TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` A NEW LEGAL CHALLENGE BY THE CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHAT HE'S TAKING ISSUE WITH AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT. PLUS ` SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS. HOW MANY FRONTLINE WORKERS AREN'T BEING TESTED FOR COVID AS WE LEARN THE WORKER WHO TESTED POSITIVE LAST WEEK HAD BEEN LYING FOR MONTHS. PLUS ` SCANNING IN WHEN YOU'RE OUT OF THE COUNTRY. IF YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE CROSSING THE TASMAN WHEN THE BUBBLE OPENS FIND OUT WHY KEEPING TRACK OF YOUR HOLIDAY COULD BE HARDER THAN YOU THINK. CAPTIONS BY ELLEN SINCLAIR, CAMERON GRIGG AND PHOEBE UPTON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACKER HAS LAUNCHED A FRESH LEGAL CHALLENGE, QUESTIONING HIS PRISON CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY HIS LEGAL DESIGNATION AS A TERRORIST ENTITY. LISA DAVIES IS WITH ME NOW. LISA, WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT TO HAPPEN TOMORROW? TOMORROW MORNING, THE CONVICTED TERRORIST AND MASS MURDERER WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF, BUT HE WILL NOT BE IN COURT IN PERSON. HE WILL BE SPEAKING TO AUCKLAND HIGH COURT JUDGE OVER THE PHONE. THE CARING CAN BE ATTENDED BY MEDIA, BUT MEDIA CANNOT REPORT WHAT HAPPENS DURING THE HEARING UNTIL THE JUDGE DETERMINES WHAT CAN BE MADE PUBLIC. HOW HAVE THE MOSQUE SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES RESPONDED TO TODAY'S NEWS? OBVIOUSLY, A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS IS USUALLY DISTRESSING AND QUITE CONFUSING FOR MANY. COURT THAT THE ADVISERS TRIED TO CONTACT MANY FAMILIES OF SURVIVORS BEFORE THIS DEVELOPMENT WAS MADE PUBLIC. I CERTAINLY KNOW, FROM COVERING THE SENTENCING, THAT MANY SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS FAMILIES HAVE SAID TO ME, WHEN HE WAS GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT PAROLE, THAT THEY WERE HAPPY THAT THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE TO THINK OF HIM AGAIN, YOU HAVE TO HEAR HIS NAME AGAIN. SOMETHING LIKE TOMORROW HEARING DOES CHANGE THAT. A SURVIVOR HAS SAID THIS DEVELOPMENT IS SHAMELESS, AND HE HOPES THE JUDGE DOES NOT GIVE IN TO ANY DEMANDS, AND HE SHOULD BE KEPT IN A CAGE LIKE AN ANIMAL FOR HIS MONSTROUS ACTS OF HATE. THANKS, LISA DAVIES. IT'S BEEN REVEALED THE SECURITY GUARD FROM THE GRAND MILLENNIUM HOTEL WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 LAST WEEK TOLD HIS EMPLOYER HE WAS HAVING REGULAR TESTS, BUT HAD NOT HAD ONE SINCE NOVEMBER. THAT'S DESPITE THE REQUIREMENT FOR FORTNIGHTLY TESTING; RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT JUST HOW MANY WORKERS MAY BE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. LAURA JAMES REPORTS. THE SECURITY GUARD WORKED REGULAR SHIFTS HERE, BUT HIS MANDATORY COVID-19 TESTS WEREN'T SO REGULAR. THE MOST RECENT SWAB SAMPLE, OTHER THAN THE POSITIVE TEST RESULT, WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER. AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT'S NEWS TO HIS EMPLOYER. THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNED WAS SUPPLYING INFORMATION TO THEIR EMPLOYER THAT THEY HAD BEEN REGULARLY TESTED. AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THAT THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE. BUT THE ALMOST SIX-MONTH GAP SINCE THE WORKER'S LAST TEST WAS ONLY REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC AFTER REPEATED QUESTIONING AT TODAY'S HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE. DO WE NOW KNOW WHEN THAT LAST TEST WAS? BUT DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY WERE LAST TESTED? IF IT WASN'T FOR CHRIS BISHOP ASKING THE QUESTION TODAY AND INSISTING ON CONTINUING TO ASK THE QUESTION, WE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS, SO I'VE GOT A QUESTION FOR THE MINISTER ` WHEN WERE THEY EVER GOING TO TELL US? THERE IS A REGISTER FOR EMPLOYERS TO TRACK TESTS OF WORKERS. IT'S BEEN VOLUNTARY, WITH JUST 60% USING IT. BUT THAT'S SET TO CHANGE ON APRIL 27. THE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO MAKE THE TESTING REGISTER MANDATORY, THAT HAD STARTED BEFORE THIS CASE EVEN EMERGED, SO WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THAT ONCE THAT PROCESS WAS COMPLETED. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THAT WILL HELP FIND ANYONE FLOUTING THE RULES. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WORKERS HAVE MISSED TESTS THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD? UM,... NO. NO, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER. WE'VE HAD ASSURANCES TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT EVERYONE WORKING THE BORDER WAS BEING TESTED REGULARLY. THERE IS THE RISK THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE AT THE MARGIN. WE'VE GOT AN INVESTIGATION NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ONLY A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE. MORE CHANGES TOO ` ALL MIQ WORKERS WILL NOW HAVE TO BE TESTED EVERY WEEK, AND FROM MONDAY, EMPLOYERS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS MORE INFORMATION THROUGH THE TESTING REGISTER. AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION OF THE REGISTER WILL BE TO INDICATE THE VACCINATION STATUS OF EVERYONE WHO IS ON THAT REGISTER. CRUCIAL INFORMATION COMING TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE TO HELP FILL IN ANY FURTHER GAPS. LAURA JAMES, 1 NEWS. A SECOND COVID VACCINE IS NOW ON PAUSE AROUND THE WORLD AMID CONCERN OVER BLOOD CLOTS. THERE'S NO DIRECT EVIDENCE LINKING THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON JAB TO THE CLOTS, AND OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE ACTING OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. NEW ZEALAND HAS PROVISIONALLY AGREED TO BUY FIVE MILLION DOSES OF THE VACCINE, BUT IS USING THE PFIZER JAB RIGHT NOW. HERE'S IMOGEN WELLS. IT'S THE SINGLE DOSE, EASY TO STORE VACCINE, BOOSTING GLOBAL HOPES OF STAMPING OUT COVID. AND WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THAT MOVE TO HALT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1 SHOT VACCINE. HOPES NOW HURT BY AMERICA'S DRUG AGENCY, PUSHING A TEMPORARY PAUSE. CITING 6 CASES OF RARE BLOOD CLOTTING, IN NEARLY 7 MILLION JOHNSON & JOHNSON RECIPIENTS. WHICH IS LESS THAN 1 IN A MILLION. ALL ARE WOMEN UNDER 50. ONE, A 45 YEAR OLD FROM VIRGINIA, HAS DIED. ANOTHER IS CRITICALLY ILL. ALL DEVELOPING THE RARE BLOOD CLOTS WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF BEING VACCINATED. THE US, EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA SUSPENDING THEIR JOHNSON & JOHNSON ROLLOUTS. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE OF A SERIOUS, ADVERSE EVENT THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE BEFORE YOU GO FORWARD, YOU INVESTIGATE IT THOROUGHLY. THERE'S NO DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE LINKING THE JAB TO THE CLOTS, YET THE MOVE IS CAUTIONARY. THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MONITORING IS WORKING VERY WELL. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY RARE EVENT, THAT YOU WOULDN'T NORMALLY PICK UP. BUT IT'S ANOTHER BLOW TO CONFIDENCE IN COVID VACCINES. YOU DIDN'T WANT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON? I DIDN'T WANT THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON, NO. JOHNSON & JOHNSON NOW THE SECOND COVID JAB BEING LINKED TO RARE BLOOD CLOTTING, ALONG WITH ASTRAZENECA. YOU KNOW, IT'S MY BODY, AND I WANT TO BE SAFE. BOTH USE THE SAME DELIVERY METHOD ` AN INACTIVE VIRUS THAT SMUGGLES GENETIC CODE INTO HUMAN CELLS, TEACHING OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM HOW TO FIGHT A REAL AND ACTIVE VIRUS, LIKE CORONAVIRUS. PFIZER USES DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY. THE VACCINE WE'RE USING IN NEW ZEALAND HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH BLOOD CLOTS. THERE IS DATA ON TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOSES BEING GIVEN, NO ASSOCIATION. WE'VE PROVISIONALLY ORDERED 5 MILLION JOHNSON & JOHNSON DOSES, BUT MEDSAFE IS YET TO APPROVE IT. AND WE HAVE ENOUGH PFIZER VACCINES FOR EVERYONE, SO OUR VACCINE ROLLOUT SHOULD BE OK. THE BIGGEST CONCERN, THOUGH, IS FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS. J&J ONLY NEEDS 1 JAB, AND IT CAN BE KEPT IN A REGULAR FRIDGE, MAKING IT EASY TO MOVE. IT'S HOPED THE US PAUSE WILL ONLY LAST A FEW DAYS. IMOGEN'S WITH ME NOW, AND IMOGEN, WE HAVE NEW DETAILS ON HOW THE PFIZER VACCINE NEEDS TO BE STORED. YES, FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THERE'S BEEN INFORMATION COMING OUT OF OTHER COUNTRIES THAT YOU CAN STORE THE PFIZER VACCINE AT MUCH HIGHER TEMPERATURES, MUCH HIGHER THAN THE -70. AND TODAY WE HAD CONFIRMATION THAT MEDSAFE'S APPROVED THAT PRACTICE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. SO NOW, THE PFIZER JAB CAN BE STORED FOR UP TO TWO WEEKS IN JUST A REGULAR FREEZER, TEMPERATURES AROUND -20 DEGREES. AFTER THE TWO WEEKS, IT EITHER NEEDS TO BE USED, OR IT CAN GO BACK INTO THOSE SPECIAL -70 FREEZERS ONE OTHER TIME BEFORE BEING USED. FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE THOUGH, WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE BIGGER STOCKS TO DHBS, MEANING IT'LL BE EASIER TO GET IT TO MORE REMOTE OR RURAL LOCATIONS, AND ALSO MEANS THERE'S A CHANCE THOSE VACCINES CAN BE MORE EASILY USED IN DEVELOPING NATIONS. AND HOW'S OUR ROLLOUT GOING, IMOGEN? THE LATEST VACCINATION NUMBERS ARE OUT, AND SHOW 135,000 DOSES OF THE PFIZER JAB HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED ALREADY. THEY MEAN 88.5% OF OUR TOTAL MIQ WORKFORCE HAVE NOW RECEIVED AT LEAST THAT FIRST PFIZER JAB, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF KIWIS FULLY VACCINATED IS AROUND 30,000. THE COVID-19 MINISTER, CHRIS HIPKINS, THANKS, IMOGEN. LOW INTEREST RATES LOOK SET TO STAY FOR SOME TIME YET, WITH THE RESERVE BANK TODAY DECIDING TO KEEP THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE AT IT'S LOWEST EVER LEVEL OF 0.25%. THE CENTRAL BANK SAYS THE VALUE OF NEW ZEALAND'S HOUSING STOCK IS NOW $1.3 TRILLION. THAT'S A 17%, OR A $200 BILLION INCREASE IN ONE YEAR. NATIONAL TODAY RELEASED ITS POLICIES TO TRY AND FIX THE HOUSING CRISIS. THE PARTY'S PLEDGING TO FREE UP MORE LAND TO BUILD MORE HOUSES AND GIVING COUNCILS A $50,000 BONUS FOR EVERY HOUSE THEY BUILD ABOVE WHAT'S PROJECTED. NICOLA WILLIS SAYS THE ONUS WILL BE ON COUNCILS TO STEP UP AND ZONE FOR 30 YEARS OF HOUSING GROWTH. THEY GET TO REZONE LAND. THEY MAY CHOOSE TO OPEN UP THE LAND OUTSIDE THE EXISTING URBAN BOUNDARY. THAT WILL BE UP TO THEM, AND IT WILL BE UP TO DEVELOPERS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO ADVANCE THE NEW HOUSING SITS. NATIONAL ALSO WANTS CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT FOR A BILL THAT WOULD PUT IN PLACE EMERGENCY POWERS, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKES TO SPEED UP HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. A WATERSPOUT'S BEEN SPOTTED NEAR NAPIER ` THE FUNNEL OF WATER SWIRLING NEAR MARINE PARADE AND HEADING FOR THE PORT WITHIN THE PAST HALF HOUR. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED THE PHENOMENON IS NOW MOVING ON AND SHOULD CLEAR LATER TONIGHT. THE EXPORT OF LIVE CATTLE FROM NEW ZEALAND WILL BE BANNED BUT NOT FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE DECISION TODAY AFTER 1 NEWS FIRST REPORTED THE CHANGE LAST NIGHT. FARMERS SAY THE MOVE'S CAUGHT THEM OFF GUARD, AND WILL COST THEM MILLIONS. HERE'S POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY. IN SEPTEMBER, THIS THREE WEEK VOYAGE TO CHINA ENDED IN TRAGEDY. 41 CREW AND 6000 COWS DIED. NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS BANNING THE EXPORT OF LIVESTOCK BY SEA. WE CAN'T SUSTAIN THE ONGOING RISK TO OUR REPUTATION WHEN WE CAN'T CONTROL THE CONDITIONS. BUT IT'LL TAKE UP TO 2 YEARS TO PHASE OUT. MINISTER, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH LETTING THIS CARRY ON FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS? WE APPRECIATE THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING TRADE, WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN NEW ZEALAND THAT HAS BEEN BUILT AROUND THE EXPORT AND IT'S ONLY FAIR WE OFFER THEM TIME TO TRANSITION OUT. THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY SAY 5000 FARMERS WILL MISS OUT ON THIS MULTI MILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY, AND SOME WARN IT'LL MEAN THOUSANDS OF SURPLUS COWS WILL BE SLAUGHTERED. THERE'S GOING TO BE 150,000 SURPLUS HEIFER CALVES THAT ARE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE A VERY SHORT LIFE EACH YEAR. THIS ACT MP/DAIRY FARMER SAYS A COW CAN FETCH UP TO $2,000 OVERSEAS, HUNDREDS MORE THAN YOU CAN GET IN NEW ZEALAND. FOR ME PERSONALLY IT WAS AN INJECTION OF $25,000, TO BE QUITE CANDID WITH YOU, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL TOOL IN THE TOOL BOX. OUR FARMERS ARE VERY MIXED ON IT TOO, IT'S PROBABLY A 50/50 SPLIT TO BE FAIR FEDERATED FARMERS SAYS IT HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW IT'S BEEN A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE BUT WE'RE QUITE SURPRISED THAT THEY'VE GONE TO A COMPLETE BAN AND NOT WORKED WITH THE INDUSTRY FURTHER. THE GREENS HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE FOR YEARS. IT'S AWESOME, AND IT'S DEMONSTRATIVE OF JUST HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE IN OVER THE PAST DECADE FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS CAMPAIGNERS. THE BIGGEST BUYER IS CHINA. IT'S NOT ABOUT CHINA, IT'S ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE, WE HAVE A MATURE RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. THE CHINESE HAVE GOT TO FEED 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE. WE CAN ONLY SUPPLY FOOD FOR ABOUT 40 MILLION, SO THERE'S A HUGE GAP, AND CHINA IS TRYING TO GROW ITS SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY. BUT AFTER DECADES OF DEBATE, LIVE EXPORTS ARE OUT, COME 2023. JESSIA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. IT'S HOPED A SURVEY ON THE NORTH ISLAND'S SOUTH COAST WILL HELP PREDICT THE DAMAGE A LARGE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI COULD DO TO THE REGION. GNS SCIENTISTS ARE UNEARTHING EVIDENCE OF HISTORIC EARTHQUAKES AND TSUNAMI NEAR CAPE PALLISER. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. THE RUGGED CAPE PALLISER COASTLINE RAISED OUT OF THE SEA BY TECTONIC FORCES MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE CENTURIES, AND NOW GNS SCIENTISTS ARE GOING UNDERGROUND TO LEARN MORE. THERE ARE THREE BEACH RIDGES AT THIS SITE, SO WE THINK THAT'S THREE EARTHQUAKES. THE REGION WAS HIT BY A TSUNAMI UP TO 11M HIGH WHEN THE 8.2 MAGNITUDE WAIRARAPA EARTHQUAKE STRUCK IN 1855. FINDING OUT ABOUT EARLIER QUAKES IS THE FOCUS OF THIS DIG, AND DETERMINING THE FAULTS THAT CAUSED THEM. IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE SIZE AND FREQUENCY OF PAST EARTHQUAKES THEN WE CAN UNDERSTAND, COS THESE EARTHQUAKES WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, AND SO IT CAN HELP US TO GET BETTER PREPARED ` THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN BETTER PREPARE FOR TSUNAMI. THIS OLD SHELL IS A KEY CLUE TO DETERMINING WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE MAY HAVE HAPPENED. BY TESTING HOW MUCH OF A TYPE OF CARBON IS STILL PRESENT IN THE SHELL, SCIENTISTS CAN PUT A DATE ON WHEN THE SHELLFISH DIED. AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY IN THIS PIT ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. WE'VE FOUND A BIT OF PUMICE HERE, WHICH IS COOL, BECAUSE WE THINK THAT'S PROBABLY FROM THE TAUPO ERUPTION OF ABOUT 1700 YEARS AGO, SO THAT SUGGESTED THIS BEACH FORMED AFTER THAT TIME, AND THEREFORE THE UPLIFT ALSO HAPPENED AFTER THAT TIME. FINDING APPROPRIATE DIGGING SITES HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. THE INITIAL EXCAVATION SITE ABANDONED AFTER SIGNS OF A MAORI SETTLEMENT WERE FOUND. IT'S COASTAL AREA SUITABLE FOR GROWING KUMARA, AND THERE ARE EXTENSIVE GARDENS. SCIENTISTS WILL SHARE INITIAL FINDINGS BY THE END OF JUNE, HELPING THE COMMUNITY MAKE PLANS BEFORE THE NEXT QUAKE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. ULTRASOUND SCANS SHOULD BE FREE FOR ALL PREGNANT WOMEN, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE. THAT'S THE CALL FROM THE COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES, WHICH SAYS THE CURRENT FUNDING MODEL ISN'T FIT FOR PURPOSE. THE BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD HAS ALREADY SEEN THE NEED, AS SAM KELWAY REPORTS. TANIA DARGAVILLE HAS FIVE CHILDREN AT HOME AND ONE MORE ON THE WAY. SHE'S 14 WEEKS PREGNANT, BUT MISSED HER FIRST ULTRASOUND SCAN BECAUSE OF THE COST. IT'S A LITTLE BIT UNSETTLING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE LIKE, 'OH, I DIDN'T GO TO MY SCAN TODAY, BABE.' NOW, MATERNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE WELCOMING THE DHB'S DECISION TO FULLY FUND SCANS FOR WOMEN IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY. THE $45 TO GO FOR A SCAN CAN BE HUGE. IT CAN BE, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MILK, BREAD, MEAT ON THE TABLE. SO A LOT OF OUR MAMAS JUST CHOOSE NOT TO GO FOR THEIR SCANS. THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS WOMEN ARE OFFERED TWO SCANS, ONE IN THE FIRST 14 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY, AND THE SECOND AT 20 WEEKS. BUT PRICES AND CARE VARY BETWEEN DHBs, AND IF EXTRA SCANS ARE NEEDED, THERE'S SOMETIMES A CHARGE. THERE'S A BASELINE UNIVERSAL APPROACH TO FUNDING THE SCANS. BUT OUR PRIVATE PROVIDERS DON'T FEEL THAT THAT'S ENOUGH FUNDING TO ACTUALLY DELIVER THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO DELIVER. SO THEN THEY ASK THE WOMEN TO PROVIDE A CO-PAYMENT OR A TOP-UP. THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS THERE ARE VARIED APPROACHES TO CO-PAYMENTS, BUT THE PRACTICE IS BECOMING MORE PREVALENT AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SCANS MAY ACT AS A BARRIER. IT SAYS THE ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE MATERNITY ULTRASOUND ADVISORY GROUP. NEARLY 700 WOMEN GAVE BIRTH IN THE REGION LAST YEAR, BUT 40% MISSED SOME SCANS. MIDWIVES BACKED THE DHB'S MOVE AND THINK CO-PAYMENTS SHOULD BE DROPPED NATIONWIDE. SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PREGNANT WOMEN. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT EACH DHB SHOULD BE PROVIDING. IT'S A NO-BRAINER, REALLY, WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT. NOW, EXPECTANT MOTHERS IN THE EASTERN BAY OF PLENTY CAN REST EASY,... IT WILL TAKE OFF A LOT OF STRESS OF A PREGNANT MUM, KNOWING THAT YOU CAN GO IN AND GET CHECKED, ...KNOWING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THEIR UNBORN BABY COMES FIRST. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. ANOTHER NIGHT OF VIOLENCE ON AMERICA'S STREETS AS THE POLICE OFFICER WHO SHOT AND KILLED DAUNTE WRIGHT RESIGNS. WHY SHE SAYS SHE HAD TO GO. PLUS, CROSSING THE TASMAN WON'T GET YOU OUT OF SCANNING FOR CONTACT TRACING. WHY IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT THAN YOU ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, IT'S THE END OF AN ERA FOR A CLASSIC TV AD. YES, LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM, ADS ARE EVERYWHERE. AND THIS ICONIC AD HASN'T CHANGED IN THE LAST 25 YEARS, SO WHY CHANGE IT NOW? PLUS ` FROM PLAYSCHOOL TO WHALE RIDER TO HAMLET. WHY NOW IS THE TIME FOR ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP ACTORS TO BOW OUT. AND A UNIQUE SOLUTION TO STOPPING FIGHTING AT SCHOOL. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. CALLS FOR JUSTICE OVER THE FATAL POLICE SHOOTING OF AN UNARMED BLACK MAN ARE FUELLING A THIRD NIGHT OF PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS. THE VETERAN OFFICER WHO FIRED A GUN INSTEAD OF A TASER AND THE POLICE CHIEF HAVE QUIT, BUT ANGRY DEMONSTRATORS WANT MORE. OUR US CORRESPONDENT ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS WITH THE LATEST. (EXPLOSIONS BOOM) ANOTHER NIGHT OF PROTESTS. ANOTHER NIGHT OF VIOLENCE. HANDS UP! ALL CHANT: DON'T SHOOT. ANOTHER NIGHT DEMANDING JUSTICE FOR ANOTHER BLACK AMERICAN MAN KILLED BY POLICE. ALL CHANT: DAUNTE WRIGHT! DAUNTE WRIGHT! THE DEATH OF DAUNTE WRIGHT HAS BROUGHT DEMONSTRATORS BACK TO THE STREETS. HANDS UP! ALL CHANT: DON'T SHOOT! THE 20-YEAR-OLD SHOT AND KILLED BY A VETERAN POLICE OFFICER WHO CLAIMS SHE WENT TO PULL OUT HER TASER, AND MISTAKENLY PULLED HER GUN. THE OFFICER WAS STOOD DOWN, NOT DISMISSED ` A DECISION THAT SAW THE CITY MANAGER FIRED. TODAY, POLICEWOMAN KIMBERLY POTTER RESIGNED, SAYING SHE BELIEVED IT WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HER COMMUNITY AND FELLOW OFFICERS. THE POLICE CHIEF WHO BACKED HER HAS ALSO QUIT. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF CHAOS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND THE SITUATION AND TRY AND CREATE SOME CALM. BUT THOSE COMMENTS HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CALM THE ANGER OUTSIDE THE POLICE STATION WALLS. I'M GOING TO BE OUT HERE EVERY DAY. I'M GOING TO BE OUT HERE UNTIL THEY GIVE US SOME JUSTICE. KIMBERLY POTTER'S DECISION TO GRAB THE WRONG WEAPON ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WAS PART OF A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP WHILE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TRAINING LESS EXPERIENCED OFFICERS. I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT I LOST MY SON. HE'S NEVER COMING BACK, AND THIS OFFICER HAS BEEN ON THE FORCE FOR 26-PLUS YEARS. I CAN'T ACCEPT THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUSTICE SERVED, AND HER HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S TAKEN FROM US. JUST ACROSS TOWN IS THE COURTHOUSE HOLDING THE TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. TODAY, THE TWO FAMILIES CAME TOGETHER ` THE LAWYER FOR GEORGE FLOYD NOW HELPING THE FAMILY OF DAUNTE WRIGHT. SAY HIS NAME. DAUNTE WRIGHT. AT SOME POINT, WE NEED OFFICERS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, CHARGED AND CONVICTED. AMEN! JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LAW DON'T MEAN THAT YOU'RE ABOVE THE LAW. TONIGHT, THE CITY IS BOARDED UP. NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS ARE WATCHING OVER THE POLICE STATION. A DECISION ON WHETHER CHARGES WILL BE LAID IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. ANNA BURNS-FRANCIS, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. TWO WEEKS AFTER IT WAS TRAPPED IN THE SUEZ CANAL, THE GIANT CONTAINER SHIP 'EVER GIVEN' IS ONCE AGAIN STUCK. EGYPT HAS IMPOUNDED THE CARGO SHIP IN A LAKE NEAR THE CANAL ALONG WITH ITS CREW. IT'S SAID TO BE DEMANDING $1.2b COMPENSATION FROM THE EVER GIVEN'S JAPANESE OWNERS. THE UNPRECEDENTED SIX DAY CANAL SHUTDOWN PARALYSED ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST HEAVILY USED SHIPPING ROUTES. MORE THAN 400 SHIPS WERE HELD UP, WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOST IN DAILY TRANSIT FEES. YOU MIGHT BE PLANNING A HOLIDAY ACROSS THE TASMAN, BUT A WARNING ` IT WON'T BE A HOLIDAY FROM SCANNING IN. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM STATE GOVERNMENTS AND BUSINESSES IN AUSTRALIA WHICH ARE TAKING CONTACT TRACING VERY SERIOUSLY. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MACFARLANE REPORTS. AS MORE KIWIS LOOK TO HEAD OUT OF THE COUNTRY, THERE'S A WARNING THAT YOU'LL STILL NEED TO SCAN IN WHEN LANDING IN AUSTRALIA. IT IS A NON-NEGOTIABLE TYPE OF IMPORTANT. THE NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTER BEHIND THE STATE'S CONTACT TRACING APP URGING PEOPLE NOT TO LET THEIR HABITS SLIP. WE'LL BE SAYING, 'HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED YOUR APP?' BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY, IF YOU HAVEN'T, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BORING WHEN YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU WON'T BE GOING IN ANY PUBS, CLUBS, RESTAURANTS. YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE A PRETTY SOMBRE EXPERIENCE. WHILE THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES TO QR CODES HERE IN AUSTRALIA, LIKE MANUAL SIGN IN FORMS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS ARE FAIRLY STRICT, OFTEN REFUSING TO SEAT PEOPLE UNTIL THEY'VE CHECKED IN. AUSTRALIA'S CONTACT TRACING METHOD ALSO OPERATES DIFFERENTLY TO NEW ZEALAND'S. EACH STATE HAS A SEPARATE SYSTEM, MEANING IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON TRAVELLING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, YOU'LL NEED TO DOWNLOAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT APPS. SO WHY NOT HAVE ONE VERSION FOR EVERYONE? IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THOSE DESIGN CHOICES ARE JUST TOO DIFFERENT TO MERGE EVERYTHING INTO ONE APP NOW. THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT'S TALKING TO ITS AUSTRALIAN COUNTERPART TO ENCOURAGE INBOUND TRAVELLERS TO USE OUR APP. IF YOU'RE FLYING FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND, YOU'LL GET BRIEFINGS ON DOWNLOADING THE NEW ZEALAND COVID TRACER APP. THAT'LL BE BUILT INTO THAT PROCESS. SIMILARLY, I IMAGINE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ULTIMATELY UP TO AUSTRALIA TO WORK WITH THE AIRLINES TO HAVE THAT GOING THE OTHER WAY. BUT WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHARING GOOD CONTACT TRACING INFORMATION IN THE EVENT THAT EITHER OF US NEED TO DO CONTACT TRACING. IF YOU WANT TO BE SAFE YOURSELF, YOU NEED TO HAVE THIS APP. THIS IS YOUR PASSPORT TO SAFETY. LETTING PEOPLE KNOW A PASSPORT ISN'T THE ONLY ESSENTIAL THING THEY'LL BE NEEDING WHEN THE BUBBLE OPENS. ANDREW MCFARLANE, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. DIVING DEEP INTO SYDNEY HARBOUR. WHAT'S DRIVING THIS AUSSIE TO BREAK A WORLD RECORD? PLUS, IT'S THE BIGGEST PACIFIC DANCE FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S BACK AFTER A TWO-YEAR HIATUS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PERFORMANCES ON THE FIRST DAY OF POLYFEST. AND THEN AT 7 ` THE EXTRA COSTS HITTING OUR NEST EGGS. YES, MANY OF USE ARE DISCOVERING OUR KIWISAVER FEES ARE UP BUT THE RETURNS ARE DOWN. DO YOU KNOW JUST HOW MUCH EXTRA YOU'RE PAYING? PLUS ` THE KEY TO EXPANDING A BUSINESS THAT LOVES A GOOD BEER AND SOME GOOD FOOD. BUT, I MEAN, WHO DOESN'T? AND AFTER SEEING TOO MANY PLAYGROUND FIGHTS, WHY ONE SCHOOL TOOK THE UNUSUAL STEP TO MOVE THE FIGHTING INSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WE'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT AT 7. AN ATTEMPT AT SETTING A WORLD RECORD FOR THE LONGEST UNDERWATER CLEAN-UP IS CONTINUING IN SYDNEY. DIVER DEAN CROPP'S PLANNING TO BE IN THE OCEAN FOR 24 HOURS, DURING WHICH TIME HE COULD USE UP TO 20 AIR CYLINDERS. CHANNEL NINE'S LAURA TUNSTALL HAS MORE. SPARKLING ON THE SURFACE, BUT THIS IS WHAT LIES UNDERNEATH SYDNEY HARBOUR, AND DIVER DEAN CROPP HAS 24 HOURS TO TRY AND COLLECT AS MUCH OF IT AS HE CAN. WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SURFACE IS SOMETIMES ONLY 25%, 30%. A LOT OF IT SINKS, AND IT'S DOWN THERE, OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT, AND NO ONE'S THERE TO CLEAN IT UP. HE'S TRYING TO BREAK THE WORLD RECORD FOR A 24-HOUR UNDERWATER CLEAN-UP. IT'S AN ATTEMPT NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED. THERE'S NOT JUST RUBBISH LURKING IN THESE MURKY WATERS. BUT I'M NOT SO WORRIED ABOUT SHARKS. THERE'S ACTUALLY A TINY LITTLE ORGANISM THAT I HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR, WHICH IS SUPER DANGEROUS. IT'S CALLED A BLUE-RINGED OCTOPUS. DEAN ENTERS THE WATER AT MRS MACQUARIE'S CHAIR. ONCE SUBMERGED IN THE HARBOUR, HE HAS TO STAY UNDERWATER FOR 24 HOURS. THERE ARE 20 AIR CYLINDERS AT HAND FOR HIM AND A PARAMEDIC ON STANDBY. VISIBILITY IS AROUND 3M. AND THERE'S PLENTY OF TRASH ON THE MUDDY FLOOR. MAYBE IT'S A BRICK WRAPPED IN PLASTIC, OR MAYBE IT'S A BRICK OF COCAINE. I DON'T KNOW. THE RUBBISH WHICH IS FOUND HERE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL BE TAKEN OUT AND SORTED. IT'S HOPED THAT MOST, IF NOT ALL OF IT, WILL BE RECYCLED. AND A SHORT TIME AGO, DEAN CROPP EMERGED FROM THE HARBOUR HAVING SET THE RECORD FOR THE WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERWATER CLEAN-UP. IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST PACIFIC FESTIVAL AND IT'S BACK ` BIGGER THAN EVER. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS TODAY FLOCKING TO AUCKLAND'S POLYFEST AFTER TWO YEARS OF DISRUPTION. CORAZON MILLER WENT ALONG TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PERFORMANCES. A ROUSING RETURN FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS ON AUCKLAND'S SECONDARY SCHOOL CALENDAR. EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN'S HERE, WE DON'T EVEN CARE. WE ARE JUST GLAD WE ARE ON THE GO. POLYFEST BACK WITH ITS USUAL ENERGY. (UPBEAT PACIFIC MUSIC) THOUSANDS FROM AROUND 50 SCHOOLS CELEBRATING THE EVENT'S 45TH YEAR, BOTH ON AND OFF THE STAGE. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A LOT OF VIBES AND A LOT OF SHOUTS AND A LOT OF, LIKE, YOU KNOW, UPBEAT VIBES. THE POWHIRI THIS MORNING WAS OVERCOME WITH TEARS OF JOY. POLYFEST ORGANISERS HERE CHANGING 45 YEARS OF TRADITION TO GET THE SHOW UNDERWAY EVEN IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. THE NUMBER OF STAGES HERE AT THIS SOUTH AUCKLAND SPORTS FIELD REDUCED FROM THE USUAL SIX TO FOUR, AND PERFORMANCES SPREAD MORE WIDELY TO ENABLE SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE RETURN TO THE STAGE BITTERSWEET FOR THIS YEAR 13 STUDENT. I REMEMBER IN YEAR 9 AND 10 WHEN THE LEADERS WOULD BRING US TO POLYFEST, AND I HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. SO I WANTED TO CREATE THE SAME EXPERIENCE FOR THESE GIRLS. IT FELT INCREDIBLE. (LAUGHS) THE THRILL YOU GET ON STAGE ` I REALLY MISSED IT, AND I'M SO GLAD TO BE BACK. IT BEGAN AS A CELEBRATION OF OUR MAORI AND PACIFIC CULTURES, (SHOUTS IN TE REO MAORI) BUT HAS SINCE EVOLVED IN LINE WITH NEW ZEALAND'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THESE STUDENTS KEEN TO SHARE THEIR CULTURE. A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT, LIKE, K-POP AND KOREAN FOOD, BUT NO ONE REALLY KNOWS ABOUT OUR CULTURE. IT MEANS EVERYTHING IS KINDA COOL, COS WE GET TO GO OUT. OTHERS SEEING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT TURKISH CULTURE. THE FESTIVAL RUNS UNTIL SUNDAY, OFFERING A CHANCE TO UNITE AND CELEBRATE TOGETHER AFTER A TURBULENT YEAR. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. HAYLEY'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE OLYMPICS ARE ONLY 100 DAYS AWAY. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE'D GET HERE, WENDY? THE GAMES ARE A GO, PLANS ARE BEING MADE AND THE COVID-19 VACCINE IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OUR ATHLETES. AND WHILE SOME HAVE EAGERLY JUMPED ON BOARD TO GET THE JAB, OTHERS ARE HESITANT. WILL THOSE ATHLETES STILL BE WELCOME AT THE GAMES? PLUS ` DEWI PREECE RE-ENACTS THE EXTRAORDINARY SNOOKER SHOT MAKING HEADLINES TODAY AND PROVES IT'S BETTER LEFT TO THE PROFESSIONALS. AND THERE IS MORE WET AND WINDY WEATHER ON THE WAY, BUT SOME FINE SPELLS TOO. AFTER SPORT ` WHO WILL NEED THE RAINCOAT? WITH 100 DAYS TO GO ` YES, WE'RE FINALLY GETTING THERE ` ATTENTION'S NOW TURNING TO THE ROLLOUT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR OUR OLYMPICS ATHLETES. SOME WHO ARE HEADING OFFSHORE TO COMPETE IN THE BUILD UP TO TOKYO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE JAB, WHILE IT'S AVAILABLE TO OTHERS OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. BUT, AS GUY HEVELDT REPORTS, IT'S NOT MANDATORY, AND NOT EVERYONE COMPETING IS ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVE STRAIGHT AWAY. IT'S BEEN A LONG RIDE TO THE TOKYO OLYMPICS FOR THESE ATHLETES, (APPLAUSE) BUT THE GAMES MANY THOUGHT MIGHT NEVER HAPPEN ARE FINALLY IN SIGHT. IT'S BEEN A BIG BUILD UP AFTER THE POSTPONEMENT LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. I'VE TAKEN IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE MORE TIME TO PREPARE, GET STRONGER. IT'S JUST 100 DAYS TILL THE OPENING CEREMONY IN TOKYO, WHICH MEANS MORE PLANNING BEHIND THE SCENES ON KEEPING ATHLETES SAFE. A BIG PART OF THAT IS THE COVID VACCINE. OUR ABSOLUTE COMMITMENT IS TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE VACCINATED AS WE CAN. SOME OF THOSE GOING HAVE ALREADY HAD IT, INCLUDING SAILORS AND ROWERS, WHILE MOST ARE COUNTING DOWN UNTIL THEY GET IT. ANYTHING TO HELP KEEP US ALL SAFE, TO KEEP OUR TEAM, OUR ENVIRONMENT. SO, YEAH. I'LL BE READY FOR IT. THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE'S CONFIRMED VACCINATION FOR ATHLETES WON'T BE MANDATORY. AND SOME ARE UNSURE ABOUT THE JAB. I'M DEFINITELY CONSIDERING IT AND RESEARCHING INTO IT, AND YEAH, I HAVEN'T MADE A DECISION YET. PART OF THE DOUBT FOR SURFER ELLA WILLIAMS IS PUTTING A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE IN HER BODY. AS ATHLETES, WE'RE ALL SO CAUTIOUS ABOUT WHAT WE TAKE, WHAT WE PUT IN OUR MOUTHS, WHAT WE PUT IN OUR BODIES, SO WE DO HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND VERY SMART ABOUT WHAT WE DO TAKE. WE'RE JUST GRADUALLY WORKING THROUGH THAT PROCESS AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE IN THE EVENT THAT THEY'RE NOT SURE ABOUT THE VACCINE, WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL IT MAKE FOR THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THEM, THE TEAM, JAPANESE PEOPLE, AND NEW ZEALANDERS ON THEIR RETURN. THE OTHER CHALLENGE IS A LACK OF INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SOME ATHLETES AND HAVING NO GAUGE OF WHERE THEY'RE AT. IT IS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO PUSH YOURSELF WHEN IT'S, UH` WHEN YOU'RE COMPETING AGAINST YOURSELF, BUT THAT'S ONE THING THAT THEY'VE TOLD ME IS TO BE MENTALLY TOUGHER. ALL OF THESE ATHLETES WILL HAVE TO BE MENTALLY TOUGHER IN AN OLYMPICS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. SOME OF YOU MAY BE WONDERING, 'WHAT DOES A GIANT SKATEBOARD 'HAVE TO DO WITH THE OLYMPICS?' WELL, SINCE SKATEBOARDING'S MAKING ITS DEBUT AT THE GAMES, THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAD IT BUILT TO SYMBOLISE OUR ATHLETES' JOURNEY TO TOKYO. AT 12m LONG, IT'S THE BIGGEST IN THE WORLD. SO WHO COULD POSSIBLY RIDE SUCH A THING? MAYBE A NEW CAREER FOR STEVEN ADAMS? JUST A THOUGHT. RIGHT, 0.17 SECONDS. THAT'S HOW MUCH 100M SPRINTER ZOE HOBBS NEEDS TO SHAVE OFF HER PERSONAL BEST TIME IF SHE'S TO REALISE HER DREAM OF RUNNING AT THE OLYMPICS IN A FEW MONTHS. AS CHRIS CHANG REPORTS, THIS WEEK MARKS THE START OF AN EIGHT-WEEK CAMPAIGN TO GO FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE. WHEN YOU'RE A 100m SPRINTER, TIME CAN BE YOUR FRIEND OR ENEMY. ZOE HOBBS COULD DO WITH MORE OF IT AS SHE TRIES TO GET RID OF A MATTER OF MILLISECONDS FROM HER PERSONAL BEST. I FEEL REFRESHED AND I'M READY TO HIT IT HARD. AND I'VE GOT EIGHT WEEKS, WHICH ISN'T LONG AT ALL. THE 23-YEAR-OLD'S BACK IN TRAINING THIS WEEK AFTER EQUALLING A NEAR 30-YEAR-OLD NEW ZEALAND RECORD A FORTNIGHT AGO. HERE SHE IS ON THE RIGHT AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPS, MATCHING MICHELLE SEYMOUR'S EFFORT, ON THE LEFT, FROM 1993. HOBBS FOR GOLD. HULLS WILL GET SILVER. SHE HAS EQUALLED THE MARK OF MICHELLE SEYMOUR. IT WAS A PRETTY SPECIAL MOMENT, BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A LONG TIME AND I'VE KIND OF HAD MY SIGHTS SET ON IT SINCE A KID. LIKE, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE THE BEST OVER THE 100m, AND SO TO EQUAL IT WAS ACTUALLY A BIT OF A SHOCK. I WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO HAPPEN. SHE'S GOT EIGHT WEEKS TO PREPARE FOR THREE WEEKENDS OF RACING IN AUSTRALIA. HOBBS WILL NEED TO RUN AN AUTO-QUALIFIER THERE OF 11.15 SECONDS IF SHE'S TO MAKE IT TO THE OLYMPICS. HOW DO YOU GET TO 11.15 FROM 11.32 IN THE SPACE OF A FEW MONTHS? HARD WORK AND KEEPING MY MIND FOCUSED, AND JUST LOOKING TO THAT END GOAL. IN A 100, ANYTHING CAN KIND OF HAPPEN, SO IF YOU GET THE RIGHT CONDITIONS AND PIECE TOGETHER THE RACE THEN ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. YOU REALLY LUCK IT WITH CONDITIONS OR REALLY LUCK OUT. WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES, FAVOURABLE WIND AND BETTER TRACKS, THE LUCKY COUNTRY COULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE TO SET A NEW PERSONAL RECORD. THE NEXT DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS, ALL GEARED TOWARDS BEATING THOSE FRACTIONS OF A SECOND. CHRIS CHANG, 1 NEWS. AFTER TENSE NEGOTIATIONS, NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAS GRANTED CONDITIONAL LICENCES FOR MOANA PASIFIKA AND THE FIJIAN NDRUA TO BE PART OF A NEW SUPER RUGBY COMPETITION. 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THE TWO PARTIES ALMOST WALKED AWAY FROM THE NEGOTIATING TABLE BEFORE COMING UP WITH A DEAL BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR NEW ZEALAND RUGBY. MATT MANUKIA REPORTS. I AM ABSOLUTELY CHUFFED! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) PACIFIC LEGENDS SIR BRYAN WILLIAMS, SIR MICHAEL JONES AND ERONI CLARKE CELEBRATING THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR PACIFIC RUGBY SO FAR. IT'S MY JOB TO JUST SPRINKLE A DOSE OF REALITY ON TODAY AND STILL SAY WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO. PART OF THAT WORK IS COMING UP WITH MONEY, AND LOTS OF IT. WE NEED A COMBINED INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF UNDERWRITE AND CAPITAL OF $5M. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY WOULD PREFER TO SEE THE MONEY BEFORE GRANTING A LICENSE, BUT SAY THEY'VE DONE WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR MOANA PASIFIKA TO RECRUIT PLAYERS IN TIME FOR NEXT YEAR AND FINALISE THOSE ALL-IMPORTANT SPONSORSHIP DEALS. NZR HAS GIVEN THEM TO JUNE 30 TO COME UP WITH THE $5M, BUT IT WAS A MAJOR STICKING POINT THAT ALMOST BROKE THE DEAL. AT THAT MOMENT, I THOUGHT IT WAS GONE, YOU KNOW? I THOUGHT IT WAS GONE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE BREAKTHROUGH? IT WAS THE FACT THAT THEY WANTED TO CARRY ON TALKING, EH? EVEN THOUGH THEY GENUINELY BELIEVED THEY HAD THE SOLUTION AND THAT WE WERE JUST BEING BELLIGERENT. AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY WALKING WITH THEM LOCK-STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BE A PART OF THAT SUCCESS AS WELL. ADD IN AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS OF HELP FROM WORLD RUGBY FOR 2022 AND THE PACIFIC SUPER RUGBY DREAM IS ALIVE. WE DON'T WANT THIS TO FAIL, AND IT WON'T FAIL. WE WANT IT TO THRIVE AND WE WANT IT TO PROSPER, CAUSE WE SEE THAT THAT'S GOOD FOR THE GAME IN GENERAL. YOU KNOW, NOTHING GOOD COMES UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH A BIT OF PAIN. I WOULD HOPE THAT IT WOULD INSPIRE MANY OTHER OF OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, AND I SAY WOMEN AS WELL BECAUSE WE'D LOVE TO SEE A WOMEN'S MOANA PASIFIKA TEAM OR DRUA TEAM TO REALLY MOVE FORWARD AS WELL AND COME FROM THIS. THE BIGGER PICTURE WHICH IS NOW A STEP CLOSER. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. IN JUST A FEW DAYS, THE NEW SEASON OF INDYCAR BEGINS AT THE BARBER MOTORSPORT PARK IN ALABAMA ` AND WHAT A VENUE FOR KIWI SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN TO BEGIN HIS OPEN-TOP CAREER ON ` NOT TOO DISSIMILAR TO THE SUPERCARS CIRCUITS HE DOMINATED. KIMBERLEE DOWNS CAUGHT UP WITH THE NEW TEAM PENSKE RECRUIT FROM HIS BASE IN NORTH CAROLINA. IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN COUNT ON,... I'VE GOT MY RACE BOOTS ON NOW, READY TO GO. ...IT'S THAT SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN'S ALWAYS READY TO RACE. EVEN MORE SO NOW THE KIWI'S CLOCKING IN SPEEDS IN TESTING HE'D PREVIOUSLY ONLY DREAMED OF. 235 MILES PER HOUR, WHICH IS ABOUT 370KM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I SAY THAT PRETTY CALMLY WHICH IS WILD COS IF YOU ASKED ME THAT A YEAR AGO I WOULD'VE PROBABLY FLIPPED OUT, DONE SOME CARTWHEELS OR SOMETHING. THE LEARNING CURVE HAS BEEN A STEEP ONE. NOT JUST THE ADDED SPEED AND ATTENTION, BUT ADJUSTING TO THE DIFFERENT TRACKS, AND HOW FAR HE CAN PUSH HIS CAR, IN A CATEGORY WITH ZERO ROOM FOR MISTAKES. THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF TIMES I'VE BEEN LIKE, 'OH, THAT'S CLOSE'. HE'S LOVING IT. BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES WHEN I WAS STARTING AT 18 YEARS OLD IN SUPERCARS AND NOT KNOWING A SINGLE THING AND HAVING A LOT OF INFORMATION COMING AT ME VERY FAST. AND WHILE THE HYPE AROUND HIS FIRST FULL SEASON'S GROWING, MCLAUGHLIN'S ADAMANT HIS ROOKIE YEAR'S ABOUT EXPERIENCE, NOT EXPECTATIONS. IF A GOOD RACE COMES MY WAY, I'M PREPARED TO BATTLE FOR IT, I KNOW THAT I'M READY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW THIS'LL TAKE TIME. THE CHALLENGES EVEN STRETCHING TO LEARNING THE NAMES OF THE 500-ODD TEAM PENSKE EMPLOYEES. THE AMERICANS NOT QUITE ACCUSTOMED TO KIWI SLANG. JUST PLUCKED HER IN FIRST, GAVE IT SOME JANDAL. THEY THINK I'M SAYING 'JAM' OR SONETHING LIKE THAT, SO I DON'T THINK I'LL BE RIPPING OUT THE JANDAL COMMENT ANY TIME SOON. AND JUST ONE MORE IMPORTANT THING AHEAD OF HIS ALABAMA DEBUT. G'DAY NANA, I KNOW YOU'LL BE WATCHING AT HOME IN YOUR CHAIR AND I HOPE YOUR NEW HOUSE IS NICE. HIS FAMILY BACK HOME IN NEW ZEALAND ABOUT ALL THAT'S MISSING FOR THIS KIWI DRIVER, READY TO START HIS INDYCAR ENGINE. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. KANE WILLIAMSON'S REIGNED SUPREME ONCE AGAIN AT THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKET AWARDS. THE BLACK CAPS SKIPPER COLLECTING THE SIR RICHARD HADLEE MEDAL FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN SIX YEARS. AMELIA KERR NAMED WOMEN'S T20 PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUPER SMASH CATEGORIES. AND OF COURSE, DEVON CONWAY AWARDED THE MEN'S ODI AND T20 GONGS FOR WHAT WAS A STELLAR DEBUT SEASON WITH THE BLACK CAPS. AND JUST LIKE HIS RUN SCORING, HE ALWAYS WANTS MORE, AND HE'S NOW CHASING A SPOT IN NEW ZEALAND'S TEST TEAM AHEAD OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL IN JUNE. IT'S ABOUT SORT OF JUST DOING WHAT I'D DO IN THE PAST, YOU KNOW? ABOUT PREPARING THE WAY I WOULD AND NOT LOOKING TOO FAR AHEAD AND NOT TRYING TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON MYSELF. IF I GET A CRACK THERE IN ENGLAND, THAT'LL BE AWESOME. BUT I THINK I'VE JUST GOT TO BE PATIENT, AND HOPEFULLY AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF. CONWAY SAYS THERE'LL BE A COUPLE OF CAMPS AT LINCOLN FOR HIM TO GET HIS EYE IN WITH THE RED BALL BEFORE THE BLACK CAPS DEPART FOR ENGLAND. AND FINALLY TODAY ` IT'S BEEN DUBBED THE ESCAPE OF THE MILLENNIUM, AND ONCE YOU SEE IT, IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE WHY. DEWI PREECE TAKES US THROUGH THE PLAY THAT'S MAKING WAVES IN THE SNOOKER WORLD, AND EVEN DUSTS OFF A CUE TO TRY IT HIMSELF. JUST IMAGINE YOURSELF IN LOUIS HEATHCOTE'S SHOES HERE ` THREE POINTS BEHIND IN A CRUCIAL FRAME OF A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER, AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN PUT IN THIS SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE POSITION. A SHAKE OF THE HEAD, A PUFF OF THE CHEEKS TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE WORLD TO WORK OUT ALL THE TRIGONOMETRY NEEDED ON THIS ONE, SO YOU MAY AS WELL JUST HIT AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. YEP, THAT JUST HAPPENED. AND, OF COURSE, IN TRUE SNOOKER ETIQUETTE ` THE ESCAPE OF HIS LIFE MET WITH DEATHLY SILENCE. (CRICKETS CHIRP) NOW, IT'S BEEN CALLED A ONE IN A MILLION SHOT, BUT WE WANTED TO SEE HOW CLOSE WE COULD GET TO REPLICATING IT IN 50. LET'S SEE IF LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE. (ROCK MUSIC) THAT'S CLEARLY THE WAY TO HIT THE SHOTS, ISN'T IT? CLOSE, JUST NOT CLOSE ENOUGH. IT WILL NO DOUBT GO DOWN AS ONE OF, IF NOT THE BEST SHOT, OF HIS CAREER. JUST A SHAME HE WENT ON TO LOSE THE FRAME AND THE MATCH. DEWI PREECE, 1 NEWS. I WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT DEWI WAS ACTUALLY GOOD AT THAT THANKS, SPORT. AND THEN AT 7 ` THE JOYS OF A GOOD CRAFT BEER. YES, THERE'S BEEN A MASSIVE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF KIWI BREWERS OVER THE YEARS. HOW ONE BUSINESS RECKONS THEY'VE REALLY TAPPED INTO A WINNING FORMULA. PLUS, IT'S LIKE A FIGHT CLUB IN THE CLASSROOM. WHY ONE SCHOOL SAYS MMA LESSONS CUT DOWN PLAYGROUND VIOLENCE HELLO. IT'S A KEEN WESTERLY FLOW THAT RAINCOAT WILL COME IN HANDY GETTING RID OF THE TUNDERSTORMS DRAGGING IN SOME COLDER AIR LOOK AT THE FRONTS COMING FROM DOWN SOUTH SOME FROST GET THESE THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE WAY HOT AIR BUBBLING UP THIS WAS AT HAMILTON AIRPORT SOME FLIGHTS DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTNING THE FUNNEL CLOUD THERE ACROSS THE EAST COAST SUCKING FROM THE WATER EVER SEEN A TORNADO IN THE MIDDLE OF AUSTRALIA? GETS BROWN QUITER LOOKING DAY NOTICE HOW THE RAIN BAND MOVES EASTERN AREAS ARE FINE THATS JUST THE BEGINNING MENTIONED THE COLD AIR LOOK AT THAT SECOND FRONT THAT'LL BE A BIT OF A CHANGE WE GO INTO SATURDAY REMEMBER THAT COLOUR? 3-6M SWELLS ROUGH AND TUMBLE WEATHER TODAY FINE AND DRY WITH SCATTERED CLOUD SOME SPOTS OF RAIN AT NIGHT DAY IS OTHERWISE BREEZE WILL PICK UP TOO SIMILAR SORT OF THING FOR BAY OF PLENTY THAT OF COURSE, IS THE FRONT COMING THROUGH HAMILTON MAY SEE SOME LATE SHOWERS SAME SORT OF THING, PICKING UP THAT BREEZE IN THE AFTERNOON AS WE TRACK TO THE EAST AS THE WIND SHIFTS ROUND THE SAME FRONT THAT TRACKS THROUGH BRINGING SOME SHOWERS FOR WELLINGTON WE COULD BE SEEING SOME SHOWERS A GUSTY OLD NORTHERLY PROBABLY OK FOR NELSON LOOKING GOOD FOR WET WEST AND DRY EAST YOU COULD PICK UP SOME SHOWERS UP TO ABOUT 17 DEGREES OR SO YOU'LL JUST SEE THAT WET WEATHER SLIDE THROUGH YOU PICK UP SOME SHOWERS