IT'S MIDDAY. DAY THREE OF THE SEARCH FOR A SUBMERSIBLE MISSING IN THE ATLANTIC. MORE BANGING NOISES MAINTAINING A GLIMMER OF HOPE BUT TIME IS RUNNING OUT. MPs ON BOTH SIDES WEIGH IN ON MICHAEL WOOD'S EXIT FROM CABINET AFTER MORE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE REVEALED. PLUS, A THRASHING IN THE STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES AS QUEENSLAND CRUSH NEW SOUTH WALES TO TAKE THE TITLE. CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 KIA ORA, GOOD AFTERNOON. THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING SUBMERSIBLE IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN HAS ENTERED ITS THIRD DAY, WITH AN ESTIMATED 12 HOURS TO FIND THE CREW ALIVE. CONTACT WITH THE SUB WAS LOST ON MONDAY WHEN IT MADE THE 3.8KM DIVE TO THE TITANIC WRECK. COURTNEY HAMMOND HAS THE DEVELOPMENTS. REMAINING SIGNS HOPE MIGHT NOT BE LOST ` MORE NOISES PICKED UP IN THE HUNT FOR THE MISSING SUBMERSIBLE. THE NOISES HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS BANGING NOISES. BUT, AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO PUT THE WHOLE PICTURE TOGETHER IN CONTEXT, AND THEY HAVE TO ELIMINATE POTENTIAL MAN-MADE SOURCES OTHER THAN THE TITAN. EXPERTS SAY THE 30-MINUTE INTERVALS BETWEEN DETECTED NOISES IS A CRITICAL CLUE. THE PROTOCOL FOR TRYING TO ALERT SEARCHING FORCES AND THAT IS, IN THE NAVY ANY WAY, IS THAT ON THE HOUR AND THE HALF HOUR, YOU BANG LIKE HELL FOR THREE MINUTES. THE U.S. COAST GUARD, WHICH IS LEADING THE RESCUE OPERATION, IS NOW EXPANDING ITS SEARCH. WE'VE RELOCATED OUR REMOTE OPERATING VEHICLES ONSITE TO SEARCH THOSE AREAS, BUT AT THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY CONFIRMATION OF WHAT THE NOISE IS. THE UNIFIED COMMAND TEAM IS WORKING TIRELESSLY TO BRING ALL AVAILABLE ASSETS AND EXPERTISE TO BEAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLEX OPERATION. THE GOOD NEWS IS ` WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS WE'RE SEARCHING IN THE AREA WHERE THE NOISES WERE DETECTED, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO SO. BUT TIME TO FIND THE CREW ALIVE IS RUNNING OUT. IT'S ESTIMATED THE FIVE MEN ON BOARD HAVE ONLY 12 HOURS OF OXYGEN LEFT. THE BEST THING THEY CAN DO IS JUST CONSERVE THEIR BREATHING. EVERY BREATH THAT THEY TAKE CONSUMES OXYGEN, AND THAT'S THEIR LIMITING FACTOR, SO THEY NEED TO MINIMISE THE OXYGEN THEY BREATHE IN AND THE CARBON DIOXIDE THEY BREATHE OUT. THEY COULD BE SLEEPING; THEY COULD TAKE SOME SLEEPING MEDICINE, BUT THE BEST THING TO DO IS JUST TO REST AND CONTINUE TO BANG ON THE WALL. THE U.S. COAST GUARD SAYS FINDING THE SUBMERSIBLE REMAINS A RESCUE MISSION... THIS IS A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION, 100%. WE ARE SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUT EVERY ASSET THAT WE HAVE IN AN EFFORT TO FIND THE TITAN AND THE CREW MEMBERS. ...INSISTING THERE'S STILL HOPE. I THINK WHEN YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SEARCH AND RESCUE CASE, YOU ALWAYS HAVE HOPE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE DO. WITH OXYGEN IN THE VESSEL EXPECTED TO RUN OUT BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, AN UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH TODAY COULD MEAN THE RESCUE MISSION BECOMES ONE OF RECOVERY INSTEAD. COURTNEY HAMMOND, 1 NEWS. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER SAYS THERE ARE CLEARLY HUGE SYSTEMIC ISSUES AT ORANGA TAMARIKI AND SUPPORTS CLOSING RESIDENCES. IT FOLLOWS THE REVELATION 2 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE AGAINST STAFF AT ORANGA TAMARIKI RESIDENCES FOR INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR. JUDGE FRANCES EIVERS SAYS SHE HOPES AN INVESTIGATION AND RAPID REVIEW OF RESIDENCES WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. YES, ANOTHER REPORT. YES, ANOTHER REVIEW. BUT I HAVE TO SAY, THIS IS` THERE'S BEEN DECISIVE ACTION ON THIS. AND THESE ALLEGATIONS ARE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO INVOLVE THE POLICE. I'M HOPING THAT SOME GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS WILL COME OUT OF THAT... NOT ONLY GOOD RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY NEED TO BE ACTED ON. FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH WILL TAKE LEADERSHIP OF ORANGA TAMARIKI RESIDENCES AND THE REVIEW. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S TRYING TO CATCH THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR CUTTING DOWN ANCIENT NATIVE TREES AND POTENTIALLY SELLING THEM FOR PROFIT. 1 NEWS HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE AND SAW FIRST-HAND AREAS IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND THAT HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY CRIMINALS. OFFICIALS SAY THESE TREE FELLINGS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY OBVIOUS IN RECENT YEARS. MEANWHILE, LOCAL IWI HAVE A SIMPLE MESSAGE FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE. STOP. GO AWAY, STOP. THE LIFE THAT ACTUALLY WAS CONTAINED ON THAT RAKAU, THAT TREE WAS MORE THAN JUST THE TREE ITSELF. IT'S A BIRD LIFE. YOU CAN WATCH LOGAN CHURCH'S EXCLUSIVE STORY ON 1 NEWS AT 6. AN ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST BELIEVES THE LATEST CHANGES TO A CONTROVERSIAL FERAL CAT KILLING COMPETITION DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH. THE NORTH CANTERBURY HUNTING COMPETITION AXED THE CATEGORY BACK IN APRIL AFTER RECEIVING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BACKLASH. IT ORIGINALLY ENCOURAGED KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 14 TO HUNT FERAL CATS, BUT NEW CHANGES WOULD MEAN IT'S MOVED TO THE ADULT SECTION, AND CATS NOW NEED TO BE CAUGHT IN A CAGE FIRST. THE TRAPPING OF THE CATS IN THESE CAGES, IT'S GONNA CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF STRESS FOR THOSE CATS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA BE INCREDIBLY TERRIFIED. THAT'S NOT IN THE BEST` NOT TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE BEST WELFARE NEEDS OF THESE ANIMALS. AND THERE STILL IS A RISK THAT SOMEONE'S CAT COULD BE MISIDENTIFIED. SAFE IS CALLING FOR A NATIONAL CAT STRATEGY TO BE ROLLED OUT. POLITICIANS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DEBATING CHAMBER HAVE TODAY WEIGHED IN ON MICHAEL WOOD'S FALL FROM GRACE AS LABOUR LOOKS TO TURN ATTENTION AWAY FROM ITS REVOLVING DOOR OF MINISTERS. HERE'S JESSICA MORRIS. A MESSAGE NO PARTY LEADER WANTS TO BE DELIVERING 16 WEEKS OUT FROM AN ELECTION. THIS MORNING, I HAVE ADVISED THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO ACCEPT MICHAEL WOOD'S RESIGNATION AS A MINISTER. MICHAEL WOOD OUT ` THE LATEST LABOUR MINISTER EMBROILED IN SCANDAL. THOSE LEFT STILL BELIEVE LABOUR HAS THE ABILITY TO HOLD ON TO POWER. TO HAVE THIS AS A DISTRACTION IS UNNECESSARY. WE ARE A TIGHT UNIT, WE ARE A TIGHT TEAM. OUR CAUCUS IS FOCUSED ON HEADING INTO THE ELECTION, DELIVERING WITH A PLAN THAT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO KIWIS ALL AROUND THE MOTU. NATIONAL'S PREDICTABLY LESS OPTIMISTIC. IF THE PRIME MINISTER CAN'T RUN A COUNTRY ANY MORE THAN RUNNING HIS OWN CABINET, THEN CLEARLY THE WHEELS HAVE FALLEN OFF AND IT'S TIME FOR A CHANGE. AS FOR MICHAEL WOOD HIMSELF... I'VE SEEN POLITICAL CAREERS RESCUED FROM MUCH GREATER SITUATIONS OVER TIME, SO I THINK THERE IS A WAY BACK FOR MICHAEL. EVEN THE OPPOSITION CAN SEE THAT HE'S ACTUALLY QUITE COMPETENT. SO PEOPLE HAVE COME BACK ON BOTH SIDES OF THE HOUSE. IT TAKES TIME. YOU'VE GOT TO REBUILD TRUST. FOR NOW, THE REVELATIONS LEAVING AN IMPACT. THE PM BRINGING IN FIVE CHANGES TO THE WAY MINISTERS DISCLOSE AND MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SHOWN LEADERSHIP IN IDENTIFYING THAT. HE HAS ANNOUNCED SOME CHANGES YESTERDAY THAT WILL MAKE THE PROCESS MUCH MORE SMOOTHER. CHRIS HIPKINS NO DOUBT HOPING THE COMING WEEKS WILL BE SMOOTHER TOO WITH THE ELECTION NOW FIRMLY IN SIGHT. JESSICA MORRIS, 1 NEWS. PRE-PAY POWER CUSTOMERS ARE PAYING 15% MORE TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS, CONSUMER NZ HAS FOUND, DESPITE MORE OFTEN BEING THE MOST IN NEED. ISSUES SUCH AS POOR CREDIT RATINGS MEAN THESE CUSTOMERS ARE UNABLE TO SIGN-UP FOR MONTHLY ELECTRICITY PLANS. THE CONSUMER WATCHDOG SAYS THE SITUATION IS 'REMARKABLY UNFAIR'. THEIR RESEARCH SHOWS 40,000 HOUSEHOLDS GO WITHOUT POWER AT SOME POINT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT. AS A MARKET STUDY INTO THE BANKING SECTOR GETS UNDERWAY, THE COMMERCE COMMISSION SAYS IT WON'T BE A 'QUICK FIX'. RECENT STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE INTO FUEL, SUPERMARKETS AND BUILDING PRODUCTS. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION'S JOHN SMALL SAYS IT'S WORTH THE DEEP DIVE RATHER THAN A SHORT SELECT COMMITTEE INQUIRY. EVERYBODY BENEFITS FROM HAVING A SAFE AND SECURE AND RELIABLE BANKING SYSTEM THAT WE CAN TRUST, SO WE DON'T WANNA MUCK ANYTHING UP. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT WE COME UP WITH IS GONNA BE DURABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND THERE FOR THE LONG TERM. IT'S NOT A QUICK FIX. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS ARE DUE AHEAD OF THE ELECTION, WITH A FINAL REPORT RELEASED NEXT AUGUST. A SIGNIFICANT TECHNICAL ISSUE AT WELLINGTON HOSPITALS HAS BEEN RESOLVED AFTER CAUSING DISRUPTION AND DELAYS FOR PATIENTS. THE ICT OUTAGE WAS CAUSED BY A COOLING FAILURE THAT CAUSED SERVERS TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN AT AROUND 4am. THIS AFFECTED SYSTEMS AT FIVE CENTRES, INCLUDING IN THE WAIRARAPA, HUTT VALLEY, WELLINGTON CITY AND PORIRUA. IT'S LED TO DELAYS FOR OUTPATIENT APPOINTMENTS AS WELL AS PLANNED CARE AND PROCEDURES, AND SOME DEFERRALS MAY STILL OCCUR. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` THE SKI SEASON HAS BEGUN ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE. WHAT'S THE COST FOR WORKERS? PLUS, IT WAS NO QUESTION WHO DESERVED TO TAKE HOME THE ORIGIN SHIELD ` SAFELY STAYING IN THE MAROONS' HANDS. WELCOME BACK. IT'S BEEN A SLOW START TO THE SOUTH ISLAND SKI SEASON, WITH THE OPENING OF THE TREBLE CONE DELAYED FOR AT LEAST A WEEK. CADRONA ALPINE RESORT, WHO OWN THE FIELD CLOSEST TO WANAKA, WERE PLANNING ON OPENING THIS SATURDAY BUT SAY THEY NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR MORE SNOW THANKS TO ITS LOWER ELEVATION POINT. IT FOLLOWS MT HUTT BECOMING THE FIRST SKI FIELD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THIS YEAR. WARM TEMPERATURES AND RAIN REDUCED SNOW-MAKING ABILITIES, DISAPPOINTING SEASONAL WORKERS. IT'S A BIT OF A SHAME. I MEAN, CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER, BUT, DEFINITELY, LIKE, EVERYONE'S RARING TO GO, AND THEN YOU GET HERE, AND IT'S LIKE, 'OH, ALMOST!' AND THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT OF WAITING, BUT, YEAH. TREBLE CONE'S SISTER SKI FIELD CADRONA REMAINS OPEN FOR THE WEEKEND. THE TRANS-TASMAN MANUKA HONEY WARS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN WON BY THE AUSSIES, WITH NEWS AOTEAROA WILL NOT APPEAL A RECENT TRADEMARK RULING BY THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE. IT FOUND MANUKA HONEY CANNOT BE EXCLUSIVELY USED IN NEW ZEALAND ON THE BASIS IT'S A DESCRIPTIVE TERM. REPRESENTATIVES HERE HAD SAID THEY WOULD FIGHT TO PROTECT THIS INDIGENOUS TERM BUT HAVE CONFIRMED THEY WON'T APPEAL THE DECISION. THE AUSTRALIAN MANUKA HONEY ASSOCIATION WELCOMED THE MOVE AND SAYS THERE'S ROOM FOR BOTH COUNTRIES IN THE MARKET. 'EDUCATON IN NEW ZEALAND HAS LONG COVID.' THAT'S THE DIAGNOSIS FROM THE EDUCATION REVIEW OFFICE TAKING A LOOK AT HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED LEARNING. IT'S FOUND ALMOST HALF OF PRINCIPALS ARE CONCERNED LEARNING IS NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE FOR THE YEAR, AND SOME LEARNERS ARE TWO OR MORE CURRICULUM LEVELS BEHIND. NCEA ATTAINMENT HAS ALSO FALLEN. THE ERO SAYS IF THESE PROBLEMS AREN'T ADDRESSED, THESE PROBLEMS WILL PERSIST, AND TEACHERS MAY CHOOSE TO LEAVE THE PROFESSION. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THREE THINGS ` SO FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE SAYING LET'S BUILD ON THAT AWESOME PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON THEIR WELL-BEING, AND FOCUS ON GETTING MORE TIME ON LEARNING FOR ALL LEARNERS SO THAT THEY CAN CATCH UP AND THERE AREN'T LONGER-TERM CONSEQUENCES. SECONDLY, WE'RE SAYING LET'S TARGET THOSE LEARNERS, SOME OF THOSE IN POORER COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE FALLEN THE FURTHEST BEHIND. WORK OUT WHAT THEY'RE BEHIND IN, FOR EXAMPLE, WRITING, AND REALLY FOCUS. AND LASTLY, TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS CAN'T DO IT ALL. WE'VE GOT TO SUPPORT THEM. A SILVER LINING OF THE REPORT ` LEARNERS ARE FEELING 'HAPPIER' NOW THEY'VE RECONNECTED WITH THEIR TEACHERS AND PEERS BACK IN THE CLASSROOM. AND INTERNATIONALLY, THERE'S FEARS THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS COULD HAVE HARMED THE MENTAL HEALTH OF TEENAGE GIRLS. A NEW STUDY FROM THE U.K. HAS FOUND HUGE SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF TEENAGE GIRLS DIAGNOSED WITH EATING DISORDERS ` MORE THAN 40% HIGHER THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED. BBC'S SOPHIE HUTCHINSON HAS MORE. THIS WAS 2021 ` A NEW YEAR AND A NEW LOCKDOWN. CHRISTMAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED; SO HAD SCHOOL, OFFICE AND SOCIAL LIVES. FOR TEENAGE GIRLS, THIS WAS THE MOMENT EATING DISORDERS AND SELF-HARM HIT AN ALL-TIME HIGH. WANNA GET ON MY PHONE TO, LIKE... ANNABEL, NOW AGED 19, DEVELOPED THE EATING DISORDER BULIMIA DURING THE PANDEMIC. SHE FELT SHE HAD NO CONTROL OVER HER LIFE BECAUSE EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE CANCELLED. EATING WAS SOMETHING YOU COULD CONTROL, AND IT WAS EASY TO DO, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO WORK OR ANY OF THAT STUFF, SO NO ONE KNEW THAT YOU, LIKE, WEREN'T EATING. YOU WEREN'T, LIKE, PASSING OUT IN PUBLIC. IT WAS EASY TO HIDE. BETWEEN 2020 AND 2022, EATING DISORDERS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AMONG TEENAGE GIRLS, ACCORDING TO THE STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE LANCET CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH JOURNAL. RESEARCHERS EXAMINED NINE MILLION GP RECORDS AND FOUND A RISE THAT WAS 42% HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. AND FOR SELF-HARM, IT WAS 38% HIGHER. WE CAN ONLY SPECULATE FOR WHY THIS MIGHT BE, AND IT COULD BE THE EFFECT OF THE LOCKDOWN, THE SOCIAL ISOLATION, THE INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA CONSUMPTION THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAD, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF THE FOOD RESTRICTION, THE SORT OF EMPHASIS ON DAILY EXERCISE AND THE FEELING OF A LOSS OF CONTROL AND EATING AS A WAY TO MANAGING OR GAINING THEIR SENSE OF CONTROL. EATING DISORDERS ARE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES LIFE-THREATENING BECAUSE THEY CAN HARM MAJOR ORGANS SUCH AS THE HEART. LOCKDOWNS WERE PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT PEOPLE. THIS WEEK, THE COVID INQUIRY WAS TOLD THEY HAD DAMAGED A GENERATION OF CHILDREN. QUEENSLAND HAVE EMPHATICALLY WRAPPED UP STATE OF ORIGIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR, THRASHING NEW SOUTH WALES 32-6 IN BRISBANE. THE RESULT PUTTING THE PRESSURE ON THE BLUES TO MAKE CHANGES. LACHIE MCLEOD REPORTS. STATE OF ORIGIN SUPREMACY STAYING NORTH OF THE BORDER FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AND YOU CAN SHINE THE SHIELD AND PUT IT BACK IN THE CABINET. IT'S QUEENSLAND'S FOR ANOTHER 12 MONTHS. NEW SOUTH WALES WITH NO ANSWER TO THE QUEENSLAND'S ONSLAUGHT. THE SIX TRIES TO ONE ROMP KEEPING THE TITLE IN MAROON HANDS FOR ANOTHER SEASON. WALSH OVER THE TOP. PICKED UP ON THE BUMP. HOLMES WITH THE PUT-DOWN. IT'S HIS SECOND. YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING. YOU KNOW THEY'RE GONNA BE DESPERATE. BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT US. IT'S ALL ABOUT GIVING THESE PEOPLE SOMETHING TO CHEER FOR, AND THEY GAVE US EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED. QUEENSLAND IMPRESSING ON DEFENCE. CHERRY-EVANS WITH A WONDERFUL TACKLE. THE VETERAN, THE 34-YEAR-OLD. MORE SO ON ATTACK. MUNSTER. TAULAGI WITH A KICK. HE'S BACK THERE. IT DOESN'T MATTER; IT'S BOUNCED! ANOTHER HAMMER. THEY WILL GO BANANAS IF QUEENSLAND CAN SCORE ANOTHER ONE HERE. CHERRY-EVANS OUT THE BACK. WALSH. WALSH PASSES TO COATES. AN AERIAL PUT-DOWN. AND REECE WALSH PUT HIS WINGER OVER. THE MATCH TURNING UGLY ON THE SCOREBOARD AND THE PITCH IN THE FINAL MOMENTS. DID HE THROW A PUNCH? COME ON, BOYS. 20 SECONDS TO GO. A BIT LATE FOR THAT STUFF. A SENDING OFF NOT TAKING THE SHINE OFF REECE WALSH'S NIGHT. POINTING AT THE BENCH, AND HE GETS AN OVATION FROM HIS TEAMMATES. THE TEAMS HEAD TO SYDNEY FOR THE FINAL GAME. NEW SOUTH WALES WITH ONLY PRIDE TO PLAY FOR. LACHIE McLEOD, 1 NEWS. THE CRUSADERS HAVE ONE MORE TEAM STANDING IN THEIR WAY FOR YET ANOTHER POSSIBLE SUPER RUGBY TITLE. IF THE CRUSADERS CAN BEAT THE IN-FORM CHIEFS, THEY'LL LOCK AWAY THEIR SEVENTH TITLE IN A ROW. PROP OLLIE JAGER STRUGGLING TO CONTAIN HIS EMOTIONS. IT'S EXCITING. IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THE, LIKE, YOU KNOW` THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE'RE ALL STRIVING TO PLAY FOR. IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR FIRST PACKET OF FRUIT BURSTS, AND, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT TO ACTUALLY GET INTO IT AND SEE WHAT FLAVOUR YOU'RE GONNA GET. BUT, NAH, IT'S AN EXCITING TIME COMING IN. IT'S... EVERYBODY'S LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. WE'VE HAD A GOOD WEEK SO FAR, SO WE JUST REALLY WANT TO CRACK INTO IT AND GET TO SATURDAY. THE SUPER RUGBY FINAL WILL BE PLAYED IN HAMILTON ON SATURDAY. IT'S THE SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR, AND KIWIS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE PUT ON THE TOGS FOR A MID-WINTER DIP. LACHIE MCLEOD CAUGHT UP WITH TWO PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS USING THAT DIP TO DO GOOD. A CALL TO AOTEAROA TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BIG BLUE BACKYARD. YOU KNOW, AT THE MOMENT IT'S REALLY IN A SHARP DECLINE, AND WE NEED TO TRY AND REVERSE THOSE TRENDS. SO WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE IT, BUT ALSO TO PUT SOME OOMPH BEHIND IT AND TRY AND, YOU KNOW, SHOW OUR SUPPORT. AMERICA'S CUP SAILOR BLAIR TUKE ANNOYED WITH THE KIWI 'SHE'LL BE RIGHT' ATTITUDE. WELL, I THINK IN GENERAL, YEAH, THERE'S A HUGE LACK OF CARE AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST SORT OF OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND; WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND US, UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE, THE LIFE IN IT IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED, I THINK. BELMONT PRIMARY STUDENTS STEVIE AND JETTA STEPPING UP TO THE CHALLENGE, RAISING MONEY FOR THE OCEAN CONSERVATION CHARITY LIVE OCEAN. OUR TARGET WAS 500, AND WHAT DID WE GET? 4720. THE 8-YEAR-OLDS UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE THEY CAN PLAY TO HELP PROTECT OUR OCEANS FROM THINGS LIKE CLIMATE CHANGE AND POLLUTION. THE OCEAN'S DYING, AND WE WANT TO HELP IT. TWO THINGS. FIRST, I DID A SPEECH ON IT LAST YEAR, AND ALSO LOTS OF SEA CREATURES ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL, AND WE WANT TO PROTECT THEM. SO STOKED WITH WHAT STEVIE AND JETTA HAVE DONE FROM BELMONT PRIMARY. TO SEE THE NEXT GENERATION GETTING RIGHT IN BEHIND THAT AMBITION IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. THE FRIENDS PREPARING THEMSELVES FOR A MID-WINTER DIP. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE, LIKE, FREEZING. IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE THE SAME AMOUNT OF DEGREES AS MY POOL, AND MY POOL IS, LIKE, FREEZING COLD. A CHALLENGE THEY'VE TAKEN ON WITH THE BACKING OF THEIR WHOLE SCHOOL. LACHIE McLEOD, 1 NEWS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` CAMPERS DESCEND ON GLASTONBURY MUSIC FESTIVAL. AND I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. THOUSANDS OF MUSIC FANS ARE ARRIVING AT GLASTONBURY IN THE U.K. FOR THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL ` ARCTIC MONKEYS, GUNS N' ROSES AND SIR ELTON JOHN AMONG THE HEADLINE ACTS. THE MUSIC ITSELF DOESN'T START ON THE MAIN STAGE FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS, BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED FANS PITCHING THEIR TENTS EARLY. BBC'S COLIN PATERSON HAS MORE. (SCATTERED APPLAUSE, CHEERS) WELCOME TO GLASTONBURY. THE MOMENT GLASTONBURY OPENED ITS DOORS... ALL: THREE, TWO, ONE. (ALL CHEER) FESTIVAL BOSS EMILY EAVIS, DOING THE DUTIES. WELCOME, THIS WAY. AND OPTIMISTIC FRIDAY'S HEADLINERS ARCTIC MONKEYS WILL PLAY DESPITE LARYNGITIS CAUSING LAST NIGHT'S DUBLIN SHOW TO BE CALLED OFF. THEY CANCELLED THAT; HE'S RECOVERING. I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT` WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF BACKUP PLANS IF NOT, BUT I RECKON... OH, REALLY? I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING, COLIN. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING. WE'VE ALWAYS GOT BACKUP PLANS. COULD THE CHURNUPS, WHOEVER THEY ARE, STEP UP TO HEADLINE IF HE DOESN'T? WELL, I WOULDN'T LIKE TO SAY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SURPRISE. THE GLASTONBURY FOUNDER, MICHAEL EAVIS, STAYED IN HIS LAND ROVER BUT RECEIVED HUGE CHEERS. (GIRLS CHEER) THIS YEAR, THE CAPACITY HAS BEEN INCREASED TO A TOTAL OF 210,000, INCLUDING THIS ELTON JOHN FAN WHO'D COME A LONG, LONG WAY. CAME ALL THE WAY FROM KOREA JUST FOR GLASTONBURY. WOW. ALTHOUGH HE'D WORN HIS ELTON JOHN T-SHIRT FIVE DAYS EARLY. FOR SUNDAY, I'LL WEAR IT ALSO. YOU BETTER NOT SWEAT TOO MUCH THEN. (LAUGHS) YEAH, MAYBE I'LL WASH IT. THAT'S OPTIMISTIC AT GLASTONBURY. FIRST CUSTOMER. FESTIVAL-GOERS WERE USING ALL KINDS OF TECHNIQUES TO BRING IN THEIR BELONGINGS. YOU KNOW... YOU'D THINK IT'D BE MY FIRST RODEO. THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF. SOME VERY DUBIOUS WASHING METHODS WERE BEING DISCUSSED. YOU'VE ARRIVED AT GLASTONBURY WITH TWO BUCKETS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? ONE'S TO WASH MY BODY, AND ONE'S TO WASH MY FACE. SO I'VE GOT LOTS OF FLANNELS. HOW MANY? FIVE. ONE FOR EACH DAY. NO WAY. EAH. (LAUGHS) THIS MEANS YOU'RE NOT GOING FOR A SHOWER. NO SHOWERS. HMM. AND ONLY AT GLASTONBURY CAN YOU HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING LIKE THIS. THE ROLLERS. EXPLAIN. IT'S NOT GREAT. I KNOW. AND SO WE WERE WALKING, AND THEN IT JUST ALL SNAPPED, AND NOW WE'VE LITERALLY HAD TO DRAG IT THE WHOLE WAY. IT'S A NIGHTMARE. AND THE ROLLERS? WHAT ROLLERS? OH, THE ROLLERS. OH. (LAUGHS) I THOUGHT YOU MEANT THE ROLLERS, THE WHEELS OF THE THING. (LAUGHS) I DON'T KNOW. I JUST GOT A CURLY FEELING THIS MORNING. THE MUSIC DOESN'T EVEN START ON THE MAIN STAGES FOR ANOTHER TWO DAYS. BYE FROM GLASTONBURY. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (BLINK 182'S 'ALL THE SMALL THINGS') # ALL THE SMALL THINGS # TRUE CARE, # TRUTH BRINGS # I'LL TAKE ONE LIFT # YOUR RIDE, # BEST TRIP # ALWAYS, I KNOW # YOU'LL BE AT MY SHOW # WATCHING, WAITING # COMMISERATING # SAY IT AIN'T SO, I WILL NOT GO # TURN THE LIGHTS OFF # CARRY ME HOME # NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA, NA, NA # NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA... # # NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA... # # NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA, NA-NA... # THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE IS HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY THE ONE NEWS TEAM AT SIX. PLUS, YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL OF TODAY'S NEWS ONLINE AT 1NEWS.CO.NZ BUT FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023