IT'S MIDDAY ` THOSE WAITING FOR POLICE ARE SET TO WAIT LONGER, WITH A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN TARGETS FOR RESPONSES TO EMERGENCIES. WHITE POWDER IN THE WHITE HOUSE. COCAINE'S DISCOVERED NEAR THE OVAL OFFICE. SO WHOSE WAS IT? PLUS ` THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TEAMS TOUCH DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND AHEAD OF THE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. CAPTIONS BY DREW WELSH AND JAMES BROWN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 'THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE.' THAT'S THE WARNING FROM ONE MOTHER WHOSE SONS HAVE BEEN AT ORANGA TAMARIKI'S YOUTH JUSTICE FACILITIES. BUT AGREEING ON A SOLUTION FOR THESE WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS ISN'T EASY, AS JESSICA SWAN REPORTS. I DON'T FEEL LIKE THE BOYS ARE SAFE IN THERE. THIS MOTHER'S SON HAS WORN THE BATTLE SCARS OF A TROUBLED SYSTEM ` A CUT-UP LIP AND BLACK EYES. KNOWING ABOUT THEM BEING PUSHED INTO A ROOM AND HAVING TO FIGHT UNTIL THEY DROP, IS WHAT HE SAID. SHE BLAMES BOREDOM. THAT'S ALL YOU COULD HEAR, IS THEY'RE BORED. WHY ARE THEY BORED? DO THEY NOT HAVE PROGRAMMES IN THERE FOR THEM TO BE DOING? FOR THEM TO BE CONSTANTLY FIGHTING EACH OTHER? WE HAVE KNOWN THAT IT'S BEEN BROKEN. WE HAVE KNOWN THAT IT NEEDED TO BE DISMANTLED, IT NEEDED TO BE DEVOLVED. A RAPID REVIEW OF THESE RESIDENCES IS UNDERWAY. LADY TURETI MOXON WANTS THEM GONE. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE THE WRONG PEOPLE IN THERE, WE HAVE THE STATE RUNNING IT. INSTEAD, SHE WANTS STATE TO FUND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE PROVIDERS, SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS BEEN RUN PREVIOUSLY. THEY WERE PUTTING THESE WHANAU OUT INTO THE COMMUNITIES, WHERE THEY WERE GETTING 24-7 CARE, WHERE THEY WERE GETTING ONE-ON-ONE CARE, IN SOME CASES. ACT WANTS THE FACILITIES TO STAY BUT BE RUN DIFFERENTLY. AT THE MOMENT, THEY'VE GOT TWO FOCUSES, AND THEY KINDA COUNTERACT EACH OTHER. ON ONE HAND, THEY'RE PART OF CARE AND PROTECTION AND MAKING SURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE SAFE. AND THEN ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY'RE THERE TO PUNISH THESE KIDS. AND IT DOESN'T FIT. AND SO I THINK THAT THE JUSTICE SIDE OF THIS NEEDS TO GO BACK TO CORRECTIONS. OUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MARGINALISED FROM NOT JUST THEIR HOMES BUT FROM THEIR WHAKAPAPA, FROM THEIR CULTURE, FROM WHO THEY SHOULD BE AND COULD BE IN THE FUTURE. BUT INSTEAD, WE PUT THEM THROUGH A PIPELINE OF ORANGA TAMARIKI. CONFLICTING SOLUTIONS, BUT UNITY ACROSS THE BOARD THAT CHANGE IS DESPERATELY NEEDED. JESSICA SWAN, 1 NEWS. THE TIME IT TAKES POLICE TO REACH YOU IN AN EMERGENCY COULD BE SET TO INCREASE, AFTER CONFIRMING A DRAMATIC REDUCTION IN TARGETS FOR RESPONSE TIMES. IN URBAN AREAS, OFFICERS WILL NOW AIM TO RESPOND WITHIN 45 MINUTES, AFTER THEIR 25-MINUTE TARGET WAS BEING MISSED. IN RURAL AREAS, THE TARGET IS NOW WITHIN THE HOUR. POLICE SAY THE CHANGE IS DUE TO GROWING DEMANDS ON THE FORCE. POLICE SAY THEY'RE 'APPALLED' AT AN AGGRAVATED ROBBERY IN MOUNT ROSKILL WHICH EXHIBITED 'RECKLESS VIOLENCE.' TWO PEOPLE INCLUDING THE DAIRY OWNER'S WIFE WERE SERIOUSLY ASSAULTED WHEN OFFENDERS ENTERED THE DAIRY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, TAKING TOBACCO AND CASH. THE VICTIMS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH MODERATE INJURIES BUT ARE NOW RECOVERING FROM HOME. THE SANDRINGHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SAYS FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS, SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN WORKING IN FEAR OF VIOLENCE. THEIR LIVES ARE ATTACHED TO THIS DAIRY. WE CAN'T EXPECT THEM TO SHUT DOWN JUST LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE TO BE BACK OPEN TO PAY THEIR BILLS. IF THEY SHUT DOWN, THAT'S ALL THEY KNOW. THAT'S ALL THEIR SKILLSET. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY CAN PICK UP ANOTHER SKILL TOMORROW. THEY'RE NOT 20 YEARS OLD. SO, NO. THE DAIRY IS NOT GOING TO SHUT DOWN. THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK IN FEAR. THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. POLICE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONTINUING TODAY. OFFICIALS ARE ASKING ANYONE WITH INFORMATION TO COME FORWARD. WELLINGTON HOSPITAL ADMITS ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS STRUGGLING WITH HIGH OCCUPANCY AND LOW STAFFING RATES, FORCING SOME PATIENTS INTO THE HALLS. THIS YEAR, ONE IN THREE PATIENTS GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAVE WAITED ON BEDS IN THE CORRIDOR. THAT'S AROUND 58 PEOPLE A DAY. THE ED HAS ALSO REACHED OR SURPASSED 90% OCCUPANCY NEARLY EVERY DAY THIS YEAR. TE WHATU ORA SAYS THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT UNIQUE TO WELLINGTON. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO JUST BUILD OUR WAY OUT OF THE HOUSING CRISIS. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WHO WANT SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE FOR GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND SICKNESS IN RENTALS DUE TO MOULD AND DAMPNESS ARE KEY POINTS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE COMMISSION'S 2-YEAR REPORT INTO HOUSING. THE FINDINGS ALSO FOUND SIGNIFICANT BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EMERGENCY HOUSING SYSTEM. WE'RE CALLING FOR RECOGNITION IN LAW THAT THERE IS A RIGHT TO A DECENT HOME, AND MOREOVER IT HAS TO BE SUPPORTED BY LIGHT, NIMBLE MECHANISMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO MAKE SURE GOVERNMENT DELIVER. COMMUNITY HOUSING AOTEAROA SUPPORTS THE REPORT. ITS FIGURES INDICATE AROUND 400,000 HOUSEHOLDS TODAY ARE PAYING UP TO 70% OF THEIR INCOME ON RENT. THERE'S BEEN ABOUT 40 YEARS OF CUMULATIVE NEGLECT OF THE HOUSING SYSTEM, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUGARCOAT IT. WE HAVE A BIG HOUSING PROBLEM, AND MOSTLY IT'S... NUMBER ONE, THE HOUSING SYSTEM'S BROKEN, AND NUMBER TWO, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOMES IN NEW ZEALAND TO MEET THE NEEDS OF NEW ZEALANDERS. PAUL GILBERD SAYS THE WAITING LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IS OVER 25,000, AND HOPES THE SIX RECOMMENDATIONS WILL HELP CREATE CHANGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. A TEMPORARY LAW CHANGE IN HAWKE'S BAY IS ALLOWING RURAL LANDOWNERS TO BURN WASTE FROM CYCLONE GABRIELLE. THE CHANGE IS IN PLACE UNTIL NOVEMBER. THE COUNCIL SAYS WHILE THE MEASURES ARE 'EXTRAORDINARY', SO ARE THE PROBLEMS LANDOWNERS FACE, INCLUDING GETTING RID OF TREES, WOOD AND OTHER WASTE. A FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN MUST BE SUBMITTED TO COUNCIL 2 DAYS BEFORE BURN-OFFS. SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S LEADING FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSTS HAVE TEAMED UP WITH WRITERS AND ACADEMICS TO OPPOSE THE CONTROVERSIAL 'AUKUS' PACT. THE SECURITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN AUSTRALIA, THE U.S. AND THE UK WILL PROVIDE AUSTRALIA WITH NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES, WITH DISCUSSIONS STILL UNDERWAY AS TO WHAT ROLE NEW ZEALAND COULD PLAY. TE KUAKA CAMPAIGN ORGANISER SAYS ANY INVOLVEMENT FROM NEW ZEALAND COULD THREATEN OUR NUCLEAR-FREE STATUS. IT ACTUALLY SETS A REALLY DANGEROUS PRECEDENCE FOR ALLOWING NUCLEARISMS WITHIN THE TREATY ZONE. SO WE'VE SIGNED THE TREATY OF RAROTONGA WHICH SAYS THAT WE WON'T STORE OR HAVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, OR DEPLOY NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM HERE, OR ANY NUCLEAR MATERIALS. SO, THE PACT IS ACTUALLY CENTRED AROUND NUCLEARISM. THE GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED EARLIER THIS YEAR THAT IT'S IN DISCUSSIONS TO JOIN THE NON-NUCLEAR COMPONENT OF THE ALLIANCE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED A MASS FUNERAL PROCESSION IN JENIN, IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. 12 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED SINCE TUESDAY DURING AN ISRAELI MILITARY OPERATION, WHICH HAS NOW ENDED. IT WAS ISRAEL'S LARGEST INCURSION INTO OCCUPIED TERRITORY IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS. THE BBC's JEREMY BOWEN REPORTS. WITH THE ISRAELIS GONE, THE PALESTINIANS OF JENIN WERE ABLE TO BURY THEIR DEAD. THEY PROCESSED OUT OF THE REFUGEE CAMP AND ON A FINAL JOURNEY, PAST THE HOMES OF THE DEAD MEN AND AROUND THEIR TOWN. ISRAEL SAYS IT HAS CLOSED THE JENIN TERRORISM FACTORY. BUT ARMED MEN FROM THE MILITIAS THAT CONTROL THE CAMP WERE EVERYWHERE. IN 48 HOURS, ISRAELI FORCES DID A LOT OF DAMAGE, IN WHAT THEY CALL A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION TO FIND AND DESTROY WEAPONS. BUT SOMEONE'S LIVELIHOOD WILL HAVE DISAPPEARED ALONG WITH THAT VAN. AND SMASHING THE REFUGEE CAMPS' INFRASTRUCTURE ` ELECTRICITY, AS WELL AS WATER ` ALARMED THE UN. IT LOOKS MORE LIKE COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT. IN THE CAMPS ARE DESCENDANTS OF PALESTINIANS WHO FLED OR WERE FORCED OUT OF WHAT BECAME ISRAEL IN 1948. PALESTINIAN LEADERS SAY THEIR PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. ISRAEL SAYS THE PALESTINIAN ARMED MEN, HERE FIRING INTO THE AIR TO SALUTE THEIR DEAD, ARE COWARDS, TERRORISTS AND THE TOOLS OF IRAN. THE CONFLICT SUCKS IN THE GENERATIONS AND SUFFOCATES HOPE. AT THE CEMETERY, MEN GOT INTO THE GRAVES TO LAY THEM TO REST. (GUNSHOTS) ISRAEL SAYS THIS IS NO LONGER A PROTECTED PLACE FOR TERRORISTS. PALESTINIAN LEADERS SAY THERE ARE NO TERRORISTS HERE. THE POOR AND ANGRY IN JENIN CAMP HAVE A DEEPLY ROOTED CULTURE OF RESISTANCE TO ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF LAND PALESTINIANS WANT FOR A STATE. ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAILS ITS TWO DAYS IN JENIN AS A PROFESSIONAL, HIGHLY EFFECTIVE OPERATION. BUT THE KEY TO A BETTER FUTURE LIES IN POLITICS AND DIPLOMACY, NOT ANYONE'S BOMBS AND BULLETS. THE HEAD OF THE WORLD'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG HAS VISITED THE FUKUSHIMA POWER PLANT AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF A REPORT ON ITS SAFETY. THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY SAYS JAPAN'S PLAN TO RELEASE TREATED WASTEWATER FROM THE DAMAGED PLANT INTO THE PACIFIC IS IN LINE WITH GLOBAL STANDARDS. YESTERDAY'S RULING CAME AFTER A TWO-YEAR REVIEW INTO THE EFFECT THE TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER COULD HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE'S HEALTH. WHILE THERE'S NO SCHEDULE FOR THE RELEASE OF THE WATER, IT'S EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE COMING MONTHS. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONS IN THE US HAVE BEEN OVERSHADOWED THIS YEAR BY 17 MASS SHOOTINGS. AS MANY AS 18 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE STRING OF SHOOTINGS ACROSS 13 STATES, AND AT LEAST 102 OTHERS INJURED. NEW RESEARCH IS SUGGESTING THE FOURTH OF JULY IS THE RISKIEST DAY FOR SHOOTINGS IN THE US, WITH LARGE GATHERINGS COMBINING WITH ALCOHOL TO BECOME SCENES OF GUN VIOLENCE. THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION AFTER CONFIRMING COCAINE HAD BEEN FOUND AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THE SUSPICIOUS POWDER WAS DISCOVERED IN THE WEST WING, WHERE THE OVAL OFFICE IS LOCATED, PROMPTING A BRIEF EVACUATION. ABC's FAITH ABUBEY HAS MORE. FOUR DAYS AFTER A WHITE SUBSTANCE FOUND INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE SPARKED A HAZMAT RESPONSE, THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE SAYS NEW TEST RESULTS CONFIRM THE UNKNOWN ITEM WAS IN FACT COCAINE. WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY, WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING OF THOSE TYPES OF PROTOCOLS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SECRET SERVICE HANDLES. MULTIPLE FIRST RESPONDERS RUSHED TO THE WHITE HOUSE SUNDAY, AFTER AGENTS FOUND THE POWDERY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE WEST WING. THE WHITE HOUSE WAS TEMPORARILY EVACUATED. ABC NEWS OBTAINED THIS RADIO TRAFFIC OF D.C. FIRE AND EMS FIRST RESPONDERS DISCUSSING THE PRELIMINARY TEST RESULTS OF THE SUBSTANCE. PRESIDENT BIDEN, THE FIRST LADY AND FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING HUNTER BIDEN, WERE ALL SEEN TOGETHER FRIDAY, LEAVING FORT McNAIR ON MARINE 1 TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AT CAMP DAVID. THEY WERE NOT PRESENT WHEN THE COCAINE WAS FOUND AND THE BUILDING EVACUATED. THE WHITE HOUSE FREQUENTLY UNDERGOES SECURITY SWEEPS, BUT IT'S UNCLEAR HOW LONG THE BAG OF COCAINE HAD BEEN IN THE WEST WING BEFORE AGENTS FOUND IT. THE ILLEGAL DRUG WAS REPORTEDLY FOUND IN AN AREA WHERE SOME VISITORS WERE INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE THEIR PHONES WHILE VISITING THE WHITE HOUSE. TOURS WITH ACCESS TO THAT SPACE TYPICALLY HAPPEN ON THE WEEKEND. BUT ASKED WHEN VISITORS WERE MOST RECENTLY IN THAT AREA, THE SECRET SERVICE DECLINED TO ANSWER. AND THE AGENCY SAYS THOSE DETAILS ARE PERTINENT TO THEIR INVESTIGATION AS THEY TRY TO NARROW DOWN WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE WEST WING AROUND THE TIME THE COCAINE WAS DISCOVERED. IT'S NOT YET CLEAR HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE BEFORE THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONCLUDED, BUT THE REPUBLICAN-LED HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE IS REQUESTING A SECRET SERVICE BRIEFING ON THE MATTER. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` KING CHARLES IS PRESENTED WITH SCOTLAND'S CROWN JEWELS. WHY NOT EVERYONE IS JOINING IN THE FESTIVITIES. PLUS ` WHY YOU WON'T BE HEARING FROM ANY NRL PLAYERS DURING THIS WEEKEND'S ROUND. KING CHARLES' CORONATION HAS BEEN FORMALLY RECOGNISED IN EDINBURGH TODAY, WITH A GRAND PROCESSION AND A FLY-PAST BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. HIS MAJESTY WAS PRESENTED WITH SCOTLAND'S CROWN JEWELS IN A CEREMONY MARKING HIS ASCENT TO THE THRONE. THOUSANDS GATHERED ALONG THE ROYAL MILE TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE KING. BUT THE EVENT WAS NOT WITHOUT CONTROVERSY. THE BBC's LORNA GORDON REPORTS. (APPLAUSE) DOWN A PACKED STREET, THE PEOPLE'S PROCESSION CAME, FROM ALL CORNERS OF SCOTLAND AND ALL WALKS OF LIFE. WHY ARE YOU HERE TODAY? WELL, I'M HERE TO TRY AND RAISE THE PROFILE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL FABRIC THAT WE HAVE IN SCOTLAND THAT REPRESENTS OUR HERITAGE AND CULTURE. IT'S A REAL CINDERELLA MOMENT FOR ME. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY IN SCOTLAND AND ALSO MY MUM ` I'M DOING THIS FOR HER TOO. SHE'LL BE ABSOLUTELY PROUD. KATE'S HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT GUIDE DOG SCOTLAND. AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE'S QUITE LAID-BACK, AND I THINK SHE'LL DO GUIDE DOGS PROUD. THE CROWDS CAME EARLY, AS DID THE CONGREGATION. SUCH A HISTORIC DAY, ISN'T IT? AND WONDERFUL TO HAVE THIS IN OUR CAPITAL CITY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING, LADIES? OH, WONDERFUL! BIG DAY? GREAT DAY. GREAT DAY. NOT MY KING! NOT MY KING! ALONGSIDE ROYAL FANS, THERE WERE ALSO PROTESTERS. NOT... MY... KING! A LARGE GROUP IN SIGHT OF THE CATHEDRAL AS THE KING ARRIVED, ALMOST DROWNING OUT THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, MAKING SURE THEIR MESSAGE WAS HEARD. CROWD CHANT: NOT MY KING! NOT MY KING! IT'S TIME WE ABOLISH THE MONARCHY. THEY ARE OUTDATED. THEY DON'T REPRESENT THE MAIN BODY OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. (CROWD BOO) BOO! WE WANT A SCOTTISH REPUBLIC, A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED HEAD OF STATE. POLITICIANS TOOK PART TOO, INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT MINISTER, THE CO-LEADER OF THE SCOTTISH GREENS. FEED THE HUNGRY! (BLEEP) THE KING! MOSTLY PEACEFUL, THERE WERE SOME ARRESTS ` THIS GROUP LATER RELEASED WITH A POLICE WARNING. WE SPENT 250 MILLION ON THIS EVENT. 250 MILLION SPENT. AND WE SPEND 62 MILLION EACH YEAR ON HOMELESSNESS. THERE'S NO RIGHT TO PROTEST HERE. THE VAST MAJORITY, THOUGH ` MANY THOUSANDS STRONG ` HERE TO ENJOY THE OCCASION. TO SPORT ` AND THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL TEAMS HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN NEW ZEALAND FOR THE WOMEN'S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP. ITALY AND NORWAY HAVE BOTH ARRIVED IN AUCKLAND AHEAD OF THE TOURNAMENT THAT KICKS ON THE 20TH OF JULY. AFTER THE LONG FLIGHT, THE PLAYERS ARE READY TO EMBRACE THEIR NEW HOME FOR THE WORLD CUP. BECAUSE I HEARD THAT NEW ZEALAND IS QUITE THE SAME AS NORWAY, IN LANDSCAPE AND NATURE, SO I'M VERY EXCITED. AND OBVIOUSLY I'VE PLAYED WITH AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS AND NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS, AND VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE. I DON'T SAY THAT TO BUY MYSELF SOME GOODWILL HERE, BUT VERY FRIENDLY PEOPLE, AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT COUNTRY, SO I'M VERY EXCITED. NORWAY WILL FACE THE FOOTBALL FERNS IN THE OPENING MATCH AT EDEN PARK. YOU WON'T BE HEARING FROM ANY NRL STARS ON GAME DAY THIS WEEKEND, AS PLAYERS TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION AGAINST THE LEAGUE. NEGOTIATIONS FOR A NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT HAVE NOW DRAGGED ON FOR 20 MONTHS, AND THE PLAYERS HAVE HAD ENOUGH. 9's DANNY WEIDLER HAS MORE. FOR NOW AND IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, SCENES LIKE THESE WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST ` PLAYERS GIVING THEIR TIME TO THE BROADCASTERS ON GAME DAY. YEAH, I THOUGHT THEY WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE LAST NIGHT. SENTENCES DRIPPING IN SWEAT AND EMOTION AFTER A WIN OR A LOSS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BY THE PLAYERS. THEY'RE SICK OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT STALEMATE. OVER THE PAST 20 MONTHS WE'VE SEEN A DISTURBING PATTERN OF BEHAVIOUR FROM THE NRL AND THE RL COMMISSION. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS A FAILURE TO RESPECT THE ROLE OF THE PLAYERS. THE PLAYERS CLAIM THEY'VE BEEN LIED TO BY THE NRL. PLAYERS SAT IN MEETINGS WITH ABDO HIMSELF. AND WE HAD A WHITEBOARD, TALKED ABOUT THESE FIGURES AND PRETTY MUCH HAD A HANDSHAKE DEAL THERE, AND THEY'VE COME BACK AND SAID, 'SORRY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, AND IT'S NON-NEGOTIABLE.' SOME PLAYERS ARE IN FAVOUR OF STRIKE ACTION. SOME PLAYERS WILL NOT BELIEVE THIS IS HARD ENOUGH, GIVEN WE'RE 20 MONTHS INTO NEGOTIATIONS. JUST LET THAT SINK IN. THE FANS WILL NOW ONLY HEAR FROM COACHES ON GAME DAY. THE PLAYERS CLAIM THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO HURT THOSE WHO RIDE EVERY WIN AND LOSS WITH THEIR HEROES. THIS IS NOT ABOUT TURNING OUR BACK ON THE FANS AT ALL. WE WANT A DEAL DONE. WE WANT TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. AND WE'VE BEEN BACKED INTO A CORNER HERE. WHO DO THE FANS CONNECT WITH? THEIR HEROES, THE PLAYERS. SO IT'S DISAPPOINTING WHENEVER WE TALK ABOUT RESTRICTING THE ACCESS THAT THE FANS HAVE TO HEAR FROM THEIR HEROES. THE PLAYERS MAY BE HURTING THEMSELVES. THE BROADCASTERS FUND A LARGE CHUNK OF THEIR WAGES. NOT COMPLYING MAY BE A BREACH OF CONTRACT. I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER THAT QUESTION. KIWI GOLFER LYDIA KO IS EXCITED TO PLAY AT ONE OF GOLF'S MOST ICONIC COURSES, WITH THE U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN THE NEXT MAJOR OF THE YEAR. THE TOURNAMENT IS BEING HELD AT THE PEBBLE BEACH GOLF COURSE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1951. KO BELIEVES SHE'S FAR CLOSER TO BETTER RESULTS THAN IT LOOKS ON THE SCORECARD. GOLF, YOU CAN MISS 10 CUTS AND THEN WIN THE WEEK AFTER. IT'S ODD. LIKE, I DON'T THINK THAT HAPPENS IN ANY OTHER KINDA SPORTS. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO TAKE IT DAY-BY-DAY, AND I TRUST MY TEAM. I THINK I TRUST MY TEAM MORE THAN I TRUST MYSELF, SO I'M JUST GOING WITH IT. KO IS ONE OF TWO KIWIS IN THE FIELD, ALONGSIDE CANTABRIAN AMELIA GARVEY. THE ASHES IS BACK UNDERWAY TONIGHT, THOUGH THE DISMISSAL OF JONNY BAIRSTOW IN THE LAST MATCH STILL HANGS OVER THE SERIES. AUSTRALIA LEADS THE FIVE MATCH SERIES 2-0. ENGLISH FANS, INCLUDING PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK, ARE STILL HURTING FROM THE CONTROVERSIAL STUMPING. AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN PAT CUMMINS SAYS IT'S TIME TO PUT IT ALL IN THE PAST. I MEAN, THERE'S BEEN TALK THIS WEEK ABOUT THE UNDERARM INCIDENT. I THINK THAT WAS THE 1970s. YOU KNOW, HOW FAR DO YOU WANNA GO BACK? WE'VE ALL MOVED ON. AS I SAID THE OTHER DAY, THE TEAM DID NOTHING WRONG, SO WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE. AND REMEMBER, YOU CAN WATCH THE THIRD TEST ON TVNZ'S DUKE CHANNEL AND ON TVNZ+ FROM 10 O'CLOCK TONIGHT. PROTESTERS HAVE DISRUPTED PLAY TWICE AT WIMBLEDON THIS MORNING. IT WAS ANOTHER WET DAY IN LONDON, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP NOVAK DJOKOVIC FROM ADVANCING TO THE THIRD ROUND. THE BBC's ANDY SWISS HAS MORE. FOR WIMBLEDON, ANOTHER DAY OF DISRUPTION. FIRSTLY, YET MORE RAIN. AND THEN ON COURT 18, WITH GRIGOR DIMITROV ABOUT TO SERVE, THIS ` WAIT, PLEASE. PLAYERS IN. PLAYERS IN. TWO PROTESTERS FROM THE CAMPAIGN GROUP 'JUST STOP OIL' SCATTERING CONFETTI, ALONG WITH THE PIECES OF A WIMBLEDON JIGSAW. ONE OF THEM BRIEFLY SAT DOWN ON THE COURT, BEFORE BOTH WERE ARRESTED BY POLICE AND REMOVED FROM THE GROUNDS. AND IN THE VERY NEXT MATCH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. ANOTHER PROTESTER WITH CONFETTI. AND ALTHOUGH HE WAS SOON STOPPED BY SECURITY STAFF, ANOTHER CLEAR-UP OPERATION. EVEN THE TWO PLAYERS, DARIA SAVILLE AND BRITAIN'S KATIE BOULTER, HELPED OUT. AND THE SHORT DELAY SEEMED TO FAVOUR BOULTER, AS WHAT HAD BEEN A TIGHT MATCH BECAME VERY ONE-SIDED. THE BRITISH NUMBER ONE THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND. BUT WHAT DID SHE MAKE OF THAT EARLIER PROTEST? IT WAS OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT OF A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. I THINK WE ALL SYMPATHISE WITH WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH COMPLETELY. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I PERSONALLY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE RIGHT PLACE OR TIME. WELL, TODAY'S PROTESTS ARE ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR THE ORGANISERS HERE. AFTER SO MUCH RAIN, THEY HAVE A BACKLOG OF MATCHES TO GET THROUGH, AS WELL AS TENNIS, THEY'RE PLAYING CATCH-UP. IT PROVED A TRICKY DAY FOR OTHER BRITISH HOPES, JODIE BURRAGE AND HEATHER WATSON AMONG THOSE GOING OUT. BUT THE MAN IN SEARCH OF AN EIGHTH TITLE HERE GOES MARCHING ON. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) GAME, SET AND MATCH DJOKOVIC. NOVAK DJOKOVIC EASING PAST JORDAN THOMPSON. ON AN OFTEN CHAOTIC DAY ` FOR HIM, AT LEAST, JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (RELAXING POP MUSIC) # HAIR PITCH BLACK LIKE THE MIDNIGHT SKY. # EYES LIKE THE JUNGLE. YOU'RE SOMETHING WILD. # HER SWEET MELODY SINGS WHEREVER I GO. THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE IS HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY ONE NEWS AT 6. BUT FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, KIA PAI TE RA ` GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY DREW WELSH AND JAMES BROWN. 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