THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. HOW ARE YOU GOING? HOW'S YOUR WEEK STARTED? IT IS TUESDAY. IT IS GOOD THAT YOU'RE BACK. YESTERDAY, I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A WAY TO SEE MY BOYS AFTER SCHOOL FOR THE VERY FIRST DAY. TURNS OUT, THEY GOT SICK, DIDN'T THEY? THEY ARE ASTHMATIC, SO WHAT WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO BREATHE YESTERDAY. SO I HAD A BIT OF STRESS BY NOT SENDING THEM OFF TO SCHOOL, BY KEEPING THEM AT HOME. JENNY MAY IS TALKING ABOUT HERSELF. YOU COULDN'T SEND THEM OFF TO SCHOOL? WHEN IS THE FIRST DAY GOING TO BE? WE WILL JUST SEE HOW IT GOES. WE ARE TO HAVE A VERY FULL MORNING THIS MORNING. IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL STORY ABOUT A CHILD OF YOURS STARTING SCHOOL TODAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW. MY SON WAS SAD THAT I WAS LEAVING AFTER THE KARAKIA. IT IS NOT EASY AT ALL. SOME KIDS CLING TO YOU, AND OTHERS ARE LIKE SEE YOU, DAD. THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING A MAJOR HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT AT 9 O'CLOCK. WE WILL BE ASKING WHAT YOU WANT FROM IT AND WHAT EXPERTS WANT FROM. WILL ALSO BE LOOKING AT THE NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES REVIEW THAT CAME OUT. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE 2019 TERROR ATTACKS. BEFORE ANY OF THIS, HERE IS THE LATEST NEWS. AND IS A BUSY MORNING NEWS. A NEW COVID CASE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AT THE BORDER. A STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. VANDHNA BHAN IS OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENIUM IN AUCKLAND CITY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. MORENA, VANDHNA. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? WE ONLY FOUND OUT THIS INFORMATION LAST NIGHT, SO IT IS STILL DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING. WE KNOW THAT THIS NEW CASES A WORKER HERE AT THE HOTEL, AND THEY TESTED POSITIVE DURING ROUTINE TESTING. AS OF YET, THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN ANY SYMPTOMS. THIS WORKERS, ALONG WITH ALL THEIR HOUSEHOLD FAMILY MEMBERS, ARE ALL ISOLATING AT HOME HERE AT AUCKLAND, BUT THAT COULD CHANGE LATER TODAY. THEY COULD BE MOVED TO THE QUARANTINE FACILITY, AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT UNITE AGAINST COVID FACEBOOK PAGE, WHERE A STAFF MEMBER ALSO SAID THEY ARE UNSURE YEAR OF THE VACCINATION STATUS OF THIS CASE. KEEPING IN MIND WHILE MANY BURGERS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED, STAB WHILE STILL WORKING ON THE SECOND DOSE. GENOME SEQUENCING AND ADDITIONAL TESTING IS UNDERWAY, AND THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WILL BE PUTTING OUT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS OF INTEREST LATER TODAY. WE WILL BRING YOU THE LATEST AS WE FIND OUT MORE. HOPES OF A TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL EASTER. IT'S ANOTHER MAJOR BLOW TO THE COUNTRY'S TOURISM OPERATORS, MANY TELLING 1 NEWS THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE. NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE HAD ACCESS TO SOME AUSTRALIAN STATES QUARANTINE-FREE FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT IS YET TO RECIPROCATE THE MOVE. THE PRIME MINISTER'S EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPAND NEW ZEALAND'S BUBBLE IN TWO WEEKS' TIME, AND IS URGING KIWIS TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN MAKING TRAVEL PLANS. WHAT WE HAVEN'T WANTED TO DO IS ENTER A SITUATION IN WHICH NEW ZEALANDERS LIVES OR HEALTH ARE AT RISK ONCE MORE, OR WE WERE UNABLE TO OFFER THAT CERTAINTY. 10 MILLION AUSTRALIANS ARE UNDER WEATHER WARNINGS BRACING FOR A FURTHER DRENCHING TODAY AS DAYS OF DOWNPOURS REACH THEIR PEAK. TWO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE COLLIDING, AFFECTING EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY EXCEPT WESTERN AUSTRALIA. HEAVY RAIN'S CONTINUING TO FALL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SO FAR, 18,000 HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. WE'RE STILL FORECASTING MORE RAINFALL OVER THE COMING DAYS. SO WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL CAUSE THE FLOODING TO CONTINUE. AUTHORITIES HAVE WARNED THE STORM IS FAR FROM OVER. JARRYD HAYNE HAS SPOKEN OUT SINCE BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN IN 2018. THE FORMER NRL STAR WAS GRANTED BAIL AND ORDERED TO HAND OVER $50,000. THE COURT WAS TOLD A JAIL TERM IS INEVITABLE WHEN HE'S SENTENCED IN MAY. I D RATHER GO TO JAIL KNOWING I SPOKE THE TRUTH THAN BE A FREE MAN LIVING A LIE. I'VE SHOWED UP FROM THE START. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. IT'S DISAPPOINTING. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT THEY... THEY'VE COME TO THE DECISION. I RESPECT THAT. THE COUNTRY'S HOUSING MARKET IS SET FOR A MAJOR SHAKE-UP TODAY AS THE GOVERNMENT'S EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE A LONG-AWAITED POLICY TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS. IT FOLLOWS A WEBSITE FOR KIWIBUILD APPLICATIONS CRASHING YESTERDAY AS PROSPECTIVE BUYERS SCRAMBLED TO GET THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR. WHILST DETAILS OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT ARE UNCLEAR, THE PRIME MINISTER'S HINTING IT WILL TILT THE BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF FIRST HOME BUYERS. CORRECTIONS MINISTER KELVIN DAVIS IS DEMANDING AN OVERHAUL OF MANAGEMENT AT AUCKLAND WOMEN'S PRISON. IT COMES AFTER A REPORT FOUND THREE MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONERS WERE SUBJECT TO DEGRADING AND INHUMANE TREATMENT. IT FOUND THERE WAS NO DELIBERATE CRUELTY FROM STAFF, BUT THEY LACKED PROPER OVERSIGHT AND GUIDANCE, FINDINGS WHICH DAVIS SAYS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR WOMEN IN PRISON TO BE TREATED AS IF THEIR NEEDS WERE THE SAME AS MALE PRISONERS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SAYS THE SITUATION SHOULDN'T HAVE REACHED A CRISIS POINT BEFORE BEING RECOGNISED. TO SPORT, AND ROSS TAYLOR'S BEEN UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S SECOND ONE DAYER AGAINST BANGLADESH. THE BLACK CAPS BATSMAN IS STILL ON THE MEND AFTER A HAMSTRING STRAIN. HE ALSO MISSED NEW ZEALAND'S BIG OPENING WIN OVER THE TIGERS ON SATURDAY. VICTORY TODAY IN CHRISTCHURCH WOULD ASSURE THE BLACK CAPS OF AN UNASSAILABLE SERIES LEAD. THE WARRIORS WILL BE WITHOUT TWO IMPORTANT PLAYERS FOR SATURDAY'S NRL CLASH WITH AGAINST THE CANBERRA RAIDERS. JAMAYNE TAUNOA-BROWN HAS BEEN BANNED FOR THE NEXT THREE GAMES FOR A CRUSHER TACKLE IN THE WARRIORS' DEFEAT TO THE KNIGHTS. PLAYMAKER CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR EVEN LONGER ` HE'S HAVING SCANS TODAY TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF A FOOT INJURY. COME ON, WARRIORS! I KNOW THE LOSS OF THE WEEKEND. SO DO THE HURRICANES, BUT YOU DON'T GIVE UP. WE ARE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS? SORRY I MISSED THE CONVERSATION YESTERDAY. WE HAVE NOT ONE ONE SUPER COMPETITION SINCE 1996, BUT EVERY SEASON I HAVE DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR. NEXT SEASON WILL BE A SEASON. LOYALTY OR STUPIDITY? I KEEP CHANGING TEAMS IN THE NRL. DEPENDING ON WHO GOES WHERE. I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO ACTUALLY WATCH THE NRL, ARE YOU A LEAGUE WOMAN? I SUPPORT A LOT OF THE PLAYERS. MY BROTHERS WERE LEAGUIES. EVERYONE ASSUMES I'M INTO RUGBY, BECAUSE MY BROTHER WASN'T ALL BLACK. IT WAS MY COUSIN. YESTERDAY, MATTY WAS IN MOUNT COOK. WE ARE WITH HAYLEY SPROULL. MORENA! IT IS SO EXCITING TO BE BACK ON THE ROAD, BACK WITH YOU ALL, GETTING OUT THERE AND EXPLORING OUR COUNTRY. ARE TOURISM PROVIDERS, THEN IT IS AT THE MOMENT, AND THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER RIGHT HERE IN AOTEAROA. YESTERDAY, WE DROVE AN HOUR OUT HERE. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CRISP MORNING HERE IN THE MANUWATU. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. TELL YOU WHAT, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFUL STILL MORNING HERE. CHECK OUT THIS PLACE BEHIND ME. IT IS A RURAL CABIN VIBE, AND I SAW A MASSIVE SPA BATH, AND I HAD THE MOST LUXURIOUS NIGHTS STAYING HERE. THIS MORNING, WE'RE DOING SOME REALLY FUN ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SOME THINGS I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. IN MY PAST EXPERIENCE OF DOING NEW THINGS WITH YOU GUYS IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, IT SHOULD BE FUN TO WATCH. IT IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOU. I WILL BE TELLING YOU A BIT MORE ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE THE SPORTING, BUT DON'T FORGET WE DO HAVE A COMPETITION, HEAD TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND YOU COULD WIN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE HERE IN MANAWAUT. IT IS LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BACK WITH US, HAYLEY. APITI, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN. IT IS NORTH-EAST OF KIMBOLTON. I HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE. WE ARE OUT AND ABOUT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. COMING UP, SHE'S BURNING UP SKI SLOPES AROUND THE WORLD. TEENAGE SENSATION ALICE ROBINSON JOINS US NEXT. CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL SAYS IT'S FOUND THE PROBABLE SOURCE OF BACTERIA CONTAMINATION THAT'S PUT THE WAIRARAPA TOWN UNDER A SECOND WATER BOIL NOTICE IN AS MANY WEEKS. FOR ALL THE DETAILS, WE'LL BRING IN OUR WELLINGTON REPORTER JACOB JOHNSON. MORENA, JACOB. WE'RE EXPECTING SOME IMPORTANT TESTS BACK TODAY? THESE POOR CARTERTON RESIDENTS JUST CAN'T CATCH A BREAK AT THE MOMENT. YES, THE COUNCIL IS EXPECTING THEIR THIRD DAILY TEST RESULTS TODAY FOR THE E. COLI BACTERIA CONTAMINATION, AND THEY NEED THREE CLEAR DAYS OF TEST RESULTS BEFORE THEY CAN LIFT THE BOIL WATER NOTICE. IT WAS PUT UNDER AN URGENT WATER BOIL NOTICE EARLIER IN MARCH. ONCE AGAIN ON THE 17TH, THE BACTERIA WAS DETECTED AGAIN. THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS, AS YOU SAID, THE CARTERTON DISTRICT COUNCIL BELIEVES THEY HAVE FOUND THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION, AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REVEAL THAT AFTER THEY DO A REVIEW OF THE MEDIAL WORKS. WILL BE EXPECTING AN UPDATE ABOUT 5 PM TODAY. THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CARTERTON, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE HOPING THANKS GO BACK TO NORMAL. THANK YOU FOR THAT, JACOB. IF YOU WERE WATCHING YESTERDAY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME NOISY ROUNDS OF APPLAUSE FROM THE STUDIO AT THE NEWS THAT ALICE ROBINSON WON THE FINAL WORLD CUP GIANT SLALOM RACE OF THE SEASON IN SWITZERLAND, BEATING SUPERSTAR, AND 2018 OLYMPIC CHAMPSON, MIKAELA SHIFFRIN, TO DO SO. IT WAS HER THIRD CAREER WIN, BUT FIRST THIS SEASON, ENDING ON A REAL HIGH, AFTER A TOUGH START, IN WHICH COVID-19 MEANT SHE COULDN'T GET SUPPORT STAFF INTO NEW ZEALAND, AND HAD TO SQUEEZE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MONTHS OF TOP FLIGHT TRAINING INTO A FEW WEEKS. IN SHORT, THE MORE SKIING ALICE ROBINSON GOT, THE BETTER SHE GOT, CULIMINATING IN AN EXTRAORDINARY FINAL RUN THAT TOOK HER FROM FOURTH TO FIRST. SHE'S 19 YEARS OLD. AND THERE'S A SENSE THAT GIVEN ENOUGH RACES AND GIVEN THE KIND OF SUPPORT THE TOP NORTHERN HEMISPHERE COMPETITORS RECEIVE, ALICE ROBINSON REALLY CAN DO THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN. NO PRESSURE, ALICE ROBINSON. MORENA, AND CONGRATULATIONS! SO NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I WAS READING ABOUT YOU OVERNIGHT, HERE YOU ARE IN THE WASHINGTON POST. THIS IS BIG, THIS IS THE BIG ONE. ' ROBINSON EDGES SHIRFFIN TO WIN GIANT SLALOM.' IT WAS A TOUGH DAY, THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A LONG SEASON, AND THIS COURSE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT ONES OF THE TOUR. I SAID TO THE TV, THAT WAS TOUGH, IT FELT AWFUL, I COULD DO 10 TIMES BETTER THAN THAT. THE COACHES SAID THEY DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO ANY WORSE. THE SECOND RUN, THIS IS THE LAST RUN TO THE SEASON, I DON'T WANT TO GET TO THE FINISH AND FEEL LIKE THEY COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING ELSE. GO FOR A GIVER EVERY BIT OF ENERGY YOU HAVE LEFT, AND IT WORKED. THERE IS A REALLY STRONG MESSAGE TO YOURSELF THERE, YOU WOULD DOWN BY THREE QUARTERS OF A SECOND, YOU HAD A TOUGH SEASON, THERE WAS A REPEATED WORLD CHAMP IN FRONT OF YOU. I JUST WONDER, DURING THAT RUN, DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW IT WAS HAPPENING? I SAID THIS BEFORE, IT IS A WEIRD FEELING, ALL OF MY FASTEST RIDES AND RACES ALWAYS FEEL GREAT, BECAUSE ADRENALINE AND WHEN YOU ARE CARRYING A LOT OF SPEED, YOU DON'T FEEL A LOT OF MISTAKES. YOU'RE CARRYING A LOT MORE SPEEDS, IT ALL COMES OUT REALLY QUICKLY. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY GOOD, BUT THEN I SAW THE TIME. WHAT DID MICHAELA SAY TO YOU? SHE SAID GOOD JOB, WE HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP. AND THE OTHER GIRL OF THE PODIUM ASKED WHAT I DID THAT RUN, AND MICHAELA REPLIED, SHE PULLED IN ALICE. WHAT IS THAT? WHAT YOU DOING? SOMETIMES, A LOT OF THE GIRLS KNOW THAT SOMETIMES WHEN I'M SKIING WELL, I HAVE SOME REALLY QUICK RUNS. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THE SEASON, AND IT WAS A TOUGH SEASON BECAUSE OF COVID. WHAT CAN YOU TAKE FROM THIS? YOU CAN CARRY THIS THROUGH, CAN'T YOU? IT'S BEEN DIFFERENTLY ONE OF THE TOUGHEST SEASONS FOR ME. I FELT LIKE I HAVE BEEN COMPETING FOR NINE MONTHS ONLY IB CAN BE FOR SIX MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN IN EUROPE FOR NINE MONTHS. SO MUCH MORE THE SEASON I COULD NOT HAVE LURKED ANY OTHER TIME. I HAVE LEARNT HOW TO OVERCOME SOME FAILURES AND GET MYSELF TO WHERE I WANT TO BE. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN SUCH A HUGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE, BUT I THINK IS GOING TO HELP ME A LOT OF THE FUTURE. TALK ABOUT RESILIENCE WHEN YOU ARE SO FAR FROM HOME. THERE IS JUST YOU FROM THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. AND THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE REPRESENTATION. CONGRATULATIONS, AND IT MEANS THE PEOPLE YOU MIGHT FALL BACK ON FROM SUPPORT ARE A LONG WAY AWAY, SO WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OWN RESILIENCE? IT IS REALLY TOUGH, THE AMERICANS DON'T GET TO GO HOME EITHER, BUT THEY ARE MUCH CLOSER TO HOME. BUT ALL THE EUROPEANS, 80% OF THE COMPETITORS, THEY ARE GOING HOME BETWEEN THE RACES EVERY WEEKEND TO SEE THE FAMILIES. I AM LIVING OUT OF A SUITCASE ALL THE TIME IN JUMPING BETWEEN HOTELS. THERE WAS A LOT OF RESILIENCE, AND MAKES YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT HOW TO GET THROUGH TOUGH SITUATIONS, YOU MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND YOU FIND WAYS AROUND IT AND TO ENJOY IT. IT IS A COOL WAY TO LEARN SOMETIMES. YOU HAVE LEARNT THOSE LESSONS AND YOUR WEDDING WORLD CHAMP EVENTS AT 19, WHAT IS YOUR DREAM? MY DREAM FOR THE SPORT IS TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR, TO COME HOME WITH SOME HARDWARE HOPEFULLY. I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON, HOPEFULLY I CAN GIVE SOME MOMENTUM FROM THIS RESULT THROUGH. FINAL QUESTION, YOU HAVE SMILED YOUR ENTIRE WAY FOR THIS INTERVIEW. I CAN TELL YOU JUST LOVE THIS, DON'T YOU? YOU LOVE SKIING, SKIING IS WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME? FOR SURE. THAT IS WHY LOVE DOING IT IS CRITICAL THAT I COULD DO IT IS MY JOB NOW. IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH SEASON, BUT IT IS HARD NOT TO SMILE WHEN YOU GET A REALLY GOOD RESULT. AND I AM NOW THINKING ABOUT COMING HOME IN A FEW WEEKS, SO THAT IS REALLY EXCITING. YOU ARE LIVING THE DREAM. CONGRATULATIONS, IT IS REALLY A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE, AS THE SOLE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE COMPETITOR IN THE COMPETITION. REALLY WELL DONE, ALICE. WAS REALLY NICE TO TALK TO YOU. SHE FINISHED ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD, LITERALLY. AMAZING, AND 19 YEARS OLD. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` A NEW COVID-19 CASE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE BORDER. WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THAT AT 6.30. COMING UP ` 'BROADLY EFFECTIVE'. THAT WAS THE SIS'S DESCRIPTION OF ITS OWN SYSTEMS IN AN INTERNAL REVIEW INTO THE CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACKS. BUT WAS THAT ENOUGH? AND AHEAD OF THIS MORNING'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT HOUSING POLICY, WE TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT THE DEPTH OF THE PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. WE ARE DOING HALF AN HOUR ON THIS. A NEW COVID CASE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AT THE BORDER ` A STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. VANDHNA BHAN IS OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENIUM IN AUCKLAND CITY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE.. MORENA, VANDHNA. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? WE JUST FOUND OUT THIS INFORMATION MUST NIGHT, SO IT IS DEVELOPING NEWS THIS MORNING. WE KNOW THIS CASE IS A WORKER HERE AT THE GRAND MILLENNIUM HOTEL AND THEY TESTED POSITIVE DURING ROUTINE TESTING. THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN ANY SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 YET. THIS WORKER, ALONGSIDE ALL THEIR HOUSEHOLD FAMILY MEMBERS, ARE CURRENTLY ISOLATING AT HOME IN AUCKLAND. THAT COULD CHANGE TODAY ACCORDING TO A GOVERNMENT FACEBOOK PAGE, THE OFFICIAL UNITE AGAINST COVID FACEBOOK, WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULD BE MOVING TO THE QUARANTINE FACILITY AT JET PARK HOTEL. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THEY ARE UNSURE OF THE VACCINATION STATUS OF THIS CASE, KEEPING IN MIND A LOT OF WORKERS HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED BUT SOME ARE YET TO GET THAT SECOND DOSE. THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE ARE YET TO KNOW TODAY. GENE SEQUENCING, ADDITIONAL TESTING IS UNDERWAY. WHILE THERE ARE NO LOCATIONS OF INTEREST YET ON THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WEBSITE WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE WITH ANY NEW INFORMATION. THE PRIME MINISTER'S HINTING FIRST HOME BUYERS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S LONG-AWAITED HOUSING POLICY TODAY. IT FOLLOWS A WEBSITE FOR KIWIBUILD APPLICATIONS CRASHING YESTERDAY AS PROSPECTIVE BUYERS SCRAMBLE TO GET THEIR FOOT IN THE DOOR. JACINDA ARDERN SAYS TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT WILL SUPPORT THOSE TRYING TO GET INTO THE MARKET. THE PACKAGE WILL INCLUDE STEPS TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOUSES AND IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY FOR HOME BUYERS AND RENTERS. IT'LL AIM TO TILT THE BALANCE AWAY FROM PROPERTY INVESTORS AND TOWARDS FIRST HOME BUYERS, AND CURB RAMPANT SPECULATION. DETAILS OF THE PACKAGE WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS MORNING. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IS HOPING A CROWN APOLOGY TO THREE WOMEN FOR 'INHUMANE' AND 'DEGRADING' TREATMENT IN PRISON WILL BE THE START OF SYSTEMIC CHANGE. CORRECTIONS MINISTER KELVIN DAVIS IS DEMANDING AN OVERHAUL OF MANAGEMENT AT AUCKLAND WOMEN'S PRISON AFTER A NUMBER OF DISTURBING INCIDENTS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AOTEAROA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEG DE RONDE SAYS IT SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN MULTIPLE REPORTS, TWO COURT CASES, AND MORE THAN 5000 NEW ZEALANDERS SIGNING A PETITION TO GET THIS FAR. THE HEAD OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S FIRED A SHOT AT NATIONS ROLLING OUT VACCINES TO PEOPLE NOT AT HIGH RISK OF COVID-19. THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS CALLING THE INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF JABS A MORAL OUTRAGE, SAYING IT WAS EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY SELF-DEFEATING. HE DESCRIBED THE GAP BETWEEN VACCINATIONS IN RICH AND POOR COUNTRIES AS 'GROTESQUE'. COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOW VACCINATING YOUNGER, HEALTHY PEOPLE AT LOW RISK OF DISEASE ARE DOING SO AT THE COST OF THE LIVES OF HEALTH WORKERS, OLDER PEOPLE, AND OTHER AT-RISK GROUPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. HE WARNED THE LONGER COVID-19 IS RAGING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS VARIANTS WILL EMERGE THAT VACCINES CAN'T STOP. TO SPORT, AND A WIN FOR THE BLACK CAPS TODAY WOULD ASSURE THEM OF A ONE DAY SERIES VICTORY AGAINST BANGLADESH. THE TIGERS WILL PLAY THE BLACK CAPS AT HAGLEY OVAL THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE HOSTS WILL BE WITHOUT VETERAN ROSS TAYLOR, WHO'S STILL RECOVERING FROM A HAMSTRING INJURY. TEENAGE ALIPINE SKI SENSATION ALICE ROBINSON SAYS SHE'S STILL BUZZING FROM HER GIANT SLALOM WIN AT THE LATEST WORLD CUP EVENT IN SWITZERLAND. WITH THE SEASON NOW OVER, SHE SAYS SHE'S FIRMLY SETTING HER SIGHTS ON THE WINTER OLYMPICS NEXT YEAR. WELL, I THINK MY DREAM FOR THIS SPORT IS OBVIOUSLY NEXT YEAR WE'VE GOT THE OLYMPICS, SO THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG GOAL OF MINE, TO COME HOME WITH SOME HARDWARE, HOPEFULLY. SO THAT'S KINDA MY NEXT GOAL GOING FORWARD, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SEASON, AND HOPEFULLY I CAN BRING SOME MOMENTUM FROM THIS RESULT THROUGH. IT WAS A HOAX A YEAR AGO, BUT NOW DOLPHINS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN SPOTTED IN THE CANALS OF VENICE FAKE NEWS. WITH THE CITY AGAIN UNDER LOCKDOWN. THE PAIR WERE SPOTTED SWIMMING THROUGH THE LAGOON CITY IN ONE OF THE MAIN CANALS, CLOSE TO ST MARK'S SQUARE. A LACK OF TOURISTS AND BOAT TRAFFIC HAS SEEN THE WATER BECOME CLEANER. THE REGION'S UNDER STRICT COVID-19 RULES UNTIL AFTER EASTER. THAT'S REAL, ISN'T IT? I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN WE WERE UNDER STRICTER LOCKDOWN, LEVEL 4, IN TERMS OF BIRDS, WE WOULD HAVE KERERU FLYING LOW, SO IT MAKES SENSE THE DOLPHINS RETURN. THE WATER IS CLEANER, IT SAYS. IMAGINE BEING A LOCAL IN VENICE. JOBS HAVE GONE AND BUSINESSES ARE HURTING BUT HAVING A BREAK FROM THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A DAY WANDERING AROUND. SEE YOUR OWN CITY FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED. BY REUTERS. GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME. GOOD MORNING, HAYLEY. SHE IS WITH US FROM APITI WHEN NONE OF US HAVE BEEN TO. YOU CIVILLY MUST. LOOK AT THIS MORNING I AM HAVING. I AM SURE THE AIR-CONDITIONING AND THE STUDIO IS LOVELY, BUT THIS OPEN FIRE HERE AT THE LODGE AND MANAWATU IS SOMETHING ELSE. THE SUN IS JUST STARTING TO PICK UP BEHIND ME AND I AM HAVING AN AMAZING MORNING. I HAVE MARSHMALLOWS WAITING FOR ME SO WHILE I WARM UP THE COCKLES OF MY SOUL, CHECK OUT YOUR WEATHER. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. LOOK, IT WOULD NOT BE AN OPEN BRAZIER IF I DID NOT HAVE MARSHMALLOWS. I HAVE KIND OF BENT THE FIRST ONE, BUT LOOK. IS IT GOING. LOOK AT THAT. YOU GOOD THING. I COULD GO ONE OF THOSE. THEY SMELL AMAZING. I AM HAVING A BEAUTIFUL MORNING HERE. I AM HAVING AN AMAZING TIME IN THE MANAWATU REGION. WHO IS ON CAMERA? WHO IS YOUR CAMERA PERSON? I HAVE LOST THEM. IT IS MATT. IS THERE ANY SKY? I JUST WONDER IF THERE ANY STARS? HAVE A LOOK. THAT LOOKS BEAUTIFULLY CLEAR, SO BLUE. IT IS SO STUNNING. I AM HAVING AN AMAZING TIME. HAVE BEEN DOING SOME FUN THINGS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, INCLUDING AWA STONE RIVER RAFTING. I WAS TERRIFIED WHEN I HEARD IT BUT IT TURNS OUT IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SCENIC DAY. CHECK THIS OUT. I AM HERE AT THE MANAWATU TO DO AN ACTIVITY THAT USUALLY BRINGS ABOUT IMAGES OF ADRENALINE JUNKIES CLINGING ON FOR DEAR LIFE, BUT TODAY I HAVE BEEN PROMISED A SCENIC EXPERIENCE. I AM GOING RAFTING. LOOK AROUND, I DO NOT HAVE TO TELL YOU, THIS IS AMAZING. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE. WHITE CLIFF BOULDERS. WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T LOOK LIKE A DRUNKEN OCTOPUS. THIS LAND IS OWNED BY A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY WE HAVE BEEN ON THE RIVER WITH AND THEY HAVE OPENED IT UP. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS TO GET HER BUT WE HAVE JUST DRAFTED HERE THERE IS A NICE PHARMAC AS WELL. THIS BIT AS BEAUTIFUL. TELL ME ABOUT THE RIVER TOURS YOU DO. WE HAVE LOADS OF RIVER TOURS AND THIS IS ONE OF MANY. THEY ARE MOSTLY MELLOW AND IDEAL FOR ANY AGE AND ANY ADVENTUROUS INCLINATION, WE LIKE TO SAY. LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO SWIM AND GREAT FISHING. TELL ME ABOUT THE DIFFERENT TRIPS YOU'VE HAD. THE ONE WE ARE DOING TODAY IS FOCUSED ON THE BOULDERS AND THE GEOLOGY, AT A SCENIC FLOAT. SOME OF THEM ARE MORE FOCUSED ON SPLASH AND GOOGLE, GIVING THE KIDS A GOOD TIME. AND KAYAKING FOR A BIT MORE ADVENTURE. YOU ARE A PRETTY LUCKY MAN THAT THIS IS YOUR JOB. WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT IT? INTRODUCING PEOPLE TO PLACES LIKE THIS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE THAT DO NOT REALISE THEY ARE CAPABLE OF THAT SORT OF ADVENTURE. TAKE THE WHOLE FAMILY, GRANDCHILD, GRANDPARENT. WHY SHOULD KIWIS COME OUT HERE AND EXPERIENCE THIS BEAUTIFUL PART OF MANAWATU? THIS HAS BEEN A NICE HIDDEN SECRET AND WE ARE IN A CORNER POCKET AND IT IS SPECTACULAR. THAT ROB FAMILY HAVE OPENED UP THE FARM FOR US TO COME AND HAVE A LOOK AND DO SOMETHING NEW. I AM PROUD OF THE CLOCK ON THIS. I WAS HOLDING OFF EATING IT'S THAT WHOLE THROW SO YOU COULD WATCH ME TO. I HAD AN AMAZING TIME RAFTING, AND IT IS AN ACTIVITY FOR ALL AGES. WE HAD SOME OF THOSE LOVELY KIDS IN THE BOAT AND THEY WERE DOING A LOT MORE OF THE HEAVY LIFTING THAN I WAS. SUCH A FUN TIME. IT IS UNDERRATED THROUGH THERE. THAT RIVER IS BEAUTIFUL. THE TECTONIC PLATES YOU CAN SEE FROM SOME VANTAGE POINTS. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF YEARS, IT IS STUNNING. IT IS ONE OF THOSE AREAS THAT YOU DRIVE PAST ON STATE HIGHWAY ONE ALL THE TIME, AND SEE THE CLIFF FACES BUT I HAD NO IDEA JUST BEHIND THE WAS ALL OF THAT BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. IT WAS STUNNING, AND A NICE WAY TO SEE IT SO I RECOMMEND IT. BEFORE I DIVE INTO THIS, DO NOT FORGET YOU CAN WIN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE HERE AND MANAWATU BUT HEADING TO THE BREAKFAST FACEBOOK PAGE AND ENTERING THE COMPETITION THERE. FOR NOW... GET INTO IT. IT IS SO GOOD. IS IT MELTY IN THE MIDDLE? IT IS. THANKS, HAYLEY. WE WILL SEE YOU AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BECAUSE I KEPT THINKING ABOUT SITTING STILL, BUT THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT. YOU HAVE TO SIT STILL AND BE PRESENT. BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE CELEBRATING YOUR PLACE WITH HAYLEY AND MATTY WHO ARE OUT AND ABOUT THIS WEEK AND WE ALSO CELEBRATE YOU WITH TODAY IS THE DAY. IF YOU ARE CELEBRATING, GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, CHANGING SCHOOLS, BIRTHDAYS OR ANYTHING, LET US KNOW AT BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM A MOTHER WHO CRIED SENDING HER SON OFF TO SCHOOL, WAITING FOR THE SCHOOL BUS TO COME HOME AFTER SCHOOL. HER SON WAS NOT ON IT. SHE GOES TO SCHOOL AND HER SON IS HAVING MILK AND BISCUITS. HE STAYED AT SCHOOL BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING A GREAT DAY. HE WAS NOT READY TO LEAVE. MY SONS DID HALF DAYS LAST WEEK AT THE SCHOOL AND THEY LOVED IT. THEY DID NOT WANT TO COME HOME. THAT IS GOOD. IT IS A GOOD SIGN. COMING UP ` THE SIS HAS RELEASED ITS REVIEW INTO THE MOSQUE TERROR ATTACKS. AFTER THE BREAK, SHOULD THE ORGANISATION HAVE DONE MORE? Sarah! Jenny Craig works. Start today and save $30 on your first weekly menu on our Rapid Results weight loss plan. Call Jenny Craig now. THE NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE HAS RELEASED A REVIEW OF ITS DECISION MAKING IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE MARCH 2019 TERRORIST ATTACK ON TWO CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUES, WHERE 51 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES. THE AROTAKE REVIEW WAS ORDERED BY THE SIS AFTER THE ATTACK, WITH THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RELEASED SHORTLY AFTER THE ROYAL COMMISSION'S REPORT INTO THE TERRORIST ATTACK IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR. YESTERDAY, THE SIS RELEASED THE FULL 135-PAGE REPORT, WHERE IT FOUND THAT THE SIS SYSTEMS WERE 'BROADLY EFFECTIVE' TO MEET NATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS. SO IS THIS REVIEW ENOUGH? AND WHAT DOES THE NEW ZEALAND MUSLIM COMMUNITY THINK OF IT? TO HELP ANSWER THAT, WE'RE JOINED BY ABDUR RAZZAQ, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC ASSOCIATIONS OF NEW ZEALAND. ASALAAM ALEIKAM AND MORENA. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. GOOD MORNING. 135 PAGES, WHICH TELLS US THE SIS SYSTEMS WERE BROADLY EFFECTIVE TO MEET NATIONAL SECURITY STANDARDS. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE REPORT? WE HAVE THE REPORT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, AND FESTIVAL, WE HAVE TO DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE MINISTER LITTLE AND THE PRIME MINISTER PROMISED TRANSPARENCY FROM OUR INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL DID GIVE TRANSPARENCY. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THE REPORT IS NOT THE FINAL WORD, THE FINAL WORD WAS THE ROYAL COMMISSION. THE GLARING INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN THE REPORT AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION. ONE OF THEM IS WHAT YOU HAVE JUST MENTIONED. THERE ARE OTHER INCONSISTENCIES BUT THE KEY FACT REMAINS IT HAS GIVEN A BETTER PICTURE AT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE SIS. WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS REPORT WE SAY, WHAT WAS THE NEED TO VALUE OF IT? THEY DID BRING IN SOMEBODY EXTERNALLY TO BENCHMARK NEW ZEALAND SERVICES. THIS EXTERNAL PERSON SAID THE SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES WERE APPROPRIATE. BUT IT ALSO MENTIONED, QUITE IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE EMERGING THREATS THE CLASSICAL MODEL WAS NOT WORKING. WE HAVE AN INTERESTING ISSUE, WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL LATER ON. THE REASON THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ENOUGH FOCUS ON THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. BUT HOLD ON. QUITE A LOT OF MONEY, HUNDRED AND $78 MILLION WAS GIVEN THREE YEARS BEFORE A DEVELOPING CAPABILITY. WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST TECHNOLOGIES IN THE WORLD AND DON'T FORGET THE ACCESS TO OTHER TECHNOLOGIES WE HAVE. THERE WERE A A FEW GLARING EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE THINK IS MISSING. I HAVE TO PREAMBLE THIS BY SAYING WHILE I AM SAYING THIS, THE SIS PROPERTY DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLY. NOWHERE IN THE REPORT DID WE SEE ANYTHING ABOUT ASSESSING OF KNOWN OR LOAN WOLF ASSESSMENT, WHICH IS SOMETHING THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICES, THE WORLD'S OLDEST THINK BANK, THE GO TO PLACE WHERE INTELLIGENCE PEOPLE GO TO, THERE IS NO MENTION ABOUT HOW THEY WERE DETECTING LONE WOLVES. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE FOCUS WAS EXCLUSIVELY ON MUSLIMS. THIS IS SOMETHING WE POINTED OUT TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION, AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION AGREED. THE PREMISED ALSO APOLOGISED. IT STARTS GIVING US A MORE THOROUGH PICTURE AND FOR THAT WE HAVE TO THANK THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF SIS FOR REVEALING THIS REPORT. BECAUSE IT SPEAKS TO BUILDING TRUST, THE FACT THEY HAVE MADE THIS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. BUT THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BRING UP IN THIS REPORT THAT I THINK YOU WILL SPEAK TO IS THE LACK OF INFORMATION SHARING AND DATA SHARING WITH OTHER AGENCIES. THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON THE POLICE IN THIS REPORT. YOUR THOUGHT IS THERE IS TOO MUCH RELIANCE ON THE POLICE? YES, THERE WERE ABOUT 14 POINTS WHICH WERE MENTIONED IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE FAILINGS, AT LEAST OUR READINGS. ONE OF THE CRITICAL ONES IS THIS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND DATA SHARING WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEY GAVE THE REASON BECAUSE THEY WERE RELIANT ON INFORMATION FROM OVERSEAS AND THEY KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL. I WILL GIVE YOU BEFORE AND AFTER OF DATA SHARING. BEFORE, IF THERE WAS DATA SHARING, IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER 2017, THIS TERRORIST GOT HIS LICENSE AND BOUGHT FOUR GUNS. FEBRUARY, THE NEW ZEALAND INTELLIGENCE SERVICE LOOKED AT THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND THIS PERSON WAS TALKING THREATENING LANGUAGE AGAINST MUSLIM COMMUNITIES. IF THEY PUT THE TWO TOGETHER, GOD KNOWS WHERE WE WOULD HAVE BEEN. LOOK AT IT NOW. TWO WEEKS AGO, A PERSON WAS ON THE WEBSITE AT 4CHAN. POLICE GOT TOGETHER WITH SIS AND THE GUY WAS ARRESTED. HERE YOU HAVE A REVERSAL OF THE THING. ONCE THEY COOPERATE, THEY FIND SOMETHING. WHEN THEY WERE NOT COOPERATING AND LOOKING AT RIGHT WING EXTREMIST, NOTHING WAS FOUND. WERE NOT SURPRISED THE CONCLUSION WAS, WE COULD NOT HAVE FOUND THIS PERSON. THEY WERE NOT LOOKING FOR HIM. IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVE ONLY JUST STARTED THIS CONVERSATION AND WE ARE HAVING TO WRAP THINGS UP. LAST MONTH, YOU RELEASED YOUR OWN SUBMISSION TO MINISTER ANDREW LITTLE ENTITLED THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. YOU TALK ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND APPROACH OF THE SUBMISSION, BUT ALONG WITH THAT SUBMISSION AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY, PLUS THE NZ SIS HAVE RELEASED THIS INFORMATION, ARE YOU CONFIDENT THE REPORT WILL LEAD TO EFFECTIVE CHANGE TO STOP SOMETHING LIKE MARCH 2019 HAPPENING AGAIN? TO HAVE CONFIDENCE, THERE HAS TO BE ACCOUNTABILITY. THE FIRST PROCESS WAS THE APOLOGY. AFTER THAT WE SEE THE TRUST BUILDING. THE TRUST BUILDS GREATER DIALOGUE WITH THE MINISTRIES. CONFIDENCE WILL COME WHEN WE SEE THESE SYSTEMIC CHANGES IN THE PROCESSES AND THAT WILL TAKE TIME. TOWARDS THAT END, WE HAVE GIVEN OUR TIMELINE AND OUR APPROACH IN THE REPORT YOU MENTION TO THE CHANGES, THE 44 RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND WE ARE CONFIDENT IS PROGRESSING THE RIGHT WAY. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MINISTER FOR THAT BECAUSE BEING THANKFUL AS PART OF ISLAM. WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ALL OF US ARE IN THE SAME CANOE. WE ARE GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. WE ARE VERY CONFIDENT THIS IS PROGRESSING WELL. IT IS LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOICE AND TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM GOING TO GO HAVE A MARSHMALLOW OF MY OWN. GO YOU. I WILL JOIN YOU. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING, A MANAGED ISOLATION WORKER COULD BE MOVED TO QUARANTINE TODAY AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. MORE ON THAT AT 7. ALSO AHEAD ` WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ANNOUNCE THIS MORNING AT 9 O'CLOCK, THEY ARE MAKING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE HOUSING CRISIS. WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO? IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. A STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. VANDHNA BHAN IS OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENIUM IN AUCKLAND CITY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. MORENA, VANDHNA. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THIS CASE? WE KNOW THIS CASE IS A WORKER HERE AT THE HOTEL. THIS WORKER, ALONGSIDE ALL OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, HAVE BEEN ISOLATING AT HOME OVERNIGHT, BUT THAT COULD ALL CHANGE TODAY. THEY COULD BE MOVED TO THE QUARANTINE FACILITY TODAY, AND THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE. ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER ON THIS FACEBOOK PAGE SAID THEY ARE UNSURE OF THE VACCINATION STATUS OF THIS WORKER. MANY WORKERS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, BUT SOME ARE STILL WAITING FOR THEIR SECOND JAB OF THE VACCINE. THERE IS A LOT MORE TO BE KNOWN TODAY. GENOME SEQUENCING AND ADDITIONAL TESTING IS UNDERWAY. NO LOCATIONS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN PUT UP ON THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WEBSITE YET, BUT WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH ANY THING THAT COMES TO LIGHT. HOPES OF A TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD UNTIL EASTER. IT'S ANOTHER MAJOR BLOW TO THE COUNTRY'S TOURISM OPERATORS MANY TELLING 1 NEWS THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF COLLAPSE. NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE HAD ACCESS TO SOME AUSTRALIAN STATES QUARANTINE-FREE FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT IS YET TO RECIPROCATE THE MOVE. THE PRIME MINISTER'S EXPECTED TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPAND NEW ZEALAND'S BUBBLE IN TWO WEEKS' TIME, AND IS URGING KIWIS TO BE CAUTIOUS WHEN MAKING TRAVEL PLANS. MORE WILD WEATHER'S ON THE WAY FOR MILLIONS OF AUSTRALIANS AS TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS COLLIDE. 10 MILLION PEOPLE ARE UNDER WARNINGS, WITH EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY EXCEPT WESTERN AUSTRALIA EXPERIENCING DOWNPOURS. NEW SOUTH WALES HAS ALREADY BEEN SOAKED FOR DAYS. SO FAR, 18,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. WE'RE STILL FORECASTING MORE RAINFALL OVER THE COMING DAYS. SO WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL CAUSE THE FLOODING TO CONTINUE. AUTHORITIES HAVE WARNED THE STORM IS FAR FROM OVER. JARRYD HAYNE HAS SPOKEN OUT SINCE BEING FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN IN 2018. THE FORMER NRL STAR WAS GRANTED BAIL AND ORDERED TO HAND OVER $50,000. THE COURT WAS TOLD A JAIL TERM IS INEVITABLE WHEN HE'S SENTENCED IN MAY. I D RATHER GO TO JAIL KNOWING I SPOKE THE TRUTH THAN BE A FREE MAN LIVING A LIE. I'VE SHOWED UP FROM THE START. IT'S UNFORTUNATE. IT'S DISAPPOINTING. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THAT'S WHAT THEY... THEY'VE COME TO THE DECISION. I RESPECT THAT. AN INTERNAL REPORT BY OUR COUNTRY'S SPY AGENCY INTO THE MARCH 15 TERRORIST ATTACK IS 'INCONSISTENT' ACCORDING TO THE FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC ASSOCIATIONS. THE NZSIS REVIEW LOOKED INTO THE AGENCY'S ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE TERRORIST ATTACK AND FOUND SYSTEMS WERE 'BROADLY EFFECTIVE' FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. BUT ABDUR RAZAQ SAYS IT DOESN'T LINE UP WITH THE ROYAL COMMISSION'S REPORT. AND THAT COULD'VE BEEN BECAUSE THE FOCUS WAS EXCLUSIVELY ON MUSLIMS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE POINTED OUT TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION, AND THE ROYAL COMMISSION ALSO AGREED. AND FOR WHICH THE PRIME MINISTER ALSO APOLOGISED. SIS DIRECTOR GENERAL REBECCA KITTERIDGE SAYS THE AGENCY'S STRENGTHENED HOW IT IDENTIFIES AND INVESTIGATES NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS. TO SPORT, AND BLUES FORWARDS OFA TU'UNGAFASI AND KURT EKLUND HAVE BEEN CITED FOR FOUL PLAY DURING SUNDAY'S LOSS TO THE CRUSADERS AT EDEN PARK. TU'UNGAFASI WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR A SHOULDER CHARGE ON SCOTT BARRETT, BUT THAT HAS SINCE BEEN RAISED TO A RED CARD OFFENCE BY THE CITING COMMISSIONER. AND EKLUND'S LIFTING TACKLE ON SEVU REECE HAS ALSO BEEN ESCALATED NOW, DEEMED TO HAVE MET THE RED CARD THRESHOLD. SILVER FERNS CAPTAIN AMELIARANNE EKENASIO HAS OPENED UP ABOUT HER ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH BATTLE IN A RAW AND HEARTFELT SOCIAL MEDIA POST. THE 30-YEAR-OLD WROTE ON INSTAGRAM LAST NIGHT THAT SHE WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT DESPITE BEING A SUCCESSFUL ATHLETE, IT'S NOT ALL AS IT APPEARS BEHIND THE SCENES. MANY OF EKENASIO'S TEAMMATES HAVE BEEN QUICK TO SUPPORT HER, SHARING HER MESSAGE ON THEIR OWN SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. AND THAT'S YOUR NEWS. WHAT A BEAUTIFUL, BRAVE THING TO DO. NOT ONLY AS A PROFESSIONAL SPORTSWOMAN, BUT AS THE LEADER OF A TEAM. AND HOW PEOPLE MAY PERHAPS PERCEIVE THAT, BUT ALSO, FOR ATHLETES, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER, RIGHT? BECAUSE THEY PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE, AND PEOPLE LOOK TO THEM IN THOSE MOMENTS, WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF PRESSURE ON, AND THEY WILL LOOK TO HER FOR THAT LEADERSHIP, AND HERE SHE IS, PUTTING THEIR HAND UP AND SAYING THEIR TIMES IT IS TOUGH, I DO WHAT I DO ALL YOU SEE IS THE RESULT, BUT ALL OF THE STUFF THAT GOES ON IN BETWEEN, I DON'T ALWAYS DEAL WITH IT THE BEST WAY THAT I CAN. GO YOU, AMELIARANNE. THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT OF SOMEONE LIKE JOHN COHEN SPEAKING UP. *JOHN KIRWAN. WHAT IS THE COACH THINK ABOUT YOU, WHAT YOUR TEAMMATES THINK ABOUT YOU? IT IS VERY BRAVE, IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO DO, AMELIARANNE. AND PRETTY SURE ALL OF HER TEAMMATES WILL BE SAYING THANK GOODNESS, SO GLAD SOMEONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. WE HAVE A BIG SWEEP ON HOUSING, BUT BEFORE OF THAT, WE HAVE OUR FRIEND HAYLEY BACK WITH US. SHE IS OUT AND ABOUT AND WHAT LOOKS AT A TRULY BEAUTIFUL BOARDING IN THE MANWATU. LOOK AT THE SUN COMING UP, IT IS JUST STARTING. IT IS LIKE A PICTURE, LIKE AN OLD PAINTING. I'M HERE ON THE HOLE IN ONE PLATFORM, APPARENTLY I'M GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET A HOLD IN ONE. I AM REALLY TRYING TO JUST HIT THE BALL AND NOT EMBARRASS MYSELF ON LIVE TV. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. RIGHT, I AM JUST LINING UP MY SHOT HERE. I AM A BIT NERVOUS, I HAVE NEVER PLAYED GOLF IN MY LIFE. I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET A HOLE-IN-ONE HERE. I AM HAVING THE MOST AMAZING TIME HERE IN MANWATU. YOU GUYS, YOU CAN WIN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE HERE, BUT HEADING TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND ENTERING THE COMPETITION. YOU COULD WIN A TWO NIGHT STAY HERE AT THIS LODGE, INCLUDING RIVER RAFTING, AND GLOW KARTING. HEAD TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE, BUT FOR NOW,. COME ON, LYDIA KO. WHOA! THAT WAS VERY STRAIGHT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD. WHAT YOUR BACK, KO. I DON'T THINK LYDIA HAS ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I RECKON THAT WAS ALL RIGHT. WAS THAT YOUR FIRST-EVER GOLF SHOT? THAT IS MY FIRST EVER GOLF SHOT. I HAVE ONLY EVER PLAYED MINI PUTT. YOU GUYS GET BACK TO THE REAL WORK, I GO TO JUST HAVE FUN HERE. YEAH! (LAUGHTER) I HAVE A NEW CAREER. WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU AGAIN SOON. COMING UP ` HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND WHAT DOES THE GOVERNMENT NEED TO ANNOUNCE LATER THIS MORNING TO MAKE REAL CHANGE? Hello, New Zealand. I'm here to remind you that Jenny Craig works for weight loss. This could be you. I've lost 28 kilos with the help of Jenny Craig. I can honestly say that I've loved every moment of being on the program. The food was tasty, the variety available to you is great. VOICEOVER: On Rapid Results... Start today and save $30 on your first weekly menu on our Rapid Results weight loss plan. Start today, New Zealand! Call Jenny Craig now. It works! THE GOVERNMENT'S MAKING WHAT'S BEING BILLED AS A 'MAJOR' HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT IN JUST UNDER TWO HOURS' TIME AT 9 O'CLOCK. THE PRIME MINISTER, FINANCE MINISTER, HOUSING MINISTER, AND REVENUE MINISTER WILL ALL BE THERE. THIS MATTERS, BOTH FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WHO ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO DELIVER ON HOUSING, AND FOR VERY MANY OF YOU. AND SO THIS MORNING, TO PREVIEW THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, WE'RE ASKING A SERIES OF PEOPLE, FROM WOULD-BE BUYERS, TO SOCIAL HOUSING PROVIDERS, TO ECONOMISTS, TWO QUESTIONS. FIRSTLY, HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND WHAT ARE ITS GREATEST IMPACTS? AND SECONDLY, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE THIS MORNING? ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS, COMING UP. WE ARE GOING TO ASK ALL THE GIFTS THE SAME QUESTIONS. BUT JUST BEFORE WE START ` WHAT YOU'RE TELLING US. LAST TIME WE COVERED HOUSING WE WERE OVERWHELMED BY YOUR FEEDBACK. MORE AND MORE OF YOU ARE WORRIED THAT YOU, OR YOUR CHILDREN, WILL NEVER OWN A HOME. YOUR RECURRING THEMES ` THAT WAGES ARE TOO LOW, AND HOMES ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. HERE'S A VERY SMALL SAMPLE FROM YOUR EMAILS. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH FEEDBACK ALONG THOSE LINES. IS AMAZING HOW STRONGLY YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS. RIGHT, THOSE TWO QUESTIONS AGAIN. HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND WHAT ARE ITS GREATEST IMPACTS? AND, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE THE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE THIS MORNING? WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH SOMEONE FAMILIAR TO BREAKFAST VIEWERS ` JONAH AND HIS PARTNER HAVE A JOB, MORENA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THE QUESTION ISN'T ROUND HOW BAD THE HOUSING CRISIS IS, HOW BAD IS IT TO YOU? MORNING. WE ARE A COUPLE OF FIRST-HOME BUYERS, WE ARE BOTH WORKING FULL-TIME. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THE NEW ZEALAND STREAM, GET A PIECE OF LAND. WE HAVE LOOKED EVERYWHERE IN AUCKLAND. THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING THAT WE CAN AFFORD, WE WENT FOR A KIWI BUILDM THEY GOT SNAPPED UP WITHIN A MINUTE. THEY WERE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED. HONESTLY, WE HAVE STOPPED LOOKING, BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. IT IS TOUGH, JONAH. WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT COMING OUT AT 9 O'CLOCK, WHAT WOULD YOU MOST THE GOVERNMENT TO ANNOUNCE? TWO THINGS, MORE HOUSES. WE'RE LEGIT FIRST-HOME BUYERS AND WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING IN WE HEAR A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE BASICALLY GIVING THEIR KIDS ALL THE MONEY TO BUY THEIR FIRST HOUSES, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT FOR A LOT OF US ARE WORKING HARD AND DON'T HAVE THAT PRIVILEGE, WE CAN'T DO IT. JONAH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. JONAH IS TALKING ABOUT MORE KIWI BUILT HOUSES ON THE SUPPLY SIDE. LET'S GO TO A BROADER VIEW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING CRISIS, AND WHAT ARE ITS GREATEST IMPACTS? IN TERMS OF ANZ VIEW, HOW BAD IS IT? I CAN'T SPEAK TO ANZ BANK MORE BROADLY, BUT I THINK IT IS ACTUALLY APPALLING. EVERYONE CAN SEE IT HAS BECOME AN ENORMOUS SOCIETAL PROBLEM, IT HAS GONE PAST A ECONOMICAL ISSUE. THAT IS CAUSING MASSIVE TENSIONS IN OUR SOCIETY. THE DEFINITION, IT USED TO BE JUST THAT PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE JOBS CAN FIND SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, BUT NOW IT HAS GONE WAY UP THE INCOME SCALE. NOT JUST BUYING A HOUSE, EVEN BEING ABLE TO RENT A HOUSE IN SOME CITIES HAS BECOME ENTIRELY PROBLEMATIC. A HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO OUR HOUSE PRICES. THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES, UNFORTUNATELY. OUR CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IS FLAT OUT AT THE MOMENT. THE SUPPLY SIDE HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST PART OF THE ANSWER. WE CAN DO SOME SHORT-TERM WORK, BUT BASICALLY, IF RENTS ARE GOING UP AS WELL AS HOUSE PRICES, THAT IS CLEARLY TELLING YOU WE NEED MORE HOUSES. THAT CAN BE CUTTING RED TAPE, IT CAN BE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE, IT CAN BE THINKING ABOUT NEW WAYS OF HOME OWNERSHIP. WE HAVE GOT TO THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE BIGGER PICTURE STRUCTURAL ISSUES ABOUT HOW TO SUPPLY HOUSING TO NEW ZEALANDERS. SHARON, WE ARE ONLY ASKING PEOPLE TWO QUESTIONS. BUT HAS THERE BEEN ANY POLITICAL WILL TO ADDRESS THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES? THOSE EMAILS SHOW THERE IS A VERY LARGE CHUNK OF THE NEW ZEALAND POPULATION WHO THINK SOMETHING IS TO BE DONE. TRADITIONALLY, HOME OWNING A PEOPLE HAVE VOTED AT HIGHER NUMBERS THAN PEOPLE WHO DON'T OWN HOMES. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. SHARON IS TALKING ABOUT SUPPLY HAS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. AS CHAIR OF THE MANUKAU URBAN MAORI AUTHORITY, BERNIE O'DONNELL HAS ALL TOO MUCH INSIGHT INTO WHAT A BLIGHT THE HOUSING CRISIS IS AT A COMMUNITY LEVEL. THEY DO SERVICES AROUND NAVIGATION ADVOCACY, RESTORATIVE, REINTEGRATION SPECIALIST, AS WELL AS WELL-BEING INTERVENTIONS. HOW BAD IS THE HOUSING CRISIS? IF WE CONSIDER THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ONE OF THE CORNERSTONES OF WELL-BEING, AND THEN TAKE THAT TO THE NEXT LEVEL WHERE HOMEOWNERSHIP IS BEYOND THE REACH OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR PEOPLE, AND THINK ABOUT THE VOLATILITY OF THE RENTAL MARKET HERE IN AUCKLAND, WHERE OUR PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD COMFORTABLE HOUSING, YOU CAN SEE THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY WE HAVE TO TAKE. BECAUSE IT IS UNAFFORDABLE OR OUT OF REACH, WE END UP LIVING AND OVERCROWDED AREAS. 10 TO 12+ PEOPLE IN ONE HOUSE THAT IS USUALLY MEANT FOR THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE. THE NEXT AGES HOMELESSNESS. AT THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL AND HOUSING WE HEARD STORIES FROM A SOLO MOTHER HAVING TO LIVE IN HER CAR FOR THREE WEEKS WITH HER THREE CHILDREN. ANOTHER ONE WERE A SOLO FATHER WAS LIVING IN HIS VAN FOR THREE MONTHS BEFORE HE FOUND A DWELLING IN MANUREWA. WHAT WE ARE AFRAID OF NOW IS THE HOMELESSNESS STUFF BECOMES NORMALISED. THROUGH NORMALISATION WE ACCEPT IT AS SOMETHING WE CANNOT FIX. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE UPFRONT. IT IS AN ALL TOO FAMILIAR STORY. JUST QUICKLY, WHAT DO WE NEED TO HEAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT AT 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR OUR PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ECONOMIC LADDER. SOCIAL HOUSING CANNOT BE ABOUT REBUILDING NEW GHETTOS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES IN FRONT OF OUR PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY CANNOT BUY HOUSES. WE EXPECT, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS GOVERNMENT TO TALK ABOUT EQUITY, WHO TOOK ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING BY OUR PEOPLE WE SHOULD SEE SOME TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE HOUSING PLAN LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. I JUST WANT TO PICK UP ON WHAT HE SAID. THIS IS SHARON AGREEING SO STRONGLY ON THE ALIENATION AND MARGINALISATION OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT PARTICIPATE, IN TERMS OF RENTING AND BUYING. FINALLY, WE WELCOME ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL COMMENTATOR BERNARD HICKEY, WHO WRITES ABOUT ECONOMICS AND POLITICS AT THEKAKA.SUBSTACK.COM. YOU HAVE COME INTO THE STUDIO. YOU ARE A LOVELY MAN. WE SO APPRECIATE YOU. WE KNOW THE IMPACTS OF THIS, DON'T BE? IT IS HOMELESSNESS, MARGINALISATION, OVERCROWDING, WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE LOSING HOPE. SO LET'S PUT ALL OF THAT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD IT OVER AND OVER FOUR YEARS NOW, AND SAY, WHAT SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT, WHAT MUST THE GOVERNMENT DO TODAY? THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING THAT CHANGES THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A LANDED GENTRY. WE HAVE FAMILIES WHO ARE LANDLORDS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE TENANTS AND THEY WILL NEVER MAKE THAT LEAP UNLESS THEY MARRY INTO WEALTH. THAT MEANS THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO DO SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS RULED OUT ANYTHING THAT REALLY WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE PRIME MINISTER SAID A FEW YEARS AGO SHE WOULD NEVER TEXT THE CAPITAL GAINS AND HER POLITICAL LIFETIME. UNLESS SHE IS GOING SOON, THAT IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE GOVERNMENT BRING IN A SIMPLE, LOW, LAND TACKS WHICH WOULD IMMEDIATELY DROP PRICES 10 TO 20%. THAT IS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED IN THE FIRST TACKS WORKING GROUP TO JUNKIE AND HE WILL BUT OUT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE SEEN JACINDA ARDERN RULED THAT OUT TO BEFORE THE LAST ELECTION. WE MAY SEE SOMETHING SLIGHTLY LIKE THAT, THERE IS THE SUGGESTION THEY COULD BE A TACKS ON UNDEVELOPED HOUSING LAND. THAT WOULD MAKE SOME SORT OF DIFFERENCE, BUT NOT THE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE WE NEED. THE GUTS OF IT IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS LOCKED ITSELF INTO A POSITION WHERE IT TARGETS THE MEDIAN VOTER WHO IS PROBABLY A HOMEOWNER, AND HAS DECIDED TO BACK THOSE HOMEOWNERS BY GUARANTEEING THAT PRICES WON'T FALL. WE KEEP ASKING, AND THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. PRICES CANNOT FALL. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RISEN 20% SINCE THE END OF THE LOCKDOWN. SO YOU TALK ABOUT JOHN KEY AND JACINDA ARDERN ROLLING OUT THE LAND TACKS AND THE CAPITAL GAINS TACKS HAS BEEN RULED OUT. I AM INTERESTED TO SEE THE REVENUE MINISTER THIS MORNING. A ARE YOU EXPECTING ANY SURPRISES? I SUSPECT THE TAX ON UNDEVELOPED LAND WOULD SHAKE THINGS UP A BIT. TO THE IS CURRENTLY A RULE OUT THERE FOR FOREIGN INCOME COMPANIES THAT MEANS THEY CANNOT CLAIM ALL OF THE INTEREST ON LOANS FROM PARENTS OVERSEAS. THAT SO-CALLED THAN RULE COULD BE APPLIED TO LANDLORDS. THAT IS A LONGSHOT, AS IS THE UNDEVELOPED LAND TACKS, BUT THEY ARE SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE RED LINE IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET FOR ITSELF WITH ITS VARIOUS PROMISES BEFORE THE LAST ELECTION, AND WITH THE JACINDA ARDERN'S BOLD NEVER IN MY POLITICAL LIFETIME. 30 SECONDS, OTHERWISE I AM IN TROUBLE. HOW DISPARATE IS THE SITUATION NOW? I CYCLED IN HERE TODAY AND AGAIN I SAW PEOPLE LYING ON A BENCH, UNDERNEATH THE NINTH FLOOR OF THE BEEHIVE ASLEEP. UNDER BLANKETS. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND SEEING SO MUCH HOMELESSNESS. 22,000 FAMILIES HAVE REGISTERED AS HOMELESS. WE HEARD THIS MORNING ANOTHER YOUNG PARENTS SLEEPING IN CARS, A LADY IN WELLINGTON SAID YESTERDAY SHE DECIDED TO BUY A HOUSE BUS BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY SHE COULD HAVE STABLE HOUSING. THIS IS A CRISIS. IT IS AN EMERGENCY THAT NEEDS EVERY STONE TURNED, BUT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT TURN THE DEBT STONE, AND THEY WILL NOT TURN THE CAPITAL GAINS TAX STONE. EITHER YOU ARE GOVERNING FOR THE PEOPLE OR GOVERNING TO GET RE-ELECTED IN 18 MONTHS. WHAT IS IT? OUR SWEEP OF COMMENTATORS AND WOULD-BE BUYERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. VANDHNA BHAN IS OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENNIUM IN AUCKLAND CITY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. MORENA VANDHNA. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THIS CASE? MORENA. WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT ANY UPDATED INFORMATION FROM THE MINISTRY YET SINCE LAST NIGHT. WE KNOW THAT THIS CASE IS WORKING HERE AT THE HOTEL, AND THEY TESTED POSITIVE DURING ROUTINE TESTING. THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN ANY SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 YET. THIS WORKOUT ALONGSIDE ALL OF THEIR HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS HAVE BEEN ISOLATING AT HOME OVERNIGHT HERE IN AUCKLAND. BUT THAT ALL COULD CHANGE TODAY. THEY COULD BE MOVED TO THE AUCKLAND QUARANTINE FACILITY AT JET PARK HOTEL, THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE. THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE YET OF THE VACCINATION STATUS OF THIS WORKER. KEEPING IN MIND THAT A LOT OF WORKERS HAVE BEEN VACCINATED WHILE SOME ARE STILL AWAITING THE SECOND JAB OF THE PFIZER VACCINE. THERE IS STILL MUCH TO BE KNOWN ABOUT THIS NEW CASE. GENOME SEQUENCING IS RAPIDLY UNDERWAY TO SEE WHAT STRAIN OF THE VIRUS IT IS. AND WHILE THERE ARE NO LOCATIONS OF INTEREST YET ON THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WEBSITE, WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE WITH ANY INFORMATION AS IT COMES TO LIGHT. FANTASTIC. THANKS. MUCH OF THE LATEST UPDATE. MEANWHILE, ANZ CHIEF ECONOMIST SHARON ZOLLNER HAS LABELLED THE STATE OF THE HOUSING MARKET IS 'APPALLING'. IT USED TO BE JUST THAT PEOPLE WHO DIDN'T HAVE JOBS COULDN'T FIND SOMEWHERE TO LIVE. THAT HAS GONE WAY UP THE SCALE. NOW IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUYING A HOUSE BUT ALSO JUST TO RENT A HOUSE. AUSTRALIA'S APPROVED THE ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. IT'LL BE MANUFACTURED AT TWO SITES IN MELBOURNE, WITH THE FIRST LOCALLY MADE BATCHES EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED WITHIN DAYS. IT COMES AS AN AMERICAN STUDY FOUND THE SHOTS ARE 79% EFFECTIVE. OUR REGULATOR MEDSAFE IS YET TO APPROVE THE VACCINE. THE HEAD OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S FIRED A SHOT AT NATIONS ROLLING OUT VACCINES TO PEOPLE NOT AT HIGH RISK OF COVID-19. THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS CALLING THE INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF JABS A MORAL OUTRAGE, SAYING IT WAS EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY SELF DEFEATING. HE DESCRIBED THE GAP BETWEEN VACCINATIONS IN RICH AND POOR COUNTRIES AS 'GROTESQUE'. COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOW VACCINATING YOUNGER, HEALTHY PEOPLE AT LOW RISK OF DISEASES ARE DOING SO AT THE COST OF THE LIVES OF HEALTH WORKERS, OLDER PEOPLE, AND OTHER AT RISK GROUPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. HE WARNED THE LONGER COVID-19 IS RAGING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS VARIANTS WILL EMERGE THAT VACCINES CAN'T STOP. BACK HERE, A DEEP EARTHQUAKE NEAR WHAKATANE'S BEEN FELT WIDELY ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. THE 5.3 MAGNITUDE SHAKE STRUCK AT QUARTER PAST SEVEN AT A DEPTH OF 133KM WEST OF THE BAY OF PLENTY TOWN. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED FEELING IT IN AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON. TO SPORT ` AND ROSS TAYLOR'S BEEN UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S SECOND ONE-DAYER AGAINST BANGLADESH. THE BLACK CAPS BATSMAN IS STILL ON THE MEND AFTER A HAMSTRING STRAIN. HE ALSO MISSED NEW ZEALAND'S BIG OPENING WIN OVER THE TIGERS ON SATURDAY. VICTORY TODAY IN CHRISTCHURCH WOULD ASSURE THE BLACK CAPS OF AN UNASSAILABLE SERIES LEAD. THE WARRIORS WILL BE WITHOUT TWO IMPORTANT PLAYERS FOR SATURDAY'S NRL CLASH WITH AGAINST THE CANBERRA RAIDERS. JAMAYNE TAUNOA-BROWN HAS BEEN BANNED FOR THE NEXT THREE GAMES FOR A CRUSHER TACKLE IN THE WARRIORS' DEFEAT TO THE KNIGHTS. PLAYMAKER CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA WILL BE UNAVAILABLE FOR EVEN LONGER. HE'S HAVING SCANS TODAY TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF A FOOT INJURY. AND THAT'S YOUR NEWS. JUST GOING BACK TO ROSS TAYLOR AND HIS CALF INJURY. 37. THOSE THINGS TAKE A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN YOU ARE USED TO WHEN YOU ARE A LITTLE BIT YOUNGER. HE IS A GOOD MAN. I REALLY LIKE HIM. HE IS. YOUNG MAN OF 37. COMPARED TO US, HE IS. SPRING CHICKEN. SPEAKING OF A SPRING CHICKEN. WE HAVE HAYLEY SPRING CHICKENING` ARE YOU DOING ARCHERY? FROM GOLF TO ARCHERY. I AM. DON'T WORRY. I DON'T HAVE A BOW IN. THE CAMERAMAN IS FLINCHING JUST AT THE VERY ACTION OF THAT. HE'S MOVING AWAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT GOING TO GET YOU. I DON'T THINK I HAVE A GOOD AIM, TO BE FAIR. I'M HAVING A GREAT TIME HERE ON THE ROAD WITH TOURISM NEW ZEALAND, GETTING OUT HERE AND DOING SOMETHING NEW, LIKE ARCHERY. I'VE DONE IT ONCE AT A HENS DO BUT I HAVEN'T HAD ANY WIND THIS MORNING. I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME PRACTICE BEFORE YOU CHECK OUT WHAT THE WEATHER WILL BE LIKE. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. ALL RIGHT. I AM AIMING UP HERE. COME ON. OH. OK. OK. SHE NEEDS A BIT OF WORK. (LAUGHTER) IT WAS STRAIGHT, WASN'T IT? IT WAS JUST A BIT LOW. I THINK THERE WASN'T ENOUGH POWER THERE. I THINK YOU NEED TO BRING OUR BACK A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE POWER PART OF IT. HAVE YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE? I'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE BUT I WILL KEEP PRACTISING WHILE YOU` NO. I WANT TO SEE YOUR IMPROVEMENT. MORE POWER. YOU CAN DO IT HAYLEY. YOU'VE GOT THIS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOMEONE GET BETTER. FURTHER BACK. FURTHER? GO, SISTER. (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) WE KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS. IT'S ON THE BOARD. I'M GOING TO COME BACK AFTER THIS TRACK, AND I PROMISE, IT'S A BULL'S-EYE TIME, BABY. I DID SOMETHING I'VE NEVER EVEN HEARD OF BEFORE LET ALONE TRIED. THIS WAS BLOWKARTING. TO GET OUT. (CHEERFUL MUSIC) IN THE INTEREST OF DOING SOMETHING NEW AND EVEN PUSHING YOURSELF OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, TODAY I'M GOING TO TRY SOMETHING I HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD OF BEFORE ` I'M GOING BLOWKARTING. (UPBEAT MUSIC) TELL ME ABOUT HOW THIS PLACE, THE MANAWATU BLOWKART CLUB, HOW IT STARTED. YEAH, SO IT ALL HAPPENED WHEN A COUPLE OF GUYS REALLY LOVED THIS. THEY DECIDED TO GET TOGETHER AND FORM A CLUB, AND THEN THIS WAS JUST A BARE FIELD OF GRASS. AND SO THEY'VE PUT TRACK ON, AND AS WE'VE EXPANDED AND HAD MORE CLUB MEMEBERS, WE'VE ADVANCED TRACK MORE AND MORE TO WHAT IT IS TODAY. HOW DID YOU GET INTO BLOWKARTING AND WHEN DID YOU START? SO, MY GRANDARD, WHO'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB AT THE MOMENT, BOUGHT ONE AND TOOK US OUT ON THE BEACH ONE DAY. I REALLY LOVED IT. I'M READY FOR A LITTLE RIDE. AND THEN MAYBE WE'LL PROGRESS TO SOLO RIDING. YEAH. THAT SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 90DEGREE ANGLE TO THE WIND. WE ARE THE BRAKES? THERE ARE NONE. YOU JUST TURN INTO THE WIND. HAVING A LOOK AROUND TODAY, I SAW PEOPLE OF ALL DIFFERENT AGES. CAN ANYONE DO IT? ABSOLUTELY. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE AS YOUNG AS 14 ALL THE WAY UP TO 81. GUESS WHAT, GUYS? I'VE GRADUATED TO THE JUICE BAR. WHAT IS IT ABOUT IT THAT YOU LOVE THE MOST? I THINK THE SPEED, THE ADRENALINE RUSH. IN THE COMPETITIONS ARE AWESOME. GREAT, FRIENDLY COMPETITION. ALL RIGHT, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. I'M A GOD! YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO TRADE US. ACTUALLY, I AM SO COCKY THAT I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU TO A BASE. YOU'RE ON. YEAH, I MADE SURE THE EDITOR CUT OUT THE RACE. SAFETY SAY, I LOST TO HER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT WAS SO MUCH FUN. WHO WON THE RACE? IT WASN'T ME. IT WAS EVERYONE BUT ME. (LAUGHTER) BUT WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS WHEN THIS BULL'S-EYE FOR YOU THIS MORNING. I AT LEAST WANT TO GET INTO THE BLUE. THAT IS MY AIM FOR TODAY. OK. WHERE DO YOU ACTUALLY AIM? OH. WHERE DID YOU GET? THAT WASN'T BAD. IT'S IN THE WHITE. YOU ARE ACTUALLY AIMING AT THE BULL'S-EYE? I'M TRYING TO. I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A SILLY QUESTION BUT WHEN YOU'RE SHOOTING... WOULD YOU AIM JUST ABOVE IT? YEAH. SLIGHTLY UP, I RECKON. AND SLIGHTLY BACK FURTHER. OH. WELL, THAT WASN'T GOOD ADVICE, WAS IT? I UNRESERVEDLY APOLOGISE. WHAT'S HAPPENING? KEEP IT STEADY. I GOT NOTHING FOR YOU, HAYLEY, WHICH IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOU. NICE. IT'S ON THE BOARD. IT'S ON THE BOARD. THAT WAS BETTER. I THINK I WAS BETTER AT THE GOLF. YOU REALLY WANT TO BE GOOD AT THIS, DON'T YOU? JOHN, I AM VERY COMPETITIVE. ANYTHING I TRY MY HAND AT, I WANT TO BE GOOD AT IT INSTANTLY. I'M GOING TO BE TRYING OUT SOMETHING ELSE THIS MORNING AFTER THIS. STAY WITH ME. DON'T FORGET TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE TO WHEN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE. IT'S JUST SUCH A BEAUTIFUL REGION. I'M HAVING THE BEST TIME DESPITE NOT BEING GOOD AT ARCHERY. YOU'RE NOT BAD AT IT. APITI. THANKS, GUYS. NEVER BEEN THERE BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IT IS SO STUNNING. WOW. I'M JEALOUS. COMING UP ` STAY WITH US. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS WITH HANGING AROUND FOR. THIS IS THE THING NOW, AND OPEN DOING STORIES ABOUT HOMELESSNESS FOR MANY YEARS. THERE WAS ALWAYS A MORAL CONTRACT IN NEW ZEALAND. WE USED TO BE REALLY NASTY AND SAY THINGS LIKE, GET A JOB, YOU BUM. ON THE IDEA WAS THAT IF YOU GOT A JOB, YOU COULD GET A HOUSE. NOW THERE ARE NEW ZEALANDERS WORKING REALLY HARD AND STILL NOT GETTING AHEAD. THE BAR KEEPS GETTING RAISED. WHETHER IT'S A FAIR AND DECENT RENTAL THAT YOU CAN AFFORD OR THE DREAM OF OWNING A HOME IS DRIFTING AWAY FROM PEOPLE. WE ARE GETTING INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK. YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD US TALKING TO A COUPLE ABOUT TRYING TO GET INTO A HOME WHO WENT ABLE TO. WE ALSO SPOKE WITH BERNIE O'DONNELL WHO SAYS THEY WERE TALKING AT A HUI YESTERDAY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO IS SLEEPING IN HER CAR. IT IS NOT A STORY WE ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH. HE SAYING HOMELESS PEOPLE SLEEPING OUT IN THE SHADOW OF PARLIAMENT. THIS IS ALL BECAUSE THERE IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT COMING AT 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING ` THAT FINANCE MINISTER AND HOUSING MINISTER AND THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE REVENUE MINISTER WILL BE THERE. WE ASKED WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO OUR VIEWERS. STEVE HAS SAID THE HOUSING CRISIS DESPERATELY NEEDS ADDRESSING IN ON THE GOVERNMENT. YOU'VE SHOWN KNOWING THE NATION TO DO ANYTHING BUT SIT ON YOUR HANDS. HE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE GOVERNMENT. HE'S TALKING ABOUT NO INTEREST ONLY LENDING ON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. ALSO, INTRODUCE A LAND TACKS. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT BERNARD HICKEY WAS TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING. ANOTHER GUEST SAID, PICK ONE. JUST PICK ONE AND GO WITH IT. THAT'S THE THING. WHAT TRANSFORMATIONAL TOOLS YOU HAVE LEFT WHEN YOU HAVE THROWN OUT NO NEW TAX TACKS WHICH WAS A LAST ELECTION PROMISE. THERE IS REAL POLITICAL RISK. RISK IF YOU BOUGHT A PLACE FOR 6 MONTHS AGO FOR $900,000 AND YOU ARE UP TO THE EYEBALLS IN LENDING, YOU WILL NEVER BUY AGAIN IN YOUR LIFETIME. THEY DON'T WANT THE POLITICAL RISK OF FALLING PRICES. YOU CAN AFFORD THE REPAYMENTS BUT YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE DEPOSIT BECAUSE IT IS SO HIGH. THE SUPPLY ISSUE IS AN ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. WE ARE GETTING PLENTY OF IT. UNFORTUNATELY, NOT POSITIVE FEEDBACK IN TERMS OF MANY OF YOU TRYING EVERYTHING THAT YOU POSSIBLY CAN TRYING TO GET INTO A HOME AND YOU KEEP COMING BACK WITH BARRIERS TO GET INTO A HOME. YOU ARE SAYING YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT. WE ARE SAVING BUT AS WE GET MONEY FOR A DEPOSIT, THE REQUIREMENT FOR A DEPOSIT BECOMES GREATER BECAUSE HOUSING PRICES KEEP GOING UP. ANOTHER THING THEY HAVE SAID IS THAT KIWIS NEED TO LOOK AT INVESTING AT THINGS OTHER THAN HOUSES. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT INVESTMENT. IT'S ABOUT THE SECURITY OF HAVING A HOME. THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE. IF YOUR CAPITAL GAIN AND HOUSING IS NOT TAXED AND IT IS GOING UP MORE THAN 10% PER ANNUM, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU INVEST IN ANYTHING ELSE? THE HARD THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT ONE OF OUR TEAM SAID THEY TURNED UP TO AN OPEN HOME AND THE ESTATE AGENT SAID, IS THIS YOUR SECOND OR THIRD HOME THAT YOU ARE PURCHASING? BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING AT THE MOMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK THIS MORNING. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` COMING UP A NEW COVID-19 CASE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THE BORDER. WE'LL BRING YOU THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THAT AT 8. ALSO AHEAD ` SHE WAS THE FIRST TO GIVE EVIDENCE THIS IS A LITTLE BIT HEARTBREAKING TO THE INQUIRY INTO ABUSE IN FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS. TODAY SHE WILL HEAR THE RESPONSE FROM THE CHURCH. SHE REALLY IS A REMARKABLE WOMAN. THAT'S COMING UP. (COMPUTER BLIPS) (PHONE RINGS) (PHONE CONTINUES RINGING) (LID POPS) (QUIRKY PIANO MUSIC) (BICYCLE BELL RINGS) (ALLURING PIANO MUSIC) (BIRDS CHIRP) VOICEOVER: How far will you go to make a little me-time? KIA ORA. IT IS COMING UP TO 8 O'CLOCK. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. TODAY IS THE DAY JOSHUA IS TURNING... THAT IS CLEVER BECAUSE WHAT TURNING THREE IS OLD. VERY MUCH LOVED. HE BRIGHTENS HIS FAMILY'S DAY EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT'S NOT NAUGHTY, IT IS JUST BEING A TWO YEAR OLD. IT IS A SIGN OF LIFE. HARI HURITAU. TODAY'S THE DAY ALI IS GOING TO LAST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN. YOUR FAMILY I WISH YOU THE BEST AND SUCH GOOD LUCK YOU ARE GOING TO ROCK IT. TODAY IS THE DAY BILL IS CELEBRATING HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY ON THE VERY SAME DAY THAT HE AND SHIRLEY AND I CELEBRATING THEIR 53RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. YOUR FAMILY ARE SENDING YOU BOTH SO MUCH LOVE. BIG CANCELLATIONS AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU BOTH. WE DO TODAY IS THAT EVERY DAY. WE HAVE DONE A BIT OF REJIGGING TODAY. NORMALLY 8.05 BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ A MANAGED ISOLATION WORKER AT THE GRAND MILLENNIUM HOTEL IN AUCKLAND HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. VANDHNA BHAN HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THIS DEVELOPING NEWS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM OUTSIDE THE FACILITY. MORENA VANDHNA. WHAT'S THE LATEST? MORENA. IT IS STILL DEVELOPING NEWS AS WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY UPDATES SINCE LAST NIGHT SINCE ON THIS CASE, WHO IS AT WORK HERE AT THE GRANDMOTHER LENNY HOTEL. THEY GOT A POSITIVE TEST RESULT DURING TESTING. THEY HAVEN'T GOT ANY SYMPTOMS OF COVID-19 YET. THEIR FAMILY HAS BEEN ISOLATING AT HOME ALL NIGHT, BUT THEY COULD BE TO THE ISOLATION FACILITY AT JET PARK HOTEL. THEY ARE NOT SURE OF THE VACCINATION STATUS OF THIS WORKER. SOME ARE STILL WAITING FOR THAT SECOND JAB OF THE PFIZER VACCINE. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF INFORMATION TO BE KNOWN TODAY, GENOME TESTING, ADDITIONAL TESTING, TO PIN DOWN THIS CASE AND TO REALLY KNOW WHAT THE STRAIN OF THE VIRUS IS AS WELL. WHILE NO LOCATIONS OF INTEREST HAPPEN PUT UP ON THE WEBSITE YET, WE WILL KEEP YOU UP-TO-DATE OF ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THE SHOW. THE COUNTRY'S HOUSING MARKET IS SET FOR A MAJOR SHAKE UP TODAY AS PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR. IT COMES AS TRADEME DATA OUT THIS MORNING SHOW MEDIAN RENT PRICES ARE ALSO UP, INCREASING 2% YEAR-ON-YEAR LAST MONTH WITH A SURGE IN THE REGIONS. WHILST DETAILS OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT ARE UNCLEAR, THE PRIME MINISTER'S HINTING IT WILL TILT THE BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF FIRST HOME BUYERS. ONE COUPLE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE HEATED MARKET SAY THEY'VE ALMOST GIVEN UP ON THE KIWI HOME OWNERSHIP DREAM. A LOT OF THE TIME WE HEAR STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE GIVING THEIR KIDS ALL THE MONEY TO BUY THESE HOUSES, BUT FOR A LOT OF US WORKING, WHO DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE, WE JUST CAN'T DO IT, YOU KNOW? MEANWHILE, ONE ECONOMIC COMMENTATOR BELIEVES THE GOVERNMENT HAS RULED OUT DOING ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE. THERE IS THE SUGGESTION THERE COULD BE A TAX ON UNDEVELOPED HOUSING LAND, AND THAT WOULD MAKE SOME SORT OF DIFFERENCE BUT NOT THE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE WE NEED, AND THE GUTS OF IT IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS LOCKED ITSELF INTO A POSITION WHERE IT TARGETS THE MEDIAN VOTER, WHO IS PROBABLY A HOME OWNER. 10 MILLION AUSTRALIANS ARE UNDER WEATHER WARNINGS, BRACING FOR A FURTHER DRENCHING TODAY AS DAYS OF DOWNPOURS REACH THEIR PEAK. TWO MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE COLLIDING, AFFECTING EVERY STATE AND TERRITORY EXCEPT WESTERN AUSTRALIA. HEAVY RAIN'S CONTINUING TO FALL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SO FAR 18,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. WE'RE STILL FORECASTING MORE RAINFALL OVER THE COMING DAYS. SO WE ANTICIPATE THIS WILL CAUSE THE FLOODING TO CONTINUE. AUTHORITIES HAVE WARNED THE STORM IS FAR FROM OVER. TO SPORT ` AND BLUES FORWARDS OFA TU'UNGAFASI AND KURT EKLUND HAVE BEEN CITED FOR FOUL PLAY DURING SUNDAY'S LOSS TO THE CRUSADERS AT EDEN PARK. TU'UNGAFASI WAS YELLOW CARDED FOR A SHOULDER CHARGE ON SCOTT BARRETT, BUT THAT'S SINCE BEEN RAISED TO A RED CARD OFFENCE BY THE CITING COMMISSIONER. AND EKLUND'S LIFTING TACKLE ON SEVU REECE HAS ALSO BEEN ESCALATED, NOW DEEMED TO HAVE MET THE RED CARD THRESHOLD. AND THAT'S YOUR NEWS. THANKS, INDIRA. I WAS GOING TO SAY, LET'S NOT SEE IT AGAIN PLEASE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAYLEY SPROULL. HER NAME IS JUST BUTCHERED! I AM TRYING TO MY BEST HIGHLAND FLING HERE. WE WILL GO WITH THE ORIGINAL PRONUNCIATION OF MY NAME. FROM SCOTLAND. I AM LUCKY ENOUGH THIS MORNING TO BE WEARING THE MCINTYRE TARTAN. HUNTING TARTAN. BIT OF WORK TO THE FLING. WE ARE GOING HAVE A BIT OF A CHAT OF THIS AMAZING PLACE. FIRST, THE WEATHER. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. I TELL YOU WHAT, AT THE WEATHER HERE AT THE LODGE THIS MORNING IS AMAZING. WE ARE BATHING IN THE SUN. THE SUN OVER THE RUNAHINE RANGES IS JUST AMAZING. HUGH,, TELL ME A BIT ABOUT THE LODGE. WE USED THE LOCAL RIVER STONES FOR THE CHIMNEY. AS THIS FAMILY LAND? LAN YES THIS LAND HAS BEEN IN FAMILY SINCE 1886. YOU'VE GOT A REAL SCOTTISH INFLUENCE HERE. THIS IS THE MCINTYRE TARTAN. TOLD ME ABOUT SCOTTISH INFLUENCE HERE. GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER, HE CAME UP FROM GLASGOW, AND THEN HIS SON, GREAT-GRANDFATHER, HE MOVED TO FIELDING, HIM AND HIS BROTHERS SET UP THE FARM FROM HERE. NOW WE ARE GOING TO DO A BIT OF A HIGHLAND GAME. WE ARE TOSSING CAPER THIS MORNING. IN THE INTERESTS OF DOING SOMETHING YOU. WOW. DO YOU RECKON I CAN GIVE THE AGO? DO. WE ARE KIND OF DESPERATE TO SEE IT ACTUALLY. YOU KNOW, I RECKON, TOSSING THIS WAS INVENTED SOMEONE WHO WANTED A SPORT NEEDED SOME WOOD MOVED. HERE WE GO. COMING IN. (GRUNTS) THAT WAS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING TIME. YOU CAN WIN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE. HEAD TO THE BREAKFAST FACEBOOK PAGE. THANKS, HAYLEY. I AM REALLY GLAD IT WENT FORWARD. I'D VISIONS OF SMACKING AROUND. COMING UP ` AFTER SUFFERING SEXUAL ABUSE AS A CHILD, FRANCES TAGALOA WILL HEAR FROM ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO FIRST HANDLED HER CLAIM LATER TODAY AS PART OF THE INQUIRY INTO ABUSE IN FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS. SHE JOINS US NEXT. IT WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO THAT FRANCES TAGALOA BRAVELY SAT HER PARENTS DOWN AND SHARED HOW SHE WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AS A CHILD BY A MARIST BROTHER AT A CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN PONSONBY. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR SHE WAS THE FIRST WITNESS TO RECOUNT HER STORY AT THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ABUSE IN FAITH-BASED CARE. AND TODAY, FRANCES WILL LISTEN AS A MARIST BROTHER RESPONDS TO THE EVIDENCE SHE GAVE AS PART OF THE REDRESS HEARINGS IN AUCKLAND. THIS IS A STORY OF DAMAGE DONE AND SURVIVING THAT DAMAGE. FRANCES TAGALOA IS A REMARKABLE WOMAN. BUT IS IT ALSO A STORY OF RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN FOR THE ABUSE SHE SUFFERED? HAS THAT RESPONSIBILITY BEEN TAKEN? FRANCES TAGALOA, ALONG WITH HER HUSBAND TIMO, JOINS US NOW. THEY ARE A LOVELY COUPLE. THANK YOU. IT'S LOVELY TO HAVE YOU BOTH HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR BRAVERY AND HAVING SPOKEN UP AGAINST THIS FOR YEARS NOW. I DON'T WANT TO REVISIT IT, SO I WILL READ FROM YOUR STATEMENT. I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED BETWEEN 1973 IN 1974 WHEN I WAS AGED BETWEEN FIVE YEARS OLD AND SEVEN YEARS OLD. YOU WERE PROFOUNDLY VULNERABLE. YES. AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE DAMAGE DONE TO YOU. IF TODAY GOES AS WELL AS IT SHOWED, WILL THE DAMAGE IN PART BE ADDRESSED AND POSSIBLY EVEN TO A CERTAIN EXTENT UNDONE? CAN THAT HAPPEN TODAY? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT TODAY. I'M INTERESTED TO SEE WHETHER THE CHURCHES WILL PUT THE SURVIVORS AHEAD OF THE PERPETRATORS AND ACTUALLY JOIN OUR CALL, SURVIVORS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR AN INDEPENDENT, INCLUSIVE BODY TO BE SET UP TO LOOK INTO THESE SEXUAL ABUSE CASES TO BE TREATED BY THE CHURCH AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS ROYAL COMMISSION DO. THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO MUCH TO ASK, DOES IT? THAT YOU PUT THE SURVIVORS AHEAD OF THE PERPETRATORS. GOODNESS ME. IT'S QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD, RIGHT? IT IS. THE ONLY REDRESS THAT THEY HAVE HAD YEARS TO GO BACK TO THE CHURCH THEY HAD THE EVENTS OF THE FIRST PLACE. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. THE ROYAL COMMISSION HAS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO CHANGE THAT. I REALLY BELIEVED TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES TO CHANGE OUR FUTURE. IF THEY DEAL AND HELP WITH THE SURVIVORS NOW AND FROM THE PAST NAVIGATE LIFE SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A FUTURE, THIS WILL HELP OUR CHILDREN AND OUR BONE ABOVE. IT WILL ALSO BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO. IT WOULD BE GOOD AND HELPFUL AND ALSO THE MORAL RESPONSE. THAT'S RIGHT. I GREW UP TO BE A TEENAGER WITH VERY LOW CONFIDENCE. I WAS QUIET AND RESERVED AND ANGRY. I ACTUALLY HATED WHO I WAS. THAT'S TERRIBLE DAMAGE TO DO TO SOMEONE, TO MAKE THEM HATE THEMSELVES. I DID NOT LIKE TO BE AROUND MEN. I DID NOT LIKE ANY MALE ATTENTION. THAT'S A GREAT DEAL OF DAMAGE. DEFINITELY. YOU HAVE A LAW DEGREE AND THE MAORI STUDIES DEGREE. HOW DID YOU DO THAT? I ONLY PUT IT DOWN TO HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. FOR ME, THAT WAS MY TURNING POINT IN DISCOVERING GOD. LEARNING THAT GOD LOVED ME AND ACCEPTED ME, HELPED ME ACCEPT MYSELF AND HELP START THE HEALING PROCESS. HAVING A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD, I COULD ACTUALLY START TO HEAL AND START THAT PROCESS. THANKFULLY, AS STUDENT GROUP ON CAMPUS CALLED STUDENT LIFE HELPED ME IN THAT JOURNEY. THEY SUPPORTED ME. THEY HELPED ME GET THE COUNSELLING THAT THEY NEEDED. THEY HELPED ME NAVIGATE LIFE. AS YOU SAY THIS, YOU ARE SITTING NEXT TO TIMO. DUE TO THE ANGER TOWARDS MEN, I HAD TO WORK WITH A DEEP DISTRUST OF MEN. IT SURPRISES ME THAT MY HUSBAND WORKED WITH ME. THERE IS AN IMMENSE LOVE AND PRIDE FEAR, ISN'T THERE? HOW PROUD ARE YOU THAT SHE HAS SPOKEN OUT? SO PROUD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I REALLY WANT TO BE BEHIND HER AND I WANT TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING THAT IF THEIR PARTNERS AND OTHERS CAN SUPPORT THEM, IT IS JUST SO KEY TO HELP SUPPORT THEM TO BE THERE WITH THEM THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME. I'M JUST SO PROUD OF YOU. IT'S SO GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU TALK ABOUT THE SHAME THAT YOU FELT. THAT IS HEARTBREAKING. BUT WHEN YOU TOLD YOUR MUM, WHAT DID SHE DO? SHE WAS ANGRY. SHE WAS PEST. FORGIVE ME FOR USING THAT WORD. SHE SAID, WE ARE GOING TO SORT THAT OUT. IT WAS HUGE. IT WAS HUGE THAT BOTH MY PARENTS WOULD BELIEVE ME AND MUM WOULD BE ANGRY ENOUGH TO GO TO THE CHURCH AND WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. SHE CALLED THE CHURCH TO TELL THEM SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE AND SAID IT WASN'T RIGHT. AT THAT TIME, I WAS STILL WORKING THROUGH MY ABUSE. I COULDN'T DO THAT. SHE REALLY PUSHED ME. SHE WAS A STRONG IRISH WOMAN BUT ALMOST HAD A SAMOAN ATTITUDE. I WANT TO POINT ON WHAT IS RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW WHAT IS RIGHT. WHAT DO YOU NEED TODAY? I WE REALLY NEED THIS WELL COMMISSION TO AFTER THESE LOT OF HEARINGS, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM HAVE EARLY RECOMMENDATIONS. NOT WAIT TWO OR THREE YEARS. TO LOOK INTO THE ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ABUSE. NOT JUST FOR THE SURVIVORS. WE NEED THAT AS WELL. SOME OF THEM WILL NOT LIVE TO THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS. WE NEED THE COMMISSION TO BE BRAVE. THEY TALKED ABOUT SURVIVORS BEING BRAVE AND COMING FORWARD. WE NEED THE ROYAL COMMISSION TO BE BRAVE AND TAKING SOME BOLD RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKE SOME EARLY ONES, NOT WAIT. THIS IS FOR OUR CHILDREN AND OUR VULNERABLE TOO. IF THEY MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT TAKES IT ON, I THINK THERE WILL BE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT. THAT'S A STRONG MESSAGE TO END on. YOU ARE REMARKABLE WHAT YOU HAVE OVERCOME. I HOPE YOU FEEL REALLY PROUD OF YOURSELF. IT'S SUCH A HEARTBREAKING STORY AND YET HERE YOU ARE, STRONG. CONGRATULATIONS. I WISH YOU WELL AND I HOPE THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT AND DESERVE. YOU SHOULD. TIMO, WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY DAD AND I WOULD WATCH YOU PLAY RUGBY. YOU WERE WONDERFUL ON THE FIELD AND GORGEOUS TO SEE YOU OFFERED. (CHUCKLES) THANK YOU. THANKS, JOHN STAY WITH US. WE'L BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. JUST AFTER 7 O'CLOCK, WE DID A SERIES OF INTERVIEWS AHEAD OF THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING UP THIS MORNING FROM THE GOVERNMENTS AROUND HOUSING. I WANT TO READ THIS OUT. YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS. BORN AND BRED IN NEW ZEALAND. WHEN HER CHILDREN GOT TO ADULT HOOD, SHE SENT INTO AUSTRALIA FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES. I GOT TWO BROTHERS WHO WENT BEFORE EXECUTIVE THE SAME REASON. THEY WANT TO COME HOME, BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST OVER THE ` BEEN ABLE TO BUY HOMES, SOMETHING THEY COULD NEVER DO IN NEW ZEALAND. SHE SAYS SHE HAS WORKED ALL HER LIFE. SHE IS A SINGLE FEMALE IN HER 50S. SHE LIVES IN A CONVERTED GARAGE. HER 30 YEAR OLD SON IS LIVING IN PERTH AND HE OWNS HIS OWN HOME. AS A PARENT, THAT'S WHAT YOU WISH FOR ALL OF YOUR CHILDREN, TO HAVE STABILITY AND A PLACE FOR THEIR OWN I KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING SO MUCH FEEDBACK. WE ARE GETTING SO MUCH FEEDBACK AND SO MANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER AND GRANT ROBERTSON IN THE HOUSING MINISTER AND THE REVENUE MINISTER ARE ANNOUNCING AT 9 O'CLOCK. WE WILL STAY ON HERE AND TAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT LIVE. A LOT OF YOU REALLY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THIS. JESSICA MUCH MACKAY WILL BE JOINING US AS WELL BETWEEN 9 AM AND 930. WE APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. WE WILL STAY ON HERE AFTER 9 O'CLOCK TO TAKE THAT REALLY IMPORTANT PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE PREMISE. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THE WHO IS HITTING OUT COUNTRIES ROLLING OUT THE COVID VACCINE TO PEOPLE NOT AT HIGH RISK. WHAT THE DIRECTOR GENERAL'S SAYING AT 8.30. ALSO AHEAD ` MORE OF TEEK'S SOULFUL WAIATA IS COMING SOON. HIS DEBUT ALBUM IS OUT THIS FRIDAY. TEEKS WILL TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. PLUS ` IT'S INTERNATIONAL PUPPY DAY! IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING A NEW ADDITION TO THE WHANAU, WHY YOU SHOULD ADOPT INSTEAD OF BUYING. Sarah! VOICEOVER: Jenny Craig works. I've lost 28 kilos with the help of Jenny Craig. I can honestly say that I've loved every moment of being on the program. The food was tasty, the variety available to you is great. On Rapid Results... Start today and save $30 on your first weekly menu on our Rapid Results weight loss plan. Call Jenny Craig now. HERE IS YOUR 830 NEWS. A STAFF MEMBER AT AN AUCKLAND MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY HAS TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. VANDHNA BHAN IS OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENIUM IN AUCKLAND CITY, AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. MORENA, VANDHNA. WHAT IS THE LATEST? NO UPDATE THIS MORNING ABOUT THIS LATEST CASE, WHO IS A WORKER HERE AT THE GRAND MILLENIUM HOTEL. THAT IS THE POSITIVE DURING ROUTINE TESTING AND THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN ANY SIGNS OF COVID-19 YET, ALL OF WHICH COULD BE A GOOD SIGN SO FAR. THIS CASE ALONGSIDE THEIR ENTIRE FAMILY, IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, HAVE BEEN ISOLATING AT HOME OVERNIGHT. TODAY THEY COULD BE TRANSFERRED OVER TO THE JET PARK QUARANTINE FACILITY. THIS IS ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFICIAL covid-19 VESSEL PAGE. THE STATUSES YET TO BE CONFIRMED. LOTS OF NEW INFORMATION YET TO BE KNOWN TODAY, GENOME TESTING AND ADDITIONAL TESTING ARE STILL UNDERWAY TO PIN DOWN THIS CASE. WE STILL HAVEN'T GOT ANY LOCATIONS OF INTEREST YET, BUT AS NEW INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT WE WILL BRING BACK TO YOU ON ONE IS AT MIDDAY. THE COUNTRY'S HOUSING MARKET IS SET FOR A MAJOR SHAKE UP TODAY AS PRICES CONTINUE TO SOAR. IT COMES AS TRADE ME DATA OUT THIS MORNING SHOW MEDIAN RENT PRICES ARE ALSO UP, INCREASING 2% YEAR-ON-YEAR IN FEBRUARY WITH A SURGE IN THE REGIONS. WHILST DETAILS OF TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT ARE UNCLEAR, THE PRIME MINISTER'S HINTING IT WILL TILT THE BALANCE IN FAVOUR OF FIRST HOME BUYERS. ONE COUPLE TRYING TO BREAK INTO THE HEATED MARKET SAY THEY'VE ALMOST GIVEN UP ON THE KIWI HOME OWNERSHIP DREAM. THERE'S LITERALLY NOTHING WE CAN AFFORD. WE WENT FOR A KIWIBUILD ` THEY WERE LITERALLY SNAPPED UP IN A MINUTE. THESE ONES WERE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. ON BALLOT, THEY WERE FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED, BUT WE` LITERALLY, WE'VE STOPPED LOOKING BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT THERE THAT WE CAN AFFORD. AND ONE ECONOMIC COMMENTATOR BELIEVES THE GOVERNMENT'S RULED OUT DOING ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE. THERE IS THE SUGGESTION THERE COULD BE A TAX ON UNDEVELOPED HOUSING LAND AND THAT WOULD MAKE SOME SORT OF DIFFERENCE BUT NOT THE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE WE NEED, AND THE GUTS OF IT IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS LOCKED ITSELF INTO A POSITION WHERE IT TARGETS THE MEDIAN VOTER, WHO IS PROBABLY A HOME OWNER. AUSTRALIA'S APPROVED THE ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE FOR DOMESTIC PRODUCTION. IT'LL BE MANUFACTURED AT TWO SITES IN MELBOURNE WITH THE FIRST LOCALLY MADE BATCHES EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED WITHIN DAYS. IT COMES AS AN AMERICAN STUDY FOUND THE SHOTS ARE 79% EFFECTIVE. OUR REGULATOR MEDSAFE IS YET TO APPROVE THE VACCINE. THE HEAD OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S FIRED A SHOT AT NATIONS ROLLING OUT VACCINES TO PEOPLE NOT AT HIGH RISK OF COVID-19. THE WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL IS CALLING THE INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF JABS A MORAL OUTRAGE, SAYING IT WAS EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY SELF DEFEATING. HE DESCRIBED THE GAP BETWEEN VACCINATIONS IN RICH AND POOR COUNTRIES AS 'GROTESQUE'. COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOW VACCINATING YOUNGER, HEALTHY PEOPLE AT LOW RISK ARE DOING SO AT THE COST OF THE LIVES OF HEALTH WORKERS, OLDER PEOPLE AND OTHER AT-RISK GROUPS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. HE WARNED THE LONGER COVID-19 IS RAGING IN OTHER COUNTRIES, THE MORE LIKELY IT IS VARIANTS WILL EMERGE THAT VACCINES CAN'T STOP. TO SPORT, AND ROSS TAYLOR'S BEEN UNABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S SECOND ONE-DAYER AGAINST BANGLADESH. THE BLACK CAPS BATSMAN IS STILL ON THE MEND AFTER A HAMSTRING STRAIN. HE ALSO MISSED NEW ZEALAND'S BIG OPENING WIN OVER THE TIGERS ON SATURDAY. VICTORY TODAY IN CHRISTCHURCH WOULD ASSURE THE BLACK CAPS OF AN UNASSAILABLE SERIES LEAD. AND THAT'S YOUR NEWS. GO, THE BLACKCAPS. BANGLADESH ARE A GOOD TEAM. THEY JUST DON'T REALLY LIKE PLAYING A NEW ZEALAND. HAYLEY! HOW ARE YOU GOING THIS MORNING? YOU ARE IN HURRICANES COUNTRY, THE MANAWATU. YOU HAVEN'T MENTIONED THAT ALL MORNING. THIS IS MY NEW CO-HOST ED. MAKOURA LODGE ` HE IS JUST HAVING A BIT OF KAI BEFORE WE GO ON IN THIS MORNING. WE ARE HAVING A REALLY NICE MORNING. EITHER WORKING WITH KIMBERLY DOING SOME OF THE AMAZING ACTIVITIES THEY HAVE TO OFFER HERE AT THE LODGE. WEATHER. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. LOOK OUT FOR SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. POSSIBLY HEAVY IN KAITAIA. A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY FOR AUCKLAND, THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MORNING CLOUD ABOUT. A HIGH OF 24 FOR THE CITY OF SAILS. A FINE DAY RIGHT THROUGH THE WAIKATO AND THE BAY OF PLENTY. A LITTLE CLOUD AROUND HAMILTON IN THE MORNING, AND THROUGH WHAKATANE, ROTORUA AND TAUPO. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR TAURANGA. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 22. THE ODD SHOWER WILL LOITER AROUND GISBORNE THIS MORNING, BUT SHOULD CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. CLOUDY FOR EVERYONE ELSE, BUT THAT SHOULD CLEAR AND BECOME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, 21 FOR HASTINGS. A PRETTY GOOD DAY FOR THE WEST AND LOWER PART OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A LITTLE MORNING CLOUD HOVERS OVER TAUMURUNUI. YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 23. NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE FOR NEW PLYMOUTH, PALMERSTON NORTH AND LEVIN. A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR WELLINGTON. BECOMING FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH OF 19 IN THE CAPITAL. ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT, THERE'S MORE MORNING CLOUD LINGERING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT WILL CLEAR UP THROUGH THE TASMAN REGION, BUT EXPECT SOME EVENING CLOUD AS WELL FOR KAIKOURA AND DOWN THE WEST COAST. BLENHEIM'S THE PICK OF THE BUNCH. 23 FOR YOU. A BIT OF MORNING AND EVENING FOG WILL BOOKEND THE DAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. THE REST OF THE DAY SHOULD BE NICE AND FINE. 22 THE HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. FINE FOR EVERYONE ELSE. THOUGH A FEW PATCHES OF MORNING CLOUD AROUND. ALEXANDRA'S HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 25, BUT LOOK OUT FOR CLOUD INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE CHANCE OF THE ODD SHOWER. AND THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY IN DUNEDIN, WITH SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING. INVERCARGILL'S IN FOR A CLOUDY DAY WITH DRIZZLE ON THE CARDS. LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIT OF RAIN AROUND THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, AND IN PLACES THROUGH THE SOUTH. AS THE SUN IS DEFROSTING US THIS MORNING, I AM JOINED BY ED, AND THIS IS KIMBERLEE WHO HAS BEEN TEACHING ME ABOUT THE MANY THINGS THEY DO HERE, INCLUDING HORSES HELPING HUMANS. ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO HERE IS A BODY LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOP. ED IS GOING TO MIRROR YOU. COME ON, ED. IT'S YOU AND ME. WILL DO THIS WAY. THERE YOU GO. ED IS VERY GOOD. IF I GET A BIT EXCITED, SO DOES ED. YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL. IT IS JUST SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING. WELL DONE I'VE BEEN HAVING THE BEST TIME HERE IN MANAWATU, AT MAKOURA LODGE THIS MORNING. DON'T FORGET, YOU COULD WIN YOUR OWN MANAWATU EXPENSE BY HEADING TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND ENTERING THE COMPETITION. YOU CAN STAY AT THE LODGE, DINNER INCLUDED AND THE ACTIVITIES YOU SAW ME DO TODAY. HEAD TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE. I AM OFF TO HAWKE'S BAY THIS AFTERNOON. I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN ON THURSDAY, TOMORROW MATTY IS LIFE FROM CENTRAL OTAGO. IT IS GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEK. THANK YOU HAYLEY. LOOKS LIKE A GLORIOUS DAY. (TEEKS' 'REMEMBER ME') # I'LL BE RIGHT HERE WAITING IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND. # A THOUSAND MORE. # I'LL BE WAITING. AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY TO BE GETTING MORE WAIATA FROM HIM THIS WEEK. HIS DEBUT ALBUM 'SOMETHING TO FEEL' IS BEING RELEASED THIS FRIDAY, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING. HE'S BEEN DRIP FEEDING FANS THE ALBUM IN FOUR INSTALMENTS, SO WE CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR IT IN ITS ENTIRETY. TE KAREHANA GARDINER-TOI ` KNOWN AS 'TEEKS' ` WAS LABELLED LAST YEAR AS THE SOULFUL SINGER TO KNOW BY VOGUE MAGAZINE. BUT I THINK MANY OF US HERE IN AOTEAROA HAVE KNOWN THAT FOR A WHILE NOW. SO WITH US IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING IS THE MAN HIMSELF ` TEEKS. MORENA. MORENA. IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR US TO HAVE YOU HERE. YOU IS COMING UP FRIDAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT SHORTLY, BECAUSE THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A BECOMING, THIS ALBUM. I WANT TO TALK FIRST ABOUT YOUR EARLY INFLUENCES. WERE YOU INFLUENCED YOUR EARLIER DAYS BY YOUR WHANAU OR WAS IT MORE ABOUT KURA? I THINK A BIT OF BOTH. BOTH MY PARENTS WORK AND EDUCATION. MY DAD DEFINITELY WOULD COME HOME AND WRITE SONGS FOR KURA, FOR KAPA HAKA. THAT WAS SOMETHING I WAS AWARE OF AS A KID. SOON ENOUGH STARTING SCHOOL AND JOINING KAPA HAKA AS YOU DO AS A YOUNG MAORI KID. YOU OBVIOUSLY FELT COMFORTABLE ON STAGE WITH KAPA HAKA. IN THAT GROUP I FELT COMFORTABLE. I WAS PAINFULLY SHY, AS A LOT OF MAORI ARE. I WARMED UP. AFTER GETTING TO HIGH SCHOOL, STARTING A BAND WITH MY FRIENDS, GAINING CONFIDENCE. AT ONE POINT DID YOU GO, THIS IS ME. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. KAPA HAKA, YOU HAVE THE SECURITY OF OTHERS. AT WHAT POINT DID YOU GO, EXACTLY THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. PROBABLY HIGH SCHOOL. GOING TO THAT POINT, I WAS JUST STARTING A BAND AND BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE WITH BEING ON STAGE. THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO WRITE SONGS AS WELL, AND ENTER INTO A COMPETITION IS LIKE ROCKQUEST. THAT'S WHEN I CAME TO THE RELAY SESSION I WANTED TO DO IT PROFESSIONALLY. WHAT DOES A FEEL LIKE FOR YOU WHEN YOU ARE ON STAGE? I COMPLETELY ZONE OUT. I FEEL LIKE A DIFFERENT PERSON. IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FEELING, SHARING THAT RECIPROCAL ENERGY WITH AN AUDIENCE. IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY MAGICAL. BEAUTIFUL. THE ALBUM IS ABOUT YOU. READING THROUGH, BEFORE I CAME INTO THIS INTERVIEW, THIS IS ABOUT YOU BECOMING. THIS IS ABOUT YOU SAYING, STUFF IT. THIS IS WHO I AM. THIS IS WHO I AM AS A MAORI. AND I AM OKAY WITH THAT NOW. WHY NOW? HOW ARE YOU AT THIS POINT WE DON'T CARE WHAT RESTRICTIONS HAVE THEM PUT ON YOU? YEAH. THE ALBUM DEFINITELY SPEAKS` IT IS A COMING OF AGE, I SUPPOSE. THE PLUS PEERS, WORKING ON THE ALBUM, THE THE PROCESS OF INTROSPECTION AND SELF REFLECTING. THE ESSENCE OF IT IS THE EXPRESSION OF HONOUR ABILITY AND BEING OKAY WITH EXPRESSING YOURSELF. THE DIFFERENT NUANCES OF LOVE AND PAIN AND SUFFERING. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT EVERYTHING YOU ARE FEELING ASIDE, AND EXPRESSING IT. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE IN THE SPACE NOW? IT FEELS... GOOD. I'M DEFINITELY THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT I LOVE. EVERY DAY, I AM SO THINK OF. YOUR ALBUM COMES OUT ON FRIDAY. HOW PROUD I YOU OF YOUR WORK? PRETTY PROUD. I FEEL LIKE IT IS PROBABLY THE BEST SONGS I HAVE EVER WRITTEN TO GET TO THIS POINT FINALLY IS QUITE A MILESTONE FOR ME. I FEEL LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG RELIEF ONCE WE GET FRIDAY, AND IT'S ALL OUT THERE, AND I KNOW WE CAN MOVE ON. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING AND FOR YOUR VULNERABILITY. TEEKS - TENA KOE. COMING UP ` WANT A PUPPY? WELL, MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED. WE TALK ABOUT THE MUST-KNOWS BEFORE YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT TO A PET. IT'S INTERNATIONAL PUPPY DAY! AND WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY SPECIAL GUESTS TO CELEBRATE THAT. SO IF A CUTE PUPPY IS CONVINCING YOU TO GET A NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY, MAYBE CONSIDER ADOPTING? CAROLYN PRESS MCKENZIE FROM HUHA ` HELPING YOU HELP ANIMALS ` JOINS US FROM WELLINGTON ON WHY WE SHOULD CHOOSE TO ADOPT AND WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE MAKING THAT COMMITMENT. AND THE BEST PART? SHE'S SENT A DELIVERY OF PUPPIES HERE! MORENA. WHO HAVE YOU GOT? I'VE GOT YOUR TWIN. THEY ARE NOT RELATED. THEY COULD BE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS. WE SEE CUTE PUPPIES AND WE THINK WE WANT ONE. THE THREE DOGS HAVE ALL BEEN DUMPED? PRETTY MUCH. SHUTTERS PICK UP UNWANTED PUPPIES, UNWANTED MUMS EVERY DAY. IT IS DEVASTATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE SEE PEOPLE GOING OUT AND GETTING MORE PETS, NOT D SEXING THEM. THE CYCLE KEEPS GOING. LET'S RESPOND TO THE CYCLE AS IT STANDS. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADOPTING AND BUYING ONE? I THINK WITH ADOPTING, YOU ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PUPPY. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ADOPTING INTO THE RIGHT FAMILY. THAT THEY PUT THE TIME AND TO GET THEIR PROPERTIES READY, THEY ARE AT THE RIGHT STAGE OF THEIR LIFE. WEE AUTOMATION THEY GOT AWAY WITH PET INSURANCE. WE DESEX THEM, WORM, FLEA. HOW DO WE ADOPT? THERE ARE GREAT AGENCIES ALL OVER NEW ZEALAND. YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE PIXIE PUPPY ON YOUR KNEE AT THE MOMENT. A YOU HAVE GOT A PIXIE RESCUE AS WELL. HERE IN WELLINGTON THEY ARE HUHA PUPPIES. ANOTHER LETTER ON THE WAY ANY MOMENT NOW. WE HAVE HAD SOME BORN YESTERDAY TO MUMS WHO HAVE JUST BEEN DUMPED. YOU ARE TIDYING UP AFTER ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. THIS IS ALSO UP TO COMMERCIAL BREEDERS TO MAKE SURE THE RIGHT THING IS DONE AND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE NOT JUST TAKEN THE MONEY AND WALK AWAY. A LOT OF COMMERCIAL BREEDERS WILL PUT THE PUPPY ON AN AIR PLANE. THERE ARE NO CHECKS REALLY IN PLACE. IT IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS PROBLEM THAT WE ALSO NEED TO PROTECT AS WELL. THE OTHER FAMILIES WERE ALSO GETTING ANIMALS ARE TERRIBLY INAPPROPRIATE FOR THEM AS WELL. WE SO APPRECIATE THEM. SO APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY FOR ANIMALS, IT IS FANTASTIC. YOU CAN FIND HUHA ONLINE. THESE ARE SUPER SWEET PUPPIES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK THAT WE WOULD NOT OTHERWISE TAKE. WE ARE GOING TO CATCH UP WITH HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT COMING UP. LIVE AT THE BEEHIVE AFTER THE BREAK. # WHO LET THE DOGS OUT. WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PROGRAM THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT WE ARE WAITING FOR FROM THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE HOUSING MINISTER AND A FINANCE MINISTER IN THE REVENUE MINISTER AROUND HOUSING. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE PODIUM. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT LIVE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS PROMISED IT WILL BE A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT. YOU ARE TELLING US UNEQUIVOCALLY AND IN SOME CASES WITH REAL SADNESS AND ANGER THAT YOU NEED IT TO BE TRANSFORMATIVE. WE WILL WATCH IT, AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS. WILL TAKE THIS LIVE NOW. GOOD MORNING. TODAY THE GOVERNMENT IS SITTING OUT THE NEXT STEPS IN OUR PLAN TO INCREASE HOUSING SUPPLY AND INCREASE SUPPORT FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS. NEW ZEALAND'S HOUSING CRISIS IS LONG-STANDING AND WILL TAKE TIME TO TURN AROUND. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET WHICH IS WHY TODAY IS A SUITE OF MEASURES THAT ALONGSIDE INITIATIVES ALREADY UNDERTAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT SUCH AS OUR SIGNIFICANTLY SCALED UP HOUSEBUILDING PROGRAM, REFORM OF THE RMA IN THE FOR AND BY A BAN THAT HAS TILTED THE BALANCE AWAY FROM SPECULATORS TOWARDS FIRST-TIME BUYERS. WE HAVE ALSO WORKED WITH THE RESERVE BANK TO TAKE SOME OF THE DEMAND OUT OF THE MARKET. THE NEW LVR RULES WILL HELP AND GRANT ROBERTSON WILL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. THE NEED FOR FURTHER ACTION IS CLEAR. THE LAST THING OUR ECONOMY AND HOMEOWNERS NEED RIGHT NOW IS A DANGEROUS HOUSING BUBBLE. BUT A NUMBER OF INDICATORS POINT TOWARDS THAT RISK. PROPERTY INVESTORS ARE NOW THE BIGGEST SHARE OF BUYERS, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF PURCHASES ON RECORD. IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF 2020, 40% OF ALL PROPERTY SAILS WERE TWO PEOPLE WHO OWNED MULTIPLE PROPERTIES. THE AMOUNT BORROWED BY INVESTORS INCREASED BY HUNDRED AND 16% THIS YEAR. BETWEEN 2019 IN 1991, AT HOUSE PRICES HAD THE BIGGEST GROWTH IN THE OECD. THAT GROWTH IS UNSUSTAINABLE AND THREATENS OUR ECONOMIC RECOVERY. WHILE THE TYPES OF HOUSES WE OWN MITES CHANGE, THE AIM FOR THE KIWIS TO HAVE A SAFE DRY AND AFFORDABLE HOME HASN'T CHANGED. THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S GOAL AS WELL. WE HOPE TO MAKE THAT A REALITY. WE NEED TO DAMPEN PROPERTY SPECULATION. PROPERTY INVESTORS NOW MAKE UP THE BIGGEST SHARE OF BUYERS IN THE MARKET. 15,000 PEOPLE BOUGHT HOMES WHO ALREADY OWNED FIVE OR MORE HOMES LAST YEAR. MINISTER ROBERTSON WILL SET OUT SOME MEASURES AT CURBING SPECULATION AND CLOSING TACKS LOOPHOLES TO MAKE PROPERTY LIST LUCRATIVE FOR INVESTORS. SECOND, WE NEED TO BUILD MORE HOUSES. MORE HOUSES ARE BEING CONSENTED UNDER THIS GOVERNMENT SINCE ANY GOVERNMENT SINCE THE 1970S. WE HAD THE LARGEST GOVERNMENT BUILT PROGRAM IN A GENERATION. MORE IS NEEDED. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRIVATE SECTOR IS PLAYING A ROLE AS WELL. THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH IWI AND PROPERTY DEVELOPERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, IT IS CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROADS AND PIPES AND DRAINS TO ACCELERATE PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS. THAT'S WHY THE MINISTER MEGAN Woods WILL SET OUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A $3.8 BILLION HOUSING ACCELERATED FUND TO SPEED UP THE DELIVERY OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSES IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM. THIS IS THE LARGEST INVESTMENT OF ITS KIND THAT WE ARE AWARE OF SINCE THE 1970S. THIS PACKAGE CONTAINS BOTH URGENT MEASURES AND LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. IT SEEKS TO DE-ESCALATE THE CURRENT RISKS IN THE HOUSING MARKET WHILE SITTING IN ACTION A PIPELINE OF AFFORDABLE NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT OVER THE COMING YEARS. IT IS A BALANCED APPROACH. I WILL NOW HAND OVER TO MINISTER WOODS TO SIT OUT THE DETAILS. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING AS WE HAVE INVESTIGATED WHERE THE GREATEST HOUSING NEEDS ARE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, WE HAVE FOUND OUT JUST HOW , BROKEN THE SYSTEM IS ESPECIALLY GETTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUILT. THERE IS A CLEAR MARKET FAILURE AND GETTING NEW HOUSES OFF THE GROUND AND A SIGNIFICANT MISSING LINK IS READY TO BUILD LAND WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. A CORE BELIEF OF OUR GOVERNMENTS IS THAT EVERYBODY DESERVES A WARM DRY SECURE HOME WHETHER THEY ARE AND OR RENT. WE HAVE NOT ONLY REBUILT THE STATES MANDATE DURING OUR TIME AND GOVERNMENTS BUT WE HAVE ALSO RECONSTRUCTED ITS ABILITY TO PLAN, INVEST, AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HOUSING TO BE BUILT AT SCALE. IT HAS TAUGHT US WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE MATCH UP THE RIGHT LAND ON THE RIGHT PLACE AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT BRINGS ROADS TO THE HOMES AND WATER TO THE TAPS AND THOSE HOMES. BEFORE HOUSES CAN BE BUILT, PARTICULARLY AT THE SCALE WE NEED THEM, THE SCALE MUST BE BUILT AND PAID FOR. IT IS A STUMBLING BLOCK THAT HAS STOP HOUSING DEVELOPERS IN THEIR TRACKS. IT PUTS COUNCILS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH RATEPAYERS. NOBODY WANTS TO PAY FOR IT AT THE PACE THAT IS REQUIRED, AND WE SIMPLY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET PAST US. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE SET UP A $3.8 BILLION ACCELERATION FUND TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE ON LAND THAT WE OWN AND IN AREAS WHERE COUNCILS CAN DEMONSTRATE BOTH HOUSING NEED AND A WILLINGNESS FOR MOMENTUM TO INCREASE NEW HOUSING. KAINGA ORA WE'LL BE MAKING STRATEGIC LAND PURCHASES TO INCREASE THE PAY SCALE AND MIX OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RENTAL OPTIONS. WE ARE ALSO RESPONDING TO RISING HOUSING PRICES TO GO FIRST HOME BUYERS A LEG UP ONTO THE PROPERTY LADDER. THIS PACKAGE WE ARE RELEASING TODAY IS UNIQUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT BRING TOGETHER DEMAND AND SUPPLY MEASURES, BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AROUND THE 1970S, IT BRINGS LAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TOGETHER AND INTEGRATES THESE MEASURES. THIS PACKAGE WILL ACCELERATE THE BUILDING OF NEW HOUSES IN THE RIGHT PLACE WHERE IT IS NEEDED THE MOST. I WILL NOW HAND OVER TO MINISTER ROBERTSON. KIA ORA. FOR ME, TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS ABOUT STARTING TO TILT THE BALANCE BACK TO FIRST-TIME BUYERS AND AWAY FROM SPECULATORS. HOUSE PRICE INCREASES AND THE MAGNITUDE WE HAVE SEEN IN THE RECENT MONTHS ARE HARMFUL NOT ONLY TO AVAILABILITY BUT THEY CAN ALSO REPRESENT A FUTURE RISK TO INSTABILITY. HOUSING BUBBLES ARE UNSTABLE BY THEIR NATURE, AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PUT THE CURRENT ECONOMIC RECOVERY AT RISK BY ALLOWING THE HOUSE PRICES TO SPIRAL OUT OF CONTROL. THERE IS NOT ONE SINGLE SOLUTION TO THE HOUSING CRISIS. IT HAS TO BE TACKLED BY A RANGE OF MEASURES` SOME LEAD BY THE GOVERNMENT OTHERS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PLAYERS IN THE HOUSING MARKET AND OTHERS BY THE RESERVE BANK. ONE THING THAT WE DO HAVE THE GOVERNMENT SIDE AS THE DEMAND AND THE TACKS SYSTEM. WE WILL DOUBLE THE BRIGHT LINE TESTS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IN BY THE NATIONAL PARTY FROM FIVE YEARS TO 10 YEARS TO REDUCE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF FLICKING INVESTMENT HOMES. THIS WILL NOT APPLY TO THE FAMILY HOME. THE AVERAGE HOME IN NEW ZEALAND IS OWNED FOR 7 TO 8 YEARS. WE WILL CAPTURE MORE SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT WHILE PROTECTING INVESTORS WHO HAVE JUST A SINGLE IMPRESSMENT PROPERTY IN EFFECT FOR MANY OF THEM AS A FORM OF RETIREMENT ROBERT E. THESE ARE OFTEN HELD FOR LONGER PERIODS. WE ARE ALSO ENCOURAGING THE BUILDING OF NEW HOMES BY MAKING NEW HOMES EXEMPTS FROM THE BRIGHT LINE TEST. THE BRIGHT LINE EXTENSION WILL APPLY TO PROPERTY ACQUIRED AFTER THREE FULL WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. THAT IS PROPERTIES ON OR AFTER MUCH 27TH. GOVERNMENT IS ALSO TIDYING UP A COUPLE OF ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION OF THE BRIGHT LINE TEST, IN PARTICULAR CREATING A MECHANISM FOR WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE OF USE IN A PROPERTY AND FOR PROPERTIES BEING USED AS SHORT STAY WHICH ARE NOT THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE FOR THE OWNER. THERE WILL BE A SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER PAPER ADDED TODAY THAT WILL BE PUT IN THROUGH URGENCY. THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO THE RAPID ESCALATION OF HOUSE PRICES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AS LATE AS THAT HUMOUR LAST YEAR, WE WERE BEING ADVISED THAT HOUSE PRICES WOULD FALL AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 AND WE WERE PREPARING POLICY IN THAT CONTEXT. THE OPPOSITE HAS OCCURRED, AND WE HAVE SINGLED FOR SOME TIME THAT WE HAVE TO RESPOND. WE ARE ALSO ANNOUNCING TODAY THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ENDING A TACKS LOOPHOLE THAT FAVOURS INVESTORS OVER FIRST-TIME BUYERS IN ORDER TO GIVE KIWIS A BETTER SHOT AT OWNING THEIR OWN HOME. PROPERTY INVESTMENT IS OFTEN FUNDED THROUGH LARGE MORTGAGES, WITH INVESTORS WRITING OF INTEREST COSTS ` INTERESTED UP DEBILITY. THIS DEDUCTIBILITY IS NOT AVAILABLE TO HOMEOWNERS. THIS HAS PUSHED UP HOUSE PRIZES. CABINET HAS AGREED TO REMOVE THE ABILITY TO DEDUCT THIS FROM THE PROPERTIES. THIS GIVES OWNERS A TIME TO ADJUST TO THIS CHANGE. NONE OF THESE CHANGES AFFECT THE FAMILY HOME. CABINET WILL CONSULT ON THE APPLICATION OF THIS, INCLUDING HOW TO ALLOW NEW BUILDS. THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, AND TO GET THEM RIGHT, THEY WILL NOT BE FORMALLY INTRODUCED UNTIL 1 OCTOBER, BUT THEY WILL APPLY RETROSPECTIVELY TO 27TH MARCH. YOU WILL BE AWARE THAT WE MADE CHANGES TO THE RESERVE BANKS POLICY REMITS TO MAKE SURE THEY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON SUSTAINABLE HOUSE PRICES. THE RESERVE BANK HAS ALREADY REINTRODUCED LOW RATIOS. IN ADDITION, I ALSO WROTE TO THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR EARLIER THIS YEAR, ASKING HIM TO GIVE ADVICE ON STOPPING OR LIMITING INTEREST ONLY TERMS FOR INVESTORS AND TARGETED DEBT TO INCOME RATIOS FOR INVESTORS. THE RESERVE BANK WILL RESPOND IN MAY TO THESE MATTERS. THESE ARE PART OF OUR ONGOING WORK TO MAKE THE HOUSING MARKET MORE REASONABLE. I WILL NOW HAND OVER TO MINISTER PARKER. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SAY A FEW DEEP WORDS ABOUT INTERESTED UP DEBILITY. THE CURRENT TACKS VIEWS IN OUR VIEW ENCOURAGE INVESTORS AND SPECULATORS TO HIGHLY LEVERAGE THE CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN ORDER TO BUY A NEW ONE. THIS DRIVES UP PRICES AS IT ENABLES INVESTORS TO OUTBID FIRST HOME BUYERS BUT ALSO AND I THINK THIS SOMETIMES IS OVERLOOKED THEY CAN OUTBID CURRENT HOMEOWNERS LOOKING TO MOVE INTO A NEW HOME. THE LATEST DATA SHOWS THAT PROPERTY INVESTORS ARE NOW THE LARGEST SHARE OF HOMEBUYERS. THIS HAS SURGED IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO AND IT IS A REAL CONCERN TO US AS A GOVERNMENT. REMOVING MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY FOR INVESTORS ALONGSIDE THE MOVE TO THE 10 YEAR BRIGHT LIGHT TEST WILL REMOVE THIS TACKS ADVANTAGE THAT PROPERTY INVESTORS HAVE. NEW BUILDS WILL BE EXEMPT TO HELP BUILD HOUSING SUPPLY. THOSE DETAILS WILL BE CONSULTED ON. WE THINK THIS WILL ALSO HAVE BENEFITS OF THE WIDER ECONOMY WITH LESS SPECULATIVE INVESTMENT IN EXISTING HOMES DISTORTING INVESTMENT AWAY FROM THE PRODUCTIVE SECTOR IF WE CAN REVERSE THAT, WE ARE ENCOURAGING MORE INVESTMENT INTO THE SECTOR OVER TIME. THIS WILL TAKE THE HEAT OUT OF INVESTOR DEMAND FOR EXISTING HOMES, DIRECTLY INVESTMENT MORE INTO NEW HOMES AND INTO OTHER FORMS OF WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR. I WOULD DIRECT THEM TO THE RESPECTIVE MINISTER. I WILL BE HAPPY TO TAKE GENERAL QUESTIONS AT THE END. HOW MUCH ARE YOU HOPING THESE MEASURES WILL DAMPEN THE HOUSING MARKET? WE HAVE TAKEN THE APPROACH SHARE OF USING EVERY LEVER WE HAVE. THERE IS NO SILVER BULLET TO THE HOUSING CRISIS. WE ARE UNDERTAKING ACTIVITY TO BRING DOWN THE HEAT AND THE DEMAND, BUT ALSO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOUSES BEING BUILT IN NEW ZEALAND. ARE YOU PROMISING THAT FIRST-TIME BUYERS WILL NOW HAVE A HOME AND REACH? WE WANT OUR FIRST HOME BUYERS TO BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE MARKET. SO MUCH OF WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS ABOUT THEM, SO WE DO HOPE THAT OVER TIME THIS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT THIS IS CLEAR, THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE. CAN YOU MAKE THAT PROMISE? PEOPLE WHO LOOK AT THIS PACKAGE TODAY WILL BE UNDER NO DOUBT THAT WE ARE TRYING TO TILT THE PLAYING FIELD TOWARDS FIRST-TIME BUYERS. A 10 YEAR BRIGHT LINE TEST, CAPITAL GAINS TAX, HAVE YOU BROKEN A PROMISE NOT TO INTRODUCE IT? WAY TO SAY THAT? WE CERTAINLY DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY. THE BRIGHT LINE TEST WAS INTRODUCED BY A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO EXTEND THE PERIOD IT APPLIES TO. THE VICE THAT WE HAVE IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE CAPTURING THOSE SPECULATORS AND WHO WERE TRYING TO BENEFIT OF THE HEAT IN THE MARKET. YOU COMPLETELY RULED OUT AN EXTENSION TO THE BRIGHT LINE TEST. BEFORE I HEAD OVER TO MR ROBERTSON, WE WERE SILENT ON THE BRIGHT LINE TEST. WHAT IS CLEAR TO US IS THAT SINCE MAY, WE HAVE SEEN HOUSE PRICES GO UP FROM OVER 25%. IT IS INCUMBENT ON US AS A GOVERNMENT THAT WHEN WE SEE A PROBLEM AS SIGNIFICANT AS THIS WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND WE HAVE. IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN, WE TOLD YOU CYLINDERS THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS. LABOUR'S POLICY WAS CLEAR THAT WE WOULD NOT INTRODUCE ANY NEW TAXES. YOU WERE REFERRING TO AN INTERVIEW I DID WHERE I WAS TOO DEFINITIVE. I WILL COME TO AUDREY. ON SEPTEMBER 9, GRANT ROBERTSON SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO CHANGE TO THE BRIGHT LINE TEST. IS THIS A PROMISE THAT YOU ARE JUSTIFYING... I CERTAINLY DON'T. LABOUR WAS CERTAINLY SILENT ON THAT QUESTION. WE ARE NOT SEEN THE RABBIT HOUSE GROWTH THAT WE ARE SEEING NOW. DURING THE LAST YEAR WE WERE TOLD THAT HOUSE PRICES WOULD COME DOWN, THAT POTENTIALLY THE HOUSING MARKET COULD COLLAPSE. WE HAVE SEEN THE EXACT OPPOSITE. IT IS INCUMBENT ON US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AS A GOVERNMENT ARE ACTING RESPONSIBLY TO TRY AND SUPPORT FIRST-TIME BUYERS. WHEN THE ADVICE TO US WAS THAT WE SHOULD MOVE ON EXTENDING THE NATIONAL PARTY'S BRIGHT LINE TEST, WE HAVE ACCEPTED THAT AND WE HAVE DONE IT. THERE HAS BEEN A MIX OF ADVICE IN THAT SPACE, BUT THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR. WE NEED TO INCREASE SUPPLY. WHILST WE HAVEN'T SEEN NECESSARILY THE SAME ESCALATION AND HOUSE PRICE GROWTH TRANSLATE INTO RENTAL GROWTH, RENT INCREASES, WE ARE VERY AWARE OF MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T SEE THAT IMPACT ON THE RENTAL MARKET. SUPPLY WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE BUFF IT AGAINST THAT. THAT IS WHY WE ARE ASKING THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO INVEST IN PROPERTY HELP US BUILD HOUSES. THAT IS WHY WE ARE EXCLUDING THOSE NEW BOLTS FROM THE DEDUCTIBILITY AND NEW CHANGES, BECAUSE WE ARE WANTING TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO ARE WANTING TO INVEST PROPERTIES TO BUILD NEW ONES. WILL BE READ LEASING THE ADVICE, SO YOU WILL SEE THAT. IT IS BETTER TO SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A MIXTURE AND HAS BEEN HARD TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN THERE, BUT AS I SAY, WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE HOUSE PRICE GROWTH THAT WE SEEM TRANSLATE INTO RENT INCREASES AND SAME DEGREE. SO IT HAS BEEN A HOUSE PRICE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY POLITICAL PARTY TERMED THE BRIGHT LINE TEST IN THAT WAY. THIS HOUSING ACCELERATNG, IF YOU ARE A COUNCIL, IF YOU COULD GET CASH ON HAND... CABINET HAS ALREADY AGREED IN PRINCIPLE SOME CRITERIA RUN THE FUND. THIS WILL BE ON A CONTESTABLE BASIS, IT WILL REQUIRE SOME COMMITMENTS FROM THIRD PARTIES. THEY ARE NOT NECESSARILY OR MONETARY. THERE MAY BE SOME SHOWING THE SAME WILLINGNESS FOR MOMENTUM AROUND HOUSING THAT WE SHARE, AND FUNDAMENTALLY, WHAT WE NEED TO SEE IS A COMMITMENT TO INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY. WE WILL BE GOING TO CABINET AT THE END OF JUNE WITH THE CRITERIA AROUND THAT. WE CAN NOW WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH PARTNERS. WE CAN NOW EXPECT THE SECOND HALF THIS YEAR THAT WE CAN SEE THAT MONEY OUT THE DOOR. IN THE SECOND HALF... SOME WILL OBVIOUSLY TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS DEPENDING ON THE STAGE. 1 OF THE ADVANTAGE THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS PACKAGE IS THAT WE HAD SPENT THE LAST OF THE BUILDING REALLY STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH BOTH IWI AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR GREATEST AREAS OF HOUSING NEED. WE ARE NOT STARTING A SQUARE ONE. WE WILL NEED TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL ANSWERS WITH THAT, BUT WE COMMITTED TO BE READY AT THE END OF THIS YOUR. WE HAD A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FORUM RECENTLY WE TALKED ABOUT GENERAL GUIDELINES. WHETHER WE COULD MOVE ON INITIATIVES LIKE THIS QUITE QUICKLY. IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO MOVE OUR CASE IT WILL ALSO DEPEND ON THE ABILITY TO MOVE AT PACE TO. ON SOME OF THE LAND THAT WE OWN OURSELVES, WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET THAT OUT THE DOOR EVEN QUICKER. AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, 650 GOING UP WELLINGTON. That's all we have for today. THOSE INCREASES ARE ACTUALLY BASED ON THE MEDIAN PRICE OF THE QUARTER. WE USE CORE LOGIC DATA. WE HAVE USED THE MOST RECENT DATA TO ESTABLISH THOSE CAPS. THEY ARE NOT TAKEN FROM NOWHERE. THEY ARE TAKEN AS A SNAPSHOT FROM THE EXISTING HOUSING MARKET IN THOSE REGIONS. WE HAVE USED IN OUR ASSESSMENT, THE MARCH 2021 DATA ON THAT. IT IS NOT JUST AN ARBITRARY NUMBER. IT IS BASED ON A METHODOLOGY. BERNARD, THEN JASON. WHAT ADVICE YOU HAVE ON HOW MANY HOUSES EXTRA CAN BE BUILT? OF COURSE, IT IS DEPENDENT SO MUCH ON THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE C DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF THIS PACKAGE. IT IS AN ORDERS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS THOUGH. AS THE MINISTER SAID IS HIGHLY DEPENDABLE ON THE RELATIONSHIPS PEOPLE UP, OVER A PERIOD TIME THIS IS A 20 A LINE. WHAT WE KNOW FROM THE LAND WE OWN OURSELVES. THE ABILITY TO DO A FURTHER INTENSIFICATION ON THAT LAND, THAT WE WOULD SEE OUR ABILITY TO BUILD AROUND 18,000 MORE HOUSES ON THAT LAND, AROUND 11,000 MARKET HOUSES BEING AVAILABLE ON THE LAND. JUST TO BE CLEAR, WE ARE TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING A FUND THAT HELPS WITH THE RODS, PIPES, INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT HAPPENS ON THE LAND WILL BE HIGHLY DEPEND ON THE REGION, DEVELOPERS, IWI-MAORI RELATIONSHIPS. ALL THAT WORKS ITS BEYOND US. DOES THIS PACKAGE ACTUALLY INCREASE THE STATE HOUSING? NO, THIS IS NOT THE STATE HOUSING PLAN. ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN HAVING, WITH COUNCILS OR IWI IS THE BIGGEST IMPEDIMENT TO BUILDING HOUSES IS BUILD READY LAND. THE FUNDING FOR THE STATEHOUSING BELT CAME THROUGH THE LAST BUDGET THROUGH TO 2024. YOU HAVE MENTIONED THE BUBBLE WHICH HAS SERIOUS ECONOMIC LEGATIONS. WHAT WOULD YOUR MODELLING SUGGESTS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY? AS I SAID, AND MY EARLIER COMMENTS, WE KNOW THAT IT IS UNSTABLE AND CAN BE A THREAT TO THE KIND OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY WE ARE SEEING AT THE MOMENT. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER, JASON. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY HAS BEEN STRONG, RELATIVE TO THE REST OF THE WORLD. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DEALING WITH HERE IS A LONG-STANDING COMPLEX AND BIG CHALLENGE AROUND HOUSING. WHERE PUT FORWARD TODAY WHAT I THINK IS A BIGGER PACKAGE TO HELP ADDRESS THAT. WE HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT WE WILL HAVE ONGOING INVESTMENT IN HOUSING, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION WHERE OUR OVERALL ECONOMICS ABILITY IS PUT AT RISK. WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO TO THE HOUSING CRISIS? WE HAVE BEEN VERY MINDFUL OF, YES, WE WANT TO MEASURE FIRST-TIME BUYERS GET INTO THE MARKET, BE AWARE WE ARE ALSO AWARE THAT THIS WILL BE THE BIGGEST ASSET THAT MANY WILL EVER OWN. THE HOUSE PRICE GROWTH WE ARE SEEN AS UNSUSTAINABLE. IT ALSO MEANS THAT HOUSING IS BEING UNDER VOIDABLE. WE WANT TO SEE THAT MODERATION BACK IN THE MARKET. WE WANT PEOPLE'S WAGES, TO BE ABLE TO OWN A HOME. WE ALSO DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE WE SEE MASSIVE DISRUPTION AND THE VALUE OF PEOPLES IS ITS COLLAPSE. THAT POSES ITS OWNERSHIPS FOR OUR ECONOMY. THAT WAS LIFE ALL OF THIS IS AN FOLDING AS WE SPEAK. A MAJOR HOUSING PACKAGE, A MAJOR HOUSING PACKAGE, A LOT OF IT IS AN SUPPLY-side WHICH WILL BE YEARS IN THE MAKING. WHICH THEY SAY BACKS FIRST HOME BUYERS TO GET THEM INTO THE MARKET. IT'S A $3.8B FUND TO ACCELERATE HOUSING SUPPLY. IT'LL ALLOW MORE KIWIS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS FIRST HOME GRANTS AND LOANS. THERE'LL BE AN INCREASE TO INCOME CAPS AND HIGHER PRICE CAPS TO ALLOW MORE KIWIS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE GRANTS. BRIGHT-LINE TEST DOUBLED TO 10 YEARS WITH AN EXEMPTION TO INCENTIVISE NEW BUILDS INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY LOOPHOLE REMOVED FOR FUTURE INVESTORS AND PHASING OUT ON EXISTING RESIDENTIAL INVESTMENTS. AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THE INCOME CAPS FOR FIRST HOME BUYERS TO QUALIFY FOR THE FIRST HOME GRANT OR LOAN WILL BE INCREASED. IT WILL BE LIFTED FROM 85,000 FOR SINGLE BUYERS TO 95,000 FOR TWO OR MORE PEOPLE. IT WILL GO FROM A COMBINED INCOME CAP OF 130,000 TO 150,000. HERE WE HAVE IT. AND PROPERTY CAPS HAVE ALSO BEEN INCREASED IN TARGETED AREAS. LET'S LOOK AT OUR THREE MAJOR MARKETS. THE PROPERTY CAP IN OUR BIGGEST CITY AUCKLAND GOES FROM 625,000 TO 700,000. QUEENSTOWN LAKES DISTRICT GOES UP FROM 600,000 TO 650,000. AND IN OUR CAPITAL AND SURROUNDING AREAS, THE CAP'S BEEN INCREASED FROM 550,000 TO 650,000. THAT MEDIA CONFERENCE IS STILL TAKING PLACE. YOU CAN WATCH ON ONE NEWS. WE HAVE TO GO NOW. BUT WE WILL HAVE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW MORNING. HOW MANY WERE WITH THE WE ARE GOING TO CRUNCH THESE NUMBERS. WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ON THE SHOW TODAY. WE WILL GO BACK TO THESE PEOPLE AND ASK WHAT THIS MEANS. JOIN US TOMORROW FOR BREAKFAST AT 6 O'CLOCK. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, STEFFI DRYDEN, STEPHANIE PHAN, AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.