TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE AFTER THEIR POOR POLL RESULT. WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE POLL THAT COUNTS. THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME STILL ON THE CLOCK. IT'LL BE A VIGOROUS ELECTION CAMPAIGN. LABOUR TRIES TO TURN ATTENTION TO ITS CAMPAIGN, MAKING AN ELECTION PROMISE TO CRACK DOWN ON YOUTH VAPING. PLUS ` OUR FACES MIGHT REVEAL HOW OLD WE ARE, BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR INSIDES? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAN SHOW THE AGE OF OUR HEARTS ` HOW IT COULD ALSO HELP KEEP US HEALTHIER FOR LONGER. AND THE AUSSIES TRY TO CLAIM ANOTHER KIWI. 'SHAG, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?' OH, THAT HURTS A LITTLE BIT, TO BE FAIR. WHY FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH SIR STEVE HANSEN IS GOING FROM BLACK TO GOLD. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, MAEVE KELLY AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023. KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. HOT OFF THE HEELS OF LABOUR PLUMMETING IN OUR LATEST 1 NEWS VERIAN POLL, THE PARTY'S TALKING TOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO A BIG ISSUE FACING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. IT'S MADE AN ELECTION PROMISE TO CRACK DOWN ON VAPE RETAILERS. IT WOULD INCLUDE CAPPING THE NUMBER OF STORES TO 600 NATIONWIDE, REDUCING THE CURRENT NUMBER OF SHOPS BY MORE THAN HALF. THOSE RETAILERS MUST ALSO HAVE A LICENCE TO SELL VAPING PRODUCTS. THERE'LL ALSO BE TOUGH PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO SELL TO YOUTH. IF LABOUR RETAINS POWER, FINES COULD REACH UP TO $15,000. VAPING PRODUCTS WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE LESS VISIBLE IN SHOPFRONTS. BUT DOES IT GO FAR ENOUGH? SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS GAUGES REACTION. THIS AUCKLAND VAPE-STORE OWNER IS HAVING A BAD DAY. THE ONLY THING YOU ARE GIVING ME IS STRESS. HE JUST HEARD LABOUR'S PLAN FOR ANOTHER CRACKDOWN. THIS ONE WILL BE PUTTING THE HORSE BACK IN THE STABLE. WE'RE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF RETAIL OUTLETS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO SELL VAPES. I AM SELLING PRODUCT, I'M MAKING MONEY, BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAY OF MY INCOME. IF IT WAS NOT RIGHT, FROM THE BEGINNING, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE LET ME DO IT. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, VAPE STORES HAVE POPPED UP ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, THIS MAP SHOWING THOSE JUST IN AUCKLAND. HOW HAVE YOU ALLOWED THE VAPING INDUSTRY TO EXPLODE UNDER YOUR WATCH? THE VAPING INDUSTRY HAS GROWN. IT IS VERY HARD FOR REGULATION TO GET AHEAD OF THOSE TRENDS. HOW CAN IT NOT BE POSSIBLE TO GET AHEAD OF THIS? BECAUSE WHEN VAPES ARRIVED IN NZ, IT WAS A TOTALLY UNREGULATED INDUSTRY. ON THE ONE HAND, VAPING HAS A BEEN A BIG DEAL FOR THOSE NEEDING TO QUIT SMOKING. THE SMOKING RATE FOR WAHINE MAORI DROPPED BY A THIRD IN TWO YEARS ` IT'S AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE OF DECLINE, LARGELY AS A SWITCH TO VAPING. ON THE OTHER HAND, KIDS HAVE BEEN TAKING IT UP. THEY'RE MARKETED IN A REALLY CLEVER WAY, THESE FRUITY FLAVOURS ` THEY TASTE NICE, THEY SMELL NICE, THEY LOOK LIKE TOYS, AND IT DRAWS THEM IN. AS WELL AS THE BIG INCREASE IN VAPE STORES, THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE VAPING DAILY TRIPLED BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021. NOW LABOUR'S TRYING TO PUT THE VAPING GENIE BACK IN THE BOTTLE. I DON'T WANNA SEE YOUNG NZERS TAKING UP VAPING AT THE RATE THAT THEY ARE. WE'RE GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. BUT THE OPPORTUNITIES PARTY HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA. SO, WHAT WE WANNA SEE IS VAPING PRODUCTS BEING RESTRICTED TO PHARMACIES ONLY. WE WANT IT TO BE ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO USE IT AS A SMOKING CESSATION TOOL, BUT ALSO NOT READILY AVAILABLE AS A LIFESTYLE PRODUCT. FOR BUSINESS LIKE THESE, THOUGH... WE ARE FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM NZ ` WE ARE LIVING HERE. WE ALSO NEED SOME HOPE. ...A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY REMAINS. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. AFTER A DISAPPOINTING SHOWING IN LAST NIGHT'S 1 NEWS VERIAN POLL, LABOUR SAYS IT'S DETERMINED TO FIGHT BACK AND WILL SHOW NEW ZEALANDERS WHAT A NATIONAL-ACT COALITION WILL MEAN. OUR EXCLUSIVE NUMBER HAD LABOUR RATING IN THE 20S WITH THE GAP BETWEEN CHRIS HIPKINS AND CHRISTOPHER LUXON CLOSING TO JUST ONE POINT. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH-MCKAY HAS THE FALLOUT. FAR FROM THE BEEHIVE, LABOUR'S POOR POLLING IS CAUSING RIPPLES. YEAH, I THINK... THE AMOUNT OF THINGS THAT HAVE GONE IN THE PAST SIX TO 12 MONTHS WITH THE PARTY... TRICKY. YEAH, HE'S A NICE CHAP. (LAUGHS) SO, EVEN THOUGH HE MIGHT BE A DECENT LEADER, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO PULL THE PARTY OUT OF THE POOR RATINGS. OH, I THINK IT IS NATIONAL'S TO LOSE. LABOUR MPs TURNING UP TO WORK TODAY PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE. IT'S NOT A GOOD POLL FOR US. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING. BRING THE MONGREL TO THE FIGHT, RIGHT? YOU GOT ONE GUY WHO KNOWS HOW TO DO IT AND ANOTHER GUY WHO IS VASTLY INEXPERIENCED. WE'RE THE UNDERDOG, CLEARLY. OH, IT'S OBVIOUSLY DISAPPOINTING. BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME STILL ON THE CLOCK. WITH THAT CLOCK TICKING LOUDLY, CHRIS HIPKINS IS VOWING TO MORPH INTO CAMPAIGN BATTLE MODE. WE'RE GOING TO BE FIGHTING BACK. IT'LL BE A VIGOROUS ELECTION CAMPAIGN. STARTING BY HAVING A CRACK AT NATIONAL'S COALITION BUDDY, ACT ` AND ACT'S POLICY ON HOLDING A REFERENDUM TO RE-DEFINE THE TREATY PRINCIPALS. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAID IT'S NOT NATIONAL POLICY. I'M NOT GONNA GET INTO ANY OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I'M ACTUALLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE I COMMUNICATE THE NATIONAL PARTY'S POLICIES. WHO WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH ACT. IN AN MMP ENVIRONMENT, THAT'S RIGHT. IN AN MMP ENVIRONMENT, THE VOTERS WILL DELIVER WHO THEY DELIVER, AND THEN WE WILL FORM A GOVERNMENT. MR LUXON` AND I'M VERY CONFIDENT I CAN WORK VERY CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THAT. THE FACT THAT THE ACT PARTY ARE PUTTING RADICAL POLICIES OUT THERE THAT CHRISTOPHER LUXON WON'T RULE OUT MEANS THAT THEY'RE VERY MUCH ON THE TABLE IF A NATIONAL/ACT GOVERNMENT GET ELECTED. SEYMOUR'S GOING DOWN THE SAME WAY AS TRUMP. YOU KNOW? PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. HE DOESN'T AGREE WITH THE JUDGES, SO HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE LAW. DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS HE'S NOT THE ONE DRIVING DIVISION. WE'RE IN A CAMPAIGN WHERE THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENDLESSLY DIVIDED PEOPLE BY RACE. WE HAVE REAL CONCERNS AT ANY GOVERNMENT THAT HAS ACT LEADING IT, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN SEEING GOING ON. LABOUR IS STICKING WITH ITS MAN. YOU KNOW, I THINK HE'S SOMEBODY WHO'LL CAMPAIGN REALLY WELL. LOOK, HE'S GOT MY FULL SUPPORT. I DON'T THINK THEY'VE GOT ANY ALTERNATIVE, DO THEY? NO MORE LABOUR PAINS! THE ROUGH AND TUMBLE OF THE CAMPAIGN CRANKING UP. JESS IS WITH ME NOW. JESS, HOW HAS THIS POLL LANDED? THE POLE HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THIS PLACE. THE TWO MAIN PARTIES CAME UP WITH VERY COORDINATED MESSAGES TODAY. LABOURS MESSAGE WHEN WE SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF THE MPS WAS THAT THEY ARE STILL IN IT AND WE ARE VERY EARLY ON IN THE CAMPAIGN. NATIONAL'S MESSAGE WAS THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED, AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COUNT THE CHICKENS BEFORE THEY HATCH. WE SAW A SWITCH WITH CHRIS ATKINS TODAY. HE SENT THE MESSAGE NO MORE MR NICE GUY AND SWITCHED INTO THE POLITICAL ANIMAL MODE. IT IS A MODE HE IS COMFORTABLE IN, BECAUSE HE HAS SO MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THIS PLACE AND AS PART OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEM. WE ALSO SAW A SWITCH FOR CHRISTOPHER LUXTON AS WELL. HE WAS QUESTIONED A LOT MORE TODAY, LIKE A PRIME MINISTER AND WAITING. THE PRESSURE WILL REALLY GO ON HIM TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN A STRAIGHT WAY AND NOT JUST REVERT BACK TO THOSE ELECTION MESSAGES. JESS, IT'S A STRANGE PERIOD AT PARLIAMENT AT THE MOMENT. TALK US THROUGH WHAT'S TO COME. WE ARE IN A BIT OF A STRANGE LIMBO AT THE MOMENT, THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK. THE COGS OF PARLIAMENT ARE STILL TURNING, LEGISLATION IS GOING THROUGH, THE MPS ARE STILL HERE IN WELLINGTON, BUT THEIR ATTENTION IS ALL ON THE CAMPAIGN, AND THEY ARE ITCHING TO GET OUT THERE AND GET AMONGST IT. I AM TOLD FROM THE PARTIES WE SHOULD EXPECT SOME MORE POLICY PICTURES LATER IN THE WEEK. THANKS, JESS. AND THE FALLOUT FROM LABOUR'S POLL RESULT CONTINUES, WITH A STINGING STATEMENT FROM THE GREEN PARTY ` CO-LEADER MARAMA DAVIDSON SAYING ITS COALITION PARTNER NEEDS TO 'STEP UP.' DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN HAS MORE REACTION FROM THE LEFT. LABOUR AND THE GREENS HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX YEARS TOGETHER ON THE GOVERNMENT BENCHES; NOW THEIR POSITIONS ARE UNDER THREAT, AND THE NICETIES ARE GONE. THE GREENS ARE PULLING OUR WEIGHT ` AND ABOVE OUR WEIGHT ` AND ABSOLUTELY LABOUR NEED TO STEP UP. I'M NOT EVEN GONNA BEAT AROUND THAT AT ALL. AND AGAIN, FOR EMPHASIS ` THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND DO BETTER. THERE'S NO DOUBT. LABOUR LASHING BACK. LOOK, IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO WHERE PEOPLE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE GREEN PARTY BELOW THE 10% MARK. WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT OURSELVES AT THE MOMENT. WE'LL TALK WITH THE GREENS AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. WORRIED ABOUT THEMSELVES KNOWING LABOUR'S INTERNAL TURMOIL HAS ANKLE-TAPPED THE LEADER. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AND TALKING TO NEW ZEALANDERS ABOUT MY VISION FOR THE FUTURE AND WHAT I HOPE TO ACHIEVE. THAT VISION, THOUGH, DOESN'T INCLUDE A WEALTH TAX ` ANOTHER SORE POINT FOR THE GREENS. IT SAYS THE MONEY WOULD PAY FOR FREE DENTAL CARE FOR EVERY NEW ZEALANDER. SO WE ASKED VOTERS IF THEY SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE GREEN PARTY POLICY. A MAJORITY 63% SAY THEY BACK IT, WHILE JUST 28% OPPOSE; THE REST DIDN'T KNOW OR REFUSED TO SAY. IT POTENTIALLY WOULD INVOLVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF WEALTH FLOWING OUT OF NEW ZEALAND, BECAUSE WE'D BE ONE OF THE ONLY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A WEALTH TAX. THERE MIGHT BE SOME LEAVING, BUT YOU CAN'T TAKE YOUR HOUSES OVERSEAS. THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF THE WEALTH IS HELD. THE PUBLIC CHIPPING IN ON THE CONUNDRUMS TO THE LEFT. IF THE PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF WEALTH CAN AFFORD IT, THEN THEY SHOULD BE HELPING EVERYONE ELSE OUT. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, DENTAL TREATMENT. I THINK IF THEIR POLICIES DON'T MATCH, I COULD SEE WHERE THEY END UP GOING THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. IN OUR POLL, 81% OF LABOUR'S OWN SUPPORTERS BACK THE WEALTH TAX DENTAL PLAN, RAISING QUESTIONS WHETHER CHRIS HIPKINS OVERLOOKED HIS CORE SUPPORTERS IN FAVOUR OF THE MIDDLE SWING VOTER. DOES CHRIS HIPKINS LACK BRAVERY? OH, I THINK THEY COULD BE BRAVER, ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THEY COULD BE CLEARER ON WANTING A PROGRESSIVE AOTEAROA. I STAND BY THAT DECISION, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, A WEALTH TAX WOULDN'T BE IN NEW ZEALAND'S OVERALL BEST INTERESTS. WHAT'S NOT IN HIS BEST INTEREST ` SITTING IN OPPOSITION. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. AND THE BREAKFAST TEAM WILL BE SPEAKING WITH NATIONAL LEADER CHRISTOPHER LUXON FOR MORE REACTION TO THE POLL. THAT'S TOMORROW FROM 6am. ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE COOK STRAIT HAVE DAMAGED THE KAITAKI INTERISLANDER FERRY, FORCING IT TO CANCEL SAILINGS UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STARBOARD BOW DOOR, WHERE VEHICLES LOAD ON AND OFF, WAS DAMAGED BY A LARGE WAVE ON YESTERDAY. KIWIRAIL SAYS THE DAMAGE DIDN'T AFFECT THE SHIP'S SAFETY AND THAT CANCELLATIONS WERE PRECAUTIONARY. WITH THE KAIARAHI IN SINGAPORE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE ARATERE IS THE ONLY INTERISLANDER FERRY OPERATING. IT'S ADDED ADDITIONAL FREIGHT-ONLY CROSSINGS TODAY AND THURSDAY, WHICH WILL IMPACT SERVICE TIMES. BLUEBRIDGE SERVICES ARE RUNNING AS SCHEDULED. THE BRITISH NURSE TURNED SERIAL KILLER LUCY LETBY HAS BEEN GIVEN THE HARSHEST SENTENCE IN BRITISH HISTORY SINCE THE END OF THE DEATH PENALTY ` LETBY HAS BEEN HANDED 14 WHOLE-LIFE TERMS FOR MURDERING AND ATTEMPTING TO MURDER BABIES UNDER HER CARE. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON REPORTS. THIS IS THE FACE OF BRITAIN'S MOST PROLIFIC CHILD MURDERER ` LUCY LETBY, FORMERLY AN INTENSIVE CARE NEONATAL NURSE, WILL NEVER LEAVE PRISON. THE JUDGE WAS DAMNING WHILE HANDING DOWN HER SENTENCE. THIS WAS A CRUEL, CALCULATED AND CYNICAL CAMPAIGN OF CHILD MURDER INVOLVING THE SMALLEST AND MOST VULNERABLE OF CHILDREN. THERE WAS A DEEP MALEVOLENCE BORDERING ON SADISM IN YOUR ACTIONS. YOU HAVE NO REMORSE. THERE ARE NO MITIGATING FACTORS. BUT LUCY LETBY WASN'T IN COURT TO HEAR HER PUNISHMENT ` SHE CHOSE NOT TO COME UP FROM THE CELLS. THE MOTHER OF TWIN BOYS SHE MURDERED SAID HER FAILURE TO SHOW UP WAS 'ONE FINAL ACT OF WICKEDNESS'. THE FAMILIES OF HER OTHER VICTIMS SHARED THEIR PAIN IN COURT. BABY D'S MOTHER DESCRIBED HOW THE FAMILY HAD TO ORGANISE A FUNERAL A DAY BEFORE THEIR CHILD'S DUE DATE; THE MOTHER OF BABY P SAID ` AND FROM THE MOTHER OF BABY I ` BUT NOT ALL LUCY LETBY'S TINY VICTIMS DIED. SOME HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH SERIOUS AND PERMANENT EFFECTS. BABY G'S FATHER TOLD THE COURT ` THE FAMILY STATEMENTS WILL BE SENT TO LUCY LETBY IN PRISON. LUCY LETBY BECOMES ONLY THE FOURTH WOMAN EVER TO BE HANDED THE SENTENCE, RESERVED FOR THE VERY WORST CRIMES. BUT THERE ARE FEARS THERE ARE MORE VICTIMS OUT THERE. POLICE ARE NOW COMBING THROUGH 4000 CASES ` ANYONE THAT HAS COME INTO CONTACT WITH LUCY LETBY, BRITAIN'S WORST CHILD KILLER. HAVING REFUSED TO FACE HER VICTIMS AND HER CRIMES, LUCY LETBY WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM COURT TO PRISON, WHERE SHE WILL STAY FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. THE FIRST TROPICAL STORM TO STRIKE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN NINE DECADES HAS DRENCHED DESERTS AND LEFT NEIGHBOURHOODS SMOTHERED WITH MUD. A HUGE CLEAN-UP'S UNDERWAY IN HILARY'S WAKE, AFTER THE STORM BROKE RECORDS IN MULTIPLE STATES. KIM BAKER WILSON HAS THE LATEST. AFTER THE DELUGE, THERE ARE RAGING TORRENTS, MUD THAT'S SWALLOWING CARS AND COMMUNITIES ` AND WATER DOING THE SAME. THERE'S DEBRIS, AND THERE'S DISBELIEF. AND WITHIN A MATTER OF THREE MINUTES, MY WHOLE BACK` MY WHOLE BOTTOM FLOOR WAS FILLED UP WITH WATER TO WAIST LEVEL. LIKE, ALL THAT STARTED WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO AND THEN JUST KEPT PILING UP, UP... AND THIS DIGGER ISN'T CLEANING UP; IT'S RESCUING STRANDED ELDERLY ` THEIR ONLY WAY OUT. BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THIS, THERE IS GOOD NEWS. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY DEATHS OR SIGNIFICANT RISK OF INJURY. THOUGH WARNINGS REMAIN, BECAUSE SODDEN HILLSIDES COULD STILL COME DOWN. HILARY PACKED A PUNCH AND DELIVERED ON ITS FORECAST RAINFALL. SAN DIEGO HAD ITS WETTEST DAY, NEVADA NEARLY DOUBLING ITS ALL-TIME RECORD THAT'S 116 YEARS OLD. THOSE AREAS RECEIVED UPWARDS OF 4in TO 5in IN THE MOUNTAINS AND DESERTS. YOU HAD UPWARDS OF` SOME AREAS IN EXCESS OF 10in OF RAINFALL. BACK IN CALIFORNIA... WE'RE JUST TRYING TO CLEAR THE DRIVEWAY SO WE CAN GET OUT EVENTUALLY OR BRING A TRACTOR IN. THE BIG CLEAN-UP AFTER THE BIG STORM. IT TOOK ON THIGH-HIGH WATER. AND, I MEAN, I'M NOT EXAGGERATING AT ALL, COS I WALKED IN IT FOR SIX HOURS. CLEARING WHAT'S LEFT IN HILARY'S WAKE WILL TAKE MUCH, MUCH LONGER, AS COMMUNITIES COUNT THE COST OF THIS HISTORIC STORM. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. THE STAUNCH MAORI ACTIVIST AND AUTHOR WHO BARED HIS BUTTOCKS TO PRINCE CHARLES AND DIANA HAS DIED. TE RINGA MANGU MIHAKA, BETTER KNOWN AS DUN MIHAKA, WAS NEVER ONE TO TAKE A BACKWARD STEP. BUT HIS MANY BATTLES WITH POLITICIANS AND THE COURTS ALSO LED TO TE REO MAORI BECOMING AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF AOTEAROA. JACOB JOHNSON LOOKS BACK AT HIS COLOURFUL LIFE. A MAN WHO WASN'T AFRAID TO STAND UP FOR MAORI RIGHTS ` EVEN IF THAT MEANT PULLING HIS PANTS DOWN. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AN AUTHOR, POLITICAL CANDIDATE AND ACTIVIST, TE RINGA MIHAKA WAS PERHAPS BEST KNOWN FOR MOONING PRINCE CHARLES AND DIANA WHEN THEY VISITED NEW ZEALAND IN 1983 ` AN ACT OF 'WHAKAPOHANE', A MAJOR INSULT IN MAORI CULTURE. (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) HE DIDN'T SHY AWAY FROM A SPECTACLE... OR SCUFFLES WITH POLITICAL RIVALS. HE'D HAD A HARD LIFE, AND HE GOT PRETTY MUCH OFFSIDE AND STAYED OFFSIDE MOST OF THE TIME AS HE GOT OLDER. HIS ACTIONS OFTEN LED TO ARRESTS. BUT HIS INSISTENCE ON SPEAKING TE REO MAORI BEFORE A JUDGE IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR CATALYST IN IT BECOMING AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN 1987. (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) 1 NEWS SPOKE TO TE RINGA MIHAKA LAST AUGUST, 35 YEARS AFTER THE LANGUAGE BECAME OFFICIAL. A FEARLESS ADVOCATE WHO OFTEN PUT HIMSELF ON THE LINE IN THE NAME OF MAORI RIGHTS. HE WAS 81 YEARS OLD. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` JUSTIN TRUDEAU PROMISES MORE SUPPORT AS WILDFIRES CONTINUE TO SPREAD FEAR IN CANADA. CANADIANS FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST ARE WATCHING, IN HORROR, THE IMAGES OF APOCALYPTIC DEVASTATION. WHAT ELSE IS NOW BECOMING A CONCERN AS THOUSANDS FLEE THEIR HOMES. PLUS... (HEART BEATS STEADILY) DOES THE AGE OF THIS HEART MATCH THE AGE OF THE PERSON IT BELONGS TO? HOW A NEW AI TOOL IS HELPING FIND OUT. TONIGHT ON SEVEN SHARP ` AN ACT OF TREASON OR THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP? WE WEIGH UP A FORMER ALL BLACK COACH'S DECISION TO HELP THE ENEMY. AND BANNING PHONES IN CLASSROOMS HAS TURNED POLITICAL ` WE'RE AT A SCHOOL THAT'S GOT AN INNOVATIVE WAY OF DEALING WITH THEM. PLUS, FORAGING FOR FOOD IN A COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS ` HOW TO DO IT SAFELY TO SUPPLEMENT THE FOOD BILL. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO HAWAII ALMOST TWO WEEKS AFTER A DEADLY WILDFIRE RAZED THE TOWN OF LAHAINA IN MAUI. HE FLEW OVER THE AREA, DESCRIBING THE DEVASTATION AS OVERWHELMING, AND SAYING HE UNDERSTANDS THE PAIN OF FAMILIES STILL WAITING FOR MISSING LOVED ONES TO BE FOUND. 85% OF THE AREA HAS NOW BEEN SEARCHED BY SPECIALIST CREWS WITH CADAVER DOGS. THE DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 114, BUT ONLY 10 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. AT LEAST 850 PEOPLE ARE MISSING. PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FIRST LADY JILL ALSO WALKED THROUGH PARTS OF THE BURNT TOWN TO SEE THE WRECKAGE OF LAHAINA UP CLOSE, MAKING A PLEDGE TO REBUILD THE TOWN. FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES, WE'RE GONNA BE WITH YOU, THE WHOLE COUNTRY BE WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL OF THESE SACRED GROUNDS AND THE TRADITIONS, AND REBUILD THE WAY THE PEOPLE OF MAUI WANT IT BUILT, NOT THE WAY OTHERS WANT IT BUILT. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS FACED CRITICISM FOR THE SLOWNESS OF HIS RESPONSE TO THE FIRES. WHILE HE ISSUED A STATEMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS, OFFERING CONDOLENCES AND APPROVING DISASTER RELIEF, HE THEN WENT ON HOLIDAY AND DIDN'T ADDRESS THE DISASTER AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FOUR DAYS. 'APOCALYPTIC DEVASTATION' IS HOW CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU HAS DESCRIBED DAMAGE FROM HUNDREDS OF WILDFIRES. FIRE CREWS ARE STILL FIGHTING THE FLAMES, AND COOLER WEATHER HAS ALLOWED THEM TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS, BUT THE BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER. DONNA-MARIE LEVER REPORTS. STILL IT SMOULDERS, AND FLAMES LIGHT UP THE LANDSCAPE, AS THE FIGHT FORGES ON TO CONTAIN OVER 1000 WILDFIRES BURNING ACROSS CANADA. PEOPLE ARE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES. THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND CANADIANS FROM COAST TO COAST TO COAST ARE WATCHING, IN HORROR, THE IMAGES OF APOCALYPTIC DEVASTATION. THOSE WORDS HARD TO ARGUE AS SCENES LIKE THIS EMERGE. (SIRENS WAIL) YEAH, WE'RE JUST LEAVING NOW, JIM. STUCK IN GRID` (HORN BLARES) STUCK IN GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC, TRYING TO GET OUT. SOME 60,000 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES AND BRITISH COLUMBIA HAVE BEEN FORCED TO EVACUATE SINCE THE WEEKEND. YOU'RE IN A PANIC. YOU'RE KINDA STRESSED. SO WE DIDN'T REALLY PACK REALLY WELL, SO WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ENOUGH CLOTHES. SO WE'LL FIGURE OUT THAT TODAY. THE PRIME MINISTER VISITING EVACUATION CENTRES AND PROMISING MORE SUPPORT. PEOPLE WERE IN GOOD SPIRITS, BUT SCARED, WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. FIREFIGHTERS ARE MAKING A DENT, BUT IT'S FAR FROM VICTORY YET. IT WAS A GOOD DAY FOR US, TO FIGHT FIRE HERE IN THE CENTRAL OKANAGAN YESTERDAY. THAT'S NOT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE CHALLENGES THAT ALL OF OUR RESPONDERS AND EVERYBODY ELSE ENGAGED IN FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS FACED. AS SMOKE BLANKETS ENTIRE TOWNS, AIR QUALITY IS NOW AN ISSUE ` AS TENS OF THOUSANDS WAIT AND WATCH, HOPING THERE'S SOMETHING TO RETURN TO WHEN THEY CAN. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. WITH SOARING TEMPERATURES IN FRANCE, PUBLIC ACCESS TO FORESTS HAS BEEN RESTRICTED DUE TO THE HIGH FIRE RISK. THE HOTTEST DAY EVER RECORDED WAS 46 DEGREES, AND THE MERCURY IS ALREADY PUSHING CLOSE TO THAT FIGURE IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED A RED ALERT HEAT WARNING FOR SOUTHERN REGIONS. GETTING OLDER'S OBVIOUS IN SOME WAYS, BUT THE HIDDEN EFFECTS OF AGEING ON THE BODY CAN BE HARDER TO SPOT. A NEW AI TOOL, HOWEVER, IS ALLOWING DOCTORS TO WORK OUT THE EFFECTS ON OUR HEARTS FROM THINGS LIKE SMOKING, DRINKING AND POOR DIETS. THE BBC'S PALLAB GHOSH EXPLAINS. (HEART BEATS STEADILY) THIS IS A HEART SCAN OF A 61-YEAR-OLD PERSON, BUT THE CHANCES ARE THAT THE HEART ITSELF IS OLDER AND HAS AGED PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF THEIR GENES OR UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE. NOT EVEN EXPERTS CAN TELL FROM THE SCAN HOW MUCH THE HEART HAS AGED ` BUT A NEW AI TOOL CAN. (MRI SCANNER WHIRRS) THE FIRST STEP IS TO HAVE AN MRI SCAN AFTER SOME GENTLE EXERCISE. COMPUTER VOICE: BREATHE OUT AND HOLD YOUR BREATH. THE SCIENTISTS RECORD PICTURES OF MY BEATING HEART AND THE AI SYSTEM ANALYSES IT. I'M 61, BUT HOW OLD IS MY HEART? IT SAYS THAT YOUR HEART AGE IS 63. OH, WELL, THAT'S A BIT OLDER THAN I ACTUALLY AM. SO HOW DOES THAT FIGURE? WHAT SHOULD I DO? EXERCISING ENOUGH, WATCHING YOUR WEIGHT, SMOKING AND SO ON. AND OF COURSE, WE'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT TREATMENTS THAT MIGHT SLOW DOWN AGEING OR MIGHT REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF AGEING, AND THESE SORTS OF SCANS CAN QUANTIFY THAT AND SEE HOW EFFECTIVE THOSE TREATMENTS MIGHT BE IN THE FUTURE. AND HERE'S THE NEXT STEP ` 256 SENSORS ARE CREATING WHAT IS IN EFFECT A DIGITAL COPY OF THIS VOLUNTEER'S HEART. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY IS FLOWING THROUGH IT. THESE DIGITAL EXPERIMENTS WILL TRANSFORM THE WAY WE CONDUCT HEALTHCARE. IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SCIENTISTS TO USE THESE RESOURCES TO TEST THE IMPACT OF DRUGS, NEW CARDIAC DEVICES, LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS, AND IMPORTANTLY, TO PREDICT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S PERSONALISED RISK. HEART RESEARCH IS NOW IN THE DIGITAL WORLD, WITH AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES ALREADY DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TREATMENTS TO KEEP US HEALTHIER FOR LONGER. WHILE SCANS AND BLOOD PRESSURE READINGS CAN GIVE A SNAPSHOT OF HOW HEALTHY SOMEONE'S HEART IS, THEY VARY DAY TO DAY; AI BROADENS THE ANALYSIS OVER A LIFETIME. SHARK NETS ARE ABOUT TO BE RE-INSTALLED ACROSS NEW SOUTH WALES BEACHES, BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS THEY DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD. LOCAL COUNCILS DON'T WANT THEM BACK THIS SUMMER, INCLUDING AT SYDNEY'S POPULAR BONDI BEACH. THERE HASN'T BEEN A FATAL SHARK ATTACK AT ONE OF THE CITY'S BEACHES IN 60 YEARS. THAT'S ATTRIBUTED TO THE PROTECTION THEY PROVIDE, BUT THERE'S A SNAG ` OR SHOULD THAT BE 228 OF THEM IN THE LAST YEAR. OF THAT TOTAL, ONLY 24 ANIMALS CAUGHT UP IN THE NETS WERE SHARKS; MOST WERE TURTLES, STINGRAYS, SEALS AND DOLPHINS. AND THAT'S WHY COUNCILS WANT THE NETS REMOVED PERMANENTLY AND REPLACED BY MODERN SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY, LIKE DRONES. ALL EYES ARE ON INDIA AFTER RUSSIA'S MOON MISSION FAILED. INDIA'S SPACECRAFT IS NOW MOVING CLOSER TO THE LUNAR SURFACE, SEARCHING FOR A SAFE LANDING SPOT. IF SUCCESSFUL, IT'LL BE THE FIRST TO LAND AT THE MOON'S SOUTH POLE. THE INDIAN SPACECRAFT LAUNCHED OVER A MONTH AGO AND IS DUE TO LAND ON THE MOON TOMORROW NIGHT. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` HOW LONG AGO IT'S BELIEVED THE LAST EXTREMELY RARE SPOTLESS GIRAFFE WAS BORN AS A ZOO IN THE U.S. SHOWS OFF THIS 3-WEEK-OLD CALF TO THE WORLD. PLUS ` WHAT A POLICE INVESTIGATION HAS UNCOVERED SO FAR AFTER THE DISCOVERY THAT PRICELESS, CENTURIES-OLD ITEMS FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM HAVE GONE MISSING. THEN, COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'VE GOT A TRANS-TASMAN TUSSLE ON OUR HANDS ` THE FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH WHO'S CAUSED A STIR BY HELPING THE WALLABIES RUGBY TEAM. PLUS, HOW TO FORAGE FOR FOOD WHEN THE SHOPPING BILL'S CLIMBING ` WE'RE WITH AN EXPERT WHO'S GOT ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW. AND THE FIRST NAMES THAT ARE CLOSE TO EXTINCTION ` HILARY'S GONE, BUT WILL KEN AND BARBIE MAKE A COMEBACK? THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. NAU MAI ANO ` WELCOME BACK. THE JURY FOR THE RETRIAL OF DAVID BENBOW, WHO'S ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS FRIEND MICHAEL McGRATH, HAS BEEN DISCHARGED. THE CROWN WAS SET TO OPEN ITS CASE AT THE HIGH COURT IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, BUT JUSTICE EATON TOLD THE COURTROOM A JUROR WAS SICK. WITH THE TRIAL EXPECTED TO LAST EIGHT WEEKS, HE DECIDED THE BETTER COURSE WAS TO STOP AND START AGAIN WITH A NEW JURY TOMORROW. THE FORMER PRISON GUARD HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THE MURDER CHARGE. THE TAI TOKERAU PRINCIPALS' ASSOCIATION SAYS EXTRA FUNDING HAS HELPED GET STUDENTS BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM. ALMOST 60% OF STUDENTS REGULARLY ATTENDED SCHOOL IN TERM ONE OF THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO JUST UNDER 40% IN TERM TWO LAST YEAR. THE GOVERNMENT PUTS THE INCREASE DOWN TO MORE TRUANCY OFFICERS, AS WELL AS THE FUNDING. BUT THE ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S THE MONEY THAT'S MADE THE REAL DIFFERENCE. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE KNOCKING ON DOORS; WE'VE HAD OTHER SCHOOLS TAKING OUT ADVERTISEMENTS ON THINGS LIKE GOOGLE TV, BUT THE EMPHASIS WE'VE TAKEN HAS BEEN ON A VERY POSITIVE ONE OF, 'HOW CAN WE HELP YOU GET YOUR KID BACK INTO SCHOOL?' THE ASSOCIATION SAYS SOLVING THE ISSUE OF TRUANCY MUST NOT BECOME A POLITICAL FOOTBALL AHEAD OF THE ELECTION. THE FORMER PACIFIC PEOPLE'S MINISTER, AUPITO WILLIAM SIO, HAS USED HIS FAREWELL SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO PASIFIKA COMMUNITIES. HE RECALLED THE EMOTION HE FELT WHEN THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO APOLOGISE FOR THE DAWN RAIDS OF THE 1970s. MR SIO WAS BORN IN SAMOA, WHERE HE IS A MATAI, OR CHIEF, AND TONIGHT WORE TRADITIONAL DRESS FOR THE OCCASION. MR SPEAKER, MY HEART IS FILLED WITH GRATITUDE, AND IT IS MY ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO STAND HERE TONIGHT ` SEMI-NAKED, OF COURSE ` (LAUGHTER) TO PRESENT MY FINAL REMARKS IN PARLIAMENT. IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, I'VE BEEN SAYING FAREWELL TO THE PACIFIC COMMUNITIES OF AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND. THIS WAS MY TOUR OF DUTY (CHUCKLES) WITH MY COMMUNITY, WHERE WE'VE CRIED, WE'VE DANCED, WE'VE EATEN PORK, (CHUCKLES) WE'VE DRANK KAVA ON MANY OCCASIONS. PRECIOUS ITEMS, INCLUDING CENTURIES-OLD EXPENSIVE JEWELLERY FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM INCLUDING CENTURIES-OLD EXPENSIVE JEWELLERY, FROM THE BRITISH MUSEUM ARE MISSING. SOME OF THEM, WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, HAVE TURNED UP AT ONLINE AUCTIONS, WITH ASKING PRICES CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THEIR ACTUAL VALUE. THE CURATOR'S BEEN SACKED, WITH POLICE NOW INVESTIGATING. THE BBC'S KATIE RAZZALL HAS MORE. TREASURES, SOME OF WHICH DATE BACK TO THE 15TH CENTURY BC, HAVE DISAPPEARED FROM A STOREROOM. THE MISSING ITEMS ARE SAID TO BE SMALL AND INCLUDE JEWELLERY FROM THIS COLLECTION, ACQUIRED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. ONE ITEM, LISTED ON E-BAY THREE YEARS AGO AND SOLD TO A DEALER, ALERTED TWO ROMAN GEM EXPERTS. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS ONE IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM. THE DEALER GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE MUSEUM. THE OBJECT GOT RETURNED, BUT THAT WAS REALLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY FRIEND, OR INDEED FOR ME, BECAUSE CLEARLY THINGS WERE DISAPPEARING. THE MUSEUM HAS NOW DISMISSED A MEMBER OF STAFF. HE HAS BEEN NAMED AS DR PETER HIGGS, A SENIOR CURATOR IN CHARGE OF GREEK COLLECTIONS. THE BBC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO HIM. HIS SON HAS DENIED HIS FATHER HAS DONE ANYTHING WRONG AND SAYS IT ISN'T FAIR. ONE EXPERT TOLD US SPEED IS VITAL IN THIS CASE. IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED AT THIS EARLY STAGE. BECAUSE WE KNOW THINGS ARE BEING SOLD ON E-BAY. WE KNOW THINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD ON E-BAY. HOW DO WE GET THOSE OBJECTS BACK? WE JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR A POLICE INVESTIGATION TO BE COMPLETED. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATION STARTED SEVEN MONTHS AGO, IN JANUARY, AFTER THE MUSEUM CONTACTED SCOTLAND YARD. IT WASN'T MADE PUBLIC UNTIL LAST WEEK, TO SAFEGUARD THE POLICE PROBE HERE AT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. BUT IT IS BECOMING CLEARER THAT THE DISAPPEARANCES DATE BACK SEVERAL YEARS. IN THE COMING DAYS OR WEEKS, THE BBC EXPECTS THE MUSEUM WILL REPORT THE LOSSES TO INTERPOL, AND THEN WE WILL KNOW WHAT TREASURES ARE GONE. A PIECE OF ROMAN JEWELLERY WORTH UP TO $75,000 WAS ADVERTISED ON EBAY, WITH AN ASKING PRICE OF JUST $80. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND THE REALITIES OF MODERN PROFESSIONAL RUGBY. AND SIR STEVE HANSEN... AND THE WALLABIES. HE WAS AT PAINS TO POINT OUT THAT HE IS NOT COACHING THE WALLABIES. ALSO TONIGHT ` DAME LISA CARRINGTON IS REPLACED BY A SURF CHAMP AT THE CANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. AND HANDS UP WHO KNOWS THE NEW CRUSADERS HEAD COACH. IT'S NOT STEVE HANSEN. IT'S OLD MATE, ISN'T IT? THE BREAKDANCER FELLA. NOT QUITE. ROB PENNEY ON HIS NEW JOB AND CHALLENGES AHEAD ` ON AND OFF THE FIELD. AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SETTLING IN ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO MORE FINE AND DRY WEATHER TO COME; JUST SOME SCATTERED SUBSIDENCE CLOUD AROUND THE COASTS THAT WILL LAP IN FROM TIME TO TIME, ALONG WITH THE ODD SHOWER. MORE SHORTLY. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO, HAKINAKINA O TE WA ` WELCOME TO SPORT. AND WELCOME TO THE RUGBY NEWS THAT'S LEFT MANY LOOKING SIDEWAYS ` FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH SIR STEVE HANSEN'S HELPING THE WALLABIES AHEAD OF THE WORLD CUP... OR AT LEAST OBSERVING AND GIVING FEEDBACK. HANSEN IS GOOD FRIENDS WITH AUSSIE COACH EDDIE JONES. HE'S BEEN QUICK TO SHARE HIS SIDE OF THE STORY. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON IS WITH THE ALL BLACKS IN LONDON. THIS WEEK SHOULD BE ALL ABOUT PREPARING FOR A TOUGH SPRINGBOKS CLASH, BUT SOMETHING ELSE IS CAUSING A STIR IN THE ALL BLACKS CAMP. YEAH? (LAUGHTER) WHAT, ACTUALLY?! A CLEARLY SHOCKED DANE COLES FINDING OUT FROM THE MEDIA ONE OF THEIR OWN IS GOING FROM BLACK TO GOLD. SHAG, WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? (LAUGHTER) OH, THAT HURTS A LITTLE BIT, TO BE FAIR. YES, HIS FORMER COACH SIR STEVE HANSEN, WHO LED THE ALL BLACKS TO WORLD CUP GLORY IN 2015, LENDING A HAND TO RIVALS THE WALLABIES. HANSEN DOWNPLAYING THINGS TO 1 NEWS, SAYING HE'S IN EUROPE FOR WORK, AND HIS FRIEND AUSSIE COACH EDDIE JONES ASKED IF HE COULD FIT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS OF OBSERVING WHAT THEY'RE DOING. HE'S A BIT OF AN ICON IN THE ALL BLACKS SET-UP. AND... (LAUGHS) YEAH. NO. OH, I'M ACTUALLY A BIT SPEECHLESS. BUT, OH, A BIT DISAPPOINTING. (LAUGHS) YEAH. I'M ACTUALLY GOBSMACKED. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE HAVING A BIT OF A LAUGH. ARDIE SAVEA ALSO SURPRISED ` BUT A BIT MORE PHILOSOPHICAL. EVERYONE'S GOTTA DO WHAT THEY GOTTA DO, SO, YEAH, GOOD ON HIM. AND AFTER A SHAKY START IN THEIR LAST TEST MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIA, IT'S CLEAR WHAT THE ALL BLACKS HAVE TO DO THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH AFRICA HAVE NAMED A STRONG SIDE FOR THE MATCH AT TWICKENHAM. THEY'LL WANNA COME OUT FIRING AND NULLIFY US. AND, YEAH, THE WAY WE STARTED WITH AUSSIE, IF WE GIVE THAT TO SOUTH AFRICA, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LONG DAY AT THE OFFICE. IT'LL BE A GOOD TEST FOR THE WORLD CUP AHEAD. THE ALL BLACKS SPENDING THE WEEK HERE, AT THIS LUXURY RESORT IN LONDON. THE ALL BLACKS ALSO STAYED HERE DURING THE 2015 WORLD CUP, AND WE ALL MIGHT REMEMBER HOW WELL THAT WENT. STAYING HERE AGAIN MIGHT JUST PROVIDE THAT GOOD OMEN THAT'S NEEDED FOR WHAT'S AHEAD. THERE'S A FEW PHOTOS ON THE WALL, AND IT'S QUITE COOL TO COME BACK HERE, AND, YEAH, IT'S A GOOD FEEL. A GOOD FEELING THEY HOPE WILL STRETCH THROUGH TO THE NEXT GAME ` AND THEN RIGHT THROUGH THE TOURNAMENT IN FRANCE. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. MEANWHILE, JOE MOODY'S RECALLED THE TOUGH CHAT HE HAD WITH IAN FOSTER WHEN HE LEARNED HE WOULDN'T BE PART OF THE WORLD CUP SQUAD. THE 57-TEST ALL BLACK HAD ANKLE SURGERY IN MAY AND WAS PROGRESSING WELL, BACK TRAINING WITH THE TEAM. HE SAYS HE COULD'VE PLAYED NPC SOONER, BUT THE MEDICAL STAFF WANTED HIM TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. I DID KIND OF ARGUE MY CASE WHEN THEY SAID IT WAS` THAT I WASN'T GONNA BE READY, YOU KNOW, FOR OPENING ROUNDS OF THE WORLD CUP AND EVERYTHING. AND I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, THE TWO WEEKS' NPC, THE GAME IN LONDON ` UM, I WOULD'VE BEEN IN PRETTY GOOD STATE, BUT... YEAH. APPARENTLY, THAT WASN'T THE WAY THEY SAW IT. WHILE DISAPPOINTED, HE SAYS HIS DESIRE TO PLAY FOR THE ALL BLACKS REMAINS. WORLD RUGBY HAS CONFIRMED THEY'LL USE THE NEW FOUL-PLAY BUNKER SYSTEM AT THE WORLD CUP. THE EXTRA TMO HAS BEEN TRIALLED DURING THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP AND CUP WARM-UP GAMES, HAVING A GOOD WORKOUT IN THE PAST TWO ENGLAND TESTS. THE FOUL PLAY REVIEW OFFICER CAN ONLY COMMENT AND DEAL WITH INCIDENTS THAT ARE REFERRED TO THEM AND CANNOT COMMENT ON ANY OTHER INCIDENTS IN THE GAME. ENGLAND PLAYERS BILLY VUNIPOLA AND OWEN FARRELL FACE THEIR LATEST JUDICIAL HEARINGS TONIGHT ` BOTH COULD MISS MOST OF THE POOL GAMES AT THE WORLD CUP. WORLD RUGBY HAS ALSO CONFIRMED GOAL KICKERS WILL BE ON A VISIBLE SHOT CLOCK AT THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENT. FIVE FORMER ALL BLACKS HAVE BEEN NAMED IN TONGA'S WORLD CUP SQUAD. THEY INCLUDE GEORGE MOALA, WHO'S APPEALING A FIVE-WEEK SUSPENSION FOR THIS TACKLE AND WOULD CURRENTLY MISS THEIR FIRST TWO MATCHES. 2015 WORLD CUP WINNER MALAKAI FEKITOA'S ALSO IN THE SQUAD, AS ARE CHARLES PIUTAU, VAEA FIFITA AND AUGUSTINE PULU. HOWEVER, A GLARING ABSENTEE ` CONTROVERSIAL FORMER WALLABY ISRAEL FOLAU, WHO HASN'T RECOVERED FROM A KNEE INJURY HE SUFFERED EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHE'S THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION, BUT DAME LISA CARRINGTON WON'T BE IN NEW ZEALAND'S K2 500 CREW AT THE CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEK. IN A BID TO SECURE THE MAXIMUM ATHLETE QUOTA FOR THE PARIS GAMES, OFFICIALS HAVE OPTED FOR A NEW DUO FEATURING A PADDLER WHO'S PRACTICALLY A NOVICE IN THE SPORT. GUY HEVELDT EXPLAINS. A BRIGHT DAWN IS RISING ON TWO CANOE RACING CAREERS, ONE OF WHICH IS BRAND NEW ` THAT OF DANIELLE McKENZIE, THE 2019 SURF SKI WORLD CHAMPION AND LONG-TIME NUTRI-GRAIN IRON WOMAN CONTENDER. SHE'S ONLY BEEN IN CANOE SPRINT FOR THREE MONTHS BUT THIS WEEK WILL LINE UP AT THE WORLD CHAMPS. INITIALLY, THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT I WAS POSSIBLY GONNA GO TO WORLD CHAMPS AND RACE A NON-OLYMPIC EVENT, WHICH WOULD BE EITHER 1000km OR 5km. UM, AND HONESTLY JUST... SUPER PUMPED. I JUMPED AT` I WAS LIKE, 'TAKE ME.' INSTEAD, SHE'LL BE IN AN OLYMPIC EVENT ALONGSIDE RIO REP AIMEE FISHER IN THE K2 500. INCREDIBLY, THE PAIR ONLY COMBINED FIVE WEEKS AGO. LET'S GO, GIRLS! WORK TOGETHER! WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME IN THE BOAT, BUT... IT'S AMAZING ` LIKE, EVERY SESSION IS KIND GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. AND IT` YEAH, LIKE YOU SAY, IT'S CLICKING REAL WELL. THE IMPROVEMENT STARTED TO COME, AND THEN WE KNEW THERE WAS THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH AIMEE, AND... THINKING, 'OK, WE HAVE NUMBER-TWO, NUMBER-FOUR RANKED KIWI PADDLERS, 'AND LET'S GAMBLE AND SEE HOW THEY GO.' McKENZIE'S STILL LEARNING THE FLAT-WATER SUBTLETIES AND TECHNIQUE ADJUSTMENTS BUT IS COMMITTED TO A PERMANENT SWITCH. I'M PRETTY HAPPY WITH EVERYTHING THAT I'VE ACCOMPLISHED IN SURF LIFESAVING, SO I DEFINITELY AM GONNA STAY WITH KAYAKING AND GIVE THIS A REALLY GOOD CRACK. AS FOR FISHER, IT'S ALMOST A SECOND COMING OF HER CAREER ` THE 2021 K1 WORLD CHAMPION GIVEN THIS CHANCE AFTER BEING PIPPED BY DAME LISA CARRINGTON IN THEIR RACE-OFF EARLIER IN THE YEAR. NOW EYEING THE UNTHINKABLE ` A TOP-SIX FINISH WITH HER NOVICE CREWMATE TO QUALIFY THE BOAT FOR PARIS. IT'S GONNA BE CLOSE. I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT THERE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE MANAGED, ESPECIALLY THESE LAST FEW WEEKS, TO PUT SOME REALLY GOOD DATA DOWN. THERE'S ONE FINAL CHANCE TO QUALIFY NEXT YEAR, BUT THESE TWO ARE HOPING IT'S ONE AND DONE FOR THEIR OLYMPIC TICKET. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. MORE DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPS IN BUDAPEST, WITH OUR POLE VAULT TRIO OF ELIZA McCARTNEY, OLIVIA McTAGGART AND IMOGEN AYRIS ALL MISSING OUT ON A SPOT IN THE FINAL. MEANWHILE, ZOE HOBBS CAME CLOSE ` BUT NOT CLOSE ENOUGH, MISSING OUT ON THE 100m BY ONE-HUNDREDTH OF A SECOND. HER SEMI FEATURED THE THREE FASTEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD. IT'S A SLOW START FOR SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON. IS SHE GONNA RESPOND TO THE PRESSURE HERE? SHE KNOWS SHE'S GOTTA CHASE THEM DOWN. SHERICKA JACKSON IS HOME AND DRY, THE WORLD-LEADING ATHLETE STRIDING DOWN THE CHAMP. AND THAT IS... AN ERROR. I DON'T WANNA USE THAT WORD TOO HARSHLY, BUT SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON ` THAT WAS NOT A GOOD START. THE FASTEST SEMI-FINAL IN WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY, AMERICAN SHA'CARRI RICHARDSON FINISHING THIRD AND THROUGH TO THE FINAL. SHE WAS RULED OUT OF THE TOKYO OLYMPICS AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR MARIJUANA; PUTTING THAT BEHIND HER AND GOING ON TO CLAIM GOLD IN 10.65 SECONDS FROM LANE NINE. HOBBS' SEMI-FINAL TIME OF 11.02 PLACES HER IN THE WORLD TOP 10. THE CRUSADERS HAVE OFFICIALLY ENTERED THEIR POST-'RAZOR' ERA, WITH FORMER CANTERBURY CAPTAIN AND COACH ROB PENNEY NOW IN CHARGE. AFTER 15 YEARS COACHING ABROAD, HE'S BACK HOME ` AFTER 12 YEARS COACHING ABROAD, HE'S BACK HOME ` WITH THE FULL INTENTION OF CONTINUING A DOMINANT ERA FOR THE SUPER RUGBY FRANCHISE. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. HE'S ONLY BEEN BACK TWO WEEKS... AND HOW ARE WE THIS MORNING? ...AND ALREADY, ROB PENNEY FEELS RIGHT AT HOME. AS YOU CAN SEE, RAZOR COULD'VE PROBABLY HAD THE VACUUM CLEANER OUT. SAME CHEEK ` BUT TWO VERY DIFFERENT COACHES. I'M NOT RAZOR, AND I CAN SAY SAFELY NOW THAT THERE'LL BE NO BREAKDANCING. PENNEY'S WELL AWARE OF THE PULLING POWER AND PROFILE HIS PREDECESSOR SCOTT ROBERTSON HAD... ALL CHANT: OOH, AH, RAZOR BLADE! OOH-AH, RAZOR BLADE! THE KIND THAT LINGERS. WHO IS THE CURRENT COACH OF THE CRUSADERS? UM... I'M GONNA GET MURDERED FOR THIS. (LAUGHS) IS IT... IT'S OLD MATE` I KNOW THE BREAK-DANCER FELLA? THE GUY THAT LIKES TO DO THE WORM. SCOTT ROBINSON. UH, IT'S... IT'S NOT STEVE HANSEN. THE FORMER WARATAHS` UM, PENNEY! ROB PENNY! YES! IS THERE A BIT OF A SENSE OF HAVING TO REINVENT YOURSELVES NOW? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK` YOU HEARD ROB TALK ABOUT THE THINGS LIKE PRESSURE, AND CARE AND LOVE ` AND THOSE TERMS AND COMMENTS, THEY'RE CONSISTENT AND THEY DON'T CHANGE. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BOYS OUT ON THE PARK AND THE BACKROOM STAFF. I GUESS I'M ONE PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, AND BECAUSE I'M THE HEAD COACH, I HAPPEN TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT, BUT I'LL BE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MEET EVERYBODY. BUT WHETHER HE LIKES THE LIMELIGHT OR NOT, THE SPOTLIGHT'S ALWAYS ON THE CRUSADERS. NEXT SEASON, THEY'RE LOOKING FOR AN EIGHTH-STRAIGHT SUPER RUGBY TITLE. SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME YOU CAN LOOK AT PRESSURE AND IT CAN BE AN UPHILL GRIND OR IT CAN BE A WARM WIND AT YOUR BACK, AND I'LL CERTAINLY BE LOOKING AT IT AS A WARM WIND AT MY BACK. CONFIDENT HE'S GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO CONTINUE A WELL-ADMIRED LEGACY. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. LET'S HOPE SO. IF ANYBODY WILL ROLL HIS SLEEVES UP AND GET ON WITH IT, IT'S HIM. STAY TUNED FOR THE WEATHER AT YOUR PLACE. AND CAN YOU SPOT WHAT HAS NO SPOTS? HOW RARE THIS NEWBORN IS AT A ZOO IN THE U.S. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHY HELP THE WALLABIES? THE FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH WHO'S GIVING THE AUSSIE RUGBY TEAM A HAND AND WHY HE SAYS IT'S JUST THE HAND OF FRIENDSHIP. PLUS ` THE HIGH SCHOOL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR STUDENTS TO USE THEIR CELL PHONES DURING THE DAY. COULD THIS ROLL OUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY? AND WE ALL KNOW A CAROL OR A BILL, BUT WHY ARE THESE NAMES BECOMING EXTINCT? WE'LL EXPLAIN ALL AT 7. NAU MAI ANO ` WELCOME BACK. THE PUBLIC IS NOW BEING ASKED TO HELP NAME A RARE SPOTLESS GIRAFFE IN THE U.S. STAFF AT BRIGHT'S ZOO IN TENNESSEE BELIEVE THIS BROWN GIRAFFE, BORN ON THE 31st OF JULY, IS ONE OF A KIND ` PERHAPS THE ONLY ONE IN THE WORLD. THE ZOO SAYS THE LAST RECORD OF A SPOTLESS GIRAFFE WAS IN TOKYO, IN THE EARLY 1970s. VOTES FOR THE NEW NAME ARE TAKING PLACE ON THE ZOO'S FACEBOOK PAGE. HERE'S DAN WITH THE WEATHER NOW. HELLO. WE HAVE SEEN HINTS OF SPRING. A LOVELY DAY FOR NEWBORNS AS WELL CALFS AND LAMBS. BACK TO THE WEATHER MAPS WITH HIGH PRESSURE SETTING IN PLACE IT HAS BEEN PLEASANT ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY, AS MANY SPOTS AS WELL A PICTURE PERFECT. THE SAME SORT OF THING TOMORROW. DECENT SIZED AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. THAT SYSTEM WILL WORK THROUGH. FAIRLY STRONG BUT KEEPING ALL THE COLD AIR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO OUR SOUTH. THE LOWER CLOUD, ONE LUMP THERE, ONE LUMP THERE. THEY WILL LAPSE INTO THE COAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE MORNINGS, EASE BACK WITH HEATING OF THE DAME. HIGH-PRESSURE STAYS IN PLACE. *OF THE DAY -6 MT COOK. TWIZEL, YOU COULD SEE THE SAME TONIGHT. AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE COLD AND THE FROST. FURTHER NORTH, WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE, THAT WILL BE COLD FOR YOU. -5, -6. NOTICE HOW FAR NORTH THE FROST GOES. A LOVELY LOOKING DAY TOMORROW. STARTING WITH CLOUDS, SOME OF IT TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND SOME TO WESTERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AS FAR NORTH AS NORTHLAND. SOME OF IT MAY BE SQUEEZING OUT OF THE ODD DOT OF A SHOWER. YOU WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS TO PARTS OF FIORDLAND, BUT OTHERWISE, FOR MOST OF US, AFTER THE MORNING CLOUD, GREAT LOOKING DAY. THAT SHELL MIGHT BE A PASSING THING OVER PARTS OF NORTHLAND. WIND EASING BACK. A VERY PLEASANT DAY TO BE OUTSIDE. EARLY CLOUD AND PLACES FOR AUCKLAND. SMALL CHANCE FOR THE ODD SHOWER. IF YOU DON'T SEE IT, I WON'T BE SURPRISED. HAMILTON -2, VERY FROSTY. SCATTERED CLOUD BUT OTHERWISE A FINE LOOKING DAY. TAKE YOUR PICK, BAY OF PLENTY ` FROSTY START. GO THROUGH THE DAY, SCATTERED CLOUD. TAURANGA TWO DEGREES TO START WITH. NOTICE AROUND THE REGIONS, SAME SORT OF THING FROSTY START, THEN PHONE. *THEN FINE. YOU WILL HAVE SOME MORNING CLOUD, GISBORNE, SLOWLY BURNING BACK. IT IS FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS BUT OTHERWISE A GREAT AFTERNOON. NEW PLYMOUTH DOWN TO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND, CHILE IN A FEW PLACES. WELLINGTON, BUT OF EARLY CLOUD. SUNSHINE IS THE PLAN FOR THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS PATCHY CLOUD IN THE MORNING FOR NELSON AND BLENHEIM; WESTPORT THE SAME THING. LOOKING FINE FOR THE AFTERNOON. CHRISTCHURCH, FROSTY START, THEN FINE. GO TO THE WEST COAST SOME MORNING CLOUD COMING BACK IN THE EVENING, FURTHER EAST, NO PROBLEMS FROSTY START THEN PHONE. 13 FOR THE AFTERNOON, AND EVERYWHERE ASKED THE SAME SORT OF THING. SOME HIGH CLOUD OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. DAMP WEATHER MOVING INTO MILFORD SOUND. IT IS NOT A LOT, IT IS JUST PATCHY LIGHT RAIN. DUNEDIN, 15 DEGREES AT THIS TIME OF YEAR PRETTY RESPECTABLE. A GREAT LOOKING DAY. DRYING OUT FOR YOU, CHATHAM ISLANDS. IT GETS A BIT OF A SQUEEZE OF SORTS. BUT THE WEATHER SYSTEM HAS NOTHING REALLY TO COME THROUGH BECAUSE THE UPPER TROUGH IS BRINGING BITS AND PIECES OF RAIN. IT LOOKS RATHER MEASLY. KEEPS US WITH THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. THE MORE OF AN EASTERLY FLOW, A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND THROUGH FRIDAY. THE HIGH IS STILL THERE. TRY TO CHOOSE WHICH ONE TO DO ` IT OTHERWISE FINE. INTO THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS, IT IS FINE FOR