TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` CHLOE SWARBRICK IS GREENLIT AS HER PARTY'S NEW CO-LEADER AND COMES OUT SWINGING, CALLING FOR PEOPLE POWER AND CONDEMNING POLITICS AS USUAL. THE BULLY BOY BEHAVIOUR OF THIS GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY SUCCEED IF WE LET IT. A STARK WARNING CHANGING OUR SMOKE-FREE LAWS COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. IT'S CONSIGNING ANOTHER GENERATION TO DYING EARLY. WE EXAMINE THE LEGACY OF SMOKING ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. AND TAKING THE FUNDRAISING PLUNGE. HOW OUR OLYMPIC SWIMMERS ARE JOINING THE EFFORT TO REBUILD A WAIRARAPA POOL ONE LAP AT A TIME. CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA AND ALEX BACKHOUSE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI, KI NGA PURONGO O TE ONO KARAKA ` WELCOME TO 1 NEWS TONIGHT. 'BULLY-BOY BEHAVIOUR' AND A 'BONKERS AGENDA'. THE GREENS' NEW CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK WASTED NO TIME IN CRITICISING THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING CEMENTED IN THE TOP JOB. SHE'S ALSO PROMISING A MORE COMMUNITY-LED LEADERSHIP STYLE FOR THE PARTY. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. EIGHT YEARS AGO, IT WAS A RACE TO BE MAYOR SHE WAS WALKING INTO. CHLOE SWARBRICK NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D BE WALKING INTO THE LEADERSHIP OF A POLITICAL PARTY. ABSOLUTELY NOT. (LAUGHS WARMLY) SHE HAD JUST ONE OPPONENT WHO DIDN'T GET A SINGLE VOTE. WHEN I SPOKE TO HER THIS MORNING, I SAID TO HER, THIS ROLE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOU FOR SOME TIME. LAST ELECTION WAS JAMES SHAW'S LAST. THE YEAR BEFORE HE WAS FORCED TO BE RE-ELECTED AS CO-LEADER AFTER THE WIDER PARTY OPENED THE CONTEST AGAINST HIM. THIS IS BUILT OFF DECADES... HE SURVIVED, BUT IN JANUARY SAID HE WAS ON HIS WAY OUT... I INTEND TO RESIGN ON SATURDAY, THE 10th OF MARCH THIS YEAR. ...LEAVING HIS SPOT FOR SWARBRICK'S TAKING. I WANT NEW ZEALANDERS TO TAKE BACK THEIR POWER AND THEIR CONTROL, AND TO HOLD THIS GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT JUST AS MUCH AS WE ARE, COS THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO STOP THEIR INCREDIBLY CONSERVATIVE AND REGRESSIVE SHREDDER OF AN AGENDA. HER LEFT-WING BONAFIDES ARE JUST NOT IN DOUBT. THE GREEN PARTY IS IN A VERY STRONGLY LEFT POSITION, AND THAT WAS ALWAYS` THAT WAS WHY JAMES SHAW WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, FEELING LIKE HIS LEADERSHIP WAS UNDER SIEGE'. NOW A NEW TEAM AT THE TOP. MARAMA: YEAH, I'M PRETTY STOKED. WHAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IS HAVING A DOUBLE WAHINE CO-LEADER TEAM TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON THIS GOVERNMENT IN THE STRONGEST WAY THAT WE CAN. THERE WAS A TASTE OF THAT TODAY. THE BULLY BOY BEHAVIOUR OF THIS GOVERNMENT. ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE'RE A GOVERNMENT THAT'S A DETERMINED TO GET THINGS DONE. A MASSIVE SALAD OF SOUNDBITES IS NOT GOING TO CUT IT. SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO THINK DEEPER AND HARDER ABOUT WHAT SOLUTIONS THE GREEN PARTY IS OFFERING. THIS NEW LEADERSHIP IS SAID TO BE DIFFERENT. YOU'LL SEE US JUST AS COMFORTABLY IN THE HALLS OF POWER, CHALLENGING THIS GOVERNMENT AS YOU WILL ON THE STREETS, MARCHING WITH THE PEOPLE. THEY'LL BE WORKING OUT THEIR CO-LEADERSHIP PLANS OVER THE COMING DAYS. KIM BAKER WILSON, ONE NEWS. TAX RELIEF FOR LANDLORDS WON'T MEAN CHEAPER RENTS FOR TENANTS ` THAT'S THE CONCERN OF RENTERS RIGHTS GROUPS. BUT THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WILL BENEFIT AS IT ANNOUNCES HOW PROPERTY INVESTORS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TO CLAIM INTEREST BACK ON THEIR HOME LOANS. YVONNE TAHANA EXPLAINS. DAVID SEYMOUR RIDING TO THE RESCUE. FULL TAX RELIEF FOR LANDLORDS NOW BACK ON THE TABLE, AFTER THE LAST GOVERNMENT WORKED TO END THE ABILITY FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO CLAIM BACK ALL THE INTEREST ON THEIR MORTGAGES. WE THINK THAT WAS A CRAZY POLICY. LANDLORDS WILL BE ABLE TO DEDUCT 80% OF THEIR INTEREST EXPENSES FROM APRIL 1. THAT SHIFTS TO 100% FOR 2025, AT A COST OF $3 BILLION OVER FOUR YEARS TO TAXPAYERS. THE ACT LEADER SAYS THE CHANGES WILL BE WELCOMED BY TENANTS, AFTER RENTS WENT UP DOUBLE DIGITS UNDER LABOUR. IT MAY BE THE MOST POWERFUL THING WE CAN DO FOR THE OVERALL COST THAT LOW-INCOME HOUSES FACE. 346 LANDLORDS OWN AROUND 200 PROPERTIES EACH AND THEY'RE GONNA BENEFIT BY THIS BY 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS. SO IT SHOWS WHERE THEIR PRIORITIES ARE. THIS LANDLORD HAS THREE RENTAL PROPERTIES AND IS WELCOMING THE CHANGES. WITH INTEREST RATES SO HIGH AND ALL THE OTHER COSTS, IT'S JUST... UNPROFITABLE FOR PEOPLE TO BE IN THE INDUSTRY. THE REAL ISSUE HERE IS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOMES. THAT'S WHAT'S AFFECTING RENTS. SO WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON THAT INSTEAD OF GIVING CASH HANDOUTS FOR LANDLORDS. TENANTS ARE MOSTLY, LOWER-INCOME EARNERS. AND SO IF YOU'RE WANTING TO DO SOMETHING TO EASE PRESSURE COST OF LIVING PRESSURE, IN RENTS, GIVE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST THE MONEY. DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE FOR LANDLORDS YOURSELF - IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO PASS ON THE BENEFITS, SHOULD THEY? ABSOLUTELY, AND I'M CONFIDENT THAT YOU KNOW, KIWIS WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. I THINK WHAT HAPPENS WITH RENTS WILL DEPEND ON HOW MUCH BUILDING HAPPENS HOW MUCH IMMIGRATION, HOW THE ECONOMY IS PERFORMING. IT IS GOING TO MEAN THAT IT WILL EASE THE... THE RENTAL INCREASES THAT WE HAVE SEEN, SO IT WILL BENEFIT TENANTS. A COST OF LIVING CALL THAT TENANTS HOPE WON'T BE FAR OFF. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. 'WE'RE DELIBERATELY DISRUPTING THE SYSTEM.' THAT'S THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE AS BIG PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY BEEN BLOCKED BY THE COURTS ARE SET TO PROCEED UNDER THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW FAST-TRACK LAWS. MINISTERS WILL HAVE DISCRETION TO APPROVE PROJECTS WITHOUT GOING THROUGH REGULAR CONSENTING PROCESSES. Q+A'S JACK TAME HAS MORE. IN A COUNTRY FAMED FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TRICKY TO BALANCE DEVELOPMENT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. BUT EVEN FOR BIG PROJECTS WHERE THE COURTS HAVE PREVIOUSLY SAID NO, THE NEW GOVERNMENT IS SAYING YES. WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM. I MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR IT. WE ARE DELIBERATELY DISRUPTING THE SYSTEM. THE STATUS QUO IS FAILING NEW ZEALAND. THIS IS A MOMENTOUS DAY. ALTHOUGH THE NEW FAST-TRACKING BILL PASSED ITS FIRST READING IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK, THE GOVERNMENT HASN'T YET NAMED WHAT SPECIFIC PROJECTS WILL BE COVERED. FISH FARMS? YES. YES. NEW DAMS? YES. NEW ROADS? YES. SEABED MINING? POSSIBLY. IF IT` UH, IF THERE'S AN APPLICATION, POSSIBLY. COAL MINES? YES. CHRIS BISHOP, SHANE JONES AND SIMEON BROWN WILL BE ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT EXPERT PANEL, BUT WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE MINISTERIAL DISCRETION TO DECIDE HOW PROJECTS PROCEED. THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WON'T BE PART OF THE PROCESS. I GUESS THE QUESTION I WOULD HAVE FOR THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS WHAT ARE THEY AFRAID OF? THEY PROMISED THE PUBLIC THAT THEY WOULD BE MAKING EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS. IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT IF THEY'RE NOT PREPARED, UH, TO STAND BY RECOMMENDATIONS OF INDEPENDENT ENVIRONMENTAL PANELS. I THINK THERE WILL BE PROJECTS THAT WILL BE GRANTED CONSENT THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE GOT A CONSENT UNDER THE STATUS QUO. THAT'S... FRANKLY, I HOPE THAT'S THE CASE. THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING IT. AND MY QUESTION IS, WHAT IF IT GOES WRONG? WHAT IF YOU, AS MINISTER, EXERCISING DISCRETION, MAKE THE WRONG CALL AND IT ENDS UP CAUSING MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE? ULTIMATELY, THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT IN LATE 2026. ONCE THE BILL BECOMES LAW, THE EXPERT PANEL WILL HAVE TO ADVISE ON HOW BIG PROJECTS SHOULD PROCEED WITHIN JUST SIX MONTHS. JACK TAME, 1 NEWS. HURRICANES MANAGEMENT HAVE DENIED THE POUA'S LATEST HAKA HAS CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT. IT FOLLOWS LAST WEEK'S CONTROVERSY, WHEN THE WOMEN'S TEAM USED THE WORD 'REDNECK' DURING THEIR PERFORMANCE. THEY REMOVED THE REFERENCE IN THEIR LATEST RENDITION, BUT MENTIONED THE GOVERNMENT, AND TE TIRITI O WAITANGI. MANAGEMENT SAY THE TEAM WANTED TO CONVEY A MESSAGE OF UNITY AND IS SATISFIED WITH THE CHANGES. DOCTORS ON THE FRONTLINE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST SMOKING SAY THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIGNING ANOTHER GENERATION OF MAORI AND PASIFIKA TO AN EARLY DEATH. THE RESPONSE COMES AFTER THE SMOKEFREE LAWS WERE OVERHAULED UNDER URGENCY LAST WEEK. THE AMOUNT OF SMOKERS HAS BEEN DECLINING SINCE THE START OF THE CENTURY, FROM 25% TO 8.3% BY 2022. BUT MAORI AND PASIFIKA SMOKING RATES REMAIN THE HIGHEST IN THE COUNTRY ` A LITTLE MORE THAN 17% PERCENT OF MAORI SMOKE. 6.5% OF PASIFIKA, AND PAKEHA, JUST OVER 6%. ONE IN FOUR MAORI DIE FROM SMOKING-RELATED ILLNESSES. A RECENT SURVEY FOUND 67% OF THE PUBLIC SUPPORTED THE NOW-SCRAPPED GENERATIONAL BAN ON SMOKING. IT'S BEEN ESTIMATED THAT WOULD'VE SAVED THE HEATH SYSTEM A BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. TONIGHT, OUR 1 NEWS MAORI AND PACIFIC CORRESPONDENTS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN A MOMENT, BARBARA DREAVER LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF SOME QUIT SMOKING PROGRAMMES. FIRST, HERE'S TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI. PLACE THAT THERE, AND IF YOU PUT YOUR HAND OVER THE TOP... LAYLE PERRY HAS BEEN ADDICTED TO CIGARETTES SINCE SHE WAS 12. WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL, I'D SNEAK HER WAY OUT TO THE WHERE ALL THE GIRLS USED TO HANG OUT AND, UM, HAVE SMOKES THAT MY FRIENDS WOULD BRING TO SCHOOL. THE GRIP SO STRONG, SHE CONTINUED SMOKING DURING TWO PREGNANCIES. I HATED... KNOWING THAT I WAS A SLAVE TO THE CIGARETTES. WHILE HEALTH PROVIDERS LIKE TE HIKU HAUORA HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS LIKE LAYLE FINALLY GIVE UP, EXPERTS SAY OUR SMOKEFREE LAWS WOULD HAVE BEEN A GAME-CHANGER. THAT WAS GOING TO EASE THE PATH TO STOPPING SMOKING FOR SO MANY PEOPLE. BUT... IT'S ALL GONE NOW. WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT? YOU KNOW, WE SPENT YEARS TRYING TO GET THIS LEGISLATION ROLLED OUT. IT'S CONSIGNING ANOTHER GENERATION TO DYING EARLY. MODELLING FOR THE NOW-SCRAPPED LEGISLATION FOUND IT WOULD HAVE REDUCED THE SMOKING RATE AMONG MAORI ADULTS FROM 31% TO 7% IN 2025, AND SAVED MORE THAN 3000 MAORI LIVES BY 2040. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE APPEALING THIS LEGISLATION. IT'S HONESTLY` IT'S A DISGRACEFUL THING. UM, YEAH, ONE. HIS NAME IS DR RETI. HEALTH MINISTER SHANE RETI TOLD ONE NEWS OUR EXISTING SMOKEFREE MEASURES ARE WORKING AND HAVE SEEN THE PROPORTION OF NEW ZEALANDERS SMOKING DAILY DROPPED TO 6.8%, A TREND HE SAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUING. OUR SMOKING STATS ARE REDUCING ACROSS NEW ZEALAND, BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE. OUR CURRENT SITUATION IS NOT WORKING FOR MAORI. NO. BUT THAT WON'T STOP MAORI HEALTH PROVIDERS DOING WHAT THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE. I'VE PUT ON A FEW KILOS, BUT I DON'T REALLY CARE. I'D RATHER BE FAT AND SMOKE FREE. TO ENSURE THE LIVES OF THEIR PEOPLE AREN'T CUT SHORT. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. IT'S NOT JUST MAORI WHO ARE AFFECTED ` ALMOST 1 IN 7 DEATHS AMONGST PASIFIKA IS DUE TO SMOKING, BUT THERE ARE TARGETED PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE. AS THE SUN GOES DOWN IN ONEHUNGA, THE FONO IS PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON QUITTING SMOKING. LAST YEAR I SMOKED TWO PACKET A DAY, BUT NOW I'M CUTTING DOWN MAYBE FIVE A DAY. NOWADAYS I CAN RIDE A BIKE FROM G.I. TO SYLVIA PARK. THE HEALTH PROVIDER RUNS MORE THAN 30 SUPPORT GROUPS LIKE THIS, WHERE MENTAL HEALTH IS ALSO TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. AND OUT OF THOSE 300 MEMBERS, WE HAD A SUCCESS RATE OF QUITS OF 97%, WHICH IS MASSIVE. AND NOW WE'RE IN OUR SECOND YEAR, WE'VE ALREADY ACHIEVED MORE THAN WE DID IN THE FIRST YEAR. WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IS ACCESS THROUGH KAVA GROUPS, CHURCHES, YOUTH ` LEADERS KNOW HOW TO GET THEIR PEOPLE HERE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE. THE FONO'S TARGETED SMOKEFREE FUNDING ENDS NEXT YEAR AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED UNCERTAINTY. TO HAVE THAT REPEAL, IT'S VERY DISHEARTENING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES HERE. ONE OF MY SISTERS HAS PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER, AND THAT WAS A VERY HUGE MOTIVATION FOR ME BECAUSE SHE HAS ALWAYS` SHE WAS ALSO A SMOKER. EVERY YEAR, NATIONWIDE FRONTLINE MEDICAL STAFF SEE UP TO 5000 SMOKING-RELATED DEATHS AND A HOST OF SERIOUS ILLNESS. WE GET SMALL CHILDREN EFFECT WITH SECONDARY SMOKING WHEN THEY HAVE INFECTION IN THEIR LUNGS, FAMILY MEMBERS SMOKING AROUND THEM. IT'S WHY PACIFIC LEADERS ARE FURIOUS A SMOKEFREE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN SCRAPPED. WHEN I HEAR WHAT'S COMING OUT OF OUR POLITICIANS MOUTHS, IT IS STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TOBACCO CONTROL PLAYBOOK. WHY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CHARGED TO SERVE US AND LEAD US, WHY ARE THEY NOT LISTENING TO SOUND EVIDENCE THAT'S BEING PROVIDED? IN THE WAKE OF THOSE CHANGES THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE LEFT FEARING THE CONSEQUENCES. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. PARENTS OF DEAF LEARNERS SAY THE EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS A COMPLETE OVERHAUL TO GIVE THEIR KIDS A BETTER EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM. IT FOLLOWS AN OMBUDSMAN REPORT HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES AROUND ENSURING ACCESS TO NEW ZEALAND SIGN LANGUAGE. KATIE STEVENSON REPORTS. AS A DEAF LEARNER, BEING IN THE CLASSROOM CAN BE DIFFICULT FOR EMERSON (6). I HAVE TWO CHILDREN. ONE IS HEARING, ONE IS DEAF. MY DEAF CHILD CAN'T ACCESS THE SAME EDUCATION THAT MY HEARING CHILD CAN. BRIDGETT FERGUSON, A MUM OF TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF, SHARES THOSE CONCERNS. KIDS IN THE MAINSTREAM ARE ISOLATED AND THEY GET INTERMITTENT SUPPORT FROM REALLY DEDICATED PROFESSIONALS. BUT IT'S NOT FULL TIME ACCESS TO THEIR CLASSROOM OR THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. DAUGHTER ZOE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR BARRIERS FIRSTHAND. I WAS OFTEN TAKEN OUT OF THE CLASS, SO THEN I WASN'T CONNECTING WITH OTHER PEERS. NOW, THE OMBUDSMAN'S CRITICISED THE EDUCATION MINISTRY STRATEGY TO IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF DEAF LEARNERS WHO RELY ON SIGN LANGUAGE. IT WAS TOO ASPIRATIONAL. IT LACKED THE ACTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE VISIBILITY OF STEPS. IF YOU LIKE` WHAT WAS TO BE DONE BY A CERTAIN POINT IN TIME, SO THAT WE COULD MEASURE, OR THE DEAF COMMUNITY COULD MEASURE ACHIEVEMENTS. YOU SEE, THESE ARE PEOPLE WAITING TO RECEIVE THE EDUCATION THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO IN LAW. IT'S GREAT TO SAY THAT THEY ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THE GAPS THAT ARE MISSING IN EDUCATION FOR DEAF CHILDREN IN NZSL. THE MINISTRY'S NOW TASKED WITH MAKING CHANGES. REVISE THAT STRATEGY, GO BACK AND MAKE IT MUCH MORE FUNCTIONAL, MUCH CLEARER AS TO WHO WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT AND WHEN. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT'S ACCEPTED THE OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND WILL WORK TO PROGRESS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ZEALAND SIGN LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION. I DON'T WANT MY KID, WHO'S 6, TO HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 10 YEARS FOR THIS TO COME INTO PLAY FOR... FOR HIM. SO, UM, GETTING SOME TANGIBLE ACTION IN QUICKLY IS... IMPORTANT. MANY WANT TO SEE EVEN MORE ACTION... COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF THE DEAF EDUCATION SYSTEM TO BRING IT INTO LINE WITH THE KURA KAUPAPA MODEL, WHERE THERE'S LANGUAGE IMMERSION OPPORTUNITIES, WHERE THERE'S CULTURE COMMUNITY, COMING TOGETHER WITH THE KIDS TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND THE CULTURE, BUT IN A DEAF CONTEXT. SO WE WANT THAT SYSTEM TO CHANGE SO THAT OTHER DEAF CHILDREN CAN LEARN WHO THEY ARE, THEIR IDENTITY, AND TO NOT FEEL ALONE. CHANGES, THEY SAY, CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. THE GIANT AID DELIVERY WHICH COULD GET TO GAZA WITHIN A DAY COMING UP, WHERE IT'S COMING FROM... AND WHY THERE'S STILL SO MUCH CONCERN IT WON'T REACH THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT MOST. PLUS ` THE SURPRISE REBIRTH OF ONE OF THE U.K'S MOST FAMOUS TREES. HOW HORTICULTURALISTS HAVE MANAGED TO WIN A RACE AGAINST TIME. I'M AT THE LAND ROVER HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW, HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. A SHIP LOADED WITH FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES IS ABOUT TO LEAVE CYPRUS, BOUND FOR GAZA. IT'S PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO GET MORE AID INTO THE EMBATTLED TERRITORY, AMID WARNINGS THAT A FAMINE IS ALMOST INEVITABLE. THE BBC'S WYRE DAVIES REPORTS. IN THE CYPRIOT PORT OF LARNACA, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK. THE SPANISH SHIP, OPEN ARMS, PREPARING TO TOW A BARGE WITH 200 TONNES OF FOOD AND MEDICAL AID ALL THE WAY TO GAZA. IT'S A PRECARIOUS, UNTESTED PLAN WITH OBVIOUS RISKS. YES, WE WILL TOW THIS PLATFORM TO GAZA, WHERE THE LAST MILE WILL BE THE MOST COMPLICATED OPERATION. THE DISEMBARKATION WILL BE DONE ON A PIER THAT IS BEING BUILT RIGHT NOW BY THE WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN. HOW THE AID WILL BE UNLOADED INTO GAZA, WHERE THERE'S NO PORT OR FUNCTIONING HARBOUR, ISN'T CLEAR. AIRDROPS AND SOME LAND DELIVERIES ARE OFTEN SWAMPED BY THOUSANDS OF DESPERATE, HUNGRY PEOPLE. SOME AID AGENCIES SAY THE PLAN IS MISGUIDED AND INEFFECTIVE. WE'VE NOW ALSO HEARD DETAILS ABOUT THE AMBITIOUS AMERICAN PLAN TO BUILD A FLOATING PORT JUST OFF THE COAST OF GAZA. IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST TWO MONTHS TO BUILD AND WILL BE BUILT BY U.S. NAVAL ENGINEERS. ALTHOUGH CRITICALLY, NO U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL SET FOOT ASHORE IN GAZA. THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IS WORSENING BY THE DAY. THE U.N SAYS THERE'S A DANGER OF FAMINE AND CHILDREN ARE ALREADY REPORTED TO BE DYING FROM MALNUTRITION. ALL OF THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE ISRAEL AND HAMAS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO AGREE A CEASEFIRE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED MORE AID IN BY ROAD THROUGH ISRAEL, STILL THE PREFERRED, MOST EFFECTIVE ROUTE. AND THE FIGHTING CONTINUES, AT LEAST 10 PEOPLE WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED TODAY IN AN AIRSTRIKE ON THE NUSRAT REFUGEE CAMP IN CENTRAL GAZA. ISRAEL, DESPITE GROWING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE FOR A TRUCE, SAYS ITS MILITARY CAMPAIGN IS NOT YET OVER. IT'S HOPED THE AID SHIP COULD ARRIVE AT THE GAZA COAST WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EFFORTS TO REGROW A FAMOUS SYCAMORE TREE CHOPPED DOWN IN THE U.K. APPEAR TO BE WORKING. THE TREE WAS CHOPPED DOWN LAST SEPTEMBER IN AN ACT OF VANDALISM WHICH SHOCKED BRITAIN. HERE'S THE BBC'S HARRIET BRADSHAW. AT A TOP SECRET LOCATION IN DEVON, I'VE BEEN INVITED TO WITNESS HISTORY. HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SYCAMORE GAP TREE. A LOT OF PEOPLE MIGHT THINK, WELL, IT'S JUST A SYCAMORE, YOU KNOW, A SYCAMORE. BUT IT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT SYCAMORE. THE SYCAMORE GAP TREE IN ITS PRIME. BUT LAST SEPTEMBER, IT WAS CHOPPED DOWN. IN A RACE AGAINST TIME, THE NATIONAL TRUST MANAGED TO RESCUE SEEDS FROM THE FELLED TREE, AND NOW THEY'RE GROWING. WITHIN THIS MINI GREENHOUSE, WITHIN THIS SECRET GREENHOUSE IS A TINY LITTLE SEEDLING. AND THIS, WAS THE FIRST OF THE SYCAMORE GAPS SEEDS TO POP UP. BUT RAISING SEEDLINGS ISN'T THE ONLY WAY THE TREE'S LEGACY CAN BE PRESERVED THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER METHOD, CALLED GRAFTING USING LIVING TWIGS, AND NINE OF THE 20 GRAPHS ARE NOW SHOWING SIGNS OF LIFE. THE GRAFTING OF THE SYCAMORE GAP MATERIALS WOULD HAVE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THIS METHOD MEANS THAT WE'VE ACTUALLY USED THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL FROM THAT TREE. SO WE'VE GOT A GENETIC CLONE. SO BASICALLY, THE SYCAMORE GAP CAN LIVE ON OF THE TREE. IT IS THE SAME TREE. WHEN THEY'VE GROWN UP, THE NATIONAL TRUST SAYS IT'LL BE THE COMMUNITY AND THE NATION WHO DECIDE WHERE THEY'RE PLANTED. FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AFTER THE TREE WAS CHOPPED DOWN. TWO HAVE SINCE HAD CHARGES DISMISSED. BUT TWO MEN IN THEIR 30s STILL FACE CRIMINAL DAMAGE CHARGES. 15,000 PEOPLE HAVE TURNED OUT FOR ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP EQUESTRIAN EVENTS, HORSE OF THE YEAR. AFTER MUCH DISRUPTION, IT'S BEEN AN IMPORTANT CHANCE FOR PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND COMPETE. OUR HAWKE'S BAY REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN WENT ALONG. HIGH SPEED AND HIGH JUMPS. THE COUNTRY'S TOP HORSES AND RIDERS STRUTTING THEIR STUFF AT THE HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW. YES! AFTER THE PANDEMIC AND CYCLONE DISRUPTED EVENTS. IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A SURREAL FEELING, COMING BACK AFTER THREE YEARS. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, TO ORGANISE THE SHOW TAKES SO MUCH COMMITMENT. WE JUST NEEDED TO GET A SHOW BEHIND US, AND JUST GET BACK ON THAT EQUESTRIAN CALENDAR. IT'S SERIOUS BUSINESS, WITH 15 DIFFERENT EQUESTRIAN EVENTS FROM SHOWJUMPING TO DRESSAGE, GIVING RIDERS THE CHANCE TO COMPETE, (APPLAUSE) BUT ALSO TO REFLECT ON WHAT'S BEEN A TOUGH TIME. I LOST MY HOME, MY LAND, EVERYTHING, AND THE CYCLONE. PULLED LAYLA OUT OF THE FLOOD. NIKKI'S HORSE LAYLA, LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT SHE'S HERE. AND THE JOURNEY TO` TO GET HERE, HAS BEEN AMAZING. I NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD MAKE IT. THE WEEK LONG EVENT HAS SHOWCASED THE BEST OF THE BEST OLYMPIC HOPEFULS, TO ALSO THE YOUNGSTERS COMING THROUGH, INSPIRED BY THE OLDER GENERATIONS RIDING PONIES LIKE THIS ONE. BRIDIE AND PUKETAWA CELTIC LEGEND TAKING OUT PLEASURE PONY OF THE YEAR AND LEARNING LOTS ON THE WAY. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT WINNING THAT MAKES YOU THE GREATEST RIDER OUT THERE. VERY PROUD OF YOUR TEAM... THE PRIME MINISTER ON HAND TO DISH OUT THE TOP AWARDS. THAT'S THE ONE. BUT NOT CONVINCED TO JUMP ON A HORSE HIMSELF. YOU'LL BE SADDLING UP AND ENTERING? WELL, ONLY IF YOU ACTUALLY DO A WOODEN HORSE RACE WITH ME. I THINK THAT'LL BE THE EXTENT OF MY SADDLING UP. THE SUPREME WINNER, SOPHIE SCOTT AND HER MOUNT WAITANGI SKY NET, TAKING HOME THE PRIZED RED BLAZER ONE OF HAWKE'S BAY PINNACLE EVENTS, HOPING FOR A SMOOTHER RIDE IN THE COMING YEARS. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. RUGBY PLAYERS MAY NOT BE FAMOUS FOR SHOWING THEIR EMOTIONS SO FIND OUT WHAT'S REDUCED THIS TEAM TO TEARS AND DELIGHTED THEIR FANS. AND, HOW MAKING A SPLASH IN CARTERTON THIS MONTH COULD SAVE THEIR INDOOR POOL. AND OTAGO AND FURTHER SOUTH HAVE ACTIVE WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH A SYSTEM APPROACHING. FURTHER NORTH TODAY, THE SUN WAS SHINING, BUT WHAT'S IN STORE FOR THE WEEK AHEAD? I'LL HAVE DETAILS AFTER SPORT. (DOG BARKS) VOICE-OVER: Imagine if you could start thriving. AIA Vitality is a science-backed health and well-being program that gives you the guidance, tools and rewards you need to thrive. So get AIA Vitality and start thriving. AN EFFORT TO SAVE THE LOCAL POOL IS SEEING CARTERTON LOCALS PUSH THEMSELVES TO THEIR AQUATIC LIMITS. THEY'RE TRYING TO COLLECTIVELY SWIM A MILLION METRES AS A FUNDRAISER. HERE'S KATE NICOL WILLIAMS. SCARLETT WADHAM LOVES SWIMMING IN CARTERTON'S INDOOR POOL. THE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS, NOT SO MUCH. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF RUST THAT FALLS INTO THE POOL IT'S LESS LIKE IT'S VERY MUGGY IN HERE AND HOT. AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO BREATHE. THE POOL BUILDING HAS NOW COME TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S REASONABLY UNSAFE FOR OUR YOUNG SWIMMERS TO BE SWIMMING. THAT'S WHY THE COMMUNITY'S LAUNCHED THE BIG SWIM THIS MONTH, HOPING TO RAISE $1.7 MILLION FOR A NEW FACILITY. I'M TRYING TO SWIM 100K I'VE SWUM 31K AND I'M SWIMMING THE COOK STRAIT THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AND TAUPO. I'VE DONE THE COOK STRAIT WHICH WAS 23. 5, 10, 15, 20. FROM LEISURE SWIMMERS... TO ATHLETES TRAINING FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS, OVER 700,000 METRES HAVE BEEN CLOCKED SO FAR. WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT SWIM NEW ZEALAND HAS COME ON BOARD AND HELPED US AND SOME OF THEIR LENGTHS WILL ACTUALLY BE ALLOWED TO BE COUNTED AS PART OF OUR ONE AS WELL. THE OUTDOOR POOL IS OWNED BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL, BUT THIS POOL IS RUN BY CARTERTON SWIM CLUB, WITH A RANGE OF GROUPS BOOKING LANE TIME. AS WELL AS FITNESS AND TRAINING, PEOPLE COME HERE FROM DIFFERENT TOWNS IN THE AREA TO LEARN TO SWIM HERE. THE POOL IS ALSO USED FOR REHABILITATION AFTER AN INJURY. EVERYBODY'S GETTING HIPS REPLACED AND KNEES REPLACED AND THEY ALL USE THIS FOR REHAB. THE LOCAL MAYOR'S KEEN TO GET THE COUNCIL TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDING. THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DO THAT ARE INVALUABLE. AND WE WOULD BE LOST WITHOUT THAT. SWIMMERS PUSHING THEMSELVES FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH... TO FUTURE-PROOF THEIR MUCH LOVED FACILITY. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1NEWS. THE AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK, A SWAN SONG FOR DIRECTOR SHONA MCCULLAGH. THE DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER IS LEAVING AFTER FOUR YEARS IN CHARGE AND SPOKE TO CORAZON MILLER ABOUT THE EVENT'S FUTURE. IT'S DIRECTOR OF THE AUCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL SHONA MCCULLAGH'S SWAN SONG. THE DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER LEAVING AFTER FOUR YEARS DIRECTING ONE OF THE CITY'S BIGGEST ARTISTIC CELEBRATIONS. AS THE FESTIVAL GOT UNDERWAY THIS WEEK, CORAZON MILLER SPOKE TO HER ABOUT HER LEGACY AND THE EVENT'S FUTURE. IT WASN'T TOO BIG A LEAP FROM DANCER IT WAS REALLY CHALLENGING. IN FACT, I SPENT THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS PROGRAMMING BY ZOOM, WATCHING ENDLESS VIDEOS. A CHALLENGE SHE TOOK ON WILLINGLY AS SHE ALLOWED OTHERS TO ISSUE THEIR OWN. WHILST WE HAVE INCREDIBLE WORKS THAT BRING US JOY LAUGHTER AND A SENSE OF CONNECTION AND BELONGING, IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE AND PROVOKE AND ASK QUESTIONS. LAST YEAR, POET TUSIATA AVIA'S 'SAVAGE COLONISER' MADE HEADLINES. ITS EXAMINATION OF RACISM LED TO THE ACT PARTY CALLING FOR HER FUNDING TO BE PULLED. IT WAS A DISTRESSING TIME BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE FESTIVAL. OUR GREATEST CONCERN IS THE WELLBEING OF THE FESTIVAL. OUR GREATEST CONCERN IS THE WELLBEING OF THE ARTISTS, SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE BEINGI N HER POSISITON SHE'S A POET SHE HAD WRITTEN HER TRUTH AND WAS ATTACKED AS A POLITICAL PAWN, SO WE DEPLOYED SECURITY STAFF TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS SAFE, WE WERE WORRIED, BUT THE AUDIENCE CAME IN DROVES THE SEASON SOLD OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE WORDS SHE WROTE WERE THE MOST POWERFUL OUTCOME. SHE BELIEVES ARTISTS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IS CRITICAL ...BUT THERE'S A LINE TO BE DRAWN. LOOK I THINK WE ARE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO LIVE IN AOTEAROA I THINK WHEN PEOPLE ARE ATTACKED FOR THEIR SEXUALITY AND THEIR CULTURE THAT IS A LINE THAT I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO UPLIFT. UPLIFTING INSTEAD THE ARTISTS AND THEIR KAUPAPA. IN 2023, 'REQUIM' DEBUTED. AN ORCHESTRAL AND CHORAL PIECE THAT THE COMPOSER SPENT DECADES CONTEMPLATING. FESTIVALS ARE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE YOU CAN DREAM BIG AND TRY EXTRAORDINARY THINGS. THE FESTIVAL'S RECENTLY SECURED FUNDING FOR THREE YEARS. AT THIS TIME WHERE GLOBALLY THE IMPACT OF ARTS FUNDING BEING CUT THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BEHIND THE ARTS. SHONA 09:22:23: THE ARTS ARE AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT CHANNEL TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY, WE NEED TO DEVELOP EMPATHY IN OUR CHILDREN, AND WITH THE COLLEAGUES THAT WE WORK WITH, IT'S ABSOLUTELY VITAL. AS A BRIDGE... IN AN INCREASINGLY POLARISED WORLD. CORAZON MILLER, ONE NEWS. HAYLEY'S HERE, A NAIL BITING FOURTH DAY FOR THE BLACKCAPS IN CHRISTCHURCH. A TOP ORDER COLLAPSE FOR AUSTRALIA AS WICKETS TUMBLE AT HAGLEY PARK. THAT IS PERFECT. HE JUST WHACKED IT STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO THE STUMPS. THE DELIGHT OF THAT YOUNG MAN THERE! BUT DO THE BLACKCAPS HAVE ENOUGH RUNS ON THE BOARD TO KEEP THE AUSSIES AT BAY? PLUS ` IS RUGBY HIERARCHY BEING TURNED ON ITS HEAD? AS THE SHOCK RESULTS CONTINUE IN BOTH SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC AND THE SIX NATIONS. AND A YOUNG UPSTART GIVING THE OLD GUARD A SHAKE UP IN FORMULA 1 WHILE AOTEAROA'S YOUNG FEMALE SAILORS ARE FINDING FREEDOM ON THE WATER. 31 YEARS ` THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S BEEN SINCE THE BLACKCAPS HAVE WON A TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN AOTEAROA. AND RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE ON TRACK TO END THAT DROUGHT IN THE SECOND TEST AT HAGLEY OVAL, HAVING SET A TOTAL OF 279 FOR VICTORY. THE HOME SIDE'S TORN THROUGH THE TOP ORDER DURING THE FINAL SESSION THIS EVENING. THE VISITORS NOW NEEDING 202 RUNS, WITH JUST 6 WICKETS REMAINING. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. TO HAVE A CHANCE AT MAKING HISTORY, THE BLACKCAPS NEEDED A LONG DAY AT THE CREASE... (PLAYERS EXCLAIM) AUSTRALIA WITH A CRACKING EARLY REVIEW; TOM LATHAM GONE FOR 73. DARRYL MITCHELL AND RACHIN RAVINDRA QUICKLY GETTING TO WORK. ON THE DRIVE AND THAT IS A DELIGHTFUL SHOT. REAL QUALITY, THIS. OOH, full flourish. What a gorgeous shot that is. RUNS STARTING TO FLOW FOR THE DUO, AS THEY POWERED THEIR WAY TO A 149 RUN LEAD BY LUNCH. MITCHELL JOINING HIM SOON AFTER, BEFORE FRUSTRATION TURNED TO FORTUNE FOR THE AUSSIE BOWLERS. TOM BLUNDELL THEN GOT OUT CHEAPLY, SCOTT KUGGELIEGN LEADING THE CHARGE... AND JUST WHEN THE BLACKCAPS LOOKED TO BUILD ON IT AFTER TEA... THE TAIL-ENDERS FALLING QUICKLY, THE BLACKCAPS ALL OUT FOR 372.. AUSTRALIA CHASING 279 FOR VICTORY... THE TOP ORDER, COLLAPSING... (PLAYERS SHOUT INDISTINCTLY) (PLAYERS EXCLAIM) IT'S BEEN 31 YEARS SINCE THE BLACKCAPS LAST WON A TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA IN NEW ZEALAND SO THERE'S ALL TO PLAY FOR AT HAGLEY OVAL TOMORROW. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THE LARGEST GIRLS' YOUTH SAILING REGATTA IN AUSTRALASIA LYDIA KO IS IN CONTENTION IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE LPGA'S BLUE BAY TOURNAMENT IN CHINA. EDGING HER CLOSER TO BEING INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME. THE 26-YEAR-OLD NEEDS ONE MORE TOURNAMENT WIN TO GAIN AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION INTO THE PRESTIGIOUS GROUP. KO IS TIED FOR THIRD AT 11 UNDER PAR THROUGH SIX HOLES CARDING A BIRDIE ON THE PAR FIVE THIRD. A WIN TODAY WOULD MAKE KO THE YOUNGEST HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE. THE 2024 SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC SEASON IS SHAPING UP AS ONE OF THE MORE INTRGUING IN RECENT MEMORY. AFTER THREE ROUNDS THE HURRICANES ARE CLEAR AT THE TOP... THE ONLY UNBEATEN SIDE FOLLOWING THE CHIEFS' STINGING LOSS IN BRISBANE. VICTOR WATERS EXPLAINS. IF THE START OF SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC 2024 IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED. (CROWD (ROARS) SO IS THE BOUNCE FOR QUEENSLAND. OFF THE HIP, FLOOK! TRY QUEENSLAND! YES ` A FLUKE BOUNCE FOR THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED JOSH FLOOK. ALTHOUGH NOT ALL OF HIS QUEENSLAND REDS TEAMMATES WERE SO LUCKY AGAINST THE CHIEFS. OH... SAMIPENI FINAU GOT AWAY WITH A LATE HIT ON FIRST FIVE TOM LYNAGH... BUT THE CHIEFS' INEFFECTIVENESS AT THE DEATH WAS PUNISHED. THE REDS REPEATING LAST YEAR'S LATE HEROICS FROM NEW PLYMOUTH .. THIS TIME IN BRISBANE... SURVIVING 23 PHASES TO SQUEEZE OUT AN UPSET 25=19 WIN. THE ROUGE DEFENCE FROM QUEENSLAND THAT SHOULD BE IT, WE KNEW THEY WOULDN'T BE AN EASY SIDE THEY PROVED THAT. I THINK WE HAD OUR CHANCES IN THE SECOND HALF AND WE WEREN'T CLINICAL ENOUGH... PROBABLY A WORK ON THERE BEING ABLE TO GET INTO A GROOVE ALSO HITTING THEIR GROOVE.. THE HURRICANES. THE BRUISED BLUES COMING OFF WORSE IN THEIR NEW ZEALAND DERBY. THE VISITORS' RESERVE BENCH OF TWO BACKS AND SIX FORWARDS BACKFIRING AFTER A FLURRY OF FAILED HIAs. COACH VERN COTTER TURNING HALFBACK TAUFA FUNAKI INTO A MAKESHIFT WINGER... AND A HURRICANES TARGET. I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH. THE BOYS SET IT ALL UP FOR ME. I'LL THANK THEM. EVEN WITHOUT THE SUSPENDED JORDIE BARRETT AND INJURED POWERHOUSES BRAD SHIELDS AND DUPLESIS KIRIFI... THE CANES GRABBING A THIRD STRAIGHT WIN ` A 29 TO 21 VICTORY. WE'RE REAL CONNECTED AND OUR YOUNG BOYS ARE STEPPING UP NOT RELYING ON THE OLDER ONES. WE'RE TRYING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE. NEXT THEY'LL BE TRYING TO LOCK IN THEIR BEST START TO THE SEASON SINCE 2015 AND HAND THE CRUSADERS THEIR WORST. THE UPSETS CONTINUE IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE..WITH PLENTY OF DRAMA IN THE PENULTIMATE ROUND OF THE SIX NATIONS. ITALY STUNNING SCOTLAND 31-29 TO CLAIM THEIR FIRST HOME WIN IN 11 YEARS. WHILE ENGLAND HAVE MADE IRELAND'S BID FOR CONSECUTIVE TITLES MORE CHALLENGING.. THANKS TO AN 80TH MINUTE DROP GOAL. KATE WELLS HAS THE ACTION. WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING SO BADLY..IT CAN BE HARD TO WATCH BUT IN FRONT OF A SOLD OUT ROME CROWD.. ITALY TURNED ANGST INTO JUBILATION. FX FX FX IT'S GONE FORWARD, WHISTLE WHISTLE, THAT'S IT, THEY'VE DONE IT THE AZZURRI DEFENDING FOR 24 PHASES TO SEAL A 31-29 WIN OVER SCOTLAND..THEIR FIRST SIX NATIONS WIN AT HOME SINCE 2013. MICHELE LAMARO // ITALY CAPTAIN WE'VE DONE AN AMAZING PREPARATION WE WORKED SO HARD, WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT ON OUR DETAILS AND TODAY WE GAVE IT EVERYTHING AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER THE MATCH STARTING WITH SOME DEJA VU FOR FIRST FIVE PAULO GARBISI.. TWO WEEKS AGO MISSING THE WINNING PENALTY AGAINST FRANCE AFTER THE BALL FELL OFF THE TEE.. THIS TIME HE MADE NO MISTAKE. FX FX THAT SMILE TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW THOSE POINTS WOULD BE CRUCIAL IN THE END. SCOTLAND TAKING A 22-16 LEAD INTO THE BREAK.. THAT WAS SHORT LIVED FX FX FX HERE'S LYNAGH ON DEBUT, ABSOLUTE HERO THE SCOTS FIGHTING BACK IN THE 78TH MINUTE TO CUT THE DEFICIT TO TWO.. BUT ITALY'S DEFENCE PROVED TOO STRONG. FOR SCOTLAND IT ONLY GETS TOUGHER..WITH IRELAND NEXT UP.. AND THE IRISH ARE SURE TO BE FIRED UP AFTER THIS.. FX FX MARCUS SMIIITHHHHHHH A LAST DITCH MARCUS SMITH DROP GOAL SEALING A ONE POINT WIN FOR A RESILIENT ENGLISH SIDE. BEN EARL // ENGLAND NUMBER EIGHT SOME OF THE CRAP THAT'S BEEN THROWN AT THIS TEAM OVER THE LAST WEEK, APPARENTLY WE'RE THE WORST ENGLAND TEAM EVER SO WE DID PRETTY WELL FOR THAT ACCOLADE OLAY WITH AN ENGLAND TRY THE LOSS NOT A DISASTER FOR IRELAND..A WIN OR DRAW OVER SCOTLAND NEXT WEEK ENOUGH TO SEE THEM WIN BACK TO BACK TITLES. VISION OF IRELAND TRY PETER O'MAHONY // IRELAND CAPTAIN WE REVIEW, WE GET BACK INTO CAMP AND WE KICK ON AND WE'LL TRY AND WIN A SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP BUT FOR TODAY..IT'S ENGLAND'S TIME TO CELEBRATE. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX'S THREE POINT CUSHION AT THE TOP OF THE A-LEAGUE LADDER COULD EVAPORATE BY TONIGHT. THE PHOENIX UNABLE TO SHAKE THEIR SEVEN-YEAR HOODOO AT AAMI PARK, PIPPED ONE NIL BY HOSTS MELBOURNE CITY. ENDING A 10-GAME UNBEATEN RUN SINCE DECEMBER. THE CENTRAL COAST MARINERS COULD JOIN THE NIX ON 40 POINTS SHOULD THEY BEAT MACARTHUR TONIGHT IN SYDNEY. ANOTHER ONE TWO FINISH FOR RED BULL RACING IN SAUDI ARABIA TODAY, SOMEWHAT OVER SHADOWED BY TEENAGE DRIVER OLIVER BEARMAN ON DEBUT FOR FERRARI. THE (18) IS THE THIRD-YOUNGEST DRIVER EVER IN F-1, IMPRESSIVELY STEPPING INTO THE IMPOSING VOID LEFT BY CARLOS SAINZ'S ONGOING RECOVERY FROM APPENDICITIS. VERSTAPPEN WON FROM POLE, HIS NINTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY WITH TEAMMATE SERGIO PEREZ THIRTEEN SECONDS BEHIND. THE LARGEST GIRLS' YOUTH SAILING REGATTA IN AUSTRALASIA HAS BEEN FOSTERING TALENT SINCE 1963. TWO-TIME OLYMPIC MEDALLIST JO ALEH CUT HER TEETH HERE, AND WE ALSO FOUND LIV MA-KAI, FROM THE NEW ZEALAND SAIL GP AND WOMEN'S AMERICA'S CUP TEAMS GETTING AMONGST THE FUN THIS WEEKEND AT THE KOHIMARAMA YACHT CLUB. THIS IS THE FUTURE OF FEMALE SAILING IN NEW ZEALAND. I WANNA GO TO THE OLYMPICS. SAME, I WANT TO GO TO THE OLYMPICS AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO SAIL BECAUSE IT'S FUN TO ME. RIGHT THERE IS THE POINT OF THIS REGATTA. TO KEEP GIRLS IN THE SPORT LONG ENOUGH, TO KEEP GIRLS IN THE SPORT LONG ENOUGH, TO GO TO EVENTS LIKE THE OLYMPICS. FUN COMES FIRST. TO GET TO SAILGP OR THE OLYMPICS, IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND EXPERIENCE, SO THE FIRST THING IS ENJOYING THE SPORT, ENJOYING WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT IT. SO IT IF I CAN HELP FOSTER THAT AND HELP UPSKILL THEM SO WHEN THEY DO GET THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, THEY'RE READY TO GO. YEAH, THE GIRLS DEFINITELY ENJOY COMING HERE. I THINK THEY REALLY ENJOY NOT HAVING THE THE BOYS AROUND YELLING AT THEM ALL THE TIME. THAT'S ONLY A PARENT'S OPINION, EVEN IF IT IS FORMER TEAM NEW ZEALAND SKIPPER DEAN BARKER. THE REAL EXPERTS ARE ON THE WATER. IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN AND WE'VE LEARNED A LOT. NICE TO HANG OUT WITH MY FRIENDS AND DO SOME RACING. EPIC RACING. IT WAS REALLY COOL TO LIKE HAVE GOOD COMPETITION. IT'S ALWAYS NICE RACING AGAINST THE GIRLS. UM, MUCH BETTER THAN THE BOYS. WITH OCEAN RACING, THE WOMEN'S AMERICA'S CUP, SAILGP AND THE OLYMPICS, THE OPTIONS FOR FEMALE SAILORS ARE GROWING AT A RATE OF KNOTS . IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE TOP OF THE SPORT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT'S A IT'S AN AWESOME TIME, AND I REALLY HOPE A LOT OF GIRLS SEE THE OPPORTUNITY THERE. THEY'RE CERTAINLY SEEING THE ADVANTAGES. I LIKE THAT I CAN GO ANYWHERE, AND I JUST LIKE THE FEELING OF GOING REALLY FAST ON THE WATER. AND YOU'RE AFRAID OF PARENTS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T STAND FREEDOM FROM ALL ANNOYANCES WHILE BUILDING SKILLS THAT COULD SEE THEM ON A PODIUM IN THE FUTURE. THANKS, HAYLEY. THANKS, HAYLEY. PLUS, A LESSON IN LEARNING FROM MISTAKES, NO MATTER HOW HARD IT MIGHT BE WITH THIS WEEK'S GOODSORT. KIA ORA ANO, WELCOME BACK. LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL CLEAR SKIES THIS MORNING, WHICH MEANT SOME COOL STARTS ` I'M TOLD THAT'S FROST ON THE WINDOW THERE. AND IT COULD WELL BE WE SAW SOME FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO START THE DAY ` OTHERS JUST ABOVE. BUT WITH A SYSTEM APPROACHING WE'VE SEEN WARM WINDS AHEAD OF IT DRIVING TEMPERATURES UP, AND SOME STRONG WIND GUSTS ALREADY RECORDED. WE HAVE ACTIVE WARNINGS IN PLACE, MANY LIFTING OVERNIGHT AS THIS PASSES THROUGH. A BIT OF A MESSY MORNING IN THE SOUTH, AND THEN A SHOWERY PATCH LATER IN THE DAY FOR THE UPPER ISLAND. AND THE NORTH STARTS OF CLOUDY MAYBE SOME DRIZZLE. BUT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING THE SHOWERS ARRIVE TO THE LOWER ISLAND. A QUICK LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK AND IT'S A REAL MIXED BAG WITH A NEW RAIN BAND ROLLING IN EVERY DAY OR TWO. AND TEMPERATURE-WISE, WARMER IN THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL, OTHERWISE WE'RE ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THE TIME OF YEAR. GREY FROM TIME TO TIME IN KAITAIA, MOSTLY FINE FOR OTHERS, UNTIL SOME EVENING CLOUD. AND 24 OR 25 FOR ALL. CLOUD TO COME AND GO FOR YOUR MONDAY, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. A FRESH SOU'WESTER YOU'LL NOTICE FROM LATE MORNING. AND A TOP OF 22. IT'S A MOSTLY GREY DAY, KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON. SOME MORNING DRIZZLE AND THAT FRESH WIND AS WELL. 22 DEGREES. A DRY MORNING FOR ALL BUT TAUMARUNUI ` YOU MAY SEE SOME DRIZZLY PATCHES. THE AFTERNOON'S LOOKING GOOD. AND 26 FOR WHAKATANE. MORNING CLOUD BURNS OFF TO A FINE AFTERNOON ` TAURANGA, THE WIND PICKING UP A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON. AND A TOP OF 24. GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY TURNING ON A STUNNER. DANNEVERIKE AND MASTERTON - A WIND WATCH FROM 10pm AND IN PLACE ALL TOMORROW MORNING. NOT A BAD DAY OTHERWISE ` A WARM DAY IN THE BAY. AIM FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY TO BE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE WEST, LOOKING FINE FOR A TIME. CLOUD OR SHOWERS EITHER SIDE OF THAT, AND 21 OR 22 DEGREES. A MOSTLY GREY DAY IN THE CAPITAL, THE ODD SHOWER NORTH OF THE CITY AFTER LUNCH. A STRONG NORTHERLY EASES A BIT, AND TURNS SOUTHERLY IN THE EVENING. 20 IS YOUR HIGH. PLENTY OF CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER IN THE UPPER SOUTH. WESTPORT'S RAIN DEVELOPS IN THE MORNING AND 18 FOR YOU. A MORNING SHOWER OR TWO, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. FOLLOWED BY A FINE SPELL BEFORE CLOUDING OVER. AND A TOP OF 23. THE RAIN ARRIVES IN THE MORNING TO THE WEST COAST. YOU MAY SEE A MORNING SPRINKLE IN THE EAST. AND 20 FOR YOU. A WINDY, SHOWERY NIGHT IN STORE, TAAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. IT FINES UP THROUGH THE MORNING THOUGH, AND 22 DEGREES. STILL WINDY IN THE LOWER SOUTH. SOME MORNING SHOWERS TOO. MILFORD SOUND'S RAIN WARNING IS ABOUT TO KICK IN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT. THINGS DO MOSTLY EASE, AND FINE UP BY AFTERNOON. BUT A COOLER DAY FOR ALL. A WINDY NIGHT FOR YOU TOO, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, CLEARING BY LATE AFTERNOON, AND A TOP OF 20. TUESDAY, ANOTHER SYSTEM ARRIVES TO THE LOWER SOUTH. AND BEGINS TO TRACKS UP THE ISLAND. AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE NORTH, CLEARING IN THE LOWER ISLAND. WEDNESDAY, THAT SYSTEM'S STILL MOVING UP THE SOUTH ISLAND AND ON TO THE LOWER NORTH. BAY OF PLENTY AND TAUPO LOOKING DRY; A FEW SHOWERS FOR OTHER NORTHERN SPOTS. THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A GREAT WEEK. IT'S NOT EASY TO ADMIT WHEN YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKES. IT'S EVEN HARDER TO TRY AND PUT THOSE MISTAKES BEHIND YOU AND START AGAIN. BUT IF YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TRY TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF, THE RESULT CAN INDEED BE LIFE-CHANGING FOR YOU AND OTHERS. AT LEAST, THAT'S WHAT THIS WEEK'S GOODSORT FOUND. HERE'S HADYN JONES. (GENTLE MUSIC) I'M EARLY AND ALREADY TAKA BURTON'S SHED IS FULL. GLOVES ARE ON AND THE ODD PUNCH IS BEING THROWN. THEN AFTER A QUICK RUN... NICE, NICE. ...IT'S TIME TO BOX. NICE! TAKA BURTON IS THE FOUNDER OF SHAMROCK BOXING. KEEP IT GOING. KEEP THOSE HANDS UP! SITUATED IN HIS GARAGE, MARAENUI, NAPIER. NO MUCKING AROUND OR ELSE YOU CAN GO HOME AND NOT COME BACK, EVER. HE'S HARD BUT FAIR. (CHUCKLES) TIMING, EH? MAKE SURE YOU GOT YOUR TIMING SORTED. I'M ONLY HARD BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO DO THE TRAINING. THEY'RE HEAR TO TRAIN AND NOT TO MUCK AROUND. TAKA'S COME FROM A HOT SPOT. NICE. I GOT CAUGHT IN A DARK PLACE AND... STARTED GETTING INTO DRUGS AND INTO METH. IN THE PAST, HIS FISTS HAVE SENT HIM TO JAIL, AND HE TURNED TO THE DRUGS AFTER HIS SON SHAMROCK (20) COMMITTED SUICIDE. AND HE TURNED TO THE DRUGS AFTER HIS SON SHAMROCK (20) COMMITTED SUICIDE. # WHISPERS IN MY EAR LIKE EVERY DAY. HE WAS A GOOD BOY. HE'S A REAL GOOD SINGER. THE DESPAIR WAS NEARLY CONTAGIOUS. UH, I PUT A GUN TO MY HEAD, NEARLY SHOT MYSELF. I JUST WANTED TO BE WITH MY SON. TAKA GOING TO COUNSELLING, AND GOT OFF THE DRUGS. I'M TWO MONTHS CLEAN NOW. THEN HE TURNED TO THE THING HE LOVED AS A CHILD. I JUST HIT THE BAG BY MYSELF. THESE TWO KIDS WERE WALKING PAST THE DRIVEWAY. UM, SO I STARTED OFF WITH TWO KIDS, ENDED UP WITH 10 KIDS IN A MONTH, AND THEN THREE MONTHS, ENDED UP WITH 30, AND NOW WE'VE GOT OVER 80. NOW THEY DON'T JUST TRAIN... THE MOST PRIDE I HAD WAS SEEING THE KIDS SMILES. ...HERE'S THEIR BACKYARD TOURNAMENT IN NOVEMBER. THEY HAD THEIR WHOLE COMMUNITY BEHIND THEM. TAKA SAYS HAVING SOMEWHERE TO GO... BEFORE I COME HERE, I ENDED UP ON THE STREETS. SO THIS IS A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM AS WELL. ...AND SOMETHING TO DO GOOD... YEAH, I FEEL GOOD. I FEEL MEAN. ...HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. BEFORE I CAME TO THIS GYM, I ACTUALLY USED TO BE A LITTLE BULLY. PRESTON'S CHANGED... HE TAUGHT ME TO BE HUMBLE AND NOT BE A SHOW-OFF. FOR A MAN WHO LOST HIS SON... I STAYED HERE FOR A LITTLE BIT. TAKA BURTON HAS KIDS EVERYWHERE LIKE HARLEM. HE'S MY FATHER FIGURE. (WOMAN CHUCKLES) HIS NEWEST RECRUIT IS MESSIAH, JUST SIX WEEKS OLD. IT'S A BLESSING FOR ME. UM, DIDN'T THINK I WAS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER SON. YOU CAN DO JOGGING ON THE SPOT, EH? TAKA SAYS SHAMROCK IS STILL WITH HIM. OH, HE'LL BE LOVING IT. I FEEL THEM ALL THE TIME. AND WOULD HAVE LOVED WHAT HE'S DOING IN HIS SHED. SHAMROCK ON THREE. HAYDN JONES, 1 NEWS. ALL: SHAMROCK! AND IF YOU ARE AFFECTED BY ANY ISSUES RAISED IN TONIGHT'S GOODSORTS STORY, THERE IS INFORMATION ON WHERE YOU CAN GET SUPPORT ON OUR WEBSITE, GO TO 1NEWS.CO.NZ AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SUNDAY. 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