BY THE WORLD'S BIGGEST I.T. MELTDOWN. WHO GOT THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH, AND HOW LONG THE SOFTWARE BOTCH UP COULD KEEP CAUSING HAVOC. BRYNDERWYNS BLOW. FRUSTRATION AS THE HIGHWAY NORTH IS SHUT BY SLIPS ONLY A MONTH AFTER REOPENING. AND THE ROOKIE ALL BLACKS IMPRESS AS THE AB'S EASE TO VICTORY OVER FIJI. AND PROCTOR'S IN FOR A TRY IN HIS FIRST TEST MATCH. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 TENA TATOU KATOA I TENEI PO. GOOD EVENING. FULL RECOVERY FROM THE BIGGEST I.T. OUTAGE IN HISTORY COULD TAKE WEEKS AFTER MULTIPLE SYSTEMS IN COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE WERE TAKEN OUT BY A FAULTY SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE SCALE OF THE OUTAGE UNPRECEDENTED, AFFECTING FLIGHTS, BANKS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. THE TROUBLE FIRST OCCURRED IN AUSTRALIA, AND HERE JUST AFTER 4. INDUSTRIES WERE HIT IN AMERICA, ACROSS EUROPE AND ASIA ` THIS MAP SHOWING JUST HOW WIDESPREAD THE OUTAGE WAS. APPEARING ON A LOT OF BUSINESS COMPUTER SCREENS WAS THIS, DUBBED 'THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH'. IT MEANS THERE'S A CRITICAL ERROR ON THE PC. FROM CHRISTCHURCH TO LOS ANGELES TO PARIS DISNEYLAND. WITH HOW THE WORLDWIDE I.T. MELTDOWN TOOK HOLD, HERE'S KIM BAKER WILSON. WHETHER IT WAS THE SUPERMARKET IN AUCKLAND OR THE AIRPORT IN CHRISTCHURCH, LAST NIGHT'S OUTAGE ` UNPRECEDENTED. IT'S DEFINITELY THE BIGGEST ONE THAT I AM AWARE OF. BLUE SCREENS POPPING UP THE WORLD OVER. CHAOS FOR AIRLINES... THEY'RE ALL CANCELLED, SO I MAY DRIVE. PASSENGERS STUCK IN ATLANTA AND FLORIDA. IT'S BEEN A FUN MORNING (!) IN GERMANY AND THAILAND. AUSTRALIA TOO. WE'LL HAVE TO TRY AND GET A FLIGHT HOME SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE, SOME TIME, DON'T KNOW. PLANES HALTED, AND FEARS EARLY ON OF A MASSIVE CYBER ATTACK. BUT IT WASN'T. BASICALLY ONE SOFTWARE COMPANY PUSHED AN UPDATE ` AUTOMATICALLY PUSHED AN UPDATE TO ALL OF ITS CUSTOMERS ` AND IT CAUSED FAILURES IN ALL OF THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS THAT DEPEND ON IT. AND EVERY PRUDENT GOVERNMENT WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS AS TO HOW IT HAPPENED. TRANSPORT AND TELEVISION WERE IN TROUBLE IN THE UK. AND BLANK SETS BACK IN AUSTRALIA. THIS IS THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW IN THE STUDIO. WE'RE HOPING THIS ISSUE` WE BELIEVE CROWDSTRIKE WILL GET FIXED. CROWDSTRIKE IS THE COMPANY BEHIND THE SOFTWARE THAT BROUGHT EVERYTHING DOWN. WE'RE DEEPLY SORRY FOR THE IMPACT THAT WE'VE CAUSED TO CUSTOMERS, TRAVELLERS, TO ANYONE AFFECTED BY THIS, INCLUDING OUR COMPANIES. SO, UM, WE KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. HERE, THAT ISSUE MEANT ST JOHN LOST COMPUTERS FOR TAKING CALLS AND FOR DISPATCHING. LITERALLY A PAPER PROCESS, HAVING TO GO BACK TO, YOU KNOW, WRITING THINGS, USING PAPER, A PAPER-BASED SYSTEM. TODAY SOME SUPERMARKET CHECKOUTS STILL OUT. AND THOSE BLUE SCREENS STILL AT CHRISTCHURCH AIRPORT. PROBLEMS TOO AT PARLIAMENT. THAT WAS ACTUALLY HOW I FIRST HEARD THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. AND IN AUCKLAND FOR A TIME, PEOPLE COULDN'T TAG ON TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT. THERE WILL BE, I'M SURE, ORGANISATIONS ALL AROUND THE WORLD WHO WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THERE CAN BE SO MUCH VULNERABILITY AND SO LITTLE REDUNDANCY FROM ONE SOFTWARE UPDATE. BUT IT REALLY CAN JUST COME DOWN TO ONE HUMAN ERROR. ONE THAT COULD BE COSTLY. SO THAT'S THE DAMAGE, BUT WHAT EXACTLY WENT WRONG? FIRST OF ALL, IT'S NOT A HACK OR A CYBER ATTACK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORDS. AND PERSONAL DEVICES LIKE HOME PC'S AND PHONES ARE UNLIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. THE OUTAGE IS IMPACTING BUSINESSES. CROWDSTRIKE, AN AMERICAN CYBER SECURITY FIRM, ISSUED A FAULTY UPDATE. MANY OF ITS 30,000 CLIENTS ARE HUGE ORGANISATIONS LIKE AIRLINES AND BANKS, EXPLAINING THE SCALE OF THE MELTDOWN. THE FAULT ONLY AFFECTED SCREENS RUNNING MICROSOFT, BUT THE FIX ISN'T STRAIGHT-FORWARD. EVERY MACHINE AFFECTED NEEDS A MANUAL REBOOT IN SAFE MODE. THAT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN. MICROSOFT REPORTS SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO DO IT 15 TIMES. SO IN SHORT, WHAT WAS DESIGNED TO PROTECT VITAL SYSTEMS ENDED UP TAKING THEM DOWN. WITH THE GROWTH IN CLOUD AND THE NEED FOR SPEED AND AGILITY IN TODAY'S DIGITAL BUSINESS, YOU NEED A SOLUTION THAT GOES BEYOND SIMPLY DETECTING THREATS, LEAVING YOU TO DO ALL THE WORK. THERE WILL BE SOMEONE IN CROWDSTRIKE WHO WILL BE IN A LOT OF TROUBLE RIGHT NOW FOR NOT GETTING THIS RIGHT, AND THERE WILL BE A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING THIS WEEKEND IN BUSINESSES ALL OVER THE WORLD TO TRY AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AND TO PATCH IT UP. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE PRICE WE PAY FOR BEING SO RELIANT ON DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE. KIM'S WITH US NOW. KIM, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT HERE. , HERE IN NEW ZEALAND MOST PEOPLE WOULD HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BANKS, PAYING FOR PARKING THEY WERE MINOR AND RESOLVED QUITE QUICKLY NOTHING LIFE PRESERVING WAS AFFECTED HERE WAS MORE A CASE OF PEOPLE WERE ANNOYED AND FRUSTRATED THERE ARE STRONG SIGNALS FROM THE GOVERNMENT TODAY, REVIEW OF SOME SORT WILL BE LIKELY WHAT WE HEARING IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE HOURS OR DAYS, IT COULD BE WEEKS WHAT IS ALSO GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME, FROM A TECHNICAL EXPERT, AS THE COST PEOPLE, AND BUSINESSES COULDN'T BUY THINGS THANKS, KIM. THERE'S RENEWED FRUSTRATION IN NORTHLAND TONIGHT, WITH A FRESH SLIP CLOSING STATE HIGHWAY 1 AT THE BRYNDERWYN HILLS ONCE AGAIN. IT'S LESS THAN A MONTH SINCE IT REOPENED TO TRAFFIC AFTER AN EXTENSIVE CLOSURE. AND IT COULDN'T COME AT A WORST TIME, IN THE LAST WEEKEND OF THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. IT'S HAPPENED AGAIN. THE NOTORIOUS BRYNDERWYNS ARE CLOSED, ALL BECAUSE OF A SLIP. OH MY GOSH, LOOK AT THEM. ABOUT 9000M3 OF EARTH CAUSING HAVOC ON THE MAIN ROUTE NORTH THANKS TO HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT. YEAH, JUST, UH, STATIONARY ON THE BRYDNERWYNS AT 8.30 IN THE MORNING. AS CONTRACTORS MOVED IN TO CLEAR THE MESS, BOTH LANES WERE CLOSED. MOTORISTS FORCED TO TAKE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, ADDING HOURS TO THE JOURNEY, AND CAUSING PLENTY OF FRUSTRATION FOR THOSE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE CLOSURE. IT'S JUST BEEN DISRUPTION AFTER DISRUPTION. COVID, THE WEATHER BOMBS LAST YEAR. NOW THE BRYNDERWYNS CLOSE THIS YEAR. OH, AND THROW IN A POWER OUTAGE THANKS TO TRANSPOWER AS WELL. BUSINESS IS JUST ABOUT BROKEN IN NORTHLAND. THE STRETCH WAS CLOSED FOR 18 MONTHS AFTER MULTIPLE SLIPS CAME DOWN DURING CYCLONE GABRIELLE AND THEN OTHER WET-WEATHER EVENTS. (REVERSING SIGNAL BLARES) REPAIRS FINISHED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO SAW THE BRYNDERWYNS REOPENED. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. WE JUST HAD A HECK OF A LOT OF RAIN. I'D SAY WELL OVER 100MM OF RAIN. IT ABSOLUTELY TIPPED DOWN LAST NIGHT. I LIVE JUST NEXT TO THE ROAD BRYNDERWYNS HERE, SO SADLY I'M NOT THAT SURPRISED. IT'S THE WORK THEY DID UP HERE ` THE FACES ARE VERY STEEP AND UNSTABLE, AND IT JUST REINFORCES HOW UNSTABLE THE GROUND IS. THE MINISTER IN CHARGE WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER ENOUGH WORK WAS DONE. WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS THAT WE'LL BE ASKING WITH OFFICIALS AROUND THAT BUT ULTIMATELY PART OF THE WORK WAS ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WHEN THINGS DO HAPPEN, THEY CAN RESPOND FASTER. AND SO THAT IS PART OF PROVIDING MORE SPACE SO THAT WHEN INEVITABLY SOME SLIPS DO OCCUR, THAT CONTRACTORS CAN GET IN FASTER AND GET THE ROAD REOPENED QUICKER. NORTHLANDERS NOW LEFT WAITING FOR THE ROAD TO REOPEN, AND FOR THE START OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROMISED NEW FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. FROM OLYMPIAN TO POLITICIAN ` MAHE DRYSDALE IS SET TO BE THE NEW MAYOR OF TAURANGA. THE FORMER CHAMPION ROWER IS ALMOST 5000 AHEAD WITH 80% OF VOTES COUNTED. HE TOLD 1 NEWS THIS AFTERNOON HIS FIRST PRIORITY IS FORMING A TEAM AROUND THE COUNCIL TABLE WHO CAN DELIVER WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS. THIS ELECTION IS THE FIRST SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL WAS SACKED MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO, WITH COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. MAHE DRYSDALE DOESN'T CURRENTLY LIVE IN TAURANGA CITY BUT WILL LOOK TO MOVE AFTER HIS CHILDREN'S SCHOOL YEAR FINISHES. EMBARRASSING AND DISAPPOINTING. THAT'S HOW SOME IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY ARE DESCRIBING A POTENTIAL ROLL BACK OF INSULATION RULES FOR NEW HOMES. THE GOVERNMENT'S TASKED OFFICIALS TO LOOK AT WHETHER THE RULES, INTRODUCED LAST YEAR, ARE MAKING NEW BUILDS TOO EXPENSIVE. JESSICA RODEN HAS MORE. TASMAN ESTATE, WHANGANUI. WITH THE HIGHEST SPEC INSULATION POSSIBLE, THESE HOMES ARE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THIS BUILDING COMPANY SEES SHOULD BE HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY. WE TEND TO HAVE THIS` I SUPPOSE AN IDEAL LOCATION AND CLIMATE TO ALLOW US TO GET AWAY WITH SOME PRETTY POOR BUILDING STANDARDS. LAST MAY, THE RULES FOR INSULATION AND NEW HOMES WERE UPDATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE, WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR CEILING INSULATION, CONCRETE PADS AND WINDOWS STRENGTHENED. BUT... WE THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING AT AND EXPLORING IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN HAVE QUALITY HOMES THAT ARE ENERGY-EFFICIENT WITHOUT SUCH HUGE ADDITIONAL COST. THE MINISTER'S ASKED OFFICIALS FOR URGENT ADVICE AFTER HEARING FROM HOUSING DEVELOPERS LIKE MIKE FOX. DO YOU THINK THAT NEW HOUSES AREN'T BEING BUILT BECAUSE OF THESE NEW INSULATION RULES? IT WOULD HAVE PUT SOME PEOPLE. IT WOULD HAVE TIPPED THEM OFF WITH THE HIGH INTEREST RATES AND THE EXTRA BUILDING COSTS. HE'S LONG BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGES. AND I DO AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE INCREASES IN INSULATION. I JUST BELIEVE THAT THE EXTENT THAT THEY'VE GONE IS BEYOND WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE. BUT HIS VIEW ISN'T WIDELY SHARED. IT WOULD BE VERY EMBARRASSING FOR NEW ZEALAND TO GO BACKWARDS. THE INDUSTRY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT ` AND WE'RE TALKING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TRAINING MATERIALS, ALL SORTS OF MODELLING PROVISIONS. TO, YOU KNOW, TO GO BACKWARDS WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT AND VERY COSTLY. YEAH, DISAPPOINTED, I SUPPOSE, IS A POLITE WAY OF SAYING IT. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE BUILDING MINISTER SAID THE NEW REGULATIONS ARE COSTING AN EXTRA $45,000 TO $50,000 A HOME. BUT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS SAY IT'S ACTUALLY ABOUT HALF THAT. THE MINISTER SLIGHTLY CHANGING HIS TUNE. SOME TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, OFTEN BETWEEN THE 20,000 AND 40,000 RANGE MARK. MANY POINTING OUT THAT BETTER INSULATION COULD SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. IF WE HAVE SITUATIONS WHERE PEOPLE ARE PRICED OUT OF BEING ABLE TO OWN A HOME IN THE FIRST PLACE, IT'S COLD COMFORT TO THEM THAT IN 30 OR 40 YEARS THEY MIGHT HAVE SLIGHTLY LOWER ENERGY BILLS. HE SAYS NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND HE'S LISTENING TO WHAT IS A NOISY CHORUS OF FEEDBACK. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. THE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION IS CONSIDERING MORE LEGAL ACTION OVER GOVERNMENT JOB CUTS AFTER IT WON ITS DISPUTE AGAINST THE EDUCATION MINISTRY. THE MINISTRY WAS FOUND TO HAVE BREACHED CONTRACTS IN ITS ATTEMPT TO CUT MORE THAN 700 JOBS. CUSHLA NORMAN ON WHAT IT COULD MEAN FOR OTHERS CAUGHT UP IN THE GOVERNMENT'S COST SAVINGS DRIVE. ALEETA HAU, OUT ON PETONE BEACH. BUT JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO, LIFE WASN'T SO CALM. IN APRIL, SHE WAS TOLD HER JOB AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WOULD BE CUT ` ONE OF MORE THAN 700. SHE RECALLS THE DAY IT WAS ANNOUNCED. THEN I JUST WENT THROUGH` SORRY... ALL THESE EMOTIONS. THE FIRST ONE BEING I WAS SO EMBARRASSED BECAUSE PEOPLE COULD SEE WHAT HAD BEEN PROPOSED FOR MY ROLE. AND I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 19-PLUS YEARS. THIS IS MY SEVENTH RESTRUCTURE THAT I'VE GONE THROUGH, AND I'D HAVE TO SAY IT WAS THE WORST. SHE OPTED FOR VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY AND RECENTLY GAVE EVIDENCE FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE UNION WHEN IT TOOK THE MINISTRY TO THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY. THE APPROACH THAT THE MINISTRY TOOK WAS NOT REFLECTIVE OF LOOKING AFTER YOUR PEOPLE. THE MINISTRY WAS FOUND TO HAVE ACTED UNLAWFULLY. THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AUTHORITY SAYS IT DIDN'T FULLY CONSULT WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE UNION, BREACHING A CLAUSE IN THE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT. THIS DECISION SAYS YOU CAN'T JUST DISREGARD PUBLIC SERVANTS' RIGHTS, YOU CAN'T RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER UNION AGREEMENTS, AND YOU HAVE TO DO CHANGE PROPERLY. THE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S LOOKING AT POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION RELATED TO HALF A DOZEN OTHER AGENCIES. WE HAVE SIMILAR CLAUSES IN OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND WE'LL BE LOOKING VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT THEM AND UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS DECISION ON THOSE AGENCIES AND THOSE MEMBERS. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TOLD 1 NEWS IT'S AWARE THERE'S A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF AGENCIES WITH A SIMILAR CLAUSE, BUT IT HASN'T IDENTIFIED ANY WITH THE EXACT SAME ONE. BEFORE WE SEE LEGAL ACTION, WE MAY SEE SOME CHIEF EXECUTIVES SORT OF GOING BACK TO LOOK AT THEIR PROCESSES AND THE WAY THEIR MANAGERS ARE CONDUCTING THE PROCESSES. AS FOR THE EDUCATION MINISTRY, THE REDUNDANCY PROCESS IS ON PAUSE, BUT IT'S NOT BACK TO SQUARE ONE. BOTH PARTIES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO NEGOTIATE AND FIND A WAY FORWARD. THE MINISTRY HAS 28 DAYS TO APPEAL THE DECISION. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. TO AMERICA NOW, WHERE MORE THAN 30 DEMOCRATS HAVE NOW PUBLICALLY CALLED FOR JOE BIDEN TO PULL OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE. U.S. MEDIA REPORTING HE'S FEELING ANGRY AND BETRAYED BY HIS ALLIES. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH IS WITH US. LOGAN, A STATEMENT FROM HIS CAMPAIGN TODAY. WHAT'S HE SAYING? THE STAKES ARE HIGH, THE CHOICE IS CLEAR AND WE WILL WIN JOE BIDEN ALSO WENT ON THE SOCIAL TODAY, HE HAD THE EXTREME MISFORTUNE OF VIEWING DONALD TRUMP TODAY, MEDIA ARE REPORTING THE FATHER WENT TO THE POLICE PRIOR TO THE SHOOTING CONCERNED ABOUT HIS SON. COOKS AS PARENTS HAVE BEEN COOPERATING FULLY WITH THE INVESTIGATION. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. HIS POST SHOOTING RALLY IS DUE TO TAKE PLACE TOMORROW. IT'S EXPECTED TO BE EVENT WELL ATTENDED BY REPUBLICANS LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANKS, LOGAN. THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER'S SHOWN OFF THE FACILITY THE FIRST PARTICIPANTS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S MILITARY-STYLE BOOT CAMPS WILL HEAD TO THIS MONTH. 10 YOUNG MEN WILL BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THE PILOT PROGRAMME AT THE PALMERSTON NORTH YOUTH JUSTICE CAMP. THEY'LL LIVE-IN FOR THREE MONTHS, UNDERTAKING A COMBINATION OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND VOCATION TRAINING, FOLLOWED BY A NINE-MONTH PROGRAMME SUPPORTING A TRANSITION BACK INTO COMMUNITY. MAKING SURE THE TEENAGERS ARE WELL SET UP FOR THEIR FUTURE, INCLUDING A PATHWAY INTO EDUCATION, TRAINING, OR EMPLOYMENT, AND WORKING WITH THE FAMILIES OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE. OPPONENTS SAY THERE'S NO EVIDENCE BOOT CAMPS CUT DOWN REOFFENDING. AND NEXT WEEKEND AHEAD OF THE BOOT CAMPS STARTING, WE'LL HAVE IN-DEPTH LOOK ON TVNZ+ AT WHETHER THE CHANGES TO BOOT CAMPS ARE ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM SUCCEED. JUST AHEAD ` A WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTER'S SENTENCED IN RUSSIA AFTER HE'S ACCUSED OF BEING A SPY. WHY THE AMERICAN MIGHT'VE BEEN TARGETED WITH SO-CALLED 'SHAM' CHARGES. PLUS ` THE MOVE THAT HAS OUR MEDICINAL CANNABIS SECTOR CELEBRATING. A FEW CHAMPAGNE CORKS HAVE BEEN POPPED. THE RULE CHANGES THAT COULD SEE EXPORTS FLOURISH. AN UPDATE NOW ON THE STORY OF THE SLIPS ON THE BRYNDERWYNS WITHIN THE LAST FEW MOMENTS NZTA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ROAD HAS REOPENED. BUT THERE IS A TEMPORARY 30km SPEED RESTRICTION IN PLACE. NZTA WILL MONITOR THE HILL FOR ANY MORE MOVEMENT. 'THE SHACKLES ARE OFF'. THAT'S HOW A PLAYER IN NEW ZEALAND'S MEDICINAL CANNABIS SECTOR IS DESCRIBING THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE TO STREAMLINE EXPORT RULES FOR THE PRODUCT. THE TRADE MINISTER SAYS YEAR-ROUND GROWING CONDITIONS GIVE LOCAL COMPANIES AN ADVANTAGE OVER INTERNATIONAL COMPETITORS. ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. (DOOR CREAKS) UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO OVERSEAS MARKETS FOR NEW ZEALAND'S MEDICINAL CANNABIS. A FEW CHAMPAGNE CORKS HAVE BEEN POPPED. THERE'S A HUGE SENSE OF RELIEF AND ALSO A LOT OF EXCITEMENT AND OPTIMISM ABOUT WHAT THE FUTURE'S GOING TO HOLD FOR ALL OF US. CABINET RECENTLY APPROVED CHANGES TO EXPORT RULES FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS. NOW OPERATORS ONLY HAVE TO MEET REGULATIONS FOR EXPORT MARKETS AND NOT NEW ZEALAND'S GUIDELINES. REQUIREMENTS IN OTHER MARKETS CONFLICTED WITH THE NEW ZEALAND REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT JUST PREVENTED EXPORTS FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS IN THE INDUSTRY. PROVIDING A LIFELINE FOR THE INDUSTRY. ALMOST EVERYBODY WAS REALLY STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR STAFF, AND TO KEEP THEIR RESEARCH PROGRAMMES, TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON. WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN WHAT IS A RAPIDLY GROWING GLOBAL MARKET. THE EXPORT POTENTIAL OF THE MEDICINAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS HUGE. IT COULD RIVAL THE WINE INDUSTRY IN A FEW YEARS. THE TRADE MINISTER TOLD 1 NEWS THAT NEW ZEALAND'S COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES INCLUDE YEAR-ROUND GROWING CONDITIONS. THAT ALSO MEANS WE HAVE A LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT THAN OTHER COMPETITORS. TODD MCCLAY ALSO SAYS CHANGING EXPORT GUIDELINES COULD HELP WITH PLANS TO DOUBLE ALL EXPORTS IN THE NEXT DECADE. THEY HAVE GONE A LONG WAY IN GETTING US TO STARTING LINE, AND NOW LET'S SEE HOW FAR WE CAN TAKE IT. DOMESTIC USE FOR MEDICINAL CANNABIS HAS DOUBLED IN THE PAST YEAR, BUT IT'S PRICEY. THIS WELLINGTON GP PRESCRIBES IT TO ABOUT 10 OF HIS PATIENTS. IT KIND OF DEPENDS HOW MUCH THEY'RE BEING PRESCRIBED BUT GENERALLY PEOPLE WILL BE SPENDING AROUND $150-$400 DEPENDING ON DOSAGES. THESE CHANGES TO IMPROVE EXPORT REGULATIONS ARE REALLY A WIN FOR KIWI PATIENTS BECAUSE IT WILL DRIVE MORE COMPETITION LOCALLY AND MORE AFFORDABLE PRODUCTS DOWN THE ROAD FOR KIWI PATIENTS. NEW ZEALAND'S CLEAN GREEN REPUTATION ABOUT TO GET A LITTLE BIT GREENER. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1 NEWS. AN AMERICAN REPORTER ACCUSED IN RUSSIA OF BEING A SPY HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 16 YEARS IN PRISON. EVAN GERSHKOVICH (32), WHO WORKED FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, WAS DETAINED LAST YEAR. HIS EMPLOYER SAYS THE CONVICTION IS A SHAM. THE BBC'S STEVE ROSENBERG REPORTS. THE TRIAL WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. FOR THE VERDICT, WE WERE ALLOWED IN. BUT WHERE WAS EVAN GERSHKOVICH? THERE, ALMOST HIDDEN FROM THE CAMERAS IN THE FAR CORNER OF THE GLASS CAGE THAT IS THE DOCK IN A RUSSIAN COURTROOM. HE LOOKED LIKE HE'D LOST WEIGHT. (QUIET CHATTER) THE JUDGE FOUND HIM GUILTY OF SPYING... (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) ...AND SENTENCED THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REPORTER TO 16 YEARS IN A HIGH-SECURITY PENAL COLONY. WHAT JUST HAPPENED IN THIS COURTROOM IS UNPRECEDENTED IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA. AN AMERICAN JOURNALIST CONVICTED OF ESPIONAGE IN A TRIAL THAT WAS HELD BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. IT'S SHAM TRIAL, SHAM PROCEEDINGS. SHAM CHARGES. EVAN GERSHKOVICH WAS ARRESTED AT THIS STEAKHOUSE IN YEKATERINBURG. HE WAS ACCUSED OF GATHERING SECRETS ABOUT A LOCAL DEFENCE FACTORY. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HAS ACCUSED MOSCOW OF STOCKPILING AMERICANS IN RUSSIAN JAILS TO TRADE THEM FOR RUSSIANS JAILED ABROAD. IN 2022, RUSSIA FREED U.S. BASKETBALL STAR BRITTNEY GRINER. SHE'D BEEN JAILED ON A DRUGS CHARGE. IN RETURN, AMERICA RELEASED CONVICTED RUSSIAN ARMS DEALER VIKTOR BOUT. AS SOON AS I WIN THE ELECTION, I WILL HAVE THAT REPORTER OUT. PROMISES FROM DONALD TRUMP, BUT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ALREADY TALKING TO MOSCOW ABOUT EVAN GERSHKOVICH AND OTHER JAILED AMERICANS. IT'S UNCLEAR IF A DEAL IS CLOSE. WHAT IS CLEAR IS THAT A U.S. REPORTER HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED A SPY, WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE HAVING BEEN MADE PUBLIC. SOMEONE CRIES, 'WE LOVE YOU, EVAN.' ALL HE CAN DO NOW IS WAIT. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SAID IN A STATEMENT 'WE ARE PUSHING HARD FOR EVAN'S RELEASE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.' THE UN'S TOP COURT SAYS ISRAEL'S OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN TERRITORY IN THE WEST BANK, EAST JERUSALEM AND THE GAZA STRIP IS ILLEGAL. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE'S PRESIDENT NAWAF SALAM SAYS ISRAEL SHOULD EVACUATE ITS SETTLERS FROM THE WEST BANK AND EAST JERUSALEM AND PAY REPARATIONS TO PALESTINIANS. THE FINDINGS AREN'T LEGALLY BINDING BUT WILL ADD TO INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE. ISRAEL'S PRIME MINISTER HAS DESCRIBED IT AS A 'DECISION OF LIES', SAYING JEWISH PEOPLE ARE NOT OCCUPIERS IN THEIR OWN LAND WHERE THEY HAVE ANCESTRAL HERITAGE. INDIA, THE WORLD'S FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY, HAS RISEN TO BECOME NEW ZEALAND'S 13TH BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER. TRADE BETWEEN US IS WORTH NEARLY $3b. LATEST FIGURES SHOW OUR TOP THREE EXPORTS ARE TRAVEL, WOOL, AND IRON AND STEEL. THE TOP THREE IMPORTS ARE TRAVEL, PHARMACEUTICALS AND MACHINERY. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE SINCE NEW ZEALAND FIRST MARKED INDIA AS A COUNTRY OF PRIORITY. THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS PINNING HOPES ON A FREE-TRADE AGREEMENT TO HELP IT FURTHER TAP INTO INDIA'S GROWING MIDDLE CLASS. CORAZON MILLER BROUGHT THIS REPORT BACK FROM DELHI. HER TRIP TAKEN WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ASIA NEW ZEALAND FOUNDATION. INDIA IS A NATION OF EXTREMES, AMONG THE HOTTEST, WITH SOME OF THE POOREST BUT ALSO THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. IT'S A VAST COUNTRY. IT'S ONE THAT I THINK NEW ZEALAND NEEDS TO DO MORE TO UNDERSTAND. ECONOMICALLY, THERE'S ROOM FOR GROWTH. INDIA IS NOT A LARGE MARKET FOR US AT THIS POINT. WE SELL ABOUT $20m WORTH OF NEW ZEALAND KIWIFRUIT THERE A YEAR, BUT IT'S A MARKET WHICH WE HAVE A LOT OF OPTIMISM ABOUT, AND A MARKET WHERE WE THINK THERE'S REAL OPPORTUNITY. ONE THAT WOULD SEE LOCAL GROWERS REAP MORE. WORKERS, ALL THE POST-HARVEST, ALL THE TRANSPORT, ALL THE LOGISTICS, ALL THE SHIPPING, ALL THE OFFSHORE INFRASTRUCTURE. AT THE END OF THE GROWTH CYCLE, FRUIT FROM THESE BRANCHES ARE SHIPPED OFFSHORE. IT IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF RECEIVING OF NEW ZEALAND APPLES AND KIWIS ALSO. SUDHIR SURI OWNS ONE OF THE LARGEST COLD STORAGE FACILITIES IN DELHI, WHERE TONS OF KIWIFRUIT ARRIVE EACH SEASON. IT TAKES 45 DAYS ` 30 TO 45 DAYS ` TO REACH HERE. THOSE THAT DON'T SURVIVE THE JOURNEY CHOPPED INTO SMALLER PIECES OR TURNED INTO JUICE WITH VERY LITTLE WASTE. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IS BEING SOLD AT A PREMIUM IN SUPERMARKETS LIKE THIS ONE IN DELHI. WE HAVE THIS BOX OF KIWIFRUIT HERE BEING SOLD FOR AROUND $11, AND WE'VE ALSO GOT THIS POTTLE OF GRAPES BEING SOLD FOR $8. AT THOSE PRICES, IT REMAINS A LUXURY, BUT THERE ARE HOPES IT COULD REACH A WIDER MARKET IF A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IS SECURED. IF I HAVE TO BUY SOMETHING AT A HIGHER PRICE, I WOULD ALWAYS GO FOR SOMETHING WHICH IS OF THE SAME QUALITY BUT AT A LOWER PRICE. SO IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS, THEN YOU KNOW IT CAN BE ACCESSIBLE IN THE LOCAL MARKETS AS WELL. BUT WITH SO MANY OTHERS VYING FOR INDIA'S ATTENTION, SECURING A DEAL WILL REQUIRE SOME DELICATE DIPLOMACY. WE'RE IN A VERY COMPETITIVE MARKET, AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO FACE. AND THE DAIRY INDUSTRY MAY PROVE TO BE A STICKING POINT, WITH SO MANY IN INDIA RELIANT ON IT FOR WORK. WE CAN'T CHALLENGE THEIR LIVELIHOODS AND OTHER THINGS IN THE DESIRE TO ACHIEVE FREE TRADE. ALL EFFORTS NOW TURNING TO SHOWCASING A CLOSER ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP THAT WON'T CONFLICT WITH INDIA'S BEST INTERESTS. CORAZON MILLER ONE NEWS. E HAERE AKE NEI. GETTING THE KIDS OFF TO SCHOOL COULD SOON GET A WHOLE LOT HARDER FOR SOME HAWKES BAY FAMILIES. IF I DON'T MIND USING A BIT OF LANGUAGE, I'M BLOODY ANGRY. WHY SOME RURAL BUS ROUTES ARE BEING CUT. THEN... PUTTING THEIR TASTEBUDS TO THE TEST. I'M PROBABLY ON ABOUT 45, TOUCHING ON 50, AND I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT. (LAUGHS) AND THAT'S BEFORE SAMPLING THE SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE FLAVOUR. WE'RE WITH THE JUDGES AT THE NEW ZEALAND ICE CREAM AWARDS. A WET START TO THE WEEKEND FOR MANY THE LOSS OF SOME RURAL SCHOOL BUS RUNS HAS LEFT HAWKE'S BAY LOCALS FURIOUS WITH HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS SET TO BE AFFECTED. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY'S REVIEWED BUS ROUTES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE IF THEY STILL MEET STRICT REQUIRMENTS. ONE COMMUNITY HIT BY THE CHANGES IS TE POHUE, ABOUT 40 MINUTES OUTSIDE OF NAPIER. AS OUR HAWKE'S BAY REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN FOUND OUT, SOME STUDENTS ARE NOW QUESTIONING WHETHER THEY'LL CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. IT MIGHT BE THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, BUT THERE'S NO BREAK FOR THOSE FIGHTING FOR THEIR SCHOOL BUS SERVICES. TAKING AWAY THEIR MEANS OF GETTING THERE. WHAT, ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO RIDE THEIR HORSES HERE? IF I DON'T MIND USING A BIT OF LANGUAGE, I'M BLOODY ANGRY. OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON THEM, ESPECIALLY IF OUR KIDS CAN'T GO TO A BOARDING SCHOOL. FOLLOWING A REVIEW, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION WILL STOP NINE RURAL BUS RUNS AND RESTRUCTURE THREE OTHERS TAKING STUDENTS TO NAPIER AND HASTINGS. POLICY REQUIRES US TO DELIVER SERVICE ONLY TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, SO WE APPLY A RANGE OF ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. THE MINISTRY SAYS IT ONLY PROVIDES BUSES AS A LAST RESORT, AND THE STUDENTS HERE ARE EITHER NOT GOING TO THEIR NEAREST SCHOOL OR HAVE OTHER TRANSPORT AVAILABLE. THE DRIVE FROM TE POHUE TO NAPIER TAKES ABOUT 40 MINUTES. THE MINISTRY SAYS THIS SCHOOL IS THE CLOSEST COLLEGE FOR TE POHUE STUDENTS, BUT THE CITY'S OTHER SCHOOLS WHERE STUDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED ARE ONLY A FEW MINUTES FURTHER AWAY. YOU CAN'T EXPECT ME TO DRIVE MY SON, YOU KNOW, REALISTICALLY, TWO HOURS A DAY INTO TOWN, AND THEN DRIVE BACK HOME AND THEN GO TO WORK. WHEREVER WE DRAW A LINE, IT WILL PUT` SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT WIN AND OTHERS WILL. AND IT'S ALWAYS DISAPPOINTING TO BE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THAT LINE. WITH 1400 MINISTRY-CONTRACTED DAILY BUS ROUTES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, ONE NEWS CAM REVEALED THAT 130 HAVE BEEN REVIEWED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TERM ONE THIS YEAR. THE NINE HASTINGS BUS ROUTES ALONE AFFECT OVER 350 STUDENTS. THE HASTINGS MAYOR UNHAPPY WITH THE LACK OF CONSULTATION. I'D LIKE THE MINISTRY TO COME OUT TO OUR COMMUNITIES WITH US AND TALK TO` SEE HOW WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION. BECAUSE THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE VERY CLEAR, WE AREN'T CONSULTING IN THE SENSE OF ASKING PERMISSION TO DO THESE CHANGES. NOT WHAT THE EAST COAST COMMUNITY NEEDS. MY ONLY OPTION IS` AT THIS STAGE, IS TO PROBABLY PUT IT BACK ON THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO WITH MY SON. THE BUS ROUTES WILL CARRY ON UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR. THIS COMMUNITY HOPING THAT IT WON'T BE THE END OF THE ROAD. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. FROM SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE TO PORRIDGE AND BROWN SUGAR. THOSE WERE SOME OF THE UNLIKELY FLAVOURS VYING TO BE LABELLED BEST IN CLASS AT THIS YEAR'S ICE CREAM AND GELATO AWARDS. SO WHAT TREATS WERE TANTALISING THE JUDGE'S TASTEBUDS? OUR REPORTER TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI WITH THE SCOOP. THIS MIGHT JUST BE THE SWEETEST JOB OUT. I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE MY PICK. 22 CULINARY EXPERTS DIGGING IN... RAISINS. ...TO JUDGE THE COUNTRY'S BEST ICE CREAMS AND GELATOS. I'M PROBABLY ON ABOUT 45, TOUCHING ON 50, AND I'M STARTING TO FEEL IT. (LAUGHS) HANG IN THERE, GEOFF. JUST 200 MORE TO GO ACROSS 17 CATEGORIES. ONE OF THE HARDEST CATEGORIES IS THE VANILLA. IF YOU'VE GOT 20 VANILLAS LINED UP NEXT TO YOU, IT'S SO, SO TECHNICAL TO LOOK AT THE FINEST DETAIL OF THOSE VANILLAS. THE JUDGES ARE SUPPORTED BY A TEAM OF STEWARDS. IT'S A MUCH TOUGHER GIG. IT'S MINUS-18 IN HERE. THIS IS THE SIDE PEOPLE DON'T SEE. AND THE JUDGES GET ALL THE KUDOS. AND WE GET ALL THE WORK AND WE END UP WITH FROZEN FINGERS AND FROZEN TOES. (LAUGHS) THEY MAKE SURE THE ICE CREAM STAYS COLD AND DELIVER IT TO THE SCOOPERS. TODAY WE'VE GOT NEVILLE AND KEITH OUT THE BACK BRINGING OUT THE ICE CREAM THAT WE SCOOP INTO OUR LITTLE LABELLED POTTLES, WHICH THEN GOES OUT TO JUDGES FOR TASTING. THERE'S AN OBVIOUS PERK TO THE ROLE. THEY GET TO TASTE EVERYTHING. LIME SORBET, DELICIOUS! THE SALMON AND CREAM CHEESE FLAVOUR ON THE OTHER HAND, NOT SO MUCH. THAT'S LITERALLY FISH! THAT'S SO BAD! (LAUGHS) I HAD TO GIVE IT A GO. UGH. (LAUGHS) THE JUDGES USE A POINTS SYSTEM TO NARROW THE ENTRIES DOWN. AND EACH ENTRANT GETS 100 POINTS. THE JUDGES WILL TASTE THE ICE CREAM OR GELATO, AND IF THEY FIND SOMETHING WITH A FAULT, THEY'LL TAKE A POINT OFF. THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FROM MID-AUGUST. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. WHY DON'T THEY DO IT IN SUMMER? KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A DOMINANT PERFORMANCE FROM THE ALL BLACKS IN SAN DIEGO, FIJI STRUGGLED TO COMPETE. AND A NUMBER OF DEBUTANTS PROVING THEIR WORTH IN SCOTT ROBERTSON'S SIDE. PROCTOR IS IN FOR A TRY. WE WILL HAVE ALL THE ACTION FROM CALIFORNIA. PLUS ` THE CHAOS CONTINUES AT ROYAL TROON, AND THIS TIME IT'S THE LEADER WHOSE EMOTIONS BOIL OVER. AND THE WARRIORS ARE BACK IN THE 'WOEFUL' CATEGORY WITH SOME AWFUL GOAL KICKING. HAVE THEY MISSED THEIR SHOT AT THE NRL PLAYOFFS? KIA ORA. WELCOME TO SPORT. THE ALL BLACKS HAVE MADE IT THREE FROM THREE IN AN IMPRESSIVE START TO THEIR SEASON AND SCOTT ROBERTSON'S REIGN. THE 47-5 VICTORY OVER FIJI, INTRODUCING SOME EXCITING PROSPECTS TO INTERNATIONAL RUGBY, AND PUTTING SELECTION PRESSURE ON. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE REPORTS. EVERYTHING A COACH WOULD WANT. DEBUTANTS SHINING. PROCTOR IS ON FIRST TRY. SHAKING UP THE ALL BLACKS SELECTION CONVERSATIONS. I'M JUST REALLY PLEASED. 6 DEBUTANTS ALL PLAYED THEIR PART, DIDN'T THEY? GREAT LITTLE CAMEOS. THE ROOKIE SIDE PUTTING ON A SHOW IN FRONT OF 30,000 AT A PACKED SAN DIEGO SNAP DRAGON STADIUM. SIMPLE SKILLS DONE WELL. A LITTLE SHOW OF THE BALL, IT'S ALL ON FOR THE ALL BLACKS! CALEB CLARK. THERE WAS ANTON LEINERT BROWN SHOWING HIS CLASS RUNNING HARD AND MAKING AN OPENING FOR CORTEZ RATIMA TO SCORE HIS FIRST ALL BLACKS TRY. THEN BILLY PROCTOR GETTING AMONGST THE ACTION, A COMPLETE PERFORMANCE ON DEBUT EVENTUALLY BEING REWARDED. IT'S PRETTY SURREAL... IT'S SOMETHING EVERY LITTLE KIWI RUGBY PLAYER ASPIRES TO BE, AND I GUESS TO BE ABLE TO DO IT TONIGHT IT'S AN AWESOME MOMENT AND A COOL PLACE TO DO IT. WHILE FIJI STRUGGLED TO MAKE TACKLES STICK THEY DID SHOW DANGER SIGNS. EXPOSING THE ALL BLACKS EARLY WITH SOME CLASSIC FLAIR. ...AND POTETU SCORES! BUT NEW ZEALAND CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES OUTCLASSING COMFORTABLY IN FRONT TAKING A 21-POINT LEAD AT HALF TIME THE ALL BLACKS THEN BUILDING IN THE SECOND. SEVU REECE WITH ANOTHER TRY! WE TALKED ABOUT GRINDING THEM DOWN, IT TOOK A BIT OF TIME TO DO THAT. IT WASN'T FULLY POLISHED I THINK WE HAVE PRETTY HIGH STANDARDS IN THIS TEAM. FIJI CERTAINLY SHOWED UP IN THE PHYSICAL AREAS. THE SELECTION PRESSURE IS NOW ON WITH THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP AND BLEDISLOE CUP ON THE HORIZON. HE'S IN ON DEBUT! GEORGE BELL! PROMISING SIGNS BUT NOT THE COMPLETE PERFORMANCE WITH SOME OPPORTUNITIES LOOK, WE GOT TO BE BETTER AT FINISHING WE CREATED SO MUCH. LAST PASS STUFF, THESE GUYS SHOULD PUT AWAY WE NEED TO BE BETTER THAN THAT BUT THE EFFORT, LIKE, WE WERE WEREN'T LOW ON EFFORT, JUST A BIT OF ACCURACY. A MATCH FULL OF EXPRESSION AND ENTERTAINMENT. SUCCESS IN SAN DIEGO. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, ONE NEWS. AND THE BABY BLACKS HAVE CLAIMED BRONZE AT THE UNDER-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SOUTH AFRICA. TAKING ON IRELAND FOR THIRD PLACE, THE KIWIS RUNNING IN SEVEN TRIES TO WIN 38-24. SIMPSON, SO MANY NUMBERS, SO MANY BLACK JERSEYS. ONE OF THEM IS FLANKED. VAENUKU! IT'S THE BEST FINISH AT THE WORLD CHAMPS FOR THE BABY BLACKS SINCE WINNING THE TITLE IN 2017. IRELAND'S SHANE LOWRY LEADS THE FIELD AT THE HALF WAY MARK OF THE OPEN IN SCOTLAND, BUT EVEN THE BEST PLAYERS ARE HAVING SOME MOMENTS AT ROYAL TROON. KIWIS RYAN FOX AND DANIEL HILLIER HAVE MADE THE CUT, BUT HAVE SOME WORK TO DO HEADING INTO THE FINAL ROUNDS. ROYAL TROON CONTINUES TO WREAK HAVOC, EVEN FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. PHOTO CLICK AT THE WRONG TIME FOR OUR LEADER. (BLEEP) DISASTER FOR SHANE LOWRY. A PHOTOGRAPHER DISRUPTING SHANE LOWRY ON THE PAR FOUR 11TH, RESULTING IN A DOUBLE BOGEY FOR THE 2019 OPEN CHAMPION. I GOT A LITTLE BIT DISTRACTED ON THE RIGHT, JUST AS I WAS OVER THE SHOT AND I'VE KIND OF LOST A BIT OF TRAIN OF THOUGHT. BUT IN GOLF, WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS HOW YOU BOUNCE BACK. THE IRISHMAN EXEMPLARY. WOW. THAT IS QUITE BRILLIANT, ISN'T IT? TWO BIRDIES IN THE LAST THREE HOLES FOR THE IRISHMAN. CARDING A TWO UNDER 69 SECOND ROUND, LEADING THE FIELD AT SEVEN UNDER, TWO SHOTS CLEAR OF ENGLISHMEN DANIEL BROWN AND JUSTIN ROSE. THE HIGH WINDS AND UNFORGIVING COURSE TOO MUCH FOR SOME. I THINK THAT'S FINISHED ALMOST IN SOMEONE'S KILT. (LAUGHTER) FRESH OFF A U.S. OPEN VICTORY, BRYSON DECHAMBEAU MISSING THE CUT AS WELL AS FORMER OPEN CHAMPION RORY MCILROY. SO OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO DAYS I` YOU KNOW, THE CONDITIONS GOT THE BETTER OF ME. YOU KNOW, AS I SAID YESTERDAY, I DIDN'T ADAPT TO THE STRONG WIND. YOU KNOW, TODAY, GOING OUT WITH HOW STRONG AND GUSTY IT WAS. YEAH, AND THAT SORT OF WAS THE STORY OF THE WEEK. RYAN FOX THE BEST OF THE KIWIS, TIED FOR 38TH. BEAUTIFULLY HOLED. THERE'S A LOVELY THREE. GREAT DRIVE, GREAT SECOND SHOT. BEAUTIFUL PUTT. DANIEL HILLIER TOO MAKING THE CUT, IMPRESSING WITH AN EAGLE ON THE PAR FIVE 16TH. THAT HELPS HIS CAUSE. SO HE MOVES INSIDE THE PROJECTED CUT LINE NOW. PLENTY MORE DRAMA TO UNFOLD BEFORE THE CLARET JUG IS LIFTED. THE WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY MAGIC HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN IN THEIR BID TO FINISH THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP REGULAR SEASON IN THIRD PLACE, AND SECURE A SPOT IN THE ELIMINATION FINAL. GOING INTO THE MATCH ONE POINT BEHIND THE MYSTICS ON THE LADDER, THE MAGIC DOMINATING THE SOUTHERN STEEL 55-44 IN INVERCARGILL TODAY. AN EIGHT-POINT HALFTIME LEAD STRETCHED TO 11 BY THE FINAL WHISTLE LED BY CAPTAIN AMELIARANNE EKENASIO. I AM REALLY HAPPY TO GET THAT WIN, BUT WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE FOR THEM TONIGHT BEING IN INVERCARGILL AND ALSO SENDING THEIR COACH OFF AS WELL. SO WE HAD TO BE SUPER PREPARED FOR THIS GAME. TOMORROW THE MYSTICS COULD RECLAIM THIRD PLACE IF THEY BEAT THE STARS. WARRIORS COACH ANDREW WEBSTER'S REFUSING TO BLAME THE GOAL-KICKING FOR THE TEAM'S 2-POINT LOSS TO THE CANBERRA RAIDERS. BUT A STRAIGHT FORWARD CONVERSION ATTEMPT THAT WOULD'VE SENT THE GAME TO GOLDEN POINT INSTEAD SENT THE WARRIORS BACK HOME WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT, AND A TOP EIGHT SPOT INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY. HERE'S ZION DAYAL. IN A SEASON THAT PROMISED SO MUCH... IT'S JUST THAT SORT OF SEASON FOR THEM. ANOTHER ONE GOES ASTRAY FOR THE WARRIORS. ...IT'S ALL COME CRASHING DOWN. A 20-18 LOSS TO THE CANBERRA RAIDERS PUTTING THE WARRIORS' TOP EIGHT CHANCES IN SERIOUS STRIFE. THINGS JUST AREN'T GOING OUR WAY AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AND MAKE OUR OWN LUCK. ON THE INJURY FRONT, THEY'VE HAD NO LUCK. FULLBACK TAINE TUAUPIKI FAILING A HEAD ASSESSMENT, FORCING A RESHUFFLE EARLY WHILE ALREADY BEHIND ON THE SCOREBOARD. GETS IT ON, FOGARTY ON THE RUN. YOUNG HAS GOT` HE'S GOT OVER! PERHAPS THE GAME WAS LOST THEN. THE WARRIORS FORCED TO CHASE. DEEP BALL FOR TUIVASA-SHECK. STEPPED INSIDE STRANGE. ANOTHER BLOW BEFORE HALF TIME ` CENTRE ADAM POMPEY INJURING HIS KNEE. BUT AS THE WARRIORS FOUGHT BACK... REALLY STARTED THIS SECOND HALF FAST. THE BOOT OF STAND-IN KICKER CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA ULTIMATELY THE DIFFERENCE. YOU CAN TELL BY THE FIRST ONE WHICH MISSED BY 20M. IT MISSED THE POST BY 20M. MITCHELL BARNETT CRASHING OVER FOR FOUR POINTS AND THAT ONLY. OH, IT'S A LITTLE BETTER, BUT IT'S STILL NO GOOD. THE RAIDERS FIRING BACK LATE IN THE GAME. THE WARRIORS STILL HAD ONE FINAL PUNCH IN THEM. FONUA-BLAKE. OH YES! FONUA-BLAKE GOING OVER NEAR THE STICKS. THIS TO LEVEL THE SCORES. YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT. NOT ONE. NOT ONE. IT WAS A BAD NIGHT UNDERFOOT FOR CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA UNFORTUNATELY. THE GOAL-KICKING IS NOT THE THING THAT DEFINED US TONIGHT. WE LOVE TO BE 100% ON OUR GOAL-KICKING EVERY WEEK. THAT'S NOT GOING TO` THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER THINGS TO PUT IT DOWN TO, NOT GOALKICKING. ERRORS AT CRUCIAL TIMES HALTING THE WARRIORS' MOMENTUM, THOUGH THE EFFORT COULDN'T BE QUESTIONED FROM MITCH BARNETT AND KURT CAPEWELL, BACKING UP TWO DAYS AFTER A BRUISING ORIGIN ENCOUNTER. FIRST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS BACK UP. YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN WHERE I AM WITHOUT THE BOYS IN THAT LOCKER ROOM. FOOTY BEYOND AUGUST, THOUGH, SLOWLY SLIPPING OUT OF REACH. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. BMX FREESTYLE IS BACK FOR THE PARIS GAMES AFTER DEBUTING AS A NEW SPORT AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS IN 2021, AND ONE OF THE HOT FAVOURITES IS GREAT BRITAIN'S KIERAN RILEY, THE CURRENT WORLD CHAMP WHO WAS WORKING FULL-TIME AS A TRADIE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO. THE BBC'S KATIE GORNALL WENT TO MEET HIM. KIERAN RILEY IS KNOWN FOR DEFYING GRAVITY. THE 22-YEAR-OLD HAS FLIPPED, WHIPPED AND SPUN HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF HIS SPORT. HE'S EUROPEAN CHAMPION, WORLD CHAMPION AND HOT FAVOURITE TO BECOME OLYMPIC CHAMPION. I STARTED BMX WITH NO INTENTIONS OF TRYING TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES. LIKE, THE MORE I TALK ABOUT, I GET GOOSEBUMPS BECAUSE IT'S JUST A MAD FEELING TO BE SAYING THAT. FOUR OR FIVE YEARS AGO I WAS ON A BUILDING SITE AND I HATED IT, AND I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BE WHERE I AM NOW. I STRIVE FOR IT, YOU KNOW? SO LIKE BEFORE I DROP IN, JUST REMEMBERING THAT AND REMEMBERING LIKE WHY I STARTED BMX. REILLY WAS NINE WHEN HE FIRST PICKED UP A BMX BIKE AND 11 WHEN HE FIRST STARTED COMPETING IN MOBILE. I NEVER HAD ENERGY FOR ANYTHING UNLESS I WAS ON MY BIKE, WAS THE ONLY THING I EVER PUT WORK INTO, AND I KNOW IF I LOOK AT THE 12-YEAR-OLD ME ON THIS VIDEO, HOW BUZZING I WOULD HAVE BEEN TO SEE THE LIFE I'M LIVING NOW. HIS WORK ETHIC HAS FUELLED REMARKABLE PROGRESS. TWO YEARS AGO, REILLY PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT MANY THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLE. YES! ...AND LANDED THE WORLD'S FIRST BMX TRIPLE FLARE, INCORPORATING THREE BACKFLIPS WITH A HALF TWIST. IT'S THE SORT OF TRICK ONLY PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED ON COMPUTER GAMES. SINCE HIS TRIPLE FLARE TRIUMPHS, RILEY HAS ADDED GOLD AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GLASGOW. KIEREN REILLY! ALL SIGNS POINT TO MORE SUCCESS IN PARIS. YOU KNOW, MAYBE IF I GO TO THE GAMES AND WIN GOLD, WE CAN START A SKATE PARK IN NEWCASTLE. I CAN MOVE BACK AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER. IF RILEY DOES ACHIEVE HIS OLYMPIC DREAM, IT'LL BE SOME TIME BEFORE HE COMES BACK DOWN TO EARTH. A BUSY SATURDAY OF SPORT. THE OLYMPICS NEXT WEEK! LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. COMING UP ` THE RAIN IS SET TO EASE FOR NOW, BUT RENEE SAYS DON'T PACK AWAY YOUR RAINCOAT JUST YET. THE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY IS NEXT. ON Q&A TOMORROW ` WHAT HAPPENS IF NEW ZEALAND MISSES ITS CLIMATE CHANGE TARGETS? Q&A TOMORROW, 9am ON 1 AND TVNZ+. KIA ORA, HELLO AGAIN. LOTS OF RAIN TODAY. ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. WHILE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND SAW SOME SUNSHINE. SOME PATCHY FOG AROUND THIS MORNING TOO. SO IT'S CLEAR TO SEE THE RAIN BEARING CLOUD OVER LARGE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY SWIRLING AROUND THE DEEP LOW TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. YOU CAN ALSO SEE A NARROW CLEAR SLOT TO THE WEST UNDER A WEAK RIDGE. THE RAINMAKER RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAYS RAIN SLIDES AWAY TO THE SOUTHEAST TOMORROW. AND WE GET A CHANCE TO CATCH OUR BREATH, THANKS TO A VERY BRIEF RIDGE OVER THE COUNTRY TONIGHT. BEFORE ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE TASMAN SEA. SO HERE'S A CLOSER LOOK AT SUNDAY. SHOWERS FROM MORNING WITH HEAVY SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. SEVENTEEN FOR MOST OF THE NORTH. TAMAKI MAKAURAU, AUCKLAND SCATTERED SHOWERS BEFORE LUNCH AND YOU MAY GET THUNDERSTORMS BUBBLING UP FROM AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE FRESH AND 17 DEGREES. KIRIKIRIROA, HAMILTON SHOWERS INCREASING ACROSS YOUR DAY. FALLS HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGH OF 16 FOR YOU. THE CENTRE NORTH GETS SHOWERS TOO. HEAVY FALLS FROM TIME TO TIME. TOKOROA AND TAUPO CHASING A TOP OF 13. TAURANGA - OVERCAST AS YOU SIP YOUR MORNING CUPPA THEN SHOWERS ROLLING IN FROM MIDDAY. HEAVY AT TIMES AND 17 DEGREES. TO THE EAST, A SUNNY START WITH CLOUD INCREASING AND OCCASIONAL RAIN FROM EVENING. 19 FOR HAWKE'S BAY. TO THE WEST, ITS CLOUDY WITH THE ODD SHOWER. THEN RAIN DEVELOPING. 15 FOR MOST OF THIS GROUP. WHANGANUI SLIGHTLY WARM ON 18. WELLINGTON - LOOKING GOOD FOR MUCH OF SUNDAY. MORNING CLOUD CLEARING TO FINE FOR THE CAPITAL. SHOWERS FROM LATE EVENING AND 13. TE WAIPOUNAMU - AND IT'S FINE FOR MOST. BLENHEIM WAKES TO MORNING FROSTS. NELSON WILL GET SOME RAIN FROM EVENING AND A HIGH OF 14. OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH - CLOUD BREAKING UP AND THE SUN COMES OUT TO PLAY. HOWEVER SHOWERS ROLL IN FROM EVENING AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST. 13 IS YOUR HIGH. GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA - CLEARING TO FINE. 15 IS YOUR HIGH. CRUNCHY UNDER FOOT FOR ASHBURTON AND TIMARU WITH A TOP OF 12. TAHUNA, QUEENSTOWN - LOW CLOUD AND LIGHT WINDS. YOU START THE DAY AT ZERO WITH A HIGH OF NINE. INVERCARGILL AND GORE FROSTY TO START THEN SHOWERS. 11 IS THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN - A GOLDEN MORNING ON THE WAY FOR YOU. THEN A FEW SHOWERS LATER ON. 11 IS YOUR HIGH. MONDAY AND THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES AOTEAROA BRINGING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS, FOLLOWED BY A SOU-WEST FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE THEN MOVES IN ON TUESDAY TO CLEAR THINGS UP. SO A BIT OF WET WEATHER STILL TO COME, ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT. WE WILL SEE YOU SOON, RENEE. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SATURDAY. 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