TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` IN HIS OWN WORDS, DONALD TRUMP AND THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. WHEN I HEARD A LOUD WHIZZING SOUND AND FELT SOMETHING HIT ME REALLY, REALLY HARD. THE FORMER PRESIDENT ON THE BULLETS, THE BLOOD, AND THE REASON HE'S STILL IN THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, I WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE SHOWN BY THAT GIANT AUDIENCE OF PATRIOTS. QUESTIONS OVER WHY AN ICY CANTERBURY ROAD WASN'T CLOSED. LOCALS SPEAK OUT FOLLOWING ANOTHER CRASH LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER TWO BUSES TOPPLED. PLUS, HOW A PATCH OF GREEN SPOTTED FROM SPACE LED TO THE PROTECTION OF A HIDDEN AFRICAN RAINFOREST. ITS STUNNING SPECIES AND THE BIZARRE WAY SCIENTISTS FOUND THEM. CAPTIONS BY SAM BAKER, LELE SIMEON AND CHELSEA BRADY. 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. 'I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.' THAT WAS DONALD TRUMP'S SOMBRE REFLECTION ON THE RECENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AS HE SPOKE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT THE SHOOTING. THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS NOW OFFICIALLY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOMINEE. FETED ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION, HE GAVE A SPEECH THAT CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINALLY PLANNED REMARKS DUE TO WHAT HAPPENED LAST SUNDAY. HE SPOKE ABOUT THE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE, PROMISING TO WIN THE WHITE HOUSE AND TELLING THE CROWD 'YOUR EXPECTATIONS AREN'T BIG ENOUGH.' AND AFTER KEEPING AWAY FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, MELANIA TRUMP MADE A RARE APPEARANCE. BUT WITH DONALD TRUMP ONE BIG STEP CLOSER TO A WHITE HOUSE RETURN, THERE ARE REPORTS JOE BIDEN IS OPEN TO RETHINKING HIS CANDIDACY. HE'S SEEN NEW POLLS THAT SHOW HIM LOSING KEY STATES, AND DEMOCRAT HEAVYWEIGHT NANCY PELOSI IS TALKING TO HIM DIRECTLY. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH JOINS US SHORTLY. FIRST, HIS REPORT ON THE TRUMP JUGGERNAUT IN MILWAUKEE. # AND I'M PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN... # DONALD TRUMP TAKING CENTRE STAGE ON HIS MISSION TO WIN BACK THE PRESIDENCY. WE UNITE THIS EVENING MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER. HIS FIRST SPEECH SINCE HE WAS ALMOST ASSASSINATED LAST WEEKEND... I HAD GOD ON MY SIDE. I FELT THAT. (CROWD CHEERS) ...FORGOING THE USUAL FIERY RHETORIC FOR MESSAGES OF UNITY. I AM RUNNING TO BE PRESIDENT FOR ALL OF AMERICA, NOT HALF OF AMERICA, BECAUSE THERE IS NO VICTORY IN WINNING FOR HALF OF AMERICA. IN FRONT OF AN ADORING CROWD AT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION... I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. MAN IN CROWD: YES, YOU ARE. YES, YOU ARE. WE SAW AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS MIRACLE OF GOD ` JUST LIKE OUR FIRST PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON COULD NOT BE KILLED IN BATTLE, THE DIVINE HANDS OF PROTECTION FROM GOD IS ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AS WELL. POLITICAL HERO WORSHIP IN THIS ARENA... WHEN THEY TOOK A SHOT AT MY HERO, AND THEY TRIED TO KILL THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH! ALL FOR A MAN THEY BELIEVE WILL SAVE THEIR COUNTRY. THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW IS NOT IN GOOD SHAPE WITH OUR BORDER CROSSES AND GROCERIES ` EVERYTHING GOING UP. WE ARE GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. SO WE NEED TO CHANGE. AT THIS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, PARTY FAITHFUL ACHIEVED TWO MAIN THINGS. ONE ` A SHOW OF UNITY AFTER THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT, BUT SECONDLY, TOTAL SUBJUGATION TO DONALD TRUMP. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS NOW DONALD TRUMP'S PARTY. BUT AMERICA REMAINS SPLIT. HOW DO YOU THINK THINGS MIGHT CHANGE UNDER A SECOND DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY? WHAT AMERICA NEEDS TO DO... IS HAVE THE DIVISION BUT HAVE THE RESPECT OF THE DIVISION. TRUMP TODAY OFFICIALLY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. TOMORROW, THE START OF THE END OF THIS RACE BEGINS. AND LOGAN, ALWAYS ON THE MOVE, JOINS US FROM CHICAGO TONIGHT. LOGAN, IS THIS THE SPEECH EVERYONE EXPECTED FROM DONALD TRUMP? IT WAS A RECORD-BREAKING SPEECH BECAUSE OF HOW LONG IT WAS. HE SPOKE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. IT WAS A SPEECH WHERE HE TALKED ABOUT UNITY. HE TALKED ABOUT WANTING TO BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL AMERICANS, NOT JUST HALF OF AMERICA. HE SPOKE VERY CANDIDLY ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA. HOWEVER, AND VERY QUICKLY TURNED INTO WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY EXPECT FROM DONALD TRUMP AT A RALLY. HE ACCUSED DEMOCRATS OF WEAPONISING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AGAINST HIM, AND DEMOCRATS OF STEALING THE ELECTION, WHICH IS IRONIC CONSIDERING HE IS ACCUSED OF THAT HIMSELF. WE HAD A LOT OF OLD DONALD TRUMP AS WELL. THANKS, LOGAN, AND WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU SHORTLY. DONALD TRUMP ALSO DESCRIBED IN DETAIL THE MOMENT A WOULD-BE ASSASSIN'S BULLET CAME SO CLOSE TO TAKING HIS LIFE. I STARTED TO ` LIKE THIS ` TURN TO MY RIGHT AND WAS READY TO BEGIN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TURN, WHICH I'M VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T DO, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD WHIZZING SOUND AND FELT SOMETHING HIT ME REALLY, REALLY HARD ON MY RIGHT EAR. LOOK WHAT HAPPENED` (POPPING GUNFIRE) I SAID TO MYSELF, 'WOW, WHAT WAS THAT? 'IT CAN ONLY BE A BULLET' AND MOVED MY RIGHT HAND TO MY EAR, BROUGHT IT DOWN ` MY HAND WAS COVERED WITH BLOOD, JUST ABSOLUTELY BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE. I IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS VERY SERIOUS, THAT WE WERE UNDER ATTACK, AND IN ONE MOVEMENT, PROCEEDED TO DROP TO THE GROUND. GET DOWN, GET DOWN, GET DOWN, GET DOWN. (SCREAMING, GUNFIRE) BULLETS WERE CONTINUING TO FLY AS VERY BRAVE SECRET SERVICE AGENTS RUSHED TO THE STAGE AND POUNCED ON TOP OF ME SO THAT I WOULD BE PROTECTED WHEN I ROSE SURROUNDED BY SECRET SERVICE. THE CROWD WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT I WAS DEAD. I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS OK. I RAISED MY RIGHT ARM, LOOKED AT THE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE BREATHLESSLY WAITING AND STARTED SHOUTING, 'FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT.' CROWD CHANTS: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! JOE BIDEN COULD QUIT THE ELECTION RACE WITHIN DAYS ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE REPORTS FROM DEMOCRATIC INSIDERS. THE PRESSURE ON THE PRESIDENT NOW CRUSHING, WITH WORD ONCE-STEADFAST DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS LIKE BARACK OBAMA ARE NOW PUSHING FOR HIM TO PULL OUT. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. FIRST THE FORMER SPEAKER ` DEMOCRATIC ROYALTY ` WE'RE ALL ENCOURAGING HIM TO MAKE THAT DECISION. NOW THE FORMER PRESIDENT... PRESSURE FROM WITHIN IS BUILDING. JOE BIDEN'S RETREATED TO HIS DELAWARE BEACH HOUSE, ISOLATING WITH COVID AND INCREASINGLY ISOLATED FROM HIS OWN PARTY. 'I'M DONG WELL,' HE MOUTHED ON ARRIVAL, BUT HIS CAMPAIGN'S ON LIFE SUPPORT. HIS VP, AND MOST LIKELY REPLACEMENT, WAS RALLYING DEMOCRATS IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE ARE 110 DAYS OUT FROM THE ELECTION. BUT THAT LOOMING DATE IS ALSO THE PROBLEM. THERE'S ANOTHER CAMP THAT BELIEVES THAT BIDEN SHOULD NOT RUN, AND THEY'RE AFRAID TO SAY SO ON THE RECORD BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FURTHER DAMAGE HIM IN CASE HE DOES RUN. RUMOURS RAMPANT HE WON'T ` THAT HE'S ABOUT TO STEP UP TO STEP DOWN. THERE'S BEEN A CLEAR CHANGE. THE PRESIDENT, I AM TOLD BY MULTIPLE PEOPLE CLOSE TO HIM, IS LISTENING TO THE ARGUMENTS OF DEMOCRATS WHO SAY THAT HE CANNOT WIN. BARACK OBAMA SAID TO HAVE TOLD PARTY ALLIES BIDEN NEEDS TO CONSIDER HOW VIABLE HIS CAMPAIGN IS. NANCY PELOSI DELIVERING HIM POLLING AND BLUNT CONCERNS, ARGUING HE LIKELY WON'T WIN. THIS AFTERNOON, A SECOND SENATOR ` JON TESTER FROM MONTANA ` TELLING BIDEN TO STEP ASIDE. POLLS AREN'T IN BIDEN'S FAVOUR. ONE SHOWS HE'S TRAILING TRUMP BY TWO POINTS IN VIRGINIA, A STATE HE WON BY 10 LAST ELECTION. ANOTHER ` THAT TWO-THIRDS OF DEMOCRATIC VOTERS WANT THEIR PARTY TO NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE. PUBLICLY, THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN SAYS HE ISN'T WAVERING. PRIVATELY, THOSE CLOSE TO HIM SAY HE'S SOUL SEARCHING. BUT HE IS STILL ` AT LEAST AT THE MOMENT ` INSISTING HE'S STAYING IN. IN A RECENT INTERVIEW, HE BELIEVED THERE WAS STILL TIME TO ENERGISE VOTERS. BUT THERE'S MORE TO DO, AND I'M RELUCTANT TO WALK AWAY FROM THAT. IN THE RACE TO LEAD THE UNITED STATES, HIS PARTY AND HIS ALLIES ARE UNITING AGAINST HIM. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. WE'RE WITH LOGAN ONCE MORE. HOW FAST DOES JOE BIDEN NEED TO MAKE THIS DECISION? THE BIG PROBLEM THE DEMOCRATS HAVE RIGHT NOW IS TIME. THE ELECTION IS IN NOVEMBER AND IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THOUSANDS OF DEMOCRATS WILL CONVERGE ON CHICAGO FOR THEIR NATIONAL CONVENTION. THE DEMOCRATS ARE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE THEIR PRESIDENTIAL PICK SOURCED WELL BEFORE THEN. THEY WILL WANT TO SHOW UNITY THEMSELVES, OTHERWISE THAT CONVENTION WILL TURN INTO A FIGHT WE HAVEN'T SEEN FOR MANY YEARS. COMMENTATORS SAY THERE COULD BE A PATH TO VICTORY FOR ANOTHER DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE. THAT IS VERY POSSIBLE. IN NEW ZEALAND, WE HAVE SEEN THIS WITH JACINDA ARDERN. THAT COMPARISON HAS BEEN MADE HERE MORE THAN ONCE IN RECENT WEEKS. THIS IS A VERY BIG COUNTRY WITH A LOT OF GROUND TO COVER. IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE DEMOCRATS AHEAD. AND LOGAN, YOU'VE SPENT FOUR DAYS AT THE HEART OF TRUMPLAND. WRAP IT UP FOR US. WHAT'S YOUR SENSE OF WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT HOW AMERICA WILL VOTE? A COUPLE OF THINGS ` I SPENT A LOT OF THINGS TALKING TO REPUBLICANS FROM ALL OVER AMERICA WHO HAVE COME UP TO THE CONVENTION, AND ALL OF THEM BELIEVE THAT DONALD TRUMP ESCAPING DEATH OVER THE LAST WEEKEND WAS A MIRACLE FROM GOD. THEY HAVE GIVEN HIM THIS DIVINE MANTLE TO LEAD THEM, BELIEVING THAT HE IS THE SAVIOUR THIS COUNTRY NEEDS. HOWEVER, THAT CONVENTION IS A BIT OF AN IDEOLOGICAL BUBBLE, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHO ARE SCARED ABOUT WHAT A SECOND DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY MIGHT MEAN FOR MINORITY COMMUNITIES, WHAT IT MIGHT MEAN FOR HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS RUN, BUT ULTIMATELY THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ELECTION THAT COMES DOWN TO THE PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE. AT THIS STAGE, WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN? THANKS, LOGAN. AND INTERVIEWS LOGAN'S DONE WITH KEY MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ON TRUMP AND WHY AMERICANS LOVE HIM ARE UP ON TVNZ+. JUST CLICK ON 'NEWS'. TO BREAKING NEWS NOW ` AND A MAJOR SYSTEMS OUTAGE IS AFFECTING BANKS AND MEDIA OUTLETS ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. BANKS HERE ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTED. FOR MORE DETAILS, LET'S GO TO JACOB JOHNSON IN OUR AUCKLAND NEWSROOM. WHAT ELSE CAN YOU TELL US, JACOB? DETAILS ARE STILL COMING IN, BUT THE IMPACTS OF THIS APPEARED TO BE WIDESPREAD. WE UNDERSTAND A NUMBER OF RETAILERS COULD BE AFFECTED. WE HAVE THESE IMAGES FROM A WOOLWORTHS SUPERMARKET, WITH THE SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUTS APPEAR TO BE DOWN, AND THERE ARE LONG QUEUES. THIS COULD BE IMPACTING SUPERMARKETS AND BANKS. A NUMBER OF BANKS ` IN THE ONLINE BANKING SYSTEMS ARE DOWN. IT IS ONLY AFFECTING SOME OF THEM. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ALL OF THE BANKS IN NEW ZEALAND TO SEE IF THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED, BUT IT APPEARS THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES IN AUSTRALIA. SEVERAL COMPANIES APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED INCLUDING AIRLINE NETWORKS. SKY COMPUTER SYSTEMS CRASHED; QANTAS HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED. WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE TO ASK IF THEY ARE AWARE OF ANYTHING GOING ON. THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO IT. IN THE STATES, THERE WAS A MICROSOFT OUTAGE WHICH CAUSED FLIGHT ISSUES THERE. THAT HAS BEEN SOLVED. AND IS NOT CLEAR IF THAT IS LINKED BUT WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. THANKS, JACOB. QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT WHY A TREACHEROUS STRETCH OF CANTERBURY HIGHWAY PLAGUED WITH BLACK ICE WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN OPEN YESTERDAY. TWO TOURIST BUSSES CRASHED IN ICY CONDITIONS NEAR LAKE PUKAKI ` 15 OF THOSE ON BOARD ENDING UP IN HOSPITAL. AS DONNA MARIE LEVER REPORTS, JUST THIS MORNING, A TRUCK ROLLED IN THE SAME AREA. LESS THAN 24 HOURS ON, THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD... ANOTHER CRASH. TRAFFIC GROUND TO A HALT AS TEAMS SCRAMBLED TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY. (CREAKING) (CLUNK!) NO ONE WAS HURT. POLICE SAY BLACK ICE WAS IN THE AREA. THE ROADS ARE JUST LIKE GLASS. THEY ARE SMOOTH. IT'S GOT ME BEAT WHY THEY DON'T CLOSE THE ROADS AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. WHEN IT'S FROSTY LIKE THIS, CLOSE THEM AT NIGHT. IT'S THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF CRASHES ON THIS STRETCH OF STATE HIGHWAY 8. WHAT'S HAPPENED? A CAR CRASH. YOU CALL 111. A DASHCAM CAPTURING THIS JUST A WEEK AGO. IS EVERYBODY OK? I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED THAT I THOUGHT WAS SAFE. THE CARS BEHIND ME... FELT THEY COULD GO FASTER, SO I LET THEM PASS, AND THEN THEY CRASHED ON THE BRIDGE. YESTERDAY'S BUS CRASHES BETWEEN TEKAPO AND PUKAKI LEFT DOZENS INJURED, SOME TREATED HERE. WE ENDED UP WITH 30-SOMETHING PEOPLE IN THE MEDICAL CENTRE GETTING CHECKED OUT AND FIXED AND BANDAGED UP. IT'S A HUGE JOB. IT PUTS PEOPLE UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE. NZTA IS INVESTIGATING, ALONG WITH POLICE. IT SAYS A BLACK ICE WARNING WAS ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY, AND CONTRACTORS WERE OUT SPREADING GRIT BEFORE THE CRASH. THE TRANSPORT AGENCY SAYS CONTRACTORS OR POLICE CAN CLOSE STATE HIGHWAYS BUT NO MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE ROAD SURFACE WERE NOTICED IN THIS CASE. SOME PARTS OF THE HIGHWAY ARE GREAT, AND OTHER PARTS, YOU CAN COME AROUND A CORNER, AND IT DROPS A FEW DEGREES AND YOU CAN HIT BLACK ICE. IT'S A LETHAL RECIPE IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW BAD THE ROADS ARE, AND I THINK IF PEOPLE STOPPED THEIR CAR, GOT OUT AND STOOD ON THE ROAD, THEY'D UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE DRIVING ON AND THEY MIGHT GO A WHOLE LOT SLOWER. SLOWING DOWN ` A MESSAGE EVERYONE AGREES IS VITAL ON ALL ROADS THIS WINTER. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. A PHARMAC DIRECTOR HAS QUIT, OBJECTING TO THE GOVERNMENT TELLING THE DRUG-BUYING AGENCY NOT TO EMBED THE TREATY OF WAITANGI IN ITS WORK. IMMUNOLOGIST DR ANTHONY JORDAN RESIGNED EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE TREATY DIRECTION BY ASSOCIATE HEALTH MINISTER DAVID SEYMOUR EARLIER THIS WEEK. SEYMOUR TOLD 1 NEWS DR JORDAN DECIDED HE COULD NOT CONTINUE ON THE PHARMAC BOARD IN GOOD CONSCIENCE AND SAID HE RESPECTS HIS DECISION. 'WE ARE ALL YEARNING FOR YANFEI TO BE FOUND.' THAT FROM THE FAMILY OF MISSING CHRISTCHURCH MUM AND REAL ESTATE AGENT YANFEI BAO, WHO DISAPPEARED A YEAR AGO TODAY. WHILE A MAN'S BEEN CHARGED WITH HER MURDER, HER BODY'S NEVER BEEN FOUND. KATIE STEVENSON SPOKE WITH THE DETECTIVE LEADING THE CASE. DESCRIBED AS VIBRANT, RADIANT AND LARGER-THAN-LIFE ` YANFEI BAO'S FAMILY STILL CAN'T BELIEVE SHE'S GONE. IT IS A YEAR. IT WEIGHS VERY HEAVILY ON OUR MINDS. WE THINK ABOUT IT EVERY SINGLE DAY, AND WE'RE VERY DETERMINED TO BRING HER HOME. THE 44-YEAR-OLD MOTHER WAS LAST SEEN ALIVE AT THIS HOUSE FOR SALE IN HORNBY. EFFORTS TO LOCATE HER BODY LARGELY FOCUSED ON LAKE ELLESMERE, THE HALSWELL RIVER AND THE GREENPARK AREA ` ABOUT 30 MINUTES OUT OF CHRISTCHURCH. WE OBVIOUSLY CONDUCTED A LOT OF SEARCHING IN THOSE EARLY MONTHS. BUT POLICE WERE OUT AGAIN RECENTLY FOLLOWING A NEW LEAD. WE HAVE GONE BACK OUT TO THAT GREENPARK AREA. WE CERTAINLY THINK THAT THAT AREA IS THE MOST RELEVANT AND THE MOST IMPORTANT SEARCH AREA FOR US. YANFEI'S PARTNER HAS DESCRIBED THE YEAR THAT'S BEEN AS INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING FOR THE FAMILY, CHANGING THEIR LIVES IRREPARABLY. HE SAYS THEY'RE ALL YEARNING FOR YANFEI TO BE FOUND TO GIVE THEM SOME MEASURE OF COMFORT AND PEACE, ALLOW THEM TO SAY THEIR FAREWELLS AND BEGIN THE HEALING PROCESS. HER FAMILY BACK IN CHINA ALSO RELEASING A STATEMENT, EXPRESSING HOW HELPLESS THEY FEEL BEING SO FAR AWAY AND THANKING POLICE FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THE CASE. TINGJUN CAO (53) HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO YANFEI'S MURDER AND KIDNAPPING. WE ARE WORKING TOWARDS A TRIAL DATE IN LATE OCTOBER 2024. IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION. OBVIOUSLY, AS PART OF THE MURDER TRIAL, THEY HAVE TO PROVE THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN KILLED. IT'S POSSIBLE TO RUN A TRIAL WITHOUT A BODY, AND IT'S HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. BUT IT'S CERTAINLY BEST EVIDENCE WOULD BE TO HAVE A BODY. POLICE CALLING ON ANYONE STILL HOLDING ON TO INFORMATION, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, TO GET IN TOUCH, BECAUSE A YEAR ON THE WHEREABOUTS OF YANFEI BAO IS THE ONE BIG QUESTION THAT REMAINS. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE TERRIBLE FALLOUT FROM ABUSING NITROUS OXIDE. I TRIED TO GET OUT OF BED, AND I'D LOST THE ABILITY TO USE MY LEGS AND MY ARMS. WHAT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WANT USERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RISKS OF NANGS. PLUS ` HOW THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DINOSAUR SKELETON WAS DISCOVERED. I SAID, 'HEY!' I WAS LIKE, 'THERE'S A FEMUR STICKING OUT OF THE WALL DOWN THERE.' THE STAGGERING SUM THIS STEGOSAURUS FOSSIL JUST SOLD FOR. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` ARE YOU IN THE MARKET TO SOLVE A FAMILY MYSTERY? THE NEW WAY TO UNEARTH THE TRUTH. AND THE HOURS YOU MIGHT BE WASTING SAYING GOODBYE. BUT SHOULD YOU BE WASTING EVEN MORE? JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. Subway's new Fiery Subs range is here. Subway does not accept responsibility for red faces, sweaty foreheads or tears. We know what you're thinking. "Couldn't be that hot. It's Subway." But trust us. It is. Why else would we be doing this legal-sounding disclaimer? Get 'em while they're hot, medium and mild. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. THE LIFE-CHANGING DAMAGE THAT CAN BE WROUGHT BY NITROUS OXIDE ABUSE HAS BEEN LAID BARE IN A NEW STUDY. AN AUCKLAND WOMAN LOST MOVEMENT IN HER LEGS AFTER INHALING THE GAS WHICH IS USED TO WHIP CREAM. SHE SAYS THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE DRUG DUBBED 'NANGS' AREN'T WELL KNOWN ENOUGH. ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. PROBABLY ABOUT 1000 OF THOSE LITTLE CANISTERS OVER TWO WEEKS. THAT AMOUNT OF NITROUS OXIDE CHANGED THIS YOUNG AUCKLANDER'S LIFE. I WOKE UP ONE MORNING, AND I TRIED TO GET OUT OF BED, AND I'D LOST THE ABILITY TO USE MY LEGS AND MY ARMS. HER NANG USAGE INFLAMED HER SPINAL CORD, HOSPITALISING HER FOR SIX WEEKS. HOW HAS YOUR HEALTH BEEN OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS? VERY, VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO OBVIOUSLY ALL MY NERVES NOT WORKING. I ALSO SUFFER FROM, LIKE, FINDING IT HARD TO BREATHE, A LOT OF HEADACHES. IT'S CASES LIKE THIS WHICH ARE ON THE RISE AT AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL. IN THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD ONE TO TWO PATIENTS PER MONTH PRESENTING WITH SEVERE SYMPTOMS FOR NITROUS OXIDE MYELOPATHY, AND A LOT OF THESE PATIENTS HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THEY WOULD RECOVER LONG TERM. PROMPTING THIS STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL TODAY, ANALYSING 12 PATIENTS WHO SUFFERED FROM RECREATIONAL NANG USE. ONE PATIENT USED 720 OF THESE IN A SINGLE DAY, PUTTING THEM IN HOSPITAL FOR NEARLY A MONTH. OUR FINDINGS FROM OUR STUDY SHOW THAT THESE PEOPLE DO IMPROVE. THE RECOVERY IS VERY SLOW. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WANT BETTER EDUCATION AROUND THE RISK OF NANGS. I DID NOT KNOW THE SIDE EFFECTS, AND EVERYONE WAS DOING IT. WE THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD IF YOUNG PEOPLE WEREN'T ABLE TO USE SUCH LARGE QUANTITIES OF NITROUS OXIDE. HE WANTS TOUGHER RESTRICTIONS TO MINIMISE HARM. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT LOOKING AT FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON NITROUS OXIDE, BUT IF PEOPLE ABUSE AND MISUSE IT, THEN WE MAY BE FORCED TO, AND THAT WOULD BE A REAL SHAME FOR PEOPLE WHO LEGITIMATELY USE NITROUS OXIDE JUST TO WHIP UP SOMETHING TO PUT ON THEIR BAKED GOODS. IT'S RUINED MY SOCIAL LIFE, MY WORK LIFE, WHO I AM AS A PERSON. A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FROM A DRUG WITH A SHORT AND SWEET EUPHORIC TRIP. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1 NEWS. IT'S THE MOST EXPENSIVE FOSSIL EVER SOLD. A STEGOSAURUS SKELETON HAS BEEN SNAPPED UP AT AUCTION IN NEW YORK FOR A COLOSSAL $74m. NICKNAMED APEX, IT WAS DISCOVERED TWO YEARS AGO NEAR THE APPROPRIATELY NAMED TOWN OF 'DINOSAUR' IN THE U.S. STATE OF COLORADO. THE BBC'S THOMAS MCGILL REPORTS. THE LARGEST STEGOSAURUS EVER FOUND AND NOW THE MOST EXPENSIVE EVER SOLD AFTER IT FETCHED MORE THAN TEN TIMES ITS GUIDE PRICE AT AUCTION. NICKNAMED APEX, IT'S ONLY ONE OF A HANDFUL EVER UNEARTHED. WE'VE ONLY FOUND ABOUT EIGHT OR NINE STEGOSAURUS. THERE ARE ONLY THAT NUMBER OF THEM IN MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD, SO IT'S A VERY, VERY RARE ANIMAL. AND TO FIND ONE OF THIS SIZE AND THIS COMPLETENESS IS PHENOMENAL. THE PLANT-EATING DINOSAUR WAS DISCOVERED TWO YEARS AGO IN COLORADO IN THE USA. A CHANCE FINDING THAT WAS ALMOST MISSED. SO WE STARTED WALKING AROUND. WE WALKED FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. WE WENT DOWN OFF A ROAD AND INTO A RAVINE, AND MY FRIEND WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF ME AND WHEN HE STOPPED TO TURN AROUND, I SAID, 'HEY'. I WAS LIKE, 'THERE'S A FEMUR STICKING OUT OF THE WALL DOWN THERE' AND HE WAS STANDING RIGHT ON TOP OF IT, AND HE LOOKED DOWN AND HE SAID, 'WHERE? BELOW THE LICHEN.' AND I SAID, 'NO, IT IS THE LICHEN.' SINCE THEN, EXPERTS HAVE BEEN PAINSTAKINGLY PUTTING IT BACK TOGETHER, EVERY BONE REVEALING MORE AND MORE ABOUT ITS LIFE ON EARTH 150 MILLION YEARS AGO. THE SACRAL BONES ARE FUSED, WHICH TELLS US THAT IT HAD ARTHRITIS. THERE ARE NO BITE MARKS OR ANY OTHER SIGNS OF A BATTLE. IT WAS AROUND OTHER STEGOSAURUS. IT HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER STEGOSAURUS. IT LIVED A LONG LIFE AND LIKELY DIED OF OLD AGE. AT 40 MILLION, THEN. IN RECENT YEARS, SIMILAR FOSSILS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT BY PRIVATE COLLECTORS. SOLD! FOR NOW THE BUYER HERE IS UNKNOWN, UNLIKE STAN THE TYRANNOSAURUS REX, WHICH SOLD IN 2020 FOR �29 MILLION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN ABU DHABI. EVERYONE WILL BE HOPING FOR A SIMILAR FATE FOR APEX. TODAY'S ANONYMOUS BUYER HAS SAID 'APEX WAS BORN IN AMERICA AND IS GOING TO STAY IN AMERICA,' RAISING HOPES IT'LL BE LOANED TO A U.S. MUSEUM. A MURI AKE NEI ` HUNTING FOR UNDISCOVERED SPECIES IN A MYSTERIOUS AFRICAN RAINFOREST. THE SCIENTISTS IN A RACE AGAINST TIME TO PROTECT THIS UNTOUCHED PARADISE. AND THE DRY WIT OF COMEDIAN BOB NEWHART REMEMBERED. BUDDY, I-I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING I SHOULD PROBABLY TELL YOU. THE ROLE THAT FINALLY SAW HIM WIN AN EMMY 50 YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST NOMINATION. AND SHORTLY ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE IMAGES SHOWING A DIFFERENT SIDE TO THE NEWS. THERE'S A LOT OF JOY IN SOME OF THESE PHOTOS, EVEN THOUGH THEY MIGHT SEEM SAD FROM THE OUT-TAKE. FIND OUT THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES STORIES OF SOME OF THE YEAR'S MOST POWERFUL PHOTOS. AND SOMEONE CALL BORDER PATROL ` WHY THIS MAN IN CHINA HAD MORE THAN 100 SNAKES IN HIS PANTS WHEN HE WENT THROUGH CUSTOMS. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. 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. TAURANGA RESIDENTS ARE VOTING IN THE CITY'S FIRST LOCAL BODY ELECTION IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS. THE CITY'S PREVIOUS COUNCIL WAS SACKED AND REPLACED WITH COMMISSIONERS IN 2021 AFTER A BREAKDOWN IN RELATIONS BETWEEN ELECTED MEMBERS. RESIDENTS SAY THERE'RE SEVERAL ISSUES THEY'D LIKE ADDRESSED BY THE INCOMING COUNCIL. JUST THE TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE CITY ` A LOT OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TRAFFIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DEFINITELY NOT ENOUGH HOUSING FOR THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE WANTING TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. IT'S GETTING QUITE HARD TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN TAURANGA. THE PRICES ARE GOING UP MORE THAN WE EXPECTED. POLLS ARE SET TO CLOSE AT MIDDAY TOMORROW, WITH PRELIMINARY RESULTS OUT ON SUNDAY. AMERICAN COMEDIAN BOB NEWHART, KNOWN FOR A DEADPAN STYLE THAT WON HIM MULTIPLE AWARDS, HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 94. PAN AMERICAN 715... UH, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN UNITED 209 UP THERE ANYWHERE, HAVE YOU? (LAUGHTER) THE ONE-TIME ACCOUNTANT BEGAN HIS COMEDY CAREER IN STAND-UP, GOING ON TO RELEASE AN ALBUM THAT WON HIM THREE GRAMMYS IN 1961. HE MADE THE JUMP TO TELEVISION STARDOM WITH 'THE BOB NEWHART SHOW' IN THE 1970S. MORE RECENTLY, HE APPEARED IN THE HIT CHRISTMAS MOVIE 'ELF' AND ON TV'S 'THE BIG BANG THEORY'. SO, YOU, UH... YOU HAVE` YOU HAVE ANY... SINGLE GRANDMOTHERS? BOB NEWHART WINNING AN EMMY IN 2013 FOR THAT GUEST ROLE, MORE THAN 50 YEARS AFTER HIS FIRST OF NINE EMMY NOMINATIONS. WHAT YOU'RE SEEING BEHIND ME IS SOUTHERN AFRICA'S LARGEST PIECE OF RAINFOREST, AND IT'S SET TO BECOME A CONSERVATION AREA ALL THANKS TO THE DISCOVERY OF DOZENS OF NEW SPECIES THERE. THE FIND MEANS MABU FOREST IN THE NORTH OF MOZAMBIQUE WILL BE PROTECTED FROM HARMFUL HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THE BBC'S JONAH FISHER WENT DEEP INTO THE BUSH TO SEE SOME OF ITS SECRET TREASURES. WELCOME TO THE CENTRE OF MARBU FOREST. THIS IS ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS. THERE ARE STILL PLACES ON EARTH THAT HUMANS HAVE HARDLY TOUCHED. THE FOREST IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE WATER IS CRYSTAL CLEAR. MARBU FOREST IS ONE OF THEM, PROTECTED BY MOZAMBIQUE'S MANY WARS AND ITS REMOTE LOCATION. THIS PLACE WAS, FOR A LONG TIME, ONLY KNOWN TO LOCALS. THEN, 20 YEARS AGO, A MYSTERIOUS DARK GREEN PATCH WAS SPOTTED ON SATELLITE IMAGES BY EXPLORER AND ECOLOGIST PROFESSOR JULIAN BAYLIS. OH MY GOD, I MEAN, WHAT HAVE WE DISCOVERED HERE? WHEN HE WENT TO CHECK IT OUT ON THE GROUND, HE COULDN'T BELIEVE HIS EYES. WE FOUND THE LARGEST RAINFOREST IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. WHAT CAME NEXT WAS A RACE AGAINST TIME TO REVEAL MABU'S SECRETS, IN THE HOPE THAT IT WOULD LEAD TO THE FOREST BEING PROTECTED. WE JOINED PROFESSOR BAYLIS AND A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS ON THEIR LATEST EXPEDITION, LOOKING FOR NEW SPECIES IN THE VERY HEART OF MABU. THERE IT IS. OKAY, WAIT. SO FAR, MORE THAN 25 NEW SPECIES HAVE BEEN FOUND AND FORMALLY DESCRIBED. COME HERE. DON'T GO AWAY. THERE HAVE BEEN NEW SPECIES OF SNAKES, BATS, CRABS AND CHAMELEONS. IN A STREAM JUST BY OUR TENTS, ERICA THINKS SHE'S FOUND A NEW FRESHWATER CATFISH. YOU GUYS, ARE YOU SURE? DO YOU WANT TO? THIS IS UNIQUE. MEET THE DUNG BEETLE SPECIALIST, HOLLAND, HOLLAND, I WANT TO PUT MY GLOVES. HE THINKS HE'S FOUND MORE THAN 15 NEW SPECIES ON MABU AND PUTS IT DOWN TO THE QUALITY OF HIS BASE. BASICALLY, I'M USING MY THESIS, AS A BAIT, TO ATTRACT DUNG BEETLES IN THE FOREST. SO ALL OVER THIS PART OF THE FOREST, THERE ARE PROBABLY DUNG BEETLES SMELLING YOUR POO, THINKING.. THAT'S CORRECT. 'IT'S LUNCHTIME'. THAT'S CORRECT. NO, I THINK THIS TIME AROUND, MAYBE, IT'S BRUNCH. WHEN WE SPEAK TO THE MOZAMBIQUE AUTHORITIES, THERE'S MORE GOOD NEWS. THEY CONFIRM, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT ALL THE NEW DISCOVERIES HAVE CONVINCED THEM TO TURN MABU INTO A CONSERVATION AREA KEPT HIDDEN FOR SO LONG. THANKS TO SCIENCE, MABU SECRETS SHOULD LIVE ON. AND THE PROTECTED AREA MEANS THINGS LIKE LOGGING OR MINING WILL NOT BE ALLOWED, HOWEVER, THE LOCALS WHO DEPEND ON THE FOREST WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT. GUY'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE WHITE FERNS COACH FRONTS AFTER THEIR DISMAL TOUR OF ENGLAND. WHY BEN SAWYER STILL BELIEVES HE CAN LEAD THEM TO SUCCESS. THE GOLFERS ARE STRUGGLING TOO. GOOD VIEWING FOR US WEEKEND HACKERS, WE HAVE THE BRUTAL START TO THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP FOR SOME BIG NAMES IN SCOTLAND. PLUS, THE FIRST ATHLETES ARRIVE AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE IN PARIS, WHILE TWO KIWIS ARRIVE AT THE FINISH LINE IN WINNING FASHION FOR THEIR GRUELLING RACE INTO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. AND IN WEATHER.... WE'VE GOT A BIT OF EVERYTHING THROWN AT US THIS WEEKEND. WE'VE QUITE A DEEP LOW GOING BY THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY. THAT'LL BRING A SPELL OF SOME RAIN THAT WILL TURN TO SOME SHOWERS. THEN THERE IS SOME SUNSHINE IN THE MIX, BUT HEADS UP SOME GUSTY WINDS AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT? KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. RYAN FOX IS THE BEST OF THE KIWIS AFTER THE OPENING ROUND AT THE OPEN IN SCOTLAND. ALL FOUR NEW ZEALANDERS CARDING OVER PAR SCORES BUT IN THE HUNT TO MAKE THE CUT. THE SAME CAN'T BE SAID FOR SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST GOLFERS WITH A SURPISE NAME AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. HERE'S VICTOR WATERS.. THE NIGHTMARE CONTINUES FOR RORY MCILROY. A FACE OF ANGUISH ALL GOLFERS, FROM AMATEURS TO PROS, CAN RELATE TO. NORTHERN IRISHMAN RORY MCILROY IN A BATTLE AGAINST HIMSELF AND THE RUTHLESS ROYAL TROON COURSE, SEVEN OVER AFTER THE FIRST ROUND. A SLOPE THERE. THIS, HIS WORST EVER START TO A MAJOR IN 5 YEARS. OH NO, IT'S COMING BACK. THIS COULD TURN NASTY IN A HURRY. EVEN MCILROY ISN'T SURE IF HE CAN DIG HIS WAY OUT. ALL I NEED TO FOCUS ON IS TO TOMORROW AND TRY AND MAKE THE CUT. THAT'S ALL I CAN FOCUS ON. HE S NOT THE ONLY ONE. HE'S JUST BEEN OUT OF SORTS, HASN'T HE? MANY OF THE BIG NAMES CAUGHT OUT BY THE NUMEROUS TRAPS. THREE-TIME CHAMPION TIGER WOODS COULDN'T REWIND THE CLOCK, EIGHT OVER PAR BY THE END OF THE DAY. VERY CLOSE TO BEING OVER THE WALL THAT. BRYSON DE CHAMBEAU WASN'T MUCH BETTER. I COULD HAVE THROWN IN THE TOWEL AFTER NINE AND BEEN LIKE, 'YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING HOME'. THE US OPEN CHAMPION SEVEN OVER AFTER THE 15TH. AN EAGLE ON THE NEXT, KEEPING HIM IN THE MIX AT FIVE OVER. IS IT GOING TO COME... IT DOES! I'M PROUD OF THE WAY I PERSEVERED TODAY. LIKE SHOOT MAN, I KNOW I'VE GOT A CHANCE AND I'M EXCITED FOR THE CHALLENGE. FEW GOLFERS TAMING THE COURSE, MICHAEL HENDRY AMONG THE FIRST TO TEE OFF. WELL UNDER WAY NOW. THE OPEN IS GOING. HENDRY THREE OVER, A SHOT BEHIND COMPATRIOTS KAZUMA KABORI AND RYAN FOX. THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND TESTED THE PLAYERS' RESOLVE AND SPECTATORS RESILIENCE. UH OH, WE GOT ISSUES HERE. THERE WAS A BRIGHT SPOT THOUGH. 29-YEAR-OLD MAJOR DEBUTANT, DAN BROWN THE FIRST TO CRACK THE CODE AT THIS YEAR'S OPEN. HE READ IT PERFECTLY! THE ENGLISHMAN WITH THE ROUND OF HIS LIFE TO LEAD THE OPEN AT SIX UNDER. ONE SHOT AHEAD OF 2019 CHAMPION, IRELAND'S SHANE LOWRY. VICTOR WATERS, ONE NEWS. CLOSE TO A FULL HOUSE IS EXPECTED IN SAN DIEGO TOMORROW AFTERNOON WHEN THE ALL BLACKS TAKE ON FIJI IN THE EIGHTH TEST BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. FEWER THAN 1,000 TICKETS REMAIN FOR THE GAME AT THE 35,000 CAPACITY SNAPDRAGON STADIUM, LOCATED ON THE CAMPUS OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. PLAYERS SEEMINGLY PROMOTING THE MATCH AGAINST FIJI WHEREVER THEY GO. YOU WANDER THE STREET OR YOU GET IN A LIFT BESIDE SOMEONE AND THEY'RE PRETTY INTRIGUED BY THE SIZE OF SOME OF OUR LADS WHEN YOU GET INTO A LIFT WITH THEM BUT THERE IS A REAL BUZZ AROUND THE PLACE. THE ALL BLACKS CONSCIOUS FIJI WILL OFFER A DIFFERENT CHALLENGE IN DRY, HOT CONDITIONS. FIJI HAVE THEIR OWN IDENTITY AND NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE HOW THEY WANT TO PLAY AROUND THEIR IDENTITY. YOU PROBABLY DON'T GET AS MUCH OUT OF THE BOX STUFF AS YOU DID DEFENSIVELY IN THE PAST. WE'VE JUST GOT TO BE ACCURATE WITH EVERYTHING WE DO. KICKOFF IS AT 2:30 TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WHITE FERNS COACH BEN SAWYER'S MAKING NO EXCUSES FOR HIS SIDE'S POOR FORM, AND CONCEDES NEW ZEALAND DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME DEPTH OF TALENT AS THE BEST WOMEN'S CRICKET NATIONS, THE TEAM LOSING ALL EIGHT MATCHES ON THEIR TOUR OF ENGLAND, WINNING JUST THREE OF THEIR LAST 15 T-20S OVERALL AND FIVE OF THEIR LAST 15 ODI'S. WE DON'T HAVE THE DEPTH OF OTHER NATIONS AND ENGLAND SHOWED US THAT, BUT WE ARE WORKING HARD TO TRY TO DEVELOP THAT SAME AMOUNT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME AND THAT'S A TOUGH ANSWER. SAWYER CONFIDENT HE'S THE RIGHT COACH TO LEAD THE SIDE WHEN HIS CONTRACT ENDS AFTER THE UPCOMING T-20 WORLD CUP. I DO FEEL THAT THE WORK ME AND THE STAFF ARE DOING INDIVIDUALLY, WE ARE SEEING GAINS. ARE WE SEEING THEM AS A TEAM AT THE MOMENT? NO, WE'RE NOT, AND I HAVE TO PUT MY HAND UP FOR THAT. THE WHITE FERNS PLAY AUSTRALIA IN THREE T-20S IN SEPTEMBER BEFORE OCTOBER'S WORLD CUP. THERE'S PLENTY ON THE LINE IN NETBALL'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP THIS WEEKEND ` THE FINAL ROUND OF THE REGULAR SEASON. AT STAKE ` A PLACE IN THE PLAYOFFS, AND IN THE CASE OF THE TACTIX AND PULSE, THE RIGHT TO HOST THE FINAL. HERE'S KATE WELLS. IT'S NOT THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL JUST YET,... (CHEERING) ...BUT THE TACTIX ARE TREATING MONDAY'S MATCH AGAINST THE PULSE AS IF IT WAS. WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GOOD GPS RESULTS FROM OUR TRAININGS, WHICH SAID THAT THIS IS THE HARDEST WE'VE TRAINED ALL YEAR, ALL SEASON, SO WE'RE TRACKING WELL, AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY` WE'RE PREPPED FOR THIS GAME. A TIMELY MINDSET SHIFT. THE WINNER EARNING HOSTING RIGHTS FOR THE SEASON DECIDER ` SOMETHING THE CANTERBURY FRANCHISE HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE. NOT ONLY WANTING TO DO IT FOR THEIR REGION, BUT ALSO FOR DEPARTING COACH MARIANNE DELANEY-HOSHEK. SHE'S GOT US TO A FEW FINAL SERIES, TWO FINALS WHERE WE'VE LOST, UM, YEAH, AND THIS IS JUST THE ONE THAT WE WANT TO GET FOR HER. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO PULSE, AND WE'RE JUST GOING TO REALLY TAKE IT TO THEM. A CHALLENGE THE PULSE ARE READY FOR. IT'S GOING TO BE SPICY. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT GAME. AND, UM, REALLY GREAT TO SEE THESE ATHLETES COMPETE. BOTH TEAMS HAVE HAD LOSSES LEADING INTO THIS MATCH, BUT TAKING IT AS A POSITIVE. I THINK A LOSS BEFORE AN IMPORTANT GAME IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO GIVE US THAT KICK START AND KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO WORK ON. IF EVERYTHING WAS JUST GOING WELL, AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT HITS IN AN IMPORTANT GAME, WE DON'T REALLY KNOW ALWAYS HOW TO FIX IT IN THE MOMENT. REFLECTING ON OUR OTHER COUPLE OF LOSSES IN THE SEASON, WE'VE ACTUALLY BOUNCED BACK REALLY WELL FROM THEM. SO IF HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF, WE'LL BE IN GOOD STEAD FOR MONDAY. BUT MONDAY'S MATCH ISN'T THE ONLY HIGH-STAKES CONTEST. TOMORROW SEES THE MAGIC TAKE ON THE STEEL, AND ON SUNDAY, THE MYSTICS AGAINST THE STARS. ONE POINT SEPARATES THE MAGIC AND MYSTICS, WHO ARE BOTH CHASING A THIRD-PLACE FINISH TO SECURE A SPOT IN THE ELIMINATION FINAL. REALLY TIGHTLY CONTESTED, WHICH IS QUITE NICE. THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT EXCITING, AND I THINK AS A VIEWER, IT'S PROBABLY WHAT MAKES WATCHING THE SEASON A LOT MORE ENJOYABLE. NO SHORTAGE OF ENTERTAINMENT BEFORE THE FINALS HAVE EVEN BEGUN. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. THE FIRST ATHLETES HAVE CHECKED INTO THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE AS PARIS GEARS UP FOR THE START OF COMPETITION NEXT WEEK. FENCERS, HOCKEY AND SEVENS PLAYERS AMONG THE FIRST TO ARRIVE. AS MANY AS 20,000 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC ATHLETES WILL STAY AT THE VILLAGE OVER THE COURSE OF COMPETITION. ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FOOD? I RECKON IT'D BE PRETTY GOOD HERE, WOULDN'T IT? I THINK SO. I THINK IT'S ABOUT 100M LONG. EVERY CUISINE IN THE WORLD THAT YOU CAN THINK OF IS ALL GOING TO BE THERE, SO EVEN THE PICKY EATERS ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT. ALONG WITH THE FOOD HALL, THE VILLAGE FEATURES A GYM, POST OFFICE, CLUB-DOPING CONTROL AND GET THIS... AS MANY AS 2,000 CONDOMS. SEVENS AND FOOTBALL ARE THE FIRST SPORTS TO GET UNDERWAY STARTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE WARRIORS TAKE ON THE RAIDERS IN CANBERRA TONIGHT, DESPERATE TO WIN TO KEEP THEIR TOP EIGHT HOPES ALIVE. THE NRL THE MAIN FOCUS, BUT A NUMBER OF THEIR PLAYERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED RECENTLY TO HELP GET A NEW ZEALAND WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM OFF THE GROUND IN TIME FOR THE NEXT WORLD CUP IN 2026. JENNY SUO WENT TALENT SCOUTING. THE WARRIORS HAVE BEEN IN THE HOT SEAT A LOT THIS SEASON,... YOU WERE STRAIGHT ON THE CHAIR AS SOON AS YOU GOT HERE! YEAH, I'M A TWO-GAME VETERAN, SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT A COUPLE TRIES UNDER MY BELT AND A COUPLE GOAL KICKS. ...BUT ADMIT THE WHEELCHAIR VERSION OF THEIR GAME IS IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN. SORT OF GETTING USED TO THE MECHANICS AND STUFF, SO... COME IN CONFIDENT AS, BUT NOT ANY MORE. PLAYERS VISITING THE LIKELY PROS OF THE FUTURE, AS NEW ZEALAND LOOKS TO CREATE OUR FIRST WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM. I MET WITH NEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE, REALISING THAT NEW ZEALAND IS THE BEST COUNTRY IN RUGBY LEAGUE IN THE MEN AND THE FEMALE, BUT HAS NO WHEELCHAIR TEAM. SO WE STARTED TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. THIS PROGRAMME ESTABLISHED IN SOUTH AUCKLAND TO ENCOURAGE NEW PLAYERS AND FIND FUTURE ATHLETES. THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN COMING IN FOR TRAINING, JUST SO I CAN GET KNOWN TO BE ON THE TEAM. WOULD YOU WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER? YES. WHO WOULD YOU WANT TO PLAY FOR? THE WARRIORS? TACKLES ARE MADE BY PULLING OFF TAGS. CONVERSIONS SCORED WITH A VOLLEYBALL-STYLE PUNCH. THE PROGRAMME IS SUPPORTED BY AUSTRALIA'S WHEELCHAIR TEAM, THE WHEELAROOS. THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE INTERNATIONALLY IS TO GO TO EUROPE MOST OF THE TIME. SO HAVING THEIR NEIGHBOUR HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, IT'S A HUGE OPPORTUNITY. THE FIRST SQUAD LIKELY TO FEATURE MEMBERS OF OUR WHEELCHAIR RUGBY AND WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAMS. THERE'S ALSO ROOM FOR TWO ABLE-BODIED PLAYERS. TODAY'S WARRIORS SAYING THEY'D NEED TO GET IN BETTER SHAPE. A BIT MORE UPPER BODY STUFF. (LAUGHS) YEAH, I WAS A BIT PUFFED OUT. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL TRAIN TOMORROW, BUT, UM... (LAUGHS) NAH. YEAH, IT WAS, UM, SORT OF BURNING THE ARMS. A WHEELCHAIR RUGBY LEAGUE TEAM TAKING SHAPE TOO TO PUSH TOWARDS 2026. JENNY SUO, 1 NEWS. FINALLY TONIGHT, ADVENTURE RACING CHAMPIONS NATHAN FA'AVAE AND SOPHIE HART HAVE NOTCHED ANOTHER VICTORY, THIS TIME WINNING THE YUKON 1000, THE WORLD'S LONGEST PADDLE RACE. THE PAIR COVERED THE 1000 MILES OR 1600KM ACROSS CANADA AND ALASKA IN SIX DAYS AND 23 MINUTES, THE SECOND FASTEST TIME IN THE EVENT'S HISTORY, NINE HOURS AHEAD OF THEIR NEAREST RIVALS. THERE HAS BEEN SOME REALLY CHALLENGING TIMES OUT THERE, JUST WITH PADDLING SO MANY HOURS A DAY. YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT PRETTY COLD AT TIMES. WE'VE GOT PRETTY HOT AT TIMES. ALL UP, IT'S BEEN A` IT'S BEEN A TRULY... LEGITIMATE AND AUTHENTIC ADVENTURE. A MAXIMUM OF 30 TEAMS RACE EACH YEAR FROM THOUSANDS OF ENTRANTS. STAY WITH US. DAN SAYS THERE IS SOME WIND AND RAIN ON THE WAY FOR MANY OF US THIS WEEEKEND, DETAILS NEXT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP... IS IT TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO SAYING GOODBYE? IN CASE I DON'T SEE YA, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING AND GOODNIGHT. HOW MUCH TIME WE ALL WASTE, AND WHY IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO WASTE EVEN MORE. PLUS, THE NEW WAY TO PUT THOSE FAMILY MYSTERIES TO BED. WE'LL SEE YOU AT SEVEN. LOOKING FORWARD TO SOME DECENT WEATHER, YOU WILL HAVE TO PLAN YOUR MOMENTS THERE WILL BE SOME DRY WEATHER POCKETS OF IT HERE AND THERE STILL COLD, STILL FROSTY IT WAS WELLINGTON'S TURN FOR THE FOG ELSEWHERE IS A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY WITH WIND AND RAIN COLD AIR SITTING OFF HERE WHICH COMES TOWARDS US LATER ON THIS WEEKEND WITH THAT NORTH-EAST FLOWS SETTING IN AT A REAL RANGE OF TEMPERATURES ALEXANDRA RIGHT AT FREEZING THAT WILL HELP SCOUR OUT SOME OF THAT LOW CLOUD FURTHER NORTH THROUGH THE DAY, IT IS ONE AND IT IS RAIN WIND AND RAIN FURTHER NORTH BY THE AFTERNOON IT IS GETTING BETTER FOR AUCKLAND BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL PLATEAU WINS GET SLIGHTLY BETTER ARE YOU'VE GOT SOME SHOWERS TO THE COAST DRY AND BRIGHTER FOR THE AFTERNOON THOSE SHOWERS ARE TO THE WEST COAST QUEENSTOWN, OTHERWISE OKAY MOSTLY DRY GRAB A RAINCOAT FOR MILFORD SOUND BY MONDAY WE HAVE A NEW SYSTEM AND SOME COOLER AIR WE WILL STILL NEED THE RAINCOAT AND EXTRA LAYERS