICALLY, YOU CAN'T REALLY SHUT US UP, SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY WE LIKE TO WRITE A TUNE AND SAY SOMETHING. THE SHOW ALSO LOOKS BACK AT THE PUBS, CLUBS AND VENUES THAT HAVE NURTURED SCOTLAND'S UP-AND-COMING BANDS SUCH AS THE LEGENDARY BARROWLAND IN GLASGOW. SOME OF THE MUSICIANS FEATURED IN THIS EXHIBITION HAVE STAYED. OTHERS HAVE STRAYED TO GO TO LONDON AND BEYOND. BUT WHEREVER THEY'VE ENDED UP, WHAT THIS SHOW EMPHATICALLY TELLS YOU IS THEY WERE ALL MADE HERE IN SCOTLAND. TO SPORT, AND TWO-TIME FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS ARGENTINA ARE STARING AT ELIMINATION AFTER A 3-0 DEFEAT TO CROATIA. THE VICTORY SEES CROATIA QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT ROUND ALONG WITH FRANCE, WHO KNOCKED PERU OUT OF THE RUNNING. THE BBC'S RICHARD CONWAY REPORTS. IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYONE PENSIVE. ARGENTINA'S FANS HOPED ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS OF ALL TIME WOULD INK HIS PLACE IN HISTORY AT THIS WORLD CUP. A CERTAIN FORMER WINNING CAPTAIN OFFERED SUPPORT, BUT AGAINST A SPIRITED CROATIAN TEAM, LIONEL MESSI'S CHANCES WERE LIMITED. THIS, THE CLOSEST HE CAME TO SCORING IN A TIGHT FIRST HALF. TO LIONEL MESSI. DIDN'T QUITE GET THE TOUCH. THEN CROATIA STRUCK. OH, THE GOALKEEPER, CABALLERO... CHELSEA'S WILLY CABALLERO DISASTROUSLY SPOONING THE BALL UP FOR ANTE REBIC TO HAMMER HOME. BUT WORSE WAS TO COME FOR ARGENTINA. LUKA MODRIC CAPPING A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE WITH ONE OF THE GOALS OF THE TOURNAMENT. GREAT GOAL! (CROWD CHEERS) AND THEY WEREN'T FINISHED YET. ARGENTINA, A COUNTRY WITH TWO WORLD CUP TITLES, NOW STARING AT A POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT. SO TOO THEIR TALISMANIC CAPTAIN. EARLIER IN THE DAY, FRANCE OVERPOWERED PERU 1-0 ` KYLIAN MBAPPE BECOMING THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO EVER SCORE FOR HIS COUNTRY IN A MAJOR TOURNAMENT AT THE TENDER AGE OF 19. FRANCE MARCH ON. PERU'S FIRST WORLD CUP IN 36 YEARS COMING TO AN END AFTER JUST EIGHT DAYS. STAYING IN RUSSIA, AND AUSTRALIA HAVE KEPT THEIR HOPES ALIVE AFTER A ONE ALL DRAW WITH DENMARK. THE AUSSIES HIT THE BACK FOOT EARLY THANKS TO THIS STUNNING STRIKE FROM DANISH STAR CRISTIAN ERIKSEN. AND AUSTRALIA ` IT'S TO ERIKSEN! AND DENMARK TAKE THE LEAD! AND IT'S THE STAR MAN WHO DELIVERS YET AGAIN. BUT AFTER THE VIDEO REFEREE HELPED THEM IN THEIR FIRST MATCH, THE UPSTAIRS OFFICIALS AGAIN HANDED AUSTRALIA A LIFE LINE. HE LOOKED ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN BEFORE HE TOOK IT. AND SURE ENOUGH, HE DISPATCHES YET ANOTHER PENALTY. THE SOCCEROOS NOW NEED TO BEAT DENMARK IN THEIR FINAL GROUP MATCH BY THREE GOALS OR MORE TO MAKE THE NEXT ROUND. MEANWHILE, AUSTRALIA'S CRICKET TEAM HAVE FALLEN WELL SHORT OF VICTORY IN THE FOURTH ODI AGAINST ENGLAND. THE AUSSIES AIMED TO HIT BACK AFTER THEIR BIGGEST EVER ODI DEFEAT EARLIER IN THE WEEK, WITH AARON FINCH AND SHAUN MARSH BOTH HITTING CENTURIES. WANTS A SINGLE; HE'LL TAKE A SINGLE. THAT'S 100 FOR AARON FINCH. OH, WHAT A WAY! WHAT A WAY TO GO TO YOUR HUNDRED. SWUNG AWAY TO THE LEG SIDE. IT'S A SIX. WORK AS THEY CHASED 311 FOR VICTORY. JASON ROY'S TON OFF 81 BALLS LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND'S INNINGS. OH, THAT'S GONE A LONG WAY. BIGGEST BOUNDARY. FIELDERS ARE INTERESTED. BALL WINS. WHAT A WAY TO GO TO A CENTURY. THE HOSTS SECURED THE WIN WITH THREE OVERS REMAINING AS THEY LOOK FOR A CLEAN SERIES SWEEP ON SUNDAY IN THE FIFTH AND FINAL MATCH. BLAIR TUKE'S MAPFREY ARE VIRTUALLY NECK AND NECK WITH DONG FENG IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE'S DECISIVE FINAL LEG. THE KIWI'S SPANISH CREW ARE IN A THREE WAY BATTLE FOR THE TITLE WITH PETER BURLING'S TEAM BRUNEL AND DONG FENG. AFTER AN EARLY LEG LEAD, BRUNEL DROPPED OFF THE PACE TO BE FIFTH A SHORT TIME AGO. THE FLEET ARE CURRENTLY OFF THE SWEDISH COAST EN ROUTE TO THE FINISH LINE AT THE HAGUE IN THE NETHERLANDS. THEY'RE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON MONDAY. TO ICE HOCKEY, AND CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES BEGIN THEIR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED INTERNATIONAL SERIES AT AUCKLAND'S SPARK ARENA TONIGHT. THE CANADIAN TEAM GOING THROUGH THEIR FINAL PREPARATIONS TODAY IN WEST AUCKLAND AHEAD OF THE EXHIBITION MATCH. AN ENTIRE NHL RINK HAS BEEN SHIPPED TO NEW ZEALAND FROM TORONTO THIS WEEK FOR THE FRIENDLY MATCH. ORGANISERS ARE EXPECTING A SELL OUT CROWD OF 9000 FOR FIRST OF THE THREE-GAME SERIES. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. A REMINDER OF OUR TOP STORIES ` IT'LL BE AT LEAST ANOTHER DAY BEFORE WE GET TO SEE THE PRIME MINISTER AND HER BABY GIRL. MS ARDERN WILL BE STAYING IN HOSPITAL FOR ANOTHER NIGHT BUT SAYS THE BABY IS HEALTHY AND HUNGRY. NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE NUMBER OF STROKES BEING SUFFERED BY NEW ZEALANDERS WILL INCREASE BY 40% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS DUE TO THE COUNTRY'S GROWING AND AGING POPULATION. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE REST OF TODAY'S WEATHER, WITH KIWI BAND THE ADULTS' TRACK 'BOOMTOWN' FEATURING CHELSEA JADE. (THE ADULTS' 'BOOMTOWN') FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ ON BEHALF OF OUR MIDDAY TEAM, THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE 1 NEWS HOUR WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR AND JAKE EBDALE.