IT'S MIDDAY, AND IT'S A DAY TO COUNT THE COST AND NAVIGATE MULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES AROUND THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, AS THE HEAVY RAIN HEADS SOUTH. A MAJOR FIGHT IS BREWING IN DUNEDIN AS THE COUNCIL PUTS ITS FOOT DOWN OVER CHANGES TO PLANS FOR THE NEW HOSPITAL. AND IT WAS LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK, BUT A POTENTIALLY DEADLY RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE HAS BEEN FOUND IN THE AUSSIE OUTBACK. CAPTIONS BY TOM CLARKE AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 AUCKLAND IS IN RECOVERY MODE, AS SEVERE WEATHER MOVES SOUTH TOWARDS THE BAY OF PLENTY. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY REPORTER TESSA PARKER IN AUCKLAND. TESSA, A BIT OF A REPRIEVE FOR THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY? THAT'S RIGHT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT IS A NICE DAY HERE IN TAMAKI MAKAURAU. THE MOST SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED ON FROM NORTHLAND AND AUCKLAND, MOVING SOUTH DOWN THE COUNTRY. AUCKLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPOKE ABOUT THIS EARLIER. LAST NIGHT, MET SERVICE HAS ISSUED A NEW HEAVY RAIN WATCH FOR THE HUNUA RANGES AND THE CORMANDEL PENISULA FROM NOON TODAY TO 6am FRIDAY. IT'S NOT JUST THE COROMANDEL, THE BAY OF PLENTY AND ROTORUA LAKES HAS A ORANGE WARNING. SO WEATHER IS STARTING TO MOVE ON, BUT THERE'S STILL DISRUPTION TO TRAVEL, TESSA? THAT'S RIGHT. AUCKLAND TRANSPORT IS OPERATING WITH A REDUCED TIMETABLE. THEY RECOMMEND EVERYONE PLANS AHEAD BEFORE THEY TRAVEL USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAY 49 ROADS HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND REOPENED SINCE SATURDAY. BUT MANY STAY CLOSED, INCLUDING THREE STATE HIGHWAYS. SH1 IS CURRENTLY CLOSED, STATE HIGHWAY 23 ON THE WAY TO RAGLAN. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE IN THE WORST-AFFECTED AREAS TODAY? HERE IN AUCKLAND, SCHOOLS ARE BACK OPEN IF THEY CHOOSE. IF THEY WANT TO STAY CLOSED, THEY CAN UNTIL FEB 6. 176 HOMES HAVE BEEN RED STICKERED, WHILE OVER 700 BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN YELLOW STICKERED. THIS MEANS A BIG CLEANUP OPERATION IS UNDERWAY TODAY. PEOPLE WILL BE SIFTING THROUGH A LOT OF DEBRIS, MUD AND WASTE TRYING TO CLEAN UP. PRIME MINISTER CHRIS HIPKINS IS JOINING IN WITH THE CLEANUP. HE MET WITH BUSINESS LEADERS TO DISCUSS THE FULL IMPACT. HE WILL JOIN THE STUDENT VOLUNTEER ARMY LATER TODAY AND MOUNT ROSKILL TO HELP CLEAN UP. ORGANISMS OUT OF THE RAIN JUST YET. MET SERVICE HAS ISSUED A YELLOW RAIN WATCH. THAT IS THE LEAST INTENSE WARNING, SET TO KICK IN 11 PM TONIGHT. AUCKLAND HAS TO HOLD ON FOR A LITTLE LONGER FOR THE HOT SUMMER. AND IN THE SOUTH ISLAND, CANTANBRIANS ARE SET TO DEAL WITH A SPELL OF HOT WEATHER OVER THE COMING DAYS. OUR REPORTER DIGBY WERTHMULLER JOINS US LIVE WITH AN UPDATE. WHAT'S THE LATEST, DIGBY? THE CONTRAST HERE IN CANTERBURY HAS BEEN QUITE DIFFERENT TO AUCKLAND. WE ARE CURRENTLY SITTING 10 ABOVE THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY, AND SO IS SOUTHLAND. MET SERVICE TODAY SAID THE WEEKEND WILL BE HOT, PARTICULARLY IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. INVERCARGILL IS GOING TO BE CHALLENGING CHRISTCHURCH HOT WEATHER ON SATURDAY, WITH FORECAST TEMPERATURES OF 31. THERE HAS BEEN CONFUSION AROUND WHETHER THIS IS A HEAT WAVE OR NOT. MET SERVICE IS TRYING TO PHASE OUT THE TERM HEAT WAVE AND BRING IN THE TERM HEAT ALERT. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE PAST TWO SUMMERS, METSERVICE HAS BEEN ISSUING THESE HEAT ALERTS WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE WELL ABOVE WHAT WOULD BE NORMAL FOR A PLACE AT THAT TIME OF YEAR. SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEAT ALERTS, WE'RE TALKING MORE ABOUT HEALTH IMPACTS RATHER THAN IT JUST BEING A RUN OF WARM WEATHER. FIRE AND EMERGENCY BROUGHT IN A TOTAL FIR BAN FOUR SOUTHLAND AND DUNEDIN, MAINLY BECAUSE OF HOT TEMPERATURES. THEY URGE PEOPLE TO CHECK ANY FIRES THEY MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE LAST WEEK, TO CHECK THEY ARE PROPERLY OUT. THEY URGE PEOPLE TO PUT OFF MOWING UNTIL THE DAMAGES HAVE COME DOWN. AND NOT ALL SUNSHINE AND LOLLIPOPS. WESTLAND EXPECT RAINFALL OF UP TO 200 MILLIMETRES, WHICH ISN'T UNUSUAL FOR THAT AREA, BUT THEY HAVE HAD A DRY SUMMER, SO THAT WILL BRING RELIEF FOR FARMERS. A DUNEDIN CITY COUNCILLOR SAYS CHANGING THE DESIGN PLANS OF THE NEW HOSPITAL REBUILD YEARS AFTER IT WAS APPROVED IS 'MADNESS'. AMIDST A $200 MILLION BUDGET BLOW OUT FOR THE NEW BUILD, CUTS WOULD SEE FEWER BEDS, OPERATING THEATRES, AND MRI UNITS WHEN IT OPENS. THE DUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING PAYING UP TO OVER A $130,000 TO FIGHT CHANGES TO THE CITY'S NEW HOSPITAL. THE CUTS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED AND HAVE NOW BEEN MODIFIED REMAIN A COMPLETE NO-BRAINER, AND WE'RE NOT PREPARED TO PUT UP WITH THE REDUCTION IN SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF DUNEDIN OR THE REGION, NOR THE CAPACITY OF A HOSPITAL THAT IS LONG OVERDUE. A MEDICAL SPECIALIST SAYS THE PROPOSED CHANGES WILL NOT FUTURE-PROOF THE REGION'S HEALTHCARE. SO IF WE DON'T' HAVE THE NEW HOSPITAL BUILT BIG ENOUGH, SO IF WE DON'T' HAVE THE NEW HOSPITAL BUILT BIG ENOUGH, WITH ENOUGH CAPACITY TO ACTUALLY IMPROVE FLOW, THEN WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY BETTER OFF. AND WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THESE HOSPITAL BUILDS ONLY HAPPEN EVERY 50, 60, 70 YEARS. WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR THE LONGER TERM NOT THE SHORT TERM. NEW HEALTH MINISTER AYESHA VERRALL WILL VISIT DUNEDIN TODAY TO DISCUSS THE HOSPITAL'S FUTURE. DESPITE THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE TO EXTEND COST OF LIVING RELIEF FOR KIWIS, ONE FINANCIAL COMMENTATOR SAYS PEOPLE ARE ANGRY WITH THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE. IT FOLLOWS THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE 25% CUT TO FUEL EXCISE THE 25C CUT TO FUEL EXCISE AND TO KEEP PUBLIC TRANSPORT FARES AT HALF-PRICE. FRANCES COOK SAYS THE MEASURES ARE POPULAR IN AN ELECTION YEAR BUT AREN'T ENOUGH. IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BAND-AID SOLUTION. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO LAST LONGER-TERM. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A BAND-AID TO SORT OUT THE IMMEDIATE PAIN, AS LONG AS THAT IS MORE LONGER-TERM SOLUTIONS UNDERWAY AS WELL. THE EXTENSIONS TO THE COST OF LIVING MEASURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE UNTIL THE END OF JUNE. AND THERE'LL ALSO BE SOME REPRIEVE FOR THOSE WITH NEW ZEALAND'S BIGGEST BANK. TODAY ANZ HAS REDUCED MANY OF ITS LONGER-TERM FIXED RATES. IT HAS ALSO MADE SMALL INCREASES TO THE RATE OF RETURN ON PEOPLE'S TERM DEPOSITS. THE BANK SAYS RATES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REVIEWED IN LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL MARKETS. POLICE ARE URGING THE BLENHEIM COMMUNITY TO KEEP PROPERTY SECURE FOLLOWING A SPATE OF IN THEFT AND BURGLARIES IN THE REGION. OVER DECEMBER AND JANUARY THERE WERE OVER 63 BURGLARIES REPORTED AND 41 CAR THEFTS, WHICH THEY ARE DESCRIBING AS A SPIKE. POLICE URGE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS AND CONTINUE TO REPORT CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. TENSIONS ARE HIGH AHEAD OF CARDINAL GEORGE PELL'S FUNERAL IN SYDNEY TODAY. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT ANDREW MACFARLANE IS WITH US. WHAT'S EXPECTED TODAY, ANDREW? THE SERVICE FOR CARDINAL GEORGE PELL IS DUE TO START IN THE NEXT HOUR HERE IN SYDNEY. HUNDREDS OF MOURNERS HAVE TURNED OUT. THE QUEUE HAS WRAPPED RIGHT AROUND THE CATHEDRAL'S COURTYARD. PEOPLE ARE BEING TOLD THEY MAY NOT GET A SEAT, FOR WHAT IS A CONTROVERSIAL AND CONTENTIOUS FUNERAL. HE WAS IN CHARGE OF VATICAN FINANCES, AND WAS CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX ABUSE CHARGES IN 2019. HE VIGOUROUSLY MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE, AND THE CHARGES WERE QUASHED A YEAR LATER. HE DIED IN ROME RECENTLY, DUE TO COMPLICATIONS DUE TO SURGERY, AND IT HAS BECOME A BIG TALKING POINT HERE IN AUSTRALIA FOR MOURNERS AND PEOPLE TURNING OUT. WE HAVE SEEN DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE LAST 48 HOURS. PEOPLE HAVE TIED RIBBONS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN CUT AWAY. WE EXPECT LGBTQ DEMONSTRATORS TO MARCH ALONGSIDE THE CHURCH. THEY OPPOSE HIS HISTORY ON GAY MARRIAGE HERE IN AUSTRALIA, AND OTHER ISSUES HE WAS OUTSPOKEN ON. THE SERVICE HAS BEEN WAVED AWAY BY ANTHONY ALBONESE, BUT TONY ABBOTT WILL BE ATTENDING. HALF A MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK HAVE GONE ON STRIKE IN WHAT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE BIGGEST DAY OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. UNIONS ARE THREATENING MORE DISRUPTIONS TOO AS THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT DIGS ITS HEELS IN OVER PAY DEMANDS. THE BBC'S CHRIS MASON REPORTS. BIRMINGHAM AT BREAKFAST TIME ` RUSH HOUR WITHOUT MUCH RUSHING. THE BARRICADES ARE OUT BUT NOT MANY PASSENGERS. THE TRAINS GOING NOWHERE. IT'S MORE OF AN INCONVENIENCE, BECAUSE TOMORROW WILL ALSO BE LIKELY TO BE OUT, BECAUSE THE TRAINS, BUT IT STARTS A BIT LATER. SO IT ALMOST PUTS ME OUT FOR TWO DAYS, NOT JUST THE ONE. SO STEPH IN REDDITCH IS HAVING TO WORK FROM HOME, AND IN BROMSGROVE, RYAN AND SON HARRY ARE AS WELL. WORK HAVE ALLOWED ME TO WORK FROM HOME. AND IT'S JUST UNFORTUNATE FOR YOU; YOU'RE MISSING ANOTHER DAY OF SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE COVID SITUATION, THE AMOUNT OF DAYS THEY MSISED THEN. AND MOLLY'S A STUDENT AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY. HER LECTURES ARE CANCELLED. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE, YEAH, CONSIDERABLY DISRUPTIVE TO LEARNING, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE SO MANY CLASSES ARE BEING DISRUPTED ALL IN A ROW, WHICH, YEAH, IS DEFINITELY INCONVENIENT. CROWD SINGS: SOLIDARITY FOR EVER! IN CENTRAL LONDON, A DEMONSTRATION. WHETHER YOU'RE SYMPATHETIC TO THE STRIKERS OR NOT, THE CONSEQUENCES OF TODAY ` HUGE. (BAND PLAYS) PAUL, YOU'RE ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST SENIOR TRADE UNIONISTS. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TODAY INCONVENIENCED, HAVING TO HOMESCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN, CAN'T GET A TRAIN? WELL, I MEAN, NOBODY WANTS TO INCONVENIENCE THE PUBLIC. AND THE LAST THING ANY OF THESE TEACHERS BEHIND ME OR INDEED ANY PUBLIC SERVANT WANTS TO DO IS BE TAKING INDUSTRIAL ACTION. BUT YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE AT THE END OF THEIR TETHER WHO CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER YEAR OF REAL TERMS PAY CUTS. DO YOU GUYS NEED TO COMPROMISE? WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO REACH SOME SORT OF COMPROMISE, BUT RISHI SUNAK AND JEREMY HUNT ARE REFUSING TO COME TO THE TABLE DOWN THE ROAD IN THE COMMONS, IT'S RISHI SUNAK'S 100TH DAY AS PRIME MINISTER. TORY BRITAIN ISN'T WORKING. IS THE PRIME MINISTER GOING TO GET A GRIP AND NEGOTIATE WITH WORKING PEOPLE? OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS PRECIOUS, AND THEY DESERVE TO BE IN SCHOOL TODAY BEING TAUGHT. AND ACTUALLY THE PARTY OPPOSITE WOULD DO WELL TO SAY THAT THE STRIKES ARE WRONG AND WE SHOULD BE BACKING OUR SCHOOLCHILDREN. THE LABOUR LEADER SAID IT WAS LUDICROUS TO SUGGEST THE STRIKES WERE HIS FAULT. AFTER 13 YEARS IN POWER, TRYING TO BLAME THE LABOUR PARTY FOR HIS FAILURE TO SORT OUT THE STRIKES, IT'S QUITE PATHETIC. HE CAN'T STAND UP TO HIS UNION BOSSES. HE CAN'T` HE CAN'T` HE CAN'T STAND UP FOR BRITAIN'S SCHOOLCHILDREN TODAY! (CROWD CHEERS) PASSION INSIDE PARLIAMENT, PASSION OUTSIDE TOO. WE DON'T WANT TO BE HERE; WE WANT TO BE TEACHING. WE LOVE TEACHING THE YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT THE GOVERNMENT AREN'T LISTENING. WE'VE GOT PEOPLE LEAVING THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN DROVES, AND ULTIMATELY WE NEED PEOPLE TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES. AND IF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE INCONVENIENCED TODAY, AS THEY ARE, THAT'S WORTH IT, IS IT? I MEAN, THAT'S THE POINT OF A STRIKE. THE POINT OF THE STRIKE IS TO INCONVENIENCE. BOTH SIDES REMAIN MILES APART IN SO MANY OF THESE DISPUTES. THERE IS EVERY PROSPECT OF MORE DAYS LIKE THIS. COMING UP ` PRESIDENT BIDEN'S IN THE CLEAR COMING UP ` PRESIDENT BIDEN'S IN THE CLEAR AFTER AN FBI SEARCH FOR CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN HIS HOME. AND BEYONCE ANNOUNCES A MUCH-ANTICIPATED WORLD TOUR ` 43 STOPS, BUT IS SHE HEADING HERE? Special K. Rise with us. (ENERGETIC MUSIC) Rise with: Rise with: Set goals then kick them. IT'S JUST BEEN REVEALED PRINCESS ANNE IS SET TO VISIT AOTEAROA THIS MONTH. SHE WILL BE ATTENDING 100th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AT LINTON MILITARY CAMP IN PALMERSTON NORTH. THE PRINCESS ROYAL WILL ALSO VISIT WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. IT COMES AS KING CHARLES HAS SENT A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT TO THE KIWIS AFFECTED BY FLOODING. THE GOVERNOR GENERAL POSTED HIS MESSAGE TO SOCIAL MEDIA THIS MORNING. NO CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND IN PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S DELAWARE HOME, ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER. THE FBI SEARCH WAS REPORTEDLY 'PLANNED' AND HAD BIDEN'S 'FULL SUPPORT'. IT WAS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN FOUND IN FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE'S HOME AS WELL AS FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S MAR-A-LAGO RESIDENCE. BEYONCE FANS LISTEN UP ` QUEEN BEY HAS ANNOUNCED A 43-DATE WORLD TOUR KICKING OFF IN SWEDEN ON MAY 10th. THE TOUR IS IN SUPPORT OF HER CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM 'RENAISSANCE'. # I CAN'T WAIT TO COME OUT AND PLAY. # OH, YEAH, YOU... # COME AND CUFF IT, CUFF IT, CUFF IT, BABY. TICKET DEMAND FOR THE SHOWS IS EXPECTED TO BE MASSIVE. UNFORTUNATELY, NO DATES FOR AOTEAROA HAVE BEEN RELEASED ` YET. AFTER A FRANTIC SEARCH OPERATION, A TINY BUT POTENTIALLY DEADLY RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE HAS BEEN FOUND IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S OUTBACK. IT FELL OFF THE BACK OF A TRUCK OVER A WEEK AGO. THE BBC's PHIL MERCER HAS MORE. A VERY HAZARDOUS NEEDLE HAS BEEN FOUND IN A BIG HAYSTACK IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK. THE RADIOACTIVE CAPSULE FELL OFF A LORRY SOMEWHERE ON AN 870-MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. IT HAD BEEN ON ITS WAY FROM A MINE NEAR NEWMAN IN THE NORTH-WEST, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PERTH, ON THE COAST. TO PUT THAT INTO CONTEXT, THE SEARCH AREA WAS LONGER THAN THE DISTANCE BY ROAD FROM JOHN O'GROATS IN CAITHNESS TO LAND'S END IN CORNWALL. IT WAS 2m FROM THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THAT IDENTIFIED IT WAS TRAVELLING AT 70km/h WHEN THE SPECIALIST DETECTION EQUIPMENT PICKED UP RADIATION EMITTED BY THE MISSING CAPSULE. THE SEARCH TEAM THEN USED PORTABLE DETECTION EQUIPMENT TO LOCATE THE CAPSULE. THE DEVICE IS NO BIGGER THAN A PEA. BUT THERE WERE WARNINGS IT COULD EMIT DANGEROUSLY HIGH DOSES OF RADIATION. EXPERTS SAID PROLONGED EXPOSURE COULD CAUSE CANCER. BUT THE DANGER APPEARS TO BE OVER. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE MOVED. IT APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN OFF THE TRUCK AND LANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT IS REMOTE ENOUGH THAT IT'S NOT IN ANY MAJOR COMMUNITY, SO IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANYBODY HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THE CAPSULE. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA SAY THE RECOVERY OF THE CAPSULE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY RESULT. TO SPORT NOW, AND AUCKLAND CITY FC HAVE BEEN SENT HOME AFTER ONE GAME AT THE FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP, LOSING TO AL AHLY 3-0. THE AUCKLAND CLUB HELD THEIR OWN IN MOROCCO, RESTRICTING THE EGYPTIAN SIDE TO ONE GOAL IN THE FIRST HALF. BUT AL AHLY FLEXED THEIR MUSCLES IN THE SECOND. IN BEHIND TO SHERIF. IT'S AN EXCELLENT CHANCE. AND IT'S 2-0! NEATLY DONE. OH, WHAT A LITTLE FLICK THAT WAS. TAU! THAT'S AL AHLY THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND AND A MATCH AGAINST SEATTLE SOUNDERS. CITY WALK AWAY WITH $500,000, BUT THAT WILL BE SPLIT AMONGST SEVERAL ORGANISATIONS. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SUFFERED A HEAVY DEFEAT IN THEIR FINAL T20 MATCH AGAINST INDIA, LOSING BY 168 RUNS. INDIA'S OPENER SHUBMAN GILL DISPATCHED THE KIWI BOWLERS FOR AN UNMATCHED 126 NOT OUT. IT WAS ALMOST A RINSE AND REPEAT OF THE SECOND T20 MATCH, NEW ZEALAND'S TOP FIVE COMBINING FOR A MISERLY 41 RUNS. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST. GREAT DELIVERY. NOW, IS THAT ACTION REPLAY? THE BLACKCAPS NOW RETURN HOME FOR A TWO-TEST SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND. YEAH, IT'S OBVIOUSLY TOUGH TO WIN IF YOU LOSE FIVE IN THE POWER PLAY. BUT... I THINK, IN INDIA IT CAN BE CHALLENGING FOR THE FIRST FEW OVERS WITH THE BALL SWINGING AND DOING A BIT. SO, I THINK, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY INDIA PLAY, THEY OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LITTLE LOOK TO START WITH, AND THEN, ONCE THEY GET USED TO THE WICKET, IT FLATTENS OUT, THEN THEY GO. THE BLACKCAPS NOW RETURN HOME FOR A TWO-TEST SERIES AGAINST ENGLAND. THE BREAKERS ARE ON TRACK TO SECURE A HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE IN THE PLAY-OFFS. THE ONLY CATCH ` THEY MUST WIN THEIR NEXT TWO GAMES. IF THE SIDE CAN KNOCK OVER THE ILLAWARRA HAWKS AND THE BRISBANE BULLETS, THEY'LL SECURE HOME GAMES, SOMETHING THEY HAVEN'T DONE IN 10 YEARS. BOTH AUSTRALIAN TEAMS SHARE THE BOTTOM OF THE NBL TABLE, BUT THE BREAKERS FELL TO THE HAWKS EARLIER IN THE MONTH. THE REMATCH WILL BE PLAYED TONIGHT. LEGENDARY AMERICAN QUARTERBACK TOM BRADY HAS ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT YET AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR GOOD. THE SEVEN-TIME SUPERBOWL CHAMPION RETIRED THIS TIME LAST YEAR BUT RETURNED AFTER SIX WEEKS DUE TO 'UNFINISHED BUSINESS'. THE 45-YEAR-OLD WON SIX SUPER BOWLS WITH THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND ONE WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. BRADY HAS SCORED A TV GIG WITH THE FOX NETWORK. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, THE CAPITAL IS GEARING UP FOR A BIG NIGHT, JESS? THAT'S RIGHT. A RECORD NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE PACKING OUT SKY STADIUM TO SEE ED SHEERAN TONIGHT. IT'S A RECORD-BREAKING DAY IN WELLINGTON, WITH SKY STADIUM SET TO HOLD IT'S BIGGEST CROWD EVER SET TO HOLD ITS BIGGEST CROWD EVER AHEAD OF ED SHEERAN'S PERFORMANCE TONIGHT. OUR REPORTER JESSICA SWAN IS IN THE CAPITAL. KIA ORA, JESS, HOW'S THE COUNCIL PREPARING FOR THE INFLUX? AS YOU SAY, IT'S A BIG DAY. THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR MONTHS. SKY STADIUM IS SET TO BREAK ITS RECORD, WITH 48,000 PEOPLE, IT'S BIGGEST FOR A ONE-DAY EVENT. THAT IS NOT THE ONLY GROUNDS IN WELLINGTON. 6000 PEOPLE ARE COMING ON CRUISE SHIPS. ONE LOGISTICAL THING, THERE WILL BE ROAD CLOSURES FROM AROUND 4 PM, AROUND WHERE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY, NEAR THE STADIUM. THE BEST BET WILL BE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT. THERE WILL BE EXTRA TRAIN SERVICES BEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT. STAY SAFE AND GET ALONG TO ED SHEERAN. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (BEYONCE'S 'CUFF IT') THANKS FOR JOINING US. OUR NEXT NEWS IS TE KARERE AT 4, AND THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE HERE AT 6. HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON. 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