TONIGHT ` THEY'VE BEEN FOUND AFTER 10 DAYS MISSING IN A FLOODED CAVE SYSTEM, BUT NOW RESCUERS ARE WARNING THE 12 YOUNG BOYS AND THEIR FOOTBALL COACH COULD SPEND MONTHS UNDERGROUND. AND AN IRONMAN CHAMPION IS HIT BY A TRUCK. TERENZO BOZZONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AS AN APPEAL FOR WITNESSES IS MADE. AND POUR ANOTHER COFFEE. IT CAN MAKE YOU LIVE LONGER. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW STUDY CLAIMING THE MORNING BREW HAS SIGNIFICANT HEALTH BENEFITS. CAPTIONS BY JEAN TENG AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 THEY'VE BEEN FOUND, BUT NOW THEY MUST BE RESCUED FROM WHERE THEY'RE CAUGHT IN A CAVE UP TO A KILOMETRE UNDERGROUND, A PROCESS THAT COULD TAKE MONTHS. DIVERS DISCOVERED ALL 12 BOYS AND THEIR FOOTBALL COACH INSIDE A CAVE NETWORK IN THAILAND 10 DAYS AFTER THEY WERE TRAPPED. THE NEWS SPARKED JUBILANT SCENES FROM FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE HUGE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE TEAM GATHERED OUTSIDE THE CAVE. HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S EDDY MEYER WITH THE MOMENT CONTACT WAS FIRST MADE. LIGHT AFTER DAYS IN THE DARK. TWO BRITISH CAVE DIVERS MADE FIRST CONTACT. THE BOYS IMMEDIATELY ASKED TO BE LET OUT, BUT WERE TOLD... IN THE DARKNESS, THEY LOST TRACK OF TIME. THEY ASKED WHAT DAY IT WAS. ABOVE GROUND, PALPABLE RELIEF. THE LOCAL GOVERNOR BROKE THE NEWS. (SPEAKS THAI) (CROWD CHEERS) (CROWD CHEERS) AND FOR FAMILY MEMBERS, PURE ELATION AFTER A HEARTBREAKING WAITING GAME. (CROWD CHEERS) THIS SNAPSHOT ONE A FEARFUL MOTHER COULD ONLY HOPE TO SEE. 'THIS IS THE BEST DAY,' ANOTHER MOTHER SAYS. (SPEAKS THAI) I THOUGHT HE ONLY HAD 50% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. SHE PLANS TO MAKE HER 11-YEAR-OLD SON'S FAVOURITE FOOD WHEN HE'S OUT, FRIED OMELETTE. GETTING TO THIS POINT HAS BEEN A MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL EFFORT. THE BRITISH CAVERS AND THAI NAVY SEALS BATTLING THROUGH ALMOST 4KM OF THICK MUD AND HIGH WATER, BACKED UP BY SEARCH AND RESCUE EXPERTS FROM THE US AIR FORCE AND AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE. DIVERS ARE BRINGING A CAPABILITY OF ENCLOSED SPACES AND ALSO LOW-LIGHT, LOW-VISIBILITY DIVING. WE'RE WORKING IN A CAPACITY TO ASSIST THE ROYAL THAI NAVY AS THEY PUSH FORWARD WITH THEIR OPERATIONS. AFTER SOCCER PRACTICE, THE 12 BOYS AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 16 AND THEIR 25-YEAR-OLD ASSISTANT COACH SET OUT TO EXPLORE THE THAM LUANG NANG CAVE COMPLEX. THEY WERE TRAPPED WHEN FLOODWATERS CLOSED IN AROUND THEM. THAT LABYRINTH OF CAVES IS IN THIS MOUNTAIN RANGE NEAR CHIANG RAI IN NORTHERN THAILAND. THE TEAM'S BIKES WERE FOUND NEAR THE CAVE'S ENTRANCE ON JUNE 23. BATTLING FLOODWATERS 5M DEEP, DIVERS FINALLY MADE IT TO AN INTERSECTION 3KM IN. BUT THE NEXT PATH WAS TOO NARROW FOR THEIR OXYGEN TANKS. LESS THAN A KILOMETRE AWAY, THE TEAM OF 12 BOYS, PERCHED ON ELEVATED ROCK IN A CHAMBER KNOWN AS PATTAYA BEACH. DIVERS MANAGED TO WIDEN THE PASSAGE, EVENTUALLY MAKING IT TO THE STRANDED BOYS. (SPEAKS THAI) 'THE FLOODWATER AROUND THEM IN NO LONGER RISING,' THIS THAI GENERAL SAYS, 'BUT GETTING THEM OUT IS STILL FRAUGHT.' MORE HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AND COULD CAUSE PARTS OF THE TUNNEL TO COLLAPSE. AMONG THE RESCUE OPTIONS BEING CONSIDERED ` TEACHING THE BOYS TO DIVE SO THEY CAN MAKE THE JOURNEY TO THE SURFACE; WAITING FOR FLOODWATERS TO RECEDE AND SENDING DOWN FOUR MONTHS' WORTH OF FOOD WHILE PUMPS EXTRACT MILLIONS OF LITRES OF WATER FROM THE CAVE SYSTEM. SOLDIERS ARE ALSO SCOURING THE MOUNTAIN FOR VENTILATION SHAFTS THAT COULD PROVIDE ANOTHER ESCAPE ROUTE. IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, DIVERS TESTED FULL FACE MASKS THAT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN TO THE TRAPPED BOYS. WEAK, STARVING AND TIRED, THE BOYS THEMSELVES AND THEIR COACH HAVE BEEN GIVEN ENERGY GELS TO HELP SUSTAIN THEM. MEDICAL TEAMS WILL ASSIST THEIR HEALTH IN A DARK CAVE THAT COULD WELL BE THEIR HOME FOR SOME TIME TO COME. A NEW ZEALANDER FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IS NOW FACING 25 YEARS IN AN AMERICAN JAIL. ASPIRING RAPPER CLINTON THINN WAS IN CUSTODY IN SAN DIEGO ON CHARGES RELATED TO A BANK ROBBERY WHEN HE STRANGLED HIS CELL MATE. THINN IS THE STEPBROTHER OF NATIONAL MP NIKKI KAYE. THINN WILL BE SENTENCED LATER THIS MONTH. AN AUCKLAND WOMAN WHO FAKED A PREGNANCY, BEFORE KIDNAPPING A NEWBORN BABY HAS BEEN JAILED FOR THREE YEARS. 21-YEAR-OLD NADENE FAYE MANUKAU-TOGIAVALU CONVINCED FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT SHE WAS EXPECTING BY USING FAKE PREGNANCY BELLIES AND HAVING A BABY SHOWER. WITH THE HELP OF HER COUSIN SYDNEE TAULAPAPA, SHE THEN STOLE AN 11-DAY OLD BABY FROM THE FAMILY SHE WAS WORKING AS A NANNY FOR. THE BABY WAS FOUND SAFE SIX HOURS AFTER THE KIDNAPPING AND WAS RETURNED TO HER PARENTS. THE CHILD'S PARENTS READ VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENTS IN COURT TODAY, DESCRIBING THE ORDEAL AS A PARENTS' WORST NIGHTMARE. PRIMARY TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS HAVE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF A THREE-HOUR STRIKE NEXT MONTH, THEIR FIRST INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN 24 YEARS. THE PLANNED WORK STOPPAGE WILL HAPPEN ON AUGUST 15TH AND UNION MEMBERS ARE NOW DISCUSSING WHETHER TO EXTEND IT FOR A FULL DAY. AMONG THE TEACHERS' DEMANDS ARE MORE PAY AND MORE SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING NEEDS. CURRENT NEW ZEALAND IRONMAN CHAMPION AND RECORD HOLDER TERENZO BOZZONE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK. THE 33-YEAR-OLD WAS CYCLING ON WAITAKERE ROAD IN KUMEU WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A TRUCK THIS AFTERNOON. POLICE ARE APPEALING FOR ANY WITNESSES. BOZZONE IS BEING TREATED AT AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL. HIS CONDITION IS NOW DESCRIBED AS STABLE. THE SERIOUS CRASH UNIT ARE INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT. VICTIMS' ADVOCATES ARE UPSET THE GOVERNMENT'S DECIDED NOT TO STRICTLY MONITOR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS FOR SOME OF OUR WORST CRIMINAL OFFENDERS. SOME ARE IN PRISON BUT ARE GETTING MONEY FOR BEING ABUSED IN STATE CARE. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH. GEORGE BAKER WAS FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING LIAM ASHLEY IN THE BACK OF A PRISON VAN IN 2006, BUT HE'S SINCE SOUGHT COMPENSATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE HE SAYS HE WAS ABUSED IN STATE CARE AS A CHILD. HE IS THE WORST OF THE WORST. WHILE I BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THE COMPENSATION IS JUSTIFIED, WE NEED TO CONTROL HOW IT IS SPENT. AND BAKER'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. 49 SERIOUS OFFENDERS HAVE LODGED CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION. SO FAR $327,000 HAS BEEN PAID OUT TO 18 OF THEM. THE HIGHEST PAYMENT WAS $50,000. BRIAN AND LYNETTE BROWN'S DAUGHTER NATASHA HAYDEN WAS KILLED IN 2005. THEY SAY, FROM A VICTIM'S POINT OF VIEW, THEY'D BE UPSET IF NATASHA'S KILLER WAS ELIGIBLE FOR A PAYOUT. WHAT ABOUT THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE, LIKE, THEY'VE KILLED OR MOLESTED OR WHATEVER THEY'VE DONE? WHAT DO THEY GET? THEY DON'T GET MONEY. THEY DON'T GET NOTHING. THEY DON'T GET THE FAMILY BACK. WHEN NATIONAL WAS IN POWER, IT HAD COME UP WITH A PLAN TO PUT THE MONEY INTO A TRUST. THINGS LIKE OUTSTANDING CHILD SUPPORT AND COURT FEES WOULD BE PAID FOR FIRST, AND THEN THE REST WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR REHABILITATION. BUT ADMINISTRATION WOULD COST $2M. IT SHOULD BE PUT IN A TRUST, AND IT WOULDN'T BE THAT SILLY FOR THE TRUSTEES TO BE THE PEOPLE THEY COMMITTED THE CRIMES AGAINST. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD GET A CHECK WITH NO CONSTRAINTS. IT MIGHT END UP WITH THE GANGS, IT MIGHT GO TO FEED A DRUG HABIT, WHO KNOWS? BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THERE ARE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. THEY ARE GETTING COMPENSATION IN MANY INSTANCES FOR CRIMES THAT WERE COMMITTED AGAINST THEM WHEN THEY WERE CHILDREN. THE MINISTER SAYS CORRECTIONS HAS RULES ON WHAT PRISONERS CAN SPEND MONEY ON WHILE IN JAIL AND ON PAROLE. SOME VICTIM ADVOCATES ARE NOT CALLING FOR MORE CONTROL. SOME VICTIM ADVOCATES ARE NOw CALLING FOR MORE CONTROL. JESSICA MUTCH, 1 NEWS. RUNNING CAN HELP SAVE THE OCEAN THIS MONTH WITH KILOMETRES TRANSLATING TO DOLLARS RIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE. THE INITIATIVE BY ADIDAS IS ACCOMPANIED BY RUNNING EVENTS AND TONIGHT WAS AUCKLAND'S TURN. LAURA TWYMAN WENT ALONG. WE'RE ALL GOING. GOING THE DISTANCE TO SAVE OUR OCEANS. WHAT THIS NIGHT IS ABOUT IS JUST RUNNING UP KILOMETRES, REALLY. EVERY KILOMETRE THAT'S RUN, ADIDAS IS GIVING A DOLLAR TO PARLEY, SO THAT'S A NO-BRAINER ` UP TO A MILLION THEY CAN RAISE. ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION PARLEY USING THAT MONEY FOR EDUCATION ABOUT THE POLLUTION TAKING OVER OUR SEAS. KIWI SPORTS STARS RIGHT BEHIND THE CAUSE. JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPENING TO OUR OCEANS. DON'T WANT TO SEE MORE PLASTIC IN THE OCEANS THAN FISH. RUNS LIKE THIS ONE HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE GLOBE SINCE WORLD OCEANS DAY LAST MONTH. SINCE THEN, KILOMETRES HAVE BEEN STACKED UP IN MAJOR CITIES INCLUDING L.A., LONDON, SHANGHAI AND IN SYDNEY'S BONDI BEACH. ADIDAS USING THIS APP TO COUNT THE DISTANCE. AUCKLAND'S EVENT ONE OF THE LAST. I NEED TO BE OUT THERE RUNNING, SO THE FACT THAT CAN HELP SAVE THE OCEAN, THAT'S AWESOME. GREAT IDEA AND GOOD ON THEM. I'M ALL FOR IT. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ADIDAS AND PARLEY ALSO RESULTING IN GOODS MADE OF RECYCLED PLASTIC ` THE SPORTS BRAND THIS YEAR COMMITTING TO FIVE MILLION PRODUCTS. IT'S REALLY GOOD PR, BUT IN THE SAME TIME, IT'S ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO A VERY GOOD CAUSE. THEY'RE JUST ONE OF A NUMBER OF GLOBAL BRANDS MAKING A STATEMENT ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IT'S VERY COMMON FOR COMPANIES TO ONCE AGAIN KNOW WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO SOCIETY AND SHOW THAT THEY ARE LISTENING AND ALSO CARING ABOUT THE SOCIETY IN WHICH THEY OPERATE. THE MORE COMPANIES TAKING ON THE MISSION THE BETTER. WE'VE GOT SOME BIG BRANDS OUT THERE THAT CAN DO SOME DAMAGE, AND, LIKE, ADIDAS ARE A HUGE BRAND GLOBALLY. SO THEY'VE PUT THEIR HANDS UP. IF FUTURE COMPANIES AND OTHER COMPANIES CAN DO THE SAME, BIG THUMBS UP TO THEM. AND IF THE ADIDAS 'DOLLAR FOR A KILOMETRE' INITIATIVE SOUNDS GOOD TO YOU... JUST GOT TO GET OUT THERE AND JUST DO SOME RUNNING. ...YOU'VE GOT UNTIL THE END OF THE WEEK. LAURA TWYMAN, 1 NEWS. COFFEE LOVERS, REJOICE. NO LONGER DO YOU HAVE TO FEEL GUILTY ABOUT YOUR JAVA ADDICTION. A MAJOR STUDY USING INFORMATION FROM MORE THAN HALF A MILLION BRITISH VOLUNTEERS HAS LINKED THE BROWN STUFF TO A LONGER LIFE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS EXPLAINS. CAFFEINE HIT AND NOW LIFE EXTENDER? I MAKE MYSELF MULTIPLE COFFEES EVERY SHIFT, EVEN AT NIGHT. AND THAT COULD BE LOWERING WELLINGTON BARISTA CLARKE GARDINER'S CHANCE OF EARLY DEATH. A UK STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S JOURNAL LINKS COFFEE TO LIVING LONGER. AFTER A DECADE OF DATA FROM HALF A MILLION PEOPLE, NON-COFFEE DRINKERS WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE DIED THAN THOSE THAT DRUNK COFFEE. WE ALWAYS HAD THIS FEELING, AND SOME OF IT COMES FROM VERY EARLY LITERATURE WHERE THERE WAS CONFOUNDING THAT COFFEE MAY NOT BE GOOD FOR US. HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE CASE. AT ENIGMA CAFE, STAFF SAY IT'S USEFUL EVIDENCE. THEY COME IN, AND THEY'RE LIKE, 'AW, COS I'VE DRUNK TOO MUCH COFFEE ALREADY TODAY,' AND YOU CAN NOW SAY TO THEM THAT ACTUALLY IT'S BENEFICIAL TO HEALTH. LOYAL DRINKERS SAY IT'S JUST ANOTHER PERK. COFFEE MAKES ME HAPPY WHEN I DRINK IT. I LIKE IT. IT'S A HABIT. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURPRISED. IT'S A NATURAL BEAN THAT GROWS. BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SWAY ALL. I STILL WOULDN'T GIVE IT GO. THE STUDY FOUND A LOWER RISK OF DEATH REGARDLESS OF IF YOU DRINK ONE CUP OR DOWN EIGHT PER DAY. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW YOU CONSUME YOUR COFFEE. IF YOU LIKE YOURS ESPRESSO STYLE, INSTANT OR EVEN DECAF, RESEARCHERS SAY THEY ALL HAVE LIFE-BOOSTING EFFECTS. IT SUGGESTS CAFFEINE ISN'T RESPONSIBLE, BUT MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHAT IS BEHIND THE BENEFIT. I HOPE THIS DOES NOT GIVE EVERYONE A LICENSE TO BINGE ON COFFEE. IF YOU PUT A LOT OF CREAM OR A LOT OF SUGAR IN IT, THEN THAT'S GOING TO, MOST LIKELY, NEGATE THE EFFECTS. RESEARCHERS SAY WHILE COFFEE'S FAR FROM A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, DRINKERS SHOULD FEEL CONFIDENT TO INDULGE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. IT'S NOT A WEEK IN A CAVE, BUT ITS ALMOST AS REMARKABLE. WHO DEFIED THE ODDS JUST AS THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF NORTH OF CUBA. THEY CAME, THEY BRAWLED, THEY TOOK A SELFIE. FURTHER CONDEMNATION FOR A BASKETBALL MATCH BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE PHILIPPINES WHICH TURNED INTO A TOTAL THROWDOWN. (SIGHS) Tim woke with a nasty cold. But a cold won't stop him from making her... (DINGS) ..the best costume ever. 'Cause even though Tim has a cold... (CHILDREN GASP) ..he won't let it stand in his way, thanks to the powerful relief of Codral. SHIP WORKER WHO WAS RESCUED AFTER SPENDING ALMOST 24 HOURS LOST AT SEA. THE 33-YEAR-OLD WENT OVERBOARD JUST NORTH OF CUBA. BUT NOT LONG AFTER THE SEARCH WAS CALLED OFF, SPOTTED HIM AND WENT TO HIS RESCUE. THE ABC'S ELIZABETH HUR HAS THE STORY. AN INCREDIBLE RESCUE. A CREW MEMBER FROM THE NORWEGIAN GETAWAY LOST AT SEA FOR 22 HOURS, FOUND ALIVE. THE SEARCH WAS NOT EASY. IT WAS EVEN SUSPENDED AFTER THE COAST GUARD, JOINING THE SEARCH AND TRAVELLING MORE THAN 1600 SQUARE MILES, FOUND NOTHING ON SATURDAY. THEN ON SUNDAY, A WORKER ON ANOTHER CREW SHIP, CARNIVAL GLORY, SPOTTED THE 33-YEAR-OLD, AND RESCUERS, USING A LIFEBOAT, PULLED THE MAN TO SAFETY ` 21 MILES NORTH OF CUBA. WE SLOWED DOWN, TURNED THE SHIP AROUND AND MANOEUVRED THE CARNIVAL GLORY NEAR WHERE THE PERSON WAS IN THE WATER. A HOTEL STEWARD ABOARD CARNIVAL GLORY REPORTED SEEING A PERSON IN THE WATER, NOTIFYING BRIDGE OFFICERS, THE RESCUE OPERATIONS. A U-TURN AND STARTED HEADING BACK, AND THEN WE NOTICED THAT ALL THE CREW MEMBERS WERE USING BINOCULARS TRYING TO FIND THE CREW MEMBER IN THE OCEAN. THAT RESCUED CREW MEMBER NOW RECOVERING IN STABLE CONDITION. I WAS ON THE LIFEBOAT AND WAS PART OF THE CREW THAT PULLED HIM OUT OF THE WATER. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY IN DISTRESS FROM BEING IN THE WATER FOR SO LONG. IT'S STILL UNCLEAR HOW THE CREW MEMBER WENT OVERBOARD, BUT RESCUERS ARE CALLING HIS RESCUE 'A MIRACLE'. AN ISLAND IN AUCKLAND'S HAURAKI GULF HAS A NOVEL WAY OF GETTING RID OF SOME PESKY AUSSIE INVADERS. THAT'S DEVOURING THE INVADERS AND AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING EGGS TO SOME OF THE CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE. JENNY SUO EXPLAINS. THESE ARE GREAT BARRIER ISLAND'S NEW PROFESSIONAL PEST CONTROLLERS. 200 CHICKENS BROUGHT IN TO PREY ON THE APTLY NAMED AUSTRALIAN PLAGUE SKINK. WE ORIGINALLY STARTED JUST WITH TRAPPING THE SKINKS. A COUPLE OF THE LANDOWNERS, PEOPLE IN COUNCIL, PEOPLE IN DOC HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT CHICKENS ARE REALLY GREAT PREDATORS. THE CHICKENS HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE DECEMBER, AND THEY'RE HUNGRY ` REDUCING THE POPULATION OF ADULT SKINKS IN THE AREA BY AROUND 80%. THE PLAGUE SKINK, OR RAINBOW SKINK, FIRST BECAME A PROBLEM HERE ON GREAT BARRIER ISLAND AROUND FOUR YEARS AGO. THE POPULATION IS PARTICULARLY DENSE ON THIS PART OF THE ISLAND, AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL THINKS THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A WHARF RIGHT DOWN THERE, WITH BOATS COMING IN FROM AUCKLAND DAILY. WE'VE GOT 13 DIFFERENT LIZARD SPECIES, SO THAT'S THE LARGEST DIVERSITY OF LIZARDS IN ANY COMPARABLE LAND AREA. WE'VE ALSO GOT THE CHEVRON SKINK, WHICH IS NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST SKINK AT 30CM. PLAGUE SKINKS ARE KNOWN TO OUT-COMPETE NATIVE LIZARDS IN AREAS WHERE THEY'RE INTRODUCED. SO THE SKINK NUMBERS ARE DOWN, BUT THERE'S AN ABUNDANCE OF SOMETHING ELSE. THEY'RE PRODUCING FROM 100 TO 150 EGGS A DAY. THE ISLAND HAS ITS OWN EGG SUPPLIERS, SO TO AVOID COMPETITION, THE COUNCIL'S TAKING THEM ELSEWHERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE EGGS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE AUCKLAND CITY MISSION'S NOW RECEIVING HUNDREDS OF EGGS WEEKLY, DELIVERED FREE BY SEALINK FERRIES. EXCELLENT. THE MISSION SENDS OFF 400 FOOD PARCELS A WEEK, NOW INCLUDING A DOZEN FREE RANGE ORGANIC EGGS. IT WILL ENABLE US TO ACTUALLY BUY MORE FOOD PARCELS, TO EXTEND IT. LAST YEAR WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 25% ON THE DEMAND FOR FOOD PARCELS. SO WHILE THE CHICKENS EAT, AUCKLAND'S MOST VULNERABLE WILL TOO. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS THE MOST VIOLENT 60 SECONDS IN AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HISTORY. BASKETBALL'S WORLD GOVERNING BODY HAS OPENED DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AUSTRALIA AND THE PHILIPPINES AFTER AN ALL-IN BRAWL ERUPTED AT A WORLD CUP QUALIFYING CLASH. HERE'S GUY HEVELDT. SCARCELY BELIEVABLE SCENES AT THE PHILIPPINES ARENA. IT'S ALL HAPPENING NOW. OH! (CROWD YELLS) AND THIS HAS GOT WILD. BOOMERS GUARD CHRIS GOULDING ELBOWED TO THE FLOOR, WITH DANIEL KICKERT RETALIATING IN BRUTALLY CHEAP FASHION. THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIER EXPLODING INTO AN UGLY BENCH-CLEARING ALL-IN BRAWL. PUNCHES, KICKS, FANS, THE BENCH IS CLEARED. THIS IS OUT OF CONTROL. IT WASN'T JUST PLAYERS COMING FROM ALL ANGLES, WITH FANS RACING DOWN FROM THEIR SEATS TO LAY INTO THE AUSTRALIANS. GOULDING SET UPON. SHANE, I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN ALL MY YEARS COVERING. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ALARMING TO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR PLAYERS IS SURROUNDED BY ABOUT 20 PEOPLE WITH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ALTERCATIONS OCCURRING. SOME BLAME THE BRAWL ON PHILIPPINES COACH CHOT REYES, AFTER THIS COMMENT DURING A TIMEOUT JUST MOMENTS EARLIER. HIT SOMEBODY! BUT HE CLAIMS THE AUSSIES INSTIGATED ALL THE ILL FEELING. WE ABSOLUTELY REFUTE THAT. AFTER LONG DELIBERATIONS AND A BIZARRE ON-COURT SELFIE FOR THE FILIPINOS, A TOTAL OF 13 PLAYERS WERE EJECTED. TO MAKE THINGS EVEN MORE FARCICAL, THE GAME BRIEFLY CONTINUED WITH FIVE ON THREE, BEFORE BEING ABANDONED SOON AFTER. BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA FORCED TO CALL ON ITS EMBASSY STAFF TO ESCORT PLAYERS BACK TO THEIR HOTEL. WE HAD OUR PLAYERS AND OUR TEAM MANAGEMENT AND COACHES IN FEAR OF THEIR PHYSICAL SAFETY. BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA ISN'T RULING OUT LEGAL ACTION, WHILE IT WILL ALSO CONSIDER LOBBYING FOR THE PHILIPPINES TO HAVE THEIR HOSTING RIGHTS FOR THE 2023 WORLD CUP REMOVED. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` HOW THE SORRY FARRAGO WE SHALL CALL WEATHER WILL PLAY OUT IN THE DAYS AHEAD. AND THE GOALS, THE SAVES AND THE ACTING ` SO MUCH ACTING ` AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. THE SPOTLIGHT ON FOOTBALL DOESN'T BURN ANY BRIGHTER THAN WHEN THE WORLD CUP IS ON. BUT FOR ALL THE GOALS AND SKILL, THERE'S ALSO A HEALTHY DOSE OF HOLLYWOOD-WORTHY ACTING. CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. NEYMAR HAS GONE DOWN CLUTCHING AN ANKLE HERE. THERE DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE MUCH CONTACT THERE... THE UGLY SIDE OF THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. HE WENT OVER AS IF HE'D BEEN CLOUTED BY A HEAVYWEIGHT. THE BEST PLAYERS SHOWING THEIR WORST TRAITS. I SUPPOSE YOU ALWAYS GET THAT IN FOOTBALL. AND BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR COUNTRIES, FOR TEAMS, FOR PLAYERS TO DO WELL, THEY'LL PULL ANYTHING OUT OF THEIR REPERTOIRE, REALLY. SO SOMETIMES THE DIVES CAN GIVE THEM A PENALTY, AND THEY'LL GO TO ANY LENGTHS TO WIN. BUT COACHES AND PARENTS HERE FEAR IMPRESSIONABLE YOUNGSTERS MAY BE TEMPTED TO COPY THE BAD HABITS OF THEIR IDOLS. IT'S COMING OUT A LITTLE BIT NOW. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THE WORLD CUP'S ON 24/7, SO THE KIDS ARE SEEING THAT. BUT IT'S A PART OF THE GAME THAT COACHES AND PARENTS NEED TO REMIND THE PLAYERS AND THE KIDS THAT IT'S NOT GREAT, BUT IT'S WHAT THEY SEE ON TV, SO IT'S EASY TO EMULATE. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING UNNOTICED. IN THE NIGERIA-CROATIA GAME, NIGERIA WERE DOING IT A LOT. I THINK EVERYONE SEES, BUT THE REF DOESN'T. I USED TO PLAY RUGBY, AND WE WOULD ALWAYS CRITICISE WHEN THEY FELL DOWN. THE OVER-THE-TOP DIVES RIDICULED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. BRAZIL STAR NEYMAR THE PRIME TARGET FOR MEMES. (LIMP BIZKIT'S 'ROLLIN'') # KEEP ROLLIN', ROLLIN', ROLLIN'... EVEN THE GREAT ERIC CANTONA CALLING HIM OUT. I THINK HE'S THE MOST FOULED PLAYER, SO ON ONE SIDE OF THE COIN, HE GETS FOULED A LOT, AND A LOT OF THOSE ARE GENUINE. IT'S HOPED THE INTRODUCTION OF VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREES CAN HELP STAMP OUT THE PROBLEM. BUT FOR THOSE WHO'VE GOT A TENDENCY TO TUMBLE, A WORD OF PRACTICAL ADVICE. ENSURING LESS BAD ACTING AND MORE GREAT DRAMA AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER. (THIS MORTAL COIL'S 'SONG TO THE SIREN') FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH SOME IMAGES HOT OFF THE PARIS CATWALK FROM ITALIAN DESIGNER GIMBATTISTA VALLI. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JEAN TENG AND ANTONY VLUG CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018