TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` IT'S SET TO FLY. THE DATE FOR A TRANS-TASMAN TRAVEL BUBBLE IS FINALLY REVEALED. HOW QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL WILL WORK, AND WHAT YOU NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR. AND SHE BRAVELY FRONTED THE COUNTRY'S TSUNAMI EMERGENCY RESPONSE WHILE FACING DEVASTATING NEWS. LABOUR MP KIRI ALLAN'S IN THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3 CANCER. CAPTIONS BY STEPHANIE PHAN, JADE FERNANDES AND ELLEN SINCLAIR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. START PACKING YOUR BAGS ` THE TRAVEL BUBBLE WITH AUSTRALIA IS BURSTING WIDE OPEN IN 13 DAYS. BUT IT'S 'FLYER BEWARE'. BUT IT'S 'FLYER BEWARE'. KWIWCAN TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA WHEN I HAVE" IN ON THE WAY BACK. GREEN, ALL GO. TRAVEL CONTINUES AS NORMAL. THE ONE NEWS TEAM IS STANDING BY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND ACROSS THE TASMAN. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR FIRST GREAT GRANDCHILD, PHOTOS FROM ACROSS THE DITCH DON'T QUITE CUT IT. I'VE DREAMT FOR A LONG TIME ABOUT HOLDING HER AND TALKING TO HER AND SEEING HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE IS IN PERSON. IT'S BEEN A YEAR OF CANCELLED FAMILY EVENTS. WHEN WE COULDN'T GO TO THE WEDDING, I ACTUALLY THINK I WAS NUMB FOR THREE DAYS. I NEVER UNPACKED MY BAG FOR ABOUT A WEEK. IT IS PULLING YOU UPWARDS. AND THIS BALLET SCHOOL OWNER HAS BEEN RUNNING HER CLASSES FROM MELBOURNE. SHE GOT STUCK AFTER FLYING TO HELP MOVE HER MUM INTO A REST HOME. BUT I HAD REALLY NO CHOICE AT THE TIME. I HAD FAMILY MATTERS TO ATTEND TO, AND JUST KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED THAT THE BUBBLE WOULD OPEN UP SOONER RATHER THAN LATER, SO I CAN COME BACK AND LOOK AFTER ALL MY DANCERS. AUSTRALIA LET KIWIS COME IN QUARANTINE-FREE IN OCTOBER ` IT'S TAKEN US ANOTHER 6 MONTHS. WHY HAS IT TAKEN SO LONG? I THINK WE'RE OPENING AT EXACTLY THE RIGHT TIME. WE BELIEVE IT IS SAFE, WE BELIEVE WE CAN MAINTAIN AN OPEN AND FREE FLOW BETWEEN STATES AND NEW ZEALAND, AND IT MEANS ULTIMATELY PEOPLE CAN BE REUNITED. LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN SITTING ON ITS HANDS AND HOPING IT'LL ALL GO AWAY. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO COME HERE, 2 WEEKS BEFORE TRAVEL YOU MUST BE COVID-FREE AND NOT WAITING ON TEST RESULTS. YOU CAN'T HAVE TRAVELLED ANYWHERE BUT AUSTRALIA, AND PEOPLE COMPLETE A PRE-DEPATURE HEALTH CHECK. THERE WILL ALSO BE RANDOM TEMPERATURE CHECKS AT THE AIRPORT. AND THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS NEITHER SIDE HAS TO INFORM THE OTHER BEFORE LOCKING DOWN. WE HAVE THE ABILITY AND POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS IN NEW ZEALAND'S BEST INTERESTS. ASIDE FROM FAMILY TRAVEL, TOURISTS ARE WELCOME. IT IS ULTIMATELY A CHANGE OF SCENE THAT SO MANY HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR. YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN IN LONG PERIODS OF LOCKDOWN, BUT YOU HAVEN'T HAD THE OPTION, NOW YOU HAVE THE OPTION ` COME AND SEE US. OUR TOURIST OPERATORS ARE ALREADY REVVING UP. (ENGINE REVS) HE'S VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE NEWS. HE'LL BE HITTING THE STREETS OF MOUNT MAUNGANUI WITH AUSTRALIANS SOON. OVER THE MOON. I'LL BE HAVING A DRINK TO AUNTY CINDY TONIGHT. THE BUBBLE WILL FREE UP 1300 SPOTS IN MIQ. 500 WILL BE KEPT FREE IN CASE THERE'S AN OUTBREAK AND FLIGHTS ARE ALREADY IN THE AIR. SOME HOTELS WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED AND MAY BE USED TO HOUSE LOW-RISK PEOPLE FROM THE PACIFIC, FOR EXAMPLE, COMING HERE TO PICK FRUIT. AS A RESULT OF THIS, WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE A LARGE NUMBER OF VACANT QUARANTINE SPACES TO COME ON STREAM. SO THE JOSTLING FOR MIQ SPOTS WILL CONTINUE. JESS JOINS US NOW. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE WHO'VE ALREADY BOOKED IN FOR ISOLATION? IF YOU ARE BOOKED INTO AN MIQ FACILITY BEFORE 19 APRIL, THE ADVICE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER IS TO SCRAP THOSE FLIGHTS AND REBOOK. SHE SAYS THE AIRLINES HAVE ALREADY AGREED YOU WILL ONLY HAVE TO PAY THE FARE DIFFERENCE, SO YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO SIT IN A HOTEL ROOM UNNECESSARILY. IT IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A VACCINATION BEFORE YOU GO ACROSS TO AUSTRALIA, AND A WARNING FROM THE PREMISE THAT TODAY, ONE WE HAVE HEARD BEFORE, THAT PLAYER BEWARE. IF YOU GET STUCK, YOU WILL HAVE TO WEAR THE COST OF ACCOMMODATION, YOURSELF THERE WON'T BE ANY MERCY FIGHTS BACK HOME. AND WHAT'S THE POLITICAL REACTION? AT HAVE COME OUT TODAY AND SAY THAT WE HAVE BEEN TREATED LIKE PRISONERS AND NEW ZEALAND FOR LONG ENOUGH. NATIONAL HAS SAID THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE FIRST STEP IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING UP TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, OF COURSE, THE COOK ISLANDS IS THE NEXT OF THE RANK. THAT IS SCHEDULED TO HAPPEN IN MAY. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PRESSURE GOING FOR JACINDA ARDERN. FESTIVAL, THIS ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO OPEN, THERE IS AN IMPACT ECONOMICALLY. SHE ALSO NEEDS TO ADVISE THE AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS SO THAT THEY CAN GET PREPARED. THERE IS ALSO THE FACT THAT YOU GO ACROSS AUSTRALIA, AND IF YOU HAVE A DYING RELATIVE OR A BIRTH, EVERY DAY COUNTS. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PRESSURE IS ON HER TO GET IT RIGHT. THERE IS STILL A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND WHO WERE FEELING VERY SAFE IN OUR ISLAND NATION AND ARE NOT SO KEEN TO OPEN UP TO AUSTRALIA. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG TEST FOR JACINDA ARDERN. TODAY, SHE HAS CALLED THIS A NEW CHAPTER IN OUR COVID RESPONSE. THANKS. JESSICA MUTCH-MCKAY AT PARLIAMENT. AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY AND AIRLINES ARE PRIMED AND READY FOR AN INFLUX OF VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE DITCH. FOR MORE, LET'S TURN NOW TO KIM BAKER WILSON AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE GATEWAY TO NEW ZEALAND, KIM? IT IS A PRETTY EMPTY AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT THE MOMENT. TODAY COMES THE HOPE THAT IT IS NOT GOING TO STAY THAT WAY FOR LONG. THE TOURISM INDUSTRY HAS BEEN CALLING FOR CERTAINTY THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS. AUCKLAND AIRPORT HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE. TODAY, IT CAME WITH THE SETTING OF THAT DATE. TRAVEL TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA IS VITALLY IMPORTANT FOR AUCKLAND AIRPORT, THE MAIN GATEWAY INTO THE COUNTRY. AND MAKES UP ABOUT 40% OF INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS. THE HOPE IS THAT MORE PLANES, MORE PEOPLE AND MORE MONEY FOR THIS AIRPORT, WHICH OPENLY ADMITS THAT IT HAS BEEN STRUGGLING. PAIN DESCENDS IT HAS SAID THAT IT HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR MONTHS. IT IS GOING TO SPLIT OFF THE ARRIVALS AREA, IS ON A & B. THE OTHER FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO GO IN HOTEL ISOLATION. THE AIRPORT SAYS IT IS READY FOR THE DATE. AND AIR NEW ZEALAND'S BEEN RAMPING UP FLIGHTS TO AUSTRALIA, AND FRONTING A SHORT TIME AGO ` IT IS CERTAINLY WRAPPING UP. WE ARE TOLD THAT THERE ARE FIST PUMPS AT ANY NEW ZEALAND TODAY. IT'S VERY EXCITING. WE ARE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RUSH ON THE 30 MINUTES OR SO AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS HARD TO TELL WHAT THE TREND IS. THIS IS WHAT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAD TO SAY. IT'S TOO EARLY TO PREDICT EXACTLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN. WE KNOW THAT, AS THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SAID, THERE'LL BE A DEGREE OF BUYER-BEWARE. SO LET'S WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE UPTAKE IS GOING TO BE. WE CERTAINLY KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE ITCHING TO GET OVER TO SEE FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ALSO, THERE'LL BE PEOPLE ITCHING TO GET OVER TO DO BUSINESS. SO LET'S WORK OUR WAY THROUGH ` WE'LL BE RUNNING INTO THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. WE'LL BE READY FOR WHATEVER THE DEMAND IS, AND WE'LL TAKE IT AS IT COMES. YOU HEARD FROM JESSICA JUST BEFORE THAT THE PRIME MINISTER IS CALLING THIS A NEW CHAPTER, AND IT IS CERTAINLY ONE THAT THE AIRPORT AND IN NEW ZEALAND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. THANKS. KIM BAKER WILSON AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL VISITORS, THE LONG-AWAITED BUBBLE IS A MAJOR RELIEF FOR OUR STRUGGLING TOURISM SECTOR. HERE'S OUR QUEENSTOWN REPORTER JARED MCCULLOCH. ACROSS QUEENSTOWN TODAY, A SHARED SENSE OF EXCITEMENT. I'M THINKING ABOUT BREAKING OUT SOME SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER MOVES. THIS IS GREAT NEWS, NOT ONLY FOR OUR BUSINESS BUT FOR EVERYBODY IN TOURISM. EXCITED, GLAD, PLEASED. IT'S BEEN A TESTING 12 MONTHS FOR OPERATORS, BUT NOW THEY CAN PREPARE FOR A BUSY WINTER. PEOPLE CAN MAKE SOME SOLID PLANS, PEOPLE WHO WERE PARTICULARLY UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEIR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. IT'S GOT TO LOOK A LOT BRIGHTER FOR THEM WHEN THEY GO HOME TONIGHT AND HEAD OFF TO BED. THIS IS THE LIFELINE WE NEEDED, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR. THIS IS THE SAVIOUR FOR BUSINESSES IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. TOTALLY TOURISM RUNS HELICOPTER TRIPS, CRUISES AND HIKES IN SOME OF THE HARDEST-HIT AREAS IN QUEENSTOWN AND THE WEST COAST. IT'S BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR FOR EVERYBODY, SO THIS IS SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. AUSTRALIANS ALSO EXPECTED TO HEAD UP THE SLOPES WITH AROUND 40% OF VISITORS TO THE MOUNTAINS PRE-COVID COMING FROM ACROSS THE DITCH. WE KNOW THAT THEY WANT TO COME, WE KNOW THAT. SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT WE'VE GOT BOOKED LATER IN THE SEASON, THERE'S A LOT OF AUSTRALIANS ALREADY BOOKED IN, SO WE KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF DEMAND. WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO SEE YOU OVER HERE. BARS AND RESTAURANTS ON THE BRINK OF CLOSURE, MOTIVATED BY THE THOUGHT OF FRESH TOURISTS. EVERYBODY WILL JUST BREATHE AND GO 'THANK GOD'. AND NOW WE HAVE AN AIM, NOW WE'VE GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO, NOW IT'S TIME WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A PLAN AND THAT WE'RE MOVING ON. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN HARD, SO HAVING A PLAN TO MOVE ON AND THAT SOMETHING COMES BACK TO MORE CLOSE TO NORMALITY, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. OPERATORS REMAIN AWARE OF THE RISKS AND SAY THEY'LL BE TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THE BUBBLE REMAINS OPEN. WE'RE ALL GONNA HAVE TO BE ON OUR TOES. I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THE HEALTH SYSTEM. AS KIWIS PREPARE FOR A LONG, COLD WINTER, THOSE IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY, WARMED BY THE THOUGHT OF AUSTRALIANS ` HOPPING OVER THE DITCH. JARED'S LIVE FROM QUEENSTOWN NOW. WINTER FAST APPROACHING ` WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE NOW FOR BUSINESSES THERE? HAVING THAT BUBBLE DATE NOW MEANS THAT MEANINGFUL PLANNING CAN NOW GET UNDERWAY. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR TOURISM HOTSPOTS NOW IS FINDING ENOUGH STAFF. MANY IN THE INDUSTRY HAD TO REDUCE HOURS FOR THEIR STAFF OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THAT WILL BE RAMPING UP. SOME ARE CALLING IN CASUAL STUFF AGAIN TO HELP WITH THAT DEMAND FOR CASUAL COVER TOURISTS. AUCKLAND SKIING ARE STILL LOOKING FOR UP TO 300 STUFF TO HELP COPE WITH THEIR DEMAND. ALL EYES ARE NOW ON THAT TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE BURSTING AND OPENING IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TIME. THANKS. JARED MCCULLOCH IN QUEENSTOWN. KIWIS STRANDED IN AUSTRALIA WILL BE SCRAMBLING TO BOOK TICKETS HOME FOLLOWING TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR MANY, THE COST OF MANAGED ISOLATION IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR, FORCING THEM TO MISS OUT ON WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS. 1 NEWS AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MACFARLANE JOINS US LIVE FROM SYDNEY SHORTLY, FIRST, HE SPOKE TO A NEW ZEALANDER HIT HARD BY THE BORDER CLOSURES. DAD IS THIS ONE ` HE'S NEXT TO ME. FROM HER HOME IN SYDNEY, PRISCILLA TREASURES THE MEMORIES OF HER FATHER. I GRADUATED WITH MY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, MY FIRST DEGREE. HE WAS SO PROUD OF ME THAT DAY. HE NEVER SAID IT IN WORDS, BUT HE WAS EXTREMELY PROUD. MAURICE DIED JUST OVER A WEEK AGO, AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER ` HIS DAUGHTER GRAPPLING WITH GRIEF AND HOW TO MAKE IT HOME IN TIME FOR HIS BURIAL. I FEEL KIND OF,... WHAT'S THE WORD, I GUESS MAROONED. NOT BY CHOICE. DESPITE APPLYING FOR AN EXEMPTION FROM MANAGED ISOLATION, SHE WAS TURNED DOWN AND MISSED HIS TANGI. THE BIBLE SAYS BLESSED BE THE GOD OUR FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. HER ONLY OPTION ` WATCHING ON OVER VIDEO CALL. I THOUGHT IF THE BUBBLE HAD OPENED, I WOULD'VE GONE HOME TO SEE HIM, JUST IN CASE, AND NOW THAT WE KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENED, HE'S PASSED, I REGRET THAT THERE WAS NO BUBBLE. OTHERS IN AUSTRALIA ARE ALSO ITCHING TO GET ON A FLIGHT. YOU'D BE KEEN TO GO TO NEW ZEALAND? DEFINITELY! THE PROSPECT OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL IN A YEAR TEMPTING FOR SOME. WE HAVE FRIENDS THERE AND IT'S LOVELY TO LOOK AROUND. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND WE'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN ALL OF IT! I COULDN'T FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS, SO IT'D BE NICE TO GO TO NEW ZEALAND. I'D LIKE TO GO TO HOBBITON. I THINK THAT'D BE FUN. AS FOR PRISCILLA, SHE PLANS TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST ON A QUARANTINE-FREE FLIGHT HOME, TO THANK THOSE WHO WERE WITH HER FATHER IN HIS FINAL DAYS. MY FATHER WILL BE BURIED AT THE MANUKAU MEMORIAL GARDENS, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE CEMETERY CLOSEST TO THE AIRPORT. SO, WONDERFUL, I'LL GET OFF THE PLANE AND GO STRAIGHT THERE. A CHANCE FOR CLOSURE AND TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY. AND WE CAN JOIN ANDREW IN SYDNEY NOW. KIA ORA, ANDREW. RECENT COVID OUTBREAKS THERE HAVE CAUSED CONCERNS. HOW'S IT TRACKING RIGHT NOW? YOU REMEMBER UP NORTH IN QUEENSLAND HERE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES THEY REPORTED A FEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE COMMUNITY, AND THEY WERE CAUSING CONCERN FOR HEALTH OFFICIALS. THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE HAD A STRING OF ZERO DAYS WERE NO CASES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. OFFICIALS ARE FEELING CONFIDENT THAT THEY HAVE THIS OUTBREAK NICELY ROUNDED UP. HOWEVER, DR ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON WEDNESDAY TALKING ABOUT THIS CASES AND WHETHER THAT MEANS ANY TRAVELLERS FROM QUEENSLAND WILL NEED TO TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO DEPART AUSTRALIA FOR NEW ZEALAND. PRIME MINISTER HAS JUST GIVEN A PRESS OF FRANCE ABOUT THE BUBBLE AGREEMENT. HERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY A SHORT TIME AGO. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE ARRANGEMENT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT HAS COME TO TODAY. WE WELCOME THEM BACK, AS INDEED, KIWIS WILL BE WELCOMING AUSSIES. AND ALL IN TIME FOR ANZAC DAY TOO, WHICH IS TREMENDOUS TO SEE THAT OCCUR IN THE TRUE ANZAC SPIRIT OF OUR TWO NATIONS COMING TOGETHER AGAIN. SCOTT MORRISON COULD ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO GO FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. EVERY YEAR, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, THE LEADERS GET TOGETHER FOR A MEETING. LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED IN AUSTRALIA HERE, WE JACINDA ARDERN ANNOUNCE A FIRST CASE OF COVID-19. SCOTT MORRISON IS LIKELY TO HEAD TO NEW ZEALAND. THANKS. ANDREW MACFARLANE IN SYDNEY. AND IT'S HOPED THE BUBBLE OPENING UP WILL ALSO BE A BIG BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY. $1b IS WHAT TOURISM NEW ZEALAND ESTIMATES KIWIS WILL EARN FROM ALLOWING AUSTRALIANS QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL HERE. AUCKLAND, CENTRAL OTAGO AND CANTERBURY STAND TO REAP THE MAJORITY OF THAT, BUT THE WEST COAST IS LIKELY TO GET A SHOT IN THE ARM TOO. TO GET A BETTER IDEA ` IN 2019, AUSTRALIANS SPENT $3b WHILE TOURING NEW ZEALAND. THAT'S 23% OF ALL INTERNATIONAL SPENDING ` A HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY. ABOUT 1.5 MILLION AUSSIES A YEAR JETTED ACROSS THE TASMAN TO CHECK OUT OUR SIGHTS PRE-COVID-19 ` ABOUT 128,000 PEOPLE A MONTH. ALL THIS COMES WITH A WARNING THOUGH ` TRANS-TASMAN TRAVEL IS UNLIKELY TO MAGICALLY BOUNCE BACK IMMEDIATELY TO THOSE NUMBERS. BUT FOR THOSE TOURIST DESTINATIONS FEELING THE COVID PAIN, THE WELCOME MAT'S READY TO BE ROLLED OUT TO ANY AND ALL VISITORS. TO OTHER NEWS NOW ` LABOUR MP AND MINISTER KIRI ALLAN HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH STAGE 3 CERVICAL CANCER. ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS MORNING, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MINISTER SAID SHE IS NOW IN THE FIGHT OF HER LIFE. MEI HERON REPORTS. WHEN KIRI ALLAN STEPPED UP TO LEAD THE TSUNAMI RESPONSE LAST MONTH, SHE WAS ALSO FACING A HEALTH CRISIS OF HER OWN. AND YET,THERE SHE WAS ON THE PODIUM, HELPING TO LEAD THE COUNTRY THROUGH A REALLY DRAMATIC CIVIL DEFENCE MOMENT. AND I REMEMBER THINKING, AND AS I SAW THE PRAISE FOR HER MANAGEMENT OF THAT, THINKING 'IF ONLY PEOPLE KNEW WHAT ELSE SHE WAS DEALING WITH.' ON THAT DAY THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MINISTER FOUND OUT SHE HAD A 6CM GROWTH ON HER CERVIX, LATER CONFIRMED TO BE STAGE 3 CERVICAL CANCER. IT'S FAIR TO SAY AS A FRIEND AND A COLLEAGUE, I'VE BEEN GUTTED BY THE NEWS. IN A LENGTHY FACEBOOK POST, SHE SAYS SHE FIRST NOTICED THE PAIN IN HER BACK STOMACH AND LEGS DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR. BY LATE JANUARY SHE STARTED MENSTRUATING, AND IT DIDN'T STOP. I'M REALLY SAD. SAD FOR MY FRIEND. I MEAN, THIS CAN OBVIOUSLY AFFECT ANYBODY. SO AS I SAID BEFORE, WE JUST WISH HER ALL THE BEST NOW. I THINK KIRI'S SITUATION IS A REMINDER TO EVERY WOMAN TO GET OUT THERE AND GET TESTED. IN HINDSIGHT, SHE SAYS SHE SHOULD'VE SEEN A DOCTOR EARLIER. BUT WORK PILED ON, AND SHE HOPED HER SYMPTOMS WOULD SORT THEMSELVES OUT. KIRI ALLAN IS NOW URGING WOMEN TO GET REGULAR SMEAR TESTS AND NOT IGNORE WARNING SIGNS. THERE'RE LOTS OF BARRIERS TO ACCESS. AND IT'S GOOD YOU MENTIONED WHAKAMA, SHYNESS, TAPU. IT'S NOT AN EASY AREA TO HAVE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT. ABOUT 160 WOMEN DEVELOP CERVICAL CANCER EACH YEAR. BUT IT IS PREVENTABLE WITH A NEW HPV TEST, WHICH LOOKS FOR THE VIRUS BEFORE CANCER CELLS DEVELOP. THAT TEST, HOWEVER, IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN NEW ZEALAND. IT BAFFLES US ` ABSOLUTELY. IT IS NOT GOOD. IT MAKES US VERY ANGRY ACTUALLY THAT WOMEN HAVEN'T GOT THIS BEST TEST. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S A BUDGET MATTER AND WON'T COMMENT FURTHER. KIRI ALLAN IS NOW ON SICK LEAVE, AS SHE FACES THE BIGGEST FIGHT OF HER LIFE. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. NEXT ` CUTTING TIES WITH MYANMAR'S MILITARY WHILE INVESTING TAXPAYERS' MONEY IN A COMPANY LINKED TO THE VIOLENT REGIME. OUR GOVERNMENT FACES QUESTIONS OVER THE NEW ZEALAND SUPERFUND. AND A FIERY BLAST ENDS AN EASTER BOATING TRIP, LEAVING MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH LIFE-THREATENING BURNS. THE QUICK ACTION TAKEN BY GOOD SAMARITANS THAT'S BEEN PRAISED BY PARAMEDICS. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` A SPECIAL TRANS-TASMAN REUNION. YES, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING FOR GRANDPARENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO CAN NOW PREPARE TO MEET THEIR GRANDCHILDREN FOR THE FIRST TIME. PLUS ` DUBS IN KAPITI. WE MEET THE INTERESTING AND EXOTIC CAR ENTHUSIASTS CELEBRATING THEIR CLASSIC KOMBIS AND BEETLES. AND YOUR CHANCE TO WIN $15,000 TOWARDS YOUR LABOUR OF LOVE. WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS AT 7. Hey, man. Oh, hey. Come to check out the car? BOTH: Yeah. - Josh. - Jen. Hi. She's in pretty good nick. Only done 110,000 K's. WOF and rego. You know, full service history. (OMINOUS MUSIC) What is this? This is a one-star safety-rated car. Yeah. Try and get in. (HORN TOOTS) My body's, like, folded in half. I don't understand what's going on. People don't often think about how a car will crash and how it will protect you. That's what a star safety rating tells you. Just can't imagine` If we crashed in a car like this, there's no way we would survive. (OMINOUS MUSIC) THE GREEN PARTY SAYS KIWIS ARE UNWITTINGLY HELPING MYANMAR'S MILITARY REGIME WHICH IS ENGAGED IN A BLOODY CRACKDOWN ON CIVILIANS. IT'S FOUND THE NEW ZEALAND SUPER FUND IN INVESTING IN AN INDIAN COMPANY WHICH IS INVOLVED WITH MYANMAR'S ARMED FORCES. POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS EXPLAINS. MYANMAR'S MILITARY GUNNING DOWN ITS OWN PEOPLE AFTER OVERTHROWING THE GOVERNMENT. SOLDIERS MERCILESSLY BEATING A CIVILIAN, JUST SOME OF THE SHOCKING SCENES. NOW 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THE NEW ZEALAND SUPER FUND HAS A MILLION DOLLARS INVESTED IN AN INDIAN COMPANY ` ADANI, WHICH IS BUILDING A PORT IN MYANMAR. ADANI IS ALSO PAYING TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LEASE FEES TO A COMPANY RUN BY THE MILITARY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MASS VIOLENCE BEING COMMITTED BY A MILITARY THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN. THIS IS VERY, VERY FAR FROM ETHICAL. THE MYANMAR COMMUNITY IN NEW ZEALAND SAYS THE INVESTMENT IS TOTALLY UNETHICAL. SOMEWHAT SUPPORTING THE REGIME IS DOING ` SLAUGHTERING THE CIVILIANS. NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY WOULDN'T WANT TO BE PARTY OF THAT. IN A STATEMENT, THE NEW ZEALAND SUPER FUND SAID FROM TIME TO TIME COMPANIES, INCLUDING THE ONES IT INVESTS IN, CAN BE SUBJECT TO ALLEGATIONS OR CONTROVERSY. IT SAID IT'S CONFIDENT IT INVESTS RESPONSIBLY. BUT THAT'S A CLAIM SOME FIND HARD TO STOMACH. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS, IT'S DEEPLY OFFENSIVE THAT THEY'VE SAID THAT. I PERSONALLY WOULD SAY ANY LEADER WHO MAKES AN ASSESSMENT LIKE THAT SHOULD STEP DOWN. THERE'S MANY, MANY OTHER COMPANIES THEY COULD BE INVESTING IN THAT DON'T AID AND ABET MILITARY REGIMES COMMITTING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING ANSWERS. OBVIOUSLY INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENTS ARE THE SUPERFUND'S PREROGATIVE BUT I HAVE CERTAINLY ASKED QUESTIONS TODAY TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THE ADANI GROUP MEANWHILE SAYS IT CONDEMNS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND IS WATCHING THE SITUATION IN MYANMAR CAREFULLY. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. THE ACTIONS OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING GEORGE FLOYD HAVE BEEN SLAMMED BY HIS FORMER BOSS, THE MINNEAPOLIS POLICE CHIEF. THE JURY IN THE TRIAL OF DEREK CHAUVIN HEARD HIS PROLONGED USE OF FORCE BROKE POLICE PROTOCOL. HERE'S OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT, ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS. WEEK TWO OF GEORGE FLOYD'S MURDER TRIAL AND A SIGHT RARELY SEEN ` A POLICE CHIEF TESTIFYING AGAINST ONE OF HIS OWN MEN. I VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE THAT THAT WAS THE APPROPRIATE USE OF FORCE FOR THAT SITUATION. DEREK CHAUVIN'S ACCUSED OF MURDERING UNARMED BLACK MAN GEORGE FLOYD LAST MAY BY KNEELING ON HIS NECK FOR MORE THAN NINE MINUTES. THE DAY AFTER, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE BOSS MEDARIA ARRADONDO FIRED CHAUVIN AND THE THREE OTHER OFFICERS ON THE SCENE, AT THE TIME, SAYING CHAUVIN'S DECISION TO KNEEL ON FLOYD'S NECK WAS MURDER. THAT IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM IS ANYTHING THAT IS BY POLICY, IT'S NOT PART OF OUR TRAINING, AND IT IS CERTAINLY NOT PART OF OUR ETHICS OR OUR VALUES. THE FOCUS OF THE TRIALS NOW TURNED TO EXPERT TESTIMONY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT CHAUVIN'S RESTRAINT WAS AN APPROVED TACTIC. NOT ACCORDING TO HIS TRAINING OFFICER. AND HOW DOES THIS DIFFER? I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF IMPROVISED POSITION THAT IS. SO IT'S NOT WHAT WE TRAIN. CHAUVIN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND MANSLAUGHTER, AND THE PROSECUTION MUST PROVE THE PRESSURE FROM CHAUVIN'S KNEE WAS THE SUBSTANTIAL CAUSE OF DEATH. DID YOU RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION OR INDICATION FROM THE PARAMEDICS WHEN THEY BROUGHT MR FLOYD IN THAT ANYONE HAD ATTEMPTED CPR ON MR FLOYD AT THE SCENE ON MAY 25TH 2020? OVERRULED. I DID NOT RECEIVE A REPORT THAT MR FLOYD HAD RECEIVED BYSTANDER CPR, NO. MINNEAPOLIS POLICE FIND THEMSELVES TREADING A FINE LINE. THEY STILL WANT THE RIGHT TO USE FORCE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THE ONE SINGULAR INCIDENT WE WILL BE JUDGED FOREVER ON WILL BE OUR USE OF FORCE. JUDGEMENT NOT ONLY FROM THE JURY WHO'LL DECIDE DEREK CHAUVIN'S FATE, BUT THE WORLD WATCHING EVERY MOMENT OF THIS TRIAL. ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. FLASH FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES HAVE DEVASTATED EASTERN INDONESIA AND EAST TIMOR, LEAVING MORE THAN 100 DEAD. TORRENTIAL RAIN FROM A TROPICAL CYCLONE LED TO OVERFLOWING DAMS AND SUBMERGED VILLAGES. DAMAGED BRIDGES AND ROADS HAVE HAMPERED RESCUE EFFORTS, AND IT'S THOUGHT MANY BODIES ARE STILL BURIED IN DEBRIS. CYCLONE SEROJA'S PICKING UP STRENGTH AS IT HEADS TOWARDS WESTERN AUSTRALIA. A WARNING ` THE FOLLOWING STORY INCLUDES CONFRONTING IMAGES. A WOMAN WAS LEFT IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AND THREE OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN A BOAT REFUELLING AT A SYDNEY MARINA BURST INTO FLAMES. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUFFERED BURNS TO MORE THAN 60% OF THEIR BODIES. AMBULANCE OFFICERS HAVE PRAISED WITNESSES, WHO POURED CONTAINERS OF WATER ON THE VICTIMS BEFORE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. STILL AHEAD ` WE SPEAK LIVE TO A LEADING EXPERT ON WHETHER SAFEGUARDS FOR QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL ACROSS THE TASMAN ARE ENOUGH. AND LATER IN SPORT ` A RETURN TO HOME GAMES FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS WHO'VE HAD TO CALL AUSTRALIA HOME. BUT ONE TEAM SAYS THEY'RE NOT IN A RUSH TO COME BACK. WE EXPLAIN WHY. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE SWEET SMELL OF FREEDOM. YES. THE AIRPORT HAS BEEN A GHOST TOWN. SO HOW PREPARED ARE WE FOR AN INFLUX OF AUSSIES? PLUS ` MISSING SINCE WORLD WAR 1, THE MYSTERY OF A KIWI SOLDIER HAS FINALLY BEEN SOLVED 103 YEARS LATER. AND ONE OF NEW ZEALAND S BEST KNOWN RADIO HOSTS REVEALS THE INAPPROPRIATE JOB SIMON COWELL ASKED HER TO DO. PLUS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG WITH OUR NEW COMPETITION. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. RECAPPING TONIGHT'S TOP STORY ` AND THE GOVERNMENT'S GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO QUARANTINE-FREE TRANS-TASMAN TRAVEL FROM THE 19TH OF APRIL. UNDER A TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM, A SERIOUS COVID OUTBREAK COULD PROMPT AN 'ORANGE' PAUSE ON TRAVEL, OR A 'RED' SUSPENSION ON A STATE BY STATE BASIS. THE PRIME MINISTER ADVISING 'FLYER BEWARE', BECAUSE IF THERE ARE NEW COMMUNITY CASES, TRAVELLERS COULD BECOME STRANDED. AND A LEADING COVID EXPERT SAYS THE MOVE IS A TEST CASE, WHICH COULD PROVIDE A MODEL FOR OTHER COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW. JOINING ME NOW FROM NAPIER, UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. IS IT THE RIGHT TIME FOR US TO DO THIS? KIA ORA YES IT IS. BOTH COUNTRIES ARE PURSUING ELIMINATION EFFECTIVELY WE KNOW A LOT ABOUT THE VIRUS WE HAVE VACCINES. THE TIMING IS GOOD. WHAT ABOUT OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS? AUSTRALIA WILL OPERATE ON A STATE-BY-STATE BASIS. SHOULD WE TREAT THE ISLANDS THE SAME? I THINK WE SHOULD. MANY PACIFIC ISLANDS DON'T HAVE THE VIRUS. THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS, OF COURSE. WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE WEAKEST LINK IN THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE? I THINK IT'S STILL THE EXTERNAL BORDER WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE'RE STILL EXPORTING A LARGE NUMBER OF INFECTED PEOPLE. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER. YOU'VE BEEN QUITE VOCAL ABOUT THE THREAT FROM RED ZONE COUNTRIES ONCE MANAGED ISOLATION SPOTS ARE FREED UP. YOU'VE BEEN QUITE VOCAL ABOUT THE THREAT FROM RED ZONE COUNTRIES ONCE MANAGED ISOLATION SPOTS ARE FREED UP. 17 CASES AT THE BORDER IN TWO DAYS REVEALED TODAY. HAS THE GOVERNMENT DONE ENOUGH TO COUNTER THIS THREAT? I'M REALLY HOPING WE DO SHIFT OUR ATTENTION TO WHAT HAPPENS IN COUNTRIES WITH A LOT OF VIRUS INFECTION THINKING ABOUT USEFUL APPROACHES TO HOME ISOLATION. ONE APPROACH IS TO WORK WITH POPULATIONS OF TRAVELLERS GETTING INFECTED AND TODAY'S MOVE QUITE SIGNIFICANT IN A GLOBAL SENSE. ANY OTHER COUNTRIES DOING THIS? COUNTRIES HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS A LOT BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE WITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND BECAUSE WE'VE ESTABLISHED A GREEN ZONE ONE OF THE SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE IS PROGRESSIVE ELIMINATION GLOBAL ERADICATION MIGHT BE POSSIBLE WITH THAT APPROACH THANKS. PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER IN NAPIER. MIGRANT FAMILIES TORN APART BY BORDER CLOSURES SAY SOME OF THE MANAGED ISOLATION SPOTS FREED UP BY THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE SHOULD BE OFFERED TO THEM. HUSBANDS, WIVES, AND EVEN CHILDREN RALLIED AT PARLIAMENT, CALLING FOR AN INQUIRY INTO THE ISSUE AND A CLEAR TIMELINE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN FORCED TO LIVE APART FOR OVER A YEAR, WHILE ENTERTAINERS AND SPORTS TEAMS ARE ALLOWED INTO THE COUNTRY. HAVING TO SEE SPORTSPEOPLE COMING WHEN THERE'S FAMILIES BEING SPLIT ` LIKE I SAID, I HAVEN'T SEEN MY DAUGHTER SINCE SHE WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW ME. UM, AND THERE'S` THERE'S A LOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT NEED TO BE SORTED OUT BEFORE LOOKING AT ENTERTAINMENT ENTERING THE COUNTRY JUST FOR THE PLEASURE OF PEOPLE. THEIR DEMANDS WERE SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL PARTY, GREENS, AND ACT. HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE APOLOGISED AFTER A HAWKE'S BAY WOMAN WAS OFFERED A COVID VACCINE SHE WASN'T ELIGIBLE FOR. THE WOMAN, WHO DOESN'T WANT TO BE IDENTIFIED, RECEIVED A PHONE CALL CLAIMING SHE WAS AN ESSENTIAL WORKER AND HER JAB WAS READY. BUT DESPITE TELLING THE CALLER THAT WASN'T THE CASE, THEY WERE INSISTENT. MY RESPONSE TO THEM WAS, 'I'M SURE THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE 'THAT NEED IT BEFORE ME.' I THINK IT IS A LITTLE BIT CONCERNING HOW I MADE IT ON TO A PRIORITY LIST WHEN I'M DEFINITELY NOT PRIORITY. THE CORRECT PERSON HAS NOW BEEN FOUND AND VACCINATED. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS IT'S NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER INSTANCES LIKE THIS AND IS INVESTIGATING WHAT WENT WRONG. A $90M TRAIN SERVICE BETWEEN HAMILTON AND AUCKLAND CARRIED ITS FIRST PASSENGERS THIS MORNING, ON DAY ONE OF A FIVE-YEAR TRIAL. THE START OF THE TE HUIA SERVICE COMES AFTER A LONG-RUNNING CAMPAIGN TO GET A COMMUTER TRAIN BETWEEN THE CITIES. IT'LL RUN TWO RETURN SERVICES A DAY TO START WITH, WITH PASSENGERS HAVING TO CHANGE TRAINS AT PAPAKURA. HAYLEY'S HERE, AND THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE GOOD NEWS FOR KIWI ATHLETES. IT'S DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANT FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY TRAVEL AND QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THOSE TEAMS WHO HAVE BEEN STUCK IN AUSSIE, AND WHAT OTHER TEAMS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO JUMP THE DITCH? PLUS, FROM LIVING IN AN AUCKLAND BASEMENT TO A SIX NATIONS TITLE. HOW UILISI HALAHOLO'S PERSEVERANCE GOT HIM AND HIS FAMILY OUT OF HARDSHIP. AND AS A COUPLE OF FRONTS FIZZLE AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS, THAT MEANS MORE FINE AND DRY WEATHER TO COME FOR MID-WEEK. THERE IS A NEW RAINMAKER ON THE HORIZON TOO. (ENGINE RUMBLES) PHONE: Flow ` everything's flowing. When you can hit that flow, you basically become one. Challenge yourself to be better, to do it with more style and grace. (ENGINE RUMBLES IN BURSTS) That's what I aspire to. NEW ZEALAND SPORTS TEAMS ARE WORKING ON PLANS TO BRING TRANS-TASMAN COMPETITION MATCHES BACK HOME WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BUBBLE. THE WARRIORS, PHOENIX AND BREAKERS ARE ALL LOOKING AT HOW IT COULD WORK, WHILE RUGBY IS ALSO IN A POSITION TO PLAY MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA. GUY HEVELDT HAS MORE. SINCE COVID HIT, SOME OF OUR SPORTS TEAMS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PLAY THE MAJORITY OF THEIR GAMES ACROSS THE TASMAN ` NOW A WINDOW FOR THAT TO CHANGE, AND FOR 'HOME' GAMES TO REALLY BE PLAYED AT HOME. IT'D BE PRETTY EXCITING, TO BE HONEST. A NUMBER OF US HAVE SAID THAT OUR FANS BACK HOME, DESERVE TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A GAME. BUT THE OPENING OF THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE DOESN'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN A RETURN TO NORMAL. THE WARRIORS ARE JUST FOUR GAMES INTO THE NRL SEASON, MEANING THEY COULD POTENTIALLY STILL HAVE FIXTURES IN AUCKLAND. DESPITE LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT HE CALLS THE BIGGEST HOMECOMING PARTY AT MT SMART, THE BOSS IS TEMPERING EXCITEMENT. JUST BECAUSE THE BORDER'S OPENED, I DON'T THINK IT'S THE BEST THING FOR US TO RUSH STRAIGHT BACK. THERE'S STILL A FAIR BIT OF RISK AROUND THAT. THAT'S BECAUSE AN OUTBREAK WOULD LEAVE THEM STRANDED. CAMERON GEORGE SAYS THE PLAYERS BACK THE MOVE TO STAY UNTIL MID JUNE. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE FAMILIES SEPARATED FROM THE PLAYERS AGAIN, OR GOING HOME WITH THEM BEING RUSHED OFF BACK TO AUSTRALIA. SUPER RUGBY, MEANWHILE, IS DUE TO SPLIT INTO A TRANS-TASMAN COMPETITION IN JUST OVER A MONTH. AND THE BUBBLE LOOKS LIKE GIVING THAT THE GREEN LIGHT. SUPER RUGBY AOTEAROA AND AUSTRALIA HAVE FOUR MORE ROUNDS AND A FINAL BEFORE THE PROPOSED UNIFIED COMP. ELSEWHERE, THE PHOENIX ARE KEEN TO TRY TO GIVE THEIR FANS SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE, AND BRING TWO OF THEIR LAST HOME GAMES BACK TO NEW ZEALAND. THAT'S OUR REQUEST TO THE LEAGUE ` THAT WE PLAY THOSE TWO GAMES, AND THAT'S WESTERN UNITED AND PERTH GLORY ` THE ONLY TWO UNSCHEDULED GAMES IN THE CALENDAR TO DATE ` AND WE PLAY THEM BACK-TO-BACK IN NEW ZEALAND. BUT, IRONICALLY, LOGISTICALLY THEY WOULD BE AWAY GAMES. WE NOW HAVE TO BOOK FLIGHTS. WE HAVE TO BOOK ACCOMMODATION. WE HAVE TO BOOK INTERNAL FLIGHTS. WE HAVE TO GET THE TICKETING ON SALE ` SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW OPERATIONAL THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF NOW. STILL SOME STEPS TO TAKE, BUT A MAJOR LEAP TO GET NEW ZEALAND'S TEAMS BACK IN FRONT OF THEIR FANS. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A TRANS-TASMAN TRAVEL BUBBLE HAS BEEN MET WITH JOY AND RELIEF WITH THE ROAD-WEARY BREAKERS IN AUSTRALIA. WE WERE WITH THE TEAM WHEN THEY LEFT FOR PRE-SEASON PREPARATIONS IN TASMANIA BEFORE CHRISTMAS ` SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME AGO ` AND THEY HAVE BEEN SCHLEPPING AROUND AUSTRALIA EVER SINCE. TRAINING TAKING A BACK SEAT TODAY AS THE TEAM WERE GLUED TO TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT. (CHEERS) WE'VE BEEN OVER HERE A LONG TIME. WE'VE JUMPED FROM STATE-BY-STATE. IT FEELS LIKE WE'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE EXCEPT HOME. UM` OBVIOUSLY THE PROSPECT OF JUMPING BACK ACROSS THE DITCH AND SEEING FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR US IS AN EXTREMELY EXCITING THOUGHT. WHILE THEY WILL PLAY UP TO SIX 'HOME' GAMES IN TASMANIA, THERE'S NOW SOME HOPE OF PLAYING IN FRONT OF A REAL HOME CROWD SOON. IN THE LATEST INSTALMENT OF OUR AGAINST THE ODDS SERIES, WE SHOW YOU HOW ONE OF RUGBY'S GREAT COMEBACK STORIES HAS TAKEN UILISI HALAHOLO FROM A DEAD END TO A SIX NATIONS TITLE WITH WALES. IT'S BEEN A WHIRLWIND YEAR FOR THE FATHER-OF-FOUR WHO WAS CALLED INTO THE WELSH SQUAD THROUGH INJURIES. MATT MANUKIA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. (APPLAUSE) HE'S THE WELSH-KIWI-TONGAN ON A PATH OF HIS OWN. PROBABLY STARTED HAVING DOUBTS THAT I WASN'T GOING TO GET THERE. YOU DON'T USUALLY GET INTERNATIONALS DEBUTING AT THE AGE OF 30. A SIX NATIONS CHAMPION FROM WEST AUCKLAND, WHO HAS HAD TO GO THE LONG WAY. AN UNWANTED CLUB PLAYER THROWN A LIFELINE BY SOUTHLAND, HE MADE HISTORY IN WELLINGTON, BUT THERE WAS NO OFFER TO STAY. THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY CAME FROM CARDIFF, WHERE HE WAS EVENTUALLY PICKED FOR WALES BY WAYNE PIVAC, THE FORMER AUCKLAND COACH WHO REJECTED HIM, SPARKING THIS WHOLE JOURNEY AROUND THE WORLD. YEAH IT'S COME FULL-CIRCLE, UM, 8, 9 YEARS LATER. YOU KNOW, HE'S GIVEN ME ANOTHER CHANCE. HE'S GOING IN TO CAMP FOR WALES. OH MY GOD! HIS WIFE AND MT ALBERT GRAMMAR SWEETHEART, SANDRA, HAS DOCUMENTED THEIR JOURNEY. IT'S A LONG WAY FROM LIVING IN A TE ATATU BASEMENT, WHEN UILISI CLEANED DIGGERS TO SUPPORT THEM. NOW ONE OF THE HANDFULS OF TONGAN-SAMOAN FAMILIES LIVING IN CARDIFF, WITH TWO WELSH-BORN DAUGHTERS. WE GOT MY T-SHIRT. HE'D WAITED FOUR YEARS TO FINALLY REPRESENT THE COUNTRY HIS FAMILY NOW CALLS HOME ` EVEN FIGHTING BACK FROM A TORN ACL IN HIS KNEE, WHICH HAPPENED JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS FIRST WALES CALL-UP IN 2019. I HAD TO DO THAT WHOLE REHAB PROCESS THROUGH LOCKDOWN. AND WHEN THE CHANCE FINALLY CAME TO FOLLOW OTHER KIWI-BORN PLAYERS INTO THE WELSH TEAM ` THAT'S WHEN THE HATE STARTED ONLINE. SOME FANS SAYING HE WAS NOT WELCOME. 2% OR 3% OF THE WELSH PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST IT, BUT THE WEEK OF MY DEBUT A LOT OF MY SUPPORTERS, WALES AND BLUES FANS, CHANGED THEIR PROFILE PIC TO ME. UM, JUST WITH MY FACE WITH THE RED JERSEY ON. A DEBUT FOR WILLIS HALAHOLO. (SCREAMS) (CHEERING) FROM CARDIFF, HIS FAMILY WATCHED THE STUNNING DEBUT AS HE SPARKED TWO TRIES IN A FAMOUS WIN OVER SCOTLAND. I WAS STILL BUZZING AFTER MY DEBUT, BUT I THINK IT REALLY... SET IN AFTER THE ENGLAND GAME, BEING ABLE TO PLAY AGAINST MY UNCLES ON MY MUM'S SIDE, THE BROTHERS. I THINK THAT'S WHEN I KNEW I'M THERE AT NATIONAL LEVEL. A POSITION HE WOULDN'T BE IN IF NOT FOR HIS PERSEVERANCE. YOU'LL ALWAYS FIND A WAY IF YOU'RE TAKING CHANCES. I MOVED INTO SOUTHLAND ON MY OWN. I SLEPT ON A COUCH IN A HOUSE FOR THAT FIRST SEASON. IT PAID OFF. HE'S GLAD HE DIDN'T BURNED ANY BRIDGES. WHO WOULD'VE KNOWN THAT THE SAME COACH WHO SHUT THE DOOR ON HIM IN AUCKLAND, WOULD OPEN ANOTHER MORE IMPORTANT ONE 8 YEARS LATER IN CARDIFF. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. AFTER FLIRTING WITH RELEGATION LAST YEAR, WEST HAM UNITED ARE NOW ON THE BRINK OF GATE-CRASHING EUROPEAN FOOTBALL'S ELITE COMPETITION. THIS MORNING'S WIN AT WOLVES TAKING THE HAMMERS INTO THE PREMIER LEAGUE'S TOP FOUR ` THE MAGICAL GROUP THAT QUALIFIES FOR THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AT THE END OF THE SEASON. CHRIS CHANG REPORTS. THIS WAS PROBABLY THE LAST TIME WEST HAM FANS HAD SOMETHING TO REALLY CELEBRATE. HE CAN'T KEEP IT OUT. WINSTON REID IS THE MAN AND WEST HAM LEAD FOR THE SECOND TIME TONIGHT! ALL WHITE WINSTON REID SCORING THE LAST EVER GOAL AT UPTON PARK. SAYING GOODBYE TO THEIR FAMOUS OLD STADIUM WITH A 7TH-PLACED FINISH IN 2016, THEIR BEST SINCE 2002. BUT SINCE THEN, THEY'VE MOSTLY BEEN IN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PREMIERSHIP ` EVEN RELEGATED TWICE. SURE, THEY'VE HAD THE ODD MERCURIAL SIGNING. HERE HE COMES. OH MY WORD. BUT COULD THE HAMMERS FINALLY BE ON THE VERGE OF SOMETHING BIG? INSPIRED BY AN ON LOAN MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER, WEST HAM ARE FLYING ON THE HOME STRETCH OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE. BUT LINGARD USING MIKHAIL ANTONIO AS A DECOY, AND WHAT A WONDERFUL WEST HAM GOAL! JESSE LINGARD CONTINUES HIS IMMENSE START IN THE WEST HAM MIDFIELD. THIS MORNING'S 3-2 WIN OVER WOLVES PROPELLING THE LONDONERS INTO THE TOP FOUR. THE LAST TIME THEY FINISHED IN THOSE LOFTY HEIGHTS? 1986. WE HAVE TO TAKE IT ON. WHY NOT? YOU KNOW, WEST HAM ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT BEING FOURTH. I'M HEARING PUNDITS AND PEOPLE ON THE RADIO TALKING ABOUT WEST HAM, AND I'M THINKING, 'YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WEST HAM HERE. CHANCE OF GETTING IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE?' NOBODY WOULD'VE ENVISIONED THAT LAST SEASON. NOBODY WOULD'VE MENTIONED IT. SO IT'S GREAT CREDIT. CAN WE KEEP IT GOING? WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO IT. EIGHT GAMES TO GO. A FIRST TASTE OF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL? ONLY IF THE BUBBLE DOESN'T BURST. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. WHAT A STRESSFUL 8 MORE GAMES FOR THEM. THANKS, SPORT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` A CHANCE TO DO UP YOUR CLASSIC BEETLE OR KOMBI? YES, YOU COULD WIN $15,000 TOWARDS YOUR LABOUR OF LOVE ` ANYTHING FROM A CAR MAKEOVER TO A RUGBY CLUBHOUSE REFRESH. PLUS - WE'RE WITH GRANDMA DONNA AS SHE PREPARES TO BE REUNITED WELCOME BACK. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS, IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE MOTHER NATURE HAS ADDED MORE WEEKS TO SUMMER. WET AND WINDLY, LOW COMING OUR WAY. COUPLE OF WEAK FRONTS. NO REAL COLD AIR TO POINT OUT, JUST WEAK FRONTS. THESE FRONTS HAVE ARRIVED AT A FEW SHOWERS. FOR MOST, IT'S A FINE, DRY WARM DAY. COULD HAVE SOME MIST AND FOG IN SOME PLACES. ON THURSDAY CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND MAY SEE SOME SHOWERS. THE RAIN MECHA COMES IN. LOOKING AT THE SOUTHERN OCEAN NEXT WEEK. MOTHER NATURE IS SAYING HEH-HEH WE'RE GOING INTO AUTUMN. LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES. 22, 23, LOOKING PRETTY DECENT. TRACKING DOWN TO THE BAY OF PLENTY, ALL IN FINE SHAPE. MAYBE SOME MIST IN HAMILTON, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRETTY SIMILAR FOR TAURANGA, SCATTERED CLOUD THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY GISBOURNE AND NAPIER MAY HAVE AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. FROM NEW PLYMOUTH TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NORTH ISLAND THINGS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. LIGHT WINDS, ANOTHER GOOD LOOKING DAY FOR YOU OVERALL. HEADING TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, THERE'S SOME CLOUD OVER THE WEST COAST. IN CHRISTCHURCH THERE'LL BE SOME FOG IN THE MORNING. THERE'S THE MORNING LOW CLOUD. A COOL ONE DOWN SOUTH, ALEXANDRA IS 5. QUEENSTOWN YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER GOOD LOOKING DAY. THE REST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IS LOOKING GOOD TOO. STEWART ISLAND PICKS UP SOME SHOWERS. 19 DEGREES THAT'S WHERE WE FINISH.