(SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) WELCOME INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING? I AM SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. ERIN, HOW ARE YOU GOING? ON MONDAY, WE HAD A CHAT UPSTAIRS IN THE CHANGING ROOM, AND I ASKED HER HOW IT IS GOING, AND SHE SAID GREAT. GOOD TO BE HERE. I SAID LET'S CHAT ON WEDNESDAY. YEAH. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, ISN'T IT? STILL VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE, BUT NOW IT IS A BIT COLDER IT IS HARDER TO GET OUT OF BED. WHAT TIME DOES YOUR ALARM GO OFF? NORMALLY I WOULD HAVE IT SET FOR JUST AFTER THREE, BUT THE BABY WOKE UP AT 2:30 AM. I JUST GOT UP. I JUST PULL THE BLANKET UP FOR 10 MORE MINUTES. WHAT TIME DOES YOUR ALARM GO OFF, INDIRA? IF I AM DOING THIS, IT IS 245 AND IF I'M DOING THIS IT IS 345. IT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE, THAT OUR. IT IS LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US. I KNOW WE SAY THIS EVERY SINGLE MORNING, BUT WE HAVE A JAMPACKED SHOW THIS MORNING. WE WILL CROSS TO THE US IN ABOUT 10 OR 15 MINUTES TIME TO CATCH UP WITH ANNA BURNS FRANCIS ON THE LATEST THAT IS HAPPENING OVER THERE WITH THE VACCINE, ALSO RIOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS AND A NEW PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL TAX BEING PUT FORWARD BY PRES BIDEN. WE'LL GET REACTION ON THAT FOR WHAT IT MEANS IN NEW ZEALAND. THERE ARE SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH BEDS FOR A PEOPLE THAT NEED THEM. WE ARE BE ENJOYED BY THREE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HONOURED BY SCIENCE COMMUNICATORS. I DID NOT REALISE THAT MICHAEL BAKER HAS DONE MORE THAN 2000 INTERVIEWS IN THE LAST YEAR. HE GOT A MEDAL LAST NIGHT. WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS, WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO BURN. WE WOULD LOVE YOUR OPINION ON THAT. CORRECTION: BAN NOW INDIRA WITH THE NEWS. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCE A BAN ON LIVE EXPORTS TODAY, AFTER A MONTHS-LONG INVESTIGATION BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA. THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN FACING SCRUTINY AFTER 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NEW ZEALANDERS AND THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DIED WHEN A LIVESTOCK EXPORT SHIP CAPSIZED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. FOLLOWING THAT, OUR GOVERNMENT TEMPORARILY STOPPED EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE BUT ALLOWED THEM TO RESUME LATE LAST YEAR. NEARLY 110,000 CATTLE WERE EXPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND TO CHINA IN 2020. IT'S EXPECTED THE BAN WILL INCLUDE WIND DOWN PERIOD OF UP TO TWO YEARS. WE TAKE ANIMALS FROM AN ENVIORNMENT IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE THEY HAVE A REASONABLY GOOD LIFE AND SEND THEM TO PLACES WHERE THEY HAVE A PRETTY LOUSY LIFE, AND IN THE PROCESS, WE SUBJECT THEM TO A JOURNEY WHICH GETS INCREASINGLY STRESSFUL FROM A WELFARE POINT OF VIEW. ONE EXPORTER SAYS BANNING LIVE EXPORTS COULD CHANGE NEW ZEALAND'S VITAL TRADE RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA. THE GOVERNMENT IS HAILING WHAT IT'S CALLING SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL PROGRESS UNDER THE CHRISTCHURCH CALL TO ELIMINATE TERRORIST AND VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT ONLINE. MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE BANDED TOGETHER WITH 10 TECH COMPANIES TO SUPPORT THE CALL. THREE CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE NOW OPERATIONAL, ENABLING RAPID AND COORDINATED REACTION TO ONLINE EVENTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES. OUR GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CALL CONTINUES TO HONOUR THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST ATTACK. NATIONAL'S PROPOSING A NEW LAW IT SAYS WILL GET MORE HOUSES BUILT. JUDITH COLLIN'S MEMBER'S BILL WOULD EFFECTIVELY PUT IN PLACE EMERGENCY POWERS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED TO SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION IN CANTERBURY FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKES. THE NEW LAW WOULD REQUIRE ALL URBAN COUNCILS TO IMMEDIATELY ZONE MORE LAND FOR HOUSING ` ENOUGH FOR 30 YEARS OF EXPECTED GROWTH. THE BILL WILL GO INTO THE BALLOT THIS WEEK. AND NATIONAL LEADER JUDITH COLLINS WILL JOIN US FOR MORE JUST BEFORE 7. HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN THE U.S ARE URGENTLY CALLING FOR A PAUSE IN THE ROLLOUT OF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE AFTER REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RARE BLOOD CLOTTING CASES. WHILE THERE'S NO CLEAR CAUSAL BETWEEN BLOOD CLOTS AND THE VACCINE, ROLL OUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED THE USE OF THE JAB. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S SAYS THE RECOMMENDED PAUSE IS AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION' AND THAT ADVERSE EVENTS APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE THERE HAVE RECEIVED ONE OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SHOTS. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS SET TO ANNOUNCE WHEN AMERICAN TROOPS WILL LEAVE AFGHANISTAN. TROOPS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY ON BEYOND THE MAY 1st DEADLINE NEGOTIATED WITH THE TALIBAN BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION LAST YEAR. BIDEN NOW SET TO CHOOSE THE 11th OF SEPTEMBER. THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9/11 TERRORIST ATTACKS AS THE NEW GOAL. THE U.S. STILL HAS AROUND 2500 TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. TO SPORT AND THE BREAKERS' NBL SEASON IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD AFTER THEIR LATEST OVERTIME DEFEAT TO THE PERTH WILDCATS ` IMPORT GUARD BRYCE COTTON TORMENTING THE BREAKERS AS HE DENIED THEM VICTORY WITH A BUZZER BEATER. TO SEND IT TO OVERTIME, COTTON HAS GOT FREE. ARE YOU KIDDING ME, JACK? THE 85-79 OVERTIME LOSS ` NOT THE WAY THE TEAM WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MARK TOM ABERCROMBIE'S 350th APPEARANCE. BLACK CAPS CAPTAIN KANE WILLIAMSON HAS WON THE TOP PRIZE AT THE ANNUAL NEW ZEALAND CRICKET AWARDS, BEING HONOURED WITH THE SIR RICHARD HADLEE MEDAL FOR THE FOURTH TIME. AMELIA KERR WON DOUBLE HONOURS FOR THE WOMEN'S DOMESTIC T20 AND THE INTERNATIONAL T20, WHILE AMY SATTERTHWAITE WAS NAMED TOP ODI WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR. DEVON CONWAY ALSO RECOGNISED FOR HIS STELLAR RISE, WINNING THE MEN'S INTERNATIONAL ONE DAY AND T20 GONGS. FROM REAL CELEBRATIONS FOR OUR CRICKETERS TO THE BREAKERS. AN OVERTIME LOSS. WHAT MAKES AN OVERTIME LOSS EVEN MORE HEARTBREAKING AS IF YOU WERE LEADING BEFORE GOING INTO THAT. IF YOU WERE DOWN AND YOU LOST IN OVERTIME, YOU KIND OF GO, OKAY, WE WERE LUCKY TO GET INTO OVERTIME, SO YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED BUT THE DISAPPOINTMENT IS MORE IF YOU ARE AHEAD AND THEN YOU ALLOW A SHOT LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN, WHICH SENDS IT INTO OVERTIME, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE MOMENTUM. IT WAS A STUNNING SHOT, BUT YOU HAVE GOT TO FEEL FOR TOM ABERCROMBIE, BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE WANTED TO GIVE HIM HIS 350TH AS A WIN. THEY ARE DOING IT TOUGH OVER THERE, THE BREAKERS. 350 GAMES! IT IS PRETTY REMARKABLE. I REMEMBER IN A BASKETBALL GAME I WAS PLAYING IN, A MEMBER STANDING RIGHT BEHIND AND ARE WATCHING THEM PLAY, AND YOU JUST GO WHAT AN ATHLETE. NOT UNTIL I WAS STANDING ON THE COURT BEHIND HIM AND SEEING HOW UNBELIEVABLE HE WAS DID I GET HOW MUCH AN ATHLETE HE IS. ANYWAY, THANKS ERIN. MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY. SEVERAL DEGREES KNOCKED OFF MOST NORTH ISLAND SPOTS, BUT IT'S ALSO THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, BUT THEY COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. THEY'LL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO, AND EXPECT A COOLER SOU'WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. AND HERE WE ARE. EVERYONE JUST A BIT COOLER. AUCKLAND YESTERDAY ` 24, TODAY HEADING FOR JUST 20. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS THAT COULD INCLUDE HEAVY, THUNDERY FALLS AND THE HAIL HERE TOO. HAMILTON ` 19. TAUPO COOL ON 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST. IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE. THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE. YESTERDAY WE SAW HASTINGS REACH 29. TODAY, JUST 21. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON JUST 18. EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING ` TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON. BUT A COOL 17 IN TH CAPITAL. 20 ` WHANGANUI. SO, AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER THE SOUTHS TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR. 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOU'WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CHRISTCHURCH ` 20. OAMARU ` 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY AT NIGHT. 16 IN QUEENSTOWN. DUNEDIN ` 15. AND THURSDAY, IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. AND A REMINDER, WE HAVE A NEW WAY OF GETTING YOUR PICTURES AND FOR BESPOKE WEATHER AT 8 O'CLOCK. YOU JUST NEED TO HEAD TO THE WEBSITE BREAKFASTWEATHER.CO.NZ. I THINK MORNING THREE, YOU WILL GET WEATHER PLACES AND YOU WILL REMEMBER TO PUT THE PHOTO IN. NO PRESSURE TO ACTUALLY DO YOUR JOB, BUT WE WILL SEE HOW WE GO. YOU HAVE DONE SOME OF THOSE ELEMENTS EACH MORNING SO FAR. ROOM TO IMPROVE. ONE DAY, YOU MIGHT TURN UP ORGANISED AS WELL. I JUST THINK PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT I HAVE BEEN A TELEVISION FOR SO LONG, I DO NOT HAVE ANY ADRENALINE RUSH ANYMORE. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET ONE IS BY ARRIVING ABOUT ONE SECOND BEFORE WE ARE ON EAR. MY PULSE DOES NOT EVEN GO UP A BEAT. I JUST CONTRIVE A BIT OF DRAMA. RUNNING IN, I AM LATE, EVERYONE! MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK UP ANOTHER TECHNIQUE TO RAISE THE PULSE. COMING UP ` U.S PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S EYEING UP A BIG TAX SHAKE UP FOR BIG TECH. NEXT, WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR COMPANIES IN AOTEAROA. IT IS 6:15. TO THE U.S., WHERE OVERNIGHT THERE'S BEEN A ROADBLOCK IN THE COUNTRY'S VACCINE ROLL OUT, AS JOHNSON AND JOHNSON'S JAB FACES GROWING SCRUTINY. FOR THE LATEST ON THIS, THE DEMONSTRATIONS IN MINNEAPOLIS AND A SIGNIFICANT NEW TAX POLICY PROPOSAL, HERE SHE IS, OUR BRILLIANT FRIEND ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS. MORENA, LOVELY TO SEE YOU. LET'S START WITH THE VACCINE. THIS IS BIG. THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE HAS BEEN PAUSED IN SOME STATES. WHAT ARE HEALTH OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT? BIG NEWS OUT HERE THIS MORNING. JOHNSON & JOHNSON'S VACCINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SOLUTION TO HESITANCY. IT NEEDED TO BE STORED AT A LOWER TEMPERATURE, AND 6.8 MILLION SHOTS HAD GONE INTO THE ARMS OF AMERICANS. AS OF THIS MORNING, THAT IS ALL ON HOLD FOR ANY STATE RUN OR FEMA RUN MASS VACCINATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THERE ARE REPORTS OF SIX BLOOD CLOTS. THESE BLOOD CLOTS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT. THEY ARE HARDER TO TREAT, AND THE USUAL TREATMENT THAT IS USED BY BLOOD CLOT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. OFFICIALS RESPONDED QUICKLY THIS MORNING AND AT A PRESS CONFERENCE. ONE SAYS IT WILL NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THEY STILL HAVE ENOUGH FIXATIONS TO DO EVERYONE IN AMERICA. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR VACCINATION PROGRAMME. THE J&J VACCINE MAKES UP LESS THAN 5% OF THE MORE THAN 190 MILLION RECORDED SHOTS IN ARMS IN THE UNITED STATES TO DATE. THE PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT THIS IS A WARTIME EFFORT. WE'RE AT WAR AGAINST THE VIRUS. AND AS SUCH, WE'VE MOBILISED A WARTIME EFFORT SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF SCENARIOS. ALL VERY WELL AND GOOD IN THEORY, BUT IN PRACTICE THOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS OF THIS MORNING. PEOPLE TURNING UP WILL HAVE TO BE OFFERED A JOURNAL OR PFIZER, WHICH MEANS COMING BACK FOR A SECOND DOSE. THE J&J VACCINE WAS PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR REMOTE AREAS OF AMERICA, AND ALSO IF YOU ARE HERE IN NEW YORK, THAT WAS THE VACCINE YOU ARE OFFERED AT ALL OF THE OVERNIGHT AND 24-HOUR CLINICS. A MENTOR COULD BE STORED FOR LONGER AND THE BILE DID NOT RUN OUT AND YOU GOT ONE SHOT IN THE ARM. YOU COULD COME IN AND GET YOUR SHOT AND GO AND YOU ARE DONE. AS WE HEARD FROM INDIRA, THE ROLLOUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED. SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED THE USE OF THE JAB. CAN WE TALK NOW ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS. FURTHER UNREST AFTER THE SHOOTING. WHAT IS HAPPENING? THAT WAS THE CASE OF THE 20-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS PULLED OVER ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE POLICE OFFICER INVOLVED IN THAT CASE IS THAT SHE MISTAKENLY PULLED OUT HER TASER INSTEAD OF HER` PULLED OUT HER GUN, RATHER, INSTEAD OF HER TASER. SHE FIRED A SINGLE SHOT AND IT LED TO HIS DEATH. THIS IMMEDIATELY CAUSED PROTEST ON THE STREET. THIS IS A MINNEAPOLIS, THE SCENE OF THE GEORGE FLOYD TRIAL. THE CROWDS ARE GATHERING VERY QUICKLY LEAD TO PROTEST ANOTHER CASE OF AN UNARMED BLACK MAN BEING KILLED BY A POLICE OFFICER. PROTESTERS SAY THEY WERE PEACEFUL, BUT THERE WERE INSTANCES OF SOME PROTESTERS FIRING FIREWORKS AT THE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY RETALIATED WITH TEARGAS AND RUBBER BULLETS. FROM THERE, THINGS ONLY ESCALATED AND HAD GOTTEN WORSE. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A CURFEW, THEY HAVE BEEN OUT UNTIL 3 AM EACH NIGHT. WE ARE EXPENDING THEM TO BE OUT AGAIN TONIGHT. TENSION IS RUNNING HIGH BECAUSE THERE IS THE COURT CASE FOR DEREK CHAUVEL AND THERE. THE POLICE OFFICER WAS STOOD DOWN, AND WE HAVE HEARD TODAY THAT SHE HAS NOW RESIGNED. YOU TALK ABOUT THE RIOTS. IT IS FRUSTRATING. WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH. LET'S CHANGE TOPICS NOW. THAT STILL AT INTERNATIONAL TAX REFORM. IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY PRES BIDEN. THIS EXEC NEVER CAME AROUND GLOBAL TAXATION. WHAT IS HE ACTUALLY PROPOSING? IF THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND COVID-19 WAS NOT ENOUGH TO GET ON WITH. TAX IS A HOT TOPIC HERE. REPUBLICANS WILL ALWAYS TELL YOU THAT DEMOCRATS WILL TAX YOU EVEN MORE. IT WAS A TALKING POINT LAST ELECTION. DONALD TRUMP HAS ALSO MADE COMMENTS ON IT. THIS RELATES TO BIG CORPORATE. AMAZON, FACEBOOK, AND APPLE. INTERESTINGLY, THERE WERE SOME CORPORATE TAX CHANGES MADE UNDER DONALD TRUMP THEY DID FORCE THESE COMPANIES OR SHOULD HAVE FORCED THEM TO PAY MORE CORPORATE TAX, BUT THERE WAS ONE TRIGGER. THEY ONLY HAD TO PAY IF THEY BOUGHT THEIR MONEY BACK INTO AMERICA. JOE BIDEN SEEKS TO CHANGE THAT. THEY MAY BE TAXED ON PROFITS OFFSHORE. IT MAKES A CHANGE TO FACEBOOK AND APPLE. THERE IS ONE OTHER CONSIDERATION THEY WILL HAVE TO MAKE, WHICH IS THAT AMERICAN WANTS TO SEE A FLAT CORPORATE TAX RATE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORLD. THAT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF NEGOTIATE YOU CANNOT JUST SLAP ATTACKS ON EUROPE. I DO NOT THINK TOO MANY AMERICAN CITIZENS WILL MIND. LOW AND MIDDLE AMERICANS PAY A LOT OF INCOME TAX AND THEY DO NOT SEE A LOT OF RETURN FOR IT. THEY WILL NOT BE TOO BOTHERED BY HEARING THAT THE LIKES OF FACEBOOK WILL BE PAYING MORE TAX. AS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THAT, OUR NEXT GUEST IS NODDING HIS HEAD IN AGREEMENT. ALWAYS LOVELY TO SEE YOU. WE WILL CARRY ON THESE CONVERSATIONS. JOINING US HERE IN OUR AUCKLAND STUDIO IS TAX EXPERT TERRY BAUCHER. MORENA! YOU WERE NODDING AWAY AS ANNA WAS TALKING. HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THIS? AND HOW OVERDUE IS IT? HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT. THE GLOBAL TAX TAKE HAS BEEN FALLING FOR CORPORATE IS FROM 40 YEARS. AMERICA GETS THE EQUIVALENT OF 1% OF ITS GDP AND CORPORATE TAX. JUST REFERENCING WHAT SHE WAS SAYING, 80% OF ALL TAX PAID IN AMERICA IS PAID BY LABOUR. CORPORATE SHE IS FALLING TO 10%. TAX RATES HAVE FALLEN QUITE DRAMATICALLY OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS. CORPORATE IS FROM 45% TO AROUND 23%. BUT YOU HAVE HAD THE DOUBLE WHAMMY OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND OUR PANDEMIC. THE COUNTRIES ARE BROKE. THAT IS THE QUESTION. WHAT HAS CHANGED? YOU BROUGHT UP THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. I COULD BE CYNICAL AND SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND ITS DEVASTATING ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT IT IS HAD ON THE GOVERNMENT, THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO FILL THE COFFERS. OR I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. YOU ARE GOING TO SAY IT IS THE FORMER. WHY NOT BOTH? IT IS BOTH. IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BECAUSE THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE SHARE OF TAXES PAID BY LABOUR AND BY CORPORATE, BUT ALSO THE GOVERNMENTS BROKE AROUND THE WORLD. TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, COMPANIES HERE PAY FOUR TIMES AS MUCH CORPORATE INCOME TAX RELATIVE TO THE ECONOMY AS THOSE IN AMERICA. THE AMERICAN BUDGET DEFICIT FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF ITS FISCAL YEAR WAS US$1.7 TRILLION. THEIR PREDICTED BUDGET DEFICIT THIS YEAR IS 11% OF GDP. THE NUMBERS ARE ENORMOUS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. WHEN THE AVERAGE TAX RATE FOR A MULTINATIONAL IS 7%, THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE GETTING INTAKES, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT BIDEN WOULD LOOK AND SAY TIME TO PUT YOUR HANDS IN YOUR POCKET. ALL OF THESE TAX CUTS WAS BOASTED OF LEAD TO GREATER INVESTMENT AND MORE JOBS. THEY HAVEN'T. THEY HAVE ENRICHED SHARE LEADERS AND IN SECULAR. THERE ARE TWO PARTS TO THIS PROPOSAL. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT THOSE PILLARS ARE? PILLAR ONE AND PILLAR TWO. THEY ARE INTERTWINED. ONE CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT THE OTHER. PILLAR ONE LOOKS TO SAY INTERNATIONALLY WHAT WE CALL TAXING RIGHTS. WHERE THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OTHER MULTINATIONAL, AND A COUNTRY, HOW MUCH CAN THE COUNTRY TAX IT? THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF THE ADVENT OF THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. PILLAR TWO IS BASICALLY A GLOBAL MINIMUM TAX. BIDEN HAS PROPOSED 21%. THAT IS CURRENTLY THE US CORPORATE TAX RATE. HE PROPOSES TO RAISE IT TO 28%. 21% IS ACTUALLY BELOW THE MOST ADVANCED ECONOMIES. IT IS DOABLE, THAT AMERICA IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT IS BROKE. THE EUROPEANS ARE ALL PRETTY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO GET THEIR HANDS ON THE LIKES OF WHAT WE CALL A GAFFER. WE WILL, APPLE, FACEBOOK. I NEED TO WRAP THINGS UP. BUT QUICKLY BEFORE WE GO, THE IMPACT HERE ON NEW ZEALAND COMPANIES. COULD BE SIGNIFICANT. WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A $100 MILLION PLUS. I THINK THE MOST INTERESTING WOULD BE WE WOULD FINALLY GET TO SEE WHAT GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK TAKE OUT OF NEW ZEALAND AND REVENUES. FACEBOOK DOES NOT HAVE TO REPORT BECAUSE IT IS ARRANGED AS APPEARS IN SUCH A WAY. ARRANGED AS APPEARS IN SUCH A WAY, I LOVE THE WAY YOU PUT THERE. GOOGLE REPORTED ONLY $36 MILLION OF INCOME THAT IS TAXABLE FOR CORPORATE PURPOSES. IN THE SAME YEAR, THIS IS DECEMBER 2019, PAGE $511 MILLION OVERSEAS. POSSIBLY THAT IS A SIGN OF JUST HOW MUCH ADVERTISING REVENUE ATTRACTS. IT COULD BE WELL OVER $1 BILLION BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BREAKING THAT DOWN FOR US. KIA ORA. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` A THIRD OF NEW ZEALANDERS FELL VICTIM FOR CYBER CRIME LAST YEAR. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT AT 6.30. ALSO AHEAD ` WHAT THE FARMING LOBBY FEELS ABOUT AN IMMINENT GOVERNMENT BAN ON LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS. AND NATIONAL'S JUDITH COLLINS UNVEILS HER PARTY'S BIG NEW HOUSING PROPOSAL. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO ANNOUNCE A BAN ON LIVE EXPORTS TODAY AFTER AN EXTENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME. THE INDUSTRY WAS THROWN UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT LAST YEAR AFTER A LIVESTOCK SHIP CAPSIZED IN THE EAST CHINA SEA IN SEPTEMBER KILLING THOUSANDS OF CATTLE AND 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NEW ZEALANDERS. FOLLOWING THAT, EXPORTS OF LIVE CATTLE WERE TEMPORARILY BANNED, BUT OUR GOVERNMENT ALLOWED THEM TO RESUME LATE LAST YEAR WITH PROMISES OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCESS. IT'S EXPECTED THE BAN WILL ALLOW FOR A PHASE OUT PERIOD OF UP TO TWO YEARS. TWO YEARS ON FROM THE MARCH 15 ATTACKS, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE 'CHRISTCHURCH CALL' HAS BEEN ANSWERED BY MANY. A NEW REPORT BY FRANCE AND NEW ZEALAND IS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL PROGRESS WITH MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING THE CALL. THREE CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE NOW OPERATIONAL, ENABLING RAPID AND COORDINATED REACTION TO ONLINE EVENTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CALL IS SUCCEEDING IN ITS MISSION TO PREVENT FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS. ONE IN THREE KIWIS FELL VICTIM TO A 'CYBERCRIME' IN THE LAST YEAR. NEARLY 130,000 PEOPLE HAD THEIR IDENTITIES SNATCHED, BUT ONLY 16% OF KIWIS THINK THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO IF IT HAPPENS TO THEM, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NORTON CYBER SAFETY INSIGHTS REPORT. IT ALSO FOUND THAT HALF OF ALL NEW ZEALANDERS AFFECTED BY CYBER CRIME TURN TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR HELP WITH ONLINE SECURITY, BUT LESS THAN A QUARTER OF KIWIS USE SECURITY SOFTWARE. HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN THE U.S ARE URGENTLY CALLING FOR A PAUSE IN THE ROLL OUT OF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE AFTER REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RARE BLOOD CLOTTING CASES. WHILE THERE'S NO CLEAR CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN BLOOD CLOTS AND THE VACCINE, ROLL OUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED USE OF THE JAB. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S SAYS THE RECOMMENDED PAUSE IS AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION' AND THAT ADVERSE EVENTS APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATES HAVE RECEIVED A JOHNSON & JOHNSON JAB. THOSE J&J APPOINTED HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. AS OF THIS MORNING, PEOPLE TURING UP WILL HAVE TO BE OFFERED MODERNA OR PFIZER WHICH MEANS YOU'D HAVE TO GET A SECOND DOSE OR THEY'LL HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER TIME AND LIKE A SAID THE J&J WAS USEFUL WAS REMOTE AREAS OF AMERICA. MEANWHILE, AUSTRALIA HAS RECORDED A SECOND CASE OF BLOODCLOTS WHICH IS LIKELY LINKED TO THE ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINE. THE CASE OCCURRED IN A WOMAN IN HER 40s WHO WAS VACCINATED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. FEARS ABOUT RARE BLOOD CLOTS PROMPTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REVISE ITS USE OF THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE, WITH PFIZER NOW THE PREFERRED JAB FOR THOSE UNDER 50. THE DEFENCE HAS BEGUN ITS CASE IN THE MURDER TRIAL FOR THE FORMER POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH KILLING GEORGE FLOYD. DEREK CHAUVIN'S LAWYER IS ARGUING THAT FLOYD DIED LAST MAY BECAUSE OF HIS ILLEGAL DRUG USE AND A HEART CONDITION, NOT BECAUSE OF CHAUVIN KNEELING ON HIS NECK. WITNESSES HAVE BEEN CALLED, AND THE JURY HAS BEEN SHOWN A VIDEO FROM A 2019 CONFRONTATION BETWEEN GEORGE FLOYD AND AN OFFICER TO SHOW THE EFFECTS OPIOIDS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD ON MR FLOYD'S PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. AS THE TRIAL CONTINUES, A NEARBY SUBURB HAS SEEN A SECOND NIGHT OF PROTESTS OVER A POLICE KILLING OF BLACK MAN DAUNTE WRIGHT (20). TO SPORT, AND TRENT BOULT HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE FOR THE MUMBAI INDIANS IN THE IPL. DEFENDING A SCORE OF 152 AGAINST THE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS, THE BLACK CAPS BOWLER DELIVERED MUMBAI VICTORY IN THE FINAL OVER OF THE MATCH. . YES WITH A BLOCKBUSTER PERFORMANCE. BOULT MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUST SHY OF SNATCHING A HATTRICK, BUT HIS LATE CAMEO TURNED THE GAME AROUND FOR MUMBAI, AS THEY WON BY 10 RUNS. YEAH, OBVIOUSLY A GOOD FEELING TO CLOSE OUT A GAME LIKE THIS. IT WAS A GREAT GAME IN THE END. IT JUST SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF STAYING IN IT, AND I SUPPOSE YOU'RE NEVER OUT OF IT. YOU JUST KEEP THAT PRESSURE ON. SO, NICE TO GET ACROSS THE LINE. I WONDER HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU ACTUALLY PUT IN THEY WANT EVERYBODY TO LIKE YOU SO CAN GET A FEW HANDY UNDER YOUR BELT AGAIN. INCREDIBLE. GOOD MORNING, ERIN. YOU'LL BE BACK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, NEVER GETS EASIER. MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY. SEVERAL DEGREES KNOCKED OFF MOST NORTH ISLAND SPOTS, BUT IT'S ALSO THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, BUT THEY COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. THEY'LL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO. AND EXPECT A COOLER SOU'WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. AND HERE WE ARE. EVERONE JUST A BIT COOLER. AUCKLAND TODAY HEADING FOR JUST 20. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE. BUT EXPECT SHOWERS. THAT COULD INCLUDE HEAVY, THUNDERY FALLS AND THE HAIL HERE TOO. HAMILTON ` 19. TAUPO COOL ON 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST. IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE. THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE. YESTERDAY WE SAW HASTINGS REACH 29. TODAY JUST 21. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON JUST 18. EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON, BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON. BUT A COOL 17 IN THE CAPITAL. 20 WHANGANUI. SO AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER, THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR. 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOU'WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CHRISTCHURCH ` 20. OAMARU ` 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORNING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT NORTHELRY AT NIGHT. 16 IN QUEENSTOWN. DUNEDIN ` 15. AND THURSDAY, IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. IT'S STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE BIT LIKE SUMMER IS COMING TO A PROPER END. IT'S STILL QUITE MUDDY IN AUCKLAND THOUGH. YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE ONCE YOU GO OUTSIDE. IT WILL BE HABITUALLY. COMING UP ` THE GOVERNMENT'S UNDERSTOOD TO BE MOVING TOWARDS A BAN ON LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS. AFTER THE BREAK, FEDERATED FARMERS RESPONDS. (COMPUTER BLIPS) (PHONE RINGS) (PHONE CONTINUES RINGING) (LID POPS) (QUIRKY PIANO MUSIC) (BICYCLE BELL RINGS) (ALLURING PIANO MUSIC) (BIRDS CHIRP) VOICEOVER: How far will you go to make a little me-time? AS EXCLUSIVELY REPORTED BY 1 NEWS LAST NIGHT, A SUNDAY INVESTIGATION HAS FOUND THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE A BAN ON THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE OF LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS. 110,000 LIVE CATTLE WERE EXPORTED LAST YEAR. THE FIGURES WE HAVE FROM MPI SHOW THEY WERE ALL TO CHINA, BUT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SMALL CONSIGNMENTS ELSEWHERE. THE LONGEST TRIP WAS 21 DAYS, THREE WEEKS. THE BIGGEST LOAD WAS 14,000 CATTLE OUT OF TIMARU. AND THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF MORTALITIES WAS 49, FROM A LOAD OF 5782 CATTLE OUT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. ANIMAL WELFARE REQUIREMENTS EXIST BEFORE AND DURING TRANSIT, ANIMAL WELFARE REQUIREMENTS EXIST BEFORE AND DURING TRANSIT, BUT WHEN THE ANIMALS ARRIVE, AND I QUOTE, 'MPI DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION AND CANNOT REQUIRE VERIFICATION 'OF ANIMAL WELFARE.' THIS IS ONE OF SAFE'S CRITICISMS OF THE PRACTICE AGAIN, I QUOTE, 'THESE ANIMALS LEAVE BEHIND THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS 'PROVIDED TO THEM IN NEW ZEALAND.' SO WHAT'S THE REACTION OF LOBBY GROUP FEDERATED FARMERS? WE'RE JOINED NOW BY FEDERATED FARMERS' NATIONAL DAIRY CHAIR AND ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON WAYNE LANGFORD, WHO'S ZOOMING INTO THE SHOW FROM CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT. YOUR FLIGHT IS GOING TO DEPART SOON. IT'S MOST OF YOU TO BE WITH US. DID YOU KNOW THIS BAND WAS COMING? I WAS QUITE SURPRISED BY THE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT. SO YOU HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S REVIEW OF THE LIVE ANIMAL TRADE, RIGHT? AND WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR FEEDBACK AROUND? DO YOU THINK THERE IS MERIT OVER AND ABOVE THAT SUPERSEDE ANIMAL WEALTHIER? WE DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY IT SHOULDN'T AND WE EXPECT ANIMAL WELFARE AND ANYWAY, IT'S OUR ANIMALS, AND IT'S WHAT WE LOVE, AND WE EXPECT THE SAME TREATMENT FROM THOSE ANIMALS FROM ANYONE. YOU SAY THAT, BUT WE LOOK AT WHAT CONTROL WE HAVE, WE HAVE CONTROLS AROUND NEW ZEALAND, AND LOADING AMONG SHIPS, BUT MBI DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION AND A CANNOT REQUIRE ANIMAL WELFARE AFTER THE ANIMALS ARRIVED. SO IT BECOMES LIKE A LUCKY DIP. YOU'VE GOT A GOOD POINT THERE, JON. WE'VE BEEN A BIT UNHAPPY BUT WHAT THEY'VE SEEN THERE. IF SOMEBODY SENDS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH, THEN WE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT YOU WANT IT. WHAT FARMERS ARE TELLING US THAT WHAT THEY HAVE SEEN IS PRETTY GOOD. THE HALLIGAN ASSAY THE PEOPLE GIVING THEM MONEY arfe ARDE NOT HAPPY WITH IT I THINK THE ANIMAL RIGHTS GROUPS THE FARMERS THEMSELVES WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE BEING LOOKED AFTER AS WELL. FARMERS WANT TO BE MAKING THESE DECISIONS BASED ON ANIMAL WELFARE. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS. CAN YOU PICK ANY MONTH FROM LAST YEAR FAIRBURY. FEBRUARY. A 90 DAY JOURNEY TO CHINA, WHAT CONDITIONS WOULD THEY BE IN? WHAT WOULD THE LAST LOOK LIKE IN AT THEY SHOULD BE VERY WELL LOOKED AFTER. THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT. AND WHAT IS THIS WORTH TO THE FARMERS WHO EXPORT? WHAT IS THIS WORTH TO US PER ANIMAL? IT'S AROUND 200 MILLION. TOWARDS THE NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY. SO IT IS NICE TO HAVE, BUT WE HAVE SOME REAL SMALL PERCENTAGE IN FACT QUICK MATHS IN MY HEAD, IT'S ABOUT 1%. SO IN TERMS OF THE EXPORT RECEIPTS OF FARMING, IT'S PRETTY SMALL ISN'T IT? IT IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE, AND IT IS A RISK. WILL BE REALLY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT COMES UP WITH OBVIOUSLY THEY FOUND SOMETHING AND THE REVIEW THAT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH, IN THEIR WOULD BE THE REASON BEHIND THE DECISION. DO YOU FEEL SOMEWHAT AMBUSHED BY THE GOVERNMENT? AM I OVERSTATING THE CASE WHICH MARK I WOULD HAVE LIKED FOR THE OFFICIALS TO TELL US WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT THAT A DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. IS THIS A DECISION THAT YOU WOULD SEEK TO APPEAL QUESTION MARK IT'S A SURPRISE, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY MUST HAVE A GOOD REASON WHY THEY'VE MADE THAT DECISION. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU JOINING US THIS MORNING. ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON FOR FED FARMERS. THANK YOU. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` COUNTRIES ARE SCALING BACK USE OF THE SINGLE-DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID VACCINE AFTER REPORTS OF RARE BLOOD CLOTTING CASES. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THAT AT 7. ALSO AHEAD ` PATIENTS ARE OUTNUMBERING BEDS ALSO AHEAD ` PATIENTS ARE OUTNUMBERING BEDS AT THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICE AT WAIKATO HOSPITAL. IS THIS AN ISOLATED SITUATION? AND NEXT ` NATIONAL LEADER JUDITH COLLINS ON HER BRAND-SPANKING-NEW DRAFT LEGISLATION THAT'S AIMED AT HOSING DOWN THE OVERHEATED HOUSING MARKET. GOOD MORNING, WELLINGTON. A FEW CLOUDS ABOVE AND MAY BE THE ODD SHOWER THIS MORNING. THANKS TO CLEAR UP AND YOU'RE HEADING FOR A HIGH OF WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE'RE NOW JOINED FROM OUR WELLINGTON STUDIO BY NATIONAL PARTY LEADER JUDITH COLLINS, WHO LESS THAN TWO HOURS AGO UNLEASED UPON THE WORLD HER NEW HOUSING EMERGENCY RESPONSE URGENT MEASURES BILL, WHICH WE KNOW SHE'S ANXIOUS TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING MORENA, MRS COLLINS. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING. I AM GREAT, THANK YOU. IT IS A LOVELY, WET WELLINGTON MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS RELEASE CAME OUT AT 5 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. IT IS 46 PAGES LONG. WE CANNOT GET THROUGH ALL OF IT, BUT THERE ARE FOUR MAIN POINTS TO THIS. LET'S START WITH THOSE FOUR. TALK TO US ABOUT THE EMERGENCY POWERS THAT YOU ARE LOOKING TO INSTALL. BASICALLY, IT IS ABOUT DOING WHAT WE DID IN CHRISTCHURCH AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, WHICH IS TO SAY WHAT HOLDS UP SO MUCH HOUSING AND THEREFORE PUTS A LOT OF COST ON IT IS AT THE FACT THAT IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET LAND ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BUT ALSO IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET BUILDING CONSENTS THROUGH. ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT COUNCILS DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WHAT WE'RE SAYING THAT IF YOU ARE A TIER 1 COUNCIL, ONE OF THE BIG ONES, YOU ARE GOING TO END UP HAVING TO GET YOUR CONSENTING DONE, FREE UP LAND WITHIN BASICALLY 40 WORKING DAYS, SAY WHICH LAND YOU AS OWNING AND THEN ZONE IT. RATHER THAN JUST SAYING THAT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE WE MIGHT WANT TO REZONE THIS LAND. JUST ZONE IT. THIS GIVES DEVELOPERS AND EVERYONE ELSE IN CONFIDENCE ABOUT JUST GETTING AHEAD AND PLANNING GETTING HOUSING BUILT. BUT THE OTHER THING TO IS TO GET THOSE BUILDING CONSENTS DONE, THAT IS A BIG BANG. SORT OUT THE RMA. THERE IS A REWRITE OF IT GOING ON AT THE MOMENT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING, BUT THEY ARE SAYING MAYBE THREE OR FOUR YEARS. THIS WILL OPERATE FOR FOUR YEARS ONLY. IT IS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE. WHAT IT DOES DO IS IT COULD HELP GET AN EXTRA 75,000 HOUSES BUILT IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THAT IS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK? HOW DO YOU KNOW WILL SOLVE THE HOUSING SHORTAGE AND IT IS BETTER THAN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CURRENTLY HAS? AT THE MOMENT, THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT A LOT OF DEMAND MEASURES OF BASICALLY TAXING. TAXING DOES NOT BUILD A HOUSE. THE BIGGEST ISSUE AROUND THIS IS GETTING THE HOUSES AND THE LAND ZONED. WE KNOW IT WILL WORK BECAUSE IT HAS WORKED BEFORE FOR US. WE DID IN CHRISTCHURCH AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE. WE ENDED UP GETTING TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF HOUSING BUILT. AND THE HOUSE PRICES IN CHRISTCHURCH WERE GOING UP AROUND 3% A YEAR, NOT 7% AS THEY WERE IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. HOUSE PRICES IN CHRISTCHURCH STABILISED. WE KNOW WE CAN DO IT. THE OTHER THING TO DO THESE THINGS IS NOT TO END UP CRASHING THE HOUSING MARKET BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE ENORMOUSLY UNHELPFUL TO EVERYBODY WHO IS A HOUSE OWNER. BUT MAKING SURE YOU DO IT IN A CAREFUL AND MANAGE WAY. WE CANNOT KEEP GOING, PAYING $1 MILLION A DAY FOR MOTELS. WE CANNOT KEEP PAYING $4 BILLION A YEAR FOR THINGS LIKE ACCOMMODATION SUPPLEMENTS, EMERGENCY HOUSING, ALL OF THESE MEASURES THAT ARE THERE AT THE MOMENT ARE TO TOP UP WHAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS, NOT ENOUGH HOUSES. THIS PROPOSAL HAS TO GO THROUGH THE BALLOT. ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO GET ONTO THE AGENDA? I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT TAKES THIS ON AND SAYS THEY WILL SUPPORT IT. EVEN TO A SELECT COMMITTEE, BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE WE CAN NUT OUT ALL OF THE ISSUES AND GET SUBMISSIONS ON IT. IN MY STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH EARLIER THIS YEAR I SAID THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. HERE IT IS. WE DO NOT HAVE AN UP URGENCY FROM THE GOVERNMENT. FAMILIES ARE BRINGING UP THE KIDS AND MOTELS. YOU SAY YOU ARE HOPEFUL THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE IT ON. SURELY YOU KNOW NOT THINK THEY WILL GO IT IS GREAT AND IT WILL SOLVE EVERYTHING. WE HAVE NOT GOT IT RIGHT, SO LET'S USE THIS PROPOSAL FROM NATIONAL. WHY NOT? IT IS A GOOD PROPOSAL. AND WE WOULD SAY TO THEM THAT I AM WRITING TO EVERY MP IN PARLIAMENT INDIVIDUALLY TO SAY PLEASE SUPPORT THIS. EVEN TAKE IT TO A SELECT COMMITTEE FIRST READING. THIS IS NOT JUST A LITTLE ISSUE FOR US. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS ISSUE FOR OUR WHOLE COUNTRY. AND WE NEED TO GET PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO BUY THEIR OWN HOMES. THE BEST WAY OF DOING IT IS TO GET MORE HOUSES BUILT IN A CHEAPER AND MORE TIMELY FASHION. AND THAT MEANS WE CAN GET FIRST-TIME BUYERS INTO THEIR HOME. I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE ROLLOUT WITH OUR FRONTLINE AND VACCINATIONS. BUT I THINK WE KNOW WHERE YOU SIT ON IT. YOU ARE SAYING IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP. IT IS NOT A SPACE I ENJOY GOING INTO, BUT I DO THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, GIVEN THE CHATTER REPORTING AROUND ABOUT A POSSIBLE LEADERSHIP TAKEOVER INVOLVING CHRISTOPHER LUXTON AND SIMON BRIDGES. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HOW YOU ARE LEADING THE PARTY? WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF REBUILD. WE ARE 2 1/2 YEARS ARE FROM AN ELECTION. WE HAD JUST COME OFF A REALLY CHALLENGING TIME LAST YEAR. THE ELECTION RESULT WAS JUST THE END OF AN EXTRAORDINARILY CHALLENGING TIME. THE CAUCUS IS ABSOLUTELY UNITED. WE HAD A GREAT MEETING YESTERDAY. LAST NIGHT WE HAD ANOTHER MEETING THAT WE HAD PLANNED BECAUSE OF PARLIAMENT NOT SITTING LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF PRINCE PHILIP'S DEATH. BUT WHAT WE DID WAS WE HAD A WHOLE BIG SESSION ON POLICY. WE HAVE GOT SOME MORE SESSIONS ON POLICY COMING UP. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE IN. A POLICY TIME, AND THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THERE IS NO POINT DOING A POLICY WORK JUST BEFORE AN ELECTION. THERE IS NO POINT IN DOING IT WHEN WE ARE OUT CAMPAIGNING. WE NEED TO DO IT NOW. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SIMON, CHRIS, THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE AND THEY ARE ADDING HUGE VALUE. WE NEED TO STAY FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS TO PEOPLE AND WHAT MATTERS TO PEOPLE IS US DOING OUR JOB PROPERLY. ABSOLUTELY. FINALLY ON THAT, HAVE YOU CONFRONTED THEM? I HAVE NEVER HAD TO ASK THEM THE QUESTION. OUR CAUCUS IS ABSOLUTELY UNITED. THEY ARE FULLY SUPPORTING ME. AS ALWAYS, IT IS A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. IT HAS JUST GONE AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. AGAIN, WE HAVE ANOTHER TIGHT HALF HOUR COMING UP. WE'LL GET STRAIGHT TO THE NEWS. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCE A BAN ON LIVE EXPORTS TODAY AFTER A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA. THE INDUSTRY'S BEEN FACING SCRUTINY AFTER 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NEW ZEALANDERS AND THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DIED WHEN A LIVESTOCK EXPORT SHIP CAPSIZED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT'S EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT WILL PHASE OUT LIVE EXPORTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FEDERATED FARMERS' NATIONAL DAIRY CHAIR AND ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON WAYNE LANGFORD SAYS TALKS OF A BAN CAME AS A SURPRISE. AS FARMERS, WE WANNA SEE OUR LIVESTOCK LOOKED AFTER. IT'S NOT A CASE OF FARMERS SENDING THEIR LIVESTOCK OFF TO BE MISTREATED. OUR ANIMALS ARE WHAT WE LOVE, AND, WHEN WE SEND THEM AWAY, WE EXPECT THE SAME TREATMENT OF THOSE ANIMALS WHEREVER THEY GO. NATIONAL'S PROPOSING A NEW LAW IT SAYS WILL GET MORE HOUSES BUILT. JUDITH COLLIN'S MEMBER'S BILL WOULD EFFECTIVELY PUT IN PLACE EMERGENCY POWERS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED TO SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION IN CANTERBURY FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKES. WHAT HOLDS UP SO MUCH HOUSING AND THEREFORE PUTS A LOT OF COST ON IT IS THE FACT THAT IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET LAND ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSING, BUT ALSO IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET BUILDING CONSENTS THROUGH. ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT COUNCILS DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEEDED. THE GOVERNMENT IS PRAISING WHAT IT'S DESCRIBED AS SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL PROGRESS UNDER THE CHRISTCHURCH CALL TO ELIMINATE TERRORIST AND VIOLENT EXTREMIST CONTENT ONLINE. MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS HAVE BANDED TOGETHER WITH 10 TECH COMPANIES TO SUPPORT THE CALL. THREE CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE NOW OPERATIONAL, ENABLING RAPID AND COORDINATED REACTION TO ONLINE EVENTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES. OUR GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CALL CONTINUES TO HONOUR THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST ATTACK. USE OF THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON COVID VACCINE IS BEING SUSPENDED ACROSS THE GLOBE AFTER REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RARE BLOOD CLOTTING CASES. THE U.S FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING FOR A PAUSE IN USE OF THE VACCINE. ROLLOUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED USE OF THE JAB AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE U.S. THE FDA SAYS THE RECOMMENDED PAUSE IS AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION' AND THAT ADVERSE EVENTS APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. NEARLY SEVEN MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATES HAVE RECEIVED A JOHNSON & JOHNSON JAB. THERE ARE REPORTS OF SIX BLOOTCLOTS. NOW, YOU MIGHT SAY, AND YOU MIGHT HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT WOMEN SUFFER BLOODCLOTS ON THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL, BUT THESE BLOODCLOTS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT. THEY'RE HARDER TO TREAT, AND USUAL TREATMENT THAT IS USED FOR A BLOODCLOT IS NOT RECOMMENDED IF YOU'VE HAD THE J&J VACCINE. SO JOHNSON & JOHNSON VACCINE APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS OF THIS MORNING. PEOPLE TURNING UP WILL HAVE TO BE OFFERED A MODERNA OR A PFIZER. THAT MEANS COMING BACK FOR A SECOND DOSE, OR BE TURNED AWAY AND HAVE TO COME BACK FOR ANOTHER TIME. TO SPORT AND THE BREAKERS' NBL SEASON IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD AFTER THEIR LATEST OVERTIME DEFEAT TO THE PERTH WILDCATS. IMPORT GUARD BRYCE COTTON TORMENTING THE BREAKERS AS HE DENIED THEM VICTORY WITH A BUZZER BEATER. TO SEND IT TO OVERTIME. COTTON HAS GOT FREE. YOU ARE KILLING ME. THERE IS ONLY ONE. HE IS A FREAK. THE 85-79 OVERTIME LOSS NOT THE WAY THE TEAM WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MARK TOM ABERCROMBIE'S 350TH APPEARANCE. I LOVE THAT BECAUSE HE WAS JUMPING. HERE WE GO. NO, THAT IS NOT IT. NO. WE HAVE NOT GOT IT. THE PAUSE IN THE AIR. HE WAS LEAVING AND HE KNEW HIS FORWARD MOMENTUM FROM THE LOOP WAS TOO GREAT, SO HE PULLED HIS SHOT. IT IS REMARKABLE. AND WHAT FRACTION OF A SECOND? THAT IS AMAZING. YOU ARE DOING THE PHYSICS. I AM GOING TO FAST, PULL IT BACK. HE HAS DONE IT THOUSANDS OF TIMES. IT IS CALLED PRACTICE. I WAS WATCHING A MINOR BIRD THE OTHER DAY ON THE ROAD, AND A NEW WHETHER OR NOT A CAR WAS GOING TO HIT IT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD WANDER ONTO THE ROAD, AND SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T. A NEW EXACTLY THE PHYSICS OF THE CAR APPROACHING. EXCITING TIMES (!) I WATCHED A BIRD, EVERYONE! YOU ARE A DICK, ERIN. SUCH A GOOD DAY (!) MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY. SEVERAL DEGREES KNOCKED OFF MOST NORTH ISLAND SPOTS. BUT IT'S ALSO THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, BUT THEY COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. THEY'LL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO. AND EXPECT A COOLER SOU'WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. AND HERE WE ARE. EVERYONE JUST A BIT COOLER. AUCKLAND TODAY HEADING FOR JUST 20. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS THAT COULD INCLUDE HEAVY, THUNDERY FALLS AND THE HAIL HERE TOO. HAMILTON ` 19. TAUPO COOL ON 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST. IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE. THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE. YESTERDAY WE SAW HASTINGS REACH 29. TODAY JUST 21. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON JUST 18. EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON, BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON. BUT A COOL 17 IN THE CAPITAL. 20 WHANGANUI. SO AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER, THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR. 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOU'WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CHRISTCHURCH ` 20. OAMARU ` 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORNING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY AT NIGHT. 16 IN QUEENSTOWN. DUNEDIN ` 15. AND THURSDAY ` IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. IN. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE MINOR BIRD. SO EXCITING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE'VE TALKED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. WE HAD THE MINISTER ON LAST WEEK, RESPONDING TO CRITICISMS FROM THE SECTOR THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN AS TRANSFORMATIVE AS THEY SAID THEY'D BE. AND NOW ANOTHER EXAMPLE, THIS TIME FROM WAIKATO, WHERE A SERIES OF TRAGIC INCIDENTS AT THE HENRY RONGOMAU BENNETT CENTRE WERE MATERIAL IN REVEALING HOW UNDER STRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM ITSELF HAS BEEN. THIS IS A NEW REPORT, THE 'WAIKATO DHB MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS SYSTEMS REVIEW' AND ONCE AGAIN IT'S FOUND REPEATED INSTANCES WHERE THERE SIMPLY WEREN'T ENOUGH BEDS FOR PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEEDED THEM. 'CAPACITY POOR' IS THE PHRASE THAT'S USED. THIS MATTERS. SO IS IT ISOLATED TO WAIKATO, OR IS THIS A NATION-WIDE PROBLEM? TO HELP ANSWER THAT, WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE JOINED BY SHAE RONALD, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF YOUTHLINE, REALLY NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US. AND SARAH DALTON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ASSOCIATION OF THE SALARIED MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. MORENA KORUA. IT IS LOVELY TO HAVE YOU WITH US ON BREAKFAST AGAIN. I AM GOING TO START WITH SHEA BESIDE ME. BEFORE WE GO TO THIS REPORT, I WANT TO DOG ABOUT THE KIND OF PRESSURES THAT LIFELINE IS SEEING. USE LINE. WHAT ARE YOU DEALING WITH ON YOUTH LINE? WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE FOUR PEOPLE REACHING US TO OUR FULL SUPPORT. I GET CONCERNED WHERE ICL FACE-TO-FACE COUNSELLING SERVICE BECOMING A WAITING ROOM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SOMETIMES UP TO 6 MONTHS. THEY REALLY CONCERNS US BECAUSE WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE REACH UP TO HELP, WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE IT IS AVAILABLE. WE APPLAUD THE EFFORTS THAT ARE BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE DO HAVE THE SUPPORT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AT THE CENTRE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. SARAH, YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS. DOES ANY OF WHAT SHE IS SAYING SURPRISE YOU? NO. IT IS NOT A VERY GOOD PICTURE OUT THERE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ALL FOUR ADULTS. THIS IS HEARTBREAKING. WE KEEP BEING TOLD IT IS GOING TO CHANGE. THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED CHANGE, ALTHOUGH WE HAD PEOPLE ON BREAKFAST LAST WEEK SAYING THEY WERE ONLY PLAYING CATCH UP WITH 10 YEARS OF UNDERFUNDING. HOW IS IT GOING? IS THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM STILL UNDER IMMENSE STRESS? YES, IT IS. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO OUR MEMBERS WHO ARE PSYCHIATRISTS WORKING AN INPATIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. ONE OF THEM TELLS US THEY HAD NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN INPATIENT BEDS IN 20 YEARS. THE POPULATION HAS BECOME SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER IN 20 YEARS. THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY. IT IS. WE ALSO HAVE INCREASING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PRESENTING IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS WHO ARE ACUTELY UNWELL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR SO LONG AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE SEEN. AND NOW THEY ARE VERY SICK. IT IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE BUSY AND BRIGHTLY LIT AND NOT VERY SAFE BASES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE UNWELL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO TREAT THEM. AND OFTEN THERE IS NO WEATHER THAN TO GO. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE FULL. THIS REPORT SAYS THERE ARE MORE PATIENTS THAN BEDS. AND SO YOU ARE YOUTH LINE, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE A WAITING ROOM. IN SOME SITUATIONS, AND WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE. WE HAVE MANY MORE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING TO US THAT ARE EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO SERIOUS RISK. IN THE PAST, IT WAS MORE LOW TO MEDIUM. WE ARE SEEING THAT BUT WE ALSO REALLY WANT TO AND COURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO KEEP REACHING UP. IT IS SO IMPORTANT. IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND YOU NEED HELP, YOUTH LINE IS STILL A PLACE TO GO, EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE TELLING ME YOU ARE UNDER... WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE GOVERNMENT IS SUPPORTING US MORE NOW AS WELL. WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE WHICH IS FANTASTIC. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WHAT WE'RE SEEING ONCE AGAIN IS THE SAME INEQUITIES. THIS INEQUITY IS SYMBOLISED BY THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF MAORI BEING SUBJECTED TO DISPROPORTIONATE SECLUSION EVENTS AND BY THE UNEVEN UNENVIABLE RATE OF SUICIDE. AS THE IMPACT STILL GREATER OF FAILING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SOME COMMUNITIES AND OTHERS? WE ARE SEEN THOSE INEQUITIES. AND WE ARE WORKING AS MANY ARE TO TRY AND ADDRESS THOSE. WE ARE ALSO SEEING THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR ITSELF IS VERY ADULT CENTRIC. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE THE CENTRE OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM HAS TO WORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NOT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVING TO WORK FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. WE HAVE GOT TO INVOLVE YOUNG PEOPLE. WE HAVE GOT TO INVOLVE THEM AND COMING UP WITH THE SOLUTIONS AND LOOKING AT TRANSFORMING OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CARE AND WE REMOVE THE STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS NOT HELPFUL. IT IS PART OF OUR SHARED HUMAN CONDITION. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE. AND WE MAY BE THAT SOMEONE WHO HAS STRUGGLED WITH MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PART OF THE SHARED HUMAN CONDITION. SARAH, I WANT TO BRING YOU BACK IN. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS CONVERSATION FOR YEARS. YOU ARE RELATIVELY NEW IN THE JOB, BUT I TALK TO YOUR PREDECESSOR ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY HEALTH MINISTERS I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT THIS. I READ THIS REPORT AND THERE IS A WORD AND NEVER SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE AND IT WAS TINKERING. THAT THERE IS A SENSE OF TENDERING WITH THE SYSTEM RATHER THAN REALLY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE. I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THAT A LOT, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE SIMPSON REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION DECISION IS PROBABLY NEXT WEEK. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS NOTION OF US BEING A COUNTRY OF NUMBER EIGHT WIRE PEOPLE AND THINKERS. I WAS THINKING THAT IS PROBABLY GRATEFUL FARMS AND INVENTING THINGS, BUT IT IS A TERRIBLE WAY TO RUN A HEALTH SYSTEM. BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT REPORTER IS SAYING. IT IS SAYING WE HAVE JUST ADDED ON BITS AND PIECES AND WE HAVE TRIED TO DO THE BEST WE CAN AS WE HAVE GONE ALONG. AND NOW IT IS A JUMBLE AND A MESS. IT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. IT IS MORE COMPLEX THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. IT IS A JUMBLE, IT IS A MESS, AND IT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. IS IT REALLY THAT BAD? I BELIEVE IT IS. I AM NOT PICKING ON WAIKATO. YOUR PROPERTY SO THAT ABOUT FACILITIES IN MANY PLACES. THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE OF INCREASING PATIENT BEDS, BUT AS THE REPORT NOTES THAT UNLESS THERE IS SUPPORT, THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE PROGRESS. YOU ARE DROPPING OUT A BIT. I WANT TO PICK UP ON THE POINT. WE CAN PUT MORE BEDS. THIS REPORT SAYS CONCERNS WERE RAISED ABOUT NURSING STAFF. THE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT WAS FREQUENTLY DOWN AND RECRUITMENT IS DIFFICULT. IN OTHER WORDS, EVEN IF WE HAVE THE BEDS, WE DO NOT HAVE THE START. WHAT DO YOU NEED AT YOUTH LINE? I WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE GREAT WOULD YOU DO. I ALSO WANT TO SAY TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING THIS, IF YOU NEED THE HELP, THEY ARE THERE. BUT WHAT HELP DO YOU NEED TO GIVE HELP? WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE SUPPORT TO ASSURE WE COULD BE THERE FOR EVERY YOUNG PERSON WHO REACHES OUT TO US. YOU NEED MORE MONEY, DON'T YOU? WE ALWAYS NEED MORE MONEY. WE HAD SOME RECENT GOVERNMENT FUNDING, WHICH IS EXCELLENT. OUR EXISTING SERVICE CONTINUES TO NEED TO BE FUNDED. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT WE GET FROM COMMUNITY AND SPONSORS AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN KEEP GOING. GO TO THE WEBSITE IF YOU CAN AFFORD $20 A MAKER DONATION. WE ARE DOING A FUNDRAISER. PEOPLE CAN WALK FOR 31 MINUTES IN THE MONTH OF MAJOR SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH. WE MIGHT GET YOU TO COME BACK AND TALK ABOUT THAT. SARAH, I WILL RISK GOING TO YOU AGAIN. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE? LET'S END ON SOME ADVICE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. HOW CAN WE BECOME TRULY AND MEANINGFULLY AND PERMANENTLY TRANSFORMATIVE? LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT MONEY, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SICK OF HEARING ABOUT THAT. RECOMMENDATION NINE AND THAT REPORT SAYS THE DHP SHOULD INVOLVE CLINICIANS TO A GREATER DEGREE IN SERVICE DESIGN. LISTEN TO THE NURSES AND THE DOCTORS AND THE KEY WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH. THEY KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. THEY ARE THE CENTRE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BOTH. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. THANK YOU FOR HAVING IT WITH US. COMING UP ` IT'S BEEN 29 YEARS SINCE AMBER-LEE CRUICKSHANK WAS LAST SEEN. NOW POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON HER DISAPPEARANCE. HER MOTHER NICKY JOINS US NEXT. IT'S ALMOST 29 YEARS SINCE NICKY CRUICKSHANK LAST SAW HER DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER AMBER-LEE (2) WAS LAST SEEN AT A HOUSE IN KINGSTON ON THE SOUTHERN SHORES OF LAKE WAKITIPU IN 1992. THE CASE REMAINS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST MYSTERIES, AND NOW POLICE HAVE OFFERED A $100,000 REWARD IN THE HOPE FOR NEW INFORMATION AND TO BRING CLOSURE TO THE FAMILY. FOR MORE, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED BY AMBER-LEE'S MOTHER, NICKY. MORENA. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? THANK YOU, MORNING. A BIT NERVOUS. THIS IS TO BRING AMBERLY HOME. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. WHAT WAS SHE LIKE? SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD. TALK ABOUT HER. SHE WAS A JOY TO BE AROUND. SHE WAS VERY BUBBLY. SHE WAS CHALLENGING SOMETIMES, A LITTLE WEE CHARACTER. JUST A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL SOUL. SHE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO EARLY. 17TH OF OCTOBER 1992. THAT WAS THE DAY YOU LAST SAW HER. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT DAY? I REMEMBER THE JOY ON HER FACE WHEN WE WENT FOR A BOAT RIDE. HOW ECSTATIC SHE WAS. SHE LOVED BEING ON THE WATER. EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T LIKE WATER, SHE LOVED THE BOAT RIDE. I RECALL MY EX-PARTNER'S MATE TRYING TO LIFT OUT OF THE UTE AND SHE WOULDN'T GO TO HIM, SO HE HAD TO LIFT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE STRANGERS. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY THAT DAY AT THE LAKE, UNTIL WHAT'S HAPPENED HAPPENED. HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE LAST 29 YEARS? FIRST THREE YEARS, I DON'T RECALL MUCH FOR THOSE FIRST THREE YEARS, I WAS TRAUMATISED, AND DID A LOT OF SEARCHING. I TRIED TO FIND THE ANSWERS, BUT LOST MYSELF ALONG THE WAY. I MANAGED TO GET MYSELF THROUGH, AND GET SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. MY SONS HAVE BEEN MY ROCKS. RIGHT THROUGHOUT THIS. EVEN THOUGH MY SON WASN'T BORN WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HE HAS STILL BEEN MY ROCK AND IS BEEN THE LAST 23 YEARS. WITHOUT THEM, I HONESTLY DON'T THINK I'D ACTUALLY BE HERE. THEY ARE MY ROCKS. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE DONE A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS SINCE THE POLICE ANNOUNCE THIS $100,000 REWARD SO I APPRECIATE THAT EACH TIME YOU TALK ABOUT IT THAT IT TAKES YOU BACK TO THAT TIME IN 1992, BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW WITH THIS REWARD WHAT ARE YOU HOPING? WHAT ARE YOU HOPING IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW THAT THERE IS $100,000? IN TERMS OF INFORMATION WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL GIRL. I'M HOPING TO GET THE CLOSURE THAT WE DESERVE. I'M HOPING THAT WE GET THE ANSWERS THAT WERE BEEN SEARCHING FOR 429 YEARS. I AM HOPING THAT FINALLY SOMEONE WILL SPEAK AND THEN AMBERLY CAN COME HOME WE CAN HAVE HER BACK. THAT'S WHAT I'M HOPING FOR. WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS? WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO HAVE CLOSURE? IT WOULD MEAN WE CAN GET DOWN WITH OUR LIVES. IT WOULD MEAN THAT WE WON'T HAVE TO LIVE IN THIS NIGHTMARE THAT WE LIVE IN EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES. IT MEANS YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO RELIVE THIS NIGHTMARE THAT WE DO. EVERY YEAR, EVERY MEMORIAL, EVERY BIRTHDAY, EVERY CHRISTMAS. WE CAN'T MOVE ON. WE CAN'T LET IT GO. WE NEED TO FIND THE ANSWERS WE NEED TO BRING AMBER LEE HOME I NEED TO KNOW WHO'S DONE THIS. I WANT AMBER LEE HOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TELLING US ABOUT YOUR BEAUTIFUL GIRL. WE DO HOPE YOU FIND CLOSURE. ONE DAY, AND WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. ALL OF OUR LOVE TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. HOPING TO ONE DAY GET CLOSURE AFTER HER DAUGHTER DISAPPEARED 29 YEARS AGO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. I JUST WANT TO ADD ON TOP OF THAT, THAT CONTACT THE POLICE ON 10 FIVE NUMBER IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT AMBER LEE. IF YOU DO HAVE ANY INFORMATION, JUST CALL THE POLICE 105 OPERATION OLIVER IS WHAT YOU NEED TO QUOTE MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THE GOVERNMENT IS SET TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BANNING LIVESTOCK EXPORTS. WHAT FARMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT IT AT 7.30. ALSO AHEAD, MICHAEL BAKER, SIOUXSIE WILES AND SHAUN HENDY ` THE TRIPLE THREAT THAT HAVE JUST WON BIG AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S SCIENCE AWARDS FOR 2020. AT THE PRIME MINISTER'S SCIENCE AWARDS FOR 2020. LIVESTOCK FARMERS ARE DEFENDING THEIR TREATMENT OF CATTLE, AFTER 1 NEWS REVEALED THE GOVERNMENT'S SET TO ANNOUNCE AN EXPORT BAN TODAY, AFTER A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA. THE INDUSTRY HAS COME UNDER SCRUTINY AFTER 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NZERS, AND THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DIED WHEN A LIVESTOCK EXPORT SHIP CAPSIZED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT'S EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT WILL PHASE OUT LIVE EXPORTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FEDERATED FARMERS' NATIONAL DAIRY CHAIR AND ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON, WAYNE LANGFORD, SAYS THE INDUSTRY ADDS AROUND $200M TO THE NZ ECONOMY. WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN A RISK JUST YET, OR ANYTHING THAT MAY CAUSE US CONCERN. BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SEE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE IS PUTTING FORWARD, AND THE LIKE. SO WE'LL BE VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT REVIEW COMES BACK AND SAYS, BECAUSE UP UNTIL NOW WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING COME THROUGH, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE FOUND SOMETHING IN THEIR REVIEW THAT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH, AND THAT COULD BE THE REASON BEHIND THIS DECISION. WAYNE LANGFORD SAYS THE NEWS OF THE BAN CAME AS A SURPRISE TO HIM. NICKY CRUICKSHANK WANTS ANSWERS AND CLOSURE FROM HER DAUGHTER AMBER-LEE'S DISAPPEARANCE 29 YEARS AGO. POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED A $100,000 REWARD FOR NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE TODDLER'S DISAPPEARANCE IN 1992, LAST SEEN ON THE SHORES OF LAKE WAKATIPU. NICKY DESCRIBES AMBER-LEE'S SOUL AS BEAUTIFUL AND TAKEN FAR TOO YOUNG. I'M HOPING WE GET THE CLOSURE THAT WE DESERVE. I'M HOPING THAT WE GET THE ANSWERS THAT WE'VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR FOR 29 YEARS. I'M HOPING THAT, FINALLY, SOMEONE WILL SPEAK, AND AMBER-LEE CAN COME HOME. USE OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID VACCINE IS BEING SUSPENDED ACROSS THE GLOBE, AFTER REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RARE BLOOD CLOTTING CASES. THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING FOR A PAUSE IN USE OF THE VACCINE. ROLLOUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED USE OF THE JAB AFTER RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE U.S. THE FDA SAYS THE RECOMMENDED PAUSE IS AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION', AND THAT ADVERSE EVENTS APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATES HAVE RECEIVED A JOHNSON & JOHNSON JAB. THERE ARE REPORTS OF SIX BLOOD CLOTS. NOW, YOU MIGHT SAY, AND WE DO HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT WOMEN SUFFER BLOOD CLOTS ON THE CONTRACEPTIVE PILL, BUT THESE BLOOD CLOTS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT. THEY'RE HARDER TO TREAT, AND THE USUAL TREATMENT THAT IS USED FOR A BLOOD CLOT IS NOT RECOMMENDED IF YOU'VE HAD THE J&J VACCINE. SO THOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS OF THIS MORNING. PEOPLE TURING UP WILL HAVE TO BE OFFERED A MODERNA OR A PFIZER ` THAT MEANS COMING BACK FOR A SECOND DOSE. OR THEY'LL BE TURNED AWAY AND HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER TIME. AS COVID CASES IN INDIA SKYROCKET, NEW RULES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE STATE WORST AFFECTED BY INFECTIONS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA WILL ENTER STRICT RESTRICTIONS FOR 15 DAYS. THE CHIEF MINISTER DIDN'T WANT TO CALL IT A LOCKDOWN, BUT SAID ACTION WAS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. GATHERINGS OF MORE THAN FOUR AND NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL BE BANNED, AND ONLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES WILL FUNCTION. MORE THAN 51,000 CASES AND ALMOST 260 DEATHS WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY. THE DEATH TOLL HAS NOW REACHED MORE THAN 171,000. TO SPORT, AND KANE WILLIAMSON HAS WON HIS FOURTH SIR RICHARD HADLEE MEDAL IN SIX YEARS AT THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKET AWARDS. WILLIAMSON IS CURRENTLY THE NUMBER ONE TEST BATSMAN IN THE WORLD, AND LED THE BLACKCAPS TO NUMBER ONE IN THE TEST RANKINGS FOR THE FIRST TIME. SIR RICHARD HADLEE HIMSELF CALLED WILLIAMSON TO GIVE HIM THE GOOD NEWS. WELL, THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME NOW. SO HAVE YOU GOT SPACE SOMEWHERE IN THE TROPHY CABINET, OR WHEREVER YOU PUT THESE MEDALS? NO TROPHY CABINET AT MY HOUSE, NO. BUT NO, THAT'S... YEAH, A PRIVILEGE TO RECEIVE THAT. AMELIA KERR WON DOUBLE HONOURS FOR THE WOMEN'S DOMESTIC T-20 AND THE INTERNATIONAL T-20, WHILE AMY SATTERTHWAITE WAS NAMED TOP ODI WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE YEAR. DEVON CONWAY WAS ALSO RECOGNISED FOR HIS STELLAR RISE, WINNING THE MEN'S INTERNATIONAL ONE-DAY AND T-20 GONGS. Congratulations to everyone who won last night. YOU ARE NOT QUITE ORGANISE FOR BESPOKE WEATHER. WE HAVE A WINNER. THEY COULD BE THE ULTIMATE WINNER. WILL I PULL OFF BESPOKE IS ANOTHER QUESTION. MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY FOR MANY. STILL A BIT HUMID OVERNIGHT, BUT A COOL CHANGE OVER MOST NORTH ISLAND SPOTS. BUT IT'S ALSO THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND. THEY COULD BE HEAVY, THUNDERY AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. IT'LL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO, AND EXPECT A COOLER SOU'WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIGHT BE TIME TO TAKE THE JUMPER TO WORK. AUCKLAND JUST 20. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS THAT COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY AT TIMES ` HAMILTON 19, TAUPO COOL ON 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST. IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE, THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE ` YESTERDAY WE SAW HASTINGS REACH 29; TODAY JUST 21, DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON JUST 18. EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING ` TARANAKI SOUTH TO WELLINGTON, BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON, BUT A COOL 17 IN THE CAPITAL, 20 WHANGANUI. SO AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR ` 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOU'WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING ` CHRISTCHURCH 20, OAMARU 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORNING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY AT NIGHT ` 16 IN QUEENSTOWN, DUNEDIN 15. AND THURSDAY IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. I LIKE YOUR CASUAL APPROACH TO BESPOKE WEATHER. IT IS A NEW SYSTEM. WE ARE JUST GETTING USED TO IT, BUT IT IS WORKING WELL. WE SEND IT TO A WEBSITE AS OPPOSED TO THE EMAIL. WHAT IS THE WEBSITE? LEAVE A LITTLE BLURB ABOUT WHY YOUR TOWN IS THE BEST BESPOKE TOWN. THAT IS WHEN MATTIE FIXES FAVOURITE AND COMES TO VISIT. THERE WILL BE A SAUSAGE SIZZLE. THAT WILL BE GREAT. AS IT JUST MATTIE? THEY ONLY WANT MATTIE. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I AM NOT SURPRISED. HE IS IN THE TOP FOUR OF THE FAVOURITES. COMING UP ` THEY'VE HELPED INFORM THE NATION THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC, AND NOW THEY'RE BEEN RECOGNISED BY THE PRIME MINISTER'S SCIENCE AWARDS. PROFESSORS BAKER, HENDY AND DR WILES ARE WITH US NEXT. YESTERDAY THE 2020 PRIME MINISTER'S SCIENCE PRIZES WERE ANNOUNCED, AND SOME GREAT FRIENDS OF BREAKFAST WERE THE BIG WINNERS. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY'S TE PUNAHA MATATINI WON THE PREMIER PRIZE FOR ITS COVID-19 RESPONSE. SHAUN HENDY SET UP THE CENTRE IN EARLY 2020, AND SIOUXSIE WILES IS ALSO PART OF THEIR GROUNDBREAKING TEAM, AND PROFESSOR MICHAEL BAKER ALSO CAME AWAY WITH THE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PRIZE. YOU'VE SEEN A LOT OF THESE FACES OVER THE PAST YEAR, SO HOW DID THEY GET INTO THE STEM INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST PLACE? BEAMING IN FROM THE WELLINGTON STUDIO TODAY IS A TRIPLE WHAMMY ` MICHAEL BAKER, SHAUN HENDY AND SIOUXSIE WILES. KIA ORA KOUTOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. LOOKING LIKE THE BACK SEAT OF A COOL BUS. YOU HAVE THE BACK SEAT, YOU THREE. MICHAEL BAKER, I WILL START WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE ON THE LEFT. IS IT TRUE YOU HAVE DONE OVER 2000 INTERVIEWS IN THE PAST YEAR? ACCORDING TO THE SCIENCE MEDIA CENTRE. I LOST COUNT EARLY ON. INCREDIBLE. SIOUXSIE, DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT WOULD MAKE US BUY INTO THE COVERT RESPONSE WAS SCIENCE? BECAUSE IT WAS BEING LED POLITICALLY, BUT IT WAS THE SCIENCE THAT WAS PERSUASIVE. THE SCIENCE WAS REALLY CLEAR THAT THIS WAS VERY SERIOUS EARLY ON. EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT IF WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND WORK TOGETHER, WE WILL GET THROUGH THESE THINGS, SO THAT IS WHAT WE DID. SHAUN HENDY, JUST BEFORE LOCKDOWN YOU HAD THE PROJECTIONS ABOUT HOW IT WOULD EXPONENTIALLY RISE IF WE DIDN'T GET ON TOP OF IT, AND I REMEMBER EVERYONE IN THE STUDIO GOING QUIET. THAT WAS A VERY HARD INTERVIEW TO DO. AFTER I GOT OFF CAMERA, I WAS SHAKING. IT WAS A BIG MOMENT. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THOSE NUMBERS FOR A WHILE, BUT HAVE TO TELL THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEM AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE WERE LOOKING LIKE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DEATHS, WAS REALLY CONFRONTING. WE HAD SOMEONE ON FROM BRAZIL YESTERDAY, WHERE THEY HAVE HAD 350,000 DEATHS, SO WE UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY THINGS CAN GO WRONG. MICHAEL, WHAT WE HAVE SEEN CHANGE OVER THE PAST YEAR, IT HAS BEEN REALLY IMPACTFUL, AS THE SENSE TO WHICH SCIENTISTS GO ON THE TELLY AND TALK TO US. WHEN I STARTED IN JOURNALISM, YOU COULD GET A SCIENTIST ON TELEVISION. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? A NUMBER OF THINGS. ONE IS THE SHEER SCALE OF THE THREAT, AND THE REALISATION THAT SOME COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD HAD THE WRONG SCIENCE ASSESSMENT, AND HEADED OFF A CLIFF. WE HAVE SEEN THAT AROUND THE WORLD. THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SCIENCE TO CHART A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. FORTUNATELY, OUR LEADERS LISTENED, AND WE HAD A COURAGEOUS GOVERNMENT THAT ACTED ON THE ADVICE. THAT HAS BEEN A BIG DIFFERENCE. ARE YOU PROUD, SIOUXSIE WILES? ARE YOU PROUD THAT THE IMPACT THAT SCIENCE HAS HAD, NEW ZEALAND HAS HAD 26 DEATHS. I DON'T WANT TO MAKE LIGHT OF THAT, BECAUSE THAT IS 26 LIVES LOST. BUT RELATIVE TO ALMOST EVERY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, IT IS AN INCREDIBLY LOW FIGURE. ARE YOU PROUD OF THE DIFFERENT SCIENCE HAS MADE? I AM. OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS AT TE PUNAHA MATATINI, WE HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE THE RESEARCH CULTURE, BUILD A TEAM THAT LEFT EGO AT THE DOOR, WERE KIND AND STEPPED UP TO HELP, AND THAT VALUED COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE SEEN THAT WITH THE COVID-19 RESPONSE. THAT WAS WHAT WE WANTED TE PUNAHA MATATINI RESEARCHERS TO BE LIKE. IT SHOWED OUR INSTITUTIONS THIS IS THE WAY RESEARCH SHOULD BE DONE. SHAUN HENDY, DID YOU FEEL PROUD LAST NIGHT? THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. YES, I DID FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE. IT IS HUMBLING AS WELL. THE THREE OF US HAVE BEEN PROMINENT, BUT THERE IS A MASSIVE TEAM OF SCIENTISTS, PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINES IN OUR MIQ SYSTEM IN HOSPITALS, THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED. IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC TO BE PART OF THAT. AS A SCIENTIST, YOU REALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE IN THAT WAY. PROUD, BUT ALSO HUMBLING. MICHAEL, CAN I PICK UP ON THE POINT ABOUT RESEARCH. HAD THE SCIENCE BEEN NO GOOD, IT WOULDN'T HAVE MATTERED HOW GOOD YOU WERE AS COMMUNICATORS. SO IT WAS A COMBINATION OF THE QUALITY OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION. THAT IS RIGHT. SOME COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY IN WESTERN EUROPE, HAD GOOD SCIENTISTS BUT THEY CAME TO THE WRONG CONCLUSION ABOUT THE PANDEMIC, TO THINGS LIKE HERD IMMUNITY AND MITIGATION. THEIR GOVERNMENTS LISTEN TO THEM. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS THE WRONG CONCLUSION. IT WAS TOUGH TO GET IT RIGHT AT THE START, AND FORTUNATELY NEW ZEALAND DID GET RIGHT. YOU CAN COMMUNICATE, BUT IF IT IS NOT THE RIGHT SCIENCE, YOU CAN BE IN TROUBLE. I LOOK BACK TO BORIS JOHNSON TALKING ABOUT HERD IMMUNITY 12 MONTHS AGO. UNBELIEVABLE, REALLY. SIOUXSIE WILES, STEM SUBJECTS ARE SUDDENLY COOL, AREN'T THEY? THIS IS EXCITING, BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE YOU AND UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE YOU CAN AND HAVE MADE, THEY ARE WAY MORE LIKELY TO STUDY SCIENCES OR ENGINEERING AT SCHOOL. YES, BUT TE PUNAHA MATATINI AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM. WE HAVE A HISTORIAN, DOING THE DISINFORMATION PROJECT. WHAT THEY SHOW IS GOING DOWN BLINKERED PARTS, THAT SCIENTISTS NEED HUMANITIES TRAINING, AND HUMANITIES STUDENTS NEED SCIENCE TRAINING. HUMANS MATTER, AND UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THE QUIRKS, THAT WHEN YOU ONLY SELL SCIENCES, YOU END UP WITH A BIAS TOWARDS THE SCIENCES. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND ALSO. I LOVE THE SENSE OF A COMBINATION BETWEEN SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. DID YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NIGHT LAST NIGHT? DID YOU TIE ONE ON, SHAUN HENDY? THAT MUST MEAN I AM LOOKING A BIT ROUGH. I JUST THOUGHT, OF THE THREE... (LAUGHTER) THERE WERE A FEW AFTER PARTIES. WE DID HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. WE WERE ALL IN BED BY MIDNIGHT. BUT NO, IT WAS VERY NICE TO CELEBRATE WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE, AND THE BROADER TEAM AND A LOT OF OTHER SCIENTISTS, WHO WENT TO THE AWARDS LAST NIGHT. IT HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR FOR SCIENCE, AND OUR COUNTRY AS IS WELL POSITIONED AS ANY, GLOBALLY, AS A RESULT OF THE SCIENCE WE HAVE HAD FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU. THAT IS MEANINGFUL, NOT ONLY FOR THE COUNTRY'S HEALTH, BUT ALSO FOR SCIENCE ITSELF. IT IS, AND I THINK ONE OF THE REMARKABLE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN IS THE EXTENT TO WHICH NEW ZEALAND IS A VILLAGE, WE HAVE COME TOGETHER AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY. IT IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF BEING A SMALL SOCIETY, AS YOU CAN WORK ACROSS DISCIPLINES, AND YOU ARE NOT STUCK IN SILOS, WHICH IS A PROBLEM FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND RESEARCH. I GUESS WHAT I HOPE PEOPLE TAKE FROM OUR RESPONSE IS THAT WE CAN DO THIS FOR OTHER THINGS AS WELL. WE CAN DO THIS FOR OTHER DISEASES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND FOR CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WE CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE THE KIND OF SOFT POWER THAT NEW ZEALAND HAS. WE CAN BE AN EXEMPLAR FOR HOW TO BE A GOOD SOCIETY, HOW TO USE EVIDENCE IN THE RIGHT WAY. AND WE ARE NOT DOING IT FOR EVERYTHING. WE CAN SHOW THAT WHY WOULDN'T WE DO THIS FOR OTHER THINGS? I DON'T THINK A WEEK HAS GONE PAST IN THE PAST YEAR IN WHICH ONE OF YOU HASN'T BEEN ON BREAKFAST, AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY WEEKS WHEN ALL THREE OF YOU HAVE BEEN ON BREAKFAST, SO WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALWAYS BEING AVAILABLE AND ALWAYS GREAT, BUT ALSO FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU HAVE MADE. I AM DELIGHTED YOU WERE ACKNOWLEDGED LAST NIGHT, AND I SPEAK IN BEHALF OF EVERYONE. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING US AND HELPING US SPREAD THE MESSAGE. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` COUNTRIES ARE SCALING BACK USE OF THE SINGLE-DOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID VACCINE AFTER REPORTS OF RARE BLOOD-CLOTTING CASES. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THAT AT 8. ALSO AHEAD ` THE SURPRISING INITIATIVE BEING CREDITED WITH LOWERING RATES OF VIOLENCE IN OUR PRISONS. AND LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT DUNEDIN, ERIN. IT IS A BIT CLOUDY FOR YOU. YOU CAN EXPECT SHOWERS, BUT THEY WERE CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH-WESTERLY'S WILL BE STRONG AND EXPOSED PLACES. YOU ARE HEADING FOR 15. ASB POLYFEST GETS UNDERWAY TODAY, THE MANUKAU SPORTS BOWL BURSTING INTO LIFE WITH TRADITIONAL SONG AND DANCE FROM THE CITY'S YOUTH. THE EVENT HAS FACED CANCELLATIONS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS DUE TO COVID AND THE CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACK, BUT IT'S BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER TO CELEBRATE ITS 45TH YEAR. SO WE'VE SENT KATIE STEVENSON ALONG TO LEARN MORE. MORENA, KATIE. MORENA. I HAVE TO SAY, THERE IS MASS EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR THIS MORNING, THERE IS ABOUT TO BE THE POWHIRI, KICKING WAS FESTAL OFF. I AM PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. CAN YOU JUST TELL OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT POLYFEST? IT HAS BEEN GOING FOR 46 YEARS. BUT BECAUSE OF COVID 19S CANCELLATION LAST YEAR, WE DIDN'T CELEBRATE OUR 45TH ANNIVERSARY. IT IS CULTURAL FESTIVAL FOR OUR STUDENTS IN AUCKLAND. IT IS ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR CULTURAL IDENTITY. THERE IS LOTS OF DIFFERENT STAGES. CAN YOU TALK US THROUGH THAT? WE ARE STANDING IN FRONT OF THE MAORI STAGE. WE HAVE COMBINED SPEECH PETITION. LOTS GOING ON. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS? WE START TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY. COME EXPECTING TO BE WOWED BY OUR KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN WANTING TO TAKE TO THE STAGE. THEY ARE SO EXCITED. THEY ARE READY TO GET UP THERE AND START THE COMPETITION. WE ARE EXCITED. THERE ARE SO MUCH FOOD, SO MANY CRAFTS. COME AND JOIN US AND JOIN THE FUN. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON, SO COME ALONG AND GET INVOLVED. LATER IN THE SHOW, I WILL BE BACK IN GIVING YOU MORE OF A TASTE OF WHAT POLYFEST IS ALL ABOUT. WE CAN'T WAIT FOR THAT. WE ARE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. THANKS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEING A KID AND HEADING OFF TO SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PRACTISING FOR FOR SO LONG. I AM SO PLEASED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING FOR OUR KIDS. IT IS AN AMAZING CELEBRATION. SOME OF THE SCHOOLS ARE SO GOOD. CAN I DO A SHOUT OUT TO MY SONS SCHOOL, IN ST PAULS IN PONSONBY. THEY SWEAT AND WORK. THEY ARE OUTSTANDING. IT IS WONDERFUL. I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING BACK TO KATIE LATER ON IN THE SHOW. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCE A BAN ON LIVE EXPORTS TODAY, AFTER A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA. THE INDUSTRY HAS BEEN FACING SCRUTINY AFTER 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NZERS, AND THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DIED WHEN A LIVESTOCK EXPORT SHIP CAPSIZED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT IS EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT WILL PHASE OUT LIVE EXPORTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FEDERATED FARMERS NATIONAL DAIRY CHAIR AND ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON WAYNE LANGFORD SAYS TALKS OF A BAN CAME AS A SURPRISE. AS FARMERS, WE WANT TO SEE OUR LIVESTOCK LOOKED AFTER, SO IT'S NOT A CASE OF OUR FARMERS SENDING THEIR LIVESTOCK OFF TO BE MISTREATED; IT'S THAT OUR ANIMALS ARE WHAT WE LOVE, AND WE EXPECT THE SAME THING FOR THOSE ANIMALS WHEREVER THEY GO. NATIONAL IS PROPOSING A NEW LAW IT SAYS WILL GET MORE HOUSES BUILT. JUDITH COLLINS' MEMBER'S BILL WOULD EFFECTIVELY PUT IN PLACE EMERGENCY POWERS SIMILAR TO THOSE USED TO SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION IN CANTERBURY FOLLOWING THE EARTHQUAKES. WHAT HOLDS UP SO MUCH HOUSING, AND PUTS A LOT OF COST ON IT, IS THE FACT IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET LAND ZONED FOR HOUSING, BUT ALSO IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET CONSENTS THROUGH. ONE REASON IS COUNCILS DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE. A NEW REPORT'S FOUND WAIKATO DHB'S MENTAL-HEALTH SECTOR IS STRETCHED AND UNDER PRESSURE. IT COMES AS THE GOVERNMENT FACES CRITICISM FOR NOT DELIVERING ITS PROMISE TO MAKE "TRANSFORMATIVE" CHANGE IN THE SECTOR. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF YOUTHLINE SHAE RONALD SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE ARE INCREASINGLY SHOWING SIGNS OF SERIOUS RISK. WHERE I GET CONCERNED IS WHERE I SEE OUR FACE-TO-FACE COUNSELLING SERVICE BECOMING A WAITING ROOM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE TRYING TO ACCESS MENTAL-HEALTH SERVICES, SOMETIMES UP TO SIX MONTHS. AND THAT REALLY CONCERNS US, BECAUSE WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE REACH OUT FOR HELP, WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S AVAILABLE. HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN THE U.S. ARE URGENTLY CALLING FOR A PAUSE IN THE ROLLOUT OF THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID-19 VACCINE, AFTER REPORTS OF EXTREMELY RARE BLOOD-CLOTTING CASES. WHILE THERE IS NO CLEAR CAUSAL LINK BETWEEN BLOOD CLOTS AND THE VACCINE, ROLLOUT IN EUROPE HAS BEEN DELAYED, AND SOUTH AFRICA HAS SUSPENDED USE OF THE JAB. THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S. SAYS ITS RECOMMENDED PAUSE IS AN 'ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION', AND THAT ADVERSE EVENTS APPEAR TO BE EXTREMELY RARE. NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATES HAVE RECEIVED A JOHNSON & JOHNSON JAB. THOSE JOHNSON & JOHNSON APPOINTMENTS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED AS OF THIS MORNING. PEOPLE TURING UP WILL HAVE TO BE OFFERED MODERNA OR A PFIZER ` THAT MEANS COMING BACK FOR A SECOND DOSE. OR THEY'LL BE TURNED AWAY AND HAVE TO COME BACK AT ANOTHER TIME. AND LIKE I SAID, THE J&J VACCINE WAS REALLY USEFUL, PARTICULARLY FOR REALLY REMOTE AREAS OF AMERICA. TO SPORT, AND TRENT BOULT HAS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE FOR THE MUMBAI INDIANS IN THE IPL. DEFENDING A SCORE OF 152 AGAINST THE KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS, THE BLACK CAPS BOWLER DELIVERED MUMBAI VICTORY IN THE FINAL OVER OF THE MATCH. IN THE FINAL OVER OF THE MATCH. A SEARING YORKER! BOULT MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUST SHY OF SNATCHING A HAT-TRICK, BUT HIS LATE CAMEO STILL MANAGED TO TURN THE GAME AROUND FOR MUMBAI, AS THEY WON BY 10 RUNS. THERE HAS BEEN AN EARLY GOAL IN THE THRILLING CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL BETWEEN BAYERN MUNICH AND PARIS SAINT GERMAIN, BETWEEN BAYERN MUNICH AND PARIS SAINT GERMAIN, HE FORCES AT HOME! THAT STRIKE MAKING IT 3-3 ON AGGREGATE. BUT PARIS STILL HAS ADVANTAGE, AND COULD BE INTO THE SEMIFINAL, THANKS TO THE AWAY GOALS RULE. YOU ONLY UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU FOLLOW THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. AGGREGATES, AWAY GOALS. I REALISE THEY STILL DON'T HAVE PEOPLE IN STADIUMS. THEY DON'T HAVE THE AUDIENCE IS GOING WILD WITH A GOAL. THEY USE THAT TO MAKE US FEEL BETTER AT HOME. IMAGINE WATCHING IT WITHOUT THAT. IT WOULD BE A WEIRD EXPERIENCE. THE SILENCE. YOU COULD HEAR ALL THE CHATTER GOING ON. THAT COULD BE INTERESTING, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME CHOICE WORDS SPOKEN BETWEEN ATHLETES. IT IS LIKE WATCHING SITCOMS WITHOUT THE CANNED LAUGHTER. SOMETIMES THAT DISGUISES THAT THE JOKES AREN'T FUNNY. MORENA, ERIN. WHERE IS YOUR BROOM? STEPH HAS GONE TO GET IT. STEPH WILL BRING IT IN. BY FRIDAY. GO, OUR STEPH. MATTY WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED IN ME. MATTY NORMALLY SPRINTS OUT. WE HAVE HAD TECHNICAL ISSUES THIS MORNING. MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY FOR MANY. MIGHT BE TIME TO TAKE THE JUMPER TO WORK ` THE NORTH ISLAND'S TURN FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND. THEY COULD BE HEAVY, THUNDERY AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. IT'LL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO, AND EXPECT A COOLER SOU'WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON ` AUCKLAND JUST 20. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS THAT COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY AT TIMES ` HAMILTON 19, TAUPO COOL ON 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST, IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE, THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE ` EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING ` TARANAKI SOUTH TO WELLINGTON, BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON, BUT A COOL 17 IN THE CAPITAL, SO AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER; THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR ` 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOU'WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING ` OAMARU 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORNING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY AT NIGHT ` 16 IN QUEENSTOWN, DUNEDIN 15. WINDS SHIFT NORTHERLY AT NIGHT ` 16 IN QUEENSTOWN, DUNEDIN 15. HERE WE GO. TODAY WE ARE HEADING ABOUT HERE. AND THE REASON WE ARE HEADING HERE IS BECAUSE, REBECCA GRANT FROM WANAKA, HAS SENT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL SHOT. WANAKA IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT YEAR ROUND, PLUS IT'S THE BEST SPOT FOR HAPPY DOGS TO CHASE RABBITS, LIKE OUR GOLDEN RETRIEVER BEAR IS DOING HERE. LIKE OUR GOLDEN RETRIEVER BEAR IS DOING HERE. GOOD DOG. AND THURSDAY IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, LOVELY DAY AND 17. NICE, ERIN! THURSDAY IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. LOVELY. GOSH, WANAKA IS A BEAUTIFUL PART OF THE WORLD. I WAS RECENTLY DOWN THERE FOR A REPLACEMENT FOR A BALI TRIP FOR SCHOOL FRIENDS THAT MEANT TO GO FOR A BIG BIRTHDAY TO BALI, BUT INSTEAD WE WENT TO WANAKA AND QUEENSTOWN. IT WAS GORGEOUS. STUNNING, PARTICULARLY IN AUTUMN. THE COLOURS ARE INCREDIBLE. WE ARE ALL GETTING WISTFUL. WANAKA WILL DO THAT TO YOU. IT'S THE 14TH OF APRIL, AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING WITH YOU, AOTEAROA. TODAY'S THE DAY MARY AND AFITU CELEBRATE THEIR 64TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY. GO, YOU TWO! HERE THEY ARE PICTURED ON THEIR WEDDING DAY BACK IN 1957, HERE THEY ARE NOW. YOUR SEVEN CHILDREN, 17 GRANDCHILDREN AND 26 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN ARE SENDING YOU SO MUCH AROHA TODAY AND EVERY DAY. THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT AS YOUNGSTERS AND 64 YEARS ON. THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL AND ELEGANT AS YOUNGSTERS AND 64 YEARS ON. AND TODAY'S THE DAY ESTHER IS CELEBRATING HER FIRST EVER BIRTHDAY. WE'RE TOLD ESTHER'S JUST THE COOLEST WEE GIRL, PICTURED HERE WITH HER NAN, WHO JUST LOVES HER TO BITS. YOUR MUM, DAD AND THE REST OF THE WHANAU LOVE YOU SO, SO MUCH AND HOPE YOU HAVE THE BEST EVER DAY. SO MUCH AND HOPE YOU HAVE THE BEST EVER DAY. ESTHER IS MY MIDDLE NAME. TODAY'S THE DAY MATTEO IS CELEBRATING A VERY BIG BIRTHDAY. HE'S TURNING 4! MATTEO IS A HAPPY, SMILEY BOY WHO LOVES PLAYING ALL SPORTS AND ALWAYS KEEPS HIS FAMILY ON THEIR TOES. GO, MATTEO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM YOUR WHANAU AND ALL OF US AT BREAKFAST AS WELL. AND FINALLY, TODAY'S THE DAY EVA AND INDIA ARE TURNING 13! THEIR WHANAU SAY THEY'RE JUST THE MOST AMAZING GIRLS, THE BEST BIG SISTERS TO HAYLEY, AND THEY WANT YOU BOTH TO KNOW HOW INCREDIBLY PROUD OF ALL YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. HARI HURITAU, YOU TWO. WE HOPE YOU HAVE THE BEST DAY. I LOVE THIS PART OF THE SHOW. WE CELEBRATE YOU AND YOUR PLACE. WE SEND ALL OUR LOVE TO YOU. EMAIL US ` BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ. COMING UP ` THE NEW INITIATIVE HELPING PRISONERS RECONNECT WITH THEIR WHAKAPAPA. A NEW INITIATIVE TO HELP CONNECT PRISONERS WITH THEIR WHAKAPAPA, THEIR GENEALOGY, WILL BE LAUNCHED LATER THIS MORNING BY CORRECTIONS MINISTER KELVIN DAVIS. THE 2021 INTER-PRISON WHAKATAETAE KAPA HAKA SEES GROUPS PREPARE AND PERFORM FOR EXPERIENCED JUDGES WHO VISIT EACH PRISON AND ULTIMATELY CHOOSE WINNERS ACROSS A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES. THE INAUGURAL COMPETITION LAST YEAR INCLUDED FIVE SITES. THIS YEAR THE COMPETITION IS EXPANDING, AND ALL 18 PRISONS WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION, WE'RE JOINED BY CORRECTIONS MINISTER KELVIN DAVIS. MORENA. THIS IS AN AMAZING IDEA. TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS. MORENA. I BELIEVE THAT ACCESS TO SOMEONE'S CULTURE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. THIS IS A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT PART THAT CORRECTIONS IS PLAYING. WE KNOW THAT KAPA HAKA INVOLVES DISCIPLINE, TEAMWORK, AND IT BRINGS ABOUT A SENSE OF PRIDE AND ACHIEVEMENT. WE ALSO KNOW IT HELPS WITH INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS A PART OF OUR STRATEGY, WHICH IS NOW A YEAR AND 1/2 OLD. IT IS A FIVE YEAR STRATEGY. IT IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PATHWAYS FOR OUR PRISONERS AND OUR MAORI IN PRISON TO CONNECT WITH THEIR CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND IDENTITY. AS YOU ARE JUST TALKING THROUGH THAT, I THINK ABOUT WAIATA AND BEING PART OF A GROUP. IT IS A SAFE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO START LEARNING TE REO, MAORI OR NON-MAORI. IT IS A WAY OF CONNECTING FOR BOTH. LAST YEAR'S INAUGURAL YEAR, WE HAD PRISONERS FROM ALL DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, DIFFERENT GANGS COMING TOGETHER. THEY WERE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO WORK TOGETHER. THE DIFFERENCES MELTED AWAY, BECAUSE THEY WERE UNVEILED IN KAPA HAKA. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT CORRECTIONS HAVE DONE, CORRECTIONS STAFF. CORRECTIONS OFFICERS INVOLVED IN PARTICIPATING ALONGSIDE THE PRISONERS. THAT GOES TOWARDS THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE SENSE OF PURPOSE AND UNITY GOING FORWARD. IT IS A SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR OVERALL STRATEGY. OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, IT HAS SEEN THE NUMBER OF MAORI IN PRISONS REDUCED BY 830. WE HAVE MORE WORK TO DO, . BUT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE BENEFITS OF THE STRATEGY TALK TO ME ABOUT THOSE BENEFITS. EVERYTHING IS ABOUT OUTCOMES, MEASUREMENTS, SO HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW IMPACTFUL THIS WILL BE? YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE FEEDBACK FROM PRISONERS AND STAFF. I WAS IN A PRISON THE OTHER DAY. THERE WAS A GROUP OF WOMEN WHO PERFORMED FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS WONDERFUL TO SEE THEM COMING TOGETHER AND THE STAFF AS WELL WORKING ALONGSIDE THEM. LAST YEAR THEY PERFORMED, AND THERE WERE THREE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS. THE RELATIONSHIPS, THE SENSE OF PURPOSE ALL BODES WELL. IT IS VERY POSITIVE FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE INSIDE. SOME PEOPLE WOULD SAY THAT THESE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T GET EXTRA PRIVILEGE. WHY SHOULD THEY BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE? ACCESS TO YOUR CULTURE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. WE ARE SEEING THE POSITIVE OUTCOMES. THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONTINUE WITH. WE KNOW THAT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE A CLOSE AFFINITY TO THE LANGUAGE, THEIR CULTURE AND IDENTITY, IT HAS POSITIVE OUTCOMES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED, SHOULD BE WIDENED. I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO CORRECTIONS AND THE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS WHO ARE PART OF THIS, HELPING AND SUPPORTING PEOPLE. WE WANT THEM TO LEAVE WAS IN IN A BETTER WELL-BEING THAN WHEN THEY ENTERED. THIS IS GOING TOWARDS THAT. AE. OUR TIME IS OVER, BUT CALVIN DAVIS, TENA KOE. SO, HOW IMPACTFUL WILL THIS BE FOR PRISONERS? TO HELP ANSWER THAT, WE'RE JOINED BY COMMUNITY WORKER AND BLACK POWER MEMBER EUGENE RYDER. MORENA. MORENA. WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS THIS A GOOD IDEA? I THINK IT IS A GOOD IDEA FOR SOMETHING AT THE BOTTOM OF A CLIFF. IT IS INTERESTING THAT PRISON IN IS CONSIDERED A SAFE SPACE. KAPA HAKA DOES HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T BEEN EXPOSED TO THAT IN THEIR LIVES. WHAT WOULD BE GOOD IS CORRECTIONS, THEY AUTOMATICALLY JUMP TO PRISON; CORRECTIONS INVOLVES COMMUNITY-BASED AS WELL. KAUPAPA COULD BE OFFERED TO THOSE PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GO TO PRISON, IN TERMS OF A MULTITUDE OF KAPA HAKA GROUPS OUTSIDE OF PRISON. IT IS A MATTER OF THOSE GROUPS OPENING THEIR DOORS TO ALLOW THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T CONNECTED WITH THE CULTURE INTO THOSE. YEAH. I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TALK ABOUT BENEFITS AS YOU SEE IT, IN TERMS OF PEOPLE BEING INVOLVED IN KAPA HAKA. INTERESTING THAT WE CALL PRISON A SAFE SPACE. IT IS ACTUALLY LEARNING WAIATA AND BEING IN A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN, BECAUSE IT CAN BE TOUGH TO BE ABLE TO TALK AND THINKING THAT YOU ARE SAYING THE WRONG THING OR THE PRONUNCIATION. KAPA HAKA IS A SAFE SPACE TO LEARN TE REO. WHERE DO YOU SEE BENEFITS FOR OUR INMATES, DOING KAPA HAKA IN PRISON AND WHEN THEY LEAVE? ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS THAT PEOPLE IN PRISON, SOME PEOPLE IN PRISON BECAUSE THEY HAVE LOST THE CONNECTION WITH THE CULTURE. IT IS BETTER TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR CULTURE, IT IS BENEFICIAL. IN TERMS OF I WAS IN PRISON AND STARTING MY KAPA HAKA JOURNEY. THAT GAVE ME AN OUTLET THAT DIDN'T RESULT IN ANYONE GETTING HURT OR ARRESTED. TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM A HAKA AND EXERT THE MANA THAT IS REQUIRED IS SOMETHING THAT HAS BENEFICIAL. TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT THAT FELT LIKE, TO BE ABLE TO RECONNECT VIA KAPA HAKA TO WHO YOU ARE AND FIND VALUE IN THAT? IT STARTS A JOURNEY. IT STARTS A SPARK IN YOUR INNER SELF, AND YOUR WAIRUA, CONTRIBUTING TO ME TO WANT TO BE CONNECTED WITH MY CULTURE, SOMETHING THAT THROUGH MY UP BRINGING IN STATES CARE WAS DISCONNECTED. THAT SPARK INSPIRES YOU TO CARRY ON. THE FEELING THAT YOU GET WHEN YOU COME OFF THE STAGE, WHETHER IT IS IN COMPETITION OR JUST PERFORMING, IT IS THE SAME KIND OF FEELING THAT I GOT THAT RESULTED IN BEING IN PRISON; THE EXCITEMENT AND ADRENALINE THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE ACTIVITIES. THAT SAME ADRENALINE CAN BE HAD THROUGH KAPA HAKA AND PERFORMING WITH YOUR FRIENDS, WITH YOUR FELLOW MAORI. JUST TO WRAP THINGS UP, YOU ARE SAYING IT IS A GREAT IDEA, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE FOLLOW-UP AND FOLLOW THROUGH, ONCE OUR MEN AND WOMEN COME OUT OF PRISONS? THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. KAPA HAKA STRUGGLE TO GET INTO THEIR TEAM, TANE. THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME MARAE AND LOCAL PRESENCE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. I DO APPRECIATE IT. AND YOUR INSIGHTS AS WELL. TENA KOE. KIA ORA. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` RESIDENTS OF AN AUCKLAND SUBURB HAVE BEEN ASKED TO EVACUATE, AFTER A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE WAS FOUND BY POLICE. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST ON THAT AT 8.30. ALSO AHEAD ` THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE TOKYO OLYMPICS, SO WHAT BOXES DO THE NZ TEAM HAVE LEFT TO TICK BEFORE THE FLAME IS LIT? LIVESTOCK FARMERS ARE DEFENDING THEIR TREATMENT OF CATTLE, AFTER 1 NEWS REVEALED THE GOVERNMENT'S SET TO ANNOUNCE AN EXPORT BAN ON LIVESTOCK TODAY AFTER A MONTH-LONG INVESTIGATION BY TVNZ'S SUNDAY PROGRAMME INTO THE CONDITIONS ENDURED BY CATTLE AT SEA. THE INDUSTRY'S COME UNDER SCRUTINY, AFTER 41 CREW, INCLUDING TWO NZERS AND THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DIED WHEN A LIVESTOCK EXPORT SHIP CAPSIZED LAST SEPTEMBER IN THE EAST CHINA SEA. IT'S EXPECTED THE GOVERNMENT WILL PHASE OUT LIVE EXPORTS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. FEDERATED FARMERS' NATIONAL DAIRY CHAIR AND ANIMAL WELFARE SPOKESPERSON, WAYNE LANGFORD, SAYS THE INDUSTRY ADDS AROUND $200M TO THE ECONOMY. WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN A RISK JUST YET OR ANYTHING THAT MAY CAUSE US CONCERN, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SEE ANYTHING THAT ANYONE IS PUTTING FORWARD, SO WE'D BE VERY INTERESTED TO SEE WHAT THE GOVERNMENT COMES BACK AND SAYS, BECAUSE UP UNTIL NOW WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING COME THROUGH, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE FOUND SOMETHING IN THEIR REVIEW THAT THEY'RE NOT HAPPY WITH, AND THAT COULD BE THE REASON BEHIND THIS DECISION. ARMED POLICE HAVE CORDONED OFF A STREET IN AUCKLAND'S MURRAY'S BAY, AFTER FINDING A 'SUSPICIOUS ITEM'. SUNRISE AVE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY CLOSED, AFTER POLICE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A NEARBY PROPERTY. THERE IS NO DETAIL ON WHAT THE ITEM MAY BE, BUT POLICE SAY THE CORDON HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AS A PRECAUTION. RESIDENTS WITHIN THE CORDON ARE BEING ESCORTED OUT, AND DIVERSIONS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE. TWO YEARS ON FROM THE MARCH 15 ATTACKS, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE 'CHRISTCHURCH CALL 'HAS BEEN ANSWERED BY MANY. A NEW REPORT BY FRANCE AND NZ IS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL PROGRESS, WITH MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS SUPPORTING THE CALL. THREE CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS ARE NOW OPERATIONAL, ENABLING RAPID AND COORDINATED REACTION TO ONLINE EVENTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND COMPANIES. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE CALL IS SUCCEEDING IN ITS MISSION TO PREVENT FUTURE TERRORIST ATTACKS. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AFTER EMERGENCY SERVICES DISCOVERED A BODY INSIDE A BURNING VEHICLE LAST NIGHT NEAR KERIKERI. THE CAR WAS FOUND AFTER 7PM ON WHARAU RD, JUST OVER AN HOUR'S DRIVE FROM WHANGAREI. POLICE SAY IT IS TOO EARLY TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT A SCENE EXAMINATION IS UNDERWAY. A MAN CARRYING AN AXE NEAR BUCKINGHAM PALACE HAS BEEN ARRESTED. METROPOLITAN POLICE SAY ARMED OFFICERS WERE ON PATROL WHEN THEY SPOTTED THE MAN WALKING TOWARDS THE PALACE. THE MAN HAS BEEN DETAINED AND ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF CARRYING AN OFFENSIVE WEAPON. THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES. THE DEFENCE HAS BEGUN ITS CASE IN THE MURDER TRIAL FOR THE FORMER POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH KILLING GEORGE FLOYD. DEREK CHAUVIN'S LAWYER IS ARGUING THAT FLOYD DIED LAST MAY BECAUSE OF HIS ILLEGAL DRUG USE AND A HEART CONDITION, NOT BECAUSE OF CHAUVIN KNEELING ON HIS NECK. WITNESSES HAVE BEEN CALLED, AND THE JURY HAS BEEN SHOWN A VIDEO FROM A 2019 CONFRONTATION BETWEEN GEORGE FLOYD AND AN OFFICER TO SHOW THE EFFECTS OPIOIDS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE HAD ON MR FLOYD'S PHYSICAL WELL-BEING. AS THE TRIAL CONTINUES, A NEARBY SUBURB HAS SEEN A SECOND NIGHT OF PROTESTS OVER A POLICE KILLING OF BLACK MAN DAUNTE WRIGHT (20). TO SPORT, AND THE BREAKERS' NBL SEASON IS HANGING ON BY A THREAD, AFTER THEIR LATEST OVERTIME DEFEAT TO THE PERTH WILDCATS. IMPORT GUARD BRYCE COTTON TORMENTED THE BREAKERS, AS HE DENIED THEM VICTORY WITH A BUZZER-BEATER. INTO OVERTIME. COTTON IS FREE. JACKS UP THE THREE! HE IS A FREAK. THE 85-79 OVERTIME LOSS WAS NOT THE WAY THE TEAM WOULD HAVE WANTED TO MARK TOM ABERCROMBIE'S 350TH APPEARANCE. THE CRONULLA SHARKS' COACHING SAGA IS OVER, WITH JOSH MORRIS SACKED. AFTER WEEKS OF UNCERTAINTY, THE NRL CLUB IS AXING MORRIS, DESPITE PLEAS FROM PLAYERS LIKE SHAUN JOHNSON TO KEEP HIM IN CHARGE. ROOSTERS ASSISTANT COACH CRAIG FITZGIBBON WILL TAKE OVER AT THE START OF NEXT SEASON. BUT FOR NOW CURRENT SHARKS ASSISTANT JOSH HANNAY WILL LEAD THE SIDE. MORRIS LED CRONULLA TO THE FINALS IN BOTH OF HIS YEARS IN CHARGE. WHY IS HE BEING SACKED? I DON'T KNOW. HE WAS A BRILLIANT PLAYER. I AM READING IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THAT FITZGIBBONS SAYS IT IS AROUND $1.5 MILLION, AUSSIE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. HE IS OFF. LATERS. TE ARIKI AND TANE BOTH SAY THEY HAVE SEEN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL POWER OF KAPA HAKA. IT AS A NEW INITIATIVE, BUT THIS PERSON HAS BEEN GOING INTO PRISONS FOR LONGER, TO JUDGE KAPA HAKA. IT IS THE CONNECTION. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT MAORI. THIS IS ABOUT NON-MAORI CONNECTING WITH THE LANGUAGE, IN A SAFE SPACE, LEARNING SONGS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU LEARN A SONG, YOU LEARN THE WORDS THAT GO WITH IT, AND THE UNDERSTANDING TO THOSE WORDS AS WELL. IT HAS AN IMPACT FOR EVERYONE. WE ARE GOING TO POLYFEST LATER. MORENA! HOW ARE YOU, YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN? SO NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE. NICE TO SEE YOU, DAVID. WE HAVE SPECIAL GUESTS, TWO OLYMPIANS. ONE IS ALREADY HERE. ERIN, WE RELISH YOU WHETHER. MORENA. YOU'RE WAKING TO A COOLER DAY TODAY. THE SHOWERS COME AND GO IN THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, BUT THEY COULD BE HEAVY AND THUNDERY, AND EVEN SOME HAIL IN THE MIX. THEY WILL EASE THIS EVENING. THE WINDS COULD BE STRONG TOO, AND EXPECT A COOLER SOUTH-WEST CHANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. AS WE TRACK SOUTH, IT MIGHT START OFF FINE, BUT EXPECT SHOWERS THAT COULD INCLUDE HEAVY, THUNDERY FALLS, AND THE HAIL HERE TOO. HAMILTON 19. TAUPO 16. MAKE THE MOST OF THE MORNING OUT EAST. IT'S LOOKING MOSTLY FINE, THUNDERY SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. AGAIN, THE SOUTHERLY WIND SHIFT FOR ALL HERE. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON JUST 18. EXPECT TO SEE SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING, TARANAKI TO WELLINGTON. BUT LEVIN AND WELLINGTON WILL SEE A FINE AFTERNOON. BUT A COOL 17 IN THE CAPITAL. 20 WHANGANUI. AS I MENTIONED, THE NORTH'S TURN FOR THE RAIN AND THUNDER. THE SOUTH'S TURN FOR SOME GORGEOUS DAYS. ANY EARLY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR. 18 OR 19 FOR EVERYONE HERE. JUST A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SPRINKLE ALONG THE EAST COAST, BUT YOU WILL SEE SOME SUN TOO. THOSE SOUTH-WESTERS DIE OUT AFTERNOON OR EVENING. CHRISTCHURCH 20. OAMARU 18. MILFORD SOUND AND QUEENSTOWN'S MORING CLOUD WILL CLEAR TO A SUNNY DAY. DUNEDIN SOUTH TO OBAN IS GREY, BUT THE SHOWERS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHIFTS NORTHERLY AT NIGHT. 16 IN QUEENSTOWN. DUNEDIN 15. AND THURSDAY, IT'S MAINLY FINE IN THE EAST OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT RAIN OR SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH TOO. AND THAT IS YOUR WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY. THANKS, ERIN. A LOT OF MOVING AND HUGGING GOING ON OVER HERE. IT'S 100 DAYS UNTIL THE OLYMPIC GAMES GET UNDERWAY IN TOKYO. THANKS TO THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, IT'S FAIR TO SAY SOME OF US PROBABLY DIDN'T THINK THE GAMES WOULD HAPPEN. AFTER ALL, THEY WERE POSTPONED FROM LAST YEAR, AND MOVING THE BIGGEST SHOW IN WORLD SPORT IS NO SMALL FEAT. SO WHAT DOES THE NZ CONTINGENT HAVE LEFT TO TICK OFF BEFORE THE TORCH IS LIT? WITH US NOW ARE COMMONWEALTH WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPION DAVID LITI WHO WON GOLD IN THE GAMES AND BEHAVED WITH EXTRAORDINARY SPORTSMANSHIP YOU ARE A CLASS ACT. AND KARATE ATHLETE ANDREA ANACAN. ANDREA IS INVOLVED IN SOMETHING COMPLETE THE NEW TO ME. KATA IT IS HIGHLY CHOREOGRAPHED STUFF. ALMOST LIKE A GYMNAST, YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN. WE HOP ON THE MAT, KARATE MATS, AND WE DO IT IN FRONT OF THE JUDGES AND AUDIENCES, AND EACH MOVE IN THE KATA MEANS SOMETHING. YOU IMAGINE YOUR OPPONENT, AND EACH MOVE MEAN SOMETHING. IS IT PRESCRIBED? DO YOU HAVE TO DO CERTAIN THINGS? AS PART OF YOUR ROUTINE, YOU HAVE TO DO A, B, C, D. THERE IS A SET LIST WE HAVE TO PICK FROM. IF YOU PICK A KATA AND YOU DO A DIFFERENT ONE, YOU GET DISQUALIFIED IT IS SET. WE HOW ALL STANDING AROUND WATCHING IT. YOU ARE SO QUICK. SPEED, POWER AND TIMING AS PART OF IT. THE WONDERFUL THING IS, YOU COULD DO COMBAT. YOUR MUM GAVE YOU THE CHOICE OF BALLET OR KARATE, AND YOU DID KARATE AND CASEY WANTED TO TAKE ANYONE OUT. I CAME FROM THE PHILIPPINES, AND IT WAS THE HEIGHT OF KIDNAPPING. I TOLD HER, IF I GET KIDNAPPED WILL I DANCE FOR THEM OR PROTECT MYSELF? I CHOSE KARATE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO THE OLYMPICS. DAVID, DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE YOU ARE GOING? WHERE ARE YOU OUT, IN TERMS OF PREPARATION? AND MUST BE SO STRANGE. EVERYTHING IS GOING AS IF I AM GOING. PLANS COULD CHANGE TOMORROW. WE MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT. I AM EXCITED THAT THEY HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL GO AHEAD. NOW IT IS JUST DOING PREPARATION AND WAITING ON NZSU TO PICK US AND LET US GO. IT REQUIRES AN EXTRAORDINARY SINGULARITY. YOU ARE DEDICATED TO YOUR SPORT. DO LIMPETS HAVE BEEN DELAYED A YEAR. WE WERE UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER THEY WERE HAPPENING. THE TEAM HASN'T BEEN FULLY NAMED. YOU MUST BE DEDICATED AND COMMITTED. YOU HAVE TO BE IN LOVE WITH WHAT YOU DO, BECAUSE IF I WASN'T, I AM SURE SHE WOULD BE TRAINING STILL TO MAKE THEIR LIMPETS, I WOULDN'T STILL BE TRAINING. I WOULD RATHER DO SOMETHING ELSE THAT WOULD SUIT MY TIME BETTER. HOW ARE YOU GOING AGAINST YOUR PERSONAL BEST WEIGHTS? 403. I HAVE COME UP 11 KG FROM THAT ONE. IN NATIONALS LAST YEAR, AND I RECENTLY BEAT RICHIE PATTERSON AND NIGEL AVERY. I HAVE TOPPED THOSE TWO. GO YOU! I KNOW YOU WERE HEADING INTO THE TOP 20 IN THE WORLD. I WOULD HAVE TO BE TOP 16 TO MAKE THE OLYMPICS. WE REALLY WISH YOU WELL. YOU ARE A FINE SPORTSMAN AND A FINE EXAMPLE OF HOW TO BEHAVE. ANDREA, DO YOU HAVE THE SENSE THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A ROLE MODEL? PEOPLE ARE LEARNING ABOUT KATA NOW. IT IS THE FIRST I HAVE HEARD OF IT. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF KATA. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE YOU. IT IS FASCINATING TO WATCH, AND THE PRECISION. BUT YOU MUST BE BRINGING PEOPLE TO IT WHO WOULDN'T HAVE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN ABOUT IT. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK SO. I WOULDN'T CALL MYSELF A ROLE MODEL, BECAUSE NOBODY IS PERFECT. I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN FOR ME AND MY COUNTRY. MY FAITH IS BIG FOR ME, SO I DO IT FOR GOD AS WELL. WHEN I HOP ON THE MAT, IT IS 100% EVERY TIME. DOING KATA AND KARATE IN JAPAN, THAT IS PRETTY SPECIAL. WE HAD A TOURNAMENT THERE IN 2019 AND THE CROWD WAS AMAZING. KARATE ORIGINATED FROM JAPAN, TO BE THERE, PERFORMING MY KATA WAS EXHILARATING. CAN YOU DO A LITTLE THING WITH YOUR ARMS? DAVID! (LAUGHTER) WHEN YOU DO A MOVE, THE JAPANESE CROWD ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE, THEY KNOW WHETHER IT WAS GOOD OR BAD AND THEY ARE SHRIEKING IF IT WAS GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK SO. TECHNIQUE IS A REALLY BIG PART OF IT. IT IS VERY PRECISE, AND YOUR HAND PLACEMENT, WHERE IT IS, WHERE THIS IS, AN EVEN WHERE YOUR HEAD IS PLACED, IT ALL COUNTS. THAT IS INTENSE. BUT I LOVE IT. I AM BEING ANIMATED BY YOUR LOVE OF IT. AND YOU LOVE WEIGHTLIFTING. I HAVE TO, TO DO WHAT I DO. WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING REGIME CONSIST OF? BETWEEN FIVE DAYS IN A WEEK. SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE MY REST DAYS. FIVE DAYS A WEEK OF INTENSE WEIGHT TRAINING. IT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT THE WEIGHT, BUT THE TECHNIQUE. SOMEONE WATCHES EVERYTHING YOU DO, AND YOU ARE CONSTANTLY FINE TUNING. I HAVE A TEAM OF 10 PEOPLE WHO TRAIN WITH ME DAILY, AND A COACH AS WELL. WHATEVER I DO WRONG, 'YOU HAVE TO DO THAT, DO THIS.' ROLE WITH THE PUNCHES AND DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO. HOW EXCITED ARE YOU ABOUT GOING TO TOKYO? I WAS HAPPY TO GO TO THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. I WOULD BE SO EXCITED TO GO TO TOKYO. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO JAPAN, MAYBE SHOW OFF MY KATA. YOU ARE DOING 414 NOW? THAT IS MY BEST TOTAL. CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT FINE OLYMPIANS, WHAT GREAT REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR COUNTRY. IF YOU ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW SHE WOULD BE GOOD AT KARATE, YOU MIGHT TRY AND PICK ON HER! I AM 4 FOOT 11. THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL GAMUT OF THE LIMBIC GAMES. THANKS FOR REPRESENTING US SO PROUDLY. SO EXCITED TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND. ALWAYS NICE TO SEE YOU. I FEEL LIKE I AM INTRUDING. (LAUGHTER) ANDREA AND DAVID, GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. STAY WITH US. WE'RE LIVE FROM POLYFEST AFTER THE BREAK. WE WERE HAVING A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW MUCH WE COULD LIFT. 14. IS IT THREE MOVEMENTS? BUT IS THE COMBINATION. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MUCH WEIGHT WE COULD LIFT. WHAT DID YOU SAY? FOUR FULL CUPS. I'M NOT COMPLETELY PATHETIC. WE GOT SOME BEAUTIFUL FEEDBACK. COOL INTERVIEW WITH THE TWO YOUNG OLYMPIANS. THEY WERE DELIGHTFUL GUESTS. SPEAKING OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SPECIAL, THAT SPRING AND KATIE. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO KATIE AT ASB POLYFEST NOW, WHERE SHE'S BEEN SPENDING THE MORNING LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE EVENT. AND NOW I THINK SHE HAS SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH HER. MORENA, KATIE. MORENA. I AM AT THE DIVERSITY STAGE. I HAVE LOVELY STUDENTS WITH ME, ALL FROM PAPATOETOE. IT HAS BEEN HARD FOR YOUR SCHOOL. THIS IS SUPER EXCITING THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH ME. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR TO SOME OF OUR VIEWERS. WE HAVE HAD YOU ON THE SHOW BEFORE. YOU ARE THE HEAD GIRL. TELL ME ABOUT HOW EXCITED YOU ARE TO BE HERE AFTER THIS YEAR YOUR SCHOOL HAS HAD. POLYFEST HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS OR SO. IT IS GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE CULTURE. TALKING ABOUT YOU, WHAT IS THE CULTURE YOU WILL BE REPRESENTING? I REPRESENT VIETNAMESE CULTURE. SHALL WE GET AMONGST IT? I AM GOING TO DO SOME LEARNING. YEAH. COME FORWARD. THERE WE GO. ONE. TWO, THREE, FOUR. WHOO! I DON'T THINK I WAS VERY GOOD AT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATED. I WILL GIVE THAT BACK TO YOU. I TRIED. I HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE. I'M GOING TO BRING IN MADISON. I HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE TO LEARN FROM TODAY. WHAT CULTURE ARE YOU REPRESENTING? HAWAIIAN TAHITIAN. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TEACH ME TODAY? A LITTLE SNEAK PEEK FOR TOMORROW. PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS. BEND DOWN. ONE,. TWO, THREE, FOUR. I DON'T KNOW IF I DID THAT AND ECHOES, BUT I TRIED. GOOD LUCK FOR TOMORROW. WHAT CULTURE ARE YOU REPRESENTING? FIJIAN. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TEACH ME? I STARTED TO CARVE. THIS AS A NECK BREAKER. THAT GOES LIKE THAT, AND IT BREAKS YOUR NECK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WILL BE PERFORMING TOMORROW? YES. ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THAT? VERY EXCITED. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE NOW OURSELVES. WE HAVE A GROUP COMING IN. THEY ARE GOING TO COME IN. COME ON THROUGH. GET IN HERE. THEY ARE GOING TO CLOSE OUT THE CROSS ON THE DIVERSITY STAGE. I WILL LET THEM TAKE IT AWAY. (BASSY MUSIC PLAYS) SO GOOD. POLYFEST IS UNIQUE IN THE WORLD. THE QUALITY, THE DIVERSITY. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. THESE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS CELIBATE THE CULTURES THAT MAKE US WHO WE ARE. MAGIC. TJ: Have I done enough to wear the jersey? Gotta sweat out that fear because this is bigger than me. I do it for my fans and my family. ION4 hydration. Sweat it out witih Powerade. THEY HAVE TOLD ME I HAVE TO DO IT. SET ME UP ON WEDNESDAY. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. CAPTIONS BY JULIE TAYLOR, JESSIE PURU, FAITH HAMBLYN AND JAMES BROWN.