IT'S MIDDAY. AS OUR HEALTH SYSTEM FACES MORE PRESSURE THAN EVER BEFORE, WHAT DOCTORS SAY IS NEEDED TO ALLEVIATE STAFFING SHORTAGES. CONCERNS PEOPLE ARE USING A DIABETES DRUG AS A WEIGHT LOSS TOOL FUELLED BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND LEADING TO SHORTAGES. AND FOX NEWS MAKES THE HEADLINES ITSELF OVER ITS COVERAGE OF DONALD TRUMP AND THE CAPITOL RIOTS. CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 NEW ZEALAND IS ON THE BRINK OF A HEALTH CARE CRISIS.GOOD THAT'S WHAT DOCTORS ON THE GROUND HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE CURRENT STAFF SHORTAGES IN MEDICAL CARE. THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GP'S IS CALLING FOR A LARGER AND MORE DIVERSE RANGE OF DOCTORS. IN A STATEMENT TO 1 NEWS, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS IT HAS INCREASED PAY FOR TRAINEE STAFF. BUT DOCTORS SAY WHAT THEY NEED TO INCREASE STAFFING LEVELS IS TO MAKE THE PROFESSION MORE ACCESSIBLE. I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE MEDICAL STUDENTS GOING INTO MEDICAL SCHOOL. I'D SEE I'D LIKE TO SEE A RURAL PROGRAM THAT'S GENUINE AND ENCOURAGES LONGITUDINAL STAYS IN RURAL, WHILE YOU'RE DOING TRAINING. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE MORE... SUPPORT FOR GP TRAINEES AND THE PEOPLE WHO TRAIN THEM. AND THE PEOPLE WHO TRAIN THEM. SO OUR SENIOR DOCTORS WHO ARE TRAINING ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE PRACTICES. EMERGENCY DOCTOR NINA SU SAYS THE COMBINED SHORTAGE OF GP'S AND NURSES IS PUTTING ADDED PRESSURE ON HOSPITAL STAFF. THERE ALREADY OVERWHELMED. WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO IS DO SOME OF THE NURSING TASKS, AND THAT MEANS THAT I SEE LESS PATIENCE BECAUSE I NEED TO DO MORE OF EACH PATIENT. THE COMMENTS FOLLOW A RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY IN KAITAIA BEING LEFT WITHOUT A DOCTOR DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGES. HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN THE U.K. HAVE JUST APPROVED A DIABETES DRUG WHICH HAS BECOME POPULAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WEIGHT LOSS. OZEMPIC IS USED AS A TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES. IT'S CURRENTLY NOT SOLD HERE, THOUGH SIMILAR MEDICATION WITH THE SAME INGREDIENTS ARE. AND THANKS TO THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR OZEMPIC, THEY'RE ALL NOW IN SHORT SUPPLY. THE BBC'S KATHRYN BURNS HAS MORE. (WHISTLE BLOWS) (SWIMMER YELPS) THE MAIN WEAPONS AGAINST OBESITY ARE EXERCISE AND DIETING, BUT THEY AREN'T QUITE CUTTING IT. BY 2035, WE EXPECT HALF OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION TO BE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE. BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD RECENTLY ABOUT SEMAGLUTIDE ` WEEKLY INJECTIONS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL FULL. STUDIES SHOW PEOPLE LOSING ABOUT 12% OF THEIR BODY WEIGHT ON THEM. ONE, TWO, THREE. (INJECTION CLICKS) KALEY WOOD LIVES IN AMERICA AND HAS BEEN INJECTING HERSELF FOR SEVEN MONTHS. AAH, IT BURNS. ...LOSING A THIRD OF HER BODY WEIGHT IN THE PROCESS. WHEN YOU TAKE THIS MEDICATION, IT TAKES THE WORK OUT OF TELLING YOURSELF, 'SHOULD I EAT THIS? SHOULDN'T I EAT THIS?' IT` YOU JUST` YOU STOP EATING WHEN YOU'RE FULL. THE PAPERS ARE CALLING IT A WONDER JAB ` A DRUG CALLED WEGOVY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE WHO JUST WANTS TO LOSE A FEW POUNDS. THE WEGOVY PEN IS A SINGLE-DOSE PREFILLED PEN. IT'S MAINLY BEING RECOMMENDED IN ENGLAND FOR PEOPLE WITH A BMI OF 35 ` SEVERELY OBESE. THEY MUST ALSO HAVE AT LEAST ONE WEIGHT-RELATED CONDITION LIKE TYPE 2 DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR HEART DISEASE. LIKE EVERY MEDICATION, THERE ARE SIDE-EFFECTS. AND A DIABETES SPECIALIST HERE IN AOTEAROA IS CONCERNED THAT WHILE OZEMPIC CAN BE EFFECTIVE FOR WEIGHT LOSS, AND CELEBRITIES CONTINUE TO PUSH ITS USE, PEOPLE MAY USE IT INAPPROPRIATELY. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, AND SORT OF SOCIAL MEDIA FRONTS, APPEAR TO BE USING WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW` WHEN THEY DON'T NEED TO BE USING IT, AND THAT'S A REAL ISSUE IF YOU'RE USING IT BECAUSE OF BODY IMAGE ISSUES OR EATING DISORDERS. A NEW HOUSING REPORT SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S PROPERTY MARKET WILL TAKE ANOTHER TWO YEARS TO REACH PRE-COVID LEVELS. IF PRICES CONTINUE TO DROP AT CURRENT RATES. ON AVERAGE, HOUSE VALUES ARE UP BY AROUND 25% NATIONALLY, COMPARED WITH THREE YEARS AGO. QV SAYS THE CAPITAL HAS BEEN THE HARDEST HIT BY HIGH PRICES, WHILE THE BIGGEST HOME VALUE DECREASES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN ROTORUA, AUCKLAND AND PALMERSTON NORTH. KIWIS ARE CONTINUING TO SPEND UP DESPITE THE COST OF LIVING BITE. THE LATEST STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND DATA SHOWS FEBRUARY RETAIL CARD SPENDING NUMBERS ARE THE SAME AS JANUARY, UP $171 MILLION ON LAST DECEMBER. THE ONLY DECREASE WAS SEEN IN CLOTHES AND SHOE SHOPPING. THAT'S DESPITE A NEW CONSUMER NEW ZEALAND SURVEY THAT FOUND 67% OF KIWIS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MONEY HABITS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS, SAYING THEY'RE MORE 'MINDFUL.' RESIDENTS NEAR A CHEMICAL TRUCK FIRE IN AUCKLAND YESTERDAY ARE BEING ADVISED TO AVOID EATING ANY VEGETABLES FROM THEIR GARDEN IF THEY THINK THEY WERE SPLASHED BY RESIDUE DURING THE BLAZE. AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN MOTORWAY REOPENED THIS MORNING. A TRUCK WAS ENVELOPED IN A CHEMICAL FIRE THAT CLOSED NORTH BOUND LANES FOR SEVEN HOURS. AUCKLAND REGIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS ANY OUTDOOR CLEANING FOR LOCALS IS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, AND THAT THE MATTER IS LIKELY CANOLA OIL. PUBLIC TRANSPORT ADVOCATES SAY THERE'S HUGE SUPPORT FOR THEIR PETITION TO MAKE FARES PERMANENTLY HALF-PRICE. PARLIAMENT WILL HEAR ORAL SUBMISSIONS TO THE FARES FREE NZ PETITION TODAY FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IT FOLLOWS GROWING CALLS TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORT PERMANENTLY HALF-PRICE FOR EVERYONE AND FREE FOR ALL UNDER 25-YEAR-OLDS, AND CERTAIN GROUPS. LATE LAST YEAR, IT SHOWED THAT UP TO 80% OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF HALF-PRICE FARES, AND OF THAT BEING MADE PERMANENT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE SEEN INCREASES IN PATRONAGE, AND THE SUBSTANTIAL THING TO WATCH OUT FOR THERE IS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN PEOPLE DECIDE TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF THEIR PRIVATE VEHICLES. THE SELECT COMMITTEE WILL MEET AT 3.00 THIS AFTERNOON. THE CO-CHAIR OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ALLIANCE ON CHINA SAYS NEW ZEALAND NEEDS TO STAY VIGILANT AGAINST FOREIGN STATE INTERFERENCE IN OUR ELECTIONS. THE COMMENTS COME AFTER CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGED INTERFERENCE BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR OWN ELECTIONS. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT ROBERT PATMAN SAYS THERE HAS BEEN MINOR CHINESE INFLUENCE HERE IN THE PAST. WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA SEEM TO BE ON A BIT OF A COLLUSION COURSE AT THE MOMENT. AND NOT LEAST, OVER UKRAINE. AND WE HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT POSITION FROM CHINA OF THAT CORE ISSUE IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, WHICH MIGHT FROM BEIJING'S POINT OF VIEW INCREASE THE STAKES TO HAVE SOME INFLUENCE OVER THE ELECTION HERE. CHINA HAS DENIED ALL ALLEGATIONS OF ELECTION INTERFERENCE IN CANADA. COVERAGE OF THE U.S. ELECTION AND ITS AFTERMATH IS ONE OF MANY ISSUES CAUSING HEADACHES FOR AMERICAN BROADCASTER FOX NEWS. THE LATEST ` ONE OF ITS HIGHEST-PROFILE HOSTS HAS UNDERPLAYED THE EVENTS OF THE CAPITOL RIOTS. HERE'S THE ABC'S LINDSAY WATTS. I THINK IT'S BULL (BLEEP). BIPARTISAN OUTRAGE AT FOX NEWS HOST TUCKER CARLSON AFTER HE CLAIMED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE JANUARY 6TH RIOT PROVES THE ATTACK WAS MOSTLY PEACEFUL CHAOS. THESE WERE NOT INSURRECTIONISTS, THEY WERE SIGHTSEERS. LAWMAKERS ACCUSED CARLSON OF DOWNPLAYING THE ATTACK, INCLUDING SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH MCCONNELL, WHO HELD UP A LETTER FROM THE CAPITOL POLICE YESTERDAY, CRITICISING CARLSON FOR CHERRY-PICKING CALMER MOMENTS FROM THE RIOT. IT WAS A MISTAKE, IN MY VIEW, FOR FOX NEWS TO DEPICT THIS IN A WAY THAT'S COMPLETELY AT VARIANCE WITH WHAT OUR CHIEF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL HERE AT THE CAPITOL THINKS. HOUSE SPEAKER KEVIN MCCARTHY, WHO GAVE CARLSON EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, SAYS HE DID IT FOR TRANSPARENCY AND HAS NO REGRETS. EACH PERSON CAN COME UP WITH THEIR OWN CONCLUSION. CARLSON ALSO AIRED NEW VIDEO OF CAPITOL POLICE OFFICER BRIAN SICKNICK, WHO DIED FROM A SERIES OF STROKES AFTER BEING ASSAULTED. ACCORDING TO CARLSON, THE VIDEO SHOWS SICKNICK WALKING IN THE CAPITOL AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED, APPARENTLY IN GOOD HEALTH AFTER HE WAS SUPPOSEDLY KILLED. THE SICKNICK FAMILY BLASTED FOX, SAYING: THIS ALL COMES AS THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF INTERNAL TEXT MESSAGES AND EMAILS ARE BEING RELEASED AS PART OF A DEFAMATION LAWSUIT FILED BY DOMINION VOTING SYSTEMS AGAINST THE NETWORK. IN AN EMAIL 15 DAYS AFTER THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK, CHAIRMAN RUPERT MURDOCH WROTE, MAY BE SHORT AND LAURA WENT TOO FAR, REFERRING TO HOSTS SEAN HANNITY AND LAURA INGRAHAM, WHO ECHOED TRUMP'S CLAIMS OF ELECTION FRAUD. AND ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE ELECTION, CARLSON SENT A MESSAGE TO HIS PRODUCER ABOUT HOW BADLY HE WANTED TO STOP COVERING TRUMP, SAYING THAT HE, QUOTE, 'HATES TRUMP PASSIONATELY'. THE UK'S NEW MIGRANT POLICY IS COMING UNDER CONSIDERABLE FIRE. FORMER ENGLAND FOOTBALLER TURNED BBC BROADCASTER GARY LINEKER HAS COMPARED THE PLAN TO DETER ILLEGAL MIGRANTS FROM SEEKING ASYLUM TO 'GERMANY IN THE 1930s.' THE ISSUE'S SET TO BE DISCUSSED BY BRITISH PM RISHI SUNAK AND FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON IN PARIS THIS WEEK. BUT MIGRANTS SAY THEY'LL CONTINUE TRYING TO CROSS THE CHANNEL DESPITE THE THREAT OF DEPORTATION AND DETENTION. THE BBC'S LUCY WILLIAMSON REPORTS. IN THE SUDANESE MIGRANT CAMP IN CALAIS, THEY UNDERSTAND DETERMINATION. YOU DON'T END UP HERE WITHOUT IT. THE PRIME MINISTER'S OWN RESOLVE TO STOP THE BOATS SHRUGGED OFF AROUND THE CAMPFIRE. 'WE WILL NEVER STOP, WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP', THEY SAID. THIS MAN HAS BEEN TRYING TO REACH THE UK SINCE LAST SUMMER. WE SHOWED HIM THE HOME SECRETARY SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT YESTERDAY. AND EXPAND WHAT THE NEW POLICY MEANS. HE SAYS HE WOULD RATHER BE IN PRISON IN THE UK AND STAY FREE IN FRANCE. YES. EVEN IN PRISON? YES. NO PROBLEM. I WILL COME. HIS OWN LIFE IF HE WAS FACED WITH I WILL NOT RETURN IN IN RWANDA. I WILL NOT RETURN IN IN RWANDA. IF THAT IS HAPPENED, I CAN KILL MYSELF. BUT I AM NOT RETURNING RWANDA. PRESSURES ON MIGRANTS HERE HAVE GROWN. POLICE ROUTINELY CLEAR TENTS FROM SITES LIKE THIS, AND PATROLS STOPPED 40% OF SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS LAST YEAR. THE VAST MIGRANT CAMPS YOU USED TO SEE HERE IN NORTHERN FRANCE HAVE NOW LARGELY GONE. THEY'VE BEEN REPLACED WITH THESE SMALLER, SCATTERED GROUPS. UK IMMIGRATION POLICY MAY HAVE GOT TOUGHER IN RECENT YEARS, BUT CONDITIONS HERE IN THE CAMPS HAVE ALSO GOT MUCH HARDER, AN ADDED INCENTIVE TO LEAVE. AID WORKERS SAY THAT SUICIDES IN THE CAMPS HAVE RISEN OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. FOR THE REFUGEES, IT IS THE FRENCH POLICE WHO IS VERY BAD AND IT IS CALAIS WHO IS A VERY BAD PLACE TO BE. BUT IF WE TELL THEM WHAT IT IS, THE UK GOVERNMENT WHO GIVES THE MONEY AND TO PAY THOSE POLICE, THEY NEVER MOSTLY THEY DON'T BELIEVE IT. THEY WILL SAY, NO, NO, UK WILL NEVER DO THAT. THAT'S NOT TRUE. AS THE PRESSURES INCREASE, MANY CLING HARDER TO THE LURE OF A LIFE ACROSS THE CHANNEL. THE UK WANTS TO MAKE THE PRICE NOT WORTH THE PASSAGE, BUT CAUTION IS A LUXURY MANY HERE SAY THEY CAN'T AFFORD. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, ARE UKRAINE'S GRAIN EXPORTS UNDER THREAT? THE HEAD OF THE U.N RUSHES TO KYIV FOR URGENT TALKS. PLUS, THE BLACKCAPS ARE UNDERWAY VOICEOVER: One minute the remote's not working. The next, it is. (METAL CLANG) (MACHINE BOOTING UP) Rodney! Luckily there's Tower, winner of Canstar's car insurer of the year and outstanding value car insurance for two years running. (LAUGHS) We will laugh about this later. So switch to Tower online today. (BEEP) (CLUNK) Tower. Got a minute? Get a quote. HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. AS IF THERE WEREN'T ENOUGH FLIES ALREADY, ONE COUNCIL WANTS EVEN MORE. WAIKATO COUNCIL HAS APPLIED TO IMPORT A FRUIT FLY TO STOP THE SPREAD OF THE MOTH PLANT. THE MILKY SAP OF THE PLANT IS POISONOUS AND CAN CAUSE SKIN BURNS. THE FRUIT FLY, WHICH IS WASP-LIKE IN SIZE, SHAPE, AND COLOUR, IS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY IS INVITING THE PUBLIC TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE APPLICATION. DEMONSTRATORS IN FRANCE PROTESTING PLANS TO RAISE THE PENSION AGE HAVE VENTURED INTO THE LOUVRE. THE STRIKE ACTION OPPOSES THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO DELAY THE RETIREMENT AGE BY 2 YEARS TO 64 YEARS OLD. PROTESTERS WAVED FLAGS AND CHANTED AS THEY WALKED THE HALLS OF THE FAMOUS MUSEUM, INCLUDING IN FRONT OF THE MONA LISA. AND PROTESTS HAVE CONTINUED IN GREECE, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS DEMANDING JUSTICE FOLLOWING THE DEADLY TRAIN CRASH. 57 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND DOZENS INJURED LAST WEEK WHEN A TRAIN WITH 350 PASSENGERS COLLIDED WITH A FREIGHT TRAIN IN THE COUNTRY'S WORST RAIL DISASTER. PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY AND BETTER SAFETY STANDARDS ON THE RAIL NETWORK. DEMONSTRATORS IN THE CAPITAL WAVED SIGNS SAYING, 'IT'S NOT AN ACCIDENT, IT'S A CRIME.' THE U.N SECRETARY GENERAL HAS RUSHED TO UKRAINE FOR TALKS WITH PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY. TOP OF THE AGENDA, EXTENDING A DEAL WHICH ALLOWS THE COUNTRY TO EXPORT GRAIN. THE BLACK SEA GRAIN INITIATIVE WAS SIGNED IN JULY LAST YEAR AND ALLOWS SHIPS TO SAIL FROM SOUTHERN UKRAINE INTO THE INTERNATIONAL WATERS OF THE BLACK SEA, AVOIDING MINED AREAS. IT HAS TO BE RENEWED BY THE 18TH OF THIS MONTH, BUT AS THE BBC'S JON DONNISON REPORTS, THERE'S CONCERN RUSSIA MIGHT LET THE AGREEMENT EXPIRE. WHEAT ` UKRAINE WAS ONCE ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST EXPORTERS. SO WHEN RUSSIA INVADED AND CLOSED THE COUNTRY'S PORTS LAST YEAR, GLOBAL FOOD PRICES SOARED AND MILLIONS FACE SEVERE HUNGER. (SHIP HORN BLOWS) BUT LAST SUMMER, SHIPMENTS OUT OF THE UKRAINIAN CITY OF ODESSA RESUMED AFTER A DEAL WAS BROKERED BY THE UN AND TURKEY, UNDER WHICH RUSSIA ALLOWED SOME GRAIN TO BE EXPORTED VIA THE BLACK SEA. BUT THE AGREEMENT HAS TO BE RENEWED EVERY FOUR MONTHS, AND RUSSIA HAS SIGNALLED IT MIGHT NOT ALLOW AN EXTENSION NEXT WEEK UNLESS MORE IS DONE TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS ON ITS OWN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. CERTAINLY UKRAINE NEEDS THIS DEAL AND FOR OUR ECONOMY, YES, BUT UKRAINE WILL NOT STARVE IN ANY WAY. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS DEAL EVEN MORE THAN UKRAINE, BECAUSE BLACK SEA IS VITAL FOR FOOD SECURITY OF THE WORLD AND EVERYBODY NOW REALISE IT. (BOOM!) AND ALL THE WHILE, AS WE HEAD INTO SPRING, FIGHTING IN THE EAST IS INTENSIFYING. (BOOM!) THESE PICTURES RELEASED BY THE RUSSIAN DEFENCE MINISTRY CLAIMED TO SHOW ITS TANKS IN OPERATION, STRIKING AT UKRAINIAN UNITS ON THE FRONT LINE. WHAT REMAINS OF THE EASTERN UKRAINIAN CITY OF BAKHMUT COULD FALL TO RUSSIA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE RISE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OTHERS ARE EMBRACING THE LIKES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE CLASSROOM. THESE STUDENTS MIGHT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE DOING AN AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT, BUT THE PROMPT WASN'T CREATED BY THEIR TEACHER. INSTEAD, THEY CHOSE FROM DIFFERENT OPTIONS GIVEN BY AN AI BOT. IS SOMETHING THAT STUDENTS ARE ONLY GOING TO USE TO CHEAT? SO I STARTED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ROLE AI IS GOING TO PLAY IN THE CLASSROOM. THIS TEACHER LED US TO PEEK INSIDE HIS FIFTH GRADE CLASS, WHERE USERS AI IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, LIKE FINDING WHICH SEGMENT OF WRITING IS WRITTEN BY AI. TO READING EXERCISES THROUGH PERSONALISED PLAYS GENERATED IN SECONDS BY THE PROGRAMS. THE BIG THING THAT I'VE LOOKED FOR IS A TEACHER OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS IS WHAT THINGS CAN I BRING INTO MY LESSONS THAT INSPIRES MY STUDENTS TO BE CREATIVE? WITH AI, I BOYS LOOK FOR A WAY TO USE THIS TOOL TO INSPIRE MY STUDENTS TO BECOME BETTER. IF IT KEEPS ON EXPANDING, IT'S BASICALLY TYPICAL OF WHAT THE GENERATION ARE DOING RIGHT NOW. IF YOU KEEP AI SAFE, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL. ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND OR AGAIN, MOTHER AND SON TEACHERS UTILISED IT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE LEVEL. IS GOING TO MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING AND WERE ACCESSIBLE AND MORE CREATIVE, AND A LOT OF CREATORS THINK IT IS GOING TO DO THE OPPOSITE. IN THE FUTURE, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO USE AI IN YOUR WORKPLACE, AND SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO BE LIABLE IN THE WORKPLACE. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE STARTED WELL ON DAY ONE OF THEIR FIRST TEST AGAINST SRI LANKA. NEW ZEALAND WON THE TOSS AND SENT THE VISITORS INTO BAT ON WHAT IS A VERY GREEN HAGLEY OVAL WICKET. OH, DOWN THE LEG SIDE! DOWN THE LEG SIDE, AND NEW ZEALAND PICK UP THEIR FIRST. SRI LANKA ARE CURRENTLY 42-1. THE KIWIS APPLIED PRESSURE EARLY. IT WILL BE A MOMENTOUS WEEKEND FOR THE CRUSADERS WITH SKIPPER SCOTT BARRETT SET TO PLAY HIS 100th GAME FOR THE FRANCHISE. ON TOP OF THAT, BARRETT'S ALSO RE-COMMITTED TO NEW ZEALAND RUGBY FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS. THE 29-YEAR-OLD SIGNED THROUGH TO THE END OF 2025 AND SAYS OVERSEAS OPTIONS SUCH AS JAPAN WEREN'T REALLY CONSIDERED. QUITE AN EMOTIONAL GUY BEHIND THE BIG FRAME... BUT, YEAH, NAH, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL AND PRETTY PROUD ACTUALLY. BARRETT WILL BRING UP HIS CENTURY AGAINST THE DRUA IN FIJI ON SATURDAY. THE HURRICANES ARE TURNING TO THEIR WIDER SQUAD TO FILL THE HOLE CREATED BY ARDIE SAVEA'S SUSPENSION. SAVEA WILL SIT OUT THIS WEEKEND'S GAME AGAINST THE BLUES DUE TO A ONE-WEEK BAN, BUT WILL REMAIN WITH THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. THE SUSPENSION CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A YOUNGER LOOSE FORWARD TO STEP UP. WHEN YOU LOSE AN ALL BLACK, AND SOMEONE WHO'S A MASSIVE PART OF OUR TEAM LIKE THAT, IT'S ALWAYS A BLOW. WE'VE FINALISED WHO PLAYS THAT, BUT WE GOT SOME PRETTY AWESOME LOOSEYS, AND WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF GUYS ON THE BENCH, AND THE YOUNG GUYS WITH A BIT OF SOMETHING TO PROVE IN THERE, WHICH HOPEFULLY MAKES UP FOR A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT ARTIE WOULD HAVE OFFERED. THE CANES HOST THE BLUES IN THE CAPITAL ON SATURDAY. KIWI GOLFER RYAN FOX HAS TAKEN A SWING ON ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC GREENS IN GOLF AHEAD OF THE PGA TOUR'S PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. FOX KEEPING IT OUT OF THE WATER ON THE 17th HOLE AT TPC SAWGRASS. (FUNKY MUSIC) (FUNKY MUSIC) POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA, FOX SAID HE'LL 'TAKE THAT' FOR HIS FIRST ATTEMPT. THE 36-YEAR-OLD TEES OFF AT THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. HERE'S BEXY WITH 'THE END OF THE WORLD AGAIN'. # I WAS JUST A KID # WHEN I SAW TOO MUCH. # I'LL HIDE IN CLOSETS # WHEN I FEEL TOO MUCH. # PLEASE JUST HOLD MY HEAD # UNTIL THESE FEELINGS PASS. # OOH-OOH, OOH. # YOU TOOK WHAT I THOUGHT # WAS LOVE AND CHASED IT WITH THE WILD # ANIMAL, # I'LL GO TO THE FIELDS # AND FIND WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND. # # AT THE END OF THE WORLD, WILL I STILL BE YOUR GIRL? # # EVERYONE LOSES, KINGS AND HORSES # # WE'LL GET MARRIED, # PLAN OUR FUNERALS ON THE SAME DAY, THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE IS HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY THE 1 NEWS TEAM 6, BUT FROM THE MIDDAY CREW, GOOD AFTERNOON. 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