TONIGHT ` THE WAGGING WARNING THAT SPARKED A MASS STUDENT WALKOUT ` WAS IT VALID OR WAS IT SCAREMONGERING? AND PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN'S HIGH-PROFILE VISIT TO THE UNITED NATIONS, AND THE CONTROVERSY SHE IS KEEN TO AVOID. AND BACK IN WINNING FORM ` TIGER'S COMEBACK SEES UNPRECEDENTED SCENES ON THE FAIRWAY, WITH THE GOLFER SURROUNDED BY SPECTATORS. CAPTIONS BY STARSHA SAMARASINGHE AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018 A PRINCIPAL'S SCHOOL ASSEMBLY RANT ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TRUANCY HAS SPARKED A WALKOUT OF MORE THAN 100 STUDENTS AT A HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. FRASER HIGH'S HEAD WAS WARNING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF WAGGING, BUT NOW THE ISSUE IS DIVIDING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY. SAM KELWAY EXPLAINS. SKIPPING CLASS TO STAGE A PROTEST OVER A WAGGING WARNING. SOME PEOPLE LEFT THAT ASSEMBLY IN TEARS BECAUSE THEY WERE DISGUSTED BY WHAT SHE SAID. THE 'SHE' IS FRASER HIGH PRINCIPAL VIRGINIA CRAWFORD, WHO TOLD STUDENTS THAT TRUANTS END UP BEING STATISTICS OF THE WORST KIND. THIS SPEECH PROMPTING NOT ONLY PROTEST BUT DEBATE. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS PROTESTING ABOUT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE WAY SHE SAID IT? GIRL: IT'S TRUE, THOUGH. WHAT SHE SAID. GO. ARGUE. WHAT? THE WAY SHE SAID WHAT? SENIOR STUDENTS ARGUING THEIR PRINCIPAL'S COMMENTS HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT. SHE'S SAYING IF WE MAKE LITTLE BAD DECISIONS AS WAGGING, LIKE, RIGHT NOW, IMAGINE THE EFFECT OF BAD DECISIONS WE MAKE IN OUR FUTURE. BUT THOSE WHO WORK WITH RAPE VICTIMS SAY WHILE THE WARNING MIGHT'VE BEEN WELL-INTENTIONED, IT WAS ALSO SCAREMONGERING AND COULD'VE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MOVE PAST THIS ENDLESS WAY OF BLAMING VICTIMS. IF SOMEONE SEXUALLY ASSAULTS YOU, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHERE YOU WERE, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE DOING, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE WEARING. IT'S ABOUT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO CAUSE YOU HARM. VIRGINIA CRAWFORD WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT, BUT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAID THE SCHOOL WAS OPERATING AS NORMAL AND ASKED MEDIA TO BE SENSITIVE AS IT'S A BUSY TIME OF YEAR FOR ITS STUDENTS. STUDENTS SAY THE PRINCIPAL HAS APOLOGISED IN AN EMAIL, BUT HER SPEECH WASN'T SUITABLE AND HAS LEFT SOME FEELING LIKE LOSERS. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. BESIEGED LAW FIRM RUSSEL MCVEAGH'S INVESTIGATING ALLEGATIONS A TOP STAFFER MADE INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS AT A CLIENT EVENT. A COMPLAINT'S BEEN LAID WITH THE FIRM, CLAIMING THE PARTNER WHO MADE THE COMMENTS HAD BEEN DRINKING. THE LATEST ALLEGATIONS FOLLOW A REPORT INTO THE LAW FIRM, WHICH UNCOVERED A CULTURE OF 'EXCESSIVE DRINKING' AND AT TIMES INVOLVING 'SEXUALLY INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR'. THE PARTNER'S BEEN STOOD DOWN WHILE THE INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE. TO OUR PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO NEW YORK AND WHAT'S BEEN SEEN AS A PIVOTAL MOMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. JACINDA ARDERN'S ALREADY ATTRACTING A LOT OF ATTENTION HERSELF, BUT SHE'S KEEN TO AVOID ANY CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING DONALD TRUMP. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT HAS MORE. BEHIND THE FORMALITY AND THE PROTOCOL, THERE ARE REAL TENSIONS SIMMERING HERE AT THE UN. PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN SAYING TODAY SHE SHARES SECRETARY GENERAL ANTONIO GUTTERRES'S VIEW THAT THE INSTITUTION IS UNDER ATTACK. I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY BEING CHALLENGED, AND NOW IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE IMPORTANCE OF A MULTILATERAL APPROACH. BUT NO ONE HERE REALLY WANTS TO NAME THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. IS PRESIDENT TRUMP ONE OF THOSE CHALLENGES? I WOULDN'T RULE OUT OR IN ANY PARTICULAR COUNTRY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF AREAS WHERE WE'VE SEEN MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS CHALLENGED. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER CLEARLY HAS A STRATEGY. SHE'S HERE TO TALK ABOUT PROMOTING MULTILATERALISM, NEW ZEALAND VALUES AND TRADE, AND AVOID GETTING TANGLED UP IN ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY SURROUND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THE PRESIDENT, WHO ARRIVED INTO NEW YORK THIS EVENING, IS AGAIN EXPECTED TO DOMINATE PROCEEDINGS, AND TIPPED TO TAKE AIM AT IRAN DURING HIS ADDRESS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL. IT'S UNLIKELY, THOUGH, THAT HE AND ARDERN WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET. I'M NOT ANTICIPATING HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY. IF I DO, MORE THAN LIKELY I'D MENTION OUR INTERESTS, WHICH WOULD NATURALLY FALL TO ISSUES OF TRADE. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER IS IN HOT DEMAND. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ` PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN. MAKING STAR TURNS AT EVENTS ALL OVER TOWN, TALKING ABOUT CHILD POVERTY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CLIMATE WEEK, AND OF COURSE, NEVE, WHO'S ALSO MADE THE TRIP. CAN I JUST SAY BABY'S OUT THE BACK. WE'VE ACTUALLY JUST SEEN THE LITTLE ONE, AND IT'S SO EXCITING THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND HE'S SO PEACEFUL. IT'S JUST, LIKE, SUPER AMAZING. WASN'T AT 3.30 THIS MORNING. (LAUGHS) OH MY. ARDERN'S ALSO APPEARING ON THE TODAY SHOW, CNN, AND THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING THE AMERICAN MEDIA TO ASK YOU? I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA. IF YOU HAVE AN INSIGHT, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. I'M JUST GOING PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. A GOOD APPROACH TO TAKE, PERHAPS, TO THE ENTIRE WEEK. IT SENT CHILDREN TO HOSPITAL, AND LED NEIGHBOURS TO FALL ILL. NOW THE MYSTERIOUS SOURCE OF A MASS HEALTH SCARE AT A WAIRARAPA SCHOOL LAST WEEK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. POLICE SAY A MUSHROOM COMPOST HEAP WAS TO BLAME. MEI HERON WITH MORE. IT LOOKS HARMLESS ENOUGH, BUT THIS PILE OF COMPOST IS TO BLAME FOR MAKING CHILDREN SICK, FORCING AN ENTIRE SCHOOL INTO LOCKDOWN. POLICE HOVERING TODAY AS ANXIOUS FAMILIES RETURNED. I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE SCARED TO COME IN THIS MORNING AND BRING MY DAUGHTER INTO SCHOOL. THAT'S WHY I'M COMING IN WITH HER THIS MORNING, TO MAKE SURE IT'S A-OK IN THERE. I WAS A BIT APPREHENSIVE AFTER WHAT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY. MORE THAN 100 CHILDREN HAD TO BE DECONTAMINATED AND 10 SENT TO HOSPITAL, NAUSEOUS AND VOMITING. POLICE NOW CONFIDENT THEY NOW KNOW WHY. THE PROCESS FOR COMPOST IS TO HEAT IT UP TO 80 DEGREES CELSIUS. WHEN THAT OCCURS WITH THE OTHER MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITHIN THAT COMPOST, THAT CREATES A SULPHUR SMELL. ILLYA MCLELLAN ORDERED THE COMPOST FOR HIS VEGE GARDEN. HIS DAUGHTER'S A PUPIL AT SOUTH END SCHOOL. YOU KNOW, SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE SHOWER, AND THEN WE WERE WALKING UP THE DRIVEWAY, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF` AND I SAW THE COMPOST AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, 'IMAGINE IF IT WAS THAT COMPOST.' WHEN THE COMPOST WAS FIRST ORIGINALLY DELIVERED, IT WAS ABOUT THIS HIGH. BUT IT'S NOW BEEN FLATTENED TO REDUCE THE SMELL. BUT IT'S ONLY A FEW METRES AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL, AND IN FACT, MOST OF THE KIDS THAT GOT SICK WERE PLAYING ON THAT PLAYGROUND THERE JUST THROUGH THE METAL FENCE. THE KEEN GARDENER'S BROUGHT HIS MUSHROOM COMPOST FROM THE SAME PLACE BEFORE WITHOUT PROBLEMS. BUT HE SAYS IT DOES HAVE A STRONG SMELL. NEIGHBOURS ALSO FALLING ILL ON FRIDAY. JUST ABOUT EVERY SECOND HOUSE OR SO, SOMEONE WAS SICK OR SOMEONE GOT THE EFFECTS OF IT. THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY THE COMPOST WAS HANDLED INCORRECTLY. THERE'S THE NORMAL PROCESSES. AS I SAY, THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS. THERE ARE NO ONGOING HEALTH RISKS FOR THE CHILDREN WHO GOT SICK. A RELIEF, YEAH, AND A RELIEF THAT NO ONE IS GOING TO HAVE ONGOING REPERCUSSIONS FROM THIS. BUT POLICE ARE WORKING WITH THE SUPPLIER TO MAKE SURE SAFETY PROCESSES ARE FOLLOWED. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS IT WAS AN EMOTIONAL COMEBACK FOR ONE OF GOLF'S GREATEST. TIGER WOODS FIGHTING BACK TEARS AS HE WON HIS FIRST TOURNAMENT IN FIVE YEARS. IT'S BEEN A MAJOR MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB FOR THE SPORTSMAN WHO'S BATTLED INJURY AND SEVERAL PERSONAL SCANDALS. CHANNEL 9'S CLINT STANAWAY HAS MORE. IT'S BEEN 1876 DAYS SINCE TIGER WOODS HAS BEEN ABLE TO STRIDE UP THE 18TH A WINNER. AND HAVE WE EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN GOLF? WELL, LOOK AT THIS SCENE! THE COMEBACK KING SWAMPED BY A MASS OF ADORING FANS ` THOUSANDS OF THEM CLAMBERING TO WITNESS ONE OF SPORT'S GREAT REVIVALS. WOW, THIS IS SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN. EVENTUALLY, THE CROWD HUSHED FOR LONG ENOUGH FOR TIGER TO FINISH THE JOB. WE THOUGHT WE'D NEVER SEE IT! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AND I DON'T BELIEVE HE THOUGHT EITHER. IN THE FIVE YEARS SINCE HIS LAST TOUR WIN, TIGER'S BEEN WRITTEN OFF AGAIN AND AGAIN. PHYSICALLY, A CRIPPLING BACK INJURY THREATENED TO RUIN HIS CAREER. A DRINK-DRIVE ARREST BOUGHT WITH IT IMMENSE EMBARRASSMENT AND SHAME, SO TOO A STRING OF PERSONAL SCANDALS. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY ` TIGER HAS A NEW PARTNER AND A NEW LEGION OF ADORING FANS. HE IS VERY MUCH A CHAMPION REBORN. I WAS HAVING A HARD TIME NOT CRYING COMING UP THE LAST HOLE, YOU KNOW? I SAID, 'HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I COULD STILL BLADE THIS THING 'OUT OF BOUNDS, SO JUST TO SUCK IT UP AND HIT SOME SHOTS HERE.' THE MAGNITUDE OF HIS WIN ONLY SINKING IN ONCE TIGER GOT HIS HANDS ON THE TROPHY ` A BREAKTHROUGH THAT COULD WELL TRIGGER ANOTHER MAGICAL RUN. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE I PULLED THIS OFF AFTER WHAT THE SEASON'S GONE THROUGH AND... (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IT'S BEEN... IT'S BEEN TOUGH. A TRAIN HAS DERAILED WHILE CROSSING A RIVER IN IOWA IN THE UNITED STATES. 38 CARRIAGES CARRYING SAND AND SOYBEANS TOPPLED OVER WHILE TRAVELLING FROM NEBRASKA TO MINNESOTA. AUTHORITIES ARE STILL TRYING TO WORK OUT WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. NEW ZEALAND STRAWBERRY GROWERS ARE URGING FRUIT LOVERS TO KEEP SUPPORTING THE LOCAL INDUSTRY, AS THE STRAWBERRY SPIKING SCANDAL SPREADS. ONE NEEDLE'S BEEN FOUND IN A STRAWBERRY PUNNET IN AUCKLAND, BUT AS KATIE BRADFORD REPORTS, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS EVERY PRECAUTION'S BEING TAKEN. KIWI STRAWBERRIES ` PACKED AND READY TO BE DEVOURED. BUT GROWERS HERE ARE DEVASTATED TO HEAR AUSTRALIA'S STRAWBERRY SPIKING SCANDAL HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE DITCH. IT'S JUST A DUMB THING TO DO, AND IT DESTROYS PEOPLE'S INCOMES FROM THE STAFF UP TO THE TOP. ALL AUSTRALIAN STRAWBERRIES ARE FACING EXTRA SCREENING. SOME BRANDS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE SHELVES AFTER MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN AUSTRALIA OF NEEDLES FOUND IN STRAWBERRIES. NEW ZEALAND POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING ONE INCIDENT HERE, WORKING WITH THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES MINISTRY. SO WE ARE PROVIDING POLICE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT PATTERNS OF TRADE AND PUTTING THEM IN CONTACT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE, SUPPORTING THEM WITH INFORMATION. BUT THE CONCERN IS THAT COPYCATS ARE TO BLAME. I HOPE NO NEW ZEALANDERS ARE STUPID ENOUGH OR SICK ENOUGH TO COPY AUSTRALIANS IN THIS SITUATION. I THINK NEW ZEALANDERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONSUME NZ STRAWBERRIES WITH CONFIDENCE. THE MINISTRY INSISTS WE HAVE A SAFE FOOD SUPPLY. WE ARE JUST ADVISING CONSUMERS TO KEEP AN EYE OUT IF THERE IS ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS OF METAL DETECTORS, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS. THERE'S LOT OF PROCESSES THAT GO FROM HERE. IT IS AN AUSTRALIAN PROBLEM, NOT A NEW ZEALAND PROBLEM. THE TWO MAJOR SUPERMARKET CHAINS, PROGRESSIVES AND FOODSTUFFS, DID NOT WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA TODAY. PROGRESSIVES, WHICH OWNS COUNTDOWN, SAYS THEY'VE ONLY HAD THAT ONE INCIDENT WHERE A NEEDLE WAS FOUND IN A STRAWBERRY PUNNET. THEY WAY ANYONE WHO BOUGHT THE AFFECTED AUSTRALIAN BRAND ` CHOICE ` CAN RETURN IT TO STORES. THE MAIN THING IS TO GET OUT THERE AND EAT NEW ZEALAND STRAWBERRIES. WE ARE ALL DOING OUR BEST TO MAKE IT SAFE. THE NEW ZEALAND SEASON IS STILL A WEEK OR TWO AWAY, BUT GROWERS HERE CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUR FRUIT ON THE SHELVES. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. PLANS TO RENAME VICTORIA UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY. THE UNIVERSITY'S COUNCIL SIGNED OFF THE MOVE TODAY, ARGUING THE INSTITUTION IS CONFUSED WITH THOSE OF THE SAME NAME AROUND THE WORLD, COSTING THE UNIVERSITY IN BRANDING, MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION. BUT THE NAME CHANGE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSED BY PAST AND PRESENT STUDENTS. STUDENTS ARE ABSOLUTELY FEELING THEIR SAY IS NOT BEING HEARD BY THE UNIVERSITY ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I THINK IT REALLY REFLECTS ON THE WAY THE CONSULTATION PROCESS WAS DONE. THE NAME CHANGE IS NOW SENT TO THE EDUCATION MINISTER FOR FINAL APPROVAL. BROADCASTING LEGEND MERV SMITH HAS DIED. THE FORMER RADIO HOST WAS IN HIS MID-80s. HE DOMINATED THE AIRWAVES ON 1ZB'S BREAKFAST SHOW FOR OVER 25 YEARS, FROM 1961 UNTIL PAUL HOLMES STARTED THE NEWSTALK FORMAT IN 1987. HE THEN WORKED ON PRIVATELY OWNED RADIO-i. THE BROADCASTER SPENT HIS RETIREMENT PURSUING HIS PASSION FOR TRAINS, RUNNING HIS OWN STORE, MERV SMITH HOBBIES, IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF NEWMARKET. AN AUSTRALIAN LED RESCUE OPERATION IN THE REMOTE INDIAN OCEAN HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL THIS EVENING. SOLO SAILOR ABYLASH TOMMIE WAS TAKING PART IN A ROUND THE WORLD RACE WHEN A POWERFUL STORM SMASHED HIS YACHT 3500KM FROM PERTH. HE SERIOUSLY INJURED HIS BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE AREAS ON THE PLANET. ALMOST EQUIDISTANT FROM ANY OF THE SEARCH AND RESCUE FACILITIES, SO THE FACT WE'VE GOT SOMETHING THERE IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. A FRENCH PATROL BOAT ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RECOVER THE SAILOR FROM HIS YACHT. TONIGHT, THE COUNTRY'S TOP AWARDS CEREMONY, THIS TIME JUST FOR WOMEN ` HONOURING THEIR SERVICE FOR THE RIGHTS OF SEX WORKERS, EQUAL PAY, SCIENCE, AND FOOD. IT'S ALL PART OF THE CELEBRATIONS FOR THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE BEING HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. MICHAEL CROPP REPORTS. A SPECIAL ALL-WOMEN CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FORMALLY AWARDING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS. TOP OF THE LIST... DAME CATHERINE HEALY OF LOWER HUTT FOR SERVICES TO THE RIGHTS OF SEX WORKERS. DAME CATHERINE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PROSTITUTES COLLECTIVE IN THE '80S, AND SAYS THIS RECOGNITION MEANS THE WORLD. A SENSE OF BEING BROUGHT IN TO THE FOLD, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS REALLY IMPORTANT ` THAT SENSE OF BELONGING WITH OTHER WOMEN. SHE LED THE SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TO LEGALISE PROSTITUTION, TAKING IT OUT OF THE SHADOWS AND SAVING LIVES. WHEN I WAS A SEX WORKER, I WAS ARRESTED ONCE, AND OTHER WOMEN IN MY SITUATION AS WELL, SO IT MEANT A LOT WHEN THE LAW WAS REPEALED AND THAT NO LONGER COULD OCCUR. AND THE RECOGNITION OF IT AS WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. EQUAL PAY ADVOCATE KRISTINE BARTLETT, NOW A COMPANION OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER, HER TENACITY LED TO A MASSIVE PAY INCREASE FOR AGED-CARE WORKERS. THAT'S WHAT I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT, I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO DOMINO ` BE A DOMINO EFFECT DOWN TO ALL THOSE OTHER UNDERVALUED, UNDERPAID FEMALE WORKERS. TONIGHT'S CEREMONY IS AN IMPORTANT MARKER ON THE ROAD TO EQUALITY. GOVERNMENT HOUSE CRUNCHED THE NUMBERS, FINDING THAT IN THE PAST CENTURY, JUST 17% OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP HONOURS AT THE DAME OR KNIGHT LEVEL HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO WOMEN. FOOD WRITER ANNABEL LANGBEIN, AWARDED AN OFFICER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER, HOPING THAT'LL CHANGE. YOU WORK IN YOUR OWN LITTLE BUBBLE, BUT FOR ME, TODAY IT'S BEEN ABOUT ACTUALLY REALISING THESE AWESOME WOMEN AROUND ME, AND TOGETHER, HOPEFULLY, WE BUILD SOMETHING WHICH IS A VERY STRONG CULTURE AND A STRONG COMMUNITY THAT MAKES NEW ZEALAND GO AHEAD IN A REALLY GOOD WAY. THE WORK OF THESE WAHINE ENRICHING US ALL. MICHAEL CROPP, 1 NEWS. COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ` IT WAS A FAIRY-TALE WEDDING WATCHED BY MILLIONS. BUT THE BRIDE STILL MANAGED TO KEEP A LITTLE SECRET ON HER BIG DAY. PLUS, HOW TO TURN YOUR 15 MINUTES OF FAME INTO A MOMENT TO REMEMBER. THE GRADUATE WHO BOUGHT THE SASS TO THE OCCASION. THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX HAS REVEALED A FEW SECRETS FROM HER WEDDING DAY. SHE MADE THE CONFESSIONS ABOUT HER DRESS AS PART OF A NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON THE ROYAL FAMILY. HERE'S THE BBC'S SOPHIE LONG. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THE ICONIC GIVENCHY WEDDING GOWN THAT TOOK PEOPLE'S BREATH AWAY. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AND AS THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX IS REUNITED WITH HER DRESS FOR THE FIRST TIME,... WOW. ...SHE REVEALS THE SECRET THAT LAY BENEATH. SOMEWHERE IN HERE, THERE'S A PIECE OF... DID YOU SEE THE PIECE OF BLUE FABRIC THAT'S STITCHED INSIDE? NO. IT'S MY 'SOMETHING BLUE'. IT'S FABRIC FROM MY... OH, HOW NICE. I HOPE IT'S STILL IN THERE. YES, IT IS. WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT. IT'S FABRIC FROM THE DRESS THAT I WORE ON OUR FIRST DATE. OH, THAT'S ABOUT THE MOST ROMANTIC THING EVER. JUST AS THE QUEENS'S CORONATION GOWN FEATURED A FLOWER FOR EACH COUNTRY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, SO TOO DID MEGHAN'S WEDDING GOWN. HER DECISION TO PUT THE COMMONWEALTH AT THE CENTRE OF THE DESIGN IS CONFIRMATION THAT ALONGSIDE HARRY, SHE WILL CONTINUE THE WORK THE QUEEN BEGAN ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. IT WAS ALSO SOMETHING SHE KNEW WOULD PLEASE HER PRINCE. I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE A FUN SURPRISE AS WELL FOR MY NOW HUSBAND, WHO DIDN'T KNOW. AND HE WAS REALLY OVER THE MOON TO FIND OUT THAT I WOULD MAKE THIS CHOICE FOR OUR DAY TOGETHER. AND I THINK THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY HAD A SIMILAR REACTION AND JUST APPRECIATION FOR THE FACT THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR US AND THE ROLE THAT WE PLAY AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES. MEGHAN AND HARRY WILL EMBARK ON THEIR FIRST ROYAL TOUR NEXT MONTH, WHEN THEY'LL VISIT THE COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES OF NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, TONGA AND FIJI. YES, AS YOU HEARD THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE ARE NEW ZEALAND BOUND. THE COUPLE ARRIVES ON OCTOBER 28TH AND WILL VISIT WELLINGTON, ABEL TASMAN, AUCKLAND AND ROTORUA. CORRECTION: SUSSEX. THE VIDEO OF AN AUT STUDENT'S OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY GRADUATION HAS PROVED AN ONLINE HIT. AS THE YOUNG WOMAN CROSSED THE STAGE TO BE CAPPED, SHE HAD A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION. HERE'S SEVEN SHARP'S CAROLYN ROBINSON. (CIARA'S 'LEVEL UP' PLAYS) ETEROA LAFAELE MAKES THE MOST OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY. BRITNEY ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. SHE'S JUST GRADUATED FROM AUT, AND ON GRADUATION DAY, SHE WAS FEELING IT. IT WAS VERY DEAD. I HAD A MOMENT WHEN I WAS JUST LIKE, 'I SPENT 30K ON THIS PIECE OF PAPER, 'AND MY MUM AND DAD IS IN, LIKE, THE CROWD,' SO I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY I COULD DO IT WAS JUST, LIKE, LET LOOSE ` SHOW THEM WHO'S BOSS. (CHUCKLES) ETEROA LAFAELE. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) I AM BOSS TODAY AND I'M GONNA SHOW EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY THE VICE CHANCELLOR. (LAUGHS) 23 SECONDS TO CROSS THE STAGE. 23 SECONDS MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT FORGOTTEN. 23 SECONDS TO OWN IT. I PUT ONE FOOT OUT, THEN I JUST LET EVERYTHING STRUT. SO I JUST, LIKE, STRUTTED, AND THEN I WAS JUST LIKE, 'THAT'S RIGHT, I MAY BE IN DEBT, BUT IT'S ALL GOOD.' (LAUGHS) (BRITNEY SPEARS' TOXIC PLAYS) LIFE ONLY COMES ONCE, SO YOU KNOW WHAT ` TAKE 20 SECONDS OF LIFE TO APPRECIATE IT, COS IT'S AMAZING. (CARDI B, BAD BUNNY AND J BALVIN'S 'I LIKE IT' PLAYS) SO WHAT WAS SHE GRADUATING FROM? I'M PUTTING THIS ON MY CV. (LAUGHS) NOT DANCE, NOT DRAMA ` A DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. JUST TO BREAK A LITTLE BIT OF A STEREOTYPE THAT WE'RE QUIET PEOPLE. NO, WE ARE ENTHUSIASTIC, AND WE DO GET THE JOB DONE. YEP, THIS SISTER IS GETTING READY TO SLAY THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY, RIGHT AFTER SHE FINISHES BIBLE STUDIES. IF IN DOUBT, BRITNEY IT OUT. MM. (BOTH LAUGH) (CIARA'S 'LEVEL UP' PLAYS) JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER FOR TUREI. PLUS, WHY THESE STREETS ARE LIT UP, MARKING A SPECIAL NIGHT IN THE CHINESE CALENDAR. TONIGHT MARKS A SPECIAL NIGHT IN CHINA'S CULTURAL CALENDAR ` THE CELEBRATION OF THE LUNAR MID-AUTUMN HARVEST. IN EASTERN CHINA, THE STREETS AND AVENUES HAVE BEEN BRIGHTENED WITH CHINESE LANTERNS, SYMBOLISING HOPES FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE. THE FESTIVAL IS ALSO TRADITIONALLY A TIME FOR FAMILY REUNIONS AND BAKING MOONCAKES, WHICH CONTAIN A GOLDEN EGG REPRESENTING THE MOON. ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHERN CHINA, AN ELABORATE FARMERS CEREMONY PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GODS FOR A SUCCESSFUL HARVEST. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY STARSHA SAMARASINGHE AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT ABLE 2018