TONIGHT ` IT'S 1-1 IN THE START TO THE AMERICA'S CUP. PETER LESTER: THEY'VE PUT THE HAMMER DOWN, THE BOW FORWARD. GREAT START BY THE KIWIS. AND IT'S A CLOSE COMPETITION WHEN IT COMES TO SPEED. DETAILS ON THE VACCINE ROLLOUT PRIORITY QUEUE ` THOSE OVER 65 IN SOUTH AUCKLAND WILL TAKE PRECEDENCE, WHILE THE YOUNG AND HEALTHY WILL HAVE TO WAIT. AND THE QUEEN RESPONDS TO HARRY AND MEGHAN'S RACISM CLAIMS, BUT WILL THE ROYAL REACTION BE ENOUGH TO END THE CRISIS THAT'S ENGULFED THE MONARCHY? CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR AND MICHAELA CORNELIUS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. IT'S GAME ON IN THE AMERICA'S CUP AFTER DAY ONE OF RACING ENDED WITH TEAM NEW ZEALAND AND LUNA ROSSA CLAIMING ONE WIN APIECE. TWO VERY DIFFERENT RACES UNFOLDED ON AUCKLAND'S HAURAKI GULF, WITH BOTH TEAMS HAVING PLENTY TO DEBRIEF. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A PERFECT DAY, BUT KIWI FANS ARE STILL PRETTY HAPPY WITH THEIR TEAM. WE DON'T GET THE CHANCE TO COMPETE ON HOME WATERS ON A BIG STAGE LIKE THIS VERY OFTEN, SO WE'RE JUST REALLY CHERISHING THE MOMENT, AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY BLOWN AWAY BY THE SUPPORT. THE ON-WATER FLOTILLA WAS THE LARGEST IT'S BEEN, AND THEY HAD FRONT ROW SEATS. IN THE DAY'S FIRST RACE, ANY CONCERNS ABOUT PETER BURLING BEING RUSTY WERE QUICKLY SILENCED BY HIS START. PETER LESTER: THEY'VE PUT THE HAMMER DOWN, THE BOW FORWARD. GREAT START BY THE KIWIS. LUNA ROSSA FORCED TO FOLLOW THE KIWIS UP AND DOWN THE COURSE. BUT WHILE THEY WERE BEHIND, THEY DID MANAGE TO STAY IN TOUCH. THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEING 5 KNOTS, 8 KNOTS, 10 KNOTS FASTER, AND THAT WAS CLEARLY NOT THE CASE TODAY. RACE ONE WASN'T ALL SMOOTH SAILING FOR TEAM NEW ZEALAND. OH, A BIT OF A TRIP THERE. BUT IN THE END THEY COMFORTABLY FINISHED 31 SECONDS AHEAD OF THE ITALIANS. RACE TWO COULDN'T HAVE STARTED MORE DIFFERENTLY FOR THE DEFENDER. (BLEEP). LUNA ALSO HAD THE LEAD, AND THEY WEREN'T ABOUT TO GIVE IT UP, SCOTTY STEVENSON: SAILING ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFULLY AT THE MOMENT. THE CHALLENGER LEAD BY 25 SECONDS AT ONE STAGE, BUT THE KIWIS REFUSED TO GIVE IN, ROARING DOWN THE FINAL LEG TO CLOSE THE GAP TO JUST SEVEN ON THE LINE. IT IS GOING TO BE ONE APIECE. FRANCESCO BRUNI: I'M PROUD OF YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINK TODAY'S OUTCOME HAS SAID TO PEOPLE WHO MAYBE THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A WHITEWASH? I THINK TODAY'S OUTCOME IS BOTH BOATS CAN WIN RACES. THAT'S IMPORTANT. THAT'S THE SERIES WE WANT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TOO. YOU KNOW, AFTER THE FIRST ONE, I'M SURE THERE ARE PROBABLY STILL QUESTIONS. BUT AGAIN, WE CAME OUT, WE EXECUTED, GOT IT DONE. TOMORROW IS THE TEAM'S ONLY REST DAY IN THE AMERICA'S CUP FINALS SERIES. THEY'LL UNDOUBTEDLY BE GOING OVER TODAY'S RACING WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB, HOPING TO COME OUT EVEN FASTER ON FRIDAY. BOTH TEAMS ADMITTING MISTAKES WERE MADE. THE MARGINS ARE PRETTY TIGHT IN THESE BOATS. AND, YOU KNOW, EVERY LITTLE TOUCHDOWN, YOU'RE LOSING A METRE OR SO, AND YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS STRIVING FOR PERFECTION. AS FAR AS THE FIRST DAY GOES, 1-1 PERFECTLY SETS THE SCENE FOR A MUST-WATCH SERIES AHEAD. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. IT WAS AN ANTICLIMACTIC START FOR THOSE WANTING TO WATCH THE RACING. WITH TAMAKI MAKAURAU STILL UNDER LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS, FANS WEREN'T ABLE TO GATHER AT THE AMERICA'S CUP VILLAGE. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN HAS REACTION. (HORNS TOOT) KIWIS OUT SUPPORTING THEIR HOMETOWN HEROES, GETTING THE TICK OF APPROVAL FROM HELMSMAN PETER BURLING. THE PARTY WAS GETTING STARTED ON THE WATER, BUT ON SHORE, LEVEL 2 RESTRICTIONS PUT A DAMPENER ON CELEBRATIONS. IT'S NOT BUSY ENOUGH. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE. WE ARE HOPING FOR MORE CROWD, BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT. LUCKY WE'RE HERE, COS THERE ARE NOT MANY AUCKLANDERS HERE IN THE MEANTIME. (LAUGHS) TO MEET COVID PROTOCOLS, THE BIG SCREENS WERE TURNED OFF AND FANS TOLD NOT TO CONGREGATE. THE RESTRICTED CROWD, THOUGH, FINDING THEIR VOICE AS THE BOATS SAILED OUT. GO, TEAM NEW ZEALAND! HUGELY EXCITED. YEAH. I MEAN, I THINK THE TEAM OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS NOW FOR THE BEST PART OF THREE YEARS SEEING THIS ALL COME TO FRUITION. FORZA, LUNA ROSSA! (LAUGHS) LUNA ROSSA FANS OUT IN FORCE TODAY TOO. WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE HERE COVID-FREE, SO WE HAVE TO RESPECT LAWS. BUT NOT EVERYONE'S IN HIGH SPIRITS. THOSE IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR AGAIN TAKING A HIT. IT WAS PRETTY GUTTING, TO BE FAIR. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS GETTING READY FOR THIS. PUNTERS WHO MANAGED TO SNAG A PRIME SPOT IN THE BARS ENJOYING THE ACTION. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE COVID RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED BY THE WEEKEND, BUT ORGANISERS ARE COUNTING ON IT. YOU WON'T GET A BETTER CHANCE. IN FACT, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THE EVENT WILL BE HERE AGAIN, SO THERE'S NO BETTER TIME TO BE HERE AND BE A PART OF IT. YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY A LITTLE BIT QUIETER, OBVIOUSLY WITH THE VILLAGE NOT OPEN IT MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BAR OWNERS HOPING TO HAVE FANS IN THESE SEATS COME THE WEEKEND, WHILE OTHERS HAVE THEIR EYES ON A DIFFERENT PRIZE. DREAM OF US WITH THE CUP. (LAUGHS) EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN, 1 NEWS. WE'RE JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM MILLIONS OF US BEING VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19. UNDER THE GOVERNMENT ROLLOUT PLAN RELEASED TODAY. IT SPLITS US ALL INTO FOUR GROUPS. GROUP ONE ` JUST OVER 50,000 BORDER AND MIQ WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. VACCINATIONS FOR THIS GROUP STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHOULD BE FINISHED THIS MONTH. JABS HAVE ALSO STARTED FOR GROUP TWO ` 480,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS. PEOPLE LIVING IN HIGH-RISK SITUATIONS ARE ALSO IN THIS GROUP, SUCH AS OLDER PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN COUNTIES MANUKAU, BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS. PRIORITY POPULATIONS IS THE LABEL GIVEN TO GROUP THREE ` 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE AT A HIGHER RISK IF THEY CATCH THE VIRUS. THAT INCLUDES ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 65 WHO ISN'T IN GROUP TWO AND PEOPLE WITH UNDERLYING CONDITIONS MAKING THEM MORE VULNERABLE. IT'S HOPED THEY'LL START GETTING JABS IN MAY. AND THEN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, AROUND TWO MILLION PEOPLE, WHO SHOULD START GETTING VACCINATED IN JULY. WITH MORE, HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY. A NEW BATCH OF 64,000 DOSES TOUCHING DOWN IN AUCKLAND. NOW MORE DETAILS ON WHO'LL GET THEM. IT'S A BALANCED PLAN THAT PRIORITISES REDUCING THE CHANCE OF FUTURE OUTBREAKS WHILST PROTECTING ELDERS, THOSE WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN LOCATIONS WHERE WE KNOW OUTBREAKS HAVE OCCURRED. PEOPLE OVER 65 LIVING IN SOUTH AUCKLAND WILL BE PRIORITISED FROM THE END OF THE MONTH. BUT YOUNG AND HEALTHY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE MASS ROLL OUT IN JULY. IT IS GOOD NEWS. YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN HAVE IT, AND IF IT SAVES LIVES, THEN WHY NOT? I THINK IT'S QUITE PLEASING. WE'RE RATHER PRIVILEGED HERE. IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE SOUTH AUCKLAND AND OVER 65, YOU'LL WAIT UNTIL MAY, AND THEN THE TWO MILLION LEFT WILL GET THE VACCINE BETWEEN JULY AND DECEMBER. WAITING THREE MONTHS IS NOT THAT APPEALING. CONSIDERING THE GOVERNMENT THINKS THAT I'M LOW PRIORITY, I TRUST THEM. I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT EVERYONE GETS IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THERE ARE FEW DETAILS ON THE MASS ROLL OUT. IT LOOKS VERY HALF-BAKED. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT PFIZER WAS ACTUALLY A BIT OF A FIZZER. AUSTRALIA HAS A WEBSITE ` TYPE IN YOUR POSTCODE AND FIND OUT WHEN YOU GET THE JAB. A NEW ZEALAND VERSION IS PROMISED, SO TOO IS AN UPGRADED I.T. SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT VOWING IT WON'T AFFECT THE ROLL OUT. WHY IS THE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT ACTUALLY TRACKS WHERE THE PFIZER VACCINES ARE IN NEW ZEALAND NOT READY TO GO? MR SPEAKER, WE DO HAVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. WE ALSO HAVE A SYSTEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHO HAS BEEN VACCINATED. WHAT WE ARE BUILDING IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM. WE'RE BUILDING THE PLANE AS WE TRY TO FLY IT, AS HAS BEEN SAID BEFORE. AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE A LITTLE BIT PATIENT. EVERYTHING'S GOING AS FAST AS IT CAN. THERE'S STILL NO DECISION ON PRIORITY FOR PEOPLE LIKE OLYMPIANS OR CRICKETERS. IT WILL BE A RELATIVELY SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. THE BAR TO ACCESS A VACCINE UNDER THOSE CRITERIA WILL BE A VERY HIGH ONE. IN THE SO-CALLED YEAR OF THE VACCINE, A FEW MORE DETAILS ON HOW IT WILL PLAY OUT. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. BUCKINGHAM PALACE HAS BROKEN ITS SILENCE ON HARRY AND MEGHAN'S BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW, REVEALING THE QUEEN IS SADDENED BY THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE ROYAL FAMILY. THE MONARCH SAYS ACCUSATIONS OF RACISM WILL BE DEALT WITH PRIVATELY AS THE PUBLIC FALLOUT CLAIMED A HIGH-PROFILE SCALP. CHANNEL 9'S CARRIE-ANNE GREENBANK HAS MORE. PRINCE CHARLES PUT ON THE SPOT. AS THE WORLD BRACED FOR BUCKINGHAM PALACE'S RESPONSE TO HARRY AND MEGHAN'S CLAIMS OF ROYAL RACISM. THE PRINCE OF WALES MADE HIS FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SINCE THE INTERVIEW, VISITING A LONDON VACCINATION CENTRE. WE ARE ALL IMMENSELY PROUD OF THE ROLE THAT BLACK-MAJORITY CHURCHES HAVE BEEN PLAYING. HOURS LATER, THE PALACE RELEASED THIS STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE QUEEN. THE CONTROVERSY INADVERTENTLY CLAIMING ITS FIRST SCALP. THERE ARE MANY VOICES ON GMB, AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR SAY. BUT NOW PIERS HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE THE PROGRAMME. PIERS MORGAN QUIT AS HOST OF GOOD MORNING BRITAIN AFTER 41,000 COMPLAINTS TO THE UK'S COMMUNICATIONS REGULATOR OVER HIS TIRADE AGAINST THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX. THIS IS A TWO-HOUR TRASH-A-THON OF OUR ROYAL FAMILY. FOLLOWED BY THIS ON-AIR CLASH THAT SAW MORGAN STORM OFF SET. I'M DONE WITH THIS. NO, NO, NO, SORRY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S PATHETIC. SEE YOU LATER. THE MEASURED STATEMENT FROM THE PALACE AN ATTEMPT TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CALM TENSIONS AND DEFEND THE MONARCHY. BUT THE DAMAGE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE TO THE ROYAL REPUTATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEY'VE AIRED THE DIRTY WASHING IN PUBLIC. I'VE WATCHED EVERYTHING SAYING THAT HE HAS TOO MUCH RESPECT FOR HIS GRANDMOTHER, BUT IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH RESPECT FOR HER, YOU DON'T JEOPARDISE THE WHOLE ROYAL FAMILY THAT WAY. I JUST DON'T THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IT. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING IN THE SHORT-TERM RESPONSE TO THIS. WE'RE SEEING THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, #ABOLISHTHEMONARCHY TRENDING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. AND YOU MIGHT SAY, OH, THAT'S JUST SOCIAL MEDIA. BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT SHOWS HOW THIS IS PLAYING OUT ON THE WORLD STAGE. NOTICEABLY ABSENT FROM THE QUEEN'S RESPONSE, ANY MENTION OF MEGHAN MARKLE'S ALLEGATION THAT PALACE HR DIDN'T HELP WHEN SHE WAS SUICIDAL. AND INSTEAD OF LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CLAIMS OF RACISM, THE ROYAL FAMILY IS STILL TRYING TO KEEP THE MATTER PRIVATE. RESIDENTS OF THREE OTAGO TOWNS WHO WERE DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH LEAD HAVE BEEN TOLD LONG-TERM EXPOSURE SEEMS UNLIKELY. HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS GATHERED AT A COMMUNITY MEETING THIS EVENING. OFFICIALS SAID BLOOD TEST RESULTS WERE SIMILAR TO ANY OTHER PART OF NEW ZEALAND, AND VERY FEW RETURNED LEAD LEVELS ABOVE THE NATIONAL THRESHOLD. BUT A NO-DRINK ORDER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR AT LEAST TWO MORE MONTHS AS THEY CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE WHAT CAUSED THE SPIKE. COUNCIL STAFF BELIEVE OLD PIPES MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO SOME OF THE HIGHER LEVELS, BUT OTHER SOURCES BEING CONSIDERED INCLUDE OLD LANDFILLS, FLY TIPS IN THE CATCHMENT AREA OR A SAMPLING ERROR. WELLINGTON'S RECORDED A SPIKE IN CRIME RATES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AND IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSAFE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO WELLINGTON RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH RISING ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE HEART OF THE CBD. IMOGEN WELLS HAS MORE. THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL IS GRAPPLING WITH CRIME. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO YEARS. WHEN I ARRIVED HERE, I THOUGHT IT WAS BAD, AND IT'S ONLY INCREASED SINCE THEN. THE AMOUNT OF THREATS I'VE HAD IS QUITE FRIGHTENING ` THREATS ON MY LIFE, THREATS ON MY HEALTH. SHE HAD TO COME PICK ME UP ONCE WHEN I GOT FOLLOWED HOME. JUST, LIKE, DRUNK PEOPLE ATTACKING OTHER DRUNK PEOPLE. SO AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR HEAD TO YOURSELF OR YOU'RE WITH A SAFE GROUP OF FRIENDS, IT'S FINE. THERE'S BEEN, LIKE, A LOT OF FIGHTS, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU CAN SEE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED. WELLINGTON IS SO KNOWN FOR BEING SUCH A FRIENDLY, KIND, UNIFIED CITY AND IT IS LIKE THAT DURING THE DAY, BUT AT NIGHT, LIKE, SO MANY VULTURES COME OUT. OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD, WELLINGTON'S CITY CENTRE HAS SEEN A RISE IN PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS, ROBBERIES, AND THEFTS. THE NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN SAW A SHORT, SHARP DROP, BUT FROM JUNE ONWARDS, IT WENT RIGHT BACK UP. THERE ARE REPORTS OF INCREASED ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOUR AND MORE VIOLENCE. WE HAVE TO CHANGE THIS. POLICE SAY BOOZE IS TO BLAME. TE ARO IS AN AREA OF CONCERN FOR US, PARTICULARLY IN OVER-REPRESENTATION OF INCIDENTS OF ASSAULT AND DISORDER. THEY'RE PRIMARILY OCCURRING OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WE'D SAY THAT THAT'S AS A RESULT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. WELLINGTON CBD HAS AN ALCOHOL BAN, BUT SOME SAY COPS AREN'T ENFORCING IT. THERE'S PEOPLE DRINKING OPEN DRINKS ON HERE, LIKE, CUBA MALL, AND YOU'RE SEEING POLICE WALK PAST, YOU KNOW? IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? NO. WELL, WE NEED TO SEE THE POLICE ENFORCING THE LIQUOR BAN. POLICE SAY IT TAKES ENFORCEMENT OF ALCOHOL-FREE ZONES VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT OFFICERS CAN'T DO IT ALONE, ASKING KIWIS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND FRIENDS WHEN DRINKING. THE COUNCIL, HOSPITALITY GROUPS AND POLICE SAY THEY'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO COMBAT THE INCREASE IN ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, BUT IT'S AN UPHILL BATTLE BEFORE WELLINGTONIANS FEEL SAFE IN THIS CITY AGAIN. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` MORE CALLS TO OVERHAUL THE QUARANTINE BOOKING SYSTEM, AND HOW SUCCESS IN BOOKING A SPOT OFTEN COMES DOWN TO MERE SECONDS. AND THE BREAKERS PULL OFF A LAST-SECOND VICTORY. BLOCKED BY OLIVER. ABERCROMBIE. OOH, NEW ZEALAND! ABERCROMBIE! QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL FROM AUCKLAND TO AUSTRALIA HAS RESUMED, BUT THERE'S NO SIGN YET OF A TWO-WAY BUBBLE. THAT'S DESPITE NEW SOUTH WALES AND QUEENSLAND NOT RECORDING ANY COMMUNITY CASES IN MORE THAN SIX WEEKS, RENEWING CALLS FOR OUR GOVERNMENT TO OPEN UP THE BORDERS TO AUSTRALIA. IF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DOESN'T WISH AUSTRALIANS TO VISIT AUSTRALIA` TO NEW ZEALAND AND SPEND MONEY IN QUEENSTOWN OR WELLINGTON OR OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, THAT'S A MATTER FOR THEM. YOU KNOW THAT, OF COURSE, WE DID HAVE SOME ASPIRATIONS IN THE FIRST PART OF THIS YEAR. OUTBREAKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN HAVE CURTAILED THAT. BUT OF COURSE, WE'LL MOVE AS QUICKLY AND AS SAFELY AS WE CAN. NEW ZEALAND'S QUARANTINE-FREE BUBBLE WITH AUSTRALIA WAS HOPED TO BE RUNNING BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. THE EFFICIENCY OF OUR MANAGED ISOLATION BOOKING SYSTEM IS UNDER QUESTION AGAIN AFTER MASSIVE DEMAND CRASHED THE SITE. THERE WERE A MILLION HITS ON THE SITE LAST FRIDAY ALONE, BUT THE HEAD OF MIQ SAYS SHE'S HAPPY WITH HOW THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS WORKING. KRISTIN HALL WITH THIS. THE MOMENT MONI JOWSEY'S BEEN WAITING FOR ` A MANAGED ISOLATION BOOKING FINALLY SECURED. THAT'S AMAZING. I'M SO EXCITED. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR HOURS! IT'S TAKEN MORE THAN A MONTH OF REFRESHING THE MIQ WEBSITE. LAST WEEK SHE GOT THIS MESSAGE AFTER THE SITE CRASHED COMPLETELY. SIX-HOUR BLOCKS, THE NEXT DAY A FIVE-HOUR BLOCK, THEN I TRIED AT NIGHT, SO I WOKE UP AT 1 IN THE MORNING. COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS HAVE TOLD 1 NEWS THE CURRENT SYSTEM WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE REFRESHING THE SITE REPLICATES A DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK, USUALLY USED BY HACKERS TO SHUT DOWN A WEBSITE. NORMALLY IT'S AN ACTUAL COORDINATED ATTACK AGAINST A SITE, BUT IN THIS CASE THEY'VE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THEY'RE FORCING EVERYONE TO DO THIS, BECAUSE THE FASTER YOU REFRESH, THE MORE LIKELY YOU ARE TO GET A SPOT. ANDREW CONNELL'S CREATED A BOT THAT SHARES VOUCHER RELEASE TIMES ON TWITTER. HE WANTS TO SEE USERS PUT IN A QUEUE RATHER THAN COMPETING FOR A VOUCHER AT THE SAME TIME. THESE DATES ARE PUT INTO THE SYSTEM. THEY CAN BE ALLOCATED TO PEOPLE FIRST IN, FIRST SERVED, WHICH WOULD BE THE FAIREST WAY, RATHER THAN PEOPLE WITH THE MOST TIME ON THEIR HANDS OR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE MOST TECHNICAL SKILLS. I'M HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE SYSTEM'S WORKING. WE'VE HAD 100,000 PEOPLE GETTING VOUCHERS THROUGH THE SYSTEM. SO, ARE THERE ANY IMMEDIATE PLANS TO CHANGE THAT SYSTEM? WE'RE WORKING ON CHANGES ALL THE TIME. THEY TAKE TIME TO WORK THROUGH. IN JANUARY, 1 NEWS REVEALED CODERS WERE CREATING PROGRAMMES TO BOOK VOUCHERS IN A FRACTION OF THE TIME IT TAKES FOR A REAL PERSON. MBIE TWICE-REVIEWED ITS SYSTEM TO STOP IT, BUT ONE PROGRAMMER WHO'S BOOKED MORE THAN 100 VOUCHERS FOR KIWIS SINCE THEN SAYS THE INTERVENTIONS HAVE IMPROVED HIS CHANCES. I'M NOT SEEING THAT HAPPENING NOW. I THINK THE CONTROLS WE'VE PUT IN PLACE HAVE MADE THAT VERY DIFFICULT. A SYSTEM SET UP IN A HURRY NOW BUSIER THAN EVER. KRISTIN HALL, 1 NEWS. AND AS DEMAND FOR MIQ GROWS, THE WIGGLES SETTLE INTO HOTEL SPOTS AHEAD OF THEIR KIWI TOUR. THE ENTERTAINERS TWEETED TONIGHT ` 'THE FUN NEVER STOPS, EVEN IN QUARANTINE.' 12 MIQ SPACES WERE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THEM, THEIR CREW AND THEIR FAMILIES IN JANUARY SO THE TOUR COULD GO AHEAD LATER THIS MONTH. A DRAMATIC BUZZER-BEATER FROM BREAKERS FORWARD TOM ABERCROMBIE HAS HELPED HIS SIDE TO A LAST-SECOND VICTORY. WEBSTER INSIDE. BLOCKED BY OLIVER. ABERCROMBIE. YEEES! OOOOH! NEW ZEALAND! TOM ABERCROMBIE! THE BREAKERS BEAT THE CAIRNS TAIPANS 76-73 TO RECORD JUST THEIR FOURTH WIN OF THE SEASON. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER, AND BRACE FOR SOME RAIN AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. PLUS, WHEN LANDINGS GO PEAR-SHAPED ` CHECK OUT THIS ALBATROSS CRASH LANDING. VOICEOVER: Your spare pair, your glare pair, the flying-through-the-air pair. We could all use a second pair. (WHIMPERS) At Specsavers, get specs and shades for $169, including single-vision lenses. DRAMATIC FOOTAGE OF AN ALBATROSS FACE-PLANTING ON TO TAIAROA HEAD IN OTAGO HAS GONE VIRAL. A LIVE STREAM CAPTURED THE MOMENT THIS ALBATROSS CRASH LANDED AND TOPPLED OVER. IT APPEARS THE BIRD WAS FINE, SHAKING OFF ANY INJURY. FLYING FOR THE ALBATROSS IS MAINLY EFFORTLESS, BUT LANDING CAN BE A LITTLE BIT HARDER, AS THEIR NARROW WINGS MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO SLOW DOWN. THE LEGS IN THE AIR REALLY GET YOU! NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH JESSIE WARE AND 'REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE'. # THE HEART OF THE CITY IS ON FIRE. # SUN ON THE RISE, THE HIGHS ARE GONNA FALL. # BUT NOTHING IS DIFFERENT IN MY ARMS. # SO, DARLING, REMEMBER, # REMEMBER WHERE YOU ARE. # DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE WE ARE? # I'M NO ENEMY OF YOURS, NO, NO. # WHEN LIFE IS HARD, THAT'S HOW IT GOES. # AS YOUR DESTINY UNFOLDS, HOLD ON. # TO THE PICTURE HUNG ON THE WALL, # SWEET REMINDER BEFORE THE FALL. # REMEMBER ME. # REMEMBER ME. # EVERY DAY YOU GET UP AND LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW, # TAKE A BREATH OF MORNING AIR AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE. THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH A TASTE OF SOME PARISIAN GLAMOUR, COURTESY OF CHANEL, AND THEIR LATEST READY-TO-WEAR SHOW, WHICH IN THESE COVID TIMES, IS ALL ONLINE. GOODNIGHT ` PO MANAHAU. CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR AND MICHAELA CORNELIUS CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021