A SURPRISE ATTACK SHOCKS ISRAEL AND THE WORLD ` HUNDREDS ARE DEAD AND THE VIOLENCE IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. COULD WE BE HEADING FOR A SECOND ELECTION? NATIONAL RINGS THE WARNING BELLS IF IT CAN'T REACH A DEAL WITH WINSTON. AND IRELAND CRUISE PAST SCOTLAND TO CONFIRM A QUARTER FINAL MATCH UP WITH THE ALL BLACKS. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS 'DECLARED WAR' AFTER THE PALESTINIAN GROUP HAMAS LAUNCHED AN UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL. HUNDREDS ARE DEAD AND INJURED ON BOTH SIDES IN THE BIGGEST ESCALATION IN FIGHTING IN DECADES. AND WE WARN YOU, THIS REPORT FROM NEWSHUB CORRESPONDENT LISETTE REYMER CONTAINS CONFRONTING IMAGES. WITHOUT WARNING, HAMAS FIGHTERS UNLEASH ON THEIR ENEMIES. PALESTINIAN MILITANTS FIRED THOUSANDS OF ROCKETS FROM OCCUPIED GAZA INTO ISRAEL. IN TEL AVIV, PEOPLE HURRIED TO BOMB SHELTERS. ISRAELI CITIES SMOULDERED ON THE SATURDAY OF SIMCHAT TORAH, A HOLIDAY ` ISRAELI SECURITY APPARENTLY CAUGHT OFF GUARD. ISRAEL HAS WHAT IT CLAIMS ARE NEAR-IMPREGNABLE BORDERS, BUT HAMAS FIGHTERS PRISED THEM OPEN IN MANY LOCATIONS, BURSTING THROUGH IN LARGE NUMBERS. IN A FURTHER SIGN THIS ASSAULT MAY HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR MONTHS, SOME ARRIVED ON PARAGLIDERS. MANY OF THESE PICTURES CAME FROM HAMAS ITSELF AS IT DECLARED THE START OF OPERATION AL-AQSA FLOOD. RESIDENTS HID AS FIGHTING CONTINUED STREET-BY-STREET INSIDE ISRAELI CITIES. HAMAS FIGHTERS APPEARED INTENT ON TAKING SOLDIERS AS PRISONERS OF WAR. HERE, AN ISRAELI SOLDIER IS DRAGGED OUT FROM A TANK. IT IS NOT CLEAR IF HE'S DEAD OR ALIVE. BUT IT APPEARS THE MILITANTS ALSO TARGETED CIVILIANS. STUDENT NOA ARGAMANI PLEADED FOR HER LIFE. (SCREAMS) 'DON'T KILL ME' SHE CRIED, AS HER BOYFRIEND WAS HELPLESS TO INTERVENE. MOMENTS EARLIER THEY'D BEEN ENJOYING A PEACE FESTIVAL IN THE DESERT WHICH, UNDER GUNFIRE, TURNED INTO A BATTLEGROUND. NOW BOTH YOUNG ISRAELIS ARE MISSING, LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS. IT WAS TO BE ONE OF THE DEADLIEST DAYS IN ISRAEL'S 75-YEAR HISTORY. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ADDRESSED THE NATION, VOWING TO TAKE REVENGE. 'ALL THE PLACES THEY HIDE,' HE SAID, 'ISRAEL WILL TURN INTO CITIES OF RUINS.' AND ISRAEL'S RETALIATION HAS BEEN BRUTAL. WATCH AS AL JAZEERA REPORTER YOUMNA EL SAYED REPORTED LIVE FROM GAZA. WHAT CAN YOU REPORT AT THIS STAGE? (EXPLOSION) (SCREAMS) ALL RIGHT. YOUMNA, PLEASE TAKE COVER. IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO DO SO SAFELY, YOU CAN EXPLAIN TO US WHAT'S HAPPENING. IF YOU ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO DO SO SAFELY, PLEASE GET TO SAFETY. NO, IT'S OK, UM... THIS IS A MISSILE ATTACK ON PALESTINE TOWER. ISRAEL RELEASED THESE PICTURES SAYING IT TARGETED HAMAS POSITIONS, DOZENS OF MILITARY COMPOUNDS AND HAMAS OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIANS WERE ALSO KILLED AS THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE LAUNCHED OPERATION IRON SWORD. TRANSLATOR: OF COURSE WE ARE IN FEAR. WE ARE AFRAID OF WHAT THEY WILL DO. THE ISRAELIS MIGHT WIPE US OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. BUT, FOR ALL THE CIVILIANS WHO HAVE FLED TO SHELTERS, ON THE STREETS, MANY OTHERS REMAIN DEFIANT. (CHANTING) IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK THEY CHANT ` 'A BULLET FOR A BULLET AND FIRE FOR FIRE, WE HAVE RISEN!' AS HAMAS DECLARED ITS OPERATION WOULD EXPAND THERE TOO. 87 NEW ZEALANDERS ARE REGISTERED AS BEING IN ISRAEL, ONE IN THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. WE ABSOLUTELY CONDEMN THOSE ATTACKS, AND WE ABSOLUTELY RESPECT ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AS WELL. (DISTANT BOOM) AND AS SHELLING CONTINUED THROUGH THE NIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN REITERATED WASHINGTON'S SUPPORT FOR ITS ALLY. THE UNITED STATES STANDS WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL IN THE FACE OF THESE TERRORIST ASSAULTS. ISRAEL HAS THE RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AND ITS PEOPLE, FULL STOP. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU TOLD BIDEN A FORCEFUL, PROLONGED CAMPAIGN ` WHICH HE SAYS ISRAEL WILL WIN ` IS NECESSARY. (BOOM) LISETTE JOINS US NOW FROM NEIGHBOURING JORDAN ` LISETTE, IT'S JUST GONE 8 AM WHERE YOU ARE. WHAT'S HAPPENED OVERNIGHT? THE EVENING IS ALWAYS A PARTICULARLY FRIGHTENING TIME in CONFLICTS. LAST NIGHT WAS NO EXCEPTION. THE FIGHTING WAS ONGOING, AS STRIKES GOING BACK AND FORTH THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISRAEL'S IRON DON MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SHEER NUMBER OF MISSILES�. ISRAEL HAS SAID THEY HAD HOPED TO RESTORE PEACE BY DAWN. THAT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOT HAPPENED. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL HAS APPEALED TO BOTH SIDES. TO KEEP CIVILIANS ON BOTH SIDES SAFE, BUT THE DEATH TOLL IS RISING AND THE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES. ON BOTH SIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HUGE. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A TURNING POINT. THE UNPRECEDENTED OPERATION BY HAMAS COMES AT A TIME OF TURMOIL IN ISRAEL, WITH ITS HARDLINE GOVERNMENT UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE FROM PRO-DEMOCRACY PROTESTERS. THERE'S ALSO GROWING ANGER AND DESPAIR AMONG PALESTINIANS IN A YEAR OF INCREASED SETTLEMENT EXPANSION AND FLARE-UPS OVER A HOLY SITE IN JERUSALEM. CHANNEL 4'S PARAIC O'BRIEN REPORTS. YESTERDAY, THE BURIAL PROCESSION OF A 19-YEAR-OLD PALESTINIAN ON THE WEST BANK THAT, AS IS OFTEN THE CASE, MORPHED INTO VIOLENT PROTEST. NOT COUNTING TODAY'S BLOODSHED, NEARLY 200 PALESTINIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN FIGHTING THIS YEAR, THE HIGHEST DEATH TOLL IN ALMOST TWO DECADES. SOME 30 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN PALESTINIAN ATTACKS ON ISRAEL. THE SUPPRESSION OF PALESTINIANS, THE VIOLENT BACKLASH AGAINST ISRAEL IS THE CAULDRON IN WHICH EXTREMISTS ON BOTH SIDES STIRRED UP THE CONDITIONS THAT LED TO TODAY. THE DOMESTIC PLAYERS INCLUDE HARDLINERS WHO'VE OCCUPIED THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT, AND A HOLLOWED-OUT PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. THEN THE REGIONAL ACTORS LIKELY INVOLVED IN TODAY'S ATTACK. I DON'T HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE TO SAY THAT, BUT MY ANALYSIS IS THAT THIS REQUIRED MONTHS OF PLANNING AND DEFINITE SUPPORT FROM EITHER IRAN OR HEZBOLLAH OR BOTH. IN A STATEMENT, HEZBOLLAH SAID IT IS IN... AND PRAISED HAMAS' ATTACK AS... HERE'S WHAT THEY'RE REFERRING TO ` THE BLESSING OF A NEW MIDDLE EAST BETWEEN ISRAEL, SAUDI ARABIA AND OUR OTHER NEIGHBOURS. PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU HERALDING THE POSSIBILITY OF NORMALISED RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA AT THE UN RECENTLY, SOMETHING IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH SEE AS, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A BETRAYAL OF THE PALESTINIAN CAUSE. SO MUCH OF HOW THE REGION RESPONDS WILL BE DOWN TO THE FEROCITY OF ISRAEL'S REACTION. AND IS THERE A WORLD IN WHICH THIS COULD BE THE START OF A SERIES OF UNITED, COORDINATED ATTACKS BY ISRAEL'S ENEMIES? BACK HOME ` WE'RE LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE ELECTION, BUT NATIONAL'S ALREADY WARNING OF A GROWING CHANCE WE'LL NEED ANOTHER ONE IF THEY CAN'T REACH A DEAL WITH NEW ZEALAND FIRST. IT COMES JUST TWO WEEKS AFTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAID HE WOULD WORK WITH WINSTON PETERS... IF HE NEEDED TO. AND AS POLITICAL REPORTER AMELIA WADE REPORTS, IT'S BEEN MET WITH ACCUSATIONS OF 'CHAOS' FROM LABOUR. HELLO TO THE FINAL WEEK OF THE CAMPAIGN. WE'RE ALMOST THERE... A HIGH FIVE? YEAH!! ...AND IT'S GO TIME. ARE YOU SAYING THE SCRAP IS ON? OF COURSE! (KIDS EXCLAIM) YES, DEAR BOY, IT IS. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO IS THE NATIONAL PARTY STARTING TO FALL APART AT THE CRITICAL MOMENT. ABSOLUTELY NOT. NATIONAL'S DOING INCREDIBLY WELL. WE'RE UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY MAKING OUR CASE. I'LL TELL YOU WHO'S IN CHAOS AND WHO'S FALLING APART IS A LABOUR GOVERNMENT. I ORDERED THE CHICKEN. CHRISTOPHER LUXON FINALLY SERVED UP AN ANSWER TWO WEEKS AGO TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WORKING WITH WINSTON PETERS. LUXON RULED PETERS IN. I WILL MAKE THAT CALL. BUT THEN THIS WEEK, NATIONAL ENLISTED SIR JOHN KEY TO BEG KIWIS NOT TO VOTE FOR PETERS. DON'T RISK HAVING NO CLEAR ELECTION RESULT. AND NOW NATIONAL IS SAYING THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PETERS AT ALL. THE NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE, SIX DAYS OUT FROM THIS ELECTION, HAVE ALL THE POWER. THEY HAVE ALL THE POWER. AND WHAT I'M SAYING TO THEM IS THINK INTENTIONALLY ABOUT THAT PARTY VOTE. NATIONAL'S CAMPAIGN CHAIR CHRIS BISHOP SAID THERE WAS A GROWING CHANCE OF A HUNG PARLIAMENT, WHERE EACH SIDE HAS 60 SEATS, ONE SHY OF THE SEATS REQUIRED TO BE IN POWER. BISHOP TOLD THE HERALD THE SECOND SCENARIO IS THAT NZ FIRST HOLDS THE POWER, AND SAID NATIONAL WAS... BISHOP SAID THEY WOULD TRY MAKE IT WORK, BUT THERE WAS A REAL POSSIBILITY OF A SECOND ELECTION UNLESS PEOPLE CAST A STRONG VOTE FOR CHANGE. THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL OUTCOMES THAT COULD HAPPEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ELECTION. AND THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING TO NEW ZEALANDERS, EXERCISE YOUR PARTY VOTE WITH GREAT CAUTION AND WITH GREAT INTENTIONALITY. I THINK THAT NEW ZEALANDERS WOULD BE HOHA, THEY D BE ANGRY, THEY'D BE OUTRAGED IN ANY LANGUAGE WITH HAVING TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER CAMPAIGN. DO YOU WANT ANOTHER ELECTION? NOT REALLY, NO. NO WAY, CAN T AFFORD. WE CAN T SECOND ELECTION. LABOUR, HOWEVER, NOT HOHA AT ALL... HERE WE GO. LOOK AT THAT! ENJOY. ...TAKING GREAT DELIGHT IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS. I THINK THE FACT THE NATIONAL PARTY ARE PANICKING, TALKING ABOUT THE NEED FOR ANOTHER GENERAL ELECTION, SHOWS THEY ARE JUST NOT READY TO BE GOVERNMENT. GREAT HOPES FOR CHRIS HIPKINS. I THOUGHT HE'D COME OUT OF HIS COVID LITTLE BREAK ACTUALLY FEEING BETTER, BIT HAPPIER, A BIT MORE CHIPPER. INSTEAD HE'S DOUBLED DOWN ON THE NEGATIVITY. I JUST THINK IT SHOWS THE NATIONAL PARTY CAMPAIGN IS IN MELTDOWN. LABOUR TOTALLY LAPPING IT UP. AMELIA, HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THIS, WINSTON PETERS? THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE, EXACTLY WHERE HE WANTS TO BE. HE TOLD THE HERALD. THAT CHRIS LUXTON'S COMMENTS SHOWED HE DOESN'T WANT TO LISTEN. TO NEW ZEALAND VOTERS, AND HE IS TRYING TO TELL NEW ZEALANDERS. NOT TO VOTE FOR NEW ZEALAND FIRST, BUT THERE IS A RISK THAT HE SCARES PEOPLE. OFF VOTING FOR NATIONAL ALTOGETHER A PORIRUA SHOPKEEPER IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER HE WAS ASSAULTED OUTSIDE HIS STORE ON FRIDAY. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE ASSAULT HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE MIGHTY DOLLAR STORE ON HARTHAM PLACE, WHEN THE MAN REPORTEDLY CONFRONTED A SHOPLIFTER. HE HAS A SERIOUS HEAD INJURY AND IS IN WELLINGTON HOSPITAL'S INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR THREE MEN THEY BELIEVE ARE INVOLVED. FIRED UP WAIKATO LOCALS HAVE HIT THE STREETS TO PROTEST A PLAN TO BUILD A WASTE-TO-ENERGY INCINERATOR PLANT IN TE AWAMUTU. IF THE PLANT GOES AHEAD, IT COULD BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NEW ZEALAND, BURNING 150,000 TONNES OF WASTE ANNUALLY AND GENERATING ENOUGH ELECTRICITY FOR 15,000 HOUSEHOLDS. AS KAREN RUTHERFORD REPORTS, SUBMISSIONS CLOSE FRIDAY, BUT MANY LOCALS ARE ONLY JUST FINDING OUT ABOUT IT. CROWD CHANTS: 2, 4, 6, 8, WE WILL NOT INCINERATE. HOT UNDER THE COLLAR HERE... IT S DISGUSTING AND UNDERHAND TACTICS. I FEEL THE PUBLIC DON T REALLY KNOW ABOUT IT. AND NOW THEY DO, THEY'RE PREPARED FOR A FIGHT. I THINK IT S A HORRIBLE IDEA, AND I THINK GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS AND GLOBAL CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS HAVE POKED A HORNET S NEST. BASICALLY, JUST POLLUTING OUR AIR. IT'S GONNA POLLUTE OUR WATERWAYS, THE ANIMALS AROUND. IT'S GOING TO GO INTO OUR FOOD CHAIN. NZ WASTE FIRM GLOBAL METAL SOLUTIONS AND ITS HOLDING COMPANY, GCS, ARE SEEKING CONSENT TO BUILD PAEWIRA ` A PROPOSED WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT THAT WILL BORDER THREE SCHOOLS AND KURA AND MULTIPLE HOMES AROUND TE AWAMUTU S INDUSTRIAL ZONE. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY, AND THAT S WHY WE ARE PROTESTING TODAY, BECAUSE WE FEEL WE JUST HAVE NOT HAD AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. GCS SAYS IT LL HANDLE 480 TONNES OF REFUSE A DAY ` OLD TYRES, PLASTICS, INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD WASTE. WHAT CAN T BE RECYCLED WILL BE SENT TO A STATE-OF THE ART FURNACE PLANT, PROVIDING ENOUGH POWER FOR THE ENTIRE TOWN ON A SUMMER S DAY. WE DON T WANT TO PUT PEOPLE AT RISK. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, WE ARE HERE TO TRY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO DEALING WITH NZ S WASTE PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT WHAT WE ARE ABOUT, WE ARE HERE TO TRY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONTRIBUTE TO DEALING WITH NZ S WASTE PROBLEM. OF THE 23 TONNES OF ASH CAPTURED A DAY, A FRACTION WILL GO TO LOW-GRADE CONCRETE THE REST TO LANDFILL, BUT IT S THE NANO PARTICLES LOCALS ARE WORRIED ABOUT. WE GET THE SMELL FROM TOKOROA HERE, DO THEY REALLY THINK THEIR PARTICLES ARE GOING TO DROP DOWN THERE? UM, NO! WE DON T KNOW WHAT TOXINS THEY ARE GOING TO PUT OUT. TOXINS THE COMPANY INSISTS ARE BENIGN AND WITHIN NZ S ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. WE RECOGNISE PEOPLE S CONCERNS. INCINERATION AT 1000 DEGREES WILL DESTROY JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. WE HAVE CONTINUOUS MONITORING, THE BUILDING IS FULLY ENCLOSED TO ENCLOSE NOISE AND ODOURS . THE BUILDING IS FULLY ENCLOSED TO ENCLOSE NOISE AND ODOURS . AND OTHER MATTERS IT IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO LOOK AFTER THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR NEIGHBOURS. INCINERATION IS A THING OF THE PAST. THESE THINGS ARE POISONING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND SCIENTISTS HAVE PROVEN THAT. GCS DENIES IT S FAILED TO ENGAGE, AND MAINTAINS TE AWAMUTU S ACCESS TO TRANSPORT LINKS AND THE GRID MAKES IT A GOOD OPTION. WE LODGED OUR APPLICATION 12 MONTHS AGO. THE INFORMATION HAS BEEN AVAILABLE ON THE DISTRICT COUNCIL, AND ON OUR OWN WEBSITE FOR LONGER THAN THAT. EARLIER THIS YEAR ANGRY LOCALS STOPPED A PROPOSED WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT GOING AHEAD IN FEILDING. A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO BUILD ONE IN WAIMATE HAS ALSO HIT THE SKIDS, WITH CENTRAL GOVERNMENT NOW TAKING OVER THE CONSENTING PROCESS. AN INDEPENDENT PANEL, COMMISSIONED BY THE REGIONAL AND DISTRICT COUNCILS, WILL NEXT YEAR DECIDE IF ONE GOES AHEAD IN TE AWAMUTU. WE SAY NO TO THE INCINERATOR. AND RIGHT NOW, THAT NO IS GATHERING STEAM. KAREN RUTHERFORD, NEWSHUB SOMEONE WHO BOUGHT A LOTTO TICKET IN LOWER HUTT HAS WOKEN UP A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE. THE $24M TICKET WAS SOLD AT WAINUIOMATA'S WOOLWORTHS SPARKING THE IMAGINATION OF LOCALS ABOUT WHAT THEY'D DO WITH THE WINNINGS. HERE'S LEIGHTON HEIKELL. A QUIET SUNDAY IN WAINUIOMATA. WELL, FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT FOR SOMEONE HERE, IT MIGHT JUST BE THE BEST DAY OF THEIR LIVES ` WAKING UP $24M RICHER. YEAH, PRETTY COOL, ALL RIGHT. THE WINNING TICKET WAS SOLD HERE ` WAINUIOMATA'S WOOLWORTHS. OH, WOW. THAT'D BE PRETTY EXCITING. OH, IT IS. EVERYONE WE ASKED IN TOWN SAID THEY WEREN'T THE LUCKY ONES. NO, IT WASN'T ME. OH, MY GOD, NO, BUT I WANNA KNOW WHO WON IT. SOMEBODY IN WAINUIOMATA. YEAH. I'VE BEEN ASKING EVERYONE, AND NO ONE'S TELLING ME. THAT ONE'S TELLING ME THEY'RE NOT TELLING ANYONE, IT SEEMS, OR THEY STILL DON'T KNOW. LOTTO NEW ZEALAND SAYS THE LUCKY TICKET HASN'T BEEN CLAIMED. IT'S THE THIRD-BIGGEST PRIZE OF 2023. IN JUNE, A CHRISTCHURCH COUPLE WON $33M FROM MERIVALE NEW WORLD. IN AUGUST, A WOMAN IN PARAPARAUMU WON A WHOPPING $37M AFTER BUYING A LAST-MINUTE TICKET WHILE GETTING A CHOCOLATE BAR FROM THE SUPERMARKET. JUST WHAT COULD YOU DO IN LOWER HUTT WITH $24M? WELL, YOU COULD BUY THIS HOUSE. AND WITH A PRICE TAG OF $3.7M, YOU COULD BUY IT 6.5 TIMES OVER. I'D MAKE A STREET. A WHAT? I'D MAKE A STREET. YOU KNOW, LIKE THOSE NEW COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE MAKING? YEAH, I'D MAKE ONE OF THOSE FOR MY WHOLE FAMILY. (LAUGHS) PROBABLY BY A BRAND NEW CAR. YEAH, YEAH, FAIR ENOUGH. YOU COULD BUY HEAPS OF THEM. YEAH. (LAUGHS) YOU COULD GET A LOT OF FERRARI'S ` ABOUT 40 OF THESE, IN FACT. I'D GO FOR A TRIP OVERSEAS, FOR A STARTER. YEAH? I'D GO ON A CRUISE. YOU COULD DO WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT. OH, PROBABLY A NEW CAR. PROBABLY NEW HOUSE. PROBABLY PUT SOME MONEY IN THE BANK. YEAH. YEAH. IT'S A DECENT AMOUNT OF MONEY, ISN'T IT? - OH, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S QUITE SCARY AMOUNT ACTUALLY. A SCARY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT SOMEONE HERE MIGHT HAVE JUST WON. LEIGHTON HEIKELL, NEWSHUB. HAIL STONES HAVE BLANKETED PARTS OF AUCKLAND AND NORTHLAND THIS AFTERNOON. IN MANGAWHAI, THE HAIL CAME DOWN SO HEAVILY THE GROUND LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN COVERED IN A LAYER OF SNOW, OR PERHAPS THE CONTENTS OF A BEAN BAG. SOME NORTHLAND LOCALS WERE SPOTTED SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY, TREATING THEIR BACKYARDS AS SKI FIELDS. THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF GREENHITHE ALSO GOT A PELTING. METSERVICE SAYS THERE IS A RISK OF MORE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AFTER DARK TONIGHT. MIKE'S IN NOW WITH MORE ON THOSE THUNDERSTORMS. AND IT WASN'T JUST HAIL TODAY, MIKE. BY THE WAY ` HAIL A LOT EASIER TO CLEAR AWAY THAN THE CONTENTS OF A BEAN BAG, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY MAKING IT SLIPPERY FOR MOTORISTS AS WELL. THERE WERE OVER 1600 LIGHTNING STRIKES TODAY FOR THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND, AND THAT WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. A FUNNEL CLOUD FORMED IN ST HELIERS, AUCKLAND THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL, SO THOSE THUNDERSTORMS CERTAINLY CREATING SOME DRAMA TODAY. THINGS ARE A LITTLE MORE SETTLED TOMORROW, AND I'LL HAVE ALL THOSE DETAILS A LITTLE LATER ON. UP AHEAD ` HAVE YOU GOT CLOTHES PILING UP IN YOUR WARDROBE? CHARITIES ARE CRYING OUT FOR THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF UNLOVED ITEMS CLUTTERING KIWI CUPBOARDS. AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT IN THE SPANISH PYRENEES. SCIENTISTS SEE GLACIERS MELTING BEFORE THEIR EYES. RAP SONG: # I don't even care I ain't never had manners # No way, no way # Yo! # Sitting while you rap 'cause we just can't... # (CHAIR MECHANISM SQUEAKS) VOICEOVER: From $2.50, introducing the Subway Value Bites range. DID YOU KNOW KIWIS HAVE $3 BILLION WORTH OF 'UNUSED CLOTHING' SITTING IN THEIR WARDROBES? THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE FINDINGS FROM A NEW REPORT INTO NEW ZEALAND'S BEHAVIOUR WHEN IT COMES TO DONATING TO CHARITIES. WILLIAM TERITE HAS THE STORY. GO ON, ADMIT IT. YOU'VE PROBABLY GOT OLD CLOTHES LURKING IN YOUR WARDROBE. I'VE GOT SOME STUFF THERE FROM ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. A COUPLE OF BAGS OF CLOTHES AT HOME AT THE MOMENT THAT WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE. NOW, A NEW COST-OF-GIVING REPORT HAS WORKED OUT JUST HOW BAD OUR HOARDING REALLY IS. 97% OF PEOPLE HAVE CLOTHING IN THEIR WARDROBES THAT THEY HAVEN'T WORN FOR 12 MONTHS. THE RESEARCH ALSO FOUND OVER 2/3 OF KIWIS FELT THERE WERE BARRIERS PREVENTING THEM FROM DONATING THEIR CLOTHES BECAUSE OF A LACK OF TIME AND ACCESS TO TRANSPORT. ON AVERAGE, SOMEBODY WILL POP SOME CLOTHES INTO A BAG, AND IT TAKES THREE MONTHS BEFORE THAT BAG MANAGES TO GET TO AN OP SHOP. SO THE RED CROSS AND UBER HAVE TEAMED UP TO START A CLOTHING DRIVE, ALLOWING YOU TO BOOK AN UBER TO COME COLLECT CLOTHES FROM YOU FOR FREE. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO BE RUNNING THE RED CROSS AND UBER CLOTHING DRIVE THIS YEAR ON THE 21ST OF OCTOBER IN AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. BUT WILL IT ACTUALLY ENCOURAGE KIWIS? IF YOU HAD SOMEONE COMING AROUND TO YOUR HOUSE AND YOU KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO PICK IT UP, YOU'D HAVE THEM THERE READY. AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING. THERE ARE LOTS OF NEEDY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT NEED IT INSTEAD OF IT GETTING DUMPED AND GOING INTO THE LANDFILL. WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS CONVENIENT AND EASY FOR PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO PERHAPS IT'S TIME TO DUST OFF YOUR OLD COATS AND START DECLUTTERING YOUR WARDROBE, NEW ZEALAND. WILLIAM TERITE, NEWSHUB. RESCUERS ARE SEARCHING FOR ALMOST 150 PEOPLE MISSING AFTER A GLACIAL LAKE BURST ITS BANKS AND TRIGGERED FLASH FLOODS IN THE INDIAN HIMALAYAS. AT LEAST 42 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AFTER A LAKE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS NORTH-EASTERN STATE OF SIKKIM OVERFLOWED. A CLOUDBURST TRIGGERED TORRENTIAL RAINS AND AN APPARENT AVALANCHE, CAUSING MAJOR FLOODING. THERE HAVE BEEN GLACIERS IN THE SPANISH PYRENEES FOR 100,000 YEARS, BUT THEIR TIME IS RUNNING OUT. 40 YEARS AGO, THERE WERE 50. THIS YEAR, ONLY 12. AND THEY'RE MELTING SO FAST, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS SAY THOSE 12 COULD BE GONE NOT IN DECADES, BUT IN YEARS. ITV'S MARTIN STEW REPORTS. ANETO IN SPAIN IS THE TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN THE PYRENEES. REACHING THE TOP INVOLVES A ROCKY SCRAMBLE WITH A VERTICAL DROP EITHER SIDE. I THINK HERE IS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART. IT'S A DAUNTING CLIMB, BUT A TEAM OF SPANISH SCIENTISTS WANTED TO SHOW ME THE WORK THEY'RE DOING TO MONITOR THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. AT THE SUMMIT, THEY'RE CHANGING BATTERIES IN THEIR THERMOMETERS. WE ARE MEASURING OUR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY. LAST YEAR WAS THE WARMEST THEY'VE EVER RECORDED. (DRONE BUZZES) TO MEASURE HOW THESE TEMPERATURES ARE IMPACTING THE ANETO GLACIER, JESUS FLIES A DRONE TO PLOT THE SIZE AND DEPTH OF THE FROZEN RIVER OF ICE. NOT ONLY CAN HE COMPARE AERIAL IMAGES FROM TODAY TO SEE HOW MUCH LARGER IT WAS BACK IN THE 80S, BUT THEY CAN BUILD 3D MODELS TO MEASURE HOW FAST THEY'RE SHRINKING. CAN THEY SURVIVE? NO. WITH THE CLIMATIC CONDITION THAT WE HAVE NOWADAYS, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME THAT ALL THE GLACIERS IN THE PYRENEES WILL DISAPPEAR. TO GET A CLOSER LOOK, WE HEAD ON TO THE ICE OURSELVES. CRAMPONS ESSENTIAL ON THE FROZEN GROUND THINNING BENEATH OUR FEET. THE WHITE PART OF A GLACIER IS THE AREA THAT'S GROWING. THE GREY BITS ARE THOSE WHICH ARE MELTING. TO STAY HEALTHY AND ALIVE, YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 50% WHITE AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS ONE'S DYING. THE SHRINKAGE THEY'RE SEEING IS AT A FASTER RATE THAN ANY OF THE SCIENTISTS WOULD HAVE BELIEVED EVEN 10 YEARS AGO. THE ICE THICKNESS IS REDUCING THREE TIMES THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST. THERE WERE 50 GLACIERS IN THE PYRENEES AS RECENTLY AS THE '80s. BY THE END OF THIS DECADE, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THERE'LL BE NONE LEFT. (ICE CRUNCHES) THE ALARMING ACCELERATION OF MELTING SPEED SETS AN OMINOUS PRECEDENT. IF WHAT THE TEAM ARE SEEING IN SPAIN IS REPEATED IN THE ALPS, SOME OF THE GIANT GLACIERS WHICH SUSTAIN MOUNTAIN LIFE COULD DIE WITHIN DECADES. A SHOP THOUGHT TO BE ENGLAND'S OLDEST IS ITSELF UP FOR SALE, AND IT COMES WITH ITS ORIGINAL BENCH AND DRAWERS DATING BACK TO THE TIME OF HENRY THE SIXTH. COMING UP ON SUPER SPORT SUNDAY ` LOOK OUT, NEW ZEALAND, THE IRISH ARE COMING. THAT WAS THE CRY AFTER THE WORLD NUMBER ONE TEAM DEMOLISHED SCOTLAND TO BOOK A WORLD CUP QUARTERFINAL SHOWDOWN WITH THE ALL BLACKS. AND NETBALL NEW ZEALAND EXTENDS DAME NOELINE TAURUA'S CONTRACT ` BUT WHY THE SUPER COACH IS STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT HER FUTURE. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO SUPER SPORT SUNDAY. 'IT'S WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF' IS HOW IRELAND COACH ANDY FARRELL HAS LABELLED HIS SIDES QUARTER FINAL DATE WITH THE ALL BLACKS. SUNDAY'S BLOCKBUSTER COMES AFTER THE IRISH DISMANTLED SCOTLAND 36-14 IN PARIS THIS MORNING, AND NOT SURPRISINGLY, STRAIGHT AWAY ALL THE TALK CENTRED AROUND THE WORLD NUMBER ONE TEAM FACING THE ALL BLACKS IN A WEEK'S TIME. RUGBY REPORTER OLLIE RITCHIE HAS THE LATEST FROM PARIS. (WHISTLE TRILLS) IT WAS A STATEMENT PERFORMANCE THAT PUT THE ALL BLACKS ON NOTICE. LOOK OUT NEW ZEALAND, THE IRISH ARE COMING. A MOUTHWATERING QUARTERFINAL AGAINST THE WORLD NUMBER ONE IRISH CONFIRMED. IT'S WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF, ISN'T IT. THE RESPECT THAT WE'VE GOT FOR NZ IS THROUGH THE ROOF, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'VE GOT A BIT OF RESPECT FOR US. IT'S HARD NOT TO. THE DISMANTLING OF SCOTLAND THIS MORNING WAS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WHY THEY'RE REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FAVOURITES TO GO ALL THE WAY. JAMES LOWER FOR THE CORNER! THE SCOTS HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE QUARTERS THEMSELVES WITH A BONUS POINT WIN, BUT THE IRISH DIDN'T GIVE THEM A SNIFF, SUFFOCATING THEM ON DEFENCE AND RUNNING RIOT ON ATTACK, SCORING FOUR TRIES IN THE FIRST HALF TO ALL BUT PUT THE GAME TO BED. THE IRISH SO COMFORTABLE, THEY TOOK TALISMANIC SKIPPER JOHNNY SEXTON OFF WITH 35 MINUTES TO PLAY. THE 36-14 WIN, THEIR 17TH IN A ROW. I DON'T THINK, NEITHER DO THE TEAM THINK, THAT WE'VE PLAYED OUR BEST RUGBY YET. THE LAST TIME THEY TASTED DEFEAT WAS IN THE FIRST TEST OF THE SERIES IN NEW ZEALAND, A SERIES THEY ENDED UP WINNING. I SEE THAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT REVENGE ALREADY AND STUFF LIKE THAT, SO IT'LL BE A GAME THEY WANT, AND YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO BE READY FOR IT. IT DOESN'T GET ANY BIGGER THAN NEXT WEEK, SO WE'LL RELISH THAT. THE STAGE IS SET FOR AN EPIC ENCOUNTER NEXT SUNDAY. OK OLLIE, AN EMPHATIC WIN FOR IRELAND. HOW WILL THE ALL BLACKS BE FEELING ABOUT MEETING THEM IN THE QUARTERFINAL? THEY ARE VERY MUCH ON NOTICE. THEY WILL HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS. DEEP DOWN THEY WILL HAVE KNOWN IT WAS LIKELY GOING TO BE IRELAND. THERE WAS TALK IN THE ALL BLACKS CAMP ABOUT AVENGING THE DEFEAT. IRELAND HAVE CLEARLY SET THE BENCHMARK AT THIS RUGBY WORLD CUP. IF THE ALL BLACKS ARE EVEN TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE, THEY NEED TO BE AT THE VERY BEST. THEY WILL NEED TO GO UP ANOTHER GEAR. IT IS GOING TO BE AN ABSOLUTE BLOCKBUSTER. THE HOMEWORK AT THE ALL BLACKS WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING WELL IT STARTED LONG BEFORE THIS MORNING. WE ARE SET FOR A MOUTHWATERING ENCOUNTER INDEED. MEANWHILE, ENGLAND HAVE FINISHED TOP OF POOL D, BUT ONLY AFTER WITHSTANDING A HEROIC ONSLAUGHT FROM MANU SAMOA. THE UPSET OF THE TOURNAMENT LOOKED ON WITH SAMOA LEADING AT HALFTIME, AND THINGS GOT WORSE FOR ENGLAND WHEN OWEN FARRELL HAD A PENALTY SCRUBBED OFF FOR TAKING LONGER THAN THE ALLOTTED 90 SECONDS. THE 2003 CHAMPIONS EVENTUALLY PERVAILED 18-17 AFTER DANNY CARE SCORED THE MATCH-WINNER IN THE 75TH MINUTE. DANNY CARE! UNTOUCHED. AND THE CONVERSION WILL BE THE GO-AHEAD SCORE. WALES SEALED POOL B WITH A 43-19 WIN OVER GEORGIA, BUT IT CAME AT A COST, WITH TALUPE FALETAU'S TOURNAMENT OVER WITH A BROKEN ARM. HAWKE'S BAY HAVE PUT THIS WEEK'S OFF-FIELD RANFURLY SHIELD DRAMA BEHIND THEM TO BEAT BAY OF PLENTY 38-28 TO ADVANCE TO THE NPC SEMIFINALS. TRAILING 28-19, THE MAGPIES TURNED IT ON IN THE SECOND SPELL, SCORING 19 UNANSWERED POINTS. HAWKE'S BAY ON THE ATTACK, LOOKING TO SEAL THE QUARTER FINAL. THEY COME ACROSS FIELD ` HERE'S TIATIA, HE SCORES IN THE CORNER! THEY'LL FACE THE TOP-OF-THE-TABLE WELLINGTON IN THE CAPITAL ON SATURDAY, WHILE TARANAKI WILL HOST CANTERBURY IN THE OTHER SEMIFINAL ON FRIDAY AFTER THEY BEAT TASMAN 34-18 LAST NIGHT. AFTER MONTHS OF UNCERTAINTY, NETBALL NEW ZEALAND HAVE EXTENDED THE CONTRACT OF SILVER FERNS COACH DAME NOELINE TAURUA THROUGH UNTIL JANUARY. TAURUA'S BEEN WEIGHING UP HER FUTURE BEYOND HER CONTRACT, WHICH WAS SET TO EXPIRE AFTER THE UPCOMING SERIES WITH AUSTRALIA. AND AS NATASHA PAYNE REPORTS, THOSE TWO EXTRA MONTHS COULD PROVE PIVOTAL IN DECIDING WHAT WAY THE SUPER COACH GOES. AS DAME NOELINE TAURUA PREPARES THE SILVER FERNS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CONSTELLATION CUP, THERE'S A SENSE OF RELIEF THAT SHE CAN DO SO WITH 100% FOCUS. WORKING THROUGH ONCE AGAIN WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TEAM AND ALSO FOR ME AND ALSO NETBALL NEW ZEALAND. SO IT WORKED OUT. WITH TAURUA'S CONTRACT UP IN NOVEMBER, NO WORD ON WHETHER SHE'LL STAY OR GO, TIME WAS TICKING FOR A DECISION TO BE MADE. BUT TODAY, NETBALL NEW ZEALAND CONFIRMED THEY'VE EXTENDED HER CONTRACT UNTIL THE END OF THE QUAD SERIES IN JANUARY, GIVING THE WORLD CLASS COACH THE SUMMER TO DECIDE HER FUTURE. GETTING THAT EXTRA TIME IS GOING TO BE FRUITFUL AND VALUABLE FOR ME, MAKING SURE THAT I DO RIGHT BY THE SPORT BUT ALSO THE FAMILY IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IF SHE DECIDES IT'S TIME TO LEAVE, THE QUESTION IS WHO WILL REPLACE THE GREAT DAME? EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'RE DOING IS KA PAI, IT'S ON POINT. ANZ PROVIDES A PATHWAY FOR FEMALE COACHES WITHIN NEW ZEALAND, AND WE'RE REALLY MINDFUL OF ALSO THE KIWIS THAT ARE COACHING OFFSHORE. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR THE TALENT THAT'S COMING THROUGH. THOSE CONVERSATIONS NOW PUT TO ONE SIDE, AS ATTENTION SHIFTS TO WINNING BACK THE CONSTELLATION CUP, WITH THE FIRST TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA NEXT THURSDAY IN MELBOURNE. THAT FIRST GAME IS MASSIVE FOR US IF WE CAN HIT THAT REALLY HARD AND STRONG, BE REALLY DETERMINED AND FOCUSED. SOMETHING THE TEAM WILL RELISH, KNOWING THEIR COACH IS STAYING PUT FOR NOW. NATASHA PAYNE, NEWSHUB. KANE WILLIAMSON WON'T PLAY IN THE BLACK CAPS' SECOND CRICKET WORLD CUP MATCH AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT. WILLIAMSON'S MADE GOOD PROGRESS IN HIS RECOVERY SINCE RUPTURING THE ACL IN HIS RIGHT KNEE IN MARCH, COACH GARY STEAD CONFIDENT WILLIAMSON WILL BE FIT TO PLAY IN NEW ZEALAND'S THIRD GAME AGAINST BANGLADESH ON FRIDAY. THE FIELDING IS STILL THE ELEMENT FOR HIM THAT HE'S GOTTA GET A LITTLE BIT HIGHER AND A LITTLE MORE TRUST IN HIS BODY. TIM SOUTHEE WILL HAVE AN X-RAY ON HIS BROKEN THUMB TO DETERMINE WHETHER HE'S FIT TO PLAY TOMORROW, WHILE PACE BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AFTER RECOVERING FROM BACK STIFFNESS. MEANWHILE, SOUTH AFRICA HAVE OBLITERATED SRI LANKA AND A NUMBER OF RECORDS IN THEIR 102-RUN WORLD CUP WIN IN DELHI. BATTING FIRST, THE PROTEAS POSTED A MAMMOTH 428/5 ` A WORLD CUP RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST TOTAL. THE INNINGS INCLUDED THREE CENTURIES, BUT NONE AS A IMPRESSIVE OR FAST AS AIDEN MARKHAM'S, HIS 49-BALL TON THE QUICKEST IN TOURNAMENT HISTORY. (CROWD ROARS) BANGED AWAY FOR 6 TO BRING UP A SCINTILLATING 100. AIDEN MARKHAM WITH A SPECIAL KNOCK HERE IN DELHI. SRI LANKA MUSTERED A BRAVE 326 IN REPLY, BUT STILL FELL WELL SHORT. THE 107 BOUNDARIES ACROSS BOTH INNINGS ALSO A WORLD CUP RECORD. LIAM LAWSON'S HAD A LESS THAN IDEAL BUILD UP TO TOMORROW'S QATAR GRAND PRIX, CRASHING OUT OF THIS MORNING'S SPRING RACE ` A RACE THAT SAW MAX VERSTAPPEN CROWNED FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPION FOR A THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR. THE KIWI STARTED AT THE BACK OF THE GRID AND CAME UNSTUCK ON THE VERY FIRST LAP. UP FRONT, VERSTAPPEN'S TEAM MATE AND ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP RIVAL SERGIO PEREZ ALSO CRASHED OUT, GIFTING THE 26-YEAR-OLD DUTCHMAN THE TITLE. MAX VERSTAPPEN IS THE WORLD CHAMPION OF 2023! YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO JUST BEEN REALLY ENJOYABLE TO WORK WITH EVERYONE, AND PROBABLY THAT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO NEED TO ENJOY COMING TO THE TRACK, WORKING WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE AND YEAH, IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE. VERSTAPPEN WILL OFFICIALLY BE CROWNED CHAMPION AFTER TOMORROW'S GRAND PRIX RACE. SHANE VAN GISBERGEN AND RICHIE STANAWAY ARE ON TRACK TO CREATE SOME KIWI HISTORY AT THE BATHURST 1000. THE PAIR CURRENTLY LEAD THE GREAT RACE WITH 30 LAPS REMAINING. VICTORY WOULD SEE THEM BECOME THE FIRST ALL-KIWI DRIVING TEAM TO WIN BATHURST SINCE GREG MURPHY AND STEVEN RICHARDS IN 1999. BUT JUST MOMENTS AGO, VAN GISBERGEN WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE CAR. OVER RADIO: YEAH, VERY LOW PEDALS. YEAH, BRAKES DON'T FEEL GOOD HERE. SO, THAT'S SHANE CONFIRMING ON THE RADIO, BRAKES NOT FEELING GOOD. RADIO: COPY, KEEP PUMPING IT. RADIO: NO, PUMPING IS NOT HELPING. VAN GISBERGEN STILL LEADS, THOUGH VICTORY WOULD BE A DREAM FINISH FOR THE DEFENDING BATHURST CHAMPION, WHO LEAVES SUPERCARS AT THE END OF THE SEASON TO HEAD TO NASCAR. STILL TO COME ON SUPER SPORT SUNDAY, MANCHESTER UNITED'S HOUDINI ACT IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE. PLUS, THE FUTSAL WHITES MAKE HISTORY, BOOKING A SPOT AT THE FUTSAL WORLD CUP FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. AND WHEN CELEBRATIONS GO TOO FAR. STICK AROUND FOR THIS WEEK'S SPORTING MOMENTS. AND LATER IN NEWS ` IT WAS ONCE OWNED BY ANNE BOLEYN'S FATHER. ENGLAND'S OLDEST SURVIVING SHOP IS UP FOR SALE. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE HAD A ROARING START TO THEIR CRICKET WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN. IT WAS QUITE SPECIAL TO SEE THEM GO ABOUT THAT WAY THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH, AND THEN EVEN TO CLOSE IT OUT. A FEW PIECES FLYING AROUND, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE IT'LL BE OFF TO BED NOW. IT WAS A PRETTY BIG DAY. WELCOME BACK. TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR HAVE VAULTED TO THE TOP OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE WITH THEIR SIXTH WIN OF THE SEASON. SPURS DID IT THE HARD WAY, THOUGH, AGAINST LOWLY LUTON TOWN, FORCED TO PLAY MORE THAN 45 MINUTES WITH ONLY 10 MEN AFTER YVES BISSOUMA PICKED UP A SECOND YELLOW CARD. THE VISITORS EVENTUALLY SCORING IN THE 52ND MINUTE TO CONTINUE MANAGER ANGE POSTECOGLOU'S UNBEATEN START TO THE SEASON. MADISON GIVES THE DEFENDER THE SLIP! (CROWD ROARS) AND MICKY VAN DE VEN TAKES THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER HIS FIRST GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR. MEANWHILE, MANCHESTER UNITED PRODUCED A HOUDINI ACT OF OLD. SUPER-SUB SCOTT MCTOMINAY SCORED TWICE IN ADDED TIME TO BEAT BRENTFORD 2-1. NEW ZEALAND HAS QUALIFIED FOR THE FIFA FUTSAL WORLD CUP FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AFTER THE BEATING TAHITI IN THE OFC NATIONS CUP FINAL. THE FUTSAL WHITES DOMINATED THE DECIDER IN AUCKLAND, SCORING FIVE UNASWERED GOALS TO FINALLY SECURE A PLACE AT THE WORLD CUP. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE. I GUESS, WE'VE WORKED SO LONG AND SO HARD TO GET WHERE WE ARE, AND OBVIOUSLY IT CAME OUT TODAY, AND WE WON THE GAME, AND EVERYONE'S BLOODY HAPPY ABOUT IT. (LAUGHS) THE FUTSAL WORLD CUP WILL BE STAGED IN UZBEKISTAN IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER NEXT YEAR. AND FINALLY TONIGHT, THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF CELEBRATING TAKING PLACE AROUND THE SPORTING WORLD OVER THE PAST 7 DAYS, BUT FOR SOME, THOSE CELEBRATIONS WENT A LITTLE TOO FAR. HERE'S TIA MCDOUGALL WITH THE SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE WEEK. (DISCO MUSIC) CODIE TAYLOR TRIED HIS HAND AT LEADING THE ALL BLACKS HAKA THIS WEEK, AND THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THIS. (TEAM CHANTS HAKA) NEITHER EAST COAST NOR SOUTH CANTERBURY WERE PREPARED TO STEP BACK IN THEIR PRE-GAME HAKA BEFORE THEIR SEMI-FINAL OF THE HEARTLANDS CHAMPIONSHIP. (TEAM CHANTS HAKA) AND DESPITE THIS ONLOOKER BEING READY TO SEPARATE THE SIDES, ARGUABLY, THE MOST PASSIONATE HAKA THIS SEASON ENDED RESPECTFULLY. OVER IN FRANCE, THERE WASN'T MUCH RESPECT BETWEEN THESE TWO FOOTBALL MASCOTS. AND SHANE LOWRY WAS HAVING NONE OF THIS GOLF MARSHALL AT THE RYDER CUP. STAND STILL, DON'T MOVE, PLEASE. YOU'RE MAKING MORE (BLEEP)ING NOISE THAN ANYONE ELSE. ELSEWHERE IN THE GOLFING WORLD, RYAN FOX WAS TREATING HIMSELF AND THIS DUTCH CYCLIST COULD TREAT HIMSELF TOO AFTER IMPRESSIVELY WINNING A CLOSE RACE WITH ONLY ONE FOOT ON THE PEDAL. YOU THEN HAVE TO PEDAL WITH ONE LEG, AND IT LOOKS AS IF HE'S ACTUALLY PEDALLING WITH ONE LEG AS HE CROSSES THE LINE. HE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE GOING FOR A RIDE. IRISH RUGBY FANS BEGAN CROWD-SURFING AFTER THE SIDE'S WIN THIS MORNING. BUT THE BEST CELEBRATIONS OF THE WEEK WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE NRL-WINNING PENRITH PANTHERS. (CROWD CHANTS AND CHEERS) MORE SPECIFICALLY, COACH IVAN CLEARY. I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT LIFE ACTUALLY. (LAUGHTER) PENRITH REMINDING EVERYONE TO WORK HARD, PLAY HARD. HAWKE'S BAY, THOUGH, REMINDING US, JUST NOT TOO HARD. 20 LAPS TO GO, SHANE VAN GISBERGEN STILL IN FRONT. MY HEART SAYS IRELAND TO WIN. A SHOP ONCE OWNED BY ANNE BOLEYN'S FATHER IS UP FOR SALE THE TULIP TREE IN KENT IS THOUGHT TO BE ENGLAND'S OLDEST SURVIVING STORE, STARTING BUSINESS WHEN HENRY THE SIXTH WAS ON THE THRONE. ITVS AMY LEWIS REPORTS. WHEN YOU HEAD INTO CHIDDINGSTONE STORES, YOU ARE STEPPING BACK IN TIME. IF THE ENTRANCE LOOKS WELL-TRODDEN, THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S BEEN USED FOR 570 YEARS. REMARKABLY, SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL FEATURES HAVE SURVIVED. TELL ME WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SHOP BETWEEN, APPARENTLY, TWO CANNONS. THESE CAME FROM A LOCAL FORGE. AND PROPPING UP, HERE, THE OLD BEAMS? ABSOLUTELY. AND OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VERY PROTECTED IN THE SHOP AND YOU COULD NEVER CHANGE. WHAT IS THIS? ALLEGEDLY, THE OLDEST COUNTER IN THE COUNTRY. SO IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE AS OLD AS THE SHOP. YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S COMPLETELY WORN OUT HERE. ALSO KNOWN AS THE TULIP TREE, IT FIRST OPENED IN CHIDDINGSTONE IN KENT IN 1453. IT'S BELIEVED TO HAVE ONCE BEEN OWNED BY THOMAS BOLEYN, FATHER OF THE FORMER QUEEN OF ENGLAND, ANNE BOLEYN. GOODNESS, HOW CROSS YOU ARE. AND IN MORE MODERN TIMES, THIS FEATURED IN THE 1985 FILM 'A ROOM WITH A VIEW,' STARRING HELENA BONHAM CARTER. NICOLETTA BOUGHT THE BUSINESS A DECADE AGO, AND IS SELLING UP TO RETIRE. FOR ME, IT'S NOT ABOUT, 'I'D LIKE TO HAVE A SHOP.' IT'S A LIFESTYLE CHOICE. YOU WANNA BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY. AS I SAID, WE GET SO MUCH SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, BUT SIMILARLY WE'RE ENGAGED AS WELL. THE GRADE 1-LISTED BUILDINGS ARE NOT JUST A PLACE TO SHOP, BUT ALSO POST A LETTER AND HAVE A CUPPA. ANNIE HAS USED THE STORE FOR 4 DECADES. IT BRINGS A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE TO THE VILLAGE. THEY ARE ALWAYS AMAZED BY IT, ALWAYS COMPLIMENTARY OF IT. UM, AND IT IS JUST AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VILLAGE. THE TULIP TREE REALLY IS A SLICE OF HISTORY. YOU CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE WHEN TRADING STARTED HERE ALMOST 600 YEARS AGO. AS THE SKI SEASON NEARS ITS END, IT WAS A DOG OF A DAY AT MT HUTT TODAY. DOZENS OF FURRY SNOW LOVERS TOOK TO THE SLOPES FOR THE ANNUAL DOG DERBY RACE, WHERE LAST YEAR'S DEFENDING CHAMPION WAS HOPING TO TAKE IT OUT AGAIN WITH HIS POOCH, FLO. BIT NERVOUS. GOT A BIT OF ANXIETY, NOT GONNA LIE. YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIT OF PRESSURE COMING BACK, AND SOME EYES ON YA. I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN SOME PRETTY... PRETTY NIMBLE PUPS AND SOME PRETTY FIT LEGS AROUND THIS MORNING. CROWD CHANTS: 3, 2, 1, GO! AND OFF THEY WENT; A TIGHTLY FOUGHT RACE; FLO JUST LOSING OUT ON FIRST PLACE AGAIN, WITH JOSH VERBERNE AND HIS DOG TUBS TAKING OUT THE NO.1 SPOT ON THE PODIUM. OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS DECLARED WAR AFTER HAMAS LAUNCHED AN UNPRECEDENTED ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL. HUNDREDS ARE DEAD AND INJURED ON BOTH SIDES IN THE BIGGEST ESCALATION IN FIGHTING IN DECADES. WITH ONLY SIX DAYS UNTIL THE GENERAL ELECTION, THE NATIONAL PARTY'S ALREADY WARNING OF A SECOND ELECTION. ITS CAMPAIGN CHAIR CHRIS BISHOP SAID VOTERS MAY NEED TO VOTE AGAIN IF A DEAL CAN'T BE STRUCK WITH WINSTON PETERS. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DAYDREAMING ON THE STREETS OF WAINUIOMATA TODAY AFTER THE $24 MILLION WINNING POWERBALL TICKET WAS SOLD AT THE LOCAL WOOLWORTHS. COMING UP ` NEWSHUB WEATHER, AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL BREWING, MIKE. TE KUITI SAW A DOWNPOUR A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO AS A THUNDERSTORM ROLLED THROUGH. THAT WATCH EXPIRES AROUND 8PM, BUT THERE'S SOME OTHER WATCHES YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF. THERE'S A STRONG WIND WATCH OUT FOR BAY OF PLENTY FROM NOW UNTIL 6AM AND ALSO FOR STEWART ISLAND, COASTAL SOUTHLAND AND CLUTHA TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WHAT ELSE YOU CAN EXPECT FOR DAY ONE OF THE NEW TERM, THE FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. KIA ORA E TE WHANAU. PLENTY OF FINE WEATHER AROUND TODAY BUT THUNDERSTORMS REALLY CRANKED UP THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY FOR THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND, BUT THEY SHOULD EASE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THAT COMPLEX SYSTEM MOVES AWAY LATER TONIGHT, ALLOWING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO SPREAD INTO THE COUNTRY BUT ANOTHER SOUTHWESTERLY CHANGE SWINGS INTO SOUTHERN AREAS LATE MONDAY, BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS. TONIGHT, HOWEVER, FOR TE WAI POUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND, THE WEST GETS A FINE NIGHT, WITH EVERYONE ELSE GETTING CLOUD AND MAYBE THE ODD SHOWER. TOMORROW, THERE'S FROSTS IN THE EAST. AND THEN IN COMES ANOTHER FRONT, BRINGING SHOWERS FOR SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO, WITH WINDS GUSTING 90-100KMPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SO A WINDY WALK HOME FROM SCHOOL FOR SOME. AND FOR TE-IKA-A-MAUI, THUNDERSTORMS EASE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF. THE GISBORNE/TAIRAWHITI AREA SEES THE LAST OF THAT HEAVY RAIN, AND IT FINES UP FOR THE SOUTHERN HALF. TOMORROW SEES SOME FROSTS AND RELATIVELY FINE WEATHER FOR MOST. IF YOU HAVE SHOWERS, THEY WILL CLEAR. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOME STRONG NEAR COOK STRAIT IN THE AFTERNOON. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK, AND NORTHERN AREAS, KAITAIA AND AUCKLAND GET THE ODD SHOWER. WHANGERAI STAYS CLOUDY, BUT WHITIANGA AND HAMILTON SHOULD SEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. SOUTHWESTERLIES BECOME STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY, WITH SOME PASSING CLOUD. WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOME A LITTLE GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. GISBORNE STARTS OFF WITH A FEW SHOWERS, AND EVERYONE ELSE GETS SOME CLOUD ` BUT, WAIT FOR IT - IT'S A FINE AFTERNOON WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS AND HIGHS BETWEEN 14 AND 18. AND FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S FINE FOR TAUMARUNUI AND NEW PLYMOUTH, BUT CLOUD ROLLS OVER IN THE AFTERNOON. WESTERN AREAS COULD SEE A SHOWER, AND NEW PLYMOUTH GETS SOME STRONG SOUTHWESTERLIES OVER THE STRAIT, AND NELSON GETS SOME AFTERNOON SUN, AND THE WINDS PICK UP. EVERYONE ELSE SEES CLOUD INCREASING IN THE MORNING WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING. THEY BECOME A BIT MORE PERSISTENT FOR GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA IN THE EVENING. THE EAST GETS CLOUD, THEN IT FINES UP. NORTHEASTERLIES TURN NORTHWESTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. AND FOR SOUTHERN AREAS, IT'S FINE AND FROSTY FOR QUEENSTOWN AND ALEXANDRA IN THE MORNING, INVERCARGILL AND DUNEDIN GET SHOWERS, AND THE WINDS PICK UP FOR THE SOUTHLAND AND CLUTHA COASTS. COME IN DUNEDIN, YOU GET A CLOUDY DAY WITH SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. WESTERLYS BECOME STRONG IN EXPOSED PLACES. NOT TOO BAD FOR OTAUTAHI, CHRISTCHURCH. A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME CLOUD. AKAROA AND LYTTLETON GET TO 15. IT FINES UP FOR WELLINGTON, AS WELL, AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT FINES UP FOR WELLINGTON, AS WELL, AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUD, BUT THE NORTHWESTERLIES BECOME STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON. HELLO, HAWKES BAY. SHOWERS CLEAR FOR MOST, BUT LINGER FOR WAIROA AREA. SOUTHERLIES TURN WESTERLY, 18 IS YOUR EXPECTED HIGH. KIA ORA TAURANGA - ITS MAINLY FINE TOMORROW WITH A LITTLE CLOUD SOUTHWESTERLIES KNOCK THAT HIGH BACK THOUGH FROM 19 TO 13 HAMILTON GETS A FINE START TO MONDAY BUT A CLOUDY AFTERNOON SOUTHWESTERLIES BECOME FRESH 17 IS THE HIGH BUT IT FEELS LIKE 12 AND ITS A CLOUDY DAY FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU WITH A FEW SHOWERS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALSO BECOME STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON LET'S GET THROUGH CUSTOMS AND HEAD OVERSEAS. IT'S FINE IN AUSTRALIA, JUST CAIRNS AND HOBART SEEING SOME OF THE WET STUFF. AND IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, TONGA AND THE COOK ISLANDS GET SHOWERS. FIJI AND SAMOA SHOULD HAVE AN EPIC SUNNY DAY. BACK HERE NOW, AND IT'S A MIXTURE OF CLOUDY PERIODS AND THE ODD BIT OF RAIN FOR NORTHERN AREAS, BUT IT DOES START TO FINE UP MIDWEEK. FAIRLY SIMILAR FOR CENTRAL AREAS - BUT LOOK AT THURSDAY - SUN SUN SUN HAWKES BAY AND GISBORNE GET TO 20. AND MORE CLOUD THAN SHOWERS AROUND FOR THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND - TARANAKI GETS A SUNNY WEDNESDAY. INTO THE SOUTH ISLAND NOW, AND MAINLY FINE HERE, BUT THE WEST COAST GETS MORE RAIN BY THURSDAY, AND A COLD TUESDAY EXPECTED IN THE SOUTH. DUNEDIN GETS WIND AND RAIN, AND A GUSTY WEEK AHEAD FOR INVERCARGILL. AND THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. FIRST DAY BACK AT SCHOOL ` SO GET THE ROTTEN BANANAS OUT OF THE SCHOOL BAGS AND WATCH YA SPEED AROUND SCHOOLS. THE ROTTEN BANANA IS SO TRUE. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR SUNDAY. JOIN THE AM TEAM FROM 6am TOMORROW. AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT NEWS@NEWSHUB.CO.NZ. I'M JANIKA TER ELLEN. MA TE WA. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2023