TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` THE PRIME MINISTER UNVEILS THE GOVERNMENT'S 36-POINT ACTION PLAN FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. WHY CHRISTOPHER LUXON BELIEVES IT'LL DELIVER A SHOT IN THE ARM FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS, WHILE THE OPPOSITION SAYS IT'S JUST FULL OF CORPORATE JARGON. SO WHAT'S IN IT? THEY'VE REALLY GOT NOWHERE ELSE TO GO UNLESS SOCIAL HOUSING'S BEING BUILT. AFTER THREE KAINGA ORA HOUSING PROJECTS ARE PAUSED, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT SAYS PEOPLE ON THE WAITING LIST WILL NOW GO. AND THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO ENSURE SMART DEVICES WITH PRYING EYES IN SOME HOMES DON'T END UP LEAKING COMPROMISING PHOTOS ONLINE. CAPTIONS BY MAEVE KELLY, LELE SIMEON AND JOHN GIBBS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI KI KARERE TAHI I TENEI PO. WELCOME TO 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. SET TARGETS, TAKE DECISIONS AND RAISE THE ENERGY ` THAT IS SOME OF THE PHRASING IN THE GOVERNMENT'S NEWLY RELEASED ACTION PLAN, OUTLINING ITS PRIORITIES OVER THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. WHILE IT INCLUDES BIG-TICKET ITEMS LIKE ESTABLISHING A REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND, IT ALSO LISTS MORE OBVIOUS OBJECTIVES, LIKE DELIVERING NEXT MONTH'S BUDGET. AND THE OPPOSITION HAS CRITICISED IT, WITH LABOUR SAYING THE COUNTRY SHOULDN'T BE RUN LIKE A COMPANY, WHILE THE GREEN PARTY IS CALLING THE PLAN 'A 36-POINT BINGO CARD'. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTS. THE HEALTH MINISTER GETTING THE WORD OUT TODAY ABOUT THE SEASONAL FLU JAB. STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE FLU VAX. SO TOO THE PRIME MINISTER. SHANE, CAN YOU COME AND HOLD MY HAND? THE COALITION GOVERNMENT ENSURING IT'S FIGHTING FIT AS IT UNVEILS ITS BUSY QUARTERLY ACTION PLAN, WITH 36 POINTS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THE DANGER IS THINGS JUST DRIFT. BUT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE USED, LIKE, QUOTE, 'TAKING DECISIONS,' BUT SOME OF THE LANGUAGE USED, LIKE, QUOTE, 'TAKING DECISIONS', IS RAISING EYEBROWS. IT'S A WHOLE LOT OF JARGON, AND IT'S VERY BROAD, THERE'S NO LEVEL OF DETAIL. IT'S JUST CORPORATE BUZZWORD SOUP. THE OPPOSITION CLAIMING IT'S WINDOW-DRESSING. IT'S TRYING TO LEVERAGE OFF THE FACT THE PRIME MINISTER USED TO BE A CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TREATING NEW ZEALAND LIKE IT IS A BUSINESS. AH, NO, I'M RUNNING THIS AS A COUNTRY, AND IT'S DIFFERENT FROM A COMPANY, BUT I AM SOMEONE WHO'S COME TO THIS JOB OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, AS YOU KNOW, FROM POLITICS, HAVING LED LARGE ORGANISATIONS AND HAVING TURNED A LOT OF THINGS AROUND. THIS 36-POINT PLAN READS AS FAR MORE OF A BINGO CARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION AND TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS. ACTION POINTS AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDE FINALISING POLICY TO KEEP AGRICULTURE OUT OF THE EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME, MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT REMOVING THE BAN ON OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, AND INVESTIGATING REOPENING THE MARSDEN POINT OIL REFINERY. THIS IS JUST YET ANOTHER RELENTLESS SERIES OF ATTACKS ON THIS GOVERNMENT'S WAR ON NATURE. A FUEL RESILIENCE PLAN IS ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT FOR THE INDUSTRY. I'M ADVISED ON SOME DAYS OUR FUEL SECURITY CAN SINK AS LOW AS SEVEN DAYS' WORTH OF FUEL. NZ FIRST'S REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND WILL ALSO BE UNVEILED. UH, $400m DOLLARS A YEAR WORKING WITH COUNCILS. WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ADVANCE THE ROLLOUT OF STRUCTURED LITERACY FOR YEAR 1-3 STUDENTS, BRING BACK CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND LAUNCH AN ATTENDANCE ACTION PLAN TO GET KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL, INCLUDING FINES FOR SOME PARENTS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO FINE EVERYBODY, IT'S NOT OUR MAIN STRATEGY, THAT'S ACTUALLY AROUND THINGS LIKE DATA AND TRIAGING WHICH KIDS NEED THE MOST HELP AND HOW EFFECTIVE THE ATTENDANCE OFFICERS ARE. THE COALITION HOPING ITS 3-MONTH CHECKLIST WILL PAY OFF. SO, PLENTY OF CRITICISM, MAIKI, FOR THIS APPROACH. BUT CAN IT BE EFFECTIVE? LABOUR AND THE GREENS WILL ARGUE THIS IS SIMPLY A CORPORATE INFLUENCED PR STUNT. IT WILL PROVE EFFECTIVE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. THERE IS A NUMBER OF REASONS WHY THAT WOULD BE. THE FIRST IS THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES THE PREVIOUS LABOUR GOVERNMENT FACED ` AND GRANTED IT LARGELY CAME FROM THE NATIONAL PARTY ` WAS THE BUILT UP NARRATIVE THAT IT FAILED TO DELIVER. BY ISSUING THE ACTION PLAN, THE COALITION CAN POINT TO IT AS TO WHAT IT IS WORKING ON AND WHAT IT HAS ACHIEVED WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHETHER IT IS WORKING TOWARDS THIS REAL CHANGE IT HAS PROMISED. NUMBER TWO, IT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC BUY IN. WITH THE PUBLIC AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE POLICIES AND THE WORK CONTAINED IN THE ACTION PLAN, AT LEAST THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE GOVERNMENT IS FOCUSING IN ON FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE MEDIA TO HOLD THE GOVERNMENT TO ACCOUNT ON THESE SPECIFIC POINTS. NUMBER THREE, PROBABLY THE MOST CRUCIAL PART, IT BRINGS A RAZOR-SHARP FOCUS TO THE COALITION. THIS IS FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COALITION HAVING THREE SEPARATE PARTIES SITTING AROUND THE MINISTERIAL CABINET TABLE, WHICH IS A LOT TO WRANGLE FOR THE PRIME MINISTER. SO BY HAVING PARTY LEADERS AND MINISTERS SIGN UP TO THE ACTION PLAN, IT ALLOWS THEM TO KEEP THEM IN CHECK AND TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED. ALSO CRUCIALLY FOR THOSE HUGE MINISTRIES WHO ARE SOMETIMES PARALYSED BY INDECISION, NOT KNOWING WHAT THEIR MINISTER WANTS IN TERMS OF POLICY AND WHEN THEY MAY WANT IT, THIS GIVES THEM A CLEAR GUIDANCE ON THAT. IT ALSO GIVES THEM A DEADLINE ` THREE MONTHS TO GET ALL DONE. THANKS, MAIKI. AND TO READ THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S 36-POINT ACTION PLAN IN FULL, DOWNLOAD OUR APP OR GO TO OUR WEBSITE, onenews.co.nz. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND DESPERATELY NEEDED HOMES HAS STALLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHILE 25,000 PEOPLE LANGUISH ON THE STATE HOUSING WAITING LIST, KAINGA ORA'S DEFENDING ITS PERFORMANCE. BUT PROVIDERS SAY THEY'VE BEEN PUT ON PAUSE, MEANING YEARS OF WORK AND MILLIONS IN TAXPAYER AND COMMUNITY FUNDS COULD NOW BE WASTED. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD REPORTS. THE SALVATION ARMY WANTS TO BUILD 100 HOMES ON THIS PATCH OF GRASS IN SOUTH AUCKLAND, BUT NO PROMISES OF FUNDING MEANS NO CONSTRUCTION. SO UNTIL THERE'S MORE CERTAINTY AROUND THAT, WE'VE BASICALLY PUT ALL OF OUR NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON HOLD. THESE ARE ALL HOMES THAT WHEN THEY'RE BUILT, THEY TAKE PEOPLE FROM` WHO ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN MOTELS AND OTHER, UM, EMERGENCY HOUSING. COMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS RECEIVE INCOME-RELATED RENT SUBSIDIES FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THAT FUNDING RUNS OUT IN JUNE NEXT YEAR. WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IS IN TWO OR THREE YEARS' TIME, IF THESE HOUSES ARE NOT GETTING BUILT NOW, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR HOMES. IT'S NOT JUST HERE ` OVER 20 PROJECTS PLANNED PAST THAT JUNE DATE ARE ALSO UP IN THE AIR, PUTTING 550 HOUSING PLACEMENTS AT RISK. CAN YOU MAKE ASSURANCES THAT THAT FUNDING THAT RUNS OUT NEXT YEAR WILL BE RENEWED? AND WILL THERE BE MORE FUNDING? I'M NOT GOING TO GET AHEAD OF BUDGET DECISIONS. THERE ARE PLACES FUNDED THROUGH TO MIDWAY THROUGH NEXT YEAR. THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT ONLY FUNDED EXTRA PLACES FOR TWO YEARS. THEY'VE COMMITTED TO $2.9bn IN TAX CUTS FOR LANDLORDS. THEY DIDN'T WAIT FOR THE BUDGET FOR THAT; THEY SHOULDN'T BE WAITING FOR THE BUDGET FOR THIS. KAINGA ORA HAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN A MASSIVE HOUSE-BUILDING PROGRAMME, BUT THREE PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE HAVE BEEN CANNED ` 37 HOMES WERE PLANNED ON THIS SECTION IN MILLWATER, 44 IN OHAKUNE AND 175 AT WHAT WAS TWO COMMERCIAL SITES IN NELSON. AT ANY ONE TIME, THEY HAVE A WHOLE RANGE OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS UNDERWAY. SOME WILL BE PAUSED, SOME WILL BE BUILT, SOME WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. KAINGA ORA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE SAYS PROJECTS ARE BEING ASSESSED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS TO SEE IF THEY ARE FINANCIALLY VIABLE. SOME WILL GO AHEAD ` ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. THIS ONEHUNGA SITE IS NOW INTENDED TO BE A MIX OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOMES, AND THIS FLAGSHIP CARBON-ZERO PROJECT IN GLENDOWIE IS ALSO BEING RECONSIDERED. WHEN WE SPOKE TO KAINGA ORA AT SELECT COMMITTEE, THEY MADE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING MORE HOUSES AS LONG AS THE FUNDING IS THERE. THEY ALSO SAID THERE'S ADVICE FROM THE TREASURY THAT SAYS IF THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T FUND THEM, THEY WILL HAVE TO SELL HOUSES. FOR NOW, THIS PATCH OF GRASS WILL REMAIN BARE WHILE THOUSANDS REMAIN HOMELESS. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. 11 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER 50kg OF COCAINE WAS INTERCEPTED AT THE PORT OF TAURANGA. POLICE BELIEVE THE SHIPMENT, PASSING THROUGH IN EARLY FEBURARY, WAS FROM BRAZIL. FOUR MEN WERE INITIALLY ARRESTED FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY, WHILE ANOTHER SEVEN ARRESTS WERE MADE AFTER POLICE SEARCHED PROPERTIES IN AUCKLAND AND TAURANGA, INCLUDING TWO SENIOR MEMBERS OF A, QUOTE, 'WELL-KNOWN GANG'. A RANGE OF FIREARMS WAS ALSO SEIZED AS PART OF A SEARCH WARRANT IN COUNTIES MANUKAU. AUSTRALIA'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS THE KILLING OF AN AUSTRALIAN AID WORKER IN GAZA, ALLEGEDLY BY AN ISRAELI AIR STRIKE, IS 'COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE'. ISRAEL'S ALSO BEEN ACCUSED OF A DEADLY MISSILE ATTACK ON IRAN'S CONSULATE IN SYRIA, FUELLING FEARS HOSTILITIES WILL NOW ESCALATE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS. THE REMAINS OF FOUR FOREIGN AID WORKERS AND A PALESTINIAN DRIVER KILLED BY AN ALLEGED ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE ON AN AID CONVOY IN GAZA. A 44-YEAR OLD AUSTRALIAN, 'ZOMI' FRANKCOM, AMONG THE DEAD. AS ISRAEL INVESTIGATES, AUSTRALIA WANTS MORE IMMEDIATE ANSWERS. THIS IS JUST COMPLETELY UNACCCETABLE. WE WANT FULL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS, BECAUSE THIS IS A TRAGEDY THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE OCCURRED. IN SYRIA'S CAPITAL, ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC BOMBSHELL ` THIS IS IRAN'S CONSULATE IN DAMASCUS, REDUCED TO RUBBLE BY WHAT THEY SAY WAS AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE, KILLING AT LEAST 11 PEOPLE, INCLUDING TWO TOP IRANIAN MILITARY COMMANDERS. IRAN HAS VOWED REVENGE. TRANSLATOR: DEFINITELY THE ZIONIST REGIME KNOWS BETTER THAN ANYONE THAT SUCH CRIMES AND VIOLATING INTERNATIONAL LAW WILL HAVE ITS RESPONSE IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME. IT'S THE BIGGEST ESCALATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND IRAN'S NETWORK OF ALLIES IN THE RECENT GAZA WAR. WHAT MAKES THIS MORE COMPLEX IS THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE, WHICH ALLEGEDLY CARRIED OUT THIS ATTACKS, WHICH ALLEGEDLY CARRIED OUT THIS ATTACK, IS LARGELY FUNDED AND EQUIPPED BY THE AMERICAN MILITARY MACHINE. MEANWHILE, IRAN AND ITS VAST ARMY FUNDS AND EQUIPS GROUPS LIKE HAMAS, WHICH CARRIED OUT THE VIOLENT ATTACK ON ISRAEL LAST OCTOBER. (WHISTLES TRILL, HORNS BLARE) INSIDE ISRAEL, THE LARGEST PROTEST AGAINST ISRAEL PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SINCE THE START OF THE WAR. THEY WANT NETANYAHU OUT FOR FAILING TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES STILL HELD BY HAMAS. EVERYTHING THAT IS DRIVING HIM IS BASICALLY HIS OWN... DICTATORSHIP. BACK IN GAZA, ISRAEL HAS PULLED ITS FORCES OUT OF WHAT WAS THE AL SHIFA HOSPITAL AFTER A TWO-WEEK OPERATION. ISRAEL CLAIMS IT WAS A MAJOR HAMAS HEADQUARTERS. ONCE GAZA CITY'S MAIN HOSPITAL, NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL ` LIKE MOST OF GAZA'S MEDICAL FACILITIES ` AND THE SYMBOL OF THE DESTRUCTION THIS WAR HAS CAUSED. COULD THE DEATH OF FOREIGN AID WORKERS IN GAZA HAVE AN IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL? IT IS CERTAINLY A BITTER PILL FOR THOSE COUNTRIES TO SWALLOW. AUSTRALIA IS ALREADY CALLING FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE THE OTHER FOREIGN AID WORKERS ARE FROM, LIKE THE UK AND POLAND, ALSO CALLING FOR ANSWERS OR AT LEAST AN EXPLANATION. CENTRAL KITCHEN IS A HIGHLY REPUTABLE ORGANISATION WHO RESPONDS TO DISASTER ZONES RIGHT ACROSS THE WORLD, AND IN FACT THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE IS REALLY DEFENCE FORCE. SO THE MORE THAT THIS KIND OF THING HAPPENS, THE MORE GLOBAL PRESSURE THE PRESIDENT WILL FACE TO REIN IN HIS WAR EFFORTS. HOW IS IRAN EXPECTED TO REACT TO THE STRIKE ON ITS CONSULATE IN SYRIA? THAT IS THE BIG QUESTION THIS EVENING. WHAT EXACTLY WILL AROUND DO? *IRAN. THEY HAVE BEEN QUITE RELUCTANT TO ENGAGE WITH ISRAEL DIRECTLY. EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE POLITICALLY POPULAR INSIDE THE COUNTRY TO DO SO, IT DOESN'T WANT TO ENGAGE WITH ISRAEL'S GREATEST ALLY, THAT BEING THE UNITED STATES, BECAUSE ON THE NUMBERS THEY WON'T WIN. SO MANY IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ARE SUGGESTING THEY MIGHT USE OTHER ORGANISATIONS, SUCH AS HEZBOLLAH, TO POTENTIALLY RAMP UP ATTACKS ON ISRAEL, SO ESSENTIALLY CONDUCT A WAR BY PROXY. SOME ALSO SUGGEST THAT IT MIGHT LOOK AT CYBER STRIKES IN RETALIATION. BUT WHAT IS CERTAIN IS THAT EVERY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS STRIKE ON THE URANIAN CONSULATE IN IS JUST ANOTHER STEP TO THE WHOLE SITUATION SPIRALLING VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THANKS. THE AA SAYS RECENT ANALYSIS OF FATAL CRASHES HAS RAISED SOME 'BIG RED FLAGS' ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF KIWIS BEHIND THE WHEEL. AFTER ONE OF THE WORST EASTER ROAD TOLLS IN RECENT YEARS, THE ASSOCIATION'S WORRIED SOME DRIVERS ARE BECOMING MORE RECKLESS. SIMON MERCEP REPORTS. THE AA FEARS A BAD EASTER ON THE ROADS COULD BE PART OF A WORRYING TREND. ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND SEAT BELTS COULD BE A EVEN GREATER PROPORTION OF THE FATAL CRASHES AT THE MOMENT. THE ASSOCIATION'S DONE SOME CHECKING. BACK IN 2017, IT FOUND AROUND 50% OF FATALITIES COULD BE PUT DOWN TO RECKLESS DRIVING. IN A SNAPSHOT OF CHRISTMAS NEW YEAR FATALITIES IN 3 RECENT YEARS, THAT RECKLESS FIGURE JUMPS TO 75%. I MEAN, THAT IS A HUGE AND SCARY PROPORTION OF FATAL CRASHES OVER THOSE LITTLE SNAPSHOTS. BY 'RECKLESS', THE AA'S TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE DRIVING WAY TOO FAST, OR DRUNK OR HIGH ON OTHER DRUGS, OR WHO SIMPLY DO NOT WEAR A SEAT-BELT. THIS, FOR US, JUST RAISES A HUGE RED FLAG THAT WE THINK WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT MUCH MORE CLOSELY. ONE COMMENTATOR SAYS ROADS CAN BE MADE SAFER STRAIGHT AWAY. YOU NEED MEDIAN BARRIERS, YOU NEED ROADSIDE FENCING SO THAT PEOPLE DON'T GO OFF INTO DITCHES, AND YOU NEED ROUNDABOUTS SO THAT WHEN IDIOTS KEEP GOING WHEN THEY SHOULD STOP, IT DOESN'T END UP AS A DEAD BODY. THIS DRIVING INSTRUCTOR HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS' EXPERIENCE. HE HAS ANOTHER MESSAGE ` HOWEVER LONG YOU'VE BEEN DRIVING, STAY FOCUSED. ONCE PEOPLE GET THEIR LICENCE, THEY WILL OFTEN THINK THEY'RE VERY GOOD DRIVERS, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD THING. THE AA WANTS THE GOVERNMENT TO LEAD FURTHER RESEARCH INTO RECKLESS DRIVING. WE PUT THAT TO THE PRIME MINISTER. WE AS A GOVERNMENT ARE FOCUSED ON THREE THINGS ` ONE IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BUILDING BETTER ROADS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER MAINTENANCE OF THOSE ROADS AND, IMPORTANTLY, HAVE MORE ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY OF DRUG AND DRUNK DRIVING, AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US, AND IF WE CAN KEEP WORKING DOWN THAT PROGRESS, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SAFETY RECORD OVER TIME. IT'S A COMMITMENT TO ACTION, BUT NOT THE RESEARCH THE AA'S CALLING FOR. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. THOUSANDS HAVE GATHERED IN KIHIKIHI SOUTH OF HAMILTON TODAY TO COMMEMORATE 160 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF ORAKAU. 'REWI'S LAST STAND', AS ITS OFTEN DESCRIBED, ENDED THE WAIKATO WAR BEFORE OVER 400,000ha OF MAORI LAND WAS TAKEN. OUR MAORI AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT, TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, REPORTS. STILL MOURNING 160 YEARS ON ` ORAKAU PA WAS THE LAST DEFENCE AGAINST THE CROWN'S BRUTAL INVASION OF WAIKATO. HE MEA NUI KI AU TE WHAKAMAUMAHARA. TE WHAKAMAUMAHARA I TE RERENGA O TE TOTO. OVER A THOUSAND BRITISH TROOPS ATTACKED, AND WAIKATO IWI NGATI MANIAPOTO WAS OVERWHELMED. OF THE 300 PEOPLE INSIDE THE PA, OVER HALF OF THEM WERE KILLED ` NOT DURING THE THREE-DAY SIEGE, BUT MOST LITERALLY RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES TOWARD THE PUNUI RIVER. SO IT WAS A BRUTAL, BLOODY AND AWFUL CONFLICT. NO ROTO O NGA TAU KOTAHI RAU ONO TEKAU KUA PAHURE NEI, KAORE O TATOU TUPUNA, KAORE O TATOU MATUA I WAREWARE. AMONG THE DEFENDERS WERE TRIBES OUTSIDE OF WAIKATO, LIKE TUHOE. SO MANY TRIBES FROM OUTSIDE OF THE TAINUI WAKA CONFEDERATION CONVERGED IN ONE PLACE. THEY STOOD HERE AT ORAKAU IN DEFENCE OF THEIR HOME, THEIR KIN, THEIR CULTURE. THEIR DEFEAT CAME AT A GREAT COST. THE CROWN WENT ON TO CONFISCATE 485,000ha OF WAIKATO LAND, MEASURED AT THE TIME AS 1.2 MILLION ACRES. WE FIGURE IN THE POOREST STATISTICS OF THIS LAND, WE FIGURE IN THE POOREST STATISTICS OF THIS LAND BECAUSE OUR LANDS WERE TAKEN FROM US. A BILL FOR THE PA SITE TO BE RETURNED TO IWI WAS INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT LAST WEEK ` RECONCILIATION THE PEOPLE HERE SAY IS LONG OVERDUE. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` RECREATIONAL CANNABIS USE IS NOW LEGAL IN GERMANY, BUT THERE'S A CATCH. FIND OUT WHAT IT IS NEXT. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` CALCULATING THE SECRETS OF TOMORROW TODAY ` THE LUCRATIVE CAREER YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT. AND NEW ZEALAND'S GEN Z ARE SWAPPING OUT TRADITIONAL MEALS FOR SNACKS. BUT CAN A NIBBLE HERE AND THERE REALLY FUEL YOUR DAY? PLUS, WE SADDLE UP WITH THE LEGENDARY COUNTRY MUSIC SUPERGROUP THE HIGHWAYMEN. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. ALLOWING REPRESENTATIVES OF MYANMAR'S MILITARY TO VISIT WELLINGTON THIS MONTH RISKS SENDING THE WRONG SIGNAL ABOUT WHAT NEW ZEALAND STANDS FOR ` THAT'S ACCORDING TO HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES, FEARING OUR NATION COULD BE SEEN TO BE ACCEPTING THE ILLEGAL REGIME WHICH SEIZED POWER FROM THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT 3-YEARS-AGO. WHICH SEIZED POWER FROM THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT THREE YEARS AGO. OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN INVITED HERE FOR A MEETING OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS. CORAZON MILLER HAS MORE. BEFORE THE SEAT OF POWER, CALLING ON THOSE INSIDE TO STAND FOR THE POWERLESS. TO SPEAK OUT FOR MY COUNTRY, MYANMAR, AND FOR THE PEOPLE. MYANMAR'S BEEN UNDER MILITARY RULE FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS NOW ` ITS DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED LEADER DEPOSED IN A COUP. THEY TOOK OUR POWER ON THE FIRST OF FEB 2021 BY USING GUNS AND WEAPONS, SO THEY DON'T HAVE LEGITIMACY. THE THEN LABOUR-LED GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED THE COUP AND SUSPENDED HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL AND MILITARY ENGAGEMENT. THE COALITION IS NOW ACCUSED OF GOING AGAINST THAT BY ALLOWING REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND A SUMMIT FOR ASEAN ` THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS ` IN WELLINGTON LATER THIS MONTH. WE ARE VERY SHOCKED AND VERY ANGRY. BUT THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS OUR OFFICIAL STANCE ON MYANMAR IS UNCHANGED. HE'S NOT SURE WHO EXTENDED THE MEETING INVITES, ADDING NEW ZEALAND IS SIMPLY PLAYING HOST. IT MAY WELL BE THAT THE PERSON FROM MYANMAR CHOOSES NOT TO COME TO COME. AS LONG AS THEY AREN'T ON OUR EXCLUSION LIST. OPPOSITION MP PHIL TWYFORD SAYS THAT'S A COP-OUT; HE SAYS NEW ZEALAND CAN DECLINE VISAS FOR REPRESENTATIVES, AS AUSTRALIA DID LAST MONTH. THIS BRUTAL MILITARY REGIME HAS NO LEGITIMACY, AND THEY DESPERATELY CRAVE THE KIND OF RECOGNITION THAT AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING THAT A PLACE LIKE NEW ZEALAND WOULD GIVE THEM. WHEN A VISA GETS ISSUED BY A COUNTRY LIKE NEW ZEALAND, THEY WILL REGARD THIS LIKE A TRIUMPH IN BREAKING THEIR ISOLATION. SHE SAYS IT'S IMPERATIVE THE DECISION'S RE-EXAMINED. I'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY PEOPLE AT THE UN ASKING, 'WHAT IS GOING ON?' PLEASE STAND TOGETHER WITH US. FEARING OUR COUNTRY COULD LEGITIMISE AN INTERNATIONALLY CONDEMNED AND ILLEGAL REGIME. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. IN EGYPT, ON THE FIRST LEG OF AN OVERSEAS TOUR, OUR FOREIGN MINISTER PLEDGED $2m TOWARDS AID IN GAZA. BUT WINSTON PETERS IS STUMPING UP TWICE THAT AMOUNT ` $4m ` TO THOSE AFFECTED BY SUDAN'S CIVIL WAR. THE BRUTAL YEAR-LONG CONFLICT HAS BROUGHT THE NATION TO ITS KNEES, WITH MILLIONS IN DESPERATE NEED OF IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN AID. KATIE STEVENSON REPORTS. A POPULATION ON THE BRINK OF FAMINE, CHILDREN DYING OF HUNGER, MILLIONS UNABLE TO AFFORD OR FIND ENOUGH FOOD. EXPERTS WARN THAT IN THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS, OVER 200,000 MORE CHILDREN COULD STARVE TO DEATH. ALLAHU AKBAR! IN APRIL LAST YEAR, A RIVALRY BETWEEN THE LEADERS OF THE SUDANESE ARMY AND A PARAMILITARY GROUP CALLED RAPID SUPPORT FORCES BROKE OUT INTO OPEN CONFLICT. THE POWER STRUGGLE HAS KILLED AT LEAST 14,000 PEOPLE, POTENTIALLY MANY MORE. WITH A SURGE IN ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED ATTACKS, ENTIRE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. TRANSLATOR: IN GENERAL, THE DESTRUCTION IS HUGE. IT NEEDS A LOT OF EFFORT FROM US, FOR THE PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER AND HELP EACH OTHER SO THAT OUR BROTHERS WHO USED TO LIVE IN THESE AREAS CAN COME TO THEIR HOMES. THE VIOLENCE RESTRICTING REGULAR MOVEMENT OF FOOD AND AID CONVOYS, WITH CLAIMS AID IS BEING USED AS A WEAPON OF WAR. IT'S ESTIMATED HALF OF SUDAN'S POPULATION OF NEARLY 25 MILLION PEOPLE ARE IN DIRE NEED. PEOPLE ARE STARVING, AND IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT FORGET THEM. THEY NEED AS MUCH ATTENTION AS WE'RE PAYING TO CRISES EVERYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. EIGHT MILLION PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, SOME MULTIPLE TIMES ` MANY ENDING UP AT REFUGEE CAMPS LIKE THIS ONE, IN NEIGHBOURING NATION CHAD. BUT IT'S ALSO RUNNING OUT OF AID. THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IS, UM... I MEAN, IT'S HARDER. THEIR BASIC NEEDS ARE WATER, FOOD, SHELTER, SANITARY SOLUTIONS AS WELL. AND THE SITUATION IN SUDAN'S ONLY EXPECTED TO GET WORSE ` THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SAYS HUNGER COULD REACH 'CATASTROPHIC LEVELS'. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. IN A BID TO TACKLE BLACK-MARKET TRADING, GERMANY HAS LEGALISED RECREATIONAL CANNABIS. THOSE OVER 18 CAN NOW CARRY THE DRUG FOR PERSONAL USE AND GROW PLANTS AT HOME. BUT THE NEW LAW'S SPARKED HEALTH CONCERNS? BUT THE NEW LAW'S SPARKED HEALTH CONCERNS, AS THE BBC'S JESSICA PARKER REPORTS. # SINGING SWEET SONGS... IT'S OUT IN THE OPEN. ADULTS IN GERMANY CAN NOW POSSESS UP TO 25G OF CANNABIS IN PUBLIC ` ADULTS IN GERMANY CAN NOW POSSESS UP TO 25G OF CANNABIS IN PUBLIC ` ENOUGH TO MAKE DOZENS OF JOINTS ` AND GROW UP TO THREE PLANTS AT HOME... ...TO DEAL WITH IT, AND THAT'S... ...WHILE PEOPLE LIKE MARCEL ARE PLANNING NEWLY PERMITTED CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUBS. NOT FOR TOURISTS, THOUGH ` JUST GERMAN RESIDENTS. EVERY GRAM FROM CANNABIS WHICH GOES FROM THE CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUB IS ONE GRAM THAT'S NOT ON THE BLACK MARKET. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO SAY, 'LOOK, CANNABIS IS ADDICTIVE 'AND IT IS HARMFUL, ESPECIALLY TO YOUNG PEOPLE'? EVERYTHING HAVE DARK SIDES, AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW ABOUT THE DARK SIDES, AND ONLY WHEN IT'S NOT ILLEGAL YOU CAN FREELY TALK ABOUT THESE DARK SIDES. BUT THESE CANNABIS CLUBS IN CITIES LIKE DRESDEN WON'T POP UP OVERNIGHT AND COME WITH THEIR OWN RULES, EXACERBATING FEARS THAT DEMAND WILL QUICKLY OUTSTRIP LEGAL SUPPLY. (SPEAKS GERMAN) TRANSLATOR: WE ASSUME THAT THE BLACK MARKET WILL BE STRENGTHENED, PARTICULARLY AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE CHAOS PHASE, WHEN DEMAND WILL BE GREAT BECAUSE OF THE SIGNAL THIS LAW SENDS. THE BLACK MARKET AND CRIMINAL NETWORKS WILL ADAPT. INTO THE HIGHLY SECURE HALLS OF A MEDICAL CANNABIS GROWER, WHO ARE ALSO SEEING SOME DEREGULATION. CANNABIS WILL NOT BE IN A NARCOTIC ANYMORE IN GERMANY; IT WILL BE JUST AS ANY OTHER PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT, WHICH MAKES IT MUCH MORE EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO GET IT FROM A DOCTOR AND TO GET IT FROM THE PHARMACY. THEY KEEP THIS ROOM AT AROUND 23 DEGREES, BUT IT'S ALSO REALLY QUITE HUMID. NOW, THERE ARE 650-ISH PLANTS IN THIS ROOM, AND THEY ARE ALMOST READY TO BE HARVESTED. THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL CANNABIS ARE DEBATED, WHILE THE RELAXATION AROUND RECREATIONAL USE HAS BEEN CONTENTIOUS. THIS IS AN ARGUMENT IN GERMANY THAT LIKELY HASN'T YET REACHED FULL MATURITY. AND SMOKING CANNABIS WITHIN 100m PAUL COLL HAS WON BACK TO BACK SQUASH WORLD TOUR EVENTS, OF CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUNDS, SCHOOLS OR SPORTS CENTRES IS NOT ALLOWED. THEY'RE DESIGNED TO MAKE LIFE EASIER, TAKING OUT THE INAUGURAL LONDON CLASSIC AT THE WORLD FAMOUS ALEXANDRA PALACE. BUT THERE'S A PRIVACY WARNING ABOUT SOME SMART DEVICES. TAKING OUT THE INAUGURAL LONDON CLASSIC AT THE WORLD FAMOUS WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING. ALEXANDRA PALACE. NEXT ` THE NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP KEEP YOUR PRIVATE LIFE PRIVATE. # WHATEVER I SAID, WHATEVER I DID, # I DIDN'T MEAN IT. # AND FROM BOXING TO BELTING OUT TUNES ` HAYLEY WILL TELL YOU WHY JOESPH PARKER'S TURNED TO MUSIC LATER IN SPORT. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` WE'RE BREAKING DOWN THE SNACK VS. MEAL DEBATE. WHY ARE YOUNG KIWIS DITCHING DINING, AND WHAT DO THE EXPERTS SAY? HIS COACH, ROB OWEN, REITERATING THE IMPORTANCE OF FAST FOOTWORK. AND GIVE 'EM A TASTE OF KIWI ` WHY OUR COMEDIANS ARE GETTING HIS COACH, ROB OWEN, REITERATING THE BIGGEST LAUGHS ACROSS THE TASMAN. PLUS, WE MOSEY ON THROUGH MELODIES AND MEMORIES WITH THE HIGHWAYMEN. I NEVER ATE ANY, BUT I KNEW THE JINGLE. # WHY SHOULD CHICKEN ALWAYS BE THE SAME? BETTER TRY THE ONE # WITH THE COUNTRY NAME. COUNTRY NAME AND COUNTRY FAME ` # GOLDEN COAST. # HAVEN'T DONE THAT FOR A WHILE. (CHUCKLES) AND THE CAREER THAT'S CALLING OUT FOR MORE KIWIS ` FIND OUT MORE AT 7. (R & B MUSIC) (PHONE CHIMES) OK, OK! My Uber One membership savings don't disappoint. (MUSIC STOPS) You know what is disappointing? I was in one of the most iconic girl groups and no-one recognises me. (SCOFFS) MAN: Michelle! (R & B MUSIC) Michelle, you spit that out! Hmm? Naughty Michelle! Michelle, naughty! (MUTTERS) Who calls their dog Michelle? Sorry, but are you Michelle Williams? Yes! (CHUCKLES) Yeah. (R & B MUSIC) Dropped your wallet. (MUSIC STOPS) At least my Uber One savings don't disappoint. (R & B MUSIC) Can't take you anywhere, Michelle! WELCOME BACK. MORE THAN 57,000 WORKERS WHO RECEIVE THE LIVING WAGE ARE IN LINE FOR A PAY BOOST. IT'LL INCREASE TO NEARLY $28/HR LATER THIS YEAR. BUT SOME WORKERS ARE WORRIED THE GOVERNMENT WILL REVIEW ITS COMMITMENT TO THE LIVING WAGE. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. MELE PEAUA IS BACK AT WORK AFTER A HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE HER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ` THE FIRST IN 32 YEARS OF MARRIAGE. SHE SAYS THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE WITH EARNING A LIVING WAGE AS A CLEANER OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. TO HAVE SOME FOOD ON THE TABLE, AND ALSO I SAVE TO BE ABLE TO GO FOR HOLIDAY ` THAT'S THE BIG CHANGE IN MY LIFE. THE LIFT IN THE LIVING WAGE FOLLOWS A RISE IN AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES, WITH 374 EMPLOYERS NOW ACCREDITED TO THE CAMPAIGN. IT'S A LIFE THAT HAS PARTICIPATION AND DIGNITY AT THE CORE OF IT, AND THAT'S THE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MINIMUM AND A LIVING WAGE. THE LIVING WAGE HAS INCREASED FROM $26/HR LAST YEAR TO $27.80. IN CONTRAST, THE MINIMUM WAGE WENT UP YESTERDAY BY A MODEST 45c TO $23.15. FROM 2021, ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES STARTED PAYING CONTRACTED CLEANING, CATERING AND SECURITY STAFF A LIVING WAGE, WITH ANNUAL INCREASES. BUT NOW THESE WORKERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT LIFE MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF THE POLICY IS DROPPED BY THE GOVERNMENT. TURN OFF THE HEATER BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD, YOU KNOW, THOSE KIND OF THING. AND ALSO FOOD ` WE DON'T EAT VEGETABLES OR ANYTHING. WE JUST EAT BREAD AND BUTTER. THAT'S ENOUGH. LIFTING LOW PAY RATES WAS A FOCUS FOR THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT. LOOK, THERE HAS BEEN NO SPECIFIC CHANGE TO OUR POLICY AND WHAT HAS BEEN THE POLICY OF THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT AT THIS POINT. 1 NEWS ASKED THE PRIME MINISTER IF THE LIVING WAGE POLICY WOULD BE REVIEWED. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE MINISTER LOOKS AT DOWN THE ROAD, BUT IT'S NOT A PRIORITY FOR US AT THE MOMENT. MY ASK IS ` PLEASE CAN YOU GIVE IT, CONTINUE IT TO BLESS THOSE WHO HAVE THE LIVING WAGES? IT'S A BIG CHANGE FOR THEIR LIVES AND THEIR FAMILY. (VACUUM CLEANER ROARS) A WORKFORCE ASKING FOR A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT SO CAN THEY CAN KEEP EARNING A LIVING. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. YOU MIGHT THINK WHAT GOES ON INSIDE YOUR HOME IS PRIVATE, BUT THERE'S A DANGER YOUR DEVICES ARE SPILLING YOUR SECRETS. CAMERAS ON APPLIANCES LIKE ROBOT VACUUMS AND SMART FRIDGES OFFER A GLIMPSE INTO OUR LIVES, AND THE IMAGES TAKEN COULD BE LEAKED ONLINE. CHANNEL NINE'S RUTH WYNN WILLIAMS WENT TO CHECK OUT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY. BEHIND THE DOORS OF AUSTRALIAN HOMES... (VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRS) ...OUR DEVICES HAVE EYES. WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE WATCHING AND LISTENING. MARKETED FOR CONVENIENCE, THE POPULARITY OF ROBOT VACUUM CLEANERS IS PROJECTED TO GROW. HANDS-FREE, BUT FOR SECURITY WATCHDOGS, THEY AND THEIR ONBOARD NAVIGATIONAL CAMERAS COME WITH CONCERN. IN 2022, GLOBAL HEADLINES WHEN PICTURES OF A WOMAN ON THE TOILET CAPTURED BY A ROOMBA WERE LEAKED ONLINE. THE DEVICE IS GATHERING PICTURES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE SPACE AS THEY CLEAN. WE ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS ASSOCIATED BY THE USE OF THESE SMART DEVICES. WE WELCOME ANY EFFORTS THAT CAN BE MADE BY THE INDUSTRY. ENTER SYDNEY RESEARCH DUO DONALD DANSEREAU AND ADAM TARAS FROM A SMALL LAB AT THE AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR ROBOTICS, RIGHT NOW WORKING ON GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY. SO NO PRIVATE INFORMATION IS WITHIN REACH OF ATTACKERS. THE SCIENTISTS DEVELOPING CAMERAS THAT SPEAK A VISUAL LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN, GENERATING REAL-TIME SCRAMBLED IMAGES THAT INTERPRET SHAPE AND LIGHT IN A WAY HUMANS WON'T UNDERSTAND. NO DIGITAL PICTURES ARE EVER TAKEN. THE IDEA, AT LEAST, IS SIMPLE ` AS VARIOUS TECHNOLOGIES SIMILAR TO THIS ONE OPERATE INSIDE YOUR HOME, THE IMAGES IT SEES WON'T BE STORED. INSTEAD, YOUR PERSONAL SPACE WILL LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHICH CORNER OF THE ROOM IT'S IN AND WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO THERE, BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S ON YOUR BOOKSHELF. RIGHT NOW, THE PROTOTYPES ARE WORKING. EVEN THE DEVELOPERS THEMSELVES CAN'T HACK THE COMPUTER'S CODE. THE POTENTIAL GREATER PROTECTION NOT JUST ON VACUUMS, BUT CARS, SECURITY CAMERAS AND OTHER SMART DEVICES. AND EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS CHECK HOW DEVICES CAPTURE, STORE AND TRANSMIT DATA BY CHECKING THE PRIVACY POLICIES. HAYLEY'S HERE. AND SHADES OF PHAR LAP ` THE AUSSIES HAVE STOLEN ANOTHER ONE OF OUR SPORTING GREATS. NEW ZEALAND SCRUM DOCTOR MIKE CRON HAS ANSWERED AN S.O.S. FROM WALLABIES COACH JOE SCHMIDT, SETTLING IN AT WALLABIES CAMP LIKE A LONG LOST FRIEND. HERE'S ME OLD MATE. GOOD TO HAVE THIS GUY ON BOARD? WE HAD TO GET THE ZIMMER FRAME OUT FOR HIM, BUT HE'S OK. CAN HE HELP TURN AROUND THE FORTUNES OF AUSSIE RUGBY? PLUS, THE MEN'S EIGHT FROM OTAGO UNI PULL OFF A GREAT ESCAPE AND JOSEPH PARKER PULLS OFF ONE OF THE GREATEST CALL-OUTS OF ALL TIME. AND A MIX OF CLOUD AND SUN AROUND TODAY ` CHECK OUT THE VIEW IN WELLINGTON, WHERE CLOUD HAS BEEN RUNNING THE SHOW. CURRENTLY 15 DEGREES. IN DUNEDIN, THE CLOUD HAS BURNED OFF TO LEAVE A STUNNER, AND CURRENTLY 17 DEGREES. THERE'S STILL MORE FINE WEATHER TO GO AROUND TOMORROW, BUT STAY TUNED FOR WHO'LL GET SOME WIND AND RAIN. KIA ORA E TE IWI WELCOME TO SPORT. THE WALLABIES HAVE CALLED UPON ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S MOST RENOWNED COACHES, WITH SCRUM GURU MIKE CRON ANSWERING A CALL FROM JOE SCHMIDT TO HELP THE GREEN-AND-GOLD FOR THE NEXT 16 MONTHS. HAVING WORKED ALL OVER THE WORLD ` AND OVERSEEN WORLD CUP WINS ` HIS NEXT TASK IS GETTING THE WALLABIES BACK ON TRACK. ZION DAYAL SPOKE WITH HIM. TWO OF NEW ZEALAND'S BEST NOW AT THE HELM OF AUSTRALIAN RUGBY. GOOD TO HAVE THIS GUY ON BOARD? YEAH. YEAH. NO, WE HAD TO GET THE ZIMMER FRAME OUT FOR HIM, BUT HE'S OK. AS TO HOW IT CAME ABOUT... I SAID, 'DO YOU WANT TO GIVE US A HAND?' 'YEP. WHEN?' THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. MIKE CRON SPENT OVER 30 YEARS WITH THE ALL BLACKS, OVER SEEING 200-PLUS TESTS, ALSO HELPING TO TRANSFORM THE BLACK FERNS' FORWARD PACK IN THEIR AGAINST-THE-ODDS WORLD CUP WIN IN 2022. DID YOU EVER THINK YOU'D BE IN GOLD? I THOUGHT I'D NEVER COACH A TEAM TO PLAY THE ALL BLACKS. IT'S UNUSUAL. IT REALLY IS. ANYONE THAT'S HAD TO DO IT ` YOU KNOW, LIKE THE 'WARREN GATLANDS' OF THIS WORLD AND... THEY MUST UNDERSTAND IT, YOU KNOW? IT'S QUITE AN UNUSUAL FEELING. JOE SCHMIDT BRINGING CRON ON BOARD UNTIL THE END OF NEXT YEAR'S LIONS SERIES. AND THEN JOE SAID, 'I NEED A HAND HERE.' I DON'T EVEN HAVE A CV. I'VE NEVER DONE AN INTERVIEW, JOB INTERVIEW. SO, YOU GET RUNG UP BY SOMEONE ` YOU KNOW, 'CAN YOU GIVE US A HAND?' 'I'M IN THE (BLEEP),' OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, AND YOU EITHER SAY YES OR NO. YOU KNOW? AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, I SAY YES. SCHMIDT APPOINTED TO THE AUSSIE JOB, LEFT TO PICK UP THE PIECES FROM THE MESS EDDIE JONES LEFT AFTER LAST YEAR'S FAILED WORLD CUP CAMPAIGN. WELL, NO MATTER HOW YOU CUT THE CLOTH, AUSTRALIA AT THE MOMENT ARE RANKED 10th IN THE WORLD. SO IT'S` YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GONE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY OBVIOUSLY WOULDN'T LIKE TO BE, AND WE CERTAINLY HOPE TO TURN THAT AROUND. WHILE IT IS ABOUT GETTING AUSTRALIAN RUGBY BACK TO THE TOP, CRON'S WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AIDING COACHES ACROSS THE DITCH. TRY AND WORK WITH THE LOCAL COACHES SO WHEN WE LEAVE, WE HAND THE BATON OVER THEN AND THEY'RE IN GOOD... YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY IN A GOOD SPACE, SO... IF WHAT HE'S DONE FOR THE ALL BLACKS IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, AUSTRALIAN RUGBY IS IN GOOD HANDS. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. PAUL COLL HAS WON BACK-TO-BACK SQUASH WORLD TOUR EVENTS, TAKING OUT THE INAUGURAL LONDON CLASSIC AT THE WORLD FAMOUS ALEXANDRA PALACE. THE WORLD NUMBER TWO BEATING EGYPT'S MOSTAFA ASAL, WHO RETIRED HURT ` BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE KIWI, WITH THE BIGGEST EVENTS OF THE SEASON LOOMING. KATE WELLS REPORTS. THE NUMBER TWO IN THE WORLD ` IT'S SUPERMAN PAUL COLL! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) DON'T BE FOOLED ` THIS ISN'T A DANCE COMPETITION AT ALLY PALLY, BUT THE LONDON SQUASH CLASSIC WAS GIVEN SIMILAR TREATMENT, MINUS THE PINTS AND PUNTERS ` SOMETHING THAT THE KIWI SUPERMAN PAU COLL, CLEARLY ENJOYED. IT'S ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO HAVE PLAYED IN THIS ATMOSPHERE. THIS ARENA'S JUST INCREDIBLE. LIKE THE VENUE, COLL'S PLAY WAS INCREDIBLE TOO. IT'S VERY, VERY SIMPLE BUT VERY EFFECTIVE ` FEEDING OFF THE PACE AND WORKING THE BALL FURTHER INTO THOSE FRONT WALLS. THE WORLD NUMBER TWO WINNING THE FINAL 3-1; HIS EGYPTIAN OPPONENT, MUSTAFA ASSAL, RETIRING HURT. IT WAS A REAL BATTLE OUT THERE TODAY, AND HE REALLY TOOK IT TO ME. IT WAS HARD, FAST SQUASH, AND SQUASH IS` SORT OF INJURIES LIKE THAT HAPPEN. BUT I HOPE IT'S` LIKE I SAID, I HOPE IT'S NOT BAD. WE'VE GOT WORLD CHAMPS AND BRITISH OPEN AND WHATNOT COMING UP, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, HOPE IT'S ALL RIGHT, BRO, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER BATTLE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. COLL CONSISTENT IN THE FIRST GAME, WINNING 11-8. PLENTY LENGTH FROM PAUL COLL. HIS COACH, ROB OWEN, REITERATING THE IMPORTANCE OF FAST FOOTWORK. YESTERDAY HE WAS GIVING ME A BOLLOCKING JUST TO KEEP ON IT AND KEEP MY ATTACKS GOING BUT KEEP MY FOOT SPEED GOING, YOU KNOW, AND NOT GET SORT OF, UM, PASSIVE ON THE TEE. BUT ASAL WAS ABLE TO MATCH THAT LEVEL IN GAME TWO. (SHOUTS) WELL, THERE'S THE OUTBURST FROM ASAL. THE RAGING BULL HAS ARRIVED IN THE ARENA IN THIS MEN'S FINAL. THE RAGING BULL, HOWEVER, UNABLE TO FIRE, FORCED TO RETIRE WITH A CALF INJURY. A MEANINGFUL WIN FOR COLL IN FRONT OF HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY ` AND THE BEST PREPARATION FOR HIS NEXT TOURNAMENT, THE BLACK BULL SQUASH OPEN IN CAIRO, STARTING NEXT WEEK. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. WARRIORS COACH ANDREW WEBSTER HAS SELECTED A NEW HALVES COMBINATION FOR SATURDAY'S MATCH AWAY TO THE SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS. TE MAIRE MARTIN WILL PARTNER SHAUN JOHNSON, WITH LUKE METCALF UNDERGOING SURGERY AFTER BREAKING HIS RIGHT TIBIA IN SUNDAY'S WIN OVER THE KNIGHTS. THAT HAS HURT LUKE METCALF. THAT WAS A RIPPER OF A SHOT FROM FRIZZELL. IN OTHER CHANGES, FULLBACK CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD RETURNS FROM INJURY TO PLAY HIS FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON, SHIFTING ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK BACK TO THE CENTRES FOR HIS 200TH NRL MATCH. BENJI MARSHALL'S WESTS TIGERS HAVE CREATED A LITTLE BIT OF NRL HISTORY FOR THEIR NEW COACH, COMING BACK FROM 14-6 DOWN TO BEAT THE EELS AND GIVE BENJI HIS FIRST BACK TO BACK WINS IN CHARGE. THE UPSET ON WHEN THE TIGERS' 18-YEAR-OLD ROOKIE BURST BACK INTO THE GAME AFTER A SPELL IN THE BIN. (CROWD ROARS) HE'S SENDING IT, RUNS TO GUTHERSON... OH! ...GETS IT TO BULA! IT'S A RACE TO THE LINE! JAHREAM BULA! THE TIGERS HOLDING THEIR NERVE TILL THE LAST SECONDS WITH THIS SUCCESSFUL FIELD KICK, AND THEN HAVING TO HOLD THEIR BREATH AS CLINT GUTHERSON LOOKED TO STEAL IT BACK. HE STRIKES IT AND DRAGS IT TO THE LEFT-HAND SIDE! THE WEST TIGERS WIN! THE BENJI MARSHALL ERA IS IN FULL SWING. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE TIGERS HAVE WON MORE THAN THEY'VE LOST AT ANY POINT IN THE SEASON SINCE 2020. WE'VE SEEN IT SO MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT TRENT BOULT CONTINUES TO UNDERLINE HIS VALUE AS A T20 BOWLER, HELPING THE RAJASTAN ROYALS TO THE TOP OF THE IPL TABLE. BOULT RIPPED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE MUMBAI INDIANS' ORDER, SNARING THE PRIZED WICKET OF ROHIT SHARMA FOR A FIRST-BALL DUCK, THEN GETTING NAMAN DHIR NEXT BALL. (SHOUTS) NOW, WERE THERE TWO SOUNDS? THE FINGER GOES UP. THEY MIGHT WANT TO REVIEW IT, BUT THIS IS LIKELY TO BE TWO WICKETS OFF TWO BALLS. BOULT, WHO'S AVAILABLE FOR THE BLACK CAPS AT THIS YEAR'S T20 WORLD CUP, ALSO PICKED UP DEWALD BREVIS FIRST BALL, FINISHING WITH 2 FOR 22. RAJASTAN CRUISED TO A SIX-WICKET WIN TO REMAIN UNBEATEN. IT'S ONE OF THE GREAT TRADITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND ROWING ` FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS, THE PRIZED HEBBERLEY SHIELD HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE CHAMPIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY MEN'S EIGHT. BUT IT'S THE CHALLENGE THAT COMES AFTER THAT MAY BE THE TOUGHEST. IT'S LONG-HELD TRADITION FOR RIVALS TO TRY TO STEAL THE SHIELD AND HOLD IT HOSTAGE FOR A KEG OF BEER. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS THE HEBBERLEY SHIELD'S GREAT ESCAPE. PHWOAR! GEEZ. IT'S A BIT HEAVY. IT MAY HAVE TAKEN A MAMMOTH EFFORT, BUT THE PRIZED HEBBERLEY SHIELD HAS MADE IT ALL THE WAY FROM LAKE KARAPIRO TO OTAGO UNI ROWING'S HQ. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME MASSIVE AMBUSHES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. 40 BOYS ALL JUST SCRAPPING FOR THIS, REALLY, AND HOPING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON IT. AN ALMOST 100-YEAR TRADITION IN THE UNIVERSITY MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP EIGHT RACE. WHOO-HOO! IT'S ONE THING TO TAKE LINE HONOURS AND WIN THE LEGENDARY HEBBERLEY, BUT IT'S A WHOLE NOTHER CHALLENGE KEEPING IT. THE AIM FOR RIVAL CREWS ` TO TAKE IT HOSTAGE. IT'S UP FOR GRABS UNTIL MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT, AND IF ANOTHER TEAM GETS HOLD OF IT, WE FORFEIT A KEG. SO, UM... YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANNA GIVE AWAY A KEG. SO FROM THERE, OTAGO UNI HATCHED A PLAN. CANTERBURY, ESPECIALLY, HAD BLOCKED OFF ALL THE EXITS WITH THEIR OWN VANS. WE'D RUNG UP A FEW HELICOPTER COMPANIES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO BE AVAILABLE, AND SO, YEAH, THE NEXT BEST THING WAS TO GO BY WATER. AND SO IT WAS, AS SOON AS THEY WERE HANDED THE SHIELD FOR A RECORD 32nd TIME ` OTAGO! A MAD DASH INTO LAKE KARAPIRO. YOU'RE PULLING THEM BACK, YOU'RE PUSHING THEM UNDER A LITTLE BIT, AND` YEAH. IT'S REALLY EVERY MAN OUT FOR HIMSELF OUT THERE. HOW TOUGH WAS THAT SWIM? COS HOW HEAVY IS THIS THING? IT'S 38 KILOS, BUT LUCKILY IT FLOATS. THEY'D PAID OFF A LOCAL WITH A BOX OF 24 BEERS TO HAVE A SPEED BOAT READY TO GO. MISSION COMPLETE AND A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE IN EVERY SENSE. WE MANAGED TO GET IT BACK AND GET IT IN THE CAR AND, UM... IT ACTUALLY SPENT THE NIGHT AT ERIC MURRAY'S. IT WAS PRETTY MUCH PRIDE OF PLACE AMONGST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS AND HALBERG AWARDS. ANOTHER YEAR AND ANOTHER GREAT ESCAPE FOR THE LEGENDARY HEBBERLEY SHIELD. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. JOSEPH PARKER WON THE INTERNET TODAY, CALLING OUT DILLIAN WHYTE WITH A COVER OF TAKE THAT'S 'I WANT YOU BACK'. PARKER LOST TO WHYTE IN A BRUTAL BOUT IN 2018, AND WHILE HE'S CONTRACTED FOR A ZHILEI ZHANG REMATCH, PARKER'S GOT UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH THE BRITISH HEAVYWEIGHT. # GOT A PICTURE OF YOU BESIDE ME. # GOT YOUR LIPSTICK MARKS STILL ON YOUR COFFEE CUP. # OH, YEAH. # GOT A FIST OF PURE EMOTION, # GOT A HEAD OF SHATTERED DREAMS. THE HILARIOUS VIDEO HAS 1.1 MILLION VIEWS ON X ` AND SEEMS TO HAVE HIT ITS MARK, WITH WHYTE REPOSTING AND THE BOXING COMMUNITY CALLING IT 'THE G.O.A.T. OF CALL-OUTS'. # I JUST WANT YOU BACK FOR GOOD. # WANT YOU BACK. WANT YOU BACK. # WANT YOU BACK FOR GOOD. # WHENEVER I'M WRONG, JUST TELL ME THE SONG AND I'LL SING IT. # YOU'LL BE RIGHT AND UNDERSTOOD. # WANT YOU BACK. WANT YOU BACK. # I WANT YOU BACK FOR GOOD. # THANKS, HAYLEY. WIND AND RAIN IS ON THE MENU FOR SOME PARTS TOMORROW ` DAN HAS DETAILS FOR YOU NEXT. COMING UP AT 7, WE MEET SOME ACTUAL ACTUARIES. THE MATHEMATICAL MAGICIANS WHO ARE PLAYING A BIGGER PART IN SHAPING YOUR FUTURE THAN YOU PROBABLY REALISE. AND THE NEW WAVE OF KIWI COMEDY TALENT WASHING OVER THE SHORES OF AUSTRALIA. "ALL YOU WANNA DO REALLY IS TO GET ASKED TO DO THE GIG, AND TO GET ASKED TO HOST, IT IS NICE.. YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE WANTED." WE'LL SEE YOU AT SEVEN. Alright, I'm off! Where are you off to? To get the flu jab. You coming? Nah. I won't get the flu. (QUIRKY MUSIC) Touch wood. (QUIRKY MUSIC CONTINUES) Touch wood! WOMAN: Kia ora! Are you here for the flu jab? Hey. VOICEOVER: STILL LOOKING LIKE A QUIET WEEK WHANGAREI 23 NOTHING TOO DRAMATIC SHOWERS BAY OF PLENTY WIND FOR FIORDLAND NORTHLAND, BUILD UPS OF CLOUD AUCKLAND FINE A BIT OF CLOUD 22 HAMILTON TAUMARUNUI 22 MAY PICK UP A SHOWER, NEW PLYMOUTH CHRISTCHURCH 22 RAIN TO THE WEST COAST QUEENSTOWN 19 RAIN CRANKS INTO MILFORD SOUND DUNEDIN INCREASING CLOUD DRY DAY WET FOR NORTH ISLAND