TONIGHT ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING IN THE UNITED STATES ` A GUNMAN WITH A GRUDGE AGAINST A NEWSPAPER MURDERS FIVE PEOPLE. A TENSE STANDOFF ON THE SUNSHINE COAST ` QUEENSLAND POLICE SURROUND THE GUNMAN THEY THINK IS THE 'BODY IN THE BARREL' KILLER. AND THE BLUES TRY TO GIVE THEIR SKIPPER A PROPER SEND-OFF AS JEROME KAINO RUNS OUT ON TO EDEN PARK FOR THE LAST TIME. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. A GUNMAN WITH A VENDETTA AGAINST AN AMERICAN NEWSPAPER HAS GONE ON A RAMPAGE, STORMING THE NEWSROOM AND SHOOTING DEAD FIVE PEOPLE. POLICE SAY IT WAS A TARGETED ATTACK. THE OFFENDER ARMED WITH A SHOTGUN AND SMOKE GRENADES. IT HAPPENED JUST AFTER 2.30 IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS, AN HOUR OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON DC. ALL OF THOSE KILLED AND INJURED WORKED FOR THE CAPITAL GAZETTE. U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT REPORTS. THIS WAS A TARGETED SHOOTING ` FIVE MEMBERS OF THE CAPITAL GAZETTE'S NEWSROOM SLAIN AT THEIR DESKS, TWO OTHERS INJURED. THE GUNMAN (38) WAS A LOCAL, JARROD RAMOS. HE HAD A VENDETTA AGAINST THE PAPER AND A PARTICULAR REPORTER WHO HAD WRITTEN ABOUT RAMOS PLEADING GUILTY TO CRIMINAL HARASSMENT IN 2011. THE GUNMAN UNSUCCESSFULLY SUED THE GAZETTE FOR DEFAMATION A YEAR LATER, AND TWEETED MOMENTS BEFORE THE SHOOTING... RAMOS USING SMOKE CANISTERS AS HE ENTERED THE BUILDING, ADDING TO THE CONFUSION. POLICE REPORTER PHIL DAVIS TWEETING... THEY WERE ON THE SCENE IN ABOUT 60 SECONDS. BUT BEYOND THAT, THEY WENT IMMEDIATELY INTO THAT BUILDING WITHOUT A MOMENT'S HESITATION AND DEMONSTRATED INCREDIBLE COURAGE. HIS VICTIMS ` ASSISTANT EDITOR ROBERT HIAASEN, REPORTER WENDY WINTERS, EDITOR GERALD FISCHMAN, STAFF WRITER JOHN MCNAMARA AND REBECCA SMITH, A SALES ASSISTANT. RAMOS WAS FOUND HIDING UNDER A DESK IN THE NEWSROOM, HAVING ABANDONED HIS WEAPON. TONIGHT POLICE ARE GUARDING SEVERAL PROMINENT MEDIA OUTLETS IN OTHER MAJOR CITIES ` THE INDUSTRY LEFT REELING AFTER THE DEADLIEST ATTACK AGAINST JOURNALISTS HERE IN DECADES. NURSES HAVE CANCELLED NEXT WEEK'S STRIKE PLANS WHILE THEY CONSIDER A NEW OFFER FROM DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS. LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THE NURSES' UNION AND DHBS AGREED ON THE REVISED OFFER DURING TALKS IN WELLINGTON. DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED TO NURSES, MIDWIVES AND HEALTHCARE ASSISTANTS NEXT MONDAY, BEFORE VOTING ON THE OFFER BEGINS. QUEENSLAND POLICE HAVE CORNERED A MAN WANTED IN CONNECTION TO THE DISCOVERY OF A WOMAN'S BODY IN BARREL. ZLATKO SIKORSKY HAS BEEN ON THE RUN SINCE THE BODY WAS FOUND SOUTH OF BRISBANE ON WEDNESDAY. OFFICERS BELIEVE HE'S NOW HOLED UP INSIDE A UNIT ON THE SUNSHINE COAST, AND THEY'RE NEGOTIATING WITH HIM. WE EXPECT A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION. IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE ASK PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE AREA. THE SITUATION'S BEEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, AS THEY BELIEVE SIKORSKY MAY HAVE A GUN. A GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED INTO THE NEW APPOINTMENT OF THE DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER. IT COMES AFTER IT WAS REVEALED WALLY HAUMAHA PUBLICLY SUPPORTED NICHOLAS RAPE CASE IN 2004. AS MEI HERON REPORTS, THIS AFTERNOON HE APOLOGISED FOR COMMENTS HE MADE. TO CHANGE POLICE CULTURE. NOW SHE'S WORRIED IT'S COMING UNDONE. I WAS GUTTED. I WASN'T HAPPY. IT'S... IT'S A SAD DAY. IN 1993, SHE ACCUSED POLICE OFFICERS OF GANG-RAPE IN THE '80s. THOUGH TWO WERE CONVICTED FOR THE RAPE OF ANOTHER WOMAN. AN OFFICER TOLD AN INVESTIGATION IN 2004 THAT WALLY HAUMAHA DESCRIBED AS 'NONSENSE', SAYING 'NOTHING REALLY HAPPENED' AND POLICE OFFICERS HAD TO 'STICK TOGETHER'. HAUMAHA ISSUED A STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON, APOLOGISING FOR WHAT HE DID, SAYING HE IS A DIFFERENT PERSON NOW. HAVE ALSO BEEN RECENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS BEHAVIOUR. THESE ARE ALL WOMEN WHO HAVE DEALT WITH HIM IN THEIR LINE OF WORK AND HAVING TO SIT IN ROOMS WITH HIM. AND THEY'RE SAYING HE'S A BULLY, HE DEMEANS WOMEN, AND HIS ATTITUDE TOWARDS WOMAN HAS HORRIFIED THEM. TODAY, ACTING PRIME MINSTER WINSTON PETERS CONFIRMED PRIME MINSTER JACINDA ARDERN WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECOMMENDATION. AND MR PETERS ALSO ANNOUNCED THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE APPOINTMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL INVESTIGATION AS TO THE PROCESS, AS TO ITS ADEQUACY, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE HEARD ALL THE INFORMATION WE SHOULD HAVE HEARD, AND ENSURE THE PROCESS WAS PROPERLY DONE. THE POLICE MINISTER SAYS HE ALSO DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HAUMAHA'S COMMENTS WHICH HE SAID WERE 'DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING AND UNACCEPTABLE'. HOWEVER, HE SAYS PEOPLE CHANGE, AND HAUMAHA HAS GONE ON TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF WOMEN AND YOUTH. HE NEEDS TO BE ABSOLUTELY FRANK WITH THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC ABOUT THE PROBITY OF THE PROCESS THAT WAS GONE THROUGH. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE MR PETERS ` DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER PETERS ` AGREES WITH ME. COMMISSIONER AND HAUMAHA RECENTLY. I CHALLENGED HIM ON HIS BEHAVIOUR BACK THEN, ON HIS BEHAVIOURS OVER THE YEARS, AND THE ONE THING THAT REALLY SET IT IN STONE FOR ME WAS THE FACT THAT THE WHOLE TIME I SPOKE, NOT ONCE DID HE LOOK AT ME. A SIGN, SHE SAYS, THAT THIS APPOINTMENT IS INAPPROPRIATE. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. A CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR ORPHANED CHILDREN WILL NOW BE ACCESSIBLE TO GRANDPARENTS TAKING ON THE ROLE OF PARENTS. THE $1500 A YEAR PER CHILD HAS PREVIOUSLY ONLY BEEN GIVEN TO FOSTER PARENTS. AS PAUL HOBBS REPORTS, IT HAS BEEN A LONG-FOUGHT POLITICAL BATTLE TO GET PARITY. TA-DA! (APPLAUSE) IT SEEMED ONLY APPROPRIATE, THE MINISTER FOR CHILDREN AND SENIORS WAS OPENING THE GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN TRUST NATIONAL OFFICE. BUT THE REAL PRIZE GOES BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR. THEY'VE SECURED MUCH-NEEDED FINANCIAL HELP FOR GRANDPARENTS WHO ARE THE PRIMARY CAREGIVERS FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN. THEY WERE DISADVANTAGED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE, WHICH THEY WOULD HAVE GOT IF THEY HAD GONE TO A STRANGER. SHIRLEY IS A WIDOWER AND A BENEFICIARY. SHE CARES FOR FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, THREE FROM HER SON WHO DIED OF CANCER. THEY'RE THE REASON I GET UP AND I KEEP MOVING, BECAUSE I MADE A PROMISE TO MY SON TO LOOK AFTER HIS CHILDREN, AND I'LL KEEP THAT PROMISE. THERE ARE AROUND 7500 GRANDPARENTS, MOST ON LIMITED INCOMES, CARING FOR MORE THAN 10,000 GRANDCHILDREN. SHIRLEY RECKONS THE EXTRA $1500 A YEAR PER CHILD IS A GODSEND. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THESE THINGS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO BE CUTTING IT OUT OF YOUR WEEKLY BUDGET OR YOUR FOOD BUDGET TO COVER THEIR CLOTHING. SO THIS LITTLE EXTRA BIT ` AND IT MIGHT SOUND NOT MUCH TO SOME PEOPLE ` BUT TO US IT IS A BIG HELP. I'VE GOT ONE GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR. IT MEANS THAT I CAN START BUYING HER UNIFORM. NINE YEARS AGO, FAMILY CAREGIVERS WON THE RIGHT TO BE PAID THE SAME AS FOSTER PARENTS, BUT THEY DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR ANY ALLOWANCES. TRACEY MARTIN WAS IN OPPOSITION WHEN HER PRIVATE MEMBERS' BILL SEEKING THE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE WAS DRAWN OUT IN 2015. IF THIS WAS THE ONLY THING I ACHIEVED, YOU KNOW, AS AN MP IN NEW ZEALAND'S PARLIAMENT, THIS WAS WORTH IT. WRAPPING UP WARM THIS WINTER NOW BECOMES A LITTLE EASIER FOR THESE KIDS. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. WORK TOWARDS RESTORING THE CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL WILL BEGIN NEXT MONTH. IT COMES AFTER A LONG NINE MONTHS OF COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS ABOUT THE REBUILD PLAN BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CHURCH. LISA DAVIES REPORTS. BENEATH THE CATHEDRAL'S SHATTERED FACADE, NEWS OF A LONG-AWAITED AGREEMENT. YES, THANK YOU. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN GETTING ON WITH THE JOB OF WHAT EVERYBODY IN CHRISTCHURCH WANTS TO SEE, AND THAT'S THE BROKEN HEART IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR CITY BEING REPAIRED. IT'S BEEN DUBBED AN EYESORE IN THE CITY CENTRE, BUT NOW ON-SITE PREPARATIONS WILL BEGIN IN JULY, AFTER NINE MONTHS OF COMPLEX NEGOTIATIONS. WE ARE BEING REINSTATED, AND WE ARE THANKFUL THAT SHE WILL BE THE CENTRE OF HOPE IN THIS CITY. THE NEWLY APPOINTED CHAIR OF THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY WARNING THE PROCESS WILL BE SLOW. I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WILL BE STONEMASONS ONSITE FOR MANY MONTHS, BECAUSE YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT THAT PREPARATION WORK ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE FIRST. CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL COMMITTING $10M TO THE PROJECT OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS IN ITS LONG-TERM PLAN. THAT'S THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO CERTAINTY FOR THIS BUILDING AND CERTAINTY FOR THE CENTRAL CITY. THE BIGGEST HURDLE? THEY'RE RELYING ON DRONE VISION TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE CHALLENGES OF NOT HAVING PHYSICALLY INSPECTED BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY START A REINSTATEMENT ARE REASONABLY OBVIOUS. COST OVERRUNS CERTAINLY AREN'T BEING RULED OUT, BUT IT'S HOPED THIS FIRM AGREEMENT WILL HELP WITH FUNDRAISING. DONORS HAVE ALREADY SHOWN AN INTEREST FROM NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA. BUT WHEN WILL ITS DOORS OPEN AGAIN? IT'S A SEVEN- TO 10-YEAR PROJECT, SO THERE'S NO CHANGE IN TERMS OF THAT ASSESSMENT. CATHEDRALS AND FINE BUILDINGS SUCH AS THIS TAKE TIME. SO OVER SEVEN YEARS ON, ANOTHER WAIT BEGINS FOR THE PEOPLE OF CHRISTCHURCH. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. A COMMUNITY BANK STOCKED WITH DONATED BREAST MILK'S BEEN SET UP IN CHRISTCHURCH TO SUPPORT NEW MUMS STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR SUPPLIES UNDERWAY. UNTIL NOW, ONLY PREMATURE OR SICK BABIES HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THE SERVICE. ALI PUGH EXPLAINS. JAMIEE JANSEN VAN RENSBURG BREASTFED ALL FOUR OF HER CHILDREN. AND AFTER BABY POPPY, SHE STARTED DONATING HER EXCESS MILK TO OTHER NEWBORNS. I KNEW I ALWAYS HAD LOTS OF MILK. (LAUGHS) SO, YEAH, NO, I JUST THOUGHT IT'S A REAL HONOUR TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. HER MILK IS NOW ON THE MENU HERE AT CHRISTCHURCH'S ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL AT WHAT'S NOW OFFICIALLY THE COUNTRY'S FIRST COMMUNITY BREASTMILK BANK. IF A MUM CAN'T PRODUCE MILK HERSELF, IF SHE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO BREASTMILK, IT'S GOLD FOR THE BABY. DONATED BREAST MILK IS SCREENED AND PASTEURISED AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. BREASTMILK IS FULL OF ANTIBODIES, AND SO IT DEVELOPS A BABY'S IMMUNE SYSTEM. IT'S DESIGNED FOR BABIES, RATHER THAN COW'S MILK, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT DESIGNED FOR BABIES; IT'S DESIGNED FOR BABY COWS. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY BABIES IN THE COUNTRY WITH ACCESS TO A PASTEURISED MILK BANK SERVICE ARE PREMATURE OR SICK BABIES AT CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S NEO-NATAL UNIT. THIS MILK BANK WILL EXTEND THAT SERVICE. IF THE MOTHER IS HAVING SOME TROUBLE ESTABLISHING MILK SUPPLY, FOR WHATEVER REASON ` MILK INTERVENTION, DIABETES, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF CAESAREAN BIRTHS ` SO IF WE CAN SORT OF HELP THEM GET THROUGH THAT BARRIER, THEN IT MIGHT ACTUALLY HELP THEM CONTINUE. A SMALL GROUP OF ROTARY VOLUNTEERS FUNDRAISED FOR THREE YEARS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN AN UNDERGROUND OF WOMEN WANTING TO DONATE MILK. WE KNOW THAT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES. SO THIS NOW ACTUALLY TAKES IT INTO A DIFFERENT, MORE SAFETY ORIENTATED ZONE, REALLY. ST GEORGE'S HOSPITAL HAS PROVIDED THIS FACILITY FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE MILK BANK SERVICE, BUT THE ONGOING COSTS WILL BE ABOUT $30,000 A YEAR FOR ROTARY TO PAY FOR EQUIPMENT AND THE PASTEURISATION PROCESS. DONOR MUMS LIKE JAMIEE HELPING RESURRECT A MILK-SHARING TRADITION THAT OTHER GROUPS ARE HOPING TO TAKE NATIONWIDE. ALI PUGH, 1 NEWS. POLICE IN THE FAR NORTH ARE SEARCHING FOR A DRIVER WHO LED THEM ON A BIZARRE OFF-ROAD CHASE ALONG THE BEACH IN KAITAIA. THE DRIVER KEPT BELOW THE SPEED LIMITS, AND ESCAPED AFTER THE OFFICER IN PURSUIT RAN INTO TROUBLE. HELEN CASTLES REPORTS. THE SHORT CHASE STARTED IN AHIPARA, ENDING ON THE ROCKS AT SHIPWRECK BAY. WE ACCELERATED AWAY ALONG FORESHORE ROAD. PRETTY CONFUSING. WE WERE ONLY DOING 45 IN A 50 ZONE. WE HIT A TOP SPEED OF 70 IN THE 100K ZONE. SO THE FLEEING DRIVER TOOK HIS CHANCE ALONG THE BEACH. MAN: HE'S GOING FOR IT. (SIREN WAILS) WOMAN: OH, COME ON, POLICE. OH, COME ON, POLICE. SENIOR CONSTABLE DION MASTERS HAD TRIED TO PULL THE MITSUBISHI OVER, BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IT WASN'T FIT FOR THE ROAD. BUT MAKING A RUN FOR IT, THE DRIVER, WITH A PASSENGER BESIDE HIM, TRIED TO PROVE IT WAS AT LEAST BEACH-WORTHY, PLOUGHING ON THROUGH THE WATER AND OVER THE ROCKS. OH! OH, HE'S THROUGH. HE'S THROUGH! OH, HE'S SWINGING AROUND! HE'S SWINGING AROUND! WHEN HE HEADED TO THE BEACH, I KINDA KNEW WHAT HE WAS UP TO. YEAH, CHASED HIM ROUND THE ROCKS, AND HE DOUBLED BACK ON ME. THE OFFICER ALMOST HAD THEM WHEN HE RAN INTO VEHICLE PROBLEMS. THAT'S CLASSIC. UNFORTUNATELY, I BLEW A TYRE. I SAW WHERE HE'D GONE AND TRACKED THE VEHICLE DOWN AFTERWARDS, BUT THEY'D LEGGED IT. POLICE HAVE AN IDEA WHO THE DRIVER MIGHT BE AND ARE PRETTY KEEN TO CATCH UP WITH HIM. HELEN CASTLES, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ON TONIGHT ` THE SEARCH GOES ON, BUT HOPES CONTINUE TO FADE FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM TRAPPED IN A THAI CAVE. SOME WOULD SAY IT'S A BAD TIME TO HEAD TO RUSSIA TO MEET THE RUSSIAN LEADER, SO DONALD TRUMP ISN'T; INSTEAD HE'LL HEAD TO FINLAND TO TALK WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN. IN THAILAND, THREE RESCUE WORKERS HAVE BEEN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL IN BREAKING NEWS, TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN A CAR CRASH IN NORTHERN HAWKE'S BAY. ANOTHER PERSON IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER THE TWO-CAR CRASH ON STATE HIGHWAY 2 AT NUHAKA. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE JUST AFTER 8PM. POLICE ARE WARNING DRIVERS TO AVOID THE AREA IF POSSIBLE. DIVERSIONS ARE IN PLACE. IN THAILAND, THREE RESCUE WORKERS HAVE BEEN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL AFTER RECEIVING ELECTRIC SHOCKS DURING THEIR SEARCH FOR A TEENAGE FOOTBALL TEAM IN A FLOODED CAVE SYSTEM. IT HAS NOW BEEN SIX DAYS SINCE THE BOYS, AGED 11 TO 16, AND THEIR COACH WENT MISSING. EARLIER TODAY MORE WATER PUMPS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CAVE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE SEARCH CONDITIONS FOLLOWING DAYS OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS. TEAMS ARE ALSO DROPPING BOXES OF FOOD AND WATER INTO THE CAVE COMPLEX VIA SHAFTS THEY'VE FOUND. THESE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED WITH MOBILE PHONES AND A NOTE SAYING, 'CONTACT IMMEDIATELY IF FOUND.' TO SPORT, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF FOOTBALL NEW ZEALAND, ANDY MARTIN, HAS STEPPED DOWN, FOLLOWING CLAIMS THE ORGANISATION HAS BECOME A TOXIC ENVIRONMENT. OFFICIALLY THE 51-YEAR-OLD HAS RETIRED, BUT HIS SUDDEN EXIT IS BEING WELCOMED BY FORMER PLAYERS, WHO SAY CHANGE IS NEEDED. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS THE LATEST. ANDY MARTIN WALKING AWAY, LEAVING NZ FOOTBALL IN TURMOIL. I WASN'T AWARE THAT ANDY WAS INTENDING TO STEP DOWN PRIOR TO THIS WEEK. BUT NZ FOOTBALL CLAIMS MARTIN VOICED PLANS OF RETIRING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THIS MORNING DROPPING THE BOMBSHELL ` HE'S GONE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. IN A BIZARRE RELEASE, NZ FOOTBALL ANNOUNCED ANDY MARTIN IS 'HANGING UP HIS BOOTS'. THEY HEAPED PRAISE ON WHAT THEY CALL HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP. BUT AS 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS, MARTIN HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A 'TOXIC ENVIRONMENT'. IT COMES OFF THE BACK OF ALLEGATIONS OF BULLYING WITHIN THE FOOTBALL FERNS ENVIRONMENT, RESULTING IN THE SUSPENSION OF COACH ANDREAS HERAF INTO THE ENTIRE ORGANISATION, WHICH IS STILL YET TO GET UNDERWAY. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK AROUND THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND ACTUALLY GETTING THE RIGHT PERSON, THE RIGHT CALIBRE, AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, SO THAT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. MARTIN ARRIVED TO NZ FOOTBALL IN 2014 FROM BATTLING ENGLISH RUGBY CLUB LONDON IRISH. DURING HIS FOUR-YEAR TENURE HERE, A MILESTONE AGREEMENT WAS ACHIEVED, ALL WHITES AND FOOTBALL FERNS. BUT EVEN THAT WAS CRITICISED. HE'S ALSO BEEN BLAMED FOR A HIGH TURNOVER OF STAFF ` LONG-STANDING NATIONAL TEAM MANAGERS, THE ORGANISATION'S COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, MARKETING DIRECTOR AND TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ALL GONE. BUT IT WAS JUST LAST WEEK MARTIN HAD THE FULL BACKING OF DERYCK SHAW AND THE BOARD. HE'S RETIRING. I THINK THAT'S QUITE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT. HE'S MADE THAT DECISION, AND YOU'D HAVE TO TALK TO ANDY ABOUT THE BACKDROP TO THAT. BUT WHATEVER THE BACKDROP, TODAY'S DEPARTURE IS MUSIC TO THE EARS OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE GAME. TO HAVE NZ FOOTBALL IN A BIT OF A NEGATIVE LIGHT IS HARD, BUT I THINK IT'S CLEAR THAT THE CHANGE IS NEEDED. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR NEW ZEALAND TO GET TOGETHER AND GATHER OUR THOUGHTS AND WORK OUT, LIKE I'VE SAID BEFORE IN THE PRESS, WHY WE DO THIS, AND HOW WE WANT TO GET IT DONE. THE TERMS OF REFERENCE AND THE REVIEWER FOR THE INDEPENDENT INQUIRY SET TO BE ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK. ANDY MARTIN THE FIRST TO GO; EXPECT MORE TO FOLLOW. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. THE BLUES WERE LOOKING TO PUT THEIR STRUGGLES BEHIND THEM AND GIVE ALL BLACK JEROME KAINO A FITTING SEND-OFF IN HIS LAST SUPER RUGBY GAME AT EDEN PARK, WHEN THEY TOOK ON THE REDS TONIGHT. THE VETERAN LOOSE RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION AND A GUARD OF HONOUR AS HE RAN OUT WITH HIS TWO SONS, AND THEN PROMPTLY DROPPED THE BALL FROM THE KICK-OFF. AFTER A SLOW START, THERE WAS A FLURRY OF ACTIVITY MIDWAY THOUGH THE FIRST HALF. FIRST, THE BLUES SCORED. MELANI NANAI. THIS TIME NO MISTAKE FOR THE BLUES! THEN THE REDS HAD TWO PLAYERS SIN-BINNED, AND THE BLUES MADE THEM PAY, RIEKO IOANE GOING BEAST MODE. NUMBER 12, REIKO IOANE DOES IT HIMSELF! THE SECOND HALF WAS A BIT MESSY, BUT THE BLUES FINISHED IT OFF WITH THEIR FIFTH TRY FOR A RARE HOME WIN, 39 POINTS TO 16. AND EVEN THOUGH KAINO COULDN'T PUT THE ICING ON THE CAKE, HIS TEAMMATES GAVE HIM A SPECIAL MOMENT TO REMEMBER HIS LAST HOME GAME. JUST ACROSS TOWN AT MT SMART STADIUM, THE WARRIORS WERE TAKING ON THE SHARKS. AND THE WARRIORS MADE A FLYING START WITH TWO TRIES IN THE FIRST EIGHT MINUTES. BUT THE SHARKS FOUGHT BACK AND TIED THINGS UP, SETTING UP A THRILLING FINISH. BUT THE ONE-POINT LEAD WASN'T ENOUGH. YES, INDEED, EDRICK LEE DID WIN IT FOR THE SHARKS, 18 POINTS TO 15. JUST AHEAD ` WHAT THE WEATHER HAS PLANNED FOR YOUR WEEKEND. TWO WORDS ` NOT BAD. AND THE CAPITAL LIGHTS UP AS WELLINGTONIANS CELEBRATE MATARIKI. WELLINGTON'S WATERFRONT HAS BEEN LIT UP TONIGHT, WITH THOUSANDS GATHERING TO CELEBRATE MATARIKI, THE MAORI NEW YEAR. THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL OF FIRE AND LIGHT IS PART OF THE CAPITAL'S GOAL TO BECOME A TE REO MAORI CITY BY 2040. STUDENTS FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS CREATED LIGHT SCULPTURES FOR TONIGHT'S EVENT, WHILE PERFORMERS TOLD THE STORY BEHIND THE CLUSTER OF STARS KNOWN AS MATARIKI. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH MAX MERRIT AND THE METEORS. (MAX MERRIT AND THE METEORS' 'SLIPPIN' AWAY') # BABY I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU, # WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO. # WATCHING EVERYTHING YOU DO. # AND I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT FEELING # SOMEONE ELSE IS STEALING # YOU AWAY FROM ME. # I SEE IT WRITTEN IN YOUR EYES, # AND YOU CONFIRM IT WITH YOUR LIES. # THOUGH THE WEB THAT YOU WEAVE CAN HOLD ME, # I WOULD RATHER THAT YOU TOLD ME # WHERE YOU WANNA BE. # O-O-OH. # YOU'RE SLIPPING AWAY FROM ME. # O-O-OH. # YOU'RE SLIPPING AWAY FROM ME. # AND IT'S BREAKING ME IN TWO, 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.