IT'S MIDDAY. THE CLIMATE CRISIS LAID BARE IN A DEFINITIVE, DAMNING INTERNATIONAL REPORT. WHY NEW ZEALAND NEEDS TO ACT FASTER. PLUS ` WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS. XI JINPING'S HIGHLY ANTICIPATED TRIP TO RUSSIA. WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR HIS MEETING WITH PUTIN. AND STEPPING FOOT INSIDE A CHRISTCHURCH LANDMARK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE. THE CATHEDRAL REBUILD REACHES ANOTHER MILESTONE. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 THE WORLD IS ON THIN ICE, AND THAT ICE IS MELTING FAST. THAT'S THE WARNING FROM THE HEAD OF THE UNITED NATIONS. THE UN'S INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE HAS RELEASED ITS MOST COMPREHENSIVE REPORT YET, SUMMARISING ALMOST A DECADE OF EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IT'S HOPED THE STUDY WILL BECOME THE BENCHMARK FOR GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE WORLD AS THEY TACKLE THE GROWING THREAT TO OUR PLANET. THE BBC'S JUSTIN ROWLATT HAS MORE. STORMS, FLOODS, HEATWAVES ` ALL THESE WEATHER EXTREMES ARE LIKELY TO INTENSIFY AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO WARM, UN SCIENTISTS WARNED TODAY. ...EXTREMES LIKE FLOODING... THEIR REPORT WAS PUBLISHED AT A UN CONFERENCE IN THE SWISS TOWN OF INTERLAKEN. THE DOCUMENT, RELEASED HERE TODAY, DRAWS TOGETHER EIGHT YEARS OF WORK, AND IT WILL BE CRUCIAL ` THE BASIS FOR FUTURE GLOBAL NEGOTIATIONS ON CLIMATE FOR PROBABLY THE NEXT DECADE. AND THE KEY MESSAGE, SAYS THE UN CHIEF, IS THAT ALL IS NOT QUITE YET LOST. THIS REPORT IS A CLARION CALL TO MASSIVELY FAST TRACK CLIMATE EFFORTS BY EVERY COUNTRY AND EVERY SECTOR AND ON EVERY TIME FRAME. IN SHORT, OUR WORLD NEEDS CLIMATE ACTION ON ALL FRONTS ` EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, ALL AT ONCE. THE GLACIERS IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE WHERE THE SCIENTISTS ARE MEETING LOST 6% OF THEIR VOLUME LAST YEAR ALONE; EVIDENCE OF THE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY HAVING. AT THIS WEATHER STATION IN THE ALPS, THEY'VE BEEN COLLECTING CLIMATE RECORDS FOR DECADES. TODAY, WE GOT THE STRONGEST WARNING YET; THAT IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, WE'RE LIKELY TO BUST THROUGH THE 1.5-DEGREE BOUNDARY THAT AVOIDS THE WORST IMPACTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. THE FUTURE REALLY IS IN OUR HANDS. WE WILL, IN ALL PROBABILITY, REACH AROUND 1.5 DEGREES EARLY NEXT DECADE. BUT AFTER THAT, IT REALLY IS OUR CHOICES. THIS IS WHY THIS` THE REST OF THIS DECADE IS KEY. THE REPORT SAYS THE DECISIONS WE MAKE NOW WILL DETERMINE OUR CLIMATE FUTURE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS TO COME. THE HIGH ALPS SHOW HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALREADY RESHAPING OUR WORLD. THERE IS STILL A WINDOW TO KEEP IT WITHIN MANAGEABLE LIMITS, TODAY'S REPORT SAYS. BUT IT WARNS THAT WITHOUT DRAMATIC GLOBAL ACTION, THAT WINDOW WILL SOON SLAM SHUT. IN AOTEAROA, CLIMATE LEADERS WANT ACTION TO GO FURTHER AND FASTER, BUT IT WAS ONLY JUST LAST WEEK THE PRIME MINISTER SCRAPPED A RAFT OF CLIMATE POLICIES. JESSICA SWAN REPORTS. NEW ZEALAND'S RECENT WEATHER DISASTER HAS PUT CLIMATE CHANGE FRONT AND CENTRE. GLOBAL WARMING IS HAPPENING NOW. IT'S CAUSING THE CYCLONES WE HAVE EACH SEASON TO BE MORE SEVERE, AND WE'VE TRAGICALLY SEEN THAT IN AOTEAROA WITH CYCLONE GABRIELLE. THE CLIMATE REPORT'S A REMINDER IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE IF WE DON'T REDUCE LEVELS HERE. WE'RE DOING MORE THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE, BUT THESE ARE OUR FUNDAMENTAL ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WE NEED TO CHANGE. IN TERMS OF THE REPORT, IT IS VERY CLEAR WE NEED TO GET OURSELVES OFF FOSSIL FUELS. IT'S FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE THAT THE GREEN PARTY WANTS TO IMPLEMENT. THERE'S AN ELECTION THIS YEAR, AND IF I HAD MORE GREEN COLLEAGUES SITTING AROUND THE CABINET TABLE, THAT WOULD CERTAINLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THE GOVERNMENT'S RECENTLY SCRAPPED A BUNCH OF CLIMATE POLICIES. NOW IT MUST FIND WAYS TO MAKE UP THE SHORTFALL SO IT CAN HIT ITS TARGETS. EACH OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL POLICIES DIDNT NECESSARILY MAKE A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE, BUT WHEN YOU COLLECTIVELY ADD THEM UP, IT MAKES IT HARDER AND HARDER FOR US TO HIT OUR TARGETS. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS HOW THEY REACH THOSE TARGETS IS FLEXIBLE. THESE AREN'T SET IN STONE IN TERMS OF HOW WE ACHIEVE THEM. WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE LOOKING AT THE BEST WAY TO REDUCE EMISSIONS CONSISTENT WITH ENSURING WE KEEP NEW ZEALANDERS AT WORK, KEEP COST OF LIVING DOWN. BUT THERE'S NO QUESITON THIS CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MAJOR AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE GOVERNMENT. AND MAJOR FOCUS IS NEEDED. BECAUSE THIS COUNTRY TOOK 30 YEARS TO GET STARTED ON CUTTING ITS EMISSIONS, IT DOES MEAN WE SORT OF RUN OUT OF EASY ISSUES. *OPTIONS THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES TO THIS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE TOUGH DECISIONS OVER THE COMING YEARS. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S COMMITTED TO HALVING EMISSIONS BY 2030 AND ACHIEVING NET-ZERO BY 2050, BUT THEY'RE STILL WORKING OUT HOW. JESSICA SWAN, 1 NEWS. WEATHER WARNINGS ARE STILL IN PLACE OVER DUNEDIN AND PARTS OF OTAGO. MADDY LLOYD JOINS US LIVE FROM DUNEDIN. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US, MADDY? THIS WILD WEATHER BEGAN ABOUT 5 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING AND IT HAS BEEN PERSISTENT EVER SINCE. CONTRACTORS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE NOW OUT RESPONDING TO THE DAMAGE. THE MAIN ISSUES ARE TREES THAT HAVE FALLEN ONTO THE ROAD, SURFACE FLOODING AND SOME BLOCKED DRAINS. THERE ARE SUBURBS ACROSS CLUTHA AND DUNEDIN THAT'S NOT HAVE POWER. GRIDS ARE WORKING TO GET THAT RESTORED TO THOSE AREAS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WAKA KOTAHI AS ADVISING MOTORISTS TO BE COURTED ON THE ROADS, BECAUSE OF SEVERE GALES AND SURFERS ARE FLOODING IS AFFECTING MUCH OF THE STATE HIGHWAY NETWORK, PARTICULARLY AROUND PALMERSTON. THE RAIN IS EASING, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE WIND IS STILL STRONG. THERE IS A HEAVY WIND WATCH IN PLACE FOR NORTH OTAGO, DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA UNTIL 2 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE THE WIND IS SO STRONG, THERE IS ALSO A LOT OF DEBRIS ON THE ROADS. THERE IS MULTIPLE ROADS CLOSED ACROSS DUNEDIN BUT THE COUNCIL ARE UPDATING A LIST ON THEIR WEBSITE SO RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK THAT REGULARLY. RESIDENTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO AVOID ANY NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL, BUT IF THEY DO NEED TO DRIVE, BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS OUT ON THE ROADS, AS THE GALES CAN REACH UP TO 120 KM/H. A BURST PIPE IN WELLINGTON'S CBD THIS MORNING HAS LEFT SOME BUSINESSES WITHOUT WATER. THE INCIDENT HAS FORCED ROADS TO CLOSE IN THE CITY AS WORKERS TRY TO EXCAVATE AND REPAIR THE INFRASTRUCTURE. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WOES ARE PLAGUING THE CAPITAL, WITH WELLINGTON WATER FIXING 220 LEAKS THIS WEEK ALREADY. WATER SUPPLY IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY 1PM. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN APPEARING BEFORE COURT IS CONTINUING TO DECLINE, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA FROM STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND. IN 1992, MORE THAN 3000 YOUTH WERE CHARGED WITH A CRIME. 30 YEARS LATER, THAT NUMBER HAS LESS THAN HALVED. THE DATA SET CONFIRMS A DOWNWARDS TREND THAT BEGAN IN THE MID 2000s. A PATIENT ADVOCATE SAYS PEOPLE ARE BEING FORCED TO EITHER DO WHAT THE PROPOSED THERAPEUTICS BILL SAYS OR DIE. THREE CANCER PATIENTS WILL PRESENT TO THE HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE TODAY, OPPOSING THE THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS BILL. MALCOLM MULHOLLAND SAYS THE BILL WILL MAKE IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE FOR ACCESS TO UNFUNDED MEDICINES; PROVIDES FEWER CLINICAL TRIALS; AND CENSORS MEDIA, PATIENTS AND ADVOCATES. HIS PLEA TO THE PM IS WHETHER HE'S OK WITH WHAT THIS WILL FORCE PEOPLE TO DO. IS HE COMFORTABLE MAKING TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS CRIMINALS? BECAUSE IF HE ISN'T, HE NEEDS TO HAVE A WORD TO THE HEALTH SELECT COMMITTEE AND TO AYESHA VERRALL AND TELL THEM TO CHANGE THE CLAUSES IN THE CURRENT LEGISLATION. NOBODY DISAGREES THAT UPDATING OUR MEDICINES ACT, THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE BILL DOES MAKE A DISTINCTION BETWEEN MEDICINES WHICH HAVE BEEN FUNDED AND APPROVED. PEOPLE CAN STILL ACCESS MEDICINES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BUT AREN'T NECESSARILY FUNDED BY PHARMAC. SO I THINK THERE IS` THERE HAS BEEN SOME MISUNDERSTANDING AROUND THAT, BUT THESE ARE THE VERY ISSUES THAT A SELECT COMMITTEE PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO TEASE OUT AND TO MAKE, YOU KNOW, CLARIFICATIONS, TO MAKE CHANGES WHERE IT'S SENSIBLE TO DO THAT. THE PROPOSED BILL IS INTENDED TO REPLACE THE MEDICINES ACT AND THE DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS REGULATIONS. FOREIGN MINISTER NANAIA MAHUTA WILL ARRIVE IN CHINA TODAY, WHERE SHE'LL MEET HER CHINESE COUNTERPART IN BEIJING. MAHUTA'S TRIP MARKS THE FIRST TIME A NEW ZEALAND MINISTER HAS VISITED CHINA SINCE 2019, FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC AND THE LIFTING OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS. REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY CONCERNS WILL BE TOP OF THE AGENDA, AS WILL ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES. TRANSLATOR: THROUGH FOREIGN MINISTER MAHUTA'S VISIT, WE HOPE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPORTANT CONSENSUS BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS, UPHOLD THE PRINCIPLES OF MUTUAL RESPECT, CONTINUOUSLY ENRICH THE CONNOTATION OF CHINA NEW ZEALAND'S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND PROMOTE GREATER ACHIEVEMENTS IN OUR RELATIONS IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS SO AS TO BETTER BENEFIT THE TWO COUNTRIES AND PEOPLES. MAHUTA WILL ALSO MEET WITH BUSINESSES LEADERS AND HOLD AN EVENT WITH WOMEN LEADERS DURING THE TRIP. CHINA'S PRESIDENT XI JINPING HAS BEEN WELCOMED TO RUSSIA, BEGINNING A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED VISIT WITH A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PUTIN. THE TWO PRESIDENTS SPOKE BRIEFLY AT THE KREMLIN AHEAD OF SCHEDULED TALKS LATER TODAY WHERE CHINA'S PROPOSED PLAN FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE IS EXPECTED TO BE DISCUSSED THE BBC'S STEVE ROSENBERG REPORTS. JUST THREE DAYS AGO, PUTIN WAS NAMED AS A WAR CRIME SUSPECTS BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT. THAT DID NOT STOP CHINA'S PRESIDENT FLAYING IN AND SHAKING HIS HAND. PUTIN AND XI JINPING HAVE MET MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT NEVER BEFORE HAS RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT BEEN UNDER SUCH PRESSURE. THIS WAR AND UKRAINE, NOT GOING AT ALL ACCORDING TO PLAN. XI JINPING CALLED VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS THEIR FRIEND, HIS STRATEGIC PARTNER. THE KREMLIN LEADER SAID THEY WOULD DISCUSS CHINA'S PEACE INITIATIVE. BUT THERE IS NO DETAILED CHINESE PLAN TO END THE WAR AND UKRAINE. WHAT MOSCOW WOULD LIKE FROM BEIJING IS LETHAL AID TO HELP IT WIN. BEIJING HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE THAT TO PREVENT SECONDARY SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINESE COMPANIES. IT HAS BEEN SUPPLYING DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY, LIKE CHIPS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN MILITARY CAN USE. THE KREMLIN ALSO WANTS TO EXPAND TRADE WITH CHINA. WITH RUSSIA UNDER HEAVY INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS, ECONOMIC TIES WITH BEIJING APPROVING A LIFELINE. IF YOU BURN BRIDGES WITH THE WEST, AS PUTIN HAS, WHAT DO YOU DO THEN? YOU LOOK EAST AND THAT IS EXACT TO WHAT THE CRIMINAL LEADER HAS DONE. RECENT EVENTS HAVE ACCELERATED RUSSIA'S DEPENDENCY ON CHINA. PUTIN AND XI JINPING MAY SPEAK ABOUT MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION, BUT BEIJING LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKE THE SENIOR PARTNER. MOSCOW HAS NOT JUST PARTNERED WITH BEIJING. LAST WEEK, RUSSIA HELD JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES WITH CHINA AND IRAN. THERE ARE SIGNS THAT QUITMAN IS LOOKING TO FORGE AN ANTE WESTERN ALLIANCE. NOW, WITH XI JINPING HERE, RUSSIA CAN CLAIM IT IS NOT ISOLATED; THAT MOSCOW HAS POWERFUL ALLIES WHO VIEW THE WORLD TO A SIMILAR LENS; THAT IT DOES NOT NEED THE WEST IF IT HAS FRIENDS IN THE EAST. EXPERIENCE SHOWS CHINA ALWAYS PUTS CHINA FIRST. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS SURVIVED TWO NO CONFIDENCE VOTES AFTER ITS CONTROVERSIAL PENSION REFORM SPARKED NATIONAL OUTRAGE. THE GOVERNMENT ENACTED ITS SPECIAL CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO PUSH THROUGH THE BILL LAST WEEK, WHICH WILL LIFT THE COUNTRY'S RETIREMENT AGE FROM 62 TO 64. THOUSANDS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS IN PROTEST. WITH THE NO CONFIDENCE MOTIONS FAILING, PLANS TO IMPLEMENT THE PENSION BILL WILL NOW PROCEED. A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE REBUILD OF THE CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL THIS MORNING AS IT WELCOMED ITS FIRST VISITORS INSIDE SINCE THE 2011 EARTHQUAKES. THE EVENT CELEBRATED THE COMPLETION OF PHASE ONE ` STABILISATION OF THE CATHEDRAL. REPORTER THOMAS MEAD JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL. HOW DID THE EVENT GO, THOMAS? IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL. FOR A LONG TIME, THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF LOSS AND THE EARTHQUAKES, BUT THIS MORNING, IT WAS ONCE AGAIN A SYMBOL OF HOPE. A CROWD GATHERING WITH NOT ONLY TRADITIONAL THINGS YOU MIGHT SEE INSIDE A CATHEDRAL; AND HARDHATS TO LISTEN TO THE LOCAL DIGNITARIES, MAYOR MINISTERS OF BOTH THE QUESTION AND GOVERNMENTAL KIND. THERE WAS ALSO JOY ON EVERY SINGLE FACE ` LOTS OF SMILES AND SPONTANEOUS CLAPPING ERUPTING AT VARIOUS POINTS. YOU COULD SENSE HOW MUCH WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS MOMENT FOR MORE THAN FOUR USED TO DATE. OF COURSE, FOR ALL OF US HERE IN CHRISTCHURCH, THIS IS A LANDMARK BUILDING ICONIC TO CHRISTCHURCH AND THE RECOVERY. FOR THE ANGLICAN CHURCH, THIS IS A SPECIAL POIGNANT MOMENT FOR THEM BECAUSE THIS IS THE HOME. THIS IS WHAT THE BISHOP SAID THIS MORNING. NOTICE A SIGNIFICANT FEELING OF RELIEF THAT WE'VE REACHED THIS DAY, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL OFFICIALLY, PUBLICLY AND SAFELY, SO A QUIET SENSE OF JOY, BUT TEMPERED BY THE FACT THAT WE ARE ABOUT HALFWAY THERE ON THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF WORK AHEAD. FOR YEARS TO DATE, ANOTHER FOUR YEARS EXPECTED TO GO. THEY HAVE MANAGED TO RAISE AROUND TWO THIRDS OF THE FUNDING NEEDED TO FINISH THE PROJECT, SO MORE THAN $100 MILLION RAISED SO FAR. THERE IS STILL A SHORTFALL OF THAT THIRD. ANYONE WANTING TO DONATE CAN HEAD TO THE CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL WEBSITE. IF IT DOES BECOME A SUCCESS, YOU CAN EXPECT TO HAVE A SERVICE RIGHT HERE WHERE I AM STANDING WITH THE ORGAN PLAYING BEHIND ME MAKES 22 TO 7. SEE YOU IN FOUR YEARS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE HEADLESS SHARK WASHED UP ON THE ENGLISH COAST. PLUS ` THE ALL WHITES PREPARE FOR A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY IN FRONT OF A HOME CROWD. A RARE SHARK THAT WASHED UP DEAD ON THE ENGLISH COAST HAS TURNED INTO THE FOCUS OF A SEARCH OPERATION. SCIENTISTS WANT TO STUDY THE SHARK, EXCEPT SOMEONE'S TAKEN IT'S HEAD TAIL AND FIN. THE BBC'S DUNCAN KENNEDY EXPLAINS. THE PEOPLE WHO FOUND THE SHARK COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. LISA, IT IS A SHARK, SO BE CAREFUL. THEY TRIED PULLING IT INTO DEEPER WATERS... COME ON, MISTER. ...AND THOUGHT THEY'D SUCCEEDED. LET IT GO THEN. LET IT GO. BUT LATER, THE 2M-LONG, SMALL-TOOTHED SAND TIGER SHARK WAS FOUND DEAD ON THE BEACH. THE BROADCASTER DAN SNOW, WHO LIVES NEARBY, WENT TO SALVAGE THE CARCASE SO SCIENTISTS COULD EXAMINE IT. BUT WHEN HE GOT THERE, THE SHARK'S HEAD, TAIL AND FIN HAD BEEN REMOVED. PEOPLE CAN HAVE IT; THEY CAN KEEP THE HEAD. BUT IF WE CAN JUST GET ACCESS FOR SCIENTISTS BEFORE THEY DO` BEFORE THEY BOIL IT OR MOUNT IT OR SOMETHING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THE SCIENTISTS WILL HAVE A QUICK LOOK, DO SOME TESTS, AND THEN THE PERSON WITH THE HEAD CAN GO AND ENJOY IT FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THERE'S A DEEPWATER SAND TIGER IN THE... SMALL-TOOTHED SAND TIGER SHARKS RARELY VENTURE INTO NORTHERN WATERS AND USUALLY SWIM AT DEPTHS OF MORE THAN 200M, WHICH IS WHY SCIENTISTS ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT SEEING ONE OF THESE SHARKS HERE IN THE SOLENT, AND WHY THEY'D ALSO LIKE ALL THE PARTS OF THIS SHARK HANDED BACK IN. IT'S REALLY SAD AND SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING THAT THE SHARK WAS TAKEN APART JUST AS THE SCIENTISTS WERE RUSHING TO IT. SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE ALL OF THOSE PIECES TO BE ABLE TO STITCH TOGETHER SOME SORT OF A STORY ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ANIMAL. A STORY ABOUT A CREATURE WE WOULD NEVER NORMALLY SEE HERE ` FROM THE COASTS OF SPAIN TO THE SHORES OF THE SOLENT. AND NOW A MYSTERY THAT SHARK EXPERTS WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE. TO SPORT ` AND THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES FOR THE SOUTHERN STEEL, THUMPED AT HOME 55-38 BY THE MAINLAND TACTIX. THE TACTIX CAME OUT FIRING IN THE FIRST HALF, SCORING A FRANCHISE RECORD 37 GOALS. THE STEEL UNABLE TO RESPOND, COLLECTING THEIR THIRD LOSS ON THE TROT. DESPITE THE WIN, TACTIX DEFENDER JANE WATSON NOT CONVINCED BY HER TEAM'S PERFORMANCE. VERY DISAPPOINTING, TO BE HONEST. THERE'S SO MANY ERRORS THAT WE MADE, I THINK, PERSONALLY, THAT JUST LET US DOWN IN THAT QUARTER. I MEAN, WE ONLY SCORED, I THINK, SIX GOALS OR SOMETHING. YEAH, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT LEAD, WE WOULD'VE BEEN BUGGERED, THAT'S FOR SURE. A TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH BETWEEN THE NORTHERN MYSTICS AND CENTRAL PULSE HEADLINES THE NEXT ROUND. THE ALL WHITES ARE BACK HOME AND READY TO TAKE ON CHINA IN A PAIR OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES. THE TEAM'S RELISHING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY LOST TO AUSTRALIA LAST YEAR. IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW WORLD CUP CYCLE, WITH THE TEAM FEELING LIKE THEY HAVE SOMETHING TO PROVE. IT'S A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ALL THE PLAYERS COMING BACK. WE DO HAVE TO TRAVEL; SOME PLAYERS DO HAVE TO TRAVEL A LONG WAY, AND IT'S VERY RARE FOR US TO COME BACK, AND I THINK WE GOT A GLIMPSE OF THAT OBVIOUSLY IN THE LAST CYCLE. BUT YEAH, WE'RE JUST REALLY PUMPED TO BE PLAYING BACK HERE AND HOPEFULLY PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE FANS BACK HERE. THE FIRST MATCH IS ON THURSDAY AT MT SMART STADIUM. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE ENDED THE HOME TEST SEASON ON A HIGH, MAKING IT THREE WINS IN A ROW WITH A COMMANDING INNINGS AND 58-RUN VICTORY OVER SRI LANKA. THE VISITORS PUT UP A LATE FIGHT ` ALL-ROUNDER DHANANJAYA DE SILVA FALLING JUST SHY OF A CENTURY. BLACKCAPS BOWLERS BLAIR TICKNER AND TIM SOUTHEE BOTH COLLECTING THREE WICKETS IN BLUSTERY WELLINGTON CONDITIONS. CAN'T REMEMBER TOO MANY TIMES THE CAMERA BEING TAKEN DOWN, SO YEAH, IT JUST SHOWS YOU THE SHEER FORCE OF THE WIND AND THE GUSTS THAT WERE OUT THERE TODAY. SO YEAH, IT WAS TRYING CONDITIONS, AND LIKE I SAID, SOME HEAVY LEGS, SOME HORRIBLE CONDITIONS AT TIMES, BUT AGAIN, THE GUYS JUST MANAGED TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE JOB DONE. THE BLACKCAPS WILL NOW FACE SRI LANKA IN THREE ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS. FORMULA 1 DRIVER VALTTERI BOTTAS IS TRADING HIS ALPHA ROMEO FOR A V8 SUPERCAR THIS WEEKEND IN ADELAIDE. THE 33-YEAR-OLD WILL SHARE THE TRACK WITH SEVEN-TIME BATHURST WINNER CRAIG LOWNDES AT THE ADELAIDE MOTORSPORT FESTIVAL. BOTTAS WON'T BE THE ONLY F1 FEATURE OF THE EVENT ` NINE FORMULA 1 CARS ARE TAKING PART, INCLUDING TWO 1985 SCUDERIA FERRARIS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (FACES' 'OHH LA LA') (GENTLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR) # POOR OLD GRANDDAD, # I LAUGHED AT ALL HIS WORDS. # I THOUGHT HE WAS A BITTER MAN. # HE SPOKE OF WOMEN'S WAYS. # THEY'LL TRAP YOU WHEN THEY USE YOU # BEFORE YOU EVEN KNOW. # FOR LOVE IS BLIND, AND YOU'RE FAR TO KIND, # DON'T EVER LET IT SHOW. # I WISH THAT I KNEW WHAT I KNOW NOW # WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. # I WISH THAT I KNEW WHAT I KNOW NOW # WHEN I WAS STRONGER. # THE CAN-CAN'S SUCH A PRETTY SHOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US. OUR NEXT NEWS IS TE KARERE AT 4 FOLLOWED BY THE 1 NEWS TEAM WILL BE HERE AT 6. YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL OF TODAY'S NEWS ON OUR WEBSITE. GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY STEFFI DRYDEN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023.