THE MAN HUNT CONTINUES FOR AN ALLEGED GUNMAN AFTER A MAN WAS SHOT DEAD LAST NIGHT ON AUCKLAND'S PONSONBY ROAD. A WHANGAREI HIGH SCHOOL'S CHARGED OVER THE DEATH OF ONE OF ITS STUDENTS LAST YEAR IN THE ABBEY CAVES. PLUS, FROM MARVEL HERO TO MAD MAX VILLIAN... WE SIT DOWN WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH AHEAD OF HIS LATEST BLOCKBUSTER RELEASE. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND ALEX BACKHOUSE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. POLICE HAVE RELEASED PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTED GUNMAN AS THEIR MANHUNT CONTINUES FOLLOWING A FATAL SHOOTING IN THE INNER AUCKLAND SUBURB OF PONSONBY LAST NIGHT. THEY SAY HE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ARE WARNING THE PUBLIC TO BE WARY. SIMON MERCEP REPORTS. WRAPPED IN A WHITE SHEET, A BODY LAY ON A PONSONBY ROAD FOOTPATH AT AROUND 1 THIS MORNING. POLICE SPOKE TO POTENTIAL WITNESSES AFTER REPORTS OF GUNSHOTS AT AROUND 10.20 LAST NIGHT. POLICE ALLEGE THIS BEARDED MAN, WITH A DISTINCTIVE TATTOO ON HIS LEFT FOREARM, IS THE OFFENDER. THIS MAN IS CONSIDERED EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT APPROACH HIM. POLICE GAVE US AN OUTLINE OF WHAT THEY THINK HAPPENED LAST NIGHT, WHEN THEY SAY THE MAN TRIED TO GET INTO A BAR HERE ON PONSONBY ROAD BUT WAS TURNED AWAY BECAUSE IT WAS NEARLY CLOSING TIME. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY SAY A VEHICLE PARKED ON THE ROAD AND FOUR PEOPLE GOT OUT. ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, THEY SAY, WAS SHOT BY THE MAN. SEVERAL BULLETS WERE FIRED. POLICE BELIEVE, AFTER FIRING, THE MAN WALKED AWAY. THEY DON'T KNOW YET IF HE KNEW THE VICTIM OR IF HE AIMED AT OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS GROUP. LATER THIS MORNING, OFFICERS COMBED THE STREET FOR BULLETS. THEY WOULDN'T SAY WHAT TYPE OF FIREARM WAS USED, BUT UNDERSTAND THE MAN CARRIED IT IN HIS SHOULDER BAG. IF YOU SEE HIM OR IF YOU KNOW WHO HE IS, PLEASE PHONE 111 IMMEDIATELY. PONSONBY ROAD IS A TRENDY PLACE TO EAT AND SHOP. THE SHOOTING DEATH HAS ROCKED RESIDENTS. TO THINK SOMEONE DIED ON THE PAVEMENT THERE IS PRETTY SHOCKING. I'VE BEEN ON PONSONBY ROAD FOR 40 YEARS, AND THIS, YOU KNOW ` WE JUST DON'T GET THIS ON PONSONBY ROAD. IT'S ALL GETTING A BIT TRICKY, I THINK, WITH SAFETY IN NEW ZEALAND. BUT I SUPPOSE IT'S JUST LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE. ONE BUSINESS OWNER SAYS SOME BARS ARE STAYING OPEN LONGER TO GRAB EVERY CUSTOMER THEY CAN, AND THAT'S ATTRACTING MORE PEOPLE LATE AT NIGHT. BUSINESS IS SHOCKING AT THE MOMENT FOR HOSPO. AND THEN TO HAVE THIS, IT PUTS A DARK CLOUD OVER PONSONBY ROAD. AND PONSONBY ROAD IS NOT LIKE THAT. FIRE AND EMERGENCY JOINED THE SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE LATE THIS AFTERNOON, AS THE SEARCH FOR THE SHOOTER GOES ON. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. WORKSAFE NEW ZEALAND HAS CHARGED WHANGAREI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN RELATION TO THE DEATH OF ONE OF ITS STUDENTS LAST YEAR. KARNIN PETERA (15) WAS SWEPT AWAY BY RISING FLOODWATERS DURING A SCHOOL TRIP TO THE ABBEY CAVES. WORKSAFE HAS FOUND THE SCHOOL FAILED TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF WORKERS AND STUDENTS ON THE TRIP. THE REGULATOR'S NOW ENCOURAGING SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO REFLECT ON THEIR SAFETY SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES. RESIDENT DOCTORS WILL BE ON STRIKE FOR 25 HOURS, FROM 7 TOMORROW MORNING. THE NEW ZEALAND RESIDENT DOCTORS ASSOCIATION CONFIRMING THE INDUSTRIAL ACTION IS GOING AHEAD, WITH PICKETING PLANNED OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY'S MAIN HOSPITALS. IT'S ESTIMATED AROUND 2500 JUNIOR DOCTORS WILL STOP WORKING. SENIOR DOCTORS WILL BE ON DUTY. NEGOTIATIONS STALLED AFTER TWO DAYS OF MEDIATION LAST WEEK, AND A FURTHER NOTICE WAS ISSUED FOR A 49 HOUR STRIKE, FROM NEXT THURSDAY MORNING. OUR ECONOMY HAS RECEIVED A DAMNING REPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION THAT WORKS TO BUILD BETTER POLICIES FOR PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING. THE OECD, OR ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, HAS 38 MEMBER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE U.S., UK, FRANCE, GERMANY, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA AND, ALONG WITH KEY PARTNERS, REPRESENTS ABOUT 80% OF WORLD TRADE AND INVESTMENT. ITS RESEARCH HANDED TO OUR GOVERNMENT TODAY SHOWS NEW ZEALAND IS AT RISK IF THERE'S A FINANCIAL SHOCK. OUR PRODUCTIVITY IS SLOWING RAPIDLY COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES, AND THE COUNTRY NEEDS MORE COMPETITION TO BOOST OUR ECONOMY AND LOWER PRICES TO CONSUMERS. IT RECOMMENDS A REVIEW OF THE EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME AND SAYS CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO OUR INSURANCE MARKET AS IT STRUGGLES TO COPE WITH CLIMATE-CHANGE-RELATED DISASTERS. SO THE CHALLENGE HAS BEEN PUT TO THE GOVERNMENT. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD TAKES A LOOK AT HOW IT WILL RESPOND. WHETHER IT'S FILLING UP YOUR CAR OR THE SHOPPING TROLLEY, PAYING YOUR BANK OR PAYING FOR BUILDING MATERIALS, THE COMMERCE COMMISSION SAYS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMPETITION. THE OECD RECKONS IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. DAIRY, RETAIL ELECTRICITY, PORTS, AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES IN THAT, AND ALSO RETAIL FINANCIAL SERVICES. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN RETAIL BANKING, YOU CAN SEE HOW HIGH BANKS' PROFITS ARE IN NEW ZEALAND TO COMPARED TO THOSE IN OTHER COUNTRIES. FURTHER MARKET STUDIES WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FOLLOW, AND THIS REPORT TODAY PROVIDES A MARKER OF SOME OF THE SECTORS WE COULD CONSIDER. SOME OF THOSE MARKETS MAY NEED TO BE BROKEN UP, ACCORDING TO THE OECD, WITH A LACK OF COMPETITION HURTING PRODUCTIVITY. TODAY'S REPORT REINFORCES THE PICTURE OF A DETERIORATION IN NEW ZEALAND'S FINANCIAL POSITION AND IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL OF THE LEVEL OF SPENDING BY THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT. THE LAST GOVERNMENT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL ITS SPENDING AND STICK TO THE ALLOWANCES IT SET ITSELF. IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE HUGE INCREASES IN SPENDING WERE, IT WAS TO RESPOND TO COVID-19, AND IT WAS TO RESPOND TO THINGS LIKE NATURAL DISASTERS. BUT WHILE THAT CRITICISM PLAYS INTO NATIONAL'S HANDS, IT'S NOT ALL PRAISE FOR THE COALITION'S APPROACH. THE OECD IS NOW THE LATEST IN A LONG LINE OF AGENCIES AND EXPERTS WARNING IT SHOULDN'T BE BORROWING FOR TAX CUTS IN THIS MONTH'S BUDGET. THE GOVERNMENT IS SLASHING THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO HELP PAY FOR THEM, BUT IT'LL ALSO BE BORROWING TO PAY FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OTHER SERVICES. WE PROMISED NEW ZEALANDERS COST OF LIVING TAX RELIEF, AND WE WILL DELIVER IT. BORROWING FOR TAX CUTS IS LIKELY TO ADD INFLATIONARY PRESSURE. IT'S ULTIMATELY GOING TO MEAN THE GOVERNMENT WILL END UP IN DEFICIT FOR LONGER. IN AUCKLAND TODAY, PEOPLE HAD THEIR OWN THOUGHTS ON THE ECONOMY. THE COUNTRY'S COST OF LIVING, BUT THE GOVERNMENT'S COST OF LIVING. IT'S NUTS. THE UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS AT THE MOMENT ARE REALLY HIGH. I THINK THIS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T REALLY LOOK AFTER PEOPLE WHO WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AFTER. I THINK IT'LL EVEN ITSELF OUT. THE OECD AGREES BUT MAKES PAGES OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO HELP THAT HAPPEN FASTER. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAS CALLED FOR PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS TO EVACUATE FROM RAFAH IN SOUTHERN GAZA AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED GROUND INVASION. IT COMES AS CEASEFIRE TALKS STALL AGAIN. ISRAEL'S LEADER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU SAYING A DEAL TO END THE WAR AND LEAVE HAMAS IN POWER, WOULD BE A TERRIBLE DEFEAT FOR HIS NATION. THE BBC'S FRANK GARDNER REPORTS. IN A COUNTRY THAT PRIDES ITSELF ON FREE SPEECH AND DEMOCRACY, ISRAELI POLICE SHUT DOWN THE OFFICES OF AL JAZEERA TODAY, SEIZING ITS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT. THIS WAS ONE OF ITS FINAL BROADCASTS FROM JERUSALEM BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED. THE GOVERNMENT ACCUSED THE QATAR-BASED TV CHANNEL OF INCITEMENT TO TERRORISM, CALLING IT A MOUTHPIECE FOR HAMAS. ITS BUREAU CHIEF CALLED IT A DANGEROUS MOVE. ISRAEL CANNOT CLAIM ALL THE TIME THAT SHE'S A DEMOCRACY, THAT IT'S A DEMOCRACY, AND AT THE SAME TIME, THEY ARE CUTTING AND PREVENT THE JOURNALISTS TO DO THEIR JOB. (ROCKET SHRIEKS) MEANWHILE, DOWN ON THE GAZA BORDER CLOSE TO RAFAH, A DEADLY ROCKET ATTACK BY HAMAS ON THE VERY CROSSING POINT THROUGH WHICH IT WAS HOPED MORE AID COULD FLOW INTO THE TERRITORY. IT'S SINCE BEEN SHUT. AT LEAST THREE ISRAELI SOLDIERS WERE KILLED. (SPEAKS HEBREW) TODAY, ISRAEL'S EMBATTLED PRIME MINISTER REACTED TO HAMAS'S DEMANDS FOR A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE AND AN ISRAELI WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA. 'THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THIS,' HE SAID. 'CAPITULATING TO HAMAS'S DEMANDS 'WOULD BE A TERRIBLE DEFEAT FOR ISRAEL.' BUT THE GOVERNMENT HERE IS UNDER PRESSURE FROM PARTS OF ITS OWN POPULATION. LAST NIGHT, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ISRAELIS RALLIED IN PROTEST AT DELAYS IN GETTING THE HOSTAGES OUT OF GAZA. THEY DON'T BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT IS MAKING IT A PRIORITY. THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT WANTS ITS HOSTAGES OUT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S VOWED TO DESTROY HAMAS, WHICH IS WHY IT WON'T AGREE TO A PERMANENT CEASEFIRE. BUT HAMAS, WHICH HOLDS THE HOSTAGES, SAYS IT WON'T SIGN A DEAL UNLESS THE CEASEFIRE IS PERMANENT, WHICH IS WHY THE PEACE TALKS HAVE STALLED. A DELEGATION FROM HAMAS HAS JUST BEEN IN CAIRO TALKING TO MEDIATORS. THEY'VE NOW LEFT TO CONSULT WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP. IN GAZA, THE WAR CONTINUES WITH AIRSTRIKES AND DEPRIVATION. GAZANS ARE DESPERATE FOR THIS WAR TO END; SO TOO, ARE MANY ISRAELIS. BUT OTHERS IN ISRAEL SEE THIS AS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. THEY WANT THIS WAR PURSUED UNTIL HAMAS IS UTTERLY DESTROYED. IT'S BEEN CONFIRMED TONIGHT THE TWO AUSTRALIAN BROTHERS MISSING IN MEXICO ARE DEAD, AFTER THEIR PARENTS TODAY MADE THE HEARTBREAKING JOURNEY TO ENSANADA TO IDENTIFY THEIR BODIES. LOCAL SURFERS TAKING TO THE STREETS, AND THE WAVES, IN A MOVING TRIBUTE TO THE BROTHERS CALLUM AND JAKE ROBINSON. HERE'S CHANNEL NINE'S ALISON PIOTROWSKI. A MOMENT NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE. DEBORAH AND MARTIN ROBINSON LEAVE THE ENSENADA FORENSICS LAB AFTER POSITIVELY IDENTIFYING THEIR SONS. (SPEAKS SPANISH) A CAR TIRE ROBBERY GONE WRONG, SAYS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. BUT GRIM NEW DETAILS IN THE FORENSICS REPORT HAVE RAISED SUSPICIONS OF DRUG CARTEL INVOLVEMENT. JAKE, CALLUM AND THEIR AMERICAN FRIEND JACK CARTER ROAD, WERE ALL EXECUTED WITH A SINGLE GUNSHOT WOUND TO THEIR HEADS. THREE MEXICAN NATIONALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN THE DAYS TO COME, BUT NOW AUTHORITIES BELIEVE THERE COULD BE MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED. (CHANTING IN SPANISH) LOCALS TOOK TO THE STREETS OF ENSENADA IN SOLIDARITY, CALLING FOR JUSTICE FOR THE BROTHERS AND WITH THIS MESSAGE AUSTRALIA, WE STAND WITH YOU. MATE, WE LOVE YOU AUSSIES. MEXICO IS YOUR HOUSE AND WE ARE REALLY REGRETTING WHAT'S HAPPENING. IT'S, UM. IT'S REALLY A PITY. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE` WE'RE GOOD PEOPLE. YOU ARE GOOD PEOPLE. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. LATER, A SURFER'S GOODBYE. A FLOATING TRIBUTE ON SAN MIGUEL BEACH, WHERE THE BROTHERS VISITED LAST WEEKEND. THEY WERE ASKING FOR TACOS, AND THEY WERE LOOKING SO... HAPPY TO BE HERE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR CULTURE. THEY WERE ASKING ABOUT OUR TRADITIONAL MUSIC... TWO BROTHERS WITH THEIR WHOLE LIVES AHEAD OF THEM, CUT SHORT. CALLUM, THE BIG KOALA, LARGER THAN LIFE, WHO LIT UP A ROOM, AND JAKE, WHO WAS VISITING TO CELEBRATE HIS BIG BROTHER'S BIRTHDAY AND WAS PLANNING TO RETURN TO A NEW JOB, A DOCTOR AT GEELONG HOSPITAL. SURFING... IS A TRIBE. DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM. YOU KNOW, IN THE OCEAN WE'RE ALL THE SAME. THEY CAME HERE, CHASING WAVES AND FOR AN ADVENTURE. THEIR STORY, NOW ONE OF MANY TRAGEDIES IN THIS VIOLENT REGION. CALLUM AND JAKE'S PARENTS WILL NOW TAKE THEIR SONS ON THE LONG JOURNEY HOME. STILL TO COME ` TO WALK OR TO DRIVE? ARROWTOWN LOCALS GET THEIR SAY ON WHAT THE FUTURE OF THEIR MAIN STREET SHOULD LOOK LIKE. PLUS ` JUST HOW LONG IS THIS RECORD-BREAKING BAGUETTE? WELCOME BACK. SOME ARROWTOWN LOCALS ARE GETTING REVVED UP AS A NEW TRIAL GETS UNDERWAY IN THE PICTURESQUE SOUTHERN LAKES SETTLEMENT. IT'S WALKING-ONLY, WITH THE MAIN STREET CLOSED TO CARS. OUR QUEENSTOWN-BASED REPORTER JARED MCCULLOCH WENT FOR A LOOK. AUTUMN IN ARROWTOWN USUALLY LOOKS LIKE THIS. BUT RIGHT NOW, THERE'S SOMETHING MISSING. WE'RE USING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SURVEY PUBLIC SENTIMENT. ABOUT PARKS ALONG THE MAIN STREET BEING EMPTY AND VISITORS HAVING FREE REIN. BUT THE TRUE REASON I CAN STAND HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IS BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK THAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND ME. THE DISTRICT COUNCIL WANTS TO PUT IN A SPEED BUMP AS WELL AS SOME BIKE PARKS BUT SAYS IT'S THE PERFECT TIME TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FUTURE OF THE STREET. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORD AROUND FOR MANY YEARS ABOUT WHETHER TO COMPLETELY CLOSE IT, PEDESTRIANISE IT, TO MAKE IT A SHARED SPACE. ARROWTOWN SEES ITSELF AS A WORKING VILLAGE, CATERING FOR BOTH LOCALS AND THOSE WHO TRAVEL TO SEE THE FORMER GOLD MINING TOWN. MANY BUSINESS OWNERS ARE IN FAVOUR OF THE STATUS QUO, LIKE THIS PHARMACY. SOME PEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME IN AND GET SOMETHING QUICK AND GET OUT, SO IT IS QUITE IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THE STREET OPEN. BUT PREFERABLY WITH SOME TWEAKS. I THINK DEFINITELY CHANGING IT FROM 60 MINUTES TO 10 MINUTES ` 15 AT THE MOST ` JUST SO THAT YOU CAN JUST GO IN AND OUT, POP INTO THE PHARMACY. OTHER RETAILERS, THOUGH, DO SUPPORT FULL PEDESTRIANISATION FOR SAFETY. EVERYONE WANTS THE BEST FOR ARROWTOWN, SO WE'RE ALL TRYING TO COMPROMISE, AND TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS. ALWAYS GOOD TO RE-EVALUATE AND ADAPT. IT'S GOOD TO GAUGE OPINIONS FROM EVERYBODY WHILE THE STREET'S CLOSED. THESE TOURISTS, ENJOYING IT. MY DAUGHTER JUST TOOK A PHOTO OF WHERE WE GOT COFFEE FROM, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STAY ON THE ROAD AND BE LIKE (IMITATES CAMERA CLICK). IT'S BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE. YEAH, I WOULD SAY TOO. IT'S MORE QUIET. OVERALL, IT'S A POSITIVE STEP, BECAUSE YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING TO HAVE YOUR SAY. THE ROAD WILL REOPEN NEXT WEEK, BUT DISCUSSION LIKELY TO CONTINUE FOR SOME TIME YET. JARED MCCULLOCH, 1 NEWS. IN JUST A MATTER OF SECONDS A TORNADO HAS LEVELLED A WAREHOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH 70 WORKERS STILL INSIDE. THIS INCREDIBLE DASHCAM FOOTAGE ONLY JUST COMING TO LIGHT AFTER THE TWISTER TORE THROUGH THE STATE OF NEBRASKA LATE LAST MONTH. SOMEHOW, THOSE IN THE WAREHOUSE ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE LATEST 'MAD MAX' MOVIE IS BEING RELEASED LATER THIS MONTH ` 'FURIOSA', STARRING CHRIS HEMSWORTH AND ANYA TAYLOR-JOY. MEL GIBSON LAUNCHED THE FRANCHISE, AND HIS CAREER, IN 1979, AS A FORMER COP NAVIGATING A LAWLESS POST-APOCALYPTIC AUSTRALIA. SHOT ON A SMALL BUDGET, IT DELIVERED A MASSIVE RETURN, HOLDING THE RECORD FOR MOST PROFITABLE MOVIE EVER MADE, FOR DECADES. GIBSON RETURNED FOR THE SECOND FILM AND THE THIRD, 'BEYOND THUNDERDOME', IN 1985, WHICH CO-STARRED ROCK QUEEN TINA TURNER AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE GLOBAL HIT 'WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO'. WHIZZING FORWARD 30 YEARS TO 2015, WHEN THE FRANCHISE GOT A REBOOT, TOM HARDY TAKING THE MAD MAX REINS IN 'FURY ROAD', ALONGSIDE CHARLIZE THERON. AND FROM MAY 23rd WE'LL GET TO SEE THE LATEST IN THE SAGA, A SPIN-OFF PREQUEL TO 'FURY ROAD' THAT'S SET TO TIP THE FRANCHISE OVER THE BILLION-DOLLAR MARK. ANYA TAYLOR-JOY STEPS IN FOR THERON, WHILE AUSSIE ACTOR CHRIS HEMSWORTH SUITS UP TO PLAY AN OUT-OF-CHARACTER BADDIE. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL-SA'AFIN SAT DOWN WITH THE PAIR. MAD MAX EXPLODED INTO OUR WORLD 45 YEARS AGO, INFLUENCING COUNTLESS FILMS... COME WITH ME IF YOU WANT TO LIVE. ...BECOMING SHORTHAND FOR SOCIETAL COLLAPSE... MAD MAX AMERICA ` LOOKS LIKE A SCENE OUT OF MAD MAX. ...AND PUTTING AUSTRALASIAN CINEMA ON THE BLOCKBUSTER MAP. WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO DO. PROMISE ME YOU'LL FIND YOUR WAY HOME. NOW DIRECTOR GEORGE MILLER IS DOING IT ONCE AGAIN. FURIOSA AND MAD MAX SAGA, STARS ANYA TAYLOR-JOY IN THE TITLE ROLE. I'M NOT GONNA LIE, IT WAS SLIGHTLY TERRIFYING, BECAUSE GEORGE HAD A VERY SPECIFIC WAY THAT HE WANTED FURIOSA TO HOLD HER FACE. ANXIETY SHARPENED BY IRONIC REALITY. IS IT TRUE THAT YOU DIDN'T DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE? YEAH. STILL. STILL. NO. THIS IS THE CRAZY THING. LIKE, I THINK I'M GONNA END UP GETTING MY ACTUAL DRIVER'S LICENSE AND MY STUNT DRIVER'S LICENSE AT THE SAME TIME, BECAUSE I LOVED IT. I HAD THE BEST TIME DOING IT. YOU AUTOMATICALLY GET ONE. MY MOTHER WAS MAGNIFICENT. WHO WE HAVE HERE? WHO INDEED? ALMOST UNRECOGNISABLE CHRIS HEMSWORTH CO-STARS AS THE VILLAIN. YOU REALLY PUT THE DEMENTED IN DEMENTUS. THAT'S YOUR NEW T-SHIRT. THAT'S RIGHT. 'DEMENTED IN DEMENTUS'. YEAH, I LIKE THAT. I CAN MAKE THAT FOR YOU. DEMENTED ` MY OWN DEMENTED BRAIN ON SCREEN, FINALLY ` THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. COMPLETE WITH PROSTHETICS AND INSPIRATION FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCE. HE WAS KIND OF A BIG, ANGRY KID. HE WAS AN AUSTRALIAN, RIGHT? HE WAS A BIG, ANGRY, AUSTRALIAN KID. LADY AND GENTLEMENS! I LISTENED TO HORSE-RACING COMMENTARY FROM, LIKE, THE '70s, '80s. COMING AROUND THE BEND...! AND THEN MY GRANDFATHER HAD QUITE A NASALITY TO HIM, WHICH WAS REALLY FUN. NASALLY: HELLO! GOOD MORNING! GET OUT OF BED! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND THEN MY KIDS, I WATCH THEM FEED THE SEAGULLS AND SO ON, AND THEY'RE ALL ATTACKING EACH OTHER. THERE'S SOMETHING VERY AGGRESSIVE AND OBNOXIOUS ABOUT THOSE ANIMALS. THIS CHARACTER NEEDS TO BE SORT OF GRATING AND UNCOMFORTABLE. HAD YOU GUYS, PREVIOUSLY SPOKEN TO MEL GIBSON OR TOM HARDY OR EVEN CHARLIZE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANTED TO BRING TO THE ROLE? I'VE MET MEL GIBSON A FEW TIMES, BUT NOT TO DISCUSS THIS. I THINK FOR BOTH OF US IT WAS, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO DO SOMETHING UNIQUE AND FRESH IN THE SPACE. YOU JUST FEEL A KINSHIP WITH THEM, BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE FORGED IN THE SAME FIRE. I'M FURIOSA! AND FANS WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE THAT FRESH FIRE IN JUST TWO WEEKS' TIME. AZIZ AL-SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS. THERE'S HEIGHTENED SECURITY IN SWEDEN AS EUROVISION KICKS OFF. BARRIERS HAVE BEEN PUT UP OUTSIDE MALMO ARENA WHERE THE FAMOUS SONG CONTEST IS BEING HELD, AND POLICE ARE ALSO STANDING GUARD. THE CONTENDERS WALKED THE TURQUOISE CARPET OVERNIGHT AMID CALLS FOR A BOYCOTT DUE TO ISRAEL'S PARTICIPATION. THE GRAND FINAL IS THIS WEEKEND. FRANCE HAS RECLAIMED THE TITLE, OF COOKING THE WORLD'S LONGEST BAGUETTE. COMING IN AT 140.53 METRES, ITS 235 TIMES LONGER THAN A TRADITIONAL ONE, AS YOU CAN SEE IT JUST KEEPS GOING AND GOING. THE CREATION BEATS THE PAST RECORD, HELD BY ITALIAN BAKERS, BY ABOUT 8 METRES. AND DON'T WORRY, IT DIDN'T GO TO WASTE. THE BAGUETTE WAS LATER CUT UP AND SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC, AND THE LOCAL HOMELESS. JUST AHEAD ` A SUNNY DAY WITH CLOUDS FOR MOST OF US TOMORROW, WHO SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR SOME SHOWERS? PLUS... GET A MOOVE ON! WHY THESE ADULTS ARE DRESSED UP AS FARM ANIMALS, WELCOME BACK. IT'S AN ANNUAL RACE LESS ABOUT SPEED AND MORE ABOUT SPIRIT, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE... THESE COMPETITORS ARE 'MOOOVING' AS FAST AS THEY CAN. THE FLORIDA COW KEY BRIDGE RUN, BRINGING TOGETHER A COLOURFUL ARRAY OF PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 300FT SPRINT. WHILE MANY WERE DRESSED AS FARM ANIMALS, SOME ALSO WORE STAR WARS-INSPIRED COSTUMES, TO CELEBRATE MAY THE FOURTH, WHICH PAYS HOMAGE TO THE SERIES' FAMOUS LINE, 'MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.' THE COW KEY BRIDGE RUN ISN'T JUST FOR FUN, ALL THE MONEY RAISED GOES TO CHARITY. NOW TO TOMORROW'S WEATHER WITH BROODS AND 'BRIDGES'. # GAVE YOU A MINUTE # WHEN YOU NEEDED AN HOUR. # CHOSE TO PUSH IT ASIDE # INSTEAD OF LEAVING BEHIND YOU. # IF ANY WORD THAT I SAID # COULD HAVE MADE YOU FORGET, # I'D HAVE GIVEN YOU THEM ALL. # BUT IT WAS ALL # IN YOUR HEAD NOW. # WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. # WATCHING IT GO UP IN FLAMES. # NO WAY TO BUILD IT UP AGAIN # AND WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW, # 'CAUSE IT WAS SINK OR SWIM AND I WENT DOWN, # DOWN, DOWN. # AND WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES, # BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. # AND WE'RE BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES, # BURNING ALL THE BRIDGES NOW. # IF I DIDN'T HIT IT THAT'S ALMOST IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT, WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A FEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CHANEL'S NEWEST COLLECTION IN THE FRENCH CITY OF MARSEILLE. THANKS FOR WATCHING. PO MANAHAU, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND ALEX BACKHOUSE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024