IT'S MIDDAY. GANG PATCHES ON THE AGENDA AT PARLIAMENT. WHAT THE SELECT COMMITTEE HAS HEARD ABOUT A PROPOSED BAN ON THE INSIGNIA. THE FIRST EVIDENCE IS HEARD AT DONALD TRUMP'S HISTORY-MAKING CRIMINAL TRIAL IN NEW YORK. AND MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE ARE FORCED FROM THEIR HOMES BY FLOODING IN CHINA. THE TRULY TERRIFYING SCENES AS CITIES GET INUNDATED. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA. GOOD AFTERNOON ` IT'S MIDDAY. SUBMISSIONS ON THE CONTROVERSIAL NEW 'GANG BILL' ARE CURRENTLY BEING HEARD BY SELECT COMMITTEE IN PARLIAMENT. GANG MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS OVER THE PROPOSED LAWS, ALONG WITH POLICE AND LAWYERS. IF PASSED, THE LEGISLATION WILL SEE PATCHES BANNED AND POLICE GIVEN EXTRA POWERS TO STOP GANG GATHERINGS. ONE OF THE SUBMITTERS, THE NEW ZEALAND LAW SOCIETY'S CHRIS MACKLIN, SAID PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO STOP PEOPLE JOINING GANGS MAY BE MORE EFFECTIVE. WE HAVE TO WONDER IF WE ARE AT THE WRONG END OF THINGS HERE AND IF THE BILL IS THE RIGHT WAY TO ACHIEVE EFFORTS TO REDUCE GANG-RELATED HARM. SO, IDEALLY, WHAT THE SOCIETY WOULD RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT FIRST AND FOREMOST, IS THAT THE BILL BE WITHDRAWN TO ALLOW FOR FURTHER POLICY ANALYSIS AND WORK. THE CHILDREN'S COMMISSION HAS ALSO EXPRESSED PARTICULAR CONCERNS ABOUT DISCRIMINATION DUE TO THE OVERREPRESENTATION OF MAORI IN GANGS. 2,500 DOCTORS ARE SET TO WALK OFF THE JOB NEXT MONTH, BUT THE PRIME MINISTER'S CONFIDENT FRONTLINE HEALTH SERVICES WON'T BE AFFECTED. DOCTORS HAVE REJECTED HEALTH NEW ZEALAND'S LATEST PAY OFFER, WHICH INCLUDED PAY CUTS TO SPECIALTY AREAS SUCH AS RADIATION, ONCOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND PATHOLOGY. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON, WHO'S BEEN VOCAL ABOUT IMPROVING CANCER CARE IN NEW ZEALAND, SAYS HE'S AWARE OF THE SHORTAGES IN THE HEALTH SECTOR. WE ARE MOVING MONEY OUT OF THE BACK OFFICE TO THE FRONTLINE SERVICES, WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE OPENING UP A THIRD MEDICAL SCHOOL, WHICH WE WANT TO PROGRESS. WE HAVE OPENED UP PLACES IN OTAGO AND AUCKLAND, FOR MORE DOCTORS TO BE HOME-GROWN AND TRAINED, AS WELL AS OBVIOUSLY OPENING UP THE SETTINGS FOR IMMIGRATION SETTINGS AS WELL. SO WE KNOW THERE ARE MAJOR, MAJOR CHALLENGES ON OUR WORKFORCE WITHIN OUR HEALTHCARE SECTOR. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT MONEY TO THE FRONT LINE. THE STRIKE WILL START ON THE 7th OF MAY FOR 25 HOURS. THE DEATH OF A MAN WITH SERIOUS INJURIES HAS SPARKED A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN HAWERA. OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A PROPERTY ON GLADSTONE D SHORTLY AFTER 10 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. A SCENE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY AND A POSTMORTEM WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN COMING DAYS. THE FIRST WITNESS HAS TAKEN THE STAND AT DONALD TRUMP'S HISTORIC CRIMINAL TRIAL. A FORMER NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SAID TO HAVE HIDDEN STORIES FOR TRUMP BRIEFLY GAVE EVIDENCE AFTER BOTH SIDES LAID OUT AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR CASES. HERE'S THE BBC'S SARAH SMITH. PRESIDENT TRUMP! HOW ARE YOU FEELING, SIR? HOW IS HE FEELING? UNCHARACTERISTICALLY NERVOUS, YOU WOULD IMAGINE, AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE OPENING DAY OF HIS CRIMINAL TRIAL. FIRST, HIS USUAL CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A POLITICALLY MOTIVATED WITCH HUNT ORCHESTRATED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN. THESE ARE ALL BIDEN TRIALS. THIS IS DONE AS ELECTION INTERFERENCE. EVERYBODY KNOWS IT. I'M HERE INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO BE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND GEORGIA AND LOTS OF OTHER PLACES CAMPAIGNING, AND IT'S VERY UNFAIR. INSIDE THE COURT, WE SEE A MAN ACCUSTOMED TO BEING IN CHARGE NOW NOT IN CONTROL ` FORCED TO SIT AND LISTEN TO THE PROSECUTION'S ALLEGATIONS, WHETHER HE LIKES IT OR NOT, WITH THE JURY CAREFULLY WATCHING HIS REACTIONS, THE STORY OF THE PORN STAR STORMY DANIELS IS CENTRAL TO THE CASE. THE PROSECUTION SAID THAT PAYING HER $130,000 IN HUSH MONEY WAS ELECTION FRAUD, PURE AND SIMPLE, ORCHESTRATED BY DONALD TRUMP. THE COURT WILL HEAR EVIDENCE FROM TRUMP'S FORMER FIXER, NOW SWORN ENEMY, MICHAEL COHEN. HE'LL DESCRIBE MAKING THAT PAYMENT ON MR TRUMP'S INSTRUCTIONS. THE DEFENCE WILL BRAND HIM AN ADMITTED LIAR AND CONVICTED CRIMINAL WHO'S NOW OBSESSED WITH HIS FORMER BOSS. MR COHEN WAS EARLIER INVOLVED IN PAYING OFF A PLAYBOY MODEL, KAREN MCDOUGAL, WHO ALSO SAID SHE'D HAD AN AFFAIR WITH DONALD TRUMP. HE EVEN RECORDED A CONVERSATION WITH MR TRUMP ABOUT THAT DEAL, WHICH THE PROSECUTION WILL USE TO SHOW A PATTERN OF BEHAVIOUR. IT WILL BE A DRAMATIC MOMENT WHEN MICHAEL COHEN GIVES EVIDENCE AS THE PROSECUTION'S STAR WITNESS. AND THERE MAY BE SOME RATHER MORE SALACIOUS TESTIMONY AS WELL. DONALD TRUMP'S LAWYERS BELIEVE STORMY DANIELS HERSELF WILL BE CALLED TO THE STAND. THE FIRST WITNESS WAS DAVID PECKER FROM THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER MAGAZINE, WHO THE PROSECUTION CLAIMED CONSPIRED WITH DONALD TRUMP TO STOP HARMFUL STORIES BEING PUBLISHED THAT COULD DAMAGE HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN. DONALD TRUMP WILL BE BACK IN COURT TOMORROW IN A CASE THAT'S EXPECTED TO LAST AROUND SIX WEEKS. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED FROM THEIR HOMES AMID SERIOUS FLOODING IN CHINA. HEAVY RAIN IS STILL FALLING, RAISING FEARS THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE FROM WHERE IT CURRENTLY STANDS AT FOUR. THE BBC'S LAURA BICKER HAS THE LATEST. Some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters, but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. Rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. Delivery drivers found themselves stranded, their chosen route disappearing in the deluge. (MAN SPEAKS CHINESE) The roads became dangerous, fast-flowing rivers And bridges could withstand the force of the water. (MAN SPEAKS MANDARIN) HWANG FILMED AS THE FLOODS CREPT CLOSER TO HIS HOME. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) 'IT WAS SCARY,' HE SAID. 'THIS IS HOW HIGH THE WATER CAME,' HE TOLD THE BBC IN A VIDEO CALL. SEVERAL PROVINCES STAYED ON ALERT AS WATER LEVELS ROSE OVER THE WEEKEND, DROWNING DOZENS OF RICE PADDIES. GUANGDONG IS USED TO SUMMER FLOODS, BUT UNUSUALLY POWERFUL STORMS ALSO BROUGHT HAIL AND HEAVY RAIN... (WATER CRASHES) ...TURNING RIVERS INTO RAGING TORRENTS. (SPEAKS CHINESE) 'THE RAINFALL STARTED GETTING HEAVIER 'IN THE LAST TWO YEARS,' HE SAID. 'IN THE PAST, THE FLOODS RARELY ROSE BEYOND THIS POINT.' WEATHER EVENTS IN CHINA HAVE BECOME MORE INTENSE AND UNPREDICTABLE DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING. IN GUANGDONG, THE CLEAN-UP CAN BEGIN. OFFICIALS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR WATER LEVELS IN THE HOPE THAT, FOR NOW, THE WORST HAS PASSED. THE BOSS OF ISRAEL'S INTELLIGENCE SERVICE HAS RESIGNED OVER THE OCTOBER 7 ATTACKS BY HAMAS. THE FAILURE TO PREVENT THE ATTACKS HAS DRAWN CRITICISM FOR MONTHS, AND HAS NOW CLAIMED ITS HIGHEST OFFICIAL SCALP. BUT AS THE BBC'S YOLANDE KNELL REPORTS, HE MIGHT NOT BE THE LAST. (EXPLOSION) THE FEROCIOUS HAMAS ATTACKS OF THE 7TH OF OCTOBER WERE A HUGE SHOCK TO ISRAEL AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. IT SOON BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE WERE GLARING FAILURES BY ISRAELI MILITARY AND SECURITY LEADERS THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED OR LIMITED THE IMPACT OF THE DEADLIEST ASSAULT IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY. (SPEAKS HEBREW) NOW, MAJOR GENERAL AHARON HALIVA IS THE HIGHEST-RANKING ISRAELI OFFICIAL TO HAVE RESIGNED AS A RESULT. THE HEAD OF INTELLIGENCE SAID HIS DIVISION HADN'T LIVED UP TO THE TASK IT WAS ENTRUSTED WITH. HE WROTE, 'I CARRY THAT BLACK DAY WITH ME EVER SINCE.' FOR SIX MONTHS, AS ISRAEL'S WAGED ITS MOST INTENSE EVER WAR IN GAZA, TARGETING HAMAS, QUESTIONS OF ACCOUNTABILITY HAVE LARGELY BEEN SET ASIDE. (SHOUTING, DRUM MUSIC) BUT PUBLIC FRUSTRATION HAS BEEN GROWING, WITH RENEWED ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS CALLING ON THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER, BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, TO TAKE HIS SHARE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND RESIGN. THIS MAJOR GENERAL'S DEPARTURE COULD TRIGGER MORE RESIGNATIONS AMONG THE MILITARY'S TOP BRASS, AND ALSO LEAD TO MORE PRESSURE ON ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER. HE'S REALLY SOUGHT TO DEFLECT BLAME FOR THE 7TH OF OCTOBER ON TO HIS SECURITY CHIEFS, AND HE SAID A FULL INQUIRY SHOULD WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE WAR. IN SOUTHERN GAZA, THE NUMBERS KILLED BY ISRAEL'S DEVASTATING OFFENSIVE IS NOW BECOMING CLEARER, SINCE ISRAELI TROOPS WITHDREW FROM KHAN YOUNIS, SEEN AS A STRONGHOLD OF HAMAS, EARLIER THIS MONTH. DOZENS OF BODIES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN MASS GRAVES IN THE GROUNDS OF NASSER HOSPITAL. THE ISRAELI MILITARY HAS YET TO COMMENT. ONE WOMAN FOUND HER HUSBAND'S REMAINS. (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: WE'RE FOLLOWING THE NEWS SO THAT WE COULD COME FETCH THE BODIES AND BURY THEM. WE FOUND OSAMA'S BODY, BUT NOT THAT OF HIS BROTHER, MOHAMMED. THE FALLOUT FROM THE 7TH OF OCTOBER AND THE FIGHTING IT TRIGGERED CONTINUES TO BE DEEPLY FELT, WITH MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE AND SINCE STILL UNANSWERED. A TRAIN TRAVELLING THROUGH ONTARIO IN CANADA HAS GONE UP IN FLAMES. WILL FIVE CARRIAGES CAUGHT FIRE AS THE TRAIN TRAVELLED THROUGH THE CITY OF LONDON, CAUSING MORE THAN $40,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.YOU WILL NEW ZEALAND AUTHORITIES ARE URGING PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE ONLINE AS REPORTS OF SEXTORTION CONTINUE TO RISE. LAST YEAR, POLICE, CUSTOMS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS RECEIVED NEARLY 20,000 REFERRALS. DETECTIVE SR SGT KEPAL RICHARDS SAYS SEXTORTION IS A BIG ISSUE HERE. WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE AROUND 42 COMPLAINTS OF SEXTORTION A MONTH, SLIGHTLY DOWN FROM THE END OF LAST YEAR BUT IT IS STILL INCREASING, AND YEAR, WE WANT TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE. POLICE SAY WHILE JUST OVER HALF OF NEW ZEALAND'S SEXTORTION VICTIMS ARE YOUNG MALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 21, IT CAN AFFECT ANYONE OF ANY AGE. TWO NEW ZEALAND RESEARCHERS ARE DRIVING WORK ON AN INTERNATIONAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FRAMEWORK. THEY'VE DEVELOPED A POLICY GUIDE TO EVALUATE AI AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE DOCUMENT PROVIDES A CHECKLIST FOR ORGANISATIONS LOOKING TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY. IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK SPECIFICALLY UNDER WHAT CONTEXTS WOULD YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT ANY RAPIDLY MOVING TECHNOLOGY, ON ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, FOR SOCIETY, AND BOTH IN A NEUTRAL WAY, BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE, AND SO FORTH, SO THAT WHETHER YOU ARE A DEVELOPER, A GOVERNMENT, AN AGENCY, ONE COULD HAVE A CHECKLIST APPROACH, LIKE ` 'OOH, WE FORGOT TO THINK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH,' OR 'WE DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.' HIS FELLOW RESEARCHER SAYS WITH THE RISE OF PROGRAMMES LIKE CHATGPT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS. EVERYONE'S INTERPRETATION OF THAT IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, RIGHT? BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE A COMMON FRAMEWORK WHERE WE'RE ALL SPEAKING THE SAME LANGUAGE, AND WE ARE UNDERSTANDING AND ABLE TO ASSESS THE SCALE AND THE IMPACT OF THESE RISKS IN THE SAME WAY. SO THE FRAMEWORK, AT THE VERY LEAST, GIVES A MECHANISM WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY COMPARE THE RISKS IN ONE DIMENSION AGAINST RISKS IN THE OTHER ` AND REALLY SIMPLE THINGS, LIKE THE IMPACT ON JOB DISPLACEMENT ` WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS? THE REPORT WAS LAUNCHED AT A RECEPTION IN PARIS, WHICH WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY SCIENCE, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY MINISTER JUDITH COLLINS. TWO AUSTRALIANS ARE LEADING THE WORLD IN THE RACE TO DEVELOP BRAIN-CHIP TECHNOLOGY, EVEN SURPASSING ELON MUSK'S FAMOUS NEURALINK. 9'S GABRIELLA ROGERS EXPLAINS. FROM MELBOURNE TO THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, WHERE AUSTRALIAN PROFESSOR TOM OXLEY LEADS A TEAM OF EXPERTS DEVELOPING THIS DEVICE IN THE QUEST TO CREATE A WHOLE NEW FIELD IN MEDICAL SCIENCE ` TURNING THOUGHTS INTO ACTIONS. 100 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE WHO HAVE IMPAIRED ABILITY TO MOVE THEIR HANDS, TO ENGAGE IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM. TOM AND SYNCHRON CO-FOUNDER NICK OPIE HAD A SHARED VISION AT UNIVERSITY. NOW THEIR INNOVATION IS RACING AHEAD OF ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK, WHICH RECENTLY ANNOUNCED ITS FIRST PATIENT ` PARALYSED AFTER A DIVING ACCIDENT. IT HAS ALREADY CHANGED MY LIFE. HE'S ABLE TO PLAY CHESS HANDS-FREE AFTER A COMPUTER INTERFACE WAS IMPLANTED THROUGH OPEN BRAIN SURGERY. SYNCHRON'S DEVICE HAS ALREADY BEEN TESTED ON 10 PATIENTS, FOUR OF THEM AUSTRALIANS WITH MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE. I MET FORMER SOFTWARE SALESMAN RODNEY GORHAM FROM MOONEE PONDS IN MELBOURNE. HE RECEIVED A PROTOTYPE THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. JUST THINKING ABOUT MOVING HIS FOOT OR ARM TURNS INTO MOUSE CLICKS ON THE COMPUTER. SO IT'S LIKE A BLUETOOTH CONTROLLER OUT OF THE BRAIN. UNLIKE OTHER EMERGING DEVICES, THIS TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T PENETRATE BRAIN TISSUE. INSTEAD, THE PERMANENT STENT, MADE UP OF 16 ELECTRODES, IS DELIVERED NON-INVASIVELY THROUGH A VEIN IN THE NECK TO THE SURFACE OF THE BRAIN NEXT TO THE MOTOR CORTEX. AND IT CAPTURES THOSE SIGNALS IN THE BRAIN, WHERE IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING AND TRANSMITS THOSE SIGNALS EXTERNALLY SO THAT THEY CAN BE INTERPRETED BY A COMPUTER, AND THAT ALLOWS HIM THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE. THIS SMALL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL HELPS FIND SUITABLE PATIENTS. WITH DRUGS, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A CURE, BUT THIS IS A LONG GAME. THE SYNCHRON TEAM IS REFINING THE DEVICE FOR COMMERCIAL USE. THE NEXT LARGER STUDY IS PIVOTAL IN SECURING APPROVAL FROM U.S. HEALTH REGULATORS. THERE ARE AROUND 100 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE WHO HAVE IMPAIRED ABILITY TO MOVE THEIR HANDS, TO ENGAGE IN THE WORLD AROUND THEM. WE'VE NOW GOT AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN DELIVER IT AT SCALE. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` CHINA FIRES BACK AT ALLEGATIONS ITS SWIMMERS DOPED BEFORE THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. PLUS ` THE NRL'S TITANS ARRIVE IN AUCKLAND ` WHY THEY'RE AWARE OF THE HUGE TASK IN THEIR WAY IF THEY'RE TO HEAD HOME WITH A WIN. NEW ZEALAND POST HAS UNVEILED ITS NEW AUTOMATIC PACKAGE PROCESSOR, DESCRIBED AS A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY. IT'S DESIGNED TO CATER TO OUR EVER-GROWING ONLINE SHOPPING HABITS. SIMON MERCEP WAS THERE AND SENT THIS REPORT. WELL, THE FIRST THING TO TELL YOU IS HOW BIG THIS FACILITY IS. NZ POST SAYS IT'S THE SIZE OF FOUR RUGBY FIELDS ` THIS MASSIVE WAREHOUSE DOWN IN WIRI IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. WE'RE TOLD THERE ARE 4KM OF CONVEYOR BELTS RUNNING THROUGH THIS FACILITY. THE IDEA IS IT CAN PROCESS MORE PARCELS ` SOMETHING LIKE 30,000 OF THEM AN HOUR. WE'RE TOLD THAT'S MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CURRENT CAPACITY, AND THE WHOLE IDEA IS TO ALLOW NZ POST TO CATER IN THE YEARS AHEAD FOR MORE AND MORE NEW ZEALANDERS SHOPPING ONLINE. AT THE MOMENT IT'S DEALING WITH DOMESTIC PARCELS, BUT IN JULY IT WILL SHIFT TO ADDING AN INTERNATIONAL ARM AT THE FAR END OF THE WAREHOUSE WHEN CUSTOMS STAFF AND MPI WILL ALSO WORK THERE, PROCESSING AND CHECKING PARCELS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY. OF COURSE, THIS IS A TIME OF JOB LOSSES ACROSS THE ECONOMY ` NZ POST CONFIRMED THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, THERE MAY WELL BE A MUCH-REDUCED STAFF OF SEVERAL HUNDRED AS THEY MOVE AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL MAIL DELIVERY TO MORE PEOPLE USING PARCELS. BUT THEY SAY HERE AT THIS FACILITY, NO JOBS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOST. CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS DEFENDED THE SWIMMERS WHO FAILED A DRUG TEST BEFORE THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED 23 CHINESE SWIMMERS TESTED POSITIVE FOR A BANNED HEART STIMULANT KNOWN AS TMZ BEFORE THE GAMES. (SPEAKS MANDARIN) TRANSLATOR: THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE FALSE INFORMATION AND FALSE REPORTS. THIS INCIDENT WAS CARRIED OUT IN A COMPREHENSIVE, THOROUGH AND CAREFUL INVESTIGATION BY THE CHINA D.A. CENTRE IN 2021, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POSITIVE RESULT WAS THAT THE RELEVANT ATHLETES INGESTED CONTAMINATED FOOD WITHOUT KNOWING IT. THE CHINESE SWIMMERS INVOLVED HAD NO FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE AND DID NOT CONSTITUTE DOPING. CHINA'S DOPING AGENCY SAYS THE ATHLETES CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SUBSTANCE IN A CONTAMINATED KITCHEN AREA AT A TRAINING CAMP. SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER'S IMPRESSIVE WINNING RUN HAS CONTINUED AFTER THE MASTERS, ADDING THE RBC HERITAGE TOURNAMENT TO HIS TROPHY HAUL THIS MORNING. THE WORLD NO. 1 CARDED A 3 UNDER PAR 68 FOURTH ROUND TO FINISH 19 UNDER AND WIN BY FOUR SHOTS. THE WIN MEANS IN THE LAST 35 DAYS, THE 27-YEAR-OLD HAS WON MORE THAN $21.3M IN PRIZE MONEY ` THAT AVERAGES OUT TO A CRISP $610,000 DOLLARS A DAY. THE GOLD COAST TITANS HAVE ARRIVED IN AUCKLAND, LOOKING FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE NRL SEASON. THE BOTTOM-PLACED TITANS PLAY THE WARRIORS AT MOUNT SMART STADIUM ON ANZAC DAY ` THE VISITORS CONCEDING IT'S ONE OF THE HARDEST PLACES TO WIN IN THE NRL AT THE MOMENT. YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT AN INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING TASK TO COME HERE AND PLAY IN FRONT OF A HOSTILE CROWD. YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT ALL THE BACKINGIN THE WORLD BEHIND THEM, AND THEY'D BE USING THAT FOR MOTIVATION EACH WEEK AS WELL, SO... THE TITANS HAVE A LARGE CONTINGENT OF KIWI PLAYERS, SOME STRUGGLING TO ACCOMMODATE TICKET REQUESTS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 50, 60` (LAUGHTER) 30 MATES, 30 FAMILIES, SO... YOU HAVE TO EXHAUST YOUR TICKET ALLOCATION? YEAH. SOME PEOPLE, I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM IN AGES, ASKING FOR TICKETS ` I'M JUST LIKE, 'WHERE YOU BEEN?' IT'S THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2015 THE WARRIORS PLAY AN ANZAC DAY GAME IN NEW ZEALAND. SLIM MARGINS SEPARATE THE TOP THREE ON THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP LADDER AFTER THE NORTHERN MYSTICS BEAT THE SOUTHERN STEEL. THE STEEL SHOWING IMPROVEMENT FROM ROUND ONE BUT STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO UPSET AN EXPERIENCED MYSTICS OUTFIT, GOING DOWN 61 TO 52. THEY DID MAKE US WORK FOR IT. WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW TO PULL THINGS TOGETHER WHEN IT'S NOT QUITE COMING TOGETHER, AND I THINK THE CONNECTIONS THAT WE HAVE PULL US THROUGH THOSE TOUGH TIMES. THE MYSTICS WILL PLAY THEIR FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON ON MONDAY AGAINST THE TOP-OF-THE-TABLE TACTIX. STILL TO COME ON MIDDAY ` I'LL BE BACK WITH THE AFTERNOON WEATHER. 60 YEARS AFTER HER FIRST HIT, CHER WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. ARTISTS CAN BE ADDED TO THE INSTITUTION 25 YEARS AFTER THEIR FIRST RECORDINGS. CHER HAS WAITED QUITE A WHILE, THOUGH ` THIS WAS HER FIRST TIME BEING NOMINATED FOR THE HONOUR. SHE'S IN GOOD COMPANY THIS YEAR, WITH MARY J BLIGE, PETER FRAMPTON AND OZZY OSBOURNE ALSO INDUCTED. THE CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE IN OCTOBER. TIME NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER. (CHER'S 'IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME') THANKS FOR JOINING US. TE KARERE IS HERE AT 4, FOLLOWED BY THE 1 NEWS TEAM AT 6. PLUS, YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL OF TODAY'S NEWS ONLINE AT 1NEWS.CO.NZ BUT FROM THE WHOLE MIDDAY TEAM, GOOD AFTERNOON. CAPTIONS BY BRIGIT KELLY AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.