TONIGHT ` THE TROPHY IS OURS, BUT NOW THE NEGOTIATIONS OVER WHO GETS TO HOST THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP, KEEPING THE TEAM TOGETHER AND WHAT THAT EVENT COULD LOOK LIKE. ON THE BRINK OF A TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE. COULD A TWO-WAY QUARANTINE FREE BUBBLE BE UNDERWAY NEXT MONTH? AND THE MOUNTAINOUS CHALLENGE PUSHING MAN AND MACHINE TO THEIR LIMITS IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES. CAPTIONS BY SOPHIE PEARCE AND JAKE EBDALE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. WITH ALL EYES TURNING TO THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP REGATTA, THERE'S A QUESTION MARK OVER WHETHER NEW ZEALAND WILL GET TO HOST IT. AUCKLAND MAY BE THE PREFERENCE FOR TEAM NEW ZEALAND, BUT AS ABBY WILSON REPORTS, NOTHING'S LOCKED IN. WINNING AN AMERICA'S CUP IS ONE THING, BUT DOING IT AT HOME IS HARD TO BEAT. TO WIN THE AMERICA'S CUP AT HOME IN FRONT OF WHAT SEEMED LIKE A TEAM OF 5 MILLION PEOPLE CHEERING US ON WAS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE SOME PRETTY FOND MEMORIES FOR FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THIS WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR FANS AND THEIR TEAM. BEING AT HOME, HAVING EVERYONE HERE, IT'S JUST BEEN SPECTACULAR. LOVING IT. TOO GOOD. SO MUCH FUN. BUT FUN DOESN'T PAY THE BILLS, AND WORK'S ALREADY BEGUN TO SECURE SPONSORS AND PLAN THE NEXT EVENT. TEAM NEW ZEALAND SAYS AUCKLAND IS THE PREFERENCE, BUT IT'S NOT LOCKED IN. 50% AT THE MOMENT. THAT'S ON A KNIFE EDGE, ISN'T IT? YEAH. BUT HOW WOULD YOU KNOW? IT'S ALL DEPENDANT ON THE MONEY. THE NUMBER ONE THING IS WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS TEAM TOGETHER. AS A DIRECTOR, ONE OF MY MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES IS FOR US TO STAY SOLVENT. SO IF THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT WE WOULD PREFER NOT TO DO, THEN MAYBE THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. KIWIS, THROUGH TAXES AND RATES, FORKED OUT AROUND $250 MILLION TOWARDS THIS EVENT, AND MORE'S BEEN OFFERED IN THE SHORT TERM. WE HAVE OFFERED THEM $5 MILLION TO KEEP THE TEAM TOGETHER. OBVIOUSLY I'VE BEEN CLEAR THAT COMES WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE CUP IS RACED IN NEW ZEALAND. WHY WOULD WE GIVE AWAY TAXPAYERS' MONEY FOR THE CUP TO BE RACED OFFSHORE? IN SOME WAYS, IT'S BETTER NOT TO HAVE GOVERNMENT MONEY. IT'S BETTER FOR US TO DO IT OURSELVES, AND THAT'S MY HOPE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) CONSIDERING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, FEW OTHER PLACES IN THE WORLD COULD HAVE PROVIDED CROWDS LIKE THESE. (WILD CHEERING) BUT COVID-19 ALSO PUT THE SQUEEZE ON SPONSORS, AND OUR WINNING TALENT WILL BE IN HOT DEMAND FROM TEAMS WITH DEEPER POCKETS. I HAVEN'T EVEN CHECKED MY PHONE YET, TO BE HONEST. THERE'S THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES OF WHATEVER. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE JUST ENJOYING THIS MOMENT. AND DESERVEDLY SO ` BUT IT'S UNCLEAR IF AUCKLAND WILL SEE ANOTHER LIKE IT. SO THE FOCUS TURNS TO THE FUTURE, WITH SPECULATION MOUNTING OVER THE NEW LEAD CHALLENGER AND WHERE THE NEXT DEFENCE OF THE CUP WILL BE HELD. ANDREW SAVILLE TAKES A LOOK AT THE PROSPECTS. AS SOON AS TE REHUTAI CROSSED THE FINAL FINISH LINE, THE DEAL WAS DONE. A NEW CHALLENGER OF RECORD, TEAM UK, AND THE HISTORIC ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT. WITH INEOS? CAN'T SAY YET. SO... BUT SOMETHING IS SIGNED? ABSOLUTELY. THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON HAS ACCEPTED A CHALLENGE FOR THE 37TH AMERICA'S CUP. THIS, THEN, SETS THE WHEELS IN MOTION. THE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE IT CLEAR IT'LL STUMP UP SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS TO KEEP TEAM NEW ZEALAND TICKING OVER, BUT TENS OF MILLIONS MORE ARE NEEDED. AND WILL IT BE HERE? LET'S HOPE SO. TEAM NEW ZEALAND HAS ALREADY SHOPPED THE EVENT AROUND, ASKING HOST CITIES TO BID FOR THE RIGHTS. I HOPE THE EVENT STAYS IN NEW ZEALAND. IN SOME WAYS, I'D BE SHOCKED IF IT WASN'T IN NEW ZEALAND. RUMOURS ABOUND ` TEAM UK AND TEAM NEW ZEALAND COULD HOLD A ONE-OFF CUP REGATTA OFF SOUTHERN ENGLAND AS EARLY AS NEXT YEAR, ALL HEAVILY FUNDED BY TEAM UK OWNER SIR JIM RATCLIFFE, ONE OF BRITAIN'S RICHEST MEN. THERE'S CERTAINLY AN APPETITE FOR IT IN THE UK, THAT'S FOR SURE. IF THE TWO-BOAT SHOWDOWN HAPPENS, IT'LL SHUT OUT OTHER CHALLENGERS, WHICH IS LIKELY TO LEAD TO A CUP LEGAL BATTLE. THERE ARE SOME AGREEMENTS AND SOME RIGHTS THAT NEED TO BE RESPECTED, ESPECIALLY WITH PRADA. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE NEXT CUP, WHEREVER THAT IS, WILL BE SAILED IN THE AC75s, BUT TIGHTER RULES WILL APPLY, MAKING IT HARDER TO RAID OTHER TEAMS. I THINK TEAM NEW ZEALAND WILL HAVE IN THE NATIONALITY CLAUSE SOMETHING THAT STOPS YOU JUST CHANGING AT YOUR WILL. THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN THE AMERICA'S CUP, IS THERE? (CHUCKLES) THERE HASN'T BEEN IN 170 YEARS. YOU CAN NOW EXTEND THAT ` THE CUP FUTURE MIGHT NOT BECOME CLEAR FOR A WHILE LONGER. ANDREW SAVILLE, 1 NEWS. A TWO-WAY TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE'S INCHING CLOSER TO REALITY. RIGHT NOW, KIWIS CAN GO TO AUSTRALIA WITHOUT HAVING TO QUARANTINE, BUT AUSSIES COMING HERE MUST HAVE A STINT IN MIQ. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE GOVERNMENT WANTS A BUBBLE UP AND RUNNING AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH. POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS EXPLAINS. THEY WANT US BACK OVER THERE. SUN'S OUT, WATER'S WARM. THE VIEW'S PRETTY GOOD. WE CAN HIT THE SHOPS. WE'LL SAVE YOU A SEAT. SO GET OVER HERE, LADS. AND AFTER A YEAR OF DOING IT TOUGH, AUSSIE TOURISTS WOULD BE A GODSEND FOR THIS KIWI BUSINESS. FOR US, AND PROBABLY OR MOST BUSINESSES IN PLACES LIKE TE ANAU, IT WOULD MEAN OUR SURVIVAL, HONESTLY. HAVING AUSSIES HERE WOULD BE FANTASTIC. NOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO MAKE THE TRANSTASMAN BUBBLE TWO-WAY. IT'D MEAN TRAVEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WOULD BE QUARANTINE FREE FROM AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. OUR GOAL, THOUGH, IS THAT ONCE WE OPEN, TO BE ABLE TO DO IT SAFELY AND TO ENABLE US TO HAVE A BUBBLE THAT, ESSENTIALLY, STICKS. IT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE GOVERNMENT IS PULLING FINGER A BIT, AND THAT'S GREAT NEWS. WE SPOKE TO KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY TODAY, AND SOME BELIEVE IT'S LONG OVERDUE. YOU KNOW, THE RISK IS SO SLIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE TO START BEING A BIT BOLDER. I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED MORE TOURISTS TO GET SOME MORE MONEY INTO OUR ECONOMY. OF COURSE. IT'S A NO-BRAINER. WE NEED IT OPEN NOW. BUT OTHERS NOT SO SURE. NO, I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK IF THERE'S A CORONAVIRUS THREAT, WE SHOULDN'T REALLY OPEN THE BORDERS. IT'S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. LIKE, WHY RISK... THE SAFETY WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT? WOULDN'T WANT TO JEOPARDISE THE SUCCESSFUL RESPONSE WE'VE HAD SO FAR JUST FOR THE SAKE OF BEING ABLE TO GO TO THE GOLD COAST FOR A HOLIDAY. I PERSONALLY DON'T FEEL IT'S A VERY SAFE THING TO BE LOOKING AT AND CONSIDERING AT THIS POINT. AND THE PRIME MINISTER'S WARNING IT DOES COME WITH RISKS,... THERE IS A CHANCE WE COULD HAVE AN OUTBREAK THAT COULD CAUSE A PAUSE IN TRAVEL. ...THOUGH IT'S GOT THE SUPPORT OF THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERT. WELL, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD MOVE. THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE IS EXTREMELY LOW. JUMPING OVER THE DITCH AGAIN ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT EASIER. I REALLY MISS YOU, CUZZIES, AND CAN'T WAIT FOR US TO HANG OUT. YA-HOO! BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. EUROPE IS THREATENING TO SEIZE ASTRAZENECA FACTORIES IN A MAJOR ESCALATION OF THE STOUSH OVER VACCINE EXPORTS. IT COMES AS THE EU RACES TO REOPEN BORDERS FOR THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER. HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S BEN AVERY. HAVING ALREADY ENDURED ONE LONELY SUMMER, EUROPE IS DESPERATE TO AVOID ANOTHER. WE AIM TO REINSTATE THE FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT IN A SAFE, RESPONSIBLE AND TRUSTED MANNER. THE EU HAS UNVEILED A PLAN FOR A SO-CALLED DIGITAL GREEN CERTIFICATE, WHICH WOULD ALLOW TRAVEL BETWEEN ITS 27 MEMBER COUNTRIES WITHOUT THE NEED TO QUARANTINE. THE PAST WOULD COME FREE OF CHARGE IN DIGITAL OR PAPER FORM AND WOULD SERVE AS EITHER PROOF OF VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 OR OF A RECENT NEGATIVE TEST. THE EU SAYS IT WOULD NEED TO BE SHOWN UNTIL THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DECLARES THE END OF THE PANDEMIC. THE AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR IS SO KEEN ON THE PROPOSAL, HE WANTS TO INTRODUCE A GREEN PASS AS EARLY AS NEXT MONTH. FRANCE, HOWEVER, IS AMONGST A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES THAT BELIEVE MORE PEOPLE NEED TO BE VACCINATED BEFORE THE SCHEME IS INTRODUCED. THE PROBLEM FOR MANY EUROPEAN COUNTRIES IS ACCESS TO VACCINES. BRITAIN HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF DELIVERING OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA DOSES TO THE CONTINENT, AND IN RETURN THE EU IS ONCE AGAIN THREATENING TO BLOCK THE EXPORT OF ITS PFIZER JOBS TO THE UK. ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE. WE ARE IN THE CRISIS OF THE CENTURY. BUT IN 17 EU COUNTRIES, THE SLOW ROLL-OUT CAN ALSO BE BLAMED ON THEIR DECISION TO HALT JABS OVER A BLOOD CLOT FEARS. THEY'RE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BY THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, WHO'S REVEALED HE'LL RECEIVE HIS FIRST DOSE VERY SOON. BUT IT WILL CERTAINLY BE OXFORD-ASTRAZENECA THAT I WILL BE HAVING. CONTROL OF WATER FLUORIDATION IS TO BE TAKEN FROM COUNCILS AND GIVEN TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF HEALTH UNDER A PROPOSED LAW CHANGE. ABOUT HALF OF NEW ZEALAND'S DRINKING WATER SUPPLY IS FLUORIDATED. A MINISTRY OF HEALTH REVIEW FOUND THERE'S 40% LESS TOOTH DECAY AMONG CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS IN FLUORIDATED AREAS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE PROPOSAL SIMPLIFIES DECISION MAKING. I THINK NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE SEEN THE BENEFIT OF A CONSISTENT, CAPABLE, PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE DELIVERED NATIONALLY, AND THAT'S THE APPROACH WE ARE TAKING ON THIS OCCASION. AYESHA VERRALL EXPECTS THE BILL, WHICH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2016, TO PASS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION WELCOMES THE PROPOSED LAW CHANGE. 'COULD DO BETTER' - THAT'S THE REPORT CARD FROM OUR LATEST POLL ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ATTEMPTS TO MAKE HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE. THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR'S URGED KIWIS TO START PUTTING THEIR MONEY SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN PROPERTY, AND AS POLITICAL REPORTER MAIKI SHERMAN EXPLAINS, THAT INCLUDES OUR POLITICIANS. CONSTRUCTION IN THE CAPITAL ` THOUGH, LIKE MANY AROUND THE COUNTRY, WELLINGTONIANS KNOW THE HOUSING MARKET'S TOUGH. WELLINGTON, OBVIOUSLY, IS TOO EXPENSIVE. THE ONLY PLACE THAT SEEMS AFFORDABLE TO ME ` I'M SORRY, PEOPLE ` HAMILTON, MAYBE. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO MORE, AND THEY SHOULD HELP OUT MORE. MANY AGREE. THE 1NEWS COLMAR BRUNTON POLL ASKED... A WHOPPING 70% SAID NO. THE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AREN'T BEING KEPT, AND SO NOW I'M SITTING HERE THINKING, 'WHAT IS MY KIWISAVER GOING TO BE FOR? DEFINITELY NOT TO BUY A HOUSE.' PART OF THE HEADACHE ` PROPERTY INVESTORS. THERE IS A FULL ARRAY OF PLACES WHERE YOU CAN INVEST, BUT NEW ZEALANDERS KEEP GOING TO HOUSING. INCLUDING, IT SEEMS, OUR POLITICIANS. HOW MANY HOMES DO YOU OWN? (LAUGHS) THAT'S A BIG QUESTION, MAIKI. UM... JEEZ, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT. YOU EARN QUITE A BIT? YEAH, YEAH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE. FOUR? FIVE? NO, NOT FOUR OR FIVE. THREE? THREE, THREE. HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. HOW MANY HOUSES DO YOU OWN? UH, THREE. GERRY BROWNLEE LATER CLARIFIED HE ACTUALLY OWNS SIX HOUSES. THREE ARE RENTALS. ARE YOU ADDING TO THE WOES OF THE HOUSING MARKET? UH, LOOK, I DON'T THINK SO. I DON'T THINK I'VE ADDED TO THE HOUSING CRISIS. PEOPLE WHO OWN MORE THAN ONE HOME, ARE THEY BEING GREEDY? NO. OFTEN THEY'RE DOING REALLY GREAT JOBS AS LANDLORDS. NICOLA WILLIS OWNS ONE HOME, BUT SHE SAYS HER PARENTS OWN THREE. WELL, LOOK, ADRIAN ORR HIMSELF ADMITS TO OWNING TWO HOMES. NEXT, WEEK THE GOVERNMENT WILL UNVEIL ITS PLAN TO TACKLE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, INCLUDING MAKING IT HARDER FOR PROPERTY INVESTORS WHILE PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO TEMPT THEM ELSEWHERE. THERE ARE A RANGE OF INVESTMENTS THAT I THINK ARE MISSING FROM THE NEW ZEALAND MARKET THAT I'VE BEEN DOING SOME WORK ON ` BUILD TO RENT ` FOR SECURE LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE RENTALS. INDUSTRY EXPERTS SAY WE NEED TO GO BIG. WE ARE A NATION OF SMALL HOUSE BUILDERS ` YOU KNOW, FIVE EMPLOYEES OR LESS. WE NEED RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES THAT HAVE GOT MUSCLE, THAT CAN GET IN AND BUILD 1000 HOMES AT A TIME. MORE OPTIONS SET TO BE ON THE TABLE AS COST REMAINS AN ISSUE. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. E HAERE TONU NEI. STILL TO COME ` KNOWN FOR HIS CALM, STEELY DETERMINATION AND CUTTING WORDS, WHY KIWIS ARE NOW EMBRACING LUNA ROSSA'S HELMSMAN. AND A SPECIAL FAMILY CELEBRATION OF A GRINDER AND HIS YOUNGER BROTHER. AS THE CUP DUST CONTINUES TO SETTLE AND NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE NEXT DEFENCE ARE UNDERWAY, WHAT ABOUT THE LUNA ROSSA HELMSMAN WHO KIWIS USED TO LOVE TO HATE? NOW THEY LOVE TO LOVE HIM. HERE'S ABBY WILSON. JIMMY SPITHILL CAME TO WIN, BUT HE KNOWS HOW TO LOSE GRACIOUSLY TOO. PETE, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, CONGRATS, MATE, TO YOU AND THE WHOLE TEAM. FOR DAYS, SPITHILL FRONTED AT THE PRESS CONFERENCES, INSISTING LUNA ROSSA WAS STILL IN THE FIGHT. BUT AT 7-3, HE FINALLY ADMITTED THEY WERE OUTCLASSED. IT WAS LIKE TAKING A KNIFE TO A GUNFIGHT. I MEAN, IT, UH... THESE GUYS DEVELOPED A FANTASTIC PACKAGE AND BOAT. THEY OBVIOUSLY SAILED IT WELL. BUT I GOT TO SAY, I'M PRETTY PROUD OF LUNA ROSSA. I FELT LIKE WE WERE BATTING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT. THAT'S PETER BURLING GIVING SPITHILL A FRIENDLY PAT ON THE BACK. THE MUTUAL RESPECT BETWEEN THE TWO IS CLEAR, ALTHOUGH THE AMERICA'S CUP SCORELINE IS NOW HEAVILY WEIGHED IN PISTOL PETE'S FAVOUR, BERMUDA, AND NOW AUCKLAND. THE AUSSIE GRATEFUL HE AT LEAST HAD A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION THIS TIME. AND THEN TO MAX, REALLY, FOR GIVING ME A SHOT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER THE LAST ONE, AFTER PETE AND THE BOYS GAVE ME A HIDING. THE 41-YEAR-OLD JOINED AN ITALIAN TEAM WHERE EMOTIONS HAVE TRADITIONALLY RUN HIGH. THE CONTRAST BETWEEN HIM AND CO-HELMSMEN FRANCESCO BRUNI ILLUSTRATED PERFECTLY AFTER THEIR PRADA CUP WIN. FANTASTICO! FANTASTICO! HEY, BELLISIMO! HEY, BELLISIMO! (CHUCKLES) SPITHILL'S STEELY DETERMINATION PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE FOR LUNA ROSSA. JUST GOTTA KEEP FIGHTING HER, THOUGH. YEAH. YOU COULD HEAR HIM ON BOARD AT KEY MOMENTS, REMINDING HIS TEAM OF THE JOB AHEAD. READY, GO. NICE AND COOL, BOYS. CALM WHEN IT COUNTS, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE SPITHILL'S RESTLESS DRIVE TO SUCCEED. I AM NOT GONNA SLEEP AGAIN NOW TO THE NEXT ONE. JUST GONE THROUGH FRICKING THREE YEARS OF NOT SLEEPING, AND HERE WE GO AGAIN. SO HE'LL BE BACK. JIMMY SPITHILL ` A MAN WHO CAN HANDLE DEFEAT, EVEN IF HE'S NOT QUITE READY TO ACCEPT IT. STICKING WITH THE AMERICA'S CUP, BUT THIS TIME IT'S ABOUT THE GUY EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND CALL THEIR 'EVERYWHERE MAN'. HERE'S SEVEN SHARP'S MICHAEL HOLLAND WITH THE STORY OF TWO BROTHERS. FINN HENRY IS ONE OF TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S GRINDERS. HIS YOUNGER BROTHER RUFUS ONE OF THE GANG. YOU MIGHT HAVE SPOTTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REVELRY. I'M SO PROUD OF HIM. I THINK HE DID SO WELL BEING ON THE BOAT AND GOT OUT THERE AND SHOWED THEM WHO'S BOSS. (LAUGHTER) RUFUS TAKEN ON BY THE TEAM AS ITS EVERYWHERE AN. I TOLD THEM THAT I'M AROUND ANY TIME, AND LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE READY AND LET ME IN. AND QUICKLY FINDING HIS GROOVE. I GET TO DRIVE THE CHASE BOAT. AND CURLY IS MY BOSS AND SAID, 'DON'T TAKE IT EASY ON THE THROTTLE.' SO I JUST WENT STRAIGHT DOWN ON THE THROTTLE AND CURLY SAID, 'IS THAT ALL YOU GOT?' (LAUGHS) YOU COULDN'T FIND A MORE SUPPORTIVE HUMAN BEING, EH. THE LOUDEST AND THE PROUDEST? YEAH. 100%. FOR EVERYBODY IN THE TEAM, THEY LOVED HAVING HIM AROUND AND THEY REALLY EMBRACED HIM. AND OBVIOUSLY AS ONE OF HIS BROTHERS, THAT'S THE DREAM COME TRUE. I LOVE FINN BECAUSE WHEN HE GOES OUT ON THE BOAT, I SAID TO HIM 'KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING!' DO YOU THINK HE MIGHT BE PROUD OF YOU? YES, HE IS. YEAH. (LAUGHTER) SO FOR MINE, TWO LASTING THOUGHTS. SOULS LIKE RUFUS ARE ` IF YOU'LL EXCUSE THE PUN ` THE PERFECT FOIL TO THE CUT AND THRUST OF BIG MONEY PROFESSIONAL SPORT. THE WHOLE EMIRATES TEAM NZ IS LIKE MY OTHER FAMILY NOW. I JUST LOVE WORKING THERE. AND THAT'S LIKE MY OTHER FAMILY, REALLY. YEAH. YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE US BECAUSE WE CAN'T QUITE STOP BATHING IN THE AFTER GLOW OF THE AMERICA'S CUP WIN JUST YET. HERE'S THE HIGHLIGHTS OF A VERY SPECIAL DAY AND NIGHT. (SIX60'S 'FOREVER') YOU BASICALLY CAN JUST BREATHE. YOU CAN EXHALE. NOW WE THINK WE'VE BEEN STRESSED, IMAGINE HOW THESE TWO HAVE BEEN FEELING. LADIES, IS THERE A BIT OF RELIEF NOW? YEP, A LOT. (LAUGHS) DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY. UNBELIEVABLE SUPPORT. ALL THE HORNS GOING. WE'RE JUST BLOWN AWAY BY IT. THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO GOT BEHIND THE EVENT. TO GET THIS POINT, TO WIN THE AMERICA'S CUP ` UNBELIEVABLE. IT'S SUCH A BIG TEAM EFFORT. # MUCH TO THEIR SURPRISE # 'CAUSE WE ARE NOT THE ONES # WHOSE TIME IT HAS BEGUN, YEAH # THIS IS FOREVER, # THIS IS FOREVER, # YEEEAAAHHH # # THEY COME, AND THEY.. # YOU'LL HANG AROUND, WON'T YOU? I THINK SO. ARE YOU OFFERING TO BUY ME ONE? OR SHOUT ME ONE? A FEW STEINLAGERS, YEAH, FOR SURE. # YEEEAAAHHH # WE JUST DEFENDED THE AMERICA'S CUP IN AUCKLAND, ON OUR HOME WATERS ` IT'S JUST (BLEEP) AMAZING. I'M LOVING IT. # I KNOW THIS IS FOREVER # THIS IS FOREVER # THIS IS FOREVER # THIS IS FOREVER # THIS IS FOREVER # THIS IS FOREVER # JUST AHEAD, THE WEATHER'S LOOKING MAINLY FINE WITH THE ODD SHOWER. PLUS, TAKING FLIGHT, A MOTORCROSS RIDER CLAIMS A FIRST IN THE SWISS ALPS TACKLING A FREE-STYLE SKI SLOPE. TO THE MOTOCROSS RIDER AND EXTREME GAMES CHAMPION WHO'S TAKING HIS TALENTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL ` THE 38-YEAR-OLD TESTING HIS TALENTS ON A FROSTY SLOPESTYLE TERRAIN. ZION DAYAL EXPLAINS. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO TRY SOMETHING NEW ON THE SLOPES THIS WINTER,... # YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH # ...THIS COULD BE IT ` SWISS MOTOCROSS RIDER MAT REBEAUD TAKING THE SPORT TO NEW HEIGHTS IN A SNOW PARK IN THE RESORT OF LAAX. I THINK WE DEFINITELY SHOT SOMETHING SPECIAL, SOMETHING MAGIC WITH THIS VIEW. # I NEED YOU ALL NIGHT, COME ON DANCE WITH ME # DEEP IN THE SWISS ALPS, FAR AWAY FROM HIS USUAL MUDDY TRACKS, AND TO PROTECT THE PRISTINE MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT, HE'S USING AN ELECTRIC MODEL. (DUA LIPA'S 'LEVITATING') THE 38-YEAR-OLD BATTLED MINUS-15 DEGREE TEMPERATURES TO PUT ON A SPECTACULAR AERIAL DISPLAY. # GLITTER IN THE SKY # ALTHOUGH HE MAKES IT LOOK EASY, HIS TYRES AREN'T EXACTLY MADE FOR A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE SNOW. IT'S QUITE AMAZING. I COULD NEVER THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE. IT'S COOL, BUT THAT WAS TOUGH AND SCARY. ON TOP OF HIS JUMPS, REBEAUD TESTED HIS CUTTING EDGE MACHINE ON THE SPECIALLY-ADAPTED SLOPESTYLE COURSE. # YOU WANT ME, I WANT YOU BABY # THIS FREESTYLER CONQUERING THE MOUNTAIN. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROWS WEATHER WITH DUA LIPA AND 'WE'RE GOOD'. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY SOPHIE PEARCE AND JAKE EBDALE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.