TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS HE'S OPEN TO DIALLING IN WINSTON PETERS. IF NZ FIRST HAS RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT, AND I NEED TO PICK UP THE PHONE TO MR PETERS, TO KEEP LABOUR AND THE COALITION OF CHAOS OUT, I WILL MAKE THAT CALL. BUT WILL THEY ALL SEE EYE TO EYE? WINSTON PETERS AND ACT LEADER DAVID SEYMOUR RESPOND TO THE POSSIBILITY OF WORKING TOGETHER AS COALITION PARTNERS. THE FRC HAS ENTERED THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. WE HAVE CONFIRMED OR ISSUED DEPLOYMENT. A SAMPLE OF SPACE ROCK IS SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT BACK TO EARTH ` COULD HOLD CLUES TO THE ORIGINS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND LIFE? AND IS THIS A LOOK OF RESIGNATION ` ANOTHER LOSS PUTS THE WALLABIES ON THE CUSP OF THEIR EARLIEST-EVER EXIT FROM A RUGBY WORLD CUP. CAPTIONS BY FAITH HAMBLYN, MAIA CARR HEKE AND KRISTIN WILLIAMS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023. NAU MAI KI KARERE TAHI I TENEI PO. WELCOME TO 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. I WILL IF I HAVE TO ` THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM NATIONAL'S LEADER ON WORKING WITH NEW ZEALAND FIRST POST-ELECTION. DESPITE RECENT STRONG POLLING, CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S NOW SAYING, HE'S OPEN TO A NATIONAL-ACT NZ FIRST COALITION. POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY REPORTS. AS FAR AS MESSAGES GO, THE DRIVING SEAT OF A BIG BLUE TRACTOR ISN'T EXACTLY SUBTLE. NO, THIS IS JUST EVERY BOY'S DREAM, TO JUMP INTO A BIG TRACTOR LIKE THIS. HE'S ALSO DREAMING OF BEING PRIME MINISTER. THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY GO BLUE, YEAH, PREFERABLY. TWO BLUES WOULD BE GOOD. HE WENT FURTHER TODAY, PLEADING WITH VOTERS NOT TO BE COMPLACENT AND ADMITTING FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE'LL GO WITH WINSTON PETERS. IF IT'S ANOTHER THREE YEARS OF THIS MALARKEY, WHICH THE COUNTRY CANNOT AFFORD OR TOLERATE, THEN I WILL PICK UP THE PHONE TO MR PETERS. UNTIL NOW, THE NATIONAL LEADER'S BEEN COY. WHAT'S YOUR THINKING WITH THE TIMING? WELL, WE'RE AT CRUNCH TIME. WE'RE AT THE BUSINESS END OF THIS ELECTION CAMPAIGN ` YOU KNOW, VOTING STARTS IN A WEEK'S TIME. HELLO. DON WHO? WINSTON PETERS KNOWS THE POWER OF THOSE POST-ELECTION PHONE CALLS. HI, HELEN? HE SAYS IT'S GOOD THE NATIONAL LEADER IS CATCHING UP. HE'S FACING REALISM AND THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PEOPLE DECIDE THIS MATTER, NOT POLITICAL-PARTY LEADERS. EVEN DAVID SEYMOUR'S AGREEING TO BE FRENEMIES. OUR STRONG PREFERENCE IS A COALITION WITH NATIONAL. THERE ARE OTHER OPTIONS, BUT THEY WILL MAKE IT MUCH, MUCH HARDER THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. IT'S AN OPTION CHRIS HIPKINS RULED OUT WEEKS AGO, CLAIMING STABILITY. NZERS WOULD NOT GET THAT FROM A THREE-HEADED MONSTER OF A NATIONAL, ACT, NZ FIRST GOVERNMENT. IN MATAMATA, THERE WERE MIXED VIEWS AMONG THE PARTY FAITHFUL. OH, I LIKE HIM. I THINK HE'S A GOOD MAN, REALLY. HE'S THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY DRESSES, TOO. DIDN'T LIKE IT. HE SHOULD'VE TOLD WINSTON THREE MONTHS AGO HE'S OUT. I THINK IT'S SENSIBLE. HE'S PUTTING HIS BIG-BOY'S PANTS ON AND NOT BEING CHILDISH ABOUT IT. IN OUR LAST TWO 1 NEWS VERIAN POLLS, NZ FIRST HAS BEEN ON 5% ` IN OUR LAST TWO 1 NEWS VERIAN POLLS, NZ FIRST HAS BEEN ON 5% ` THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE IT BACK INTO PARLIAMENT, AND THAT'S WHY CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT NZ FIRST. HE SAYS CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS NO, BUT DOESN'T MEAN IT. YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT HE'S NOT GONNA PICK UP THE PHONE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ELECTION AS WELL. THE FACT THAT CHRISTOPHER LUXON SEEMS TO THINK YOU CAN SAY ONE THING DURING AN ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AND THEN DO THE OPPOSITE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ELECTION, ACTUALLY SPEAKS MORE TO HIS INTEGRITY AND HIS VALUES. THERE'S A LITTLE SEAT THERE JUST FOR ACT, FOR DAVID SEYMOUR, IF YOU NEED HIM. (LAUGHS) THERE'S A LITTLE DICKIE SEAT HERE, ISN'T THERE? YEAH. NOW THEY'RE PREPARED TO MAKE SPACE FOR WINSTON PETERS AS WELL. JESS IS WITH ME NOW. SO, JESS, WHY HAS CHRISTOPHER LUXON DONE THIS TODAY ` WHY NOW? Early voting starts next week. ANY MESSAGES NEED TO GET OUT NOW. NATIONAL THINKS IT NEEDS ABOUT THREE OR 4% OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T NATURAL NATIONAL, VOTERS WHO WANT TO CHANGE, BUT THINK NATIONAL WILL PROBABLY WIN, SO THEY ARE PARKING THEIR VOTE WITH NEW ZEALAND FIRST OR EVEN WITH LABOUR SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO HOLD THEIR NOSE AND VOTE WITH NATIONAL. THE REASON THIS IS WORRYING FOR CHRISTOPHER LUXTON IS BECAUSE THIS LIFE WILL BE EASIER IF HE ONLY HAS TO BODY UP WITH ACT. HE DOESN'T NEED NEW ZEALAND FIRST AS WELL. THAT IS WHO HE IS TALKING TO TODAY. THERE IS ALSO GROWING PRESSURE ON THE POLITICAL PARTIES TO BE OPEN ABOUT WHO THEY ARE GOING TO WORK WITH AFTER THE ELECTION, INCLUDING A POLL WE DID LAST WEEK WHERE 80% OF PEOPLE WANTED THEM TO SAY WHERE THEY WOULD GO. HOW'S THE NEWS GONE DOWN WITH DAVID SEYMOUR? CHRISTOPHER LUXTON TALK TO DAVID SEYMOUR LAST NIGHT WITH A HEADS UP HERE WITH DO THIS TODAY. MORE AS A WAY FOR THEM TO BOTH BE ON THE SAME PAGE, AND THEY DID USE THE SAME LANGUAGE TODAY. THEY BOTH SAID STRONG PREFERENCE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH JUST THE TWO OF THEM. IN TERMS OF WINSTON PETERS AND DAVID SEYMOUR, IT IS NO SECRET THAT THEY DON'T SEE EYE TO EYE ON A LOT OF THINGS. THEY DON'T REALLY GEL. THEY ARE BOTH COMING OUT AND SAYING THEY WILL ABSOLUTELY WORK TOGETHER IF THAT'S WHAT THE VOTERS DECIDE. THANKS. MEANWHILE, LABOUR'S BANKING ON RENEWED INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE AS A VOTE-WINNER THIS YEAR, AS CUSHLA NORMAN EXPLAINS. CHRIS HIPKINS IN THE ENERGY CAPITAL ` NEW PLYMOUTH. AN OIL AND GAS TOWN LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. RIGHT, SO THIS IS WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE? TRANSITIONING TO A LOW EMISSIONS ECONOMY IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT GOVERNMENT. LABOUR THINKS IT HAS THE ANSWERS IN ITS CLIMATE MANIFESTO. WE'VE SET OUT A PLAN THAT IS ACCELERATING OUR TRANSITION TO MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. IT ALSO PLANS TO CREATE A 'JUST TRANSITION' MINISTER, BUT MUCH OF THE MANIFESTO IS A CONTINUATION OF WORK, LIKE THE EV SUBSIDY, AND THE DECARBONISATION FUND FOR COMPANIES. NATIONAL WOULD SCRAP BOTH. WITH A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT, MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING THAT ARE MAKING A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE WILL DISAPPEAR. NATIONAL HAS ANNOUNCED A WHOLE COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES, FOR EXAMPLE, ELECTRIFYING NEW ZEALAND, DOUBLING OUR SUPPLY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE COMING YEARS. A COMPREHENSIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING NETWORK. THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE NOW ON. WE'RE STARTING TO SEE MAJOR PARTIES FRAMING THEIR POLICIES WITH A FOCUS ON CLIMATE-RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL COMMUNITIES, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. NATIONAL WOULD ALSO UNDO THE BAN ON NEW OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION. TARANAKI NEEDS A GOVERNMENT THAT CAN KEEP A STEADY CONSISTENT POLICY, AND SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE OUT TO INVESTORS, A GROUP OF LIVELY AND VOCAL LABOUR SUPPORTERS HAS TURNED OUT TO GREET CHRIS HIPKINS. NEW PLYMOUTH IS ONE OF THOSE SEATS THAT HAS SWUNG BETWEEN NATIONAL AND LABOUR IN THE PAST. IN 2020 IT WAS ONE OF 15 SEATS NATIONAL LOST IN THE RED WAVE. INCUMBENT GLEN BENNETT FANCIES HIS CHANCES. 100% CONFIDENT. I CAME IN IN 2020 TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. 100% CONFIDENT. I CAME IN IN 2020 TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY. HIS CHALLENGER IS A NEWBIE TO CENTRAL POLITICS. I THINK IT'S REALLY TIGHT. THERE'S STRONG COMPETITION, AND I'M PUTTING IN THE BEST CAMPAIGN I CAN. A LOCAL RACE ON A KNIFE EDGE, AND A PROVINCE AT TURNING POINT AS IT GRAPPLES WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. AND YOU CAN VOTE FROM NEXT MONDAY, WHEN ADVANCED VOTING STARTS. NEARLY 3.5 MILLION PEOPLE HAD ENROLLED TO VOTE BY THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER. THAT'S NEARLY 90% OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS, UP FROM THE SAME TIME LAST ELECTION. SINCE THE 10TH, THE ELIGIBLE VOTER NUMBER'S INCREASED TO 90.3%. BANKS PENINSULA, EPSOM, OHARIU AND MT ROSKILL ARE THE ELECTORATES WITH THE HIGHEST ENROLMENT RATES; THE LOWEST RATES ` HAMILTON EAST, NORTHLAND, HAMILTON WEST AND AUCKLAND CENTRAL. ALL THESE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GO UP BEFORE ELECTION DAY. AND TVNZ'S YOUNG VOTERS' DEBATE'S COMING UP AT 7.30 TONIGHT, LIVE ON OUR STREAMING SERVICE, TVNZ+. CO-HOSTING ARE RE: NEWS' ANNA HARCOURT, AND 1 NEWS DIGITAL'S ISAAC GUNSON, WHO JOIN US NOW. HOW'S IT LOOKING, TEAM? IT IS LOOKING GOOD. TONIGHT'S DEBATE WILL BE DIFFERENT. WILL BE FOCUSING ON THE BIG ISSUES AFFECTING YOUNG PEOPLE. THINK OF THE COST OF RENT. YOU WILL ALSO HEAR FROM STUDENTS HAVING TO HOLD DOWN A JOB TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES WHILE TRYING TO FINISH SCHOOL. CLIMATE CHANGE AND RUMOUR RIGHTS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA. IT WILL ALL HAPPEN HERE. REPRESENTATIVES FROM LABOUR, NATIONAL, THE GREENS, NEW ZEALAND FIRST AND ACT WILL ALL BE HERE. THERE IS A LOT TO GET THROUGH. MY JOB TONIGHT IS HANGING OUT WITH THE STUDIO AUDIENCE TO PUT THE WISHES OF THE CANDIDATES. WE WILL ALSO HAVE A QUICKFIRE ROUND. AFTER THE DEBATE, I'LL BE CHATTING TO A SPECIALIST PANEL TO TRY AND WORK OUT WHO WON THE NIGHT. MAKE SURE YOU JOIN US AT 730. THINK YOU BOTH. BREAK A LEG. REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES WILL BE PART OF THE YOUNG VOTERS DEBATE. YOU CAN STREAM IT ON TVNZ PLUS OR GO TO THE SOCIAL PLATFORMS. ONE PERSON ON BOARD A NEW ZEALAND FLAGGED YACHT HAS DIED, AND ANOTHER HAS BEEN INJURED AFTER A MARITIME INCIDENT OFF THE COAST OF FIJI. THREE PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD THE VESSEL, WHICH REPORTEDLY HAD A BROKEN MAST WHEN IT ISSUED A DISTRESS CALL OVERNIGHT, SOUTH-WEST OF THE FIJIAN CITY OF NADI. ONE SURVIVOR WAS PICKED UP BY A CRUISE SHIP FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, WHILE THE OTHER WAS PICKED UP BY A FIJIAN NAVY VESSEL THIS AFTERNOON. NZ POLICE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEATH. THE CHILDREN WHOSE BODIES WERE FOUND IN SUITCASES IN CLENDON PARK, SOUTH AUCKLAND, LAST YEAR, CAN NOW BE NAMED. THE REMAINS OF YUNA JO, BORN IN 2009 AND MINU JO, BORN IN 2012, WERE DISCOVERED BY A MANUREWA FAMILY LAST AUGUST AFTER THEY WON THE SUITCASE FROM A STORAGE UNIT AUCTION. AT THE TIME, POLICE SAID THE BODIES HAD BEEN INSIDE THE SUITCASE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THEIR MOTHER, HAKYUNG LEE, PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO THEIR MURDERS AFTER SHE WAS EXTRADITED FROM SOUTH KOREA LAST YEAR. A TRIAL DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR NEXT APRIL. A TEEN WHO WAS THE VICTIM OF A VICIOUS ALLEGED ASSAULT IN ROTORUA HAS FORGIVEN HER ATTACKER, BUT CONCERNS REMAIN ABOUT SAFETY IN THE CITY. THAT'S DESPITE FEWER PEOPLE THERE STAYING IN EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION. SAM KELWAY REPORTS. BEATEN AND BLOODIED. THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOCKING ATTACK ON A ROTORUA TEEN WHILE SHE WAS WAITING AT THE BUS STOP. SHE JUST STARTED PUNCHING ME OUT OF NOWHERE. IT WAS AT LEAST, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES. HER MOTHER HORRIFIED BY THE INJURIES. JUST SEEING HER FACE, YEAH, THAT WAS THE MOST GUT-WRENCHING FEELING, JUST SEEING HER FACE, YEAH, THAT WAS THE MOST GUT-WRENCHING FEELING, COS SHE WAS JUST COVERED IN BLOOD. THE REGION'S MAYOR SAYS CRIME AND SOCIAL DISORDER CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST CRIME RATES IN ROTORUA AND A VERY HIGH RATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. DURING THE PANDEMIC, ACCOMMODATION ON THE GOLDEN MILE WAS USED FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING. 30% OF THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLOUTS AT THE TIME WERE TO THOSE LIVING IN HOTELS. THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL DISORDER WAS JUST HUGE, BUT THE KEY ISSUE WAS WE WERE NOT GIVEN ADDITIONAL RESOURCE. SO YES, WE DID THE RIGHT THING PER SE AT THE START, BUT ACTUALLY, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN MOTELS ALSO NEEDED SOME SAFETY AND PROTECTIONS. THE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY HOUSING IN ROTORUA HAS SINCE HALVED, AND THE COUNCIL'S BEEN COLLABORATING WITH AGENCIES LIKE POLICE AND IWI. BUT LOCALS ARE STILL CONCERNED. I WILL TRY NOT TO WALK IN THE EVENINGS. I THINK IT WAS A SAFE PLACE, BUT NOT ANY MORE. I WOULDN'T LET MY KIDS OUT AT NIGHT. YEAH, I DON'T THINK IT'S AS SAFE AS IT WAS GROWING UP. I FEEL LIKE IT'S TURNING MORE AND MORE INTO AMERICA, TO BE HONEST. THEY MAYOR SAYS MORE FUNDING FROM THE NEXT GOVERNMENT WILL HELP. MEANWHILE, THIS WHANAU MAY BE STILL BE TRAUMATISED, BUT ARE WILLING TO FORGIVE. THERE'S NO NEED TO HOLD A GRUDGE AS IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING. WHISPERS: SHE'S AMAZING. AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER. FORGIVEN THOSE WHO'VE CAUSED SUCH HARM, AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO NAVIGATE ITS ONGOING ISSUES. SAM KELWAY, 1 NEWS. UFC STAR ISRAEL ADESANYA HAS ADMITTED TO A DRINK DRIVING CHARGE AT THE AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT. ADESANYA WAS PULLED OVER IN CENTRAL AUCKLAND LAST MONTH, A FEW WEEKS BEFORE LOSING HIS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE EARLIER THIS MONTH. HIS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE OVER THE LEGAL ALCOHOL LIMIT. IN A STATEMENT, HE SAID HE GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL AFTER DRINKING AT DINNER, ACKNOWLEDGING IT WAS WRONG, AND THAT HE WAS DISAPPOINTED IN HIMSELF. HE'S DUE TO BE SENTENCED IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR. THERE ARE FEARS THE GASTRO BUG OUTBREAK IN QUEENSTOWN COULD SPREAD AROUND THE COUNTRY AS SCHOOL HOLIDAY VISITORS RETURN HOME. AUTHORITIES CONFIRM MORE THAN 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED BY THE PARASITE AND ARE EXPANDING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO ITS CAUSE. JARED MCCULLOCH'S IN QUEENSTOWN WITH THE LATEST. JARED, HOW IS THE WATER TESTING GOING? THE COUNCILS JUST RECEIVED BACK THEIR WATER TEST FROM THEIR SYSTEMS. BOTH TESTS HAVE COME BACK NEGATIVE. THE COUNCIL SAYS WE ARE FAR FROM BEING OUT OF THE WOODS JUST YET. THE BOIL WATER NOTICEABLE CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME. THEY WANT TO COLLECT DATA EVERY 24 HOURS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, TO DETERMINE IF THEY CAN RULE OUT THIS WATER SYSTEM AS THE SOURCE OF THE CONTAMINATION. IT HAS EXTENDED ITS FOCUS TO WHETHER FOOD OR BEVERAGES WERE CONTAMINATED OR WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE FROM OVERSEAS MAY HAVE BROUGHT IT HERE. THEY ARE NOT RULING OUT ANYTHING AT THIS STAGE AND DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY STONE UNTURNED. THERE ARE MANY CASES UNLINKED TO EACH OTHER. SOME OF FROM PERSON-TO-PERSON INSIDE HOUSEHOLDS. ADVICE IS TO WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER, NOT HAND SANITISER. BOIL YOUR WATER FOR AT LEAST ONE MINUTE BEFORE USING. USE THE WATER TANKS PROVIDED IN DOWNTOWN QUEENSTOWN. IT IS A BUSY TIME FOR QUEENSTOWN WITH PEOPLE HERE FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. THE OFFICER OF HEALTH IN THE SOUTH REGION HAD ADVICE FOR THOSE RETURNING HOME AFTER HOLIDAY. ASKING OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE VISITED QUEENSTOWN AND HAVE DIARRHOEA AND SYMPTOMS TO GO TO THE GP. THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR CASE INVESTIGATION. IT HAS BEEN ALL GO. AND JARED, HOW'S THE CLEAN-UP GOING IN THE SOUTH SINCE THE FLOODING LAST WEEK? THE CEMETERY BY THE GONDOLA HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. THE COUNCIL SAYS THAT IS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE AREA HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ABOUT 50% OF WHAT HAS BEEN DAMAGE TO THE CEMETERY. FOR THE NORTH HAS BEEN A LANDSLIP. THEY COULD OPEN THE ROAD TOMORROW AFTER A FINAL ASSESSMENT AT 9 AM. IT WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN 1230 AND 44 CONVOYS ONLY IN LIGHT VEHICLES. UNTIL THEN THERE IS A LONG TRIP TO TAKE. IT AS 11 HOURS BETWEEN WANAKA AND HAAST. HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE CONFIRMED TOMORROW AT 9 AM. NASA HAS SUCCESSFULLY BEEN TO BENNU AND BACK. A SPACE CAPSULE, CONTAINING FRAGMENTS OF THE ASTEROID NAMED BENNU, HAS RETURNED TO EARTH AFTER A MORE THAN SIX BILLION KILOMETRE MISSION THAT TOOK SEVEN YEARS. SCIENTISTS HOPE THE SAMPLE WILL SHED LIGHT ON THE ORIGINS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. THE BBC'S REBECCA MORELLE REPORTS FROM UTAH'S WEST DESERT. THE FRC HAS ENTERED THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE. A FIRST GLIMPSE OF THE CAPSULE AFTER ITS EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH SPACE. WE HAVE CONFIRMED PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT. HIGH UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE, A PARACHUTE OPENS, SLOWING ITS DESCENT. TOUCHDOWN. I REPEAT EDL. FRC HAS TOUCHED DOWN. A TEXTBOOK LANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UTAH DESERT. FOR THE TEAM WHO'VE SPENT DECADES WORKING ON THE OSIRIS-REX MISSION, IT'S AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT. SO, HOW DID IT GO? IT WENT ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY. ABSOLUTELY PERFECT LANDING. WE STUCK IT. WE DIDN'T MOVE. WE LANDED IN NICE SOFT SOIL. INSIDE THIS CAPSULE IS THE MOST PRECIOUS SAMPLE ` FRAGMENTS OF AN ASTEROID CALLED BENNU THAT COULD REVEAL THE STORY OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. THE TEAM QUICKLY SECURES THE CRAFT TO PREVENT ANY CONTAMINATION AND ATTACH IT TO A 30M LINE SLUNG BENEATH A HELICOPTER. THIS IS THE MOMENT THAT NASA HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. AFTER SEVEN LONG YEARS, TRAVELLING BILLIONS OF MILES TO BENNU AND BACK, THE CAPSULE IS FINALLY HERE. THE PRIORITY NOW IS GETTING IT OUT OF THE DUSTY DESERT ENVIRONMENT AND INTO THE SAFE AND STERILE CLEAN ROOM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. A QUICK KNOCK TO SAY THEY'VE ARRIVED AND THE CAPSULE IS IN. THE PAINSTAKING AND METICULOUS PROCESS BEGINS. THEY NEED TO REMOVE THE LAYERS LIKE A RUSSIAN DOLL TO GET TO THE DUST AND ROCKS INSIDE. THE WHOLE PROCEDURE WILL TAKE WEEKS. SO WHY ALL THIS EFFORT? BENNU TOPS THE LIST OF NASA'S MOST HAZARDOUS SPACE ROCKS, SO STUDYING ITS MAKEUP COULD HELP US TO STOP IT IF WE EVER NEED TO. BUT IT COULD ALSO REVEAL MORE ABOUT OUR ORIGINS. IT'S A PERFECTLY PRESERVED RELIC FROM THE DAWN OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT'S GOING TO KEEP SCIENTISTS BUSY FOR A LONG TIME. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE LATEST BREED OF DOWN-TO-EARTH POLITICIANS ARE POUNDING THE PAVEMENTS AHEAD OF THE ELECTIONS. AND THEY'RE FINDING COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES ARE ALSO A MAJOR ISSUE FOR YOUNG VOTERS. I THINK COMING AT THINGS WITH A YOUTH PERSPECTIVE IS ALWAYS HELPFUL, BUT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A SILVER BULLET TO THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS. AND JUST HOW IMPORTANT CLIMATE CHANGE IS FOR YOUNG VOTERS. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE POPULAR SPORT WITH NO MUDDY FIELDS, THAT CAN BE PLAYED NO MATTER WHAT THE WEATHER, AND ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS IS JUST 7 YEARS OLD. PLUS, THEY'RE MINIATURE WORKS OF ART MADE WITH NZ NATIVE TREES ` HOW THE ANCIENT ART OF BONSAI IS GROWING AGAIN. AND WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS OF OPENING UP AN ACCOUNT AT THE BANK OF MUM AND DAD ` FIND OUT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. POLICE SAY A GROUP OF BOYS AS YOUNG AS 12 COULD BE BEHIND A GROWING SCANDAL IN SPAIN. FAKE NUDE IMAGES OF REAL TEEN AND PRE-TEEN GIRLS HAVE BEEN CIRCULATED IN SOCIAL MEDIA CHATS AFTER BEING GENERATED BY AI. JESSICA MORRIS HAS THE LATEST. THE ANGER AND OUTRAGE CONTINUES TO ROCK THIS SMALL SPANISH TOWN. TRANSLATOR: EVEN I HAD TO LOOK TWICE BECAUSE I HAD DOUBTS. 28 GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 17 HAVE COMPLAINED SO FAR AFTER GRAPHIC NUDE IMAGES OF THEM SHOWED UP ONLINE. BUT THE PICTURES ARE FAKE `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` A DEMOLITION WORKER WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED ON THE JOB HAS SECURED A SIX FIGURE COMPENSATION PAYOUT FROM THE AUCKLAND COMPANIES HELD RESPONSIBLE. DON'T BE SCARED TO STEP UP AND SPEAK UP TO THEM. HOW THE SETTLEMENT HAS PROVED SO TIMELY. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE A GOOD IDEA, HELPING THE KIDS BUY A HOUSE, BUT IS BEING THE BANK OF MUM AND DAD THE BEST WAY TO HELP YOUR KIDS FINANCIALLY? PLUS ` FEEL LIKE A BATTLE OF STRATEGY AND PATIENCE? WHY CHESS IS ONCE AGAIN DRAWING IN THE YOUNG AND OLD. AND THEY MIGHT HAVE LOST ON SATURDAY, BUT THE WARRIORS HAVE WON US ALL OVER. SO WHAT'S THEIR BOSS GOT PLANNED TO KEEP THE FANS HAPPY NEXT YEAR? THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. WELCOME BACK. FINANCIAL CHALLENGES ARE THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR 18` TO 29-YEAR-OLDS THIS ELECTION. THAT'S ACCORDING TO VOTE COMPASS DATA. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. HUSTLING FOR VOTES IN OAMARU. I'LL GIVE YOU ONE OF THESE ANYWAY SO YOU CAN READ A BIT MORE ABOUT ME. AT 19, LABOUR'S ETHAN REILLE IS A FIRST-TIME CANDIDATE AND A FIRST-TIME VOTER. WE DON'T HAVE ANY MPs UNDER THE AGE OF 25 RIGHT NOW, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'VE PUT MY HAND UP. HOW ARE YOU? TOM RUTHERFORD (26) IS NATIONAL'S YOUNGEST CANDIDATE THIS ELECTION. WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO BE STANDING FOR THE BAY. I LOVE THIS PLACE, AND IT'S MY HOME. BUT CAMPAIGNING IS ALSO RELENTLESS.... I JUST KINDA TOLD IT TO THEM STRAIGHT. ...WITH YOUNG HOPEFULS FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM COMING UP AGAINST ONE ISSUE. ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, I'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCOURSE AROUND THE COST OF LIVING. I THINK SOME OF THE TOP ISSUES AT THE MOMENT HAVE BEEN THINGS LIKE COST OF LIVING. SO NO SURPRISE THAT VOTE COMPASS HAS FOUND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THOSE AGED BETWEEN 18 AND 29, FOLLOWED BY THE ECONOMY AND THEN THE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK PROBABLY COST OF LIVING SEEMS TO BE ON EVERYONE'S MINDS. FREE DENTAL CARE IS ONE THAT I'D LIKE. PUBLIC TRANSPORT'S A BIG ONE FOR ME. I'D LOVE TO SEE ALL THAT SYSTEM IMPROVED. CLOSE TO 80% OF YOUNG VOTERS BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A LIMIT ON RENT HIKES BY LANDLORDS, AND WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING THE PLANET ` WE NEED CHANGE, AND WE NEED IT TO HAPPEN NOW. VOTE COMPASS FOUND MORE THAN 60% OF YOUNG VOTERS BELIEVE MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. MY TOP PRIORITY'S GOTTA BE GETTING THE COST OF LIVING UNDER CONTROL AND REBUILDING AND FIXING THE ECONOMY. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT FOR PLACES LIKE WAITAKI. THE CHALLENGE HUGE AS ENGAGED YOUNG VOTERS DEMAND ACTION THIS ELECTION. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. A WORKER WHO WAS ASKED BY HIS BOSSES TO LIE ABOUT AN ACCIDENT WHICH LEFT HIM WITH A BROKEN BACK HAS SEEN THE COMPANIES INVOLVED SENTENCED TODAY. MOSESE FOKETI TOOK ON THE MAC GROUP AND SUBCONTRACTOR, JNP CONSTRUCTION. THE COURT'S ORDERED JUST ON $200,000 IN FINES AND REPARATION WITH MAC GROUP TO PAY THE BULK OF THAT. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER BROKE THE STORY LAST YEAR. THESE PICTURES OF MOSESE FOKETI MAKE FOR DISTURBING VIEWING. HE BROKE HIS BACK IN MULTIPLE PLACES, BONES IN HIS FOOT AND SHOULDER, ALONG WITH OTHER INJURIES. AFTER HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL, ANGUS MACDONALD, THE BOSS OF DEMOLITION COMPANY MAC GROUP, AND A COLLEAGUE VISITED HIM AT HOME. THEY WANTED HIM TO TELL WORKSAFE HE WASN'T INVOLVED IN THE DEMOLITION. AFTER 1 NEWS BROKE THE STORY LAST YEAR, WORKSAFE REOPENED THE INVESTIGATION. IT FOUND THERE WEREN'T GOOD SYSTEMS IN PLACE. AND MAC GROUP, ALONG WITH SUBCONTRACTOR JNP, HADN'T LOOKED AFTER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF ITS WORKERS, EXPOSING THEM TO THE RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. MOSESE HAS NOW BEEN VINDICATED THAT HE DID NOTHING WRONG ` THAT TWO COMPANIES HAVE OWNED UP TO THEIR FAILINGS IN COURT. AND WE'VE HAD A VULNERABLE WORKER WHO IS NOW ABLE TO GET SOME RESOLUTION OUT OF THIS CASE. MOSESE FOKETI FACES ONGOING SURGERY AND PAIN, BUT SAYS SEEING JUSTICE SERVED HAS HELPED. PEOPLE, WHO THEY HAVE THE SAME SITUATION WITH ME, YOU KNOW, DON'T BE SCARED TO STEP UP AND SPEAK UP TO THEM, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR RIGHT TO DO THAT. LIKE, WE'RE PRETTY HAPPY WITH IT, ESPECIALLY, LIKE, THE BOTH COMPANIES, THEY BOTH PLEAD GUILTY. TAKING ON THE COMPANIES WAS A BIG DEAL, AS HE WAS AN OVERSTAYER, AND RISKED DEPORTATION. HOWEVER, IMMIGRATION ADVISER RICHARD SMALL HAS CHANGED THAT AFTER HEARING HOW HE'D BEEN TREATED. OUR FOCUS WAS ON GETTING HIM A EXPLOITED WORKER VISA. HE'S NOW NEW ZEALAND` A PROUD NEW ZEALAND RESIDENT, AND A DAD. AND SO, THEIR FAMILY NOW HAS A SECURE FUTURE. AND WE'RE DELIGHTED ABOUT THAT. AND THERE'S A NEW ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. FIVE MONTH OLD BABY CRYSTAL. EVERYTHING I'M DOING RIGHT NOW, FOR MY KIDS AND STUFF, TO TAKE CARE OF MY KIDS, TO HAVE A BETTER FUTURE. MOSESE FOKETI HAS A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY, BUT HE'S SURROUNDED BY EVERYTHING THAT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. HAYLEY'S HERE, AND AN APOLOGY FROM EDDIE JONES. THAT'S RIGHT, AUSTRALIA GO DOWN IN A RECORD DEFEAT TO WALES ` THEIR WORLD CUP IN TATTERS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A COUNTRY HOSTING THE NEXT WORLD CUP? PLUS RUBY TUI IS BACK IN BLACK, BRINGING HER EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND EXPERIENCE TO THE BLACKFERNS ON AND OFF THE FIELD. AND FOUR YEARS AGO, JAYDEN GLENTWORTH'S LIFE WAS CHANGED FOREVER ` AGAINST THE ODDS, HE'S BACK CHASING ADRENALINE HITS AND A PARALYMPIC DREAM. AND A SLOW-MOVING LOW HAS BROUGHT MORE WIND AND RAIN TO NORTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY TODAY. THE BIG SWIRL OF CLOUD HERE ON THE SATELLITE IS TAKING IT'S TIME TO MOVE THROUGH, SO EXPECT SOME MORE WIND AND RAIN HEADING TO TUESDAY. WHO'S IN STORE FOR THE DAMP WEATHER ` DETAILS AFTER SPORT. KIA ORA E TE IWI. WELCOME TO SPORT. IT'S ONE OF THE DARKEST DAYS IN AUSTRALIAN RUGBY UNION HISTORY. THEIR WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN IN TATTERS, THE WALLABIES ON THE BRINK OF EARLY ELIMINATION AFTER A RECORD 40-6 DEFEAT TO WALES. IT COMES FOUR YEARS OUT FROM HOSTING THEIR OWN WORLD CUP AND DOESN'T BODE WELL FOR RUGBY IN THIS CORNER OF THE GLOBE. VICTOR WATERS REPORTS. A SORRY SITE FOR RUGBY AUSTRALIA AND AN UNUSUALLY APOLOGETIC WALLABIES COACH EDDIE JONES. FIRSTLY, I'D JUST LIKE TO APOLOGISE TO ALL THE AUSTRALIAN SUPPORTERS. YOU KNOW, OUR PERFORMANCE WASN'T UP TO THE STANDARD THAT IS REQUIRED. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. JONES PUTTING HIS HAND UP AS A RECORD WORLD CUP DEFEAT TO WALES MEANS AUSTRALIA WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY HEAD HOME AFTER THE POOL STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, KIWIS WARREN GATLAND AND GARETH ANSCOMBE PLAYING A PIVOTAL ROLE IN AUSTRALIA'S DEMISE. ANOTHER TRY TO SEAL THE DEAL. PUT A BOW ON IT. JONES TRYING TO SEAL A NEW COACHING DEAL WITH JAPAN A FEW WEEKS AGO, ACCORDING TO REPORTS ` HEAPING MORE FUEL ON THE FIRE. EDDIE, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND INTERVIEW LINED UP WITH THE RFU? I SAID, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MATE. I REALLY TAKE UMBRAGE AT THE QUESTIONING, THAT PEOPLE ARE QUESTIONING MY COMMITMENT COACHING AUSTRALIA. TO DOUBT MY COMMITMENT TO THE JOB, I THINK, IS A BIT RED HOT. FROM A PLAYER'S POINT OF VIEW, I'M NOT FOLLOWING A GUY THAT'S SITTING, HAVING A MEETING WITH ANOTHER NATIONAL TEAM, POTENTIALLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB DAYS BEFORE YOU'RE HOPPING ON THE PLANE TO COME TO THIS WORLD CUP. ONE MAN WHO DIDN'T GET ON THAT PLANE WAS MICHAEL HOOPER, THE UNWANTED 138-TEST WALLABY SURPRISINGLY COMING TO JONES' DEFENCE. NO ONE'S UP MORE HOURS IN THE DAY THAN EDDIE. LIKE, THAT GUY IS GOING TO BED AT 11 AT NIGHT THINKING ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE WALLABIES TEAM BETTER. SO LET'S NOT HAVE A CRACK AT THE BLOKE. I LIKE WHAT'S BEING TALKED ABOUT. WE'VE GOTTA LOOK AT THE THING AS A HELICOPTER VIEW, AND I HOPE THAT'S THE APPROACH TAKEN. WHATEVER THE APPROACH IS, RUGBY AUSTRALIA HAS FOUR YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT BEFORE HOSTING THEIR OWN WORLD CUP IN 2027. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. FROM LEADING EDEN PARK IN SONG, TO A BEST-SELLING BOOK, RUBY TUI IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF NOT ONLY WOMEN'S RUGBY, BUT ALSO WOMEN'S SPORT. THIS WEEK, SHE'S BACK WITH THE BLACK FERNS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WINNING LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP, AND AS GUY HEVELDT FOUND OUT, SHE'S FEELING RIGHT AT HOME. LOOK WHO'S BACK... BACK AGAIN. THE UNMISTAKABLE ENTHUSIASM, SMILE, ENERGY, AND THE TINGE OF RED HAIR ` YES, RUBY TUI HAS RETURNED TO THE BLACK FERNS. FEEL AT HOME IN THIS TEAM, BUT YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF THIS CLOAK THAT WE WEAR, IT'S GOT A LOT OF HISTORY, IT'S REALLY, REALLY SPECIAL. TUI HASN'T BEEN WITH THE TEAM SINCE THAT NIGHT AT EDEN PARK LAST NOVEMBER. TAKING A SABBATICAL, PART OF WHICH WAS PLAYING SEVENS FOR THE GOLDEN STATE RETRIEVERS IN THE UNITED STATES. I THINK THEY HAD A 500% GROWTH RATE SINCE THEY KICKED OFF IN TERMS OF EVERYTHING. IT'S ALL POPPING OFF AROUND THE WORLD. AND THAT WEIGHT WE TALKED ABOUT BEING FROM AOTEAROA, PLAYING IN THIS JERSEY, IF WE REALLY WANT TO GROW IT AROUND THE GLOBE, WE CAN DO STUFF LIKE THAT, AND IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE. GROWTH ALSO NEEDED AGAIN IN THE BLACK FERNS ` A NEW COACHING SET UP, SOME LONG-TIME PLAYERS NO LONGER AROUND, REPLACED BY NEWBIES, INCLUDING A TWIN-LIKE PERSONALITY TO TUI, HER ROOMMATE FOR THE WEEK ` MARTHA MATAELE. WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE TO COSY UP WITH AND ROOM WITH RUBY? OH, I SAID I WOULDN'T SAY IT, BUT SHE'S BEEN THE BEST. OH, COME ON, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING. WHAT DO YOU LEARN FROM HER? ARE YOU TELLING HER TO SAY THIS? IS IT ON OR OFF THE FIELD? OH, BOTH! SHE MIGHT GET THE FIRST CHANCE TO WEAR THE BLACK JERSEY AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN HAMILTON ON SATURDAY, BEFORE NEXT MONTH'S INAUGURAL TOP NATIONS WXV. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE BIGGEST TOUR OF AOTEAROA THE BLACK FERNS HAVE EVER DONE. WE'RE PLAYING IN THE MAIN STADIUMS FOR EVERY SINGLE CITY WE GO TO. THIS IS A HUGE TOUR FOR WOMEN'S RUGBY IN THIS COUNTRY, AND SO IT REALLY, REALLY MEANS A LOT TO BE HERE AND BE PART OF THIS. AND A HUGE NAME IS BACK TO HELP KEEP THE WOMEN'S GAME GROWING. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. LIAM LAWSON'S FORUMLA 1 FUTURE CONTINUES TO GAIN MOMENTUM, UPSTAGING TEAMMATE YUKI TSUNODA IN LAST NIGHT'S JAPANESE GRAND PRIX. THE 21 YEAR OLD FINISHING 11TH, BEATING TSUNODA BY ONE SPOT, THE RESULT COMING AFTER HE WAS OVERLOOKED FOR A FULL-TIME 2024 SEAT WITH ALPHATAURI. I WANNA BE IN A SEAT, AND I DON'T HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW, SO, IT'S BASICALLY JUST DOING THE BEST JOB I CAN EACH TIME I GET IN THE CAR. AND I'LL BASICALLY KEEP DOING THAT FOR AS LONG AS I'M DRIVING. REPORTS SUGGESTING LAWSON AGREED TO A RESERVE ROLE NEXT YEAR IN EXCHANGE FOR A FOR A FULL-TIME DRIVE WITH RED BULL IN 2025; THE TEAM STILL DECIDING WHO'LL TEAM UP WITH MAX VERSTAPPEN. LAST NIGHT HE WON HIS 13TH GRAND PRIX IN 16 RACES. AFTER HUMBLING THE SILVER FERNS IN CHRISTCHURCH, ENGLAND HAVE FIRED A WARNING AHEAD OF WEDNESDAY'S SECOND NETBALL TEST IN WELLINGTON. THE ENTIRE ROSES SQUAD BOASTING JUST 50 CAPS, COMPARED TO THE FERNS 416, CLEARLY HAVING DONE THEIR HOMEWORK ON THE OPPOSITION DURING AN EIGHT WEEK CAMP. WE HAD SOME GREAT PASSAGES OF PLAY WE WERE ABLE TO EXPOSE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT IN FOOTAGE, AND THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO WORK ON, I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THIS GROUP, IS THAT WE ARE JUST LEARNING, GROWING AND LOVING EVERY SECOND. ENGLAND NOW JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM SECURING THE COVETED TAINI JAMIESON TROPHY. A CENTURY STAND BY BROOKE HALLIDAY AND HANNAH RO WASN'T ENOUGH TO LIFT THE WHITE FERNS TO VICTORY IN THE FIRST GAME OF THEIR ODI SERIES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA. NEW ZEALAND SLUMPING TO 55 FOR 5 EARLY BEFORE HALLIDAY AND RO HELPED THE WHITE FERNS TO 235 FOR 8. SOUTH AFRICA ALSO STRUGGLING IN THEIR REPLY, BEFORE SOME LOFTY HITTING FROM THEIR MIDDLE ORDER. WELL, I THINK WHEN YOU LOSE THAT MANY WICKETS IN THE POWER PLAY, YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA STRUGGLE, I THOUGHT WE LOST TOO MANY RUNS IN THE FIELD, I THOUGHT THAT NEAR THE END, THERE, THAT WE DIDN'T SQUEEZE ENOUGH. IT'S A GOOD FIRST HIT-OUT FOR US HERE, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE FOR THAT SECOND ODI. SOUTH AFRICA WINNING BY FOUR WICKETS. THE SECOND GAME'S ON THURSDAY. TONIGHT, WE HAVE ANOTHER INSTALMENT OF OUR AGAINST-THE-ODDS SERIES ` A TEENAGER FROM PALMERSTON NORTH WHO'S REFUSING TO LET LIFE SLOW HIM DOWN. JAYDEN GLENTWORTH'S LIFE CAME CRASHING DOWN AT THE AGE OF 15 ` A MOUNTAIN-BIKE JUMP GONE WRONG. NOW IN A WHEELCHAIR, HE'S CHASING THE DREAM OF BECOMING A PARALYMPIAN. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS HIS STORY. (BITTERSWEET MUSIC) YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS TORN AWAY FROM YOU, AND YOU'VE GOTTA START FROM SCRATCH. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WILL SAY YOU'RE INSPIRING AND YOU'RE` YOU'RE THIS AND YOU'RE THAT. BUT, I MEAN, I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE. JAYDEN GLENTWORTH WORTH DOESN'T LET LIFE SLOW HIM DOWN. MOST DAYS, THE 19-YEAR-OLD IS SENDING IT ON THE SLOPES OF CARDRONA. EVERYONE LOVES GOING FAST, DOING JUMPS, RIPPING SLASHES. I JUST LOVE IT. EVEN THOUGH IT WAS CHASING AN ADRENALINE KICK THAT LEFT HIM CRASHING OFF HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE IN PALMERSTON NORTH FOUR YEARS AGO. IT WAS ON A GRADE FIVE TRAIL CALLED RIPPER, AND BIG JUMP WENT WRONG, CAME OVER NOSE HEAVY, LANDED ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS 8M BELOW THE END OF THE JUMP. YOU KNOW, IT WAS ALL` MY MIND WAS RACING 100 MILES AN HOUR. 'OH I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS.' YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY... IT'S PRETTY BIT OF A BUMMER. A HELICOPTER FLEW JADEN AND HIS FATHER, MARK, TO CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY SURGERY FOLLOWED. SO HE HAD A T12, L1 BURST FRACTURE, SO HIS VERTEBRAE FRACTURED AND ALSO BURST. BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO HIS SPINAL CORD, HE WAS PRETTY MUCH TOLD HE'D BE IN A WHEELCHAIR AS A PARAPLEGIC. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THINGS JUST CHANGED. BUT HERE'S THE THING ABOUT JAYDEN. HE NEVER WANTED HIS STORY TO BE A TEEN, HARD DONE BY. INSTEAD, ONE OF BIG DREAMS AND HOPE. TWO YEARS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE SIGNED UP TO HIS SCHOOL'S CREST TO CREST RACE, A TRADITION FOR STUDENTS TO KAYAK, CYCLE AND RUN 400KM FROM MT RUAPEHU TO PALMY. I WAS` 'HOW IS HE EVER GOING TO DO IT?' I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE. BUT JAYDEN... (WHOOPS) ...MADE IT POSSIBLE. I MEAN, I DON'T SAY IT LIGHTLY, HE'S MY HERO. NOT JUST A HERO TO DAD, BUT EVERYONE AROUND HIM, NOW CHASING A WINTER PARALYMPIC DREAM. THIS YEAR, HE'S JOINED SNOW SPORT NEW ZEALAND'S DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. HE PUSHES HIMSELF REALLY HARD. HE'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS` HE'S QUITE TOUGH ON HIMSELF. MEANS THAT HE'S ALWAYS FIGHTING TO BE THE BEST. ACC HAVE FUNDED HIS MODIFIED VEHICLE AND SIT SKI ` FIVE DAYS A WEEK, YOU'LL FIND HIM ON THE SLOPES TRAINING. YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AROUND, SHOOT. LOOK AT IT. PRETTY MEAN. WHAT WOULD YOU TELL THAT YOUNG BOY WHO HAS JUST FOUND OUT WHAT YOU KNOW NOW? IF YOU TAKE OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU MAKE THE MOST OF WHAT YOU CAN, IT'LL ALL BE ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD, BUT YOU CAN MAKE THE BEST OF IT. BECAUSE EVEN JAYDEN KNOWS THINGS IN LIFE WILL TRY AND KNOCK YOU DOWN. YEAH, BRO! BUT THE BEST YOU CAN DO... (LAUGHS) YO! ...IS GET BACK UP. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. THE MIAMI DOLPHINS CHOOSING HONOUR OVER GLORY THIS MORNING IN THEIR 70-20 ROUT OF THE DENVER BRONCOS, DECIDING NOT TO KICK A FIELD GOAL THAT COULD HAVE MADE NFL HISTORY. SAMOAN QUARTERBACK TUA TAGOVAILOA LED THE DOLPHINS TO WITHIN 2 POINTS OF THE REGULAR SEASON SCORING RECORD. BUT WITH THE CLOCK RUNNING DOWN, AND THEIR KICKER WAITING IN THE WINGS, IN A DISPLAY OF SPORTSMANSHIP, THEY TOOK A KNEE. IT'S ABOUT RESPECT IN NFL. AND AS WE WENT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT WE GOT. RESPECT, AND WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GO OUT THERE AND HUMILATE TEAMS. THAT MEANS WASHINGTON'S 1966 REGULAR SEASON RECORD SCORE OF 72 STILL STANDS. STAY WITH US ` DAN WILL BE HERE WITH WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. PLUS ` NEXT YEAR'S SUPERBOWL PERFORMER'S JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED, AND IT'S GOT EARLY`2000's MUSIC FANS SAYING 'OH MY GOSH'. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THE ANCIENT GAME OF CUNNING, BLUFF AND STRATEGY. AND THE 7 YEAR OLD WHO IS WIPING THE FLOOR WITH HIS OPPONENTS. PLUS ` THE WARRIORS BOSS SHARES THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT SEVEN. WE'LL HAVE WHAT THE WEATHER'S DOING AT YOUR PLACE SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, R&B STAR USHER'S JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED TO HEADLINE THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW NEXT FEBRUARY. # AND I SAID, YEAH, YEAH. # SHAWTY GOT DOWN LOW. SHE SAID, COME AND GET ME. # BEST KNOWN FOR HITS LIKE 'YEAH' AND 'DJ GOT US FALLING IN LOVE', THE 44-YEAR-OLD NOW TAKING ON THE FAMOUS NFL SHOWPIECE IN LAS VEGAS. IT'S THE SECOND TIME USHER'S TAKEN TO THE SUPER BOWL STAGE ` PREVIOUSLY PERFORMING ALONGSIDE THE BLACK EYED PEAS IN 2011. EVERY DAY IS CHANGING YOU WILL NEED A RAINCOAT, UNFORTUNATELY. COMPETITOR LAST WEEK, A VERY DIFFERENT WEEK. THIS WEEK, NEXT WHAT HOURS, YOU'VE GOT A LOW SPINNING AWAY. THEN WE GET A RUSH OF THE WESTERLIES BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. WE MIGHT GET SOMETHING MILDER THIS WEEK. AND THE RANGERS, 1 TO 200 MM OF RAIN. MAY BE A BIT MORE FOR THE RANGES. THIS THING IS MORE OR LESS STUCK IN PLACE, BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE THROUGH. DOWN SOUTH, MANAGING TO GET THE LEFTOVER SNOW. OUT WEST, VERY PLEASANT INDEED WITHOUT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING. WE HAVE THE WET WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTH-EAST OF THE COUNTRY GUSTY WINDS TO COOK STRAIGHT. LOOK HOW THE WINDS GO. SEARCH OF RAIN COMES IN, NOTICE HOW THE WINDS PICK UP THERE. YOU'LL NEED THE RAINCOAT AND PLACES. DOWN SOUTH OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, AS YOU WERE, FROSTY START. THAT'S THE PATCHY RAIN THAT WORKCENTRE PARTS OF NORTHLAND MAINLY FOR THE AFTERNOON. ODD EARLY SHOWER. AUCKLAND, WE MAY BRING BACK SOME PATCHY RAIN. THAT'S THE SHOWERS, THEN THE DRYER AREA. STILL MAY BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. KEEP YOUR RAINCOAT HANDY, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO RAIN ALL THE TIME. IT'S HERE AND THE EAST COAST THAT YOU WILL STILL HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAIN. IMPROVING, FURTHER SOUTH AND WEST. PERHAPS NAPIER AS YOU GET GOOD CONVERGENCE. WELLINGTON, YOU'LL HAVE THE SAME SORT OF THING. SOUTHERLY FOR YOU, RAIN. RAN THROUGH THE DAY. SUNSHINE AND 16. LATE SURGE TO CHRISTCHURCH, AND 10. CLOUD IN THE LATE DAY SHOWER ASHBURTON. TAKE YOUR PICK, YOU'RE ALL GOOD. GORE YOU HAVE 12. EAST COAST SOME SHOWERS. WERE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE WEATHER BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT LOW AND