TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` WHAT'S NEXT FOR GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN, AFTER THE FORMER GREEN PARTY MP PLEADED GUILTY TODAY TO ALL HER SHOPLIFTING CHARGES? AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT MAYBE A LOG. POLICE WORK TO IDENTIFY A FISHERMAN'S GRISLY CATCH AFTER HE REELED IN HUMAN REMAINS. PLUS ` (GIGGLES, SQUEALS) PLENTY OF EXCITEMENT AS SURFERS FLOCK TO THIS RARE PHENOMENON IN THE UK. HOW THEY COULD RIDE THE WAVE MORE THAN ONCE IF THEY WIPED OUT? HOW THEY COULD RIDE THE WAVE MORE THAN ONCE IF THEY WIPED OUT. CAPTIONS BY MAEVE KELLY, SAM BAKER AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI KI NGA PITOPITO KORERO O TE WA ` WELCOME TO 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO FOUR SHOPLIFTING CHARGES. THE FORMER GREEN PARTY MP ADMITTED STEALING NEARLY $9000 WORTH OF CLOTHING. THE FORMER LAWYER AND JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON RESIGNED FROM PARLIAMENT IN JANUARY, SAYING HER BEHAVIOUR FELL SHORT OF STANDARDS EXPECTED OF AN MP. SIMON MERCEP WAS IN AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT. A DAY IN COURT FOR GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN HAD BEEN DELAYED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT WHEN SHE FINALLY DID APPEAR THIS AFTERNOON, THE FORMER GREEN MP WAS FACED WITH A LARGE CONTINGENT OF MEDIA. SHE MADE NO COMMENT AS SHE MADE HER WAY INTO COURT. INSIDE, SHE STOOD CALMLY DURING HER HEARING. SHE DIDN'T SPEAK HERSELF; IT WAS HER LAWYER WHO ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS ON HER BEHALF. MEDIA WERE NOT ALLOWED TO RECORD AUDIO FROM THE HEARING. THE CHARGES AROSE FROM FOUR INSTANCES OF SHOPLIFTING, SOME CAUGHT ON CAMERA LATE LAST YEAR ` FIRST AT THIS WELLINGTON STORE IN OCTOBER; THE SECOND TIME WAS AT THIS UPMARKET BOUTIQUE IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF PONSONBY. IT WAS JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THE VERY NEXT DAY, MS GHAHRAMAN SHOPLIFTED FROM THIS STORE IN NEWMARKET. AND THE DAY AFTER THAT, SHE DID THE SAME, BACK AT THE PONSONBY BUSINESS. THE TOTAL WORTH OF GOODS STOLEN WAS NEARLY $9000. WHEN GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN RESIGNED FROM PARLIAMENT IN JANUARY, SHE SAID HER MENTAL HEALTH WAS BEING BADLY AFFECTED BY STRESSES AT WORK. SHE SAID HER BEHAVIOUR WAS RELATED TO 'PREVIOUSLY UNRECOGNISED TRAUMA'; SHE SAID SHE WAS SORRY. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION FOR HER TO APOLOGISE AND TO RESIGN FROM PARLIAMENT FOR HER WELLBEING, FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS. A PSYCHOLOGIST TOLD 1 NEWS BEING IN THE SPOTLIGHT CAN BE STRESSFUL AND CAN LEAD TO UNUSUAL BEHAVIOUR. HAVING THAT LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCRUTINY IS A HUGE THING. MOST OF US DON'T HAVE A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL EVERY DAY IN PUBLIC, AND YET FOR PEOPLE IN THE LIMELIGHT, LIKE A POLITICIAN, THAT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE FORMER MP MADE LEFT COURT THROUGH A BACK DOOR, AGAIN SAYING NOTHING TO MEDIA. SHE'S DUE TO APPEAR AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR SENTENCING, IN JUNE. SIMON, AS YOU MENTIONED, GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN HAS PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN OF HER MENTAL HEALTH. WAS THAT ADDRESSED IN COURT TODAY? IT WAS ACTUALLY RAISED BY HER OWN LAWYER, WHO ARGUED AGAINST THE MEDIA TAKING PICTURES IN COURT. THE LAWYER SAID THAT SHOWING THE FORMER MP IN THE DOCK WOULD ONLY ADD TO THE STRESS SHE HAS ALREADY SUFFERED. THE LAWYER ADDED THAT SHE HAD HAD TO DEAL WITH WHAT SHE CALLED ' HORRIFIC INSTANCES OF THREATS AND ABUSE' ` THAT IS AN ISSUE WE HAVE REPORTED ON BEFORE. FOR THE RECORD, A CONVICTION FOR SHOPLIFTING OF THIS AMOUNT OF GOODS CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON. OF COURSE A JUDGE MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SEVERAL MITIGATING FACTORS, INCLUDING AN EARLY GUILTY PLEA AND THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE DEFENDANT. KIA ORA, SIMON. FREDERICK HOBSON (35) HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO THE MURDER OF DAIRY WORKER AND NEWLYWED JANAK PATEL. HIS DEATH, AT THE ROSE COTTAGE SUPERETTE IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF SANDRINGHAM IN 2022, SPARKED SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CALL FOR MORE EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO COMBAT CRIME ` AND TODAY, THAT CALL HAS BEEN ECHOED. CORAZON MILLER HAS MORE. ALL: # TATOU TATOU E. # GRIEF ON DISPLAY AS MOURNERS GATHERED TO MARK JANAK PATEL'S DEATH. MORE THAN A YEAR ON, THE FLOWERS ARE GONE, BUT THE FAMILY'S ANGUISH REMAINS. HIS ABSENCE, IT FEELS LIKE... KILLING ME INSIDE EVERY DAY. HER BROTHER WAS NEWLY MARRIED AND HAD ONLY BEEN IN THE COUNTRY A FEW MONTHS WHEN HE WAS KILLED OUTSIDE THIS DAIRY IN NOVEMBER 23 2022. HE WAS RUNNING THE SHOP WHILE ITS OWNERS WERE OVERSEAS AND HAD COME OUTSIDE TO CONFRONT A MAN WHO'D STOLEN THE CASH REGISTER. HE WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE CONFRONTATION. THREE MEN ` SHANE TANE, HENRY FRED AND FREDERICK HOBSON ` WERE CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER. HOBSON'S GUILTY PLEA TODAY BROUGHT SOME COMFORT. WHATEVER SENTENCE HE WILL GET WILL NEVER BE ENOUGH FOR WHAT HE HAS TAKEN AWAY FROM THE FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY PARENTS. ALL CHANT: CHANGE THE LAW! IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF PATEL'S DEATH, GRIEF QUICKLY TURNED TO ANGER THAT HE WAS SLAIN ON THE JOB. THAT HAS CREATED A LOT OF FEAR AMONG THESE SMALL BUSINESS, DAIRY OWNERS. THAT FEAR PROPELLING THEM ON TO THE STREETS TO RALLY FOR CHANGE. SO WE ARE WATCHING THE NEW GOVERNMENT, TO SEE THAT IT FOLLOWS THROUGH ITS PLEDGES THAT IT MAKES TO STOP THIS KIND OF CRIME. FREDERICK HOBSON WILL BE SENTENCED ON JUNE 26, BUT NOTHING WILL FIX THE ABSENCE LEFT BY THE DEATH OF THE PATELS' ELDEST SON AND BROTHER. HE HAD SO MANY DREAMS ` HE WANTED TO START BUSINESS, COMMON PEOPLE DREAM; LIKE BUY A NEW HOUSE AND SETTLE HERE, A HAPPY LIFE. ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS JUSTICE ` ONE THEY HOPE SERVES A STRONG DETERRENT, ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS JUSTICE ` ONE THEY HOPE SERVES A STRONG DETERRENT TO SAVE OTHERS THE SAME GRIEF. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. RUAPEHU ALPINE LIFTS HAS BEEN GIVEN A $7m BAILOUT, BUT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL BE THE LAST. IT ENSURES WHAKAPAPA SKI FIELD CAN OPERATE THIS COMING SEASON. $3m IN EQUITY AND LOANS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED TO SUPPORT PURE TUROA BUYING THE SKI FIELD OF THE SAME NAME. THAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS IS ACCUSING THE GOVERNMENT OF HAVING THE 'WRONG PRIORITIES', AFTER POLICE REJECTED THE LATEST PAY OFFER, SAYING WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD PUT ON THE TABLE WAS 'INSULTING' AND AN 'ABSOLUTE JOKE'. LABOUR SAYS IT PUT A BETTER OFFER ON THE TABLE FOR POLICE LAST YEAR. THEY REJECTED THE OFFER THAT WE HAD PUT FORWARD, AND THEY'VE ENDED UP WITH AN OFFER FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT WHICH IS ACTUALLY WORSE THAN THE ONE THAT THEY'D REJECTED FROM US. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT JUST SHOWS THAT THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HAVE GOT THEIR PRIORITIES ALL WRONG AND THAT THEIR RHETORIC BEFORE THE ELECTION WAS JUST THAT ` IT WAS ALL SLOGANS AND RHETORIC. YES, THERE IS A NEGOTIATION THAT'S GOING ON ` IT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE FORMER GOVERNMENT AND NOW WITH OUR GOVERNMENT. I CAN TELL YOU OUR POLICE WILL BE NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN DO EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET TO A GOOD OFFER. BUT ULTIMATELY, THAT'S A DECISION FOR THE POLICE AND THE POLICE ASSOCIATION, RATHER THAN FOR ME TO GET INVOLVED IN. WHILE POLICE CANNOT TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION SUCH AS STRIKES, ARBITRATION ALLOWS FOR FINAL OFFERS FROM BOTH PARTIES TO BE DECIDED BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY. POLICE ARE MEETING WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION TOMORROW TO DISCUSS THE OFFER. EMPLOYMENT LAWS ARE SET TO BE RIPPED UP AS THE GOVERNMENT SETS OFF IN A NEW DIRECTION. WORKPLACE RELATIONS MINISTER BROOKE VAN VELDEN HAS UNVEILED HER PLANS FOR THE SECTOR. SHE'S LOOKING TO REV UP THE 'GIG ECONOMY' BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR BUSINESSES TO EMPLOY SHORT-TERM CONTRACTORS AND FREELANCE WORKERS. HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS ARE ALSO SET TO BE OVERHAULED, WITH THE MINISTER SAYING SHE WANTS TO GIVE MORE CLARITY TO WORKERS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS BY FOCUSING ON WHAT'S CAUSING WORKERS HARM, NOT ON COMPLIANCE THAT SERVES NO PURPOSE. AND THE TROUBLED AND COMPLICATED HOLIDAYS ACT WILL BE REFORMED AFTER YEARS OF STATUTORY ENTITLEMENT AND UNDERPAYMENT ISSUES. THE MINISTER SAYS SHE'LL NOW GO OUT AND TALK TO THOSE AFFECTED, BUT THE UNIONS HAVE SUMMED UP THE CHANGES IN ONE WORD ` 'HORRIFYING'. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD HAS MORE. FIGHTING TO BE RECOGNISED AS AN EMPLOYEE, THIS FORMER UBER DRIVER TOOK THE COMPANY TO COURT. WE'RE NOT REATED FAIRLY BY UBER. WE DON'T GET ANY HOLIDAY PAY, NO SICK LEAVE, NO TIME OFF AND NO COMPENSATION IF WE DON'T GET ENOUGH MONEY TO, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST TO PAY FOR OUR VEHICLES. THE COURT RULED IN THEIR FAVOUR, BUT UBER IS APPEALING. IT'S CASES LIKE THAT WHICH THE MINISTER SAYS SHOWS THE LAW IS BROKEN. WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO AS A GOVERNMENT IS MAKE SURE THAT BUSINESSES ARE CERTAIN ABOUT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS VERSUS CONTRACTING ARRANGEMENTS AND WHAT THEIR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS ARE. BUT UNIONS ARE WORRIED IT WILL BE AT THE COST OF WORKERS' RIGHTS. WE'RE SEEING THIS TOTAL ATTACK ON WORKERS WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNWARRANTED, PARTICULARLY WITH WORKERS WHO AREN'T EVEN EARNING THE MINIMUM WAGE. TAX APP 'HNRY' WORKS WITH SOLE TRADERS AND SAYS WHILE SOME ARE VULNERABLE, MOST ARE NOT. THIS IS 20% OF THE WORKFORCE THAT SPANS FROM FREELANCERS, TRADESPEOPLE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS WORKERS, REAL ESTATE, FILM AND TV AND WHITE COLLAR CONTRACTORS IN GOVERNMENT. HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS ALSO IN FOR A SHAKE-UP ` THEY WERE LAST CHANGED FOLLOWING THE PIKE RIVER MINING DISASTER. SOMEBODY WHO IS WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR AND SAYS ACTUALLY, THE ADDED COST OF DOING ALL THIS TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY IS UP TO SCRATCH TO BE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE IS SO COST-PROHIBITIVE THAT I CAN'T ACTUALLY AFFORD TO BRING ON ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER. BUSINESSES FEEL THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT DIDN'T GET THE BALANCE RIGHT. WHAT YOU WANT IS NOT JUST MORE AND MORE RULES. WHAT YOU WANT IS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE RULES ARE WORKING AND THAT PEOPLE CAN GO TO WORK, BE HEALTHY, SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE. I WOULD REALLY BE LOOKING TO THE OTHER COALITION PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE POLICY THAT'S IMPLEMENTED IS ACTUALLY REFLECTIVE OF WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS AND NOT JUST ACT PARTY POLICY. ALL ADDING UP TO A NIGHTMARE FOR WORKER ADVOCATES. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SHORT OF HORRIFYING. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE AN EROSION OF RIGHTS. DO YOU THINK WORKERS HAVE TOO MANY RIGHTS AT THE MOMENT? NO, I DON'T. I ACTUALLY THINK WE CAN HAVE A WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT THAT WORKS FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND FOR WORKERS. SOME BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY FOR WORKPLACES THIS ELECTORAL TERM. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. HOW OLD IS TOO OLD TO KEEP WORKING? THAT DEBATE HAS BEEN REIGNITED, THAT DEBATE HAS BEEN REIGNITED FOLLOWING THE FORCED RESIGNATION OF CHIEF OMBUDSMAN PETER BOSHIER DUE TO AGE-LIMIT LAWS. LABOUR SAYS THE LEGISLATION IS PAST ITS USE-BY DATE, AND WHILE ONE LEGAL EXPERT AGREES, THE PRIME MINISTER'S NOT SO SURE. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. THE 1970s, WHEN THE OMBUDSMAN SPORTED A DICKIE BOW AND KGB AGENTS WERE FRONT OF MIND. SOME THINGS HAVE CHANGED, BUT A CURIOUS LAW FROM 1975 REMAINS, AND IT'S FORCED CHIEF OMBUDSMAN PETER BOSHIER TO RESIGN BECAUSE HE TURNS 72 ON SATURDAY. IT DOESN'T REALLY SEEM OBVIOUS WHY YOU WOULD REQUIRE A RETIREMENT AGE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN. OTHER OFFICES OF PARLIAMENT, SUCH AS THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE AUDITOR GENERAL ` THEY HAVE NO MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE. JUDGES MUST RETIRE AT 70 TO ENSURE NEW BLOOD COMES ON TO THE BENCH. BUT THE OMBUDSMAN, THE WATCHDOG OVER GOVERNMENT, WAS REAPPOINTED TO ANOTHER FIVE-YEAR TERM IN 2020. IF THEY CAN DO THE JOB, LET THEM DO IT TO THE END OF THEIR TERM; IF THEY'RE GOOD, REAPPOINT THEM. THAT PROCESS IN AND OF ITSELF TAKES CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IN THE U.S., AGE AND MENTAL CAPACITY IS DOMINATING DEBATE. A HEARING OF JOE BIDEN'S HANDLING OF CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS TURNED INTO A SHOWDOWN OF SLURRED SPEECH AND GAFFES BETWEEN PRESIDENTIAL RIVALS. THE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO, SISI, DID NOT WANNA OPEN UP THE GATE. THREE YEARS LADY` LADIES` LADY. HOW 'BOUT THAT? WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICIANS, IT'S THE VOTER WHO DECIDES HOW OLD IS TOO OLD. WHY IS THERE NO AGE LIMIT FOR POLITICIANS? (LAUGHS) IS THAT UNFAIR? I THINK YOU'RE ASKING GOOD QUESTIONS, YEAH. (CHUCKLES) HE'S NOT CONSIDERED REMOVING THE MAXIMUM AGE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN, BUT LABOUR HAS. I THINK THAT LAW NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. I DON'T THINK HE SHOULD BE FORCED OUT OF OFFICE BASED ON HIS AGE. THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE OVER 65 STILL WORKING HAS JUMPED FROM ABOUT 9% NEARLY 40 YEARS AGO TO A NEAR-RECORD 26% LAST YEAR. I PUT MYSELF DOWN TO MAYBE 70. I MIGHT GO A LITTLE LONGER. INTO MY 80s. WHY? OH, COS MY WORK'S MY HOBBY. THE RETIREMENT COMMISSIONER TOLD 1 NEWS SHE'S NOT SUPPORTIVE OF AGE LIMITS FOR JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD BE BASED ON MERIT. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. TRIBUTES ARE BEGINNING TO POUR IN FOR THE SECOND NZ VICTIM OF AN AVALANCHE AT JAPAN'S MT YOTEI AFTER JAPANESE MEDIA NAMED JOSHUA SELLENS (33), WHO WAS KILLED ALONG WITH ISABELLA BOLTON (21). A TALENTED TOUR GUIDE, SELLENS APPEARED IN AN ICEBREAKER AD IN 2022. 'FIFTH TIME IN THE BATTLEGROUND' ` THAT'S HOW NGATI RUANUI'S DESCRIBING THE START OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN APPLICATION FROM TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES TO MINE IRON SANDS OFF TARANAKI'S SOUTH COAST. AND NOW MINISTER SHANE JONES SAYS HE'S STANDING ASIDE FROM THE CONTENTIOUS PROJECT. ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. THIS IS TARANAKI'S SOUTH COAST. IT'S WHERE TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES WANTS TO COLLECT MILLIONS OF TONS OF SEABED TO EXTRACT IRON SAND ` A PROPOSAL SOME IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING FOR YEARS. THE COMMUNITY ARE UPSET ` NOT JUST IWI, NOT JUST MAORI. IN 2016, TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES APPLIED TO EXTRACT AND PROCESS IRON SAND, WHICH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AUTHORITY GRANTED. THAT DECISION WAS OVERTURNED, AND THE APPLICATION WAS SENT BACK TO THE EPA. TODAY... (ALL SING WAIATA) ...A NEW, PUBLIC HEARING BEGAN. EVIDENCE AND SUBMISSIONS WILL BE HEARD, IN THREE STAGES, OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. IN TERMS OF OUR DECISION-MAKING, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT ALL RELEVANT ISSUES ARE COVERED. THE LOCAL IWI'S BEEN CHALLENGING THE APPLICATION FROM THE OUTSET AND SAY THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH. WHAT WE DON'T SUPPORT IS SOMEONE GOING AND RAPING, PILLAGING AND DOING WHAT'S NOT RIGHT IN THE MOANA. IN A STATEMENT, TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES CHAIRPERSON ALAN EGGERS SAYS THEY'VE PREPARED WELL, WITH A GOOD LEGAL TEAM, AND THEY'RE PLEASED TO BE GETTING ON WITH THE HEARING. WE'LL CARRY ON THE FIGHT. ONE OF THE MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAST-TRACK APPROVALS BILL, CHRIS BISHOP, IS TRAVELLING, BUT SAID HE WON'T BE COMMENTING WHILE THE HEARING IS UNDERWAY. THE OTHER MINISTER, SHANE JONES, HAS CONFIRMED HE'S STOOD ASIDE FROM THE PROJECT, AS HE'S BOTH MINISTER FOR FISHERIES AND RESOURCES AND DOESN'T WANT TO APPEAR TO FAVOUR ONE OVER THE OTHER. CHRIS BISHOP, HAERE MAI KI MATO, THINK ABOUT IT, MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION. THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS, NOT JUST MONEY THAT COMES FROM OFFSHORE. AND SO THE PUBLIC HEARING BEGINS. AT STAKE ` WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THESE WATERS. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1 NEWS. A WARNING ` SOME VIEWERS MAY FIND DETAILS IN THIS NEXT STORY CONFRONTING. POLICE SAY THEY'RE STILL IN THE 'VERY EARLY' STAGES OF AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A BODY WAS REELED IN FROM AUCKLAND'S GULF HARBOUR BY A MAN FISHING IN THE AREA. JACOB JOHNSON HAS DEVELOPMENTS. A GRISLY FIND AT GULF HARBOUR ` CONCEALED IN PLASTIC, THIS BODY WAS HOOKED BY A FISHERMAN AFTER HE SPOTTED IT FLOATING IN THE WATER. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT MAYBE A LOG, MAYBE A DEAD ANIMAL OR SOMETHING. THAT WAS UNTIL HE OPENED THE BAG, DRAGGING IT ON TO THE SHORE AROUND HERE. AT FIRST, HE DIDN'T REALISE WHAT HE'D JUST FOUND. RIPPED A BIT MORE, AND LO AND BEHOLD, A HAND APPEARS. HE MADE THE DISCOVERY AT ABOUT 3.15pm YESTERDAY. TWO COPS TURNED UP, AND THEY THOUGHT I'D ACTUALLY SAID THERE WAS JUST A HAND IN A BAG, AND THEN THEY WENT DOWN THERE AND SAID, 'OH, NO ` WE'VE GOT A BODY.' (CHUCKLES) MORE POLICE EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. SORT OF LOOKED LIKE A HALLOWEEN-TYPE HAND, YOU KNOW? LIKE SEMI SORT OF CLAW-SHAPED TOWARDS YOU, AND, YOU KNOW, PALE ` THAT HALLOWEEN LOOK. THIS COUPLE WATCHED AS POLICE ARRIVED TO RETRIEVE THE BODY. THEY'VE BEEN CAMPING IN THE AREA FOR THREE DAYS. WITH THE WEATHER THE WAY IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE, IT COULD'VE COME FROM A FAIRLY LONG WAY, I THINK ` POSSIBLY FROM THE AUCKLAND DIRECTION, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE WEATHER WAS COMING THAT WAY, THE WAVES WERE COMING FROM THAT WAY. WHILE THE CORDON HAS NOW BEEN LIFTED, POLICE SAY THEIR INVESTIGATION REMAINS IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES, WITH A POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION BEING CARRIED OUT TODAY. PLENTY OF CURIOUS LOCALS CAME FOR A LOOK. SHOCKING, TO SAY THE LEAST! YEAH. YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S UNEXPECTED IN THIS AREA, FOR SURE. OH, A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE, AND I SUPPOSE IT'LL MAKE EVERYONE TALK A BIT, WON'T IT? I JUST THINK THAT HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE ANSWERS FOR SOME FAMILIES I JUST THINK THAT HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE ANSWERS FOR SOME FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, THAT HAVE LOST SOMEBODY, OBVIOUSLY. POLICE ARE ENCOURAGING ANY RESIDENTS IN THE NEARBY COASTAL AREA WHO SAW ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS TO GET IN TOUCH. THEIR PRIORITY NOW ` IDENTIFYING WHO THIS IS AND WHAT LED TO THEIR DEATH. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` NEW ATTACKS INSIDE RUSSIA, WITH MILITIA FIGHTERS ON THE GROUND AND UKRAINIAN DRONES STRIKING FROM THE AIR. BUT IT'S UKRAINE LEFT REELING TODAY, BY DRASTICALLY DOWNSIZED U.S. MILITARY SUPPORT. THEN ` FORCED TO KNEEL IN THE SUN FOR HOURS ` WHAT THESE MEDICS DETAINED IN GAZA SAY THEY ENDURED NEXT, AND HOW ISRAEL'S RESPONDING. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHO YOU GONNA CALL? THE FORMER SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN MAKING SURE YOU'RE NOT ALONE AFTER A NATURAL DISASTER. PLUS ` WITH HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL PRINCIPAL JOBS SITTING VACANT, WHO BETTER TO TAKE RECRUITMENT INTO THEIR OWN HANDS THAN STUDENTS? AND THE ETIQUETTE GUIDE TO HELPING OTHERS WITHOUT BEING ANNOYING ` THE DETAILS TONIGHT AT 7. We got a new car you have to plug in. It goes for two wee stops. (DOG BARKS) One masterpiece. And four unlucky possums! Five! VOICEOVER: Fast charge on the road and pay like you're at home. With Genesis at charge net stations. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. THE U.S. HAS MADE A SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT IT'LL SEND $500m OF AMMUNITION, ROCKETS AND MISSILES TO UKRAINE ` BUT A TOP U.S. OFFICIAL'S ADMITTED IT'S 'NOWHERE NEAR ENOUGH'. IT COMES AS RUSSIA SUFFERS ITS WORST ATTACKS INSIDE ITS BORDER IN MONTHS. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS. A WAVE OF UKRAINIAN DRONES MAKING DIRECT STRIKES ON RUSSIAN SOIL ` SOME OF THE BIGGEST SO FAR, SETTING OIL FACILITIES ABLAZE. (GUNFIRE CRACKLES) AROUND THE SAME TIME, PRO-UKRAINIAN MILITIA LAUNCHING A MAJOR CROSS-BORDER INCURSION FROM UKRAINE'S NORTH-EAST. THE KREMLIN SAYS IT KILLED MORE THAN 200 FIGHTERS. IT'S UNCLEAR IF FIGHTING GOES ON, BUT IT'S A HUGE CHALLENGE TO VLADIMIR PUTIN DAYS BEFORE RUSSIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. HOWEVER, UKRAINE HAS A BIGGER PROBLEM. AFTER TWO YEARS OF THIS... (GUN FIRES REPEATEDLY) ...THEY'RE RAPIDLY RUNNING OUT OF WEAPONS. (MAN SHOUTS ORDER IN UKRAINIAN, BOOM!) TODAY AT THE WHITE HOUSE, WHILE MEETING POLISH LEADERS, JOE BIDEN SAID MORE HELP WAS ON THE WAY. THE PACKAGE INCLUDES MUNITIONS AND ROUNDS TO HELP UKRAINE HOLD THE LINE AGAINST RUSSIA'S BRUTAL ATTACKS. WHILE WELCOMED BY UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT, U.S. OFFICIALS ADMIT IT'S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH AND WILL ONLY HELP KEEP ADVANCING RUSSIAN FORCES AT BAY FOR A FEW WEEKS. THE U.S. PRESIDENT HAS BEEN PLEADING WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP TO APPROVE A NEAR-$100bn MILITARY AID PACKAGE, BUT IT'S TURNED INTO A HOT ELECTION ISSUE, WITH HOUSE REPUBLICANS STALLING EVERY EFFORT TO GET THE DEAL DONE. JOE BIDEN WAS ONLY ABLE TO MAKE TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT HAPPEN DUE TO SURPRISE SAVINGS FOUND IN OTHER DEFENCE DEALS. WE MUST ACT BEFORE IT LITERALLY IS TOO LATE. BUT HE MAY NOT BE TALKING JUST ABOUT RUSSIAN ADVANCES. ACCORDING TO POLLS, DONALD TRUMP HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING BACK THE PRESIDENCY. HUNGARY'S PRIME MINISTER MET TRUMP IN FLORIDA RECENTLY. TRANSLATOR: HE WON'T GIVE A PENNY TO THE UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN WAR. THIS IS WHY THE WAR WILL END, BECAUSE IT'S OBVIOUS THAT UKRAINE CANNOT STAND ON ITS OWN TWO FEET. BUT THE SECURITY OF EUROPE AND OF UKRAINE RELIES ON U.S. SUPPORT ` SUPPORT WHICH, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, IS NOT GUARANTEED. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. A WARNING ` OUR NEXT STORY INCLUDES IMAGES SOME MIGHT FIND DISTRESSING. A NUMBER OF PALESTINIAN MEDICAL STAFF DETAINED BY ISRAELI FORCES DURING A RAID ON A HOSPITAL IN GAZA LAST MONTH SAY THEY WERE BEATEN AND FORCED TO KNEEL FOR HOURS. ISRAEL HAS SAID NASSER HOSPITAL WAS BEING USED BY HAMAS, AND SEVERAL ISRAELI HOSTAGES WHO HAVE BEEN RELEASED SAY THEY WERE HELD THERE. THE BBC'S ORLA GUERIN REPORTS. (PLANE ENGINE DRONES OVERHEAD) NOT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS WAR, ISRAELI SOLDIERS HAVE BEEN FILMED STANDING OVER STRIPPED AND KNEELING DETAINEES. BUT THESE ARE MEDICAL STAFF, DETAINED AFTER THE ISRAELI ARMY OVERRAN THE NASSER HOSPITAL IN KHAN YOUNIS. MOST ARE STILL BEING HELD. (GUNFIRE CRACKLES IN DISTANCE) FOR WEEKS, THE MEDICS HAD WITNESSED ISRAEL'S ADVANCE AS IT CLOSED IN AROUND THE HOSPITAL. (MISSILE WHOOSHES, BOOMS) (URGENT SHOUTING IN ARABIC) ONE NURSE WAS SHOT INSIDE AN OPERATING THEATRE, THROUGH A WINDOW. (PANICKED SHOUTING) ANOTHER PERSON WAS SHOT AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE. THE HOSPITAL WAS UNDER SIEGE. (TANK ENGINE RUMBLES) THEN, ON FEBRUARY 15th, AFTER GIVING WARNINGS, ISRAELI TANKS ROLLED IN. INSIDE, UTTER CHAOS ` PATIENTS RUSHED FROM COLLAPSING WARDS. ISRAEL SAYS IT FOUND HAMAS WEAPONS AND MEDICATION, WHICH IT SAYS SUPPORTS ACCOUNTS FROM ISRAELI HOSTAGES THAT THEY WERE HELD HERE. IN THE IDF'S OWN FOOTAGE, YOU CAN SEE HOSPITAL PATIENTS DETAINED OUTSIDE IN THEIR BEDS AND WHEELCHAIRS WITH THEIR HANDS ZIP-TIED. AND THIS WAS THE TREATMENT FOR MEDICAL STAFF ` AT LEAST 49 OF THEM FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR POSTS AND REMOVE THEIR SURGICAL CLOTHING. ISRAEL SAYS IT WAS SEARCHING FOR CONCEALED WEAPONS AND THAT AMONG THE 200 ARRESTED AT NASSER WERE TERRORISTS POSING AS MEDICS. TRANSLATOR: IT WAS TOUGH FOR US TO SEE HOW THE DOCTORS WHO'D BRAVELY STAYED AT THE HOSPITAL DESPITE THE DANGERS WERE STRIPPED AND BEATEN; THEIR HANDS WERE TIED BEHIND THEM, AND THEY WERE LEFT IN THE SUN FOR HOURS. DR AHMED SABHA IS ONE OF VERY FEW MEDICS TO HAVE SINCE BEEN RELEASED. HIS HAND WAS BROKEN BY AN ISRAELI SOLDIER, HE SAYS, AND MUZZLED DOGS WERE SET ON HIM. TRANSLATOR: THEY FORCED US TO KNEEL DOWN WITH OUR EYES BLINDFOLDED. THERE WAS A PIT IN THE GROUND, AND WE THOUGHT THEY WOULD EXECUTE US AND BURY US THERE. WE SAID OUR PRAYERS, BUT THEY WERE JUST INTIMIDATING US. ISRAEL SAYS ANY ABUSE OF DETAINEES IS AGAINST IDF ORDERS AND IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. BRITAIN'S FOREIGN SECRETARY, FORMER PRIME MINISTER DAVID CAMERON, SAYS THE IMAGES ARE 'DISTURBING' AND IS CALLING FOR ANSWERS FROM THE ISRAELIS. MARLBOROUGH FARMERS ARE STILL GRAPPLING WITH A LONG DRY SPELL THAT ONE HAS DESCRIBED AS LIKE BEING 'IN JAIL'. THEY WANT THEIR REGION TO BE OFFICIALLY CLASSIFIED AS 'IN DROUGHT' AND THE AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO VISIT TO SEE THE SITUATION FOR HIMSELF. OUR NELSON-BASED REPORTER JESSICA RODEN EXPLAINS. 'EVERY DAY IS A DAY CLOSER TO RAIN' ` A LINE FARMERS HERE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING. MARLBOROUGH IS IN DROUGHT, AND DROUGHT NEEDS TO BE HAVE BEEN DECLARED BEFORE NOW. FEDERATED FARMERS HAS TWICE WRITTEN TO THE MINISTER PLEADING FOR JUST THAT. DO THEY REALLY CARE ABOUT US UP IN WELLINGTON? ARE WE IMPORTANT TO THEM? IF A CLASSIFICATION WAS MADE, IT WOULD HELP OPEN DOORS FOR FARMERS TO DEFER TAX PAYMENTS AND ACCESS MONEY THEY'VE PUT ASIDE. IT'S TOUGH WHEN YOU'RE IN IT EVERY DAY. AND, LOOK, I'M GONNA BE HONEST ` IT CAN FEEL LIKE JAIL. SOUTH MARLBOROUGH IS THE WORST OFF. 1 NEWS VISITED THIS FARM A MONTH AGO, AND WHILE THERE WAS A BIT OF RAIN LAST MONDAY, THEY'VE STILL ONLY HAD 11cm IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS. (SHEEP BLEATS) THE SECOND HALF OF 2023 WAS THE REGION'S DRIEST IN 94 YEARS OF RAINFALL RECORDS. RIVERS AND STREAMS HERE LOOK LIKE THIS. WHILE THE NIGHTS ARE COOLING DOWN, THE DAYS ARE STILL INCREDIBLY WARM AND DRY HERE IN MARLBOROUGH ` THE WIND THAT'S COMING THROUGH TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE, DRYING THINGS OUT FURTHER, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO RAIN ON THE HORIZON FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. MARLBOROUGH'S OUR WINE CAPITAL, BUT KEEPING THE VINES ALIVE HASN'T BEEN EASY. MARLBOROUGH LOOKS GREEN ` IT'S COS THE VINES ARE EFFICIENT. THEY USE THE WATER WISELY, THEY GROW A BIG CANOPY, BUT IT DOES HIDE THE TRUTH THAT THE SOIL IS INCREDIBLY DRY. AND WHILE THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT WON'T BE AFFECTED... THE BERRIES AREN'T AS LARGE AS THEY'D NORMALLY BE, AND THEN THE FLOW-ON EFFECTS OF THE WINE THAT COMES OUT IS JUST LESS VOLUME OF IT. THE MINISTER SAYS NIWA'S MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY... I'VE ASKED FOR FREQUENT DAILY UPDATES SO WE CAN BE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS RIGHT, AND THE MOMENT THAT WE SEE THAT CONDITIONS ARE TIPPING, THEN WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TRIGGERS THAT WE CAN PULL. WE REALLY FEEL WE'D LIKE TO SEE THE MINISTER DOWN HERE. I'M HOPEFUL OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO I CAN GET DOWN. OFFICIALLY CALLING THIS A DROUGHT WOULD, IF NOTHING ELSE, MAKE FARMERS AROUND HERE FINALLY FEEL HEARD. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. A MURI AKE NEI ` SHE'S FOUGHT BACK FROM LONG COVID TO RETURN TO PEAK PERFORMANCE AND EVEN TAKE ON A CHALLENGING NEW EVENT. I'D DESCRIBE IT AS A DEMOLITION DERBY ON WATER. HOW LUUKA JONES IS TAKING THE PLUNGE WITH A FIFTH OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN. PLUS, SURF'S UP IN A MUDDY ENGLISH RIVER ` THE RACE TO RIDE A RARE TIDAL WAVE. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` MEET TASKFORCE KIWI AND THE VOLUNTEERS WHO JUST WANT TO PUT THINGS RIGHT. IF YOU'VE GOT THE SKILLS, GOT THE ABILITY, YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULDN'T STAND BACK AND THINK, 'OH, I MIGHT HELP'; YOU JUST GET OUT THERE AND HELP. AND THE DIRECTOR BEHIND THE BLOCKBUSTER 'ONCE WERE WARRIORS' DELVES DEEP INTO ANOTHER EPIC KIWI STORY. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. KIA ORA ANO. WELCOME BACK. ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST FOOD PRODUCERS IS TEAMING UP WITH A NEW ZEALAND MILK SUPPLIER TO HELP FARMERS CUT CARBON. NESTLE AND SYNLAIT ARE SPENDING MILLIONS ON TOOLS TO REDUCE ON-FARM EMISSIONS IN THE HOPE THAT THEY MEET THEIR OWN CLIMATE TARGETS. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. READY TO DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN CANTERBURY. I THINK EVERY FARMER WANTS TO LEAVE THE FARM IN A BETTER SHAPE THAN THE GENERATION BEFORE. NOW HIS SON ROWAN IS IN CHARGE OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS AT NORTHBANK. WE'RE MANAGING IT WELL, AND WE'VE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES SINCE WE'VE TAKING OVER THIS FARM IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THERE'S BEEN TREE-PLANTING, SO-CALLED 'EMISSIONS-FRIENDLY FEED OPTIONS' AND NEW EFFLUENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ` THANKS IN PART TO A GLOBAL FOOD GIANT. WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND. YEAH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NESTLE HAS TEAMED UP WITH THE NEW ZEALAND MILK SUPPLIER SYNLAIT TO HELP FUND TOOLS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS ON FARMS. MOST OF OUR CLIMATE IMPACT COMES FROM OUR UPSTREAM SUPPLY CHAIN. NESTLE COMMITTED TO A UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE AGREEMENT AND WANTS TO BE NET ZERO BY 2050. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HELP OUR SUPPLIERS DECARBONISE THE UPSTREAM SUPPLY CHAIN, OR WE WON'T BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR COMMITMENTS. THERE ARE 280 FARMS THAT SYNLAIT WORKS WITH HERE. EVERY YEAR, WE PRODUCE A SUSTAINABILITY REPORT THAT NOT ONLY HAS OUR MEASUREMENTS BUT THOSE MEASUREMENTS AGAINST THE PROGRESS. SAYING THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING INVESTED WILL BE WORTH EVERY CENT. I ENCOURAGE THAT, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I'M NOT SURE THAT GOVERNMENT HAS A PLACE IN THAT. OUR JOB IS TO WORK OUT HOW WE CAN HELP FARMERS MEET OBLIGATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SET AND TAKEN ON BY THE GOVERNMENT. GREENPEACE SAYS THE NEW INITIATIVE APPEARS TO BE GOOD START. SO, IN SPITE OF WHAT THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT MAY SAY IN ALL ITS ACTIONS TO INCREASE POLLUTION AND ITS WAR ON NATURE, THE GLOBAL MARKETS FOR NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS REALLY WANT TO CUT EMISSIONS. ROWAN NOW WANTS HELP TO DITCH THE DIESEL GENERATOR. ...AND GET A MORE EFFICIENT ELECTRIC PUMP IN THERE. YEAH, SO THAT WOULD BE BLOODY GOOD. HOPING FOR ANOTHER BREAK... BEAUTIFUL. ...TO HELP GET EMISSIONS DOWN. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A BIG WAVE, BUT IT'S ONE SURFERS IN THE UK COULDN'T WAIT TO CATCH. THE RARE KING TIDE WAVE SURGING UP THE SEVERN ESTUARY IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE TODAY, CREATING ONE OF THE LONGEST RIDES IN THE WORLD. THE BBC'S PHIL MACKIE WAS THERE. THIS IS A BUCKET LIST EXPERIENCE IF YOU'RE A HARDCORE SURFER. DODGING EACH OTHER AND AVOIDING A MOUTHFUL OF MUDDY WATER IS A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME, EVEN IF YOU DO GET WIPED OUT. THE SEVERN BORE HAPPENS WHEN THERE'S A HIGH SPRING TIDE, AND THE WAVE IT CREATES FUNNELS UP RIVER. 67 IN JUNE. I BET I'M THE OLDEST BOY IN HERE. IT'S SO RARE EVEN THE OLDEST HANDS ARE DRAWN BACK. IT'S GREAT. I MUST GO COS I'M GOING TO MISS THAT ONE. RICHARD WAS ON A BODYBOARD, SOME WERE IN KAYAKS... (YELPS, LAUGHS NERVOUSLY) ...SOME ON SURFBOARDS; OTHERS HAD BROUGHT THEIR PADDLEBOARDS. IT'S THE EXPERIENCE. IT'S THE ANTICIPATION. IT'... I DON'T KNOW, WAKING UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN. (LAUGHS) IT'S LIKE A STUPID ADVENTURE, AND QUITE SURREAL AS WELL. HERE WE ARE, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, WAITING FOR SOME WAVE TO APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE. IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE LIKE IT. THOUSANDS LINED EVERY AVAILABLE VIEWING POINT. THERE'S EVEN TIME TO RIDE THE BORE MORE THAN ONCE. THE RIVER IS WINDY, BUT THE ROAD IS STRAIGHT, SO YOU CAN DRIVE A FEW MILES UPRIVER, GET BACK OUT OF THE CAR AND BACK INTO THE WATER. THERE WERE HAZARDS APLENTY. GILLES, WHO'S ON THE BLUE BOARD, HAD COME ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA. IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE NATURAL PHENOMENA. IT'S KIND OF LIKE LAST SHOT IN THE GAME TOO. YOU GET ONE CHANCE AT IT, AND THAT'S IT. AND HOWARD AND NICK'S SECOND RIDE WAS A SUCCESS. GOT UP REALLY QUITE STEEP, AND I SAID, 'OH, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.' AND THEN IT JUST PEAKED UP HIGH AND JUST THREW ME STRAIGHT OFF. THE BIGGEST I'VE SEEN HERE, SO... FIVE STAR, THEN? YEAH, I'D SAY SO. (LAUGHS) SO NOW IT'S GONNA BE BOARDS BACK ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR. AND OFF THEY WENT FOR A THIRD TIME. WHILE SMALL TIDAL WAVES ARE COMMON IN THE SEVERN ESTUARY, IT'S EXPECTED THERE WON'T BE ANOTHER ONE OF THIS SIZE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND ANOTHER BLOW FOR THE CRUSADERS. CAPT SCOTT BARRETT GONE. AND YET ANOTHER ALL BLACK IS OUT OF FRIDAY NIGHT'S MUST-WIN GAME AGAINST THE HURRICANES. THE LOSS OF THE CAPTAIN AND KEY FORWARD HITS THE CHAMPS ` THE CANES AREN'T CELEBRATING JUST YET. MEANTIME BUCK BACKS THE FUTURE OF AN UNDER FIRE-STADIUM. PLUS ` THE GREAT LUUKA JONES LOCKS IN A FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES. AND HOW THE WARRIORS PLAN TO FLY AGAINST THE GREAT MELBOURNE STORM. AND ANOTHER DAY WITH LOTS OF GREY SKIES AND SOME PASSING SHOWERS. NOT A BAD-LOOKING AFTERNOON IN HAMILTON ` CURRENTLY 21 DEGREES. FURTHER SOUTH, IN CHRISTCHURCH, THE STUBBORN CLOUD HAS BEEN HANGING IN MOST OF THE DAYS, WITH A MODERATE SOUTHERLY AND 14 DEGREES. CORRECTION: 15 DEGREES. (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. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA ` WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, IF YOU'RE A CRUSADERS FAN, IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS ` AGAIN. DON'T START PANICKING JUST YET. CAPTAIN SCOTT BARRETT IS THE LATEST TO BE STRUCK DOWN BY A LONG-TERM INJURY, OUT FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND A HALF AT LEAST. THE CRUSADERS WINLESS AND NOW FIRMLY UP AGAINST IT. IT'S THE LAST THING THE CRUSADERS ` AND THE ALL BLACKS, FOR THAT MATTER ` NEED TO SEE RIGHT NOW. POOR OLD SCOOTER. UM... TRAINING BEFORE WE LEFT TO THE DRUA, JUST GOT A WEE KNOCK ON HIS` WELL, A BIG KNOCK ON HIS, UM, FINGER THAT HE WAS OPERATED ON AND SUSTAINED, UH, A FRACTURE. HERE PLAYING AGAINST THE FIJI DRUA, TALISMANIC SKIPPER SCOTT BARRETT IS OUT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. COMMITMENT TO THE CAUSE, BOTH ON THE GRASS AND OFF THE GRASS, IS WITHOUT PEER. BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO COME IN AND REALLY STAMP THEIR MARK. PROP JOE MOODY ALSO GONE, WITH COVID, JOINING OTHER INJURED OR UNAVAILABLE ALL BLACKS ON THE SIDELINES LIKE WILL JORDAN, ETHAN BLACKADDER AND CODIE TAYLOR. ON TOP OF THAT, THE CRUSADERS ARE ALSO CALLING ON THEIR THIRD DIFFERENT STARTING FIRST FIVE IN THE FIRST FOUR GAMES OF THE SEASON. AND IT'S RILEY HOHEPA WHO'S GONNA WHEEL IT ROUND! COUNTIES MANUKAU 10 RILEY HOHEPA, WHO PLAYED FOR THE HURRICANES LAST SEASON AND WAS IN THE CHIEFS TRAINING SQUAD IN PRE-SEASON BEFORE BEING DRAFTED INTO THE INJURY-RIDDLED CRUSADERS. (WHISTLE TRILLS, CROWD ROARS) HEADING TO CHRISTCHURCH TO PLAY THE WOUNDED CHAMPS, THE HURRICANES ` UNBEATEN... BUT NOT JUMPING FOR JOY JUST YET. WINNING IN CHRISTCHURCH IS... IS A REALLY DIFFICULT THING TO DO. SO... WHETHER YOU'RE FAVOURITES OR NOT, YEAH, I GENUINELY FEEL LIKE IT'S IRRELEVANT. YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE GET A GOOD CROWD AND, UH, THE PEOPLE CAN COME AND SUPPORT US, COS THE BOYS NEED A BIT OF LOVE AT THE MOMENT. A MASSIVE TEST, THEN, FOR THE CRUSADERS AT HOME, HOSTING AN UPBEAT OLD FOE ` TIME TO PULL A RABBIT OUT OF THE HAT. THE FIGHT TO KEEP NORTH HARBOUR STADIUM IN ITS NEAR-CURRENT STATE HAS LEAPT UP TO A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL. PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD BY AUCKLAND COUNCIL. AUCKLAND UNLIMITED, WHICH CONTROLS THE STADIUM, PREFERS A REDEVELOPMENT OPTION. GOVERNMENT MINISTER ERICA STANFORD IS ALSO A LOCAL NORTH SHORE MP. THE COUNCIL ARE TRYING TO TELL EVERYONE THAT THIS PLACE LOSES MONEY, AND IT DOES, BUT THE REASON THAT IT LOSES MONEY IS BECAUSE OF GROSS MISMANAGEMENT OF COUNCIL. THEY'VE OVERPRICED THE PLACE SO NOBODY CAN PLAY HERE. WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE ON THE SHORE, IT WAS HUMMING. AUCKLAND UNLIMITED ARGUE THAT WHEN THEY TOOK OVER IN 2014, THE STADIUM HAD DECLINING ATTENDANCES AND WAS PROPPED UP BY RATEPAYERS. THEY SAY IT'S NOT OVERPRICED TO HIRE AND REITERATE THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO BOWL THE STADIUM AND SELL THE LAND. NOW, IF WE LOST IT, WHERE WOULD WE GO? YOU KNOW, WHERE WOULD THE MAIN SPORT OF NORTH HARBOUR, WHICH IS RUGBY... WHERE WOULD THEY GO? BACK TO TAKAPUNA? WHO WOULD WANNA GO BACK THERE? YOU KNOW? AND GO THROUGH ALL THAT (BLEEP) THAT WE WENT THROUGH YEARS AGO? AND WE FOUGHT FOR THIS, TO GET IT. THE COMMUNITY HAS TO GET BEHIND IT. YEAH. AND NOT LOSE IT FOR US. OTHERWISE, AGAIN, WE'RE GONNA GO BACKWARDS IN TIME AND NOT HELP OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS. PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON THREE OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE STADIUM CLOSE IN TWO WEEKS. TONIGHT, THE BLACKCAPS GET SWAPPED FOR BLACK TIES AND BALLGOWNS AS THE COUNTRY'S TOP PLAYERS COME TOGETHER FOR THE ANNUAL NEW ZEALAND CRICKET AWARDS. JOINING US NOW FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH'S CONVENTION CENTRE IS JORDAN OPPERT. AS SPECIAL NIGHT AWAITS HERE AT TE PAE. CRICKETERS CELEBRATE THE MEMORABLE MOMENTS FOR THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE CAREER OF NEIL WAGNER WILL BE CELEBRATED AFTER HE ANNOUNCED AS INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT. HAZARD QUITE SUNKEN AND YET? NO, IT HASN'T. TRYING TO THINK BACK. IT IS NICE TO BE HERE WITH THE LADS. YOU END YOUR INTERNATIONAL CAREER WITH THE THEFT HIGHEST WICKET TAKER. WHAT DO YOU TAKE? IT IS MORE ABOUT THE MOMENTS OF THE TEAM. WINNING THE WORLD'S TEST CHAMPIONSHIP... IT IS WINNING TEST MATCHES. THAT REALLY STOOD OUT. HOPEFULLY CELEBRATE SOME AWESOME ACHIEVEMENTS DENIED. TONIGHT IS A CHANCE TO REFLECT ON THE LAST 12 MONTHS. WHAT YOU MAKE OF THE LAST YEAR? WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY UNLUCKY THIS YEAR. IT COULD HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD. THAT IS INTERNATIONAL AND WE WILL REFLECT ON A FEW BITS AND PIECES BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME HIGHLIGHTS, AND THEY WILL BE CELEBRATED TONIGHT QUITE WELL. IT IS A YOUNG TEAM AND WE ARE LEARNING AND ADAPTING, IN THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT COMING THROUGH. AND THE YOUNG GUYS COMING THROUGH PUTTING THEIR FOOT'S FORWARD. IT IS PRETTY EXCITING TO SEE. AND ENJOY YOUR NIGHT TONIGHT. I SPEAK ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE THAT WE WILL MISS YOUR CRACKING SEND OFF. AND YOU CAN CATCH LIVE COVERAGE OF THOSE AWARDS ON OUR DUKE CHANNEL AND TVNZ+ FROM 8.30 TONIGHT. ONE OF THE GREAT OLYMPIC CAREERS IS EXTENDING TO A FIFTH GAMES. CANOE SLALOM'S LUUKA JONES CONFIRMED FOR PARIS, NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER IT ALL BEGAN, BUT THIS TIME WITH A NEW TWIST. BRODYN KNUCKEY HAS MORE. AFTER 20 YEARS AT THE PEAK OF YOUR SPORT, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY SOMETHING CAN GET THE DROP ON YOU. BUT AHEAD OF HER FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES, LUUKA JONES IS EMBRACING THE CHANCE TO ADD A SECOND EVENT TO HER SCHEDULE ` THE KAYAK CROSS. WITH THIS NEW DISCIPLINE THAT WE'VE GOT, IT'S BEEN AMAZING LEARNING SOMETHING NEW. ...AND SOMETHING MUCH MORE CHAOTIC. HERE WE GO. I DESCRIBE IT AS A DEMOLITION DERBY ON WATER. YOU KNOW, THERE'S FOUR OF YOU IN PLASTIC KAYAKS LAUNCHING OFF A RAMP, ALL RACING TOGETHER, JOSTLING FOR POSITION. YOU CAN SMASH INTO EACH OTHER. IT'S A BIT LIKE BMX ON THE WATER. THERE'S IS A BIT OF CONTACT, UM, SOMETIMES A BIT OF BLOOD. JONES, THE 2016 OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLIST IN THE MORE TRADITIONAL K1, HAS GOOD FORM IN THE NEW EVENT, WINNING LAST YEAR'S WORLD CUP IN PARIS ON THE SAME COURSE BEING USED FOR THE GAMES. IN NEW ZEALAND, YOU KNOW, WE GROW UP PADDLING PLASTIC BOATS ON WHITEWATER AND RACING AGAINST EACH OTHER. SO TO ME IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, A NOD BACK TO MY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. HER SELECTION COMES DESPITE LOSING A YEAR OF TRAINING AND COMPETITION IN 2022 DUE TO LONG COVID. I THINK IT'S REALLY JUST TAUGHT ME, YOU KNOW, THE POWER OF THE MIND AND BEING RESILIENT. JONES NOW SET TO BECOME THE THIRD KIWI WOMAN AFTER BARBARA KENDALL AND DAME VALERIE ADAMS TO COMPETE AT FIVE OLYMPICS. THEY'RE TWO ATHLETES THAT I'VE LOOKED UP TO FOR MY ENTIRE CAREER AND SUCH STRONG ROLE MODELS. JOINING JONES IN PARIS WILL BE ALEXANDRA'S FINN BUTCHER, MAKING HIS OLYMPIC DEBUT AND PROUD TO BE REPRESENTING CENTRAL OTAGO, WHERE HE DOES MUCH OF HIS TRAINING. IT'S BEEN PRETTY SPECIAL AS WELL TO BE ABLE TO COME FROM THOSE RIVERS AND SORT OF HONE MY SKILLS DOWN THERE AND THEN, YEAH, KIND OF SHOW THE WORLD. TWO PROUD KIWIS READY TO THROW THEMSELVES INTO THE COMPETITION. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. AND MORE HISTORY COULD BE MADE IN PARIS, AFTER A STRONG DAY FOR NZ AT THE PARA SHOOTING WORLD CUP IN INDIA. MICHAEL JOHNSON NOW IN LINE FOR HIS SIXTH PARALYMPIC GAMES, WHICH WOULD TIE THE LATE GRAHAM CONDON'S RECORD ` JOHNSON CLAIMING WORLD SILVER IN THE R4 AIR RIFLE STANDING EVENT. LAST YEAR, MY NEW RIFLE BROKE DOWN ON ME, AND JUST MY RESULTS WEREN'T SO GREAT. SO IF IT WASN'T FOR MY EQUIPMENT, DEDICATION TO MY TRAINING AND DILIGENCE, I WOULDN'T HAVE THE RESULTS. JOHNSON WOULD BE CHASING A FOURTH MEDAL IN PARIS, HAVING PREVIOUSLY WON A GOLD AND TWO BRONZE MEDALS. THE WARRIORS ARE MOVING ON QUICKLY FROM THEIR OPENING NRL LOSS, ALTHOUGH THINGS DON'T GET ANY EASIER ON SATURDAY, TAKING ON THE STORM IN MELBOURNE. AS KATE WELLS EXPLAINS, IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN JUST A GOOD START TO BEAT THE PERENNIAL HIGH-FLYERS. A BIG LEAP NEEDED... NICE. FRICK, YES. ...TO TAKE ON THE BIG GUNS IN MELBOURNE. THE BIGGEST THING ABOUT MELBOURNE STORM IS THEY'VE BEEN THE PINNACLE OF THE COMPETITION FOR... I'M GONNA SAY THE LAST 20 YEARS. THE WARRIORS WILL NEED TO PLAY THEIR BEST TO BEAT THE BEST. THEIR OPENING LOSS TO THE SHARKS FAR FROM WHAT THEY'D HOPED FOR. JACKSON FORD'S DROPPED IT AGAIN! THE PERIOD BEFORE HALF TIME ` WE COULD'VE FIRED A KNOCKOUT BLOW EVEN, BUT ALL WE WANTED TO DO WAS DROP THE BALL AND GIVE AWAY PENALTIES. COACH ANDREW WEBSTER NAMING AN UNCHANGED SIDE. SECOND-ROWER KURT CAPEWELL HAS RECOVERED FROM A RIB ISSUE, BUT HOOKER WAYDE EGAN IS STILL A DOUBTFUL STARTER, WITH AN ELBOW INJURY. HE'S GOT AN OLD DODGY ELBOW FROM PLENTY OF INJURIES TO IT, AND IT'S FLARED UP. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY LONG-TERM IT'S GONNA BE OK. IF HE CAN PASS AND TACKLE ` IF HE CAN DO THAT, HE'LL PLAY. IF HE CAN'T, HE WON'T. THE WARRIORS LIKELY TO FACE A PACKED AAMI PARK AFTER THE STORM OUTCLASSED REIGNING PREMIERS THE PENRITH PANTHERS 8-0 LAST FRIDAY. I ALMOST HAD IT UP THERE AS A FINALS EXPERIENCE, I THINK. BOTH TEAMS WERE OUT ON THEIR FEET BY THE END. PLAYING AT A HIGH INTENSITY SURELY A BONUS THIS EARLY IN THE SEASON ` BUT THEY'RE NOT COUNTING THE WARRIORS OUT. WHAT THEY DID IN THE BACK END OF LAST YEAR AND LAST YEAR... THEY'RE GONNA BE UP FOR IT. WE NEED TO BE ON. WE CAN'T JUST REST OFF HOW WE WENT LAST WEEK. WE NEED TO BACK IT UP AGAIN. A MATCH BOTH TEAMS ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO. AHHH, I CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF THOSE BIG FORWARDS, MATE. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. SPEAKING OF BIG FORWARDS, AND LANKY LOOSIES. 30 YEARS THIS WEEK YOU HAVE BEEN ON AIR. THANKS! STAY WITH US. DAN SAYS THERE ARE BIG CHANGES COMING FOR THE END OF THE WEEK; DETAILS NEXT. THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE, SIMON. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHAT'S BEHIND THE MASSIVE SHORTAGE OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS? PLUS ` THE TEAM BEHIND TASKFORCE KIWI, WHO JUST CAN'T SAY NO TO LENDING A HELPING HAND AFTER A DISASTER. HELLO. THE WEATHER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN STUCK IN A RUT OVER THE LAST WEEKS AND MONTHS A SUMMER HANGOVER OF SORTS. IT IS LIKE HITTING THE PLAY BUTTON. THE TIME OF YEAR WE GET MORE ACTIVE FRONTS AND ENERGY COMING FROM THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT FRONT. NO REAL MOISTURE TO EASTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, BUT THAT CHANGE IN THE ORANGE... IT BLOCKS THE COLD SURGE AND THEY HAVEN'T COME IN. FOLLOW THE AREAS OF GREEN. IT FADES AWAY. THERE IS SOME RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, 5 TO 15 MM. GOING INTO LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WHAT ABOUT THURSDAY? THE FRONT IS THERE. PICK UP THAT FIRST ` THE ENERGY HAS GONE AWAY TO THE FAR NORTH. THIS THING WILL START TO DEVELOP FOR THE AFTERNOON. WHERE IS THE OTHER ONE? THAT COMES ON LATER ON. IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THAT FRONT SPOTS OF RAIN. MAY BE SOUTH OF AUCKLAND, WAIKATO... WE DRAGGED IN SOME SHOWERS TO THE WEST COAST, AND THAT HAS SOME OOMPH. MOST OF THE FRONTAL ACTIVITY AS TO THE SOUTH IN NORTHLAND. ARE SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN AUCKLAND, BUT OVERALL BETTER SHAPE. BAY OF PLENTY TO THE CENTRAL PLATEAU ` LIKE YOU HAVE SEEN A LOT OF CLOUD AND SPOTS OF RAIN. IT IS LIKE YOU PULL THE PLUG AND IT FADES. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS HERE AND THERE ARE NOT TOO MUCH. CHANCE FOR SHOWER IN TAURANGA. THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND IS SEEING THE WET WEATHER IN THE MORNING. FURTHER WEST, YOU ARE OKAY IN THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SURGE AT NIGHT. WELLINGTON, YOU SEE THE WINDS SHIFTING AROUND. YOU ARE OKAY HERE. WESTPORT SEEING SOME CLOUD AND A SPOT OF RAIN. SOME MORNING CLOUD IN CHRISTCHURCH. FURTHER WEST, TO THE WEST COAST, SHOWERS PICKING UP. ASHBURTON, YOU ARE FINE. YOU ARE FINE THROUGH THE DAY, QUEENSTOWN. THE DEEP SOUTH IS FINE FOR THE DAY. BY THE AFTERNOON, THAT CRANKS UP THE WIND. DUNEDIN IS DRY AND INCREASING CLOUD. THAT IS THE CHANGE ON FRIDAY. THE FRONT AND COLDER AIR, AND SOME CHANCE OF RAIN. ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. IT WILL BE A CHILLY START ON SATURDAY. OVERALL A CHANCE OF RAIN FOR SOME.