CALLS MOUNT FOR THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TO GET THE HEAVE-HO, AFTER TREVOR MALLARD AT LAST REVEALS HOW MUCH A FALSE RAPE ALLEGATION COST TAXPAYERS. FROM TOMORROW, KIWIS CAN WING IT TO A TRANS-TASMAN HOTSPOT, AS QUEENSLAND FINALLY LIFTS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON NZ. AND WITH HIS TEST PLACE ON THE LINE, A BLACKCAP MAKES A WELL-OVERDUE RETURN TO FORM AGAINST THE WEST INDIES. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND SALLY HARPER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2020 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE CONDUCT OF THE MAN WHO POLICES THE BEHAVIOUR OF OTHER MPs AT PARLIAMENT HAS COST TAXPAYERS MORE THAN $300,000. AND THERE ARE CALLS TONIGHT FOR SPEAKER TREVOR MALLARD TO PAY IT BACK AND RESIGN. THE MONEY USED TO FOR LEGAL FEES AND A PAYOUT, AFTER MR MALLARD FALSELY ACCUSED A WORKER AT PARLIAMENT OF RAPE. POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS HAS MORE. TREVOR MALLARD BEING SWORN IN AS SPEAKER JUST TWO WEEKS AGO. MR SPEAKER, IT'S WITH MUCH PLEASURE THAT I CAN CONFIRM THE CHOICE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTAVES OF YOU AS ITS SPEAKER. BUT MR MALLARD HAD A SECRET. HIS COLLEAGUES DIDN'T KNOW HIS CLAIM MADE LAST YEAR THAT A WORKER AT PARLIAMENT WAS A RAPIST WAS FALSE, OR THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO REVEAL TAXPAYERS HAD BEEN STUNG BIG TIME IN THE DEFAMATION CASE. NATIONAL WOULDN'T HAVE BACKED HIM HAD THEY KNOWN. WE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT AND WOULD NOT HAVE DONE SO. AND WHEN DID HE TELL THE PRIME MINISTER? ON THE 9TH OF DECEMBER, I SAW THE FORMAL STATEMENT. 1 NEWS HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET THE SPEAKER TO TALK. TREVOR, CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE DEFAMATION CASE? NO, NO. CAN YOU TELL US IF TAXPAYER MONEY WAS USED IN THE PAYOUT? DOESN'T THE PUBLIC HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW? TODAY HE FINALLY REVEALED THE COST ` $333,000 AND CHANGE, INCLUDING A PAYOUT TO THE WORKER OF NEARLY 160K. HE EITHER NEEDS TO RESIGN OR THE PRIME MINISTER NEEDS TO TELL HIM TO GO. WE'VE NOW PUT A PRICE ON HIS BAD BEHAVIOUR, AND IT IS TOO HIGH FOR THE INTEGRITY OF PARLIAMENT. BUT ALL WEEK, JACINDA ARDERN'S SUPPORTED HIM. WE NEED HIM TO CONTINUE TO DO WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT PARLIAMENT IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN HAVE THE SAME KIND OF EXPECTATIONS OF ANY WORKPLACE. IN WHAT OTHER WORKPLACE IN NZ WOULD SOMEONE FALSELY ACCUSE SOMEONE OF BEING A RAPIST AND KEEPING THEIR JOB, LIKE TREVOR MALLARD? OBVIOUSLY I JUST NEED TO REFER TO THE STATEMENT THAT THE SPEAKER HIMSELF HAS RELEASED. A PETITION LAUNCHED TODAY CALLING ON HIM TO PAY THE MONEY BACK; TAXPAYERS IN WELLINGTON ALSO UNIMPRESSED. NOT HAPPY. WHY? IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. PRETTY BAD ACTUALLY ` PRETTY BAD FOR GOVERNMENT. DISAPPOINTED ` THAT'S QUITE A LOT OF MONEY. I'M NOT OUTRAGED ABOUT THAT; THAT WHAT I AM OUTRAGED ABOUT IS THAT WE CAN'T HOUSE EVERYONE. SOUNDS A BIT DODGY TO ME. WE PAY OUR TAXES TO SEE THIS KIND OF THING GOING ON ` IT'S KIND OF CRAZY, ISN'T IT? AND THERE ARE NOW POLITICIANS HOPING TO UNSEAT THE SPEAKER. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. QUEENSLAND IS OPENING ITS BORDERS TO KIWIS FROM EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. AND NZERS WON'T HAVE TO QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS ONCE WE GET THERE. YOU WILL STILL HAVE TO GO INTO ISOLATION WHEN YOU COME BACK, THOUGH. SO WILL THIS PUT PRESSURE ON OUR GOVERMENT TO OPEN UP A TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE? DONNA-MARIE LEVER HAS BEEN GUAGING REACTION. DUST OFF YOUR PASSPORT ` THE PICTURE PERFECT SANDY BEACHES ACROSS THE DITCH ARE BACK IN BUSINESS. NEW ZEALANDERS FROM 1AM TOMORROW MORNING ARE WELCOME TO COME TO QUEENSLAND. SO THAT'S EXCELLENT NEWS, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEAD-UP TO CHRISTMAS AND THE HOLIDAYS. MORE THAN 200,000 KIWIS ALREADY LIVE IN THE SUNSHINE STATE, WITH THE GOLD COAST, NOOSA, CAIRNS AND BRISBANE SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY SPOTS. TYPICALLY, AUSTRALIA COUNTS FOR 50% OF OUTBOUND TRAVEL, AND OUT OF THAT, THE VAST MAJORITY GO TO QUEENSLAND. BUT IF IT'S JUST A SUNNY HOLIDAY YOU'RE AFTER, EXPECT TO PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE. YOU'LL STILL NEED TO COME TO AN QUARANTINE HOTEL LIKE THIS ONE ON YOUR RETURN, ADDING THOUSANDS TO YOUR TRIP. THERE IS MONEY AROUND, AND PEOPLE WILL BE PREPARED TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE GOING OVER TO FAMILY. TRAVELLERS, THOUGH, SEEM WARY OF RUSHING OVER. NO, I THINK I'LL SIT AND WAIT FOR A BIT LONGER. AH, PROBABLY A BIT SOON. I LOVE NEW ZEALAND, AND I'D RATHER PUT MONEY INTO NEW ZEALAND TOURISM. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TIME TO TAKE AN EXTRA TWO WEEKS OFF. IT MEANS NEW ZEALANDERS CAN NOW TRAVEL TO ALL STATES WITHOUT GOING INTO MANAGED ISOLATION, EXCEPT FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA. SO WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU? BUT A TRANS TASMAN BUBBLE HOLDS THE KEY TO A BOOKING BOOM. THEY WANT TO GET OVER THERE TO SEE THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS. CHRISTMAS IS AN IDEAL TIME, BUT OF COURSE, AT THE MOMENT, UNTIL THOSE BORDERS ARE OPEN FOR FREE TRAVEL BACK INTO NEW ZEALAND, IT IS GOING TO LIMIT THAT DEMAND. IT'S VERY SAFE FOR NEW ZEALANDERS TO GO TO AUSTRALIA NOW, AS IT IS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS TO GO TO SOME ISLANDS IN THE PACIFIC. SOME STATES IN AUSTRALIA HAVE HAD NO DISEASE TRANSMISSION FOR MANY MONTHS ` ACTUALLY LONGER THAN NEW ZEALAND. SO WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG? I KNOW PEOPLE WANT TO RESTART THAT TRAVEL, BUT WE WANT TO DO IT SAFELY. I DON'T WANNA TAKE ANY RISKS THAT JEOPARDISE THE FREEDOMS WE HAVE. WITH MORE FREEDOM TO TRAVEL PROMISED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. QUEENSLAND IS PROBABLY A SAFER BET THAN WESTERN AUSTRALIA ` IF SHARKS MAKE YOU SQUEAMISH. A MONSTER GREAT WHITE POINTER WAS SPOTTED WITHIN 300 METRES OF THE SHORE AT THE POPULAR COTTES-LOE BEACH NEAR PERTH, PROMPTING FISHERIES STAFF TO HERD IT FURTHER OUT TO SEA. SURF LIFESAVERS TOOK NO CHANCES, CLOSING THE BEACH TO SWIMMERS IN CASE THE FIVE METRE SHARK RETURNED TO THE SHALLOWS. THERE'S A STRONG POLICE PRESENCE ACROSS DUNEDIN TONIGHT AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE A THREAT AGAINST GRADUATION CEREMONIES AT THE UNIVERSITY. MORE THAN 1800 STUDENTS HAVE HAD THEIR GRADUATION CEREMONIES CANCELLED OR POSTPONED AFTER A BOMB THREAT WAS MADE EARLIER THIS WEEK. POLICE WOULDN'T GO INTO THE NATURE OF THE THREAT. GRADUATIONS PLANNED FOR NEXT WEEK ARE STILL PLANNED TO GO AHEAD. A WARNING TONIGHT FOR MOTORISTS TO BE EXTRA PATIENT IF TRAVELLING ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY BETWEEN AUCKLAND AND NORTHLAND AS A MASSIVE TRUCKING OPERATION GETS INTO FULL SWING. THE RACE IS ON TO TRANSPORT 1200 CONTAINERS OF CHRISTMAS CARGO FROM NORTHPORT IN WHANGAREI TO AUCKLAND. IT'S ESTIMATED A TRUCK WILL LEAVE THE PORT EVERY 5 MINUTES, WITH THE EFFORT EXPECTED TO TAKE MORE THAN A WEEK. HELEN CASTLES HAS THE LATEST. THE FIRST OF MANY A CONVOY OF TRUCKS BEGINNING THEIR JOURNEY TO AUCKLAND. IT COULD BE SOMEONE'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS. IT COULD BE SOMEONE'S NEW YEAR'S GIFT, AND WE'LL JUST KEEP AUCKLAND GOING. A DOZEN TRUCKS EXPECTED TO LEAVE HERE EVERY HOUR, FROM 6AM TO MIDNIGHT, FOR WHAT COULD BE WEEKS. 1300 CONTAINERS TO MOVE IN TWO WEEKS? IT'S A LOT OF CONTAINERS. PUTTING DRIVERS UNDER EXTRA PRESSURE. YOU'VE GOT DRIVERS WHO ARE USED TO METRO DRIVING AROUND AUCKLAND. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS WHO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, THEY'RE NOW BEING ASKED TO GO UP TO NORTHPORT, WHICH IS AN EXTRA` WELL, IT'S ABOUT 140KM JOURNEY EACH WAY. THIS POLICE CHECKPOINT HAS BEEN SET UP ESPECIALLY, STOPPING TRUCKS MORE FAMILIAR WITH CITY DRIVING, TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE FIT FOR THE JOB. SOME DRIVERS HAVE EITHER GOT FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEMS OR HAVE TURNED THEM OFF ON THEIR TRUCKS, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY MAJOR CONSEQUENCES. THIS TRUCK ONE OF MANY PULLED OVER ` IT NEEDED NEW TYRES. WE CALLED THE GUY, BUT HE TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET HERE. WE'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE 10 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, AND STILL A COUPLE OF THINGS NEED TO BE FIXED. THE EXTRA DRIVE TIME ALSO CATCHING SOME OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD ONE GENTLEMAN WHO DROVE UP FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH ISLAND, HE HADN'T EVEN PICKED UP A CONTAINER, AND HE WAS TOLD TO GO AND HAVE HIS MANDATARY 10 HOUR STAND-DOWN REST. IN AN INDUSTRY WHERE TIME IS MONEY, DELAYS ARE COSTLY. AND TWO SETS OF ROADWORKS ALONG THE WAY COULD ALSO SLOW THE TRUCKS DOWN. OTHER ROAD USERS NEED TO BE PATIENT AROUND THEM. THEY ARE GOING TO BE SLOWER ` YOU'VE GOT THE BRYNDERWYNS AND OTHER HILLS; TRUCKS ARE GOING TO BE GOING FAIRLY SLOWLY. FOR THOSE WHO'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY HERE, THIS SHOWS WHY IT'S NEEDED. THE SOONER WE CAN GET THE ROADING AND THE PORT SORTED OUT, THE BETTER OFF WE'LL ALL BE IN AUCKLAND. IT'S THE ROAD THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT IS INVESTING AROUND $900M IN IMPROVING ROAD AND RAIL LINKS IN NORTHLAND, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, TRUCKIES ARE STAYING POSITIVE. OH, WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY. HEAPS OF WORK, SO MERRY CHRISTMAS. HELEN CASTLES, 1 NEWS. COVID-19 AND A LACK OF CRANE DRIVERS ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE DELAYS, WHICH AUCKLAND'S MAYOR HAS CALLED FRUSTRATING. WHILE THE PORTS ARE OWNED BY AUCKLAND COUNCIL, THE COUNCIL HAS NO SAY OVER OPERATIONS. BUT MAYOR PHIL GOFF DOES HAVE A SAY OVER THE BOARD BEHIND IT. TODAY HE TOLD 1 NEWS THE DELAYS AT THE PORT WILL HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE MAKE-UP OF THE BOARD IN THE FUTURE, THROUGH COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. LOOK, AS A SHAREHOLDER, WE WANNA SEE THE PORT RUNNING AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. OUR ROLE IS TO APPOINT DIRECTORS TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD HAS DIRECT CONTROL OVER THE COMPANY. AND WE'LL BE PUTTING ON PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE OUR PORT RUNS AS EFFECTIVELY AS IT POSSIBLY CAN. PORTS OF AUCKLAND SAYS PORTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE FACING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A 1 NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL HAS FOUND NEARLY ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE WOULD NOT GET A COVID-19 VACCINE IF IT WAS AVAILABLE IN NZ TODAY. MASS VACCINATIONS ARE BEGINNING AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE GOVERNMENT HOPES IT CAN START ITS OWN VACCINATION PROGRAMME NEXT YEAR. MEI HERON REPORTS. A PRE CHRISTMAS GIFT ` THE BIGGEST VACCINATION DRIVE IN BRITISH HISTORY NOW WELL UNDERWAY, THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA SOON TO FOLLOW. BUT WOULD KIWIS BE JUST AS EAGER TO GET THE COVID JAB? YEP, DEFINITELY. I WAS GONNA WAIT AND SEE, LET EVERYONE ELSE GET IT FIRST. YEP, DEFINITELY. THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT WORKS, AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET IT, YEAH. I THINK I'D WAIT A MONTH OR SO. IN THE LATEST 1 NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL, WE ASKED ` 45% SAID THEY WOULD DEFINITELY GET IT, 31% SAID PROBABLY, 13% SAID PROBABLY NOT, 9% SAID THEY'D DEFINITELY NOT GET IT. THE REST DON'T KNOW. THEY'LL BE SAYING, LOOK, WE DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THESE VACCINES YET, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT. AND THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. WHEN WE SEE THIS VACCINE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, WHEN WE START USING THE VACCINE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE SEEN PERHAPS TENS OF MILLIONS, IF NOT EVEN HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOSES ALREADY ADMINISTERED. PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET VACCINATED INCLUDE THOSE LIVING IN WELLINGTON OR CHRISTCHURCH, AND EARN BETWEEN $100,000-150,000. PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKELY TO SAY NO TO A JAB EARN UNDER $30,000. AND HAVING POCKETS OF PEOPLE UNVACCINATED IS A PROBLEM. IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTS WHERE THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT MORE STRENGTHENING OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND WORK WITH GROUPS THAT ARE PERHAPS NOT GETTING THE GOOD INFORMATION. IN OCTOBER, THE GOVERNMENT BOUGHT 1.5 MILLION COVID-19 VACCINES, ENOUGH FOR 750,000 PEOPLE. VACCINATIONS WILL BE ARRIVING IN THE COUNTRY PROGRESSIVELY THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR, ALL THINGS GOING ACCORDING TO PLAN. AND SO I THINK THAT THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THE VACCINATION PROCESS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW. JUST WHAT THAT VACCINATION PROGRAMME MIGHT LOOK LIKE HERE WILL BE UNVEILED LATER THIS MONTH. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, THE UNITED STATES IS ONLY ONE STEP AWAY FROM APPROVING A CORONAVIRUS VACCINE FOR GENERAL USE. ONLY A SIGN-OFF FROM THE HEAD OF ITS DRUG-MONITORING AGENCY IS NEEDED. THE COUNTRY IS FACING AN AVALANCHE OF CASES, WITH THE DEATH TOLL NOW TOPPING MORE THAN 3000 AMERICANS A DAY. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS REPORTS. IT'S THE NEWS AMERICA'S DOCTORS HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR. PERSONALLY, I CANNOT ROLL UP MY SLEEVES FAST ENOUGH TO GET THIS VACCINATION. THE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDING THE VACCINE BE APPROVED, AFTER EXPERTS DELIBERATED ALL DAY. WE DO HAVE A FAVOURABLE VOTE, AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING. WE CAN ACT QUICKLY, AND WE INTEND TO. WE UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION. THIS WEEK THE U.S. REACHED A NUMBER MANY DREADED WAS COMING ` MORE THAN 3000 DEATHS IN A SINGLE DAY. FOR HOW MANY CONTINUOUS DAYS HAVE YOU BEEN PULLING 20-HOUR DAYS? I CAN'T EVEN THINK, BUT IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT 12-14 DAYS ` SOMEWHERE IN THERE. THEY'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS ` 2.9M DOSES BOXED UP AND READY TO GO WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE FINAL OK. US MARSHALLS WILL BE ASSISTING THE OPERATION. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE STANDING BY. THAT COULD INCLUDE WALK-UP CLINICS. WE COULD INCLUDE DRIVE-UP CLINICS. WE'RE EVALUATING ALL THE MODELS RIGHT NOW. AMERICA'S BIGGEST HURDLE IS NOT THE APPROVAL OF A VACCINE OR EVEN THE LOGISTICS OF ROLLING IT OUT. IT'S HOW LONG THE VACCINE WILL TAKE TO HAVE ANY EFFECT. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SICK. SO MANY MORE ARE INFECTED, BUT EVEN A VACCINE MORE THAN 90% EFFECTIVE WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET A HOLD IN THE GENERAL POPULATION. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION IS STUNNED AT THE SITUATION THE U.S. IS FACING. IT'S QUITE FRANKLY SHOCKING TO SEE ONE TO TWO PERSONS A MINUTE DIE IN THE U.S. ` A COUNTRY WITH A WONDERFUL, STRONG HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER, RUDY GIULIANI, AND CELEBRITY TALK SHOW HOST ELLEN THE LATEST TO BECOME INFECTED. THEY'RE BOTH HOME, BUT MORE THAN A 100,000 AMERICANS ARE HOSPITALISED. WE REALLY WANT TO TREAT THIS VACCINE AS THE LIQUID GOLD THAT IT IS, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY THE ONLY TOOL THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IN OUR TOOL BOX. EVERY TOOL NEEDED WITH THE COUNTRY STILL FACING THE PANDEMIC'S FULL FORCE. ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. THE POLICE DOG SHOT IN THE HEAD IN NORTHLAND HAS FINALLY RETURNED HOME. HE WAS HELPING POLICE CHASE DOWN AN OFFENDER NEAR DARGAVILLE EARLIER THIS MONTH, WHEN HE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT. WITH INJURIES TO HIS FACE AND JAW, THE GERMAN SHEPHERD NEEDED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SURGERY. TODAY, POLICE THANKED THE VETS, SAYING THE DOG IS NOW BEING "WELL AND TRULY SPOILED" BY HIS HANDLER AND FAMILY. A MAN (30) ACCUSED OF SHOOTING THE POLICE DOG HAS BEEN CHARGED. STILL TO COME ` HOORAY HENRY! A STRUGGLING BLACK CAP BATSMAN FINALLY COMES RIGHT WITH THE HELP OF THE WEST INDIES. PLUS, SWAPPING THE STAGE FOR THE PATIO ` HOW WEST END PERFORMERS ARE KEEPING THEATRE ALIVE IN LONDON. WITH HIS PLACE IN THE BLACKCAPS UNDER INCREASING THREAT, MIDDLE ORDER BATSMAN HENRY NICHOLLS HAS FINALLY COME GOOD. NICHOLLS HADN'T REACHED 50 IN TESTS IN THE PAST 21 MONTHS, BUT TODAY HE REPEATEDLY RODE HIS LUCK AS THE SECOND TEST AGAINST THE WEST INDIES BEGAN IN WELLINGTON. HE HELD THE SIDE TOGETHER WITH 117 NOT OUT AS NEW ZEALAND REACHED 294 FOR SIX AT STUMPS. DEWI PREECE REPORTS. WINNING THE TOSS IN A BOWLER'S PARADISE; THIS WAS NOT THE START THE WEST INDIES WERE AFTER. IT'LL BE A VERY UNHAPPY OPENING BOWLER. SHANNON GABRIEL USING THAT FRUSTRATION TO SPARK THEIR ATTACK. GOT HIM! THAT IS THE LENGTH! HITTING THE TOP OF THE STUMPS. WITH THE WIND BOTH FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY AT THEIR BACKS, THEY BEGAN PEPPERING THE BLACKCAPS,... THAT HURT. IT REALLY HAS RISEN SHARPLY OFF A LENGTH. ...BEFORE REAPING THE REWARDS. HOLDER GETS THE EDGE, AND HIS FIRST TEST WICKET, SURELY, YES! EDGED AND TAKEN! AN UNCOMFORTABLE STAY FOR TAYLOR! IT WAS PRETTY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR HENRY NICHOLLS TOO, COMING INTO THIS MATCH AVERAGING JUST 20 OVER HIS LAST NINE TESTS. THAT HAD TO STICK. IT REALLY HAD TO STICK. YOU NEED A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK IN THIS GAME. HE'D GET MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK. OH, THERE'S A CHANCE! DROPPED! GABRIEL FURIOUS AGAIN, WILL YOUNG COPPING THE SPECTACULAR BACKLASH. AND HERE'S... OH! THAT IS A RIPPER! WOW! (APPLAUSE) DARREN BRAVO, MEANWHILE, COULDN'T CATCH A COLD. OH, YOU ARE KIDDING ME. AND, YES, THAT WAS NICHOLLS AGAIN. HOW MANY LIVES DOES HE HAVE? THE LEFT-HANDER GRINDING OUT WHAT COULD PROVE TO BE A CRUCIAL KNOCK, NOT ONLY IN THE CONTEXT OF THIS GAME, BUT ON HIS OWN SPOT IN AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE BATTING LINEUP. AND IT IS TEST MATCH CENTURY NUMBER SIX! HE'S RIDDEN HIS LUCK. HE'S GOT THROUGH SOME TOUGH PERIODS. AND HE'S STILL THERE. WELL PLAYED, HENRY NICHOLLS. A DAY THE WEST INDIES HAD A GREAT CHANCE TO DOMINATE, WITH THE BALL SLIPPING RIGHT THROUGH THEIR FINGERS AND BELONGING FIRMLY TO ONE LUCKY CANTABRIAN. DEWI PREECE, 1 NEWS. LONDON'S THRIVING THEATRE SCENE IS DETERMINED NOT TO BE SILENCED, DESPITE COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS. A GROUP OF ACTORS HAVE DUSTED OFF THEIR WEST END COSTUMES AND ARE BOOKING MINI SHOWS IN PEOPLE'S FRONT GARDENS. HERE'S THE BBC'S DAVID SILLITO TO EXPLAIN. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) THIS IS NORMALLY THE BUSIEST TIME OF YEAR IN THEATRE LAND, BUT THIS YEAR IT'S NOT GOING TO BE SO MUCH 'IT'S BEHIND YOU,' MORE 'IT'S ON YOUR DOORSTEP.' THEY'RE COMING UP THE ROAD NOW. HEY, GUYS, I'M ELDER CUMMINGHAM. WE'VE GOT A SURPRISE FOR YOU. COME TO THE DOOR. BURT AND MARY POPPINS ARE IN THE FRONT GARDEN OF NO.14. MEET DOORSTEP PRODUCTIONS. THIS IS THE REAL WEST END, REAL WEST END PERFORMERS COMING TO DOORSTEPS. THAT'S RIGHT. I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS THEATRE. IT'S CLOSED. THE PALLADIUM. I MEAN, IT'S HEARTBREAKING. ALL THE SHOWS ARE SHUT. ALL MY FRIENDS ARE UNEMPLOYED. SOME OF THEM HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES. AND I THOUGHT, HANG ON A MINUTE. I COULD GET SOME PEOPLE SOME WORK. # SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPEALIDOCIOUS # AND SO THIS IS WHY WEST END PERFORMERS ARE HERE SINGING SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS IN THE POURING RAIN. HOW LONG SINCE YOU LAST PERFORMED IN PUBLIC? MARCH 16, 2020. HOW'S IT BEEN? IT'S BEEN ROUGH, BUT WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE MAKING THE BEST OF IT. WHAT DOES THIS FEEL LIKE? CURRENTLY, WE'RE DRENCHED, BUT IT'S WONDERFUL. CURRENTLY, WE'RE DRENCHED, BUT IT'S WONDERFUL. IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE PERFORMING AGAIN. AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL GOT IN A REHEARSAL ROOM LAST WEEK, AND IT JUST FELT AMAZING TO BE BACK WITH FELLOW COLLEAGUES DOING SOMETHING WE LOVE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY GRATEFUL HOPEFULLY. WE WERE REACHING THE BIG FINALE. # TOMORROW... # (APPLAUSE) JUST AHEAD, YOUR FRIDAY MUSIC NEWS. WHAT DO TAYLOR SWIFT AND SHAPESHIFTER HAVE IN COMMON? FIND OUT AFTER THE BREAK. TAYLOR SWIFT HAS SUPRISED FANS, REVEALING SHE HAS SECRETLY RECORDED ANOTHER ALBUM THIS YEAR. HER NINTH STUDIO ALBUM, TITLED 'EVERMORE' WAS RELEASED THIS EVENING. IT'S A FOLLOW-UP TO JULY'S 'FOLKLORE', WHICH WAS RECORDED REMOTELY, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. SWIFT TWEETED TODAY THAT SHE STRUGGLED TO STOP WRITING SONGS, AND FIGURED SHE HAD ENOUGH FOR A FOLLOW UP. TAKE A LISTEN. # LIFE WAS A WILLOW AND IT BENT RIGHT TO YOUR WIND # # HEAD ON THE PILLOW, I COULD FEEL YOU SNEAK IN # EVERMORE'S RELEASE CAPS OFF A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR TAYLOR SWIFT, WHO IS ALREADY UP FOR SIX GRAMMY NOMINATIONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016, KIWI ELECTRONIC BAND SHAPESHIFTER IS SET TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM. # PUT DOWN YOUR ARMS AND SET YOUR MIND AT EASE. # THE GROUP RELEASING THIS TRACK, 'LIGHTSPEED' TODAY, WHICH WAS WRITTEN DURING LOCKDOWN ALONGSIDE THE REST OF THE NEW ALBUM, WHICH IS SET TO DROP EARLY NEXT YEAR. THE TUNE'S JUST REALLY ABOUT HOPE. YOU KNOW, JUST BEING POSITIVE AND TRYING TO DEAL WITH THIS CRAZY YEAR THAT WAS AND THE LYRICS ARE PRETTY MUCH ABOUT THAT, REALLY. THE BAND WILL BE PLAYING AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE COUNTRY THIS SUMMER. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH SHAPE SHIFTER AND 'LIGHTSPEED'. # WE COULD ULTIMATELY RUN AWAY FROM HERE # # LEAVE THIS DULLER WORLD BEHIND # # MAYBE SEARCH FOR A NEW HORIZON # A DIFFERENT KIND OF THINKING # PUT DOWN YOUR ARMS AND SET YOUR MIND AT EASE. # FIND YOUR INNER PEACE. # ENSURE THE ENDS DON'T MEET # ONCE WE FIND MOMENTUM # ONCE WE LEAVE THE GROUND # MOVEMENT # MOVEMENT IS LIGHT SPEED # MOVEMENT IS LIGHT SPEED THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT.. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU ` GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND SALLY HARPER.