TONIGHT, BRUTAL CLASHES ERUPT AT A U.S. CAMPUS ` RIOT SQUADS CALLED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AS A PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST TURNS VIOLENT. EMERGENCY SERVICES CALLED TO WELLINGTON HOSPITAL AFTER A FIREARM'S DISCHARGED AT THE ENTRANCE. AND BON APPETIT ` A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT WHAT OUR TOP ATHLETES WILL BE TUCKING INTO IN PARIS. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON AND SAM BAKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. WE BEGIN WITH STILL-DEVELOPING NEWS OVERSEAS. A CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY'S CALLED IN RIOT POLICE TONIGHT TO RESPOND TO WHAT'S BEING DESCRIBED AS 'HORRIFIC ACTS OF VIOLENCE' AT A PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST. IT COMES AS STUDENT RALLIES AGAINST THE WAR IN GAZA GAIN MOMENTUM RIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE, INCLUDING HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. JACOB JOHNSON HAS MORE. A BRUTAL CLASH OF PROTESTORS AT UCLA ` COUNTER-DEMONSTRATORS ENTERING THIS PRO-PALESTINIAN ENCAMPMENT, KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS AND SETTING OFF FIREWORKS. INSTEAD OF PEOPLE BREAKING IT UP, THEY'RE INSTIGATING EVEN MORE. NOBODY HERE IS TRYING TO BREAK ANY OF THIS UP. SO FAR, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED AS PROTESTS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE IN OTHER PARTS OF THE U.S. THE NYPD'S TACTICAL TASKFORCE BREACHING A BUILDING BLOCKADED BY STUDENTS. GET UP. (SCREAMS) 'BACK IT UP! THAT MEANS YOU!' DOZENS DRAGGED FROM THE BUILDING AND CAMPUS ZIPTIED BEFORE BEING LOADED ON TO WAITING BUSES. ALL CHANT: NYPD, KKK, IOF, YOU'RE ALL THE SAME. INSTEAD OF LEAVING AS ORDERED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS, STUDENTS BROKE INTO THE HISTORIC HAMILTON HALL, BARRICADING IT WITH TABLES AND CHAIRS, EVEN SCALING THE ROOF. WE CANNOT WAIT TILL THIS SITUATION BECOMES EVEN MORE SERIOUS. THIS MUST END NOW. PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS AGAINST THE WAR IN GAZA ARE GATHERING MOMENTUM AT UNIVERSITIES RIGHT ACROSS THE GLOBE, EVEN HERE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND. WHAT DO WE (BLEEP) WANT?! ALL: CEASEFIRE! TODAY, WE'RE STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE STUDENTS IN GAZA WHO HAVE HAD TO STOP THEIR EDUCATION NOT BY CHOICE, JUST BECAUSE OF THE COMPLICIT GENOCIDE GOING ON. WE FEEL HELPLESS, ESPECIALLY LIKE, WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE VERY BLIND TO REALITY. TONIGHT, THE RALLY STILL GOING STRONG, BUT DESPITE THE TENTS, ORGANISERS HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN'T STAY OVERNIGHT. WE WILL NOT BE CAMPING ON CAMPUS. WE DID A RALLY. WE'RE PUSHING FOR AS FAR AS WE CAN. I MEAN, IT'S LATE NOW. WE ALL WANT TO GO HOME. A PEACEFUL PROTEST IN OUR LARGEST CITY TONIGHT. THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR THOSE OVERSEAS. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. AND ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER HAS CLAIMED THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT IS ABOUT TO FILE WAR CRIME CHARGES AGAINST HIM AND OTHER SENIOR ISRAELI OFFICIALS OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S TACTICS AND HUMANITARIAN TOLL IN GAZA. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING IT WOULD AMOUNT TO 'AN UNPRECEDENTED ANTI-SEMITIC HATE CRIME'. THE COURT IS YET TO COMMENT. MORE KIWIS ARE OUT OF WORK ` THE LATEST DATA CONFIRMING JUST HOW TOUGH IT IS. WITH UNEMPLOYMENT UP, MORE PEOPLE ARE NOW COMPETING FOR FEWER ROLES AS THE JOB MARKET GETS SQUEEZED. 10,000 PEOPLE LOST THEIR JOBS IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR. STATS NZ FIGURES SHOWING UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE FROM 4% TO 4.3% IN THE MARCH QUARTER. BUT IT'S ACTUALLY MUCH WORSE THAN THAT. IN APRIL, THOUSANDS MORE PEOPLE WERE LAID OFF, WITH THE RESERVE BANK FORECASTING THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WILL RISE TO 5% THIS YEAR. AND, AS BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD REPORTS, PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN OUT IN FORCE, MARCHING AGAINST THE PUBLIC SECTOR JOB CUTS. A MAYDAY TRADITION ` WORKERS TAKING TO THE STREET... ALL CHANT: WE SAY FIGHT BACK! ..AS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF KIWIS LOSE THEIR JOBS, OR WORRY THEY'LL BE NEXT. WORKERS ARE FEARING THAT BY TOMORROW THERE'LL BE NO JOBS FOR THEM. A GOVERNMENT WITH A CONSCIENCE WILL KEEP PEOPLE IN A JOB, RATHER THAN REMOVING THEM FROM THE WORKFORCE. THAT SENTIMENT ECHOED IN THE CAPITAL, WHERE THE GOVERNMENT'S SLASHING OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR IS HITTING THE HARDEST. THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE LOSING THEIR JOB. THEY DID NOT VOTE FOR THE CRUELTY THAT PEOPLE ARE SEEING. DESPITE UNEMPLOYMENT BEING ON THE RISE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO FIND SAVINGS TO PAY FOR PROMISED TAX CUTS. THE 1NEWS VERIAN POLL ASKED WHAT PEOPLE MADE OF THE REDUCTION TO THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVANTS. WHILE OVER A THIRD THOUGHT THERE'D BEEN TOO MUCH TRIMMING, A SIMILAR PROPORTION THOUGHT THE CUTS WERE ABOUT RIGHT, AND WHEN ADDING THAT RESULT TO THOSE THAT WANTED THEM TO GO FURTHER, WELL, MORE THAN HALF WERE HAPPY WITH THE CUTS OR WANTED MORE. 13% WEREN'T SURE. OUR GOVERNMENT WAS ELECTED WITH A REALLY CLEAR MANDATE TO REPRIORITISE GOVERNMENT SPENDING. A 1 NEWS TALLY OF JOB CUTS SHOWS ABOUT 5000 JOBS HAVE BEEN LOST ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AND WHILE WE'VE NOW HIT THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THREE YEARS, IT'S EXPECTED TO KEEP CLIMBING. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MEDICINE TO GET RID OF INFLATION IS YOU BEAT THE ECONOMY UP. THAT MEANS WEAK GROWTH, THAT MEANS LESS PROFITS, THAT MEANS LESS TAX, THAT MEANS PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, MEANS PRESSURE ON HOUSEHOLDS, AND UNFORTUNATELY, IT MEANS A HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, AND THERE'S GONNA BE BOTH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES. MOST DECISIONS THIS GOVERNMENT ARE MAKING IS CONTRIBUTING TO MAKE IT WORSE RATHER THAN MAKING IT BETTER. THEY ARE MAKING BAD CHOICES. THEY DON'T NEED TO BE LAYING OFF A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. THESE STUDENTS WERE WANDERING PAST THE WELLINGTON PROTEST AND DECIDED TO JOIN IN. IT'S UNFORTUNATE, REALLY. YOU SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HERE ARE CLEARLY AFFECTED BY THAT. I JUST SAY TO ANY NEW ZEALANDER WHO LOSES THEIR JOB, WE SYMPATHISE WITH YOU, AND WE WANT THIS TO BE AN ECONOMY WHERE YOU FACE GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. LISTEN TO US, BECAUSE WE MATTER. VOICES HOPING TO BE HEARD BEFORE MORE OF THEM JOIN THE JOB-SEEKING QUEUE. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. THERE'S BEEN A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE AT WELLINGTON HOSPITAL TONIGHT AFTER A PERSON DISCHARGED A FIREARM OUTSIDE THE MAIN ENTRANCE. TE WHATU ORA SAYS SUPPORT'S BEING OFFERED TO STAFF WHO WITNESSED THE INCIDENT, AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY CLOSED WHILE POLICE ARE AT THE SCENE. POLICE SAY THOSE INVOLVED APPEAR TO BE KNOWN TO EACH OTHER, AND THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES. MPs ACROSS THE POLITICAL DIVIDE ARE ACCEPTING THEIR HEALTHY PAY RISES ` ALBEIT SHEEPISHLY IN SOME CASES ` SAYING THE DECISION IS OUT OF THEIR HANDS. BUT CRITICS SAY IT'S OUTRAGEOUS GIVEN HOW TOUGH IT IS FOR KIWI FAMILIES DURING THE CURRENT COST OF LIVING CRISIS. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THERE'S LOTS OF POWER AND PRESTIGE THAT COMES WITH BEING THE PRIME MINISTER. BUT FOR MANY MPS, IT'S NOT SO GLAMOROUS. IT'S LONG DAYS OF HARD WORK. IN RETURN, THEY GET SIX-FIGURE SALARIES AND LOTS OF PERKS. AT THIS MANGERE JOB EXPO, WE ASKED IF THESE KIDS WOULD CONSIDER A CAREER AS A POLITICIAN. OH, A JOB AT PARLIAMENT? I DON'T THINK I'M THE MAN FOR THAT JOB. (LAUGHS) PROBABLY NOT. I'D LIKE TO STICK TO THE AUTOMOTIVE ` BUILD THE CARS AND EVERYTHING. IF I'M GONNA BE LIKE FRIGGIN' DAVID SEYMOUR, THEN NAH. BUT PERKS LIKE FLYING FOR FREE... OOH. ...WINNING SOME OVER. YES, DEFINITELY. I WANT TO FLY FREE FOREVER. BUT, YEAH, IT'LL BE GREAT. NOW AN INDEPENDENT PANEL HAS DECIDED IT'S TIME OUR POLITICIANS GOT A PAY RISE. THE PRIME MINISTER'S SALARY WILL RISE FROM $484,000 THIS YEAR TO $520,000 IN 2026. AS COMPARISON, U.S PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS PAID AROUND $680,000 A YEAR. AUSTRALIA'S ANTHONY ALBANESE GETS AROUND $645,000. CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS SAID HE'LL DONATE THE INCREASE TO CHARITY. CABINET MINISTERS AND MPs WILL ALL BE GETTING PAY RISES TOO. IT DOESN'T REFLECT REALITY. NEW ZEALAND HOUSEHOLDS ARE GOING BACKWARDS. WE'RE IN RECESSION. NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO EFFECTIVELY SHELTER MPs FROM THE ECONOMIC REALITY AND BOOST THEIR PAY BY 10.5%. SO DO OUR MPS THINK THEY'RE WORTH IT? NO, NO COMMENT. DO YOU THINK YOU DESERVE A LITTLE BIT EXTRA? I THINK PEOPLE WILL FIND IT HARD TO STOMACH. I FEEL REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT IT. THE TIMING COULDN'T BE WORSE. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER, THOUGH, COULD DO WITH THE CASH. I SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON LEGAL CASES AGAINST THE SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE. THE OPPOSITION UNEASY, THOUGH. I REGARD MYSELF TO BE A WELL-PAID NEW ZEALANDER. I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR A PAY INCREASE HERE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN ECONOMY THAT IS WORKING FAR TOO WELL FOR THOSE AT THE TOP AND NOT WELL AT ALL FOR ANYONE ELSE. WANTED OR NOT, THIS PAY BUMP MAKING MANY POLITICIANS A LITTLE GREEN. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. FORMER GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER JAMES SHAW DELIVERED HIS VALEDICTORY SPEECH AT PARLIAMENT A SHORT TIME AGO AFTER 10 YEARS AS AN MP. AS CLIMATE MINISTER, HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ZERO CARBON ACT, WHICH CAME INTO FORCE IN 2019 WITH CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT. TODAY, HE CALLED ON MPs TO WORK TOGETHER MORE. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE FOR HARD-WORKING, WELL-MEANING PEOPLE TO STRIVE FOR CHANGE FOR THEIR ENTIRE CAREER BUT TO ACCOMPLISH VERY LITTLE, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE PULLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION JUST AS HARD. SO MY MESSAGE TO THIS HOUSE IS THAT IF YOU TAKE POSITIONS THAT ARE LATERAL TO THAT TUG-OF-WAR AND TO THOSE ENTRENCHED DEBATES AND YOU BUILD ALLIANCES ACROSS THEM, THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY RADICALLY SHIFT THE POLITICAL CENTRE IN YOUR OWN DIRECTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE RESISTING YOU. AND WHERE I DID, IT WORKED. HE'S SET TO JOIN GLOBAL INVESTING FIRM MORRISON TO FOCUS ON SUPPORTING DECARBONISATION EFFORTS, AND HE'LL BE ON THE BOARD OF THE WORLDWIDE FUND FOR NATURE. NEW ZEALAND'S CONSUMER WATCHDOG HAS WON A LENGTHY LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST VIAGOGO AFTER THE GLOBAL TICKET RE-SELLER WAS FOUND TO BE MISLEADING CUSTOMERS. THE HIGH COURT'S RULED THAT THE SWITZERLAND-BASED COMPANY NEEDS TO CORRECT MISLEADING INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPDATE ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO ALLOW DISPUTES TO BE HEARD THOUGH NEW ZEALAND COURTS. THE COMMERCE COMMISSION BEGAN INVESTIGATING VIAGOGO IN 2017 AND THEN TOOK LEGAL ACTION THE FOLLOWING YEAR AFTER RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THAT TICKETS WERE BEING SOLD EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NO LONGER VALID FOR ADMISSION. VIAGOGO HAS APPEALED THE JUDGMENT, WHICH THE COMMERCE COMMISSION SAYS IT WILL STRONGLY DEFEND. THE FAILURES THAT LED TO LAST YEAR'S NCEA DIGITAL EXAM GLITCHES HAVE BEEN LAID OUT IN AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FACED MAJOR ISSUES IN NOVEMBER TRYING TO LOG ON AND COMPLETE THEIR ASSESSMENTS ONLINE. THE QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY AND UK-BASED ASSESSMENT PROVIDER RM WERE FOUND TO HAVE FAILED TO ADEQUATELY PREPARE FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO LOGGED ON. NZQA HAS APOLOGISED FOR THE DISRUPTION AND SAYS IT'S ALREADY ACTING ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS. KING CHARLES HAS SPOKEN TO OTHER CANCER PATIENTS ABOUT THE 'SHOCK' OF HIS OWN DIAGNOSIS IN HIS FIRST PUBLIC OUTING FOR THREE MONTHS. THE MONARCH VISITING A CANCER TREATMENT CHARITY IN LONDON, WITH SIGNS HIS OPENNESS IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO GET CHECK-UPS. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON WAS AMONGST THE CROWDS WATCHING ON. IT WAS THE LITTLE GESTURES THAT GAVE AWAY HOW MUCH THIS VISIT MEANT TO THE KING, NOW A COMRADE IN THE SAME BATTLE. SO HOW ARE YOU? (SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) ONE BY ONE, KING CHARLES SPOKE WITH PATIENTS ABOUT A SHARED EXPERIENCE, THE SHOCK DIAGNOSIS, THE DIFFICULTIES AND THE SIDE EFFECTS TOO. THIS VISIT TO A LONDON CANCER TREATMENT CHARITY FOLLOWS THE KING'S DECISION TO MAKE HIS OWN HEALTH ISSUES PUBLIC IN THE HOPE IT WILL ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO GET CHECKED. THE TROUBLE IS TO GET ENOUGH PEOPLE EARLY. IT ALSO MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE KING'S CAREFULLY MANAGED COMEBACK AFTER THREE MONTHS ON THE SIDELINES, MUCH TO THE DELIGHT OF LOYAL ROYALISTS, SOME WHO WAITED SEVERAL HOURS TO GET A GLIMPSE. IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING, YOU KNOW. IT'S, UH` IT'S LIKE AN HONOUR TO MEET HIM, YOU KNOW. HAVE YOU MISSED SEEING HIM OUT AND ABOUT? OH, YES. CANCER IS A- IT'S A WICKED DISEASE. I DON'T WANT SAY NUMBER ONE. MY PARTNER DIED OF CANCER 21- 21 YEARS AGO. SHE DIED OF SKIN CANCER. AS SHE WAS DIAGNOSED, SHE ONLY HAD TWO MONTHS TO LIVE. SO I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE KING'S GOING THROUGH. AND I KNOW WHAT CAMILLA'S GOING THROUGH. IT'S STILL NOT KNOWN WHAT CANCER KING CHARLES HAS, BUT IN A RARE UPDATE LAST WEEK, HIS DOCTORS SAID THEY WERE VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE PROGRESS HE'S MADE SO FAR. DESPITE BEING OUT AND ABOUT TODAY, THIS ISN'T A RETURN TO NORMAL FOR THE KING. HE'S STILL UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT, AND IT'S UNCLEAR JUST HOW MANY EVENTS HE'LL BE ATTENDING IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH TIME FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY, WITH PRINCESS CATHERINE ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. HAVING ROYALS DOING THE WALKABOUTS, UM, WILL REALLY ENERGISE, I THINK, UH, THE ROYAL FAMILY AT THIS MOMENT WHERE THEY HAVE FELT A LITTLE BIT THIN ON THE GROUND AND A BIT VULNERABLE. SO A VERY POSITIVE DAY FOR THE ROYAL FAMILY. WITH HOPES OUTINGS LIKE THIS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT FROM NOW ON. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. STILL TO COME ` A KIWI DRINKS BRAND GOES GLOBAL. WE HEAR FROM THE AUCKLAND BUSINESS, AND THERE'S A TWIST. AND HOW THIS KIWI CHEERLEADING TEAM WENT UP AGAINST THE GIANTS OF DANCE AND WON. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. INDONESIA'S MT RUANG VOLCANO HAS ERUPTED AGAIN WITH AUTHORITIES RACING TO EVACUATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. A FURTHER WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED, WITH CONCERNS VOLCANIC MATERIAL COLLAPSING INTO THE OCEAN COULD TRIGGER A TSUNAMI. IT'S THE SECOND ERUPTION IN AS MANY WEEKS. MASKED RIOT POLICE IN GEORGIA HAVE CRACKED DOWN ON THOUSANDS OF PROTESTORS RALLYING OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY'S PARLIAMENT FOR A THIRD WEEK. OFFICERS FIRED TEAR GAS, WATER CANNONS AND RUBBER BULLETS AT PROTESTERS AFTER SOME THREW EGGS AND BOTTLES. DEMONSTRATORS ARE OPPOSING A BILL REQUIRING ORGANISATIONS THAT RECEIVE A CERTAIN LEVEL OF OVERSEAS FUNDING TO REGISTER AS 'FOREIGN AGENTS'. CRITICS ARE COMPARING THE BILL TO A SIMILAR LAW IN RUSSIA THAT'S BEEN USED TO CRUSH DISSENT. A JUDGE HAS ORDERED DONALD TRUMP TO PAY $15,000 AND THREATENED HIM WITH JAIL FOR VIOLATING A GAG ORDER NINE TIMES. THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S BEEN HELD IN CONTEMPT AT HIS HUSH MONEY TRIAL IN NEW YORK AFTER REPEATEDLY CRITICISING THE JUDGE, WITNESSES AND JURORS. MR TRUMP JUST TODAY CALLED THE JUDGE 'RIGGED', 'CROOKED' AND 'CONFLICTED'. 'EXCITING AND DAUNTING' ` THAT'S HOW THE FOUNDER OF A KIWI DRINKS COMPANY DESCRIBES MAKING IT ON TO THE SHELVES OF TWO OF AMERICA'S RETAIL GIANTS. MORE THAN 2000 WALMART AND TARGET STORES NOW STOCK NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS MADE BY AUCKLAND-BASED A.F. NICOLE BREMNER HAS MORE. BIG AND BOLD IS THE NAME OF THE GAME WHEN IT COMES TO LANDING BUSINESS IN THE U.S., AND IT'S SURE PAID OFF FOR THIS SMALL KIWI BRAND. WELL, IT'S QUITE DAUNTING. I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLY EXCITING. (LAUGHS) IT'S TAKEN A LOT OF HARD WORK FOR A.F TO LAND FOUR OF THEIR NICHE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS IN MORE THAN 800 WALMART STORES AND 700 TARGET STORES. I DON'T WANT TO WAKE UP! THERE'S TOO MANY DEALS! WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE WITH BOTH OF THESE RETAILERS. WITH WALMART, WE GOT SELECTED TO GO TO THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS LAST YEAR AND PRESENT TO A PANEL OF BUYERS. A RESOUNDING 'YES' FOLLOWED. THIS IS A HUGE DEAL FOR A COMPANY FROM NEW ZEALAND. TARGET AND WALMART ARE TWO OF THE LARGEST RETAILERS IN THE WORLD. LOCAL OBSERVERS SAY THE ACHIEVEMENT'S A SIGN OF DETERMINATION AND A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE BUYERS THEY'RE LOOKING TO ATTRACT. IN A MARKET LIKE THE U.S. THAT'S REALLY COMPETITIVE AND LOUD AND NOISY, IT'S STAYING REALLY RELEVANT TO YOUR CUSTOMER AND STAYING REALLY RELEVANT TO THE RETAILER YOU'RE IN. THE KEY IS ALWAYS HAVING AN EXCELLENT PRODUCT THAT REALLY IS UNIQUELY DIFFERENT AND IS APPRECIATED BY THE TARGET MARKET TO BE DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF THOSE COMPETITORS. COMING FROM NEW ZEALAND IS A REALLY UNIQUE BRAND ADVANTAGE. A.F'S ALREADY RAMPING UP DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS. NEXT COMES MEETING SALES TARGETS AND ROLLING OUT MORE INNOVATIVE MARKETING. THE LATEST DATA SHOWS WORLDWIDE CONSUMPTION OF NO- AND LOW-ALCOHOL DRINKS INCREASED BY 5% IN 2023, TAKING THE GLOBAL MARKET VALUE OF THE INDUSTRY TO $22B. WHEN WILL YOU KNOW HOW THE PRODUCTS ARE GOING IN TERMS OF SALES? IN WALMART, WE WILL GET WEEKLY SALES, AND WE WILL START SEEING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS JUST HOW WELL THAT'S BEEN RECEIVED. HOPING IT'LL LEAD TO EVEN BIGGER AND BETTER OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. 'A DREAM COME TRUE' ` THAT'S HOW A NEW ZEALAND CHEERLEADING TEAM HAS DESCRIBED THEIR WIN AT THE ALL STAR WORLD CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE U.S. AS ISOBEL PRASAD REPORTS, THE TEAM'S SUCCESS COMES AS THE SPORT GAINS MORE OF A FOOTHOLD HERE. TEARS, SHOCK AND PURE JUBILATION. MAKE SOME NOISE FOR NEW ZEALAND... THIS IS THE MOMENT, THE NEW ZEALAND ALL-STAR CHEERLEADERS ACADEMY MADE HISTORY. CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WORLD CHAMPION. THE TEAM REACHING NEW HEIGHTS, AS THE FIRST KIWI SQUAD TO TAKE HOME GOLD FOR THEIR DIVISION AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. IT STILL JUST DOESN'T FEEL REAL TO US, I DON'T THINK, LIKE, IT WAS JUST CRAZY LAST NIGHT AND, YEAH, IT WAS JUST SUCH AN INDESCRIBABLE FEELING. SO WE'VE BEEN COMING TO THIS COMPETITION FOR 20 YEARS NOW AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE SUCH A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF HARD WORK AND NOT REALLY GETTING THE MARK. HELD AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, MORE THAN 10,000 ATHLETES FROM 25 COUNTRIES COMPETE EACH YEAR. # SHOOTING FOR THE STARS IS MY ONE AND ONLY METHOD. # THE KIWI ALL-STARS SPENT SIX MONTHS PREPARING, BEFORE IMPRESSING JUDGES WITH A WELL-EXECUTED TECHNICAL ROUTINE. WE'VE JUST BEEN TRAINING ABOUT THREE TIMES A WEEK TOGETHER, AND THEN OUR STUNT GROUPS WOULD COME IN ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND PUT IN THE EXTRA WORK OUTSIDE OF OUR PRACTICE TIMES. MAKE SOME NOISE FOR... THEY SAY POPULARITY FOR CHEERLEADING IN AOTEAROA IS SOARING. WE HAVE MORE AND MORE GYMS OPENING UP AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE MORE AND MORE ATHLETES JOINING OUR GYM BACK HOME AS WELL. UM, IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT MORE AND MORE KIDS ARE ENJOYING THE SPORT THAT WE LOVE AND WE HAVE SO MUCH PASSION ABOUT. IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT TEAM SPORT. AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF THE OLYMPICS NOW AND WE REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN, UM, BUILD THE SPORT EVEN MORE BY GETTING MORE ATHLETES INVOLVED. THE SQUAD IS NOW SOAKING UP THEIR BIG WIN AND WILL RETURN HOME LATER THIS WEEK AS CHAMPIONS. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1 NEWS. WHILE IT MAY BE TOO BIG AN ASK FOR MOST OF US TO COMPETE LIKE AN OLYMPIC ATHLETE, NOW YOU CAN EAT LIKE ONE. CHEFS AT THIS YEAR'S PARIS GAMES GIVING A SNEAK PEEK AT WHAT THEY'LL BE DISHING UP AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. AMONG THE MORE THAN 500 RECIPES, 120 DAILY SPECIALS WILL BE ON OFFER, A THIRD OF WHICH ARE ENTIRELY VEGETARIAN. MANY OF THE OPTIONS ALSO HAVE A SUITABLY FRENCH FLAIR, LIKE THIS ARTICHOKE AND EGG CROISSANT WITH TRUFFLE AND SHEEP'S CHEESE ON TOP. AROUND A THOUSAND STAFF WILL BE WORKING AT THE ATHLETES VILLAGE TO HELP KEEP THE 15,000 ATHLETES FUELLED FOR THE GAMES. JUST AHEAD, SUNNY SPELLS WITH SOME BLUSTERY SHOWERS IN THE MIX TOMORROW. PLUS, EUROVISION'S BACK ` HOW HOST SWEDEN'S CELEBRATING WITH THE HELP OF ITS MOST FAMOUS WINNERS. HOKI MAI ANO. ABBA FEVER IS HEATING UP IN SWEDEN AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES TO HOST THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST NEXT WEEK ` THE HOST CITY OF MALMO OPENING A NEW ABBA EXPERIENCE TO CELEBRATE SWEDEN'S MOST FAMOUS EUROVISION EXPORT. THE DISPLAY INCLUDES ARTEFACTS AND COSTUMES AS WELL AS SOME SHOWS MARKING 50 YEARS SINCE ONE OF EUROVISION'S BIGGEST MOMENTS ` ABBA'S 1974 WINNING 'WATERLOO' PERFORMANCE. # WATERLOO, # I WAS DEFEATED, YOU WON THE WAR. # WATERLOO, # PROMISE TO LOVE YOU FOREVERMORE. # SWEDEN HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN A POWERHOUSE OF THE EUROVISION CONTEST WITH AN IMPRESSIVE SEVEN WINS UNDER ITS BELT. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH ABBA AND 'GIMME GIMME GIMME'. (ABBA'S 'GIMME GIMME GIMME') # HALF PAST 12, # AND I'M WATCHING THE LATE SHOW IN MY FLAT ALL ALONE. # HOW I HATE TO SPEND THE EVENING ON MY OWN. # AUTUMN WINDS # BLOWING OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AS I LOOK AROUND THE ROOM, # AND IT MAKES ME SO DEPRESSED TO SEE THE GLOOM. # THERE'S NOT A SOUL OUT THERE. # NO ONE TO HEAR MY PRAYER... # GIMME, GIMME, GIMME A MAN AFTER MIDNIGHT... # THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON AND SAM BAKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.