TONIGHT ` MONEY LAUNDERING IN THE SPOTLIGHT. CASH IN THE CUPBOARD. BITCOIN IN THE BOOT. HOW ILLEGAL DIRTY MONEY IS FUELLING NEW ZEALAND'S DRUG TRADE. AND THE PUSH TO CRACKDOWN ON OPERATORS. TAKING A LOOK FOR HIMSELF ` CHRISTOPHER LUXON FLIES INTO FLOOD HIT WAIROA. WITH A PROMISE OF MORE MONEY FOR THE BAR CLEAN UP. WHEN WE FLEW OVER IT WAS ON THE RIGHT, AND EVEN NOW IT'S ABOUT HERE, ISN'T IT? AND PULL ON THE BEANIES AND THE BOOTS. FANS BIG AND SMALL ARE OUT IN FORCE AS THE SOUTH PLAYS HOST TO THE AB'S AGAINST ENGLAND. GO THE ALL BLACKS! CAPTIONS BY OTO SEQUEIRA AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI KI NGA PURONGO O TE ONO KARAKA. WELCOME TO 1 NEWS TONIGHT. DOCUMENTS OBTAINED EXCLUSIVELY BY 1 NEWS REVEAL JUST HOW VULNERABLE WE ARE TO MONEY LAUNDERING BY INTERNATIONAL DRUG GANGS. THE RESEARCH IS FROM A MULTI-AGENCY NETWORK TASKED WITH PROTECTING NEW ZEALAND FROM FINANCIAL CRIME. IT'S A BILLION DOLLAR PROBLEM, AS SO CALLED DIRTY CASH OBTAINED ILLEGALLY IS CHANGED SO IT CAN BE USED LEGITIMATELY. HERE'S YVONNE TAHANA. THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE LAW EXPOSED WEAK LINKS IN OUR SYSTEMS. $1.35B. THAT'S THE STAGGERING FIGURE GENERATED FROM MONEY LAUNDERING IN NEW ZEALAND EACH YEAR. ONE AREA BEING EXPLOITED ` BANKING, BECAUSE TO BE LAUNDERED, FUNDS MUST FIRST BE PLACED WITHIN OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM. THIRD PARTY DEPOSITORS, KNOWN AS SMURFS, ARE USED EXTENSIVELY. THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO PUT LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY INTO A BANK ACCOUNT IN A SERIES OF SMALL TRANSACTIONS TO AVOID SUSPICION. THIS IS USUALLY BELOW $10,000. DEPOSITS MORE THAN THAT MUST BE REPORTED TO THE AUTHORITIES. FROM FACE-TO-FACE WITH TELLERS, THE TREND NOW IS TO MAKE DEPOSITS AT ATMs TO AVOID INTERACTION WITH STAFF. AND THE GAME'S EVOLVING FROM A SMALLER NUMBER OF PEOPLE DEPOSITING LARGE AMOUNTS TO DOZENS DEPOSITING CASH VIA ATMs IN SMALLER-VALUE TRANSACTIONS. ANOTHER PLOY ` MAKING DEPOSITS LATE IN THE DAY TO AVOID SCRUTINY BY BANK STAFF KEEN TO FINISH THEIR WORK. WHILE CASH IS KING, ONE BANK FOUND MONEY LAUNDERERS MAINLY DEPOSITED $20 BILLS LIKE THIS, SAYING THEY GOT BETTER RATES FROM THE MONEY EXCHANGE WITH THE SMALLER DENOMINATION. I SPOKE TO THOSE ON THE FRONT LINE CATCHING THE CROOKS. POLICE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE A DISCOVERY IN THE HOME OF A NOTORIOUS MONEY LAUNDERER. IT'S A GOOD SETUP. IT IS A GOOD SETUP. IT WAS QUITE PROFESSIONALLY DONE. DESPITE THE CONCEALED SAFE, OFFICERS HAD NO TROUBLE FINDING STACKS OF CASH BECAUSE NONE OF IT WAS LOCKED AWAY. THIS CASH IS JUST LYING AROUND. THAT HIDDEN ROOM WAS IN THE ST HELIERS HOME OF CATHAY HUA, A LOVER OF FINE JEWELLERY AND THE KEY OFFENDER IN OPERATION IDA. A FAVOURITE OF ONE METH IMPORTER, SHE LAUNDERED $27.5m THROUGH HER FOREIGN EXCHANGE BUSINESS BASED HERE IN NEW MARKET. AND SHE'S NOT ALONE. THE RISK PROFESSIONAL FACILITATORS LIKE HER WORKING HAND-IN-GLOVE WITH ORGANISED CRIME PRESENT IS GROWING. WE WERE KIND OF FOCUSED ON PROFESSIONALS LIKE LAWYERS AND ACCOUNTANTS, RIGHT? THAT'S DYNAMICALLY CHANGED TO A LOT OF WHO WE'RE COUNTING NOW ARE UNREGULATED REMITTERS WORKING WITHIN THE CHINESE COMMUNITY THAT THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE TO MOVE THIS. IT'S ALL LINKED TO NEW ZEALAND'S ADDICTION TO METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER DRUGS, AND THE SUPER PROFITS GANGS CAN MAKE FROM SELLING. IT'S STILL CASH AT THE GATE HERE FOR THE BULK OF IT, RIGHT? AND WE ESTIMATE PROBABLY IT'S SITTING AROUND ABOUT $1B GENERATED ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALANDERS PAY SOME OF THE HIGHEST RETAIL PRICES GLOBALLY FOR DRUGS. SELLERS NEEDING TO SOMEHOW GET ALL OF THAT MONEY INTO OUR SYSTEM. STILL, POLICE ARE PLEASED WITH RECENT CHANGES, WHICH PUT DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON DIRTY CASH. YOU CAN'T EVEN USE CASH TO BUY MORE THAN $10,000 WORTH OF CARS OR WATCHES OR JEWELLERY OR THE LIKES. OPERATIONS IDA, MARTINEZ AND BROOKINGS ARE THE BIGGEST RECENT CASES, WHERE CRIMINALS WERE OFFERING A TYPE OF BLUE COLLAR SERVICE TO DRUG DEALERS. ONE MONEY LAUNDERER COLLECTED DRUGS CASH UNDER THE AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE OR NEAR HIS HALF MOON BAY HOME, OFFERING CRIMINALS A BITCOIN SERVICE OUT OF THE BOOT OF HIS CAR, MAKING IN EXCESS OF $200M WORTH OF TRADES. IT'S VAST. THAT'S HUGE OFFENDING... IN ANYONE'S LANGUAGE, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY. ANOTHER TACTIC FOR HIDING MONEY ` SINKING PROFITS INTO BIG ASSETS LIKE HOMES AND LUXURY VEHICLES. OTHER LAUNDERERS EMPLOYED MONEY MULES LIKE THESE. IN THE REGION OF ABOUT 12 OF THEM. THEY WERE PAID $100 PER $100,000 THEY WERE ABLE TO DEPOSIT INTO BANK ACCOUNTS. THIS IS MONEY FOR JAM. POLICE NOW WANT CHANGE. REMEMBER CATHAY HUA? SHE WAS SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS, THE LONGEST SENTENCE OF ITS TYPE. BUT OTHERS WHO LAUNDERED MILLIONS FOR DRUG DEALERS WERE GIVEN HOME DETENTION AND COMMUNITY ORDERS. BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY TRYING AT THE MOMENT TO GET THE SENTENCING TARIFFS, IF YOU LIKE, AMENDED TO REFLECT THE GRAVITY OF THE OFFENDING. POLICE DIALLING UP THE PRESSURE, EVEN AS THE TWIN EVILS OF DRUGS AND DRUG MONEY REMAIN. YVONNE JOINS US NOW. SOME BIG CASES. DO YOU THINK POLICE WILL GET THOSE CHANGES THEY'RE AFTER? POLICE HAVE BEEN REALLY CLEAR MELISSA THE MONEY-LAUNDERING IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME IF DRIVEN BY VIOLENCE AND DYSFUNCTION IN THE MASS TRADE IF YOU HAD IN A STORY, THEY WANT CHANGE THE ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF JUSTICE TOLD ONE NEWS THAT SHE IS GOING TO TAKE A PAPER TO CABINET AND IN IT IS A PROPOSAL TO BETTER TACKLE ORGANISED CRIME THE BANKING ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS OUR BIGGEST BANKS HAS ALSO BEEN IN TOUCH AND RESPONSE TO A STORY AND SAYS THAT CUSTOMERS ARE SUBJECT TO MONITORING AROUND SUSPICIOUS CASH ACTIVITY BUT THEY CANNOT TELL US MUCH MORE THAN THAT BECAUSE OUR ANTE MONEY LAUNDERING LEGISLATION PREVENTS THEM FROM DOING SO HOWEVER THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR DOING SO, WHICH IS THAT NO ONE WAS AT ABOVE DODGY CUSTOMERS THANKS YVONNE. AND YVONNE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS ISSUE NEXT WEEK, INCLUDING A LOOK INTO SKY CITY CASINOS FACING MASSIVE FINANCIAL PENALTIES. WAIROA IS GETTING AN EXTRA $3M TO HELP CLEAN UP FROM LAST WEEK'S SERIOUS FLOODING. THE PRIME MINISTER IN THE EAST COAST TOWN TODAY HEARING LOCALS' FRUSTRATIONS AND INSPECTING THE DAMAGE FROM THE AIR. OUR HAWKE'S BAY REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN HITCHED A RIDE. A DAWN CHOPPER FLIGHT TO SURVEY WAIROA'S FLOOD DAMAGE. THE PRIME MINISTER GETTING A VIP TOUR WITH THE MAYOR, LEARNING ABOUT THE REGION'S VULNERABLE SPOTS. CIRCLING THE WAIROA RIVER BAR, THE SOURCE OF LAST WEEK'S FLOODING.THIS IT'S MANAGED BY THE HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL. THE COMMUNITY IS FRUSTRATED THE COUNCIL DIDN'T LISTEN TO THEIR CALLS TO OPEN THE BAR DAYS BEFORE THE STORM. IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, HAD THE BAR OPENED. THERE'S CERTAINLY A LOT OF FRUSTRATION FROM THE COMMUNITY AS TO THE RESPONSE, AND I THINK POSSIBLY AROUND HOW IT'S BEEN HANDLED. MORE THAN 500 HOMES WERE AFFECTED BY THE FLOODING. BY 6, IT WAS WAIST DEEP. I WAS CARRYING MY BABY, WAITING FOR MY UNCLE ` THANK GOD HE CAME. HE CAME AND RESCUED US. FOLLOWING CYCLONE GABRIELLE, HAWKE'S BAY REGIONAL COUNCIL RECEIVED $70M FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE FLOOD PROTECTION IN WAIROA. BUT 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL SO FAR, $1M OF THAT HAS BEEN SPENT ON PLANS AND REVIEWS. SO WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE SPENT IT ON? I'M SORRY, BUT THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE $69M TO DO OUR FLOOD PROTECTION WORK. A LOT OF THAT PLANNING SHOULD BE BUSINESS AS USUAL. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD RIVER FLOODING PROTECTION YEARS AGO. IT IS FRUSTRATING. IT'S TAKING TOO LONG. I WANT IT TO GET MOVING. HE EXPECTS THE REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL ANNOUNCE A FINAL FLOOD PLAN THIS MONTH. ALL I'M INTERESTED IN IS GETTING THAT LONG-TERM SOLUTION IN PLACE AS FAST AS WE POSSIBLY CAN TO LOWER THE LEVELS OF ANXIETY OF PEOPLE IN WAIROA. LOCALS SAY THEY SHOULD BE THE ONES IN CHARGE OF MANAGING THE RIVER MOUTH. LISTEN TO US. GIVE US A CHANCE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE KNOW. WE KNOW OUR AWA. I JUST WANT SOMEONE LOCAL WHO KNOWS THAT KNOWLEDGE, NOT SOMEONE SITTING DOWN IN NAPIER IN OFFICE. A REVIEW INTO THE RIVER BAR WILL BE LED BY FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER MIKE BUSH WITH SOME ANSWERS EXPECTED BY AUGUST. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. TO GIVE YOU AT A HOME A BIT OF CONTEXT, LET'S TAKE A CLOSER A LOOK AT THE BAR THAT'S CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS. FROM THE AIR YOU CAN SEE THE MAIN RESIDENTIAL AREA THERE SITUATED BY THE WAIROA RIVER. THE BAR'S THE SANDY BARRIER BETWEEN THE RIVER AND THE SEA WHICH CONSTANTLY CHANGES DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS. IT'S FORMED AS SAND WASHED DOWN THE COAST IS STOPPED BY THE RIVER FLOW. OVER TIME, ENOUGH SAND ACCUMULATES TO BLOCK THE RIVER MOUTH UNTIL PRESSURE BUILDS AND THE RIVER BURSTS THROUGH AGAIN. THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE GAPS CONTINUALLY CHANGING. BEFORE THE STORM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, PLANS WERE UNDERWAY TO MAKE A BIGGER GAP BUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE NEEDED. A LOW OCEAN SWELL AND A HIGH RIVER VOLUME SO A DIGGER CAN MAKE A TRENCH, ENCOURAGING THE RIVER TO BREAK THROUGH. THAT WORK WASN'T FINISHED IN TIME, SPARKING RISING RIVER LEVELS, AND LEAVING THIS AREA OF WAIROA UNDER WATER. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM JOE BIDEN IN AN EXCUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ABC'S GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS. IT'S THE FIRST ONE-ON-ONE THE PRESIDENT'S DONE SINCE HIS POOR DEBATE PERFORMANCE RAISED CONCERNS OVER HIS HEALTH. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH HAS TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. SHOULD HE STAY? OR SHOULD HE GO? JOE BIDEN TODAY SAYING HE AIN'T GOING ANYWHERE. I'M STAYING IN THE RACE! (CHEERING) SITTING DOWN FOR HIS FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STEM THE BLEEDING FROM A PERFORMANCE HE WISHES EVERYONE WOULD JUST FORGET ABOUT. UH, LOOK, IF WE FINALLY BEAT MEDICARE. WAS THIS A BAD EPISODE OR THE SIGN OF A MORE SERIOUS CONDITION? IT WAS A BAD EPISODE. NO INDICATOR OF ANY SERIOUS CONDITION, I WAS EXHAUSTED. THEY DID A TEST TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT I HAD SOME INFECTION. YOU KNOW, A VIRUS, I DIDN'T, I JUST HAD A REALLY BAD COLD. IN THE INTERVIEW, JOE BIDEN SAYING - OTHER THAN THE COLD HE HAD AT THE TIME, THE WHITE HOUSE DOCTORS HAVE GIVEN HIM A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO HAVE THE INDEPENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION? UHH... THERE'S A LOT OF TIME LEFT IN THIS CAMPAIGN. IT'S OVER 125 DAYS. SO THE RIGHT ANSWER RIGHT NOW IS NO, YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT. I'VE ALREADY DONE IT. SO THAT'S A PASS ON A PUBLIC COGNITIVE TEST FOR NOW. BUT WITH HIS POLL NUMBERS DOWN, THE QUESTION NOW BECOMES - CAN HE TURN THIS CAMPAIGN AROUND OVER SEVERAL GRUELLING MONTHS? LOOK, IS IT POSSIBLE TO COME BACK? THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY. THEY'RE GOING TO TRY AND DO SOMETHING EVERY DAY THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE HIS MENTAL ACUITY. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT OVER AND OVER. BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET THE IMAGES OF THAT EVENING OUT OF YOUR HEAD. A DEFIANT JOE BIDEN'S CONVINCED HE'S UP TO THE TASK. IF THE LORD ALMIGHTY CAME DOWN AND SAID - 'JOE, GET OUT OF THE RACE GET OUT OF THE RACE,' THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS NOT COMING DOWN. BUT, WHETHER HE CAN CONVINCE ANYONE ELSE REMAINS TO BE SEEN. LOGAN, WILL ANY OF THIS SWAY THE AMERICAN VOTERS? LOCK MELISSA JOE BIDEN'S PERFORMANCE WAS BATTERED AND THE DEBATE NOTES NOT A HIGH BAR BUT THE PERFORMANCE WAS BETTER THEY WANT PEOPLE TO BE LISTENING TO WHAT HE'S SAYING HIS POLICY IDEAS AND HAS PLANS FOR AMERICA UNFORTUNATELY IT SEEMS MOST ARE FAR MORE FOCUSED ON WHETHER HE CAN GET UP THE STAIRS IN THE FIRST PLACE HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS DIEHARD DEMOCRAT I LOVE JOE BIDEN I THINK IS ONE OF THE BEST RESIDENTS WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST CENTURY HOWEVER SEE HIM WALK ONSTAGE, AND SEEING HIS GENERAL DEMEANOUR HE IS NOT THE JOE HE WAS FOUR YEARS AGO MY JOB AND PLANS A SOLDIER ON IN THEIR MINDS THAT'S NEEDED SIMPLY BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS A POLITICAL JARGON ON HERE IN AMERICA AND BY THE DAY IS LOOKING HARDER TO BEAT IT'S GAME ON IN DUNEDIN, WITH EXCITEMENT BUILDING FOR THE FIRST AB'S TEST OF THE YEAR JUST UNDER AN HOUR AWAY NOW. CAN NEW COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON GET OFF TO WINNING START AGAINST ENGLAND? ANDREW SAVILLE'S INSIDE THE STADIUM FOR US AND MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE'S ACROSS THE BUILD UP OUTSIDE. MICHELLE KICKS US OFF WITH THE RUGBY FAITHFUL. A MORNING THESE GRASSROOT PLAYERS WILL NEVER FORGET. HIGH FIVES... AND HANDSHAKES. THAT'S A TIGHT GRIP. WHO'D YOU GUYS JUST MEET? THE ALL BLACKS. WHOA! WITH SOME OF THE ALL BLACKS STOPPING IN TO DUNEDIN'S RIPPA RUGBY THIS MORNING. GO THE ALL BLACKS! I'M HOPING THEY WIN TONIGHT, AND I'M GOING TO THE TEST. GOOD SEEING THE KIDS RUNNING AROUND HAVING FUN, YOU KNOW. IT'S FREEZING OUT HERE BUT THEY DON'T KNOW. FROM FRESH FIELDS TO COOL ALES. THOUSANDS GETTING FESTIVE IN DUNEDIN FOR TONIGHT'S SELL OUT. WHO DO YOU GUYS WANT TO WIN? ALL BLACKS! WHOO! FORMER ALL BLACK RICHIE MOUNGA AMONG THEM. ALREADY GOT A SELFIE WITH RICHIE STRAIGHT AWAY. HE'S PLAYING THE DEDICATED FAN TODAY WITH MAYBE A TOUCH OF FOMO. HONESTLY JUST SO EXCITED AND HAPPY FOR THOSE BOYS THAT GET THE CHANCE, AND OBVIOUSLY RAZOR AS WELL, EVERYTHING HE'S DONE TO GET TO THIS POINT. I'M JUST HOPING THAT IT ALL GOES WELL FOR ALL OF THEM. ALL BLACKS AND ENGLISH FANS ALIKE WAITING TO SEE HOW SCOTT ROBERTSON'S FIRST GAME IN CHARGE WILL GO. I'M FIZZING. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE ALL BLACKS AGAIN, THIS YEAR UNDER SCOTT ROBERTSON. IT'S EXCITING. IT'S A GREAT TIME. I'VE SEEN THEM AT LES MILLS THIS WEEK, THEY'VE BEEN IMPRESSIVE. ENGLAND ARE GOING TO CRUISE TO A 31 TO 24 VICTORY, NICE AND EASY. AND I JUST HOPE WE REMEMBER THE GAME AFTER. (LAUGHS) AND AS THEY ALL HEAD INTO THE STADIUM, THE NIGHT IS ONLY GETTING STARTED. SO MICHELLE, WHAT'S THE VIBE LIKE AT THE GATE NOW? WELL MELISSA, THE VIBES ARE VERY GOOD HERE JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO ALL BLACKS EVEN BLACKADDER WAS MORE THAN 30,000 FANS ARE EXPECTED IN HERE TONIGHT IN WHAT IS A HUGE NOTE FOR THE DUNEDIN ECONOMY ACCOMMODATION IS SOLD OUT AND AND NEW ZEALAND HAVE TO PUT ON ACTUAL FLIGHTS TO GET PEOPLE DOWN HERE EVERYONE IS GEARING UP FOR THIS ALL BLACKS FIRST TEST SCOTT ROBINSON'S FIRST MATE IN CHARGE FANS ARE HOPING HE GETS OFF THE WINNING START AND SAV'S PITCHSIDE FOR US. VERY MUCH SO, MELISSA IS GOING TO BE A DRY GAME, IS GOING TO BE HARD AND FAST ON THIS FOR IS BEEN A LOT OF TALK AND RHETORIC AND EXCITEMENT IN DUNEDIN AND THE REST OF THE COUNTRY GIVEN ITS SCOTT ROBINSON'S FIRST ASS MATCH IN CHARGE THE BOTTOM LINE FOR THE TEAM TONIGHT IS THAT THEY NEED A GOOD START TRADITIONALLY ALL BLACKS ARE VERY RUSTY IN THE FIRST ASS OF THE NEW YEAR THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE MET RECENTLY A FEW GAMES HAVE BEEN VERY TIGHT A COUPLE OF GAMES IN LONDON HAVE DRAWN A 1.1 FOR THE ALL BLACKS WHEN THE ENGLISH UPSET THE ALL BLACKS AND JAPAN SOME NEW ALL BLACKS PLAYERS UNDER SCOTT ROBINSON AT THE START OF WHAT IS A NEW ERROR FOR THE ALL BLACKS THANKS SAV, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU FOR MORE LATER IN THE BULLETIN. E HAERE AKE NEI ` NEXT, WE'RE LIVE TO LONDON AS THE UK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER MOVES IN TO NUMBER 10. WELCOME TO THE CHAOS AT DOWNING STREET, WHERE DOZENS OF MEDIA FROM ACROSS THE WORLD ARE SCRAMBLING FOR THE BEST SPOTS. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THEY HAVE HAD TO DO THIS IN JUST TWO YEARS. AND JOURNEYING 800m DEEP INTO A WEST COAST MINE WHERE A GOLD RUSH IS UNDERWAY. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 60 PEOPLE WORKING IN THE MINE, BUT THEY ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING FOR 100 MORE. JUST HOW MANY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF GOLD LIES IN WAIT. THE UK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER SIR KEIR STARMER AND HIS FAMILY HAVE MOVED INTO 10 DOWNING STREET AS HE VOWS HIS GOVERNMENT WILL BE ONE OF SERVICE. FOLLOWING THE ELECTION LANDSLIDE, OUTGOING PRIME MINISTER RISHI SUNAK APOLOGISED TO THE NATION AND QUIT AS LEADER OF THE CONSERVATIVES. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON REPORTS. (CHEERING) MOVING DAY AT 10 DOWNING STREET. NOT YOUR TYPICAL HOUSE WARMING PARTY. NONE OF IT PHASING LARRY, THE MOST PERMANENT RESIDENT HERE. THE NEWEST RESIDENT PLEDGING TO PUT COUNTRY FIRST AND HIS PARTY SECOND. WHETHER YOU VOTED LABOUR OR NOT ` IN FACT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DID NOT ` I SAY TO YOU DIRECTLY, MY GOVERNMENT WILL SERVE YOU. SIR KEIR STARMER, YOUR MAJESTY. YOUR MAJESTY. HE OFFICIALLY BECAME PRIME MINISTER AFTER MEETING KING CHARLES, A FORMALITY KNOWN AS THE KISSING OF THE HANDS. ...HAVING TO GET TO GRIPS WITH EVERYTHING STRAIGHT AWAY. RISHI SUNAK TOSSED OUT AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. TO THE COUNTRY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I AM SORRY. I HAVE HEARD YOUR ANGER, YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT. STEPPING DOWN TOO AS CONSERVATIVE LEADER, AS THE PARTY LOOKS TO REGROUP IN OPPOSITION. JUST BECAUSE LABOUR HAVE WON A BIG LANDSLIDE DOESN'T MEAN ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT THE CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT HAS FACED HAS GONE AWAY. CHALLENGES THAT INCLUDE MIGRATION, THE CRUMBLING NHS, AND COST OF LIVING CRISIS. IN 2022, MY POWER BILL JUST TRIPLED, AND THERE WAS KIND OF NOTHING THAT I COULD DO ABOUT THAT. THERE WAS NO KIND OF PROTECTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, SO I JUST HAD TO FOOT THE BILL. THIS KIWI CERAMICIST LIVING IN LONDON ONE OF MANY HERE SCEPTICAL REAL CHANGE IS ROUND THE CORNER, WITH VOTER TURNOUT THE LOWEST IN 20 YEARS. I THINK I GET PRETTY SICK OF THE POLARISING CULTURE WARS KIND OF TOPICS, AND I FIND THAT IT'S VERY DISTRACTING AND NOT ACTUALLY THAT HELPFUL FOR EVERYDAY LIFE. CHANGING A COUNTRY IS NOT LIKE FLICKING A SWITCH. THE WORLD IS NOW A MORE VOLATILE PLACE. THIS WILL TAKE A WHILE, BUT HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE WORK OF CHANGE BEGINS IMMEDIATELY. (CROWD CHEERS) CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE, BUT THE PRESSURE'S ALREADY ON. THE LAST FEW WHO'VE LIVED HERE HAVE PROVEN HOW QUICKLY THINGS CAN TURN. MEI JOINS US NOW. MEI, KEIR STARMER'S STARTING WORK STRAIGHT AWAY ON A WEEKEND WITH A CABINET MEETING IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THIS LABOUR GOVERNMENT? IS ASSEMBLED HAS STOPPED HIM AND COURTING 11 WOMEN THERE ARE PLENTY OF DOMESTIC ISSUES TO DISCUSS ONE THING WE CAN EXPECT IT FROM THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT IS AN SENSE OF CALM AND STABILITY I DON'T THING IS GOING TO MIND THAT TOO MUCH AND I DON'T THINK THE VOTERS WILL EITHER IF HE CAN DELIVER ON THINGS LIKE CUTTING AND EACH ASS THIS ISN'T THE ONLY BIG ELECTION IN EUROPE THIS WEEKEND, YOU'RE OFF TO PARIS IN A FEW HOURS. YES PAUL'S OPEN THERE AND JUST 24-HOUR IS AND WHAT COULD BE A HISTORIC DAY FOR THE FAR RIGHT THIS IS THE FINAL ROUND OF VOTING, THE FIRST ROUND WAS LAST WEEKEND THEY'VE TRIED TO COME TOGETHER AND BLOCK THE RISE OF LE PARTY IF SO, THERE IS NO CLEAR MAJORITY THAT COULD RESULT IN A HUNG PARLIAMENT, THROWING FRANCE INTO POLITICAL CHAOS THANKS MEI. FIERY ERUPTIONS FROM TWO VOLCANOES ON THE ITALIAN ISLAND OF SICILY HAVE AUTHORITIES WARNING RESIDENTS TO BE READY FOR EVACUATION. A RED ALERT'S BEEN ISSUED, AND THE NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ISLAND DOUBLED AFTER MT STROMBOLI BURST INTO ACTION. THERMAL IMAGING SHOWING THE HEAT OF A PYROCLASTIC FLOW INTO THE SEA. NEARBY MT ETNA HAS BEEN LIGHTING UP THE SKY THIS WEEK, FORCING THE CLOSURE OF AN AIRPORT AND SPREADING ASH OVER THE CITY OF CATANIA. MEETING MINE OPERATORS AND POTENTIAL INVESTORS IS TOP OF THE AGENDA FOR RESOURCES MINISTER SHANE JONES WHEN HE VISITS AUSTRALIA NEXT WEEK. IT'S PART OF THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S CHANGE OF APPROACH TO THE INDUSTRY, SPARKING CRITICISM FROM ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS. AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY IS ALREADY PREPARING TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION AT A GOLD MINE ON THE WEST COAST NEAR REEFTON. KATIE STEVENSON CHECKED IT OUT. HITTING DEEP UNDERGROUND 800M BELOW CONSERVATION LAND INTO THE HEART OF SNOWY RIVER MINE. IT COLLECTS WATER SO... THIS 3.5KM TUNNEL, A LONG BUT POTENTIALLY LUCRATIVE PATH TO WHAT'S KNOWN AS BIRTHDAY REEF. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. INSIDE THIS QUARTZ IS THE GOLD THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR. IT'S BELIEVED THERE COULD BE $3 BILLION WORTH IN THESE WALLS. TUNNELLING FROM PRIVATE LAND, IT'S TAKEN FOUR YEARS TO GET TO THIS STAGE. WE'RE NOT ON THE CONSERVATION LAND AT ALL, SO WE ACTUALLY USE THE PRIVATE LAND TO ACCESS UNDER DOCK ESTATE. WE HAVE NO IMPACT OR SURFACE EXPRESSION ON ANY DOCK LAND. LAND WORKS ALREADY UNDERWAY TO GET THE GOLD OUT. WE'LL DRILL HOLES IN THE WALL. WE'LL LOAD THAT WITH EXPLOSIVES. WE'LL INITIATE THE EXPLOSIVE, WHICH WILL, YOU KNOW, TAKE A SECTION OUT OF ROCK, LOAD THAT INTO A TRUCK AND TAKE IT TO THE SURFACE. AND THEN WHAT YOU'LL SEE AT THE END OF THE PROCESS IS A SMALL GOLD BAR. THESE GUYS HAVE REALLY PUT A LOT OF ENERGY AND TAKING A BIT OF A PUNT AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S A PRETTY COMPLICATED PROCESS GETTING TO THE GOLD, BUT THEY'VE ACTUALLY GOT THERE. AND WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, 700,000 OZ OF GOLD, UPWARDS OF 150 PLUS DIRECT JOBS. MINING'S BEEN A HOT TOPIC RECENTLY. THE GOVERNMENT'S KEEN TO ENCOURAGE MINERAL EXTRACTION, BUT THOUSANDS HAVE PROTESTED THE FAST TRACK APPROVALS BILL, WHICH COULD MAKE DEVELOPMENTS EASIER TO GET OFF THE GROUND. THERE'S NO LONGER ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE A SAY IN THESE ENORMOUS, POTENTIALLY VERY DESTRUCTIVE PROJECTS LIKE A MINE, FOR EXAMPLE. IT'S NOT ABOUT, UM, REDUCING THE STANDARDS. THE STANDARDS ARE PROBABLY EVEN HIGHER THAN THEY WERE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT A FAST YES OR A FAST NO. SNOWY RIVER MINE ALREADY HAS CONSENT AND HAS BEEN USED BY THE GOVERNMENT AS AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PRACTICES. FEDERATION MINING SAYS IT FOLLOWS STRICT RULES, PARTICULARLY AROUND IMPACT ON WATERWAYS. WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THE WATER TAKES ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN IT COMES OUT OF OUR MINE TO WHEN IT GETS RELEASED AND TREATED, SO WE'VE GOT LOTS OF TIME TO TREAT THE WATER, GET IT RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO IMPACT. IT'S THESE KIND OF MEASURES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE CONCERNED COULD BE WEAKENED. NATURE CAN'T SPEAK FOR ITSELF, WHICH IS WHY WE DO, AND RULES AND LAWS SUCH AS THE CONSERVATION ACT ARE OVERRIDDEN BY THIS FAST TRACK BILL. THE NEXT STEP HERE IS BUILDING A GOLD PROCESSING PLANT. IT'LL TAKE 12 MONTHS TO BUILD THE PLANT. ABOUT 150 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. AND THEN WE'LL SEE A TEN YEAR MINE LIFE WHERE WE'LL BE PROCESSING GOLD ON THE WEST COAST. THEY'LL BE INTERESTED TO SEE HOW MANY MORE OPERATORS MIGHT BE JOINING THEM BEFORE THAT TIME IS UP. KATIE STEVENSON, 1NEWS. ME U TONU MEI. NEXT - THE NEWSMAKER WHO STIRRED CONTROVERSY. IN HER WORKPLACE SIMPLY BY ANSWERING THE PHONE WITH "KIA ORA". HOW HER FIGHT, AND A COMMENT FROM ROB MULDOON, SPARKED CHANGE. HOW HER FIGHT, AND A COMMENT FROM ROB MULDOON, SPARKED CHANGE. THEN ENGLAND'S CAPTAIN JAMIE GEORGE ON A SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN WITH THE ALL BLACKS. HOW HIS TEAM'S EXPECTING "THE ELEMENT OF THE UNKNOWN". AND THE COOL THEME CONTINUES TOMORROW. PLENTY OF FINE AND FROSTY CONDITIONS, BUT IF YOU HAVE TRAVELLED SOUTH FOR THE RUGBY, PREPARE FOR A COLD, WINDY TIME. DETAILS COMING UP AFTER SPORT. 'KIA ORA.' IT'S ONE OF THE MOST WELL KNOWN GREETINGS IN NEW ZEALAND. SO IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR SOME TO BELIEVE THAT 10 YEARS AGO, SO IT MIGHT BE HARD FOR SOME TO BELIEVE THAT 40 YEARS AGO, A YOUNG MAORI WOMAN WAS TOLD SHE COULDN'T ANSWER THE PHONE AT WORK USING THE PHRASE. WHAT FOLLOWED WAS A CULTURAL SHIFT IN THE COUNTRY. THIS WEEKS NEWSMAKERS REVISITED IS DAME NAIDA GLAVISH ON THE KIA ORA INCIDENT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) SO, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU USED TO ANSWER THE PHONE? I STILL ANSWER IT THE SAME AS I USED TO ANSWER IT. AND THAT IS 'KIA ORA'. WERE YOU SURPRISED BY WHAT HAPPENED? I WAS SURPRISED BY HOW IT HAPPENED MORE THAN WHAT HAPPENED. AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, WHATEVER ANYBODY ELSE SAID OR DID, GOVERNMENT OR OTHERWISE, I WAS GOING TO ANSWER THE PHONE WITH 'KIA ORA, TOLLS HERE,' A STAND THAT WOULD PUT NAIDA POVEY, AS SHE WAS THEN, AT THE HEART OF THE FIGHT TO REVITALISE TE REO MAORI. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO DEFEND A SALUTATION OF THIS COUNTRY TO FELLOW NEW ZEALANDERS. NOW, BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, A QUICK TRIP DOWN TECHNOLOGY LANE. ...8-5-6-3-DOUBLE-4... FOR DECADES, IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A LONG DISTANCE CALL, AN OPERATOR WOULD PATCH YOU THROUGH. IN 1984, THAT WAS NAIDA'S JOB. SHE'D JUST RECEIVED A PROMOTION TO AUCKLAND. THE RULES WERE, 'GOOD MORNING, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING.' WHETHER IT WAS MORNING, AFTERNOON OR EVENING, KIA ORA WAS APPROPRIATE. AND SO I CONTINUED TO SAY 'KIA ORA,' WHICH LED THEM, OF COURSE, TO PLACING ME ON OFFBOARD POSITIONS. AND I THINK AT ONE POINT YOU WENT AWAY FOR A TANGI. YES, I DID. I SUSPECT THEY WERE HAPPY TO GET ME OUT OF THE TOLL ROOMS. ON HER WAY HOME ACROSS THE HARBOUR BRIDGE, SHE HAD AN EPIPHANY. AND THIS VOICE CAME IN MY EAR. NUI AKE TENEI TAKE I A KOE ` THIS IS FAR GREATER THAN JUST YOU. AND I KNEW THAT WAS THE VOICE OF MY GRANDMOTHER REMINDING ME WHO I AM. BEFORE THAT, IT HAD JUST BEEN A WAY OF LIFE, BUT DID THAT POINT CHANGE IT INTO AN ACT OF... OF BATTLE? YEAH. IT DID. NOT LONG AFTER, SHE WAS FRONT PAGE NEWS. AREN'T YOU CONCERNED THAT YOU MIGHT LOSE YOUR JOB OVER THIS? WELL, I HAVE STATED TO MY SUPERIORS THAT IT IS AN ARGUMENT OF PRINCIPLE ON MY PART. THE POSTMASTER GENERAL GOT A GRILLING. AND I HOPE THAT MRS POVEY WILL FIT IN TO THE GOODWILL AND THE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THE EFFICIENT RUNNING OF THE TOLL ROOM, TO NOT MAKE A SORT OF A MOUNTAIN OVER A MOLEHILL OUT OF THIS ISSUE. DAYS LATER, THE PRIME MINISTER WEIGHED IN. AND HE SAID, 'I'VE BEEN OVERSEAS DECIDING THE ECONOMICS OF THIS COUNTRY. 'AND I GET BACK HERE AND SOME GIRL WANTS TO STAY "KIA ORA". 'WELL, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, SHE CAN SAY KIA ORA ` 'AS LONG AS SHE DON'T WANT TO SAY "GIDDAY, BLUE."' WITH THAT, IT WAS ALL OVER. THE WOMAN THEY'D TRIED TO HIDE SUDDENLY THE STAR OF THE TOLL OFFICE. PHONE CALLS THAT WERE JAMMING THE TOLL ROOMS, WANTING TO SPEAK TO THE KIA ORA LADY. WITH INTERNATIONAL TOLLS, IT WAS 'KIA ORA, AOTEAROA.' I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST 'GOOD MORNING' OR 'GOOD DAY' OR 'HELLO'. KIA ORA IS ME, PART OF ME. IN 1987, MAORI BECAME AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE. WHAT DO YOU THINK NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL GREETING IS? KIA ORA KIA ORA. KIA ORA FIVE YEARS LATER, KIA ORA WAS THE CORNERSTONE OF A TOURISM CAMPAIGN. # ...WHAKARONGO NA. BUT NOW, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I FOUGHT THE BATTLE. BUT IT WAS THE COUNTRY THAT WON THE WAR. KIA ORA, NAIDA. A FIGHT DAME NAIDA'S NEVER BACKED AWAY FROM OR REGRETTED, 40 YEARS ON. (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) (SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) AND DON'T FORGET YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH ALL OF OUR NEWSMAKERS REVISITED STORIES ON TVNZ+. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. BACK WITH US LIVE FROM DUNEDIN. WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF THE COMBATANTS FROM BOTH SIDES. A CHILLY NIGHT HERE. WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME OF THE COMBATANTS FROM BOTH SIDES. NEXT ` WHAT'S ENGLAND PLANNING FOR TONIGHT. THE WARRIORS ARE PLAYING IN SYDNEY AS WE SPEAK. WE WILL UPDATE THAT FOR YOU. ALSO TONIGHT, INSIDE THIS REMARKABLE RUN OF LULU SUN. A GROUND BREAKING EFFORT AT WIMBLEDON. AND THE PASSION AND THE PAIN FOOTBALL'S PENALTY SHOOTOUT STRIKES AGAIN, AND THERE'S MORE DRAMA TO COME. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT. AND WELCOME TO A NEW ERA IN ALL BLACKS RUGBY. COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON AND HIS CREW LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR AWAY FROM THEIR FIRST TEST AS A UNIT. A TON OF INTEREST. TONIGHT ONE OF ROBERTSON'S NEW ASSISTANTS, FORMER ALL BLACK, FORMER BLUES COACH LEON MACDONALD WILL JOIN ME SHORTLY BUT FIRST... LET'S TRY AND GRAB LEON MACDONALD. I KNOW YOU ARE A BUSY MAN. THE LAST 10 DAYS, WHAT HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE? COMING TOGETHER REALLY QUICKLY HAS BEEN IN THE PRIORITY FOR US. IT IS A BIG CHANCE. WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE IN A GOOD POSITION NOW. WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING FROM ENGLAND? EXCITING OUTSIDE BACKS. A VERY PHYSICAL FORWARD PACK. A BIG CHALLENGE FOR US TONIGHT. ARE YOU MORE NERVOUS AS A PLAYER OR ASSISTANT COACH? PROBABLY ABOUT THE SAME AT THE MOMENT. I MADE MY DEBUT IN 2000 HERE, FIRST GAME AS A COACH. ALL THE BEST FOR TONIGHT. THAT WAS LEAH MCDONALD, ALL BLACKS ASSISTANT COACH. GREAT TO HEAR FROM ONE OF THE NEW COACHES. WE HAVEN'T HEARD TOO MUCH FROM THE ENGLAND SIDE THE LAST FEW DAYS, ARRIVING INTO DUNEDIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. ONE OF THEIR ASSISTANT COACHES WAS IN THE SPRINGBOKS SET UP AT THE WORLD CUP LAST YEAR, IRISHMAN FELIX JONES, WHILE VETERAN CAPTAIN AND HOOKER JAMIE GEORGE GETS SET FOR ANOTHER SHOWDOWN WITH NEW ZEALAND. I CAUGHT UP WITH JONES AND GEORGE EARLIER. DO YOU EXPECT THE GAME TO BE AT PACE. I EXPECT THAT EVERY TIME THAT WE PLAY AGAINST, EVERY TIME I'VE PLAYED AGAINST NEW ZEALAND, THE INTENSITY, THE PACE OF THE GAME IS ALWAYS HIGH. WE WANT TO TRY AND PUSH PACE, WE WANT TO TRY AND PUSH TEMPO. WE SORT OF KNOW THE PLAYERS, PLAYED AGAINST THE PLAYERS, PROBABLY DON'T KNOW WHAT SORT OF SYSTEM THEY MIGHT BE BRINGING. SO THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF THE UNKNOWN IN THAT. BUT, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THIS WEEK HAS BEEN FOCUSING ON US AND MAKING SURE WE PUT OUR GAME OUT ON THE FIELD. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS ALL BLACK TEAM, AND HOW DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GOING TO PLAY UNDER SCOTT ROBERTSON? YEAH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I THINK EVEN TALKING TO, YOU KNOW, JUST PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND SOME OF THE FANS AND THE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE CATCHING UP WITH OVER HERE, THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF INTEREST AND EXCITEMENT WITH HOW EXACTLY NEW ZEALAND ARE GOING TO APPROACH THE GAME AND TACTICALLY OR STYLISTICALLY, HOW THEY'LL GO. THE HONEST ANSWER IS I'M NOT SURE. THAT'S BEEN PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING I'VE EXPERIENCED IN PLAYING NEW ZEALAND IS WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE, YOU ARE LEARNING A LOT EACH TIME YOU PLAY, DUE TO THE QUALITY OF PLAY, DUE TO THE INTENSITY OF A TEST MATCH OVER HERE. LEARNING A DIFFERENT STYLE ALMOST, OR...? I WOULD SAY LEARNING FROM... LEARNING FROM WHAT DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES, BEING PUNISHED FOR IT. WE'RE PREPARING FOR A VERY, A VERY PHYSICAL AND VERY, VERY FAST SIDE. AND WE'RE PROBABLY FOCUSING MORE ON WHAT WE` WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND HOW WE CAN SORT OF COMBAT THAT. EXPECTING A FEW WHITE JERSEYS IN THE CROWD ON SATURDAY NIGHT, IN AMONGST A SEA OF BLACK? YEAH. NORMALLY THERE USUALLY ARE. YEAH. WE'VE GOT AN AMAZING SUPPORT BASE ALL AROUND THE WORLD. AND THERE WERE LOTS OF ENGLISH FANS IN JAPAN, AND WE'RE HOPING FOR THE SAME IN DUNEDIN ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THERE'S PUBS IN DUNEDIN, SO THEY'LL BE HERE, RIGHT? (LAUGHS) YEAH, EXACTLY. THAT'S RIGHT. CERTAINLY A BIG NIGHT IN THE STADIUM, AND ALSO SURROUNDING. LOOKING AT THE RUGBY LEAGUE, THE WARRIORS ARE IN A TIGHT TUSSLE AGAINST THE BULLDOGS IN SYDNEY THIS AFTERNOON. THE DOGS SCORING FIRST CAPITALISING FROM A LOOSE PASS. THE WARRIORS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN. LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE SCRUM. TE MAIRE MARTIN, NIKOLL-KLOKSTAD, BEAUTIFUL HANDS AND DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK! STILL ON FOR THE WARRIORS SHORT SIDE. BARNETT, MONTOYA! IT'S CURRENTLY 12-12 WITH LESS THAN 10 MINUTES TO PLAY. THE AUCKLAND SIDE NOW HAVE A WEEK OFF WITH THE BYE. TWO COLOSSAL QUARTER-FINALS HAVE SEEN GIANTS FALL AT EURO 2024. GERMANY GONE AS SPAIN BROKE THEIR HEARTS IN EXTRA TIME. THAT SETS UP A SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN WITH FRANCE AS THEY SENT CRISTIANO RONALDO'S PORTUGAL PACKING. VICTOR WATERS HAS THE ACTION. EVERY SECOND COUNTS IN KNOCKOUT FOOTBALL. FOR SPAIN'S MIKEL MERINO, TIME STOOD STILL WHEN IT MATTERED MOST. MIKEL MERINOOOO! IN THE 120TH MINUTE! THE HOST'S EURO 2024 FIESTA SPOILT BY THE SPANISH SUPER SUB IN EXTRA TIME. WE ARE 26 IN THE SQUAD. WE ARE TOP PLAYERS, TOP QUALITY SO DOESN'T MATTER WHO PLAYS. THE INTENTION IS ALWAYS TO WIN. THIS WAS THE MOST ANTICIPATED MATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT SO FAR, ONE WORTHY OF BEING THE FINAL. THAT'S IT, DANI OLMO! LAMINE YAMAL (16) SHOWING COMPOSURE BEYOND HIS YEARS TO PICK OUT DANI OLMO. WHILE THIS MODERN GERMANY IS NOT THE TEAM OF YESTERYEAR, LIKE ALL GERMAN SIDES, YOU CAN NEVER WRITE THEM OFF. KIMMICH AT THE BACK POST. THAT'S IT! THEY'VE PULLED IT OUT OF THE FIRE! BUT MISSED CHANCES IN EXTRA TIME WOULD BURN THEM. SPAIN ARE THROUGH! RETIRING GERMAN LEGEND TONI KROOS UNABLE TO PULL OFF ONE LAST PIECE OF HEROISM. SPAIN AWAITING FRANCE OR PORTUGAL IN THE SEMI-FINALS. DESPITE THE ATTACKING POWER ON SHOW... THAT WAS THE MOMENT FOR CRISTIANO RONALDO, YOU SUSPECT. ...THIS QUARTERFINAL WOULD NEED 120 MINUTES AND PENALTIES TO FIND A WINNER. IT'S RONALDO WHO SCORES. POTENTIALLY FOR THE LAST TIME AT A EUROS. AS LES BLEUS NAILED THEIR ATTEMPTS. ANOTHER SPLENDID PENALTY. PORTUGAL'S RALPH FELIX NAILED HIS TO THE POST. OFF THE POST AND OUT! MBAPPE DID WHAT HE COULD FROM THE SIDELINE ` OFF AFTER AGGRAVATING HIS BROKEN NOSE. FRANCE WOULDN'T NEED HIM. (CHEERING) FRANCE HAVE DONE IT. INTO THE FINAL FOUR ` SOMEHOW WITHOUT SCORING FROM OPEN PLAY AT EURO 2024. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. IN THE SPACE OF A WEEK, NEW ZEALAND BORN TENNIS PLAYER LULU SUN HAS GONE FROM PLAYING IN THE WIMBLEDON QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT OUTSIDE THE FAMOUS ALL ENGLAND TENNIS CLUB TO NOW PLAYING AGAINST ONE OF THE SPORT'S MOST RECOGNISABLE NAMES ` MOST LIKELY ON CENTRE COURT. SUN IS REWRITING NEW ZEALAND TENNIS HISTORY. ZION DAYAL REPORTS. AS THE WEEK GOES ON, THE ALL ENGLAND TENNIS CLUB IS STARTING TO TAKE NOTICE OF A CERTAIN KIWI. GAME SET AND MATCH, SUN. LULU SUN'S STRAIGHT SETS VICTORY OVER THE WORLD NUMBER 61 CONTINUING HER DREAM RUN AT WIMBLEDON. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE HERE AT THIS STAGE. BUT I'VE JUST BEEN PLAYING MATCH BY MATCH AND... YEAH, HERE I AM. (LAUGHS) SUN NOW INTO THE FOURTH ROUND, MAKING HER JUST THE SECOND KIWI FEMALE TO GO THROUGH TO THE ROUND OF 16 AT WIMBLEDON SINCE DAME RUIA MORRISON 65 YEARS AGO. OH! (LAUGHS) UM, THAT IS UH, SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY DOESN'T COME BY OFTEN. I'M ACTUALLY ABSOLUTELY STOKED THAT WE'VE STILL GOT SOMEONE PLAYING AT WIMBLEDON FROM NEW ZEALAND. THEY'RE DOING SO WELL, IT'S LOVELY! HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL GETTING TO SHARE THIS WIMBLEDON MILESTONE WITH LULU SUN NOW? WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. (LAUGHS) ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. I DON'T FEEL LONELY ANY MORE. (CHUCKLES) EARLIER THIS WEEK, SUN'S BEST GRAND SLAM ACHIEVEMENT WAS WINNING A MATCH IN A MAJOR. WHOEVER PLAYS AGAINST LULU SUN IS GOING TO PLAY` HAVE TO PLAY WELL TO BEAT HER. NOW SHE'S SET FOR A SHOWDOWN ON CENTRE COURT WITH HOMETOWN HERO EMMA RADUCANU. LULU I PLAYED IN JUNIORS, SO SHE'S A VERY TOUGH COMPETITOR LIKE EVERYONE IN THIS, AND YOU DON'T QUALIFY AND MAKE FOURTH ROUND IF YOU'RE NOT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. YOU KNOW, SHE'S ` I'M PRETTY SURE ` WIMBLEDON'S FAVOURITE, YOU KNOW, SINCE SHE'S FROM HERE. RADUCANU STUNNED THE TENNIS WORLD IN 2021, WHEN SHE BECAME THE FIRST QUALIFIER TO WIN A MAJOR. SUN COMING THROUGH QUALIFYING, EVEN SAVING A MATCH POINT TO REACH THE MAIN DRAW. PLAYING ON CENTRE AND PLAYING AGAINST HER IS, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PLAY. AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO WHERE VERY FEW KIWIS HAVE. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. OUR UNDER-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CONTINUE THEIR HISTORIC RUN AT THE WORLD CUP IN TURKEY. THE JUNIORS BEATING LITHUANIA 73-65 IN THE QUARTER-FINALS, WITH IT BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND AGE GROUP TEAM TO REACH THE SEMI'S OF A FIBA WORLD CUP EVENT. OSCAR GOODMAN LED THE WAY WITH 19 POINTS. NICE PLAY THERE, AS GOODMAN RISES UP. TWO HANDS, PUTS IT BACK, KABOOM! THEY'LL NOW PLAY HEAVYWEIGHTS USA LATER TONIGHT FOR A SPOT IN THE FINAL. THAT BASKETBALL SEMI-FINAL WILL BE LIVE AND FREE ON TVNZ+ FROM 2 LATER TOMORROW MORNING. IT'S A HUGE NIGHT OF SPORT WITH THE TWO OTHER QUARTERFINALS IN THE EUROS, INCLUDING ENGLAND VERSUS SWITZERLAND FROM 4 TOMORROW MORNING. THAT'S ON DUKE AS WELL. AND ITS DAY SIX OF WIMBLEDON WHICH STARTS AT 10 TONIGHT. ALL ON TVNZ+. THAT IS ABOUT IT FROM THE SIDELINES OF FORSYTH BARR. WE ARE EXPECTING A FAST PACED MATCH TONIGHT. THE BIG QUESTION IS HOW THE ALL BLACKS WILL BREAK THROUGH WHAT IS USUALLY A GOOD DEFENSIVE ENGLISH TEAM. I DON'T KNOW IF ANGLE AND WILL LAST WITH THE PACE OF THE ALL BLACKS TONIGHT. LOOK FOR A FIRST WHEN UNDER SCOTT ROBINSON. STAY WITH US, ERIN'S HERE WITH DETAILS OF A FROSTY START FOR MANY, AND A VERY WINDY TIME FOR ALL OF THOSE IN DUNEDIN. ON Q+A, SHANE JONES IS IN CABINET WITH BIG PLANS FOR MINING IN NEW ZEALAND. KIA ORA, HI EVERYONE. A MIXED BAG OUT THERE TODAY. SOME SHOWERY POCKETS, ESPECIALLY IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SPOTS. WHILE OTHERS WERE STUNNING AND CLEAR, WITH BLUEBIRD DAYS FOR MANY OF THE SOUTHERN SKI FIELDS, WITH THEIR FRESH DOSE OF SNOW. BUT THE COLD THEME CONTINUES. THE AREAS IN BLUE HERE DIPPED TO ZERO OR BELOW LAST NIGHT. PUKAKI: MINUS-5C. MASTERTON: MINUS-3C. AND TONIGHT, WATCH THE BLUE IN THE NORTH ISLAND SPREAD BUT SHRINK IN THE SOUTH. SO LOTS OF FROSTY STARTS IN THE NORTH TOMORROW MORNING. LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE, AND A LARGE HIGH CENTRED OVER TASMANIA IS HEADING OUR WAY. BUT BEFORE WE GET TO THE SETTLED STUFF, STRONG SOU'WESTER HERE IN THE PINK WORKING UP OVER THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTH ISLAND WITH A WIND WATCH OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. AND THEN PROMPTING A LARGE SWELL WARNING FOR COASTAL WAIRARAPA FROM MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. OVERALL, IT'S A FAIRLY DECENT SUNDAY RAIN-WISE. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE LOWER SOUTH AND WEST OF THE COUNTRY. THE ODD SHOWER TO KAITIAIA, WHILE IT'S JUST THE CHANCE OF A SPRINKLE TO RUSSELL AND WHANGAREI. WHITIANGA - A FINE ONE, WITH A FROSTY START. 14C OR 15C FOR ALL. SOME CLOUD AROUND FOR YOUR SUNDAY, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. AND A FEW WILL SEE A SHOWER, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST. A WIND PICKING UP FOR A BIT IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. AND 15. A FINE AND FROSTY START, KIRIRIROA HAMILTON, BUT CLOUD AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER FROM LATE MORNING. A TOP OF 13. CRUNCHY UNDER FOOT FOR ALL CENTRAL SPOTS, SOME CLOUD ROLLING IN AND THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER FOR TOKOROA AND TAUMARUNUI. AND HIGHS OF JUST 10C OR 11C FOR MANY. A SUNNY START, TAURANGA. EXPECT A BIT OF CLOUD FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. AND A TOP OF 14. FROSTS FOR ALL FROM NAPIER AND FURTHER SOUTH. GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY REMAIN FINE, OTHERS, CLOUDY FOR A BIT OF YOUR AFTERNOON. AND 11C FOR DANNEVIRKE. A PARTLY CLOUDY ONE FOR MOST IN THE WEST. LEVIN IS FINE, STARTING OFF WITH A FROST ALONG WITH PALMERSTON NORTH. AND 15 FOR WHANGANUI. SHELTERED SPOTS WILL BE FROSTY IN THE CAPITAL. A FINE MORNING BUT SOME CLOUDY TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. AND 12C. TOP OF THE SOUTH - MANY LOOKING FINE WITH A FROST IN THE EAST. WESTPORT THOUGH - YOU'RE MOSTLY GREY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. AND 13. A STUNNING WINTRY SUNDAY, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. FINE AND FROSTY, WITH 14C. SAME GOES FOR MOST HERE. BUT GREYMOUTH IS GREY WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIX. 12 OR 14 FOR ALL. CLOUDY, MAYBE EVEN A SHOWER FOR YOU, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. AND A TOP OF 12. OAMARU'S FINE AND FROSTY, MAYBE A SHOWER FOR MILFORD SOUND. BUT SHOWERS FOR THE REST HERE AND A WINDY DAY TOO. IT EASES IN THE EVENING. AND 11 FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL. THE WIND'S THE MAIN FEATURE TO CONTEND WITH, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. GALE SOU'WESTERS GUSTING 100KS. IT EASES IN THE AFTERNOON, THE ODD SHOWER TOO. AND 12 DEGREES. MONDAY - IT'S A MORE SETTLED PICTURE. LOTS OF FINE STUFF. JUST SHOWERS TO BOTH THE VERY NORTH AND VERY SOUTH. TUESDAY - LOTS OF SUN ON OFFER, ISOLATED SHOWERS ABOUT COROMANDEL PENINSULA AND FIORDLAND. FINALLY, KICK OFF MOMENTS AWAY AND THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN DUNEDIN JUST 8C A WIND REALLY PICKING UP. AND THE WIND'S LOOKING COLD AND STRONG FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY TOMORROW. SO RUG UP FOR THOSE BRUNCHES AND LUNCHES DOWN THERE. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I NEED A NEW COAT. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SATURDAY. FROM THE TEAM, NGA MIHI O TE PO. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.