TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` GREENS CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK DOESN'T MINCE WORDS WITH A DIRECT REQUEST TO UNDER-FIRE MP DARLEEN TANA. WE BELIEVE THAT THE BEST WAY TO MINIMISE ANY MORE HARM AND ANY COLLATERAL DAMAGE IS FOR DARLEEN TO RESIGN. TANA'S JUST RESPONDED AFTER HER NOW-FORMER PARTY TOUCHED ON DAMNING DETAILS FROM ITS INVESTIGATION INTO CLAIMS OF MIGRANT WORKER EXPLOITATION. PLUS... (WHOOPS) GAME, SET, MATCH. NOW SHE HAS IT. I HONESTLY DIDN'T EXPECT TO CRY. SHE WASN'T THE ONLY ONE. KIWI QUALIFIER LULU SUN SHARES MORE ABOUT HER EMOTIONAL WIN AND WHAT'S NEXT AS SHE LOOKS TO CONTINUE HER RECORD-BREAKING RUN AT WIMBLEDON. CAPTIONS BY REBECCA SCHOLTZ, JASON CONRAN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. GET ON YOUR BIKE ` THAT'S WHAT THE GREEN'S WANT DARLEEN TANA TO DO FOLLOWING WHAT THE PARTY SAYS IS A DAMNING REPORT INTO MIGRANT EXPLOITATION AT A FAMILY BUSINESS. TANA QUIT THE PARTY OVER THE WEEKEND BUT REMAINS A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. WHILE THE REPORT HASN'T BEEN MADE PUBLIC, SHE'S SEEN THE FINDINGS, SAYING SHE DOESN'T ACCEPT THEM. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS WILL HAVE MORE FROM HER JUST-RELEASED-RESPONSE IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, HIS REPORT. THE GREEN PARTY IN HAPPIER TIMES. TODAY, THE SMILES WERE GONE, SO TOO DARLEEN TANA ` AT LEAST FROM THE GREENS. I FEEL UTTERLY BETRAYED. BETRAYED BY TANA, WHO'S QUIT THE PARTY. I'M FINDING IT REALLY HARD TO RECONCILE SOMEBODY WHO I THOUGHT I KNEW AND LOVED WITH THE BEHAVIOUR THAT IS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT. THEY SAY AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS OF WORKER EXPLOITATION AT TANA'S FAMILY E-BIKE BUSINESS HAS SHOWN SHE BADLY MISLED THEM. THEY WANT HER GONE AS AN MP ENTIRELY. PLEASE RESIGN TO MINISE THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE AND THE HARM HERE TO THE GREEN PARTY KAUPAPA THAT ALL OF US PROFESS TO UPHOLD. YOU WANT HER GONE FROM PARLIAMENT ALTOGETHER ` WHAT HAS SHE SAID TO YOU WHEN YOU'VE SAID THAT TO HER? AT PRESENT, SHE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THAT REQUEST. YOU CAN'T RELEASE THE FULL REPORT TODAY. CAN YOU GIVE US A BIT OF A SENSE OF WHAT IT FOUND? IT FOUND THAT THE BEHAVIOUR OF DARLENE TANA FALLS FAR, FAR SHORT OF THE EXPECTATIONS THAT MYSELF, MARAMA, AND OBVIOUSLY OUR CAUCUS, HAVE. CAN YOU GIVE US ANY SENSE OF HER POSITION? (SIGHS) I THINK IT'S PROBABLY MOST APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO ASK HER THAT. WELL, WE TRIED, BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TANA OR HER HUSBAND AT THEIR BIKE SHOPS TODAY, AND NO ONE CAME TO THE DOOR OF THEIR WAIHEKE HOME... (KNOCKING ON DOOR) ...WHEN 1 NEWS VISITED THERE EITHER. A LAWYER FOR FORMER WORKERS AT THEIR BUSINESS ISSUED A STATEMENT TO 1 NEWS TODAY, SAYING THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT AND THE GREENS' RESPONSE, ADDING THEY WERE CONFIDENT DARLEEN KNEW ABOUT THE SITUATION EARLIER THAN SHE CLAIMED, AND THEY'RE NOW FOCUSSED ON GETTING THE MONEY THEY'RE OWED. THE FIRST-TERM MP HAS THE DUBIOUS DISTINCTION OF BEING SUSPENDED FROM PARLIAMENT LONGER THAN SHE ATTENDED, BUT WILL TANA BE BACK? IT'S NOT EASY FOR ANY HUMAN BEING TO WITHSTAND THIS LEVEL OF SCRUTINY FROM THE MEDIA, FROM YOUR CAUCUS, FROM THE PUBLIC, AND SO I THINK IT'S PROBABLY IN HER BEST INTERESTS TO ADMIT SHE'S MADE MISTAKES, AND LEAVE PARLIAMENT. THE GREENS ARE CLEARLY HOPING SHE DOES. SO BENEDICT, TANA SENT OUT A STATEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO. WHAT ELSE IS SHE SAYING? IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT SHE IS REALLY UNHAPPY WITH THE WAY THAT SHE HAS BEEN TREATED BY THE GREEN PARTY, HER FORMER COLLEAGUES. SHE PUT OUT A STATEMENT JUST A SHORT TIME AGO SAYING THAT SHE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT JUSTICE HAD BEEN FOLLOWED IN THIS CASE. WHEN SHE MET WITH HER GREEN PARTY COLLEAGUES SHE FEELS THAT THEY HAD ALREADY MADE UP THEIR MINDS AROUND THIS STORY. SHE ALSO SAID THAT THE REPORT MISREPRESENTS HOW MUCH INVOLVEMENT SHE HAD TO DO WITH HER HUSBAND'S BUSINESS. SHE ALSO SAID THAT THE REPORT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF MIGRANT EXPORTATION HAD OCCURRED, LET ALONE THAT SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THE BIG QUESTION IS DOES SHE INTEND TO REMAIN AS AN MP. A STATEMENT DOES NOT ANSWER THAT. SHE HAS ONLY HAD THE REPORT FOR A SHORT TIME AND SHE NEEDS TO SPEND MORE TIME CONSIDERING IT BEFORE SHE COMMENTS FATHER. THE GREENS COULD GET RID OF HER, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO ENACT THE WAKA- JUMPING LEGISLATION, WHICH THEY ARE AGAINST, SO IF THEY USED IT THEY WOULD BE HYPOCRITES. AND GREEN PARTY CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK WILL HAVE FURTHER COMMENTARY ON BREAKFAST. THAT'S TOMORROW FROM 6am. LULU SUN'S MADE HISTORY ` THE WIMBLEDON QUALIFIER NOW INTO THE QUARTER-FINALS, BECOMING THE FIRST KIWI FEMALE TO DO SO AT THE PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENT IN THE OPEN ERA, THE 23-YEAR-OLD BEATING HOME FAVOURITE EMMA RADUCANU. SUN WAS THE UNDERDOG WITH ODDS OF 5-TO-1 AGAINST HER, BUT TOOK THE GAME IN THREE SETS, BREAKING DOWN ON COURT AFTER THE BIGGEST WIN OF HER CAREER. ZION DAYAL SPOKE TO HER A SHORT TIME AFTERWARDS. THE ALL-ENGLAND TENNIS CLUB RISING FOR KIWI LULU SUN. NOW SHE HAS IT AND NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. LULU SUN, YOU ARE A WIMBLEDON QUARTERFINALIST. CONGRATULATIONS. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU, AND HOW ARE YOU FEELING? UH, DEFINITELY TIRED. UM, IT'S PRETTY LATE HERE. I'M REALLY HAPPY. ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY, OBVIOUSLY, TO LEARN MORE AND PLAY ANOTHER MATCH. I SAW YOU CRYING, I SAW YOUR FAMILY CRYING. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOUR FAMILY? I HONESTLY DIDN'T EXPECT TO CRY. I DIDN'T EXPECT THEM TO CRY EITHER. BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING WHEN YOU PUT IN SO MUCH WORK AND THEN YOU FINALLY GET THAT LITTLE STEPPING STONE. FROM QUALIFIER TO NEW ZEALAND'S TENNIS QUEEN, AN INCREDIBLE RUN AT THE SPORT'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS TOURNAMENT. SO IT'S VERY EMOTIONAL, BECAUSE LULU IS A VERY NICE PERSON, YOU KNOW, AND I REALLY AM VERY, VERY HAPPY AND FORTUNATE TO BE WORKING WITH HER. BORN IN TE ANAU, THE LOCAL CLUB UP EARLY TO WATCH. BEEN A BIG OLD NIGHT FOR THE TE ANAU TENNIS CLUB. WE HAD ABOUT 20 HERE AT ONE POINT. WE'LL BE BACK HERE ON TUESDAY NIGHT OR WHENEVER THE NEXT GAME IS. THE GIRL FROM FIORDLAND COMES FROM A CHINESE, CROATIAN, SWISS AND KIWI BACKGROUND. EARLIER THIS YEAR, SHE SWITCHED ALLEGIANCES BACK FROM SWITZERLAND. IT WAS A TOUGH DECISION FOR HER BECAUSE SHE HAD BEEN WELL-SUPPORTED BY THE SWISS TENNIS FEDERATION THROUGH SOME OF HER FORMATIVE YEARS. PLAYING IN JUST HER SECOND GRAND SLAM ` (CROWD APPLAUDS, CHEERS) ...AND CREATING NEW ZEALAND TENNIS HISTORY. NOW THE FIRST KIWI WOMAN TO REACH THE WIMBLEDON QUARTER FINALS, ECLIPSING MAORI TENNIS ICON DAME RUIA MORRISON'S FEAT 65 YEARS AGO. SHE WAS NOT BELIEVING IN HERSELF BEFORE. SHE WAS COMING FROM THE UNIVERSITY TENNIS AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING IS NEW FOR HER, AND BIG STARS, BIG STADIUMS. BIG STARS ARE PAYING ATTENTION. SHE USED THE GRASS, SHE PLAYED GRASS COURT TENNIS WHEN SHE NEEDED TO, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK SHE WON. OUT HERE TODAY, SHE PLAYED SUCH DOMINANT TENNIS. SHE WAS SO ASSERTIVE AND AGGRESSIVE. TEARS, TRIUMPH AND ELATION. WELCOME TO THE BIG TIME, LULU SUN. AN AMAZING RUN AHEAD OF HER QUARTER FINAL MATCH AGAINST CROATIA'S DONNA VEKIC. FOR MORE, HERE'S ZION, WHO'S BEEN COVERING THE ACTION FROM WIMBLEDON. EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE ` LULU SUN CAME INTO THIS GRAND SLAM AS A QUALIFIER, NOT STRAIGHT INTO THE MAIN DRAW. BEFORE WIMBLEDON, SHE'D ONLY WON TWO TOP-LEVEL MATCHES IN HER WHOLE CAREER. IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, SHE'S WON FOUR MORE. PRE-TOURNAMENT SUN WAS RANKED 123rd IN THE WORLD; THIS WIN LIFTS HER TO 53, ALSO GIVING AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION INTO THE U.S OPEN. THE HIGHEST RANKING ACHIEVED BY A KIWI IN SINGLES IN THE MODERN ERA WAS BELINDA CORDWELL, WHO GOT TO 17th BACK IN 1989. MARINA ERAKOVIC REACHED 39th IN 2012. THERE'S ALSO BIG MONEY ON THE LINE; THE KIWI'S GUARANTEED AT LEAST $782,000 IN PRIZE MONEY BY GETTING THIS FAR. SHE'S THE FIRST NEW ZEALANDER TO PLAY A SINGLES MATCH ON CENTRE COURT AT WIMBLEDON SINCE CHRIS LEWIS IN THE MEN'S FINAL IN 1983. I'LL BE BACK WITH MORE FROM THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB LATER IN SPORT. DR SIOUXIE WILES HAS BEEN AWARDED $20,000 IN HER UNPRECEDENTED EMPLOYMENT CASE AGAINST AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY. IN A JUDGMENT RELEASED JUST OVER AN HOUR AGO, THE EMPLOYMENT COURT FOUND THE UNIVERSITY FAILED TO PROTECT THE HIGH-PROFILE COMMENTATOR DURING COVID. SIMON MERCEP IS WITH US NOW FROM OUR AUCKLAND NEWSROOM. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL US, SIMON? THE COURT FOUND THE UNIVERSITY BREACHED ITS OBLIGATION TO PROTECT DR WILES' HEALTH AND SAFETY, BREACHED ITS DUTY OF GOOD CARE AND FAITH, AND FOUND THE INSUFFICIENT SUPPORT CAUSED HER CONSIDERABLE DISTRESS. THEY AWARDED HER $20,000. SHE SPOKE ABOUT SUSTAINED ONLINE AND PHYSICAL THREATS OVER HER COVID COMMENTARY, WHICH A LAWYER CALLED AN ESCALATING SOON ARMY OF ABUSE. THE UNIVERSITY SAID IT COULD NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR STRESS CAUSED BY THIRD PARTIES IT COULD NOT CONTROL. WE SPOKE TO HER A FEW A SHORT WHILE AGO HERE IS WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY. I FEEL ABSOLUTELY VINDICATED, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THERE WAS FOUND BREACHES OF CONTRACT, BREACHES OF GOOD FAITH, UH, BREACHES OF HEALTH AND SAFETY OBLIGATIONS, AND ALSO UPHELD MY PERSONAL GRIEVANCE. SO IT'S` YEAH, ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS WERE FOUND IN MY FAVOUR. WHAT HAS THE UNIVERSITY HAD TO SAY? THE COURT RULED IT DID NOT INTEND TO BREACH THE OBLIGATIONS AND HAS TAKEN SOME STEPS TO REMEDY THEM. THE UNIVERSITY ALSO SAYS THE COURT FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT TRYING TO STOP THE DOCTOR FROM SPEAKING OUT. THIS WOULD BE WELCOMED BY OTHER UNIVERSITIES HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD. SHE IS STILL EMPLOYED AT THE UNIVERSITY, BUT SHE SAYS SHE IS NOT SO SURE ABOUT HER FUTURE. HER WORDS WERE WATCH THE SPACE. THANKS. SIMON MERCEP IN OUR AUCKLAND NEWSROOM. NEARLY $5m DOLLARS HAS BEEN WASTED ON JUST TWO STATE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE NOW IN LIMBO. AND SOME SAY IT COULD BE JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET, AS KAINGA ORA FACES A COMPLETE SHIFT IN ITS FOCUS. MORE THAN 3000 PLANNED HOUSING BUILDS ARE ON PAUSE, DESPITE THE WAITING LIST BURSTING AT AROUND 25,009. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS. LAUDED ON THE WORLD STAGE AS PART OF A CLIMATE-FRIENDLY HOUSING SHOWCASE... EXAMPLES OF THE VERY BEST FROM AROUND THE PLANET. ...NGA KAINGA ANAMATA, HOMES OF THE FUTURE, WAS A PLANNED 30-HOME DEVELOPMENT IN AUCKLAND'S GLENDOWIE. NOW INSTEAD OF FIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TOWNHOUSES, THE SITE IS ABANDONED AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WASTED. I THINK THE CONCEPT IS GREAT. WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND BETTER WAYS OF DOING THINGS, BUT WHETHER THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THIS SORT OF THING. EIGHT HOMES DEMOLISHED BEFORE THE PROJECT WAS CANNED IN 2022. OVER HALF OF THIS $3.5m SPEND WAS ON CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; BUYING THE LAND COST OVER A MILLION, THE REST ` MAINTENANCE AND CONSENTING. THE AGENY SAYS SOME OF THAT R&D WORK WILL BE USED ON OTHE PROJECTS. BEING VERY AMBITIOUS IN TERMS OF PASSIVE HOUSING, MORE EFFICIENT HOUSING. THEY WERE TRYING TO DO A FLAGSHIP HERE, A REAL MODEL. BUT I THINK IT WAS TOO AMBITIOUS FOR A TIME WHEN WE'VE GOT INFLATION. KAINGA ORA SAYS THE PROJECT COST BLEW OUT DUE TO COVID-RELATED DELAYS, MAKING IT TOO EXPENSIVE. AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS IDENTIFIED IT AS A HISTORIC PA. THE AGENCY NOW WORKING WITH MANA WHENUA ON FUTURE LAND USE. JUST DOWN THE ROAD IN ONEHUNGA, 62 STATE HOUSES WERE REMOVED TO MAKE WAY FOR APARTMENTS. THE DEMOLITION ALONE COST $1m. ANOTHER 350,000 WAS SPENT ON CONSULTANTS, CONSENTS AND SITE WORKS. THE MAUNGAKIEKIE TAMAKI LOCAL BOARD AREA HAS NEARLY 500 HOUSEHOLDS WAITING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING, SO IT'S REALLY A DEEP INJUSTICE TO THESE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR PUBLIC HOUSING TO BE BUILT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. KAINGA ORA DECIDED IT WASN'T VALUE FOR MONEY, SO AXED IT. AND IT'S ALSO A DEEP INJUSTICE TO THE HOUSEHOLDS THAT WERE ACTUALLY PUSHED OUT OF THEIR STATE HOMES ON THESE DEVELOPMENT SITES. AND THEN THERE'S 3000 CONSENTED HOMES THE AGENCY HAS NOW STOPPED WORK ON DUE TO A CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES. IT'S JUST GOING TO DEEPEN OUR HOUSING CRISIS. THIS LAND WILL BE SOLD FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ARE OFF TO A STRONG START FOR ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS. QUEENSTOWN'S EXPECTING THIS MONTH'S TOURIST NUMBERS TO EXCEED PRE-COVID LEVELS. OUR REPORTER IN THE SOUTH, JARED MCCULLOCH, HAS MORE. # IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS. # DON'T PANIC. YOU'RE RIGHT ` THERE'S STILL FIVE MONTHS TO GO. BUT IN THE SOUTH, CHRISTMAS HAS COME EARLY. FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAY-MAKERS. WE'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THROUGH EACH DAY, AND THE REACTION HAS JUST BEEN, LIKE, A REALLY BIG HIT. THERE'RE PLENTY OF TREATS FOR QUEENSTOWN VISITORS IT WAS REALLY FUN, BUT I ONLY FELL OVER ONCE. WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD, I WANTED TO DO ALL THE JUMPS IN THE ICE SKATING RINK, BUT I FAILED. (LAUGHS) FROM SKATING DOWN HERE, TO SKIING UP THERE, BLUEBIRD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE SLOPES ALL WEEK. WE HAD A GREAT STORM AT THE START OF LAST WEEK WHICH DELIVERED ABOUT HALF A METRE OF SNOW ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAINS, WHICH MEANT WE COULD OPEN PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR LIFTS, WAY MORE TERRAIN. AND THE SKI RESORTS ARE EXPECTING MORE AND MORE SNOW LOVERS TO START PILING IN. A LITTLE BIT SLOWER THAN LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF FORWARD BOOKINGS, BUT THE SNOW LAST WEEK CERTAINLY SAW A SPIKE IN BOOKINGS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. AIR NEW ZEALAND SAYS THIS IS THE MOST POPULAR DOMESTIC DESTINATION THESE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. I THINK WHAT PEOPLE ARE CHOOSING TO DO THIS YEAR IS SPREAD THEIR HOLIDAYS OUT. SO INSTEAD OF PEOPLE COMING TO QUEENSTOWN IN ONE GREAT BIG SURGE, WE'RE SEEING GOOD STRONG BOOKINGS, PARTICULARLY FROM ACROSS THE TASMAN, ALL THROUGHOUT WINTER. I THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A LOT MORE FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR RESERVATIONS SO THEY CAN BOOK THAT A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE TIME. THERE'S SET TO BE ALMOST 460,000 PASSENGERS PASSING THROUGH QUEENSTOWN AIRPORT OVER THE NEXT TWO MONTHS. COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTHS IN 2019, PRE-COVID, IT'S EXPECTED THE TERMINAL WILL SEE AN EXTRA 13,000 PEOPLE IN JULY; AND IN AUGUST, 27,000 MORE. 10 FLIGHTS A DAY THIS WEEK ARE COMING IN FROM AUSTRALIA, THE DEMAND KEEPING THE WHOLE DISTRICT BUSY. JUST REALLY SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. QUEENSTOWN'S GREAT. IT ALWAYS HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER. YOU JUST KEEP COMING BACK. THE WINTER HOLIDAYS ONLY WARMING UP. JARED JOINS US LIVE FROM ARROWTOWN NOW. WHAT'S THE FEELING FROM HOLIDAY MAKERS POURING INTO THE REGION? PEOPLE SEEM VERY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON HERE IN QUEENSTOWN OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. AS THE SUN GOES DOWN AND LIGHT ARE TURNED ON, THERE ARE ABOUT EIGHT SHIPPING CONTAINERS WITH OF LIGHTS. THEIR BUSIEST DAYS ARE GOING TO BE SUNDAYS FOR THE NEXT WEE WHILE, HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS SCHEDULED IN AND OUT. IT IS GETTING VERY BUSY OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THERE IS ALSO THE SNOW MACHINE MUSIC FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE DOTTED AROUND PLACES AROUND THE DISTRICT. A VERY SOLID START TO THE WINTER SEASON AND PEOPLE ARE VERY MUCH ENJOY WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE. E WHAI AKE NEI ` TRIBUTES FOR THREE CHILDREN KILLED IN A SYDNEY HOUSE FIRE AS THEIR FATHER REMAINS IN HOSPITAL UNDER POLICE GUARD. NEXT, THE NEIGHBOURS WHO RISKED THEIR LIVES TO HELP. PLUS, FRANCE'S POLITICAL FUTURE HANGS IN THE BALANCE AFTER A SHOCK ELECTION RESULT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN FRANCE. SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THINK YOU'VE LEFT YOUR RUN TO THE PARIS OLYMPICS A BIT LATE? FIND OUT HOW YOU COULD STILL MAKE IT TO THE GAMES WITHOUT SPENDING MEGABUCKS. PLUS THE INNOCENT-LOOKING ITEM WHICH COULD BE PUTTING YOUR ENTIRE HOUSE Hei. My name is Eerik. People often ask me, "Eerik, why are you so happy all the time?" Well, it's because I'm from the happiest place in the world - Finland. (MAN AND WOMAN VOCALISE WORDLESSLY) Here are some things that make me happy in Auckland. Pointy buildings. Meat sticks. A morning dip. Pilsner. I left Finland a happy man. Now I'm in Auckland, a very happy man. SKYCITY IS FACING MAJOR SCRUTINY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN FOR MONEY LAUNDERING. IN JUNE, THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL COURT ORDERED SKYCITY ADELAIDE TO PAY A $67m FINE RELATING TO BREACHES BETWEEN 2016 AND 2022. SKYCITY ADELAIDE ALLOWED GAMBLERS TO MOVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH THE CASINO IN WAYS THAT MADE THE SOURCE OF THE OWNERSHIP OF THE FUNDS UNCLEAR. SOME OF THE FIGURES ARE EYE-WATERING, WITH AUSTRALIA'S REGULATOR SAYING 56 HIGHER-RISK CUSTOMERS HAD A BUY-IN OF MORE THAN $435m. AND THAT CREATED A TURNOVER OF $3.5b, WITH SKYCITY MAKING APPROXIMATELY $45m OFF THOSE 56 CUSTOMERS. IN NEW ZEALAND, WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DETAILS OF SKYCITY'S BREACHES, THE HIGH COURT RECENTLY DENYING A 1 NEWS BID TO SEE LEGAL DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS. BUT THE CASINO HAS ADMITTED TO FIVE BREACHES BETWEEN 2018-2023 AND COULD BE IN LINE TO PAY A PENALTY OF MORE THAN $4m. YVONNE TAHANA HAS SPOKEN EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE WOMAN IN CHARGE OF CLEANING UP SKYCITY'S AUCKLAND CASINO. A DAILY TASK FOR SKYCITY AUCKLAND STAFF ` SWITCHING OUT CASH BOXES AT PLAYING TABLES. IT'S WHERE PUNTERS' CASH IS SLIPPED SO THEY CAN BUY INTO GAMES. BUT FOR THE HOUSE, CASH PROVIDES MUCH RISK. SOMEBODY COULD WALK INTO A CASINO WITH BAGS FULL OF CASH, PURCHASE A NUMBER OF CASINO CHIPS, GO BET A LITTLE BIT, DO SOME INTENTIONAL LOSSES AND THEN GO CASH OUT THE REST. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN, SKYCITY IS FACING MASSIVE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SANCTIONS FOR BREACHES OF ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING LAWS. IT'S AN EXPENSIVE LESSON TO LEARN, I SUPPOSE. VERY EXPENSIVE. WE'RE DETERMINED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO GET BETTER AND BE BETTER TO KEEP CRIMINALS OUT. THIS IS A PRECEDENT-SETTING MATTER IN NEW ZEALAND'S CASINO SECTOR. AMONGST A NUMBER OF FAILURES, SKYCITY AUCKLAND HAS ADMITTED BREACHES OF DUE DILIGENCE RELATED TO HIGH-RISK CUSTOMERS. IN AUSTRALIA, THE PROBLEMS ARE LAID BARE IN A FEDERAL COURT JUDGEMENT. SKYCITY ADELAIDE FAILED TO CHECK 121 CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING THOSE OF INTEREST, TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. BOTH A RAIL MANAGER AND MECHANICAL ENGINEER GAMBLED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BETWEEN THEM, BUT INSUFFICIENT REGARD WAS GIVEN TO THEIR SOURCE OF WEALTH. WHEN PEOPLE'S EMPLOYMENT, THEIR JOBS, DON'T MATCH UP WITH THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE GAMBLING, SHOULDN'T THAT HAVE SET OFF A RED FLAG? THAT'S RIGHT. THAT SHOULD. THAT'S ONE OF THE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE HAVE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS DO MATCH UP. THE CASINO SAYS IT IS MAKING CHANGES. THERE ARE 3000 CCTV CAMERAS AT SKYCITY AUCKLAND, BUT IF I'M A HIGH-RISK CUSTOMER, AN ADDITIONAL SET OF FACIAL-RECOGNITION CAMERAS KICK IN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. MY IMAGE IS ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM, LIKE THOSE ON RESTRICTED LISTS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. ITS PINGED SECURITY MORE THAN 40 TIMES WHILST I'VE DONE A CIRCUIT OF THE FLOOR. THE ALERTS ARE PRACTICALLY IMMEDIATE. BUT A BIG CHANGE IS COMING ` CARDED PLAY, THE SIZE OF AN EFTPOS CARD, WHERE CUSTOMERS DETAILS ARE RECORDED AND, CRUCIALLY, CHECKED. NO CARD, NO PLAY. THAT MEANS WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE, WE UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR SOURCE OF WEALTH AND YOUR SOURCE OF FUNDS IS. THAT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, SKYCITY IS STILL SET TO FACE HIGH COURT HERE IN SEPTEMBER. SO, YVONNE, QUITE A BIT OF REPUTATIONAL DAMAGE FOR SKYCITY. WHAT ELSE COULD THEY BE FACING? I HAVE GOT TO SAY THAT AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR, IT DOES NOT MUCK AROUND. THAT IS THE REPUTATION IT IS GETTING. YOU HAVE GOT TO REMEMBER THAT IT HAS HIT BANKS WITH MASSIVE FINES AND AUSTRALIA. WESTPAC HAD TO PAY A $1 BILLION FINE. SKY CITY ADELAIDE IS NOT OUT OF THE WOODS EITHER. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED AN INDEPENDENT MONITOR TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE CASINO IS FIT ENOUGH TO HOLD` TO CONTINUE TO HOLD THAT LICENSE. AS YOU HEARD ON THAT STORY THERE, AUCKLAND SKY CITY STILL HAS TO GO TO THE HIGH COURT TO GET ITS $4 MILLION DEAL SIGNED OFF BY THE HIGH COURT JUDGE, AND IT IS ALSO FACING A TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ITS LICENSE FOR HOST RESPONSE ABILITY ISSUES, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THAT. A LOT OF WORK GOING BEHIND-THE-SCENES. THANKS, YVONNE TAHANA. A WARNING ` SOME MIGHT FIND OUR NEXT STORY DISTURBING. FOUR CHILDREN AND A WOMAN (29) ARE STILL IN HOSPITAL AFTER A FIRE AT THEIR SYDNEY HOME WHICH KILLED THREE OTHER CHILDREN. POLICE ALLEGE THEIR FATHER STARTED THE BLAZE, FORCING HIS FAMILY TO STAY INSIDE AS THE INFERNO TOOK HOLD. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL-SA'AFIN SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBOURS WHO TRIED TO HELP. A COMMUNITY LEFT REELING... THREE INNOCENT LIVES GONE, YOU KNOW. YOUNG KIDS. IT'S UPSETTING. ...NEIGHBOURS LEFT IN SHOCK... IT'S DEVASTATING TO KNOW THAT THIS SORT OF THING HAS GONE ON. ...AND A WEST SYDNEY FAMILY LEFT FOR DEAD BY THEIR FATHER. POLICE SAY DEAN HEASMAN (28) BARRICADED HIS SEVEN CHILDREN AND THEIR MOTHER WHILE HE INTENTIONALLY KEPT RESCUERS OUTSIDE. WE'RE ALLEGING THAT THIS 28-YEAR-OLD MAN DID CERTAIN ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE RESCUE OF THOSE YOUNG LIVES THAT WERE LOST. THIS NEIGHBOUR BROKE PAST THE ACCUSED, WHO FOUGHT BACK, GETTING THE OLDEST CHILD TO SAFETY. OTHER NEIGHBOURS 1 NEWS SPOKE TO DESCRIBED IT AS A CONFRONTING SCENE, ONE OF THE SURVIVING CHILDREN ALLEGEDLY TELLING FIRST RESPONDERS THEIR FATHER ORDERED THEM TO STAY INSIDE WHILE THE HOUSE BURNED. HE THEN FOUGHT HIS FATHER TO TRY AND SAVE HIS SIBLINGS AND TOLD RESCUERS, 'DAD TRIED TO KILL US.' THE FIRST THING WE HEARD WAS THE SCREAMING. IT WAS TERRIBLE AND IT WAS WHAT WOKE US UP. TWO BOYS AGED 2 AND 4 WERE EVENTUALLY PULLED OUT BUT DIDN'T SURVIVE. THE BODY OF THEIR 10-MONTH-OLD SISTER WAS FOUND AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. WE'RE TREATING THIS AS A DOMESTIC-RELATED HOMICIDE. WHILE THE MOTHER AND FOUR SURVIVING CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 4 AND 11 RECOVER IN HOSPITAL, THEIR FATHER IS IN AN INDUCED COMA. HE REMAINS UNDER POLICE GUARD AND CAN'T FORMALLY BE CHARGED UNTIL HE WAKES. UNTIL THEN, FLORAL TRIBUTES GROW OUTSIDE, ALONG WITH PRAISE FOR THE NEIGHBOURS WHO RISKED THEMSELVES TO TRY AND SAVE THE FAMILY. AZIZ AL-SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. STILL TO COME HERE ON 1 NEWS ` ILLEGAL MOUNTAIN BIKING TRACKS HAVE BEEN POPPING UP IN WELLINGTON. WE'RE AT THE SCENE OF THE LATEST INCIDENT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY THINKS. PLUS, PUTTING A DAMPENER ON THEIR HOLIDAY ` WHY TOURISTS AREN'T SO WELCOME IN THIS POPULAR SPANISH CITY. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU CLEANED YOUR DRYER? WHY IT MIGHT BE TIME TO DO JUST THAT TO AVOID A HIDDEN DANGER IN YOUR HOME. AND FROM THE MIND OF SPIKE MILLIGAN TO A GLOW-IN-THE-DARK STAGE SPECTACULAR, THE REINVENTION OF BADJELLY THE WITCH. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Ready! (BOTH CHEER) (LAUGHS) VOICEOVER: Small steps can help you achieve your goals. Get your money one step ahead with ASB. FRANCE IS IN POLITICAL LIMBO AFTER A SNAP ELECTION GAMBLE BY PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON. A SHAKY LEFT-WING ALLIANCE HAS STOPPED THE FAR RIGHT FROM WINNING CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT. BUT WITH NO SIDE WINNING A MAJORITY, IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER ANY PARTIES CAN FORM A GOVERNMENT. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON REPORTS FROM PARIS. (CHEERING) THIS WAS A VICTORY THEY DIDN'T SEE COMING. RELIEF. WE ARE RELIEFED. RELIEVED. A LOT RELIEVED. TRIES TO BE THAT JOYFUL. TODAY, LESS THAN A WEEK AGO, THEY WERE HERE PROTESTING, LAMENTING, PLEADING AGAINST THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT. THEY'RE HERE AGAIN TODAY. BUT LOOK ` JUBILATION. (CROWD CHANTS) A HASTILY ARRANGED LEFT-, FAR-LEFT-WING COALITION, NEW POPULAR FRONT WINNING THE MOST SEATS, WITH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON'S ALLIANCE COMING SECOND. THE GROUPS WORKING TOGETHER ALL WEEK TO BLOCK MARINE LE PEN'S FAR-RIGHT PARTY, LEAVING NATIONAL RALLY STUNNED. THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING LAST WEEKEND HAD THEM ON TRACK TO TAKE CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT. LE PEN'S PARTY STILL WON A HUGE NUMBER OF SEATS; THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT UNDOUBTABLE. C'EST MALHEUREUX... TRANSLATOR: IT'S UNFORTUNATE WE WILL LOSE ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER YEAR OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, ANOTHER YEAR OF INSECURITY EXPLODING IN OUR COUNTRY. AS NIGHT CAME, SO TOO OUTBREAKS OF VIOLENCE. THE SITUATION IS ALREADY VERY TENSE. A NUMBER OF POLITICAL CANDIDATES, OF CAMPAIGNERS HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED DURING THE THE CAMPAIGN. UM, REPORTS OF RACIAL, HOMOPHOBIC ASSAULTS ARE ON THE RISE. AND WITH NO SIDE WINNING A CLEAR MAJORITY, UNCERTAINTY REIGNS. EMMANUEL MACRON WILL REMAIN PRESIDENT, BUT HIS PRIME MINISTER HAS RESIGNED, AND FRANCE IS HEADING TOWARDS A HUNG PARLIAMENT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN FRANCE. THE POLITICAL SITUATION IS TOTALLY UNPRECEDENTED. WITH THE HIGHEST TURNOUT IN NEARLY 40 YEARS, IT'S CLEAR FRENCH VOTERS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT WHERE THEIR COUNTRY IS HEADING. BUT FOR NOW, THIS NATION ` A PILLAR OF THE EU ` IS POLITICALLY PARALYSED. NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THERE'LL BE A GOVERNMENT OR PRIME MINISTER WITH THE OLYMPICS LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AWAY. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, PARIS. 'TOURISTS, GO HOME.' THAT'S WHAT THOUSANDS OF PROTESTERS HAVE BEEN CHANTING IN BARCELONA. THIS CROWD DEMONSTRATING AGAINST MASS TOURISM IN THE SPANISH CITY WITH SOME SQUIRTING WATER PISTOLS AT POPULAR OUTDOOR EATING SPOTS. RENTS IN BARCELONA ROSE BY 18% IN THE PAST YEAR, SEEING THE MAYOR PROMISE TO PHASE OUT SHORT-TERM LETS BY 2028 IN ORDER TO EASE HOUSING COSTS. BACK HERE, WELLINGTON'S SET TO SEE MORE POLICE ON THE BEAT WITH 10 NEW OFFICERS FORMALLY WELCOMED AT THE CENTRAL POLICE STATION TODAY. POLICE COMMISSIONER ANDREW COSTER AND MINISTER MARK MITCHELL WERE THERE TO WELCOME THEM. THE COMMISSIONER SAID THE FEELING OF SAFETY IN THE CAPITAL HAS WORSENED SINCE COVID AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS SQUAD IS TO HELP SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. WE KNOW THAT THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF POLICE ON OUR STREETS AND OUR TOWN CENTRES REALLY CONTRIBUTES TO FEELINGS OF SAFETY. SO AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME THEM HERE TODAY AND SEE THE UPLIFT THAT WILL COME FROM THAT IN WELLINGTON. THE OFFICERS WILL SPEND TIME WITH RETAILERS TOO. AS THEY TRY TO CRACK DOWN ON RETAIL CRIME. CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IN THE CAPITAL WERE IN TEARS AFTER NATIVE TREES WERE CHOPPED DOWN TO MAKE WAY FOR AN ILLEGAL BIKE TRACK. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL AND THE GROUP ARE CALLING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAIL, THE LATEST IN A STRING OF INCIDENTS ACROSS THE REGION. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS LOOKS INTO IT. NATIVE TREES CHOPPED IN HALF, AND CONSERVATIONISTS ON ALERT ` (TUI SINGS) AFTER A GROUP MAKING THEIR OWN MOUNTAIN BIKE TRACK INSTEAD LEFT A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN TE ARO. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT REALLY, THERE WAS A FEW TEARS WITHIN THE GROUP WHEN IT HAPPENED. VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING SCHOOLKIDS, HAVE BEEN PLANTING TREES AND CLEANING UP NGA KUMIKUMI RESERVE FOR SIX YEARS. SLOW-GROWING NATIVES AMONG THE LOSSES. KAHIKATEA SNAPPED, UM, YEAH. EVEN THINGS YOU MIGHT MISS ` LIKE THAT, THAT'S BEEN CHOPPED. THAT'S RIGHT, AND THAT'S A NIKAU THAT'S JUST BEEN CHOPPED OUT. WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT MOUNTAIN BIKERS CAUSED THIS DAMAGE? WELL, IT'S A` IT'S A PRETTY CLASSIC MOUNTAIN BIKING JUMP THAT THEY'VE PUT IN. WE HAD ONE OF OUR PEOPLE DISCOVER THEM AT NIGHT-TIME AND SHE CAME DOWN AND SHONE A TORCH ON THEM. THEY TOLD HER TO GO AWAY. HE FIRST CALLED THE YOUNG OFFENDERS 'MORONS WITH CHAINSAWS' ONLINE ` NOW HE'S TRYING A DIFFERENT APPROACH, INVITING THEM TO COME ALONG AND LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION. WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE A FOREST FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE RESPECTED OR IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK. APPROVED TRACKS ARE JUST A FEW MINUTES' RIDE AWAY. WELLINGTON MOUNTAIN BIKE CLUB SAYS THE INCIDENT DETRACTS FROM THE TRAIL AND BUSH WORK DONE BY ITS RIDERS. THIS ISN'T THE ONLY SITE IN WELLINGTON WHERE THERE'S BEEN ILLEGAL TRACK ISSUES. DAMAGE HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND AT PORIRUA'S RANGITUHI COLONIAL KNOB AND MIRAMAR'S CENTENNIAL RESERVE. THERE'S PROBABLY ENOUGH CHALLENGE UP AROUND THE PLACE, ESPECIALLY UP HERE. THERE'S PLENTY OF TRACKS, SO THERE'S NOT REALLY THAT MUCH NEED FOR MAKING NEWS ONES. WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL SAYS ANYONE WHO FINDS A COVERT TRAIL IN A RESERVE SHOULD CONTACT THEM. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT ` AND WIMBLEDON GETS TO KNOW A NEW NAME. YES, FORGET THE STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM, IT'S LULU SUN'S NAME ON EVERYONE'S LIPS. WE TAKE A LOOK AT HER REMARKABLE WIN AGAINST BRIT EMMA RADUCANU IN FRONT OF HER HOME CROWD. SUCCESS TOO FOR LEWIS HAMILTON, BUT IT WAS A LONG ROAD TO GET THERE. THE MOMENT 945 DAYS IN THE MAKING. PLUS, THE ALL BLACKS BACK TRAINING IN AUCKLAND, BUT WHO WILL BE MISSING FROM SATURDAY'S SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND? AND IN WEATHER, WE'RE LOOKING GOOD THIS WEEK. THERE'S A BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE. THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY FOG, MAYBE SOME FROST AS WELL FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY. SUN AND CLOUD THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY, AND, HEADS UP, COULD BE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE MIX AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AFTER SPORT. KIA ORA. WELCOME TO SPORT. KIWI TENNIS SENSATION LULU SUN'S IMPRESSIVE RUN AT WIMBLEDON CONTINUES INTO THE TOP EIGHT NOW. HAVING BEATEN EMMA RADUCANU, THE LAST REMAINING BRITISH SINGLES CHANCE, SUN BECOMES THE FIRST QUALIFIER TO MAKE THE QUARTERS AT THE TOURNAMENT IN 14 YEARS. ZION DAYAL HAS SUN'S WINNING DAY OUT. CENTRE STAGE ON CENTRE COURT. HERE IS LULU SUN, QUALIFIER. IT'S HER FIRST TIME AT WIMBLEDON. LULU SUN MAKING HER DEBUT ON THE HALLOWED GRASS OF WIMBLEDON'S NUMBER ONE COURT. GAME, SET, MATCH. AND SUN HAS IT. TO MAKE THE SPECTACLE EVEN MORE DAUNTING ` THE MAJORITY OF THE CROWD AGAINST HER. YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE ON CENTRE COURT, WHAT WAS THAT LIKE? IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE. UM... I MEAN, THE ATMOSPHERE WAS CRAZY. OBVIOUSLY, ALL THE FANS WERE ROOTING FOR EMMA BECAUSE SHE'S FROM HERE, BUT THERE WERE SOME FANS IN THE CENTRE COURT. I SAW THE FLAGS AND I HEARD THEM, SO I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT, UM, THROUGH THE MISTS OF THE BRITISH CROWD. (LAUGHS) AND IF THE BRITISH CROWD DIDN'T KNOW TE ANAU'S FINEST BEFORE... SUN IS FLYING. ...THEY CERTAINLY DO NOW. IT'S TOO GOOD. YEAH. 6-2 IN THE FIRST SET ` A FLATTERING SCORELINE. THE 2021 U.S OPEN CHAMPION NOT LETTING UP, THOUGH. SUN AGGRESSIVE IN THE SECOND SET, AND FOR THE MOST PART, IT PAID OFF, BUT ONCE RADUCANU GOT A SNIFF AT A BREAK... IT'S LONG! ...SHE TOOK IT, FORCING THE KIWI TO WORK FOR A PLACE IN THE QUARTERS. RADUCANU GOING DOWN IN A HEAP, NEEDING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND PERHAPS NEVER PROPERLY RECOVERING. SHE'S DOWN, BUT CERTAINLY FAR FROM OUT. SUN BREAKING SERVE AND ULTIMATELY BREAKING THE ENGLISH FAITHFUL'S HEARTS. NO, SHE HASN'T! ONE THING'S FOR CERTAIN ` SUN'S THREE-SET WIN EARNING HER IMMENSE RESPECT. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) I'M` I'M JUST INCREDIBLY, UM, I DON'T EVEN HAVE THE WORDS. ANOTHER VISIT TO CENTRE COURT BECKONS ` PLAYING UNSEEDED CROATIAN DONNA VEKIC FOR A PLACE IN THE SEMI-FINALS. WHILE WALKING THROUGH TOWARDS THE CENTRE COURT, I WAS LIKE, WOW, I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS. I KEPT TELLING HER, YOU KNOW, I WENT THROUGH THIS. I SEEN THE PLAYERS, I KNOW THE LEVEL OF THE PLAYERS, AND I KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO IT. YOU GET THE FEELING THIS KIWI WILL SOON GET COMFORTABLE ON THE GAME'S BIGGEST STAGE. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. CONFIRMATION TODAY TJ PERENARA WILL MISS THIS WEEKEND'S TEST AGAINST ENGLAND AT EDEN PARK, LEAVING THE ALL BLACKS A BIT LIGHT ON EXPERIENCE AT HALFBACK. BUT ONE SELECTION WHICH ATTRACTED SOME DEBATE FOR THE DUNEDIN TEST IS A REMINDER THAT TIME IN THE JERSEY ISN'T ALWAYS NECESSARY FOR A BIG PERFORMANCE. HERE'S BRODYN KNUCKEY. A NEW WEEK, A NEW CITY, BUT IT'S THE SAME OLD CHALLENGE FACING THE ALL BLACKS. THEIR DEFENCE IS PRETTY UP AND IN AND PRETTY FULL ON. ENGLAND'S LINE SPEED ON DEFENCE SUFFOCATING THE KIWI ATTACK ON SATURDAY UNDER THE ROOF IN DUNEDIN. THE OUTSIDE-IN APPROACH PILING PRESSURE ON A SQUAD STILL FINDING ITS FEET. OFF HE GOES. OH, THUMPING CHEST-ON-CHEST TACKLE. IT'S THE WAY WE WANNA DEFEND. WE WANNA GET OFF THE LINE AND PUT PEOPLE UNDER PRESSURE, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE TEAM IS. THAT'S OUR GAME PLAN. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GONNA DEFEND. ALTHOUGH, THAT'S NOT TO SAY THE ALL BLACKS DIDN'T HAVE SOME ANSWERS. HAVE A LOOK AT THAT FOOTWORK. A BIT OF SPEED FROM PEROFETA, AND HE PUTS IT ON A PLATE TO SAVEA. GOOD TRY. AFTER PLENTY OF TALK ABOUT HIS SELECTION AT FULLBACK AHEAD OF BEAUDEN BARRETT, STEPHEN PEROFETA SHOWING WHY THE NEW REGIME BACKS HIM. THIS COULD BE MY ONLY CHANCE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT, EXPRESS MYSELF, ENJOY, SMILE, UM, AND BE FREE. WHEN TEAMS KICK LONG TO HIM, YOU DO IT AT YOUR PERIL, REALLY. HE SORT OF SET OFF A COUPLE OF OUR ATTACKS QUITE NICELY WITH RUNS FROM THE BACK. THE BLUES STAR A CHANCE TO ADD TO HIS FOUR TEST CAPS AT HIS SECOND HOME THIS WEEKEND. IT'LL BE PRETTY EXCITING. EDEN PARK WHEN IT'S PACKED OUT IS A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE. THE ALL BLACKS HINTING TODAY CONTINUITY WILL BE A FACTOR IN SELECTION DISCUSSIONS, ALTHOUGH ONE CHANGE HAS ALREADY BEEN FORCED ` TJ PERENARA'S KNEE INJURY RULING HIM OUT. HE'S BETTER THAN EXPECTED. WE'RE WAITING ON A SPECIALIST TO DETERMINE EXACT RETURN-TO-PLAY DATES, BUT IT'S WAY BETTER THAN EXPECTED. UNCAPPED CRUSADER NOAH HOTHAM CALLED IN AS COVER, LEAVING THE ALL BLACKS LIGHT ON EXPERIENCE AT HALFBACK BESIDES FINLAY CHRISTIE'S 24 TESTS. THE KEY POSITION ANOTHER CHANCE FOR ENGLAND'S DEFENCE TO POUNCE. WE WANNA PUT PRESSURE ON REGARDLESS OF WHO'S THERE AND REGARDLESS OF THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL. BOTH TEAMS READY TO RAISE THE BAR THIS WEEKEND. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. 945 DAYS SINCE HE LAST REACHED THE F1 PODIUM SUMMIT, LEWIS HAMILTON HAS SCALED THE HEIGHTS AGAIN. TO MAKE IT EVEN SWEETER, IT'S COME AT HIS HOME GRAND PRIX. THE SEVEN-TIME CHAMPION BEATING THE CURRENT WORLD CHAMPION IN THE PROCESS AND OPENING UP ABOUT THE MENTAL DOUBT HE'S HAD TO OVERCOME IN THE PAST THREE YEARS. GUY HEVELDT HAS THE EMOTIONAL DAY. A 104th F1 WIN, BUT ONE OF THE MOST TREASURED IN THE ANNALS OF LEWIS HAMILTON'S CAREER. EIGHT TIMES WE'VE SAID IT BEFORE. HERE'S A NINTH FOR YA! LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX! YEARS OF HAVING TO WATCH OTHERS CLIMB THE PODIUM, HAMILTON FINALLY BREAKING THROUGH AGAIN. GET IN THERE, LEWIS! YOU MAN! YOU'RE MAN! THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS, IT MEANS A LOT TO GET THIS ONE. THE DELIGHT OF HIS TEAM, HIS FANS AND EVEN HIS RIVALS, THE EMOTION FOR EVERYONE AT SILVERSTONE PALPABLE, NOT LEAST THE MAN HIMSELF AND HIS FAMILY. YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ALL TOGETHER. I CAN'T STOP CRYING. (LAUGHS) SINCE 2021, I'VE BEEN GETTING UP TRYING TO FIGHT, TO TRAIN, TO PUT MY MIND TO THE TASK. HAMILTON'S EXPERIENCE PLAYING A LARGE PART IN THE WINNING AND THE LOSING OF THE RACE. ON AN ANNOYINGLY MOODY BRITISH DAY, PIT STOPS AND TYRE CHOICE CRITICAL. THEY WON'T LAST FIVE MINUTES IN THESE CONDITIONS, THE INTERMEDIATES. THAT'S THE PROBLEM. AND WITH JUST 13 LAPS TO GO ` THE DECISIVE MOMENT, HAMILTON AND MAX VERSTAPPEN OPTING TO PIT, RACE LEADER LANDO NORRIS STAYING OUT. THAT EXTRA LAP AND GOING WITH SOFT TYRES COSTING HIM DEARLY. LANDO NORRIS COMES OUT ON TO THE RACETRACK! LEWIS HAMILTON IS IN THE LEAD OF THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX! ...WHERE HAMILTON WOULD NOW FACE THE MOUNTING CHARGE BY VERSTAPPEN. THE THREE-TIME REIGNING CHAMPION ONLY CLOSING THE GAP ON THE LAST LAP. HAMILTON CLINGING ON FOR THE FAMOUS WIN. THERE'S DEFINITELY BEEN DAYS BETWEEN 2021 AND HERE WHERE I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE I WAS GOOD ENOUGH OR I COULD GET BACK TO WHERE I AM TODAY. 17 YEARS SINCE HIS FIRST GRAND PRIX VICTORY, HAMILTON SOAKING UP HIS TIME IN THE SUN AGAIN. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. AFTER AN INCREDIBLE RUN, NEW ZEALAND'S UNDER-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM HAS MISSED OUT ON A BRONZE MEDAL AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THE KIWIS FACED OFF AGAINST TURKIYE IN ISTANBUL FOR THIRD PLACE, HOPING TO MAKE HISTORY FOR THE BEST FINISH AT A BASKETBALL WORLD CHAMPS SINCE THE TALL BLACKS 22 YEARS AGO. BUT THE TURKISH TOO STRONG AT HOME, WINNING 101-78. AS EXPECTED, THE USA TOOK THE GOLD MEDAL ` THEIR SEVENTH TITLE AT THIS COMPETITION. NETBALL'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP IS HEATING UP HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUNDS OF THE REGULAR SEASON. TONIGHT, THE SECOND-PLACED PULSE TAKE ON THE MAGIC IN HAMILTON, THE PULSE CHASING A HOME FINAL. AND THE RETURN OF TWO KEY PLAYERS MAY AID IN GETTING THEM THERE. KATE WELLS CAUGHT UP WITH BOTH TEAMS AHEAD OF THE MATCH. YES! IT'S HIGH ENERGY AT THE PULSE CAPTAIN'S RUN ` AND WHY WOULDN'T IT BE? SILVER FERNS MADDY GORDON AND AMELIA WALMSLEY RETURNING FOR TONIGHT'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP MATCH AWAY TO THE MAGIC. EVERYONE'S LIKE, 'OH MY GOSH, 'YOU'RE GOING TO BE, LIKE, RUNNING AROUND EVERYWHERE 'COS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THAT ENERGY.' THEIR RETURN TIMELY, THE PULSE CHASING TOP SPOT WITH THREE REGULAR SEASON MATCHES REMAINING. THE NUMBER ONE SIDE EARNS A HOME FINAL. WE KNOW WE NEED TO WIN THEM ALL. REALLY EXCITING FINISH TO THE SEASON. I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR THE COMPETITION. WE REALLY WANT THAT TOP SPOT. PULSE AND TACTIX CONTINUE TO TOY FOR THE LEAD. ITS NOT THE ONLY TIGHT CONTEST. NICE AND EASY FOR VUI JUST TO POP THAT IN FOR NWEKE. THE RACE FOR THIRD BETWEEN THE MYSTICS AND MAGIC ALSO AN ARM-WRESTLE. HOW COOL IS THAT, THE DEFENDING CHAMPS AND WE'RE CHASING FOR THAT THIRD SPOT. I BELIEVE THE FOCUS HAS TO BE ON US, AND WHILST WE KNOW WHERE EVERYONE IS SITTING ON THE LADDER WE CAN'T TAKE OUR FOCUS TOO FAR AHEAD. THE MAGIC HAVE NEVER BEEN PART OF A PREMIERSHIP FINALS SERIES ` SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO CHANGE. THEIR FIRST TASK TONIGHT AGAINST THE PULSE. BOTH TEAMS SEE IT AS A MUST-WIN ` SURE TO BE AN EXCITING CONTEST. WHAT ARE THE KEY AREAS YOU'RE WANTING TO SHUT DOWN? SHUTTING DOWN THEIR ATTACK END, FIRST AND FOREMOST. I THINK SAVIOUR AND MEELS HAVE BUILT THIS REALLY STRONG CONNECTION AND THEIR DEFENCE ARE GETTING LOTS OF BALL, SO DENYING THEM BALL AND DENYING THEM SHOTS AT GOAL. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK JUST REALLY HARD AGAINST THEIR D-END AS WELL. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE YOUNG, THEY'RE PRETTY FEARLESS, BUT I THINK WE CAN TAKE THEM. TAKING ON A SIDE WITH SOME EXTRA FIREPOWER. LET'S GET IT, SHALL WE? LET'S GET IT! KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. KIWI RUNNER GEORGE BEAMISH LOOKS TO BE PEAKING RIGHT ON TIME AHEAD OF HIS OLYMPICS DEBUT. BEAMISH TAKING NEARLY FOUR SECONDS OFF HIS NATIONAL RECORD IN THE 3000m STEEPLECHASE AT THE LATEST DIAMOND LEAGUE MEET IN PARIS. THE NEW ZEALANDER'S TIME OF 8 MINUTES, 13.26 SECONDS SEEING HIM FINISH FIFTH, ALMOST SEVEN SECONDS BEHIND THE WINNER, ABRHAM SIME FROM ETHIOPIA. THANKS, JENNY. STAY WITH US. DAN'S HERE TO TELL US WHO'LL SEE SOME FROST TOMORROW. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THINK YOU'VE LEFT IT TOO LATE TO GET TO FRANCE FOR THE OLYMPICS? WHY YOUR PRESENCE IN PARIS COULD STILL HAPPEN ` AND IT WON'T COST YOU AN ARM AND A LEG. PLUS, WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE GIVES YOU A LITTLE NICKNAME YOU HATE. WE'LL SEE YOU AT 7. HELLO. YOU'VE GOT A PERFECT WEEK FOR OUTDOOR PLANS. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME FOG AND FROST IN THE MIX BUT DECENT WEATHER FOR THE OUTSIDE. LIGHT TO MODERATE FROST, NOTHING TOO SEVERE. FOR US TONIGHT, MAYBE AS FAR NORTH AS WAIKATO. THE HIGH WORKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WOULD OUTSOURCE SHOWERS. A COUPLE OF THE WESTERN COAST AND INTO FIORDLAND. A LITTLE TROUGH OVER NORTHLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. MORNING MIST AND FOG FOR HAMILTON. LOOKING FINE FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN NORTH ISLAND. LOOKING FINE FURTHER WEST TOO. A BIT OF SCATTERED CLOUDS. A FROSTY START FOR CHRISTCHURCH. WEST COAST LOOKING FROSTY AND THEN FINE. LOVELY CONDITIONS BUT EXTRA LAYERS FOR THE KIDS. SIMILAR IN DEEP SOUTH. VERY PLEASANT ON STUART ISLAND. A BIG MOUNTAIN OF WARM AIR. THE WEATHER SYSTEM WILL GO AROUND, CAN'T COME THROUGH. AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEK THE HIGH WILL START COMING THROUGH. THIS WEEK LOOKS GOOD FOR OUTSIDE.