TONIGHT ON 1NEWS - POLICE ISSUE A CHALLENGE TO DAVID TAMIHERE AS THE COURT OF APPEAL REFUSES TO QUASH HIS CONVICTIONS FOR MURDERING TWO SWEDISH TOURISTS 35 YEARS AGO. I THOUGHT AFTER 30 ODD YEARS WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT WAY OF LOOKING AT IT, BUT NO, IT'S EXACTLY THE SAME PLAYBOOK. AS HE VOWS TO KEEP FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE, POLICE SAY - 'JUST TELL US WHERE THE MISSING BODY IS.' IS KIWIRAIL TO BE TAKEN OUT OF THE FERRY BUSINESS? THE RECOMMENDATION THAT COULD CHANGE THE WAY THE INTERISLANDER OPERATES. PRICES OF OUR CHECKOUT ESSENTIALS ARE HEADING DOWN, INTEREST RATES MAY FOLLOW SUIT. WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS. AND A HOLLYWOOD HEAVYWEIGHT VERSUS THE U.S PRESIDENT. IS GEORGE CLOONEY THE MAN TO END JOE BIDEN'S WAVERING RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN? CAPTIONS BY OTO SEQUEIRA, JASON CONRAN AND TOM CLARKE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI KI KARERE TAHI I TENEI PO, WELCOME TO ONE NEWS THIS EVENING. 35 YEARS AFTER THEY DISAPPEARED, THE COURT OF APPEAL SAYS DAVID TAMIHERE IS THE MAN WHO KILLED TWO SWEDISH TOURISTS IN THE COROMANDEL. IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST HIGH PROFILE CRIMINAL CASES. TAMIHERE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING URBAN HOGLIN AND HEIDI PAAKKONEN IN 1990. HE SPENT TWENTY YEARS IN JAIL FOR THE MURDERS, BUT HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE. HE FAILED TO OVERTURN HIS CONVICTION IN 1992. HE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE WHEN THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL SENT THE CASE BACK TO THE COURT OF APPEAL LAST YEAR. THE COURT RULING TODAY- WHILE ADMISSION OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE AMOUNTED TO A MISCARRIAGE, IT DID NOT JUSTIFY SETTING ASIDE THE CONVICTION. CALLING THE OVERALL CASE AGAINST TAMIHERE 'VERY STRONG.' SIMON MERCEP SPOKE TO DAVID TAMIHERE. THEY SAY THE CONVICTION AGAINST YOU STANDS AND THAT YOU DID KILL THOSE TWO SWEDISH TOURISTS. WHAT'S YOUR REACTION TO THAT? OH, NO, DOESN'T SURPRISE ME AT ALL. YEAH, DIDN'T COME AS A SHOCK OR ANYTHING. THE APPEAL COURT HAVE BEEN THERE TO PROTECT THE CROWN CASE AND NOTHING ELSE. SO YOU SAY I'M TALKING TO AN INNOCENT MAN? YEAH. YEP. DAVID TAMIHERE WAS UNFAZED BY TODAY'S RULING. BUT THE COURT WAS 'SATISFIED BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT' THAT HE MURDERED TOURISTS URBAN HOGLIN AND HEIDI PAAKKONEN. IT ACCEPTED THERE'D BEEN FLAWS IN THE PROSECUTION CASE OVER THE YEARS. EXAMPLE ` THIS WAS ONE OF THREE MEN WHO CLAIMED TAMIHERE CONFESSED. ALL WERE PROVEN TO BE LIARS. THE COURT SAYS THIS AMOUNTED TO A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE, BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO PUT ASIDE ASIDE DAVID TAMIHERE'S CONVICTIONS BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF OTHER EVIDENCE. ANOTHER ISSUE WAS HOW, AT FIRST, THE CROWN ARGUED THE TOURISTS WERE KILLED NORTH OF THAMES NEAR CROSBIES CLEARING, BUT URBAN HOGLIN'S BODY WAS EVENTUALLY FOUND NEAR THE WENTWORTH VALLEY 70km AWAY. BUT THE COURT ASSESSED NEW EVIDENCE AND FOUND DAVID TAMIHERE 'WAS IN THE WENTWORTH VALLEY AREA AS WELL, IT WAS SATISFIED TWO TRAMPERS DID SEE TAMIHERE IN THE BUSH WITH A WOMAN WHO MUST HAVE BEEN HEIDI PAAKKONEN. AND THEY SAID TAMIHERE STOLE THE TOURISTS' STATION WAGON USING A CAR KEY HE COULD ONLY HAVE GOT FROM THE PAIR. THE COURT ALSO SAID HE CHANGED HIS STORY MANY TIMES. THEY USE THE WORD THAT YOU LIED A LOT OVER THE YEARS, AND THAT CALLS INTO QUESTION YOUR EVIDENCE. NO, THAT'S THE... STANDARD SORT OF... SPEIL THAT ANYONE WOULD PUT OUT. I CAN SAY THE SAME THING ABOUT THE POLICE. BUT ONE LEGAL COMMENTATOR IS CONCERNED OVER THE APPEAL COURT MAKING ITS OWN JUDGEMENTS ON NEW EVIDENCE. AND THE PREFERENCE IN THAT SITUATION USUALLY IS TO LET ANOTHER JURY DECIDE. POLICE HAVE WELCOMED THE RULING AND HAVE A MESSAGE FOR DAVID TAMIHERE... AND WE CALL UPON HIM TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND ALLOW US TO RETURN` FIND HEIDI AND RETURN HER BODY TO HER FAMILY IN A WAY THAT HAS DIGNITY AND HAS MANA. ...BUT TAMIHERE HIMSELF IS UNWAVERING. I KNOW IN THE PAST YOU'VE SAID YOU WANT TO RETRIAL. YEAH. DO YOU STILL WANT TO RETRIAL? YEAH, YEAH, MORE SO NOW. SIMON, WHAT ARE THE LEGAL OPTIONS FROM HERE? SPEAKING TO DAVID HE SAID THE SUPREME COURT IS THE MOST OBVIOUS CHOICE HE SAID HE WILL ADVISE DAVID TAMIHERE THANKS, SIMON. OVER THE DECADES, KEY EVIDENCE UNRAVELLED IN THE CASE OF THE MISSING SWEDISH TOURISTS, BUT THE CROWN'S ALWAYS MAINTAINED THERE WAS ENOUGH TO PROVE DAVID TAMIHERE WAS BEHIND THE DOUBLE MURDER. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS LOOKS BACK ON THE LEGAL TWISTS AND TURNS. IT WAS A CASE THAT SHOOK THE NATION. IT PUT THE COROMANDEL AND NEW ZEALAND ON THE MAP FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS. PAULINE HUDSON COVERED IT FOR TVNZ. YOUNG LOVERS HEIDI PAAKKONEN AND URBAN HOGLIN HAD BEEN WRITING HOME TO SWEDEN WEEKLY FROM THEIR FIVE-MONTH OE. THEN THE LETTERS STOPPED. THE TRAGEDY THAT HAS HAPPENED TO US IS HARD. IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE TO LIVE WITH. A BEAUTIFU SWEDISH COUPLE IN THE PRIME OF THEIR LIFE GO MISSING ON A BUSH WALK IN THE COROMANDEL WITHOUT A TRACE. THEIR MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE SPARKING THE LARGEST LAND SEARCH AT THAT POINT IN HISTORY. THE POLICE CLOCKING UP MORE THAN 40,000 HOURS. THERE WAS NO WEAPONS, THERE WAS NO BODIES, THERE WERE BARELY ANY WITNESSES. POLICE WERE UNDER PRESSURE FOR A BREAKTHROUGH. GOOD EVENING. POLICE BELIEVE THEY'RE CLOSER THAN EVER TO CRACKING THE CASE OF THE MISSING SWEDISH TOURISTS. IT CAME WHEN DAVID TAMIHERE ADMITTED TO STEALING THEIR CAR. HE'D BEEN IN THE COROMANDEL ON THE RUN FROM POLICE AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO RAPE. A DOOR-TO-DOOR FACT-FINDING MISSION FOLLOWED. WELL, GOOD MORNING GIRLS AND BOYS. UM, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS SHOW YOU A PHOTOGRAPH OF A MAN WHO HAS BEEN IN THE THAMES AREA FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. THREE MONTHS LATER, HE WAS BACK IN COURT ACCUSED OF DOUBLE MURDER. THIS WAS THE FIRST DOUBLE HOMICIDE TO GO TO TRIAL WITHOUT THE BODIES BEING FOUND. WHEN URBAN HOGLIN'S BODY WAS FOUND IN 1991 MORE THAN 70KM FROM THE CROWN SAID HE'D KILLED THEM, THE DEFENCE HOPED IT WAS TAMIHERE'S TICKET TO FREEDOM. HE WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED TO HEAR THE NEWS THAT THE BODY HAD BEEN DISCOVERED, AND MORE PARTICULARLY WHERE IT HAD BEEN DISCOVERED. BUT THE COURT OF APPEAL RULED THE EVIDENCE WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED THE VERDICT. AN APPEAL TO THE PRIVY COUNCIL IN 1994 WAS DENIED. WHEN DAVID GOT CONVICTED OF MURDER AND HE GOT A LIFE SENTENCE, SO DID WE. AFTER TWO DECADES INSIDE, TAMIHERE WAS RELEASED ON PAROLE IN 2010 STILL SEEKING A REVIEW. THEY GOT AWAY WITH SHAFTING ME ONCE, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT A SECOND TIME. BUT TODAY'S DECISION IS THE SAME AS HIS LAST APPEAL MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. LET'S BRING SIMON BACK IN NOW. BEHIND ALL THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING, LET'S NOT FORGET ` THE BODY OF SOMEONE'S LOVED ONE IS STILL MISSING. ABSOLUTELY, THE BODY OF 21 YEAR OLD HEIDI PAR-KENIN COULD COME TO NEW ZEALAND TRAINING TO BE A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER HERE WE ARE 35 YEARS LATER HER OWN FAMILY STILL DON'T HAVE THE REMAINS TO BURY OR GRIEVE OVER 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED TO CABINET THAT KIWIRAIL NO LONGER RUN THE COOK STRAIT FERRIES. THAT CONCLUSION FROM AN INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP COMES IN THE WAKE OF A RANGE OF ISSUES, WITH MINISTERS RECENTLY RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT FERRY MAINTENANCE. JESSICA RODEN HAS THIS EXCLUSIVE STORY. THE ARATERE NURSED BACK INTO WELLINGTON HARBOUR TODAY NEARLY THREE WEEKS AFTER RUNNING AGROUND. ISSUES LIKE THIS CAUSING SOME KIWIS RECENTLY TO LOSE FAITH IN THE INTERISLANDER FERRIES. THEY'RE EITHER BREAKING DOWN OR THEY'RE CRASHING INTO HILLS. NOTHING WRONG WITH ONE COMPANY. THIS FROM A TRUCK DRIVER WHO WAS STUCK ONBOARD THE ARATERE. I THINK IF THEY ALL GET THEIR HEADS TOGETHER NOW UPSTAIRS IN THE OLD GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT AND, UM, REALLY HAVE A LOOK AT THINGS, EH. IT COMES AFTER THE GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO GIVE KIWIRAIL ANY MORE CASH FOR ITS IREX PROJECT. THE MEGA FERRIES GONE WITH NO PLAN B IN PLACE. AN INDEPENDENT ADVISORY GROUP WAS APPOINTED, WHICH PRIVATELY REPORTED BACK TO MINISTERS LAST MONTH. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS THE MINISTERIAL ADVISORY GROUP HAS RECOMMENDED THAT KIWIRAIL NO LONGER RUN THE INTERISLANDER FERRIES. AND WHILE CABINET'S BEEN GIVEN A RANGE OF OPTIONS, THE GROUP'S PREFERENCE IS THAT A SEPARATE ENTITY RUN THE FERRIES, POSSIBLY A NEW STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE, SO THERE'D STILL BE GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT. WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO BE THE FOCUS IS WHAT IS REQUIRED TO GIVE US A SAFE, RELIABLE, RESILIENT SERVICE ACROSS THAT PIECE OF WATER. MINISTERS OPENLY CRITICAL OF KIWIRAIL RECENTLY. WE'RE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TERMS OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIPS. THE CHAIR AND TWO BOARD MEMBERS HAVE RESIGNED. DO YOU HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THAT BOARD? WELL, THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO REFRESH THAT BOARD, TO BE HONEST. THE INTERISLANDER BEGAN IN THE '60S RUN BY THE RAILWAY DEPARTMENT. BUT IN 1993, THE GOVERNMENT SOLD IT OFF TO AN INTERNATIONAL CONGLOMERATE. THEN IN 2008 IT WAS BOUGHT BACK, AND KIWIRAIL WAS BORN. ONE UNION SAYS THAT'S WHERE THE FERRIES SHOULD STAY. LOOK, THEY'VE GOT SOME PROBLEMS, BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO FIX THEM. I CERTAINLY DEFINITELY DON'T WANT IT PRIVATISED AND SOLD OFF TO ANYONE ELSE. WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL SAYS WHOEVER RUNS THE AGING FERRIES IS UP FOR A HUGE CHALLENGE. IT'S VERY EASY TO LAMBAST KIWIRAIL. IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A SPORT AT THE MOMENT, BUT THIS IS NOT AN EASY OPERATION TO OPERATE EVEN ON A GOOD DAY. EVERYONE AGREEING SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. VERY FEW, IF ANY, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE FOUND THEIR RECENT PERFORMANCE ACCEPTABLE. JUST WHAT THAT NEW COURSE LOOKS LIKE IN THE HANDS OF MINISTERS. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, IT'S BEEN REVEALED AN ACCIDENTAL PUSH OF A BUTTON CAUSED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT LED TO THE ARATERE RUNNING AGROUND. A LEAKED SAFETY BULLETIN SAYS THE BRIDGE TEAM SWITCHED FROM HAND-STEERING TO AUTOPILOT SHORTLY AS IT LEFT PICTON LAST MONTH. THE EXECUTE BUTTON WAS THEN 'INADVERTENTLY PRESSED', CAUSING THE VESSEL TO ALTER COURSE EARLIER THAN PLANNED. THEY COULDN'T REGAIN CONTROL IN TIME. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE INCIDENT CONTINUE. IT'S BEEN A DAY OF TOP-LEVEL DIPLOMACY FOR OUR PRIME MINISTER, RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH WORLD LEADERS AT THE NATO SUMMIT. BUT CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S ALSO HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO A DISASTROUS DAY FOR JOE BIDEN. MULTIPLE DEMOCRATIC POWER PLAYERS DELIVERING BOMBSHELLS U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON DC. GLOBAL LEADERS ROLLING UP TO THE MOST POWERFUL HOUSE IN THE WORLD. AMONG THOSE INVITED ` OUR PRIME MINISTER, CHRIS LUXON, WINED AND DINED, THEN GRABBING A SHORT CHAT WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT UNDER INTENSIFYING SCRUTINY. ONE OF BIDEN'S BIGGEST FANS AND FUNDRAISERS, ACTOR GEORGE CLOONEY, LAUNCHING A BLISTERING ATTACK IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, SAYING THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT GOING TO WIN WITH THIS PRESIDENT, AS THE ONE BATTLE THE 81-YEAR-OLD CAN'T WIN. IS THE FIGHT AGAINST TIME. BIDEN'S FRIEND AND DEMOCRATIC ROYALTY NANCY PELOSI THROWING FUEL ON THE FIRE. IT'S UP TO THE PRESIDENT TO DECIDE IF HE IS GOING TO RUN. WE'RE ALL ENCOURAGING HIM TO MAKE THAT DECISION BECAUSE TIME IS RUNNING SHORT. QUESTIONS EVEN PIERCING NATO'S MOST HALLOWED PROTOCOL. A PRESIDENT UNDER FIRE FROM ALL SIDES. IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB IN THE WORLD, AND IT HAS HUGE CONSEQUENCES FOR NEW ZEALAND, SO TONIGHT, PRESIDENT BIDEN WILL BE PRESIDING OVER A GALA DINNER FOR THOSE 35 OR SO NATO LEADERS, BUT TOMORROW, HE IS GOING TO STAND UP AND DO A SOLO PRESS CONFERENCE IN FRONT OF THE WORLD'S MEDIA, WHERE THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE SCRUTINY THAN EVER ON THAT JUST TO SEE HOW HE PERFORMS. THE PROBLEM FOR THE DEMOCRATS IS THE TIMELINE IS GETTING TIGHT. THIS WEEK, JOE BIDEN IS HOSTING LEADERS HERE IN WASHINGTON DC FOR THIS YEAR'S NATO SUMMIT. THEN THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEIR PRESIDENTIAL PICK SORTED BY THE END OF THEIR CONVENTION NEXT MONTH. AND IF A NEW CANDIDATE IS SELECTED, THEY HAVE LESS THAN THREE MONTHS TO TURN THINGS AROUND BEFORE NOVEMBER'S ELECTION. BIDEN KNOWS THIS NATO SUMMIT IS MAKE OR BREAK FOR HIM. CHRISTOPHER LUXON USING IT FOR POLITICAL SPEED DATING, CANADA'S JUSTIN TRUDEAU ` AMID A TRADE DISPUTE OVER OUR DAIRY EXPORTS. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TIME FOR FRIENDS AND ALLIES WHO SHARE VALUES. THEN, ESTONIA'S PRIME MINISTER... OH, HERE WE ARE. I FOUND HIM. ...AND FRANCE'S EMMANUEL MACRON. LUXON IN DIPLOMATIC OVERDRIVE... I SPOKE TO EVERYONE, FROM THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR DOWN TO THE ICELAND PRIME MINISTER. ...AS POLITICS HERE GETS RED HOT. AND LOGAN'S TAKEN A DEEPER LOOK AT HOW BAD THINGS SEEM FOR JOE BIDEN NOW AND HAS THIS ANALYSIS. IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE HOW DISASTROUS IT IS FOR A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT TO HAVE HOLLYWOOD START COMING OUT AGAINST YOU, BUT THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT JOE BIDEN HAD TODAY WITH THAT OP ED FROM GEORGE CLOONEY. NOT AT ALL HELPED BY NANCY PELOSI'S TELEVISION APPEARANCE, WHERE SHE REFUSED TO SAY ANYTHING PARTICULARLY POSITIVE ABOUT JOE BIDEN'S RE-ELECTION CHANCES. SO ANOTHER TUMULTUOUS DAY FOR JOE BIDEN. MEANWHILE, OUR PRIME MINISTER, CHRISTOPHER LUXON, SEEMS TO HAVE HAD A FABULOUS TIME AT THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER THIS EVENING. HE SAID HE AND JOE BIDEN EXCHANGED BRIEF WORDS WHERE THE PRESIDENT, HE SAID, SAID SOME NICE THINGS ABOUT NEW ZEALAND. HE ALSO MET WITH THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER AND VLADIMIR ZELENSKY, UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT, AHEAD OF MORE OFFICIAL TALKS TOMORROW. HE SAID HE ALSO TALKED ALL THINGS HOBBIT WITH ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER. SO WHO KNEW SHE WAS A FAN OF LORD OF THE RINGS? A LOT MORE OF THAT TO COME TOMORROW AT A NATO SUMMIT THAT IS GETTING MORE DRAMATIC BY THE HOUR. NEW ZEALAND'S STOCK OF NATURAL GAS SUPPLIES IS RUNNING LOW, FORECAST TO DROP BELOW WHAT'S NEEDED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS AND INNOVATION, NATURAL GAS RESERVES HAVE BEEN ON THE DECLINE SINCE 2019, AND WILL CONTINUE THAT WAY WITHOUT INNOVATION OR A NEW DISCOVERY. THE MINISTER FOR ENERGY, SIMEON BROWN, SAYS IT'S WHY HE'D LIKE TO SEE THE BAN ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION REVERSED. A RECENT MBIE REPORT SHOWS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST OF THE REVERSAL COULD SEE AN EXTRA 51 MILLION TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS BEING PUMPED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE BY 2050. EURO ENG 6PM VO 1107.1 WE'RE AT THE BUSINESS END OF THE EUROS NOW, AND ENGLAND FOOTBALL FANS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND ARE DARING TO DREAM. COMMENTATOR: WATKINS! (AUDIENCE ROARS) FANS IN AUCKLAND IN ABSOLUTE ECSTASY AFTER THAT STUNNING OLLIE WATKINS GOAL IN STOPPAGE TIME SENT HARRY KANE'S TEAM THROUGH TO THE FINAL. FANTASTIC! (CROWD CHANTS 'THREE LIONS') JUST FLOWN IN FROM PERTH FOR THE RUGBY. GOT HERE A 6 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, STRAIGHT TO THE PUB TO WATCH ENGLAND WIN. COME ON! IT'S COMING HOME. IT'S COMING HOME? I THINK IT'S COMING HOME. IT COULD BE. ALL CHANT: # IT'S COMIN' HOME, IT'S COMIN' HOME! (ALL CHEER) ENGLAND PLAY SPAIN ON MONDAY MORNING FOR THE TROPHY YOU CAN CATCH THE FINAL LIVE AND FREE ON TVNZ+, AND WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ACTION FROM TODAY'S MATCH LATER IN SPORT. E WHAI AKE NEI - SIGNS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE ECONOMY THAT SOME COST OF LIVING PRESSURES ARE EASING SLIGHTLY, INCLUDING A BIG MOVE BY ONE OF OUR BIG BANKS. AND THE PROSECUTION AND DEFENCE PAINT VERY DIFFERENT PICTURES OF ALEC BALDWIN'S PART IN A FATAL MOVIE SET SHOOTING AS THE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR'S MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL GETS UNDERWAY. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE WELLINGTON MOTHER-OF-FOUR WHO'S ALSO A DRAG KING. WE'RE GOING TO READ A BOOK CALLED KIWI CORN. WE FIND OUT WHY THE UPPER HUTT LIBRARY WAS FORCED TO CANCEL ONE OF HER RAINBOW BOOK READINGS. PLUS ` BRADLEY WALSH TALKS ABOUT THE RETURN OF GLADIATORS. WHY THIS TIME THERE'S LESS BODY OIL, AND MORE MOUTHGUARDS. JOIN US TONIGHT 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. 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. THERE'S SOME GOOD NEWS AT THE CHECKOUT, EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE HARD TO SEE ON YOUR RECEIPT. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS, FOOD PRICES HAVE FALLEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, JUST BY 0.3%. THE BIGGEST DROP IS IN FRUIT AND VEGES - A WHOPPING 16%. DRIVEN BY LOWER PRICES OF TOMATOES, CHEESE, AND POTATOES. BUCKING THE TREND, OLIVE OIL - UP NEARLY 50% ON LAST YEARS PRICE - NEARLY $20 A LITRE. THE LATEST PRICE INDEX SHOWS NO RELIEF FOR RENTERS, WITH RENTS CONTINUING TO CLIMB UP 4.5%. BUT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS, THERE HAS BEEN A DROP IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS - DOWN 1.1% IN THE LAST QUARTER. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD TAKES A LOOK AT WHETHER COST OF LIVING RELIEF IS ON THE WAY. HAMMERING OUT A NEW HOME IN THIS MODERN QUEENSTOWN SUBURB, COST PRESSURES ARE NOW EASING FOR THOSE ON THE TOOLS. PLATEAUED OUT MORE, WE'RE STILL SEEING THE ODD INCREMENTAL PRICE INCREASE, BUT ON A WHOLE, IT'S STARTING TO TREND IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. WAGES, MATERIALS ` STRUCTURAL STEEL, JOINERY, TAPWARE, LIGHT FITTINGS ` AMONG THOSE THAT HAVE DIPPED. THIS BUILDER'S NOTICED IT IN TIMBER. SITTING ONLY 12C TO 13C ABOVE WHAT I WAS PAYING BACK IN 2018. CORELOGIC HAS TRACKED THE COST TO BUILD A STANDARD HOME FOR 12 YEARS -` THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE SEEN A FALL. IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHO MIGHT BE LOOKING AT NEW BUILDS AND THINKING, 'OK IT'S 1% CHEAPER,' BUT ON THE OTHER HAND WE DON'T WANT THE INDUSTRY TO BE IN A DOWNTURN FOR TOO LONG BECAUSE THEN WE POSSIBLY END UP WITH SHORTAGES. WE ALWAYS NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE UPSWING, IT IS A BOOM-BUST CYCLE, BUT THIS MEANS WE ARE LIKELY TO SEE MORE HOMES BEING BUILT. IT'S GREAT NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS TOO BECAUSE, OF COURSE, PRICES ARE COMING DOWN. HOUSE PRICES MIGHT BE SLIDING ` RENTS ARE CONTINUING TO SOAR, THOUGH. BUT IT'S FALLING FOOD PRICES THAT'S BRINGING CHEER TO MANY. THESE PRODUCTS NOT SO MUCH, BUT DEFINITELY FRUIT AND VEGES, A BIT MORE AFFORDABLE, WHICH IS GREAT. THAT WAS $90, SO THAT'S A LOT, I'VE ONLY GOT BASICS APART FROM THOSE FOUR WEE BOTTLES OF WINE. OLIVE OIL IS INCREASING A LOT, A FEW MONTHS I BOUGHT IT FOR $12 A LITRE AND NOW IT'S LIKE $18 A LITRE. TODAY'S NUMBERS ` A SNAPSHOT OF FALLING INFLATION. THE FULL NUMBERS WILL BE OUT NEXT WEEK, WITH INFLATION EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FOUR PERCENT. NOT QUITE IN THE RESERVE BANK'S TARGET RANGE, BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO SHOW A TREND. A TREND THAT'S GOT ECONOMISTS PREDICTING A TREND THAT'S GOT ECONOMISTS PREDICTING THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE WILL FALL SOONER AND FASTER THAN EXPECTED - POSSIBLY EVEN BEFORE NOVEMBER. KATIE BRADFORD, 1NEWS. IN OTHER RETAIL NEWS, A NUMBER OF WORKERS AT THE WAREHOUSE HEAD OFFICE ARE SET TO LOSE THEIR JOBS. 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL A REDUNDANCY PROPOSAL WILL BE PUT TO STAFF ON TUESDAY. IT FOLLOWS FALLING SALES AND PROFITS ACROSS THE COMPANY'S BRANDS, INCLUDING WAREHOUSE STORES AND NOEL LEEMING. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE REDESIGN WILL NOT AFFECT ANY FRONTLINE WORKERS. OVER 1000 PEOPLE WORK AT ITS HEAD OFFICE, BUT THE PROPOSED NUMBER OF REDUNDANCIES IS NOT YET KNOWN. 'THIS ISN'T A SLAM DUNK.' THAT FROM THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR LOOKING INTO THE 1989 GAIL MANEY AND STEPHEN STONE MURDER CONVICTIONS OF DEANE FULLER-SANDYS, DESPITE THE CROWN HAVING ADMITTED A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE OCCURRED AT TRIAL. THE CASE IS SET TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL NEXT MONTH. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. ALL I WANT IS FOR THE TRUTH TO BE TOLD SO THAT I CAN BE FREE FROM HERE. GAIL MANEY SPENT 16 YEARS IN PRISON FOR A MURDER SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T COMMIT. NOW SHE'S A STEP CLOSER TO CLEARING HER NAME. THE CROWN CONCEDING THERE WAS A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE WITH HOW DOCUMENTS WERE DISCLOSED. TIM MCKINNEL IS PREPARING GAIL MANEY'S CASE FOR NEXT MONTH'S HEARING. THIS ISN'T A SLAM DUNK. IT'S NOT AN ADMISSION THAT THE WHOLE CROWN CASE WAS WRONG. IT IS SIMPLY AN ADMISSION THAT THE CROWN THINKS THAT JUSTICE MISCARRIED IN BOTH THE 1999 AND 2000 TRIALS, AND SO THAT THE COURT NEEDS TO HAVE A VERY GOOD LOOK AT WHAT IT SHOULD DO NEXT. IT ALL STARTED IN 1989, WHEN DEANE FULLER-SANDYS WENT MISSING AROUND THE SAME TIME SEX WORKER LEAH STEPHENS DISAPPEARED. HER BODY WAS FOUND THREE YEARS LATER, BUT THE TWO CASES WERE NOT LINKED UNTIL 1997. (GUNSHOT FIRES) THE CROWN SAYS GAIL MANEY ORDERED A HIT ON DEANE FULLER-SANDYS AS A PAYBACK FOR THEFT. STEPHEN STONE, A GANG ASSOCIATE, WAS THE TRIGGER MAN, THE COURT FOUND. HE WAS ALSO FOUND GUILTY OF KILLING LEAH STEPHENS. STONE WAS WORRIED STEPHENS WOULD GRASS ON HIM BECAUSE SHE'D SEEN HIM KILL DEANE FULLER-SANDYS. STONE HAS BEEN IN JAIL FOR 26 YEARS. MARK HENRIKSEN WAS CONVICTED OF BEING AN ACCESSORY. THE MEN ARE ALSO PART OF GAIL MANEY'S APPEAL. THEY ABSOLUTELY DENY ANY INVOLVEMENT IN LEAH'S MURDER, IN DEANE'S DEATH. SO THE POSITION THAT GAIL STEPHEN AND MARK HAVE HAD IS THAT DEANE WAS WASHED OFF THE ROCKS FISHING, AND SO THERE WAS NO MURDER. IN TERMS OF LEAH STEVENS, SHE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY MURDERED. AND THE QUESTION IS ` WHO DID THAT? THE TRIO ARE HOPING FOR AN ACQUITTAL WHEN THE COURT OF APPEAL HEARS THE CASE NEXT MONTH. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. TO COMBAT RISING RETAIL CRIME, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ESTABLISHED A MINISTERIAL ADVISORY GROUP TO HELP IT COME UP WITH WAYS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM. SUNNY KAUSHAL, HEAD OF THE DAIRY AND BUSINESS OWNERS GROUP, HAS BEEN AN OUTSPOKEN ADVOCATE IN THE AREA AND WILL LEAD THE ADVISORY PANEL. THE GROUP WILL ENGAGE WITH VICTIMS, WORKERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS TO CREATE SPECIFIC PROPOSALS. I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS GOVERNMENT IS SERIOUS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE A LONG, LONG TIME BACK, AND NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN IT AROUND. A TARGETED EXPRESSION-OF-INTEREST PROCESS IS UNDERWAY TO FILL THE REMAINING VACANCIES ON THE PANEL. THE ISRAELI ARMY HAS DROPPED THOUSANDS OF LEAFLETS TELLING CIVILIANS IN GAZA CITY TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES AND HEAD SOUTH BECAUSE THE AREA REMAINS A DANGEROUS COMBAT ZONE. IT'S ESTIMATED MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE ARE STILL LIVING THERE. IT'S THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE WAR BEGAN AN EVACUATION ORDER'S BEEN GIVEN, AND THE UN SAYS IT'S CONCERNED. THE ORDER FOLLOWS INCREASED COMBAT OPERATIONS IN THE CITY. STILL TO COME ON 1NEWS - IT'S DUBBED THE 'OLYMPICS OF SINGING.' (OPERATIC SINGING) HOW THE COMPETITION WORKS, AS MORE THAN 11 THOUSAND SINGERS FROM 30 COUNTRIES GATHER IN AUCKLAND FOR THE WORLD CHOIR GAMES. AND WHERE THE ALL BLACKS ARE LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENTS AS THE TEAM MAKES ONE CHANGE FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` FROM THE CHASE TO HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT ` PRESENTER BRADLEY WALSH SHARES HIS TRAVEL PLANS. IT'S ONE OF MY LIFE'S AMBITIONS TO DO NEW ZEALAND ` YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME ` AUSTRALIA, AND THE COOK ISLANDS. STAYED TUNED. WE JUST MIGHT BE COMING BY SOON. PLUS, THE CHARITY THAT'S DELIVERING KIDS CLOTHES TO ORDER AND IT'S ALL JUST A CLICK AWAY. THATS COMING UP AT 7. HE BROKE 'CARDINAL RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY'. THAT'S WHAT THE PROSECUTOR HAS ACCUSED ALEC BALDWIN OF DURING OPENING STATEMENTS IN THE ACTOR'S INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL FOR THE FATAL SHOOTING OF CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA HUTCHINS DURING THE FILMING OF 'RUST'. ALTHOUGH HOLDING THE GUN, BALDWIN DENIES THE CHARGE. HIS LAWYER SAYING - ON A MOVIE SET, GUN SAFETY OCCURS BEFORE IT'S PLACED IN AN ACTORS HAND. THE BBC'S EMMA VARDY WAS AT COURT. MR BALDWIN, YOU FEELING CONFIDENT? IS THIS A FAIR TRIAL? RETURNING TO NEW MEXICO, WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED, ALEC BALDWIN ARRIVED TO FACE A JURY WHO WILL DECIDE WHETHER HE WAS RESPONSIBLE. WERE YOU WERE IN THE ROOM WHEN THE LADY` I WAS THE ONE WITH A GUN, YEAH. OK. ALL RIGHTY. THIS WAS THE MOMENT POLICE ARRIVED ON SET OF THE WESTERN MOVIE RUST, AFTER A SCENE HAD GONE TERRIBLY WRONG. THE PISTOL BEING USED BY ALEC BALDWIN HAD FIRED A LIVE ROUND, KILLING THE CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA HUTCHINS. WHAT'S YOUR JOB THERE WITH HIM? I'M THE ARMOURER ` OR AT LEAST I WAS. AT LEAST IT WAS THE MYSTERY OF HOW LIVE ROUNDS ENDED UP ON THE FILM SET WAS REVEALED EARLIER THIS YEAR... OH MY GOD. ...WHEN THE FILM'S ARMOURER, HANNAH GUTIERREZ, STOOD TRIAL FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. IT WAS HER RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE WEAPONS WERE SAFE. BUT SHE HAD MISTAKENLY MIXED UP DUMMY ROUNDS WITH REAL BULLETS, DESPITE THE FILM'S ARMOURER BEING CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS IN JAIL, PROSECUTORS STILL BELIEVE ALEC BALDWIN WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE. THEY'RE TRYING TO PROVE THE GUN COULD ONLY HAVE BEEN FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS. THE EVIDENCE WILL SHOW THAT SOMEONE WHO PLAYED MAKE BELIEVE WITH A REAL GUN AND VIOLATED THE CARDINAL RULES OF FIREARM SAFETY IS THE DEFENDANT, ALEXANDER BALDWIN. ALEC BALDWIN CLAIMS HE NEVER PULLED THE TRIGGER AND THAT IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO MAKE SURE THE GUN WAS SAFE. SAFETY HAS TO OCCUR BEFORE THE GUN IS PLACED IN THE ACTOR'S HANDS. IN THIS CASE, THIS UNIQUE CASE ON A MOVIE SET, THE PROP GUN WAS PLACED IN MR BALDWIN'S HANDS AND 'COLD GUN' WAS ANNOUNCED, MEANING IT HAD BEEN CHECKED AND DOUBLE-CHECKED BY THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THE GUN WAS SAFE ALL RISE FOR THE JURY. BUT PROSECUTORS ARGUE HE DID NOT FOLLOW SAFETY PROTOCOLS WHICH COULD HAVE PREVENTED THE CINEMATOGRAPHER'S DEATH. IF CONVICTED, BALDWIN COULD FACE UP TO 18 MONTHS IN PRISON. THOUSANDS OF SINGERS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD ARE IN AUCKLAND FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL WORLD CHOIR GAMES. WHILE THE EVENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN BASED ON PARTICIPATION FIRST OF ALL, WHO'LL END UP WINNING WILL BE JUDGED ON WHO BEST EXPRESSES DIFFERENT CULTURES THROUGH SONG. ISOBEL PRASAD REPORTS. AN OLYMPIC-STYLE WELCOMING FOR THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S CHORISTERS. (CALLS KARANGA) (CHOIR SINGS) THOUSANDS FLOCKING INTO TAMAKI MAKAURAU TO COMPETE IN THE BIGGEST CHORAL COMPETITION ON THE GLOBE. ALL: # HALLELUJAH. # NEW ZEALAND'S PROXIMITY MAKING IT EASIER FOR FIJI TO SEND THEIR FIRST CONTINGENT OVER, HOPING IT WON'T BE THEIR LAST. THIS MEANS SO MUCH, TO BE HERE, AND TO SHARE OUR MUSIC WITH THE WORLD. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE GAMES HAVE BEEN HELD HERE IN AOTEAROA, WITH 11,000 CHORAL SINGERS FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES TAKING PART IN THE EVENT. I THINK THIS IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL AUDIENCES TO REALLY TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH SONG. (CHOIR SINGS) ATLANTIC MUSIC PROJECT'S BLEND OF GOSPEL, RHYTHM AND BLUES PUTTING BLACK CULTURE ON THE WORLD STAGE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS AND WEEKS IN PREPARATION FOR THIS EXPERIENCE, SO IT'S HUGE TO BE HERE. IT JUST MEANS EVERYTHING TO THESE KIDS. THEY LOVE ATLANTA, THEY LOVE THE STATES, AND THEY'RE JUST SO PROUD TO BE HERE AND REPRESENTING OUR COUNTRY IN THIS WAY. AMONG THE PERFORMERS ARE MORE THAN 2000 KIWI SINGERS. (CHOIR REHEARSES) THE AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND ACADEMY HAS A VARIED SET LIST OF NEW AND OLD. WE'VE GOT GERMAN, WE'VE GOT SOME BRAHMS, WE'VE GOT A PIECE FROM A SINGAPOREAN COMPOSER. OVER THE NEXT 10 DAYS, THE CHOIRS WILL COMPETE ACROSS 56 DIFFERENT CATEGORIES BEFORE A PANEL OF 36 JURORS. SO, IT'S SO INCREDIBLY SPECIAL TO HAVE DIFFERENT CHOIRS COME ACROSS THE GLOBE, SHOWCASE THEIR VERSION AND THEIR PERSPECTIVE OF MUSIC AND BROADEN OUR HORIZONS. (CHOIR SINGS) THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF MUSIC UNITING PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD IN HEALTHY COMPETITION. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEING HERALDED AS A WORLD FIRST ` BUT, BECAUSE OF A STUMBLE, NOT A WORLD RECORD. WITH HOLLYWOOD STUNTMAN JAAN ROOSE WALKING ACROSS THE MESSINA STRAIT BETWEEN ITALY'S MAINLAND AND SICILY. THE ESTONIAN AROUND 200 METRES ABOVE THE WATER ON HIS 3.5km STROLL. WHILE SURPASSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD MARK OF 2.7km. BECAUSE HE LOST HIS FOOTING NEAR THE END OF THE THREE-HOUR JOURNEY, IT APPEARS IT WON'T BE COUNTED AS A WORLD RECORD. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. AND THE ALL BLACKS STICK WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE. WE'LL HEAR FROM COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON NEXT... AS THE ALL BLACKS GET SET TO DEFEND EDEN PARK, WITH A LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS, AND A NEW TOUCH. AND SHOT CLOCKS AS WELL? AND SHOT CLOCKS AS WELL. GOOD ON YA, MARK ROBINSON. ENGLAND REVEAL THEIR SIDE AS WELL, BOOSTED BY THAT FOOTBALL GAME THIS MORNING. YES. ENGLAND FINDS ANOTHER LAST-MINUTE HERO AT THE EUROS ` THAT DRAMATIC FINISH IS NEXT. AND IN WEATHERM THINGS STILL LOOKING PRETTY SIMILAR ` THE BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, THAT MEANS MORE COLD, FROSTY NIGHTS, FINE BY DAY FOR A LOT OF US. THERE'S SOME SUN, SOME CLOUD, BUT THINGS STARTING TO CHANGE AS WELL. THERE ARE SOME MORE SHOWERS COMING INTO THE MIX, AND THAT WILL MEAN MORE CHANGES NEXT WEEK. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AT YOUR PLACE ` DETAILSM AFTER SPORT. 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. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, SCOTT ROBERTSON'S SECOND ALL BLACKS TEAM OF HIS NEW TENURE, AND IT HAS A FAMILIAR FEEL. JUST THE ONE CHANGE IN THE STARTING TEAM, BLUES HALFBACK FINLAY CHRISTIE IN FOR THE INJURED T.J PERENARA, CHRISTIE'S FIRST START ON EDEN PARK. ENGLAND JUST ONE CHANGE ALSO TO THEIR SIDE. THE ALL BLACKS WANTING TO BUILD ON THAT NERVE-WRACKING WIN FROM LAST WEEKEND. HIS SECOND TEST IN CHARGE ON HALLOWED TURF. SCOTT ROBERTSON AND HIS SELECTORS GOING FOR CONSISTENCY. UH, THERE'S A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S REQUIRED FROM US AND HOW WE CAN BE BETTER. IT WAS A CLUNKY OPENING TEST LAST WEEK, ESPECIALLY THE SECOND HALF AGAINST THAT ENGLISH RUSH DEFENCE AND HARD WORK OVER THE BALL. WE'VE GOT TO FINISH WHAT OPPORTUNITIES A BIT BETTER THAT WE'VE CREATED. LITTLE BIT OF EXECUTION, A LITTLE BIT OF GAME PLAN EXECUTION. AND SHOT CLOCKS AS WELL? AND SHOT CLOCKS! GOOD ON YOU MARK ROBINSON. YES, THE SHOT CLOCK BEING TESTED TODAY A FIRST IN EDEN PARK'S STORIED HISTORY. 30 YEARS OF HEARTACHE FOR ALL COMERS. THE ALL BLACKS' LAST DEFEAT THERE IN JULY 1994, IN THE LAST PLAY OF THE GAME AGAINST FRANCE. STARTED IN THE FRENCH 22, GOING THROUGH NINE PAIRS OF HANDS. WHAT A SUPERB MOVEMENT, WHAT A TRY! DUBBED 'THE TRY FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.' DO YOU REMEMBER THAT '94 FRENCH TRY, WATCHING IT AS A KID, LATE TEENS? YEAH, YEAH, C'EST JOLIE. CA C'EST MAQNIFIQUE. IT WAS AMAZING. SEE A FEW REPLAYS, A FEW OF THE INSIDE HIP PASSES, EH? (SPEAKS FRENCH). WHAT IS IT ABOUT THAT GROUND? IT'S HOME! SINCE '94, PLAYED 48, WON 46, DRAWN 2, INCLUDING A DRAMATIC TAP-AND-GO, FIVE-POINT WIN OVER ENGLAND, A DECADE AGO. TRY SCORED! (WHISTLE) VERY HUMBLED TO GET NAMED TO START, OBVIOUSLY AND PLAYING IN THE BLACK JERSEY ON EDEN PARK IS THE PINNACLE FOR THE ALL BLACKS IN NEW ZEALAND. THE ENGLISH HAVE THEIR CAPTAINS RUN ON EDEN PARK TOMORROW, STILL COMING DOWN AFTER THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM'S WIN THIS MORNING. THERE WAS A LOT OF EXCITEMENT IN OUR TEAM ROOM THIS MORNING, ALL THE PLAYERS HAVING BREAKFAST TOGETHER. NEXT STEVE HAD A MESSAGE SAYING THAT A LOT OF THEIR GUYS WERE WATCHING OUR GAME TOO, SO THAT MEANS A HUGE AMOUNT TO US. ENGLAND RUGBY IS LOOKING TO WRITE THEIR OWN SLICE OF SPORTING HISTORY THIS WEEKEND FACING AN ALL BLACKS TEAM, KNOWING FULL WELL WHAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO TAKE ON... AGAIN THE ENGLAND RUGBY PLAYERS TAKING A KEEN INTEREST IN THEIR FOOTBALLING COUNTERPARTS, AS THEY SECURED A SECOND STRAIGHT APPEARANCE IN A EUROS FINAL. ENGLAND BEATING THE NETHERLANDS 2-1, ANOTHER DRAMATIC LATE GOAL, BOOKING A DATE WITH SPAIN IN THE FINAL, RAISING HOPES THAT FOOTBALL, FINALLY, IS COMING HOME. VICTOR WATERS HAS THE ACTION. BEFORE TODAY, OLLIE WATKINS HAD FEATURED ONLY ONCE IN ENGLAND'S EURO 2024 CAMPAIGN, A LATE GROUP-STAGE CAMEO. BRAVE CHANGE, ISN'T IT, BY GARETH SOUTHGATE, TO TAKE HARRY KANE OFF. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A MASTERSTROKE. WATKINS! (CROWD ROARS) BANG ON 90 MINUTES! ENGLAND AMID DELIRIOUS DRAMA! I SWEAR ON MY KID'S LIFE I SAID TO COLE PALMER, 'WE'RE COMING ON TODAY, AND YOU'RE GOING TO SET ME UP.' WE'RE A BIG TEAM AND BEING READY FOR WHEN IT MATTERS, YOU MIGHT FIVE MINUTES, 10 MINUTES, BUT YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. JUST REWARD FOR A LATE BLOOMER WHO HAS ALWAYS SHOWN PATIENCE. WATKINS TOILED FOR SIX YEARS IN ENGLAND'S LOWER LEAGUES, AS FAR DOWN AS THE SIXTH TIER. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D PLAY FOR ENGLAND IN A EUROS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN DREAM, BUT I AM A REALIST. BUT I'VE WORKED HARD TO GET HERE AND I'M GOING TO ENJOY IT. SO ARE THE ENGLISH FROM THE STADIUM, TO CONCERTS... (THE KILLER'S 'MR BRIGHTSIDE' PLAYS) ...AND EVEN HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. I HOPE THEY'RE ENJOYING A FEW BEERS, REALLY. THAT'S DESPITE HOW IT STARTED. IT'S XAVI SIMONS! IT'S A BELTING GOAL! (CROWD ROARS) AND IN AN ORANGE FLASH, THE NETHERLANDS LEAD! ENGLAND NEEDING SOMETHING, ANYTHING, TO GET A FOOTHOLD IN THE MATCH. DENZEL DUMFRIES INSTEAD GETTING A HOLD OF HARRY KANE'S FOOT. HARRY KANE DELIVERS! SERVING UP AN IMPROVED ENGLAND PERFORMANCE, THE BEST SO FAR AT EURO 2024. THE OFFSIDE FLAG IS UP. BUT TIME WASN'T. WATKINS, THE UNFANCIED HERO, PUTTING ENGLAND ON THE CUSP AGAIN OF A MAIDEN EUROPEAN TITLE... THE THREE LIONS ARE BOUND FOR BERLIN! ...AND COULD RETURN HOME WITH ENGLAND'S FIRST MAJOR TROPHY SINCE 1966. GARETH SOUTHGATE DESPERATE TO END THE HEARTBREAK FROM EURO '96 AND 2020, WHICH HE WAS PART OF AS A PLAYER AND COACH. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT UPDATE ON THE SPORTS TRIBUNAL'S MOVE TO OVERRULE CYCLING NEW ZEALAND'S DECISION NOT TO NOMINATE MOUNTAIN BIKER SAMMIE MAXWELL FOR THE UPCOMING PARIS OLYMPICS. AND WITH THOSE DEVELOPMENTS, WE GO TO OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT. JORDAN. THE DECISION HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED. THEY WERE NOT SATISFIED SHE DIDN'T SUFFER FROM ANY MENTAL OR PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT THAT WOULD PREVENT HER FROM COMPETING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THE DECISION WAS APPEALED ON TWO GROUNDS. THERE IS NO MATERIAL ON WHICH THE DECISION COULD REASONABLY BE BASED. THAT IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF DATE AND INACCURATE INFORMATION. WE HAVE REACHED OUT BUT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO MEDIA. IT IS NOW UP TO THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE WITH THESE FINDINGS WHETHER OR NOT MAXWELL IS SELECTED FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS. IT IS NOT YET KNOW WHEN THE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE THAT DECISION. THANKS JORDAN. RORY MCILROY'S TAKEN AIM AT CRITICS OF HIS U.S. OPEN DEMISE WHILE SPEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS TWO MISSED PUTTS COST HIM HIS FIRST MAJOR IN A DECADE. IT'S ALMOST A MONTH SINCE HE BLEW A GOLDEN CHANCE TO WIN AT PINEHURST, WITH HE AND HIS CADDY COMING UNDER HEAVY CRITICISM. THESE GUYS THAT CRITICISE WHEN THINGS DON'T GO MY WAY, THEY NEVER SAY ANYTHING GOOD WHEN THINGS DO GO MY WAY. THEY'RE NEVER THERE TO SAY, 'HEY, YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB' WHEN I WIN, BUT THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE TO SAY... YOU KNOW, THEY CRITICISE WHEN WE DON'T WIN. RORY MCILROY TEES IT UP IN THE SCOTTISH OPEN LATER TONIGHT, ALONG WITH KIWIS RYAN FOX AND DANIEL HILLIER. LULU SUN'S RUN AT WIMBLEDON MIGHT HAVE COME TO AN END, BUT A COUPLE OF OTHER KIWIS ARE STILL FLYING THE FLAG AND IN CONTENTION FOR SILVERWARE. ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND MICHAEL VENUS INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS, AND AS A DUO INTO THE MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINALS. AS ZION DAYAL EXPLAINS, IT'S ALREADY COME WITH ADDED BENEFITS. ERIN ROUTLIFFE SHOWING WHY SHE'S THE WORLD'S THIRD-BEST DOUBLES PLAYER. OH, BEAUTIFULLY DONE. (CROWD APPLAUDS) CONFIRMING A PLACE IN THE WOMEN'S DOUBLES SEMI-FINALS WITH CANADIAN PARTNER GABY DABROWSKI, THE VICTORY ALSO ENSURING A SEAT AT WIMBLEDON FOR LIFE. WIMBLEDON IS, LIKE, THE TOURNAMENT WHEN YOU'RE, LIKE, A LITTLE KID THAT YOU DREAM ABOUT. TO GET THE FINAL EIGHT CLUB, THAT'S EXCITING TOO. THE EXCLUSIVE CLUB IS RESERVED FOR SINGLES PLAYERS WHO FINISH IN THE TOP EIGHT, AND DOUBLES PLAYERS WHO QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AT THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE TOP EIGHT CLUB? WHAT COMES WITH THAT? YOU KNOW WHAT I ACTUALLY` (LAUGHS) I CAN'T. I KNOW THAT I JUST GOT IT, BUT I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT ENTAILS. IT MEANS SHE NOW GETS SEATS FOREVER AT WIMBLEDON, FOR HERSELF AND A PLUS ONE. PRIVATE HOSPITALITY, COCKTAIL PARTIES, AND TICKETS TO CENTRE COURT. IF I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A DAUGHTER, I COULD BRING MY DAUGHTER. I'D BE LIKE, OH, YOUR MOM DID THIS, YOU KNOW, WHICH IS QUITE COOL. THE PRIZE SHE WANTS THE MOST, THOUGH... WHAT A WAY TO FINISH. A WIMBLEDON TITLE. NOT JUST INTO THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE WOMEN'S DRAW, ALSO INTO THE MIXED DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS WITH FELLOW KIWI MICHAEL VENUS. TOO GOOD. ROUTLIFFE SPENDING FIVE HOURS ON COURT TODAY PLAYING TWO MATCHES, WRAPPING UP CLOSE TO 11pm LOCAL TIME. DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BIGGEST TENNIS DAYS I'VE EVER HAD. LUCKILY, THE FOOTBALL WAS ON AT THE SAME TIME, SO THERE WASN'T THAT MANY FANS THERE. VENUS HAD A SIMILAR DAY TO ROUTLIFFE, ALSO INTO THE MEN'S DOUBLES SEMIS WITH NEIL SKUPSKI BEFORE WINNING ALONGSIDE RATLIFF IN THE MIXED DOUBLES. WE'RE LEARNING A LOT ABOUT EACH OTHER AND WE TRY TO KEEP IT LIGHT. UM, WE'RE VERY DIFFERENT, BUT WE BOTH ARE REALLY AGGRESSIVE PLAYERS. TWO KIWIS GUNNING FOR SILVERWARE IN LONDON HEADING INTO THE FINAL WEEKEND. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. WIMBLEDON ON AIR TONIGHT ON TV NZ PLUS. THANKS, SPORT. STAY WITH US. DANS SAYS THERE IS MORE FROST TO COME TONIGHT AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIX TOMORROW TOO ` DETAILS NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, YOU'VE HEARD OF DRAG QUEENS, BUT HAVE YOU EVER MET A DRAG KING? WE'LL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE AND FIND OUT WHY DRAG'S GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION LATELY. PLUS, THE TV SHOW GLADIATORS IS MAKING A COMEBACK. ORDINARY PEOPLE VERSUS THE PROFESSIONALS. AND THE CHARITY HELPING THE KIDS STAY WARM THAT'S JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT SEVEN. HELLO. A BIT MORE FINE WEATHER IN THE TANK. BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK WILL BE REACHING FOR THE RAINCOATS. BIG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE STILL WITH US. THAT SYSTEM SITTING OFF TO THE WEST, STARTING TO DRIFT TO THE SOUTH-EAST. THAT'LL BE QUITE DIFFERENT COMPARED TO THIS WEEK. YOU SEEN SOME OF THE FROST. THAT SORT OF STUFF WILL CONTINUE. WHERE YOU SEE BLUE TO FREEZING. THAT SHEET OF CLOUD TELLS A PICTURE DOESN'T IT? WEST COAST'S, YOU'RE DOING WELL FOR THE SUNSHINE. LOVELY IN PARTS OF THE FAR NORTH, BUT CHILLY. GRAB SOME LAYERS OF OUT WITH THE KIDS. FROSTY TO FINE FOR HAMILTON. SOME PATCHY CLOUD AND SOUTH-EASTERLY BREEZE. SOME AFTERNOON CLOUD AND FROST IN A FEW PLACES. OCCASIONAL RAIN AT TIMES. MORE OF A BREEZE, COULD BE THE ODD SHOWER. IT'S GONNA BE A FROSTY ONE. THE REAL FROST WILL BE IN THE INTERIOR VALLEYS. FROSTY THEN FINE, QUEENSTOWN. SOME CLOUD IN PLACE HERE. SATURDAY STILL OK.