IT'S MIDDAY. A POSSIBLE LOCKDOWN IN THE CAPITAL'S BEING CONSIDERED, AFTER A VISITOR FROM SYDNEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. WE'VE GOT ADVICE FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS. AND TIME'S RUNNING OUT FOR THE BLACK CAPS TO BE CROWNED WORLD CRICKET TEST CHAMPIONS. WE'VE GOT ALL THE ACTION FROM TODAY. CAPTIONS BY SALLY HARPER AND ELLEN SINCLAIR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD AFTERNOON. A NUMBER OF NEW ZEALANDERS ARE BEING TOLD TO ISOLATE AND GET TESTED FOR COVID-19 AFTER A TRAVELLER INFECTED WITH THE VIRUS SPENT TIME IN THE CAPITAL. THEY ARRIVED FROM SYDNEY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY MORNING AND LEFT JUST BEFORE MIDDAY ON MONDAY. DURING THEIR TIME IN WELLINGTON THEY STAYED AT THE RYDGES HOTEL NEAR THE WATERFRONT AND VISITED THE CENTRAL WELLINGTON UNICHEM PHARMACY ON SATURDAY MORNING, BEFORE SPENDING TIME AT TE PAPA IN THE AFTERNOON. ANYONE WHO WAS AT THE SURREALIST ART EXHIBITION BAR BETWEEN 4 AND 5.45PM, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO WERE AT JACK HACKETT'S FROM 8:45 TO MIDNIGHT, ARE ORDERED TO ISOLATE IMMEDIATELY, CALL HEALTHLINE, AND GET A TEST. OUR WELLINGTON REPORTER ABBEY WAKEFIELD'S BEEN ACROSS DEVELOPMENTS ALL MORNING AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. KIA ORA. THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS OF INTEREST HAS JUST GROWN. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? GOOD AFTERNOON CHRIS. AND THE LAST 10 MINUTES EIGHT NEW LOCATIONS OF INTEREST HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH'S WEBSITE. THOSE LOCATIONS ARE ` FLORIDITA'S RESTAURANT, HIGHWATER EATERY, PICKLE & PIE CAFE, THE WETA CAVE SHOP, THE LIDO CAFE, UNITY BOOKS, COUNTDOWN CABLE LANE, AND ONE RED DOG. COUNTDOWN CABLE LANE, AND ONE RED DOG. IF YOU WANT TO FIND THE DATES AND TIMES PLEASE HEAD TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH WEBSITE. AS OF THIS MORNING THOSE LOCATIONS OF INTEREST REVEALED EARLIER HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF PRECAUTIONS TODAY. TO PAPA, BEHIND ME IS CLOSED. UNICHEM PHARMACY IN CENTRAL WELLINGTON IS ALSO CLOSED. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PHARMACY HAS SAID THAT STAFF WILL BE ON HAND TO DELIVER PRESCRIPTIONS, AND IMPORTANT HEALTH SERVICES. THE COVID 19 RESPONSE MINISTER, CHRIS ATKINS, HAS SAID THAT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAD ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE. I'VE BEEN SPEAKING TO WELLINGTON ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL. WE ARE IN BETWEEN THE LOCATIONS OF INTEREST. WERE A LITTLE BIT WORRIED. HOPEFULLY IT'S ONLY LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF PLACES. I'M CONCERNED BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO BE TAKING TIME OFF WORK UNNECESSARILY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SYDNEY DID NOT LOCKDOWN. ABBY, ANY LEVEL CHANGE IN THE CITY? , CHRIS, ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD SAYS AN ALERT LEVEL CHANGE IS A POSSIBILITY AT THIS STAGE. THE RETAIL ORGANISATIONS HAVE CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT PRUDENTLY REGARDING ANY LEVEL CHANGE DECISION. THE GOVERNMENT ADVICE IS TO STAY HOME IF YOU ARE FEELING UNWELL AND TO CALL HEALTHLINE IF YOU ARE FEELING SICK. OUR REPORTERS HAVE BEEN ACROSS THE CITY THIS MORNING AND THERE HAVE BEEN TESTING STATIONS SET UP ACROSS THE CITY. I ALSO SPOKE TO DR MICHAEL BAKER. I THINK WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT SOMETHING NEARER TO A LEVEL 2. IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO, I THINK, GO TO SOMETHING LIKE ALERT LEVEL 3 UNTIL WE KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE. I MEAN, WHAT VARIANT THEY'RE INFECTED WITH, HAVE THEY INFECTED PEOPLE WHO THEY WERE CLOSE TO WHILE THEY WERE HERE, AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL JUST GIVE US A BETTER IDEA ABOUT WHAT THE LEVEL OF ACTUAL RISK IS. AND IT WAS A TYPICAL VISIT. YOU KNOW, THEY WENT TO A RESTAURANTS, TO TE PAPA, THEY SPENT TIME WITH THEIR FRIENDS, PARTICULARLY IN A NICE, CONVIVIAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY MAY GET QUITE CLOSE TO PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY IF THERE'S MUSIC, AND THAT'S ACTUALLY A HIGHER RISK SETTING FOR TRANSMISSION OF THIS VIRUS. IT IS TRANSMITTED MAINLY BY AEROSOLS AND DROPLETS. ONE INFECTED PERSON CAN INFECT A WHOLE ROOMFUL OF PEOPLE QUITE QUICKLY. I BELIEVE THEY WERE DIAGNOSED IN SYDNEY ON TUESDAY, SO THEY COULD HAVE BEEN HIGHLY INFECTIOUS WHEN THEY WERE IN WELLINGTON. SO THAT'S THE BIG WORRY AT THE MOMENT. THE INFORMATION WILL HELP, OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE GET THE GENOME SEQUENCING, WHICH WE EXPECT WILL SHOW THEY HAVE THE HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DELTA VARIANT. NEW ZEALANDERS ARE BEING REMINDED TO USE THE COVID-19 TRACER APP AMIDST CONCERNS OVER COMPLACENCY. ACCORDING TO MINISTRY OF HEALTH DATA, USE OF THE APP PEAKED FOLLOWING THE AUGUST CLUSTER IN AUCKLAND LAST YEAR, AT MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION DAILY SCANS. BUT KIWIS HAVEN'T BEEN AS VIGILANT SINCE THEN ` TAMAKI MAKAURAU'S FEBRUARY LOCKDOWN SAW A HEIGHT OF 1.85 MILLION QR CODE CHECK-INS. OVER THE THREE DAYS THE INFECTED WELLINGTON CASE WAS IN THE CITY, THERE WERE ON AVERAGE JUST 432,000 DAILY SCANS NATIONALLY. THE INFECTED PERSON IS NOW BACK IN SYDNEY, WHERE THE COVID-19 CLUSTER IS GROWING. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MACFARLANE IS THERE. ANDREW, WHAT'S THE SITUATION IN SYDNEY THIS MORNING? WELL, CHRIS, WERE STANDING BY FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE. THAT WILL RUN AT THE SAME TIME AS THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS CONFERENCE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CASE. WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS PERSON AND WHY THEY WERE TRAVELLING AND ALSO THE TIME FRAME OF WHEN THEY WERE TESTED FOR THE VIRUS. MORE INFORMATION NEEDS TO COME OUT ABOUT THAT. HOPEFULLY WE HAVE LESS CASE NUMBERS TODAY. YESTERDAY WE HAD 10, WHICH IS A SURPRISE FOR SYDNEY. THE BIG FOCUS IS THE CASE AT A SCHOOL. WHICH IS ABOUT A KILOMETRE AWAY FROM BONDI JUNCTION. THIS DOESN'T HAVE A CLEAR LINK TO THE WIDER OUTBREAK SO FAR. SO HOPEFULLY SOME MORE CLARITY AROUND THAT CASE. ANDREW, WHAT HAVE OFFICIALS BEEN SAYING ABOUT THE DELTA VARIANT? THIS IS THE THING THAT'S CAUSING A LOT OF CONCERN. NEW ZEALAND WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE THE DELTA VARIANTS CIRCULATING. THERE ARE HIGHLY TRANSMISSIBLE INSTANCES. PEOPLE HAVE JUST BEEN PASSING EACH OTHER BY, IN THE SAME AIRSPACE AND CAUGHT THE VIRUS. A BIT OF AN ANXIOUS WAIT FOUR NEW ZEALAND ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE UPDATE'S ANDREW. AND THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE HERE AT 1PM TO BRING YOU A GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON THE UNFOLDING SITUATION. FORMER NATIONAL PARTY LEADER TODD MULLER HAS ANNOUNCED HE'LL RETIRE AT THE NEXT ELECTION. MR MULLER CAME INTO THE ROLE AFTER OUSTING SIMON BRIDGES FROM THE TOP JOB LAST YEAR. AFTER 53 DAYS, HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE POSITION DUE TO HEALTH REASONS. IN A STATEMENT TODAY, MR MULLER SAID HE'S DECIDED TO PRIORITISE HIS HEALTH AND FAMILY AFTER WORKING FOR NINE YEARS AS AN MP FOR THE BAY OF PLENTY. A MAN'S ADMITTED ASSAULTING MMA FIGHTER LIUFAU VAKE WHO DIED IN MAY AFTER AN INCIDENT IN AUCKLAND'S CBD. OFA FOLAU PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO ASSAULT CHARGES IN THE HIGH COURT IN AUCKLAND. THREE OTHER MEN ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO MULTIPLE CHARGES RELATED TO THE INCIDENT ON SYMONDS ST. A TRIAL DATE FOR THE TRIO HAS BEEN SET FOR OCTOBER NEXT YEAR, WHILE FOLAU WILL BE SENTENCED IN AUGUST. ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST EVENTS AND EXHIBITION CENTRES HAS GONE INTO LIQUIDATION. AUCKLAND'S ASB SHOWGROUNDS IN GREENLANE HAS BEEN HOSTING EVENTS FOR NEARLY 180 YEARS. A CAR AUCTION WAS MEANT TO TAKE PLACE THERE THIS WEEKEND, BUT ORGANISERS SAY THEY'VE BEEN FORCED TO POSTPONE IT DUE TO THE UNFORESEEN LIQUIDATION. LAST YEAR, THE SHOWGROUNDS SUSTAINED A MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR LOSS AFTER SIX MONTHS OF NO EVENTS BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. 15 MONTHS ON FROM COVID-19'S ARRIVAL, ITS RIPPLE EFFECT IS STILL HURTING KIWIS FINANCIALLY. A REPORT BY THE SALVATION ARMY HAS REVEALED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITHDRAWING THEIR KIWISAVER JUMPED 22% THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 2020. THE 'MONEY TALKS' HELPLINE HAS ALSO RECEIVED AN INCREASE IN CALLS SINCE DECEMBER. THE CHARITY IS CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO RE-THINK KIWISAVER, AS WELL AS ATTACHMENT ORDERS FOR BENEFICIARIES, WHICH DIVERTS MONEY FROM MSD TO PAY OFF DEBT. AMIDST RISING TENSIONS GLOBALLY, FOREIGN MINISTER NANAIA MAHUTA HAS MET VIRTUALLY WITH HER CHINESE COUNTERPART OVERNIGHT. WANG YI SAID THE CHINA-NEW ZEALAND RELATIONSHIP COULD BE A MODEL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS BUILT ON MUTUAL RESPECT AND CO-OPERATION. THAT'S DESPITE NEW ZEALAND AND ITS SECURITY PARTNERS EXPRESSING CONCERNS OVER REPORTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN XINJIANG PROVINCE, AS WELL AS CHANGES TO HONG KONG'S ELECTORAL SYSTEM. TRANSLATOR: CHINA AND NEW ZEALAND ARE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERS WHOSE RELATIONS HAVE MAINTAINED SOUND AND STABLE DEVELOPMENT. WE HAVE NO HISTORICAL GRUDGES AGAINST EACH OTHER, NOR DO WE HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS. CHINA ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO ITS RELATIONS WITH NEW ZEALAND AND VALUES THE MUTUAL TRUST WE HAVE BUILT SO FAR. MINISTER WANG SAID CHINA HOPES TO COMMUNICATE WITH NEW ZEALAND ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ISSUES. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, THE BLACK CAPS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES ARE ON A KNIFE-EDGE. AND LATER, WE'VE GOT THE COLOURS OF CABARET WITH A PACIFIC TWIST. I was` ...taking it` ...slow. Stealth as. Pretty chill. Hung a right. Left. Boom. (SIREN WHOOPS) (BRAKES WHINE SOFTLY) SOFTLY: Oh no, no, no, no, no. (BREATHALYSER BEEPS) OK. That is a fail. (SIGHS SOFTLY) (EXHALES SHARPLY) (INDISTINCT RADIO TRANSMISSION) (SCOFFS SOFTLY) RT: We're just gonna go 4Q. (SIGHS SOFTLY) THE BLACKCAPS' HOPES OF WINNING THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL HANG IN THE BALANCE WITH EVERYTHING RIDING ON THE FINAL DAY. DESPITE A MIDDLE ORDER COLLAPSE, NEW ZEALAND BUILT A SMALL FIRST INNINGS LEAD, BEFORE TIM SOUTHEE STRUCK LATE IN THE DAY TO KEEP NEW ZEALAND IN THE HUNT. ZION DAYAL HAS TODAY'S ACTION. STRIKING AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. THEY LIKE IT, FINGER GOES UP! TIM SOUTHEE TAKING NOT ONE... OH, CLOSE, SURELY? YES, THE FINGER GOES UP! BUT TWO CRUCIAL WICKETS TO GIVE NEW ZEALAND A SLIM CHANCE OF WINNING THE FINAL. IT WAS NICE TO GET THOSE TWO TONIGHT, BUT IT'S SHAPING UP FOR AN INTRIGUING DAY TOMORROW. YEAH. IT WOULD BE NICE TO` YOU ALWAYS WANT MORE. BUT TO HAVE TO HAVE TWO, TWO OF THEIR MORE ATTACKING PLAYERS AS WELL, IT'S NICE TO SEE THE BACK OF THEM. SOUTHEE BRINGING UP HIS 600TH INTERNATIONAL WICKET, BECOMING JUST THE SECOND KIWI TO DO SO. HE ALSO PLAYED A KEY ROLE WITH THE BAT, HELPING NEW ZEALAND THROUGH TO 249 RUNS AFTER THE BLACK CAPS MIDDLE ORDER COLLAPSED. EDGED AND... TAKEN! GOOD CATCH. RIGHT ON THE CREASE. YES. HE HAS HIS MAN. KANE WILLIAMS HAD BATTED ON FOR 49 RUNS BEFORE BEING DISMISSED. GOT HIM! SHARMA STRIKES! AND NEW ZEALAND'S TAIL ADDED SOME VALUABLE RUNS TO GIVE THEM A SLIM FIRST INNINGS LEAD. YEAH, IT'S EXCITING TURNING UP ON THE LAST DAY OF A TEST MATCH WITH ALL THREE RESULTS STILL POSSIBLE. SO YEAH, I THINK THE FIRST, THE FIRST HOUR, FIRST COUPLE OF HOURS IS VERY CRUCIAL TOMORROW. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT, THE FIRST HOUR OF PLAY TOMORROW. IF WE CAN GET THROUGH IT AND GET A FEW RUNS AND THEN REALLY TRY AND SET UP SOMETHING IN THE BACK HALF OF THE DAY. BECAUSE WE PLAYED FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND YOU WOULD WANT TO SEE SOMETHING COME OUT THERE. BUT YEAH, NINETY-EIGHT OVERS IS A LITTLE TOO LESS FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. HAVE TO TAKE IT AS IT COMES, I THINK. INDIA WILL RESUME THE FINAL DAY THIRTY TWO RUNS AHEAD WITH EIGHT WICKETS IN HAND, AND WITH THE MOST LETHAL BATSMAN STANDING BETWEEN THE BLACK CAPS AND THE CHANCE OF VICTORY. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. ENGLAND HAVE SCRAPED PAST THE CZECH REPUBLIC IN THEIR LAST GROUP MATCH AT THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO FINISH AT THE TOP OF THEIR POOL. THEY'LL NOW FACE ONE OF THE TEAM'S IN THE SO CALLED GROUP OF DEATH IN THE ROUND OF 16. THE BBC'S DAN ROAN REPORTS. DESPITE QUALIFICATION TO THE NEXT ROUND ALREADY ASSURED, THE SENSE AT WEMBLEY WAS THAT THE TRUE ENGLAND WERE YET TO ARRIVE AT THESE EUROS. THE MANAGER ABLE TO RUN THE CHANGES AS HE SEARCHED FOR SOME MUCH-NEEDED MOMENTUM. THE FANS HAD WANTED A MORE ATTACKING APPROACH. NOW THEY'D DISCOVER THEY'D GET THEIR WISH. (CROWD CHEERS) WITHIN TWO MINUTES, THE SIGNS LOOKED PROMISING. RAHEEM STERLING IN. HE HITS THE POST! WHAT A START THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN. ENGLAND, ONLY DENIED BY THE WOODWORK. BUT HAVING BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE SIDE, JACK GREALISH WAS ABOUT TO SHOW WHY SO MANY HAD DEMANDED THAT HE START. AND IT'S HEADED IN BY RAHEEM STIRLING! ENGLAND LEAD! THE PLAYMAKER'S CROSS FINDING STIRLING, WHO THIS TIME, COULDN'T MISS. THIS, WHAT IT MEANT TO SOME OF THOSE WATCHING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY. (ALL CHEER) FOR ENGLAND, FINDING THEIR RHYTHM. HARRY KANE HAD ENDURED A QUIET START TO THE TOURNAMENT. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS WAS HIS FIRST SHOT ON TARGET. BUT AMID MORE FRUSTRATION FOR THE CAPTAIN CAME A WARNING OF THE THREAT THE CZECHS POSED. AN EFFORT FROM DISTANCE FROM HOLIS. JORDAN PICKFORD'S AGILITY NEEDED TO PRESERVE ENGLAND'S LEAD. THE HOSTS WERE ON COURSE TO TOP THE GROUP, BUT HAVING STARTED THE SECOND HALF A LITTLE FLAT, IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE CHANGES WERE MADE. MARCUS RASHFORD AND JUDE BELLINGHAM (17) BOTH INTRODUCED. PICKFORD AWAY. A FADING ENGLAND NEEDED A SECOND, BUT INSTEAD IT WAS THEIR OPPONENTS WHO WENT CLOSE, THE CZECHS DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR AN EQUALISER. ENGLAND THOUGHT THEY'D FINISH THE MATCH WITH A SECOND, BUT SUBSTITUTE JORDAN HENDERSON'S EFFORT WAS RULED OUT FOR OFFSIDE. IT DIDN'T MATTER. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I AM ECSTATIC! I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. COULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER PERFORMANCE. BUT HEY HO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE IT. WE'RE THERE. IT WASN'T THE GREATEST GAME IN THE WORLD, BUT WE WON, AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. WINNERS OF GROUP D AND THROUGH. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE SENSE THAT ENGLAND NEED TO SHOW MORE. MEANWHILE, SCOTLAND'S HORROR RUN AT THE EUROS IS OVER AFTER SUFFERING A HEAVY DEFEAT AGAINST CROATIA. CONCEDING A GOAL EARLY IN THE FIRST HALF, SCOTLAND ANSWERED BACK THROUGH MIDFIELDER CALLUM MCGREGOR, BEFORE CROATIA'S LUKA MODRIC BROKE THE HOME FANS' HEARTS. TOUCHED BACK BY PETKOVIC, TO KOVACIC, TO MODRIC! IT IS A STUNNING, STUNNING MOMENT FROM CROATIA'S ONE TRUE SUPERSTAR. CROATIA GOING ON TO WIN 3-1, FINISHING BEHIND ENGLAND IN SECOND PLACE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. AND CABARET RETURNS TO AUCKLAND WITH A PACIFIC TWIST. YOUR WEATHER'S NEXT, BUT FIRST, AUCKLAND'S CABARET SEASON IS BACK WITH A BANG. THE PACIFIC CAST OF 'FINE FATALE' ARE BACK ON STAGE WITH A WHOLE NEW TAKE ON CABARET. THIS TIME, IT'S ALL ABOUT HISTORY ` AND THEIR STORY. VANDHNA BHAN EXPLORES WHAT TO EXPECT IN THEIR LATEST SHOW, 'THE RETURN OF THE ULA'. ARE WE READY TO GET WILD? (CHEERING) WHOO-HOO! CABARET LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. CHEE-HOO! WE HAD THIS IDEA OF WHAT CABARET WORLD IS; IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE, 'SCRATCH THAT ` LET'S JUST INTRODUCE OUR STYLES.' BACK IN SAMOA, WE HAVE, LIKE, FA'AFAFINE SHOWS IN EVERY NIGHTCLUB EVERY SATURDAY. MARIO FAUMUI BEGAN HIS OWN CABARET JOURNEY AS A YOUNG CHILD. I LIKE TO THINK I STARTED CABARET WHEN I WAS LIKE 4 YEARS OLD ` IN MY ROOM, WITH, LIKE, MY MUM'S TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD, MY MUM'S LAVALAVA WRAPPED AROUND MY WAIST AND JUST PERFORMING FOR... THE GODS, REALLY, IN MY OWN LITTLE ROOM. BRINGING SOME OF THAT GODLY AESTHETIC TO HIS NEW SHOW, 'THE RETURN OF THE ULA'. THEIR CHARACTERS ARE KIND OF LIKE THE ANCESTORS WHO WE'VE BROUGHT TO LIFE. # HOW DO YOU WANT IT? THE FIRST THING YOU HEAR WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN THE ISLANDS, OR IN SAMOA, IS, YOU KNOW, THIS GROUP OF THREE MEN SINGING EVERYONE AND WELCOMING THEM INTO THE ISLAND. # DID SOMEBODY, DID SOMEBODY BREAK YOUR HEART? THERE'S AN ENTERTAINMENT ELEMENT; IT'S ALSO OUR WAY OF TELLING OUR STORIES. THE STORIES TOLD THROUGH THIS SHOW BEING THAT OF HISTORY, HER-STORY AND THEIR-STORY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SEE BOTH FAT, THIN, SLIM, THICK, BROWN, UNAPOLOGETICALLY TRANS AND QUEER BODIES ON STAGE. THE CAST ` ENTIRELY PASIFIKA AND FROM THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY ` IS AN ENSEMBLE OF ALREADY SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS. BIG PERSONALITIES, BUT... ONLY BIG GIRLS CAN HANDLE BIG PERSONALITIES. (LAUGHTER) THEY'LL BE PERFORMING FOUR SHOWS IN TOTAL, IN WHICH YOU'LL GET AN EXPLOSION OF DRAG, SPOKEN WORD AND DANCE STYLES ICONIC TO THE FINE FATALE STYLE ` ALL WHILE HOPING EVERYONE WALKING OUT OF HERE WILL NOT ONLY BE ENTERTAINED BUT TAKES A MESSAGE WITH THEM. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BE THE HERO OF THE SHOW. YOU WANT TO FEEL YOUR DREAMGIRLS FANTASY ` YOU ARE ALLOWED. AND SO I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER-ONE THING THAT I WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO GO AWAY WITH. IT'S GONNA BE A BIT OF A BUMPY RIDE, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, LADIES? ALL: WE LOVE A BUMPY RIDE! SO BUCKLE UP FOR PACIFIC CABARET TO TAKE THE STAGE BY STORM. VANDHNA BHAN, 1 NEWS. TIME NOW TO SEE HOW THE WEATHER'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE. # THERE YOU GO, CAN YOU SAY # THERE YOU GO, CAN YOU SAY # YOU WANT YOUR FREEDOM # WHO AM I TO KEEP YOU DOWN # LISTEN CARFULLY TO THE SOUND # OF YOUR LONELINESS, LIKE A HEARTBEAT # STILL HAS US REMEMBERING WHAT YOU HAD # AND WHAT YOU LOST THANKS FOR JOINING US. THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE BACK HERE IN HALF AN HOUR WITH A COVID-19 UPDATE FROM THE GOVERNMENT. UNTIL THEN, HAVE A GOOD AFTERNOON.