TONIGHT ` IT'S BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR THE AIR FORCE. WHY THEIR NEW PLANES WILL THE BE THE SAME AS THEIR OLD PLANES. IT'LL BE THE SIZE OF TWO RUGBY FIELDS, BUT HOW BIG A CHANGE WILL COSTCO MAKE TO OUR RETAIL LANDSCAPE. PLUS ` IT'S ONE OF OUR GREAT VENUES, AND THIS WEEK THE CIVIC THEATRE CELEBRATES A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY IN A SPECIAL WAY. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. WE LOVE A BARGAIN, AND WE COULD BE ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT MORE WITH A MAJOR GLOBAL RETAILER ANNOUNCING IT'S SETTING UP SHOP HERE. AMERICAN GIANT COSTCO'S PROMISING LOWER PRICES, AS IT LOOKS TO SHAKE UP THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY CURRENTLY DOMINATED BY JUST TWO MAJOR OPERATORS. BUT IT OFFERS MUCH MORE THAN JUST GROCERIES, AS KATIE BRADFORD REPORTS. BIG, BULK AND BRINGING ITS GOODS HERE. IT'LL BE A WHOLE NEW EXPERIENCE FOR NEW ZEALAND. CUT-PRICE RETAILER COSTCO HAS OVER 800 STORES WORLDWIDE AND WANTS TO OPEN ITS DOORS IN THE WESTGATE PRECINCT IN WEST AUCKLAND. GREAT NEWS FOR CONSUMERS, WHO WILL BE OFFERED MORE CHOICE. THE DIFFERENCE WITH OUR TRADITIONAL SUPERMARKETS IS HERE YOU BUY IN BULK AND YOU HAVE TO PAY AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE, WHICH IN AUSTRALIA IS $60. THIS IS SURE TO SHAKE UP COMPETITION IN THE SUPERMARKET AISLES. THE WHOLESALE GLOBAL GIANT NOT ONLY SELLS FRESH FOOD AND GROCERIES, LIKE MILK, EGGS AND YOUR DAILY BREAD ` IT ALSO OFFERS A DIVERSE RANGE OF OTHER PRODUCTS, FROM TYRES TO GLASSES AND HOMEWARE. THE WORLD'S SECOND-BIGGEST RETAILER'S BEEN IN AUSTRALIA FOR 10 YEARS, PUTTING THE HEAT ON SUPERMARKET CHAINS THERE. COMPETITION MEANS THAT EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE THE SHARPEST PENCIL. THE MOVE COMES AFTER REPEATED CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO OUR SUPERMARKET DUOPOLY. WE'VE GOT TWO PLAYERS, AND PRICES ARE HIGH. SO THIS IS REALLY GOING TO CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE. COSTCO IS PROMISING CHEAPER PRICES HERE. IN AUSTRALIA, IT'S ANYTHING BETWEEN 20%, 25%, 30%. AND IT'S HOPED LOCAL PRODUCERS WILL BENEFIT, DESPITE THE LOW PRICES ON OFFER. WE'LL BRING IN INTERNATIONAL BRANDS IN TO THIS MARKET, BUT WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO SOURCE LOCAL GOODS HERE FOR AUSTRALIA, AND THEN FOR ASIA, AND THEN ULTIMATELY FOR THE GLOBAL NETWORK AS WELL. WE DO HAVE ONE OF THE MOST CONCENTRATED MARKETS IN THE WORLD, IF NOT THE MOST CONCENTRATED. I THINK CONSUMERS ARE WANTING CHOICE; CERTAINLY, FOOD AND GROCERY MANUFACTURERS WANT CHOICE AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANOTHER CUSTOMER. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START IN 12 MONTHS' TIME, WITH THE HOPE SHOPPING CAN START IN MID-2021. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. JUST HOW $20B OF TAXPAYER MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON THE MILITARY OVER THE NEXT DECADE HAS BEEN UNVEILED. THE BIG TICKET ITEM, COMING AT A COST OF MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS, ARE THE NEW AIRCRAFT TO REPLACE OUR 50-YEAR-OLD HERCULES FLEET. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THEY'VE BEEN WORKHORSES FOR OUR AIRFORCE FOR HALF A CENTURY, BUT OUR FIVE HERCULES ARE GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO KEEP IN THE AIR. IT BROKE DOWN WHEN IT LANDED. QUITE APART FROM BEING EMBARRASSING, THAT DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE AN EFFECTIVE CAPABILITY. WE STRUGGLE TO HAVE TWO AIRCRAFT SERVICEABLE ON ANY ONE DAY. THEY ARE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT ASSET FOR US, AND THEY'RE VERY OLD. WE NEED THEM TO DO A JOB FOR US, AND INCREASINGLY THEY'RE NOT UP TO DOING THAT JOB. SO WHAT TO DO? BEST REPLACEMENT FOR AN OLD HERC IS A NEW HERC. THE GOVERNMENT'S BUYING A NEW FLEET OF SUPER HERCULES FROM THE UNITED STATES MILITARY... FOR AN ESTIMATED $1.1B. THEY CAN FLY FURTHER AND FASTER WITH A MUCH BIGGER PAYLOAD. THIS AIRCRAFT IS TRIED AND TESTED AND PROVEN AND BATTLE-HARDENED. REPLACING THE OLD HERCULES IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S $20B INJECTION INTO THE DEFENCE FORCE. IT'S ALSO LOOKING TO GET THE NAVY A NEW VESSEL, WHILE LONG-RANGE DRONES ARE ALSO ON THE CARDS FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK. BUT THE BIG INVESTMENT IN DEFENCE COMES AT A TIME WHEN OTHER SECTORS ARE CRYING OUT FOR CASH. PAY TEACHERS MORE, PAY DISABILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES, FIX THE HOSPITALS, PAY PHARMAC. BUT THE MINISTER SAYS HE FEELS A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO THE DEFENCE FORCE. IT BEHOVES ANY GOVERNMENT TO EQUIP, PREPARE AND TRAIN ITS DEFENCE FORCE PERSONNEL TO THE BEST THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE. THE NEW SUPER HERCS COULD BE FLYING HERE WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. THE SITE OF THE LATEST KIWIBUILD DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN REVEALED TO 1 NEWS. IT COMES AS OUR LATEST COLMAR BRUNTON POLL SHOWS KIWIS ARE STILL BACKING THE GOVERNMENT'S FLAGSHIP HOUSING, DESPITE PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE FORCED A RESET FOR THE PROGRAMME. POLITICAL REPORTER MAIKI SHERMAN WITH MORE. AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE WILL SEE THE LATEST KIWIBUILD DEVELOPMENT, WITH JUST OVER A HUNDRED NEW APARTMENTS SET TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I THINK WHAT'S MOST EXCITING ABOUT THIS ONE IS ITS LOCATION. IT IS, YOU KNOW, REALLY IN A GREAT LOCATION NOT FAR FROM THE CBD. WE WANNA PROVIDE HOUSES THAT PEOPLE WANNA LIVE IN, AT PRICES THEY CAN AFFORD IN PLACES WHERE THEY WANNA LIVE. BUT KIWIBUILD HAS HAD ITS PROBLEMS, WITH SLOW RESULTS AND CRITICISM OVER AFFORDABILITY AND THE LACK OF MEANS TESTING ` SO BAD, THE GOVERNMENT'S WORKING ON A TOTAL RESET, THE MINISTER BATTLING THE LATEST CRITICISM THIS MORNING. I WANNA GIVE YOU ONE EXAMPLE. KIWIBUILD'S NOT A WELFARE SCHEME. IT'S AS KIWI AS PAVLOVA. PHIL TWYFORD, ARE YOU A MINISTER UNDER PRESSURE? I'M A MINISTER WHO'S TRYING TO DO THE JOB THAT'S IN FRONT OF ME. I KEEP ADVISING JACINDA ARDERN THAT SHE SHOULD BOOT HIM OUT IN THE RE-SHUFFLE SO THAT SHE DOESN'T. BUT WHILE PHIL TWYFORD'S FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE, IT SEEMS MOST NEW ZEALANDERS STILL BACK KIWIBUILD. IN A 1 NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL, WE ASKED... 60% SAID YES, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD KEEP GOING. 34% SAID NO, AND 5% DIDN'T HAVE AN OPINION. AS OF TODAY, 119 KIWIBUILD HOMES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 88 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN SOLD. THE GOVERNMENT RESET WILL BE REVEALED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND WHILE DEVELOPERS SAY PROJECTS LIKE THE ONE ON THE NORTH SHORE WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT GOVERNMENT BACKING, IT'S ALSO AGREED THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. THERE WAS AN UNDERESTIMATION OF HOW COMPLEX THE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SECTOR IS. IT DOES TAKE TIME. WE'RE TACKLING THOSE ISSUES OF INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING, PLANNING REFORM, TRAINING UP WORKERS FOR THE INDUSTRY ` WE HAVE TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND BUILD AFFORDABLE HOMES. HOMES KIWIS ARE CLEARLY KEEN TO SEE ON THE MARKET. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S HOME ON THE AUCKLAND WATERFRONT HAS BEEN HANDED OVER AHEAD OF THE 2021 AMERICA'S CUP REGATTA. THE BASE WAS OFFICIALLY COMPLETED TODAY, ALONG WITH THE BREAK WATER ALONGSIDE HOBSON WHARF THAT'LL ENSURE WATER IN THE OUTER VIADUCT HARBOUR IS CALM ENOUGH TO LAUNCH THE BOATS. ITS BEEN A BIG PROJECT, WITH A LARGE PART OF THE OUTER VIADUCT HARBOUR DREDGED TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW FLOATING PLATFORM AND PONTOONS. IT'S A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR US TO HAVE THE BASE AND THE DOCK AREA HANDED OVER BY THE ALLIANCE. IT ALLOWS US TO OPERATE FULLY NOW. TO HAPPEN THIS EARLY IN THE PIECE IS A BIG ADVANTAGE FOR US, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A WORKING BASE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO LAUNCH OUR FIRST RACE YACHT INTO IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. THE NEXT DEADLINE IS THE DELIVERY OF THE BUILDING PADS FOR THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH CHALLENGERS, PLANNED FOR EARLY AUGUST. A SPATE OF AVOCADO THEFTS FROM ORCHARDS IN THE BAY OF PLENTY HAS POLICE WARNING THOSE RESPONSIBLE COULD BE LOCKED UP FOR 10 YEARS. ONE OF THE MOST RECENT INCIDENTS TARGETED AN ORCHARD NEAR TAURANGA. SAM KELWAY HAS THE STORY. THESE AVOCADO GROWERS ARE STILL COMING TO GRIPS WITH WHAT HAPPENED HERE. TOTALLY FRUSTRATING, AND WHAT ELSE CAN YOU SAY WITHOUT SWEARING? THEY ESTIMATE 1000 AVOCADOS WERE STOLEN FROM THEIR WHAKAMARAMA ORCHARD ON SATURDAY NIGHT. AH, YES, IT IS A KICK IN THE GUTS, JUST TO THINK THAT SOMEBODY'S JUST WALTZED IN HERE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND WALTZED OUT WITH THEM. NEVILLE NOTICED THESE TWO BAGS LEFT BEHIND IN THE ORCHARD, AND THEN DISCOVERED AT LEAST TWO TREES WITH FRUIT RIPPED FROM THE BRANCHES. AND DESPITE ALL THE SECURITY MEASURES, THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE THE FRUIT WAS REMOVED FROM THE PROPERTY. THERE ARE DRAG MARKS LEADING UP TO THIS PART OF THE ORCHARD, WHERE THE FRUIT WAS BELIEVED TO BE PUSHED UNDERNEATH THIS PERIMETER FENCE. THE MORE TECHNOLOGY WE POUR INTO HERE, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GOING AWAY. POLICE SAY THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS ARE ON THE RISE. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVEN REPORTED CASES IN THE BAY OF PLENTY THIS MONTH. SOME OF THEM ARE PRETTY BRAZEN THIEVES. A GROUP OF THREE OFFENDERS WERE ACTUALLY FRONTED AND SAID TO THE ORCHARDIST THAT THE AVOCADOS DIDN'T BELONG TO HIM AND TO GO AWAY AND LEAVE THEM. THIS FRUIT MAY LOOK RIPE, BUT IT'S STILL MONTHS AWAY FROM HARVEST. STOLEN FRUIT WILL BE WATERY AND TASTELESS AND MAY STILL HAVE STALKS ATTACHED. WE HAVE INFORMATION THAT SOME LOCAL SUPERMARKETS, CORNER DAIRIES MAY BE IN POSSESSION OF WHAT THEY THINK IS LEGITIMATE FRUIT. HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN SUPPLIED TO THEM BY EITHER A MIDDLE PERSON OR THE THIEVES THEMSELVES. IT'S THE SHOPS THAT ARE BUYING THEM THAT ARE JUST AS MUCH THE PROBLEM. THOSE CAUGHT STEALING FRUIT COULD FACE 10 YEARS BEHIND BARS. THEIR ACTIONS ALSO THREATENING FUTURE AVOCADO CROPS. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME, NEW YORKERS RELIVE THEIR DARKEST DAY AS A HELICOPTER SMASHES INTO A MANHATTAN HIGHRISE. wipe CLIP SND UNDA PLUS, THE FUTURE OF GAMING IS REVEALED AT E3 IN LA. WILL THE MAJOR PLAYERS DO AWAY WITH CONSOLES? WELCOME BACK. A HELICOPTER HAS SMASHED INTO A SKYSCRAPER IN NEW YORK IN A SCARY REMINDER OF THE 9-11 ATTACKS. THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER DIED IN THE CRASH LANDING, LEAVING MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT REPORTS FROM NEW YORK. (SIRENS WAIL) CHAOS AND CONFUSION IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN ` (SIRENS WAIL) A HELICOPTER CRASH LANDING ON THE ROOF OF A 54-STOREY HIGH RISE AT SPEED AND THEN BURSTING INTO FLAMES. THIS IS THE AFTERMATH, AND THE PILOT ` THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD ` DID NOT SURVIVE. HE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED AS TIMOTHY MCCORMACK, AND HE'D FLOWN FOR TWO DECADES. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES THAT WE KNOW OF AT THIS POINT IN TIME, TO ANYONE IN THE BUILDINGS OR ON THE GROUND, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK GOD FOR THAT. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH WORSE INCIDENT. THE IMPACT SHAKING THE BUILDING AND THOSE INSIDE. IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE STANDING NEXT TO YOU AND THEY GIVE YOU A HARD SHOVE, AND THEN YOU, KIND OF, 'WHOA. WHAT'S THAT?' NEW YORK'S GOVERNOR REASSURING NEW YORKERS THAT TERROR HAD BEEN RULED OUT IN THIS CITY WHICH KNOWS IT ALL TOO WELL. IF YOU'RE A NEW YORKER, YOU HAVE A LEVEL OF PTSD FROM 9/11. SO FAR, IT'S NOT KNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE HELICOPTER TO CRASH. IT TOOK OFF 1.32PM FROM THE 34TH ST HELIPORT ON THE EAST RIVER, FLYING OVER MANHATTAN. IT WAS IN THE AIR FOR 11 MINUTES BEFORE CRASHING ON TO THE BUILDING, JUST UNDER A KILOMETRE FROM TRUMP TOWER. AND MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT THAT FLIGHT, LIKE, WHAT THE HELICOPTER WAS DOING FLYING IN RESTRICTED AIRSPACE ABOVE THE MANHATTAN SKYLINE. A HELICOPTER WOULD NEED THE PERMISSION OF LA GUARDIA TOWER, AND WE NEED TO FIND OUT IF THAT HAPPENED OR NOT HERE. AND WHY WAS IT FLYING AT ALL IN SUCH DENSE FOG AND RAIN. REBECCA WRIGHT, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. IT'S A BIGGER MONEY SPINNER THAN THE MOVIE INDUSTRY, AND NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT BIG CHANGE IS HERE FOR VIDEO GAMES. WITH THE INDUSTRY'S BIGGEST PLAYERS IN LA TO LOOK AT WHAT'S AHEAD FOR THE MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS, THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE GAMES WITHOUT GAMING CONSOLES. HERE'S THE BBC'S MARC CHISLACK. GET READY. THERE'S A BATTLE BREWING AT THIS YEAR'S E3 GAME SHOW, AND THIS TIME IT'S NOT IN THE GAMES THEMSELVES, BUT OVER HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING THEM IN THE FUTURE. BECAUSE WHERE THE GAMES CONSOLES USED TO BE THE CENTRE STAGE HERE, NOW ALL OF THE TALK IS THAT WE WILL SOON BE STREAMING VIDEO GAMES INSTEAD. MICROSOFT KICKED THINGS OFF, ANNOUNCING ITS NEW GAME STREAMING SERVICE CALLED XCLOUD WHICH GOES ONLINE IN OCTOBER. I'M STREAMING A GAME USING XCLOUD RIGHT NOW. THIS IS ACTUALLY AN XBOX 1 CONSOLE GAME THAT I'M PLAYING ON A MOBILE PHONE. NOW, NORMALLY, OF COURSE, A MOBILE PHONE WOULDN'T BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO PLAY A GAME LIKE THIS ONE. THE GAME ITSELF IS ACTUALLY BEING HOSTED ON A CONSOLE INSIDE A SERVER 400 MILES AWAY. MICROSOFT'S ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER TECH GIANT GOOGLE CAUSED A STIR ` SIGNALLING IT WANTED TO GET INTO GAMING. GOOGLE SAYS ITS NEW GAME STREAMING SERVICE CALLED STADIA COULD SIGNAL THE END OF THE PHYSICAL GAMES CONSOLE. BUT WHILE STREAMING TV AND MOVIES IS FAIRLY COMMON PLACE, BIG QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED ABOUT STREAMING GAMES AND IF IT WILL WORK RELIABLY OVER DOMESTIC INTERNET CONNECTIONS. PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING TO RUN 4K NETFLIX, LONG YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THE INTERNET SPEEDS TO MATCH THAT PERFORMANCE? BUT DESPITE THE RESERVATIONS OF SOME, OTHER GAME DEVELOPERS BELIEVE THAT ALTHOUGH THE QUALITY COULD BE A BIT LOWER, MODERN HOME NETWORKS CAN HANDLE IT. SO WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF GAMING? GOOGLE IS MAKING BOLD CLAIMS ABOUT STADIA AND NO CONSOLE REQUIRED. SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING THAT THE CONSOLE IS DEAD. IS THAT TRUE? THE INDUSTRY HAS MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS WHO LOOK AT THE CONSOLE EXPERIENCE THAT THEY HAVE AS SOMETHING THAT'S VITAL TO THEIR GAMING EXPERIENCE. WE'RE NOT HERE TO TRY TO TAKE THAT AWAY OR TELL SOMEBODY THAT THE CHOICES THEY'VE MADE ARE WRONG. THE PLAYERS ARE HEDGING THEIR BETS, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT GAME STREAMING MAY WELL BE THE FUTURE. BUT IT ISN'T GAME OVER FOR THE PHYSICAL CONSOLE JUST YET. EMERGENCY CREWS IN AMERICA GRAPPLED WITH A DIFFICULT SCENE TODAY, WHEN A TRUCK CARRYING MORE THAN 18,000KG OF LIVE BEES CRASHED. THE TRUCK WAS HEADING FROM CALIFORNIA TO NORTH DAKOTA WHEN IT FLIPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, SPEWING UP TO 200 MILLION BEES ON TO THE ROAD, AND INTO THE AIR. FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE THEIR GEAR TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE SWARMS AS BOTH DIESEL AND HONEY LEAKED ONTO THE ROAD. NO HUMANS WERE HURT IN THE INCIDENT. WITH WINTER SETTING IN, THE IDEA OF A HOLIDAY SOMEWHERE WARM IS PRETTY APPEALING. BUT OVERSEAS FLIGHTS, HOTELS AND ACTIVITIES AREN'T JUST EXPENSIVE, THEY HAVE A HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL COST TOO. OUR SERIES ON HOW TO BE A MORE SUSTAINABILITY-FOCUSSED CONSUMER CONTINUES WITH A LOOK AT HOLIDAYS. SAVING UP FOR A WELL-EARNED BREAK? KIWIS, AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, REALLY LIKE TO GO ANYWHERE THAT'S WARM. FIJI IS ALWAYS POPULAR. AUSTRALIA. THIS IS ALSO THE PERFECT TIME FOR KIWIS TO START TRAVELLING OVER TO EUROPE. BUT THAT TRIP IS COSTING NOT ONLY YOU BUT THE ENVIRONMENT TOO. 8% OF ALL THE CARBON EMISSIONS COME FROM TOURISM RELATED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. THAT NUMBER'S INCREASING YEAR ON YEAR, AND KIWIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD HAVE THE FURTHEST TO TRAVEL ` LEAVING A SIGNIFICANT CARBON FOOTPRINT. A RETURN FLIGHT TO LONDON PRODUCES ALMOST 3000KG OF CARBON EMISSIONS PER PASSENGER. THAT'S LIKE DRIVING ALMOST 15,000KM IN A MEDIUM SIZED CAR OR THE LENGTH OF NEW ZEALAND 7.5 TIMES. EVEN VISITING BRISBANE OR FIJI PRODUCES THE SAME EMISSIONS AS DRIVING FROM CAPE REINGA TO BLUFF. THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY OFFSET THESE SORTS OF THINGS ` THROUGH BUYING CARBON CREDITS. AND THEN THESE CARBON CREDITS ARE USED TO EITHER PLANT NEW TREES OR TO BUY UP FORESTED AREAS. AIRLINES GIVE CUSTOMERS THIS OPTION. WE ONLY USED TO HAVE ABOUT 100 PEOPLE A MONTH THAT OFFSET IT. IT'S REALLY PLEASING TO SEE THAT THERE'S NOW ABOUT 11,000 PEOPLE A MONTH THAT'RE OFFSETTING THEIR JOURNEY. THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF HOLIDAYING DOESN'T STOP AT THE AIRPORT. WHAT ABOUT ACCOMMODATION? NEW ZEALAND HOTELS ARE FAIRLY GREEN. MOST OF OUR ENERGY IS DERIVED FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES. A NIGHT IN A QATAR HOTEL EMITS MORE THAN 140KG OF CO2. THAT'S MORE THAN 11 TIMES THAT OF A NIGHT HERE. QATAR IS A COUNTRY THAT IS RIGHT IN THE DESERT. THEY NEED TO REDUCE THEIR TEMPERATURES THROUGH AIR CONDITIONING. HOLIDAYS ARE IMPORTANT. THEY DELIVER HUGE BENEFITS TO LOCAL ECONOMIES, NOT TO MENTION OUR OWN WELL BEING. BUT EXPERTS SAY WE CAN BE SMARTER TOURISTS. WHEN WE GO ON HOLIDAY, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO RELAX, AND THAT MEANS RELAX FROM ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE MIGHT OTHERWISE FEEL. WHETHER WE ARE A LOT MORE RELAXED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE USE, WHETHER WE LEAVE THE AIR CON ON. CHRISTIAN SCHOTT SAYS THIS CULTURE NEEDS TO SHIFT. IN LESS DEVELOPED PLACES LIKE THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, WHICH STRUGGLE TO PROCESS TOO MUCH WASTE, LIVE AND EAT LIKE A LOCAL. BRING A KEEP CUP AND AVOID PLASTICS. PICK A HOTEL WITH A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY OR STAY WITH A FRIEND. IF YOU'RE FLYING, CHOOSE AN AIRLINE WITH MODERN AIRCRAFT, AND OFFSET YOUR CARBON EMISSIONS. IN SOME CASES, IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF EXTRA DOLLARS. THESE CHANGES MAY MEAN A BIT MORE THOUGHT AND A BIT MORE MONEY, BUT IT'LL LEAD TO A HEALTHIER PLANET AND PLENTY MORE TIME TO EXPLORE IT. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD, YOUR WEATHER FOR YOUR HUMP DAY. PLUS, AUCKLAND'S CIVIC THEATRE MAKES A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT ITS 90TH BIRTHDAY. AUCKLAND'S CIVIC THEATRE IS CELEBRATING ITS 90TH BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK, WITH A SPECIAL CABARET FESTIVAL. A NUMBER OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPS WILL BE PERFORMING, WITH SOME SAYING THEIR INSPIRATION FOR THE STAGE CAME FROM THE CIVIC ITSELF. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN MET WITH SOME OF THE ACTS. WHEN YOU'RE IN SOMEWHERE LIKE THIS, IT IS SO EVOCATIVE. WHEN YOU'RE IN SOMEWHERE LIKE THIS, IT IS SO EVOCATIVE. IT HAS SO MUCH HISTORY BEHIND IT. IT MAKES IT ALIVE, IT MAKES IT EXCITING. WALKING INSIDE IS LIKE STEPPING BACK IN TIME. AND THIS WEEK, THE CIVIC THEATRE IS TURNING 90. IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING. 1929, THAT'S QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. OVER 2000 WORKERS SAW THE BUILDING COMPLETE IN A SPEEDY NINE MONTHS. THE CIVIC GAVE THE AVERAGE CITIZEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL LIKE ROYALTY, DRINKING INSIDE NORTH AFRICAN MOORISH INTERIOR, DECORATED WITH EVERY EXOTIC ANIMAL UNDER THE SUN. CRAZY INDIAN, ELEPHANT, TIGER, CROCODILE, MONKEY THEME RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE FOYER. THEN BEGAN THE PARTIES. IT TURNED INTO A NIGHT CLUB IN THE EVENING. BUT A SCANDALOUS MURDER STRUCK IN 1935 ` THE CIVIC ORCHESTRA'S CONDUCTOR ALLEGEDLY POISONING HIS WIFE TO DEATH AFTER FINDING OUT THAT SHE HAD AN ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH NEW ZEALAND'S VERY OWN FREDA STARK. SHE WAS THE CIVIC'S SHOWGIRL QUEEN, RENOWNED FOR DANCING ON STAGE CLAD ONLY IN GOLD PAINT AND WITH A FEATHER IN HER HAIR. RUBEN KAYES IS THE FACE OF THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATIONS. HE SAYS FREDA STARK DEFINED BOTH CABERNET AND DRAG. FOR ME AS A QUEER PERSON, GAY PERSON ` I KNOW, SHOCKER, SPOILER ALERT ` TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN GO THROUGH SO MUCH WITH AN ABSOLUTELY UNSHAKEABLE CORE OF THEMSELVES AND COME OUT THE OTHER END SUCCESSFUL, THAT'S THE KIND OF QUEER IDOL WE NEED. THE THEATRE'S HOSTED EVERYTHING FROM FILM SCREENINGS TO MUSICALS, ROCK CONCERTS AND PLAYS. BUT WHAT'S TRULY AMAZING, AS THE YEARS GO BY, IS HOW LITTLE HAS CHANGED. EVERYTHING'S HOLLOW. IT'S A STAGE SET. A STAGE WHERE YOU CAN GET ALONG AND PLAY A PART YOURSELF. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH FALLING AND JESSICA MAUBOY. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND ANTONY VLUG. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.