TONIGHT, THE FIGHT AGAINST THE MEASLES OUTBREAK RAMPS UP. BABIES WILL NOW BE GETTING THE VACCINE EARLIER TO COMBAT THE DISEASE. THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE KAKAPO, AS A NEW THREAT EMERGES FOR THE ENDANGERED NATIVE PARROT. AND OUT FROM THE SHADOWS, WELLINGTON'S VAMPIRES ARE BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO AN INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND HARIET ELLIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019. KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. BABIES IN AUCKLAND WILL NOW GET THEIR FIRST MEASLES VACCINATION THREE MONTHS EARLIER, AS HEALTH AUTHORITIES TRY TO CONTAIN AN OUTBREAK. THE INITIAL DOSE OF THE VACCINE WILL NOW BE GIVEN AT 12 MONTHS OLD, WITH MORE THAN A HUNDRED CONFIRMED CASES OF THE MEASLES IN THE REGION. LAURA JAMES REPORTS. AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE FOR THIS TODDLER. BUT WITH AUCKLAND'S MEASLES OUTBREAK SHOWING NO SIGN OF SLOWING, STRONGER STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE. WE ARE BRINGING THE FIRST MMR VACCINE FORWARD TO 12 MONTHS FROM 15 MONTHS. THERE'S SMALL PAIN FOR A BIG GAIN. THEY ARE AT AN AGE AND STAGE THEY ARE SOCIALISING. THEY'RE AT DAY-CARE. YOU KNOW, SO IT'S A HIGHLY INFECTIOUS VIRAL ILLNESS. AND, YOU KNOW, THEY PLAY WITH THEIR HANDS AND EVERYTHING GOES INTO THEIR MOUTHS. THERE'VE BEEN 104 CASES OF MEASLES IN THE REGION THIS YEAR. ALMOST HALF WERE UNDER FIVE YEARS OLD, INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BABIES ` MANY HAVING TO BE HOSPITALISED. WE'RE REALLY SEEING THE BIGGEST IMPACT IN THE UNDER TWOS. AND THEY'RE NOT JUST MOST VULNERABLE FROM GETTING MEASLES BUT THEY'RE MOST VULNERABLE OF HAVING COMPLICATIONS AS WELL. THE MOST COMMON COMPLICATION WOULD BE PNEUMONIA. IT DOES SOUND HEARTBREAKING. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR LITTLE ONES. THIS DISEASE, MEASLES, IS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. THERE'VE BEEN MEASLES CASES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. THERE WERE 38 CASES IN CANTERBURY, AND VACCINATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD TO 12 MONTHS TO TACKLE THE OUTBREAK THERE. THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS THE TEMPORARY SHIFT ISN'T REQUIRED ELSEWHERE. IT'S STILL SPREADING ACROSS THE AUCKLAND REGION. IT'S GONE FROM THE WEST TO CENTRAL AND NOW IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. MEASLES SYMPTOMS INCLUDE A FEVER, COUGH, RUNNY NOSE, SORE EYES AND THEN A RASH. THE FIRST THING IS TO SEEK MEDICAL HELP. RINGING AHEAD AND SAYING YOU'VE GOT A POTENTIAL MEASLES CASE IS REALLY IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN MANAGE PATIENT FLOW AND NOT CONTAMINATE OTHERS THAT ARE WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM. LIAM (4) GOT HIS SECOND DOSE OF PROTECTION TODAY, TAKING IT ALL IN HIS STRIDE. A BIT STING-Y. ANYONE WHO ISN'T UP TO DATE IS ADVISED TO DO THE SAME. HIGH FIVE TO ME. WELL DONE. LAURA JAMES, 1 NEWS. THE FAMILY OF A TRAMPER WHOSE BODY HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE TARARUA RANGES SAYS HIS DEATH IS A DEVASTATING BLOW. AFTER A TWO WEEK SEARCH POLICE CONFIRMED LATE THIS AFTERNOON THAT DARREN MYERS DIED IN TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS. GIA GARRICK REPORTS. UK MAN DARREN MYERS WAS A KEEN TRAMPER AND ALWAYS UP FOR EXPLORING THE COUNTRY. HIS FAMILY NEVER EXPECTED HIS FIRST HIKE IN THE TARARUA RANGES WOULD END WITH A DEADLY FALL. THIS HAS BEEN THE HARDEST TIME OF OUR LIVES, WITHOUT ANY DOUBT. IT'S BEEN A SUDDEN EVENT THAT HAS CAUSED THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE. I DON'T BELIEVE HE HAS SUFFERED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE BUILDING SURVEYOR IMMIGRATED RECENTLY WITH HIS WIFE, TO JOIN FAMILY HERE. HE'S DONE LOTS OF TRAMPING. HE'S DONE LOTS OF, LIKE, PRETTY OUT THERE THINGS LIKE THE PYRENEES FOR SIX WEEKS, THE TONGARIRO NORTHERN CIRCUIT, WHICH IS A BIT CLOSER TO HOME. THE 49-YEAR-OLD SET OUT TO COMPLETE THE NORTHERN CROSSING TO MOUNT HOLDSWORTH ON MAY 28TH. HE TEXTED HIS WIFE TWO DAYS LATER FROM THE ARETE HUT. TODAY HIS BODY WAS SEEN AT THE BOTTOM OF A WATERFALL NEARBY. I BELIEVE DARREN HAS SUFFERED A MISADVENTURE EVENT, PROBABLY THE DAY HE LEFT ARETE BIVVY. AROUND 50 PEOPLE FROM POLICE, LAND SEARCH AND RESCUE AND THE DEFENCE FORCE WERE INVOLVED IN THE SEARCH. RESCUE CREWS TOOK 75 ATTEMPTS ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR TO TRY FIND DARREN MYERS OVER AN 11 DAY PERIOD. BUT BAD WEATHER MEANT JUST A TWO-DAY EFFECTIVE SEARCH WINDOW. IT'S EITHER BEEN TOO CLOUDY, TOO WINDY, JUST TOO DANGEROUS, TOO ICY FOR TEAMS TO COMPLETE THE TASKS THAT WE WOULD HAVE LIKED THEM TO HAVE COMPLETED. IT WAS A LOCAL HELICOPTER COMPANY THAT MADE TODAY'S DISCOVERY. POLICE ARE REMINDING TRAMPERS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATOR BEACONS AND PUTTING A PLAN IN THE HUT LOG BOOK. A CELL PHONE IS NOT A FOOLPROOF METHOD IN THE OUTDOORS. AND THERE'S A WARNING THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD NEVER BE UNDERESTIMATED. GIA GARRICK, 1 NEWS. ADVOCATES FOR BENEFICIARIES HAVE TOLD 1 NEWS THAT THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IS REFERRING PEOPLE TO LOAN SHARKS WHEN THEY ASK FOR EXTRA ASSISTANCE. COMMUNITY LAW AND AUCKLAND ACTION AGAINST POVERTY BOTH SAY IT'S A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. IT COMES AS THE GOVERNMENT TRIES TO CRACK DOWN ON LOAN SHARKS. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY. THIS AUCKLAND WOMAN, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE NAMED, NEEDED HELP FROM WORK AND INCOME FOR A NEW WASHING MACHINE. TAKING THAT WASHING TO GET WASHED AND DRIED AT THE LAUNDROMAT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY $30 EVERY SECOND DAY. SHE WAS SURPRISED BY THE ADVICE SHE GOT. THEY PRETTY MUCH SAID TO ME, HAVE I EXHAUSTED EVERY OTHER AVENUE PRIOR TO ME GOING TO THIS APPOINTMENT? AND I SAID TO THEM, 'WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?' AND THEY SAID, 'WELL, HAVE YOU BEEN TO CASH CONVERTERS 'TO GET A QUOTE FROM THEM OR TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET FINANCE FROM THEM 'OR INSTANT FINANCE OR...?' PRETTY MUCH, TO ME, IT WAS ANY OTHER LOAN SHARK. AND IT ISN'T A ONE-OFF, ACCORDING TO ADVOCATES. FREQUENTLY, WHEN PEOPLE GO TO MSD FOR THAT TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE, INSTEAD THEY END UP AT THE MERCY OF A LOAN SHARK BECAUSE THEY ARE GETTING ADVISED TO GO INTO THAT TERRITORY FIRST. ON A WEEKLY BASIS, WE WOULD SEE AT LEAST A DOZEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THAT HAPPEN TO THEM. THEY SAY IT SPARKS A CYCLE OF DEBT. THEY END UP AT THESE VERY HIGH-INTEREST RATES, VERY EASY APPLICATION LOAN SHARKS, AND THEN THE PROBLEM STARTS FROM THERE. IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG. SO WE PUT THESE CONCERNS TO THE MINISTRY. IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'LL MAKE SURE I INVESTIGATE IT. FROM TODAY'S CONVERSATION, I'M ALSO GOING TO ENSURE THAT OUR PEOPLE ARE CLEAR OF THE GUIDELINES. I'M NOT AWARE OF ANYBODY BEING SENT TO LOAN SHARKS. MSD SAYS THE NUMBER OF GRANTS IS GOING UP. WE'VE PAID OUT 270,000 SPECIAL NEEDS GRANTS THIS YEAR. THAT'S A 45% INCREASE. THIS COMES AS THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING A BIG PUSH TO CRACK DOWN ON LOAN SHARKS AND DODGY PAY-DAY LOANS, WITH LEGISLATION GOING THROUGH PARLIAMENT AT THE MOMENT. IN FACT, THE PRIME MINISTER HAD THIS TO SAY. MAKE SURE THAT THAT FIRST PORT OF CALL IS STILL WORK AND INCOME. A MESSAGE IT SEEMS THAT ISN'T TRICKLING THROUGH TO EVERYONE. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM IS WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO SAVE THE KAKAPO, AFTER ANOTHER OF THE ENDANGERED BIRDS DIED. A RESPIRATORY DISEASE THAT'S CLAIMED SEVEN KAKAPO HAS LED TO 35 BIRDS BEING TAKEN INTO VET CARE. BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS IT MIGHT BE TOO LITTLE TOO LATE. HERE'S EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN WITH THE DETAILS. ESPIE THE KAKAPO LOOKS HEALTHY, CURIOUS AND ALERT. (KAKAPO GRUNTS) BUT THERE'S ONLY A 50% CHANCE THAT SHE'LL LIVE TILL THE WEEKEND. ESPIE'S CONTRACTED THE SAME DISEASE THAT'S KILLED SEVEN OF THE ENDANGERED NATIVE PARROTS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THIS IS AN UNPRECEDENTED THREAT, AND WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAS HAPPENED THIS YEAR. IT'S ASPERGILLOSIS ` FUNGAL SPORES THAT FLOAT IN THE AIR. IN FACT, YOU AND I ARE BREATHING THEM IN RIGHT NOW. NORMALLY, THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG FOR YOU TO GET A DISEASE DUE TO THOSE SPORES, AND THAT CAN BE THAT YOU'RE LIVING IN AN UNDERGROUND NEST WHERE THERE'S LOTS AND LOTS OF THE SPORES. OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS, IT'S KNOWN TO ONLY HAVE KILLED ONE KAKAPO. OUR WORKING THEORY AT THE MOMENT IS THAT THIS YEAR'S CLIMATE, THERE BEING A REALLY WARM YEAR DOWN SOUTH. MEDICAL COMMUNITIES ARE BANDING TOGETHER AROUND THE COUNTRY. AUCKLAND ZOO'S TREATING 12, SIX BIRDS ARE BEING CARED FOR IN PALMERSTON NORTH, AND ANOTHER 12 IN DUNEDIN, MEANING NEARLY A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION'S IN VETERINARY CARE. THEY'RE USING THE AVIAN EQUIVALENT OF AN ANTIBIOTIC AND AN ASTHMA INHALER. CURRENTLY CT IS PROVING ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DIAGNOSE ASPERGILLOSIS, SO WE'VE HAD A WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT UP HERE IN AUCKLAND, WITH LOCAL VETERINARY SPECIALISTS AND ALSO WITH MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL. VET CHELSEA DYLAN HAS WORKED WITH KAKAPO BEFORE. SHE FLEW IN FROM SAN DIEGO ZOO TO HELP. I HAD TO TAKE SOME LEAVE FROM WORK ` UNPAID LEAVE ` BUT THAT'S OK. I WANTED TO COME AND I CONVINCED MY BOSSES. SO WHILE THIS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION, TIME IS TICKING AWAY FOR ESPIE AND THIS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND HAS MISSED OUT TO AUSTRALIA, AS UBER ANNOUNCED MELBOURNE WILL PLAY HOST TO IT'S PILOT PROGRAMME FOR AERIAL RIDE SHARING. THE PROPOSAL WOULD SEE NEW-AGE AIRCRAFT FERRYING PASSENGERS AROUND THE CITY IN A PLANE TO CUT TRAVEL TIME AND CONGESTION ON THE GROUND. THIS IS RIDE SHARING ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL, AND AUSTRALIA IS PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF. MELBOURNE IS THE FIRST CITY OUTSIDE OF THE U.S. TO BE LOCKED IN AS A PILOT SITE FOR UBER AIR, THE MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR IDEA ALLOWING YOU TO USE AN APP TO ORDER A FLIGHT. VICTORIANS HAVE A CAN-DO ATTITUDE, AND WE HOPE THAT UBER AIR WILL GIVE US A ALTITUDE TO MATCH IT. UBER AIR SAYS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AIRCRAFT CAPABLE OF VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING WILL FLY UP TO FOUR PASSENGERS AND A PILOT BETWEEN A NETWORK OF HIGH-RISE LAUNCH PADS ACROSS THE CITY. IT LOOKS A BIT LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A HELICOPTER AND AN AEROPLANE. AND YES, THEY WILL BE BUILT TO BE SAFER, QUIETER AND ELECTRIC. UBER CLAIMS FARES WILL ULTIMATELY MATCH UBER-X PRICES, BUT IT'LL CALCULATED PER SEAT. IF YOU CAN FLY, TAKE A SHORTCUT, I'LL BE IN IT. TOO FUTURISTIC FOR ME. (LAUGHS) THE COMPANY IS ALSO LOOKING TO WORK WITH THIRD-PARTY OPERATORS INSTEAD OF OWNING THE AIRCRAFT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ITSELF. AND WITH PLANS TO BE PILOT-FREE IN THE DISTANT FUTURE, THERE'S STILL LOTS OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ON THE SAFETY SPECIFICS. THERE ARE MANY, MANY ISSUES THAN NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, STARTING WITH THE SAFETY CERTIFICATION OF THE NEW ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ITSELF. TEST FLIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE OFF FROM LATE NEXT YEAR. AND UBER AIR HOPES ITS SPECIALLY DESIGNED AIRCRAFT WILL BE FLYING OVER MELBOURNE'S SKYLINE WITH PASSENGERS ON BOARD BY 2023. BEYOND THAT, THERE'S BOLD PLANS TO TAKE THE SKY-HIGH CONCEPT TO THE REST OF AUSTRALIA. I DON'T THINK IT'S PIE IN THE SKY. I THINK THE FUTURE IS CLOSER THAN YOU REALLY THING. STILL TO COME ` SAMOA BANS THE NEW ELTON JOHN FILM. WHY IT MIGHT BE A 'LONG, LONG TIME' BEFORE THE HIT BIOPIC CAN PLAY ON IT'S SHORES. PLUS ` HOW MUCH ARE YOU REALLY HELPING THE PLANET BY SWITCHING TO ALTERNATIVE MILK? WE CRUNCH THE NUMBERS. WELCOME BACK. SAMOA HAS BANNED THE ELTON JOHN MOVIE 'ROCKETMAN' BECAUSE OF IT'S HOMOSEXUAL SCENES. THE FILM WAS DUE TO OPEN AT THE COUNTRY'S ONLY CINEMA IN APIA BEFORE IT WAS HURRIEDLY CANCELLED. THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE TOLD 1 NEWS THAT CENSORSHIP LAWS ARE ALIGNED WITH SAMOA'S CONSTITUTION, ITS CHRISTIAN BELIEFS, AND OTHER CUSTOMS. THE MOVIE ITSELF HAS VERY EXPLICIT SCENES, VERY EXPLICIT SCENES BETWEEN MALE AND MALE ` NOT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUBLICLY... VIEW. GAY MARRIAGE IS NOT YET ALLOWED IN SAMOA. THE BAN HAS SPARKED AN OUTCRY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WITH MANY SAYING THEY WILL ATTEMPT TO WATCH IT ONLINE. THE FILM 'BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY' WAS ONLY SCREENED AFTER A NUMBER OF CONTENTIOUS SCENES WERE CUT OUT. THE CINEMA HAS 21 DAYS TO APPEAL THE CENSOR'S DECISION. A TINY PORTUGUESE ISLAND IN THE ATLANTIC IS LEADING THE WORLD IN A NEW FORM OF ENERGY STORAGE. EXCESS POWER FROM BATTERIES OF ELECTRIC CARS IS BEING USED AT NIGHT TO POWER PEOPLE'S HOMES. THE BBC'S ROGER HARRABIN VISITED PORTO SANTO, NEAR MADEIRA, TO SEE IT IN ACTION. THE SAVAGE BEAUTY OF PORT SANTO ATTRACTS TOURISTS WHO LOVE NATURE. BUT PEOPLE NEED ENERGY, AND THE WAY IT'S GENERATED HERE IS DAMAGING NATURE. THIS POLLUTION IS COMING FROM THE DIESEL GENERATOR WHICH POWERS THE ISLAND'S HOMES. TRANSPORTING THE DIESEL'S EXPENSIVE, AND IT'S FUELLING CLIMATE CHANGE. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WANT CLEAN, RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTEAD. BUT WIND POWER AND SOLAR POWER EBB AND FLOW, SO THEY NEED A WAY OF STORING ENERGY FOR USE AT NIGHT-TIME. HERE'S THE CHOSEN SOLUTION ` THE ELECTRIC CAR, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT. IN FUTURE, ELECTRIC VEHICLES HERE WILL BE FITTED WITH A REVERSIBLE BATTERY THAT STORES ENERGY FOR THE ELECTRICITY GRID. SO HOW DOES A REVERSIBLE BATTERY WORK? WHEN THE SUN'S SHINING, THE ELECTRICITY FLOWS OUT OF THE GRID, DOWN THE CABLE AND INTO THE CAR. THEN IT'S STORED IN THE BATTERY UNTIL NIGHT-TIME, WHEN IT FLOWS BACK OUT OF THE CAR, UP THE CABLE, AND INTO THE GRID TO POWER PEOPLE'S HOMES. THE CAR IS SMART, SO IT KEEPS ENOUGH POWER FOR ITSELF TO BE DRIVEN. A CAR IS ONLY USED PART-TIME FOR ITS MOBILITY FUNCTION, AND SO THE REST OF THE TIME IT IS AVAILABLE TO BE USED FOR THE GRID. THE FIRM THAT'S INSTALLING THE REVERSIBLE BATTERY SYSTEM BELIEVES THE TECHNOLOGY WILL TRANSFORM OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CARS. NORMALLY YOU WOULD THINK IF YOU OWN A CAR IT COSTS YOU A FORTUNE. IT COSTS YOU A LOT OF MONEY. IF YOU HAVE A CAR THAT CAN FEED ENERGY BACK INTO THE GRID, YOU CAN ACTUALLY EARN MONEY DURING THE TIME IT'S PARKED. TO RUN AN EFFECTIVE BACK-UP FOR THE LOCAL GRID, HALF THE CARS ON THE ISLAND ` LIKE THIS ELECTRIC TAXI ` WILL NEED TO STORE POWER AS WELL AS USING IT. THE ENVIRONMENT'S A HOT TOPIC FOR OUR BIGGEST EXPORT EARNER TOO ` MILK. THERE ARE PLENTY OF ALTERNATIVES TO GOOD OLD COWS' MILK ` ALMOND, SOY AND NOW EVEN MILK GROWN IN A LAB. KIMBERLEE DOWNS LOOKS INTO HOW THEY STACK UP, AS PART OF OUR SERIES ON HOW TO BE A MORE SUSTAINABLE CONSUMER. IF THE QUESTION USED TO BE, 'GOT MILK?' NOW IT'S MORE, 'WHAT KIND?' FROM TRIM TO FULL FAT, SOY, ALMOND, OAT OR CASHEW, WE'VE GOT MORE OPTIONS THAN EVER. DIVERSITY FOR THE CONSUMER, BUT BAD NEWS FOR ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EXPORTS. DEMAND FOR DAIRY IS RAPIDLY DECLINING. AND THESE PLANT-BASED ALTERNATIVES ARE CANNIBALISING EVEN HERE IN NEW ZEALAND; WE'RE THE QUINTESSENTIAL DAIRY DRINKERS. TASTE AND INTOLERANCE ARE FACTORS. SO TOO IS THE ENVIRONMENT. PARTICULARLY THE MILLENNIALS, THE GEN Zs, THEY WANT SOMETHING THAT IS HEALTHY, BUT THEY WANT SOMETHING THAT'S ETHICAL. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOST SUSTAINABLE CHOICE FOR NEW ZEALANDERS, THE CALCULATIONS GET COMPLICATED. A RECENT GLOBAL STUDY LOOKED AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF 38,000 FARMS PRODUCING 40 DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL GOODS. IT FOUND THAT MAKING 1 LITRE OF COW'S MILK TOOK 13 TIMES MORE LAND THAN PRODUCING THE SAME AMOUNT OF SOY MILK OR ALMOND MILK. IT ALSO COMPARED THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND FOUND COW'S MILK WAS AGAIN THE WORST PERFORMER, PRODUCING ALMOST THREE TIMES AS MUCH AS THOSE ALTERNATIVES. BUT THE PICTURE CHANGES WHEN YOU HONE IN ON THE NEW ZEALAND-BASED DATA. EMISSIONS FROM COW'S MILK HERE ARE HALF THE GLOBAL AVERAGE. AND REMEMBER THAT 9m2 OF LAND USED? IN NEW ZEALAND, IT'S JUST 1m2 PER LITRE OF MILK. I THINK BECAUSE WE FOLLOW A PASTURE-BASED SYSTEM, SO WE'RE NOT BUYING IN ALL THE EXTRA FEED. WE'RE FOLLOWING THE NATURAL CURVE OF THE SEASONS. WHEN IT COMES TO WATER USE, KIWI COW'S MILK AGAIN BEATS THE GLOBAL AVERAGE, USING LESS THAN BOTH ALMOND AND SOY. OAT MILK PERFORMED BEST OVERALL. WE CAN AFFORD TO PLAY IN BOTH MARKETS. EVEN FONTERRA IS EXPLORING NON-DAIRY OPTIONS, RECENTLY PURCHASING A STAKE IN BIO-TECH START-UP MOTIF, WHICH IS LOOKING TO GROW MILK IN A LAB. IN 30 YEARS' TIME, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EXTRA 2 BILLION MOUTHS TO FEED ON THE PLANET, SO WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA HAVE TO BE NEW NUTRITION SOURCES. ROSIE BOSWORTH BELIEVES WE'RE HEADED FOR A FUTURE MIXING SYNTHETIC MILK PROTEINS AND PLANT-BASED MILK. THERE'LL BE PROBABLY A TRANSITION OF LAND USE IN THE PROCESS. BUT IT'S BETTER FOR NEW ZEALAND IN THE LONG TERM IF WE HAVE THESE FUTURE-PROOF STRATEGIES, BECAUSE IT MEANS WE CAN RETIRE A LOT OF THE LAND BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT. WE DO BELIEVE THERE IS A ROLE FOR MORE PLANT-BASED NUTRITION GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE THERE WILL HAVE TO BE. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT MILK IS THE MOST NUTRITIOUS NATURAL FOOD SOURCE. BUT ITS A FOOD SOURCE HAVING TO BATTLE FOR THE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CONSUMER'S DOLLAR. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. TO SPORT ` AND JUST MINUTES AGO, NEW ZEALANDER WARREN GATLAND WAS REAPPOINTED AS HEAD COACH OF THE BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS. GATLAND WILL BECOME JUST THE SECOND MAN TO LEAD THE LIONS ON THREE SUCCESSIVE TOURS WHEN HE TAKES THEM TO SOUTH AFRICA IN 2021. HE'S PREVIOUSLY COACHED THE LIONS AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN 2013 AND IN THE DRAWN SERIES WITH THE ALL BLACKS IN 2017. THE FOOTBALL FERNS ARE CONFIDENT THEY'LL BOUNCE BACK AFTER THEIR HEARTBREAKING LOSS TO THE NETHERLANDS AT THE FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP TODAY. AFTER CONCEDING A LATE GOAL TO LOSE 1-0 TO THE DUTCH. THE FERNS SAY THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING ON. AND THEY HAVE SCORED LATE ON. A WINNER BY MIEDEMA. THAT IT TOOK THEM 92 MINUTES OR 93 MINUTES ` WHATEVER IT WAS ` TO PUT ONE IN BEHIND US, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ALSO KNOW HOW GOOD WE CAN BE AND WE KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT. PROBABLY SEE, IN A FEW DAYS' TIME, A REALLY FOCUSED GROUP READY TO GO OUT AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF ONCE AGAIN. THEY'LL GET THAT CHANCE AGAINST CANADA ON SUNDAY. NO WORRIES FOR DEFENDING CHAMPS THE UNITED STATES, THOUGH, RIGHT AFTER THE BREAK... VAMPIRES! THEY'RE IN WELLINGTON AND SO ARE WE. (CROWD MURMURS) (APPLAUSE) Genius ` it doesn't need Silicon Valley. Hutt Valley is just fine. (LIGHT, UPBEAT MUSIC) It doesn't need Wall Street, experience, or to follow a traditional path. All genius really needs is opportunity,... WELCOME BACK. IF YOU WERE OUT ON THE STREETS OF WELLINGTON TONIGHT, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME INTERESTING CHARACTERS. THEY'RE PART OF AN EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE PROJECT DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE CULT HIT MOVIE 'WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS'. ANDREW MACFARLANE WENT ALONG. BRINGING A TASTE OF THE PARANORMAL RIGHT IN TO CENTRAL WELLINGTON. WE HAVE MADE OUR OWN MOVIE, AND I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT. THIS MAY LOOK LIKE A TOTALLY FUNCTIONING FILM SET, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT THAN MEETS THE EYE. 'WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THE SHADOWS?' IS AN EXPERIMENTAL THEATRE PROJECT BY SECOND UNIT, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE 2014 MOCKUMENTARY BY JERMAINE CLEMENT AND TAIKA WAITITI. WHEN YOU GET THREE VAMPIRES IN A FLAT, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF TENSION. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOIN THE CAST OF AN UNOFFICIAL REMAKE OF THE FILM AS EXTRAS. WE WERE VERY RESPECTFUL OF THE FACT THAT THEY MADE THAT WORLD ` AND WHAT WE ADDED TO IT, WE WANTED IT TO BE SOMETHING THAT THEY WERE HAPPY WITH. AND AS THE NIGHT GOES ON, IT BECOMES INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHO IS A CAST MEMBER AND WHO IS NOT. IT'S LIKE BEING IN A VIDEO GAME. YOU GET TO DRIVE WHERE YOU GO OR PICK WHERE YOU GO. WE AS THE CAST WILL LEAD YOU AND PUSH YOU AND PULL YOU, DEPENDING ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT. SO YOUR PATH COULD BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TO THE PERSON YOU WALKED IN WITH. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SEVERAL PERFORMANCE SPACES BEING USED IN TONIGHT'S PERFORMANCE. WITH A CAST OF 35 ACTORS AND MORE THAN 2000 LITRES OF BLOOD ON STANDBY, AUDIENCES COULD EXPECT THINGS TO GET MESSY. THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BLOOD, BUT NOT ANYTHING YOU NEED TO WEAR GUMBOOTS AND A PONCHO FOR. THERE'S 32 CAMERAS DOTTED AROUND THE THEATRE TO ADD TO THE ILLUSION. GET THIS RIDICULOUS WOMAN OFF MY SET IMMEDIATELY! THE SHOW RUNS ON THE WATERFRONT UNTIL THE END OF JUNE, GIVING WELLINGTONIANS PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SINK THEIR TEETH IN. DID YOU GET THAT? ANDREW MACFARLANE, 1 NEWS. THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW, BUT WE'LL TRY. HERE'S TOMORROWS WEATHER NOW ` WITH PAOLO NUTINI AND 'LAST REQUEST'. # SLOW DOWN, # LIE DOWN. # REMEMBER IT'S JUST YOU AND ME. # DON'T SELL OUT, # BOW OUT. # REMEMBER HOW THIS USED TO BE. # I JUST WANT YOU CLOSER. # IS THAT ALL RIGHT? # BABY, LET'S GET CLOSER # TONIGHT. # GRANT MY LAST REQUEST # AND JUST LET ME HOLD YOU. # DON'T SHRUG YOUR SHOULDERS. # LAY DOWN BESIDE ME. # SURE I CAN ACCEPT THAT WE'RE GOING NOWHERE, # BUT ONE LAST TIME, # JUST GO THERE. # LAY DOWN BESIDE ME. # OH, I'VE FOUND, # THAT I'M BOUND # TO WANDER DOWN THAT ONE-WAY ROAD. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING ` GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND HARIET ELLIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019.