IT'S FRIDAY, THE 17TH OF MAY. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST. COMING UP ON THE PROGRAMME THIS MORNING ` KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN AUCKLAND IS EXPERIENCING IT'S BUSIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES. OVER 300 KIDS HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL EACH MONTH THIS YEAR. VIRUSES ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND STICKING AROUND FOR LONGER, RESPIRATORY ISSUES AN ISSUE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THOSE SEEN. WE FIND OUT WHY JUST AFTER 7. WE HEAR FROM THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND OLYMPIC LEGEND DAME VALERIE ADAMS ON HOW SHE'S HELPING OUR KIDS KEEP WARM TIME. ALSO COMING UP ` THERE'S A CONCERNING TREND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND IT'S SHAKING UP THE CELEBRITY WORLD. BLOCKOUT 2024 NAMES AND SHAMES CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS FOR NOT USING THEIR PLATFORMS TO ADDRESS PRESSING ISSUES IN THE WORLD AND THE REPERCUSSIONS ARE SEEING THEIR FOLLOWERS DROP IN THE MILLIONS. WHY ONE EXPERT SAYS WHAT'S UNFOLDING IS A SHIFT IN POWER, THAT CHAT IS AROUND 7.30. SPEAKING OF POWER AND CELEBRITIES, PINK SHIRT DAY. WE WILL SPEAK TO YOU AS TO WHY WE ARE WEARING THESE SHIRTS AND WHAT IT MEANS. BEEN FOR A MASSAGE LATELY? WELL, BE CAREFUL, CAUSE ACC NUMBERS TELL US THE NUMBER OF INJURY CLAIMS HAVE INCREASED YEAR ON YEAR SINCE 2020. MORE THAN 900 CLAIMS HAVE BEEN MADE 'MENTIONING MASSAGE' IN 2023. THESE INCLUDE BEING INJURED FROM PEOPLE USING MASSAGE EQUIPMENT, A MASSAGE BEING TOO HARD OR PAIN DEVELOPING AFTER RECEIVING A RUB. SO, HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT MASSAGE PLACE? THAT COMING UP SHORTLY. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. FIGURES OBTAINED BY BREAKFAST SHOW MIDDLEMORE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN AUCKLAND IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR IN 2 DECADES. MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST HOSPITAL EACH MONTH THIS YEAR ` WELL ABOVE AVERAGES. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE PUTTING THE INCREASE DOWN TO A RISE IN RESPIRATORY ISSUES, AND ARE ALREADY SEEING AN INCREASE IN WINTER ILLNESSES SUCH AS RSV. KIDZ FIRST IS THE BUSIEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. ITS CLINICAL DIRECTOR WILL JOIN BREAKFAST JUST AFTER 7 FOR MORE. A CUT IN FUNDING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES COULDN'T COME AT A WORSE TIME, WITH A JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF NEW ZEALANDERS SEEKING HELP FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF DEBT. A NEW REPORT FROM FINCAP HAS REVEALED THE AMOUNT OF DEBT OWED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023, WITH THE MEDIAN HITTING JUST OVER $14,000, INCREASING MORE THAN $400 FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. IT COMES AS THE MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DROPPED FUNDING FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT SECTOR BY $7m. FRANCE IS SENDING HUNDREDS MORE POLICE TO ITS PACIFIC ISLANDS TERRITORY OF NEW CALEDONIA IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE PEACE THERE. RIOTS HAVE BROKEN OUT ON THE ISLAND THIS WEEK OVER THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S ELECTION REFORMS. NINE'S MARK BURROWS REPORTS. CIVIL WAR IS BUILDING ON THE FRENCH CONTROLLED ISLAND OF NEW CALEDONIA. THREE INDIGENOUS PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN KILLED. AND ONE POLICE OFFICER SHOT DEAD. A PACIFIC PARADISE THROWN INTO A STATE OF EMERGENCY, AND IN THE THICK OF IT, AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS OF MAX AND TIFF WINCHESTER. WE ARE ON EDGE 24 SEVEN. THEIR HOLIDAY BARELY LASTED A DAY, SUNSET SHOTS GIVING WAY TO ROADBLOCKS AND CARS ON FIRE. THE ROADS WERE BLOCKADED AND NOBODY COULD GET IN OR OUT OF ANY SUBURB. THE LOCAL SHOPS HAVE LARGELY BEEN LOOTED OR BURNT. PEOPLE ARE RUNNING OUT OF FOOD. THE WRITING BROKE OUT AFTER MPS IN PARIS VOTED TO ALLOW FRENCH CITIZENS TO VOTE ON NEW CALEDONIA ELECTIONS IF THEY HAD BEEN RESIDENTS OF THE ISLAND FOR MORE THAN 10 YEARS. SOME RESIDENTS HAVE TAKEN UP ARMS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES. A HELICOPTER WAS FILMS RESUPPLYING A POLICE STATION WITH EXTRA AMMUNITION WE ARE TRAPPED. WE CANNOT GET OUT. WE HAVE A GUEST WHOSE SON IS IN THE MILITARY WHO SAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING BOMBS AND CARS AFTER THEY HAVE BURNT OUT. THEY CAN ONLY SHELTER IN THEIR HOTELS UNTIL POLICE REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STREETS. THEY BASICALLY SAID THAT WE OWN OUR OWN. AND WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE. I WANT TO GO HOME. AND WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH A NEW ZEALAND TOURIST STUCK IN NOUMEA JUST AFTER 6.30. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IS ON A STATE VISIT TO CHINA, WHERE HE AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING ARE STRENGTHENING TIES. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS DEEPENED IN RECENT YEARS. TRADE WITH CHINA OFFERING A LIFELINE TO RUSSIA IN THE FACE OF HUNDREDS OF WESTERN SANCTIONS. PRESIDENT PUTIN AND PRESIDENT XI HAVE HELD TALKS. PUTIN SAYS MOSCOW AND BEIJING WANT A POLITICAL SOLUTION TO UKRAINE, WHILE XI CALLED FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION TO THE WAR IN GAZA. TO SPORT, AND THE UNITED STATES IS GEARING UP TO HOST T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP GAMES FOR THE FIRST TIME. NASSAU COUNTY ON NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND IS ONE OF THE VENUES, WHERE A TEMPORARY STADIUM IS BEING BUILT IN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH ASIAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. IT'S HOPED THE TOURNAMENT WILL BOOST CRICKET'S POPULARITY IN THE U.S., SIMILAR TO THE EFFECT ON FOOTBALL AFTER HOSTING THE 1994 FIFA WORLD CUP. IT'S THE BIGGEST SPORTS MARKET, SO TO ACTUALLY COME HERE AND BE A PART OF THIS GREAT THING, IT'S BIG FOR THE SPORT COMMUNITY, AND IT'S GOING TO HELP TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON CRICKET. EISENHOWER PARK IN NEW YORK WILL HOST EIGHT GAMES DURING THE WORLD CUP. AND FINALLY, A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER MATCH HAS HAD AN UNWANTED BUT HIGHLY ENTERTAINING INTERRUPTION. A RACCOON STOPPING PLAY DURING THE PHILADELPHIA UNION'S GAME WITH NEW YORK CITY FC, AND PROVING TO BE A HANDFUL FOR GROUND STAFF. THERE'S 3 OR 4 PEOPLE AROUND HIM, AND STILL THE RACCOON GOES ON. THIS IS MARVELLOUS ENTERTAINMENT. AT WHAT POINT ARE WE JUST ROOTING FOR HIM? VERY NEARLY GOT AWAY ` GO ON, RACCOON. VERY NEARLY GOT AWAY. YOU CAN GET OUT` DON'T HURT HIM. THEY GOT HIM. THEY GOT THE RACCOON. MLS SAID THE CRITTER WAS SAFELY RELEASED, AND THE 161 SECONDS IT SPENT ON THE FIELD WAS UNOFFICIALLY THE MOST BY A RACCOON IN LEAGUE HISTORY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. KAITAIA, RUSSELL AND WHANGAREI WITH A HIGH OF 19. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR DAY HERE. 18 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME MORNING CLOUD TODAY WITH SOME FROST IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. 14 WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. BLENHEIM, WITH A HIGH OF 16. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. CHRISTCHURCH, 14. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. QUEENSTOWN, YOUR HIGH IS 13. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. NINE OUT OF TEN NEW ZEALANDERS ARE BEING BULLIED IN THE WORKPLACE. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE ONGOING 'WELLBEING AT WORK' STUDY LED BY MASSEY UNIVERSITY. THE NEW DATA'S BEEN RELEASED ON PINK SHIRT DAY, WHICH SHINES A LIGHT ON THE ISSUE OF BULLYING. PEOPLE IN THEIR THIRTIES ARE WORST IMPACTED, WITH 71% EXPERIENCING BULLYING. AND, SHOCKINGLY, 100% OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS GENDER DIVERSE SAID THEY'RE BEING BULLIED. AND THERE ISN'T JUST AN EMOTIONAL TOLL, A NEW REPORT BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FOUND WORKPLACE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT COSTS EMPLOYERS AN ESTIMATED $1.4 BILLION. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY 'WELLBEING AT WORK' RESEARCH LEAD AND MANAGEMENT PROFESSOR, JARROD HAAR. GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE ONLY HERE LIKE A WEEK AGO AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LONELINESS IN THE WORKPLACE. 9/10, HOW SHOCKED ARE YOU? IT'S TERRIBLE. BULLYING IS WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE NEGATIVE ACTS IN THE WORKPLACE, AND THOSE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE PEOPLE WITHHOLDING INFORMATION, SPREADING GOSSIP, BEING YELLED AT, EXCLUSION, AND 90% OF THOSE EXPERIENCED SOME OF THOSE IN THE LAST YEAR. IF YOU EXPERIENCE TWO OR MORE ACTS ON A DAILY OR WEEKLY BASIS, 57% OF THE WORKFORCE ARE EXPERIENCING THAT KIND OF BULLYING. EVERY WEEK, YOUR BOSS IS REMINDING YOU OF A PASS MISTAKE. THE MOST COMMON IS THAT SOMEBODY IS AFFECTING YOUR PERFORMANCE BECAUSE THEY ARE WITHHOLDING INFORMATION. IT'S HARD TO DO A GREAT JOB WHEN SOMEBODY ON THE LAST DAY GOES, I HAVE THIS OTHER REPORT THAT YOU NEEDED. GOSSIPING BEING ANOTHER ONE. I DON'T WANT TO PLAY DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, BUT ARE WE TO SENSITIVE? AROUND PINK SHIRT DAY COMING UP, I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE SAY I'VE WORKED OVERSEAS, I'VE NEVER SEEN BULLYING AT THE KIND OF LEVEL WE HAVE A NEW ZEALAND. POSSIBLY A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THOSE HAVE WORKED ELSEWHERE, AND THEY COME AND SAY MAN, DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO BULLY. PRIVATE SECTOR HAVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS, OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT HAVE THE LOWEST LEVELS. NO DIFFERENCE BY GENDER MALE AND FEMALE, BUT GENDER DIVERSE AT 100%. HE IS THE QUESTION. WHO ARE THE BULLIES? A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT WOULD BE ALL OF US, WOULDN'T IT? THIS IS A GOOD REMINDER FOR PINK SHIRT DAY, GOING FORWARD, NOT JUST TODAY BUT FOR THE NEXT 300 FOR 65 DAYS, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT I DO THAT AREN'T SO POSITIVE, BUT ALSO CALLING OUT WHEN SOMEBODY SAYS SOMETHING BAD. I THINK MAYBE CALLING PEOPLE OUT WELL AT LEAST HELP BRING MORE ATTENTION TO THIS. WOULD MANAGEMENT FALL AND THAT BULLYING CAMP, WOULD THEY BE PERCEIVED AS BULLIES? 45% OF ALL THOSE BULLIES ARE MANAGERS. PART OF THAT MIGHT BE A PERFORMANCE ISSUE. I AM GETTING A HARD TIME BECAUSE I AM SLACKING AROUND, AND I MIGHT SAY OH, MY MANAGERS ARE BULLYING ME. BUT I THINK A LOT OF THAT MIGHT BE THE DELIVERY. MANAGERS ARE UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE WITH REDUNDANCIES, RESIZING, BUT IT IS A REMINDER FOR THEM TO WATCH THE DELIVERY AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARTICULATE THINGS. WATTLES CAN PEOPLE USE WHO FEEL THEY ARE BEING BULLIED? GETTING AN ALLY IS ONE OF THOSE KEY THINGS, THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME TO GET A COLLEAGUE TO COME ALONG WHEN YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH A BAD BOSS SO SO YOU HAVE SOME SUPPORT, AND IF YOU FIND THAT THAT DOES MODERATE THAT THAT BEHAVIOUR, YOU WILL SEE THAT IT IS YOU GETTING BULLIED. AND MAY HELP YOU CONCEPTUALISE THAT MY BOSS IS A TOTAL BRAT AS OPPOSED TO IT BEING ALL ABOUT YOU, IF THEY YELL AT YOUR CO-WORKER ASWELL. IF YOU'RE IN THAT 57% GROUP, YOUR CHANCES OF BEING IN THE HIGH DEPRESSION GROUP ARE 109 TIMES HIGHER THAN IF YOU ARE NOT BULLIED. PEOPLE WHO GO TO WORK AND THEY DON'T MAIL OUT EIGHT HOURS WORK, THEY DO FOUR HOURS BECAUSE THEY SPEND ALL THEIR TIME ON TENDER HOOKS AFRAID THEIR BOSS IS GOING TO YELL AT THEM. PRODUCTIVITY, SICKNESS, ILLNESS, GOING TO THE DOCTOR, ALL OF THOSE THINGS AT UP. AND THE WORST THING IS THAT REPORT IS VERY GOOD, BUT IT IS ALSO A YEAR OLD. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THE RATES HAVE INCREASED. I WOULD THINK $2 BILLION. I JUST WANT TO ASK WE LOOK AT THESE STEPS, BUT I THINK BACK 20 YEARS AGO, I FEEL LIKE BULLYING WAS MORE OVERTURE. IT WAS OUT THERE, THERE WAS A LOT MORE YOU ARE BEING TOLD, FINGER WAGGING, YELLING, WHEREAS THESE DAYS, A LOT MORE SUBTLE. WITHHOLDING INFORMATION, REPORTS, BUT I WONDER WHETHER THOSE NUMBERS ARE A DIRECT, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A MORE NOW, AS OPPOSED TO BACK THEN, WHEN WE DIDN'T SHE TALK ABOUT IT. THE OTHER THING I SHOULD SAY IS THAT IN DECEMBER THE HIGH BULLIED RATE WAS 21%, NOW IT IS 57%. I THINK JUST OUR WORKPLACES AT THE MOMENT AT THE MOMENT ARE UNDER IMMENSE STRESS. WE HAVE ALL THESE RESTRUCTURES, DOWNSIZING, BUT EVERYBODY IS LOOKING AND WOULD BE SCARED TO LOSE THEIR JOB. THE MORTGAGE RATE IS STILL STUBBORNLY HIGH, INFLATION IS STILL HIGH, EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP YOUR TANK OF GAS ULI, HOMO GOSS THIS IS OH MY GOSH, THIS IS INCREDIBLE* HOW MANAGERS COMMUNICATE, SURELY, NOT EVERYONE HAS TO BE COUCHED WITH A COMPLIMENT SANDWICH. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY AND NOT HAVE IT ALWAYS BE PERCEIVED AS BULLYING. IF YOU'RE A BIT MORE SENSITIVE, YOU CAN'T DISCLAIM BULLYING EVERY TIME YOU'VE BEEN TOLD OFF. BUT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT BULLYING IS, WHICH IS REPEATED UNREASONABLE BEHAVIOUR. THIS IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE WITH OUR CHILDREN. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WE DELVE INTO THE MASSAGE INDUSTRY AFTER MORE THAN 900 ACC CLAIMS WERE MADE LAST YEAR. PLUS, LATER IN THE SHOW ` EVER THOUGHT OF WRITING YOUR OWN MEMOIR? WE'LL GET SOME TIPS FROM A NEW YORK BEST SELLER. ('COLD AS ICE' BY FOREIGNER) (READS) "Additional tax refunds. Click the link to..." # You're as cold as ice... # Not clicking the link. (CLEARS THROAT) VOICEOVER: If something seems suss, we're here to help 24/7 on 0800 ASB FRAUD. (ENGINE REVS) Oh. OK, turn off the car. (PHONE RINGS) GIRL: Dad! Hey, man. Long time no talk. Yeah, just... I'm teaching Samara how to drive. (BRIGHT MUSIC) Hi! Could you do something for me? SONG: # Oh, baby, you... # Thanks. # You've got what I need # You got everything I need # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. A MASSAGE IS MEANT TO BE RELAXING, BUT SOME PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FEELING MORE WORSE FOR WEAR THAN THEY DID BEFORE IT. IN 2023, ACC REPORTED MORE THAN 950 CLAIMS FOR INJURIES MENTIONING 'MASSAGE'. THESE INCLUDED ACCIDENT DESCRIPTIONS ALONG THE LINES OF USING A MASSAGE GUN ON THEIR NECK WHICH IS NOW SORE, PAIN IN THEIR CHEST AFTER A BACK MASSAGE AND EVEN PEOPLE DEVELOPING PAIN IN THEIR WRISTS AFTER GIVING A MASSAGE. SO BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO GIVE SOMEONE A MASSAGE, WE'RE JOINED BY MASSAGE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND'S FELICITY MOLLOY. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. 990 SEEMS LIKE AN AWFUL AMOUNT OF CLAIMS TO BE MADE ABOUT MASSAGE. WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL RISKS? I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT HOW THOSE MASSAGE CLAIMS CAME TO BE ABOUT. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN QUALIFIED MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND MASSAGE THERAPISTS WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE THROUGH THE VARIOUS COLLEGES THAT RUN HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. WE WERE ALSO, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, SCRATCHING OUR HEADS AT THE INJURY THAT COULD OCCUR FROM OUR WELLNESS AND RELAXATION MASSAGE. WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WERE IF PEOPLE COME IN WITH AN INJURY TO A MASSAGE THERAPIST, AND THEN THE INJURY IS NOT RESOLVED, THROUGH MASSAGE THERAPY, THEY MAY GO ON FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OR CHIROPRACTIC, AND THAT GOES TO ACC. SO THAT MIGHT BE A REGISTER WE ARE LOOKING AT AS WELL. IT IS BECOMING REALLY INTERESTING TO LOOK AT AT WHAT BECOMES A MASSAGE INJURY. THE STATS, ACC HAS PUT OUR STATISTICS UNDERNEATH BEAUTY THERAPY, WHICH ISN'T MASSAGE. THAT BRINGS UP WHAT ACC IS DEFINING AS MASSAGE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO GET A MASSAGE, BECAUSE YOU CAN GO TO ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT PLACES. YOU CAN GO TO SOMEWHERE WHERE IT IS ABOUT ENJOYMENT, WHEN YOU CAN GET ONE THAT IS A BIT MORE ROBUST, OR YOU CAN GO TO A SPORTS MESSAGE THERAPIST, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE APPROPRIATE ONE? FANTASTIC QUESTION. MISS SGT NEW ZEALAND IS A MEMBERSHIP BODY, IT IS A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATED. MASSAGE NEW ZEALAND* WE ARE CONSIDERED LOW RISK, AND WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION. OUR MEMBERS HAVE TO PUT THEIR STANDARDS OF PRACTICE ON THE WALL, AND THE CODE OF ETHICS, AND THEY DO CPD EACH SHARE, AND THEY ARE QUALIFIED THROUGH AN MOU WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. WE KNOW THAT ANYBODY WHO IS REGISTERED WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION HAS A QUALIFICATION FROM A RECOGNISED TERTIARY PROVIDER. BUT IF I AM LOOKING TO GET A MASSAGE, AGAIN, I'LL JUST GO TO SOMEONE UP THE ROAD, WHO HAS MESSAGE THERE BE ONE HOUR, CALL, THAT'S FINE THE PRICING CAN BE AN INDICATOR. IT IS REALLY INTERESTING. I WILL GO GET A $60 MASS ARCH WHICH IS WHAT I CAN AFFORD, THEN YOU MIGHT GO WHAT IS THE TRAINING OF THAT PERSON? WHO IS MANAGING THEN? WHAT KIND OF CATEGORY DO THEY SIT IN RELATION TO QUALITY ASSURANCE, WE HAVE AN EYE ON ALL OF THESE SAYINGS, WE AREN'T ALWAYS ABLE TO DO A LOT ABOUT IT. SO IF WE LOOK AT THE COST, THERE MIGHT BE AN INDICATOR OF THE QUALITY OF THE MASSAGE. I WOULD BE WARY OF TALKING ABOUT QUALITY EXACTLY, BUT I MIGHT TALK ABOUT QUALIFICATION. ANYBODY WHO HAS COME THROUGH QUALIFICATION IS GOING TO SET THEMSELVES WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE WHICH IS PROBABLY DOUBLE THAT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WHERE ACC CAN HELP, AND YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT THE INDUSTRY ITSELF A SELF REGULATED. IS THAT WORKING, OR DOES THERE NEED TO BE REGULATION? I WORK AT THE NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF CHINESE MEDICINE, THEY HAVE JUST ACHIEVED REGULATION FOR CHINESE MEDICINE. ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE. I CAN SEE THE TRACK IT TAKES YOU DOWN, I WISH THAT WE DID HAVE THAT SENSE OF BELONGING, TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM THAT WAY, BUT I THINK THE BALL AT THE MOMENT, IT IS MORE ABOUT US ENSURING THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE RIGOUROUS, AND THAT WE BECOME MORE VISIBLE, SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE, IT HELPS US BECOME POSSIBLE. AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WELLNESS AND RELAXATION WHICH IS A ONE YEAR 1200 HOUR PROGRAM, AND REMEDIAL MASSAGE WHICH IS THAT SECOND DEGREE PROGRAM FOR MASSAGE IN THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR MASSAGE STORIES. EMAIL US AND WE'LL GET TO YOUR FEEDBACK SHORTLY. UP NEXT ` YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, FRANCE SENDS POLICE TO NEW CALEDONIA TO RESTORE CALM. WE HEAR FROM A KIWI TOURIST STUCK THERE AS RIOTS CONTINUE. THE COUNTRY'S BUSIEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS NEARING FULL CAPACITY WITH ADMISSIONS ABOVE AVERAGES RAISING CONCERN AMONG HEALTH OFFICIALS. FIGURES OBTAINED BY BREAKFAST SHOW MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES, WITH MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN ADMITTED EACH MONTH THIS YEAR. INCREASED RESPIRATORY ISSUES AND WINTER ILLNESSES SUCH AS RSV ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES BLAMED FOR THE SURGE. AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL DIRECTOR JUST AFTER 7.00 FOR MORE. ANY SAVINGS THE GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE BY SCRAPPING FEES-FREE PRESCRIPTIONS COULD END UP COSTING THE HEALTH SYSTEM. NEW RESEARCH FROM VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON FOUND THAT MORE THAN 8% OF PEOPLE SAID THEY DIDN'T PICK UP A SCRIPT BECAUSE OF THE $5 CO-PAYMENT AND HAD A 34% HIGHER RATE OF BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. THE STUDY CONSERVATIVELY PUTS THE COST OF THOSE ADMISSIONS AT MORE THAN $32m A YEAR. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS THE RETURN OF THE CO-PAYMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED IN LINE WITH THE COALITION PARTNERS' ELECTION COMMITMENTS. AS AOTEAROA MARKS PINK SHIRT DAY, STATISTICS REVEAL NINE IN TEN PEOPLE ARE BEING BULLIED IN THE WORKPLACE. AN ONGOING 'WELLBEING AT WORK' STUDY BY MASSEY UNIVERSITY SHOWS PEOPLE IN THEIR THIRTIES ARE WORST AFFECTED, WITH 71% EXPERIENCING BULLYING. A STAGGERING 100 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS GENDER DIVERSE SAY THEY'RE BEING BULLIED. RESEARCH LEAD PROFESSOR JARROD HAAR SAYS MOST EXPERIENCE BULLYING EVERY DAY. SPREADING GOSSIP, MAYBE BEING YELLED AT, PEOPLE EXCLUDING YOU FROM EVENTS. 90% OF THE WORKFORCE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE OF THOSE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT IT ON THIS MORE ACADEMIC APPROACH, IF YOU EXPERIENCE TWO OR MORE OF THOSE ACTS ON A WEEKLY OR DAILY BASIS, 57% OF THE WORKFORCE ARE EXPERIENCING THAT KIND OF BULLYING WEEKLY. A NEW REPORT BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FOUND WORKPLACE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT COSTS EMPLOYERS AN ESTIMATED $1.5b A YEAR. A MAN (71) HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SLOVAKIA'S PRIME MINISTER AFTER YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING. ROBERT FICO IS IN A SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, IN WHICH HE WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT ACTED ALONE AND HIS ACTIONS WERE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. HE COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON. TO SPORT, AND WOMEN'S TENNIS IS SET TO RETURN TO THE QUEEN'S CLUB IN WEST LONDON. IT'S BEEN OVER 50 YEARS SINCE THE CLUB LAST HOSTED A TOURNAMENT, AND WILL KICK OFF THE GRASS COURT SEASON NEXT YEAR A WEEK AFTER ROLAND GARROS. BUT MALE PLAYERS WHO WILL PLAY AFTER THE WOMEN HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE GRASS COURT THEY WILL INHERIT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF COURTS IF THEY ARRIVE EARLY. NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST GAME OF THE WOMEN'S STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES, WINNING ON QUEENSLAND SOIL. THE SKY BLUES WASTING NO TIME IN THEIR 22-12 VICTORY, SCORING TWICE INSIDE THE FIRST TEN MINUTES. A FEW KICKS SHE'S PUT IN. LOOK OUT! CHAPMAN BREAKS FREE! JAMIE CHAPMAN! WHAT A SIGHT IN FULL FLIGHT! ON ONE OF THE GREAT ATHLETES IN RUGBY LEAGUE HAS SCORED! ONE OF THE BEST INDIVIDUAL TRIES WE HAVE SEEN IN THE ORIGIN! THE MATCH WAS PLAYED IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD OF 25,492 PEOPLE. GAME TWO MOVES TO NEWCASTLE IN JUNE. A SHAME SHE WAS WEARING A BLUE UNIFORM. AND FINALLY, A WORLD RECORD HAS BEEN SMASHED ON THE TRACK IN ITALY. EMMA MAZZENGA (90) BROKE THE RECORD IN HER AGE GROUP, RUNNING THE 200m IN 53.35 SECONDS. THAT'S JUST 30.78 SECONDS OFF THE OLYMPIC QUALIFYING STANDARD FOR THE PARIS GAMES. THE WIN WAS NEVER IN DOUBT, NOT BECAUSE OF HER SPEED, BUT THANKS TO BEING THE ONLY COMPETITOR IN THE WOMEN'S 90 YEAR OLD CATEGORY. SHE SAID SHE LIKES TO CELEBRATE HER VICTORY WITH A BEER. TWO INSTANCES OF SOME SEARING PACE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES! LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. YOU ARE BOTH GETTING TO A HIGH OF 18 DEGREES. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR DAY HERE. 18 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 14 IN TAUPO. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME MORNING CLOUD TODAY WITH SOME FROST IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. WELLINGTON, YOU ARE GETTING TO A HIGH ALTAR 14 DEGREES. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. BLENHEIM, WITH A HIGH OF 16. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. LOOKING GOOD, 14 DEGREES IN CHRISTCHURCH. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. 14 DEGREES IN INVERCARGILL. DUNEDIN YOU ARE ON TRACK FOR 14 DEGREES. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. AND FOR YOUR SUNDAY ` SOME MORE CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH FOR SOME OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HOWEVER, IT'LL STILL BE FINE IN TAUPO AND ON THE WEST. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTHEAST. THIS WEEK AS THE AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL. THAT ATTRACTS MANY KIWIS UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY, BUT IT ALSO HAS A HUGE LINEUP OF WRITERS FROM OVERSEAS. ABOUT 40 WRITERS. THIS IS ONE AUTHOR, LESLIE JAMIESON WHO I'LL BE SPEAKING TO ABOUT A MEMOIR. IT IS MADE ME WONDER WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE A MEMOIR. YOU HAVE TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF. YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES, RIGHT? YES, BUT HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF. FOR YOU DANIEL, DO YOU FIND IT HARD TO TALK ABOUT YOURSELF? I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD TALK ABOUT THAT WHAT ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO READ MY BOOK. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WOULD WANT TO HEAR. IT IS A STUFF THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. THAT IS WHAT I WONDER. HOW DEEP DO YOU GO INTO YOUR PERSONAL LIFE FOR OTHERS TO FIND INTERESTING TO READ? AS IT ACTUALLY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO READ OR IS IT ALSO ABOUT YOU JUST PUTTING DOWN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES IN YOUR LIFE? IF PEOPLE ENJOY IT, THEY ENJOY IT. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN CONJURE UP YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND PEOPLE WILL WANT TO READ ABOUT IT, THAT IS THE POINT OF A MEMOIR. LESLIE JAMIESON, WHO WAS AN AMERICAN AUTHOR, THIS IS HER FIRST MEMOIR. WHAT I FOUND IS THAT SHE FINDS A PART OF HER LIFE, HER SIDE THAT SHE TALKS ABOUT THAT IS QUITE PERSONAL, AND EVERYONE HAS THESE DIFFERENT SHADES OF THEIR LIFE BUT HOW MUCH DO YOU REVEAL IN ORDER TO GET READERS TO PICK UP YOUR BOOK? YOU BECOME INTERESTED IN IT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK GROWING UP? WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK AND WHY? GROWING UP? NOT REALLY A HUGE READER. I WAS IN THE DINOSAURS. IN TERMS OF A MEMOIR OR AUTOBIOGRAPHY, ANDRE AGASSI'S BOOK. IT HAS A NUMBER LEVER STORY, AND ONE THAT I READ OVER THE SUMMER, MIKE TYSON. WHAT A LIFE, CRAZY LIFE. UNFILTERED. THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT BOOK IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THEM. IT IS THEIR VOICE, IT FEELS AUTHENTIC. YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE STUFF THAT YOU WOULD NOT NORMALLY SEE. I READ SERIAL KILLER BOOKS WHEN I USE THE TOUR WITH THE SILVER FERNS. WE HAD A LOT OF DOWNTIME, SERIAL KILLER BOOKS. LOVE THE PSYCHOLOGY ABOUT HOW THEY ARE AND WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR THEM. WHEN YOU DO YOUR INTERVIEW, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO HEAR WHETHER YOU NEED TO LOCK YOURSELF AWAY FOR A YEAR OR A FUTURE WAY AT IT. IT WOULD NOT ONLY BE CATHARTIC, BUT ALSO TRAUMATIC AND PAINFUL IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ALL THOSE THINGS IN LIFE. MY OTHER QUESTION IS BRINGING IN OTHER MEMBERS TO YOUR BOOK LIKE FAMILY MEMBERS. DOES THAT BECOME A BIT MESSY OPENING UP OLD WOUNDS ABOUT WHO UPSET YOU, WHO LET YOU DOWN? THERE IS A WAY YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT THAT WITH POTENTIALLY REVEALING THAT PERSON IS. THEY WILL KNOW WHO IT IS IF THEY READ IT, BUT, I DON'T KNOW. MEMOIRS, I LOVE THE IDEA OF WRITING DOWN YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES. YOU WOULD GIVE US A LITTLE FOOTNOTE. A COUPLE OF PAGES. WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE BOOK IS, BUT ALSO PARTICULARLY WHAT YOUR FAVOURITE MEMOIR IS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK TO READ. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL THIS WEEK. COMING UP ` A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN NEW CALEDONIA AS UNREST SPREADS WHY KIWI HOLIDAYMAKERS CAUGHT IN THE VIOLENT RIOTS SAY THEY FEEL ABANDONED. WELCOME BACK. AUCKLAND, LOOKING QUITE NICE TODAY. IT WILL BE A BIT CLOUDY THIS MORNING BUT IT IS CLEARING TO A NICE DAY. YOU HAVE A HIGH OF 18 DEGREES. AS THINGS LOOK OVER THE HARBOUR, THEY QUITE NICE. GOOD MORNING, HAMILTON. THERE IS A BETTER FOG THERE. I'M ASSUMING THAT WILL LIFT. OF COURSE, WHAT WILL I KNOW? I JUST READ WHAT I SEE. LIGHT WINDS, HIGH OF 70 DEGREES. 17* LOOKING GOOD THIS MORNING, WELLINGTON. THIS SOUTHERLY IS TURNING NORTH. THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. BIG PHOENIX GAME. LET'S GO TO CHRISTCHURCH, SHALL WE? FIND MORNING FROST. NORTH-EASTERLY IS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. A HIGH OF 14 DEGREES. VERY NICE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT DUNEDIN. FINE WITH MORNING FROST. YOUR HIGH AS 14 DEGREES. A STATE OF EMERGENCY'S BEEN DECLARED IN FRANCE'S PACIFIC TERRITORY OF NEW CALEDONIA AS PROTESTS OVER VOTING LAW CHANGES ENTER THEIR FIFTH DAY. THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CLOSED, WITH MANY HOLIDAYMAKERS STUCK IN NOUMEA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALANDER MIKE LIGHTFOOT. HE JOINS US NOW FOR MORE. MIKE, HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP? WE ARE ACTUALLY HOLDING UP WELL, DANIEL. THE HOTEL WE'RE STAYING AT, THE MANAGEMENT AND TEAM HERE HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. WE FEEL SAFE WITHIN THE COMPLEX. WE HAVE BEEN ASKED NOT TO GO OUTSIDE OF THE COMPLEX BECAUSE OF THE RIOTING, AND IF YOU DO, YOU DO IT YOUR OWN RISK. WE ARE QUITE HAPPY TO STAY SAFE UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO LEAVE. DESCRIBE THE CURRENT SITUATION ON THE GROUND. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH THE NEW ZEALAND CONSULATE. THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL TO INFORM US WHAT THEY KNOW IS HAPPENING. THERE WERE ANOTHER 500 POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING IN NOUMEA. DON'T PANIC, JUST KEEP CALM. OR WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME, TO BE HONEST. DO YOU THINK KIWIS BACK HERE FULLY GRASP WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING AND SEEING THERE? I DO NOW. I HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS SENT TO ME THROUGH MESSENGER AND PHONE CALLS FROM FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT HAVE SEEN THE FOOTAGE ON TV AND NOW DO UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT INITIALLY, I THINK THERE WERE SOME JOKES SAYING THAT YOU MUST BE ENJOYING THE ALCOHOL BAN. MY WIFE AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING PRETTY SCARY AT THE START OF THE RIOTING. WHAT WAS YOUR REASONING FOR TRAVELLING TO NEW CALEDONIA AND WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE? WE ARRIVES LAST FRIDAY TO COME UP FOR A LONG WEEKEND. WE WANTED TO PLAY SOME GOLF AND HAVE A WEEKEND BREAK. NEW CALEDONIA IS A MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT HERE. WE WILL BE BACK, IT IS JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THE TENSIONERS ARISE OVER THIS VOTE. YOU SAY YOU WILL BE BACK. HAS THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT SHOWN SUPPORT? INITIALLY, WE DID NOT HEAR ANYTHING FROM THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS A FRENCH TERRITORY SO THEY ARE WAITING ON THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO LAY DOWN SOME RULES. WAS GOOD TO HEAR FROM THE CONSULATE WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THE PLAN IS TO GET KIWIS OUT OF HERE. AS SOON GET THE AIRPORT OPEN ON THE ROADS SAFE TO TRAVEL ON TO THE AIRPORT, WE WILL LEAVE. TO BE REALISTIC, I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE MONDAY. IF IT DOES, IT IS FANTASTIC. HOW MANY KIWIS WERE THERE IN THAT MEETING? I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NUMBER. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 170. AND THE HOTEL WHERE WE ARE, THERE ARE ABOUT 50 KIWIS. IT WAS NICE TO CATCH UP WITH OTHER KIWIS AND HAVE A CHAT. THERE ARE AUSTRALIANS HERE, THERE ARE FRENCH. WE FEEL SAFE HERE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE PLEASED ABOUT. IN TERMS OF HOTEL SUPPLIES, IS THERE ENOUGH? THAT WAS A CONCERN EARLY ON, BUT THE CONSULATE TOLD US YESTERDAY THAT THEY GETTING SUPPLIES INTO THE HOTEL TODAY. THE MANAGER INFORMED US THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT THEY WILL RUN OUT OF FOOD BY FRIDAY, SO KNOWING THAT THERE ARE SUPPLIES GOING TO ARRIVE TODAY IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE HAPPY ABOUT, SO THAT IS GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. PLEASE STAY SAFE. I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK HOME SOON. THANKS. E HAERE AKE NEI ` HOW A FEEDBACK EMAIL SENT WHILST ON THE TOILET WAS THE INSPIRATION FOR THE LATEST BLUEY EPISODE. THE JOURNALIST BEHIND THAT EMAIL IS WITH US NEXT. Right now, this woman is currently keeping a teenage boy alive, whose disorder ` if not treated weekly ` will be life-threatening. Everyday people can save lives every day. HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT EMAILING YOUR FAVOURITE TV SHOW WITH A SUGGESTION? OF COURSE YOU HAVE, WE SEE YOUR EMAILS. BUT WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE TO ACTUALLY SEE YOUR IDEA COME TO LIFE? OK. WHAT DO YOU WANNA PLAY? CHILDREN! SPACE! WHAT? I'M THE MUM AND YOU'RE THE DAD... SO, I'M GONNA HIDE SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE. ...AND YOU HAVE TO SING LULLABY TO MY BABY... WHEN I'M GONNA SHOUT 'READY!' WHOA, WHOA. KIDS, ONE AT A TIME. AND I'M GONNA BE HIDING AND I'M GONNA SURPRISE YOU. I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU WITH THIS. WOAH! GOT IT? GOT IT? GOT IT... SO HOW DID THAT EPISODE OF BLUEY COME FROM AN EMAIL HURRIEDLY WRITTEN WHILE LOCKED IN THE TOILET? TO EXPLAIN, WE'RE JOINED BY JOURNALIST STUART HERITAGE. GIVE US THE BACKSTORY. HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH THE SHOW? BLUEY IS MY FAVOURITE SHOW. MY KIDS WATCHED IT, AND I WATCHED IT, AND I FOUND MYSELF JOINTED TO HOW AMAZING IT IS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A CARTOON ABOUT DOGS, BUT IT IS ABOUT PARENTING. I LIKED IT SO MUCH, I WROTE TO THE GUARDIAN IN THE UK AND I LOBBIED TO INTERVIEW THE CREATOR, WE SPOKE, AND I THINK WE GOT ON, AND THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER I TOOK MY KIDS CAMPING, BY MYSELF ON A SOLO ME AND TWO YOUNG BOYS TRIP. I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT WAS HELLISH, THAT DOESN'T REFLECT IT, BUT IT WAS CHALLENGING. THERE WAS A POINT WHERE WE WENT TO A PLAYGROUND, AND MY TWO CHILDREN WANTED TO PLAY GAMES, BUT THEY COULDN'T PLAY WITH EACH OTHER AND THEY COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT GAMES TO PLAY. THE OLDEST ONE WANTED TO PLAY SOME SORT OF ALIEN DEFENCE GAME, WHERE WE HAD TO STOP INVISIBLE MONSTERS FROM ATTACKING, AND THAT YOUNGEST ONE WANTS TO PLAY THE FLOOR AS LOVER, AND IN THE MOMENT OF STUPIDITY, I SAID FINE, I WILL PLAY BOTH GAMES WITH YOU.. FLOOR IS LAVA* IT WENT HORRIFICALLY WRONG. IF I TRIED TO STOP AN ALIEN, I WAS STANDING IN LAVA, AND IT HIT ME THAT THIS IS AN EPISODE OF BLUEY. I LITERALLY LET THEM FIGHT ITCH OTHER OR SOMETHING, AND I JUST SENT THEM A QUICK EMAIL SAYING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ME RIGHT NOW, AND THERE SHOULD BE AN EPISODE OF THIS. AND HE RESPONDED QUITE QUICKLY, AND THEN I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS, AND NOW IT IS AN EPISODE OF BLUEY. THIS MUST GIVE YOU MASSIVE CREDIT WITH YOUR BOYS, THEY MUST THINK OF THE COOLEST DAD IN THE WORLD. ONLY BECAUSE OF THIS, AS WELL. YES THEY ARE JUST AGEING OUT NOW. IF IT CAME OUT A COUPLE OF YEARS, IT WOULD MEAN NOTHING. PARENTS LOVE IT TOO BECAUSE IT IS SO RELATED WILL, SO WHAT IS THE FEELING FOR YOU HAVING WATCHED BLUEY AND FELT THAT RELATE A POOR SENSE WITH THE SHOW TO THEN BASICALLY BE THE IDEA BEHIND ONE OF THEM. IT'S REALLY GOOD. I THINK THE THING I LIKE ABOUT BLUEY, BANDIT IS SUCH A GREAT DAD. HE IS PRESENT, HE LISTENS, HE JOINS IN, HE GOT THINGS WRONG. HE'S NOT PERFECT. A LOT OF DAD'S OF MY GENERATION SEE THEMSELVES. THEY'RE NOT THIS FARAWAY DISTANT FIGURE LIKE MAYBE OUR PARENTS WERE, AND THEY GET STUCK IN, AND THEY SOMETIMES MUCK IT UP, BUT THEY TRY HARD. THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'LL EVER BE TO BEING BANDIT. HAVE YOU EMAILED THE CREATORS OF THE SHOW SAYING WE WILL WORK TOGETHER AGAIN? I WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS. I FELT REALLY BAD. I HAD THIS HORRIFYING IMAGE OF THE CREATOR OPENING HIS EMAILS AND GETTING LOTS OF REALLY TERRIBLE IDEAS. I HAVEN'T YET. PEOPLE WATCHING THIS INTERVIEW MIGHT THINK THAT THEY CAN SEND A WHOLE BUNCH OF EMAILS. THANK YOU SO MUCH, NOT ONLY FOR COMING ON A SHOW, BUT ALSO FOR PROVIDING THE INSPIRATION FOR AN EPISODE OF BLUEY THAT MANY WOULD HAVE ENJOYED. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK ` ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IS EXPERIENCING A RELENTLESS AND BUSY YEAR IN TWO DECADES. WHY IT'S CALLING FOR INSTANT ACTION. FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW YOU CAN HELP. FROM KIM KARDASHIAN TO ZENDAYA, SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CELEBRITIES ARE LOSING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. FIND OUT WHAT'S BEHIND BLOCKOUT 2024 IN 20 MINUTES TIME. AND, WIN AND THEY'RE IN THE A-LEAGUE GRAND FINAL, ITS ALL ON THE LINE FOR THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX THIS WEEKEND IN THE BIGGEST GAME IN THE CLUBS HISTORY. WE'LL MEET SOME VERY NERVOUS YELLOW FEVER FANS A LITTLE LATER THIS HOUR. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. FRANCE IS SENDING HUNDREDS MORE POLICE TO ITS PACIFIC ISLANDS TERRITORY OF NEW CALEDONIA IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE PEACE THERE. RIOTS HAVE BROKEN OUT ON THE ISLAND THIS WEEK OVER THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S ELECTION REFORMS. ONE NEW ZEALANDER WHO'S THERE SAYS HE'S LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING HOME. THERE WAS 500 POLICE, 500 FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING IN THE AIR OVERNIGHT, THEY ARE THE FRENCH FORCES ARE TRYING TO RESTORE PEACE HERE, YESTERDAY WAS NICE TO MEET WITH THE CONSULATE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY KNOW, AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR THE KIWIS TO GET OUT OF HERE. SO REALLY IT IS AS SOON AS THEY CAN GET THE AIRPORT OPEN AND THE ROADS SAFE TO TRAVEL ON TO THE AIRPORT THAT WE WILL LEAVE. A CUT IN FUNDING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES COULDN'T COME AT A WORSE TIME, WITH A JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF NEW ZEALANDERS SEEKING HELP FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF DEBT. A NEW REPORT FROM FINCAP HAS REVEALED THE AMOUNT OF DEBT OWED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023, WITH THE MEDIAN HITTING JUST OVER $14,000, INCREASING MORE THAN $400 FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. IT COMES AS THE MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DROPPED FUNDING FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT SECTOR BY $7m. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IS ON A STATE VISIT TO CHINA, WHERE HE AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING ARE STRENGTHENING TIES. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS DEEPENED IN RECENT YEARS. TRADE WITH CHINA OFFERING A LIFELINE TO RUSSIA IN THE FACE OF HUNDREDS OF WESTERN SANCTIONS. PRESIDENT PUTIN AND PRESIDENT XI HAVE HELD TALKS. PUTIN SAYS MOSCOW AND BEIJING WANT A POLITICAL SOLUTION TO UKRAINE, WHILE XI CALLED FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION TO THE WAR IN GAZA. DONALD TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM HAS TAKEN AIM AT HIS FORMER FIXER'S CREDIBILITY AS THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S HUSH MONEY TRIAL CONTINUES. MICHAEL COHEN SAYS HE PAID OFF A FORMER ADULT ACTRESS TO SILENCE HER ABOUT AN ALLEGED AFFAIR, WITH MR TRUMP ACCUSED OF FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS TO COVER UP THE PAYMENTS. THE ABC'S REENA ROY HAS MORE. DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER ALLY AND ATTORNEY MICHAEL COHEN BACK ON THE WITNESS STAND IN THE HUSH MONEY PAYMENT TRIAL AGAINST HIM. TODAY, PLAYING CLIPS OF COHENS PODCAST. THE DEFENCE ALSO RECOUNTS COENS LIES TELLING IN THE PAST. THAT WAS MEANT TO KEEP HER QUIET ABOUT HER ALLEGED SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH TRUMP A DECADE EARLIER. COHEN SAYS TRUMP APPROVED A PLAN TO PAY HIM BACK, AND THE INVOICES WRITTEN TO HIM WAS FOR SERVICES RENDERED. TRUMP IS DENIED ANY SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH DANIELS, AND HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORD. AS HE'S DONE EACH DAY, TRUMP IS BLASTING THE TRIAL AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, PROFESSIONAL MASSAGE THERAPISTS ARE WARNING PEOPLE TO BE 'WARY' WHEN BOOKING AN APPOINTMENT. ACC HAS REPORTED MORE THAN 990 CLAIMS FOR INJURIES MENTIONING 'MASSAGE', WHICH INCLUDED INJURIES SUSTAINED WHILE RECEIVING OR PROVIDING MASSAGES. MASSAGE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK AT THE PRICE AND WHETHER THE PERSON PROVIDING THE SERVICE HAS A QUALIFICATION OR NOT. IF PEOPLE COME IN WITH AN INJURY TO A MASSAGE THERAPIST AND THE INJURY IS NOT RESOLVED THROUGH MASSAGE THERAPY, THEY MIGHT GO ON FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY OR CHIROPRACTIC OR OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT, AND THAT GOES THROUGH ACC, SO THAT MIGHT BE A REGISTER THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS WELL. CURRENTLY, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO RECEIVE A NEW ZEALAND QUALIFICATION TO PROVIDE MASSAGE SERVICES. TO SPORT, AND BOTH KIWI'S HAVE WORK TO AT THE U.S. PGA CHAMPIONSHIP RYAN FOX AND MAJOR ROOKIE KAZUMA KOBORI ARE CURRENTLY ONE OVER PAR, TEN SHOTS OFF THE PACE. MASTERS CHAMPION SCOTTY SCHEFFLER HAS JUST STARTED HIS OPENING ROUND IN STYLE. HE'S TWO UNDER PAR THROUGH TWO HOLES, AND CHASING OVERALL LEADER XANDER SCHAUFFELE, WHO CARDED A 9 UNDER PAR 62, AND CURRENTLY HOLDS A THREE SHOT LEAD. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. KAITAIA, RUSSELL AND WHANGAREI WITH A HIGH OF 19. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR DAY HERE. 18 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME MORNING CLOUD TODAY WITH SOME FROST IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. BLENHEIM, WITH A HIGH OF 16. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. QUEENSTOWN, YOUR HIGH IS 13. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. AND FOR YOUR SUNDAY ` SOME MORE CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH FOR SOME OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HOWEVER, IT'LL STILL BE FINE IN TAUPO AND ON THE WEST. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTHEAST. MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN AUCKLAND'S SOUTH IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES. IN EXCLUSIVE FIGURES RELEASED TO BREAKFAST, MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN HOSPITALISED EACH MONTH OF THIS YEAR, WELL ABOVE AVERAGE ADMISSIONS. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY DR RICHARD MATSAS, CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. THESE NUMBERS THEY ARE EXTRAORDINARY. WHAT OTHER CONDITIONS THE KIDS ARE COMING INTO THE HOSPITAL WITH? IT CERTAINLY FELT BUSY, AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE PARTICULARLY HIGH FOR THOSE TIME OF THE YEAR. IT IS A VARIETY OF BONUSES AND CONDITIONS, BUT WHAT STANDS OUT AS THE HIGH NUMBER OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. THINGS LIKE BRONCHIOLITIS, PNEUMONIA, THESE ARE WINTER AILMENTS AND IT MAKES US WONDER WHAT THE WINTER WILL BE LIKE A HEAD WITH THOSE COLD DAYS AND NIGHTS. I WANT TO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER INTO THAT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT COVID-19 HAD AN IMPACT ON THE VIRUSES. YOU REMEMBER WHEN THE BORDER OPENS TO AUSTRALIA IN 2021, WE HAD A BIG SURGE OF RSP, AND ALL THE VIRUSES HAVE COME BACK. I GUESS IN SOME WAYS, WE FEEL THE PATTERN THEN VIRUSES A CHANGE. INSTEAD OF THE VIRUSES BEING CONCENTRATED, WE ARE SEEING THEM ALL YEAR ROUND, EVEN IN SUMMER. IT IS A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIRUSES AND HUMANS, AND I THINK THEY ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET ONE STEP AHEAD OF US. IT IS OUR BABIES AND KIDS AT THE MOMENT WHO ARE BEING IMPACTED, AS YOU SAY, THIS IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ADMISSIONS FOR A KIDS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN IN 20 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CAUSE? IT'S DIFFICULT AND IT IS MULTIFACTORIAL, I THINK A LOT IS TO DO WITH THE WAY THE VIRUSES ARE PLAYING OUT, BUT WITH WINTER AHEAD, CHILDREN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIRUSES OVER THAT TIME, SO I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED, WHERE AT LEAST, ABOUT WHAT IT MIGHT BE LIKE OVER THIS WINTER. THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN A COLD HOME ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO ALLOCATES ILLNESS. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN COLD, DRAUGHTY, DAMP HOMES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFECTION, THAT IS A FACT. PARENTS TELL US TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT THEY ARE VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THE HOUSES THEY LIVE IN. THEY STRUGGLE TO HEAT THOSE HOUSES, THEY STRUGGLE TO KEEP DRAFTS AT BAY, MOULDED CONDENSATION AWAY, AND COLD HOUSES ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAT, AND ARE DIFFICULT TO HEAT HOUSE COSTS A LOT MORE. IT IS A BIG STRAIN ON FAMILIES, AND SOMETIMES THE DEFAULT IS THAT THE HOUSE DOES NOT GET HEATED AT ALL, AND KIDS ARE LIVING IN COLD HOMES, AND THEY COME INTO HOSPITAL, WE MAKE THEM BETTER, BUT SADLY, WE FEEL WE ARE SENDING THEM BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT MADE THEM SICK IN THE FIRST PLACE. HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU WITH THE WINTER MONTHS COMING, AND WE ARE SEEING ALL THESE KIDS COME IN, BUT WINTER IS STILL COMING, HOW CONCERNED ARE YOU ABOUT THAT? I AM CONCERNED, WE ARE ALWAYS EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH THE SURGES AND VIRUSES, THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM, BUT IT IS MORE THAT IS WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND HOW WE FEEL FOR THE FAMILIES OUT THERE, BECAUSE IT IS A TOUGH TIME HAVING A CHILD COME INTO THE HOSPITAL. WE REALLY WANT TO TRY TO PROMOTE WAYS OF KEEPING CHILDREN OUT OF HOSPITAL, AS BEST WE CAN. AND YOU MENTIONED THE HOUSING AND KEEPING WARM, THAT IS A BIG FACTOR. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE? IF WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING, THAT IS A HUGE FACTOR. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SITUATIONS, AND WE CAN'T HELP THAT. WHAT WOULD THE MESSAGE BE OUTSIDE OF THAT FOR PARENTS WHOSE KIDS ARE GETTING SICKER AND SICKER? IF YOU THINK OF WHY KIDS GET SICK AND COLD HOUSES, IF YOU ARE LYING THERE AT NIGHT COLD, COLD AS A FORM OF STRESS ON THE BODY. WAKING UP BECAUSE YOU ARE COLD HAVING FRAGMENTED SLEEP, AND FEELING TIRED IS ANOTHER STRESS ON THE BODY. STRESS ON THE BODY CAN DAMPEN OUR NORMALLY ROBUST IMMUNE SYSTEMS. VIRUSES LIKE COLD AIR. IF A VIRUSES SITTING IN OUR NASAL PASSAGES, IT GIVES THEM AN ENVIRONMENT TO INVADE US. WE NEED TO WRAP THE KIDS UP AS BEST WE CAN EMBED TO KEEP THE BODY WARM, AND KEEP ADVOCATING TO LANDLORDS, AND OTHERS ABOUT MAKING OUR HOMES INSULATED, REDUCING DRAFTS, SORTING OUT CURTAINS, HEATING AS BEST WE CAN, CERTAINLY HERE AT KIDS FIRST WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH AUCKLAND WHITE HELPING INITIATIVE AGENCIES LIKE THAT WHO SUPPORT FAMILIES. A LOT OF HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. AS YOU'VE HEARD, A NECESSITY TO KEEPING CHILDREN WELL THIS WINTER IS TO KEEP THEM WARM. ONE WAY IS PROVIDING SNUG PYJAMAS. MIDDLEMORE FOUNDATION'S 'JAMMIES FOR JUNE' AMBASSADOR DAME VALERIE ADAMS IS PUTTING OUT AN URGENT CALL TO GET 15,000 NEW PAIRS OF PJS FOR CHILDREN IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. DAME VALERIE JOINS US NOW. WELCOME. I IMAGINE THAT'S THE REASON YOU ARE PART OF THIS CHARITY, TO KEEP KIDS WARM. I GREW UP IN A STATE HOUSE AND A DAB HOME AND I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE. THAT CHARITY IS CLOSE TO MY HEART, AND I WILL DO WHATEVER I CAN TO TRY AND KEEP OUR BABIES WARM. JUMPERS MAY SEEM SMALL FOR SOME PEOPLE, BUT FOR OTHER IT IS A BIG DEAL. HOW MUCH OF A DIFFERENT PYJAMAS MAKE? TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO EVERY CHILD AND THEIR SIBLINGS, IT'S QUITE IMPORTANT, I THINK OF THE IMPACT AND IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP THEM WARM THIS WINTER. IT IS SCARY TO HEAR THAT THE DOCTORS ARE AT CAPACITY. YOU GREW UP OUT SOUTH. BUT OUTSIDE OF THAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE PART OF THIS? IT'S MY COMMUNITY, IT'S MY PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THE STRUGGLE, AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE LIVING IN. WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT AND LIVE THAT, YOU CAN FEEL THEIR PAIN AND A MORE DRIVEN TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. LAST YEAR, OUR TARGET WAS TO GET 10,000 PYJAMAS, AND THIS YEAR IS 15,000. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS OUR BABIES. THAT'S HARD AS A PARENT WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE, BUT THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO CAN HELP, SO HOW DO WE HELP? IF YOU GO ONTO THE WEBSITE, THERE ARE JOB OFFER ZONES THAT YOU CAN SEE ON THEIR, IF YOU CAN BUY A BRAND-NEW PAIR OF PYJAMAS, AND DROP THEM OFF. THINK OF THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE. THERE ARE WAYS TO DONATE ON THE WEBSITE, GO AND HAVE A LOOK. THERE ARE PEOPLE HAVING COMPETITIONS WITHIN THEIR ORGANISATIONS OF HOW MANY PYJAMAS THEY CAN GET. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. TO SUPPORT MIDDLEMORE FOUNDATION'S JAMMIES FOR JUNE CAMPAIGN, DONATE OR BUY PYJAMAS BY VISITING jammiesforjune.org.nz. LET'S DO IT. 15,000 IS WHAT THEY AFTER. GO AND GET A PAIR OF PYJAMAS. DROP THEM OFF, AND WE CAN HELP THESE KIDS STAY WARM AND HEALTHY. E HAERE AKE NEI ` SOME OF THE WORLDS BIGGEST CELEBRITIES ARE BEING BLOCKED EN MASSE. SO, WHY ARE FANS RETALIATING AGAINST THE STARS? WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ARE SLAMMING THE BLOCK BUTTON ON A-LIST CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCERS WHO ARE YET TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE WAR IN GAZA. BLOCKOUT 2024 IS A NEW PROTEST MOVEMENT, CUTTING THE POWER OF CELEBRITIES OFF AT THE SOURCE - THEIR ONLINE ACCOUNTS. TAKE A LOOK. SO FAR, THE DIGITAL BOYCOTT HAS SEEN THE LIKES OF KIM KARDASHIAN, TAYLOR SWIFT AND BEYONCE LOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY'S PROFESSOR OF MEDIA NEAL CURTIS JOINS ME NOW. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, DANIEL. WHAT IS BEHIND THIS MOVEMENT? THAT WAS TRIGGERED MAINLY BY THE MET GALA. THAT IS A PLACE WE CELEBRITIES GATHER. IT IS A FESTIVAL OF LUXURY AND FAME. I THINK A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SAW THE JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN THAT AND THE DISPARATE IMAGES THAT ARE COMING OUT OF GAZA, AND FELT DISCONNECTED. IT REALLY ANGERED A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT IS WHERE IT CAME FROM ORIGINALLY. SPECIFICALLY, IT WAS ALSO RELATED TO A POST MADE BY A CELEBRITY ON TICK-TOCK AND INSTAGRAM. SHE WAS DRESSED LIKE A 17TH-CENTURY FRENCH ARISTOCRAT. THAT WAS THE POINT WHERE PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS WAS TOO MUCH THAT SUGGESTED THEIR INDIFFERENCE AND DISCONNECT. IT ENRAGED PEOPLE. WHAT DO THEY DO, AND WHAT IS THE AIM? WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT IN ACADEMIA WE TALK ABOUT LIVING IN AN ATTENTION ECONOMY. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE, WE CAN ONLY TEND TO VERY FEW THINGS. AS INFORMATION GOES UP, ATTENTION GOES DOWN. GETTING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. IF YOU CAN GET VISIBILITY ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THAT EQUATES TO VALUE, ECONOMIC VALUE. THAT YOU CAN START TO BLOCK PEOPLE AND AN FOLLOW THEM, THERE VISIBILITY IS REDUCED AND THEREFORE THE ECONOMIC VALUE WAS REDUCED. YOU START TO HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS EFFECTIVELY. ARE WE STARTING TO SEE EXAMPLES OF THIS HAPPENING? WHICH CELEBRITIES? YOU MENTIONED A FEW THERE. IN THE CELEBRITIES THAT ARE CELEBRATED FOR DOING SOMETHING, SUCH AS THE ONES THAT MAKE MUSIC FOR ACTS AND FILMS OR WRITE NOVELS ARE A BIT MORE SECURE BECAUSE THEY HAVE REVENUE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT IS THE CELEBRITIES THAT ARE SIMPLY CELEBRATED FOR BEING CELEBRATED, CELEBRITIES THAT ARE SIMPLY FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS. AS THE ONES THAT ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE WITH THE SO-CALLED SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE. CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ON WHAT WE CALL THIS ATTENTION ECONOMY WHERE VISIBILITY IS VALUED. WHAT ABOUT THOSE CELEBRITIES AND INFLUENCES WOULD HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK OR DO NOT HAVE AN OPINION OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN GAZA. SHOULD THEY BE PENALISED IN THIS WAY? I DON'T THINK SO. YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMEONE TO HAVE AN OPINION AND YOU CAN'T FORCE SOMEONE TO COME OUT AND DECLARE SOMETHING. WE HAVE SEEN TAYLOR SWIFT BE FAIRLY BRAVE INCOME OUT VERY POSITIVELY AGAINST TRUMP. YOU CAN'T FORCE PEOPLE. WE MUST NOT GET CAUGHT UP THINKING THIS IS ABOUT GAZA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT THE DISCONNECT OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SO RICH AND WEALTHY THAT A LOT OF THESE MATTERS DO NOT CONCERN THEM. THE WORRIES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE OF A RANGE OF ISSUES ARE OF NO CONCERN TO THIS NEW ARISTOCRACY. THAT IS WHAT IS WORRYING YOUNG PEOPLE A LOT. IT IS NOT JUST THE ISSUE OF GAZA AND WORE. IT IS ALSO TO DO WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN FOOD SCARCITY AND RENT PRICES AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS, WE ARE VERY RICH PEOPLE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THINGS THAT REGULAR JOE'S MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GET AT CERTAIN POINTS. THAT IS THE REAL ISSUE HERE. PROF NEIL CURTIS, GOOD TO TALK TO YOU. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE SHIFT IN POWER. YOUNG PEOPLE VERSUS CELEBRITIES. THIS WINDS ME UP. WE HAVE THIS GUY WHO WAS MAKING HIS VIDEO ABOUT WHO HE IS BLOCKING TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT. THIS PERSON IS ONLY MAKING THIS VIDEO FOR ATTENTION THEMSELVES. THE HYPOCRISY OF IT, SUCH A WINDUP. THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AGREE WITH YOU. GUESS WHAT? KIM KARDASHIAN IS NOT GOING TO BE AN EXPERT ON THE WAR OF GAZA. THAT IS NOT WHY YOU FOLLOW HER. THE POINT IS BECAUSE SHE HAS SUCH A HUGE FOLLOWING, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR HER TO BE INFLUENTIAL IN WHATEVER WAY. IT IS INTERESTING. SHE STILL HAS LOTS OF FOLLOWERS. YOU BLOCKING HER WON'T DO ANYTHING. RANT OVER. WE WILL LET CHRIS HAVE A BREATHER. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON TO THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX'S BIGGEST GAME IN THEIR HISTORY. WE'LL MEET THE MIGHTY YELLOW FEVER A LITTLE LATER. STAY WITH US. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HEADLINE HEALTH EXPERTS BELIEVE COLD HOMES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO RESPIRATORY ISSUES AMONG YOUNG TAMARIKI. FIGURES OBTAINED BY BREAKFAST SHOW MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES, WITH MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN ADMITTED EACH MONTH THIS YEAR. THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL DIRECTOR DOCTOR RICHARD MATSAS SAYS ADMISSIONS ARE PARTICULARLY HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WHAT STANDS OUT IS THE HIGH NUMBER OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS LIKE BRONCHIOLITIS, CHEST INFECTIONS AND PNEUMONIA. THESE ARE NORMALLY CONSIDERED WINTER AILMENTS AND WE'RE SEEING THEM AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SO IT DOES KIND OF MAKE US WONDER WHAT THE WINTER WILL BE LIKE AHEAD WITH THOSE COLD DAYS AND NIGHTS. DOCTOR MATSAS SAYS CHILDREN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIRUSES OVER THE WINTER PERIODS. ALMOST ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE ARRIVING AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ARE CURRENT OR FORMER CLIENTS OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO RESEARCHERS REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS TO WELLINGTON HOSPITAL'S ED OVER A ONE-YEAR PERIOD AND FOUND 7% WERE RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 11% HAD IN THE PAST. THEY REQUIRED MORE URGENT CARE BUT WAITED LONGER THAN OTHERS, RESULTING IN MANY NOT COMPLETING TREATMENT. THE STUDY'S AUTHORS SAID MOST PRESENTED WITH PAIN OR INJURY, BUT THE DATA DIN'T REFLECT WHETHER IT WAS LINKED TO MENTAL HEALTH. NEW ZEALAND'S WORKPLACE BULLYING STANDS OUT GLOBALLY, SAYS ONE RESEARCHER AFTER NINE IN 10 KIWIS ARE BULLIED IN THEIR WORKPLACE. AN ONGOING 'WELLBEING AT WORK' STUDY BY MASSEY UNIVERSITY SHOWS PEOPLE IN THEIR 30s ARE WORST AFFECTED, WITH 71% EXPERIENCING BULLYING. A STAGGERING 100% OF THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS GENDER DIVERSE SAY THEY'RE BEING BULLIED. RESEARCH LEAD PROFESSOR JARROD HAAR SAYS PEOPLE NOTICE THE BULLYING WHEN HE MOVED TO NEW ZEALAND. I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE SAY, 'I'VE WORKED OVERSEAS, 'NEVER SEEN BULLYING AT THE KIND OF LEVELS WE HAVE IN NEW ZEALAND.' SO POSSIBLY A BIT OF THAT, BUT I DO THINK THOSE THAT HAVE WORKED ELSEWHERE COME HERE AND GO, 'OH, I LOVE NEW ZEALAND, BUT, MAN, 'DO YOU GUYS KNOW HOW TO BULLY IN THE WORKPLACE.' A NEW REPORT BY THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION FOUND WORKPLACE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT COSTS EMPLOYERS AN ESTIMATED $1.5b A YEAR. A MAN (71) HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SLOVAKIA'S PRIME MINISTER AFTER YESTERDAY'S SHOOTING. ROBERT FICO IS IN A SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IN WHICH HE WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT ACTED ALONE AND HIS ACTIONS WERE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. HE COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON. SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ARE BLOCKING CELEBRITIES EN MASS, ENGAGING IN A DIGITAL BOYCOTT OF STARS THEY SAY HAVEN'T SPOKEN UP AGAINST THE WAR IN GAZA. THE PROTEST MOVEMENT GARNERED MOMENTUM FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S MET GALA IN NEW YORK WHICH SAW AN EXORBITANT DISPLAY OF WEALTH AT THE SAME TIME AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS ARE FORCED TO FLEE RAFAH. THE MOVEMENT IS AIMING TO CUT THE POWER OF CELEBRITIES OFF AT THE SOURCE ` TARGETING THEIR ONLINE ACCOUNTS. BUT MEDIA PROFESSOR NEAL CURTIS SAYS THIS MOVEMENT GOES FURTHER THAN THE WAR IN GAZA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT A DISCONNECT, A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SO RICH AND WEALTHY THAT A LOT OF THESE MATTERS DON'T CONCERN THEM, RIGHT? THE WORRIES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AROUND A RANGE OF ISSUES ARE OF NO CONCERN TO THIS NEW ARISTOCRACY, IF YOU LIKE. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S WORRYING AND PEOPLE. SO FAR THE MOVEMENT HAS SEEN SOME ACCOUNTS LOSE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLLOWERS. TO SPORT, AND THE AUCKLAND TUATARA HAVE HELD THEIR SPOT AT THE TOP OF THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE TABLE. THE AUCKLAND SIDE CONTROLLING THE OTAGO NUGGETS FROM THE TIP-OFF, HOLDING A 10-POINT LEAD AT HALFTIME. THE TUATARA EVENTUALLY WINNING THE GAME 87-78. WOMEN'S TENNIS IS SET TO RETURN TO THE QUEEN'S CLUB IN WEST LONDON. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 50 YEARS SINCE THE CLUB LAST HOSTED A WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT, AND WILL KICK OFF THE GRASS COURT SEASON NEXT YEAR A WEEK AFTER ROLAND GARROS. BUT MALE PLAYERS WHO WILL PLAY AFTER THE WOMEN HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE GRASS COURT THEY WILL INHERIT AND THE AVAILABILITY OF COURTS IF THEY ARRIVE EARLY. AND FINALLY, A MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER MATCH HAS HAD AN UNWANTED BUT HIGHLY ENTERTAINING INTERRUPTION. A RACCOON STOPPING PLAY DURING THE PHILADELPHIA UNION'S GAME WITH NEW YORK CITY FC, AND PROVING TO BE A HANDFUL FOR GROUND STAFF. THIS IS GOLD. WITH NEW YORK CITY FC, AND PROVING TO BE A HANDFUL FOR GROUND STAFF. THERE'S THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE AROUND HIM, AND STILL THE RACCOON GOES ON. VERY NEARLY GOT AWAY ` GO ON, RACCOON. VERY NEARLY GOT AWAY. YOU CAN GET OUT` DON'T HURT HIM! THEY GOT HIM! THEY GOT THE RACCOON! HIT HIM ON THE HEAD, I THINK. MLS SAID THE CRITTER WAS SAFELY RELEASED, AND THE 161 SECONDS IT SPENT ON THE FIELD WAS UNOFFICIALLY THE MOST BY A RACCOON IN LEAGUE HISTORY. (FUNKY MUSIC) (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR DAY HERE. 18 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 17 FOR HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME MORNING CLOUD TODAY WITH SOME FROST IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. 14 IN WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. BLENHEIM, WITH A HIGH OF 16. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. QUEENSTOWN, YOUR HIGH IS 13. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. SOME MORE CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH FOR SOME OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HOWEVER, IT'LL STILL BE FINE IN TAUPO AND ON THE WEST. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTHEAST. DO YOU FEEL BETTER? YES, JUST WALK IT OFF. I DO THINK THAT IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CELEBRITIES FOR THEIR SOURCE OF NEWS AND VALIDATION, GUESS WHAT, IT'S JUST NOT THE RIGHT PLACE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE WANT THE PEOPLE THAT I IDOLISE TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST ISSUES THAT THEY CARE ABOUT, BUT THOSE ARE THE BEST PEOPLE TO BE FOLLOWING. AND WHY DID YOU FOLLOW THAT PERSON IN THE FIRST PLACE? ARE WE JUST OLD? THIS IS A DIFFERENT GENERATION. THESE PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR FAVOURITE STARS, WHO SEE THEM AS GODS. WE CAN SIT THERE AND LAUGH AND CHUCKLE AND SAY WHAT A TOSSUP, BUT THIS IS THEM AND THEIR LIVES. IF BLOCKING A CELEBRITY BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SPEAKING OUT ON THESE PRESSING ISSUES AROUND THE WORLD IS AWAY THEY SAID IT WILL HELP CHANGE AND ADDRESS THEM TO SHOW MORE INTEREST, WHY NOT? I THINK PEOPLE WANT THE ECHO CHAMBER TO BE EVEN MORE VALIDATING. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW PEOPLE THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH. IF YOU WANT THE PEOPLE YOU FOLLOW JUST TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU HEAR ABOUT, THAT'S YOUR ECHO CHAMBER. SHOULD OPEN YOUR MIND AT THE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND DIFFERENT THOUGHTS. CHARLOTTE HAS WRITTEN IN ` I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL THE LIBERTIES AND IT'S BEEN LIBERATING. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. SO THAT BLOCKING PEOPLE THEY DON'T EVEN FOLLOW? IF YOU'RE GOING AND SPENDING YOUR OWN TIME TO DO THAT... EACH OF THEIR OWN. I AM HAPPY TO HEAR THOSE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU ARE TAKING A STAND AGAINST THESE CELEBRITIES AND WHY YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THEIR LET US KNOW. THAT INVITE IS OPEN TO YOU TO HELP CHANGE CHRIS' MIND. SAFE SPACE. IS IT? WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK, STAY WITH US. # YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN # YOU'RE BEING TOO LOUD # SUGAR, # YES PLEASE. # COME AND PUT IT DOWN ON ME. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX ARE ON THE EVE OF THE BIGGEST GAME IN THEIR CLUB'S HISTORY, WITH THE MELBOURNE VICTORY THE LAST HURDLE BEFORE THE A-LEAGUE FINAL. THEIR FANS, THE YELLOW FEVER, WILL BE IN FULL FORCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM AT WHAT'S LOOKING TO BE A SOLD-OUT CROWD AT THE CAKE TIN. FOR MORE, WE SENT VICTOR WATERS DOWN TO MEET SOME OF THE SUPER FANS. MORENA, VICTOR. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR KIT OFF AND WAVING YOUR SHIRT AROUND FOR THE PHOENIX THIS MORNING. GIVE THE VIEWERS WHAT THEY WANT. DO YOU KNOW HOW COLD IT IS THIS MORNING HERE AND WELLINGTON? I HAVEN'T MET UP THIS EARLY FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT GUESTS HERE, VERY IMPORTANT SUPPORTERS, AS YOU MENTIONED. ETHAN, I WILL START WITH YOU AS YOU ARE NEXT TO ME. TALK TO US ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS GAME IS FOR THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX. THEY'VE ONLY BEEN HERE ONCE BEFORE, BUT HOW BIG IS THIS? IS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN THE CLUB'S HISTORY, MAKING A FINAL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. IT IS A GAME LIKE NO OTHER. MARYAM AS WELL, YOU ARE PART OF THE YELLOW FEVER. WHAT IT DOES MEAN TO YOU GUYS? I'VE BEEN IN THE YELLOW THE EVERSON'S I WAS 14 IN 2007 WHEN THE CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED. IT'S OVER HALF MY LIFE. IS INCREDIBLE AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT THE WHOLE CITY IS GETTING BEHIND IT. AND OF COURSE, OVER THE 17 YEARS OF THE CLUB'S HISTORY, YOU GUYS HAVE SUFFERED A LOT. WHAT'S KEPT THE FAITH? I THINK IT'S THE FRIENDS YOU MAKE. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE PEOPLE YOU SEE, WHY WOULD YOU GO OUT AND WATCH SOME AVERAGE GAMES IN THE RAIN? YOU GET YOUR FRIENDS WITH YOU, YOU GO BACK EVERY WEEK AND YOU GO FOR THE LOVE OF THE CLUB AND THE CITY AND IT KEEPS YOU GOING AND WHAT FOOTBALL IS ABOUT. IT IS NICE WHEN THEY DO WIN. THERE IS ONLY A FEW HUNDRED TICKETS LEFT, MAY BE LESS THAN 500. WHAT IS A MEAN FOR THE CITY AND CLUB HAD A PACKED STADIUM? IT'S HUGE. THE WAY THE FANS CAME TOGETHER IN THE COVERT YEARS AND HOW THAT DROVE PEOPLE BACK.� THIS IS LIKE THAT ON ANOTHER LEVEL AND WE'RE DOING IT INCREDIBLY. THE CITY IS IN A GREAT SPACE RIGHT NOW. THE CITY IS ALIVE AND THIS IS ANOTHER CHANCE TO GET ON BOARD BEHIND OUR TEAM AND BEHIND OUR CITY, SO IT IS AWESOME. A FEELING THE EXCITEMENT IN THE OFFICES, TALKING TO PEOPLE, WAS THE VIBE AT THE MOMENT? DIFFERENTLY OVER THE SEASON, WE SEE MORE SHIPS APPEAR AT THE MALL, AT THE OFFICE. SO THAT'S GREAT TO SEE. SOMETIMES ACQUIRED FOOTBALL FAN, BUT HAS EVERYONE HATE ON THE PHOENIX, BUT SEEING EVERYONE JOIN THE BANDWAGON, WE TAKE THOSE FANS AND HOPE THEY COME BACK FOR THE NEXT SEASON. ONE VERY IMPORTANT PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE BEEN EXPANDED JOIN BUT... BEFORE THE GAME, WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE OLD BAILEY AT 530 AT 534 MARCH FROM THE OLD BAILEY UP TO THE CONCOURSE TO THE STADIUM. WE WILL BE DOING CHANTS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A FAN, WE JUST WANT TO GET THAT APATHY GOING INSIDE THE STADIUM. CORRECTION: ATMOSPHERE THE SCORE WILL BE ONE-NIL. WHAT IF IT WENT TO PENALTIES? I HATE PENALTIES AND I WILL NOT BE WATCHING. IF ANYTHING, WE MIGHT END UP WALKING OUT OR TURNING OUR BACK UP THE PHOENIX. AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN MAKE A BIT OF HISTORY. I'M NOT FROM WELLINGTON, I'M FROM AUCKLAND, A MORE TROPICAL AREA OF NEW ZEALAND. IF YOU ARE GOING TOMORROW NIGHT, 5.30 MEET AT THE OLD BAILEY IN WELLINGTON. STRENGTH IN NUMBERS, MARCHING TOWARDS THE CAKE TIN. AND IT GETS TO TAKE A T-SHIRT OFF, I'D BE INTO THAT. I'VE SEEN IT, IT'S GREAT. PEOPLE AROUND YOU, NOT TO MUCH. ME U TONU MAI ` AND SHE'S THE KIWI ACTRESS STARRING IN A GLOBAL SENSATION. JESS HONG REVEALS MORE ABOUT THE HIT SERIES 3 BODY PROBLEM. GO THE PHOENIX. UP THE WAHS. # BUT IT'S YOU I KNOW. # NO ONE ELSE WILL DO. NAU MAI HOKI MAI ANO. FROM TOURING REGIONAL NEW ZEALAND WITH AN EDUCATIONAL KIDS SHOW TO STARRING IN ONE OF NETFLIX'S MOST TALKED-ABOUT SHOWS, KIWI ACTRESS JESS HONG HAS SHOT TO FAME FOLLOWING HER LEAD ROLE IN BREAKOUT SCIENCE FICTION SERIES 3 BODY PROBLEM. YOU'RE RIGHT TO BE SCARED, BUT WE HAVE GOT ONE SHOT... AND I NEED YOUR HELP. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR SOMETHING VERY STRANGE. JESS JOINS US NOW FOR MORE. MORENA, JESS. GOOD MORNING. I LOVE THE SHOW. IT WAS SCI-FI, A BIT OF GORE. DID YOU THINK IT WAS GOING TO GO PSSHHH? I WAS TRYING TO MANAGE MY EXPECTATIONS REALLY HARD, BECAUSE AS KIWIS, WE NEVER EXPECT, NEVER ASSUME. YOU NEVER KNOW IN THIS CONTENT SATURATED WORLD WHAT WILL BE PICKED UP. YOU GOT A PHONE CALL TO SAY, GUESS WHAT? YOU ARE IN, SISTER. HOW WAS THAT? WE WERE IN ONE OF OUR LOCKDOWN. IT WAS AUGUST 2021 WHEN I FINALLY BOOKED THE ROLE, AND THIS WAS AFTER EIGHT ROUNDS OF SELF TAPING AND ZOOM CALLS. THEY CALLED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LOCKDOWN. ACTUALLY MY AGENT TOLD ME THE NEWS, AND THEN I RAN AROUND THE HOUSE SCREAMING. AS YOU WOULD. THEY SAID, CAN YOU BE IN LONDON AND THREE WEEKS? I WAS LIKE, SURE, AND PACKED UP MY LIFE AND OFF I WENT. THAT IS PRETTY AWESOME. THAT IS THE THING, RIGHT? THIS IS THE INDUSTRY YOU ARE IN. THAT IS THE ULTIMATE, THAT IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE. FOR SURE. I WAS SO LUCKY, AND I FEEL LIKE IT IS LUCKY IN MULTIPLE WAYS, BECAUSE THERE IS THE THING OF DOING A HUGE SHOW, AN INTERNATIONAL GIG, BUT I ALSO GOT THE EXPERIENCE OF FILMING THIS AMAZING PIECE OF WORK FOR NINE MONTHS, AND IT IS SOMETHING I COULD BE SO, SO PROUD OF. I DON'T HAVE TO TRY IT ALL TO BE LATE, THIS IS AN AMAZING SHOW, BECAUSE IT IS AMAZING. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS JUST WHEN YOU ARRIVED, AND THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE GOT ANY PICTURES OF THE SHOW ITSELF, BUT IT KIND OF JUMPS AROUND IN TIME A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES. WHAT WAS IT LIKE FILMING SOMETHING LIKE THIS? IT WAS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD WHEN IT WAS JUST ME FILMING IN MY KIND OF STORYLINE, BUT THEN THERE WOULD BE LIKE ZINE WHO WAS THE 1960S CHINA ACROSS THE LOT ANY DIFFERENT STUDIO. WE WERE THUMBING AT THE SAME TIME, SO I WOULD GO OVER AT LUNCHTIME AND SAY, NICE OUTFIT. WHAT IS GOING ON OVER THERE? YOU WOULD GET SO CURIOUS ABOUT THE OTHER WORLDS THAT ARE HAPPENING. I GUESS I DID GET A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WITH THE GAIN WORLD. I HAD ELIZABETH OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. THAT WAS A FUN BIT OF LEVITY OUTSIDE OF THE DRAMA. I WATCHED THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SO I AM REMINDED WATCHING ALL OF THESE SCENES HERE JUST HOW DAMN GOOD ALL OF THESE SCENES HERE ARE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME? I LIVE HERE. I FIGURED YOU HAD BECOME THIS BIG STAR. YOU COME HOME? WHAT ARE YOU DOING. YOU'RE IN LA, HANGING OUT WITH BIG CELEBRITIES. I AM FROM PALMERSTON NORTH. (LAUGHTER) IT IS TIME TO LEAVE. I AM A SMALLTOWN KIND OF PERSON, AND THEN ALREADY AUCKLAND WAS LIKE, OH YEAH, THIS IS THE CITY. AND THEN YOU GO TO AN ACTUAL CITY AND SAY, OH MY GOSH, IT IS SO VAST. I ALSO JUST WENT TO KOREA FOR A HOLIDAY UP SOUL WAS FUCKING CRAZY AS WELL. OH` ARE YOU JUST GOING TO CHILL NOW? I KNOW YOU'VE JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THERE IS GOING TO BE A SERIES TWO. WIN IS EVERYTHING GOING TO HAPPEN FOR THAT? I HAVE NO IDEA. I JUST FOUND OUT WITH THE WHOLE WORLD THAT WE GOT SEASON TWO, AND I'M LIKE, YUSS! BUT I HAVE NO IDEA. ARE YOU JUST GOING TO SIT BACK AND WAIT? PRETTY MUCH. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A BIT OF TIME, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO WRITE THE WHOLE SEASON. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THEY'VE DONE THAT, SO I WILL JUST HEAR MORE AS THE TIME COMES. YOU'VE GOT THIS SERIES. ONE IN THE BAG. NUMBER TWO COMING OUT ` IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO DO? YEAR, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE. I WANT TO DO, LIKE, A WEIRD INDIE FILM THAT MAKES IT TO FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD. I WANT TO DO SOME DIFFERENT CHARACTERS THAT ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE SCIENTIST THAT I PLAYED. I JUST WANT TO DO EVERYTHING, I AM AN ACTOR. THE SUCCESS OF THE SERIES WILL OPEN UP SOME OF THOSE DOORS? I HOPE SO. I REALLY DO. I THINK IT'S GOT ME SEEN ALREADY IN SOME WAYS AND I NEVER THOUGHT. DOING A KIDS SHOW TOUR A FEW YEARS AGO. I AM GRATEFUL TO BE IN THIS POSITION, AND I AM HOPEFUL SOME MORE SUBTLE COME MY WAY. GREAT TO HAVE YOU. ENJOY PALMERSTON NORTH. GO YOU. AMAZING. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET ` THREE BODY PROBLEM. TAKE A LOOK. FIGURES OBTAINED BY BREAKFAST SHOW MIDDLEMORE'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN AUCKLAND IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR WELL ABOVE AVERAGES. MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST HOSPITAL EACH MONTH THIS YEAR WELL ABOVE AVERAGES. THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL DIRECTOR DOCTOR RICHARD MATSAS BELIEVES COLD HOMES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH ADMISSION RATES. I THINK WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED, WHERE AT LEAST, OF WHAT IT MAY BE LIKE THIS WINTER. DOCTOR MATSAS SAYS ADMISSIONS ARE HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY'D USUALLY BE AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. ANY SAVINGS THE GOVERNMENT MAY MAKE BY SCRAPPING FEES-FREE PRESCRIPTIONS COULD END UP COSTING THE HEALTH SYSTEM. NEW RESEARCH FROM VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON FOUND THAT MORE THAN 8% OF PEOPLE SAID THEY DIDN'T PICK UP A SCRIPT BECAUSE OF THE $5 CO-PAYMENT AND HAD A 34% HIGHER RATE OF BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL. THE STUDY CONSERVATIVELY PUTS THE COST OF THOSE ADMISSIONS AT MORE THAN $32m A YEAR. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SAYS THE RETURN OF THE CO-PAYMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED IN LINE WITH THE COALITION PARTNERS' ELECTION COMMITMENTS. NEW ZEALAND TOURISTS STRANDED IN NEW CALEDONIA AMID VIOLENT RIOTS ARE HOPING TO GET HOME IN THE COMING DAYS. FRANCE IS DEPLOYING HUNDREDS MORE POLICE TO ITS PACIFIC ISLANDS TERRITORY IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE PEACE THERE. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED AFTER DEADLY RIOTS BROKE OUT OVER THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S ELECTION REFORMS. HOLIDAYMAKER MIKE LIGHTFOOT SAYS PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO GET A GROUP OF KIWIS OUT. THERE WAS ANOTHER 500 POLICE, ANOTHER 500 FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING OVERNIGHT. THE FRENCH FORCES ARE TRYING TO RESTORE PEACE HERE, BUT YESTERDAY WAS NICE TO MEET WITH THE CONSULATE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR KIWIS TO GET OUT OF HERE. SO REALLY IT IS AS SOON AS THEY CAN GET THE AIRPORT OPEN AND THE ROADS SAFE TO TRAVEL ON TO THE AIRPORT, WE WILL LEAVE. MIKE LIGHTFOOT TOLD BREAKFAST THERE ARE 50 NEW ZEALANDERS AT THE HOTEL AND THEY'VE BEEN TOLD TO HUNKER DOWN AND AVOID ALL PROTESTS. SLOVAKIA'S PRIME MINISTER IS IN INTENSIVE CARE AFTER AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT YESTERDAY MORNING. ROBERT FICO IS IN A SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING, IN WHICH HE WAS HIT FIVE TIMES. A MAN (71) HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER, FACING LIFE IN PRISON. OFFICIALS BELIEVE THE SUSPECT ACTED ALONE, AND HIS ACTIONS WERE POLITICALLY MOTIVATED. RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN IS ON A STATE VISIT TO CHINA WHERE HE AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING ARE STRENGTHENING TIES. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES HAS DEEPENED IN RECENT YEARS. TRADE WITH CHINA OFFERING A LIFELINE TO RUSSIA IN THE FACE OF HUNDREDS OF WESTERN SANCTIONS. PRESIDENT PUTIN AND PRESIDENT XI HAVE HELD TALKS. PUTIN SAYS MOSCOW AND BEIJING WANT A POLITICAL SOLUTION TO UKRAINE WHILE XI CALLED FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION TO THE WAR IN GAZA. TO SPORT, AND THE NERVES ARE BUILDING FOR THE YELLOW FEVER AHEAD OF THE BIGGEST MATCH IN THEIR TEAM'S HISTORY. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX WILL FACE THE MELBOURNE VICTORY IN THE SECOND LEG OF THEIR A-LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL TIE TOMORROW, WITH FANS DREAMING OF A POSSIBLE FINAL APPEARANCE. I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN THE YELLOW FEVER SINCE I WAS 14 AND 2007 WHEN THE CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED. THIS IS JUST SO EXCITING TO BE HAD ` IT IS MORE THAN HALF MY LIFE BEING PART OF THE YELLOW FEVER, SO TO HAVE THIS MOMENT AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A HOME FINAL TO SELL AT THE STADIUM IS SO INCREDIBLE, SO I'M EXCITED THE WHOLE CITY IS GETTING BEHIND IT. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT TIME. AND THERE ARE STILL A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY'S MATCH. NEW SOUTH WALES HAVE TAKEN THE FIRST GAME OF THE WOMEN'S STATE OF ORIGIN SERIES, WINNING ON QUEENSLAND SOIL. THE SKY BLUES WASTING NO TIME IN THEIR 22-12 VICTORY, SCORING TWICE INSIDE THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. THE PHUC ACCESS PUT IN ` LOOK OUT. BREAKS FREE. JAMIE CHAPMAN. ONE OF THE GREAT ATHLETES IN RUGBY LEAGUE HAS SCORED. ONE OF THE BEST INDIVIDUAL TRIES WE HAVE SEEN. THE MATCH WAS PLAYED IN FRONT OF A RECORD CROWD OF MORE THAN 25,00 PEOPLE. GAME TWO IS IN NEWCASTLE IN JUNE. AND FINALLY, THE RESULTS ARE IN FROM THE TRANS-TASMAN BEST TASTING TAP WATER COMPETITION, AND... IT'S A TIE. ROTORUA LAKES COUNCIL WAS CROWNED NEW ZEALAND'S BEST TAP WATER, THEN WENT UP AGAINST AUSTRALIA'S BEST DROP FROM TASMANIA. A TIE? IT'S THE FIRST TIME AOTEAROA'S GONE UP AGAINST THE AUSSIES, AND THE AWARD-WINNING AQUA COULDN'T BE SEPARATED. DURING JUDGING, WATER SAMPLES WERE BLIND TASTE-TESTED AND RATED ACCORDING TO THE 'WATER-TASTING WHEEL' OF COLOUR, CLARITY, ODOUR AND TASTE. A TIE. ALL THAT FOR A TIE? JUST COULDN'T TELL THE DIFFERENCE, COULD THEY? AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. 18 DEGREES FOR YOU. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE FOR MOST OF YOUR DAY HERE. 18 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` SOME MORNING CLOUD TODAY WITH SOME FROST IN DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. AND 14 IN THE CAPITAL. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. BLENHEIM, WITH A HIGH OF 16. AND KAIKOURA, YOU ARE LOOKING NICE TODAY. 14 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. 14 IN CHRISTCHURCH. ALEXANDRA STARTING OFF A BIT CHILLY ` -1 TO 14. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. QUEENSTOWN, YOUR HIGH IS 13. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. AND FOR YOUR SUNDAY ` SOME MORE CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH FOR SOME OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HOWEVER, IT'LL STILL BE FINE IN TAUPO AND ON THE WEST. SUNSPOTS OF SUNSHINE. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTHEAST. OK, WE'RE ON THE HOME STRAIGHT, WITH JUST 70 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE PARIS OLYMPICS. BUT HERE ON BREAKFAST, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES SCOOPS, THE OFF-PISTE PLOTLINES, THE STORIES WITH A CERTAIN JE NE SAIS QUOI. (UPBEAT ACCORDION MUSIC) THIS IS 'PARIS EN ROUTE', AND SOMEONE WHO WILL BE ON THEIR WAY TO THE GAMES IS OLYMPICS REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. SHE'S LIVE IN DUNEDIN THIS MORNING. WHERE ARE YOU, MICHELLE? GOOD MORNING, CHRIS. WE ARE AT DUNEDIN'S MOANA POOL. AND A LITTLE FUN FACT OF THIS PLACE IS THAT IT IS KNOWN AS THE SPIRITUAL HOME OF SWIMMING IN NEW ZEALAND. WE HAVE DOWNLOADED BEHIND ME WHO IS NEW ZEALAND'S LAST SWIMMING MEDALLIST IN THE GAME. AND THEN BEHIND ME AS THE POOL WHERE THREE OF OUR OLYMPIC SWIMMERS TRAIN EVERY MORNING. SO IT IS GREAT TO BE ON THE SEGMENT WITH YOU, CHRIS, AND BRING DUNEDIN TO YOU AS WELL. WE SEE DUNEDIN AND THE SUCCESS, AND YOU WERE TALKING TO OENWOF THE SWIMMERS WHO ARE TRAINING DOWN THERE AND HAS NOW RELOCATED TO AUCKLAND. I WENT UP TO AUCKLAND A FEW WEEKS AGO, SPENT A MORNING WITH HAM, AND HE GAVE US AN INSIDE SCOOP ON WHAT AN ATHLETE EATS ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, AND HE TOOK US ON A LITTLE BIT OF A TRIP TO GO AND PICK UP A LITTLE SNEAKY WE TREAT. SOMETIMES WHEN I'M NOT ORGANISED, I HAVE TO GO IN AND GET A BITE TO EAT, AND THE Z STATION'S ALWAYS THE CLOSEST TO THE POOL, SO... I DON'T DRINK PETROL, UNFORTUNATELY. (LAUGHTER) YEAH, STEAK AND CHEESE PIE. GOOD? MM. DOESN'T SIT TOO BAD. SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT GET THE ODD PART THAT WANTS TO COME UP, BUT, UM... OH MY GOD. (LAUGHS) MOST OF THE TIME IT'S PRETTY GOOD. (LAUGHS) SO WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A STEAK AND CHEESE PIE? DIRTY OLD STEAK AND CHEESE PIE ` EATING THAT BEFORE TRAINING. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT MAYBE THAT DOES COME UP SOMETIMES AND THE SETS THAT HE DOES. OWE, MICHELLE. HE TRIES TO GET HIM IN THE SPEW BUCKET, HE TOLD US. YOU WILL HAVE TWO STICK AROUND THURSDAY MORNING WHERE THAT STORY WILL AIR ON BREAKFAST. NOT THIS VIEWING, I HOPE, GOODNESS SAKES. YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT IF HE DOES. WATCH AND SEE, CHRIS. LET'S GO OVERSEAS NOW ` THE OLYMPIC TORCH IS MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH FRANCE AS WE SPEAK. WHERE'S IT GOING AND ANY FAMILIAR NAMES AMONG THE TORCH BEARERS? PROBABLY NOT SOME FAMILIAR NAMES FOR NEW ZEALANDERS, BUT THERE ARE FORMALIN PAEANS, CURRENT OLYMPIANS, AND THEY ARE TAKING IT ALL AROUND FRANCE ON A LITTLE BIT OF A TIKI TOUR, STARTING IN MARSEILLE AND GOING THROUGH MANY ICONIC PLACES. THERE WAS A MOUNTAINEERING TEAM THAT TOOK IT UP SOME ROCK IN FRANCE, SO GOT A BIT OF A VIEWING UP THERE, THEN THERE WAS A SKATER THAT TOOK IT OVER AN ICONIC BRIDGE. THEN THE MOST COLOURFUL OF THE TORCHBEARERS IS MISS MARTINI. SHE IS BECAUSE THE LITTLE BIT OF A STIR WITH SOME OLYMPIC FANS, BUT SHE IS JUST TRYING TO BRING SOME COLOUR, AND HER MAIN MESSAGE IS BRINGING UNITY TO THE GAMES, AND THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE OLYMPIC VALUES, SO GOOD ON HER. SHE ONLY WALKED ABOUT 200 M AND SOME HIGH HEEL SHOES, PURPLE WEEK, AND ABSOLUTELY NAILED IT. ABSOLUTELY. I THINK YOU'VE GOT TO WHERE THE WHITE T-SHIRT, THE UNIFORM. SO WHY NOT SPRUCE IT UP. SPEAKING OF COLOUR, THE AMERICAN TV NETWORKS ARE TRYING TO FIND SOME NOVEL WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH FANS DURING THE GAMES. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ` YOU MIGHT REMEMBER WHO NBC ROPED IN TO COMMENTATE LAST TIME. I LIKE THIS. THIS IS EQUESTRIAN. THIS IS PRANCING. PRANCING. THEY CALL THIS EQUESTRIAN. BY THE WAY, LOOK AT THAT HORSE. OH, THE HORSE CRIP WALKING, CUZ. YOU SEE THAT? (LAUGHTER) ON THE SET. OH, LOOK AT THIS, CUZ. OH, COME ON, MAN. THIS HORSE IS OFF THE CHAIN. (LAUGHTER) HEY, MICHELLE, SNOOP IS BACK. SNOOP IS BACK. WHAT DOESN'T HE DO? I THINK HE'S GOT A COOKING SHOW, HE'S A RAPPER. I THINK HE IS A COACH ON THE VOICE, NOW AN OLYMPIC COMMENTATOR ` REPORTER. WE MIGHT SEE HIM ` WHO KNOWS? IT'S NOT JUST SNOOP DOGGY DOGG WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE. JIMMY FALLON IS ALSO PART OF THE TEAM. KELLY CLARKSON WILL BE PART OF THE OPENING CEREMONY TEAM. BUT IT IS ALL PART OF NBC'S PLAN TO GET MORE EYES ON THE OLYMPIC GAMES. MAYBE SOME AUDIENCES WHO WOULDN'T NORMALLY WATCH, AND THEY WANT TO LISTEN TO HIM TALK ABOUT CRIP WALKING. IT IS ENTERTAINING, AND THIS IS IN THE ONLY THING THEY ARE DOING. THEY WILL ALSO BE PUTTING HEART RATE MONITORS ON THE ATHLETES. SO WE WILL SEE THEIR HEART RATES WHILE THEY ARE COMPETING ` SO WE'LL SEE IF THEY ARE ANXIOUS, EXCITED, AND IF MUM IS PASSING OUT. SO IT COULD BE GREAT TV. BUT IT IS ALL JUST PART OF THEM TRYING TO GET MORE PEOPLE WATCHING THE GAMES, I SUPPOSE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. FAIR ENOUGH. BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING OVER TO PARIS, I TRUST YOU'VE BEEN BRUSHING UP WITH THE OLD DUOLINGO. EACH WEEK, OUR REPORTERS WILL REVEAL THE FRENCH PHRASE THEY'VE BEEN BRUSHING UP ON FOR THEIR TRAVELS. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT FOR US, MICHELLE? I'M GOING TO HANG AROUND THE POOL ABOUT, AND I MIGHT CATCH UP WITH MY MATES LEWIS CLAIRBURT. I THOUGHT HE MIGHT BE MISSING THOSE HOME COMFORTS AND MIGHT WANT A MINCE AND CHEESE PIE, SO I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO SAY ALWAYS BLOW ON THE PIE INFRARED. IN FRENCH* THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US, MICHELLE. COMING UP ` TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE A GREAT MEMOIR. BUT UP NEXT, FIREFIGHTERS, DUCKS AND A HYDROSLIDE PARTY WITH A TWIST. THERE'S PLENTY HAPPENING WHERE YOU ARE THIS WEEKEND. OUR COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD IS NEXT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) # ROLLING # IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S OUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD AND IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN FIREFIGHTERS TAKE PART IN THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE ` TAKING ON AUCKLAND'S SKYTOWER. THE ANNUAL EVENT INCLUDES MEN AND WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY PUTTING IN THE HARD YARDS TO RAISE MONEY FOR KIWIS LIVING WITH BLOOD CANCER. TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE TOMORROW FOR THE 20th TIME IS FIREFIGHTER, AND THE MAN WHO ESTABLISHED THE EVENT, TONY SCOTT. HE JOINS US NOW. I'VE JUST GIVEN IT AWAY IN THE INTERIM, BUT, TONY, 20 YEARS AGO YOU ESTABLISHED THIS ` INCREDIBLE. WHY? I WAS SITTING AROUND THE MIST TABLE WITH A MATE THAT RAN THE SKY TOWER EARLIER, AND HE MENTIONED HE WANTED TO RUN IT IN HIS FIRE GEAR, AND I THOUGHT, THAT SOUNDS REALLY APPEALING, AND I DID IT A YEAR LATER, AND IS APPEALING. WHAT IS BEHIND THE STORY OF THE CHARITY? LEUKAEMIA AND BLOOD CANCER IN NEW ZEALAND IS THE CHARITY. I THINK IT MEANS THE MOST TO ME BECAUSE IT AFFECTS SO MANY PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND. THERE IS SOMEONE I PERSONALLY SPEAK TO THAT YOU CAN'T RELATE TO SOME OF THE SUPPLY JUST LOST A FRIEND RECENTLY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGE ` WHAT IS INVOLVED? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO? WE START IN THE BASEMENT. YOU SEE ME ON THE FOURTH FLOOR AT THE MOMENT. WE COME UP FOR FLOORS, RUN AROUND THE FLOOR, AND THEN WE GO UP 44 FLOORS, RUN AROUND AGAIN AND THEN GO UP ANOTHER SEVEN FLOORS. WITH 24 KG'S WORTH OF KIT. TELL US ABOUT THE GEAR. DEPENDING ON WHAT STYLE OF PACK YOU ARE WEARING, THE PACK CAN VARY FROM 8 TO 9 KG. THERE ARE CYLINDERS THAT WE HAD WHEN WE STARTED IN THE 80S THAT ARE HEAVY ON THEIR OWN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU BUT ALSO ALL THE BEST FOR THIS CHALLENGE. IS THERE A TARGET YOU ARE AIMING FOR? BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE US A BIT OF A DEMO. MY TIME, YOU MEAN? MY BEST TIME IS 14.08. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE NEW ZEALAND PUBLIC FOR RAISING THE MONEY. WE ARE HEADING TO MORE THAN $16 MILLION IN TOTAL. THIS IS OUR MASK. HE IS ON. EARS* ON. I KNOW YOU CAN'T HEAR ME, TONY, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC FOR KEEPING US SAFE. $2 MILLION IS WHAT YOU ARE AFTER. GET BEHIND THEM, NEW ZEALAND. 14 MINUTES IS HIS BEST TIME. FAR OUT. THEY SAY LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, BUT IT'S MORE LIKE LIGHTS, MUSIC, SLIDE. TONIGHT, YOU COULD BE HEADING TO NELSON'S WILD RIDE HYDRO-SLIDE NIGHT RAVE. (LAUGHS) SO MUCH GOING ON. MY GOODNESS. IT'S A ONE-NIGHT-ONLY EVENT RUNNING FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. TO FIND OUT MORE WE'RE JOINED BY NELSON FUN PARK'S NICK FOWLER. NICK, IT IS CURRENTLY 8 DEGREES AND NELSON. 15 DEGREES THE HIGH TODAY. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR? WE'VE GOT A HEAT PUMP IN OUR HYDRA SLIDE, SO WE'VE CRANKED IT UP TO ABOUT 22 DEGREES. IT COOLS DOWN A LITTLE BIT AS THE NIGHT GOES ON, BUT WE'VE CRANKED IT RIGHT UP SO IT'S NICE AND WARM FOR THE KIDS. KIDS DON'T FEEL THE COLD LIKE WE DO. (LAUGHS) FAIR ENOUGH. I CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT A FEW OF THE RAVE LIGHTS, I PRESUME, FLICKERING ON YOUR FACE AT THE MOMENT. IT IS QUITE A LONG TITLE FOR WHAT THIS EVENT IS ACTUALLY. CAN YOU BREAK DOWN WHAT IS HAPPENING TONIGHT? WITH ONLY RECENTLY TAKEN OWNERSHIP OF THIS PLACE. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY NIGHT STUFF, SO WE'RE JUST GETTING PEOPLE TO COME IN. WE WILL GET A DJ DOWN HERE AND GET THE LIGHTS AND MAKE IT GOOD. FAIR PLAY ` ARE THERE ANY MORE SPOTS AVAILABLE? YOU SAID THAT IT IS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, SO CAN PEOPLE GET DOWN? WHERE JUST ABOUT SOLD OUT. YESTERDAY WE HAD ABOUT 20, WE SOLD A FEW OVERNIGHT. WE HAVE A FEW LEFT NOW. WE PROBABLY WILL DO SOMETHING AGAIN IF IT DOES WELL. WE MIGHT MAKE IT A THING OVER THE WINTER. NEXT TIME WE'RE LOOKING AT MAYBE DOING ONE FOR THE KIDS AND ONE FOR THE ADULTS. I WAS GOING TO ASK, IF THIS IS A SUCCESS, WHAT THE IDEA IS AND IF IT WILL GO BIGGER. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND HAVE A WILD TIME TONIGHT. I WAS GOING TO SAY WRAP UP WARM, BUT YOU WILL HAVE THE HEAT ON. QUACK, QUACK. IF YOU'RE IN INVERCARGILL THIS WEEKEND, YOU'LL WANT TO GET UP AT THE QUACK OF DAWN AND HEAD DOWN TO THE OTEPUNI STREAM FOR A DUCK RACE! MORE THAN 1000 YELLOW DUCKS WITH BE FLYING DOWN THE STREAM, ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY INVERCARGILL SUNRISE ROTARY STEVE BARTON AND DOUG LINDSEY. GOOD MORNING TO YOU TWO. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? CAN I SAY YOU BOTH LOOK AUTHOR WITH YOUR HATS ON. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THAT THIS EVENT IS RUNNING. TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. IT IS RAISING MONEY FOR THE LOCAL CHARITY ` 1000 DUCKS ARE SOLD, PLUS WE'VE SOLD 500... WE ARE RUNNING FROM 11:30. BECAUSE ALL THE DUCKS ARE SOLD, WE ARE HAVING A ANOTHER RACE. SO THERE WILL BE LOTS THAT FOR KIDS TO DO. IT WILL BE A GREAT PLACE FOR THAT. I LOVE THAT, THE FACT IT IS ALL ABOUT BRINGING THE FAMILY ALONG, BUT IT IS ALSO ABOUT FUNDRAISING. CAN YOU STILL BUY DUCKS? CAN WHISTLE GETTING? CAN WE STILL GET IN? UNFORTUNATELY THE DUCKS ARE ALL SOLD OUT. HOW MUCH ARE YOU HOPING TO RAISE THIS YEAR? WE SHOULD CROSS SOMEWHERE IN THE ORDER OF $70,000 MINUS EXPENSES. SO WE WILL HAVE A TIDY SUM. CAN YOU REMIND US WHERE THIS MONEY IS GOING TO? WE SUPPORT A LOT OF USE ACTIVITIES, SO IT IS ALL YOUTH AND ALL LOCAL. WE SEND KIDS OFF TO SCIENCE FORUMS AND SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. WE TRAIN GET BEHIND THOSE CHARITIES FOR KIDS. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY TOMORROW. IT IS LOVELY TO HEAR THAT EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SOLD OUT, WHICH MEANS THE COMMUNITY IS RIGHT BEHIND US. BEFORE WE GO, GENTLEMEN, CAN I HAVE A QUACK QUACK, PLEASE? QUACK QUACK. LOVING YOUR WORK. LOVE IT. WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU NEXT WEEKEND? LET US KNOW ` MARKETS, EVENTS, FESTIVALS. HEAD TO whatsonbreakfast.co.nz. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, OUR FAVOURITE GARDENING GURU HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT FRUIT TREES THIS WINTER. # DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME. Right now, this man is saving a woman from bleeding to death after complications during childbirth. - (YAWNS) - Everyday people can save lives every day. It's time to save big bucks in Big Save's Big Sale. Big beds. Big couches. Big lounge suites. See the big picture. Be a big deal. Have the big idea. Only at Big Save. WELCOME BACK. HEALTH EXPERTS BELIEVE COLD HOMES ARE CONTRIBUTING TO RESPIRATORY ISSUES AMONG YOUNG TAMARIKI. FIGURES OBTAINED BY BREAKFAST SHOW MIDDLEMORE'S KIDZ FIRST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS EXPERIENCING ITS BUSIEST YEAR IN TWO DECADES, WITH MORE THAN 300 CHILDREN ADMITTED EACH MONTH THIS YEAR. THE HOSPITAL'S CLINICAL DIRECTOR DOCTOR RICHARD MATSAS SAYS ADMISSIONS ARE PARTICULARLY HIGH FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. WHAT STANDS OUT IS THE HIGH NUMBER OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN THINGS LIKE BRONCHIOLITIS, CHEST INFECTIONS AND PNEUMONIA. THESE ARE NORMALLY CONSIDERED WINTER AILMENTS AND WE'RE SEEING THEM AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. SO IT DOES KIND OF MAKE US WONDER WHAT THE WINTER WILL BE LIKE AHEAD WITH THOSE COLD DAYS AND NIGHTS. DOCTOR MATSAS SAYS CHILDREN ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIRUSES OVER THE WINTER PERIODS. A CUT IN FUNDING TO FINANCIAL SERVICES COULDN'T COME AT A WORSE TIME, WITH A JUMP IN THE NUMBER OF NEW ZEALANDERS SEEKING HELP FOR INCREASING LEVELS OF DEBT. A NEW REPORT FROM FINCAP HAS REVEALED THE AMOUNT OF DEBT OWED INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023, WITH THE MEDIAN HITTING JUST OVER $14,000, INCREASING MORE THAN $400 FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. IT COMES AS THE MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DROPPED FUNDING FOR THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT SECTOR BY $7 MILLION. NEW ZEALAND TOURISTS 'STRANDED' IN NEW CALEDONIA AMID VIOLENT RIOTS HAVE BEEN TOLD TO HUNKER DOWN. FRANCE IS DEPLOYING HUNDREDS MORE POLICE TO ITS PACIFIC ISLANDS TERRITORY IN AN EFFORT TO RESTORE PEACE THERE. A STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED AFTER DEADLY RIOTS BROKE OUT OVER THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S ELECTION REFORMS. HOLIDAYMAKER MIKE LIGHTFOOT SAYS PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO GET A GROUP OF KIWIS OUT. THERE WAS ANOTHER 500 POLICE AND ANOTHER 500 FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVING IN NOUMEA OVERNIGHT. THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, THE FRENCH FORCES ARE TRYING TO RESTORE PEACE HERE. BUT YESTERDAY, IT WAS NICE TO MEET WITH THE CONSULATE AND UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR THE KIWIS TO GET OUT OF HERE. UM, SO REALLY, IT'S AS SOON AS THEY CAN GET THE AIRPORT OPEN AND THE ROAD SAFE TO TRAVEL ON TO THE AIRPORT, UM, WE WILL LEAVE. MIKE LIGHTFOOT TOLD BREAKFAST THERE ARE ABOUT 50 NEW ZEALANDERS AT THE HOTEL. DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER LAWYER HAS BEEN GRILLED BY HIS DEFENCE IN THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S NEW YORK HUSH-MONEY TRIAL. THE CASE SURROUNDS A $200,000 PAYMENT MICHAEL COHEN MADE TO COVER UP MR TRUMP'S ALLEGED AFFAIR WITH ADULT ACTRESS STORMY DANIELS. MR COHEN RETURNED TO THE STAND FOR A THIRD DAY AS TRUMP'S LAWYERS CROSS-EXAMINED HIS TESTIMONY. THE DEFENCE QUESTIONED HIS CREDIBILITY AS A WITNESS, HIGHLIGHTING HIS PERVIOUS CONVICTIONS FOR LYING TO CONGRESS. MICHAEL COHEN WILL RETURN TO COURT NEXT WEEK WHEN THE TRIAL RESUMES. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION THAT DESTROYED A HOUSE IN THE U.S. STATE OF OHIO. NEIGHBOURS PULLED TWO OTHERS FROM THE WRECKAGE OF THE HOUSE AFTER THE EXPLOSION THAT OCCURRED AT AROUND 5.30 IN THE MORNING. THEY'RE RECEIVING TREATMENT IN HOSPITAL. OFFICIALS ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. TO SPORT, AND NEW ZEALAND TENNIS PLAYER ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND DOUBLES PARTNER COCO GAUFF TAKE THE COURT IN THE ITALIAN OPEN SEMI-FINALS EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO BE JOINED BY ERIN, LIVE FROM ROME. KIA ORA, ERIN. FROM NEW ZEALAND, COCO LOST HER SEMI-FINAL. SELFISHLY FOR YOU, IS IT A GOOD THING IS IF YOU CAN FOCUS ON YOUR DOUBLES NOW AND NOT JUST OF THE SINGLES? I WAS HOPING FOR HER TO WIN AND BE ABLE TO PLAY IN THE FINALS, BUT OBVIOUSLY PLAYING HER OPPOSITION WAS A GREAT ASK. I THINK HAD A GREAT TOURNAMENT, AND I WANTED HER TO WIN BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE HER, BUT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE MATCH TOMORROW, SO IF WE WIN AND WE WILL PRACTICE TOGETHER, AS I HAVE BEEN PRACTISING BY MYSELF. YOU LAST TIME HERE, YOU ARE CELEBRATING YOUR US CHAMPIONSHIP WITH GABBY DABROWSKI. HOW HAVER FOUND THIS NEW PARTNER THAT NEW ZEALANDERS ARE QUITE FOND OF? WITH GABBY INJURED, I WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW PARTNER, SO I WAS TAKING IT WEEKLY WEEK. COCO'S PARTNER IS ALSO INJURED, SO SHE MESSAGED ASKING IF I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH, AND OF COURSE I SAID YES. SHE IS REALLY NICE. WE ARE A TEAM TOGETHER SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. HOW DOES IT BENEFIT YOUR GAME PLAYING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS SO MUCH SUCCESS IN THE SINGLES GAME? IT'S REALLY DIFFERENT BECAUSE GABBY AND I PLAY A DIFFERENT STYLE. WHEREAS COCO MAKES PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HER POWER AND OBVIOUSLY FROM THE BACK, SHE IS A HUGE SERVE, HUGE RETURNS AND HUGE GROUND STROKE, SO PLAYING AT HER STRENGTHS, PUTTING HER IN THE BACK CORNER AND RIPPED BALLS, AND PUTTING AWAY THE NET. IT'S DEFINITELY A DIFFERENT STYLE OF TENNIS BUT ADAPTABILITY IS A REALLY IMPORTANT THING, I THINK, SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO PLAY WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS SUCH A HIGH LEVEL. IT'S BEEN NICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING, ERIN FROM ROME. HOPEFULLY WE CAN CATCH UP AGAIN AFTER CELEBRATING THE NEXT TITLE IN THE ITALIAN CAPITAL. THANKS A LOT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE, WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO FINE IN AUCKLAND AND WHITIANGA. FURTHER SOUTH ` FROSTY START FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. OTHERWISE, IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD WITH BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER MIDDAY. 17 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` CLOUDY START FOR ALL OF YOU. HOWEVER, THIS WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON TO A NICE FINE DAY. 18 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. WELLINGTON ON TRACK FOR A HIGH OF 14. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` BIT OF A MIXED BAG. MOSTLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE REGION. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING A BIT MORE GREY. HEADING SOUTH ` A SUNNY DAY FOR THE REGION. BLUE SKIES ACROSS THE BOARD TODAY, WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. 15 THE HIGH IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. STARTING OFF PRETTY COLD AND ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` RAINY DAY FOR THOSE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, THERE'LL BE BLUE SKIES FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, IT'S LOOKING MORE CLOUDY. QUEENSTOWN, YOUR HIGH IS 13. LOOKING AHEAD TO SATURDAY ` IT'S LOOKING LIKE A NICE FINE DAY FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, BIT MORE CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN IN THE DEEP SOUTH. AND FOR YOUR SUNDAY ` SOME MORE CLOUD ROLLING THROUGH FOR SOME OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HOWEVER, IT'LL STILL BE FINE IN TAUPO AND ON THE WEST. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH SOME SHOWERS FOR THOSE ON THE SOUTHEAST. ONE MONTH UNTIL WINTER IS OFFICIALLY UPON US. IT'S A TIME TO REST, RELAX, WRAP UP WARM. BUT WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM SOME TLC. AS GISBORNE GARDNER ADRIAN SUTHERLAND JOINS US TO EXPLAIN, IT'S TIME TO PREPARE YOUR FRUIT TREES FOR THE COOLER CONDITIONS. GOOD MORNING, SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK IN OUR PROGRAM. HOW DO WE PREP OUR TREES? AS WE GO INTO THE WINTERTIME, WE PROBABLY ALL ENJOYED SOME SUMMER FRUITS, LIKELY FEIJOA, SO IT'S GOOD TO SET THE TREES UP FOR NEXT SEASON. SOME CIVIL THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AS A BIT OF LIGHT PRUNING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE TOO OVER-THE-TOP ABOUT IT BUT ESPECIALLY IF THERE ARE BRANCHES THAT ARE ROBBING OVER EACH OTHER, THOSE ARE GOOD TO GET RID OF. ANY DEAD LOOKING, DRY BRANCHES, CUT THOSE OUT. JUST MAKE NICE, CLEAN CUTS AND IF YOU HAVE BRANCHES THAT HAVE GROWN WILD OUT TO THE LEFT THAT MAKES THE TREE LOOK A BIT UNBALANCED, IT'S ALWAYS GOOD JUST TO PROVE A LITTLE BIT WITH SHAPE AS WELL, AND THERE'S A SAYING LETTER BIRD SHOULD BE ABLE TO FLY THROUGH THE CENTRE OF THE TREE, SO IF THERE ARE TOO MANY BRANCHES AND IT IS TOO THICK, YOU CAN KIND OF CUT OUT A FEW ON THE INSIDE, AND IT LETS A BIT MORE AIR THROUGH AND SUNLIGHT. TREES LIKE TO HAVE A LOT OF OXYGEN. I LIKE THAT. HOW DO YOU FEED YOUR TREES? ESSENTIALLY, WE FEED THEM THE SOIL. AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREE, YOU CAN THROW SOME COMPOST AROUND THERE AND SOME WOODCHIPS. IF YOU'RE LIKE US, WE HAVE A MULCHER SO A LOT OF THE BRANCHES THAT WE ARE PRUNING GO TO THE MULCHER, AND WE PUT THIS WOODCHIPS AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, YOU CAN BUY THOSE BAGS AT GARDEN CENTRES OR SHEET PALLETS. YOU CAN GET SOME HORSE POO AND PUT THAT AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREE. IT BREAKS DOWN AND SETS THE TREES UP WELL FOR THE NEXT SEASON. IF YOU CAN GET SOME SEAWEED, THAT'S GOOD TO PUT AROUND THE BASE OF THE TREE. THAT HELPS TO FEED THE TREE. IT'S FUNNY, YOU TALK ABOUT SEAWEED. MY DAD USED TO DO THAT AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD. JUST TO WRAP THINGS UP, IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME` IF YOU WANT TO HAVE FRUIT TREES, IS NOW A GOOD TIME TO PLANT THEM? YES, NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PLANT THEM. EVEN THE GARDEN CENTRES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS OR SO, IT WILL START TO GET NEW STOCK IN, ALWAYS A GOOD TIP. WHEN THE TREES ARE FOR SALE AT THE END OF WINTER OR EARLY SPRING WHEN THE SOIL STARTS TO WARM UP A BIT, THAT IS A GOOD TIME TO BE GOOD PUTTING TREES, SO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR LOCAL GARDENING STORE. ADRIAN SUTHERLAND, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. E WHAI AKE NEI ` HAVE YOU ALWAYS WANT TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR LIFE STORY, YOUR OWN MEMOIR? WE FIND OUT HOW IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT SOUNDING SELF-CENTRED. (ROCK MUSIC) (ROCK MUSIC) # IF YOU LEAVE, # DON'T LEAVE NOW. # PLEASE DON'T TAKE MY HEART AWAY WELCOME BACK. HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WRITE YOUR OWN MEMOIR? YEBUT HOW DO YOU WRITE ABOUT YOURSELF WITHOUT SOUNDING BIG-HEADED U.S. AUTHOR LESLIE JAMISON'S GRADUATE COURSE IS CALLED 'THE SELF' AND ADDRESSES THE CHALLENGES OF WRITING IN THE FIRST PERSON. SHE'S APPEARING AT THE AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL THIS SUNDAY, AND JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING, LESLIE. GOOD MORNING, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT PART OF WRITING ABOUT YOURSELF AND AN HONEST WAY? WHAT A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK ONE OF THE TRICKIEST THINGS IS FIGURING OUT HOW TO NOT TRY TO BE TOO SELF ENNOBLING, TRY NOT TO PAY TO SELF IN THE BEST LIGHT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, NOT BEING SO HARD ON YOURSELF THAT YOU RISK MAKING YOURSELF INTO AN OVERLY SIMPLE THE GEAR. YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE YOURSELF INTO A HERO OR A BELL AND. WHAT HELPS THE STORIES BECOMES SUCCESSFUL? FINDING OUT MEANING IN OUR LIVES, HOW ARE RELATIONSHIPS IMPACT OTHERS, HOW WE BUILD ON OUR OWN PASTS, BECOMING MORE COMPLEX VERSION OF OURSELVES, EVERY LIFE, WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT OR PRIME MINISTER, WHETHER YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH SERIOUS TRAUMA, EVERY LIFE HAS VALUE, INTEREST, SOMETHING WORTH ILLUMINATING. GET INTO THE COMPLEXITIES AND GRIT AND GRAIN, SHOW US SOMETHING BEYOND THE INSTAGRAM VERSION. IT IS GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE A SENSE OF COMPANY, I'VE BEEN ANGRY, I'VE BEEN PERFECT, ALL THOSE THINGS AT ONCE. YOU WERE A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND THEN YOU DEBUTED WITH A MEMOIR. FOR YOU, WHY DID YOU FEEL THE NEED TO MAKE YOURSELF THE FOCUS OF YOUR WRITING? MY MEMOIR IS CALLED SPLINTERS AND IT'S FOCUSED ON A PARTICULARLY TWO-YEAR PERIOD OF MY LIFE AND THAT FIRST TWO YEARS OF MY DAUGHTER'S LIFE, SO I WAS BECOMING APPARENT AT THE SAME TIME A MARRIAGE WAS COMING APART, AND PART OF WHAT I WAS INTERESTED IN EXPLORING WITH HOW GRIEF AND JOY CAN LIVE SIDE-BY-SIDE, SO I'M GRIEVING THE END OF MY MARRIAGE BUT I'M ALSO FALLING IN LOVE WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY HOPE WAS THAT WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THROUGH THOSE PARTICULARS, BEING A PARENT, SPOUSE, GOING TO THE END OF A MARRIAGE, EVERYONE HAS KNOWN SOME VERSION OF THAT FEELING, RADICAL DIFFERENT FEELINGS AT THE SAME TIME, HOPE AND LOSS. GOING INTO ONE PARTICULAR PSYCHE, MINE WAS THE ONE THAT I HAD CLOSEST TO HAND, I HOPE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO BRING READERS INTO IT HOPELESS. THAT DIDN'T SHY AWAY FROM ALL THE UGLY DETAILS. YOU DOVE INTO MOTHERHOOD, LOSS AND ENJOY. BUT ALSO MENTIONED A LOT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. DOESN'T GET UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN YOU BRING IN FAMILY MEMBERS AND HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THAT? IS A GREAT QUESTION, BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK ME, IS IT HARD TO WRITE HIS PERSONAL THINGS ABOUT YOURSELF, AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT I DO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO WRITE ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE ALL SHARING OUR LIVES WITH OTHER PEOPLE, THIS IS THE NATURE OF LIVING. EITHER VERY SPECIFIC PRACTICE, WHICH IS THAT AFTER I HAVE WRITTEN A FEW DRAFTS OF THE BOOK OR AN ESSAY AND I HAVE GOTTEN INTO A PLACE THAT I FEEL I AM GETTING SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO ITS FINISHED FORM, BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO EDIT IT BEFORE IT IS PUBLISHED, I ALWAYS OFFER TO SHARE IT WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT, WHICH IS OFTEN A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND I CAN AGED, FOR THEM, BUT IT FEELS BETTER TO OFFER TO SHARE IT SO THEY CAN GIVE THEIR FEEDBACK. THEY CAN SAY, HERE IS WHAT I REMEMBER THINGS DIFFERENTLY. SO HOPEFULLY IT FEELS LITTLE BIT LESS LIKE BEING AMBUSHED, AND OFTEN MAKE THE STORY ARE COMPLICATED TO A VERSION OF THE STORY. IT WILL ALWAYS BE MY VERSION, BUT I CAN SEE AROUND IT A LITTLE BIT. LESLIE JAMISON, THINK IS A MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU ARRIVING IN AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND WRITERS FESTIVAL IS ON UNTIL SUNDAY AT THE AOTEA CENTRE. VISIT www.writersfestival.co.nz TO CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE. LOVE IT. E HAERE AKE NEI ` NEW ZEALAND'S MUSIC MONTH MIDTOWN PARTY IS ALL GO. SOMEONE WHO LOVES A PARTY IS OUR SPORTS DEPARTMENT. MORENA, LACHIE. I DO HAVE A PARTY. I DO INDEED. WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY, WHEN THREAT, WHERE SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S TOP ARTISTS ARE SHARING THEIR STORIES FOR THE UP-AND-COMING # I AM LEAVING # ON A JET PLANE. # I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE BACK AGAIN. KIA ORA ano. NEW ZEALAND MUSIC MONTH SEES ALL SORTS OF EVENTS UP AND DOWN THE MOTU. THE MIDTOWN STREET PARTY IN AUCKLAND STARTED LAST NIGHT AND TONIGHT'S CURATOR OF EVENTS IS WITH OUR MAN LACHIE MCLEOD RIGHT NOW. MORENA, LACHIE. THAT'S RIGHT, JM A. IT IS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM. IT WAS VERY BUSY LAST NIGHT. I'VE THEN THE PHOTO SESSION IT WAS PACKED ON QUEEN STREET. TONIGHT WE ARE HOPING FOR THE EXACT SAME. I AM HERE WITH THE CREATIVE DIRECTOR LUCKY LANCE. TELL ME ABOUT THIS CREATIVE FORUM. WAYS IS IMPORTANT? IMPORTAN IT IS A PLATFORM OR A STAGE FOR TANGATA MOANA ARTIST TO SHARE THEIR ART. WE SHARE THESE JOURNEYS OF ALL THESE CREATIVES THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE US. IN THIS COUNTRY, OUR HUMILITY CAN SOMETIMES SUFFOCATE OUR IP SO WE ARE NOT SHARING WITH THE NEXT GENERATION. WHEN YOU DO THAT, THERE ARE NO STORIES OF WHO HAS GONE BEFORE, SO IT SEEMS DAUNTING FOR THESE YOUNG KIDS. DOES THAT COME DOWN TO YOUR CAREER IN MUSIC AND HOW YOU STARTED OUT? WITH THEIR MUCH FOR YOU LIKE THIS? KNOW, AND I THINK FOR OUR GENERATION, THERE REALLY WASN'T, AND IT IS JUST A NATURAL PROGRESSION FOR US ANOTHER WEARING A SET OF BUSINESS AND TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND SHARE THOSE STORIES. LET'S TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? WHAT IS HAPPENING? THIS PLACE WILL BE DECKED OUT WITH ALL THE CHAIRS, AND WE HAVE AN AMAZING PANEL. WE'VE GOT THE TALENTED TEREMOANA RAPLEY COMING IN WITH RUBY DOO. AND THEY WILL BE HOSTED BY THE LEGENDARY JEAN RIVERS. THEY WILL TALK ART, LIFE AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THE TOP THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BIT OF A HECTIC PROCESS. WAS IT A MISSION TO GET THIS ORGANISED AND OVER THE LINE? IT'S BEEN A FUN PROCESS, BUT IT CAN BE HECTIC, AND WE'RE JUST GOING THIS INITIATIVE, SO IT IS A FREE MONTHLY FORUM. WE DO THIS LIVE EVENT EVERY MONTH. IT IS THIS LINE UP NOW, IN THE NEXT MONTH WILL BE WITH ANOTHER LINEUP. WE PUT IT ON YOUTUBE AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND THAT IS JUST DOCUMENTATION OF THOSE STORIES. LAST NIGHT IT WAS PRETTY PACKED. WE YOU PROUD? IT WAS ABSOLUTELY PUMPING DOWN HERE ON 227 QUEEN STREET. WE HAD FROM OUTSIDE BOYS ` FOS. WE HAD THE CREW AND CHRISTOPH EL TRUENTO. PEOPLE WERE PACKED UP TO THE BUS STOP HERE. IF THEY WANTED TO ACTIVATE THE CITY, WE CERTAINLY DO THAT. TELL ME A BIT ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TOMORROW. A CONTINUES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WE HAVE THE MARKET DAY DOWN HERE. IT CONTINUES ` HARD AND FAST. I AM NOT JUST WEARING THIS HOODIE BECAUSE IT BRINGS OUT MY EYES. TELL US ABOUT THE MEANING BEHIND THIS HOODIE. THIS IS FOR THE SKYPE HYBRIDS. THE SKY REPRESENTS THE DREAM, AND THE PIRATE MEANS TO TAKE WITHOUT ASKING. WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS FOR 10 YEARS, MYSELF AND ELLIOTT FRANCIS STUART. WE HAVE OUR FIRST FLAGSHIP STORE IN MORNINGSIDE ` SHOP 607. 60 YOU CAN VISIT OUR 60 YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE ` SKYPIRATES.CO.NZ YOU. YOU CAN COME AND GET A HOODIE DANIEL. I THINK THAT IS A BIT OF YOU. IT IS A LARGE. THANK YOU, LACHIE. AND JUST BEFORE WE GO WE WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR INCREDIBLE DIRECTOR, SHEGE JOHNSON. SHEGE IS LEAVING AFTER BEING AT TVNZ SINCE 1992. SHE ALSO WORKED ON THE FIRST EVER BREAKFAST SHOW IN 1997. SHEGE HAS BEEN AT THE HELM OF MANY A BREAKING NEWS STORY. AND OVER 32 YEARS, SHE HAS CUED MANY A PRESENTER AND REPORTER AND IS KNOWN FOR HER INFAMOUS 'WRAAAAPPPP!' CALL. WE KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN YOUR FAVOURITES, SHEGE. WE LOVE YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE BREAKFAST TEAM FOR MANY YEARS SO THANK YOU, SHEGE. THAT'S A 'WRAAAAPPPP' FROM US. CAPTIONS BY MAIA CARR HEKE, DREW WELSH, KITTY WASASALA AND COURTNEY SOLE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024