TONIGHT, IT'S OFFICIAL ` DONALD TRUMP IS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR U.S. PRESIDENT. ALL BANDAGED UP, HE MAKES THIS SURPRISE APPEARANCE. CROWD CHANTS: WE LOVE TRUMP! WE LOVE TRUMP! SO WHY HAS HE PICKED A FORMER CRITIC AS HIS RUNNING MATE? PLUS, TRIBUTES FOR FORMER ALL BLACK NORM HEWITT. I WOULD REMEMBER HIM AS A PERSON WHO CHANGED LIVES FOR THE BETTER. A LOOK BACK AT HIS LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. AND FRUSTRATION GROWS AS DARLEEN TANA'S STOUSH WITH HER FORMER PARTY ROLLS ON. IF DARLEEN TANA HAD BEEN HONEST WITH MYSELF AND MARAMA FOUR MONTHS AGO, WE WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED THIS INDEPENDENT, EXPERT INVESTIGATION. WHAT THE MP'S NOW SAYING ABOUT HER POLITICAL FUTURE. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS, KATE HARRIS AND SAM BAKER. 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 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE HIS FIRST APPEARANCE IN PUBLIC AFTER THE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE AT THE WEEKEND. THE FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT MADE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S CONVENTION, ARRIVING ON STAGE WITH A BANDAGE COVERING HIS RIGHT EAR, WHICH WAS WOUNDED ON SUNDAY. DELEGATES AT THE EVENT HAD EARLIER CONFIRMED HIS STATUS AS THE PARTY'S NOMINEE FOR NOVEMBER'S ELECTION. HE'S ALSO NAMED HIS RUNNING MATE ` OHIO SENATOR JD VANCE (39) ` WHO'S UNDERGONE A TRANSFORMATION FROM A NEVER-TRUMPER TO A MAGA HARDLINER. IN 2016, HE CALLED TRUMP AN 'IDIOT', SAID HE 'NEVER LIKED HIM', AND DESCRIBED TRUMP AS 'AMERICA'S HITLER'. THAT NEWS COMING AS AGENTS SPEND ANOTHER DAY AT THE HOUSE OF THE MAN WHO TRIED TO KILL THE FORMER PRESIDENT, WITH AUTHORITIES STRUGGLING TO IDENTIFY A MOTIVE FOR THE ATTACK. MORE ON THAT AND A BIG LEGAL WIN FOR TRUMP IN A MOMENT. BUT FIRST, U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH REPORTS FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE. ARRIVING ON STAGE TO WHAT'S BECOME HIS OWN PERSONAL ANTHEM... # GOD BLESS THE USA. # ...THE FORMER PRESIDENT WAS IN A ROOM FULL OF SUPPORT. CROWD CHANTS: WE LOVE TRUMP! WE LOVE TRUMP! THE CROWD ECHOING HIS WORDS FROM THE AFTERMATH OF THE WEEKEND'S SHOOTING. FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! THE BANDAGED FORMER PRESIDENT DIDN'T SPEAK ` HE'S SCHEDULED TO DO SO LATER IN THE CONVENTION ` BUT HE TOOK HIS SEAT IN THE STANDS ALONGSIDE HIS FAMILY AND THE MAN WHO WILL BE HIS RUNNING MATE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. SENATOR JD VANCE! JD VANCE ` AN OHIO SENATOR, VENTURE CAPITALIST AND AUTHOR. EIGHT YEARS AGO, HE WAS FIRMLY ANTI-TRUMP, BUT NOW HIS NAME'S RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S. USA! OUTSIDE THE CONVENTION HALL IN MILWAUKEE, FROM THE DISGUSTED... INSURRECTION, FRAUD, YOU KNOW, RAPE, MOLESTATION... HE GOT CONVICTED FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE VIOLATIONS. ...TO THE DEVOTED. TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUUUUMP! THERE'S ONLY ONE INCIDENT ON EVERYONE'S MINDS. TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED` (GUNFIRE POPS) GET DOWN, GET DOWN, GET DOWN, GET DOWN. NOW, ESPECIALLY AFTER WHAT JUST HAPPENED, I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM IN PERSON ON STAGE DOING HIS THING, MAKE SURE HE'S OK. THERE WERE PEOPLE POINTING OUT THE PERSON WHO WAS BEAR-CRAWLING ON TOP OF THE ROOF WITH A RIFLE, AND THE SECRET SERVICE AND POLICE DID NOTHING. I THINK THAT'S PRETTY INTERESTING. SECURITY CHECKPOINTS LIKE THIS ONE HAVE BEEN SET UP RIGHT AROUND DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE. HERE, CARS ARE BEING TOTALLY SEARCHED, BOOTS EMPTIED, BONNETS LIFTED, DOG SQUADS DEPLOYED. NO ONE'S TAKING ANY CHANCES AFTER THE ATTEMPT ON DONALD TRUMP'S LIFE. THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP HAS SOLIDIFIED EVERYBODY. IT'S UNIFIED THE PARTY. IT'S COALESCED AROUND HIM, IN MY OPINION, AND THEY'RE ENERGISED AND READY TO RE-ELECT HIM. THAT RE-ELECTION TAKING A STEP FORWARDS WITH THE RUBBER-STAMPING OF HIS ALREADY-LOCKED-IN STATUS AS THE PARTY'S NOMINEE. ALL OF ITS 40 VOTES FOR PRESIDENT DONALD J TRUMP! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 32 VOTES FOR OUR FORMER AND FUTURE PRESIDENT, DONALD J TRUMP! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) DONALD J TRUMP. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) AMERICA SAMOA. (SPEAKS SAMOAN) HEY, HEY, HEY! HEREBY DECLARING HIM THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. DONALD TRUMP'S BROUGHT HIS PARTY TOGETHER, BUT BIG QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT HIS ABILITY TO UNITE AMERICA. SO, LET'S HEAD LIVE TO MILWAUKEE NOW WHERE LOGAN IS STANDING BY. LOGAN, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF DONALD TRUMP'S SURPRISE APPEARANCE? HE ALMOST LOOKED EMOTIONAL AS HE WALKED INTO THAT ARENA, FOR HIS SUPPORTERS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY'VE SEEN HIM IN PERSON SINCE THE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE, SO SUDDENLY A RATHER MOVING MOMENT THERE. HE'S HAD A HELL OF A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT STARTS WITH THAT DEBATE WITH JOE BIDEN, AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THOSE EVENTS AND BUTLER ON SUNDAY. WHAT HAS BEEN INTERESTING IS THE CHANGE IN HIS CAMPAIGN RHETORIC. BEFORE WHAT HAPPENED AND BUTLER IT WAS ALL VERY FIERY, NOW IT'S ALL MESSAGES OF UNITY, GETTING THE COUNTRY BACK TOGETHER, ARE REALLY QUICK AND FAST SHIFT, OBVIOUSLY PART OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND MARKETING TEAM. AND LOGAN, DONALD TRUMP'S HAD A BIG LEGAL WIN TODAY TOO. YOU WILL RECALL HE WAS FACING CHARGES RELATING TO THE HANDLING OF FEDERAL DOCUMENTS AT HIS MAR-A-LAGO HOME STORING DOCUMENTS AND HIS STOREROOM AND BALLROOM AND THE BATHROOM, WITH DOCUMENTS BUNDLED UP IN THE SHOWER, HOWEVER TODAY THE JUDGE THROUGH THE WHOLE THING OUT, SAYING THAT THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR IN THAT CASE WAS ILLEGAL, THIS CASE MAY NOT BE OVER, THOUGH. SPECIAL COUNCIL SAYS THEY WILL BE APPEALING THIS DECISION BY THE JUDGE, BUT STILL A MASSIVE WIN FOR TRUMP ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE. AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW'S BEEN ORDERED INTO HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS RESPONDED TO THE SHOOTER WHO TRIED TO KILL DONALD TRUMP. AS CORAZON MILLER REPORTS, QUESTIONS OVER HOW THOMAS CROOKS GOT CLOSE ENOUGH ARE STILL FRONT AND CENTRE. RIGHT HERE, RIGHT ON THE ROOF. THERE WERE WARNINGS BEFORE DONALD TRUMP WAS SHOT. RALLY ATTENDEES DIRECTING POLICE TO THE MEN SKULKING ON THE ROOF. YEAH, LOOK. THERE HE IS. ONE MINUTE AND 45 SECONDS LATER... (GUNFIRE POPS) ...BULLETS FLYING SOME 100M IN THE AIR, JUST GRAZING DONALD TRUMP, KILLING A SPECTATOR AND INJURING TWO MORE. (CROWD CLAMOURS) THE SHOOTER'S DIRECT LINE OF SIGHT SOMETHING HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS SHOULDN'T OCCUR. AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE INCIDENT WILL BE CONDUCTED, ONE THAT WILL EXAMINE THE SECRET SERVICE'S AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. THE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE LOCAL OFFICERS WHO WERE CHECKING THE ROOF WHEN THEY WERE CONFRONTED WITH THE GUNMAN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS BEING INVESTIGATED. AND ONE THING I'LL TELL YOU ` WE'RE ALL GONNA LEARN SOMETHING AT THE END OF THIS. THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT MOTIVATED THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS TO OPEN FIRE CONTINUES. THE FBI HAS CONDUCTED DOZENS OF INTERVIEWS, AND THE FAMILY HOME'S STILL UNDER SCRUTINY. HE WOULD JUST AVIDLY WALK THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND HE ALWAYS HAD ON, LIKE, BEATS STYLE HEADPHONES AND KIND OF SEEMS LIKE YOUR AVERAGE AMERICAN DORKY YOUNG MAN. THOSE WHO KNEW HIM SAY THOMAS CROOKS DIDN'T APPEAR POLITICAL, BUT HE WAS A MEMBER OF THIS GUN CLUB, AS MANY LOCALS HERE ARE. HONING YOUR CRAFT AND BEING A BETTER SHOT IS PRETTY TYPICAL. WHEN HE WAS FOUND, THE SHOOTER WAS WEARING A SHIRT EMBLAZONED WITH A LOGO OF A YOUTUBE CHANNEL THAT GLAMORISES GUNS. WHAT HAPPENED HERE IGNITING THE DEBATE AROUND AMERICAN GUN CULTURE AS THE SECRET SERVICE GOES ON HIGH ALERT, INCREASING SECURITY AROUND PRESIDENT BIDEN, DONALD TRUMP, AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ROBERT KENNEDY JR. WE ARE IN A HEIGHTENED AND VERY DYNAMIC THREAT ENVIRONMENT. IN A NATION THAT REMAINS ON EDGE. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. BACK WITH LOGAN NOW ` GIVE US A SENSE OF HOW MUCH THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT IS HANGING OVER PEOPLE THERE. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SECURITY, AS YOU SAW MY STORY, THE SECURITY AROUND HER IS JUST INCREDIBLE, LEADERS SUCH AS JOE BIDEN EMMANUEL MACRON, NO ONE IS TAKING ANY CHANCES AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN PENNSYLVANIA. SOME PEOPLE DESCRIBE THIS PLACE HAS BEEN TURNED INTO A FORTRESS. I WAS SPEAKING TO SOME POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE TRAVELLED FROM OUT-OF-STATE, TO HELP PROTECT THOUSANDS OF REPUBLICAN DELEGATES, OTHERS WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE EVENTS, BUT EVEN SPEAKING TO OTHERS WHO HAVE COME HERE, IT'S ALL THERE REALLY TALKING ABOUT. THIS HAS RATTLED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, REALLY TO ITS CORE. ONE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID SHE CAME HERE TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH DONALD TRUMP. THANKS, LOGAN ` IN MILWAUKEE TONIGHT. AND OUR COVERAGE CONTINUES ON OUR WEBSITE ` HEAD TO 1NEWS.CO.NZ FOR MORE ON THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION THIS WEEK AND THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DONALD TRUMP. FROM HIS FOOTWORK ON THE FIELD TO HIS QUICK STEP ON THE DANCE FLOOR, NORM HEWITT IS BEING REMEMBERED AS A MAN OF MANY TALENTS. THE FORMER ALL BLACK HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 55 AFTER A BATTLE WITH MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE. AND WHILE RUGBY DOMINATED HIS EARLY LIFE, HE WOULD LATER BECOME KNOWN FOR HIS WORK WITH TROUBLED YOUTH. LISA DAVIES HAS MORE. KA UPANE! HUPANE! KAUPANE! NORM HEWITT THE RUGBY LEGEND... THE DANCING STAR, BUT HIS FRIEND... HE WAS AN EXCEPTIONAL HUMAN BEING. ...SAYS HE WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN ANY OF THOSE THINGS. I WOULD REMEMBER HIM AS A PERSON WHO CHANGED LIVES FOR THE BETTER, AND IF WE HAD MORE NORM HEWITTS IN THE WORLD, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEMS WE'VE GOT. HIS FAMILY SAYING IN A STATEMENT... NORM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE JUST 12 MONTHS AGO. A LIFE CUT WAY TOO SHORT. HIS JOURNEY TO BECOME A POSITIVE INFLUENCE PROVED A TOUGH ONE. I HAVE... (SIGHS) LET YOU ALL DOWN WITH MY BEHAVIOUR... AND THAT SHAMES ME. HE CHANGED HIS OWN LIFE FROM BEING A BULLY AND A DRUG DEALER AND A RUGBY PLAYER AND AN ALL BLACK AND TRANSFORMED HIS OWN LIFE AND SAW THAT TRANSFORMATION WAS POSSIBLE IN EVERYBODY IF HE COULD DO IT. PART OF THAT TRANSFORMATION ` WINNING 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' IN 2005. WELL, AT FIRST I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, 'OH, ISN'T HE THAT HARD MAN?' (LAUGHS) YOU KNOW? AND I THOUGHT, 'HOW AM I GONNA TEACH SOMEONE LIKE THAT HOW TO DANCE?' BUT WHEN I MET HIM, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, HIS KINDNESS... AND JUST EVERYTHING AROUND HIM JUST... HE WAS JUST SUCH A COMFORTABLE PERSON TO GET TO KNOW. A HARD PERSON TO LOSE. SORRY. THE WORLD'S GONNA BE A SAD PLACE WITHOUT NORM HEWITT IN IT. HIS FAMILY HAVE ASKED FOR PRIVACY AS THEY GRIEVE THEIR HUSBAND, FATHER, SON, AND BROTHER. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. AND STAY TUNED ` WE'LL HAVE MORE ON NORM HEWITT'S DEATH LATER IN SPORT, INCLUDING TRIBUTES FROM HIS FORMER TEAMMATES, WHO LOOK BACK ON THEIR PLAYING DAYS. THE GREEN PARTY'S DEFENDING ITS HANDLING OF THE DARLEEN TANA SAGA AS IT CONTINUES TO IMPLORE THE MP TO RESIGN FROM PARLIAMENT. IT COMES AS TANA'S LAWYERS TELL THE PARTY TO RELEASE THE INDEPENDENT REPORT INTO ALLEGATIONS OF MIGRANT WORKER EXPLOITATION. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN HAS TODAY'S DEVELOPMENTS FOLLOWING HER EXCLUSIVE SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW. DARLEEN TANA'S TELL-ALL INTERVIEW... I DON'T THINK THAT WE AS A PARTY LIVED INTO OUR OWN... VALUES. ...TURNING THE SPOTLIGHT ON HER FORMER PARTY. I'VE BEEN SILENCED. I'VE BEEN ISOLATED. SURE, FEELINGS ARE ONE THING, BUT, AGAIN, FACTS ARE ANOTHER. ...PROVING THERE'S NO LOVE LOST. DARLEEN HAS LOST THE FAITH AND THE TRUST OF MYSELF AND MARAMA BUT ALSO, UNANIMOUSLY, OF OUR ENTIRE CAUCUS. HAVING RECEIVED THE DRAFT REPORT, DARLEEN TANA CLAIMS SHE REQUESTED A MEETING WITH HER PARTY BUT THEY REFUSED. ONE OF THE VALUES OF THE GREEN PARTY IS APPROPRIATE DECISION-MAKING. GIVEN THAT WE HAD INITIATED THIS INDEPENDENT EXPERT INVESTIGATION, IT ONLY MADE SENSE THAT WE WENT TO THE CONCLUSION OF THAT INVESTIGATION PRIOR TO HAVING A CONVERSATION. BUT EVEN AT ITS CONCLUSION, THERE WAS NO CONVERSATION. I PERSONALLY CALLED DARLEEN TANA AND INFORMED HER ON THE PHONE THAT MYSELF AND MARAMA WERE MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REQUEST OF HER RESIGNATION TO OUR CAUCUS. KNOWING THAT THE CO-LEADERS WANTED YOU GONE, WHAT WAS YOUR PLEA TO YOUR CAUCUS COLLEAGUES? MY PLEA TO MY CAUCUS COLLEAGUES WAS TO RECALL OUR CHARTER AND THE VALUES OF OUR PARTY, AND I ARGUED THAT OUR VALUES HAD NOT ACTUALLY BEEN ADHERED TO. THE VERY POINT AND PURPOSE OF THAT WAS NO SURPRISES ` SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WAS GETTING INTO. THE AUCKLAND PUBLIC SHARING THEIR VIEWS... I SAW HER ON TELEVISION LAST NIGHT. SHE JUST DOESN'T LOOK... GENUINE AT ALL. AND I THINK SHE WAS LACKING ACCOUNTABILITY IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY WHAT SHE'S DONE. DARLEEN TANA HAD SO FAR REFUSED TO APPROVE THE RELEASE OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION. WELL, I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE MY APPROVAL TO LET IT GO, AND THEN THE REPORT WAS LEAKED. DID ANYONE IN YOUR PARTY LEAK IT? I CAN CATEGORICALLY SAY THAT WE DID NOT. THE REQUEST TO ME BECAME SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT, AND I COMMUNICATED THAT AS SUCH TO THE PARTY. IT'S NOT COMPLETELY OUT THERE, THOUGH. IT WAS LEAKED. IT'S NOT ON THE PUBLIC RECORD PER SE, SO WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR APPROVAL? YES ` ABSOLUTELY. 1 NEWS HAS SEEN AN EMAIL TODAY FROM DARLEEN TANA'S LAWYER SAYING 'RELEASE IT'. THAT'S A VIEW THAT WE SHARE. RARE AGREEMENT FROM FORMER COLLEAGUES TURNED FOES. MAIKI JOINS US NOW FROM PARLIAMENT. MAIKI, WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR DARLEEN TANA? SPEAKING WITH DARLEEN TAMA SHE KNOWLEDGED SHE IS PREPARING TO RETURN TO PARLIAMENT, SHE HAS SAID TODAY THAT IF SHE HAS NOT MADE IN THE WOODS AND BY SUNDAY SHE WOULD LOOK INTO RETIRING AS AN MP. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH A FULL PARLIAMENTARY PRESS GALLERY , BUT ALSO THE FIRST TIME SHE COMES FACE-TO-FACE WITH HER COLLEAGUES FROM THE GREEN PARTY. SHE WILL BE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM IN THE DEBATING CHAMBER. THE GREEN PARTY MEMBERSHIP IS STILL VERY MUCH DISCUSSING WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL INVOKE THE WAKA JUMPING LAW. AND HOW HAVE THE MIGRANT WORKERS REACTED TO TANA'S INTERVIEW? ONE YOU SPOKE TO 1 OF TWO MIGRANT WORKERS AT THE CENTRE OF THE EXPLOITATION CASE, OF GOING TIMER IS HUSBAND AND HIS THE BIKE BUSINESS, HE TOLD US THAT HE WANTS TO 1 NEWS INTERVIEW, AND GAVE US A STATEMENT. HE THEN WENT ON TO SAY ` I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY KEEP DENYING. AS I MENTIONED THERE, WE ARE NOW EXPECTING THE PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE INVESTIGATION, SO THERE IS PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT IN THIS STORY. E WHAI AKE NEI, THE RECRUITMENT DRIVE LURING OUR POLICE OFFICERS ACROSS THE DITCH ` BUT ITS NOT ALL PATROLLING SANDY BEACHES. THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE KNIFE CRIME HERE. I'VE SEEN, HONESTLY, STABBINGS EVERY DAY. AND IS A LUNAR BASE NOW A REAL POSSIBILITY? HOW THIS HOLE IN THE MOON IS GIVING SCIENTISTS HOPE FOR FUTURE HUMAN HABITATION. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, WE'RE CLEARING UP THE CONFUSION OVER WARRANTIES WHEN A BUSINESS BUYS A PRODUCT, AND SAYING NO WARRANTY DOESN'T CUT IT. PLUS, STILL WAITING FOR YOUR KIDS TO MOVE OUT AND GO FLATTING ? THE SOLUTION WHEN IT FEELS LIKE THEY'LL NEVER LEAVE HOME. AND I MEET THE MOST FABULOUS FEATHERED FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. (MOWER ROARS) Ahh! Ohhh, yeah! (DYNAMIC MUSIC) VOICEOVER: See near and far with a complete pair of progressives from $169. Must've gone to Specsavers. So you're probably wondering who this random fella sitting in your field is. I'm trying to figure that one out myself. Son, biologically speaking, you are not actually, in fact, the fruit of our loins. This necklace was with me when they got me, so if I find out where it was from... ..I find where I was from. Do you guys know this rock? Nope. No. No. No. Hm. But then my good friend Pepper rectified the situation, and that's why I'm here, waiting for that place to open. Excuse me, would you potentially have any idea where this might be from? (UPBEAT MUSIC) (BABY CRIES) (SCOTTISH ACCENT) Potentially. (EXPECTANT MUSIC) VOICEOVER: One New Zealand. Let's get connected. THE WAY PHARMAC OPERATES IS SET TO CHANGE. JUST A SHORT WHILE AGO, THE ASSOCIATE HEALTH MINISTER LAID OUT HIS EXPECTATIONS FOR THE DRUG BUYING AGENCY. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS WAS THERE. BENEDICT, WHAT DID DAVID SEYMOUR SAY? DAVID SEYMOUR WANTS THERE TO BE A RESET AT PHARMAC. ONE THING HE REALLY WANTS TO IMPROVE ON IS THEIR CULTURE OR ATTITUDE, PHARMAC HAS BECOME A VERY DEFENSIVE ORGANISATION, DAVID SEYMOUR WANTS THIS TO CHANGE, BUT HE ALSO WANTS THEM TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. HE WANTS THEM TO BE MORE CLEAR ABOUT THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO BE OPEN ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES OR DISCUSSING THE ROLLOUT OF DRUGS ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. DAVID SEYMOUR SAYS HE WANTS TO FOCUS ON ROLLING OUT DRUGS TO PEOPLE QUICKLY AND HAVE THAT BE BASED ON FACTS AND NOT RACE, ALMOST A YEAR AGO EXACTLY DAVID SEYMOUR CRITICISE THE RACIAL LOTTERY AND HEALTHCARE, AND YET IT SEEMS NOW HIS ON-BOARD. THANKS, BENEDICT. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. IT'S NO SECRET A RECORD NUMBER OF KIWIS ARE LEAVING FOR AUSTRALIA LURED BY THE PROMISE OF BETTER PAY AND CONDITIONS. AS PART OF A NEW SERIES, WE LOOK AT THE IMPACT ON DIFFERENT PROFESSIONS, STARTING WITH POLICING. IN QUEENSLAND AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, NEW OFFICERS START ON OVER $100,000 A YEAR. COMPARE THAT TO NEW ZEALAND ` FIRST YEAR OFFICERS EARN $75,000. HERE'S AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN WITH AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT JUST HOW WELL A QUEENSLAND RECRUITING CAMPAIGN'S PAID OFF. ONCE A NEW ZEALAND POLICE POSTER BOY... WE'RE JUST NORMAL PEOPLE. ...NOW A QUEENSLAND CONSTABLE. IT'S HOME FOREVER. I LOVE IT HERE. DION NELSON-SCREEN IS ONE OF HUNDREDS OF KIWI OFFICERS WHO HAVE SCRAMBLED ACROSS THE DITCH. I DON'T SEE MYSELF GOING BACK ANY TIME SOON. THE 2023 QUEENSLAND POLICE RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN OFFERED PROMISE OF WARMER DAYS, HIGHER PAY, AND AN EXTRA $20,000 FOR RELOCATING. WINTER'S NOT WINTER; IT'S JUST SHORTS AND T SHIRTS EVERY DAY. A YEAR ON, 1 NEWS ASKED POLICE MINISTER MARK MITCHELL HOW MANY OFFICERS NEW ZEALAND HAD LOST. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY CLEAR SORT OF NUMBERS ON THAT, SO, UM, YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE BETWEEN, SORT OF, 15 AND 100, MAYBE. 1 NEWS ALSO ASKED POLICE COMMISSIONER ANDREW COSTER. WE'VE GOT NO EVIDENCE AT THE MOMENT THAT WE ARE LOSING LARGE NUMBERS. BUT FIGURES EXCLUSIVELY RELEASED TO 1 NEWS REVEAL SINCE THE LAUNCH OF QUEENSLAND'S CAMPAIGN, AT LEAST 322 KIWI OFFICERS APPLIED TO WORK WITH THE FORCE IN THE LAST YEAR. BY OCTOBER, AT LEAST 69 KIWI OFFICERS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUATE, AND A FURTHER 138 APPLICANTS ARE ALREADY IN THE RECRUITMENT PIPELINE. I'VE GOT MATES BACK IN NEW ZEALAND WHO WERE AT MY STATION, AND SOME OF THEM HAVE SAID, 'YEAH, WHEN I HIT THE TWO YEAR MARK, I'M APPLYING FOR QUEENSLAND.' CLASSROOMS FOR THE P.A.C.E PROGRAM ARE ALREADY AT CAPACITY, WITH 54 OFFICERS CURRENTLY TAKING PART, MANY OF THEM ARE FROM INTERSTATE, SOME ARE FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UK, BUT ALMOST HALF ARE FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND COME THE NEXT INTAKE, THAT NUMBER IS SET TO GROW FURTHER. BUT NOT ALL WHO APPLY OR EVEN RETRAIN MAKE IT. THEY HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT OUR LAWS AND HOW WE DO PROCESSES, AND WHAT OUR POLICIES ARE. SO IT CAN BE` IT'S LIKE LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE. AND THOSE WHO DO DEAL WITH MORE VIOLENCE. THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT MORE KNIFE CRIME HERE, A LOT MORE HOME INVASIONS, A LOT MORE HOMICIDES. BUT ONE PROBLEM BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN SHARE IS A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. THE AUSTRALIANS HAVE GOT BIG PROBLEMS WITH THEIR RECRUITING, THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE. NEW ZEALAND IS AROUND 500 OFFICERS SHORT, AUSTRALIA MORE THAN FOUR TIMES THAT, BUT QUEENSLAND BROKE RECRUITMENT RECORDS THIS YEAR. OUR FORCE FEELING THE HEAT FROM THE SUNSHINE STATE. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, QUEENSLAND. MAKE SURE YOU HEAD TO OUR 1NEWS WEBSITE FOR AN EXTENDED PIECE BREAKING DOWN THE PAY DIFFERENCES FOR POLICE IN AUSTRALIA, AND AZIZ WILL HAVE MORE ON KIWI NURSES HEADING TO OZ DURING THE NEWSHOUR TOMORROW NIGHT. SPEED CAMERAS ARE GETTING AN UPGRADE, WITH MOTORISTS SET TO GET FAIR WARNING WHERE THEY ARE. AS PART OF A $100M PROJECT, SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP AHEAD OF MORE THAN 100 FIXED CAMERAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THAT, AND MORE ADVANCED CAMERAS AT SOME SITES, AIMED AT SLOWING DOWN DRIVERS. SPEED CAMERAS AREN'T ABOUT REVENUE, THEY ARE ABOUT SAFETY, AND THEY'RE ABOUT ENSURING THAT MOTORISTS HAVE FAIR WARNING, AND IF THEY DON'T, IF THEY BREAK THE LAW, THEN THEY GET A FINE. THE ROLLOUT SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR. EUROPE'S EXCEPTIONALLY HOT WEATHER HAS MADE IT'S WAY TO RUSSIA'S SIBERIA. LOCALS ARE TAKING TO THE BEACHES AND RIVERBANKS IN THE CITY OF NOVOSIBIRSK AS TEMPERATURES HIT 30 DEGREES. RESCUERS ARE ON HIGH ALERT, HANDING OUT LEAFLETS ABOUT WATER SAFETY AND HEAT PROTECTION. DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF AVERAGE DROWNINGS HAVE BEEN RECORDED SO FAR THIS SUMMER. SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A LARGE CAVE ON THE MOON THAT COULD ONE DAY MAKE A PRIME SPOT FOR A LUNAR BASE. THE ENTRANCE IS NOT FAR FROM THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY, WHERE THE APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS LANDED MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO. ANALYSIS OF RADAR DATA FROM NASA'S RECONNAISANCE ORBITER REVEALS THE CAVE 150M UNDER THE SURFACE IS ROUGHLY 45M WIDE AND EXTENDS OUT 80M. SCIENTISTS BELIEVE IT COULD BE A NATURAL SHELTER FROM THE HARSH LUNAR ENVIRONMENT. A MURI AKE NEI, THE HAZY CONDITIONS THAT PLAYED HAVOC WITH AUCKLAND'S MORNING COMMUTE, AS MORE FOG IS PREDICTED. PLUS ` HOW ONE OF OUR SHOOTERS WAS ABLE TO DIG DEEP AND TAKE AIM AT HER THIRD OLYMPICS. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, HOW ONE MAN'S PLAN TO REDUCE BUILDING WASTE ENDED UP HELPING A FLOOD-HIT COMMUNITY. IN THE RIGHT HANDS, A LOT OF THIS STUFF DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF VALUE. IT'S ABOUT TRYING TO GET IT TO THOSE RIGHT HANDS. AND THEN WE'VE BEEN RUFFLING A FEW FEATHERS ` AS WE FIND OUT WHO'S GOT THE BEST LOOKING POULTRY IN THE LAND. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. ALLEGATIONS OF UNAUTHORISED EXORCISMS AND PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE HAVE LED TO THE VATICAN STRIPPING A CHRISTCHURCH-BASED CATHOLIC ORDER OF ITS AUTHORITY. FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION, PRIESTS OF THE SONS OF THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TRANSALPINE REDEMPTORISTS, HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM PRACTISING. THE BISHOP OF CHRISTCHURCH HAS ORDERED ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO LEAVE THE CHRISTCHURCH DIOCESE. FORECASTERS ARE WARNING THE THICK FOG THAT BLANKETED MUCH OF AUCKLAND DURING THIS MORNING'S COMMUTE COULD SOON RETURN. DOZENS OF FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED OR DELAYED, CAUSING CHAOS AT THE DOMESTIC AIRPORT, WHILE DRIVERS WERE AT CRAWLING SPEED THROUGH THE HAZE. ISOBEL PRASAD HAS MORE. THICK FOG HANGING OVER TAMAKI MAKAURAU THIS MORNING, BLANKETING THE WAITEMATA HARBOUR... AND SURROUNDING THE CITY'S AIRPORT, CAUSING MAJOR DELAYS BOTH ON THE RUNWAY... AND INSIDE THE TERMINAL. MY WHOLE DAY IS... FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET. (CHUCKLES) I MEAN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATING. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE ABOUT 7, BUT, GOD, IT'S BEEN DELAYED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. MORE THAN 20 DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED WITH SEVERAL MORE DELAYED... OVER PA: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS FLIGHT'S BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER. ...LEAVING PASSENGERS WITH NO CHOICE BUT TO PLAY THE WAITING GAME. WELL, THEY SAID THE NEXT ONE IS AT 7 O'CLOCK TONIGHT, SO I THINK I'M` YEAH, I DON'T THINK IM GONNA GET ON THAT ONE. BUT PROBABLY GET A BUS OR SOMETHING. I'M NOT TOO SURE. MAYBE GO HITCH-HIKE. (LAUGHS) IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A MISSION TO, YOU KNOW, GET HERE, BUT HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T GET DELAYED AGAIN. IT'S REALLY ANNOYING. WE WERE MEANT TO BE AT BARRIER BY NOW, YOU KNOW... (CHUCKLES) CHILLING AT THE BEACH. SOME TRAVELLERS, THOUGH, CHOSE TO SEE THE SKY HALF FULL. THE FOG WAS BEAUTIFUL COMING IN ` AOTEAROA LOOKED FANTASTIC, DIDN'T IT? THE HAZE DISRUPTING FERRY SERVICES AND MOTORISTS TOO BEFORE IT EVENTUALLY CLEARED AROUND MIDDAY. WHEN WE GET THE RAIN AND MOISTURE IN THE PREVIOUS DAY, PRETTY LATE IN THE DAY, THAT MEANS THE AIR IS REALLY JUICY. SO IF YOU'VE GOT REALLY JUICY AIR, WE HAD VERY LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING ` THOSE PERFECT CONDITIONS ` THAT MAKES THE FOG ` THE LAYER OF THE FOG ` PRETTY THICK AND PRETTY DENSE. HE SAYS WE'RE LIKELY TO SEE SIMILAR CONDITIONS IN THE COMING DAYS. EVEN THOUGH THE FOG HAS LIFTED, THE DEW POINT TEMPERATURE, OR THE SATURATION POINT OF THE AIR IS STILL THE SAME, SO WHEN THE AIR COOLS DOWN TONIGHT, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS ` WHOOSH! BACK COMES THE FOG. MEANING FURTHER DISRUPTIONS COULD BE ON THE HORIZON FOR OUR BIGGEST CITY. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1 NEWS. THE KING AND QUEEN HAD A BRIEF SECURITY SCARE DURING A TOUR TO JERSEY. DURING A VISIT TO A FETE, QUEEN CAMILLA WAS HURRIED AWAY FROM AN ICE CREAM STAND BY A PROTECTION OFFICER, WITH BOTH ROYALS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOTEL. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION, IT TURNED OUT TO BE A FALSE ALARM. AND THE TOUR CONTINUED. HIGH-PITCHED SQUEALS AND A SERIES OF LOW GROWLS SIGNALLED A SUCCESSFUL GIANT PANDA BIRTH AT A DUTCH ZOO. (PANDA CUB SQUEALS, MOTHER GRUMBLES) ZOOKEEPERS RELEASED CCTV OF THE BIRTH. GIANT PANDA WU WEN AND HER CUB ARE NOW DOING WELL IN THE MATERNITY DEN. IT'S THE SECOND SURVIVING CUB BORN AT THE CENTRAL DUTCH ZOO. THE BIRTH'S A BOOST TO THE CAPTIVE POPULATION OF THE VULNERABLE MAMMALS. JENNY'S HERE WITH SPORT NOW AND THE RUGBY WORLD LOSES AN INFLUENTIAL NAME. YEAH, HE MAY HAVE BEEN STORMIN' NORMAN, BUT HE WAS ALSO A MAN OF HEART. FRIENDS AND FORMER TEAM MATES REMEMBER NORM HEWITT. PLUS ` THE ALL BLACKS SETTLE INTO THE CALIFORNIA HEAT AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S TEST AGAINST FIJI. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, SO WHO MIGHT BE EARNING THEIR FIRST CAPS? AND EVERYONE WAS CHEERING, AND I WAS LIKE, NO WAY! THE 14-YEAR-OLD WHO HAD NO IDEA HE'D JUST MADE NEW ZEALAND SPORTING HISTORY. AND IN WEATHER, WE SEEM TO BE STUCK IN A BIT OF A RUT. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MORE LOW CLOUD AND FOG TONIGHT, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GET A FRONT. THAT WILL WORK ITS WAY AND BRING SOME RAIN, COULD EVEN BRING SOME THUNDER. HOW IT IS 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. AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE BULLETIN, ALL BLACK NUMBER 938 NORM HEWITT HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 55. A COMMON FIGURE FOR THE HURRICANES AND MAORI ALL BLACKS IN THE 90'S, HEWITT WAS TODAY REMEMBERED FOR HIS FEROCIOUS ABILITY ON THE FIELD AND EMPATHY OFF IT. VICTOR WATERS REPORTS. THERE WAS ONLY ONE WAY TO DESCRIBE NORM HEWITT ON THE FIELD. A TOUGH BOY. HE WAS PRETTY RUTHLESS, I SUPPOSE, IN THE DAYS OF RUCKING AND ALL THE DARK ARTS. I REMEMBER IN THE 2000` WHEN WELLINGTON WON THE NPC TITLE DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH, YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST HALF HOUR, HE WAS PLAYING WITH A BROKEN ARM, BUT HE WOULDN'T COME OFF. (CHUCKLES) YEAH, I'D BROKEN IT. WAS PRETTY SORE! BUT IT WASN'T THE ONLY MOMENT STORMIN' NORMAN WOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR. (TEAM CHANTS HAKA) YEAH, I WAS THERE IN THAT GAME ` RICHARD COCKERILL. IT WAS AFTER THAT GAME THEY STARTED PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO THE 10M MARK. BUT YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY POWERFUL. ALAMA IEREMIA KNEW THE SPIRIT OF HEWITT BETTER THAN MOST. I'LL REMEMBER HIM AS A GOOD FRIEND WHO LOOKED AFTER ME WHEN I FIRST WENT INTO THE ALL BLACKS. HE WAS A REAL CALM INFLUENCE ON ME AND MY CAREER, SO I WILL MISS HIS FRIENDSHIP. HE MAY WELL HAVE PLAYED MORE THAN NINE TESTS BUT FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE MIGHTY SEAN FITZPATRICK, BUT HEWITT WOULD BECOME A LEADING LIGHT FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. HE DID AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK IN HIS COMMUNITY AND WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, UM, HE HAD A LOT TO GIVE. THESE PICTURES IN 2020 ONE OF THE LAST TIMES HE TOOK TO THE FIELD. A FEW YEARS LATER HE'D BE DIAGNOSED WITH MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE. NORM'S A FIGHTER. HE WAS STILL SHARP. WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS, YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM, UM, WHICH WAS JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO. IT TAKES A LOT OF ENERGY, JUST FOR SOME FAIRLY BASIC MOVEMENTS, BUT IN SAYING THAT, IT WAS RATHER` I THINK IT WAS RATHER ENERGISING TO TALK ABOUT THINGS. THE HURRICANES ALUMNI AND HIS WIFE ARLENE BY HIS BEDSIDE IN HIS FINAL DAYS. I KNOW HE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT ARLENE WAS ABLE TO GIVE HIM. THAT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. A SPECIAL NEW ZEALANDER WHO CHANGED THE STEREOTYPE OF THE ALL BLACKS HARD MAN. VICTOR WATERS, 1 NEWS. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE LEFT ONE OF THEIR SENIOR PLAYERS AT HOME AHEAD OF SATURDAY'S TEST AGAINST FIJI IN SAN DIEGO. LOCK PATRICK TUIPULOTU REMAINS IN AUCKLAND, GIVEN SOME EXTRA TIME TO RECOVER FROM PREVIOUS INJURIES. SAM DARRY'S COME IN AS HIS REPLACEMENT AND COULD BE ONE OF A NUMBER OF PLAYERS TO EARN THEIR FIRST CAPS. KATE WELLS REPORTS. SUNNY SAN DIEGO A STARK CONTRAST TO THE CRISP KIWI WINTER. ONE ALL BLACK MISSING OUT ON THE PALM TREES AND WARM BREEZE ` LOCK PATRICK TUIPULOTU. HIS RETURN INTO THE FINAL WITH A KNEE ` HE ROLLED HIS ANKLE DURING THAT GAME AND THEN TWO MASSIVE EFFORTS AGAINST A REALLY PHYSICAL ENGLAND PACK, YOU JUST FEEL WE NEED TO LOOK AFTER HIM A LITTLE BIT. AND SAM DARRY'S COME IN. GIVE HIM A BIT OF A BREAK. SAM DARRY PLAYING A KEY ROLE IN THE BLUES' SUPER RUGBY WIN. NOW THE 23-YEAR-OLD IN LINE FOR AN ALL BLACKS DEBUT. WE'RE JUST REALLY IMPRESSED WITH SAM. HE'S JUST THRIVED IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND JUST IMPRESSED US THROUGH HIS SHEER WORK RATE AND DETERMINATION. SO YEAH, HE'S DESERVED A SPOT HERE ON THIS TOUR AND, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKING EVERY POST A WINNER. ANOTHER PLAYER WHO COULD EARN THEIR FIRST CAP AGAINST FIJI ` HURRICANES MIDFIELDER BILLY PROCTOR. LIKE DARRY, IMPRESSIVE DURING THE SUPER RUGBY SEASON. DID YOU EVER IMAGINE YOU WOULD MAKE YOUR DEBUT IN SAN DIEGO? NAH. DEFINITELY NOT. UM, YEAH. IT'S AWESOME. IT'S AN AWESOME CITY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR NEARLY 24 HOURS, YOU KNOW? SUN'S OUT. IF THIS WAS THE PLACE, IT'S... YEAH, A PRETTY COOL PLACE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. CALEB CLARKE, TOO, KEEN TO RUN OUT ON SNAPDRAGON STADIUM. OVERLOOKED BY COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON FOR THE ENGLAND TESTS. BIT DISAPPOINTING NOT GETTING TO PUT ON THE BLACK JERSEY. AND THAT'S WHAT SORT OF PUTS A BIT MORE FUEL IN THE TANK AS WELL. SO DEFINITELY HUNGRY TO HOPEFULLY GET OUT THERE AND, UM... HOPEFULLY RUN ALONGSIDE MY MATE BILLY. HE MIGHT GET A RUN WITH AN AMERICAN FOOTBALL TOO AS PART OF AN ALL BLACKS PROMOTION. I THINK THEY ONLY LIKE IT COS I CAN THROW A RUGBY BALL REALLY FAR WITH ONE HAND. SO... BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY SEE` THINK LIKE L.A. RAMS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHICH IS PRETTY COOL. AND THE L.A. RAMS MIGHT JUST LIKE WHAT THEY SEE. KATE WELLS... SHOT, BRO. ...1 NEWS. STICKING WITH CROSSING CODES, RICHIE MO'UNGA HAS BEEN IN THE NEW SOUTH WALES CAMP AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S STATE OF ORIGIN DECIDER. MO'UNGA'S BEEN ENGAGING WITH BLUES PLAYERS TO HELP PROVIDE A WINNING MINDSET. JUST ONE ON ONE, JUST BEING AROUND, AND JUST FLOATING. NOTHING REALLY FORCED, JUST EVERYTHING QUITE AUTHENTIC. AND THE ALL BLACKS DON'T FEEL THREATENED THAT HE'S IN THE LEAGUE ENVIRONMENT. RICHIE MO'UNGA'S IN THE BLUES CAMP. DOES THAT MAKE YOU WORRIED? BE WORRIED IF I WAS QUEENSLAND. (CHUCKLES) OH, AWESOME, HE'LL ENJOY THAT. IT'S RIGHT UP HIS ALLEY ` BIG GAMES, AND HIM TO BE INVOLVED AROUND THOSE PEOPLE AND HAVING INPUT WILL BE` HE'LL BE INVALUABLE FOR THAT GROUP. NEW SOUTH WALES LAST WON ORIGIN IN 2021. IN WHAT IS A LANDMARK SIGNING, BLACK FERNS CO-CAPTAIN KENNEDY SIMON HAS EXTENDED HER CONTRACT THROUGH TO 2028. IT'S THE LONGEST EXTENSION BY ANY NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S 15s PLAYER. A SIGNIFICANT MOVE WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OPPORTUNITIES AND OFFERS FOR FEMALE ATHLETES PARTICULARLY IN THE NRLW. I AM DEDICATED TO THE BLACK JERSEY. THAT IS PROBABLY JUST WHERE I AM AT RIGHT NOW. MY BEST FRIEND SHAY PLAYS OVER IN AUSSIE, IN THAT COMPETITION, AND I SEE IT, BUT THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO BE. SHE HOPES SHE'S GIVEN OTHER PLAYERS CONFIDENCE TO BACK THEMSELVES WITH AN AGENT AND SECURE THEIR OWN FUTURES. CHLOE TIPPLE WILL SOON BECOME THE FIRST KIWI FEMALE SHOOTER TO MAKE IT TO THREE OLYMPICS. BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED IF NOT FOR A WELL-KNOWN MENTAL SKILLS COACH WHO'S HELPING HER QUITE LITERALLY MEET HER TARGETS. OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT HAS MORE. HA. BLINK AND YOU'LL MISS IT... (GUNSHOT) ...BUT ON HER HOME RANGE, CHLOE TIPPLE VERY RARELY DOES. IN THE GUT. ARE YOU GETTING A BET? IT'S THAT EYE FOR A CLAY TARGET THAT'S SEEN HER SKEET SHOOT AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL FOR WELL OVER A DECADE. I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BE HERE. AND SO REACHING THIS MILESTONE IS JUST SUCH A HUGE HONOUR FOR SO MANY REASONS. BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY 12 MONTHS AGO TIPPLE COMMITTED TO A THIRD OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN WHAT MADE YOU COME BACK INTO IT? I FELT LIKE THE CHAPTER HADN'T FINISHED, LIKE THE DOOR HADN'T BEEN CLOSED. I REALLY WANTED CLOSURE, BUT IT WAS AMAZING. I DIDN'T KNOW IF I WOULD MENTALLY BE READY OR EVEN EMOTIONALLY BE READY TO COME BACK TO IT, BECAUSE IT'S A HUGE SACRIFICE IN SO MANY AREAS OF LIFE. THAT WAS UNTIL SHE TEAMED UP WITH HIGHLY REGARDED MENTAL SKILLS COACH GILBERT ENOKA, FORMERLY WITH THE ALL BLACKS. OH MAN, IT IS` IT HAS BEEN` I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN INJECTED WITH A SUPERPOWER. JUST LEARNING FROM HIM IS INCREDIBLE. I FEEL SO EMPOWERED, AND NEW TOOLS MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT COME TO FRUITION FOR IT WITH THE LAST FEW COMPETITIONS I'VE DONE. AND AFTER PLACING 13TH AND RIO, 27TH IN TOKYO, TIPPLE'S CONFIDENT OF CLAIMING A MEDAL IN PARIS AND CONTENT THAT THIS OLYMPICS WILL BE HER LAST NIGHT. WOW! BEST ONE YET. DOES THAT MAKE IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL GOING TO PARIS ` YOUR FAMILY IS COMING WITH YOU ` TO KNOW THAT IT IS ONE LAST GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY? YES. SO MUCH. AND I THINK THIS GAMES FEELS SO DIFFERENT FOR SO MANY REASONS YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A BREAK. I'VE COME BACK WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE, AND I FEEL FAR MORE MATURE IN THE SPORT AS WELL AS IN MYSELF. YOU'RE ON THE MONEY NOW. ON THE MONEY. CHLOE TIPPLE'S READY TO GO OUT WITH A BANG. GUYS, THAT WAS PERFECT. THAT WAS PERFECT. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THE INJURY WARD AT MT SMART KEEPS GROWING. PERHAPS THE BIGGEST BLOW ` WARRIORS SKIPPER TOHU HARRIS, GONE TILL NEXT SEASON. HARRIS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR A CHRONIC WRIST INJURY THAT'S BEEN PLAGUING HIM FOR MOST OF THE SEASON. HE IS OUR CAPTAIN, ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIENCED PLAYERS, BUT I THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT DECISION AT THE TIME. WE JUST COULDN'T KEEP GOING ANY MORE. I THINK IT WAS UNFAIR ON HIM. HE KEPT TRYING. BUT I THINK WE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN THE END. MORE INJURY NEWS ` CHARNZE NIKOL-KLOKSTAD AND MARCELO MONTOYA WILL MISS THIS FRIDAY'S MATCH AGAINST THE RAIDERS. SHAUN JOHNSON AND LUKE METCALF BOTH TRAINING TODAY BUT STILL THREE TO FIVE WEEKS AWAY. A 14-YEAR-OLD FROM TAURANGA HAS BECOME THE FIRST KIWI TO CLAIM A WORLD JUNIOR MOTOCROSS TITLE. LEVI TOWNLEY, SON OF FORMER WORLD CHAMPION BEN TOWNLEY, TAKING OUT THE 85CC CLASS IN THE NETHERLANDS OVERNIGHT. AFTER MISSING A WEEK OF RIDING OVER FEARS HE'D BROKEN HIS WRIST, THE TEENAGER SHOWED CONTROL AND PRECISION ON THE UNFAMILIAR DEEP SAND TRACK, COMING FIRST IN RACE ONE AND THEN THIRD IN RACE TWO ` ENOUGH TO TAKE THE TITLE. I DIDN'T THINK I HAD WON, AND I CAME ACROSS THE LINE A LITTLE BIT ANGRY THAT I HAD CRASHED AND LOST THE WORLD TITLE, THEN I SAW 'WORLD CHAMP' AND EVERYONE WAS CHEERING, AND I THOUGHT, 'NO WAY!' LEVI'S BROTHER JAGGER (12) FINISHING 22ND AND THEN 23RD OUT OF 40 STARTERS. FINALLY IN SPORT, HAVE THE SPANISH FINISHED PARTYING YET? PROBABLY NOT. THE NEWLY CROWNED EURO 2024 CHAMPIONS COULDN'T EVEN WAIT TILL THEY LEFT THE STADIUM TO CELEBRATE THEIR 2-1 WIN OVER ENGLAND. FANCY FOOTWORK CONTINUING OFF THE FIELD. (UPBEAT DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) THE TEAM TOUCHING DOWN AT HOME THE NEXT DAY WITH A NEW ACCESSORY IN TOW. FROM THE PLANE TO THE BUS, A VICTORY PARADE HELD THROUGH THE STREETS OF MADRID BEFORE STOPPING AT CIBELES SQUARE. IT WAS A SUPER SPORT SUNDAY FOR SPAIN ` THE COUNTRY ALSO CELEBRATING A SAIL GP CHAMPIONSHIP AND CARLOS ALCARAZ'S SECOND CONSECUTIVE WIMBLEDON TITLE. HOLY. QUITE A FEW SORE HEADS, I AM SURE. THANKS, JENNY. DAN'S HERE NEXT TO TELL US WHO'LL GET SOME THUNDER TOMORROW. STAY TUNED. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHY THE KIDS AREN'T KEEN TO MOVE OUT OF HOME ANY TIME SOON. 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. HELLO. IT HAS BEEN A MIXED BAG OF WHETHER. SOME FOG AND FINE WEATHER. THAT RAIN WILL BE LIKE A PIECE OF CHEWING GUM STUCK TO YOUR SHOE. HIGH-PRESSURE SWELLING AROUND AND THE TASMAN SEA. A BIG POLAR VORTEX IN THE SOUTH. THAT IS A SURGE OF WARMTH. THAT COOLER AIR MEETING WARM CREATES INSTABILITY. KEEP YOUR RAINCOAT IS HANDY. WE SEE SOME CLEARER SLOTS AND CLEAR SKY. ANOTHER LUMP OF RAIN TO COME. TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A FROST AGAIN. THAT IS WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE. FREEZING OR BELOW TEMPERATURES. WHERE WE STILL HAVE THE JUICY AIR, YOU WILL SEE FOG ONCE AGAIN. THE RAIN WORKS ON THE FOG, EVENTUALLY BY THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY, THE RAIN CLEARS THE CENTRAL PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS WITHOUT THAT CLOUD. THE RAIN INTO THE NORTH ISLAND, IN THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON. DRY IN THE SOUTH. YOU GET STUCK IN A BIT OF A RUT. THOSE SHOWERS WORK THEIR WAY THROUGH IN THE MORNING. FOG OVERNIGHT. THEN A BAND OF RAIN, MAY BE THUNDERY. HAMILTON, WENT INTO LATE MORNING. THAT CLEARS TO SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON. ALSO FOR THE BAY OF PLENTY AND CENTRAL PLATEAU. FOG TO START, THEN SHOWERS. THAT ASSUMPTION WAS FOR THE AFTERNOON. *THAT IS SHOWERS FOR THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE EAST, WE WILL SEE OCCASIONAL RAIN. CLOUDY TO START. FURTHER SOUTH, CLOUD. FURTHER WEST, SAME THING. SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. WELLINGTON PICKS UP SCATTERED RAIN IN THE EVENING. IT IS LOW CLOUD AND FROST IN A FEW SPOTS FOR CHRISTCHURCH. CLOUD TO COASTAL AREAS, FROST IN A FEW SPOTS AS WELL. QUEENSTOWN, CLOUD BUT SOME BRIGHTNESS. FROST IN THE MIX AS WELL. MILFORD SOUND AND INVERCARGILL, THINGS AREN'T TOO BAD, ALL DRY. SOME FROST AS WELL. CLOUD FOR DUNEDIN. IT IS LIKE THROWING LUMPS OF RAIN AT THE MAP. LOOK AT FRIDAY, OOMPH THE UPPER LEVELS. AS COULD BE RAIN TO THE FAR NORTH. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK FOR THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.