TONIGHT ` THREE CHILDREN ARE DEAD IN SYDNEY IN AN ALLEGED MULTIPLE DOMESTIC-RELATED HOMICIDE. A FAMILY MEMBER IS IN CUSTODY AS POLICE SHARE GRUESOME DETAILS OF WHAT THEY SAY UNFOLDED DURING THE BLAZE. MORE CONCERNS JOE BIDEN ISN'T FIT FOR RE-ELECTION. WHO'S PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON THE U.S PRESIDENT TO STEP ASIDE? OUR FIRST EVER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL IS RECOVERED AFTER BEING LOST FOR DECADES. WHO WON IT, HOW IT DISAPPEARED, AND THE FUTURE PLANS TO SHOW IT OFF. PLUS... WOW, BIG CALL. TIMED OUT. ALL DOWN TO SECONDS ` DAMIEN MCKENZIE RESPONDS TO HIS PENALTY BLUNDER AND SCOTT ROBERTSON TO HIS TEAM'S WIN BY A RAZOR'S EDGE. CAPTIONS BY REBECCA SCHOLTZ AND JASON CONRAN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA I TENEI PO. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WE START WITH A WARNING ` SOME VIEWERS WILL FIND OUR FIRST STORY TONIGHT DISTURBING. A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN SYDNEY AFTER THREE YOUNG CHILDREN DIED IN A HOUSE FIRE ALLEGEDLY LIT BY THEIR FATHER, WHO POLICE SAY TRIED TO STOP EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM RESCUING THE CHILDREN FROM THE BURNING HOME. LET'S BRING IN OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN. WHAT DO WE KNOW SO FAR, AZIZ? POLICE HAVE CONFIRMED THREE CHILDREN INCLUDING A TODDLER AND BABY WERE KILLED IN THIS HOUSE FIRE IN WESTERN SYDNEY. FOUR OTHER CHILDREN AND THEIR 28 YEAR OLD MOTHER REMAIN IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. 28 YEAR OLD MAN ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO STOP EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM TRYING TO HELP THOSE CHILDREN. THEY ARE SAYING IT'S A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. AND THOSE ACTIONS WERE INTENTIONAL OF KEEPING POLICE AND OTHER RESPONDERS AND OTHER NEIGHBOURS OUT OF THE PROPERTY WHILST IT WAS ON FIRE, AND TO... WITH THE INTENTION OF KEEPING THE KIDS INSIDE THE PREMISES WHILST THE FIRE WAS HAPPENING. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THREE CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THIS FIRE, SO IT IS EXTREME. IT'S AN EXTREME OUTCOME, AN UNFORTUNATE OUTCOME, AND EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO LOOK AT WHERE AND HOW THIS FIRE STARTED. EMERGENCY SERVICES ADDING THAT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE HEROIC ACTIONS OF THOSE NEIGHBOURS, MORE LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST. THE OFFENDER IS ALSO IN HOSPITAL IN AN INDUCED COMA UNDER POLICE GUARD. HE WAS NOT KNOWN. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS. PEOPLE SAID HE WAS ACTING IN A DIFFERENT MANNER LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED TO PIECE TOGETHER WHY A TWO YEAR OLD THREE OLD AND 10-MONTH-OLD'S LIVES WERE TAKEN THIS MORNING. POWERFUL DONORS HAVE STARTED TO WITHHOLD FUNDS FROM U.S PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN'S RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN AMID FALLOUT OVER HIS DEBATE PERFORMANCE AND A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW. THEY'RE DEMANDING HE RELINQUISH HIS PLACE AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET SO ANOTHER CANDIDATE CAN FINISH THE RACE. KATIE STEVENSON HAS TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) A RAPTUROUS RECEPTION FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN AT A 4TH OF JULY EVENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. FOLKS, IT'S ALL ABOUT DEMOCRACY. IT'S ALL ABOUT FREEDOM. IT'S ALL ABOUT WHO WE ARE. THE POSITIVE EVENT IN SHARP CONTRAST TO EVENTS ELSEWHERE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS THE 81-YEAR-OLD FACES ONGOING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS SUITABILITY FOR OFFICE ` FIVE ELECTED MEMBERS OF HIS OWN PARTY NOW SAYING HE SHOULD STEP ASIDE. IN HIS FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE A SHAKY DEBATE PERFORMANCE, BIDEN SAID HE'S NOT QUITTING THE RACE... IF THE LORD ALMIGHTY CAME DOWN AND SAID 'JOE, GET OUT OF THE RACE,' I'D GET OUT OF THE RACE. THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS NOT COMING DOWN. ...BUT EVEN THAT HAS RAISED CONCERN. WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE. ONE MEMBER TEXTED MY COLLEAGUE THAT 'WE'VE GOT A MAD KING HERE.' I MEAN, NO, THIS DIDN'T CALM THE WATERS, IS THE SHORT ANSWER. BUT I DO THINK A LOT OF DEMOCRATS WERE ACTUALLY SHOCKED BY THE STATE OF DENIAL THAT JOE BIDEN IS IN RIGHT NOW. MONEY CAN BE A HUGE FACTOR IN AMERICAN ELECTIONS, AND ALL THIS UNCERTAINTY IS PROVING COSTLY. A MAJOR DONOR TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR MANY YEARS, ABIGAIL DISNEY, HEIRESS TO THE DISNEY ENTERTAINMENT FORTUNE, SAYS SHE'S WITHHOLDING DONATIONS UNTIL JOE BIDEN LEAVES THE RACE. OTHER SOURCES TELL OUR U.S AFFILIATE, ABC NEWS, THAT THERE IS A SECRET GROUP OF DONORS WORKING TO BUILD A WAR CHEST OF CASH FOR ANY REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE. SUPPORTERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND HIS CAMPAIGN TEAM INSIST JOE BIDEN IS THE BEST PERSON TO BEAT FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN NOVEMBER. BIDEN IS OLD. BIDEN DOESN'T WALK AS WELL AS HE DID WHEN HE WAS 50, NOR DOES ANYBODY AT THE AGE OF 80. IS HE CAPABLE OF BEING A PRESIDENT? ABSOLUTELY. IS HE GOING TO STUMBLE ALONG THE WAY? CERTAINLY. ALL EYES ON WHETHER A PRESIDENT'S STUMBLES SEE HIM FALL BEFORE THE FINAL HURDLE. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. ARE NEW ZEALANDERS GETTING A FAIR RETURN ON MINING? THAT QUESTION'S BEING ASKED AS THE COALITION GOVERNMENT MOVES TO DOUBLE THE SECTOR'S EXPORT EARNINGS OVER THE NEXT DECADE. NOW THE RESOURCES MINISTER IS REVIEWING THE ROYALTY ` A TYPE OF TAX PAID BY MINING COMPANIES ` WITH A VIEW TO REDISTRIBUTING IT BACK TO THE REGIONS. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. IN THE PARCHED HILLS OF BENDIGO STATION LIES THE LATEST GOLD DISCOVERY. SANTANA MINERALS SAYS MINING THIS CENTRAL OTAGO SPOT COULD MAKE MORE THAN $4 BILLION IN REVENUE. AT THE MOMENT, BIG OPERATORS PAY A 2% ROYALTY, CONTRIBUTING ABOUT $16 MILLION TO THE CROWN'S COFFERS. IS THAT A GOOD RETURN FOR THE PUBLIC? NO, NOT AT ALL. THE ROYALTY REGIME IN NEW ZEALAND IS VERY, VERY LIGHT IN RELATION TO THE PROFITS THAT THE INDUSTRY EXTRACTS FROM ITS MINING OPERATIONS. THE MINISTER LEADING A MINING EXPANSION IS REVIEWING THE REGIME. HE'S ALSO CONSIDERING HANDING THE MONEY BACK TO THE REGIONS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RATE IS SET THAT IT ACCELERATES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, BUT THAT THE PUBLIC FEEL THEY ARE GETTING A REASONABLE RETURN FROM THE ACTUAL RESOURCE. ROYALTIES ARE JUST A SMALL PART OF THE ECONOMIC PICTURE. GST IS A LEVY ON ANY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, AND P-A-Y-E COULD BE 20%-30%, AND CORPORATE TAX DEPENDS ON THE STRUCTURE. IN ADDITION TO THOSE ECONOMIC BENEFITS, YOU'VE GOT WAGES AND SALARIES, YOU'VE JUST GOT GENERAL PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING THAT'S TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE MINING IS HAPPENING. BUT SOME SAY THE INDUSTRY IS OVER-HYPED AND UNDER-TAXED. THE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF BIG MINING COMPANIES, PARTICULARITY THE OVERSEAS-OWNED ONES, ARE DESIGNED PRECISELY TO MINIMISE THEIR EXPOSURE TO TAXATION. JONES' GOAL IS FOR 10 NEW MINES BY 2035. EVEN ONE EXTRA MINE THAT MIGHT EMPLOY 100 PEOPLE IS A HUGE CONTRIBUTION, UM, AT A LOCAL LEVEL. PART OF THE PLAN ` CUTTING RED TAPE AND FAST-TRACKING CONSENTS FOR WELL-DESIGNED PROJECTS. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXPLOIT MOTHER NATURE'S LEGACY AND I'M ALL FOR IT. MY PROBLEM WITH POLICY AT THE MOMENT IS WE HAVE PRE-ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE A WEAK BARGAINER, AND WE'RE NOT REALLY GONNA PUT THE SCREWS ON. WE WILL GET RIP-OFF OPERATIONS THAT WILL GIVE US VERY LITTLE BENEFIT FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE MINISTER'S NOW JETTED OFF TO AUSTRALIA TO WOO INVESTORS. I THOUGHT IT WAS NZ FIRST, NOT AUSTRALIA FIRST? (LAUGHS) I'M GOING AS A WALKING BILLBOARD. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS OF ALL NEW ZEALAND SPORTING TREASURES ` OUR VERY FIRST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, WON IN 1912 BY A SWIMMER APTLY NAMED MALCOLM CHAMPION. FOR GENERATIONS, THE TAONGA WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN LOST, BUT THANKS TO A KIND AUSTRALIAN FAMILY, ITS HOME. SIMON MERCEP WAS WITH OUR OLYMPIC SWIMMERS AS THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO A PIECE OF HISTORY. YOU CAN'T BLAME OUR SWIMMERS FOR TAKING A GOOD LOOK ` IT'S OUR FIRST-EVER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL, MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD. YOU GET GOOSEBUMPS THINKING ABOUT THAT. IT'S STILL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR 112 YEARS. THE SWIMMERS ARE FIRST TO SEE IT BECAUSE THE MAN WHO WON IT, MALCOLM CHAMPION, WAS ALSO A SWIMMER. HE WAS FLAGBEARER FOR A COMBINED AUSSIE-NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT THE STOCKHOLM OLYMPICS, AND WON GOLD IN THE 200M FREESTYLE RELAY. IT'S REALLY COOL THAT THE FIRST, YEAH, THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL WAS A SWIMMER. THAT'S PRETTY, PRETTY AWESOME, YEAH. I'M HOLDING HISTORY IN MY HAND. IT'S MADE OF GOLD AND SILVER. IT ONLY WEIGHS 18g, AND IT WAS PRESENTED TO MALCOLM CHAMPION IN STOCKHOLM IN 1912 BY KING GUSTAF V OF SWEDEN. BUT FOR DECADES, MALCOLM CHAMPION'S FAMILY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE MEDAL WAS. SO IT WAS THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN LOST OR STOLEN OR THROWN AWAY. AFTER MALCOLM DIED, HIS AUSTRALIAN WIDOW TOOK THE MEDAL BACK ACROSS THE TASMAN. IT WAS PASSED TO MALCOLM'S DAUGHTER AND THEN HIS GRANDDAUGHTER, WHO, WE UNDERSTAND, GAVE IT TO AN AUSSIE FRIEND. IT STAYED IN THAT ANONYMOUS FAMILY FOR ANOTHER THREE GENERATIONS. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A MEMBER OF THAT FAMILY FOUND IT BY CHANCE, TUCKED AWAY IN... A DRAWER. A DRAWER. AND I THINK IT HAD SOCKS IN IT. IN A SOCK DRAWER! I WOULDN'T PUT MY OLYMPIC MEDAL IN THE SOCK DRAWER. THE AUSTRALIANS SENT THE MEDAL BACK HERE. I WEPT AND I WAS DELIGHTED. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. IT FELT LIKE A MIRACLE. (LAUGHS) AND AN INSPIRATION, AS MALCOLM CHAMPION HAD MUCH TO OVERCOME. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DIVE INTO THE WATER AND HE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO DO TURNS. WHEN HE FIRST STARTED TO SWIM COMPETITIVELY, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DIVE IN. NO WAY. SO HE'D JUST JUMP IN. BUT HE LEARNED FAST, WON GOLD, AND HIS MEDAL NOW BELONGS TO ALL OLYMPIANS. TO BE HELD IN TREASURE AND IN TRUST FOR ALL ATHLETES TO SEE AND TO HOLD BEFORE THEY HEAD OFF TO OLYMPIC GAMES. AND SIMON, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TO MALCOLM CHAMPION'S GOLD MEDAL? THE CHAMPION FAMILY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN IT AS THERE IS EXCLUSIVELY AND THEY HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SHARE IT, SO THEY ARE ENTRUSTING IT TO THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE, AND IT WILL TRAVEL TO PARIS WITH THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM TO BE ON DISPLAY AT THE TEAM THE LEDGE IN THE CITY. IT WILL THEN GO TO OTHER OLYMPIC AND COMMONWEALTH GAMES WITH NEW ZEALAND TEAMS IN THE FUTURE. THE REST OF US SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK TOO, SO THE IDEA IS THAT IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE NEW SPORTS HALL OF FAME DUE TO START CONSTRUCTION IN CAMBRIDGE IN A FEW MONTHS, AND SHOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR. THANKS, SIMON. A NERVY NIGHT FOR THE PLAYERS, HOME FANS, AND SCOTT ROBERTSON, BUT HE STARTED HIS TENURE AS ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN WITH A WIN ` JUST, THE AB'S BEATING ENGLAND IN A TENSE ONE-POINT THRILLER. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE WAS THERE. AND THE SCOTT ROBERTSON ERA... BEGINS ON A WIN. IT WAS GRIPPING, EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT STUFF, LEAVING SCOTT ROBERTSON WITH JUST ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE HIS FIRST MATCH WITH THE ALL BLACKS. RELIEF. JUST RELIEF. LET'S GO THE AB'S! THE 16-15 VICTORY, TIGHT, BUT OH SO SATISFYING FOR THE 30,000 FANS WATCHING UNDER THE ROOF IN DUNEDIN. WHOO! OH, IT WAS BLOODY BRILLIANT, ACTUALLY. REAL STRESSFUL AT THE END. UGH. I DON'T FEEL AS BAD AS I SHOULD FEEL, BECAUSE IT'S ONE POINT. OH MY GOD. IT WAS UP, IT WAS DOWN, AND THEN THE ALL BLACKS WON! THE NEW ERA OF THE ALL BLACKS, KICKING OFF WITH SOME FLAIR. SEVU REECE. ALL BLACKS ARE IN. BUT BY HALFTIME THE SCORES LOCKED UP 10-10. THIS IS A SIDE WHO HAVE HAD MORE TIME AS A TEAM THIS YEAR, MORE REHEARSED ` THEY GO WIDE. THE TRY IS SCORED. ...BUT THE ALL BLACKS RECLAIMING THE LEAD AND LOOKING TO EXTEND IT. WOW, BIG CALL. A SHOT CLOCK SHOCKER FROM DAMIAN MCKENZIE, ALL ADDING TO THE LATE DRAMA. IN THE DYING MINUTES, ENGLAND'S LAST CHANCE ` ALL BLACKS - ENGLAND PENALTY! ...BUT BLOWING IT. AND THEY'LL WIN THE GAME. THE 21-YEAR WINLESS DROUGHT ON NEW ZEALAND SOIL CONTINUES. AH, JUST SUPER SAD. 16-15, THOUGH, THAT'S CLOSE, IT'S CLOSE. IS THAT WHAT YOU EXPECTED FROM RAZOR'S FIRST MATCH? HE HAD TO WIN THIS GAME, THERE'S BIG ACCOLADES. HE'S GOING TO HAVE A GOOD CAREER. I RECKON THE NEXT WORLD CUP COULD BE THE ALL BLACK. I'M JUST REALLY PLEASED THAT OUR MENTAL STRENGTH. WE HAD TO COME THROUGH WITH ALL NEW CALLS, NEW MANAGEMENT, NEW EVERYTHING, AND... BUT STILL THE OLD STOIC, UH. PROUDNESS IN THE JERSEY AND TO FIND A WAY. ROBERTSON'S NEW ALL BLACK WAY JUST GETTING STARTED ` (SINGING) ...AS THE ENGLISH TRY AND MUSTER AN EDEN PARK COMEBACK. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. AND THE SPORTS TEAM WILL HAVE MUCH MORE ON HOW THE GAME UNFOLDED LATER IN THE BULLETIN. JUST AHEAD ` FRANCE ON THE BRINK OF CHANGE, MEI? YES, MELISSA. POLLS SHOW THIS COUNTRY COULD BE IN FOR A TUMULTUOUS FEW WEEKS, WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF NO CLEAR WINNER IN TODAY'S ELECTION. WHAT THAT MEANS FOR FRANCE, FOR EUROPE AND FOR THE OLYMPICS, NEXT. AND WHY NEW FERRIES AREN'T ALL THAT'S NEEDED TO SECURE THE LINK ACROSS COOK STRAIT ` THE OTHER LOOMING BILL TO KEEP THINGS RUNNING. POLLS HAVE OPENED IN FRANCE AHEAD OF WHAT COULD BE A TUMULTUOUS FINAL ELECTION ROUND. LATEST POLLS HAVE THE FAR-RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY FALLING JUST SHORT OF AN ABSOLUTE MAJORITY. THAT PUTS THE PROSPECT OF POLITICAL PARALYSIS AND TURMOIL ON THE TABLE JUST WEEKS OUT FROM PARIS HOSTING THE OLYMPICS. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON IS THERE. THE TIME HAS COME FOR FRANCE TO MAKE ITS FINAL DECISION. THE STAKES ARE HIGH AND TENSION PALPABLE. I'M SCARED THAT MY COUNTRY, WHO IS A COUNTRY OF FREEDOM, WOULDN'T BE FREE ANYMORE. I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A WINNER. I JUST FEEL LIKE FRENCH PEOPLE ARE QUITE ANGRY IN GENERAL. AND THIS, ESPECIALLY ON BOTH SIDES, PEOPLE ARE QUITE UPSET. WE ARE... IN THE UNKNOWN. THE UNKNOWN UNKNOWN. HERE, IT FEELS LIKE THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM, THE FINAL BREATH BEFORE THESE ELECTIONS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO TURN NASTY AND VIOLENT. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND HERE IN PARIS, SECURITY HAS BEEN TIGHTENED. EVERYONE IS ON HIGH ALERT. (MEGAPHONE DROWNED OUT BY CHEERING) THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS HIT THE STREETS EARLIER THIS WEEK AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTE SAW MARINE LE PEN'S NATIONAL RALLY PARTY WIN BIG, AND ON TRACK TO TAKE POWER. MARIE! MARIE! MARIE! IT WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME A FAR-RIGHT PARTY HAS BEEN IN GOVERNMENT IN FRANCE SINCE WORLD WAR TWO, BUT LATEST PREDICTIONS SHOW THEY MIGHT NOT GET THE NUMBERS, AS PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S CENTRIST ALLIANCE AND THE FAR-LEFT PARTIES HAVE WITHDRAWN CANDIDATES IN KEY SEATS TO AVOID SPLITTING THE VOTE. IT LOOKS AS IF ON THE FIRST BALLOT THE FRENCH WANTED TO PUNISH... THEIR PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON. BUT ON THE SECOND BALLOT, THEY SEEM TO BE SCARED WITH THEIR OWN AUDACITY AND DON'T WANT TO GIVE POWER TO THE EXTREME RIGHT. IF THERE IS NO CLEAR RESULT AND A HUNG PARLIAMENT, IT COULD MEAN POLITICAL CHAOS, AS FRANCE WILL HAVE NO GOVERNMENT, NO PRIME MINISTER, AS IT HOSTS THE OLYMPICS IN JUST TWO WEEKS TIME. OK, MEI. JUST BREAK THIS DOWN FOR US. IF THERE'S NO CLEAR WINNER, WHAT WILL HAPPEN? AT THIS STAGE IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST LIKELY RESULT. WE COULD HAVE A SITUATION WHERE IMMANUEL MICRONS CENTRIST ALLIANCE CREATES AN ALLIANCE WITH THE FAR LEFT. COALITIONS ARE RARE IN FRANCE. THEY COULD BE A SITUATION WHERE ALL OF THESE PARTIES CREATE AD HOC ALLIANCES OVER SPECIFIC LEGISLATION. IT CREATES A HUGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY AND MAKES IT HARD TO MAKE ANY CHANGES. BASICALLY POLITICAL PARALYSIS. OR YOU HAVE A CARETAKER GOVERNMENT LOOKING AFTER DAILY AFFAIRS. IT IS HUGELY PROBLEMATIC FOR FRANCE, WHO WAS TRYING TO MAKE CHANGE AND WILL HOST THE OLYMPICS IN A FEW WEEKS TIME. AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MARINE LE PEN'S FAR-RIGHT PARTY DOES WIN? THESE ELECTIONS ARE TO SEE WHO WILL BECOME THIS COUNTRY'S NEXT PRIME MINISTER AND HOLD POWER IN GOVERNMENT, WHICH MEANS THAT MACRON STAYS WHERE HE IS, AND HE SAYS HE WILL NOT QUIT IF NATIONAL RALLY MAKE IT INTO POWER, A SITUATION CALLED COHABITATION. IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SITUATION WHERE THEY HAVE SUCH DIFFERING VIEWS, ALREADY CREATING PROBLEMS ABOUT WHO WOULD BE THE REAL COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF FOR THE ARMIES. WE WILL HAVE A CLEAR IDEA IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS OR DAYS WHAT THE OUTCOME MIGHT BE FOR SECURITY IN FRANCE. WE ARE EXPECTING RIOTS. 30,000 EXTRA OFFICERS ON THE STREETS. 5000 HERE IN PARIS. THANKS, MEI. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON, IN PARIS. AND FRENCH VOTERS HERE GOT THE CHANCE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS AHEAD OF POLLS OPENING IN FRANCE, SOME TELLING 1 NEWS THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT. VERY, VERY WORRYING. AND I DON'T WANT TO SOUND GRANDILOQUENT, BUT, I MEAN, BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF THAT. ALL THESE PEOPLE VOTING TO THE RIGHT, THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN FASCISM AND HISTORY. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS TIME FOR FRANCE. AROUND 400 PEOPLE WERE DUE TO VOTE TODAY IN AUCKLAND. THEY SAY THEY'LL BE WATCHING CLOSELY AS RESULTS COME THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, NEW ZEALAND TIME. WELLINGTON'S AGING PORTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS BEEN QUOTE 'SWEATED TO DEATH' ACCORDING TO THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, WHILE IN PICTON LOCALS ARE FED UP WITH THE DISRUPTION OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. IT COMES AFTER KIWIRAIL'S PLANS FOR MEGA FERRIES WAS SCRAPPED SIX MONTHS AGO AND WORK ON NEW TERMINALS WAS STOPPED. BOTH SIDES OF THE STRAIT NOW HAVING TO MAKE DO AS JESSICA RODEN REPORTS. PIECE BY PIECE, THE OLD INTERISLAND TERMINAL IN PICTON IS SLOWLY BEING TAKEN APART. THE TERMINAL WAS BUILT IN THE 60S, AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE POSITION OF IT IS RIGHT ON THE FORESHORE, SO IT WAS NEEDED TO BE DEMOLISHED FOR ANY NEW WORKS TO HAPPEN. BUT AS WITH THE FERRIES, REPLACEMENT PLANS ARE UP IN THE AIR. (CRASH!) PARTS OF PICTON REMAIN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES WERE UNDERWAY AS PART OF THE IREX PROJECT UNTIL IT WAS SCRAPPED SIX MONTHS AGO, STREETS STILL CLOSED. THE HALTING ON THE IRIS REALLY THROUGH A SPANNER IN THE WORKS. I JUST WISH, SOONER OR LATER, THAT PICTON WAS TIDIED UP. WELL, THAT'S NOT THE BEST EITHER, REALLY, FOR SO MANY TOURISTS COMING THROUGH THE AREA. THERE'S A TEMPORARY INTER-ISLAND TERMINAL, AND THERE'S BEEN A REVERSAL ON PLANS TO DEMOLISH THIS WHARF. AND NOW THAT IT HAS AN EXTENDED LIFE, WE'VE NOW DONE SOME ADDITIONAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE TO IT. WHILE LESS WORK HAS BEEN DONE IN WELLINGTON, IT'S A CHALLENGING SITE ON A FAULTLINE, AND WHAT'S THERE ALSO DATES BACK TO THE 60S. THE PORTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS EFFECTIVELY BEEN SWEATED TO DEATH. IT IS NOW AT THE END OF ITS LIFE, OR VERY SOON TO THE END OF ITS LIFE. BETWEEN PICTON AND WELLINGTON, $276m WAS SPENT ON PORTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER IREX FOR THE PROPOSED MEGA FERRIES, THE ONSHORE COSTS A BIG REASON FOR THE BUDGET BLOWOUT. LAST MONTH, 1 NEWS REVEALED THE INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP HAS RECOMMENDED THE GOVERNMENT BUY BRAND NEW SHIPS, SIMILAR IN SIZE TO WHAT THEY HAVE AT THE MOMENT. IF CABINET AGREES, THAT WOULD MAKE PORTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE MUCH MORE STRAIGHTFORWARD. A LOT RESTS ON THE SIZE OF THE FERRY, BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THE FERRY DETERMINES HOW MUCH SPACE, HOW MUCH CAR-PARKING SPACE, HOW MUCH TERMINAL FACILITY, ETC, THAT YOU NEED ON THE LANDSIDE OPERATIONS. ANOTHER IDEA THAT'S BEEN PROPOSED IS MULTI-USE TERMINALS SO INTER ISLANDER AND BLUE BRIDGE CAN USE THE SAME FACILITIES. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT MULLS THE OPTIONS, MANY KIWIS ARE LOSING FAITH. IT'S A BIT SHIT FOR SOME PEOPLE. YEAH. NOTHING WRONG WITH ONE COMPANY. WHY DIDN'T THE GOVERNMENT NOT SEE THIS COMING? THE PRESSURE ON THE GOVERNMENT TO TELL KIWIS WHAT PLAN B IS ` ON AND OFF THE WATER. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. THERE'S MORE THAN A LITTLE RED CORVETTE AT STAKE. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WHY THE LEGAL BATTLE OVER PRINCE'S ESTATE IS ONLY JUST ENTERING A NEW CHAPTER EIGHT YEARS AFTER HE DIED. # I AIN'T GOT NO MONEY. # PLUS, THE CHANGING WAYS WE'RE GETTING HITCHED. HOW THE COST OF LIVING'S HITTING HARD ON WHAT SHOULD BE A COUPLE'S HAPPIEST DAY. AND THE COOL THEME CONTINUES TOMORROW. # I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER. # I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE THAT MAKES YOU COME RUNNING. # THAT'S PRINCE AND HIS 'I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER', RELEASED BY THE LATE POP SINGER IN 1979. EIGHT YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, A JUDGE HAS RULED A COMPLEX LEGAL BATTLE OVER HIS ESTATE WILL CONTINUE IN COURT. THE LAWSUIT ACCUSES PRINCE'S FAMILY OF ATTEMPTING TO OUST FORMER BUSINESS ADVISERS FROM A COMPANY IN CHARGE OF HALF OF HIS ESTATE. THE SINGER IS BELIEVED TO BE WORTH $254 MILLION NZD. HE DIED FROM AN ACCIDENTAL FENTANYL OVERDOSE AT 57 AND DIDN'T HAVE A WILL. OSCAR-WINNING FILM PRODUCER JON LANDAU HAS DIED AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER. A LONG-TIME PRODUCING PARTNER TO DIRECTOR JAMES CAMERON, HE'S BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WORK ON BLOCKBUSTER FILMS LIKE 'TITANIC' AND 'AVATAR'. HE'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS A VISIONARY OF THE FILM INDUSTRY WHO WILL BE PROFOUNDLY MISSED. JON LANDAU WAS 63. AS THE COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE, KIWIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE GETTING CREATIVE WITH HOW THEY TIE THE KNOT. BUT AS MORE PEOPLE OPT FOR SMALLER, CHEAPER WEDDINGS, INDUSTRY INSIDERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUTURE. ISOBEL PRASAD HAS MORE. IT WAS A MAGICAL DAY FOR MADISON AND HER HUSBAND, UTAKU. THE CEREMONY WAS REALLY BEAUTIFUL. WE FELT LIKE A REAL, UM, I DUNNO, SENSE OF LOVE. BUT SAYING 'I DO' DIDN'T COME CHEAP. THE COUPLE SAVING MONEY BY DIY-ING THEIR OWN DECORATIONS AND TYING THE KNOT ON A WEDNESDAY. THE DAY WAS STILL AS PERFECT AS WE WANTED IT TO BE. WE PROBABLY SAVED CLOSE TO 10 TO 12 GRAND. THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES GETTING CREATIVE, FIGURES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS SHOW THERE WERE AROUND 21,000 WEDDINGS LAST YEAR, ALMOST BACK TO PRE-COVID LEVELS. BUT SINCE 2021, WEEKDAY CEREMONIES HAVE RISEN FROM 41% TO 46. I THINK A LARGER NUMBER OF VENUES, THEY'RE ADDING THOSE DAYS AT A, UM, DISCOUNTED RATE. THIS VENUE-OWNER AND CELEBRANT SAYS THERE'S A DEMAND FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEDDINGS, TOO. THERE'S A LOT MORE SMALLER AND INTIMATE CEREMONIES HELD NOW, SHORTENED WEDDINGS, SO WHAT WE CALL OUR POP-UP WEDDING SERVICE THAT WE OFFER. SOME COUPLES ALSO WAITING A TAD LONGER TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE. POSTPONING IT FOR A YEAR, AT LEAST, TO BE ABLE TO SAVE FOR THE SIZE OF THE EVENT THAT THEY WANT. WITH INTEREST RATES HIKING, THE FOCUS IS MORE ON PAYING THEIR MORTGAGES OFF THAN HAVING A LAVISH, ALL-INCLUSIVE WEDDING. BUT THESE COST-SAVING TRENDS ARE CAUSING SOME CONCERN FOR BUSINESS OWNERS. NORMALLY THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, UH, THE 2025 SEASON WOULD BE BOOKED OUT, BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE THIS YEAR. SHE SAYS THERE'S STILL SOME TIME YET FOR BOOKINGS TO BOUNCE BACK. AS FOR THIS COUPLE, TIGHTENING THEIR BELTS WAS ALL WORTH IT. VENUE WAS STILL BEAUTIFUL, FOOD WAS STILL GREAT, FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE THERE. NOTHING REALLY CHANGED. AND IT JUST HELPS YOU SAVE MONEY. MONEY SHE SAYS CAN NOW GO TOWARDS THEIR MARRIED LIFE. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1 NEWS. JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT ` AND HOW'S RAZOR THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE? A FEW HOURS' SLEEP, APPARENTLY, BUT THE FOCUS HAS ALREADY SHIFTED TO THE NEXT TEST. SO WHAT'S IN SCOTT ROBERTSON'S NOTES? MEANWHILE, ENGLAND MAKES IT INTO THE FINAL FOUR OF THE EUROS THANKS TO A MOMENT OF REDEMPTION FOR A 22-YEAR-OLD WINGER. PLUS, HOW OUR UNDER-17 MEN'S BASKETBALLERS ARE JUST A WIN AWAY FROM MAKING HISTORY. PLUS, WOULD YOU CALL THIS INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR? THE PUNISHMENT FOR THIS CYCLIST BY THE TOUR DE FRANCE FOR KISSING HIS WIFE. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. THE SCOTT ROBERTSON ALL BLACKS ERA HAS STARTED WITH A WIN, BUT ONLY JUST. THE VICTORY IN DUNEDIN A STARK REMINDER FOR ALL ABOUT THE INTENSITY AND VITAL MOMENTS IN TEST MATCH FOOTBALL. THE ALL BLACKS HOLDING ON 16-15, REALISING AT THE SAME TIME THERE'S A HEAP TO WORK ON. ANDREW SAVILLE'S BEEN WITH THE TEAM IN DUNEDIN. TEST ONE IS DONE IN THE SCOTT ROBERTSON REIGN. ALREADY, NEXT WEEK IS ON THE HORIZON. ABLE TO HAVE A GOOD SLEEP FINALLY LAST NIGHT, SCOTT? YEAH, GOT A FEW HOURS. IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK. WOKE UP THIS MORNING, GOT INTO THE GAME AND WORK STARTS... STARTS AGAIN. AS THE SQUAD MOVES ON TO AUCKLAND, THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT TO UNPACK. LET'S BEGIN WITH THAT CANCELLED LATE PENALTY KICK WHICH COULD HAVE COST THE ALL BLACKS A WIN. OH, THERE'S NO CLOCK THAT I COULD LOOK AT, AND HE SAID TO GO TO KICKS. I WAS ABOUT TO GO INTO MY MOTION AND THEN SORT OF BLOW IT UP. UP 16-15, DAMIAN MCKENZIE SIGNALS FOR THE KICK AT GOAL WITH 77.21 GONE ON THE GAME CLOCK. HE HAS 60S TO KICK. THE GEORGIAN REF MAKES US CALL IT 78.20, JUST A SECOND OR TWO IN IT. A PREVIOUS PENALTY TOOK LONGER. I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE I'VE KICKED A LOT SLOWER BEFORE. SO WAS IT 60S? 61, 62? WHAT DO YOU RECKON? YEAH, SHE WAS UM... I THINK THE CLOCK STOPPED FOR A SECOND OR TWO AS WELL. YEAH, IT WAS SOME FINE MARGINS. WE'LL GIVE THAT ONE TO THE REF. ASIDE FROM THAT RARE, HEAD-SCRATCHING CALL, THE NEW ALL BLACKS LOOKED CLUNKY IN A FIRST-UP RUN UNDER HUGE PRESSURE. YEAH, DEFINITELY` DEFINITELY WASN'T SUPER RUGBY, WAS IT? SHIFTING THE BALL WIDE AND GETTING A ROLL ON WAS AT TIMES THE ISSUE. STOPPAGES RESTRICTED THE ALL BLACKS' FLOW. WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS WE'LL HAVE A LOOK AT, UH... YOU KNOW, TIMING, SPEED, BALL AND PLAY AND` AND GETTING ON FOR THE NEXT, UH, LINEOUT OR WHATEVER IT IS. THE STIFLING ENGLISH DIDN'T GIVE THE ALL BLACKS ANY SPACE OVER THE BALL OR WIDER WITH THAT RUSH DEFENCE. INTO AN ARM-WRESTLE, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A ONE-SCORE GAME. AND FOR A YOUNG SIDE LIKE US, I THINK THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT THAT WE CAN TAKE FROM THAT. BIG SHIFTS FROM ARDIE SAVEA, SKIPPER SCOTT BARRETT, AND THE SCRUM, WHICH DOMINATED. THE 16-15 WIN IS BETTER THAN A LOSS, AND ALSO A STARTING-POINT. IF THEY CAN PUT A CLOCK UP ON THE BIG SCREEN IT'D BE MUCH APPRECIATED. ENGLAND IS SURE TO TEST THE ALL BLACKS TIMING AGAIN NEXT WEEKEND ON EDEN PARK. ANDREW SAVILLE, 1 NEWS. FORMER ALL BLACKS ASSISTANT COACH JOE SCHMIDT ALSO HAD A TENSE START IN HIS FIRST OUTING AS HEAD COACH OF THE WALLABIES. IN SYDNEY AGAINST WALES, THE VISITORS KEEPING WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE MATCH. THE AUSSIES NEEDING A STUNNER TO SEAL IT 25-16. AND GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH. I THINK HE'LL BE QUICK ENOUGH TO GO ALL THE WAY ` OH! TOM WRIGHT, YEAH! THE WORLD CHAMPION SPRINGBOKS CONFIRMED THEIR NUMBER ONE STATUS WITH A 27-20 WIN OVER IRELAND IN PRETORIA, WHILE THE JAPAN FIFTEEN SECURED A HISTORIC WIN OVER THE MAORI ALL BLACKS IN TOKYO, 26-14. THE EUROS ARE DOWN TO THE FINAL FOUR, AND THREE YEARS AFTER MISSING A PENALTY IN THE FINAL AGAINST ITALY AT WEMBLEY, ENGLAND'S BUKAYO SAKA HAS HAD HIS MOMENT OF REDEMPTION, THE 22 YEAR OLD SAVING THE THREE LIONS FROM THE BRINK AGAINST SWITZERLAND, AS VICTOR WATERS EXPLAINS. IT'S BEEN THE STUFF OF ENGLISH FOOTBALLING NIGHTMARES. TO PENALTIES WE GO THEN. PREVIOUS TO THIS, ENGLAND HAD ONLY WON TWO OF NINE SHOOTOUTS AT MAJOR TOURNAMENTS, THEIR LAST ARGUABLY THE MOST PAINFUL. BUKAYO SAKA. WELL, A PENALTY IN A EURO SHOOTOUT BRINGS BACK SOME HORRIBLE MEMORIES. THE WINGER MISSING THE DECISIVE PENALTY AGAINST ITALY IN THE LAST EURO FINAL. MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM TO EXORCISE SOME DEMONS. SAKA AGAINST ZOUMA. SAKA ROLLS IT IN. IT'S SOMETHING I EMBRACE, YOU KNOW? YOU CAN YOU CAN FAIL ONCE, BUT YOU HAVE A CHOICE WHETHER YOU PUT YOURSELF IN THAT POSITION OR NOT AGAIN. AND YOU KNOW, I'M A GUY WHO'S GOING TO PUT MYSELF IN THAT POSITION. AND, YEAH, I BELIEVED IN MYSELF. IT WAS SAKA WHO KEPT THE BELIEF ALIVE FOR ENGLAND EARLIER, AFTER GOING DOWN AGAINST SWITZERLAND, THE SWISS LEAD LASTING MERE MINUTES. GOES FOR GOAL ` AND SCORES A STUNNER! JUST WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THEY MIGHT BE HEADING OUT AGAIN. AFTER 120 MINUTES, IT WOULD BE THE GOALKEEPER'S TURN TO STEP UP. JORDAN PICKFORD WITH HIS TRUSTY WATER BOTTLE AT THE READY. MANUEL AKANJI ` 'DIVE LEFT' SAID THE INSTRUCTIONS. SAVE BY PICKFORD WHO GETS DOWN TO HIS LEFT. PICKFORD COULDN'T STOP THE REMAINING SWISS SHOTS ` HE DIDN'T NEED TO. ENGLAND PERFECT FROM THE SPOT. AND ENGLAND ARE INTO THE SEMI-FINALS! BACK-TO-BACK SEMI-FINAL APPEARANCES UNDER MANAGER GARETH SOUTHGATE. YEAH, WHEN IT'S AS PERSONAL AS IT'S BEEN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, ON A HUMAN LEVEL THAT'S QUITE DIFFICULT. BUT WE'RE FIGHTING. WE'RE NOT GONNA STOP FIGHTING. THE NEXT BATTLE AGAINST THE NETHERLANDS, WHO ALSO LEFT IT LATE. TOOK YOUR LEAD! BUT THE DUTCH ONLY NEEDED SIX FRANTIC SECOND-HALF MINUTES TO TURN THINGS AROUND. IT'S SMUGGLED HOME! AND FROM BEHIND THE NETHERLANDS LEAD! CLOCKWORK ORANGE. THE DUTCH BOOKING THEIR FINAL FOUR TICKET RIGHT ON TIME. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S UNDER-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HAVE A CHANCE TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING NO KIWI TEAM EVER HAS AT A FIBA WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT. THEY'LL PLAY FOR A BRONZE MEDAL IN TURKEY OVERNIGHT. IT'S LIVE ON TVNZ+ FROM 2AM. AND, AS ZION DAYAL EXPLAINS, THE TRIP WAS SELF-FUNDED BY THE PLAYERS, AND THEY'VE CERTAINLY GOT THEIR MONEY'S WORTH. THIS IS A KIWI TEAM PUNCHING WELL ABOVE THEIR WEIGHT. YEEEAAAH! NEW ZEALAND'S UNDER-17 BASKETBALL TEAM ONE WIN AWAY FROM HISTORY. AND NOW THERE'S A BELIEF THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO ONE BETTER THAN THE 2002 WORLD CUP TALL BLACKS. NEW ZEALAND'S BEST RESULT AT A WORLD CUP COMING 22 YEARS AGO WHEN THE TALL BLACKS FINISHED FOURTH. NONE OF THESE GUYS WERE BORN. WE'RE LOOKING. DILLON BOUCHER BEEN OVER HERE AS WELL, HE WANTS US TO BE THE GUYS THAT` THAT GO AND GET THAT MEDAL AND TO BE TALKED ABOUT LIKE THEY ARE. A LOT OF PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATED US, WHICH HELPED US. WE'RE ALWAYS THE UNDERDOGS GOING INTO GAMES, SO WE DIDN'T FEEL A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE LOCAL NBL LEAGUE HELPED THEM PREPARE, EVERY PLAYER INVOLVED IN A TEAM. YOUNG MEN ARE PLAYING AND TRAINING AGAINST ME, WEEK IN, WEEK OUT. AND SO, YEAH, SO THEY COME PHYSICALLY PREPARED, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT... NONE OF OUR JUNIOR TEAMS HAVE EVER HAD BEFORE. BUT PERHAPS THE BIGGEST HURDLE FOR THIS TEAM ` COST, EACH PLAYER PAYING THEIR OWN WAY. THERE'S RESOURCING AND A FEW OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT THAT NEED TO GO ON. THE CHALLENGES AND THE` THE SHITTY GYMS THAT WE'VE TRAINED AT, EH TROY? YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BAD FOOD, SOME OF THE STINK HOTELS THAT WE'VE STAYED IN. BUT, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS THAT ARE PART OF IT AND PART OF OUR JOURNEY. A STARK CONTRAST TO THEIR AMERICAN OPPONENTS. FOR OUR STAFFING AND STUFF ` WE'VE GOT TROY, THERE'S THREE COACHES, A MANAGER, A PHYSIO, AND WE LOOKED DOWN THE OTHER END AND THEY'VE GOT, LIKE, 10 PEOPLE ALL HELPING THEM OUT. THE KIWIS UPSETTING LITHUANIA IN THE QUARTERS - CRATE ATTACKING THE RIB ` GOODMAN! BEFORE COMING UNSTUCK IN THE SEMIS TO THE USA, SEVEN-TIME CHAMPIONS AND ON A 50-GAME WINNING STREAK. WE'RE TOP FOUR ALREADY. BUT TO BE THE THIRD-BEST IN THE WORLD, LIKE, THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WILL STICK WITH EVERYONE FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. ONE WIN AWAY FROM A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES. (TEAM CHEERS) ZYON DAYAL, 1 NEWS. THE WARRIORS HAVE BEEN LEFT TO RUE MISSED FIELD GOAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR GOLDEN POINT LOSS AGAINST THE BULLDOGS IN SYDNEY. TIED 12-12 AT FULLTIME, FIVE-EIGHTH CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA FAILING TO CONVERT TWO FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THE BACK THREE FOR THE WARRIORS ALL LEAVING THE FIELD WITH INJURIES. WE'LL SEE. WE SHOWED UP FOR EACH OTHER, THE BOYS DID. THE RESILIENCE IS THERE FOR SURE. THE ONE-POINT LOSS LEAVING THE WARRIORS 14TH ON THE LADDER. ELSEWHERE, ANOTHER GOLDEN POINT FINISH ` DALY CHERRY-EVANS NAILING HIS FIELD GOAL TO SEAL MANLY A 21-20 VICTORY OVER THE COWBOYS. TOP SEED IGA SWAITEK IS OUT OF WIMBLEDON AFTER A SHOCK THIRD-ROUND LOSS TO WORLD NUMBER 35 YULIA PUTINSEVA. SWAITEK TOOK THE FIRST SET CONVINCINGLY, BUT HER OPPONENT (29) DIDN'T LOSE HER COMPOSURE, FLIPPING THE SCRIPT TO BREAK THE POLE TWICE IN THE SECOND. A FIERY PUTINSEVA CONTINUED HER DOMINANCE INTO THE DECIDER AS SWAITEK UNRAVELLED. UH, JUST PLAYING FAST AND NOT GIVE HER ANY TIME. AS MY COACH SAID, 'STAY INTENSE EVERY POINT.' AND THAT WAS WORKING. MEANWHILE, KIWI LULU SUN'S HOPES GET A BOOST, HER FOURTH-ROUND OPPONENT EMMA RADUCANU'S WRIST INJURY CAUSING HER TO PULL OUT OF HER DOUBLES MATCH WITH ANDY MURRAY. THE BLACK FERNS SAY STANDARDS HAVE LIFTED IN CAMP AHEAD OF THE O'REILLY CUP MATCH AGAINST THE WALLAROOS IN BRISBANE NEXT WEEKEND. COACH ALLAN BUNTING HAS RECALLED TWO PLAYERS WHO WANT TO PROVE THEIR WORTH, AND BOTH ALREADY EYEING A SPOT IN THE TEAM TO TAKE ON ENGLAND AT TWICKENHAM IN SEPTEMBER. KATE WELLS CAUGHT UP WITH THEM. BACK IN BLACK AND PUTTING IN THE HARD YARDS. NOTHING BEATS BEING IN THIS TEAM AND BEING AROUND THE GIRLS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL AND NOTHING YOU TAKE FOR GRANTED, SO I'M JUST REALLY PRIVILEGED TO BE BACK HERE. AFTER MISSING SELECTION IN MAY, PROP PIP LOVE AND LOOSE FORWARD LUCY JENKINS HAVE BEEN NAMED IN ALAN BUNTING SQUAD FOR NEXT SUNDAY'S O'REILLY CUP MATCH, BOTH USING THAT TIME AWAY TO GET FITTER AND FASTER. JUST PUT IN HEAPS OF WORK. LIKE, SOME OF THE TOUGHEST TRAINING I'VE HAD IN MY LIFE SO FAR. YEAH, PUT SOME PRETTY BIG SHIFTS ON IN THE GYM. GOT A NEW TRAINER ON BOARD, BRAD, AND HE'S GOT US IN A PRETTY STRICT GYM PROGRAMME AND FITNESS REGIME AS WELL. AND I GUESS, AS AN OLDER ATHLETE, JUST LOOKING TO MAKE THOSE LITTLE INCHES EACH TRAINING, EACH DAY, SO YEAH, I'VE MADE A FEW OF THOSE IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WHAT'S DRIVING THEM? FACING THE AUSSIES IN BRISBANE NEXT WEEKEND, BUT ALSO THE ONE-OFF TEST AGAINST THE TOP-RANKED ENGLISH AT TWICKENHAM IN SEPTEMBER. THE TWICKENHAM TEST IS A HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHOWCASE WHAT WE CAN DO, LIKE, ON A REALLY WORLD STAGE, AND I THINK, YEAH, IT'S REALLY ALL ON OUR BUCKET LIST. SO YEAH, I THINK IT'S MASSIVELY RAMPED UP THE INTENSITY. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN ` CONSISTENCY HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE BLACK FERNS WORLD CUP WIN IN 2022, LOSING TO ENGLAND IN LAST YEAR'S WXV1 FINAL AND TO CANADA IN MAY. WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO BLOOD IN A LOT OF NEW PLAYERS AND, I GUESS, NEW SYSTEMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT'S NOT ALWAYS GONNA BE PERFECT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO PUT OUT THE BEST PERFORMANCE AND WE'RE THINKING AHEAD TO THE PINNACLE EVENTS. FOCUSED ON RISING TO THE OCCASION. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. FINALLY IN SPORT ` A FRENCH CYCLIST MAY HAVE WON HUSBAND OF THE YEAR FOR HIS ROMANTIC APOLOGY AFTER BEING FINED AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE. JULIEN BERNARD WAS ORDERED TO PAY 200 SWISS FRANCS ` OR AROUND $360 NZD ` FOR KISSING HIS WIFE DURING THE STAGE SEVEN TIME TRIAL. OH, OUI! THE GOVERNING BODY LABELLED THE KISS 'INAPPROPRIATE' AND SAID IT 'DAMAGED THE IMAGE OF SPORT'. BERNARD APOLOGISED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, SAYING HE WAS SORRY HE'D DAMAGED THE IMAGE OF SPORT, BUT HE WOULD PAY THE FINE EVERY DAY TO EXPERIENCE THAT MOMENT AGAIN. TALK ABOUT YOUR RIDE OR DIE. COMING UP ` ERIN'S HERE WITH WEATHER DETAILS, AND IT'S A FROSTY WEEK AHEAD. KIA ORA, NEW ZEALAND. COMING UP ON GOOD SORTS IN JUST A SECOND, I'M WITH THE AMAZING MARK CHRISTENSEN IN WHANGANUI IN THIS ORCHARD, WHERE A COMMUNITY HAS COME TO HELP HIM GROW SOME FRUIT THAT IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH IN SURPRISING WAYS. WE'LL BE WITH YOU IN JUST A SEC ON GOOD SORTS. NAU MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. THE COLD ` OR FROZEN, EVEN ` CONDITIONS ARE SETTING UP SHOP FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLENTY OF SUN ON OFFER, BUT TODAY AND TOMORROW, WE HAVE A FEW STUBBORN SHOWERY POCKETS TO CONTEND WITH. MANY WAKING TO A VERY COLD, FROSTY MORNING THIS MORNING IN THE NORTH ISLAND; A DECENT GROUP DROPPING TO `3 OR `4 DEGREES. TIMARU JUMPING UP TO A HIGH OF 17 TODAY, THOUGH ` THAT'S 6 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. THERE WERE A FEW OTHER SPOTS REACHING THE UPPER TEENS TODAY. SOME SPOTS WILL DROP AWAY TOMORROW, THOUGH. TIMARU 17 TODAY; QUEENSTOWN WAS 13. TOMORROW, TIMARU 12 AND QUEENSTOWN A HIGH OF JUST 8. WE CAN SEE THE LARGE HIGH; THE SETTLED WEATHER'S MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE TASMAN TOWARDS US, MEANING LOTS OF SUN, LOTS OF FROST AND LOTS OF LAYERS NEEDED. IN TERMS OF RAINFALL TOMORROW, THERE ARE JUST A FEW SHOWERS BRUSHING THE FAR SOUTH AND OVER NORTHLAND TOO, AND SOME CLOUD COVER REMAINING IN THE NORTH AND TOP OF THE SOUTH AS WELL. LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE WORKING WEEK, AND THAT HIGH IS WELL-CENTRED OVER US FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO BOTH THE VERY TOP AND VERY BOTTOM OF THE COUNTRY AREN'T EVEN REGISTERING IN THIS MAP. LOTS OF CLEAR DAYS AND VERY COLD NIGHTS. THIS BRIGHT THING MAY MEAN NOT SUCH GREAT NEWS FOR EARLY IN WEEK TWO OF THE HOLIDAYS. IT'S PART SUN, PART CLOUD FOR TE TAI TOKERAU NORTHLAND WITH JUST THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER. WHITIANGA TURNING ON A FINE ONE MONDAY, AND 16 FOR ALL. SOME CLOUD ABOUT, BUT THAT SUN POKING THROUGH AS WELL, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. ANY SHOWERS BEFORE DAWN AND 16 DEGREES. YOU START OFF FINE, BUT MAY HAVE FOG, KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, AND THEN EXPECT SOME THROUGH YOUR AFTERNOON AND A TOP OF 14. A STUNNER IN WHAKATANE. EVERYONE ELSE HERE STARTS OFF FOGGY. TOKOROA AND TAUMARANUI BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON, AND 11 FOR TAUPO. WALL-TO-WALL SUN FOR YOU, TAURANGA ` A GORGEOUS START TO THE WORKING WEEK AND A HIGH OF 15. FROSTS FOR HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE AND GREY TO START IN MASTERTON. HAWKE'S BAY HAS SOME CLOUDY TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE OTHERS ARE CLEAR, AND 13 FOR MASTERTON. A NEAR-CLEAR RUN OF SUN IN THE WEST. YOU MAY SEE SOME MORNING FOG IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND NEW PLYMOUTH'S IN FOR SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD COVER ` AND 14 FOR MOST HERE. WAKING TO AREAS OF CLOUD ACROSS THE CAPITAL. SHELTERED SPOTS COLD BE FROSTY, BUT THE AFTERNOON'S FINE AND A TOP OF 13. A BIT OF CLOUD AROUND IN THE TOP OF THE SOUTH. KAIKOURA, YOU'RE LOOKING FINE ALL DAY, AND THE SUN WILL POKE THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON FOR WESTPORT WITH 13 OR 14 DEGREES. A CRISP WINTER'S DAY, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. CRUNCHY UNDER FOOT TO START, BUT A STUNNING DAY AND 13 DEGREES. FROSTS CONTINUE DOWN THE EAST COAST. LOOKING GOOD EXCEPT FOR A BIT OF MORNING CLOUD FOR GREYMOUTH. 12 OR 14 DEGREES. RUG UP, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. YOU START WITH A FROST, GET TO A HIGH OF 8, AND IT'S COLD ENOUGH FOR A FROST TO FORM AGAIN IN THE EVENING. WANAKA EVEN COOLER WITH A HIGH OF 7. OAMARU AND MILFORD SOUND, NOTHING BUT SUN. EVERYONE ELSE HAS A BIT OF CLOUD AND THE ODD SHOWER. A FRESH WESTERLY EASING ABOUT THE COAST, AND 10 FOR GORE AND RAKIURA STEWART ISLAND. PLENTY OF SUN ON OFFER, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. THAT WIND WILL STILL BE NOTICEABLE FOR YOU TOO, BUT IT EASES AN THE AFTERNOON AND 11 IS YOUR HIGH. TUESDAY AND THAT HIGH PRESSURE'S DIRECTLY OVER US; LOTS OF FINE AND FROSTY CONDITIONS. JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS TO NORTHLAND, COROMANDEL PENINSULA AS WELL AS FIORDLAND AND SOUTHERN WESTLAND IN THE SOUTH ISLAND. WEDNESDAY STILL LOTS OF FINE; SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE UPPER NORTH, AND THEY CONTINUE FOR FIORDLAND AND PARTS OF WESTLAND. BUT OVERALL, A VERY DECENT WEEK WEATHER-WISE. ENJOY. THEY SAY AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY, AND, WELL, THEY MIGHT NOT BE WRONG. THIS WEEK'S GOOD SORT IS HELPING RESEARCH AROUND HOW A CERTAIN APPLE COULD HAVE EXTRA HEALTH BENEFITS. HADYN JONES WENT TO TAKE A LOOK. MARK CHRISTENSEN LOVES TREES SO MUCH HE BOUGHT HIS BROTHER'S PROPERTY AND TURNED IT INTO AN ORCHARD. AH, HERE WE GO. IT'S GOOD FUN. SO WHEN HE PRUNES WITH HIS FRIEND PHIL... A LOT OF THEORY GOES INTO IT. ...EACH CUT IS DEBATED. WE LOOK AT EACH TREE INDIVIDUALLY, COS THEY'RE ALL HERITAGE TREES. MARK, A RETIRED ACCOUNTANT, HAS ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN FRUIT TREES, BUT HIS LIFE CHANGED 24 YEARS AGO WHEN... ALONG A BACKCOUNTRY ROAD, AND THERE WAS THIS APPLE TREE. IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT THIS WAS A MONTY'S SURPRISE, AN HISTORICALLY PURE TYPE OF APPLE, NOT MODIFIED BY COMMERCIAL GROWERS. THE COMMERCIAL BREEDERS HAVE GOT DIFFERENT CRITERIA, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT CONSUMER APPEAL, THEY'RE LOOKING AT HAVING A PRODUCT THAT THEY CAN SHIP OVERSEAS, THAT WILL SIT ON A SHELF FOR A LONG TIME. MARK GRAFTED A BRANCH AND CREATED AN ORCHARD OF MONTY'S SURPRISES, AND NOW HE GIVES THEM AWAY, BECAUSE... WE FEEL THAT THE MONTY'S SURPRISE APPLE HAS THE RIGHT COMBINATION OF COMPOUNDS TO HELP TO INHIBIT DISEASE IN THE HUMAN BODY. A BIG CALL, BUT MARK BELIEVES HE CAN BACK IT UP. HE GAVE THE APPLE TO RESEARCHERS IN AUSTRALIA AND FRANCE, WHO FOUND THE FRUIT HAD EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF ANTI-CANCER COMPOUNDS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS APPLE CAN STOP THOSE HEREDITARY CANCER CELLS FROM ACTIVATING. THERE'S BEEN NO HUMAN TRIALS YET, BUT RESEARCHERS AT UNIVERSITIES IN DUNEDIN, PALMERSTON NORTH AND AUCKLAND ARE INVESTIGATING. I KNEW APPLES HAD A PLACE. SO COME IN FOR QUICHE AND CAKE. IN BETWEEN TIMES... THIS IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY WEEK. ...MARK STARTED THE HERITAGE FOOD CROPS RESEARCH TRUST. HI, LOUISE. HOW ARE YOU? OH, I'M GOOD, THANK YOU. (BEANS RATTLE) THERE'S A BAND OF VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP THEM GET PLANTS TO THE PEOPLE. HERE THEY COME NOW. LIKE BARBARA, WHO'S ON LABELS. AT THE MOMENT, WE ARE BUSY DOING THE DRY BEANS. MARK BROUGHT THESE BEANS INTO NEW ZEALAND, GROWS THEM, AND GIVES THEM AWAY. THESE ONES HERE ARE ALL PACKAGED UP TO GO TO A COUPLE OF LIBRARIES THAT ARE SETTING UP SEED LIBRARIES. AND THE BEANS THEY DON'T GIVE AWAY? WE EAT THEM. MARK CHRISTENSEN BELIEVES THAT FOOD... A FEW NICE ONES THERE, JUST LEFT OVER. ...CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH. FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE AND MEDICINE BE YOUR FOOD. MAYBE AN APPLE A DAY DOES INDEED KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY. OH, IT'S A MIRACLE, REALLY, ISN'T IT? HADYN JONES, 1 NEWS. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SUNDAY. REMEMBER YOU CAN KEEP RIGHT UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE, 1NEWS.CO.NZ. FROM US, KIA PAI TE PO. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY REBECCA SCHOLTZ AND JASON CONRAN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.