TONIGHT ` HE CARRIED OUT A MASSACRE THAT CLAIMED 51 INNOCENT LIVES. THE TERRORIST NOW GOING TO COURT TO CHALLENGE HIS STRICT JAIL CONDITIONS. ARE THE MORE FRONT-LINE WORKERS MISSING OUT ON MANDATORY TESTING? NEWS THAT A SECURITY GUARD HAD BEEN LYING FOR MONTHS ABOUT BEING TESTED. AND THE THUNDERSTORM WITH A TWIST. THE FREAK WEATHER EVENT SPOTTED OFF THE COAST OF HAWKE'S BAY. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND JOHN GIBBS. 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 OVER HIS PRISON CONDITIONS. A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD TOMORROW MORNING, WHERE THE GUNMAN WILL REPRESENT HIMSELF OVER THE PHONE. WITH DETAILS, HERE'S JACOB JOHNSON. AUCKLAND PRISON IN PAREMOREMO ` WHERE THE CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST IS SET TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS DAYS AFTER HE WAS SENTENCED IN AUGUST LAST YEAR. ON EACH OF THE 51 CHARGES OF MURDER, CHARGES 1 - 51, YOU ARE SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. BRENTON TARRANT IS THE ONLY PERSON EVER TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE WITHOUT PAROLE IN NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. BUT NOW HE'S ASKING THE HIGH COURT TO EXAMINE HIS JAIL CONDITIONS. HE HAS SOME MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT ARE SET DOWN IN LAW, THAT HE WILL SEE IF HE'S ENTITLED TO THEM. AMONGST THOSE ARE THINGS LIKE CONTROL OF THE POST, RIGHTS TO EXERCISE, AND I'M GUESSING THIS ONE IS ABOUT THE RIGHT NOT TO BE SEGREGATED ENTIRELY. THE HIGH COURT WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH HE'S BEEN HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. THE HEARING DOESN'T RELATE TO HIS CONVICTION OR SENTENCE, BUT THE WHITE SUPREMACIST WILL BE REPRESENTING HIMSELF TOMORROW. IT'S AN UNUSUAL MOVE. OFTEN WHEN YOU SEE PRISONERS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH THEIR RIGHTS, THEY WOULD ENGAGE LAWYERS, OR THE OMBUDSMAN WOULD BE ENGAGED, AND MAKE AN EXTERNAL REPORT. AND SO TO TAKE THIS AVENUE, I WOULD BE SUSPICIOUS, AND I HOPE THE PROCEEDINGS ARE TIGHTLY CONTROLLED. VICTIMS 1 NEWS HAS SPOKEN TO SAY TODAY'S DEVELOPMENT CAME AS A SHOCK, AND ONE SURVIVOR, TEMEL ATACOCUGU, WHO WAS SHOT NINE TIMES IN AL NOOR MOSQUE, HAS LABELLED THE GUNMAN "SHAMELESS". THE FEDERATION OF ISLAMIC ASSOCIATIONS SAYS THE MASS MURDERER IS SEEKING TO RAISE HIS PROFILE. THEY SAYS IT'S NO COINCIDENCE THE TERRORIST IS CALLING FOR THE REVIEW NOW, GIVEN TODAY IS THE FIRST FULL DAY OF RAMADAN, A HOLY MONTH IN MUSLIM CULTURE. THE FOCUS ON TOMORROW'S HEARING... IF THEY THINK THE CONDITIONS ARE TOO SEVERE, THEY CAN SAY, 'WE WANT YOU TO CUT BACK THOSE CONDITIONS.' BUT I'M SURE THE PRISON AUTHORITIES WILL BE ARGUING, 'WE HAVE TO HAVE STRICTER CONDITIONS ON THIS MASS MURDERER' BUT FOR NOW, THE CHRISTCHURCH TERRORIST IS TRYING TO CHALLENGE THOSE CONDITIONS. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. 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. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH THAT MOVE TO HALT THE JOHNSON AND JOHNSON ONE-SHOT VACCINE. HOPES NOW HURT BY AMERICA'S DRUG AGENCY PUSHING A TEMPORARY PAUSE, CITING SIX CASES OF RARE BLOOD CLOTTING IN NEARLY SEVEN MILLION JOHNSON AND JOHNSON RECIPIENTS. WHICH IS LESS THAN ONE IN A MILLION. ALL ARE WOMAN UNDER 50. ONE, A 45-YEAR-OLD FROM VIRGINIA, HAS DIED. ANOTHER IS CRITICALLY ILL. ALL DEVELOPING THE RARE BLOOD CLOTS WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF BEING VACCINATED. THE U.S., EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA SUSPENDING THEIR JOHNSON AND 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. JOHNSON & JOHNSON NOW THE SECOND COVID JAB BEING LINKED TO RARE BLOOD CLOTTING, ALONG WITH ASTRAZENECA. 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 FIVE 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 ONE JAB, AND IT CAN BE KEPT IN A REGULAR FRIDGE, MAKING IT EASY TO MOVE. IT'S HOPED THE U.S. PAUSE WILL ONLY LAST A FEW DAYS. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. TEAR GAS, RUBBER BULLETS AND PROJECTILES ` A THIRD NIGHT OF RALLIES HAVE DESCENDED INTO RIOTS IN MINNEAPOLIS. TWO SENIOR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE RESIGNED OVER THE SHOOTING DEATH OF DANTE WRIGHT. WHILE ACROSS THE CITY, ANOTHER POLICE OFFICER IS ON TRIAL FOR THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. CHANNEL 9'S AMELIA ADAMS REPORTS. TWO FAMILIES UNITED IN A SHARED GRIEF. SAY HIS NAME! ALL: DANTE WRIGHT! DANTE WRIGHT'S MOTHER AND SIBLINGS MEETING WITH GEORGE FLOYD'S LOVED ONES AS THE COMMUNITY GRAPPLES WITH THE DEATH OF ANOTHER BLACK MAN AT THE HANDS OF POLICE. MY SON, HE DON'T HAVE A DAD. HIS DAD DIDN'T GET TO SEE HIM FOR HIS SECOND BIRTHDAY. THE WORLD IS TRAUMATISED WATCHING ANOTHER AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN BE ENSLAVED. COURT PAPERS SHOWED WRIGHT (20) HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ROBBERY WHEN HE WAS STOPPED BY POLICE. OFFICER KIMBERLY POTTER SAYS SHE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED A HANDGUN INSTEAD OF A TASER. TODAY SHE RESIGNED, SO TOO THE CITY'S POLICE CHIEF. I'M HOPING THAT THIS WILL HELP BRING SOME CALM TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT THE PEOPLE OF MINNESOTA WANT JUSTICE. BECAUSE IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME WHERE NOBODY IN AMERICA SHOULD BE KILLED BY POLICE, IT WAS DURING THIS PINNACLE TRIAL. THE DEFENSE'S USE-OF-FORCE EXPERT TESTIFYING THAT KNEELING ON GEORGE FLOYD'S NECK WAS NOT DEADLY FORCE. I FELT THAT DEREK CHAUVIN WAS JUSTIFIED. WORDS LIKELY TO INFLAME A CITY ALREADY ON EDGE. RESIDENTS IN NAPIER WERE SURPRISED TO SEE A WATERSPOUT CIRCLING NEAR THE CBD. STORMY WEATHER HAD BEEN LASHING THE HAWKES BAY REGION TODAY, BUT NO ONE EXPECTED TO SEE A TORNADO-LIKE CLOUD CLOSING IN ON THE CITY. ZION DAYAL HAS MORE. BRO, THAT'S CRAZY. SWIRLING AROUND NEAR THE SHORE, THIS WATERSPOUT OFF MARINE PARADE IN NAPIER LEAVING RESIDENTS STUNNED. WHAT IS THAT? WE HEARD SOME REALLY LOUD THUNDER, AND THAT WAS PRETTY INTERESTING. SO WE DUCKED OUTSIDE, AND THEN SAW THE SPOUT, AND` ROUGHING UP A LOT OF THE WATER. PROBABLY MORE INTERESTED THAN SCARED. THE TORNADO-LIKE PHENOMENON WAS CREATED BY THUNDERSTORMS HAMMERING THE HAWKS BAY REGION. THE STRONG SOUTH-EAST WINDS MEETING WINDS COMING FROM THE WEST, THAT CAUSED THE WHOLE AREA OF CLOUD IN THE THUNDERSTORM TO TWIST, AND AS IT DOES, IT DROPS DOWN THIS FUNNEL OF CLOUD. IT WAS A BIT OF A FAST AND FURIOUS, AND THEN IT WAS GONE. I'M NOW GOING TO GO GET BACK IN THE CAR, BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF HEADING THIS WAY. SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING. FORTUNATELY, IT DIDN'T REACH LAND, BUT IT PROVIDED PLENTY OF COMMENT. THE STREET CHAT SUDDENLY GOT VERY, VERY BUSY. EVERYONE HAVING A LOOK AND ALL TRYING TO OUTDO EACH OTHER WITH OUR BEST VIDEOS, REALLY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGE, AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF ANOTHER FREAK WEATHER EVENT TONIGHT... BY THE TIME WE GO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT, ALL OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD HAVE MOVED AWAY AND JUST FADED. SO WE'VE EXPERIENCED FLOODING, EARTHQUAKES, WATERSPOUTS, SO BRING IT ON. LET'S HOPE THERE'S NO LOCUSTS. (LAUGHS) HAWK-EYED HAWKES BAY RESIDENTS SHOWING THEY'RE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` THE QUEEN GOES BACK TO WORK JUST DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND PRINCE PHILIP. PLUS ` WITH THE OLYMPICS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, DETAILS OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT FOR OUR ATHLETES, WHO SPENT TODAY ROLLING ON SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. (CRICKETS CHIRP) (FLY BUZZES) THINKS: Hmmm... If I get hurt, who's gonna take Mia to karate? - Hah! Ah! - Who's gonna chat to Auntie? - And this is Morocco. - Oh. - Yes. It was a beautiful sunset. - Hmmm... - Who's gonna take Nui for a walk? - (DOG WHINES) Hmmm... 'Who's gonna give me a bath?' - No thank you, darling. - (WATER DRIPS) (FLY BUZZES) (SIGHS) 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-ODD DOLLARS, TO BE QUITE CANDID WITH YOU. AND IT'S A WONDERFUL TOOL IN THE TOOL BOX. OUR FARMERS ARE VERY MIXED ON IT AS WELL. IT'D PROBABLY BE A 50/50 SPLIT, TO BE FAIR. FEDERATED FARMERS SAYS IT HAD BEEN WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW IT'S A CONTENTIOUS ISSUE, BUT WE'RE QUITE SURPRISED THAT THEY'VE GONE TO A COMPLETE BAN AND NOT WORKED WITH 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. THERE'S A HUGE GAP. AND CHINA IS TRYING TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY. BUT AFTER DECADES OF DEBATE, LIVE EXPORTS ARE OUT COME 2023. JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, 1 NEWS. AND THE SUNDAY PROGRAMME HAS A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE LIVE CATTLE EXPORT TRADE TO CHINA WHICH WILL SCREEN THIS WEEKEND HERE ON TVNZ 1. THE QUEEN HAS RESUMED HER ROYAL DUTIES JUST 4 DAYS AFTER THE DEATH OF HER HUSBAND PRINCE PHILIP. THE 94 YEAR OLD MONARCH HOSTED A RETIREMENT SERVICE AT WINDSOR CASTLE FOR HER LORD CHAMBERLAIN ` THE FAMILY'S MOST SENIOR AIDE. HER ATTENDANCE WAS A SURPRISE, GIVEN THE HOUSEHOLD IS CURRENTLY OBSERVING TWO WEEKS OF MOURNING. MEANWHILE, FURTHER DETAILS OF PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL ARE EXPECTED TO BE REVEALED TOMORROW, AMID REPORTS THE QUEEN MAY HAVE TO SIT BY HERSELF DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. WITH 100 DAYS TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS ATTENTION'S NOW TURNING TO THE ROLLOUT OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE FOR OUR 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. 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. AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT THE GIANT SKATEBOARD IN THE STORY, IT'S BECAUSE SKATEBOARDING IS MAKING ITS OLYMPIC DEBUT AT THE GAMES. JUST AHEAD, YOUR WEATHER, AND THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS ABOUT SO GRAB THE BROLLY. 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 BREAKING OUT OF ISOLATION, MICK JAGGER TEAMS UP WITH DAVE GROHL TO RECORD A LOCKDOWN SONG. # BUT IT'S EASY-EASY. # EVERYTHING'S GONNA GET REALLY FREAKY. WELCOME BACK. IT'S THE WORLD'S LARGEST PACIFIC FESTIVAL, AND IT'S RETURNED 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. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER NOW, WITH CHURCHABOYA AND 'OI YOY OI'. THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH DAVE GROHL'S NEW TRACK WITH MICK JAGGER, CALLED 'EAZY SLEAZY.' THE PAIR RELEASING THE SONG IN CELEBRATION OF COMING OUT OF LOCKDOWN. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021