IT'S MIDDAY ` HUGE CHANGES FOR THE RENTAL PROPERTY SECTOR. NEW RULES FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS, AND YOUR RIGHTS AS A RENTER. STRUGGLING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT YOUR GP? PRACTITIONERS WARN UNDER-FUNDING AND INCREASED DEMAND IS PUTTING PATIENTS AT RISK. WHAT THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS HE'LL DO ABOUT IT. PLUS ` AN EARTHQUAKE KILLS MORE THAN A HUNDRED IN INDONESIA. RESCUERS RACE TO SAVE THOSE STILL TRAPPED UNDER COLLAPSED BUILDINGS. CAPTIONS BY SEAN LYDIARD AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2022 THE RENTAL PROPERTY SECTOR IS GETTING A MAKEOVER. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCING A RAFT OF REFORMS, INCLUDING AN EXTENSION TO THE DEADLINE FOR HEALTHY HOME STANDARDS. KAIANGA ORA NOW HAS UNTIL JULY 2024 TO GET HOMES COMPLIANT, WHILE PRIVATE LANDLORDS HAVE UNTIL JULY 2025 ` BOTH DEADLINES PUSHED OUT BY A YEAR. THOSE MANAGING PROPERTIES WILL BE REGULATED AS WELL, WITH A NEW FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MANAGERS ARE REGISTERED, TRAINED AND LICENSED. THE REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF MEASURES TO BRING IN A REGULATORY REGIME, THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ROGUE ACTORS IN THEIR PROFESSION, MOST PROPERTY MANAGERS BEHAVE IN A REALLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER, AND THEY WANT TO HAVE STANDARDS. BUT THE OPPOSITION SAYS WHILE THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY OPPOSED TO REGULATING PROPERTY MANAGERS, THEY BELIEVE MOST OF THE REFORMS ARE DESIGNED TO COVER GOVERNMENT FAILINGS. NOW IT TURNS OUT THE GOVERNMENT CAN'T ACTUALLY COMPLY WITH THE RULES THEY SET FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR, SO THEY'VE JUST BASICALLY GIVEN EVERYONE AN EXTENSION. THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO PROPOSING FIRM RULES ON ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF METHAMPHETAMINE DECONTAMINATION BEFORE A LEASE CAN BE ENDED. 'IT'S NOT A QUICK FIX, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON IT.' THAT'S THE RESPONSE THIS MORNING FROM THE HEALTH MINISTER TO A PLEA FOR ACTION FROM OVERLOADED GENERAL PRACTITIONERS. ANDREW LITTLE SAYS INITIATIVES ARE UNDERWAY BUT WILL TAKE TIME, DIGBY WERTHMULLER HAS MORE. THEIR PATIENTS CAN'T GET APPOINTMENTS, AND DOCTORS ARE DEEPLY WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE ARE ACTUALLY FEELING UNSAFE, WE ARE IN FEAR OF THE VERY THING THAT WE TRY OUR BEST NOT TO HAPPEN, IS POTENTIALLY GOING TO HAPPEN, AND THAT'S PATIENT HARM IS AT RISK BECAUSE DELAYS IN CARE ARE CRITICAL FACTOR TO THE OUTCOMES OF CARE IN THE HEALTH SECTOR. NOW GENERAL PRACTITIONERS ARE CALLING FOR A LIFELINE. WE ARE OVER RUN ON OUR TIME AND OUR EXPERTISE. GENPRO, A COLLECTIVE OF 1000 GPs CLINICS, HAS WRITTEN AN OPEN LETTER TO THE GOVERNMENT, CALLING FOR BETTER FUNDING AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE ISSUE. HEALTH MINISTER ANDREW LITTLE RECOGNISES THE PROBLEMS DOCTORS FACE ACROSS COUNTRY BUT SAYS IT'S NOT A QUICK FIX. THIS PROBLEM HASN'T HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. IT HASN'T HAPPENED IN THE SHORT TERM. THIS HAS BEEN MANY, MANY YEARS IN THE MAKING. WE'RE DOING THINGS NOW WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 15, 20 YEARS AGO. BUT WE HAVE TO DO THEM NOW, AND WE WON'T FIX THE SHORTAGE OVERNIGHT EITHER. IT'S GONNA TAKE A WEE WHILE TO GET THERE. A GENPRO SURVEY FOUND 55% OF GENERAL PRACTICES ACROSS AOTEAROA ARE RESTRICTING OR NOT PERMITTING NEW ENROLMENTS AND NEARLY 30% OF PRACTICES HAVE REDUCED THEIR OPENING HOURS DUE TO THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. 36% HAVE COMPLETELY WITHDRAWN SOME SERVICES. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S STREAMLINING THE IMMIGRATION PROCESS FOR OVERSEAS DOCTORS BUT ALSO INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY'S TWO MEDICAL SCHOOLS. THIS YEAR WE HAVE GOT THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL GRADUATES TRAINING AS GPs UP TO ABOUT 195. WE WANT TO GROW THAT TO 300, WHICH WILL TAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS TO GET THERE. LONG-TERM PLANNING IMPORTANT TO LONG-TERM GAIN. DIGBY WERTHMULLER, 1 NEWS. A PETITION HAS BEEN PRESENTED TO PARLIAMENT THIS MORNING, CALLING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PRESCRIPTION CHARGES FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE CARD HOLDERS. THE ADDED CHARGE FOR SUBSIDISED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE IS TYPICALLY $5. CHILD POVERTY ACTION GROUPS SAYS THIS COST CAN BECOME A BARRIER TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH MEDICAL COSTS. I HAVE MANY, MANY EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL OBLIGED TO DELAY PICKING UP THEIR ANTIBIOTICS, THEIR ASTHMA INHALERS, THEIR DIABETIC MEDICATIONS. TO ME, THAT'S A COFFEE. BUT REALLY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ARE JUGGLING THESE ISSUES ALL THE TIME. THE PETITION RECEIVED 4000 SIGNATURES BEFORE IT WAS DROPPED TO PARLIAMENT. THE GOVERNMENT IS DRAWING UP LEGISLATION TO DEBATE THE VOTING AGE, AS ADVOCATES PUSH TO "MAKE IT 16". IT FOLLOWS YESTERDAY'S SUPREME COURT DECLARATION, WHICH STATED THAT PREVENTING 16- AND 17-YEAR-OLDS FROM VOTING IS A BREACH OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS. DESPITE OPPOSITION PARTIES SAYING THEY'RE AGAINST THE DROP IN AGE, ADVOCATES ARE OPTIMISTIC FOR WHAT THIS RULING COULD MEAN FOR NZ. IT'S NOT ONLY A HISTORIC DAY FOR OUR CAMPAIGN, BUT WE THINK, FOR THE COUNTRY AS WELL. THE THREE YEAR LONG COURT FIGHT HAS SET A LOT OF NEW PRECEDENTS FOR THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT DEMOCRACY, AND THE WAY WE WANT TO IMPROVE AND PUSH FORWARD FOR A DIFFERENT FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE PROPOSAL WOULD NEED 75 % SUPPORT IN THE HOUSE FOR A BILL TO BE PASSED. SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT 'META' IS FAILING TO ADDRESS THE DANGERS FACING RANGATAHI ON THEIR PLATFORMS, ACCORDING TO A CYBER SAFETY EXPERT. THE COMPANY, WHICH OWNS FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, HAS ANNOUNCED A RANGE OF NEW SAFETY MEASURES. META SAYS IT'S BRINGING IN BETTER DEFAULT PRIVACY SETTINGS, SAFETY NOTIFICATIONS AND BETTER REPORTING OF HARMFUL ACCOUNTS. IF YOU THINK OF A CHILD BEING RAISED IN A STRONG VALUES-BASED SYSTEM, WITH MUM AND DAD AND ACCESS TO THE EDUCATION AND THE HEALTH SECTOR ` ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT STABILISE CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THEN, ON TOP OF THAT, YOU'RE PILING THINGS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT COMPETES WITH THE PARENTS ROLE IN THE CHILD'S LIFE TO GIVE THEM EXAMPLES OF WHAT ARE APPROPRIATE THINGS TO LOOK AT AND WATCH. SO IT'S ACCESS AND FREQUENCY THAT CAUSES THE ISSUE. META WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH THE CENTRE FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN TO TRY TO STOP THE NON-CONSENSUAL SHARING OF 'INTIMATE IMAGES' ON ITS PLATFORMS. AT LEAST 162 PEOPLE ARE DEAD AND HUNDREDS MORE INJURED AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE STRUCK THE MAIN ISLAND OF INDONESIA TODAY. RESCUERS HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT TO SAVE THOSE STILL TRAPPED IN THE RUBBLE. THE BBC'S JONATHAN HEAD HAS THE LATEST. AS THE SHAKING SUBSIDED, SHOCKED RESIDENTS STOOD OUT ON THE STREETS OF CHANGZHOU TO TAKE IN THE DAMAGE DONE TO THEIR HOMES. IT WAS EXTENSIVE. BY NORMAL MEASUREMENTS, THIS WAS NOT AN ESPECIALLY POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE, BUT IT WAS SHALLOW, CLOSE TO THE EARTH'S SURFACE, ENOUGH TO CAUSE HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS TO COLLAPSE. (SIREN WAILS) THEY BROUGHT THE INJURED TO THE MAIN HOSPITAL IN THE AREA IN ANY WAY THEY COULD. SOME CARRIED ON FLOOR MATS; OTHERS IN THE BACKS OF TRUCKS; THIS CHILD IN THE ARMS OF A SOLDIER; AND IN A CONSTANT, CHAOTIC STREAM OF AMBULANCES. WITH AFTERSHOCKS STILL BEING FELT, THEY WERE LEFT ON TARPAULINS PUT DOWN OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL, WITH NURSES TREATING THEM AS BEST THEY COULD WHERE THEY LAY. 'ALL OUR STAFF HAVE COME,' SAID THIS HOSPITAL SPOKESWOMAN. 'PEOPLE OFF-SHIFT, THOSE ON DAYS OFF ` ALL OF THEM.' OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO COORDINATE RESCUE EFFORTS FOR PLACES WHICH HAVE BEEN CUT OFF. 'WE STILL HAVE ONE AREA THAT HAS NOT BEEN EVACUATED,' SAID THE DISTRICT CHIEF. 'THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A LANDSLIDE.' (SOBBING) EARTHQUAKES ARE NOT UNUSUAL HERE ALONG INDONESIA'S SO-CALLED RING OF FIRE, BUT THIS ONE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN MOST. SO MANY LIVES LOST, SO MANY HOMES TO REBUILD. IRANIAN SECURITY FORCES HAVE INTENSIFIED A DEADLY CRACKDOWN ON ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS, IN THE COUNTRY'S KURDISH REGION. 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED BY FORCES IN THE PAST WEEK, ACCORDING TO A HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP. THE GROUP SAYS LIVE BULLETS ARE BEING USED TO CONTROL CROWDS PROTESTING. MORE THAN 16,000 DEMONSTRATORS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SINCE SEPTEMBER, AND FOUR PROTESTORS SENTENCED TO DEATH. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HAS WARNED THIS YEAR'S WINTER WILL THREATEN MILLIONS OF LIVES IN WAR-TORN UKRAINE. TEMPERATURES ARE PREDICTED TO PLUMMET AS LOW AS MINUS-20 DEGREES, AND THE W.H.O SAY HALF OF THE COUNTRY'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IS EITHER DAMAGED OR WITHOUT POWER. CONTINUED ATTACKS ON HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE MEAN HUNDREDS OF HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ARE NO LONGER FULLY OPERATIONAL. LACKING FUEL, WATER AND ELECTRICITY. UKRAINIAN AUTHORITIES HAVE BEGUN EVACUATING CIVILIANS FROM THE RECENTLY LIBERATED KHERSON AND MYKOLAIV REGIONS, FEARING RUSSIAN SHELLING WILL MAKE CONDITIONS UNLIVABLE DURING THE WINTER. DESPITE ITS STRICT ZERO-COVID POLICY, CHINA HAS REPORTED ITS FIRST THREE COVID DEATHS IN SIX MONTHS, AS CASES OF THE VIRUS RISE AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN THE CAPITAL, THREE MILLION PEOPLE ARE LOCKED DOWN IN THE HAIDAN DISTRICT, WITH BEIJING RECORDING 316 NEW COVID CASES YESTERDAY. ANOTHER 3.7 MILLION PEOPLE ARE LOCKED DOWN IN GUANGZHOU, A COVID HOT SPOT. PUBLIC TRANSPORT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, AND RESIDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO PRESENT A NEGATIVE TEST TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE CONTINUING TO HAMMER PARTS OF AUSTRALIA'S EAST TODAY AS COMMUNITIES ATTEMPT TO CLEAN UP AFTER YESTERDAY'S WILD WEATHER. OVER THE PAST DAY, THE NEW SOUTH WALES EMERGENCY SERVICE RECEIVED MORE THAN 270 STORM-RELATED CALLS FOR HELP. RESIDENTS ARE BEING WARNED TO PREPARE FOR MORE DESTRUCTION TODAY. IT COMES AS STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN BLAMED FOR A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT THAT WENT HORRIBLY WRONG AT A SYDNEY SCHOOL, INJURING 11 CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHER. 9 NEWS' RUTH WYNN-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. IN THE MIDDLE OF A PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS FIELD, AN 11-YEAR-OLD WITH SERIOUS CHEMICAL BURNS TO HER FACE. PARAMEDICS CAREFULLY HANDLING THE YOUNG GIRL'S EXTENSIVE INJURIES, SPEAKING GENTLY AS THEY LOAD THE CHILD ON TO AN EMERGENCY FLIGHT. (SIRENS WAIL) SIRENS RINGING OUT OVER BALGOWLAH AFTER A SIMPLE LESSON FOR YEAR FIVE STUDENTS AT MANLY WEST PUBLIC SCHOOL WENT WRONG. 11 CHILDREN INJURED ` TWO SERIOUS ` BOTH TAKEN TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD, ONE ON BOARD AN URGENT CARE FLIGHT. GENERALLY TO THE UPPER BODY, THE CHEST, THE FACE WERE THE PARTICULARLY SERIOUS ONES. SOME OF THE OTHER CHILDREN HAD VARIOUS MINOR BURNS TO THEIR CHEST, LOWER ABDOMEN, LEGS. HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU GOT THAT CALL THIS ARVO? I MIGHT BROKEN A FEW SPEED LIMITS. FIVE STUDENTS TAKEN TO ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL; THE OTHER FOUR TO NORTHERN BEACHES OR WITH SUPERFICIAL BURNS. THE SUPERVISING TEACHER ALSO INJURED IN THE SCHOOLYARD DRAMA... I HEARD THAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING, 'OH MY GOD, THE TEACHER'S ON FIRE.' AND, YEAH, IT WAS KIND OF SCARY. ...TAKEN TO NORTHERN BEACHES HOSPITAL FOR HIS BURNS. WITH HIS STUDENTS 10 AND 11 YEARS OLD, HE'S UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN MIXING BAKING SODA AND METHYLATED SPIRITS. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO THE SERPENT WORM THING, AND IT JUST EXPLODED AND WENT OVER THE KID'S FACE. THE EXPERIMENT STARTS BY SETTING FIRE TO A SMALL PORTION OF SAND, CAUSING THE CHEMICALS TO BUBBLE AND ERUPT. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` HOW JOE BIDEN ENSURED THIS TURKEY WON'T BE GETTING COOKED FOR THANKSGIVING. PLUS ` A THREAT OF SANCTIONS FORCES A BIG BACK DOWN AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN QATAR. One minute, you're trying to get more light in the room. (CRASH!) The next, you've got a skylight. - (GRUNTS) - So get covered with Tower and get a month's premium on us with every eligible insurance policy you buy online. TWO TURKEYS HAVE RECEIVED THE TRADITIONAL PRE-THANKSGIVING PRESIDENTIAL PARDON AT THE WHITE HOUSE. I'M SERIOUS ` HE'S LIKE I KNEW YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO PARDON ME, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PARTICIPATED IN THE 75-YEAR-OLD TRADITION FOR THE SECOND TIME, ISSUING THE PARDON TO KEEP TWO LUCKY TURKEYS ` NAMED "CHOCOLATE" AND "CHIP" ` OFF THE DINNER TABLE. FIRST OF ALL, THE VOTES ARE IN. THEY'VE BEEN COUNTED, VERIFIED. THERE'S NO BALLOT-STUFFING. THERE'S NO FOUL PLAY. (LAUGHTER) THE ONLY RED WAVE THIS SEASON IS GONNA BE IF OUR GERMAN SHEPHERD COMMANDER KNOCKS OVER THE CRANBERRY SAUCE. NOW PARDONED, THE TURKEYS WILL LIVE OUT THE REST OF THEIR LIVES AT THE NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS. TO SPORT, AND MORE CONTROVERSY AT THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP, WITH A NUMBER OF EUROPEAN SIDES DROPPING A CAPTAIN'S ARMBAND THAT PROMOTS SUPPORT FOR THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY. FIFA HAD THREATENED FINES AND SANCTIONS IF THE ARMBANDS WERE WORN, WITH THE COUNTRIES SAYING THEY WEREN'T WILLING TO SEE THEIR PLAYERS YELLOW-CARDED FOR TAKING A STAND. BUT AS LACHIE MCLEOD EXPLAINS, IT WASN'T THE ONLY ISSUE ON THE SECOND DAY OF ACTION. A DAY AFTER A MESSAGE OF UNITY AT THE OPENING CEREMONY ` NO LOVE FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN QATAR. ENGLAND ONE OF SIX COUNTRIES THAT HAVE WORN THE ONE LOVE ARMBANDS, PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY BUT FORCED TO DITCH THEM FOR THE WORLD CUP AFTER FIFA CONFIRMED CAPTAINS WOULD BE SANCTIONED FOR WEARING THEM. PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE STAND FOR. PEOPLE KNOW THIS GROUP OF PLAYERS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING A KNEE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE FEEL WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH, AND THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH, AND THEREFORE WE SHOULD CHANNEL OUR ENERGIES IN THE RIGHT DIRECTIONS. THE ENGLISH PLAYERS DID TAKE A KNEE BEFORE KICK-OFF, WHILE IRAN STOOD TALL AND SILENT. (IRANIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS) THE TEAM NOT SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM ` THE MOVE APPLAUDED AS A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY WITH ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS BACK HOME. EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES OF... OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF MY PLAYERS, THERE'S NOT` THEY'RE NOT THE BEST ENVIRONMENT IN TERMS OF COMMITMENT OR CONCENTRATION, BECAUSE THEY ARE AFFECTED FOR THOSE ISSUES. THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. THEY ARE KIDS. WHEN THE MATCH FINALLY KICKED OFF, ENGLAND QUICKLY GOT TO WORK. BELLINGHAM'S IN THERE! YOUNG GUN BUKAYO SAKA MAKING HIS MARK IN QATAR WITH A DOUBLE. MAGUIRE DOES WELL. MAGUIRE DOES WELL. AND BATTED IN BY SAKA! WONDERFUL DANCING FEET. AND IT'S ANOTHER GOAL. BUKAYO SAKA AT THE DOUBLE FOR ENGLAND. I CAN'T DESCRIBE THE FEELING. YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING. I'M SO HAPPY. I'M SO PROUD. AND, YEAH, WE GOT THE WIN AS WELL, SO IT'S JUST A REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL DAY. ENGLAND UP BY THREE AT HALF-TIME. NOT SO PERFECT AFTER THE BREAK. SLIDING. HE'S AT IT. THAT'S NEATLY WORKED AND PUT AWAY BY TONY. AND HE RAN ON. MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE ACKNOWLEDGING THERE'S WORK TO DO. I'M A MISERABLE SO AND SO. I SHOULD BE MORE EXCITED. BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT TO KEEP THE TEAM ON THE RIGHT TRACK, AND WE WILL HAVE TO BE BETTER. A MATCH FULL OF ACTION BEFORE AND AFTER KICK-OFF. MANY WONDERING WHAT MORE THIS TOURNAMENT CAN DISH UP. LACHIE MCLEOD, 1 NEWS. WALES HAVE MADE THEIR RETURN TO THE WORLD CUP ` THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN 64 YEARS, WITH A DRAMATIC 1-1 DRAW WITH THE UNITED STATES. THE AMERICANS HIT THE FRONT IN THE 36th MINUTE, BUT CAPTAIN GARETH BALES CAME TO THE RESCUE, SLOTTING HOME A PENALTY IN THE 82th MINUTE. AARON RAMSAY PULLED IT BACK. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AND HE SCORES. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) WALES FACES IRAN IN THE NEXT GAME FRIDAY MORNING. AND THE NETHERLANDS ALSO LEFT IT LATE TO SECURE A 2-0 VICTORY OVER SENEGAL IN GROUP A. THE MATCH SCORELESS UNTIL THE DUTCH SCORED IN THE FINAL 10 MINUTES. GOALKEEPER'S COME! AND THE NETHERLANDS! KLAASEN IS JOINING HIM. HERE COMES KLASSEN! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THE DUTCH HAVE IT. THE WIN PUTS THE NETHERLANDS TOP OF THE GROUP WITH ECUADOR. TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S AMERICA'S CUP TESTING PROGRAM HAS COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT, AFTER A CRASH DAMAGED THEIR BOAT ON AUCKLAND'S HAURAKI GULF. THE CREW WERE USING THEIR A-C 40 FOR TESTING, WHEN THEY LOST CONTROL, SENDING THE BOAT INTO A NOSEDIVE AND CAPSIZE THAT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BOW OF THE BOAT. SUPPORT CREWS SUCCESSFULLY RIGHTED THE BOAT AND TOWED IT BACK TO BASE, WHERE IT WILL BE ASSESSED AND REPAIRED. THE A-C 40 IS THE BOAT THAT WILL BE USED IN THE YOUTH AMERICA'S CUP AND WOMEN'S AMERICA'S CUP REGATTAS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON. PLUS ` THE KILLERS HIT THE STAGE NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE, FOR A BIG NIGHT IN AUCKLAND. LAS VEGAS ROCKERS THE KILLERS ARE CURRENTLY TOURING IN AOTEAROA, AND LAST NIGHT PLAYED NOT ONE BUT 2 SHOWS IN AUCKLAND. THEY KICKED THINGS OFF AT SPARK ARENA BEFORE MOVING ON TO A MORE INTIMATE SETTING AT THE TOWN HALL. RICHARD MARTIN SPOKE TO THE BAND BEFORE HAVING A BIG NIGHT AT BOTH SHOWS. IN 2004, THE KILLERS BURST ON TO THE SCENE WITH ONE OF THE MOST ENDURING SONGS OF THE 2000s. # COMING OUT OF MY CAGE, AND I'VE BEEN DOING JUST FINE. # GOTTA, GOTTA BE DOWN BECAUSE I WANT IT ALL. # NOW 18 YEARS ON, THEY'RE STILL GOING STRONG, BOASTING SUPER FANS WORLDWIDE, INCLUDING THIS GUY. SO I SUPPRESSED MY URGE TO FAWN OVER THE BAND AND SPOKE TO THEM BEFORE THEIR BACK-TO-BACK AUCKLAND SHOWS. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU GUYS DO A LOT? WE DO IT EVERY NOW AND THEN. WE'LL THROW ON, YOU KNOW, A LAST-MINUTE, A SMALLER VENUE, AND WE TEND TO PLAY THINGS THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS PLAY OR, YOU KNOW` AND TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA PLAY, YOU KNOW, 18 OR 19 SONGS, AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO PLAY SONGS THAT WE HAVEN'T` YOU KNOW, DUST OFF SOME SOME OLD ONES WE HAVEN'T PLAYED IN A WHILE. LAST NIGHT'S SHOWS MARK A RETURN TO OUR SHORES AFTER FOUR YEARS AWAY. (ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) IT GETS A LITTLE BIT FUNNY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT` TO SOMEONE ABOUT THEIR COUNTRY AND HOW` WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU TO GO THERE. BUT IT REALLY IS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU COME HERE, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL. WE LOVE COMING TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD. ALL RIGHT, SO THAT IS SHOW ONE DONE. I'M CURRENTLY WALKING TO THE SECOND SHOW, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY IS UPHILL FROM THE FIRST ONE. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHAT RONNIE SAID TO ME BEFORE THE SHOW. HOW DO YOU GUYS HAVE THE ENERGY TO DO TWO SHOWS BACK-TO-BACK? I MEAN, I'M DREADING JUST WALKING TO THE SECOND VENUE. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS CAN PLAY TWO SHOWS. YOU SHOULD SEE A CARDIOLOGIST. (LAUGHS) ARE YOU EXPECTING THE SECOND SHOW TO BE REALLY, LIKE, A SUPER FAN ONE? OR IS IT IF YOU MISSED OUT ON THE FIRST ONE, YOU CAN GO TO THIS ONE? I THINK IT TENDS TO LEAN TOWARDS PEOPLE THAT ARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE` I HATE THE WORD. I'M TRYING TO DO ANYTHING I CAN TO NOT SAY 'SUPER FAN', BUT I DON'T KNOW... THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT THE BAND MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO THEM, AND THEY TEND TO WANT TO GO TO THAT SECOND SHOW. I THINK, YEAH. I THINK WE'RE VERY MUCH A BAND THAT REACTS WITH THE AUDIENCE. THERE'S THIS RECIPROCATION GOING ON, AND WHETHER WE'RE PLAYING A SMALLER, YOU KNOW, VENUE WHERE YOU CAN SEE EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW` THE WAY IT'S IN EVERYONE'S EYES, AND YOU CAN HEAR THEM TALK, TO THE BIG, YOU KNOW, ENORMO-DOMES. YOU KNOW, WE WE SORT OF PLAY INTO THAT. AND I THINK WE ENJOY THAT SORT OF THAT DYNAMIC, WHETHER IT'S REALLY BIG OR REALLY SMALL. (ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) RICHARD MARTIN, 1 NEWS. NOW, TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAYS WEATHER, AND IT'S GOT TO BE THE KILLERS. (THE KILLERS' 'JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE') THANKS FOR JOINING US. OUR NEXT NEWS IS TE KARERE AT 4, AND THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE HERE AT 6. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY SEAN LYDIARD AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.