AND TOUGHER PENALTIES FOR RETAILERS BREAKING THE RULES. A WARNING FROM THE IMF OVER THE POTENTIAL INFLATIONARY EFFECT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNED TAX CUTS. AND HOW THESE GLOW-IN-THE-DARK FISH ARE HELPING SHED LIGHT ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 THE GOVERNMENT IS BEING CHALLENGED TO PROPERLY ENFORCE ITS NEW, TOUGHER RULES ON VAPING AS THE MINISTER ADMITS THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CHARGED PREVIOUSLY IS 'SHOCKING' AND 'DISAPPOINTING'. HARSHER FINES ARE BEING INTRODUCED FOR UNDERAGE SALES, AND DISPOSABLE VAPES WILL BE COMPLETELY BANNED UNDER THE NEW LEGISLATION. DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTS. (PUTARATARA BLOWS) HERE AT ASB POLYFEST, IT'S ALL ABOUT POSITIVE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. # TENEI TE TANGATA... BUT MANY STUDENTS ARE HAVING THEIR FUTURES NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY VAPING PRODUCTS AS SCHOOLS TRY EVERYTHING TO COMBAT THE ISSUE. BUYING DEVICES, PUTTING CAMERAS IN PLACE, GETTING I.T. SOLUTIONS AND CHANGING THE PHYSICAL NATURE OF OUR BUILDINGS. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH VAPING. STUDENTS THEMSELVES AGREE IT'S A PROBLEM. I'M PRETTY SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO VAPE. UH, I DON'T VAPE. I DON'T REALLY SEE THE POINT IN IT. MOST DAIRIES HAVE` SELL VAPES. AND SO, UM... LIKE, THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE IN PROXIMITY TO WHERE THE SCHOOL IS, WHERE WE LIVE. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCING A CRACKDOWN, BANNING THE SALE OF DISPOSABLE VAPES AND INCREASING FINES FOR RETAILERS CAUGHT SELLING TO UNDER-18s FROM $10,000 TO $100,000. THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY TO BE MADE IN THIS MARKET, SO WE NEEDED TO SET A HIGH BENCHMARK THAT SENT A CLEAR DETERRENT TO BUSINESSES. ANY CHANGE THAT MAKES IT HARDER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18, TO GET HOLD OF VAPING PRODUCTS HAS GOT TO BE A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THIS VAPE STORE OWNER WELCOMES THE CHANGES BUT SAYS ENFORCEMENT IS THE ISSUE. WHAT WE HAVE SEEN UNTIL NOW FROM THE GOVERNMENT ` JUST ANNOUNCING THE RULE, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY CONTROL. WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING TO COME TO CHECK THESE RULES. 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL ONLY ONE PROSECUTION HAS BEEN LAID BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH FOR UNDERAGED VAPE SALES SINCE NOVEMBER 2020. IS THAT NUMBER EMBARRASSINGLY LOW? VERY DISAPPOINTING, GIVEN THAT WE KNOW HOW PREVALENT IT HAS BEEN FOR YOUTH TO GET HOLD OF VAPING. SO, YEAH, I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED. I WAS REALLY SHOCKED THAT IT WAS SO LOW. THE BAN ON DISPOSABLE VAPES INCLUDES THOSE WITH REMOVABLE BATTERIES, WHILE VAPE STORES WON'T BE ALLOWED NEAR EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTRES, SIMILAR TO SCHOOLS. THE ISSUE HERE IS THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT TOUCHED THE QUESTION OF THE NUMBER OF STORES IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CANCER EXPERT SAYS VAPING IS STILL THE BEST TOOL TO QUIT SMOKING. IT'S THIS WHOLE THING OF HOW WE STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN YOUNG PEOPLE TAKING UP VAPING AND, UH, PEOPLE ACTUALLY DYING FROM SMOKING CIGARETTES. THE WAY VAPING STORES ARE DISPLAYED IS ALSO SET TO CHANGE. ONE OF THE ONES I WALKED PAST RECENTLY LOOKED LIKE A SMIGGLE STORE. YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY ATTRACTIVE. AN ATTRACTION THE MINISTER IS HOPING TO BREAK. THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO ENSURING TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IS AROUND THAT CRITICAL ISSUE OF ENFORCEMENT. WE SAW THERE IN MY STORY THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE PROSECUTION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO UNDERAGE SALES OF VAPES, AND MANY WILL AGREE THAT IS SIMPLY NOT GOOD ENOUGH. AT THE MOMENT, ENFORCEMENT SITS WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH; THE MINISTER IS CONSIDERING SHIFTING THAT TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES, AND I'M TOLD THAT SOME DISTRICT COUNCILS HAVE ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE MINISTER TO SIGNAL THEIR INTEREST IN THAT. THE BIG QUESTION, THEN, OF COURSE, IS AROUND HOW THIS WILL ALL BE PAID FOR. CASEY COSTELLO HAS SAID SHE IS CONSIDERING LICENSING FEES FOR RETAILERS, SO ESSENTIALLY A USER-PAYS SYSTEM, AND THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO ENSURE THERE ARE MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND WHEN IT COMES TO MONITORING. BUT IT'S NOT JUST OF PHYSICAL VAPING STORES; MONITORING ALSO NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING IN TERMS OF THOSE RETAILERS ONLINE ` THAT IS ALSO A BIG ISSUE. SO THERE WERE SOME BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY, BUT CLEARLY STILL A LONG WAY TO GO ON THIS MATTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT. WINSTON PETERS SAYS CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS BEEN MISINFORMED BY THE MEDIA OVER HIS STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH AND THE REFERENCE IN IT TO NAZI GERMANY. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HAS ALSO DOUBLED DOWN ON USING THE CHUMBAWAMBA SONG THAT PLAYED DURING THE ADDRESS, THE BRITISH BAND ASKING HIM NOT TO. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS HAS MORE. WINSTON PETERS ON THE WARPATH. FIRST OF ALL, STOP DECEIVING NEW ZEALANDERS. MY WEEK'S NOT GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE. QUITE THE CONTRARY. IT'S GOING BETTER TO BETTER TO BETTER. THE PRIME MINISTER HAD TO HAVE A WORD WITH HIM FOR REFERENCING NAZI GERMANY IN A SPEECH ON SUNDAY. 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. I AM QUITE WELL` CAPABLE OF MAKING MY OWN DECISIONS. LABOUR RECKONS THE PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN MADE TO LOOK A FOOL. I THINK WINSTON PETERS IS HUMILIATING THE PRIME MINISTER. HE'S GOT` CLEARLY GOT NO RESPECT FOR THE PRIME MINISTER. AND WHEN WE TRIED TO ASK... (CHUMBAWAMBA'S 'TUBTHUMPING' PLAYS) YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THEY DON'T WANT YOU USING THEIR SONG, MR PETERS? MR PETERS, ARE YOU ABLE TO... (MUSIC DROWNS OUT SPEECH) THE BAND'S FORMER SINGER, DUNSTAN BRUCE, THINKS IT'S DEPLORABLE A DIVISIVE POLITICIAN IS USING THEIR SONG TO CAMPAIGN. HE HAS VIEWS THAT ARE THE COMPLETE ODDS TO EVERYTHING THAT CHUMBAWAMBA STAND FOR. HIS ANTI-IMMIGRATION RHETORIC IS, I FIND, EGREGIOUS. CHUMBAWAMBA SAY THEY DON'T WANT YOU USING THEIR SONG COS YOU'RE A RACIST, DIVISIVE, BIGOTED POLITICIAN. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT, MR PETERS? I THINK YOU SHOULD GET A GRIP AND PULL YOUR SILLY HEAD IN. HE CLAIMS THE BAND WAS MISLED BY THE MEDIA. I USED IT ONCE, BUT THAT WASN'T WHAT THEY WERE TOLD, WERE THEY? NO, NO THE BAND WAS TOLD, 'HE'S BEEN USING IT IN ALL HIS MEETINGS.' THIS IS THE KIND OF BULLDUST THAT, SADLY, NEW ZEALANDERS WANT AN END OF. WELL, HERE'S HIS PARTY'S ELECTION NIGHT FUNCTION LAST YEAR. # I GET KNOCKED DOWN, BUT I GET UP AGAIN... AND THERE'S THIS TOO. JUST REPEAT TO YOURSELF THE WORDS OF CHUMBAWAMBA ` 'I GET KNOCKED DOWN... (LAUGHTER) '...BUT I GET UP AGAIN. 'YOU'RE NEVER GONNA KEEP ME DOWN.' 1 NEWS CAN CONFIRM NEITHER MR PETERS NOR THE VENUE HAD A LICENCE TO PLAY THE CHUMBAWAMBA SONG AT THEIR POLITICAL EVENT AT THE WEEKEND AND THE PARTY WILL BE SENT A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER. A LOT OF INFRINGEMENT IS DONE THROUGH IGNORANCE. PEOPLE JUST AREN'T AWARE OF COPYRIGHT RULES, AND THEN A LOT OF IT'S DONE JUST THROUGH LAZINESS, TO BE HONEST. PERHAPS TIME FOR WINSTON PETERS TO SCHOOL UP ON THE RULES. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. THE GOVERNMENT'S BEEN WARNED NOT TO BORROW MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS AND TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T ADD TO INFLATION. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND'S RELEASED ITS YEARLY REPORT INTO NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY, REPEATING CALLS FOR AN OVERHAUL BY ADDING CAPITAL GAINS AND LAND TAXES. AND THIS COMES AS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST RETAILERS REVEALS HOW TOUGH THE CURRENT CLIMATE IS. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD HAS DETAILS. # THE WAREHOUSE, WHERE EVERYONE GETS A BARGAIN. # EVEN THE BARGAINS AREN'T ENTICING CUSTOMERS TO THE WAREHOUSE ` ACROSS ALL ITS BRANDS, AN ALMOST $24m LOSS. PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE MONEY HAVE CHOSEN TO SPEND IT MUCH MORE ON ENTERTAINMENT AND TRAVEL. THAT'S COME AT THE COST OF BUYING GOODS, AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO MAKE SACRIFICES. IT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR PEOPLE OUT THERE. RETAIL'S SO TOUGH RIGHT NOW THE GROUP SOLD OUTDOOR GOODS STORE TORPEDO7 FOR $1. NOW IT'S GETTING RID OF ITS ONLINE VENTURE, THE MARKET, TOO. THE MARKET HAS PROVED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY LOSS-MAKING. WHAT'S HELPING SALES IS THE GROWING NUMBER OF GROCERIES IT SELLS. BUT IT SAYS THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO MORE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO BUY GOODS AT THE SAME PRICE THAT OUR COMPETITORS CAN SO THAT WE CAN RETAIL THEM AT LESS OF A MARGIN AND GIVE PEOPLE VALUE. AND THAT'S STILL NOT HAPPENING? STILL NOT HAPPENING YET. THOSE CHEAPER ARE GOODS POPULAR BECAUSE RISING INFLATION AND RISING INTEREST RATES HAVE HIT CONSUMER SPENDING HARD. THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND'S BEEN IN TOWN CHECKING OUT OUR ECONOMY; IT THINKS INFLATION WILL SQUEEZE BACK UNDER THE DESIRED 3% BY THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT IT'S WARNING THE GOVERNMENT ITS TAX CUTS COULD ADD TO INFLATION. I THINK ANY SORT OF OUTCOMES SHOULD BE DONE IN A FISCALLY NEUTRAL WAY. AND AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND, THESE COULD MEAN MANY WAYS ` YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY ON THE TIMING AND ALSO ON THE SIZE OF THOSE PROPOSED MEASURES. THE IMF AND MANY ECONOMISTS ARE WELCOME TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. AS IT HAS FOR MANY YEARS, IT ALSO SAYS WE NEED MORE HOUSES AND MORE TAXES ` ANOTHER PUSH FOR A CAPITAL GAINS TAX. TREASURY AND IRD ALSO HAVE VERY SIMILAR OPINIONS. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S QUITE A LOT OF GOOD ENOUGH ADVICE OUT THERE TO INFLUENCE THE PUBLIC DEBATE. IT'S CLEAR THAT NOT EVERYONE DOES THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT THE IMF COMMENTS TODAY ARE ANOTHER SIGN OF THE PRESSURE THE FINANCE MINISTER IS UNDER AS SHE PREPS HER FIRST BUDGET. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING AN AUCKLAND COUPLE IN NOVEMBER CAN NOW BE NAMED. SHU MAN POON (42) IS ONE OF TWO MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING JOSEPH KWOK AND HIS WIFE, MEI HAN CHONG. KWOK WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE COUPLE'S ELLERSLIE HOME WITH MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS, WHILE HIS WIFE'S BODY WAS DISCOVERED SEVERAL DAYS LATER IN THE SUBURB OF GREENHITHE, WITH BLUNT FORCE INJURIES TO THE HEAD. LAST MONTH, POLICE LAID A NEW CHARGE ` OF CONSPIRACY TO MURDER A THIRD PERSON UNRELATED TO THE AUCKLAND COUPLE. THE TWO MURDER-ACCUSED HAVE DENIED ALL CHARGES AND WILL GO TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR. A DNA PROFILE OF THE BODY DISCOVERED IN AUCKLAND'S GULF HARBOUR DOESN'T MATCH ANYONE ON POLICE RECORDS IN NEW ZEALAND. AN INTERNATIONAL SEARCH IS UNDERWAY AFTER IT WAS FOUND BY A FISHERMAN LAST WEEK, WRAPPED IN BAGS, FLOATING IN THE WATER. POLICE SAY THEY'RE STILL HOPING THE DNA PROFILE WILL HELP THEM IDENTIFY THE VICTIM AS THEY LIAISE WITH OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS, INCLUDING INTERPOL. THE VICTIM IS BELIEVED TO BE A MIDDLE-AGED CHINESE WOMAN. SHE WAS WEARING THESE PYJAMA PANTS AND A LIGHT-COLOURED SINGLET WITH THIS LOGO WHEN SHE WAS FOUND. ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST FORMIDABLE POLITICAL VOICES, GRANT ROBERTSON, HAS DELIVERED HIS VALEDICTORY SPEECH AFTER 15 YEARS IN PARLIAMENT. HE ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM POLITICS LAST MONTH AND WILL TAKE ON A NEW ROLE AS VICE-CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO. HERE IS A SNIPPET OF HIS SPEECH. IN MY TIME AS AN MP, WE'VE ADDED MARRIAGE EQUALITY, THE EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTIONS PRE LAW REFORM AND THE BANNING OF CONVERSION THERAPY, AND I WAS PROUD TO PLAY A ROLE IN ALL OF THOSE. NEW ZEALAND NEVER HAD A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SPORT BEFORE WE CAME INTO GOVERNMENT. THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF THE TEAM AT SPORT NEW ZEALAND AND WAHINE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER A PLAN. IT HAD CLEAR VISION AND PRIORITIES, INCREASED PARTICIPATION, IMPROVED LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, GREATER VALUING AND VISIBILITY, AND THE RESULTS, MR SPEAKER, ARE OBVIOUS ` BIDDING FOR AND HOSTING THREE EXCEPTIONAL WORLD CUPS FOR CRICKET, RUGBY AND FOOTBALL. I REMEMBER VIVIDLY THE DAY WE SHUT THE BORDERS. WE DID IT ON A TELECONFERENCE OF CABINET. I WAS IN JACINDA'S ELECTORATE OFFICE WITH HER. WHEN THE CALL ENDED, WE LOOKED AT EACH OTHER AND RECOGNISED THE ENORMITY OF WHAT WE HAD DONE. IT FELT VERY HEAVY. I TRIED TO LIGHTEN THE MOMENT BY NOTING THAT I KNEW WHEN WE WENT INTO COALITION WITH NZ FIRST, OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY MIGHT CHANGE, BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GO THIS FAR. (LAUGHTER) AND TO MY MUM. WEAVED THROUGH THIS SPEECH HAS BEEN MY ADMIRATION FOR STRONG WOMAN. THE STRONGEST OF THEM ALL IS MY MUM. IT'S YOUR VALUES, YOUR LOVE AND YOUR SPIRIT (VOICE BREAKS) THAT I HAVE SPENT A LIFETIME TRYING TO MATCH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT EACH WEEK WITHOUT ME BEING HERE, BUT AT LEAST WE CAN BOTH COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT NOW. (LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE) HOUATU HE TUMANAKO KI A RATOU ` YOU GOTTA GIVE 'EM HOPE. AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS ARE USING ZEBRAFISH TO HELP UNDERSTAND THE ROLE GUT BACTERIA PLAYS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THE SPECIES HAVE GENETIC SIMILARITIES TO HUMANS. CHANNEL NINE'S GABRIELLA ROGERS REPORTS. THESE TROPICAL FISH ARE HELPING TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST DEVASTATING DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. MORE THAN 8000 ZEBRAFISH LIVE HERE. IT'S LIKE A LIBRARY OF WATER TANKS ` A RICH DATABASE FOR DEMENTIA RESEARCHERS AT MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY. WITH THE RIGHT KIND OF LIGHT, YOU CAN SEE THE IMMUNE CELLS, YOU CAN SEE THE BRAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE GUT, YOU CAN SEE THE HEART, AND SO ON. GENETIC SIMILARITIES WITH HUMANS MAKE THEM AN IDEAL PLATFORM FOR PRADEEP CHOLAN TO INVESTIGATE HOW THE GUT'S MICROBIOME IMPACTS THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE... IF WE ARE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF CHANGES OCCUR IN THE GUT MICROBIOME, SAY, 10 YEARS BEFORE THE SYMPTOMS DEVELOP, THEN THIS CAN LEAD TO EARLY DIAGNOSIS. ...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR EARLY TREATMENT THROUGH DIET AND PROBIOTICS. PRADEEP HAS BEEN AWARDED $400k FROM THE DEMENTIA AUSTRALIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION ` ONE OF 24 PROJECTS TO RECEIVE FUNDING. HE WILL TRANSPLANT FAECAL BACTERIA FROM PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INTO ZEBRAFISH AND SEE THE EFFECTS ON INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE. THE MAIN BENEFITS OF USING ZEBRAFISH OVER MICE IS THAT THEY ARE TRANSPARENT AND CAN PRODUCE HUNDREDS OF OFFSPRING, MAKING EXPERIMENTS FASTER AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE. DONNA LEIGH (59), WHO HAS EARLY-ONSET DEMENTIA, HOPES THE RESEARCH WILL LEAD TO BETTER STRATEGIES FOR PATIENTS IN THE FUTURE. I KNOW THE GUT CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS, HEALTH PROBLEMS, ANYWAY. SO THAT'S WHY I TAKE PROBIOTICS. STILL TO COME ` FRUITFUL RETURNS; HAWKES BAY ORCHIDISTS CELEBRATE AS THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF APPLES HEAD OVERSEAS. PLUS ` IF YOU LOVED 'HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE' AND 'JOJO RABBIT', YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT 'THE MOUNTAIN'. WE TAKE A LOOK NEXT. THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF APPLES FOR THE SEASON WILL SET OFF FROM HAWKE'S BAY TOMORROW, BOUND FOR CHINA AND THE MIDDLE EAST. IT'S THE FIRST SHIPMENT SINCE CYCLONE GABRIELLE DEVASTATED ORCHARDS, WITH MORE THAN 14 MILLION APPLES SET TO BE EXPORTED. IT'S HOPED THE SHIPMENTS WILL PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED ECONOMIC BOOST. BIG YEAR FOR EVERYONE, AND A LOT OF OUR GROWERS WERE HARD HIT, SO IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING AND NICE TO BE ABLE TO SEND SOME FRUIT AGAIN. GROWERS IN THE REGION SAY 'PERFECT SUMMER CONDITIONS', HAVE HELPED CROP NUMBERS BOUNCE BACK. FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AHEAD OF SAIL GP IN CHRISTCHURCH THIS WEEKEND, THE EVENT IN LYTTELTON COMING TOGETHER QUICKLY AFTER AUCKLAND PULLED OUT LATE LAST YEAR. KATIE STEVENSON CHECKED OUT THE SET-UP. THERE'S A BUZZ AROUND LYTTELTON TODAY ` THE STAGE IS BEING SET, THE GRANDSTAND'S IN PLACE, AND THE BOATS HAVE ARRIVED TOO. THE SAIL GP CIRCUS HAS COME TO TOWN. WE WILL SEE OVER 22,000 PEOPLE BE ABLE TO BE DOWN HERE IN LYTTELTON. WE HAD SUCH AN AWESOME TIME HERE LAST YEAR IN LYTTLETON AND CHRISTCHURCH, SO YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK DOWN HERE AGAIN. RACING IN FRONT OF THE FANS ` YEAH, CAN'T WAIT. IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT HIGH-ADRENALIN RACING, THOUGH; THERE'S A SERIOUS MESSAGE TOO. THESE SCHOOL KIDS HAVE BEEN LEARNING ABOUT SAIL GP'S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. HOW THEY CAN ACTUALLY MAKE A GLOBAL CHANGE, UM, AND SHOWING HOW SAIL GP'S WORKING CLOSE WITH SUSTAINABILITY, AND GETTING THEM INVOLVED AND SHOWING THE ACTIONS WE'RE DOING TO REALLY MAKE SURE SAILING'S, LIKE, AN AWESOME ACTIVITY TO GET INVOLVED IN. AND IT'S AN ECONOMIC BOOST FOR THE CITY TOO. WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT $4m IN VISITOR SPENDING WILL BE COMING INTO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY THIS WEEKEND. THIS YEAR'S EVENT WAS DUE TO BE HELD IN AUCKLAND, BUT THOSE PLANS WERE SCRAPPED LAST NOVEMBER, AND CHRISTCHURCH STEPPED IN. IT'S AN ABSOLUTE COUP FOR THE CITY. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HOSTING SAIL GP HERE AGAIN THIS YEAR ` AT SUCH SHORT NOTICE, AS WELL. ACCESS TO LYTTELTON WILL BE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, WITH THE TUNNEL CLOSED FROM MIDDAY TO 6pm ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND PEOPLE BUSSED IN FROM THE CENTRAL CITY. LAST TIME, THE SHOPKEEPERS, BUSINESSES HERE DID COMPLAIN THAT THE TOWN WAS VERY, VERY QUIET DURING THE RACE DAYS. SO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THIS TIME ROUND, WITH EXTRA TRANSPORT AVAILABLE TO TAKE PEOPLE FROM THE EVENT BASE INTO LYTTELTON TOWNSHIP, AROUND TWO 2km AWAY. WELL, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, YES, BECAUSE AFTER ALL, IT'S IN LYTTELTON ` IT SEEMS SUCH A SHAME THAT THEY SHOULD ALL BE CONFINED TO ONE PARTICULAR QUARTER AND NOT TAKE IN THE DELIGHTS OF THE TOWN AS WELL. THIS COMMUNITY READY TO PUT ON A SHOW AHEAD OF A BIG WEEKEND OF ACTION ON THE WATER. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. TO A NEW KIWI FILM THAT'S PREMIERED IN NEW PLYMOUTH ` CALLED 'THE MOUNTAIN', THE FILM'S ABOUT THREE KIDS OVERCOMING CHALLENGES, AND A MISSION TO CONNECT WITH THEIR TARANAKI MAUNGA. SEVEN SHARP'S CAROLYN ROBINSON HAS MORE. (UPBEAT, FUNKY MUSIC) IT'S NOT OFTEN A WORLD PREMIERE COMES TO THE REGIONS, BUT WHEN THE MOVIE FEATURES A REGION'S BIGGEST AND MOST BELOVED STAR, IT'S ONLY RIGHT. 100% ` THE MAUNGA IS THE STAR. 'THE MOUNTAIN' IS ABOUT THREE YOUNG KIDS WHO GO ON AN ADVENTURE. THEY WANT TO CLIMB MAUNGA TARANAKI, AND, UM, THERE'S SOME HEALING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY ALL THREE OF THEM. RACHEL HOUSE IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER ROLES ON SCREEN, BUT SHE'S JUST AS ACCOMPLISHED BEHIND THE CAMERA. 'THE MOUNTAIN' MARKS HER DIRECTORIAL DEBUT OF A FEATURE FILM, AND SHE BROUGHT A PARTICULAR STAR INTO SHARP FOCUS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO TRY AND EXPLAIN HOW WE FEEL ABOUT OUR MAUNGA, AND SO I REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF SHARE WITH PEOPLE WHAT IT IS AND THE WAY THAT WE FEEL, YEAH. SHE'S GONE TO SEE IF HER MOUNTAIN CAN SAVE HER LIFE. (GROANS) (UPLIFTING MUSIC) THE CLOSER I GET, THE STRONGER I GET. (EXHALES) THE ROLE OF BRONCO WENT TO BRAND-NEW STAR TERENCE DANIEL. TENA KORUA. KO BRONCO TOKU INGOA. I'M A GUARDIAN... OF PAPATUANUKU. OUR O.G. MOTHER. SHE PUTS UP WITH A LOT. GOTCHA! BLINKIN' DISRESPECTFUL. BRONCO ` HE IS... A MAORI BOY WHO KNOWS ABOUT HIS RONGOA IN THE BUSH. HE KNOWS WHAT TO DO IN THE BUSH, AND HE LOVES RIDING HIS BIKE. DO YOU LIKE HIM? IS HE NICE? YEAH, I LIKE HIM, COS HE'S LIKE ME. RACHEL SAYS THE ENTIRE YOUNG CAST WAS A DREAM TO WORK WITH. I THINK ALL THE KIDS ARE BRILLIANT. YEAH, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THEM. THIS AGE GROUP, 11 YEARS OLD IN PARTICULAR, ALWAYS BRING SUCH A KIND OF MAGIC. IT CAN BE EMOTIONAL, AND THERE'S HAPPY PARTS, THERE'S FUNNY PARTS... YEAH, I RECKON YOU SHOULD JUST WATCH IT AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK. (CHILDREN YELL) JUST AHEAD ` YOUR WEATHER. AND SEE WHETHER YOU RECOGNISE THIS SPOT ` IT'S THE PLACE WITH THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD... AND SOME SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPES. Right now, this woman is currently keeping a teenage boy alive, whose disorder ` if not treated weekly ` will be life-threatening. Everyday people can save lives every day. IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR SOME HAPPINESS, IF YOU'RE SEARCHING FOR SOME HAPPINESS, FINLAND IS THE PLACE TO BE, ACCORDING TO THIS YEAR'S WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT. IT'S THE SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW THE COUNTRY HAS TAKEN OUT THE TOP SPOT, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY DENMARK AND ICELAND. THE REPORT MEASURES SOCIAL SUPPORT, INCOME, HEALTH, FREEDOM AND GENEROSITY. PEOPLE TRUST EACH OTHER; THEY TRUST THE INSTITUTIONS; THERE'S SOCIAL SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR THEM, BOTH INSTITUTIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, AND WE FIND THAT'S LESS THE CASE IN OTHER SOCIETIES. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A DECADE THE U.S. AND GERMANY HAVEN'T FEATURED IN THE TOP 20. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH ANTHONIE TONNON AND 'MATAURA PAPER MILL'. TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER, WITH ANTHONIE TONNON AND 'MATAURA PAPER MILL'. # MATAURA # PAPER MILL. # MATAURA # PAPER MILL. # WORDS ARE LOST ON THIS WATERFALL. # WORDS ARE LOST ON THIS WATERFALL. # IF YOU SEARCH OUT THE PHOTOGRAPH, # YOU WILL FEEL THE POWER IT HELD. # I WENT OVER THE BRIDGE # TO BYPASS GORE. # I SAW A WORLD # WE JUST FAILED TO FIGHT FOR. # I CAME DOWN ` # I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF ` # A NEIGHBOUR DRAWN TO WATCH THE FIRE. # BUT WHO AM I TO TRY TO SAVE THIS TOWN # FROM A TOXIC AMMONIA CLOUD? THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU ` GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND MAEVE KELLY CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.