A CITY ON EDGE ` TWO PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A MASS BRAWL INVOLVING AROUND 100 PEOPLE IN GISBORNE. VLADIMIR PUTIN CONTINUES TO LINK UKRAINE TO THE MOSCOW TERROR ATTACK DESPITE ISLAMIC STATE CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY. SIR RUSSELL COUTTS SAYS HE'S ASTONISHED BY THE INFLUENCE OF IWI IN NEW ZEALAND AFTER THE DOLPHIN DISRUPTIONS FACED BY SAIL-GP. AND 'ENORMOUSLY TOUCHED' ` KATE AND WILLIAM RESPOND TO THE OUTPOURING OF PUBLIC SUPPORT FOLLOWING HER CANCER REVELATION. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ ABLE 2024 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. A 21st BIRTHDAY PARTY HAS ENDED IN THE DEATHS OF TWO PEOPLE IN GISBORNE, AFTER A BRAWL INVOLVING AROUND 100 PEOPLE. THREE OTHERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED ` ONE OF THEM CRITICALLY. POLICE SAY THE BRAWL WAS SPARKED BY THE ARRIVAL OF TWO UNINVITED GUESTS. LEIGHTON HEIKELL REPORTS. ARMED AND ON ALERT, POLICE PATROLLING THE SCENE WHERE A PARTY DESCENDED INTO CHAOS. WHAT WAS MEANT TO BE A HAPPY OCCASION HAS TURNED INTO AN AWFUL TRAGEDY FOR THOSE PEOPLE. AS HEARTBROKEN WHANAU AND FRIENDS GATHERED AT THE CORDON, POLICE REVEALED MORE DETAILS ABOUT WHAT UNFOLDED THERE, JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT. YOU CAN IMAGINE TURNING UP TO A LARGE SCALE EVENT, SOME PEOPLE BEING HOSTILE TOWARDS YOU, SOME OTHERS NOT, BUT ACTUALLY HAVING THE COURAGE TO GO IN AND TRY AND SAVE LIVES. A GAZEBO STILL STANDS ON THE PROPERTY IN THE GISBORNE SUBURB OF ELGIN, WHERE THE 21ST BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS TAKING PLACE, BUT POLICE WON'T CONFIRM WHO THE VICTIMS ARE YET; ONLY TO SAY ONE OF THEM WAS 21, THE OTHER 30. THEY BOTH DIED OF STAB WOUNDS. IT WAS JUST A WHANAU AND FRIENDS BIRTHDAY PARTY AND AS OUTLINED, TWO UNINVITED GUESTS TURNED UP AND AN ALTERCATION OF A RELATIVELY MINOR NATURE ESCALATED. THE BRAWL SPILLED OUT OF THE PROPERTY AND ON TO LYTTON ROAD, WHERE ONE PERSON WAS KILLED. WHILE THERE ARE GANG CONNECTIONS, POLICE SAY IT WASN'T A GANG RIVALRY. INITIAL INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE CONFLICT DID NOT INVOLVE RIVAL GANGS. GISBORNE HOSPITAL WAS PUT INTO LOCKDOWN WITH ARMED POLICE ON SITE. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, OUR COMMUNITY ARE HURTING THIS MORNING, AND THERE ARE WHANAU TODAY WHO ARE SITTING IN A MORGUE, THERE ARE OTHER WHANAU SITTING IN THE ICU, THERE ARE OTHER WHANAU THAT ARE UNSETTLED LAST NIGHT FROM WHAT THEY WITNESSED AND THEN, OF COURSE THE POLICE THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT. MAYOR REHETTE STOLTZ MET WITH POLICE MINISTER MARK MITCHELL WHO FLEW INTO GISBORNE THIS MORNING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO POLICE. AS A COUNTRY WE HAVE SEEN FAR TOO MUCH VIOLENT CRIME INVOLVING GUNS, KNIVES IN THIS CASE, AND OUR GOVERNMENT IS FULLY FOCUSED ON MAKING SURE THAT WE GET ON TOP OF THAT. ONE MAN HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AND WHILE NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN LAID, POLICE DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A WIDER THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. OFFICERS FROM NEIGHBOURING REGIONS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN TO PROVIDE REASSURANCE AND ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATION. THROUGH THIS INVESTIGATION, WE WILL HOLD THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS ACCOUNTABLE, FOR THEM. A PROMISE ` TO THE TWO KILLED, THE THREE INJURED AND THEIR WHANAU AND FRIENDS. LEIGHTON JOINS US FROM OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL ` LEIGHTON, WHAT'S THE FEELING IN THE COMMUNITY THERE? I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY THAT A LOT OF LOCALS HAVE BEEN LEFT SHAKEN AND SHOCKED BY THIS TRAGEDY. GUZMAN IS NOT A BIG PLACE, SO WITH AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AROUND 100+ PEOPLE, THERE IS EVERY CHANCE THAT THE PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY WOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMEONE THEY HAD ATTENDED. THAT FEELING OF UNEASINESS IS UNDERSTANDABLE, GIVEN THAT THE POLICE ARE OUT IN FORCE TONIGHT, NOT JUST AT THE COURT IN BUT ALSO HERE AT THE HOSPITAL. ACCESS IS RESTRICTED SO POLICE ARE VETTING PEOPLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE THREE PEOPLE WHO REMAIN AT THE HOSPITAL ARE AT A STABLE CONDITION. 133 PEOPLE ARE NOW CONFIRMED DEAD IN RUSSIA'S WORST TERROR ATTACK IN TWO DECADES. CHILDREN WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS AFTER GUNMEN OPENED FIRE IN A CROWDED CONCERT HALL IN MOSCOW. ISLAMIC STATE HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, BUT PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IS LINKING THE ATROCITY TO KYIV, CLAIMING FOUR GUNMEN WERE ARRESTED TRYING TO ESCAPE TO UKRAINE. ITV'S NEIL CONNERY HAS THE LATEST. FOR SURVIVORS, THE TRAUMA TOO MUCH TO COMPREHEND. CHILDREN WERE AMONG THE VICTIMS. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) 'IT SIMPLY CANNOT BE CONVEYED IN WORDS,' MARGUERITA SAYS. 'THEY WERE JUST SHOOTING AT US.' 'I WAS HYSTERICAL AND PANICKED.' 'THE CHILDREN WERE SCARED, 'CRYING "MUMMY! MUMMY! HUG ME"'. RUSSIA'S SECURITY SERVICE SAYS IT HAS ARRESTED 11 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR SUSPECTED GUNMAN. SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE SAYS IT CARRIED OUT THE ATTACK. MOSCOW SAYS THOSE RESPONSIBLE TRY TO FLEE TO UKRAINE, WHERE IT SAYS THEY HAVE CONTACTS ` A CLAIM KYIV DISMISSED AS ABSURD. PRESIDENT PUTIN CALLED IT A BARBARIC TERRORIST ACT. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) TRANSLATOR: THE CRIMINALS CALMLY AND PURPOSEFULLY SET OUT TO KILL, TO SHOOT AT POINT BLANK RANGE, OUR CITIZENS, OUR CHILDREN. JUST LIKE THE NAZIS ONCE CARRIED OUT MASSACRES, THEY DECIDED TO STAGE AN EXECUTION, A BLOODY ACT OF INTIMIDATION. MUSCOVITES HAVE BEEN QUEUING TO GIVE BLOOD IN A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY. 24 HOURS ON, FLOWERS CONTINUED TO BE LAID FOR THE VICTIMS AT THE CONCERT HALL, AS RUSSIANS ARE ONCE AGAIN CONFRONTED BY THE SHADOW OF TERRORISM. SIR RUSSELL COUTTS HAS LAUNCHED AN EXTRAORDINARY ATTACK A DAY AFTER SAIL-GP RACING WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE OF ENDANGERED DOLPHINS. RACING WENT AHEAD IN LYTTELTON TODAY, BUT THE SAIL-GP BOSS BLASTED CANTERBURY AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND IWI, WHOSE INFLUENCE ON DECISION-MAKING HE CALLS 'ASTONISHING'. JULIET SPEEDY REPORTS. MORE THAN 10,000 FANS BACK IN LYTTELTON TODAY, BUT SIR RUSSELL COUTTS IS NOT A FAN OF THOSE WHO RUN THE HARBOUR. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF NEW ZEALAND BEING HANDCUFFED BY UNPRECEDENTED LAYERS OF BUREAUCRACY AND RED TAPE. DISAPPOINTMENT FROM THOUSANDS OF FANS YESTERDAY AT THE CANCELLED RACING... SHOCKING. BUT NO ONE WAS MORE DISAPPOINTED THAN THE 62-YEAR-OLD SAILOR AND SAIL-GP CHIEF EXECUTIVE. I FIND IT ASTONISHING THE AMOUNT OF INFLUENCE THE IWI HAVE OVER AUTHORITIES HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. SAIL-GP HAS HAD THIS EXTREME MARINE MAMMAL MANDATORY PROTOCOL FORCED UPON IT DEMANDED BY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, ECAN, AND NGATI WHEKE. IN PARTICULAR GUY HARRIS, THE HARBOURMASTER, HAS BEEN EXTREMELY RESTRICTIVE IN PROHIBITING PRACTICE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TEAMS. BUT THE HARBOURMASTER'S OFFICE TOLD NEWSHUB HARRIS HAS MADE ALL THE RIGHT CALLS, ENSURING THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE WATER. COUTTS SAYS HECTOR'S DOLPHINS ARE NOT ENDANGERED, AND THEY ARE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT AND AWARE OF BOATS AROUND THEM. OUR PEOPLE AND OUR ATHLETES CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND MARINE CONSERVATION. WE'VE NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT IN 35 EVENTS. HE'S ALSO TAKING AIM AT WHAT HE CALLS THE "SO-CALLED" DOLPHIN EXPERTS, OF WHICH THERE ARE 11. HE SAYS THEY COST $600 A DAY IN A PROGRAMME COSTING $78,000. SIR RUSSELL SAYS SAIL-GP ALONE SPENDS $5.5M IN THE NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY, LET ALONE THE OTHER MONEY THIS EVENT DRAWS IN TO CHRISTCHURCH. IT WAS THE TALKING POINT AT THE SAIL GP-BASE THIS MORNING. COME HERE TO WATCH THE DOLPHINS. (LAUGHS) ...HOPING TO SEE SAILING. I GUESS WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY OF HAVING BOTH. HAS A BOAT EVER HIT A DOLPHIN? THEY SHOULD START THE RACE AND GO REGARDLESS. YEP. THE DOLPHINS WILL SWIM AWAY. WELL, A DOLPHIN'S LIKE A CAT, IF YOU MAKE ENOUGH NOISE, THEY'RE GONNA (HISSES), THEY'RE GONNA RUN AWAY. ONE SPECTATOR BOAT BUILT A MOCK HARPOON. WHAT THAT RUSSELL COUTTS THAT HAD THE HARPOON ON THAT BOAT BACK THERE, WAS IT? YOU GUYS SEEN ANY DOLPHINS? ALL: NO. HECTOR'S DOLPHINS OFFICIAL STATUS IS 'THREATENED ` NATIONALLY VULNERABLE' AND THEY ARE A PROTECTED SPECIES UNDER NZ LAW. (UPBEAT MUSIC) THANKFULLY FOR EVERYONE, RACING WENT AHEAD TODAY. WHOO-HOO! NO DOLPHINS WERE HARMED WHEN NZ SECURED THE WIN... (CHEERING) ...BUT THERE ARE OTHER SAIL-GP BATTLES STILL AT PLAY. JULIET, HOW HAVE THE IWI AND THE COUNCIL RESPONDED? NGATI WHEKE AND CRASHES COUNSEL RELEASED A JOINT STATEMENT TODAY. THEY TOO EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT THAT RACING DID NOT GO AHEAD TODAY. THEY SAID THAT THE MAMMAL MANAGEMENT PLAN IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT, WAS SIGNED OFF BY EVERYBODY INCLUDING SAIL GP. SO THIS DID NOT CAST A SHADOW ON WHAT WAS AN INCREDIBLY GREAT DAY HERE FOR THE FANS TODAY. THE PRINCESS OF WALES SAYS SHE'S ENORMOUSLY TOUCHED BY MESSAGES OF SUPPORT FROM THE AROUND THE WORLD AFTER ANNOUNCING SHE HAS CANCER. KATE REVEALED SHE'S UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOLLOWING WEEKS OF SPECULATION ABOUT HER ABSENCE FROM PUBLIC LIFE. ITV'S IAN WOODS HAS MORE. ALL DAY IN WINDSOR WHERE, ON WEDNESDAY, THE PRINCESS OF WALES RECORDED HER PERSONAL AND POWERFUL VIDEO, THERE WAS SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC. I WAS JUST SO SHOCKED BECAUSE` BEEN ALL THAT SPECULATION ABOUT HER AND I'VE FELT REALLY SORRY FOR HER BECAUSE SHE MUST HAVE BEEN UNDER PRESSURE TO, PERHAPS, COME OUT AND SAY SOMETHING. IN THE DAYS BEFORE RECORDING THE VIDEO, SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD GENTLY SPOKEN TO THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT WHY MUMMY NEEDS MORE MEDICAL TREATMENT. IT HAS TAKEN US TIME TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO GEORGE, CHARLOTTE AND LOUIS, IN A WAY THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THEM AND TO REASSURE THEM THAT I'M GOING TO BE OK. WE WON'T SEE HER AGAIN UNTIL HER DOCTORS ARE SATISFIED WITH HER RECOVERY FROM PREVENTATIVE CHEMOTHERAPY. THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CHEMOTHERAPY ARE` DEPEND SLIGHTLY ON THE DRUGS YOU HAVE, BUT TYPICALLY INCLUDE, UH, TIREDNESS, NAUSEA, MAYBE VOMITING, PROBLEMS WITH BLOOD COUNTS, AND RISK OF INFECTION. SOME PEOPLE WILL LOSE THEIR HAIR, BUT THAT'S LARGELY DEPENDENT ON EXACTLY WHICH DRUGS YOU ARE USING. THE DESIRE FOR PRIVACY MEANS THE FAMILY WILL NO LONGER ATTEND NEXT SUNDAY'S EASTER CHURCH SERVICE. TONIGHT, KENSINGTON PALACE RESPONDED TO THE OUTPOURING OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. A STATEMENT SAID: THE PALACE NOW HOPE THE FEVERED AND DOWNRIGHT WRONG SPECULATION OF RECENT WEEKS WILL COME TO AN END. CHRIS HIPKINS HAS DELIVERED HIS FIRST MAJOR SPEECH AS OPPOSITION LEADER. ADDRESSING LABOUR PARTY MEMBERS IN AUCKLAND, HE CRITICISED THE COALITION GOVERNMENT, CALLING OUT PUBLIC SERVICE REDUNDANCIES, THE SMOKEFREE LAW CHANGES, AND SAYING THE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING OUTCOMES FOR MAORI 'BACKWARDS'. HIPKINS ALSO CALLED TAX REFORM 'AN ECONOMIC NECESSITY', SAYING ALL OPTIONS ARE BACK ON THE TABLE. WHAT I SAID ALL ALONG WAS THAT WE WOULD DETERMINE OUR TAX POLICY TERM BY TERM. I'VE NEVER BOUGHT INTO THIS IDEA THAT YOU SHOULD RULE OUT THINGS IN PERPE` YOU KNOW, FOREVER. I'VE ALWAYS SAID THAT EACH TERM, WE'D SET OUT OUR TAX POLICY AND THE WORK THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO NOW IS TO SET OUT OUR TAX POLICY FOR THE NEXT TERM. WHEN ASKED WHETHER THAT COULD INCLUDE A WEALTH TAX OR CAPITAL GAINS TAX, HIPKINS SAID HE WOULDN'T NARROW IT DOWN AT THIS STAGE, BUT SAID THE PARTY WOULD BE WORKING THROUGH A RANGE OF OPTIONS. KIWI REGGAE BAND KATCHAFIRE IS WARNING FANS NOT TO TRUST ADS ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AFTER ITS ACCOUNTS WERE HACKED. THE COMPANY THAT MANAGES KATCHAFIRE'S ACCOUNTS TOLD NEWSHUB A MEMBER OF THE BAND'S CREW WAS DUPED BY SOMEONE POSING AS A PODCASTER. NICK TRUEBRIDGE HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS. # I'M ON THE ROAD FROM JAN THROUGH JUNE... THEIR SOUND IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE KIWI MUSIC SCENE, BUT SOME OF KATCHAFIRE'S RECENT SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT IS HITTING THE WRONG NOTE. THE BAND'S FACEBOOK PAGE SUDDENLY APPEARS TO BE BACKING THINGS LIKE WEIGHT-LOSS GUMMIES ` NO, IT'S NOT A NEW BUSINESS VENTURE, THE BAND'S BEEN HACKED. KIA ORA, IT'S THE LOGIE FROM THE BAND KATCHAFIRE ` JUST A QUICK MESSAGE TO OUR FANS TO STAY VIGILANT ONLINE. LEAD SINGER LOGAN BELL SENT US THIS VIDEO MESSAGE WHILE ON TOUR IN HAWAI'I. IF THESE SCAMS HAPPEN TO US, THEY CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE. STAY SAFE, GANG. BLESS. THE COMPANY THAT RUNS THE BAND'S SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS SAYS THINGS WENT WRONG WHEN ONE OF KATCHAFIRE'S CREW MEMBERS WAS DUPED BY SOMEONE POSING AS A PODCASTER. UNWITTINGLY, WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE IS GIVEN ACCESS TO THE BUSINESS ASSET MANAGAMENT TOOL THAT OWNS ALL OF THE KATCHAFIRE SOCIAL MEDIA, AND IN DOING THAT, WHAT THEY'VE ACTUALLY DONE IS THEN REMOVED EVERYONE WHO ACTUALLY NEEDED ACCESS FROM HAVING ACCESS. SO, YEAH, LOOK, IT'S IN THE HANDS OF THE SCAMMERS. THE BAND HAS SPENT HOURS TRYING TO GET A RESOLUTION THROUGH FACEBOOK OWNER META, TO NO AVAIL, SO IT'S GONE PUBLIC. WE ACTUALLY HAD AN EMAIL FROM META TO SAY, 'HEY, LOOK, WE'VE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, 'WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE THE CASE 'IF WE DON'T HEAR ANYTHING WITHIN 48 HOURS.' WE ACTUALLY SENT THEM A SCREENSHOT, BECAUSE, NO, THE PROBLEM WASN'T ACTUALLY SOLVED AT ALL. AND TO DATE, WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THAT REPLY. NEWSHUB CONTACTED META TOO, BUT NEVER HEARD BACK. IN THE MEANTIME, THE BAND FEARS ITS REPUTATION IS IN JEOPARDY. THE REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE AND THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THAT AT THE MOMENT IS HUGE. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S KATCHAFIRE'S VOICE, BUT IT'S NOT THEM DOING THE TALKING. KIWI ROOTS REGGAE ROYALTY... # I'M OUT HERE SPREADING THE TRUTH... ...HOPING AN ONLINE HICCUP DOESN'T GET AWAY ON THEM. NICK TRUEBRIDGE, NEWSHUB. MIKE'S IN NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE WEATHER, AND APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AROUND TODAY, MIKE? LOTS OF BLUE SKY AROUND, LAURA, AND ALSO A FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED IN BOTANY, AUCKLAND, LATE THIS AFTERNOON, SO QUITE A BIT GOING ON. TWIZEL HAD THE HONOUR OF NOT ONLY THE COLDEST START TO THE DAY, BUT ALSO THE WINDIEST, AND WIND SEEMS TO FEATURE FOR MANY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTH. I'LL HAVE THE UPDATED WIND AND RAIN WATCHES JUST AFTER SUPER SPORT SUNDAY. IT SEEMS EVEN THE EASTER BUNNY ISN'T IMMUNE TO INFLATION. FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND THE HUGE PRICE 'HOP' FOR CHOCOLATE EGGS. AND KIWI KUNG FU PANDA FANS GOT THE SURPRISE OF THEIR LIVES, WHEN STAR JACK BLACK STOPPED IN FOR A VISIT. Shopping duty again? I'm earning more than just brownie points. (BEEP!) And they're adding up! VOICEOVER: Scan your Clubcard to save with Club Deals, earn rewards and much more. You've earned this one. Find your wonderful. New World. HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS IT'S A 'MORAL OUTRAGE' THAT AID TRUCKS TO HELP STARVING PEOPLE IN GAZA ARE STUCK WAITING TO GET IN. ANTONIO GUTERRES WAS VISITING THE BORDER CROSSING BETWEEN EGYPT AND GAZA, NOT FAR FROM RAFAH, WHERE ALMOST HALF OF GAZA'S POPULATION HAVE BEEN DISPLACED AND WHERE ISRAEL IS THREATENING TO LAUNCH A MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION. CHANNEL 4'S AYSHAH TULL REPORTS. SIX DAYS ` NO WATER, NO FOOD, NO ACCESS TO CARE AND NOWHERE TO GO. PLUMES OF SMOKE MARK THE LOCATION OF GAZA'S LARGEST HOSPITAL, AL-SHIFA, UNDER SIEGE BY ISRAELI FORCES. FIVE OF THE WOUNDED WHO CAME HERE FOR TREATMENT HAVE DIED, GAZA'S HEALTH MINISTRY SAID. 170 GUNMEN DEAD, CLAIMS ISRAEL ` THE SIEGE, IT SAYS, AN EFFORT TO THWART TERRORIST ACTIVITY. SHOT AND KILLED WHILE AWAITING FOOD TRUCKS, THE INJURED EVACUATED TO ONE OF THE REMAINING HOSPITALS. (SPEAKS ARABIC) 'WE SURVIVED DEATH,' THIS MAN SAYS, CARRYING THE FOOD HE WAS ABLE TO GET FOR HIS FAMILY. 'WE ALMOST DIED TO GET OUR CHILDREN A BITE TO EAT.' THE LONG SHADOW OF STARVATION STALKING THE CITY AND FROM OUTSIDE, A FERVENT CALL FOR AID FROM THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL VISITING THE RAFAH CROSSING. THAT IS MORE THAN TRAGIC. IT IS A MORAL OUTRAGE. ANY FURTHER ONSLAUGHT WILL MAKE THINGS EVEN WORSE ` WORSE FOR PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS, WORSE FOR THE HOSTAGES, AND WORSE FOR ALL PEOPLE OF THE REGION. ALL THIS DEMONSTRATES THAT IT IS MORE THAN TIME FOR AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. METRES AWAY, KEPT BEHIND HIGH FENCES AND ARMED GUARDS, MORE THAN A MILLION PALESTINIANS IN SOUTHERN GAZA, SHELTERING FROM THE FIGHTING THAT HAS TURNED THEIR HOMES TO DUST. HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION IN THE BRAZILIAN CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO, KILLING AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE. LANDSLIDES BROUGHT DOWN HOUSES AS PEOPLE WERE RESCUED FROM THE MUD AND RUBBLE. A MAN DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ON A BEACH AND THE DRIVER OF A TRUCK DROWNED AFTER THE VEHICLE PLUNGED INTO A RIVER. FUNDING OF PERIOD PRODUCTS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS IS BEING EXTENDED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMITTED JUST UNDER $3M TO ENSURE INTERMEDIATE AND SECONDARY STUDENTS GET WHAT THEY NEED. EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE OF DIGNITY AND ENSURING YOUNG WOMEN DON'T MISS SCHOOL BECAUSE OF LACK OF ACCESS. SUBMISSIONS TO THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ARE NOW CLOSED. TODAY WAS THE CUT-OFF FOR KIWIS TO HAVE THEIR SAY, SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES OF THE PANDEMIC AND LOOKING AT WHAT THE COUNTRY CAN LEARN SO WE CAN BE BETTER PREPARED FOR ANY FUTURE OUTBREAK. THE INQUIRY TEAM EXPECTS TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER. SCIENTISTS ARE WARNING CLIMATE CHANGE COULD AFFECT THE SIZE AND PRICE OF YOUR CHOCOLATE EASTER EGGS. EXTREME WEATHER IN WEST AFRICA ` WHICH SUPPLIES MORE THAN 60% OF THE WORLD'S COCOA ` HAS SEEN PRICES SOAR TO RECORD HIGHS. LUCY THOMSON REPORTS. A CHOCOLATE LOVER'S DREAM ` BUT THIS DECADENT SWEET TREAT COULD SOON BECOME A LUXURY ITEM AS COCOA PRICES SOAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MONTH WE'VE SEEN THAT THAT PRICE IS NOW BEING PASSED ON TO US, AND THEREFORE EVENTUALLY WILL RESULT IN A FEW PRICE INCREASES. COCOA HIT A RECORD $US8653 PER METRIC TON THIS WEEK ` A 200% INCREASE ON THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. AND LIKE MANY, THIS BOUTIQUE CHOCOLATIER ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE RELIES HEAVILY ON PRODUCE FROM WEST AFRICA. WE'VE GOT A REALLY LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SUPPLIER. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 25 YEARS, SO WE'VE WORKED ALONGSIDE PEOPLE FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. AND THEY'VE ABSORBED A LOT OF THE PRICES UP UNTIL NOW. SCIENTISTS SAY IT'S AN OMINOUS SIGN OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AS EXTREME WEATHER AFFECTS THE FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM COCOA NEEDS TO GROW. TORRENTIAL RAIN IN DECEMBER CAUSED THIS WEST AFRICAN FARMER'S CROP TO BE BLIGHTED BY FUNGUS. (SPEAKS FRENCH) 'WHEN IT BLACKENS YOUR COCOA,' HE SAYS, 'THE POD LOSES WEIGHT AND ROTS BEFORE IT'S PICKED.' THE DAMAGE DONE THEN IS NOW BEING EXACERBATED BY DROUGHT, WITH TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING 40 DEGREES LAST MONTH. IF WE DON'T STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS NOW AND ALSO INVEST ACTUALLY IN MAKING COCOA PLANTATIONS MORE RESILIENT, CHOCOLATE WILL BECOME MUCH MORE OF A LUXURY PRODUCT. IN THE SPIRIT OF EASTER, HOUSE OF CHOCOLATE IS ABSORBING THE COST INCREASE THIS YEAR, BUT KNOWS THEY'LL HAVE TO INNOVATE IN THE FUTURE IF THEY'RE TO KEEP THE PRICE OF THEIR HANDMADE DELICACIES DOWN. WE'RE REALLY WORKING ON NEW TECHNIQUES AND REVISED PRODUCTS THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO NOT PASS ON TOO MUCH OF A PRICE INCREASE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. BUT NOT ALL COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE TO SWEETEN THE DEAL ` A WORRYING SIGN FOR OUR WALLETS, BUT FAR MORE SERIOUS FOR THE WEST AFRICAN NATIONS NOW CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE. LUCY THOMSON, NEWSHUB. JACK BLACK SURPRISED A CINEMA FULL OF KIWI KUNG FU PANDA FANS, CHOOSING HIS NEW DRAGON WARRIOR ALONG THE WAY. COMING UP ON SUPER SPORT SUNDAY ` ROB PENNEY'S QUESTIONED QUESTIONS OVER HIS FUTURE AS THE CRUSADERS SLUMP TO 0 AND 5. PLUS ` THE BIG GUNS FIRE FOR THE WHITE FERNS AS THE TEAM COMPLETE AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK WIN TO KEEP THEIR T20 SERIES ALIVE AGAINST ENGLAND AND A FIERY END TO MAX VERSTAPPEN'S DOMINANCE OF FORMULA 1 AS HIS AUSSIE GRAND PRIX HOPES GO UP IN SMOKE IN MELBOURNE. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO SUPER SPORT SUNDAY. AS THE CRUSADERS PLUMB NEW DEPTHS IN SEASON 2024, THE TEAM'S UNDER-FIRE COACH ROB PENNEY MAINTAINS HE'S STILL THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB. LAST NIGHT'S 26-6 DEFEAT TO THE BLUES SAW THEIR RECORD LOSING STREAK EXTEND TO FIVE GAMES, LEAVING THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS LANGUISHING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUPER RUGBY LADDER. AND THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. RUGBY REPORTER OLLIE RITCHIE HAS THE FALLOUT. THESE ARE GRIM TIMES FOR THE CRUSADERS; OUT OF IDEAS, WIN-LESS AND IN DANGER OF SPIRALLING EVEN FURTHER. IT'S JUST A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING WE DON'T FALL INTO A BIG HOLE, AND WE JUST KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. IT'S BEEN PITCH-BLACK SO FAR THIS SEASON. THE BLUES THE LATEST TO ADD TO THE CRUSADERS MISERY. ROB PENNEY RESOLUTE WHEN ASKED IF HE'S STILL THE BEST PERSON FOR THE JOB. YEAH! SHIT, YEAH! ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OVER VERN COTTER'S POSITION. THE BLUES TAKING ANOTHER STEP FORWARD LAST NIGHT, ALL TOO AWARE OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF FINALLY NOTCHING A WIN OVER THE CRUSADERS, THEIR FIRST AT EDEN PARK IN A DECADE. A LITTLE BIT OF STRESS AROUND PLAYING THE CRUSADERS AND SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUT THAT BEHIND US NOW THAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THE VICTORY IS THERE. WHILE THE BLUES WILL SAVE A VICTORY, BOTH SIDES WERE CLUNKY TO BEGIN WITH. IT'S NOT THE RIGHT CALL. YEAH. JUST TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE USUALLY ROCK-SOLID CRUSADERS LINE OUT FELL APART. AND THEY GET ANOTHER ONE TOO. AND WHILE IT TOOK UNTIL THE SECOND HALF, THE BLUES SOON PUT THEM TO THE SWORD. TU'UNGAFASI! FIRST TRY OF THE GAME! AJ LAM THEN CUT THROUGH THE CRUSADERS DEFENCE, TWO MINUTES LATER. THEY'RE IN AGAIN! THE BLUES GO BACK TO BACK. IF ANYTHING SUMMED UP THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS STRUGGLES, LEVI AUMUA'S EFFORTS AT FINISHING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CERTAIN TRY, WAS PROBABLY IT. WHAT A SAVE FROM CALEB CLARKE. IF THINGS WEREN'T BAD ENOUGH ALREADY, THE CRUSADERS WILL NOW BE WITHOUT DAVID HAVILI, WHO LEFT THE FIELD WITH A CALF INJURY. PENNEY DESPERATE TO AVOID THE LATEST SETBACK, SENDING THEM FURTHER DOWN A HOLE. IF THE GROUP START LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW INSTEAD OF IN THE MIRROR, THEN, YOU KNOW, IT COULD, AS YOU USE THE WORD, SPIRAL UNCONTROLLABLY. A CRUSADERS TEAM BATTLING AS MUCH AS THIS ONE CAN ILL AFFORD THAT. OLLIE RITCHIE, NEWSHUB. THE WHITE FERNS' SENIOR PLAYERS HAVE STEPPED UP THIS AFTERNOON TO SECURE A DRAMATIC COMEBACK WIN IN THEIR THIRD T-20 INTERNATIONAL AGAINST ENGLAND, TO KEEP THE SERIES ALIVE. WPL STARS SOPHIE DEVINE AND MELIE KERR ANCHORED THE INNINGS. DEVINE, TOP SCORING WITH 60 AND SHARING A 99-RUN PARTNERSHIP WITH KERR, AS THE WHITE FERNS REACHED 155/3 FROM THEIR 20 OVERS. THE HOSTS WERE SHARP IN THE FIELD ` A DIRECT HIT FROM ROSEMARY MAIR IN THE SECOND OVER GAVE THEM ADDED CONFIDENCE, AND WHILE ENGLAND SEEMED TO WRESTLE CONTROL OF THE CHASE, THE FERNS KEPT THEMSELVES IN THE FIGHT. OH! DIRECT HIT! I RECKON IT'S OUT! (CROWD CHEERS) OH, YES! GREAT PIECE OF FIELDING BY MELIE KERR! SUZIE BATES GRABBED THE BALL, WITH ENGLAND NEEDING EIGHT TO WIN FROM A FINAL OVER, THAT GOT OFF TO A PERFECT START, AND SHE KEPT THE PRESSURE ON. THE VISITORS NEEDING FOUR TO WIN OFF THE LAST BALL. SWING AND A MISS! STUMPED AND NEW ZEALAND GET HOME! GREAT STUFF FROM SUZIE BATES, LOOK AT THAT! SHE WAS CHIRPING IN MY EAR FROM ABOUT THE 12TH OVER ONWARDS, SAYING 'LOOK IF YOU NEED ME, I'M HERE.' BUT, I THINK THAT'S EXPERIENCE FOR YOU AND BEING ABLE TO CALL ON HER TO BOWL A PRETTY CLUTCH OVER WHEN YOU PACE OFF IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST THING TO TAKE ON, SO, YEAH, IT'S NICE TO HAVE A SUZIE BATES IN YOUR TEAM. SURE IS. VICTORY BY THREE RUNS, JUST THE SECOND TIME THE WHITE FERNS HAVE BEATEN ENGLAND IN 13 GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND. THE SERIES NOW HEADS TO WELLINGTON FOR GAME FOUR ON WEDNESDAY. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM'S OVERCOME THE OFF-WATER CONTROVERSY THAT'S DOGGED THEIR HOME LEG OF THE SAIL GP CIRCUIT TO CLAIM A DOMINANT WIN IN LYTTLETON. AS WE REPORTED EARLIER, RACING THIS WEEKEND HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY CONCERNS OVER THE DANGER PRESENTED TO DOLPHINS IN THE HARBOUR, BUT THE BLACK FOILS PUT THAT ASIDE AND AVOIDED DRAMA ON THE WATER TO CLAIM A VICTORY THAT'S SENT THEM TO THE TOP OF THE OVERALL STANDINGS. GORDON FINDLATER WRAPS UP THE DAY'S ACTION. THAT SOUNDS LIKE HALF OF NEW ZEALAND STANDING UP! IN FRONT OF A WORLD-RECORD CROWD, THE BLACK FOILS DELIVERED ON HOME WATERS. SAY HELLO TO YOUR WINNERS ` IT'S THE BLACK FOILS WITH THE WIN. CHAMPAGNE SHOWERS CELEBRATED IN FRONT 11,000 FANS. CHAMPAGNE SHOWERS CELEBRATED IN FRONT OF 11,000 FANS. PETE, HOW GOOD DID THAT CHAMPAGNE TASTE? (LAUGHS) YEAH, SUPER SPECIAL MOMENT... THERE'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN A LOT GOING ON THIS WEEKEND, BUT TO HAVE SUCH AN AMAZING DAY, I THINK THE BEST DAY IN SAIL GP HISTORY. AND YES ` NO DOLPHINS WERE HARMED, BUT THE DAY WASN'T SHORT OF COLLISIONS. BIG, BIG CONTACT - THAT WAS UNTHINKABLE. SERIES LEADERS AUSTRALIA OUT OF THE EVENT AFTER COLLIDING WITH A FINISH MARKER IN THE FIRST FLEET RACE. KIWI CANADIAN DRIVER PHIL ROBERTSON PLAYING A LARGE ROLE IN THE CRASH. YEAH, WELL, WE WERE THE ONES THAT CAUSED IT. SO HOPEFULLY I'M NEW ZEALAND'S FAVOURITE KIWI NOW. TAKING THE AUSSIES OUT IN RACE ONE. THERE WAS NO DRAMA FOR THE NEW ZEALAND, THOUGH ` PETER BURLING AND CO MAKING THE PERFECT START. THE BLACK FOILS GET THE WIN IN RACE ONE! THERE WE GO! THIS IS WHAT THE CROWD CAME FOR! THESE FANS ARE GOING ABSOLUTELY BANANAS FOR THE BLACK FOILS! RACE TWO BELONGED TO ANOTHER NEW ZEALANDER... GOES THE WAY OF THE CANADIANS WITH A KIWI AT THE WHEEL! DEFENDING CHAMPION ROBERTSON GUIDING CANADA TO VICTORY AND SENDING THEM INTO THE FINAL WITH NEW ZEALAND AND FRANCE. IN THE BIG DANCE, THE BLACK FOILS PLAYED THEIR HAND. PERFECT FROM THE KIWIS. THE HOSTS CRUCIALLY AHEAD AT THE FIRST MARK ` A LEAD THEY WOULDN'T RELINQUISH. THE SUPPORT, THE VIBE WE'VE GOT FROM EVERYONE ALL WEEKEND ` IT'S UNBELIEVABLE! WE'VE BEEN BLOWN AWAY. A HISTORIC DAY FOR NEW ZEALAND SAILING ` THE HOPE NOW THAT THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME SAIL GP VISITS OUR SHORES. AND GORDON JOINS US LIVE FROM LYTTLETON. GORDON, ULTIMATELY A GREAT RESULT FOR LOCAL FANS AFTER A FRUSTRATING WEEKEND DOWN THERE? WASN'T IT JUST? BUT TODAY COULDN'T HAVE GONE ANY BETTER. FIRSTLY, WE GOT RACING, BUT TO GET THE KIWIS OVER THE LINE ` PETER BURLING THAT IS A MIGHTY FINE WHEEL YOU GOT FOR WINNING. HOW DOES IT FEEL DOING IN FRONT OF THE HOME CROWD? IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING DAY, SO MANY PEOPLE CHEERING US ON, AND IT HAS BEEN AMAZING TO DO IT IN FRONT OF HOME FANS AND WALK AWAY WITH THIS IS PRETTY SPECIAL. HOW WILD IS IT GOING TO GET IN HERE? IT'S MOSTLY LOGISTICAL STUFF AT THE MOMENT BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY BE A PRETTY FUN EVENING, FOR SURE. PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT PETER GETS OUT OF BRINGING THE BOAT IN DOING THIS INTERVIEW. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE TEAM EFFORT, AND A REALLY CHALLENGING DAY, SO REALLY EXCITING. ENJOY THIS VICTORY. HECK OF A DAY TO REMEMBER. GORDON LIVE FROM LYTTLETON. ORGANISATIONAL ISSUES HAVE ALSO MARRED THE NEW ZEALAND LEG OF THE CRANKWORX GLOBAL TOUR IN ROTORUA, WHERE THE WORLD'S TOP MALE SLOPESTYLE MOUNTAIN BIKERS ARE DEFENDING THEIR MASS WALK-OUT TODAY. THE GROUP REFUSED TO COMPETE, SAYING A 3-YEAR STALEMATE WITH CRANKWORX INTERNATIONAL OVER PAY AND CONDITIONS HAS COME TO A HEAD. KAREN RUTHERFORD REPORTS. STEPPING IT UP EACH RUN. WHILE THE DAREDEVIL WOMEN'S SLOPESTYLE HAS PROVIDED A SPECTACLE NOT SEEN BEFORE, THEIR INTERNATIONAL MALE COUNTERPARTS WERE MIA, REFUSING TO COMPETE. WE DON'T WANT IT TO BE LIKE THIS. WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO END LIKE THIS. WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE HOW UPSET THE FANS ARE THAT WE'RE NOT HERE COMPETING, BUT WE HAD TO MAKE A STAND BUT WE HAD TO MAKE A STAND. CRANKWORX SAYS THE 16 MALE RIDERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TABLED A LIST OF DEMANDS IN ROTORUA ON WEDNESDAY ` AMONG THEM AN APPEARANCE FEE. WE'RE PUTTING OUR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY TIME WE'RE HERE. IT'S THE APPEARANCE FEE ` IT'S NOT FOR US TO TO HAVE OURSELVES. IT'S BASICALLY TO COVER COSTS LIKE AN EXPENSIVE INSURANCE. THEIR REQUEST IS FOR E2,000 PER RIDER AND WE ESSENTIALLY HAD THREE DAYS TO COME UP WITH THAT, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF OVER $NZ50,000. CRANKWORX WORLD TOUR BOSSES MAINTAIN THE RIDERS WERE ALL OFFERED A 37% PAY INCREASE TO ATTEND ROTORUA. THEY SAY THAT WAS COUNTERED BY THE ATHLETES. I CAME THIRD PLACE HERE LAST YEAR AND I DIDN'T EVEN BREAK EVEN. THE ORGANISATION THAT HOSTS THE EVENT HERE IN ROTORUA FOR CRANKWORKX IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT. FOR CRANKWORX IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A FINANCIAL HIT TO THEM. THEY SAY THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PAY DISPUTE. IT WOULD TAKE A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENTIRE WORLD TOUR THAT AFFECTS MANY MORE PARTIES THAN WE HAVE AT THE TABLE HERE SO IT WAS A COMPLICATED ASK, AND WE JUST DID THE BEST WE COULD. SAFETY ISSUES TO HAVE ALSO BEEN PART OF THE RIDERS' BEEF. SAFETY ISSUES TOO HAVE ALSO BEEN PART OF THE RIDERS' BEEF. WE WERE ABSOLUTELY ABLE TO MEET THOSE CONCERNS. BUT THEY'RE ALSO WANTING ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FOR UP-AND-COMERS ON THE CIRCUIT WHO, WITHOUT SPONSORS, STRUGGLE TO AFFORD TRAVEL. THE WHOLE REASON BEHIND THIS IS FOR A GREATER GOOD AND THE FUTURE OF THE SPORT. IT'S NOT ABOUT A SHORT-TERM MONEY SHAKEDOWN. A SHAKEDOWN BOTH SIDES NOW KNOW THEY NEED TO SORT IF THEY'RE TO ATTRACT A NEW GENERATION OF RIDERS. KAREN RUTHERFORD, NEWSHUB. SHANE VAN GISBERGEN'S FOUND FORM AHEAD OF HIS FIRST NASCAR CUP RACE OF THE SEASON, DESPITE PICKING UP A RACE-RUINING PENALTY IN TODAY'S XFINITY SERIES EVENT. VAN GISBERGEN TOOK THE LEAD LATE IN THE RACE, BEFORE BEING PIPPED ON THE FINAL LAP. FINISHING SECOND WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS BEST RESULT IN THE SECOND-TIER CIRCUIT. PRETTY AWESOME RACING WITH AJ AND KYLE AND THEN, AT THE END IT JUST TURNED INTO A MESS, BUT THAT'S HOW IT IS. IT WAS REALLY FUN. VAN GISBERGEN THEN LEARNED HE WAS PENALISED FOR CUTTING A CORNER ON THE FINAL LAP AND DEMOTED TO 28TH PLACE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE STARTS 12TH IN TOMORROW'S CUP SERIES RACE AT THE SAME TRACK. AND YOU CAN WATCH SHANE VAN GISBERGEN'S FIRST NASCAR CUP RACE OF THE SEASON LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON THREE NOW. COVERAGE BEGINS FROM 8AM TOMORROW. MAX VERSTAPPEN HAS HAD A DAY TO FORGET AT THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX, FORCED TO PULL OUT OF THE RACE AFTER JUST THREE LAPS. STARTING IN POLE POSITION, VERSTAPPEN LED THE OPENING LAPS, BUT WAS FORCED TO PIT AND THEN WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE DUE TO A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THAT LEFT THE DOOR OPEN FOR CARLOS SAINZ TO GO PAST THE WORLD CHAMPION, A LEAD THE FERRARI DRIVER WOULD HOLD ON TO FOR THE REST OF THE RACE. A LEAD THE FERRARI DRIVER WOULD HOLD ON TO FOR THE REST OF THE RACE. CHARLES LECLERC TAKING THE SECOND. VERSTAPPEN STILL LEADS THE OVERALL DRIVER STANDINGS. STILL TO COME ON SUPER SPORT SUNDAY ` JUGGLING MOTHERHOOD AND THE MIDFIELD ` FORMER BLACK FERN AND NEW MUM CHELSEA SEMPLE REFLECTS ON HER RETURN TO RUGBY AND THE CHALLENGE THAT'S BEEN TOUGHER THAN SHE EVER EXPECTED. AND TIRED OF THE OPPOSITION TYING THEIR LACES ` THE MOST UNLIKELY OF SOCCER SCRAPS IN THIS WEEK'S SPORTING MOMENTS. AND LATER IN NEWS, GETTING HIS KICKS ` JACK BLACK AT A SPECIAL SCREENING IN AUCKLAND FOR KUNG FU PANDA 4. HRT MEDICINE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. WHAT SORT OF LENGTHS ARE PEOPLE` WOMEN ` GOING TO? BEING TOLD TO JUST CUT A BIT OF THE DOSE OFF. IS THERE SORT OF A BLACK MARKET THING? I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE WOULD TELL ME IF THERE IS A BLACK MARKET. WELCOME BACK. BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND A SPORTING CAREER CERTAINLY PRESENTS ITS CHALLENGES, AND ONE FORMER BLACK FERN ADMITS THE RETURN FROM HAVING A CHILD WAS TOUGHER THAN SHE EXPECTED. CHELSEA SEMPLE IS BACK ON THE FIELD WITH SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI LEADERS CHIEFS MANAWA. BUT WHETHER THEY REMAIN IN TOP SPOT OR NOT, THE SEASON IS ALREADY A SUCCESS FOR SEMPLE. NATASHA PAYNE CAUGHT UP WITH HER. CHELSEA SEMPLE KNOWS THIS GROUND ALL TOO WELL, BUT IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE NOW. WHEN I FIRST BECAME PREGNANT, I DIDN'T THINK I'D COME BACK. THE CHIEFS MANAWA AND BLACK FERN GAVE BIRTH TO HER FIRST CHILD EIGHT MONTHS AGO ` A BABY GIRL NAMED CAMI. BUT DESPITE ALL THE DOUBTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT RETURNING TO PLAY, HER LOVE FOR THE GAME PUSHED HER FORWARD. I CAME AND HELPED OUT IN THE MANAGEMENT SPACE, IN THIS MANAWA TEAM LAST YEAR, AND I GOT ITCHY FEET ON THE SIDELINE. HARDLY SURPRISING CONSIDERING HER HISTORY. THE NOW 31-YEAR-OLD SEMPLE MADE HER WAIKATO DEBUT AS A TEENAGER BEFORE A TEST DEBUT, IN THE BLACK JERSEY. SOON FOLLOWED AT THE AGE OF JUST 20. (CROWD CHEERS) SINCE THEN, SHE'S WON A WORLD CUP, PLAYED RUGBY SEVENS AND WAS PART OF THE INAUGURAL AUPIKI COMPETITION. BUT SHE ADMITS ALL THOSE ACHIEVEMENTS DON'T EVEN COME CLOSE TO HER LATEST. BECOMING A MUM FOR THE FIRST TIME, IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES I THINK I'VE EVER HAD, BUT FOR ME, I'VE HAD SO MANY GOOD ROLE MODELS IN WOMEN'S SPORT, AND PARTICULARLY IN WOMEN'S RUGBY` UM, OF WOMEN WHO HAVE DONE IT BEFORE ME. AND IT'S THOSE TRAILBLAZERS WHO CONTINUE TO PUSH AND ENCOURAGE SEMPLE SO SHE CAN CONTINUE TO DO WHAT SHE LOVES. YOU KNOW, THE FEELING OF RUNNING OUT ON TO THE FIELD AND HAVING YOUR BABY AND THE CROWD TO WATCH YOU, THAT'S JUST` AND HAVING YOUR BABY IN THE CROWD TO WATCH YOU, THAT'S JUST` YEAH, SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I'D EXPERIENCE. AND IT'S VERY SPECIAL. AND WITH THE CHIEFS UNBEATEN THIS SEASON... SHOW AND GO! (WHISTLE TRILLS) AND IT'S CHELSEA SEMPLE. CAMI MIGHT NOT ONLY WATCH HER MUM PLAY THIS SEASON, BUT ALSO WIN A TITLE. NATASHA PAYNE, NEWSHUB. WELL, FINALLY TONIGHT ` FALCONS, DUNKS AND QUICK-FIRE GOALS MIGHT BE A REGULAR FEATURE IN THE WORLD OF SPORT, BUT A BIT OF BIFF BECAUSE YOUR OPPONENT TOOK TOO LONG TO TIE HER BOOTLACES? THAT'S A NEW ONE FOR OUR SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE WEEK. HERE'S TIA MCDOUGALL. JEREMY MARSHALL KING REALLY PUT HIS BODY ON THE LINE FOR THE REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS THIS WEEK. OH, THERE'S A FALCON! WATCH THIS! OHHHH! HOW DID HE GET UP? THAT'S` OH MY GOODNESS. A FALCON SO BAD, HE WAS SENT FOR A HEAD ASSESSMENT. GIVE ME A CAULIFLOWER EAR! OHH! SOMEONE GOT A LITTLE BIT EXCITED, MID-BASKETBALL MATCH. OH, MY GOSH! THEY GOT CONFETTI FALLING RIGHT NOW. CONFETTI IS FALLING ON THE FLOOR. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STOP PLAY. SOMEBODY HIT THE WRONG BUTTON! BUT DON'T WORRY, THERE WAS MORE THAN JUST STUFF-UPS TO COME OUT OF THE BASKETBALL WORLD THIS WEEK. EDWARDS GETS IT! (CROWD ROARS) AND THREW IT DOWN! AND 1! EVEN IF A DUNK DOES COST YOU A FINGER. IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AT HIS HAND AFTER THE DUNK. DON'T BLINK ` YOU MIGHT JUST MISS THE FASTEST GOAL IN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL. (CROWD CHEERS) ...TAKING JUST SIX SECONDS. EMILY GIELNIK CLEARLY TOOK LONGER THAN SIX SECONDS TO DO HER SHOELACES UP. OH, THERE'S A` A FIGHT HERE. THE WOMAN'S A-LEAGUE PRODUCING THE BIGGEST, AND PROBABLY MOST SURPRISING, SPORTING SCUFFLE OF THE WEEK. HEY, HANDS AROUND THE NECK. WHAT IS GOING ON? YOU DO NOT SEE THIS IN THE LIBERTY A-LEAGUE. IZZY NINO LEARNING A VALUABLE LESSON, NOT TO USE HER GOALKEEPING GLOVES FOR BOXING GLOVES. I THINK EVERY PARENT KNOWS THAT FEELING OF THE CHILD TAKING TOO LONG TO DO UP THEIR BOOTLACES. HOLLYWOOD STAR JACK BLACK IS BASED IN NEW ZEALAND RIGHT NOW SHOOTING THE NEW MINECRAFT MOVIE, TAKING TIME OUT OF HIS BUSY SCHEDULE TO SURPRISE AN AUCKLAND CINEMA FULL OF KUNG FU PANDA FANS TODAY. AND OUR KATE RODGER WAS THERE. A SIMPLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON MOVIE... OR IS IT? FAMILIES ARRIVING FOR A SCREENING OF THE BRAND NEW KUNG FU PANDA. LITTLE DID THEY KNOW, THIS GUY WAS HIGH-KICKING HIS WAY UP THE ESCALATOR, HIDING IN THE SHADOWS. THE DRAGON WARRIOR HIMSELF, ON HAND TO INTRODUCE HIS NEW PO ADVENTURE PERSONALLY. # EVERYBODY IS KUNG FU FIGHTING # # EVERYBODY IS KUNG FU FIGHTING # (CHEERING) YES, SURPRISE! PO, JACK BLACK ` THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH ONE AND THE SAME; CLAMBERING OVER SEATS, SOME MORE HIGH KICKS FOR THE CROWD AND ON A MISSION TO FIND AS MANY LITTLE WANNABE KIWI DRAGON WARRIORS AS HE COULD MUSTER. WOW! (LAUGHS) ALWAYS TIME FOR A QUICK GROUP PHOTO BEFORE HE DASHES OFF. (ALL YELL) SKA-DOOSH! JACK BLACK HAS BEEN SKA-DOOSHING THE KUNG FU PANDA JOY TO MILLIONS OF FANS FOR NIGH ON TWO DECADES. HE'S BASED IN NEW ZEALAND FILMING THE MINECRAFT MOVIE, WITH HIS MATE JASON MOMOA. TODAY HE SPENT HIS DAY OFF WITH THE FANS; YOUNG AND QUITE A LITTLE BIT OLDER. VISITING THE NEWSHUB STUDIO FOR A COUCH COSY-UP AND CHINWAG. PO HAS BEEN IN YOUR HEART AND IN YOUR LIFE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. IT'S TRUE. I HAVE BEEN ONE AND THE SAME WITH PO, FOR A LONG JOURNEY. MORE TIME THAN ANY OTHER CHARACTER I'VE PLAYED IN MY CAREER. HE MUST FEEL A PART OF YOU, IS THAT RIGHT? I MEAN, LOOK AT MY BEARD. MY BEARD IS A PANDA ` THE WHITE AND BLACK. I DIDN'T DYE IT THIS COLOUR TO BE SO PERFECTLY PANDA-ESQUE. THE LAST PERSON I LEARNED A COUPLE OF KUNG FU MOVES FROM, WAS A GUY CALLED JACKIE CHAN. AND THEN I THOUGHT, SURELY PO COULD SHOW ME AT LEAST ONE MOVE? THAT DUDE IS A STONE-COLD MASTER I DON'T THINK HE HAS A CERTAIN MOVE THAT I LIKE TO CALL 'THE CHOP KICKS'. 'THE CHOP KICKS'. IT SIMILAR TO WHAT I CALL CHOPSTICKS. THAT'S JUST A TASTE. BLACK IS NO STRANGER TO NEW ZEALAND SHORES - HE SHOT A LITTLE MOVIE CALLED KONG IN WELLINGTON AND TOURS WITH TENACIOUS D. I DO FEEL THE LOVE, I FELT IT IN WELLINGTON AND NOW HERE IN AUCKLAND IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. JASON HAS THE RIGHT IDEA HE'S MADE IT HIS HOME BASE. KUNG FU PANDA 4 IS IN CINEMAS IN TIME FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. ROBYN MALCOLM HAS WON A BEST ACTRESS AWARD AT A FILM FESTIVAL IN FRANCE. FOR A NEW ZEALAND TV SERIES. IT WAS FOR HER ROLE IN 'AFTER THE PARTY' WHICH SHE CO-CREATED WITH DIANNE TAYLOR. MALCOLM PLAYED A WOMAN WHO ACCUSES HER HUSBAND OF A SEX CRIME AGAINST HER TEENAGE DAUGHTER'S FRIEND, BUT NO ONE BELIEVES HER. THE AWARD WAS IN THE INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA SECTION OF THE SERIES MANIA FILM FESTIVAL. OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` A FAMILY BIRTHDAY PARTY HAS ENDED IN THE DEATHS OF TWO PEOPLE IN GISBORNE AFTER A BRAWL INVOLVING AROUND 100 PEOPLE. THREE MORE PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED, ONE OF THEM CRITICALLY. POLICE SAY ONE PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND IS ASSISTING WITH THEIR ENQUIRIES. 133 PEOPLE ARE NOW CONFIRMED DEAD IN RUSSIA'S WORST TERROR ATTACK IN TWO DECADES. COMING UP ` NEWSHUB WEATHER, AND, MIKE, A MESSY FEW DAYS AHEAD IN THE SOUTH? YEAH, WE HAVE A SERIES OF FRONTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS SWEEPING OVER THE SOUTH, SO I SUSPECT WE WILL SEE MORE WATCHES ISSUED TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME, A HEAVY RAIN WATCH IS IN PLACE FOR FIORDLAND AND WESTLAND TOMORROW NIGHT AND ALSO WE'VE GOT STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS, SOME GALE FORCE, ALSO HITTING THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND. THE FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. (BRIGHT PIANO MUSIC) (PHONE CHIMES) Thank you, Sam! You're welcome, Wendy. SONG: # You, you've got what I need # You've got everything you need # You're like medicine... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Thank you so much. Find your wonderful. New World. KIA ORA ` WELCOME BACK. A MIX OF SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS TODAY, BUT WE HAVE AN UNSETTLED WEEK AHEAD. THE NORTH ISLAND SHOULD STAY FINE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND TEMPERATURES RISE SLIGHTLY, BUT A SERIES OF FRONTS MOVING UP THE COUNTRY BRING RAIN ` SOME OF IT HEAVY ` AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. A COLD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALSO DEVELOPS BY MIDWEEK. SO IT'S MAINLY FINE TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND IN THE NORTH AND EAST BUT RAIN DOES ARRIVE IN THE SOUTH, AND SOME HEAVY FALLS MOVE IN TO THE WEST. NOW, YOU'LL NOTICE THE NORTHWEST WINDS PICKING UP TONIGHT. TOMORROW, THAT RAIN CLEARS TO SHOWERS BUT ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVES LATER IN THE DAY, BRINGING MORE RAIN AND SOME VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE SOUTH AND ALSO TO THE CANTERBURY HIGH COUNTRY. AND IN THE NORTH ISLAND, SHOWERS HAVE BECOME FEW AND FAR BETWEEN, BUT A FEW MORE ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY AROUND GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. TOMORROW IT'S MAINLY FINE, BUT A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOP FROM ABOUT TAUPO TO WELLINGTON. THERE'S ALSO WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THEY ARE STRONG IN THE SOUTH. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK NOW, NORTHERN AREAS HOPPING INTO THE EASTER WEEK WITH A BIT OF CLOUD IN THE MORNING. AUCKLAND AND HAMILTON COULD GET A MORNING SHOWER OR TWO BUT IT'S A SUNNY AFTERNOON ON THE CARDS. FURTHER SOUTH AND IT'S A PRETTY GOOD DAY HERE, WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AROUND, HOWEVER, TOKOROA AND TAUPO AT RISK OF A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS. INTO THE EAST ` AND WHAT A DAY TO START THE WEEK. LOTS OF SUN AROUND ` SOME VERY IMPRESSIVE HIGHS FOR GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. DANNEVIRKE MAY SEE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND FOR THE REST OF THE NORTH ISLAND IT'S A DAY OF THOSE DODGING SHOWERS, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT IT'S MORE CLOUDY THAN WET. WELLINGTON, YOU'LL GET SOME STRONG NORTHERLIES FROM THE MORNING. OVER THE STRAIT ` AND NELSON GETS A SHOWERY MONDAY, EVERYONE ELSE GETTING SOME HEAVY FALLS. THERE COULD BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS AROUND AS WELL, AND NORTHEASTERLIES DO BECOME STRONG FOR HOKITIKA AND GREYMOUTH. OVER THE ALPS ` BLENHEIM GETS SOME SHOWERS AS NORTHWESTERLIES BECOME FRESH. EVERYONE ELSE GETS A MAINLY FINE MONDAY WITH HIGH CLOUD. HIGHS HERE BETWEEN 21 AND 23. AND FOR SOUTHERN AREAS ` IT'S NOT A BAD START TO THE DAY, WITH CLEARING CONDITIONS IN THE MORNING. CLOUD INCREASES. RAIN DEVELOPS IN THE EVENING. WINDS VERY STRONG IN THE AFTERNOON ` GUSTING ABOUT 90kms. KIA ORA, DUNEDIN ` HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! A DAY OFF TOMORROW, WITH FINE SPELLS, RAIN RETURNS AT NIGHT WITH NORTH-WESTERLY WINDS REACHIN 100kM IN EXPOSED AREAS. THE RAIN STAYS AWAY FOR CHRISTCHURCH, YOU GET A LITTLE HIGH CLOUD. NORTHWESTERLIES TURN NORTHEAST IN THE EVENING ` 23 THE HIGH, BUT IT FEELS LIKE 15 WITH THE WIND. HELLO WELLINGTON ` IT'S A DAY OF THOSE PESKY LITTLE SHOWERS BUT IT'S THE WIND YOU'LL NOTICE THE MOST TOMORROW. NORTHERLIES BECOME STRONG IN THE MORNING. HAWKE'S BAY ` WHAT A DAY. FINE WITH A VERY WARM HIGH OF 26 DEGREES FOR BOTH NAPIER AND HASTINGS. TAURANGA ` NICE AND EASY. IT'S FINE FOR YOU TOMORROW, JUST A LITTLE MORNING AND EVENING CLOUD. 23 THE HIGH BUT ADD THE WIND, AND IT DROPS BACK TO 18. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, YOU MAY ENCOUNTER A FEW SHOWERS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL OR WORK TOMORROW MORNING, BUT IT CLEARS UP FOR A FINE DAY. AND TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, LOOKING GOOD FOR YOU AS WELL ` GRAB THE UMBRELLA IN THE MORNING JUST IN CASE. IT'S MAINLY FINE WITH THE CHANCE OF AN EVENING SHOWER AND A HIGH OF 22. TO AUSTRALIA NOW, FINE FOR PERTH, ADELAIDE AND SYDNEY. BRISBANE GETS SHOWERS. AND IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS, NIUE, TONGA AND VANUATU GET A FEW SHOWERS; FIJI GETS TO 32. BACK HERE NOW, AND NOT A BAD WEEK FOR NORTHERNERS AS EASTER GETS CLOSER. SHOWERS, HOWEVER, ARRIVE THURSDAY. CENTRAL AREAS, YOU WILL SEE A BIT OF CLOUD AS WELL BUT IT'S NICE AND FINE FOR GISBORNE, AND HAWKE'S BAY, AND THE LOWER NORTH GETS A MIXTURE OF FINE BREAKS AND SHOWERS, WITH STRONG WINDS FOR WELLINGTON UNTIL ABOUT THURSDAY. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` THE WEST COAST GETS PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK, AND A SHOWERY WEEK IN THE SOUTH, WITH A COLD CHANGE WEDNESDAY POTENTIALLY BRINGING SNOW TO 700M. SO A LITTLE MESSY AS WE HEAD INTO EASTER ` HEATHER WILL HAVE THE FIRST LOOK AT THE EASTER WEEKEND WEATHER TOMORROW NIGHT. TOMORROW NIGHT. I KNOW THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR PLANNING. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR SUNDAY ` JOIN THE AM TEAM FROM 6AM TOMORROW, AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT news@newshub.co.nz I'M LAURA TUPOU. PO MANAHAU. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND LENA ERAKOVICH.