IT'S MIDDAY. MORE HOMES EVACUATED IN CANTERBURY AS A NEW SCRUBFIRE HITS THE REGION. PLUS, THE KREMLIN CRACKS DOWN ON MEMORIALS FOR A DEAD RUSSIAN OPPOSITION LEADER. WHY MORE TRIBUTES ARE IN THE WORKS. AND OPPENHEIMER GOES BOOM AT THE BAFTAS WITH HISTORY MADE FOR THE BOX OFFICE SMASH. CAPTIONS BY MAIA CARR HEKE AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 A MEETING IS BEING HELD FOR RESIDENTS WHO WERE EVACUATED IN THE NORTH CANTERBURY COMMUNITY OF WAIPARA OVERNIGHT DUE TO A LARGE SCRUB FIRE. CLOSE TO 20 RESIDENTS ARE AT THE MEETING, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE EVACUATION CENTRE SET UP AT THE WAIPARA COMMUNITY HALL. 5 HELICOPTERS ARE ASSISTING 50 FIREFIGHTERS AS THEY CONTINUE EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE 300ha FIRE. A LOCAL RESIDENT TOLD 1 NEWS HIS FAMILY WAS EVACUATED AT AROUND 11PM LAST NIGHT. I ACTUALLY WAS A WEE BIT NAUGHTY AND SNUCK UP ` WE HAD` WE COULDN'T GET OUR CAT LAST NIGHT, SO I SNUCK UP AND RESCUED OUR CAT NIKO, FOR MY SON, WHO WAS PRETTY UPSET, SO YEAH, UH, I THINK WE ARE JUST ON HOLD AT THE MOMENT, JUST WAITING TO SEE WHAT DEVELOPS WITH THE WIND. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF LOSS OF LIVESTOCK OR DAMAGE TO HOMES SO FAR. AND ON THE PORT HILLS OF CHRISTCHURCH, FIRE CREWS ARE FOCUSING ON PUTTING OUT 30 HOT SPOTS STILL REMAINING. WORK CONTINUED OVERNIGHT TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FLARE UPS WITH STRONG WINDS FORECAST TODAY. A SPECIALIST DRONE TEAM FLEW DURING THE NIGHT USING THERMAL IMAGING TO HUNT DOWN HOTSPOTS. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND SAYS THEY ARE WELL RESOURCED, BUT WARN A HIGH FIRE DANGER REMAINS IN PLACE. ONE PERSON HAS DIED FOLLOWING A GLIDER CRASH IN THE TASMAN DISTRICT. THE GLIDER CRASHED ON THE LAKE STATION AIRSTRIP NEAR HOWARD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT AROUND 2PM. THE PILOT DIED AT THE SCENE. A SCENE EXAMINATION IS UNDERWAY. PEOPLE WHO ARE SUMMONED FOR JURY SERVICE NEED TO BE PAID MORE, ACCORDING TO ONE CRIMINAL DEFENCE LAWYER. IT COMES AS AN INVERCARGILL MURDER TRIAL WAS POSTPONED DUE TO NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE SHOWING UP TO FORM A JURY. JURORS ARE PAID AROUND $87 A DAY ` MARIE DYHRBERG SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. JURORS HAVE TO BE PAID PROPERLY, SO THAT WILL BE OUT OF OUR PUBLIC PURSE, UT IT'S WORTH EVERYTHING, BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, ADJOURNMENT, OR APPEALS WHERE THERE'S BEEN MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, COST FAR MORE THAN RAISING THE FEES FOR THEM. MARIE DYHRBERG SAYS FINANCIAL PUNISHMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T SHOW WON'T ACHIEVE LONG TERM CHANGE ON THE ISSUE. THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO REMOVE SOME SEX EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS HAS PROMPTED CONCERN AMONG THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY. AFTER HIS 'STATE OF THE NATION' ADDRESS YESTERDAY, THE PRIME MINISTER DEFENDED THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE GUIDELINES, WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF GENDER, SEXUALITY AND RELATIONSHIP-BASED EDUCATION IN THE CURRICULUM. THE LABOUR PARTY WARNS TAKING THE AXE TO THESE RESOURCES WILL BE DAMAGING FOR YEARS TO COME. AND YOU ASK PARENTS OF CHILDREN ` OF TRANS CHILDREN THAT ARE SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, THAT THEY SEND THEIR CHILD OFF TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, WORRIED, CONCERNED, ABOUT HOW THE DAY IS GOING TO GO. THESE GUIDELINES ACTUALLY HELP PROTECT THEM, AND WHAT WE HAVE IS A PRIME MINSTER OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY. LABOUR HAS LAUNCHED A PETITION TO PROTECT THE GUIDELINES. CAREGIVERS' REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAVE SOARED WITH THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. THE LATEST DATA SHOWS THAT JUST ONE MONTH INTO 2024, THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED MORE THAN 21,000 REQUESTS FOR HELP WITH SCHOOL-RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING UNIFORMS, STATIONERY AND SCHOOL FEES. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT FROM GRANDPARENTS CARING FOR GRANDCHILDREN. I FOUND THAT IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE BASICS, AND I MAKE SURE THAT MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE EVERYTHING THEY NEED, EVEN IF WE HAVE TO WAIT A WEE WHILE FOR ME TO SAVE, AND I WILL GO WITHOUT SO THAT MY GRANDCHILDREN DON'T HAVE TO. LAST YEAR, THE CHARITABLE ORGANISATION 'VARIETY' PAID OUT MORE THAN $3m IN GRANTS, UP FROM $2.7m IN 2022. A TRANSITION AWAY FROM FORESTRY COULD BE ON THE CARDS FOR THE SLASH-SMASHED TAIRAWHITI COMMUNITY. ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST FORESTRY COMPANIES HAS HAD ITS CERTIFICATION SUSPENDED OVER THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY SLASH DEBRIS IN AND AROUND TOLAGA BAY. ERNSLAW FORESTS GROWS AND MANAGES MORE THAN 100,000ha OF TREES IN THE REGION. OTHER COMPANIES IN THE REGION MAY ALSO BE LOOKED INTO. MANU CADDIE HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF CAMPAIGNING FOR BETTER FORESTRY PRACTISES. IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR US TO TRANSITION QUICKLY FROM A REGION THAT'S REALLY BEEN RELIANT ON FARMING AND FORESTRY ON EROSION-PRONE LAND TO MORE SUSTAINABLE LAND USE PRACTICES, PARTICULARLY INDIGENOUS, PERMANENT INDIGENOUS FOREST AND THE JOBS THAT COME WITH THAT. ERNSLAW SAYS IT IS APPEALING THE SUSPENSION. MORE THAN 400 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ACROSS RUSSIA FOR LAYING TRIBUTES TO THE LATE OPPOSITION POLITICIAN ALEXEI NAVALNY. BUT MEMORIAL GATHERINGS ARE CONTINUING, AMID THE KREMLIN'S ATTEMPTS TO SHUT THEM DOWN. THE BBC'S SARAH RAINSFORD REPORTS. EVER SINCE THE DEATH OF ALEXEI NAVALNY, RUSSIANS HAVE BEEN LEAVING TRIBUTES, PAUSING TO REMEMBER A MAN WHO DARED TO STAND UP TO VLADIMIR PUTIN AND WHO HAS DIED IN PRISON FOR HIS POLITICS. (SPEAKING RUSSIAN) THIS WOMAN DESCRIBES NAVALNY AS A HERO. SHE SAYS HE FOUGHT FOR RUSSIA TO BE FREE. A DEMOCRACY, SHE SAYS, NOT A DICTATORSHIP. (SCREAMING) THEY ARE STRONG WORDS IN A COUNTRY THAT DOES THIS WHEN PEOPLE COME TO LAY FLOWERS. SINCE ALEXEI NAVALNY DIED, SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE KREMLIN DOESN'T WANT SORROW TURNING INTO ANGER AND INTO MASS PROTEST. SO IN MOSCOW, ONE MEMORIAL HAS NOW BEEN FENCED OFF, ACCESS RESTRICTED, AND UP IN SAINT PETERSBURG, MEN CLEAR AWAY THE FLOWERS, SO THE SCALE OF SUPPORT FOR NAVALNY ISN'T OBVIOUS. BUT EACH TIME, THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE AND FRESH TRIBUTES. THESE ARE THE LAST KNOWN IMAGES OF NAVALNY ON A VIDEO LINK FROM PRISON TO A COURT. HIS CHEERFULNESS IS AN ACT OF DEFIANCE IN ITSELF. HE DIED THE NEXT DAY. WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. HIS MOTHER TRAVELLED TO THE ARCTIC REGION TO GET HER SON'S BODY AND TO FIND ANSWERS. SO FAR, SHE HAS NEITHER. NAVALNY'S TEAM ARE ACCUSING THE AUTHORITIES OF HIDING SOMETHING. THEY HAVE REASON FOR SUSPICION. THREE YEARS AGO, THE POLITICIAN WAS POISONED WITH A NERVE AGENT. THE RISKS OF RETURNING TO RUSSIA AFTER THAT WERE ALWAYS CLEAR. AND THAT'S TRUE FOR OTHERS WHO'VE SPOKEN OUT TOO, LIKE VLADIMIR KARA-MURZA, ALSO POISONED AND THEN ARRESTED FOR CONDEMNING THE WAR ON UKRAINE. HIS WIFE SAYS THE DEATH OF ALEXEI NAVALNY UNDERLINES THE IMMENSE COST OF DISSENT. I WAS HORRIFIED, BUT NOT SURPRISED, BECAUSE, UH, THE USE OF POLITICAL ASSASSINATION AS A METHOD OF DEALING WITH OPPONENTS HAS BEEN THERE FOR, UH, WELL, FOR THE ENTIRE RULE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN. NAVALNY WAS PUTIN'S LOUDEST CHALLENGER. HIS SUDDEN DEATH LEAVES MANY QUESTIONS UNANSWERED, AND IT LEAVES A FAMILY AND FOLLOWERS TO GRIEVE. THIS EVENING, HIS WIFE YULIA POSTED A SINGLE IMAGE. THE CAPTION JUST SAYS 'I LOVE YOU.' RUSSIA SAYS ITS FORCES HAVE TAKEN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CITY OF AVDIIVKA, WHICH HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF RECENT INTENSE FIGHTING. UKRAINIAN TROOPS ABANDONED THE LAST HOLDOUT IN THE CITY, MARKING THE RUSSIAN MILITARY'S BIGGEST WIN IN MONTHS. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS A SHORTAGE OF AMMUNITION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM WESTERN NATIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW. FRESH AIRSTRIKES HAVE HIT THE SOUTHERN GAZA CITY OF RAFAH, KILLING AT LEAST SIX OVERNIGHT. THE STRIKES COME AS QATAR SAYS ONGOING TALKS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN THE AREA ARE 'NOT PROMISING'. ISRAEL SAYS IT STILL PLANS TO CARRY OUT A GROUND OFFENSIVE IN RAFAH, WHERE IT CLAIMS HAMAS BATTALIONS REMAIN HIDDEN. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION SAYS ISRAELI MILITARY ACTIONS HAS LEFT THE BIGGEST HOSPITAL IN SOUTHERN GAZA UNABLE TO FUNCTION. BUT RAFAH HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT PLACE TO SURVIVE FOR MONTHS, NOT JUST WITH A LOOMING OFFENSIVE. THE BBC'S FERGAL KEANE HAS BEEN FOLLOWING THE STORY OF ONE FAMILY. WE CAME BACK TO NO ELECTRICITY, NO FOOD FOR TODAY. (DISTANT EXPLOSIONS) SHE'S BEEN A CONSTANT, CARING VOICE FROM WITHIN THE SIEGE. AND ONE MORE DAY CLOSER TO MY BROTHER RUNNING OUT OF MEDICATIONS, AND WE'RE STILL HERE. TALA ABU NAHLEH'S DAILY LIFE A RELENTLESS STRUGGLE TO CARE FOR HER DISABLED BROTHER YAZID. THREE TIMES THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE RAFAH, LIKE LAST NOVEMBER WHEN OUR CAMERAMAN FIRST MET THEM AT THE BORDER. I SIMPLY DON'T WANT TO DIE AT 24. THEY DIDN'T GET OUT OF GAZA THEN, (SIRENS WHOOP) AND THEN JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, WE HAD NEWS FROM CAIRO. THEY'D ESCAPED. I WON'T BE HEARING ANY BOMBINGS OR ANY AIRSTRIKES, AND... AND THAT FELT REALLY SURREAL. TALA CARRIES THE MEMORY OF THE PEOPLE SHE'S LEFT BEHIND. (HUBBUB) EVERY TIME I HAVE FOOD TO EAT OR I DON'T HAVE TO GO RUNNING FOR WATER, OR, UM... IT MAKES ME FEEL EVEN GUILTY TO THINK ABOUT EVERYONE IN GAZA. TALA KNOWS A WORLD BEYOND GAZA. SHE STUDIED IN THE U.S., LIVED WITH AN AMERICAN FAMILY, BUT ALWAYS COMING HOME TO YAZID. WILL SHE RETURN TO GAZA? I WOULD WANT TO BE PART OF REBUILDING IT AND HEALING IT. I DON'T THINK` I THINK EVERYONE WHO LEAVES GAZA, GAZA STILL DOES NOT LEAVE THEM. THE CAIRO SKY IS SAFE, BUT IT'S NOT THE SKY OF HOME. A WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDERS OF THREE CHILDREN IN THE BRITISH CITY OF BRISTOL. POLICE WERE REPORTEDLY CALLED TO THE HOUSE AT JUST AFTER 1 IN THE MORNING LOCAL TIME AND FOUND THE BODIES OF THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT THE WOMAN'S RELATIONSHIP TO THE CHILDREN IS. A POPULAR YOUTUBE MUM BLOGGER IS LIKELY TO BE SENTENCED IN THE U.S. THIS WEEK ON SERIOUS CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. RUBY FRANKE'S TOUGH STYLE EARNED HER MILLIONS OF ONLINE FANS BEFORE IT BECAME HER DOWNFALL. THE ABC'S FAITH ABUBEY REPORTS. THIS MORNING, THE SHOCKING CHILD ABUSE CASE AGAINST ONCE VIRAL YOUTUBE PARENTING VLOGGER RUBY FRANKE ENTERING A NEW PHASE. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO LET YOU EAT BREAKFAST UNTIL YOU GET YOUR CHORES DONE. THE UTAH MOTHER OF SIX COULD BE SENTENCED AS SOON AS TUESDAY ALONG WITH HER BUSINESS PARTNER JODI HILDEBRANDT, A UTAH MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLOR WHO COLLABORATED WITH FRANKE ON PARENTING ADVICE. THE POLICE ARRESTED BOTH WOMEN ON MULTIPLE FELONY AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. FRANKE'S RIGID PARENTING STYLE, WHICH SHE DOCUMENTED ON HER NOW DELETED YOUTUBE CHANNEL, RAISING CONCERN AMONG SOME OF HER MILLIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS. I AM ONLY GONNA SAY IT ONE MORE TIME, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA LOSE THE PRIVILEGE TO EAT DINNER. POLICE RECORDS INDICATING OFFICERS EVEN CONDUCTED A WELLNESS CHECK IN THE HOME IN 2022, BUT IT WAS THIS CHILLING 911 CALL THIS PAST AUGUST THAT BUSTED THE ABUSE SCANDAL WIDE OPEN. MAN OVER PHONE: FRANKE'S SON APPEARING AT A NEIGHBOUR'S DOOR AFTER ESCAPING HILDEBRANDT'S HOME. BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE SHOWING POLICE OFFICERS WITH GUNS DRAWN, RAIDING FRANKE'S HOUSE, LOOKING FOR THE OTHER CHILDREN. POLICE DEPARTMENT! COURT DOCUMENTS DETAILING THAT FRANKIE'S SON HAD DEEP LACERATIONS FROM BEING TIED UP WITH ROPE. WITH MY DEEPEST REGRET AND SORROW FOR MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN, GUILTY. AUTHORITIES ALSO FOUND FRANKE'S 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN HILDEBRANDT'S HOME MALNOURISHED, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS. AS PART OF A PLEA DEAL, FRANKE AND HILDEBRANDT ADMITTING THEY PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY ABUSED FRANKE'S CHILDREN, THEIR FATE NOW IN THE HANDS OF A JUDGE SET TO DECIDE JUST HOW THEY'LL PAY FOR THEIR CRIMES. THEY'RE FACING POTENTIALLY DECADES EACH IN PRISON. I THINK BOTH RUBY AND JODI WOULD BE WISE TO GIVE SOME STATEMENTS, SOME FORM OF APOLOGY, BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP THEM IN THE SENSE OF THEY BOTH PLED GUILTY, BUT ALSO FOR POTENTIAL PAROLE OR RELEASE. AND AS PART OF HER PLEA DEAL, FRANKE AGREED TO SERVE SOME PRISON TIME. HER LAWYER HAS SAID IT'S THE STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR HER TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT SHE DID. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY, WHY THIS COW ATTENDED THE POPE'S WEEKLY PRAYER AT THE VATICAN. PLUS, THE BREAKERS GIVE THEMSELVES AN UPHILL BATTLE TO REACH THE NBL SEMI FINALS. OPPENHEIMER HAS PICKED UP THE TOP PRIZE AT TODAY'S BAFTA AWARDS CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S DRAMA ABOUT THE MAN WHO DEVELOPED THE ATOMIC BOMB ALSO EARNING THE DIRECTOR HIS FIRST BAFTA. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE HONOUR, BEING BACK HOME, GETTING THIS FROM BAFTA, IN THE FESTIVAL HALL WHERE MY MUM AND DAD USED TO DRAG ME TO MAKE ME HAVE SOME CULTURE... (LAUGHTER) AND SOME OF IT STUCK. IT SUDDENLY OCCURS TO ME THAT MY YOUNGER BROTHER BEAT ME UP HERE BY ABOUT 40 YEARS ` NOT COS HE'S YET WON A BAFTA, BUT BECAUSE HE WAS PART OF THE SNOWFLAKE CHORUS IN 'THE NUTCRACKER' HERE MANY YEARS AGO. (CHUCKLES) (LAUGHTER) OPPENHEIMER WON SEVEN OF THE 13 AWARDS IT WAS NOMINATED FOR. AND IN THE ACTING CATEGORIES EMMA STONE WON BEST ACTRESS FOR 'POOR THINGS', HER SECOND BAFTA WIN AFTER 'LA LA LAND' IN 2017. UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BAFTA FOR THIS. THIS IS REALLY A HUGE HONOUR, AND SINCE WE'RE IN LONDON, I JUST WANT TO START BY THANKING OUR DIALECT COACH, NEIL SWAIN, BECAUSE I WAS PLAYING A BRITISH PERSON IN THIS MOVIE AND HE DID NOT LAUGH AT ME WHEN HE TAUGHT ME HOW TO SAY (BRITISH ACCENT) WATER, EVEN THOUGH, AS AN AMERICAN, I SAY IT LIKE 'WAHDER'. (LAUGHTER) THAT MEANS A LOT, SO THANK YOU. THE LAST TIME EMMA STONE WON A BAFTA, SHE ALSO WON THE OSCAR. CILLIAN MURPHY WON BEST ACTOR FOR OPPENHEIMER, FIRMING UP HIS PLACE AS AN OSCAR FAVOURITE. THE ACADEMY AWARDS ARE ON MARCH 11. HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY MET BRITISH ROYALTY AT THE BAFTAS, PRINCE WILLIAM WALKING THE RED CARPET ALONE WITH HIS WIFE STILL RECOVERING FROM ABDOMINAL SURGERY. HE CHATTED TO PEOPLE AND POSED FOR PHOTOS ALONG THE WAY. INSIDE, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WAS SEATED NEXT TO AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS CATE BLANCHETT BEFORE A BRIEF CHAT WITH A FORMER FOOTBALL KING, DAVID BECKHAM. A COW HAS ATTENDED THE POPE'S WEEKLY PRAYER IN THE VATICAN AS PART OF ONGOING EUROPEAN FARMERS PROTESTS. THE LARGE FRIESIAN, NAMED ERCOLINA, HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE PROTEST AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL REFORMS AND IN FAVOUR OF HIGHER PRICES FOR PRODUCE. ERCOLINA WAS LED INTO THE PIAZZA, AND THEN MILKED IN FRONT OF THE CROWDS GATHERED TO SEE THE POPE APPEAR AT HIS BALCONY. AN AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIAN'S DREAMS OF COMPETING IN PARIS ARE IN LIMBO AFTER HE WAS PHOTOGRAPHED WEARING A MANKINI DURING A FANCY DRESS COMPETITION. THE PICTURES OF EQUESTRIAN SHANE ROSE WERE POSTED TO SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH SPARKED COMPLAINTS AND ALLEGATIONS HE'D BROKEN THE ATHLETES' CODE OF CONDUCT. I THOUGHT WE WERE HAVING A BIT OF FUN, AND, LOOK, I UNDERSTAND EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA, THEY'RE IN A TRICKY SITUATION ` IF THERE IS A REPORT COME IN OR IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT, THEY'RE JUST FOLLOWING A PROCESS, AND HOPEFULLY I GET A POSITIVE OUTCOME. EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA SAYS ROSE HAS NOT BEEN SUSPENDED OR SANCTIONED, BUT HE HAS BEEN STOOD DOWN WHILE AN INVESTIGATION IS CARRIED OUT. LEWIS CLAREBURT HAS MADE MORE HISTORY FOR NEW ZEALAND AT THE WORLD AQUATIC CHAMPS IN DOHA. CLAREBURT'S SECOND FROM THE RIGHT, TAKING THE GOLD IN THE 400m INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY TO ADD A SECOND GOLD MEDAL TO NEW ZEALAND'S TALLY IN DOHA. THE 24-YEAR-OLD'S PROUD OF THE KIWI CONTINGENT AT THE WORLD CHAMPS. NEW ZEALAND HAS HAD SUCH A GOOD WEEK THIS WEEK IN DOHA, AND TRADITIONALLY, WE'RE NOT A VERY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY ON THE WORLD STAGE, AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT OUR MAIN SPORT IN NEW ZEALAND, SO TO HAVE TWO GOLD MEDALS IN ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH ERIKA AND MYSELF AND A BUNCH OF FINALISTS IS... YOU KNOW, I THINK IT MAKES US PROUD, AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE THIS WEEK IS PRETTY HISTORY-MAKING. THE KIWI TEAM FINISHES THEIR CAMPAIGN WITH FOUR MEDALS. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY HAVE DECIDED TO TRIAL 20 MINUTE RED CARDS IN COMMUNITY RUGBY OVER THE NEXT 2 SEASONS. IT MEANS IF A PLAYER IS RED CARDED, THEY CAN BE REPLACED AFTER 20 MINUTES. THE NZR FIRST INTRODUCED THE RED CARD RULE TO SUPER RUGBY IN 2020 TO MANAGE FOUL PLAY WITHOUT IMPACTING THE FLOW OF THE MATCH, WITH NEW ZEALAND BECOMING THE FIRST NATION TO INTRODUCE THE TRIAL AT COMMUNITY LEVEL. THE BREAKERS HAVE ENDED THE AUSTRALIAN NBL REGULAR SEASON WITH A LOSS THAT'S LEFT THEM WITH AN UPHILL BATTLE TO REACH THE SEMI-FINALS. THE NEW ZEALAND CLUB FELL TO ADELAIDE 76-70 TO FINISH THE SEASON SIXTH ON THE LADDER WITH A 13 WIN-15 LOSS RECORD. TO CARTWRIGHT FOR CHEETHAM... BANG! THAT IS GONNA LEAVE A MARK. WOW, HE JUMPED OFF A SPRINGBOARD AND WENT UP AND SPIKED IT WITH THE RIGHT HAND. IT QUALIFIES THEM FOR THE PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT MEANING THEY'LL NEED TO WIN 2 GAMES, BOTH ON THE ROAD, TO REACH THE LAST 4. SO I'LL TAKE A LOT OF THE GOOD STUFF THAT THIS GROUP HAS SHOWN ME DURING THE SEASON, AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GONNA TAKE INTO THE POST-SEASON, BECAUSE OF WHAT WE FACED TO BE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY, AND PROUD. THE BREAKERS' POST-SEASON RUN BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY AGAINST THE KINGS IN SYDNEY, THOUGH THEY HAVE FRESH INJURIES CONCERNS WITH GUARD WILL MCDOWELL-WHITE SUFFERING A DISCLOCATED SHOULDER IN THE FINAL QUARTER. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX REMAIN ON TOP OF THE THE A-LEAGUE TABLE THANKS TO A 2-1 WIN OVER MACARTHUR. PHOENIX FORWARD KOSTA BARBAROUSES SECURING A DOUBLE IN THE SECOND HALF TO PUSH THEM FIVE POINTS CLEAR ON THE TABLE. BARBAROUSES ` BALL... HOLD... AND HERE COMES KOSTA ` IT'S OVER THE LINE! WELL, IT'S A LATE, LATE GOAL HERE FOR WELLINGTON. THE WOMEN'S SIDE WEREN'T AS LUCKY ` GOING DOWN 3-0 TO WESTERN UNITED. MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE NOTCHED UP AN IMPORTANT 2-1 WIN OVER LUTON TOWN IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE THIS MORNING, THE RED DEVILS PULLING AHEAD WITH TWO GOALS INSIDE THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF THE MATCH. AND NO DOUBT, ANDY, THAT ELIJAH ADEBAYO WILL BE A BIG MISH ` HERE'S HOJLUND DOWN THE OTHER END ` MANCHESTER UNITED'S FIRST ATTACK PRODUCES A GOAL INSIDE 40 SECONDS. HALF-TIME AGAINST VILLA ON SUNDAY. (CROWD SINGS) THIS IS GARNACHO... AND IT'S IN! HOJLUND SPINS AWAY TOWARDS THE CORNER FLAG. UNITED REMAIN IN SIXTH, JUST THREE POINTS BEHIND TOTTENHAM. AN AUSTRALIAN'S SET TO TAKE THE WHEEL OF THE NEW ZEALAND BOAT AT THE NEXT SAIL GP REGATTA. PETER BURLING WILL MISS THE EVENT IN SYDNEY THIS WEEKEND, STAYING HOME FOR THE BIRTH OF HIS FIRST CHILD INSTEAD, BURLING'S TEAM NEW ZEALAND CO-HELM NATHAN OUTERIDGE WILL LEAD THE CREW. NEW ZEALAND CURRENTLY SIT SECOND ON THE TABLE BEHIND AUSTRALIA. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (TAYLOR SWIFT'S 'I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE') # ONCE UPON A TIME, # A FEW MISTAKES AGO, # I WAS IN YOUR SIGHTS, # YOU GOT ME ALONE. # YOU FOUND ME, # YOU FOUND ME. # I GUESS YOU DIDN'T CARE, # AND I GUESS I LIKED THAT. # AND WHEN I FELL HARD, # YOU TOOK A STEP BACK # WITHOUT ME, # WITHOUT ME. # AND HE'S LONG GONE, # WHEN HE'S NEXT TO ME. # AND I REALISE # THE BLAME IS ON ME # COS I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE WHEN YOU WALKED IN, # SO SHAME ON ME NOW. # FLEW ME TO PLACES I'D NEVER BEEN, # TILL YOU PUT ME DOWN. # OH, I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE WHEN YOU WALKED IN, # A NEW NOTCH IN YOUR BELT IS ALL I'LL EVER BE THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE IS HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY THE 1 NEWS TEAM AT 6. PLUS YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL OF TODAY'S NEWS ONLINE AT 1news.co.nz. BUT FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY MAIA CARR HEKE AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.