TONIGHT ` A PARLIAMENT WORKER STOOD DOWN AFTER THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE CONFIRMS A HISTORIC SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATION. CLAIMS UNIVERSITIES ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO WIDESPREAD CHEATING. A UNIVERSITY LECTURER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE PHENOMENON OF GHOST-WRITING. PLUS, A LONG AWAITED NEW DESIGN FOR WALKING AND RIDING ACROSS THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE ` WHY SOME SAY THEY'RE ONTO A WINNER CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND ANNIE CURTIS CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. REVELATIONS FROM THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THAT A SUSPECTED RAPIST WAS WORKING AT PARLIAMENT HAVE SPARKED AN ANXIOUS DAY IN THE CORRIDORS OF POWER. FOLLOWING THE BOMBSHELL CLAIM, A PARLIAMENTARY STAFF MEMBER WON'T BE ALLOWED BACK TO WORK. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY HAS MORE. IT'S HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR PARTY LEADERS TO GET TOGETHER, BUT THAT'S WHAT PLAYED OUT TODAY. THE PRIME MINISTER HEADING INTO THE SPEAKER'S OFFICE FIRST, FOLLOWED BY NATIONAL. THEY'VE GATHERED TO TALK ABOUT HOW AN ALLEGED RAPIST COULD BE WALKING THE HALLS OF POWER. THEN LATER ON, THIS DEVELOPMENT. A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE STAFF HAS BEEN STOOD DOWN FOLLOWING A HISTORIC ALLEGATION OF ASSAULT. THERE ARE 460 PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE STAFF IN THE BUILDING. THEY DO SUPPORT JOBS FOR MPs TO KEEP THE PLACE RUNNING. WE NOW KNOW THE INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED, BUT IT WASN'T AN RAPE ALLEGATION. THEN TODAY, THE COMPLAINANT RAISED THE ISSUE AGAIN AFTER THESE REVELATIONS BY TREVOR MALLARD. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR FROM THE REPORT THAT THERE ARE THREE ASSAULTS WHICH ARE OF A SERIOUS CATEGORY, AND I DON'T KNOW ANY DETAILS OF IT. BUT THREE APPEAR TO BE IN THE RAPE CATEGORY. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THEY ARE HARBOURING A CRIMINAL. THE NEWS RIPPLING THROUGH PARLIAMENT. I PERSONALLY AM DEALING WITH STAFF WHO ARE FEELING VERY VULNERABLE AND UPSET AND DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS FEELING ILL AND UNCOMFORTABLE AND NERVOUS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE ARE PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE IT IS A SAFE PLACE. THE SPEAKER MOVED TO REASSURE PEOPLE. ONE OF THE KEY DANGERS IS NO LONGER IN THE BUILDING. THE REVIEW SHOWS 14 ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE WAY VICTIMS WERE TREATED. WHAT I HEARD WAS THAT ONE OF THE SURVIVORS WAS SUGGESTED THEY GO AND HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THE ASSAILANTS. CLEARLY, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME IMMEDIATE TRAINING PUT IN PLACE TO IMPROVE RESPONSES WHEN PEOPLE DO DISCLOSE AND A REAL OVERHAUL OF THE CULTURE THERE. THE REPORT WAS MEANT TO SHINE LIGHT ON THE BULLYING CULTURE AT PARLIAMENT, BUT IT'S REVEALED MUCH MORE. TREVOR MALLARD WENT A LOT FURTHER THIS MORNING THEN HE WAS PREPARED TREVOR MALLARD WENT A LOT FURTHER THIS MORNING THAN HE WAS PREPARED TO GO YESTERDAY WHEN THE REVIEW WAS ANNOUNCED. HE NOW SAYS THAT HE REGRETS THE WAY THAT HIS IS PLAYED OUT, REGRETS THE WAY THAT HE HANDLED IT. AN INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY. THE MAN HAS BEEN STOOD DOWN WHILE THE INVESTIGATION TAKES PLACE. POLICE ARE REFUSING TO SAY WHETHER THEY'VE LAUNCHED A SEPARATE INQUIRY AS WELL. IT'S JUST BEEN A MESSY DAY HERE AT PARLIAMENT. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG DEVELOPMENT, AND IT HAS LEFT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE REELING. POLITICIANS OF ALL STRIPES WERE STUNNED AFTER PARLIAMENT'S BOSS REVEALED A POSSIBLE RAPIST WAS WORKING AT PARLIAMENT. THAT'S HORRIFYING. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING. VERY SHOCKING. I HOPE IT'S NOT TRUE. IT MAKES ME FEEL ICKY, UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISGUSTING, AND THAT PERSON SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT'S NOT A NICE THOUGHT. AND THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR STAFF AND COLLEAGUES. MPs, PARTICULARLY MALE MPs, HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY HERE TO DO THEIR BIT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE THEY'RE PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. PERSONALLY, I'M NOT CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, BUT I DO HAVE CONCERN FOR MY COLLEAGUES. IT'S TIME TO LIFT THAT LID AND TO ACTUALLY START CHANGING THINGS. HOW DO YOU DO THAT, THOUGH? WELL, YOU DON'T SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG. WINSTON PETERS FINALLY PROVIDING SOME FACTS. IS IT FROM ANY OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES? AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S NOT. AND HE GAVE TREVOR MALLARD A SERVE. YOU CAN'T JUST GO OUT AND HAVE A POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION ALLEGATION WHERE EVERYBODY IS NOW UNDER SCRUTINY WHEN NONE OF THEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SO IT IS NOT A PARLIAMENTARIAN. POLITICAL LEADERS RECEIVING A GUARANTEE THIS AFTERNOON OF BOOSTED SECURITY. THE SPEAKER ASSURED US THAT HE IS TAKING IMMEDIATE STEPS TO SECURE THE CAMPUS. WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN TO WORK IN. THE MP RESPONSIBLE FOR COMBATTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE, THOUGH, URGING CAUTION FOR THE SAKE OF THE VICTIMS. IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE DO NOT BETRAY THE TRUST OF THOSE VICTIMS. OTHERWISE OTHER PEOPLE WILL NOT COME FORWARD. PARLIAMENT CEMENTING ITS REPUTATION TODAY AS A TOXIC WORKPLACE FOR MANY. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. TO AN ONGOING 1 NEWS INVESTIGATION, INTO CLAIMS OF WIDESPREAD CHEATING AT OUR UNIVERSITIES. PAUL HOBBS SPOKE TO A UNIVERSITY LECTURER WHO SAYS GHOST-WRITING'S BECOME SO COMMON, HALF THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THEIR CLASS HAVE BEEN FAILED FOR CHEATING. 1 NEWS HAS CHOSEN NOT TO NAME THIS LECTURER, AND OTHERS, OR THE UNIVERSITY THEY WORK FOR IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEIR CAREERS. BUT THIS ACADEMIC SAYS UNIVERSITIES ARE COMPLICIT IN CHEATING, BY IGNORING A PROBLEM STARING THEM IN THE FACE. THEIR WORDS, VOICED BY AN ACTOR. MANAGEMENT ARE EXTREMELY NAIVE AND OUT OF TOUCH IF THEY THINK THAT THIS DOESN'T GO ON IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS. AFTER A WEEK OF REFUSING REQUESTS TO APPEAR ON CAMERA, UNIVERSITIES ARE STILL DOWNPLAYING THE PROBLEM OF GHOST-WRITING. RATHER THAN TALKING TO TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND, THEY SHOULD BE RAISING IT THROUGH THE SYSTEMS IN THE UNIVERSITIES. THIS LECTURER SAYS THEY'VE DONE THAT REPEATEDLY AND BEEN IGNORED. IN MY VIEW, IT SEEMS EASIER TO TAKE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' MONEY, THAN TO ADDRESS THE PROLIFIC CHEATING THAT OCCURS. IT'S BOTH UNETHICAL AND IMMORAL. THE LECTURER SAYS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MAKE UP HALF THEIR CLASSES. THEY CAN BARELY WRITE A PARAGRAPH IN ENGLISH. THE QUALITY OF THE GENERAL WORK THEY HAND IS 'ABSOLUTELY APPALLING.' AND IT'S NOT JUST FIRST YEAR STUDENTS, SOME OF THEM, POSTGRADUATES. THEY'RE PAYING ANYWHERE FROM 30 TO $50,000 A YEAR TO STUDY HERE, SO FROM A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE, IT'S NATURAL TO EXPECT THEY'LL BE AWARDED A DEGREE. PAY THE MONEY, PASS THE PAPER. ANOTHER LECTURER HAS TOLD 1 NEWS THAT FINAL EXAM RESULTS AMONG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE OFTEN SO LOW, THAT MANAGEMENT STRONGLY ENCOURAGES THEM TO BUMP UP STUDENTS' MARKS, TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL PASS RATES. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THE UNIVERSITIES ARE VERY ALERT TO CHEATING. ALL THE FORMS OF CHEATING WE KNOW ABOUT. WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT THAT. THE EDUCATION MINISTER SAYS UNIVERSITIES NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL CHEATING ALLEGATIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO SPECULATE ON THAT AT THE MOMENT, I'M GOING TO SAY MY EXPECTATION IS THAT THE UNIVERSITIES WILL TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, THAT THEY WILL STEP IN, THAT THEY WILL STEP UP, AND THAT THEY WILL MAKE SURE THAT ANY GHOST-WRITING, OR ANY ALLEGATIONS OF CHEATING ARE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CONTRIBUTE $4.6 BILLION TO OUR ECONOMY EACH YEAR ` AN IMPORTANT PART OF REVENUE. THAT'S WHY THEY ARE IN NO HURRY TO LOOK FOR ANY PROBLEMS THAT WOULD UNDERMINE THAT INCOME STREAM. THE SUGGESTION OF THAT IS JUST RUBBISH. OUR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STANDS TALL. WHILE THIS LECTURER JOINS UNION CALLS FOR A SECTOR-WIDE REVIEW, THE UNIVERSITIES SAY IT'S NOT NECESSARY. PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. OVERSEAS, SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN RIOTS SPARKED BY INDONESIA'S ELECTION RESULT. THERE ARE FEARS HUNDREDS MORE COULD BE INJURED AFTER PROTESTORS STORMED BUILDINGS AND TORCHED CARS IN JAKARTA'S STREETS. HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S RENAE HENRY WITH MORE. RIOTERS FILMED THEMSELVES... (RIOTERS SHOUT) ...PELTING AND SLINGSHOTTING MISSILES AT POLICE. (RIOTERS SHOUT, MISSILES BANG) BEFORE ONE OF THEIR MEN CAME UNDONE. (RIOTERS SHOUT, EXPLOSIONS BOOM) THE PARKED CARS OF INNOCENT RESIDENTS WERE SET ALIGHT. OTHER ATTACKERS HURLED FIREWORKS. (FIREWORKS BOOM) SECURITY FORCES RETURNED FIRE WITH TEAR GAS AND WATER CANNONS, UNDER STRICT ORDERS NOT TO USE LIVE BULLETS, IN A BID TO MINIMISE CASUALTIES, DESPITE THE THREAT OF TERROR AND SNIPERS. ONE MOB MANAGED TO STORM AN ELECTION BUILDING. THEY'RE THE SUPPORTERS OF LOSING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, PRABOWO SUBIANTO ` EXTREMISTS WHO BELIEVE HIS 17 MILLION VOTE DEFEAT WAS ELECTION FRAUD. AND THE PROTESTS CONTINUE TODAY, POLICE ONCE AGAIN FORMING SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WALLS, AND THIS IS THE MAIN HIGHWAY THROUGH JAKARTA. IT'S HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF THIS UNREST. JAKARTA IS SIMPLY A CITY UNDER SIEGE, AND COULD BE FOR SOME TIME ` THE RIOTERS LEADER REFUSING TO ACCEPT DEFEAT. A PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT'S BEEN ISSUED IN SYDNEY AS THICK SMOKE CHOKES THE CITY. IT'S BEEN CAUSED BY PRE-PLANNED BURN-OFFS IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND HAS PUSHED AIR QUALITY TO HAZARDOUS LEVELS. THE FIRE SERVICE IS WARNING RESIDENTS THE SMOKE WILL HANG AROUND UNTIL AT LEAST TOMORROW MORNING IN SOME AREAS. IT DOES NEED A FIRE INTO IT. WE DO ACCEPT THOUGH THAT IT DOES IMPACT PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS, AND WE ARE SORRY THAT THAT IMPACT'S THERE. OTHER BURN-OFFS HAVE BEEN POSTPONED FOR 48 HOURS. BACK HERE, A NEW DESIGN AND A NEW START DATE FOR AUCKLANDERS TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO WALK AND CYCLE ACROSS THEIR HARBOUR BRIDGE. CAMPAIGNERS WHO'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR A PATH HAVE NOW CALLED OFF A PLANNED PROTEST, ELATED WITH WHAT THE TRANSPORT AGENCY'S COME UP WITH. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. FOR YEARS, THIS HAS BEEN A BRIDGE WITH TROUBLED WATERS. A DECADE-PLUS BATTLE TO GET PEOPLE WALKING AND CYCLING ACROSS THE PICTURESQUE HARBOUR. SOME SAY AUCKLANDERS HAVE BEEN WAITING MUCH LONGER. PROBABLY ABOUT 65 YEARS, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE WAY BACK IN THE EARLY '50S HAD 6FT WALKWAY AND A RAILWAY LINE, AND A MINISTER PUT A BIG RED CROSS THROUGH THAT. NOW, WITH THIS NEW DESIGN, THE TRANSPORT AGENCY SAYS THERE'S CERTAINTY. WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO START CONSTRUCTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE EARLIEST WE'RE SAYING IS THE END OF NEXT YEAR. CONSTRUCTION WILL TAKE PROBABLY TWO TO TWO AND A HALF YEARS, IT'S QUITE A BIG PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE. IT'S A GOOD DAY FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A GREAT DAY FOR CYCLING AND WALKING THE HARBOUR BRIDGE. THIS ISN'T THE SKYPATH, WHICH SO MANY HAVE PUSHED FOR. IF I'D KNOWN HOW LONG IT WOULD'VE TAKEN, I WOULDN'T HAVE STARTED. BUT, HEY, WE'RE HERE NOW. BUT SKYPATH PAVED THE WAY. THIS DESIGN IS OUT IN THE OPEN, AND ON THE SAME LEVEL AS PASSING TRAFFIC. I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS WE THINK ARE GREAT ABOUT THIS OPTION. ONE, IT'S WIDE, 5M WIDE, WITH BIG VIEWING PLATFORMS, SO PLENTY OF WIDTH FOR WALKERS AND CYCLERS TO PASS EACH OTHER WITHOUT HAVING TO INTERACT. AH, IT MEANS THEY'VE GOT A FANTASTIC FACILITY WHICH IS WORLD CLASS AND WILL NOT ONLY CONNECT AUCKLANDERS BUT WILL BE THIS WONDERFUL CATALYST FOR MORE AND IMPROVED WALKING AND CYCLING ALL ACROSS THE REGION, ALL ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. BUT THE FIRST BRIDGE TO CROSS IS CHANGING RESOURCE CONSENTS, AND THE HOPE IS THAT WON'T BE TOO DIFFICULT. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` JAMIE'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARE. THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE OF THE CELEBRITY CHEF'S RESTAURANT CHAIN LEAVES A THOUSAND STAFF OUT OF WORK. AND A WILD RIDE INVOLVING TWO DOGS AND AN RV IN A RAMPAGE ON THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. THE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE OF JAMIE OLIVER'S RESTAURANT CHAIN HAS LEFT AROUND A THOUSAND STAFF OUT OF WORK. THE CELEBRITY CHEF SAYS HE'S 'DEEPLY SADDENED' AFTER TRYING EVERY OPTION TO TRY AND SAVE THE BUSINESS. THE BBC'S EMMA SIMPSON LOOKS AT WHAT WENT WRONG. SO, WHAT YOU GET... FROM THE CHEEKY NEW CHEF ON THE BLOCK... (LAUGHS) LOOK AT THAT. ...TO CAMPAIGNER, TV STAR AND BOOKS, JAMIE OLIVER'S BUILT AN EMPIRE AS BRITAIN'S MOST SUCCESSFUL CHEF. AND HE OPENED DOZENS OF RESTAURANTS TOO. COME IN AND SEE US AT JAMIE'S ITALIAN. NOTHING WAS BEING SERVED UP TODAY, THOUGH. HIS RESTAURANT BUSINESS COLLAPSED. 22 OUTLETS CLOSED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, AROUND A THOUSAND JOBS LOST. IN A STATEMENT, JAMIE OLIVER SAID... SO WHAT WENT WRONG? IT'S JUST GOT A BIT TOO... CHAIN... CHAINY. ...CHAINY. WHEREAS JUST AROUND HERE, THERE'S SOME REALLY QUIRKY LITTLE RESTAURANTS AND JUST ONE-OFFS THAT YOU CAN GO TO. TODAY'S NEWS ISN'T A TOTAL SURPRISE. THIS CHAIN ALMOST WENT BUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. JAMIE OLIVER PUT IN �13M OF HIS OWN MONEY TO SAVE IT. 12 OUTLETS ALREADY CLOSED LAST YEAR IN A RESTRUCTURING PLAN, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT TURNAROUND HASN'T WORKED. IT'S BEEN TOUGH FOR LOTS OF OTHER CASUAL DINING CHAINS TOO ` PREZZO, BYRON, CARLUCCIO'S ` JUST SOME OF THE BRANDS WHO HAVE HAD TO CLOSE OUTLETS, COUNTING THE COST OF OVEREXPANSION. MID-MARKET RESTAURANTS ARE BEING SQUEEZED AT BOTH ENDS, AND THEY'RE FINDING IT QUITE HARD TO MAKE MONEY AT THIS TIME. IF THEY'RE NOT OFFERING EXACTLY WHAT CONSUMERS WANT, THEN THEY FIND THAT THEY CAN'T MAKE MONEY BECAUSE THE COST OF WAGES, THE COST OF BUSINESS RATES AND THE COST OF RUNNING PROMOTIONS TO GET PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR ARE SIMPLY TOO MUCH. WE'RE GONNA FRY THAT OFF. HIS OTHER BUSINESSES MAY BE THRIVING, BUT IT SEEMS JAMIE OLIVER'S RESTAURANTS WEREN'T ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH CHANGING TASTES IN WHAT'S BECOME AN INCREASINGLY CROWDED MARKET. TWO DOGS WERE TAKEN ON A WILD RIDE WHEN THEIR OWNER ALLEGEDLY STOLE A CAMPERVAN AND WENT ON A RAMPAGE IN LOS ANGELES. MUCH OF THE POLICE CHASE WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON TELEVISION AS THE VEHICLE BULLDOZED THROUGH TRAFFIC, SLAMMING INTO SEVERAL CARS AND FINALLY A TREE. THE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED WHILE BOTH HER PETS WERE TAKEN TO ANIMAL CONTROL. AN EXTREMELY RARE SUMATRAN TIGER IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY, HAS BEEN PUT UNDER FULL ANAESTHETIC TO TREAT AN EAR INFECTION. THE HEALTH OF THE CATS, LISTED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED, IS VITAL FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SPECIES. GIA GARRICK HAS MORE. IT TAKES A TEAM TO TREAT A TIGER. ...JUST DOWN TO 71. YEP. 8-YEAR-OLD SENJA'S TWITCHY EAR HAS ZOOKEEPERS WORRIED. OVER THE LAST WEEK OR SO SHE'S BEEN INDICATING TO US THROUGH HER BEHAVIOUR THAT SHE'S BEEN QUITE IRRITATED BY HER LEFT EAR IN PARTICULAR. THE SHAKING OF HER HEAD HERE A SIGN THAT SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT. SO TODAY THEY SEDATED THE 90KG SUMATRAN TIGER TO CHECK IT OUT ` HAVING A TIGER UNDER ANAESTHETIC IS SUCH A RARITY THAT VETS ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE HER A HEAD-TO-TAIL HEALTH CHECK. INTERNAL ORGANS, BLOOD AND SALIVA, EVEN A DENTAL CHECK UP ON HER GREAT BIG TEETH, AND MOISTURISING HER SLIGHTLY CRACKED PAWS. SHE'S BEEN REALLY STABLE THROUGHOUT, SO EVERYTHING HAS GONE ACCORDING TO PLAN. IT'S VITAL A PROCEDURE LIKE THIS DOES GO TO PLAN, AS THESE ANIMALS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED. THERE ARE FEWER THAN 400 SUMATRAN TIGERS IN THE WORLD, THAT'S WHY SENJA, HERE, IS SO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE SHE'S NEEDED FOR BREEDING. WE'RE HOPING WE CAN ACTUALLY PAIR HER WITH OUR MALE BASHI THAT WE HAVE HERE AT THE ZOO, SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, OBVIOUSLY, FOR HER OWN WELL-BEING THAT SHE'S NICE AND HEALTHY, BUT ALSO FOR BREEDING AS WELL. SENJA'S BEEN AT THE ZOO FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT THE CAREFUL PROCESS OF INTRODUCING THE TWO TIGERS ONLY STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. ...AND BASHI, HER BOYFRIEND, OVER THERE. HER DIAGNOSIS TODAY IS AN EAR INFECTION, AND SHE'S BEEN GIVEN A BIG DOSE OF SLOW-RELEASE ANTIBIOTICS AND A REALLY GOOD CLEAN OF HER EAR CANAL. THE VETS ARE CONFIDENT SHE'LL BE A BIT DROWSY, BUT SOON BACK TO HER NORMAL SELF. GIA GARRICK, 1 NEWS. TECH WEEK IS UNDERWAY, THIS YEAR FEATURING A NUMBER OF EVENTS ENCOURAGING INCLUSION IN THE SECTOR. ONE OF THEM TOOK PLACE THIS EVENING, AIMED AT ENTICING WOMEN INTO A CAREER IN TECH. KATIE STEVENSON WENT ALONG. WOMEN OF ALL AGES, BEING ENCOURAGED TO ENTER THE WORLD OF TECH, HOPING TO CHANGE WHAT HAS BEEN A MALE-DOMINATED FIELD. WHEN YOU ARE GROWING UP THINKING ABOUT POTENTIALLY ALL THE THINGS YOU CAN BE, MAY BE NOW A DEVELOPER IS ONE OF THEM, BUT I KNOW IT DEFINITELY WASN'T FOR ME. WOMEN DON'T SEE THAT AS AN OPTION, OR THERE AREN'T ENOUGH ROLE MODELS THAT THEY CAN SEE, THAT THEY CAN LOOK UP TO AND SAY, 'YES, THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO BE.' THE GOAL OF TONIGHT'S 'WOMEN IN TECH' EVENT AT AUCKLAND'S MOTAT IS TO CONNECT WOMEN WITH THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. WE REALLY JUST WANT TO CREATE A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR THE WOMEN THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE TECH INDUSTRY BUT ALSO CREATE A PATHWAY AND ALSO HELP INSPIRE THE YOUNGER GENERATION AND YOUNGER WOMEN TO ACTUALLY CREATE A CAREER WITHIN TECH. SPEAKERS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE INDUSTRY ARE WORKING TO GET THAT MESSAGE ACROSS. YOU CANNOT BUILD PRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. SO I THINK HAVING WOMEN IN TECH IS A KEY THING TO REALLY BUILD PRODUCTS THAT PEOPLE WANT AND THAT ARE REALLY FIT FOR PURPOSE FOR 50% OF THE POPULATION. HAVING DIVERSITY JUST BRINGS OUT DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS, A LOT OF CREATIVITY. I THINK, IF YOU HAVE VERY SIMILAR IDEAS IN THE ROOM, NO ONE IS EVER GOING TO REACH THAT CREATIVE SOLUTION. ORGANIZERS SAY IT'S ALSO ABOUT LEARNING THROUGH DOING, WITH TECH WORKSHOPS GIVING A TASTE OF WHAT'S ON OFFER. (POP! ALL CHEER) WITH THE HOPE THAT INTERACTION NOW WILL SPARK INSPIRATION FOR THE FUTURE. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD, A FEW RAIN CLOUDS IN YOUR WEATHER, BUT MOSTLY FINE, AND THE UPSIDE DOWN WORLD OF A NEW HOME, BUILT FOR THE SELFIE GENERATION. AND DEFYING LOGIC AND GRAVITY, HOW ON EARTH DOES A PILOT PULL OFF THIS IN A HELICOPTER? NOW TO A LOOK AT A HOUSE WITH A TOPSY-TURVY VIEW OF THE WORLD. THIS UPSIDE-DOWN HOUSE HAS BEEN BUILT BY A BRITISH-BASED COMPANY ON THE BRIGHTON SEAFRONT. ALL THE FURNITURE IS STUCK TO ITS CEILING IN THIS WORK OF ART. THE PURPOSE OF ATTRACTION ` IT'S ALL BUILT TO PROVIDE AN INVERTED PHOTO OPPORTUNITY. WE WANT IT TO BE AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE. SO WHEN YOU TAKE THESE PHOTOS, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN SOMEBODY'S HOME; YOU ARE A VISITOR. TO KEEP VISITORS INTERESTED, THE HOUSE WILL CHANGE WITH THE SEASONS, BOTH INSIDE AND OUT. TO ANOTHER DISORIENTING EXPERIENCE, THIS TIME IN NEW YORK. AN UPSIDE DOWN HELICOPTER FLYING OVER THE HUDSON RIVER AND FLIPPING IN FULL VIEW OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. THE RED BULL AEROBATIC CHOPPER PROVING IT CAN DO ALL MANNER OF TRICKS, BE IT BARREL ROLLS, CLIMBS OR NOSEDIVES. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER NOW, WITH 'KIDS OF 88' AND 'TUCAN'. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY GLENNA CASALME AND ANNIE CURTIS CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019