TONIGHT ` MORE COVID RESTRICTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 DELTA VARIANT, INCLUDING COMPULSORY SCANNING AND MORE MASK-WEARING. IN SYDNEY, COVID CASES SPREAD TO SCHOOLS, AND OFFICIALS WARN THE NUMBERS WILL ONLY GET WORSE. AND A POLAR BLAST MAKES ITS WAY UP THE COUNTRY, BRINGING FREEZING CONDITIONS AND DISRUPTING TRAVEL. WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY MICHAELA CORNELIUS AND KATE PARKINSON CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. AN ALERT LEVEL DECISION FOR THE CAPITAL AND A REVIEW OF OUR TRAVEL BAN WITH ALL AUSTRALIAN STATES WILL BE WEIGHED UP WHEN CABINET MEETS TOMORROW. IT COMES AS THE GOVERNMENT ALSO CONSIDERS SEVERAL TOUGHER COVID RESTRICTIONS IN NEW ZEALAND. JACOB JOHNSON HAS MORE. SCANNING THESE COULD SOON BECOME COMPULSORY IN SOME PLACES, LIKE BARS, RESTAURANTS AND CAFES, AS THE GOVERNMENT RECEIVES ADVICE AROUND A RANGE OF NEW PRECAUTIONS. THE RISE OF THE DELTA VARIANT AND THE RISK IT POSES TO THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE MEANS IT'S TIMELY TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL MEASURES FOR OUR TOOLBOX. ALSO UP FOR CONSIDERATION ` MANDATORY MASK USE IN CERTAIN HIGH-RISK AREAS AT LEVEL 2 OR ABOVE, CHANGES SOME EXPERTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CALLING FOR. SORT OF, AN ALERT LEVEL 1.5 AT THE MOMENT WOULD BE SENSIBLE, SO THAT MIGHT SEE INCREASING MASK USE. OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE USE OF THE APP SO PEOPLE ARE SCANNING THE QR CODES. THE VIRUS IS CHANGING, AND WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR RESPONSE TO KEEP AHEAD OF IT. DECISIONS ON ANY NEW REQUIREMENTS ARE EXPECTED NEXT WEEK. WE WOULDN'T PUT IN A PROVISION WHERE WE WERE MANDATING SOMETHING WITHOUT HAVING A PLAN ON HOW IT MIGHT BE ENFORCED AND, OF COURSE, CHECKING YOUR PENALTY PROVISIONS. MEANWHILE, CABINET'S HOLDING AN EMERGENCY MEETING TOMORROW TO REVIEW THE BLANKET BAN ON THE TRANS-TASMAN BUBBLE, INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR PRE-DEPARTURE TESTING. IT COMES AS THE SITUATION IN AUSTRALIA ONLY WORSENS, WITH CONFIRMATION TWO CLOSE CONTACTS CONNECTED TO THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OUTBREAK TRAVELLED TO NEW ZEALAND. BOTH ARE NOW IN ISOLATION. ONE ALREADY RETURNING A NEGATIVE RESULT. THE CAPITAL'S COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL STATUS WILL ALSO BE UP FOR DISCUSSION AFTER ANOTHER DAY OF NO NEW COMMUNITY CASES. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ` EXACTLY HOW MANY OF THOSE TEST RESULTS DO WE HAVE IN? ARE WE SEEING ANYTHING EXTRA OUT OF THAT? TESTING CENTRES AROUND WELLINGTON ARE GRADUALLY GETTING EMPTIER. I'D HEARD IT WAS FAIRLY QUIET TODAY, SO I THOUGHT IT'S A GOOD TIME TO COME ALONG ` MONDAY MORNING. I THOUGHT I WOULD COME DOWN SINCE THERE WASN'T A QUEUE. ONLY AROUND A THOUSAND PEOPLE WERE TESTED AT THE WEEKEND, WITH AS MANY AS 100 POTENTIAL CONTACTS OF THE SYDNEY MAN STILL IN NEED OF A TEST. AND NOW THAT THE MAN'S PARTNER HAS ALSO TESTED POSITIVE, EXPERTS SAY THE VIRUS COULD STILL BE HERE. WE'VE SEEN WITH THIS DELTA VARIANT HOW QUICKLY IT CAN SPREAD. AND SO IF THERE'S EVEN JUST ONE CASE OUT THERE LURKING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, IT COULD REALLY TAKE OFF REALLY QUICKLY. A CALL TO BE VIGILANT TO KEEP THE VIRUS OUT. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. IN AUSTRALIA, RESTRICTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS ARE AFFECTING ALL STATES WITH STATE BORDER CLOSURES. THE NATIONAL CABINET HAS THIS EVENING AGREED ON A RAFT OF NEW RULES IN AN EMERGENCY MEETING, INCLUDING MANDATORY VACCINATION FOR AGED-CARE WORKERS, AN EXTRA TEST FOR RETURNED TRAVELLERS AND SPLITTING THEM UP IN QUARANTINE BASED ON RISK. WITH MORE FROM SYDNEY, HERE'S CHRIS O'KEEFE FROM CHANNEL 9. IT'S IN OUR SHOPPING CENTRES, COFFEE SHOPS, PUBS, HAIR SALONS, AND NOW IT'S IN OUR SCHOOLS. WITH FOUR STUDENTS AT SOUTH COOGEE PUBLIC TESTING POSITIVE WHOLE SCHOOL'S IN ISOLATION. IT IS WHAT IT IS, MATE. COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANY SCHOOL IN SYDNEY. THAT'S 500 CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IN SCHOOL HOLIDAY QUARANTINE FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN OFF AND GOT COVID TESTS. AND, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS HAVE TO GET ANOTHER ONE AGAIN IN ABOUT 12 DAYS' TIME. CONCERNS TOO OVER EMANUEL SCHOOL AT RANDWICK, WITH ONE STUDENT GOING TO CLASS WHILE INFECTIOUS. AND 9 NEWS CAN REVEAL A STUDENT FROM ROSE BAY SECONDARY HAS ALSO TESTED POSITIVE. IT CERTAINLY IS A CONCERN, THE INCREASED TRANSMISSIBILITY AND THE OBSERVATION AROUND CHILDREN. DAY TWO OF LOCKDOWN AND SOME UNEXPECTED NEWS. JUST 18 NEW CASES FROM ALMOST 59,000 TESTS. BUT HALF OF THEM WEREN'T IN ISOLATION AND HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE INFECTIOUS. WE HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THE NUMBERS TO BOUNCE AROUND, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR THE NUMBERS TO GO UP CONSIDERABLY. WHAT STARTED AT BONDI JUNCTION, WESTFIELD, AND A CAFE IN VAUCLUSE HAS NOW SPREAD AS FAR AS SPRING FARM NEAR CAMDEN, SHELL HARBOUR AND UP TO ROUSE HILL AND MANLY. IT'S EXPECTED A LOT MORE PEOPLE WILL SOON TEST POSITIVE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF CLOSE CONTACTS. AND IF YOU'RE RELUCTANT TO BE VACCINATED, HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. THERE WERE ROUGHLY 30 PEOPLE AT THE WEST HOXTON PARTY. 24 NOW HAVE COVID. NOT ONE OF THOSE 24 PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED. I CAN ALSO ADVISE THAT SIX HEALTH WORKERS WHO ATTENDED AT THAT PARTY I CAN ALSO ADVISE THAT SIX HEALTH WORKERS WHO ATTENDED AT THAT PARTY WHO WERE FULLY VACCINATED, NOT ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE HAS BEEN INFECTED. BUT WITHOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SECURING ENOUGH DOSES OR SETTING UP ENOUGH PLACES TO GET THE JAB, NOTHING WILL CHANGE. DOZENS MORE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SLAPPED WITH HUGE FINES FOR FLOUTING COVID RESTRICTIONS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. ONE MAN PROMPTING A SECURITY SCARE IN SYDNEY TODAY, AS CHANNEL 9'S RUTH WYNN WILLIAMS REPORTS. WITH THE DELTA STRAIN RUN IN ROGUE, IN SYDNEY'S PRESS BRIEFING, THE ROGUES WERE ON THE LOOSE. DELIVERING HAS MESSAGE WITHOUT A MASK, HE COPPED AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM THE POLICE COMMISSIONER. ANOTHER THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE TREASURER. I DON'T CONSENT. CAFE OWNERS TURNED AND TO MASK CRUSADERS ALLEGEDLY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH HEALTH ORDERS THAT CAME WITH THE LOCKDOWN, SEEING THEM CHARGED AND BRIEFLY LOCKED UP. I HAVE NO COMMENT. WE HAVE TRIPLED THE AMOUNT OF FINES WE HAVE GIVEN FROM THE DAY BEFORE. FOUR OF THOSE PEOPLE FIND ANOTHER $200 FOR FAILING TO MASK UP. OFFICERS REMINDING PEOPLE TO KEEP MOVING WELL OUTDOORS. THE FIRST STAGE OF A 14 DAY HIGH VISIBILITY APPROACH. POLICE HAVE EYES ON THE GROUND IN ALL OUR MOST POPULAR SPOTS. THEY ARE LOCKED IN PUBLIC HELP. THEY HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF TIPOFFS IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. IN THE ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, TWO MEN ALERTED AUTHORITIES THEMSELVES. WE SAW TWO MEN SUNBAKING ON THE BEACH IN THE SOUTH COAST. THERE WAS STARTLED BY A DEER AND GOT LOST. THERE WERE FOUND AND FINED. AS A TIME WHEN OUR WHOLE CITY IS VULNERABLE, PROMISING ZERO TOLERANCE FROM POLICE. AN ANTARCTIC BLAST IS HITTING THE COUNTRY, THE WEATHER CAUSING FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND DELAYS IN QUEENSTOWN, INVERCARGILL AND WELLINGTON. ROADS HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED. WITH MORE ON TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS AND WARNINGS FOR TOMORROW, HERE'S VANDHNA BHAN. FRESH SNOW AND ICY ROADS MAKING IT A DIFFICULT JOURNEY HOME FOR DUNEDIN LOCALS TONIGHT. EVERYONE'S TRYING TO GET UP THIS HILL. AND IT'S NOT GOING TOO WELL FOR EVERYONE. THEY'RE ALL STUCK. A COLD NIGHT AHEAD FOR MANY. THE SNOW DUMP IS NOT UNWELCOME ELSEWHERE, WITH THE SKI SEASON AT CORONET PEAK IS ABOUT TO OPEN. GETTING THIS LITTLE BLAST FROM ANTARCTICA IS FANTASTIC. EVERYBODY'S FEELING BETTER ABOUT THINGS. I THINK THERE'S A REALLY GOOD CHANCE WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET GOING ON WEDNESDAY. AT CARDRONA, THEY'RE ALREADY OPEN WITH WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. BUT NOT EVERYONE'S FEELING BETTER ABOUT THINGS, WITH SOME WELLINGTONIANS AT THE SEASIDE SUBURB OF OWHIRO BAY BOARDING UP AND SANDBAGGING THEIR HOMES AHEAD OF 6M WAVES EXPECTED TO POUND THE COASTLINE. THE ONE PARTICULAR ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR IS THE ONE FOR TUESDAY MORNING AROUND 8:20, 8:30, AND THEN GOING TUESDAY NIGHT JUST BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK. WE WOULD EXPECT POTENTIALLY THE RISK OF SOME COASTAL EROSION OR EVEN INUNDATION, SOME OF THE DEBRIS. THE HEAVY SWELL WARNING ALREADY CANCELLING ALL COOK STRAIT FERRIES TOMORROW. ROADS ALSO TREACHEROUS. OTAGO'S STATE HIGHWAY 87 IS CLOSED, AS IS THE CROWN RANGE ROAD AND THE ROAD TO MILFORD SOUND. SNOWFALL WARNINGS AND A STRONG WIND WATCH REMAINS IN PLACE FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND WELLINGTON. MOTHER NATURE, SHE'S OPENED THE FLOOD GATES FROM WAY DOWN SOUTH ON THE ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF, AND SHE GOES 1, 2, 3, WHOOSH! AND IT COMES UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THIS BLAST OF REALLY COLD AIR, PROBABLY SOME OF THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON. BUT FOR MANY HARDY KIWIS RIGHT NOW... IT'S JUST THE USUAL, YEAH. JUST UP THE FEED, KEEP THE STOCK HAPPY. NOT TOO OUT OF THE USUAL. AS THE COLD SNAP MAKES ITS WAY UP THE COUNTRY, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP. IN AUCKLAND IT'S EXPECTED TO BE ZERO DEGREES CELSIUS ON WEDNESDAY. VANDHNA BHAN, 1 NEWS. THE FUTURE OF ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS IS UP IN THE AIR TONIGHT AFTER A JURY WAS UNABLE TO REACH VERDICTS IN HIS TRIAL ON HISTORICAL SEX ABUSE CHARGES. THE CROWN NOW HAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO DECIDE WHETHER TO PURSUE A RE-TRIAL. NICOLE BREMNER HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE CASE. IT'S AN OUTCOME THAT'S LEFT THINGS UNRESOLVED FOR ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS. WE'VE GOT TO THE STAGE IN THIS TRIAL WHERE, EFFECTIVELY, IT'S A HUNG JURY. NO VERDICTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE REACHED. A HUNG JURY LEAVING THE 83-YEAR-OLD BACK WHERE HE WAS A FORTNIGHT AGO ` OUT ON BAIL WITH HIS FUTURE UP IN THE AIR. MR THOMAS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? IT'S NOW UP TO THE CROWN TO DECIDE WHERE THE CASE GOES FROM HERE. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE THE CROWN TO DECIDE WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A RETRIAL? UH, SORRY. NOTHING TO SAY AT THIS POINT. ARTHUR THOMAS IS NO STRANGER TO LEGAL BATTLES, AND HE WASN'T BACKING DOWN FROM THIS ONE. HE'S HERE TODAY, FIGHTING THIS CASE, AND SAYING THAT THESE ALLEGATIONS, ALL OF THEM, ARE SIMPLY NOT TRUE. THE DEFENCE CLAIMED THAT THE CHARGES STEMMED FROM A DISPUTE ABOUT MONEY, BUT THE CROWN ALLEGED THOMAS HAD ABUSED TWO WOMEN WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER, AND HAD ALSO ENCOURAGED OTHERS TO PARTICIPATE. THE ALLEGATIONS TESTED IN A SETTING VERY FAMILIAR TO ARTHUR THOMAS. TODAY, MOST PEOPLE KNOW THE DEBATE ABOUT DAVID BAIN OR SCOTT WATSON. BUT IN THE 1970S, THE DEBATE THAT DEFINED THE COUNTRY WAS OVER ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS. THAT'S BECAUSE THE MURDERS OF JEANNETTE AND HARVEY CREWE FOUR DECADES AGO PUT ARTHUR THOMAS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ONE OF THIS COUNTRY'S MOST NOTORIOUS COLD CASES. IN 1979 HE WAS PARDONED, AND PAID COMMISSION CLOSE TO $1M, FOR WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT LASTING NEARLY A DECADE. AT THE TIME, IT WAS A MASSIVE PAYOUT, AND IT WAS SEEN AS DESERVED. AND THEN, A ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FOUND POLICE HAD PLANTED EVIDENCE IN THE CREWE'S GARDEN, EFFECTIVELY FRAMING ARTHUR THOMAS. IT TARNISHED THE REPUTATION OF THE POLICE. 40 YEARS ON, ANOTHER TRIAL ` THIS ONE COMPLICATED BY THE HISTORICAL NATURE OF THE ALLEGATIONS. THE PASSAGE OF TIME CAN BE ONE OF THE BEST DEFENCES, BUT THE POLICE WOULD NOT HAVE UNDERTAKEN THIS CASE UNLESS THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD A FAIR CHANCE OF CONVICTION. IT'S NOW UP TO THE CROWN TO DECIDE WHETHER TO BRING ARTHUR ALLAN THOMAS BACK BEFORE THE COURT ON THESE CHARGES. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. A SURVEY HAS FOUND STUDENTS AT CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ARE SUBJECTED TO WIDESPREAD SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE COMMUNITY, WITH 20 REPORTING THEY'D BEEN RAPED. THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONED THE SURVEY ITSELF, PROMPTING CALLS FOR A NATIONWIDE REVIEW. AND A WARNING ` RYAN BOSWELL'S REPORT INCLUDES SOME GRAPHIC DETAILS. IT'S A REALITY NO TEENAGER SHOULD HAVE TO FACE. I'VE DEFINITELY EXPERIENCED CASUAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT. STUDENTS AT CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS HIGH BRAVELY SPEAKING OUT. GETTING HONKED AT ON THE STREET, GETTING CAT-CALLED WHILE YOU'RE WALKING BY YOURSELF. WHAT DO WE WANT? SAFE STREETS. WHEN DO WE WANT THEM? NOW! PROTESTS EARLIER THIS YEAR PROMPTED THE SCHOOL TO SURVEY OVER 700 STUDENTS, SOME AS YOUNG AS 12. SHOCKINGLY, 20 GIRLS DESCRIBED BEING RAPED BY INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS. THERE'S CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN THERE, AND WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL WHO HAVE SUFFERED SERIOUS TRAUMA. THE SURVEY FOUND 60% OF STUDENTS HAD BEEN HARASSED AT LEAST TWICE. THINGS LIKE 'WHORE', 'SLUT', 'BITCH' AND THE C-WORD. SOME REVEALING THEY HAD BEEN FILMED WITHOUT PERMISSION,... IT STEMS FROM HUMANITY'S ISSUES IN FALSELY PERCEIVED MALE SUPERIORITY, AND IT'S BEEN WORSENED 100% BY SOCIAL MEDIA. THERE HAVE BEEN FEW INVESTIGATIONS, AND NO PROSECUTIONS. THIS WEEK POLICE WILL MEET WITH STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW HOW TO REPORT ANY TYPE OF ASSAULT. I'M HOPING FROM THIS WE WILL SEE OUTCOMES THAT HELP, I GUESS, TAKE AWAY THE NORMALISATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THE EDUCATION REVIEW OFFICE IS BEING URGED TO CARRY OUT ANOTHER SURVEY AT ALL SCHOOLS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE REALLY HARD ISSUES TO DEAL WITH, AND I DON'T THINK ANY EDUCATION PROVIDER SHOULD FEEL LEFT ALONE. IT'S A WIDER SOCIAL CONVERSATION. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT SCHOOLS. THESE YOUNG WOMEN READY TO STAND UP AND FIGHT BACK. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ` WHO IS THE MYSTERY WOMAN WHO TRIGGERED THIS MASSIVE CRASH AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE? AUTHORITIES WARN OF SERIOUS REPERCUSSIONS. PLUS, PROTESTS IN LONDON OVER KIWI WEIGHTLIFTER LAUREL HUBBARD'S SELECTION FOR THE OLYMPICS. IT'S NOW IN IT'S 4TH DAY, BUT THE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS OF THE FLORIDA APARTMENT COLLAPSE IS PAINSTAKINGLY SLOW. THE DEATH TOLL HAS RISEN TO NINE, WITH MORE THAN 150 STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. WITH THE LATEST, HERE'S CHANNEL 9'S VICKI JARDINE. A HEARTBREAKING JOURNEY. BUS AFTER BUS CARRYING FAMILIES OF THOSE STILL MISSING FINALLY TAKEN TO THE SITE WHERE THEIR LOVED ONES REMAIN. FOUR MORE BODIES WERE PULLED FROM THE RUBBLE OVERNIGHT IN WHAT IS A MAMMOTH TASK. THIS IS WHAT RESCUERS HAVE TO CONTEND WITH ` HUGE SLABS OF CONCRETE AND METAL. INSIDE THE ONCE-BURNING RUBBLE, 152 PEOPLE ARE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR AFTER PART OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSED IN FLORIDA. AS OF TODAY, ONE VICTIM PASSED AWAY IN THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY'VE RECOVERED EIGHT MORE VICTIMS ON SITE. SO I AM CONFIRMING TODAY THAT THE DEATH TOLL IS AT NINE. AS THE DAYS PASS, THE PRAYERS CONTINUE FOR SOME GOOD NEWS. I HAVE A LOT OF SURVIVOR'S GUILT ON THIS, YOU KNOW. WHY ME AND WHY NOT MY NEIGHBOUR FROM 604? SHE WAS A LOVELY LADY, YOU KNOW. SPECIALIST RESCUERS HAVE NOW BEEN BROUGHT IN FROM ISRAEL AND MEXICO TO HELP FIND SURVIVORS WITH THE AMERICAN TEAMS AS FAMILIES SEEK ANSWERS INTO HOW SUCH A DISASTER COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN 2021. THEY WANT TO KNOW INFORMATION. THEY NEED TO KNOW INFORMATION. BUT IT IS A SLOW PROCESS, AND IT'S A PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE DONE THE WAY IT'S BEING DONE. AND I KNOW THAT'S DIFFICULT, BUT THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. FRENCH POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO HUNT FOR A SPECTATOR WHO CAUSED A MASSIVE PILE-UP ON THE OPENING STAGE OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE. THE CARNAGE UNFOLDED WHEN THE WOMAN THRUST HER CARDBOARD SIGN OUT IN FRONT OF THE PELOTON, BEFORE DISAPPEARING INTO THE CROWD. SEVERAL RIDERS WERE LEFT WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. AUTHORITIES SAY THE WOMAN WILL BE SUED AND COULD FACE UP TO A YEAR IN PRISON FOR HER CARELESS ACTIONS. PROTESTORS OPPOSING KIWI WEIGHTLIFTER LAUREL HUBBARD'S SELECTION FOR THE OLYMPICS HAVE GATHERED OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND'S HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON. HUBBARD'S BEEN NAMED TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND IN TOKYO, BECOMING THE FIRST TRANSGENDER ATHLETE TO COMPETE AT THE GAMES. SHE MEETS ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA UNDER INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE GUIDELINES, BUT OPPONENTS SAY SHE HAS AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE, HAVING PREVIOUSLY COMPETED IN MEN'S EVENTS. THE HIGH COMMISSION WAS CLOSED DURING THE PROTEST BECAUSE IT WAS A SUNDAY. WITH JUST 25 DAYS TO GO TO TOKYO, THE REALITY OF A FIRST OLYMPIC GAMES IS FINALLY SINKING IN FOR KIWI SURFERS ELLA WILLIAMS AND BILLY STAIRMAND. JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER AND MORE ON THAT WINTRY BLAST HITTING THE COUNTRY. PLUS, THE LIGHTING SPECTACULAR CELEBRATING A 100TH ANNIVERSARY. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER NOW, WITH UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA AND 'WEEKEND RUN'. # WE'LL BE LOST IN LOVE # THE WEEKEND RUN # YEAH, WE'LL BE LOST IN LOVE # WHEN THE WEEKEND COMES # YEAH, WE'LL BE LOST IN LOVE # THE WEEKEND RUN # YEAH, WE'LL BE HIDING FROM # THE WEEKEND SUN... # THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. WE'LL LEAVE YOU NOW WITH SOME DAZZLING LIGHTS STAGED TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU ` GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY MICHAELA CORNELIUS AND KATE PARKINSON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2021 (LOVELY BY BILLIE EILISH AND KHALID)