IT'S MIDDAY ` LOCKED OUT OF NEW ZEALAND. WHAT THOSE IN INDIA HAVE TO SAY ABOUT OUR GOVERNMENT'S TWO-WEEK TRAVEL BAN ON THE NATION AS COVID-19 CASES SURGE THERE. AND THE LATEST COUNTRY TAKING CAUTION AROUND THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE. BUT WHAT'S THE LIKELIHOOD OF SIDE EFEECTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE? AND SPEAKING OF YOUNG PEOPLE ` THOUSANDS ACROSS AOTEAROA ARE MARCHING OVER CLIMATE CHANGE DOOR STOPPING THE GOVERNMENT DEMANDING ACTION. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND PHOEBE UPTON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY TO WORK OUT HOW IT CAN RESOLVE THE UPCOMING SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL FROM INDIA. IT'S DESCRIBED THE MOVE AS A LAST RESORT, AND IS NOW FACING PRESSURE TO PUT IN MEASURES TO LIFT IT. BUT COVID KEEPS SURGING IN INDIA, AS WILSON LONGHURST REPORTS. ANOTHER COVID-19 RECORD FOR INDIA ` 126,000 CASES IN JUST THE PAST DAY. A WORRYING NUMBER THAT SUPPORTS OUR GOVERNMENT'S TEMPORARY TRAVEL BAN. BUT IT'S LEFT A SOUR TASTE FOR SOME. IF NEW ZEALAND HAS BANNED TRAVEL DUE TO COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS, THEN INDIANS HAVE TO COOPERATE WITH THAT. BUT THE NEW ZEALAND CITIZENS OF INDIAN ORIGIN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL AS THEY HAVE THEIR JOBS THERE. THEY SHOULD START SOME BUBBLES SO THE WORKING PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS WHO'RE STRANDED IN INDIA CAN GET VISAS AND GO BACK TO NEW ZEALAND. WE HOPE THAT AFTER APRIL 28, THIS BAN WILL BE LIFTED SO WE CAN TRY AND MOVE BACK TOWARDS NORMAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-WEEK BAN THAT STARTS SUNDAY IS A LAST RESORT UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT WORKS OUT HOW IT CAN REDUCE THE RISK. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN REALLY CRAVING IS FOR SOME SORT OF CAN-DO SOLUTIONS-BASED APPROACH AS OPPOSED TO A SORT OF BLOCKADE. THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY WAYS IN WHICH THIS KIND OF RISK CAN BE MANAGED. PERHAPS ORGANISING FOR THEM TO SPEND A WEEK AT ONE OF THESE BIG HUB AIRPORTS IN DELHI AND MUMBAI, HAVE A TEST BEFORE THEY GO ON THE FLIGHT. THE SECOND THING THAT WE WORK THROUGH IS HOW DO WE MANAGE THE RISK ON THE NEW ZEALAND SIDE. SO, IS THERE MORE WE CAN DO WHEN THOSE PLANES LAND IN NEW ZEALAND JUST TO ADD EXTRA LAYERS OF PROTECTION THERE. AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION TOO FOR INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER ` NARENDRA MODI NOW FULLY VACCINATED. THIS IS THE SERUM INSTITUTE, ORIGINALLY PRODUCING JABS IN INDIA TO BE USED ACROSS THE WORLD. BUT NOW, ANYTHING MADE HERE WILL BE STAYING ON SHORE. DELAYS IN COVAX SHIPMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MONTH, UNFORTUNATELY, AS INDIA IS FIGHTING A SEVERE SECOND WAVE OF COVID-19, AND HAS TEMPORARILY BANNED VACCINE EXPORTS. IT'S SENT RIPPLES THROUGH SOME POOR NATIONS DESPERATE FOR DOSES. INDIA CURRENTLY HAS 90 MILLION ASTRAZENECA DOSES, WHICH THEY HAVE STOPPED EXPORTING. AND MY FEAR, ` IF I DON'T GET THE SECOND DOSE, MY IMMUNE SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE WEAK, HENCE I MIGHT DIE. THOSE FEARS SET TO CONTINUE, UNLESS COUNTRIES WORK TOGETHER TO DISTRIBUTE VACCINES EQUALLY. IT'S ONLY BY DOING THIS SHARING THAT WE WILL SHARE THE RISKS, THAT WE WILL MINIMISE THE EMERGENCE OF FURTHER VARIANTS, AND THAT WE WILL MANIFEST GLOBAL SOLIDARITY. A CALL FOR UNITY AS NEW ZEALAND SHUTS ITS DOORS ON ITS CITIZENS FOR THE FIRST TIME. WILSON LONGHURST, 1 NEWS. FROM MONDAY, FRONTLINE BORDER WORKERS WHO REFUSE THE COVID-19 VACCINE WILL BE MOVED INTO "LOW RISK" ROLES. IT COMES AFTER AN UNVACCINATED SECURITY GUARD FROM A MANAGED ISOLATION FACILITY IN AUCKLAND TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS. IT'S UNDERSTOOD HE MISSED SCHEDULED VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS FOR PERSONAL REASONS. WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS NOW, THE CLOSING STAGES OF THAT PROCESS OF LITERALLY GOING THROUGH LINE BY LINE ` EVERY PERSON THAT'S WORKING AT THE BORDER TO IDENTIFY THOSE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN VACCINATED TO UNDERSTAND WHY THAT IS, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT STILL WORKING IN HIGH RISK ROLES. SO FAR MORE THAN 80% OF FRONTLINE WORKERS HAVE HAD THE JAB. AUSTRALIA'S HOPES OF GETTING EVERYONE VACCINATED BY OCTOBER LOOK TO BE DASHED AFTER THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE ASTRAZENECA JAB. IN A LATE-NIGHT MEDIA CONFERENCE, OFFICIALS ADVISED THE PFIZER VACCINE SHOULD NOW BE GIVEN TO AUSTRALIANS UNDER THE AGE OF 50, RATHER THAN ASTRAZENECA. IT'S OVER CONCERNS OF RARE BLOOD CLOTS POSSIBLY LINKED TO THE VACCINE. BUT THE CHOICE IS WITH THE PATIENT. AS ALWAYS, WE WOULD ENCOURAGE AUSTRALIANS TO SEEK OUT THE ADVICE OF THEIR OWN DOCTOR IN RELATION TO THESE ISSUES. AUSTRALIANS MAKE CHOICES ABOUT THEIR OWN HEALTH, AND THE BEST PEOPLE TO ADVISE THEM ON THOSE DECISIONS IS THEIR OWN GP. AUSTRALIA'S PRODUCING THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE LOCALLY. THE JAB'S UNDERGOING AN APPROVALS PROCESS HERE. SO JUST HOW MUCH DANGER DOES THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE POSE IF YOU'RE YOUNG? SOME SAY IT'S NO LESS RISKY THAN BOARDING A LONG-HAUL FLIGHT. HERE'S THE BBC'S CATHERINE BURNS TO ANSWER SOME OF THE MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OXFORD VACCINE. BASED ON THE DOSES BEING GIVEN IN THE UK, ABOUT FOUR IN A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE DEVELOPED THESE CLOTS AFTER BEING GIVEN THE OXFORD ASTRAZENECA VACCINE. JUST UNDER ONE IN A MILLION HAVE DIED. TO GIVE YOU A BIT OF CONTEXT, THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS YOUR CHANCES OF DYING ON A 250 MILE CAR JOURNEY. REGULATORS DO THINK IT'S RISKIER FOR ADULTS UNDER 30, THOUGH. SO, IF YOU IMAGINE WEMBLEY STADIUM PACKED FULL OF 18- TO 29-YEAR-OLDS WHO'D BEEN VACCINATED, ONE OF THEM WOULD POSSIBLY NEED TO BE TAKEN TO INTENSIVE CARE AFTER DEVELOPING THIS KIND OF UNUSUAL BLOOD CLOT. IT'S STILL A VERY SMALL RISK, BUT IT'S ONE THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE BECAUSE THEY'LL BE OFFERED ALTERNATIVE VACCINES INSTEAD. ONCE YOU HIT YOUR 30TH BIRTHDAY, YOU WON'T GET A CHOICE OF VACCINES. ONE QUICK THOUGHT, THOUGH. RIGHT NOW WE'RE MOSTLY VACCINATING THE OVER 50S. BY THE TIME WE GET TO YOUNGER PEOPLE, WE'LL HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION. AND IF THE EVIDENCE HAS CHANGED, THE ADVICE COULD BE TWEAKED. UNRELATED TO THE VACCINE, IF YOU'RE PREGNANT OR TAKING SOME FEMALE HORMONES, YOU'D ALSO BE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BLOOD CLOTS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THE COMBINED PILL, THE NUMBERS SEEM TO BE HIGHER THAN WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE VACCINE. SO, IF A MILLION WOMEN WERE TAKING IT FOR A YEAR, MAYBE 500 OF THEM WOULD GO ON TO DEVELOP SOME KIND OF CLOT. IT'S WORTH SAYING, THOUGH, MOST CLOTS ARE PRETTY EASILY TREATABLE. THE TYPES LINKED TO THE VACCINE, THOUGH, DO APPEAR TO BE MORE SERIOUS. WHEN YOU HAVE A VACCINE, YOU MIGHT FEEL A BIT ROPEY FOR A FEW DAYS, AND THAT IS NORMAL. BUT THERE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS TO LOOK OUT FOR FOUR OR MORE DAYS AFTER HAVING A JAB. THEY INCLUDE A HEADACHE, BLURRED VISION, CHEST PAINS, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, STOMACH ACHES, SWOLLEN LEGS, UNUSUAL BRUISES, OR LITTLE RED SPOTS ON YOUR SKIN. THERE ARE TREATMENTS FOR THIS ` THE EARLIER, THE BETTER. OVERALL, THOUGH, THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR. IF YOU ARE OFFERED YOUR VACCINE, DON'T HESITATE TO COME FORWARD. HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE AGAIN TAKING TO THE STREETS TO DEMAND CLIMATE ACTION. SCHOOL STRIKE FOR CLIMATE HAVE HAD THEIR LAST TWO PROTESTS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19, BUT ARE BACK TODAY WITH THEIR FOURTH STRIKE. OUR REPORTER ABBEY WAKEFIELD JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM WELLINGTON WHERE DEMONSTRATORS ARE MARCHING TO PARLIAMENT. AND ABBEY, WHAT ARE THE SCENES LIKE DOWN THERE? DESPITE THE BAD WEATHER, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE TURNED OUT. THERE ARE A VARIETY OF PEOPLE HERE. WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE, ELDERLY PEOPLE AND LOTS OF SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE LAST TIME WE WERE HERE WAS THAT SEPTEMBER 2019. WE ARE BACK BECAUSE STUDENTS WANT MORE ACTION. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE DEMANDS YOU ARE GIVING TO THE GOVERNMENT? WE HAVE TWO KEY DEMANDS. JUST TRANSITION. WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO 8 PEOPLE AND NONSUSTAINABLE FIELDS AND PRACTICES TO TRANSITION INTO MORE SUSTAINABLE ONCE. A SECOND DEMAND IS TO HONOUR OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS. WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THEM AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND STRENGTHEN THOSE CONNECTIONS ARE TO ALLOW THEM TO DO SO. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE TURNOUT TODAY? ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC. THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE HERE. IT IS A BETTER TURNOUT THAN WE IMAGINED AND I AM SO PROUD OF EVERYONE HERE. THOSE DEMANDS, THAT SARAH WAS TALKING ABOUT, WILL BE DELIVERED TO 2 POLITICIANS SHORTLY. THOSE POLITICIANS ARE JENNY ANDERSON AND GREEN COLEADER JAMES SHAW. AS THE WORLD STARTS TO MOVE AWAY FROM PETROL AND DIESEL POWERED CARS, THERE ARE NOW QUESTIONS OVER HOW THE METALS NEEDED FOR BATTERIES IN ELECTRIC CARS WILL BE SOURCED. ONE POSSIBILITY IS TO MINE THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR, BUT THERE ARE WARNINGS IT COULD HAVE A DISASTRIOUS IMPACT ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. THE BBC'S JUSTIN ROWLATT REPORTS. IT IS ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE REGIONS ON EARTH. A VASTNESS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. BUT MORE THAN 2 MILES BENEATH THE SURFACE, LIE INCREDIBLE RESERVES OF METALS NEEDED TO MAKE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES. SO THIS IS WHAT THE MINING COMPANIES ARE AFTER ` THIS IS A POLY-METALLIC NODULE. IT'S A NUGGET OF CRUCIAL BATTERY MATERIAL SO IN HERE YOU'VE GOT COBALT, NICKEL, COPPER, MANGANESE, AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF THESE LYING ON THE DEEP SEA FLOOR, IN SOME AREAS OF OCEAN. WE CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT, FOR THE WHOLE PLANET. THE MINING COMPANIES SAY SOURCING METALS FROM THE DEEP OCEAN HAS A LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT THAN MINING METALS ON LAND. THEY JUST SIT THERE LIKE GOLF BALLS ON A DRIVING RANGE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DRILL OR BLAST TO FIND THEM. ALSO, THEY HAPPEN TO SIT IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THERE'S NO FORESTS OR NO PLANTS, AND WE COMPARE THAT WITH LAND BASED MINING, THESE AREAS OF RICH, BIODIVERSE FORESTS, WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO DESTROY THESE CARBON SINKS TO GET ACCESS TO THESE METAL DEPOSITS. IT'S A NO BRAINER WHERE WE SHOULD BE GETTING OUR MEDALS FROM. ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNERS DISAGREE. THEY SAY MINING WILL DESTROY FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED OVER HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF YEARS. WITH THE CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY CRISIS FACING THIS PLANET, DEEP SEA MINING WOULD JUST BE ANOTHER SCANDALOUS THREAT TO THE HEALTH OF OUR OCEANS. BMW, GOOGLE, SAMSUNG AND VOLVO TRUCKS ANNOUNCED THEY WOULDN'T BE USING ANY METALS SOURCED FROM THE DEEP OCEAN IN THEIR PRODUCTS. AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGIST ADRIAN GLOVER STUDIES THE CREATURES THAT LIVE ON THE DEEP OCEAN FLOOR. OF COURSE, JAMES CAMERON WAS INSPIRED BY DEEP SEA ANIMALS IN ALL OF HIS MOVIES. HE SAYS THE IMPACT OF MINING WILL BE PROFOUND. IT MEANS HUMANITY FACES A DIFFICULT DECISION. SO IT WILL BE A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN THE ECOLOGY OF THAT ENVIRONMENT. AND THAT'S SOMETHING YOU JUST HAVE TO ACCEPT. SOME AREAS OF THE PLANET WILL HAVE TO BE IMPACTED IF HUMANS ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD IN A SORT OF ZERO CARBON FUTURE. THE DECISION ABOUT WHETHER TO ALLOW MINING WILL BE TAKEN BY THE U.N. BODY THAT CONTROLS EXPLOITATION OF THE DEEP OCEAN. BUT AS SALES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES INCREASE, PRESSURE TO ALLOW MINING IN THE DEEP OCEANS IS ALSO LIKELY TO GROW. SCIENTISTS IN AUSTRALIA HAVE DEVELOPED A WORLD-FIRST LASER THAT ZAPS SPACE JUNK, BLASTING THEM OUT OF ORBIT TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC COLLISIONS. EXPERTS SAY MILLIONS OF PIECES OF DEBRIS POSE A RISK TO ASTRONAUTS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF SATELLITES. CHANNEL NINE'S JONATHAN KEARSLEY REPORTS. ONE SMALL SWITCH FOR MAN, ONE GIANT BEAM FOR MANKIND. A REAL BREAK-THROUGH FOR SPACE TECHNOLOGY WORLDWIDE. IT'S DESTINATION SPACE FOR THIS LASER FIRED FROM AN OBSERVATORY OVERLOOKING CANBERRA. THE RAY OF LIGHT GOES WHERE NO MAN HAS GONE BEFORE ` THE ENDS OF THE UNIVERSE ` TO HELP PROTECT $900bn WORTH OF SATELLITES AND CRUCIAL SPACE INFRASTRUCTURE ORBITING EARTH. WE DEPEND ON SPACE FOR OUR BANKING, NAVIGATION, MOVEMENT OF GROCERIES AND SUPPLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FOR DECADES, THE SMALL TEAM AT MOUNT STROMLO OBSERVATORY HAS BEEN TRACKING SPACE JUNK. SHOWS YOU A RUSSIAN ROCKET, COSMOS. AIMED AT BILLIONS OF STARS, THE LASER PINPOINTS A PIECE OF JUNK. ANOTHER LASER, FAR MORE POWERFUL AND INVISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE, IS FIRED AT THE DEBRIS TO SHUNT IT FROM ORBIT. THE RISK FROM SPACE DEBRIS IS SUBSTANTIAL AND INCREASING. ALMOST 130 MILLION PIECES OF DEBRIS SURROUND EARTH. WE'VE POLLUTED SPACE SO BADLY. EVERYTHING FROM BROKEN BITS OF SPACECRAFT, SCREWS, AND NUTS AND BOLTS, DEAD SATELLITES TO URNS CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS. BUT THERE'S SO MUCH IT'S PUTTING SPACE TRAVEL AT RISK. A TEAM FROM SPACE INTELLIGENCE FIRM EOS HAS SPENT SEVEN YEARS WORKING ON THIS TECHNOLOGY. IT'S A WORLD FIRST. THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE LASER FIRED FROM THIS OBSERVATORY GO WAY BEYOND SIMPLY MOVING SPACE JUNK. IT COULD BE USED TO COMMUNICATE WITH DEEP SPACE PROBES. BUT THE ABILITY TO MOVE, OR POTENTIALLY ONE DAY DESTROY SOMETHING CIRCLING THE EARTH, MEANS THIS TECHNOLOGY COULD BECOME A FRONTIER FOR SPACE WARS. IT MIGHT BE A LONG WAY OFF, BUT FOR AUSTRALIANS WITH A LASER-LIKE FOCUS ON SPACE, EVEN THE SKY IS NO LIMIT. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN MANAGE OUR POPULATION, OUR RESOURCES, AND OPTIMISE OUR INDUSTRY IS TO USE SPACE TECHNOLOGY. JONATHAN KEARSLEY, NINE NEWS. POLICE HAVE USED WATER CANNONS TO DISPERSE RIOTERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND AS PETROL BOMBS AND FIREWORKS WERE THROWN ON THE STREETS OF BELFAST FOR A SEVENTH NIGHT. THE RENEWED UNREST COMES DESPITE PLEAS FROM THE BRITISH AND IRISH PRIME MINISTERS. POLICE SAY THE CLASHES BETWEEN CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT COMMUNITIES ARE SOME OF THE WORST THEY'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS. MORE THAN 50 POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN HURT AND TEN PEOPLE ARRESTED OVER THE PAST 10 DAYS AS A RESULT OF RIOTING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` RARE FOOTAGE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S TIME IN NEW ZEALAND SEVEN DECADES AGO IS UNEARTHED. AND IN SPORT ` HE'S STILL GOT IT. BENJI MARSHALL PUTS ON A SPECTACLE FOR THE BUNNIES AGAINST THE BRONCOS. HUNDREDS OF PEFORMERS WILL TAKE PART IN THE PASIFIKA FESTIVAL IN AUCKLAND THIS WEEKEND. THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE EVENT WHICH HAS BEEN POSTPONED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACK. THE FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE LIVE MUSIC, DANCE, FOOD AND LOCAL PEFORMERS. (CHANTING IN SAMOAN) PEOPLE CAN HEAD ALONG TO MT SMART STADIUM FROM TOMORROW. RARE AND REVEALING FOOTAGE OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP IN NEW ZEALAND WILL BE AIRED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS. THE AMATEUR FILM WAS SHOT DURING THE COUPLE'S TOUR TO THE COUNTRY AT CHRISTMAS IN 1953. HE FOOTAGE, DISCOVERED IN AN ATTIC, EVEN SHOWS THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP PLAYING IN A POOL. IT'S ALL PART OF A DOCUMENTARY THAT WILL AIR IN THE U.K. CALLED 'THE QUEEN UNSEEN'. TO SPORT, AND RABBITOHS COACH WAYNE BENNETT SAYS THE CLUB IS LUCKY TO HAVE KIWI VETERAN BENJI MARSHALL IN THEIR RANKS. 2020 LOOKED AS IF IT WOULD BE THE 36-YEAR-OLD'S LAST IN THE NRL. BUT LAST NIGHT, HE GAVE A REMINDER HE'S STILL GOT A FEW TRICKS UP HIS SLEEVE. VICTOR WATERS EXPLAINS. BENJI MARSHALL'S MADE A CAREER OF SETTING UP TRIES. BUT OCCASIONALLY, HE TAKES MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. BIG FLICK. JUGGLED THERE, THEN BACK TO MARSHALL TO SCORE FOR THE RABBITS. WELL, THAT WASN'T IN THE SCRIPT. WHAT BETTER WAY TO START WRITING YOUR OWN HISTORY IN SOUTH SYDNEY COLOURS, THAN SCORING IN YOUR FIRST START, AND AGAINST YOUR FORMER CLUB. UNWANTED BY THE WESTS TIGERS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE NRL, THE VETERAN PLAYMAKER PROVED AGAINST THE BRONCOS THAT HE STILL KNOWS HOW TO RUN THE BACKLINE. BENJI MARSHALL HAS DONE SOME SPECIAL THINGS ON THIS FIELD. BUT HE'S STILL GOT IT AT 36 YEARS OF AGE. PUT THAT ONE DOWN TO BENJI. I THOUGHT BENJI WAS OUTSTANDING. HE DID A GREAT JOB FOR US. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. YOU WANT GUYS COMING INTO THE TEAM. AND WE DID IT LAST YEAR WHEN WE HAD A LOT OF INJURIES LATE IN THE SEASON, AND WE HAD GUYS KEEP TURNING UP. TURNING UP IS EXACTLY WHAT MARSHALL HAS DONE THIS SEASON WHEN CALLED UPON. HIS APPEARANCES OFF THE BENCH HELPING THE BUNNIES TO A FOUR-GAME WINNING STREAK. HE'S BEEN WONDERFUL. IT'S NOT ONLY WHAT YOU SEE ON THE FIELD; IT'S WHAT HE DOES OFF THE FIELD AS WELL. HE'S QUITE OUTSTANDING. I JUST CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND WHY CLUBS ` WHY WE WERE SO LUCKY TO GET HIM. THE RABBITOHS MIGHT NOT BE SO LUCKY KEEPING HOLD OF ADAM REYNOLDS FOR MUCH LONGER. BUT ANY UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE SKIPPER'S CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS ISN'T SHOWING ON THE FIELD. REYNOLDS FOR TWO! REYNOLDS FOR TWO! THE HALFBACK NAILING THIS KICK FROM 43 METRES TO SCORE THE NRL'S FIRST TWO-POINT DROPGOAL. THE BRONCOS WITH LITTLE IN RESPONSE. CHRISTCHURCH-BORN FULLBACK JAMAYNE ISAAKO SCORING BRISBANE'S ONLY POINTS IN THE 35-6 DEFEAT. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. THE BIG STARS HAVE STRUGGLED AT AUGUSTA IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE MASTERS. BRYSON DE CHAMBEAU, LEE WESTWOOD AND RORY MCILROY AMONG THOSE CARDING OVER PAR SCORES AFTER THE FIRST ROUND. THINGS GOING SO BADLY FOR MCILROY ` A WAYWARD SHOT ON THE 7TH EVEN SAW HIM HIT HIS DAD ON THE GREEN. BUT THERE WAS NOTHING WAYWARD ABOUT THIS HOLE-IN-ONE SHOT FROM TOMMY FLEETWOOD. OOH, THIS ONE'S STRAIGHT AT IT. IT'S IN THE HOLE. TOMMY FLEETWOOD MAKES A ONE. FLEETWOOD WAS TWO OVER PAR AT THE END OF HIS ROUND, STILL SIX SHOTS OFF EARLY LEADER JUSTIN ROSE. LONE TOAILOA IS EDGING CLOSER TO HIS AMERICAN FOOTBALL DREAM AS HE COMPETES TO BE SELECTED BY THE NFL'S INTERNATIONAL PLAYER PATHWAY PROGRAMME. SHOULD HE GRADUATE FROM THE SYSTEM, WHICH NRL STAR VALENTINE HOLMES WAS PART OF, THE AUCKLAND-BORN DEFENSIVE END WOULD BE PICKED BY A FRANCHISE AT RANDOM IN MAY. HE WOULD THEN HAVE TO BATTLE HIS WAY INTO THE TEAM'S ACTIVE ROSTER TO EARN A SHOT AT AN NFL DEBUT. I'VE ALWAYS HAD A DREAM, AS A KID ` IN KELSTON BOY'S, EVERYONE HAD A RUGBY DREAM. I WAS THE ODD ONE OUT, I HAD A FOOTBALL DREAM, TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE NFL. SO IT WOULD MEAN A LOT, NOT ONLY TO ME BUT TO MY FAMILY AS WELL, BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW PASSIONATE I AM ABOUT THIS SPORT. WELLINGTON SWIMMER LEWIS CLAREBURT HAS CONTINUED HIS IMPRESSIVE FORM AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. CLAREBURT (21) BROKE THE OPEN RECORD FOR THE 100m FREESTYLE WHILE SWIMMING THE FIRST LEG OF THE MEN'S 100m RELAY. HIS TIME OF 48.96 JUST A FRACTION OFF THE OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION STANDARD. IN THE WOMEN'S 50m BREASTSTROKE MULTI-CLASS EVENT, JANE FOX BROKE HER OWN NEW ZEALAND PARA OPEN RECORD, WHILE DAVID BECK BROKE THE NEW ZEALAND PARA RECORD IN THE 100m BUTTERFLY. TO TENNIS AND THE FRENCH OPEN HAS BEEN POSTPONED BY A WEEK IN THE HOPE THAT MORE SPECTATORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND. FRANCE IS IN A THIRD NATIONWIDE LOCKDOWN WHICH IS EXPECTED TO END IN MID-MAY. THE GRAND SLAM TOURNAMENT AT ROLAND GARROS WILL NOW RUN FROM THE END OF MAY TO MID JUNE, WITH QUALIFYING THE WEEK BEFORE. CHINA HAS FIRED BACK AT WASHINGTON, WARNING THE U.S. NOT TO BOYCOTT NEXT YEAR'S WINTER OLYMPICS, REJECTING ACCUSATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST MINORITIES. THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT RECENTLY SAID IT WOULD CONSULT WITH OTHER NATIONS ABOUT A JOINT BOYCOTT. CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY'S WARNED OF AN UNSPECIFIED 'ROBUST CHINESE RESPONSE', SHOULD IT COME TO FRUITION. BEIJING ALSO SAID THE POLITICIZATION OF SPORT DAMAGES THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT. AFTER THE BREAK, I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST ` RECAPPING OUR TOP STORIES. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALREADY FACING PRESSURE TO PUT IN MEASURES TO LIFT THE TRAVEL BAN FROM INDIA. AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE ONCE AGAIN TAKEN TO THE STREETS DEMANDING CLIMATE ACTION. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THE WEATHER'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE THIS AFTERNOON. # I BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE FOR ME, I FEEL IT IN OUR ENERGY, # I SEE US WRITTEN IN THE STARS. WE CAN GO WHEREVER, SO LET'S DO IT # NOW OR NEVER BABY, NOTHING'S EVER, EVER TOO FAR. GLITTER IN THE SKY, # GLITTER IN OUR EYES, SHINING JUST THE WAY WE ARE. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE # FOREVER EVERY TIME WE GET TOGETHER BUT WHATEVER, LET'S GET LOST ON MARS # YOU WANT ME, I WANT YOU, BABY # MY SUGARBOO, I'M LEVITATING, THE MILKY WAY, WE'RE RENEGADING # YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH # I GOT YOU, MOONLIGHT, YOU'RE MY STARLIGHT, I NEED YOU ALL NIGHT, # COME ON, DANCE WITH ME # I'M LEVITATING, YOU, MOONLIGHT, YOU'RE MY STARLIGHT # I NEED YOU ALL NIGHT, COME ON, DANCE WITH ME, I'M LEVITATING # YOU CAN FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT, YOU CAN FLY AWAY WITH ME # TONIGHT, BABY, LET ME TAKE YOU FOR A RIDE YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, # I'M LEVITATING, WOO # YOU CAN FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT, YOU CAN FLY AWAY WITH ME TONIGHT THANKS FOR JOINING US. OUR NEXT NEWS IS TE KARERE AT 4, AND THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE HERE AT 6. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND PHOEBE UPTON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021