TONIGHT ` THE AFTERMATH OF ONE OF THE WORST ROAD SMASHES IN OUR HISTORY. SIX PEOPLE ARE DEAD, INCLUDING A NEWBORN; TWO OTHERS ARE FIGHTING FOR LIFE. THE STRANGE CASE OF TROY SKINNER ` WE'RE IN THE SMALL AMERICAN TOWN WHERE A KIWI WAS GUNNED DOWN. AND THE KIWI CLASSIC OF THE SMALL SCREEN THAT'S NOW COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU THAT'S MUSICAL THEATRE. # NO, YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA NOW. # CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. TWO PEOPLE ARE TONIGHT FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES AFTER THE MOST DEADLY CRASH ON OUR ROADS IN MORE THAN A DECADE. SIX PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE CRASH, INCLUDING A NEWBORN BABY. THE ROAD WAS DRY WHEN THE TWO CARS COLLIDED ON SH3, NORTH OF THE TARANAKI TOWN OF WAVERLEY. ARRUN SOMA HAS THE LATEST. TWO CARS ON SEPARATE JOURNEYS, BUT HERE ON THIS BEND, THEY SMASHED HEAD-ON, KILLING ALL FOUR PEOPLE IN ONE CAR AND THE DRIVER AND A NEWBORN BABY IN THE OTHER. THE CRASH HAPPENED SOON AFTER 11 THIS MORNING. WE JUST HEARD A NOISE LIKE 'BOOM', AND WE COULD SEE STEAM COMING UP. AND THEN THERE WAS NO SCREECH OF BRAKES OR SMASHING CARS, AND THERE WAS NO SCREAMS, WHATSOEVER. AT LEAST THREE RESCUE HELICOPTERS WERE AMONG EMERGENCY SERVICES RUSHING TO THE SCENE ON SH3. POLICE SAY THE FOUR ELDERLY OCCUPANTS IN THE CAR HEADING NORTH DIED ON IMPACT. TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE SOUTHBOUND VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND A BABY, WHO WAS IN A CAR SEAT, WERE ALSO KILLED. A WOMAN AND A GIRL (8) WERE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, A CRASH LIKE THIS TODAY, WITH SIX PEOPLE DEAD, IS JUST DEVASTATING. THERE'S NO OTHER WORDS FOR IT. THE RECOMMENDED SPEED ON THE BEND IS 85KM/H. POLICE CAN'T SAY YET WHETHER SPEED WAS A FACTOR. FARMERS STEPPED IN TO DIRECT TRAFFIC BEFORE THE ROAD WAS CLOSED FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. I REALLY WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO WERE FIRST AT THE SCENE FOR THEIR PROMPT ACTION COMING ACROSS WHAT MUST BE AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE SCENE TO COME ACROSS. THE ROAD TOLL NOW STANDS AT 193 ` 10 MORE THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, THIS CRASH CLAIMING THE MOST LIVES ON THE ROAD THIS YEAR. IT'S THE DEADLIEST SINCE 2005, WHEN NINE PEOPLE DIED AFTER A TRUCK AND TOURIST VAN COLLIDED NEAR MATAMATA. THE POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT CAUSED THIS CRASH WILL CONTINUE. IN THE MEANTIME, SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE OFFERED TO THE VICTIMS' FAMILIES. WITH TWO PEOPLE STILL FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES IN HOSPITAL TONIGHT, THE DEATH TOLL FROM THIS ACCIDENT COULD RISE EVEN FURTHER. ARRUN SOMA, 1 NEWS. AUCKLAND MAN TROY SKINNER IS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE BUT STILL NOT TALKING ABOUT EVENTS THAT LED TO HIM BEING SHOT IN THE U.S. STATE OF VIRGINIA. SKINNER WAS GUNNED DOWN WHILE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE HOUSE OF A GIRL (14) HE HAD MET ONLINE. U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT IS IN VIRGINIA. TROY SKINNER SPENT HOURS STAKING OUT THIS QUIET SEMI-RURAL NEIGHBOURHOOD, LOOKING FOR THE 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL HE MET ONLINE. IT STARTED OFF VERY INNOCUOUSLY, AND THEN IT EVOLVED INTO SOMETHING MORE, UNTIL THIS CHILD, WHO LIED ABOUT HER AGE ` SHE SAID SHE WAS 16, WHEN SHE WAS 13 ` SHE'S NOW 14. BUT SHE GOT SUFFICIENTLY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS AND TRIED TO STOP IT, AND SKINNER, APPARENTLY, WOULDN'T HEAR OF IT. INSTEAD HE FLEW HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD TO CONFRONT HER, STAYING HERE AT A LOCAL HOSTEL, AND BUYING DUCT TAPE, PEPPER SPRAY AND A KNIFE AT THE LOCAL WALMART ON THE WAY. WHEN HE FINALLY APPROACHED, HE TOLD HER MOTHER THROUGH THE BASEMENT DOOR THAT HE HAD BEEN HITCHHIKING FOR 50 K'S AND IT WAS HE WHO NEEDED HER HELP. HE ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO GET IN THE HOUSE THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE FIRST WAS BY RINGING THE DOORBELL; THE SECOND WAS BY POUNDING ON THE BASEMENT DOOR WITH A BRICK. AND IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT THE DAUGHTER REALISED WHO HE WAS. HER MOTHER STILL HAD NO IDEA. SHE SHOT HIM AFTER HE SMASHED A GLASS DOOR AND FORCED HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS THROUGH THE GAP, TRYING TO UNDO THE LATCH. SHE SAVED THEIR LIVES, AND MOST LIKELY HERS AS WELL. SKINNER TRIED TO FLEE, AND WAS FOUND BY SHERRIFF AGNEW NEXT DOOR, SEMI-CLOTHED, WITH HIS KNIFE OUT, BLEEDING. HE HAD A BULLET WOUND TO THE NECK. MOST OF THE BLOOD WAS GOING DOWN HIS NECK, INTO HIS CHEST CAVITY AND WAS CAUSING BREATHING DIFFICULTIES. SKINNER HAD ALL OF HIS POSSESSIONS ON HIM, WHICH MADE IDENTIFICATION EASY. WHAT DID YOU THINK WHEN YOU SAW THAT HE WAS FROM NEW ZEALAND? WELL, IT'S LIKE ALL OF US ` 'YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING. NEW ZEALAND?' BUT WE WERE ALL SURPRISED. EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY IS SURPRISED. TONIGHT TROY SKINNER IS OUT OF INTENSIVE CARE AND HAS BEEN MOVED TO A SECURE WARD HERE AT VCU HOSPITAL. SO FAR HE'S REFUSING TO TALK TO POLICE, BUT THEY SAY THAT THEY FOUND A SERIES OF NOTES ON HIM DETAILING WHAT HE PLANNED TO DO WHEN HE GOT TO THAT HOUSE. THOSE PLANS HAVE DEEPLY SHAKEN THIS USUALLY QUIET AND HIGHLY PRIVATE NEIGHBOURHOOD. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS, VIRGINIA. GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER MARAMA DAVIDSON HAS GONE PUBLIC WITH HER STORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE SHE EXPERIENCED AS A CHILD, IN THE HOPE IT WILL HELP OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION. MS DAVIDSON SAYS FOR YEARS SHE FELT CONFUSED AND EMBARRASSED AND WAS SILENT ABOUT THE ABUSE. BUT NOW SHE IS A POLITICAL LEADER, SHE FEELS SHE HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK OUT. I HOPE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE NOT ALONE, THAT IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT AND FINDING SOMEONE THAT THEY CAN TRUST, TO SHARE. BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS FOR ME. MS DAVIDSON SAYS SHE IS ALREADY GETTING MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY IS STEPPING IN TO TRY HELP DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS AND NURSES REACH A PAY SETTLEMENT. THE GROUPS WILL MEET IN WELLINGTON TOMORROW AND ON FRIDAY AFTER PREVIOUS TALKS FAILED TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. THE NEW ZEALAND NURSES ORGANISATION SAYS IF NO SETTLEMENT IS REACHED, IT'LL STRIKE NEXT THURSDAY AND THE THURSDAY AFTER THAT. THE GROUP PREVIOUSLY TURNED DOWN A $500M PAY DEAL FROM DHBs. AIR NEW ZEALAND'S BEEN SLAPPED WITH A $16M FINE FOR ITS ROLE IN A GLOBAL AIR-CARGO CARTEL. AN AUSTRALIAN COURT FOUND AIR NEW ZEALAND WAS INVOLVED IN FIXING THE PRICE OF FUEL AND INSURANCE SURCHARGES ON AIR FREIGHT SERVICES BETWEEN 2002 AND 2007. AIR NEW ZEALAND IS THE 14TH AIRLINE INVOLVED IN THE PROBE TO BE PENALISED. IN A STATEMENT TO 1 NEWS, THE COMPANY SAYS IT IS PLEASED THE ACTION IS NOW RESOLVED. AN UNDERWATER ROBOT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN TO HELP WITH THE SEARCH FOR A TEENAGE FOOTBALL TEAM AND THEIR COACH IN A CAVE SYSTEM IN THAILAND. HEAVY RAIN IS HAMPERING EFFORTS TO REACH THE GROUP OF 13, FOUR DAYS AFTER THEY WENT MISSING. LAURA TWYMAN HAS THE LATEST. RESCUERS HERE DOING ALL THEY CAN TO REUNITE THESE FAMILIES WITH THEIR BOYS. TRANSLATOR: WE STILL HAVE HOPE. ALL AGENCIES ARE TRYING THEIR BEST. THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS, AGED 11 TO 16, HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE THEIR 25-YEAR-OLD COACH TOOK THEM INTO THE CAVE COMPLEX OVER THE WEEKEND. FOUR DAYS INTO THE SEARCH EFFORT, AND FEW SIGNS OF LIFE HAVE BEEN FOUND. I CANNOT SAY HOW LONG, BUT EVERY MINUTE IS IMPORTANT. TRANSLATOR: WE HAVE A CHALLENGE FROM THE WATER LEVEL, WHICH KEEPS RISING. WE ARE ADDING MORE PUMPS TO LOWER THE LEVEL SO THAT THE SEAL TEAM CAN OPERATE BETTER. BUT THE HEAVY RAIN'S DULLED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE PUMPS. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE CAVE IS NOW BLOCKED, LEAVING OFFICIALS HUNTING FOR ANOTHER OPENING. TO HELP, AN EXTRA THOUSAND ARMY TROOPS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED, PLUS A REMOTELY OPERATED UNDERWATER VEHICLE AND DRONE. TRANSLATOR: THE UNDERWATER ROBOT WILL HELP TO ANALYSE THE DEPTH AND WIDTH OF THE WATER, TO HELP THE NAVAL SEAL TEAM LATER ON. THE CAVE, WHICH IS 8KM LONG, IS CUT INTO A MOUNTAINSIDE NEAR THE BORDER WITH MYANMAR. IT CONTAINS LARGE CHAMBERS, AS WELL AS PASSAGEWAYS WITH VARIED ELEVATION. THIS EXPERT KNOWS THE SPACE INTIMATELY. IF THEY'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE, THEY CAN SURVIVE FOR FIVE, SIX DAYS. BUT THE WATER NOW, THE FLOODWATER, IS GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER. RESCUERS SAY IN SOME PLACES WATER LEVELS ARE RISING AT A RATE OF 15CM PER HOUR. THE AUNT OF THE COACH INSISTS IF THE GROUP'S ALIVE, HER NEPHEW WILL BE DOING ALL HE CAN TO PROTECT THEM. TRANSLATOR: HE TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE KIDS. THEY ALL GOT ON VERY WELL TOGETHER. THAT'S SMALL CONSOLATION FOR PARENTS, WHOSE LONG AND TORTUROUS WAIT CONTINUES. LAURA TWYMAN, 1 NEWS. IN THE UNITED STATES, THERE HAVE BEEN COAST-TO -COAST PROTESTS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT UPHELD PRESIDENT TRUMP'S BAN ON PEOPLE FROM FIVE MAINLY MUSLIM COUNTRIES ENTERING THE U.S. DONALD TRUMP IS CALLING IT A 'GREAT VICTORY' FOR THE NATION. OPPONENTS SAY IT IS LEGALISED RACISM. HERE'S ABC'S TERRY MORAN. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE RULING, PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS TWEETING VICTORY. IN THE 5-4 RULING, THE SHARPLY DIVIDED JUSTICES REFLECTED THE SAME PASSIONS THIS TRUMP POLICY IGNITED FROM THE MOMENT HE ANNOUNCED IT DURING THE 2016 CAMPAIGN. DONALD J TRUMP IS CALLING FOR A TOTAL AND COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF MUSLIMS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES UNTIL OUR COUNTRY'S REPRESENTATIVES CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IT WAS A SHOCKING DECLARATION. AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, THE MUSLIM FATHER OF A FALLEN AMERICAN SOLDIER BRANDISHED HIS CONSTITUTION. IN THIS DOCUMENT, LOOK FOR THE WORDS 'LIBERTY' AND 'EQUAL PROTECTION OF LAW'. TODAY THE SUPREME COURT RULED ON ACTUALLY THE THIRD VERSION OF THE TRAVEL BAN. TWO OTHERS HAD BEEN BLOCKED BY LOWER COURTS, AND THIS ONE IS VERY DIFFERENT IN CRUCIAL WAYS. IT WAS ISSUED AFTER A WORLDWIDE REVIEW... IT OFFERS CASE-BY-CASE WAIVERS FOR SOME INDIVIDUALS ` PEOPLE WITH LONG BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS OR CLOSE AMERICAN FAMILY MEMBERS, FOR INSTANCE. AND IT BARRED SOME INDIVIDUALS FROM NON-MUSLIM COUNTRIES ` NORTH KOREA AND VENEZUELA. 'ALL THAT,' CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS WROTE, 'SHOWS THAT THIS BAN IS A LAWFUL NATIONAL SECURITY MEASURE.' THE SUPREME COURT RULING WAS A TREMENDOUS VICTORY FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE ADMINISTRATION ARGUES IT WAS CRYSTAL CLEAR THE TRAVEL BAN DID NOT TARGET MUSLIMS. WHO ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? IS THIS A MUSLIM BAN? NO, IT'S NOT THE MUSLIM BAN, BUT IT'S COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TREMENDOUS TERROR. BUT THE LIBERALS ON THE COURT CALL THAT A SHAM. JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR, HER VOICE FILLED WITH FURY IN COURT TODAY, DECLARED... JUST AHEAD ON TONIGHT, ROYAL RECOGNITION FOR A PAIR OF YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS ` WHY THE QUEEN AWARDED THESE TWO AT A CEREMONY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN, COULD THIS BE THE ANSWER? SOME NEW TECHNOLOGY WHICH COULD CUT SOME OF THE FAT FROM A KIWI FAVOURITE. TWO YOUNG KIWIS HAVE BEEN ROYALLY RECOGNISED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GENDER INEQUALITY AND YOUTH SUICIDE. THE PAIR RECEIVED THE QUEEN'S YOUNG LEADERS AWARD AT A CEREMONY IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID WAS THERE. ALEXIA HILBERTIDOU FROM NEW ZEALAND. IT WAS A SMILE FIT FOR A QUEEN. I WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAMING, SO MUCH SO THAT AFTERWARDS, DAVID BECKHAM ACTUALLY CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, 'YOU HAD THE BIGGEST SMILE 'OUT OF ALL THE QUEEN'S YOUNG LEADERS.' I WAS LIKE, 'YES!' IT WAS AMAZING. KIWIS ALEXIA HILBERTIDOU AND EZEKIEL RAUI RECOGNISED AS TWO OF THE YEAR'S BRIGHTEST AND MOST INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH. I WAS MAKING SURE THAT MY SHOES WERE TIED, MY LACES WERE TIED, AND THAT EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT SO THAT I DID NOT TRIP. AND HE ACED IT, EVEN WINNING BEST DRESSED. WHAT DID SHE SAY TO YOU? YOU GUYS HAD A WEE BIT OF A CONVERSATION. WE DID. SHE WAS COMPLIMENTING ME FIRST ON MY KOROWAI AND HOW IMPORTANT SHE SEES CULTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. YOU ARE THE HOPE AND OPTIMISM THAT THE WORLD NEEDS. ALEXIA (19), THE YOUNGEST RECIPIENT THIS YEAR, STARTED UP 'GIRLBOSS NEW ZEALAND', AN OUTFIT HELPING WOMEN BREAK THE EMPLOYMENT GLASS CEILING. I WANT NEW ZEALAND TO BE THE FIRST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD FOR WOMEN TO REACH FULL GENDER EQUALITY. EZEKIEL IS PASSIONATE ABOUT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. MY AIM IS TO HIT AND TO TARGET ZERO SUICIDES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND. THE PAIR ALSO SHARING THEIR PASSION WITH THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX, AHEAD OF THEIR ROYAL TRIP DOWN UNDER IN OCTOBER. I TOLD THEM THAT CURRENTLY THERE'S MORE MALE CEOs IN THE NEW ZEALAND STOCK EXCHANGE NAMED JOHN THAN CEOs WHO ARE WOMEN, AND PRINCE HARRY PULLED A REALLY SHOCKED FACE AND SAID, 'IS THAT TRUE? REALLY?' AND HE SAID, 'THAT'S DEFINITELY GOTTA CHANGE.' THIS IS THE FOURTH AND FINAL YEAR OF THE QUEEN'S YOUNG LEADERS AWARDS. THERE'S BEEN 60 RECIPIENTS A YEAR SINCE 2014 ` ONE FOR EVERY SINGLE YEAR THAT THE QUEEN HAD BEEN HEAD OF THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE TIME OF HER DIAMOND JUBILEE. AND IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING... WHAT'S IT LIKE INSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? HOW GRAND IS IT? IF YOU THINK YOU'VE SEEN GRAND IN A MOVIE, TIMES THAT BY 10, AND THAT'S BUCKINGHAM PALACE. A FITTING PLACE TO HONOUR TWO KIWIS DOING THEIR COUNTRY PROUD. JOY REID, 1 NEWS, LONDON. AND ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN KIERAN READ SAYS HE'S FIT AND READY TO PLAY AGAIN. THE 32-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN OUT SINCE DECEMBER WITH A BACK INJURY, BUT THIS AFTERNOON HE MADE HIS COMEBACK AT A SPECIAL HOMECOMING IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. HERE'S MATT MANUKIA. GRASS ROOTS IN COUNTIES MANUKAU IS WHAT KIERAN READ WANTED FOR HIS BIG COMEBACK ` A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISED HIM. A FORMER ALL BLACK AND COACH OF THE OPPOSITION HELPED PREPARE THE MANUREWA RUGBY CLUB NUMBER ONE, SO THE ALL BLACK CAPTAIN COULD GET BACK TO ACTION AFTER SEVEN MONTHS ON THE SIDELINE. I GUESS ONCE I SIGNED FOR COUNTIES, IT WAS KIND OF ALWAYS A GOAL TO TRY AND GET A GAME IN. I KNOW IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL GAME, BUT STILL PRETTY COOL TO PUT ON THE COLOURS. HIS FATHER, TERRY, USED TO WATCHED KIERAN AS A KID PLAYING CRICKET ACROSS THE ROAD. HE LAST SAW HIM PLAY FOR THE COUNTIES RUGBY ACADEMY IN 2004. HE'S A COUNTIES BOY AS A YOUNG LAD, DISAPPEARED DOWN SOUTH, AND BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR 20 YEARS, PROBABLY. GOOD TO SEE HIM IN THE COUNTIES COLOURS. DITTO FOR THE STUDENTS FROM READ'S OLD SCHOOL, ROSEHILL COLLEGE. HOW DO YOU THINK HE LOOKS IN COUNTIES COLOURS? HE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. (LAUGHTER) I WANT TO BE LIKE HIM. READ HASN'T PLAYED SINCE NOVEMBER. THE 40-MINUTE HIT-OUT GETTING HIM READY FOR THE CRUSADERS' LAST TWO REGULAR SEASON GAMES, ALTHOUGH HE WON'T BE RUSHED INTO THE STARTING TEAM. MAYBE OFF THE BENCH OR SOMETHING. MAYBE NEXT WEEK. HIS OPPOSITE TODAY, JORDAN TAUFUA, IS LIKELY TO RETAIN READ'S NUMBER EIGHT JERSEY FOR ANOTHER WEEK. HE DIDN'T GET A RUN FOR THE ALL BLACKS SO WILL BE HUNGRY TO TAKE ON THE HIGHLANDER WHO HAS IMPRESSED READ IN HIS ABSENCE. LUKE'S DONE WELL AS A NUMBER EIGHT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO RUN THE SHIP, AS WELL, IN THE LINEOUT. PRETTY DISAPPOINTED FOR JORDAN; HE DIDN'T GET A RUN. TIM PERRY WAS THE OTHER ALL BLACK SQUAD MEMBER TO PLAY ON A FIELD WHICH WAS ONCE HOME TO ALL BLACKS SUCH AS BRUCE McLEOD AND MORE RECENTLY, MARK COOKSLEY. ALL HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK IN A BOOK DETAILING THE COUNTIES MANUKAU'S HISTORY. AFTER 108 TESTS, FINALLY KIERAN READ MADE HIS. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEEN EXACTLY A YEAR SINCE THIS PROUD KIWI SPORTING MOMENT ` TEAM NEW ZEALAND WINNING BACK THE AMERICA'S CUP AFTER HAMMERING ORACLE. CELEBRATIONS HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY AT THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON, AS THE TEAM LOOKS AHEAD TO DEFENDING THE AULD MUG IN 2021. WE'RE ACTUALLY AT A REALLY BUSY POINT NOW, BECAUSE THE FINAL RULES ARE DUE TOMORROW NIGHT. WHILST A LOT OF THE GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DESIGNS NOW, WE ARE REALLY SORT OF NAILING DOWN WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO AND GETTING INTO THE DESIGN OF A FIRST TEST BOAT. FOOTBALL LEGEND DIEGO MARADONA SAYS HE'S FINE AFTER COLLAPSING DURING ARGENTINA'S WORLD CUP WIN OVER NIGERIA. MARADONA HAD BEEN THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION DURING THE MATCH, AS HE WATCHED HIS NATION ADVANCE TO THE KNOCKOUT ROUND. HE GREETED THE WINNING GOAL IN THE LAST FOUR MINUTES WITH BOTH MIDDLE FINGERS, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A BIT MUCH FOR HIM. THE 57-YEAR-OLD LATER HAD TO BE HELPED OUT OF THE STADIUM. MARADONA DENIES REPORTS HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. NOW, BACK HERE, THERE'S NO DENYING THE PLACE OF THE HUMBLE CHIP IN OUR SOCIETY. CRINKLE CUT, STRAIGHT CUT OR SHOESTRING, HOT CHIPS ARE ALWAYS A POPULAR CHOICE WHEN IT COMES TO THE KIWI DINNER TABLE. BUT WITH CONCERN GROWING OVER THE FAT CONTENT IN CHIPS, A NEW PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY MIGHT JUST HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER, AND IT INVOLVES ELECTROCUTING POTATOES. JOHN MCKENZIE CHECKED IT OUT. THEY CAN BE A GUILTY PLEASURE, BUT NOW THE HUMBLE FRENCH FRY COULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS NAUGHTY, THANKS TO THIS NEW PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TIMARU. WHAT THIS MACHINE DOES IS IT EFFECTIVELY PUTS A POTATO IN A WATER BATH AND ELECTROCUTES THE POTATO. IT'S CALLED 'PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD' TECHNOLOGY. THE MACHINE SENDS PULSES OF ELECTRICITY THROUGH THE STARCHY VEGETABLE, MODIFYING AND DISRUPTING THE MEMBRANES OF CELLS, RESULTING IN A STRONGER, MORE ROBUST CHIP, LESS OIL ABSORPTION AND LESS WASTE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'LL BE USED AT A COMMERCIAL LEVEL IN NEW ZEALAND, WITH OTAGO UNIVERSITY HELPING CONDUCT A THREE-MONTH TRIAL INTO ITS BENEFITS. WE'RE 90% MORE EFFICIENT ON ENERGY, USE LESS WATER. SO THERE ARE SAVINGS FOR THE CUSTOMER, THE FACTORIES, AND IT'S MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, WHICH IN THIS DAY AND AGE IS IMPORTANT FOR A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS. THIS MACHINE CAN ELECTROCUTE AROUND 1 TON OF POTATOES EVERY HOUR. A MUCH SMALLER MODEL HAS BEEN USED AT THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS, WITH HEAD PROFESSOR INDRA OI A FIRM BELIEVER IN ITS HEALTHY WAYS. I CAN FEEL LESS OIL IN MY MOUTH, AND IT'S MORE LIGHT, AND ALSO CRUNCHIER. IF THE BENEFITS STAND TRUE, WE COULD SOON SEE THE TECHNOLOGY USED ON OTHER PRODUCTS SUCH AS MEAT OR FRUIT JUICES. SO IT'S A GENTLE PROCESS WHERE YOU RETAIN MORE OF THE FRESH TASTE AND THE NUTRIENTS AND VITAMINS. BUT FIRST, IT'S THE FRENCH FRY ` SOMETHING YOU COULD SOON ENJOY WITH A LITTLE LESS GUILT. JOHN MCKENZIE, 1 NEWS JUST AHEAD ` HOW MUCH WEATHER IS TOO MUCH? THE ANSWER AFTER SOME ADVERTS. IF IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR JAKE THE MUSS, IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR DR ROPATA ` AN UNLIKELY MUSICAL IS ANNOUNCED. IT'S GRACED OUR TELEVISION SCREENS FIVE NIGHTS A WEEK FOR 26 YEARS, AND NOW SHORTLAND STREET IS TAKING TO THE STAGE. YES, GET READY FOR SHORTLAND STREET THE MUSICAL. JENNY SUO EXPLAINS. ('SHORTLAND STREET' THEME) MOST OF US ALREADY KNOW THIS CLASSIC SONG, BUT IT'S HOPED FANS OF THE HOSPITAL DRAMA WILL BE HUMMING SOME NEW TUNES WHEN 'SHORTLAND STREET THE MUSICAL' OPENS IN NOVEMBER. # I IMAGINE WHERE YOU COME FROM, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT # FROM ROUND HERE. # I'M SURE A THIRD WORLD CLINIC IS A STRESSFUL ATMOSPHERE. # THE SHOW'S A CELEBRATION OF WHO WE ARE AND HOW WE'VE GROWN OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS. IT'S A GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE WITH SONG AND DANCE AND THESE CHARACTERS THAT WE LOVE. THE THREE NURSES EACH SING THEIR VERSE. THIS IS LISA CHAPPELL'S FIRST REHEARSAL WITH DIRECTOR SIMON BENNETT, WHO WORKED ON THE TV SHOW FOR 20 YEARS. SHE'S PLAYING CARRIE BURTON, THE NURSE WITH PERHAPS THE MOST FAMOUS LINE IN NEW ZEALAND TELEVISION. YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA NOW, DR ROPATA. # NO, YOU'RE NOT... # IN GUATEMALA NOW! # NO, YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA NOW. I GET TO SAY THE BEST LINE IN NEW ZEALAND HISTORY. (ALL LAUGH) YOU GET TO SING IT! I GET TO SING THE BEST LINE IN NEW ZEALAND HISTORY. IT'S GONNA BE MESSY. THE MUSICAL'S AN AFFECTIONATE PARODY OF THE EARLY YEARS OF SHORTY, FEATURING KIWI STARS LIKE MARK HADLOW AND CHRIS PARKER. WE'RE USING ALL THOSE CLASSIC EARLY STORIES AND CHARACTERS, BUT WE'VE TAKEN LIBERTIES WITH THEM A LITTLE BIT. IT PLAYS AROUND WITH CLIFF-HANGERS AND COMMERCIAL BREAKS AND VILLAINS AND HEROES AND LOVE TRIANGLES. # THE NAME THAT THEY CALL ME, # IT HURTS A LOT. # I AM A HUMAN, I'M NOT A ROBOT. # THE STAGE ADAPTATION HAS THE APPROVAL OF ONE OF FERNDALE'S MOST BELOVED RESIDENTS ` SHORTLAND STREET ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY CENTRE. I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I THINK IT WILL WORK VERY WELL INDEED. ELIZABETH McRAE'S DAUGHTER CATHERINE WILL PLAY HER MOTHER'S ROLE, RECEPTIONIST MARGE NEILSON. WHEN SHORTLAND STREET FIRST STARTED, I WATCHED IT A LOT. I THINK I'VE ALMOST INTERNALISED MARGE. (LAUGHS) A SHOW THAT'S TOUCHED THOUSANDS OF HEARTS, NOW AIMING TO GET FANS TAPPING THEIR FEET. # NO, YOU'RE NOT IN GUATEMALA NOW! YES! JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER ` THE SHAPESHIFTERS. (LOLA'S THEME) # OOH, # YEAH. # LOOKING BACK, # I KNOW I WAS WALKING AROUND IN DISGUISE, # LOOKING BACK, # I WAS JUST A LOST SOUL. I NEEDED A GUIDE. # AND THE MOMENT THAT YOU # CAME TO CHANGE MY LIFE,... # LOOKING BACK TOGETHER, YEAH. # ...YOU FIRED UP MY HEART # AND MADE ME SMILE. # AND YOU AND I KNOW THAT # I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON. # YEAH, # TURN MY WORLD AROUND. # I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON. # YEAH, # TURN MY WORLD AROUND. # I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON. # YEAH, TURN MY WORLD AROUND, WORLD AROUND. # FEARS I HAD, THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.