TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` A $2B PROBLEM. WE REVEAL HOW MANY KIWIS ARE BORROWING MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO GET BY. NOW CALLS FOR THE INTEREST-FREE LOANS TO BE WIPED. AS PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL DETAILS ARE ANNOUNCED, NEW ZEALAND JOINS OTHER COUNTRIES IN A 41-GUN SALUTE, AND HIS KIWI GODDAUGHTER REVEALS THE TREASURES HE'S SENT HER. PLUS ` $100M OF LUXURY ON DISPLAY. THE BIG DRAW CARDS AT A SELL-OUT SUPERCAR SHOW THAT HAD THOUSANDS QUEUING DOWN THE STREET. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND SOPHIE PEARCE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE GOVERNMENT IS PUTTING MORE BENEFICIARIES FURTHER INTO DEBT. 1 NEWS HAS OBTAINED FIGURES SHOWING THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE ARE BORROWING MONEY FROM THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO GET BY, AND IT'S NOW OWED CLOSE TO $2B. RYAN BOSWELL WITH THIS EXCLUSIVE REPORT. PAYING FOR SCHOOL UNIFORMS, THE DENTIST, ELECTRICITY, AND CAR REPAIRS ALL THANKS TO AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN FROM THE TAXPAYER. MY DEBT RIGHT NOW IS, UH, CLOSE TO $10,000. IT'S $9636. KAFA MAMAIA EARNS $386 A WEEK ON A BENEFIT WITH FOUR CHILDREN, BUT SHE ALSO HAD TO GET A LOAN FROM THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO KEEP UP, WHICH SHE'S NOW PAYING BACK AT $46 A WEEK. OH, IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE, COS WE NEED THAT MONEY AND, UM, IT'S NOT ENOUGH. EVEN THE BENEFIT'S NOT ENOUGH. NOW FIGURES RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT SHOW ALMOST 560,000 PEOPLE OWE MONEY TO THE MINISTRY. THAT'S 50,000 MORE THAN IN 2018. THE DEBT GROWING TO ALMOST $2B. I THINK IT'S REFLECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT BENEFITS ARE TOO LOW AND THAT PEOPLE CAN'T ACTUALLY PAY FOR THESE THINGS. NOT ONLY ARE MORE PEOPLE IN DEBT, BUT THEY EACH OWE ALMOST $500 MORE COMPARED TO THREE YEARS AGO ` ON AVERAGE, $3420. IN MY MIND, IT'S MUCH BETTER THAN FAMILIES GOING OUT AND GETTING HIGH-INTEREST LOANS TO COVER SOME OF THESE BASIC NEEDS. SOME OF THE DEBT IS DUE TO OVER-PAYMENTS BY THE MINISTRY. THE GREENS SAY IT SHOULD BE WIPED. THIS WOULD ENABLE PEOPLE TO HAVE A RESET AND GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS UP FOR CONSIDERATION. ACT'S DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS THE LOAN SCHEME IS CREATING A CULTURE OF ENTITLEMENT. THE FASTEST WAY TO REPAY THESE LOANS IS GET A JOB, BUT THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY IS TO CONTINUE A CULTURE OF DEPENDENCY AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD IT. CARMEL SEPULONI ARGUES THE GOAL IS TO FIND PEOPLE JOBS,... THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ON A BENEFIT WANT TO WORK. ...BUT SHE'S NOT BACKING AWAY FROM HER MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR FAMILIES PACKAGE, HER DECISION TO INDEX BENEFITS TO WAGE GROWTH, AND THE NEW WINTER ENERGY PAYMENT FOR THOSE WHO NEED IT, SAYING THERE'S MORE TO COME THIS TERM. WE COMMITTED IN OUR MANIFESTO TO A NUMBER OF THINGS, WHICH INCLUDED ADDRESSING INCOME ADEQUACY IN THE WELFARE SYSTEM, AND SO YES. IF THEY CANT DO ANYTHING, THEN WE'RE GOING TO NEED A NEW GOVERNMENT THAT CARES, THAT'S GOING TO SUPPORT ALL THE PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. KAFA MAMAIA WAITING TO SEE IF THE GOVERNMENT'S MESSAGE TO BE KIND HAS MORE TO OFFER. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND RETAILERS ARE WARNING THEY'LL SOON BE FORCED TO HIKE PRICES. A THIRD OF BUSINESSES SURVEYED BY RETAIL NZ SAY THEY'LL LIKELY HAVE TO CHARGE MORE, ADMITTING IT'S GETTING TOO HARD TO WORK AROUND A RANGE OF EXTERNAL PRESSURES. MEI HERON EXPLAINS. IT'S ALL STARTING TO STACK UP FOR KIWI BUSINESSES,... SO, AT THE MINUTE, WE'RE ABSORBING COSTS. ...BUT THAT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO DO. IN OUR BIGGER TICKET ITEMS, WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO HOLD OFF IN PASSING THOSE COSTS ON QUITE YET, BUT IT'S COMING, AND IT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY JUST WITH THE MANUFACTURING COSTS GOING UP. AND IT'S NOT JUST MANUFACTURING COSTS ` SHIPPING PRICES ARE STILL GOING UP, COUPLED WITH DELAYS AT THE PORTS. THEN THERE'S THE MINIMUM WAGE, WHICH INCREASED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH, AND ALSO A RISE IN ELECTRICITY AND FUEL PRICES TOO. IT'S THE CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF ALL THEM THAT'S REALLY GOING TO REALLY DRIVE PRICES UP. DURING LOCKDOWN IN APRIL LAST YEAR, PRICES INCREASED AND STAYED HIGH FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEY THEN STEADILY DROPPED THROUGH THE YEAR, WITH BIG DIPS FOR SALES OVER BLACK FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS, BUT NOW THEY'VE STARTED TO RISE AGAIN. WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF BUSINESSES SAYING, 'WE'VE BEEN HIT HARD. 'WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COSTS COMING OUR WAY, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PASS IT ON, 'OTHERWISE WE WON'T BE VIABLE AS A BUSINESS.' THAT SAYS TO ME THAT KIWI HOUSEHOLDS ARE ABOUT TO GET HIT WITH HIGHER COSTS. IT'S UNCLEAR JUST HOW EXPENSIVE ITEMS ARE ABOUT TO GET. IT'LL DEPEND ON HOW FAR THE PRODUCT HAS TO TRAVEL OR HOW DIFFICULT ITS BEEN TO SOURCE, BUT PRICE RISES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BOARD ` NOT JUST LUXURY ITEMS, BUT EVERYDAY NECESSITIES TOO. FOOD THROUGH TO BOOKS, GAMES, SPORTING GOODS, CARS. YOU NAME IT. BUT WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE SOME FAIRLY HEFTY INCREASES, I THINK, OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OVER A RANGE OF PRODUCTS. ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN'T GET ANY TRACTION WITH THE FREIGHT, UM, COMING IN QUICKER AND DELIVERING OUR GOODS, AND WE'RE STILL ABSORBING THE COSTS OF THE FREIGHT. THEN WE'RE GOING TO START LOOKING AT IT SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. A WARNING TO BRACE FOR THOSE PRICE RISES COMING JUST AROUND THE CORNER. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. A LOCATION OF INTEREST HAS BEEN REVEALED AS OFFICIALS WORK TO FIND OUT HOW A BORDER WORKER AT AN ISOLATION HOTEL GOT COVID-19. KIM BAKER WILSON HAS THE DETAILS. KIM, IS THERE ANY CAUSE FOR CONCERN? ACCORDING TO THE MANAGERS OF THAT NEW LOCATION, THERE IS A LOW RISK. IT IS A BAKERY IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MOUNT ROSKILL. APRIL 7 BETWEEN 1:30 PM AND 2:30 PM AS THE DAY IN QUESTION. ANYONE THERE AT THAT TIME AS A CASUAL CONTACT. IF THEY SHOW SIGNS OF GETTING SICK, POP TO THE DOCTOR. THIS IS WHAT THE MANAGER TOLD US. SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT. BUT STILL ANY STAFF ARE SICK OR SOMETHING, JUST GO TO THE BALMORAL COVID TEST CENTRE AND JUST TAKE A TEST, BUT THERE IS ISN'T ANY PROBLEM. BUT MY STAFF IS ALL GOOD, ALL HEALTHY. SO, YEAH, RIGHT NOW WE ARE OK. (CHUCKLES) NO CLEANING REQUIRED. AND IT IS BUSINESS AS USUAL. AND KIM, SOME OF THE STRONGEST COMMENTS YET FROM THE PRIME MINISTER AROUND VACCINATIONS FOR BORDER WORKERS. WHAT DID SHE HAVE TO SAY? THOSE COMMENTS CAME THIS MORNING ON Q AND A. THIS LATEST POSITIVE CASE CENTRES AROUND A 24-YEAR-OLD ISOLATION WORKER AT THE GRAND MILLENNIUM HOTEL IN AUCKLAND. TWICE THE VACCINATIONS NEVER HAPPENED. ANYONE NOT PREPARED TO GET CRUCIAL VACCINATIONS, THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE ALONG TO OTHER JOBS. AND SO WHILST WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY VACCINATED OVER 80% OF THOSE FRONTLINE WORKERS, WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO THE PHASE WHERE REALLY THE WINDOW IS CLOSING. THAT IF THEY ARE NOT VACCINATED... WE HAD ALREADY SET DOWN THAT THE PERIOD FROM MONDAY THROUGH TO THE END OF THIS MONTH, IF IN THAT PERIOD THEY ARE NOT VACCINATED, THEY ARE REDEPLOYED. SO THAT IS REALLY LAST CALL. THE PRIME MINISTER DID SAY THE RAMIFICATIONS OF FRONTLINE WORKERS NOT BEING VACCINATED IS QUITE SIGNIFICANT. OF THE NEW CASES ANNOUNCED IN ISOLATION TODAY, TWO OUT OF THREE WERE PEOPLE FROM INDIA. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE TEMPORARY TRAVEL BAN. THANKS. KIM BAKER WILSON IN OUR AUCKLAND NEWSROOM. MEANWHILE, SOME COUNTRIES THAT SIGNED COVID-19 VACCINE DEALS AFTER NEW ZEALAND MAY RECEIVE DOSES BEFORE US. BUT THE PRIME MINSTER SAYS THE SPEED OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT HERE ISN'T AS URGENT AS OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE COVID-19 IS OUT OF CONTROL. HERE'S Q+A'S JACK TAME. 100,000 DOSES OF THE PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT COMPARED TO MANY OTHER COUNTRIES, OUR CURRENT RATE OF VACCINATIONS IS LAGGING. WE ABSOLUTELY ACCEPTED WE WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST ROLLING OUT, BECAUSE THE EQUATION IN NEW ZEALAND IS SO DIFFERENT. OUR PEOPLE AREN'T DYING. AND SO THAT DOES MEAN THAT SOME COUNTRIES, DESPITE MAYBE IN SOME CASES HAVING THEIR AGREEMENTS AFTER US, SOME CASES BEFORE, RECEIVE THEIR VACCINES BEFORE NECESSARILY WE DID. JACINDA ARDERN SAYS PART OF THE REASON NEW ZEALAND IS DOWN THE PACK ARE THE DECISIONS NOT TO RUSH THE VACCINE APPROVAL PROCESS AND TO STICK WITH THE PFIZER VACCINE ALONE. I WAS ON A ZOOM CALL NOT THAT LONG AGO WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS, AND I THINK WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE COUNTRY, EVERY COUNTRY HAD STARTED BEFORE US, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAD BEEN LOSING LIVES, AND WE WEREN'T. BUT AT THE MOMENT, DETAIL ABOUT THE FUTURE ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINE HERE IS VAGUE. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAS PUBLISHED THIS DASHBOARD SO YOU CAN COMPARE CURRENT VACCINATIONS ` THE RED LINE ` WITH THE MINISTRY'S PLAN ` THE BLUE LINE. BUT THE GOVERNMENT WON'T RELEASE TARGETS OR DETAIL FOR THIS PLAN GOING FORWARD. NATIONAL CLAIMS NEW ZEALAND CURRENTLY HAS THE SECOND TO LOWEST RATE OF VACCINATIONS IN THE OECD. ONLY JAPAN'S BEHIND US, AND AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SHAMBLES, BUT THEY'VE DONE DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF VACCINES THAT WE HAVE IN NEW ZEALAND. SO WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, AND WE THINK WE SHOULD BE SPEEDING UP. ARE WE GOING TO BE SECOND TO LAST THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH THIS VACCINATION PROCESS? OH, MY FOCUS HAS BEEN VACCINATING NEW ZEALANDERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I HAVEN'T SAT DOWN AND DONE THOSE COMPARISONS, JACK, SO I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU. BUT MANY COUNTRIES WE COMPARE OURSELVES, THE LIKES OF AUSTRALIA, ARE LOOKING TO FINISH AT FAIRLY SIMILAR TIMES. AND THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S STILL ON TRACK TO VACCINATE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR. JACK TAME, 1 NEWS. 'A MUCH LOVED AND APPRECIATED FIGURE'. THAT'S HOW PRINCE CHARLES IS REMEMBERING HIS FATHER, WHO HE SAYS HE MISSES ENORMOUSLY. PRINCE PHILIP WILL BE FAREWELLED AT A FUNERAL SERVICE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL IN WINDSOR. COVID RESTRICTIONS MEAN JUST 30 PEOPLE CAN ATTEND, WITH THE PUBLIC ASKED TO STAY AWAY AND WATCH FROM HOME. THE SERVICE WILL BEGIN WITH A MINUTE'S SILENCE ACROSS THE UK. PRINCE PHILIP'S GRANDSON, PRINCE HARRY, IS SET TO RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA. BUT HIS WIFE MEGHAN, WHO'S PREGNANT, WON'T BE COMING. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT DANIEL FAITAUA'S LIVE FROM WINDSOR SHORTLY. FIRST HE HAS MORE ON WHAT'S PLANNED FOR THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. A SON'S TRIBUTE TO HIS FATHER. MY DEAR PAPA WAS A VERY SPECIAL PERSON WHO, I THINK, ABOVE ALL ELSE, WOULD HAVE BEEN AMAZED BY THE REACTION AND THE TOUCHING THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT HIM. THE HEIR TO THE THRONE REMEMBERING PRINCE PHILIP WHO DIED AGED 99. EARLIER, THE QUEEN'S YOUNGEST SON, PRINCE EDWARD, AND HIS WIFE SOPHIE HELPED THE QUEEN PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE DUKE'S FUNERAL. IT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3 O'CLOCK NEXT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL AT WINDSOR CASTLE. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY WILL WALK BEHIND THE DUKE'S COFFIN, WHICH WILL BE CARRIED ON A LAND ROVER PRINCE PHILIP HELPED DESIGN. BEFORE THE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS CAME THE CEREMONIAL ONE ` 41-GUN SALUTES ACROSS THE UNITED KINGDOM,... FIRE! (BANG!) ...INCLUDING ROUNDS FIRED AT SEA, FITTING FOR A MAN WHO SERVED IN THE NAVY IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. FIRE! (BANG!) THERE S NO DENYING THE DUKE IS A HIGH-PROFILE FIGURE AROUND THE WORLD, BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST, HERE IN WINDSOR, PRINCE PHILIP AND THE QUEEN HAVE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND DESPITE MESSAGES THAT PEOPLE SHOULDN T BE GATHERING DUE TO THE COVID-19 RISK, PEOPLE ARE DETERMINED TO EXPRESS THEIR LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR THE QUEEN AS BEST THEY CAN. DAY TWO OF A NATION MOURNING ` HUNDREDS MORE GATHERED AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE AND AT WINDSOR. THIS COUPLE, FORMERLY FROM AUCKLAND, CALL WINDSOR HOME. I THINK IT WAS GOOD TO COME AND PAY OUR RESPECTS. WE'RE LOCALS, WE'VE LIVED HERE IN WINDSOR FOR FIVE YEARS, AND WE'VE SEEN THE ODD ROYAL AROUND. WINDSOR HAS A GREAT VIBE, AND IT'S JUST GREAT TO, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE SEE THE ROYAL FAMILY DRIVING PAST. WINDSOR'S JUST A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE. HOME FOR THE QUEEN, NOW A WIDOW, AS HER YOUNGEST SON AND WIFE DEPARTED FROM WINDSOR CASTLE HOW WAS THE QUEEN? SHE WAS AMAZING, SHE SAID. DANIEL'S WITH US NOW LIVE FROM WINDSOR CASTLE. DANIEL, ONLY 30 PEOPLE ALLOWED AT THE FUNERAL. WHEN WILL A DECISION BE MADE ON THE GUEST LIST? THAT GUESTLIST IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE FINAL LIST WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY, WE'VE BEEN TOLD. PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR 800 GUESTS AT ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL. UNDER CURRENT RESTRICTIONS, ONLY 30 PEOPLE WILL BE THERE. IF YOU TALLY UP ALL THE CLOSEST PEOPLE, THAT'S ALREADY HALF TO 30. SHE THE QUEEN IS LEFT WITH THE DIFFICULT TASK TO DECIDE WHO WILL ATTEND. BORIS JOHNSON HAS OFFERED TO STEP ASIDE. HE WANTS AS MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE TO ATTEND. BUCKINGHAM PALACE SAYS THE FINALISED LIST WILL BE RELEASED THURSDAY. THANKS. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT DANIEL FAITAUA. BACK HERE, PRINCE PHILIP IS BEING REMEMBERED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. TRIBUTES IN OUR CHURCHES, FROM OUR TOP MILITARY BRASS, AND PERHAPS THE MOST MOVING, FROM A CHRISTCHURCH TEACHER WITH A VERY PERSONAL LINK. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. HE WAS FIELD MARSHALL OF THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY, MARSHALL OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE, ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY ` THE ULTIMATE SERVICES MAN HONOURED TODAY WITH A 41-GUN SALUTE ACROSS WELLINGTON HARBOUR. HE WAS WELL RESPECTED, AND IF THERE'S ONE THING I CAN SAY, IT'S HIS LEADERSHIP WAS EXCEPTIONAL. AND IT WAS CLOSE TIES THROUGH THE ROYAL NAVY THAT SET THE SCENE FOR A REMARKABLE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRINCE PHILIP AND CHRISTCHURCH TEACHER ELIZABETH GRUBB. HE BECAME MY GODFATHER BECAUSE MY FATHER AND HE WERE BOTH IN THE NAVY, A ROLE PRINCE PHILIP TOOK VERY SERIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, EVERY CHRISTMAS, I USED TO GET A CHRISTMAS CARD FROM HIM, AND FROM WHEN I WAS ABOUT 10, I THINK, WOULD BE �5 IN IT. ELIZABETH LIKED TO KEEP IN TOUCH TOO. I USED TO WRITE TO HIM FOR HIS BIRTHDAY, AND VERY OFTEN WHEN I WROTE AND TOLD HIM THINGS, HE'D WRITE BACK TO ME. AND WHEN ELIZABETH VISITED HER PARENTS IN THE UK, THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS INVITED TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE. PRINCE PHILIP WAS JUST WONDERFUL. HE ENJOYED TALKING TO MY FATHER, AND HE WAS LOVELY TO ME AND VERY CHARMING TO MOTHER. OVER THE YEARS, HE SENT SPECIAL GIFTS. SO, MY BRACELET, WHICH HAS GOT PRINCE PHILIP'S MONOGRAM ON IT, WAS MY 21ST BIRTHDAY PRESENT FROM HIM. FOR HER WEDDING ` A SILVER COFFEE POT BEARING THE ROYAL CREST. ELIZABETH ALSO INVITED TO WINDSOR CASTLE TO ATTEND TWO VERY SIGNIFICANT CELEBRATIONS ` THE PRINCE'S 80TH AND 90TH BIRTHDAYS. YOU SORT OF GO UP AND YOU THINK, 'HOW AM I GOING TO IDENTIFY MYSELF 'AMONG ALL THESE PEOPLE?' AND HE REMEMBERED. PRINCE PHILIP ALSO REMEMBERED HERE IN PRAYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, AND BY THOSE SIGNING CONDOLENCE BOOKS ` A MAN SOME WILL NEVER FORGET. I'M VERY, VERY PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN HIS GODDAUGHTER. HE IS PROBABLY THE BUSIEST MAN IN THE WORLD, AND HE HAD TIME FOR ME. MANY KIWIS SETTING ASIDE TIME TO REFLECT ON A LONG LIFE LIVED. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. LUXURY CRUISE SHIPS ARE BEING REPURPOSED TO HELP THOUSANDS EVACUATE FROM THE CARIBBEAN, FOLLOWING A VOLCANIC ERUPTION. I HAVE TO RUN. I HAVE TO MOVE NOW. WHY FORECAST RAIN HAS OFFICIALS WORRIED. PLUS ` THE MOMENT A MASSIVE WATER SPOUT HITS AMERICA'S COAST. AND THE HARDY SOULS HITTING THE SLOPES. WHY THEY'VE DITCHED THERMALS FOR TOGS. THE PRIME MINISTER IS WAITING FOR A REVIEW INTO NEW ZEALAND'S MILITARY EXPORTS BEFORE JUDGING THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL PROCESS. ON FRIDAY, A 1 NEWS INVESTIGATION REVEALED PERMITS HAVE BEEN GRANTED FOR MILITARY EXPORTS TO NUMEROUS COUNTRIES ACCUSED OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. AMONG THE SALES, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS SIGNED OFF ON THE EXPORT OF MORTAR ACCESSORIES TO THE SAUDI ARABIAN NAVY. AS A NEW ZEALANDER, GROUNDED WITH STRONG VALUES IN HUMAN RIGHTS, AS OUR NATION IS, MY EXPECTATION IS THAT THE MINISTRY PAYS HEED TO THE REGULATION THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO, AND THAT THEY MAKE SURE THEY APPLY ALL U.N. RESOLUTIONS APPROPRIATELY. MORE THAN 200 EXPORT LICENSES HAVE BEEN APPROVED IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. CRUISE SHIPS ARE BEING BROUGHT IN TO HELP EVACUATE THOUSANDS IN THE CARIBBEAN AFTER A VOLCANO ERUPTED. ASH CONTINUES TO BLANKET THE ISLAND OF ST VINCENT, AS ABC'S JULIA MACFARLANE REPORTS. TONIGHT, THE IDYLLIC CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF ST VINCENT COVERED IN ASH, EERILY EMPTY AFTER THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TOLD TO EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY. CAN'T TAKE IT NO MORE. I HAVE TO RUN. I HAVE TO MOVE NOW. THE LONG DORMANT LA SOUFRIERE VOLCANO ERUPTING FRIDAY, SPOUTING COLUMNS OF SMOKE AND ASH MORE THAN SIX MILES SKYWARD. NOW FEARS THAT RAIN MAY CAUSE THE SUPERHEATED ASH IN THE AIR TO HARDEN INTO ROCK. THE ASH ITSELF, IF IT GETS WET, IT FORMS LIKE A CEMENT TYPE OF TEXTURE. LUXURY YACHTS AND CRUISE SHIPS BEING REPURPOSED TO TRANSPORT EVACUEES. THE PRIME MINISTER OF ST VINCENT THANKFUL FOR HELP FROM NEIGHBOURING ISLANDS, TODAY SAYING, 'WE ARE ONE CARIBBEAN FAMILY.' EXPERTS WARN THAT EVEN BIGGER ERUPTIONS COULD STILL BE IN STORE, AND THEY COULD CONTINUE FOR DAYS, WEEKS, EVEN MONTHS. AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED FOLLOWING SEVERE WEATHER IN AMERICA'S SOUTH. (SIREN WAILS) SEVEN PEOPLE WERE ALSO INJURED AS MULTIPLE TORNADOES CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. IN LOUISIANA WINDS OF UP TO 200 KM/H MAKING FOR A TERRIFYING NIGHT FOR LOCALS. THE GLASS WAS COMING FROM THE DOOR RIGHT THERE, AND WE COULD HEAR AS EVERYTHING WAS STARTING TO CRUMBLE. THE EXTREME WEATHER ALSO CAUSING THIS MASSIVE WATERSPOUT TO MOVE ASHORE IN FLORIDA. FREEZING CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA HASN'T STOPPED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE DONNING THEIR SWIMSUITS AND HITTING THE SKI SLOPES. THE SPORTS FANATICS TRAVELLED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO TAKE PART IN THE ANNUAL ALPINE EVENT IN SOCHI. DESPITE IT BEING ZERO DEGREES, SOME WERE EVEN BRAVE ENOUGH TO PLUNGE INTO AN ICY POOL OF WATER. ORGANISERS SAY THE TURNOUT WAS BIG, AS THE FESTIVAL WAS CANCELLED LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID. NEXT ` THE LUXURY SUPERCARS DRAWING BIG KIWI CROWDS, BUT WITH A PRICE TAG OF $4 MILLION, WHY THIS MCLAREN ISN'T ROAD LEGAL IN THE US. # WE ARE THE BLOKES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM. WE REALLY KNOW OUR CHEESE. # AND TAKE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE AS WE CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF KIWI ADS. PLUS THE HUMID NORTHERLY FLOW KEPT IT WARM TODAY. GISBORNE WAS 27 DEGREES BY 1PM, AND IT'S LOOKING MUCH THE SAME TOMORROW. BUT THERE IS A NEW WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING IN. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. Hey, uh,... Jimmy, you're riding with Rodney. - Far out. Big Rod, eh? - Everyone gets Rodneyed on their first day. - Hop in, mate. Don't worry about these bumholes! - (CHUCKLES) - Nah, they're good guys. Yeah, the guys always joke that I like to be on site before they've even left the base. But you know, I like to get there early, have a muffin, relax. You like muffins? (ENGINE REVS) Oh, I just got a new V8. Not a bogey-green one, though! (BOTH CHUCKLE) Hey, let's take the scenic route, eh? It's longer, but I make it fun. That's why the guys do paper, scissors, rock to see who comes with me. - Cos no one wants to go with that other dude you guys work with, eh? The one we were having a crack at this morning? - Who, Grubby Aaron? - Nah, you know, the guy that's always gunning it. - No one wants to ride with him. Yeah! Oh, man, he's got a V8 too. IT'S BEEN 60 YEARS SINCE TV COMMERCIALS STARTED AIRING IN NEW ZEALAND, AND OVER THAT TIME THERE'VE BEEN SOME THAT'VE STUCK WITH US MORE THAN OTHERS. IMOGEN WELLS TAKES A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR CLASSICS. # KIWIS LOVE HOT POOLS, RUGBY BALLS... # AND KIWIS LOVE OUR ADS. STREWTH, SPOT. YOU'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME. THEY'VE BEEN A FIXTURE ON OUR SCREENS FOR SIX DECADES. THIS, NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST EVER LOCALLY MADE ONE. # FRESH UP WITH AN APPLE. # LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM, ADVERTS ARE SUCH A HUGE PART OF OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY AS A NATION. I KNOW THAT EVERYONE WOULD HAVE A FAVOURITE THAT THEY REMEMBER FROM YEARS AND YEARS AGO. AND THIS ONE ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE IT TO AIR. OOPS. AS YOU'D EXPECT ` JOCKEY. SOME DEEMING IT INAPPROPRIATE. # RED BLOODED... # INITIALLY, COMMERCIALS ONLY PLAYED TWO NIGHTS A WEEK. I ALWAYS BUY GRIFFIN'S WINE BISCUITS. GROWING TO FOUR, FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIX MINUTES PER HOUR. HEY, THIS IS A BIT OVER THE TOP, ISN'T IT, CRUMPY? AND SINCE 1989, THEY'VE BEEN ON EVERY DAY AND NIGHT PUTTING KIWI PRODUCTS STRAIGHT INTO KIWI LIVING ROOMS. # WE ARE THE BLOKES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM. WE REALLY KNOW OUR CHEESE. SO YOU HAD A LOT OF QUITE CLASSIC ONES MADE IN THE '80S, INTO THE '90S. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WATCHING FREE TO AIR TELEVISION. IT WAS WORTH INVESTING THE MONEY. SOME HAVE HAD US HOOKED,... ...SEMI-SOFT BUTTER. ...MADE US SMILE,... HMM. HOW CONVENIENT. ...MADE US LAUGH,... # TONIGHT I'M WITH ANOTHER. # YOU'LL LIKE HIM. HE'S YOUR BROTHER. # ...EVEN GOT US QUOTING THEM. BUGGER. BUGGER. SO MUCH OF ADVERTISING IS DESIGNED TO REFLECT THE COUNTRY BACK TO ITSELF. IT CAN BE A, YOU KNOW... A JINGLE OR A PHRASE. AND SOME MORE RELEVANT NOW THAN EVER. BUT WHETHER IT'S ABOUT CHOCOLATE,... # GOLDEN CRUNCHIE. # ...OR COVID,... (BEEPING) THIS IS A COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT. ...KIWI ADS HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO CAPTURE OUR ATTENTION. MATE, YOU'RE DREAMING! IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. NOW TO SOME CLASSIC CARS, AND BRAND NEW ONES WORTH STAGGERING AMOUNTS OF MONEY, THAT WERE SHOWN OFF IN AUCKLAND TODAY. YVONNE TAHANA JOINED HUGE CROWDS, IN SUNDAY DRIVE MODE, TO CHECK OUT THE SHOW. THE FUMES OF EXCITEMENT WERE THICK. ONE DAY I WANT TO SEE THE FERRARI. LE FERRARI IS WHAT I WANNA SEE. NO, BUGGATI'S BETTER. YEAH, BUGATTI. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO, DAD? OH, JUST ALL THE SUPERCARS, AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BUY ME ONE. (LAUGHS) THE LUXURY DOORS OPENED UP FOR KIWIS IN ALL THEIR TYRE-KICKING GLORY, THOUSANDS QUEUING AT GILTRAP GROUP'S AUCKLAND BASE ` ON DISPLAY, AN ART SHOW OF SORTS, VALUED AT $100M. KIWIS LOVE THEIR TOYS. THE TERM SUPERCAR INVENTED BECAUSE OF THE LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH, CHANGING THE GAME WITH ITS V12 ENGINE CAPABLE OF 293KM/H, HYPERCARS ARRIVING ON THE SCENE IN 2013. HYPERCARS ARE A COMBINATION OF A PETROL ENGINE AND AN ELECTRIC ENGINE. THE WORLD'S FASTEST CAR HERE. THE CLASSICS BIG HITS TOO. OTHER'S HEADING OUT FOR A SPIN. ONLY 106 OF THESE McLAREN SPEEDTAILS WERE BUILT. THIS ONE'S BRAND NEW ` WORTH $4M, BUT NOT ROAD LEGAL IN THE U.S. BECAUSE THE MIRRORS AREN'T GLASS, THEY'RE CAMERAS. ORDINARILY, ALL OF THESE CARS SIT IN KIWI GARAGES. ONE OWNER LENDING THREE WORTH A COOL $12M. WE KNOW THE OWNERS AND THEY'VE BEEN SUPER GENEROUS. WE ONLY HAD TO MAKE ONE PHONE CALL, AND THEY GAVE THEIR CARS STRAIGHT AWAY. CHAMPION KIWI DRIFTER MICHAEL WHIDDETT CHOPPED UP AND REBUILT THIS BRAND NEW HURACAN. AUCKLAND LAMBORGHINI COULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. MANY ASKING ABOUT THE CAMO GUNMETAL PAINTJOB, INSPIRED BY HARDER TIMES, BUT MADE TO LOOK LIKE A FIGHTER JET. I GREW UP WITH MY MUM ON A VERY LIMITED BUDGET, AND MY PAINTJOBS ON MY CARS WHEN I WAS YOUNG WERE` I'D GO TO REPCO, I'D SPEND $50 ON RATTLE CANS, AND I'D JUST CAMOUFLAGE MY CARS. ALL HERE FOR A GOOD CAUSE ` $200,000 RAISED FOR THE STARSHIP FOUNDATION. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. THE RUGBY?> YOU WERE ON EDGE. TWO GOLDEN-POINT GAMES! CRUSADERS-CANES A BRUISING CLASSIC IN WELLINGTON. NOT LONG FINISHED. WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF THIS HAPPENING? THE CRUSADERS SHOW WHY THEY'RE CHAMPS, ONLY JUST, WHILE THE CHIEFS CREATE THEIR OWN SLICE OF HISTORY IN DUNEDIN. PLUS ` THE MAN WHO GREW UP WATCHING TIGER AT AUGUSTA, DREAMING OF WINNING THE MASTERS, PLAYS LIKE TIGER, SETTING UP A TILT AT AN HISTORIC VICTORY. AND WE'RE AT THE 'SINGLE FIN MINGLE' AS SURFING'S NEW WAVE IS OUT TO IMPRESS. ANEI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. TO THE LATEST IN SPORT, AND JUST IN, IT'S BEEN A WEEKEND LIKE NO OTHER IN SUPER RUGBY AOTEAROA. NOT JUST THE FIRST GOLDEN POINT DECIDER IN COMPETITION HISTORY, BUT TWO ON THE SAME WEEKEND. WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF THAT? IN DUNEDIN LAST NIGHT THE CHIEFS CLINCHED ANOTHER VICTORY. MORE ON THAT SOON, BUT FIRST THE CRUSADERS AND HURRICANES HAVE PUT ON A CLASSIC IN THE CAPITAL THIS AFTERNOON, ENDING IN DRAMATIC FASHION. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS ONLY JUST CAUGHT HER BREATH. ASSIGNMENTS DON'T COME MUCH TOUGHER THAN FACING A WOUNDED CRUSADERS, BUT FOR REUBEN LOVE (19), WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO LOSE? HERE'S THE YOUNG MAN ON DEBUT. REUBEN LOVE MAKING A SLASHING BREAK TO KICK AHEAD. BARELY A MINUTE INTO HIS FIRST CAREER START, THE TEEN FROM PALMERSTON NORTH SHOWING SPIRIT THE HURRICANES NEEDED. GEORGE BRIDGE, THOUGH, SHOWING HOW A CHAMPION SIDE GETS IT DONE UNDER PRESSURE. AND BRIDGE IS IN THE CORNER AGAIN. BRIDGE RUNNING IN FOR A DOUBLE. HIS ALL BLACKS TEAMMATES COPPING BIG HITS EARLY ON. FIRST, JACK GOODHUE OUT, THEN JOE MOODY TO FOLLOW. A CHANCE FOR THE CANES TO STRIKE BACK. NGANI LAUMAPE STRUCK FIRST, THEN CAME THE BUS. SAVEA HEADING FOR THE LINE. HE'S IN! 17-ALL, AND THE HOSTS SEEMED CERTAIN TO RUN IN ANOTHER BEFORE THE BREAK. INSTEAD THEY'D LOSE A PLAYER. MOMENTS LIKE THESE CAN PROVE VERY COSTLY. LAUMAPE CITED FOR FOUL PLAY. DOWN A PLAYER, BUT NOT DOWN AND OUT. OH, WHAT A TRY! WHAT A START TO THE SECOND HALF! THE HURRICANES LOOKING GOOD WITH BALL IN HAND AND EVEN MORE RUTHLESS WITHOUT. BUT THE CRUSADERS ` THEY'RE AN 80 MINUTE SIDE. AND THEY'VE GOT THE NUMBERS. SEVU REECE IS IN FOR THE TRY. THIS WILL LEVEL IT UP! THREE TRIES A PIECE, SCORES ALL LOCKED UP. WHAT DRAMA COULD BE LEFT IN THIS ONE? HOW ABOUT A GOLDEN POINT THRILLER? FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WEEKEND, WE WILL GO TO GOLDEN POINT EXTRA TIME. OUT OF ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES PLAYERS HAVE HAD TO MAKE COUNT THIS WEEKEND, THIS WAS ONE THE CRUSADERS WOULDN'T MISS. BACK THEY GO. THE DROP KICK. IT'S OVER! DAVE HAVILI FINDING THE THRILLING EDGE. ALMOST NOTHING SPLITTING THESE TEAMS. WE HAD TO DIG DEEP, WE HAD TO HOLD THE BALL, BE PATIENT, HUNG TOUGH, AND WE SNUCK THAT ONE AWAY. A SNEAKING 30-27 WIN, AND EVERYONE IS STILL CHASING THE CRUSADERS. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. IF YOU'RE WATCHING IN CHIEFS COUNTRY, YOU'LL STILL BE CELEBRATING DAMIAN MCKENZIE'S HISTORIC GOLDEN POINT VICTORY OVER THE HIGHLANDERS LAST NIGHT. UP TILL THAT MOMENT, HE'D SLOTTED FIVE FROM EIGHT, BUT WHEN IT REALLY COUNTED, MCKENZIE NAILED IT, BREAKING HIGHLANDERS HEARTS. LET'S TAKE YOU BACK TO HOW WE ARRIVED AT THE COMPETITION'S FIRST EVER GOLDEN POINT DECIDER IN THE FIRST PLACE. THE CHIEFS DRAWING FIRST BLOOD IN THE OPENING MINUTES. JAMES LENTJES HITTING BACK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. FAST FORWARD TO THE FINAL MINUTES ` IT'S 23-ALL. MCKENZIE HAS THE CHANCE TO WIN IT WITH JUST OVER A MINUTE TO GO, AND RIGHT ON FULL TIME MISSES ANOTHER ONE, FORCING THE MATCH IN TO EXTRA TIME. SO COULD PARTY PLANNER JOSH IOANE STEP UP FOR THE HIGHLANDERS? NO. ANTON LIENERT-BROWN FORCING THE PENALTY, GIVING MCKENZIE ONE LAST CHANCE. MCKENZIE STRIKES IT. AND HE WINS IT! DAMIAN MCKENZIE GETS THE WIN THE CHIEFS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. FROM A SHOCKING LOSING STREAK TO HOT FORM, THE CHIEFS WINNING 26-23. SO, WHERE DOES ALL THAT DRAMA LEAVE THE TABLE? WITH ONLY THREE ROUNDS TO GO, THE CRUSADERS ARE BACK OUT WITH A STRONG BUFFER. LOOKS LIKE THE BLUES AND CHIEFS REALISTICALLY FIGHTING IT OUT FOR THE OTHER FINAL SPOT. THE HIGHLANDERS AND CANES ONLY HAVE TWO GAMES LEFT TO PLAY. IF WE THOUGHT THE RUGBY WAS DRAMATIC, THIS IS A PERFORMANCE THAT'S STOPPED 120 MILLION IN THEIR TRACKS. JAPAN'S HIDEKI MATSUYAMA IS ON THE CUSP OF WINNING GOLF'S MASTERS. HEADING INTO TOMORROW MORNING'S FINAL ROUND, HE HAS A CHANCE TO BECOME A JAPANESE SPORTING GREAT. IN A COUNTRY THAT'S GOLF CRAZY,... THIRD SHOT FOR HIDEKI MATSUYAMA. ...10 MILLION PLAYERS AND COUNTING. IMAGINE WINNING THE SPORT'S MOST PRIZED POSSESSION. OH, AND IT'S A LOVELY SHOT TOO. HIDEKI MATSUYAMA HEADS INTO THE FINAL ROUND WITH A FOUR-SHOT LEAD, TRYING TO BECOME JAPAN'S FIRST-EVER MALE MAJOR CHAMPION. LOOK AT THIS. STILL ONLY 29, HE HASN'T WON A TOURNAMENT OF ANY KIND IN FOUR YEARS ` SEEMINGLY ALWAYS IN THE HUNT, BUT WINLESS IN 30 MAJOR APPEARANCES. HIS IRON PLAY NEVER MISSED A BEAT. THE FIRST BOGEY-FREE ROUND OF THE TOURNAMENT, THIS MIGHTY 5-IRON LEADING TO EAGLE ON THE 15TH. OH, WHAT A GREAT SHOT FROM MATSUYAMA. HE TORE UP THE HOME STRETCH AS GREENS SOFTENED ` 6-UNDER FOR THE LAST EIGHT HOLES. HIS ONLY BLEMISH ` TOO MUCH OOMPH ON THIS BUNKER SHOT. A LONG WAY OFF THE GREEN, BUT HANG ON. ZEN-LIKE MATSUYAMA SCRAMBLED AGAIN. OH, HE'S PULLED IT OFF. IT'S BRILLIANT. LOOK AT THIS. TRANSLATOR: THE FIRST TIME I WATCHED, TIGER WOODS WAS THE WINNER. ALWAYS DREAMING SOMEDAY I COULD PLAY HERE. ONLY 18 PLAYERS SHOT UNDER PAR FOR THE DAY. ONE OF THEM, PREVIOUS LEADER, ENGLAND'S JUSTIN ROSE. YES! ROSE IS IN THE HUNT, ALONG WITH AUSTRALIAN MARK LEISHMAN AND AMERICANS WILL ZELATORIS AND XANDER SCHAUFFELE, WHO NAILED ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE DAY. OH MY GOODNESS. BUT THEY ARE ALL CHASING THIS MAN. YOU KNOW, TOMORROW HAS A CHANCE TO BE THE BIGGEST DAY IN THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE GOLF. IN THE NEAR DARKNESS, AFTER HIS THIRD ROUND, HIDEKI MATSUYAMA WAS STILL OUT ON THE PRACTISE GREENS, DETERMINED NOT TO WASTE A SINGLE CHANCE AHEAD OF THE BIGGEST DAY OF HIS LIFE. THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN AWAITS TOMORROW, HOPING FOR A NEW GOLF HERO. IT'S BEEN A WEEKEND WHEN A WHOLE HOST OF NEW NAMES HAVE BURST ON TO THE MASTERS SCENE. TAKE COREY CONNERS FROM CANADA ` HE BIRDIED TWO OF HIS OPENING THREE HOLES TODAY. BY THE TIME HE GOT TO THE PAR 3 SIXTH, HE WAS RUNNING HOT. (CHEERING) THE HIGH FIVES DIDN'T STOP THERE. THIS FOR BIRDIE ON THE VERY NEXT HOLE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) CONNERS SHOOTING FOUR UNDER FOR THE DAY, FIVE SHOTS BEHIND MATSUYAMA. WELLINGTON SWIMMER LEWIS CLAREBURT HAS ENDED HIS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ON A HIGH, SMASHING ANOTHER NEW ZEALAND RECORD AND QUALIFYING FOR YET ANOTHER OLYMPICS EVENT IN TOKYO. CLAREBURT SWIMMING IN THE CENTRE LANE, LEADING FROM START TO FINISH IN LAST NIGHT'S 200m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY, ROCKETING HOME TO BREAK THE NEW ZEALAND RECORD BY ALMOST 1� SECONDS. LEWIS CLAREBURT GOES TO THE WALL, BREAKS THE NEW ZEALAND RECORD BY A COUNTRY MILE. HIS 1:57.89 PUTTING HIM AMONG THE TOP EIGHT OLYMPIC HOPEFULS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. CLAREBURT ALSO QUALIFIED IN HIS FAVOURED 400 MEDLEY AFTER CLOCKING THE SECOND-FASTEST TIME IN THE WORLD THIS YEAR. RIGHT, TO THE BATMOBILES ` NEW ZEALAND'S MITCH EVANS HAS HELPED JAGUAR TO AN HISTORIC RESULT IN THE LATEST FORMULA E RACE. EVANS AND TEAMMATE SAM BIRD IN THEIR TEAL-COLOURED E-TYPES MOVING FROM 12TH AND 10TH ON THE GRID RESPECTIVELY TO BE JOSTLING FOR THE LEAD, AND WHEN LEADER LUCAS DI GRASSI SLOWED UP, THE JAGUARS WERE AWAY. AND THERE GOES BIRD! NO, IT'S DI GRASSI SLOWING! IT'S RACE LEADER LUCAS DI GRASSI SLOWING ON THE WAY UP THE HILL, AND A BIG SPIN FOR THE TWO MERCEDES COLLIDE. VANDOORNE'S IN THE WALL, FACING BACKWARDS. THEY ALL HAD TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A SLOWING LUCAS DI GRASSI. BIRD AND EVANS GIVING JAGUAR ITS FIRST EVER DOUBLE PODIUM AS THEY FINISHED 2 AND 3 BEHIND THE SAFETY CAR. BRITISH SPORT HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ACROSS A NUMBER OF CODES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, THE SPECTATOR-FREE GRAND NATIONAL AT AINTREE ` JOCKEYS AND TRAINERS OBSERVING A MOMENT'S SILENCE. (BELL TOLLS) TWO-MINUTES SILENCE WAS OBSERVED AT THE TWO PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES TODAY AT CRYSTAL PALACE AND AT THE FAMOUS ANFIELD GROUND IN LIVERPOOL. IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST, IF NOT THE BIGGEST WEEKENDS IN CHRISTCHURCH'S SEASIDE SUBURB OF SUMNER. THE ANNUAL 'SINGLE FIN MINGLE' ATTRACTING DOZENS OF SURFERS AND HUNDREDS OF SPECTATORS. JORDAN OPPERT WENT TO HANG TEN. ESPLANADE HEAVING, SUN BLARING. GREAT SURF AND FANTASTIC WEATHER. WAVES PUMPING, LEAVING COMPETITORS, WELL, ABSOLUTELY FROTHING. IT'S NOT KNOWN FOR ITS CONSISTENCY, BUT IT'S REALLY, REALLY LOVELY WHEN IT IS ON. WORLD-CLASS, I MIGHT GO AS FAR AS TO SAY. NINA YOUNG'S ONE OF 80-ODD SURFERS COMPETING THIS YEAR. WITH NEARLY HALF OF THEM FEMALES, IT'S THE LARGEST WOMEN'S LONGBOARDING COMP IN THE COUNTRY. SO MANY LADIES THAT ARE PICKING IT UP, AND THEY LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL. IT'S SUCH A STYLISH THING FOR A WOMAN TO BE RIDING A TRADITIONAL LONGBOARDING. IN SOME WAYS, THEY DO THINGS THAT MEN CAN'T. THEY DON'T HAVE` YOU KNOW, MEN JUST DON'T HAVE THAT FEMININE BEAUTY ON A WAVE. THIS YEAR'S EVENT BOASTING A NUMBER OF NATIONAL CHAMPS, EVEN A FORMER OLYMPIC ALPINE SKIER. LOCAL LEGEND ` ANNELISE COBERGER. THE 1992 SILVER MEDALLIST AT ALBERTVILLE, STARTING HER SWITCH TO SURFING SIX YEARS AGO. THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES WITH SKIING, I WILL ADMIT, BECAUSE THERE IS A SLOPE, ALBEIT GREEN. IT'S JUST THE FEELING OF TURNING, CARVING ` IF YOU CAN CARVE TURNS. AND BEING ON THE OCEAN, IT'S QUITE THERAPEUTIC. BUT ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, STILL COMPETITIVE. IT'S A JUDGING SPORT, WHICH IS QUITE ODD FOR ME BECAUSE I'M USED TO JUST BEING ON A TIMING SYSTEM. SO YOU NEVER KNOW. I NEVER KNOW WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. IF YOU'RE HAVING FUN, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DO OK. TODAY'S FINALS CAPPING OFF A FUN-FILLED WEEKEND IN THE SEASIDE SUBURB. OH, JUST SEEING THE SMILES OF THIS MANY PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND BEING ABLE TO BE TOGETHER IS REALLY SPECIAL. NOW JUST 365 SLEEPS TILL THEY CAN DO IT ALL AGAIN. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. GREAT TO SEE. ONE OF MY CHILDHOOD HEROES. WHAT A WEEKEND! RENEE HAS YOUR WEATHER NEXT, AND IT COULD BE A WET START TO THE WEEK FOR SOME. KIA ORA, TEAM. COMING UP ON GOODSORTS, I AM WITH THE AMAZING EBONY SINCLAIR WHO, DURING LOCKDOWN, DECIDED THAT SHE NEEDED SOME MORE PEOPLE TO CHAT WITH, SO SHE STARTED THIS WONDERFUL MOVEMENT. IT STARTED WITH ONE CUP OF COFFEE, AND NOW IT'S A WHOLE LONG LUNCH EVERY WEEK. I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT AFTER THE ADS AND THE WEATHER. STICK AROUND FOR EBONY. KIA ORA, HELLO AGAIN. A BIG IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER TODAY FOR MANY PLACES. THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND CLEARED UP NICELY. HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL SOME CLOUD AND RAIN ABOUT TOO. A WET WEATHER SYSTEM OVER THE TASMAN SEA APPROACHES THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND MONDAY MORNING, WITH A WET AFTERNOON FORECAST THERE. THAT RAIN THEN PUSHES UP THE WEST COAST ON TUESDAY. MEANWHILE THE RAIN OVER THE NOR-EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND CLEARS. RAIN OR SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTH ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY. MORNING RAIN OVER THE TOP OF THE SOUTH AND SHOWERS FOR THE REST ALL GRADUALLY CLEARING. ON THURSDAY, ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, BUT MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST. RAIN OR SHOWERS FOR THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. A CLOUDY MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS, COMING UP FOR THE NORTH. LIGHT WINDS AND A WARM 26 FOR WHANGAREI. GRAB A RAINCOAT AS YOU HEAD OUT, AUCKLAND. PATCHY DRIZZLE TURNING TO SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. 24 IS YOUR HIGH. THE REST OF TAMAKI MAKAURAU GETS THAT DRIZZLY START, WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS. YOU'LL NEED A BROLLY HERE TOO, WITH PERIODS OF RAIN. FALLS MAY BE HEAVY AFTER LUNCH. 22 FOR TOKOROA AND TAUPO. A WET DAY IN HAMILTON. CLOUDY WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE TURNING TO SHOWERS. LIGHT WINDS AND 25 DEGREES. DRIZZLE TURNING TO SHOWERS ACROSS THE WAIKATO. LIGHT WINDS AND 25 IS THE HIGH FOR ALL. TAURANGA, PERIODS OF RAIN HEAVY FROM AFTERNOON. AND 23 IS YOUR HIGH. THAMES IS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FOR THE REST. 23 FOR TE PUKE. CLOUDY AT TIMES FOR THE EAST, WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. BUT YOU SHOULD SEE SOME SUNNY SPELLS TOO. WARM THROUGH HERE. MID TO HIGH 20s. PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. GREY SKIES AND THEN SHOWERS ROLL IN FROM MIDDAY FOR THE REST OF THIS GROUP. MONDAY BRINGS CLOUDY PERIODS TO THE CAPITAL. THERES A CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND NORTHERLY WINDS. 20 IS YOUR HIGH. AND CLOUDY AROUND THE EDGES TOO. NORTHERLIES AND 24 FOR LOWER HUTT. A FINE START TO THE WORKING WEEK FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH. BUT SHOWERS TURNING TO RAIN FOR WESTPORT. CHRISTCHURCH SOAKING UP THE SUNSHINE. NOR-EASTERLIES ARE FRESH FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. 24 IS YOUR HIGH. AND ITS A GOLDEN DAY FOR SURROUNDING AREAS TOO. THOSE WINDS WILL PICK UP AFTER LUNCH. HERE'S WHERE THINGS GET INTERESTING. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL FOR GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA. CLOUDY AT TIMES FOR TIMARU. SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING QUEENSTOWN AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AS YOUR DAY UNFOLDS. 18 DEGREES. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS TO FOLLOW AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS HERE TOO. AFTERNOON SHOWERS AFTER A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTHERN GROUP. RAIN DEVELOPING AND BECOMING HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER MILFORD SOUND. MONDAY IS CLOUDY AT TIMES FOR YOU, DUNEDIN. YOU GET A FEW SHOWERS FROM AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL DIE OUT AFTER DARK. 19 IS YOUR HIGH. AND ITS THE SAME INLAND. JUST SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH A TOP OF 21. THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK. TAURANGA COUPLE GEORGE AND EBONY SINCLAIR ARE TONIGHT'S GOODSORTS. THEY BOTH HAVE DISABILITIES AND LEAN ON EACH OTHER TO GET THROUGH. WHEN THEY CAME OUT OF LOCKDOWN, THEY REALISED THEY HAD EACH OTHER BUT NOT EVERYONE WAS AS LUCKY. SO THEY SET ABOUT CHANGING THAT. HERE'S HADYN JONES. DURING LOCKDOWN, GEORGE SINCLAIR WAS NOT ALONE. HIS WIFE, EBONY, IS NEVER FAR AWAY. THEY NEED EACH OTHER FOR THINGS LIKE BAKING. YOU HOLD THAT ONE. HE'S USUALLY THE MIXER, BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE MUSCLES. EBONY HAS A TYPE OF DWARFISM THAT MAKES OPENING THE FRIDGE A CHALLENGE. AND GEORGE IS BORN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. THEY GOT TOGETHER FIVE YEARS AGO OVER A NEVER-ENDING PHONE CALL. WE WERE TALKING FROM 8 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT, ALL THE WAY TILL 6 IN THE MORNING. GEORGE AND EBONY HAVE NOW BEEN MARRIED TWO YEARS. WE CLICK SO WELL, AND SHE'S JUST MY SOULMATE. WHEN LOCKDOWN FINISHED, EBONY KNEW OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE STRUGGLING FOR COMPANY, SO... I WENT ON FACEBOOK. HERE IT IS. OOH. SHE INVITED PEOPLE ` ANYONE ` FOR A COFFEE. I WAS VERY NERVOUS, BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS GOING TO BE. THEN THEY WENT TO A CAFE. THANK YOU. THERE WAS DEB, WHO HEARD ABOUT IT BY... WORD OF MOUTH. SHE WAS ONE OF THE 11 WHO SHOWED FOR THAT FIRST MEETING. KELLY WAS ALSO THERE. YOU CANNOT KEEP KELLY DOWN. (LAUGHS) EBONY COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I WAS ACTUALLY REALLY BLOWN AWAY. ALL RIGHTY. FAST FORWARD A YEAR... SING-SONGY: CAN I HAVE EVERYONE'S ATTENTION? EBONY'S COFFEE GROUP HAS TURNED INTO LUNCH. HI, LOU. AND HER 11 FRIENDS HAVE BECOME... 50 TO 70 PEOPLE. IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. THERE'S NO SIGNING UP. IT'S JUST A MEET AND GREET. FOR A FIRST TIME, I'VE GOT TO SAY IT'S QUITE COOL. LUCY HAS THE HANG OF IT. MAKE NEW FRIENDS. ALL IT TAKES IS JUST LIKE A LITTLE SIMPLE CONVERSATION TO MAKE THEM REALLY HAPPY. YOU'RE MY CUDDLE BUDDY, AREN'T YA? YOU KNOW, IF YOU SMILE, THEY'LL SMILE. THERE'S LUNCH, PLENTY OF CHAT,... WHOO-HOO. ...AND BEFORE THEY GO,... THANK YOU. COME ON. ...EBONY CHECKS IN ON EVERYONE. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS SAM. EBONY SINCLAIR'S LUNCH HAS TURNED INTO A MOVEMENT. NO. I'M STAYING. GOT, I THINK, 78 PEOPLE HERE TODAY. YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED AN ORGANISATION BEHIND YOU TO GET PEOPLE TOGETHER. EBONY AND GEORGE SINCLAIR DON'T NEED MORE COMPANY. THEY HAVE EACH OTHER. BUT THEY KNEW OTHERS DID. I DID FIND A KEEPER. THEY WANTED TO FINISH THIS STORY WITH ONE PIECE OF ADVICE. IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE THEM AT THE SHOPS, PLEASE DON'T STARE. I WOULD PREFER PEOPLE TO COME UP AND JUST SIMPLY SAY HI, BECAUSE THEN I WOULD FEEL MORE OF A PERSON. HADYN JONES, 1 NEWS. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SUNDAY. REMEMBER YOU CAN KEEP RIGHT UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE ` 1NEWS.CO.NZ. FROM US, KIA TAU TE MAURI. PO MARIE. CAPTIONS BY CHELSEA BRADY AND SOPHIE PEARCE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.