CONFRONTING VIDEO SHOWS SPECTATORS BEING HIT BY CARS AT AN ILLEGAL BURNOUT EVENT IN HAMILTON. THE THREE STRIKES LAW IS BACK ` WITH A FEW TWEAKS. SERIOUS OFFENDERS WILL BE HANDED DOWN THE HARSHEST-POSSIBLE SENTENCE. AND SHAUN JOHNSON IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT NOISES ABOUT SIGNING UP WITH THE WARRIORS FOR 2025. CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND ANNA HALL-TAYLOR. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. CONFRONTING VIDEO HAS EMERGED SHOWING JUST HOW CLOSE SOME SPECTATORS AT AN ILLEGAL BURNOUT EVENT IN HAMILTON CAME TO BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. AT THE EVENT CALLED THE 'HAMILTON INVASION', HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FROM ACROSS NORTH ISLAND DESCENDED ON THE CITY TO TAKE PART IN WHAT'S KNOWN AS A 'TAKEOVER'. JANIKA TER ELLEN REPORTS. SATURDAY NIGHT IN HAMILTON, AND HUNDREDS OF CAR ENTHUSIASTS HAVE PULLED OFF WHAT THEY CALL A 'TAKEOVER'. (ENGINE REVS) THEY'VE BLOCKADED A CITY INTERSECTION IN THE SUBURB OF TE RAPA SO CARS FROM AS FAR AS TAUPO, AUCKLAND AND EVEN WELLINGTON CAN DO BURNOUTS. ENTHUSIASTS SAY TAKEOVERS ARE A BOY RACER PHENOMENON IMPORTED FROM AMERICA VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. THE IDEA IS TO GET AS CLOSE TO THE CROWD AS POSSIBLE, EVEN SKIMMING THEIR OUTSTRETCHED HANDS. BUT IF YOU'RE SQUEAMISH, LOOK AWAY NOW, BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT TO GO BADLY WRONG. AS THE WOMAN IN THE GREY HOODIE WALKS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE CROWD, THE CAR COLLECTS HER AT THE KNEES, AND AS SHE FALLS, WITNESSES TOLD NEWSHUB SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE ROAD. SHE WAS KNOCKED OUT BUT CAME AROUND A SHORT TIME LATER. ON THE SAME NIGHT, APRIL 13TH, THIS CAR LOSES CONTROL AND HITS SIX OR SEVEN PEOPLE, BUT LUCKILY, THEY CAME AWAY WITH JUST SCRAPES. FORMER SUPERCARS RACER AND ROAD SAFETY ADVOCATE GREG MURPHY HAS A BLUNT MESSAGE FOR PEOPLE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY. I'VE GOT ZERO SYMPATHY FOR THEM. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN A PRE-MEDITATED ACT, AND YOU'RE THERE TO SUPPORT THAT ACT, HE WANTS THE ACT OF GATHERING AT A TAKEOVER CRIMINALISED AND OFFENDING CARS CONFISCATED PERMANENTLY. WE ASKED HIM IF ACC SHOULD COVER THE COSTS OF ANY INJURIES. ANY DAMAGE THAT IS DONE, ANY COSTS THAT ARE INCURRED, MEDICAL OR WHATEVER, EVERYONE ELSE SHOULDN'T BE PAYING FOR THAT. LAST YEAR, THIS MAN WAS HOSPITALISED AFTER BEING HIT AT A SIMILAR EVENT. AND MURPHY BELIEVES THE DANGEROUS BEHAVIOUR WHICH HAS BEEN ESCALATING FOR FIVE YEARS HAS NOW BECOME AN EPIDEMIC. I'M CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE INNOCENT THAT'S NOT PART OF WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED. PROBLEM IS, ONCE POLICE SHUT DOWN ONE EVENT, PEOPLE OFTEN JUST MOVE TO ANOTHER SPOT. THIS FOOTAGE WAS TAKEN JUST OUTSIDE HAMILTON ON THE SAME NIGHT THE WOMAN WAS HIT. A SOURCE THERE TOLD US A ROCK WAS ALL THAT SAVED THE CROWD IN THIS MOMENT. HAMILTON'S MAYOR PAULA SOUTHGATE SAYS... AND THE COUNCIL IS TRYING TO STOP THE BEHAVIOUR. THIS APPROACH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN SOME INDUSTRIAL STREETS. BUT IT HASN'T STOPPED THIS NOW HAPPENING BRAZENLY IN ONE OF HAMILTON'S BUSIEST SHOPPING SUBURBS. JANIKA TER ELLEN, NEWSHUB. THE CONTROVERSIAL THREE STRIKES LAW IS SET TO RETURN ` WITH SOME TWEAKS. THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THE COALITION WOULD SOON INTRODUCE 'NEW AND IMPROVED' LEGISLATION WHICH WILL SEE THREE-TIME SERIOUS OFFENDERS HANDED DOWN THE HARSHEST-POSSIBLE SENTENCE. POLITICAL REPORTER JAMIE ENSOR HAS THE DETAILS. BACK FOR ANOTHER LAW AND ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT AND REACHING BACK TO A FAMILIAR POLICY. BRING BACK THREE STRIKES LEGISLATION. IT'S THE SCHEME WHERE CRIMINALS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS, VIOLENT AND SEXUAL OFFENCES ARE PROGRESSIVELY GIVEN HARSHER SENTENCES. ON THE THIRD STRIKE, THEY GET THE MAXIMUM PENALTY ` UNLESS A JUDGE THINKS THAT WOULD BE MANIFESTLY UNJUST. WE ARE PUTTING VICTIMS AND PUBLIC SAFETY BACK AT THE CENTRE OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENSURING THAT THERE ARE APPROPRIATE CONSEQUENCES FOR OFFENDING. INTRODUCED IN 2010 UNDER THE PREVIOUS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, THREE STRIKES WAS INTENDED TO DETER CRIMINALS FROM OFFENDING. HOWEVER, AFTER LABOUR CAME TO POWER, IT GOT RID OF IT, SAYING THERE WAS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT IT. AS THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT WORKED ON THAT REPEAL, THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE ADVISED THAT... THE GOVERNMENT ARE TRYING TO LOOK TOUGH ON CRIME WITH THE THREE STRIKES, WITH REINTRODUCING THREE STRIKES, WHERE WE KNOW THE EVIDENCE BASE IS PRETTY FLIMSY. YOU DON'T THINK THIS IS JUST 'TOUGH ON CRIME' POSTURING? NO. THIS IS ABOUT MAKING SURE, EVEN AS I SAID TO YOU, EVEN IF IT JUST SAVES ONE PERSON FROM GOING THROUGH ALL THAT PAIN, HARM, DISTRESS CAUSED BY SOME INDIVIDUAL, A VIOLENT OFFENDER CAUSING THEM THAT GRIEF, THAT IS WELL WORTH IT. COURTS HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT SOME SENTENCES UNDER THE OLD THREE STRIKES CONTRAVENED THE BILL OF RIGHTS. THE GOVERNMENT'S MAKING SOME TWEAKS IN RESPONSE, INCLUDING REQUIRING THAT IT ONLY APPLIES TO SENTENCES ABOVE 24 MONTHS AND ALLOWING FOR MORE JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO AVOID THE MOST HARSH OUTCOMES. THE INTENTION IS TO LIMIT THE NEW THREE STRIKES REGIME TO SERIOUS REPEAT OFFENDERS WITHOUT CAPTURING THE LOW-LEVEL OFFENDING. CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS HE'S OPPOSED TO THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE THREE STRIKES BUT CAN'T SAY IF LABOUR WILL REPEAL THE NEW SCHEME. WE'LL SET OUT OUR POLICY ON THAT BEFORE THE ELECTION. IS THIS JUST BECOMING A BIT OF A POLITICAL PING-PONG BALL, AND DOES THE JUDICIARY NEED MORE CERTAINTY? WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DELIVERING HERE. THOUGH DELIVERY OF THREE STRIKES 2.0 TO PARLIAMENT WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. SO JAMIE, THE GOVERNMENT'S GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME, BUT THEY'RE ALSO SWINGING THE AXE AT ONE OF THE FRONT LINES? MORE THAN 100 ROLES ARE EXPECTED TO BE CUT ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND CUSTOMS. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT ASKING SIX POINT 5% SAVINGS ON THEIR BASELINES. 19 NEW POSITIONS ARE GOING TO BE CREATED. THE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION PUT OUT A STATEMENT SAYING THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE CUT COME FROM THE DIGITAL SAFETY GROUP WHICH DEALS WITH THINGS LIKE CHILD EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM. IT SAID THAT SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE WILL COME FROM BORDER OPERATIONS TEAMS IN CUSTOMS. CUSTOMS DENIES THERE WILL NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER FRONT-LINE SERVICES. CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYS THESE ULTIMATELY DECISIONS FOR THE AGENCIES. IF THEY CAN GET THE SAME OUTCOMES WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY OR EVEN LESS IF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE MORE EFFICIENT. CHRIS HIPKINS SAYS IT'S IRONIC THAT ON THE SAME DAY THE GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO LOOK TOUGH ON CRIME, IS MAKING CUTS TO AGENCIES THAT STOP CRIMINALS. TODAY CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S NATIONAL GOVERNMENT HANG OUT A GREAT BIG 'OPEN FOR BUSINESS' SIGN TO MONEY LAUNDERERS, TO THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ORGANISED CRIME, TO THOSE WHO WOULD SEEK TO BRING DRUGS AND ILLEGAL TOBACCO INTO NEW ZEALAND. THIS IS THE LATEST PUBLIC SERVICE JOB CUT ANNOUNCEMENT. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND ORANGA TAMARIKI ANNOUNCED JOBS WOULD GO FROM THOSE AGENCIES. A CENTRAL AUCKLAND JEWELLERY STORE HAS BEEN RAM-RAIDED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A WEEK. PARTRIDGE JEWELLERS ON NEWMARKET'S BROADWAY WAS AGAIN TARGETED BY BRAZEN THIEVES WHO SMASHED THROUGH THE EXTERIOR GLASS ON SUNDAY EVENING. IT'S UNDERSTOOD SEVERAL ITEMS WERE TAKEN. POLICE ARE YET TO IDENTIFY THOSE RESPONSIBLE. 2500 RESIDENT DOCTORS EMPLOYED BY TE WHATU ORA, HEALTH NEW ZEALAND, WILL WALK OFF THE JOB IN MAY. LUCY THOMSON JOINS US NOW WITH MORE DETAILS. LUCY. THE RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION ISSUED A NOTICE ABOUT THEIR PLANS FOR A 25 HOURS STRIKE BEGINNING 7 AM ON THE 7TH OF MAY UNTIL 8 MAY. THEY SAY WILL RESULT AND PAY CUTS AND PAY FREEZES FOR AROUND 600 REGISTRARS INCLUDING 300 TRAINEE GPS SO THAT OTHERS CAN GET A PAY RISE. WHETHER OR NOT MORE STRIKE ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE, THAT WILL BE DECIDED LATER THIS WEEK. THE GOVERNMENT TODAY TOOK THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL TO COURT OVER ITS UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO SUBPOENA THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER BEFORE SHE REPEALS A SECTION OF THE ORANGA TAMARIKI ACT. IT'S THE FIRST TIME A MINISTER HAS BEEN REQUIRED TO GIVE EVIDENCE OR FACE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE. POLITICAL REPORTER AMELIA WADE WAS IN COURT. RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE BEEHIVE, TWO ARMS OF GOVERNMENT ARE IN A CONSTITUTIONAL CLASH. THIS IS AN UNORTHODOX ` TO USE THE WORDS OF THE COMPLAINANTS THIS IS AN UNORTHODOX ` TO USE THE WORDS OF THE COMPLAINANTS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL ` AND ACTUALLY AN UNPRECEDENTED EVENT. UNTIL 11 DAYS AGO, WE HAD A NICE WORKABLE STATE OF CONSTITUTIONAL BALANCE OF MUTUAL RESPECT AND CONSTRAINT. THAT STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM HAS BEEN SHATTERED BY THE CONDUCT OF THIS MINISTER. IT'S PARLIAMENT VERSUS THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL OVER THE LATTER'S DECISION TO SUMMONS THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER BECAUSE SHE REFUSED TO VOLUNTARILY APPEAR OR RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. SHE LAWYERED UP. SO THE BASIS OF THE CHALLENGE IS THE COERCIVE ASPECT OF THE SUMMONS WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS THE COROLLARY OF BEING AN OFFENCE TO NOT MEET IT. THE TRIBUNAL'S HEARING AN URGENT CLAIM ABOUT THE COALITION'S PLAN TO REPEAL WHAT'S KNOWN AS 'SECTION 7AA' OF THE ORANGA TAMARIKI ACT. THAT CLAUSE REQUIRES A CONSIDERATION OF TAMARIKI'S WHAKAPAPA AND MANA WHEN DECIDING WHERE TO PLACE THEM. MY WORRY IS THAT WITHOUT THAT COMMITMENT IN LAW THAT IT'S REALLY UP TO THE LEADERSHIP IN THE ORGANISATION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LEFT WITH. ACT CAMPAIGNED ON REPEALING IT AND GOT IT INKED INTO ITS COALITION DEAL BECAUSE OF CONCERNS IT WAS LEADING TO REVERSE UPLIFTS WHERE MAORI TAMARIKI WERE BEING REMOVED FROM PAKEHA. VERY SIMPLY, WE WANT TO PRIORITISE THE HEALTH OF A CHILD, VERY SIMPLY, WE WANT TO PRIORITISE THE HEALTH OF A CHILD, OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THE CROWN SAYS IT WAS A PROMISE THE COALITION WAS BUILT ON AND A DECISION MADE BY CABINET. THE TRIBUNAL MISTAKENLY THINKS THE MINISTER IS THE MOVING MIND, THEY SAY. THEY ARE` THEY'RE MISTAKEN BY THAT. BUT CABINET PAPERS SHOW OFFICIALS DON'T SUPPORT THE REPEAL, AND IT WAS ARGUED THAT'S WHY THE MINISTER NEEDED TO EXPLAIN HER THINKING. THAT'S WHAT THE TRIBUNAL IS GRAPPLING WITH ` HOW CAN YOU HAVE A POLICY THAT THE MINISTER IS PUTTING OUT TO CABINET IN HER FINAL CABINET PAPER THAT IS SO DISCONNECTED FROM THE POLICY ANALYSIS OF THE OFFICIALS UNDERTAKEN IN THE FREE AND FRANK SENSE? ALSO AT PLAY IS THE NOTION OF COMITY ` THAT'S THE MUTUAL RESPECT AND RESTRAINT BETWEEN TWO ARMS OF GOVERNMENT, THE COURTS AND PARLIAMENT. EACH SIDE ARGUED THE OTHER TRAMPLED ON IT. COMITY IS A TWO-WAY THING. JUSTICE ANDRU ISAAC WILL MAKE HIS DECISION ON WEDNESDAY. SO AMELIA, ACT GOT THEMSELVES IN HOT WATER ON THIS LAST WEEK. ANY UPDATE? YES, THIS BEEF EXTENDS BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE COURTROOM. WHEN THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER WAS FIRST SUMMONSED BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL, ACT ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE BLASTING THIS, SAYING IT WAS THE WRONG ISSUE AT THE WRONG TIME. NEW ZEALAND FIRST MINISTER SHANE JONES WAS ALSO HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE SITUATION. THE PRIME MINISTER ON FRIDAY SAID THAT THOSE COMMENTS WERE ILL CONSIDERED, BUT THAT APPEARED TO HAVE SURPRISED THE DAVID SEYMOUR WHO SAID HE THOUGHT CONCERNS WERE BEST RAISED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WHEN THE PRIME MINISTER WAS ASKED TODAY ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS HE HAD HAD WITH THE MINISTERS, HE SAID THE COURT HEARING TODAY MEANT HE WASN'T ABLE TO COMMENT BECAUSE IT WAS BEFORE THE COURTS. HOWEVER THAT SAME LOGIC DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE APPLIED TO DAVID SEYMOUR, WHO SAYS NO, HE DOES VERY MUCH STAND BY HIS ATTACKS ON THE TRIBUNAL. OK, AMELIA. THANK YOU. ISRAEL HAS CARRIED OUT AN AIRSTRIKE IN RAFAH THAT'S KILLED 22 PEOPLE ` MOST OF THEM CHILDREN, ACCORDING TO HEALTH OFFICIALS IN GAZA. NOW, WE SHOULD WARN YOU ` THE PICTURES IN OUR STORY SHOW A BABY WHO SURVIVED, BUT THEY ARE STILL DISTRESSING. THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS THAT A CHILD IS KILLED IN GAZA EVERY 10 MINUTES. CBS' DEBRA PATTA REPORTS. RUSHED INTO THIS WORLD FAR TOO EARLY AND ALREADY AN ORPHAN. THIS DOCTOR WORKS EFFICIENTLY TO HELP THE BABY GIRL BREATHE ` HER LUNGS NOT YET FULLY DEVELOPED. HER MOTHER, SABREEN AL-SAKANI, WAS SIX MONTHS' PREGNANT WHEN SHE WAS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE IN RAFAH LAST NIGHT, BUT MIRACULOUSLY, DOCTORS MANAGED TO SAVE THE PRE-TERM INFANT. NOBODY ELSE SURVIVED THE HIT ON TWO HOUSES. AMONG THE DEAD ` 13 CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST JUST TWO YEARS OLD. HERE, ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCE SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR A DIFFERENT MISSION. BUT THIS IS NOT IN GAZA. IT'S IDF FOOTAGE IN THE WEST BANK CITY OF TUKARAM, WHERE THEY SAY THEY CONDUCTED A COUNTER-TERRORISM OPERATION, KILLING 14 MILITANTS IN CLOSE COMBAT. RESIDENTS ARE NOW CLEANING UP AFTER THE OPERATION. WHAT THE ISRAELI MILITARY DOES IS IT USES BULLDOZERS TO DIG UP THE ROADS; YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED, MAKING SURE THAT RESIDENTS CANNOT MOVE FREELY IN THE AREA. BULLDOZERS ALSO SMASHED THROUGH ANYTHING THAT STOOD IN THEIR WAY. HOMES AND SHOPS WERE DAMAGED, PIPES AND POWER LINES SEVERED, CUTTING OFF WATER AND ELECTRICITY. THE ISRAELI MILITARY IS IN THE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT RIGHT NOW. A U.S. OFFICIAL TOLD CBS NEWS THAT SINCE 2022, IT'S BEEN INVESTIGATING AN IDF UNIT OF ULTRA-ORTHODOX SOLDIERS STATIONED IN THE WEST BANK ACCUSED OF HUMAN RIGHTS ATROCITIES, WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED THIS WEEK. WOOLWORTHS ` FORMERLY KNOWN AS COUNTDOWN ` WILL EQUIP STAFF WITH BODY CAMERAS AT ALL OF ITS 191 STORES THIS WEEK. THE SUPERMARKET CHAIN SAYS IT RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM WORKERS AFTER A TRIAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY, AND AS ZANE SMALL REPORTS, IT'S INTRODUCING EVEN MORE SECURITY MEASURES. WOMAN SCREAMS: YOU'RE HURTING ME! (SHRIEKS) A BYSTANDER RECENTLY FILMED THIS OUTSIDE WOOLWORTHS IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MT ROSKILL ` A TROLLEY FULL OF GOODS BEING HASTILY TRANSFERRED INTO A VEHICLE DRAWING SUSPICION. POLICE WERE CALLED TO A REPORT OF SHOPLIFTING AND ARRESTED A WOMAN (30) AND A MAN (42). WOOLWORTHS SAYS IT HAPPENS DAILY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY, EVERY HOUR. IT'S CONSISTENT AT THE MOMENT. BUT A TRIAL OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR WOOLWORTHS STAFF HAS DELIVERED PROMISING RESULTS. IF YOU'VE GOT AN OFFENDER THAT'S ESCALATED, WE WOULD NORMALLY SEE THAT CONTINUE TO ESCALATE. WE ACTUALLY SAW 44% OF THOSE DE-ESCALATE, WHICH IS WHAT WE WANTED. SO THE CAMERAS ARE HERE TO STAY AND WILL BE ROLLED OUT AT ALL 191 STORES THIS WEEK AT A COST OF $2. AT A COST OF $2M. WOOLWORTHS SAYS THESE BODY-WORN CAMERAS ARE ONLY SWITCHED ON IN THE EVENT OF A SECURITY INCIDENT, AND THE FOOTAGE ISN'T RELEASED UNLESS REQUESTED BY POLICE AS PART OF AN INVESTIGATION. STAFF ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS BEFORE FILMING THEM. RETAIL NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS THE SECURITY MEASURE. ANYTHING THAT'S GONNA CHANGE THE DIAL IN TERMS OF GETTING BETTER BEHAVIOUR IN STORES, WE THINK IT'S REALLY VALUABLE. IT'S PART OF A $45M SECURITY INVESTMENT ANNOUNCED BY WOOLWORTHS IN AUGUST LAST YEAR FOLLOWING A SHARP RISE IN THEFT AND ABUSE TOWARDS WORKERS. THE SUPERMARKET CHAIN'S ALREADY ROLLED OUT PUSH-TO-TALK RADIOS FOR STAFF AND TROLLEYS THAT CAN BE STOPPED BY REMOTE CONTROL ACROSS 50 STORES. (CLICK! BEEP!) WOOLWORTHS HAS NO PLANS TO TRIAL FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERAS LIKE ITS COMPETITOR FOODSTUFFS IS, BUT IT IS NOW ROLLING OUT EVEN MORE SECURITY MEASURES, LIKE THESE SHELVES THAT PREVENT SHOPLIFTERS FROM SWEEPING A WHOLE BUNCH OF ITEMS INTO A TROLLEY. IT CAN BE PRETTY DEMORALISING, I'M SURE, FOR THE TEAM, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THEY COME TO WORK, THEY COME TO WORK, AND THEY CAN FEEL SAFE. AND YOU CAN HARDLY BLAME STAFF FOR NOT FEELING SAFE WITH THIS HAPPENING EVERY DAY. ZANE SMALL, NEWSHUB. DOMESTIC AIRFARES ON AIR NEW ZEALAND WILL RISE FROM TOMORROW. THE AIRLINE SAYS A 30% INCREASE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS MEANT PRICE HIKES HAD TO BE PASSED ON TO PASSENGERS. DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE RELEASED. AIR NEW ZEALAND IS ALSO CHANGING ITS SHORT-HAUL INTERNATIONAL FARES TO AUSTRALIA AND THE PACIFIC. FROM JUNE, THERE WILL NO LONGER BE A SEAT-PLUS-BAG OPTION, BUT ALL FARES WILL GET IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. THE COMPANY ALSO DOWNGRADED ITS PROFIT GUIDANCE BY $10M BECAUSE OF THE SOFT DOMESTIC DEMAND AND PRICE COMPETITION ON ITS NORTH AMERICA ROUTES. FROM THREATENING THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WITH LEGAL ACTION TO DEMANDING A NEARLY $100B BONUS AFTER LAYING OFF 10% OF TESLA STAFF, ELON MUSK HAS HAD A CHAOTIC WEEK ` EVEN BY HIS STANDARDS. TECH REPORTER FINN HOGAN HAS THE STORY. ONCE WORTH MORE THAN THE NEXT TOP 10 AUTOMAKERS COMBINED, TESLA'S WHEELS COULD BE COMING OFF. EVERY WEEK WITH ELON MUSK IS, YOU KNOW, EVERY WEEK WITH ELON MUSK IS, YOU KNOW, IS SOMETHING OF AN UP AND DOWN RIDE. OVER THE WEEKEND, MORE THAN 4000 TESLA CYBERTRUCKS WERE RECALLED DUE TO A DANGEROUS FAULT WITH THE ACCELERATOR. JUST THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF SPEED BUMPS FOR THE COMPANY. IN THE YEAR TO DATE, TESLA'S SHARE PRICE HAS PLUMMETED 40%, LOSING HALF A TRILLION IN VALUE. LAST WEEK, 10% OF TESLA'S WORKFORCE WERE LAID OFF. MEANWHILE, MUSK IS PUSHING TO AWARD HIMSELF A NEARLY $100B BONUS, A PAYOUT EXPERTS HEARSAY HE WILL LIKELY RECEIVE. A PAYOUT EXPERTS HERE SAY HE WILL LIKELY RECEIVE. SHAREHOLDERS ARE LARGELY BEHIND MUSK. SO I THINK WHEN YOU LOOK AT MUSK AND YOU LOOK AT TESLA, IT'S QUITE HARD TO SEPARATE THE TWO, AND IT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFERENT BUSINESS IF MUSK WEREN'T INVOLVED. MUSK HAS SIGNALLED HE WANTS TO PIVOT TESLA'S FOCUS TO PRODUCING SELF-DRIVING TAXIS, WHICH WILL BE UNVEILED IN AUGUST. I WOULDN'T BET AGAINST HIM. I THINK THE AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY THAT THE TESLA TEAM HAVE BEEN DEVELOPING LOOKS PRETTY AMAZING IN THE U.S. AT THE MOMENT. I SEE TESLA AS STILL BEING THE MOST INNOVATIVE PLAYER WHEN IT COMES TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES OR VEHICLES IN GENERAL. MEANWHILE, OVER AT X, MUSK SAYS HE WILL CHALLENGE AUSTRALIAN LAWMAKERS AFTER X WAS ORDERED TO TAKE DOWN FOOTAGE OF THE CHURCH STABBING IN SYDNEY. THEY SEE THEMSELVES ABOVE THE LAW, AND THE AUSTRALIAN LAW HERE SHOULD APPLY EQUALLY IN THE REAL WORLD AS IT DOES ONLINE. BUT EVEN WITH TWO COMPANIES IN TURMOIL, MUSK IS STILL SHOOTING FOR THE STARS, LAUNCHING 23 NEW STARLINK SATELLITES INTO ORBIT USING HIS SPACEX ROCKETS IN THE PAST SEVEN DAYS. WHETHER ANYONE CAN BRING THE BILLIONAIRE BACK DOWN TO EARTH REMAINS TO BE SEEN. FINN HOGAN, NEWSHUB. HEATHER'S IN NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE DAY'S WEATHER ` AND HAPPY EARTH DAY! A GOOD DAY FOR MOTHER EARTH TO SHOWCASE NEW ZEALAND ` PLENTY OF SUN BUT NOT REALLY THAT WARM. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WERE AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, BUT WITH CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT, THERE COULD BE SOME EARLY MORNING FROST FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. MORE DETAILS, INCLUDING AN ANZAC DAY FORECAST, AFTER SPORT. LIVES LOST IN THE BONDI MALL ATTACK HAVE BEEN HONOURED IN SYDNEY. A CANDLE-LIT VIGIL WAS HELD AT THE SCENE AS NEWS EMERGED THAT AN INJURED BABY WAS WELL ENOUGH TO BE RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL. THE HARVEST IS UP FOR FARMERS THIS YEAR, BUT SO IS THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE. (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. HOKI MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. A WEEK ON FROM TWO STABBING ATTACKS IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIAN POLICE HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND A GROUP OF MEN WHO FUELLED VIOLENT RIOTS AFTER AN ALLEGED TERROR ATTACK. THE MUGSHOTS WERE RELEASED JUST HOURS AFTER THE CITY HELD A VIGIL TO MOURN THE LIVES LOST IN THE WESTFIELD MALL ATTACK. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT EMMA CROPPER REPORTS. ALL SING: # AMAZING GRACE. # CANDLES IN HAND, THEY GATHERED ON BONDI BEACH AT SUNSET, A WEEK ON FROM THE SENSELESS ACT OF VIOLENCE THAT TOOK THE LIVES OF SIX PEOPLE IN A WESTFIELD MALL. WE MOURN FOR ALL THE YEARS OF JOY THEY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. ALL THE MEMORIES THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE. SEATED AMONG THE MOURNERS, A WOMAN WHOSE HEROISM SAVED LIVES. WHEN POLICE INSPECTOR AMY SCOTT HEARD THE NEWS OF THE DANGER, AND WITHOUT IMMEDIATE BACKUP OR ANY HESITATION AT ALL, RAN TOWARDS VIOLENCE. EVERYONE IS STILL MAKING SENSE OF THE EVENT THAT SHATTERED A COMMUNITY AND SHOCKED A NATION. I'VE STILL GOT TEARS IN MY EYES, AND AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY VOICE, IT'S JUST IT'S EVEN HARD TO BE COHERENT AND ARTICULATE THE DEPTH OF EMOTIONS THAT YOU FEEL. IT JUST FELT VERY PERSONAL. YEAH. WHILE ONE COMMUNITY MOURNED... ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CITY, PARISHIONERS MADE AN EMOTIONAL RETURN TO THEIR SUNDAY SERVICE. (SPEAKS ARAMAIC) BISHOP MAR MARI EMMANUEL WAS STABBED SIX TIMES. (SCREAMING) HE'S RECOVERING AT A SECRET LOCATION BECAUSE EMOTIONS STILL REMAIN HIGH. IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL. SOME PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, STARTED CRYING, AND SOME PEOPLE, THEY FAINTED. A POLICE PRESENCE REMAINS WHILE INVESTIGATORS HUNT FOR THE 11 MEN ACCUSED OF FUELLING THE VIOLENT RIOTS AFTER THE ATTACK. THE ACTIONS AT THAT TIME OBVIOUSLY INFLUENCED OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION AT THAT TIME. A CITY STILL VERY MUCH MOURNING AS IT TRIES TO MOVE ON. IN SYDNEY, EMMA CROPPER, NEWSHUB. OVERALL, THIS YEAR'S CROP HARVEST HAS GONE WELL FOR FARMERS, UP 10% ON LAST YEAR. BUT THE COST OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE HAS ALSO INCREASED, WITH THE PRICE OF MACHINERY UP BY AS MUCH AS 30%, MAKING IT EVEN TOUGHER FOR FARMERS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. KAYSHA BROWNLIE REPORTS. RADISH SEED THRIVING AS THE CANTERBURY PLAINS BASK IN WARM AND SUNNY WEATHER ` JUST WHAT FARMERS WANT AS THEY COUNT DOWN THE DAYS TO HARVEST. HERE IN CANTERBURY, WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD HARVEST. WE NEEDED TO, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY, THE COST OF OUR PRODUCTION HAVE GONE UP SIGNIFICANTLY. THAT INCLUDES FERTILISER AND INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THE LARGEST COST RELATES TO MACHINERY. THOSE COSTS HAVE GONE UP HUGELY ` BY ABOUT 30%. SO, COMBINE HARVESTERS WHICH WE USE TO HARVEST NOW ` THAT DID COST 600-ODD-THOUSAND ` ARE AROUND A MILLION DOLLARS NOW. AND THAT'S STARTING TO GET OUT OF REACH OF THE AVERAGE FARMER. THE COMBINATION OF GOOD WEATHER AND HIGHER YIELD ` UP BY ABOUT 10% ` NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE SHORTFALL. IT'S CERTAINLY COSTING FARMERS MORE. THERE'S A LOT MORE FARMERS WHO WILL BE MAKING A LOSS THIS YEAR. NONE MORE SO THAN MAIZE GROWERS IN GISBORNE, WHERE HARVEST IS ABOUT TO GET UNDERWAY. CONTRACTS ARE BACK PROBABLY ABOUT $150 A TON ON LAST YEAR. UM, AND, YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR'S STUFF STILL HASN'T BEEN PICKED UP IN A LOT OF CASES. CREATING STORAGE ISSUES WITH CHEAPER PRODUCT COMING IN FROM UKRAINE AND FEWER DAIRY FARMERS ADDING GRAIN TO THEIR FEED. SOME CROPS HAD TO BE REPLANTED MULTIPLE TIMES IN FLOOD-DAMAGED PADDOCKS. THE YIELDS ARE BACK A BIT ON WHERE YOU'D EXPECT TO BE BECAUSE OF THE LATE PLANTING AND THE WET WEATHER LAST YEAR, SO THE GUYS HAVE REALLY STRUGGLED WITH THAT. BUT WE'RE REALLY HOPING THEY GET SOMETHING OFF. THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, SOME OF THESE GROWERS HAVE HAD NOTHING AT ALL. THE NEXT THREE MONTHS CRUCIAL TO HOW THE NEXT THREE YEARS COULD LOOK. KAYSHA BROWNLIE, NEWSHUB. WELL, ANDREW'S IN LATER WITH SPORT. AND MORE BIG NAME SIGNINGS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE WARRIORS? THAT'S RIGHT. YES, ANDREW WEBSTER HAS MADE IT NO SECRET TODAY THAT HE WANTS TO SHAUN JOHNSON BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON. SO WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO LURE THE STAR PLAYMAKER BACK TO MT SMART FOR ANOTHER NRL CAMPAIGN? WE'LL HEAR FROM JOHNSON LATER. PLUS ` THE PLIGHT OF THE CRUSADERS REACHES THE BEEHIVE. WHAT WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT DOES THIS FAN HAVE FOR THE CELLAR DWELLERS OF SUPER RUGBY? ALSO ` DONALD TRUMP'S CRIMINAL CASE GETS UNDERWAY TOMORROW, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHO'LL BE TESTIFYING, BECAUSE THE JUDGE BELIEVES IF TRUMP KNOWS WHO THEY ARE, HE'LL HARASS THEM. THE LANDMARK COURT CASE IN AUSTRALIA WHICH SAW THE FIRST ONLINE TROLL CONVICTED AND FINED. IN NEW ZEALAND, THE POLICE WERE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC. THEY SHOW THAT SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA COMMIT THIS TYPE OF ABUSE COULD GET A KNOCK ON THE DOOR FROM THE POLICE. You all good, mate? You warm enough? (LAUGHS) SONG: # Like an endless dream... # Nearly there, mate. # Wrap me in your arms... # GIRL: Oh! So that's the difference between Courier and Economy. POLICE BELIEVE THE WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN WELLINGTON'S HARBOUR YESTERDAY MIGHT'VE BEEN OUT FOR A MORNING WALK. THEY STILL DON'T KNOW THE IDENTITY OF THE WOMAN BUT BELIEVE SHE'S NEW ZEALAND EUROPEAN AND IN HER 60s OR 70s. POLICE SAY SHE MAY HAVE BEEN WALKING IN THE YORK BAY AREA NOT LONG BEFORE SHE WAS FOUND IN THE WATER OFF MAHINA BAY AT AROUND 8AM. POLICE SAY SHE WAS WEARING ACTIVEWEAR AND A BLACK HOODIE, AND THEY WANT TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION. HOKI MAI ANO. A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PROSECUTION IN NEW ZEALAND IS UNDERWAY AT AUCKLAND DISTRICT COURT. FORMER PORTS OF AUCKLAND LIMITED CHIEF EXECUTIVE TONY GIBSON HAS BEEN CHARGED BY MARITIME NZ OVER THE WORKPLACE FATALITY OF FATHER-OF-SEVEN PALA'AMO KALATI (31) IN 2020. IT'S THE FIRST TIME A NEW ZEALAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAS BEEN CHARGED OVER A WORKPLACE FATALITY AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF TOUGHER HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS FOLLOWING THE PIKE RIVER MINING TRAGEDY. TODAY, THE COURT HEARD FROM AN EXPERT WITNESS WHO POINTED TO PORT HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS HE BELIEVES SHOULD HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. GIBSON'S DEFENCE SAYS HE CANNOT BE HELD PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR FAILURES OF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS AND STAFF WHICH HE HAD NO DIRECT CONTROL OF. IN JUST A FEW HOURS' TIME, THE DONALD TRUMP 'HUSH MONEY' TRIAL WILL BEGIN HEARING OPENING STATEMENTS. IT'S THE FIRST CRIMINAL TRIAL IN HISTORY OF A FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT, BUT THE JUDGE IS KEEPING IT A SECRET WHO'LL BE CALLED AS WITNESSES. 80% OF JURORS' MINDS ARE MADE UP AT THE END OF OPENING STATEMENTS. JUDGE MERCHAN FEELS VERY STRONGLY THAT IF THE WITNESSES ARE KNOWN TO THE DEFENCE AND TO THE DEFENDANT, THAT THEY WILL BE HARASSED BY THE DEFENDANT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TRUMP WILL HAVE TO BE PRESENT IN COURT THROUGHOUT AND HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DRAWINGS OF THE SKETCH ARTISTS. AUCKLAND SCIENTISTS ARE CELEBRATING AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH AFTER ZEROING IN ON A RARE GENETIC MUTATION CAUSING MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE. THEIR WORK IS NOW BEING PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL 'BRAIN'. NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT AMANDA GILLIES SPOKE TO THE LEAD SCIENTIST FOR HER THIRD AND FINAL STORY IN HER SERIES ON MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE. SO THIS IS SOME BRAIN TISSUE THAT'S BEEN STAINED TO SEE WHERE THE PROTEINS LIE. IT'S PRECIOUS AND INVALUABLE ` HUMAN BRAIN TISSUE. AND MORE THAN 40 KIWIS AND INTERNATIONAL PATIENTS, MANY WHO HAD DIED FROM MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE, GENEROUSLY DONATED THIS TO DOCTOR EMMA SCOTTER. IT'S LED TO A MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH. SHE AND HER TEAM AT UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND HAVE FIGURED OUT HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARMFUL AND HARMLESS MUTATIONS OF A RARE GENE CAUSING THE DISEASE. I WOULD SAY IT'S A BREAKTHROUGH IN, UM, UNDERSTANDING THE GENETIC CODE. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT YOU CAN NOW LOOK IN THE TISSUE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WENT WRONG. SO FOR THOSE WHO HAVE A GENETIC TEST THAT GIVES A RED FLAG FOR THE GENE, IT CAN BE DETERMINED WHETHER THEY ARE AT RISK OF 'MND' OR NOT. WORK TOWARDS A TREATMENT WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE ROGUE VERSIONS OF THE GENE IS NOW UNDERWAY IN DR SCOTTER'S LAB. SHE'S ALSO WORKING WITH LIVE PATIENTS WHO DONATE BLOOD TO TEST THEIR GENES TO DETERMINE A GENETIC CAUSE. THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO KNOW. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR MY CHILDREN? ARE THEY AT RISK? AND IN ONE CASE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK TO THE FAMILY AND SAY, 'WE FOUND THE CAUSE OF YOUR MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE.' AND THE FAMILY WERE ABLE TO BE TESTED, AND THE YOUNGER GENERATION COULD HAVE A BABY BORN FREE OF THAT GENE. SHE DESCRIBES IT AS THE MOST AMAZING AND HEARTWARMING EXPERIENCE FROM THEIR GENETIC TESTING. BEING ABLE TO CHANGE THE FATE OF A FAMILY, NO LONGER PASSING DOWN THIS GENE AND RISKING PASSING DOWN MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE. THAT'S AMAZING. MM, YEAH. THE WHOLE` THE WHOLE TEAM WERE IN TEARS. ABOUT 400 KIWIS ARE TONIGHT LIVING WITH MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE, AND ABOUT 90% OF CASES, THERE IS NO KNOWN FAMILY HISTORY. THE REST IS KNOWN TO BE INHERITED. SCIENTISTS HAVE LINKED 35 GENES TO THE DISEASE AND BELIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS PLAY A ROLE. WHAT'S NOT IN DOUBT IS THE DISEASE CAN BE BRUTAL. PEOPLE LOSE THE ABILITY TO MOVE EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE MUSCLES OF BREATHING. FROM DIAGNOSIS TO DEATH, AROUND TWO YEARS, TOTAL OF THREE YEARS FROM ONSET. THAT'S THE AVERAGE. SHE NOW HOPES HER WORK WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT PIECES IN THE GIANT PUZZLE OF MOTOR NEURONEE DISEASE. AMANDA GILLIES, NEWSHUB. THE SPICE GIRLS HAVE RE-FORMED ` BUT IT WAS JUST FOR ONE NIGHT, AT VICTORIA BECKHAM'S 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY. IS SHAUN JOHNSON ABOUT TO COMMIT TO ANOTHER SEASON WITH THE WARRIORS? WE HEAR FROM THE STAR HALF AND HIS COACH NEXT. PLUS ` INDYCAR WIN NUMBER 57 FOR SCOTT DIXON. WHY HIS LATEST VICTORY WAS MORE ABOUT SENTIMENT THAN STATISTICS. AND THE BAREST OF MARGINS PREVENTS COVENTRY CITY FROM PULLING OFF ONE OF THE GREATEST COMEBACKS IN F.A. CUP HISTORY. HAVING SHOCKED THE NRL BY SIGNING STAR PROP JAMES FISHER-HARRIS LAST WEEK, THE WARRIORS ARE QUICKLY TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO RETAINING THE CLUB'S BIGGEST STAR BEYOND THE END OF THE SEASON. SHAUN JOHNSON HAS BEEN A KEY FIGURE IN THE CLUB'S RESURGENCE, AND TODAY COACH ANDREW WEBSTER MADE IT CLEAR ` HE WANTS JOHNSON STEERING THE WARRIORS THROUGH THEIR 2025 CAMPAIGN AS WELL. AS TIA MCDOUGALL REPORTS, THE PLAYMAKER IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT NOISES ABOUT STICKING AROUND MT SMART FOR ANOTHER YEAR. DO I PLAY ON OR NOT? GOOD QUESTION. IT'S ONE ANDREW WEBSTER HAS AN ANSWER TO. FIRST OF ALL, 100%. LOVE TO HAVE SEAN AROUND AGAIN. EVIDENTLY, THERE'S ONE THING STOPPING JOHNSON PUTTING PEN TO PAPER. FOR ME TO MAKE THAT DECISION TO PLAY ON, I'VE GOT TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE A CONTRACT OFFER AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. IT'S ONLY EARLY IN THE SEASON. WE'VE GOT A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE'LL WORK IT OUT WHEN WE CAN. JOHNSON KEEN TO GET THE BALL ROLLING STRAIGHT AWAY. I AM CERTAINLY STARTING THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND, YOU KNOW, WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE. UM, I'LL BE CATCHING UP WITH MY MANAGER TODAY. THE WARRIORS SIGNING OF KIWIS CAPTAIN JAMES FISHER HARRIS... AND FISHER HARRIS SCORES. ..HAS HELPED CONVINCE JOHNSON TO STAY. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY COOL. THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING TO, I GUESS, CELEBRATE AND WANT TO PLAY ON FOR. ANOTHER FACTOR IS WHETHER THE 33 YEAR OLD'S BODY IS PREPARED FOR ANOTHER NRL CAMPAIGN. AT TODAY'S TRAINING AND LAST WEEK'S TRAINING AND THE TRAINING BEFORE THAT, JOHNSON'S BEEN TAKING IT EASY. CONSTANT NIGGLES IN HIS LEGS MEANS HE'S BEEN UNABLE TO TRAIN WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP. HE'S PLAYING SORE AT THE MOMENT. HE WANTS TO WIN SO BAD HE'S BEEN WILLING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. BUT, YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T TRAIN MUCH AT ALL IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT OF OLD AGE, UM, A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR. WEBSTER SUGGESTING A WEEK OFF IS ON THE CARDS FOR JOHNSON. OH, I'LL TAKE I'LL TAKE THAT FOR SURE. IT'S LIKE PAID LEAVE. BUT IT WON'T BE THIS WEEK, WITH THE WARRIORS DETERMINED TO BOUNCE BACK FROM THE WEEKEND'S LOSS WITH A WIN OVER THE TITANS ON ANZAC DAY. TIA MCDOUGALL, NEWSHUB. SCOTT DIXON HAS DELIVERED THE BEST POSSIBLE TRIBUTE FOR THE LATE GODFATHER OF KIWI MOTORSPORT SIR COLIN GILTRAP IN THE WAKE OF HIS PASSING ON THURSDAY. DIXON THIS MORNING WON THE GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH ` HIS 20TH CONSECUTIVE SEASON OF CLAIMING AN INDYCAR VICTORY. THE FIRST THING ON HIS MIND AFTER CLAIMING THE CHEQUERED FLAG, THOUGH, WAS THE MAN WHO PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HIS CAREER. GORDON FINDLATER HAS MORE. CAREER VICTORY NUMBER 57 FOR SCOTT DIXON. BUT HE'S GONNA GO BACK TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE! SCOTT DIXON WINS THE ACURA GRAND PRIX AT LONG BEACH! THE 43-YEAR-OLD PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE MAN WHO BELIEVED IN AND HELPED HIM REACH HIS INDYCAR DREAM. 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'S LATEST WIN WAS ANOTHER ONE OF HIS SIGNATURE FUEL-SAVING MASTERCLASSES. OH! CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN. A SAFETY CAR ON LAP 15 SAW DIXON PIT EARLY, DECIDING TO GO WITH AN ALTERNATE STRATEGY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE GOOD ON FUEL. WE KNOW HE IS THE BEST AT DOING THIS. BUT HE WAS QUICKLY BEING HUNTED DOWN. THERE GOES SCOTT DIXON, BUT HERE COMES JOSEF NEWGARDEN ` GETS AROUND THE 66 OF TOM BLOMQUIST. AND WITH A DOZEN LAPS REMAINING, NEWGARDEN WAS ON THE KIWI'S BUMPER. HE'S RIGHT HERE NOW. BUT IT WAS THE AMERICAN'S OWN REAR END THAT WAS EVENTUALLY HIS UNDOING. NEWGARDEN! AND NEWGARDEN STALLS IN THE HAIRPIN! COLTON HERTA RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF THE TEAM PENSKE DRIVER. WITH HIM OUT OF THE EQUATION, IT WAS ALL DIXON NEEDED TO GO ON TO VICTORY. LAST TWO LAPS, TEAM CAME ON AND SAID, 'JUST GO FOR IT. 'WE GOT PLENTY OF FUEL,' AND AWAY WE WENT, MAN. NOW SECOND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP, DIXON IS WELL IN THE HUNT FOR A RECORD-EQUALLING SEVENTH INDYCAR TITLE. GORDON FINDLATER, NEWSHUB. AN UNBEATEN HALF-CENTURY FROM MARK CHAPMAN'S HELPED THE BLACKCAPS BOUNCE BACK IN THE THIRD GAME OF THEIR T20 SERIES IN PAKISTAN. NEW ZEALAND CHASED DOWN THE 179-RUN TARGET IN THE PENULTIMATE OVER FOR THE LOSS OF JUST THREE WICKETS. CHAPMAN SMASHED 87 OFF JUST 42 BALLS. HE NOW AVERAGES 198 FROM HIS EIGHT MATCHES IN PAKISTAN. WE PLAY PAKISTAN, OBVIOUSLY, QUITE A LOT, AND I GUESS IT HELPS WHERE YOU GET FAMILIAR WITH SOME OF THE BOWLERS AND... I DON'T` I CAN'T REALLY PUT IT DOWN TO ANYTHING, TO BE HONEST. THE SERIES IS LEVEL AT 1-1 AND NOW MOVES TO LAHORE AHEAD OF GAME FOUR ON FRIDAY. MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE BOOKED A REPEAT OF LAST YEAR'S F.A. CUP FINAL AGAINST BITTER RIVALS MANCHESTER CITY ` BUT NOT BEFORE SURVIVING A MAJOR SCARE IN THIS MORNING'S SEMI-FINAL AGAINST SECOND-TIER COVENTRY CITY, WHO FOUGHT BACK FROM 3-0 DOWN AND WERE A TOE AWAY FROM CAUSING ONE OF THE GREAT UPSETS IN THE HISTORY OF THE COMPETITION. ITV'S CHRIS SKUDDER WATCHED THE ACTION. RED HOT FAVOURITES NO HIDING PLACE FOR MANCHESTER UNITED. DEFEAT HERE AND THEY'D ALL BE SENT TO COVENTRY. EMBARRASSMENT, THOUGH, LOOKED THE MOST UNLIKELY OF OUTCOMES WHEN UNITED STROLLED INTO THE LEAD. 1-0 BECAME 2-0 AS HARRY MAGUIRE ROSE TO THE OCCASION, NO HINT OF THE DRAMA TO COME. AND WHILE UNITED'S OLD OWNERS, THE GLAZERS, WERE TALKING A GOOD GAME TO NEW BOSS SIR JIM RATCLIFFE, UNITED STARS DID THEIR TALKING ON THE FIELD. FERNANDEZ 3-0. COVENTRY LOOKED CRESTFALLEN. BUT IF THE PREMIER LEAGUE STARS THOUGHT IT WAS GAME OVER, THEY WERE IN FOR A SHOCK. SIMMS PULLED ONE BACK. SUDDENLY IT WAS 3-2, THE UNDERDOGS BITING BACK ON A TIDAL WAVE OF EMOTION. THEN, UNBELIEVABLY, THE HIGHEST DRAMA ` HANDBALL PENALTY TO COVENTRY. AND HADJI WRIGHT TOOK A STAGGERING TIE INTO EXTRA TIME. IT WAS EPIC STUFF. IT'S OFF THE BAR. COVENTRY THEN THOUGHT THEY HAD WON IT IN THE DYING SECONDS OF EXTRA TIME. BUT AMID INCREDIBLE SCENES, THEIR HOPES WERE WRECKED BY V.A.R, OFFSIDE BY A FRACTION. SO TO PENALTIES, THE TENSION UNBEARABLE, AND COVENTRY COULD NOT HOLD THEIR NERVE. (CROWD CHEERING) IT WAS LEFT TO RASMUS HOYLAND TO WIN IT FOR UNITED, BUT THEY ALL KNOW HOW NEAR THEY'D BEEN TO HUMILIATION AND HOW CLOSE THE OUTSIDERS HAD COME TO ONE OF THE GREATEST CUP STORIES OF THEM ALL. MEANTIME, CRITICS HAVE SLAMMED NOTTINGHAM FOREST AFTER EXTRAORDINARY CLAIMS OF BIAS WERE DIRECTED AT A VAR OFFICIAL IN THE WAKE OF THIS MORNING'S 2-0 PREMIER LEAGUE DEFEAT AT EVERTON. FOREST WERE LEFT FUMING AS THREE STRONG CLAIMS FOR PENALTIES DURING THE MATCH WERE IGNORED. AFTER THE MATCH, FOREST CLAIMED VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE STUART ATTWELL WAS A SUPPORTER OF RELEGATION RIVALS LUTON TOWN. THE CLUB'S OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT SAYING, 'WE WARNED THE PROFESSIONAL GAME MATCH OFFICIALS BOARD 'THAT THE VAR IS A LUTON FAN BEFORE THE GAME, 'BUT THEY DIDN'T CHANGE HIM.' THAT, WHAT I'VE JUST READ THERE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT'S LIKE A FAN IN A PUB. THAT IS EMBARRASSING FROM NOTTINGHAM FOREST. I GET THE FRUSTRATION. YOU CAN'T GET INVOLVED IN THAT. YOU'VE GOTTA SHOW A LITTLE BIT OF CLASS IF YOU'RE A FOOTBALL CLUB. THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION IS INVESTIGATING THE POST. FINALLY ` THE PLIGHT OF THE CELLAR-DWELLING CRUSADERS HAS REACHED THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF POWER IN THE COUNTRY. THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS SIT LAST ON THE SUPER RUGBY LADDER FOLLOWING THEIR LOSS TO THE WESTERN FORCE OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT'S SEEN THE PRIME MINISTER TODAY OFFER A MESSAGE OF SUPPORT. KEEP THE FAITH. IT'S NOT OVER TILL IT'S OVER. YES, IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINTING RUN SO FAR, BUT WE'RE JUST WARMING UP. TRUST US. WE'LL GET THERE TO THE PLAYOFFS. WE'LL WIN NICE, OR WE WIN UGLY, BUT WE WIN ` IS THE STORY OF THE CRUSADERS. AND THAT WILL CONTINUE, I'M SURE. I'M NOT SURE THAT A POLITICAL PROMISE HE CAN KEEP. A DRAMATIC RESCUE HAS SAVED THE LIFE OF A DRIVER TRAPPED IN A BURNING CAR IN MINNESOTA. HE'D RUN OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HIT A LAMP POST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURST INTO FLAMES. OTHER DRIVERS RISKED THEIR OWN LIVES TO TRY AND PULL THE DOORS OPEN, BUT THEY WERE JAMMED. EVENTUALLY, THEY MANAGED TO BREAK A WINDOW AND PULL THE DRIVER TO SAFETY BEFORE THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED. ONE OF THE RESCUERS DESCRIBED IT AS THE SCARIEST MOMENT OF HIS LIFE, AS THEY ALL FEARED THE CAR WOULD EXPLODE. IT'S PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST AUSSIE SIGHTS YOU'LL SEE ` TWO KANGAROOS TRADING BLOWS IN A QUEENSLAND CAMPSITE. ONLOOKERS WATCHED AS THE PAIR FOUGHT IT OUT FOR 20 MINUTES, KNOCKING OVER TABLES AND CRASHING INTO TENTS. THE VIDEO OF THE BRAWL HAS BEEN WATCHED 15 MILLION TIMES. THE PAIR EVENTUALLY ENDED THE FIGHT WITHOUT A WINNER AND BOUNCED OFF TOGETHER. ALL FIVE SPICE GIRLS HAVE REUNITED TO SING TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2012 WITH AN IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE AT VICTORIA BECKHAM'S 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY ` AND IT MAY NOT BE THEIR LAST. #STOP RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I NEED SOMEBODY WITH A HUMAN TOUCH # DAVID BECKHAM TOOK THE VIDEO, AND TOM CRUISE WAS THERE TOO, BUT THE ULTIMATE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE HAS BEEN TO GET THE BEST-SELLING GIRL BAND EVER TO GO ON TOUR AGAIN, AND THE EVENING FINISHED WITH A TEASING INSTAGRAM POST BY MEL C. OUR TOP STORIES TONIGHT ` VIDEO SENT TO NEWSHUB SHOWS MULTIPLE ONLOOKERS HIT BY CARS AT AN OUT-OF-CONTROL BURNOUT MEET IN HAMILTON. ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGNER GREG MURPHY SAYS HE HAS 'NO SYMPATHY' FOR THE SPECTATORS AND JUST ATTENDING THE EVENT SHOULD BE A CRIME. THE CONTROVERSIAL THREE STRIKES LAW IS SET TO RETURN ` WITH SOME TWEAKS. IT WILL SEE THREE-TIME SERIOUS OFFENDERS HANDED DOWN THE HARSHEST-POSSIBLE SENTENCE, BUT CHANGES INCLUDE MORE DISCRETION FOR JUDGES AND THE INCLUSION OF TWO NEW OFFENCES. AND WOOLWORTHS, FORMERLY KNOWN AS COUNTDOWN, WILL EQUIP STAFF WITH BODY CAMERAS AT ALL OF ITS 191 STORES THIS WEEK. THE SUPERMARKET CHAIN SAYS IT RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM WORKERS AFTER A TRIAL OF THE TECHNOLOGY. COMING UP ` NEWSHUB WEATHER. AND HEATHER, HOW'S ANZAC DAY LOOKING? WINDY AND SOMETIMES WET. THERE'S ANOTHER FRONT WHICH WILL DRIVE UP THE WEST COAST, SPREADING SHOWERS NORTH DURING ANZAC DAY MORNING. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY WITH STRENGTHENING NORWESTERLIES, ESPECIALLY FOR CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE DAWN SERVICE WILL BE DRY FOR THE MAIN CENTRES. MORE DETAILS NEXT. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. GET SET FOR A CHILLY MORNING TOMORROW, BUT SKIES SHOULD BE FINE, THANKS TO A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE. THE LAST OF THE FRONTAL SHOWERS FOR THE NORTH CLEAR OVERNIGHT, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER FRONT GETTING READY TO MOVE ON TO SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND. THIS WILL HIT WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH THE RIDGE RECEDING NORTH. THEN ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM FOLLOWS FROM THE WEST, LATE WEDNESDAY. THAT'LL CLEAR THE NORTH ISLAND LATE FRIDAY. SO, THAT'S THE WEEK IN SUMMARY. FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, IT'S A CLEARING TREND. TONIGHT, FOR THE SOUTH, THERE ARE A FEW SHOWERS OUT EAST FROM CANTERBURY NORTH, BUT CLEARING. TOMORROW, THE CLOUD RETURNS TO FIORDLAND WITH SHOWERS TURNING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. A FEW MORE SHOWERS DEVELOP FURTHER NORTH IN THE WEST TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT THE DAY ITSELF IS FINE FOR MOST OF THE ISLAND. TONIGHT, FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, THE SHOWERS ARE CLEARING FROM THE SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE NORTH. APART FROM A FEW CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER NORTHLAND, THE UPPER HALF OF THE ISLAND IS FINE, BUT WITH BRISK SOUTHERLY QUARTER WINDS. TOMORROW, THE SHOWERS CLEAR GISBORNE, AND APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS FOR THE SOUTHWEST, THE SKIES ARE CLEAR, WITH A DEVELOPING NORTHERLY IN THE SOUTH. SO, SKIES ARE CLEAR FOR THE NORTH TOMORROW. WHANGAREI, YOU'RE MAYBE UNLUCKY WITH AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR TWO. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH FROM AUCKLAND NORTH, AND A SOU'EASTER FOR WHITIANGA. APART FROM MORNING CLOUD OVER TAURANGA, THE REGION HERE IS FINE. SOUTHERLIES WILL EASE IN THE MORNING ALONG THE COAST, AND WESTERLIES DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON FOR TAUPO AND ROTORUA. THE CLOUD AND ODD SHOWER LINGER OVER GISBORNE IN THE MORNING, BUT THEN BY THE AFTERNOON, IT'S DRY, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HERE. SOU'WESTERLIES FROM HASTINGS NORTH AND WESTERLIES IN THE SOUTH. A FEW MORE CLOUDS AROUND FOR THE SOUTHWEST OF THE ISLAND, BUT NO REAL THREAT OF ANY RAIN. WESTERLIES DEVELOP FROM THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST, WITH NORTHERLIES FOR KAPITI AND WELLINGTON. IT'S A GOOD LOOKING DAY FOR THE NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON, ANY SHOWERS WILL CLEAR BEFORE DAWN, BUT SHOWERS ARRIVE TOMORROW NIGHT FOR GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA, WITH WESTERLIES. A COLD START, MAYBE FROSTY FOR THE SHELTERED SPOTS, BUT IT'S FINE FOR ALL EAST OF THE DIVIDE. WINDS TURN, WITH NORTH TO NOR'WEST WINDS DEVELOPING FOR ALL BY THE AFTERNOON. CHILLY, TOO, FOR THE LOWER SOUTH, ALTHOUGH A LITTLE MORE CLOUD COVER HELPS FOR SOUTHLAND. SHOWERS DEVELOP OVER INVERCARGILL AND STEWART ISLAND TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH NOR'WESTERLIES. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN, YOU'RE IN FOR A GREAT DAY. FINE ALL AROUND THE REGION WITH NOR'WESTERLIES AND A 'FEELS LIKE' HIGH OF 16. OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH ` ALSO FINE ALL DAY. THE WESTERLY WILL DIE OUT IN THE MORNING, THEN REPLACED BY A DEVELOPING NORTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA WELLINGTON ` FINE ALL DAY BUT WITH A FRESH NORTHERLY WHICH DEVELOPS BEFORE MIDDAY. YOUR HIGH OF 16 WILL FEEL CLOSER TO 12. MORE CLEAR SKIES FOR TE MATAU-A-MAUI HAWKE'S BAY. ANY MORNING CLOUD CLEARS QUICKLY, WITH THE EASING SOU'WESTERLY AND A 'FEELS LIKE' HIGH OF 16. ALSO FINE FOR TAURANGA. MORNING CLOUD CLEARS EARLY, AND THE SOUTHERLY BREEZE WILL ALSO EASE IN THE MORNING WITH A HIGH OF 20 FOR WAIHI. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON ` ALSO FINE ALL DAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. AFTER WAKING TO A LOW OF 6, YOU'LL WARM TO 19. AND FINE FOR AUCKLAND TOO. BUT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SHOWERS FOR GREAT BARRIER ISLAND. THE SOUTHERLY EASES IN THE MORNING. OVER TO OZ ` MAINLY FINE. MOST HAVE CLOUD, WITH JUST A FEW SHOWERS FOR HOBART AND BRISBANE. AND AN ACTIVE DAY IN THE PACIFIC FOR FIJI AND SAMOA. SHOWERS TOO FOR NEW CALEDONIA AND TONGA. BACK TO US ` AND ANZAC DAY ON THURSDAY IS LOOKING PROMISING UP TOP. DRY AND WARMING TO 20 FOR MOST. SIMILAR HERE TOO. SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY, THOUGH. IT'S WET AND WINDY FOR THE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND. SHOWERS TURN TO RAIN ON THURSDAY AND EASE ON FRIDAY FOR ALL. THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND WILL HAVE A GOOD SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK, BUT RAIN WILL GET HEAVY IN THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND ALSO IN THE SOUTH, WITH SNOW DOWN TO 600M ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND GALE NOR'WESTERS. SO, FOR THE DAWN SERVICE ON THURSDAY, UMBRELLA WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND ` DRY PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE. GOOD TO KNOW. LET'S HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY. THAT'S NEWSHUB LIVE AT 6 FOR TODAY. REBECCA WRIGHT AND THE NEWSHUB LATE TEAM ARE HERE ON THREE AT 10. AND YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH THE NEWSHUB TEAM AT NEWS@NEWSHUB.CO.NZ. I'M MIKE MCROBERTS. AND I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. POMARIE. CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER AND ANNA HALL-TAYLOR.