IT'S MIDDAY ` AN INJURED BABY'S RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AS OTHER VICTIMS FROM THE WESTFIELD BONDI STABBING ATTACK ARE REMEMBERED IN SYDNEY. AND HOW THE REMOVAL OF A VANDALISED TREATY OF WAITANGI DISPLAY HAS RESULTED IN PROTESTS AT TE PAPA. # STOP RIGHT NOW, # THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHY THIS REUNION VIDEO OF THE SPICE GIRLS HAS GOT FANS IN A FRENZY. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 PROTESTERS HAVE RALLIED OUTSIDE TE PAPA IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING, CHALLENGING THE NATIONAL MUSEUM'S REMOVAL OF A VANDALISED TREATY OF WAITANGI DISPLAY. THE EXHIBIT, DISPLAYING THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE TREATY, WAS VANDALISED IN DECEMBER. THE GROUP SAYS THE ENGLISH VERSION WASN'T AN ACCURATE DEPICTION OF WHAT WAS SIGNED BY RANGATIRA AND PERPETUATED A DANGEROUS LIE. THE RALLY ORGANISERS SAY TE PAPA HASN'T BEEN TRANSPARENT IN THE REMOVAL PROCESS ` NOR HAS IT GIVEN A CLEAR INDICATION OF WHAT WILL REPLACE IT. THEY HAVE FALLEN STRAIGHT BACK INTO NOT TELLING PEOPLE WHAT'S GOING ON, NOT BEING UPFRONT, HIDING THINGS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, SO WE'RE HERE TO SAY, LIKE, THIS IS NOT... THIS IS NOT WHAT WE EXPECT OF DEMOCRACY, AND THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE. IT SHOULD INVOLVE THE WHOLE` YOU KNOW, IT NEEDS TO BE A VERY BIG CONVERSATION. IT CAN'T BE A CONVERSATION THAT'S BEING MADE BY A FEW BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS IN CLOSED ROOMS. TE PAPA SAYS THE SPACE WILL REOPEN WITH A TEMPORARY DISPLAY, WHILE A COMPLETELY NEW EXHIBIT IS CREATED. AN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER FROM BEING SUMMONED TO THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL IS BEING HELD IN THE HIGH COURT IN WELLINGTON. THE TRIBUNAL IS HOLDING AN INQUIRY INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO SCRAP SECTION 7AA OF THE ORANGA TAMARIKI ACT, WHICH COMPELS THE MINISTRY TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE TREATY OF WAITANGI. THE CROWN HAS SOUGHT TODAY'S JUDICIAL REVIEW, ARGUING THE TRIBUNAL DIDN'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO SUMMON THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER. THE 9-MONTH-OLD BABY INJURED IN THE BONDI JUNCTION MALL STABBING ATTACK HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL. THE CHILD'S MOTHER WAS ONE OF THE SIX PEOPLE KILLED DURING JOEL CAUCHI'S RAMPAGE. THOUSANDS HAVE GATHERED AT THE SUBURB'S FAMOUS BEACH TO REMEMBER THOSE KILLED AND INJURED. CHANNEL 9'S EDDY MYER HAS MORE. CANDLES IN HAND, WITH HEAVY HEARTS, THEY CAME TO GRIEVE, TO REFLECT, TO HEAL... IN MEMORY OF THE SIX INNOCENT PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, THE MANY OTHERS INJURED, AND THOSE WHO REMAIN IN HOSPITAL. # WHATEVER COMES, # JUST KEEP # YOUR ARMS # AROUND ME. HERE, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, HOPEFULLY FEELING SUPPORTED BY THIS CROWD AND MANY OTHERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. GRIEF CAN BE A TERRIBLE BURDEN, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A LONELY ONE. AND HERE TOO, THE WOMAN WHOSE HEROISM UNDOUBTEDLY SAVED MANY MORE LIVES ` POLICE INSPECTOR AMY SCOTT. MANY HAD ARRIVED EARLY TO JOIN THIS VIGIL, AN IMPORTANT STEP IN MOVING ON FROM AN EVENT THAT SHATTERED A COMMUNITY AND SHOCKED A NATION. IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONFRONTING IN A WAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, BRINGS EVERYONE CLOSER TOGETHER AND COMMUNITIES CAN LEAN ON ONE ANOTHER. IT'S JUST SO VERY SAD AND A SHOCK TO EVERYONE, I THINK. YEAH. JUST TO SHOW THAT WE ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER AND KEEP LIVING, AND WE CAN'T ALLOW THINGS LIKE THIS TO DIVIDE US. JOINING THE LARGE CROWD, FRIENDS OF MURDERED SECURITY GUARD FARAZ TAHIR, FROM THE AHMADIYYA MUSLIM YOUTH ASSOCIATION. NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WERE THERE TO MAKE THIS FIT. THE REASON WHY ALL OF FARAZ'S FRIENDS ARE HERE IS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY FOR EVERYONE, AND TO LET THE BROADER COMMUNITY KNOW THAT WE ALL ARE TOGETHER AND ARE UNITED IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. BUT THIS WAS ALSO A DAY FOR MORE PRIVATE REFLECTIONS ` SMALL GATHERINGS ON THE DESERTED BEACH THIS MORNING, A LONE OFFICER ADDING TO THE SEA OF FLOWERS AT BONDI JUNCTION. A SOLITARY PRAYER FOR THOSE CAUGHT UP IN THIS TRAGEDY, FOLLOWED BY A SILENT MARK OF RESPECT. OTHERS QUIETLY READING THE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT, SYMPATHY AND CARE. AT BONDI BEACH, FLAGS REMAINED LOWERED TODAY. THEY'LL AGAIN BE RAISED TO FULL MAST SOON ` AS FOR THE REST OF LIFE RETURNING TO NORMAL, THAT WILL BE A MUCH LONGER JOURNEY FOR MANY. AIRSTRIKES ON THE SOUTHERN GAZA CITY OF RAFAH HAVE KILLED AT LEAST 22 PEOPLE OVERNIGHT. A NUMBER OF CHILDREN ARE REPORTED TO BE AMONG THE DEAD. THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT NEAR-NIGHTLY ATTACKS ON THE CITY, WHERE MORE THAN HALF OF GAZA'S POPULATION HAS TAKEN SHELTER FROM FIGHTING ELSEWHERE IN THE TERRITORY. LAST NIGHT'S ATTACK COMES AFTER THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED A NEW FUNDING BILL WHICH INCLUDED BILLIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID IN GAZA, AND A LARGER AMOUNT FOR ISRAELI MILITARY SUPPORT. ISRAEL HAS INDICTED THE SISTER OF HAMAS'S LEADER ON TERRORISM CHARGES. SABAH AL-SALEM HANIYEH ALLEGEDLY SENT TEXT MESSAGES CALLING FOR 'FURTHER SLAUGHTER' IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACKS. FOOTAGE RELEASED BY ISRAELI POLICE SHOW HANIYEHS' ARREST, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHERE IT WAS FILMED. AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE MARCHED IN ISTANBUL CALLING FOR AN END TO THE WAR IN GAZA. THE PROTEST WAS IN SUPPORT OF A FLOTILLA OF BOATS WHICH IS ABOUT TO LEAVE TURKEY BOUND FOR THE GAZA COAST, WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY ISRAEL'S NAVY. THE FIRST ROUND OF NEW MILITARY SUPPORT COULD ARRIVE IN UKRAINE WITHIN THE WEEK, AFTER A HUGE FUNDING PACKAGE WAS APPROVED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. BUT AFTER MONTHS OF RUSSIAN ADVANCES, QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT WHETHER IT'S ENOUGH TO TURN THE TIDE. HERE'S THE BBC'S JAMES WATERHOUSE. A PRODUCTION LINE WAITING FOR A PRESIDENTIAL SIGN-OFF ` FRESHLY-MADE ARTILLERY SHELLS IN THIS FACTORY IN PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.A., NOW ALMOST CERTAIN TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO A UKRAINIAN BATTLEFIELD WHERE THERE ARE HOLES INSTEAD OF ROUNDS. AFTER AMERICA THREW ITS WEIGHT BACK BEHIND UKRAINE. THE MESSAGE HERE IS, 'YOU MAKE IT... (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) 'WE'LL USE IT.' NEAR KUPYANSK IN THE NORTHEAST, IT'S THE RUSSIANS WHO ARE EDGING CLOSER. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: IT'S BETTER NOW IF WE LET THEM ATTACK AND WE DEFEND. BUT WHEN WE GET THE SHELLS, DRONES, AND WHATEVER ELSE FROM THIS PACKAGE, WE CAN TURN THINGS AROUND. IT'S HOPED THIS U.S. AID WILL SAVE UKRAINIAN LIVES AND CITIES LIKE KYIV. BUT IT'S BEEN A PAINFUL WAIT. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: OUR GUYS NEED HELP BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING TO PROTECT US. WE ALWAYS NEED HELP BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, OUR ENEMY CAN ADVANCE FURTHER AND CAN BE IN THE CENTRE OF OUR CITY. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: OF COURSE, IT IS NOT TOO LATE. IN ANY CASE, AID IS NEEDED, AND WHETHER IT WOULD BE LATER OR EARLIER, IN ANY CASE, IT WILL HELP. THERE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT FLOW OF DIPLOMATS THROUGH KYIV, AS THEY HAVE TRIED TO PAVE THE WAY FOR THIS BILL TO BE PASSED. 'BETTER LATE THAN NEVER' IS THE REACTION WE'RE HEARING THIS WEEKEND. 'NEVER' WOULD HAVE MEANT AN ALMOST CERTAIN DEFEAT FOR UKRAINE. HOWEVER, LATE STILL MEANS IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR KYIV TO CHANGE MOMENTUM ON THE BATTLEFIELD STRAIGHT AWAY. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: THIS AID WILL STRENGTHEN UKRAINE AND SEND THE KREMLIN A POWERFUL SIGNAL THAT IT WILL NOT BE THE SECOND AFGHANISTAN. THE UNITED STATES WILL STAY WITH UKRAINE, AND THEY WILL PROTECT DEMOCRACY IN THE WORLD. THIS IS A SHOW OF LEADERSHIP AND STRENGTH. WHILE THE WEST HAS WAVERED, RUSSIA HAS STAYED COMMITTED TO ITS INVASION. UKRAINE NEEDS TO MAKE AMERICA'S RETURN COUNT TO KEEP MOSCOW ` AND WESTERN DOUBT ` AT BAY. AS ANZAC DAY APPROACHES, DISPARITIES IN THE TREATMENT AND RECOGNITION OF NEW ZEALAND VETERANS IS BEING PUT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. CONCERNS HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED BY THE RSA THAT PERSONNEL WHO SERVED AFTER 1974 ARE NOT AS WELL SUPPORTED AS THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN EARLIER CONFLICTS. THE RSA'S ANDREW BROWN BELIEVES THE LAW SHOULDN'T VALUE ONE GROUP MORE THAN ANOTHER. WHAT WE WOULD WANT IS A FAIRER SYSTEM WHEREBY THE DEFINITION OF A VETERAN IS CONSISTENT ACROSS THE GENERATIONS AND THERE'S A FAIRER ACCESS TO ENTITLEMENTS AND ACCESS TO THE SUPPORT THAT VETERANS' AFFAIRS CAN PROVIDE A VETERAN COMMUNITY. THE RSA IS CALLING FOR RE-EVALUATION AND REFORM OF THE VETERANS' SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER IS CONCERNED FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY IN SUPERMARKETS COULD LEAD TO UNFAIR TREATMENT OF SHOPPERS, AFTER A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. DURING A TRIAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY IN 25 FOODSTUFFS SUPERMARKETS ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND, A MAORI WOMAN WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS A TRESPASSED THIEF AT A ROTORUA NEW WORLD. SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE STORE. JUST SO UNREAL. I FELT SO POWERLESS BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT I SEEM TO SAY AND PROVIDING ID, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CHANCE THEIR MIND AND PROVIDING ID, IT DIDN'T SEEM TO CHANGE THEIR MIND THAT WAS ALREADY MADE UP BASED ON WHAT THEY SAW ON THEIR` WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A PHONE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S GONNA BE THE EXPERIENCE FELT BY MANY KIWIS IF WE DON'T HAVE SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS AROUND THINGS LIKE THIS. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE PRIVACY COMMISSION INTO THE USE OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS UNDERWAY. OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WITH BIAS, THERE ARE ISSUES WITH FALSE MATCHES, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE OF COLOUR, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN OF COLOUR. AND SO IF I THINK ABOUT THE NEW ZEALAND CONTEXT, I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR MAORI, OUR PASIFIKA, OUR ASIAN, OUR INDIAN SHOPPERS IN OUR SUPERMARKETS. THE ROTORUA SUPERMARKET SAYS THE INCIDENT WAS A CASE OF HUMAN ERROR, AND TEAM MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE FURTHER TRAINING ON PROTOCOLS. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` HOW THESE CHINESE SWIMMERS WERE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS, DESPITE FAILING DOPING TESTS. PLUS ` MANCHESTER UNITED SURVIVE A MAJOR SCARE TO REACH THE FA CUP FINAL. A NEWBORN CAPYBARA PUP IS WINNING PLENTY OF FANS AT SYDNEY ZOO AND ALREADY PASSING MAJOR MILESTONES AT JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD. THE CHONKY BABY RODENT ALREADY WEIGHS 6kg AND WENT FOR A SWIM ON HIS FIRST DAY IN THE WORLD. THE ZOO NOW WANTS PEOPLE TO HELP NAME HIM ` STICKING WITH SPANISH NAMES TO HONOUR HIS SOUTH AMERICAN HERITAGE, THE CHOICES ARE SANTIAGO, SALVADOR, OR SANDRO. CHINA HAS RAISED ITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE LEVEL IN THE PROVINCE OF GUANGDONG AMID PERSISTENT HEAVY RAIN WHICH HAS PUSHED RIVERS TO UNUSUALLY HIGH LEVELS. THE DOWNPOURS HAVE ALSO CAUSED LANDSLIDES IN RURAL PARTS OF THE PROVINCE AND INUNDATED SOME URBAN AREAS, FORCING PEOPLE TO EVACUATE. MILITARY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO HELP WITH THE RESPONSE. AN EXPLOSION HAS COMPLETELY RAZED A HOUSE IN THE U.S. CITY OF BALTIMORE, BUT AMAZINGLY NO ONE WAS KILLED BY THE BLAST OR THE SUBSEQUENT INFERNO. DOZENS OF FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AFTER NEIGHBOURS REPORTED THE EXPLOSION. ONE MAN RECEIVED NON-LIFE-THREATENING BURNS, AND POLICE SAY IT'S NOT CLEAR IF HE WAS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE HOME AT THE TIME. TO SPORT, AND THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY HAS HIT BACK AT ACCUSATIONS IT HELPED COVER UP THE POSITIVE TESTS OF MORE THAN 20 ELITE CHINESE SWIMMERS MONTHS BEFORE THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. CHINESE AUTHORITIES SAY THE SWIMMERS WERE INADVERTENTLY EXPOSED TO A BANNED HEART MEDICATION. WADA HAS LABELLED ALLEGATIONS THE ISSUE WAS MISHANDLED 'COMPLETELY FALSE'. 9'S MARK BURROWS HAS MORE. THE TOKYO GAMES, THE 4x200 WOMEN'S FREESTYLE RELAY, AND AUSTRALIA BEATEN FOR GOLD ` CHINA STRIKE GOLD. GOLD AND A WORLD RECORD; THE AUSTRALIAN SETTLING FOR BRONZE. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE AUSTRALIANS. BUT DID THE CHINESE CHEAT? AN EXPOSE IN THE NEW YORK TIMES DETAILS HOW 23 MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE SWIMMING TEAM, BEFORE THE GAMES, HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE BANNED DRUG TMZ, TRIMETAZIDINE, ANGINA MEDICATION WHICH INCREASES BLOOD FLOW AROUND THE BODY. THEY HAVEN'T HAD A GREAT TRACK RECORD IN THIS PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT. MAYBE THAT'S THE REASON THAT THEY FELT LIKE THEY KIND OF DID SWEEP IT A LITTLE BIT UNDER THE RUG AND DIDN'T MAKE IT A TRANSPARENT PROCESS WITH THE WORLD'S EYES ON IT. CHINA'S DOPING AUTHORITY CLEARED THE SWIMMERS TO COMPETE AT TOKYO, SAYING THEY HAD INGESTED THE BANNED SUBSTANCE UNWITTINGLY AND IN TINY AMOUNTS AND THAT NO ACTION AGAINST THEM WAS WARRANTED. WADA, THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AUTHORITY, ACCEPTED CHINA'S STORY THAT THE SWIMMERS WERE EXPOSED TO THE DRUG IN THE KITCHEN OF A HOTEL. IF THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE HERE, WHY IS IT WE'RE NOT FINDING OUT THESE SORTS OF THINGS THROUGH OFFICIAL CHANNELS WHEN WE SHOULD BE, AND WE'RE FINDING OUT THREE YEARS LATER. THE NEW REVELATIONS COULD FORCE WADA TO OPEN A FRESH INVESTIGATION, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO THE CHINESE SWIMMERS BEING STRIPPED OF THEIR MEDALS. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE LEVELLED THEIR T20 SERIES WITH PAKISTAN WINNING THE THIRD MATCH BY 7 WICKETS THIS MORNING. CHASING 179 TO WIN, THE NEW ZEALAND TOP ORDER DELIVERED, ONLY LOSING THREE WICKETS ON THEIR WAY TO VICTORY. WHERE HE HIT THOSE KIND OF SHOTS... THAT IS MAGNIFICENT. THAT IS THE BEST OF THE LOT ` COMES DOWN THE TRACK AND PUNTS HIM OVER MID-OFF. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE TWO GAMES REMAINING IN THE SERIES BEFORE HEADING TO THE T20 WORLD CUP. SCOTT DIXON HAS TAKEN THE CHEQUERED FLAG AT THE LATEST INDYCAR ROUND, DEDICATING THE WIN TO THE LATE SIR COLIN GILTRAP. DIXON PITTED EARLY IN THE LONG BEACH GRAND PRIX, WITH THE COMMENTATORS UNSURE HE COULD HOLD OFF THE CHASING PACK. THE KIWI PROVED THEM WRONG TO SECURE HIS 57th VICTORY. SCOTT DIXON ` IT TOOK HIM NINE TRIES TO WIN HERE AT LONG BEACH. HE'S HAD PODIUMS SINCE, BUT HE'S GONNA GO BACK TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE. SCOTT DIXON WINS THE ACURA GRAND PRIX AT ONG BEACH. SCOTT DIXON WINS THE ACURA GRAND PRIX AT LONG BEACH. THIS ONE I'M GONNA DEDICATE TO SIR COLIN GILTRAP ` OBVIOUSLY, HELPING START MY CAREER. WE LOST HIM THIS WEEK, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT HUGE THANK YOU TO HIM AND ALL THE SUPPORT BACK HOME. DIXON RATES THE WIN AS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST OF HIS CAREER. MAX VERSTAPPEN'S DOMINANCE OF FORMULA 1 CONTINUES, CRUISING TO VICTORY AT THE CHINESE GRAND PRIX. THE DUTCHMAN MORE THAN 13 SECONDS CLEAR OF SECOND-PLACED LANDO NORRIS, WITH VERSTAPPEN'S RED BULL TEAM-MATE SERGIO PEREZ BACK IN THIRD. BUT THE PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ON THEIR SISTER TEAM, WITH BOTH DANIEL RICCIARDO AND YUKI TSUNODA FAILING TO FINISH. THERE'S MOUNTING SPECULATION KIWI DRIVER LIAM LAWSON COULD GET A CALL-UP AFTER A STRING OF DISAPPOINTING RESULTS FROM THE 'RB' TEAM. LIVERPOOL ARE KEEPING PACE IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE RACE WITH A 3-1 WIN OVER FULHAM THIS MORNING. TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD OPENED THE SCORING WITH THIS EXQUISITE FREE KICK. YES, HE CAN, WITH A FANTASTIC FREE KICK. PERFECTION. A COUPLE OF SECOND-HALF GOALS PUTTING LIVERPOOL SECOND ON THE TABLE BEHIND ARSENAL ON GOAL DIFFERENCE. AND AT THE OTHER END OF THE TABLE, ALL WHITES STRIKER CHRIS WOOD AND NOTTINGHAM FOREST HAVE LOST A KEY GAME TO EVERTON AS THEY BATTLE TO AVOID RELEGATION, GOING DOWN 2-0. DOUCOURE. McNEIL. TOOK IT ON! OH, AND SCORES! A SUPER GOAL FOR EVERTON. THE LOSS MEANS FOREST SIT JUST ONE POINT AHEAD OF LUTON TOWN AND THE RELEGATION ZONE, WITH EVERTON NOW FIVE POINTS CLEAR. IT'LL BE AN ALL-MANCHESTER BATTLE IN THE FA CUP AFTER UNITED BOOKED THEIR PLACE IN THE FINAL AGAINST CITY WITH A WIN OVER COVENTRY. BUT AS THE BBC'S ANDY SWISS REPORTS, THE RED DEVILS NEEDED PENALTIES TO GET PAST THE CHAMPIONSHIP SIDE. (ALL CHANT) THEY COULDN'T, COULD THEY? A SEA OF SKY BLUE AT WEMBLEY AS COVENTRY CITY FANS FLOCKED IN SEARCH OF A FAIRYTALE. IN MANCHESTER UNITED, THOUGH, THEY WERE UP AGAINST A TEAM LITERALLY IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE. AND WHEN BRUNO FERNANDES PUT UNITED 3-0 UP AFTER THE BREAK, THAT SURELY WAS THAT. UNTIL ONE OF FOOTBALL'S MOST PHENOMENAL COMEBACKS. FIRST, ELLIS SIMMS GAVE COVENTRY HOPE... COVENTRY HAVE ONE. ...BEFORE CALLUM O'HARE'S DEFLECTED SHOT GAVE THEM BELIEF. SUDDENLY, THEIR FANS SENSED SOMETHING SPECIAL, AND DEEP INTO STOPPAGE TIME, GUESS WHAT? UNITED HANDBALL, COVENTRY PENALTY, AND HAJI WRIGHT DID THE REST. THE FA CUP HAS WORKED ITS UNIQUE MAGIC ONCE AGAIN. OUT OF NOWHERE IT WAS 3-3, AND IT WAS EXTRAORDINARY. BUT THE DRAMA HAD ONLY JUST BEGUN. AN EXTRA TIME, COVENTRY THOUGHT THEY'D WON IT. IN EXTRA TIME, COVENTRY THOUGHT THEY'D WON IT. THE GREATEST SEMI-FINAL THERE HAS EVER BEEN! BUT VICTOR THORPE'S EFFORT WAS RULED OFFSIDE BY THE FINEST OF MARGINS. AND COME THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT, THEIR NERVE FINALLY CRACKED. OH, HE'S BLAZED IT! BEN SHEAF MISSED; RASMUS HOYLAND DIDN'T. AND AT LAST UNITED HAD DRAGGED THEMSELVES INTO THE FINAL. SOME BIG QUESTIONS FOR THEM, BUT EVEN BIGGER PLAUDITS FOR THEIR OPPONENTS ` BEATEN BUT QUITE BRILLIANT. THE CRONULLA SHARKS HAVE THUMPED THE NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS TO REMAIN AT THE TOP OF THE NRL LADDER. THE SHARKS PILED ON 24 UNANSWERED POINTS IN THE FIRST HALF, STRETCHING OUT TO 42-6 FOR THEIR FIFTH WIN IN SIX GAMES. HE SCORED AT HIS LAST TWO MATCHES, GOES OUT THE BACK. THROWING PASS. THERE'S RONALDO. HE ALWAYS SCORES, AND HE'S ALLOWED TO RUN ALL THE WAY AROUND BEHIND THE UPRIGHTS. CRONULLA ARE JOINED AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE BY THE STORM, WITH THE DOLPHINS AND PANTHERS MAKING UP THE TOP FOUR. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER, PLUS ` NO SLIP-UPS IN THE LONDON MARATHON, WITH PLENTY OF COLOUR AND A WORLD RECORD. THE STREETS OF LONDON HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH COLOUR, COSTUMES AND RUNNERS FOR THE CITY'S ANNUAL MARATHON. MORE THAN 50,000 TOOK PART ` MOST FOR FUN ` THOUGH A WORLD RECORD WAS SET IN THE WOMEN'S RACE. THE BBC'S JOE WILSON HAS MORE. (HORN BLARES) AWAY THEY GO. 50,000 COMPETITORS, 50,000 REASONS. THE LONDON MARATHON STRETCHES HUMAN EXPECTATIONS IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS. FANCY DRESS ON, PHONE OUT, AND NO SLIP UPS. IMPRESSIVE. BUT PACE YOURSELF AT CUTTY SARK, WITH 20 MILES LEFT. IN LONDON, THE ELITE WOMEN RUN SEPARATELY, NO MALE PACEMAKERS ` OFTEN MAKES THE RACING INTENSE. THERE'S A JOSTLING, A LITTLE` A HUGE PUSH THERE FROM PERES JEPCHIRCHIR. HERE GOES KENYA'S PERES JEPCHIRCHIR, MAKING HER MOVE ON THE MALL. THEN IT WAS ABOUT THE CLOCK. SHE WAS CHASING AND BEATING THE WORLD RECORD IN A WOMEN'S-ONLY MARATHON BY ALMOST A MINUTE. TWO HOURS, 16 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? MY GOODNESS! I'M SO HAPPY FOR TODAY'S VICTORY. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO RUN A WORLD RECORD. I KNEW WE WILL MAKE IT, AND WE WILL RUN, BUT I WAS NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE ME. CATHERINE TABERNER STRETCHED SIX MINUTES CLEAR OF THE FIELD TO WIN THE WOMEN'S WHEELCHAIR RACE. HER SWISS COMPATRIOT MARCEL HUG STILL IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN TO TAKE THE MEN'S RACE FOR THE SIXTH TIME. NOW, CAN YOU LEAD THE WORLD IN YOUR 40s? KENENISA BEKELE FOR A WHILE DID JUST THAT, BUT IN THE END, KENYA'S ALEXANDER MUTISO MUNYAO WAS A CLEAR VICTOR ` TWO HOURS, FOUR MINUTES. EAST AFRICA CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THIS RACE. BUT LOOK IN THIRD AND FOURTH ` TWO BRITISH RUNNERS EMIL KARAS AND MAHAMED MAHAMED. THE BEST DAY OF THEIR CAREERS, TO COME THIRD AND FOURTH, TWO BRITISH MEN IN THE LONDON MARATHON. THAT IS BRILLIANT. AND THEN THE STREETS WERE LEFT TO THOUSANDS MORE, DOING IT THEIR WAY, OFTEN FOR CHARITY, SOMETIMES FOR FUN, ALWAYS IN THE UNIQUE SPIRIT THAT THIS EVENT REVIVES AND EXTENDS. THIS IS SPORT'S ULTIMATE SHARED EXPERIENCE. IT'S THE SAME FINISHING LINE FOR EVERYONE. AND THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHEN IT COMES TO PRIZE MONEY, THERE IS EQUALITY. THESE FOUR WINNERS ALL EARN THE SAME, AND THUS THE MARATHON ADVANCES. STOP RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST TWO BECOMING ONE, BUT ALL FIVE ORIGINAL SPICE GIRLS BACK PERFORMING TOGETHER. DAVID BECKHAM POSTED THIS FOOTAGE TO INSTAGRAM ` OF ALL FIVE SPICE GIRLS PERFORMING THE ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY FROM THEIR HIT SINGLE 'STOP' AT POSH SPICE VICTORIA BECKHAM'S 50th BIRTHDAY. # STOP RIGHT NOW. # THANK YOU VERY MUCH. # I NEED SOMEBODY WITH A HUMAN TOUCH. # HEY, YOU, ALWAYS ON THE RUN. # GOTTA SLOW IT DOWN, BABY. # GOTTA HAVE SOME FUN. # WITH THE FOOTAGE GOING VIRAL, BRITISH BOOKIES HAVE NOW SLASHED THE ODDS ON A POSSIBLE SPICE GIRLS REUNION CONCERT. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (THE SPICE GIRLS' 'STOP') THANKS FOR JOINING US. FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH AND JULIE TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.