TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` EXCLUSIVE DETAILS ON NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES EXPORTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES ACCUSED OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. WE'LL TELL YOU WHERE, AND WHO'S SIGNING IT OFF. PLUS ` THE LEGAL FIGHT OVER OUR MOST FAMOUS BATTLE CRY. (PERFORMS HAKA) WHAT A PARTIAL SALE OF NEW ZEALAND RUGBY COULD MEAN FOR THE HAKA. AND THEY'RE SKIPPING THEIR LESSONS TO TEACH EVERYONE ELSE ONE. WHAT DO WE WANT? CLIMATE JUSTICE. WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW! THE DEMANDS FROM THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE MARCHING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, JADE FERNANDES AND LILLIE BALFOUR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES HAVE BEEN EXPORTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO COUNTRIES ACCUSED OF MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. 1 NEWS HAS OBTAINED A LIST OF EXPORT CONTROL PERMITS FOR WEAPONS AND MILITARY TECHNOLOGY APPROVED BY OUR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY. POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT. ABHORRENT TREATMENT OF A MILLION UIGHUR MUSLIMS IN CHINA, SAUDI ARABIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE WAR IN YEMEN, AND ISRAEL SHOOTING PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS ` AND WE'VE BEEN EXPORTING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO ALL OF THEM, AND TO OTHER NATIONS WITH ATROCIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS. IT IS A VERITABLE WHO'S WHO OF HUMAN'S RIGHTS VIOLATORS. THESE ARE SOME OF THE WORST HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS ON THE PLANET. HOW CAN THEY BE CONFIDENT THAT THOSE GOODS ARE NOT GOING TO BE USED TO COMMIT SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS? IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE MINISTRY HAS RECEIVED 256 APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY EXPORTS TO 41 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES. IT HAS DECLINED JUST ONE ` THAT WAS AN EXPORT TO SAUDI ARABIA IN 2019. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THAT WAS REJECTED BECAUSE SAUDI GOVERNMENT ASSASSINS HAD RECENTLY MURDERED THE JOURNALIST JAMAL KHASHOGGI AT THEIR CONSULATE IN TURKEY. ALL BUT ONE OF THE REQUESTS FOR THESE MILITARY-RELATED EXPORTS HAS BEEN APPROVED, REGARDLESS OF THE CHARACTER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN QUESTION. THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS JUST A TOTAL SHAM, IT'S A WHITEWASH, IT'S A RUBBER STAMP. THERE IS NO SCRUTINY OF THESE APPLICATIONS. IF IT'S BEEN USED FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION, THEN THAT'S APPALLING AND SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE DARK ABOUT THE EXPORTS. PRIME MINISTER, IS THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDERMINING YOU BY EXPORTING WEAPONS TO COUNTRIES THAT YOU'VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY RAISING HUMANS RIGHTS CONCERNS ABOUT? YEAH, I'D WANT A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION, IF I MAY. THIS ISSUE HAS JUST BEEN RAISED. DESPITE THE WAR IN YEMEN, (BOOM!) THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTRY PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TWO PERMITS TO SAUDI ARABIA - FOR EQUIPMENT INCLUDING RANGE-FINDING BINOCULARS AND HANDHELD COMPUTERS TO HELP FIRE MORTARS. THESE VERY OVERTLY AUTHORITARIAN COUNTRIES WITH ABYSMAL HUMAN RIGHTS RECORDS, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. WHY ON EARTH A COUNTRY THAT CLAIMS TO STAND ON PRINCIPLE WOULD DEAL WITH THEM IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM WHEN IT COMES TO MILITARY EQUIPMENT IS BEYOND ME. MINISTRY BOSSES REFUSED TO BE INTERVIEWED TODAY, BUT THEY WERE RECENTLY ASKED AT PARLIAMENT IF THEY WERE HELPING TO KILL CIVILIANS. DO YOU THINK THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN HELPING THE SAUDI MILITARY TO KILL YEMENIS PEOPLE AND TO BREACH INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW? NO. (STAMMER) WE TAKE ` ABSOLUTELY NO. WE TAKE EACH APPLICATION ON ITS MERITS. BUT AS WE'VE FOUND OUT TODAY ` THEY'RE FINDING MERIT ON ALMOST EVERY OCCASION. THE GOVERNMENT ORDERED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW WEEKS AGO, INTO HOW THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HANDLES THESE PERMITS ` WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THAT? THE WHEELS ARE TURNING PRETTY SLOWLY THERE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT GOT AROUND TO APPOINTING ANYONE TO CARRY OUT THE INDEPENDENT REVIEW. TODAY'S REVELATIONS WILL RAISE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IS RUNNING THIS EXPORT CONTROL PERMITS. THESE PERMITS ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT NEW ZEALAND'S REPUTATION, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO MAKE SURE OUR EXPORTS ARE NOT CONTRIBUTING TO CONFLICT, OR HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. BACK IN FEBRUARY, YOU BROKE THE STORY ABOUT AIR NEW ZEALAND SECRETLY HELPING THE SAUDI MILITARY. AND THERE'S BEEN A DEVELOPMENT ON THAT TODAY? THAT IS RIGHT. FOLLOWING THE STORY, A NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS, REPORTS AND REVIEWS WERE LAUNCHED. TODAY, IN NEW ZEALAND HAVE COME OUT AND SAID THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE EXTERNAL REVIEW INTO HOW THEY ENDED UP WORKING UP FOR THE SAUDI NAVY. THEY SIMPLY DID NOT HAVE ROBUST PROCESSES IN PLACE TO ENSURE THEY WERE TAKING ETHICS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN SIGNING UP TO THESE BUSINESS DEALS WITH THE SAUDI MILITARY. THEY REFUSED TO RELEASED THE REPORT TO 1 NEWS TODAY. THANKS BENEDICT. FIVE OF TODAY'S SIX NEW CASES OF COVID-19 AT THE BORDER ARRIVED FROM INDIA, AS FRUSTRATION GROWS OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE OUR BORDERS TO TRAVELLERS FROM THERE. DAILY CASE NUMBERS IN INDIA CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET, AND OUR GOVERNMENT'S ADAMANT IT'S MADE THE RIGHT MOVE. LAURA JAMES WITH DEVELOPMENTS. TODAY ` TRAVELLERS AT THIS NEW DELHI AIRPORT CAN STILL GET TO NEW ZEALAND. BUT SOON, THE DOOR BETWEEN INDIA AND HERE, WILL BE SHUT. THOSE WHO HAD FLIGHTS BOOKED HOME ` DISAPPOINTED. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET HOME SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING HOME ON APRIL THE 22ND ` AND I'VE BEEN COUNTING DOWN. ALL I'VE WANTED WITH EVERY PART OF MY BEING IS TO COME HOME, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO. AND MY MENTAL HEALTH HAS REALLY BEEN SUFFERING. AND SHE'S NOT ALONE, OTHERS SHARING THE SENTIMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE TRAVEL BAN COMES AS INDIA HITS ANOTHER COVID-19 RECORD ` OVER 130000 CASES, IN A DAY. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE'VE HAD OVER 60 PASSENGERS WHO'VE COME IN FROM INDIA, WHO'VE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. MY RECOLLECTION IS WE HAVE AROUND 90 ACTIVE CASES AT THE MOMENT, SO AS A PROPORTION YOU CAN SEE IT IS RELATIVELY HIGH. I CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT MADE THE DECISION ON INDIA, AND DIDN'T INCLUDE COUNTRIES LIKE BRAZIL, AMERICA. BECAUSE THE RATE OF THOSE COVID RETURNEES IS VERY, VERY LOW, COMPARED TO THE ONES FROM INDIA. BUT SOME SAY THERE ARE OTHER STEPS THE GOVERNMENT COULD HAVE TAKEN. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN REALLY CRAVING IS FOR SOME SORT OF CAN-DO, SOLUTIONS-BASED APPROACH AS OPPOSED TO A SORT OF BLOCKADE. WE'RE WAITING ALL EARS PINNED FOR THE SOLUTION. IT IS ABOUT EXPLORING ADDITIONAL OPTIONS, MAKING SURE THAT PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING IS AS ROBUST AS IT CAN BE. THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES, BUT THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT'S HOPEFUL THE SUSPENSION WILL BE CAPPED AT TWO WEEKS. TRANSLATES: 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. I JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT THE SUSPENSION ISN'T EXTENDED FURTHER. THE UNCERTAINTY OF THAT IS STRESSFUL FOR ME. AN ANXIOUS WAIT AS THE GOVERNMENT STANDS BY ITS DECISION. AND LAURA JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM OUTSIDE THE GRAND MILLENIUM HOTEL IN AUCKLAND, WHERE A SECURITY GUARD TESTED POSITIVE THIS WEEK. WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THAT CASE? THE MAIN THING IS IS THAT FIVE OF THE ANTENNA CLOSE CONTACTS HAVE RETURNED A NEGATIVE TEST, AND THE REST ARE IN ISOLATION, WAITING FOR THE RESULTS. THE 24-YEAR-OLD, WHO WORKED AT THE HOTEL IS NOW IN QUARANTINE, AND INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO WHETHER THERE ARE ANY LOCATIONS OF INTEREST. THANKS, LAURA. AUSTRALIA'S VACCINE ROLLOUT HAS BEEN THROWN INTO DISARRAY. THE COUNTRY'S CHANGED ITS ADVICE AROUND THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE, SAYING IT SHOULDN'T BE GIVEN TO THOSE UNDER 50. HERE'S AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MACFARLANE. AUSTRALIA'S VACCINE ROLLOUT PLANS, PINNED ON ASTRAZENECA, DEALT ANOTHER BLOW. NOT A BAN ON THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE. IT IS NOT A PROHIBITION. BUT UNDER NEW GUIDELINES, UNDER 50s SHOULD BE OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE JAB TO ASTRAZENECA DUE TO THE VERY RARE RISK OF DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOTS. MR MORRISON FORCED TO RE-NEGOTIATE WITH PFIZER TO DOUBLE AUSTRALIA'S ORDER OF DOSES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THESE 20 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOSES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN QUARTER FOUR OF THIS YEAR. AND WE'LL OBVIOUSLY BE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SEEK TO MOVE THAT FORWARD WHERE WE CAN. A PROMISE TO HAVE THE POPULATION FULLY VACCINATED BY YEAR'S END NOW LOOKING LIKE A PIPE DREAM. IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT SCOTT MORRISON HAS GOT THIS WRONG. THE ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINE IS A DEBACLE. THE UK SAYS THE CHANCE OF DYING FROM A BLOOD CLOT, AFTER GETTING AN ASTRAZENECA, VACCINE IS ONE IN A MILLION. COMPARE THAT TO THE CHANCE OF BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN AUSTRALIA - ONE IN 12,000. AND THE CHANCE OF BEING KILLED IN A CAR CRASH ` ABOUT ONE IN 25,000. THE REVISED ASTRAZENECA ADVICE WILL AFFECT MORE THAN 12 MILLION AUSTRALIANS, JUST UNDER HALF THE POPULATION. BUT PEOPLE I'VE SPOKEN TO HERE APPEAR HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE VERY SMALL RISK AND GET THE VACCINE. DOES THAT SHAKE YOUR CONFIDENCE AT ALL IN GETTING A JAB? AH, NO, NOT REALLY. FOR ME, IT'S MORE ABOUT DOING IT FOR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND NOT MYSELF. WELL, IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD. IT'S LESS THAN THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL. THIS BRITISH PHARMACIST, WHOSE BROTHER DIED OF A RARE BLOOD CLOT AFTER RECEIVING ASTRAZENECA, SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD STILL GET THE JAB. IT'S STILL WORTH OTHER PEOPLE GETTING THEIR DOSE OF VACCINE, AND I'D HATE FOR THIS SITUATION TO PUT ANYONE OFF. URGING PEOPLE TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES TO PROTECT OUR MOST VULNERABLE. LET'S GO TO ANDREW IN SYDNEY NOW. CAN ANY OF THIS POP THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE? WE PUT THAT TO PRIME MINISTER JACINDA ARDERN TODAY, AND SHE SAID THE ANSWER IS NO, THINGS ARE STILL GOING WELL FOR 19 APRIL. AT NO POINT DURING THE BUBBLE DISCUSSIONS THE VACCINATION PLAN CAME INTO THAT. FOR SCOTT MORRISON, THIS IS THE LAST THING HE WOULD HAVE WANTED. THE ROLLOUT IN AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN SLOW. BY NOW, THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD 4 MILLION, BUT TODAY THEY HAVE ONLY JUST PAST THE 1 MILLION MARK. THANKS, ANDREW. THERE'S GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE HAKA AS A PARTIAL SALE OF NEW ZEALAND RUGBY TO AN AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY LOOMS. NGATI TOA SAY NO ONE'S EVEN TALKED TO THEM, AND NOW A LEGEND OF THE GAME'S VOICING CONCERNS. HERE'S YVONNE TAHANA. (PERFORM HAKA) SHAPING UP FOR A FIGHT ` NEW ZEALAND RUGBY NOW FACING DOWN A CHALLENGE OF ITS OWN. YEAH, NO. MONEY CAN'T BUY THAT SORT OF SPIRITUAL CONNECTION. NGATI TOA'S FAMOUS TUPUNA TE RAUPARAHA WROTE 'KA MATE' IN RECOGNITION OF A TIME WHEN HIS LIFE HUNG IN THE BALANCE, BUT THE IWI NOW FEELING THE HAKA ITSELF IS IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. BY AND LARGE, TALKING TO OUR PEOPLE ` PARTICULARLY OUR ELDERS ` IT'S OFF LIMITS. IT'S OFF LIMITS. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY IS IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY SILVER LAKE TO SELL A 15% STAKE IN ITS COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS FOR MORE THAN $400M. THE HAKA A CENTRAL PART OF THE ALL BLACKS' APPEAL. IF THEY'RE GAINING FINANCIALLY FROM THE USE OF ALLOWING SILVER LAKES ACCESS TO 'KA MATE' THEN, ABSOLUTELY, THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING SET ASIDE FOR NGATI TOA. AFTER DECADES OF POOR PERFORMANCES, BUCK SHELFORD ELEVATED THE STATUS OF THE HAKA BY SIMPLY LEADING A MOVEMENT TO PERFORM IT PROPERLY. HE QUESTIONS WHAT INFLUENCE SILVER LAKE WILL BE BUYING. IT'S VERY NEW, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SCEPTICAL ON HOW A PRIVATE COMPANY CAN COME IN AND BUY 10-15% ` BUT HOW MUCH DO WE ACTUALLY LOSE WITH THAT 10-15%? HOW MUCH AUTONOMY TO RUGBY? THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYER'S UNION HAS OPPOSED THE SALE. AMONG THE REASONS IN A LETTER TO NEW ZEALAND RUGBY, IT SAID PLAYERS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER COMPANY PROFITING OFF CULTURAL PRACTICES. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A CLASH IN THE IDEOLOGY BETWEEN THIS BUSINESS, THIS EQUITY FIRM THAT IS TRYING TO SQUEEZE THE VALUE OUT OF THE ALL BLACKS, VERSUS THE ALL BLACKS WHO ARE SEEN AS VERY COMMUNITY-BASED TEAM. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY NAVIGATING MORE THAN JUST FINANCIAL CONCERNS IN THIS CONTROVERSIAL NEGOTIATION. LATE THIS AFTERNOON, NEW ZEALAND RUGBY RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT. YVONNE'S WITH ME NOW. YVONNE, WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY? SHE LEADS THE NEW ZEALAND MAORI BOARD. SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON PROTECTION MECHANISMS, BUT SHE WOULD NOT SAY WHAT THEY WERE. SHE SAID THERE HAS BEEN A REPORT COMMISSIONED, AND THE INTENTION IS TO TAKE THE REPORT TO THE MAORI STAKEHOLDERS. AND THERE'S LEGISLATION PROTECTING THINGS LIKE HAKA. TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT? AND 2009, NGATI TOI SIGNED A TREATY DEAL. BUT IT ONLY APPLIES IN A NEW ZEALAND CONTEXT, IT DOES NOT APPLY IN AN INTERNATIONAL SETTING. ANY DEAL THAT IS STRUCK HERE MAY HAVE THAT GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND, WE MAY SEE OURSELVES ENDING UP IN COURT, BUT WE DO NOT KNOW THAT. IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED BEFORE, SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING. WATCH THIS SPACE. MORE HELP FOR OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS STRUGGLING WITH THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WAS A KEY DEMAND FROM THOUSANDS OF SCHOOL STUDENTS AT MARCHES AROUND THE COUNTRY TODAY. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. NO MORE COAL, NO MORE OIL! KEEP YOUR CARBON IN THE SOIL! SCHOOL CLIMATE STRIKERS BACK IN FIREY FORM. CONGREGATING IN THE CAPITAL, AND TAKING THEIR MESSAGE TO THE STREETS. WELL, THEY ARE POISONING THE AIR WE BREATHE, SO THIS IS A MESSAGE OF WHAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO WEAR IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS. THOUSANDS IN AUCKLAND TOO, JOINING THE FIRST CLIMATE CHANGE RALLY SINCE 2019. PICKING UP MOMENTUM, AFTER A YEAR OF COVID AND RESTRICTIONS ON MASS GATHERINGS. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR EARTH WE HAVE NOTHING ELSE. AND IN CHRISTCHURCH ` A CROWD UNITED IN THEIR CALL FOR ACTION. IT'S ABOUT BEING ABLE TO TRANSFER MY FEAR AND MY ANGER INTO ACTION. FOR THESE STUDENTS ` CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE DEFINING ISSUE OF THEIR TIME. NO ONE HAS BEEN DOING ANYTHING FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, AND, LIKE, THE TIME IS NOW, PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING, IT'S LIKE THIS ` JUST START NOW. SINCE THEY LAST MARCHED, A CLIMATE EMERGENCY'S BEEN DECLARED AND A LAW PASSED ` AIMING TO MAKE NEW ZEALAND CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050. BUT THE STRIKERS WANT MORE. THE PROTESTERS HAVE TWO KEY DEMANDS. THEY WANT GREATER FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE BIG EMITTERS ` LIKE FARMING ` SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSITION TO GREENER PRACTICES. SECONDLY, THEY WANT GREATER SUPPORT FROM THIS GOVERNMENT FOR OUR PACIFIC NEIGHBOURS ALREADY GRAPPLING WITH SEA LEVEL RISES. THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL START TO EXPERIENCE THESE SAME TRUTHS, BECAUSE WE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE. PEOPLE-POWER CONVERGING ON THE HALLS OF POWER. THE CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER AGREEING THE PACIFIC NEEDS MORE ATTENTION. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP, BECAUSE YOU KNOW BETTER THAN I DO THAT THINGS ARE NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH. ORGANISERS HOPEFUL THEY CAN MAKE CHANGE. EVERY YOUNG PERSON TODAY KNOWS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS BECAUSE OF THESE, AND SO WE WILL KEEP DRIVING AND TRY AS MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE CHANGE. NOBODY HAS A MONOPOLY ON YOUTH FOREVER ` MAY I ADD ` AND THE RADICAL IDEAS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT TO THE FORE BY THESE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ENTIRELY ACHIEVABLE. WHAT DO WE WANT? ` CLIMATE JUSTICE! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? ` NOW! FIGHTING FOR A FUTURE THAT AFFECTS THEM THE MOST. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. ANOTHER NIGHT OF TURMOIL ON THE STREETS OF NORTHERN IRELAND AS BREXIT AND COVID FRUSTRATIONS BOIL OVER. WHY POLICE ARE CONCERNED IT'S JUST THE BEGINNING. AND WESTERN AUSTRALIANS ARE TOLD TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES. DETAILS OF TWO POWERFUL TROPICAL STORMS HEADING TOWARDS THE STATE. AND THEN AT 7, A NEW TAKE ON A KIWI CLASSIC. YES, WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW SOME KIWI INGENUITY IS TURNING A WHOLE LOT OF OLD MILK BOTTLES AND PLASTIC BAGS INTO FENCE POSTS. AND WITH A TIMBER SHORTAGE, THEY'RE PROVING TO BE A HIT. PLUS, THE DOGNAPPING OF EXPENSIVE BREEDS. PLUS, THE DOGNAPPING OF EXPENSIVE BREEDS. HOW YOU CAN HELP REUNITE A PET WITH HER FAMILY. AND THE ARGUMENT OVER HOW WE'RE DRYING OUR CLOTHES. THAT'S ALL COMING UP AT 7. WELCOME BACK. PETROL BOMBS HAVE BEEN USED AND A BUS HIJACKED IN CLASHES IN NORTHERN IRELAND. THE RIOTS OVER BREXIT AND COVID LOCKDOWN FRUSTRATIONS HAVE NOW SPANNED SEVEN DAYS, AND THERE'S CONCERN IT COULD BE THE START OF A RETURN TO THE VIOLENCE OF OLD. THE BBC'S EMMA VARDY HAS THE LATEST. (SIRENS WAIL) (CROWD YELLS) ON AN ALREADY FEBRILE SITUATION, NOW MORE FUEL ON THE FIRE. (CROWD YELLS) AT ONE OF BELFAST'S PEACE LINES LAST NIGHT, THE PEACE WAS BROKEN. (BOMB EXPLODES) IN THE HANDS OF TEENAGERS, PETROL BOMBS, THROWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OVER THE WALL. EACH EVENING, THESE GATES ARE LOCKED TO KEEP THE MAINLY PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITIES APART. NOW FORCED OPEN, RAMMED BY CARS AND BATTERED CLOSED BY POLICE, AMIDST A RUNNING BATTLE BETWEEN CROWDS ON EACH SIDE. IT'S HARD TO CONTROL MOBS OF KIDS. WHEN THEY SEE ONE SET DOING IT, THEY'RE JOINING IN. WHO'S ENCOURAGING IT? THE LOYALIST POLITICIANS ARE DOING IT. WHY? BECAUSE THEY GOT BREXIT IN, AND IT'S NOT WORKIN'. AS THE FIGHTING CONTINUED BETWEEN BELFAST, SHANKILL, AND SPRINGFIELD ROAD, LOCAL PRIESTS TRIED TO WARN YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE DANGER, THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY. EARLIER, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL IN THE LOYALIST SHANKILL ROAD, A BUS WAS HIJACKED AND SET ALIGHT. THE DISORDER LAST NIGHT WAS ON A SCALE THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN IN RECENT YEARS IN BELFAST OR FURTHER AFIELD. THE FACT THAT IT WAS SECTARIAN VIOLENCE, AND THERE WAS LARGE GROUPS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE GATES AT LANARK WAY, AGAIN, IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AS THE CLEANUP OPERATION BEGAN IN BELFAST, POLITICAL LEADERS GATHERED FOR AN EMERGENCY MEETING STORMONT TO TRY AND BRING ABOUT CALM. THERE CAN BE NO PLACE IN OUR SOCIETY FOR VIOLENCE, OR THE THREAT OF VIOLENCE, AND IT MUST STOP. WHAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT AT LANARK WAY INTERFACE, I THINK WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ESCALATION OF EVENTS OF RECENT DAYS, AND IT'S UTTERLY DEPLORABLE. THE BRITISH AND IRISH PRIME MINISTERS ARE ALSO CALLING FOR CALM. HOWEVER, MORE PROTESTS ARE PLANNED FOR THE DAYS AHEAD. IN THE US, THE DEFENCE OF THE FORMER POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF MURDERING GEORGE FLOYD HAS TAKEN ANOTHER HIT ` AN EXPERT TELLING THE JURY IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT THE MAN'S DEATH WAS DUE TO LACK OF OXYGEN, AND NOT THE DRUGS IN HIS SYSTEM. OUR US CORRESPONDENT ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS IS WATCHING THE TRIAL. I DO. AS AN EXPERT WITNESS ON HOW THE BODY BREATHES, DR MARTIN TOBIN COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE CLEAR TO THE JURY. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS A LOW LEVEL OF OXYGEN THAT CAUSED THE BRAIN DAMAGE AND CAUSED THE HEART TO STOP. IT WAS NOT, HE SAID, CAUSED BY ANY DRUGS OR ALCOHOL IN GEORGE FLOYD'S SYSTEM. THAT'S THE DEFENCE OF FORMER POLICEMAN DEREK CHAUVIN, ACCUSED OF FLOYD'S MURDER LAST MEMORIAL DAY. A HEALTHY PERSON SUBJECTED TO WHAT MR FLOYD WAS SUBJECTED TO WOULD HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF WHAT HE WAS SUBJECTED TO. HE WALKED THE JURY THROUGH THAT VIDEO ` THE ONE THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN, ONE HE'S WATCHED HUNDREDS OF TIMES. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THAT THE TOE OF HIS BOOT IS NO LONGER TOUCHING THE GROUND. THIS MEANS THAT ALL OF HIS BODY WEIGHT IS BEING DIRECTED DOWN AT MR FLOYD'S NECK. THE PROSECUTION'S CASE AGAINST CHAUVIN IS THAT HE SUFFOCATED FLOYD TO DEATH RECKLESSLY AND DELIBERATELY. THE KNEE REMAINED ON THE NECK FOR ANOTHER 3.02 AFTER WE REACHED THE POINT WHERE THERE IS NOT ONE OUNCE OF OXYGEN LEFT IN THE BODY. THAT HALF OF HIS BODY WEIGHT, PLUS HALF HIS GEAR WEIGHT IS COMING DOWN ` THAT'S 91.5lbs ` IS COMING DOWN DIRECTLY ON MR FLOYD'S NECK. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, EXPERT WITNESSES AND 11 MEMBERS OF POLICE HAVE ALL TESTIFIED AGAINST DEREK CHAUVIN. PROSECUTORS HAVE A LIST OF 300 MORE TO CALL, BUT ARE EXPECTED NOW TO CUT THAT SHORT. ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. WESTERN AUSTRALIANS ALONG NEARLY 1500km OF COASTLINE ARE BRACING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF TWO FEROCIOUS TROPICAL CYCLONES. 1 NEWS WEATHER EXPERT DAN CORBETT IS TRACKING THEM. DAN, TAKE US THROUGH WHAT'S GOING ON. SOME STUFF THAT WE DO NOT NORMALLY SEE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. LOOK AT THE LUMPS OF CLOUD, THEY'RE ACTUALLY SPINNING AROUND EACH OTHER, AND THAT IS WHERE THE STORMS ARE. THOSE WINDS AND OPPOSING ENERGY DATA AROUND IT OTHER, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA COAST? THESE TWO ARE CATEGORY ONE ` ODETTE AND SEROJA. ODETTE IS GOING TO LOSE OUT, AND NOTICE HOW THEY SPIN AROUND, ONE DIES, AND THEN ONE LOOK COME STRAIGHT INTO WESTERN AUSTRALIA. PROBABLY SUNDAY NIGHT. WIND GUSTS OVER 200km/h. WE WILL HAVE SOME MORE HEAVY RAIN AS WELL, BUT MORE DETAILS COMING UP ON THAT DATE ON. THE ANSWER TO A CARBON-FREE FUTURE COULD LIE IN THE DEPTHS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN. BUT NOT EVERYONE'S BEHIND THE IDEA TO EXTRACT METALS FROM THE SEA FLOOR. AND A 30 MILLLION-YEAR-OLD FIND IN THE QUAKE RUINS OF A CHRISTCHURCH CHURCH. WHAT THE LOCAL MUSEUM'S PLANNING TO DO WITH IT NOW. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP THE BEST WAY OF GETTING YOUR CLOTHES DRY? WELL, THE BIG DEBATE RIGHT NOW IS BETWEEN PUTTING THE WASHING IN THE DRYER OR HANGING IT ON CLOTHES RACKS IN THE HOUSE. WE WADE IN. PLUS, THE WAR ON PLASTIC TAKES A NEW TURN THAT MAKES LIFE EASIER FOR FARMERS, AND THE REST OF US. MY AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP US FIND A MUCH LOVED FAMILY DOG FILLED WITH METALS VITAL FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES, OCEAN BEDS COULD BE THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR MINING. THE PACIFIC IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF PLANS FOR SEVERAL MINING COMPANIES, BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE WARNING OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES. HERE'S IMOGEN WELLS. DEEP BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN, RICH DEPOSITS OF METALS NEEDED TO MAKE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES. NUGGETS OF COBALT, NICKEL, COPPER AND MANGANESE. AND THEY JUST SIT THERE LIKE GOLF BALLS ON A DRIVING RANGE. CURRENTLY, THE METALS ARE TAKEN FROM MINES IN PLACES LIKE THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND CHINA. BUT PROSPECTORS SAY SOURCING THEM FROM THE DEEP OCEAN WILL HAVE A LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. 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 METALS FROM. SEABEDS OFF THE COOK ISLANDS ARE RICH IN THE RESOURCES NEEDED. ONE OF THE DEEP SEA MINERAL RESOURCES THAT'S OF INTEREST FOR DEEP SEA MINING IS POLYMETALLIC NODULES. AND THEY'RE ABUNDANT IN AREAS OF THE COOK ISLANDS. ENVIRONMENTAL CAMPAIGNERS SAY THE IMPACT ON DEEP SEA ECOSYSTEMS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS MINING PRACTICE WOULD DESTROY AREAS THAT COULD BE THE MOST BIODIVERSE ON THE PLANET. WE CANNOT PUT OUR ECOSYSTEMS UNDER ANY MORE PRESSURE. THE U.N. IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING REGULATIONS WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY PAVE THE WAY FOR MINING TO BEGIN. BUT IT COULD BE YEARS AWAY. SOCIETY OR ECONOMICS MIGHT DICTATE YES, WE WANT TO GO DEEP SEABED MINING, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S THERE INITIALLY, HOW VARIABLE IT IS, BEFORE WE START TO DO ANY MINING. BMW, GOOGLE, SAMSUNG AND VOLVO TRUCKS HAVE ALL ANNOUNCED THEY WON'T BE USING ANY METAL SOURCED FROM THE DEEP OCEAN IN THEIR VEHICLES. BUT AS THE SALES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES INCREASE, THE PRESSURE TO GET HOLD OF THE MINERALS NEEDED TO RUN THEM IS LIKELY TO GROW. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. A RARE FOSSIL, SOME 30m YEARS OLD, HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN THE QUAKE RUINS OF A CHRISTCHURCH CHURCH. THE REMAINS OF THE GIANT TURTLE ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF CANTERBURY MUSEUM. AND AS DONNA-MARIE LEVER EXPLAINS, THE FIND IS ALSO PART OF A MISSING PUZZLE. KEPT SECURE, WE'RE ESCORTED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, INTO THE MUSEUM'S RESTRICTED ZONE ` WHERE A RARE TREASURE AWAITS. AND AS SOON AS I SAW IT, I RECOGNISED IT IMMEDIATELY AS UNDOUBTEDLY A TURTLE. A TYPE OF TURTLE JUST, DISSIMILAR FROM THOSE THAT YOU KNOW TODAY, AS BIG AS TWO OR THREE METRES LONG. BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY. THE SHELL WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE OUTSIDE AND THAT HASN'T SURVIVED, AND THEN YOU'VE JUST GOT THAT ONE OF THE VERTEBRAE SURVIVING. THE STONE ONCE FORMED THE PILLARS OF THIS BAPTIST CHURCH UNTIL THE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK THE SECRET FREE. WE WOULDN'T HAVE EVER FOUND THIS FOSSIL ` IT WOULD STILL BE IN THE CORINTHIAN COLUMN AT THE FRONT OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH. AND ARTIST WAS PLANNING TO USE THE BROKEN PILLAR IN HIS GARDEN, BUT AS HE CUT INTO THE STONE, HE SAW SOMETHING. CHIPPED AWAY EASILY FROM THAT. 'RIGHT-O, KEEP ON GOING.' TILL, THERE WASN'T ANY MORE. I THOUGHT, 'THAT'S GOING TO BE A BONE.' AND THERE'S A TWIST ` THE MUSEUM ALREADY HAD PART OF A TURTLE FOSSIL GIFTED TO IT IN 1880. TURNS OUT THIS IS LIKELY TO BE THE REST OF IT. IT'S SAT HERE IN THE MUSEUM FOR 140 YEARS, AWAITING ITS COUNTERPART. THE CHURCH WHERE THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE HAS SINCE HAD A COMPLETE REBUILD. BUT, SOME OF THE PILLARS HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND STILL REMAIN, AND IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY THEY CONTAIN MORE FOSSILS. THIS NOW NEAR-COMPLETE PIECE WILL BE STUDIED AND TESTED FOR NOW, BUT THE MUSEUM HOPES TO HAVE IT ON DISPLAY IN THE FUTURE. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. HAYLEY'S HERE, WITH CHAOS AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. OH YES, THE FIRST MAJOR OF THE MEN'S GOLF SEASON WAS FULL OF SURPRISES. WHILE SOME PLAYERS HAD THEIR EYE IN AT THE MASTERS,... LOOK-IT HERE! ...OTHERS WERE WAY OFF TARGET. PLUS, KYLE JAMIESON PREPARES TO JOIN THE STARS OF THE IPL AS COVID-19 CASTS A SHADOW OVER THE TOURNAMENT. AND SOME BIG CHANGES THIS WEEKEND WITH THE FIRST DECENT AUTUMN RAINMAKER ROLLING IN FROM THE TASMAN. AFTER SPORT, WHAT IS IT LOOKING LIKE AT YOUR PLACE. (ENGINE RUMBLES) PHONE: Motorcycling puts a little adventure in every day. It gets under your skin. The more in tune you become to the subtleties and the physics and the geometry of riding a motorcycle, the more it actually gives back. (ENGINE RUMBLES IN BURSTS) The more you understand it, the more rewarding it is. THE BIG STARS SUFFERED FROM COURSE CHAOS AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL TODAY. BIRDIES AND EAGLIES TOUGH TO COME BY WITH FAST GREENS AND SWIRLING BREEZES ` MAKING FOR A TOUGH GRIND IN ROUND ONE OF THE MASTERS. CHRIS CHANG HAS THE ACTION. NEW DRIVER, SAME QUESTION ` WILL BRYSON DECHAMBEAU BLAST AWAY THE REST OF THE FIELD AT AUGUSTA? THE ANSWER IN ROUND ONE... NO! SON OF A GUN! FORGET THE DRIVING, DECHAMBEAU WAS SPENDING MORE TIME NAVIGATING THE BUSHES AS HIS STRUGGLES TO TAME THE ICONIC GEORGIA COURSE CONTINUED, FINISHING AT 4/PAR. STILL, AT LEAST HE KEPT HIS SHOTS AWAY FROM SPECTATORS. HERE'S RORY MCILROY ` FROM THE LEFT FRONT. RIGHT! OH, IT'S HIT SOME PATRON. DAD, JERRY COPPING ONE ON THE LEG. I THINK HE JUST NEEDS TO GO AND PUT SOME ICE ON; MAYBE AUTOGRAPH A BAG OF FROZEN PEAS FOR HIM. EMERGING FROM THE FIELD OF STRUGGLING BIG GUNS ` JUSTIN ROSE. THE TWO TIME RUNNER-UP SERVING UP A REMINDER OF HIS OWN CREDENTIALS. MIDDLE OF THE GREEN WOULD BE A GOOD SHOT FROM THERE. WHAT A SHOT FROM ROSE. OH, MY GOODNESS. THAT NEARLY WENT IN. THE ENGLISHMAN OPENING UP A FOUR SHOT LEAD WITH A SENSATIONAL 7 UNDER PAR 65. WHAT AN UP AND DOWN FROM JUSTIN ROSE. AND WHILE THE COURSE PLAYED HAVOC WITH MANY, TOMMY FLEETWOOD AT LEAST HAD A FLEETING MOMENT OF REVENGE ON THE 16TH. 9 IRON. 170 YARDS AT THIS PAR THREE. LOOK-IT HERE! (CROWD CHEERS) HOLE IN ONE! THE WORLD NUMBER 24 MAKING UP FOR HIS LACK OF BIRDIES WITH THE 23RD ACE IN MASTERS HISTORY. ABOUT TIME I HIT A GOOD SHOT. THAT WAS A GREAT ONE. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND CRICKET SAYS IT'S MONITORING THE COVID SITUATION IN INDIA, WITH 10 BLACK CAPS AT THE IPL. THE TOURNAMENT IS DUE TO START TONIGHT IN CHENNAI, WITH KYLE JAMIESON IN LINE TO MAKE HIS DEBUT FOR THE BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS. NDA JAMIESON LINKED UP WITH HIS NEW BANGALORE TEAMMATES EARLIER THIS WEEK AND, ALONGSIDE STAR CAPTAIN VIRAT KOHLI, THE PRESSURE'S ON HIM TO HELP LIFT THE GLAMOUR TEAM WHO ARE YET TO WIN AN IPL TITLE. CERTAINLY FROM MY FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MANY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES HERE WHICH IS AWESOME FOR MY FIRST TIME IN INDIA AND FIRST TIME AT THE IPL, AND, YEAH. JUST LOOKING TO, I GUESS, SOAK THAT UP AS MUCH AS I CAN. ORGANISERS ARE DETERMINED TO PRESS ON WITH THIS YEAR'S IPL DESPITE THE SURGE OF COVID CASES IN INDIA AND SEVERAL PLAYERS FROM VARIOUS TEAMS TESTING POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE TOURNAMENT. HE'S BEEN SOMEWHAT OF A FORGOTTEN MAN FOR TEST CRICKET, BUT ALL-ROUNDER DOUG BRACEWELL'S IN CONTENTION TO AGAIN DON THE WHITES FOR THE BLACK CAPS AFTER BEING NAMED IN THE SQUAD TO TOUR ENGLAND NEXT MONTH. BRACEWELL'S LAST TEST FOR NEW ZEALAND WAS FIVE YEARS AGO, BUT THE HOBART HERO OF 2012 HAS BEEN REWARDED FOR A STRONG DOMESTIC SEASON WITH BOTH BAT AND BALL FOR CENTRAL DISTRICTS. HIS SELECTION ADDING TO AN ALREADY STRONG TEST TEAM. IT'S A REAL COMPETITIVE MARKET AT THE MOMENT, SO, YEAH, IT, I GUESS, MAKES ME PUSH A LOT HARDER AT TRAINING AND IN GAMES. AND, I GUESS, TRYING TO GET THE BEST OUT OF WHAT I CAN DO AND PUSH MY CASE FORWARD. BRACEWELL'S BEEN TROUBLED BY A HIP INJURY RECENTLY, BUT HE'S CONFIDENT OF BEING PASSED FIT FOR THE TOUR. ANOTHER MAN IN FINE-FORM WITH BAT AND BALL IS ALL ROUNDER DARYL MITCHELL, WHO'S HAD A BREAKTHROUGH INTERNATIONAL, AND DOMESTIC SEASON. HE JOINS OUR REPORTER, JORDAN OPPERT, LIVE FROM CANTERBURY CRICKET'S AWARDS NIGHT. JORDAN? GOOD EVENING. YES BIG NIGHT FOR THE CANTERBURY CRICKET TEAMS. CONGRATULATIONS DARYL. YEAH IT'S EXCITING NEWS IN THE LAST FEWS DAYS. TO GET TO ENGLAND WITH THE SQUAD. HOW HAS CANTERBURY SHAPED YOUR FORM? I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT, HOPEFULLY A FEW MORE YEARS TO COME. IT'S COOL TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND CELEBRATE THE SUCCESS OF CANTERBURY AND WOMEN CRICKET YOU GUYS DO GET ALONG DON'T YOU? IT'S SOMETHING CANTERBURY CRICKET HAS TRIED TO DRIVE OVER THE YEARS. IT'S COOL TO SEE MEN AND WOMEN DRIVING CRICKET. THE RED AND BLACK WILL DO. BIG NIGHT AHEAD HERE, AND PLENTY TO CELEBRATE. THANKS. JORDAN OPPERT ` LIVE FROM CANTERBURY CRICKET'S PRIZEGIVING. STAYING IN CHRISTCHURCH, AND THE CRUSADERS ARE OUT TO PUT LAST WEEKEND'S SHOCK LOSS BEHIND THEM WHEN THEY PLAY THE HURRICANES THIS WEEKEND. COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON SAYING IT'S BEEN AN 'HONEST' WEEK REVIEWING THE GAME THAT WAS AGAINST THE HIGHLANDERS AND REFOCUSING FOR THE ONE AHEAD. JUST REALISE IF YOU ARE OFF, SO HOW DO WE STAY ON? YOU KNOW. OR WHAT THE FINE MARGINS ARE. THEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR GAME. EVERYONE LOOKS AROUND THE LEADERSHIP STUFF AND DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO YOUR CULTURE, SO THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD IN IT, IT JUST HURTS. (CHUCKLES) PLENTY TO PLAY FOR THIS WEEKEND ` INCLUDING A SPECIAL OCCASION FOR JOE MOODY WHO'LL BECOME THE 19TH CRUSADER TO NOTCH UP 100 GAMES FOR THE FRANCHISE. AMERICAN MAGIC SKIPPER TERRY HUTCHINSON'S DESCRIBED THE HARROWING MOMENTS WHICH FOLLOWED FOR HIS CREW AFTER THE BOAT'S CAPSIZE DURING JANUARY'S PRADA CUP CHALLENGER SERIES. IN A RECENTLY RELEASED VIDEO BY AMERICA'S CUP ORGANISERS, HUTCHINSON SAYS HE WENT TO UNCLIP HIMSELF FROM THE BOAT, BUT WASN'T ABLE TO. THE COCKPIT FILLED UP STRAIGHT AWAY AND IT VERY QUICKLY WENT FROM EVERYTHING'S FINE AND OK TO A PRETTY HIGH FEVER, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, COS I STRAIGHT AWAY WAS UNDER WATER AND PINNED UNDERNEATH THE MAIN SILL. AS THEY WENT BY ME, HE COULD SEE THAT MY HEAD WAS UNDERWATER AND THAT I WAS TRAPPED. COOPER GRABBED HIS KNIFE AND CUT THE LEFT ONE AND GOT ME OUT. HUTCHINSON REFERRING TO CREWMATE COOPER DRESSLER ` THE MAN WHO HELPED FREE HIM. DESPITE REPAIRING THE BOAT AND EVENTUALLY LOSING IN THE PRADA CUP SEMI-FINALS TO LUNA ROSSA, AMERICAN MAGIC HAS STATED ITS INTENTION TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE AMERICA'S CUP. WITH A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THE NEXT FORMULA TWO RACES YOU'D THINK LIAM LAWSON WOULD BE TAKING SOME WELL EARNED REST, BUT IT'S THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE FOR THE 19-YEAR-OLD FROM PUKEKOHE. OVER THE PAST WEEK HE'S BEEN JUMPING IN A VERY DIFFERENT CAR. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE CAUGHT UP WITH THE RISING KIWI DRIVER WHOSE LIGHT KEEPS SHINING. JUST A SMALL GLIMPSE INTO A FORMULA TWO STAR'S LIFE. THIS IS MY APARTMENT, AND I MADE` I JUST MADE AN OMELETTE AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE COOKED ANYTHING BY MYSELF, AND IT WAS THE WORST OMELETTE I'VE EVER HAD, I SWEAR. A NEW UK APARTMENT, BILLS TO PAY, AND LIKE ANY KIWI TEEN ` LOTS OF WASHING. PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOOK AT MY ROOM AND BE LIKE, 'MAN, 'THIS GUY'S BEEN HERE FIVE MINUTES AND IT'S SO DIRTY', BUT I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T UNPACKED EVERYTHING AND I'M DOING WASHING AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT YOU CAN FORGIVE LIAM LAWSON. AFTER A HECTIC FEW WEEKS STUNNING THE F2 WORLD IN THE BAHRAIN HEAT, HE'S NOW BEEN TESTING HIS GT3 FERRARI IN HOCKENHEIM'S WINTER. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF TIMES THAT, WHEN I'M NOT DOING F2 STUFF, I'LL JUST BE GOING AND TESTING AND GOING AND TESTING. AS PART OF LAWSON'S CRAZY SCHEDULE THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY CHASING HIS F1 DREAM WITH RED BULL, BUT ALSO A CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN EUROPE'S ELITE TOURING CAR SERIES IN JUNE. THE BIGGEST THING GOING FROM A SINGLE- SEATER TO THIS CAR IS BEING ABLE TO PUT THAT CAR ON THE LIMIT. I ALWAYS GET A LITTLE BIT WORRIED I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT WHEN I DRIVE OTHER CARS, SO I WAS HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT IN THIS CAR. AFTER DAY ONE OF OFFICIAL TESTING, LAWSON POSTED THE FOURTH FASTEST TIME ` BEATING OUT RED BULL TEAM MATE AND F1 DRIVER ALEX ALBON WHOSE BACK-UP FOR PARTS OF THE SEASON HAPPENS TO BE KIWI NICK CASSIDY. WHILE LAWSON'S CATCHING THE EYE IN ANOTHER RACING CLASS, IT'S NOT SHIFTING HIS FOCUS. I HAD A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE SAYING, 'OH, ARE YOU 'CHANGING CAREERS NOW?' YOU KNOW, 'YOU'RE GONNA GO GT OR NOT?' OU KNOW, THE GOAL IS ABSOLUTELY STILL THE SAME. AND, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM THAT. FORMULA ONE IS STILL WHERE I WANT TO GO. IN THIS FORM AND DEMAND, ALL ROADS ARE LEADING TO JUST THAT. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. IT'S A LONG WAY FROM PLAYING GRIDIRON ON YOUR PLAYSTATION AFTER SCHOOL IN WEST AUCKLAND, TO COMPETING IN THE NFL. A GIANT LEAP KIWI LONE TOAILOA IS ONE STEP AWAY FROM COMPETING AS ONE OF 11 INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS SELECTED FOR THE NFL PLAYERS PATHWAYS PROGRAMME. ONLY A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS FROM THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SELECTED TO JOIN THE PRACTICE SQUAD OF A BONAFIDE NFL TEAM ` WHERE THE MAHI WILL REALLY START. I WILL BE THE 91ST PLAYER ON THE ROSTER WHEN WE FIRST GO TO CAMP. WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT AND CLAW OUR WAY UP TO POTENTIALLY MAKE THE ROSTER OF THE 53 MAN SQUAD. TOAILOA WILL FIND OUT IF HE'S MADE A TEAM THE DAY AFTER THE NFL DRAFT, ON MAY 2ND NZ TIME. A VERY NERVOUS MONTH FOR HIM. THANKS, SPORT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` SOME KIWI MOTORBIKE RACERS CHASING A SPEED RECORD. YES, SOME GOOD KIWI BLOKES ARE CHANNELLING THE SPIRIT OF BURT MUNROE AND THE WORLD'S FASTEST INDIAN. BUT WILL THEIR REBUILT '70S RACER BE ABLE TO CRACK THE MAGICAL 200 MILE/HR BARRIER? WE'RE THERE FOR THE ATTEMPT. HELLO. IF YOU'VE GOT OUTDOOR PLANS THIS WEEKEND YOU'LL BE REACHING FOR A RAINCOAT. SUNDAY'S THE DRIER OF THE TWO DAYS. THAT'S DOWN TO THE BIG SHIELD OF CLOUD FROM THE TASMAN. THE SOUTHERN OCEAN OPENING FOR BUSINESS THAT'LL COME IN FOR TUESDAY. THIS TIME NEXT WEEK WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT COLD LEVER AIR AND SOME SNOW. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS THE WEATHER FOR TOMORROW OVER 100MM OF RAIN FOR NELSON. NOTICE ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND GET BITS AND PIECES OF RAIN. SUNDAY IS DRIER AND BRIGHTER BECAUSE WE GO INTO A DRY SPOT. WHAT HAPPENS EARLY NEXT WEEK? YOU SAW WHAT IT WAS. THERE'LL BE A REAL DIFFERENT FLAVOUR TO THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT WEEK. STRONG NORTHEASTERLIES AND RAIN FOR AUCKLAND AS WELL. IT IS A RAINCOAT DAY FOR SURE ` PARTICULARLY FOR THE END OF THE DAY. IT'S MORE SCATERRED ACROSS THE BAY OF PLENTY. BY THE AFTERNOON IT'S VROOM. PERSISTENT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON FOR TAURANGA. SPOTS OF RAIN FOR THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. REALLY JUST SEEING IT COME IN THE END OF THE DAY IN THE SOUTH OF THE NORTH ISLAND. WELLINTON WILL NEED A RAINCOAT. BLENHEIM YOU'VE GOT TWO SHOWERS. WESTPORT` IT'S A HEAVY RAIN SORT OF DAY. A GUSTY NORTH-EASTERLY FOR CHRISTCHURCH. IT'S A MORNING THING FOR THE EAST. OCCASIONAL RAIN FOR QUEENSTOWN. FURTHER SOUTH, WEST COAST RAIN BUT MORE LIKELY IN THE MORNING. HEAVY IN STEWART ISLAND