IT'S MONDAY THE 8th OF JULY. MORENA. THIS IS BREAKFAST. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. HUTT VALLEY RESIDENTS ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT CAR THEFTS, THEY ARE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. THEY'RE CROWDFUNDING TO BUY NINE CCTV CAMERAS ACROSS THE REGION. WE'LL SPEAK TO A MAN WHO'S BEEN ROBBED AND IS NOW DETERMINED TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO OTHERS. STARBUCKS AND BURGER KING ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR EMPIRES. THEY WANT TO SET UP ESTABLISHMENTS IN TIRAU. BUT LOCALS ARE POURING WEAK COFFEE ON THOSE PROPOSALS. ONE RESIDENT REVEALS WHAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO TO STOP THE FAST FOOD GIANTS. THAT'S COMING UP SHORTLY. AND IS IT COMING HOME. THE FAST FOOD GIANTS. THAT'S COMING UP SHORTLY. I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN SMALL TOWNS AND HAVE HAD BIGGER COMPANIES COME INTO TOWN AND WHAT THAT HAS DONE FOR THE TOWN ITSELF. I SEE IT AND I THINK, BRING IT ON. MORE FOOD, MORE MONEY. ISN'T THAT PART OF THE FUN? AS YOU STOP, AND YOU GO TO A LOCAL CAFE, AND YOU GO FOR A BIT OF A WALK. YOU CAN GET BURGER KING ANYWHERE. AND IS IT COMING HOME. NEW ZEALAND-BORN TENNIS STAR LULU SUN IS ON COURSE TO MAKE HISTORY IF SHE BEATS BRITISH GRAND SLAM CHAMPION EMMA RADUCANU. IT'S CURRENTLY A SET A PIECE. BUT SUN WOULD BECOME THE FIRST EVER FEMALE NEW ZEALAND-BORN PLAYER TO REACH THE QUARTER-FINALS OF WIMBLEDON IF SHE WAS TO BEAT RADUCANU. WE'LL GIVE YOU LIVE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. IT'S A NAILBITER. 1957 AND 59, THE OPEN ERROR STARTED IN 68, SO SHE WOULD BE THE FIRST IN THIS MODERN ERA. SHE IS FROM TE ANAU. SCHOOLING IN SHANGHAI. BRILLIANT. LOOK WHO IS BACK. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. VOTING HAS JUST ENDED IN THE SECOND ROUND OF FRANCE'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS, WHERE THE FAR RIGHT IS AIMING FOR A HISTORIC VICTORY. RESULTS ARE EXPECTED SHORTLY. VOTER TURNOUT IS AT NEARLY 60% ` THE HIGHEST NUMBER SINCE 1981. AN ADDITIONAL 30,000 POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN ANTICIPATION OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE. JOE BIDEN'S BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS PRESSURE MOUNTS ON THE U.S. PRESIDENT. MORE DEMOCRATS AND DONORS JOINING THE CHORUS CALLING FOR HIM TO WITHDRAW FROM THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. THE ABC'S SELINA WONG HAS THE LATEST. CRISIS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY DEEPENS. NOW A FIFTH DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CALLING FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE. CONGRESSWOMAN ANGIE CRAIG FROM MINNESOTA SAYING... MINORITY LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES IS PLANNING TO HOLD A MEETING WITH DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN THE HOUSE, AND ABC NEWS HAS ALSO LEARNED SENATOR MARK WARNER IS WORKING TO GET A GROUP OF SENATE DEMOCRATS TOGETHER TO DISCUSS WHETHER BIDEN SHOULD STEP ASIDE. BUT WHEN GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS ASKED WHAT BIDEN WOULD DO IF TOP MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ASKED HIM TO STEP ASIDE, THE PRESIDENT WAS DEFIANT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO THAT. YOU SURE? WELL, YEAH, I'M SURE. LOOK, I MEAN, IF THE LORD ALMIGHTY CAME DOWN, SAID, 'JOE, GET OUT OF THE RACE,' I'D GET OUT OF THE RACE. THE LORD ALMIGHTY IS NOT COMING DOWN. MORE DONORS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM AFTER THAT INTERVIEW. MEGADONOR REED HASTINGS, THE CO-FOUNDER OF NETFLIX, SAYING... THEY'RE TRYING TO PUSH ME OUT OF THE RACE. WELL, LET ME SAY THIS AS CLEARLY AS I CAN. I'M STAYING IN THE RACE! EVEN AFTER BIDEN'S FIERY CAMPAIGN RALLY IN WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY, NOT ALL VOTERS THERE WERE CONVINCED. WELL, I WOULDN'T SAY IT CHANGED MY PERCEPTION OF THE PRESIDENT. I MEAN, I THINK WHAT HAPPENED LAST THURSDAY NIGHT WAS WORRISOME. THURSDAY MADE ME WORRY, AND I THINK HE'S BOUNCED BACK IN THIS KIND OF SETTING. I WANT TO SEE HIM IN OTHER SETTINGS. A VEHICLE HAS PLUNGED INTO WATER IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MT WELLINGTON OVERNIGHT. THE CAR DROVE THROUGH A FENCE, LANDING IN A POND HALF SUBMERGED JUST AFTER 1am. EMERGENCY SERVICES, INCLUDING FIRE EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND AND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT ON ARANUI RD AND CONFIRMED NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. PROTESTERS IN ISRAEL HAVE BLOCKED ROADS AND PICKETED OUTSIDE THE HOMES OF OFFICIALS, CALLING FOR A CEASEFIRE AND THE RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS MILITANTS. HOPES FOR A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA HAVE RISEN IN RECENT DAYS, FOLLOWING REPORTS THAT HAMAS APPROVED A PROPOSAL THAT WOULD END THE WAR AND FREE THE 120 HOSTAGES. IT COMES NINE MONTHS AFTER THE START OF THE CURRENT CONFLICT IN GAZA, WITH MORE THAN 1100 ISRAELIS KILLED IN THE OCTOBER 7th RAID AND MORE THAN 38,000 PALESTINIANS KILLED IN ISRAEL'S GROUND AND AIR OFFENSIVE. TO SPORT, AND RISING NEW ZEALAND BORN TENNIS STAR LULU SUN IS LEVEL WITH EMMA RADUCANU IN THEIR ROUND OF 16 MATCH AT WIMBLEDON THIS MORNING. SUN TOOK THE FIRST SET CONVINCINGLY 6-2, BUT THE NERVES BEGAN TO SHOW LATE IN THE SECOND SET ON CENTRE COURT. OH NO. THE DECIDING SET HAS JUST STARTED, WHICH YOU CAN WATCH LIVE ON TVNZ+. LEWIS HAMILTON HAS ENDED A THREE-YEAR WINLESS RUN IN FORMULA 1, TAKING THE CHEQUERED FLAG AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT SILVERSTONE THIS MORNING. PATCHY WEATHER CAUSED TROUBLE FOR THE DRIVERS; HAMILTON HOLDING OFF A LATE SURGE BY MAX VERSTAPPEN TO TAKE THE VICTORY. EIGHT TIMES WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE. HERE'S A LINE FOR YA ` LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX. WHAT A VICTORY! HAMILTON IS BACK. VERSTAPPEN AND MCLAREN'S LANDO NORRIS ROUNDED OUT THE PODIUM IN SECOND AND THIRD. AND FINALLY TO START YOUR MORNING ` PANDAS HAVING BIRTHDAYS. TWIN PANDAS RUI BAO AND HUI BAO HAVE CELEBRATED THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY AT THEIR ZOO IN SOUTH KOREA. THE PAIR WERE TREATED TO A CAKE MADE OF BAMBOO, CORN BREAD AND CARROTS. AMONG THE GIFTS WAS A BAMBOO DUMBELL REPRESENTING HEALTH, AND A BAMBOO MICROPHONE, SYMBOLISING POPULARITY. 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 FOR MOST OF YOU. HOWEVER, WHITIANGA, IT'LL BE A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 15 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY 16 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT, GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU 13 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 11. GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK. WE ARE STOPPING BECAUSE WE ARE WATCHING WHAT IS UNFOLDING ON CENTRE COURT AT WIMBLEDON. THERE IS A THRILLER MATCH UNDERWAY. EMMA HAS BEEN LYING DOWN WITH AN ANKLE INJURY DURING A GAME THAT HAS BEEN GOING LULU'S WAY. SHE IS NOW BACK UP, BUT I WONDER HOW LONG YOU CAN PLAY THAT INJURY CARD. STOP IT. SHE WAS MEANT TO TEAM UP WITH ANDY MURRAY, BUT HER WRIST WAS SORE, AND NOW SHE IS BACK ON COURT. CAN I PLEASE APOLOGISE FOR DANIEL, HE HAS BEEN MAKING ASSUMPTIONS. A KIWI BORN TENNIS PLAYER WHO IS JUST ON FIRE, AND WE COULD BE WATCHING HISTORY UNFOLD HERE. THEY HAVE WON A SET EACH, AND NOW THEY ARE INTO THE THIRD. IT IS EXCITING. SHE WAS BORN IN NEW ZEALAND, SCHOOLED IN SHANGHAI, AND RAISED IN SWITZERLAND. SHE IS THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND BORN PLAYER TO MAKE IT THROUGH TO THE FOURTH ROUND IN THE MODERN ERROR, THE MODERN ERA STARTED IN 1968, BUT IN 1957 A NEW ZEALANDER MADE IT THROUGH TO THE FOURTH ROUND. LULU, IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE RIDE FOR HER, AND EMMA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING MIXED DOUBLES WITH SIR ANDY MURRAY, THIS IS HIS END TO HIS TENNIS CAREER. HE WAS ENDING IT AT WIMBLEDON, AND THEN SHE PULLED OUT. THAT WAS IT. HE WAS OUT. THAT'S THE END OF HIS CAREER. SHE HAS COME UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT HELLO, I GET IT, BUT SHE'S THINKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT SHE HAS A SINGLES MATCH THAT SHE HAS TO PLAY AS WELL. I THINK IT'S GUTSY OF HER TO SAY I UNDERSTAND WHO HE IS, BUT I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MYSELF. HERE'S THE FUNNIEST THING, I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOW IT WORKS, WHAT YOU DO IT WIMBLEDON? I SPENT A LOT OF TIME QUEUEING UP FOR A PIMMS. I'M THINKING TENNIS COULD BE MY GAME THIS SUMMER. I MIGHT JOIN` (LAUGHS) I MIGHT WATCH WIMBLEDON AND THEN GO TO REBEL SPORT AND BUY MYSELF A RACKET AND START BECOMING` GET A VISOR. BUT WITH A COLOUR ON THE TOP. E WHAI AKE NEI ` TIRAU LOCALS ARE IN UPROAR ABOUT PLANS TO BRING IN TWO MORE FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS. WE'LL SPEAK TO ONE RESIDENT NEXT. Big Save's Stock Liquidation Sale has nothing to do with liquid, but it does have a lot to do with significant discounts and impressive cost cutting on high-quality furniture. So let these savings flow over you like liquid. Only at Big Save. TO BREAKING NEWS NOW ` IN A SHOCKING RESULT, THE LEFT WING ALLIANCE ARE SET TO WIN THE FRENCH ELECTION. MARINE LE PEN'S FAR RIGHT PARTY NATIONAL RALLY HAVE FAILED TO WIN AN OVERALL MAJORITY, ACCORDING TO EXIT POLLS. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT HAVE WON AN OVERALL MAJORITY PLACING GREATER UNCERTAINTY OVER THE COUNTRY. WE WILL KEEP UP WITH THAT. WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING ON WEEKDAYS AS MORE COUPLES SAY 'I DO' MONDAY TO FRIDAY. THIS GROWING TREND OFFERS A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION, SAVING SOME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT'S HAPPENING OVERSEAS AND HAS REACHED AOTEAROA. CELEBRANT TANIA MAINDOLAND IS WITH US TO TELL US MORE. IS THIS A NOTICEABLE TREND HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, PEOPLE GETTING MARRIED IN THE WEEK? IT DEFINITELY IS MORE OF A TREND NOW, I WOULD SAY, ESPECIALLY COPPER POST COVID-19. PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE PINCH FINANCIALLY, AND I'VE NOTICED ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR LEADING INTO THIS YEAR, MORE ARE DOING THE CHEAPER SHORTER, MORE AFFORDABLE WEDDINGS. IS THAT THE BIGGEST REASON? IT COMES DOWN TO MONEY. IT DOES. IS THERE A CERTAIN DAY DURING THE WEEK THAT IS MORE POPULAR? WHEN IT COMES TO DOING WHAT WE CALL A REGISTRY WEDDING, THAT CAN BE DONE BETWEEN 9 AM AND 5 PM ON A MONDAY TO FRIDAY. THAT'S JUST REGISTRY. BUT IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT A SMALLER WEDDING AT A VENUE, THEY WOULD DEFINITELY GO FOR A MONDAY, TUESDAY. IT IS A LOT MORE CHEAPER THAN WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY. ON THE WEEKEND, YOU WOULD BE PAYING A PREMIUM. THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS, ARE YOUR MORE EXPENSIVE TYRES. HOW MUCH CHEAPER, THEN, DURING THE WEEK AS IT TO GET MARRIED THEN IT IS ON THE WEEKEND? WE NEED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WHEN YOU CATEGORISE A REGISTRY WHICH WILL ONLY CHARGE $90 AS A CELEBRANT, AND THAT CRITERIA, THE MARRIAGE MUST BE DONE WITHIN A 10 KM RANGE OF WHERE THE CELEBRANT RESIDES. IT HAS TO BE CONVENIENT FOR THE CELEBRANT, THERE ARE ONLY STANDARD VALVES, YOU CURRENTLY CHOOSE YOUR OWN, YOU ARE ONLY ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF 10 PEOPLE AT THE CEREMONY, INCLUDING THE WITNESSES, SO THAT'S WHAT KEEPS IT TO THAT $90. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE, YES THE CELEBRANT HAS THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A BIT MORE IF THEY ARE WANTING, MUSIC, MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING SOMETHING CULTURAL ADDED TO IT, AND WE CATEGORISE THAT IS PERSONALISED. YOU CAN STILL HAVE CHEAP AND AFFORDABLE, BUT IF IT DOESN'T STICK WITHIN THAT REGISTRY CEREMONY CRITERIA, YOU HAVE TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CELEBRANT TO PAY SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT MORE IF YOU WANT SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA. WHICH IS FAIR. I KNOW THAT PART OF THE TREND IS GETTING MARRIED BEFOREHAND. YOU GET MARRIED BEFORE THE ACTUAL CEREMONY, AND THEN YOU GET A FAMILY FRIEND OR SOMEBODY WHO IS QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE CEREMONY TO DO THAT. IF WE ARE LOOKING AT TIPS AND TRICKS TO MAKE THINGS CHEAPER, WHAT WOULD YOUR ADVICE BE? YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS APPOINTED BY BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES TO DO THE LEGALS. THERE IS WAYS YOU CAN MAKE THINGS MORE AFFORDABLE WHERE FRIENDS CAN COME IN AND HELP TO CERTAIN PARTS OF THE CEREMONY, IF WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE DECORATING, THE MUSIC. THESE DAYS, I AM FINDING THAT UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET DJS, WEDDING PLANNERS, PAY FOR THE BIGGER VENUES, AND I LOVE TO GO TO BIGGER WEDDINGS, I LOVE TO SEE THE LARGER WEDDING CEREMONIES AND ALL THE FAMILIES COMING TOGETHER, I'M ALSO FINDING THAT A LOT OF` WHETHER IT'S MULTICULTURAL, OR TO DO WITH FAITH, PEOPLE STILL WANT THAT, BUT A LITTLE BIT MORE AFFORDABLE. HAVING BEEN TO AN ABOVE WEDDINGS RECENTLY, THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING. I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW EXPENSIVE WEDDINGS ARE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WERE JUST CHATTING, BECAUSE YOU GOT MARRIED ON WHAT DAY? TUESDAY. IT WAS CHEAPER. WE HAD A SMALL WEDDING, TO ME IT WAS SMALL. 130 PEOPLE, BUT I AM PACIFIC. MY SISTER CAME WITH HER OWN RUN SHEET. WE HAD A MASSIVE WEDDING, AND MY MUM PHOTOCOPIED THE INVITES AND HANDED THEM OUT TO PEOPLE AT CHURCH. ITS REALLY HARD TO TRY AND CONTROL THE WEDDING, LET US KNOW YOUR EXPERIENCES WITH WEDDINGS. WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS, WAS IT BETTER TO HAVE IT IN THE WEEKDAY? ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, WHAT TIRAU LOCALS HAVE TO SAY AS BURGER KING AND STARBUCKS TRY TO SET UP SPOTS IN THE TOWN. So you're probably wondering who this random fella sitting in your field is. I'm trying to figure that one out myself. Son, biologically speaking, you are not actually, in fact, the fruit of our loins. This necklace was with me when they got me, so if I find out where it was from... ..I find where I was from. Do you guys know this rock? Nope. No. No. No. Hm. But then my good friend Pepper rectified the situation, and that's why I'm here, waiting for that place to open. Excuse me, would you potentially have any idea where this might be from? (UPBEAT MUSIC) (BABY CRIES) (SCOTTISH ACCENT) Potentially. (EXPECTANT MUSIC) VOICEOVER: One New Zealand. Let's get connected. (UPBEAT MUSIC) A SMALL NORTH ISLAND TOWN IS PUTTING UP A FIGHT AGAINST A POSSIBLE FAST-FOOD CHAIN TAKE OVER. TIRAU IS A VIBRANT TOWN IN THE WAIKATO, KNOWN FOR ITS CORRUGATED IRON SCULPTURES AND BOUTIQUE SHOPS AND CAFES. BUT NOW STARBUCKS AND BURGER KING WANT TO MOVE IN, APPLYING FOR CONSENT TO SET UP SHOP IN THE MAIN STREET, MUCH TO LOCALS' DISMAY. I'M JOINED NOW BY TIRAU RESIDENT GEOFF POOLE, WHO'S UNIMPRESSED BY THE PLANS. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DANIEL. I DO NOT SEE A PROBLEM WITH STARBUCKS AND BURGER KING. WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? CAN I DO SHOW YOU SOMETHING? THIS IS A LETTER FROM THE MAYOR STATING ABOUT` SORRY, I WILL GET IT A BIT CLOSER. HE GAVE US OUR CONCEPT FOR TIRAU. I WILL READ IT OUT. TIRAU IS THE NORTHERNMOST GATEWAY TO OUR DISTRICT, AND A TOWN WITH A UNIQUE SENSE OF STYLE WHICH ATTRACTS MANY VISITORS EVERY YEAR. IT IS A VIBRANT VISITOR HUB WITH AN ECLECTIC MIX OF EATERIES, DESIGN THOUGH STORES AND ARTISAN CRAFT WORKSHOP. TIRAU HAS ITS OWN SOPHISTICATED IDENTITY, AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE ARE PASSIONATE, WITH A STRONG SENSE OF HISTORY, WHICH IS CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE TOWN. THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT STARBUCKS OR BURGER KING INDIA, DANIEL. IT TALKS ABOUT STYLE, AND THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. WE NEED TO PUT SOME PASSION AND FLAIR ENTITY RAIL, DON'T YOU THINK? FAST FOOD IS A STRANGE FROM OUR CHARACTER. WE HAVE A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE. WE ARE UNLIKE THE FAST PACED CITY MALLS, WHERE THESE FOOD OUTLETS ARE PROMINENTLY FOUND. PEOPLE GO ON HOLIDAY TO ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF SUBURBIA. THEY WANT NOVELTY AND VARIETY, WHICH IS REFRESHING. WE THINK WE HAVE THAT. WE DO NOT WANT TO LOSE IT. LOVE IT, GEOFF. BUT HOW DO OTHER BUSINESSES FEEL ABOUT IT? SURELY OTHERS WILL BE WELCOMING IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS BUSINESS OWNERS IN TIRAU WHO ARE CONCERNED IT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON LOCALS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN NET LOSS, AND THE SMALL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES THAT STRUGGLED NATIONALLY THROUGH COVID. THIS IS THE LAST THING THEY NEED. THERE IS THE ARGUMENT THAT THEY WILL BRING IN MONEY FOR THE LOCAL TOWN. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT? I WOULD SAY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO WILL STOP IN TIRAU HAVE ALREADY DECIDED THEY ARE GOING TO STOP, AND SEEING A BURGER KING SIGN OR A STARBUCKS SIGN IS NOT GOING TO MAGICALLY CHANGE THEIR MIND IF THEY DO OR DON'T. IT MAY CHANGE THEIR MIND WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO EAT, AND I SUPPOSE THE ONLY TIME THAT NEW BUSINESS HAS BEEN RECEIVED AS AT NIGHT WHEN THE OTHER SHOPS ARE CLOSED. DO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE PLANNING TO SET THINGS UP, IF IT GETS THE GO-AHEAD? SORRY, DANIEL, WHAT WAS THAT? DO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE BURGER KING AND STARBUCKS ARE GOING? YES. THE PROPOSED SITE IS WHERE THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE WAS. IT IS SITUATED BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY CHURCH. IT IS CURRENTLY ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL. IT IS INCREDULOUS THAT OUR COUNCIL WOULD EVEN CONSIDER THIS PROPERTY FOR A COMMERCIAL SITE. IT IS ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A SCHOOL. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO THE EXTREME, HENCE THE RESOURCE CONSENT. THE COUNCIL WILL BE WATCHING AND LISTENING. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO THEM? PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED. THERE IS JUST SO MANY INFRINGEMENTS, INCLUDING NOISE, INCLUDING TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS, WHICH DOUBLED IN THE ALLOWED... FOR THE RESOURCE CONSENT. IT IS TOO CLOSE TO THE SCHOOL. THEY HAVE GOT INTERCOM SYSTEMS THAT WILL SAY, WELCOME TO STARBUCKS. WE SAY WELCOME TO TIRAU. LOVE YOUR PASSION. ADMIRER AT BEDTIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. JENNY-MAY IS GIVING YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. BRILLIANT. BREAKFAST REACHED OUT TO THE LOCAL COUNCIL FOR A RESPONSE. IN A STATEMENT, THE SOUTH WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL'S PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER GARY KNIGHTON SAYS ALL PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE REVIEWED AFTER FRIDAY 26th JULY. ANYONE WHO'S MADE A SUBMISSION AND WISHES TO BE HEARD, TO EXPLAIN THEIR VIEWS CAN DO AT A FORMAL HEARING TO BE CONFIRMED BUT CHAIRED BY INDEPENDENT COMMISSIONERS, WHO WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL. GO, TIRAU. IF YOU ARE PASSIONATE LIKE GEOFF, MAKE A SUBMISSION. LOVE IT. FRANCE'S LEFT WING COALITION APPEARS TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY KEPT THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY OUT OF POWER. INITIAL EXIT POLLS INDICATE THE COALITION HAS WON THE MOST SEATS WITH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S CENTRIST ALLIANCE COMING IN SECOND, AND MARINE LE PEN'S FAR RIGHT PARTY THIRD. NO PARTY IS PROJECTED TO WIN AN OUTRIGHT MAJORITY, MEANING A HUNG PARLIAMENT AND UNCERTAINTY FOR FRANCE. A VEHICLE HAS PLUNGED INTO A POND IN AUCKLAND OVERNIGHT. THE CAR CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE, THE CAR CRASHED THROUGH A FENCE AND WAS FOUND HALF SUBMERGED IN A POND AT 1am. EMERGENCY SERVICES, INCLUDING FIRE EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND AND POLICE, RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ON ARANUI RD, AND POLICE, RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ON ARANUI RD AND CONFIRM NO ONE WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. FOUR NASA VOLUNTEERS HAVE EMERGED FROM A SIMULATED MARS HABITAT AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A YEAR SEALED INSIDE. THE CREW SPENT 378 DAYS INSIDE THE HABITAT, CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS CENTRED AROUND NUTRITION AND PERFORMANCE. COMMANDER KELLY HASTON THANKED THE CREW OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER. THIS HAS BEEN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH GREAT CHALLENGES, JOYS AND SORROWS, AND A LOT OF HARD WHAT WITH A FAIR BIT OF FUN THROWN IN AS WELL. THE DATA WILL BE USED BY NASA AS IT PREPARES RETURN TO THE MOON, AND THEN ON TO MARS. WEEKDAY WEDDINGS ARE GAINING POPULARITY AS THE COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE. CEREMONIES ON MONDAY TO FRIDAY ARE BECOMING MORE PREVALENT, UP FROM 41% IN 2021 TO 46% LAST YEAR. THE GROWING TREND OFFERS A MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION, WITH SOME COUPLES SAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IT DEFINITELY IS MORE OF A TREND NOW, I WOULD SAY, ESPECIALLY POST-COVID, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE REALLY FEELING THE PINCH FINANCIALLY, AND I HAVE NOTICED, ESPECIALLY LAST YEAR LEADING INTO THIS YEAR, DEFINITELY A LOT MORE THAT ARE DOING THE MORE CHEAPER, SHORTER, MORE AFFORDABLE WEDDINGS. RESEARCH FROM THE BANK OF ENGLAND REVEALS THE UK IS ALSO SEEING A BIG INCREASE, WITH TUESDAY THE MOST POPULAR DAY ` UP 42% IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. LOCALS IN THE NORTH ISLAND TOWN OF TIRAU ARE FINDING A PROPOSAL FOR TWO NEW FAST-FOOD OUTLETS UNPALATABLE. STARBUCKS AND BURGER KING WANT TO OPEN STORES IN THE SMALL TOWNSHIP, WHICH LOCALS DON'T SUPPORT. ONE RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED IN TIRAU FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS BELIEVES 80% OF RESIDENTS HE TALKS TO ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS BUSINESS OWNERS IN TIRAU WHO ARE CONCERNED IT WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON LOCAL TRADE, RESULTING IN NET LOSS, AND MOST ARE SMALL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES THAT STRUGGLED NATIONALLY THROUGH COVID, SO THIS IS THE LAST THING THEY NEED. THE SOUTH WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL SAID IN A STATEMENT, IT'S CURRENTLY REVIEWING CONSENT FOR THE NEW STORES. LULU SUN HAS BROKEN EARLY IN HER ROUND OF 16 THIRD SET DECIDER AGAINST EMMA RADUCANU. SUN TOOK THE FIRST SET 6-2 BUT SLIPPED UP IN THE SECOND ` AN INJURY BREAK NOT ENOUGH TO PHASE THE NEW ZEALAND BORN PLAYER. GAME SUN. HITTING HARD OFF BOTH WINGS ` LULU SUN. SUN CURRENTLY LEADS THE THIRD SET 4-2. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. ANY DEVELOPMENTS? WE WILL HAVE MORE IN THE NEWS. THAT IS THE TENNIS GAME THAT IS HAPPENING AS WE SPEAK. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU. HOWEVER, WHITIANGA, IT'LL BE A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 15 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY 16 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT, GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU 13 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 11. IT'S TIME TO GIVE AWAY A CAR. THE FIRST WEEK OF OUR MASSIVE WINTER WIN-A-THON WRAPPED ON FRIDAY, SO LATER ON THE SHOW, WE'LL BE GIVING AWAY A SHINY NEW MG3 HYBRID CAR. MATT GIBB IS LIVE WITH US NOW FROM A SECRET LOCATION, WHERE OUR WINNER IS EXPECTED TO BE. MORENA, MATT. MORENA, JENNY-MAY. (HONKS HORN) I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING. I WILL NOT GIVE ANYTHING AWAY OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT I AM SOMEWHERE IN AOTEAROA. I WILL GIVE ONE LITTLE CLUE. THERE WAS WATER. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR THE LAPPING OF WAVES. I AM COASTAL. WHICH CLOSE TO MY OWN? COULD BE THE EAST OR THE WEST. IF YOU ENTERED THE COMPETITION TO WIN THIS INCREDIBLE NEW HYBRID CAR, THEN I COULD BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR AND GIVING IT TO YOU IN ABOUT AN HOUR. LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL MACHINE. LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL RIBBON I PUT ON IT AS WELL JUST TO SHOW IT IS A BRAND-NEW CAR, BECAUSE THESE MODELS ONLY LOST ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IN NEW ZEALAND. IT IS ABOUT AS FRESH OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE AS YOU CAN GET. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL RACING LINES, BEAUTIFUL GRILL, AND THIS ONE IS A HYBRID MODEL, SO IT IS INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MISSING FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS. 0 TO 108 SECONDS, WHICH IS NOT TOO SHABBY IF YOU ASK ME. IT IS ALSO VERY FUEL-EFFICIENT. YOU CAN CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO IT. THESE THINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL CARS. I AM SO EXCITED THAT I AM GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON SOMEONE'S DOOR AND AN HOURS TIME. I AM DISAPPOINTED I AM NOT DRIVING HOME ON IT BY MYSELF. YOU SAY YOU ARE NEAR WATER. ARE YOU NEAR ST HELLIERS? I WILL NOT BE KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR. IT IS THE WEST COAST. WHICH IRELAND ` NORTH OR SOUTH? I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE THAT AWAY. SPEAKING OF GIVING AWAY ` PLENTY TO GIVE AWAY THIS WEEK. YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE, EVEN IF YOU DO NOT WIN THIS CAR THIS MORNING. HEAD TO THE WEBSITE. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE TO GIVE AWAY NEXT WEEK. HILARY FROM SEVEN SHARP WILL BE KNOCKING ON SOMEONE'S DOOR. THAT IS YOUR KEYWORD FOR THIS MORNING. WE HAVE $10,000 OF A HOLIDAY PACKAGE TO GIVE AWAY AS WELL. THERE IS A HOME MAKEOVER WITH RESENE. HEAD TO THE WEBSITE. MAKE SURE YOU GET AMONGST IT. THERE IS SO MUCH TO GIVE AWAY AND SO MUCH TO WIN. I WILL GET BACK INTO THE WARMTH OF THIS CAR, BECAUSE IT IS FREEZING IN THIS MYSTERY LOCATION. LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO YOU, MATT. SEE YOU IN ABOUT AN HOUR. IF YOU DID INTO THE DRAW, DO NOT GO ANYWHERE. STAY HOME. MAKE 2 CUPS OF TEA, SO THERE IS ONE FOR ME. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR REACTION. WE WANT TO SEE THAT. ME U TONU MAI ` THE EXIT POLL IS OUT, SO WHO IS ON COURSE TO WIN IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE FRENCH ELECTIONS? OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT HAS ALL THE DETAILS. STAY WITH US. VOICEOVER: Get your free 'Consumer's Guide to Hearing Aids', New Zealand's only independent guide to all the latest models. Choose the right hearing aid for your lifestyle and budget. Call 0800 45 45 42 for your free copy. (UPBEAT MUSIC) I WAS SUB JUNIOR CHAMPION FOR TENNIS. OF COURSE YOU WERE. WHAT WILL YOU NOT? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW ZEALAND BORN PLAYER REPRESENTING AT WIMBLEDON. SHE IS ON THE VERGE OF BECOMING THE FIRST EVER KIWI WOMAN TO GO THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS. IT IS A VERY EXCITING GAME. YOU CAN WATCH IT ON TVNZ+. IT COMES AFTER EMMA SUFFERED THIS INJURY, WHICH I THINK WITH A BIT OF HER STRATEGY TO TRY AND GET SUN OFF HER FOCUS. SHE HAS BEEN PLAYING BRILLIANTLY. SHE HAS BEEN AN AMAZING PLAYER TO WATCH AND AN INSPIRING PLAYER TO WATCH. NOW I WANT TO PLAY TENNIS. I AM GOING TO GIVE TENNIS AGO. I DO NOT THINK SHE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU TAKING TO A TENNIS COURT. HERE IN THE STUDIO, WE HAVE ALL SAID WE WANT TO SEE YOU IN THE TENNIS SHORTS. GO FOR IT. I HAVE GOT SOME PENS, FOLKS, I TELL YOU. ONCE I GET THEM TO HAND IN THE SUMMER... IT WAS ONE SET UP A PIECE TO EMMA. THEN THEY WENT TO THE THIRD SET, AND IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE FIRST SET, SHE GOT INJURED. WE ARE NOT SURE IF IT WAS HER ANKLE OR BACK, BUT IT WAS A LONG TIME, FIVE OR SIX MINUTES. CAN WE GO TO THIS? SON, HERE SHE IS. THIS IS MATCHPOINT. SHE IS SERVING FOR THE MATCH. COME ON. YOU GOT THIS, SISTER. HERE WE GO. MY HEART IS RACING. IS IT IN? EMMA IS NOT GIVING UP. WHAT IS THE SCORE NOW? IT IS DEUCE. NOT THE JEWS THAT YOU WANT TO DRINK, BUT THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT WE ALL NEED RIGHT NOW. WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. THE FINAL ROUND OF VOTING IN THE FRENCH ELECTION HAS COME TO A CLOSE, AND EXIT POLLS ARE SIGNALLING A SURPRISING VICTORY BY THE LEFT. THE SNAP ELECTION, CALLED BY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, SAW A RISE IN THE COUNTRY'S FAR-RIGHT PARTIES, WHO TODAY LOOK TO HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF CLAIMING AN HISTORIC VICTORY. OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON JOINS US NOW FROM PARIS. BONJOUR. TAKE US THROUGH THE RESULTS. YES, THE RESULTS OF COME THROUGH IN THE LAST FEW MINUTES. EVERYONE IS SCRAMBLING TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY THESE RESULTS MEAN, BECAUSE NO ONE EXPECTED IT. IT SEEMS TO SHOW THAT THIS NEW POPULAR FRONT ALLIANCE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE SNAP ELECTION BEING CALLED, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL GET THE MOST NUMBER OF SEATS. SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 170 AND 190. IT SEEMED LIKE EMMANUEL MACRON'S ALLIANCE WILL GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 150 AND 170, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE NATIONAL RALLY PARTY, THE RIGHT WING PARTY, WILL GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 130 AND 150. THE TALK HAS BEEN ALL WEEK ABOUT MARIN LE PEN'S PARTY. IT WAS IT AFFECTED THAT THEY COULD WIN THE MAJORITY. EVEN THOUGH THE NEW FRONT ALLIANCE WITH CELEBRATING GETTING SUCH A LARGE NUMBER, NONE OF THESE PARTIES ARE BIG ENOUGH TO FORM A MAJORITY. THEY ALL ARE SITTING BETWEEN 100 AND 200, WHICH MEANS A VERY DIVIDED PARLIAMENT. IT IS REALLY UNCLEAR WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW AND IF ANYONE CAN OR WILL FORM A COALITION. IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE IS SURPRISED. WHAT HAS BEEN THE REACTION THERE SO FAR? INITIALLY, THE REACTION HAS BEEN ONE OF JUBILATION FOR THE LEFT AND FAR LEFT FANS. THERE IS A GROUP OF THEM IN THE CENTRE OF PARIS AT THE MOMENT, AND THEY WERE CELEBRATING, TEARS OF JOY. I CAN ALSO SAY THAT THERE IS A LOT OF ANXIETY AT THE MOMENT IN FRANCE, BECAUSE WE ARE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY HERE. I SPOKE TO A FEW PEOPLE TODAY. THIS IS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. I AM WORRIED ABOUT THE POLICE. I WILL BE WORRIED MORE IF THE FAR RIGHT IS NOT IN THE MAJORITY. IF THERE IS INSTABILITY. I WOULD PREFER STABILITY. DO YOU THINK THIS IS THE VOTERS TELLING EMMANUEL MACRON THEY DO NOT WANT HIM ANYMORE? ABSOLUTELY. ALMOST EVERYONE HATES HIM IN FRANCE. I AM REALLY SAD THAT PEOPLE VOTE FOR THE FAR RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NO BETTER. AS YOU HEARD THERE, THERE WAS A LOT OF ANXIETY ABOUT THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT, AND ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY THE FAR RIGHT DID NOT DO AS WELL AS EXPECTED IS BECAUSE IN MANY OF THE RACES, AND MANY OF THE SEATS, THE FAR LEFT AND THE LEFT COALITION WORK TOGETHER WITH A MANUAL MACRON'S PARTY AND PULLED OUT CANDIDATES SO THERE WOULD NOT BE A SPLIT IN THE BOATS. THIS HAS SEEMED TO WORK HERE, AND THE NATIONAL RALLY PARTY HAVE ENDED UP COMING THIRD. WHAT COULD HAPPEN? IS A HUNG PARLIAMENT AN OPTION? A HUNG PARLIAMENT IS CERTAINLY AN OPTION. I WAS TALKING TO ONE FRENCH JOURNALIST TODAY, AND AGAIN ASKING HER, WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN? WHAT ARE THE POSSIBILITIES? SHE SAID, WE ARE IN SUCH UNCHARTED TERRITORY. I DO NOT EVEN KNOW. ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN ` WE WILL FIND OUT STEP-BY-STEP TOGETHER, BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS HOW ALL THE MAIN PLAYERS ARE GOING TO ACT. SO FAR YOU HAVE GOT THE LEFT ALLIANCE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT PRIME MINISTER HAS TO STEP DOWN, THAT MACRON HAS TO ACCEPT THAT HE HAS LOST. OBVIOUSLY HE WILL NOT BE STEPPING DOWN. THERE IS NOT PRESIDENTIAL RACES UNTIL 2027. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD HERE THAT EMMANUEL MACRON OR PAINT THIS AS A WHEN AGAINST THE FAR RIGHT. THE FAR RIGHT HAVE GAINED SO MANY MORE BOATS THAN THE PREVIOUS ELECTION. EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED, YOU CAN HARDLY CALL THIS A LOSS FOR THE FAR RIGHT. YES, THERE COULD BE A HUNG PARLIAMENT. THERE COULD BE A COALITION. GOODNESS KNOWS WISH TO OF THE FREE WILL END UP FORMING A COALITION. COALITIONS ARE NOT NORMAL HERE IN FRANCE UNLIKE IN NEW ZEALAND. WHAT WE COULD BE HEADING INTO IS A PERIOD OF REAL INSTABILITY IN FRENCH POLITICS. WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE, AS WE ARE HEADING INTO THE OLYMPICS IN A FEW WEEKS TIME. THIS IS STILL A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN SEATS FOR THE NATIONAL RALLY. YES, ABSOLUTELY. STILL A SIGNIFICANT RISE. AS I WAS TALKING TO THIS FRENCH JOURNALIST, SHE SAID, THE CONVERSATION COULD BE TURNED INTO A LOSS FOR THE RIGHT, BUT IN REALITY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, THE FAR RIGHT PARTY IS STILL ON THE RISE HERE, AND THAT MEANS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE FEELING UPSET AT THIS RESULT. THIS ELECTION HAS BEEN PAINTED BY MANY OF THE POLITICIANS AS A CROSSROAD FOR FRANCE. PEOPLE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF FRANCE DO THEY WANT. DO THEY WANT TO FIGHT THAT IS INWARD LOOKING? DO THEY WANT A FRONT THAT IS CONNECTED TO EUROPE? THE ISSUE IS THAT ALL THREE OF THESE PARTIES PAINT A VERY DIFFERENT PICTURE OF FRANCE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE DIVIDED AND SITTING IN DIFFERENT CAMPS. THIS IS WHY THE NEXT PART OF FRENCH POLITICS, THE NEXT PART FOR FRANCE IS SO UNCERTAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. A BEAUTIFUL SHOT BEHIND YOU. SUN HAS BEATEN EMMA TO BECOME THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND TENNIS PLAYER TO MOVE THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS AT WIMBLEDON. JUST ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. SHE HAS BEEN EMOTIONAL AT THE END OF THE MATCH. SHE TOOK IT IN THREE SETS AGAINST WHAT HAS TO BE THE FAVOURITE. EVEN THOUGH EMMA IS RANKED LOWER THEN HER. A COUPLE OF PRO TOURNAMENTS, BUT I THINK JUST WATCHING THE PROFESSIONALS GROWING UP, FOR EXAMPLE, EMMA, COMING TOWARDS THE NET. I WATCHED ALSO ON YOUTUBE, ACTUALLY, STEFFI GRAF. IT WAS JUST SO AMAZING TO WATCH THEM. OF COURSE I CAN WATCH THEM LIVE, BUT IT WAS JUST TAKING IT ALL AND FROM THE PROS AND TRYING TO DO THAT TO MY GAME. YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB. JUST TELL US ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT. WHO HAVE YOU GOT UP THERE? THEY LOOKED VERY EXCITED. THE GUY IN THE WHITE SHIRT WITH THE CROCODILE IS MY COACH. (CHEERING) YOU HAVE MY MUM AND MY SISTER, MY MANAGER, MY STEPDAD AND SPONSORS AND TENNIS NEW ZEALAND. YOU HAVE GOT A LOT OF SUPPORTERS UP THERE. A LOT. THEY MUST BE VERY PROUD OF YOU. WE WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOW WON SEVEN MATCHES. NOW YOU ARE HERE INTO THE QUARTER-FINALS OF WIMBLEDON. WE REALLY WISH YOU THE VERY BEST OF LUCK. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. LOOK AT THAT. NEW ZEALAND FLAG IN THE STANDS. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. WE WILL JUST GO BACK OVER IT. SHE WAS BORN IN TE ANAU. SCHOOL THEN SHANGHAI. HER STEPDAD IS GERMAN AND ENGLISH. A HUGE THANKS TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE STANDS, BUT ALSO TENNIS NEW ZEALAND, WHICH SHE ACKNOWLEDGED AS WELL. WE HEARD AS WE CROSSED TO HER, SHE TALKED ABOUT FEDERER AND STEFFI GRAF. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING. WE HAVE GOT THE FOOTAGE, RIGHT? LET'S HAVE A LOOK. THIS IS HER WINNING MATCHPOINT. SHE HAS IT. WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. LULU SUN IS LIVING THE SAME DREAM THAT EMMA ONCE DID TO QUALIFY. WHEN WE HAVE A COMMENTATOR SAYS SHE KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS, YOU SAW IN THE INTERVIEW THAT SHE STILL HAD TEARS COMING DOWN FROM HER EYES. SHE WAS SO EMOTIONAL. I WOULD ALSO ASSUME THAT SHE WAS VERY OVERWHELMED AND ALSO PINCHING HERSELF THINKING, HOW IS THIS HAPPENING? WELL DONE. I WILL HAVE A VERY QUICK LOOK. I WILL HAVE A LOOK AT IT LATER. WHO IS SHE GOING TO PLAY? WE WOULD HAVE YOUR NEWS AFTER THE BREAK. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. HUTT VALLEY RESIDENTS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT THE SPATE OF CAR THEFTS, THEY ARE TRYING TO CATCH THE CRIMINALS THEMSELVES. THEY'RE CROWDFUNDING TO GET NINE CCTV CAMERAS PLACED ALL AROUND THE REGION. WE WILL FIND MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH A RESIDENT WHO WAS ROBBED SHORTLY. SCHOOL COUNSELLORS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT ONLINE GAMBLING. THEY SAY CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 11 ARE GETTING INTO DEBT. WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN 20 MINUTES. AND DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE 500 CLUB? IT'S ONE OF MANY BITS OF SLANG THAT YOU MIGHT PICK UP IF YOU LIVE ON THE CONTINENT OF ANTARCTICA. WE ARE GOING TOP FIND OUT MORE OF THOSE SAYINGS AND WHAT THEY MEAN A LITTLE LATER. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S INDIRA WITH THE NEWS. LULU SUN HAS MADE HISTORY AT WIMBLEDON BEATING EMMA RADUCANU TO REACH HER FIRST GRAND SLAM QUARTER FINAL. SUN BEAT THE FORMER GRAND SLAM CHAMPION 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 TO BECOME THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND FEMALE TO REACH THE LAST EIGHT. SHE'S DONE IT. THOUGH SHE HASN'T. NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. LULU SUN IS LIVING THE SAME DREAM THAT EMMA ONCE DID. QUARTER-FINALS OF A GRAND SLAM. SUN'S QUARTER FINAL OPPONENT IS YET TO BE DECIDED. HERE'S WHAT SUN HAD TO SAY RIGHT AFTER HER HISTORIC WIN. MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS, LULU, THAT WAS A BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE. WE CAN SEE HOW EMOTIONAL YOU ARE. YOU'VE MADE YOUR FIRST WIMBLEDON QUARTER-FINAL. THIS IS SUCH A HUGE MOMENT FOR YOU. CAN YOU SUM UP YOUR EMOTIONS? IT WAS A GREAT MATCH AGAINST EMMA. SHE REALLY DUG DEEP TO GET THE WIN, AND I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AGAINST HER, SHE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO RUN FOR EVERY BALL, AND FIGHT UNTIL THE END, SO I AM INCREDIBLY, , I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS RIGHT NOW. AND IT'S BEEN DOUBLE DELIGHT FOR NEW ZEALAND AT WIMBLEDON THIS MORNING. ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND HER CANADIAN PARTNER HAVE KICKED OFF THEIR LADIES' DOUBLES CAMPAIGN WITH A VICTORY, THE SECOND SEEDED PAIR THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND IN THREE SETS. FRANCE'S LEFT WING COALITION APPEARS TO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY KEPT THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY OUT OF POWER. INITIAL EXIT POLLS INDICATE THE COALITION HAS WON THE MOST SEATS, WITH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S CENTRIST ALLIANCE COMING IN SECOND, AND MARINE LE PEN'S FAR RIGHT PARTY THIRD. NO PARTY IS PROJECTED TO WIN A MAJORITY. WHAT THE RESULTS SEEM TO SHOW IS THAT THIS NEW POPULAR FRONT ALLIANCE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE SNAP ELECTION, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL GET THE MOST NUMBER OF SEATS. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CENTRIST ALLIANCE WILL GET AROUND 150, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE NATIONAL RALLY PARTY WILL GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 130 AND 150. THE TALK HAS BEEN ALL WEEK ABOUT THE NATIONAL RALLY PARTY, BECAUSE IN THE FIRST ROUND, THEY WON A LARGE NUMBER OF VOTES. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THEY COULD WIN MAJORITY. EVEN THOUGH THE NEW FRONT ALLIANCE WILL BE CELEBRATING, NONE OF THESE PARTIES ARE BIG ENOUGH TO FORM A MAJORITY. IT MEANS A VERY DIVIDED PARLIAMENT, AND NO CLEAR WINNER. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW, AND IF ANYONE CAN OR WILL FORM A COALITION. FINAL RESULTS AREN'T EXPECTED UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING. BUSINESSES IN THE SMALL NORTH ISLAND TOWNSHIP OF TIRAU ARE CONCERNED TWO NEW FAST-FOOD CHAINS WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT TRADE. LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE OPPOSED TO STARBUCKS AND BURGER KING'S PLAN TO OPEN STORES IN THE RURAL TOWNSHIP. ONE LOCAL DESCRIBES TIRAU AS HAVING A RELAXED ATMOSPHERE AND HOLIDAY VIBE, WHICH HE'S CONCERNED MIGHT BE LOST. PEOPLE GO ON HOLIDAY TO ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF SUBURBIA, WANTING NOVELTY AND VARIETY, WHICH IS REFRSHING. WE THINK TIRAU HAS THIS AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE IT. THE SOUTH WAIKATO DISTRICT COUNCIL SAYS IT'S CURRENTLY TAKING PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS ON THE TWO NEW STORES. LEWIS HAMILTON HAS ENDED A 3 YEAR WINLESS RUN IN FORMULA ONE, TAKING THE CHEQUERED FLAG AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT SILVERSTONE THIS MORNING. PATCHY WEATHER CAUSED TROUBLE FOR THE DRIVERS, HAMILTON HOLDING OFF A LATE SURGE BY MAX VERSTAPPEN TO TAKE THE VICTORY. EIGHT TIMES WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, HERE'S A NINTH FOR YOU! LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX! WHAT A VICTORY! HAMILTON IS BACK. VERSTAPPEN AND MCLAREN'S LANDO NORRIS ROUNDED OUT THE PODIUM IN SECOND AND THIRD. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU. HOWEVER, WHITIANGA, IT'LL BE A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 15 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 16 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT. GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION. MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. 13 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 11. AFTER HE WAS ROBBED, HUTT VALLEY RESIDENT JONATHAN GILBERT DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS. HE FOUNDED THE HUTT VALLEY SECURITY NOTICEBOARD, A FACEBOOK GROUP TO HELP IDENTIFY LOCAL CRIMINALS. NOW HE'S TRYING TO RAISE $20,000 THROUGH CROWDFUNDING TO PLACE MORE CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS AROUND THE REGION TO HELP CATCH CAR THIEVES. JONATHAN IS WITH ME NOW. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE THINGS WITH YOU? AS YOU MENTIONED, I GOT ROBBED, END OF JANUARY 2018. IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THE DAIRY GOT ROBBED, ANOTHER DAIRY GOT ROBBED, THERE WERE QUITE A LOT OF BREAK-INS AROUND THAT TIME THAT I WAS AFFECTED BY IT. AT THE TIME, I WANTED TO CREATE, AND I WAS FRUSTRATED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY, AND SEE WHO ELSE MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOMETHING, GOTTEN SOME FOOTAGE, MAYBE HAS SOME HOUSE CAMERAS, THAT MIGHT'VE BEEN IN THE AREA THAT COULD HAVE HELPED TRIAD FIGURE OUT WHO IT WAS. MOST PEOPLE WOULD GO TO THE POLICE. I WENT TO THE POLICE. IT TOOK ABOUT TWO WEEKS FOR THEM TO CONTACT ME BACK AND ASKED ME QUESTIONS WHAT HAPPENED, NOT THAT I'M HAVING A GO AT THE POLICE, THESE SORTS OF THINGS` EVERYONE GOES TO THE POLICE. BUT THE POLICE CAN ONLY ACT ON THE INFORMATION THEY CAN ACQUIRE, AND ANY EVIDENCE THEY CAN GET FROM WHEREVER. THE POLICE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES, THEY CAN'T KNOCK FROM DOOR TO DOOR AND FIND OUT WHO SAW SOMETHING. SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND SEE WHO HAS A CAMERA, BUT IT'S QUITE A DIFFICULT TASK TO FIND EVIDENCE ABOUT ONE SINGLE INCIDENT. DO YOU THINK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS? NOT IN A PHYSICAL WAY, BUT IN TERMS OF TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY AND REACHING OUT TO EVERYBODY ELSE, AND TRYING TO GET SUPPORT, ABSOLUTELY. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE THEY CAN DO IT. THE POLICE HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES, AND THERE ISN'T THE EXTENT ABILITY TO SEND POLICE OUT TO DO THOSE INDIVIDUAL DOORKNOCKING SITUATIONS. ANY EVIDENCE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST WITHIN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHAT WAS THE AIM OF YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE? INITIALLY I WENT OUT AND VISITED PEOPLE WERE BROUGHT THEM IN, BUT WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY THERE, REACHING OUT TO THE GROUP WOULD UNABLE THEM TO TALK TO OTHERS ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FIND OTHERS THAT HAVE EVIDENCE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND. THAT WAS THE PURPOSE. AND CCTV FOOTAGE, AND IS THAT THE EVIDENCE YOU LOOK INTO? ESSENTIALLY, CCTV EVIDENCE IS THE ONLY EVIDENCE THAT CAN NOT BE DISPUTED. IF SOMEBODY SEES SOMETHING, IT'S SOMEONE'S WORD VERSUS SOMEONE ELSE'S. CCTV FOOTAGE IS ROCKHARD EVIDENCE. WHAT MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO ENSURE THERE IS NO MISTAKEN IDENTITY OR YOU ARE NOT SHAMING PEOPLE? WE HAVE A LOT OF STRUCTURAL IS ON OUR GROUP, EVERY SINGLE POST IS AUTHORISED, AND IF WE SEE THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DISPUTED OR MAY END UP WITH US GETTING INTO A SITUATION WHERE WE COULD BE GETTING INTO DEFORMATION, IT IS NOT ALLOWED. EVERYTHING WE DO WE TRY AND KEEP IT ABOVE BOARD. IF WE HAVE FOOTAGE, IT IS BECAUSE IT IS ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED. WHAT SUCCESS RATE HAVE YOU HAD, AND YOU ARE CROWD FUNDING $20,000, WHERE IS THAT GOING? I TRY TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE COUNCIL AND IT ALL FELL APART AWHILE AGO. BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE ONLY OPTION THAT I HAD TO INCREASE THE CCTV COVERAGE AROUND THE REGION WAS TO CROWDFUND. I'VE EXPIRED ALL OTHER OPTIONS, THIS WAS THE LAST OPTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. IN RESPONSE, HUTT CITY COUNCIL EMAILED BREAKFAST. A SPOKESPERSON SAID, 'WE HEAR LOUD AND CLEAR THE CONCERNS AROUND CITY SAFETY, 'THAT'S WHY IN OUR LONG TERM PLAN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED ADDITIONAL 'INVESTMENT IN CCTV OF $3.5 MILLION OVER THE NEXT 10. 'ALSO, WE ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A PROJECT 'FOCUSED ON CCTV INFRASTRUCTURE, TO ENSURE WE HAVE RESILIENT 'CCTV INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE FUTURE.' E HAERE AKE NEI ` CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 11 ARE GETTING INTO MAJOR DEBT DUE TO ONLINE GAMBLING. WHY COUNSELLORS ARE SO CONCERNED. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS ARE RACKING UP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT DUE TO UNREGULATED ONLINE GAMBLING. THAT'S ACCORDING TO HARM PREVENTION AGENCY MAPU MAIA. THEY'RE CALLING FOR CHANGES TO OUR LEGISLATION TO REDUCE HARM. CEO PESIO AH HONI JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THIS IS REALLY CONCERNING. HOW MUCH OF AN INCREASE HAVE YOU SEEN AND SCHOOLS PARENTS CONTACTING YOUR AGENCY ABOUT THIS BEING A REAL ISSUE? GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE SEEN A TREMENDOUS SPIKE. WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF SCHOOLS CONTACTING US. IN PARTICULAR SCHOOLS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AND PARENTS CONTACTING US CONCERNED AND WORRIED. WE ARE WORKING WITH A NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOLS ACROSS AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH AT THE MOMENT. WE ARE LOOKING AT RAISING AWARENESS AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND HELPING THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY GAMBLING HARM. THOSE ARE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND SO FORTH. HOW THESE KIDS GETTING LOAD AND QUESTION MARK AS IT WEBSITES, AS AT GAMES WHERE KIDS ARE GETTING INTO AND THEN GETTING LOAD INTO GAMBLING? HOW DOES IT WORK? THERE ARE MULTIPLE WAYS THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING LURED AND. WE HAVE MULTIPLE ADVERTISING, WE HAVE OUR ENDORSEMENTS FROM CELEBRITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE ALSO HAVE QUITE A NUMBER OF LARGE SPORTING EVENTS AND ONLINE, PARTICULARLY NFL ` SPORTS BETTING IS HUGE FOR OUR YOUNG MEN, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. ONLINE GAMING THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE PLAYING. THERE ARE NUMBER OF RESEARCH IS DONE AROUND THE INCREASE OF GAMBLING MECHANISMS IN THESE GAMES. SOME OF THESE GAMES RPG. PARENTS ARE NOT REALISING THAT GAMBLING IS QUITE NORMALISED WITH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. PARTICULARLY AS YOUNG AS INTERMEDIATE AND PRIMARY. WHAT AMOUNTS ARE WE TALKING HERE? WE HAVE SEEN` I CAN RECALL QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WE HAD A YOUNG PERSON BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, AND IT WAS FROM A PARENT WHO RACKED UP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT ON THE CREDIT CARD. WE HAVE HAD AS LOW AS $20-$30 ON A CREDIT CARD, WHICH FOR SOME FAMILIES IS A LOT OF MONEY. WE HAVE SEEN OTHER HARMS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED, LACK OF SLEEP, NOT CONCENTRATING IN SCHOOL, NOT ENGAGING, MENTAL HEALTH, ANXIETY AROUND ONLINE GAMBLING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. IT IS NOT JUST THE FINANCIAL BURDEN, IT IS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS HAPPENING AS WELL. IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ONLINE GAMBLING TO BE PROVIDED DOMESTICALLY, EXCEPT FOR TAV AND LOTTO. BUT IT IS LEGAL TO GAMBLE ON OFFSHORE WEBSITES. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SAID THAT THEY WANT TO LOOK AT THIS. WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN? I IMAGINE IT IS NOT JUST LEGISLATION, BUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE WRAPPED AROUND THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS RAISED AROUND THIS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR TIGHTER LEGISLATION, EDUCATION AND SKILLS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO UNDERLINE THAT WITH EDUCATION FOR OUR PARENTS. MAKE IT MORE NORMAL TO BE TALK ABOUT THE HARMS OF GAMBLING AND THE RISK OF GAMBLING. PARTICULARLY AND SCHOOLS. WE DO ALCOHOL AND DRUG EDUCATION IN SCHOOL, BUT WE DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE HARMS OF GAMBLING AND RAISING AWARENESS OF GAMBLING AND SKILLS. WE NEED TO START THEM AS YOUNG AS PRIMARY SCHOOL. THIS IS THE THING. ONLINE IS BECOMING SO PREVALENT FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY ARE GETTING SUCKED INTO ALL THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING AND BRINGING THIS TO OUR CONSCIENCE. THANK YOU. TAKE YOUR CREDIT CARDS AWAY FROM YOUR FUNDS. THAT WOULD BE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FROM PREVENTING YOUR CHILD FROM SPENDING SO MUCH MONEY. HAS YOUR CHILD RACKED UP HEAPS OF MONEY GAMBLING ONLINE? ?*9 WS? ?LW: ... AD LIB? SCOTTY STEVENSON UP NEXT. IT WAS A MASSIVE WEEKEND FOR SPORT ` CLOSE CALLS FOR THE WARRIORS AND ALL BLACKS, EUROS DOWN TO FOUR, AND AMAZING SCENES AT WIMBLEDON. NEW ZEALAND BORN LULU SUN BECOMING THE FIRST WOMAN TO ADVANCE INTO THE WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER FINALS. TO ADVANCE INTO THE WOMEN'S SINGLES QUARTER FINALS. IT WAS A GREAT MATCH AGAINST HER, AND SHE REALLY DUG DEEP. TO GET THE ONE FROM ME. I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AGAINST HER. OUR MATE SCOTTY STEVENSON JOINS US NOW, AND WE'RE ALL PUMPED. HOW GOOD WAS THAT PERFORMANCE THIS MORNING? OUTSTANDING, WASN'T IT? SHE'S PERFORMED SO BRAVELY THROUGHOUT THIS TOURNAMENT. HER SCRAMBLE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL. SHE'S SAVED 15 OF 18 BREAK POINTS, LAST UP IN THE THIRD ROUND, AND TO PLAY ON CENTRE COURT AGAINST THE BRITISH FAVOURITE WOULD BE SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FOR HER TO REMEMBER. BUT THE TRIP CONTINUES AT WIMBLEDON AND SO GOOD, ISN'T IT, TO HAVE NEW ZEALAND RIGHT BEHIND A STAR ON THE ALL-GRASS TOURNAMENT? YEAH, AND I GUESS THE OTHER THING WE HAVE TO REMEMBER TOO IS THAT THE ORIGINAL TRAILBLAZER, UH, DAME RUIA MORRISON, REMEMBER? SHE MADE IT THROUGH TO THE TOP 16. BUT WE ARE GOING BACK, A FEW HAIRCUTS, BACK IN 1957 AND 1959, SHE APPEARED TWICE. BUT IT'S SO GOOD TO BE ABLE TO WATCH A NEW ZEALANDER BACK ON, AS YOU SAY ON GRASS COURT. TELL YOU WHAT ELSE I THOUGHT WAS SO GOOD TOO SCOTTY, ON THE WEEKEND, WAS THE ALL BLACKS. I MEAN, I KNOW THAT WAS A NAIL BITER. AND I KNOW WE WERE WANTING MORE FROM OUR ALL BLACKS, BUT SERIOUSLY, WHAT A CONTEST. YEAH, IT WAS, AND IT'S EXACTLY WHAT THE ALL BLACKS NEEDED, I THINK. ULTIMATELY IT'S A BIG STEP UP TO TEST FOOTBALL FROM SUPER RUGBY, IT'S PLAYED IN A CERTAIN WAY, AND THOSE MOMENTS MATTER AND TEST MATCH RUGBY IN A WAY THAT THEY PERHAPS DON'T MATTER IN THE FRANCHISE GAMES. SO SCOTT ROBERTSON AND HIS COACHING STAFF WOULD HAVE GOT EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANTED, AND SO WOULD THE TEAM. AND THAT IS A REMINDER OF JUST HOW TOUGH THIS IS. THEY OFTEN SAID, OLD ALL-BLACK COACHES, THAT SUCCESS IS A LOUSY TEACHER. BUT I THINK ON THIS OCCASION, THAT VICTORY COMES WITH A LOT OF LESSONS THAT THEY'LL TAKE INTO THE SECOND TEST AT EDEN PARK. AND WE ALL KNOW THE ALL BLACKS' RECORD. UNDEFEATED AT EDEN PARK SINCE 1994. YEAH, I HAVEN'T BEEN EXCITED ABOUT AN ALL BLACKS GAME IN SUCH A LONG TIME, BUT I WAS ON SATURDAY. I TELL YOU WHAT THOUGH, TJ PERENARA, REALLY, HOLDING MY FINGERS AND TOES FOR HIM AS WELL. I MEAN, POOR GUY. YEAH. HE'S FOUGHT SO HARD TO GET BACK INTO THAT ALL BLACK SIDE AND THEN TO GET THE START AS WELL. LEADING THE HAKA FOR THE ALL BLACKS, AS HE DOES SO WELL. HE SAYS HE'S WOKEN UP THE NEXT DAY FEELING PRETTY GOOD. SO I GUESS THEY HAD A SCAN OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT AND WE'LL GET THE RESULTS TODAY. BUT TJ PERENARA WOULD PLAY ON ONE LEG WITH ONE ARM IF YOU LET HIM PLAY IN THE ALL BLACKS. ALL REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY, ISN'T IT, IF TJ PERENARA IS OUT, FOR MAYBE CORTEZ RATIMA TO HAVE HIS DEBUT THIS WEEK. WARRIORS, BULLDOGS, AGAIN. WHAT A GAME. SERIOUSLY, IT'S A REMINDER OF HOW CRUEL SPORTS CAN BE, TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST. YEAH, THE GAME WENT 88 DEEP, DIDN'T IT? TWO PERIODS OF GOLDEN POINT TIME, FIVE MISSED DROP GOALS BEFORE BERTANS FINALLY SLOTTED ONE FOR THE DOGS. IT WAS THE ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAINING GAMES OF NRL I THINK I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. END TO END ACTION. THERE WERE MISTAKES, YES, BUT THERE WERE HEAVY HITS, THERE WERE GREAT RUNS, THERE WERE BRAVE PLAYS. IT WAS ALL GOING ON IN SYDNEY, AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF DURING GOLDEN POINT, I THOUGHT A DRAWS THE BEST RESULT FOR THIS GAME. I KNOW IT'S SO CRUEL, RIGHT? IT WAS, IT REALLY WAS. BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S LEAGUE AT THAT LEVEL ISN'T IT? YOU TAKE YOUR CHANCES OR YOU LOSE. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE WARRIORS, THEY COULDN'T CONVERT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT FIELD GOAL THEMSELVES. AND, UH, THEY'LL BE KICKING THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY WERE REALLY IN THAT CONTEST. EPIC, GUTSY, ENTERTAINING, HEARTBREAKING. UP THE WAHS. AS ALWAYS, GOOD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS MORNING, SCOTTY. SEE YOU, JMAY. I'M JUST LOOKING AT MYSELF. I'M 90% FOREHEAD AT THIS STAGE OF MY LIFE, AREN'T I? SORRY, CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT. (LAUGHS) THANKS, SCOTTY. SEE YOU, JMAY. CHEERS, MATE. THANK YOU. VERY SHINY. THAT IS ALL RIGHT. I AM NOT. TODAY IS ALL ABOUT LULU SUN. THIS IS THE BIG STORY OF THE DAY. BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND PLAYER TO GET THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS AT WIMBLEDON. OF COURSE WE HAD MARINA RECOLLECT THAT WENT THROUGH TO THE THIRD ROUND. MARINA ERAKOVICH* IT'S 7.30 ` HERE'S CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. HISTORY'S BEEN MADE AT WIMBLEDON THIS MORNING, WITH LULU SUN BEATING EMMA RADUCANU TO REACH THE QUARTER FINALS. BEAT THE FORMER GRAND SLAM CHAMPION IN THREE SETS, BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND FEMALE TO EVER REACH THE LAST EIGHT OF THE SINGLES AT WIMBLEDON. COME ON! NOW SHE HAS IT... AND NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. BECAUSE LULU SUN IS LIVING THE SAME DREAM THAT RADACANU ONCE DID. THE QUALIFIER MOVES ON, THE QUALIFIER THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS OF A GRAND SLAM. THE WIN GUARANTEES SUN $782,000 IN PRIZE MONEY. TE ANAU TENNIS CLUB HAVE BEEN UP VERY EARLY THIS MORNING HAVING A WATCH PARTY. CLUB PRESIDENT GREG SHEPPARD JOINS ME THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I AM VERY TIRED BUT VERY EXCITED AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT WAS THE REACTION MIGHT? THIS PLACE WAS BUZZING JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO, BUT EVERYBODY HAS DISAPPEARED. HOW MANY PEOPLE GATHERED? WHERE 20 AT ONE POINT BUT PEOPLE HAD ISSUED A WAY TO WORK AS THE GAME DRAGGED ON. WE WILL BE BACK HERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT OR WHENEVER THE NEXT GAME IS, RARING TO GO. SHE THANKED TENNIS NEW ZEALAND. WAS THERE SOMEONE FROM TENNIS NEW ZEALAND AT THE MATCH? YES THERE WAS. IT WAS GOOD TO HAVE A TENNIS NEW ZEALAND SUPPORT OVER THERE. WHAT ARE YOUR BETS FOR THE NEXT MATCH? WE ARE A GAME AND HEADED DOWN HERE. WHAT ARE YOUR HIGHEST HOPES FOR HER? I HOPE SHE GOES AS FAR AS SHE CAN. SHE HAS ALREADY DONE VERY, VERY WELL. SHE WILL JUST WALTZ INTO THE FINALS OF ALL THE MAJOR GRAND SLAMS NOW, WHICH IS EXCITING. SHE WAS BORN IN TE ANUA. SEE YOU GUYS MUST BE VERY PROUD. ALL THE BEST WISHES FROM US DOWN HERE. GO AND GET THEM. THANKS VERY MUCH GREG. A FACEBOOK PAGE WITH MORE THAN 25,000 MEMBERS IS TAKING ON CRIME IN THE WELLINGTON REGION. HUTT VALLEY BUSINESS OWNERS ARE CROWDFUNDING TO PURCHASE NINE NEW CCTV CAMERAS TO PLACE AROUND THE COMMUNITY. JONATHAN GILBERT, WHO CREATED THE GROUP, HAS ALSO HELPED AROUND 50 PEOPLE FIND THEIR STOLEN VEHICLES THROUGH FOOTAGE SUPPLIED VIA HIS ONLINE SECURITY PAGE. THE IDEA IS THAT, WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY THERE, REACHING OUT TO A GROUP, WOULD ENABLE THEM TO INFORM OTHERS AND FIND OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE EVIDENCE THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN FOUND. THE HUTT CITY COUNCIL TOLD BREAKFAST IT'S APPROVED $3.5M IN FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN CCTV OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS. A VEHICLE HAS PLUNGED INTO WATER IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MOUNT WELLINGTON OVERNIGHT. THE CAR DROVE THROUGH A FENCE, LANDING IN A POND, HALF SUBMERGED, JUST AFTER 1am. EMERGENCY SERVICES, INCLUDING FIRE EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND, RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT ON ARANUI ROAD, AND CONFIRMED NOBODY WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY ARRIVED. POLICE SAY ENQUIRIES ARE ONGOING TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES. FRANCE'S PRIME MINISTER HAS OFFERED TO RESIGN WHILE PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON SAYS HE WILL BE WAITING TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS ON THE NEW GOVERNMENT. IT COMES AFTER FRANCE'S LEFT WING COALITION APPEARED TO HAVE DENIED THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY FROM TAKING POWER. EXIT POLLS INDICATE THE COALITION HAS WON THE MOST SEATS, WITH PRESIDENT MACRON'S CENTRIST ALLIANCE SECOND, AND MARINE LE PEN'S FAR RIGHT PARTY THIRD. NO PARTY IS PROJECTED TO WIN A MAJORITY, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HUNG PARLIAMENT. ONE HARM PREVENTION AGENCY IS CALLING FOR CHANGES TO OUR GAMBLING LEGISLATION AS YOUTH GAMBLING SPIKES. UNREGULATED ONLINE GAMBLING IS LEAVING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 11 IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT. HARM PREVENTION AGENCY MAPU MAIA SAYS KIDS ARE BEING EXPOSED TO GAMBLING MECHANISMS IN GAMING, SPORT BETTING ONLINE AND ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. CHIEF EXECUTIVE PESIO AH HONI SAYS GAMBLING IS BEING NORMALISED ONLINE. WE HAVE MULTIPLE ADVERTISING, WE HAVE ENDORSEMENTS FROM CELEBRITIES WHO ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, WE ALSO HAVE QUITE A NUMBER OF LARGE SPORTING EVENTS. IN PARTICULAR NFL SPORTS BETTING, IT'S HUGE FOR OUR YOUNG MEN, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. THE HARM PREVENTION AGENCY IS NOW PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND SCHOOLS IN AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH. GOLFERS RYAN FOX, LYDIA KO AND DANIEL HILLIER HAVE ALL BEEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. KO WILL LOOK TO COMPLETE HER OLYMPIC MEDAL SET AFTER WINNING SILVER IN RIO AND BRONZE IN TOKYO WHILE FOX WILL LINE UP IN HIS THIRD OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN. HILLIER IS SET TO MAKE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE AT A SUMMER GAMES. 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 FOR MOST OF YOU. HOWEVER, WHITIANGA, IT'LL BE A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 15 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 16 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT. GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION. MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. 13 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 11. ITS TIME TO GIVE A WAY A CAR! THE FIRST WEEK OF OUR MASSIVE WINTER WIN-A-THON WRAPPED ON FRIDAY, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHO WILL BE TAKING HOME A SHINY NEW MG3 HYBRID CAR. MATT GIBB IS NOW THERE AT THE LUCKY WINNERS HOME ` MORENA MATT! MATT, WE CAN SEE IT BUT WHERE ARE YOU EXACTLY IN THE COUNTRY BECAUSE ? YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE ME PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. I AM SO STRESSED. I AM LITERALLY SO STRESSED RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST GOING TO STOP THE CAR, AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME DRIVER BITE. SUSSING OUT THE HOUSE OF THE WINNER. I CAN NOW REVEAL TO YOU WHERE I AM. WAITARA. JUST OUTSIDE OF NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS ON. THE CURTAINS ARE ALL CLOSED. WE MIGHT BE ABOUT TO WAKE SOMEONE UP, OR WE MIGHT NOT HAVE SOMEONE HOME AND IT WILL GO HORRIBLY WRONG. HOPEFULLY WE ARE ABOUT TO GIVE AWAY AN MG THREE HYBRID PLUS. I'M KNOCKING ON THE DOOR. (DOG BARKING) GOOD MORNING. COME HERE, COME HERE. IS YOUR NAME JUNE? THIS IS JUNE. YOU ARE A WINNER OF A MG3. HOW IS THIS? COME OUT AND HAVE A LOOK AT IT. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? MY HEART IS JUST GOING TO JUMP OUT OF MY SKIN. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS. COME AND HAVE A SIT IN IT. IT WAS YOUR BIRTHDAY REALLY RECENTLY, WASN'T IT? WHEN YOU ENTERED FOR THIS YOU TOLD US THAT YOU ARE IN A SHOPPING MALL... I SAW THIS ONE. IT WAS A DIFFERENT ONE ACTUALLY. COME AND SIT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. A BRAND-NEW HYBRID, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AROUND AND IT IS A MEAN MACHINE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS WORTH AROUND $30,000. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? I AM OVER THE MOON. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SAY, I AM SO STOKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT IS VERY COMFORTABLE. VERY COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE SUCH A DESERVING WINNER AND YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS CAR. IT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MACHINE. IT GOES FROM 0 TO 100 IN 8 SECONDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH BREAKFAST, SEVEN SHUTTER, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HI TO THE AA DEPARTMENT. I GOING TO BE LATE FOR WORK THIS MORNING BECAUSE YOU MIGHT ? YES WE ARE. TAKE IT FOR A SPIN. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU JUNE. CONGRATULATIONS. I LIKE HOW YOU COORDINATED YOUR JACKETS WITH MATT. WHO WAS THE BRO IN THE BACKGROUND? YOUR TABLET IS STILL SYNCED TO YOUR PHONE. PLEASE TELL ME THAT IS NOT YOUR PENIS! YES THE FUTURE FOR OUR FAVOURITE SOAP HAS FIRMED UP, BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE IT? SHORTLAND STREET ROYALTY ARE ON THE COUCH NEXT. THERE'S BEEN HUNDREDS OF FICTIONAL BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES ` THOUSANDS OF ACTORS, WRITERS AND CREW HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND EMPLOYED. SHORTLAND STREET'S BEEN AROUND FOR 32 YEARS. ALONG WITH OTHER TVNZ SHOWS, IT'S FUTURE HAS BEEN UNCERTAIN DUE TO FINANCIAL PRESSURES, BUT ON FRIDAY IT WAS CONFIRMED THE SHOW WOULD CONTINUE ` ALBEIT THREE NIGHTS A WEEK RATHER THAN FIVE FROM NEXT YEAR. OLIVER DRIVER IS THE SHOW'S PRODUCER AND MICHAEL GALVIN, WELL, HE'S DR CHRIS WARNER. MORENA TO YOU BOTH. SHORTLAND STREET HAS BEEN SAVED DUE TO SOME CHANGES. EVERY CHANGE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. SHORTLAND STREET IS THE LATEST COMPANY AND MANY NEW ZEALAND MEDIA COMPANIES AND COMPANIES IN GENERAL THAT ARE FACING MASSIVE CHANGE AND SHIFTS. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO STILL BE HERE MAKING THE CHAUFFEUR NEW ZEALAND, AND TRYING TO WORK OUT HOW TO DO THAT AND MAXIMISE THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M A HUGE FAN. THE SHOW QUALIFIES FOR THE SCREEN PRODUCTION REBATE. IT MEANS YOU CAN GET MONEY BACK FROM THE PRODUCTION. ALL THE INTERNATIONAL SHOWS GET THAT. IF A FOREIGN COMPANY MADE SHOT WAS STRAIGHT THEY WOULD GET THE REBATE. IMPORTANT QUESTION I WANT TO ASK, WHERE IS HARRY? I WISH I KNEW. WHERE IS HARRY? I THINK IT MIGHT BE CAMBODIA, BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE. HOW HAS THE MOOD BEEN WITH THE ACTORS? WHERE PRETTY BUSY. SHORTLY STREET IS CONSUMING TO ACT ON. WE ARE KIND OF FOCUSING ON THE STORIES AND DOING OUR JOB AT ANY GIVEN TIME. PEOPLE WERE WORRIED ABOUT LOSING OUR JOBS, BUT THERE IS THE SENSE THAT IT WAS JUST SO IMPORTANT TO US AND TO THE COUNTRY THAT THEY HAVE TO KEEP IT ON AND SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. WE GET SO MUCH POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE, EVEN YOU JUST DID IT NOW, WE GET THAT SO MUCH. NEW ZEALAND IS SO CONNECTED TO SHORTLAND STREET THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRIME FOR IT TO NOT GO ON. IT'S GREAT TO KEEP OUR JOBS, FOR US, AND FOR OUR VIEWERS, TOO. LIKE I SAY, THE INVOLVEMENT LEVEL ARE SO HIGH FROM THE VIEWERS. THEY REALLY CARE AND ARE REALLY IN THEIR WITH THE SHOW. AND HOPEFULLY IT CAN INCREASE AFTER THREE, AND THE STORIES BECOME MORE INTENSE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF STORY, BUT YOU CAN PRESS IT INTO THREE EPISODES. MAYBE THAT SENSE OF INVOLVEMENT IS HEIGHTENED BY THAT. DOES THAT PUT MORE PRESSURE ON YOUR CREW TO DELIVER? WE HAVE TO TAKE IT INTO STAGES. WE ARE WRITING TO SHOW ALL THE TIME. AND WE ARE WRITING THE CHRISTMAS CLIFFHANGER NOW. WE ARE UP TO THAT STAGE. IN A WEEKS TIME, WE MAKE THE NEXT SEASON, AND THAT SEASON WILL BE THREE NIGHTS A WEEK. WE ARE AT THAT STAGE OF PROCESSING, OKAY, IT IS DIFFERENT, AND WHAT IS THAT GOING TO MEAN FOR THE CAST, FOR THE CREW IN TERMS OF OUR EMPLOYMENT AND OUR FAMILY. WE ARE BEGINNING TO GET A LITTLE BIT EXCITED AS WELL ABOUT WHAT THREE NIGHTS A WEEK MEANS. THREE NIGHTS A WEEK IS DIFFERENT ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE EXCITING. IF IT WENT TO 4 NIGHTS A WEEK, IT WOULD BE THE SAME BUT JUST ONE LESS. THREE NIGHTS, IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT. HOW DO WE DO THAT, IT IS 66 MINUTES OF TELEVISION, WHICH IS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF A GREY'S ANATOMY. HOW CAN WE ADAPT OUR STORYTELLING AND CHANGE THE WAY WE TELL THE SHOW. WHILE NOT THROWING OUT THE AMAZING STUFF THE FANS LOVE, BUT HOW CAN WE TAKE THIS AND INNOVATE TO MAKE IT EXCITING FOR PEOPLE WHO USED TO WATCH THE SHOW, STILL WATCH THE SHOW, AND FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE YET TO DISCOVER IT. I THINK LIKE ALL CREATORS, YOU GO, OKAY, HERE ARE THE NEW PARAMETERS, HOW DO I MAKE IT THE BEST I CAN? IS HARRY COMING BACK IN THE CHRISTMAS CLIFFHANGER? WE ARE WONDERING WHERE HE IS. I'VE JUST BEEN IN THE ROOM WHILE WE'VE BEEN WRITING THIS LAST ONE, ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS IT'S GOING TO BE A DOOZY. GREAT TO SEE THE SHOW STAY ON. E WHAI AKE NEI ` HAVE YOU BROUGHT YOUR KLATCH TO GET SOME GONK? IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I JUST SAID, DON'T WORRY, I DON'T EITHER. ITS ANTARCTIC SLANG, AND WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT ALL ABOUT IT. IF PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FIDLETS, BOONDOGGLES AND FINGIES. YOU MAY HAVE VENTURED A BIT TOO FAR SOUTH AND ENDED UP IN ANTARCTICA. AND WHILE IT MAY SOUND LIKE NONSENSE, THOSE WORDS ARE THE SUBJECT OF A WORLD-FIRST STUDY, INTO ANTARCTIC ENGLISH COLLOQUIALISMS. RESEARCHER STEPH KAEFER SPENT THREE WEEKS ON THE FROZEN CONTINENT DOCUMENTING THE UNIQUE SLANG, AND JOINS US THIS MORNING, MORENA! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. WHY DID YOU WANT TO LOOK INTO THIS? THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I JUST HAVE ALWAYS HAD A CHILDHOOD FASCINATION WITH ANTARCTICA. I WENT TO A CONFERENCE, A FREE CONFERENCE AND CHRISTCHURCH AND 2018, AND I MET A RESEARCHER THERE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT, A UNIQUE VOCABULARY, LANGUAGE, THAT PEOPLE DOWN THERE WERE USING. MY LINGUIST BRAIN GOT THINKING, AND I WAS LIKE, THIS WOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING AREA OF RESEARCH. YOU WERE DOWN THERE FOR THREE WEEKS. WHAT WAS IT THAT YOU DID? WHEN YOU JUST KIND OF TALKING TO PEOPLE AND WRITING THINGS DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THE DIFFERENT VOCAB THAT THEY HAD MADE UP AND THEY WERE USING? YES. I WENT DOWN AND TOOK A NOTEBOOK AND I WAS OBSERVING EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOING ON. I LIFTED THE NOTEBOOK IN COMMUNAL SPACES AND AND I ASKED PEOPLE TO WRITE THINGS DOWN ANONYMOUSLY. I ALSO DID A SURVEY THAT I DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE WORLD AND FORMER AND CURRENT WORKERS IN ANTARCTICA, THEY DID THE SURVEY AND PROVIDED ME WITH TONS OF DATA. WHAT WAS THE MOST SURPRISING PART OUT OF ALL OF THIS? YOU ARE AN ANTARCTICA I AM SURE THERE WAS A LOT OF THINGS, BUT WHAT WAS THE THING THAT STOOD OUT YOU? I WENT AND EXPECTING THAT THERE WOULD BE THIS PAIN ANTARCTICA VOCABULARY THAT ALL THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING STATIONS, REGARDLESS OF THE COUNTRY, WOULD SHARE. BUT IT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT THAT THEY WERE DIVIDED BY NATION, OR COUNTRIES. SO, THE BRITISH STATIONS HAD THEIR OWN COLLOQUIALISMS AND SLANG, AND THE AMERICAN STATIONS ALSO HAD THEIR OWN WORDS AND PHRASES AS WELL. THEY WERE QUITE DISTINCT. THEY WOULD HAVE DIFFERENT WORDS TO THE SAME CONCEPT. WOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE HAD BEEN UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE ARE OTHER STUDIES AND IT IS, BUT YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE ACTUALLY GONE THERE. NOW YOU HAVE GOT THIS VOCAB OF COLLOQUIALISMS FROM THERE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE A COUPLE THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO THROW TO US TO SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT. HAVE YOU GOT SOME FOR US? I HAVE A COUPLE I CAN THROW AT YOU. I WILL START WITH WHAT I MIGHT THINK WILL BE AN EASIER ONE, WHAT DO YOU THINK A BEAKER IS? I CUP. A CUP. LIKE A GLASS. IN THE REAL WORLD OUTSIDE OF ANTARCTICA, THAT IS WHAT A BEAKER IS. IN ANTARCTICA A BEAKER AS A SCIENTIST. OH, THIS IS FROM THE MUPPETS, IS IT? GIVE US ANOTHER ONE. HOW ABOUT A HOOLEY? A NIGHT OUT IN ANTARCTICA. IT IS A BIG STORM WHICH BLOWS THROUGH THE STATION. THAT IS FROM THE BRITISH STATIONS, AMERICAN STATIONS HAVE THEIR OWN WORD WHICH IS A HERBIE. ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS. STEPH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY JOINING US THIS MORNING. LULU SUN CONTINUES TO SHINE AT WIMBLEDON, BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND PLAYER TO REACH THE LADIES SINGLES QUARTER FINALS AT THE ALL-ENGLAND CLUB. SUN BEAT FORMER GRAND SLAM CHAMPION EMMA RADUCANU, TAKING OUT THE FIRST SET THEN CLOSING OUT THE MATCH 6-2 IN THE DECIDING SET. COME ON! NOW SHE HAS IT... AND NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. BECAUSE LULU SUN IS LIVING THE SAME DREAM THAT RADACANU ONCE DID. THE QUALIFIER MOVES ON, THE QUALIFIER THROUGH TO THE QUARTER FINALS OF A GRAND SLAM. SUN WILL FACE CROATIAN DONNA VEKIC FOR A PLACE IN THE SEMI FINALS, RANKED 37TH IN THE WORLD. THE 23 YEAR OLD UNDERSTANDABLY EMOTIONAL AFTER THE WIN. MANY, MANY CONGRATULATIONS, LULU. THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE. WE CAN ALL SEE HOW EMOTIONAL YOU ARE. YOU'VE JUST MADE YOUR FIRST WIMBLEDON QUARTER FINAL. CAN YOU JUST` YES. (LAUGHS) (CROWD CHEERS) (CROWD CHEERS) THIS IS SUCH A HUGE MOMENT FOR YOU. CAN YOU JUST TRY TO SUM UP YOUR EMOTIONS FOR US? OH, MAN. UM, EMMA, IT WAS A GREAT MATCH AGAINST HER, AND, SHE REALLY DUG DEEP IN THERE FOR TO GET THE WIN FROM ME. SO, YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AGAINST HER BECAUSE SHE'S SHE'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO RUN FOR EVERY BALL AND FIGHT UNTIL THE END. SO I'M JUST INCREDIBLY, UM. I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M, I'M JUST... SOME RESIDENTS IN THE WELLINGTON REGION ARE TAKING MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS IN AN EFFORT TO CURB CRIME. A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH OVER 25,000 MEMBERS HAS HELPED AROUND 50 PEOPLE FIND THEIR STOLEN VEHICLES BY SUPPLYING CCTV FOOTAGE. IT'S PROMPTED BUSINESS OWNERS ON THE PAGE TO START CROWDFUNDING FOR NINE NEW COMMUNITY CCTV CAMERAS. WE DO THE BEST THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS ABOVEBOARD, AND EVERYTHING THAT WE DO COLLECT GOES STRAIGHT BACK TO THE POLICE. SO IF WE'VE GOT FOOTAGE, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED. IN A STATEMENT, THE HUTT CITY COUNCIL TOLD BREAKFAST IT'S APPROVED $3.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN CCTV. FRANCE'S PRIME MINISTER HAS OFFERED TO RESIGN AS RESULTS FROM THE SECOND ROUND OF ELECTION VOTING COME IN. EXIT POLLS SHOW THE LEFT WING COALITION APPEARS TO HAVE DENIED THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY FROM TAKING POWER. NO PARTY IS PROJECTED TO WIN A MAJORITY, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HUNG PARLIAMENT. WHAT THE RESULTS SEEM TO SHOW IS THAT THIS NEW, POPULAR, FRONT ALLIANCE, WHICH WAS QUICKLY MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE SNAP ELECTION BEING CALLED BY MACRON, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY WILL GET THE MOST NUMBER OF SEATS, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 170 AND 190. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CENTRIST ALLIANCE WILL GET BETWEEN 150 AND 170, AND IT SEEMS LIKE MARINE LE PEN'S PARTY WILL GET SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 130 AND 150. THE TALK HAS BEEN ALL WEEK ABOUT MARINE LE PEN'S PARTY, BECAUSE IN THE FIRST ROUND, THEY WON A LARGE NUMBER OF VOTES. IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THEY COULD EVEN WIN MAJORITY. EVEN THOUGH THE NEW FRONT ALLIANCE WILL BE CELEBRATING, NONE OF THESE PARTIES ARE BIG ENOUGH TO FORM A MAJORITY. THEY ARE ALL SITTING BETWEEN 100 AND 200, WHICH MEANS A VERY DIVIDED PARLIAMENT, AND NO CLEAR WINNER. IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW, AND IF ANYONE CAN OR WILL FORM A COALITION. FINAL RESULTS AREN'T EXPECTED UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING. TO SOME MORE SPORT, AND LULU SUN WASN'T THE ONLY NEW ZEALAND PLAYER TO BAG A WIN AT WIMBLEDON TODAY. ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND HER CANADIAN PARTNER HAVE KICKED OFF THEIR LADIES' DOUBLES CAMPAIGN WITH A VICTORY. THE SECOND SEEDED PAIR THROUGH TO THE SECOND ROUND IN THREE SETS. THE NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS HAVE HELD OFF THE CANBERRA RADIERS FOR A 16-12 IN THE NRL. THE RAIDERS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO SCORE, BUT THE VISITORS WERE QUICK TO RESPOND. BRAILEY, HASTINGS... ON TO PRYCE. PRYCE TO GAGAI. GAGAI GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH. BRAILEY, THIS TIME. HASTINGS. WHAT A BALL. WELL, THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO HASTINGS, AND GAGAI SWEPT IN THROUGH THE CANBERRA DEFENCE. THE WIN BUMPS THE KNIGHTS UP THE LADDER JUST OUTSIDE THE TOP EIGHT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU. HOWEVER, WHITIANGA, IT'LL BE A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. 15 THE HIGH FOR BOTH OF YOU. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. 16 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT. GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION. MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. 13 THE HIGH FOR OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN WITH A HIGH OF 11. THE HOUSING MARKET CAN BE TO HARD TO CRACK, BUT SOME ARE DOING THINGS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY TO GET THEIR FOOT ON THE LADDER. AFTER A YEAR OF SEARCHING, A SYDNEY COUPLE HAVE PURCHASED A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT IN AMELIA IN ITALY. AND WITH MORE AND MORE FOREIGNERS BEING LURED TO SMALL TOWNS TO RESTORE OLD HOMES, WE ARE JOINED BY THE COUPLE NOW. MORNING JOSH AND JACLYN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU DOING QUESTION MARK ? WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN BUYING OVERSEAS? I ALWAYS LOVE THE IDEA OF IT. LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE I HAVE WATCHED ALL THE SHOWS, BUT IT SEEMS NOT POSSIBLE. THEN I DID A BIG WALK THROUGH AT THE REGION AND ITALY AND FOUND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AREA. I STARTED LOOKING AND SHOWED A FEW THINGS TO YOU. SUDDENLY IT WAS MUCH MORE REALISTIC THAN WE EVER THOUGHT. JOSH, WE ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE. TUSCANY IS THE LATEST THING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY ARE TRYING TO LEAD PEOPLE OVER THE HOMES. HOW MUCH WORK DID YOU GUYS HAD TO DO ON YOUR PROPERTY BECAUSE MARK ? AND WAS LIVEABLE, BUT IT DID REQUIRE A FEW PLUMBING FIXES AND A FEW THINGS. WE HAD TO GIVE THE WHOLE PLACE A PAINT JOB AND SOME PLASTER. A LOT OF PLASTER. IT WAS CERTAINLY` IT WAS NOT A COMPLETE DISASTER. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THE ONE EURO HOMES, IT WAS NOT LIKE THAT. IT WAS BASICALLY JUST A A DECEASED ESTATE. THERE IS A LOT OF THE YOUTH AND ITALY ARE MOVING ELSEWHERE FOR WORK. AS A PARENT, OR GRANDPARENT GETS OLDER, THESE PROPERTIES BECOME AVAILABLE. QUITE CHEAP AS WELL. WE ARE JUST WATCHING FOOTAGE OF YOU JUST WORKING AWAY IN THE HOUSE. THERE IS JACQUELINE LOOKING AT THE FIREPLACE. IT IS SUCH A BIG CHALLENGE TO TAKE ON. HOW HARD IS IT TO WORK WITH CONSENTS AND REGULATIONS? IT IS DEFINITELY. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY RENOVATING EXPERIENCE. I DROVE ME A LITTLE BIT MAD. PEOPLE ARE VERY ENCOURAGING. FRIENDS AND FAMILIES HAVE BEEN GREAT. LOCAL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GREAT. THROUGH FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM GROUPS WE HAVE MET SIMILAR RENOVATING PEOPLE WHICH HAS BEEN SOME ENCOURAGING. AS FAR AS REDTAPE THERE IS NOT A LOT OF THAT YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE. WE WERE NOT DOING ANY STRUCTURAL CHANGE, BUT DEALING WITH EVEN JUST THE HARDWARE SHOP. WE HAVE BEEN LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AT HOME, BUT THE KIND OF CONVERSATIONAL LANGUAGE THAT YOU LEARN DOES NOT PREPARE YOU FOR ASKING FOR PLASTER AND LAYERS AND CEILING PAINT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE HAD TO FUMBLE THROUGH A LOT. BUT IT WAS REALLY FUN. YOU LEARN TO EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE AND MOST PEOPLE, IF YOU TRY TALKING THE LANGUAGE, THEY WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. IT CAN BE STILTED USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE SOMETIMES, AND SOME BROKEN ENGLISH AND BROKEN ITALIAN BUT WE GOT THERE IN THE END. YOU GET THROUGH. UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT SPEAK A LOT OF ITALIAN YET SO IT HAS BEEN INTERSTING. THERE WILL BE MANY KIWIS WHO WILL BE WATCHING AND THINKING, I CAN DO THIS. WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS TO THEM? YOU WANT TO BE REALLY INTO ITALIAN FOOD. OTHERWISE THERE IS NO POINT. IF YOU ARE, AND YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THE MAIN THING IS TO WORK OUT WHAT IS IT YOU. IT IS A HUGE COUNTRY, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MASSIVE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES. WE TOOK A YEAR NARROWING DOWN WHERE WE WOULD GO. YOU CAN GET ANYTHING FROM A VILLAGE WITH 200 PEOPLE UP TO MAJOR CITIES. YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE, WE USED ITALIAN PROPERTY LAWYERS THAT ARE FLUENT IN ENGLISH. THEY MIDDLE AND THE PROCESS. WE DID NOT SEE THE PLACE BEFORE WE BOUGHT IT. THAT IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST WAY TO GO, BUT IT TURNED OUT GREAT. WE DID USE SOME LOCAL ADVICE AND PEOPLE TO HELP US. WE TOOK A LEAP OF FAITH, BUT BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT. WE LOOKED ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE THOUGHT A FARMHOUSE WOULD BE GREAT, LET'S RESTORE A RELEVANT, BUT WE REALISED THAT WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ENJOY RIGHT AWAY. WE WANTED TO BE AN ACCOUNT WITH A BIT OF VIBRANCY. THAT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT. BECAUSE YOU CAN GET CAUGHT UP IN THE DREAM, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE REALISTIC. BECAUSE IT DOES COST A BIT MORE THAN YOU THINK, AND TAKE MORE TIME THAN YOU THINK. QUICKLY, ARE YOU LIVING THERE PERMANENTLY OR ARE YOU RENTING IT OUT? NO WE ARE NOT RENTING IT OUT. WE WANT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOCK AND LEAVE. WE ARE GOING TO GO TO TO 3 TIMES A YEAR. WE ARE STILL WORKING IN SYDNEY. FRIENDS AND FAMILY, CAN BE THERE AS MUCH AS THEY WANT AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT IS INSPIRING. ME U TONU MAI ` THEY'RE THE HEARTBEAT BEHIND EVERY ORCHESTRA. WE MEET THE KIWI CONDUCTOR MAKING WAVES INTERNATIONALLY. SHE'S A WELL-KNOWN FIGURE ON THE WORLD ORCHESTRAL CIRCUIT, AND HER CAREER IS ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER. KIWI CONDUCTOR TIANYI LU IS HEADING OFF TO EUROPE, MAKING HER DEBUT AT THE BBC PROMS, THE GREATEST CLASSICAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL IN THE WORLD. SHE JOINS US ON THE COUCH THIS MORNING. MORENA. THE BBC, SO SPECIAL. CONGRATS. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? I THINK IT IS A BIGGER DEAL TO EVERYBODY ELSE BUT ME. EVERYBODY THAT PERFORMS THIS AS IT IS AN INCREDIBLE EXPENSE. 5000 PEOPLE AND ROYAL ALBERT HALL. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED CLASSICAL MUSIC BEFORE SYLLA BRINGING THAT TO PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN MUSIC VIEWING IT. PEOPLE WHO ARE VERY ELITE MUSICIANS OR WHO LOVE WATCHING ALL CULTURAL PERFORMANCES ARE INTERVIEWING AS WELL, SO AS YOU SAY IT IS A WIDE RANGING AUDIENCE. BUT WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST? I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PREMIERING AN ITALIAN SONG BY A SPANISH COMPOSER, FOLLOWED CHANGING TIME SIGNATURES, SO I HAVE TO REALLY BE ON MY FEET. BUT ALSO FIREBIRDS, WHICH IS SUCH A BELOVED PIECE BY SO MANY. HOW DID YOU GET INTO CONDUCTING? I DID FLUTE PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY, AND I GOT INTO CONDUCTING MY OWN PIECES AND FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I LOVE THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN MUSIC AND MOVEMENT. AND BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE. AS A BIT OF CHOREOGRAPHY INVOLVED? THERE IS A LOT OF TRAINING AND TERMS OF TECHNIQUE AND BEING ABLE TO BRING OUT THE SCORE. IDEALLY, YOU ARE FREE. IT IS NOT PREPLANNED. MOST PEOPLE MIGHT THINK OF CONDUCTING AS YOU KEEPING THE MUSICIANS AND TIME. WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON IN YOUR HEAD WHEN YOU ARE STANDING THERE? SO MANY THINGS. YOU HAVE TO BE ON THREE DIFFERENT TIME ZONES. ON ONE SIDE YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE PAST, WHAT JUST HAPPENED. WHEN YOU ARE AN REHEARSAL YOU HAVE TO WORK OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. YOU ARE IN THE MOMENT, YOU ARE LEADING A GROUP OF PEOPLE BREATHING TOGETHER. YOU ALSO HAVE TO BE IN THE FUTURE, YOU ARE PLANNING BIG ORCHESTRAL LINES AND HOW DO YOU CREATE THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE PEACE? THERE IS A LOT GOING ON IN YOUR BRAIN. ONE THING I LOVE TO WATCH AS THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THE MUSICIANS HAVE WHAT THEY CONDUCTED DURING A PERFORMANCE. WE SEE THE BACK OF YOU. WHAT DO THEY SEE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY SEE TO BE HONEST. WHEN I AM ON THE PODIUM, I TRY TO CONNECT. CONNECT WITH THE MUSIC, WITH THE COMPOSER AND THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD A FANTASTIC TIME LAST WEEK WITH THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF NEW ZEALAND. TO HAVE THE PASSION AND YOU HAVE THE ENTHUSIASM OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE IS SO INFECTIOUS AND IT GIVES ME GREAT INSPIRATION AS WELL. WHAT MAKES A GOOD CONDUCTOR? THE ABILITY TO LEAD. WHAT IS UNDERRATED AS PEOPLE THINK THAT CONDUCTING IS WAVING YOUR ARMS AND Z. SO MUCH OF IT IS ABOUT HOW DO YOU BRING OUT THE BEST IN OTHER PEOPLE. SOMETIMES IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME, YOU KNOW, I MEET THE BBC SYMPHONY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW DAYS. HOW DO YOU CONNECT WITH PEOPLE YOU HAVE JUST MET? HOW DO YOU LISTEN AND READ TOGETHER. BREATHE TOGETHER. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT FEELS SPIRITUAL. HOW DO YOU ALLOW PEOPLE TO SHINE. THEY HAVE TO TRUST YOU STRAIGHT OFF THE BAT, TOO. IT IS A MUTUAL TRUST. IT IS NOT EASY AT FIRST. BUT WE HAVE THE POWERFUL VEHICLE OF MUSIC, WHICH IS SO DEEPLY CONNECTED WITH OUR VALUES AND OUR SPIRITUALITY. I USE THAT AS A VEHICLE FOR CONNECTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU SET OUT OR THOUGHT YOU MIGHT DO IN THE BEGINNING. WHAT CAREER PATH WE LOOKING INTO BEFORE THIS? THERE WAS ONLY OPTIONS WHEN I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL. I THOUGHT ABOUT GOING INTO JOURNALISM. IN THE END, I THINK I EXPERIENCED THE NZ SO PERFORMANCE OF THE RESURRECTION SYMPHONY AND THE TOWN HALL WHEN I WAS 17. I REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE MORE THAN 100 MUSICIANS AND SINGERS ON STAGE, AND YOU FEEL LIKE THE TOWN HALL WAS GOING TO LET OFF. I REMEMBER BAWLING MY EYES OUT AS A 17-YEAR-OLD. TEARS WERE ROLLING DOWN MY FACE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THE POWER OF THAT HOPE, OF THAT MESSAGE OF HOPE. IF I DID NOT PURSUE MUSIC, I WOULD REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO THE TEACHERS AND MY FAMILY AND ALL MY FRIENDS, AND MENTORS ALONG THE WAY WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME. THERE IS A LOT OF KIWI ARTIST DOING SO WELL IN NEW ZEALAND AS WELL IS OVERSEAS. FOR EXAMPLE WE HAVE THE SENSIBLE CONDUCTOR OF THE NZSO. IT IS GREAT TO HAVE TWO NEW ZEALAND WOMAN REPRESENTING AT THE PROMS THIS YEAR. WE ARE SO PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL THE BEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, LULU SUN'S HISTORIC WIMBLEDON RUN CONTINUES. TENNIS NEW ZEALAND REACTS TO HER INCREDIBLE VICTORY. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. SOCIAL MEDIA IS BLOWING UP. IF YOU HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP, LULU SUN HAS CREATED HISTORY AT WIMBLEDON. SHE HAS ONE AGAINST EMMA RADUCANU. IT HAS INSPIRED MANY IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND I WAS TALKING EARLIER ABOUT WANTING TO PLAY TENNIS. THERE WERE A FEW CHUCKLES FROM SOME OF OUR STUDIO CREW. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY PLAY TENNIS EVEN IN WINTER HERE. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A MESSAGE. DO YOU HAVE YOUR TIGHT LITTLE SHORTS READY? I NEED TO FIND A RACKET. THE PERSON WHO TEXT ME SAID THEY PLAY IN WINTER, AND THEY ASKED WHAT KIND OF GRADE I WOULD ENTER AN. I SAID BEGINNERS. HE SUGGESTED THAT I JOIN A KIDS CLUB. I COULD PLAY KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT OR A CLUB WHERE THERE ARE A LOT OF GOLD CLUB MEMBERS. IF I GO TOO HARD, I COULD LOSE THE SPIRIT AND FUN OF THE GAME. BETTER TO GO TO THE GOLD CLUB MEMBERS THAN THE KIDS. WE WOULD HAVE A LOT TO CHAT ABOUT. WE WOULD PROBABLY SPEND MORE TIME TALKING. I WANT TO LEARN THE GAME NOW. ARE YOU SERIOUSLY EXCITED ABOUT IT? I AM. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE WHAT SHE HAS DONE. I UNDERSTAND YOU WILL BE TALKING TO NEW ZEALAND TENNIS. YES. SHE DID THANK THEM IN HER SPEECH AFTERWARDS. THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE CROWD. THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR NEW ZEALAND TENNIS. IT IS A BIG DEAL FOR YOU AS WELL. THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME TIPS. NOT TO TAKE THE SHINE AWAY FROM HER, BUT LOOK AT HOW EMOTIONAL SHE WAS AS WELL. I THINK I WILL GIVE IT A GO. ANYWAY, IT IS 8:30 AM. NOW INDIRA WITH THE NEWS. AND YOU HAVE HEARD US DISCUSSING THIS ALL MORNING, HISTORY'S BEEN MADE AT WIMBLEDON THIS MORNING, WITH LULU SUN BEATING EMMA RADUCANU TO REACH THE QUARTER FINALS. SUN BEAT THE FORMER GRAND SLAM CHAMPION IN THREE SETS, BECOMING THE FIRST NEW ZEALAND FEMALE TO EVER REACH THE LAST EIGHT OF THE SINGLES AT WIMBLEDON. NO, SHE HAS IT. AND NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS, BECAUSE LULU SUN IS LIVING THE SAME DREAM THAT RADUCANU ONCE DID. THE QUALIFIER MOVES ON. THE QUALIFIER THROUGH TO THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE GRAND SLAM. THE WIN GUARANTEES SUN $782,000 IN PRIZEMONEY. FOR MORE, WE ARE JOINED BY TENNIS NEW ZEALAND COMMERCIAL AND MARKETING MANAGER GARETH ARCHER. MORENA, GARETH. HUGE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? IT IS JUST INCREDIBLE. WHAT A HISTORIC DAY FOR TENNIS IN NEW ZEALAND. SHE WAS AMAZING ONCE AGAIN. WE ARE STOKED FOR HER. WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION? YOU WERE WATCHING IT. THERE WERE A FEW TIMES IN THERE THAT IT WAS SO TIGHT, BUT SHE MANAGED TO TURN IT AROUND. IT IS BEEN LIKE THAT FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SHE QUALIFIED AND HAD THREE MATCHES JUST TO GET INTO THE MAIN DRAW. SHE FACED DOWN A MATCHPOINT AND GOT THROUGH IT. IT HAS BEEN A STORY OF OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, KEEPING HER LEVEL, AND JUST REALLY RISING TO THE CHALLENGE EACH TIME. CENTRE COURT, 15,000, PROBABLY 14,900 BRITS, AND MAYBE 100 KIWI SPRINKLED IN THERE. SHE DID INCREDIBLE. WE ARE OVER THE MOON FOR HER AND ALL OF THE EFFORT THAT SHE HAS PUT IN. SHE THANKED NEW ZEALAND TENNIS AFTERWARDS. WHAT HAVE YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH HER BEEN LIKE IN YOUR LEAD UP TO THIS? OUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAM HAVE BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH. WE HAD SOMEONE GET OVER TO THE UK A FEW NIGHTS AGO. TIMING WAS AMAZING FOR HER TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT. LULU HAS BEEN GREAT. SHE HAS BEEN PART OF OUR SET UP FOR THIS YEAR, BUT HAS REALLY EMBRACED THE KIWI TEAM AND THE ENVIRONMENT. I KNOW SHE IS A REALLY PROUD NEW ZEALANDER, AND IS FEELING THE LOVE FROM THE KIWIS ALL THE WAY OVER THERE AND THE UK. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SOMETHING THAT LULU WILL BE LOOKING OUT FOR IN THE SEMIFINALS? I THINK SHE HAS TO BUILD ON THE PERFORMANCE THAT SHE HAS. SHE HAS FACED DOWN SOME THINGS TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HER LEFT-HAND FOREHAND IS A BIT DIFFERENT FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS, REALLY STRONG, AND THAT WILL BE A WEAPON. IF YOU CAN GET HER SERVING PERCENTAGE UP, SHE WILL BE REALLY HARD TO BEAT. WHO KNOWS HOW FAR SHE CAN GO IN THE TOURNAMENT. SHE HAS BEEN PLAYING SO WELL AND CONSISTENT. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF MATCHES ON GRASS, WHICH MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AS WELL. THERE ARE FRESH CALLS TO CHANGE GAMBLING LEGISLATION, AS CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS ELEVEN FIND THEMSELVES IN DEBT. UNREGULATED ONLINE GAMBLING IS LEAVING PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT. HARM PREVENTION AGENCY MAPU MAIA SAYS CHILDREN ARE BEING EXPOSED TO GAMBLING MECHANISMS IN GAMING, SPORT BETTING ONLINE AND ADVERTISING ON SOCIAL MEDIA. CHIEF EXECUTIVE PESIO AH HONI SAYS IT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG. WE'VE SEEN A TREMENDOUS SPIKE. WE'VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF SCHOOLS CONTACTING US ` IN PARTICULAR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, PARENTS CONTACTING US CONCERNED AND WORRIED. THE HARM PREVENTION AGENCY IS NOW PROVIDING SUPPORT TO HIGH SCHOOLS IN AUCKLAND AND CHRISTCHURCH. FRANCE'S PRIME MINISTER HAS OFFERED TO RESIGN, AS RESULTS FROM THE SECOND ROUND OF ELECTION VOTING COME IN. THE LATEST EXIT POLLS SHOW THE LEFT WING COALITION APPEARS TO HAVE DENIED THE FAR RIGHT NATIONAL RALLY PARTY FROM TAKING POWER. THE FIGURES HAVE THE COALITION ON TOP, WITH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S CENTRIST ALLIANCE SECOND, AND MARINE LE PEN'S FAR RIGHT PARTY A CLOSE THIRD. NO PARTY IS PROJECTED TO WIN A MAJORITY, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A HUNG PARLIAMENT. FOUR NASA VOLUNTEERS HAVE EMERGED FROM A SIMULATED MARS HABITAT AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A YEAR SEALED INSIDE. THE CREW SPENT 378 DAYS INSIDE THE HABITAT, CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS CENTRED AROUND NUTRITION AND PERFORMANCE. COMMANDER KELLY HASTON THANKED THE CREW OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER. THIS HAS BEEN A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE WITH GREAT CHALLENGES, JOYS AND SORROWS, AND A LOT OF HARD WHAT WITH A FAIR BIT OF FUN THROWN IN AS WELL. THE DATA WILL BE USED BY NASA AS IT PREPARES RETURN TO THE MOON AND THEN ON TO MARS. NEW ZEALAND HAS MISSED OUT ON A MEDAL AT THE UNDER-17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OVERNIGHT. A SEMI-FINAL LOSS TO THE UNITED STATES PUT THE KIWIS INTO THE BRONZE MEDAL PLAYOFF AGAINST TURKEY. BUT THEY COULDN'T REACH THE PODIUM ` WELL BEATEN 101 TO 78. THE RESULT MATCHING THE TALL BLACKS' RUN AT THE 2002 WORLD CUP AS THE BEST FINISH FOR A NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT A WORLD CHAMPS. LEWIS HAMILTON HAS ENDED A THREE-YEAR WINLESS RUN IN FORMULA 1, TAKING THE CHEQUERED FLAG AT THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT SILVERSTONE THIS MORNING. PATCHY WEATHER CAUSED TROUBLE FOR THE DRIVERS, HAMILTON HOLDING OFF A LATE SURGE BY MAX VERSTAPPEN TO TAKE THE VICTORY. EIGHT TIMES WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE, HERE'S A NINTH FOR YOU! LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX! WHAT A VICTORY ` HAMILTON IS BACK! VERSTAPPEN AND MCLAREN'S LANDO NORRIS ROUNDED OUT THE PODIUM IN SECOND AND THIRD. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR MOST. FURTHER SOUTH ` FOG FOR MOST OF YOU, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON. A NICER DAY IN TAURANGA AND WHAKATANE. DID YOU DROP YOUR KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL? ONE OF THEM IS OFFERED A SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM. TO THE EAST COAST ` SUNNY START TO THE DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. DANNEVIRKE AND MASTERTON, CLOUDY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WAKE UP AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. MY BRAIN IS FOGGY. OVER TO THE WEST ` IT'S A MIXED BAG. FOG FOR TAUMARUNUI CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE FOR WHANGANUI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REST OF YOU. 16 THE HIGH FOR WHANGANUI. 13 FOR WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` SUNSHINE FOR BLENHEIM, KAIKOURA AND HOKITIKIA. CLOUDY FOR GREYMOUTH BUT WILL CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON WESTPORT. GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA SHARING A HIGH OF 14. HEADING SOUTH ` A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR THE REGION. MORNING FROST FOR CHRISTCHURCH, ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. CRISP, CLEAR. BUT THERE ARE SOME COLD TEMPERATURES. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER FOR INVERCARGILL AND OBAN. A FINE DAY FOR MILFORD SOUND, QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. THE FIRST WEEK OF OUR MASSIVE WINTER WIN-A-THON WRAPPED ON FRIDAY, AND IF YOU MISSED IT EARLIER, WE JUST GAVE AWAY OUR FIRST PRIZE ` A SHINY NEW MG3 HYBRID CAR. HERE IS OUR LUCKY WINNER JUNE REWITI FROM WAITARA TAKING HER NEW VEHICLE FOR A SPIN EARLIER. THEY'RE NOW CONTINUING THE CELEBRATIONS DOWN AT THE BEACH WITH MATT GIBB. MORENA, GUYS. MORENA. I HAVE GOT A VERY EXCITED COUPLE HERE. NOW THAT THE SHOCK HAS WORN OFF, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? STILL CAN'T BELIEVE IT. BEING IN THE FINALISTS WAS A BIG HEIGHT FOR ME. I AM OVER THE MOON. WE ARE JUST STOKED. YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE FOR WORK THIS MORNING. IS THAT OKAY? HE IS PRETTY GOOD. YOU CALLED YOUR BOSS UP THIS MORNING AS WELL. A BIG SHOUT OUT TO YOU FOR GIVING ME THE DAY. NOT ONLY HAS SHE JUST WON A CAR, SHE HAS A WHOLE DAY OFF TO ENJOY IT. YOU LIVE IN WAITARA. THIS IS A STUNNING PART OF THE COUNTRY. THE FIRST TIME WE CAME LIKE THIS MORNING JUST AFTER 6:30 AM, I THOUGHT I WAS BEING SNEAKY BY SAYING I WAS NEAR THE WATER. BUT YOU HAD A HUNCH. I KNEW YOU WERE DOWN AT THE BEACH. WE WERE LIKE, OH MY GOD. HE IS AT THE BEACH. YOU HAVE GOT SIX BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN. I HAVE ONE SON. I HAVE SIX BEAUTIFUL MOKOS. THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. I BET THEY WANT TO GET ON THE BACK OF THE CAR. I CANNOT FIT ALL OF THEM. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE A COUPLE AT A TIME. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO GO FOR YOUR FIRST ROW CHIP? I DON'T KNOW YET. WE WILL SEE WHERE IT TAKES US. YOU ARE SUCH BEAUTIFUL WINNERS. I AM SO STOKED TO THIS IS GOING YOUR WAY. IT HAS BEEN AWESOME HANGING OUT WITH YOU THIS MORNING. I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER FOR YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ABSOLUTE LEGENDS. THIS IS THE BEST PART OF WORKING IN TV ` HAVING MORNING LIKE THIS. IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS. YOU STILL HAD CHANCES TO WIN. IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE, THERE ARE HEAPS MORE PRIZES UP FOR GRABS. THIS WEEK YOU HAVE GOT PRIZES LIKE $10,000 WORTH OF TRAVEL FROM FLIGHT CENTRE. YOU CAN ALSO WIN SOME APPLIANCES. NOT ONLY THAT, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME MAKEOVER PACKAGE AND ANOTHER CAR. ELLERY IS GOING TO BE KNOCKING ON SOMEONE'S DOOR NEXT WEEK ON SEVEN SHARP. GO TO THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN BE SMILING LIKE THESE GUYS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT WAS JUNE'S BIRTHDAY JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. THIS IS INCREDIBLE. WE WERE NOT GIVING UP CARS WHEN I WAS ON BREAKFAST. IT WAS SHOPPING VOUCHERS. YOU CAN STILL ENTER FOR THIS WEEK'S DRAW, BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR TO GIVE AWAY. THE KEYWORD WAS MG3 HYBRID. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE TOUCH BLACKS ARE BACK ON TOUR OFF TO ENGLAND. WE'VE SENT OUT ONE OF OUR OWN TO ROLL BACK THE YEARS AND CHECK IN WITH THE TEAM. THERE SHE IS. SORRY, SORRY. MORENA. THE TOP IS A BIT TIGHT. I CANNOT FIT MY SHORTS ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN A FEW HAIRCUTS SINCE I WAS PLAYING, BUT WE HAVE AN AMAZING WHANAU JOINING US, HEADING OFF TO THE TOUCH WORLD CUP, WHICH IS TAKING PLACE IN NOTTINGHAM. WE ARE GOING TO MEET THEM AFTER THE BREAK. MAYBE I WILL CHANGE MY TOP AS WELL. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. OUR COUNTRY'S BEST TOUCH PLAYERS ARE ABOUT TO HEAD TO ENGLAND FOR THE TOUCH WORLD CUP. SO WE'VE SENT NOT JUST BREAKFAST'S MOST ATHLETIC TEAM MEMBER, I THOUGHT THAT WAS ME ` BUT FORMER NEW ZEALAND TOUCH INTERNATIONAL JENNY-MAY TO GET THE SKINNY. I DON'T EVEN TALK LIKE THAT. WHAT DOES SKINNY MEAN? I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT WHAT I AM THESE DAYS. I CAN HARDLY BREATHE IN MY OLD SHIRT. THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME. THE WORLD CUP GETS UNDERWAY ON 15 JULY ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE 21ST OVER IN NOTTINGHAM. THIS IS THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT TOUCH. IT TRULY IS A WHANAU SPORT. WITH US THIS MORNING IS A WHANAU. I WILL GET THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. CARL SHEPHERD, AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE MEN'S NEW ZEALAND TEAM. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD WORLD CUP. I AM DEANNA. THIS IS MY FIRST WORLD CUP. I AM ARMANEE. THIS WILL BE MY FIRST WORLD CUP. I AM PART OF THE MEN'S TEAM. THIS IS MY FIRST WORLD CUP. I AM PART OF THE 40 MEN'S TEAM. THIS IS ALSO MY FIRST WORLD CUP. ACTUALLY, I AM GOING TO LEAVE IT WITH YOU. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WORLD CUP. WHAT IS IT LIKE AS A WHANAU BEING TOGETHER? THIS IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO THE WORLD CUP. UNCLES, NIECES, SO WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE? IT IS QUITE SPECIAL KNOWING WE ARE FOLLOWING IN ARMANEE'S FOOTSTEPS. FOR US, IT IS NORMAL. WE HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF TOUCH TOGETHER. WE HAVE PLAYED PLENTY OF GAMES TOGETHER. WE DO LOTS AS A FAMILY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING AGAIN. YOU HAVE GOT MUM AND DAD THAT ARE PLAYING IN THE 40S HEADING OFF TO THE WORLD CUP. WHAT IS THAT LIKE FOR YOU KNOWING THEY ARE GOING TO BE THERE? IT IS QUITE SPECIAL. MY PARENTS HAVE SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR ME TO PLAY, HELP ME GET TO WHERE I AM TODAY, SO JUST TO HAVE THEM WITH ME IS SPECIAL. DID YOU HAVE ANY CHOICE BUT TO PLAY TOUCH? WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, MY DAD GOT ME QUITE HEAVILY INTO TOUCH AND REALLY BOOSTED MY PASSION FOR IT. PASS IT TO DAD. WHAT WORLD CUP IS THIS FOR YOU? THREE. IN 2019, WE WENT TO MALAYSIA. WHAT IS IT ABOUT TOUCH? YOU ARE PROVING THAT IT REALLY IS A WHANAU GAME, NOT ONLY AT THIS LEVEL BUT ALSO JUST MYSTICALLY AS WELL. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPORT THAT INSPIRES ALL OF US TO WANT TO PLAY. THERE ARE NOT MANY SPORTS WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY PLAY ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. I THINK TOUCH CATERS TO THAT, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PLAY CLUB AND MODULE AND NOW REPRESENT THE COUNTRY TOGETHER IS REALLY SPECIAL. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR DAUGHTER? THAT IS PRETTY MASSIVE. SHE GOES ALL RIGHT. TAUGHT HER EVERYTHING I KNOW, HE SAYS. SHE HAS HAD A LOT OF GOOD COACHES IN HER LIFE AS WELL IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING. WE WANT THEM TO BE GREAT PEOPLE AND EVEN BETTER TOUCH PLAYERS ON THE FIELD. AFTER YOUR FIRST WORLD CUP, HEADING OVER TO THE UK. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU ARE HOPING TO ACHIEVE WHILE YOU ARE OVER THERE? THE AUSTRALIANS SEEM TO DOMINATE. RECENTLY JUST COMING BACK FROM TRANS-TASMAN, WE WERE QUITE UNLUCKY WITH THAT, ONLY COMING CLOSE IN ONE GAME. SINCE WE GOT BACK, AND WE LOOKED OVER EVERYTHING, IMPROVED, WE JUST KNEW WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR EVERYONE WHO IS SACRIFICING FOR OUR TEAMS. WE HAVE MUMS, 16-YEAR-OLDS, DEBUTANTES, SO WE'RE JUST GOING THERE TO DO ONE JOB. HOPEFULLY WE GET THERE, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY TO PLAY AUSTRALIA AND BEAT THEM. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING IT TO THE TOUCH WORLD CUP. WE WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST. THE 15TH TO THE 21ST. THERE ARE 13 GRADES. NEW ZEALAND IS BEING REPRESENTED IN 11 OF THOSE. WE WISH THEM ALL THE VERY BEST. LET'S HOPE THEY GO ONE BETTER THAN WHAT WE DID BACK IN THE DAY. WE GOT RIPPED OFF. I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE MENTIONED THIS BEFORE. WE HAVE SOME FOOTAGE. THIS IS 1999. WE ARE WATCHING IT NOW. TALK US THROUGH YOUR RAGE. WE DID GET RIPPED OFF. IT WAS AN AUSTRALIAN SIDELINE REF. WE ARE SEEING THE AUSTRALIAN SCORE A LOT OF TRIES. THERE IS YOU. IT WASN'T THAT MANY, DANIEL. I DO NOT THINK I SCORED ON THAT. YOU HAVE STILL GOT IT, JENNY-MAY. THIS IS A UNIFORM YOU WORE 20 YEARS AGO. YOU ARE WEARING IT TODAY. CAN I JUST SAY I AM REALLY SUCKING ON MY STOMACH HERE. IT IS QUITE TIGHT. I TRIED TO PUT THE SHORT TIME, BUT THEY LOOK LIKE TIGHTS. WHEN I WAS RUNNING BEFORE, I MIGHT HAVE PULLED A HAMSTRING. ALL RIGHT, EMMA RADUCANU. WE HAVE HEARD ENOUGH. COME ON BACK. WE ARE HAVING PIES NEXT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE TARANAKI PIE SHOP KEEPING SPIRITS HIGH IN THE COMMUNITY OF PATEA. (UPBEAT MUSIC) HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES ARE DOING IT TOUGH RIGHT NOW, AS THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS DEEPENS. EATING OUT IS ONE THING KIWIS ARE SACRIFICING. BUT ONE BUSINESS IS DEFYING THE TRENDS PATEA'S HANGI SHOP IS RIDING THE WAVE ON THE BACK OF IT'S DELICIOUS HANGI PIES. SHOP MANAGER CAROL TURNER IS WITH ME NOW. GOOD MORNING. IT MUST BE SOME BOMB AS PIES. GOOD MORNING. YES WE DO HAVE SOME FANTASTIC PIES. WE HAVE GOT HANGI PIES. EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND APPLY. WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR PIE? IT IS HARD TO SAY. AND HOSPITALITY CHANGES EACH DAY. WE COULD HAVE HANGI PIES, AN SMOKED FISH THE NEXT. IT DEPENDS WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE FEELING ON THE DAY. TELL ME WHAT ELSE IS ON YOUR MENU? HANGI AND BOIL UP PIE. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A MASSIVE RANGE? THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT WE SPECIALISE IN HANGI AND BOIL UPS. WE HAVE SEAFOOD CHARTER, MARINATED MUSCLES, DON'T FORGET THE FRIED BREAD, AND WE HAVE SOME SWEETS AS WELL. WE HAVE SOME DIRTY FRIED BREAD. THAT IS FRIED BREAD WITH WHIPPED CREAM, BANANA AND DESSERT SOURCE. YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF CARAMEL CHOCOLATE OR PASSIONFRUIT TOPPING. GIRL, SAY LESS. WHAT IS THE SECRET TO A GOOD BOIL UP? WE USE LOCAL INGREDIENTS. THAT IS THE SECRET. IT IS MADE WITH AROHA. MADE WITH AROHA. AD MUST FEEL ENCOURAGING, DESPITE LOTS OF BUSINESSES DOING IT TOUGH RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS ARE DEFYING THE TRENDS. WERE YOU GUYS EXPECTING THAT? THERE IS A REAL BUZZ IN THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE ARE TELLING OTHER PEOPLE THEY KNOW. WE HAVE THREE SETS OF PEOPLE HERE AT A TIME. THEY ARE ALL HAVING A LAUGH AND CATCHING UP. I CAN GET REALLY ROWDY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SUCCESS. A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO THE OWNERS CUSH AN LEROY. BUT THEY ARE QUITE SHY. THAT IS AT. NO PIES FOR US. THANKS FOR WATCHING. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW, SAME TIME. CAPTIONS BY MAIA CARR HEKE, JULIE TAYLOR AND FRANK GORE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024