IT'S MIDDAY. NURSES AND DHBS ARE BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE AS BOTH PARTIES CONTINUE MEDIATION TO TRY AND AVOID INDUSTRIAL ACTION NEXT FRIDAY. THE US PRESIDENT STOKES THE IMMIGRATION CHAOS. DONALD TRUMP DECLARES ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM WITHOUT LEGAL PROCESS. AND IS FOOTBALL COMING HOME? ENGLAND THRASHES PANAMA AND SECURES IT'S PLACE IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 AHI AHI MARIE, GOOD AFTERNOON. URGENT PAY TALKS BETWEEN NURSES AND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS ARE CONTINUING TODAY, WITH NATIONWIDE STRIKES SET FOR NEXT WEEK. TALKS WERE ADJOURNED FRIDAY, AND DHBs SPENT THE WEEKEND WORKING ON THEIR RESPONSE. IF IT GOES AHEAD, THE FIRST 24-HOUR STRIKE WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY THE 5TH OF JULY. DHBs ARE WORKING ON CONTINGENCY PLANS TO ENSURE EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE. AND 4000 PUBLIC SERVANTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE TODAY WHETHER THEY'LL TAKE STRIKE ACTION OVER STALLED PAY TALKS WITH INLAND REVENUE AND THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT. THOSE STRIKES WOULD LAST TWO HOURS EACH ON THE 9TH AND 23RD OF JULY. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS DECLARED THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM WITHOUT ANY LEGAL PROCESS. LAST WEEK, AMID MOUNTING PRESSURE, TRUMP ANNOUNCED HE WOULD KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER RATHER THAN SEPARATING THEM, BUT WOULD CONTINUE HIS CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRATION. THE ABC'S TARA PALMERI REPORTS. TONIGHT, THE PRESIDENT INTENSIFYING HIS BIGGEST ISSUE, SAYING THE MIDTERMS MAY MAKE OR BREAK HIS IMMIGRATION DEMANDS. WE NEED PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP US. WE WANT A MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM. WE NEED SAFETY AT THE BORDER. WE NEED THE WALL. THE WALL'S GONNA HAPPEN. IT'S GONNA HAPPEN. IN A FLURRY OF TWEETS, TRUMP BLAMED DEMOCRATS AND EVEN SUGGESTED THAT IMMIGRANTS DON'T DESERVE DUE PROCESS, TWEETING ` REPUBLICAN LAW-MAKERS SET TO VOTE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM BILLS THIS WEEK THAT WILL FAIL TO PASS WITHOUT DEMOCRATIC SUPPORT ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO COOL HIS TOUGH TALK. CONGRESS HAS TO FIX THIS, AND WHAT IS BOTHERSOME IS THE PRESIDENT'S RHETORIC ABOUT THE DEMOCRATS AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO HAVE ANY TYPE OF BORDER SECURITY OR CONTROL. WE NEED A WALL. WE NEED BORDER SECURITY. THE CHAOS AT THE BORDER REACHING A FLASHPOINT FOR WHITE HOUSE STAFF. TONIGHT, NEW FALLOUT AFTER PRESS SECRETARY SARAH SANDERS WAS KICKED OUT OF THIS VIRGINIA RESTAURANT. OUTSIDE THE CLOSED RED HEN RESTAURANT, SIGNS OFFERING APPRECIATION ON THE FRONT DOOR NEXT TO BOUQUETS OF FLOWERS. MANY OTHERS ARE OUTRAGED. YELP WAS FLOODED WITH ONE-STAR REVIEWS. THE RESTAURANT'S ONLINE MENU WAS HACKED. THE RESTAURANT OWNER EXPLAINED HER DECISION, TELLING THE WASHINGTON POST, QUOTE ` SARAH SANDERS TWEETED ` AUSTRALIAN THEME PARK DREAMWORLD COULD BE FACING THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST EVER COMPENSATION PAYOUT FOLLOWING THE INQUEST INTO THE THUNDER RIVER RAPIDS RIDE. THE DISASTER KILLED FOUR PEOPLE TWO YEARS AGO. CHANNEL NINE'S MIA GLOVER HAS THE STORY. NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE THE DISASTER THAT KILLED FOUR VISITORS, SMILING FAMILIES ARE ONCE AGAIN QUEUING AT DREAMWORLD'S FRONT DOORS. LOOKING FORWARD TO HER DAY AT THE PARK. BUT A DARK SHADOW STILL LINGERS OVER THE GOLD COAST'S FAMOUS ATTRACTION. YOU COME HERE, AND YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE SAFE, AND THEN FOR THAT TO HAPPEN... THE FIRST WEEK OF THE INQUEST INTO THE 2016 THUNDER RIVER RAPIDS TRAGEDY HAS BEEN DAMNING. THE FAMILIES OF ROOZI ARAGHI, KATE GOODCHILD, LUKE DORSETT AND CINDY LOW WERE IN COURT TO HEAR HOW THE RIDE SUFFERED MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS IN THE YEARS AND EVEN HOURS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. STAFF REVEALED POOR TRAINING PRACTISES AT THE PARK, ADMITTING THEY WERE EVEN CAUTIONED IN A MEMO AGAINST PRESSING AN EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON. THE OWNERS OF DREAMWORLD MAY EXPECT SUBSTANTIAL APPLICATIONS FOR DAMAGES. IF THE THEME PARK HAS, INDEED, BREACHED ITS DUTY OF CARE, LEADING LAWYERS SAY THE FAMILIES OF VICTIMS AS WELL AS TRAUMATISED STAFF AND WITNESSES COULD ALL TAKE LEGAL ACTION. BUT I WOULD EXPECT THE CLAIMS WILL RUN TO MANY MANY MILLIONS, SINCE DAMAGES DO NOT BRING BACK HUMAN LIFE, BUT THEY ARE A METHOD BY WHICH DREAMWORLD AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS CAN BE EFFECTIVELY TAUGHT THIS TYPE OF NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO OCCUR. THE INQUEST WILL RESUME TOMORROW, AND IT'S LIKELY TO BE ANOTHER TOUGH WEEK FOR DREAMWORLD. THE SENIOR STAFF WHO TRAINED RIDE OPERATORS WILL BE QUESTIONED AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERS, WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO ENSURE ALL RIDES ARE SAFE. NATIONAL PARTY LEADER HAS BRUSHED ASIDE THE CONTROVERSIAL COMMENTS HE MADE ABOUT THE PRIME MINISTER'S BABY GIRL. SPEAKING ON RADIO HAURAKI, BRIDGES JOKED ABOUT THE BABY BEING GENDER-FLUID ` SOMETHING HE ARGUES HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT. SURE. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY LIGHT-HEARTED, AND I THINK PEOPLE LISTENING TO THE FULL CONTEXT OF THAT WOULD SEE IT. I THINK WHAT'S TRUE IS, LOOK, AS I SAID THEN, WE JUST WANNA WISH THE PRIME MINISTER, HER WHANAU AND HER LITTLE ONE ALL THE HAPPINESS. FINANCIAL EXPERTS ARE CALLING FOR A ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE BANKING SECTOR. IT COMES AFTER TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME EXPOSED THE IMMENSE PRESSURES BEING PUT ON WORKERS TO MEET SALES TARGETS. IN SOME CASES, STAFF WERE FORCING EVERYDAY KIWIS INTO SCHEMES THEY CAN'T AFFORD. ONE FINANCIAL EXPERT SAM STUBBS SAYS A ROYAL COMMISSION IS CRUCIAL TO ENSURE A ROBUST SECTOR. IT'S TOO BIG, TOO IMPORTANT, TOO PROFITABLE AN INDUSTRY AND TOO VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND FOR US TO GIVE THIS A ONCE-OVER LIGHTLY. EVERY NEW ZEALANDER WHO'S GOT A MORTGAGE, A KIWISAVER, A CREDIT CARD, GOT TERM DEPOSITS, THEY NEED TO WALK INTO THAT BANK OR YOU GO ONLINE WITH THE BANK AND ABSOLUTELY TRUST THAT THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR THEM. STORMS, CYCLONES AND FLOODS HAVE ALREADY COST INSURERS MORE THAN $200M IN CLAIMS THIS YEAR. THE INSURANCE COUNCIL SAYS CYCLONE FEHI IN EARLY FEBRUARY COST $46M, AND CYCLONE GITA LATER THAT MONTH COST $36M. CLAIMS FROM MORE RECENT STORMS, INCLUDING FLOODING IN GISBORNE EARLIER THIS MONTH, ARE STILL COMING IN. THE COUNCIL SAYS SUCH STORMS ARE A REMINDER OF THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SAYS IT'S WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL COUNCILS TO IDENTIFY THE RISKS THEIR COMMUNITIES FACE. LAST YEAR, WE HAD A RECORD YEAR, WHERE WE HELPED COMMUNITIES TO THE TUNE OF $243M. THIS YEAR IT'S $204M, AND WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR. A CABINET PAPER WARNS THE COST OF RESPONDING TO THE CATTLE DISEASE MYCOPLASMA BOVIS COULD STILL RISE. LAST MONTH, THE GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO PHASED ERADICATION COSTING NEARLY $900M. HOWEVER, THE PAPER WARNS OFFICIALS CANNOT TRACE ALL INFECTED ANIMAL MOVEMENTS, SAYING ONE INFECTED FARM HAD 200 UNRECORDED CALF MOVEMENTS IN ONE YEAR. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` TACKLING CHILD OBESITY. BRITAIN MOVES AHEAD WITH IT'S PLANS TO BAN ENERGY DRINKS TO CHILDREN. SHOULD NEW ZEALAND DO THE SAME? IN SPORT, ENGLAND BLASTS ITS WAY INTO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. BUT WHO'S SET TO JOIN THEM? AND OLYMPIC AND AMERICA'S CUP HEROES PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE COME UP SHORT IN THEIR BID FOR SAILING HISTORY. If you are Maori and 18 or over, you have a choice whether you want to be on the General Roll or the Maori Roll. Your decision is important. But if you haven't decided yet, you don't have much longer, and you won't get to choose again for another six years. If you're still not sure what to do, get in touch today. Now is your time to choose. Mau tonu e kowhiri. ROCKET LAB IS PLANNING TO LAUNCH THEIR FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRON ROCKET. THE KIWI COMPANY'S ATTEMPT ON SATURDAY WAS SCRAPPED DUE TO ISSUES WITH A TRACKING DISH ON THE CHATHAM ISLANDS. BUT WITH WEATHER LOOKING GOOD, TUESDAY'S LAUNCH WOULD TAKE FOUR COMMERCIAL SATELLITES INTO ORBIT, A FIRST FOR THE COMPANY. TURKEY'S LONG STANDING LEADER, RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, HAS CLAIMED VICTORY IN THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. A NEW CONSTITUTION WILL NOW COME INTO PLACE FOLLOWING THE ELECTION, REMOVING THE ROLE OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND GIVING THE PRESIDENT COMPLETE RULING POWER. THE BBC'S MARK LOWEN REPORTS. HIS DIE-HARD BELIEVERS NEVER DOUBTED IT. BUT STILL THEY SAVOURED IT. THE DEVOTEES OF A PRESIDENT WHO LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN CEMENTED IN POWER. RESULTS FROM THE STATE NEWS AGENCY SHOWING HE'S WON ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR TERM. POLLS HAD SUGGESTED HE'D STRUGGLE TO WIN OUTRIGHT AND COULD HAVE FACED A RUN-OFF. RELIEF FOR TURKEY'S STRONGMAN, WHO HAS CLAIMED VICTORY. IF THE RESULTS ARE CONFIRMED, HE WILL ADOPT SWEEPING NEW POWERS, SCRAPPING THE POST OF PRIME MINISTER, RULING WITH DECREES AND CHOOSING MOST SENIOR JUDGES. TURKEY'S MOST POWERFUL LEADER SINCE ITS FOUNDING FATHER, ATATURK. TRANSLATOR: THE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS HAVE BECOME CLEAR. ACCORDING TO THESE, I HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED BY THE NATION WITH THE TASKS AND DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENCY. BUT THE OPPOSITION HAS CRIED FOUL. MUHARREM INCE, THE CANDIDATE OF THE CENTRE LEFT GALVANISED THE CAMPAIGN AND WAS WIDELY EXPECTED TO FORCE MR ERDOGAN INTO A SECOND ROUND. HE AND HIS PARTY SAY TURKEY'S STATE NEWS AGENCY ANNOUNCED RESULTS BEFORE BALLOT BOXES WERE OPENED. MILLIONS OF VOTES, THEY SAY, ARE STILL TO BE COUNTED. TRANSLATOR: DON'T BELIEVE THE RESULTS BEING ANNOUNCED RIGHT NOW. IT'S NOT ACTUAL DATA. I'LL TELL YOU THE REAL RESULTS. IF THIS PROCESS GOES ON LIKE THIS, THERE WILL BE A SECOND ROUND. VOTING PASSED OFF RELATIVELY PEACEFULLY, WITH QUEUES AT POLLING STATIONS ACROSS TURKEY. TURNOUT WAS 87%. WHATEVER CAN BE SAID OF THE STATE OF TURKISH DEMOCRACY, THIS IS A NATION THAT CHERISHES ITS RIGHT TO HAVE A SAY IN IT. AND SO ONE SIDE THAT BELIEVES A RESULT AND WILL CELEBRATE LONG INTO THE NIGHT, BUT ANOTHER REFUSING TO ACCEPT IT, ACCUSING THE STATE MACHINE OF CREATING A FALSE REALITY. THIS PIVOTAL, POLARISED COUNTRY IS ON DANGEROUS GROUND. ZIMBABWE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO GO AHEAD AS PLANNED DESPITE AN EXPLOSION AT A RALLY OVER THE WEEKEND. A WARNING ` YOU MIGHT FIND THE NEXT PICTURES CONFRONTING. PRESIDENT EMMERSON MNANGAGWA SAYS THE BLAST, WHICH INJURED 41 PEOPLE, WAS AN ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE. IT'S THE FIRST ELECTION SINCE ROBERT MUGABE WAS OUSTED FROM THE GOVERNMENT LAST YEAR, AFTER 33 YEARS IN POWER. FOUR PEOPLE ARE IN A SERIOUS CONDITION AND MORE THAN 20 INJURED AFTER AN EXPLOSION AT AN APARTMENT BLOCK IN GERMANY. THE BLAST TORE THROUGH THE BUILDING IN THE CITY OF WUPPERTAL. THE EXPLOSION, WHICH ALSO STARTED A FIRE, LEFT A LARGE HOLE WHERE THE BUILDING WAS. THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED. AFTER WEEKS OF DEVASTATION, HAWAII'S KILAUEA VOLCANO CONTINUES TO CAUSE HAVOC, WITH LAVA FLOWS SPREADING TOWARDS MORE HOMES. ALMOST 3000 PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES TO LAVA OR BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE SINCE ERUPTIONS STARTED ON MAY THIRD, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS APPROVED EMERGENCY HOUSING AID AND RELIEF FOR VOLCANO VICTIMS. SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SOUTHERN CHINA AFTER A MASSIVE RAINSTORM UNLEASHED FLOODING, CAUSING BUILDINGS TO COLLAPSE. THE AREA OF TIANLIN WAS BADLY AFFECTED, AS THE RAIN CAUSED MORE THAN 20 HOMES TO COLLAPSE AND FORCED ALMOST 400 PEOPLE TO EVACUATE. IN LINYUN COUNTY, A LANDSLIDE TRIGGERED BY THE STORM BURIED A FAMILY OF SIX. PRINCE WILLIAM HAS BEGUN A HISTORIC FIVE-DAY TOUR OF THE MIDDLE EAST, WHICH INCLUDES THE FIRST OFFICIAL ROYAL VISIT TO ISRAEL AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE IS SCHEDULED TO MEET THE LEADERS OF BOTH COUNTRIES. THE TRIP COMES AMID A RISE IN TENSION BETWEEN THE PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELIS FOLLOWING AIR STRIKES AND VIOLENT PROTESTS IN RECENT WEEKS. A PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCHER SAYS BRITAIN'S PLANS TO BAN ENERGY DRINK SALES TO CHILDREN IS AN IDEA WORTH COPYING. A SUGAR TAX HAS ALREADY BEEN ADOPTED IN BRITAIN, WITH ITS GOVERNMENT NOW SAYING IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH TO STOP THE RISE OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY'S DR GERHARD SUNDBORN SAYS ENERGY DRINKS ARE ADDICTIVE AND CONTAIN SEVERAL TIMES MORE SUGAR THAN ANY CHILD SHOULD CONSUME IN A DAY. WHEN YOU THINK OF THE HARM THAT THESE DRINKS DO TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO OUR CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR, YOU KNOW, SEEING OVER 5050 CHILDREN HERE IN NEW ZEALAND ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AND PUT UNDER GENERAL ANAESTHETIC TO GET MULTIPLE TOOTH EXTRACTIONS. WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT THAT. BRITAIN'S GOVERNMENT ALSO WANTS TO STOP SUPERMARKETS DISPLAYING UNHEALTHY SNACKS AT THE ENDS OF AISLES AND BY THE CHECKOUT. THE 'BLASTER' USED BY HAN SOLO IN THE STAR WARS FILM 'RETURN OF THE JEDI' HAS SOLD AT AUCTION FOR NEARLY $800,000. FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS IT'S BEEN IN THE HANDS OF THE FILM'S ART DIRECTOR. IT SOLD FOR $150,000 MORE THAN THE LIGHTSABER USED BY MARK HAMILL IN THE ORIGINAL TWO STAR WARS FILMS. TO SPORT, AND A HARRY KANE HAT-TRICK HAS PROPELLED ENGLAND TO A 6-1 THRASHING OF PANAMA, THEIR BIGGEST-EVER WIN AT A WORLD CUP. WHO ENGLAND'S POTENTIAL OPPONENT IN THE ROUND OF 16 WILL BE IS ANYONE'S GUESS AFTER THE LATEST ROUND OF RESULTS. VICTOR WATERS HAS ALL THE DRAMA FROM RUSSIA. IT WAS AS IF ENGLAND WEREN'T EVEN TRYING. UNLEASHES ONE WITH THE LEFT FOOT, AND IT TAKES A DEFLECTION AND IN OFF HARRY KANE. HARRY KANE'S COMPLETED HIS HAT-TRICK AGAINST PANAMA IN THE MOST FORTUNATE OF CIRCUMSTANCES. KANE'S FIRST TWO FROM THE SPOT, THOUGH, WERE ANYTHING BUT LUCK. EVERYTHING WAS CLICKING FOR GARETH SOUTHGATE'S MEN. JESSE LINGAARD! 3-0. JESSE LINGAARD'S CURLING STUNNER ANOTHER FOR THE FIFA AWARD JUDGES TO PONDER. ENGLAND TOO STRONG FOR THE DEBUTANTS. FLICK FORWARD BY HENDERSON. BACK ACROSS GOAL AND ALMOST A FOURTH, AND NOW IT IS. ENGLAND ARE HAVING THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES. AND THE ROUT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN COMPLETE WITHOUT A WORLD CUP FIRST. AND IT'S TURNED IN BY THE SUBSTITUTE. FELIPE BALOY WHO CARVES HIMSELF A NAME IN PANAMA FOOTBALL HISTORY. BUT THIS WAS ENGLAND'S DAY. THEIR MOST EMPHATIC WORLD CUP VICTORY, SECURING THEM PASSAGE INTO THE NEXT ROUND. EVERYBODY OVER THE LAST FOUR WEEKS, THE WORK THEY'VE PUT INTO IT ` IS REALLY REWARDING TO SEE HOW THEY'RE PLAYING, HOW THEY'RE ENJOYING THEIR FOOTBALL. AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY AT HOME HAS ENJOYED IT AS WELL, WHICH IS GREAT. THEIR SKIPPER NOW THE TOURNAMENT'S LEADING GOALSCORER. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SET PIECES. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE WAY WE WANNA PLAY, AND IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER, SO, YEAH, BRILLIANT RESULT. OBVIOUSLY FANTASTIC TO BE HERE, AND TO DO IT IN THIS WAY IS BRILLIANT. THE SEARCH FOR ENGLAND'S ROUND OF 16 RIVAL BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE AFTERWARDS. COLOMBIA KEPT THEIR HOPES ALIVE IN GROUP H BY ELIMINATING POLAND KICKS THROUGH. THE SOUTH AMERICANS NEXT FACE SENEGAL, WHOSE FUTURE REMAINS UNCLEAR AFTER A 2-2 DRAW WITH JAPAN. BUT FOR NOW, ENGLAND WILL REJOICE IN HISTORIC VICTORY. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. OUR KIWI ROWERS HAVE SHOWN THEIR DOMINANCE ON THE WATER AGAIN, CLAIMING THREE GOLDS OVERNIGHT AT THE FIRST ROWING WORLD CUP REGATTA IN AUSTRIA. KERRI GOWLER AND GRACE PRENDERGAST PICKED UP THE FIRST GOLD FOR THE KIWI CONTINGENT IN THE WOMEN'S PAIR. WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCULLERS OLIVIA LOE AND BROOKE DONOGHUE ALSO WON THEIR FINAL. ROBBIE MASON WASN'T TO BE OUTDONE, CLAIMING NEW ZEALAND'S THIRD GOLD OF THE DAY IN THE MEN'S SINGLE SCULLS. YEAH, I THINK THE TEAMS WERE PRETTY HAPPY WITH ONLY BEING OVER HERE A WEEK, SO I THINK WE WILL GET A LITTLE BIT FASTER TOWARDS LUCERNE, HOPEFULLY, AND THEN WE GO BACK TO NEW ZEALAND BEFORE WE COME BACK FOR THE WORLD CHAMPS IN BULGARIA. PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE HAVE FALLEN SHORT IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST SAILORS TO WIN OLYMPIC GOLD, THE AMERICA'S CUP AND THE VOLVO OCEAN RACE. A MASSIVE TACTICAL GAMBLE ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE ROUND-THE-WORLD RACE PAID OFF FOR CHINESE BOAT DONGFENG, WHO LED THE FLEET INTO THE HAGUE THIS MORNING TO CLAIM THE OVERALL TITLE. AFTER FINISHING 17 MINUTES BEHIND THE CHINESE CREW, TUKE WAS DISAPPOINTED TO FINISH SECOND. PRETTY FITTING FOR HOW THE RACE HAS BEEN. IT'S BEEN NECK-AND-NECK THE WHOLE WAY, AND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE GUYS. YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A HECK OF A BATTLE, BUT WE CAME OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS ONE. DONGFENG'S WIN THE THIRD FOR VETERAN KIWI SAILOR STU BANNATYNE AND BACK-TO-BACK VOLVO VICTORIES FOR DARYL WISLANG. YEAH, IT'S JUST CRAZY. IT HASN'T SUNK IN, AND I DON'T THINK IT TRULY WILL FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT, YOU KNOW, TWO TIMES IN A ROW IS A PRETTY AMAZING FEELING. THIS IS THE ONLY LEG WE'VE EVER WON IN THIS RACE, AND WE PICKED THE BEST TIME TO DO IT. BURLING'S TEAM BRUNEL COMPLETED THE OVERALL RACE PODIUM AFTER FINISHING THE LEG FOURTH. NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE SEALED JUST THEIR SECOND STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES IN 13 YEARS AFTER A BRAVE VICTORY OVER QUEENSLAND AFTER A TENSE FIRST HALF. GAME TWO DESCENDED INTO CONTROVERSY THANKS TO A DECISIVE PENALTY TRY TO BLUES SKIPPER BOYD CORDNER. A LONG BALL SPIRALLING, AND IT MIGHT BE A PENALTY HERE FOR CORDNER GETTING IMPEDED BY A DEFENDER. THIS WILL BE A PENALTY TRY. THE RARE MOMENT, THE FIRST TIME A PENALTY TRY HAD BEEN AWARDED IN AN ORIGIN CLASH IN 37 YEARS. FURTHER TURMOIL FOLLOWED WHEN BLUES CENTRE JAMES ROBERTS WAS SINBINNED LATE INTO THE TIE. BUT NEW SOUTH WALES WERE UNDETERRED, HOLDING ON TO WIN 18 POINTS TO 14. LEWIS HAMILTON HAS RECLAIMED THE FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD WITH A DOMINANT VICTORY AT THE FRENCH GRAND PRIX. IT'S HAMILTON'S 65TH CAREER WIN. KIWI BRENDON HARTLEY MANAGED TO FINISH IN 14TH PLACE AFTER AVOIDING HIS TEAMMATE PIERRE GASLY'S CRASH. THE ANNUAL AND VERY POPULAR, UGLIEST DOG CONTEST HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE US. THE CROWDS FLOCKED BY THE DOZEN, WITH NO ONE APPEARING TO BE PUT OFF FROM FACES YOU MIGHT SAY ONLY A MOTHER COULD LOVE. THE ABC'S LISA AMIN GULEZIAN HAS THIS. TO SOME, THESE FACES ARE ADORABLE, AND THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE... (GRUNTS) ...ARE JUST AS CUTE. THEY ARE THE 14 CONTESTANTS IN THIS YEAR'S WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG CONTEST AT THE SONOMA-MARIN FAIR. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID IT'S THE UGLIEST DOG SHE'S EVER SEEN, SO AS A JOKE WE PUT HIM IN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE WAS A FAN FAVOURITE FOR A WHILE. SOME OF THESE CANINE CELEBRITIES HAVE BEEN IN MOVIES, TV SHOWS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND HAVE HUGE FOLLOWINGS. HE IS PICTURED WITH PARIS HILTON ON THE COVER OF LIVE MAGAZINE CURRENTLY. BUT ON THIS DAY, WINNING THE COVETED TITLE IS WHAT MATTERS MOST. IT TAKES A LOT TO BE CROWNED THE WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG. JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR A LOT OF THINGS, LIKE CRAZY EYES, CROOKED TAILS, ODD EARS, A STRANGE WALK, DISPROPORTIONATE FEATURES AND A TONGUE THAT JUST KINDA HANGS THERE. ZSA ZSA, FOR EXAMPLE, LEFT A DEFINITE IMPRESSION ON THE JUDGES. OH, GOT SOME GOOD SNORTING GOING. OH BOY, GET THAT OUT OF THERE. OH MAN. OH. SHE'S DRIPPING LIKE A FAUCET UP HERE. AND COMMENTS JUST KEPT COMING. YOU'RE GOOD AND UGLY. SHE LOOKS LIKE YODA ` NOT IN A GOOD WAY. AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION, THE WINNER ` THE WORLD'S UGLIEST DOG IN CALIFORNIA IS ` ZSA ZSA. (ALL CHEER) THIS IS ZSA ZSA'S FIRST COMPETITION. HER FAMILY DROVE FROM MINNESOTA, SPENDING THREE DAYS AND $3000 TO GET HER HERE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` A COLD SOUTHWEST FLOW MOVES UP THE COUNTRY, SO A DROP IN TEMPERATURES. THE WEATHER WHERE YOU ARE, UP NEXT. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES ` NURSES ARE MEETING WITH DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS AGAIN TODAY FOR MEDIATION IN A FINAL BID TO AVOID FURTHER STRIKE ACTION. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS DECLARED THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHOULD BE SENT BACK TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM WITHOUT ANY LEGAL PROCESS. AND IN SPORT, OUR KIWI ROWERS HAVE CLAIMED THREE GOLD MEDALS OVERNIGHT AT THE FIRST WORLD CUP REGATTA IN AUSTRIA. KIWI BAND YOUMI ZOUMA PLAYS OUT YOUR AFTERNOON WEATHER. THANKS FOR JOINING US. FROM THE 1NEWS MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018