TONIGHT ` MAKING HISTORY. TEAM NEW ZEALAND IN CELEBRATION MODE AS IT BECOMES THE FIRST SAILING TEAM TO SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGE AND DEFEND THE CUP TWICE. AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT CAMPAIGN ON THE WATER, THOUSANDS GATHER ON AUCKLAND'S VIADUCT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR HEROES. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. THE AMERICA'S CUP IS AOTEAROA'S CUP ONCE AGAIN. IT'S BEEN A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE AT TIMES, BUT TODAY'S CLINCHER RACE WAS WON COMFORTABLY IN THE END, WITH TEAM NEW ZEALAND BLITZING LUNA ROSSA. WE'VE EXTENSIVE RACE COVERAGE AND REACTION, BUT FIRST, THAT WIN AND THE MOMENT WE HELD ON TO SPORT'S OLDEST TROPHY. WITH MORE, HERE'S ZION DAYAL. THE OLD MUG HELD HIGH ONCE MORE. BLAIR TAKES A SIP OUT OF THE OLD MUG. THIS WAS TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S MOMENT. (CHEERING) WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU. THANK YOU. IT WAS NEW ZEALAND'S MOMENT TOO. THIS ECLECTIC CREW OF KIWIS HAS SHOWN THE SAILING WORLD HOW TO FLY. A FLOTILLA SALUTE OUT ON THE WATER. JUBILATION' CELEBRATION, TRIUMPH. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FEELING. IT'S JUST SINKING IN. AMAZING TO SEE SO MANY PEOPLE SUPPORTING IT. WITH A VICTORY LAP FOR THE AGES THEY WERE GREETED WITH A GUARD OF HONOUR. AND THE HONOUR WAS ALL TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S AND IN THE END, THEY TOOK IT SO EFFORTLESSLY. LUNA ROSSA LOOK EMPTY HANDED BUT FULL OF GRACE AND SPORTSMANSHIP. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE BETTER TEAM WON. SO MANY BOATS OUT WATCHING TODAY. IT WILL BE IN MY HEART FOREVER. TEAM NZ CROSSING THE FINISH LINE 46 SECONDS AHEAD. MONTHS OF RACING OVER, BUT THE PARTY JUST STARTING. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE A BUZZ LIKE THIS. AUCKLAND WAS OUT IN FORCE. I HOPE THEY MAKE THE DECISION TO STAY HERE. LANDMARKS ACROSS THE CITY PUT ON A STAGE. THE NIGHT ENDING WITH A BANG. JOINING US NOW IS REPORTER ZION DAYAL, WHO'S DOWN AMONGST THE CELEBRATIONS AT THE VIADUCT. ZION, IS THE PARTY STILL GOING DOWN THERE? (HORNS BLARE) YES IT IS. THE ATMOSPHERE IS INCREDIBLE. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING UP AND DOWN. THE BARS ARE PACKED. LONG QUEUES. WHEN THOSE FIREWORKS WENT OFF, THIS PLACE ABSOLUTELY ERUPTED. HORNS WERE HONKING. EARLIER ON, THERE WERE ABOUT 40,000 PEOPLE WATCHING. SOME PEOPLE HAD TO BE TURNED AWAY. 1600 BOATS LINED THE AMERICAS CUP COURSE. THE CELEBRATIONS WILL GO ON LONG THROUGH THE NIGHT. THANKS, ZION DAYAL, AT AUCKLAND'S VIADUCT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE RACE PLAYED OUT. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE'S BEEN GATHERING THE REACTION ONBOARD TEAM NEW ZEALAND. CRACK THE CHAMPAGNE AND START THE CELEBRATIONS. TEAM NEW ZEALAND ARE FLYING HIGH ONCE AGAIN. HONESTLY, ACTUALLY BLOWN AWAY BY BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE HAVE AS A GROUP AND WIN ANOTHER AMERICA'S CUP. BUT IT'S JUST BEEN THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE ALONG THE WAY. 21 YEARS SINCE THE KIWIS LAST SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED THE CUP ON HOME WATERS. BUT IT'S NOW THESE SHOTS CREATING THIS INCREDIBLE SPORTING STORY. JUST IN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES SINCE I THINK YOU DID THE INTERVIEW WITH PETER, IT'S JUST CHOCKA AROUND US NOW. YEAH. WHAT SCENES. UNBELIEVABLE. FROM THE START, TEAM NEW ZEALAND SHOWED BELIEF, COOL CONFIDENCE, KNOWING THE CUP WAS THEIRS. EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND START TO THE RIGHT AND TACK STRAIGHT AWAY. LUNA ROSSA CAME OUT SUPER AGGRESSIVE WITH NOTHING TO LOSE. FIRST CROSS COMING UP, AND IT'S THE KIWIS ARE WELL BOW-FORWARD. BUT TEAM NEW ZEALAND COULDN'T HAVE ENGINEERED A MORE PERFECT RACE. FIRST BLOOD TO PETER BURLING AND CO. SPEED ADVANTAGE, PERFECT WIND SHIFTS, AND THE CLEANER MANOEUVRES. IT'S NOT GREAT FROM LUNA ROSSA. WHAT HAS HAPPENED THERE? THE KIWIS DIDN'T PUT A FOOT WRONG, SHOWING THE WORLD JUST HOW TO FLY. (CHEERING) WE REALLY SHOWED WHAT THIS BOAT CAN DO, AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH THE PACKAGE WE'VE GOT HERE. AND I THINK WHEN WE GET TO STRETCH THE LEGS AND GET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A FEW SHIFTS, WE REALLY PROVED IT. IT'S A PRETTY NICE BOAT. JIMMY SPITHILL AND HIS CREW LEAVING EMPTY-HANDED, BUT THEY'VE BEEN A BIG PART OF THE SAILING REVOLUTION. IT'S JUST BEEN AN ABSOLUTE RELENTLESS CAMPAIGN. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TO SEE THE PASSION, THE EMOTION, AND THE WORK ETHIC. PARTY TIME BEGINNING IN DOWNTOWN. NONE DESERVING THE CELEBRATIONS MORE THAN TEAM NEW ZEALAND. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. ANY VANTAGE POINT BEING SNAPPED UP BY EAGER FANS WANTING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE ACTION. AUCKLAND'S TAKAPUNA BEACH PROVED A PRIME SPOT. LAURA JAMES WITH THIS REPORT. ARMCHAIR TO ARMCHAIR, BUT WITH A BIT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOATS. AND THE BEACH ` A PAIR OF THESE ` CRUCIAL. THE BINOCULARS? YEP. HOPEFULLY I CAN SEE MOST OF IT. 90% OF IT. MANY USING ROCKS AS CHAIRS, OTHERS PERCHING ON THE GOLDEN SAND, ALL HOPING TO WITNESS A GOLDEN MOMENT. YOU CAN'T GET CLOSER THAN THIS. HERE IT IS, HAPPENING RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. JUST BRILLIANT. FANS WAITING ANXIOUSLY FOR RACING TO START, PEERING INTO THE DISTANCE, RIDING EVERY MOMENT. WE'RE GONNA WIN! WE'RE GONNA WIN! (OVERLAPPING YELLING) IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS! AND WHEN IT WAS OVER, THE CROWD HERE WENT CRAZY. (CHEERING) OH, GOD. IT'S SO GOOD! WE WON! NEW ZEALAND TOOK IT OUT. IT WAS INSANE. OH MY GOD, I ALMOST HAD TEARS RUNNING FROM MY EYES. IT WAS SO GOOD. WE GOT SOME CHAMPAGNE IN. READY TO CELEBRATE! WE'RE ENJOYING IT, YEP. GREAT NIGHT. YEAH, LOVE NEW ZEALAND, MATE! BEAUTY! THE PARTY NO DOUBT NOW GOING LONG INTO THE NIGHT. LAURA JAMES, 1 NEWS. AND CELEBRATIONS WEREN'T JUST HAPPENING IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. IMOGEN WELLS LOOKS AT HOW KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY ENJOYED TODAY'S BIG WIN. AT THE NAPIER'S SAILING CLUB, THE NERVES WERE HIGH, BUT THEN THE MOMENT OUR BOAT CROSSED THE FINISH LINE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) DOWN SOUTH, THE CHEERS JUST AS LOUD. BUT IN CHRISTCHURCH, IT SEEMS THE CUP'S BIGGEST FAN IS THIS BIG GUY. HIS NAME ` SIR PETER BLAKE. AND IN WELLINGTON, MEMBERS AT THE ROYAL PORT NICHOLSON YACHT CLUB ALSO LAPPED UP THE WIN. A GREAT DAY FOR SAILING. A GREAT DAY FOR TECHNOLOGY. WE DID IT. YEAH. FOURTH TIME. IT'S NOT A FLUKE. SOME ALREADY PITCHING THE CAPITAL SHOULD HOST THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP. WELL, WE'VE GOT WIND FOR DAYS. WE HAVE GOT THE WIND. SOMETIMES TOO MUCH. THE LOCALS PACKED INTO PETER BURLING'S CLUB IN TAURANGA WERE ECSTATIC. FANTASTIC, EH. BURLING IS FANTASTIC, EH. VERY PROUD. TAURANGA BOY. GREAT TO SEE PETER'S AN OLD BOY OF THE CLUB, A LIFE MEMBER HERE. THANK GOD FOR THAT. HIS MUM REVEALED HOW SHE FEELS WHEN HER SON'S OUT THERE RACING. ENJOY PROBABLY ISN'T THE WORD. I ENJOY WATCHING THE REPLAYS WHEN I KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED. I LIKE THAT. I DON'T THINK I ENJOY IT WHEN THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. BUT ONE THING'S FOR SURE ` KIWIS UP AND DOWN AOTEAROA HAVE ENJOYED GETTING THOSE RED SOCKS BACK OUT. AND NOW WE GET TO HOLD ON TO THAT CUP A LITTLE LONGER. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. FROM RED SOCKS TO BIKING ON BOATS ` EVERY FEW YEARS WE KIWIS BECOME ARMCHAIR EXPERTS ON WIND, RACE STARTS, AND NOW FOILING. WE'VE JUMPED ONBOARD FOR BOTH DELIGHT AND DISAPPOINTMENT. MELISSA STOKES LOOKS BACK AT OUR HISTORY IN SPORTS OLDEST TROPHY. THE AMERICA'S CUP IS NOW NEW ZEALAND'S CUP! 1995. JOY AND DELIGHT FOR PETER BLAKE, RUSSELL COUTTS AND THE TEAM. THESE WERE THE HEADY DAYS OF THE AMERICA'S CUP. HEY, WE'VE WON THE CUP. WE'VE CREATED HISTORY. LET'S HEAR IT, FOLKS. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) UNBELIEVABLE! NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT ANYWHERE. BUT OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE AULD MUG HAD STARTED MUCH EARLIER ` IN 1987 OFF THE COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. IT WAS A FANTASTIC EFFORT. IN A BOAT DUBBED PLASTIC FANTASTIC, THE CHRIS DICKSON LEAD TEAM QUICKLY MADE WAVES. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO BUILD A GLASS BOAT, WHY WOULD YOU DO IT, UNLESS YOU WANTED TO CHEAT? DENNIS CONNER WAS A VILLAIN STRAIGHT FROM CENTRAL CASTING. GET LOST. YOU'RE A LOSER. GET OF THE STAGE. AND THE MAN NICKNAMED MR AMERICA'S CUP HAD A LEADING ROLE IN THE LATE '80S AND EARLY '90S, UNTIL 1995, WHEN SIR PETER BLAKE AND THOSE LUCKY RED SOCKS ENTERED THE FRAY. I HAVE A COUPLE OF PAIRS I PARTICULARLY LIKE. AND WE ALL JUMPED ON BOARD. # GET YOUR SOCKS ON! AS THE OTHER CHALLENGERS BUCKLED IN SAN DIEGO,... LOOK HOW QUICKLY IT'S GOING DOWN. ...THE BLACK BOAT FINALLY REACHED SAILING'S HOLY GRAIL. LITTLE OLD NEW ZEALAND, I THINK THAT NO ONE THOUGHT WOULD GET ANYWHERE, HAS JUST WON THE AMERICA'S CUP. IT COULDN'T GO TO A NICER PLACE. HISTORY ON THE HAURAKI GULF! IN 2000, BLACK MAGIC TRIUMPHED AGAIN AGAINST A NEW ITALIAN TEAM BY THE NAME OF LUNA ROSSA. THEN, A MUTINY. RUSSELL COUTTS AND BRAD BUTTERWORTH HAVE ABANDONED TEAM NEW ZEALAND. THE MEN THAT HAD GIVEN A GENERATION OF KIWIS A LOVE OF THE CUP DEFECTED TO ALINGHI FOR THE 2003 REGATTA. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,... AND THE MAST HAS SNAPPED. ...THEY WON AND REPEATED THE JOB IN VALENCIA IN 2007. ALINGHI HAVE DONE IT! ALINGHI HAVE WON BY TWO! BY 2013, THE BOATS LOOKED A LITTLE DIFFERENT. NEW ZEALAND ON THE FOILS. THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ABLE TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE BETTER. ORACLE BROUGHT FOILING INTO THE CUP, BUT IT WAS TEAM NEW ZEALAND THAT LOOKED GOOD, SOME WOULD SAY UNBEATABLE. I THINK THE QUESTION IS ` IMAGINE IF THESE GUYS LOST FROM HERE. NO NEED TO RELIVE IT. JIMMY PICKED IT. THEY'RE PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES. THEY LOVE IT, DON'T THEY? BUT THEN A BIT OF KIWI INGENUITY IN BERMUDA. IT WASN'T ALL SMOOTH SAILING. GOODNESS ME. MAN OVERBOARD. BUT IN THE END, THE YOUNG KIWI CREW GOT THEIR REVENGE. TO EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND! THIS TIME, THE BOATS ARE MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN EVER, WITH THE RACING LIVING UP TO ITS DRAMATIC REPUTATION. A DAY LIKE NO OTHER IN AMERICA'S CUP HISTORY. 2021 ONLY ADDING TO THE ALLURE OF SPORT'S OLDEST PRIZE. MELISSA STOKES, 1 NEWS. E HAERE TONU NEI, STILL TO COME, THE OTHER NEWS OF THE DAY, INCLUDING POLICE RAIDS TARGETING MONEY LAUNDERING ` MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ASSETS ARE SEIZED. AND BIG AIR AND ANOTHER MEDAL FOR SNOWBOARDER ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT AT THE WORLD CHAMPS. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF ASSETS HAVE BEEN SEIZED IN A THIRD MAJOR POLICE OPERATION TARGETING MONEY LAUNDERING. (DRILL WHIRRS) THEY CRACKED THE CASE WITH A DOZEN SEARCH WARRANTS LAUNCHED ACROSS AUCKLAND THIS MORNING, NETTING TEN ARRESTS. FOUR PROPERTIES AND THREE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN IMPOUNDED WORTH MORE THAN $10M, AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE CONTENTS OF MORE THAN 20 BANK ACCOUNTS AND CRYPTO-CURRENCY. UH, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT MONEY LAUNDERING, WE TALK ABOUT THESE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING GENERATED FROM ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, SUCH AS THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, SALE AND SUPPLY OF CONTROLLED DRUGS, THEFT, FRAUD-RELATED OFFENDING AND THE LIKE. THOSE DUE IN COURT RANGE IN AGE FROM 32 TO 70, AND POLICE SAY THE OPERATION SHOULD SERVE AS A WARNING. "FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN" - THAT'S HOW TERTIARY STUDENT ACCOMMODATION'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS AN INQUIRY GETS UNDERWAY. IT FOLLOWS STUDENTS BEING CHARGED FOR EMPTY ROOMS DURING LAST YEAR'S LEVEL 4 LOCKDOWN, AND THE HEAD OF UNIVERSITIES NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER. KRISTIN HALL REPORTS. DAISHAH MORGAN IS STILL FEELING THE FINANCIAL HIT FROM LAST YEAR'S LOCKDOWN. I THINK IT WAS LIKE A GRAND OR TWO. YEAH, SO, LIKE, IT DID DIG IN. THE AUT STUDENT OUT OF POCKET AFTER SHE HAD TO PAY RENT FOR A UNIVERSITY ROOM SHE'D MOVED OUT OF DURING LEVEL 4, AND CONTRIBUTE TO BILLS AT HOME BECAUSE HER MUM'S BENEFIT WAS CUT. YOU WE CAME HERE FOR THE SUPPORT AND IT WASN'T REALLY GIVEN. AUT SAYS STUDENTS CHOSE WHETHER TO MOVE OUT OR NOT. ALTHOUGH DAISHAH GOT A PARTIAL REFUND SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, SHE'S ONE OF HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS WHO SAY THEY HAD TO PAY FOR ROOMS THEY DIDN'T USE DURING LOCKDOWN. IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT THE STUDENTS WERE CHARGED WHEN THE COLLEGE HAD APPLIED FOR THE WAGE SUBSIDY. THE ISSUE SPARKING A GOVERNMENT INQUIRY INTO THE REGULATION OF STUDENT ACCOMMODATION. WE TOOK PROBABLY TOO LONG TO GET TO THE PLACE WE DID GET TO. IN HINDSIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT DIFFERENTLY. SOME OF THE UNIVERSITIES HAVE TRUSTS WHICH FACILITATE STUDENTS ACCOMMODATION PROVISIONS, SOME HAVE DECIDED TO CONTRACT OUT. AS FAR AS MANY OF THE STUDENTS ARE CONCERNED, THEY'D LIKE TRANSPARENCY. BUT CHARGING FOR EMPTY ROOMS IS FAR FROM THE ONLY ISSUE THAT'S COME UP IN THIS INQUIRY. IN SUBMISSIONS, STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE DETAILED A LACK OF SUPPORT FROM UNIVERSITY HALLS WHEN DEALING WITH SEXUAL HARASSMENT, RACISM AND MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES. STUDENTS SAY THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEALING WITH THOSE ISSUES OFTEN FALLS TO RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANTS, WHO ARE USUALLY STUDENTS THEMSELVES. YOU REALLY ARE ON YOUR OWN, AND THAT'S THE ATTITUDE FROM HALLS A LOT OF THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. UM. I WAS ON MY OWN. THERE'S SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. THERE'S PREGNANCIES. THERE'S HEAPS OF EMOTIONAL THINGS YOUNG PEOPLE AREN'T ACTUALLY EQUIPPED TO HANDLE. THE HEAD OF UNIVERSITIES NEW ZEALAND CONCEDING CHANGE IS NEEDED. WE CERTAINLY THINK THAT IS A PROBLEM. WE ARE TRYING TO DO A LOT MORE ON THAT. AS A SECTOR, WE'RE COMING TOGETHER THIS YEAR TO REALLY LOOK AT TRYING TO GET SOME COMMON STANDARDS AROUND THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. WE NEED TO HAVE A LOOK INTO THIS SPACE, BECAUSE IT'S FUNDAMENTALLY BROKEN. A FAIL GRADE FROM SOME STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES TO WHERE THEY CALL HOME. KRISTIN HALL, 1 NEWS. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH HAS LEFT A LONDON HOSPITAL AFTER HIS MONTH-LONG STAY THAT WAS LARGELY OVERSHADOWED BY HARRY AND MEGHAN'S ROYAL REVELATIONS. TIGHT SECURITY SURROUDED PRINCE PHILIP'S (99) RETURN TO WINDSOR CASTLE TO BE REUNITED WITH THE QUEEN. THE BBC'S NICHOLAS WITCHELL REPORTS. SHIELDED BY A SCREEN, A PATIENT, EVIDENTLY IN A WHEELCHAIR, WAS BROUGHT OUT FROM THE KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL TO A WAITING VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE LEFT WITH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH SAFELY ABOARD. AS THE CAR DROVE AWAY, PHOTOGRAPHERS CAUGHT SIGHT OF HIM SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. LITTLE HAS BEEN SAID BY THE PALACE ABOUT THE REASONS FOR HIS HOSPITAL STAY OTHER THAN THAT HE'D BEEN SUFFERING FROM AN INFECTION AND AN UNSPECIFIED PRE-EXISTING HEART CONDITION. BUT THE TREATMENT EVIDENTLY HAVING BEEN SUCCESSFUL, HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO BE REUNITED WITH THE QUEEN AT WINDSOR. THE PRINCE OF WALES WAS VISITING A VACCINATION CLINIC AT FINSBURY PARK MOSQUE IN NORTH LONDON WHEN THE NEWS ABOUT HIS FATHER WAS CONFIRMED. THE QUEEN HAS CONTINUED WITH HER OFFICIAL PROGRAMME THROUGHOUT HER HUSBAND'S STAY IN HOSPITAL, MARKING COMMONWEALTH DAY, AMONG OTHER THINGS ` AS WELL, OF COURSE, AS COPING WITH THE FALLOUT FROM THE U.S. TELEVISION INTERVIEW GIVEN BY THE SUSSEXES. ONE OF MEGAN'S FRIENDS, A U.S. BREAKFAST TV PRESENTER, HAS BEEN SHARING WITH HER VIEWERS WHAT THE COUPLE TOLD HER AT THE WEEKEND. I DID ACTUALLY CALL THEM TO SEE HOW THEY WERE FEELING, AND IT'S TRUE ` HARRY HAS TALKED TO HIS BROTHER, AND HE HAS TALKED TO HIS FATHER, TOO. THE WORD I WAS GIVEN WAS THAT THOSE CONVERSATIONS WERE NOT PRODUCTIVE, BUT THEY ARE GLAD THAT THEY HAVE AT LEAST STARTED A CONVERSATION. HERE, THE FAMILY'S FOCUS IS FIRMLY ON THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. IN FEWER THAN 90 DAYS, IT'LL BE HIS 100th BIRTHDAY, AND IT WILL BE A MATTER OF REASSURANCE TO THE FAMILY THAT HIS FOUR WEEKS IN HOSPITAL ARE NOW OVER AND THAT HIS DOCTORS HAVE DECIDED HE'S WELL ENOUGH TO RETURN HOME. WE HAD TO GET THIS IN ` AFTER ADDING YET ANOTHER MEDAL TO HER 2021 HAUL AT THE WORLD CHAMPS IN COLORADO, SNOWBOARDER ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT GIVING THE THUMBS UP FOR TEAM NEW ZEALAND TODAY WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH HER. SHE WAS LEADING FOR MOST OF THE SNOWBOARD "BIG AIR" EVENT IN ASPEN FOLLOWING TWO FLAWLESS RUNS. SHE'S COMING IN REGULAR, GOING BACKSIDE. HUGE. 1080. STOMPS IT. HUGE, NICE, STOMPS IT. JUST TEXTBOOK AGAIN. BUT A CRASH ON HER THIRD AND FINAL MEANT THE 20 YEAR OLD HAD TO SETTLE FOR SILVER. DOING IT FOR NEW ZEALAND. LET'S GO, ZOI. HUGE BACKSIDE. OH! TOO MUCH. TOO BIG. JUST TOO BIG. THIS WHOLE SEASON HAS JUST BEEN A WHIRLWIND, AND COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED TO BE UP THERE CONSISTENTLY EVERY TIME. LIKE, GOT THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD, SO ALWAYS STOKED, PRETTY MUCH. NEVER REALLY THAT BUMMED, SO. (CHUCKLES) TODAY'S PODIUM FINISH COMES JUST DAYS AFTER SHE WON GOLD IN THE SNOWBOARD SLOPESTYLE. JUST AHEAD, YOUR WEATHER, AND A MAINLY FINE FORECAST. PLUS, IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE ` WE LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BIG MOMENTS OF THE AMERICA'S CUP CAMPAIGN. (BIRDS SQUAWKING, BONGO DRUMMING) Excuse me, where am I? You're lost in the procrastination place. Yeah, right. That makes sense. MAN: Slap yourself out of it. Whoo! FROM THE PRADA CUP TO TODAY'S GRAND FINALE, IT'S BEEN A WILD RIDE FOR THE TEAMS THAT DUKED IT OUT FOR A SHOT AT TEAM NEW ZEALAND. CAPSIZES, CONTROVERSY, AND CUP MAGIC, THE AULD MUG'S SERVED UP SOME MOMENTS THAT'LL GO DOWN IN SAILING HISTORY. WHOA, A LOT OF BREEZE. OOH! OH, IS SHE GOING TO GO? IN FULL FLIGHT! I PUT THAT DOWN TO A LOT OF WIND. SHE COULD CAPSIZE HERE. IT'S GONE. OH NO. (BOLD ROCK MUSIC) IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT FROM US, JUST SING OUT. CAN YOU SEND US THE SOFTWARE OF HOW IT'S DESIGNED, AND THEN WE CAN WORK OUT WHERE THE PROBLEM IS? (CHUCKLING) IF IN DOUBT, BLAME THE BOAT. FANTASTICO! FANTASTICO! YEAH, IT'S JUST BRUTAL. PUT THE HAMMER DOWN, THE BOW FORWARD. GREAT START BY THE KIWIS. (BOLD ROCK MUSIC CONTINUES) SLAM DUNK. INCREDIBLE MATCH RACING. TRAGEDY. TRAGEDY FOR EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND. THEY ARE DROPPING DOWN. LUNA ROSSA NOW. EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND ROUND THE MARK, AND THEY ARE UP AND FLYING. IF EVERYONE WANTS TO WRITE US OFF AGAIN, GO AHEAD. THEY'VE GOT THE NORTH HEAD SHIFT. THAT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICA CUP RACES OF ALL TIME. THIS IS PROBABLY EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S BEST RACE. I THINK THEY'VE ENGINEERED IT BEAUTIFULLY. TEAM NEW ZEALAND AND TE REHUTAI MAKING HISTORY ON THE HAURAKI. THE AULD MUG IS AOTEAROA'S AGAIN. A WILD RIDE. WE ALL LOVED IT. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH POST MALONE AND 'CIRCLES'. # OH, OH, OH # OH, OH, OH # OH, OH, OH, OH # WE COULDN'T TURN AROUND # TILL WE WERE UPSIDE DOWN # I'LL BE THE BAD GUY NOW # BUT NO, I AIN'T SO PROUD # I COULDN'T BE THERE # EVEN WHEN I TRIED # YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT # WE DO THIS EVERY TIME # SEASONS CHANGE, AND OUR LOVE WENT COLD # FEED THE FLAME COS WE CAN'T LET IT GO # RUN AWAY, BUT WE'RE RUNNING IN CIRCLES THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.