IT'S MIDDAY. A BOOST FOR BARSTAFF AS HOSPITALITY WORKERS GET THE GREEN LIGHT FOR BARGAINING A FAIR PAY AGREEMENT. TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS ` PALMERSTON NORTH COUNCIL'S PLAN TO DETER A RECENT SPIKE IN VANDALISM. AND THE CLEAN-UP BEGINS AFTER THE BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY'S CBD. WHAT AUTHORITIES FEAR MAY BE BURIED UNDER THE RUBBLE. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND PHOEBE UPTON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 SCRAPPING MINIMUM WAGE, NO MORE MISSED BREAKS AND A FINISH TIME ON ROSTERS ` THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR'S DEMANDS, WITH BARGAINING NOW SET TO BEGIN FOR A FAIR PAY AGREEMENT THAT WILL EFFECT THOUSANDS OF WORKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS. UNITE UNION STARTED THE PROCESS IN DECEMBER, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST EVER FAIR PAY AGREEMENT APPLICATION AND COVERED A WIDE RANGING GROUP, IT'S TAKEN UNTIL NOW TO GET THE GREEN LIGHT. THE AGREEMENT WILL COVER AROUND 160,000 WORKERS AND MORE THAN 24,000 EMPLOYERS. THIS IS HUGE. THIS IS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME FOR A LOT OF THESE WORKERS. THIS IS NEW LEGISLATION. WE HAVEN'T HAD SECTOR BARGAINING LIKE THIS BEFORE. THIS IS GONNA MAKE A HUGE CHANGE TO THE INDUSTRY, AND IT'S A BIG INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE DOING THIS FOR. THE NEXT STEP IS FOR THE UNION TO NOTIFY ALL PARTIES INVOLVED SO BARGAINING SIDES CAN BE FORMED. AND MAJOR FLAWS IN EMPLOYMENT LAWS ARE SET TO BE HIGHLIGHTED DURING A MEETING BETWEEN UBER DRIVERS AND MPS TODAY. DRIVERS WANT A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH THE RIDE-SHARING COMPANY, AND WILL SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS AND EXPERIENCES WITH LABOUR AND GREEN MPS. A NUMBER OF DRIVERS IN THE CAPITAL WILL ATTEND THE FORUM. UBER DRIVERS DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS OR PROTECTIONS UNDER THE LAW AT THE MOMENT IN AOTEAROA, AND THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. AT THE MOMENT, WORKERS HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE EMPLOYMENT COURT, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE HIGH COURT, ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO TRY AND ASSERT THEIR EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS IF THEIR EMPLOYER IS DENYING THEM TO THEM, AND THAT JUST HAS TO CHANGE. ONE UBER DRIVER DESCRIBED WORKING FOR THE COMPANY AS 'DEMEANING'. IN A BID TO MAKE NEW ZEALAND A MORE ATTRACTIVE PLACE FOR FILM AND TV PRODUCTION COMPANIES, THE GOVERNMENT IS ENSURING EASIER FUNDING ACCESS FOR DOMESTIC PROJECTS. IT'S ALSO CONFIRMED A 20% REBATE FOR POST-PRODUCTION AND EFFECTS AMONG OTHER MEASURES. IT MARKS THE END OF A REVIEW INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S INVESTMENT IN THE SCREEN SECTOR. THE SECTOR BOOSTS THE ECONOMY BY $3.5B EACH YEAR AND DIRECTLY EMPLOYS NEARLY 14,000 PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT FEEL A PINCH WITH YOUR PINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WITH THE BREWER'S ASSOCIATION SAYING BOTH SMALL BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS WILL SUFFER WHEN A INCREASED ALCOHOL EXCISE TAX COMES INTO PLACE. THE ALCOHOL EXCISE RATE WILL GO UP 6.5% THIS YEAR FOLLOWING A 6.92% LIFT IN 2022. IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST TAX INCREASE ON BEER IN 30 YEARS. THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOR EVERYONE IS RISING. AND IT'S NOT JUST REDUCING PRODUCT; IT'S BUYING THE GOODS ` THE HOPS, THE MALT, AND TO TRANSPORT ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE GONE UP AS WELL. SO WHEN THEY'VE GOT A DISCRETIONARY OPTION TO RAISE TAX, IF THEY COULD RAISE BY A SMALLER AMOUNT, WE HOPE THEY LOOK AT IT. BUT THE ALCOHOL HEALTHWATCH GROUP SAYS TAX INCREASES WILL HELP REDUCE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. RAISING EXCISE TAX OR REDUCING ACCESSIBILITY TO ALCOHOL IS A VERY TARGETED AND VERY COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURE TO MINIMISE OUR CORRELATED HARM. AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT FOR US AT THE MOMENT ` ONGOING RATES OF HARMFUL DRINKING. ACCORDING TO ALCOHOL HEALTH WATCH MORE THAN $7B IS SPENT DEALING WITH ALCOHOL HARM EVERY YEAR. BUILDING INSPECTORS ARE CONDUCTING DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS IN WAIHI BEACH TODAY AFTER 27 PEOPLE WERE EVACUATED LAST NIGHT. AROUND 100MM OF RAIN FELL ON MONDAY IN JUST A FEW HOURS. LOCAL BRIAN THORNE IS CLEANING UP TODAY AFTER WHAT HE'S CALLED 'A SCARY EXPERIENCE'. I HEARD THE WATER COMING DOWN THROUGH HERE, OUT THE BACK, LIKE A RIVER. I HAD SOME SANDBAGS ` THERE'S ONE UNDER THERE, ONE DOWN THERE. SANDBAGS` BY THE TIME I GOT IN HERE, THERE WAS A FOOT. I RANG ME BOY UP ` HE CAME STRAIGHT DOWN. WE WERE UP TO OUR CHEST IN WATER. WE COULDN'T GET OUT THAT DOOR BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF THE WATER. WE OPENED THIS DOOR ` THE FRIDGE JUST FLEW` THAT'S WHERE IT LANDED. IT WAS SCARY, REALLY SCARY. EVERYTHING IS JUST DESTROYED. THE FLOODING HAS NOW RECEDED AND RESIDENTS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES. AS ONE INSURANCE COMPANY HIKES PREMIUMS FOR THOSE LIVING IN FLOOD OR SLIP RISK AREAS, EXPERTS SAY IT'S LIKELY OTHERS WILL FOLLOW SUIT. TOWER INSURANCE HAS BUMPED UP PREMIUMS, SAYING IT COMES AMID A CHANGING CLIMATE AND RISK ENVIRONMENT. ECONOMIC RISK EXPERT BELINDA STOREY SAYS THE PRICE INCREASE WAS INEVITABLE. FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SIGNIFICANT PREMIUM INCREASES, IT MIGHT FEEL LIKE PRICE GOUGING, BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT IF` EVEN WHEN INFLATION COMES DOWN, THE INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN THESE LOCATIONS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GO UP, BECAUSE THEY'RE REFLECTING THE RISK. DUE TO LARGE EVENT COSTS, TOWER INSURANCE POSTED A LOSS OF AROUND $5 MILLION IN MARCH. PALMERSTON NORTH CITY COUNCIL IS RAMPING UP SECURITY IN THE CBD AS VANDALISM AND THEFT ALSO INCREASE. NEARLY 100 NEW CCTV CAMERAS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO MONITOR THE CITY CENTRE. THE COUNCIL'S BRYCE HOSKING SAYS INCIDENTS ARE HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. IT IS REALLY PROVING TO BE REALLY FRUSTRATING AND REALLY DISAPPOINTING. WE'VE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE ACROSS THE CITY, AND... YEAH, IT'S JUST GETTING WORSE AND WORSE, UNFORTUNATELY. SINCE JANUARY, DAMAGE HAS COST THE COUNCIL $100,000. THE CLEAN-UP'S BEGUN IN SYDNEY AFTER THE SPECTACULAR FIRE THAT GUTTED A BUILDING IN THE CENTRAL CITY. BUT IT'LL BE A DELICATE OPERATION, WITH AUTHORITIES SET TO SEARCH THE RUBBLE FOR REMAINS. NINE'S JAMES WILSON HAS MORE. BRICK BY BRICK... (MACHINE RUMBLES) WINDOW BY WINDOW... (GLASS SHATTERS) A PIECE OF HERITAGE IS SCRAPED OFF THE MAP. FIVE DAYS AFTER FIRE TORE THROUGH THE OLD HAT MAKING FACTORY IN SURRY HILLS, CREWS FINALLY GOT CLOSE, CLEANING DEBRIS FROM SURROUNDING STREETS AND CLEARING SHATTERED WINDOWS FROM AN ADJACENT OFFICE BLOCK... (GLASS SHATTERS) AS THEY PREPARE THE FACTORY FOR DEMOLITION. OUR PRIORITY IS TO GET PEOPLE BACK IN THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES UP AND TRADING AND ROADS OPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FIRE HAS ALSO DAMAGED THE NEW EASTERN ENTRANCE TO CENTRAL STATION, WHICH WAS DUE TO OPEN TODAY. THE AREA IS STILL AN EXCLUSION ZONE, SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL THOSE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, BUT WE'LL GET IN THERE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WHAT LIES BENEATH THE RUINS OF THE BUILDING IS THE REAL CONCERN. AS EACH LAYER OF THIS BUILDING IS PULLED DOWN, WORK WILL STOP TO ALLOW POLICE THE CHANCE TO SEARCH THE RUBBLE FOR REMAINS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HOMELESS PEOPLE KNOWN TO BE USING THE FACTORY TO SLEEP ROUGH STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR. WE CAN'T RULE OUT THAT THERE` THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE IN THAT RUBBLE. WE CAN'T RULE IT OUT. A FOURTH YOUTH WAS IDENTIFIED BY POLICE TODAY, AND PRESSURE IS MOUNTING FOR MORE THAN A SLAP ON THE WRIST. YES, IT'S POSSIBLE. AS MANY AS 25 NATO PEACEKEEPING SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN INJURED IN CLASHES WITH SERBIAN PROTESTERS IN KOSOVO. THE NATO-LED TROOPS AND POLICE CLASHED WITH THE DEMONSTRATORS AFTER VIOLENT PROTESTS BROKE OUT LAST WEEK. THE UNREST BEGAN WHEN ETHNIC ALBANIANS TOOK CONTROL OF LOCAL COUNCILS IN APRIL AFTER KOSOVO SERBS BOYCOTTED ELECTIONS. ETHNIC ALBANIANS MAKE UP MORE THAN 90% OF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION. NATO HAS CONDEMNED THE VIOLENCE AS 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE'. RUSSIA IS RAMPING UP ITS ATTACKS ON UKRAINE. A RARE DAYTIME AIR STRIKE IN KYIV LEFT RESIDENTS RUNNING FOR SHELTER. UKRAINE'S MILITARY INTELLIGENCE HAS PROMISED REVENGE, VOWING TO STEP UP ITS COUNTER OFFENSIVE. THE ABC'S REENA ROY HAS MORE. (BOOM!) EXPLOSIONS ECHOING FROM ABOVE IN KYIV; RESIDENTS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, WITH BACKPACKS SCREAMING WHILE RUNNING FOR COVER IN UKRAINE'S CAPITAL. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE MISSILES IN THE SKY AND HEAR AIR RAID SIRENS RINGING OUT IN THIS RARE DAYTIME ATTACK. PEOPLE SHELTERING INSIDE A METRO STATION ` THE MAYOR URGING THEM TO STAY THERE. THIS WOMAN SAYING, 'NOW IT'S SCARIER THAN EVEN THE START OF THE WAR.' (ALARM BLARES) THIS LATEST ATTACK CAME JUST HOURS AFTER UKRAINE'S AIR FORCE SAYS RUSSIA UNLEASHED ABOUT 150 EXPLOSIVE MISSILES AND DRONES ON TARGETS ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN THE PAST 36 HOURS. UKRAINE CLAIMING IT SHOT ALMOST ALL OF THEM DOWN WITH ONE PERSON KILLED. THE COMMANDER OF UKRAINE'S ARMED FORCES SIGNALLING IN A VIDEO A MAJOR OFFENSIVE IS COMING. THESE SOLDIERS SHOWING ABC NEWS HOW THE COUNTRY IS STEPPING UP ARTILLERY STRIKES TO TEST AND WEAKEN THE RUSSIAN LINE. WE'VE JUST SEEN A UKRAINIAN ARTILLERY STRIKE ON THIS DRONE FEED HERE DOWN ON TO RUSSIAN POSITIONS. YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE COMING UP JUST AFTER. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` AN ECONOMIC CRISIS AND A DIVIDED COUNTRY ` THE ISSUES AHEAD FOR TURKEY'S RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT. IS THE GOVERNMENT READY TO TACKLE PITCH INVADERS? PLUS ` A BIG NIGHT FOR DEVON CONWAY IN THE INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL. TURKEY'S RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT SAYS HE HAS WORK TO DO TO REUNITE THE COUNTRY FOLLOWING HIS NARROW VICTORY IN THE RUN-OFF ELECTION. AS WELL AS DEALING WITH A DEEPLY DIVIDED COUNTRY, PRESIDENT ERDOGAN ALSO HAS AN ECONOMIC CRISIS ON HIS HANDS WITH INFLATION AT MORE THAN 40%. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN REPORTS. IT WAS A LONG NIGHT OF CELEBRATION FOR ONE SIDE OF TURKEY. SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN MASSED OUTSIDE HIS PRESIDENTIAL PALACE HERE, MARKING A HARD-FOUGHT VICTORY. IN ISTANBUL, HE DID IT HIS WAY. (SINGS IN TURKISH) WITH A SING-ALONG FOR SUPPORTERS OF HIS RULING AK PARTY... (SINGS IN TURKISH) ...AND AN ATTACK ON FAMILIAR TARGETS. IS THE OPPOSITION PRO LGBT, HE ASKS. COULD ANY LGBT INFILTRATE OUR PARTY? NO, THEY CHORUS. (ALL CHANT) OVER AT THE OPPOSITION'S HEADQUARTERS, IT WAS LIKE A FUNERAL. ALMOST HALF THE VOTERS WERE WITH THEM, NOT THE PRESIDENT. THE ELECTION HAS CRYSTALLISED THE DIVISIONS HERE AND THE OPPOSITION IS WARNING OF TROUBLE AHEAD. IT'S ALREADY VISIBLE HERE IN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES ` THE TURKISH LIRA FELL AGAIN TO A RECORD LOW ON NEWS OF THE PRESIDENT'S VICTORY. EXPERTS SAY HE HAS MISMANAGED THE ECONOMY, RESULTING IN RAMPANT INFLATION. SOME OF THE YOUNG NOW SEE NO FUTURE HERE. (SPEAKS TURKISH) TRANSLATOR: I DON'T HAVE HOPE ANYMORE. I DON'T HAVE HOPE FOR TURKEY. I WANT TO MOVE ABROAD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TRANSLATOR: THE COUNTRY IS IN A BAD SITUATION. I PRAY TO GOD THAT HE'S GOING TO BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE. BUT MANY OTHERS HERE CAN'T SEE A FUTURE WITHOUT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN. HIS LOYAL SUPPORTERS HAVE GIVEN HIM FIVE MORE YEARS TO RESHAPE TURKEY IN HIS IMAGE AND THEIRS. A UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE IS HOPED TO BRING AN END TO GLOBAL PLASTIC POLLUTION. THE 55-NATION COALITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL AND LEGALLY BINDING TREATY ON PLASTIC POLLUTION. OVER 2000 PEOPLE ARE TAKING PART IN NEGOTIATING THE KINDS OF PLASTICS THE TREATY WILL TAKE AIM AT. TODAY'S MEETING IN PARIS IS THE SECOND OF FIVE DUE TO TAKE PLACE BY THE END OF 2024. WHILE IT'S LONG BEEN CONSIDERED AN 'OLD-PERSON'S DISEASE', BOWEL CANCER IS NOW THE DEADLIEST CANCER FOR AUSTRALIANS AGED 25 TO 44. AS NINE'S KATE CREEDON EXPLAINS, MANY YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING DIAGNOSED TOO LATE BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE. IT WAS AN OVERWHELMING FEELING OF FATIGUE THAT FIRST PROMPTED ADAM KABUTO FROM HORSLEY PARK TO SEE HIS DOCTOR. THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM MY GP WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY STOCK STANDARD. YOU KNOW, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BIT OF IRON DEFICIENCY. STILL FEELING TIRED, HE PERSISTED. BUT IT TOOK MONTHS AND MULTIPLE MISDIAGNOSIS BEFORE AN EVENTUAL DIAGNOSIS OF STAGE FOUR BOWEL CANCER AT JUST 35. IT'S BEEN A ROLLER COASTER, BUT IN THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY. SADLY, ADAM'S STORY IS BECOMING MORE COMMON. NEW RESEARCH FROM BOWEL CANCER AUSTRALIA AND MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY HAS FOUND YOUNGER PATIENTS ARE TAKING MUCH LONGER TO BE DIAGNOSED, AS DOCTORS TEND TO LOOK FOR OTHER CAUSES FOR THEIR SYMPTOMS. WE FOUND THAT THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY TO DO WITH DOCTORS' LOW SUSPICION OF CANCER FOR THIS AGE GROUP. IN THE PAST 30 YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A 266% INCREASE IN BOWEL CANCER DIAGNOSIS IN 15 TO 24 YEAR OLDS. THOSE BORN SINCE 1990 HAVE DOUBLE THE RISK OF COLON CANCER AND QUADRUPLE THE RISK OF RECTAL CANCER COMPARED TO THOSE BORN IN 1950. WHILE THERE IS A FREE SCREENING PROGRAM FOR BOWEL CANCER, IT'S CURRENTLY ONLY OFFERED TO THOSE AGED 50 AND UP. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE INCREASE IN EARLY ONSET CASES, BOWEL CANCER AUSTRALIA WANTS THE SCREENING AGE LOWERED. IN AMERICA, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY HAVE NOW BROUGHT THE SCREENING AGE DOWN TO 45. ANYONE WITH SYMPTOMS OF ABDOMINAL PAIN, WEIGHT LOSS, FATIGUE, RECTAL BLEEDING AND IRON DEFICIENCY SHOULD SEE THEIR DOCTOR, REGARDLESS OF AGE. HAD I LISTENED TO THE NUTRITIONIST WHO SENT ME HOME AND TOLD ME TO EAT A STEAK, YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE TALKING TO YOU TODAY. TO SPORT ` AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT'S LISTENING TO CALLS FOR STRICTER RULES WHEN IT COMES TO PITCH INVASIONS. THE WARRIORS MATCH AGAINST THE BRONCOS IN NAPIER ON SATURDAY WAS MARRED BY A DOZEN SPECTATORS WHO RAN ON TO THE FIELD AT MCLEAN PARK DURING THE SIDE'S 26-22 LOSS. LOCAL ORGANISERS VOICED SUPPORT FOR HARSHER PENALTIES, AND TODAY, SPORT MINISTER GRANT ROBERTSON SAID THERE COULD BE CHANGES IN FUTURE. I CERTAINLY THINK WE'VE GOT A SITUATION WHERE CLEARLY WHERE WE ARE NOW DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DISCOURAGING PEOPLE, DOES IT? AND YOU KNOW, FOR MAJOR EVENTS AND BIG ORGANISATIONS LIKE THE NRL, THEY'VE GOT HIGH EXPECTATIONS. SO I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO RELOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE GOT THAT RIGHT. STIFFER PENALTIES ALREADY EXIST FOR LARGER EVENTS LIKE THE UPCOMING WOMEN'S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. THE CRUSADERS ARE LIKELY TO BE WITHOUT DAVID HAVILI FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON AFTER HIS HAMSTRING INJURY AGAINST THE WARATAHS ON THE WEEKEND. THE ALL BLACKS MIDFIELDER HAS ANOTHER SCAN TODAY. CRUSADERS ASSISTANT COACH JAMES MARSHALL CROSSING HIS FINGERS AND SAYING OTHER PLAYERS MIGHT NEED TO STEP UP. DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF IT, BUT WHEN YOU'RE LIMPING OFF LIKE THAT, IT DIDN'T LOOK TOO POSITIVE. I'M CERTAINLY HOPING FOR A MIRACLE, BUT, YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO LIKELY. THE CRUSADERS PLAY THE HURRICANES IN WELLINGTON ON SATURDAY, HOPING TO LOCK IN SECOND PLACE ON THE LADDER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR UPSETS ON THE SECOND DAY OF ACTION AT THE FRENCH TENNIS OPEN, BUT TWO OF THE TOP SEEDS WERE GIVEN A GOOD CHALLENGE. BEGINNING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR A RECORD 23RD MEN'S GRAND SLAM SINGLES TITLE. NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAD THE BETTER OF HIS OPPONENT IN THE FIRST TWO SETS BUT HAD TO FIGHT THROUGH A TIE BREAK IN THE THIRD IN BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. BIG GUST OF WIND. YOU CAN SEE THE CLAY MOVING TOWARDS THE UMPIRE. THE THIRD SEED EVENTUALLY TAKING THE MATCH 6-3, 6-2, 7-6. I MANAGED TO HOLD MY NERVES AND PLAYED A` PRETTY MUCH A PERFECT TIEBREAK. SO, OVERALL PLEASED, PLEASED AND CONTENT WITH MY LEVEL, YOU KNOW, I CAN ALWAYS PLAY BETTER, I KNOW I CAN DO IT, BUT CONSIDERING ALSO THE CONDITIONS, THEY WERE QUITE TRICKY TODAY WITH A LOT OF WIND. IT WAS A GOOD MATCH. WORLD NUMBER ONE CARLOS ALCARAZ PULLED OUT SOME TRICKS IN HIS STRAIGHT-SETS WIN. THE SPANIARD MAKING HIS CASE TO TAKE THE MANTLE FROM HIS COMPATRIOT, 14-TIME ROLAND GARROS WINNER RAFAEL NADAL, WHO'S MISSING FROM THIS YEAR'S TOURNAMENT DUE TO INJURY. I FEEL THE LOVE FROM THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE THE RAFAEL NADAL FANS OR NOT, YOU KNOW, BUT I FELT THE ENERGY FROM THE CROWD. I FELT THE LOVE. ALCARAZ MISSED FOUR MATCH POINTS BEFORE EVENTUALLY WINNING 6-0, 6-2, 7-5. A MAN OF THE MATCH PERFORMANCE FROM BLACKCAP DEVON CONWAY HAS HELPED THE CHENNAI SUPER KINGS TO A FIFTH INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE THIS MORNING. UP AGAINST THE GUJARAT TITANS, CONWAY GAVE THE SUPER KINGS RUN CHASE A SWIFT START IN THE RAIN-DISRUPTED FINAL. DOESN'T HAVE TO. DOESN'T HAVE TO. THAT IS A WONDERFUL SHOT OFF THE BACK FOOT FROM CONWAY. IS IT GOOD ANY MORE? IT ISN'T, BECAUSE FINALLY HE CONNECTS, CONWAY, OFF THE TWO EARLIER ATTEMPTS. CONWAY CONTRIBUTING 47 TO THE TALLY. THE RESULT CAME DOWN TO THE FINAL OVER ` CHENNAI NEEDING 10 OFF THE LAST TWO DELIVERIES. FOUND THE GROUND. OH! JADEJA! OH! JADEJA. NEVER BET AGAINST MS DHONI AND CSK. THE TITLE AND MAN OF THE MATCH HONOURS CAPPING A SPECTACULAR SEASON FOR CONWAY. YEAH, I THINK IT'S BEEN GREAT, YOU KNOW. I THINK THIS ENVIRONMENT THAT I'M INVOLVED IN IS REALLY GOOD, YOU KNOW? THERE ARE SOME TOP PLAYERS IN OUR GROUP, SO IT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THEM A LOT ABOUT BATTING AND YEAH, JUST HAPPY THAT IT'S MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND JUST GREAT TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP. THE GAME WRAPPING UP AFTER 1.30AM LOCAL TIME. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE AMERICAN A CAPELLA GROUP HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES IN AOTEAROA. PLUS ` FANCY A CHEESE ROLL? WHY THIS TOP CHEESE CHASER CAN'T REMEMBER HER WIN. Right now, this man is saving a woman from bleeding to death after complications during childbirth. - (YAWNS) - Everyday people can save lives every day. MOST NEW ZEALANDERS MAY ONLY KNOW ABOUT SINGING ACAPELLA THROUGH THE BLOCK BUSTER 'PITCH PERFECT' MOVIES. BUT FOR SOME AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES, THE ART FORM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER A CENTURY. YALE UNIVERSITY'S ACAPELLA GROUP 'THE SPIZZWINKS' ARE CURRENTLY IN NEW ZEALAND. TESSA PARKER WENT AND CAUGHT UP WITH THEM. ONE, TWO, THREE. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU. KIA ORA EVERYONE, I AM HERE WITH THE YALE SPIZZWINKS ` ESTABLISHED 1914. IT'S A VERY OLD ACAPELLA GROUP. THESE REAL-LIFE GROUPS WITH INSPIRATION FOR PITCH PERFECT MOVIES. ARE POPULARISED THE ARTFORM OUTSIDE THE US AND HAS BEEN CREDITED WITH PAINTING A CAPPELLA IN A NEW LIGHT. WE LOVE PITCH PERFECT. MOST OF US WANT TO SOUND LIKE WE ARE IN PITCH PERFECT. # GOT TO BE MEAN! PERFORMING HERE IN NEW ZEALAND TO HAVE EACH MEMBER VISIT ALL CONTINENTS. IT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN AN ALL-MALE GROUP UNTIL JUST NOW. WE ARE THE VERY FIRST WOMAN TO BE TAPPED INTO THIS GROUP. IS A BIT SHOCKING TO FIND THAT THE FIRST WOMAN EVER IS STILL A THING IN 2023. THEY ARE FULL-TIME STUDENTS, JUGGLING THEIR HARMONIES AND STUDIES. AND BETWEEN WORLD TOURS AND ALBUMS, THEY MANAGED TO SQUEEZE IN A BIT OF FUN WHILE IN QUEENSTOWN. YOU MIGHT DO SOME SKYDIVING ALSO PLANNING. WE MIGHT GET SOME OF THESE YALE STUDENTS OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE. # OOH. A NEW ADVENTURE FOR ONE OF THE WORLD'S OLDEST SINGING CLUBS. A WOMAN HAS CLAIMED VICTORY IN AN ANNUAL CHEESE ROLLING RACE IN THE UK, DESPITE BEING KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. DELANEY IRVING WAS ONE OF HUNDREDS WHO PURSUED THE 3KG CHEESE DOWN AN ALMOST-VERTICAL HILL IN THE ENGLISH TOWN OF BROCKWORTH. THE 19-YEAR-OLD ONLY REALISED SHE HAD WON WHEN SHE WOKE UP IN THE MEDICAL TENT. WELL, I DECIDED YESTERDAY THAT I WOULD DO THE RACE, AND THEN I STARTED RUNNING AND I JUST REMEMBER HITTING MY HEAD, AND NOW I HAVE THE CHEESE, SO I KINDA BLACKED OUT FOR MOST OF IT. SHE SAYS IT WAS ALL WORTH IT. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (LAID-BACK MUSIC) # OOH-OOH-OOH. # OOH-OOH-OOH. # ARE YOU ALONE? # ARE YOU BEING LOVED? # OOH-OOH-OOH. # DO YOU NEED SOMEONE? THAT'S IT FOR MIDDAY. THANKS FOR JOINING US, AND HAVE A GREAT AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND PHOEBE UPTON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023