WELCOME INTO BREAKFAST. IT'S FRIDAY, THE EIGHTH OF MARCH. IT IS LOVELY TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY. MANY OF YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN WE HERE AT TVNZ NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS ARE UNDER INTENSE SCRUTINY. TODAY IS A CONFRONTING DAY FOR MANY OF OUR TVNZ WHANAU, AND OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM. KA TU KOTAHI TATOU I TENETI WA TAURANGI. WE STAND TOGETHER AT THIS UNSETTLING TIME. WE ALSO WANT TO SAY NGA MIHI KI A KOUTOU. THANK YOU TO YOU ALL, FOR YOUR MESSAGES AND CONTINUED SUPPORT. NOW MORE THAN EVER, THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN TRUTHFUL, RIGOROUS AND FACT-BASED JOURNALISM IS CRUCIAL, AS WE, LIKE SO MANY IN OUR INDUSTRY CONTINUE TO BE FOCUSED AND FEARLESS IN OUR WORK. SO, LET'S GET INTO WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE PROGRAMME. YES! LETS! IMAGINE BEEN GIVEN TWO DAYS NOTICE TO EVACUATE YOUR HOME AND TOLD TO BE PREPARED TO BE AWAY FOR THREE WEEKS. WELL, THAT'S THE REALITY FOR HOMEOWNERS IN THE TINY SOUTHLAND SETTLEMENT OF BLUECLIFFS WHO ARE UNDERSTANDABLY OUTRAGED. SO WHAT IS THE RISK THAT AUTHORITIES SAY IS PUTTING RESIDENTS IN DANGER. THAT INTERVIEW AFTER 7.30. ZERO PERCENT ALCOHOL. IT LOOKS, SMELLS AND TASTES LIKE THE REAL THING. BUT WOULD YOU LET YOUR KIDS DRINK IT? WELL THE LATEST STUDY TELLS US AUSSIE PARENTS ARE CONFLICTED AND CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS TO DO. ZERO PERCENT ALCOHOL IS MEANT TO BE A HELPFUL ALTERNATIVE FOR ADULTS, BUT IS IT A SUITABLE BEVERAGE CHOICE FOR ADOLESCENTS? ARE YOU OK WITH YOUR TEEN OR TWEEN DRINKING THEM? 15 YEAR OLDS OK? 14? 13? YOU TELL US. IT'S ALSO NOT ILLEGAL IN NEW ZEALAND TO SELL ZERO PER CENT ALCOHOL TO UNDER 18'S, AND THAT'S GOT SOME ALCOHOL HEALTH ADVOCATES CONCERNED. THAT COMING UP AND AROUND 20 MINUTES. ALSO, HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY TO ALL THE LADIES HOLDING THINGS TOGETHER. WE GOING TO THROW TO A MAN NOW. THAT IS WHY I KEPT QUIET. NO COMMENT. A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED MOST GENERAL PRACTICES AREN'T OPENLY ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. THE SURVEY OF GP'S SHOW THE MAJORITY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS 'SELECTIVELY ENROL PATIENTS' ONLY ACCEPTING A LIMITED NUMBER, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY. IN 2022 ONLY 28% OF PRACTICES FREELY ENROLLED NEW PATIENTS. THE REPORT SAYS RESTRICTING ENROLMENT CREATES A WIDESPREAD BARRIER TO HEALTH ACCESS AND EQUITY IN OUR COUNTRY. THE HAMAS DELEGATION HAS REPORTEDLY LEFT MIDDLE EAST CEASEFIRE TALKS WITHOUT A DEAL. ISRAEL DIDN'T SEND A DELEGATION TO THE TALKS, SAYING ITS PRELIMINARY DEMANDS HAD NOT BEEN MET. BUT WITH THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN STARTING OVER THE WEEKEND, THERE'S CONCERN THE ABSENCE OF ANY AGREEMENT COULD SEE AN ESCALATION IN VIOLENCE AND A FURTHER DETERIORATION IN THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION. IT'S BELIEVED NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING BEHIND THE SCENES. THE U.S. STATE OF ALABAMA HAS SIGNED A LAW PROTECTING IVF PROVIDERS FROM PROSECUTION UNDER THE STATE'S STRICT ANTI-ABORTION LAWS. THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT RULED THAT FROZEN EMBRYOS ARE CHILDREN. ABC'S REENA ROY REPORTS. WELCOME RELIEF FOR MANY FAMILIES AND DOCTORS. REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR SIGNING A NEW LAW THAT WILL HELP RESTORE IVF TREATMENT. OR THE CARE IS ABOUT THE FAMILIES. STATES LAWMAKERS PASSING LEGISLATION. WITH THIS LEGAL COVER, SOME ALREADY RESTARTING TREATMENT TODAY AFTER A TWO-WEEK PAUSE. WE HAVE KEPT OUR LAB FULLY OPERATIONAL SO WE WILL BE POSITIONED TO RESUME CARE. ANTHONY DANIELS SAYS THE BILL IS A QUICK FIX BUT DOES NOT GET TO THE DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING THAT CLASSIFIED FROZEN EMBRYOS AS CHILDREN. SOME FAMILIES ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH EMBRYO TRANSFERS. I FIGURED OUT EVERYTHING WAS GOING ON, I JUST CRIED BECAUSE IT HURTS OUR HEARTS. PROMINENT ANTE ABORTION GROUPS HAVE SUPPORTED THE STATE'S DECISIONS, SAME AS A LAW COULD CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THOUSANDS OF EMBRYOS. IRISH RESIDENTS WILL VOTE ON A CHANGE TO THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION THERE WERE AROUND THIRTY STAFF INSIDE THE MALL WHEN IT WAS HIT BUT ALL MANAGED TO GET TO A SHELTER WITH NO ONE HURT. RUSSIA'S MILITARY IS MAKING SMALL BUT REGULAR TERRITORIAL ADVANCES, AS UKRAINIAN FORCES STRUGGLE WITHOUT U.S. FINANCIAL AND MILITARY SUPPORT. SWEDEN HAS FORMALLY JOINED NATO, AS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE TWO YEARS AGO. SWEDISH AND FINNISH TROOPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEEN TRAINING TOGETHER AS PART OF JOINT EXERCISES. THE TWO COUNTRIES SHARE A 1300km BORDER WITH RUSSIA, AND THEIR ACCESSION TO THE BLOC IS SEEN AS A STRATEGIC MOVE AGAINST RUSSIA. IRISH RESIDENTS WILL VOTE ON A CHANGE TO THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION REMOVING REFERENCE TO 'A WOMAN'S DUTIES IN THE HOME'. CAMPAIGNERS FOR THE CHANGE SAY THE LANGUAGE IS OUTDATED AND SEXIST, WHILE THOSE IN FAVOUR OF KEEPING IT SAY IT RECOGNISES THE OFTEN UNSEEN WORK MANY WOMEN DO. THE VOTE IS ONE OF TWO REFERENDUMS HAPPENING, THE OTHER WILL CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF A FAMILY FROM A MARRIAGE TO A 'DURABLE RELATIONSHIP'. TO SPORT, AND AFTER KICKING OFF IN LAS VEGAS THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NRL HAS CONTINUED WITH THE CANBERRA RAIDERS UPSETTING THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 28-12. THE RAIDERS GETTING REVENGE ON THE TEAM THAT KNOCKED THEM OUT OF THE FINALS LAST SEASON, WITH A FIVE TRIES TO TWO VICTORY. LEVI ON THE LAST. THE KICK OUT TOWARDS. HE BEAT EVERYONE. DECISIONS TO BE MADE FOR NEWCASTLE. BACK TO YOUNG. THAT IS HOW YOU FINISH IT! AND THE WARRIORS GET THEIR SEASON UNDERWAY TONIGHT AGAINST THE SHARKS AT MOUNT SMART. AND FINALLY ` A COUPLE IN THE U.S. STATE OF WISCONSIN WERE SURPRISED WHEN THEY SAW A PIG HAMMING IT UP ON THEIR OUTDOOR SECURITY CAMERA. THE 200 KILO PORKER APPROPRIATELY NAMED KEVIN BACON HAD BUSTED OUT OF HIS PEN AND WANDERED MORE THAN 1�km UP THE ROAD, BEFORE TAKING AN INTEREST IN THE FAMILY'S HOME. AFTER TUCKING INTO A MEAL OF CARROTS, RICE CAKES AND TOMATOES, HE WAS EVENTUALLY LURED BACK TO HIS HOME FARM WITH A HANDFUL OF SWEETS. READY FOR THE HANGI. ARE YOU PUTTING HIM IN THE HANGI? AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. AUCKLAND REACHING A HIGH OF 23 TODAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. 25 DEGREES IS THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. EVERYWHERE ELSE, CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AS WELL. 24 THE HIGH IN GISBORNE. IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 24 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI AND WHANGANUI. 18 IN WELLINGTON. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU THE SOUTH ISLAND ` IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. LITTLE COOLER ON THE WEST COAST WITH A HIGH OF 17. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. IT'S DEFINITELY COLDER ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOMEONE IS FLIPPED THE SWITCH. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. SOME CLOUDY PATCHES AND SHOWERS BUT MOSTLY CLEAR. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. THANKS, CHRIS. A TEACHER AID IN THE SMALL EAST COAST TOWN OF OPOTIKI VOLUNTEERS HUNDREDS OF HOURS EACH YEAR TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF. MICKY HURIWAKA IS A LOCAL LEGEND AND GOLF FANATIC WHO HAS TURNED MANY CHILDREN INTO GOLF CHAMPS. THE QUIET, HUMBLE MAN'S EFFORTS HIGHLIGHTED IN A RECENT STORY ON 'SUNDAY'. JUST TRYING TO INSTILL A BIT OF MANA INTO THE KIDS. YEAH, A BIT OF PRIDE. A BIT OF SELF WORTH FOR THEM, YEAH. I LOVE MY MAHI. MICKY OFTEN DRIVES TAMARIKI AROUND THE REGION AND COUNTRY TO GOLF TOURNAMENTS. BUT THESE JOURNEYS ARE BEING HINDERED BY HIS AGEING, RUN-DOWN CAR, AND LOCALS ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO PITCH IN TO HELP REPLACE IT. A GIVE A LITTLE PAGE HAS BEEN SET UP BY GLENN PHIPPS, WHO JOINS US FROM OPOTIKI. MORENA! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? SIMPLY BECAUSE HE IS A GOOD MAN. IF IT WAS NOT FOR HIM, OUR STUDENTS COULD NOT GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO. EVERY DAY, HE HAS CHILDREN AS CAR WHETHER IT IS TAKING THEM TO CHEW PAINTING. THAT IS FAIR TO SAY AS CAR IS SEEN BETTER DAYS. WHAT KIND OF CAR IS THE DRIVING? AN OLD SUBARU LEGACY. WHAT IS YOUR CONNECTION TO HIM? I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR MANY YEARS. MY SON IS ONE OF HIS MANY SPORTING PRODIGIES. WERE TALKING ABOUT GOLF, BUT HE IS ALSO THE COACH OF A RUGBY TEAM. IS ONE OF THOSE HUMBLE GUYS THAT WHEN YOU ASK FOR ANYTHING, SUCH AS, CAN I TAKE YOUR CHILD TO A GOLF TOURNAMENT? HE IS A HUGE IMPACT TO THE YOUNG ONES, WHAT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY? IT IS NOT JUST GOLF. IT IS RUGBY AND OUTDOOR BOWLS. IS THERE A WISH LIST OF WHAT KIND OF CAR HE WANTS? APART FROM THE FOUR WHEELS. TELL US WHAT KIND OF CURRY WANTS. IDEALLY, YOU'D WOULD BE GOOD. YOU COULD PUT THE GOLF CLUBS AND THE TRUNDLE IS IN THE BACK. WHAT AIM ARE WE TRYING TO ACHIEVE? TO BE HONEST, ANYTHING HE WOULD APPRECIATE. IF THERE ANY CAR COMPANIES OUT THERE, REACH OUT TO. ANY YOUTH IN PARTICULAR? I THINK OUR MAN IS PRETTY GRATEFUL FOR WHATEVER HE RECEIVES. HOW MUCH ARE WE GOT SO FAR? $7000 AT THE END OF LAST NIGHT. AT THE WAY WE'RE GOING, WE COULD ALMOST GET A PLANE. I KNOW HE IS HUMBLE. WHAT WILL THIS MEAN FOR HIM IN TERMS OF HAVING A VEHICLE THAT WORKS, BUT ALSO AIDS HIM IN HIS WORK? THE PRACTICALITY OF IT IS ONE THING, A VEHICLE HE DOES NOT HAVE TO FILL UP EVERY DAY. HE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HIS RECOMMISSION FOR CHIPPING IN. THAT 7000 IS FROM OUR SMALL COMMUNITY, AND NOW WE'RE GOING NATIONWIDE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. TELL US ABOUT THE SKIPPER LITTLEPAGE AND WHAT YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO DO TO HELP THEM GET A CAR. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS. HE TAKES STUDENTS TO GOLF PRACTICE, REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS, NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS, OFTEN BORROWING OTHER PEOPLE'S CARS TO GET THEM THERE. WE SHOULD GET BACK TO HIM. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. KEEP IN TOUCH ABOUT HOW MUCH IT IS GOING UP IN TERMS OF FUNDRAISING. LET US KNOW HOW WE GO. AWESOME, THANK YOU GUYS. THE GIVER LITTLEPAGE, IF YOU JUST TYPE IN SUPPORT MICKY. WE CAN GET AN AWESOME UTE SO HE CAN TAKE THESE KIDS WHO LIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AROUND ALL OF THESE TOURNAMENTS. HOW COOL TO HAVE SOMEONE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THAT IN THE COMMUNITY. I WATCHED THE SUNDAY PROGRAM, HE WORKS COUNTLESS HOURS AT THE SCHOOL FOR FREE. THE WAY HE INSPIRES EVERY CHILD AT SCHOOL, PARTICULARLY AUTISTIC CHILDREN, AND HE MIGHT, LIKE GLENN SAID, LOAD UP THE SUBARU AND TAKE KIDS TO THE GOLF COURSE. LET'S GET AN AWESOME UTE. GO TO GIVE A LITTLE. COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TOPIC, BUT THE INTERVIEW THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO DO IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES TIME IS ABOUT ZERO ALCOHOL DRINKS. THERE IS A STUDY IN AUSTRALIA THAT SAYS PARENTS ARE CONFUSED AND CONFLICTED ABOUT THE RIGHT THING IS TO DO. ZERO FREE DRINKS ALCOHOL ARE IN ALTERNATIVE TO ADULTS WHO DO NOT WANT TO GO TO A PARTY AND NOT TAKE ANYTHING, BUT AT THE MOMENT, KIDS CAN DRINK IT BECAUSE IT IS ZERO ALCOHOL. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER YOU WOULD BE OKAY WITH YOUR CHILD DRINKING THESE DRINKS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER THIS IS A GATEWAY FOR KIDS TO DRINK ALCOHOL, INTRODUCING ALCOHOL EARLIER THAN YOU WOULD POTENTIALLY TO YOUR TEENAGERS, BUT, MAN, THE FEEDBACK IS BECOMING THROUGH THICK AND FAST. I PERSONALLY WOULD NOT GIVE IT TO MY KIDS RENEE SAYS. THAT IS THEIR CHOICE. ACTUALLY, UNDER 18'S CAN BUY THE STUFF. IT IS IN SUPERMARKETS AND IN ALCOHOL SHOPS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS ZERO ALCOHOL, AND UNDER 18 CAN PURCHASE IT? YES. I DO FEEL LIKE THERE IS A CASE OF STEALTH ADVERTISING FROM ALCOHOL COMPANIES. I'VE SEEN A BIG BILLBOARD FROM ONE ALCOHOL ADS SAYING, DRINK RESPONSIBLY, . AND IT SHOWS 0%. TO ME, IT FEELS LIKE A GREAT WAY FOR ALCOHOL COMPANIES TO SHOW THEIR BRAND NAME AND LOGO AND ALSO SAY, WE ARE A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY ON FOOT 0% AT THE END OF IT. WE ARE 15-YEAR-OLDS WHO ARE FRIENDS DRINKING AT PARTIES. THEY WANT TO FIT IN. THEY DO NOT WANT TO DRINK ANY OF THE WHOLE, SO THEY WILL BUY THE 0% BEERS FOR THE KIDS TO TAKE. THERE IS NO ALCOHOL IN IT, SO THE CONCERN IS ABOUT WHETHER WE ARE INTRODUCING KIDS TO THIS WAY TOO SOON. WILL BE HAVING THAT CONVERSATION SOON. E WHAI AKE NEI ` ZERO PERCENT ALCOHOL DRINKS. DO THEY ACTUALLY HAVE ZERO ALCOHOL? THAT IS THE OTHER QUESTION. WE ASK AN EXPERT, IS IT OK FOR CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS TO DRINK THEM? WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. CONCERNS ARE BREWING FOR PARENTS AROUND ZERO PERCENT ALCOHOL WHETHER OR NOT CHILDREN AND TEENS SHOULD BE DRINKING THESE TYPES OF BEVERAGES. NEW RESEARCH FROM FLINDERS UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA SHOWSAT THERE'S CONFUSION AMONG PARENTS ABOUT WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS TO DO. ZERO PERCENT ALCOHOL LOOKS, SMELLS AND TASTES LIKE THE REAL THING, BUT BECAUSE OF IT'S LACK OF BOOZE, DRINKS CAN BE BOUGHT BY PEOPLE OFF ALL AGES. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY ALCOHOL HEALTH WATCH'S ANDREW GALLOWAY. WE WOULD JUST SAYING THAT THIS IS A GOOD CONVERSATION TO BE HAVING, BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER YOU WOULD ALLOW KIDS TO DRINK THIS. WHAT OTHER CONCERNS? IT IS A GREAT CONVERSATION. WHAT THE RESEARCH IN AUSTRALIA POINTED OUT THE OTHER DAY IS THAT PARENTS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THEY TALK TO 1100 PARENTS, AND THEY ARE CONFLICTED. ON THE ONE HAND, IT IS ALCOHOL FREE. WE THINK ALCOHOL FREE PRODUCTS HAVE A GREAT PLACE IN THE MARKET FOR ADULT DRINKERS, BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT. LEADING TO THE ONSET OF DRINKING, AND WE KNOW THE EARLIER PEOPLE START DRINKING, THE MORE LIKELY THEY ARE TO HAVE A HAZARDOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOL LATER IN LIFE. THERE IS NO RESEARCH TO SUGGEST THAT YOUNGER TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS FRANKING THE STUFF AS A GATEWAY TO TEENAGERS THEN TAKING ON DRINKING. IS THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW PRODUCT? IT IS A NEW PRODUCT AND HAS GROWN SO QUICKLY THAT THAT RESEARCH WILL COME OUT SOON. HEALTH ADVOCATES LIKE OURSELVES ARE SAYING TAKE THE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO BE CAREFUL. WHAT WE KNOW FROM OTHER PRODUCTS LIKE TOBACCO, THEY CAN INITIATE EARLIER USE AND LONGER, MORE HARMFUL USE. THERE ARE ALCOHOL FREE DRINKS AND THERE ARE ZERO ALCOHOL DRINKS. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO? SOME KOMBUTCHA HAS ALCOHOL, PARENTS SHOULD BE CAREFUL. THERE CAN BE NOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT AND ZERO ALCOHOL, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH TO BE GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM. ABOUT 1.5% OR LESS. EVEN IF IT IS AN ALCOHOL FREE PRODUCT, EVEN THE INDUSTRY SAYS IT IS NOT A PRODUCT DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. ARE JUST SOLD AND BOTTLE STORES BUT IS ALSO SOLD IN SUPERMARKETS/ COULD YOU BRING US UP TO SPEED ABOUT WITH HIS DRINKS COULD BE SOLD, BECAUSE THEY COULD BE SOLD WHERE SOFT DRINKS ARE SOLD GIVEN THEY ARE ZERO ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. CORRECT. THESE PRODUCTS CAN BE PLACED ANYWHERE IN OR AROUND A SUPERMARKET. RULES ARE CHANGED IN THE PAST DECADE TO ALLOW FOR THAT. ABOUT WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE LAW MYSELF, I WOULD SAY PUT THEM INSIDE THE ALCOHOL AREA. THESE PRODUCTS DESIGNED FOR ADULTS. FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT EXPOSURE CAN LEAD TO NEGATIVE OUTCOMES. THE PRODUCTS LOOK VERY IDENTICAL. SEEING THAT BRANDING MIGHT MAKE YOU WANT TO DRINK. IN THAT SINGLE ALCOHOL AREA, YOU CAN AVOID IT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO NOT DRINK. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE IN THE SICKLE ALCOHOL AREA. THE OTHER THING TO MENTION IS THAT SUPERMARKETS DO HAVE A PRICE CONTROL ON ZERO ALCOHOL PRODUCTS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS ILLEGAL FOR MINERS TO PURCHASE, I DO SUPPORT THE SUPERMARKET POLICY. THIS RESEARCH WHICH CAME OUT OF AUSTRALIA TALKED ABOUT HOW PARENTS ARE A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED AND UNSURE ABOUT THE RIGHT THING IS TO DO. THERE WILL BE PARENTS WATCHING THIS GOING, I DID NOT THINK ABOUT THIS MIGHT BE CHANGING THEIR MINDS. IF THEY ARE CHANGING THEIR MINDS, THEY ARE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION. OUR MESSAGES PRETTY CONSISTENT, TO DELAY ONSET IS THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO FOR A YOUNG PERSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. INTERESTING CHAT THERE, BECAUSE OF YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN HAS JUST BLOWN OUT OUR INBOX. ALEX SAYS I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT, JUST FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION THOUGH. THAT IS THE CAMP I'M SITTING ON. IF WE HAD GLASSES OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER IN THE MORNING EVERY DAY, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD BE VERY HAPPY WITH THAT. IF WE SAY THERE IS NO BEER IN IT, IT WOULD BE ABOUT NORMALISING THE BEHAVIOUR AND MAKING IT A CULTURAL THING. IF YOU PLANT THE SEED WHEN YOU ARE HAVING ZERO ALCOHOL WITH YOUR CHILDREN, THEN YOU ARE ENABLING THAT HABIT FOR THEM TO START DRINKING AT A YOUNG AGE. 1 OF OUR VIEWERS JUST SAID MONKEY SEE MONKEY DO. WHY DO YOU NEED YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE DRINKING ALCOHOL? THAT IS WHAT SANDY SAID. WHAT ANNOYS ME MORE IS SEEING LITTLE ONES DRINKING FROM A CAN OF RED BULL. IT IS THE WHOLE THING AROUND ENCOURAGING IT FROM A YOUNG AGE. THING THAT GETS ME IS THE REGULATION. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT YOUNG ONES CAN GO AND PURCHASE IT. THEY NEED ID? USUALLY YET TO GET THE PERSON AT THE CHECKOUT TO SWIPE YOU OUT IF YOU'VE GOT IT. ANDREW CAN ANSWER SOME OF THAT. THE BIG SUPERMARKETS TREAT ZERO AND LOW ALCOHOL PRODUCTS THE SAME AS AN ALCOHOL PRODUCT, SO YOU WILL NEED AN ID TO PURCHASE IT. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS IT SOUNDS ODD, BUT FISH NEED YOUR HELP TO RING A DOORBELL. WE CHECK OUT THE INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY LETTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ALLOW FISH TO SWIM FREELY. IT'S UNKNOWN WHETHER A PERSON HAS BEEN CAUGHT INSIDE A LARGE HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH TARANAKI. 5 FIRE FIGHTING CREWS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO GET THE LARGE BLAZE UNDER CONTROL AT A PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF NORMANDY. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND WERE FIRST ALERTED TO THE FIRE SHORTLY AFTER 4AM. FIRE CREWS HAVE NOT YET CONFIRMED WHETHER A PERSON IS STILL INSIDE. THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S FIRST ONE HUNDRED DAYS ARE UP, WITH THE LAST OF ITS 49 POINT PLAN SET TO BE INTRODUCED TODAY. NATIONAL, ACT AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST ANNOUNCED THE STRATEGY IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, PROMISING TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING, IMPROVE HEALTH, AND RESTORE LAW AND ORDER. SO FAR IT'S REPEALED WORLD LEADING SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION, TAKEN STEPS TO ABOLISH THE MAORI HEALTH AUTHORITY, AND INTRODUCED LAWS TO BAN GANG PATCHES IN PUBLIC. A HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. HEADLINE PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO ASK THE U.S. MILITARY TO SET UP A TEMPORARY PORT ON THE GAZA COAST TO ALLOW MORE AID INTO THE STRIP. ACCESS FOR AID SUPPLIES UNTIL NOW HAS BEEN VIA AIR OR BORDER POINTS CONTROLLED BY ISRAEL. THERE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WARNINGS THAT A FAMINE IS LOOMING IN THE TERRITORY. WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. PEACE TALKS REMAIN AT A STALEMATE WITH DWINDLING HOPE AN AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED BY THE START OF RAMADAN OVER THE WEEKEND. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL GET ONE OF HIS BIGGEST CHANCES TO MAKE HIS CASE FOR A SECOND TERM, WHEN HE DELIVERS HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THIS AFTERNOON. BUT AS ABC'S IKE EJIOCHI REPORTS, AS THE PRESIDENT FACES QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS AGE. HOW HE DELIVERS THE SPEECH WILL BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT HE SAYS. THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT BIDEN GETTING SET TO MAKE HIS CASE TO VOTERS. THE PRESIDENT PLANS ON SHOWCASING HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING, AS WELL AS A RENEWED PUSH FOR ACTION ON AID TO UKRAINE, TOUGHER MIGRATION RULES, LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES, AND RESTORING ACCESS TO ABORTION AMONG OTHER ISSUES. HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO BLAME DONALD TRUMP AND SOME REPUBLICANS FOR KILLING THE BIPARTISAN BORDER DEAL. BIDEN WILL LIKELY RENEW HIS PUSH FOR HIGHER TAXES ON CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES, SOMETHING REPUBLICANS HAVE DISMISSED AS THE WRONG APPROACH. THIS YEAR'S ADDRESS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT, AS SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON WILL APPEAR BEHIND BIDEN. THE THIRD DIFFERENT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN AS MANY ADDRESSES FOR THE PRESIDENT. AND OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL, ROADS WILL BE CLOSED AND SECURITY TIGHT IN WASHINGTON AS MORE THAN A DOZEN GROUPS PLAN TO PROTEST TODAY DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. TERRIFYING SCENES ON BOARD A FLIGHT IN THE U.S. WHEN FLAMES STARTED SPEWING OUT OF ONE OF THE ENGINES. HERE'S THE ABC'S GIO BENITEZ. HOUSTON TO FORT MYERS FLORIDA MONDAY, WHEN PASSENGERS SAY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, THE PLANE STARTED TO SHAKE. RED ORANGE AND YELLOW COLOURS, THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. IN THIS VIDEO YOU CAN SEE THEIR FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE ENGINE. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE AROUND ME WERE SCREAMING AND CRYING. UNITED SAYING IN A STATEMENT ` TO SPORT, AND THE RED BULL FORMULA 1 TEAM HAS SUSPENDED THE EMPLOYEE WHO ACCUSED TEAM BOSS CHRISTIAN HORNER OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR. HORNER WAS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR, WHICH THE BOARD DISMISSED AFTER AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THE COMPANY ARE YET TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE SUSPENSION, BUT SAID SHE IS ABLE TO APPEAL THE RULING. A MUSHER IN THE IDITAROD DOGSLED RACE HAS BEEN PENALISED FOR NOT PROPERLY GUTTING A MOOSE. FIVE TIME CHAMPION DALLAS SEAVEY WAS 12 HOURS INTO THE 1600km RACE ACROSS ALASKA, WHEN HE ENCOUNTER A MOOSE WHICH BECAME TANGLED IN WITH HIS DOGS. SEAVEY SHOT AND KILLED THE MOOSE TO PROTECT HIS TEAM AND GUTTED IT, AS RACE RULES STATE HE MUST. BUT OFFICIALS DEEMED HE DIDN'T SUFFICIENTLY GUT THE ANIMAL, AND HANDED DOWN A TWO HOUR PENALTY. AND FINALLY, SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED THE REASON WHY SOME OF OUR FURRY FRIENDS CAN'T HELP BUT PILE ON THE POUNDS. THEY'VE FOUND A GENETIC MUTATION WHICH MAKES HALF OF ALL LABRADORS AND TWO THIRDS OF FLAT HAIRED RETRIEVERS CONSTANTLY HUNGRY, AND THEY BURN FEWER CALORIES AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DOUBLE WHAMMY OF NON-STOP EATING AND SLOW BURNING MEANS OWNERS NEED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE TO KEEP THEIR PETS SVELTE. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. AUCKLAND REACHING A HIGH OF 25 TODAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. EVERYWHERE ELSE, CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AS WELL. 24 THE HIGH IN GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 24 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI AND WHANGANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU THE SOUTH ISLAND ` IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. SOME CLOUDY PATCHES AND SHOWERS BUT MOSTLY CLEAR. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. YOUR FEEDBACK GOT ME THINKING ABOUT ` WHETHER IT'S OKAY TO BE DRINKING ZERO ALCOHOL. A SMIDGEN OF ALCOHOL IN THERE. I WAS THINKING, IF YOU ARE NOT OKAY WITH THEM DOING THAT, THEN DO YOU LET THEM DRINK THE ENERGY DRINKS' THAT ARE NOW ON THE MARKET THAT HAVE ALL SORTS OF ADDITIVES, CAFFEINE, SUGARS. IS THAT DIFFERENT? THE 0% THING IS ALWAYS IRRELEVANT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT DRINKING AT HOME WITH THE FAMILY. IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA OF ALCOHOL LATER, RIGHT? THE CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS GATEWAY TO KIDS GOING RIGHT, ALCOHOL IS KIND OF BE NORMALISED IN OUR HOUSE. THIS IS THE NATURAL PROGRESSION. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO RESEARCH TO BACK THAT UP. IT'S MAKING IT A BIGGER THING THAN IT NEEDS TO BE. YOU'RE MAKING ALCOHOL THE BIG DEAL HERE, I THINK IF YOU ARE TREATING IT LIKE A NORMAL BEER OR WINE, THAT SURE. SINCE IT 0%, YOU ARE SETTING YOURSELF UP. IT'S ALSO AN ACQUIRED TASTE TO SIP ON A BEER. WHEN WE GO OUT FOR DINNER AND MY WIFE AND I ORDER A DRINK, MY YOUNG ONES WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER WERE CURIOUS, AND I WOULD LET THEM TASTE IT, AND THEY WOULD SAY THAT WAS GROSS. I THINK OUR CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL ADVERTISING EVERYWHERE, BUT I THINK WE AS PARENTS NEED TO NOT MAKE IT TABOO, BECAUSE IT MAKES IT HARDER AS THEY GET OLDER. I THINK THAT IS ENABLING THEM WHEN YOU ORDER THEM A 0%. IS WHAT THE PARENTS THING. IT'S UP TO THEM TO MAKE THE DECISION. KEEP YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN. ME U TONU MAI` KNOCK KNOCK... WHO'S THERE? FISH, LITERALLY. FISH IN THE NETHERLANDS NEED YOUR HELP GETTING THROUGH A 'DOOR', AND INTO A BOAT LOCK. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP THEM FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. OUR RIVERS AROUND THE WORLD ARE FILLED WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF SEALIFE, HOWEVER, DAMS AND BOAT LOCKS OFTEN PREVENT THEM FROM MIGRATING, BUT ONE DUTCH ECOLOGIST HAD A SOLUTION BY INSTALLING A VIRTUAL DOORBELL WHICH ANYONE NEAR OR FAR CAN RING, ON BEHALF OF SOME FRISKY FISH. AND NOW, FOUR YEARS LATER, ITS BEEN USED MORE THAN A MILLION TIMES. TO EXPLAIN WE'RE JOINED BY MARK VAN HEUKELUM. MORENA! THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME OVER. WHAT MADE YOU CREATE THIS WEBSITE? IF IT WAS ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS LIVING NEAR THE BOAT LOCK, AND IT CAUSED FISH BE UNABLE TO MIGRATE, AND I SAW A LOT OF FISH WAITING THERE, IT'S AN OLD AND MONUMENTAL BOAT LOCK, IT'S STILL OPERATED MANUALLY, IT WAS CLOSED DURING SPRING TIME WAITING FOR THE RECREATIONAL SEASON TO START, AND FISH COULDN'T GET BY, SO I ASKED THE OPERATOR OF THE BOAT LIKE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, HE SAID WE WERE WILLING TO OPEN THE LOCK, BUT WE HAD TO KNOW WHETHER THERE WERE FISH WAITING, AND THAT WAS THE START OF AN IDEA TO PUT A CAMERA IN THE WATER AND HAVE A LOOK AT WHEN FISH ARE ARRIVING. TOOK ME TO THE PROCESS. THE CAMERA IS UNDERWATER, WE SEE THE FISH, WHAT DO WE DO? THERE IS A CAMERA NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE BOAT LOCK JUST IN FRONT OF THE DOORS, THERE IS A LIFESTREAM FILMING CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, AND EVERYONE CAN LOOK AT THIS LATE STREAM. AND AS SOON AS YOU SEE A FISH, YOU COULD PUSH THE BUTTON ON THE WEBSITE, AND IT WILL MAKE A SCREENSHOT OF THE FISH ` WE ARE LOOKING AT THE LIVE SHOT AND I SEE NOTHING. WHO SITS UP AND KEEPS AN EYE ON THE FISH? IT LOOKS AIN'T NOTHING. IT'S ALMOST TURNING TO NIGHT. THIS IS AN INTERESTING HOUR, BECAUSE IT IS WHEN FISHED UP MIGRATING. WE HAVE HAD OVER 200,000 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD JOINING US TO WATCH THE LIFESTREAM, ACTUALLY, AND IF EVERYONE DONATES A LITTLE BIT OF THEIR TIME, IT IS EASY TO HAVE SOMEONE CONTINUALLY WATCHING. IT'S AMAZING, EVERY FISH THAT HAS COME BY HAS BEEN CAPTURED ON FILM. DID YOU EVER IMAGINE PEOPLE WOULD GET SO HOOKED? NO, NOT AT ALL. AT FIRST WE STARTED, WE RAN SOME NOTES, AND WENT DOOR BY DOOR, HOPING THAT THEY WOULD HELP US OUT, AND MAYBE A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE WOULD HELP US, BUT IT JUST WENT VIRAL. LAST YEAR WE HAD OVER 1 1/2 MILLION PEOPLE FROM OVER THE WORLD HELPING US OUT. THIS YEAR IT BECAME POPULAR AS WELL. AMAZING THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO HELP OUT, AND THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH LIFE LIVING UNDERWATER THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT. WHO HAS THE POWER TO RELEASE THE BUTTON? WE HAVE A SMALL TEAM OF PEOPLE LOOKING AT THE PICTURES, AND WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR TO OPEN THE LOCK. WE DO WANT TO HELP THE FISH EVERY DAY, MAY BE SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT THERE IS A PERSON OPERATING THIS LOCK BY HAND, WE NEED TO BE SMART AND THINK, HOW MANY FISH ARE WAITING ` TO BE HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER? WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FISH ARE NOT RELEASED? IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY, BECAUSE WE ARE PARTLY BELOW SEA LEVEL, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THEM, AND DURING WINTERTIME THEY STAY IN DEEPER WATER BECAUSE IT IS MORE SAFE, AND IN SPRINGTIME, THEY LOOK FOR SHALLOW WATER, SO THEY CAN SPAWN AND LAY EGGS. IF THEY CANNOT PASS THEY WERE WEIGHT, AND WEIGHT, AND WAIT FOR AN OPPORTUNITY, AND THEY ARE LOSING ENERGY, BUT ALSO THEY ARE VERY VULNERABLE TO PREDATORS. PREDATORY BIRDS AND FISH WILL EAT THEM. IF WE DO NOT LET THEM PASS, MANY OF THEM WILL LOSE TOO MUCH ENERGY AND SOME WILL DIE. SOME WILL IT GET EATEN. IN OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE. THAT'S WEIGHT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO HELP THEM OUT. THIS SOLUTION FITTED IN A CITY, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH SPECIAL PLACE, IT IS A COOL THING TO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO HELP THESE FISH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. SOMEONE ASKED ME IF I'D HEARD OF HIM, AND I SAID OH, RINGS A BELL. WHERE NOT EVEN THROUGH THE FIRST HOUR YET. THE FASCINATING THING ABOUT THIS, WE HAD THE LIFE SHUT UP, I WAS THINKING, OH, DEAR, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. I GOT INTO THE LIFESTREAM, AND I STILL CAN'T SEE ANYTHING, BUT YOU ARE ACTUALLY HOOKED TO IT. AND YOU ARE STILL WAITING. I AM GOING TO SEE ONE ANY MOMENT NOW. I'M GOING TO SIT HERE, AND I'M GOING TO WATCH THIS. REMEMBER IT IS NIGHT TIME OVER THERE. I WAS THINKING, IMAGINE IF YOU SPOTTED SOMETHING LIKE A MERMAID. A SHARK, A DOLPHIN. E HAERE AKE NEI ` TECH. IS. COMING. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, NEW INNOVATIONS ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE WORKPLACE EVERYDAY. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO STOP IT, WE MEET ONE WOMAN WHO IS USING IT TO HER ADVANTAGE. # RING MY BELL. # WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. ATTRACTING WOMEN INTO TECH CAREERS IS ABOUT MORE THAN INCREASING WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY LIKE AI BECOMING MORE PREVALENT, IT'S VITAL THAT ALL OF SOCIETY IS REPRESENTED AS NEW SYSTEMS AND NORMS ARE CONSTRUCTED. SO TODAY ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WE'RE HEARING FROM SOMEONE IN THE BANKING SECTOR WHO MADE THE PIVOT TO TECH - KIWIBANK'S TECHNOLOGY AND DATA GOVERNANCE ANALYST, TRACEY SAVELIO, MANUIA TE TAEAO TRACEY! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. BEFORE WE EVEN START, A NEW TELL US WHAT IT TECHNOLOGY AND DATA ANALYST IS. IN SIMPLE TERMS, I WOULD DESCRIBE MYSELF AS A GUARDIAN TO OUR COMPANY'S DIGITAL RESOURCES AND ASSETS. WE ENSURING WE ARE MEETING OUR GUIDELINES AND FOLLOWING PRACTICES IN WHAT SEEMS TO BE A DYNAMIC AND EVOLVING DIGITAL AGE WE ARE IN. IT SOUNDS I COULD DYNAMIC ROLE THAT YOU HAVE. I WONDER HOW YOU ENDED UP IN THAT BECAUSE GETTING INTO TECH WAS A BIT OF A PIVOT FOR YOU, WASN'T IT? I HAD NO ASPIRATIONS TO GO INTO TECHNOLOGY, ONLY PURELY BECAUSE I HAD NO CREDENTIALS AND I DID NOT STUDY IT. I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE. I FELT LIKE I WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THAT SECTOR. I BEEN WITH KIWIBANK FOR 14 YEARS MAINLY A CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS. I JUST DECIDED TO GO INTO TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE I COULD SEE THINGS MOVING VERY FAST AROUND THE WORLD AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY WAS WHAT I WAS INTERESTED IN. I WONDERED HOW I COULD GET INTO THAT AREA, SO I TOOK THE LEAP OF FAITH. WHAT THAT LEAP OF FAITH LOOK LIKE? IT'S DAUNTING TO GO FROM ONE THING AND COULD PUT THE PIVOT. HOW DID YOU DO IT? IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THEIR ONLINE RESOURCES OUT THERE. THERE ARE SO MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC. IT IS ABOUT INVESTING TIME AND LOOKING FOR THEM. I DID SELF TEACHING FOR CODING MYSELF. THAT WAS QUITE INTERESTING. IT IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU. I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A TECHNICAL ROLE, BUT ALSO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXPERTS THEY WERE IN THE FIELD ALREADY. AS SOON AS I SEE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IT, THEY WILL SUPPORT YOU. THE LATEST THING THAT I WAS LEARNING WAS CLOUD TECHNOLOGY, WHICH IS JUST ANOTHER ADDITION TO THAT JOURNEY. I ALSO KNOW THAT OPENING UP PATHWAYS FOR OTHER WOMEN IS SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO YOU, AS WELL AS FOR OUR PACIFIC WOMAN. TELL ME ABOUT THAT. THAT STARTED WITH MY CURIOSITY TO LEARN CLOUD TECHNOLOGY. I WAS ABLE TO DO AN ONLINE COURSE WITH AWS. OF THE BACK OF THAT, I WAS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN AN AWS DREAM HOUSE. I WAS A PANEL SPEAKER AT THE TIME AND UNABLE TO SPEAK TO 300 PEOPLE IN OUR PACIFIC COMMUNITY. THAT WAS TARGETING THAT GAP. I REPRESENT THE MOST UNDERREPRESENTED IN TECHNOLOGY. IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE A LOT OF CHILDREN THAT WERE THERE AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. I WAS NOT ALONE. THERE WERE OTHER KEY PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY THAT WAS SPEAKERS. I HAVE TO THANK AWS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP THEY HAD WE KIWIBANK BECAUSE DIVERSITY IS SO IMPORTANT. YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. LET'S CELEBRATE US. LOVING YOUR WORK, SISTER. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER SEVEN O'CLOCK ` ONE OF THE BIGGEST AVIATION MYSTERIES REMAINS UNSOLVED. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370 WENT MISSING. NOW, THERE ARE CALLS FOR A SEARCH TO RESUME. WE FIND OUT HOW LIKELY FINDING THE AIRCRAFT IS, IN AROUND TWENTY MINUTES TIME. ASBESTOS AND POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVES. THE FINDINGS IN A SOUTHLAND DUMP MEANS BLUECLIFFS RESIDENTS HAVE TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES. CLEAN UP BEGINS THIS WEEKEND. WE ASK SOUTHLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHAT THE RISKS ARE TO ANYONE IN THE AREA, AT TWENTY TO EIGHT. POLICE ARE OPENING A BRAND-NEW TRAINING FACILITY THIS MORNING, HELPING OFFICERS PREPARE FOR REAL-LIFE ENCOUNTERS. WE HAVE A LOOK INSIDE PORIRUA'S 'SCENARIO' VILLAGE JUST AFTER EIGHT. BUT FIRST, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. 1 PERSON HAS DIED IN A LARGE HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH TARANAKI THIS MORNING. FIRE AND EMERGENCY WERE FIRST ALERTED TO THE BLAZE AT A PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF NORMANBY, NORTH OF HAWERA, SHORTLY AFTER 4am. 5 CREWS WERE DEPLOYED, AND HAVE NOW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AGE OF THE VICTIM IS CURRENTLY NOT KNOWN A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED MOST GENERAL PRACTICES AREN'T OPENLY ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. THE SURVEY OF GP'S SHOW THE MAJORITY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS 'SELECTIVELY ENROL PATIENTS', ONLY ACCEPTING A LIMITED NUMBER DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY. IN 2022, ONLY 28% OF PRACTICES FREELY ENROLLED NEW PATIENTS. THE REPORT SAYS RESTRICTING ENROLMENT CREATES A WIDESPREAD BARRIER TO HEALTH EQUITY IN NEW ZEALAND. CONCERNS ARE BREWING FOR PARENTS AROUND 0% ALCOHOL BEVERAGES, AND WHETHER CHILDREN SHOULD BE DRINKING IT. 0% ALCOHOL DRINKS LOOK, SMELL, AND TASTE LIKE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND CHILDREN OF ALL AGES CAN CURRENTLY BUY THEM. ALCOHOL HEALTH WATCH'S ANDREW GALLOWAY WARNS YOUNGER PEOPLE TO BE CAUTIOUS. WE KNOW FROM OTHER PRODUCTS LIKE TOBACCO, TOBACCO-LIKE PRODUCTS, CAN INITIATE EARLIER USE, AND LONGER, HARMFUL USE OF A DANGEROUS PRODUCT. GALLOWAY SAYS SUPERMARKETS SHOULD TREAT THE DRINK LIKE AN ALCOHOLIC PRODUCT. THE U.S. STATE OF ALABAMA HAS SIGNED A LAW PROTECTING IVF PROVIDERS FROM PROSECUTION UNDER THE STATE'S STRICT ANTI-ABORTION LAWS. THE LAW PROTECTS PROVIDERS FROM BEING PROSECUTED IF THEY DAMAGE OR KILL AN EMBRYO DURING THE FERTILITY PROCESS AFTER FROZEN EMBRYOS WERE DESIGNATED AS CHILDREN BY THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT. IVF PROVIDERS, WHICH HAD PAUSED OPERATIONS, HAVE ALREADY RESUMED TREATMENTS. THE HAMAS DELEGATION HAS REPORTEDLY LEFT MIDDLE EAST CEASEFIRE TALKS WITHOUT A DEAL. ISRAEL DIDN'T SEND A DELEGATION TO THE TALKS, SAYING ITS PRELIMINARY DEMANDS HAD NOT BEEN MET. BUT WITH THE ISLAMIC HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN STARTING OVER THE WEEKEND, THERE'S CONCERN THE ABSENCE OF ANY AGREEMENT COULD SEE AN ESCALATION IN VIOLENCE AND A FURTHER DETERIORATION IN THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION. IT'S BELIEVED NEGOTIATIONS ARE CONTINUING BEHIND THE SCENES. A RUSSIAN ATTACK HAS DESTROYED A SHOPPING MALL IN THE SOUTHERN UKRAINE CITY OF NIKOPOL. THERE WERE AROUND THIRTY STAFF INSIDE THE MALL WHEN IT WAS HIT, BUT ALL MANAGED TO GET TO A SHELTER WITH NO ONE HURT. RUSSIA'S MILITARY IS MAKING SMALL BUT REGULAR TERRITORIAL ADVANCES, AS UKRAINIAN FORCES STRUGGLE WITHOUT U.S. FINANCIAL AND MILITARY SUPPORT. HAITI IS EXTENDING ITS CURRENT STATE OF EMERGENCY AND STRICT CURFEW AMID ONGOING WAVES OF GANG VIOLENCE. THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS WERE FREED DURING GANG RAIDS ON TWO JAILS AT THE START OF THE WEEK. GANGS ARE DEMANDING THE PRIME MINISTER RESIGN, BUT HE'S REFUSING TO STEP DOWN. HE'S CURRENTLY STUCK OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTRY AS THE ONGOING VIOLENCE FORCED THE CLOSURE OF THE ISLAND NATION'S AIRPORT. TO SPORT, AND AFTER KICKING OFF IN LAS VEGAS, THE FIRST ROUND OF THE NRL HAS CONTINUED WITH THE CANBERRA RAIDERS UPSETTING THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 28-12. THE RAIDERS GETTING REVENGE ON THE TEAM THAT KNOCKED THEM OUT OF THE FINALS LAST SEASON, WITH A FIVE TRIES TO TWO VICTORY. LEVI ON THE LAST, COMES BACK TO FOGARTY. A KICK OUT TOWARDS TIM. AND IT WAS THERE. BEATING EVERYONE THOUGH WAS ZAC HOSKING. DECISIONS TO BE MADE FOR THE NEWCASTLE COACH. HERE IS STANDING, YOUNG, HOSKING, BACK TO YOUNG. THAT'S HOW YOU FINISH IT! AND THE WARRIORS GET THEIR SEASON UNDERWAY TONIGHT AGAINST THE SHARKS AT MOUNT SMART. TO SPORT, AND FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION MIKE TYSON IS RETURNING TO THE RING. THE 57-YEAR-OLD WILL FIGHT YOUTUBER TURNED BOXER JAKE PAUL WHO'S THREE DECADES YOUNGER THAN TYSON. TYSON LAST FOUGHT IN AN EXHIBITION BOUT IN 2020. THIS IS THE YEAR FOR OLD FELLAS. YOU TUBERS, HONESTLY. AND FINALLY, JAPANESE MEN HAVE BEEN GIVEN JUST A SMALL TASTE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THEIR FEMALE COLLEAGUES WORK WITH BY BEING MADE TO WEAR A DEVICE WHICH SIMULATES MENSTRUAL PAIN. THE MEN EXPRESSED SURPRISE AT HOW MUCH PAIN THEY WERE IN, WITH ONE SAYING IT WAS AMAZING HIS FEMALE COLLEAGUES MANAGED TO WORK THROUGH IT EVERY MONTH. JAPAN CONSISTENLY RANKS AS ONE OF THE MOST GENDER UN-EQUAL SOCIETIES IN THE WORLD. LUCKY YOU HAVE SUCH SUPPORTIVE COLLEAGUES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE TWO OF YOU, I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MY MENOPAUSAL ISSUES. WE GOING TO GET TO THE WEATHER NOW. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. WE SEE YOU, JENNY. AUCKLAND REACHING A HIGH OF 25 TODAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. EVERYWHERE ELSE, CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AS WELL. 24 THE HIGH IN GISBORNE. IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 24 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI AND WHANGANUI. 18 DEGREES IN WELLINGTON. IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. 19 IN CHRISTCHURCH. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. SOME CLOUDY PATCHES AND SHOWERS BUT MOSTLY CLEAR. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY IS LOOKING NICE AND FINE. THANKS, CHRIS. CONSULTATION WITH TVNZ STAFF BEGINS TODAY TO DISCUSS CHANGES WHICH COULD AFFECT SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST-LOVED TELEVISIONS SERIES. 'FAIR GO', THE LONGEST RUNNING TV CONSUMER PROGRAMME IN NEW ZEALAND, FLAGSHIP CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW 'SUNDAY' AND LATE NEWS BULLETIN 'TONIGHT' ARE FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. UP TO 68 JOBS AT TVNZ COULD GO IN A PROPOSED RESTRUCTURE ACROSS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS. IT COMES JUST A WEEK AFTER THE SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEWSHUB SHUTTING DOWN. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY PETER THOMPSON, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDIA STUDIES AT VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON. GOOD MORNING, PETER. WERE YOU SURPRISED BY THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. YES I WAS, WHEN WE KNOW THE TELEVISION SECTOR HAS BEEN FACING DIFFICULTIES WITH A GRADUAL DECLINE AND AUDIENCE SHARE AND ADVERTISING. COMING SO SOON AFTER THE NEW SUB ANNOUNCEMENT, THIS REALLY WAS A SHOCK. WHY SHOULD NEW ZEALAND BE CONCERNED? FUNDAMENTALLY, IT UNDERMINES THE NEWS MEDIA AND THE TELEVISION SECTOR, BUT IT ALSO LEAVES A GAPING HOLE IN THE NEWS MEDIA ECOLOGY. IT IS FUNDAMENTAL THAT THESE MEDIA UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. IF WE DO NOT HAVE A NEWS MEDIA THAT IS ROBUST AND CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING SERIOUS JOURNALISM ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS AND PEOPLES, WHAT FACTORS HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT? YOU CAN START 30 YEARS AGO WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF COMMERCIAL COMPETITION. WHERE EVERYONE IS COMPETING FOR THE SAME REVENUE, THAT DOES NOT PRODUCE GOOD EFFECTS. THE MAIN CAUSES I THINK THE FIRST OF ALL FRAGMENTATION OF THE TV AUDIENCE BECAUSE OF ONLINE SERVICES. FOR TELEVISION, THAT IS PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY ONLINE STREAMING. WE HAVE SEEN THE BIG TECH GIANTS SOAK UP A HUGE CHUNK OF THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING MARKET. THAT HAS AFFECTED ALL COMMERCIAL MEDIA THAT RELY ON APPETISING. THOSE TWO FACTORS TOGETHER HAVE BEEN HUGE. THE FEE NEWS DIGITAL BARGAINING BILL, WILL THAT SAVE US? AS NEW SUB SAID, THAT WAS UNLIKELY TO BE A SOLUTION TO THEIR PROBLEM STEMS FROM THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS THEIR OWN PARENT COMPANY HAD. THE BILL IS WELL-INTENTIONED BUT IT WILL NOT DELIVER ON ITS PROMISES BECAUSE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY MONEY PAID BY THE PLATFORMS TO THE NEWS MEDIA WILL GET REINVESTED IN NEWS. ALL THE TYPES OF NEWS WE SEE GOING UNDER IN A TIGHT COMMERCIAL MARKET, SUCH AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPORTING, REGIONAL REPORTING, AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF MINORITIES. IF WE DO NOT HAVE THAT, THERE IS AN EVEN BIGGER GAP IN OUR NEWS MEDIA SO I THINK A MORE ELEGANT SOLUTION TO THIS WOULD BE A BROAD-BASED LEVY STARTING WITH ONLINE ADVERTISING. IF YOU MAKE IT 3%, YOUR THINKING 54 $55 MILLION A YEAR. THAT IS A HIGHER ESTIMATE FOR WHAT THE BARGAINING BILL WOULD GENERATE. I THINK THAT IS A FAR MORE ELEGANT SOLUTION. I KNOW THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BAIL OUT EVERY NEWS OUTLET, BUT WHAT MORE CAN THEY DO? I THINK THE GOVERNMENT IS IN A BIT OF A BIND. THEY CANNOT BE SEEN TO DO NOTHING I DID THE GOVERNMENT CAN LOOK AT A RANGE OF DIFFERENT MEASURES. THERE ARE BIT SUGGESTIONS THAT THEY COULD RELIEVE THE BROADCASTERS OF THEIR FEES, OR THEY COULD LOOK AT SUPPORTING MEDIA AND OTHER AREAS. WE KNOW THE LOCAL CONTENT SECTOR IS UNDER REAL PRESSURE AND A SMALL LEVY ON THE BIG STREAMING SERVICES, IF YOU TOOK SOME OF THAT STREAMING REVENUE AND FEEDBACK INTO LOCAL CONTENT, THAT WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. IF YOU SEND THE LEVY INTO AUDIOVISUAL HARDWARE, MOBILE PHONES, COMPUTERS AND THE LIKE, IF YOU PUT A 1% LEVY THERE, THAT IS ANOTHER $50 MILLION. A LEVY ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES WOULD MAKE THE COMMERCIAL MARKET PAY FOR ITS OWN LIMITATIONS AND FAILURES. YOU SUDDENLY HAVE A POT THAT DID NOT RELY ON THE FUND OR IMPOSE A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYER, AND SUPPORT A WIDE RANGE OF IMPORTANT LOCAL MEDIA PRODUCTIONS. I WANT TO BRING IN CROWN ENTITIES MINISTER DAVID SEYMOUR, SHAREHOLDINGS MINISTER. WHAT YOU MAKE OF HIS COMMENTS? I THINK MR SEYMOUR MIGHT LIKE TO LOOK BACK ON THE COMMENTS HE SELF MADE ABOUT LABOUR MINISTERS MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT STATE ORGANISATIONS FOR WHICH THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE. BUT THE GUINEAS TO BE CAREFUL IN THIS SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENT. IS THAT THE SAME ADVICE YOU WOULD OFFER TO THE BROADCASTING MINISTER? I THINK ALL MINISTERS OVER SHAREHOLDING RESPONSIBILITY DO NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF THEIR ROLES. TO BE FAIR TO THE MINISTERS, THEY KNEW IN THEIR POSITIONS AND PERHAPS THOSE BOUNDARIES ARE NOT CLEAR. THEY NEED TO BE EXTERNALLY CAUTIOUS ABOUT MAKING CRITICISMS OF THE ORGANISATIONS WHEN THEY ARE IN SUCH A DIFFICULT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM? THE FUTURE AT THE MOMENT IS IT WE HAVE A GAPING HOLE AND NOT A CLEAR SOLUTION. I THINK THE LEVY WOULD BE ONE WAY OF GOING ABOUT IT, BUT I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE MODELS AND REALLY HAVE A LOOK AT PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON ON OUR MEDIA ECOLOGY. THAT MIGHT MEAN LOOKING AT A DIFFERENT SORT OF INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION AND SHARING OF NEWS. I THINK RNZ'S NEW SHARING SYSTEM WORKS WELL. THAT MAY NOT WORK FOR EVERY NEWS OUTLET. THERE IS ALSO PROPOSAL FOR A REGIONAL NEWS NETWORK WHICH IS A COLLABORATION WITH DIFFERENT NEWS PRODUCERS WHO WORK ON A REGIONAL BASIS AND PRODUCE A DIFFERENT FORM OF NEWS BASED ON LOCAL REPORTING, BUT WOULD STILL HAVE JOURNALISM PRINCIPLES UNDERPINNING IT. ASSOCIATE PROF OF MEDIA STUDIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. E HAERE AKE NEI ` A MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT, ALONG WITH 239 PEOPLE VANISHED IN 2014. IT'S RESTING PLACE HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND. WHY TEN YEARS LATER, AN AIRLINE EXPERT BELIEVES FINDING FLIGHT MH370 MAY JUST BE REALISTIC AFTER ALL. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S 10 YEARS SINCE THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT MH370 AND THE 239 PEOPLE ONBOARD. DESPITE THREE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE DISAPPEARANCE ACROSS SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN, THE LOCATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS UNKNOWN. FOLLOWING NEW LEADS BASED ON PROMISING TECHNOLOGY, THERE ARE RENEWED CALLS FOR THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT TO RESUME THE SEARCH. EARLIER, WE SPOKE WITH AVIATION COMMENTATOR GEOFFREY THOMAS TO FIND OUT IF A NEW SEARCH IS LIKELY TO BRING IN A RESULT. LOOK, ABSOLUTELY. I'M VERY, VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE NEXT SEARCH WILL FIND MH 370. THERE'S BEEN SOME AMAZING BREAKTHROUGHS IN TRACKING TECHNOLOGY, AND IT REVOLVES AROUND AMATEUR RADIO SIGNALS THAT ARE SENT OUT IN TWO-MINUTE INTERVALS. AT ANY ONE TIME, THERE'S 6000 OF THEM RACING AROUND THE WORLD, 1.7 BILLION A YEAR, AND THEY'VE BEEN RECORDED IN AN INTERNATIONAL DATABASE SINCE 2009. SO WHEN AN AIRCRAFT FLIES THROUGH THAT SIGNAL, IT DISRUPTS IT. THAT DISRUPTION IS RECORDED. SO WHAT MR GODFREY HAS DONE IS GONE BACK TO THE INTERNATIONAL DATABASE, PICKED UP THE LAST KNOWN CONFIRMED RADAR PLOT OF MH 370, AND THEN TRACKED IT BY THE DISTURBANCE OF THE THE THESE RADIO SIGNALS, AND HE HAS PLOTTED 313 ANOMALIES, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DRIFT MODELLING DONE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE INMARSAT SATELLITE RETURNS OFF THE AIRCRAFT, AND IT'S ABOUT 1560km WEST OF PERTH. THIS WORK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN PEER REVIEWED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL AND OTHER EMINENT SCIENTISTS, AND IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE THE VERY BEST CHANCE WE HAVE OF FINDING MH 370. GEOFFREY, THIS TECHNOLOGY SOUNDS INCREDIBLE ON PAPER. HAS IT BEEN TESTED BEFORE AND IS THERE A PROVEN METHOD? IT HAS BEEN. IN FACT, IT WAS PIONEERED BY THE FINNISH AIR FORCE FOR NATO IN 2009, WHERE THEY TRACKED A FINNISH AIR FORCE FIGHTER FROM HELSINKI DOWN TO RIYADH. ALSO, MR GODFREY HAS DONE A WHOLE RAFT OF BLIND TESTS WHERE HE WAS SIMPLY GIVEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TIME OF TAKEOFF AND THE RUNWAY DIRECTION, AND THEN HE HAD TO TRACK THE AIRCRAFT BLIND TO ITS DESTINATION. AND HE'S DONE THAT NOW NUMEROUS TIMES AS A BACKUP TO PROVE THAT WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IS ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE. OK, SO THAT SOUNDS PROMISING IN TERMS OF LOCATING THE WRECKAGE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REASON FOR THE DISAPPEARANCE IN THE FIRST PLACE? THERE HAS BEEN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF CONSPIRACY THEORIES SURROUNDING THE LOSS OF MH 370. THERE'S 120 BOOKS BEING WRITTEN ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MH 370, 120, AND MOST OF THEM ARE BIZARRE. WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, IT'S ABSOLUTELY ACCEPTED THAT THIS IS THE WORK OF CAPTAIN SAHAR SHAH. AND THERE'S A MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE THAT POINTS TO HIM DOING IT, AND EVEN THE AIRLINE ITSELF PRIVATELY ACKNOWLEDGES, YES, IT WAS HIM THAT DID THIS. IT HAD TO BE HUMAN INPUT. IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FLYING SKILL, BECAUSE AS SOON AS THE PLANE WENT BLACK, TURNED THE SYSTEMS OFF, IT DID A VERY, VERY HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID VIETNAMESE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIRSPACE. THAT SORT OF TURN COULD ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY A VERY EXPERIENCED PILOT, SO IT HAD TO BE HIM. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. WHAT DOES THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT MAKE OF THESE NEW LEADS? I BELIEVE THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIND IT, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP A PANDORA'S BOX FOR THEM, OF COMPENSATION CLAIMS. IT COULD BE ALL SORTS OF THINGS. PLUS, OF COURSE, NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT THAT ONE OF THEIR PILOTS COMMITTED MURDER-SUICIDE. AND ALL THROUGH HISTORY, AIRLINES AND COUNTRIES DO NOT WANT TO OWN AN AIR CRASH, SO I BELIEVE THAT WHETHER THE MALAYSIANS WANT TO COME ALONG FOR THE RIDE OR NOT, IT'S GOING TO BE FOUND. AND IN FACT, THIS OCEAN INFINITY COMPANY HAS OFFERED MALAYSIA A NO FIND, NO FEE DEAL, YET THEY STILL WON'T AGREE. YEAH, WELL, IT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION, RIGHT? DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY NEED THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT'S APPROVAL TO CONDUCT A SEARCH? NO THEY DON'T. NO ONE NEEDS ANY APPROVALS. THEY CAN JUST SIMPLY GO AHEAD AND FIND IT. IT'S ON THE HIGH SEAS. IT'S IN AUSTRALIA'S SEARCH ZONE. IT'S IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS. YEAH, THEY CAN GO ALONG AND FIND IT, AND THEN ASK QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS. GEOFFREY, IT REALLY DOES SOUND LIKE AFTER ALL OF THIS TIME, THERE IS A CHANCE IT COULD BE FOUND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SPEAKING WITH US. IT'S A PLEASURE. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, BLUECLIFFS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES TODAY. IT COMES AS A CLEAN UP OF AN OLD DUMP BEGINS. WHAT HAZARDS ARE IN IT? WE ASK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT 7.40. (UPBEAT MUSIC) (UPBEAT MUSIC) # THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT I CAN DO. WE ARE NOT FAR AWAY FROM YOUR 713 YEARS. BUT EARLIER TODAY, WE SPOKE TO A MAN WHO IS TRYING TO HELP A FRIEND OF HIS. HIS FRIEND'S NAME IS MICKEY HURIWAKA WHO IS A TEACHER AID IN THESE SMALL TOWN OF OPOTIKI WHERE HE VOLUNTEERS HUNDREDS OF HOURS EACH YEAR TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO PLAY GOLF. HE IS COACHING THEM, BUT HE IS TAKING THEM TO TRAINING, AND HE IS A HUGE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE PROBLEM IS HIS CAR IS A BIT OF A DUNGER. IT IS NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT. HE HAS TO ALWAYS LOAD IT UP WITH WATER, AND IT IS JUST A DUNGER. THE COMMUNITY HAS SET UP A GIVE A LITTLE PAGE TO HELP HIM GET A UTE, SO HE CAN PILE THE KIDS INTO IT AND GET DOWN TO THE GOLF COURSE. WE ARE AT $10,300. IT IS AMAZING. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THE UTE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN 10 GRAND, SO PLEASE KEEP GOING. HE DOES SO MUCH FOR THE COMMUNITY, SO THANK YOU, MATUA. WE ARE FOR EVER GRATEFUL FOR YOU. YOU DESERVE EVERY GOOD THING COMING YOUR WAY. SO LET'S MAKE ONE OF THOSE GOOD THINGS COMING HIS WAY A UTE. YEAR, LET'S GET TOGETHER AND START DIGGING DEEP INTO OUR POCKETS. AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE FULL STORY, YOU CAN GO TO SUNDAY ` ON THEIR WEBSITE ` AND CLICK ON THE LINK. GIVE A LITTLE ` THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO TRACK INTO THE BROWSER, AND HELP HOWEVER YOU CAN. IT'S 7.30. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. POLICE BELIEVE ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A LARGE HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH TARANAKI THIS MORNING. FIRE AND EMERGENCY WERE FIRST ALERTED TO THE BLAZE AT A PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF NORMANBY, NORTH OF HAWERA SHORTLY AFTER 4am. FIVE CREWS WERE DEPLOYED AND HAVE NOW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. ENQUIRIES INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE ARE UNDERWAY. TVNZ'S PROPOSAL TO CUT 68 JOBS IS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY EXPLOSIONS TO COME, ACCORDING TO ONE PROFESSOR OF MEDIA STUDIES. CLOSE TO 10% OF THE COMPANY'S WORKFORCE IS EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RESTRUCTURE. WITH STAFF TO FIND OUT MORE DETAILS IN MEETINGS TODAY. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE PROGRAMMES SUNDAY, FAIR GO, AND 1 NEWS TONIGHT COULD FACE CUTS. PETER THOMPSON SAYS THIS LEAVES A GAPPING HOLE IN THE NEWS MEDIA ECOLOGY OF AOTEAROA. THIS IS OUR FOURTH ESTATE. IT'S FUNDAMENTAL THAT THESE MEDIA SUPPORT INFORMED DEBATE AND UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. IF WE DON'T HAVE A NEWS MEDIA THAT'S ROBUST AND CAPABLE OF CONDUCTING SERIOUS JOURNALISM ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES AND DIFFERENT REGIONS AND PEOPLES, THEN WE'VE GOT A HOLE IN OUR DEMOCRACY. IT'S NOT JUST THE NEWS SECTOR. THE NEWS COMES A WEEK AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT TV3'S NEWSROOM WILL SHUT DOWN AT THE END OF JUNE. THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS ARE UP, WITH THE LAST OF ITS 49-POINT PLAN SET TO BE INTRODUCED TODAY. NATIONAL, ACT AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST ANNOUNCED THE STRATEGY IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, PROMISING TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING, IMPROVE HEALTH AND RESTORE LAW AND ORDER. SO FAR, IT'S REPEALED WORLD LEADING SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION, TAKEN STEPS TO ABOLISH THE MAORI HEALTH AUTHORITY AND INTRODUCED LAWS TO BAN GANG PATCHES IN PUBLIC. A HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO ASK THE U.S. MILITARY TO SET UP A TEMPORARY PORT ON THE GAZA COAST TO ALLOW MORE AID INTO THE STRIP. AS THE BBC'S TOM BATEMAN EXPLAINS, IT WON'T BE A QUICK PROCESS. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK NOW THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS MADE HIS GROWING IMPATIENCE PUBLICLY VERY CLEAR WITH THE ISRAELIS ABOUT THE ENTIRE ISSUE OF AID DISTRIBUTION INSIDE GAZA. THE ISRAELIS, FOR THEIR PART, SAY THAT THEY ARE ALLOWING TRUCKS IN OVER LAND, BUT THEY BLAME FAILURES IN DISTRIBUTION BY THE UN FOR THE AID GETTING ANY FURTHER. THE UN HAS BLAMED THE ISRAELIS IN PART FOR ATTACKING POLICE CREWS THAT WERE SECURING THESE CONVOYS. BUT WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS A COMPLETE COLLAPSE IN THE ABILITY TO SECURE AID DISTRIBUTION. THAT IS WHY THE UN IS WARNING THAT MORE THAN QUARTER OF THE POPULATION IN GAZA NOW ARE ON THE BRINK OF FAMINE. WHAT WE WILL SEE TONIGHT IS PRESIDENT BIDEN IN HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ANNOUNCE THAT THE U.S. MILITARY WILL BUILD AN EMERGENCY PORT IN GAZA. HOWEVER, THERE ARE KEY QUESTIONS THAT REMAIN UNANSWERED ABOUT THIS. ONE IS, WHO BUILDS THE CAUSEWAY TO THE SHORE, AND CRUCIALLY, WHO SECURES THE SHIPMENTS AND THE AID ONCE IT IS ON THE SHORE? ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS TELLING US TONIGHT THAT IT WILL NOT BE U.S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN GAZA, BUT THERE WILL BE U.S. MILITARY VESSELS OFFSHORE. THAT STILL DOESN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW THE AID IS THEN MOVED FROM THE COAST FURTHER INLAND. IT'S HOPED MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN TRACKING TECHNOLOGY COULD HELP LOCATE MISSING MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370. IT'S 10 YEARS SINCE THE AIRCRAFT ISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE WITH 239 PEOPLE ON BOARD. USING AMATEUR RADIO SIGNALS, A LARGE NUMBER OF ANOMALIES WERE IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 1500km WEST OF PERTH. GEOFFREY THOMAS IS CONFIDENT THE NEXT SEARCH WILL FIND FLIGHT MH370. THIS WORK'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS, AND IT'S BEEN PEER REVIEWED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL AND OTHER EMINENT SCIENTISTS, AND IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE THE VERY BEST CHANCE WE HAVE OF FINDING MH370. DESPITE THE COMPANY BEHIND THE INVESTIGATION OFFERING TO SEARCH WITHOUT CHARGE ` UNLESS IT FINDS SOMETHING ` GEOFFREY THOMAS SAYS THE MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T AGREE TO THE PROPOSAL. TO SPORT NOW, AND THE RED BULL FORMULA 1 TEAM HAS SUSPENDED THE EMPLOYEE WHO ACCUSED TEAM BOSS CHRISTIAN HORNER OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR. HORNER WAS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR, WHICH THE BOARD DISMISSED AFTER AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THE COMPANY IS YET TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE SUSPENSION, BUT SAID SHE IS ABLE TO APPEAL THE RULING. LYDIA KO HAS STARTED WELL IN HER OPENING ROUND AT THE LATEST LPGA EVENT IN CHINA. KO CARDED AN OPENING ROUND FOUR UNDER 68 TO FINISH IN A TWO-WAY TIE FOR EIGHTH. THE KIWI GOLFER IS THREE SHOTS OFF THE LEADER MINJEE LEE. AND FINALLY, A NEW BABY TIGER HAS MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE AT AN ITALIAN ZOO. 'KALA' IS NOW THREE MONTHS OLD, AND HER BIRTH WAS A SURPRISE BECAUSE KEEPERS HADN'T NOTICED HER MUM WAS EVEN PREGNANT. IT'S AN EXCITING MOMENT FOR THE GLOBAL SUMATRAN TIGER BREEDING PROGRAMME, WITH ONLY AROUND 500 OF THE ANIMALS REMAINING IN THE WILD. CUTE! LOOK AT IT. CAN YOU HAVE A TIGER AS A PET? NO. MIKE TYSON DOES. DOES HE? YES, FAMOUSLY. WHEN HE IS FIGHTING JAKE PAUL. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. EVERYWHERE ELSE, CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AS WELL. 24 THE HIGH IN GISBORNE THROUGH TO HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 18 IN WELLINGTON. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU THE SOUTH ISLAND ` IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. AND 18 DEGREES FOR KAIKOURA AND WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. THANKS, CHANGY. JUST VERY QUICKLY BEFORE WE GET TO THE BREAK ` LOVING YOUR FEEDBACK WHEN IT COMES TO 0 ALCOHOL DRINKS. NEW STUDY OUT OF AUSTRALIA ` PARENTS ARE A BIT CONFUSED ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN` WITH THEIR KIDS, WHETHER YOU GIVE IT TO YOUR KIDS, HOW YOUNG, BECAUSE THERE IS NO ALCOHOL IN IT. SAM ` INTERESTING DISCUSSION ON ALCOHOL. DON'T OUR ISSUES AROUND ALCOHOL IN NEW ZEALAND STEM FROM A NORMALISATION AROUND BINGE DRINKING? KIDS ARE EXPOSED TO ALCOHOL MUCH EARLIER IN LIFE OVERSEAS, BUT THEY ONLY DRINK ONE OR TWO. MEYER SAYS THE, I AM A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC. I STARTED QUITE YOUNG. I FEEL IF I HAD HAD ACCESS TO 0% ALCOHOL, MY ADDICTION WOULD HAVE PROGRESSED FASTER THAN IT DID. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS MORNING IS AROUND THESE DRINKS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. WE DO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR LICENSE OR SOME FORM OF ID IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 TO PURCHASE FROM A SUPERMARKET, FOR EXAMPLE. IT IS OK AND IS AT A GATEWAY TO KIDS DRINKING A LITTLE BIT LATER ON? THERE IS NO RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT 0%, ALCOHOL FREE DRINKS ARE ONLY RELATIVELY NEW IN THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. ANYWAY, YOUR FEEDBACK HAS BEEN COMING IN. IS COMING IN THICK AND FAST. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ` DO YOU LET YOUR YOUNG ONES DRINK 0% ALCOHOL BEVERAGES? PLUS, POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN A LOCAL DUMP SITE HAVE FORCED RESIDENTS OF A SOUTHLAND TOWN TO EVACUATE TODAY. HOW BIG IS THE RISK? WE'LL ASK THE LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. # NOW YOU KNOW IT'S EASY. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE USUALLY ASSOCIATE COASTAL EROSION BEING A RISK TO HOMES, BUT IN THE SOUTHLAND'S BLUECLIFFS SETTLEMENT, IT'S THE RISK TO A DISUSED DUMP THAT'S FORCING PEOPLE TO EVACUATE WITH JUST TWO DAYS NOTICE. NO REASON WHY WE CAN'T HAVE TWO WEEKS TO LET THE EMOTIONS SETTLE, AND THEN PUT PLANS IN PLACE LIKE ACCOMMODATION, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO STAY, FOOD, OR EVEN PEOPLE THAT ARE RUNNING BUSINESSES FROM THEIR HOME. IN TWO DAYS, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE, TO EVEN ORGANISE WHAT I HAVE TO DO IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS. I CAN'T COME BACK HERE FOR THREE WEEKS, ONLY A LIMITED TIME EVERY DAY. SO WHAT'S SO DANGEROUS ABOUT A DUMP? EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOUTHLAND'S LUCY HICKS JOINS US NOW. MORENA. WHAT IS THE RISK HERE? WE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE LANDFILL FOR A WHILE, BUT RECENTLY WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY LOCALS THAT THERE ARE POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE THAN IT AND WE AWARE THAT THERE ARE OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. THAT HAS PROMPTED US TO TAKE ACTION FASTER THAN WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE. THAT EXPLOSIVE RISK AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AS THE PRIMARY REASON FOR US MOVING SWIFTER. YOU HEARD JUST BEFORE THAT MANY LOCALS ARE FRUSTRATED THAT THEY WERE ONLY GIVEN TWO DAYS NOTICE. THEY WOULD HOPE THEY GET TWO WEEKS NOTICE TO ALLOW THEIR EMOTIONS TO SETTLE IN. WHY VIEW JUST GIVEN THEM TWO DAYS NOTICE? WE HAVE BEEN MOVING FAST SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL EXPLOSIVES. WE MET WITH RESIDENTS DOWN ON SITE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE PLANS. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE BITS OF INITIAL CONVERSATIONS, THAT HAS I SAY WE WERE MOVING FAST AND MAKING SURE TO BE GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF HARMS WAY AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED CONTRACTS AND EVERYTHING TO DO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WORK. WE EMPHASISE THAT WE ARE HELPING AT THE MOMENT AND GETTING EACH RESIDENCE NEEDS MET. IT WILL NOT TAKE AS LONG AS WE HAD TO SAY, THREE WEEKS IS A LONG TIME, IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT LONG BUT WE'RE FOCUSED ON GETTING IN AND GETTING OUT HAVE YOUR TEAM BEEN DOWN THERE AND HAD A LOOK? WHAT KIND OF MATERIALS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THE EXPLOSIVE RISK WAS NOTIFIED TO US BY A LOCAL, AND WE HAVING TO TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY. THE TEAM HAS DONE AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION BUT WE CANNOT GO TOO DEEP OR DO TOO MUCH BECAUSE THAT EXPLOSIVE RISK. WE DO KNOW THAT THEY COULD POTENTIALLY BE OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. WE HAVE WORK IN PLACE FOR THE EXPLOSIVE EXPERTS TO BE DOWN THERE TO MONITOR ON-SITE. THAT IS THE PRIMARY REASON WE ARE ASKING PEOPLE TO LEAVE. WE DO NOT WANT TO DISTURB THE LANDFILL THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVES THAT MIGHT BE VERY OLD AND UNSTABLE. ELABORATE ON THAT PROCESS WITH YOUR TEAM. WHAT WILL THEY DO? AND WHAT WILL THE CHALLENGES BE? IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY WILL DO, WE GOING TO HAVE AN EXPLOSIVE EXPERT SET UP WITH A CAMERA ON THE FRONT FACE OF THE CAMERA TO W WATCHING WHAT THE EXCAVATION IS HAPPENING. THAT EXPERT AND THE CONTRACTORS WILL BE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAN THE EVACUATION ZONE. IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES, THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE A POTENTIAL CHALLENGE. IT IS WESTERN SOUTHLAND, SO GET A LITTLE BIT ROUGH DOWN THERE. WE HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF SWIRLS AND MINDFUL OF THE RAIN. IF THE EXPLOSIVE EXPERT CANNOT SEE THE LANDFILL WILL WORK WHILST IT IS HAPPENING, THEN WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. THAT IS GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY CHALLENGES. HOW FAST IS THE EROSION HAPPENING? THAT IS A REALLY TOUGH QUESTION. IT IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENTS. THE GEOLOGY DOWN THERE IS PRETTY SOLID. WE ARE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT ... THE END WITH THE LANDFILL IS FAST MOVING. AT A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AS TO WHY WE NEED TO MOVE QUICK TO GET THIS SORTED. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM. STAY SAFE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. E WHAI AKE NEI ` IT'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. A PERFECT TIME TO CELEBRATE TWO OF OUR SPORTS STARS MAKING WAVES ON AND OFF THE FIELD. WE SPEAK WITH THEM NEXT. PLUS, THERE'S A NEW VILLAGE OPENING, BUT IT'S NOT FOR WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. WE CHECK OUT THE POLICE'S NEW TRAINING FACILITY AND WHAT IT'S USED FOR JUST AFTER EIGHT. # STARS, # WE ARE THE STARS. KIA ORA ANO. TODAY'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ` A DAY TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR WAHINE ` AND WE WANT TO CELEBRATE TWO WOMEN IN PARTICULAR, MAKING WAVES IN THE SPORTING ARENA. WE'RE JOINED BY TYLA KING, THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS STAR WHO'S BECOME THE LEADING SCORER IN SEVENS HISTORY, AND KELLY JACKSON, THE SILVER FERNS DEFENDER, AWARDED NEW ZEALAND'S TOP NETBALL HONOUR FOR THE SECOND YEAR. MORENA KORUA. CAN WE JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH. TYLA, I WANT TO START WITH YOU. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ON TOP OF YOUR SPORT AND ON TOP OF THINGS AT THE MOMENT? IT IS PRETTY UNREAL TO THINK THAT I AM AN ALL TIME POINTS SCORER AND YOU THINK THAT THE LAST TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN A PRETTY INCREDIBLE RIDE FOR US AS A TEAM. IT WAS A SLOW START OF THE SEASON, BUT WE'VE GOT A GOOD FLOW GOING ON. YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION A LITTLE WHILE BACK WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING IN THE NRLW, BECAUSE YOU'VE GONE FROM RUGBY ACROSS TO RUGBY LEAGUE. YOU'VE BEEN TO THE OLYMPICS AND THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. YOU'VE WON WORLD TITLES, AND I WONDER HOW THIS COMPARES TO ALL OF THAT, IF YOU CAN COMPARE IT. DEFINITELY IS PRETTY OUT THERE. IT SHOWS THE LONGEVITY I'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAD IN THIS SPORT OF SEVENS. IT'S MY 13TH YEAR IN THE SPORT. IT'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY. IT'S OBVIOUSLY HAD ITS UPS AND DOWNS WITH INJURY AND ALL OF THAT THAT COMES ALONG, BUT I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR ANYTHING ELSE. I LOVE BEING OUT THERE REPRESENTING MY COUNTRY ON THE SPORTS FIELD WITH MY INCREDIBLE TEAMMATES. THEY ARE AMAZING. ESPECIALLY I DON'T KNOW ANYONE SAW THAT TRY. SHE UNSELFISHLY POPPED IT TO ME. IF THEY HAD GOT THAT TRY, WOULD HAVE TIPPED ME OVER. I WILL COME BACK TO YOU IN A MINUTE, BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU FACE, BECAUSE WE ALWAYS SEE THE GOOD STUFF AS FANS AND VIEWERS, BUT WE KNOW THERE ARE DOWNTIMES AS WEALTH IS UP I WANT TO GET TO YOU, KELLY, BECAUSE CONGRATULATIONS ` THE TOP NETBALL NEW ZEALAND AWARD. YOU ARE KICKING IT AT THE MOMENT, GIRL. LIKE, ACTUAL. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE AWARDED THAT HONOUR TWO YEARS IN A ROW? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IT FEELS REALLY SURREAL. A HUGE HONOUR, OBVIOUSLY. I DON'T GO OUT BETTER WHEN THESE ACCOLADES. I JUST WANT TO GO OUT THERE AND PERFORM FOR MY TEAMMATES AND PULL ON THE BLACK DRESS AND MAKE THE COUNTRY PROUD. SO OBVIOUSLY A HUGE HONOUR, AND STILL PINCHING MYSELF THAT THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE DEVELOPED OR CHANGED, NOT ONLY AS A PLAYER, BUT AS A PERSON OVER THE TIME SINCE YOU STARTED/ THERE ARE ALWAYS UPS AND DOWNS. 2017 FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME AGO. I'VE BEEN THROUGH TO SHOULDER RECONSTRUCTIONS SINCE THEN. BEEN THROUGH A LOT OFF THE COURT AND ON THE COURT. SO ALL OF THAT, I GUESS, BUILDS CHARACTER ` ALL OF THOSE CHALLENGES. I THINK FOR MYSELF, I AM ONE OF THE OLDIES IN THE GROUP RIGHT NOW. NOT QUITE ` THERE ARE A FEW THAT ARE OLDER. BUT I WANT TO STEP UP INTO THAT LEADERSHIP SPACE TOO. EXCITED TO DIG IN THERE. SPEAKING OF CHALLENGES, LAST YEAR, THE SILVER FERNS PLACED FOURTH AT THE CHAMPIONSHIP. HOW DID YOU MAKE SENSE OF THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU EVER ACTUALLY MOVE ON FROM A RESULT LIKE THAT. BUT HOW HAVE YOU MANAGED TO DO THAT? I THINK EVERY TIME YOU REFLECT ON THAT, IT IS STILL GOING TO HURT. EVEN IN 10, 20 YEARS. WE WERE LUCKY IN THAT SEMI-FINAL AGAINST ENGLAND. IT HURTS WHEN YOU ARE SO CLOSE. TO WALK AWAY WITH NOTHING IS DEVASTATING, BUT I LOOK AT THE GIRLS THAT WE'VE GOT ON OUR SIDE, AND WE ARE STILL SO YOUNG. WE'VE GOT SOME SUPERSTARS COMING THROUGH, SO I WOULD BE SCARED IF I WERE THE OTHER COUNTRIES IN FOUR YEARS TIME OR WHAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE IN THE WORLD CUP COMING UP NEXT. FIGHTING TALK, KELLY, I LOVE IT. TYLA, YOU'VE FACED SOME CHALLENGES IN YOUR TIME TOO. HOW DO YOU USE THAT TO FILL THE REST OF YOUR CAREER SO FAR? THE FIRST CHALLENGE I EVER FACED WAS PEOPLE COMING UP TO ME AND SAYING I WASN'T BIG ENOUGH OR STRONG ENOUGH TO EVEN COMPETE IN RUGBY SEVENS. AND ONE OF MY FIRST COACHES THAT COACHED NEW ZEALAND FOR THE SEVENS HAD THAT SAME THOUGHT PROCESS ON ME, BUT I JUST HAD THE EXTRA MOTIVATION TO WORK HARD AND GO OUT THERE AND DO THE EXTRAS. AND PROVE THAT I AM CAPABLE OF BEING HERE, AND THANKFULLY, I DID. BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD A 13 YEAR CAREER IF I HAD GIVEN UP IN THAT FIRST INSTANCE. HAVING TEAMMATES THAT YOU CAN LEAN ON AND MOTIVATE YOU, THAT IS THE COOL THING ABOUT A TEAM SPORT IS THAT YOU GO THROUGH IT TOGETHER. A DESIGNER YOUR GROUP THAT GETS TO EXPERIENCE THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. SO HAVING SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO IN YOUR TEAMMATES IS INCREDIBLE. STACEY WAKA HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS GOING ACROSS TO NRLW AS WELL. IS THIS A TREND? ARE WE GOING TO SEE MORE OF OUR SEVENS STARS GOING ACROSS THE DITCH TO PLAY LEAGUE? FOR ANY FEMALE ATHLETE, REALLY, LOOKING AT IT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE IN THE CONTEXT SPORTS BASE... SPACE* I THINK IT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO PLAY A SPORT THEY KNOW AND LOVE. IF NRLW IS OFFERING ALL THE STUFF, IT IS A CHANCE FOR UNION TO LOOK AT IT. YOU GET TO CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH A NEW SKILL SET AND ALL THAT KIND OF THING, CONTINUE TO GROW AS A PLAYER. MY EXPERIENCE GOING OVER THERE WITH THE DRAGONS AND THE KIWI FERNS HAS ONLY HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER PLAYER AND EVEN DEVELOP MORE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL ONCE THEY COME BACK TO SEVENS SPACE. YOU TWO, LOVELY TO HAVE YOU IN THE SPACE AS WE CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. YOU ARE AMAZING ROLE MODELS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECENT WINNINGS AS WELL. LOVE YOU BOTH. AND WISHING YOU ALL THE GOODNESS AND LIFE. I LOVE THAT. WHAT I ALSO LOVE IS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE DONE SO WELL, THEY ARE STILL DOWN-TO-EARTH. AS YOU SAY, IT ALL LOOKS GLAMOROUS FROM THE FRONT, BUT... YOU DON'T SEE ALL THE... YOU DON'T FEEL THE HARD WORK AND THE CHALLENGES AND THE BARRIERS THAT ARE STILL THERE. AND THEIR PARTNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL HAVE TWO SORT OF HELP WHEN IT IS TOUGH TIMES. GO, YOU TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A LARGE HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH TARANAKI THIS MORNING. FIRE AND EMERGENCY WERE FIRST ALERTED TO THE BLAZE AT A PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF NORMANBY, NORTH OF HAWERA, SHORTLY AFTER 4am. FIVE CREWS WERE DEPLOYED AND HAVE NOW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE AGE OF THE VICTIM IS CURRENTLY NOT KNOWN A NEW REPORT HAS REVEALED MOST GENERAL PRACTICES AREN'T OPENLY ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS. THE SURVEY OF GPs SHOW THE MAJORITY OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS 'SELECTIVELY ENROL PATIENTS', ONLY ACCEPTING A LIMITED NUMBER, DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CAPACITY. IN 2022, ONLY 28% OF PRACTICES FREELY ENROLLED NEW PATIENTS. THE REPORT SAYS RESTRICTING ENROLMENT CREATES A WIDESPREAD BARRIER TO HEALTH EQUITY IN NEW ZEALAND. A MEDIA STUDIES PROFESSOR BELIEVES BIG TECH GIANTS SUCH AS FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE ARE PARTLY TO BLAME FOR THE DEMISE OF NEWSHUB AND PROPOSED CUTS AT TVNZ. UP TO 68 JOBS ARE ON THE LINE AT TVNZ AS PART OF A RESTRUCTURE, WHICH STAFF WILL FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ABOUT IN MEETINGS TODAY. PETER THOMPSON SAYS 90 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR MADE FROM DIGITAL ADVERTISING GOES TO FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE. THE MAIN CAUSES, I THINK, ARE FIRST OF ALL, A FRAGMENTATION OF THE TELEVISION AUDIENCE BECAUSE OF ALL THE NEW ONLINE SERVICES, AND FOR TELEVISION, THAT'S BEEN PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES AND OTHER ONLINE MEDIA. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THE PROGRAMMES SUNDAY, FAIR GO, AND 1 NEWS TONIGHT COULD FACE CUTS. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO ASK THE U.S. MILITARY TO SET UP A TEMPORARY PORT ON THE GAZA COAST TO ALLOW MORE AID INTO THE STRIP. ACCESS FOR AID SUPPLIES UNTIL NOW HAS BEEN VIA AIR OR BORDER POINTS CONTROLLED BY ISRAEL. THERE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WARNINGS THAT A FAMINE IS LOOMING IN THE TERRITORY, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. PEACE TALKS REMAIN AT A STALEMATE WITH DWINDLING HOPE AN AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED BY THE START OF RAMADAN OVER THE WEEKEND. SWEDEN HAS FORMALLY JOINED NATO AS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE TWO YEARS AGO. SWEDISH AND FINNISH TROOPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEEN TRAINING TOGETHER AS PART OF JOINT EXERCISES. THE TWO COUNTRIES SHARE A 1300km BORDER WITH RUSSIA, AND THEIR ACCESSION TO THE BLOC IS SEEN AS A STRATEGIC MOVE AGAINST RUSSIA. THE U.S. STATE OF ALABAMA HAS SIGNED A LAW PROTECTING IVF PROVIDERS FROM PROSECUTION UNDER THE STATE'S STRICT ANTI-ABORTION LAWS. THE LAW PROTECTS PROVIDERS FROM BEING PROSECUTED IF THEY DAMAGE OR KILL AN EMBRYO DURING THE FERTILITY PROCESS AFTER FROZEN EMBRYOS WERE DESIGNATED AS CHILDREN BY THE STATE'S SUPREME COURT. IVF PROVIDERS, WHICH HAD PAUSED OPERATIONS, HAVE ALREADY RESUMED TREATMENTS. IRISH RESIDENTS WILL VOTE ON A CHANGE TO THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION REMOVING REFERENCE TO 'A WOMAN'S DUTIES IN THE HOME'. CAMPAIGNERS FOR THE CHANGE SAY THE LANGUAGE IS OUTDATED AND SEXIST, WHILE THOSE IN FAVOUR OF KEEPING IT SAY IT RECOGNISES THE OFTEN UNSEEN WORK MANY WOMEN DO. THE VOTE IS ONE OF TWO REFERENDUMS HAPPENING, THE OTHER WILL CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF A FAMILY FROM A MARRIAGE TO A 'DURABLE RELATIONSHIP'. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS HAVE KICKED OFF THEIR NRL SEASON AND THE SECOND TEST BETWEEN THE BLACKCAPS AND AUSTRALIA GETS UNDERWAY THIS MORNING, WITH NEW ZEALAND TRYING TO LEVEL THE SERIES IN CHRISTCHURCH. AUSTRALIA EASILY WON THE FIRST TEST, WITH TIM SOUTHEE COMING UNDER FIRE FOR HIS CAPTAINCY AND RECENT FORM. SOMETIMES, YOU FEEL GOOD, YOU DON'T GET THE WICKETS, SOMETIMES YOU FEEL NOT SO GOOD AND YOU ACTUALLY PICK UP A FEW WICKETS. I THINK IT'S JUST ABOUT TRUSTING YOUR GAME, TRUSTING WHAT YOU DO. I'VE WORKED HARD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS ALONGSIDE COLIN MILLS ON A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT'LL BE GREAT TO FINISH THIS SEASON STRONG. AND YOU CAN WATCH THE TEST LIVE AND FREE ON TVNZ+. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS HAVE KICKED OFF THEIR NRL SEASON BY BEATING THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS 28-12. THE RAIDERS GETTING REVENGE ON THE TEAM THAT KNOCKED THEM OUT OF THE FINALS LAST SEASON, WITH A FIVE TRIES TO TWO VICTORY. LEVI ON THE LAST, COMES BACK TO FOGARTY. A KICK OUT TOWARDS TIM. AND IT WAS THERE. BEATING EVERYONE THOUGH WAS ZAC HOSKING. DECISIONS TO BE MADE FOR THE NEWCASTLE COACH. HERE IS STANDING, YOUNG, HOSKING, BACK TO YOUNG. THAT'S HOW YOU FINISH IT! AND THE WARRIORS GET THEIR SEASON UNDERWAY TONIGHT, AGAINST THE SHARKS AT MOUNT SMART. UP THE WAHS! AND FINALLY, SPANISH POLICE HAVE BUSTED A FACTORY PRODUCING FAKE BANKSY ARTWORKS. FOUR PEOPLE ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH THE TWO RINGLEADERS REPORTEDLY FAMILIAR WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE ART WORLD. THE PIECES WERE BEING SOLD ONLINE FOR MORE THAN $2500, AND AT LEAST 25 SALES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. A HIGH OF 23 DEGREES FOR KAITAIA. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. 24 IS THE HIGH FROM ROTORUA THROUGH TO TOKOROA. TO THE EAST COAST ` PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. MASTERTON, YOU ARE ALL CLEAR BY THE AFTERNOON. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 24 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI AND WHANGANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. A LITTLE BIT COOLER ON THE WEST COAST AT THE MOMENT. 17 DEGREES OUT THERE. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. AND CHRISTCHURCH, SAME TEMPERATURE ` 19 DEGREES. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. AND 15 IN INVERCARGILL. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY IN FACT, MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND ` WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. YOU ARE LOOKING GOOD, NICE AND CLEAR. FRONTLINE POLICE ARE GETTING A NEW TRAINING FACILITY, REPLICATING ENCOUNTERS OFFICERS EXPERIENCE DAY TO DAY. THE 'SCENARIO VILLAGE' WAS BUILT FOLLOWING THE REVIEW INTO THE DEATH OF CONSTABLE MATTHEW HUNT, WHO WAS SHOT DURING A POLICE ROUTINE STOP IN 2020. THE NEW TRAINING FACILITY OPENS THIS MORNING, AND OUR REPORTER LUCY BENDELL IS DOWN THERE FOR A SNEAK PEAK. MORENA, LUCY. MORENA, CHRIS. IS IT REAL, IS IT NOT? THIS LOOKS LIKE A SUBURB BEHIND ME, BUT THIS IS IN FACT THE NEW POLICE TRAINING FACILITY. THIS IS A SCENARIO OR MOCK VILLAGE THAT REPLICATES EVERYDAY ENCOUNTERS THAT POLICE MAY EXPERIENCE. IT IS NOT FOR NEW POLICE; IT IS FOR FRONTLINE POLICE OFFICERS TO PRACTICE THOSE ENCOUNTERS THEY MAY EXPERIENCE. WE ARE JOINED BY KELLY RILEY. THIS LOOKS INCREDIBLE. IT LOOKS LIKE PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN THESE HOUSES ` IT IS INCREDIBLE. TELL US MORE ABOUT IT THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED HERE TO REFLECT, I GUESS, WHAT OUR POLICE ARE ATTENDING ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. WITH GOT A THREE-BEDROOM HOME. AN APARTMENT COMPLEX DOWN THE END AND A HOUSE. IT GIVES POLICE AND ENVIRONMENT TO COME AND GET THE EXPERIENCE ON THE STREET THAT REFLECTS THAT REALITY. WHAT ARE THEY EXPECTING TO GO THROUGH WHEN THEY COME HERE? THEY GO THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. WE'VE GOT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OUR GROUPS COMING THROUGH HERE. FROM UP SPECIALISED TEAMS THAT COME IN AND DO SORT OF HIGH LEVEL, HIGH RISK ENVIRONMENTS, RIGHT THROUGH TO OUR FRONT-LINE STAFF THAT ARE COMING AND ATTENDING OUR FAMILY HARM EVENTS, DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ` A WIDE RANGE OF SCENARIOS THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT OUT ON THE FRONT LINE. THIS HAS BEEN DONE IN AUSTRALIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES. WHY NOW? WHY ARE YOU BRINGING THIS IN? FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE RUN THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THAT IS PART OF THE TACTICAL RESPONSE MODEL AND SOMETHING THAT OUR STAFF HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR. THE GREAT PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT THIS HAS BEEN BY THE FRONTLINE FOR THE FRONT LINE. OUR FRONT-LINE STAFF HAS HELP US DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND WE ARE CONTINUING TO MOVE AND CHANGE AND BE REALLY AGILE THAT IS THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT CHANGES. TALK ME THROUGH WHAT FRONTLINE POLICE CAN EXPECT IF THEY WERE TO COME HERE AND TRAIN. THE KEY AND CRITICAL PART IS THAT THEY WILL COME AND EXPERIENCE WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE IS A REAL-LIFE ENVIRONMENT. AS YOU SAID, IT IS LIKE A SUBURB. BEHIND ME HERE, WE HAVE POLICE ATTENDING A FAMILY HARM EVENTS. WE WILL WATCH THEM AS THEY GET OUTS, AND THEY WILL MOVE THROUGH AND DEAL WITH AN EVENT FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD HERE. THE REAL KEY TO THIS IS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ATTENDING TRAINING THAT IS REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL AND THEREFORE FAR MORE VALUABLE TO THEM. THE THING THAT WE HAVE REALLY TRIED TO PUSH OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS HOW VALUABLE AND CRITICAL TRAINING IS FOR OUR PEOPLE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE PIECE THAT THEY FEEL BUILDS THEIR CAPABILITY ON THE FRONT LINE AND GIVES THE SENSE OF ASSURANCE THAT THEY HAVE THE SKILLS TO DEAL WITH THESE EVENTS. TOOK ME THROUGH WHAT IS HAPPENING DOWN HERE. THEY ARE GOING TO BE ENTERING THE HOME. TELL ME WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN FROM NOW. LETTING PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY ARE THERE, THAT IT IS THE POLICE. AND THEN THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH INTO THE DUPLEX DOWN THERE. THEY WILL BE SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE HOME, TRYING TO DE-ESCALATE ANY SITUATION USING THEIR COMMUNICATION TO DO THAT. TO GIVE SOME REASSURANCE TO PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE THEY ARE THERE TO HELP AND SUPPORT THEM. AND THEN THEY WILL GO THROUGH AND RUN A FAMILY HARM INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAS OCCURRED AND TRY TO RESOLVE ANY BEST POSSIBLE MANNER. HOW OFTEN WILL THIS BE USED WITH POLICE? WE EXPECT THIS WILL BE IN HIGH DEMAND WITH POLICE. WE CAN HAVE VARIOUS GROUPS USING IT AT THE SAME TYPE IS UP WITH GOT THE DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. THE ONE DOWN THE END IS THREE DIFFERENT TOWNHOUSES WHICH ARE INTERCHANGEABLE INSIDE, SO YOU CAN MOVE THROUGH THEM. THEY MAY ALSO REFLECT A COMMERCIAL BUILDING. SO THAT IS SORT OF A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STAFF TO GO THROUGH. AND THEN WE HAVE THE OTHER TWO. BUT THEY HAVE ALL BEEN BUILT SO OUR STAFF AT VARIOUS LEVELS OF POLICE CAN GET REALLY SORT OF REALISTIC TRAINING FOR THE LEVELS THEY ARE AT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. FOR OUR SPECIALIST TEAMS, THROUGH TO OUR FRONT-LINE TEAMS. ARE YOU HOPING TO HAVE MORE OF THESE AROUND THE COUNTRY? AT THIS STAGE, THIS IS OUR FLAGSHIP VILLAGE. HOWEVER, RIGHT ROUND THE COUNTRY, OUR FRONT-LINE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS WORKING TO ENSURE TRAINING IS DELIVERED IN A MORE PRACTICAL AND REALISTIC WAY. SO THERE IS WORK GOING ON AROUND THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT THAT TRAINING IS REALLY REALISTIC. INSIDE THESE HOMES THAT THE POLICE HAVE JUST ENTERED, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? IS IT FULLY FURNISHED? HOW DO YOU REPLICATE REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS INSIDE? I THINK YOU WILL GET A CHANCE TO LOOK THROUGH LATER. THEY ARE FULLY FURNISHED. THEY DO REFLECT AN ENVIRONMENT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO GO INTO. OUR STAFF HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER TO ENSURE IT IS AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE. THERE ARE THINGS IN THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE TO BE AWARE OF AS THEY MOVE THROUGH. THERE ARE OBSTACLES AND DANGERS THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF. SO WE HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THIS AS REALISTIC AS POSSIBLE FOR OUR STAFF. ARE DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE THAT HERE ` INCREDIBLY REALISTIC. THIS IS THE MOCK VILLAGE TRAINING FACILITY HERE IN PORIRUA. THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE TAKING PLACE LATER THIS MORNING. THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE IDEA. THE POLICE STAFF THEMSELVES SAID, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PRACTICE SCENARIOS AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUILDINGS, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO THROUGH POLICE COLLEGE, THERE IS A HOUSE THAT HAS THE ROOF OFF ITS. SO THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS YOU DEAL WITH. ARE THERE ACTORS INVOLVED? NO. BUT THEY WATCH YOU GO THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. THEY WATCH YOU AS YOU ARE DOING. HINDSIGHT IS A GREAT THING. AND THERE IS NO PRESSURE ON YOU AT THAT TIME, SO IT IS A REALLY GOOD ENVIRONMENT TO LEARN IN. BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT IS THE NEXT STEP ` THAT VILLAGE THEY HAVE SET UP. BUT ALSO THE ACCESSIBILITY FOR COPS. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, THERE WERE TWO THINGS I WANTED TO BE ` A PERSON WHO STOCKS THE SUPERMARKET SHELVES AT NIGHTS ON A GRAVEYARD SHIFT, AND THE OTHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER.. THAT MAKES SENSE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER? I THINK I WOULD BE A GOOD POLICE OFFICER. IT IS ABOUT SERVING OTHERS. (LAUGHS) IT'S A NO. I GET IT. POINT TAKEN.. LET'S MOVE ON, SHALL WE? ME U TONU MAI ` FANCY CRUISING THE BAYS UP IN NORTHLAND, OR HEADING DOWN SOUTH FOR THE WANAKA A AND P SHOW? IT'S ALL GOING ON THIS WEEKEND. WE HEAD THERE NEXT. I COULD STILL STOCK SUPERMARKET SHELVES. THAT YOU GO. # IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS ` IT'S TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD WHERE WE ZIP AROUND THE COUNTRY, CHECKING OUT ALL THE EVENTS NEAR YOU. FIRST, REV YOUR ENGINES, HUNDREDS OF CLASSICAL CARS ARE CRUISING AROUND NORTHLAND, FROM WAITANGI, PAIHIA, KERIKERI AND RUSSELL, WITH FUN EVENTS AT EACH LOCATION. IT'S ALL GOING AT CRUZ 'N BAYS ` LET'S HEAD TO WAITANGI WHERE IT'S STARTING WITH EVENT ORGANISER ROZ DENNIS AND SECRETARY LEANNE TASKER. MORNING TO YOU BOTH. GOSH, TELL US ABOUT THIS. THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. ANY CARS BEHIND YOU LOOK ACE. BASICALLY, CRUISING THE BAYS IS A COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT EVENT THAT WE STARTED TO TRY AND BRING PEOPLE TO NORTHLAND AND SHOWCASE THE BAY OF ISLANDS. I LOVE THAT. YOU ARE STARTING IN WAITANGI AND THEN JUST CRUISING NORTH, IS THAT RIGHT? WE ARE STARTING IN WAITANGI. THE FIRE BRIGADE IS GOING TO LEAD US AROUND THE SCHOOLS SO THE KIDS CAN SEE THE CARS. THEN WE HEAD UP NORTH, THEN DO A RIDE BACKGROUND TO TE NGAIRE BAY. AND THEN BACK HERE. HOW MANY ARE YOU EXPECTING TO JOIN YOU ON THIS? UNSURE AT THIS STAGE. WE'VE GOT OVER 100 AT THE MOMENT. PEOPLE ARE STILL COMING INTO REGISTER, SO STILL ONGOING. I LOVE IT. DO YOU HAVE A TIMETABLE? I AM JUST THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO CAN'T ACTUALLY JOIN YOU BUT THEY'D LIVE IN THE DIFFERENT TOWNS AND SPOTS WHERE YOU ARE GOING TO BE PASSING BY. IS THERE A WAY THEY CAN SEE YOU OR JOIN YOU AT ANY POINT DURING THIS? WE HAVE A BIG WHANAU DAY ON SUNDAY. SO EVERYONE IS INVITED UP ONTO THE WAITANGI GROUNDS. EVERYTHING WILL BE HAPPENING HERE ON THE SUNDAY, SO THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO COME UP HERE ANY TIME AND VIEW THE GROUNDS. WE WILL BE IN KERIKERI TOMORROW, WHICH IS THE CLASSIC CAR SHOW. WE NORMALLY GET ABOUT 400 CARS. TO WRAP THINGS UP, WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF THIS EVENT? THAT IT IS A COMMUNITY THING. ALL FOR THE COMMUNITY. YOU TALK ABOUT IT BEING A FUNDRAISER AS WELL. HOW CAN PEOPLE DONATE? OUR BENEFICIARY IS ST JOHN FOR CRUISING THE BAYS, AND THE BENEFICIARY FOR THE CLASSIC CAR SHOW IS THE FIRE BRIGADE. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DONATE, THEY CAN GO TO ST JOHN AND DONATE TO ST JOHN, OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE PEOPLE CARRYING BUCKETS TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. GO HARD, TAKE CARE. CAN WE JUST SAY, THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS, JENNY MAY? 10 SECONDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW TO A NEW ZEALAND FAVOURITE, AND ONE OF THE LARGEST, IT'S THE WANAKA A&P SHOW! CELEBRATING IT'S 87TH YEAR, IT'S ALL GOING ON FROM CATTLE SHOWS, JACK RUSSELL RACES, AND MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT. LET'S HEAD THERE NOW WITH GENERAL MANAGER JANE STALKER! MORENA! A&P SHOW ORGANISERS ALWAYS SAY THERE'S IS THE BEST. WHAT MAKES YOURS DIFFERENCE? WE ARE DEFINITELY THE BEST AS WELL. WE ARE ONE OF THE SHOWS IN LAKE WANAKA. IT IS AM ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY AND THE SOUTHERN ALPS. WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING A&P, THE CATTLE, THE SHEEP. WE'VE GOT WOOD CHOPPING. YOU NAME IT. WE GOT THE FARMYARD. PLUS, THAT IS THE BIT THAT MAKES US THE PLACE TO BE THIS WEEKEND, WE HAVE 520 TRADING SUBMITTERS. WE HAVE CORPORATE, FARMLANDS, DOING THEIR BIT HOSPITALITY WISE. WE HAVE EVERYTHING HERE. IT IS TWO DAYS, BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE. YOU CAN SEE THE RING HERE IT IS PRESENTED BEAUTIFULLY. ALL OF THE JACK RUSSELL'S WILL LINE UP BEHIND ME, AND IT WILL BE JUST CHAOS. THIS IS THE ONE I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT ` IS THIS A COURSE FOR THE JACK RUSSELL'S TO RACE ON? IT IS KIND OF LIKE A RACECOURSE. IT RUNS BROWN HAIR, CHASES THE HAIR OFF THE HORSE. HARE* WE HAVE A POLICEWOMAN WHO RIDES THE HORSE WITH A HARE. THEY HOLD THE JACK RUSSELL'S BACK, AND WHEN THEY ARE LET LOOSE, IT IS ABSOLUTE CARNAGE. THEY DO NOT LAST LONG, BUT IT IS THE EVENT OF THE YEAR, REALLY, IN MY MIND. IT IS NOT A REAL ONE, IS THAT? AM I ALLOWED TO SAY? IT IS A HARE. IT'S DEAD. BEST A&P SHOW AROUND, APPARENTLY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FROM BEAUTIFUL WANAKA. NOW WE'RE GETTING WILD,ALL AND HEADING TO WILDFOODS ON THE SOUTH ISLAND'S WEST COAST! THEY'RE CELEBRATING EVERYTHING WHACKY WITH FOOD ` YES, HUHUGRUBS INCLUDED ` COSTUMES, AND LOTS OF KIWI MUSIC. LET'S CHECK IT OUT WITH ANDY THOMPSON, THE WILDFOODS COORDINATOR, AND MELANIE ANDERSON, DESTINATION WESTLAND CEO ` MORENA, YOU TWO! MORENA, DANIEL. HOW ARE YOU? I AM GOOD. BEFORE WE GET TO WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU, TALK TO US. I KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT ` IT STARTED IN 1990. BUT JUST TELL US WHAT THE EVENT IS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HIDING UNDER A ROCK. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF ALL THINGS WHILE ON THE WEST COAST WAS NOT AS YOU SAID, 1994.THIS IS OUR 35TH YEAR. IT IS A FANTASTIC EVENT FOR THE HOKITIKA COMMUNITY. IT IS FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO CELEBRATE THE FERAL, WILD FOOD ON THE WEST COAST. WE ARE STILL GOING STRONG. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU EXPECTING? EXPECTIN LOOKING TO BE ABOUT 5000 TO 7000 PEOPLE. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN FRONT OF YOU? THE SAMPLES PEOPLE CAN TASTE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE DELICACIES ON OFFER TOMORROW. WE'VE GOT SOME HUHU GRUBS THAT ARE ALIVE AND READY TO EAT. AND ALSO SOME OYSTERS. HOW CAN PEOPLE GET A TICKET? ARE THEY SOLD OUT? THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND BUY TICKETS ONLINE OR ON THE DAY. IT IS NOT JUST THE FOOD. THERE IS ALSO A WHOLE HEAP OF ENTERTAINMENT AS WELL FOR SOME THERE IS A STAGE WITH MUSIC. WE HAVE HARMONIC RESONATORS, LADY HAWKE, THIS THING FROM SHIHAD. AND THE WEATHER IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY DREAMY ` PERFECT WEST COAST DAY. WILD FOODS IS FAMOUS FOR A FANTASTIC DAY. THANK YOU AND ALL THE BEST FOR THIS WEEKEND. WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU NEXT WEEKEND? LET US KNOW. MARKETS, EVENTS, FESTIVALS ` HEAD TO whatsonbreakfast.co.nz A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, IF YOU'VE GOT SPARE HANDBAGS OR UNUSED ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES, IT'S THE LAST DAY TO DONATE THEM TO AN IMPORTANT CHARITY. WE'LL TELL WHERE YOU CAN TAKE THEM, NEXT. # HEY, YOU'RE PLAYING WITH MY DELIRIUM. POLICE BELIEVE ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A LARGE HOUSE FIRE IN SOUTH TARANAKI THIS MORNING. FIRE AND EMERGENCY WERE FIRST ALERTED TO THE BLAZE AT A PROPERTY IN THE TOWN OF NORMANBY, NORTH OF HAWERA, SHORTLY AFTER 4am. FIVE CREWS WERE DEPLOYED AND HAVE NOW EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. ENQUIRIES INTO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE ARE UNDERWAY. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SOUTHLAND IS CONFIDENT WORK TO CLEAR A LANDFILL IN BLUECLIFFS THAT MAY CONTAIN EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS WILL TAKE NO LONGER THAN 21 DAYS. DUE TO COASTAL EROSION, RESIDENTS WERE TOLD TO LEAVE BY 4PM TODAY AS A 1km ZONE IS SET UP AROUND THE TIP. LUCY HICKS SAYS THERE ARE ABOUT 18 PROPERTIES ALONG THE SINGLE ROAD WHICH ARE IMPACTED. IT'S NOT IDEAL, WE ARE HELPING, WORKING THROUGH WHICH EACH OF THOSE RESIDENTS INDIVIDUALLY, IN ORDER TO HELP THEM WITH THE MOVE OUT, WE ARE HOPING IT WON'T TAKE AS LONG AS THREE WEEKS, AND IT MIGHT NOT BE THAT LONG, WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON GETTING IN, GETTING THE STUFF OUT AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK INTO THEIR HOMES AS QUICK AS WE CAN. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR BLUECLIFFS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR MORE THAN A MONTH. THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS ARE UP, WITH THE LAST OF ITS 49 POINT PLAN SET TO BE INTRODUCED TODAY. NATIONAL, ACT AND NEW ZEALAND FIRST ANNOUNCED THE STRATEGY IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, PROMISING TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING, IMPROVE HEALTH, AND RESTORE LAW AND ORDER. SO FAR, IT'S REPEALED WORLD LEADING SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION, TAKEN STEPS TO ABOLISH THE MAORI HEALTH AUTHORITY, AND INTRODUCED LAWS TO BAN GANG PATCHES IN PUBLIC. A HEALTH ANNOUNCEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. PRESIDENT BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO ASK THE U.S. MILITARY TO SET UP A TEMPORARY PORT ON THE GAZA COAST TO ALLOW MORE AID INTO THE STRIP. ACCESS FOR AID SUPPLIES UNTIL NOW HAS BEEN VIA AIR OR BORDER POINTS CONTROLLED BY ISRAEL. THERE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT WARNINGS THAT A FAMINE IS LOOMING IN THE TERRITORY, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES. PEACE TALKS REMAIN AT A STALEMATE WITH DWINDLING HOPE AN AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED BY THE START OF RAMADAN OVER THE WEEKEND. AND PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL GET ONE OF HIS BIGGEST CHANCES TO MAKE HIS CASE FOR A SECOND TERM, WHEN HE DELIVERS HIS STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS THIS AFTERNOON. BUT AS ABC'S IKE EJIOCHI REPORTS, AS THE PRESIDENT FACES QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS AGE, HOW HE DELIVERS THE SPEECH WILL BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WHAT HE SAYS. THIS MORNING, PRESIDENT BIDEN GETTING SET TO MAKE HIS CASE TO VOTERS. THE PRESIDENT PLANS ON SHOWCASING HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING, AS WELL AS A RENEWED PUSH FOR ACTION ON AID TO UKRAINE, TOUGHER MIGRATION RULES, LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES, AND RESTORING ACCESS TO ABORTION AMONG OTHER ISSUES. HE'S ALSO EXPECTED TO BLAME DONALD TRUMP AND SOME REPUBLICANS FOR KILLING THE BIPARTISAN BORDER DEAL. BIDEN WILL LIKELY RENEW HIS PUSH FOR HIGHER TAXES ON CORPORATIONS AND BILLIONAIRES, SOMETHING REPUBLICANS HAVE DISMISSED AS THE WRONG APPROACH. THIS YEAR'S ADDRESS MAY LOOK DIFFERENT, AS SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON WILL APPEAR BEHIND BIDEN. THE THIRD DIFFERENT SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IN AS MANY ADDRESSES FOR THE PRESIDENT. AND OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL, ROADS WILL BE CLOSED AND SECURITY TIGHT IN WASHINGTON AS MORE THAN A DOZEN GROUPS PLAN TO PROTEST TODAY DEMANDING A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. TECHNOLOGY PIONEERED FOR NATO FORCES IS BEING USED TO HELP TRACK DOWN THE LOCATION OF MISSING MALAYSIAN AIRLINES FLIGHT MH370. IT'S BEEN 10 YEARS SINCE THE AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE WITH 239 PEOPLE ON BOARD, BUT IT'S HOPED MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN TRACKING TECHNOLOGY WILL LOCATE THE PLANE. 120 CONSPIRACY BOOKS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ON THE DISAPPEARANCE BUT GEOFFREY THOMAS BELIEVES PILOT ERROR IS THE LIKELIEST CAUSE. IT HAD TO BE HUMAN INPUT, IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FLYING SKILL, BECAUSE AS SOON AS THE PLANE WENT BLACK, TURNED THE SYSTEMS OFF, IT DID A VERY, VERY HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID VIETNAMESE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIRSPACE. GEOFFREY THOMAS IS CONFIDENT THE NEXT SEARCH WILL FIND FLIGHT MH370. TO SPORT ` AND THE RED BULL FORMULA 1 TEAM HAS SUSPENDED THE EMPLOYEE WHO ACCUSED TEAM BOSS CHRISTIAN HORNER OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR. HORNER WAS ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR, WHICH THE BOARD DISMISSED AFTER AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THE COMPANY IS YET TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE SUSPENSION, BUT SAID SHE IS ABLE TO APPEAL THE RULING. A MUSHER IN THE IDITAROD DOGSLED RACE HAS BEEN PENALISED FOR NOT PROPERLY GUTTING A MOOSE. FIVE-TIME CHAMPION DALLAS SEAVEY WAS 12 HOURS INTO THE 1600km RACE ACROSS ALASKA, WHEN HE ENCOUNTER A MOOSE WHICH BECAME ENTANGLED WITH HIS DOGS. SEAVEY SHOT AND KILLED THE MOOSE TO PROTECT HIS TEAM, AND GUTTED IT AS RACE RULES STATE HE MUST. BUT OFFICIALS RULED THAT HE DIDN'T SUFFICIENTLY GUT THE ANIMAL, AND HANDED DOWN A TWO HOUR PENALTY. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY THROUGH HERE. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. AUCKLAND REACHING A HIGH OF 25 TODAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE, ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. 26 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. TO THE EAST COAST ` PATCHY CLOUD ON THE EAST. A FEW SHOWERS IN DANNEVIRKE TO START THE DAY. EVERYWHERE ELSE, CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS AS WELL. 24 THE HIGH IN GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A DAMP START TO THE DAY, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA. CLEARING TO SUNSHINE LATER. 24 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI AND WHANGANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` IT'S A STUNNING DAY HERE. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN KAIKOURA CLEARING TO BLUE SKIES LATER. A HIGH OF 21 IN NELSON TODAY. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME GREY SKIES HERE AND THERE. CLEARING AROUND MIDDAY IN CHRISTCHURCH THROUGH TO TIMARU. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 21 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUD WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS TO END THE DAY. BLUE SKIES THIS MORNING IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN, REACHING A HIGH OF 19 HERE. TO YOUR WEEKEND ` FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, IT'S A MAINLY FINE DAY WITH SOME EARLY DRIZZLE FOR NORTHLAND AND BAY OF PLENTY. SIMILAR FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. SOME CLOUDY PATCHES AND SHOWERS BUT MOSTLY CLEAR. FOR YOUR SUNDAY, LOTS OF BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND. A BIT CLOUDIER AS WE HEAD DOWN THE COUNTRY, RAIN DEVELOPING IN FIORDLAND. TODAY IS THE FINAL DAY TO DONATE HANDBAGS AND ESSENTIAL TOILETRIES THROUGH AN APPEAL TO HELP DOMESTIC ABUSE SURVIVORS. THE LOVE GRACE HANDBAG APPEAL IS A CHARITY SET UP BY THE FAMILY OF GRACE MILLANE, WHO WAS MURDERED IN AUCKLAND IN 2018 BY A MAN SHE MET ONLINE. KYLIE-ANN KEARNEY IS THE NEW ZEALAND APPEAL ORGANISER. SHE'S IN AUSTRALIA FOR WORK AND JOINS US FROM SYDNEY ` WELCOME TO THE SHOW. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. CAN I JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON AND BEING THE ORGANISER FOR NEW ZEALAND. TELL ME ABOUT THIS HANDBAG APPEAL, AND THE ESSENTIALS, AND WHAT THE IDEAS BEHIND THAT? AS WE KNOW, IT IS CREATED BY GRACE'S FAMILY IN MEMORY OF GRACE, AND IT IS COMBINING HER LOVE FOR HANDBAGS AND HELPING WOMEN IN NEED. THE APPEAL IS RUNNING IN NEW ZEALAND, AND IT IS THE LAST DAY TODAY, AND WHAT IT IS AS THAT WOMEN CAN DONATE A HANDBAG FILLED WITH ESSENTIALS, TOOTHBRUSH, DO THRACE, DEODORANT, SHAMPOO, CONDITIONER, AND DON'T NEED IT FOR SOMEONE WHO CUTS THROUGH THE WOMAN REFUGE. DONATE IT* AND THE IDEA IS THAT WHEN WOMEN EVENTUALLY LEAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP, THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT USUALLY TAKEN WITH THEM. USUALLY WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATIONSHIP, THEY ARE LEAVING WITH NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACK. IT IS A SPECIAL GIFT FOR THEM THAT WHEN THEY ARRIVE AT THE WOMEN'S REFUGE, THEY HAVE THESE THINGS. LAST YEAR, THIS WAS ORGANISED BY A HUGE ORGANISATION, BUT THIS YEAR IT HAS BEEN UP TO PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO DO THAT. WHAT HAS THAT RESPONSE BEEN LIKE, AND WHAT IS THE RESPONSE BEEN LIKE SCI-FI WITH PEOPLE DONATING? SO FAR* WHAT I LOVE ABOUT AT THIS YEARS EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN ABLE TO BE RUN BY THE WOMEN OF NEW ZEALAND. WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE SET UP, WHERE WE REACHED OUT TO WOMEN AND ASKED WHO WAS INTERESTED. 66 INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES AGREED TO BE DROP OFF POINTS. IT'S JUST ` THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN SO AMAZING, AND SO HEARTFELT THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO GET INVOLVED. REGARDING THAT WE HAVE ONLY ONE MORE DAY LEFT, I DON'T HAVE THE FINAL NUMBERS YET, BUT I CAN LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE WELL ACTUALLY SMASHED OUR GOAL. IF PEOPLE WANT TO DROP HANDBAGS, AND ESSENTIALS, DO THEY JUST JUMP ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE? I HAVE POPPED SOME INFORMATION ON THE FEATURED POST. YOU CAN FIND THE DROP-OFF POINT IN YOUR AREA, AND IT HAS A FLYER THAT TELLS YOU WHAT YOU CAN DONATE. ON OUR FACEBOOK PACE ` THE LOVE GRACE HANDBAG APPEAL NEW ZEALAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON. CAN I SAY VERY QUICKLY TO JAN TAPPEN ` YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON. EVERYBODY ELSE WHO VOLUNTEERED ALSO. AFTER GETTING THE PARTY STARTED IN DUNEDIN, PINK IS HEADED FOR AUCKLAND'S EDEN PARK TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THEY'LL BE MASSIVE SHOWS. HERE TO TELL US MORE IS EDEN PARK CEO NICK SAUTNER. NICK, YOU MUST PRETTY EXCITED TO HAVE SUCH A MAJOR ACT ON STAGE AT THE PARK. WE CERTAINLY ARE AS YOU CAN IMAGINE. TO ALMOST SELL-OUT SHOWS, EXPECTING ALMOST 100,000 FANS OVER THE NEXT TWO NIGHTS. WE ARE IN COURAGE AND FANS TO GET HERE EARLY. MERCHANDISE FROM 2 O'CLOCK, GATES OPEN AT FIVE. EVEN MY CAR HAS BEEN BRANDED PINK FOR THE WEEK TO CELEBRATE. EVEN WHAT YOU ARE WEARING IS PINK. I HAVE, I HAVE EVEN GOT PINK SOCKS ON THANKS TO EDEN PARK. WE ARE SELLING OUT OF PINK ATTIRE. WE WANT FANS TO COME DOWN TO EDEN PINK, NOT EDEN PARK. WE KNOW THERE ARE ACROBATIC ACTS, HUGE PARTY. WE WILL HAVE OVER 3000 STAFF WORKING AT THE EVENT. IT'S BEEN A CHALLENGING TWO YEARS FOR AUCKLAND, FLOODS, COVID, WE ARE WANTING A PARTY TO GET STARTED AGAIN. CATERING OUTLETS ARE ALL THEMES WITH PINK, PINK POPCORN, PINK CUPCAKES, WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME DOWN, GET HERE EARLY, DON'T MISS OUT, THEY SHOULD BE IN THEIR SEATS NO LATER THAN 745. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE DISAPPOINTED, SO GET DOWN HERE AS EARLY AS 2 O'CLOCK AND BE PART OF IT. YOU JUST TOUCHED ON THE ECONOMY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY TO HAVE A SUPERSTAR LIKE PINK HERE? THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND, SO I MISSED THAT QUESTION. IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY, HOW MUCH A YOU THINKING THIS IS GOING TO HELP? MASSIVE, WE KNOW THAT HOTEL OCCUPANCY IS ALMOST AT 90%, TALKING YESTERDAY TO THE HOST TELLS ASSOCIATION, EVENTS THAT DRIVE THEIR BUSINESS. AIR B&BS, THERE IS NOT AN AIR B&B AROUND THE PARK THAT'S NOT AVAILABLE. 300 MILLION FOR BOTH MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY. WEBB SEEN THIS WITH OTHER EVENTS AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT. IT'S ALSO THE ESCAPISM THAT IT PROVIDES FOR FAMILIES. I TALK ABOUT BEING A PLACE TO LIVE WORK, PLACE AND STAY. WE WANT TO GET THE BIGGEST ARTISTS IN THE WORLD TO BE ABLE TO COME TO AUCKLAND AND NOT HAVING THAT MONEY COMING ACROSS THE DITCH TO AUSTRALIA YOU HEARD NICK SAY, IF YOU ARE HEADING TO PINK, GET THERE EARLY. YOU ARE SO LUCKY IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE CONCERTS. E HAERE AKE NEI ` WHEN YOU'RE SWIMMING NEAR A WHARF OR BRIDGE IN NEW ZEALAND, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A SPLASH, BUT SOME DO IT BETTER THAN OTHERS. SO WHO WILL BE CROWNED THE MANU WORLD CHAMPION? LACHIE IS FINDING OUT. HOW'S THE TECHNIQUE LOOKING, LACHIE? I CAN SAFELY SAY IT IS NOT GOING TO BE ME. THE VIADUCT IS LOOKING AN ABSOLUTE PICTURE THIS MORNING, STICK AROUND FOR THE WORLD CHAMPS, BECAUSE IT'S EITHER GOING TO GO ONE - ALL: Hooray! - Hip hip! - Hooray! - Happy birthday, mate. - It's your bowel screening test. I've done mine. - WOMEN: Me too! - Uso, you've got this! # Pull the stick from the test. # Put it in the poo. Just follow the pictures... - Koro. You can 'poo' it! - # Put it in the pottle. Put on the date. # Don't delay or procrastinate. (ALL CHEER) # Early detection can save the day. # (UPBEAT MUSIC) KIA ORA ANO. MICKY JUST AFTER 6 THIS MORNING, WE SPOKE WITH GLENN PHIPPS FROM THE SMALL EAST COAST TOWN OF OPOTIKI. GLENN SET UP A GIVE A LITTLE PAGE FOR A MUCH LOVED LOCAL, MICKY HURIWAKA, WHO VOLUNTEERS HUNDREDS OF HOURS EACH YEAR TEACHING TAMARIKI TO PLAY GOLF AND DRIVING THEM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO TOURNAMENTS. THE GIVE A LITTLE PAGE WAS SET UP TO HELP REPLACE MICKY'S AGEING, RUN-DOWN CAR. AND SINCE 6 THIS MORNING, YOU ` OUR BREAKFAST WHANAU ` HAVE DOUBLED THE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR A NEW UTE FOR MICKY. SO, GO, YOU. MICKY JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. HOW DOES IT FEEL KNOWING YOUR MATES AND YOUR COMMUNITY ARE FUNDRAISING TO GET YOU THIS NEW WAKA? QUITE OVERWHELMED. I DON' T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. IT IS A TOUGH ONE. BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY LOVE AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. SO WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO, MICKY? I DON'T REALLY KNOW MYSELF. THAT'S A HARD QUESTION. YEAH, DEFINITELY FOR AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR KIDS TO SEE THE WORLD. IT IS DANIEL HERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY, IT IS NOT JUST THE COMMUNITY THAT IS REACHING OUT TO YOU AND GETTING YOU THIS NEW WAKA; YOU'VE GOT MESSAGES FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, EVEN AROUND THE WORLD. IT HAS ALL BEEN POURING IN. MESSAGES WITH LOVE AND BLESSINGS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH. OTHERS FURTHER SOUTH, TO BLUFF, ALL WRITING AND CONTRIBUTING. IS THERE A CAR THAT YOU WISH YOU COULD HAVE. I KNOW GLENN SAID IT WAS A UTE, BUT WHAT DO YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT. I WANT A FAST CAR, EH? BUT REALLY ANYTHING. CAME OVER FROM THE UK, BEING SPONSORED. I KNOW WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED THE CONTRIBUTIONS, BUT WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT. AND APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. I'M NOT ONE TO KIND OF ASK FOR STUFF. OH. IT FEELS SPECIAL. HERE IS THE THING ` THE KUMARA NEVER SPEAKS ABOUT HOW SWEET IT IS. BUT THE PUBLIC ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT YOU ARE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MICKY, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. WELL, THE TIME HAS COME TO CROWN A MANU CHAMPION. AFTER WEEKS OF INTENSE QUALIFYING ROUNDS I JUST REALISE WHAT I'VE DONE, FOLKS, BUT I'M GOING TO KEEP GOING. CHRIS, I WILL PASS IT TO YOU. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ONLY THE BEST REMAIN AND WILL BATTLE IT OUT FOR GLORY IN AUCKLAND. SO WE THOUGH WE'D SEND OUR SPORTS DEPARTMENT DOWN TO SEE IF HE COULD SECURE A WILDCARD SPOT. MORNING, LACHIE. THE WILDCARD SPOT IS NOT LOOKING LIKELY, BUT WE WILL GIVE IT A GO. WE ARE AT THE VIADUCT HERE IN AUCKLAND. I AM JOINED BY ORGANISER SCOTT. QUITE A SET UP WE HAVE HERE. IT IS 20 M WIDE, 7 M TALL. IT IS GOING TO BE THE SHOWPIECE FOR TOMORROW. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? IT IS A FULL DAY ` 9 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING TO 7 O'CLOCK AT NIGHT. KIDS, YOUTH, ADULT DIVISIONS. DJS, IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. HOW'S IT BEEN GOING? IT'S BEEN GOING OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE STARTED IN WELLINGTON, HEADED TO HAMILTON, CHRISTCHURCH. WE HAVE TAKEN THOUSANDS DOWN TO 75 OF THE BEST TO FIND OUR CHAMPION TOMORROW. WHAT HAVE YOU ENJOYED MOST ABOUT THIS COMPETITION? I THINK THE BIG THING IS THE MIX OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER TO HAVE FUN. E-BOOK COMING ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND PEERING OVER TO SAY, WHAT IS THIS? IT HAS BEEN POSITIVE. IT IS GETTING PEOPLE ACTIVE. IT IS ALL ABOUT WATER SAFETY, AS WELL. THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT THINGS I'VE LOVED ABOUT IT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ALL THE BEST FOR TOMORROW. WE ARE GOING TO DO A QUICK CHANGE OVER. G'DAY, BRO, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? A LITTLE NERVOUS. WE ARE GOING TO ATTEMPT A JUMP. I NEED SOME TIPS AND TRICKS. YOU PRETTY MUCH WANT TO MOTION YOURSELF TO ABOUT PARALLEL TO THE WATER, KIND OF. JUST BEFORE YOU HIT THE WATER, YOU WANT TO BRING YOURSELF TO` SHAPE YOUR BODY INTO A 45-90 ANGLE, JUST BEFORE YOU HIT THE WATER. YOU WANT TO HIT HALFWAY BETWEEN YOUR TAILBONE AND YOUR BUM. THIS IS 5 M. THERE HE GOES. BOOM. LACHIE, YOU ARE UP NEXT. HE IS GOING TO GIVE IT A GO, BECAUSE NONE OF US VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT. GO. FROM 5 M AT THE AUCKLAND VIADUCT. GREAT ATTEMPT, LACHIE. I LAUGHED, BUT... HE HAS TAKEN HIS CELL PHONE FOR A DRINK AS WELL. WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE ON MONDAY. CAPTIONS BY DREW WELSH, MAIA CARR HEKE AND COURTNEY SOLE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.