TONIGHT ` UNEXPLAINED COVID CASES IN SYDNEY PUTS QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL FROM NEW SOUTH WALES ON HOLD. FRONTLINE FURY OVER FROZEN PAY AMID FEARS IT'LL COST PUBLIC SECTOR ORGANISATIONS VITAL WORKERS ` THE BLUNT MESSAGE IS DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. AND SHOPPERS AT A WEST AUCKLAND SUPERMARKET HAD TO BE EVACUATED AFTER A FIRE IN THE AISLES. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. IN JUST OVER AN HOUR'S TIME, OUR TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE WILL SHRINK AGAIN, AS AUTHORITIES IN SYDNEY SCRAMBLE TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THEIR TWO COVID-19 CASES. FLIGHTS FROM NEW SOUTH WALES WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR 48 HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT, AND NZ OFFICIALS ARE NOW CONTACTING THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ARRIVED HERE FROM SYDNEY OVER THE PAST SIX DAYS. SCRAPING THROUGH IN THE NICK OF TIME. NAH, WE FOUND OUT WHEN WE LANDED, ACTUALLY. SO EVERYONE WAS A BIT FUNNY ON THE FLIGHT, HOPING WE'RE NOT GONNA GET LOCKED UP WHEN WE GET HERE. MY SON CALLED ME FROM NZ, AS I WAS TAKING OFF FROM SYDNEY, AND HE TOLD ME THE BUBBLE HAS BURST. I MISSED THE BIRTH OF MY NEPHEW, BEING OVER HERE WITH COVID, SO IT'S VERY EXCITING TO BE HERE. THE LUCKY LAST TRAVELLERS TO TREAD THE WELCOME MAT, AS NZ ROLLS IT BACK UP, I'VE MADE THE DECISION TO PAUSE FLIGHTS FROM NSW FOR A PERIOD OF 48 HOURS. THAT WILL COME INTO EFFECT AT 11.59 TONIGHT. IT COMES AS A SECOND PERSON, IT COMES AS A SECOND PERSON, THE WIFE OF YESTERDAY'S MYSTERY CASE IN SYDNEY, TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. AND NOW EVERY PERSON WHO ARRIVED HERE FROM SYDNEY IN THE PAST SIX DAYS IS BEING CONTACTED ` ALL 6000 OF THEM. THE RISK FOR OTHER TRAVELLERS FROM NSW REMAINS ASSESSED AS LOW BY OUR OFFICIALS HERE. THERE HAS BEEN A BREAKTHROUGH ACROSS THE DITCH ` GENOME SEQUENCING'S MATCHED THE STRAIN FROM THE LATEST CASES TO AN AMERICAN TRAVELLER IN MIQ, BUT THERE'S STILL A MISSING LINK. WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT THERE IS ANOTHER PERSON THAT IS YET UNIDENTIFIED. SOMEONE WHO HAS THE VIRUS HAS BEEN MOVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY AND DOESN'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT. THAT MEANS DUSTING OFF THE MASK FOR THOSE IN GREATER SYDNEY, A CAP ON HOUSEHOLD VISITORS, A BAN ON SINGING AND DANCING, AS WELL AS OTHER RESTRICTIONS IN INDOOR VENUES; MANY TRYING TO ESCAPE THE NEW RULES THIS AFTERNOON. OUR FLIGHT HAD JUST BEEN DELAYED AS WELL, SO I HAVE A FEELING WE'VE MIGHT JUST MISS THE CUT. I KNEW THERE WERE CASES, AND I THOUGHT THE BORDER COULD CLOSE ` WAS HOPING TO GET OUT TODAY BEFORE, BUT IT'S JUST LUCK OF THE DRAW. THE SUCCESSFUL ONES TOUCHING DOWN THIS EVENING MAKING THE HUGS EXTRA-SWEET. FIJI IS NOW FACING WHAT'S BEING CALLED A WORST-CASE SCENARIO, AFTER A MAN WHO CAUGHT COVID-19 FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE DIED IN HOSPITAL. MORE THAN 400 STAFF AND PATIENTS ARE NOW QUARANTINED INSIDE LAUTOKA HOSPITAL, IN A BID TO STOP THE VIRUS GETTING OUT. THIS FROM PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER. LAUTOKA HOSPITAL IS LOCKED DOWN. SURROUNDED BY MILITARY AND POLICE, IT'S BEING CONVERTED INTO INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PREPARING FOR WHAT OFFICIALS FEAR MAY BE MANY MORE SEVERE CASES. THERE ARE LIKELY MANY MORE CASES OF THE VIRUS OUT THERE. WE HAVE DREADED A WORST-CASE SCENARIO SUCH AS THIS. OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO CONTAIN THE CASES WE KNOW ABOUT WITHIN LAUTOKA HOSPITAL, TO PREVENT THE HOSPITAL FROM BECOMING GROUND ZERO FOR A WIDER OUTBREAK. THE MAN (53) WHO DIED OF COVID OVERNIGHT WAS ADMITTED ON APRIL 19 FOR A SURGICAL PROCEDURE. NINE DAYS LATER HE DEVELOPED RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS, BUT REFUSED TWICE TO BE TESTED FOR COVID. IT'S BELIEVED HE WAS THE SOURCE OF INFECTION FOR TWO DOCTORS WHO HAVE RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE. WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR WHERE THIS PATIENT CONTRACTED THE VIRUS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FORM OUTSIDE OR WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN FROM OUTSIDE OR WITHIN THE HOSPITAL. OUR RESPONSE MUST CONSIDER BOTH POSSIBILITIES. MILITARY AND POLICE ARE PLAYING A BIG ROLE IN FIJI'S RESPONSE, OVERSEEING QUARANTINE, DELIVERING FOOD PACKAGES TO THOSE IN LOCKDOWN AND ENFORCING SAFETY MEASURES. IT IS NOT EASY. WE PLAN FOR WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. WE ARE PACING OURSELVES, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE ARE FIGHTING AN UNSEEN ENEMY, WHICH IS THE VIRUS. AND WE ARE CAUTIOUS AT THE SAME TIME. POLICE BROUGHT IN TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AFTER HUNDREDS TURNING UP TO A LAUTOKA HIGH SCHOOL TO GET VACCINATED DIDN'T FOLLOW PROTOCOLS ` A FEARFUL PUBLIC DESPERATE FOR THE ASTRAZENECA VACCINE. WE HAVE COMMITTED VACCINES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH COVAX AND ALSO THE 500,000 DOSES THAT ARE COMING THROUGH NEW ZEALAND. NZ EXPERTS SAY FOR A COUNTRY WITH LIMITED HEALTH RESOURCES, IT'S DONE A GREAT JOB TO DATE, BUT TOUGH TIMES ARE AHEAD. I THINK THEY CAN MANAGE IT, BUT IT WILL TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT TO DO THAT. BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT MULTIPLE LINES OF TRANSMISSION IN THE COMMUNITY WHICH THEY HAVEN'T FULLY IDENTIFIED, SO THAT'S THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR THEM AT THE MOMENT. AT THE VERY LEAST IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO BRING THE OUTBREAK UNDER CONTROL, THE PUBLIC ANXIOUS ABOUT WHAT LIES AHEAD. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. SHOPPERS AT AN AUCKLAND SUPERMARKET HAD TO BE EVACUATED TONIGHT AFTER A FIRE BROKE IN THE AISLE. FIRE CREWS ARE AT THE SCENE NOW, AND SO IS OUR REPORTER ZION DAYAL. ZION, WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE NOW? 60 FIREFIGHTERS WERE SENT HERE TO COUNT DOWN IN HENDERSON TO BATTLE ABLAZE INSIDE THE SUPERMARKET. WE HAVE VISION OF SHOPPERS OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT A SUPERMARKET SHELF WAS ON FIRE. FIRE AND EMERGENCY ACTED QUICKLY AND EVACUATED EVERYONE FROM THE SUPERMARKET AND THE SHOPPING MALL. THE BLAZE HAS BEEN PUT OUT, BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE THE SUPERMARKET AND MALL. OVERNIGHT, THAT WILL BE VENTILATED OUT. POLICE ARE TREATING THIS FIRE AS ARSON. THERE IS STILL A STRONG FIRE AND EMERGENCY PRESENCE HERE. THEY ARE MAKING SURE NO ONE IS STILL INSIDE THE BUILDING. SO FAR, THERE ARE NO SERIOUS INJURIES TO REPORT. FREEZING PUBLIC SECTOR PAY COULD SEE WORKERS LEAVE ` THAT FROM FRONT-LINE HEALTH PROVIDERS, INCLUDING ONE WHO MET WITH THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER MAIKI SHERMAN. JACINDA ARDERN THANKING WHANGANUI HEALTH WORKERS. THE LAST TIME SHE WAS HERE, THERE WAS A COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN NZ ` SOMETHING SHE'D RATHER FORGET. I NEED TO REMOVE WHANGANUI FROM BEING A TRIGGER FOR ME. BUT IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT HAS FORGOTTEN ` FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS FURIOUS THEY'RE FACING A THREE-YEAR PAY FREEZE. IS THAT A KICK IN THE TEETH TO THOSE FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS? REALLY IMPORTANT TO REINFORCE HERE, THAT ALL OF THE EXISTING PAY INCREASES THAT HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED STAY IN PLACE. THE KEY WORD THERE IS 'EXISTING' ` MEANING NOTHING MUCH NEW, NOTHING MUCH MORE, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE EARNING OVER $60,000. MOST OF OUR NURSES WILL BE IN THAT 60K PLUS. YOU KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE A FEW JUST UNDER IT. SHE SAYS IT'S NOT THE THANKS HER STAFF EXPECTED, HAVING GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND DURING THE PEAK OF THE PANDEMIC. NOW IT'S FEARED WORKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD FLEE TO GREENER PASTURES. OUR STAFF ARE OFTEN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AND SO OF COURSE THEY OFTEN OFFER MUCH BIGGER SALARIES TO ENTICE THEM AWAY FROM US. THE PAY FREEZE NOT ONLY CAME AS A SHOCK TO FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS, BUT OTHERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR AS WELL, INCLUDING POLICE. WHEN THEY GET A KICK IN THE GUTS LIKE THIS, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A SEVERE EFFECT ON MORALE. AND I'D HATE TO THINK THAT THEN IMPACTS ON THE SERVICE THEY CAN GIVE COMMUNITIES. CRITICS ARGUE ANY SAVINGS BY THE MOVE ARE MINIMAL, WHILE THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF HAS NO CLUE. HOW MUCH MONEY WILL THE GOVERNMENT SAVE BY INTRODUCING THIS PAY FREEZE? OH, THAT'S NOT A CALCULATION THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF ME OR COULD PROVIDE YOU. FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS AND POLICE STAFF STEPPING UP FOR THE TEAM OF FIVE MILLION, FEELING LET DOWN BY THE TEAM AT THE TOP. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE TWO CLIMBERS WHOSE BODIES WERE RETRIEVED FROM MOUNT TARANAKI THIS MORNING. THE HELICOPTER RECOVERY MISSION WENT AHEAD JUST AFTER 8AM, AFTER DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS HALTED EFFORTS YESTERDAY. THE CLIMBERS ARE CHRISTCHURCH-BASED ENGINEERS PETER KIRKWOOD AND RICHARD PHILLIPS. THE CHOPPER PILOT SAYS THEY WERE FOUND IN AN ISOLATED SPOT ON THE MOUNTAIN. VERY STEEP SLOPE, SO 40 TO 45 DEGREES OF SLOPE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF SURFACE ICE, A LOT OF SLATE AND SHALE AND SCORIA. QUITE A DIFFICULT SPOT FOR, PARTICULARLY THE ALPINE CLIFF TEAM TO BE WORKING IN. THE FAMILIES OF THE PAIR SAY THEY ARE DEVASTATED BY THE LOSS AND THAT THE TWO MEN WERE BOTH EXPERIENCED CLIMBERS. FORMER AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE STAR JARRYD HAYNE IS SPENDING HIS FIRST NIGHT IN JAIL AFTER BEING SENTENCED FOR RAPE. WHEN THE DISGRACED FOOTBALLER WAS LEAD TO JAIL, HIS SUPPORTERS REFUSED TO ACCEPT HIS SENTENCE, ABUSING AND SPITTING AT THE WOMAN HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED. CHANNEL 9'S TIFFINY GENDERS REPORTS. JARRYD HAYNE'S DENIAL, ORCHESTRATED BY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. (BLEEP)! GO, GO, GO! WHERE'S THE LADY? WHERE'S THE LADY? AT THE CENTRE OF THESE DEPLORABLE SCENES, HIS PREGNANT WIFE, AMELIA. LET HER GET IN THE CAR! SOME OF THESE MEN STARED DOWN THE CONVICTED RAPIST'S VICTIM, AS SHE WALKED FROM COURT, ONE EVEN SPITTING IN HER DIRECTION. YOU TOUCH ME AGAIN! YOU TOUCH ME AGAIN! SHE SHOULD HOLD HER HEAD UP HIGH. A VERY INSPIRING YOUNG WOMAN. THEY HAD FORMED A SQUAD AROUND JARRYD HAYNE, A ROW OF SUPPORTERS AS THE DISGRACED NRL STAR TOOK ITS FINAL STEPS AS A FREE MAN. THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS OF JARRYD HAYNE'S LIFE WILL BE SPENT BEHIND BARS. IT WAS GRAND FINAL NIGHT IN 2018 WHEN HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A 20 YEAR OLD WOMAN. CATCHING A TAXI TO HER HOME, HE KEPT THE METRE RUNNING, AND LEFT HER PHYSICALLY INJURED. HIS VICTIM GAVE HIM A PIECE OF HER MIND. I HOPE OTHER WOMEN CAN DRAW INSPIRATION FROM HER. AND HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO COME TO THE POLICE. AND A SHOCK MOVE, JARRYD HAYNE ALSO TOOK TO THE STAND, AGAIN CLEARING HE DIDN'T DO IT, AND BLAMING MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE CASE FOR RUINING HIS COMEBACK. HE REVEALED HE WAS ABOUT TO SIGN 1/2 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WITH ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA, ON THE SAME DAY HE WAS ARRESTED. BEST FRIEND AND FORMER TEAMMATE GAVE A REFERENCE, SAYING HE WAS KNOWN AS A PART-TIME CHRISTIAN. THAT TRANSFORMATION AND HIS CHARITABLE WORK WERE NOTED BY THE JUDGE, WHO ALSO STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTINUED DENIAL. HE WILL HAVE UNTIL 2025 TO BE ENLIGHTENED. BEING JUST 3 YEARS OLD COULD BE THE THING WHICH SAVED LITTLE AXLE HAMBLYN, AFTER HE WANDERED OFF AND SPENT A NIGHT LOST IN THE BUSH. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN EXPLAINS. AXLE HAMBLYN RETURNING TO HIS MOTHER'S ARMS, AFTER 21 HOURS ALONE AND A NIGHT IN THE BUSH. KIDS ARE EXTREMELY RESILIENT, AND THIS LITTLE BOY'S SHOWN THAT. JUST LIKE MANY NZERS TUNING INTO THE 3-YEAR-OLD'S RESCUE, THIS SURVIVAL GUIDE WAS AMAZED. HE SAYS AXLE'S AGE WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY HELPED HIM. OBVIOUSLY, A CHILD OF THAT AGE ISN'T ABLE TO PROCESS OR REASON LIKE AN ADULT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, HE WOULDN'T HAVE NECESSARILY BEEN THINKING ABOUT FEAR, THE UNKNOWN. NOT THINKING ABOUT THAT FEAR MEANT THE TODDLER SURVIVED A 7-DEGREE NIGHT, 4km FROM HIS HOME IN JUST A NAPPY, T-SHIRT AND SOME GUMBOOTS. AND THAT WAS A REAL CONCERN. BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, WHAT PROBABLY OVERRODE THAT WAS THE FACT THAT ANY 3-YEAR-OLD ` THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE FOR A 3-YEAR-OLD, AND THAT'S WITH THEIR MUM. SO JUST IMAGINE HOW HE FELT. AXLE'S NOW BEEN DISCHARGED FROM GISBORNE HOSPITAL. I THINK HE'S JUST A LITTLE HERO, THE LITTLE MAN. A LOT OF ADULTS CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LEAF OUT OF HIS BOOK. THE INCREDIBLE STORY NOT LOST ON THIS OFFICER, WITH MORE THAN 30 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. WE HAD AN UP-AND-DOWN PERIOD OF TIME, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FOR THE BOY, AND TO FINALLY HAVE HIM ` IT WAS CERTAINLY ELATION FELT RIGHT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AND WARMING THE HEARTS OF THE ENTIRE NATION. EMILY VAN VELTHOOVEN, 1 NEWS. PARENTS OF HUTT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FORCED OFF CAMPUS ARE FRUSTRATED THEIR KIDS WON'T BE ABLE TO RETURN PERMANENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. SENIOR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING FROM HOME THIS TERM, AFTER PARTS OF THE SCHOOL WERE DEEMED UNSAFE. WITH MORE, HERE'S JACOB JOHNSON. (BELL RINGS) THIS MORNING IT WAS THE STUDENTS PROTESTING ON PARLIAMENT LAWN. AND WE'VE BEEN FORCED OUT OF SCHOOL. WE DON'T HAVE CLASSROOMS AVAILABLE TO LEARN IN AT SCHOOL. TONIGHT IT WAS THEIR PARENTS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, IN A Q-AND-A SESSION WITH THE SCHOOL AND MINISTRY OFFICIALS. WHAT IT SHOWED TONIGHT IS JUST THAT LEVEL OF DISTRESS. YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IS SO CONCERNED. DANGEROUS LEVELS OF BLACK MOULD HAVE BEEN DETECTED IN AROUND 16 CLASSROOMS AND OTHER SPACES, MAINLY IN THE SCHOOL'S C BLOCK, SINCE LATE MARCH. NEARBY BUILDINGS FOR REMOTE LEARNING HAVE BEEN PAID FOR BY THE EDUCATION MINISTRY. YEAR 12 AND 13 STUDENTS ALTERNATE BETWEEN GOING TO SCHOOL FOR HALF THE WEEK AND LEARNING HERE OR AT HOME, BECAUSE THERE ISN'T ENOUGH SPACE ON SITE. SOME TEMPORARY CLASSROOMS WILL BE READY TO USE FROM AUGUST, BUT THEY WON'T ALL BE FINISHED UNTIL NOVEMBER. I HAVE TO SAY, EVEN I WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE TILL THE END OF THE YEAR, SO THAT'S THREE WHOLE TERMS THAT OUR SENIOR STUDENTS AREN'T GONNA BE IN SCHOOL FULL-TIME. THE MINISTRY SAYS WORK ON A REBUILD PLAN AT THE SCHOOL STARTS TOMORROW. THE KEY THING IS TO PUT A METHODOLOGY AROUND HOW CAN WE DEMOLISH THE C BLOCK AND REPLACE C BLOCK MOVING FORWARD. PARENTS ARE CALLING FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION FROM THE MINISTRY... WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING REGULAR UPDATES FROM THE MINISTRY, IN TERMS OF PARTICULARLY PROGRESS, I THINK, TOWARDS THE PREFABS, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PRIORITY. SO THEIR KIDS CAN GET BACK TO SCHOOL PERMANENTLY. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME, THE TRANSGENDER ATHLETE WHO COULD BE ABOUT TO MAKE OLYMPIC HISTORY ` THE MOVE THAT MEANS LAUREL HUBBARD (43) IS A STEP CLOSER TO TOKYO. AND A MAGICAL MOMENT IN MARLBOROUGH ` THIS CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH AN ORCA. A WOMAN FROM MALI, IN WEST AFRICA, HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO NINE BABIES, IN WHAT COULD BE THE WORLD'S FIRST SURVIVING SET OF NONUPLETS. DOCTORS IN MOROCCO, WHERE SHE WAS TRANSFERRED, THOUGHT SHE WAS EXPECTING SEVEN CHILDREN. BUT DURING A CAESAREAN SECTION 30 WEEKS INTO THE PREGNANCY, THEY DELIVERED NINE BABIES. DOCTORS DON'T BELIEVE THE 25-YEAR-OLD USED ANY FERTILITY TREATMENTS. HER HUSBAND SAYS SHE AND THEIR FIVE GIRLS AND FOUR BOYS ARE ALL DOING WELL. REVISED OLYMPIC QUALIFYING RULES MEAN KIWI WEIGHTLIFTER LAUREL HUBBARD IS A SELECTION TICK AWAY FROM BECOMING THE FIRST TRANSGENDER ATHLETE TO COMPETE AT THE GAMES LEVEL. OLYMPICS REPORTER KIMBERLEE DOWNS HAS MORE. LAUREL HUBBARD LARGELY SHIES AWAY FROM THE SPOTLIGHT, BUT TODAY THE FULL FORCE OF THE OLYMPIC GLARE HAS BEEN ON HER. SPORT'S EMOTIONAL. IT CREATES OPINION. WE CAN ONLY CONTROL WHAT WE CAN. WEIGHLIFTING'S INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION CONFIRMING NEW OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION CRITERIA IN THE WAKE OF COVID. IT MEANS HUBBARD'S EFFECTIVELY GUARANTEED A QUOTA SPOT, A BIG STEP TOWARDS BECOMING THE FIRST EVER TRANSGENDER OLYMPIC ATHLETE. I'M QUITE DISAPPOINTED, QUITE DISAPPOINTED FOR THE FEMALE ATHLETE WHO WILL LOSE OUT ON THAT SPOT. WE'RE ALL ABOUT EQUALITY FOR WOMEN IN SPORT, BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT EQUALITY'S BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM US. WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF TRANS PEOPLE DON'T PARTICIPATE IN SPORTS. THERE ARE A LOT OF BARRIERS FOR GETTING INVOLVED IN SPORTS AND THINGS, SO IT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING, I THINK. THE 43-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN SUBJECT TO CONTROVERSY SINCE FIRST LIFTING AS A FEMALE, HAVING COMPETED AS A MALE BEFORE TRANSITIONING IN HER MID 30S. AT THE CRUX OF IT IS THE QUESTION OF FAIRNESS. SOME SEE HER INCLUSION AS GROUNDBREAKING. FOR OTHERS, IT'S LITTLE MORE THAN CHEATING. I'VE HAD FEMALE WEIGHTLIFTERS COME UP TO ME AND SAY, LIKE, 'WHAT DO WE DO? LIKE, THIS ISN'T FAIR. WHAT CAN WE DO?' AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO, BECAUSE EVERY TIME WE TRY TO VOICE IT, WE GET TOLD TO BE QUIET. LAUREL MEETS THE CRITERIA. THE RULES THAT ARE IN PLACE ARE THERE. THAT'S THE PLAYING FIELD THAT WE'RE PLAYING IN, SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD. THE NZOC IS HOSTING ITS AGM HERE IN AUCKLAND TODAY. THEY'RE NOT COMMENTING ON CAMERA, BUT SAY THERE ARE MORE STEPS TO GO THROUGH BEFORE SHE'S ACTUALLY SELECTED FOR THE GAMES. THAT INCLUDES MEETING THEIR OWN STRICTER NOMINATION CRITERIA, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING REVISED IN LIGHT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION CHANGES. WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO OTHER WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATIONS, WHO SAY THEY ABIDE BY AND RESPECT THE ESTABLISHED RULES. WHILE HUBBARD HERSELF WASN'T TALKING, NO DOUBT SHE KNOWS THE REALITY OF HER SITUATION ` THAT SHE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HISTORY, BUT NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT IT. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. A GROUP OF KAYAKERS WERE LEFT STUNNED WHEN A LARGE ORCA POPPED UP NEXT TO THEM IN THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. THIS VIDEO SHOWS A LARGE ORCA BREACH THE WATER RIGHT NEXT TO THE KAYAK TOUR GROUP, BEFORE DISAPPEARING BACK UNDERWATER. OH MY GOD! (LAUGHTER) OHHH, AWESOME! THE TOUR GUIDE AND OWNER OF THE MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS ADVENTURE COMPANY SAYS HE HAS NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT IN 25 YEARS. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER AND A FINE, MOSTLY DRY DAY TOMORROW. AND SHOWCASING A BAND OF BROTHERS, PLUS ONE MORE. # DOES YOUR SKIN STILL BEAR THE SALT FROM THE SUMMERTIME, # YOU HEART STILL HURT TO KNOW ALL YOUR PAST CRIMES? # Dynamo Professional stain experts are testing the toughest stains to develop our best-performing stain removal. New Dynamo Professional Oxi Plus removes stains for a superior clean. Try new Dynamo Professional. AS PART OF NZ MUSIC MONTH, ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LIVE NATION HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE KIWI BANDS AND ARTISTS AS 'ONES TO WATCH'. THEY HAVE GIVEN SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S UP-AND-COMING MUSICIANS A PLATFORM TO PERFORM TO LIVE. ZION DAYAL CAUGHT UP WITH ALL THREE OF THEM, AND TONIGHT'S FEATURE IS THE BAND DAILY J. (BAND PLAY WARM ROCK SONG) THREE BROTHERS FROM BLENHEIM ` JAYDEN, JOHNNY AND JESSE PAUL. TOGETHER, THEY'RE DAILY J. THEY GREW UP IN THEIR HOMETOWN, BLENHEIM, PLAYING MUSIC. BEING BROTHERS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO HOLDING BACK, WHICH IS A ROUGH THING, BUT IT CAN REALLY, YOU KNOW, BEAUTIFUL AND BENEFICIAL, AND WE CAN REALLY MAKE SOME, YOU KNOW, GREAT, HONEST MUSIC. THE BAND SHIFTED TO AUCKLAND A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK, ADDING HONORARY BROTHER RICK EVERARD, WITH THE AIM OF TAKING THEIR MUSIC TO A NEW LEVEL. THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES UP HERE, AND JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH THAT CAN HELP YOU GROW YOUR MUSIC. # YOU LEFT ME LIKE SUMMER. THIS SONG, 'LEFT ME LIKE SUMMER' IS THEIR BIGGEST, WITH NEARLY 2 MILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY. # AND I LOVED YOU LIKE SUMMER. IN THE LYRICS AND THE MUSIC, WE REALLY LAY IT OUT THERE. WE'RE VERY PASSIONATE PEOPLE, AND WE JUST WANT OUR MUSIC TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH PEOPLE. THEIR FIRST TASTE OF PERFORMING IN FRONT OF A BIG AUDIENCE CAME LAST SUMMER AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE REALLY, REALLY, YOU KNOW, RELISHED THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND ON BIG STAGE AND SEE THE MASS. AND IT WAS PRETTY SURREAL. YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE GOT THE BUG NOW ` WE'RE ADDICTED. WHILE JUGGLING THEIR MUSICAL COMMITMENTS, THEY ALSO HAVE PART-TIME JOBS. WE'RE JUST TRADIES, REALLY. I'M A CHIPPIE, AND JOHNNY'S A SPARKIE. ALTHOUGH THEY'D PREFER TO USE THEIR MUSICAL TOOLS FULL-TIME. AFTER COVID-19 DISRUPTED THEIR FIRST INTERNATIONAL TOUR, THEY'VE GOT HIGH HOPES FOR THE AUSTRALIAN TRAVEL BUBBLE. TO BE HONEST, A LOT OF OUR FANS ARE IN AUSTRALIA, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DYING TO GET OVER THERE AND PLAY SOME SHOWS. MEANTIME, THEY'LL BE ON STAGE AGAIN IN AUCKLAND LATER THIS MONTH. AND WATCH OUT FOR THEIR EP LATER THIS YEAR. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER NOW, WITH IMUGI AND 'SWIMMING'. # AM TO PM. WHO GOT THE DM? # WHERE THE ADDRESS AT, THOUGH? # I'M TRY'NA SHOW UP. YOU'VE SEEN THE GLOW UP. # WE DON'T WAN' TALK 'BOUT NO. # I JUST WANNA KEEP MY PEACE. # CAME FOR THE LIQUOR AND LEFT WITH A PICTURE # OF HOW NOT TO LIVE LOW-KEY. # I'VE BEEN AN ADDICT. SOMETIMES IT'S TRAGIC. # SOMETIMES ROMANTIC. SOMETIMES PEDANTIC. # SOMETIMES IT'S CRASHING. SOMETIMES WE SMASHING. # SOMETIMES WE LASHING OUT AND OUT. WE OUT FOR TOO LONG. # DJ PLAY THAT SHIT. IT'S OUR SONG. I CAN'T FOR THE FUN. # IS THAT WRONG? WHO GOT WHAT I'M TRADING WHAT'S GONE. # BE WATER. # I FLOW WHILE HE LEAVES INDEFINITELY. # BE WATER. # I FLOW WHILE SHE FALLS FOREVER. # FOREVER I'LL BE # AM TO PM. WHO GOT THE DM? # WHERE THE ADDRESS AT, THOUGH? # I'M TRYNA SHOW UP. YOU'VE SEEN THE GLOW UP. # WE DON'T WANNA TALK BOUT NO ONE. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN AND FAITH HAMBLYN.