IT'S BACK ` THE ARATERE'S SAILED INTO THE CAPITAL, LEAVING CLAIMS OF A COVER-UP IN ITS WAKE. 'STEP ASIDE, MR PRESIDENT' ` GEORGE CLOONEY CALLS ON JOE BIDEN TO QUIT THE RACE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY. FOOD PRICES HAVE FALLEN FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS, BUT THE ECONOMIC WOES ARE FAR FROM OVER. WATKINS! (CROWD ROARS) BANG ON 90 MINUTES! AND A SUPER SUB SENDS ENGLAND INTO THE EURO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ` SO IS IT FINALLY COMING HOME? NAU MAI, HAERE MAI ` WELCOME TO THREENEWS. THE ARATERE RETURNED TO COOK STRAIGHT TODAY, SAILING INTO WELLINGTON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE ITS GROUNDING LAST MONTH. IT COMES AS THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER HAS ACCUSED KIWIRAIL OF A COVER-UP AFTER A LEAKED DOCUMENT REVEALED THE RUN ONTO THE BEACH WAS DUE TO AN AUTOPILOT FAIL. SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT JENNA LYNCH HAS THE STORY. THERE SHE IS ` THE ARATERE BACK ON THE WATER, SAILING THROUGH THE SOUNDS ONCE MORE AND WINDING HER WAY INTO WELLINGTON, THREE WEEKS AFTER SHE GOT STUCK UP COOK STRAIT WITHOUT A PADDLE. SHE'S JUST FINISHED HER RETURN CROSSING TODAY. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. I WAS JUST TALKING TO THE MASTER ` EVERYTHING WENT JUST AS WE EXPECTED. THE FERRY'S GROUNDING NEAR PICTON LAST MONTH IS STILL OFFICIALLY UNEXPLAINED. NEW ZEALAND FIRST HAS CLAIMED THE SHIP WAS PUT ON AUTOPILOT WHILE CREW WERE OFF GETTING A COFFEE. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS IT WAS ON AUTOPILOT WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT OFF. I KNOW THEY WERE THERE, SO THERE WAS NO COFFEE. THERE WAS NO ONE LEAVING THE BRIDGE. KIWIRAIL, WHO RUN THE INTERISLANDERS, HAD GONE TO GROUND THEMSELVES, POINTING TO THREE SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY; BUT TODAY THEY FRONTED, DENYING PETERS' ALLEGATION OF A COVER-UP. THERE'S NO COVER-UP AT ALL. MY MESSAGE TO THEM IS GO AND BULLDUST SOMEBODY ELSE. A LEAKED DOCUMENT TELLS A SIMILAR STORY TO PETERS' ` MINUS THE CUP O' JOE. THE LEAKED SAFETY BULLETIN SAYS AS THE VESSEL PASSED MABEL ISLAND, THE BRIDGE TEAM SWITCHED OVER FROM HAND-STEERING TO AUTOPILOT. IT SAYS AT 9.26pm, SOMEONE INADVERTENTLY HIT AN EXECUTE BUTTON, SENDING THE SHIP OFF COURSE; THE BRIDGE TEAM NOTICED THE WRONG TURN AND TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL FROM AUTOPILOT BUT FAILED, LEAVING HER RUNNING AGROUND AT TITOKI BAY. OUR SHIP HAS A BLACK BOX EQUIVALENT, AND THAT RECORDS ALL THE DATA WHICH SAYS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TIME. SO WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, AND AS SOON AS WE KNEW WHAT HAPPENED, WE PUT THAT OUT. OUR INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE ONGOING ARE TELLING US WHY IT HAPPENED AND HOW IT HAPPENED. THEY'RE HAVING AN INQUIRY MORE INTENT ON COVERING THEIR BUTT THAN TELLING US THE TRUTH, AND WE'RE NOT PUTTING UP WITH IT. THERE WILL BE A LOT OF STORIES AND RUMOUR AROUND WHAT DID OR DIDN'T HAPPEN. WE HAVE A TAKE INVESTIGATION UP AND RUNNING AND ALSO A MARITIME NEW ZEALAND INVESTIGATION UP AND RUNNING. I WILL WAIT TO SEE THOSE FORMAL REPORTS BEFORE I PASS ANY COMMENT. KIWIRAIL WOULDN'T BE DRAWN ON WHETHER A KEY PLANK OF THEIR INVESTIGATION WAS FINDING OUT IF CREW KNEW HOW TO DISENGAGE AUTOPILOT. EVERYTHING THAT IS INVOLVED IN THAT SHIP IS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION. THIS CANNOT BE POSSIBLE. IT CANNOT BE POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE STANDING ON A NARROW STRAIT OF WATER AT A CRITICAL TIME AT NIGHT AND THE CREW DON'T KNOW THE MOST ESSENTIAL THING. THAT SURELY CAN'T BE POSSIBLE. IS THAT SOMETHING SPECIFIC THAT HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO? AS I SAID, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO. WHILE THE FERRY'S BACK ON THE WATER, THE PUBLIC ARE STILL NONE THE WISER AS TO WHY IT RAN AGROUND IN THE FIRST PLACE. CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS FINALLY SECURED HIS HANDSHAKE AND BRIEF CHAT WITH JOE BIDEN AT A DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE, HOT ON THE HEELS OF SUPERSTAR GEORGE CLOONEY CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT TO STEP ASIDE. IT CAPPED OFF A DAY OF SPEED-DATING WORLD LEADERS AND AMERICAN LAWMAKERS FOR THE PM, WHO ALSO MET A FRONTRUNNER TO BE DONALD TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE. CHIEF POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT TOVA O'BRIEN'S IN WASHINGTON D.C. TOVA, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT MEETING WITH BIDEN? NOT A LOT, ACTUALLY. THE ONLY THING HE TOLD US ABOUT IT AFTER THE DINNER WAS THAT HE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THE PRESIDENT AND THAT HE EXPRESSED HIS LOVE OF NEW ZEALAND. BEFORE CHRISTOPHER LUXON RATTLED OFF OTHERWORLDLINESS HE MET LIKE THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER. ONE THING WE DO KNOW IS THE DINNER WENT BEYOND 10 PM DESPITE JOE BIDEN TELLING GOVERNORS AFTER THAT DISASTROUS DEBATE THAT HE WOULD STOP SCHEDULING EVENTS AFTER 8 PM SO HE COULD GET MORE SLEEP. CHRISTOPHER LUXON MAKING HIS WHITE HOUSE DEBUT AS PRIME MINISTER, FEATURING IN A NATO FAMILY PHOTO ALONGSIDE THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT AND, ABOVE, THE MAN OF THE MOMENT FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS ` U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN. ARE YOU QUITE PUMPED TO MEET PRESIDENT BIDEN? UM, YEAH. I MEAN, I REALLY ENJOY MEETING THE LEADERS BECAUSE ACTUALLY, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ALL WRESTLING WITH SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. AND SO, YOU KNOW, LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AS AN EXTROVERT, I ENJOY THOSE FORUMS. THOUGH JOE BIDEN'S WRESTLING WITH VERY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS FROM THE OTHER WORLD LEADERS HERE AT THE NATO SUMMIT. NATO WILL ALWAYS BE READY FOR WHATEVER THREATS WE WILL FACE SHOULD BE A CLEAR MESSAGE WE'RE MAKING TO` SENDING TO THE WORLD. FORMER SPEAKER AND LONG-TIME BIDEN ALLY NANCY PELOSI HAS SUGGESTED THE PRESIDENT RECONSIDER STAYING IN THE RACE, BUT WAIT UNTIL AFTER NATO. I WANT HIM TO DO WHATEVER HE DECIDES TO DO, AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS ` WHATEVER HE DECIDES TO GO WITH. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I WOULD HOPE EVERYONE WOULD JOIN IN, LET HIM DEAL WITH THIS NATO CONFERENCE. BUT IN WHAT COULD BE THE GREATEST BLOW TO HIS LEADERSHIP YET, LIFELONG DEMOCRAT AND MEGASTAR GEORGE CLOONEY HAS WRITTEN AN OP ED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES TITLED 'I LOVE JOE BIDEN, BUT WE NEED A NEW NOMINEE'. HE SAYS, 'THE ONE BATTLE BIDEN CANNOT WIN IS THE FIGHT AGAINST TIME. 'WE ARE NOT GOING TO WIN IN NOVEMBER WITH THIS PRESIDENT.' AND HE SAYS THIS IS THE OPINION OF EVERY SENATOR, CONGRESS MEMBER AND GOVERNOR THAT HE HAS SPOKEN WITH. I DON'T COMMENT ON DOMESTIC INTERNAL U.S. POLITICS. YEAH. EVEN WHEN GEORGE CLOONEY SAYS IT? I AM A BIG FAN OF GEORGE CLOONEY. SO MUCH SO THAT HE HONOURED HIM WITH THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME ` THE NEW ZEALAND POLICE MINISTER. IF THERE WAS EVER A MOVIE ON MARK MITCHELL'S LIFE, I THINK GEORGE CLOONEY WOULD BE THE GUY TO DO THAT JOB. INTERESTING HOT TAKE. (CHORTLES) THE PM'S BEEN TAKING THAT WIT AROUND THE WORLD, LOCKING IN FORMAL MEETINGS WITH THE LEADER OF CANADA TO TALK AUKUS AND TRADE; FRANCE TO DISCUSS THE UNREST IN NEW CALEDONIA. HERE WE ARE. AND ESTONIA, WHICH BORDERS RUSSIA, TO TALK UKRAINE. I SPOKE TO EVERYONE FROM THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR DOWN TO SORT OF THE ICELAND PRIME MINISTER. DOMESTICALLY, LUXON'S MEETING WITH SENATOR TED CRUZ WAS A BUST TODAY. CRUZ HELD UP IN TEXAS DEALING WITH THE HURRICANE BERYL FALLOUT. WE ARE ALL TEXANS. WE ARE ONE. BUT THERE'S PLENTY MORE INFLUENTIAL SENATORS WHERE HE CAME FROM. I'M SURE MANY OTHER SENATORS WOULD ARGUE THEY ARE JUST AS INFLUENTIAL, IF NOT MORE. THIS IS` THIS IS A PLACE WITH LARGE EGOS. CUE THE WOOING OF TEAM TRUMP ` MEETING WITH MAGA REPUBLICAN SENATOR BILL HAGERTY, TOUTED AS A POSSIBLE SECRETARY OF STATE OR EVEN VICE PRESIDENT IF DONALD TRUMP'S ELECTED. WHY ARE YOU MEETING UP WITH MAGA REPUBLICANS? I MEET WITH PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. ARE YOU HEDGING YOUR BETS THAT DONALD TRUMP WILL WIN THE NEXT ELECTION? NO. I MEAN, SENATORS AND THE SYSTEM ARE REALLY POWERFUL. COME THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, THEY COULD GAIN A HELL OF A LOT MORE POWER. AND TOVA, A BIG DAY AHEAD FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TOMORROW TOO? THAT IS RIGHT. TOMORROW HE TAKES CENTRE STAGE AT THE NATO SUMMIT, CHAIRING A MEETING OF THE INDO PACIFIC GROUP WITH THE VERY SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE FROM THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT. AFTER THAT, THE PRIME MINISTER IS ATTENDING A BROADER SUMMIT WITH JOE BIDEN IN ATTENDANCE. IF YOU COUPLE NANCY PELOSI'S COMMENTS WITH GEORGE CLOONEY'S LOVING BUT EXCORIATING PIECE, THE PRIME MINISTER COULD FIND HIMSELF ATTENDING A SEMINAL SUNSET MOMENT IN JOE BIDEN'S POLITICAL CAREER. INDEED, TOVA. THANKS SO MUCH. IT MIGHT NOT FEEL LIKE IT, BUT FOOD PRICES ARE LOWER THAN THEY WERE A YEAR AGO ` AND THAT'S THE FIRST ANNUAL DROP IN NEARLY SIX YEARS. STATS NZ SAYS FOOD PRICES FELL 0.3% IN THE 12 MONTHS TO JUNE, WITH FRUIT AND VEGES LEADING THE WAY ` DOWN MORE THAN 16%. THE COST OF BUILDING A HOME IS ALSO FALLING. ACCORDING TO ONE SURVEY, IT'S DOWN 1.1% IN THE THREE MONTHS TO JUNE ` THE FIRST DECREASE IN 12 YEARS. BUT WHILE WE MIGHT BE WINNING THE WAR ON INFLATION, EXPERTS WARN THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE WILL BE BATTLING FOR SOME TIME. HERE'S SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY. IT WAS ONLY A YEAR AGO SOME FRUIT AND VEGETABLES WERE ALMOST SWEAR WORDS, BUT FROM RECORD HIGH PRICES, IT'S THE OL' FRUIT AND VEG NOW FRONT OF PACK IN THE BIGGEST DECREASE IN FOOD PRICES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THE LIKES OF POTATOES, CABBAGES, TOMATOES ` THEY'RE ALL DOWN BETWEEN 25% AND 45% FROM A YEAR AGO. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES HAVE FALLEN 16% IN THE LAST YEAR. THEY'RE COMING OFF THE BIG PRICING INCREASES WE SAW LAST YEAR OFF WEATHER EVENTS AND INTERNATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. AND IT MATTERS. I HAVEN'T BEEN EATING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THE FAMILIES OUT THERE WHO HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR ANY SORT OF FOOD. EVERYTHING'S SO EXPENSIVE AT THE MOMENT, SO IF YOU CAN GET HEALTHIER FOOD FOR YOUR FAMILY, FANTASTIC. FISH, MEAT AND POULTRY ALSO FELL. IT'S NOT ALL GOOD NEWS; ALTHOUGH AN ANNUAL DROP, IT'S STILL THE THIRD-HIGHEST PRICE LEVEL RECORDED. AND SOME THINGS ARE WELL UP ` LIKE OLIVE OIL, UP A STAGGERING 45%. IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUILD A CHEAPER HOME TO COOK YOUR CHEAPER STIR-FRY IN, THERE'S GOOD NEWS THERE TOO ` CONSTRUCTION COSTS ARE ALSO DOWN, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE. CERTAINLY IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH BUSINESSES THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, THEY'RE REPORTING MUCH LOWER LEVELS OF DEMAND. TRADIES, AS THEY GET MORE HUNGRY FOR WORK, ARE PRICING WORK MORE SHARPLY. THE CORDELL CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX HAS RECORDED A 1.1% DECREASE IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. THAT'S THE FIRST RECORDED DROP IN ITS 12-YEAR HISTORY. IT ALL POINTS TO WINNING THE BATTLE WITH INFLATION ` BUT NOT THE OVERALL WAR. THE ECONOMY IS STILL UNDER MAJOR PRESSURE. UNEMPLOYMENT IS RISING, AND THE HOUSING MARKET REMAINS ` IN THE WORDS OF SOME ` 'AS COLD AS ICE'. IT DOES ALSO REFLECT WEAKER DEMAND ACROSS THE ECONOMY WHERE PEOPLE'S BUDGETS HAVE BEEN SQUEEZED VERY HEAVILY OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE REMAINED UNCHANGED YESTERDAY, BUT ECONOMISTS NOW SAY THERE'S A SIGNAL FOR POTENTIAL CUTS, NOT RISES, IN THE FUTURE. AT LEAST ONE MAJOR BANK CHOSE TO CUT ITS RATES TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT IF INFLATION IN THE LABOUR MARKET DATA OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS IS WEAKER THAN EXPECTED, THEN THE RESERVE BANK CAN SET ITSELF UP TO CUT THE OCR FROM NOVEMBER THIS YEAR. BUT HE PREDICTS A SLOW ECONOMY WELL INTO NEXT YEAR. I THINK THERE'S STILL PRETTY TOUGH TIMES FOR THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESSES OVER THE NEXT YEAR. BECAUSE WHILE INTEREST RATES ARE STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF EASING, THE WEAKENING LABOUR MARKET WILL BE A THEME OVER NEXT YEAR OR SO. BUT AT LEAST THE FRUIT BOWL WILL BE SLIGHTLY FULLER. SO, JULIET, WHAT'S THE ADVICE FROM ECONOMISTS FOR KIWIS DOING IT TOUGH? CAN I START WITH THE OBVIOUS, WHICH IS LEAVE THE OLIVE OIL OUT OF THE TROLLEY. THAT IS MORE SUITED TO THE SHELVES OF GUCCI AT THE MOMENT. BUT THERE IS HOPE THOSE INTEREST RATES ARE WELL START TO COME DOWN, PARTICULARLY IF THE OCR SHIFTS LATER. THE ADVICE IS IF YOU ARE FIXING A HOME LOAN IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, DON'T DO IT FOR TOO LONG, BECAUSE THOSE INTEREST RATES SHOULD START COME DOWN CERTAINLY NEXT YEAR. SO ALTHOUGH IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE A TOUGH 12 MONTHS GOING AHEAD FOR MANY, THERE IS A LITTLE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL, EVEN IF THAT LIGHT FOR NOW IS JUST SHINING ON A BAG OF CHEAPER POTATOES.. CONVICTED MURDERER DAVID TAMIHERE'S BID TO CLEAR HIS NAME FOR MURDERING TWO SWEDISH BACKPACKERS HAS FAILED. THE COURT OF APPEAL DECISION RELEASED TODAY DISMISSED TAMIHERE'S CLAIMS HE WAS WRONGLY CONVICTED OF MURDERING HEIDI PAAKKONEN AND URBAN HOGLIN IN 1989. THE THREE JUDGES ACCEPTED THAT EVIDENCE FROM A JAILHOUSE SNITCH SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HEARD AT THE TRIAL BUT SAID THERE WAS ENOUGH OTHER EVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE TAMIHERE IS THE KILLER. THE JUSTICE MINISTER IS TACKLING RETAIL CRIME BY ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY GROUP. PAUL GOLDSMITH SAYS IT'LL COST $1.8M PER YEAR FOR TWO YEARS. AS LAURA TUPOU REPORTS, THE GROUP WILL BE TASKED WITH REDUCING THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT-CRIME VICTIMS AND THE NUMBER OF YOUTH OFFENDERS. VALENTINE'S DAY 2023 WAS THE SECOND TIME KORNWAY DAIRY IN AUCKLAND'S ELLERSLIE WAS TARGETED BY THIEVES; CIGARETTES, DRINKS ` ABOUT $8000 OF STOCK STOLEN. TODAY, OUTSIDE THE DAIRY, THE JUSTICE MINISTER SAYS HE HAS A WAY TO STOP IT. THE FORMATION OF A MINISTERIAL ADVISORY GROUP TO THE VICTIMS OF RETAIL CRIME. THERE'S BEEN AN 86% INCREASE IN RETAIL CRIME OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS; THE JUSTICE MINISTER HAS SET A GOAL FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. 20,000 FEWER VICTIMS OF SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME, AND ALSO TO SEE A 15% DROP IN THE NUMBER OF SERIOUS YOUTH OFFENDERS. THE TEAM OF FIVE OR SIX WILL BE HEADED BY SUNNY KAUSHAL, THE CHAIR OF THE DAIRY AND BUSINESS OWNERS' GROUP. THEY WILL ADVISE PAUL GOLDSMITH AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICE MINISTER NICOLE MCKEE ABOUT SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. WE WILL HAVE OUR OWN KPIs, AND OF COURSE, YOU WILL BE THE BEST JUDGE ` THE KIWIS WILL BE THE BEST JUDGE WHAT WE ARE DOING. THE MINISTER HAS CLEAR AREAS HE WANTS LOOKED AT. HOW CAN THE OWNERS OF THEIR BUSINESS PROTECT THEMSELVES MORE EFFECTIVELY? RULES AROUND WHAT SECURITY GUARDS CAN AND CAN'T DO, AND ALSO FACIAL RECOGNITION PROPOSALS. BUT THE FAMILY OF THE KORNWAY DAIRY WANTS PREVENTION TO BE FRONT OF MIND. WE'VE SEEN MEASURES THAT ARE TAKEN TO HELP THE DAIRY OWNERS WHEN A ROBBERY DOES HAPPEN, BUT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY SEEN ANY MEASURES THAT PREVENTS THE ACTUAL ROBBERY. AND HE'LL BE TELLING THE NEW GROUP EXACTLY THAT ` ALL WHILE STUDYING LAW TO TRY AND PERSONALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE AREA. A LOT OF THE TIME, THESE... THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL CONDITIONS OR THEY'VE` THEY FEEL BETRAYED BY THE GOVERNMENT, UM, OR THEY'RE JUST NOT MAKING ENOUGH TO GET BY, AND THAT'S WHY THEY RESORT TO CRIMES SUCH AS THESE. THIS SORT OF INPUT WILL FEED INTO THE ADVISORY GROUP, WHOSE ADVICE TO THE MINISTERS WILL BE SWIFT. YOU WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO COME TO KNOW AS WE COME UP WITH OUR FIRST PROPOSAL, AND THAT WILL BE IN A MATTER OF FEW WEEKS. LAURA, A FEW WEEKS SOUNDS PRETTY FAST. BUT OF COURSE, THAT IS JUST THE FIRST STEP. IF THE ADVISORY GROUP COMES BACK AND THEY RECOMMEND A LAW CHANGE OR PERHAPS THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW LEGISLATION, THAT PROCESS COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR. THAT IS WHAT LABOUR'S JUSTICE SPOKESPERSON HAS STARTED TO CRITICISE. HE SAYS IF THE ADVISORY GROUP WAS A REAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, THIS IS NOT AT. IT IS NOT AN URGENT SOLUTION TO AN URGENT PROBLEM. HE SAYS NATIONAL CAMPAIGNED ON TACKLING CRIME AND HE SAYS THAT IS THREE-POINT $6 MILLION THAT WILL BE SPENT ON HAVING THE GROUP FOR TWO YEARS THAT COULD BE BETTER SPENT IN OTHER WAYS TO STOP THE REOFFENDING RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT UPDATE. ISRAEL HAS ORDERED ALL PALESTINIANS TO LEAVE GAZA CITY, CALLING THE AREA 'A DANGEROUS COMBAT ZONE'. THE WARNING WAS ISSUED AS THE MILITARY RAMPS UP ITS OPERATIONS IN THE ENCLAVE, TARGETING A FOURTH SCHOOL IN AS MANY DAYS. VIDEO HAS CAPTURED THE MOMENT A MISSILE SLAMMED INTO THE GROUNDS OF THE AL-AWDA SCHOOL AS UNSUSPECTING PALESTINIANS PLAYED IN THE COURTYARD. ITV'S SEJAL KARIA HAS THE LATEST. IT WAS A MOMENT TO SAVOUR THE ORDINARY IN GAZA ` A GAME OF FOOTBALL INSIDE A SCHOOLYARD WHERE DOZENS HAD SOUGHT REFUGE ` WHEN THE CHATTER AND THE BUZZ OF THE CROWD... (BOOM! PANICKED SHOUTING) ...WAS SHATTERED BY THE THUD OF AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE. SCREAMS OF PANIC AND TERROR ENSUED. THE MAN FILMING CAPTURED THE CROWDS DASHING IN ALL DIRECTIONS AS THE DEAD AND DYING LAY ON THE GROUND. (SPEAKS ARABIC) 'I LOST TWO OF MY BROTHERS IN THIS AIRSTRIKE,' THIS MAN SAID. 'ONE OF THEM WAS SELLING MOBILE PHONES WHEN HE WAS KILLED. 'THE OTHER WAS 12 YEARS OLD.' THOSE KILLED WERE BROUGHT IN SHROUDS TO THE NEARBY HOSPITAL, WHERE WORDS OFFERED LITTLE COMFORT TO THOSE THEY LEFT BEHIND. AT LEAST 29 PEOPLE PERISHED. (ANGUISHED WAILING) (SPEAKS ARABIC) 'IT'S A MASSACRE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL,' THIS MAN TOLD US, 'WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN AMONG THE DEAD.' AS THEY WERE BEING MOURNED, THE U.N. AGENCY FOR PALESTINIAN REFUGEES SAID THIS WAS THE FOURTH SCHOOL HIT IN AS MANY DAYS. THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAID THE INCIDENT WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND THAT IT WAS TARGETING A HAMAS FIGHTER WHO TOOK PART IN THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACKS USING PRECISE MUNITION ` AS IT RENEWED AND INTENSIFIED ITS OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH, TELLING RESIDENTS IN GAZA CITY TO EVACUATE. BUT THE QUESTION IS WHERE 250,000 PEOPLE STILL HERE WILL GO WHEN THEY SAY NOWHERE IS SAFE IN GAZA ` (BOOM! PANICKED SHOUTING) NOT EVEN SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTH, WHERE SO MANY OF THE DISPLACED SEEKING SHELTER ARE BEING KILLED. HEATHER'S IN NOW WITH A LOOK AT TODAY'S WEATHER ` WHICH HAD MORE FROST AND MORE FOG? YES. SOME SPOTS NOT GETTING OUT OF FOG EITHER ` LIKE TWIZEL, TE ANAU AND THE BULLER GORGE ` AND IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT ALL WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS DO THIS, AND THIS HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS LIKELY BROKEN A RECORD. IT'S THE MOST INTENSE WE'VE HAD, ACCORDING TO NIWA ` 1046.5 HECTOPASCALS; THAT'S THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF THE AIR ABOVE US. WITH NO WIND AND LOW-ELEVATION SUN, IT'S HARD TO SHIFT THE FOG, BUT THE HIGH IS MOVING ON. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. COMING UP, ALEC BALDWIN'S TRIAL GETS UNDERWAY ` THE PROSECUTION SAYS HE WAS HEADSTRONG AND RECKLESS; THE DEFENCE SAYS HE WAS AN ACTOR JUST DOING HIS JOB. BACK HERE ` DID A POLICE INVESTIGATION FOCUSING ON THE WRONG SUSPECT ALLOW THE REAL KILLER TO GET AWAY? AND IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS BALCONY IN THE WORLD; NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE PUBLIC'S ALLOWED A PEEK INSIDE THE ROOM BEHIND. 18 YEARS AFTER KILLING TOKOROA TEACHER LOIS DEAR IN HER CLASSROOM, WHETU TE HIKO HAS HAD HIS FIRST PAROLE BID REJECTED. THREENEWS HEARD FROM THE TEACHER'S FAMILY ON SUNDAY WHEN DEAR'S GRANDDAUGHTER EXPLAINED HOW SHE HAD BECOME A TEACHER IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S HONOUR. TODAY, TE HIKO ` WHO IS NOW 41 ` TOLD THE PAROLE BOARD HE HATES HIMSELF FOR EVERYTHING HE HAS PUT THE FAMILY THROUGH AND HASN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON. PROSECUTORS HAVE PAINTED ALEC BALDWIN AS A HEADSTRONG ACTOR WHO REPEATEDLY DISREGARDED GUN SAFETY STANDARDS ON THE SET OF HIS MOVIE 'RUST'. THE HOLLYWOOD STAR IS ON TRIAL FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER OVER THE FATAL SHOOTING OF A CINEMATOGRAPHER IN 2021. BUT THE DEFENCE SAYS HE CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A LIVE BULLET BEING IN THE GUN. ITV'S RISHI DAVDA HAS THE LATEST. A TIRED-LOOKING ALEC BALDWIN SAT SULLENLY IN COURT, NEARLY A THOUSAND DAYS SINCE FICTION TURNED FATAL. STATE OF NEW MEXICO VERSUS ALEXANDER RAE BALDWIN. HIS WIFE, HILARIA, AND BROTHER STEPHEN WERE CLOSE BY AS THE PROSECUTION LAID OUT ITS CASE. 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. BALDWIN IS CHARGED WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER ` SOMETHING HE DENIES. THE ACTOR'S LAWYERS CLAIMING HE ISN'T TO BLAME. THIS WAS AN UNSPEAKABLE TRAGEDY, BUT ALEC BALDWIN COMMITTED NO CRIME. HE WAS AN ACTOR ACTING, PLAYING THE ROLE OF HARLAN RUST. IT HAPPENED IN THE U.S. STATE OF NEW MEXICO ON THE SET OF THE FILM 'RUST', BACK IN OCTOBER 2021. ALEC BALDWIN WAS HOLDING A GUN AND REHEARSING FOR A SCENE. IT WENT OFF ` THE BULLET KILLING CINEMATOGRAPHER HALYNA HUTCHINS AND INJURING THE MOVIE'S DIRECTOR, JOEL SOUZA. OFFICER: YOU WERE IN THE ROOM WHEN THE LADY`? I WAS HOLDING THE GUN, YEAH. OK. ALL RIGHTY. WHAT DO YOU NEED? THE ACTOR HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HE DID NOT PULL THE TRIGGER. WELL, THE TRIGGER WASN'T PULLED. I DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER. SO YOU NEVER PULLED THE TRIGGER? NO, NO, NO, NO. I WOULD NEVER POINT A GUN TO ANYONE TO PULL THE TRIGGER AT THEM, NEVER. I'M THE ARMOURER, OR AT LEAST I WAS. THE FILM'S ARMOURER, HANNAH GUTIERREZ-REED, HAD BROUGHT LIVE BULLETS ON TO SET, SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. SHE LOADED THE GUN FOR THE ACTOR AND, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WAS FOUND GUILTY OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND JAILED FOR 18 MONTHS. HE DID NOT KNOW OR HAVE ANY REASON TO KNOW THAT GUN WAS LOADED WITH A LIVE BULLET. ALEC BALDWIN NOW FINDS HIMSELF IN THE SAME COURT IN FRONT OF THE SAME JUDGE AND FACES THE SAME SENTENCE IF THE JURY CONVICTS HIM. THE BROTHER OF A MURDERED WAIKATO WOMAN BELIEVES POLICE MAY HAVE FAILED TO CATCH HER KILLER BECAUSE THEY FOCUSED TOO QUICKLY ON THE WRONG SUSPECT. ROMA JOSEPH (58) DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION AFTER SHE WAS SERIOUSLY ASSAULTED IN HER HOME. SAM SHERWOOD REPORTS. IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE ROMA JOSEPH WAS KILLED IN HER TIRAU HOME, AND HER PASSING IS STILL FELT EVERY DAY BY HER FAMILY. SHE KEPT US TOGETHER. SHE WAS THE GLUE. SO I WOULD SAY... SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THE PILLAR TO OUR WHANAU. THE 58-YEAR-OLD WAS SERIOUSLY ASSAULTED BEFORE HER HOUSE WAS SET ALIGHT WHILE SHE WAS STILL ALIVE. SHE DIED FROM SMOKE INHALATION. AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH, ROMA HAD A TRESPASS ORDER AGAINST A MAN WHICH WAS DUE TO EXPIRE TWO MONTHS LATER. HER FAMILY SAYS SHE WAS TERRIFIED OF HIM. SHE FELT LIKE HER LIFE WAS IN DANGER. THE MAN WHO ROMA HAD THE ORDER ISSUED AGAINST HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN DESCRIBED BY POLICE AS A PERSON OF INTEREST. BUT WE CAN NOW REVEAL THE MAN IS A RELATIVE OF ROMA'S, WHO'S TWICE BEEN INTERVIEWED BY POLICE. HOWEVER, ROMA'S BROTHER DOES NOT BELIEVE HE WAS INVOLVED IN HER DEATH. I THINK ALL THEY WERE DOING AT THAT TIME IS TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO TURN ON HIM, YOU KNOW? TO ME, IT NEVER ENTERED MY THINKING THAT HE DID IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE HAD NO REASON TO ACTUALLY GO TO HER HOUSE. THOMAS MIDWOOD IS CONCERNED POLICE FOCUSED ON ONE PERSON TOO QUICKLY AND COULD HAVE DISCOUNTED OTHER SUSPECTS. JUST KNOWING MY SISTER, THE WAY SHE IS WHEN SHE'S PISSED, SHE'LL PISS OFF A HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST THE WAY SHE WAS. THE JOSEPH FAMILY, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH HOW SHE DIED. A LOT OF US ARE VERY UPSET, STILL UNSETTLED. SOME OF US ARE VERY ANGRY. JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE SERVED. CONSEQUENCES NEED TO BE GIVEN. I'LL GIVE A LOT OF PEOPLE RELIEF, REALLY, AND MOST OF ALL LET HER REST. SHE NEEDS HER REST. AND FINALLY PUT TO REST AN UNSOLVED CRIME THAT ROCKED A SMALL KIWI TOWN. COMING UP ` HOW'S THIS FOR A ROOM WITH A VIEW? THE EAST WING OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE WHERE THE ROYAL FAMILY WAITS BEFORE ITS BIGGEST OCCASIONS, AND NOW ANYONE CAN POP IN FOR A LOOK. IT'S A DECISION THAT'S BOUND TO SPARK ARGUMENTS ACROSS THE MOTU ` WHO MAKES THE COUNTRY'S BEST DOUGHNUTS? AND LATER IN SPORT ` WHY SCOTT ROBERTSON HAS RESISTED THE URGE TO CHANGE HIS ALL BLACKS SIDE FOR THE SECOND TEST AGAINST ENGLAND. THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT. FOOD PRICES ARE 0.3% LOWER THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR ` THE FIRST ANNUAL DROP IN SIX YEARS. FRUIT AND VEG LED THE WAY, DOWN 16.1% CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAS FINALLY SECURED HIS HANDSHAKE AND BRIEF CHAT WITH JOE BIDEN AT A DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE, HOT ON THE HEELS OF SUPERSTAR GEORGE CLOONEY CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT TO STEP ASIDE. AND CONVICTED MURDERER DAVID TAMIHERE HAS FAILED IN HIS BID TO CLEAR HIS NAME FOR MURDERING TWO SWEDISH BACKPACKERS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE IT WAS BUILT, ALMOST TWO CENTURIES AGO, VISITORS WILL GET TO TOUR THE PRIVATE ROOMS BEHIND BRITAIN'S MOST FAMOUS BALCONY. INTERNALLY, IT'S SIMPLY CALLED THE EAST WING, BUT FOR MOST PEOPLE, IT'S THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED FACADE OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE, WHERE THE ROYAL FAMILY GATHER BEFORE STEPPING OUT TO SEE THE PUBLIC. ITV'S CHRIS SHIP REPORTS. IT'S PART OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE THAT MONARCHS HAVE USED FOR 175 YEARS, BUT UNTIL NOW, IT'S BEEN OUT OF BOUNDS TO THE PUBLIC. IT MIGHT HAVE A RATHER UNGLAMOROUS NAME ` 'THE EAST WING' ` BUT THE DECOR IS ANYTHING BUT ` OIL PAINTINGS OF QUEEN VICTORIA THROUGH HER LIFE AND TALL CHINESE PORCELAIN PAGODAS IN EVERY CORNER. AND IT'S FROM HERE YOU WALK INTO THE CENTRE ROOM FOR AN APPEARANCE ON THE MOST FAMOUS BALCONY IN THE WORLD. (CHEERING) LAST USED FOR TROOPING THE COLOUR, AND FOR EVERY BIG ROYAL OCCASION, TICKET HOLDERS CAN NOW, THROUGH THE NET CURTAIN, GET THE SAME VIEW THE KING GETS ` AND HIS MOTHER, QUEEN ELIZABETH, MANY TIMES BEFORE HIM. THE ADDITION OF THE BALCONY WAS ACTUALLY PRINCE ALBERT'S IDEA, BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS A WAY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC, WHICH IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY. IT WAS FIRST USED IN 1851, AT THE START OF THE CRIMEAN WAR, WHEN PRINCE ALBERT AND QUEEN VICTORIA WENT ONTO THE BALCONY TO WAVE THE TROOPS OFF. OBVIOUSLY, V.E. DAY, 1945 IS ANOTHER MOMENTOUS OCCASION. THE EAST WING OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE IS THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED AND MOST RECOGNISABLE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE NEWEST WING. QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT DECIDED THEY NEEDED EVEN MORE SPACE FOR THEIR GROWING FAMILY. BUT IN ORDER TO BUILD ALL OF THIS, THEY HAD TO MOVE SOMETHING ELSE. THERE WAS A RATHER LARGE ARCH IN FRONT OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE; WHAT WE NOW CALL 'MARBLE ARCH' HAD TO BE MOVED BRICK BY BRICK TO WHERE IT STANDS NOW, AT THE END OF OXFORD STREET. TO PAY FOR THEIR NEW WING, THEY SOLD BRIGHTON PAVILION, GEORGE IV'S SEASIDE RESORT, FOR �50,000. KING GEORGE LOVED ASIAN ART, AND ALL OF IT ` INCLUDING 42 FIREPLACES, ORNATE CLOCKS AND EVEN THESE CURTAIN POLES ` WAS STRIPPED OUT AND CARTED UP TO LONDON. THE EAST WING IS THE FIRST PART OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE TO BE COMPLETED IN ITS DECADE-LONG REFURBISHMENT PROGRAMME, AND KING CHARLES HAS SAID HE WANTS TO OPEN MORE ROYAL RESIDENCES TO THE PUBLIC. BUT IF YOU DO WANT TO STAND BY THE FAMOUS FRENCH DOORS, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT; TICKETS SOLD OUT WITHIN HOURS, SO YOU'LL NEED TO TRY AGAIN NEXT SUMMER. TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS STRANDED IN SPACE HAVE HAD THEIR RETURN TO EARTH POSTPONED INDEFINITELY. SUNITA WILLIAMS AND BUTCH WILMORE WERE ONLY MEANT TO BE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR JUST OVER A WEEK IN JUNE. HOWEVER, AN ISSUE WITH BOEING'S NEW STARLINER CAPSULE MEANS THEIR FLIGHT HOME HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY DELAYED. THE PAIR SAY THEY ARE CONFIDENT THEY WILL GET HOME EVENTUALLY. A DETERMINED PENSIONER HAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TO GET ASHBURTON COUNCIL TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT HER NEIGHBOUR'S NOISY DOG. CHRISTINE SANDERSON WAS EVEN TRESPASSED AFTER PLAYING A RECORDING OF THE DOG'S HOWLS OUTSIDE THE FIRM THAT HANDLES DOG COMPLAINTS. BUT INSPECTORS SAY DESPITE DOZENS OF VISITS, THEY'RE YET TO HEAR A PEEP. NADINE ROBERTS REPORTS. (DOG BARKS) IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU SEE A 73-YEAR-OLD GRANNY TRESPASSED FROM A RETAIL STORE. BUT THEN CHRISTINE SANDERSON IS NOT YOUR AVERAGE PENSIONER. IN FACT, YOU COULD SAY SHE'S LIKE A DOG WITH A BONE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE DOG NEXT DOOR. MY HUSBAND HAS DEMENTIA. WE'D LOST OUR DOG RECENTLY, AND HE KEEPS ASKING, 'WHY IS OUR DOG CRYING?' I CAN'T EXPLAIN TO HIM, 'THAT'S NOT OUR DOG, DARLING. 'WE'VE LOST OUR DOG.' EVER SINCE HER ASHBURTON NEIGHBOUR GOT A STAFFY PUPPY, SANDERSON AND HUSBAND, TREVOR, HAVE HAD TO PUT UP WITH THIS. (DOG HOWLS) AND THIS. (DOG BARKS) I MEAN, HE DOESN'T BARK 24 HOURS A DAY. UM, I MEAN, NORMAL DOGS BARK, BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. SANDERSON IS CONSTANTLY COMPLAINING TO THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL AND HAS CALLED THE SPCA. THERE'S TWO ISSUES HERE ` IT'S OUR WELFARE, AND IT'S THE DOG'S WELFARE. THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO PUT THIS RIGHT AND THEN JUST NOT USING THE TOOLS. THEY DON'T BELIEVE ME. BUT THE PLUCKY PENSIONER HASN'T GIVEN UP. IN JANUARY, SHE ARMED HERSELF WITH A BLUETOOTH SPEAKER AND PLAYED RECORDINGS OF THE DOG HOWLING OUTSIDE A FIRM CONTRACTED BY COUNCIL TO INVESTIGATE DOG COMPLAINTS LEADING TO HER BEING TRESPASSED. I PUT AN AD ENCOURAGING PEOPLE IN THE AREA, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE ANNOYED WITH THIS BARKING, AND THE AD IN THE PAPERS ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO RING THE COUNCIL. ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL CHIEF EXECUTIVE HAMISH RIACH SAYS THERE'S NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT SANDERSON'S CLAIMS. WE'VE BEEN OUT TO HER PROPERTY 76 TIMES IN OUR RECORDS, AND ON NO OCCASION HAS THE DOG BEEN BARKING. SO I'M NOT CALLING HER A LIAR. BUT EACH TIME WE GO AND RESPOND TO ONE OF HER MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE DOG'S NOT BARKING, WE DON'T HAVE THE VERIFICATION. THE DOG'S OWNER SAID SANDERSON WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON THE STREET TO COMPLAIN ABOUT HIS PUPPY, AND HE DIDN'T BELIEVE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WITH NEITHER SANDERSON OR THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL BACKING DOWN, IT SEEMS THIS DOG FIGHT IS SET TO CONTINUE. (DOG HOWLS) OLLIE'S IN NEXT WITH SPORT, AND SCOTT ROBERTSON'S PLAYING IT SAFE WITH HIS ALL BLACKS TEAM FOR THE SECOND TEST? JUST THE ONE INJURY ENFORCED CHANGE. TJ PERENARA IS NO GOOD. OUT FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. HE WANTS TO BUILD A BIT OF COHESION. IT WOULDN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE FOR SCOTT ROBERTSON TO MAKE A HORRIBLE CHANGES AFTER JUST ONE WIN. HE NEEDS TO START BUILDING COMBINATIONS AND COHESION. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON ROBERTSON'S SIDE TO FACE ENGLAND NEXT. PLUS ` THEY LEFT IT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT, BUT ENGLAND SCRAPE HOME IN THE EURO SEMI-FINAL, GIVING THE THREE LIONS ANOTHER CHANCE TO BRING FOOTBALL HOME. AND LULU SUN'S RUN MIGHT'VE ENDED, BUT OUR DOUBLES' STARS CONTINUE TO FLY THE KIWI FLAG AT WIMBLEDON. WELCOME TO A NEW SWIFT WORLD WITH SUZUKI AND THREE NEWS SPORT. COHESION OVER CHANGE IS HOW SCOTT ROBERTSON HAS APPROACHED HIS SECOND TEAM NAMING WITH JUST THE TWO CHANGES FROM THE SIDE THAT WON THE FIRST TEST. NONE OF THOSE COME IN THE FORWARDS, WHERE ROBERTSON HAS OPTED FOR THE EXACT SAME EIGHT THAT STARTED THE FIRST TEST IN DUNEDIN. IN THE BACKS, AS EXPECTED, FINLAY CHRISTIE GETS THE NOD AT HALFBACK AFTER CONFIRMATION TJ PERENARA WILL BE SIDE-LINED FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT TWO TESTS WITH A KNEE INJURY. THAT MEANS THE FIRST NEW CAP OF THE 2024 SEASON IS SET TO BE UNLEASHED OFF THE BENCH, WITH CHIEFS HALFBACK CORTEZ RATIMA IN LINE FOR HIS TEST DEBUT. THE ALL BLACKS TAKING COMFORT IN THE CONNECTION THAT'S ALREADY STARTING TO DEVELOP. SCOTT ROBERTSON IS JUST AS DIALLED IN THIS WEEK, WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIS PLAYERS AS THEY LOOK TO TAKE ANOTHER STEP FORWARD. WITH A TEST UNDER THIS GROUP'S BELT ALREADY, THERE'S A SENSE OF CALM. EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE THE CLASSROOM IS NOW. IT'S LIKE THE FIRST WEEK AT SCHOOL, ISN'T IT? YOU TAKE A WHILE TO GET YOUR BEARINGS AND WE'VE GOT THAT. AND HOW IT'S... YOU KNOW, HOW THE TEACHER RUNS IT ALL AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE WEEK AND, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT INTO IT. GOOD RHYTHM. ROBERTSON WILL NEED THAT RHYTHM TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY AFTER A TENSE OPENING TEST FOR THE NEW ALL BLACKS COACH. TO HELP WITH THAT, HE'S OPTED FOR JUST THE ONE ENFORCED CHANGE ` FINLAY CHRISTIE IN FOR THE INJURED TJ PERENARA. IT'S VERY SPECIAL. I'M VERY HUMBLE TO GET NAMED TO START OBVIOUSLY. AND, YEAH, PLAYING IN THE BLACK JERSEY AT EDEN PARK'S OBVIOUSLY, I GUESS, THE PINNACLE FOR THE ALL BLACKS IN NEW ZEALAND. CHRISTIE'S ELEVATION TO THE STARTING SIDE MEANS A POSSIBLE DEBUT OFF THE BENCH FOR CORTEZ RATIMA. ONCE HE SORT OF REALISED, ONCE HE'D BEEN NAMED, HE JUST GOT ON WITH IT, AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A PRETTY GOOD COUPLE OF MENTORS IN FRONT OF HIM THAT HE CAN LEARN OFF. AND NOW'S HIS OPPORTUNITY. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY PLAYING VERY WELL, UM, SCORING A LOT OF TRIES WHICH EVERY OTHER NINE SEEMS TO BE DOING AT THE MOMENT, BAR ME. CHRISTIE WOULDN'T MIND ONE AT EDEN PARK ON SATURDAY. THE ALL BLACKS RECORD THERE IS WELL KNOWN ` UNBEATEN AT THEIR AUCKLAND FORTRESS IN 30 YEARS ` SOMETHING ROBERTSON CERTAINLY WON'T BE TAKING FOR GRANTED. EVERYTHING IS EARNED THERE, AND WE RESPECT WHAT'S BEEN BEFORE, AND NOW IT'S OUR OPPORTUNITY. ONE ROBERTSON IS DETERMINED NOT TO SQUANDER. THERE'S ALWAYS PRESSURE. IT DEPENDS HOW YOU USE IT. THE ALL BLACKS WILL WALK TOWARDS IT AS THEY EYE TWO WINS TO START THE SCOTT ROBERTSON ERA. ENGLAND WILL FACE SPAIN IN THE FINAL OF THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER SECURING A LAST-GASP VICTORY OVER THE NETHERLANDS. SUBSTITUTE OLLIE WATKINS SLOTTED THE WINNER IN THE 90TH MINUTE TO SECURE THEIR PLACE IN THE DECIDER ` A CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION AFTER LOSING THE FINAL TO ITALY THE LAST TIME AROUND. LUCY THOMSON WATCHED THE ACTION. IT WAS A MOMENT TO MATCH THE OCCASION. WATKINS! (CROWD ROARS) BANG ON 90 MINUTES! ENGLAND AMID DELIRIOUS DRAMA! A PIECE OF STOPPAGE-TIME BRILLIANCE FROM ENGLAND SUBSTITUTE OLLIE WATKINS SEALING THE DEAL FOR THE THREE LIONS, WHO ONCE AGAIN SILENCED THE CRITICS WITH A LAST-GASP VICTORY. IT SHOWS THE CHARACTER, THE RESILIENCE ` EVERYTHING WE SPOKE ABOUT BEFORE THE CAMP THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO WIN A MAJOR TOURNAMENT. PRIOR TO THE MATCH, WATKINS HAD ONLY MADE ONE OTHER APPEARANCE AT EURO24. UNBELIEVABLE. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR WEEKS. THE GAMBLE TO REPLACE CAPTAIN HARRY KANE IN THE DYING MINUTES PAYING OFF FOR GARETH SOUTHGATE. TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE TEAM TO THE FIRST FINAL OVERSEAS ` I'M IMMENSELY PROUD OF THAT. BUT NOW, OF COURSE, WE'VE COME HERE TO WIN. AN OUTCOME THAT LOOKED IN DOUBT EARLIER IN THE MATCH, WHEN XAVI SIMONS OPENED THE SCORING FOR THE DUTCH INSIDE THE FIRST SEVEN MINUTES. IT'S XAVI SIMONS! IT'S A BELTING GOAL! AN 17th-MINUTE PENALTY FROM KANE LEVELLED THE SCORE ONE APIECE. HARRY KANE DELIVERS FOR ENGLAND AGAIN! PHIL FODEN ALMOST MADE IT TWO A FEW MOMENTS LATER; DENIED BY A DUTCH BOOT LURKING ON THE LINE. AS EXTRA TIME LOOMED, ENGLAND THOUGHT THEY'D EDGED AHEAD. IT JUST LOOKS A FRACTION OFFSIDE. BUT THEIR DISAPPOINTMENT WAS SHORT-LIVED ` IT'S OVER! IT IS OVER! ENGLAND GO TO THE FINAL! MUCH TO THE EXCITEMENT OF FANS INSIDE THE STADIUM IN DORTMUND AND THE O2 ARENA IN LONDON. BUT ENGLAND KNOW MATCHING TODAY'S PERFORMANCE WILL BE NO EASY FEAT AGAINST IN-FORM SPAIN ON MONDAY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE EXCEPTIONAL WITH THE BALL, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE EXCEPTIONAL WITHOUT IT. BUT IT'S THE FINAL ` YOU EXPECT IT TO BE THAT WAY. THEY'VE BEEN THE BEST TEAM. THEY'LL JUST BE HOPING FOR A DIFFERENT RESULT FROM LAST TIME. MEANWHILE, ANOTHER MOMENT ENGLAND FANS WERE HOPING FOR HAS COME TO FRUITION, WITH JIMMY ANDERSON TAKING A WICKET IN HIS LAST-EVER TEST MATCH. EMOTIONS RAN HIGH BEFORE A BALL WAS EVEN BOWLED AT LORD'S; ANDERSON'S DAUGHTERS EVEN GIVEN THE HONOUR OF RINGING THE BELL AT THE START OF PLAY. THE 41-YEAR-OLD WAS MADE TO WAIT, BUT WITH THE WEST INDIES NINE DOWN, HE FINALLY STRUCK. OH, THAT'S GOT TO BE CLOSE. THAT'S GOT TO BE 701 FOR ANDERSON. IT IS. (CHEERING) WELL, ATKINSON MIGHT HAVE SEVEN, BUT THAT'S THE BIGGEST CHEER WE'VE HEARD TODAY. DESPITE THE MAGICAL MOMENT FOR ANDERSON, IT WAS DEBUTANT GUS ATKINSON WHO STOLE THE SHOW, CLAIMING FIGURES OF 7/45. AFTER DAY ONE, ENGLAND LEAD BY 68, WITH SEVEN WICKETS IN HAND. PHOENIX MIDFIELDER BEN OLD HAS SECURED A SEVEN-FIGURE TRANSFER TO FRENCH LIGUE 1 CLUB SAINT-ETIENNE SAINT-ETIENNE. OLD'S UNVEILING IN THE FRENCH TOWN WAS UNIQUE IN ITSELF, WITH A PAINTING OF THE 21-YEAR-OLD REVEALED IN THE TOWN SQUARE. THE MOVE TO FRANCE IS ONE OLD FEELS HAS COME AT THE RIGHT TIME. I THINK THIS IS NOT ONLY A PLACE WHICH` LIKE I SAID, THE ENVIRONMENT'S PERFECT FOR ME, BUT IT'S ALSO A PLACE WHICH I THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE A REAL BIG NEXT STEP AND DEVELOP AS A FOOTBALLER. OLD IS THE SECOND PHOENIX PLAYER IN AS MANY MONTHS TO SECURE A BIG MONEY MOVE OVERSEAS AFTER ALEX PAULSEN WAS SNAPPED UP BY ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CLUB BOURNEMOUTH. THE KIWI FLAG CONTINUES TO FLY HIGH AT WIMBLEDON, WITH KIWI DOUBLES STARS MICHAEL VENUS AND ERIN ROUTLIFFE ENJOYING A PERFECT DAY ON COURT. BOTH HAD WINS TO ADVANCE TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SEMI-FINALS, VENUS AND BRIT NEAL SKUPSKI EXTENDING THEIR UNBEATEN RUN IN ALL TOURNAMENTS TO 12 MATCHES. YEAH, SKUPSKI AND VENUS WITH TWO GRASS-COURT TOURNAMENT WINS SO FAR THIS YEAR. VENUS AND ROUTLIFFE THEN TEAMED UP IN THE MIXED DOUBLES. AFTER DROPPING THE OPENING SET, THEY BOUNCED BACK TO SEND THE MATCH TO A SUPER TIE-BREAKER, WHICH WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE WIRE. GAME, SET, MATCH ` VENUS/ROUTLIFFE! WELL, THERE IT IS. A SUPER CONTEST. I SHOULD THINK A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF, BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY CLOSE, BUT THE NEW ZEALANDERS ARE THROUGH. VENUS AND ROUTLIFFE'S GRUELLING SCHEDULES DON'T EASE UP OVERNIGHT, WITH A SEMI-FINAL EACH BEFORE TEAMING UP AGAIN IN THEIR MIXED DOUBLES QUARTER-FINAL. MEANWHILE LULU SUN ADMITS SHE'S OVERWHELMED WITH THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT SHE'S RECEIVED DURING HER DREAM RUN FROM WIMBLEDON QUALIFIER TO QUARTER-FINALIST. FOLLOWING YESTERDAY'S LOSS, SUN FINALLY HAD THE CHANCE TO READ HER MESSAGES OF SUPPORT WHICH WILL KEEP HER BUSY FOR SOME TIME TO COME. I CAN'T COUNT, REALLY. (CHUCKLES) I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MESSAGE EVERYONE BACK. THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THAT I'VE RECEIVED ` FROM, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO WERE WATCHING HERE AT WIMBLEDON TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE WATCHING IN NEW ZEALAND ` IS... AMAZING. SUN HAS CONFIRMED SHE WILL SKIP HER NEXT SCHEDULED EVENT, IN HUNGARY, TO CONCENTRATE ON DOUBLES AHEAD OF TEAMING UP WITH ERIN ROUTLIFFE AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. I CANNOT WAIT FOR THAT. I THINK SHE IS GOING TO GO INCREDIBLY WELL AT THE GAMES. GOOD TO SEE HER FOCUSING ON THE DOUBLES NOW. ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MAY BE A CHANCE OF A MEDAL. A LION WITH THREE LEGS HAS MADE WHAT RESEARCHERS BELIEVE IS A RECORD-BREAKING SWIM IN WESTERN UGANDA. JACOB AND HIS BROTHER TIBU SWAM 1.5km THROUGH TREACHEROUS WATERS AT NIGHT IN THE QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK. WHAT MAKES IT EVEN MORE REMARKABLE IS THAT THE RIVER IS CROCODILE AND HIPPO INFESTED. RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THE PAIR ARE RISKING LIFE AND MORE LIMBS TO SEARCH FOR FEMALES. A MAN IN CHINA HAS BEEN DETAINED FOR ATTEMPTING A LIVE REBOOT OF THE MOVIE 'SNAKES ON A PLANE'. THE AUDACIOUS SMUGGLER WAS CAUGHT TRYING TO SNEAK MORE THAN 100 SNAKES INTO SHENZHEN BY SHOVING THEM DOWN HIS PANTS. HE WAS STOPPED WHILE TRYING TO PASS THROUGH THE 'NOTHING TO DECLARE' LANE. TIME NOW FOR THREENEWS WEATHER ` AND IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THESE CALM DAYS, HEATHER? (LAUGHS) IT WAS NEVER GOING TO WORK OUT. I'M COMPOSED. A LOW OFF EAST CAPE IS PRODUCING LARGE WAVES WITH A WARNING IN FORCE FROM TOMORROW TILL SATURDAY MORNING FOR HAWKE'S BAY, MAHIA PENINSULA AND GISBORNE. THAT SAME SYSTEM DELIVERS SHOWERS OUT EAST AND WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF WIND. BUT THE NEXT REAL ACTIVE WEATHER COMES FROM THIS LARGE TROUGH. WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE GALE NOR'EASTERS FOR NORTHLAND AND HEAVY RAIN FOR NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, COROMANDEL AND WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY. TOMORROW'S FORECAST IS NEXT. WELCOME BACK. I'M A LITTLE SAD OUR GLORIOUS INTENSE WINTER HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ON. TOMORROW, THE CENTRE WILL BE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. IT IS STILL OFFERING UP A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE, SO MOST WILL STILL BE FINE. BUT ITS MOVE OFF SHORE HAS ALLOWED A LOW OUT EAST TO RAMP UP, AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE TWO PRESSURE SYSTEMS IS A SOU'EASTERLY FLOW. SO WE HAVE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE WEATHER IN THE FORECAST. BUT NOT FOR THE SOUTH TONIGHT ` THE ISLAND IS FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. REPEATING THE WEEK'S THEME, THERE WILL BE POCKETS OF FOG INLAND AND FROST WITH LOW CLOUD ALONG THE PACIFIC SEABOARD. TOMORROW, FROSTY AND FOGGY FIRST UP WITH CLOUD BUILDING NEAR THE EAST COAST. IT MOVES INLAND OVER CANTERBURY TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH A FEW SHOWERS NORTH OF ASHBURTON. WINDS REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT. THE FURTHER NORTH AND WEST YOU ARE IN THE NORTH ISLAND, THE CLEARER YOUR SKIES WILL BE, WITH A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS FORMING OVERNIGHT FOR THE EAST AND THE ODD SHOWER FOR WELLINGTON. SOUTH TO SOU'EAST WINDS WILL BE STRONG TOO OVERNIGHT AND ACROSS FRIDAY. YOU CAN SEE THE SHOWERS BUILDING OUT EAST AND DOWN TO WELLINGTON FOR THE DAY. ANOTHER FROSTY MORNING. COULD BE THE COLDEST MORNING SO FAR THIS YEAR FOR AUCKLAND. THE DAY REMAINS SUNNY FOR EVERYONE, WITH A DETECTABLE SOU'EASTERLY FOR WHANGAREI AND AUCKLAND. YOU KNOW THE DRILL BY NOW ` FINE AND FROSTY TO START. MOST WILL HAVE A PERIOD DURING THE DAY WITH CLOUD, BUT IT'S MOSTLY FINE WITH A FRESH SOUTH TO SOU'EASTERLY WIND. THAT SOUTH TO SOU'EAST FLOW WILL PUSH PLENTY OF CLOUD AND SHOWERS OVER THE EAST, WITH MOST OF THEM HITTING GISBORNE. THE WIND HAS RETURNED TOO; FRESH SOUTHERLIES. TAUMARUNUI ` SEVERE MORNING FROST, THEN FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. EVERYONE ELSE HAS A VERY DIFFERENT FORECAST ` CLOUD RETURNING, SHOWERS FOR MANAWATU AND WELLINGTON, STRONG WINDS FOR TARANAKI. SUPER PRETTY FOR THE NORTHWEST OF THE SOUTH ` CALM AND FINE, MORNING AND NIGHT FROST, NO WIND. JUST A GREAT WINTER'S DAY. PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER ON THE OTHER SIDE AND THE ODD SHOWER TOO, ALL DAY FOR MOST, REACHING BLENHEIM IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOUTH TO SOU'EASTERS UP TOP. MORNING FROST AGAIN AND MORNING FOG FOR THE DEEP SOUTH. OAMARU AND DUNEDIN, YOU'LL HAVE LIGHT SHOWERS WITH NOR'EASTERS. SO A LITTLE MIXED AROUND DUNEDIN TOMORROW. IF YOU'RE NEAR THE COAST, EXPECT PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER AND SOME LIGHT SHOWERS, ALL WITH A NOR'EASTERLY. PATCHY DRIZZLE HITS CHRISTCHURCH TONIGHT; THEN TOMORROW'S GREY, WITH LIGHT SHOWERS AND LIGHT WINDS. TOMORROW NIGHT, A NOR'EASTERLY DEVELOPS AND WILL BRING WITH IT A FEW MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHOWERS. MOSTLY CLOUDY FOR THE CAPITAL. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS TOO FOR THE CITY CENTRE AND HUTT VALLEY. THEN THEY'LL BECOME CONFINED TO THE SOUTH COAST TOMORROW NIGHT, WITH AN ALL-DAY-LONG FRESH SOU'EASTER. HAWKE'S BAY ` PLENTY OF CLOUD, AND THEY'LL COME WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. AND ALL WITH A FRESH SOUTHERLY THAT WILL MAKE YOUR HIGH OF 12 FEEL ONLY LIKE 6. TAURANGA, YOU'LL GET ANOTHER DAY OF COLD BUT CALM AND CLEAR CONDITIONS, BUT CLOUD DOES INCREASE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SOUTHERLY. FROST RETURNS OVERNIGHT FOR HAMILTON. NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT. THE DAY WILL BE FINE, AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. AND SOME AROUND AUCKLAND WILL GET ANOTHER LIGHT FROST IN THE MORNING. THE CENTRAL CITY WILL DROP TO 3 OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW IS FINE, WITH A SOU'EASTERLY. OVER THE TASMAN, THE SHOWERS HAVE CLEARED PERTH, BUT THEY REMAIN FOR ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND TASMANIA. AND A LARGE-SWELL ALERT REMAINS FOR THE OPEN WATERS OF THE SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS AND NIUE ` 4m SWELLS. BACK HOME ` AND THE NORTH GETS ONE MORE DAY OF GOOD WEATHER KICKING OFF THE WEEKEND, THEN POTENTIALLY GALE-FORCE NOR'EASTERS HIT FROM SUNDAY OVER NORTHLAND, AND THE FRONTS ARRIVE FROM THE WEST ON MONDAY, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN. THE SOUTH OF THE NORTH ISLAND WILL ESCAPE MOST OF IT, BUT MONDAY WILL BE CLOUDY. FINE, FROSTY ` ALL THE USUAL FOR THE NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. BUT RAIN WILL DEVELOP UP THE VERY TOP BY MONDAY; ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE LEAD-UP TOO. AND SHOWERS HIT CANTERBURY FROM SUNDAY. LOOKING GOOD ` FINE, FROSTY AND CALM FOR THE LOWER SOUTHERN REGION. NO GOOD WEATHER LASTS FOREVER. THERE'S A CHANCE THIS LATEST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING IN EARLY NEXT WEEK COULD TRIGGER THE NEXT ROUND OF WARNINGS. WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE KNOW. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNTRY'S BEST DOUGHNUT, LOOK NO FURTHER THAN TIMARU. TIMARU U-BAKE BAKERY CLAIMED THE TOP PRIZE AT BAKING NEW ZEALAND'S DECKED-OUT DOUGHNUT CHAMPIONSHIP, WITH THIS BLACKBERRY-COMPOTE FILLED CREATION TOPPED WITH MINI MERINGUES. IT'S A MASTERPIECE. IT'S A REALLY NICE PIECE OF WORK. AND SO I'M LED TO BELIEVE THAT THE JUDGES, THEY TOOK ONE LOOK AND THEY SAID, 'LOOK, THERE'S, UH, 'NO ONE ELSE THAT'S GONNA COME SECOND TO THIS.' WELL, THERE IS ONES THAT ARE GONNA COME SECOND, BUT, UH, 'CAN'T BEAT THIS ONE.' U-BAKE ALSO CAME THIRD IN THE CUSTARD SQUARE COMPETITION. EARLIER, WE ASKED IF YOU'D NOTICED A DROP IN FOOD PRICES, AND IT'S ALMOST 50/50. HALF HAVE, HALF HAVEN'T. THAT IS THREENEWS FOR TONIGHT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US BY EMAILING newsroom@stuff.co.nz OR HEAD TO THE STUFF WEBSITE. I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. PO MARIE. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY MAEVE KELLY AND JESSIE PURU.