CAPTIONS BY JAMES BROWN, FAITH HAMBLYN, JESSIE PURU AND PHOEBE UPTON. IT'S TUESDAY THE 8TH OF JUNE. KIA ORA. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU WITH US. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 WHAT DAY IS IT? I HAVE SOMETHING IN THE FRIDGE THAT GOES OFF TODAY. IT IS A DIFFERENT LINE UP TODAY. JENNY MAY AND INDIRA ARE UNDER THE WEATHER. JOHN HAS THE WEEK OFF. MATTY HASN'T CHANGED. YOU HAVE BEEN AWAY QUITE A BIT LATELY. AWAY FROM WORK. I HAVE BEEN BUSY. YOU ARE BASICALLY ALWAYS HERE. I COUNTERED RECENTLY. I HAVE HAD EIGHT PHOTO SHOOTS WITH DIFFERENT PRESENTER LINEUPS SINCE I STARTED THE JOB. YOU ARE A SURVIVOR. WE ARE STOKED TO BE HERE WITH MATTY MACLEAN. JUST AHEAD ` 30,000 NURSES WILL STRIKE TOMORROW, AFFECTING ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND DHB FACILITIES, AFTER OVERWHELMINGLY REJECTING THE LATEST OFFER. WE'LL ASK THE NURSES UNION WHAT MORE THEY WANT FROM THE GOVERNMENT, AND IS MORE STRIKE ACTION LIKELY? GANG MEMBERSHIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS ON THE RISE, WITH RECRUITMENT MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MORE TEMPTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THAN EVER, SO WHY IS THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT NO LONGER FUNDING YOUTH WORKERS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND, WHOSE SOLE JOB WAS TO KEEP TEENAGERS AWAY FROM GANG LIFE? AND FEARS FIJI'S COVID OUTBREAK COULD BE TEETERING ON A DANGEROUS TIPPING POINT, WITH A RECORD 83 NEW CASES REPORTED ON SUNDAY AND 64 REPORTED YESTERDAY. WE'LL CROSS TO SUVA FOR THE LATEST ` ARE LOCALS FOLLOWING THE RULES? NOW CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. THOUSANDS OF NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL WALK OFF THE JOB TOMORROW, DEMANDING BETTER PAY AND CONDITIONS. THEY REJECTED THE LATEST DHB OFFER IN THE CURRENT ROUND OF PAY NEGOTIATIONS, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. THE NEW ZEALAND NURSES ORGANISATION SAYS ISSUES SUCH AS STAFF SHORTAGES HAVEN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. THE DHB SAYS IT TRIED TO MEET DEMANDS TO PREVENT THE STRIKE. WE THOUGHT THE THIRD OFFER WE MADE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE SOMETHING THE MEMEBRS COULD ACCEPT AND WITHDRAW THE STRIKE NOTICE, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE. NOW WE NEED TO FOCUS ON PREPARATIONS FOR THAT STRIKE TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. THE STRIKE WILL BEGIN AT 11AM TOMORROW ` EMERGENCY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES WILL REMAIN OPEN. NZERS IN LOCKED-DOWN MELBOURNE ARE PREPARING TO RETURN HOME, WITH GREEN ZONE FLIGHTS ABLE TO RESUME FROM TONIGHT. ANYONE BOARDING WILL NEED A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST LESS THAN THREE DAYS BEFORE THEY DEPART. TWO FLIGHTS ARE SCHEDULED FROM MELBOURNE TO AUCKLAND TOMORROW. AIR NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT'S SEEN HIGH DEMAND FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK HOME. RESTRICTIONS IN MELBOURNE ARE SCHEDULED TO EASE FROM FRIDAY. IT'S FRUSTRATING ` PEOPLE WANNA KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHAT WILL WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE THREE DAYS FROM NOW? BUT, YOU KNOW, WE SEE DIFFERENT CHANGES EVERY DAY, AND THERE CAN BE SOMETHING FROM LEFT FIELD. THE PAUSE ON QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND NZ'S SET TO LAST UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH A REVIEW DUE TOMORROW. THREE PEOPLE DIED ON THE ROADS OVER QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. ONE PERSON DIED IN AUCKLAND IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY AFTER A UTE COLLIDED WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ANOTHER PERSON DIED, AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED IN A COLLISION BETWEEN A UTE AND MOTORCYCLE IN OTAGO. AND ON SUNDAY NIGHT, THE ROAD TOLL ROSE TO THREE AFTER A PERSON DIED IN A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN WAIKATO. THE TOLL IS A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. HOUSE PRICE GROWTH MAY FINALLY BE SLOWING, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST QV HOUSING INDEX. THE AVERAGE HOUSE VALUE INCREASED 8.8% NATIONALLY OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.9% GROWTH SEEN IN APRIL. QV SAYS WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE FURTHER REDUCTIONS AS IMPACTS OF TAX CHANGES FOR INVESTORS TAKE EFFECT. DESPITE THE SLIGHT COOLING OF THE MARKET, THE AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE IN AUCKLAND IS STILL MORE THAN $1.3M. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS HAVE COLLIDED IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN, KILLING AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE ` DOZENS MORE HAVE BEEN INJURED. ONE TRAIN DERAILED AND LANDED ON ANOTHER TRACK. A SECOND TRAIN LOADED WITH PASSENGERS THEN HIT IT AND OVERTURNED. IT'S FEARED THE DEATH TOLL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE, WITH MANY PEOPLE CRITICALLY HURT. ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD IS SET TO BECOME ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN SPACE. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS HAS ANNOUNCED HE'LL FLY TO SPACE ON THE FIRST HUMAN FLIGHT LAUNCHED BY HIS COMPANY BLUE ORIGIN. HIS BROTHER WILL KEEP HIM COMPANY, WHILE THEY'RE AUCTIONING OFF A SEAT FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN THEM. BIDDING ENDS THIS WEEKEND AND HAS ALREADY REACHED ALMOST $4.5M. TO SPORT, AND TENNIS WORLD NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE IN THE FOURTH ROUND AT THE FRENCH OPEN, DJOKOVIC LOSING THE FIRST TWO SETS IN TIEBREAKERS AGAINST ITALY'S LORENZO MUSSETTI BEFORE DROPPING JUST ONE GAME TO FORCE THE MATCH INTO A DECIDING SET, THE SERBIAN THEN GOING ON TO WIN AFTER MUSSETI RETIRED WITH AN INJURY. (APPLAUSE) IN THE WOMENS DRAW COCO GAUFF (17) HAS ADVANCED TO HER FIRST GRAND SLAM QUARTER-FINAL AFTER BEATING 25TH SEED ONS JABEUR IN STRAIGHT SETS. AND RAFAEL NADAL'S QUEST FOR HIS 14TH FRENCH OPEN TITLE CONTINUES, THE SPANIARD FIGHTING OFF ITALIAN JANNIK SINNER IN STRAIGHT SETS TO ADVANCE TO THE QUARTER-FINALS. HE STILL HASN'T LOST A SET SINCE THE FINAL IN 2019. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! HAS ANYONE EVER DOMINATED ONE PARTICULAR COURT LIKE NADAL HAS? MATTY AND I ARE IN FOR A TIME THIS MORNING, SEATED BETWEEN TWO SPORTS PEOPLE. MATTY WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE TOTTY HOTTIES. IS RAFAEL NADAL STILL PULLING OUT HIS UNDIES AFTER EVERY SHOT? EVERY TIME. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT BEZOS' FLIGHT TO SPACE. IT LASTS SEVEN MINUTES. YOU GO UP AND THEN YOU COME BACK DOWN. AIR POINTS. YOU WOULD BE GOLD ELITE. I HAVE WATCHED TOO MANY SPACE MOVIES TO BE INTERESTED IN GOING TO SPACE. TOO MANY THINGS CAN GO WRONG. WATCHING SANDRA BULLOCK IN GRAVITY PUT ME OFF. SHE FLOATS AROUND FOR AGES. TERRIFYING. YOU HAVE BEEN FLOATING AROUND BREAKFAST FOR AGES. WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE ON MARS? MY OUTDOOR GLASS TABLE SHATTERED. #HELPAUCKLAND. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT'LL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH ` 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT WILL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH, WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALE-FORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST, WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL, MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. PLUS THOSE NORTH-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS. 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. A BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARUNUI, WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST IT'S MOSTLY FINE, WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON. 17 FOR LEVIN AND NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY, WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. 16 DEGREES FOR HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH AND NELSON. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD, SHIFTING EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 12 THE EXPECTED HIGH IN TIMARU. 14 IF YOU'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT'LL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU. BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY, WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN. 12 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY, TOMORROW THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. PRETTY STRONG WIND AROUND TODAY. DON'T FORGET, WE LOVE HEARING ABOUT YOUR BESPOKE WEATHER TOWNS. BESPOKE WEATHER COULD COME TO YOU AS WELL. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFAST WEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN, AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. BIG DECISION. WAIMATE IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. I AM THE JUDGE. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR? A NICE PHOTO HELPS. I LOVE HEARING WHAT PEOPLE LOVE ABOUT THEIR TOWN. SOMETIMES IT IS THE SIMPLEST THINGS. MIDHURST HAS THREE THINGS ON THE MAIN STREET, BUT EVERYONE LOVES THE TOWN. I LOVE BESPOKE WEATHER. AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK NURSES SOON. WE WOULD LOVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE STRIKE. LOTS OF WORKFORCE ISSUES. NURSES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE STRETCHED TO BREAKING POINT. IF YOU ARE A NURSE, WE WOULD LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK. IF YOU HAVE HAD A REALLY LOVELY NURSE, BECAUSE A LOT OF US HAVE HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL AND KNOW JUST HOW MUCH NURSES DO. COMING UP ` THE REASON NURSES WILL BE WALKING OFF THE JOB TOMORROW. THE WORLD'S SLOWLY OPENING UP, AND NZ'S ALMOST COVID-FREE SITUATION'S PUT US ON SOME VERY EXCLUSIVE TRAVEL LISTS. WILSON LONGHURST JOINS US NOW WITH YOUR POTENTIAL NEXT HOLIDAY DESTINATION. MORENA, WILSON. WHERE'S GOOD? IT IS NOT THE COOK ISLANDS, IT IS NOT AUSTRALIA, BUT SPAIN IS NOW OPENING ITS DOORS UP TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD WHO WAS VACCINATED AGAINST OVER 19 AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE DAMAGE TOURISM SECTOR GOING AGAIN. LAST MONTH THE COUNTRY SAID ANYONE FROM 10 COUNTRIES INCLUDING AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND COULD TRAVEL THERE WITHOUT A PREDEPARTURE TEST. WE ARE ON AN EXCLUSIVE LIST THERE WITH THOSE COUNTRIES. THIS COMES WITH AN ELEMENT OF BIBLE WHERE. YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IN THE UK, A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE TRAVEL TO PORTUGAL BECAUSE IT OPENED UP TO PEOPLE FROM THE UK. IT WAS QUICKLY TAKEN OFF THE U.K.'S GREEN ZONE TRAVEL FREE LIST. FLYER BILL WHERE IS THE SITUATION. IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK TO NEW ZEALAND, YOU WILL HAVE TO QUARANTINE. THE GOVERNMENT IS ADVISING PEOPLE TO STAY IN NEW ZEALAND. IT SEEMS LIKE A STRETCH. NO. 30,000 NURSES WILL GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW, AFTER REJECTING A SECOND OFFER FROM THE COUNTRY'S DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS IN THE CURRENT ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS. THE NZ NURSES ORGANISATION SAYS MEMBERS VOTED "OVERWHELMINGLY" IN FAVOUR OF THE EIGHT-HOUR STRIKE, WHICH WILL AFFECT ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND DHB FACILITIES. HERE TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY'VE MADE A DECISION THE DHBs HAVE DESCRIBED AS "DISAPPOINTING" ARE NZ NURSES ORGANISATIONS' LEAD ADVOCATE DAVID WAIT AND SURGICAL NURSE DEENA CARDON. DEENA, TALK TO US ABOUT HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A NURSE. AND WHAT AREA DO YOU WORK? WHAT IS IT LIKE OUT THERE? I DECIDED TO BE A NURSE LATE IN LIFE. I HAVE ONLY BEEN REGISTERED FOR FIVE YEARS. I WENT'S STRAIGHT INTO THE OPERATING THEATRE. IT IS TOUGH. BURNOUT, EXHAUSTION, CONSIDERING WORKING OVERSEAS ` ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE REAL. I SEE MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES GOING THROUGH IT ON A DAILY BASIS. THE DAILY BASIS, AND THAT IS NURSING, EVERY SINGLE DAY. YOU HAVE TO TURN UP, BE SWITCHED ON. IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, HOW HAVE YOU SEEN NURSING CHANGE? HAVE YOU SEEN THE DEMANDS ON NURSES GROWING? I HAVE NOTICED THAT NURSES HAVE BEEN LEAVING. THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TO REPLACE THEM. OUR STAFFING HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. BY THE NATURE OF WHO WE ARE, WE CAN'T SAY NO. WE ARE WORKING FOR OUR BREAKS. WE ARE DOING OVER TIME. WE ARE EXHAUSTED. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE. WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A LOW SKILLED JOB HERE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A PROFESSION, ARE FUNDAMENTALLY EXIST TO KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE. PLEASE ARE DEGREE QUALIFIED FOR NURSES, POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATIONS. WE ARE SEEING IN THIS OFFER, THEY ARE NOT MAKING AN OFFER THAT WILL ATTRACT PEOPLE INTO THE OCCUPATION. IT WON'T KEEP PEOPLE WE HAVE REALLY GOT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OFFER. DHBS HAVE SAID HERE IS AN OFFER. IT COMES WITH EXTRA MONEY. YOU VOTED NOT TO ACCEPT IT AND TAKE STRIKE ACTION. WHAT WAS THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT OF STRIKE ACTION? WE DON'T RELEASE THAT. WE USE LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE IT AS OVERWHELMING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE PLEASED TO NOT TAKE STRIKE ACTION, BUT PLEASED WITH THE UNITY AND MEMBERSHIP. WE ARE STRONG AND FOCUSED ON STRIKE ACTION AND FIXING THE ISSUES THAT ARE SYSTEMIC WITHIN THE HEALTH SYSTEM, AROUND SAFE STAFFING AND FAIR PAY. LET'S FOCUS ON FAIR PAY. WHAT IS FAIR PAY? WHY HAS THE DHB OFFER FALLEN SHORT? THE OFFER HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS ONE, TO OFFER A LUMP SUM PAYMENT. THAT DOESN'T INCREASE THE RATE OF PAY FOR PEOPLE. THAT MEANS NURSES OF TOMORROW WILL BE PAID WHAT THEY ARE PAID NOW, +1.38%. THOSE RATES AREN'T HIGH ENOUGH NOW. THEY WON'T BE HIGH ENOUGH IN THE FUTURE IF THIS OFFER IS ACCEPTED. WHAT DO YOU WANT? WE WANT TO NOT ONLY HAVE PAY FOR OUR WORK, BUT ALSO A SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT. WE PROVIDE LIFE PRESERVING SERVICES FOR THE DHBS, SO THAT IS AROUND ENSURING PATIENT SAFETY. THERE WERE SOME REQUESTS FROM DHBS FOR MORE STAFFING ON THE FLOOR PROVIDING LIFE PROVIDING SERVICES DURING A STRIKE THAN A NORMAL STAFFING DAY. THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE STRAIN OUR SYSTEM IS UNDER. THERE IS AND I ONLY THEIR. DHBS HAVE ASKED FOR MORE COVER FOR YOUR STRIKE THAN USUAL. ABSOLUTELY. UNSAFE STAFFING IS OCCURRING ON A DAILY BASIS. OPERATIONS ARE CANCELLED BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH NURSES. YOU SAID THAT NURSES CAN'T SAY NO. I AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT, BECAUSE NURSES, WE VALUE WHAT YOU DO. HOW TOUGH IS IT TO TAKE STRIKE ACTION AS A NURSE, KNOWING THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE WITHDRAWING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE, BY TAKING THIS ACTION? IT IS VERY TOUGH, BY THE NATURE OF WHO WE ARE. WHAT WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IS THE IMMEDIATE CARE OF PEOPLE TOMORROW VERSUS THE FUTURE CARE OF PATIENTS AS A WHOLE. IF WE CONTINUE HOW WE ARE IN NEW ZEALAND, THERE WILL NOT BE ENOUGH NURSES TO LOOK AFTER OUR PATIENTS. WE KNOW THAT NEGOTIATIONS IS COMPLEX. IF THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT PAY, WHAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED? IS THIS ABOUT ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF NURSES AROUND STAFFING LEVELS? ABSOLUTELY. 100%. IT IS ABOUT ATTRACTING AND RETAINING NURSES. IT IS ABOUT STOPPING THE MASS EXODUS TO AUSTRALIA AND PRIVATE CARE, ATTRACTING THEM BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, WHERE WE NEED THEM. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? IS THERE MORE STRIKE ACTION ON THE HORIZON IF YOU CANNOT REACH A SOLUTION WITH THE DHBS? AFTER THE STRIKE, WE WILL GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DHSB. WE HOPE THEY WILL CHANGE THEIR POSITION, OFFER SOMETHING THAT WILL TRAIN AND RETRACT NURSES AND HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEM WHEN THEY PUT US AND OUR PATIENTS AT RISK. WE HAVE HAD A STRONG MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE THAT IS NOT THE CASE, MORE STRIKE ACTION IS REQUIRED. ARE PEOPLE IN DANGER, GIVEN THE NATURE OF THIS EMPLOYMENT ISSUE, STRIKE ACTION? ARE YOU PUTTING NEW ZEALANDERS AT RISK BY TAKING THIS APPROACH? FIRSTLY, BASICALLY, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT AT RISK IN THE FUTURE. WE NEED A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT WORKS FOR PEOPLE. IN TERMS OF TOMORROW, WE PROVIDE LIGHT ASSISTANT AROUND LIFE PRESERVING SERVICES, TO ENSURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE DURING THE STRIKE, THERE IS PATIENT SAFETY, LIFE PRESERVING SERVICES OF THEIR. PEOPLE WILL BE IN A SITUATION WHERE DHBS WILL PROVIDE THE ASSISTANCE. THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT ON PEOPLE FOR OTHER SERVICES THAT DHBS OFFER? IT IS NOT AN ACTION THAT OUR MEMBERS TAKE LIGHTLY. WE HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO BREAKING POINT. WE ARE HOPING THAT THE DHBS WILL LISTEN TO US AND WILL COME BACK WITH AN OFFER THAT ADDRESSES THOSE ISSUES. YOU ARE AT THE COALFACE. THIS IS WHAT YOU DO FOR A LIVING. WE UNDERSTAND THE HOURS YOU PUT IN AND THE CARE YOU HAVE FOR YOUR PROFESSION AND YOUR COLLEAGUES. CAN THIS BE SOLVED? CAN THIS BE SOLD THROUGH GOOD-FAITH NEGOTIATIONS, THROUGH THE NURSES ORGANISATION AND THE DHBS WORKING TO ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE AND SOLVE IT? THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR, IN THE FACE OF COVERT 19, THERE IS PUBLIC SUPPORT OF OUR POSITION. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK, I REALLY HOPE, ABSOLUTELY, WE HAVE GOOD HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST FOR BOTH PARTIES AND TRYING TO FIND A RESERVATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` DOZENS MORE COVID CASES ARE RECORDED IN FIJI, AS OFFICIALS RACE TO CONTROL A FAST-GROWING CRISIS. MORE ON THAT AT 6.30. ALSO AHEAD, THE CALL TO CONTINUE FUNDING VITAL WORK HELPING KEEP AUCKLAND TEENAGERS AWAY FROM GANGS. AND DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON ON WHAT'S GUIDING THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS ON PHARMAC FUNDING. - People fly for all kinds of different reasons, like going to work, and going on leave. You fly for a hug... - Hi, Dad. - ...or a hug-shake? - Hey, that's my bag. - (MAKES ROBOTIC NOISES) - And to see your best friends. - (COOS EXCITEDLY) (DOGS BARK) - Everyone has a reason for flying, and our reason is you. - What if we gave you free power... to use however you like whenever you like, just for being a customer? I FEEL LIKE I AM BACK IN THE DISCO ERA. WELCOME BACK. SCOTTY JUST DID AN INTERVIEW ABOUT THE NURSES STRIKE ON WEDNESDAY, AND WE ASKED IF ANY NURSES WANTED TO SEND FEEDBACK OR IF YOU HAD A LOVELY STORY ABOUT NURSES. MOST OF THEM HAVE BEEN FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD GREAT EXPERIENCES WITH NURSES. ONE FROM... THERE IS A POINT HERE FROM ALISON, A FORMER NURSE. WHEN ASKING IF THE PUBLIC IN DANGER FROM STRIKE ACTION, WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEY ARE ALREADY IN DANGER FROM OUR UNDERSTAFFED, UNDER VALUED WORKFORCE. EMMA SENT A LONG EMAIL. IT WAS ABOUT THE TRAUMATIC BIRTH OF THEIR FIRST CHILD. SHE SAID THIS CAN EVER EXPLAIN IN ENOUGH DEPTH HOW MUCH CARE AS SHOWN BY THIS NURSING TEAM. SHE LOOKS BACK AT IT FONDLY, BECAUSE OF THE INCREDIBLE NURSES. ALL THE FEEDBACK IS ABOUT THE KINDNESS, PEOPLE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND. NO ONE WILL ARGUE NURSES DO AN INCREDIBLE JOB. PHIL HAD A WEEK-LONG STAY IN AUCKLAND HOSPITAL FOR A QUADRUPLE BYPASS IN FEBRUARY. EVERY SINGLE NURSE WAS AWESOME. IT WAS A UNITED NATIONS OF NATIONALITY. WE ARE NOT TRAINING NEARLY ENOUGH. LOCAL NURSES. FIJI HAS RECORDED ANOTHER 64 CASES OF COVID-19 OVERNIGHT, AFTER 83 CASES WERE REPORTED ON SUNDAY. THERE ARE NOW 515 ACTIVE CASES IN ISOLATION, AND FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN. HEALTH SECRETARY DR JAMES FONG SAYS OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMERGENCE OF CLUSTERS OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES. NZERS IN LOCKED-DOWN MELBOURNE ARE PREPARING TO RETURN HOME, WITH GREEN ZONE FLIGHTS ABLE TO RESUME FROM TONIGHT. ANYONE BOARDING WILL NEED A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST LESS THAN THREE DAYS BEFORE THEY DEPART. TWO FLIGHTS ARE SCHEDULED FROM MELBOURNE TO AUCKLAND TOMORROW. AIR NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT'S SEEN HIGH DEMAND FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK HOME. RESTRICTIONS IN MELBOURNE ARE SCHEDULED TO EASE FROM FRIDAY. IT'S FRUSTRATING ` PEOPLE WANNA KNOW, WHAT WILL WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE THREE DAYS FROM NOW? BUT WE SEE DIFFERENT CHANGES EVERY DAY, AND THERE CAN BE SOMETHING FROM LEFT FIELD. THE PAUSE ON QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND NZ IS SET TO LAST UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH A REVIEW DUE TOMORROW. 30,000 NURSES WILL GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW, DEMANDING BETTER PAY AND STAFFING LEVELS. THE EIGHT-HOUR WALK-OUT COMES AFTER UNION MEMBERS REJECTED THE LATEST DHB PAY OFFER, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. THE OFFER HAS CHANGED SINCE THE PREVIOUS ONE, IS TO OFFER A LUMP SUM PAYMENT. THAT DOESN'T INCREASE THE RATES OF PAY FOR PEOPLE. THAT MEANS THAT THE NURSES OF TOMORROW WILL BE PAID WHAT THEY ARE PAID NOW, +1.38% AS AN ANNUALISED INCREASE. THOSE RATES WON'T BE HIGH ENOUGH. THIS YEAR'S QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND SAW THREE DEATHS ON OUR ROADS. EARLY ON SUNDAY MORNING IN AUCKLAND, ONE PERSON DIED AFTER A UTE CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THEN A PERSON DIED IN OTAGO AND THREE OTHERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER A CRASH BETWEEN A UTE AND MOTORBIKE. AND LATER THAT EVENING, ONE PERSON DIED AFTER TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED IN WAIKATO. QUARTERLY GROWTH IN THE HOUSING MARKET HAS REDUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR. THE QV HOUSE PRINCE INDEX FOUND THE AVERAGE VALUE INCREASED 8.9% IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS ` DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.9% MEASURED IN APRIL. WHILE IT LOOKS LIKE A SMALL DROP, QV GENERAL MANAGER DAVID NAGEL SAYS IT'S A ROLLING AVERAGE, WHICH COULD DROP MORE SIGNIFICANTLY NEXT QUARTER. ONLY FOUR OF THE COUNTRY'S URBAN CENTRES DIDN'T FOLLOW THIS TREND ` WHANGAREI, AUCKLAND, HAMILTON AND TAURANGA. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS HAVE COLLIDED IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN, KILLING AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE. DOZENS MORE HAVE BEEN INJURED. ONE TRAIN DERAILED AND LANDED ON ANOTHER TRACK. A SECOND TRAIN LOADED WITH PASSENGERS THEN HIT IT AND OVERTURNED. IT'S FEARED THE DEATH TOLL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE, WITH MANY PEOPLE CRITICALLY HURT. TO SPORT, AND THE FEELING OF A TEST MATCH DOUBLE HUNDRED ON DEBUT IS STILL SINKING IN FOR NZ CRICKET'S NEWEST HERO, DEVON CONWAY. THE BLACKCAPS ARRIVED IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY AHEAD OF THEIR SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND AT EDGBASTON, BUT ALL THE TALK IS STILL ON CONWAY AND HIS RECORD-BREAKING KNOCK. I'VE CERTAINLY HAD TO PINCH MYSELF. I COULDN'T HAVE DREAMT OF A MORE PERFECT START. IF YOU SAID TO ME, '200 FOR YOUR TEST DEBUT,' I'D SAY YOU'RE ON SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON. THE SECOND TEST GETS UNDERWAY ON THURSDAY NIGHT. HOPEFULLY NOT ON ANYTHING TOO POTENT. HE LOOKS LIKE HE WAS IN A CAGE. WE ALL KNEW DEVON WAS GOING TO SCORE RUNS. HE IS LIKE AGENT SMITH. THE SECOND-HIGHEST DOUBLE CENTURY IN NEW ZEALAND CENTURY, AFTER MATHEW SINCLAIR IN THE 1999 BOXING DAY TEST. MATTY! I TOLD YOU NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE. I JUST LOOKED AT EDGBASTON. I SAW THERE IS A FORTRESS THERE. THAT IS WHAT THEY CALL THE CRICKET GROUND. ANGLIN LIKES PLAYING THERE. CRICKET FACTS! FANTASTIC! I AM HERE IF YOU NEED ME, SCOTTY. I WILL COME AND SIT IN THE BOX WITH YOU. YOU WILL BE THERE AS STATISTICIAN. MATISTICIAN. THIS IS WHAT YOUR TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH ` 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT WILL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH, WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALE-FORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL, MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. PLUS THOSE NORTH-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS. 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. A BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARUNUI, WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST IT'S MOSTLY FINE, WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY, WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. 16 DEGREES FOR HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH AND NELSON. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD SHIFTING EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 14 IF YOU'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT WILL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU, BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY, WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY, TOMORROW, THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. DON'T FORGET THE SPOKE WEATHER. IF YOU LIVE IN A PACE THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT TO OUR WEATHER MAP, WE LOVE HEARING ABOUT YOUR TOWN IN BESPOKE WEATHER. AND NOW BESPOKE WEATHER COULD BE COMING TO YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFASTWEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN. AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. DO YOU TAKE THEM BREAKFAST? OR DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO SERVE SAUSAGE ROLLS? THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONES TO FEED ME SO FAR. DO WITH THAT WHAT YOU WILL. INTERESTING. IT'S ONLY FAIR. PART OF THE TOWN CHARM, PART OF THE PACKAGE. MATTY DRIVING IN A SKODA, AND THE TOWN LAYING OUT THE RED CARPET. A REMINDER. TODAYS THE DAY. LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE CELEBRATING. BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ AND USE 'TODAY'S THE DAY' IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE. COMING UP ` GANG MEMBERSHIP IS RISING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO WHY IS THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT NO LONGER FUNDING YOUTH WORKERS, WHOSE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE AWAY FROM GANGS? THAT'S NEXT. LATEST POLICE FIGURES SHOW GANG MEMBERSHIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO RISE. RECRUITMENT IS GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED AND MORE TEMPTING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FRUSTRATED BY A LACK OF OPPORTUNITY, ACCORDING TO COMMUNITY LEADERS. SINCE MARCH, OTARA HEALTH HAS EMPLOYED TWO YOUTH WORKERS WHOSE SOLE JOB IS TO KEEP TEENAGERS AWAY FROM GANG LIFE. MSD GAVE THEM ENOUGH MONEY FOR SIX MONTHS, BUT LOCALS SAY THE MAHI NEEDS TO CONTINUE LONG-TERM TO MAKE REAL CHANGE. JOINING ME NOW IS THE CEO OF OTARA HEALTH, SOSEFINA PALETAOGA, AND JELENA AHOKAVA, A FORMER LOCAL YOUTH WORKER WHO HAS WORKED WITH YOUTH GANGS IN THE PAST. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. WHAT HAVE THESE TWO SOCIAL WORKERS BEEN DOING IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS? THE BOYS JOINED US SIX MONTHS AGO. THE FIRST THING THEY IDENTIFIED IS THAT THE YOUTH ARE IN SCHOOLS, AND LIBRARIES, AND IN THE RUGBY CLUB'S AND SPORTS CLUBS. WE PARTED WITH THOSE SCHOOLS IN THE RUGBY CLUB'S, SO THE BOYS COULD WORK WITH THE YOUTH. ONE OF THEM IS OUR OTARA RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB, BASED AT OUR MULTISPORT CENTRE. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH SOME ORGANISATIONS TO HOLD HOLIDAY PROGRAMS. OUR KIDS DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOLS FOR THAT CONSTANT PLACE THEY GO WITHOUT THE HOLIDAY PROGRAMS. THERE IS ALSO ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED, SO WE ARE ABLE TO FUND SOME OF THOSE ORGANISATIONS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THING WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS BRING THREE HIGH SCHOOLS TOGETHER. A LEADERSHIP GROUP OF 70 STUDENTS, SO THEY CAN BECOME THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM TO UNITE THE YOUTH. THOSE OF THE THREE SCHOOLS THEY ARE WORKING WITH. THAT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE, BRINGING THREE HIGH SCHOOLS TOGETHER. WHAT OTHER DIFFERENCES HAVE THEY MADE? IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS, SINCE MARCH. BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THESE KIDS THAT WE USUALLY GET UP TO MISCHIEF, EVEN IN THE HOLIDAY PROGRAM, WE GET A HUGE NUMBER OF KIDS TURN UP, SOME WHO HAVE NEVER HAD EXPERIENCE WITH WAFFLES, LEARNING ABOUT GARDENING AND POTTERY. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THOSE CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE. IT AS A HUGE DIFFERENCE, ACTIVATING SPACES. THANKS TO THE LOCAL BOARD, WE HAVE A NEW SPACE. WE ARE SETTING THAT UP AT THE MOMENT. WE ARE WORKING ALONG WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ALTERNATIVES FOR OUR YOUTH. THEREAT IS A DIFFERENCE. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT PATHWAYS TO FOLLOW. YOU ARE A FORMER SOCIAL WORKER. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? IT IS DEFINITELY IMPORTANT. AROUND 2007, WE RAN A YOUTH PROGRAM. WE WORKED WITH A GREAT COMMUNITY LEADERS. WE WERE IN SCHOOLS RUNNING PROGRAMS. WE WERE RUNNING EVENTS AFTER SCHOOL AND BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS. IT WAS WORTHWHILE HAVING YOUTH WORKERS OUT ON THE FRONT LINE SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH. THAT WAS 15 YEARS AGO. NOW WE SEE THOSE YOUTH HAVE GONE ON TO FURTHER STUDY. THEY HAVE GOOD FAMILIES. THEY ARE PROVIDING FOR THEIR FAMILIES. THEY ARE IN BUSINESSES. SOME ARE MARRIED AND OWN THEIR OWN HOMES. IT IS WORTHWHILE HAVING. WE NEED YOUTH WORKERS ON THE FRONT LINES, SUPPORTING YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. HOW HARD IS IT, ONCE A TEENAGER IS IN WITH A GANG; HOW HARD IS IT TO GET THEM OUT? WITH ANYTHING, WE ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING TO FULFIL A NEED. OUR YOUTH ARE SEARCHING FOR A BELONGING. THEY FELT DISCONNECTED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR A FAMILY. ONCE THEY FIND SOMETHING TO PROPEL THAT NEED, POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, IT IS HARD TO PULL THEM AWAY. NOW THE FUNDING IS COMING TO AN END, THAT IS NOT GREAT NEWS FOR YOU. YEAH. AT THIS STAGE, WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MSD AND LOOKING TO CONTINUE THE FUNDING. THERE ARE A LOT OF CHALLENGES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE A VIBRANT, STRONG COMMUNITY OF BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE. THEY WANT THE BEST OF FOR THEIR FAMILIES. IT IS STILL CHALLENGING. WE UNDERSTAND THE SOCIETAL AND SYSTEMIC FACTORS THAT THESE KIDS COME FROM. THE AVERAGE MEDIUM INCOME IS $26,000. OUR MEDIUM AGE IS 29. WITHOUT THAT FUNDING, WE NEED YOUTH WORKERS. THEY ARE NOT JUST GLORIFIED BABYSITTERS; THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF MUM AND DAD HAVE TWO JOB, HAVING SOMEONE TO LEAD YOU IN MENTAL YOU AND GUIDE YOU, THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. WE SAW THAT WITH COVERT 19. COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CHURCHES CAME AROUND CHILDREN. IT IS TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY, OUR CHURCHES AND GROUPS LIKE US TO GET AROUND THOSE KIDS AND LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. WE WANT AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. THESE FAMILIES WANT THE SAME THING. THEY WANT BETTER OUTCOMES IN TERMS OF HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND EDUCATION. WE WANT TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, NOT JUST REDUCE INEQUALITY, BUT INCREASE EQUITY. AS THIS ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE THEY MAY SEE THE PROGRAM DOING WELL AND IT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE, AND SO THE POWERS THAT BE SOMEWHERE DECIDE YOU ARE DOING WELL; YOU DON'T NEED THE MONEY ANY MORE? EXACTLY. I HOPE NOT. WE HAVE TO STOP BEING REACTIVE. WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, WE REACT TO ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS TIME TO BE PROACTIVE AND STOP BEING THE AMBULANCE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLIFF. WHEN IT MEANT TOURING, LEADERSHIP AND START YOUNG. WE NEED PRIMARY SCHOOL KIDS. THEY ARE MAKING LIFE DECISIONS TWEENER 1114. IF WE CAN GET IN EARLY AND DEVELOP THAT TALENT, FOR OUR KIDS WHO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE, THEY ARE TALENTED, BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THAT OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO SUCCEED. DO YOU THINK THESE TWO SOCIAL WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, HAVE THEY MADE A REAL DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF STARING KIDS AWAY FROM GANG LIFE? ABSOLUTELY. THEY HAVE LAID THE FOUNDATION. IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF THAT STOPPED. IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE. THERE IS SO MUCH MORE WORK TO BE DONE. THE FUNDING IS NEEDED. WE NEED OUR YOUTH WORKERS OUT THERE ON THE FRONT LINE, SUPPORTING OUR UKE. WHAT IS THE REALITY FOR SOME OF THE KIDS? THE REALITY IS, THEY ARE OUR SOCIO ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT ARE PRESENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD. WE NEED OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH, PROVIDING THEM WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES, SHOWING THEM OPPORTUNITIES. WITH THIS PROGRAM, IT DOES THAT STUFF. YOU TWO WERE BORN AND BRED IN OTARA. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR COMMUNITY, FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE MAY BE READING HEADLINES? WE HAVE MANY THINGS. WE HAVE THE SCORPION LEAGUE GROUNDS, SPORTING FACILITIES. WE ARE OUT THERE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH THEIR HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS. WE HAVE THE ALEXANDER CAFE, THAT COULD RIVAL ANY AUCKLAND CAFES, PROVIDING LOCAL BUSINESSES. WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. WE HAVE THE VILLAGE PROVIDING FOOD PARCELS, MEALS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A SPACE DESIGNATED FOR ARTS, CRAFTS AND MUSIC, YOUTH INITIATIVES. IS A VIBRANT COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WANTING TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN AND TALKING TO US THIS MORNING. WE WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST/ MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THOUSANDS OF NURSES ARE PREPARING TO STRIKE TOMORROW. WHY THEY'RE UNHAPPY WITH THE DHB'S LATEST OFFER ` AT 7. ALSO AHEAD, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON ON THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISIONS ON PHARMAC FUNDING AND ITS UPGRADE PROGRAMME INVESTMENT. PLUS, COVID CASES ARE SPIKING IN FIJI, WITH SUVA'S MAIN HOSPITAL NOW COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO TREATING COVID CASES. WE'LL CROSS LIVE TO FIJI FOR THE VERY LATEST. AND DARK, BUT CALM HERE IN AUCKLAND. IT WILL BE HEAVIER RUINS AND RAIN. I HAVE YOUR WEATHER DETAILS COME OUT SHORTLY. I BELIEVE THAT AS THE DULCET TONES OF ONE OF THE FINNS. POTENTIALLY MANY FINNS. WE HAVE SOME CROWDED HOUSE COMING UP LATER. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK REGARDING NURSES, OR YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A NURSE. NURSES TAKING INDUSTRIAL ACTION TOMORROW, AN EIGHT HOUR STRIKE. THEY SAY THE DHB CONTRACT OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, SO THEY HAVE HAD TO TAKE STRIKE ACTION. WE ASKED FOR YOUR EXPERIENCES, AND WE HAVE HAD SOME GENUINELY LOVELY FEEDBACK REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE OF NURSING BUT WE HAVE HAD DISAPPOINTING FEEDBACK FROM NURSES. JEANETTE HAS BEEN A NURSE FOR 25 YEARS. CONDITIONS WERE TERRIBLE WHEN I WAS A GRADUATE, AND THEY HAVEN'T IMPROVED. THE PAY FREEZE WAS A KICK IN THE GUTS, AND I AM MOVING TO AUSTRALIA. SO SAD TO HEAR. OFTEN, PEOPLE GOING TO AUSTRALIA. PEOPLE GO WHERE THEY FEEL VALUED. NINA SAYS THE SAME. NOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE I QUALIFIED IN 1992. I CAME BACK FROM THE UK IN 2006, AND I STILL DON'T LEARN WHAT I EARNED THERE. ALL THE FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD EXPERIENCES IS LOVELY. RACHEL'S SON WAS BORN WITH HALF A HEART AND SPENT MANY MONTHS IN STARSHIP. HER NURSE WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY. NICU NURSES ARE SOMETHING ELSE. SPECIAL THANKS TO AUCKLAND HOSPITAL WARD 64, ANNIE AND LOIS, AND NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL WARD 11, JENNY AND LOU. PASS ON THE SHOUT OUT. AL WAS IN ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. THE TWO NURSES LOOKING AFTER HIS LITTLE FRIEND WERE KIWIS. HE ASKED WHY THEY WENT AT HOME. THEY SAID THEY WERE VALUED AND TREATED BED HAD ALICE SPRINGS HOSPITAL, SO WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO GO BACK? THE SAME THING A TEACHER SAID. I LOVE NURSING, BUT I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND BECOMING A NURSE TO ANYONE. WHICH IS SO SAD. HE IS HOPING AFTER TOMORROW'S ACTION, THE DHBS AND NURSES CAN HAMMER OUT A DEAL. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US, BUT ALSO FOR THOSE NURSES TO FEEL VALUED AND RESPECTED. THE BEATING HEART OF THE HOSPITAL. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. NURSES WILL BE STRIKING FOR EIGHT HOURS TOMORROW, FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND STAFFING LEVELS. IT COMES AFTER UNION MEMBERS REJECTED THE LATEST DHB PAY OFFER, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. ONE SURGICAL NURSE SAYS THE DHB NEEDS TO DO MORE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN STAFF. NURSES HAVE BEEN LEAVING, AND THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TO REPLACE THEM, SO OUR STAFFING HAS JUST GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. AND BY THE NATURE OF WHO WE ARE, WE CAN'T SAY NO. AND SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH OUR BREAKS, WE'RE DOING OVERTIME. AND YEAH, WE'RE JUST EXHAUSTED. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE. YET AGAIN, HOUSE PRICES HAVE SEEN THEIR BIGGEST YEAR-ON-YEAR INCREASE OF ALL TIME. THE AVERAGE ASKING PRICE INCREASED BY 17% LAST MONTH, ACCORDING TO TRADE ME PROPERTY DATA. THAT AVERAGE HAS BEEN PROPPED UP BY EVERY REGION IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING NINE WHICH SET NEW RECORDS. SALES DIRECTOR GAVIN LLOYD SAYS LOW SUPPLY AND HIGH DEMAND ARE BEHIND THE JUMP. AND IN DEVELOPING NEWS, POLICE ARE EXECUTING A NUMBER OF SEARCH WARRANTS ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND IN RELATION TO A NATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUP OPERATION. THEY'RE TAKING PLACE IN THE AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL AND WELLINGTON DISTRICTS. POLICE WILL RELEASE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN A LARGE-SCALE TRANSNATIONAL OPERATION TARGETING ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS AT 11 THIS MORNING. OTARA HEALTH IS CALLING ON MSD TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR TWO YOUTH WORKERS EMPLOYED TO KEEP TEENAGERS AWAY FROM GANG LIFE. IT COMES AFTER THE LATEST POLICE FIGURES SHOW GANG MEMBERSHIP ACROSS THE COUNTRY IS CONTINUING TO RISE. ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS THE YOUTH WORKERS MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. THE AVERAGE MEDIAN INCOME IS $26,000. OUR MEDIAN AGE IS 29, SO WE HAVE A YOUNG COMMUNITY. AND SO WITHOUT THAT FUNDING, WE NEED YOUTH WORKERS. THEY ARE NOT GLORIFIED BABYSITTERS. THESE YOUTH WORKERS MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IF MUM AND DAD HAVE TWO JOBS, HAVING SOMEONE THERE TO MENTAL, LEAD, GUIDE YOU. FIJI HAS RECORDED ANOTHER 64 CASES OF COVID-19 OVERNIGHT, AFTER 83 CASES WERE REPORTED ON SUNDAY. THERE ARE NOW 515 ACTIVE CASES IN ISOLATION. AND FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN. HEALTH SECRETARY DR JAMES FONG SAYS OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMERGENCE OF CLUSTERS OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES. INDIA SAYS COVID-19 CASES ARE GOING DOWN, SO PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE OPENING UP. THE CAPITAL, NEW DELHI, HAS ALLOWED BUSINESSES AND SHOPS TO REOPEN WITH LIMITED HOURS. THE METRO TRANSIT WILL ALSO RUN AT 50% CAPACITY. MUMBAI'S ALSO REOPENING. INDIA REPORTED 114,000 NEW CASES ON SUNDAY. AND SPAIN'S OPENING ITS DOORS TO ANYONE AROUND THE WORLD VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, HOPING TO REVITALISE THE COUNTRY'S TOURISM SECTOR. BUT ANYONE TRAVELLING FROM NZ WON'T NEED A JAB, NOR A NEGATIVE PRE DEPARTURE TEST. OUR GOVERNMENT'S STILL ADVISING KIWIS NOT TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS. ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD IS SET TO BECOME ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN SPACE. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL FLY TO SPACE ON THE FIRST HUMAN FLIGHT LAUNCHED BY HIS COMPANY BLUE ORIGIN. HIS BROTHER WILL KEEP HIM COMPANY, WHILE THEY'RE AUCTIONING OFF A SEAT FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN THEM. BIDDING ENDS THIS WEEKEND, AND HAS ALREADY REACHED ALMOST $4.5M. TO SPORT, AND COCO GAUFF (17) HAS BECOME THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO REACH A GRAND SLAM FINAL SINCE 2006. GAUFF IS YET TO DROP A SET IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND CRUISED HER WAY TO VICTORY THIS MORNING OVER 25TH SEED ONS JAUBER. THAT'S DOWN THE CENTRE. AHH! AND THERE'S THAT DOUBLES PLAY. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. WHAT A MATCH SHE'S PLAYING HERE. MEANWHILE IN THE MEN'S DRAW, NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS COME BACK FROM BEING TWO SETS DOWN TO BEAT ITALY'S LORENZO MUSETTI, THE SERB DROPPING JUST ONE GAME IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH SET BEFORE MUSETTI RETIRED HURT IN THE DECIDING SET. HE WAS 4-0 DOWN AND PULLED OUT. JUST FINISH THE GAME. THAT IS BAD SPORTSMANSHIP. NOT HAVING SEEN THE INJURY, JUST MAKING THE WILD ACCUSATION. CHRIS CHANG COMING IN HOT. DID COCO COME TO AUCKLAND? IF THERE IS A KEY CONNECTION, WE WILL FIND IT. A LOVELY FAMILY. I INTERVIEWED HER DAD. APPARENTLY SHE IS NOT THE BEST ATHLETE IN THE FAMILY. THE YOUNGER BROTHER IS THE ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR. I THINK HE... YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST ON BREAKFAST. ONE TO WATCH. DON'T PULL OUT OF THE WEATHER EARLY. FINISH THIS BULLETIN OR CHANG WILL BE ALL OVER YOU. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH ` 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'LL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH, WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALE-FORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOUTH-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL, MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. PLUS THOSE NORTH-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS. 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. A BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARUNUI, WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST IT'S MOSTLY FINE, WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY, WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD, SHIFTING EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON, WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 12 THE EXPECTED HIGH IN TIMARU. 14 IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT'LL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU. BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY, WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN. 12 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY, TOMORROW THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. DON'T FORGET BESPOKE WEATHER. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFAST WEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN, AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE, THE TOWN. IT IS VERY FUN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I LOVE BESPOKE WEATHER. I KNOW YOU LOVE GETTING OUT THERE ON THE ROAD. LAST MONTH'S BUDGET SAW PHARMAC GET A $200M BOOST FROM THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH WHILE A NICE ROUND NUMBER, IS STILL A FAR CRY FROM THE SHOT IN THE ARM HEALTH ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN DESPERATE FOR AND MEANS THE DRUG-BUYING AGENCY STILL WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO CLEAR A BACKLOG OF APPROVED MEDICINES. ONE OF THE DRUGS THAT STILL LANGUISHES ON THAT LIST IS SPINRAZA, A LIFE-EXTENDING AND LIFE-ENHANCING DRUG THAT TREATS SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY. LAST WEEK ON BREAKFAST PHARMAC'S DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS LISA WILLIAMS TOLD US OTHER DRUGS HAD TO TAKE PRIORITY, AS SPIRANZA, WHILE EFFECTIVE, IS "EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE." JUST HOW EXPENSIVE? WELL, WE JUST DON'T KNOW, AS THE OFFERS MADE TO PHARMAC BY PHARMACEUTICAL GIANT BIOGEN WERE CONFIDENTIAL ` A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY THAT'S CLEARLY COLD COMFORT TO FAMILIES DESPERATELY WAITING ON DRUGS LIKE SPINRAZA FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. SO WHAT GUIDED THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION REGARDING MORE FUNDING FOR PHARMAC? FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON BEAMING IN FROM THE BEEHIVE IN WELLINGTON. ATA MARIE. $200 MILLION IN EXTRA FUNDING OVER FOUR YEARS. PHARMAC NEED $400 MILLION A YEAR JUST TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG. DOES THIS GO FAR ENOUGH? THE FIRST THING TO SAY IS IT IS WHAT WE COMMITTED TO IN THE ELECTION. WE SAID WE WOULD DO THIS $200 MILLION INCREASE. THE $400 MILLION IS NOT QUITE WHAT PHARMAC ASKED FOR. THAT IS THE ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL MARKET PRICE OF THE DRUGS THAT ARE LEFT ON THE LIST. THEY NEGOTIATE, AND THAT IS THE REASON PHARMAC WORKS AS A MODEL FOR NEW ZEALAND, BECAUSE THEY CAN BULK BUY DRUGS AND BRING THE OVERALL PRICE DOWN. WE HAVE INCREASED FUNDING BY ABOUT 25%. WE APPRECIATE THAT PEOPLE WHO MAY BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THESE DRUGS ARE REALLY ANXIOUS TO GET THEM INTO CIRCULATION. BUT THIS IS THE MODEL THAT HAS WORKED WELL FOR NEW ZEALAND, AND WE WILL KEEP SUPPORTING IT. BUT WE ARE DOING A REVIEW TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER. IT IS NOT WORKING. THAT IS THE POINT. WORKIN THAT IS THE POINT. 100 THOUSAND PEOPLE SIGNED A PETITION. PEOPLE WHO NEED THESE DRUGS BUT CAN'T GET FUNDING. THEY ARE NOT LUXURY ITEMS, THEY ARE NECESSITIES FOR THOSE PEOPLE. SURELY THIS IS PURELY A MATTER OF FUNDING, REGARDLESS OF WHAT PHARMAC HAS ASKED FOR. YOU KNOW THE MONEY REQUIRED. IT IS NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE AS THAT. PHARMAC IS A BULK DRUG BUYING AGENCY. ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVE TO LOOK AT AS PART OF THE REVIEW IS WHAT WE DO WHEN WE HAVE A SMALLER GROUP WHO MAY BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A DRUG THAT IS NEW TO THE MARKET, OR THAT ONLY WORKS FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE. HOW CAN WE SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE? BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE AN ORGANISATION LIKE PHARMAC, IT IS MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE WHEN IT IS A LARGE-SCALE DRUG. WE UNDERSTAND THAT ISSUE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE DOING A REVIEW. WE ARE FUNDING MORE DRUGS EACH YEAR. THERE WERE 14 NEW ONES FUNDED LAST YEAR, AND 19 EXTENDED. MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE TREATMENT. BUT I RECOGNISE IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WANTS A PARTICULAR DRUG, IT IS FRUSTRATING. POLITICIANS ARE NOT THE ONES TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT FUNDING AND MAKE SURE MORE PEOPLE GET ACCESS, THAT I RECOGNISE IT AS A TRAUMATIC TIME FOR THOSE PEOPLE. $1.1 BILLION IN PHARMAC FUNDING. YOU SAY THAT HAS INCREASED BY 25% IDEAL GOVERNMENT. THAT IS CLEARLY STILL NOT ENOUGH. PHARMAC HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS. PEOPLE ARE DYING AND LIVING IN PAIN BECAUSE THEY CANNOT ACCESS DRUGS THAT OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE OECD ARE FUNDING. THERE ARE CLOSE TO 300 DRUGS FUNDED BY OTHER 19 JURISDICTIONS THAT NEW ZEALAND CANNOT FUND. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WHO WAS IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY WOULD LIKE ACCESS TO A PARTICULAR DRUG. WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE INCREASED THE FUNDING SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK TO GET PEOPLE ACCESS TO DRUGS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. NEW ZEALANDERS GET ACCESS TO DRUGS THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR AND OTHER COUNTRIES, SO THIS IS NOT AN EASY SITUATION. I RECOGNISE THAT. WE HAVE COMMITTED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE RESOURCES, OVER $1 BILLION A YEAR, 25% MORE THAN WHEN WE CAME INTO OFFICE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO REVIEWING TO MAKE SURE PHARMAC IS WORKING AS WELL AS IT CAN. NO ONE SAYS THIS IS EASY, BUT WE ARE PUTTING MORE MONEY IN. WHY HAS FUNDING BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE REVIEW? PHARMAC SAYS WE CAN'T BE COMPARED TO OTHER JURISDICTIONS, BECAUSE OUR SYSTEM IS SO DIFFERENT. IS OUR SYSTEM DIFFERENT, OR JUST WORSE? I DEFINITELY WOULDN'T SAY IT'S WORSE. OVER THE YEARS SINCE PHARMAC HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET NEW ZEALANDERS ACCESS TO DRUGS THAT MANY OTHER COUNTRIES DON'T HAVE, BECAUSE OF THE BULK BUYING POWER. THE REVIEW IS ABOUT MAKING SURE WITH NEW DRUGS, HOW CAN WE GET THEM IN MORE QUICKLY? IF IT IS A RARE DISEASE AND BULK BUYING DOESN'T WORK, WHAT PART OF THE SYSTEM COULD WE CHANGE? HOW CAN WE BE MORE TRANSPARENT? THOSE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR THE REVIEW TO ANSWER. WHEN IT COMES TO FUNDING, WE HAVE INCREASED AT SIGNIFICANTLY. 25% OVER THE TIME WE HAVE BEEN IN GOVERNMENT, OVER $1 BILLION A YEAR. THOSE QUESTIONS FOR THE REVIEW ARE IMPORTANT. CRITICS OF YOUR FUNDING PROGRAM SAY IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH. SOME HAVE CALLED IT DISGRACEFUL. I KNOW YOU HAVE OUTLINED FOR US THAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS TRYING, BUT SURELY SOMETHING ELSE NEEDS TO CHANGE. SOMETHING WITH THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO CHANGE TO ENSURE MORE MONEY IS BEING USED FOR MORE DRUGS. WE HAVE PUT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT MORE IN, AND THE REVIEW IS ABOUT WORKING OUT HOW WE CAN MEET TO NEEDS OF NEW ZEALANDERS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM BULK BUYING. THOSE ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE MORE NEW ZEALANDERS GET MEDICINES. LET'S TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE. SOME WRITING PROJECTS THAT SOME CLAIM ARE VITAL HAVE BEEN CANNED. WHY HAVE COSTS EXPLODED SO EXPONENTIALLY? IN TERMS OF THIS PROGRAM, THE NEW ZEALAND UPGRADE PROGRAM, IT SITS OUTSIDE NORMAL TRANSPORT FUNDING. 32 PROJECTS, 26 ARE GOING AHEAD AS PLANNED. SIX WE HAVE HAD TO LOOK AT. THAT IS BECAUSE COVID-19 PUSHED UP THE COSTS OF BUILDING. EVERYBODY IN CONSTRUCTION WILL TELL YOU THAT. WE HAVE TO PURCHASE A LOT OF LAND. THAT HAS GOT MORE EXPENSIVE. WE HAD TO RE-SCOPE SOME OF THEM. NONE OF THE PROJECTS ARE GETTING LESS MONEY, BUT SOME HAVE BEEN SCALED BACK A BIT. THAT IS TRUE OF MILL ROAD. ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, TRANSPORT PROJECTS ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT A BRIDGE OVER AUCKLAND'S HARBOUR. CYCLING AND WALKING ACROSS AUCKLAND HARBOUR IS SOMETHING MORE AND MORE AUCKLANDERS WANT TO DO. IT AS A WAY OF RELIEVING CONGESTION AND BEING GOOD FROM A CLIMATE PERSPECTIVE. THERE WAS ALREADY FUNDING FOR SOMETHING TO BE ATTACHED TO THE BRIDGE. THAT IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE, SO WE ARE LOOKING AT A SEPARATE BRIDGE TO CONNECT UP TO THE PATH ON THE NORTH SHORE, WHICH WILL SEE PEOPLE ABLE TO GET TO AND FROM AUCKLAND CITY, BUT ALSO BE AN ICONIC THING FOR NEW ZEALANDERS AND FOR VISITORS. AND OTHER CITIES, THESE KINDS OF BRIDGES ARE TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. PEOPLE WILL COME AND IT WILL BECOME A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE, AS WELL AS A WAY OF GETTING A JOURNEY COMPLETED. YOU SAY ENGINEERING MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH SOMETHING TO THE EXISTING HARBOUR BRIDGE. SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED? IT IS A BRIDGE THAT IS REASONABLY OLD, BUT IT IS STRUCTURALLY SOUND. WE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DAMAGE AND HIGH WINDS A WHILE BACK. BUT IF YOU ADD A COMPLETE EXTRA PART OF THE BRIDGE, THAT CREATES ENGINEERING ISSUES. THE BRIDGE IS FINE. IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT WILL CONTINUE. BUT IF WE WANT A LONG-TERM, ENDURING THING THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE WALKING AND CYCLING, WE NEED A SEPARATE STRUCTURE. GRANT ROBERTSON THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHE IS AN EXPENSIVE BRIDGE. AS A NORTH SHORE RESIDENT, TO EXPLAIN MY BIAS, I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING A BRIDGE. INTERESTING FIGURES. $45 MILLION TO PHARMAC, BUT $74.9 MILLION EARMARKED FOR ROUNDABOUTS. MY MUM HAS CANCER, AND WE BRING HER DRUGS AND FROM INDIA, BECAUSE PHARMAC DRUGS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE, SO WE BRING THEM IN ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND GET THEM THREE TIMES CHEAPER. THREE-MONTH SUPPLY... I AM OFF TOPIC. WE ARE FORTUNATE BECAUSE WE CAN DO THAT. WE HAVE THE KNOW-HOW TO DO THAT, BUT SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T. A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING HARD FOR CHANGE. COMING UP ` THE LATEST FROM FIJI, WHERE AUTHORITIES APPEAR TO BE STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK. THERE ARE FEARS THAT FIJI'S COVID-19 OUTBREAK COULD BE TEETERING ON A TERRIBLE TIPPING POINT, AFTER 83 NEW CASES WERE REPORTED ON SUNDAY ` THE ISLAND NATION'S BIGGEST EVER DAILY INCREASE, AND SUVA'S MAIN HOSPITAL NOW COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO TREATING CORONAVIRUS CASES. 64 NEW CASE FIGURES REPORTED LAST NIGHT, BUT AUTHORITIES ALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE BREAKING THE RULES. JOINING US NOW TO UPDATE US ON THE LATEST NEWS IS SENIOR FIJIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION JOURNALIST, AND GOOD FRIEND OF BREAKFAST, FILIPE NAIKASO. NI SA BULA VINAKA. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING THIS MORNING? THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK ON THE SHOW AGAIN. AS OF LAST NIGHT, 64 CASES, A GROWING CONCERN FOR FIJIANS, BECAUSE OF THE DAILY RISE OF THE CASES. YESTERDAY, WE HAD ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EVER, MORE THAN 80 CASES. THERE IS ALSO DIFFERENT CLUSTERS, WHERE THESE CASES HAVE SPRUNG UP. THERE IS CONCERN, BECAUSE 11 OF THESE CASES WHERE THE MINISTER OF HEALTH TRY TO DETERMINE THE ORIGINS OF THE VIRUS. YOU HAVE THOSE 11. LOOKING AT THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 64 NEW CASES, YOU HAVE CASES FROM THE MAIN HOSPITAL, THE NAVY AND THE COVID 19 WAR ROOM. ARE ANY OF THOSE CASES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN? THEY ARE ALL OF PARTICULAR CONCERN, BECAUSE THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THEM. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK EVER SINCE THE FIRST CASE, EVER SINCE THE SECOND WAVE OF COVID IN THE COUNTRY. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK, MAKING SURE THAT THEY MINIMISE THE RISK OF IT SPREADING FURTHER. IT HAS GONE TO A POINT WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES. THE VIRUS IS ALREADY IN THE COMMUNITY, SO THE RISK OF PEOPLE GETTING IT IS HIGHER. THIS IS WHY THE CASES CONTINUE TO CROP UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT MUST BE SCARY. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE WONDERING WHY ISN'T THERE A LOCKDOWN. THAT IS THE QUESTION A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, IN TERMS OF THE LOCKDOWN. THE CAPITAL IS CURRENTLY STILL IN LOCKDOWN. THAT IS A CONTAINMENT ZONE. IN TERMS OF LOCKING DOWN, ESPECIALLY, I AM NOT TOO SURE IF THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A DECISION ON THAT. FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, LIKE THE WESTERN SIDE, BORDERS WERE OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKEND, WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL, BUT THERE ARE PROTOCOLS, STRICT ONES, IMPLEMENTED, ESPECIALLY BUSINESSES OPEN DURING THIS TIME. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REMINDED TO STAY HOME. THEY ONLY NEED TO GO OUT AND BUY ESSENTIAL THINGS. FOR NOW, IN TERMS OF THE LOCKDOWN, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DECISION YET FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR THE MINISTRY. PEOPLE DON'T SEEM TO BE LISTENING TO THAT. PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED OVER THE WEEKEND. ARE THEY STARTING TO GET IT SENSE THAT THIS IS SERIOUS? UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE STILL BREAKING THE PROTOCOLS. IT IS A CONCERN WHICH WAS RAISED BY THE MINISTER OF HEALTH YESTERDAY, PARTICULARLY THERE WAS A CASE IN ONE OF THE VILLAGERS, WHERE THERE WAS 100 PEOPLE FOR A FUNERAL. THERE IS ONLY 10 PEOPLE ALLOWED. 10 ONLY FOR A FUNERAL. SINCE YESTERDAY, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. THEY WERE ALSO CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE WENT FROM ONE CONTAINMENT ZONE TO ANOTHER. PEOPLE ARE GOING FROM HOUSE TO HOUSE, TO HAVE A CATCH UP WITH THEIR FRIENDS. THEY WOULD HAVE KAVA. THIS AS A MAIN CONCERN THAT THE MINISTRY HAS BEEN ASKING PEOPLE TO STAY WITHIN THEIR BUBBLE FOR NOW, SO THEY CAN FIGHT THE VIRUS AND CONTAIN AT A LEVEL WHERE THEY CAN OPEN OF THE THINGS UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. WE WISH YOU WELL. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` KIWIS STUCK IN MELBOURNE WILL SOON BE ABLE TO GET HOME, WHEN GREEN-ZONE FLIGHTS TAKE OFF TOMORROW. MORE ON THAT AT 7.30. ALSO AHEAD ` THE AWARDS CELEBRATING TEAMS AND WORKPLACES LOOKING AFTER MENTAL HEALTH ON THE JOB. IT'S YOUR 7.30 NEWS. POLICE ARE EXECUTING A NUMBER OF SEARCH WARRANTS ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND IN RELATION TO A NATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUP OPERATION. THEY'RE TAKING PLACE IN THE AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL AND WELLINGTON DISTRICTS. POLICE WILL REVEAL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN A LARGE-SCALE TRANSNATIONAL OPERATION TARGETING ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS AT 11 THIS MORNING. FIJI HAS RECORDED ANOTHER 64 CASES OF COVID-19 OVERNIGHT... AS THE OUTBREAK THAT STARTED IN APRIL SWELLS TO 681 CASES IN TOTAL. JOURNALIST FILIPE NAIKASO SAYS THERE ARE CONCERNS THE VIRUS HAS SPREAD FAR, WITH CLUSTERS EMERGING OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES. SUVA IS CURRENTLY STILL IN LOCKDOWN, THAT IS A CONTAINMENT ZONE. FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, LIKE THE WESTERN SIDE, BORDERS WERE OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE ARE STILL COVID PROTOCOLS. NURSES ARE READY TO TAKE MORE STRIKE ACTION IF DHBs DON'T LISTEN TO THEIR DEMANDS FOR BETTER PAY AND STAFFING LEVELS. THAT'S THE WARNING FROM NURSES AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S EIGHT HOUR WALK OUT. IT COMES AFTER UNION MEMBERS REJECTED THE LATEST DHB PAY OFFER, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. AFTER THE STRIKE, WE'LL GO BACK INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DHBs, AND WE HOPE THAT THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR POSITION ` OFFER US SOMETHING THAT WILL RETAIN AND ATTRACT OUR NURSES, THAT WILL HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEM WHEN THEY PUT US IN RISK AND OUR PATIENTS AT RISK. WE'VE HAD A VERY STRONG MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERS THAT, IF THAT'S NOT THE CASE, THAT MORE STRIKE ACTION IS REQUIRED. PHARMAC IS 'DIFFERENT' BUT IT ISN'T 'WORSE' THAN OTHER COUNTRIES' MODELS, ACCORDING TO THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER. THE DRUG BUYING AGENCY WAS GRANTED $200M IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, BUT IT'S FAR FROM ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE BACKLOG OF LIFE-IMPROVING DRUGS AWAITING APPROVAL. GRANT ROBERTSON SAYS IT'S AN INCREASE LABOUR COMMITTED TO IN ITS ELECTION CAMPAIGN. PHARMAC IS A BULK DRUG BUYING AGENCY, SO REVIEW HAS TO LOOK AT WHAT TO DO WHEN A SMALL GROUP OF NEW ZEALANDERS BENEFIT FROM A DRUG, AND ASK HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THEM? NEW ZEALANDERS IN LOCKED DOWN MELBOURNE ARE PREPARING TO RETURN HOME WITH GREEN ZONE FLIGHTS ABLE TO RESUME FROM TONIGHT. ANYONE BOARDING WILL NEED A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST LESS THAN THREE DAYS BEFORE THEY DEPART. TWO FLIGHTS ARE SCHEDULED FROM MELBOURNE TO AUCKLAND TOMORROW. AIR NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT'S SEEN HIGH DEMAND FOR PEOPLE TO GET BACK HOME. RESTRICTIONS IN MELBOURNE ARE SCHEDULED TO EASE FROM FRIDAY. IT'S FRUSTRATING. PEOPLE WANNA KNOW WHAT WILL THINGS LOOK LIKE THREE DAYS FROM NOW, BUT WE SEE DIFFERENT CHANGES EVERY DAY. AND THAT CAN BE SOMETHING FROM LEFT FIELD. VICTORIA CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER THE PAUSE ON QUARANTINE-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND'S SET TO LAST UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT, WITH A REVIEW DUE TOMORROW. TO SPORT, AND TENNIS WORLD NUMBER ONE NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS HAD A LUCKY ESCAPE IN THE FOURTH ROUND AT THE FRENCH OPEN. DJOKOVIC LOSING THE FIRST TWO SETS IN TIE BREAKER S AGAINST ITALY'S LORENZO MUSSETTI BEFORE DROPPING JUST ONE GAME TO FORCE THE MATCH INTO A DECIDING SET. THE SERBIAN THEN GOING ON TO WIN AFTER MUSSETI RETIRED WITH AN INJURY. (CHEERS AND APPLAUSE) IN THE WOMEN'S DRAW, COCO GAUFF (17) HAS ADVANCED TO HER FIRST GRAND SLAM QUARTER FINAL AFTER BEATING 25TH SEED ONS JABEUR IN STRAIGHT SETS. AND RAFAEL NADAL'S QUEST FOR HIS 14TH FRENCH OPEN TITLE CONTINUES. THE SPANIARD FIGHTING OFF ITALIAN JANNIK SINNER IN STRAIGHT SETS TO ADVANCE TO THE QUARTER FINALS. STILL ON TRACK FOR THAT MAGICAL 21. OUR BOY FED. LIKE THEM BOTH, TO BE HONEST. BEFORE WE GO TO MATTIE, WE'VE BEEN GETTING LOADS OF FEEDBACK. A RECURRING THEME FROM NURSES IS THAT I'M IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING NEW ZEALAND FOR AUSTRALIA. WE HAD A FEW OF THOSE. DON'T GO, PLEASE. DID YOU HAVE CRAMPS AND BACK PAIN? ARE YOU BETTER NOW? I FEEL FULL EVE INDICATED IN MY INITIAL OUTRAGE. NOT JUST SOME CRAMPS AND BACK PAIN. WAS THE POINT? STAND THERE, TAKE THE SERVICE, LET HIM FINISH THE MATCH. FINISH THE JOB. COULDN'T HANDLE THE JANDAL. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS, HE HAS TO BACK UP HIS IDEAS. CHRIS IS GUNNING FOR HIS OWN TENNIS SHOW. I LIKE A GOOD TENNIS PUN. IF YOUR KIDS START PLAYING... WHEN... SORRY, TIGER DAD. IF HE SAYS CRAMPS! YOU WILL SAY 'STAY ON'. WATCH OUT. I AM A PUSHY PARENT TOO. FEEDBACK WILL BE ROLLING IN. I AM STAYING OUT OF THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY BREAKFAST LIFE. HE IS LIKE, ROOKIE CHANG. THIS IS WHAT YOUR TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT'LL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH. 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'LL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOU-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALE-FORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL, BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOU-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL. MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKES BAY. PLUS THOSE NOR-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS, 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARUNUI WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST, IT'S MOSTLY FINE WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON, 17 FOR LEVIN AND NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. 16 DEGREES FOR HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH AND NELSON. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD SHIFTING EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 12 THE EXPECTED HIGH IN TIMARU, 14 IF YOU'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT'LL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU, BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN, 12 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY ` TOMORROW THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. I'VE GOT MY SPOT FOR THE MORNING. WE LOVE HEARING ABOUT YOUR TOWN IN BESPOKE WEATHER, AND NOW BESPOKE WEATHER COULD BE COMING TO YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFASTWEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN, AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. YOU ARE JUST SAYING THAT THE SKODA YOU ARE DRIVING HAS A HEATED STEERING WHEEL, AND UMBRELLAS AND THE DOORS. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DOOR, THERE IS AN UMBRELLA. L YOU CAN CHANGE THE INTERIOR LIGHTING TO DIFFERENT COLOURS. THE KIDS LIKE TO. IT'S THE LITTLE DETAILS, THEY MAKE IT FUN. AND DISCO LIGHTS? PARTY IN THE SKODA. COMING UP ` WHY OUR WORKPLACES SHOULD BE BETTER AT LOOKING AFTER OUR MENTAL HEALTH. AFTER THE BREAK, WE TALK TO THE LEADERS WHO ARE TAKING CHARGE. SLOW JAMS. LOOKING AFTER MENTAL HEALTH IS CRUCIAL TO LIVING A HAPPY LIFE, BUT SOMETIMES THE ENVIRONMENT AROUND US CAN ALSO PLAY A PART THAT MIGHT BE OUT OF OUR CONTROL, LIKE OUR WORKPLACE FOR EXAMPLE. THAT'S WHY GRANT PRITCHARD DECIDED TO CREATE AN AWARD FOR INDIVIDUALS, TEAMS AND WORKPLACES WHO ARE LEADING IN THE AREA OF LOOKING AFTER MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK. SO WHAT ROLE DOES OUR WORKPLACE PLAY IN MENTAL HEALTH? AND WHAT SYSTEMS DO SUPPORTIVE WORKPLACES HAVE IN PLACE FOR STAFF WHO ARE STRUGGLING? GRANT IS AN IN-HOUSE LAWYER AND AN INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE, AND HE JOINS US NOW ALONGSIDE GARETH BECK ` A HEALTH AND SAFETY ADVISOR FOR ENGINEERING FIRM AURECON WHO WILL TALK ABOUT IMPLEMENTING WORKPLACE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES. THAT'S THE LONGEST INTRODUCTION I'VE EVER GIVEN. WELCOME. WHY IS THIS KAUPAPA SO IMPORTANT? MY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNEY STARTED WHEN I LOST A DEAR WORKMATE TO DEPRESSION. I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULDN'T WORK SOMEWHERE THAT SAID NOTHING, AND DID NOTHING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. THAT'S WHERE THAT STARTED FOR ME. WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY. EVERYONE HAS MENTAL HEALTH. WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHY HAVE YOU DECIDED TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE? WHAT WAS THE CATALYST FOR THAT? FOR ME, IT WAS HEARING PEOPLE TELL THEIR STORIES AT WORK, AND HAVE THAT COURAGE AND BRAVERY TO TELL THEIR STORIES AMONGST THEIR PEERS, AND SEEING HOW THE BALL STARTS ROLLING. THAT IS INCREDIBLE TO SEE. FOR ME, THAT'S BEEN AMAZING. AND HOW THE CONVERSATION HAS CHANGED IN OUR WORKPLACE. IT'S CRUCIAL, ISN'T IT, TO START THE CONVERSATION? IT'S THE HARDEST START, BUT ONCE YOU START, ONCE PEOPLE FEEL THAT PEOPLE ARE LISTENING TO THEM, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN SNOWBALL? TO SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE WORKPLACE BEING MORE FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH ABSOLUTELY, I WAS CHATTING WITH SOMEONE LAST WEEK, IF IT WASN'T FOR SOMEONE TELLING THE TRUTH, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY. AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IN OUR WORKPLACE AS BEING AN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING. THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR PEOPLE IS NOT ONLY ARE THEY HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR WORKMATES, THEY ALSO GOING OUT INTO COMMUNITIES, TALKING WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY. THAT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL, AND REALLY POWERFUL TO SEE. I DON'T WANT TO RELITIGATE PERSONAL PAIN, BUT YOU LOST A CO-WORKER, TREATED COLLEAGUE TO SUICIDE. HOW DID THAT CHANGE YOU? FROM A WORK POINT OF VIEW, AND AS A PERSON. SOMETIMES THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE IT CAN SEEM LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A STATISTIC. FOR ME, IT REALLY BROUGHT IT HOME, AND MADE A PERSONAL. THAT'S REALLY WHY I TALK ABOUT THE STUFF. I WANT EVERYONE IN NEW ZEALAND TO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THIS TOPIC, BEFORE THEY GET KICKED IN THE GUTS. THAT'S WHAT CHANGED ME, IT STARTED AS A CONVERSATION. WITH JUST A COUPLE OF US LISTENING, SHARING STORIES, IT'S CHANGE THE GAME IN TERMS OF WORKPLACE CULTURE, IT'S CREATED SAFETY FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH AND ASK FOR HELP, AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING INVOLVED WITH YOU IN THE COMING MONTHS. THAT IS A LOT OF PEOPLE SHARING STORIES, POTENTIALLY HAVING ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE. IT SAYS TO ME THAT THIS IS FAR MORE WIDESPREAD THAN PEOPLE BELIEVE. GENUINE ISSUES OUT THERE CAN BE ORGANISATIONWIDE. IS IT A CERTAINTY OF PEOPLE, OR DOES HIERARCHY NOT MATTER? FROM THE CLEANER, TO THE CEO, WE ALL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH. EVERYONE HAS EXPERIENCE MENTAL DISTRESS, OR THEY HAVE CARED FOR SOMEONE WHO DOES. THAT IS ACROSS THE ORGANISATION, AND THAT'S WHY WE ALL HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY. THAT'S WHY DECIDED TO START THESE AWARDS. THIS IS WHAT NEW ZEALAND NEEDS NOT JUST TO HANG US HANDING BACK AND HAVE THESE QUIET VICTORIES, WHEN SOMETHING AMAZING HAPPENS IN A WORKPLACE THAT IS A POWERFUL SUPPORT YOUR PEOPLE, BUT NO ONE HEARS ABOUT IT. THE AWARDS ARE TECHNICALLY WHY WE HEAR. HOW, WHERE, WHY? THE AWARDS OPEN RIGHT NOW ` WHEREVER YOU ARE IN NEW ZEALAND, WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORIES, YOU LITTLE VICTORIES, YOUR BREAKTHROUGHS. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THESE AWARDS IS TO LIFT UP AND RECOGNISE AND CELEBRATE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING GOOD STUFF, AND TO ENCOURAGE AND INSPIRE OTHER WORKPLACES TO LOOK ON AND SAY PERHAPS WE COULD DO THAT. AND ALSO TO HELP THE MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION. YOU ARE BOTH INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED IN THE SPACE. GARETH, GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THING THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS DONE TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF YOUR STAFF? IN TERMS OF THAT, WE HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDERS WHO ARE STARTING THE CONVERSATION IN THE WORKPLACE. WE HAVE LEADERS AND I WORK PLACE YOU ARE TALKING THE TALK, WE ALSO HAVE A GREAT COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE. IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE TELLING THE STORIES, AND HAVE THAT COMMUNITY, YOU CAN ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS. YOUR PEOPLE A GREATEST ASSET. I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE ARE ACHIEVING THERE. WE ARE ENGAGING OUR EAP, TRYING TO DESTIGMATISE COUNSELLING. WE ARE WORKING IN THAT SPACE. THAT IS SO VALUABLE. I KNOW YOU WILL BE AN UNDATED OF ENTRIES FOR THESE AWARDS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION, AND POURING YOUR EFFORTS AND OTHER PEOPLE. KIA ORA. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THOUSANDS OF NURSES ARE PREPARING TO STRIKE TOMORROW. WHY THEY'RE UNHAPPY WITH THE DHB'S LATEST OFFER AT 8. ALSO AHEAD... HOW TO GET ON TOP OF THE TUG OF WAR BETWEEN WORK AND PARENTING. THIS IS OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. THERE'S A BIT OF RAIN AND SOME HEAVY STRONG WHEN SAW PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. TODAY IS WORLD OCEAN DAY ` A DAY WHICH IS RECOGNISED AROUND THE WORLD TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR HEALTHY OCEANS. FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING, OLYMPIC SAILORS AND AMERICA'S CUP CHAMPIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING, OLYMPIC SAILORS AND AMERICA'S CUP CHAMPIONS PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE ARE ENCOURAGING KIWIS TO TAKE A DIP IN THE OCEAN THIS WINTER THROUGH THEIR MARINE CONSERVATION CHARITY LIVE OCEAN. WE SENT OUR SPORTS DEPARTMENT DOWN TO TAKAPUNA BEACH THIS MORNING TO CHAT WITH ONE OF THEM. ZION. THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE WORLD OCEAN DAY. I WAS HOPING YOU'LL BE A BIT WARMER. WE CAN'T FILL OUR HANDS BUT YEAH. PETER BILLING WITH HIS MARINE CONSERVATION CHARITY. I GUESS BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT WORLD OCEAN, HOW ARE YOU DOING? IT IS BEEN A BIG 12 MONTHS HOW ARE YOU DOING. IT'S BEEN A PRETTY BUSY., BUT WE HAVE JUST MANAGED TO GET OUT OF MIQ AND BACK INTO NEW ZEALAND. IT'S GREAT TO BE HOME. IT'S PRETTY COLD, BUT WE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON OUR CAMPAIGN. WHAT'S THE FEELING TOWARDS? WHAT'S YOUR FEELING TOWARDS THE OLYMPICS WITH JUST AROUND THE CORNER? AS AN ATHLETE, IT IS OUR BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD. WE JUST TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREPARE THE AND REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND TO A BEST OF OUR ABILITY. CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR CHARITY IS ABOUT AND WHAT IT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO YOU? WE STARTED LIFE OCEAN, AND TODAY IS WORLD OCEAN DAY, SO WE ARE CHALLENGING PEOPLE TO SHOW A VISUAL SIGN OF SUPPORT FOR US. IT'S ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TO GET ON THE OCEAN AND HAVE A SHOT OF SUPPORT. COULD YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT WE ARE TAKING PART IN? IT IS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO TAKE A MIDWINTER DIP. GIVEN THE OCEAN, FILAMENT, STANDING FOR 30 SECONDS AND TRY AND TAG THREE MATES. YOU CAN REGISTER@LIFEOCEAN.COM. IT'S REALLY ABOUT GETTING IN THERE AND SHOWING THAT YOU ARE ENJOYING THE OCEAN. A SET OF TALKING ABOUT IT, WE WILL LATER IN THE SHOW HOP ON. IT IS A LOOK INVITING AT ALL. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FUN. DON'T TAKE ME IN THE PHOTOS. DON'T PICK ME. THERE'S THREE GOOD CANDIDATES HERE. I'M NOMINATING ALL FOUR OF YOU. CAN YOU JUST ASK PISTOL PETE IF HE IS WEARING HIS LIMITED-EDITION AMERICA'S CUP SPEEDOS FOR THIS PARTICULAR DIP? A GOING TO BE WEARING YOUR LIMITED-EDITION SPEEDOS FOR THE CROSS? I'M GOING WITH MORE OF THE BOARD SHORT OPTION. IF YOU ARE GLENN ASHBY HE MIGHT WEAR SPEEDOS. I'M IN A NOW AND THAT'S IT. REALLY MAKE A STATEMENT FOR YOUR CAREER. GET INTO IT. IT'S 8 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. THOUSANDS OF NURSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL GO ON STRIKE TOMORROW DEMANDING BETTER PAY AND STAFFING LEVELS. THE EIGHT-HOUR WALK OUT COMES AFTER UNION MEMBERS REJECTED THE LATEST DHB PAY OFFER, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. THE DHB OFFER, WHICH HAS CHANGED SINCE THEIR PREVIOUS ONE, IS TO OFFER A LUMP SUM PAYMENT. AND SO THAT DOESN'T INCREASE THE RATES OF PAY FOR PEOPLE. AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE NURSES OF TOMORROW WILL BE PAID WHAT THEY ARE PAID NOW PLUS 1.38% AS AN ANNUALISED INCREASE. AND SO THOSE RATES AREN'T HIGH ENOUGH NOW, AND THEY WON'T BE HIGH ENOUGH IN THE FUTURE IF THIS OFFER WAS TO BE ACCEPTED. A POLICE OPERATION INVOLVING THE NATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUP IS UNFOLDING ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. A NUMBER OF SEARCH WARRANTS ARE BEING EXECUTED IN THE AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL AND WELLINGTON DISTRICTS. POLICE WILL REVEAL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN A LARGE-SCALE TRANSNATIONAL OPERATION TARGETING ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS AT 11 THIS MORNING. FIJI HAS RECORDED ANOTHER 64 CASES OF COVID-19 OVERNIGHT, AS THE OUTBREAK THAT STARTED IN APRIL SWELLS TO 681 CASES IN TOTAL. JOURNALIST FILIPE NAIKASO SAYS THERE ARE CONCERNS THE VIRUS HAS SPREAD FAR, WITH CLUSTERS EMERGING OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES. THE CAPITAL, SUVA CITY, IS CURRENTLY STILL IN LOCKDOWN WITH NAURSORI AND LAMI, SO THAT'S A CONTAINMENT ZONE. BUT FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, LIKE THE WESTERN SIDE, BORDERS WERE OPENED UP OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO TRAVEL, BUT THERE ARE STILL COVID PROTOCOLS. INDIA SAYS COVID-19 CASES ARE GOING DOWN, SO PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE OPENING UP. THE CAPITAL NEW DELHI'S ALLOWED BUSINESSES AND SHOPS TO REOPEN WITH LIMITED HOURS. THE METRO TRANSIT WILL ALSO RUN AT 50 PERCENT CAPACITY. MUMBAI'S ALSO REOPENING. INDIA REPORTED 114,000 NEW CASES ON SUNDAY. AND SPAIN'S OPENING ITS DOORS TO ANYONE AROUND THE WORLD VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19, HOPING TO REVITALISE THE COUNTRY'S TOURISM SECTOR. BUT ANYONE TRAVELLING FROM NEW ZEALAND WON'T NEED JAB, NOR A NEGATIVE PRE DEPARTURE TEST. OUR GOVERNMENT'S STILL ADVISING KIWIS NOT TO TRAVEL OVERSEAS. THREE PEOPLE DIED ON THE ROADS OVER QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. ONE PERSON DIED IN AUCKLAND IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SUNDAY AFTER A UTE COLLIDED WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ANOTHER PERSON DIED AND THREE OTHERS WERE INJURED IN A COLLISION BETWEEN A UTE AND MOTORCYCLE IN OTAGO. AND ON SUNDAY NIGHT THE ROAD TOLL ROSE TO THREE AFTER A PERSON DIED IN A TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN WAIKATO. THE TOLL IS A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND. HOUSE VALUE INCREASES APPEAR TO BE SLOWING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR, BUT ASKING PRICES ARE STILL ON THE UP. QV DATA RELEASED THIS MORNING SHOWS THE AVERAGE VALUE INCREASED 8.8% IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE 8.9% MEASURED IN APRIL. MEANWHILE, THE AVERAGE ASKING PRICE INCREASED BY A HISTORIC 17% YEAR-ON-YEAR LAST MONTH, ACCORDING TO TRADE ME PROPERTY DATA. THAT AVERAGE HAS BEEN PROPPED UP BY EVERY REGION IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING NINE WHICH SET NEW RECORDS. CHARITIES ARE WELCOMING THE NEWS OF THE FIRST NEW TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN NEARLY TWO DECADES. ADUCANUMAB HAS BEEN APPROVED BY AMERICAN REGULATORS. THE DRUG TARGETS THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF ALZHEIMER'S, RATHER THAN ITS SYMPTOMS. BUT SOME SCIENTISTS ARE DIVIDED OVER TRIAL RESULTS. ALZHEIMER'S IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DEMENTIA ` ALMOST 70,000 KIWIS LIVE WITH DEMENTIA TODAY. TO SPORT, AND THE FEELING OF A TEST MATCH DOUBLE HUNDRED ON DEBUT IS STILL SINKING IN FOR NEW ZEALAND CRICKET'S NEWEST HERO DEVON CONWAY. THE BLACKCAPS ARRIVED IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY AHEAD OF THEIR SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND AT EDGBASTON, BUT ALL THE TALK IS STILL ON CONWAY AND HIS RECORDING BREAKING KNOCK. I'VE CERTAINLY HAD TO PINCH MYSELF, YOU KNOW, I-I COULDN'T HAVE DREAMT OF A MORE PERFECT START, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAID TO ME '200 BEFORE YOUR TEST DEBUT', I'D SAY YOU'RE ON SOMETHING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T BE ON. THE SECOND TEST GETS UNDERWAY ON THURSDAY NIGHT. WAS TOLD BY AN ENGLISHMAN IF YOU'RE WANTING TO SAY BIRMINGHAM IN THE RIGHT ACCENT YOU JUST NEED TO SOUND DISAPPOINTED. IT'S NOT A BAD PLACE ACTUALLY. IT'S GOT THE BULLRING, AND THAT'S ABOUT IT. SMOOTH, MATTY. COMING IN WITH HIS BROOM. WHERE DID YOU GO? I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY GRAPHICS. BUT I GOT THERE. I HOPE THE WEATHER PLAYS ITS PART, BECAUSE I ENJOYED SPORTS COVERAGE OF THE TEST, BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE FIVE DAYS OF ACTION. HOW MUCH DO YOU GET FOR THAT? HE'S MISSED OUT ON THE SKODA I'M GOING TO BE HILARY BARRY. FIVE DAYS IS A LONG TIME. NOT IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. GOOD FOR YOU, SCOTTY. ARE YOU NOT COMING TO WATCH? HIGHLIGHTS. THIS IS WHAT YOUR TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT YOUR TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT'LL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH... 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'LL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOU-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALEFORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL... BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOU-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL... MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKES BAY. PLUS THOSE NOR-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS, 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TODAY JUST SOUTH OF HASTINGS AND HAVELOCK NORTH. JULIET COTTRELL ` WAIMARAMA. WE ARE SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED! ONE STORE, RUN BY TWO INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY CONDUITS, SCHOOL OF 15 CHILDREN, A MARAE, A SURF CLUB, SOME HARDY LOCALS ALL WITH HEARTS OF GOLD! THEY'LL DO YOU A GOOD BREAKFAST. A FEW PERMANENT RESIDENTS, BUT MOSTLY BOLSTERED BY HOLIDAYMAKERS, APPARENTLY THE PERFECT SPOT TO COLLECT PIPIS. THE GO. CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN, FRESH NORTHEASTERLIES, HEADING FOR A HIGH OF 15 DEGREES. THANK YOU JULIET FOR SENDING THAT IN. BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARANUI, WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST IT'S MOSTLY FINE WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON, 17 FOR LEVIN AND NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. 16 DEGREES FOR HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH AND NELSON. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD SHIFITNG EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON... WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 12 THE EXPECTED HIGH IN TIMARU, 14 IF YOU'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT'LL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU... BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY, WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN, 12 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY... TOMORROW THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. WE LOVED HEARING ABOUT YOUR TOWN IN BESPOKE WEATHER, AND NOW BESPOKE WEATHER COULD BE COMING TO YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFASTWEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN, AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. GET TO KNOW THE PEOPLE, THE COMMUNITY, THE LOCAL STORE. YOU WILL BE FEEDING MATTY. MY HANDS WILL BE WARM FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IT'S THE 8TH OF JUNE AND HERE'S WHAT WE'RE CELEBRATING WITH YOU, AOTEAROA. TODAY'S THE DAY TOBY TURNS 3. HE IS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING AT HIS FAVOURITE PLAYGROUND, EATING CHOCOLATE CAKE, PLAYING WITH HIS TOY TRAINS AND RIDING HIS BIKE. TOBY'S FAMILY REALLY LOVE HIM LOTS. THEY SENT IN HIS TODAY'S THE DAY EMAIL OVER 30 TIMES! OH WELL. ENJOY CELEBRATING TOBY! ENJOY THE TRAINS AND CHOCOLATE CAKE. TODAY'S THE DAY CLIFF TURNS 6. HE IS THE BEST KID AND SO LOVED BY ALL FAMILY. THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON THE CHATTY CHARTERS BOAT IN A SCHOOL TRIP HERE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. LOOKING QUITE THE PART. WHAT A GREAT NAME. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, POWER TODAY'S THE DAY ROXY ALSO TURNS 6! SHE REALLY IS A GOOD DOG; SHE IS STILL FULL OF ENERGY, LOVE AND LIGHT! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROXY. WE HOPE YOU GET LOTS OF TREATS AND BELLY RUBS! TODAY'S THE DAY LES TURNS 90! TODAY'S THE DAY LES TURNS 90! HE HAS 3 CHILDREN, 9 GRANDCHILDREN AND 21 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HIS FAMILY HAD A CELEBRATION FOR HIM ON THE WEEKEND AT WHATAWHATA VILLAGE CAFE. WE HEAR LES WATCHES BREAKFAST RELIGIOUSLY, SO WE HOPE YOU'RE WATCHING NOW, LES! YOUR FAMILY LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU. A BIG, BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LES HIS PROPERTY THINKING YOU CAN WAIT FOR JOHN CAMPBELL TO WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATTY MACLEAN ALSO DOES PERSONALISED BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. WE DO THIS EVERY DAY. BREAKFAST@TVNZ.CO.NZ AND USE 'TODAYS THE DAY' IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE. COMING UP ` TRYING TO FIND THE ELUSIVE BALANCE BETWEEN WORK LIFE AND HOME LIFE. AFTER THE BREAK, A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR PARENTS. WORKING PARENTS CAN FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN A PERMANENT GAME OF TUG OF WAR THAT THEY ARE NEVER GOING TO WIN. AND IT'S ALMOST A FULL TIME JOB MANAGING THE GUILT. SO HERE TO GIVE US A SURVIVAL GUIDE IS PARENTING GURU AND SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PARENTING PLACE ` TE KARERE SCARBOROUGH. THERE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT IT IN THE BREAK. IT IS A BIT OF A THING, ISN'T IT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE EMOTIONS WHICH IS LEAST HELPFUL BECAUSE YOU CAN SIT IN THERE AND WALLOW IN THEIR GUILT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING I FELT MANY TIMES OVER MY LIFE. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. SAVVY WORKER 9-TO-5 JOB, WHERE DO WE FIND THAT WINDOW TO BE WITH THE KIDS? CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE WORKING AND HAVING KIDS IS A VERY BUSY LIFE. IN TERMS OF WINDOWS, OFTEN WE ARE BROUGHT INTO THIS IDEA THAT WE ARE JUST CAR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES THAT HAVE TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE TO SQUEEZE AS MUCH IN INTO OUR LIVES BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT A PRODUCTIVE HEALTHY LIFE LOOKS LIKE. BUT INTIMACY AND CONNECTION DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN WELL UNDER PRESSURE. RATHER THEN ADDING MORE STRATEGY IN, SOMETIMES TAKING THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES AWAY, YOU CAN HAVE A JOB, KIDS BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A CHAIR ON THOSE THREE COMMITTEES? SO REMOVING SOME OF THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES IS GOOD. WE ALL HAVE SOMETHING. IF WE CAN FIND A WINDOW, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S 20 MINUTES OR DAY THE THING ABOUT BUILDING QUALITY TIME INTERACTION WITH OUR FAMILY AND KIDS EVERY DAY, IS ABOUT QUALITY AND CONSISTENCY. QUALITY MEANS HOW DO I MAKE YOU FEEL THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD FOR THIS NEXT 10 TO 20 MINUTES? SO THAT MEANS PHONES AWAY. I GOT TOLD TOLD OFF OR WATCHING A MOVIE THE OTHER DAY. MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS EIGHT TOLD ME IT WASN'T FAMILY TIME. IN TERMS OF CONSISTENCY, IT IS FINDING SOMETHING YOU CAN DO EVERY DAY. WITH MY KIDS, EVERY TIME AFTER A BATH, WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED SUPERHERO TRAINING. THEY JUST OFFENCE YOU ARE SEEN JUMPING ON THE BED AND BEING HIT BY CUSHIONS. BUT WE HAVE SOMETHING PLANNED EVERY DAY WHICH WE COME TO. DURING THAT TIME, IT'S CONSISTENT AND HAPPENS EVERY DAY, I'M JUST FOCUSED ON THEM. IF YOU PLAN SOMETHING EVERY DAY WITH YOUR CHILD, YOU CAN BUILD ANTICIPATION. 15 MINUTES YOU BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO IS WORTH MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR OF HALF EFFORT TIME. IT'S A STRATEGY THAT WE'VE USED IN OUR HOUSE QUITE A LOT. QUALITY TIME AND CONSISTENCY. IT'S ALMOST LIKE A SWING. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET IT GOING, WANT TO HAVE GRAVITY ON YOUR TIME, IT'S EASY TO MAINTAIN. IF YOU GET THE RELATIONSHIP GOING, A LITTLE BIT OF A PUSH EVERY DAY IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. AND THAT BECOMES THE MEMORY, DOESN'T IT? DELPHI I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS FINDING WORK. THEY ARE SO EXCESSIVELY TO WORK ALL THE TIME, HOW DO WE STOP THINGS SPILLING OVER? LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO TEACH PEOPLE THIS. BALANCES A DIRTY WORD, I RECKON. YES AND NO. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WHAT IS A LOOK LIKE TO BE PRESENT? INCLUDING BOUNDARIES AND WAYS TO CAPTURE A COMPLETE ATTENTION CAN BE VERY IMPORTANT. ONE OF THEM IS THE MORE HOURS YOU WORK, THE MORE PRODUCTIVE YOU CAN BE. I DON'T NECESSARILY BUY INTO THOSE IDEAS FOR ME IT'S AROUND HAVING BOUNDARIES AND WAYS OF GIVING COMPLETE ATTENTION TO THE FAMILY OR TO THE KIDS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IS OF VERY HELPFUL THING. DO YOU THINK IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE, IF YOU DON'T ANSWER AN EMAIL, WORK DOESN'T CARE, BUT I FEEL LIKE I HAVE TO PROVE TO WORK THAT I AM THERE OR THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS NOW BECAUSE I WORK THREE DAYS A WEEK, BUT THAT COUSINS OF THE TIME DOESN'T IT? SO WHAT IS THE ADVICE? DO YOU WANT TO BE A GOOD EMPLOYEE? OR DO AND TO BE THE BEST EMPLOYEE? THE MORE YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING WELL, THE MORE IT'S GONNA CUT INTO TIME IN OTHER PLACES. LOWERING OUR EXPECTATIONS ACROSS THE BOARD IS A GOOD WAY OF FINDING THAT REALLY IMPORTANT SPACE AND TIME. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO RENEGOTIATE WITH THE WORK BUT THAT IS IN HR, WHAT KIDS NEED FROM US IS MORE THAN IT IS. IF YOUR KIDS ARE HOUSED' IF THEY ARE DRAWING EDUCATION, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO EXPRESS INDIVIDUALITY AND CULTURE YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE CAN FOCUS ON ALL OF THESE OTHER THINGS, ULTIMATELY, OUR KIDS DON'T WANT OTHER THINGS OR OTHER COACHES. THEY JUST WANT YOU. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT. THIS IS MY FINAL STORY. IN THE WEEK AND MY KIDS WERE PLAYING ROBOTS. ROBLOX. I SAID TO MY KIDS, IT'S THE WEEKEND. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO OUT OF THESE THREE THINGS. ROBOTS FOR ANOTHER 20 MINUTES, CHOCOLATE OR SUPERHERO TRAINING. AND THEY SCREAMED CHOCOLATE. THEY CLOSE COMPUTERS AND WE WENT IN PLACE SUPERHERO TRAINING. OUR KIDS WANT US MORE THAN ANYTHING. IF THERE SOMEBODY OUT THERE WHO ASCENDING BECAUSE THE WORK AND SHOVING ON THE LAPTOP. YOU ARE DOING A REALLY REALLY GOOD JOB JUST AS IT IS. RESEARCH ACROSS THE BOARD SHOWS THAT. BUT FINDING TIME, YOU WON'T REGRET THAT. FINANCIAL PRESSURES ARE A BIG CHALLENGE, BUT FOR THE MAJORITY OF OUR WHANAU THERE IS A POCKETS OF TIME THAT WE CAN USE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING. MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` COMING UP, ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST MEN IS SET FOR LIFT OFF ON A A TRIP TO SPACE. MORE ON THAT AT 8.30. ALSO AHEAD ` THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE. NEIL FINN AND A COUPLE OF HIS BOYS TELLS US ABOUT CROWDED HOUSE'S NEW OFFERING. AND IT'S A BIT OVERCAST IN HAMILTON THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT SHAKE ON THE CAMERA THERE THAT IS THE ONE THAT WILL REALLY GET YOU TODAY. DETAILS COMING UP SHORTLY Sarah?! Jenny Craig works. I've lost 15kg and feel great. Flexible delivery options available with Jenny Craig. IT'S BEEN A SLOW JAM DAY. AROUND LOW-KEY VIBE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'D RATHER SOME 90S POP. S CLUB, BRITNEY. YOU'VE OFFERED A LOT OF OPTIONS THERE. SPICE GIRLS GETS ME GOING IN THE MORNING. I LISTEN TO IT IN THE CHANGING ROOM. THINK I'VE HEARD YOU LISTENING TO THAT IN THE CHANGING ROOM. MYSTERY SOLVED. MATTY YOU HAVE ANOTHER STORY TO SHARE. SOMEONE MESSAGED ME ON TWITTER, THEY WENT TO VISIT THEIR GRANDPARENTS IN A RETIREMENT VILLAGE AND AND NEXT DOOR TO THE GRANDPARENT WAS A DISPLAY, A SHOW HOME IF YOU WILL... THIS ISN'T BORING LIKE THE LAST CHAT. AS PART OF THE STAGING FOR THE RETIREMENT VILLAGE, THERE IS A FRAMED PHOTO OF ME. THERE IS A FRAMED PHOTO OF YOU IN A SHOW VILLA IN A RETIREMENT VILLAGE? I DON'T KNOW IF I MEANT TO BE SIGNALLING A GRANDCHILD THAT YOU MIGHT PUT ON DISPLAY. I THINK YOU MAKE IT MORE HOMELY. THEY ARE USING YOUR IMAGE TO SELL RETIREMENT HOMES. YOU SHOULD BE SAYING THIS IS MY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT LEGAL STAGE FURTHER... I NEED TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION. IT WAS A GREAT SHOT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN A PHOTO? HE'S LIKE THIS ` VERY CASUAL. I'LL FIND A PHOTO, AND SHOW IT TO YOU. MAYBE THEY WANT A FAMILY PHOTO. NURSES WILL BE STRIKING FOR EIGHT HOURS TOMORROW, FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND STAFFING LEVELS. IT COMES AFTER UNION MEMBERS REJECTED THE LATEST DHB PAY OFFER, SAYING IT ISN'T SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE FIRST. ONE SURGICAL NURSE SAYS THE DHB NEEDS TO DO MORE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN STAFF. NURSES HAVE BEEN LEAVING, AND THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE TO REPLACE THEM SO OUR STAFFING HAS JUST GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. AND, BY THE NATURE OF WHO WE ARE, WE CAN'T SAY NO, SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH OUR BREAKS, WE'RE DOING OVERTIME, AND WE'RE JUST EXHAUSTED. THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO GIVE. FIJI HAS RECORDED ANOTHER 64 CASES OF COVID-19 OVERNIGHT, AFTER 83 CASES WERE REPORTED ON SUNDAY. THERE ARE NOW 515 ACTIVE CASES IN ISOLATION, AND FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED SINCE THE OUTBREAK BEGAN. HEALTH SECRETARY DOCTOR JAMES FONG SAYS OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMERGENCE OF CLUSTERS OUTSIDE CONTAINMENT ZONES. A POLICE OPERATION INVOLVING THE NATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME GROUP IS UNFOLDING ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. A NUMBER OF SEARCH WARRANTS ARE BEING EXECUTED IN THE AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL AND WELLINGTON DISTRICTS. POLICE WILL REVEAL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S INVOLVEMENT IN A LARGE-SCALE TRANSNATIONAL OPERATION TARGETING ORGANISED CRIME GROUPS AT 11 THIS MORNING. IT'S HOPED A NEW AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE FOR WALKING & CYCLING WILL RELIEVE CONGESTION. LAST WEEK, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO BUILD A $785M STANDALONE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, FOLLOWING PROTESTS WHICH BLOCKED A LANE OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE. ORIGINAL PLANS SAW THE CYCLE LANE ADDED TO THE HARBOUR BRIDGE, BUT THAT'S NO LONGER THE CASE. THE BRIDGE IS FINE, IN TERMS OF ITS ABILITY TO TAKE CARS AND TRUCKS, THAT WILL CONTINUE, BUT IF WE WANT THIS TO BE A LONG TERM, ENDURING THING THAT SUPPORTS PEOPLE TO WALK AND CYCLE IN THIS CITY, WE NEED THIS SEPARATE STRUCTURE. TWO PASSENGER TRAINS HAVE COLLIDED IN SOUTHERN PAKISTAN, KILLING AT LEAST 40 PEOPLE ` DOZENS MORE HAVE BEEN INJURED. ONE TRAIN DERAILED AND LANDED ON ANOTHER TRACK, A SECOND TRAIN LOADED WITH PASSENGERS THEN HIT IT AND OVERTURNED. IT'S FEARED THE DEATH TOLL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE, WITH MANY PEOPLE CRITICALLY HURT. ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD IS SET TO BECOME ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN SPACE. AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS HAS ANNOUNCED HE'LL FLY TO SPACE ON THE FIRST HUMAN FLIGHT LAUNCHED BY HIS COMPANY BLUE ORIGIN. HIS BROTHER WILL KEEP HIM COMPANY, WHILE THEY'RE AUCTIONING OFF A SEAT FOR SOMEONE TO JOIN THEM. BIDDING ENDS THIS WEEKEND, AND HAS ALREADY REACHED ALMOST $4.5M. TO SPORT, AND COCO GAUFF (17) HAS BECOME THE YOUNGEST WOMAN TO REACH A GRAND SLAM QUARTER-FINAL SINCE 2006. GAUFF IS YET TO DROP A SET IN THE TOURNAMENT, AND CRUISED HER WAY TO VICTORY THIS MORNING OVER TWENTY FIFTH SEED ONS JABEUR. THAT'S DOWN THE CENTRE. AND THERE'S THAT DOUBLES PLAY. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. WHAT A MATCH SHE'S PLAYING HERE. MEANWHILE, IN THE MEN'S DRAW NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS COME BACK FROM BEING TWO SETS DOWN TO BEAT ITALY'S LORENZO MUSETTI. THE SERB DROPPING JUST ONE GAME IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH SET, BEFORE MUSETTI RETIRED WITH AN INJURY IN THE DECIDING SET. AND THAT'S YOUR NEWS. CHRIS CHANG IS NOT HAPPY. I'VE COOLED DOWN. YOU FIRE OUT IN ANGER, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO DO... REIN IT IN. YOU HAD A VERY STRONG OPINIONS ON IT. DON'T LOOK BACK IN CHANGER. YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THAT FOR MUCH LONGER. THOSE ARE MY BEST GAGS ` I'M BUILDING. THIS IS WHAT YOUR TUESDAY LOOKS LIKE. THERE'S OCCASIONAL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE UPPER NORTH, AND IT'LL BE HEAVY AT TIMES, PARTICULARLY THIS MORNING. STILL PRETTY MILD, THOUGH... 16, 17 DEGREES FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'LL BE THESE WINDS THAT REALLY PACK A PUNCH WITH A SEVERE WEATHER WARNING FOR NORTHLAND AND WATCHES FOR AUCKLAND AND COROMANDEL. THOSE SOU-EASTERLIES COULD REACH GALEFORCE STRENGTH FOR ALL OF YOU. THAT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DAY WILL HIT TAURANGA AS WELL... BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE IT'S A MIX OF CLOUD COVER, THE ODD FINE PATCH, AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YOU'LL GET HIT BY THOSE SOU-EASTERLY WINDS TOO. 17 DEGREES FOR HAMILTON AND ALONG THE COAST. IT'S OVERCAST FURTHER EAST WITH A FEW SHOWERS AS WELL... MORE FREQUENT AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKES BAY. PLUS THOSE NOR-EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE A BIT FRESH. 15 THE EXPECTED HIGH FOR MASTERTON AND HASTINGS, 17 IF YOU'RE IN NAPIER. BIT GREY AROUND TAUMARANUI WITH THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER LUNCH. BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE OUT WEST IT'S MOSTLY FINE, WITH JUST A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD FLOATING ROUND. 15 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON, 17 FOR LEVIN AND NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE'S CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT AROUND BLENHEIM AND KAIKOURA, WITH DRIZZLE AT TIMES THROUGH THERE AS WELL. BUT FOR NELSON AND THE WEST COAST IT'S NICE AND SUNNY WITH JUST SOME LIGHT WINDS. 16 DEGREES FOR HOKITIKA, GREYMOUTH AND NELSON. YOU'LL BE SETTING OFF TO LOW CLOUD SHIFITNG EAST, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'LL LINGER UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. WHERE IT SHOULD START BREAKING UP TO REVEAL FINE SPELLS BEHIND IT. 12 THE EXPECTED HIGH IN TIMARU, 14 IF YOU'RE IN CHRISTCHURCH. AND IT'LL BE A FRESH AND FROSTY START THROUGH MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH, WITH LOW CLOUD FOR A LOT OF YOU... BUT THAT SHOULD BE GONE PRETTY QUICKLY WITH A DECENT DAY IN STORE. MILFORD SOUND MIGHT JUST HAVE SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AS WELL. 10 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN, 12 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. AND THEN CHECKING OUT YOUR WEDNESDAY... TOMORROW THOSE REMAINING SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S NORTH AND EAST SHOULD START EASING, AND IT'S MOSTLY FINE ACROSS THE REST OF AOTEAROA. WE LOVED HEARING ABOUT YOUR TOWN IN BESPOKE WEATHER, AND NOW BESPOKE WEATHER COULD BE COMING TO YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HEAD TO BREAKFASTWEATHER.CO.NZ AND SHARE A PHOTO OF YOUR TOWN, AND THANKS TO SKODA, BREAKFAST COULD PAY YOU A VISIT. AT THE END OF EACH MONTH, I'LL CHOOSE A FAVOURITE AND DO THE WEATHER LIVE FROM THAT LOCATION. WE'VE GOT THE PHOTO. MATTY GOT SENT A PHOTO ` LET'S SEE. THAT'S IN A DISPLAY VILLA AND A RETIREMENT VILLAGE IN TAURANGA. HAPPY MATTY. IS THAT IN THE BEDROOM, THE LOUNGE AREA? THAT'S A BEDSIDE TABLE. IT SAYS WARM AND INVITING. MATTY YOU HAVE TO TALK TO THESE PEOPLE. ARE YOU A FAN FAVOURITE AMONGST THE RETIRED COMMUNITIES OF NEW ZEALAND? LET'S DO A POLL. I THINK THERE COULD BE A NICHE FOR YOU HERE. IS THAT GOING TO SELL IT? DOES IT COME WITH IT? I THOUGHT THEY WERE SELLING A HOME, AND THEY PUT THAT UP. BUT IT'S A SHOWROOM, SO IT'S THERE FOR EVER. I NEED MORE DETAILS. IF YOU LIVE IN THE COPPER CREST RETIREMENT VILLAGE IN TAURANGA, PLEASE EXPLAIN. COMING UP ` CROWDED HOUSE ARE BACK, WITH MORE FINNS THAN EVER BEFORE. NEIL, AND LIAM FINN JOIN US NEXT. THERE IT IS, THE SOUND OF CROWDED HOUSE. IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE SINCE THEY'VE RELEASED AN ALBUM, AND 'DREAMERS ARE WAITING' IS THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM FROM CROWDED HOUSE. FRESH FROM A PACKED TOUR AROUND AOTEAROA, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WELCOME NEIL AND LIAM FINN TO THE SHOW. MORENA KOUTOU! CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. KNEEL, THE ALBUM HELPS BEEN WIDELY REVIEWED ` AND INCREDIBLY POSITIVE REVIEWS AS WELL. WHY HAVE YOU FOUND THIS PROCESS SO ENERGISING? WE WERE FORTUNATE WE BEGUN THIS NEW BAND REIMAGINED CROWDED HOUSE LINEUP, RELISHING THE SOUND THAT WE COULD MAKE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC HIT. MOST OF THE ALBUM WAS RECORDED AND AN INTENTIONAL MANNER WHICH I STILL BELIEVE IN. LIAM AND ELROY COMING IN WITH HUGE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF THEIR OWN, BUT ALSO A DEPTH OF FEELING. FINALLY SITTING ON THE FLOOR, JAMMING WITH US. THERE WAS SO MUCH ENERGY AND THAT. IT SAW US THROUGH THE UNSCHEDULED STOP OF QUARANTINE, WHEN WE DISAPPEARED TO OUR OWN LITTLE ROOMS AND TRIED OUT OUR VARIOUS IDEAS, AND ZOOM CALLED EVERY FEW DAYS. THAT WAS ABOUT AS MUCH ENERGY IN ABOUT AS MUCH FOCUS THAT WE COULD HAVE HOPED FOR DURING SUCH A STRANGE TIME. LIAM IS ALSO JOINING US. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU TOO. SONGWRITING CREDIT FOR YOU TOO. THE INSPIRATION THAT YOU BROUGHT TO THE GROUP FROM A SONGWRITING PERSPECTIVE, CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT TO US? IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, DAN AND I HAVE HAD A LOT OF TIME SPENT WRITING TOGETHER, AND I THINK WE REALISED THAT WE HAD A GOOD SYNERGY. THERE IS A FAMILY CONNECTION, BUT WE ALSO HAD A MUTUAL RESPECT AND A FEARLESSNESS TO EITHER ENCOURAGE OR SAY NO THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA. I THINK WE REALISE THAT WAS WORKING VERY WELL, SO MOVING INTO THIS CROWDED HOUSE THING, THERE WAS SOME HISTORY THERE. HE BROUGHT A SONG TO THE TABLE THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. THROUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, IT ENDED UP FEELING LIKE A REAL BAND. WE ALL LAUGHED TOGETHER, WE HAD A TEXT THREAD. IT FEELS LIKE BEING 20 YEARS OLD AND A BAND AGAIN. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE LOOK AT IT LIKE A CROWDED HOUSE ALBUM, BUT IT WON'T SOUND LIKE THE ALBUM THAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT. THERE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL FEEL TO IT. LISTENING TO THE OTHER MINUTES ENTIRETY, IS THAT THE IDEA BEHIND THE ALBUM FOR YOU? IT IS ABOUT 12 SONGS, NOT INDIVIDUAL SONGS. I BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT OF AN ALBUM. AND WE HAVE A VINYL EDITION OF THE ALBUM. IS A BEAUTIFUL COVER. COVER TO PUT THAT RECORD ON THE TURNTABLE, IS A VERY ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE. THERE ARE 12 INDIVIDUAL SONGS, WE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THEM COHESIVE. I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF A RECORD, AN ALBUM. THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY DISCUSSED, IN TERMS OF WHAT THE SONG REPRESENTS TO YOU. THERE IS A LITERAL EXPLANATION, BEING FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND ISLAND NATION. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE LYRICAL COMPONENT OF THAT SONG? YOU'VE DESCRIBED IT QUITE WELL. I DON'T NEED TO ADD TOO MUCH TO THAT. LIKE A LOT OF SONGS I WRITE, I LIKE THEM TO HAVE MULTIPLE MEANINGS. 'THE ISLAND' AS MYTHICAL ESCAPE. PEOPLE HAVE COME TO NEW ZEALAND THINKING IT WAS AN ISLAND FORETOLD TO BE AT THE END OF THE WORLD. IT'S SUCH A GOLDEN TICKET TO BE IN NEW ZEALAND AT THE MOMENT, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE SONG THROUGH THE LENS OF THAT. BUT IT WAS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, ABOUT PEOPLE PACKING UP AND TAKING REFUGE SOMEWHERE, BUT IN YOUR OWN MIND, YOU ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR REFUGE. AND COULD BE ABOUT A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP, BUT IT WASN'T PARTICULARLY. EVERYONE TAKES WHAT THEY WILL. YOU USED TO WORK AT TABAC, DIDN'T YOU? YOU USE TO GET TOGETHER AND PLAY BOWIE COVERS. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW YOU'VE GONE UP IN THE WORLD. I THINK I REACH MY ZENITH BEHIND YOUR BAR. THAT NIGHT IN PARTICULAR. UNFORGETTABLE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT CROWDED HOUSE ` THAT COMES WITH BAGGAGE. IT IS A BAND THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME, THERE IS A LOT OF EXPECTATION. TO BE PART OF IT NOW, AND TO BE WRITING SONGS UNDER THE CROWDED HOUSE BANNER, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? AS THE PROGENY? IT FEELS VERY SPECIAL AND MONUMENTAL. I WAS THERE FROM THE FORMATION OF THE BAND IS A TWO YEAR OLD. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO WOULD KNOW THE MUSIC OF CROWDED HOUSE AS WELL AS I DO. WHETHER I WANTED TO LIKE IT OR NOT, I KNOW IT REALLY WELL. ESPECIALLY NOW. I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT THE BAND, AND THE LEGACY OF THE BAND. AND WHAT THE BAND CAN STILL BE. LET'S NOT JUST BURN UP THE OLD SONGS, BUT TO MAKE A NEW ERA. DAD'S IMPETUS IN THIS PROJECT WAS TO MAKE MUSIC THAT WOULD BE FUN TO PERFORM LIVE. GETTING TO GO AND PERFORM IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS FAMILY. LET'S MAKE STUFF THAT IS GONNA BE FUN TO PERFORM. IT IS QUITE UPBEAT, IT IS FUN MUSIC. IT IS A REALLY ENERGETIC, FINE RECORD. OF PLAYING WITH FIRE IS ANYTHING TO GO BY... CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL. IT IS A FINE ACHIEVEMENT, AND A GLORIOUSLY DELICIOUS ALBUM TO LISTEN TO FROM START TO FINISH. GREAT TO SEE THAT THE FINN FAMILY PLAN HAS COME TO FRUITION. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS I SAW WHEN THE AUSTRALIAN BUBBLE OPENED WAS NEIL POSTED A VIDEO OF HIM AND JIMMY BARNES SINGING POI E. STAY WITH US. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. TODAY IS WORLD OCEAN DAY, AND TO CELEBRATE IT, OLYMPIC SAILOR PETER BURLING IS CHALLENGING KIWIS TO TAKE A DIP IN THE SEA THIS WINTER, POST YOURSELF DOING IT ON INSTAGRAM AND NOMINATE THREE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME. IT SEEMS PETER HAS NOMINATED OUR SPORTS DEPARTMENT ZION DAYAL, WHO IS DOWN AT TAKAPUNA BEACH WITH PETER. ZION, WHATS GOING ON? THIS IS IT. ARE YOU SWIMMING? WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE, TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WORLD OCEAN DAY. PETE, JUST THROUGH YOUR CHARITY 'LOVE OCEAN,. WE ARE ABOUT TO JUMP ON THE SEA, WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER, YOU ARE URGING KIWIS TO JUMP ON THE SEA? THE OCEAN DOES SO MUCH FOR US, AND WE NEED TO GET BACK. TOIDAY WE ARE JUMPING IN THE HAURAKI GULF. WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE YOU ARE SITTING FOR EVERYONE? JUST A JUMP IN THE OCEAN, FOR 30 SECONDS. I'M QUITE EXCITED. THE CHALLENGES TO NOMINATE THREE PEOPLE ` I'M NOMINATING ALL OF YOU GUYS. WE ARE GOING TO HOP INTO THE OCEAN, AND GIVE IT A GO. YOU GO FIRST. IS MAKING SURE THAT ZION IS COMING. ZION WHAT ARE YOU DOING? THAT RUNNING TECHNIQUE WAS LIKE JACK TAME. AT HOME, WATCHING US, THE WATER TEMPERATURE IS 17DEGREES. THAT MIGHT SOUND WARM, BUT IT'S NOT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY HE HASN'T TAKEN HIS SHIRT OFF. I SAID TO THESE GUYS, IF THEY NOMINATE US, WE WON'T DO IT. THERE'S NO WAY I'M JUMPING IN. I WILL GO FOR A WINTER DIP. IT'S COLD AND FLU SEASON. YOU HAVE TO RUN AND DIVE. NOT QUITE 30 SECONDS. HOW WAS THAT? THAT WAS HORRIBLE. I CAN'T FEEL MY FEET. WERE GOING TO GO AND GET HOT COFFEE. I'M BUGGGERED. HOP IN THE OCEAN, 30 SECONDS, NOMINATE A FEW PEOPLE. IF YOU REGISTER ON LIVEOCEAN.COM AND CHECK OUT THE LINKS, SEE WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY SUPPORTING TODAY. WELL DONE, ZION. PETE HAS A GREAT RIG. THAT'S OUR SHOW. KA KITE ANO.