TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` RUN BY THE FBI. THE MAJOR GLOBAL OPERATION TARGETING ORGANISED CRIME NABS DOZENS OF KIWIS AND NETS PILES AND PILES OF CASH. HOW AN APP WAS USED TO TRICK GANGSTERS WORLDWIDE. A MILLION MORE DOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINE ARE SECURED FOR KIWIS. WHEN THEY'LL BE DELIVERED, AND WHAT IT'LL MEAN FOR GETTING YOUR JAB. AND, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. IT'S AFFECTING MORE AND MORE NEW ZEALANDERS. NOW, THE FIRST NEW TREATMENT IN NEARLY 20 YEARS IS APPROVED IN THE U.S. WHY IT'S DIVIDING SCIENTISTS. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER, CHELSEA BRADY AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. A WORLDWIDE HI-TECH STING LED BY THE FBI AND INVOLVING NEW ZEALAND POLICE HAS DEALT A HUGE BLOW TO CRIMINALS BOTH HERE AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. OPERATION TROJAN SHIELD INCLUDED BIG INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS ` AMERICA'S FBI, THE DEA OR DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EUROPOL, THE EU'S CRIME-FIGHTING AGENCY, AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE, AND OTHER PARTNERS IN MORE THAN A DOZEN COUNTRIES. IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST ORGANISED CRIME OPERATIONS, UNDERWORLD FIGURES AND CRIME GANGS WERE TRICKED INTO COMMUNICATING USING AN ENCRYPTED APP DEVELOPED BY THE FBI. THIS INCLUDED PLANNING EXECUTIONS, DRUG SMUGGLING AND MONEY LAUNDERING. WE'LL LOOK AT THE OVERSEAS LINKS SHORTLY. FIRST, HOW IT HELPED POLICE HERE ARREST DOZENS OF PEOPLE. HERE'S LOGAN CHURCH. ONE BY ONE THEY ENTERED THE COURT. HEAD HUNTERS GANG MEMBERS IN AUCKLAND, SENIOR LEADERS OF THE MONGREL MOB AND COMANCHEROS IN THE WAIKATO ` ALL CAUGHT IN A ACT OF DECEPTION BY INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE 35 PEOPLE APPEARING IN COURT TODAY WILL BE CHARGED WITH OVER 900 CHARGES. AUTHORITIES INFILTRATING A COMMUNICATION APP CRIMINALS THOUGHT WAS UNTRACEABLE. NEW ZEALAND'S POLICE SWOOPING IN, FINDING DRUGS, CARS, BOATS, MOTORBIKES AND CASH ` STACKS AND STACKS OF CASH. TODAY WE'VE SEIZED, DURING COURSE OF THESE OPERATIONS, ABOUT 8.6 KILOS OF METH THAT CAME IN THROUGH THE BORDER. YESTERDAY WE RECOVERED ABOUT 20 OUNCES OF METHAMPHETAMINE, OVER $1m CASH, FOUR FIREARMS, MULTIPLE KILOS OF IODINE AND WE RESTRAINED ABOUT $3.7m IN ASSETS TO DATE. IN 2018, POLICE LAUNCHED OPERATION VAN, TARGETING AN ATTEMPT TO IMPORT METH AND COCAINE INTO THE COUNTRY BY BOAT. THE POLICE THEN BECAME AWARE OF A PHONE APP CALLED 'ANOM'. IT WAS BEING USED BY CRIME NETWORKS ACROSS THE WORLD, AND THROUGH THE APP, CRIMINALS COULD SEND AND RECEIVE ENCRYPTED MESSAGES AND VIDEO. BUT WHAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW IS THAT THE FBI ENTIRELY CONTROLLED IT. THE THREATS WE FACE ARE TOO DIVERSE AND TWO COMPLEX FOR ANY ONE ORGANISATION TO TACKLE ALONE. THEY ENLISTED CRIMINAL INFLUENCERS, LIKE AUSTRALIA'S MOST WANTED DRUG SMUGGLER, WHO WAS GIVEN A PHONE LIKE THIS BY AN UNDERCOVER AGENT WITH THE ANOM APP INSTALLED. SO, HE'S ESSENTIALLY SET UP HIS OWN COLLEAGUES. A NUMBER OF THE DEVICES MAKING THEIR WAY HERE. WE HAD 57 DEVICES BEING USED HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE DEVICES WAS BEING USED FOR CRIMINAL MEANS. USED BY THOSE ALLEGEDLY IMPORTING ILLEGAL DRUGS AND MONEY LAUNDERING. THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBABLY ELEMENTS TO PULL THIS TOGETHER, FROM HAVING THE RIGHT SOFTWARE, FROM HAVING THE RIGHT PLATFORM, TO CAPTURE THESE MESSAGES THROUGH TO ALL THE BEHIND THE SCENES TRICKERY TO CONVINCE CRIMINALS TO ACTUALLY USE THE APP. WITH ANOM NOW OUT OF ACTION, POLICE SAY MORE ARRESTS ARE LIKELY. WE'RE TAKING OUT, WE ALLEGE, SOME OF THE TOP ECHELON OF PEOPLE FOCUSED ON BRINGING THIS PRODUCT INTO THIS COUNTRY. THE TOOLS TO FIGHT INTERNATIONAL CRIME REACHING NEW TECHNOLOGICAL HEIGHTS. AND LET'S GO LIVE TO LOGAN NOW, THE DETAILS OF THIS STING READ LIKE A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE SCRIPT. YES SIMON IT'S AN EXCEPTIONAL STORY. IT WASN'T TILL AFTER THE FBI DISMANTLED TO ENCRYPTION PLATFORMS THAT WERE BEING USED BY CRIMINALS THAT WERE BEING USED BY CRIMINALS THAT ESSENTIALLY CREATED A GAP IN THE MARKET IT WAS A CONVERSATION OVER A FEW BEERS BETWEEN AN AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE TECH PERSON AND A COUPLE OF FBI ASIANS WHEN THIS IDEA CAME ABOUT. AND IT'S NOT THE END OF IT LOGAN, WATCH THIS SPACE.NOT ONLY DID THIS TO THE FBI SET UP THIS APP MORE THAN A MILLION IF MESSAGES HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED AND SEEN BY THE FBI. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF CRIMINALS. THAT'S RESULTED IN A SPATE OF ARRESTS RIGHT ACROSS THE WORLD INCLUDING HERE IN NEW ZEALAND OVER THE LAST 24-HOUR IS. IT'S NOT OVER IS IT LOGAN? YES, WELL SOME OF THE 35 PEOPLE ARRESTED HERE IN NEW ZEALAND APPEARED IN COURT TODAY. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN GRANTED INTERIM NAME SUPPRESSION. THEY APPEAR IN AN ARRAY OF DRUG CHARGES AND ALSO SOME MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES. WE ARE EXPECTING MORE PEOPLE IN COURT TOMORROW. THE POLICE SAY THAT THEIR WORK IS NOT FINISHED. TODAY THEY HAVE BEEN EXECUTING MORE SEARCH WARRANTS. THEY ARE EXPECTING MORE PEOPLE TO TURN UP IN THE COURTS OVER THE COMING WEEKS. THANKS. LOGAN CHURCH IN AUCKLAND. IN AUSTRALIA, PRIME MINISTER SCOTT MORRISON'S CALLING IT A 'WATERSHED MOMENT' IN THE COUNTRY'S BATTLE AGAINST CRIMINALS. MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT RAIDS LEADING TO HUNDREDS ARRESTED. FANCY CARS AND BIKES SEIZED, DRUGS AND DOCUMENTS TOO. IT'S BEEN LABELLED A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE WORLD HAS LED TO THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OPERATION IN POLICING HISTORY HERE IN AUSTRALIA. AN OPERATION YEARS IN THE MAKING AND SO INTENSE MORE THAN 4000 FEDERAL POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. THE RESULTS ` BIG, INCLUDING THE ARREST OF 224 OFFENDERS ON 526 CHARGES, POLICE OBTAINED 3.7 TONS OF DRUGS, 104 FIREARMS AND SEIZED ALMOST $45m IN CASH AND ASSETS. OFFICERS ALSO UNCOVERED 21 THREATS TO KILL AND SAY THEY'VE STOPPED A PLANNED MASS SHOOTING. THEY WERE USING A MACHINE GUN, AND POTENTIALLY AT A CAFE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE BEEN, NO DOUBT, HARMED. WE WERE ABLE TO WITH THE COOPERATION OF THAT PARTICULAR STATE FORCE TAKE OUT THAT INDIVIDUAL BEFORE THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THAT. THOSE ARRESTED ARE THOUGHT TO BE KEY MEMBERS OF AUSTRALIA'S GANGS AND MAFIA AS WELL AS GLOBAL CRIME SYNDICATES. AUTHORITIES COULDN'T SAY HOW MANY NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED, BUT KIWI CITIZENS WHO SPEND AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN PRISON ACROSS THE TASMAN CAN END UP BACK HERE UNDER THE CONTROVERSIAL 501 DEPORTEE POLICY. CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENTS HAVE GOT A HABIT ALL OF JUST GETTING RID OF ALL OF THEIR PROBLEMS AND GIVING THEM TO SOMEONE ELSE, AND THAT'S JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S NEWEST GANGS THE COMANCHEROS WAS THOUGHT TO BE STARTED BY 501S ` THOSE WHO'VE BEEN SENT BACK ALSO JOINING OTHER CRIME SYNDICATES. THESE PEOPLE GET DEPORTED BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, AND THEIR CHOICES TO SURVIVE ARE VERY LIMITED. THEY CAN EITHER RESKILL THEMSELVES WHICH OFTEN THAT THE LAST PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE WOULD DO IT OR ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THIS STING PUTTING A DENT IN THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERWORLD BUT LEAVING NEW ZEALAND ON NOTICE FOR A GROWTH IN OURS. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. TO COVID NEWS NOW, AND NEW ZEALAND'S SECURED ANOTHER 1 MILLION DOSES OF THE PFIZER VACCINE, DUE TO BE DELIVERED NEXT MONTH. THERE WILL NOW BE ENOUGH TO FULLY VACCINATE ALMOST 1 MILLION KIWIS. SO FAR, MORE THAN 600,000 JABS HAVE BEEN DOLED OUT, SO THERE'S STILL A WAY TO GO TO KEEP OUR TEAM OF FIVE MILLION SAFE WITH TWO SHOTS EACH. FOR MORE DETAILS, LET'S TURN NOW TO POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, WHO'S BEEN AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT. HOW'S THIS GOING TO WORK, JESS? SO EACH WEEK IN JULY WE WILL GET A NEW SHIPMENT OF PFIZER VACCINES AND OVER THE COURSE OF JULY THAT WILL EQUAL 1 MILLION. VACCINE AND OVER THE COURSE OF JULY THAT WILL EQUAL 1,900,000 IS WHAT WE'VE HAD SO FAR IN TOTAL SO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE OUR CAPACITY. IT SEEMS THAT IT'S ARRIVED AND BEEN LOCKED IN AND JUST THE NECK OF TIME. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING THAT SHE BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF WHEN SHE GOT THE NEWS, SAYING THAT THEN I WON'T BE A GAP IN THE ROLLOUT AND WE WON'T HAVE TO SLOW THINGS DOWN TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA TO GET EVERYONE IN NEW ZEALAND BACK VACCINATED, WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE VACCINES KEEP ROLLING IN AND TAKING IT FORWARD, ANY TIMELINE ON DOSES TO VACCINATE THE WHOLE COUNTRY? WEST STILL WAITING FOR MORE DETAILS ON THAT. WE ARE TOLD THAT WE WILL GET MORE DETAILS ON THAT NEXT WEEK. FOR THE AVERAGE NEW ZEALANDER, FOR THE WIDER POPULATION ROLLOUT, THAT WILL START AT THE END OF JULY. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS TOLD US TODAY THAT SHE WILL GET HER FIRST VACCINATION NEXT WEEK. TO TRY AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE AHEAD OF THE WIDER ROLLOUT. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOWS US THAT WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH PFIZER. I UNDERSTAND THAT BEHIND-THE-SCENES WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON DEVELOPING THAT RELATIONSHIP. IT IS HOPED THAT THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL HELP THOSE VACCINES KEEP ROLLING AND AS WE NEED THEM. JESSICA MUCH MCKAY. 'FIX STAFF SHORTAGES NOW OR THERE'LL BE NO NURSES LEFT IN NEW ZEALAND.' THAT'S THE STERN WARNING FROM NURSES WALKING OFF THE JOB TOMORROW, FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND WORKING CONDITIONS. JORDYN RUDD REPORTS. FOR NURSE DEENA CARDON, SIGNING THIS PETITION IS AN EASY DECISION. WE ARE JUST EXHAUSTED. SHE'S ONE OF 30,000 DHB NURSES SWAPPING OUT THEIR SCRUBS FOR PICKET SIGNS IN TOMORROW'S NATIONWIDE STRIKE. AND WE'VE WATCHED OTHER PROFESSIONS RECEIVING FAIR PAY, AND THE NURSES ARE ALWAYS LEFT BEHIND. NZNO MEMBERS VOTING OVERWHELMINGLY IN FAVOUR OF THE 8-HOUR STRIKE AFTER THE DHB'S LATEST PAY OFFER. OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THAT. WE THOUGHT THAT THE THIRD OFFER WE MADE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE MEMBERS COULD ACCEPT AND WITHDRAW THE STRIKE NOTICE. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE. WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING NOW FOR ABOUT A YEAR, AND THIS LATEST OFFER HAS JUST ENRAGED THEM. THE LAST NURSES STRIKE WAS IN 2018 ` THE GOVERNMENT ONCE AGAIN FACING CALLS TO BOOST WAGES TO HELP RETAIN STAFF AND LIGHTEN THE WORKLOAD. WE'RE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO LIFTING THEIR STATUS, THEIR PAY, THEIR CONDITIONS AND MAKING THE PLACE THEY WORK A PLACE THAT THEY WANT TO GO TO WORK AND FEEL SAFE IN. BUT AS FOR HOW MUCH PAY... THE NURSES' EXPECTATION, OR AT LEAST THE ASK, HAD BEEN FOR A 17% INCREASE. WE'RE JUST NOT IN THE POSITION TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT, BUT WHAT WE ARE OFFERING MAKES A REAL EFFORT TO LIFT THOSE ON THE LOWEST PAY BANDS. NATIONAL SAYS THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEN NOT TO BE LISTENING TO THEM BUT INSTEAD MORE FOCUSSED ON SPENDING MONEY ON RESTRUCTURING A HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED NOW, OTHERWISE THERE WON'T BE ANY NURSES LEFT. DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS SAY THEY'RE READY FOR TOMORROW'S STRIKE. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH NZNO MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LIFE-PRESERVING SERVICES, AS THEY ARE CALLED, ARE IN PLACE. WE'VE BEEN POSTPONING ELECTIVE AND PLANNED SERVICES OVER THIS PERIOD OF TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON THOSE PEOPLE THAT ABSOLUTELY NEED TO BE USING HOSPITAL SERVICES. THE STRIKE BEGINS AT 11am ` AN ATTEMPT TO SECURE A BETTER FUTURE FOR KIWI NURSES. JORDYN RUDD, 1 NEWS. THE FIRST DRUG IN ALMOST 20 YEARS TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE HAS BEEN CONDITIONALLY APPROVED IN THE U.S. THE DECISION TO GIVE IT THE GREEN LIGHT'S BEEN HAILED A LANDMARK IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THE DEVASTATING DISEASE, BUT THERE'S NO INDICATION WE'LL BE GETTING IT HERE ANY TIME SOON. HERE'S IMOGEN WELLS. ALISTER ROBERSTON'S BEEN LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S FOR SEVEN YEARS. YEAH, I TEND TO SORT OF FOCUS ON THE THINGS THAT I CAN DO RATHER THAN WHAT I CAN'T DO. ALZHEIMER'S IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF DEMENTIA. CURRENTLY THERE'S NO CURE. AROUND 70,000 KIWIS HAVE THE DISEASE. THAT NUMBER'S EXPECTED TO NEARLY TRIPLE BY 2050. IT'S FRUSTRATING SOMETIMES JUST BECAUSE OF THE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT. YOU KNOW, IT TAKES ME TWO TO THREE TIMES LONGER TO DO SOME OF THE NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES. PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA ARE AMONGST THE MOST VULNERABLE. AND NOW THE U.S. HAS APPROVED A DRUG WHICH PROMISES TO SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S. IT'S CALLED ADUCANUMAB AND IS A MONTHLY INJECTION TREATING NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS BUT THE UNDERLYING CAUSE. SOMEONE WITH EARLY ALZHEIMER'S WILL HAVE A BRAIN THAT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE RED AREAS SHOW A BUILD UP OF AMYLOID ` A PROTEIN WHICH CAN FORM TOXIC DEPOSITS. AFTER A YEAR OF ADUCANUMAB, THAT SAME BRAIN LOOKS LIKE THIS ` SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF AMYLOID HAVE BEEN CLEARED. THE U.S. APPROVAL IS CONDITIONAL ON FURTHER CLINICAL TRIALS WHILE IT'S BEING USED. BUT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, MEDSAFE ` THE COUNTRY'S MEDICINE REGULATOR ` IS YET TO RECEIVE AN APPLICATION TO APPROVE ADUMANUCAB, AND THERE'S CONCERNS OVER THE COST, TIPPED TO BE MORE THAN $70,000 PER PATIENT PER YEAR. REACTION'S BEEN MIXED ` SOME EXPERTS CALLING THE DRUG A MILESTONE. OTHERS SAYING THE BENEFITS ARE MARGINAL. IT'S ALSO ONLY SUITABLE FOR THOSE WITH MILD ALZHEIMER'S. THAT'S A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA. THEY GET TOLD THAT THERE'S A BRAND NEW CURE, AND THEN VERY, VERY QUICKLY AFTERWARDS THEIR HOPES ARE DASHED. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE RECOGNISE THAT EARLY DAYS, THERE'S A LOT OF DATA STILL TO BE COLLECTED. ALISTER SAYS HE'D TAKE THE DRUG IF IT WAS AVAILABLE. BUT FOR NOW, THE BEST TREATMENT IS COGNITIVE THERAPY AS THE WORLD WAITS TO SEE IF ADUCANUMAB REALLY IS A WONDER TREATMENT. IMOGEN WELLS, 1 NEWS. A GOVERNMENT WATCHDOG'S RAISED THE ALARM AT THE JOINT APPROACH TO ELIMINATING FAMILY VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. THE WORK INVOLVES 10 AGENCIES RANGING FROM ORANGA TAMARIKI TO POLICE. IN A REPORT OUT TODAY, THE AUDITOR-GENERAL SAYS THEY'RE FAILING TO WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE COUNTRY'S HIGH VIOLENCE RATES. HE SAYS THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT RISK THE STREAMLINED APPROACH WILL FAIL, WITH COMMUNICATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY MAJOR ISSUES. THE JOINT VENTURE, I THINK, WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO FAMILY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE UNLESS THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. THE KEY CHANGE, I THINK, IS CLARITY OF THE JOINT VENTURE'S ROLE. ANOTHER CONCERN RAISED IS A LACK OF PARTNERSHIP WITH MAORI INVOLVED IN THE WORK. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PAUL GOLDSMITH ISN'T GETTING A LOT OF SUPPORT IN PARLIAMENT OVER HIS VIEW THAT MAORI ARE LARGELY BETTER OFF AS A RESULT OF COLONISATION. MANY MPs CONDEMNED THE COMMENTS IT'S YET ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL HEADLINE FOR NATIONAL. AFTER DROPPING THE BALL WITH NATIONAL'S FINANCE PORTFOLIO,... THIS IS A IRRITATING MISTAKE. AN IRRITATING MISTAKE. AN IRRITATING ERROR. ...PAUL GOLDSMITH WAS DEMOTED TO EDUCATION. NOW HE'S IN THE SPOTLIGHT FOR CLAIMING COLONISATION WAS GOOD FOR MAORI. THE NEW ZEALAND THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY IS A RESULT OF COLONISATION, AND ON BALANCE, I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING WHAT WE HAVE CREATED IN THIS COUNTRY. MAORI MPs ACROSS THE HOUSE TODAY SLAMMING THE VIEW. HE'S A LIVING BREATHING EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED TO TEACH HISTORY IN NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS. WE'VE BEEN WARNING ABOUT OUR CONCERNS OF HOW THEY'RE EMBOLDENING RACISTS. I'VE TALKED ABOUT MY OWN GRANDMOTHER HAVING OUR LITERACY AND NUMERACY ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY BEATEN OUT OF HER AT SCHOOL. SO DOES JUDITH COLLINS AGREE WITH HER MP? WELL, AH, I DON'T KNOW THAT MANY MAORI WOULD THINK THAT. DO WE TRY TO DIMINISH THE EXPERIENCES` THE HARSH EXPERIENCES OF MANY MAORI? OF COURSE NOT. NATIONAL HAS TRIED TO RE-SET SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE ELECTION AND THIS IS SIMPLY ANOTHER DISTRACTION FROM THE ISSUES THAT IT WANTS TO BE TALKING ABOUT. LAST WEEK IT WAS THE JAKE BEZZANT ISSUE. PETER GOODFELLOW NOW UNDER PRESSURE FOR NOT VETTING UNSUITABLE CANDIDATES. IS IT TIME FOR YOU TO STEP DOWN AS PRESIDENT OF THE PARTY? LOOK, I MADE A COMMITMENT LAST YEAR TO SEE THROUGH THESE REFORMS, AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN BUSY DOING. TODD MULLER REVEALING AS LEADER HE KNEW OF CONCERNS WITH JAKE BEZZANT. I WAS AWARE OF, UM, SOME CHALLENGES, WITH RESPECT TO JAKE'S CV. IT'S LED TO FURTHER CRITICISM OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD HAS SOME EXPLAINING TO DO. I'M SURE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF LEARNINGS FROM THE 2020 ELECTION, AND I'M SURE PETER'S BEEN PART OF THAT LEARNING. SOME PARTY INSIDERS HAVE TOLD 1 NEWS PETER GOODFELLOW NEEDS TO GO. IS YOUR LEADERSHIP LACKING? IT'S UP TO THE MEMBERS. THANK YOU. ANY DECISION ON HIS FUTURE AS PRESIDENT DUE IN AUGUST AT A PARTY CONFERENCE. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. THERE S BEEN A DESPERATE RESCUE OPERATION IN PAKISTAN AFTER A DEADLY TRAIN CRASH. A BABY S PULLED TO SAFETY FROM THE WRECKAGE. NEXT, WHAT THE GOVERNMENT S NOW VOWING TO DO. THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS. JEFF BEZOS IS GOING SIGHTSEEING IN SPACE, SO WHO'S BLASTING OFF WITH HIM? THEN AT 7, THE BILLION-DOLLAR BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY. YES, AND IT WAS ALL DONE BY KIWIS HOLIDAYING AT HOME. WHY EXPLORING THE COUNTRY HAS KEPT MANY TOURISM BUSINESSES AFLOAT. PLUS, WHAT SORT OF LENGTHS DO YOU NEED TO GO TO TO WASH YOUR FRUIT AND VEG? WE'VE THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER. AND WHY THE NEW FACES IN CROWDED HOUSE LOOK FAMILIAR. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. FRESH CHARGES OF HISTORICAL SEXUAL ABUSE FOR FOUR MEN LINKED TO DILWORTH SCHOOL WERE DEALT WITH IN THE AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT TODAY. TWO OF THE MEN HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHARGED IN RELATION TO THE BOY'S BOARDING SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND. ONE IS AGED 39, THE YOUNGEST DEFENDANT BY MORE THAN 20 YEARS. ANOTHER OF THE MEN WITH EXISTING CHARGES, FORMER SCOUT LEADER ALISTER HARLOW, HAS DENIED A NEW COUNT OF INDECENT ASSAULT. THE POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO THE ARREST OF 11 MEN. A MAN'S BEEN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER OVER THE DEATH OF AN MMA FIGHTER. LIUFAU VAKE DIED FROM AN ALLEGED COWARD PUNCH IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MAY 16TH IN AUCKLAND CITY. FOUR MEN APPEARED IN AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT TODAY IN RELATION TO THE FATAL INCIDENT, WHERE ONE MAN'S CHARGES WERE UPGRADED TO MANSLAUGHTER. NO PLEAS HAVE BEEN ENTERED. THEY'LL REAPPEAR IN THE HIGH COURT LATER THIS MONTH. IN FIJI, 64 NEW COVID CASES WERE REPORTED YESTERDAY, ADDING TO THE ISLAND NATION'S WORSENING CRISIS. THESE VILLAGERS, WHO'VE BEEN IN LOCKDOWN FOR THREE WEEKS, PROTESTING OVER LACK OF FOOD AFTER ASKING THE GOVERNMENT FOR HELP FOR THE LAST TEN DAYS. POLICE INTERVENED AND FOOD RATION PACKS WERE DELIVERED THIS AFTERNOON, AS DEMAND FOR FOOD IN CONTAINMENT AREAS CONTINUES TO RISE. WE JUST WORRY ABOUT OUR... WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD. THAT'S THE ONLY THING WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT. THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT PRECINCT IS THE LATEST LOCATION OF INTEREST TO CLOSE AFTER A STAFF MEMBER WAS IDENTIFIED AS A PRIMARY CONTACT OF A POSITIVE CASE. PAKISTAN S PRIME MINISTER IS PROMISING A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE COUNTRY'S RAILWAYS, AFTER AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN A TRAIN COLLISON. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF SINDH, WHERE A TRAIN TRAVELLING FROM KARACHI DERAILED, CAUSING ANOTHER ONE TO CRASH INTO IT. HEAVY MACHINERY HAS NOW BEEN BROUGHT IN TO HELP REMOVE THE CRUMPLED CARRIAGES FROM THE SITE, WHILE SOLDIERS STAND GUARD. ENGINEERS ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH, AS THE BBC'S SECUNDER KERMANI REPORTS. A BABY LIFTED TO SAFETY AMIDST THE CHAOS. STANDING ON TOP OF AN OVERTURNED CARRIAGE, PASSENGERS DESPERATELY TRY TO HELP OTHERS CLAMBER FREE. A TRAIN TRAVELLING FROM THE CITY OFF KARACHI CAME OFF THE TRACKS IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. THEN ANOTHER, GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, PLOUGHED INTO IT. TRANSLATOR: THAT'S OUR CARRIAGE OVER THERE. WE WERE GETTING DOWN. THE CHILDREN WERE TOO. THEN THE OTHER TRAIN SLAMMED INTO US, RIGHT INTO OUR CARRIAGE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. MY WIFE, MY DAUGHTER, AND MY FRIEND ALL DIED. SOME OF THE INJURED REMAIN TRAPPED BY THE WRECKAGE WHILST HELICOPTERS HELPED CARRY OTHERS AWAY. MANY OF THE MOST CRITICAL PATIENTS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS HOSPITAL, INCLUDING ZUNERA (6). BOTH HER LEGS ARE FRACTURED. BOTH HER PARENTS ARE STILL MISSING. TRANSLATOR: 'IT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S INCOMPETENCE,' SAYS THIS RELATIVE. THEY NEED TO ENSURE DRIVERS AND RAILWAY STAFF ARE PROPERLY TRAINED. ACCIDENTS IN PAKISTAN ARE COMMON. THIS IS AT LEAST THE FOURTH MAJOR RAIL DISASTER IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY ALONE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. OFFICIALS AND PRIME MINISTER IMRAN KHAN'S GOVERNMENT HAVE BLAMED THEIR PREDECESSORS. HE'S PROMISED TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION INTO RAILWAY SAFETY IN THE COUNTRY. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE TRAVELLING ON PAKISTAN'S RAILWAYS COME FROM POORER BACKGROUNDS. THEY'RE THE ONES PAYING THE AWFUL PRICE FOR YEARS OF NEGLECT. MORE THAN A THOUSAND PASSENGERS WERE ABOARD THE TWO TRAINS. 100 WERE INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN'S PLANNING TO GO TO SPACE NEXT MONTH, IN WHAT'S BEING LABELLED A NEW ERA OF SPACE TOURISM. JEFF BEZOS AND HIS BROTHER WILL FLY 100 KILOMETRES ABOVE EARTH AND EXPERIENCE THREE MINUTES OF WEIGHTLESSNESS. IT'LL BE THE FIRST HUMAN FLIGHT LAUNCHED BY THE AMAZON FOUNDER'S COMPANY BLUE ORIGIN. YOU SEE THE EARTH FROM SPACE. IT CHANGES YOU. IT CHANGES YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS PLANET, WITH HUMANITY. IT'S ONE EARTH. ALL GOING WELL, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO PAY TO GO UP IN THE ROCKET SOON. TICKETS ARE EXPECTED TO SELL FOR MORE THAN $290,000, THOUGH EXPERTS SAY THE COST SHOULD COME DOWN. FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY, PARTICULARLY, IT WILL BECOME A REALITY THAT THEY COULD SAVE UP LOTS OF MONEY AND CHOOSE TO GO TO SPACE ` NOT EVERY DAY BUT IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD CHOOSE TO SPEND A CHUNK OF YOUR SAVINGS ON. JEFF BEZOS' FLIGHT IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20 ` THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING. THE PUSH TO LURE HOLIDAY MAKERS BACK TO THIS IDYLLIC SPOT. HOW 'OPERATION BLUE FREEDOM' IS WORKING TO REASSURE TOURISTS IT S SAFE TO VISIT THE GREEK ISLANDS. OPENING UP AFTER STEPPING AWAY FROM THE GAME SHE LOVES. I COULDN'T, I GUESS, LIVE UP TO MY ROLE AND WHAT I EXPECT OF MYSELF. WHY WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SOPHIE DEVINE IS SHARING HER MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES. THEN, SOME KIWI MUSIC ROYALTY ON SEVEN SHARP. YES, CROWDED HOUSE HAVE BEEN GIVING US SOME BANGING BEATS FOR DECADES, NOW THEY'RE BACK IN BUSINESS. NEIL FINN TELLS US MORE. PLUS, THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGING TRADITION. SEE WHO'S BEEN WLECOMED INTO THIS SCHOOL AFTER 100 YEARS. AND WHY THE THRILL OF RALLYING IS IN THE BLOOD FOR ONE SPORTING FAMILY. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. A DELEGATION OF FOREIGN DIGNITARIES IS TOURING THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS WEEK, OFFERING SMALL BUSINESSES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MUCH NEEDED INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE. DUNEDIN'S THE LATEST STOP, SHOWING THE VISITORS THE BEST THE REGION HAS TO OFFER. MADDY LLOYD HAS MORE. DIGNITARIES FROM FAR AND WIDE RECEIVING A KIWI WELCOME. (PERFORMS POWHIRI) SPAIN, FIJI, CUBA, NORWAY ALL AMONG THE COUNTRIES REPRESENTED AT THIS MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS STUDY TOUR. WE VALUE VERY MUCH THE CHANCE TO GET AROUND NEW ZEALAND TO MEET PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT WALKS OF LIFE, SEE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE COUNTRY. SAMPLING THE BEST OF SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY WHILE SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE REGIONS GET TO SHOWCASE THEIR GOODS TO THE WORLD. AFTER BEING DELAYED LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID, A DELEGATION REPRESENTING OVER 30 COUNTRIES HAVE COME TO DUNEDIN. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE STUDY TOUR HAS EVER BEEN HELD HERE. THE FOCUS OF THIS TRIP ` TOURISM, INNOVATION IN THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR AND MAORI BUSINESS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AT THE MOMENT WITH COVID AND NOT BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL THAT YOU HAVE DEDICATED PEOPLE HERE REPRESENTING THEIR COUNTRY THAT ALLOWS BUSINESS TO CONTINUE VIA EMBASSY STAFF. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR A SMALL COMPANY SUCH AS OUR OWN. THIS NGAI TAHU COMPANY MAKES NATURAL PERFUME FROM THE TARAMEA PLANT. THE TOUR GIVES THEM A PLATFORM TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCT AFTER LAUNCHING IN THE MIDST OF LOCKDOWN. THESE WONDERFUL AMBASSADORS FROM HALF THE WORLD ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAMPLE IT, AND IF THEY LIKE IT, PERHAPS BUY IT AND THEN PERHAPS SPREAD IT THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT INTERFACE AND TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR NAME OUT THERE TO THE WORLD VIA THESE HEADS OF MISSION. THE TOUR WILL STAY IN DUNEDIN FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE TRAVELLING TO QUEENSTOWN LATER THIS WEEK. MADDY LLOYD, 1 NEWS. THE PRISTINE WATERS AND IDYLLIC WHITE AND BLUE LANDSCAPE OF THE GREEK ISLANDS WAS ONCE A DRAWCARD FOR TOURISTS, BUT THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC'S HIT THE POPULAR DESTINATION HARD. SO IN A BID TO LURE HOLIDAY MAKERS BACK, GREECE HAS LAUNCHED OPERATION BLUE FREEDOM, PRIORITISING THE COVID VACCINATION FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON ITS ISLANDS. THE TOURISM-DEPENDENT NATION SAW JUST A QUARTER OF ITS USUAL VISITOR NUMBERS IN 2020 AND IS KEEN TO PUSH THE MESSAGE THAT IT'S SAFE TO VISIT. HERE'S THE BBC'S NICK BEAKE. (WATER SPLASHES GENTLY) REACHING THE SERENITY OF THE GREEK ISLANDS HAS BEEN A DISTANT DREAM DURING MUCH OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT MILOS IS NOW WAKING UP AND SPRUCING UP, GETTING READY TO WELCOME BACK VISITORS WITH OPEN ARMS. (SPLASH!) FOR YANIS, A DIVING INSTRUCTOR, THERE WILL BE CUSTOMERS ONCE MORE DESCENDING TO THIS SHIPWRECK HE DISCOVERED. THESE ANCIENT FOOD JARS THOUGHT TO BE MORE THAN 2000 YEARS OLD, STILL VISIBLE. BUT IT'S MODERN MEDICINE IN THE FORM OF THE COVID VACCINE THAT'S RAISING HIS SPIRITS. TRANSLATOR: THIS YEAR THERE IS THE VACCINATION. WE ARE VACCINATED. MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS ARE VACCINATED. WE ALSO HAVE THE TESTS AND, WE ARE NOT AFRAID. GREECE HAS BEEN PRIORITISING ITS ISLANDS WHEN IT COMES TO COVID VACCINATIONS. THAT'S BECAUSE SO MANY OF THEM ARE HUGELY DEPENDENT ON TOURISM, AND THEY WANT TO SHOW THAT THEY ARE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE AS THEY COMPETE WITH DESTINATIONS RIGHT ACROSS EUROPE TRYING TO WIN BACK THEIR VISITORS. THEY'VE NEARLY VACCINATED ALL OF THE LOCALS ON MILOS, AS WELL AS THE SUMMER WORKERS FROM THE MAINLAND. BUT ARE THEY WORRIED ABOUT VISITORS FROM FURTHER AFIELD BRINGING WITH THEM NEW COVID VARIANTS? IF THEY ARE CAREFUL AND THEY DO THEIR TESTS BEFORE THEY COME HERE, THEY ARE VACCINATED AND THEY WEAR THEIR MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES, EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE, BE SUPER STRESSED. IN 2020, GREECE WELCOMED ONLY A QUARTER OF ITS USUAL VISITORS, AND IT'S NOT JUST THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS THAT WANT TO SEE THE NUMBERS BOUNCING BACK. MILOS' GOATS CHEESE PRODUCERS WOULD BE IN BUSINESS AGAIN. AS THE HOTELS REOPEN, THE ORDERS COME IN. (PLAYS RELAXING MUSIC) THE GREEK ISLANDS HAVE STARTED THEIR SUMMER SERENADE, BUT MANY VISITORS WILL HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE LONGER BEFORE THEY CAN COME HERE AND SURRENDER THEIR HEARTS. BUT HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO LONG TO WAIT. GREECE HAS A TARGET OF VACCINATING ALL OF THE RESIDENTS ON ITS ISLANDS BY THE END OF THE MONTH. HAYLEY'S HERE ` SOPHIE DEVINE THE LATEST SPORTS PERSON TO SPEAK OUT ON MENTAL HEALTH. THE WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN TOOK A BREAK FOR WHAT AT THE TIME WAS CALLED 'FATIGUE'. BACK IN THE NETS, IT TURNS OUT DEVINE HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOR A WHILE AND IS NOW READY TO SPEAK OUT FOR OTHERS SUFFERING TOO. PLUS ` THE BLUES ARE A BONUS POINT WIN AWAY FROM HOSTING THE SUPER RUGBY TRANS-TASMAN FINAL. BUT CAN ANY OF THE PLAYERS EVEN REMEMBER THE LAST TIME THEY WON A TITLE? AND AS LOW PRESSURE LOOSENS ITS GRIP ACROSS THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND WIND AND RAIN EASE, BUT HEADS UP FOR SOME LOW CLOUD AND FOG ELSEWHERE. HOW IT'S LOOKING AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SOPHIE DEVINE HAS SPOKEN PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE DECISION WAS MADE FOR HER TO TAKE A BREAK FROM CRICKET, WITH WHAT NEW ZEALAND CRICKET DESCRIBED AS FATIGUE. THE 31-YEAR-OLD SAYS IT'D BEEN BUBBLING AWAY FOR SOME TIME ` A MIX OF THE SPORT'S HEIGHTENED EXPOSURE AND NOT MEETING PERSONAL EXPECTATIONS AMIDST A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. SOPHIE DEVINE BACK IN HER HAPPY PLACE WITH THE WHITE FERNS TODAY, TWO MONTHS AFTER SHE TOOK A BREAK FROM CRICKET TO FOCUS ON HER MENTAL HEALTH. WELL, I DON'T MEAN TO GO INTO, SORT OF, THE COVID LINGO, BUT I PRETTY MUCH HAD MY OWN LITTLE, WEE BUBBLE FOR PROBABLY TWO MONTHS. I NEEDED TO GET BACK TO WHAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD AS A PERSON. AND THE 31-YEAR-OLD ADMITTING SHE'D BEEN STRUGGLING MENTALLY FOR SOME TIME. A LACK OF FORM ON THE CRICKET FIELD AND HAVING TO DO MULTIPLE MANDATORY QUARANTINES DIDN'T HELP. IT'S THE SAME THING AS IF I BROKE MY LEG OR IF I PULLED MY HAMSTRING. IF I CAN'T COMPLETE THE JOB TO 100%, THEN I NEED TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK IF I'M WORTHY OF BEING IN THAT TEAM. AND AT THAT STAGE, I COULDN'T, I GUESS, LIVE UP TO MY ROLE AND WHAT I EXPECT OF MYSELF AS WELL AS WHAT MY TEAM-MATES EXPECT. DEVINE'S ONE OF SEVERAL FEMALE ATHLETES TO SPEAK OUT IN RECENT MONTHS. SILVER FERNS CAPTAIN AMELIARANNE EKENASIO AND BLACK FERN KENDRA COXHEAD BOTH PULLED BACK ON THEIR SPORTING COMMITMENTS. AND JUST LAST WEEK, JAPAN'S NAOMI OSAKA TOOK A STAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY WITHDREW FROM THE FRENCH TENNIS OPEN. I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S CHANGED SINCE I'VE BEEN INVOLVED, THAT THERE IS THAT PLATFORM FOR PEOPLE TO BE HONEST AND OPEN IN WOMEN'S SPORT. AND THAT'S EXCITING FOR ME. WHETHER IT'S GOOD OR BAD, WE CAN GET THAT STUFF OUT THERE AND HOPEFULLY HELP PLAYERS IN THE FUTURE. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND WE'RE GONNA GET A HIGH LEVEL OF SCRUTINY. AND I DON'T WANT TO SHY AWAY FROM THAT. THE REALLY IMPORTANT THING FOR ME TO KEEP REMEMBERING IS THAT WE ARE HUMANS TOO. (CHUCKLES) WE ARE HUMANS FIRST AND ATHLETES SECOND. DEVINE ADAMANT IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH THE TEAM CULTURE AND SHE REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE CAPTAINCY. BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH NAT HOGG, WHO'S THE PSYCHOLOGIST HERE, AND AS WELL WITH THE REST OF THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKET CREW AROUND, I GUESS, STRATEGIES AND PROCESSES IN PLACE FOR THE FUTURE, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT IT MIGHT. AND HOPEFULLY I'M IN A BETTER POSITION TO DEAL WITH THAT IF THOSE SORT OF THINGS DO COME UP. AND I CAN SHARE MY STORY WITH OTHERS TO KNOW THAT IT'S OK TO BE ABLE TO STEP AWAY. SOPHIE DEVINE ` THE WHITE FERNS LEADER, ONLY NOW IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. IN THE UK, THE GLARE OF THAT SPORTING SPOTLIGHT HAS BEEN FIRMLY FIXED ON ENGLAND BOWLER OLLIE ROBINSON, WITH THE PRIME MINISTER NOW WEIGHING IN ON HIS PUNISHMENT FOR OLD RACIST AND SEXIST TWEETS. BORIS JOHNSON SAYING HIS SUSPENSION FROM THE GAME IS OVER THE TOP. KIMBERLEE DOWNS REPORTS. IN CRICKET, TIMING IS EVERYTHING, AND WHEN ENGLAND MADE THIS PLEDGE LAST WEEK ` THERE IS NO PLACE FOR DISCRIMINATION IN OUR SPORT AND WE WILL TAKE ACTION TO STAMP IT OUT. THEY SURELY NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D BE TESTED ON IT SO SOON. I DEEPLY REGRET MY ACTIONS AND I'M ASHAMED OF MAKING SUCH REMARKS. THE RESURFACING OF RACIST AND SEXIST TWEETS BY DEBUTANT OLLY ROBINSON WHEN HE WAS 18, PROMPTING AN APOLOGY TOUR AND A SUSPENSION FROM ALL INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. A RESPONSE NOW BEING QUESTIONED FROM AS HIGH UP AS DOWNING STREET. UK PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON BACKING THESE COMMENTS FROM HIS CULTURE SECRETARY, WHO SAID ROBINSON'S TWEETS WERE OFFENSIVE AND WRONG, BUT THAT THEY WERE ALSO A DECADE OLD AND WRITTEN BY A TEENAGER. HE WENT ON TO CALL THE SUSPENSION OVER THE TOP. THE CORRECT WAY FORWARD HERE WAS NOT TO SUSPEND, BUT TO SAY, OK, RIGHT, LET'S LEARN FROM THIS. LET'S MAKE YOU LEARN FROM THIS. MAKE HIM DO THE EQUIVALENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. GO OUT THERE AMONGST COUNTY CRICKETERS, CRICKETERS OF ANY ILK, AND SPREAD THE WORD THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT A THING TO BE ABUSED. OTHERS, THOUGH, SAY SANCTIONS ARE NECESSARY. 18 AND 19, YOU'RE STILL AN ADULT, AND EVEN AS A YOUNGSTER, I THINK YOU KNOW THE RIGHT AND WRONG. I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT IT IS A ZERO TOLERANCE STANCE ON RACISM. THE CONTROVERSY OVERSHADOWING THE BUILD UP TO THE SECOND TEST FOR ENGLAND, WHILE THE BLACK CAPS BIGGEST CONCERN ` IS MAKING THE QUICK ADJUSTMENT TO BIRMINGHAM AND THE RELATIVE UNKNOWN OF THE EDGBASTON PITCH. WE'VE GOT ENOUGH WITHIN OUR REPERTOIRE TO COVER ALL BASES, SO I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SORT OF ADJUST TO WHATEVER IS PRESENTED TO US. THIS TEAM, AT LEAST, HAPPY TO FOCUS SOLELY ON TUCKING IN TO PREPARATIONS. KIMBERLEE DOWNS, 1 NEWS. THE FUTURE OF THE NEXT AMERICA'S CUP DEFENCE COULD BE HEADING TO COURT NOT OVERSEAS BUT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. 1 NEWS HAS BEEN TOLD MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON COULD LOOK AT LEGAL ACTION, BLOCKING THE NEXT CUP DEFENCE FROM BEING HELD OVERSEAS. THERE'S A WEEK REMAINING IN THE NEGOTIATION PERIOD BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND TEAM NEW ZEALAND FOR THE RIGHTS TO HOST THE NEXT REGATTA HERE. IF THAT FALLS OVER, IT'S UNDERSTOOD SOME OF THE SQUADRON MEMBERS AND THEIR LEGAL ADVISORS INTEND TESTING A CLAUSE IN THE CUP'S ORIGINAL DEED OF GIFT AGREEMENT, WHICH STATES THE CUP IS THE PROPERTY OF A CLUB ` IN THIS CASE, THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON ` AND NOT THE PROPERTY OF A WINNING SYNDICATE OR BOAT. THE SQUADRON SAYS IT'S UNWARE OF ANY POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION. TEAM NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT'S STILL WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SQUADRON AND THE GOVERNMENT OVER THE NEXT CUP DEFENCE AND WON'T COMMENT FURTHER UNTIL NEXT WEEK. STRAP YOURSELVES IN ` ONE OF THE ALL-TIME SUPERCARS GREATS IS MAKING A ONE-OFF RETURN TO BATHURST SEVEN YEARS AFTER RETIRING FROM THE SPORT. GREG MURPHY TODAY ANNOUNCING HE'LL BE PART OF AN EREBUS-BOOST WILDCARD ENTRY FOR THE GREAT RACE, ALONGSIDE FELLOW KIWI RICHIE STANAWAY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING I ANTICIPATED OR HAD BEEN DREAMING ABOUT OR PLANNING ANYTHING. TO BE TALKED INTO GOING BACK INTO A RACE CAR AT THE BIGGEST RACE OF THE YEAR, I'M STILL TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT IN MY BRAIN. THE 48-YEAR-OLD'S COMEBACK REPAYING A NEAR THREE-DECADE OLD FAVOUR. BOOST'S OWNER IS ONE OF HIS ORIGINAL BACKERS FROM THE '90S AND MANAGED TO CONVINCE BOTH DRIVERS. WE SEE THE FUN SIDE OF IT. WE SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY ENJOY GOING RACING WITHOUT THAT ABSOLUTE DEAD-SET STRESS OF NEEDING TO PERFORM AT THAT ABSOLUTE HIGH LEVEL. MURPHY'S SIGNATURE NUMBER 51 CAR ALSO SET TO RETURN, THOUGH HE SEES THE MAIN DRIVER DUTIES BEING LEFT TO STANAWAY. TRY TO CAST YOUR MIND BACK TO MID-2003. IT'S A LONG TIME AGO, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A BLUES SUPER RUGBY FAN. IT'S THE LAST TIME THE FRANCHISE WON A TITLE OF ANY SORTS, WHEN NAMES LIKE SPENCER, HOWLETT AND ROKOCOKO RULED THE ROOST. NOW THE BLUES ARE IN LINE TO HOST THE TRANS-TASMAN FINAL IF THEY WIN AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. ANDREW SAVILLE WINDS BACK THE CLOCK. WE TRIED HARD TODAY NOT TO TALK ABOUT THE LAST TIME THE BLUES HAD THEIR HANDS ON ANYTHING, BUT AFTER NEARLY 20 YEARS, IT WILL CROP UP NOW AND THEN. I'M SURE THERE'S PEOPLE WATCHING TONIGHT WHO'LL GO, 'OH, THE BLUES, THEY WON'T MAKE THE FINAL. 'THEY'LL FALL OVER AT THE LAST HURDLE.' MM. YEAH, I'M SURE THEY WILL BE, AND PREVIOUSLY, THAT'S HAPPENED. BUT IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN THIS WEEK. STRAIGHT AS A DIE, NORTHLANDER ROBINSON HAS BEEN A STANDOUT PERFORMER AGAIN FOR THE BLUES THIS SEASON AS WELL AS A STAND-IN CAPTAIN. DO YOU REMEMBER 2003 ` THE LAST TIME THE BLUES WERE IN THE FINAL? I THINK YOU WERE 7 OR 8. THAT'S GOOD MATHS, MATE. (CHUCKLES) UM, NO, I DON'T. IF THE BLUES MAKE THE FINAL, IT'LL BE A FAIRYTALE HOMECOMING FOR WINGER BRYCE HEME. AUCKLAND BORN AND BRED, HE'S BEEN IMPRESSING IN EUROPE FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. THREE MONTHS AGO, HE WAS IN MIQ RETURNING HOME WITHOUT A PLAYING DEAL. HE CONTACTED BLUES COACH LEON MCDONALD, HIS OLD MENTOR AT TASMAN. JUST TO REALLY SAY THAT I'D BE BACK IN THE COUNTRY AND BACK IN AUCKLAND IF, YOU KNOW, THEY NEEDED SOMEONE TO FILL IN NUMBERS. THE FORMER SEVENS INTERNATIONAL HAS DONE MORE THAN THAT. IN PAST BRYCE HEME! HIS DECISION TO COME HOME TO BE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS HAS BEEN A BOOST FOR A FAIRLY YOUNG TEAM. I THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY PLAYER IN THE SQUAD BORN IN THE '80s THAT'D BE ABOUT RIGHT, I THINK. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, ALL THE BOYS CALL ME THE KORO OR UNCLE HERE. IF UNCLE BRYCE AND THE BLUES WIN BIG THIS WEEKEND AND GET TO HOST A FINAL, THESE JUNIORS MIGHT FINALLY HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO CELEBRATE. ANDREW SAVILLE, 1 NEWS. THE BLUES OLD MATES, THE CRUSADERS, COULD STILL HUNT THEM DOWN AND HOST THE FINAL. THEY PLAY THE MELBOURNE REBELS IN SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND. A BIG BONUS POINT WIN COULD LIFT THEM TO THE TOP OF THE TABLE, BEFORE THE BLUES PLAY AT EDEN PARK ON SATURDAY NIGHT. WE NEED A WIN FIRST, AND THEN, IF WE'RE CHASING... CHASING POINTS, OR WHATEVER IT IS, THEN WE NEED TO BE IN A POSITION TO DO THAT. A NUMBER OF THE CRUSADERS RESTED PLAYERS ARE EXPECTED BACK THIS WEEKEND. A NIGHT OUT IN EL SALVADOR TOOK A SCARY TURN FOR KIWI SURFER PAIGE HAREB. IN A POST ON HER INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, HAREB REVEALED SHE HAD BEEN OUT CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY WHEN SHE SUDDENLY PASSED OUT. HAREB WROTE HER FRIENDS THOUGHT SHE WAS OUT FOR AROUND TWO TO THREE MINUTES BEFORE BEING RUSHED TO HOSPITAL IN A POLICE UTE WITH FELLOW KIWI SURFER SAFFI VETTE ALONGSIDE HER. AFTER SOME CHECKS AND TESTS, HAREB CONFIRMED SHE WAS OK BUT STILL RECOVERING. HAREB HAD JUST FINISHED COMPETING IN THE WORLD SURF GAMES, WHERE SHE NARROWLY MISSED OUT ON QUALIFYING FOR THE OLYMPICS. THE STAR-LADEN BROOKLYN NETS HAVE FLEXED THEIR NBA TITLE CREDENTIALS, BLOWING OUT THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS 125-86 IN GAME TWO OF THEIR EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI-FINALS MATCH-UP. THE NETS NOW LEAD THE BEST OF SEVEN SERIES 2-0, THANKS TO 32 POINTS FROM KEVIN DURANT AND SOME BIG PLAYS LIKE THIS. GRIFFIN! GRIFFIN WITH HIS SECOND STUFF OF THE NIGHT, AND IT LEADS TO A BUCKS TIME OUT. OVER IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE, PHOENIX UNLEASHED ON DENVER, WINNING GAME ONE OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SERIES, 122-105. THE RISE OF TEENAGE TENNIS STAR COCO GAUFF CONTINUES, WITH THE 17-YEAR-OLD REACHING A GRAND SLAM QUARTER FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME. A DOMINANT WIN OVER TUNISIAN ONS JABEUR AT THE FRENCH OPEN SAW GAUFF BECOME THE YOUNGEST WOMAN IN 15 YEARS TO REACH THE LAST EIGHT OF A MAJOR. SUPERB APPROACH. SHE'S THINKING SO CLEARLY OUT THERE. AGAIN, YOU WOULD JUST THINK SHE'S PLAYED COUNTLESS GRAND SLAM FOURTH ROUNDS THE WAY SHE'S DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS, GAUFF. MEANWHILE, 19-YEAR-OLD ITALIAN LORENZO MUSETTI WAS IN DREAMLAND AGAINST NOVAK DJOKOVIC ` UP TWO SETS TO LOVE. HE'S MADE THAT, HAS HE? NOOO. COME ON! REALLY? BEFORE THE TOLL OF TAKING ON THE BEST IN THE WORLD FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. DJOKOVIC ROARING BACK, ONLY DROPPING ONE GAME BEFORE MUSETTI RETIRED, DOWN 4-LOVE IN THE FINAL SET CITING BACK PAIN AND CRAMPS. AS YOU WOULD. HE HAS A GREAT STORY TO TELL FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. AND AT 7 ` SEEMS EVERYONE'S BEEN SEEING THE COUNTRY? YES, OUR TOURIST HOT SPOTS HAVE BEEN BURSTING AT THE SEAMS AS KIWIS GET THE MESSAGE TO KEEP IT LOCAL. FIND OUT WHAT IT'S MEANT FOR THE ECONOMY. PLUS THE FAMILY TRADITION THAT MEANS HITTING THE DIRT ROADS IT IS MUCH QUIETER AND DRIER TOMORROW. THE MAIN UPPER ENERGY STARTS TO DRIFT AWAY. THERE WILL BE HIGH-PRESSURE TOMORROW. SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. WE ARE LOSING THAT WIND UP NORTH. 20 DEGREES TO KAITAIA. IN AUCKLAND, IS STILL THE RAINCOAT, BUT A PASSING SHOWER. GETTING SOME SUN INTO THE MIX. IN HAMILTON, SOME CLOUD FOR YOU. FOR MUCH OF THE BAY OF PLENTY AND CENTRAL PLATEAU, IT IS MOSTLY DRY. WHAKATANE MAY HAVE A CHANCE OF A SHOWER. TAUMARUNUI, YOU ARE DRY. IN TAURANGA, A FEW SHOWERS. WINDS EASING BACK. HEADS UP FOR THOSE RAINCOATS, YOU WILL NEED THEM FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY AND GISBORNE. FOR MASTERTON, YOU ARE SEEING SOME EARLY CLOUD. FOR THE WEST, MORE LIKELY SOME EARLY CLOUD FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. LOOK AT SOME OF THESE TEMPERATURES. 20 DEGREES FOR WHANGANUI. IT IS NOT TOO BAD IN WELLINGTON TOO. LOOKING DECENT. AS WE TRACKED TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, IT IS SIMILAR. PERHAPS SOME EARLY CLOUD FOR BLENHEIM. WESTPORT, YOU WILL SEE 17 TOMORROW. SOME CLOUD FOR CHRISTCHURCH IN THE MORNING. TRACKING AWAY FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST, NO PROBLEMS. THE DAY IS FINE AND DRY. EARLY CLOUD FOR ASHBURTON. WE HAVE THE CLOUD AGAIN IN QUEENSTOWN. THAT VALLEY FOG, LOW CLOUD WILL BE THERE. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THAT LOW CLOUD TODAY. QUEENSTOWN DID MANAGE TO SEE SOME SUNSHINE TOO. FURTHER NORTH, LOOK AT THE MACKENZIE BASIN. FOR THE REST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, A BIT OF EARLY CLOUD A FROSTY START IN SOME PLACES. DUNEDIN, NO PROBLEMS. SOME MORNING CLOUD FOR YOU. FOR THE CHATHAM ISLANDS, 16. NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, IT IS ABOUT HIGH-PRESSURE. A WEEK FRONT HAS A FEW SPOTS OF RAIN DOWN SOUTH.