TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` NEAR DISASTER ON CANTERBURY ROADS. DOZENS INJURED AS TWO TOURIST BUSES TOPPLE IN TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS. THEY WERE NOT GOING SLOW. THEY WERE DOING AT LEAST 100, 110KM. I COULD JUST SEE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL. CASINO CLOSURE ` SKYCITY PENALISED FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING. A FIVE-DAY SHUTDOWN'S ORDERED, BUT IS THAT ENOUGH FOR IT TO DO BETTER BY ITS CUSTOMERS? AND PRESSURE BUILDS FOR BIDEN TO STEP DOWN AS HE'S SIDELINED BY COVID, AND TRUMP'S VP PICK TAKES CENTRE STAGE. WHEN DONALD TRUMP ROSE TO HIS FEET IN THAT PENNSYLVANIA FIELD, ALL OF AMERICA STOOD WITH HIM. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU, BRIGIT KELLY AND LENA ERAKOVICH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA ` GOOD EVENING. 'IT WASN'T GOING TO END WELL' ` THAT WAS ONE DRIVER'S OMINOUS THOUGHT AS TWO BUSES SPED PAST HIM ON AN ICY HIGHWAY. BOTH CAME OFF THE ROAD WITHIN 100m OF EACH OTHER, WITH 15 CHINESE TOURISTS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL. THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED NEAR PUKAKI, CLOSING SH8 BETWEEN TEKAPO AND LAKE PUKAKI FOR MOST OF THE DAY. JARED MCCULLOCH HAS MORE. SHATTERED WINDOWS THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE FOR TOURISTS ON BOARD NOT JUST ONE, BUT TWO BUSES. THEY WERE TRAVELLING TOGETHER ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD; ONE MOTORIST PASSED THEM ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THEY WERE NOT GOING SLOW. THEY WERE DOING AT LEAST 110KM/H. I COULD JUST SEE THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO END WELL. HE RANG POLICE TO SAY THAT CONDITIONS WERE SO BAD THEY SHOULD CLOSE THE ROAD. THEY WERE TREACHEROUS. IT WAS FOGGY. MY DIAL ON MY CAR SAID MINUS-5. AT SOME STAGES, IT'S 20M OF VISIBILITY. WHETHER THAT'S A GOOD CAUSE TO THE ACCIDENT OR NOT, WE ARE IN AN ALPINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE WEATHER CONDITION AND ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE QUITE DRAMATICALLY QUITE QUICKLY. THIS LOCAL WEBCAM CAPTURING HOW MUCH FOG THERE WAS WHEN THE CRASH HAPPENED. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF FREEZING FOG, WHICH IS BAD FOR EVERYONE ` BAD FOR VEHICLES, BAD IN THE HELICOPTERS. ONE OF FOUR RESCUE CHOPPERS HE WAS TASKED TO DEPLOY, ALMOST UNABLE TO GO. BY THE TIME WE PUSHED THE MACHINE OUT, STARTED IT UP, FOG ROLLED IN AND WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT ACTUALLY PASSED THROUGH. IT HAS BEEN VERY CHALLENGING AS FAR AS THE WEATHER AND THAT GOES. THOSE SAME CONDITIONS CAUSING HAVOC RIGHT ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH, BELIEVED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GIBBSTON VALLEY CRASH AT 6.30AM. AND A CAR ENDING UP IN A DITCH ON THE ROAD TO GLENORCHY YESTERDAY MORNING. OUR GUYS HAVE BEEN BUSY UP AND OUT THERE TENDING TO CRASHES, TENDING TO THOSE THAT PERHAPS AREN'T USED TO THE ICY CONDITIONS AND THAT'S CERTAINLY INCREASED OUR WORKLOAD. IN THIS CASE, 15 PASSENGERS WERE SENT TO HOSPITAL. TWO WERE AIRLIFTED IN A SERIOUS CONDITION. CHINESE CONSULAR STAFF RUSHING TO VISIT THEM. OTHERS WERE TENDED TO AT THE LOCAL MEDICAL CENTRE. AROUND 50 PASSENGERS SPENT THE DAY AT THIS WELFARE CENTRE. I THINK THE REPORTS ARE THAT PEOPLE ARE HANDLING A DIFFICULT SITUATION WELL. THE MACKENZIE DISTRICT COUNCIL HELPING ARRANGE NEXT STEPS FOR THE TOURIST GROUP. CERTAINTY IS THE IMPORTANT THING FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE NOW. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME BUSES HAVE BEEN ARRANGED TO COME FROM CHRISTCHURCH TO PICK UP THOSE KIND OF REMAINING PASSENGERS. THIS AFTERNOON, WORK UNDERWAY TO CLEAR THE SCENE. AUTHORITIES NOW HAVE BEEN RETRIEVING THE LUGGAGE THAT NOW NEEDS TO GET BACK TO THE TOURISTS INVOLVED IN THE SITUATION. THE BUS, TOO, NEEDS TO BE REMOVED AS THE ROAD NOW IS REOPENED. A MESSY DAY ON THE ROADS THAT POLICE WARN COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. JARROD MCCULLOUGH, 1 NEWS. A PROPOSAL TO AXE 750 JOBS AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS BEEN RULED UNLAWFUL. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY FOUND THE MINISTRY BREACHED A UNION COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT. JOB CUTS WERE PAUSED LAST MONTH WHEN LEGAL ACTION BEGAN ` THE UNION NOW SAYING THE MINISTRY CAN FIND OTHER WAYS TO SAVE MONEY. THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HAS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVY USES OF CONTRACTORS OF ANY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT. IF THEY COULD SLIGHTLY REDUCE THEIR RELIANCE ON CONTRACTORS AND OPEN UP VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY TO MORE EMPLOYEES, WE MAY SEE A SITUATION WHERE NO PUBLIC SERVANT NEEDS TO LOSE THEIR JOB. THE UNION SAYS THE CASE IS THE LARGEST LEGAL ACTION TAKEN AGAINST PUBLIC SERVICE CUTS UNDER THE CURRENT COALITION GOVERNMENT. THE MINISTRY WILL NOW CONSIDER THE DECISION AND MEET WITH THE PSA. STAFF REMAIN IN THEIR PAID ROLES FOR NOW. AND TOMORROW BREAKFAST IS SPEAKING WITH AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER ON THE PRECEDENT THIS DECISION SETS FOR OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR LAYOFFS. THAT'S FROM 6A.M. SKYCITY AUCKLAND'S SHOWN IT KNOWS WHEN TO 'FOLD EM'. THE LARGEST CASINO IN THE COUNTRY VOLUNTARILY AGREEING TO A FIVE DAY CLOSURE AS PUNISHMENT FOR FAILING TO MINIMISE PROBLEM GAMBLING. AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION FOUND 23 INCIDENTS BETWEEN 2017-2021 WHERE THE CUSTOMER WAS ABLE TO GAMBLE CONTINUOUSLY ` BETWEEN 5-9 HOURS STRAIGHT ` ALL UP LOSING OVER $1M. THE CASINO'S TECHNOLOGY DIDN'T NOTICE THE PLAY, AND THERE WAS NO STAFF OVERSIGHT OR INTERVENTION. THE CLOSURE ` THE LONGEST SUSPENSION EVER ORDERED ` WILL COST SKYCITY $1M EVERY DAY IT'S SHUT. IT ADMITTED THE BREACHES, THE BOSS APOLOGISING, SAYING ITS RISK MANAGEMENT'S IMPROVED. IT COMES HARD ON THE HEELS OF MASSIVE FINES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DITCH FOR BREACHING ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAWS. YVONNE TAHANA INVESTIGATED THIS ` SHE'LL BE LIVE SHORTLY. BUT FIRST, THE LATEST ON THE CASINO BEING HELD TO ACCOUNT. SKYCITY SET TO PLAY A LOSING HAND AFTER FAILING TO STOP A PROBLEM GAMBLER REPEATEDLY OVER SEVERAL YEARS. ON THIS OCCASION, WE FAILED AND` 23 TIMES, FAILED 23 TIMES. YEP, WE DID. OVER A PERIOD, WE FAILED. THAT GAMBLER COMPLAINED TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS AFTER A SPATE OF LOSSES BETWEEN 2017 AND 2021. THE CUSTOMER WAS GAMBLING CONTINUOUSLY AT POKIE MACHINES FOR FIVE HOURS OR MORE; IN ONE CASE FOR AS LONG AS NINE HOURS. 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THEIR LOSSES AMOUNTED TO OVER $1m. IMAGINE THE IMPACT ON THAT PERSON'S LIFE, AND THE IMPACTS ON OTHER LOVED ONES WHO RELY ON THAT INCOME AS WELL. IT'S PRETTY HORRIFIC, I THINK. SKYCITY FOUND TO BE IN BREACH OF HOST RESPONSIBILITY OBLIGATIONS. WERE THE STAFF JUST GUESSING BEFORE ABOUT HOW LONG PEOPLE WERE PLAYING FOR, OR WERE THEY NOT CHECKED IN TO THEIR JOB? YEAH, SO, UM, NO, THEY WERE CHECKED INTO THEIR JOB ` IT'S JUST WE'VE GOT BETTER THAN WE WERE. NOW SKYCITY AUCKLAND IS SET TO FACE THE MUSIC. UNPRECEDENTED IN NEW ZEALAND TO HAVE A CASINO AGREE TO CLOSE ITS DOORS VOLUNTARILY IN RECOGNITION OF BREACHES OF ITS HOST RESPONSIBILITY OBLIGATIONS. THE CASINO WANTS THEIR CLOSURE TO OCCUR BETWEEN A MONDAY AND FRIDAY. SO, THE FOX GUARDING THE HENHOUSE ` I THINK THAT THAT ISSUE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE WHILE YOU'VE GOT THE INDUSTRY REGULATING ITSELF. I DON'T THINK THE PENALTY'S BIG ENOUGH. THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANYTHING, I DON'T THINK. IN ADDITION, SKYCITY IS FACING OTHER CHALLENGES, INCLUDING A $67m FINE IN AUSTRALIA FOR ANTI-MONEY-LAUNDERING FAILURES, AND A LOOMING $4m PENALTY FOR SIMILAR BREACHES IN NEW ZEALAND. TRUST IN AOTEAROA'S LARGEST CASINO OPERATOR INCREASINGLY BECOMING AN ISSUE. THE SOCIAL LICENCE ELEMENT ABOUT THAT TRUST THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DETERMINED TO PROVE ` THAT WE HAVE THAT THROUGH GETTING BETTER. THE HOUSE ON A LOSING STREAK, DESPERATE TO TURN IT AROUND. AND, YVONNE, IT'S NOT THE ONLY ISSUE FACING SKYCITY. TELL US MORE. THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAS RESTARTED THE REVIEW INTO SKYCITY ADELAIDE SUITABILITY TO EVEN HOLD A LICENSE IN THAT STATE. THAT WAS PUT ON PAUSE AS THE MONEY laundering INVESTIGATION AT A FEDERAL LEVEL WAS CONDUCTED. THERE IS A $67 MILLION FINE FOR THAT, FOR THOSE BREACHES. THIS IS BIG NEWS BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME AS ALL OF THIS IS GOING ON, THE STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA IS LOOKING AT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR BAD BEHAVIOUR FOR BREACHES OF CASINOS. THEY WILL THEY WILL POTENTIALLY GO FROM $100,000-$75 MILLION. THIS ISSUE ON LICENSE BOTH LIVE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TASMAN. THANKS, YVONNE. JOE BIDEN'S GOT COVID. THE DIAGNOSIS AND FORCED ISOLATION COMING AS HE FACES GROWING PRESSURE TO END HIS RE-ELECTION BID. SENIOR DEMOCRATS NOW OPENLY CALLING FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE. FOR THE LATEST ON THIS, LETS TURN TO OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH. LOGAN, HOW BAD ARE THINGS FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN? THE WHITE HOUSE WERE QUICK TO SAY THAT JOB BIDEN ONLY HAD MILD COVID SYMPTOMS. THIS IS A BIG REALISTICALLY. THEY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY DEMOCRATS FOR HIM TO STEP ASIDE. THE CONGRESSMAN FROM CALIFORNIA AND EDIT HIS NAME TO THE ROLE. IT IS BEING REPORTED BY THE ABC THAT MAJORITY LEADER AND THE MINORITY LEADER HAVE BEEN LOBBYING THE PRESIDENT TO BE STANDING ASIDE TOO. IF HE WANTS TO SAVE HIS CHANCES, HE NEEDS TO BE OUT ON THE ROAD RALLYING. IT IS HARD TO DO THAT WHEN YOU ARE ISOLATING AT HOME. AND, LOGAN, BACK AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, WE'VE HEARD FROM DONALD TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE? THE OHIO SENATOR HAD HIS MOMENT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HE SPENT A LOT OF HIS SPEECH TO THE REPUBLICAN FAITHFUL ALMOST GUSHING OVER DONALD TRUMP WHICH IN MANY WAYS WASN'T A SURPRISE. DONALD TRUMP PICKED HIM AS HIS POTENTIAL VP OUT OF A GROUP OF OTHER CANDIDATES, BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A U-TURN FROM THE MAN WHO DESCRIBED DONALD TRUMP AS THE AMERICAN HITLER. HIS FIRST OUTING AS TRUMP'S VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICK. WHEN DONALD TRUMP ROSE TO HIS FEET IN THAT PENNSYLVANIA FIELD, ALL OF AMERICA STOOD WITH HIM. J.D. VANCE SPEAKING TO AN ADORING CROWD AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION. YOU GUYS, WE GOTTA CHILL WITH THE OHIO LOVE, WE GOTTA WIN MICHIGAN TOO, HERE, SO... A POPULAR POTENTIAL VICE PRESIDENT AMONG THIS CROWD. I WAS REALLY GOING TO BACK WHOEVER PRESIDENT TRUMP DID PICK. HE HAD A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE HE COULD HAVE CHOSEN FROM. AND THAT BEING SAID, I THINK J.D. VANCE IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE. MOMENTS EARLIER, I GOT ACCESS TO THE CONVENTION FLOOR, WHERE DELEGATES ARE GROUPED BY STATE, THE WORLD'S MEDIA WATCHING ON. AS OF THIS WEEK, IT'S THE BIGGEST SHOW ON EARTH. THOUSANDS OF REPUBLICAN DELEGATES, POLITICIANS, EVEN DONALD TRUMP'S FAMILY ARE EXPECTED TO CRAM INTO THIS ARENA TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE MOST HOTLY ANTICIPATED EVENT OF THE CONVENTION ` DONALD TRUMP'S SPEECH. HE'S EXPECTED TO FORGO HIS USUAL FIERY AND COMBATIVE RHETORIC AND INSTEAD FOCUS ON MESSAGES OF UNITY. WITH INCREASING CONCERNS ABOUT BIDEN'S HEALTH, MANY REPUBLICANS ARE WONDERING WHO TRUMP WILL END UP COMPETING AGAINST IN NOVEMBER IF BIDEN STEPS ASIDE, AND MANY THINK THAT PERSON WILL BE VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS. THIS IS WHERE THE POWER IS ` WITH THE PEOPLE. WE HAVE AN ELECTION COMING UP. OPINIONS HERE ARE MIXED ABOUT HER CHANCE OF SUCCESS AGAINST TRUMP. I THINK AS FAR AS QUALIFICATIONS GO, I DON'T THINK SHE'S QUALIFIED. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANOTHER DEMOCRAT WIN THE NOMINATION AT THE CONVENTION. OH, DEAR LORD, WE'D HAVE TO GO CLEAN UP A HECK OF A MESS BECAUSE TRUMP WOULD ` HE WOULD JUST ANNIHILATE HER. NO, THAT WASN'T THE WORD. EXCUSE ME, BECAUSE THAT WORD SHOULD NOT BE USED. HE WOULD DESTROY ` WELL, THAT'S GOOD EITHER IS IT? (LAUGHS) WITH ONE DAY LEFT OF THE RNC, REPUBLICAN MEGASTARS LIKE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE ARE MAKING THE MOST OF IT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. YOU CAN GET A COPY OF MY BOOK AT 45BOOKS.COM. THANK YOU. WHY SHOULD TRUMP BE PRESIDENT AGAIN? HE HAS THE POLICIES TO SAVE AMERICA. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WOMAN: I HAVE TWO KIDS. I'M FROM MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE TRUMP TEAM. AWESOME! WHAT'S WITHOUT DOUBT IS THAT THERE ARE CHAOTIC POLITICAL HEADWINDS AHEAD. LOGAN, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE DETAILS ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DONALD TRUMP? THERE ARE MOUNTING CALLS FOR THE BOSS OF THE SECRET SERVICE TO RESIGN. ONE OF THE BIG QUESTIONS IS OVER WHY THERE WEREN'T OFFICERS MONITORING THE ROOF WHERE THE SHOOTER WAS GIVEN IT WAS ONLY 100 M AWAY FROM THE PODIUM. THE SECRET SERVICE HAD TALKED ABOUT THIS IN AN INTERVIEW. THAT BUILDING IN PARTICULAR HAS A SLOPED ROOF AT ITS HIGHEST POINT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A SAFETY FACTOR THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED THERE THAT WE WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT SOMEBODY UP ON A SLOPED ROOF. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE POINTED OUT THAT IT APPEARED THAT THERE WERE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ON MORE SLOPED ROOFS BEHIND THE FORMER PRESIDENT WHEN HE WAS SPEAKING. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS, INTERNAL REVIEWS, YOU NAME IT. THEY ARE THROWING EVERYTHING ADDED TO FIGURE OUT NOT JUST THE MOTIVE BEHIND THE ATTACK BUT ALSO HOW IT WAS ABLE TO HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE. BACK HERE, THE COST FOR MANY PATIENTS TO SEE THEIR FAMILY DOCTOR IS TO JUMP BY NEARLY 8%. THAT'S THE HIGHEST RISE IN YEARS. IT COMES AFTER GENERAL PRACTICES GOT A LOWER THAN EXPECTED FUNDING BOOST FROM HEALTH NEW ZEALAND. AND THERE ARE WARNINGS IT COULD MEAN SOME PRACTICES SHUT DOWN. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. THE FAMILY DOCTOR IS THE BACKBONE OF THE HEALTH SYSTEMI. HI. HELLO AGAIN. BUT IT'S VITAL SIGNS ARE LOOKING BLEAK. ON TOP OF STAFFING SHORTAGES, CLINICS ARE STRUGGLING WITH COST PRESSURES, BUT A 4% ANNUAL BOOST FROM THE GOVERNMENT ISN'T ENOUGH RELIEF, SO FEES ARE GOING UP. PRACTICES DO NEED TO BE FINANCIALLY VIABLE AND CO-PAY TO PAYMENTS WILL PROBABLY INCREASE. PROBABLY OR MOST DEFINITLEY? MOST DEFINITELY. IT'S UNCOMFORTABLE, IT'S DIFFICULT, AND I SUPPOSE A THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN HERE, AND NEEDS TO BE FOCUS OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, IS A TOTAL RE-WORK OF WHAT IS AN OUT-OF-DATE FUNDING SYSTEM PRACTICES GET UP TO 60% OF THEIR FUNDING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THE REST COMES FROM PATIENT FEES WHICH GPs ARE RELUCTANT TO LIFT. WE HAVE A SURVEY THAT SHOWS MANY PEOPLE THAT CAN'T ACCESS CARE IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT, AND NOW WE'RE HAVING TO PASS ON INCREASED COSTS WHICH WILL MAKE IT MORE UNAFFORDABLE. IN WEST AUCKLAND WE MET PEOPLE PAYING BETWEEN $19-$65 TO SEE A GP. WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY 8% MORE? NO, PROBABLY NOT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN'T SKIMP ON. WE HAVE TO PAY WHAT WE NEED TO, TO KEEP OUR GPs. THIS DOCTOR ON GREAT BARRIER ISLAND SAYS THE PRESSURE WILL GO ON RURAL PRACTICES. WHERE THE RURAL PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR EXTRA FEE TO SEE THEIR DOCTOR, THAT WILL MEAN THEY WILL HAVE TO CUT BACK ON SERVICES AND IN SOME CASES, THAT MIGHT MEAN THE PRACTICE NEEDS TO CLOSE. TE WHATU ORA SAYS THE 4% BOOST PLUS INCREASE IN PATIENT FEES MATCHES GROWTH IN COSTS, BUT THE SECTOR SAYS IT'S BEEN UNDERFUNDED FOR YEARS. IN AN INDEPENDENT REPORT DONE BY SAPERE COMMISSIONED BY THE GOVT IN 2022, IT WAS ESTIMATED 9% ` THAT WAS THE UNDERFUNDING GOING ON ` THAT'S NOW RISEN, PROBABLY, TO 14%. PATIENTS CAN EXPECT FEES TO START RISING SOON; IF PRACTICES WANT TO PUSH THEM UP EVEN FURTHER, THEY MUST GET APPROVAL FROM TE WHATU ORA. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. THE EXCISE TAX ON HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS HAS BEEN REDUCED IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IS A BID TO GET SMOKERS TO SWITCH TO A LESS-HARMFUL HABIT. THE 50% REDUCTION CAME INTO FORCE AT THE START OF THE MONTH, THE ASSOCIATE HEALTH MINISTER SAYING IT'S ONLY A TRIAL. WE'RE NOW DEALING WITH ABOUT 280,000 WHO ARE HARD-CORE ADDICTED SMOKERS AND VAPING DOESN'T WORK FOR EVERYONE, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS. BUT THE ASTHMA AND RESPIRATORY FOUNDATION SAYS THE MOVE IS RECKLESS AND FAVOURS THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY. THERE REALLY ISN'T MUCH EVIDENCE THAT THESE PRODUCTS HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING. IN FACT, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY EVIDENCE THAT HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE AT HELPING PEOPLE TO QUIT SMOKING. HE'S CONCERNED THE TAX REDUCTION WILL INCREASE THE APPEAL OF THE PRODUCTS TO NON-SMOKERS, LEADING TO YOUNG PEOPLE BECOMING ADDICTED. E WHAI AKE NEI ` EXPLOSIVE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION IN AUSTRALIA'S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ` HOW WELL-KNOWN CRIMINALS AND UNDERWORLD FIGURES HAVE INFILTRATED THE SECTOR AND UNIONS. AND CATCHING CRIMINAL SUSPECTS ON THE BEAT ` A 1 NEWS CAMERA'S THERE AS POLICE MAKE AN ARREST. WHY OFFICERS ARE HITTING THE STREETS MORE REGULARLY. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP, THEY'VE TEAMED UP WITH A MOTOR RACING LEGEND AND ONE GOAL IN MIND ` GETTING TEEN DRIVERS TO SURVIVE ON THE ROADS. IT'S A COGNITIVE LEARNING, SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS EXPERIENCE. FULL THROTTLE, FULL THROTTLE, FULL THROTTLE. GO. WE'RE PASSING A CAR. WE'RE PASSING A CAR. WE'RE PASSING A CAR. BRAKE, BRAKE, BRAKE. AND WE'LL SHOW YOU THE RIGHT AND WRONG WAY TO SLICE UP YOUR MEAT. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. THE DEPLETED DEFENCE FORCE IS NOW HAVING TO OFFER VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY TO ITS CIVILIAN WORKERS TO PREVENT A $30M BUDGET BLOWOUT. IT HAS TOLD STAFF IT NEEDS TO MAKE SAVINGS AND USE THE MONEY TO KEEP ITS SHIPS, AIRCRAFT AND VEHICLES IN OPERATING ORDER. IN MAY'S BUDGET, THE MINISTER, JUDITH COLLINS, BOOSTED FUNDING FOR UNIFORMED PERSONNEL, SAYING THE DEFENCE FORCE HAS BEEN IN A DIRE STATE BOTH MORALE- AND ATTRITION-WISE. A PATCHED HEAD HUNTERS GANG MEMBER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER HANDING HIMSELF IN TO POLICE IN AUCKLAND. THIS COMES AFTER A 22-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND SHOT DEAD IN A CAR ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN THE SUBURB OF MT WELLINGTON. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN NAMED AS 'TEXAS JACK DOCTOR'. WHILE THE ALLEGED OFFENDER AND VICTIM CAME FROM SEPARATE GANGS, POLICE SAY IT WASN'T A GANG-MOTIVATED INCIDENT, BUT RELATED TO AN ONGOING DISPUTE BETWEEN TWO FAMILIES. ANOTHER MAN WAS CHARGED YESTERDAY WITH BEING AN ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT TO MURDER. AFTER ONLY A FEW WEEKS ON THE STREETS, CHRISTCHURCH'S NEW POLICE BEAT TEAM IS ALREADY MAKING ITS PRESENCE KNOWN. WHILE OUT FILMING WITH 1 NEWS, OFFICERS CHARGED ONE MAN FOR BREACHING AN ALCOHOL BAN AND ARRESTED ANOTHER IN RELATION TO STOLEN ITEMS. 10 OFFICERS WILL PATROL AT-RISK AREAS DURING CERTAIN TIMES, DAY AND NIGHT, WITH MORE JOINING IN THE COMING MONTHS. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE FEEL SAFE IN OUR CITY, AND IT'S A REALLY GREAT INITIATIVE. IT CERTAINLY CREATES A MUCH STRONGER SENSE OF SAFETY, NOT ONLY FOR OUR BUSINESSES TO OPERATE, FOR THEIR STAFF TO OPERATE. POLICE ARE URGING THE PUBLIC TO REACH OUT IF THERE'S CRIME OCCURRING, SAYING THEY ARE NOW MORE READY TO RESPOND. CRIMINALS, BIKIE GANGS, UNDERWORLD FIGURES AND THEIR CLOSE LINKS TO A POWERFUL UNION IN AUSTRALIA ARE CAUSING TURMOIL AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. IT STEMS FROM THE CFMEU, OR CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY AND MARITIME EMPLOYEES' UNION ` ONE OF THE BIGGEST IN AUSTRALIA ` AND ITS TIES TO ORGANISED CRIME IN VICTORIA. A MEDIA INVESTIGATION ALLEGES GANGSTERS HAD INFILTRATED THE UNION'S CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, INCLUDING HIGH-PAYING UNION ROLES. SOME SAY THEIR INFLUENCE DROVE UP THE COST OF BUILDING PROJECTS BECAUSE OF BRIBES AND KICKBACKS. ANOTHER BOMBSHELL ` REVELATIONS PRIME MINISTER ANTHONY ALBANESE AND THE STATE PREMIER WERE ALERTED TO THE ALLEGATIONS TWO YEARS AGO. LABOR UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE TO TAKE STRONG ACTION BECAUSE OF THE PARTY'S CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH UNIONS. THE GOVERNMENT'S NOW APPOINTED AN ADMINISTRATOR TO RUN THE UNION. AUSTRALIA'S MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION HAS WELCOMED THE MOVE TO STAMP OUT THE INGRAINED CULTURE OF 'BULLYING, THUGGERY, 'AND COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR THE LAW'. OPPOSITION LEADER PETER DUTTON CLAIMS THE MISCONDUCT HAS COST HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS, AND WILL BE 'THE BIGGEST DEFRAUDING OF THE AUSTRALIAN TAXPAYER IN HISTORY'. HERE'S 1 NEWS AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN. A ONCE PROUD WORKERS' UNION... (PEOPLE CHANT) ...REVEALED AS BEING TIED UP IN ALLEGED EXTORTION, DODGY CONTRACTS, AND CORRUPTION. IT'S THUGGISH, UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR AT ITS WORST. A JOINT INVESTIGATION BY 60 MINUTES AUSTRALIA AND NINE NEWSPAPERS INTO THE CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MARITIME, MINING, AND ENERGY UNION FOUND EVIDENCE OF MISCONDUCT BY THE UNION'S LEADERS ACROSS AUSTRALIA. THE ORGANISATION'S OUTGOING LEADER IN THE STATE, JOHN SETKA, CAUGHT IN THIS VIDEO MAKING A THREATENING NIGHT-TIME VISIT TO THE FAMILY OF A FELLOW SENIOR UNION OFFICIAL AND DUMPING A SUITCASE WITH A MESSAGE CALLING HIM A 'DOG'. AND A POLICE CAMERA HIDDEN IN THE CEILING OF THE UNION'S SYDNEY OFFICE CAPTURING DARREN GREENFIELD ACCEPTING $5000 CASH IN RETURN FOR UNION SUPPORT. DESPITE THE ALLEGATIONS, THE UNION'S NATIONAL BOSS STILL SUPPORTS GREENFIELD. DARREN GREENFIELD HAS TIME AND TIME AGAIN REJECTED ANY CLAIMS OF CORRUPTION. AND HIS ORGANISATION... IT DEFIES BELIEF THAT YOU KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS. IT'S EITHER COMPLICIT OR JUST IGNORANT. WELL, I DON'T ACCEPT THAT AT ALL. AMID RUMOURS THE ALBANESE GOVERNMENT HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE ALLEGATIONS FOR YEARS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS APPOINTED AN INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR TO INVESTIGATE... YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE TODAY. ...AND ASKED THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT IS DECISIVE; IT'S CLEAR, AND IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. VICTORIA'S PREMIER IS UNDER PRESSURE TO REVEAL WHAT HER STATE GOVERNMENT KNEW. THIS IS A ROTTEN CULTURE THAT MUST BE PULLED OUT BY ITS ROOTS. I ABSOLUTELY ACCEPT WE NEED TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION HERE IN VICTORIA. HERE IN NEW SOUTH WALES, PREMIER CHRIS MINNS HAS CALLED FOR THE UNION TO BE SUSPENDED FROM THE LABOR PARTY, AND SAYS HIS OWN STATE PARTY WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM THE UNION. THE FALLOUT FROM THIS SCANDAL UNLIKELY TO BE OVER QUICKLY. SOME DAMNING CLAIMS IN YOUR REPORT, AZIZ ` WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? THE VICTORIA BRANCH HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN PUT INTO ADMINISTRATION. THE ENTIRE UNION HAS IN THE CONSTRUCTION ARM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED. THE BOSS HAS BEEN SACKED, BUT OPPOSITION LEADER PETER DUTTON SAYS THAT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH. HE WANTED THE REGISTERED. ANTHONY ALBANESE YET SAID THAT IS NOT ON THE TABLE, HOWEVER, I CAN CONFIRM THAT HE SAID HE IS CUTTING DONATION TIES WITH THE UNION. THAT WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES. THIS INVESTIGATION IS GOING TO BE LONG AND COMPLEX, JUST TO SEE HOW DEEP THIS CONSTRUCTION GOES. CORRUPTION GOES, RATHER. IT IS BEEN DUBBED AS AUSTRALIA'S WORST KEPT SECRET. EVERYONE KNOWS VICTORIA AS THE GANGSTER STATE. AND PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO HAVE THEIR OWN STORIES TO TELL. MANY OF THEM ARE COMING OUT OF THE DARKNESS AND FINALLY TELLING THEIR STORIES, WITH THAT SAID, THIS ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE ANYTIME SOON. IN THAILAND, CYANIDE HAS NOW BEEN FOUND IN THE BLOOD OF ALL SIX PEOPLE WHO DIED IN A LUXURY HOTEL IN BANGKOK. TESTS HAD EARLIER DETECTED TRACES OF THE DEADLY POISON ON TEACUPS USED BY THE VICTIMS ` VIETNAMESE AND AMERICAN NATIONALS. POLICE SUSPECT ONE OF THE DEAD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POISONING AFTER A BUSINESS DEAL HAD GONE WRONG. THICK FOG HAS BLANKETED AUCKLAND FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK, CAUSING ANOTHER DAY OF TRAVEL CHAOS FOR COMMUTERS. MORE THAN 40 DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF THE CITY WERE CANCELLED, WITH 26 DELAYED. SEVERAL FERRY SERVICES WERE ALSO SUSPENDED BEFORE THE FOG LIFTED AROUND 10. BUT IT HAS RETURNED BACK THIS EVENING, AND EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. E HAERE AKE NEI ` TRIBUTES TO A WELL-KNOWN CHRISTCHURCH CHARACTER. WE HEAR PEOPLE'S MEMORIES OF THE POPULAR AND MUCH LOVED CANTABRIAN KNOWN AS 'RADIO RON'. AND THE BEST OF TV ` THE BEAR FACTS ` AND WHAT'S LEADING NOMINATIONS FOR THE EMMY AWARDS, WITH KIWIS ALSO IN THE MIX. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP, HOW A LITTLE PREPARATION COULD SAVE YOU MONEY ON YOUR SUNDAY ROAST. THIS ONE IS FROM THE FRONT OF THE COW ` SO, THE CHUCK. FOR YOUR MONEY, THIS IS ACTUALLY CHEAPER. PLUS, IT'S A DELICATE DANCE ` THE SPORTS THAT'S A COMBO OF SKILL, SPEED AND EMOTION. WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF FENCING. THATS COMING UP AT 7. A DEAL THAT WOULD'VE MARRIED TWO OF THE BIGGEST BRANDS IN THE DJ SPACE, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND GIANT SERATO, HAS BEEN BLOCKED BY THE COMMERCE COMMISSION. SERATO WAS SET TO BE SOLD TO JAPANESE FIRM ALPHA THETA, WHICH OWNS LEADING EQUIPMENT BRAND PIONEER DJ. THE COMMISSION SAYS THE MERGER, WORTH MORE THAN $100M, RISKED GIVING ALPHA THETA TOO MUCH CONTROL OVER THE INDUSTRY, RESULTING IN PRICE RISES FOR CONSUMERS AND LOWER-QUALITY SOFTWARE OFFERINGS. WE WANT TO PRESERVE COMPETITION IN THE DJ SOFTWARE MARKET, AND THAT'S THE FOCUS OF OUR DECISION. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK, AND I THINK WE BELIEVE, SERATO IS A GREAT COMPANY. IT'S A NEW ZEALAND-BUILT WORLD BEATER, PROFITABLE COMPANY. IT'LL BE A GREAT ACQUISITION FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. IN A JOINT STATEMENT, THE TWO DJ COMPANIES SAY THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED BY THE RULING AND BELIEVE THE DEAL WOULD'VE CREATED SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR THE INDUSTRY. TRIBUTES ARE FLOWING FOR A CHRISTCHURCH IDENTITY AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS 'RADIO RON'. JOHN TRUMAN, WHO DIED OF AN ILLNESS YESTERDAY, WAS A FAMILIAR FACE ` AND SOUND ` AS HE CARRIED HIS TRUSTY TRANSISTOR RADIO ON HIS JAUNTS AROUND TOWN. KATIE STEVENSON HAS MORE. (TALKBACK PLAYS ON RADIO) JOHN TRUMAN WAS A POPULAR GUY... JOHN. ...OFTEN HEARD BEFORE HE WAS SEEN. GOOD RADIO, EH? 'RADIO RON', AS HE WAS KNOWN - HAD PLENTY OF FANS. NO ONE KNEW HIS REAL NAME, AND SOMEONE OBVIOUSLY MADE UP THAT NAME. THIS IS HIS SISTER ON SEVEN SHARP, IN 2013. YEARS AGO, NOBODY WOULD GO ANYWHERE NEAR HIM. (IMITATES ENGINE) HE USED TO MARCH AROUND WITH THE RADIO VERY LOUD UP TO HIS EAR AND HE WOULD BE SORT OF SINGING AND MAKING A NOISE. BUT YESTERDAY, JOHN'S RADIO FELL SILENT AS HE SUCCUMBED TO AN ILLNESS. WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THE RADIO OR YOU HEAR CERTAIN SONGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD HIM CRANKING ABOUT IN THE STREET ` YOU KNOW, JUST GIVE HIM A WEE NOD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THING ` DONATE SOME C BATTERIES TO SOMEONE. RICCARTON MALL WAS HIS STOMPING GROUND; HIS FRIENDS HERE WERE GENEROUS. HE WOULD ALWAYS COME IN TO NOEL LEEMING WHERE WE WORKED AND HE WOULD ALWAYS COME IN WITH HIS RADIO, AND IT WOULD EITHER BE OUT OF BATTERIES, OR IT WOULD BE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THERE WERE A FEW OF US GIRLS ON THE COUNTER THAT WOULD... 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 WE'D REPLACE THEM FOR FREE, AND OUR BOSSES DIDN'T LIKE THAT TOO MUCH, BUT... (LAUGHS) LOCALS PAID TRIBUTE, DESCRIBING JOHN AS A 'TRUE CHRISTCHURCH ICON' WHO BROUGHT 'SO MUCH JOY TO PEOPLE'S LIVES'. HE WAS ALWAYS A MOOD-LIFTER. HE WAS A GREAT PRESENCE TO HAVE IN OUR CITY. (LAUGHS) THIS 75-YEAR-OLD WALKING THE BEAT NO MORE. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. A HISTORICAL DRAMA AND DRAMA IN THE KITCHEN LEAD THE WAY IN THIS YEAR'S EMMY NOMINATIONS. WAR IS COMING. (SHOUTS) (SOLDIERS SHOUT IN RESPONSE) WOMAN: LIFE AND DEATH ARE THE SAME. THE EPIC JAPAN-SET 'SHOGUN' READY FOR BATTLE WITH 25, INCLUDING FOR BEST DRAMA SERIES. 'THE BEAR' BREAKING THE RECORD FOR MOST NOMINATIONS FOR A COMEDY IN A SINGLE YEAR WITH 23 NODS; BREAKOUT SHOW 'BABY REINDEER' GOT 11 NOMINATIONS, HELPING NETFLIX TOP ALL NETWORKS WITH 107. KIWIS ALSO MAKING THE CUT ` JEMAINE CLEMENT AND TAIKA WAITITI'S 'WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS' NOMINATED IN TWO CATEGORIES. THE WINNERS OF THE TOP TV AWARDS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN SEPTEMBER. IT'S HOPED THE DISCOVERY OF ONE OF THE RAREST WHALES IN THE WORLD ON AN OTAGO BEACH MIGHT UNLOCK NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPECIES ITSELF. THE FIVE METRE LONG 'BEAKED MALE SPADE-TOOTHED WHALE' WAS FOUND ON THE BEACH AT TAIERI MOUTH IN OTAGO, 2 WEEKS AGO. LOCAL IWI SAY NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON ITS FUTURE BUT THE PRECIOUS WHALE WILL BE HANDLED CAREFULLY. JUST ASTOUNDED. UM, YOU KNOW, THIS THING DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY AND TO HAVE SOME OF OUR YOUNG HAPU MEMBERS THERE AND PRESENT AND REALLY INVOLVED AND REALLY JUST JUST EXCITED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH DOC IN DECISION-MAKING FOR NEXT STEPS, AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN. A SAMPLE FROM THE WHALE HAS BEEN SENT TO AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY TO CONFIRM ITS SPECIES WHILE IT'S HELD IN COLD STORAGE. A FRENCH DIP'S BEEN ON THE MENU IN PARIS, WHERE THE CITY'S MAYOR TOOK THE PLUNGE IN THE RIVER SEINE TO SHOW IT'S CLEAN ENOUGH TO HOST SWIMMING EVENTS DURING THE OLYMPICS, JUST NINE DAYS AWAY. SWIMMING IN THE RIVER'S BEEN BANNED FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS. BUT GAMES ORGANISERS SPENT MORE THAN $2B CLEANING UP THE LONG-POLLUTED RIVER. THE VERDICT FROM THOSE WHO TOOK A DIP? TRES BIEN. JENNY'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND ALL CHANGE FOR THE ALL BLACKS AGAINST FIJI ON SATURDAY YEAH, LOADS OF FRESH FACES AND ALSO SOME LOOKING TO MAKE FRESH STARTS. WE HAVE DETAILS NEXT. PLUS... THE WHITE FERNS MIGHT WISH THEY COULD START THEIR TOUR OF ENGLAND AGAIN. WHERE TO FROM HERE AFTER A MISERABLE RUN OF RESULTS? PLUS... NEW SOUTH WALES ARE THE KINGS OF ORIGIN AS OUR DAME ON THE WATER EYES-UP MORE OLYMPIC GLORY. AND IN WEATHER, LOOKS LIKE IT'S UP TO ITS OLD TRICKS AGAIN. IS GOING TO BE SOME FOG AROUND TONIGHT. THEN SOME SUNSHINE FOR SOME OF US. THEN WE'LL BRING IN THE BAND OF SOME SHOWERS AND SOME RAIN. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE ` AFTER SPORT. KIA ORA ` WELCOME TO SPORT. AND IT'S A VERY DIFFERENT-LOOKING ALL BLACKS SIDE WHO WILL LINE UP AGAINST FIJI IN SAN DIEGO ON SATURDAY. ELEVEN CHANGES TO THE TEAM THAT STARTED AGAINST ENGLAND LAST WEEK AND SIX UNCAPPED PLAYERS IN THE MATCH-DAY 23. UP FRONT, ONLY CAPTAIN SCOTT BARRETT AND DEPUTY ARDIE SAVEA SURVIVE FROM THE STARTING SIDE WHO BEAT ENGLAND. STILL PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PACK ` ETHAN BLACKADDER AND TAMAITI WILLIAMS GIVEN THEIR FIRST GAME TIME UNDER SCOTT ROBERTSON. IN THE BACK LINE, BILLY PROCTOR WILL MAKE HIS DEBUT AT CENTRE. DAMIAN MCKENZIE BRINGS UP HIS 50TH CAP, AND BEAUDEN BARRETT HIS 126TH, RESTORED TO THE STARTING SIDE AT FULLBACK. LOCK SAM DARRY AND HALFBACK NOAH HOTHAM, WHO WERE NOT IN THE INITIAL SQUAD, AMONG FIVE PLAYERS ON THE BENCH IN LINE FOR DEBUTS, GIVING THE RESERVES A FRESH LOOK. AND AS BRODYN KNUCKEY REPORTS, AMONG THE NEWCOMERS ARE OTHERS LOOKING TO STAND OUT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. A NEW CLIMATE, A NEW OPPONENT AND PLENTY OF NEWCOMERS. YOU PICK PLAYERS FOR A REASON. YOU GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY. IT'S A HELL OF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME DEBUTANTS TO GO AND SHOW THEIR TALENT. THE ALL BLACKS MAKING SWEEPING CHANGES TO THEIR MATCH DAY 23 TO FACE FIJI IN SAN DIEGO ` A UNIQUE INTRODUCTION TO TEST MATCH RUGBY. FIJI ARE A VERY TOUGH SIDE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S SUPER RUGBY OR INTERNATIONAL ` THEY'RE ALWAYS A VERY HARD TEAM. THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE TAKING THIS FIJI SIDE LIGHTLY. BUT ALONG WITH THE FRESH FACES, OTHERS TRYING TO MAKE A FRESH START. THE GRIMACING. THAT'S NO GOOD. ETHAN BLACKADDER MAKING HIS FIRST START SINCE 2021 IN AN 10-TEST CAREER PLAGUED BY INJURY. YOU PUT ALL THAT STUFF BEHIND; WHAT'S HAPPENED HAS HAPPENED THIS YEAR ` JUST FOCUSED ON WHERE MY FEET ARE, IN THE NOW. SHOULDER, CALF AND THIGH ISSUES MEANING BLACKADDER'S PLAYED ONLY ONCE IN A BLACK JUMPER IN NEARLY THREE YEARS. JUST THE AMBITION AND THE DESIRE TO KEEP TRYING TO GET BACK INTO THIS ENVIRONMENT KEEPS ME GOING. WE ASKED HIM TO TRAIN AT 50% STILL. (CHUCKLES) JUST... HE'S ALL GO, YOU KNOW. ONCE THE WHISTLES GOES IN ANY SORT OF FORM OF TRAINING OR PLAYING, HE'S AT 100%. THEY CAN EXPECT SIMILAR FROM FIJI ON SATURDAY, HAVING SECURED WINS OVER JAPAN, ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS. WHEN THEY GET GO GOING, AND THEY GET ROLLING AND GET THE ARMS FREE, AND THEY BREAK THE GAME UP ` THEY CAN BEAT ANYONE. BUT ROBERTSON DETERMINED TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON NEUTRAL SOIL. THERE'S A LOT OF THE KIWIS THAT HAVE TRAVELLED TO SUPPORT US. THEY'VE TURNED UP TO SEE AN ALL BACK TEAM PERFORM AT THE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL, AND THAT'S BEEN OUR FOCUS. IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, A NEW GROUP OF ALL BLACKS CHALLENGED TO BE BRAVE. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND CRICKET ARE STAUNCHLY DEFENDING WHITE FERNS LEADERSHIP AFTER ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING SERIES, THE TEAM COLLAPSING TO AN EIGHTH STRAIGHT DEFEAT TO ROUND OUT THEIR TOUR OF ENGLAND ` CONCERNING SIGNS WITH A T20 WORLD CUP LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE REPORTS. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR THE WHITEFERNS IN A RECORD BLOW. IT'S BEEN BLOODY HARD. I'M NOT GOING TO LIE, IT'S BEEN A LONG TOUR AND A HARD ONE FOR US. THE WHITEFERNS WRAPPING UP THEIR TOUR OF ENGLAND WITH AN EIGHTH STRAIGHT DEFEAT ` THREE ODIs; FIVE T20s ` THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE EVER FAILED TO REGISTER A WIN IN A FIVE-MATCH T20 SERIES. BUT DESPITE THE LACK OF FORM, NEW ZEALAND CRICKET HAVE CONFIDENCE IN COACH BEN SAWYER. WE'RE BACKING OUR PEOPLE AND WE'RE BACKING OUR SYSTEM. THIS IS A YOUNG DEVELOPING TEAM, AND THEY'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO; THEY'VE GOT SOME EXTREME TALENT THAT IS DEVELOPING, BUT YEAH ` WE'RE NOT ACHIEVING THE RESULTS THAT WE WANT TO, OR WE THINK WE CAN DO, IN THE FUTURE. IT WAS TWO YEARS AGO WHITE FERNS SELECTORS MADE THE BOLD DECISION TO CULL HIGH-PROFILE PLAYERS IN A MOVE TO BUILD FOR THE FUTURE, INVESTING IN YOUNG TALENT LIKE FRAN JONAS (20)... WICKED FAST BALL! ...WHO STRUCK WITH THE VERY FIRST BALL TODAY ` THE FIRST TIME THAT'S HAPPENED IN A WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL AT LORDS. JONAS BAGGING CAREER-BEST FIGURES AGAINST ENGLAND WITH FOUR FOR 22. BUT NEW ZEALAND'S BATTING ONCE AGAIN LETTING THEM DOWN, BUT NEW ZEALAND'S BATTING ONCE AGAIN LETTING THEM DOWN, THE TOP FOUR BATTERS AVERAGING 23, 6, 17 AND 21 THE WHOLE SERIES. IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? NO. NOT TO WHERE WE WANT TO GET TO. FORMER ENGLAND PLAYERS FAR FROM IMPRESSED. I WOULD HAVE WANTED THEM TO BE TESTED MORE. I DON'T THINK THEY'VE BEEN TESTED. THEY'VE DONE THE BEST WITH WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THEM. NEW ZEALAND ARE A VERY GOOD TEAM, AND WE'VE JUST ARGUABLY SMASHED THEM. IMPROVEMENT IS URGENT WITH THE T20 WORLD CUP LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AWAY. FOLLOWING THAT, SAWYER'S CONTRACT IS UP. WE ARE COMPLETELY BACKING HIM TO THE END OF THAT CONTRACT, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT REVIEW. THE PRESSURE NOW ON TO TURN THINGS AROUND. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. SIX WEEKS AGO NEW SOUTH WALES WERE HUMILIATED AT HOME IN GAME ONE OF THIS YEAR'S STATE OF ORIGIN. LAST NIGHT THEY WON THE SERIES ON ENEMY TERRITORY, BEATING QUEENSLAND 14-4 IN THE DECIDER. IT WAS A BRUTAL, BRUISING AND AT TIMES BIZARRE MATCH, BUT ALSO ONE OF THE BEST IN RECENT MEMORY. THE SHIELD'S HEADING BACK TO SYDNEY! IN THE CAULDRON OF BRISBANE'S SUNCORP STADIUM, A CURSE BROKEN FOR NEW SOUTH WALES, TAKING A DECIDER IN QUEENSLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 19 YEARS. (CHEERING) A FEAT ACHIEVED ` NOT WITH A MAGIC TOUCH ` BUT FISTFULS OF BRUTE FORCE AND TENACITY. WARRIORS DEBUTANT MITCH BARNETT TURNING UP THE HEAT EARLY ON. OH, THERE'S A SHOT! NAILED BY THE DEBUTANT MITCHELL BARNETT. THEN SHOTS OF A DIFFERENT KIND. WOAH, NOW LUAI AND CHERRY EVANS ARE INTO IT! AND QUEENSLANDERS ARE COMING IN FROM EVERYWHERE, AND IT SPILLS OVER TO THE BENCH! CAMERON MURRAY LEAPING IN FROM THE SIDELINES, BECOMING THE FIRST IN HISTORY TO BE SIN-BINNED FROM THE BENCH. A SUITED HAUMOLE OLAKAUATU JOINING IN, BOTH NOW FACING TWO-GAME BANS. EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS LITTLE MELEE. THE SCUFFLE JUST ONE TALKING POINT IN AN EPIC OPENING 40 MINUTES, QUEENSLAND BAGGING THE HALF'S ONLY POINTS TO LEAD 2-0 AT THE BREAK. BOTH SIDES HOLDING FIRM, IT TOOK UNTIL THE 65TH MINUTE FOR A GAME BREAKER. WHERE'S SUPPORT?! HE'S WAITING FOR BEST. HE GIVES THE BALL TO BRADMAN. BRADMAN BEST BREAKS AWAY! BRADMAN WITH THE TRY! MERE MINUTES LATER... MOSES STRAIGHTENS UP THE LEFT! MOSES SCORES FOR NSW! ONE OF THE TOUGHEST GAMES I'VE PLAYED. COMING UP HERE... IT'S SO GOOD TO GET THE WIN. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR LIP? YOU SHOULD SEE IT. IT'S HANGING OFF. NO I HAVEN'T SEEN IT, BUT I FELT IT. FORMER KIWIS' COACH MICHAEL MCGUIRE MAKING AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ` THE BLUES' FIRST SERIES WIN SINCE 2021. ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES. TO HAVE QUEENSLAND NOT SCORE, THEY HAD TO WORK REALLY HARD TO HAVE TO CREATE THAT. IN AN ORIGIN SERIES THAT STARTED WITH NEW SOUTH WALES' BIGGEST EVER LOSS TO QUEENSLAND ON HOME SOIL ` THE UNDERDOGS PROVING YOU'VE GOT TO RISE TO THE CHALLENGE TO RAISE THE TROPHY. SHE ALREADY HAS THE MOST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS OF ANY KIWI WITH FIVE, AND DAME LISA CARRINGTON HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF ADDING THREE MORE IN PARIS. OLYMPICS REPORTER GUY HEVELDT HAS SPENT TIME WITH THE CHAMPION CANOEIST THIS YEAR AND LOOKS INTO HER QUEST IN THE LAST OF OUR EXTENDED OLYMPIC PROFILES. THE PADDLE TO PARIS... (SURVIVOR'S 'EYE OF THE TIGER') ...TAKING SOME OF ITS LAST STROKES IN ITALY AS DAME LISA CARRINGTON EYES A FOURTH OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN AND A CHANCE TO ADD TO AN ALREADY INCREDIBLE NEW ZEALAND SPORTING LEGACY. HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S ACHIEVED? OH... IT'S, UM, KIND OF` IT IS OVERWHELMING. WE JUST ENJOY SEEING HER DOING WHAT SHE DOES AND STRIVING TO BECOME BETTER AT HER CHOSEN SPORT. WE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE JOURNEY THAT SHE HAS TAKEN US ON. WHAT DO YOU WANT YOUR LEGACY TO BE? I WOULD REALLY LOVE IF THERE WERE` PEOPLE RECOGNISED THAT THEY WERE MORE CAPABLE THAN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S BEEN A PART OF MY STORY ` IS I NEVER KNEW I COULD DO WHAT I'VE DONE. AFTER WINNING A RECORD THREE GOLDS IN TOKYO, SHE'S A CHANCE TO REPEAT THE DOSE THIS YEAR IN THE K1, K2 AND K4 500, AND LEADS A SQUAD FEATURING TALENTED YOUTH INCLUDING ALICIA HOSKIN, OLIVIA BRITT AND TARA VAUGHAN, AND LEAVES CARRINGTON TAKING ON A BIG ROLE OF GUIDING THAT NEXT GENERATION. WHAT I REALLY NOTICED IS, ESPECIALLY MORE RECENTLY, THE LEANING INTO THE TEAM MORE; THE SORT OF SURRENDERING TO THE TEAM MORE, YOU KNOW, EVEN TO PEOPLE THAT ARE YOUNGER THAN YOU AND DEFINITELY NOT AS FAST, YOU KNOW. UM, AND JUST THE KIND OF` THE IDEA THAT WE CAN BE BETTER TOGETHER RATHER THAN, YOU KNOW, 'I CAN JUST TAKE THIS ON MY OWN' AND, YOU KNOW, LEAD FROM THE FRONT. PARIS WILL BE A WELCOME DIFFERENCE TO THE EMPTY NATURE OF EVENTS IN TOKYO ` COVID RESTRICTIONS GONE. AMONG THE THRONG OF FANS IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL WILL BE SOME KEY SUPPORTERS. IT'S EUPHORIC, REALLY, BEING THERE AND JUST HAVING THAT UNITY AS NEW ZEALANDERS THERE TO SUPPORT OUR ATHLETES. THERE'S A REAL SPECIAL VIBE THAT COMES WITH BEING INVOLVED IN IN A MASSIVE SPORTS OCCASION LIKE THAT. AND WITH FIVE OLYMPIC GOLDS, SIX MEDALS IN TOTAL AND A NEAR-LIFETIME OF DEDICATION TO THE SPORT, ONE MAJOR QUESTION DANGLES ` WILL THIS BE THE END OF HER ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER? WHAT FACTORS INTO THAT DECISION WHEN YOU DO COME AROUND TO MAKING IT? THERE'S GOING TO BE A POINT WHERE I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS ANY MORE. AND I RECOGNISE THAT, WHILE I CAN, LIKE, MAKE THE MOST OF IT. I'M ALSO IN A POINT WHERE I'M PROBABLY ENJOYING IT THE MOST I'VE EVER ENJOYED IT. WHETHER IT IS HER SWAN SONG OR NOT, THE DAME LISA CARRINGTON LEGACY WILL BE ADDED TO WITH EVERY LAST STROKE OF THE BOAT. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS. I THINK SHE TALKS LIKE SHE MIGHT STILL HAVE A COUPLE MORE OLYMPICS LEFT. WE HAVE AN AMAZING SQUAD GOING TO THE OLYMPICS ` IF HE HAD TO CHOOSE ONE? NOT JUST ONE. SHE ABSOLUTELY CAN'T QUIT. THEN WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE WALL. THANKS JENNY. DAN SAYS THERE IS MORE FOG ON WAY AND THEN SOME RAIN, DETAILS NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHY GREG MURPHY IS KEEN TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL TO HELP TEEN DRIVERS. I LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS 70% MIND GAMES. IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT THE MENTAL. IT'S OVER IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE AS OUR FANTASTIC FENCERS GEAR UP FOR THE BIGGEST EVENT THE COUNTRY HAS EVER SEEN. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. FOG AND FROST. . NOT JUST IN AUCKLAND. VERY MOIST AIR ` SOME CLEAR SKIES. THAT WE GIVE CLOUD WITH THE FOG FORMING... AS THE WIND SHIFTED EAST, IT CAME BACK TO THE CITY. FOG AGAIN FOR THE NIGHT. BIG SWIRLY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ` THAT WILL START TO GO THROUGH IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. COLD AIR BEHIND THIS ORANGE BUT HERE, THAT'S COMING THE NEXT WEEK. THAT GUYS WORKING TOWARDS US. THERE WILL BE SOME DRY WEATHER. SOME TEENS, FURTHER SOUTH SOME SINGLE FIGURES. AGAIN TO ALEXANDRIA ` THAT DRAINAGE CLOUD AT NIGHT. THAT AREA BLEW THEIR. THAT'S YOUR FINAL BOUNDARY. FOG IN THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY. AUCKLAND AND HAMILTON, GOING THROUGH. THE RAIN WILL WORK THROUGH THE FOG, BREAKING IT UP. RAIN WATCHES ALREADY, AS THE RAIN HEADS IN FOR THE NORTH. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. IT DOES GIVE SOME WET WEATHER. RAIN WATCH FOR NORTHLAND. FROM TOMORROW EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THAT'S HOW WE END THE DAY GOING INTO SATURDAY. WE AS THE DRY WEATHER? I SHOW YOU THE SECOND. THAT'S A SPELL OF RAIN COMING FROM THE LATE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME FOG OVERNIGHT ABOUT 8 O'CLOCK AND 9 O'CLOCK. IT WILL TURN TO SOME SHOWERS, EVENTUALLY SOME RAIN FOR THE AFTERNOON ` SOME HEAVY TO. LOOK AT THE BAY OF PLENTY TO THE CENTRAL PLATEAU ` LOW CLOUDS AND MISSED. MISTY FOR YOU TO START. A COUPLE OF SPOTS OF RAIN. THAT EASED OF THE NORTH ISLAND ` NO PROBLEMS. SOME MORNING CLOUD, IT IS DRY DURING THE DAY BUT RAIN IN THE NIGHT. TARANAKI ` RAIN. OTHERWISE STRIKE. WELLINGTON ` RAIN. SOME RAIN COMING INTO NELSON. RAN FOR WESTPORT TOO. CHRISTCHURCH ` LOW CLOUDS AND DRIZZLE. OTHERWISE BRIGHT AND DRY. DIFFERENT STORY TO THE WEST COAST ` RAIN SITS IN. FOG SETS INTO THE INTERIOR VALLEYS. ALMOST DRY HERE, MAYBE THE ODD SHOWER. FURTHER WEST YOU ARE SEEING SOME RAIN FROM ILFORD SOUND MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH LOOKING FINE AFTER SOME FROST. LET'S LOOK AT THINGS THE WEEKEND. I'M BANKING ON THAT WEDGE ` I'M TRYING TO PROMISED DRYNESS. SOME COLD WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEK. ARE YOU TRYING TO SELL THIS TO US?