TONIGHT ` THE COST OF GOING ELECTRIC; MOVES TO MAKE IT EASIER TO HIT THE ROAD WITH A GREENER CAR. THE BLACK CAPS CHOSE TO BAT AGAINST INDIA IN THEIR WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL, BUT THE APPEARANCE OF STAR BATSMAN MARTIN GUPTILL WAS SHORTLIVED. AND THE TEENAGE DAREDEVIL BEHIND THIS CLIMB OF LONDON'S TALLEST BUILDING WITH NO ROPES OR CLAMPS. 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. OUR UPTAKE OF ELECTRIC CARS IS GETTING A BIG BOOST, WITH THE GOVERNMENT MOVING TO MAKE THEM MORE AFFORDABLE. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ABOUT 3.2 MILLION PETROL CARS ON OUR ROADS, WITH JUST 15,000 ELECTRIC VEHICLES. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY REPORTS. THEY'RE BETTER FOR THE PLANET AND SAVE YOUR POCKET AT THE PUMP. SO WHAT'S HOLDING US BACK? THE COST. MONEY. AT THE MOMENT, THEY'RE JUST TOO EXPENSIVE. NOW THE GOVERNMENT'S LOOKING TO CHIP IN AND MAKE IT CHEAPER. THESE POLICIES ARE ABOUT MAKING IT A MORE REALISTIC OPTION FOR MORE NEW ZEALANDERS. PROPOSED DISCOUNTS WOULD APPLY TO NEW AND USED CARS SOLD IN NEW ZEALAND FOR THE FIRST TIME ` AND KICK IN IN 2021. AS WELL AS BIG DISCOUNTS FOR ELECTRIC CARS, NEW PLUG-IN HYBRIDS, WHICH RUN ON BOTH PETROL AND ELECTRICITY, WOULD GET A $6800 DISCOUNT. NEW VERY FUEL EFFICIENT CARS WOULD GET $2800 OFF. AND USED IMPORTED ELECTRIC CARS WOULD SAVE $2600. THE DISCOUNTS STOP WHEN THE CAR GOES OVER $80,000. FOR MANY, THIS IS WELCOME NEWS. I BOUGHT AN ELECTRIC SECOND-HAND LEAF, AND YOU'D NEVER GET ME BACK TO A PETROL CAR. SAVE THE POLLUTION, SAVE THE WORLD. WE ALL NEED ONE. MARTIN HOWARD RECKONS HE HAS SOLD 400 ELECTRIC CARS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. HE SAYS THEY QUICKLY PAY FOR THEMSELVES. ONLY FOR $30,000 OR UNDER. IT'S REALLY A BARGAIN. THE GOVERNMENT IS PROMISING THIS WILL BE COST NEUTRAL. SO HOW WILL IT WILL PAY FOR IT? BY SLAPPING A TAX ON GAS GUZZLING CARS. FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH-EMISSION RANGE ROVERS AND THE NISSAN PATROLS WOULD BE HIT WITH A $3000 FEE. IT'S FAIR THAT THE VEHICLES THAT ARE THE MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE PAY A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT WE CAN CLEAN UP THE REST OF THE CARS ON OUR ROADS. IT'S PROBABLY BEING THOUGHT OF IN AN URBAN SENSE AND WE'VE POSSIBLY KINDA BEEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT. FARMERS SAY ENOUGH ALTERNATIVES ARE STILL YEARS AWAY. UNLESS THERE'S AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT CAN TAKE A WHOLE HEAP OF FENCING EQUIPMENT, THE KIDS, A WHOLE BUNCH OF SUPPLIES AND THE GROCERIES, WE'RE KINDA STUCK WITH THAT DOUBLE-CAB UTE. WHEN THINGS ARE LOOKING A LITTLE BIT TOUGH FOR PEOPLE, LAYERING ON ADDITIONAL COST IS JUST NOT THE WAY TO GO. THEY WILL GET TO AIR THEIR CONCERNS DURING THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTATION, WHICH RUNS FOR THE NEXT SIX WEEKS. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. THE SEMIFINAL BETWEEN THE BLACK CAPS AND INDIA HAS GOT OFF TO A BUMPY START. THE NEW ZEALANDERS WON THE COIN TOSS, CHOOSING TO BAT FIRST. STAR BATSMAN MARTIN GUPTILL WAS CAUGHT IN THE SLIPS IN JUST THE FOURTH OVER, WITH JUST ONE RUN ON THE BOARD. EDGE AND GONE. GONE, GONE. GUPTILL'S WOES CONTINUE. AND BUMRAH HAS STRUCK AN EARLY BLOW. WET WEATHER IS ALSO THREATENING TO POSTPONE THE MATCH, WITH FORECASTERS WARNING OF A STRONG CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IF THE NEW ZEALANDERS WIN, THEY'LL PLAY EITHER AUSTRALIA OR ENGLAND IN SUNDAY'S FINAL. A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION IS UNDERWAY NEAR WELLINGTON TONIGHT, AFTER A FATHER AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS FAILED TO RETURN FROM A HIKE. THE TRIO WERE HEADING FROM LEES GROVE IN WAINUIOMATA TO DAYS BAY, AND WERE MEANT BE HOME BY 3.30 THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN THEY FAILED TO RETURN, A FAMILY MEMBER ALERTED POLICE. OFFICIALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE EAST HARBOUR REGIONAL PARK WHILE POLICE DOGS TRY TO TRACK THE GROUP. A RECORD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS HAVE JOINED THE FOX RIVER CLEAN UP, AS THE ARMY ALSO ARRIVES ON SITE. WASTE SPILLED OUT OF AN OLD LANDFILL THREE MONTHS AGO, AND THE PRESSURE IS ON TO CLEAN UP THE MESS BEFORE MORE OF IT ENDS UP IN THE SEA. DONNA-MARIE LEVER REPORTS. IT'S PAINFULLY SLOW, RUBBISH, WASTE AND DEBRIS PICKED UP ONE PIECE AT A TIME. ON THIS PART OF THE RIVER, I'M FINDING MOST OF THE RUBBISH QUITE SMALL. AND SOME OF IT'S UNDERGROUND. AND SOME IS QUITE SINISTER. I CAN'T EVEN OPEN IT. THERE HAVE BEEN SMALL AMOUNTS OF MEDICAL WASTE IDENTIFIED. THE OCCASIONAL NEEDLE. THERE WAS ALSO OUR ASBESTOS. A NUMBER OF PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH UNKNOWN CONTENTS. THESE 90 PAIRS OF HANDS FACE A DAUNTING TASK. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL SIGNED IN. BUT SPIRITS ARE HIGH. AS VOLUNTEERS ARE TAKEN IN BY THE TRUCKLOAD AND HELPED BY THE ARMY NOW ON THE GROUND WITH MORE TROOPS BEING DEPLOYED LATER THIS MONTH. THEY ARE PROVIDING US LOGISTICAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF TRANSPORTING OUR VOLUNTEERS IN THE RIVERBED. THE 1960S LANDFILL WAS EXPOSED AFTER SEVERE WEATHER, LIVING A 75 KM TRAIL OF POLLUTION. THE EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT 500 RUGBY FIELDS. CURRENTLY WE'VE CLEARED ABOUT 64 RUGBY FIELDS. THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT TOOK CONTROL OF THE OPERATION FROM COUNCIL LAST MONTH. AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY INJECTED $600,000 INTO THE CLEANUP. WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS JUST THE START OF A PROBLEM FURTHER DOWN THE TRACK THAT WILL JUST INTENSIFY. EACH BAG ENDS UP INTO LARGE SACKS, WHICH ARE TAKEN TO ANOTHER LANDFILL FOR DISPOSAL. I LIKE TO CHALLENGE MYSELF AND SEE IF I CAN GO A BIT FASTER; DO ANOTHER SACK BEFORE MORNING TEA. IT'S HAPPENED NOW, SO WE BETTER PICK IT UP, I GUESS. DO SOMETHING. GOTTA DO SOMETHING. AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING. THE MESS MUST BE GONE BY THE END OF AUGUST, BEFORE SPRING RAIN THREATENS TO SEND RUBBISH TO SEA. COME AND CLEAN IT UP, BECAUSE IT WILL LAND ON BEACHES IN THE NORTH ISLAND AT ONE POINT, IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL. MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED IN A PLACE WHERE EVERY PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE ` BUT IT WILL TAKE AN ARMY OF THEM TO FINISH THE JOB. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. HONG KONG'S LEADER HAS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL SCRAP THE CONTROVERSIAL EXTRADITION BILL WHICH TRIGGERED MILLIONS TO PROTEST ON THE STREETS. BUT THE MOVE MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH TO END THE TERRITORY'S MASS MARCHES. CHANNEL 9'S RENAE HENRY HAS MORE. FOR A MONTH HONG KONG HAS BEEN IN TURMOIL. TODAY IT SEEMED PEOPLE POWER PREVAILED. THE BILL IS DEAD. BUT THERE'S UNLIKELY TO BE ANY MOURNING, THE TERRITORY'S LEADER BACKING DOWN ON HER PROPOSAL TO ALLOW EXTRADITIONS TO THE CHINESE MAINLAND, SAYING THERE IS NO PLAN TO RESTART DEBATES. THE CONTROVERSIAL IDEA HAD SPURRED MILLIONS INTO ACTION. (PROTESTERS CHANT) I FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT THE RESPONSES OF THE GOVERNMENT MAY NOT HAVE MET THE WISHES OF THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THE PROTESTERS WHO HAVE GONE ON THE STREETS SEVERAL TIMES TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. JUST TWO DAYS AGO, POLICE TOOK ON PROTESTERS WITH BATONS AND SHIELDS, WHILE LAST WEEK THOUSANDS STORMED THE GOVERNMENT HEADQUARTERS, SMASHING WINDOWS AND VANDALISING WALLS AS TENSIONS BOILED OVER. BUT THE MASS MARCHES COULD STILL CONTINUE. PROTESTERS HAD BEEN CALLING FOR A FORMAL WITHDRAWAL AND FOR CARRIE LAM TO RESIGN. PLEASE GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY, THE TIME, THE ROOM FOR US TO TAKE HONG KONG OUT OF THE CURRENT IMPASSE. FIREARMS STORAGE AND SECURITY AT POLICE STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY IS BEING UPGRADED. JUST DAYS AHEAD OF THE FIRST GUN BUYBACK EVENT. AN INTERNAL AUDIT'S REVEALED SEVERAL SITES WHERE POLICE HANDLING OF FIREARMS IS NOT UP TO STANDARD. GIA GARRICK EXPLAINS. PALMERSTON NORTH POLICE WERE LEFT SHAMEFACED WHEN THEY REPORTED 11 GUNS HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THIS STATION. NOW IT TURNS OUT IT WAS ONLY NINE. ACTUALLY, TWO OF THE FIREARMS HAD BEEN RETURNED TO THE OWNER PRIOR TO THE BURGLARY OCCURRING. ALAN JAMES HARRIS SWIPED THE GUNS FROM UNDER POLICE NOSES, THE THEFT SPARKING A NATIONWIDE INVESTIGATION, ORDERED BY TOP BRASS, INTO FIREARM SECURITY AT ALL STATIONS. IT'S DISAPPOINTING, BUT WE'VE LEARNT SOME LESSONS, AND WE'LL GO FORWARD ON THIS. POLICE WON'T DISCLOSE WHICH STATIONS OR DISTRICTS FARED WORST BUT SAY SOME URGENT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE, INCLUDING UPGRADING ALARM SYSTEMS, INSTALLING CCTV CAMERAS AND IMPROVING SECURE LOCATIONS WITHIN POLICE STATIONS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS AUDIT WILL SUPPORT THE BUYBACK PROCESS, SO I THINK WE'RE IN A GOOD PLACE. THE POLICE ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN THE GOVERNMENT-ORDERED BUYBACK SCHEME, MANAGING SECURITY OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NOW-ILLEGAL FIREARMS. THE POLICE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY AND THE ABILITY TO TAKE IN THESE FIREARMS, ACCURATELY RECORD THEM AND HOLD THEM SAFELY WHILE THEY'RE IN THEIR POSSESSION. GUNS HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM POLICE STATIONS BEFORE. THE INDEPENDENT POLICE CONDUCT AUTHORITY FOUND NINE FIREARMS HANDED IN TO A NORTH SHORE POLICE STATION IN 2017 DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE. NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE FIREARMS WENT. POLICE SEARCHED FOR THEM, THEY LOOKED THROUGH THEIR SYSTEMS, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THEM AT ALL. THE IPCA SAY IN THAT CASE, SYSTEMATIC FAILURE'S OCCURRED AND HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR CHANGE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, MONEY'S GOT IN THE WAY AND THAT POLICE PRIORITIES HAVE NOT EXACTLY BEEN IN THIS AREA. THE EXHIBIT MANAGEMENT PROJECT'S BEEN THERE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE'VE JUST PUT SOME EMPHASIS AROUND IT NOW. IT TOOK A HIGH-PROFILE THEFT AND LOOMING GUN BUYBACK, BUT GUN OWNERS AND THE POLICE WATCHDOG ARE WELCOMING TIGHTER GUN SECURITY. GIA GARRICK, 1 NEWS. ONLY A HANDFUL OF WEST LIQUOR BOTTLE STORES HAVE OPENED TODAY, AFTER ALL OF THEM SHUT UP SHOP OVER SECURITY CONCERNS. THE TRUST THAT RUNS THEM CLOSED ALMOST 30 OUTLETS YESTERDAY, AFTER TWO VIOLENT ROBBERIES IN AS MANY DAYS. JUST SEVEN REOPENED TODAY WITH EXTRA SECURITY AND REDUCED HOURS. POLICE THINK ONE MAN'S BEHIND THE ROBBERIES AND MADE AN ARREST THIS AFTERNOON. ALL OUTLETS WILL BE OPEN AGAIN TOMORROW. THIS NEXT STORY MIGHT GIVE YOU CHILLS. A 19-YEAR-OLD HAS SCALED LONDON'S TALLEST BUILDING, THE SHARD, USING JUST HIS BARE HANDS AND A WHOLE LOT OF GUTS. THE DAREDEVIL SAYS HE'S BEEN WANTING TO CLIMB THE BUILDING SINCE HE SAW IT ON A SCHOOL TRIP WHEN HE WAS ONLY 13. CHANNEL 9'S DAVINA SMITH REPORTS. JUST A SPECK ON THE SIDE OF THE SHARD. GEORGE KING, SO HIGH ABOVE THE GROUND HE CAN BARELY BE SEEN, AS HE HEADS 310m SKYWARD. MONTHS OF PLANNING AND TRAINING; YEARS OF DREAMING, AND I HAVE FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED MY DREAM. WITHOUT ANY ROPES, SUCTION CAPS OR A HARNESS, THE 19-YEAR-OLD MADE SHORT WORK OF LONDON'S TALLEST BUILDING. MY AIM WAS TO DO IT IN SUB ONE HOUR; I MANAGED TO DO IT IN 45 MINUTES. HE STARTED HIS INCREDIBLE ASCENT JUST AFTER 5 IN THE MORNING LEAVING THOSE ON THE STREET AND INSIDE STARTLED. JUST BEFORE THE VIEWING DECK SOME GUY ` SOME MAINTENANCE MAN ` WHIPPED OUT HIS PHONE AND STARTED FILMING ME. I NODDED MY HEAD AND THEN I WENT MY SEPARATE WAY, YOU WENT YOUR SEPARATE WAY. (LAUGHS) THE YOUNG DAREDEVIL HAS PREVIOUSLY FREE CLIMBED WALLS AND CRANES ` POSTING HIS STOMACH CHURNING STUNTS TO SOCIAL MEDIA. CALLING TODAY'S CLIMB HIS 'MOST TESTING YET'. BUT KING ISN'T THE FIRST TO ATTEMPT THE FEAT; WITH BUILDING MANAGEMENT EVEN SECURING A HIGH COURT JUNCTION TO STOP THE CLIMBER NICKNAMED 'THE FRENCH SPIDERMAN'. AT THIS STAGE, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID. THE POLICE WERE WELL FRIENDLY. THEY WERE GOOD GUYS. AS FOR HIS NEXT CLIMB; THE SKY'S THE LIMIT. DAVINA SMITH, 9 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` HOW A NEW HBO SERIES IS SENDING HOARDS OF TOURISTS TO THE SITE OF HISTORY'S WORST NUCLEAR DISASTER. PLUS MEET TARANAKI'S FAIRY GOD MOTHER ` HELPING DOZENS OF CINDERELLAS GET TO THE BALL. A U.S. BILLIONAIRE WHOSE FRIENDS HAVE INCLUDED U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS PLEAD NOT GUILTY TO SEX TRAFFICKING AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN NEW JERSEY. PROSECUTORS HAVE ACCUSED JEFFREY EPSTEIN OF ABUSING DOZENS OF UNDERAGE GIRLS AT HIS NEW YORK MANSION BETWEEN 2002 AND 2005. THE HEDGE FUND MANAGER FACES UP TO 45 YEARS IN PRISON IF FOUND GUILTY. A SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AGAINST HOLLYWOOD ACTOR KEVIN SPACEY IS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSING, AFTER A JUDGE STRUCK THE ACCUSER'S TESTIMONY FROM THE RECORD. THE MAN WHO ALLEGES SPACEY GROPED HIM AT A BAR IN 2016 WAS ORDERED TO TAKE THE STAND AFTER HE LOST A CELL PHONE SOUGHT BY THE DEFENCE. BUT HALFWAY THROUGH HIS TESTIMONY HE CHOSE TO INVOKE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT, WHICH IS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO ANSWER. IT CAME AFTER SPACEY'S LEGAL TEAM CLAIMED THE ACCUSER DELETED KEY TEXTS. HE'S THE SOLE WITNESS THAT CAN ESTABLISH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS ALLEGATION ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION. THIS CASE NEEDS TO BE DISMISSED, AND I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE DISMISSED TODAY. THE JUDGE SAID PROSECUTORS WOULD HAVE A TOUGH TIME BRINGING KEVIN SPACEY TO TRIAL IF THE MAN WON'T TESTIFY. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST TALKED-ABOUT TV SERIES OF THE YEAR. 'CHERNOBYL' LOOKS AT THE 1986 RUSSIAN NUCLEAR DISASTER, THE ATTEMPTED COVER-UP AND THE DEADLY CLEANUP EFFORTS THAT FOLLOWED. THE SUCCESS OF THE SHOW HAS ALSO INSPIRED AN UNLIKELY TOURISM BOOM. WITH MORE, HERE'S EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN. I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THE SITUATION IN CHERNOBYL IS STABLE. IN TERMS OF RADIATION, I'M TOLD IT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF A CHEST X-RAY. NO! CHERNOBYL IS ON FIRE. IT'S THE GRIPPING MINISERIES THAT EXPOSED THE COVER-UP AROUND THE CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR DISASTER. IT'S DRAMATIC AND FRIGHTENING BUT ALSO A VALUABLE HISTORY LESSON. SOME OF THE LYING THAT HAPPENS ON THE LEVEL OF CHERNOBYL IS HOW SO MUCH OF IT IS LAZY. IT'S NOT EVIL, LOTS OF TIMES. LOTS OF TIMES, IT'S JUST CONVENIENT. THE SHOW REVEALS HOW A CORRUPT SYSTEM PRIORITISES PUBLIC IMAGE OVER THE SAFETY OF ITS OWN CITIZENS, AUTHORITIES ONLY ORDERING AN EVACUATION 36 HOURS AFTER THE NUCLEAR BLAST. SOMEBODY THAT CAN FIRE YOU OR IMPACT YOUR LIFE FOR GOOD OR BAD WHO'S INTERESTED IN A LIE, AND SO YOU GO ALONG WITH IT. BUT THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS STORY IS THAT IT REALLY DROVE HOME FOR ME THAT, SOONER OR LATER, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, YOU WILL PAY FOR THE LIES. CUT THE PHONE LINES. CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION. IN THREE DAYS TO THREE WEEKS, YOU'RE DEAD. THE OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL FROM THE DISASTER IS 31. IT DOESN'T MATTER. OTHER ESTIMATES PUT THE TOLL FAR HIGHER ` TENS OF THOUSANDS, EVEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE. WHILE SOME FIND THE SERIES DISTRESSING TO WATCH,... WATER COOLING PUMPS ` THEY WERE PLANNING TO... ...IT HAS ALSO HELPED FUEL A TOURIST BOOM. THE RADIATION IS ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD. BUT I WANTED TO SEE THIS ALL SO BADLY THAT IT WAS A RISK I WAS WILLING TO TAKE. ACTUALLY, IT'S AWESOME. LIKE, I COULDN'T SAY... I'M VERY IMPRESSED. 50,000 PEOPLE USED TO LIVE HERE IN PRYPYAT BEFORE THE NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. NOW FOR $200 YOU CAN WANDER AROUND THE GHOST TOWN THAT'S STILL OOZING RADIATION. (METER BEEPS) VISITOR NUMBERS ARE UP 30% IN THE WAKE OF THE MINISERIES REMINDING VIEWERS OF THE WORLD'S WORST NUCLEAR ACCIDENT. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN, 1 NEWS. A GENEROUS MUM HAS BEEN DUBBED TARANAKI'S FAIRY GOD MOTHER FOR WORKING HER MAGIC JUST IN TIME FOR BALL SEASON. SHE'S DONATED MORE THAN A HUNDRED BALL GOWNS TO HER LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. AND AS YVONNE TAHANA REPORTS, ITS ALL TO SAY THANKS FOR MAKING HER OWN FAIRY TALE COME TRUE. YEP, I TRIED THIS ONE ON. SAYING YES TO THE DRESS FOR THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS A LITTLE EASIER THIS YEAR,... I'M GOING FOR, LIKE, A NICE SHEER LOOK ` SOMETHING THAT WOULD, LIKE, ACCENTUATE MY FIGURE. ...ALL THANKS TO THIS SCHOOL MUM, HELEN BERLEI. I WOULD LOVE 100 DAUGHTERS. (LAUGHS) I LOVE GIRLS. SHE MOVED HER FAMILY TO TARANAKI THREE YEARS AGO FROM AUCKLAND. IT'S CHANGED MY SON'S LIFE, AND IT'S MADE ME BELIEVE THAT HE HAS GOT A FUTURE. HE STRUGGLED BEFORE THE TEACHERS TURNED THINGS AROUND FOR HIM IN OPUNAKE. HELEN DECIDED TO PAY THE SCHOOL'S EFFORTS FORWARD. I WANTED TO GIVE BACK TO THEM SO BADLY. FOR ME, IT'S A FANTASTIC GIFT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. IT SHOWS HOW SUPPORTIVE OUR COMMUNITY IS, OF OUR SCHOOL. THESE BRAND-NEW DRESSES COME FROM A SHOP HELEN USED TO OWN. SOME GIRLS LOVE THE FLOWY DRESS THAT THEY CAN BE LIKE A PRINCESS, OR THEN YOU'VE GOT GIRLS THAT WANT TO LOOK LIKE KIM KARDASHIAN. WE'VE GOT STUDENTS THAT COME FROM HIGH SOCIOECONOMIC WHANAU, WE'VE GOT STUDENTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC WHANAU, BUT THIS GIVES EQUITY TO EVERYONE, SO THEY CAN ACCESS BALL DRESSES, THEY CAN ACCESS HAIR AND MAKEUP. IT'S GONNA MAKE AUGUST THE 10TH A FANTASTIC NIGHT. THE GENEROUS MUM HAS ALSO BOOKED OUT BOTH HAIR SALONS IN TOWN FOR MAKEOVERS. MY MUM'S SO GRATEFUL. SHE WAS STRESSING QUITE A BIT, ACTUALLY, ABOUT TRYING TO FIND A BALL DRESS, SO THE FACT THAT I HAVE SO MANY TO PICK FROM, THAT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WITH HOLLYWOOD THE THEME, THESE TEENS WILL BE RED-CARPET READY. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` SOME WET WEATHER ROLLS IN FROM THE WEST IN YOUR WEATHER. AND THE LATEST MUSICAL STAR TO GET THE HOLLYWOOD BIOPIC TREATMENT IS JUDY GARLAND, DO YOU RECOGNISE THE WOMAN PLAYING HER, THOUGH? FOR HER LATEST ROLE, OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS RENEE ZELLWEGER HAS TRANSFORMED HERSELF INTO THE HOLLYWOOD LEGEND AND FORMER CHILD STAR OF 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' JUDY GARLAND. THE BIOPIC MOVIE CALLED SIMPLY 'JUDY' IS DUE FOR RELEASE IN SEPTEMBER. THE TRAILER FOR THE MOVIE IS JUST OUT. HERE'S A TASTE. JUDY? HAVE YOU SEEN JUDY? THERE'S AN AUDIENCE OUT THERE WAITING TO HEAR YOU SING. MY MOUTH'S DRY AND IT COULD FALL APART. LISTEN TO ME. I CAN'T. YOU'LL BE FINE. ON YOU GO. # YOU'RE GONNA LOVE ME... THE KIDS MISS YOU. THEY ALSO WANNA STAY PUT. I'M COMING BACK FOR THEM. YOU'RE NOT LISTENING. I HAVE SOMEONE I CAN RELY ON NOW. # I'M GONNA LOVE YOU. OOH! MAN: YOU'RE LATE. SO WHAT? DO YOU HAVE TO BE HOME FOR YOUR MOMMY TO PUT YOU TO BED? DO YOU TAKE ANYTHING FOR DEPRESSION? FOUR HUSBANDS. DIDN'T WORK. # THERE'S A LAND... # NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH A CLASSIC JUDY GARLAND SONG, 'OVER THE RAINBOW'. # SOMEWHERE # OVER THE RAINBOW, # WAY UP HIGH, # THERE'S A LAND THAT I HEARD OF # ONCE IN A LULLABY. # SOMEWHERE # OVER THE RAINBOW, # SKIES ARE BLUE. # AND THE DREAMS THAT YOU DARE TO DREAM # REALLY DO COME TRUE. THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH SOME EPIC WIPE-OUTS AT THE RED BULL SOAPBOX DERBY IN LONDON. THANKS FOR WATCHING. GOODNIGHT.