IT'S TUESDAY THE 12th OF MARCH. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` ONE HOUR FROM AUCKLAND AIRPORT, LATAM FLIGHT LA800 EXPERIENCED 'TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES', PASSENGERS ON THE FLIGHT DESCRIBED THE 'MID AIR DROP' AS TERRIFYING. PASSENGERS WITHOUT SEATBELTS, FLEW INTO THE AIR WITH SOME HITTING THEIR HEADS ON THE ROOF OF THE AIRCRAFT. OUCH! LATAM AIRLINES IS DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT AS AS A 'TECHNICAL EVENT' 7 PASSENGERS AND 2 CREW MEMBERS WERE TAKEN TO MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL, AND MANY OTHERS LEFT WITH MINOR INJURIES. ONE PASSENGER JOINS US THIS MORNING TO DESCRIBE WHAT HE EXPERIENCED. PLUS, IT'S NOT JUST THE FREE TEA AND COFFEE BEING HIT BY THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW COST-CUTTING FISCAL FOCUS ` NOW IT'S TRICKLED DOWN TO EVEN OUR MOST VULNERABLE. A LEAKED EMAIL HAS REVEALED WHEELCHAIR USERS ARE BEING WARNED THEIR ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT IS NEXT IN LINE FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S BOOK KEEPERS. AND WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR HOW LONG THE LINE ALREADY IS FOR ESSENTIAL DISABILITY EQUIPMENT. WE WILL HAVE THAT DISCUSSION BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK. AND WHAT A ROYAL MESS! IT'S THE PHOTO THAT SHOULD'VE CALMED THE SPECULATION ABOUT THE PRINCESS OF WALES' HEALTH AND WHEREABOUTS BUT A NEW PHOTO RELEASED BY KENSINGTON PALACE TO MARK MOTHER'S DAY HAS INSTEAD FUELLED CONSPIRACY THEORIES AFTER A NUMBER OF OUR BIGGEST NEWS AGENCIES RECALLED THE PHOTO CITING 'MANIPULATION'. THAT SUBTITLE FOR 'EDITED'. AFTER PRESSURE FOR THE PALACE TO PLEASE EXPLAIN, OVERNIGHT AN APOLOGY FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES! WHAT IS GOING ON? WE CROSS TO LONDON FOR THE LATEST. BUT IT HAS US TALKING. I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS. SHE HAD SURGERY AND SHE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE? SHE HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE CHRISTMAS. MOVING IMAGES. LOTS OF RUMOURS ABOUT WHERE SHE IS. WE WILL CROSS LATER ON. I AM SO HERE FOR THIS. I AM ALSO HERE FOR CHRIS' NEWS. PASSENGERS ON BOARD A LATAM AIRLINES FLIGHT BOUND FOR AUCKLAND HAVE DESCRIBED THE MOMENT THE PLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED MID-AIR, DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT, FLYING IN FROM SYDNEY SAFELY LANDED JUST BEFORE 4.30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND 50 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR INJURIES ` SOME SERIOUS. LATAM AIRLINES CONFIRMED FLIGHT LA800 HAD A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED A 'STRONG MOVEMENT'. THE PLANE BASICALLY STOPPED. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT AS IT DROPPED OUT OF THE AIR INSTANTLY. AND THEN IT STARTED TO TAIL DOWN, LIKE, NOSEDOWN. AND JUST KICKED INTO GEAR AND JUST TOOK OFF AGAIN. AND I WAS SURE IT WAS OVER. LATAM AIRLINES SAYS IT REGRETS ANY 'INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT' THE EVENT MAY HAVE CAUSED PASSENGERS. PROPERTY VALUES ARE UP ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AUGUST 2022. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM QV, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HOME VALUE IS 0.6% HIGHER THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, DESPITE THE RATE OF HOME VALUE GROWTH FLATTENING LAST MONTH. HOME VALUES REMAIN 13% BELOW THE MARKET'S PEAK IN LATE 2021. THE BIGGEST INCREASES WERE IN TAURANGA, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH. NEW RESEARCH HAS REVEALED COVID-19 HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON LIFE EXPECTANCY AND MORTALITY RATES AROUND THE WORLD THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THE UPDATED 'GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE' STUDY SHOWS 'FULL' GLOBAL LIFE EXPECTANCY DROPPED 1.6 YEARS DURING THE PANDEMIC IN CONTRAST TO A TREND UPWARDS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. 84% OF ALL COUNTRIES EXPERIENCED A DROP, BUT NEW ZEALAND WAS ONE OF THE FEW TO BUCK THE TREND AOTEAROA'S LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASING HALF A YEAR BETWEEN 2019 TO 2021. NEW ZEALAND WAS ALSO ONE OF ONLY TWO COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT EXPERIENCED NEGATIVE EXCESS MORTALITY RATES DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC. THAT MEANS FEWER DEATHS THAN WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. THE STUDY FOUND COVID CAUSED MORTALITY RATES TO JUMP 22% FOR MALES AGED OVER 15 AND 17% FOR FEMALES. THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS APOLOGISED AFTER AN EDITED PHOTO OF HER FAMILY WAS ISSUED TO MARK MOTHERS DAY. THE BBC'S HELENA WILKINSON HAS THE DEVELOPMENTS. THE PHOTOGRAPH OF A SMILING PRINCESS OF WALES WITH HER THREE CHILDREN, WHICH IS NOW AT THE CENTRE OF A ROYAL CONTROVERSY. IT WAS RELEASED TO MARK MOTHER'S DAY, BUT SOME SUGGEST THE IMAGE HAS INCONSISTENCIES, IN PARTICULAR THE ALIGNMENT IN CHARLOTTE'S WRIST. IN THE LAST FEW HOURS, THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS RESPONDED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SHE SAID... IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD PHOTOGRAPH IN TERMS OF EMOTION, BECAUSE TRYING TO GET THREE CHILDREN TO ALL SMILE AND LAUGH AT THE CAMERA IS VERY DIFFICULT. I THINK PRINCE WILLIAM QUITE LIKES TO CONTROL THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT ARE GOING OUT, BECAUSE HE'S DETERMINED TO STOP THE PAPARAZZI APPROACH THAT RUINED HIS MOTHER'S LIFE. SINCE CATHERINE'S SURGERY, THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH SPECULATION ABOUT HER HEALTH. THE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN OF HER HERE IN WINDSOR LAST WEEK WAS MEANT TO BE AN INFORMAL FAMILY PICTURE ON MOTHER'S DAY AND INTENDED TO REASSURE THE PUBLIC, BUT IT APPEARS TO HAVE BACKFIRED. A SHIP LOADED WITH FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR GAZA REMAINS IN PORT IN CYPRUS. PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE SHIP'S ARRIVAL IS REPORTEDLY HAPPENING OFF THE TERRITORY'S COAST, WHICH IS DELAYING ITS JOURNEY. THE SHIP HAS 200 TONNES OF FOOD ON BOARD, BUT EXPERTS SAY THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET OF WHAT'S NEEDED IN GAZA. AND MORE AID HAS BEEN AIRDROPPED INTO THE BESIEGED TERRITORY, BUT THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS IT'S NOT GETTING TO MANY WHO REALLY NEED IT. AID DROPS ARE SWARMED BY PEOPLE AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE, MEANING IT'S HARD TO ENSURE RESOURCES ARE BEING PROPERLY DISTRIBUTED. SYDNEY ROOSTERS PROP SPENCER LENIU HAS BEEN HANDED AN EIGHT-WEEK BAN FOR USING A RACIAL SLUR. THE 23-YEAR-OLD ADMITTED DIRECTING THE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AT BRISBANE BRONCO EZRA MAM DURING THEIR SEASON OPENING CLASH IN LAS VEGAS BUT DENIED INTENDING IT TO HAVE RACIAL INTENTIONS. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF CONTRARY CONDUCT AND WILL BE SIDELINED UNTIL ROUND 10. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE FAILED TO FINISH THEIR KIWI SUMMER OF CRICKET ON A HIGH IN THE GARDEN CITY. THE SIDE LOSING 2-0 IN THE TEST SERIES. AUSTRALIA WINNING THE SECOND TEST BY THREE WICKETS IN CHRISTCHURCH. I GUESS THAT'S BEEN A STRENGTH THAT THE AUSSIE` THE AUSTRALIAN SIDE FOR SO LONG IS THEIR TOP ORDER, AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE EARLY IN-ROADS IN EVERY INNINGS. WHICH, I GUESS, IS PLEASING, BUT, I GUESS, ON THE BACK OF THAT, BUT YOU WANNA BE ABLE TO REALLY NAIL IT DOWN, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU PLAY THE NUMBER ONE SIDE IN THE WORLD. THEY'RE A QUALITY SIDE, AND THEY BAT DEEP. THE BLACKCAPS WILL NOW PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING T20 WORLD CUP IN JUNE. AND FINALLY, YOU MAY THINK YOUR DOG IS THE GOODEST BOY TO EVER LIVE BUT THERE'S A NEW TOP DOG IN TOWN. VIKING, AN AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD HAS BEEN CROWNED BEST IN SHOW AT THE ANNUAL CRUFTS DOG SHOW IN THE UK. VIKING BEAT MORE THAN 24,000 OTHER POOCHES TO CLAIM THE TITLE INCLUDING ZEN, A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER WHO WAS NAMED THE RESERVE BEST IN SHOW. (LAUGHS) RUNNER-UP, I GUESS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. AND 22 FOR GISBORNE THROUGH TO HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. AND, WELLINGTON, YOUR HIGH IS 20. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. 18 ON THE WEST COAST HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 20. AND QUEENSTOWN, SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A HIGH OF 19 DEGREES. THANK YOU, CHRIS. BEST KNOWN TO TOURISTS FOR ITS NATURAL HOT POOLS, HANMER SPRINGS IS A PICTURESQUE ALPINE VILLAGE FILLED WITH BOUTIQUE SHOPS, CAFES AND EATERIES JUST AN HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE FROM CHRISTCHURCH, BUT LOCALS ARE FED UP WITH REPEATED POWER OUTAGES. THE MOST RECENT WAS SUNDAY, ALMOST AN ENTIRE DAY WITHOUT POWER MAKING THE 22ND OUTAGE IN JUST A YEAR. SO WHAT'S GOING ON? HURUNUI COUNCILLOR TOM DAVIES JOINS US NOW. TOM, GOOD MORNING. WHAT IS GOING ON? WE'VE GOT A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY OUT THERE. WE'VE HAD, AS YOU SAY, 22 OUTAGES, BUT NINE OF THOSE WERE PLANNED FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THERE WERE 13 AND PLANNED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. AND THEY HAVE RANGED FROM FOUR WEATHER INCIDENTS, ONE TECHNICAL INCIDENT, ONE TREE INCIDENT AND SEVEN ANIMALS. SOMEHOW THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING IN TO OUR SYSTEM. IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN TOLD? THAT IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY IN THE COMMUNITY HALL. WE GOT A BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE EVENTS, AND IT IS PREDOMINANTLY BIRDS AND POSSUMS GETTING INTO THE SYSTEM AND SHORTING THE SYSTEM, AND CAUSING US PROBLEMS. SO NINE PLANNED, 13 AND PLANNED. YES. ONE TOO MANY, DON'T YOU THINK? YES, I THINK THE POPULATION ARE A BIT HOT AND TIRED AFTER A LONG, HOT, DRY SUMMER. IT JUST BREAKS THE CAMEL'S BACK A LITTLE BIT. THE OUTAGE ON SUNDAY OR SUNDAY MORNING, WHICH IS A HUGE TRADING DAY FOR THE VILLAGE ` BUSINESSES, CATHETERS, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE BEEN HOPING FOR A BUSY SUNDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, DIDN'T HAPPEN. THE POWER WENT OUT ABOUT 8 O'CLOCK. SOME BUSINESSES OBVIOUSLY DID STAY OPEN. THERE ARE SOME GENERATORS, AND SO SOME BUSINESSES DID STAY OPEN. THE POOLS AND THE MAIN SUPERMARKET WAS OPEN WHICH WAS GREAT. THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAILS AND TRACKS WERE STILL OPEN, SO YOU COULD STILL ENJOY YOURSELF. YOU JUST COULDN'T GET YOUR MORNING CUP OF COFFEE OR PIECE OF TOAST. FOR THOSE BUSINESSES AFFECTED, HOW MUCH OF A LOSS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THEY'VE LOST THOUSANDS ON A GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. WE GET 5000 VISITORS ARRIVING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND LIVING ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SO THEY'VE ALL LOST BREAKFASTS, COFFEES, RETAIL ` ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. IT IS QUITE DRAMATIC. ONE RETAILER SPOKE TO ME YESTERDAY AND SAID SHE COULD HAVE BOUGHT TWO GENERATORS WITH THE MONEY SHE LOST ON SUNDAY MORNING. CERTAINLY, SHE IS GOING TO HAVE TO GO DOWN THAT ROUTE TO ATTEMPT THAT. DO YOU THINK MAIN POWER SHOULD STUMP UP TO HELP WITH THESE GENERATORS? I THINK THAT WOULD BE ONE SOLUTION. THERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS, AND WE DO NEED THEM TO WORK WITH US ON THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE, HOW CAN WE MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE PREDATOR FREE? WE'VE GOT PREDATOR FREE ZEALANDIA, AND THERE ARE PREDATOR FREE ZONES. WHY CAN'T WE MAKE IT PREDATOR FREE, SO THERE IS NO RISK OF ANIMALS GETTING IN? HEAVY HELD MEETINGS, OR WHAT LINKS HAVE YOU GONE TO TO TALK TO MAIN POWER? WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH I ORGANISE ` OVER 100 PEOPLE TURNED UP. MAIN POWER FRONTED UP ` A DIRECTOR AND TWO STAFF FRONTED UP. WE ASKED FOR A PLANNED OUTAGE TO BE MOVED, AND THEY HAVE MOVED THAT. WE ASKED FOR BETTER COMMUNICATIONS. AND, TO BE HONEST, THE COMMUNICATIONS THIS WEEKEND WERE MUCH BETTER. SO WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO, HOW CAN WE TOGETHER MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE SUSTAINABLE AND STRONGER AGAINST WEATHER AND AGAINST ANIMALS? WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT TOGETHER. AND WHAT HAS MAIN POWER BROUGHT TO THE TABLE? WHAT SUGGESTIONS HAVE THEY OFFERED? WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT TO THE LINES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNED IN THAT ` A LOT MORE RESIDENTIAL AND A LOT MORE BUSINESSES. SO THERE IS A LOT GOING ON. WE WILL SEE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THEY ARE GOING TO DOUBLE THE CAPACITY AND CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LINE. THEY USE A LINEAR SYSTEM AT THE MOMENT, AND THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE IT A TRIANGULAR SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE MUCH MORE SECURE. SO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THOSE IMPROVEMENTS TO TAKE PLACE. IT IS CERTAINLY ATTRACTING TOURISTS, HAMMER. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO BUSINESSES OUT THERE? SHOULD THEY START INVESTING IN GENERATORS, GIVEN THIS IS THE 22ND TIME A POWER OUTAGE HAS OCCURRED IN THE REGION? I THINK THOSE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE INVESTED IN GENERATORS HAVE BEEN REWARDED WITH HUGE NUMBERS OF CUSTOMERS. ONE BAR IN TOWN WAS ABSOLUTELY HEAVING ON SUNDAY LUNCHTIME, SUNDAY AFTERNOON, BECAUSE THEY HAD A GENERATOR. THEY HAD LIVE MUSIC, THEY HAD EVERYTHING GOING. AND THEY REAPED THE BENEFITS. AND MOST BUSINESSES THEY DID HAVE GENERATORS REALLY DID BENEFIT. THE OTHER THING WAS THAT THERE IS RESILIENCE IN THE VILLAGE. A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES ARE OPEN WITHOUT LIGHTS. THEY WERE TAKING IOUs THEY WERE SHARING WITH THE LOCALS. SO THE COMMUNITY DID ACTUALLY RALLY ROUND AND HELP ITSELF IN MANY WAYS. WE ENDED UP WITH PARTIES AND BARBECUES AND GOLF TOURNAMENTS AND MAKING THE MOST OF IT. LOVING THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN THESE TIMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. MAINPOWER HAS PROVIDED US WITH A STATEMENT, SAYING THEY APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE CAUSED DURING THE OUTAGES. MANPOWER REMAINS CONFIDENT THEIR CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, BUT THERE ARE PLANS TO UPGRADE THE ELECTRICITY LINES INTO HANMER SPRINGS AND REBUILD THE SUBSTATION OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. TO SUPPORT THE GROWING POPULATION. E WHAI AKE NEI ` IS THE FUTURE OF FOOD BEEF RICE? WOULD YOU HAPPILY TUCK IN? A FOOD TECH SCIENTIST REVEALS WHAT WE COULD BE EATING IN THE FUTURE. IT LOOKS LIKE PINK RACE. (ENGINE REVS) Oh. OK, turn off the car. (PHONE RINGS) GIRL: Dad! Hey, man. Long time no talk. Yeah, just... I'm teaching Samara how to drive. (BRIGHT MUSIC) Hi! Could you do something for me? SONG: # Oh, baby, you... # Thanks. # You've got what I need # You got everything I need # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. # CALL ON ME NOW. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. BEEF RICE ` NO, NOT BEEF AND RICE, THAT WOULD BE QUITE NICE. WE MEAN BEEFRICE, WHICH PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK OR SOUND AS DELICIOUS AS FOR WHAT IT TASTES LIKE, MM, BUT IT COULD BE WHAT WE'RE EATING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SOUTH KOREAN SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED THE EXPERIMENTAL FOOD BY WRAPPING RICE GRAINS IN A FISH GEL AND THEN ADDING SPECIAL CELLS THAT GROW MUSCLE AND FAT IN THE LAB. OH NO. YONSEI UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS ARE HOPING IT'LL BECOME A CHEAPER, MORE ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO REGULAR BEEF. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY OLIVIA OGILVIE, CO-FOUNDER OF OPO BIO, A COMPANY WORKING ON TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE LAB GROWN MEAT. WELCOME TO THE SHOW. ARE YOU GUYS MAKING BEEF RICE, THERE I ASK? NO, WE ARE NOT. WE CREATE THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY WHICH YOU CAN THINK OF AS EVERYTHING BUT MAKING THE FOOD. WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT A CONCEPT LIKE BEEF RICE. I THINK IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A BOWL OF RICE, BUT ONCE YOU KNOW IT IS MADE OF FISH GEL AND OTHER THINGS, THAT MIGHT BE A BIT OFFPUTTING. IT IS DEFINITELY AN INTERESTING APPROACH. IT IS AN ACADEMIC STUDY FROM A UNIVERSITY. IT IS NOT WHAT MOST COMPANIES ARE DOING. IT WOULD BE MORE LIKE A STEAK OR A CHICKEN BREASTS OR A FISH FILLET. SOMETHING YOU WOULD RECOGNISE. AS THIS PREPARING US FOR AN APOCALYPSE WHERE EVERYTHING IS WIPED OUT? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK THAT AIM OF THE COMPANIES AND RESEARCHERS IS TO DIVERSIFY OUR FOOD SYSTEM. THE PREDICTION IS BY 2050, WE WILL NEED 70% MORE FOOD. WE CAN'T DO THAT WITH OUR CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, SO THIS IS ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT MAY INCREASE OUR FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEXT 30 YEARS. SO IT IS NOT QUITE WHAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED YET. SOMETIMES I SEE A POSSIBLE ME OR THINGS LIKE THAT ` IS THAT SORT OF THE BEGINNER STAGE OF THIS SORT OF CONCEPT? KIND OF. IMPOSSIBLE IS PLANT BASED WHEREAS THIS IS ACTUALLY USING CELLS. SO THIS IS AT PILOT SCALE AT THE MOMENT. THEY'RE MAKING CHICKEN, FISH, ALL SORTS OF THINGS AT THE MOMENT. A COMPANY IN AUSTRALIA IS MAKING QUAIL. IT IS LIKE WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IN A SUPERMARKET. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHAT TO MAKE? WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE QUAIL? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE REASONING, BUT I THINK IT IS SOMETHING YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH, BUT IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW WHAT IT TASTE LIKE, SO THEY CAN CREATE FOOD AND ANYWAY THEY WANT FOR THE CONSUMER. IS THAT THE TRICK TO THIS, THEN? WHEN WE LOOK AT A BOWL OF PINK RICE, WE ACTUALLY MAY BE ABLE TO FULL OURSELVES IN THE FUTURE INTO THINKING, IT IS JUST COLOURED AND DOESN'T PROBABLY HAVE MUCH OF A TASTE DIFFERENCE. TALKING ABOUT QUAIL, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO TASTE LIKE. I WE GOING TO TRICK OURSELVES WITH THESE FUTURE FOODS? MAY BE. I THINK IF YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT YOUR GRANDPARENTS ATE IN THE 1960S, IT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WE EAT TODAY. AND IN 2060, IT WILL BE DIFFERENT TO WHAT WE EAT TODAY AGAIN. IT'LL BE SOMETHING COMPLETELY FOREIGN TO US NOW. I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION, LIBYA, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW FAR YOU CAN ANSWER THIS BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LAB SIDE OF THIS, BUT ONE SIDE OF FOOD PRODUCTION IS AN AMAZING RICE GRAIN IS CREATED, BUT IF YOU WANT TO GROW IT AS A CROP, YOU WOULD HAVE TO KEEP BUYING THE SEEDS EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE THE COMPANY WANTS TO MAKE MONEY. SO THERE HAS TO BE DESCRIBED POINT WHERE WE DECIDE IF WE MAKE THESE THINGS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY TO BUY AND GROW OURSELVES, OR IF WE ALWAYS HAD TO GO TO A SUPERMARKET TO BUY A BOX OF BEEF RICE. I THINK YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GO INTO THE SUPERMARKET, AND THERE WILL BE A RANGE OF PRODUCTS ON THE SHELF. THERE MAY BE BEEF RICE OR A FILLET MADE OF CULTIVATED MEAT. THE TREND WILL BE MORE OPTIONS FOR CONSUMERS. THE BEEF RICE WILL HAVE LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, SO THERE WILL BE BENEFITS TO THOSE PRODUCTS AS WELL. THE TOPIC IS ALWAYS FREAKY BUT FASCINATING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) I'M TRYING TO GET MY HEAD AROUND IT. I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT IS IT ABOUT IT THAT MAKES US ALL GO... EW. SHE SAID IT'S THAT YOU'RE NOT SURE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT QUAIL LOOKS LIKE. IT'S THE FACT THAT IT IS LAB GROWN. THAT IS WHAT PUTS ME OFF. YOGA IS A CULTURE THAT JUST GROWS. ITS MEAT, ABF. HONESTLY, THE LAB IS PROBABLY A NICER PLACE TO GROW MEATS THAN SOME FARM. WE ARE GOING TO GET PHARMACY BACK. EMAIL ME. I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD EVER TURN TO LAB GROWN MEAT. FARMER FEEDBACK* YOU'VE EATEN A CHOCOLATE BAR STUFFED IN A PIE ` I THINK YOU WILL BE FINE. AS IS THE FACT THAT IT IS THE NAME PETRIE DISH. I DON'T THINK I WILL BE ALIVE TO SEE THESE THINGS HAPPEN. THEY ARE GETTING CELLS FROM A LIVING ANIMAL. THEY TAKE MUSCLE TISSUE FROM THE ANIMAL, EXTRACTOR AND THEN IT MATURES AND GROWS, THEN THEY GO, HERE YOU GO. NO, I THINK I WILL GO TO THE LOCAL BUTCHERS. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE CHINESE THOUGHTS ON BEEF RICE? DON'T HOLD BACK. NO. NO. IT IS RICE. KNOW ` WHITE RICE IS WHAT IT IS. LEAVE IT ALONE. ARE YOU UP FOR IT. SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK `.= ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, WHAT REALLY HAPPENED ON THAT FLIGHT THAT FELL FROM THE SKY? A PASSENGER ON BOARD TELLS ALL. # I WANNA BE WITH YOU EVERYWHERE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS PHOTO. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PHOTO. IT WAS FOR MOTHER'S DAY, WE SEE PRINCESS OF WALES SITTING THERE AMONGST HER THREE CHILDREN, BUT ON CLOSER INSPECTION, IF YOU LOOK AT TO WHERE IT'S HIGHLIGHTED, LOUIS SEEMS TO BE MISSING A FINGER. THE ISSUE WAS A LOT CLOSER THAN THAT. IT IS ALL THOSE BLURRY BITS ON THE KNEES, HANDS, AND THINGS. WHY DO WE CARE SO MUCH? WE CARE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THEORIES, AND WHERE SHE HAS BEEN SINCE SHE HAS GONE INTO ABDOMINAL SURGERY. THIS HAS FUELLED IT EVEN MORE, BECAUSE A FEW HOURS LATER PRESSURE WAS ON THE PALACE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE PHOTO HAS BEEN EDITED. THE BIG GIVEAWAY SHOULD HAVE BEEN THAT THEY HAD THREE CHILDREN SMILING AND A PHOTO AT THE SAME TIME. IT NEVER HAPPENS. DO YOU EDIT YOUR FAMILY PHOTOS? IS IT OKAY TO EDIT YOUR FAMILY PHOTOS? WHO CARES, HER PICTURE, HER BUSINESS. PASSENGERS ON BOARD A LATAM AIRLINES FLIGHT BOUND FOR AUCKLAND HAVE DESCRIBED THE MOMENT THE PLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED MID-AIR, DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE. THE AIRCRAFT, FLYING IN FROM SYDNEY, SAFELY LANDED JUST BEFORE 4.30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND 50 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR INJURIES ` SOME SERIOUS. LATAM AIRLINES CONFIRMED FLIGHT LA800 EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED A 'STRONG MOVEMENT'. A MASSIVE JOLT HAPPENED AND I WAS AWAKENED, AND I LOOKED UP TO SEE THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME ON THE ROOF OF THE PLANE, I AM LOOKING AT HIM FULLY OUT STRETCHED WITH HIS BACK ON THE ROOF OF THE PLANE, AND THEN HE CAME CRASHING DOWN TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS INSANE, I WAS LIKE, I THOUGHT I WAS DREAMING. LATAM AIRLINES SAYS IT REGRETS ANY 'INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT' THE CONNECTING FLIGHT TO SANTIAGO, CHILE, HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT. REPEATED POWER OUTAGES IN THE TOURIST TOWN OF HANMER SPRINGS ARE PROMPTING LOCAL RETAILERS TO CONSIDER PURCHASING GENERATORS JUST TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. THERE HAVE BEEN 22 OUTAGES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, 13 OF WHICH WERE UNPLANNED. ON SUNDAY, THE TOURIST TOWN WAS WITHOUT POWER FOR ALMOST AN ENTIRE DAY. COUNCILLOR TOM DAVIES SAYS THE COST FOR IMPROVEMENTS IS AROUND $20m, AND ADDS THE RECENT OUTAGES WERE DUE TO A RANGE OF ISSUES. AND THEY RANGED FROM FOUR WEATHER INCIDENTS, ONE TECHNICAL INCIDENT, ONE TREE INCIDENT AND SEVEN ANIMALS. SO SOMEHOW OR OTHER, THE ANIMALS ARE GETTING IN AND DAMAGING OUR SYSTEM. POWER PROVIDER 'MAINPOWER' SAID IN A STATEMENT IT PLANS TO UPGRADE ELECTRICITY LINES AND REBUILD ITS SUBSTATION OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS ISSUED AN APOLOGY AFTER AN EDITED PHOTO WAS ISSUED ON ROYAL FAMILY SOCIAL MEDIA TO MARK MOTHERS DAY. THE PHOTO WAS RETRACTED BY MAJOR NEWS AGENCIES, PROMPTING THE RARE APOLOGY. SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? HERE'S THE BBC'S NICK EARDLEY. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE NOTICE SOME DISCREPANCIES IN THE PICTURE, WHICH ACTUALLY ARE QUITE OBVIOUS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THEM. HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FIRST. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE'S SLEEVE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS BIT AND THIS BIT DOESN'T MATCH UP. SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG THERE. THE SAME IS TRUE HERE. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' ZIP, IT DOESN'T LINE UP BETWEEN HERE AND HERE. AND THEN HERE'S A THIRD EXAMPLE ` THIS HAND IS A BIT BLURRY. THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES TOO, WHICH ARE A BIT LESS OBVIOUS. NOW, WE'VE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERTS, AND ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID IT IS CONSISTENT WITH AMATEUR EDITING. THEY ALSO SAY THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, THERE'S NO SIGN OF SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE AI. BUT ONE FINAL THING THAT IS QUITE IMPORTANT. SO FAR, WE DON'T HAVE THE INITIAL ORIGINAL PICTURE FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. THEY'VE SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUBLISH IT, SO WE CAN'T BE COMPLETELY CERTAIN ABOUT WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE IMAGE THAT WE'VE ALL SEEN. JAPAN HAS COMMEMORATED 13 YEARS SINCE THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI WHICH LED TO THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDA ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN FUKUSHIMA AND VOWED THE COUNTRY HAS LEARNT LESSONS FROM THE TRIPLE DISASTERS. MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE DIED, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WERE DISPLACED. 13 YEARS ON, MANY JAPANESE PEOPLE REMAIN UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEM. FIVE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A PLANE CRASH IN THE U.S. STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE CRASH SITE IS IN A RURAL AREA NEAR THE STATE'S BORDER WITH WEST VIRGINIA. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT, BUT AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING. CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG HAS ORCHESTRATED A BLOCKADE OF THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT WITH AROUND 40 OTHER PROTESTERS. THE GROUP SAYS THE PARLIAMENT IS PART OF THE ONGOING SYSTEM OF CLIMATE DEGRADATION, AND CALLED FOR SWEEPING REFORMS TO ADDRESS CLIMTE CHANGE. THUNBERG HAS BEEN FINED FOR SIMILAR PROTESTS IN SWEDEN TWICE BEFORE. TO SPORT, AND THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION IS SCRAMBLING TO FIND A HOST NATION FOR THE 2026 GAMES, REPORTEDLY OFFERING MALAYSIA A MAJOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. IN A STATEMENT THE NATION SAYS IT'S BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE ORIGINAL HOSTS VICTORIA AND GIVEN OVER $200m TO HELP SUPPORT THE EVENT. MALAYSIA HOSTED THE GAMES ONCE BEFORE IN 1998. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 20. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. UP TO 50 PEOPLE WERE INJURED AFTER A TURBULENT LATAM AIRLINES FLIGHT REPORTEDLY HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OIF ALTITUDE ON ITS WAY FROM SYDNEY TO AUCKLAND YESTERDAY. LATAM AIRLINES SAYS THEY EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM DURING THE FLIGHT, WHICH CAUSE A STRONG MOVEMENT. LUCAS ELLWOOD WAS A PASSENGER ON THAT FLIGHT. HE JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT ALL HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. THERE WAS NO COMMS COME OUT FOR WARNING, SO IT ALL TOOK US BY SURPRISE. SOME PEOPLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, AND SOMEONE NOT. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE THE CHAOS THAT HAPPENS AT THAT MOMENT. WE DROPPED, AND IT HAPPENS IN A SPLIT SECOND. SUDDENLY, ALL THE DEVICES AND BAGS WERE UP NEAR THE ROOF, AND NEXT MOMENT, EVERYTHING WAS SCATTERED ON THE GROUND. PEOPLE SCARED, SCREAMING, CRYING, AND LOTS OF INJURIES. DESCRIBE TO US WHAT THOSE MOMENTS WERE LIKE AFTER. I WAS QUITE CALM IN THE INTENSE SITUATION, AND THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT. SO, I DEALT WITH IT FINE, AND I WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME FIRST AID TO THOSE AROUND ME. HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE? THE ONLY THINK OF PARABLES WERE TO BE AN EARTHQUAKE I FELT IN DUNEDIN THAT WAS AROUND MAGNITUDE 5. I WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SECTION OF THE PLANE, WHERE SOME PEOPLE WERE RECORDING THE INCIDENT, AND THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON THE GROUND IN THE SECTION I WAS IN. IN TERMS OF THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS, WAS THERE ANY MESSAGE TO SAY ` NO, THERE WASN'T. I EXPECT TO SEE THAT IN NEW ZEALAND, AND WE HAVE SUCH HIGH STANDARDS HERE, BUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED PERIOD WHERE THERE WERE NO COMMS COME THROUGH, THE SEATBELT SIGN WAS NOT ON, AND THE AIRLINE HOSTS AND HOSTESSES REALLY DIDN'T TAKE ON THE SERIOUSNESS AS QUICKLY. DO YOU THINK THEY POTENTIALLY WERE IN SHOCK TOO? YES, DEFINITELY, BUT IT TOOK TOO LONG FOR A FIRST AID KIT TO BE BOUGHT OUT. IT WAS VERY HECTIC. MANY OF US HAVE BEEN ON FLIGHTS, AND THERE IS A LOSS ` YOU GO DOWN, AND YOU COME BACK UP. IT MAKES YOUR HEART SKIPPED A BEAT. IT WAS A VERY SUDDEN MOVEMENT THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY WITNESSED THERE WAS ABOUT AN HOUR FROM THE TIME THAT THAT HAPPENED UNTIL YOU ARRIVED, WHAT WAS THE FEELING AMONGST THE PASSENGERS? I AM NOT REALLY RELIGIOUS, BUT I CERTAINLY PRAYED THAT I MADE IT HOME SAFE. IT WAS QUITE SMOOTH SAILING, BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN, THERE WAS A JOLT AND EVERYBODY KIND OF SHOOK. IT WAS VERY SCARY. ONCE YOU LANDED, WHAT HAPPENED? THAT WAS THE MOST AMAZING POINT. EVERYBODY APPLAUDED THE PILOTS, CHEERED, AND A SIGH OF RELIEF. AFTER, WE PULLED UP TO THE TERMINAL, AND ALL THE PASSENGERS HAD TO REMAIN SEATED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, WHILE THE AIRPORT STAFF CAME ON, AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CAME ON. ABOUT 5:15, THEY'LL LET THE FRONT SECTION, THEN THE MIDDLE SECTION, THEN THE BACK SECTION CAME OUT LAST. WE WERE ALL VERY THANKFUL FOR THE PILOTS TO GET US OUT OF SUCH A HECTIC SITUATION. THANKFUL TO THE EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE HOSTESSES FOR BRINGING US THROUGH. IN TERMS OF THE AIRLINE ITSELF, HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM? NO, AND I DON'T EXPECT TO. MISTAKES HAPPEN, AND I'M JUST THANKFUL NO ONE, YOU KNOW, GOT SERIOUSLY, SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE HERE WITH US THIS MORNING. ME U TONU MAI ` THE TAURANGA LAW STUDENT NOW FIGHTING TO SECURE VISAS FOR HIS OWN FAMILY FROM GAZA. WHY HE SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. THERE'S A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR PALESTINIANS WITH FAMILY MEMBERS IN GAZA. IMMIGRATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD HAS TOLD BREAKFAST SHE ISN'T RULING OUT CREATING A SPECIAL VISA FOR THEM. PALESTINIANS IN NEW ZEALAND ARE URGING HER TO ACT WITH URGENCY. YESTERDAY ON BREAKFAST, WE HEARD FROM THE NEW ZEALAND ARAB ASSOCIATION ON THIS ISSUE. PALESTINIANS AREN'T ALLOWED THEIR OWN PASSPORT, AND MANY OF THEM DON'T EVEN HAVE PAPERS TO GET OUT. IT IS A COMPLICATED PROCESS, BUT ONE THAT HAS BEEN EXPEDIATED BY OTHER GOVENMENTS INTERNATIONALLY. I KNOW A FAMILY THAT, WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THE WAR, THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT GOT THEM OUT PRETTY QUICKLY. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT ` AFTER 150 DAYS ` IS STILL SAYING THAT THEY ARE JUST MONITORING THE SITUATION. AND WHY ARE THEY WAITING? TAURANGA LAW STUDENT MAHER AZZAM IS ONE OF HUNDREDS TRYING TO SECURE VISAS FOR HIS FAMILY ` IN PARTICULAR HIS ELDERLY PARENTS. HE SAYS IT'S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. SENIOR PRODUCER AND JOURNALIST CLEO FRASER WITH THIS REPORT. TAURANGA LAW STUDENT MAHER AZZAM AND HIS KIWI WIFE TESSA TEMPLETON IN NEW ZEALAND. DID YOU MANAGE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE FAMILY? A HOMELY SCENE, A FAR CRY FROM THIS ` THE REALITY FOR HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING HIS PARENTS BACK IN HIS HOMELAND OF GAZA. MAHER AND HIS FAMILY IN MORE PEACEFUL TIMES. ONCE YOU ENTER GAZA, FIRST OF ALL, YOU FEEL THE WARMTH OF PEOPLE, THE CONNECTION. MAHER MOVED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO TAURANGA A YEAR AGO TO BE WITH TESSA. I'M HERE BECAUSE I HAVE A VERY STRONG CONNECTION WITH THE NEW ZEALAND. I HAVE MY OTHER FAMILY IN HERE. I HAVE MY WIFE AND HER FAMILY, WHICH IS MY FAMILY AS AS WELL. MAHER GREW UP NORTH WEST OF GAZA CITY. THIS IS THE FAMILY HOME MAHER'S FATHER SPENT 50 YEARS BUILDING. THIS IS IT NOW. MAHER, HIS PARENTS, SEVEN SIBLINGS AND DOZENS OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS ONCE LIVED HERE. NOW MOSTLY DESTROYED, LIKE MUCH OF GAZA. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT GAZA IS A WARTORN CITY, BUT I LIVED SIX WARS IN GAZA, BECAUSE I LIVED MOST OF MY LIFE IN GAZA, BUT I NEVER EXPERIENCED SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MEMORIES FOR ME, FOR MY SIBLINGS, FOR MY CHILDHOOD ` EVERYTHING I BUILT IN MY LIFE IS THERE, AND NOW EVERYTHING IS GONE. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO IT, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S STILL STANDING, IT'S LEVEL OR NOT, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS NEIGHBOURHOODS TO BE AT. FORTUNATELY, HIS FAMILY FLED BEFORE THE DAMAGE. THIS IS THEIR NEW HOME. ALL OF THEM, INCLUDING MANY CHILDREN, NOW SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR OF A MAKESHIFT TENT IN AL-MAWASI IN THE SOUTH OF GAZA. THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE VERY BASICS TO SURVIVE. EVERYTHING IS PRETTY HARD. SO IT'S NOT ONLY A WAR OF BOMBS, BUT IT'S A WAR OF FOOD, WATER AND EVEN FINDING A SHELTER TO LIVE AT. MAHER AND TESSA ARE OVERCOME WITH WORRY. INTERNET CONNECTION IS POOR. THEY OFTEN GO DAYS WITHOUT HEARING FROM MAHER'S FAMILY. EVERY TIME I LOSE CONNECTION WITH MY FAMILY, I HAVE TO GO TO THE FOOTAGE OF DEAD PEOPLE AND START LOOKING AT THEIR FACES, SO I CAN RECOGNISE IF THAT'S ONE OF MY FAMILY OR NOT. AND IT DOESN'T ONLY STOP HERE. EVERY TIME I LOOK AND ZOOM IN ON THESE PEOPLE'S FACES, I FIND OUT THAT I KNOW THIS PERSON, OR AT LEAST THAT SOMEONE THAT I'VE SEEN IN MY LIFE, BECAUSE GAZA IS SO SMALL, AT LEAST THREE TIMES SMALLER THAN AUCKLAND. TO SEE HIM GOING THROUGH THIS, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WORDS THAT CAN BE SAID TO CONSOLE HIM IN THIS SITUATION. I KNOW PERSONALLY IF I DON'T HEAR FROM MY FAMILY, I WORRY ABOUT THEM. SO THE WORRY THAT HE'S EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE TIME IS JUST SOMETHING THAT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. HIS ELDERLY PARENTS ARE IN THEIR LATE 60S AND EARLY 70S. HE'S MOST WORRIED FOR THEIR SAFETY. IS THIS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR YOUR PARENTS? OF COURSE. NOT ONLY MY PARENTS, BUT MY FAMILY. MY WHOLE FAMILY. AND EVERYONE IN GAZA IS SURVIVING DEATH A THOUSAND TIMES EVERY DAY. THIS SCENE WAS FILMED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS BY AL JAZEERA ENGLISH. IT'S AL-MAWASI, WHERE MAHER'S PARENTS ARE. HE'S DESPERATE TO BRING HIS PARENTS HERE TO SAFETY, AND HE'S URGING THE GOVERNMENT TO GRANT URGENT VISAS FOR THE FAMILIES OF PALESTINIAN KIWIS STUCK IN GAZA. TO FACILITATE THEIR EXIT OUT OF GAZA, TO COME TO SAFETY TO NEW ZEALAND. I KNOW THIS ISN'T THE KIWI WAY. WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW, I KNOW WE'RE BETTER THAN THIS, AND I KNOW WE ARE... WE HAVE SO MUCH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION FOR PEOPLE GOING THROUGH TOUGH SITUATIONS, AND THAT THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN HELP. AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE THOSE STEPS, STEP UP AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR FAMILIES. AND MAHER AND TESSA HAVE A GIVE-A-LITTLE PAGE RAISING FUNDS TO GET MAHER'S PARENTS OUT OF GAZA. THIS IS FOR BORDER CROSSINGS, FLIGHTS AND BASIC LIVING EXPENSES. WE'LL PUT THIS ON OUR BREAKFAST FACEBOOK PAGE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` CHRISTCHURCH COMMITS TO KEEPING ITS YOUNG BUS RIDERS SAFE. WHAT'S BEHIND A NEW YOUTHHUB. # IT'S YOU, BABE. # AND I AM A SUCKER FOR THE WAY THAT YOU MOVE, BABE. IT IS 6:56. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WHILE BUS EXCHANGES ARE CRUCIAL FOR OUR DAILY COMMUTES, THEY CAN ALSO BE A SCARY AND DANGEROUS PLACE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR RANGATAHI, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THE PRESS HAS REPORTED FOUR FIGHTS OVER TWO WEEKS LAST MONTH AT CHRISTCHURCH'S INTERCHANGE, AND THAT'S WHY A BRAND NEW YOUTHUB IS SET TO OPEN IN THE BUILDING TO TARGET BULLYING AND VIOLENCE AFTER SCHOOL. YOUTH GROUP YCD HAS BEEN AWARDED $750,000 FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL TO COMPLETE PROJECTS LIKE THIS. JOINING US NOW IS THEIR EVENT COORDINATOR, RED NGAIA-SETU. MORENA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING AWARDED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY TO SET UP THIS HUB. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING THOUGH, RIGHT? AND HAS BEEN A TWO-YEAR PROCESS TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND. FORTUNATELY, WHY CD WAS THE RECIPIENT OF SOME FUNDING FROM CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO BE IN THE SPACE NOW AND TO OPEN UP THIS NEW HUB PROBABLY MID APRIL. AWESOME. TELL ME ABOUT THE HUB. BECAUSE I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO GO ON THERE AND HOW THAT WILL ADDRESS THE ISSUES YOU ARE FACING AT THIS BUS INTERCHANGE. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES THAT HAVE ARISEN AT THE BUS EXCHANGE, WHICH COMES OUT OF BOREDOM, TO BE HONEST, WHEN THERE IS NOTHING TO DO IN TOWN. THEY KIND OF GET CHASED OFF BY SECURITY, AND THINGS HAPPEN. BUT FOR THE BUS EXCHANGE, WE WILL HAVE POP-UP EVENTS UP ON THE BUS EXCHANGE, AND WE WILL BRING IN A MENTORING, DJING, OTHER EVENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. ALSO PROVIDING A SAFE SPACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME AND HANG OUT WHILE THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR BUS. YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR AWHILE, AND YOU TALK ABOUT KIDS BEING BORED. A PLACE LIKE THE HUB IS NOT ABOUT ISSUESTHAT ARE HAPPENING AT THIS PARTICULAR PLACE; AS YOU SAID, IT IS ABOUT GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A SAFE PLACE TO BE, MAY BE GROWING AND GIVING THEM EXPERIENCES THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE OPEN TO THEM. EXACTLY. WE ALSO RUN FRESH EVENTS WHICH IS YOUTH FOCUSED, CONSISTENT YOUTH EVENTS IN CHRISTCHURCH. IT STARTED IN TIME, NOW WE ARE SPREAD OUT ALL OVER CHRISTCHURCH. WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO COME IN AND BE INVOLVED IN THAT, WHETHER THAT BE BECOMING A BARISTA OR BECOMING A BARBER, OR SOMETHING ELSE. SO WE HAVE SOME TALENTED STAFF OUTSIDE OF WHY CD, SO WE WANT TO USE THAT TO EMPOWER OUR YOUTH. LOVE THE MAHI THAT YOU AND YOUR WORKMATES DO. IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR KIDS, GIVING THEM A PLACE TO FEEL SAFE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. GO WELL. WE WOULD LOVE TO CHECK IN WITH YOU ONCE THIS HUB GOES UP LATER IN APRIL. CHEERS, RED. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. LANDLORDS ARE IN FOR A TAX BREAK ` BUT THERES A CATCH. THE CHANGES TO INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY ARE SET TO COST $800m MORE THAN WAS PLANNED. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL EXPLAIN WHY SHORTLY. AND WHILE LANDLORDS ARE GETTING A TAX BREAK, WHEELCHAIR SERVICES ARE BEING REDUCED. WHAT A BUDGET CAP FROM THE DISABILITY MINISTRY MEANS FOR THOSE NEEDING MOBILITY EQUIPMENT. THAT'S COMING UP A LITTLE LATER. PLUS, THE ROYAL SCREW-UP THAT'S SEEN THE PRINCESS OF WALES APOLOGISE, SAYING SHE WAS THE ONE WHO EDITED THIS MOTHER'S DAY PHOTO. (LAUGHS) BECAUSE YOU CAN'T EDIT PHOTOS AND RELEASE THEM LIKE THEY ARE NOT EDITED, THAT IS WHY. IT WAS THE FIRST PICTURE TO BE RELEASED OF HER SINCE HER SURGERY IN JANUARY. MORE ON THAT IN 20 MINUTES' TIME. DON'T GET IT. WHAT? WHO CARES. YOU WOULD CARE IF IT WAS YOU. I WOULDN'T PROBABLY. JUST TAKE IT. LET'S GO ` IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. A LATAM AIRLINES FLIGHT TO CHILE WILL DEPART FROM AUCKLAND TONIGHT AFTER A FAULT PROMPTED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE YESTERDAY. LATAM CONFIRMED FLIGHT LA800 EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED A 'STRONG MOVEMENT'. THE AIRCRAFT ` FLYING INTO AUCKLAND FROM SYDNEY ` SAFELY LANDED JUST BEFORE 4.30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND 50 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR INJURIES, SOME SERIOUS. PASSENGERS ONBOARD HAVE DESCRIBED THE MOMENT THE PLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED MID-AIR. WE DROPPED, AND IT HAPPENED IN A SPLIT SECOND. AND THEN SUDDENLY, ALL THE DEVICES AND BAGS WERE UP NEAR THE ROOF, AND THEN, NEXT MOMENT, EVERYTHING WAS, UM, SCATTERED ON THE GROUND. IT WAS PEOPLE SCARED, SCREAMING, CRYING, AND, UM, LOTS OF INJURIES. LATAM AIRLINES SAYS IT REGRETS ANY 'INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT' THE EVENT MAY HAVE CAUSED PASSENGERS. A REGIONAL POWER PROVIDER IS LARGELY BLAMING ANIMALS FOR THEIR RECENT POWER OUTAGES IN HANMER SPRINGS. THERE'VE BEEN 22 OUTAGES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, 13 OF WHICH WERE UNPLANNED. IT'S PROMPTED FRUSTRATED RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO CONSIDER PURCHASING GENERATORS. COUNCILLOR TOM DAVIES SAYS LOCAL BUSINESSES HAVE LOST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN POTENTIAL REVENUE. WE GET 5000 VISITORS ARRIVE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN LEAVE EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AND SO THEY'VE ALL LOST BREAKFASTS, COFFEES, RETAIL ` ALL OF THOSE SORTS OF THINGS HAVE BEEN LOST QUITE DRAMATICALLY. POWER PROVIDER, MAINPOWER, SAID IN A STATEMENT IT PLANS TO UPGRADE ELECTRICITY LINES AND RE-BUILD ITS SUBSTATIONOVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. A SHIP LOADED WITH FOOD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR GAZA REMAINS IN PORT IN CYPRUS. PREPARATORY WORK FOR THE SHIP'S ARRIVAL IS REPORTEDLY HAPPENING OFF THE TERRITORY'S COAST, WHICH IS DELAYING ITS JOURNEY. THE SHIP HAS 200 TONS OF FOOD ON BOARD, BUT EXPERTS SAY THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET OF WHAT'S NEEDED IN GAZA. AND MORE AID HAS BEEN AIRDROPPED INTO THE BESIEGED TERRITORY, BUT THERE ARE STILL CONCERNS IT'S NOT GETTING TO MANY WHO REALLY NEED IT. AIR DROPS ARE SWARMED BY PEOPLE AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE, MEANING IT'S HARD TO ENSURE RESOURCES ARE BEING PROPERLY DISTRIBUTED. PROPERTY VALUES ARE UP ON AVERAGE ANNUALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE AUGUST 2022. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST NUMBERS FROM QV, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HOME VALUE IS 0.6% HIGHER THAN THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, DESPITE THE RATE OF HOME VALUE GROWTH FLATTENING LAST MONTH. HOME VALUES REMAIN 13% BELOW THE MARKET'S PEAK IN LATE 2021. THE BIGGEST INCREASES WERE IN TAURANGA, NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH. SCIENTISTS ARE CREATING MORE FOOD IN THE LAB, WITH 'BEEF RICE' ONE OF THE LATEST. SOUTH KOREAN SCIENTISTS HAVE WRAPPED RICE GRAINS IN A FISH GEL AND ADDED SPECIAL CELLS THAT GROW MUSCLE AND FAT. RESEARCHERS HOPE IT COULD BECOME A CHEAPER, MORE ECO-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO REGULAR BEEF. OLIVIA OGILVIE, CO-FOUNDER OF 'OPO BIO', SAYS WE'LL BE SEEING MORE OF LAB-GROWN FOODS. THE MAIN DRIVER OF COMPANIES AND RESEARCHERS IS TO INCREASE AND DIVERSIFY OUR FOOD SYSTEM. SO THE FAO PREDICTS THAT BY 2050, WE'RE GONNA NEED 70% MORE FOOD. AND WE DEFINITELY CAN'T DO THAT WITH CONVENTIONAL FARMING. AND SO TECHNOLOGIES LIKE THIS ARE ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT MIGHT INCREASE OUR FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS. LABS ARE CURRENTLY CREATING CHICKEN, FISH AND BEEF PRODUCTS WITH SIMILAR CELLS AS ANIMAL MEAT. TO SPORT ` AND SYDNEY ROOSTERS PROP SPENCER LENIU HAS BEEN HANDED AN EIGHT WEEK BAN FOR USING A RACIAL SLUR. THE 23-YEAR-OLD ADMITTED DIRECTING THE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AT BRISBANE BRONCO EZRA MAM DURING THEIR SEASON OPENING CLASH IN LAS VEGAS, BUT DENIED INTENDING IT TO HAVE RACIAL INTENTIONS. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF CONTRARY CONDUCT, AND WILL BE SIDELINED UNTIL ROUND 10. IT'S BEEN A TOUGH END TO THE SUMMER FOR THE BLACKCAPS, LOSING THEIR FINAL TEST AND SERIES TO AUSTRALIA. NEW ZEALAND APPLIED LATE PRESSURE ON DAY FOUR, BUT AUSTRALIA'S DEPTH WITH THE BAT WAS TOO STRONG. THE BELIEF AND THE FIGHT FROM THE GUYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WAS THERE, WE SAW THAT WITH BEN GOING ON HIS DEBUT, COMING IN AND CHANGING THE GAME, WE NOTICED THAT GLIMMER OF HOPE LATE IN THE DAY. BUT, UM, YEAH. ONE MORE WICKET, AND THAT PERIOD WOULD HAVE BEEN INTERESTING. THE BLACKCAPS WILL NOW PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING T20 WORLD CUP IN JUNE IT'S A BIT OF A CLOUDY DAY AROUND THE COUNTRY. LET'S LOOK AT HOW IT IS SHAPING UP AROUND YOUR PLACE TODAY. ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. 24 DEGREES FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. AND 22 IS THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE THROUGH TO HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. 18 DEGREES ON THE WEST COAST. HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 20. 16 FOR MILFORD SOUND. THANKS, CHRIS. THE BILLION-DOLLAR TAX CUTS FOR LANDLORDS HAS RUN INTO A NEARLY BILLION-DOLLAR PROBLEM. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON JOINS ME THIS MORNING. YOUR TAX BREAK FOR LANDLORDS HAS A PRETTY BIG DIFFERENCE AND NUMBERS. WHAT WAS PROMISED TO WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW ` $800 MILLION. HOW DID YOU GET IT SO WRONG? WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS MAKING SURE LIFE GETS EASIER FOR RENTERS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. UNDER THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, RENTS WENT UP $170 PER WEEK. I WOULD JUST LIKE YOU TO FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER HERE, ANNA, WHICH IS RENTERS THAT ARE DOING IT TOUGH. WHEN YOU REDUCE INTERESTED ACT ABILITY, THAT MEANS THAT RENTS HAVE GONE UP OVER RECENT YEARS. WE ARE RESTORING INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY, AND ULTIMATELY THAT MEANS IT PUTS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RENTS. THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR RENTERS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. WE STILL HAVE THE $800 MILLION, AND YOU ARE SAYING, WHO IS GOING TO IMPACT? IT IS IMPACTING TAXPAYERS. IT IS A LOT OF MONEY COMING IN FOR YOU TO JUST DISH IT OUT AGAIN. HOW HAVE YOU GOT IT SO WRONG? WE CAMPAIGNED ON MAKING SURE WE RESTORE INTERESTED ACT ABILITY FOR LANDLORDS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF RENTALS TO NEW ZEALANDERS. BUT YOU CAMPAIGNED ON 2.1, AND THIS IS GOING TO COST $2.9 MILLION. THAT IS A HUGE GAP ` HOW DID YOU GET IT SO WRONG? WE HAVE ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE PROGRAM AND THE POLICY AND OUR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. WE HAVE WORKED OUT WHAT WE CAN AFFORD, AND WHAT WE ARE DELIVERING IS THE LEAF TO LANDLORDS, SO THAT THEY CAN PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RENTS. THIS IS ABOUT INTERESTED ACT ABILITY. IF YOU OWNED A CAFE VERSUS OWNING A RENTAL PROPERTY, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO USE IT AS A LEGITIMATE BUSINESS EXPENSE AND EVERY OTHER BUSINESS AROUND THE WORLD AND IN NEW ZEALAND. THIS IS A COST TO LANDLORDS, AND AS A RESULT THEY HAVE TAKEN RENTS UP OVER $170 A WEEK. WE ARE RESTORING SUPPLY OF RENTAL PROPERTIES TO THE MARKET IN NEW ZEALAND. WE CAN DEBATE THAT IN JUST A SECOND, BUT I WANT TO BRING US BACK ROUND TO THE INITIAL QUESTION WHICH I HATE TO REPEAT, BUT I AM JUST NOT HEARING HOW THE NUMBER JUMPED FROM $2.1m TO $2.9m. YOU SAID IN SEPTEMBER, NICOLA AND I ARE GOOD WITH NUMBERS AND ECONOMICS. SO HOW DO WE HAVE AN $800 MILLION DIFFERENCE ON JUST ONE PART OF YOUR TAX PLAN? I WOULD DISPUTE THAT VERY STRONGLY, ARE YOU SAYING THAT IS WRONG? THEY ARE YOUR NUMBERS. WE CAMPAIGNED ON RESTORING INTERESTED ACT ABILITY, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW PUT IN THAT IS. WE WANT TO PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE FOR RENTERS. IS THIS THE SAME THINK THAT YOU CAMPAIGNED ON? CAN YOU STILL USE THAT SAME PHRASE? YES, I CAN. WE ARE LOOKING AT A VERY DYNAMIC ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT. THAT DIDN'T FUND SCHOOL LUNCHES, PHARMAC DRUGS. WHETHER IT IS FERRY PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN OVERRUN, WASTING MONEY ON AUCKLAND LIGHT RAIL AND NOT A SINGLE TRACK LAID DOWN. THAT IS THE SORT OF THING WE ARE HAVING TO MANAGE DYNAMICALLY AS WE DEAL WITH AN ECONOMY THAT IS IS A PRETTY TOUGH PLACE. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE IMPACT ON RENTS. YOU ARE SAYING IT WILL DRIVE DOWN THE PRICE OF RENTS. THERE IS ACTUALLY NO EVIDENCE OF THAT, IS THERE? THE OFFICIAL ADVICE IS THAT IT WOULD PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RENTS, THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. IT IS ULTIMATELY DETERMINED BY SUPPLY OF RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE MARKET. THAT IS ACTUALLY THE NUMBER ONE, ISN'T IT? THAT IS THE ULTIMATE DETERMINER. IF YOU'RE A LANDLORD AND HAVE SUDDENLY BEEN SLUGGED WITH A POLICY WHICH IS TO REMOVE INTERESTED ACT ABILITY, WHICH IS INSANE ` IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANY OTHER BUSINESS IN NEW ZEALAND ALL THE WORLD. THAT TURNS INTO HIGHER RENTS IS NOT THE SAME CHALLENGE WITH THE BRIGHT LINE TEST AS WELL, SO WE WANT TO REMOVE THOSE COSTS ON LANDLORDS, BECAUSE THEY JUST GO THROUGH TO RENTERS. YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER BUSINESSES, BUT OTHER BUSINESSES PAY TAX ON THEIR PROFITS. YOU ARE COMPARING IT, IT IS NOT THE SAME. YOU ARE COMPARING IT TO OTHER BUSINESSES, THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE THE SAME BUSINESSES WE SEE IN OTHER SECTORS, BUT I WANT TO KNOW HOW RENTS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS. WAGE INFLATION AND SUPPLY AND DEMAND WERE THE BIGGEST DRIVERS, IN A REPORT LAST YEAR. THEY DON'T EVEN MENTION INTERESTED ACT ABILITY HAVING THE IMPACT YOU ARE PROMISING. IT IS ONE ASPECT OF IT, ANNA. WE HAVE TWO GROW THE ECONOMY. WE HAVE INHERITED AN ECONOMY THAT HAS DECLINED IN THE LAST THREE OUT OF FOUR QUARTERS. WE HAD TO GET THE ECONOMY MOVING ` THIS IS ONE PIECE OF IT. WE ARE SAYING THIS WILL PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RENTS, AND THIS IS SELF-EVIDENT. IF YOU HAVE A PROPERTY, AND YOU HAVE CONSTRAINTS AROUND THE BRIGHT LINE TEST AND INTERESTED ACT ABILITY, YOU END UP WITHDRAWING YOUR PROPERTY AND NOT MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO RENTERS, OR YOU RAISE RENT PRICES.THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED ` RENTS HAVE GONE UP $170 A WEEK. COSTS ARE ADDED TO LANDLORDS, AND THAT GOES THROUGH TO RENTERS. WE HAVE SAID RIGHT FROM DAY ONE, IT IS A DUMB IDEA. IT IS A STUPID IDEA FOR SO WHY WOULD YOU ADD COSTS TO LANDLORDS? ARE YOU SAYING LANDLORDS WOULD SERIOUSLY HAVE AN EMPTY HOUSE RATHER THAN RENTING IT OUT? WHY WOULD YOU PUT MONEY INTO OWNING A HOUSE IF YOU ACTUALLY` AND ACTUALLY MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO RENTERS ` IF YOU DON'T MAKE A RETURN ON? SO IT WILL SIT EMPTY? IT IS NOT GOING TO SIT EMPTY. A LANDLORD HAS TO MAKE THE HOUSES AVAILABLE IN THE RENTAL MARKET. IT IS LESS ATTRACTIVE FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY DO THAT. THEY MIGHT SELL THE HOUSE. AND THEN SOMEONE OWNS A HOUSE. ANNA, COME ON. I YOU SERIOUSLY SAYING TO A RENTAL PERSON THAT CANNOT AFFORD A HOUSE THAT ACTUALLY THERE IS LESS SUPPLY OF HOUSES AVAILABLE FOR RENT. WE NEED TO CREASE THE SUPPLY OF HOUSES AVAILABLE FOR RENT AND FOR SOCIAL HOUSING, STATE HOUSING ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THAT IS OUR MAJOR HOUSING PROBLEM IN THE MARKET. A LACK OF SUPPLY. WE ARE WORKING WITH COUNCILS TO MAKE SURE WE CAN CONSENT AND REZONE LAND. WE ARE WORKING WITH COUNCILS TO BUILD MORE HOUSES. TAKE THE COSTS OUT OF THE SYSTEM, SO THEY DON'T ACTUALLY GET PASSED THROUGH TO RENTERS. AND ACTUALLY OPENING UP AND TRYING TO BUILD MORE STATE HOUSES, AND WORKING WITH COMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS TO DO SO. THAT IS ULTIMATELY HOW WE SOLVE OUR HOUSING CHALLENGES, SUPPLY ISSUES. INCREASING COST TO LANDLORDS IS NOT A GOOD THING. IT LEADS TO HIGHER RENTS. IT IS NOT GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO RENT A HOUSE IN NEW ZEALAND TO STOP WILLIS MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE RED THAT YOU CHARGE YOUR TENANTS FOR THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU OWN? IT WON'T MAKE ANY IMPACT FOR ME AT ALL. SO YOU ARE STILL GOING TO RAISE THE RENTS? IT IS NOT GOING TO PUT ANY DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE RENT THAT YOU CHARGE YOUR TENANTS? I DON'T HAVE A MORTGAGE, ANNA. THIS IS THAT INTERESTED ACT ABILITY ON MORTGAGES AS I AM FORTUNATE THAT I DON'T HAVE A MORTGAGE. ON STUFF DAKOTA ENTERED THIS MORNING, POLICE ARE CONSIDERING PROTESTS ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S PAY OFFER. THAT IS NOT GOOD, IS IT? I WON'T GET BETWEEN THE NEGOTIATION BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE POLICE IN ASSOCIATION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION AND NEGOTIATION FOR SOME TIME WITH THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE INHERITED, AND WE WILL WORK WITH POLICE TO TRAIN AGO SHARE IN GOOD FAITH, AND THAT IS WHAT I REALLY WANT TO DO. ON THE OTHER SIDE, I AM ALSO WORKING INCREDIBLY HARD TO GIVE POLICE THE TOOLS THAT THEY DESPERATELY NEED TO BE TOUGH ON CRIME AND VIOLENT YOUTH OFFENDING. HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU THAT THEY WILL TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION? THOSE ARE DECISIONS FOR POLICE AND THE POLICE ASSOCIATION. ARE YOU WORRIED AT ALL ABOUT IT? AS A GOVERNMENT, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THE POLICE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THEM IN GOOD FAITH, BUT IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STRENGTHEN LEGISLATION THAT GIVES THE POLICE MORTALS TO RESPOND TO CRIME. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON. E HAERE AKE NEI ` ANOTHER ROYAL SCANDAL BREWS ` HOW AN EDITED PHOTO OF THE PRINCESS OF WALES CREATED MORE CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT HER WELL-BEING. AN UPDATE NEXT. THE RELEASE OF A ROYAL PHOTO IS ALWAYS A BIG DEAL ` WELL, TO SOME OF US, BUT THE MOTHER'S DAY PHOTO OF PRINCESS CATHERINE AND HER CHILDREN ` GEORGE, CHARLOTTE AND LOUIS ` IS REACHING A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE, FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. YESTERDAY, THIS IMAGE WAS PULLED BY MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES, SAYING IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DIGITALLY ALTERED. SPECIFICALLY, PEOPLE HAVE POINTED OUT PRINCESS CHARLOTTE'S HAND NOT MATCHING HER ARM, NO WEDDING RING ON CATHERINE'S HAND, AND HER HAIR APPEARING TO HAVE A BLURRY EDGE. SO, WHAT'S GOING ON? THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS NOW APOLOGISED, SAYING SHE EDITED THE PHOTOGRAPH HERSELF. THIS CASE HAS REPORTER JORDYN RUDD'S NAME ALL OVER IT, AND SHE JOINS US FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE NOW. WHAT A ROYAL MESS. AN APOLOGY FROM THE PRINCESS OF WALES, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? THAT'S RIGHT, WHAT A WILD FEW DAYS IT'S BEEN. THAT'S RIGHT, WHAT A WILD FEW DAYS IT'S BEEN. THAT'S RIGHT, AN APOLOGY JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. SHE WENT ON TO EXPRESS HER APOLOGIES FOR ANY CONFUSION THE PHOTOGRAPH CAUSED. THAT APOLOGY COMES ALMOST HALF A DAY AFTER THE KILL NOTICE WAS ISSUED TO MEDIA ORGANISATIONS, BUT IT HAS LED TO MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. WHY DO YOU THINK SHE FELT THE NEED TO EDIT IT, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT? THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION. IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE. ROYAL COMMENTARY AND SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN A PLACE WITH HOT takes. SOME PEOPLE DID NOT BELIEVE THE APOLOGY, AS FOR ME, I AM A SERIOUS JOURNALIST, SO I WOULD HATE TO SPECULATE, BUT I THINK THAT ` I AM LEANING TOWARDS THE DAIRY THAT SHE HAS TAKEN A FEW DIFFERENT PHOTOS, IT'S NOTORIOUSLY HARD TO GET YOUR CHILDREN ALL LOOKING AT THE CAMERA, AND I THINK SHE MAY HAVE MERGED THREE PHOTOS INTO ONE. THAT IS MY THEORY I AM WITH YOU ON THAT AREA. INTERESTINGLY, SHE IS NOT WEARING HER WEDDING RING. IT IS THE MARITAL STATUS THAT FUELS THE SPECULATION, AS SHE STILL MARRIED. ALSO, THERE IS THE HEALTH ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT, SHE HAS BEEN MISSING ` YOU TO SET AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. THIS IS MY TURN. WHAT HAS BEEN THAT REACTION THERE, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? I CANNOT PERSONALLY TELL YOU WHERE THE RING IS. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THAT. THE GENERAL REACTION HAS BEEN ` SOME PEOPLE SAY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, WE THE TAXPAYERS DESERVE AN EXPERT NATION. OTHERS ARE SAYING THAT IT IS A ROYAL STORM AND A FINE CHINA TEACUP. MOSTLY EVERYONE CAN AGREE THAT IT HAS GONE AS BADLY AS THE ROYAL CON STEAM COULD HAVE HOPED. IT COMES OFF THE BACK AFTER WEEKS OF HEIGHTENED SPECULATION AS TO WHERE KATE IS. SHE HAD A PLANNED SURGERY IN JANUARY, AND ASIDE FROM THE TMC PHOTO LAST WEEK, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY. ANY PHOTO THAT THE ROYAL FAMILY WAS GOING TO PUT OUT OF KATE MIDDLETON, THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT WOULD BE PICKED APART WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE LAST DAY OR SO. MY OPINION HAS BEEN AT BEST, EMBARRASSED, AND A BIT OF A SHOCK THAT THE CON STEAM IS USUALLY ON THE MONEY WITH THEIR STRATEGY, BUT NOT THIS TIME. IS THIS A CASE OF MYSTERY CLOSED, CASE ASSAULT, ALL DONE AND DUSTED? CLOSED* I THINK THE ROYAL FAMILY IS HOPING THAT THIS IS CASE CLOSED, AND I HIGHLY DOUBT THEY WILL BE ANSWERING ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON IT. I THINK IT WILL BE CASE CLOSED AS FAR AS THEY CONCERNED, I THINK WHAT WE WILL SEE IN THE NEXT COMING DAYS AND WEEKS ARE HAPPY PHOTOS OF KATE FED THROUGH. THIS WHOLE PHOTO HAS OVERSHADOWED A BIG DAY ON THE ROYAL CALENDAR, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? IT IS NOT THE BEST TIMING, TODAY IS COMMONWEALTH DAY HERE IN THE UK. CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE COMMONWEALTH. THERE WAS A CEREMONY HELD AT WESTMINSTER. KATE WAS NOT THERE, ALTHOUGH SHE WAS SEEN IN THE CAR WITH WILLIAM HEADING TO THE EVENT. KING CHARLES WAS ALSO NOT THERE, HE HAS CANCELLED ALL IN-PERSON EVENTS AS HE UNDERGOES CANCER TREATMENT. HE MANAGED TO ISSUE THIS MESSAGE. WE HAVE BEEN DEEPLY TOUCHED BY YOUR KIND WISHES FOR MY HEALTH. I CAN ONLY SERVE YOU TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. GREAT TO SEE HIM LOOKING SOMEWHAT HEALTHY. I THINK THE PALACE HAS JUST ISSUED A NEW PHOTO OF THE FAMILY. HAVE YOU GOT THAT? I QUITE LIKE THAT HERE DO ON YOU. I'M A BIT ANNOYED I'M NOT IN THE MIDDLE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT UPSETS ME THE MOST. JENNY MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE MEGAN MARKLE. MAY BE KATE MIDDLETON HAS BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH MORE EDITING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INSIGHT. STAY SAFE OVER THERE, AND KEEP IN TOUCH. DANIELLE FAITAUA. ALL JOKES ASIDE, I JUST THINK WHEN YOU EDIT A PHOTO LIKE THAT ` SO MANY PEOPLE TRUST THE ROYAL FAMILY. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA, YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, WE WILL GET TO MORE OF YOUR FEEDBACK ON EDITED PHOTOS. STAY WITH US. TO NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN AVALANCHE IN JAPAN. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE HAVE CONFIRMED TO NEW ZEALANDERS WERE KILLED OVERNIGHT. THEY ARE PROVIDING CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILIES. DETAILS ARE STILL COMING IN. THE TWO PEOPLE WERE PART OF A GROUP OF SIX. SO WAS NOT PARTICULARLY HEAVY AT THE TIME THE REPORTS INDICATE WHETHER HAS BEEN WARMER WHICH WOULD HAVE SOFTENED THE SNOW. THE PRIME MINISTER IS REFUSING TO COMMENT ON POLICE CLAIMS THEY'RE LOOKING AT TAKING INDUSTRIAL ACTION OVER THE LATEST PAY OFFER. THE OFFER, WHICH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION DESCRIBED AS AN 'INSULT' HAS COME AT A TIME WHEN AUSTRALIA IS ACTIVELY MARKETING TO KIWI COPS, OFFERING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE. IT IS ILLEGAL FOR POLICE OFFICERS TO STRIKE, BUT MANY ARE NOW CONSIDERING OTHER FORMS OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION. WE ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THEM IN GOOD FAITH IT'S IMPORTANT WE STRENGTHEN LEGISLATION WHICH GIVES THEM THE TOOLS TO RESPOND TO CRIME. THE GOVERNMENT AND POLICE ASSOCIATION HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR ABOUT A YEAR WITH THE LATEST OFFER SENT TO POLICE OFFICERS ON FRIDAY, BUT THE ASSOCIATION DIDN'T ASK OFFICERS TO VOTE ON IT. PALESTINIAN FAMILIES OF THOSE STUCK IN GAZA ARE PLEADING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE SPECIAL VISAS. WHEN IN OPPOSITION, THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER CALLED ON THE LABOUR-LED GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE THE HUMANITARIAN VISAS TO THOSE IN UKRAINE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE WAR WITH RUSSIA BROKE OUT. ERICA STANFORD TOLD BREAKFAST SHE ISN'T RULING OUT CREATING A SPECIAL VISA FOR THOSE IN GAZA. MORE THAN 150 DAYS INTO THE WAR, PALESTINIANS IN NEW ZEALAND ARE URGING HER TO ACT WITH URGENCY. THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN HELP, AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE THOSE STEPS, STEP UP, AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NO DIFFERENT TO FAMILIES HERE STRUGGLING, WE WOULD WANT TO DO THE SAME THING. IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND HAS PUT IN PLACE A VISA ESCALATION PROCESS FOR PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELI NATIONALS, WHICH ALLOWS REFUGEES TO REQUEST TO FAST TRACK THEIR APPLICATIONS. JAPAN HAS COMMEMORATED THIRTEEN YEARS SINCE THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI WHICH LED TO THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR MELTDOWN. PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDA ATTENDED A MEMORIAL SERVICE IN FUKUSHIMA, AND VOWED THE COUNTRY HAS LEARNT LESSONS FROM THE TRIPLE DISASTERS. MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE DIED AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS WERE DISPLACED. THIRTEEN YEARS ON, MANY JAPANESE PEOPLE REMAIN UNCERTAIN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE COUNTRY'S NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEM. FIVE PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A PLANE CRASH IN THE U.S STATE OF VIRGINIA. THE CRASH SITE IS IN A RURAL AREA NEAR THE STATE'S BORDER WITH WEST VIRGINIA. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT, BUT AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING. NEW RESEARCH HAS REVEALED COVID-19 HAD A GREATER IMPACT ON LIFE EXPECTANCY AND MORTALITY RATES AROUND THE WORLD THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THE UPDATED 'GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE' STUDY SHOWS GLOBAL LIFE EXPECTANCY DROPPED 1.6 YEARS DURING THE PANDEMIC, IN CONTRAST TO A TREND UPWARDS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. 84% OF ALL COUNTRIES EXPERIENCED A DROP, BUT NEW ZEALAND WAS ONE OF THE FEW TO BUCK THE TREND. AOTEAROA'S LIFE EXPECTANCY INCREASING HALF A YEAR BETWEEN 2019 TO 2021. NEW ZEALAND WAS ALSO ONE OF ONLY TWO COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD THAT EXPERIENCED NEGATIVE EXCESS MORTALITY RATES DURING THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC. THAT MEANS FEWER DEATHS THAN WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED. THE STUDY FOUND COVID CAUSED MORTALITY RATES TO JUMP 22% FOR MALES AGED OVER 15 AND 17% FOR FEMALES. TO SPORT, AND THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES MAY HAVE FOUND A HOST FOR THE 2026 EVENT, REPORTEDLY OFFERING MALAYSIA A MAJOR FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. IN A STATEMENT, THE NATION SAYS IT'S BEEN OFFERED $200m TO HELP SUPPORT THE EVENT. THE GAMES HAS BEEN WITHOUT A HOST SINCE THE AUSTRALIAN STATE OF VICTORIA PULLED OUT. MALAYSIA HOSTED THE GAMES ONCE BEFORE IN 1998. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 20. IF YOU'RE READY FOR A LONG WEEKEND OR A FEW WEEKS OFF, ALL.COM OFFERS A RANGE OF HOTELS AND RESORTS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE WANTED TO CHECK SOME OF THEM OUT, SO WE SENT MATT GIBB TO THE BEAUTIFUL QUEENSTOWN. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ALL.COM. (UPBEAT MUSIC) JEREMY, IF PEOPLE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE PLANNING A WEEKEND AWAY, I CAN'T THINK OF TOO MANY BETTER PLACES THAN QUEENSTOWN FOR JUST THAT, RIGHT? LOOK, IT'S A PRETTY SPECIAL PART OF THE WORLD AND SO MUCH TO GET OUT AND EXPLORE OUTSIDE OF THE TRADITIONAL ADVENTURE. THINGS TO DO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT THE BEAUTIFUL VINEYARDS, YOU'VE GOT THE GREAT BIKE TRAILS AROUND QUEENSTOWN, YOU'VE GOT THE LAKEFRONT, UM, WONDERFUL MARKETS, WONDERFUL SHOPS, WONDERFUL RETAIL. IT'S REALLY` THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AROUND TOWN. (UPBEAT MUSIC) SO IN TERMS OF LOCATION, BE VERY HARD TO BEAT WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. FANTASTIC. AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO RELAX, THE SOUL SPA IS PRETTY POPULAR. I'VE HEARD IT'S PRETTY GOOD. LOOK, WE ARE QUITE A BOUTIQUE SPA. FIVE TREATMENT ROOMS, ALL SELF-CONTAINED. (UPBEAT MUSIC) I'D LIKE TO OFFER YOU OUR SIGNATURE TREATMENT, WHICH IS A POUNAMU GREENSTONE MASSAGE. WE USE THIS WONDERFULLY LOCALLY CARVED POUNAMU JADE. TEAM IS STANDING BY TO TAKE YOU THROUGH TO THE TREATMENT. SHALL WE GO ON THROUGH? YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M JUST HAVING A CHANGE OF HEART, JEREMY. I'M JUST WONDERING IF MAYBE THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT'S A BIT MORE DESERVING OF A RELAXING MASSAGE TODAY. IS THAT SOMETHING I CAN DO? CAN I OFFER IT TO SOMEONE ELSE? YOU'RE MOST WELCOME TO. WHAT A GUY. WHAT A GUY, EH? I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. HOW RELAXED ARE YOU FEELING IN QUEENSTOWN? VERY RELAXED, ACTUALLY, IT'S REALLY NICE OUT HERE. VERY RELAXED. NO STRESS AT ALL? NO, NO, NO. ANYTHING THAT COULD MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY A LITTLE BIT MORE RELAXING OH. SUN'S OUT, SO I REALLY CAN'T COMPLAIN. PRETTY ALL RIGHT AT THE MOMENT. ONLY PRETTY ALL RIGHT? OK. THAT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO GET A FREE MASSAGE AT THE SOFITEL SPA AND I THOUGHT I'D HAD ENOUGH MASSAGES, I CAN GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR A CHANGE. SO, DO YOU FEEL LIKE ONE? YEAH. YOU'RE KEEN ON THAT? YEP. DO YOU THINK SHE DESERVES A MASSAGE? YES. ABSOLUTELY YOU'RE SURE? YES. WELL, IN THAT CASE, DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME? OK. LET'S DO IT. THANK YOU. SEE YA! (UPBEAT MUSIC) YOU ARE LOOKING LIKE A WHOLE NEW WOMAN, ASHLEY. HOW WAS THAT? OH, IT WAS AMAZING. YEAH, YOU CAN SMELL YOU AS WELL. IT SMELLS LIKE THEY USE SOME NICE OILS. YEP. THAT'S CREEPY. THAT'S CREEPY. LET'S DO THAT AGAIN. FEELING MUCH MORE RELAXED AFTER THAT? YEP. OH, I'M VERY HAPPY FOR YOU. I'M NOT JEALOUS IN THE SLIGHTEST. NOW, YOU DESERVED IT. SO THE BIG QUESTION IS, ARE YOU READY TO GETTING BACK TO PARENTING FOUR KIDS? ABSOLUTELY. LET'S GO FIND THEM, EH? JOB DONE. (LAUGHING) I COULD SMELL YOU! (LAUGHING) DO THAT AGAIN. (LAUGHING) (LAUGHING) WE PROMISED QUEENS DINERS THAT AN AMAZING PLACE TO GO. THIS WEEK, THANKS TO ALL.COM, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO WIN A FAMILY TRIP TO WELLINGTON. IT INCLUDES FLIGHTS, PASSES TO TE PAPA'S NGA TANIWHA O RUPAPA DINOSAURS OF PATAGONIA EXHIBITION, A WETA WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE, PLUS A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT NOVOTEL WELLINGTON. TO ENTER, HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz. ENTRIES NEED TO BE IN BY THURSDAY 4pm, AND WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNER ON FRIDAY. ONE OR TWO PEOPLE WILL GO ON OUR BREAKFAST PAGE AND MOAN THAT THEY MISSED OUT. ME U TONU MAI, THE PRIMARY SCHOOL ON THE HUNT FOR A NEW PRINCIPAL. WHY PAROA SCHOOL IN GREYMOUTH IS GOING ABOUT ITS RECRUITMENT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY. PAROA SCHOOL IN GREYMOUTH IS AFTER A NEW PRINCIPAL HOW AND THE KIDS HAVE SPOKEN. TAKE A LOOK. WHAT'S ONE THING YOU WANT YOUR PRINCIPAL TO BE REALLY GOOD AT? UHH... ...HELPING PEOPLE? NAH. GO ON MATE, YOU KNOW. (LAUGHING) I DON'T. I DON'T! PROBABLY... YOU NEED TO LIKE KIDS TO BE A PRINCIPLE. AND YOU NEED TO LIKE, KNOW THE KID'S PERSONALITIES AND EVERYTHING. PROBABLY, UH...KNOWING WHAT TO DO? REMEMBER OUR NAMES. YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S ONE THING. NO PRESSURE. BACKFLIPS. - BASKETBALL. - BULLRUSH AT LUNCH. - YOU SHOULD PLAY BULLRUSH WITH US. HAVE A REALLY FUN PERSONALITY. LIKE, THEY NEED TO BE REALLY GOOD AT LIKE, GETTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR US KIDS. BOTH: WEST COAST, BEST COAST! SURELY THIS MUST BE THE MOST UNIQUE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN THE EDUCATION SECTOR HAS EVER KNOWN. HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHY THE TOWN PUT THIS TOGETHER TO ATTRACT THE RIGHT CANDIDATE IS PARENT ANDREW SINTON-WHITE AND HIS KIDS, CURRENT PUPILS AT PAROA SCHOOL, STELLA AND WALTER. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. YOU DID THIS VIDEO RIGHT? YEP. THERE IS AN OCEAN OF VACANCIES AND WE WANTED TO STAND OUT. WE HAVE A SCHOOL SONG, AND THERE'S A LINE WHICH SAYS WE ARE CONNECTED AND CONFIDENT AND CREATIVE, AND THIS IS US BEING HARD-CORE. YOU GOT TO BE HARD-CORE TO STAND OUT. YOU HAVE TOTALLY DONE THAT. STELLA, WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR PRINCIPAL? SHE SPENDS A LOT OF HER TIME WITH US. I WAS IN A SCHOOL PLAY THAT SHE DIRECTED AND SHE REWROTE THE WHOLE SCHOOL PLAY WITH ANOTHER PRINCIPAL, SHE WAS AWESOME. THAT'S PRETTY COOL. WALTER WHAT ARE YOU WANTED ANY PRINCIPLE? WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR? BACKFLIPS? THEY NEED TO, LIKE... LIKE THE BEACH AND STUFF. THAT'S VERY COOL. AND I KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER PREVIOUSLY, WHAT IS SO COOL ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL? WE ARE RIGHT ON THE EPIC WEST COAST COASTLINE. YOU CAN'T LIVE ON THE WEST COAST WITHOUT LOVING ALL THE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. WE GOT MOUNTAINS, GLAZIERS, RIVERS... YOU NAME IT. ARE STAFFERS HARD-WORKING THAT THEY PLAY HARD. TOTALLY. HOW MANY STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL? ABOUT 200 NOW. WE CAME FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL, WHEN WE FIRST ARRIVED THERE WERE ABOUT 150. THE NUMBERS HAVE REALLY GONE UP. WE ARE IN A PERIOD OF BIG GROWTH FOR THE SCHOOL, IT'S EXCITING. WALTER WHAT YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL? WE ARE CLOSE TO THE BEACH AND WE LOVE GOING ON THE BIKE TRAILS. STELLA IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WATCHING, WHOSE PRINCIPAL OR THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A PRINCIPAL WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO THEM? I'D WANT TO ASK THEM WHAT THEY DO OUT OF SCHOOL. I WOULDN'T WANT TO JUST KNOW THEM IN SCHOOL. I LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AS A PRINCIPAL BUT ACTUALLY ABOUT THEM AS A PERSON. THAT'S RIGHT, YES. ANDREW IF SOMEBODY IS LOOKING FOR A GIG AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY'RE HEARING HOW DO THEY APPLY? IF THEY GO TO OUR SCHOOL WEBSITE ALL THE DETAILS ARE THERE. APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 19 APRIL. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? FINGERS CROSSED. YOU GOT SOME BRIGHT KIDS THERE INCLUDING YOUR OWN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WHEELCHAIR USERS COULD BE WAITING LONGER TO GET REPAIRS DONE. FIND OUT WHY NEXT. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WHEELCHAIR USERS ALREADY WAITING YEARS FOR THE EQUIPMENT THEY NEED TO LIVE THEIR LIVES ARE FACING EVEN LENGTHIER DELAYS AFTER A LEAKED EMAIL FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE MINISTRY OF DISABLED PEOPLE, WHAI-KAHA, IS BLAMING FINANCIAL COST PRESSURES FOR AN EXPECTED REDUCTION IN SERVICES TO WHEELCHAIR USERS. DISABILITY ADVOCATE HUHANA HICKEY IS WITH US NOW. MORENA, HUHANA. WE HAVE SEEN THE EMAIL, AND FOR OUR VIEWERS, I JUST WANT TO READ SOME SENTENCES. MANY OF YOU WILL BE AWARE OF THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES FROM GOVERNMENT. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FEW YEARS AND ALL RESULT IN A REDUCTION OF ORDERS. WHAT YOU MAKE OF THAT EMAIL WHEN YOU SAW IT? NOTHING UNUSUAL. WE'VE BEEN UNDERCUTTING UNDER RESOURCED FOR MANY YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CATCH UP. WITH THE NEW MINISTRY, WE FINALLY HAD A DEDICATION TO WHAT WE NEEDED FOR OUR SERVICES AND SUPPORT. HOWEVER, THEY ARE NOW UNDER PRESSURE WHEN WE STILL HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP. THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY BLAMING THE COST-CUTTING, THE 6 1/2 TO 7 1/2%, WHAT DOES IT PRACTICALLY MEAN? WHAT WILL IT MEAN FOR THE EQUIPMENT WHEELCHAIR USERS NEED? FURTHER DELAYS. I NEED OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSESSMENTS. WE COULD BE LOOKING AT A YEAR OR TWO YEARS FOR AN ASSESSMENT. FOR AN ASSESSMENT? YES, FOR AN ASSESSMENT. WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ARE THE SAME ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING WITH THE HEALTH WARD. IT IS ALL BRAND-NEW, AND EVERYTHING WAS SLOWLY STARTING TO FORM AND NOW WE'RE BACK AT THE BEGINNING WE WERE TRYING TO REFORM. FOR THE DISABILITY SECTOR, WE HAVE 1.1 MILLION PEOPLE AND YET AGAIN, WE ARE HEARING MORE CUTS, MORE CUTS. THAT KIND OF HITS A FEW. WE HAVE HAD CUTS IN CARE, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL FAMILIES THAT ARE SPINNING BECAUSE THEY HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY DISABLED KIDS THEY CANNOT GET CARE FOR. THEIR ARE A BUNCH OF THINGS HAPPENING THAT PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE IT IS SO UNDER RESOURCED. NEW TALK ABOUT BEING UNDERFUNDED, I'M WONDERING HOW LONG THAT TAIL GOES BACK. ANY FUTURE CUTTERS NOT IDEAL. IN FACT, IT IS A TERRIBLE SITUATION. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT A FLOOD OF MONEY COMING ONTO THE MARKET BECAUSE IT HAS TO PAY FOR CARERS. THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE IS TRYING TO DEVELOP EQUITY OF CARE WITHIN THE CARER INDUSTRY BETWEEN ACC AND NON-ACCIDENTS. THAT STILL HAS NOT BEEN MADE SUSTAINABLE YET. SOME OF US GET SO MUCH OR SOME GET THE RIGHT PACKAGING, BUT 70% ARE STILL MISSING OUT ON ANY PACKAGING THAT GOES ANYWHERE NEAR MEETING THEIR NEEDS. IT IS A BIG FIGHT. A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT ENERGY. YOU WOULD, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS BEEN GOING ON A WHILE. I WANT TO PUT THIS TO YOU, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES, YOU HAVE TO CUT BACK ON SOME SERVICES. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT WHEN WE SAY THERE IS NOT ENOUGH MONEY IN THE POT? GET RID OF THE TAX CUTS FOR THE LANDLORDS FOR A START AND GET BACK THE CORE SERVICES. WE ARE THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE, WE PAY OUR TAXES. SOME OF US WORK PART-TIME. THEN WE CAN WORK AS IF OUR EQUIPMENT TO SUSTAINABLE. APPEAL GOING TO SCREW UP ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR CARE, AND WE CANNOT ENTER THE WORKFORCE, WE BECOME A BURDEN AS SOME CALLS US. WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY, WE ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO RESOURCES SO WE CAN CONTRIBUTE BACK TO SOCIETY. IF YOU STOP US CONTRIBUTING, WE BECOME THAT BURDEN. YOU MAKE A REALLY GOOD POINT. IF WE DO NOT GIVE YOU THE LITTLE BIT AT THE BEGINNING, YOU CANNOT BE THE BIG BIT AT THE OTHER HALF. YOU ARE QUITE CAPABLE OF WORKING, YOU JUST NEED A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO GET YOU ONTO THE BUS AND INTO THE OFFICE TO GET YOU THERE. BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A HOUSING SHORTAGE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE, HERE THEY GO AGAIN, THERE IS NOT BEEN ONE OF THESE 100 DAY POLICIES THAT INCLUDES DISABLED PEOPLE. WE HAVE NO HOUSING. IT IS ABOUT 1 TO 3%, AND WE HAVE 24% OF THE POPULATION. WE ARE VERY FEW EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES. ALL THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT IS CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE MARKET. IF YOU ARE DISABLED, AND YOU CANNOT GET TO WORK, THEN YOU HAVE A BIG PROBLEM. THERE ARE PRESSURES FOR THOSE AT WORK PART-TIME. THEY SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO TOUCH US, THEY ARE. THERE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING THAT IS AFFECTING OUR POPULATION AND THEY ARE FORGETTING ABOUT US. CAN YOU LOBBY AT THIS POINT? IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU FEEL YOU CAN DO TO SAVE THIS? IT WOULD BE NICE IF THE MINISTER WAS NOT MISSING IN ACTION TO THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. NOBODY CAN SEEM TO GET TO HER. SHE WILL NOT TALK TO US. WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF SOLUTIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF IDEAS. WHERE PEOPLE COMING UP THAT ARE QUALIFIED LAWYERS AND TEACHERS, AND WE NEED TO GET THEM INTO WORK. US ALL THE ONES WHO MISSED OUT ON THOSE OPPORTUNITIES ARE REALLY PUSHING TO GET THE NEXT GENERATION INTO SOCIETY. THE ONLY THING THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE AS IF WE CAN GET A DISABLED PERSON OR IF YOU DISABLE PEOPLE INTO PARLIAMENT SO WE FINALLY HAVE A VOICE THAT IS OUR VOICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. BEST OF LUCK. WE SHOULD QUICKLY NOTE WE DID ALSO ASK FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MINISTER, PENNY SIMMONDS, SHE REPLIED THAT SHE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. SHE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS DIFFICULT TO WORK, APPRECIATES A SENSITIVITY REQUIRED AND IS LOOKING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS WITHIN CURRENT FUNDING. THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAS CONFIRMED TWO NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN IN AVALANCHE IN JAPAN. JONATHAN WILLIAMS IS IN OUR AUCKLAND NEWSROOM WITH MORE INFORMATION. WHAT DO WE KNOW? THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NEW ZEALANDERS WERE KILLED IN AN AVALANCHE IN A PROVIDING CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO THE FAMILIES INVOLVED. WE UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS ARE CALLED TO THE AREA AND FOUND PEOPLE BURIED IN SNOW AFTER REPORTS OF AVALANCHE. THE TWO PEOPLE WERE FOUND UNCONSCIOUS, AND PRONOUNCED IT SNOWFALL IN THE AREA WAS NOT PARTICULARLY HEAVY AT THE TIME, BUT IT WAS WARMER THAN USUAL. IT WAS FOUR DEGREES HIGHER AT THIS TIME THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS NEW TAX CUT FOR LANDLORDS WON'T AFFECT THE RENT HE CHARGES. THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW TAX CUT COSTING $2.9 BILLION, EIGHT MILLION MORE THAN NATIONAL HAD CALCULATED WILL ALLOW LANDLORDS TO CLAIM THE INTEREST BACK OFF THEIR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS. BUT CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS IT WON'T AFFECT THE PRICE HE CHARGES TENANTS BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE ANY MORTGAGES ON HIS INVESTMENT PROPERTIES. WHAT I MEAN IS I DON'T HAVE ANY MORTGAGES, ANNA. THIS IS ABOUT INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY ON MORTGAGES FOR LANDLORDS. I'M IN A DIFFERENT SITUATION, I'M VERY FORTUNATE I DON'T HAVE ANY MORTGAGES. 800 MILLION RATHER THAN 8 MILLION. TO SUPPOSEDLY EASE PRESSURES ON THE RENTAL MARKET AND PASS SAVINGS DOWN TO RENTERS. A NEW YOUTH HUB SET TO OPEN IN APRIL AT THE CHRISTCHURCH BUS EXCHANGE HOPES TO CURB ONGOING VIOLENCE AND BULLYING AFTER SCHOOL. YOUTH CENTRE 'YOUTH AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT' WAS AWARDED NEARLY $800,000 IN FUNDING FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AS PART OF A $2 MILLION, THREE YEAR PACKAGE TO TACKLE ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR. EVENT CO-ORDINATOR RED NGAIA-SETU BELIEVES YOUTH TEND TO TURN TO VIOLENCE OUT OF BOREDOM. WE'LL HAVE POP-UP EVENTS UP IN THE BUS EXCHANGE, AND WE'LL BRING IN MENTORING, LIKE BARBERING, DJ-ING, THINGS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE AND ALSO BRING IN PROVIDERS LIKE HEALTH PROVIDERS AND TRAINING PROVIDERS TO COME AND GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE INFORMATION. ALSO THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS BEING A SAFE SPACE FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. HE SAYS PART OF THE FUNDING WILL ALSO GO TOWARDS FUNDING A SECOND YOUTH HUB IN PAPANUI. THE PRINCESS OF WALES HAS ISSUED AN APOLOGY AFTER AN EDITED PHOTO WAS ISSUED ON ROYAL FAMILY SOCIAL MEDIA TO MARK MOTHERS DAY. THE PHOTO WAS RETRACTED BY MAJOR NEWS AGENCIES, PROMPTING THE RARE APOLOGY. SO WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? HERE'S THE BBC'S NICK EARDLEY. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE NOTICE SOME DISCREPANCIES IN THE PICTURE, WHICH ACTUALLY ARE QUITE OBVIOUS WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THEM. HAVE A LOOK AT THIS ONE FIRST. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE'S SLEEVE. YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS BIT AND THIS BIT DOESN'T MATCH UP. SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG THERE. THE SAME IS TRUE HERE. YOU CAN SEE THIS IS THE PRINCESS OF WALES' ZIP, IT DOESN'T LINE UP BETWEEN HERE AND HERE. AND THEN HERE'S A THIRD EXAMPLE ` THIS HAND IS A BIT BLURRY. THERE ARE OTHER EXAMPLES TOO, WHICH ARE A BIT LESS OBVIOUS. NOW, WE'VE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF PHOTOGRAPHY EXPERTS, AND ALL OF THEM HAVE SAID IT IS CONSISTENT WITH AMATEUR EDITING. THEY ALSO SAY THAT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS PICTURE, THERE'S NO SIGN OF SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE AI. BUT ONE FINAL THING THAT IS QUITE IMPORTANT. SO FAR, WE DON'T HAVE THE INITIAL ORIGINAL PICTURE FROM KENSINGTON PALACE. THEY'VE SAID THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PUBLISH IT, SO WE CAN'T BE COMPLETELY CERTAIN ABOUT WHAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE IMAGE THAT WE'VE ALL SEEN. CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG HAS ORCHESTRATED A BLOCKADE OF THE SWEDISH PARLIAMENT WITH AROUND 40 OTHER PROTESTERS. THE GROUP SAYS THE PARLIAMENT IS PART OF THE ONGOING SYSTEM OF CLIMATE DEGRADATION AND CALLED FOR SWEEPING REFORMS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. THUNBERG HAS BEEN FINED FOR SIMILAR PROTESTS IN SWEDEN TWICE BEFORE. TO SPORT, AND AUSTRALIA'S MOVED CLOSER TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER WRAPPING UP THEIR SERIES WITH THE BLACKCAPS. THE VISITORS WON THE SECOND TEST IN CHRISTCHURCH AGAINST THE BLACKCAPS BUT FELT THE PRESSURE ON DAY FOUR WITH JUST THREE WICKETS IN HAND. KEEPING THAT SCOREBOARD RUNNING. SUDDENLY IT IS 200. IS A FIELDING SIDE, YOU DO NOTICE THAT. YOU START FEELING THE PRESSURE BUILDUP. CERTAINLY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE WE WANTED TO RUSH, BUT THAT WAS SOMETHING WE DEFINITELY SPOKE ABOUT WAS PUTTING THE PRESSURE BACK ON. BOTH SIDES WILL NOW PREPARE FOR THE T20 WORLD CUP IN JUNE. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. 22 FOR GISBORNE THROUGH TO HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. 23 FOR LEVIN. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. CHRISTCHURCH, WITH A HIGH OF 21. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. STUDENTS ACROSS WELLINGTON PAY INCREASINGLY HIGH PRICES FOR INCREASINGLY DETERIORATING FLATS. MOULD IN BATHROOMS AND HOLES IN WALLS ARE JUST SOME LIVING SITUATIONS FOR STUDENTS. WHICH THEY SAY IS IMPACTING THEIR STUDIES LUCY BENDELL WENT OUT AND SPOKE WITH SOME STUDENTS HEAVILY AFFECTED. ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE ABODE. SO WE'VE GOT FOUR PEOPLE IN THIS FLAT AND WE'RE PAYING 1060 OVERALL A WEEK, SO IT'S ABOUT 265 EACH PER ROOM. SO 265 FOR THIS ROOM RIGHT HERE? YEP. WITH LITTLE HOLES IN THE WALL. AND THIS IS THE KITCHEN THAT YOU SHARE WITH FOUR PEOPLE. IS THAT DIFFICULT? COMPARE` LIKE, LOOKING AT THE SIZE OF IT. WE KIND OF HAVE TO HAVE ONE PERSON AT A TIME IN HERE. IT'S PRETTY NARROW, I GUESS, IT'S JUST` YEAH, IT'S PRETTY GRIM. THE AMOUNT WE'RE PAYING FOR TO COME BACK AND TRY AND WORK AS WELL AS HAVE A JOB AS STRESSFUL. I GUESS IT'S PRETTY DRAINING, YEAH. SO WHAT WAS THE PLACE LIKE WHEN YOU ORIGINALLY MOVED IN? RIGHT, SO THE LANDLORD OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T CLEAN THE PLACE WHEN WE MOVED IN, SO WE DID ALL THAT OURSELVES. IT WAS IN A BAD STATE, I GUESS. LOOK AT THE CARPETS, TOILET WASN'T CLEANED, SHOWERS HAD MOULD IN IT. IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY BAD OVERALL. FOR THESE THREE, IT'S THEIR FIRST TIME RENTING. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A SAY, I GUESS. IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT'S OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE FLATTING. WE'RE SECOND YEARS, RIGHT? SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE TENANCY LAWS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I FEEL LIKE THERE'S A BIT MORE` WE NEED A BIT MORE EDUCATION ON THAT, I GUESS, BEFORE WE GET INTO FLATS. I THINK, YEAH, THEY CAN THEY TAKE THE PISS A BIT WITH STUDENTS IN WELLINGTON. TRENT AND JAKE LIVED JUST DOWNSTAIRS, THEIR LIVING ENVIRONMENT THE SAME. WITH THE STATE OF YOUR LIVING SITUATION, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT YOUR STUDYING? THE LACK OF INSULATION WITH, LIKE, THE HOLES IN THE WALL AND THE HUGE GAPS UNDER THE DOORS DON'T REALLY HELP. BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO COME HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY TO, LIKE, A COLD HOME. YOU DON'T WANT MOULD IN THE SHOWER, CRACKS EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW, PUNCHES IN THE WALL. IT'S PRETTY BAD STATE THAT WE MOVED INTO. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE LANDLORD SHOULD HAVE DONE BEFORE WE MOVED IN. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S PRETTY DRAINING. DO YOU THINK YOU'LL RENTAL REACHES HEALTHY HOME STANDARDS? ABSOLUTELY NOT. UM, OUR WALLS DON'T HAVE ANY INSULATION. THAT WAS DISCLOSED TO US, BUT THAT'S NOT HEALTHY HOME STANDARD. IN THE CURRENT HEALTHY HOMES STANDARD, INSULATION IS COMPULSORY. LANDLORDS MUST HAVE THE CORRECT INSULATION INSTALLED, OR THEY WILL BREACH THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT AND BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF UP TO $7,000. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE LANDLORDS DO NOW? JUST SEE IT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. TRY AND THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A LANDLORD LIVING IN THE SITUATIONS YOU'RE PUTTING US IN AND CUT PRICES DOWN OR FIX WHAT'S GOING ON. OUR REPORT ALSO DID TRY AND CALL THE LANDLORD FOR COMMENT, BUT THE LANDLORD IS NOT PICKING UP. ARE THESE FAIR LIVING ENVIRONMENTS? TO UNDERSTAND BETTER, CAPITAL PROPERTY INVESTORS ASSOCIATION ADAM COCKBURN JOINS US NOW. ADAM, YOU WOULD HAVE HEARD THAT. HOLES IN WALLS, KNOWLEDGE ELATION, THE LIST GOES ON AND CHARGES MORE THAN THOUSAND DOLLARS A WEEK. WOULD YOU LIVE IN THIS? WHAT I LIVE IN THAT? NO, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO. THAT PROPERTY CERTAINLY LOOKED UNACCEPTABLE AS I THINK LUCY POINTED OUT, THE HEALTHY HOMES ACT IS THERE TO GUARANTEE A MINIMUM STANDARD OF ALL RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS, TO COVER THINGS LIKE INSULATION, HEATING, VENTILATION AND DRAINAGE. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND OR KNOW WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION WHY THAT PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN BAD CONDITION AND WHETHER OR NOT IT DOES INDEED MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY THERE TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF TENANTS. IT IS A GOOD THING TO GUARANTEE THE MINIMUM STANDARDS OF ACCOMMODATION. IT IS A TRICKY SITUATION FOR THOSE TENANTS. IT IS A TRICKY SITUATION. WHAT I ALSO FIND HARD TO UNDERSTAND IS WHY WELLINGTON STUDENTS PAYING SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE COUNTRY TO LIVE IN THESE CONDITIONS? PRICE AS A FUNCTION OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, AND IN RECENT YEARS, THIS IS A NATIONWIDE STORY, ON THE SUPPLY SIDE, THERE IS BEEN AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF COST AND COMPLICATIONS ADDED INTO THE PROVISION OF RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE HAD THE LOSS OF INTEREST TAX-DEDUCTIBILITY. WITHOUT INTEREST RATES GO FROM 2 1/2% TO OVER 7% IN THE SPACE OF TWO YEARS, SO IT IS ALMOST A 200% INCREASE IN THE BIGGEST COST FOR OWNERS. NOT LASTLY, BUT I SUPPOSE THE LAST OF THE MAIN THINGS, IS THAT PROPERTY INVESTORS ARE NOT IMMUNE TO INFLATION. WE HAVE SEEN ENORMOUS INCREASES IN COUNCIL RATES AND UP TO 50% PER ANNUM FOR INSURANCE. THESE ARE ENORMOUS INCREASES IN THE COST TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION. IT DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY WE HAVE SEEN, BUT JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, IT IS MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR INVESTORS TO SUPPLY MORE PROPERTY. SINCE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THREE YEARS AGO OF THE TAX CHANGES, PROPERTY INVESTORS HAVE GONE ON STRIKE. THEY ARE NOT BUYING MORE. CONSTRAINTS ON THE SUPPLY WHILST WE HAVE ENORMOUS INCREASE IN DEMAND COMING FROM IMMIGRATION, MORE THAN 120,000 PEOPLE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THESE PEOPLE NEED SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, THEY CANNOT BUY SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THERE IS A FOREIGN BAN. OF DEMAND IS LOWERING, SHOULD LANDLORD'S LOWER PRICES OR AT LEAST IMPROVE THEIR HOMES? ABSOLUTELY THEY SHOULD PROVIDE, IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF OWNERS AND INVESTORS DO WANT TO PROVIDE GOOD QUALITY ACCOMMODATION, AND THEY DO, BUT YOU ARE SUGGESTING THAT DEMAND IS GOING DOWN. TO MIND IS BEEN GOING UP. IN WELLINGTON, DEMAND HAS BEEN SOFTENING, AND WE HAVE SEEN RENT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, GO DOWN IN WELLINGTON LAST YEAR, ESPECIALLY FOR THAT STUDENT END, THEY PREFER 4 TO 6 BEDROOMS BECAUSE IT BRINGS THE PRICE DOWN. THE OTHER THING TO SAY IS THAT AS LANDLORD'S, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT PRICE MAKERS. THEY DO NOT SET THE PRICE. WHATEVER THE MARKET IS DETERMINES THE PRICE. IF THEY TRY AND GET MORE THAN THE MARKET IS WILLING TO BEAR, THE PLACE WILL SIT EMPTY. THEY DO NOT DETERMINE THE PRICES, THE BALANCE OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND DOES THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ME U TONU MAI, FROM OPPENHEIMER DOMINATION TO ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGARISM, IT WAS ALL GO AT THE OSCARS. WE'LL CATCH YOU UP ON ALL THE TEA YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED, NEXT. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S THE MORNING AFTER THE OSCARS. IN LOS ANGELES, A-LISTERS WILL BE WAKING UP REMEMBERING MOMENTS OF GLORY, OR CRINGING AT MISSED THANKS YOUS, POST-PARTY BEHAVIOUR, AND OPPORTUNITIES LOST. ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST DOMINIC CORRY JOINS ME NOW. MORENA DOMINIC! HI. I FEEL LIKE THE OSCARS IS BACK. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT SHOW. MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT IT WAS I DID A GOOD MONOLOGUE AT THE START FROM JIMMY KIMMEL, WHICH THEY DO NOT NORMALLY DO. IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE THE CEREMONIOUS SUCH AN ORGY OF SELF-CONGRATULATION IS HE WAS QUITE HARSH AND SOME OF HIS JOKES. THEY DID NOT ALL LAND. IT WAS AN OLD-FASHIONED MONOLOGUE. HE WAS GIVING STICK TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE, AND I THINK THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE THE REST OF THE SHOW WAS A BIG CLAP FEST. THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PARTS. OVERALL, YOU THINK YOU DID OK? I THINK YOU DID A GREAT JOB. WHAT ABOUT CONTROVERSIES? NO SLOPES THIS YEAR. FOR SO MANY YEARS, YOU ARE DESPERATE FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT WAS SO PREDICTABLE. IN THE PAST FEW YEARS AND WE'VE HAD THESE DISASTERS, IT WAS A RELIEF EVERYTHING WENT TO PLAN. THAT IS LIKE AN ACHIEVEMENT. APART FROM AL PACINO AT THE END WHO SEEMED TO RUSH TO ANNOUNCE THE BEST PICTURE. HE DID NOT LIST ALL THE NOMINEES. BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. BUT IT IS AL PACINO, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS FORGIVEN. TALKING, TALKING, TALKING, NEVERMIND HE WAS NOMINATED, WE'RE JUST GOING TO ROLL WITH IT. I WOULD THINK PEOPLE WOULD FORGIVE HIM. HE CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. TOTALLY. OPPENHEIMER WAS THE BIG WINNER, WHICH WAS EXPECTED. WITHOUT OTHERS WHICH WERE NOT EXPECTED? MOST AWARDS WENT SO THEY WERE EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTION IS EMMA STONE. THERE IS BEEN A HUGE PUSH FOR INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE OSCARS, BUT HOLLYWOOD IS GOING TO WHITE IT UP EVERY NOW AND THEN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY NICE FOR LILY GLADSTONE TO BE THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WINNER. PART OF THE OSCARS DUTY IS TO PLATFORM ARTISTS AND CREATIVE MOMENTS AND PUSH FOR MOVEMENTS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A NICE MOMENT. YOU CAN TELL WHEN EMMA STONE ONE, SHE WAS NOT EXPECTING IT. SHE REALLY HAS AN OSCAR. THAT IS PERHAPS THE ONE DISAPPOINTMENT, BUT OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS RATHER PREDICTABLE. THERE IS BEEN A HUGE EXPANSION OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ACADEMY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WITH THE IDEA OF MAKING IT A BIT MORE DIVERSE. LETTERS LEAD TO MAKING AN OCCASIONAL UPSET EVERY NOW AND THEN BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS PREDICTABLE, BUT ALWAYS MORE IN THE INTERNATIONAL SIDE RATHER THAN DIVERSITY. CAN WE TALK ABOUT RYAN GOSLING? HE STOLE THE SHOW. HERE IS THE IRONY OF THAT. HE IS PERFORMING THIS AMAZING SONG WHICH IS ON THE SONG BARBIE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIM AND NOT ABOUT BARBIE. IS AN IRONY THERE. DID YOU SEE THE FILM? HE KIND OF STOLE THE FILM AS WELL. HE WAS THE FUNNIEST THING AND IT. HOLLYWOOD OSCAR MUSIC NUMBERS ARE NEVER THAT EXCITING. THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME, THE UNQUESTIONABLE HIGHLIGHT OF THE SHOW FOR THE WHOLE WORLD. HE HAS THE SINCERE IRONY TO HIM AND I WAS GRINNING EAR TO AIR WATCHING THAT. I AM NOT A SONG AND DANCE MAN, BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS WONDERFUL. AND BROUGHT SOME SHOWMANSHIP BACK TO IT. AND ALLOW BARBIE TO HAVE A MOMENT. BUT IT WAS A MAN THAT WAS TAKING THAT MOMENT. SPEAKING OF A MAN TAKING A MOMENT, STEALING A MOMENT, JOHN SENA. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE HAVE PICTURES OF HIM. IS HE STILL WRESTLING? HE SHOWS UP EVERY NOW AND THEN. THIS IS OLD MATES COMING ON THE STAGE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS HILARIOUS. AS REFERRING TO A FAMOUS INCIDENT IN THE 70S WHEN THERE WAS A STREAKER. HE HAS GREAT COMEDY TIMING. HE LOOKS LIKE A SHAVED COW STANDING ON ITS HIND LEGS. I THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS AND I COMMEND HIS COMMITMENT TO THE BIT. HIS CONFIDENCE, ONE MIGHT SAY. USUALLY, THERE IS NOT ROOM FOR THE SLUICE HUMOUR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OSCARS. JUST VERY QUICKLY, PLAGIARISM ACCUSATIONS ABOUT THE HOLDOVER. THAT CAME IN JUST BEFORE THE OSCARS. THERE'S BEEN A PUSH BACK FROM BOTH SIDES. SOME SCREENWRITERS SAY THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND SOMEONE IS FINALLY CALLING IT OUT. OTHER PEOPLE ARE SAYING, HAVE YOU READ THESE TWO SCREENPLAYS? THEY ARE VERY DIFFERENT. IN HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA COPYRIGHT LAW, IDEAS ARE NOT COPYRIGHTABLE. UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS OF THOSE IDEAS ARE. IT IS ABOUT THE WORDS THEMSELVES. IN THIS CASE, THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS RELEASED SUPPOSEDLY DRAWING THESE COMPARISONS I DON'T THINK IS THAT CONCLUSIVE. THAT DOES HAPPEN IN HOLLYWOOD. IT IS A TOUCHTONE MOMENT SO THAT. THANK YOU FOR KEEPING US UP-TO-DATE WITH WHAT IS GOING ON. HE'S NOT LOGGING AROUND. THE WORLD CHAMPION KIWI TIMBERSPORTER JOINS US. STAY WITH US. LOGGING AROUND. THIS WEEK, THANKS TO ALLCOM WE'RE GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO WIN A FAMILY TRIP TO WELLINGTON. IT INCLUDES FLIGHTS, PASSES TO TE PAPA'S NGA TANIWHA O RUPAPA DINOSAURS OF PATAGONIA EXHIBITION, A WETA WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE, PLUS A 3-NIGHT STAY AT NOVOTEL WELLINGTON. TO ENTER, HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz. ENTRIES NEED TO BE IN BY THURSDAY 4pm AND WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THE WINNER ON FRIDAY. TWO NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN AVALANCHE IN JAPAN. THEY WERE SKIING ON MT YOTEI, ON THE NORTHERN ISLAND OF HOKKAIDO WHEN THE AVALANCHE HAPPENED. LOCAL REPORTS INDICATE FIREFGHTERS FOUND PEOPLE BURIED IN SNOW. THE PAIR WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A NEARBY HOSPITAL. MT YOTEI IS SAID TO BE A NOTORIOUSLY DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN FOR SKIING. THE PRIME MINISTER IS DEFENDING A MILLION-DOLLAR HOLE IN THE GOVERNMENT'S TAX CUT FOR LANDLORDS. THE CUT WILL ALLOW LANDLORDS TO CLAIM THE INTEREST BACK OFF MORTGAGE PAYMENTS AND WILL COST $2.9 BILLION, $800 MILLION MORE THAN NATIONAL HAD CALCULATED. CHRISTOPHER LUXON WAS ADAMANAT HIS FINANCIAL PLANS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WERE 'ROCK SOLID'. WELL, I WOULD DISPUTE THAT VERY STRONGLY. WHAT YOU SAW WAS A GOVERNMENT- WHAT DO YOU MEAN? YOU DON'T HAVE A DIFFERENCE? NO, I JUST DISPUTE YOUR NUMBERS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. WHAT I'D SAY TO YOU VERY CLEARLY IS- BUT THEY'RE YOUR NUMBERS. WE HAVE AN ACT AND NATIONAL PARTY THAT BOTH CAMPAIGNED ON RESTORING INTEREST DEDUCTIBILITY, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. OFFICIAL COSTINGS SHOW THE POLICY WOULD GROW TO $915m IN ITS THIRD YEAR, BUT NATIONAL ONLY BUDGETED $650m, A DIFFERENCE OF MORE THAN QUARTER OF A BILLION DOLLARS. A WELLINGTON STUDENT FLAT'S BEEN LABELLED 'UNACCEPTABLE' AFTER THEY THINK THEIR RENTAL MAY NOT MEET 'HEALTHY HOMES STANDARDS'. STUDENTS IN WELLINGTON HAVE SPOKEN OUT ABOUT THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS, INCLUDING HOLES IN THE WALL AND MOULD IN THE BATHROOMS. THE HEALTHY HOMES ACT IS THERE TO GUARANTEE A MINIMUM STANDARD. THIS COVERS THINGS LIKE INSULATION, HEATING, VENTILATION AND DRAINAGE. IF A TENANT FEELS THEIR RENTAL DOESN'T MEET HEALTH HOMES STANDARDS, ADAM COCKBURN RECOMMENDS GOING TO THE LANDLORD OR THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL. A LEAKED GOVERNMENT EMAIL OUTLINING COST CUTS FOR THE MINISTRY OF DISABLED PEOPLE COULD SEE PEOPLE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY WAITING UP TO TWO YEARS FOR SOME SERVICES. WHEELCHAIR USERS ALREADY FACING LENGTHY DELAYS FOR ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT ARE SET TO BE IMPACTED BY THE LIKELY REDUCTION OF ORDERS FOR WHEELCHAIRS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES. HUMANA HICKEY BELIEVES HAVING A DISABLED PERSON IN PARLIAMENT IS THE ONLY WAY TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS, CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY, AND WE ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO RESOURCES SO WE CAN CONTRIBUTE BACK TO SOCIETY. YOU STOP US CONTRIBUTING, WE DO BECOME THAT BURDEN. DISABILITY MINISTER PENNY SIMMONDS WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT SAID SHE ACKNOWLEDGES THIS IS DIFFICULT WORK. PALESTINIAN FAMILIES OF THOSE STUCK IN GAZA ARE PLEADING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE SPECIAL VISAS. WHEN IN OPPOSITION, THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER CALLED ON THE LABOUR-LED GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE THE HUMANITARIAN VISAS TO THOSE IN UKRAINE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE WAR WITH RUSSIA BROKE OUT. ERICA STANFORD TOLD BREAKFAST SHE ISN'T RULING OUT CREATING A SPECIAL VISA FOR THOSE IN GAZA. MORE THAN 150 DAYS INTO THE WAR, PALESTINIANS IN NEW ZEALAND ARE URGING HER TO ACT WITH URGENCY. TO FACILITATE THEIR EXIT OUT OF GAZA TO COME SAFELY TO NEW ZEALAND. THERE IS A WAY WE CAN HELP. I REALLY WANT TO SEE OUR GOVERNMENT TAKE THOSE STEPS, STEP UP AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR FAMILIES BECAUSE THEY'RE NO DIFFERENT TO FAMILIES STRUGGLING HERE. WE WOULD WANT TO DO THE SAME THING. IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND HAS PUT IN PLACE A VISA ESCALATION PROCESS FOR PALESTINIANS AND ISRAELI NATIONALS, WHICH ALLOWS REFUGEES TO REQUEST TO FAST TRACK THEIR APPLICATIONS. A LATAM AIRLINES FLIGHT TO CHILE WILL DEPART FROM AUCKLAND TONIGHT AFTER A FAULT PROMPTED AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE YESTERDAY. LATAM CONFIRMED FLIGHT LA 800 EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED A 'STRONG MOVEMENT'. THE AIRCRAFT, FLYING INTO AUCKLAND FROM SYDNEY, SAFELY LANDED JUST BEFORE 4.30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AROUND 50 PEOPLE WERE TREATED FOR INJURIES, SOME SERIOUS. PASSENGERS ONBOARD HAVE DESCRIBED THE MOMENT THE PLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED MID-AIR. WE DROPPED AND IT HAPPENED IN A SPLIT SECOND. SUDDENLY, ALL THE DEVICES AND BAGS WERE NEAR THE ROOF. NEXT MOMENT, EVERYTHING WAS SCATTERED ON THE GROUND. PEOPLE WERE SCARED, SCREAMING, CRYING, AND LOTS OF INJURIES. LATAM AIRLINES SAYS IT REGRETS ANY 'INCONVENIENCE AND DISCOMFORT' THE EVENT MAY HAVE CAUSED PASSENGERS. TO SPORT, AND SYDNEY ROOSTERS PROP SPENCER LENIU HAS BEEN HANDED AN 8 WEEK BAN FOR USING A RACIAL SLUR. THE 23 YEAR OLD ADMITTED DIRECTING THE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AT BRISBANE BRONCO EZRA MAM DURING THEIR SEASON OPENING CLASH IN AS VEGAS, BUT DENIED HAVING RACIAL INTENTIONS. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF CONTRARY CONDUCT AND WILL BE SIDELINED UNTIL ROUND 10. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` ITS GOING TO BE ANOTHER CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL OF YOU HERE. A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE IN THE SOUTH. A HIGH OF 24 ACROSS THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. CLOUDY PERIODS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SOME NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. HAMILTON, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 25. TO THE EAST COAST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR ALL. A FEW MORNING SHOWERS AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. 25 THE HIGH IN MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` PRETTY GREY MORNING THROUGH HERE WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BLUE SKIES AFTER MIDDAY FOR MOST. 25 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARANUI. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SIMILAR HERE WITH SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH THE REGION. FEW SPOTS OF MORNING DRIZZLE. NORTHWESTERLIES THIS AFTERNOON IN BLENHEIM WITH A HIGH OF 24. HEADING SOUTH ` MORE CLOUDS THROUGH HERE. THE OCCASIONAL RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN ALEXANDRA. ASHBURTON, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24 HERE. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN AFTER MIDDAY. THIS WILL TURN TO HEAVY FOR A BRIEF PERIOD THIS EVENING. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 20. LOGGER SPORTS HAS A TRADITION DATING BACK MORE THAN A CENTURY. IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE ORIGINAL EXTREME SPORT, AND ONE KIWI WHO KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO COME OUT ON TOP IS KING COUNTRY FARMER JACK JORDAN. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE REIGNING WORLD TROPHY CHAMPION BEAT NINE OTHER COMPETITORS AT THE NEW ZEALAND STIHL TIMBERSPORTS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS. JACK JOINS US FOR MORE NOW. CONGRATULATIONS. I'VE PUT A LOT OF HARD WORK INTO IT TO COME OUT ON TOP IS EXCELLENT. HOW MUCH OF A CHALLENGE WAS TO FEND OFF THE COMPETITION? IT WAS PRETTY TOUGH. PUSHING ALL THE WAY TO THE END SO I THINK I ONLY LED BY A POINT SO WAS PRETTY CLOSE. JUST EXPLAIN HOW YOU BEAT YOUR BROTHER AGAIN? YOU ASKED THEM TO RECOUNT? WE WAITED TO THE END OF THE DAY TO GET THE OVERALL AND THEY HAD TO DO A COUNT BACK, AND IBM BY .6 OF A SECOND. WAS HE SPEWING? HE WOULD HAVE BEEN. BE ME I WOULD HAVE BEEN. I GROW TRAINING WITH HIM SUMMING DOWN A LOT TOGETHER OVER THE PAST YEAR. YOU KNOW EACH OTHER'S STYLE PRETTY WELL? YEAH I LEARNED EVERYTHING OFF HIM. BUT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BETTER IF YOU ARE THE REIGNING CHAMP? HOW MUCH TRAINING IS GONE INTO HOLDING THE TITLE? A HUGE AMOUNT GOES INTO IT. YOU WANT TO DO THE BEST YOU POSSIBLY CAN ANY SLIPUP, IT'S VITAL. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK THEY ARE JUST SWINGING AN AXE. BUT YOU ARE SUPREME SPORTS PERSON AND SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR? I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO WIN THAT THIS YEAR. EXCELLENT WITH THE FIELD I WAS UP AGAINST. THAT IS OUTSTANDING. WHERE BUSINESS WORLD OF COMPETITIVE TIMBER SPORTS GO? WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? DO GET TO GO OVERSEAS? THAT QUALIFIES ME FOR THE WORLD TROPHY WHICH IS LATER IN THE YEAR. THE WORLD TROPHY WILL BE HELD IN ITALY IN MAY SOME TIME AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IS IN FRANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. I WOULD SAY IT SOUNDS LIKE A TOUGH GIG BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE AN AMAZING ADVENTURE. PROBABLY NOT SO MUCH ALL THE TRAINING YOU PUT IN BEFOREHAND. YOU MUST HAVE A DAY JOB RIGHT? I MANAGE A FARM. 4000 ACRES, IT KEEPS ME BUSY WHEN I'M NOT WOOD CHOPPING. HOW MANY HOURS IN YOUR DAY? RUNNING A FARM IS A FULL-TIME JOB. HOW MANY HOURS A DAY YOU SQUEEZING INTO YOUR TRAINING? I PROBABLY DO AT LEAST TWO HOURS AT THE END OF THE DAY. IT'S A LOT EASIER THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE OF DAYLIGHT SAVING. WE'VE GOT MORE DAYLIGHT TO TRAIN. IT IS HARDER IN THE WINTER WHEN IT GETS DARK AROUND FIVE. IT MEANS YOU ARE TRAINING IN THE DARK ABOUT. GOOD FOR THE FIRE WOULD PREP FOR THE WINTER. GOOD LUCK. THE REIGNING TIMBER SPORTS CHAMPION. THOSE AWARDS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE WON IT FROM KING COUNTRY. E WHAI AKE NEI, WHY THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO IS ON THE HUNT FOR A SINGING CLOWN. JUST BEFORE WE CRACK INTO OUR NEXT SEGMENT WE WANT TO INFORM PARENTS THAT THERE MAY BE SOME LANGUAGE IN THIS THAT'S NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUR CHILDREN. SO YOU MAY WANT TO TURN THE TV ON MUTE FOR A LITTLE BIT. IF YOU LOVE SINGING, COMEDY, AND POTENTIALLY DRESSING UP AS A CLOWN THEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME FOR YOU. THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO'S CAPPING SEXTET ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A NEW MEMBER TO JOIN THEIR GROUP. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY SEXTET VETERAN FINN SHAW. I LOVE THIS. FINN, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING? THE SEXTET IS A LONG-STANDING TRADITION OF UNIVERSITY. WE ARE A GROUP OF SIX MALE VOCALISTS WHO PERFORM A CAPPELLA. WE SING WITHOUT ANY BACKING INSTRUMENTS, WE HAVE BEEN PERFORMING AT THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT REVIEW SHOW. IT IS THE LONGEST RUNNING IN THE WORLD. IS IT THE ONLY PLACE YOU PERFORM? WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM YOU, BY IMAGINE YOU GUYS ARE PRETTY GOOD. IS THAT THE ONLY PERFORMANCE YOU DO? THE CAPPING SHOW IS OUR MAJOR PERFORMANCE EACH YEAR. USUALLY WE WILL ALSO PERFORM AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY WHICH IS ALWAYS A GREAT PRIVILEGE. AND ON OCCASION FORM FOR SMALLER PRIVATE FUNCTIONS. LAST YEAR WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO PERFORM FOR THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OTAGO LAW SCHOOL. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE CLOWN THING. ON A BIT FREAKED OUT BY THEM, BUT YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL ACTUALLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT WAS A VERY EARLY MORNING THIS MORNING. WHEN NOT USED TO BEING UP THIS EARLY AND PUTTING THE FACE ON. WHEN DID THE CLAIM THING START? THE CLOWN MAKE-UP AND COSTUME STARTED IN THE 1940S. PRIOR TO THAT WE DRESSED AS WAITERS IN TAIL COATS AND WAISTCOATS. AND WE STILL PERFORM IN THOSE TODAY. THE CLONE MAKE-UP AND COSTUMES CAME IN IN THE 1940S HEAVILY INSPIRED BY THE FRENCH MIMES AND THEY HAVE REMAINED FAIRLY CONSISTENT EVER SINCE. THE DESIGN OF THE MAKE UP HAS NOT CHANGED THE COLOURS AND DESIGNS OF THE COSTUMES HAVE NOT CHANGED. IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE A PART OF HISTORY. , THERE'S FIVE OF YOU YOU NEED ANOTHER MEMBER SO WHAT QUALITIES ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THIS REQUIRES A NICHE SET OF SKILLS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS A GOOD VOCALIST. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO CARRY A TUNE, BLEND WITH OUR VOICES. BUT WE ALSO NEED SOMEONE WHO IS A COMEDY WRITER AND SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW TO WRITE SONG LYRICS. THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES INTO IT INTO SPECIFIC AND VERY SILLY SET OF SKILLS. I THOUGHT CHRIS MIGHT BE GOOD, BUT HE CAN'T HOLD A TUNE. IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED AND HAS THOSE SKILLS HOW DO THEY GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU? WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE AND AN INSTAGRAM PAGE. WE ARE THE OTAGO SEXTET. IF YOU SEE A PHOTO OF SIX CLIENTS, YOU'LL KNOW YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. *CLOWNS ONLY MALES? JUST MALES IN OUR GROUP. THERE IS A FEMALE GROUP THAT PERFORMS. THEY HAVE BEEN GOING 25 YEARS AND ARE LOOKING FOR MEMBERS. THAT'S MORE CHRIS CHENG. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO PERFORM FOR US? YES. WE WILL SING THE OTAGO CAPPING TOAST. THIS PIECE IS PERFORMED AT THE END OF EACH SHOW AND GRADUATIONS. # OTAGO DAYS SO CAREFREE, WE WILL SING WITH OUR GLASSES RAISED UP I. LET'S DRINK A TOAST, AS EACH OF US RECALLS, IVY-COVERED PROFESSORS, WITH IVY COLOURED GONADS. SOON WILL MEET THE COLD WORLD STRIFE, SOON WE WILL BE SLIDING DOWN THE RAZOR BLADE OF LIFE. BUT AS WE GO OUR SEPARATE WAYS, WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THE GOLDEN OTAGO DAYS. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. YOU LISTEN TO THE LYRICS, AND YOU CAN'T HELP BUT LOVE THE MELODY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AN EXTRA MEMBER. I COULD WRITE SOME LINES. I CAN PLAY THE PIANO. I'M A LITTLE BIT MUSICAL. DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT CRIMINAL MIME? HE DID UNSPEAKABLE THINGS. I CAN WRITE THAT SORT OF STUFF FOR THEM IF THEY LIKE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` OPOTIKI GOLF COACH MICKY HURIKAWA, THERE'S BEEN AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FOR HIM. HE TELLS US THE DIFFERENCE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE FOR HIM AND HIS YOUNG PLAYERS. # I KEEP DREAMING. # DREAMING TILL THE SUN COMES UP. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WE HAVEN'T GOT TO ALL OF YOUR FEEDBACK. OVERWHELMINGLY, PEOPLE ARE NOT IMPRESSED WITH US DISAGREEING THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE RELEASED THIS PHOTO. THE GENERAL VIBE IS THAT THIS IS NO DIFFERENT TO FILTERS. FILTERS ARE WORSE. GET A NEW HOBBY, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IF WE PULL DOWN ALL FILTERED PHOTOS, THERE WILL BE NOTHING LEFT. JOE, IT IS YOUR PROPERTY, YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. CAN LOOK AT THE PHOTO? WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT HERE IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BECAUSE THE TREE IS GREEN IN THE BACKGROUND AND A PHOTO TAKEN OF CATHERINE LAST WEEK SHOWED HER DRIVING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY WITH TREES THAT HAVE NO LEAVES BECAUSE IT IS BARREN COLD IN WINTER STILL. SHE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN SINCE AS A DOMINANT SURGERY, SO THERE IS BEEN SO MUCH SPECULATION ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS AND WHY THINK WE'RE RIGHT TO LOOK INTO IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST PUTTING OUT A PHOTO BECAUSE IT'S NICE, THEY ARE PUTTING OUT A PHOTO TO CONTROL THE NARRATIVE ABOUT HOW THEY WANT YOU TO SEE IT. OBVIOUSLY, THEY WANT YOU TO SEE... THIS AS THE ROYAL FAMILY WHO WERE METICULOUS ABOUT HOW THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES. HERE THEY ARE, AND YOU ARE TRYING TO TELL ME SHE IS APOLOGISING FOR HER EDITING? OF COURSE SHE IS NOT EDITED IT. THERE IS MORE TO IT. THAT PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY PRINCE WILLIAM. APPARENTLY. AND SHE'S TAKEN A HIT FOR IT. I THINK THERE'S MORE. AND NOW TO RETURN TO A LOVELY STORY WE COVERED LAST WEEK OUT OF THE EAST COAST TOWN OF OPOTIKI. THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUY A NEW UTE FOR LOCAL LEGEND MICKY HURIWAKA. EACH YEAR, MICKY VOLUNTEERS HUNDREDS OF HOURS TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE TO PLAY GOLF. THIS RECENT 'SUNDAY' STORY HIGHLIGHTING HIS EFFORTS, MICKEY OFTEN DRIVES TAMARIKI AROUND THE COUNTRY TO GOLF TOURNAMENTS. BUT THESE JOURNEYS ARE BEING HINDERED BY HIS RUN-DOWN CAR. WE ASKED YOU TO CHIP IN TO GET MICKY A UTE AND WOW DID YOU DELIVER. ALMOST $28,000 RAISED SO FAR. EARLIER WE SPOKE TO MICKY HIMSELF ALONG WITH ORGANISER OF THE FUNDRAISER, GLENN PHIPPS ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL. WE WEREN'T EXPECTING TO GET WHAT WE GOT. IT'S PRETTY HUMBLING FOR ME TO ORGANISE IT, BUT MORE SO FOR HIM. WE WERE EXPECTING A COUPLE THOUSAND, AND WE'VE GOT 27 AND A HALF THOUSAND. DONE PRETTY WELL ON THE WHOLE THING, AND THAT'S THANKS TO YOU GUYS FOR GETTING IT OUT THERE IN THE PUBLIC AND EVERYONE JUMPING ON BOARD. I FEEL LIKE IT'S GONE FROM A SUBARU LEGACY TO A HUMMER ALMOST. (LAUGHS) MICKY IS A HUMBLE, QUIET MAN, BUT HE SAID HE'D BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE SUPPORT. YEAH, I'M OVERWHELMED WITH ALL THE SUPPORT, ALL THE POSITIVE MESSAGES, THE GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST LOST FOR WORDS, REALLY. YEAH. JUST NEVER THOUGHT IT'D BE THIS BIG. I'M THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT AND DONATION. OUR VIEWERS ARE AWESOME. THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING HIM AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING US. CAPTIONS BY COURTNEY SOLE, MAIA CARR HEKE, BILLY GARRATT-JOHN AND DREW WELSH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.