TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH'S MAMA HOOCH BAR RAPISTS HEAR FROM THE WOMEN WHOSE DRINKS THEY SPIKED AND THEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, BEFORE BEING HANDED LENGTHY PRISON SENTENCES. I FEEL SICK. I FEEL PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SICK WHEN I LOOK AT MY SLIP. HOMEOWNERS WHO'VE BEEN IN LIMBO IN AUCKLAND AND TAIRAWHITI-GISBORNE, FINALLY HEAR THE BUYOUT PLAN FOR THEIR FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES. AND, NO SURVIVORS. WAS YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN ` THE WAGNER LEADER EXILED FOR MARCHING ON MOSCOW ` ONBOARD? CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA, SEAN LYDIARD AND JESSIE PURU. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. 'YOUR DISREGARD TOWARDS WOMEN IS DISGUSTING.' THOSE WERE THE WORDS OF ONE SURVIVOR IN CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT COURT TODAY, AS DRINK-SPIKING RAPISTS DANNY AND ROBERTO JAZ WERE SENTENCED TO 16-AND-A-HALF AND 17 YEARS BEHIND BARS. THE BROTHERS PREYED UPON MORE THAN 20 WOMEN AT THE ONCE-POPULAR 'MAMA HOOCH' BAR BETWEEN 2015 AND 2018. THE JUDGE CALLING THEIR OFFENDING PREDATORY AND HEARTLESS. KATIE STEVENSON REPORTS. THIS IS THE DAY, THAT THE SURVIVORS OF THE JAZ BROTHERS, HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. THE RAPISTS APPEARING FOR SENTENCING, BUT FIRST HEARING DIRECTLY FROM THE WOMEN WHOSE LIVES THEY'VE CHANGED FOREVER. NO MATTER WHO I BECOME, WHERE I GO, OR HOW I EVOLVE, I WILL ALWAYS BE THAT 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL WHO WAS ASSAULTED BY DANNY JAZ. SOPHIE BROWN, LOOKING HER ABUSER DANNY JAZ, STRAIGHT IN THE EYE. SHE'S HAD HER NAME SUPPRESSION LIFTED. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER; SHE'LL BE 19 ONE DAY. YOU'VE MADE SURE THAT SHE CONTINUES TO LIVE IN IS A WORLD WHERE WOMEN ARE EXPLOITED. SHE CONTINUES TO LIVE IN WORLD FULL OF MEN LIKE YOU, WHO BELIEVE WOMEN OWE YOU THE PRIVILEGE OF ACCESS TO THEIR OWN BODIES, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER SHE WANTS TO OR NOT. 23 WOMEN WERE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, DRUGGED, OR BOTH, BY THESE MEN. YOUR SENTENCE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO GET MYSELF BACK TO THE WAY I WAS PRIOR TO THE EVENT. YOUR DISREGARD TOWARDS WOMEN IS DISGUSTING. THE CAREFREE, FUN-LOVING GIRL I ONCE WAS HAS NEVER RETURNED, AND LIKELY NEVER WILL. YOU STOLE MY FIERCE INDEPENDENCE FROM ME, YOU STOLE MY RIGHT TO FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN MIND FROM ME. THE BROTHERS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF POWERFUL POSITIONS IN THEIR FATHER'S BUSINESS ` DANNY JAZ WAS MANAGER AT THE BAR MAMA HOOCH, AND ROBERTO WOULD HELP POUR DRINKS, AFTER SHIFTS AS A CHEF AT THE FAMILY RESTAURANT VENUTI, A FEW DOORS DOWN. TOGETHER THEY PREYED ON THEIR PATRONS AND STAFF. THEY WERE YOUNG WOMEN, MANY WERE TEENAGERS. YOU WERE MEN IN YOUR 30s. AFTER A SIX-WEEK-LONG TRIAL EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE OLDER OF THE TWO WAS FOUND GUILTY OF 20 CHARGES, AFTER ALREADY ADMITTING TO 21. HIS BROTHER WAS CONVICTED OF 28 OFFENCES. YOU SHOULD BOTH BE IN NO DOUBT THAT YOU SEVERELY DAMAGED ALL OF YOUR VICTIMS BY YOUR PREDATORY AND HEARTLESS OFFENDING, DRIVEN BY ARROGANCE, MISGUIDED SELF-BELIEF, AND A COMPLETE LACK OF RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF THOSE YOU'VE OFFENDED AGAINST. A WHATSAPP GROUP CHAT WAS KEY TO POLICE EVIDENCE. ON AT LEAST 10 OCCASIONS THE BROTHERS SHARED PHOTOS OF POTENTIAL TARGETS. NEITHER OF YOU HAVE EXPRESSED ANY REMORSE OR EMPATHY OR UNDERSTANDING OR FEELING. THEIR BRAVE SURVIVORS DETERMINED TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND. THE JUDGE PRAISING THEM FOR THEIR COURAGE. IT IS NOW FOR YOU TO MOVE ON AS BEST YOU CAN, AND I THINK YOU WILL. WITH ONE WOMEN DESCRIBING, 'IT FEELS LIKE A DARK CLOUD IS FINALLY CLEARING.' KATIE JOINS US NOW LIVE. KATIE, WHAT WAS REACTION LIKE IN THE COURT ROOM? QUARTER OF 19 WAS PACKED TODAY. THERE WAS AN OVERFLOW COURTROOM WATCHING THE SENTENCING BY VIDEO LINK. THE BROTHER WAS ALSO WATCHING FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERY. AND IT WAS EMOTIONAL THROUGHOUT. THERE WAS CLAPPING THE RIGHT THE JUDGEMENTS, AND CRYING AND HUGGING, AND ONE PERSON YELLING AS THE BROTHERS WERE TAKEN OUT OF COURT. THROUGHOUT THE SENTENCING, THE BROTHERS SHOWED NO REMORSE. AND KATIE, YOU SPOKE TO POLICE OUTSIDE? THE OFFICER IN CHARGE SAYS THIS BRINGS TO AN END A LONG AND COMPLICATED FIVE YEAR CASE. BUT THEIR JOURNEY WAS A LOT LONGER THAN THAT FOR THE VICTIMS. WITHOUT THEM, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY AND IT WAS ACTUALLY THE STRENGTH OF THEM ALL TOGETHER THAT CAME TO PUT THIS WHERE IT IS TODAY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE'S FINALLY SOME CLARITY TODAY FOR HOMEOWNERSTHIS HAS HELPED RAISE AWARENESS SAYING THAT THESE VICTIMS COURAGE HAS HELPED MAKE HIS COMMUNITY SAFER. THERE'S FINALLY SOME CLARITY TODAY FOR HOMEOWNERSTHIS HAS IN TAIRAWHITI-GISBORNE AND AUCKLAND, WHO ARE LOOKING TO GET ON WITH THEIR LIVES THE GOVERNMENT'S REACHED A DEAL TO SPLIT THE COST OF BUYING OUT STORM` AND CYCLONE GABRIELLE-DAMAGED HOMES IN BOTH REGIONS. IT'S THE SAME 50/50 COST-SHARING DEAL WITH COUNCILS AS IN HAWKE'S BAY. THE PACKAGE BROKERED BY THE GISBORNE DISTRICT COUNCIL IS $30 MILLION DOLLARS FOR BUYOUTS, WITH THE COUNCIL'S $15 MILLION SHARE FUNDED THROUGH A 10-YEAR INTEREST-FREE LOAN FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE AGREEMENT ALSO INCLUDES $4 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS FLOOD PROTECTION. AND A FURTHER $25 MILLION FOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS. $774 MILLION GOING TOWARDS BUYING OUT AN ESTIMATED 700 HOMES; $820 MILLION FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE AGAINST FUTURE FLOOD EVENTS; AND $390 MILLION FOR REBUILDING THE TRANSPORT NETWORK. JACOB JOHNSON IS LIVE IN A MOMENT WITH MORE DETAILS, FIRST HIS REPORT. WHENEVER THERE'S A DOWNPOUR, LUCI HARRISON WORRIES HER HOME WILL FALL DOWN THIS SLOPE. HER BACKYARD COLLAPSED AFTER THE AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY FLOODS. TODAY THERE'S A LITTLE RELIEF, WITH SOME BUY-OUT DETAILS CONFIRMED. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING; THERE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE ACTION. SHE'D LIKE TO SEE A LOT MORE ACTION THOUGH ` AUCKLAND COUNCIL'S SIGNALLED 700 PROPERTIES WILL BE PART OF THE BUY-OUT. LUCI HARRISON DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER HER HOUSE WILL BE ONE OF THEM. NO ONE'S HEARD ABOUT THEIR CATEGORISATION YET. I GOT AN EMAIL FROM COUNCIL WHICH I WAS QUITE EXCITED ABOUT, SAYING THEY'LL CONTACT ME WITHIN 10 DAYS, AND IT'S NOW THREE WEEKS LATER AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. MANY IN THE WEST COAST COMMUNITY OF MURIWAI ARE IN A SIMILAR POSITION; MORE THAN A HUNDRED FAMILIES WERE DISPLACED BY CYCLONE GABRIELLE. OUR MENTAL HEALTH IS AT AN ALL-TIME LOW. AS A COMMUNITY, WE'VE ALREADY LOST TWO LIVES TO LANDSLIPS, AND I AM DETERMINED THAT WE SHOULD NOT LOSE ANY MORE LIVES TO THIS DISASTER AND TRAGEDY. OUR RECOVERY GROUP ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM, AND THERE'S BEEN AN AWFUL LOT OF CONSULTATION, AND WE'VE HAD STAFF OUT AT MURIWAI AND PIHA AND KERIKERI, AND LOOKING AND TALKING, SO THERE HAS BEEN A LOT GOING ON. THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING SET OF DISCUSSIONS AND WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD OUTCOMES. A BUYOUT PLAN'S ALSO BEEN REACHED FOR HARD-HIT TAIRAWHITI ` WHILE GISBORNE DISTRICT COUNCIL WILL PAY HALF, IT'S FACING CASH FLOW CHALLENGES, MEANING ITS SHARE WILL BE FUNDED BY A 10-YEAR INTEREST-FREE LOAN FROM GOVERNMENT. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY COMING OUT OF OUR REGION, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN INJECTION BACK INTO OUR REGION, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THOSE IN AUCKLAND JUST WANT ANSWERS. I FEEL SICK, I FEEL PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY SICK WHEN I LOOK AT MY SLIP AND EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT, BITS HAVE FALLEN AWAY STILL, AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS, I CAN'T SLEEP. THE DREAM OF MORE CERTAINTY, STILL A LONG WAY OFF. JACOB JOINS US NOW, LIVE. JACOB, SO COSTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED. WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? THAT IS STILL A GREAT DEAL OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THESE BUYOUTS CAN BEGIN. THIS INCLUDES PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THESE PLANS. THIS WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND IN AUCKLAND, NEXT MONTH. MORE DETAILS WILL COME OUT, INCLUDING HOW THIS WILL BE PAID FOR. WE PUT THIS TO BOTH MARES TODAY AND ULTIMATELY, SOME OF THE COSTS WILL FULLBACK ON RATEPAYERS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS, AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL HAS SIGNALLED THAT DIRECT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT BUYOUTS WILL BEGIN WITH AFFECTED RESIDENTS TOWARDS THE END OF OCTOBER. COMMUTERS IN DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND ARE BEING DISRUPTED AN EMERGENCY ALERT HAS BEEN SENT TO PHONES IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND WITH A WARNING FOR PEOPLE TO STAY INSIDE AND CLOSE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS. 'I'M NOT SURPRISED.' THAT'S JOE BIDEN'S REACTION ON LEARNING OF THE SUDDEN DEATH OF A PROMINENT CRITIC OF RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT. YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN, THE MERCENARY LEADER WHO LRED A FAILED MUTINY AFTER VLADIMIR PUTIN KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH. THE ONE-TIME PUTIN ALLY THE LATEST TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH THE POWERFUL PRESIDENT AND LOSE. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. IT WAS HEADING FROM MOSCOW TO ST PETERSBURG. BUT THESE ARE THE PRIVATE JET'S LAST SECONDS IN THE AIR. ON BOARD, PUTIN'S FORMER RIGHT-HAND MAN. THERE ARE NO SURVIVORS, BUT THERE IS SPECULATION AND SUSPICION. VLADIMIR PUTIN, WHO'S BEEN OUT IN PUBLIC, HASN'T SAID ANYTHING YET. ONCE DUBBED PUTIN'S CHEF FOR PROVIDING CATERING TO THE KREMLIN, THE BUSINESSMAN THEN LED THE POWERFUL WAGNER GROUP ` A PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANY DEPLOYED IN UKRAINE AND ACROSS AFRICA TO FIGHT FOR RUSSIA'S INTERESTS. TWO MONTHS AGO, PRIGOZHIN LED AN ASTONISHING AND QUICKLY-ABANDONED REVOLT CRITICAL OF THE MOSCOW LEADERSHIP. (SHOUTS IN RUSSIAN) HE AND HIS UKRAINE FIGHTERS LEFT AND SET SIGHTS ON MOSCOW ` A DIRECT, HUMILIATING CHALLENGE. PUTIN CALLED THIS A 'TREACHEROUS BACK-STABBING'. BUT CHARGES WERE DROPPED. AND IT MADE MANY WONDER, HOW LONG COULD PRIGOZHIN LAST? WOULD PUTIN HAVE DONE THIS? WELL, HE HAS... CERTAINLY THE RUSSIAN SECURITY FORCES HAVE A HISTORY OF POISONING. RUSSIA'S AVIATION AUTHORITY, UNUSUALLY QUICKLY, RELEASED THE NAMES OF THOSE ON BOARD ` SEVEN PASSENGERS, THREE CREW, YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN AMONG THEM. BUT SOME ARE URGING CAUTION. WE KNOW THAT PRIGOZHIN USED ALIASES, OR RATHER PEOPLE WHO ASSUMED HIS NAME IN ORDER TO TRAVEL, AS PART OF HIS SECURITY MEASURES. THIS IS YEVGENY PRIGOZHIN'S LAST KNOWN VIDEO FROM JUST A FEW DAYS AGO ` HIS FIRST SINCE THE SHORT-LIVED MUTINY, POSSIBLY FILMED IN AFRICA. AT THE CRASH SITE, CORDON INVESTIGATORS HAVE ARRIVED. ALL BODIES REPORTEDLY RECOVERED. AND IN ST PETERSBURG, MOURNING FROM SOME. AND FOR MANY MORE OTHERS, QUESTIONS STILL BURNING. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. NATIONAL'S TIM VAN DE MOLEN HAS BEEN FOUND IN CONTEMPT OF PARLIAMENT AFTER AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW FOUND HE'D ENGAGED IN AGGRESSIVE AND THREATENING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS A LABOUR MP. HIS ACTIONS HAVE NOW COST HIM HIS PORTFOLIOS, AS CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. A NERVOUS-LOOKING TIM VAN DE MOLEN IN THE HOUSE. THE NATIONAL MP'S LOST HIS PORTFOLIOS FOR THREATENING LABOUR'S SHANAN HALBERT AFTER A SELECT COMMITTEE MEETING IN JUNE. THE MP FOR WAIKATO TODAY FOUND IN CONTEMPT OF PARLIAMENT. I APOLOGISE TO ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE IN THE ROOM, SPECIFICALLY TO MR HALBERT WHO WAS THE MOST IMPACTED BY MY CONDUCT. JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON SOME OF THE COMMENTS I MADE EARLIER... FOR WEEKS, IT HAD BEEN UNCLEAR WHAT HAD HAPPENED AFTER THIS MEETING. NOW THERE'S NO DISPUTING. AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW FOUND TIM VAN DE MOLEN STOOD CLOSE TO SHANAN HALBERT, SAID 'STAND UP, MATE' AND BRIEFLY BLOCKED HIM FROM LEAVING. STAFF IN THE ROOM CONSIDERED CALLING SECURITY. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AT THE TIME. WE DID ATTEMPT TO DO THAT. AT THAT TIME IT, WASN'T ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS AN INCIDENT, AND SO THE ONLY PATHWAY FORWARD WAS TO GO VIA THE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE. AT THE START, AS I SAID, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF MY CONDUCT. HAVING SEEN THE REPORT NOW, I ABSOLUTELY DO. BARRISTER WENDY ALDRED'S REVIEW FOR THE PRIVILEGES COMMITTEE FOUND THE MP'S CONDUCT AS A WHOLE WAS AGGRESSIVE, HOSTILE, THE COMMITTEE'S CONCLUDED TIM VAN DE MOLEN WAS IN CONTEMPT THE NATIONAL LEADER ACCEPTS THE REPORT AND SAYS HE'S PUNISHED THE MP ACCORDINGLY. HE IS NOT GOING TO BE A MINISTER IN THE NEXT GOVERNMENT. HE HAS LOST HIS PORTFOLIOS, AND HE NEEDS TO UNDERTAKE COACHING SUPPORT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO REASSURE THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. A FRUSTRATING DAY FOR NATIONAL ` TALKING ABOUT ITS OWN PERSONNEL ISSUES AS THE ELECTION LOOMS. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. AIR NEW ZEALAND'S POSTED A BILLION-DOLLAR PROFIT TURNAROUND, MAKING A NET $412M AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF LOSSES. SURGING DEMAND IS FUELLING THE COMPANY'S SUCCESS, AND IT SAYS SOME RELIEF MAY BE ON THE WAY FROM HIGH AIRFARES. HERE'S BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT CORAZON MILLER. THE BOSS OF AIR NEW ZEALAND WITH A SPRING IN HIS STEP. THANK YOU, MATT AND MORENA, EVERYONE. HE'S PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A RETURN TO PROFITABILITY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS TENURE. IT'S GOOD TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MONEY SO WE CAN INVEST MONEY. THE AIRLINE'S PLANNING TO BUY MORE PLANES, IMPROVE ITS SERVICE, REINSTATE PAY-OUTS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND PAY STAFF A BONUS. IT'S A HUGE TURNAROUND IN FORTUNE FOR THE NATIONAL AIRLINE AFTER THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS IN THE RED. BACK IN 2020 WHEN COVID HIT, IT NEEDED A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT AS PROFITS FELL ` LOSING IT ALMOST $500m. TWO YEARS ON, IT WAS CLOSER TO $600M. BUT AS OUR BORDERS RE-OPENED AND DEMAND SOARED, THE AIRLINE IS BACK IN BLACK. AIRLINES ARE QUITE VOLATILE IN TERMS OF THEIR FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, BUT IF WE TAKE THIS RESULT IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT THEY DID PREVIOUSLY, IT'S THEIR SECOND BEST RESULT EVER. RECORD PROFITS, BUT THE AIRLINE SAYS THE BUDGET'S STILL TIGHT. COULD BE NEW AIRPLANES OR IT COULD BE DRY CLEANING, AIRPORT LANDING CHARGES ` WE'RE SEEING PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES ON THAT. IN SOME CASES UP TO 50%. MANY PASSENGERS FEEL THEY'RE THE ONES PAYING. YOU CAN GET CHEAPER FLIGHTS ON GRABASEAT, BUT YOU GOT TO BE WELL-ORGANISED FOR THAT, I GUESS. EVEN THEN, FLIGHTS CAN BE COSTLY. THESE TWO PAID $600 EACH FOR AN AUCKLAND-TO-WELLINGTON RETURN FLIGHT. PRETTY EXPENSIVE, YEAH, AND WE BOOKED QUITE IN ADVANCE. OTHERS HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE NATIONAL AIRLINE ALL TOGETHER. AIR NEW ZEALAND IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE. WE ALWAYS GO JETSTAR. WE REALLY WANT TO SEE AIR NZ REINVESTING THOSE PROFITS SO KIWIS ARE GETTING BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE, MORE CHOICE, CHEAPER PRICES. PRICES HAVE GONE UP ON AVERAGE 30% TO 35% SINCE COVID. THAT'S WELL ABOVE INFLATION. YEAH, IT SURE IS, AND IT'S WHY WE'RE CONSCIOUS THAT WE WANNA DO IS SOME GET MORE SEATS BACK OUT THERE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE. BUT NOT TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. AND FOR THE VERY LATEST ON THE GAS LEAK EMERGENCY IN DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND, LET'S LIVE NOW TO YVONNE TAHANA. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US YVONNE? A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE NEWS HOUR, MANY IN THE CBD RECEIVED AN ALERT ASKING PEOPLE TO CLOSE THEIR WINDOWS AND DOORS. THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A LEAK ABOUT FIVE MINUTES DOWN THIS WAY, YOU CAN SEE AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT, IT SHOULD BE VERY BUSY ` ITS RUSH-HOUR, BUT POLICE HAVE SHUT IT OFF THIS AREA. IT'S VERY EERIE. THANKS, YVONNE, AND WE'LL COME BACK LIVE TO YOU FOR ANY OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WELL OVER A DECADE AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER, JAPAN'S BEGUN RELEASING TREATED NUCLEAR WASTEWATER FROM THE PLANT. BUT A POWERFUL COUNTRY CLAIMING IT'LL BE DISASTROUS FOR THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. THEN ` THE PRIDE OF A NATION. (ALL CHEER) INDIA MAKES HISTORY, LANDING THE FIRST SPACECRAFT NEAR THE LUNAR SOUTH POLE. HOW IT WANTS TO TRACK DOWN THE MOON'S MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THE TEAM YOU TURN TO WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENS. HOW A GROUP OF SPECIALISTS STEPPED UP TO HELP THE MAMA HOOCH VICTIMS. AND A STORY THAT PACKS A PUNCH. MEA MOTU, WORLD CHAMPION BOXER, SHARES HER LIFE LESSONS TO INSPIRE AND LIFT A NEW GENERATION. PLUS KIWI MUSIC LIVING LEGEND DON McGLASHAN. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. WITHIN THE PAST FEW HOURS, JAPAN'S BEGUN ITS CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO RELEASE TREATED NUCLEAR WASTEWATER INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER STATION WAS DESTROYED IN THE 2011 TSUNAMI, THE WORST ATOMIC DISASTER SINCE CHERNOBYL. THE UNITED NATION'S NUCLEAR WATCHDOG'S APPROVED JAPAN'S PLAN TO RELEASE TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER AS PART OF THE DECOMMISSIONING PROCESS. BUT NEAR NEIGHBOURS HAVE CONDEMNED THE ACTION, WITH CHINA SAYING THE FULL IMPACT ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT CAN'T BE KNOWN. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER REPORTS. FRESH FROM THE OCEAN... ITS THIS KAIMOANA AND SURVIVAL ON THE SEA THAT MANY SAY IS NOW AT RISK. IT HAS TO BE STOPPED, ABSOLUTELY. I AM TOTALLY AGAINST IT. OPINION IS DIVIDED. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO EFFECT US THAT MUCH. ESPECIALLY IF THE JAPANESE HAVE DONE THEIR RESEARCH AND IT'S GOING TO BE DILUTED ENOUGH IN THE OCEAN. IT MIGHT HAVE SOME EFFECTS BUT WE WON'T FEEL IT UNTIL 50 YEARS DOWN THE LINE. BENEATH THESE WAVES IN FUKUSHIMA THIS AFTERNOON THE RELEASE BEGAN. WHILE THE WATER HAS BEEN TREATED, THERE IS NO TECHNOLOGY TO GET RID OF THE RADIOACTIVE TRITIUM IN IT. BUT THE JAPANESE SAY IT'S SO DILUTED IT WONT BE A PROBLEM. CHINA'S BLASTED JAPAN'S ACTION AS SELFISH ` TRANSLATOR: WE DO NOT WANT AUGUST 24, 2023, TO BE THE DISASTER DAY FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENT. PROTESTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION, IN SOUTH KOREA, HONG KONG AND JAPAN. BUT THE U.N.'S NUCLEAR AGENCY SAYS THE SCIENCE SHOWS ITS SAFE. THAT GREEN LIGHT GOING A LONG WAY FOR SOME PACIFIC NATIONS. I AM SATISFIED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY REPORT IS REASSURING ENOUGH TO DISPEL ANY FEARS OF ANY UNTOWARD DEGRADATION OF THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT. BUT A NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT SCIENTISTS HIRED BY THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM BELIEVE MORE RESEARCH IS NECESSARY. THE RELEASE AN ANXIOUS TIME FOR THE REGION, WHERE SUPERPOWERS HAVE CONDUCTED NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE PAST. OUR GENERATION SHOULD BE STANDING UP AND FIGHTING FOR OUR OCEANS, BECAUSE ITS THE SURVIVAL FOR CHILDREN OF TOMORROW. THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM WILL DISCUSS THE RELEASE AT ITS NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER BUT ITS CLEAR, IN THE BLUE PACIFIC, JAPAN HOLDS ALL THE CARDS. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. INDIA'S CELEBRATING ANOTHER GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND, BECOMING ONLY THE FOURTH COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO LAND A SPACECRAFT ON THE MOON. RUSSIA, OR THE USSR AS IT WAS THEN, WAS THE FIRST. LUNAR 2 DELIBERATELY CRASHED INTO THE MOON IN 1959. AMERICA'S APOLLO, 11 THE FIRST EVER MANNED MISSION, LANDED IN 1969. THE IMAGES OF NEIL ARMSTRONG DESCENDING ONTO THE SURFACE BEAMED AROUND THE WORLD. AND CHINA WAS RELATIVELY LATE TO THE SPACE RACE, LANDING A LUNAR ROVER IN 2013. BUT INDIA'S GONE WHERE NO ONE'S GONE BEFORE, HEADING FOR THE MOON'S SOUTH POLE. IT'S SET TO EXPERIMENT ON THE HUGE CRATERS OF FROZEN WATER THERE, THAT LUNAR ICE POTENTIALLY THE MOON'S MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE. THE BBC'S SAMIRA HUSSEIN REPORTS. SIR, WE HAVE ACHIEVED SOFT LANDING ON THE MOON. INDIA IS ON THE MOON. (APPLAUSE) IT WAS A MOMENT SEVERAL DECADES IN THE MAKING. AND ON ITS THIRD ATTEMPT, INDIA STUCK THE LANDING. AS MISSION CONTROL CELEBRATED, SO, TOO, DID AN ENTIRE NATION. AS DID THESE SPACE ENTHUSIASTS. (CHILDREN CHEER) INDIA IS NOW IN AN ELITE CLASS OF SPACE EXPLORERS. GETTING TO THE SOUTH POLE OF THE MOON, SOMETHING THAT NO OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD HAS MANAGED TO ACHIEVE. NEARLY 7 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THE LIVE STREAM ON YOUTUBE AND THESE SPACE ENTHUSIASTS WERE FEELING EXCITEMENT, RELIEF, EVEN TEARS. (JET ENGINE ROARS) IT WAS ONLY SIX WEEKS AGO WHEN THE LANDER LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT. ALONG WITH IT, THE HOPES OF AN ENTIRE COUNTRY. INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER, NARENDRA MODI SAID THE LANDING WAS MORE THAN JUST A VICTORY FOR HIS COUNTRY. THIS SUCCESS... BELONGS TO ALL OF HUMANITY. AND IT WILL HELP MOON MISSIONS BY OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE FUTURE. THESE GRAINY PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AS THE LANDER MADE ITS DESCENT ON TO THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. I REALLY FELT THE PRIDE OF BEING AN INDIAN. INDIA'S AMBITIOUS SPACE PROGRAMME HAS DELIVERED THE COUNTRY A WIN ` IT HAS EMERGED AS A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE GLOBAL SPACE RACE. AND IF YOU'RE WONDERING, THE MOON'S SOUTH POLE HAS THE GREATEST QUANTITY OF ICE BECAUSE IT'S PERMANENTLY IN SHADOW. POLICE IN PAKISTAN HAVE ARRESTED THE OWNER OF A CABLE CAR THAT BROKE, LEAVING SEVEN CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHER HANGING ON FOR THEIR LIVES. DRONE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PRECARIOUS SITUATION ENDURED BY THE GROUP AS THEY HUNG HUNDREDS OF METRES ABOVE THE GROUND, ON A SINGLE CABLE, FOR 15 HOURS. TWO CHILDREN WERE RESCUED BY HELICOPTER, WITH THE REST EVENTUALLY ZIP-LINED TO SAFETY. THE OWNER OF THE CABLE CAR DIDN'T HAVE A GOVERNMENT PERMIT TO OPERATE THE OWNER OF THE CABLE CAR DIDN'T HAVE A GOVERNMENT PERMIT TO OPERATE THE SURGERY LASTED MANY HOURS AND DOCTORS PLAN FOR HER TO HAVE TWO PREGNANCIES BEFORE REMOVING THE TRANSPLANT SO SHE COULD COME OFF POWERFUL ANTE REJECTION DRUGS. MORE THAN 90 WORM TRANSPLANTS HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. JUST AHEAD ` THEY'VE BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST BANDS IN THE WORLD FOR THE PAST SIX DECADES. # WHITE HORSES... # BUT THE ROLLING STONES HAVEN'T RELEASED NEW MUSIC IN NEARLY 20 YEARS. DOES THIS CRYPTIC NEWSPAPER AD PROVE THAT'S ABOUT TO CHANGE? PLUS, IT WAS THE GOAL THAT KICK-STARTED AOTEAROA'S WORLD CUP. NOW SOCCER STAR COME STREET ARTIST HANNAH WILKINSON HAS FOUND A WAY TO SAY THANKS TO SOME OF HER BIGGEST SUPPORTERS. PLUS, WE'RE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH NEW ZEALAND MUSIC HALL OF FAMER DON McGLASHAN. IS HE THE NICEST MAN IN KIWI MUSIC? AND THE CHILD'S LIFE JACKET THAT CAME TO THE RESCUE OF A RESCUE DOG THAT WENT A LITTLE ASTRAY. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. RETURNING TO OUR BREAKING NEWS, AND THE GAS LEAK CAUSING MAJOR DISRUPTION IN DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND. THESE ARE THE LATEST PICTURES FROM THE SCENE WHERE EMERGENCY CREWS HAVE CORDONED OFF THE AREA SURROUNDING THE INTERSECTION OF CUSTOMS STREET EAST AND GORE STREET. AN EMERGENCY ALERT WAS SENT TO PHONES IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND JUST BEFORE 6:00 WITH A WARNING FOR PEOPLE TO STAY INSIDE AND CLOSE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS. OUR REPORTER AT THE SCENE SAYS THE STREETS ARE LARGELY DESERTED, AS RESIDENTS AND COMMUTERS HEED THAT WARNING. TWO PROMINENT GREEN PARTY MPs HAVE BID FAREWELL TO PARLIAMENT, AFTER DECIDING NOT TO STAND IN THE ELECTION. OUTGOING LIST MP EUGENIE SAGE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, SERVING AS MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION, AND ASSOCIATE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. WHILE JAN LOGIE MADE A NAME FOR HERSELF TAKING A STAND AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. I AM 100% CONFIDENT THE GREENS HOLD THE THINGS THAT I REALLY CARE ABOUT. I CAN WALK AWAY WITH GRATITUDE AND HUGE RESPECT TO THEM AND A SENSE OF KNOWING THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE, BUT THEY CANNOT DO IT ALONE. IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO BE A PADDLER ON THE GREEN PARTY WAKA IN THE PARLIAMENTARY FLEET. IT S BEEN HARD WORK BUT HUGELY REWARDING. I AM DELIGHTED TO PASS THE PADDLE ONTO OTHERS AND WISH EVERYONE WELL. THE TWO MPs BOTH STARTED IN PARLIAMENT IN 2011. A MYSTERIOUS ADVERT PLACED IN A LOCAL PAPER IN LONDON HAS ROLLING STONES FANS HOPING THE BAND'S ABOUT TO RELEASE A NEW ALBUM. THE AD FOR A NEW GLASS REPAIR SHOP INCLUDES SOME TELLTALE CLUES. THE BBC'S MARK SAVAGE INVESTIGATES. IT'S ALMOST TWO DECADES SINCE THE ROLLING STONES RELEASED AN ALBUM OF NEW MATERIAL HOUSES. # WHITE HORSES... # BUT NOW THE WAIT MIGHT BE OVER. LAST WEEK, AN ADVERT FOR A GLASS REPLACEMENT SERVICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE HACKNEY GAZETTE, BUT EAGLE-EYED FANS SPOTTED IT WAS RIDDLED WITH REFERENCES TO SONGS LIKE 'GIMME SHELTER' AND 'SATISFACTION' AND THEN, ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLY, A COPY OF THE BAND'S FAMOUS LIPS LOGO. DID YOU SPOT 'SATISFACTION', 'GIMME SHELTER', 'SHATTERED'? THOSE ARE ALL ROLLING STONES SONG TITLES. NOW THAT YOU SAY IT, YEAH. IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S QUITE A CRYPTIC WAY OF GETTING THE NEWS OUT. YEAH, BUT IT'S COOL. I LIKE IT. IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT. TO ME IT JUST LOOKS LIKE AN OPENING OF A RECORD SHOP OR A MUSIC VENUE OR SOMETHING. DO YOU THINK` IS THAT WHAT IT IS, YOU THINK? THAT'S WHAT FANS ARE SAYING. OH MY GOD. THEY'VE KEPT THAT QUIET, HAVEN'T THEY? # I CAN'T GET NO... # THE RECORD LABEL WON'T CONFIRM IT, BUT FANS HAVE DEDUCED THIS IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW ALBUM CALLED 'HACKNEY DIAMONDS'. DO RECORD LABELS USUALLY BOOK ADVERTS ON PAGE THREE OF THE HACKNEY GAZETTE? NOT NORMALLY. IT'S NORMALLY MORE LOCAL BUSINESSES. WHEN THE ALBUM DOES COME OUT, ARE YOU HOPING TO GET THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MICK AND KEITH? YEAH, I THINK SO. I THINK WE'RE OWED IT, AREN'T WE, IF WE'VE PUBLICISED IT FOR THEM? WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE STONES STARTED WORK ON NEW MATERIAL BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. AND THAT INCLUDES THE LAST EVER RECORDINGS OF DRUMMER CHARLIE WATTS, WHO DIED TWO YEARS AGO AT THE AGE OF 80. AND THE BAND HAVE SAID ANY NEW MATERIAL WILL BE DEDICATED TO WATTS' MEMORY. SINCE FORMING IN 1962, THE ROLLING STONES HAVE RECORDED 29 STUDIO ALBUMS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE ALL BLACKS WHEEL OUT THEIR TOP TEAM. INSIDE THE CAMP IN LONDON NEXT AS THE WORLD CUP BALANCING ACT CONTINUES. THE BASKETBALL WORLD CUP IS ALSO UPON US, LIVE TO THE PHILIPPINES NEXT. HINT ` THIS SECURITY ISN'T FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM! THE NEW SILVER FERN WITH DEEP SPORTING CONNECTIONS, AND THE FOOTBALL FERN GIVING BACK IN A UNIQUE WAY. AND MORE PRETTY QUIET AND SETTLED WEATHER AROUND TODAY. JUST A BIT MORE CLOUD IN THE MI FOR MANY. MORE OF THE SAME TOMORROW AND INTO THE START OF THE WEEKEND THEN A COOLER CHANGE. HOW IT IS SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE DETAILS AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO, HAKINAKINA O TE WA ` WELCOME TO SPORT. AND THE NUMBER-ONE ALL BLACKS TEAM TO PLAY SOUTH AFRICA AT TWICKENHAM ON SATURDAY MORNING. IAN FOSTER AND HIS SELECTORS DECIDING THEIR FRONT-LINE PLAYERS NEED GAME TIME BEFORE THAT OPENING WORLD CUP MATCH IN TWO WEEKS. IN THE FORWARD PACK ` LUKE JACOBSON IN FOR THE INJURED SHANNON FRIZZELL AT BLINDSIDE FLANKER. A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR JACOBSON WHO WAS RULED OUT ON THE EVE OF THE LAST WORLD CUP. THE BACKS AT FULL STRENGTH ` A TON OF EXPERIENCE MIXED IN WITH RELATIVE NEWCOMER MARK TELEA. OVERALL, THE STARTING TEAM HAS NEARLY 1000 CAPS BETWEEN THEM. THE BENCH ` INTERESTING TO SEE A SIX FORWARDS, TWO BACKS SPLIT. TWO LOCKS IN TUPOU VAA'I AND JOSH LORD. THEY'LL SEE GAME TIME FOR SURE. FOR IAN FOSTER, THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO PICK THIS TEAM. HERE'S EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON. WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T CALL THIS WEEKEND'S MATCH A WARM-UP. THE ALL BLACKS PULLING NO PUNCHES, FIELDING A NEAR-FULL STRENGTH SIDE. CLEARLY, WE'VE GOT TWO OR THREE PLAYERS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AFTER FROM AN INJURY PERSPECTIVE, BUT THE REST OF IT IS IT'S A GREAT TEST MATCH TWO WEEKS BEFORE A WORLD CUP. AND THE ONLY WAY TO GO INTO THIS IS FULL THROTTLE. FULL THROTTLE, BUT LEAVING ROOM FOR AN EXPERIMENT, PACKING THE BENCH WITH SIX FORWARDS AND JUST TWO BACKS. THAT'S EFFECTIVELY A SQUAD MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR THIS GAME. AND, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY WITH BRODIE RETALLICK OUT AT THE MOMENT AND WITH SHANNON FRIZZELL IN THE SAME BOAT` THEY'RE BOTH ACTUALLY PROGRESSING REALLY WELL, BY THE WAY, A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, WHICH IS PLEASING, BUT WE REALLY WANT TO MANAGE OUR LOCKING STOCK. AND WHILE THERE ARE FEARS THAT STAR PLAYERS MAY GET INJURED, THE OTHER WAY TO LOOK AT IT IS THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO PREPARE FOR AN OPENING CLASH AGAINST THE FRENCH THAN A TOUGH, BRUISING ENCOUNTER WITH DEFENDING CHAMPS, THE SPRINGBOKS. THE WAY THEY PLAY AND THAT SORT OF THING ` IT'S ALWAYS A HUGE OCCASION FOR US BIG BOYS UP FRONT. IT'S PROBABLY NO GREATER TEST AS A FORWARD THAN GOING UP AGAINST THE SPRINGBOKS. BUT WITH PHYSICALITY COMES RISK OF ILL DISCIPLINE. OWEN FARRELL'S RECENT RED CARD AND BAN THAT NOW STRETCHES INTO ENGLAND'S FIRST TWO WORLD CUP GAMES ` A GOOD REMINDER FOR THE ALL BLACKS AND THE COACHING STAFF WHO ARE ALSO WARY OF THE LONG CAMPAIGN AHEAD. THE WORLD CUP'S A LONG WORLD CUP. YOU KNOW, IT'S LONGER THAN NORMAL. GOT A BYE WEEK IN THERE. SO, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE PHYSICAL LOADING AND BUILDING AND MAINTAINING AND TAPERING IS SOMETHING THAT` CLEARLY IT'S PART OF OUR PLAN. IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, INSTEAD ABOUT GOING INTO THE WORLD CUP ON A HIGH. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. THE ISSUE OF SIR STEVE HANSEN BEING IN CAMP WITH THE WALLABIES CONTINUES TO BUBBLE ALONG, FOR SOME ANYWAY. HIS LONG-TIME COACHING MATE DOESN'T HAVE AN ISSUE. HE TOLD ME A MONTH AGO HE WAS GOING IN AND... MATE, THERE'S NO LACK OF TRUST AT ALL FROM HIS COMMITMENT TO US AND TO WHAT WE DO AND SHARING STUFF. SO I'VE GOT NO ISSUES, REALLY. IN FACT, WE MIGHT BRING HIM IN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OURSELVES. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE A CAPTAIN'S RUN TONIGHT, BUT IT WON'T BE AT TWICKENHAM, RATHER THEIR TRAINING BASE IN SOUTH WEST LONDON. ENGLAND'S LOST ANOTHER STAR PLAYER, FOR THEIR OPENING WORLD CUP GAME ANYWAY. NUMBER 8 BILLY VUNIPOLA BANNED FOR THREE GAMES FOR THIS SHOULDER HIT LAST WEEKEND IN DUBLIN. IN THE WASH UP HE'LL MISS TWO GAMES, ONE WORLD CUP POOL MATCH. MEANWHILE, TONGA WILL TONIGHT APPEAL THE FIVE-WEEK SUSPENSION HANDED TO MIDFIELDER GEORGE MOALA FOR A TIP TACKLE. THE BASKETBALL WORLD CUP IS 24 HOURS AWAY FROM STARTING, WITH THE TALL BLACKS BASED IN THE PHILIPPINES FOR THEIR GAMES. THEY OPEN THEIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE POWERFUL UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY NIGHT. OUR REPORTER ZION DAYAL IS IN MANILA WITH THE TALL BLACKS AND JOINS US NOW LIVE. ZION. FROM A VERY HOT AFTERNOON IN MANILA, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO TIP OFF IN THE PHILIPPINES. THIS TOURNAMENT IS SPREAD OVER THREE COUNTRIES ` PHILIPPINES, INDONESIA, JAPAN. THE TALL BLACKS I GETTING USED TO THE SURROUNDINGS, GOBSMACKED BY THE SIZE OF THE ARENA. THE 12 PLAYERS SELECTED NOW HAVE THE TASK TO OVERCOME THE WORLD'S BEST. THE TALL BLACKS FINDING THEIR RANGE BEFORE TAKING ON THE WORLD. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE HERE. NOT MANY PLAYERS GET THIS OPPORTUNITY, AND WE CAN'T TAKE THESE THINGS FOR GRANTED AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT OUR BEST FOR SURE. COACH PERO CAMERON FINALISING THE 12 PLAYERS SAM TIMMINS AND DAN FOTU OMITTED FROM THE EXTENDED SQUAD. THE TALL BLACKS HAVE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR NEARLY A MONTH NOW, PLAYING MOST OF THEIR WORLD CUP WARM UP MATCHES IN EUROPE. THE RESULT'S NOT GREAT READING, HAVING ONLY WON TWO OF THE SIX GAMES. YOU WANT THE GAMES TO GET YOU BATTLE-READY AND YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE EVERY GAME. AND ALSO YOU WANT TO GET SOME RESULTS THAT HELP YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND GIVE BELIEF WITHIN THE GROUP. AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A MIXTURE OF THAT. HOW'S THIS FOR A WORLD CUP OPENER? THE KIWIS TAKING ON FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPIONS, THE UNITED STATES. JUST WONDERING WHEN YOU'RE FIRST OPPOSITION, NEW ZEALAND, TALL BLACKS, WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM? WE HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THEM. WE KNOW THEY'RE VERY WELL COACHED. THEY PLAY REALLY HARD AND THEY MAKE YOU GUARD DIFFICULT ACTIONS. THEY CUT HARD, THEY SCREEN, THEY LOOK FOR QUICK SHOTS. YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY WELL PREPARED TO BEAT THEM. WHILE SUPERSTARS LIKE LEBRON JAMES AND STEPH CURRY ARE MISSING, THEIR ROSTERS STILL STACKED WITH ESTABLISHED NBA PLAYERS. WE'RE GOING TO COMPETE. WE'RE GONNA PLAY AS HARD AS WE CAN. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WIN A GOLD MEDAL. IF WE DON'T, WE UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF CRITICISM AND WE'RE OKAY WITH THAT. ALONGSIDE THE U.S., THE KIWIS FACE JORDAN AND GREECE, A TOUGH POOL TO ESCAPE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY WANT TO IMPROVE ON THEIR 19TH PLACE FINISH IN 2019. THE LOCAL MEDIA HERE SAY THAT MANILA IS THE BASKETBALL MECCA OF THE PHILIPPINES. WE ARE OPPOSITE THE TEAM USA HOTEL, THERE WERE FANS HERE TRYING TO GET A GLIMPSE, TRYING TO GET ANY INCLUSION WITH THE TEAM. SINCE THEN, THE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED, THERE IS A MASSIVE SECURITY PRESENCE ` DON'T WORRY, I WON'T DO ANYTHING SILLY, BUT IT IS HARD NOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE HYPE. I'M SURE YOU ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE BREEZE. THANKS, ZION. ZION DAYAL LIVE FROM MANILA. AND TVNZ IS YOUR PLACE TO WATCH THE FIBA WORLD CUP. ALL OF THE TALL BLACKS GAMES, AS WELL AS PLENTY MORE LIVE AND FREE ON OUR DUKE CHANNEL AND TVNZ+. AFTER THEIR WORST-EVER FINISH AT A NETBALL WORLD CUP, THE SILVER FERNS HAVE CALLED IN SOME FRESH FACES TO PLAY ENGLAND NEXT MONTH. ONE OF THE NEWCOMERS IS CENTRAL PULSE SHOOTER AMELIA WALMSLEY, IMPRESSING SELECTORS IN THIS YEAR'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP. KATE WELLS CAUGHT UP WITH THE 19-YEAR-OLD. BACK HOME IN EAST AUCKLAND'S BEACHLANDS, WHERE AMELIA WALMSLEY'S NETBALL DREAM BEGAN. I THINK I WAS FIVE, YEAH. AND I JUST STARTED HERE ACTUALLY, AT THESE COURTS. CATCHING THE EYE OF SILVER FERN SELECTORS IN JUST HER SECOND SEASON WITH THE CENTRAL PULSE. I CALLED MY DAD AND BEFORE I GOT A COUPLE WORDS OUT, I STARTED BAWLING MY EYES OUT AND JUST COULDN'T GET THE WORDS OUT. BUT YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SURREAL. WALMSLEY HEADED TO THE CAPITAL LAST YEAR AFTER FINISHING HER SCHOOLING AT HOWICK COLLEGE. INITIALLY, SHE SAW LITTLE COURT TIME, BUT TOOK HER CHANCES THIS YEAR, FINISHING THE DOMESTIC SEASON AS THE LEAGUE'S THIRD MOST ACCURATE SHOOTER AT 86%. ALTHOUGH NAVIGATING LIFE AS A YOUNG ATHLETE CAN BE TRICKY AT TIMES, SHE'S GOT SOMEONE CLOSE BY TO OFFER ADVICE WHENEVER SHE NEEDS IT. UP AND IN. THERE WE GO. HER DAD, FORMER BLACK CAPS BOWLER, KYRIE WALMSLEY. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT SHE'S FORGING HER OWN PATHWAY. BUT I DEFINITELY FIND SOME TIMES WHERE I CAN MAYBE HAVE A COUPLE LITTLE WORDS OF WISDOM ` WHETHER SHE LISTENS TO THEM OR NOT IS A WHOLE OTHER STORY. SHE'S NOT THE ONLY NEWCOMER TO THE FERNS ENVIRONMENT ` DEFENDERS PARIS LOKOTUI AND KATE BURLEY ALSO RECEIVING A CALL UP IN LINE TO MAKE THEIR DEBUTS LATER THIS YEAR. TEAMS FOR NEXT MONTH'S TAINI JAMISON TROPHY AGAINST ENGLAND AND OCTOBER'S CONSTELLATION CUP TO BE NAMED IN THE COMING WEEKS. IT WOULD MEAN A LOT. IT'S TOUGH COMPETITION, BUT I THINK THERE'S NO BETTER THING THAN A CHALLENGE. AND THAT JUST MAKES IT SUPER FUN. AND THAT'S ALL PART OF IT. A TEST SOMETHING THIS FAMILY KNOWS ALL ABOUT. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. IT WAS THE GOAL THAT SENT NEW ZEALAND INTO A FRENZY AND PROPELLED A FOOTBALL FERN INTO THE SPOTLIGHT. NOW HANNAH WILKINSON, THE FOOTBALLER AND ARTIST IS SAYING THANK YOU TO THE COUNTRY IN HER OWN SPECIAL WAY. JESSICA DERMODY HAS MORE. THIS ISN'T THE HANNAH WILKINSON WE'RE USED TO... THIS IS. IN THE MIDDLE, WILKINSON! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY, HAVE WON A WORLD CUP FINALS MATCH. I DO TRULY BELIEVE IT WAS THE BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE. THE GOAL THAT AWOKE A NATION AND KICK-STARTED A WORLD CUP. WHEN I WAS GOING TO THE AIRPORT TO COME HERE, THESE DUDES WERE TALKING ABOUT WOMEN'S FOOTBALL AND I'VE NEVER SEEN IT LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW, USUALLY HEAR ALL ABOUT HOW THE CRICKET WENT OR HOW THE RUGBY WENT AND HOW THE LADS WERE. BUT IT WAS WOMEN'S FOOTBALL THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND I WAS LIKE, THIS IS AMAZING. WILKINSON'S HAD TIME TO THINK SINCE THE TOURNAMENT. WE DON'T STOP REPLAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN WHAT WE COULD HAVE DONE, WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT. SO IT DID TAKE A LONG TIME FOR US TO REALLY KNOW HOW BIG IT WAS, WHAT WE DID. SO OVERWHELMING, IN FACT, WILKINSON SAYING THANK YOU BY PAINTING THIS MURAL AT AUCKLAND UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB. THE DESIGN IS A FOOTBALL FERN BREAKING THROUGH A WALL, AND COMING INTO FULL VIEW IN FRONT OF AOTEAROA. WE BROKE THROUGH SOME KIND OF BARRIER WITH THE SUCCESS THAT WE DID HAVE. IT IS A PHOTO OF ME THAT I USED. HEY, YOU DESERVE IT! A MOMENT IN TIME THAT CHANGED FOOTBALL FOR A LIFETIME, ETCHED INTO NEW ZEALAND FOREVER. JESSICA DERMODY, 1 NEWS. SHE IS VERY TALENTED. THE MURAL IS FINISHED TOMORROW. STAY WITH US ` WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. AND AFTER STARTING OUT ON THE FRENCH HORN AND PERCUSSION, 40 YEARS ON, WE HEAR FROM DON MCGLASHAN AS HIS MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS ARE HONOURED. COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE REMARKABLE RESCUE OF A RESCUE DOG. HOW A CHILD'S LIFE JACKET SAVED A WAYWARD PET FROM A STICKY SITUATION. AND HER STORY PACKS AS MUCH POWER AS HER PUNCH. WORLD CHAMPION BOXER MEA MOTU ON HOW HER WORK IN SCHOOLS HELPS FILL HER HEART. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY, AT 7. - Hey, Toyota. Got something that's not... new? - Yeah! Have you seen what's on Toyota.co.nz? - What are the chances you actually have what I'm looking for? - Pretty good! - Will it have any quirks? - Only if that's what you're into. - Uh, how do I know if it's any good? - Well, you are buying from Toyota, so there's that. - But I need something that comes with a warranty. - Well, Signature Class and Toyota Certified vehicles do. - That's a relief. WELCOME BACK. HE'S THE MUCH-LOVED MUSICIAN BEHIND CLASSIC KIWI HITS FROM THE MUTTON BIRDS, LIKE 'DOMINION ROAD' AND 'ANCHOR ME'. # ANCHOR ME. # ANCHOR ME, IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR DEEP BLUE SEA. # NOW AFTER MORE THAN FOUR DECADES IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, DON McGLASHAN'S BEING INDUCTED INTO THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC HALL OF FAME. JUST TO SHARE THAT HALL OF FAME WITH ALL THE PEOPLE BACK IN NEW ZEALAND MUSIC HISTORY AND CURRENT MUSICIANS, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES THAT I'VE GOT, FEELS LIKE SOMETHING I NEVER WOULD HAVE DREAMED OF. HIS CAREER BEGAN IN THE AUCKLAND SYMPHONIA, PLAYING FRENCH HORN AND PERCUSSION, BEFORE SUCCESS IN SEVERAL BANDS AND A THRIVING SOLO CAREER. McGLASHAN'S CURRENTLY ON A NATIONAL TOUR, AFTER RELEASING HIS 4TH STUDIO ALBUM, BRIGHT NOVEMBER MORNING. AND THERE'S PLENTY MORE FROM DON McGLASHAN COMING UP ON SEVEN SHARP. BUT NOW, LET'S BRING IN DAN WITH TOMORROW'S WEATHER. PLENTY MORE FINE WEATHER TO COME, A GREAT LOOKING DAY TODAY. THIS IS THE MACKENZIE BASIN. SOME CALM WINDS, DECENT INDEED. LOOK AT THIS, A CHEEKY KEA. CHILE UNDERFOOT FOR THESE NEWBORNS HERE. VERY CALM CONDITIONS HERE. A BIT MORE MISSED, A BIT MORE CLOUD INTO THE MIX TODAY. YOU SEE THIS COLOUR OF HERE, FADES AWAY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SURGE OF ENERGY ` THE HIGH-PRESSURE IS STILL WITH US. LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES ` NOT AS CHILLY AS IT WAS A FEW DAYS AGO, BUT YOU HIT THE REPEAT BUTTON ON THE WEATHER TOMORROW. AND WEAK TROUGH SETS OUT TO THE WEST. BELOW FREEZING IN THE INTERIOR OF BOTH ISLANDS, BUT NOT AS COLD AS THE LAST COUPLE OF MORNINGS. IT COULD BE A GREAT START IN MANY PLACES. ONE CHANGE TOMORROW, THAT SOUEASTER. THAT FRONT, STILL DAWDLING. MAYBE THE ODD SHOWER TO PARTS OF NORTHLAND. IT WILL BE DOWDY, SOME SUN PEEKING THROUGH. DRY WEATHER IN AUCKLAND ` A SMALL CHANCE OF SHOWER. SOME SCATTERED CLOUD, A CHILLY ONE HERE. BAY OF PLENTY, SOME EARLY CLOUD, ARE BIT OF MIST. THE FLOW COMES DOWN, RIGHT THE WAY TO THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND, CHILLY START. SOME EARLY CLOUD FOR THE CAPITAL. A CHILLY ONE IN CHRISTCHURCH, MIST AND FOG AT FIRST. A CHANCE OF LATE DATE SHOWERS AND GREYMOUTH. A FROSTY START IN QUEENSTOWN. GETTING INTO THE DEEP SOUTH, WE SEE THAT FRONT. AND MAY SQUEEZE OUT IN ORDER SHOWER. INTO THE AFTERNOON. DUNEDIN HAS SOME EARLY CLOUD ` THE MOST OF SATURDAY, DECENT DAY. SNOW LEVEL AT 500 M ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BE A COLD ONE NEXT WEEK. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NEXT WEEK...