TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` ISOLATING WITH COVID-19, CHRIS HIPKINS GIVES AN UPDATE ON HIS HEALTH. TODAY, THE BODY ACHES HAVE EASED AND A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY'S COMING BACK, BUT AS YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR THERE'S STILL QUITE A LOT OF CONGESTION. WHILE ON THE FIRST DAY OF ADVANCED VOTING, THERE'S NO GUESSING WHO CHRISTOPHER LUXON CAST HIS BALLOT FOR. BUT DOES A POSSIBLE COALITION WITH ACT AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST TICK ALL THE BOXES, OR IS THERE A TEAL ALTERNATIVE? HOW BIG WAS HAWKE'S BAY'S PARTY? THIS PHOTO SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WHITE POWDER ON TOP OF ONE HALF OF A SNAPPED-IN-TWO RANFURLY SHIELD. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LAUNCHES AN INVESTIGATION. PLUS ` THE FONDEST MEMORIES OF BEING IN NEW ZEALAND AND BEING A WARRIORS FAN, SO, LOVE TO YOU GUYS. A SHOUT-OUT TO THEIR TIME ON THIS SIDE OF THE DITCH, AS NATHAN AND IVAN CLEARY CELEBRATE THE PENRITH PANTHERS' THIRD-STRAIGHT NRL TITLE. CAPTIONS BY SEAN LYDIARD, KRISTIN WILLIAMS AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023� KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING ` 'IT'S NOT OVER.' THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM CHRIS HIPKINS, SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. HE SAYS HE'LL GO HARD FOR THE FINAL WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN. HE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO POLITICAL EDITOR JESSICA MUTCH MCKAY, WHO JOINS US NOW. JESS, WHAT'S THE LATEST FROM THE LABOUR LEADER IN ISOLATION? IT IS A PRETTY UNUSUAL SITUATION, TO HAVE THE LEADER OF ONE OF OUR TWO MAIN POLITICAL PARTIES IN ISOLATION. HE TOLD ME HE IS PRETTY FRUSTRATED, THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A BLOW TO HIS CAMPAIGN. I TALKED TO CHRIS HIPKINS OVER ZOOM ` I ASKED HIM HOW WAS HOLDING UP. I SHOULD TELL YOU, I HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF DRUGS TO DO THIS INTERVIEW, SO, YOU KNOW... (LAUGHS) IT STARTED TO COME ON SATURDAY NIGHT, AND BY SUNDAY MORNING I WAS A BIT WIPED OUT BY IT, SO, YOU KNOW, THE FULL BODY ACHES, AND CONGESTION, AND COUGHS, AND THE FULL WORKS, AND... TODAY, THE BODY ACHES HAVE EASED AND A LITTLE BIT OF ENERGY'S COMING BACK, BUT AS YOU CAN PROBABLY HEAR THERE'S STILL QUITE A LOT OF CONGESTION. IS THIS A NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR THE CAMPAIGN? YOUR THE POLLS AREN'T GREAT, NOW YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT LIKE YOU USUALLY WOULD. ABSOLUTELY NOT, WE'RE STILL GETTING INCREDIBLY STRONG SUPPORT ON THE GROUND, OUR DOOR-KNOCKERS, OUR PHONE-CANVASSERS, THEY ARE REPORTING BACK THAT THERE IS STILL A LOT OF GOODWILL OUT THERE, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNDECIDED VOTE OUT OF THEIR. OF COURSE, IT IS FRUSTRATING I CAN'T BE OUT THERE SPEAKING TO SOME OF THOSE UNDECIDED VOTERS, BUT I AM HOPING THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REACH THEM, YOU KNOW, IN A DIGITAL FORUM IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. I MEAN, CAMPAIGNS ARE ALL ABOUT MOMENTUM, AND YOU'VE LOST THAT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AT LEAST. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? CAMPAIGNS ARE ABOUT MOMENTUM, BUT ACTUALLY, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY'RE ABOUT WHAT YOU STAND FOR, ABOUT THE VALUES AND THE IDEAS THAT YOU ARE CAMPAIGNING ON, AND NONE OF THAT HAS CHANGED BECAUSE I'M ISOLATING IN A HOTEL ROOM WITH COVID-19. I THINK WE ARE PUTTING FORWARD A VERY OPTIMISTIC VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY, AND IF I DO TALK ABOUT THE OPPOSITION, I THINK THAT THEY ARE NOT. IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS WALKING AWAY FROM ALL OF THE TOUGH QUESTIONS. SO I GUESS, IT IS A BIT FRUSTRATING THAT I CAN'T BE THERE, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, TO CHALLENGE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THAT IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BUT THERE IS STILL MORE TIME FOR THAT BEFORE THIS CAMPAIGN IS OVER. AND, JESS, VOTING STARTS TODAY. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? 400 PLACES HAVE OPENED ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO VOTE. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION HAS SAID THE NUMBERS ARE STEADY. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OF PEOPLE, THEY WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL 2 PM TOMORROW. THE PEOPLE WHO I SPOKE TO HAVE VOTED EARLY SO THEY KNOW WHO THEY ARE VOTING , FOR THEY JUST WANT IT OFF THEIR TO-DO LIST. READY, STEADY, VOTE! THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! YAY. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THE LUXONS GETTING IN EARLY TOO. OH, GOSH, THAT'S A HARD ONE. (CHUCKLES) IN BOTANY, IT'S DAY ONE FOR THIS VOTING STATION. COVID WAS STILL A FACTOR AT THE LAST ELECTION, AND TWO-THIRDS OF KIWIS VOTED EARLY. (CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICK) THANK YOU. I JUST LIKE TO DO IT EARLY COS I'M POSITIVE WHO I'M VOTING FOR AND IT'S DONE. THERE WON'T BE MANY PEOPLE. (CHUCKLES) YOU'RE NOT WORRIED YOU'LL CHANGE YOUR MIND BETWEEN NOW AND THE ELECTION? NO, OH NO, OH NO. WITH 12 DAYS TO GO, THE GREENS LOOK SET TO SELECT 17 MPs, ACCORDING TO OUR LATEST 1 NEWS VERIAN POLL. THAT MEANS NATIONAL COULD FORM A GOVERNMENT WITH THEM ALONE, SOMETHING THE GREENS AREN'T RULING OUT. WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL THE ELECTION WHAT THE OUTCOME IS, AND SO, FRANKLY, ENGAGING IN ALL OF THESE HYPOTHETICALS IS SORT OF A BIT POINTLESS. WILL YOU RULE OUT FORMING A COALITION WITH THE GREENS? LOOK, IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THEY HAVE RULED OUT WANTING TO WORK WITH US, AND AGAIN, WE'VE RULED THEM OUT AS WELL. SO ABSOLUTELY NO POSSIBILITY POST-ELECTION THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER FORMING A DEAL WITH THE GREENS? YES, THEY'VE RULED US OUT. THIS CENTRE-RIGHT POLITICAL COMMENTATOR THINKS IT WOULD BE A TOUGH SELL. I THINK THERE COULD BE SOME AREAS IN WHICH THEY COULD AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER ` WE SAW THAT WITH THE ZERO-CARBON BILL ` BUT A COALITION WHERE THE GREENS ARE DICTATING CONFIDENCE AND SUPPLY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE HOW THEY COULD AGREE ON ENOUGH TO GET THAT ACROSS THE LINE. THE WELLINGTON MAYOR AND FORMER GREEN PARTY MEMBER ISN'T SURE THE LURE OF BLOCKING ACT AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST IS ENOUGH. THAT'S A REALLY INTERESTING QUESTION, AND THERE IS THIS DEEP FEAR THAT WE END UP WITH THIS CHAOTIC AND DANGEROUS COALITION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARTY, ACT PARTY AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST. LIKE, THAT CONCEPT, I KNOW, TERRIFIES PEOPLE LIKE ME. I'M SURE I RECOGNISE YOU FROM PARLIAMENT. (CHUCKLES) IT'S UNAPPETISING FOR ACT TOO. IF THE NATIONAL PARTY THINKS THAT A PARTY THAT IS OBSESSED WITH DIVIDING THE PIE AND DIVIDING NEW ZEALAND IS A WORTHWHILE COALITION PARTNER, I THINK THAT PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND WHO ARE VOTING ON THE RIGHT WILL HAVE ANOTHER THING COMING. ANY COALITION DECISION IS UP TO GREEN PARTY MEMBERS TO DECIDE ON ONCE THE VOTES HAVE COME IN. BACK WITH JESS NOW ` HOW LIKELY IS A BLUE-GREEN COMBINATION? IT IS NOT A NATURAL ALLIANCE. IF IT WAS JUST AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO FIND COMMON GROUND, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES THEY ARE STREETS APART. WE DO SEE GREEN PARTY'S FLICK BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT OVERSEAS, BUT IT IS HARDER TO DO HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. BUT IT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING TO SEE HER PICKS UP THE PHONE WHEN THE CHOICE IS BETWEEN GOVERNING AND NOT. ANOTHER PARTY IN THE MIX AS A COALITION PARTNER IS NEW ZEALAND FIRST, BUT VOTERS WILL NOW HAVE TO WAIT LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO READ ITS MANIFESTO. SIMON MERCEP'S WITH ME NOW. SIMON, THE MANIFESTO WAS TO INCLUDE THE COST OF PARTY POLICY, BUT A DELAY MEANS IT COMES OUT AFTER EARLY VOTING'S STARTED. WHY THE CHANGE? PARTY LEADER WINSTON PETERS SAID HE'D RELEASE THE MANIFESTO LATER THAT DAY. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. TODAY HE SAYS HE GOT ADVICE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT OFFICIAL CASH RATE COMES OUT ON WEDNESDAY IN CASE THAT MEANS COSTINGS NEED TO BE RECALCULATED. I CAUGHT UP WITH WINSTON PETERS IN AUCKLAND THIS AFTERNOON. PEOPLE ARE VOTING ALREADY. EARLY VOTING HAS STARTED. I KNOW. IS IT A BIT LATE TO GET THE MANIFESTO OUT? WELL, NOW, YOU SEE, I'VE HAD ALL THESE MEETINGS FOR TWO YEARS, AND IF YOU'D BEEN AT MY MEETINGS, TELLING THE PUBLIC WHAT I'D BEEN SPEAKING ABOUT ON ALL THESE SUBJECTS, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION NOW. BUT YOU'VE TURNED UP AT THE CLOSE OF THE 11TH HOUR BECAUSE THE SURGE IS ON. (LAUGHS) I'M JUST ASKING IF THE MANIFESTO SHOULD BE OUT BEFORE EARLY VOTING STARTS? OF COURSE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, BUT THE OCR SHOULD BE OUT AS WELL. SO WE WAIT FOR THE MANIFESTO, BUT NEW ZEALAND FIRST DID RELEASE A NEW POLICY TODAY? YES, ITS SENIORS AND SUPERANNUATION POLICY. IT INCLUDES RATES RELIEF, INCREASES TO THE ACCOMMODATION SUPPLEMENT, AND MORE RESIDENTIAL CARE BEDS. WINSTON PETERS SAYS FULL COSTINGS OF THESE POLICIES NEED TO WAIT UNTIL A FULL OPENING OF THE BOOKS AFTER THE ELECTION. AND ON BREAKFAST TOMORROW MORNING, AUCKLAND MAYOR WAYNE BROWN JOINS THE TEAM TO TALK ABOUT HIS MANIFESTO HE WANTS ALL POLITICAL LEADERS TO READ. THAT'S FROM 6. A HAWKE'S BAY RUGBY PLAYER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRINK-DRIVING AFTER THE TEAM'S DRAMATIC RANFURLY SHIELD WIN AT THE WEEKEND. AND THIS IS HOW THE TROPHY ENDED UP AFTER THE TEAM'S CELEBRATIONS... BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY IS INVESTIGATING, AS THOSE WITH FOND MEMORIES OF THE COMPETITION'S HEYDAY BLAME A LACK OF RESPECT. HAWKE'S BAY REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN HAS MORE. PRECIOUS, BROKEN GOODS, NOW TRAVELLING BACK TO WELLINGTON. IT HAD ALL STARTED SO WELL ` HAWKE'S BAY BEATING WELLINGTON IN A LAST MINUTE THRILLER TO SECURE THE RANFURLY SHIELD FOR SUMMER. WHAT A TEAM! WHAT A FINISH! HAWKE'S BAY WON THE RANFURLY SHIELD! YAY! (CHUCKLES) BUT THE NEXT DAY... THEN THEY HAVE BROKEN THE RANFURLY SHIELD. OH NO! (CHUCKLES) PICTURES EMERGED OF THE SHIELD SPLIT IN HALF, WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED WHITE SUBSTANCE ON TOP. DROPPED FROM A REASONABLE HEIGHT, DROPPED FROM A FAIRLY TALL PLAYER, I'M TOLD, BUT ON TO A HARD SURFACE, SO, AS I SAY, AT THIS STAGE, THOSE ARE THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM. OAK IS A REALLY TOUGH TIMBER, AND THE WEAVE OF THE GRAIN, IT SHOULDN'T GO LIKE THAT IF YOU DROP IT. HE SHOULD KNOW ` HE MADE THE LATEST VERSION OF THE TROPHY A THICKER AND HEAVIER MODEL THAN THE ORIGINAL. YOU SEE THIS HAPPEN AND EVERYONE JUST HEADS DOWN THINKING 'HERE WE GO AGAIN!' THE LOG O'WOOD IS STEEPED IN RUGBY HISTORY. BUT OUTSIDE TEST RUGBY, THE RANFURLY SHIELD WAS THE BIGGEST THING IN NZ RUGBY, AND IT WASN'T ONLY GREAT FOR THE GAME ITSELF, IT WAS GREAT FOR COMMUNITIES. AT ITS HEIGHT, A SHIELD GAME WOULD ATTRACT TEST MATCH SIZE CROWDS, AND CIVIC PARADES. I THINK IT'S GOT A VALUE TO NEW ZEALAND RUGBY AND NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY THAT CAN'T BE EVER UNDERESTIMATED. THIS RESTORER SAYS THERE SHOULD BE TOUGHER RULES FOR ITS HANDLING. WHOEVER HOLDS THE SHIELD` IT NEEDS TO HAVE A GUARDIAN OF THE SHIELD ` IT DOESN'T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIM, BECAUSE ITS ENDING UP IN ALL SORTS OF PLACES, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO IT. WE'D CONSIDER ANYTHING TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT ONE OF THE SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT THE SHIELD ` AND IT WAS FRONT OF OUR MIND FOR US WHEN WE WERE HAVING IT RESTORED, IS THAT IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TOUCH AND HOLD AND TAKE INTO THEIR HOMES AND HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THEIR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AND PARENTS. SO WE DON'T WANNA TAKE THAT AWAY FROM OUR RUGBY COMMUNITIES, BUT CLEARLY, WE NEED TO RE-ASSES OUR PROTOCOLS. THE TEAM HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE FIX. HAWKE'S BAY LOCALS SUPPORT THE IDEA. YOU WIN IT, YOU LOOK AFTER IT, AS SIMPLE AS THAT. MOST DEFINITELY. YEAH. SO I HOPE THEY CHARGE THEM A HECK OF A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED. AT LEAST IF WE LOOSE IT, WE CAN ONLY GIVE HALF AWAY, AND WE'VE STILL GOT THE OTHER HALF. I HOPE THEY DO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT, AND WHOEVER DID IT, THOSE INVOLVED, ARE REPRIMANDED IN A PRETTY SEVERE WAY. AN INVESTIGATION'S ALREADY UNDERWAY, AS FANS HOPE THE LOG O'WOOD WILL BE BACK IN ONE PIECE SOON. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN LASHING PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WITH WARNINGS IN PLACE FOR THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND AND SOUTH ISLAND. THOMAS MEAD JOINS US NOW FROM CHRISTCHURCH. AND, THOMAS, IN SOME PLACES, GUSTS HAVE BEEN UP TO 200KM/H? THAT IS RIGHT, IT IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS. THAT SPEED WAS RECORDED IN THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY. IT HAS CAUSED MAYHEM THROUGHOUT THE DAY, IT HAS BROUGHT TREES DOWN ON TOP OF CARS, AND ROOF IRON LIFTING, POWER LINES BROUGHT DOWN. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN FIVE FIRES ACROSS THE CANTERBURY DISTRICT, WHICH KEEPS THE FIRE SERVICE BUSY. WELLINGTON DIDN'T ESCAPE IT EITHER, WITH FERREIS CANCELLED. WARNINGS ARE RESPECTED TO REMAIN UNTIL THIS EVENING, AND IT IS STARTED TO RAIN HERE TOO. IT AS AN AID TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES, AND STAY WARM. AND TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THESE WIND GUSTS, DAN'S HERE NOW. DAN WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? IT IS MORE WILD SPRING WEATHER, IT IS THE EXTREMES, THE ACCORDION SQUEEZE ` THAT IS THE SYSTEM THAT IS COMING THROUGH. THE STRONGEST WINDS HERE ON THE NORTH-WEST, NOW TRACKING DOWN THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND. THERE IS A SOUTHERLY KICKING THROUGH. THAT IS YOUR COLD AND IT IS A WARM, AND THEN YOUR DAMAGING WINS. IT WILL PUSH TO THE HAWKE'S BAY OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. QUITE WEATHER WILL COME IN. LOOKING AT THOSE WATCHES AND WARNINGS, WILL LOSE THOSE WARNINGS THROUGH THE WEEK, THE DESERT ROAD MAY SEE SNOW. QUITE WEATHER COMING IN FOR TUESDAY. MORE DETAILS LATER, AND IT'S HEAT THAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE ACROSS THE TASMAN. A SPATE OF FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES IS CAUSING SERIOUS CONCERN AS AUSTRALIA STARES DOWN THE BARREL OF SCORCHING TEMPERATURES. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SAAFIN IS WITH ME NOW FROM SYDNEY AZIZ, WHAT'S THE BUSHFIRE SITUATION RIGHT NOW? MORE THAN 805 FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED, TO FIGHT 112 FIRES. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW MANY ARE STILL NOT CONTAINED, BUT THE RURAL FIRE SERVICE HAS ANNOUNCED ONE OF THOSE FIRES IS AN EMERGENCY ALERT, WHICH MEANS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS TOO LATE TO EVACUATE, AND INSTEAD TO SEEK SHELTER. OK, AZIZ, WHAT'S THE OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? IT IS LOOKING HOT WELL INTO THE WEEK, THERE WILL BE HIGHS OF 30, SYDNEY IS EXPECTING A HIGH OF 35. IN SOME PARTS OF AUSTRALIA, THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE CLOSE TO 40. AND URGENT WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUE THAT PEOPLE REMAIN VIGILANT. IT'S GONNA BE A PRETTY TOUGH WEEK, AND THE IDEA IS TO STOP THESE FIRES BEFORE THEY TAKE HOLD. IT'S ABOUT REPORTING THOSE FIRES AND HAVING A BUSH FIRE SURVIVAL PLAN AND MAKING SURE EVERY MEMNBER OF YOUR FAMILY KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO. IT IS NOT JUST IN NEW SOUTH WALES, SEVERAL COMMUNITIES IN VICTORIA ALSO ON HIGH ALERT, CAMPERS WERE EVACUATED LAST NIGHT FROM EAST MELBOURNE, AND HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD THAT MORE EVACUATIONS COULD CONTINUE WELL INTO THE NIGHT TONIGHT. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE U.S. GOVERNMENT MAY HAVE AVOIDED A SHUTDOWN FOR NOW, BUT THE 11TH HOUR DEAL SEES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE PAUSED. NEXT ` WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS VOWING TO DO. PLUS ` HAVE RUSSIAN HACKERS BEEN TARGETING BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY? AND A FURRY FAREWELL ` WHY A U.S. ZOO IS HAVING TO SAY GOODBYE TO ITS MUCH-LOVED PANDAS. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP, THE DISTURBING AMOUNT OF SEDIMENT AND DEBRIS IN THE OCEAN OFF GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. PLUS ` A BETTER TENNIS RACKET CAN IMPROVE YOUR GAME, BUT WILL BETTER SHOES REALLY MAKE YOU RUN FASTER? AND THE COFFEE CART THAT'S SERVING UP SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH THAT FLAT WHITE. FIND OUT MORE TONIGHT AT 7. RESCUERS ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH THE RUBBLE FOR VICTIMS FOLLOWING SPAIN'S DEADLIEST NIGHTCLUB FIRE IN DECADES. AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF MURCIA. IT THEN SPREAD THROUGH ANOTHER TWO NEIGHBOURING NIGHTCLUBS AS PATRONS RACED TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES. TRANSLATOR: I THINK WE LEFT THE CLUB 30 SECONDS, ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE ALARMS WENT OFF AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE SCREAM SAYING IT WAS A FIRE. I WAS AT A PLACE AT THAT TIME WHERE I COULD GET OUT, BUT FIVE FAMILY MEMBERS AND TWO FRIENDS ARE MISSING. NO, TODAVIA NO. NO DICEN NADA. TRANSLATOR: WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. WE'RE WAITING FOR NEWS TO SEE WHETHER SOME OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE COME OUT ALIVE. THE CAUSE OF THE BLAZE IS NOT YET KNOWN. TURKEY HAS CARRIED OUT AIR STRIKES ON KURDISH REBELS IN IRAQ JUST HOURS AFTER A SUICIDE BLAST HIT GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN ANKARA. TWO ATTACKERS WERE KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION OUTSIDE THE INTERIOR MINISTRY BUILDING. TWO POLICE OFFICERS WERE ALSO INJURED. THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE JUST HOURS BEFORE PARLIAMENT WAS SET TO RECONVENE; THE COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT CALLING IT THE 'FINAL FLUTTERS OF TERRORISM'. THE IRAQI COUPLE WHOSE WEDDING TURNED INTO A DEADLY INFERNO HAVE SPOKEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE INCIDENT. INDOOR PYROTECHNICS SET FIRE TO THE ROOF OF THE WEDDING VENUE, THE INFERNO EVENTUALLY KILLING MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE AND INJURING 150 MORE. REVAN ISHO AND HIS WIFE HANEEN SURVIVED THE BLAZE, BUT SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE CRUSH TO ESCAPE. THEY'RE PLANNING TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA, SAYING THE GRIEF OF LOSING FAMILY MEMBERS IS TOO MUCH TO BEAR. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE MARCHED THE STREETS OF POLAND'S CAPITAL AHEAD OF THE COUNTRY'S ELECTION LATER THIS MONTH. MASSIVE CROWDS DESCENDING ON WARSAW IN A RALLY ORGANISED BY THE OPPOSITION COALITION. POLLING SHOWS A TIGHT RACE WITH THE CURRENT CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT THAT'S FOUND ITSELF AT ODDS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION IN RECENT YEARS. THE COALITION IS VOWING TO MEND TIES WITH THE E.U. AND PURSUE MORE TOLERANT POLICIES. NEW YORK CITY IS TONIGHT PREPARING FOR PROTESTERS, WITH POLICE SETTING UP BARRICADES AHEAD OF DONALD TRUMP'S FRAUD TRIAL STARTING TOMORROW. THE FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT IS ACCUSED OF INFLATING THE VALUE OF HIS ASSETS BY MORE THAN $3B, AS HE BUILT HIS REAL ESTATE EMPIRE. THE TRIAL IS PART OF A CIVIL LAWSUIT SEEKING NEARLY $420M IN DAMAGES. TRUMP DENIES ANY WRONGDOING. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS VOWING TO STAND BY UKRAINE AFTER THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FAILED TO APPROVE ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA. HARDLINE REPUBLICANS OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT'S CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE, AS NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. A MOMENT'S SILENCE IN KYIV FOR THOSE UKRAINE HAS LOST. (BELL TOLLS SLOWLY) BUT THERE'S FEAR THE COUNTRY'S FRONT LINE FORCES WILL FACE MORE LOSSES, WITH AMERICAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT STOPPED FOR NOW. TRANSLATOR: WE REALLY, REALLY NEED SUPPORT, FINANCIAL HELP, BECAUSE I'M REALLY SAD ABOUT OUR KIDS DYING. THE PAUSE AND SUPPORT IS PART OF A DEAL TO KEEP THE U.S. GOVERNMENT OPEN. STAUNCH REPUBLICANS SAY IT'S NOT A PRIORITY FOR AMERICA. BUT THIS UKRAINIAN LAWMAKER SAYS AMERICAN SUPPORT IS GOOD VALUE FOR THE U.S. IF IT HELPS PREVENT A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND NATO. THE UKRAINIAN WAR COSTS LESS THAN 5% OF THE AMERICAN DEFENCE BUDGET. FOR THIS 5%, UKRAINE MANAGED TO STOP THE SECOND BIGGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD. PRESIDENT BIDEN HOPEFUL FOR A SOLUTION. I FULLY EXPECT THE SPEAKER TO KEEP HIS COMMITMENT TO SECURE THE PASSAGE AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO HELP UKRAINE AS THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST AGGRESSION AND BRUTALITY. UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS ON THE FRONT LINE WANT MORE THAN AMERICAN MONEY. THEY WANT EQUIPMENT. TRANSLATOR: OF COURSE, WE WOULD LIKE TO GET AMERICAN EQUIPMENT ` BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS, FOR EXAMPLE. TRANSLATOR: WHAT MAKES THE BLACK HAWK MORE EFFECTIVE? TRANSLATOR: IT IS NEWER, MORE POWERFUL, AND CAN CARRY MUCH BETTER WEAPONS TO INFLICT MAXIMUM LOSSES ON THE ENEMY. AN ENEMY BEING GIVEN A CHANCE BY A COUNTRY THEY THOUGHT WAS A FRIEND. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, UKRAINE'S SUMMER COUNTEROFFENSIVE AGAINST RUSSIAN FORCES IS SLOW GOING WITH WINTER FAST APPROACHING. THE WAR HAS TURNED INTO A BATTLE OF WITS AND DRONE DOMINATION, AS THE BBC'S MARK URBAN EXPLAINS. IN THIS WAR, THERE ARE THE HUNTED AND THE HUNTERS. THE UKRAINIANS SAY THEIR RUSSIAN ENEMY HAS FAR MORE DRONES, WHICH MAKES CAMOUFLAGE AND REMAINING UNSEEN VITAL. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) SO WE WERE EXPECTING A FIRE MISSION WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN WORD CAME DOWN ON THE RADIO TO STAND DOWN BECAUSE A RUSSIAN DRONE HAS BEEN SIGHTED SOMEWHERE NEAR HERE. AND THAT'S REALLY VERY TYPICAL OF WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING ` A CONSTANT BATTLE OF WITS, A DEADLY BATTLE OF WITS. THIS RUSSIAN VIDEO SHOWS WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET IT WRONG. WE WATCHED THE ARTILLERY OF THE 24TH MECHANISED BRIGADE AS ITS OWN DRONES SEARCHED FOR TARGETS. THEN THE ORDER CAME THROUGH THAT THEY HAD ONE. (SOLDIERS SPEAK UKRAINIAN) (EXPLOSION) ONCE THEY'D FIRED, WE WERE TOLD TO LEAVE FAST ` A SHELL COULD SOON BE HEADING BACK IN OUR DIRECTION. BUT OF COURSE, JUST AS THIS BRIGADE IS BEING HUNTED, IT'S ALSO FINDING ITS OWN TARGETS. (DRONE WHIRRS) A NEW MACHINE CALLED AN FPV CAN TARGET THE RUSSIANS EVEN WHEN THEY'RE TAKING COVER INSIDE BUILDINGS AND TRENCHES. WHAT CAN WE DO? WE CAN ONLY FIGHT AND PROTECT OUR LAND. IT'S THIS ABILITY TO SEE SO MUCH MORE AND TARGET IT ` SOME CALL IT THE TRANSPARENT BATTLEFIELD ` THAT'S MADE IT SO HARD TO TAKE GROUND HERE. SO MUCH SO THAT THE MEN IN THIS BRIGADE ARE PREPARING FOR THE AUTUMN AND WINTER AHEAD. WHILE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME GAINS, WITHOUT A DECISIVE SUMMER BREAKTHROUGH, UKRAINE IS NOW BRACING FOR A LONG AND DRAWN-OUT WAR. NEXT ` AS WATER WOES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, WHAT WOULD THOSE VYING TO BE THE NEXT IN POWER DO TO FIX THE SYSTEM? PLUS ` THE ROAD TO BECOMING A WORLD CHAMPION. HOW TAYLA BRUCE TURNED HER HOBBY INTO A SPORTING DREAM. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, PUTTING POLITICAL PARTY POLICIES UNDER THE MICROSCOPE. PLUS ` IT'S THE QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S LIPS, SHOULD THE RANFURLY SHIELD HAVE BEEN BETTER PROTECTED? AND SHOULD HAWKES BAY BE FORCED TO RETURN IT? AND FIND OUT WHO IS SERVING UP A SIDE OF INSPIRATION ALONG WITH THAT MORNING COFFEE. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. WELCOME BACK. WHILE THE HUNT FOR THE SOURCE OF QUEENSTOWN'S CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OUTBREAK CONTINUES, POLITICIANS ARE STILL DEBATING THE FUTURE OF OUR WATER SERVICES. NATIONAL WANTS TO ROLL BACK THE RECENTLY PASSED WATER REFORMS, BUT LABOUR'S ACCUSED THEM OF FAILING TO PROPERLY PRICE THAT ROLLBACK INTO ITS FISCAL PLAN. LAURA FRYKBERG HAS MORE. WITH QUEENSTOWN STILL GRIPPED BY THE GASTRO BUG CRYPTOSPORIDIUM, CONTAMINATED WATER SUPPLY IS YET TO BE RULED OUT AS A SOURCE OF THE OUTBREAK. THE CASES SEEM TO BE NOW FROM PERSON TO PERSON. HOW TO IMPROVE OUR WASTE WATER, STORM WATER, AND DRINKING WATER HAS ALSO BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MUCH POLITICAL DEBATE. TODAY LABOUR POKING HOLES AT NATIONAL'S SOLUTION. IN NATIONAL'S FISCAL PLAN, THEY HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY FUNDING TO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY WANT TO DO. THE AYES HAVE IT. LABOUR SAYS NATIONAL'S PROPOSAL TO REPEAL THE AFFORDABLE WATER PLAN AND PUT RESPONSIBILITY BACK ON COUNCILS WILL INCREASE COSTS FOR RATEPAYERS. THAT IS A LOAD OF RUBBISH, AND FRANKLY, I DON'T TAKE ANY LESSONS FROM LABOUR ON ECONOMICS WHEN THEY HAVE MISSED THEIR NUMBERS FOR SIX YEARS IN A ROW. NATIONAL SAYS ITS PLAN IS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND WHILE IT EXPECTS COUNCILS TO FUND THEIR OWN INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE IS BACK-UP FINANCING IF NEEDED, WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF UNALLOCATED FUNDING IN ITS FISCAL PLAN. UNDER THE CURRENT LAW, 67 LOCAL WATER ENTITIES WILL BECOME 10 REGIONAL ONES TO GIVE THEM GREATER PURCHASING POWER AND ACCESS TO DEBT. NATIONAL SAYS UNDER ITS PROPOSAL, COUNCILS COULD STILL DO THIS, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE MANDATORY. THE MAYOR OF QUEENSTOWN SAYS BOTH POLICIES ARE PROBLEMATIC, WITH MANY COUNCILS FACING RISING COSTS. NATIONAL'S POLICY SEEMS TO BE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE STATUS QUO. ALL I CAN SEE IS HIGHER RATES. AND THEN ON THE OTHER SIDE, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH GOT INEFFECTIVE REFORM THAT'S TAKEN TOO LONG. BUT THERE'S NOT LONG NOW TILL ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER HAS THE MOST SAY ON THE WAY FORWARD. LAURA FRYKBERG, 1 NEWS. AND DON'T FORGET TO HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL THE LATEST ELECTION NEWS AS WE COUNT DOWN TO POLLING DAY, NOW LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY. THAT'S 1NEWS.CO.NZ A CLIMATE ACTIVIST FOUND GUILTY OF FORGING A LETTER CANCELLING AN OIL CONFERENCE HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO COMMUNITY SERVICE. ROSEMARY PENWARDEN SENT THE LETTER TO THE ATTENDEES OF THE 2019 PETROLEUM CONFERENCE IN QUEENSTOWN, SAYING IT WAS POSTPONED BECAUSE OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. SHE ADMITTED SENDING AND MAKING THE LETTER BUT ARGUED IT WAS A FORM OF SATIRICAL PROTEST. THE CONFERENCE STILL WENT AHEAD. SHE'S BEEN CONVICTED OF TWO FORGERY CHARGES AND GIVEN 125 HOURS COMMUNITY WORK. I'M HERE. I'M NOT IN PRISON. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. THIS IS GOOD NEWS. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO COMMUNITY WORK. IT'S WHAT I DO. IT'S MY LIFE. SO THAT DOESN'T REALLY FEEL LIKE A PUNISHMENT. ROSEMARY PENWARDEN'S LAWYER ARGUED CONVICTING HER WOULD HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON OTHERS. DOZENS OF FISHER AND PAYKEL HEALTHCARE STAFF WERE OUT ON THE PICKET LINE IN AUCKLAND TODAY, PROTESTING OVER PROPOSED CHANGES TO THEIR PAY AND CONDITIONS. THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES REMOVING EXTRA PAY FOR WEEKEND WORK IN EXCHANGE FOR MORE FLEXIBLE SHIFTS. BUT UNION MEMBERS SAY AN OFFER WAS MADE BEFORE IT COULD BE OPENED UP FOR CONSULTATION. I KNOW UNDER THE LAW, THE EMPLOYER CAN COMMUNICATE WITH THE STAFF, BUT WE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY AS THE UNION TO TAKE IT TO OUR MEMBERS FIRST. SO, THE GUYS WERE SO UPSET THEY WANTED TO HAVE THE PROTEST TODAY. IN A STATEMENT, FISHER & PAYKEL SAYS DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE TERMS OF ITS COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT ARE ONGOING, BUT THERE WAS NO DISRUPTION TO ITS OPERATIONS. MORE ACTION IS PLANNED FOR TOMORROW. TO THE UK, WHERE THE ROYAL FAMILY MAY HAVE FOUND ITSELF THE LATEST TARGET OF RUSSIAN CYBER-HACKERS. THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE CRASHING FOR AROUND 90 MINUTES EARLY THIS MORNING, WITH A RUSSIAN HACKING GROUP 'KILL-NET' QUICK TO CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S UNDERSTOOD AN INVESTIGATION'S NOW UNDERWAY. BUCKINGHAM PALACE WOULDN'T COMMENT ON THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. HAYLEY'S HERE WITH WHAT WAS A BLOCKBUSTER IN SYDNEY LAST NIGHT ` A RECORD-BREAKING GRAND FINAL. WHAT A GAME. PENRITH PULLING OFF AN EPIC COMEBACK TO WIN AN HISTORIC THIRD NRL TITLE. THE BRONCOS VERY NEARLY RAN AWAY WITH IT UNTIL THE PANTHERS FAVOURITE SON TURNED IT AROUND WITH AN MVP-WORTHY PERFORMANCE. PLUS ` FEMALE ATHLETES AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, AND THE SACRIFICES MADE TO GET THERE AND IT'S BEEN A ROUGH DAY OUT THERE FOR MANY OF US WITH THE WET AND WINDY FRONT MOVING NORTH. HERE'S THE LIVE VIEW IN WELLINGTON, THE STRONG TO SEVERE GALES WILL EASE BACK A BIT TONIGHT. IT'S A CHILLY NIGHT IN DUNEDIN WITH THE SOUTHERLY, RIGHT NOW ONLY 10C. THERE'S MORE CHANGES ON THE WAY ` DETAILS SHORTLY. WELCOME BACK. KIA ORA E TE IWI. WELCOME TO SPORT. IT'S A GRAND FINAL THAT'LL GO DOWN IN NRL FOLKLORE. THE PENRITH PANTHERS' COME-FROM-BEHIND VICTORY OVER THE BRISBANE BRONCOS CONFIRMING THE TEAM AS GREATS OF THE GAME. AND IT'S IN THOSE BIG GAMES THAT THE TRUE STARS STEP UP. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN WAS ON THE FIELD POST MATCH. ON RUGBY LEAGUE'S GRAND STAGE... WOW! ...THE GAME'S BIGGEST GAME NATHAN CLEARY, GOING FROM STAR TO IMMORTAL. IT HONESTLY FEELS LIKE A DREAM. IT DOESN'T EVEN FEEL REAL RIGHT NOW, SO I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT TO SINK IN. BUT YEAH, I'M JUST VERY BLESSED AND GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS TEAM. THE MAN OF THE MATCH (25) ORCHESTRATING THE NRL'S GREATEST EVER GRAND FINAL COMEBACK. NO TEAM HAS WON TRAILING BY 16 POINTS. THEY WERE GONE. THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY GONE. I'M LOST FOR WORDS. THE GRIT THIS TEAM SHOWS, HOW BRAVE WE WERE, THE COURAGE WE SHOWED. HARD TO BELIEVE THE POSITION THEY WERE IN JUST 20 MINUTES EARLIER. AND WHAT A TRY! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) BRISBANE HALF EZRA MAM SCORING A SECOND HALF HAT-TRICK ` AND LOOK, HE KNOWS WHERE THE CAMERA IS. CONVINCING FANS THEY HAD ONE HAND ON THE TROPHY. IN FOR A HAT TRICK! THEY'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE! BUT JUST WHEN THE BRONCOS COULD TASTE AN END TO THEIR 17-YEAR DRY SPELL... A TRY! ...PANTHERS FAVOURITE SON COMPLETING A TURNAROUND FOR THE AGES. THE NRL GRAND FINAL, THE HOTTEST ON RECORD, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE TEMPERATURES BUT THE COMPETITION. THE PENRITH PANTHERS HAVE HUNTED HISTORY, BECOMING THREE-PEAT WINNERS. EUPHORIC, HONESTLY. TO WIN ONE PREMIERSHIP IS AN, UNBELIEVABLE FEELING AND TO WIN THREE IS JUST` I DON'T KNOW. FOUR GRAND FINALS AND THREE VICTORIES. NO TEAM IN 40 YEARS HAS COMPLETED A THREE-PEAT, AND FOR THE CLEARYS, IT ALL STARTED IN NEW ZEALAND. THE WARRIORS GAVE ME MY FIRST HEAD COACHING ROLE, SO I'LL FOREVER BE INDEBTED TO THEM. THE PANTHERS STILL CELEBRATING TILL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING. NOW LET'S GO HAVE A PARTY. THE MOST CONCERNING THING FOR ANY OPPOSING FAN ` WE'RE STILL JUST GETTING STARTED. THREE TITLES ALREADY, THIS YOUNG CORE COULD BE DESTINED FOR PLENTY MORE. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. FORMER CHIEFS MANAWA PLAYER ABIGAIL ROACHE HAS WON AN NRLW TITLE IN HER FIRST SEASON WITH THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS. ROACHE'S TEAM LED TO VICTORY BY LEAGUE MVP TAMIKA UPTON, BEATING THE GOLD COAST TITANS 24-18 AND CLAIMING BACK-TO-BACK TITLES. WHILE THE RESULT DIDN'T GO IN FORMER BLACK FERNS SEVENS STAR NIALL WILLIAMS-GUTHRIE'S FAVOUR, SHE CONSIDERS HER FIRST SEASON WITH THE TITANS A SUCCESSFUL ONE. THERE'S NO WAY I COULD DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT THEM. I OWE A LOT TO MY FAMILY. NOT EVERYBODY GETS TO PLAY IN A GRAND FINAL, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO TO BE A PART OF THIS MOMENT IS MASSIVE FOR MYSELF AND ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, COOL MOMENT I GET TO HAVE IN MY CAREER. GUTHRIE WILL RETURN TO THE GOLD COAST NEXT YEAR HAVING SIGNED A TWO-YEAR DEAL. AS REPORTED EARLIER, THE HAWKE'S BAY RUGBY TEAM IS FACING MOUNTING SCRUTINY OVER THEIR RANFURLY SHIELD CELEBRATIONS, WITH AN NPC QUARTER FINAL LOOMING. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY CONFIRMING TO 1 NEWS A PLAYER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH DRINK DRIVING AFTER AN EARLY MORNING CRASH FOLLOWING SATURDAY'S AFTER PARTY. IT'S THE LATEST HEADACHE FOR HAWKE'S BAY RUGBY CHIEF EXECUTIVE JAY CAMPBELL AFTER IMAGES EMERGED OF THE BROKEN SHIELD WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED SUBSTANCE ON IT. WE SHOULD BE TALKING AROUND A GAME THAT WAS PLAYED ` A FANTASTIC GAME OF RUGBY THAT WAS PLAYED ON SATURDAY. INSTEAD, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS. SO IF I WERE A MEMBER OF THE TEAM, I WOULD BE LOOKING TO, ACTUALLY, PAY BACK THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY PUBLIC, BY ACTUALLY SHOWING SOME CHARACTER COME SUNDAY, AGAINST BAY OF PLENTY. THE SHIELD IS NOW BACK AT NZR'S OFFICES IN WELLINGTON. A LEGEND, A LEADER, OUR GREATEST OF ALL TIME ` THAT'S HOW CRICKETER SUZIE BATES HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AFTER REACHING A MAJOR MILESTONE IN DURBAN OVERNIGHT. THE ALL-ROUNDER, WHO DEBUTED IN 2006, BECOMING THE FIRST WHITE FERN TO NOTCH UP 300 APPEARANCES 17 YEARS LATER. IT ADDS TO A LONG LIST OF ACCOLADES FOR THE 36-YEAR-OLD. SHE'S ALSO THE TOP ALL-TIME WOMEN'S T20 RUN SCORER. THE WORD 'GOAT' DOES GET THROWN AROUND A LOT, BUT IN MY EYES, SHE GENUINELY IS. AND THAT INCLUDES CRICKET IN NEW ZEALAND IN GENERAL. WE'RE NOT TALKING MALE AND FEMALE HERE. HER IMPACT IN THE GAME OF CRICKET IN NEW ZEALAND AND AROUND THE WORLD HAS BEEN LEADING. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE INSPIRATION` YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IN MY CASE, THE SPARKS, I'D SAY TWO THIRDS OF THEM PLAY THE GAME BECAUSE OF SUZIE BATES. SHE'S HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON MY CAREER AND WHO I AM AS A CRICKETER I'D SAY TWO THIRDS OF THEM PLAY THE GAME BECAUSE OF SUZIE BATES. SHE'S HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON MY CAREER AND WHO I AM AS A CRICKETER AND A PLAYER. SO I GUESS BEING ABLE TO HIT THE WINNING RUNS ON HER 300TH GAME WAS PRETTY SPECIAL FOR ME BECAUSE SHE'S HELPED ME A LOT THROUGHOUT MY CAREER. KERR'S UNBEATEN CENTURY KEY TO THE FERNS' CONSOLATION ODI VICTORY OVER SOUTH AFRICA. THEIR ATTENTION NOW TURNS TO A FIVE-MATCH T20 SERIES. AFTER THEIR BRUISING LOSS TO IRELAND, THE SPRINGBOKS' RUGBY WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN IS BACK ON TRACK WITH A 49-18 WIN OVER TONGA. THE VICTORY FINALISES POOL PLAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA, PUTTING THEM ON THE VERGE OF THE QUARTER-FINALS. THE RESULT, HOWEVER, SPELLING THE END OF TONGA'S TOURNAMENT, THE PACIFIC ISLANDERS GOING OUT IN STYLE. TONGA ON THE OTHER SIDE. KICKED THROUGH, AND THE CHASE THERE. BOUNCES UP FOR IT! TONGA WILL SCORE ONE OF THE BEST TRIES HERE IN MARSEILLES. IT'S MAGIC. THE WALLABIES HAVE KEPT THEIR SLIM CHANCES OF MAKING THE KNOCKOUT STAGES ALIVE WITH A 34-14 WIN OVER PORTUGAL. WITH A SHORT TURN-AROUND FOR THEIR FINAL POOL MATCH, THE ALL BLACKS ARE LOOKING TO BUILD ON THEIR IMPRESSIVE WIN OVER ITALY. DESPITE BEING RANKED 17TH IN THE WORLD, THEIR NEXT OPPONENT URUGUAY PUSHED FRANCE A FEW WEEKS AGO. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON HAS MORE FROM LYON. AFTER THE DIZZYING HEIGHTS OF THEIR MAMMOTH WIN OVER ITALY, IT'S TIME TO REFOCUS FOR THE ALL BLACKS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING YOURSELF BACK DOWN TO EARTH. AND I THINK THE BIGGEST THING IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO FOCUS ON GETTING BETTER EVERY WEEK. TO GO BACK-TO-BACK WITH DOMINANT PERFORMANCES MEANS A LOT TO US, AND NOT BEING SATISFIED WITH ITALY. AND NOTHING SCREAMS 'REALITY CHECK' MORE THAN A BIT OF CHORES. SO WE'VE GOT GROUPS, YOU KNOW, CLEANING THE TEAM ROOM AND THE ICE BATHS, THE SAUNA. SO IT FEELS LIKE A, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE COULD BE LIKE IN UNI OR LIKE A SCHOOL CAMP. COMPETITIVENESS BETWEEN PLAYERS DURING THEIR BORDEAUX BY-WEEK HAS BEEN CREDITED FOR NEW ZEALAND'S 96-17 DEMOLITION OF ITALY ` 14 TRIES ` AND THIS WEEK THEY'LL WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER STRONG STATEMENT IN THEIR FINAL POOL MATCH AGAINST URUGUAY. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY SOME GUYS THAT HAVE RETURNED FROM INJURY THAT NEED GAME TIME. IT'S ALSO ABOUT BUILDING OUR COMPETITIVENESS AMONGST POSITIONS. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FINALISED TEAM YET, BUT I IMAGINE THERE COULD BE A FEW DISAPPOINTMENTS. NO POSITION'S SAFE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE US PLAY ON THE WEEKEND, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THE BOYS ARE PUSHING EACH OTHER. THERE'S A WHOLE HEAP OF NIGGLE. AND WHILE URUGUAY PUSHED FRANCE IN THEIR POOL PLAY MATCH A FEW WEEKS AGO, THE ALL BLACKS SHOULD WIN HERE COMFORTABLY. THE REAL QUESTION ` CAN IT PROVIDE THE MOMENTUM NEEDED AS THEY HEAD INTO QUARTERFINALS? THE REALITY IS WE HAVE TO GET THIS WEEK RIGHT TO GET NEXT WEEK. SO, THE FACTS ARE WE DON'T HAVE A QUARTERFINAL BOOKED, AND I THINK THAT'S THE FOCUS OF THE TEAM, IS THIS WEEK AND THIS WEEK ONLY. IN THE ALL BLACKS MINDS, IT'S ANOTHER DO-OR-DIE MATCH, THIS TIME AGAINST URUGUAY. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LYON. AMERICAN GYMNAST SIMONE BILES HAS MADE MORE HISTORY AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HER FIRST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SINCE TOKYO. SHE'S BECOME THE FIRST FEMALE TO PULL OFF A YURCHENKO DOUBLE PIKE VAULT ` THE MOST DIFFICULT JUMP FOR WOMEN. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THE SKILL WILL NOW BE NAMED 'BILES II' IN HER HONOUR. EUROPE HAVE CELEBRATED THE SPOILS OF THE RYDER CUP LONG INTO THE NIGHT IN ROME. NEEDING FOUR POINTS IN THE SINGLES FOR VICTORY, A NERVY START FROM EUROPE LOOKED TO HAVE LEFT THE DOOR AJAR FOR A UNITED STATES COME BACK. BUT ENGLAND'S TOMMY FLEETWOOD HELD ON TO GET THE PARTY STARTED. ALL CHANT: THE USA IS TERRIFIED, EUROPE IS ON FIRE! WILL NA NA NA NA NA, LA LA LA LA. THE VICTORY STRETCHES EUROPE'S UNBEATEN HOME RECORD OVER 30 YEARS, WITH THE PREVIOUS FIVE RYDER CUPS WON BY THE HOME SIDE. WITH A SHORT TURN-AROUND FOR THEIR FINAL POOL MATCH, NINE MONTHS AGO, DAMAR HAMLIN HAD A CARDIAC ARREST ON THE NFL FIELD. THIS MORNING THE BUFFALO BILLS WELCOMED HIM BACK TO THE FIELD. IT WAS A PERFECT RETURN FOR HAMLIN AFTER HIS COLLAPSE IN JANUARY ` THE BILLS PULLING OFF A HUGE 48-20 WIN OVER AFC EAST RIVALS THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. TO GO THROUGH SOMETHING SO TRAUMATIC TO BE ABLE TO STILL DO WHAT I LOVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE WORLD IS JUST... IT'S AMAZING. CARDINALS ROOKIE MICHAEL WILSON, WHOSE MUM IS A KIWI, SCORED HIS FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN, ADDING A SECOND AGAINST THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS. LIFE AT THE TOP IS NEVER EASY FOR ANY ATHLETE, BUT IT'S EVEN HARDER FOR THOSE IN MINORITY SPORTS. LAWN BOWLER TAYLA BRUCE KNOWS IT FIRSTHAND, HAVING TO SACRIFICE HER CAREER ON HER JOURNEY TO BECOMING A WORLD CHAMPION. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. THERE'S A REAL BUZZ AT BURNSIDE BOWLING CLUB ` ALL CENTRED AROUND THEIR VERY OWN TAYLA BRUCE. SHE'S OUR IDOL IN THE CLUB, TAYLA. PUTS A LOT OF TIME IN. VERY, VERY GOOD WITH ALL THE PLAYERS. WE ALL LOVE HER, YOU KNOW? AND WE ENJOY WATCHING HER PLAY, AND WE ENJOY HER SUCCESS. THE MEMBERS HERE HAVE SEEN ME FROM A VERY SHY, NOT-SO-TRENDY (LAUGHS) 13-YEAR-OLD ` NOT THAT I'M VERY TRENDY NOW, BUT I CAN TELL THEY'RE PROUD OF WHAT'S BEEN ACHIEVED AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY'VE HAD A PART TO PLAY IN THAT TOO. IT'S WHAT MAKES THIS WORLD CHAMPION'S JOURNEY SO SPECIAL. (CHEERING) FOR 16 YEARS, BOWLS HAS BEEN BRUCE'S HOBBY OUTSIDE OF TEACHING FULL-TIME, BUT FINALLY, SHE'S BEEN FORCED TO CUT BACK. TRIED A BIT OF EVERYTHING AT THIS POINT ` FULL-TIME, RELIEVING, RELEASE WORK, PART-TIME, AND I'M JUST FINDING OUT WHAT WORKS FOR ME. A SHIFT TO RELIEF WORK ALLOWING HER THE FREEDOM TO TRAIN AND COMPETE BUT STILL EARN A LIVING. WE ARE ESSENTIALLY A MINORITY SPORT, AND WE DO HAVE MEDAL QUOTAS THAT I GUESS WE NEED TO MEET IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN OUR FUNDING. I DON'T KNOW IF IT EVER REALLY INCREASES, WHICH` IT WOULD BE AMAZING, GIVEN HOW MUCH OUR SPORT HAS GROWN. BRUCE IS CURRENTLY GEARING UP FOR OUR SUMMER SEASON, AND WITH IT, THE NEXT WORLD CHAMPS CAMPAIGN. THE GOAL ` TO DEFEND HER TITLE IN 2025... (JACK CLICKS) AND HOPEFULLY COMPETE AT THE AS YET VENUELESS 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES. I JUST HOPE THAT THERE'S A SOLUTION OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR BLACKJACKS TO PLAY AS PART OF A NEW ZEALAND TEAM, WHICH IS REALLY SPECIAL. REGARDLESS, BRUCE WILL BE READY FOR ANY OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES HER WAY. (JACK CLICKS) JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THANKS, HAYLEY. THEY ARE ALL DOING WONDERFULLY. STAY WITH US ` WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. PLUS ` 'PANDA-MONIUM' AT A U.S. ZOO. HUNDREDS TURNING OUT FOR A HEART-FELT SEND-OFF FOR THREE OF ITS MOST BELOVED RESIDENTS. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, WE'VE GOT MORE ON ONE OF OUR MOST FAMOUS RUGBY PRIZES. JUST HOW DID THE RANFURLY SHIELD END UP SO BATTERED AND BRUISED? PLUS ` THEY MAY LOOK LIKE REGULAR RUNNING SHOES, BUT THEY'RE SAID TO HAVE AN EDGE. WE FIND OUT IF THEY CAN MAKE YOU GO FASTER. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. WELCOME BACK. DAN HAS TOMORROW'S WEATHER SOON, BUT FIRST, AMERICAN PANDA LOVERS ARE BIDDING FAREWELL TO THREE OF THE SMITHSONIAN ZOO'S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENTS WITH A WEEK-LONG 'PANDA-PALOOZA'. THE GIANT PANDAS HAVE BEEN LIVING AT THE NATIONAL ZOO IN WASHINGTON D.C. FOR 23 YEARS UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. CHINA, FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, HASN'T RENEWED THE LEASE, APPARENTLY NOT PANDERING TO THE WISHES OF U.S. PANDA ENTHUSIASTS. NOW FOR THE WEATHER OUTLOOK WITH DAN. SPRING IS UP TO ITS TRICKS ONCE AGAIN. WE GET SOME MILDER WEATHER THIS WEEK. IT IS COMING FROM AUSTRALIA. SOME RAIN WITHOUT SYSTEM. LATER IN THE WEEK, THAT WILL COME TOWARDS US. THE COOLER AIR FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN WILL LOSE SOME OF ITS PUNCH. THERE IS A STRONG SOUTHERLY. 25 DEGREES TEMPERATURE TODAY. LOOK AT THIS. SUCH A CONTRAST TODAY. THIS WAS THE FAR NORTH. STRONG WINDS IN MACKENZIE BASIN. 200KM/H IN SOME AREAS. THAT IS THE MAIN FRONT THERE. IT LOSES SOME OF ITS COLOUR AS IT STARTS TO STRETCH. SOME THUNDER. MAIN FRONT THERE. SOME SNOW ON THE DESERT ROAD TONIGHT. WARNINGS FOR LOWER PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THEN THE SOUTHERLY. SEE HOW IT ALL SLOWLY GOES EAST? AS THE HIGH BUILD AND FOR MOST OF THE COUNTRY TOMORROW, MUCH QUIETER. YOU WILL STILL SEE SOME SHOWERS. THEY WILL EASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SHOWERS GO AWAY OVER THERE OVERNIGHT THROUGHOUT PARTS OF NORTHLAND. AUCKLAND, SHOWERS FADE AWAY OVERNIGHT TOO. TOMORROW IT WILL BE A GUSTY WIND EASING. HAMILTON, EARLY CLOUD WITH GUSTY WINDS. MUCH BETTER IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS. CENTRAL PLATEAU. A CALL START OTHERWISE FINE. TAURANGA, YOU HAVE 17. LOVELY -LOOKING DAY. EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND SEE SOME SHOWERS THAT WILL FADE AWAY, THOUGH. MASTERTON, YOU WILL PROBABLY NOTICE IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HASTINGS ` 14. REMEMBER, YOU ARE THE TOP TODAY ARE 25. TO THE WEST. LEVIN, SOME EARLY SHOWERS. WELLINGTON, IT ALL EASES BACK IN THE AFTERNOON. TO THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, WE WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WESTPORT, YOU ARE FINE AND AT 14. CHRISTCHURCH ` A FEW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS. MUCH BETTER IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHILLY START IN GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA. ASHBURTON AND TIMARU ` EARLY CLOUD. MINUS-THREE OR SO FOR THE INTERIOR. INVERCARGILL ` 16 AFTER YOUR STARTED READING. CHATHAMS, YOU HAVE A GUSTY WIND. THE REST IS FINE. I WOULD SAY THE BEST WEATHER IS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THAT FLOW COMES FROM AUSTRALIA. DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU SEE SOME SPOTS. UPPER 20s.