TONIGHT ` THE PRIORITY ACCESS QUEUE WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING A COVID JAB. THE NEW CRITERIA FOR DECIDING, AND HOW SPORTS STARS CAN LEAP THE LINE. THE FALLOUT FROM GOVERNMENT MOVES TO PUT THE BRAKES ON OUR HOUSING MARKET, WITH INVESTORS CLAIMING RENTS WILL GO UP. AND OUR SPORTING WORLD'S BIGGEST NIGHT IN A DECADE. THE BIG WINNERS FROM OUR HIGHEST ACHIEVERS AT THE HALBERGS. CAPTIONS BY ANNIE CURTIS AND JOHN GIBBS CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. RELIEF TODAY FOR THOSE DESPERATELY NEEDING TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS, WITH THE GOVERNMENT REVEALING WHO'S ALLOWED TO SKIP THE COVID VACCINE QUEUE. HERE'S THE CRITERIA ` YOU CAN GET EARLY ACCESS IF YOU NEED TO CARE FOR A DEPENDANT FAMILY MEMBER OVERSEAS, TO ACCESS CRITICAL MEDICAL CARE THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE IN NEW ZEALAND, TO VISIT A DYING FAMILY MEMBER ` ALTHOUGH THAT DOESN'T APPLY TO THOSE ATTENDING A FUNERAL ` AND IF YOU'RE AN ATHLETE OR REPRESENTING THE COUNTRY AT AN EVENT OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. UNDERLYING THESE DECISIONS IS A FUNDAMENTAL RECOGNITION THAT WHILE THERE ARE LEGITIMATE AND URGENT REASONS TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS, IT'S ALSO IN OUR INTERESTS TO ENSURE THAT NEW ZEALANDERS ARE PROTECTED AGAINST COVID-19 TO THE BEST EXTENT POSSIBLE FOR WHEN THEY RETURN HOME TO NEW ZEALAND. OLYMPIANS WHO HAVE THEIR EYES SET ON THIS YEAR'S TOKYO GAMES SAY IT'S BROUGHT MUCH-NEEDED CERTAINTY. IT'S REALLY, REALLY COOL TO BE ABLE TO TICK SOMETHING OFF. IT'S BEEN A REALLY UNCERTAIN TIME FOR EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY FOR THE ATHLETES. THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 12 MONTHS HAS BEEN TOUGH. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY HELPFUL STEP FOR THEM TO SEE, YOU KNOW, THE GAMES ARE GOING ON, SO IT'S LIKE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR THEM. SO, YEAH, IT'S GREAT. APPLICATIONS TO GET AN EARLY JAB OPEN NEXT WEEK. TAXPAYERS ARE FORKING OUT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS UPGRADING THE 32 HOTELS AND MOTELS BEING USED FOR MANAGED ISOLATION. BUT ONLY HALF OF US THINK THE GOVERNMENT'S GETTING BORDER MANAGEMENT RIGHT. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY HAS OUR EXCLUSIVE NUMBERS. THESE HOTELS WEREN'T DESIGNED TO BE ISOLATION FACILITIES. FIGURES OBTAINED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT SHOW UPGRADING THEM HAS ALREADY COST $4.5M AND WILL END UP COSTING $6.5M. ACROSS THE VERY, VERY LARGE SUM OF MONEY CURRENTLY BEING SPENT ON MANAGED ISOLATION, IT'S GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY. IT'S GONE ON THINGS LIKE CCTV INSTALLATION, ALARMS ON DOORS, AIR FILTRATION SYSTEMS, EXPANDING A BOARDROOM TO CREATE A HEADQUARTERS AND PUTTING UP PARTITION WALLS TO SEPARATE GUESTS. WE COULD ASK THE HOTELS TO PAY, AND THEN THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY RECOUP THOSE COSTS BY CHARGING US A HIGHER RATE. SO ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WE JUST THE WORK TO BE DONE. IT'S STILL A LOT CHEAPER THAN BUILDING CUSTOMISED FACILITIES. ACT IS CALLING FOR A PURPOSE BUILT FACILITY IN OHAKEA. THERE SHOULD BE A PLAN TO BUILD A PURPOSE-BUILT FACILITY, BECAUSE THIS WON'T BE THE LAST EPIDEMIC, I'M SORRY TO SAY. IN OUR LATEST POLL WE ASKED, "HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE "THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR BORDERS TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19?" NEARLY HALF SAY THE GOVERNMENT IS GETTING IT ABOUT RIGHT. 46% SAY IT'S NOT TOUGH ENOUGH, AND 4% SAY IT'S TOO TOUGH. THE REST DON'T KNOW. I JUST CAME OUT FROM IT. IT'S NOT NICE. THEY WERE VERY STRICT WHERE I WAS STAYING, AND I THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE REALLY WELL. THE GOVERNMENT'S JUST LETTING IN ENTERTAINERS. WE PUT THE NUMBERS TO THE MINISTER. I'M AWARE THAT THERE ARE NZERS WHO WOULD JUST LIKE THE BORDER TO BE COMPLETELY CLOSED AND FOR NOBODY TO BE ALLOWED IN. IN REALITY, THAT'S NOT A PRACTICAL OPTION. THEY ARE FAILING EVERYONE, JUST IN DIFFERENT WAYS. SOME NEEDN'T BE QUARANTINED, BECAUSE THEY COME FROM COVID-FREE PLACES; OTHERS SHOULD BE QUARANTINED MUCH MORE STRICTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE COMING FROM COVID HOTSPOTS. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU ARE COMING HOME TO NZ AND ARE PLANNING TO STAY FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE $3100 FOR MANAGED ISOLATION TODAY THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCING IT'LL EXTEND THAT TO SIX MONTHS. THE MINISTER SAYS THAT'LL ENSURE KIWIS COMING HOME WON'T GET A BILL, BUT THOSE ON HOLIDAY WILL. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. INVESTORS HAVE COME OUT SWINGING AT THE GOVERNMENT'S LATEST MOVES TO CURB THE OUT-OF-CONTROL HOUSING MARKET, WITH WARNINGS HOUSE PRICES COULD BE ABOUT TO DROP. HERE'S KATIE BRADFORD. HOUSE-HUNTERS AND INVESTORS ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT OUR SUPERHEATED HOUSING MARKET. TRYING TO FIND A HOUSE IS LIKE TRYING TO BUY TOILET PAPER IN LEVEL 4 ` IT'S JUST MAD. ABSOLUTELY HEARTBREAKING THAT YOUNG NZERS FEEL SO SQUEEZED OUT OF OWNING THEIR OWN HOME. BUT INVESTORS SAY THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO REMOVE INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY ON INVESTMENT PROPERTIES HAS SHOCKED THEM. I TRULY THINK I'LL HAVE TO SELL THE HOME. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN PENALISED FOR TRYING TO PLAN FOR MY RETIREMENT. THEY CLAIM IT'LL HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON THE MARKET. SOME LANDLORDS SAY THEY'LL PUT UP RENTS, BUT THIS CAMBRIDGE WOMAN SAYS SHE'LL SELL BEFORE SHE'D DO THAT. TARGETING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN A HIGH-RISK, LOW-RETURN SITUATION, THAT'S THE WORST PERSON TO TARGET, BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES WHO ARE OUT THERE, TRYING TO PROVIDE THESE QUALITY, DRY HOMES TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD IT. INVESTORS ARE A BIG PART OF THE PROPERTY MARKET, AND I THINK MANY OF THEM WILL NOW BE RECONSIDERING WHETHER THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED WITH RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. REAL ESTATE AGENTS SEEING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT. IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, I'VE HAD A FEW PHONE CALLS WITH INVESTORS WHO'VE DECIDED TO DELAY MAKING A DECISION, WHETHER THAT BE BUYING OR SELLING, SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE TAKING A WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO SEE HOW THE MARKET REACTS. THE GOVERNMENT WARNED INVESTORS IT WAS COMING FOR THEM. MINISTERS INSIST THEY DON'T WANT PRICES TO FALL. BUT.... OVER THE LONG TERM, THE POLICY CHANGES THAT ARE INTRODUCED, COULD SEE FALL BACK BY AROUND 10%. THAT'S QUITE A SUBSTANTIAL FALL, BUT IT'S AFTER VERY LARGE GROWTH OVER THE LAST YEAR ` IT WOULD ONLY TAKE PRICES BACK TO WHERE THEY WERE ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND MAY BE QUIET AFTER THE RECENT FRENZY. I'VE NEVER SEEN A MARKET THIS BUSY. A LOT OF IT RELIES ON AN ASSUMPTION THAT THINGS ARE GOING TO BE WORTH MORE NEXT MONTH. AS SOON AS THAT ASSUMPTION CHANGES, UNCERTAINTY KICKS IN. IF YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY A HOUSE OR YOU DON'T NEED TO SELL IT, THEN SOMETIMES THOSE PEOPLE WILL SIT ON THE SIDELINES. $1M TO $1.3M TO A THREE-BEDROOM HOUSE, I CAN'T AFFORD THAT. THAT'S OFF THE PLANS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET IN THE MARKET. JACLYN NOW HOPING THE LATEST CHANGES MIGHT HELP GET A FOOT IN THE DOOR. 10 CHINESE NATIONALS ARE SET TO BE DEPORTED, AFTER A STING BY IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ON AN AUCKLAND CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE MEN OVERSTAYED FOR BETWEEN 17 MONTHS AND THREE YEARS. THEY'RE BEING HELD IN POLICE CUSTODY WHILE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR THEIR RETURN TO CHINA. NEW ZEALAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING COLD CASE HAS FINALLY HEARD CLOSING ARGUMENTS. TWO MEN ARE ACCUSED OF MURDERING CHRIS BUSH (42) IN THE INFAMOUS RED FOX TAVERN HOLD UP ` THREE DECADES LATER, THEIR TRIAL IS COMING TO A CLOSE. LOGAN CHURCH HAS BEEN COVERING THE CASE AT THE HIGH COURT IN AUCKLAND. IT'S A CASE OF WHO DID IT BACK IN 1987. THE PRIMARY ISSUE IN THIS TRIAL IS IDENTITY. WHO WAS THE NOTICEABLY SHORTER GUNMAN, AND WHO WAS THE TALLER, HEAVIER MAN WITH THE BAT? NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG MAN. THE CROWN SAYS THE TALLER MAN IS MARK HOGGART. THE ALLEGED GUNMAN SITS BESIDE HOGGART IN THE DOCK. WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO IDENTIFY HIM. THE CROWN'S CASE IS THAT THE TWO MEN BURST INTO THE RED FOX TAVERN, HEAVILY DISGUISED AND ARMED. THIS WAS NO SPUR OF THE MOMENT CRIME, BUT ONE THAT HAD BEEN CAREFULLY PLANNED, AND THAT TAKES TIME. ITS CLAIMS THE UNNAMED DEFENDANT SHOT PUBLICAN AND FATHER OF TWO, CHRIS BUSH, DEAD BEFORE THE PAIR STOLE $36,000. IT'S ONE OF THE NEW ZEALAND'S LONGEST-RUNNING COLD CASES, WITH POLICE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE 1980S AND LATE 1990S LEADING NOWHERE. THE TWO MEN WERE ONLY CHARGED IN 2017. HOWEVER, THE CROWN ADMITS THERE IS NO DIRECT EVIDENCE TYING THE MEN TO THE CRIME. INSTEAD THE CROWN CASE RELIES ON A COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, THEY SAY, PIECED TOGETHER BY EVIDENCE FROM 70 WITNESSES. THE DEFENCE SAYS POLICE HAVE THE WRONG GUYS. HE'S HERE WITH HIS RESPLENDENT AND TIMELESS MULLET. HE IS WHAT HE IS, AND ALL HE REALLY WANTS IS WHAT YOU WOULD WANT ` JUST A FAIR GO. DEFENCE LAWYER CHRISTOPHER STEPHENSON POINTING THE FINGER AT ANOTHER MAN, LEICESTER HAMILTON, A KNOWN ROBBER WHO DIED IN 2003. YOU KNOW THE CASE AGAINST LEICESTER HAMILTON IS FAR, FAR SUPERIOR. SOON IT WILL BE UP TO THE JURY TO DETERMINE IF THESE TWO MEN WERE THE RED FOX TAVERN ROBBERS AND MURDERERS 33 YEARS AGO. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND SPORTS BEST TEAMS, COACHES AND ATHLETES ARE BEING CELEBRATED TONIGHT AT THE ANNUAL HALBERG AWARDS. OUR REPORTER ZION DAYAL IS LIVE AT SPARK ARENA, AND ZION, THIS YEAR'S AWARDS LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT? WITH NEXT TO NO SPORT IN 2020, THERE WERE NO HALBERG AWARDS LAST YEAR, SO TO MAKE UP FOR IT, SO TONIGHT BEST OF THE LAST DECADE. SOPHIE PASCOE WON THE BEST POWER ATHLETE OF THE DECADE. GORDON WALKER WON COACH OF THE DECADE. RICHIE MCCAW ONE SPORTSMAN OF THE DECADE. HE IS ARGUABLY OUR BEST OPEN SIDE FLANKER EVER. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY A SHORT TIME AGO. AND IT WAS 9 YEARS AGO, AND TO THINK THAT 23-YEAR-OLD LISA FIRST THING I WOULD SAY ABOUT COLLECTING AN INDIVIDUAL AWARD FOR A TEAM SPORT IS YOU CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT HAVING A TEAM AROUND YOU. LISA CARRINGTON TOOK OUT THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE DECADE. SHE HAS BEEN DOMINATING THE CANOE RACING, WINNING GOLD AT THE PAST TWO OLYMPICS AND CARRYING OVER 10 GOLD MEDALS IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. I WAS THINKING BACK TO WHEN I WAS FIRST SAT IN THIS ROOM, AND IT WAS 9 YEARS AGO, AND TO THINK THAT 23-YEAR-OLD LISA WOULD KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S AHEAD OF HER IS PRETTY AMAZING. I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT I WOULD BE STANDING HERE TODAY NINE YEARS LATER. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE EVENT IS STILL GOING ON BEHIND ME, AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR WHO HAS WON THE SUPREME DECADE CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD. THAT IS THE BEST ATHLETE, THE BEST SPORTS TEAM OF THE WHOLE DECADE. I WILL BE BACK LATER IN THE PROGRAMME WITH THOSE RESULTS. THANKS. E HAERE TONU NEI, COMING UP NEXT ` A BIG DAY IN THE CAPITAL, THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY'S 175 YEARS OF SERVICE, DELAYED DUE TO COVID. AND WE CATCH UP WITH THE STAR OF JERSEY BOYS AHEAD OF THEIR NEW ZEALAND SEASON. # WHO LOVES YOU, PRETTY BABY? # UH-HUH. # TJ: Have I done enough to wear the jersey? Gotta sweat out that fear because this is bigger than me. I do it for my fans and my family. ION4 hydration. Sweat it out witih Powerade. THE PRIME MINISTER IS STANDING BY PARLIAMENT'S SPEAKER AMID RENEWED CALLS FOR TREVOR MALLARD TO BE REMOVED. FRESH INFORMATION HAS COME TO LIGHT ABOUT A FALSE RAPE ALLEGATION HE MADE AS POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS EXPLAINS. AN AWKWARD ENCOUNTER ` A CALL FOR THE SPEAKER TO RESIGN AS HE SITS IN THE CHAIR. MR MALLARD SAID HE WOULD PROVE THE MAN WAS A RAPIST, KNOWING IT TO BE UNTRUE. IF HE SUED TO PROTECT THIS REPUTATION, THIS IS A GROSS AND DISGRACEFUL ABUSE OF POWER. I CHOSE NOT DURING THAT SPEECH TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE FACT IT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF ORDER. IT ALL DATES BACK TO THESE COMMENTS TREVOR MALLARD MADE IN 2019, FOLLOWING A REVIEW INTO BULLYING AT PARLIAMENT, WHERE HE SAID A RAPIST WAS WORKING AT PARLIAMENT. WE'VE BOTH READ THE REPORT, AND I THINK BOTH OF US CAN INTERPRET ANY SEXUAL ASSAULT AS BEING SERIOUS, BUT THREE ARE IN THE CATEGORY OF RAPE. TODAY, THROUGH COURT DOCUMENTS, WE'VE LEARNT MR MALLARD WAS TOLD BY HIS OFFICIALS STRAIGHT AFTER THAT INTERVIEW THAT HIS RAPE CLAIM WAS FALSE. DESPITE THAT, LATER IN THE DAY HE SAID THIS. NATIONAL SAYS THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. THIS BEHAVIOUR FROM THE SPEAKER IS INTOLERABLE. AND HE HAS RIGHTLY APOLOGISED FOR WHAT WAS STATED. MR MALLARD IS A BULLY, AND HE NEEDS TO RESIGN. NO, THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED TODAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN TRAVERSED. JUDITH COLLINS HAS WRITTEN TO JACINDA ARDERN URGING HER TO TAKE A STAND AND SACK HIM AS SPEAKER. IT'S THE FACT OF THE BULLYING. HE IS OUT OF CONTROL. IS TREVOR MALLARD A BULLY? NO, NOT IN MY VIEW OF COURSE, BUT IN THIS CASE HE HAS DONE WRONG, AND HE HAS APOLOGISED. BUT IT TOOK 18 MONTHS FOR MR MALLARD TO MAKE THAT APOLOGY TO THE MAN, THE COURT CASE COSTING TAXPAYERS $340,000. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ARE SEVERE. MR MALLARD WAS EITHER PLANNING TO MISLEAD THE COURT, OR HE HAS MISLED PARLIAMENT. I WILL SAY I LOOK FORWARD TO THE ESTIMATES HEARING WHERE THE TRUTH WILL BE TOLD. A BOLD CALL FROM A POLITICIAN WHOSE INTEGRITY IS BEING SO PUBLICALLY QUESTIONED. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. SCENES OF SOLIDARITY AND REMEMBRANCE WERE SEEN TODAY IN THE CAPITAL TO MARK THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY'S 175 YEARS OF SERVICE. THIS IS THE BEATING OF THE RETREAT ` A CEREMONY TRADITIONALLY TO REFLECT ON THE DAY'S FIGHTING AND LOOK TOWARDS THE NEXT.. OUR ARMY HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CONFLICTS, INCLUDING TWO WORLD WARS, AS WELL AS PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS AND HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS. IT'S` IT'S ABOUT SERVICE, AND IT'S ABOUT SACRIFICE. IT'S ABOUT THE SERVICE OF` OVER THE LAST 175 YEARS, OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM NEW ZEALAND GLOBALLY. IT'S ALSO ABOUT SACRIFICE, AND IT'S THE SACRIFICE OF 25,000 MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SERVICE OF THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY. COMMEMORATIONS WERE HELD TODAY ON THE LAST DAY OF THE ANNIVERSARY YEAR, DELAYED BECAUSE OF LAST YEAR'S COVID LOCKDOWN. THE BROADWAY HIT JERSEY BOYS IS SET TO OPEN IN AUCKLAND NEXT MONTH. IT'S THE FIRST MAJOR MUSICAL TO PREMIER IN NEW ZEALAND THIS YEAR. AND FOR THE LEAD ACTOR PLAYING FRANKIE VALLI IT'S A BIG DEAL; HE NEVER THOUGHT HE WOULD BE BACK ON STAGE SO SOON. ZION DAYAL EXPLAINS. # YOU'RE JUST TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. # I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU. HAYDEN MILANES IS USED TO PERFORMING UNDER BROADWAY'S BRIGHT LIGHTS, BUT IN THIS COVID WORLD, MUSICAL THEATRE'S BIGGEST STAGE IS STILL CLOSED. # ...AND LOVE YOU BABY. SO I KNOW I'VE GOT VERY DEAR FRIENDS THAT ARE OUT OF WORK RIGHT NOW, AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE AGAIN, I JUST FEEL VERY FORTUNATE. AND HE'S ABOUT TO BE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT ONCE AGAIN, PLAYING THE ROLE OF FRANKIE VALLI IN JERSEY BOYS, A ROLE HE'S PERFORMED ALL AROUND THE WORLD FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. # ...SEE THE LIGHT. IT SEEMED SO WRONG BUT NOW IT SEEMS SO RIGHT. IT'S VERY SPECIAL TO ME, YOU KNOW? AND TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS STORY AGAIN, FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, I WOULD SAY. HE'S HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH FRANKIE VALLI, WITH BOB GAUDIO, THE ORIGINAL, YOU KNOW, WRITERS. SO TO HAVE THAT KNOWLEDGE, TO GRAB ON THAT, HAS BEEN VALUABLE FOR THE CAST. JERSEY BOYS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS. IT TELLS THE STORY OF THE SUCCESS AND BREAK UP OF THE 60S BAND 'FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS.' MORE THAN 26 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SHOW ACROSS THE GLOBE. FOR NEW ZEALAND, VERY UNIQUE, GREAT OPPORTUNITY, AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ARTS INDUSTRY AND GROW IT, HOPEFULLY, FOR THE FUTURE. AND THE MAJORITY OF THE CAST IS KIWI. I OFTEN FIND WE UNDERVALUE OUR PERFORMERS IN NEW ZEALAND. I STILL WOULD HAVE WANTED TO STAY WITH NEW ZEALAND AND SUPPORT WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE. VERY SUPPORTIVE, EXTREMELY TALENTED AND PASSIONATE FOR THEIR CRAFT. YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BECAUSE I'VE NEVER BEEN HERE, RIGHT? IT'S HITTING AUCKLAND'S CIVIC THEATRE IN MID-APRIL BEFORE MOVING TO WELLINGTON. (BARBERSHOP HARMONISING) AND 'OH, WHAT A NIGHT IT WILL BE'. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER AND MORE OF THE SAME, A CONTINUING DOSE OF AUTUMN SUNSHINE. PLUS ` CELEBRATIONS AT AUCKLAND ZOO, FOUR NEW BABIES FOR A 50-YEAR-OLD ENDANGERED GALAPAGOS TORTOISE. Dynamo Professional stain experts are testing the toughest stains to develop our best-performing stain removal. New Dynamo Professional Oxi Plus removes stains for a superior clean. Try new Dynamo Professional. FOUR NEW CHILDREN AT 50 YEARS OLD. DON'T WORRY, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT A HUMAN. THE NEW BABY JOY IS AT AUCKLAND ZOO, WHERE STAFF ARE CELEBRATING THEIR BIGGEST CLUTCH OF ENDANGERED GALAPAGOS TORTOISES. KIM BAKER WILSON WENT TO MEET THEM. TINY, DELICATE AND ENDANGERED. NOT ONE; FOUR. (LAUGHS) AUCKLAND ZOO'S BEEN WANTING THIS FOR DECADES. AND WHEN THEY HATCHED, OF COURSE, WHAT DO WE SUDDENLY DO? 'OH MY GOODNESS, WE'VE GOT BABY TORTOISES'. WE ALMOST FEEL UNPREPARED, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN PREPARING ACTUALLY FOR 30 YEARS. WE KIND OF GOT CAUGHT OFF GUARD AND` AND SURPRISE ` THERE WAS FOUR BABIES. THE OFFSPRING OF THE ZOO'S EXISTING GIANT TORTOISES. SO, WE'VE GOT FOUR, AS YOU CAN SEE. WE'VE GOT TWO MALES AND TWO FEMALES. MUM CHIPPY (50) AND SMILEY (49) ARE THE PARENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE, SMILEY HERE IS QUITE BIG. SO HE IS 250 KILOS. THE ZOO'S POPULATION HAS INSTANTLY DOUBLED, AND SPECIALISTS OVERSEAS ARE ASTOUNDED. THEY CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER. THEY ARE` THEY CONGRATULATE US, BUT ARE HORRIBLY JEALOUS. WELL, AT THE MOMENT, THIS LITTLE GUY FITS QUITE SNUGLY INTO MY HAND, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO STAY THAT WAY. IT'S GOING TO GET THOUSANDS OF TIMES BIGGER AND OUTLIVE ALL OF US. IT COULD LIVE FOR MORE THAN 180 YEARS. BUT THAT'S IF IT SURVIVES. THEY'RE IN EXCELLENT HEALTH, BUT IN 2017 LITTLE PINTA HATCHED PREMATURELY AND HAD TO BE PUT DOWN A FEW MONTHS LATER. SO IT WAS WITH SOME RESERVE, OF COURSE, WE SHARE THIS HAPPY NEWS. IT COULD BE YEARS BEFORE THE BABIES MEET THEIR PARENTS AND THE OTHERS. YEAH, SNAPPER IS JUST THINKING YOU'RE A NEW PERSON. YOU MIGHT STAND HERE FOR AN HOUR AND GIVING HER A LITTLE BIT OF A` A RUB. THE LITTLE GIANT TORTOISES NEEDING TO GET A BIT BIGGER BEFORE THEY CAN FOOT IT WITH THIS LOT. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH THE BLUE NILE AND 'TINSELTOWN TOWN IN THE RAIN'. (THE BLUE NILE'S 'TINSELTOWN IN THE RAIN') # TINSELTOWN IN THE RAIN # I KNOW NOW # LOVE WAS SO EXCITING # TINSELTOWN IN THE RAIN # OH MEN AND WOMEN # HERE WE ARE, # CAUGHT UP IN THIS BIG RHYTHM # ONE DAY THIS LOVE WILL ALL BLOW OVER # TIME FOR LEACING THE PARADE # IS THERE A PLACE IN THIS CITY? # A PLACE TO ALWAYS FEEL THIS WAY? AND BEFORE WE GO, LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE HALBERG AWARDS AND ZION DAYAL. ZION, ANY WORD ON THE NIGHT'S SUPREME WINNER? JUST MOMENTS AGO AFTER WINNING THE SPORTS TEAM OF THE DECADE, ERIC MURRAY AND HAMISH BOND HAVE WON THE SUPREME DECADE AWARD. IT ROUNDS OFF QUITE A SPECIAL NIGHT FOR ALL ATHLETES HERE, AND AFTER A TOUGH 2020 ON THE SPORTING CALENDAR, I'M SURE MUCH OF THEM WILL BE LETTING THEIR HAIR DOWN TONIGHT. THANKS, ZION DAYAL, LIVE FROM SPARK AREANA IN AUCKLAND. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY ANNIE CURTIS AND JOHN GIBBS CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. 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