IT'S MIDDAY. TWO SHARK ATTACKS IN THE WHITSUNDAYS IN THE SPACE OF 24 HOURS. A 12-YEAR-OLD UNDERGOES EMERGENCY SURGERY. MINING EXPERTS WORK TO FORMULATE THE SAFEST PLAN INTO PIKE RIVER ` BUT HOW LONG COULD IT REALLY TAKE TO FIND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR? AND THE HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL SAYS THERESA MAY'S BREXIT PLAN WON'T WORK. DOES THE UK HAVE TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT? CAPTIONS BY JAKE EBDALE AND JEAN TENG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018. A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS STILL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SHARK ATTACK IN THE WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS IN AUSTRALIA. THE GIRL, WHO HAS BEEN REPORTED AS HAVING LINKS TO NEW ZEALAND, UNDERWENT EMERGENCY SURGERY AND IS NOW BEING AIRLIFTED TO BRISBANE. IT'S THE SECOND ATTACK TO HAPPEN IN 24 HOURS ON THE SAME BEACH AFTER A WOMAN (46) WAS BADLY BITTEN ON HER LEG. 9 NEWS CORRESPONDENT ALEX BERNHARDT REPORTS. IN THE SAME PLACE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER THE FIRST ATTACK, A GIRL (12) SAVAGED ON THE LEG BY A SHARK. A SHARK-ATTACK MAUL BITE TO THE PATIENT'S THIGH AREA WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOOD LOSS AND SEVERE INJURIES. IT IS VERY, VERY UNLUCKY, AND IT'S EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE. MY HEART GOES OUT TO THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF THESE HORRIBLE SITUATIONS. THE YOUNG GIRL BITTEN AT CID HARBOUR IN THE WHITSUNDAYS WAS AIRLIFTED TO MCKAY HOSPITAL FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY. YESTERDAY'S VICTIM, MOTHER OF TWO JUSTINE BARWICK, WAS ALSO BITTEN ON THE LEG THERE, THE TASMANIAN TOURIST'S LIFE SAVED BY A SERIES OF LUCKY COINCIDENCES ` AN EMERGENCY DOCTOR WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE SAILING IN THE AREA. SHE HAD SEVERE, LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS IN AN EXTREME STATE OF HYPOVOLAEMIC SHOCK WHEN I ARRIVED. AND THE RESCUE HELICOPTER, ALSO NEARBY AND ABLE TO REACH HER JUST IN TIME, THE OPERATION TO GET HER ON BOARD A COMPLEX ONE TAKING 40 MINUTES. WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL, A TRAUMA TEAM WAS READY AND WAITING. VERY SCARED, COLD, IN SHOCK, SO IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. BUT, YEAH, SHE'S VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IN ONE OF THE GREAT HOLIDAY PLAYGROUNDS OF AUSTRALIA, TONIGHT TWO PEOPLE ARE IN HOSPITAL BADLY HURT. AND LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE ARE NERVOUS ABOUT GOING IN THE WATER. THE SEARCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR A MISSING SOUTH OTAGO MAN. IAN MARSHALL, IN HIS 60S, WAS LAST SEEN YESTERDAY MORNING. HE'S BELIEVED TO BE WEARING DARK GREEN OVERALLS AND GUMBOOTS. SEARCH AND RESCUE CREWS WERE FOCUSING ON THE RIVER BANK NEAR CROWN ST IN BALCLUTHA THIS MORNING FOLLOWING AN ALLEGED SIGHTING. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS URGED TO CONTACT POLICE IMMEDIATELY. IN THE SPACE OF 24 HOURS, SEVEN PEOPLE WERE TREATED IN CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL FOR SEVERE SYNTHETIC CANNABIS TOXICITY. OF THOSE PATIENTS, THREE REQUIRED INTENSIVE CARE, PROMPTING HEALTH OFFICIALS TO ISSUE A WARNING. EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALIST PAUL GEE SAYS THERE'S BEEN A NOTICEABLE INCREASE OF PEOPLE TURNING UP WITH SIDE EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF USING THE DRUG. A TWO-WEEK LONG WORKSHOP LOOKING INTO THE RISKS OF RE-ENTERING THE PIKE RIVER MINE IS WRAPPING UP ON THE WEST COAST. THERE ARE THREE OPTIONS ` THE FIRST IS TO GO THROUGH THE CURRENT ENTRANCE; THE SECOND IS THE SAME BUT WITH A LARGE BOREHOLE AS AN ESCAPE; AND THE THIRD IS TO CREATE A NEW TUNNEL FROM UP ON THE HILL FOR VENTILATION AND A SECOND EXIT. ARMY EXPERTISE ALONG WITH AUSTRALASIA'S TOP MINING EXPERTS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO FORMULATE THE SAFEST PLAN THAT WILL BE CHOSEN NEXT MONTH. 1 NEWS REPORTER LISA DAVIES IS IN MAWHERA, GREYMOUTH AND SAYS ALL OPTIONS ON THE TABLE ARE VIABLE AND EXPERTS ARE EXTREMELY CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO RE-ENTER THE MINE. The decision is made by the Minister. They hoping to give a report to him by 31 October. There talking confidently about re-entering the mine. The very early stage of re-entry, it could be next February before they get to the 300 m mark, where no one has been before. THE GOVERNMENT'S BEING CALLED ON TO MEASURE THE TRUE COST TO THE 2500 PEOPLE WRONGFULLY EVICTED FROM THEIR STATE HOMES DUE TO METH CONTAMINATION. ADVOCATES SAY THE COMPENSATION ON OFFER TO 800 OF THOSE PEOPLE IS NOT ENOUGH. ALSO LOOK AT MAYBE IF THEY LOST FURNITURE OR ANY OTHER BELONGINGS. THEY SHOULD BE LOOKING AT REPARATIONS IN THAT SENSE. THE GOVERNMENT'S ALSO BEING ASKED TO WIPE ANY DEBT THE TENANTS FELL INTO AS A RESULT OF THEIR EVICTION. AND NEW LEGISLATION WILL BE WRITTEN FOR HOUSING NEW ZEALAND. HOUSING MINISTER PHIL TWYFORD MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO, SAYING IT AIMS TO FOCUS ON EIGHT NEW SOCIAL OBJECTIVES PROVIDING QUALITY RENTAL HOUSES, LENIENCY TOWARDS PETS AND TAKING A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO DRUG ADDICTION ARE AMONG THE OBJECTIVES. HOUSING NEW ZEALAND WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO RETURN A SURPLUS TO THE GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN TANZANIA FEAR MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE MAY HAVE DROWNED AFTER A FERRY SANK ON LAKE VICTORIA. THE FERRY HAD MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ON BOARD WHEN IT TOOK ON WATER JUST METRES FROM THE DOCK IN THE UKEREWE DISTRICT. 42 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED DEAD. THE HEAD OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL SAYS BRITAIN'S PROPOSED NEW BREXIT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE EU 'WON'T WORK'. THE COMMENTS COME AT AN EU SUMMIT IN SALZBURG WHERE EUROPEAN LEADERS MET TO DISCUSS BREXIT. BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY SAYS SHE HAS CONCERNS OVER THE REMARKS BUT SHE STILL THINKS HER PROPOSALS ARE CREDIBLE. THE BBC'S LAURA KUENSSBERG REPORTS. FOLLOWING HER EVERY MOVE ` EVERY STEP MATTERS. IN THIS SPECTACLE, NEITHER SIDE WANTS TO BUDGE. SHE'D HOPED FOR MORE THAN JOKEY SMALL TALK. THE PRIME MINISTER WANTED AT LEAST A POLITE RECEPTION FOR HER BREXIT COMPROMISE, THE SO-CALLED 'CHEQUERS PLAN'. BUT THEY JUST DON'T LIKE HER IDEA TO KEEP PART OF THE ECONOMY CLOSE TO THE EU AND TO TRY AND PRESERVE THE BORDER BETWEEN IRELAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND AS IT IS. FROM THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR A POLITE REBUFF. SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IS NEEDED. THE FRENCH PRESIDENT SAID THE PROPOSALS WERE NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THOSE WHO SAID BRITAIN COULD LEAVE EASILY WERE LIARS. THEN FROM THE BOSS OF THE EUROPEAN LEADERS CLUB ` FEW WORDS ABOUT A PROMISING START OR INTERESTING IDEA, THE UK PLAN WILL NOT STAND. THE SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION WILL NOT WORK. HOW COULD SHE WALK BACK FROM THAT REJECTION? REMEMBER, MANY OF HER PARTY AT HOME HATE HER BREXIT PLAN TOO. THERESA MAY COULD NOT PRETEND THIS AFTERNOON THAT NOTHING HAD CHANGED. INSTEAD, SHE WAS CROSS AND FRUSTRATED. OUR WHITE PAPER REMAINS THE ONLY SERIOUS AND CREDIBLE PROPOSITION ON THE TABLE. I'M NEGOTIATING, AND I'M NEGOTIATING HARD IN THE INTEREST OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE. YES, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THOSE CONCERNS ARE. THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK TO BE DONE, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO DO A DEAL. MORE HEAT FROM RIVAL VOICES TRYING TO FORCE HER TO DITCH HER PLAN. IT'S LOOKING VERY CLEAR IT CAN BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO DELIVER A CHEQUER STRATEGY THAT WILL MIGHT THEIR REQUIREMENTS. SO IT'S TIME FOR A RESET, TIME FOR A RETHINK. THE PRIME MINISTER CAN'T AND WON'T STEP AWAY FROM HER PROPOSALS YET. BUT THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF DOING THE DEAL TODAY HAS GONE BADLY WRONG. THE WOMAN WHO ACCUSED PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SUPREME COURT NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH OF SEXUAL ASSAULT SAYS SHE'S PREPARED TO TESTIFY NEXT WEEK. CHRISTINE BLASLEY FORD SAYS SHE WILL GIVE EVIDENCE AS LONG AS SENATORS OFFER TERMS THAT ARE FAIR AND WHICH ENSURE HER SAFETY. THE ABC'S MARY BRUCE IS IN WASHINGTON WITH THIS. TONIGHT, CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD SAYS SHE IS WILLING TO TELL THE SENATE THAT SUPREME COURT NOMINEE BRETT KAVANAUGH SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER. IN AN EMAIL TO THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, FORD'S LAWYER WROTE ` FORD AND HER CHILDREN HAVE BEEN... HER LAWYER SAYS SHE IS WILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS NEXT WEEK, BUT... THE OFFICE OF REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN CHUCK GRASSLEY IS WELCOMING THE NEW OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION. GRASSLEY HAS SAID FORD COULD APPEAR PUBLICALLY OR PRIVATELY. BUT REPUBLICANS REFUSED FORD'S INITIAL DEMAND FOR AN FBI INVESTIGATION. FORD'S LAWYER SAYS THAT INVESTIGATION IS STILL HER STRONG PREFERENCE BUT SHE'S NO LONGER INSISTING ON IT. EARLIER IN THE DAY, DEMOCRATIC SENATORS USED FORD TO STAND HER GROUND. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO START THAT INVESTIGATION RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY DON'T SEEM WILLING TO. IF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SPEAK OUT LOUD ENOUGH ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS TO THEM, THEY MIGHT CHANGE THEIR MINDS. AND IF THEY DON'T? THEY SHOULD CHANGE THEIR MINDS. (CROWD CHEERS) THIS HIGH-STAKES POLITICAL BATTLE IS PLAYING OUT WITH THE CRITICAL MID-TERM ELECTIONS JUST WEEKS AWAY. LAWMAKERS KEENLY AWAY THEIR CONSTITUENTS ARE WATCHING WHAT THEY SAY AND HOW THEY VOTE. AND TONIGHT SOME REPUBLICANS ARE BEING SLAMMED AS 'TONE DEAF'. DEAN HELLER OF NEVADA DEFENDED KAVANAUGH, REFERRING TO THE SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS AS 'A LITTLE HICCUP'. AND IN SOUTH CAROLINA, REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN RALPH NORMAN IS TURNING THE DEBATE INTO A JOKE. DID YOU ALL HEAR THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS FROM THE KAVANAUGH HEARINGS? RUTH BADER GINSBERG CAME OUT THAT SHE WAS GROPED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE PILOT FORGETS TO PRESSURISE THE CABIN OF A PASSENGER AIRLINER? 'IT'S MORE INTERESTING WITH SOMETHING ON IT' ` THE UK MOVES TO BAN GAMBLING ADS DURING LIVE SPORTS. AND LOOK WHO'S ON THE PROWL AT THE PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP ` TIGER WOODS CHARGES TO THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. MORE THAN 30 PASSENGERS ON A JET AIRWAYS FLIGHT FROM INDIA HAVE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AFTER PILOTS FORGOT TO TURN ON CABIN PRESSURE. THE FLIGHT WAS FORCED TO TURN BACK SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF WITH PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM BLEEDING NOSES AND EARS. THE AVIATION MINISTRY SAID THE COCKPIT CREW HAS BEEN TAKEN OFF DUTY WHILE THEY INVESTIGATE. MODERN KIWI TEENS ARE LESS FIT AND WEIGH MORE THAN THEIR PARENTS DID AT THE SAME AGE. DUNEDIN RESEARCHERS FOUND A 25% DECLINE IN FITNESS FOR GIRLS COMPARED TO THEIR MOTHERS, AND A 15% DROP IN BOYS' FITNESS COMPARED TO THEIR FATHERS. ONE OF THOSE BEHIND THE STUDY SAYS GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IS NEEDED. WHEN PEOPLE WERE SMOKING AND PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT HOW DO WE STOP PEOPLE SMOKING, THERE WERE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT AND TOP-DOWN INITIATIVES THAT REDUCED SMOKING RATES TO LOWER LEVELS NOW THAN THEY USED TO BE. AND I THINK WE NEED THAT SORT OF THING TO HELP COMBAT THE INACTIVITY. PEOPLE WHO VISITED BRITISH LANDMARK STONEHENGE AS CHILDREN ARE BEING ASKED TO RECREATE THE SAME PHOTO DECADES LATER. IT'S TO CELEBRATE A HUNDRED YEARS SINCE STONEHENGE WAS GIFTED TO THE NATION. THE NEOLITHIC SITE WAS DONATED BY A LOCAL LAWYER WHO'D BOUGHT IT AT AN AUCTION IN 1915. THE BBC'S DUNCAN KENNEDY WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. HE'S GOT ONE. SHE'S GETTING HERS. AND SHE'S NOT LEAVING WITHOUT ONE. PHOTOGRAPHS ` MILLIONS OF THEM ` TAKEN OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY MONUMENT. AND NOW THIS MONUMENT WANTS YOURS. BOB HEYHOE CAME AS A TEENAGER IN 1960 AND RETURNED AGAIN THIS YEAR TO THE EXACT SAME SPOT; SUE LANE WAS JUST 4 WHEN SHE WALKED AMONG THE STONES IN 1966... AND ALSO CAME BACK TO THE SAME PLACE; WHILST JANE VALENDER WAS A LITTLE GIRL IN THE LATE 1960S ON A VISIT FROM BRISTOL, AND TODAY SHE CAME BACK IN PERSON AS WELL TO THE VERY SAME STONE, ALL TO JOIN A NEW PROJECT SHARING PERSONAL MEMORIES OF STONEHENGE, 100 YEARS AFTER THE SITE WAS GIFTED TO THE NATION. THE PROJECT WANTS ANY PHOTO FROM ANY ONE FROM ANYWHERE AT STONEHENGE. STONEHENGE HAS ABOUT 1.5 MILLION TOURISTS A YEAR, AND EVERYBODY TAKES A PHOTOGRAPH. WITH THIS NEW PROJECT, IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW OLD THE PHOTOGRAPH IS OR WHETHER THE PICTURE IS BLACK-AND-WHITE OR COLOUR, THE AIM REMAINS THE SAME ` TO PERSONALISE THIS ANCIENT MONUMENT. A DIGITAL PHOTO ALBUM IS A GREAT WAY TO CREATE ALMOST A NATIONAL PHOTO ALBUM OF STONEHENGE. ARCHAEOLOGY MEETS PHOTOGRAPHY IN A UNIQUE DIGITAL ALBUM SET IN STONE. A TOTAL BAN ON GAMBLING ADVERTISEMENTS DURING LIVE SPORTING EVENTS IS BEING PROPOSED BY THE UK'S LABOUR PARTY. THE PARTY SAYS PROBLEM GAMBLING HAS BECOME A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND THIS WOULD HELP COMBAT ADDICTION. THE BBC'S RICHARD CONWAY HAS THE DETAILS. YOU CAN WATCH IT AND YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN IT. IT MATTERS MORE WHEN THERE'S MONEY ON IT ` THAT'S THE MESSAGE GAMBLING COMPANIES OFTEN SELL TO VIEWERS OF LIVE SPORT. BUT LABOUR ARE CONCERNED PROBLEM GAMBLING HAS BECOME A HEALTH EMERGENCY AND ARE PLEDGING LIMITS ON WHEN ADS CAN BE SHOWN DURING SPORTING EVENTS. THE PARTY ALSO WANTS TO INTRODUCE A MANDATORY LEVY TO FUND TREATMENT FOR ADDICTS AND STOP BETTING VIA CREDIT CARDS. ADAM BRADFORD'S FATHER WENT TO PRISON AFTER STEALING OVER �50,000 TO FUND HIS GAMBLING HABIT AND BELIEVES THE PROPOSALS ARE MUCH NEEDED. IF MEASURES LIKE THIS WERE IN PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN MY DAD WAS AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS GAMBLING ADDICTION, WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE POSITION WE'RE IN NOW. HE USED CREDIT CARDS; HE WAS SUCKED IN BY THE ADVERTS, THE FREE BETS. EVERY SPORTS GAME, THE BETTING WAS THERE. THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE CRITICISED LABOUR FOR LIBERALISING THE GAMBLING MARKET WHEN IT WAS IN POWER, WHICH INCLUDED ALLOWING TV COMMERCIALS. WHY DON'T YOU PUT A FEW QUID ON IT? I AM GOING TO. I'M GONNA HAVE A CHEEKY PUNT. AND THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY BELIEVES CHANGE IS UNNECESSARY. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THOSE STRICT RULES IN PLACE, IN FACT, PROBABLY THE STRICTEST RULES OF ANY ADVERTISING SECTOR. ADVERTISING FOR GAMBLING IS OVERSEEN BY THE GAMBLING COMMISSION AND THE ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY. IT'S SUBJECT TO CONSTANT REVIEW. SPORT, PARTICULARLY FOOTBALL, HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY RELIANT ON REVENUE FROM GAMBLING COMPANIES IN RECENT YEARS. THIS SEASON, ALMOST 60% OF CLUBS IN ENGLAND'S TOP TWO DIVISIONS HAVE THE NAMES OF BOOKMAKERS ON THEIR SHIRTS. AND WE SEE EVERYTHING. FOR NOW, THE ADS WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL. AND WE GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY. BUT THE ISSUE OF BETTING ADVERTISING AROUND SPORT IS NOW FIRMLY PART OF A WIDER POLITICAL DEBATE. AND NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAVE SECURED THE FUTURES OF STAR SIBLINGS RIEKO AND AKIRA IOANE WITH LONG-TERM DEALS. RIEKO (21) HAS SIGNED ON UNTIL 2022 AS HE CONTINUES TO BECOME A KEY ATTACK WEAPON FOR THE ALL BLACKS. THE BLUES SPEEDSTER'S 18 TRIES IN AS MANY TESTS HAS ALREADY SEEN HIM BILLED AS RUGBY'S TOP WINGER. MEANWHILE, OLDER BROTHER AKIRA'S EXTENDED HIS CONTRACT FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS. THE JAPANESE-BORN LOOSE FORWARD EARNED CALL-UPS TO ALL BLACKS TRAINING CAMPS BUT HAS YET TO EARN A TEST CAP. ANOTHER SCINTILLATING OPENING ROUND HAS PUT TIGER WOODS IN A SHARE OF THE LEAD AT THE PGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP IN ATLANTA. THE FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONE SENT FANS INTO A MELTDOWN AS HE ROLLED BACK THE CLOCK ON THE FINAL HOLE. OH, THIS LOOKS GOOD. THERE'S THE CO-LEADER. (CHEERING) CLOSING WITH AN EAGLE. THE AMERICAN FINISHED THE DAY AT FIVE-UNDER ALONG WITH COMPATRIOT RICKIE FOWLER. WITH THE QUAD SERIES ON THE LINE, THE SILVER FERNS ARE PLANNING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S CLASH WITH AUSTRALIA. THE KIWIS ARE PREPARING FOR THEIR FINAL MATCH OF THE SERIES IN MELBOURNE AND THEIR FIRST TEST AGAINST THE DIAMONDS UNDER NEW COACH NOELINE TAURUA. THE CRONULLA SHARKS HAVE SUFFERED A MAJOR BLOW AHEAD OF TONIGHT'S SEMI-FINAL AGAINST MELBOURNE. SKIPPER PAUL GALLEN'S FAILED TO RECOVER IN TIME FROM A SHOULDER INJURY AS THE BITTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES INTENSIFIES BEFORE KICK OFF. CHANNEL NINE'S ROB CANNING REPORTS. HIS SHOULDER MIGHT BE BUSTED, BUT PAUL GALLEN'S SIDE STEP'S WORKING A TREAT. HOW'S THE SHOULDER, GAL? IN NO MOOD TO TALK, BECAUSE THE NEWS IS NO GOOD. YEAH, HE'S AGAINST THE ODDS. GALLEN PARTIALLY TRAINED WITH THE SHARKS THIS MORNING IN THE CLOSED SESSION, WHERE HE DID SOME CONTACT WORK. YEAH, I DID SEE HIM MAKE A FEW TACKLES ON THE PAD. OFFLOADING TEAM BAGS, GALLEN HAD MUCH IMPROVED MOVEMENT. PUBLICALLY, THE SHARKS SAY THEY'RE GIVING GALLEN UP UNTIL GAME TIME. BUT NINE NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE 37-YEAR-OLD HAS A LINE THROUGH HIS NAME AND THE COACH'S WORDING SAID AS MUCH. HE'S OUR FORWARD LEADER, SO TO BE WITHOUT HIM, IT'S A MASSIVE LOSS. BUT SOMEONE'S GONNA COME IN, AND AS YOU'VE SEEN PREVIOUSLY WHERE SOMEONE WILL STAND UP AND DO THE JOB. WITH GALLEN OUT, LUKE LEWIS WILL CAPTAIN THE SIDE IN WHAT COULD BE HIS FINAL NRL MATCH. WHEN I TOLD HIM HE WAS CAPTAIN TOMORROW, HE WAS REALLY CHUFFED ABOUT IT AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT AND REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. THE SHARKS AND STORM ARE ONE OF RUGBY LEAGUE'S GREAT MODERN RIVALRIES, AND MELBOURNE COACH CRAIG BELLAMY WAS THROWING FUEL ON THAT FIRE TODAY. IT'S OBVIOUS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE GRUBS AND THEY'RE HOLIER-THAN-THOU. THEY'RE SQUEAKY CLEAN SHARKS. PLEASE, GIVE ME A BREAK. I RESPECT CRAIG AS A COACH AND WE WOULDN'T BE GOING DOWN THOSE TACTICS, SO. HE SAID YOU THINK THAT THEY'RE GRUBS. IS THAT THE CASE? WELL, WHO SAID THAT? IT DEFINITELY DIDN'T COME FROM ME. ARSENAL HAVE OPENED THEIR EUROPA LEAGUE CAMPAIGN WITH A COMPREHENSIVE 4-2 HOME VICTORY. THE GUNNERS' ATTACKING ARTILERY ON FIRE AS THE LONDONERS TORE THEIR UKRANIAN RIVALS APART. AND HERE'S AUBAMEYANG. AND THAT'S BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED. HE'S ENJOYING HIMSELF NOW. ARSENAL'S PREMIER LEAGUE RIVALS, CHELSEA, GOT OFF TO AN EARLY FLYER IN GREECE. STRONG RUN, THIS, FROM ROSS BARKLEY AND HE'S GOT WILLIAM THERE! AND WILLIAM SCORES. BUT THAT'S AS GOOD AS IT GOT FOR THE BLUES, WHO SCRAPPED HOME WITH A 1-0 WIN. THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY HAS ENDED RUSSIA'S THREE-YEAR BAN OVER ALLEGED RUSSIAN STATE-SPONSORED ATHLETE DOPING, PAVING THE WAY FOR A RETURN TO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. THE DECISION'S BEEN HEAVILY CRITICISED, WITH A LAWYER FOR ONE WHISTLE BLOWER CALLING IT 'THE GREATEST TREACHERY AGAINST CLEAN ATHLETES IN HISTORY.' THE BBC'S DAN ROAN HAS THE STORY. ANNOUNCER: OLYMPIC ATHLETE FROM RUSSIA. IT'S BEEN A COUNTRY IN SPORTING EXILE ` RUSSIAN ATHLETES FORCED TO COMPETE AS NEUTRALS IN EVENTS LIKE THE WINTER OLYMPICS, PUNISHMENT FOR A DOPING SCANDAL LIKE NO OTHER. BUT TODAY, HERE IN THE SEYCHELLES, WADA DEFIED AN OUTCRY FROM ATHLETES AND LIFTED A THREE-YEAR-LONG SUSPENSION. WE ARE IN A STRONGER POSITION, AND WE MOVE FORWARD. AND I SINCERELY HOPE AND I FULLY EXPECT THE RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES TO FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATIONS. EXPOSED BY CHEATING MASTERMIND TURNED WHISTLE-BLOWER DR GRIGORY RODCHENKOV, THE FORMER HEAD OF MOSCOW'S ANTI-DOPING LAB, RUSSIA WAS ACCUSED OF A STATE-SPONSORED CONSPIRACY THAT BENEFITED A THOUSAND ATHLETES AND SABOTAGED EVENTS LIKE LONDON 2012. WADA SAYS RUSSIA MUST HAND OVER DATA FROM ITS MOSCOW LAB BY THE END OF THE YEAR OR IT'LL BE SUSPENDED AGAIN. BUT AFTER THIS LETTER, OBTAINED BY THE BBC, SHOWED HOW WADA OFFERED A SECRET COMPROMISE DEAL TO RUSSIA OVER KEY REINSTATEMENT CRITERIA, WADA'S DECISION TODAY HAS BEEN CONDEMNED BY ATHLETES. WADA'S DEAL HAS ALSO DISMAYED MANY IN THE ANTI-DOPING COMMUNITY. RUSSIA WON'T ADMIT THE SCANDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE STATE, BUT INSISTS IT NOW CAN BE TRUSTED. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) TRANSLATOR: THIS IS A FIRST STEP ` THE IMPORTANT ONE. TO ENTER COMPETITIONS. MOREOVER, IT OPENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID FOR SPORTING EVENTS TO COME TO RUSSIA. TODAY RAISES THE PROSPECT OF RUSSIA'S READMISSION TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMMUNITY ` THE FEAR THAT IT'S ALSO DONE LASTING DAMAGE TO WADA'S CREDIBILITY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST LET'S LOOK AT OUR TOP STORIES. A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL IS STILL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER A SECOND SHARK ATTACK IN AUSTRALIA. AND MINING EXPERTS SAY ALL THREE PIKE RIVER RE-ENTRY OPTIONS ARE VIABLE AND THEY'RE CONFIDENT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO ENTER THE MINE. KIWI ARTISTS ALDOUS HARDING AND MARLON WILLIAMS PLAY OUT YOUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WEATHER. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE'S HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY THE ONE NEWS HOUR AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON AND HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND. CAPTIONS BY JAKE EBDALE AND JEAN TENG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.