IT'S WEDNESDAY THE 20th OF MARCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. MARLBOROUGH POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED A $100,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A MARLBOROUGH WOMAN. IN 2019, JESSICA BOYCE WENT MISSING. POLICE INITIALLY THOUGHT SHE WAS A MISSING PERSON, BUT THEN UPGRADED HER CASE TO A HOMICIDE. FIVE YEARS ON, FRESH INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED, AND POLICE AND JESSICA'S FAMILY ARE APPEALING FOR YOUR HELP. WE SPEAK TO A DETECTIVE SENIOR SERGEANT AND ASK HOW CLOSE ARE THEY TO SOLVING THE CASE. PLUS, IT'S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE KIWI SOLDIER KANE TE TAI LOST HIS LIFE IN UKRAINE. HIS FAMILY ARE REFLECTING ON NOT JUST THE LAST 12 MONTHS, BUT THE TIME HE SPENT FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINES AND THE WORK HE DID TO HELP OTHERS. BUT SHOULD HE EVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GO OVERSEAS TO FIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE? A HIGHLY-TRAINED SOLDIER, ABLE TO JOIN A CONFLICT NEW ZEALAND, HAD DECIDED TO STAY WELL AWAY. WE'LL SPEAK WITH KANE'S FAMILY JUST AFTER 8 THIS MORNING. AND WINSTON PETERS JOINS US THIS MORNING. AND WINSTON PETERS JOINS US THIS MORNING. SHOULD I GO ON? THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER'S RECENT COMMENTS, COMPARING THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT TO NAZI GERMANY, HAVE SPARKED OUTRAGE. AND THOSE COMMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN PICKED UP BY THE BAND HE'S REPEATEDLY USED AS A THEME TUNE ` CHUMBAWUMBA'S 'TUBTHUMPING' WHICH WAS PLAYED BY NZ FIRST JUST PRIOR TO HIS STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH, WHICH IS THE ONE THAT'S LANDED HIM IN HOT WATER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND JEWISH GROUPS. THE BAND SAYS IT'S ASKED RECORD LABEL SONY TO ISSUE A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. SO HAS MR PETERS RECEIVED THE LETTER YET? HE JOINS US AT 7.40 THIS MORNING. FORMER PUNK ROCK BAND CHUMBAWAMBA IS ASKING THEIR RECORD COMPANY TO ISSUE A CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE AGAINST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS FOR THE USE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS HIT. # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN # YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN. # THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST LEADER USED THE BAND'S SONG 'TUBTHUMPING' AHEAD OF A SPEECH THIS WEEKEND, PARAPHRASING THE LYRICS, 'WE GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT WE GOT UP AGAIN'. THE BAND WANTS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THEY DIDN'T GIVE MR PETERS PERMISSION TO USE THE SONG, AND SAYS HIS VIEWS ARE CONTRARY TO THE MESSAGE OF THE SONG. NEW ZEALAND FIRST DENIES RECEIVING ANY LEGAL NOTICE AND SAYS IT DOESN'T EXPECT TO GET ONE. POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JESSICA BOYCE IN 2019. THE MARLBOROUGH WOMEN WAS LAST SEEN IN RENWICK DRIVING A RED UTE BEFORE GOING MISSING ON MARCH 19th IN 2019. THE POLICE INVESTIGATING THE HOMICIDE SAY THEY ARE 'CLOSER THAN EVER' AS THEY CLOSE IN ON A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO THEY BELIEVE HOLD THE DETAILS OF BOYCE'S DISAPPEARANCE. PEACE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY IN QATAR IN A RENEWED ATTEMPT TO SECURE A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. BOTH SIDES ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO REACH A DEAL WHICH WOULD SEE AID ALLOWED INTO GAZA AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. THE BBC'S ANNA FOSTER REPORTS. AT GAZA'S SOUTHERN TIP, THE AFTERMATH OF ANOTHER ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE. 1.4 MILLION DISPLACED PEOPLE ARE NOW SHELTERING IN RAFAH AND ISRAEL HAS MADE IT CLEAR IT WANTS TO GO FURTHER. A GROUND OFFENSIVE, IT SAYS, WOULD REMOVE HAMAS FROM GAZA ENTIRELY. BUT THERE'S INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO AVOID EVEN MORE DEATHS. THE MESSAGE FROM ISRAEL'S ALLIES TO ITS LEADERS IS GETTING STRONGER. OUR POSITION IS THAT HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED A SAFE HAVEN IN RAFAH OR ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT A MAJOR GROUND OPERATION THERE WOULD BE A MISTAKE. AND IN A SECOND U.S. INTERVENTION OVERNIGHT, ITS TOP DIPLOMAT, ANTONY BLINKEN, SAID MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SAVE LIVES. 100% OF THE POPULATION IN GAZA IS AT SEVERE LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME AN ENTIRE POPULATION HAS BEEN SO CLASSIFIED. TALKS TOWARDS A CEASEFIRE HAVE RESTARTED IN QATAR. CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE CONTINUED. NEGOTIATORS CAUTIONED THAT A DEAL WILL STILL TAKE TIME. (WOMAN SCREAMS, MISSILE STRIKES) AND IN GAZA'S RUBBLE, THE PROSPECT OF A PAUSE IN FIGHTING FEELS AS FAR AWAY AS EVER. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM A RUSSIAN CITY DUE TO HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN RECENT WEEKS. A TOTAL OF 16 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE CITY OF BELGOROD THIS WEEK, IN ATTACKS RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES ARE BLAMING ON UKRAINE. THE LATEST STRIKES HAVE TAKEN OUT POWER AND FORCED CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS AND SHOPS ACROSS THE CITY. THE FIRST GROUP OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED THIS WEEKEND. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH AHEAD OF THEIR ROUND THREE CLASH AGAINST THE WARRIORS THIS WEEKEND. THE GARDEN CITY WILL HOST IT'S FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME AFTER SIGNING A THREE-YEAR DEAL TO GET THE WARRIORS PLAYING IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE LAST TIME THE FRANCHISES MET, THE WARRIORS WON 21-20. THE WHITE FERNS HAVE LOST THEIR OPENING T20 AGAINST ENGLAND BY 27 RUNS. NEW ZEALAND WON THE TOSS AND SENT THE VISITORS IN TO BAT FIRST. ENGLAND POSTING A RESPECTABLE 160 RUNS. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SUZIE BATES GOT THE RUN CHASE UNDERWAY WITH AN UNBEATEN 65, BUT THE KIWI TAIL WERE UNABLE TO HOLD UP THEIR END. IN THE AIR... TAKEN. REAL SMART CRICKET. THE WHITE FERNS RUNNING OUT OF TIME IN DUNEDIN ONLY MANAGING 133 RUNS. THE SECOND T20 IS IN NELSON ON FRIDAY. AND FINALLY, TURKISH POLICE HAVE SEIZED A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR COLLECTION OF TAXIDERMY WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL ENDANGERED SPECIES. BISONS, A JAGUAR, A TIGER, CROCODILES, LIONS AND BEARS OF VARIOUS COLOURS WERE IN THE HAUL WORTH NEARLY $4m. ONE PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE COLLECITON. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY. A HIGH OF 22 TODAY IN KAITAIA. 20 AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. TAURANGA, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 20. 16 FOR TAUPO. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. THE ODD MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWER FOR MOST OF YOU. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. 17 FPR HASITNGS. OVER TO THE WEST ` APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. STARTING OFF ON 0 DEGREES. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. 19 FOR ASHBURTON. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN, WITH A HIGH OF 21. DON'T FORGET TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING ` IT'S WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT'S WHAT'S GOING TO PASS OVER THOSE PEARLY GNASHERS TODAY THAT WILL HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT. BECAUSE SUGARY, SODA-RY, FULL FIZZY DRINKS ARE A POPULAR AND WIDELY AVAILABLE OPTION AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS USING TODAY TO CALL FOR A BAN. AMANDA JOHNSTON FROM THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOINS US NOW, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WHY A BAN? GOOD MORNING. HAPPY WORLD ORAL HEALTH DAY. WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR THAT CHILDREN HAVE. IS SUCH A HUGE CAUSE OF DENTAL DECAY, WHICH LEADS TO PAIN AND IN FICTION IN TEETH. AND CONTRIBUTES TO WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY, WITH OTHER HEALTH DISADVANTAGES LIKE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE IF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH SUGAR IN YOUR DIET. WE UNDERSTAND THE GOVERNMENT HAS BUDGET RESTRICTIONS, BUT THIS WOULD COST NOTHING. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW FAR YOU HAVE GOT WITH SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS, BUT MY FIRST FOLLOW-UP WOULD BE ABOUT THE TERRIBLE IMPACT THESE DRINKS CAN HAVE. WE HAVE A HOST ON THE SHOW WHO ENJOYS A CAN OF COKE REGULARLY. HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM IS THIS ACTUALLY? WILL BE WALKING AROUND WITH A MOUTHFUL OF ROTTEN TEETH IF WE ENJOYED IT EVERY DAY. MORE THAN 50% OF US ARE WALKING AROUND WITH A MOUTHFUL OF ROTTEN TEETH, I'M SORRY TO SAY, ANNA. IT IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR IN THESE SUGARY DRINKS, THEY CONTAIN NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE AT ALL. WATER IS THE BEST DRINK, OTHERWISE YOU'RE HAVING SUGAR WITH NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND IT INCREASES YOUR SUGAR VALUE WITH NO REAL BENEFIT. IF THEY CAN HAVE A BREAK DURING THE DAY JUST AT SCHOOL` WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THEY DO OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, THE DIGITS ARE GOOD FOR PARTIES, AND SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A TREAT, BUT DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO FILL YOUR BODY WITH THAT MUCH SUGAR. HOW COME YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS THROUGH THE LAST GOVERNMENTS? WE GOT REALLY FAR WITH THE LAST GOVERNMENT, BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT OVER THE LINE IN THE END. JUST ACCESS TO SUGARY DRINKS FOR ALL OF THOSE KIDS, THERE IS NO NEED FOR THOSE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. WE ARE HOPING THIS GOVERNMENT WILL GET IT ACROSS THE LINE THIS TIME. IF LABOUR COULDN'T DO IT, AND THEY HAD LOOKED AT IT, YOU'VE GOT PUBLIC SUPPORT, SO WHAT IS A HOLD-UP FROM GOVERNMENT? IS THE ELEMENT OF CHOICE, AND ALSO TEACHERS HAVE GOT ENOUGH TO BE RESTRICTING AND MONITORING WITH KIDS NOW, THAT TAKING THE CELL PHONES OUT AND EVERYBODY HAS UNIFORMS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO AT SCHOOL, SO IT IS JUST ONE MORE THING THAT YOU HAVE TO BE MONITORING, EVEN JUST TO GET THEM OUT OF THE SHOPS AND SCHOOLS AND OFFERING DIFFERENT CHOICES, SOMETIMES THERE IS A FUND RAISING ELEMENTS IN SELLING ANYTHING,, I HADN'T CONSIDERED THE OPTION THAT, OF COURSE, SHOPS THEREBY WOULD ALSO BE SELLING THESE DRINKS. WOULD YOU BE ALSO KEEN ON RESTRICTING SALES? YES, WE WOULD BE KEEN ON RESTRICTING SALES TO LOCAL SHOPS AROUND THE SCHOOLS, EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE SCHOOL TIMES. ON THAT NOTE AND THEN, AT WHAT POINT DO WE HAVE CHOICE OVER THIS, BECAUSE THESE ARE SECONDARY SCHOOL KIDS, BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO LEAVE AND THEY WILL HAVE A WHOLE WORLD OF FIZZY DRINKS AVAILABLE TO THEM. DO WE NEED A GOVERNMENT BAN ON THIS? AT THE VERY BEST, SHOULD WE NOT BE SAYING, GUYS, CAN YOU DO IT ON YOUR OWN? IT FEELS A BIT HEAVY-HANDED TO ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO PUT A BAN ON IT. THESE STRENGTHS ARE CAUSING A HUGE COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TEETH OF CHILDREN TO HAVE A REST. AND TO HEAL AND TO RECOVER FROM SUGAR ATTACKS. BUT IF THEY HAVE GOT THROUGH THAT REALLY CRITICAL ADOLESCENCE. WITH LESS DECAY, AND THEY'VE GOTTEN INTO THE HABIT OF NOT NEEDING FOR THE DRINKS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EVERY COMPONENT OF EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING MAKE SENSE TO WRITE THEIR LIFE, SO IT'S A REALLY CRITICAL TIME, ACTUALLY. IF YOU HAVE A MOUTHFUL OF FILLINGS WITH WHEN YOU'RE 15, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A BAD MOUTH OF TEETH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. YOU WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER OFF IN THE LONG RUN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TOLD BREAKFAST SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PROMOTE HEALTHY FOOD AND NUTRITION AND THAT IT'S WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT ON ITS PRIORITIES. THE EDUCATION MINISTER, ERICA STANFORD, TOLD US SHE'S BEEN BUSY WITH THE 100-DAY PLAN, THE MINISTER SAYS SHE HASN'T SOUGHT ANY ADVICE ON THE MATTER, BUT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS ARE OF COURSE WELCOME TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS. EITHER, FOR ONE, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS THAT HAVE CONSIDERED A BAN, AND WHY NOT. THAT SEEMS TO BE THE POINT THAT WE ARE MISSING HERE. SHOULD SUGARY DRINKS BE BANNED ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS? I ROLLED MY EYES, BECAUSE HERE WE GO AGAIN. ANOTHER BAN IN PLACE. YOU WERE SAYING ABOUT HAVING DRINKS AVAILABLE, ET CETERA. BUT IF YOU HAVE A FILLING AT 15, I TAKE THAT POINT. JUST DON'T HAVE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT THEY ARE CHEAP TO BUY. THE GUEST WAS SAYING THAT SHE WANTS TO EXTEND TO RETAILERS... VAPING, YOU CAN'T BUY VAPES, WHETHER THIS... IMAGINE ON A NICE, HOT SUMMERS DAY, I'M AN ADULT WITH GOOD TEETH AND I WANT TO GO AND BUY A COKE AT THE DAIRY, AND I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SCHOOL NEARBY. SHE WAS HOPING THAT BAN OR THAT ACCESS TO SUGARY DRINKS... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO POLICE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF IT? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ENFORCE IT? 'HAVE YOU GOT ID?' 'ARE YOU A STUDENT OR ADULT?' WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU THINK. SHOULD SCHOOLS BAN IT OUT RIGHT OR SHOULD THERE BE SOME LEGISLATION? OR SHOULD WE BAN IT 300 M FROM SCHOOL? I LOVE HOW I HAVE BECOME THIS POSTER BOY FOR A BAD DRINKS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` A WHITE-TAILED CAUTIONARY TALE. DON'T IGNORE A BITE LIKE OUR NEXT GUEST DID. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. # IT'S A CRUEL SUMMER WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. A SHE'LL-BE-RIGHT ATTITUDE ALMOST TURNED INTO A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE FOR OUR NEXT GUEST, AND HE'S HERE TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE. PALMERSTON NORTH REAL ESTATE AGENT ANDY STEWART DIDN'T THINK MUCH WELL, HE'S STILL IN HOSPITAL AND JOINS US FROM THERE NOW. MORENA, ANDY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I'M GETTING THERE. THE DAYS DON'T CHANGE, EH? IT'S A LONG TIME, AND IT'S PRETTY SCARY. WE SO APPRECIATE, AND WE ARE GLAD YOU'RE OK. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING AND TELL US WHAT HAPPENED? WE HAD A TEAM OF OUR GUYS FROM HERE KNOWING DOWN TO INVERCARGILL, WHICH WAS SOMETHING WE WERE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO. WE WERE STAYING IN TIMARU, WRITING AS A GROUP, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. I HAD MY JACKET UNZIPPED PARTIALLY, THE BITE WAS CONSIDERABLY PAINFUL IN THE CENTRE OF MY CHEST, AND I KNEW IT WAS A BITE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. IT GOT ME IN THE CHEST, AND WE STOPPED AND DID WHAT WE COULD FIRST AID WISE. WE OBVIOUSLY KNEW IT WAS A BITE, BUT WE HAD OTHER PLACES TO GO. IT WAS A BIT MANKY LOOKING. WE JUST COVERED IT UP AND DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. IT CERTAINLY WAS QUITE AGGRAVATING IN THE END. AT WHAT POINT DID YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY, I'M IN QUITE A BIT OF TROUBLE HERE? WELL, STUPIDLY, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FINE. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE DANGERS OF IT. IT WASN'T UNTIL FOUR DAYS LATER, GOING TO QUEENSTOWN. I TWEAKED MY SHOULDER SHIFTING MY BIKE, AND BECAUSE I HAVE HAD SHOULDER INJURIES BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THAT, BUT MY SHOULDER STIFFENED UP. I HAD NO RELATIVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE BITE STARTING TO AFFECT MY BLOOD SO I STOPPED AT GREAT MUTH HOSPITAL ON THE WAY AND GOT CHECKED THERE, BUT I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET HOME AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A NORMAL INJURY WHICH WAS TOTALLY A FAILURE AND STUPID. SO YOU OBVIOUSLY ENDED UP IN HOSPITAL, AND WHAT TREATMENT HAVE YOU HAD SINCE? IT'S WHAT TREATMENT I HAVEN'T HAD TO HAVE. I ARRIVED AT HOSPITAL ON THE MONDAY MORNING. I REALISED I COULDN'T WALK, SO WE GOT AN AMBULANCE AND, AGAIN, I DIDN'T REALISE HOW MUCH TROUBLE I WAS UNTIL MY DOCTOR SAID YOU ARE LUCKY TO BE HERE ` YOUR LUNGS AND YOUR HEARTS, YOUR KIDNEYS ARE ALL NOW IN THE FIRING LINE. JEEPERS, ANDY! IS SOMETHING I HADN'T EXPERIENCED BEFORE AND NEVER WANT TO EXPERIENCE AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT BITE WAS CAUSED FROM, BUT IT WASN'T THE CAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BODY, RIGHT? WELL, IT BECAME THE CAUSE. THERE IS AN INFECTION ON EVERYONE'S BODY, ON A NORMAL SKIN MAKE UP, ON ONCE IT PENETRATES THE BODY... MY INFECTION DECIDED THAT IT HAD ENOUGH `� MY SHOULDER BLEW UP TWICE THE SIZE. AND OF COURSE, WHEN MY BOOT WENT, MY FOOT WAS TWICE THE SIZE. I HAD AN ACCIDENT THERE PREVIOUSLY AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE SORRY, ANDY, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS LEFT FOR YOUR. ONE ` WHAT WOULD YOU ADVISE BE FOR VIEWERS? GO TO THE DOCTORS STRAIGHT AWAY! IF I HAD DONE THAT IN QUEENSTOWN, IF I HAD STAYED IN GREY MOUTH AND GONE THROUGH WHAT I NEEDED TO DO, THEY PROBABLY COULD HAVE INTERVENED ON THE AMOUNT OF POISON AND WHERE IT WAS GOING TO AND WAITING UNTIL THE MONDAY ` YOU JUST DON'T THINK. I'M A WORKAHOLIC AND I'M GOING ALL THE TIME. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE FOUR WEEKS LIKE I HAVE THE LAYUP AND THINK ABOUT IT, YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT AN EGG YOU HAVE BEEN. FIRSTLY, LEARN ABOUT THE WHITE TAIL. YOU CAN DIE FROM THEM. I'VE HEARD HORRENDOUS STORIES NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. HOW MUCH LONGER WILL YOU BE IN HOSPITAL? THEY SAID THE ANTIBIOTICS, IT'S ANOTHER 4-5 WEEKS, BUT I'M NOT MOBILE. I'M IN A REHAB WARD, WHICH IS AMAZING. BUT THEY ARE GOING TO GET ME IN A GYM, WHICH IS WHERE I WANT TO BE. I LOVE THE STAFF AND THE TREATMENT. YOU SOUND LIKE A MAN WHO JUST WANTS TO GET ON WITH THINGS. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR BEING WITH US. SO WELL WITH YOUR REHAB. THANK YOU. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, WE'RE ASKING YOU THIS MORNING ` SHOULD SUGARY DRINKS BE BANNED ACROSS ALL SCHOOLS? WE WILL GET TO YOUR FEEDBACK. STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR ALL SUGARY DRINKS IN SCHOOL TO BE BANNED. THEY'RE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO BAN SUGARY DRINKS FROM ALL INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND INTRODUCE A WATER-ONLY POLICY. THE ASSOCIATION SAYS EXCESS SUGAR CONSUMPTION CAN CAUSE A RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR CHILDREN. JUST LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR THAT CHILDREN HAVE. IT'S JUST SUCH A HUGE CAUSE OF DENTAL DECAY WHICH LEADS TO PAIN AND INFECTION IN TEETH. IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES, OBVIOUSLY, TO WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN. AND IT'S GOT OTHER HEALTH DISADVANTAGES LIKE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE IF YOU'VE GOT TOO MUCH SUGAR IN YOUR DIET. IN JUST ONE 600ml COKE BOTTLE IT CONTAINS 16 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR ` MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE. REALLY? FORMER PUNK ROCK BAND CHUMBAWAMBA IS ASKING THEIR RECORD COMPANY TO ISSUE A CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE AGAINST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS FOR THE USE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS HIT. # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN # YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN. # THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST LEADER USED THE BAND'S SONG 'TUBTHUMPING' AHEAD OF A SPEECH THIS WEEKEND, PARAPHRASING THE LYRICS, 'WE GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT WE GOT UP AGAIN.' THE BAND WANTS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THEY DIDN'T GIVE MR PETERS PERMISSION TO USE THE SONG AND SAYS HIS VIEWS ARE CONTRARY TO THE MESSAGE OF THE SONG. NEW ZEALAND FIRST DENIES RECEIVING ANY LEGAL NOTICE AND SAYS IT DOESN'T EXPECT TO GET ONE. POLICE ARE OFFERING A $100,000 REWARD FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JESSICA BOYCE. THE MARLBOROUGH WOMEN WAS LAST SEEN IN RENWICK DRIVING A RED UTE IN MARCH OF 2019. THE POLICE SAY THEY ARE CLOSING IN ON A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY BELIEVE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO JESSICA BOYCE. PEACE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY IN QATAR IN A RENEWED ATTEMPT TO SECURE A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. BOTH SIDES ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO REACH A DEAL WHICH WOULD SEE AID ALLOWED INTO GAZA AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. THE BBC'S ANNA FOSTER REPORTS. AT GAZA'S SOUTHERN TIP, THE AFTERMATH OF ANOTHER ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE. 1.4 MILLION DISPLACED PEOPLE ARE NOW SHELTERING IN RAFAH AND ISRAEL HAS MADE IT CLEAR IT WANTS TO GO FURTHER. A GROUND OFFENSIVE, IT SAYS, WOULD REMOVE HAMAS FROM GAZA ENTIRELY. BUT THERE'S INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO AVOID EVEN MORE DEATHS. THE MESSAGE FROM ISRAEL'S ALLIES TO ITS LEADERS IS GETTING STRONGER. OUR POSITION IS THAT HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED A SAFE HAVEN IN RAFAH OR ANYWHERE ELSE, BUT A MAJOR GROUND OPERATION THERE WOULD BE A MISTAKE. AND IN A SECOND U.S. INTERVENTION OVERNIGHT, ITS TOP DIPLOMAT, ANTONY BLINKEN, SAID MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SAVE LIVES. 100% OF THE POPULATION IN GAZA IS AT SEVERE LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY. THAT'S THE FIRST TIME AN ENTIRE POPULATION HAS BEEN SO CLASSIFIED. TALKS TOWARDS A CEASEFIRE HAVE RESTARTED IN QATAR. CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE CONTINUED. NEGOTIATORS CAUTIONED THAT A DEAL WILL STILL TAKE TIME. (WOMAN SCREAMS, MISSILE STRIKES) AND IN GAZA'S RUBBLE, THE PROSPECT OF A PAUSE IN FIGHTING FEELS AS FAR AWAY AS EVER. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH AHEAD OF THEIR ROUND THREE CLASH AGAINST THE WARRIORS THIS WEEKEND. THE GARDEN CITY WILL HOST IT'S FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME AFTER SIGNING A THREE-YEAR DEAL TO GET THE WARRIORS PLAYING IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. WE ALL KNOW AND EXPECT THEM TO COME OUT HARD ON FRIDAY NIGHT, SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE READY FOR IT, AND IF WE KEEP PLAYING THE WAY WE HAVE BEEN PLAYING, THAT I RECKON WE CAN COME AWAY WITH THE WIN, HOPEFULLY. THE LAST TIME THE FRANCHISES MET, THE WARRIORS WON 21-20. UP THE WAHS. MANCHESTER UNITED MIDFIELDER KOBBIE MAINOO HAS RECEIVED THE CALL UP OF A LIFETIME. AFTER THINKING THE HE'D PLAY FOR ENGLAND'S UNDER 21 SIDE, THE 18-YEAR-OLD HAS BEEN PROMOTED INTO THE MAIN SQUAD. THE THREE LIONS ARE GEARING UP TO PLAY TWO FRIENDLIES AGAINST BRAZIL AND BELGIUM. THE FIRST GAME IS THIS WEEKEND. SPECULATION IS MOUNTING THAT THE NEXT PERSON TO PLAY JAMES BOND HAS BEEN PICKED. OOH. BRITISH TABLOIDS REPORT THAT AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON HAS BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT BY THE FILM FRANCHISE TO REPLACE THE OUTGOING DANIEL CRAIG. TAYLOR JOHNSON IS THE BOOKIES FAVOURITE TO TAKE OVER AHEAD OF HENRY CAVILL AND IDRIS ELBA. NEITHER THE ACTOR, NOR THE PRODUCTION COMPANY, HAVE COMMENTED. WHO IS HE? HE WAS IN KICKASS AND HE WAS A MARBLE ACTOR. DON'T KNOW HIM. LOOKING AT HIM, DON'T YOU THINK HE HAS THE CREDENTIALS? NO. I JUST THINK HE LOOKS TOO YOUNG AND DOESN'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. HOW OLD IS HE? 33, I THINK. NO, NOT READY FOR JAMES BOND. IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HOT, OLDER DUDE. SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN GRIPPED WITH A BIT OF... I DON'T THINK THE WORLD IS READY FOR A BLACK 007. IS THAT 007? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DON'T THINK BEING BLACK IS AN ISSUE, I JUST THINK BASED ON HIS ACTING CREDENTIALS, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT... HER ARSES THERE THAT I WAS THINKING? MAYBE DANIEL KRAY TOLD HIM HOW AWFUL IT WAS. THAT THERE IS LOTS OF MONEY ON THAT... 50 SHADES OF GREY. WHO WAS THAT? JAMIE DORNER. HE'S GOT A BIT OF APPEAL. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OWING TOWARDS THE GEORGE CLOONEY END OF THINGS. GEORGE CLOONEY IS OLD. DANIEL WANTS AN OLDER ACTOR. I'M SURPRISED I DIDN'T GET THE CALL UP. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. TAURANGA, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 20. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. THE ODD MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWER FOR MOST OF YOU. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. AND 17 FOR GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. NELSON WITH A HIGH OF 17. AGAIN, COOL TEMPERATURES. HEADING SOUTH ` IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN, WITH A HIGH OF 21. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD. WHAT YOU MENTION IN YOUR NEWS WAS THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO BAN SUGARY DRINKS ACROSS SCHOOLS. DURING MEMBER THE SECOND PART OF THAT STORY? YES, GO. CAN OF COKE. I KNOW, BUT I AM AN ADULT. MOST PRIMARY SCHOOLS HAVE THE BAN IN PLACE, AND NOW THEY WANT TO SHIFT IT TO INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE NOT ONLY IS THE ISSUE WHETHER YOU SELL IT AT THE SCHOOL, BUT KIDS OBVIOUSLY AT SECONDARY SCHOOL GET THEMSELVES TO SCHOOL MOST OF THE TIME AND BRING IT ON. BECKY SAYS, I WORK AT A SECONDARY SCHOOL AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A BAND, BUT KIDS COME INTO SCHOOL WITH DRINKS LIKE V AND 1.5 L OF MOUNTAIN DEW AND FANTA. IT IS CHEAP. BUT WATER IS FREE. I AM HAPPY WITH THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO BUY IT BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL, AND BEING AN ADULT, I CAN GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. SOMEONE HAS ALSO ASKED WHETHER THE DRINKS COKE ZERO OR NO SUGAR WOULD ALSO BE COMING UNDER THAT BAN, BECAUSE SOME OF THEM DO HAVE NOT SUGAR-SUGAR, BUT STEVIA. CARCINOGENS. YES, IT IS CARCINOGENS, BUT IT IS NOT SUGAR. SO THERE IS AN INTERESTING POINT TO. YOU TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER, CHRIS, ABOUT HOW DO YOU POLICE IT TO BAN IT FROM SCHOOLS OR BAN IT FROM SHOPS THAT ARE WITHIN 300 M ON A SCHOOL. THAT IS ALL JUST TO SAY, WATER ONLY FORESIGHT YOU ARE NOT GETTING JUICES AND ALL THE REST OF IT. AT THE SHOPS BEFORE THEY GET TO SCHOOL, I GUESS THAT'S WHAT YOUR GUEST, DR AMANDA, WAS SAYING. 300 M ` RETAILERS SHOULD NOT SELL SUGARY DRINKS TO STUDENTS. HOW FAR WILL IT GO? HAVE IN THE GOVERNMENT GOT MORE IMPORTANT THINGS AT THE MOMENT? THEY ARE TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. WE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS MORE, EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION. MAKE WATER MORE ATTRACTIVE. MAKE WATER CALL AGAIN. COOL* ME U TONU MAI ` PHUKET'S GOVERNOR HAS CONDEMNED TWO NEW ZEALANDER'S ASSAULT ON A LOCAL POLICE OFFICER. WE HAVE THE LATEST UPDATE. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS ALMOST 6:45. TWO NEW ZEALAND BROTHERS IN THAILAND REMAIN BEHIND BARS AFTER WRESTLING A GUN FROM A THAI POLICE OFFICER WHO STOPPED THEM ON A ROADSIDE IN PHUKET. HAMISH AND OSCAR DAY HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE OFFENCES, INCLUDING ROBBERY, ASSAULTING AN OFFICER, ATTEMPTED BRIBER AND DRIVING A MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT A LICENSE. EARLIER, I SPOKE WITH BBC'S SOUTH EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT, JONATHAN HEAD, AND ASKED HIM IF THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOUR WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY. I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYBODY TAKING A POLICEMAN'S GUN BEFORE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT'S ODD. AND IT'S A PRETTY RASH THING TO DO IN ANY COUNTRY. BUT APART FROM THAT, PHUKET IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST TOURIST CENTRES IN THAILAND, WHICH IS, OF COURSE, A TOURIST MAGNET AS A COUNTRY. THE RANGE OF VISITORS WHO COME TO THIS COUNTRY IN GOOD TIMES, PRE-COVID, IT PEAKED AT 40 MILLION, VISITORS. YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALREADY TWO THIRDS OF THE POPULATION HERE. YOU GET ALL KINDS AND EVERY IMAGINABLE KIND OF BEHAVIOUR SCANDAL ` THAT'S NOTHING NEW. EVERY EMBASSY THAT'S BASED HERE HAS A LARGE CONSULAR SECTION TO DEAL WITH TOURISTS GETTING INTO TROUBLE. HOW DOES THIS FIT IN WITH OTHER INCIDENTS OF TOURIST BEHAVIOUR SEEN IN THE REGION? LIKE ALL COUNTRIES, THAILAND IS RECOVERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF COVID. THAT DEVASTATED PHUKET, WHICH IS ALMOST ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON TOURISM. THERE'S BEEN A MASSIVE RESURGENCE OF TOURISM. SO PEOPLE THERE, HAVING GONE THROUGH THESE TWO OR THREE YEARS OF, SORT OF, NO ECONOMY, BUT NO VISITORS EITHER, ARE SUDDENLY DEALING WITH NEW INFLUXES, AND IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT THAN IN THE PAST. THERE'S BEEN VERY LARGE NUMBERS AND PARTICULARLY OF RUSSIANS ` VERY INTERESTING ` HUGE NUMBERS OF RUSSIANS GOING THERE. THEY'RE BUYING PROPERTY. THEY'RE SETTLING. SOME OF THEM ARE PROBABLY ESCAPING THE WAR IN UKRAINE. SOME OF THEM... THERE'S A WHOLE RUSSIAN UNDERWORLD OPERATION HERE IN THAILAND. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS IN PHUKET IN RECENT MONTHS ABOUT THE OVERPOWERING PRESENCE OF THE RUSSIANS IN PARTICULAR. BUT THEY TEND TO BLAME, YOU KNOW, WHITE FOREIGNERS IN GENERAL, THOUGH THEY KNOW IT'S THE RUSSIANS. ON TOP OF THAT, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT JUST IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WHICH GOT HUGE HEADLINES OF A SWISS MAN WHO'S A LONG-TERM RESIDENT THERE WHO ATTACKED` APPARENTLY HE'S ACCUSED OF ATTACKING A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SITTING ON HIS STEP AND LOSING HIS TEMPER WITH THEM, AND THAT'S KIND OF EXPLODED. AND IT TAPPED INTO A REAL FEELING OF RESENTMENT ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF LESS DISCIPLINED FOREIGNERS. IT GOT HUGE HEADLINES HERE. THE SWISS MAN, ALTHOUGH HE'S CHARGED WITH FAR LESS SERIOUS AN OFFENCE THAN THESE TWO KIWIS, HAS HAD HIS VISA REVOKED. HE'S BEEN ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE HEADLINES. THAT'S PUT PRESSURE ON THE THAI AUTHORITIES TO BE SEEN, TO BE TOUGH WITH MISBEHAVING FOREIGNERS. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THESE TWO NEW ZEALAND LADS, THEIR INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED JUST AT THAT TIME. SO I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC MOOD IS VERY MUCH ABOUT GET TOUGH WITH FOREIGNERS WHO DON'T BEHAVE PROPERLY. SO IN THIS INCIDENT, DO WE KNOW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? THERE'S SOME DISPUTE BETWEEN THEM AND THE OFFICER ABOUT EXACTLY THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO THEM BEING ARRESTED. BUT THE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE CLEARLY` THE TWO OF THEM HAVE GOT THE OFFICER ON THE GROUND, AND THEY'VE GOT HIS GUN, AND WE KNOW THE GUN WENT OFF. ALL OF THAT'S SERIOUS ENOUGH. I THINK THERE'S NO QUESTION CHARGES WILL BE PUSHED. THEY FACE POTENTIALLY FIVE TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON ON THE CHARGE OF ROBBERY AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. THERE ARE THREE OTHER CHARGES AS WELL. HOW FAR THAT GOES, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED. YOU KNOW, HOW THEY HOW THE TWO MEN BEHAVE, HOW CONTRITE THEY ARE, HOW THE PUBLIC MOOD IS, WHAT THE FEELING OF THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT HOW FAR THEY SHOULD PUSH IT. AND THE COURTS ARE TECHNICALLY INDEPENDENT IN THAILAND, BUT THEY DO TEND TO BE INFLUENCED, TO SOME DEGREE BY THE PUBLIC MOOD. AND THE COURTS THEMSELVES HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF LATITUDE IN HOW FAR THEY DECIDE TO PUNISH PEOPLE WHO ARE FOUND GUILTY OF THESE OFFENCES. SO WHAT KIND OF PUNISHMENT CAN BE EXPECTED? LET'S SEE HOW THE STORY PLAYS OUT. I MEAN, WHEN THE STORY HITS THE HEADLINES, AND THIS ONE CERTAINLY HAS, AGAIN, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PUBLIC EXPECTATION THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE GUYS WON'T BE LET OFF. AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, THE THAI POLICE DO NOT HAVE A VERY GOOD REPUTATION IN THIS COUNTRY AMONG PEOPLE LIVING HERE, AMONG THAIS, THEY'RE VIEWED AS CORRUPT AND INEPT. AND THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF FAMOUS CASES HERE WHERE WELL-CONNECTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH VERY SERIOUS CRIMES, AND THERE'S BEEN A BIG PUBLIC OUTCRY ABOUT THAT. SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT. I CAN'T REALLY IMAGINE A SCENARIO IN WHICH, UH, THE THAI AUTHORITIES JUST SAY, 'LOOK, YOU KNOW, SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. 'SAY YOU'RE SORRY AND WE'LL LET YOU GO.' I THINK THERE WILL HAVE TO BE A JUDICIAL PROCESS. AND, UH, I THINK THESE GUYS ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO FACE SOME TIME IN PRISON. AFTER THAT, A GREAT DEAL DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW... YOU GET QUITE A LOT OF TIME OFF FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR IN THIS COUNTRY. THERE CAN BE ARRANGEMENTS WHERE YOU CAN SERVE A SENTENCE IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY, ALL THOSE POSSIBILITIES ARE THERE. BUT I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF THEY DON'T END UP, YOU KNOW, FACING SOME KIND OF CUSTODIAL SENTENCE GIVEN THE GRAVITY OF THE CHARGES. JONATHAN HEAD, BBC SOUTHEAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MY PLEASURE. TAKE CARE. HE HAS SOME INTERESTING INSIGHTS. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THINKING OF HIKING ONE OF THE GREAT WALKS? OH, SAVE YOUR PENNIES, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE. WE LOOK AT HOW MUCH YOUR NEXT TRAMP COULD COST. # DON'T START CARING ABOUT ME NOW. # AOTEAROA... HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. NO, I DON'T NEED A CAN OF COKE. HIKING ANY OF THE GREAT WALKS IS SET TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE FROM JULY. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SAYS THE PRICE OF ALMOST ALL STAYS AT HUTS AND CAMPSITES WILL INCREASE BY 18%. IT'S ALSO RE-ESTABLISHING YOUTH AND CHILD FEES, WHILE INTRODUCING DISCOUNTS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE CARD HOLDERS. DOC SAYS IT'S DUE TO INCREASED COSTS. INTERNATIONAL HIKERS CONTINUE TO PAY 50% MORE THAN NEW ZEALANDERS. HIKING NEW ZEALAND. NICE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE HIKE IN PRICES? IT IS NO SURPRISE, REALLY. MOST PEOPLE REALISE THAT IT IS STILL EXTREMELY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY. YOU'RE GETTING GREAT ACCOMMODATION AND SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR SETTINGS. AND THERE'S PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT VIEW OUR GREAT WALKS AS ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITIES, AND SOMEONE HAS TO PAY FOR IT, SO IT'S NOT REALLY A SURPRISE. I WAS HAVING A GENERAL LOOK AT THAT THE PRICES, BECAUSE IT CAN BE ANYTHING FROM $40 UP TO $100. THE PRICES ARE REASONABLE AT THE MOMENT, SO THE 18% INCREASE, AND CHILDREN DISCOUNTS, IT DOES SEEM REASONABLE. THIS MONEY GOES TOWARDS UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE ET CETERA, RIGHT? EXACTLY, AND THEY WILL NEED EVERY CENT OF THAT TO PAY FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND THE ONGOING` AND TO GIVE IT TO THE STANDARD THAT PEOPLE EXPECT. THE RATES WERE 17 AND UNDER, IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR NEW ZEALANDERS WANTING TO ENJOY THOSE GREAT WALKS. IT'S REASONABLE TO PUT UP THE PRICES, IS JUST TRYING TO BALANCE IT WITH KEEPING IT EXCESSIVE OR FOR NEW ZEALANDERS TO ENJOY IT AS WELL. DO YOU THINK IT WILL IMPACT ON THE NUMBERS OF NEW ZEALANDERS WANTING TO DO THESE WALKS? POSSIBLY. I GUESS THE ACTUAL FEE IS ONE COMPONENT OF THE COST FOR THOSE TRAVELLING FROM THE COAST TO FIORDLAND, IT IS ONE COMPONENT OF THE COST. DO YOU THINK IT WILL IMPACT OVERSEAS VISITORS? I DON'T THINK SO. IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT OVERSEAS VISITORS WANT TO DO WHEN THEY COME HERE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY FACTOR INTO THEIR BUDGET. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVEN'T DONE A GREAT WALK ` YET. HOW SPECTACULAR THESE THINGS ARE, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW? WE HAVE GOT SO MUCH ON OFFER, OUTSIDE OF THE GREAT WALKS TOO. THERE IS A THOUSAND DOC HUTS. WE CAN SHOWCASE WHAT IS ON OFFER. AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE, IT IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. THE SCENERY DOWN IN WEST FIORDLAND, WITHOUT COMPARISON. WE CAN TAKE PEOPLE THERE ON A REGULAR BASIS AND IT NEVER FAILS TO HAVE PEOPLE IN OR AWE OF WHAT THEY EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE IT ALL HERE AT HOME, SHOULD BE ON OUR BUCKET LISTS. HOW IS THE INTEREST GOING? REALLY GOOD. AWESOME. WE HAD A TOUGH COUPLE OF YEARS DURING COVID, SO INTEREST IS STRONG, AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO COME TO NEW ZEALAND AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. BY POLICE TRYING TO CLOSE IN ON A COLD CASE KILLER. IT COMES AS THEY REVEAL MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MURDER OF JESSICA BOYCE. THE LEAD DETECTIVE JOINS US SHORTLY. IT'S THE MOST UNLIKELY POLITICAL BATTLE. WINSTON PETERS VERSUS ENGLISH ANARCHIST BAND CHUMBAWUMBA. MR PETERS HAS BEEN TOLD TO NOT USE THEIR HIT 'TUBTHUMPING'. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER JOINS US IN 40 MINUTES TIME. AND MPAL THE CAT HAS MADE AUCKLAND'S MANUREWA LEISURE CENTRE ITS HOME FOR YEARS, BUT NOW THE COUNCIL WANTS TO EVICT HIM AFTER A COMPLAINT. BUT THE COMMUNITY IS NOW TRYING TO SAVE HIM. (CHUCKLES) THAT'S COMING UP A LITTLE LATER. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. SPORT AND WEATHER. TWO NEW ZEALAND BROTHERS REMAIN IN A THAI JAIL. HAMISH AND OSCAR DAY WERE ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING AND FLEEING FROM POLICE BEFORE TACKLING AN OFFICER AND TAKING HIS GUN. THE BROTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING ROBBERY AND ASSAULTING AN OFFICER. THEY APPEARED IN A PHUKET COURT ON MONDAY. THE INCIDENT IS SAID TO BE PART OF A LARGER CRACKDOWN OVER FOREIGNERS IN THAILAND. PUT PRESSURE ON THE THAI AUTHORITIES TO BE SEEN, TO BE TOUGH WITH MISBEHAVING FOREIGNERS, AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THESE TWO LADS, THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED JUST AT THAT TIME, SO I THINK THE PUBLIC MOOD IS ABOUT GETTING TOUGH WITH FOREIGNERS WHO DON'T BEHAVE PROPERLY. IT'S BELIEVED THE PAIR'S PARENTS, MILLIONAIRES LAURENCE AND KATRINA DAY WILL TRAVEL TO THAILAND SOON. THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION IS CALLING FOR ALL SUGARY DRINKS IN SCHOOL TO BE BANNED. THE ASSOCIATION SAYS EXCESS SUGAR CONSUMPTION CAN CAUSE A RANGE OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR CHILDREN. JUST LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF SUGAR THAT CHILDREN HAVE. IT'S JUST SUCH A HUGE CAUSE OF DENTAL DECAY WHICH LEADS TO PAIN AND INFECTION IN TEETH. IT ALSO CONTRIBUTES, OBVIOUSLY, TO WEIGHT GAIN AND OBESITY IN CHILDREN. AND IT'S GOT OTHER HEALTH DISADVANTAGES LIKE INABILITY TO CONCENTRATE IF YOU'VE GOT TOO MUCH SUGAR IN YOUR DIET. IN JUST ONE 600ml COKE BOTTLE IT CONTAINS 16 TEASPOONS OF SUGAR ` MORE THAN DOUBLE THE RECOMMENDED DAILY INTAKE. FORMER PUNK ROCK BAND CHUMBAWAMBA IS ASKING THEIR RECORD COMPANY TO ISSUE A CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE AGAINST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS FOR THE USE OF THEIR MOST FAMOUS HIT. # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN # YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN. # THE NEW ZEALAND FIRST LEADER USED THE BAND'S SONG 'TUBTHUMPING' AHEAD OF A SPEECH THIS WEEKEND, PARAPHRASING THE LYRICS, 'WE GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT WE GOT UP AGAIN'. THE BAND WANTS TO MAKE IT CLEAR THEY DIDN'T GIVE MR PETERS PERMISSION TO USE THE SONG, AND SAYS HIS VIEWS ARE CONTRARY TO THE MESSAGE OF THE SONG. NEW ZEALAND FIRST DENIES RECEIVING ANY LEGAL NOTICE AND SAYS IT DOESN'T EXPECT TO GET ONE. NEGOTIATORS SAY THEY'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC AS TALKS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA RESUME. AN ISRAELI DELEGATION IS IN QATAR TO MEET WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS, AND THE U.S. IS SET TO JOIN NEXT WEEK. BOTH ISRAEL AND HAMAS ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO REACH AN AGREEMENT WHICH WOULD SEE AID ALLOWED INTO GAZA AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. QATAR SAYS IT'S TOO EARLY TO ASSUME ANY BREAKTHROUGH AS NEGOTIATIONS COULD GO ON FOR WEEKS BEFORE A DEAL IS PROPOSED. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ARE BEING EVACUATED FROM A RUSSIAN CITY DUE TO HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN RECENT WEEKS. A TOTAL OF 16 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE CITY OF BELGOROD THIS WEEK, IN ATTACKS RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES ARE BLAMING ON UKRAINE. THE LATEST STRIKES HAVE TAKEN OUT POWER AND FORCED CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS AND SHOPS ACROSS THE CITY. THE FIRST GROUP OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED THIS WEEKEND. CRICKET AUSTRALIA HAS CANCELLED ANOTHER SERIES AGAINST AFGHANISTAN, DUE TO CONCERNS OVER WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S THE THIRD TIME AUSTRALIA HAVE PULLED OUT FROM PLAYING AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE TALIBAN REGAINED CONTROL IN 2021 AND IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORT. THERE WERE PLANS TO PLAY THE THREE-MATCH T20 SERIES ON NEUTRAL GROUNDS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, BUT CRICKET AUSTRALIA BELIEVES CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE. THE WHITE FERNS HAVE LOST THEIR OPENING T20 AGAINST ENGLAND BY 27 RUNS. NEW ZEALAND WON THE TOSS AND SENT THE VISITORS IN TO BAT FIRST. ENGLAND POSTING A RESPECTABLE 160 RUNS. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SUZIE BATES GOT THE RUN CHASE UNDERWAY WITH AN UNBEATEN 65, BUT THE KIWI TAIL WERE UNABLE TO HOLD UP THEIR END. IN THE AIR... TAKEN. REAL SMART CRICKET. THE WHITE FERNS RUNNING OUT OF TIME IN DUNEDIN ONLY MANAGING 133 RUNS. THE SECOND T20 IS IN NELSON ON FRIDAY. BETTER KNOWN FOR LAYING WASTE TO THE JAPANESE CAPITAL, GODZILLA HAS NOW BEEN APPOINTED TOKYO'S POLICE CHIEF. WELL, A PERSON IN A SUIT HAS ANYWAY. THE SOMEWHAT MORE DIMINUTIVE VERSION OF THE ANGRY LIZARD OUT ON THE STREETS TO PROMOTE TRAFFIC SAFETY. STOMPING THROUGH THE STREETS OF THE CITY'S IKEBUKURO DISTRICT, THE FORMERLY FURIOUS REPTILE STOPPED FOR PHOTOS WITH PASSERS-BY. NO WORD ON WHO WAS ACTUALLY INSIDE THE SUIT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. BUT IT IS COOLER. A HIGH OF 22 TODAY IN KAITAIA. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY. FURTHER SOUTH ` SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. TAURANGA, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 20. WHAKATANE, THE SAME. TAUPO, FROM 4 TO 16. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. OVER TO THE WEST ` APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. STARTING OFF ON ZERO. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND ` CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. NELSON WITH A HIGH OF 17. HEADING SOUTH ` IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. CHRISTCHURCH, 16 IS YOUR HIGH. STARTING OFF ON TWO. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN, WITH A HIGH OF 21. DUNEDIN, ANOTHER NICE AND CLEAR DAY. LOTS OF FEEDBACK COMING BACK. TURNS OUT WE ARE WRONG. I JUST DON'T THINK YOU CAN BAN SUGARY DRINKS FROM STORES THAT A 300 M AND CLOSE TO SCHOOLS. IS THAT THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OR THE SCHOOLS? IT IS QUITE CLEAR FROM ERICA STANFORD THAT THEY HAVE OTHER PRIORITIES. E HAERE AKE NEI ` CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER NEEDS TO PULL WINSTON PETERS INTO LINE. HE JOINS US NEXT. # YOU MY LITTLE BOO THANG. THERE HE IS. OH, THERE HE WAS. YOU ARRIVED JUST IN TIME TO GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE TOPIC DU JOUR WHERE EVERYONE IS GIVING US QUITE A LOT OF... HEAT. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE MISSED READ THE ROOM THIS MORNING, BECAUSE EVERYONE IS SAYING THEY SHOULD BE BANNED. AND DANIEL AND ISA, SORT THEMSELVES OUT. I ALSO AGREE THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE SOLD IN SCHOOLS, AND THAT WATER ONLY IS GREAT. BUT PRACTICALLY SPEAKING, A BAN IS HARD TO POLICE. IF IT IS OUTSIDE OF SCHOOLS ESPECIALLY. THIS IS THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION THAT IS CALLING FOR THIS BAND. THEY HAVE TRIED WITH SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS TO NO AVAIL. IT IS INTERNATIONAL ORAL HEALTH DAY, BY THE WAY, SO BRUSH YOUR TEETH. THAT IS WHY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS BY THE WAY. AMANDA FROM THE DENTAL ASSOCIATION JOINED US THIS MORNING AND SAID, LOOK, WE ARE LOOKING TO BAN IT, THEN THE CONVERSATION WENT A LITTLE BIT WIDER THAN THAT, WITH THE BANNING VAPES FROM A SCHOOL, A MARAE AND WE ARE SAYING, IF YOU WANT TO BAN FIZZY DRINKS, WHY NOT EXTEND IT TO THAT. GENIE MAY, AS YOU DRINK ANOTHER CAN. ADMITTING YOU DIDN'T GET SOMETHING RIGHT IS A RARE OCCURANCE IN POLITICS THESE DAYS. BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENED OVER THE LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT UNRULY STATE HOUSE TENANTS. LABOUR LEADER, FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHRIS HIPKINS, HAS AGREED MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT ANGRY, VIOLENT KAINGA ORA TENANTS ABUSING THEIR NEIGHBOURS. BUT SHOULD THAT MEAN EVICTIONS? THAT MAY BE WHERE THE TWO SIDES DIFFER. FOR HIS THOUGHTS ON WHAT SHOULD BE DONE, WE'RE JOINED BY CHRIS HIPKINS NOW. GOOD MORNING, MR HIPKINS. YOU ADMITTED YOU COULD HAVE DONE MORE ON UNDER A TENANT, SO WHY DIDN'T YOU? WE WERE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAD A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS, RECOGNISING THAT WHEN YOU MAKE SOMEONE HOMELESS, YOU ARE OPENING UP ANOTHER RAFT OF PROBLEMS. SO IN 90% OF CASES, RELOCATING TENANTS ACTUALLY MADE THE PROBLEM GO AWAY. I'VE DEALT WITH THESE ISSUES ARE MY OWN ELECTRIC, AND LOOKING BACK, KAINGA ORA HAS BEEN A BIT SLOW TO GET TO THAT POINT WHERE THEY ARE RELOCATED IN TENANTS AND BREAKING THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, SOME NEIGHBOURS HAVE BEEN LEFT TO LONG TO DEAL WITH BEHAVIOUR THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COPE WITH. HOW DID KAINGA ORA TAKE THAT LONG TO MOVE SOMEONE ONTO ANOTHER PROPERTY, RATHER THAN DEAL THAT? THAT WAS INTRODUCED BEFORE WE WERE IN GOVERNMENT, TOWARDS THE END OF THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TENURE. WHEN YOU DO CONTINUE TO MOVE PEOPLE ON ALL OF THE TIME AND POTENTIALLY MAKE PEOPLE HOMELESS, YOU GET A WHOLE RAFT OF ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS ` PEOPLE AND GAUGED AND CRIME, FOR EXAMPLE, CHILDREN LIVING IN CARS, THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE. SO THEY PUT IN PLACE THE SUSTAINING TENANCIES POLICY, WHICH WE CONTINUED IN GOVERNMENT. ONE OF THE SIDE-EFFECTS OF THAT AS THERE HAVE BEEN A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF CASES WHERE TENANTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WITH BAD BEHAVIOUR WITHOUT SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ACTIONS AND BEING MOVED ON, AND THEREFORE THE NEIGHBOURS HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT. IN MANY CASES, EVEN IN A SERIOUS CASE, A SERIES OF WARNINGS FROM KAINGA ORA HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENT. BUT WORK CONTINUES AND NEIGHBOURS HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING, BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING TREATED UNFAIRLY AND VICTIMISED BY TENANTS, I THINK ACTUALLY THERE IS A CASE FOR MORE ACTION. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF EVICTIONS ` THREE ` VERSUS THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ` 300 ` CLEARLY SOMETHING MORE NEEDED TO BE DONE. YOU NEED TO CONSIDER THESE THINGS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, BECAUSE I HAVE DEALT WITH THIS IN MY OWN CONSTITUENCY. IN MANY CASES, THEY WILL BOTH BE COMPLAINING ABOUT EACH OTHER TO AN EQUAL DEGREE. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE TENANTS IN A HOUSE WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN BEHAVING UNEXPECTEDLY UNACCEPTABLY* AND THEREFORE ACTION IS JUSTIFIED. YOU DO ACTUALLY GET SITUATIONS WHERE NEIGHBOURS FALL OUT, AND IT CAN GET MESSY. YOU TALKED ABOUT FURTHER ACTION, FURTHER CONSEQUENCES, WHAT DO YOU MEAN SPECIFICALLY? DOES THAT MEAN YOU THINK THERE IS MORE ROOM FOR MORE EVICTIONS? THAT THE EVICTION RATE HASN'T MATCHED WHAT WAS REASONABLE OR EVEN IN A PRIVATE MARKET IF YOU SAW SIMILAR BEHAVIOUR? IF IT GETS TO A POINT WHERE THE BEHAVIOUR CANNOT BE RESOLVED WITH THE TENANT STAYING WHERE THEY ARE, THE FIRST PORT OF CALL SHOULD BE RELOCATION. I THINK KAINGA ORA HAS BEEN A BIT TOO SLOW SOMETIMES TO GET TO THAT RELOCATION POINT. THE INFORMATION I HAVE SEEN SUGGESTS ABOUT 90% OF THE CASES THAT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO THAT VERY SMALL GROUP WHO ARE FACING EVICTION, BECAUSE RELOCATION HASN'T WORKED, AND WITH EVER THEY GO, THEY CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS, IT IS NOT AS SIMPLE AS SENDING A LETTER OF EVICTION. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHO IS BEING AFFECTED BY THAT. I THINK WE NEED SOME ANSWERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT. IF THEY ARE GOING TO EVICT PEOPLE, ABOUT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO CHILDREN. THEY CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS WITH THEIR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOURS, BUT THEY ARE THE ONES WHO WILL BE LIVING IN CARS. YOU WILL HAVE SEEN THOSE FIGURES, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD AN ANSWER FROM THE GOVERNMENT ABOUT HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL BE IMPACTED. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY CHILDREN WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE CRACKDOWN ON UNRULY TENANTS? IT IS ACTUALLY QUITE HARD TO DO THAT WITHOUT GETTING AN INDICATION OF WHETHER GOVERNMENT IS EXPECTING TO DRAW THE LINE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY ARE GOING TO USE A TRANSFER FIRST POLICY ` PEOPLE GET ANOTHER SHOT AND A CHANCE TO GET A FRESH START AND GET RELOCATED TO ANOTHER HOUSE, THAT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF THEY ARE GOING TO END EVICTION FIRST POLICY, QUITE A LOT OF CHILDREN COULD END UP IN THEIR. THERE. SORRY, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON BEHIND YOU? THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF DRILLING GOING ON. OTHER BUILDINGS ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING GOING ON THESE DAYS. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE FALLOUT FROM WINSTON PETERS' COMMENTS THAT CO-GOVERNANCE WAS AKIN TO NAZI GERMANY. YOU DESCRIBED HIM AS A DRUNK UNCLE AT A WEDDING, BUT IT IS A BIT MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT, ISN'T IT? IT IS SERIOUS. PEOPLE WILL USE INFLAMMATORY RHETORIC AND POLITICS FROM TIME TO TIME. SOMETIMES, HEIGHT OF RHETORIC IS JUSTIFIED. BUT YOU WILL FIND VERY FEW POLITICIANS EVOKING THE IMAGE OF NAZI GERMANY. AND I THINK THAT WAS A BRIDGE WELL AND TRULY TOO FAR. IT IS OFFENSIVE TO THOSE AFFECTED BY THE POLICIES OF NUTTY GERMANY, INCLUDING HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO LIVE HERE, AND WERE VERY OFFENDED BY. THIS IS OUR DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND IT HAS MADE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES. I DON'T THINK IT REFLECTS WELL ON THIS COUNTRY. CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS TOLD YOU ALL TO DIAL IT DOWN. DOES THIS REFLECT ON HIM, THE BEHAVIOUR OF HIS DEPUTY? I DON'T THINK HE EVER HAD CONTROL OF WINSTON PETERS. I DON'T THINK HE IS CONTROLLABLE. CHRISTOPHER LUXON CREATED THIS SITUATION FOR HIMSELF. NO STABLE GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO COME FROM AN ARRANGEMENT WITH WINSTON PETERS, DAVID SEYMOUR AND CHRISTOPHER LUXON. SHOULD HE VACATE THE SEAT EARLY FOR DAVID SEYMOUR? IN REALITY, WINSTON PETERS IS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS GOVERNMENT FOR AS LONG AS IT EXISTS. I WOULDN'T WORK WITH HIM AFTER THE ELECTION. MATHEMATICALLY, IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR US, NEW ZEALAND FIRST AND THE MAORI PARTY TO FORM A GOVERNMENT, BUT I WOULDN'T PICK UP THE PHONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, NEW DETAILS HAVE BEEN REVEALED IN THE HOMICIDE CASE OF JESSICA BOYCE ` THE LEAD DETECTIVE ON THE CASE IS WITH US NEXT. # I HAVE TO PRAISE YOU LIKE I SHOULD. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. MARLBOROUGH POLICE HAVE ANNOUNCED A $100,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION IN RELATION TO THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JESSICA BOYCE IN MARCH 2019. THE 27-YEAR-OLD DISAPPEARED FROM RENWICK FIVE YEARS AGO, AND THE REWARD IS BEING OFFERED UP BY POLICE TRYING TO CLOSE IN ON A COLD CASE KILLER AS THEY REVEAL MORE INFORMATION. DETECTIVE SENIOR SERGEANT CIARAN SLOAN JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. WHAT HAS PROMPTED THIS REWARD FIVE YEARS ON? THE INVESTIGATION HAS ESTABLISHED THAT A FEW PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY INVOLVED IN HER DISAPPEARANCE. OUT OF THOSE PEOPLE, WE BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO JESSICA LEADING UP TO HER DISAPPEARANCE. THE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED WHEN SHE WAS TAKEN, AND THERE WERE OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE AFTERMATH. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ONE PERSON IS INVOLVED IN ALL THREE SCENARIOS, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. OTHERS MIGHT NOT KNOW WHAT OTHERS GOT UP TO, SO THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW, WITH A REWARD, AND WITH THE OFFER OF IMMUNITY, FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO SERIOUSLY THINK ABOUT HOW THEY CAN HELP US. I WATCHED THE COLD CASE LAST NIGHT AND ABUSING CATCH THAT UP ON TVNZ PLUS. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE SUSPECTS. WE WILL BE VISITING THEM AGAIN. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COOPERATIVE, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEMI-COOPERATIVE, AND SOME PEOPLE HAVE LIED. WHY DO YOU THINK THAT FOUL PLAY IS INVOLVED HERE? AS YOU SAW IN THE PROGRAM, WE DO NOT THINK THAT JESSICA WENT OUT. WE DO NOT THINK SHE WENT OUT THERE. THERE IS ENOUGH INFORMATION AND ENOUGH EVIDENCE AT THE MOMENT TO SUGGEST FOUL PLAY. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMMUNICATIONS REINFORCES THAT THOUGHT. SOME OF THE FOOTAGE THAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT SHOWS AT A RED UTE WAS INVOLVED WITH THE BLONDE LADY LYING OVER THE REAR VIEW BY THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THAT WAS JESSICA. SHE COULD NOT DRIVE A MANUAL, HOWEVER SOMEONE WAS INVOLVED IN GETTING HER THERE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SIGHTING WAS JESSICA. I BELIEVE IT WAS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE ON OUR SPECIAL PERSON IS LOST. SHE WAS VIBRANT. SHE WAS DESCRIBED AS A 27 YEAR OLD WHO ENJOYED WALKING DOWN THE LOCAL AREA AND BARE FEET. SHE WAS ALSO INVOLVED WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUGS. ARE THEY THE KEY SUSPECTS THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO? WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? PEOPLE IN THAT SCENE, SO TO SPEAK, LIVING THAT SORT OF LIFESTYLE ARE WELL KNOWN TO US. THE SIZE OF THE COMMUNITY HERE IN MARLBOROUGH, YOU ALWAYS KNOW SOMEONE INVOLVED IN THAT SCENE. IT IS GOT TO THE POINT NOW WHERE PEOPLE CANNOT HOLD ON TO WHAT THEY KNOW FOR MUCH LONGER, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS. THAT IS WHAT THE REWARD IS ABOUT. I SAW JESSICA'S MUM, SHE WAS ON THE PROGRAM TOO, AND SHE SAID SHE WAS WAITING FOR HER DAUGHTER TO WALK THROUGH THE DOOR. HOW IS THE FAMILY DOING AMIDST THIS INVESTIGATION FIVE YEARS ON? THEY ARE DESPERATE TO HAVE JESSICA RETURNED, AND WE ARE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO DO THAT FOR THEM. WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE FAMILY AND WE THANK THEM SO MUCH FOR THE TRUST THEY PUT WITH US, AND FOR THE PROGRAM TO BE BROADCASTED. THEY HAVE MADE A HUGE COMMITMENT, AND WE HOPE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT. CAN'T ASK HOW CLOSE YOU ARE IN SOLVING THIS CASE AND WHAT YOUR MESSAGE IS TO THE PUBLIC? WE ARE CLOSE. WE ARE VERY CLOSE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF DONE THEIR BIT. THE PEOPLE OF INTERESTS KNOW WHO THEY ARE, THERE WINDOW WAS OPEN WITH THE REWARD AND IMMUNITY. AND TO JESSICA'S KILLER? WHAT WOULD YOU SAY? WE ARE OPEN-MINDED. WE KNOW THERE ARE SEVERAL SCENARIOS THAT ARE POSSIBLE. YOU NEED TO COME FORWARD AND EXPLAIN TO US EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, AND ALL THE BEST WITH THE INVESTIGATION. TWO NEW ZEALAND BROTHERS REMAIN DETAINED IN PHUKET AMID A WIDER CRACKDOWN ON FOREIGNERS IN THAILAND. HAMISH AND OSCAR DAY WERE ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING AND FLEEING FROM POLICE, BEFORE TACKLING AN OFFICER AND TAKING HIS GUN. THE BROTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING ROBBERY AND ASSAULTING AN OFFICER. THEY APPEARED IN A PHUKET COURT ON MONDAY. THE BBC'S SOUTH EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT SAYS THERE'S NO QUESTION CHARGES WILL BE PUSHED. THEY FACE POTENTIALLY 5-10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR ROBBERY AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. THERE ARE THREE OTHER CHARGES AS WELL. HOW FAR THAT GOES, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED. HOW WELL THE TWO MEN BEHAVE, HOW CONTRITE THEY ARE, THEY DO TEND TO BE INFLUENCED TO SOME DEGREE BY THE PUBLIC MOOD. IT'S BELIEVED THE PAIR'S PARENTS, MILLIONAIRES LAURENCE AND KATRINA DAY, WILL TRAVEL TO THAILAND SOON. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS IS CALLING FOR 'FURTHER CONSEQUENCES' FOR UNRULY SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS BUT THINKS A GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN GOES TOO FAR. A LETTER WAS SENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO THE STATE HOUSING AGENCY'S BOARD OUTLINING NEW CORE FUNCTIONS THIS INCLUDES STRONGER MEASURES AGAINST ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR SOMETHING HIPKINS ACKNOWLEDGES MORE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BUT THROUGH DIFFERENT ACTIONS. THEY ARE GOING TO USE A TRANSFER FIRST POLICY. PEOPLE GET ANOTHER SHOT, THEY GET RELOCATED. THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT. IF THEY GOING TO MOVE TO AN EVICTION FIRST POLICY, WE COULD BE TALKING A LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN. HIPKINS CRITICISED THE GOVERNMENT FOR NOT HAVING A PATHWAY FOR CHILDREN AFFECTED BY THE CRACK DOWN. PRICE HIKES ARE ON THE WAY FOR SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S GREAT WALKS, BUT HIKING NEW ZEALAND DOESN'T THINK IT'LL IMPACT WALKING NUMBERS. FROM JULY, THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION SAYS THE PRICE OF ALMOST ALL STAYS AT HUTS AND CAMPSITES WILL INCREASE BY 18%. IT'S ALSO RE-ESTABLISHING YOUNG PERSON AND CHILD FEES, WHILE INTRODUCING DISCOUNTS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE CARD HOLDERS. IT'S NO SURPRISE, REALLY, AND I THINK MOST PEOPLE REALISE IT'S STILL EXTREMELY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE GETTING. YOU'RE GETTING GREAT ACCOMMODATION IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR SETTINGS. INTERNATIONAL HIKERS CONTINUE TO PAY 50% MORE THAN NEW ZEALANDERS. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED FROM A RUSSIAN CITY BORDERING UKRAINE DUE TO HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN RECENT WEEKS. 16 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN BELGOROD THIS WEEK IN ATTACKS RUSSIA BLAMES ON UKRAINE. THE LATEST STRIKES HAVE TAKEN OUT POWER AND FORCED CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS AND SHOPS ACROSS THE CITY. THE FIRST GROUP OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED THIS WEEKEND. RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN ATHLETES HAVE BEEN BARRED FROM THE OPENING CEREMONY PARADE AT THIS YEAR'S OLYMPIC GAMES. THE OPENING CEREMONY IN JULY WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES TRAVEL DOWN THE RIVER SEINE IN PARIS TO MARK THE START OF THE SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES. THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTE HOWEVER HAS DECIDED AGAINST LETTING RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART. THE 58 ATHLETES FROM THESE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE HAD TO BE GRANDED NEUTRAL STATUS TO COMPETE WITH THE REQUIREMENT THEY HAVE NOT PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED THE WAR IN UKRAINE OR HAVE ANY MILITARY AFFILICATIONS. THE WHITE FERNS ARE ON THE BACK FOOT AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST T20 BY 27 RUNS AGAINST ENGLAND. THE VISITORS POSTED 160 RUNS IN THE FIRST INNINGS. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SUZIE BATES' UNBEATEN 65 RUNS WASN'T ENOUGH TO SPARK THE REST OF HER TEAM INTO ACTION. I THINK WE HAVE LEARNT FROM HOW THE ENGLAND BOWLERS HAVE BOLD. THEY WERE TAKING PLACE OFF THE BALL. THE SERIES NOW HEADS TO NELSON FOR THE SECOND MATCH ON FRIDAY. SPECULATION IS MOUNTING THAT THE NEXT PERSON TO PLAY JAMES BOND HAS BEEN PICKED. BRITISH TABLOIDS REPORT THAT AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON HAS BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT BY THE FILM FRANCHISE TO REPLACE THE OUTGOING DANIEL CRAIG. TAYLOR JOHNSON IS THE BOOKIES' FAVOURITE TO TAKE OVER AHEAD OF HENRY CAVILL AND IDRIS ELBA. NEITHER THE ACTOR NOR THE PRODUCTION COMPANY HAVE COMMENTED. WHO IS HE? A MARVEL ACTOR. EARLY 30S. YOUNG. DANIEL CRAIG AND SHAUN CONNERY WERE YOUNG WHEN THEY TOOK OVER. THEY DO AGE. AND THEN THEY HOLD ONTO THOSE ROLES FOR HOW LONG? USUALLY 10 YEARS. WHO DID YOU WANT? HENRY CAVILL. IS ALREADY DONE A SUPERHERO TYPE THING. IDRIS ALBA IS MY OTHER PICK. LET US KNOW YOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR JAMES BOND. MAY BE NEW ZEALAND THEY WOULD BE GOOD TO TAKE THE REINS. WINSTON PETERS? HE COULD BE OUR 007. WE COULD PUT THAT TO HIM. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING - TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY. A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY AUCKLAND, 20 DEGREES. I DO LIKE SOME JAMES BOND MUSIC THROUGH THIS WEATHER. FURTHER SOUTH, SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. TAUPO, SHAKEN NOT STIRRED. A HIGH OF 20 DEGREES. TO THE EAST COAST, SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. THE ODD MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWER FOR MOST OF YOU. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. 17 FOR GISBORNE AND HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST. APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. STARTING OFF ON ZERO! TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND - CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. NELSON WITH A HIGH OF 17. HEADING SOUTH, IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. CHRISTCHURCH WITH A HIGH OF 16. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN WITH A HIGH OF 21. YOU'RE RIGHT, TEAM? GO, YOU LOT! PAUL HAS EMAILED THEM. KUDOS TO OUR KIDS. LET THEM DECIDE. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? HAVE THEY GOT FIZZY DRINKS ON THEM? IF YOU HAVE JUST JOINED US, THERE IS A DIVIDED OPINION AMONG US. SHOULD SUGAR DRINKS BE BANNED FROM SCHOOLS? WHERE TALKING ABOUT INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH SCHOOLS. YES, BUT DO BEAR IN MIND THAT ORANGE JUICE AND RARO, DRINKS THAT KIDS MIGHT HAVE AT HOME SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THEN YOU MIGHT GO, OK, SHOULD ZERO SUGAR DRINKS BE INCLUDED? BECAUSE THEY HAVE ARTIFICIAL SUGARS IN THEM. COMMON SENSE IS WHAT I SAY. MODERATION. ME U TONU MAI ` HE'S GOT KNOCKED DOWN AND HE'S GOT BACK UP AGAIN MANY TIMES. WINSTON PETERS REACTS TO WHY HE'S BEEN TOLD TO NOT USE THIS CLASSING BANGER. CLASSIC* # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, # BUT I GET UP AGAIN. # YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO KEEP ME DOWN. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. WINSTON PETERS' WEEK HAS GONE FROM BAD TO WORSE AFTER HIS COMMENTS COMPARING THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT TO NAZI GERMANY WERE PICKED UP BY A BAND THAT HE'S REPEATEDLY USED AS A THEME TUNE. CHUMBAWUMBA'S TUBTHUMPING WAS LAST PLAYED BY NZ FIRST ON SUNDAY JUST PRIOR TO HIS STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH WHICH IS THE ONE THAT HAS LANDED HIM IN HOT WATER WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND JEWISH GROUPS. THE BAND'S DEMANDED PETERS IMMEDIATELY CEASE AND DESIST FROM USING THE SONG AND ITS LYRICS BUT WILL THE MINISTER TAKE HEED? MR PETERS JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. HAVE YOU RECEIVED THAT SEASON PERSISTENTLY TO GET? FIRST OF ALL, STOP DECEIVING NEW ZEALANDERS. IT IS GOING BETTER TO BETTER TO BETTER. I NEVER THOUGHT IN A PACKED HALL AND PALMERSTON NORTH LAST WEEK .. DECIDED TO MISINFORM THE POOR BAND THAT DISBANDS IT YEARS AGO. DON'T WASTE MY TIME ALL YOUR VIEWERS TIME. HAVE YOU RECEIVED THE CEASE-AND-DESIST LETTER YET? OF COURSE NOT, AND I WILL NOT BE GETTING ONE. YOUR MEDIA HAVE BEEN SAYING AND MAKING FALLS OF YOURSELF. WHAT IS THE OFFENCE THAT I HAVE COMMITTED? WHILE, I'M SURE YOU COULD ARGUE IN THE COURT OF LAW. YOU'VE DECIDED TO REFRAME THIS WHOLE THING AND THINK YOU ARE GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT. WHAT IS THE SIN THAT I COMMITTED? TO SAY THAT SOMEONE THINKS THEIR DNA IS MORE SUPERIOR ... ALL THE WORDS FROM OTHER POLITICIANS HAVE NEVER BEEN CALLED UP BY YOU. SOMEHOW, THAT PERSON IS EXCUSED FROM SAYING THE OFFENSIVE THING THEY SAID. YOUR COMMENTS WERE NOT ABOUT HIM, THOUGH. YOU SAID QUITE CLEARLY, YOU ASK QUITE CLEARLY IF THAT WAS A COMPARISONS OF LABOUR's approach. YOU HAVE HAD YOUR 24-HOURS OF LIES. I REFERRED TO HIM TALKING ABOUT MAORI DNA BEING SUPERIOR TO OTHERS, AND THAT IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE OF RACISM. YOU WERE ASKED A FEW COMPARED LABOUR'S APPROACH TO NAZI GERMANY AND IT WAS APPROPRIATE, AND YOU SAID YES. WE HAVE THE CLIP IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO PLAY AT. I'M SURE YOU HAVE SOME INTELLIGENCE. DO YOU GET THE POINT HERE? ALL I WANT FROM THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYER IS UNBIASED NEUTRALITY AND HONESTY. WE ALL PAID BY THE TAXPAYER, YOU AND I BOTH. THE BAND IS NOW CALLING, ON THEIR OWN VOLITION, YOUR POLICIES ARE SMALL-MINDED AND BIGOTED. THE MATTER WHO YOU BLAME IT ON, YOU CANNOT BE HAPPY BY THAT HEADLINE. THE BAND DID NOTHING OF THE SORT. SOME LEFTY SHELL LIKE YOU CONTACTED THEM. MISINFORM THEM AND THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH IT. BAD NEWS FOR YOU AND BAD NEWS FOR THEM, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO WIN. GET OVER IT. I'M SURE THE BAND CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MIND. THEY HAVE PUT OUT THE STATEMENT THEMSELVES. THAT THE PERSON CALL ME FROM THE BBC THAT YOU GOT INTO CONTACT WITH? NO. THEY ARE NOT TELLING BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY. SO I TAKE IT OFF THOSE COMMENTS THAT YOU ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE HEADLINES YOU ARE GETTING THIS WEEK? I AM NOT. YOU ARE LOSING 95 TO 5, LOOK AT SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU ARE GETTING SMASHED WITH YOUR BIAS. EVERYONE IS FINDING THE SORT OF NARRATIVE FROM YOU OUT. YOUR OWNERSHIP NEED TO GET OVER YOURSELVES. NOBODY LIKES IT ANY MORE. YOU ARE THE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER. IS THE RHETORIC WE SHOULD BE EXPECTING FROM OUR LEADERS? TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS? YES THEY DO. HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY. WOULD YOU MIND TELLING US WHAT CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAID TO YOU? HE SAID TO ME I WAS TOLD THIS, SO I SAID, BY WHO? DID YOU HEAR MY SPEECH? NO. LIKE SO MANY NEW ZEALANDERS, HE HAS BEEN MISINFORMED BY THE MEDIA PEOPLE THAT THINK YOU'RE SHELL BIASED IS GOING TO WORK. YOU CANNOT BE ACCUSING THE PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY BEING INFLUENCED BY THE MEDIA AND NOT FINDING THE COMMENTS IN YOUR SPEECH YOURSELF. I HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH HIM. YOU DID NOT. THAT DID NOT BOTHER YOU PEOPLE. FACTS AND TRUTH DO NOT MATTER TO YOU, JUST MANIPULATION AND BIAS. WOULD YOU REPEAT YOUR COMMENTS? WHAT COMMENTS? ABOUT NAZI GERMANY BEING COMPARED TO CO-GOVERNANCE. IT IS COST $1.2 BILLION. THREE WATERS, SUPPORTED BY YOU, EVERY MAORI IN THE SOUTH ISLAND WAS GOING TO HAVE NO SAY, A BIT LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. YOU WENT ALONG WITH THAT. I SAID THE MOMENT THAT YOU DEVISE PLANS WHERE ETHNIC SUPERIORITY GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO DO THINGS, ON THE PERSON WHO CLAIMS THEIR LAND IS NOT UNIQUE, I WOULD GO OUT AND CALL SUCH RACISM AND WE WILL SUFFER FROM ALL OF THIS. I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF WE CLARIFIED IF YOU WOULD REPEAT THE USE OF THE PHRASE COMPARING THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT TO NAZI GERMANY, BUT WILL YOU STOP USING THE SONG? I'M NOT BACKING DOWN TO YOUR SHELL BIAS. IT IS JUST A QUESTION. DO YOU THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS RACISM? I DESPISE RACISM. I AM NOT GOING TO BACK DOWN. YES, I WILL REPEAT IT BECAUSE IT'S THE TRUTH. THE SUPERIOR BELIEF THAT BECAUSE I HAVE MAORI IN MY DNA IS REPUGNANT. WILL YOU USE THE SONG AGAIN? I ONLY USE A ONCE IN A BLUE MOON. I USED IT ONCE, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT THEY WERE TOLD. THIS IS THE KIND OF BULL DUST THAT NEW ZEALANDERS WANTED END OF. THEY WANT THE NEW ZEALAND MEDIA OWNED BY THE TAXPAYERS TO GET BACK TO TELL THE PUBLIC THE TRUTH. NOW, YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. I WOULD CLARIFY FOR A VIEWERS HE NEVER SAID THAT HE USES IT ALL THE TIME. JUST A GUESS WERE HOPING TO MAKE SOME FACTUAL ACCURACY. E WHAI AKE NEI ` IT'S THE HOSPITAL THAT CARES FOR THOUSANDS OF OUR NATIVE NORTHLAND BIRDS, BUT NOW THEY'RE AT RISK. FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN HELP. TAKE A DEEP BREATH. RIGHT. AFTER RUNNING FOR OVER THREE DECADES AND TREATING AROUND 1,300 BIRDS EACH YEAR, ONE NORTHLAND BIRD HOSPITAL MAY BE FORCED TO CLOSE. ONLY FUNDED BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS WHANGAREI NATIVE BIRD RECOVERY CENTRE IS STRUGGLING TO KEEP NUP WITH MAINTENANCE, FOOD AND MEDICATION COSTS. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOW ASKING BUSINESSES AND YOU AT HOME TO HELP. WE'RE JOINED BY VOLUNTEER AND CO-FOUNDER ROBERT WEBB. MORENA! THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. WHY IS YOUR FUNDING RUNNING OUT? THINGS ARE SLOWLY CATCHING UP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. TIM WE HAD $100,000 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO BUT THEN THINGS NOT TO BUILD UP AND YOU DON'T REALISE IT. THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION GIVES US A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUNDING EACH YEAR. EVERYONE IS IN THE SAME BOAT. THE OTHER WEEK I HAD TO REPAIR A KIWI AND THE MEDICATION ALONE WAS $450. THAT COMES OUT OF FUNDING AND WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF FUNDS. PEOPLE SAY TO ME YOU GOT A GREAT JOB, YOU MUST MAKE THAT MONEY. PEOPLE DON'T REALISE FOR ALL THESE YEARS I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID. I DO INVOLUNTARILY. SPENT 25 YEARS SINCE WE WENT ON HOLIDAY. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HEART AND THIS IS WHAT YOU LOVE DOING SO WHAT HAVE YOU ASKED FOR THE PUBLIC TO DO? IF THE PUBLIC CAN HELP OUT WITH FUNDING TO GET US UP TO THE MARK AGAIN, WE'VE GOT ENOUGH TO CARRY ON FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. OUR VEHICLE NEEDS NEW TIRES, THAT'S GOING TO BE OVER $1000. THE BIG UPRIGHT FREEZERS WE HAVE TO KEEP DECEASED BIRDS IN THE FOOD TO SOME OF THE BIRDS, THAT'S A VERY OLD ONE WHICH PACKED UP AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME. THAT WAS $1200 AND NEGOTIATE IT SO OLDTHE GUY SAID IT IS SO OLD IF IT PACKS UP YOU HAVE TO GET A NEW ONE. WE CAN'T AFFORD IT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE INCOME COMING IN. THE BIRDS HAVE A RIGHT. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO HANDS OUT TO THE PUBLIC ALL THE TIME. THEY SHOULD BE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE SERVICE. WE HAVE TAKEN A LOT AWAY FROM NATIVE BIRDS BY BUILDING PROPERTIES IN LONDON AND GOODNESS KNOWS WHAT ELSE, PUSHING THEM FURTHER INTO THE FOREST. THE BIRDS COMING INTO OUR SANCTUARY, WE LIKE TO HELP THEM. I KNOW YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE PEOPLE CAN DONATE AND I KNOW THERE ARE 1500 BIRDS YOU SEE TO EACH YEAR. WHAT IS THIS PLACE MEANS YOU? IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME. MY WIFE AND I STARTED AT 35 YEARS AGO. WE HAVE PUT EVERYTHING INTO IT. EVEN WHEN MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY, WE PUT A BIG LUMP OF HER MONEY INTO THE FUNDING. THOUSANDS OF BIRDS HAVE GONE BACK INTO THE WILD. I FEEL IT IS TOTALLY WORTH IT. THEY COME AND PICK THEM UP AND LET THEM GO AND THEY FLY OFF INTO THE BUSH AGAIN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE MAHI YOU HAVE DONE. I KNOW YOU ONLY GOT ENOUGH FUNDING FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BUT I'VE JUST BROUGHT UP YOUR GIVE A LITTLE PAGE. WHANGAREI NATIVE BIRD CENTRE. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE HAVING YOU WITH US. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER IS BEING INFLUENCED BY MEDIA COVERAGE OF STORIES. PETERS SAYS HE'S 'NOT BACKING DOWN' FROM HIS COMMENTS COMPARING PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICY TO NAZI GERMANY. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS HE HAD A WORD WITH PETERS ABOUT THE COMMENTS YESTERDAY. HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY. WHAT DID CHRIS LUXTON SAY TO YOU IN YOUR MEETING? DID YOU HEAR MY SPEECH? NO. LIKE SO MANY NEW ZEALANDERS, HE'S BEEN MISINFORMED BY MEDIA. YOU CANNOT BE ACCUSING THE PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY OF BEING INFLUENCED SO WHOLLY BY THE MEDIA. I JUST SAT BUT IT'S THE TRUTH. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS THE SPECTACLE DOESN'T REFLECT WELL FOR CHRISTOPHER LUXON. I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER HAD CONTROL OF WINSTON PETERS, TO BE FAIR. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SAID I WOULDN'T WORK WITH WINSTON PETERS. I THINK HE'S UNCONTROLLABLE. A $100,000 REWARD IS ON OFFER FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MARLBOROUGH WOMAN, JESSICA BOYCE. THE 27-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WAS LAST SEEN NEAR RENWICK DRIVING A RED UTE IN MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED DAYS LATER BUT JESSICA BOYCE WASN'T FOUND. THE REWARD HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED AS NEW DETAILS OF HER DISAPPEARANCE SURFACE AND POLICE SAY THEY'RE CLOSING IN ON A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY BELIEVE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO BOYCE. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO KNEW WHAT HAPPENED TO JESSICA LEADING UP TO HER DISAPPEARANCE. PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED WHEN SHE WAS TAKEN AND OTHERS WERE INVOLVED IN THE AFTERMATH. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. JESSICA BOYCE'S DISAPPEARANCE IS BEING TREATED AS A HOMICIDE. PEACE TALKS ARE UNDERWAY IN QATAR IN A RENEWED ATTEMPT TO SECURE A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. BOTH SIDES ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO REACH A DEAL WHICH WOULD SEE AID ALLOWED INTO GAZA AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES. THE BBC'S ANNA FOSTER REPORTS. AT GAZA'S SOUTHERN TIP THE AFTERMATH OF ANOTHER AIR STRIKE. ISRAEL SAYS A GREAT OFFENSIVE WOULD REMOVE HAMAS FROM GAZA. OUR POSITION IS THAT HAMAS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED A SAFE HAVEN BUT A MAJOR GRAINED OPERATION WOULD BE A MISTAKE. TOP US DIPLOMAT SAID MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO SAVE LIVES. SEVERE LEVELS OF ACUTE FOOD SHORTAGE. BUT THE FIRST TIME AN ENTIRE POPULATION HAS SUFFERED. NEGOTIATIONS HAVE CONTINUED. IN GAZA'S RUBBLE, THE PROSPECT OF A PAUSE IN FIGHTING SEEMS FURTHER AWAY THAN EVER. WORLD RUGBY HAS REVEALED NEW PLANS TO SPEED UP THE GAME IN THE HOPES TO 'RE-IMAGINE RUGBY'S ENTERTAINMENT FACTOR'. THE PLANS INCLUDE A 20-MINUTE SANCTION FOR RED CARDS, SPEEDING UP THE BALL FROM RUCKS AND MAULS AS WELL AS A SET TIME TO COMPLETE SCRUMS AND LINE OUTS. WORLD RUGBY IS CONCERNED SLOW PLAY AND NEGATIVE TACTICS MAY TURN VIEWERS AWAY, WITH THEIR MISSION TO GROW THE AUDIENCE OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. AND FINALLY, A TOILET-TRAINED PIGEON IS GOING VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER IT FELL OUT OF THE NEST AND WAS RESCUED. THE ABC'S DANNY NEW EXPLAINS. (SCREAMS) KEVIN MCALLISTER MAY HAVE BEEN SCARED OF A LADY WITH PIGEONS AT FIRST, BUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ON TIKTOK SURE DO LOVE THIS BROOKLYNITE AND HER PURSE PAL NAMED PIDGE. SHE'S SORT OF A BLEND OF A CAT AND A DOG, BUT SHE'S WEIRDER AND SHE FLIES. SHE DOES LIKE UNDER HER CHIN SOMETIMES. ABBY HERE FIRST MET PIDGE THIS LAST SUMMER. SHE SAW BABY PIDGE ALL ALONE ON THE STREET AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED A LOCAL WILDLIFE RESCUE. THEY SAID SHE WAS DEFINITELY TOO YOUNG TO BE OUT OF THE NEST, AND THAT ABBY COULD BRING HER INTO THE SHELTER. SOON THEY BECAME INSEPARABLE, AND ABBY STARTED CHRONICLING THEIR NEW YORK JOURNEYS TOGETHER IN AN IMMEDIATELY VIRAL TIKTOK SERIES. ABBY AND PIDGE FLY TOGETHER, GO ON CASUAL NEW YORK STROLLS TOGETHER, AND ABBY SAYS SHE'S EVEN TRAINED PIDGE TO USE THE LOO! I CAN HOLD HER OVER A TOILET AND SHE'LL GO TO THE BATHROOM. MILLIONS OF VIEWS LATER, PIDGE MAY BE NEW YORK'S MOST FAMOUS PIGEON... I LOVE YOU. OH! DOES NOT LOVE THE MIC. ...BUT YOU BETTER GET THAT MICROPHONE OUT OF HER FACE. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? YOU SHOULDN'T PIGEONHOLE THESE ANIMALS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING - TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY. A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY A HIGH OF 22 TODAY IN KAITAIA. FURTHER SOUTH, SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. TAURANGA, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 20. TO THE EAST COAST, SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. THE ODD MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWER FOR MOST OF YOU. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST. APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND - CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. NELSON WITH A HIGH OF 17. HEADING SOUTH, IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN WITH A HIGH OF 21. WHEN NEW ZEALAND FIGHTER KANE TE TAI WENT TO UKRAINE, HE KNEW HE MIGHT NOT COME HOME. HE WAS THE THIRD KIWI KILLED IN THE CONFLICT SINCE IT BEGAN. TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SINCE HIS DEATH. AND WHILE HIS BODY WAS RETURNED, IT CANNOT MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS THAT HIS FAMILY DEALS WITH EVERY DAY. I TRAVELLED TO AHIPARA TO SPEAK TO HIS MOTHER NGAIRE. RIGHT UP UNTIL THE VERY END. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. KIWI SOLDIER KANE TE TAI WAS FIGHTING ON THE FRONT LINE. HOLD THIS. FIGHTING A WAR IN WHICH HE WAS NEITHER THE AGGRESSOR NOR THE DEFENDER. I HAVE THE GUYS IN THE FRONT. IT WAS COLD. IT WAS DANGEROUS, AND IT WAS RELENTLESSLY HARD. KEEP DOWN, BOYS, KEEP DOWN. AND IT WAS A LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME. I'M HOPING TO COME BACK. IT'LL BE GREAT TO SEE HOME AGAIN, BUT IF NOT, I'VE HAD A LOT OF GOOD TIMES, MADE A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE, AND YEAH, JUST SORT OF ACCEPT THAT. HIS PLAN WAS JUST ONE LAST MISSION BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO HERE. AHIPARA ` PARADISE OF THE FAR NORTH, AND 16,000KM FROM THE WAR IN UKRAINE. (SOMBRE MUSIC) TODAY MARKS ONE YEAR SINCE NGAIRE AND KEITH'S BOY DIED, ONE YEAR SINCE THEIR BOY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMING HOME. I ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE DAYS, THAT DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE MESSAGE. KANE WAS NGAIRE'S FIRSTBORN. A MULLET, A BACKPACK. AND BY THE TIME HE WAS 17, A DRIVE AND DETERMINATION TO HELP OTHERS. YOU KNOW, MY SON WAS JUST A HUMAN BEING. HE WAS A SON THAT... I DON'T KNOW. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT I LOVED ABOUT HIM. HIS DECISION TO LEAVE A STEADY JOB AND LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND AND GO TO WAR IN UKRAINE IN EARLY 2022 WAS NO SURPRISE. YOU JUST REALISED THAT WHEN YOU WERE OUT, YOU KNOW, IN THE JUNGLE OR OUT IN THE DESERT OR OUT IN THE MOUNTAINS, SOMEONE'S ALWAYS GOT YOUR BACK AND YOU COME OUT HERE. YEAH. AND GUYS JUST... IT'S JUST IS NOT THE SAME. BUT IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR HIS PARENTS TO ACCEPT. I MEAN, PEOPLE WILL ARGUE AND PEOPLE HAVE TO ME TO MY FACE. WHY HE FELT THE NEED WAS COMPELLED TO LEAVE AND GO OVER THERE, LEAVE, YOU KNOW, LOVED ONES KNOWING THAT PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM MAY HAPPEN. I JUST HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE RESPECT FOR MY SON IN HIS CHOICES` DECISION AS AN ADULT. ALL RIGHT, COME ON, GET HIM ON. LET'S GO! BUT THE LETTERS AND UPDATES AND THE VIDEOS WERE REASSURING. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY FROM THE FOREIGN RECON TEAM HERE. THERE WE GO. UNTIL THE WORST NEWS ARRIVED. I HAVEN'T YET LET GO OF THAT MEMORY. SINCE THEN, ANNIVERSARIES, CHRISTMAS, BIRTHDAYS AND MARKING TWO YEARS SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. AND OF COURSE, ALL THE FIRST, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST KEITH AND I, THAT HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THOSE FIRST DAYS. IT'S HIS CHILDREN AND HIS SIBLINGS, EVERYBODY IN OUR FAMILY, ALL HIS LOVED ONES. NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE HAPPY IN MOST TIMES, BUT I THINK IT'S JUST COMING TO TERMS WITH JUST CELEBRATING MY SON'S LIFE AND HOW HE WOULD HAVE WANTED ME, OUR FAMILY, TO LIVE. THIS WEEK, ANOTHER FIRST` THE UNVEILING OF KANE'S HEADSTONE. MIXED FEELINGS. HAPPY AND ALSO JUST BRINGS BACK ALL OF THE SAD MEMORIES. HAPPY THAT MY SON WILL HAVE A PLAQUE WHERE HE'S LAYING TO REST, AND THE FAMILY WILL ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN. KANE HAD LEFT THE NEW ZEALAND ARMED FORCES BY THE TIME HE WENT TO UKRAINE. HE WAS A FREE MAN OF FREE WILL. WHAT COULD I HAVE DONE? WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I COULD HAVE DONE AS A MOTHER, BUT AS A MOTHER TO AN ADULT SON, NO, HE HAD HIS MIND MADE UP. BUT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND A MOTHER'S HEARTACHE AT THAT DECISION. AND NGAIRE'S BELIEF THAT MORE SHOULD BE DONE TO DISSUADE OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN FROM DOING THE SAME THING. ABSOLUTELY. STOP THEM FROM GOING. AND I SAY THAT AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL, FROM A MOTHER, A MOTHER'S PERSPECTIVE. STOP THEM FROM GOING OVER THERE. BUT THEN WHEN I HEAR THE PLIGHT OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT I'VE MET FROM UKRAINE AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE TELLING YOU IS SOMETHING THEY'RE LIVING. AND HOW CAN I, AS A HUMAN BEING SAY, YOU KNOW, DON'T GO? I THINK IT'S HUMAN NATURE, REALLY., TO WANT TO GO AND HELP PEOPLE, AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO BELIEVE WITH MY SON THAT'S WHAT HE` THERE WAS HIS INTENTION. AT HOME IN THE QUIET SOLITUDE OF AHIPARA, NGAIRE HAS BUILT A MEMORIAL MEMORIAL TO HER SON, A SPACE HE WOULD HAVE HAD AS HIS OWN, SURROUNDED BY HIS FAVOURITE THINGS. A LOT OF THESE THINGS HERE ARE THINGS THAT KANE WAS QUITE PASSIONATE ABOUT. MOVIES, SOME OF THE LISTS THAT HE USED TO KEEP. BUT ALSO A PLACE FOR QUIET REFLECTION ABOUT WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS. THERE WAS ANOTHER LEVEL OF GRIEF THAT I WENT TO. YOU KNOW, IT WAS JUST SUCH` IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, BUT I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT MY SON WENT WHEN HE CHOSE TO GO TO THAT LEVEL, TO GO TO THE FRONT LINE WAS HE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST EVIL AND THE ATROCITIES, AND THAT'S WHERE MY BELIEF SYSTEM SORT OF CHANGED THERE. NGAIRE WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW KANE WENT FOR THE RIGHT REASONS, THAT IT WAS ALWAYS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. IT WASN'T JUST WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM ULTIMATELY IN UKRAINE. HE DID A LOT OF THINGS OVER HERE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT I WANT HIM TO BE REMEMBERED ABOUT. YOU KNOW, HE DID A LOT OF THINGS FOR THE RSA, OR THE EX-VETS, ALL HIS FRIENDS, HIS FAMILY, HE DID QUITE A FEW THINGS THAT I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. THAT'S WHERE I GO TO MY HAPPY PLACE WHEN I THINK ABOUT MY SON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. FOR TALKING TO US IN MAKING THE TIME. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL THAT YOU ALLOWED US INTO YOUR HOME. HE WAS KNOWN BY THE NICKNAME TURTLE. TURTLES ARE FREE AND EXPLORE THE OCEAN. HE SET UP A TRUST THAT HELPS FORMER VETS. ME U TONU MAI ` WE GET A SNEAK PEEK AT A NEW EXHIBITION ON WALKING US THROUGH NEW ZEALAND FASHION THROUGHOUT THE DECADES. DORIS DE PONT IS ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S FASHION PIONEERS DESIGNING GARMENTS ACROSS FOUR DECADES. AND HER WORK IS NOW BEING FEATURED AT THE AUCKLAND CENTRAL CITY LIBRARY. IT'S CALLED 'THAT'S SO LAST CENTURY: WHAT WE WORE (FROM THE) 1950S-90S' AND THERE'S ALSO A FREE WALKING TOUR OF THE FASHION HOTSPOTS WITHIN THE SUPERCITY BEING LED BY FASHION INDUSTRY ICON DORIS DE PONT. WE GOT TO PICK HER BRAINS ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S STYLE. THE SYMBOL OF NEW ZEALAND FASHION IS THE CARDY. THE DESIGNER BEHIND CLOTHING BRAND DNACAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN HONOUR OF AUCKLAND LIBRARY'S NEWEST EXHIBIT. DORIS REVEALS THE GLAM SECRETS OF THE SUPERCITY'S STREETS. GOING TO QUEEN STREET WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL. NOBODY WENT INTO TOWN IN THE SHORTS. WOMEN ALL WORE SKIRTS. OUR ASPIRATIONS WERE VERY MUCH TO PARIS. WE WANTED TO LOOK FASHIONABLE. FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE WAY TO GET THE LATEST FASHIONS WERE TO SEW THEM THEMSELVES.� WE WOULD BUY THE PATTERN OF THE SEASON. THE 1960S WAS ALL ABOUT YOUTH. THE VERY SIMPLE FREESTYLES OF THE 1960S. IT WAS ALSO THE TIME OF THE PILL, SO WOMEN CELEBRATED BEING YOUNG AND HAVING MONEY TO SPEND ON CLOTHES. THE DRESSES WERE VERY SIMPLE. EVEN IF YOU COULDN'T BUY ONE FROM A STORE, YOU COULD BUY A PATTERN AND PROBABLY SO ONE YOURSELF DURING THE DAY I GO TO A PARTY OR CLUB AT NIGHT. IT WAS FAST FASHION BUT FAST FASHION HOME. BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE 70S YOU START TO GET A GREATER AMOUNT OF CHOICE. . WHEN MEN AND WOMEN PROBABLY MOST LIKE. IT SHOULD NOT COME AS A SURPRISE WHAT THE MOST EXTRAVAGANT DECADE WAS. 1980S. HARD TO TOUCH WITH THE SHOULDERS LIKE THIS. LOTS OF GOLD AND ELABORATE PERIOD IN CLOTHING. BRANDS THAT PEOPLE WILL KNOW LIKE WORKSHOP, LIKE MYSELF, THAT'S WHEN I STARTED. THE INFLUENCE ON WHAT WE WERE DESIGNING CAME NOT FROM OVERSEAS ANYMORE BUT FROM THE STREET. WE STARTED TO FIND OUR OWN IDENTITY. IT WAS PART OF A GLOBAL MOVEMENT, FINDING WAYS OF EXPRESSING YOUR NATIONAL IDENTITY AND WHAT YOU ARE CHOOSING TO WEAR. JUST BEFORE WE GO TO THE BREAK, EARLIER ON THE SHOW WE SPOKE TO ROBERT WEB FROM A BIRD CENTRE THAT'S BEEN OPERATING FOR A FEW DECADES. THEY MAY HAVE TO CLOSE DON'T IF THEY DON'T GET ENOUGH FUNDING SO THEY NEED ARRANGED $200,000 TO CONTINUE. WE HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD AS THE INTERVIEW ENDED SOMEBODY CALLED TO DONATE $1000. WHICH IS TO GO TOWARDS VEHICLE TYRES. AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS PLACE OPEN, HAD TO GIVE A LITTLE. UP IT WILL POP. I LOVE THE DONATIONS AND THE WORDS THAT HAVE BEEN SAT SO LET'S KEEP GOING. LET'S KEEP THIS PLACE OPEN. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA, YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, KEEP YOUR PAWS OFF. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM GYM GOERS AS THEIR BELOVED GYM CAT IS THREATENED WITH EVICTION. DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE PRIME MINISTER IS BEING INFLUENCED BY MEDIA COVERAGE OF STORIES. PETERS SAYS HE'S 'NOT BACKING DOWN' FROM HIS COMMENTS COMPARING PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT POLICY TO NAZI GERMANY. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS HE HAD A WORD WITH PETERS ABOUT THE COMMENTS YESTERDAY. HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY, WOULD YOU MIND TELLING US WHAT CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAID TO YOU ON YOUR MEETING ON MONDAY? YES, HE SAID ME, I WAS TOLD THIS, THIS, AND THIS, AND I SAID TO HIM, 'BY WHO? DID YOU HEAR MY SPEECH?' 'NO.' AND THEN ABOUT THEN, I REALISED, LIKE SO MANY NEW ZEALANDERS, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, HE'S BEEN MISINFORMED BY YOU MEDIA PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT YOUR SHILL LEFTY BIAS MESSAGE IS GOING TO TRIUMPH. MR PETERS, YOU CANNOT BE ACCUSING THE PRIME MINISTER OF THIS COUNTRY OF BEING INFLUENCED SO WHOLLY BY THE MEDIA AND BEING UNABLE TO FIND OUT YOUR COMMENTS IN YOUR SPEECH YOURSELF, ARE YOU? I JUST SAID THAT, THAT'S THE TRUTH. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS THE SPECTACLE DOESN'T REFLECT WELL ON CHRISTOPHER LUXON. I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER HAD CONTROL OF WINSTON PETERS, TO BE FAIR, AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I SAID I WOULDN'T WORK WITH WINSTON PETERS. I THINK HE'S UNCONTROLABLE. A $100,000 REWARD IS ON OFFER FOR ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MARLBOROUGH WOMAN, JESSICA BOYCE. THE 27-YEAR-OLD WAS LAST SEEN NEAR RENWICK DRIVING A RED UTE IN MARCH OF 2019. THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED DAYS LATER, BUT JESSICA BOYCE WASN'T FOUND. THE REWARD HAS BEEN OFFERED AS NEW DETAILS OF HER DISAPPEARANCE SURFACE AND POLICE SAY THEY'RE CLOSING IN ON A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE THEY BELIEVE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WE BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO JESSICA LEADING UP TO HER DISAPPEARANCE, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WERE INVOLVED WHEN SHE WAS TAKEN, AND THERE WERE OTHERS INVOLVED IN THE AFTERMATH. WE DON'T BELIEVE ONE PERSON IS INVOLVED IN ALL THREE SCENARIOS, BUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THAT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SCENARIO. JESSICA BOYCE'S DISAPPEARANCE IS BEING TREATED AS A HOMICIDE. TWO NEW ZEALAND BROTHERS REMAIN DETAINED IN PHUKET AMID A WIDER CRACKDOWN ON FOREIGNERS IN THAILAND. HAMISH AND OSCAR DAY WERE ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING AND FLEEING FROM POLICE, BEFORE TACKLING AN OFFICER AND TAKING HIS GUN. THE BROTHERS HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, INCLUDING ROBBERY AND ASSAULTING AN OFFICER. THEY APPEARED IN A PHUKET COURT ON MONDAY. THE BBC'S SOUTH EAST ASIA CORRESPONDENT SAYS THERE'S NO QUESTION CHARGES WILL BE PUSHED. THEY FACE, POTENTIALLY, FIVE TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON ON THE CHARGE OF ROBBING AND ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. THERE ARE THREE OTHER CHARGES AS WELL. HOW FAR THAT GOES, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF FACTORS INVOLVED. HOW WELL THE TWO MEN BEHAVE, HOW CONTRITE THEY ARE, HOW THE PUBLIC MOOD IS, WHAT THE FEELING OF THE GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT HOW FAR THEY SHOULD PUSH IT. THE COURTS ARE TECHNICALLY INDEPENDENT IN THAILAND, BUT THEY DO TEND TO BE INFLUENCED TO SOME DEGREE BY THE PUBLIC MOOD. IT'S BELIEVED THE PAIR'S PARENTS. MILLIONAIRES LAURENCE AND KATRINA DAY, WILL TRAVEL TO THAILAND SOON. THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED FROM A RUSSIAN CITY BORDERING UKRAINE DUE TO HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN RECENT WEEKS. 16 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN BELGOROD THIS WEEK, IN ATTACKS RUSSIA BLAMES ON UKRAINE. THE LATEST STRIKES HAVE TAKEN OUT POWER AND FORCED CLOSURES OF SCHOOLS AND SHOPS ACROSS THE CITY. THE FIRST GROUP OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND CHILDREN WILL BE EVACUATED THIS WEEKEND. RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN ATHLETES HAVE BEEN BARRED FROM THE OPENING CEREMONY PARADE AT JULY'S PARIS OLYMPICS. THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES WILL TRAVEL DOWN THE RIVER SEINE TO MARK THE START OF THE GAMES. BUT THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED AGAINST LETTING RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART. 58 ATHLETES FROM THESE TWO COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN GRANTED TO NEUTRAL STATUS TO COMPETE, WITH THE REQUIREMENT THEY HAVEN'T PUBLICLY SUPPORTED THE WAR IN UKRAINE, OR HAVE ANY MILITARY AFFILIATIONS. CRICKET AUSTRALIA HAS CANCELLED ANOTHER SERIES AGAINST AFGHANISTAN DUE TO CONCERNS OVER WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY. IT'S THE THIRD TIME AUSTRALIA HAVE PULLED OUT FROM PLAYING AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE TALIBAN REGAINED CONTROL IN 2021 AND IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORT. THERE WERE PLANS TO PLAY THE THREE MATCH T20 SERIES ON NEUTRAL GROUNDS IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, BUT CRICKET AUSTRALIA BELIEVES CONDITIONS ARE GETTING WORSE. THE WHITE FERNS ARE ON THE BACK FOOT AFTER LOSING THEIR FIRST T20 BY 27 RUNS AGAINST ENGLAND. THE VISITORS POSTED 160 RUNS IN THE FIRST INNINGS. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SUZIE BATES' TOP SCORED WITH 65 RUNS, BUT THAT WASN'T ENOUGH TO SPARK THE REST OF HER TEAM INTO ACTION. LOOK, I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY LEARNED FROM HOW THE ENGLAND BOWLERS BOWLED, THEIR SCENE WAS TAKING PACE OFF THE BALL, BOWLING SORT OF WIDE, AND WE DIDN'T MAYBE ADJUST OUR LENGTHS AND WE DIDN'T KEEP THE STUMPS IN PLAY THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE PHASE. THE SERIES NOW HEADS TO NELSON FOR THE SECOND MATCH ON FRIDAY. SPECULATION IS MOUNTING THAT THE NEXT PERSON TO PLAY JAMES BOND HAS BEEN PICKED. BRITISH TABLOIDS REPORT THAT AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON HAS BEEN OFFERED A CONTRACT BY THE FILM FRANCHISE TO REPLACE THE OUTGOING DANIEL CRAIG. TAYLOR JOHNSON IS THE BOOKIES FAVOURITE TO TAKE OVER AHEAD OF HENRY CAVILL AND IDRIS ELBA. NEITHER THE ACTOR, NOR THE PRODUCTION COMPANY, HAVE COMMENTED. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING - TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY. A FINE MORNING FOR YOU ALL. THIS WON'T STICK AROUND, BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDDAY A HIGH OF 22 TODAY IN KAITAIA. FURTHER SOUTH, SIMILAR HERE. BLUE SKIES EARLY ON WITH SOME FROST THIS MORNING IN ROTORUA. CLOUDY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. TAURANGA, YOU'RE GETTING A HIGH OF 20. TO THE EAST COAST, SOME CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH HERE. THE ODD MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWER FOR MOST OF YOU. 18 THE HIGH IN NAPIER. 17 FOR GISBORNE AND HASTINGS. OVER TO THE WEST. APART FROM SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT'LL BE BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY TAUMARUNUI, YOU'LL ALSO BE GETTING SOME MORNING FROST WITH A HIGH OF 20. STARTING OFF COLD, 0 TO BEGIN WITH. 16 IS THE HIGH FOR WELLINGTON. TO TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE SOUTH ISLAND - CLOUDY MORNING FOR MOST OF YOU. THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH FURTHER SOUTH, YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS FOR YOUR AFTERNOON. NELSON WITH A HIGH OF 17. 16 DEGREES FOR GREYMOUTH. HEADING SOUTH, IT'S GOING TO BE A FROSTY MORNING FOR SOME OF YOU IN THE REGION. OTHERWISE, BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE THROUGH HERE. ALEXANDRA, YOU'LL REACH A HIGH OF 24. CHRISTCHURCH, YOUR HIGH AS 16. TO THE DEEP SOUTH, ITS ALSO GOING TO BE A FINE DAY HERE. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON IN MILFORD SOUND. QUEENSTOWN WITH A HIGH OF 21. DUNEDIN, NICE AND CLEAR WITH A HIGH OF 17. THE CLAWS ARE OUT TO SAVE A BELOVED GYM CAT FROM EVICTION. M-PAL THE CAT HAS LIVED AT THE MANUREWA POOLS AND LEISURE CENTRE IN SOUTH AUCKLAND SINCE BIRTH AND HAS BECOME A TREASURED FRIEND AND CHEERLEADER TO MANY GYM GOERS. BUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT M-PAL MEANS AUCKLAND COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING REHOMING HER. GYM MEMBER JAYDE MITAI JOINS US NOW. ALONGSIDE MICHAEL PATRICK WHO WAS HOLDING ONTO OUR MATE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WHAT IS THE STORY? I KNOW, RIGHT? SHE HAS BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS AND WE STAND FOR M PAL TO STAY. LAST NIGHT, WE MANAGED TO SPEAK WITH THE COUNCIL. THEY CAME TO THE TABLE AND WE BEEN TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME TO A POSITIVE SOLUTION FOR ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED. INITIALLY, WE WERE DISAPPOINTED THEY NEVER REACHED OUT TO US. BUT THEY HAVE NOW. SOMEBODY HAS MADE A COMPLAINT. I GUESS IS THE COUNCIL POINTS OUT, BECAUSE IT IS A PUBLIC JAM, THEY HAVE TO BE OPEN TO EVERYONE AND NOT EVERYONE LIKES CATS. IS THIS A BIT OVER THE TOP OF THE FACT THAT ONE COMPLAINT MEANS A CAT HAS TO GO? I BELIEVE IT IS OVER THE TOP TO MAKE THE DECISION TO REHOME, BECAUSE REHOMING HER IS NOT AN OPTION. RIGHT NOW, SHE IS WORRIED WITH THE DOOR SHUT BECAUSE SHE IS USED TO OPEN SPACES. REHOMING WOULD BE TRAUMATIC FOR HER, SO IS NOT AN OPTION THAT WE ARE WILLING TO CONSIDER. THAT OBVIOUSLY, WE ARE WILLING TO COMPROMISE. THAT IS WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE FIRST. LET US KNOW HOW WE CAN HELP, BECAUSE WE ARE HAPPY TO HELP. LOOK AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE JUMPED ON BOARD. MICHAEL, APPARENTLY YOU AND M PAL OUR GOOD MATES. YES, MY BEST MATE. MY LITTLE BODY. I COULD BE HERE SIX DAYS, AND THEN RETURN IN THE EVENING AT TIMES. AND SHE IS ALWAYS THERE? WITH THE UP. SHE KNOWS THE SOUND OF MY VEHICLE. SHE WILL COME RUNNING AROUND. WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HER? IT IS IN THE DISCUSSION. AS SOON AS WE DROVE OFF, YOU CAN TELL SHE WANTS TO RUN BACK. THIS IS HER HOME, WE WANT TO RESPECT THAT. SHE IS TRYING TO BE REHOMED ONCE BEFORE, AND SHE RAN STRAIGHT BACK. THIS IS HER HOME, SHE PROVIDES GOOD WELL-BEING BENEFITS TO PEOPLE. WE THINK THAT IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH THROUGHOUT THIS FIVE DAY JOURNEY. THERE ARE SO MANY CATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHO ARE DOING GOOD WORK, WHETHER IT IS PEST CONTROL. WE SPOKE TO A GUY IN THE SAUNA THIS MORNING WHO SAID, BEFORE SHE CAME, THERE WAS A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH MICE AND RATS. THERE IS NO PROBLEM NOW. SHE IS OBVIOUSLY DONE HER JOB, SO WE FEEL SHE HAS EARNED HER PLACE. SHE IS A BIT OF A SCENE STEALER. SHE IS QUITE HAPPY TO BE CRUISING AROUND. HOW DO OTHER GYM MEMBERS SEE HER? THEY ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH HER, THEY TREAT HER LIKE FAMILY. SHE HAS A HOME HERE AND I THINK EVERYONE ENJOYS SEEING HER IN THE MORNING. SHE DIFFERENTLY BRIGHTENS UP EVERYONE'S DAY. SHE IS A BEACON OF HOPE. FOR MYSELF AND MIKE, WE JOINED THE GYM FOR MENTAL HEALTH REASONS TO HELP REBRAND OURSELVES. IT IS HARD GETTING UP EARLY IN THE MORNING TO COME AND DO A WORKOUT. IT DOES NOT GET EASIER, BUT SHE MAKES IT EASIER BECAUSE WE GET TO SEE HER AS WELL. MOST PEOPLE ACKNOWLEDGE HER THAT WE SEE HERE. FINGERS CROSSED. FINGERS CROSSED THAT YOU CAN COME TO A COMPROMISE WITH THE AUCKLAND COUNCIL. BUT IF NOT, WE KNOW SHE CAN HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH YOU, MICHAEL, BECAUSE YOU TO CLEARLY HAVE A BOND. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. LOVELY. LOVELY BRAND OF T-SHIRT. IT IS A VERY THEMED GYM. A BEACON OF HOPE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS THE RESURRECTION OF THE LATE QUEEN. A BEACON OF HOPE? COME ON. HEALTH AND SAFETY AROUND THE GYM. NO, GO AWAY DANIEL. POLYFEST IS BACK FOR ITS 49TH YEAR. THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT. THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR REVEALS EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. YOU, STOP. GET OFF THE SET! NO! FROM TODAY, NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST SECONDARY SCHOOLS' CULTURAL COMPETITION, ASB POLYFEST, WILL WELCOME BACK CROWDS FOR ITS 49TH YEAR. OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS, THOUSANDS OF PERFORMERS WILL DESCEND ON THE MANUKAU SPORTS BOWL. AND TO TELL US MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY FESTIVAL DIRECTOR SEIULI TERRI LEO MAU'U. I WILL START WITH YOU. TODAY IS THE DAY. TALK TO ME ABOUT THE SHEER SCALE AND SIZE OF THIS EVENT. IT IS NICE TO BE BACK. IT IS OUR 49TH FESTIVAl. THE SUN IS OUT, SO WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THE CROWDS START TO COME TO THE VENUE. WE HAVE ALL SIX OF OUR STAGES HERE. READY TO ROLL, DANIEL. HOW MANY SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS ARE TAKING PART? WE HAVE GOT 69 SCHOOLS WITH 225 GROUPS AND JUST OVER 8000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR. THAT IS A LOT. TALK TO US ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF PREPARING FOR THIS. LOGISTICALLY, WE MEAN GETTING A LOT OF STRUCTURES INTO PLACE, MOVING SOME OF STAGES AROUND. MAKE IT WORK, MAKE IT READY FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES. SPEAKING OF YOUNG PEOPLE, I WILL COME TO YOU. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO REPRESENT YOUR HERITAGE HERE ON STAGE? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. REPRESENTING MY CULTURE WITH PRIDE, THAT FEELS ET CETERA BIG PRIVILEGE HOW LONG HAS YOUR GROUP BEEN PREPARING? TWO MONTHS. IN TERMS OF IT BEING IN ITS 49TH YEAR, WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR DIFFERENT? WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT AS I GUESS THAT IT IS ALSO THE ANTICIPATION OF GETTING READY FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY NEXT YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING TO THE PAST TO DETERMINE OUR FUTURE. IT IS ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO TALK TO THE GENERATIONS BEFORE US TO GET US PREPARED FOR WHAT IS COMING AND EXCITED FOR THE LEGACY THAT IS COMING NEXT YEAR. YOU NOT ONLY TALK THE TALK, YOU ALSO WALK THE WALK. YOU PARTICIPATED IN THIS MANY MOONS BACK. YES, JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. IT WAS NICE TO BE A PERFORMER AND BE ABLE TO TAKE TO THE STAGE, SO I KNOW WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE GOING THROUGH. THE NERVES AND THE PRIDE. THERE ARE GOING TO BE THOUSANDS DESCEND. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC? PRACTICE AND PATIENCE AND GRACE AS YOU ARE COMING THROUGH TO THE CAR PARK. STAY HYDRATED BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SUNSHINE COMING OUR WAY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IF YOU ARE COMING HERE, IT IS $10 TO PARK WITH US. $10 AT THE GATE OR 750 ONLINE. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH OUR LIVE STREAM ONLINE. WELL DONE ON ORGANISING THIS, AND ALL THE BEST FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS COMING UP. GOOD LUCK FOR YOUR GROUP. THE KIDS HAVE BEEN TRAINING HARD FOR THIS, SO GO WELL. DURING THE WHAT IT WAS LIKE HAVING A COUPLE DAYS OFF SCHOOL TO GO DO SOMETHING FUN. JUST A WHOLE LOT OF FUN. I MUST CONFESS, I HAVE NEVER BEEN. FRIDAY, I'M GOING TO GO. YOU TOLD ME THERE WAS GOOD ISLAND SOUL FOOD. CAN'T WAIT. THEIR PERFORMANCES AS WELL. I WILL WATCH THOSE WHILE I'M EATING. E HAERE AKE NEI, FARMERS MARKETS ARE A BIG WEEKEND GOER BUT WHAT ABOUT A MID WEEK VENTURE? FIND OUT WHY ONE NELSON MARKET IS OVER 50,000 OF US WILL VISIT A FARMERS MARKET THIS WEEK. THERE ARE 26 ACROSS NEW ZEALAND BRINGING FRESH PRODUCE FROM LOCAL GROWERS AND THEY ARE HELPING YOU SAVE SOME MONEY TOO. MOST OPERATE ON THE WEEKEND BUT ONE OF THE MID-WEEK MARKETS IN WHAKATAU NELSON JOINS US NOW. M?RENA MIRIAM. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE FOR US? WELCOME TO THE NELSON FARMERS MARKET. I HAVE A DISPLAY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN SEASON AT THE MOMENT. THIS IS AN ABUNDANT TIME OF YEAR FOR US. WE ARE BEGINNING TO TRANSITION INTO OUR AUTUMN CROPS. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC SUPPLY OF FRUIT. APPLES, PEARS, THE LAST OF THE SUMMER BERRIES, WE HAVE OUR FIJOAS. WE HAVE MEAT, EGGS AND CHEESE. ONE OF THE GREAT BENEFITS OF A FARMERS MARKET AS YOU CAN GET THINGS ARE REALLY REASONABLE PRICES BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE IN SEASON. WHAT SORTS OF THINGS ARE COMING UP IN SEASON? WHAT ARE THE COSTS YOU MIGHT PAY A MARKET COMPARED TO THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET? FARMERS MARKETS TEND TO HOLD THEIR PRICES CONSTANT. A KILOGRAM OF APPLES AT A FARMERS MARKET WOULD COST YOU THE SAME AT THE START, MIDDLE AND END OF THE SEASON. YOU KNOW WHEN YOU COME DOWN HERE OR COST THE SAME. PEACHES FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE THAN EIGHT DOLLARS A KILO. YOU'RE LOOKING AT $10 AND A SUPERMARKET. HOW COME YOU GUYS RUN DURING THE WEEK WHEN USUALLY PEOPLE GET OUT AND ABOUT AT THE WEEKENDS? WE ARE MID WEEK BECAUSE WE WANTED TO PROVIDE PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY FRESH PRODUCE. THERE IS A LARGE SATURDAY MARKET AT NELSON WHICH IS WORLD-FAMOUS. WE OFFER FRESH MID WEEK PRODUCE. MANY PEOPLE DO YOU GET THROUGH THERE? WE ARE ONE OF THE SMALLER MARKETS. ON AVERAGE WE GET 3 TO 400 PEOPLE THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR MARKET. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. SIGNS LIKE IT'S GETTING BUSIER ALREADY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GETTING WITH US. I THINK IT IS COOL THEY DO IT DURING THE WEEK RATHER THAN COLLECTING ALL YOUR VEGETABLES ARE FARMERS MARKETS ON THE WEEKEND. LOVE ME A FARMERS MARKET. BECAUSE IT'S GOT FOOD? COME BACK TOMORROW. 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