TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS... WINSTON PETERS' CHALLENGE TO THE GREEN PARTY AS ITS FORMER MP DARLEEN TANA, REFUSES TO QUIT PARLIAMENT. PUT IT TO THE TEST RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW. WHY THE PARTY'S HESITANT TO TRIGGER A LAW THAT COULD OUST HER. PLUS, WE'RE LIVE IN WASHINGTON D.C. WHERE NATO LEADERS ARE ABOUT TO GATHER, JUST AS RUSSIA LAUNCHES DEADLY ATTACKS AGAINST UKRAINIAN HOSPITALS. AND COUNTING DOWN TO LULU SUN'S HISTORY-MAKING WIMBLEDON CLASH. WITH JUST HOURS TO GO, HER COACH REVEALS THE EXTREME WAY THE KIWI TENNIS SENSATION PREPARED. SHE WAS REALLY DYING. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE, BRIGIT KELLY AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH BREAKING NEWS ` NEW ZEALAND FIRST ALLEGES THAT THE ARATERE FERRY RAN AGROUND AFTER IT WAS PUT ON AUTO PILOT. BOTH KIWIRAIL AND MARITIME NEW ZEALAND HAVE JUST RESPONDED TO THE CLAIMS. FOR MORE, LET'S GO NOW TO KATE NICOL WILLIAMS IN OUR WELLINGTON NEWSROOM. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL US, KATE? A THIS RELATES TO ARATERE WHICH RAN UNDERGROUND LAST MONTH. I WILL JUST SHARE WHAT THEY TWEETED AN HOUR AGO: IS IT TRUE THAT THE ARATERE RAN AGROUND, WHEN SOMEONE WENT FOR COFFEE? 1 NEWS HAS CONTACTED NEW ZEALAND FIRST FOR COMMENTS, BUT HASN'T RESPONDED. KIWI RAIL SAYS THAT THAT WAS THE CASE ON THE NIGHTS OF THE GROUNDING INCIDENT. THE ORGANISATION SAYS THAT THEY WOULD NOT NORMALLY RESPOND TO COMMENTS SUCH AS THIS. IT WILL NOT COMMENT FURTHER WHILE INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING. IN TERMS OF MARITIME NEW ZEALAND, THEY HAVE SAID THAT THE CONJECTURE ON THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS UNHELPFUL WHILE THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. ONE USE DOES KNOW THAT THE STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE GROUNDING, THE ARATERE REMAINS OUT OF ACTION WITH MARITIME NEW ZEALAND IN CHARGE OF WHEN AND IF IT WILL RETURN TO SERVICE. THANKS, KATE. AND AS THE GOVERNMENT URGENTLY LOOKS FOR A PLAN B FOR THE COOK STRAIT FERRIES, 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THE EYE-WATERING AMOUNT ALREADY SPENT ON THE AXED PROJECT. IREX WOULD HAVE DELIVERED TWO MEGA FERRIES, BUT THE BUDGET BLEW OUT TO $3B, SEEING IT SCRAPPED IN DECEMBER. AT THAT TIME KIWIRAIL SAID ABOUT $440M HAD ALREADY BEEN SPENT, LARGELY ON PREPARING THE PORTS. BUT IN THE SIX MONTHS SINCE THE PLAN WAS SCRATCHED, THAT HAS KEPT GROWING TO NOW NEARLY $500M. AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE COST OF BREAKING THE CONTRACT WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN SHIPYARD, OR WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE SPENT ON NEW FERRIES. JESSICA RODEN HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS. BIGGER AND BETTER, THESE ARE THE MEGA FERRIES KIWIRAIL WANTED. AND WHILE THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT OFF THE DRAWING BOARD, THEY'VE STILL MADE A HEFTY DENT IN THE TAXPAYER WALLET. I THINK IT'S A DISGRACE. I MEAN, THE GOVERNMENT CAN PUT WHATEVER SPIN THEY WANT ON IT, WHEN THEY COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT, BUT THE FACTS ARE THAT'S A LOT OF TAXPAYERS' MONEY GONE DOWN THE GURGLER THERE. IREX WAS SCRAPPED AFTER KIWIRAIL ASKED FOR EXTRA CASH AND THE GOVERNMENT REFUSED. A RESILIENT FERRY SERVICE SHOULD NOT MEAN AN OPEN CHEQUEBOOK PAID FOR BY THE TAXPAYER. DESPITE BEING AXED, THE COST OF THE PROJECT CONTINUED TO CLIMB BY AN EXTRA $84M. AND I THINK THE REAL RISK NOW IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEE A HUGE` HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS SUNK INTO THIS PROJECT. AND THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO START AGAIN. AND ACTUALLY ULTIMATELY WE COULD END UP ON THE HOOK FOR MORE MONEY AS A RESULT. THE BULK OF THE MONEY ` MORE THAN $330M ` HAS BEEN SPENT ON PREPARING FOR NEW TERMINALS, THOUGH ONLY THIS TEMPORARY TERMINAL IN PICTON WAS COMPLETED. AND ALMOST $100M WAS SPENT ON THE PROPOSED FERRIES, COVERING THEIR DESIGN AND A DEPOSIT. WELLINGTONIAN'S UNIMPRESSED. THEY SHOULD HAVE LET THEM BUY THE BIGGER BOATS IN THE FIRST PLACE, I THINK. I DO THINK IT'S QUITE IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THAT FERRY. SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE DELAYED MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT IT FAR TOO LONG. KIWIRAIL SAYS IREX OFFICIALLY ENDED IN MARCH, ASIDE FROM A SMALL AMOUNT OF ONGOING WORK TO ENSURE SITES ARE SAFE. NO ONE FROM THE GOVERNMENT COULD BE INTERVIEWED TODAY, BUT A SPOKESPERSON SAID CABINET TOOK INTO ACCOUNT THE COST OF WINDING DOWN THE PROJECT WHEN IT DECLINED MORE FUNDING LAST YEAR. POLITICALLY, NICOLA WILLIS HAS GONE OUT ON A LIMB OVER THIS FERRIES ISSUE. ONE OF HER FIRST MOVES AS THE FINANCE MINISTER WAS TO GET RID OF IREX WITH NO PLAN B IN PLACE. SHE'S SAID AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT NEW FERRIES IS COMING SOON, AND WITH THAT SHE NEEDS TO PROVE TO KIWIS WHY THE GOVERNMENT'S MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. IT'S NOT GOING AWAY. WE STILL HAVE TO GET VESSELS AND GET INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT. UNTIL A NEW PLAN IS ANNOUNCED, IT'S UNCLEAR HOW MUCH OF THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, CAN BE REPURPOSED, AND HOW MUCH WAS WASTED WITH THE SINKING OF IREX. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. A FORMER WORKER AT THE CENTRE OF A MIGRANT EXPLOITATION CASE INVOLVING FORMER GREEN MP DARLEEN TANA SAYS HE'S BEEN LEFT 'DESTROYED' FROM THE SITUATION. IT COMES AS PARTY CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK CONSIDERS USING THE WAKA-JUMPING LEGISLATION TO FORCE THE FORMER GREEN PARTY MP FROM PARLIAMENT. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTS THIS IS SANTIAGO PALMA IN HAPPIER TIMES TWO YEARS AGO... THIS IS MY THIRD DAY HERE. ...WORKING FOR DARLEEN TANA'S FAMILY E-BIKE BUSINESS, UNAWARE OF THE TOLL IT WOULD TAKE ON HIS LIFE. IT'S A LOT. NOW I AM FINANCIALLY DESTROYED, EMOTIONALLY DESTROYED, AND SO TIRED. AND STRESSED. IT'S A STRESS DOING THE MEDIA. TODAY HE VISITED 1 NEWS WANTING TO SPEAK OUT ABOUT THE MP. SHE STAY IN THE BUSINESS, SHE DO THE PAYMENTS, SHE MANAGE THE BUSINESS. DARLEEN TANA REFUTES ALL ALLEGATIONS BUT HAVING SEEN THE INDEPENDENT REPORT, HER FORMER CO-LEADER IS FURIOUS ` YEAH I MEAN I'VE BEEN VERY, REALLY STRAIGHT-UP ABOUT THE FACT THAT I FEEL BETRAYED TO BE HONEST WITH YA. DARLEEN TANA HAS RESIGNED FROM THE GREENS BUT NOT FROM PARLIAMENT, LEADING TO TALK OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE WAKA-JUMPING LAW ALLOWING A PARTY TO REQUEST AN MP BE BOOTED OUT. IT'S LEGISLATION CREATED BY NZ FIRST, AND WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE GREENS SHOULD USE IT AGAINST TANA. WHO THEY SAY SHOULD NOT BE THERE, NOT FIT ` WELL THEN, PUT IT TO THE TEST RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW, BY FORCING HER TO RESIGN. FOR THE GREENS, IT'S COMPLICATED: THE PARTY WAS BORN AFTER JEANETTE FITZSIMONS AND ROD DONALD DITCHED THE ALLIANCE, SO THEY HATE THE WAKA-JUMPING LAW. THE GREENS STRENUOUSLY OPPOSED IT IN THE EARLY 2000S WITH JEANETTE FITZSIMONS AND ROD DONALD, AND THEN ONLY BEGRUDGINGLY SUPPORTED IT IN 2018 ` SWALLOWING A DEAD RAT EFFECTIVELY ` AS PART OF THE LABOUR AND NZ FIRST COALITION AGREEMENT. LATER THE GREENS EVEN TEAMED UP WITH NATIONAL IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO REPEAL IT. IT WOULD BE A HUGE DEPARTURE FOR THE GREEN PARTY TO INVOKE THE WAKA-JUMPING LEGISLATION GIVEN THEIR DECADES-LONG OPPOSITION TO IT. BUT THE PARTY ISN'T RULING IT OUT. WILL YOU TRY AND ENFORCE THE WAKA-JUMPING BILL? SO THOSE ARE NOT CONVERSATIONS WHICH AS YET WE'VE HAD WITH OUR CAUCUS OR WITH OUR PARTY. BUT ARE YOU CONSIDERING IT? I WOULD SAY THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE BALL IS IN DARLEEN'S COURT TO DATE, NO ONE HAS USED THE WAKA-JUMPING LAW ` NOT THE GREENS WITH ELIZABETH KEREKERE; NOT NATIONAL WITH JAMIE-LEE ROSS; NOT LABOUR WITH GAURAV SHARMA OR MEKA WHAITIRI. SEE WHAT DID THE LABOUR PARTY DO WHEN MEKA WHAITIRI WALKED OFF AT THE LAST ELECTION? JUST WALKS OFF AND JOINS TE PATI MAORI, NO ACCOUNTABILITY WHATSOEVER TO THE NEW ZEALAND TAXPAYER. THE GREENS REFUSED TO USE THE LEGISLATION WITH ELIZABETH KEREKERE, BUT THAT PRECEDENT COULD WELL CHANGE. SO MAIKI, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES THE GREEN PARTY WILL USE THE WAKA JUMPING LAW? I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PARTY THAT GREEN SUPPORTERS ARE OUTRAGED AT THE SITUATION WITH DARLENE TANA. A LOT OF THEM ARE OPENLY DISCUSSING AND IN PRIVATE AND GREEN PARTY FORUMS. I'M TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE PLACE AT THE PARTY'S AGM, AT THE END OF THIS MONTH IN CHRISTCHURCH BY URGENT REMIT. WHILE IT COULD BE A GREAT DEPARTURE FROM THE PARTY'S POSITION, I'M ALSO TOLD THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS, THE CAUCUS HAS DEBATED THE WAKA-JUMPING LAW WHERE CHLOE WASN'T FULLY AGAINST IT. IN TERMS OF THE REPORT, WILL IT BE MADE PUBLIC? THE PARTY SAYS THEY ARE STILL WAITING FOR CONSENT. DARLENE TANA, HAS ESSENTIALLY GONE TO GROUND TODAY AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HER SINCE HER STATEMENT YESTERDAY. THANKS, POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN. UKRAINE'S BIGGEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS IN RUINS, AFTER A HUGE WAVE OF DAYTIME RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKES. WORLD LEADERS CONDEMNING THE ATTACKS, WHICH KILLED DOZENS OF PEOPLE ON THE EVE OF NATO'S ANNUAL SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC. OUR PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S ATTENDING, AND U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH IS COVERING HIS TRIP. HE'S WITH US NOW LIVE FROM AMERICA'S CAPITAL. LOGAN, A CRITICAL MOMENT FOR THE WESTERN ALLIANCE? WORLD LEADERS ARE ARRIVING HERE IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THIS YEAR'S NATO SUMMIT. THIS IS SUPPOSED BE MARKING ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, BUT THOSE CELEBRATIONS WILL BE MUTED AS THE FOCUS IS ON UKRAINE. THEY ARE UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE. THAT AGGRESSION HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF DEATHS, INCLUDING CIVILIANS INSIDE UKRAINE, AND AS WE SAW TODAY, THAT NUMBER IS ONLY GROWING. BARE HANDS AND RESCUE EFFORTS AT WHAT WAS THE LARGEST PAEDIATRIC FACILITY IN UKRAINE. SOME OF THESE CHILDREN WERE ALREADY FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES BEFORE RUSSIA'S ATTACK. TRANSLATOR: WE CAME HERE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT ALL HAPPENED. WE MANAGED TO GET TO THE PAEDIATRIC WARD. IT IS A NIGHTMARE. THAT WARD ` NOW IN RUINS. SEARCH AND RESCUE CUTTING THROUGH CONCRETE AND STEEL... ...AS THIS TURNS FROM A RESCUE MISSION INTO BODY RECOVERY. CHILDREN ARE LIKELY AMONG THOSE BURIED ONLY HOURS AFTER THAT STRIKE AN ATTACK ON THIS MATERNITY CLINIC, KILLING SEVEN; AND FURTHER SOUTH, MORE KILLED BY RUSSIAN MISSILES ` MOSCOW'S BIGGEST ATTACK IN MONTHS. THESE ARE SITES THAT SERVE NO MILITARY PURPOSE. UM, THEY'RE NOT SHELTERING UKRAINIAN MILITARY ASSETS. THEY'RE NOT SHELTERING MEMBERS OF THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY. THESE ARE CIVILIAN INFRASTRUCTURE, PURE AND SIMPLE. AS SWIFTLY AS RUSSIA DENIED TARGETING CIVILIANS CAME GLOBAL CONDEMNATION. DIRECTING ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIAN AND CIVILIAN OBJECTS IS PROHIBITED BY INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND MUST END IMMEDIATELY. THIS ALSO COMES A DAY BEFORE NATO LEADERS GATHER HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR AN ANNUAL SUMMIT, WHICH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT, VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY, IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND. HIS NATION'S VERY SURVIVAL RESTS ON THE WEAPONS SUPPLIED BY NATO COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY THE UNITED STATES. IN POLAND, EN ROUTE TO DC., ZELENSKY PROMISING RETRIBUTION. HAVE NO DOUBT ` WE ARE GOING TO REBUILD EVERYTHING THESE TERRORISTS HAVE DESTROYED; AND HAVE NO DOUBT ` WE ARE GOING TO ANSWER THESE SAVAGES FROM RUSSIA. BACK IN KYIV ANOTHER MISSILE ALERT FORCES RESIDENTS UNDERGROUND. (ALL SINGING IN HARMONY) THEIR RESILIENCE IS UPLIFTING, BUT THEIR FUTURE RESTS ON DECISIONS MADE MANY THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRES AWAY. LOGAN, UKRAINE'S SURE TO BE A BIG FOCUS OF THE NATO SUMMIT. WHAT WILL CHRISTOPHER LUXON BE WANTING TO ACHIEVE THERE? NEW ZEALAND IS NOT A MEMBER OF NATO, BUT WE ARE CONSIDERED A PARTNER COUNTRY AND THAT'S WHY CHRISTOPHER LUXON GOT AN INVITE. HE WILL USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND SOME TIME ON CAPITOL HILL, MEETING BOTH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS, BECAUSE AS ALL OF THIS GOES ON THE UNITED STATES, IS UNDER A PERIOD OF POLITICAL UPHEAVAL. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN? WE COULD VERY WELL SOON SEE A DONALD TRUMP 2.0. SO IT IS A BIT OF A POLITICAL DANCE FOR A PRIME MINISTER OVER THIS WEEK. THANKS. LOGAN CHURCH IN WASHINGTON DC TONIGHT. VIRTUAL BUILDING INSPECTIONS ARE ON THE WAY FOR COUNCILS AS A WAY TO SPEED UP THE BUILDING PROCESS. IT TAKES ON AVERAGE 569 DAYS FOR A HOUSE TO BE BUILT. TO HELP MAKE THAT QUICKER, THE GOVERNMENT'S LOOKING TO CHANGE REGULATIONS SO REMOTE INSPECTIONS, LIKE THIS ONE IN THE MCKENZIE DISTRICT, ARE THE DEFAULT APPROACH. BUILDING MINISTER CHRIS PENK SAYS IT'LL LOWER INSPECTORS COSTS AND TRAVEL TIME, ALLOWING FOR MORE TO BE DONE IN A DAY AND ENSURE BETTER RECORD KEEPING. IN JUST SIX HOURS, NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S TENNIS WILL BE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY. RISING KIWI STAR LULU SUN WILL BE ON WIMBLEDON'S NUMBER ONE COURT, TACKLING CROATIA'S BEST IN THE QUARTER FINAL OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS TENNIS TOURNAMENT. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON SAT DOWN WITH LULU'S COACH TO ASK WHAT DRIVES LULU, AND IF THERE'S A SECRET TO HER SUCCESS. NO, SHE HAS IT! AND NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS... WIN AFTER WIN, LULU'S LEAVING HER MUCH HIGHER-RANKED OPPONENTS STUNNED. AS SHE RECOVERS FROM BEATING ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST, HER COACH REFLECTS ON A BIG NIGHT. KNOWN FOR HIS ABILITY TO BRING PLAYERS UP QUICKLY THROUGH THE RANKS, VLADIMIR PLATENIK'S ONLY WORKED WITH SUN FOR NINE MONTHS. LULU ` TELL ME ABOUT HER AND HER WORK ETHIC. YES. LULU IS, UH, I WOULD SAY INTROVERT. VERY SHY GIRL. AND, UH, YEAH, IN THE BEGINNING, YOU KNOW, I SAW HER, AND SHE HAS VERY POWERFUL SHOTS, BUT HER INTENSITY, YOU KNOW, WAS PRETTY LOW. HIS TRAINING TAKING HER TO NEW HEIGHTS. SHE DID UNBELIEVABLE PREPARATION. SIX WEEKS. YOU KNOW, WE WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS WITH THE FITNESS COACH IN SLOVAKIA. SHE WAS RUNNING IN THE SNOW, AND IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS REALLY DYING. AFTER SEVEN TOUGH MATCHES, HE SAYS IT'S NOW ALL ABOUT THE MENTAL GAME. SOMETIMES LULU, SHE WANTS TO BE TOO PERFECT. THIS PERFECTION WAS KILLING HER, RIGHT? BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS WANTED TO HIT A WINNER, AND SHE WAS ONLY HAPPY WITH THE POINT WHEN SHE HIT THE WINNER. AND NOW SHE` I THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT HAS TO BE A MIXTURE, AND SHE'S MORE PATIENT. TE ANAU-BORN SUN SPENT HER YOUNGER YEARS OVERSEAS REPRESENTING SWITZERLAND BEFORE RECENTLY SWITCHING TO NEW ZEALAND. SHE NEVER HAD A HOME BECAUSE SHE WAS EITHER TRAVELLING WITH THE PARENTS OR NOW TRAVELLING WITH TENNIS, AND I THINK IT FEELS GOOD FOR HER, YOU KNOW, TO HAVE THE SUPPORT. WITH EACH WIN, LULU SUN HAS PICKED UP MORE AND MORE FANS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN WIMBLEDON, AND EVEN THOUGH HER LAST MATCH WAS FULL OF BRITISH SUPPORTERS, THERE'S HOPE THE NEXT ONE MIGHT BE DIFFERENT. RANKED 37 IN THE WORLD, CROATIAN DONNA VEKIC ALMOST 100 SPOTS HIGHER THAN SUN. BUT THAT MAY NOT MATTER. IF I'M THE OTHER PLAYERS, I'M THINKING SHE'S PROBABLY THE BIG THREAT HERE BECAUSE SHE'S THE ONE WHO HAS NOTHING TO LOSE. SHE'S THE ONE PLAYING WITH, AS I MENTIONED, NOTHING TO LOSE, BUT PROBABLY THE MOST AMOUNT CONFIDENCE, I'D SAY. THERE'S A CLICHE THAT'S 'TAKE ONE GAME AT A TIME.' IS THAT HOW YOU APPROACH IT? NO, NOT AT ALL. THAT'S COMPLETELY WRONG BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT POINT BY POINT. 40-15. POINT BY POINT, LULU SUN IS MAKING HISTORY. MEI'S LIVE OUTSIDE WIMBLEDON NOW, WHERE EARLY MORNING EXCITEMENT'S ALREADY BUILDING. MEI... GOOD EVENING FROM A WET AND COLD LONDON. A TYPICAL BRITISH SUMMER BUT THAT HAS NOT AFFECTED FANS, AS YOU SAY THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THEM LINING UP AROUND THE CORNER. SOME HAVE BEEN HERE LINING UP FOR THESE MATCHES WHICH INCLUDE LULU SUN'S, WHICH SHOULD START IN ABOUT SIX HOURS TIME. SHE IS BECOMING A REALLY POPULAR PERSONA IN WIMBLEDON. WITH EVERY WIN, SHE IS GAINING MORE SUPPORT, WHICH COULD BE CRUCIAL BECAUSE THIS MATCH IS TO BE INTENSE, WITH BOTH THESE ATHLETES REALLY ENJOYING AND ATTACKING STYLE OF PLAY. THANKS, MEI HERON AT WIMBLEDON. AND LULU SUN WON'T ONLY BE CHEERED ON FROM THE WIMBLEDON STANDS. SOME KIWIS ARE ALSO GETTING SET TO NERVOUSLY WATCH THE QUARTER FINAL. TE ANAU TENNIS CLUB GETTING THE FLAGS AND BEAN BAGS READY THIS AFTERNOON FOR A SPECIAL PARTY OVERNIGHT. LULU, OF COURSE, WAS BORN IN THE SOUTH ISLAND TOWN. 1 NEWS WILL ALSO BE THERE AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT TOMORROW NIGHT. BUT IT COULD BE A SLEEPLESS NIGHT AHEAD FOR THOSE WANTING TO CATCH ALL THE TENNIS ACTION. COVERAGE OF LULU SUN'S MATCH BEGINS AT 11.55 OUR TIME, AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON TVNZ+ OR HERE ON TVNZ 1. E WHAI AKE NEI. FOLLOWING REPORTS OF EIGHT VISITS OVER AN EIGHT MONTH PERIOD, HOW THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY EVENTUALLY RESPONDED TO A BARRAGE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT A PARKINSON'S EXPERT VISITING THE PRESIDENT SO MANY TIMES. AND MORE DEATHS AS HURRICANE BERYL SLAMS INTO TEXAS CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND CUTTING POWER TO MILLIONS. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` FROM HOT PROPERTY, TO COLD FEET, THE NEWEST TREND IN REAL ESTATE, AND WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR YOUR CHANCES TO BUY A HOUSE. PLUS ` HOW MUCH HEAD IS TOO MUCH HEAD? MEET THE JUDGES FOR THE BEST BEER IN THE COUNTRY AND FIND OUT HOW THEY CHOOSE TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. WELCOME BACK. THERE'S ANGER FROM NORTHLAND BUSINESSES TRYING TO CLAW BACK MONEY THEY LOST OUT ON AFTER LAST MONTH'S REGION-WIDE BLACKOUT. AND A THREAT OF LEGAL ACTION AMID CLAIMS TRANSPOWER'S DONE A U-TURN ON LOCALS' PUSH FOR COMPENSATION. BUT THE GRID OPERATOR SAYS IT'S DONE NO SUCH THING. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. THE TIMBER'S BEING CUT AGAIN. BUT ITS LAST MONTH'S POWER CUT FRONT OF MIND. SO WE LOST PROBABLY A DAY, A BIT OVER A DAY'S PRODUCTION, WHICH IS BETWEEN $75,000 AND $95,000 WORTH OF PRODUCTION. AFTER NORTHLAND WAS PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS. WE HAD REFRIGERATION PROBLEMS. WE'VE GOT MEDICATION IN THE CLINIC THAT REQUIRES REFRIGERATION, THAT'S TO THE SUM OF AT LEAST $30,000 ` GONE. ANOTHER $10,000 WITH NO CUSTOMERS. AND HERE? IN MONETARY CASHFLOW, APPROXIMATELY $100,000. BIG MONEY, BIG UNCERTAINTY. AND GROWING OUTAGE OUTRAGE. IT'S A LOT OF CHANGE, AND IT'S THE KIND OF MONEY THAT YOU CAN'T RECOVER FROM. ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE. THE LIKELY OUTCOME IS THAT WE AS A MEMBERSHIP GROUP HAVE SOME FORM OF CLASS ACTION. TRANSPOWER SAID WHAT CONTRACTORS DID. IT IS UNPRECEDENTED AND INCONCEIVABLE THAT SO MANY NUTS WERE REMOVED AT ONCE. IT COST NORTHLAND TENS OF MILLIONS, AND BUSINESSES WANT IT BACK. AND ACCORDING TO THEM... REALLY APOLOGETIC AND THEY WOULD LOOK INTO SOME KIND OF COMPENSATION FOR US AS BUSINESSES. TO BE HONEST, WE'VE BEEN LEFT HIGH AND DRY. TRANSPOWER'S LATEST ADVICE ` CLAIM IT THROUGH INSURANCE, NOT THROUGH THEM. I WOULD BE MAKING AN OFFER TO NORTHLAND, NOT ASKING US TO CHASE COMPENSATION. THE GOOD FAITH CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAD WERE QUITE POSITIVE, AND THEN TO ESSENTIALLY SIT DOWN WITH THEIR HEAD OF LEGAL YESTERDAY AND GET A COMPLETE U-TURN WAS, YEAH, REALLY DISAPPOINTING. TRANSPOWER WOULDN'T BE INTERVIEWED BUT DENIES A U-TURN. IT SAYS IT NEVER GAVE ANY COMMITMENTS. WELL, IT'S JUST A JOKE, LIKE, HONESTLY. BUSINESSES SAY IT'D TAKE TOO LONG, COST TOO MUCH, OR WORSE. I KNOW OUR INSURANCE WOULDN'T COVER IT, SO WE'RE ON OUR OWN ON THIS ONE. AND HOPING THE GOVERNMENT STEPS IN. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN HAS MADE A SURPRISE PHONE CALL TO A BREAKFAST TV SHOW TO DOUBLE DOWN ON HIS MESSAGE ` THAT HE ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE. IT FOLLOWS QUESTIONS BEING RAISED IF HE'S FIT ENOUGH FOR RE-ELECTION AFTER HIS SHAKY DEBATE WITH DONALD TRUMP ` BUT BIDEN INSISTS HE CAN BEAT TRUMP AGAIN. THE BBC'S SARAH SMITH REPORTS. # EVERYBODY! ALL WE LIFT... # SEEKING SALVATION FOR HIS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN JOE BIDEN STARTED AT A CHURCH IN PHILADELPHIA YESTERDAY, AND FOLLOWED UP WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SHOW HE'S GOT THE STAMINA REQUIRED FOR THIS ELECTION. FOUR MORE YEARS, FOUR MORE YEARS! BUT AS DEMOCRATS COME BACK TO CAPITOL HILL TODAY AFTER A HOLIDAY BREAK, IT'S EXPECTED MORE OF THEM WILL CALL FOR JOE BIDEN TO STEP ASIDE. THIS MORNING, HE SENT A LETTER TELLING THEM HE'S NOT BACKING DOWN, SAYING ` FOR THOSE WHO WERE CONCERNED BY THAT ANSWER... AND HE CALLED INTO A BREAKFAST TV SHOW TO REPEAT THE SAME MESSAGE. AND I'VE NOT LOST, I HAVEN'T LOST. I BEAT HIM LAST TIME. I'LL BEAT HIM THIS TIME. HI, HOW ARE YOU? IT WILL TAKE MORE THAN THIS, THOUGH, TO ERASE MEMORIES OF THAT DISASTROUS DEBATE PERFORMANCE. UM, DEALING WITH EVERYTHING WE HAVE TO DO WITH, UH... LOOK, IF WE FINALLY BEAT MEDICARE. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I HEAR YOU ` GUYS. THE WHITE HOUSE SPOKESWOMAN FACED A BARRAGE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY AN EXPERT ON PARKINSON'S DISEASE HAS VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE EIGHT TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. HAS THE PRESIDENT BEEN TREATED FOR PARKINSON'S? NO. IS HE BEING TREATED FOR PARKINSON'S? NO. HE'S NOT. IS HE TAKING MEDICATION FOR PARKINSON'S? NO. SO THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I CAN GIVE YOU FULL BLOWN ANSWERS ON; BUT I'M NOT GOING TO CONFIRM A SPECIALIST ` ANY SPECIALIST THAT COMES TO THE WHITE HOUSE ` OUT OF PRIVACY. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS HAS BEEN STEADFASTLY LOYAL. AS THOSE WHO WANT MR BIDEN TO STEP DOWN ARE UNITING AROUND THE IDEA THAT SHE SHOULD BE THE ONE TO TAKE OVER. NO ONE CAN FORCE HIM OUT OF THE RACE, BUT MANY WILL KEEP TRYING TO PERSUADE HIM TO GO. ACCORDING TO A RECENT NEW YORK TIMES POLL, DEMOCRATIC VOTERS ARE SPLIT ON WHETHER BIDEN SHOULD STAY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. EXTREME TEMPERATURES IN THE U.S. STATE OF OREGON ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF AT LEAST FOUR DEATHS, AS MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY REMAIN IN THE GRIPS OF A LONG-RUNNING HEATWAVE. IN DEATH VALLEY, WHERE TEMPERATURES HAVE SOARED TO OVER 50 DEGREES, A MOTORCYCLIST DIED OVER THE WEEKEND FROM HEAT EXPOSURE. AUTHORITIES ARE WARNING VISITORS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. THERE'S NO MISTAKING HOW HOT IT IS. YOU START TO FEEL IT ON YOUR SKIN, IN YOUR EYES ` THEY START TO DRY, START TO ALMOST HURT A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME. UM, SO, IT IS QUITE THE EXPERIENCE. THAT'S WHY WE REALLY RECOMMEND THAT VISITORS MINIMISE THEIR EXPOSURE IF THEY'RE COMING TO DEATH VALLEY THIS SUMMER. WILDFIRES HAVE ALSO SPREAD THROUGH PARTS OF CALIFORNIA AND UTAH. ALMOST 150 MILLION AMERICANS ARE NOW UNDER HEAT ALERTS. STILL AHEAD ON 1 NEWS ` AFTER HURRICANE BERYL SLAMMED INTO THE U.S. STATE OF TEXAS. THE STORM CUTTING POWER TO MORE THAN A MILLION HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING. STILL AHEAD ON 1 NEWS ` HOW A DEVICE BEING TRIALLED IN CHRISTCHURCH ALLOWS CARS TO MONITOR THE SPEED OF OTHER VEHICLES TO HELP PROTECT DRIVERS AND ROAD WORKERS. SHE'S I THINK, PROBABLY, THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD AT THE MOMENT. WHO BLACK FERNS STAR SARAH HIRINI IS REFERRING TO AS THE TEAM PREPARES FOR THEIR GOLD HUNT IN PARIS. AND SHORTLY ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE LITTLE DOG LEFT ALONE AFTER CYCLONE GABRIELLE ` HOW SHE SURVIVED AND FOUND A NEW HOME DUE TO THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. AND THE KIDS GETTING THE SURPRISE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME TO EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF A KIWI WINTER. YEAH, IT'S PRETTY SCARY. I FELL ON MY BUM A COUPLE OF TIMES, SO I'M STARTING TO GET USED TO IT. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. THERE'RE MOUNTING CALLS FOR UNIVERSITIES TO DEVELOP A 'CO-ORDINATED APPROACH' TO DEALING WITH ABUSE AND THREATS AGAINST STAFF FOLLOWING MICROBIOLOGIST SIOUXSIE WILES' EMPLOYMENT COURT CASE. THE RULING FOUND HER EMPLOYER, THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, BREACHED ITS CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE EXPERT'S HEALTH AND SAFETY DURING THE PANDEMIC. JACOB JOHNSON HAS MORE. (DOG BARKING, SOMEONE CURSING) ABUSE LIKE THIS WAS PART OF THE REASON SIOUXSIE WILES TOOK A CASE TO COURT. DON'T FORGET TO PAY, BECAUSE YOU WILL BE PAYING. IT ESCALATED TO THREATS OF MURDER AND RAPE, AND HER PERSONAL DETAILS, INCLUDING HER ADDRESS, WERE PUBLISHED ONLINE. NOW, SHE'S SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED HER EMPLOYER FAILED TO KEEP HER SAFE. I FEEL ABSOLUTELY VINDICATED. THE COURT EFFECTIVELY FOUND THAT THE UNIVERSITY TOOK THE VIEW IT WAS THE EMPLOYEE'S RESPONSIBILITY TO BE PROACTIVE AND SAFEGUARD HER OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY. IT DID TAKE SOME STEPS BUT THE COURT SAID IT WAS TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. OTHER EXPERTS WHO BECAME FAMILIAR FACES DURING THE PANDEMIC SAY THIS CASE SHOULD SERVE AS A WAKE UP CALL FOR EMPLOYERS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAFETY OF STAFF IN THE PUBLIC EYE. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A COORDINATED APPROACH ACROSS NEW ZEALAND WHERE ALL OUR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AND EVEN OTHER RESEARCH-BASED ORGANISATIONS TAKE THIS RESPONSIBILITY REALLY SERIOUSLY. THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS UNIVERSITIES NEED TO GET BETTER AT. I MEAN, ONE IS JUST MONITORING THESE THREATS. THAT WAS A CONSTANT PROBLEM, THE UNIVERSITY JUST NOT BEING AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON. AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY SAYS BY MID-2023, IT HAD IMPLEMENTED A RANGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN EXTERNAL SECURITY REVIEW, INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A STAFF SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO HELP MANAGE HARASSMENT AND THREATS. THE BODY THAT REPRESENTS ALL EIGHT OF NEW ZEALAND'S UNIVERSITIES HAS TOLD 1 NEWS IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY IF THERE'LL BE A COORDINATED APPROACH FOLLOWING THE COURT RULING BUT SAYS IT WILL BE DISCUSSED. WE'VE SPOKEN TO A NUMBER OF THE UNIVERSITIES OURSELVES ` MANY OF THEM SAY THEY'RE CONSTANTLY REVIEWING POLICIES AROUND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STAFF. CENTRAL TO THE CASE WAS WHETHER SIOUXSIE WILES' COMMENTARY WAS PART OF HER JOB; THE UNIVERSITY NOW ACCEPTS IT WAS. IT POTENTIALLY EXTENDS THE BOUNDARIES AS TO WHAT COULD BE PERCEIVED AS AN EXTENSION OF SOMEBODY'S WORK; SO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT RAMIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS. AND EXTENDING BEYOND THOSE IN THE ACADEMIC SECTOR. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. NEW TECHNOLOGY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR BOTH OUR ROAD WORKERS AND DRIVERS IS BEING TRIALLED. THE COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM ALLOWS CONNECTED VEHICLES TO TALK TO ONE ANOTHER, AS WELL AS ROADSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. AND AS KATIE STEVENSON EXPLAINS, IT'LL GIVE MOTORISTS EARLY WARNING OF POTENTIAL HAZARDS. AI: WATCH OUT, HAZARD REPORTED AHEAD. A WARNING MADE POSSIBLE BY THIS DEVICE. IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT IT'S HOPED THE TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE LIVES. EVERY YEAR THERE ARE ABOUT 40 ROAD WORKERS OR PEOPLE AT ROAD-WORK SITES, EITHER KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. UM, SO THIS IS A TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO REDUCE THAT IN FUTURE. SO HOW DOES IT WORK? ONE DEVICE SENDS IT, THE OTHER DEVICE CAN RECEIVE IT. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE: IF TWO CARS WERE ARRIVING AT THE SAME SET OF LIGHTS FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. IF YOU ARE APPROACHING A GREEN LIGHT AND THERE IS ANOTHER CAR APPROACHING A RED LIGHT SIGNAL, WHAT 'CITS' WOULD ENABLE IS THAT YOU WOULD ACTUALLY RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION IN YOUR VEHICLE THAT THERE IS A CAR APPROACHING THE RED LIGHT TOO FAST. GIVING THE DRIVERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID A COLLISION. HE SAYS OTHER COUNTRIES ARE MILES AHEAD. THERE'S ABOUT A MILLION VEHICLES ROLLING AROUND EUROPE ALREADY WITH THESE SORTS OF DEVICES FITTED. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN TRIALLED HERE, UTILISING THE WAZE APP TO DISPLAY WARNINGS. THIS TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN CHRISTCHURCH INVOLVED. 95% OF DRIVERS OUT THERE ARE TYPICALLY PRETTY GOOD. UM, IT'S THE 5% THAT WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW, COME INTO OUR ROADWORKS AND HURT ONE OF OUR GUYS. SO, UM, UTILISING TECHNOLOGY LIKE THIS TO MINIMISE THAT OR PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO AVOID THE SITUATION ALTOGETHER WILL BE A BIG ONE. TESTING CARRIED OUT AT A PROJECT ON HALSWELL ROAD. FEEDBACK WE'VE HAD HAS BEEN POSITIVE SO FAR, AND I GUESS BEING ONE OF THE FIRST PLAYERS TO HAVE A LOOK AND FEEL OF IT, IS REALLY REWARDING. THE TRANSPORT AGENCY WHICH IS FUNDING THE PROJECTS, SAYS THAT ON TOP OF IMPROVING SAFETY, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MINIMISE DISRUPTION AND DELAYS. WE REALLY NEED TO BE INVESTING IN THIS AS A COUNTRY AND BUILDING CAPABILITIES. TESTING IS ALSO BEING DONE IN WELLINGTON AND NELSON IS UP NEXT. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT AND SOME BIG CHANGES IN RUGBY TODAY. YEAH, WHO'S BEEN SHUFFLED UP TO THE TOP JOB AT THE HIGHLANDERS AS THE NZR ADDRESSES LAST WEEKEND'S IMFAMOUS SHOT CLOCK DRAMA AT EDEN PARK. PLUS.. NOVAK DJOKOVICH UNLEASHES AT WIMBLEDON, NOVAK DJOKOVICH UNLEASHES AT WIMBLEDON, BUT THE TARGET WASN'T HIS OPPONENT. AND TWO SOON-TO-BE-A-LEAGUE-RIVALS ANNOUNCE NEW SIGNINGS AS THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS MAKE THE RIGHT MOVES TOWARDS PARIS. AND THEN WEATHER ` THAT BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, IT'S STILL RUNNING THE SHOW, SO EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME. TO START OFF THE DAY, THERE COULD BE SOME FROST, SOME FOG, JUST IN THE EARLY PART OF THE DAY. SUN AND CLOUD, FINE SPELLS, BUT THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE MIX, AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE, AFTER SPORT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Ready! (BOTH CHEER) (LAUGHS) VOICEOVER: Small steps can help you achieve your goals. Get your money one step ahead with ASB. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND A COACHING SHAKE UP AT THE HIGHLANDERS, ANNOUNCING TODAY JAMIE JOSEPH WILL TAKE OVER THE TOP JOB NEXT SEASON. JOSEPH RETURNED TO THE OUTFIT THIS YEAR IN THE NEW ROLE OF HEAD OF RUGBY, BUT THE HIGHLANDERS TELLING 1 NEWS A BOARD MEETING ON SATURDAY CONFIRMED JOSEPH'S PREVIOUS ROLE WILL BE SCRAPPED, MOVING HIM TO HEAD COACH AND REPLACING CLARKE DERMODY. WHO WILL STAY ON AS AN ASSISTANT. IT WAS A NEW ROLE FOR US, HEAD OF RUGBY, AND I GUESS WE WERE SORT OF JUST SEEING HOW THAT WENT. WITH KENNY LYNN MOVING ON AS WELL, THEN WE LOOKED AT THE WHOLE COACHING STRUCTURE AND SETUP AND THOUGHT, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO UTILISE THE UNIQUE SKILLS WE HAVE? WE SAW JAMIE'S EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERNATIONAL COACH, AND WE HONESTLY SEE HEAD COACH OF RUGBY NOW AS A CEO OF RUGBY, ALMOST. IT'S ALL ENCOMPASSING. JOSEPH, WHO'S LOCKED IN AS COACH FOR THE NEXT THREE SEASONS, LED THE HIGHLANDERS TO THEIR ONE AND ONLY SUPER RUGBY TITLE IN 2015. A SHOT CLOCK WILL USED BE AT EDEN PARK ON SATURDAY FOLLOWING LAST WEEK'S DRAMA IN THE ONE-POINT TEST BETWEEN THE ALL BLACKS AND ENGLAND. THE IDEA PICKING UP SPEED AFTER DAMIAN MCKENZIE'S LATE PENALTY ATTEMPT IN DUNEDIN WAS STOPPED BY THE REFEREE FOR EXCEEDING THE 60 SECOND TIME LIMIT. WOW, BIG CALL. REFEREE: TIME EXPIRED. TIMED OUT. DON'T SEE THAT VERY OFTEN, IF AT ALL. NZR CONFIRMING IN A STATEMENT A SHOT CLOCK WILL BE SHOWN ON EDEN PARK'S BIG SCREEN ON SATURDAY, AND WILL BE USED FOR THE REMAINDER OF HOME TEST MATCHES IN 2024. NEW ZEALAND'S LULU SUN HAS BEEN MAKING HEADLINES AT WIMBLEDON AND SO TOO HAS NOVAK DJOKOVIC ` FOR DIFFERENT REASONS; THE WORLD NUMBER TWO FURIOUS WITH THE CROWD AFTER HIS STRAIGHT-SETS WIN OVER DANE HOLGER RUNE TO REACH THE QUARTER-FINALS, CONTINUING HIS UNEASY RELATIONSHIP WITH FANS. IN A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD CENTRE-COURT SHOWDOWN, THE REAL FIREWORKS CAME AFTER THE MATCH. TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO DISRESPECT THE PLAYER ` IN THIS CASE ME ` HAVE A GOOOOOD NIGHT. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WAS REFERRING TO THIS ` CROWD: RUUUUUNE! HE'S LUCKY HE'S THAT FLEXIBLE. THE WIMBLEDON CROWD BELLOWING OUT HOLGER RUNE'S NAME, THE NOISE SOUNDING A LITTLE TOO MUCH LIKE SOMETHING ELSE. THEY WERE CHEERING FOR RUNE BUT THAT'S AN EXCUSE TO ALSO BOO. I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN ON THE TOUR FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, SO TRUST ME, I KNOW ALL THE TRICKS. I PLAYED IN A MUCH MORE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. TRUST ME, YOU. YOU GUYS CAN'T TOUCH ME. NEITHER COULD HIS OPPONENT. TOUTED AS A RISING STAR HAVING DEFEATED DJOKOVIC TWICE IN FIVE MEETINGS, THE 21 YEAR OLD WAS IMMEDIATELY ON THE BACK FOOT AS THE SERB GOT OFF TO A LIGHTNING START. THE 24-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION BREEZING TO A STRAIGHT SETS WIN. ABSOLUTELY. THE 24-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION BREEZING TO A STRAIGHT SETS WIN. ABSOLUTELY. IT WAS LOOKING LIKE A STRAIGHTFORWARD ONE FOR ALEXANDER ZVEREV, TOO, BUT HIS AMERICAN OPPONENT HAD OTHER IDEAS. TWO SETS DOWN, TAYLOR FRITZ PRODUCED A STUNNING COMEBACK... TWO PHENOMENAL POINTS TO BEGIN THIS GAME. TWO PHENOMENAL POINTS TO BEGIN THIS GAME. ...PUSHING THE MATCH TO A FIFTH SET DECIDER; A FATIGUED ZVEREV STRUGGLING WITH A KNEE INJURY, COULDN'T HOLD ON. AND IT'S A BACKHAND WHICH GETS THE JOB DONE. THE MEETING AT THE NET LASTING LONGER THAN USUAL, ZVEREV CRITICISING FRITZ'S SUPPORT BOX FOR BEING TOO NOISY; THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALISTS DECIDED THE FINAL EIGHT NOW NEEDING TO MAKE SOME NOISE OF THEIR OWN. AND REMEMBER WE'LL HAVE LIVE COVERAGE FROM WIMBLEDON TONIGHT ON TVNZ+ FROM 10pm, INCLUDING LULU SUN'S MATCH. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE FIRST SEMIFINAL FROM THE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TOMORROW MORNING AT 7am ON DUKE. AUCKLAND FC'S SQUAD IS TAKING SHAPE AHEAD OF THEIR INCLUSION IN THE NEXT A-LEAGUE FOOTBALL SEASON, TODAY ANNOUNCING THE SIGNING OF A FORMER PLAYER OF THE YEAR. JAKE BRIMMER JOINING HIS NEW TEAMMATES FOR ONE OF THEIR FIRST TRAINING SESSIONS. KATE WELLS HAS MORE. THEY MAY BE A NEW TEAM, BUT THERE'S NO EASING INTO THINGS AT AUCKLAND FC. (WHISTLE TRILLS) PUT THROUGH THEIR PACES IN THEIR FOURTH TEAM TRAINING AT NORTH HARBOUR STADIUM. A LITTLE BIT OF RUNNING FOR THEM TODAY, SO A LITTLE BIT OF FITNESS WORK FOR THEM. SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY GOOD AS WELL. AND, YEAH, WE'LL JUST SLOWLY BUILD THEM UP. TAKING IT SLOWLY TODAY ` NEW RECRUIT JAKE BRIMMER. THE AUSSIE HAVING HIS FIRST RUN AROUND RECOVERING FROM THE FLU BUT CONSIDERED A SIGNIFICANT SIGNING. BRIMMER LOADS UP A LONG SHOT. OH MY GOODNESS! TOP QUALITY PLAYER, WON JOHNNY WARREN MEDAL TWO YEARS AGO, PLAYED ANOTHER FINAL THIS YEAR WITH MELBOURNE VICTORY. AND HE REALLY SETS THE STANDARDS FOR THE CLUB AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE THIS YEAR. AUCKLAND HAVE BIG AMBITIONS FOR THEIR FIRST SEASON, WHICH KICKS OFF IN OCTOBER. COACH STEVE CORICA TASKED WITH BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL SIDE. EVERY FOOTBALLER WANTS TO PLAY UNDER A MANAGER THAT WANTS TO WIN AND MYSELF AS A WINNER, AND I'M NOT A HAPPY MAN WHEN WE'RE NOT WINNING. SO, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE CAN COMBINE THE TWO AND BRING SUCCESS TO THIS CLUB. AUCKLAND NOW HAVE 16 PLAYERS ON THEIR ROSTER, WITH MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER THIS MONTH. PROBABLY LOOKING STILL FOR ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX PLAYERS, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE FOREIGN PLAYERS. WHILE THERE ARE STILL A FEW UNKNOWNS, THEY KNOW WHERE THEIR HOME VENUE WILL BE ` THE WARRIORS' FORTRESS, MT SMART STADIUM. WE'VE WATCHED THE WARRIORS PLAY THERE WHEN THEY'VE HAD IT PACKED OUT AND WE HOPE TO DO THE SAME. IT'S A GREAT FOOTBALL STADIUM. WE'VE BEEN DOWN THERE, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE PITCH, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD ATMOSPHERE IN THERE. WINNING GAMES CRUCIAL, AUCKLAND WILL HOPE THEY HAVE THE RIGHT FORMULA. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. IT WASN'T JUST AUCKLAND MAKING A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY. SOON TO BE A-LEAGUE RIVALS WELLINGTON PHOENIX CONFIRMING THE RETURN OF ALL WHITE MARCO ROJAS. ROJAS SIGNING FOR THE UPCOMING SEASON MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER LEAVING THE 'NIX. THE 32-YEAR-OLD'S HAD STINTS IN GERMANY, AUSTRALIA AND CHILE. MAYBE SOMETHING I CAN HELP BRING AS WELL IS IF PLAYERS ARE LOOKING FOR ADVICE OR WOULD LIKE SOME KNOWLEDGE FROM THE GAME OUTSIDE, THEN MAYBE WE CAN HELP WITH THAT, THE OLDER PLAYERS, SO THEY CAN GO OVERSEAS, AND BE BETTER THAN WHAT WE WERE. ROJAS' SIGNING A BIG BOOST AFTER A NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE DEPARTURES. THE CENTRAL PULSE HAVE RECLAIMED TOP SPOT ON THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP NETBALL LADDER WITH TWO ROUND ROBIN GAMES REMAINING, BEATING THE WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC 53-48 IN HAMILTON. THE HOSTS UP BY SIX IN THE SECOND QUARTER, BUT THE RETURN FROM INJURY OF SILVER FERNS MADDY GORDON AND AMELIA WALMSLEY CRUCIAL TO THE PULSE'S SUCCESS. COACH ANNA ANDREWS-TASOLA HAPPY WITH THE TIMING OF THE SUBSTITUTIONS. MAKING SURE WE'RE PUTTING THE RIGHT STRENGTHS ON AT THE RIGHT TIME, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO GIVING THEM COURT TIME SO WE CAN CONNECT. SO THERE WAS, LIKE, MULTIPLE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE TO PUT TOGETHER. THE MAGIC EARNING A BONUS POINT, BUT FOURTH ON THE LADDER BEHIND THE MYSTICS. THEY'RE ONE OF THE MOST LOVED TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY ON A MISSION TO GO BACK-TO-BACK AT THE OLYMPICS. YES, AS THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THEIR PARIS PREPARATIONS, OUR OLYMPICS REPORTER GUY HEVELDT SPENT THE DAY WITH THEM. HUNTING EACH OTHER... (BEASTIE BOYS' 'FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT') ...BEFORE THEY'RE HUNTED IN PARIS. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS... (ROCK MUSIC CONTINUE) ...DEEP IN PREPARATIONS TO DEFEND OLYMPIC GOLD. WE WANT TO BE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN THE WORLD. WE WANT TO BE THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE WORLD. AND THAT'S ASPIRATIONAL. THAT'S... THAT'S HUGE. WINNING GOLD WILL DEFINITIVELY MAKE THEM THAT. AND TO GET THERE AS A GROUP THAT HAVE BECOME SO FAMILIAR AND CHERISHED TO NEW ZEALAND SPORT FOR YEARS. INSPIRATIONAL CAPTAIN SARAH HIRINI, TRY-SCORING MACHINES PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE AND MICHAELA BLYDE AND THE TRADEMARK ENERGY OF STACEY WAAKA... (HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYS) ...MIXED WITH SOME NEW STARS LED BY 20-YEAR-OLD JORJA MILLER. SHE'S, I THINK, PROBABLY THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD AT THE MOMENT. UM, SO THERE'S ONES WHO WILL... ARE REALLY, REALLY STAMPING THEIR MARK, AND I THINK I FEED OFF THAT ENERGY. EARLY ON IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, WE DID THIS STUDY OF THE OLYMPICS AND JUST LIKE HEAPS OF DIFFERENT SPORTS, AND IT WAS ALWAYS COOL IN SCHOOL BECAUSE WE USED TO MISS CLASS SO WE COULD WATCH THE OLYMPICS. ARE YOU THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO WOULD GET AN OLYMPIC RINGS TATTOO OR SOMETHING? YEP, I'M REALLY KEEN TO GET THAT. THAT WILL BE MY FIRST TATTOO. BUT, UM, YEAH, I THINK I'M GOING TO GET IT DONE. SPEAKING OF GETTING IT DONE, THE KIWIS WILL COME UNDER ARGUABLY THE MOST PRESSURE AT THESE GAMES. (QUEEN'S 'UNDER PRESSURE') WHILE WINNING FOUR WORLD SERIES ROUNDS THIS YEAR, THEY LOST THE OVERALL CROWN TO AUSTRALIA, WITH IRELAND AND FRANCE ALSO EMERGING AS THREATS. IN SOME WAYS I THINK MAYBE WE ARE THE HUNTING. YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T WIN MADRID, SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S FIRE IN THE BELLY. WHAT DIFFERENCE IN MINDSET IS THAT GOING TO PRODUCE? UM, I THINK FIRSTLY, UM, IT'S PROBABLY NOW A BLESSING IN DISGUISE THAT WE FELL SHORT IN MADRID BECAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY LEARN A LOT MORE FROM YOUR FAILURES THAN YOU DO SUCCESSES. AND YES, WE'RE HUNTED FROM THE LAST OLYMPICS, BUT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT HAS HAPPENED IN BETWEEN. AND IN A FIRST FOR THE TEAM, THEY'LL BE LED N PARIS BY CO-CAPTAINS. THE INCREDIBLE RETURN OF HIRINI WILL SLOT HER BACK INTO THE ROLE, BUT SHE'LL DO IT ALONGSIDE THE WOMAN WHO TOOK THE MANTLE DURING HER INJURY ` RISI POURI-LANE. SHE'S BEEN A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PERSON FOR OUR TEAM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND OBVIOUSLY TOOK THE U-18 TEAM TO THE YOUTH OLYMPICS. HAS A GOLD MEDAL IN THAT. HAS A COMMS GAMES GOLD MEDAL. SO YEAH, SHE'S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL PERSON. WHAT MAKES HER A GREAT LEADER? HER ACTIONS AND HER WORDS. SHE'S SOMEONE THAT'S... TO COME BACK SEVEN MONTHS POST-ACL INJURY IS... IT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE IN SEVENS, YOU KNOW. AND IT'S NOT AN EASY SPORT TO COME BACK TO. UM, SO HER RESILIENCE AND THE WAY THAT SHE HOLDS HERSELF AS WELL. IT'S INSPIRING FOR THE GROUP. A GROUP TRYING TO BE SHOWERED IN THE COUNTRY'S PRAISE AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER OLYMPIC GOLD. WITH ANOTHER OLYMPIC GOLD. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. (JOHN FARNHAM'S 'YOU'RE THE VOICE' THANKS JENNY. STAY WITH US. THANKS JENNY. STAY WITH US. SOME OF US ARE IN FOR SHOWERS TOMORROW... FIND OUT WHO, NEXT. AND ON SEVEN SHARP... WHY PERSEVERENCE IS KEY TO FINDING THE BEST BEER AROUND. LIKE AT ANY DATE ` YOU JUST HAVEN'T COME ACROSS THE RIGHT ONE. WE JOIN THE PROS FOR THE JUDGING AT THE NATIONAL BEER AWARDS. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY, AT SEVEN. BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL DOMINATING THINGS WE ARE A COUPLE OF LAYERS IF YOU'RE TAKING THE KIDS OUT. BIG SHIELD OF CLOUDS TO THE WEST. WIN IS THAT CLOUD COMING? THE HIGH-PRESSURE SITTING IN PLACE. GET INTO THE WEEKEND THE HIGHEST FURTHER SOUTH. MORE SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH EAST BY THE WEEKEND. WE FIND THIS WEEK, MOSTLY DRY. HIGH CLOUD OFF TO THE WEST, LOW CLOUD TO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. KAITAIA 18 DEGREES. SOME SINGLE FIGURES DOWN SOUTH, MOST OF THE REST INTO THE TEENS. -5, -6... CENTRAL PLATEAU ` FROST GETTING AS FAR AS WAIKATO. MORE CLOUD TO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, SHIFTED EAST ` OTHERWISE DRY IN MOST PLACES. SOME MORNING CLOUD. A CHILLY START HAMILTON AND AUCKLAND. MAYBE EVEN A TOUCH OF FROST BUT AFTER THAT, FINE. 15 DEGREES. BAY OF PLENTY TO CENTRAL PLATEAU, CHILE. WAS AS LOW AS -7 THIS MORNING. TAURANGA ` FINE. GISBORNE ` AFTERNOON CLOUD. AN EVENING SHOWER. EVERYONE MAY SEEM MORE CLOUD. MORE PATCHY CLOUD TO WELLINGTON. MOSTLY FINE. WESTPORT ` FINE. FROSTING THEN FINE FOR MANY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING ON THE WEST. SAME SORT OF THING TO QUEENSTOWN. FROSTING PLACES, OR LOOKING GOOD. AND MUCH OF THE SAME THING IN THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILY, BUT LOOKING GOOD. . DOESN'T CHANGE MORE CLOUD TO THE EAST COAST. IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE.