TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER THE HARROWING FINAL REPORT INTO ABUSE IN STATE CARE IS RELEASED. THIS IS A DARK AND SORROWFUL DAY IN NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. SURVIVORS, HAND IN HAND, WALK TO PARLIAMENT TO HEAR THE DAMNING DETAILS. WE HAVE THEIR REACTIONS. PLUS, SPYING CLAIMS AT THE OLYMPICS. WHAT THE FOOTBALL FERNS HAVE ACCUSED CANADA OF AT TRAINING BEFORE THE GAMES EVEN KICK OFF. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS, SAM BAKER AND KATE MCCULLOUGH. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI KI NGA PURONGO O TE ONO KARAKA. WELCOME TO 1 NEWS TONIGHT. THERE'S BEEN TEARS, ANGER AND CALLS TO NEVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER MORE THAN SIX YEARS AND MORE THAN 2000 SURVIVOR TESTIMONIES, THE FINAL REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO ABUSE IN STATE- AND FAITH-BASED CARE HAS BEEN RELEASED. SET UP TO INVESTIGATE HISTORICAL ABUSE, THE INQUIRY HEARD TESTIMONIES THAT ULTIMATELY SPANNED SEVEN DECADES. THE REPORT ESTIMATING THAT OF THE 655,000 PEOPLE IN CARE DURING THAT TIME, 200,000 ` ALMOST A THIRD ` WERE ABUSED AND EVEN MORE NEGLECTED, NOTING WITH MANY RECORDS NOT KEPT OR DESTROYED, THE TRUE FIGURE CAN'T BE KNOWN. THAT ABUSE CARRIES A COST ` ABOUT $857,000 OVER A SURVIVOR'S LIFETIME. THAT'S BASED ON THE LOSS OF EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES NEW ZEALANDERS CONSIDER NORMAL. THE TOTAL BILL REACHES UP TO $217bn. IN THE FINAL REPORT, THERE ARE 138 RECOMMENDATIONS. THE IMMEDIATE PRIORITY ` TO GET THE COMPENSATION SCHEME UP AND RUNNING AND CONSIDER MAKING IT COMPULSORY FOR CARE PROVIDERS. IT ALSO CALLS FOR A NUMBER OF APOLOGIES, INCLUDING A GOVERNMENT APOLOGY FROM THE PRIME MINISTER AND APOLOGIES FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS, INCLUDING THE POPE, FOR THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT THAT OCCURRED HERE UNDER THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. WE HAVE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE TONIGHT WITH OUR TEAM STANDING BY. FIRST, CUSHLA NORMAN WAS WITH SURVIVORS AS THE FINDINGS WERE TABLED. HERE'S HER REPORT. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED TODAY FOR THE WORLD. IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY SISTER WE GOT HERE. TONI JARVIS AND KATH COSTER, TWO OF THE MANY SURVIVORS OF STATE CARE ABUSE, PRESENT FOR THE CROWN'S DAY OF RECKONING. THIS IS PART OF HISTORY, AND IT'S A BAD PART OF HISTORY. AND IT'S STILL CONTINUING. FOR DECADES, THEY TOLD US WE MADE IT UP. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE A BAR OF US. THAT'S TODAY. IT'S HISTORIC. THEIR SONG UPLIFTING, THE SUN OUT AS THEY WALKED TO THE HEART OF POWER, CARRYING RIBBONS FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T LIVE TO SEE THIS DAY. THE INQUIRY'S REPORT SAYS THESE PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE OF A FULLY FUNDED FAILURE, EVIDENT IN TONI AND KATH'S TESTIMONY. I WAS SEXUALLY ABUSED AT LEAST SIX TIMES WHEN I WENT TO THE TOILET TO URINATE. HE WAS OUT OF THE GATE, TIED YOU UP, DID WHATEVER HE WANTED TO DO WITH... AND HOW DID I COPE? I JUST SWITCHED OFF. NEW ZEALAND'S PROMOTED ITSELF AS A BASTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT BEHIND THE NEAT GROUNDS, ABUSE WAS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE THE INQUIRY LOOKED. AT LAKE ALICE, ELECTRIC SHOCK TREATMENT WAS USED AS PUNISHMENT. THE CROWN TRIED TO DENY IT, AND THEY COVERED UP, CROWN LAW SPENDING MILLIONS. BUT THE TRUTH ALWAYS PREVAILS. CROWN LAW SPENDING MILLIONS TRYING TO HUSH US, BUT THE TRUTH ALWAYS PREVAILS. AND FINALLY, THE TRUTH'S BEEN TABLED ` 14KG OF HARROWING ACCOUNTS AND SWEEPING CALLS FOR CHANGE. THE MAGNITUDE OF IT ALL ABSORBED BY SURVIVORS FROM THE PUBLIC GALLERY. MANY OF YOUR STORIES ARE HORRIFIC AND HARROWING. THEY ARE PAINFUL TO READ BUT NOT AS PAINFUL AS THEY WERE TO ENDURE. THE PRIME MINISTER WILL MAKE A FORMAL APOLOGY IN NOVEMBER, BUT ONE WAS MADE TODAY. I HUMBLY STAND BEFORE YOU IN THIS HOUSE TO OFFER A LONG-OVERDUE APOLOGY TO THE SURVIVORS OF LAKE ALICE. I AM SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN SO LONG FOR THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF TORTURE. IT WAS THE PARTY OPPOSITE THAT ORDERED THE INQUIRY, BUT IT DIDN'T IMPLEMENT THE INTERIM RECOMMENDATIONS TO START A REDRESS SCHEME. BUT, PRIME MINISTER, WE DIDN'T DO ENOUGH, AND THE BALL NOW FALLS TO YOU AND YOUR GOVERNMENT. THIS MUST BE BIGGER THAN POLITICS. THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS COST ISN'T A BARRIER. LOOK, WE'RE GONNA DO IT RIGHT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ADDRESS THIS UP AND WE DO THE VERY BEST THAT WE CAN AROUND REDRESS. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DOLLARS. THE FINAL REPORT CALLS FOR AN OVERHAUL OF THE CARE SYSTEM BASED ON 12 PRINCIPLES. THOSE 12 PRINCIPLES WOULD INFORM A NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY CARRIED OUT BY A NEW AGENCY WITH AN INDEPENDENT BOARD ALL LEGISLATED UNDER A NEW CARE SAFETY ACT, ALL LEGISLATED UNDER A NEW CARE SAFETY ACT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS WARN AN APOLOGY IS HOLLOW WITHOUT CHANGE. CUSHLA'S WITH US NOW. AN EMOTIONAL DAY ` MORE OF THOSE RIBBONS BEING DISPLAYED TONIGHT, CUSHLA? I'M OUTSIDE A CATHOLIC CHURCH NEAR PARLIAMENT, DEFENCE STARTING TO FILL UP WITH SOME OF THESE RIBBONS. THEY REPRESENT SURVIVORS THAT HAVE NOT MADE IT TO THIS DAY. THERE IS AN EXPECTATION THAT THESE FENCES WILL FILL UP WITH RIBBONS IN THE COMING DAYS, AND RIBBONS ARE BEING SENT OVER FROM SURVIVORS IN AUSTRALIA TOO. AND SEXUAL ABUSE WAS EXPERIENCED BY A HIGHER PROPORTION OF THOSE IN FAITH-BASED CARE THAN IN STATE CARE. THE INQUIRY FOUND IT LED TO THE BREAKDOWN OF MANY FAMILIES WHERE THE EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS WERE NOT BELIEVED. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. SEEN BY MANY AS A SAFE HAVEN, CLOSE TO GOD, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS BEING DEMONISED FOR DECADES OF ABUSE. THIS ABUSE IS OUR COUNTRY'S SHAME. FROM THE AGE OF 5, FRANCES TAGALOA SUFFERED SEXUAL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE AT THE HANDS OF A CATHOLIC BROTHER. I CAME FORWARD AS A FAITH-BASED SURVIVOR TO TELL MY STORY, BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT THIS ABUSE TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THE ROYAL COMMISSION FINDING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF SEXUAL ABUSE WERE REPORTED AT CATHOLIC INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS AT DILWORTH SCHOOL IN AUCKLAND AND MARYLANDS SCHOOL IN CHRISTCHURCH. THERE WILL BE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE IT, AND SO THEY'LL OPEN THE PAPER, AND THEN THEY'LL JUST TURN THE PAGE OVER BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO READ ABOUT THE RAPE AND TORTURE OF CHILDREN. THE MORAL AUTHORITY OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS ALLOWED ABUSERS IN FAITH-BASED INSTITUTIONS TO OFFEND WITH IMPUNITY, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT. RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WERE OFTEN USED TO JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS, AND TO SILENCE SURVIVORS. UNLESS YOU ARE ON THE GROUND IN GLORIAVALE, YOU HAVE FAMILY IN THERE, FRIENDS, OR PEOPLE LIKE US WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SUPPORTING PEOPLE, I DARE TO SAY THE GOVERNMENT AND MINISTRIES HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE. NOW FAITH-BASED LEADERS, INCLUDING THE POPE, ARE BEING ASKED TO APOLOGISE FOR THE ABUSE. NOT ONE THING WILL SUIT EVERYBODY. IT'S BEEN RECOMMENDED ALL FAITH-BASED ENTITIES WORK CLOSELY WITH THE PROPOSED CARE SAFE AGENCY, AND INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT BODIES TO ENSURE SUGGESTED STANDARDS, ACCREDITATION, AND VETTING IS IMPLEMENTED FOR ALL THOSE WORKING WITH CHILDREN. YOU CAN HAVE A SPORTS ORGANISATION THAT'S DANGEROUS TO CHILDREN BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE AN ADEQUATE CHILD PROTECTION POLICY; NO ONE KNOWS IT. THE INQUIRY WANTS ALL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TRAINED TO TACKLE ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND FOR ANY CONVICTED OF SUCH A CRIME TO BE REMOVED. WE ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE SOME ACTION. AVOIDING MORE STORIES LIKE HERS STACKING UP REMAINS UP TO THE STATE. RYAN BOSWELL, 1NEWS. THE REPORT HAS FOUND DISABLED SURVIVORS SUFFERED HIGHER LEVELS OF ALL FORMS OF ABUSE THAN THOSE WHO WERE NON-DISABLED. IT POINTS TO DISCRIMINATION, WHICH SAW THOSE WITH DISABILITIES SEGREGATED FROM SOCIETY AND PLACED PERMANENTLY IN INSTITUTIONAL CARE FROM A YOUNG AGE. THIS SURVIVOR LIVED IN THAT SETTING FOR 45 YEARS. THE REPORT CALLS FOR AN 'ATTITUDE' CHANGE WHICH WOULD HELP STOP PEOPLE BEING PLACED IN GROUP HOMES OR SUPPORTED LIVING AND NEVER LEAVING. HE SAYS IF THE REPORT FINDINGS DON'T GALVANISE NEW ZEALAND INTO MAKING CHANGE FOR THE DISABLED COMMUNITY, NOTHING WILL. MAORI CHILDREN MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF THOSE IN STATE CARE, WITH THE INQUIRY FINDING THEY WERE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE SENT TO HARSHER INSTITUTIONS. MAORI AND PACIFIC SURVIVORS ALSO ENDURED HIGHER LEVELS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE, BREACHING THE TREATY OF WAITANGI, AND GIVING RISE TO GANG MEMBERSHIP. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTS. THE RISE OF GANGS IN NEW ZEALAND BETWEEN THE 1950S AND 1980S CAN BE TRACED BACK TO STATE CARE ABUSE, WHICH MANY SURVIVORS SAY WAS A PIPELINE TO PRISON. WHEN I WENT INTO THE PRISON THE FIRST TIME ` I'D NEVER BEEN THERE BEFORE ` BUT WE GET INTO THE YARDS, AND YOU KNOW 80% OF THE PEOPLE. IT'S BECAUSE WE ALL GREW UP TOGETHER, AND WE WERE BROUGHT UP TOGETHER IN STATE CARE. RAWIRI WARETINI-KARENA ISN'T A GANG MEMBER, BUT HAVING ENTERED STATE CARE AT THE AGE OF 5, BY 17, HE WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER. I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF MY ACTIONS, BUT THERE WERE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN STATE CARE WHICH ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT THAT I WAS BROUGHT UP IN. THE COMMISSION FOUND BETWEEN THE 1950S AND 1980S, MAORI EXPERIENCED HEIGHTENED STATE SURVEILLANCE AND TARGETING BY NEW ZEALAND POLICE AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. WE ARE DETERMINED THAT GANGS CANNOT PEDDLE HARM AND SUFFERING ON THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MAKING SURE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THEIR LIVES AROUND THROUGH REHABILITATION. MAORI CHILDREN ARE STILL OVERREPRESENTED IN CARE TODAY. I BELIEVE THAT 67% OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE ARE MAORI. IHORANGI REWETI PETERS CAME OUT OF STATE CARE IN OCTOBER. ABUSE DID NOT STOP AT 1999. IT IS STILL HAPPENING. IS THERE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? YES, AND I'VE SET THOSE EXPECTATIONS. THE MINISTER SAYS GREATER DEVOLUTION TO COMMUNITY IS THE SOLUTION, BUT WITH CONTINUED STATE OVERSIGHT. I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY DISGUSTING THAT MY JOB DOES HAVE TO EXIST. ERICA STANFORD SPOKE OF THE YOUNG UNWED PREGNANT MOTHERS IN CARE. THEY WERE DELIBERATELY UNDERFED, BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO HAVE EASY BIRTHS AND SMALL BABIES, AND THEN THEY DRUGGED THEM UP, AND THEY TOOK THEIR BABIES. THEY NEVER GOT TO HOLD THEM. THAT IS CONFRONTING. STRIPPED OF THEIR CULTURE IN CARE, MAORI HAVE INTERGENERATIONAL SCARS. IT DISCONNECTS YOU FROM YOUR LANGUAGE, FROM YOUR CULTURE, FROM YOUR HERITAGE. IT DISCONNECTS YOU FROM THE LAND` THE WHENUA. RAWIRI NOW HOLDS A PHD AND WORKS AS A TERTIARY LECTURER, A RARE TRIUMPH IN A TALE OF SORROW. SO, MAIKI, A DAMNING FINAL REPORT. WHAT HAPPENS NOW? GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. THERE ARE NOW TWO PARTS TO THIS ` ONE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, OF WHICH THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 TO CONSIDER, AND THE SECOND IS THE REDRESS. WE'VE HAD FIGURES IN THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROWN AROUND IN TERMS OF THAT. CHRISTOPHER LUXON WOULDN'T THROW NUMBERS AROUND SAYING THEY HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO AROUND THAT, THEY WILL HAVE AN UPDATE LATER IN THE AIR AROUND OCTOBER THAT WILL INCLUDE AN APOLOGY. CHRISTOPHER LUXON ALSO WANTS TO SEE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT WHEN IT COMES TO REDRESS, SAYING IT IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS AND ALL OF NEW ZEALAND HAS TO COME TOGETHER. IT IS THE FIRST ENQUIRY OF THE SCALE AND SIZE IN THE HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND ` IT WILL TAKE TIME TO PROCESS ALL OF THIS. THERE WERE TEARS WITH THE MPS WHO SPOKE TODAY, AND A VERY GENUINE DESIRE TO MAKE IT RIGHT. AND COVERAGE CONTINUES TOMORROW MORNING, AS BREAKFAST SPEAKS WITH MORE SURVIVORS. THAT'S FROM 6am. THE THIRD INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF CYCLONE GABRIELLE'S DISASTROUS IMPACT ON HAWKE'S BAY HAS HIGHLIGHTED MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL IN MANAGING FLOOD RISK. AND WHILE MANY OF THE REVIEW'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED, MANY OTHERS WILL REQUIRE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS WITH RATEPAYERS, AS KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS. CAKED IN MUD, TANGOIO WAS ONE OF THE LOW-LYING AREAS DEVASTATED BY CYCLONE GABRIELLE. IT'S LIKE A TSUNAMI COME DOWN THE VALLEY. WAS JUST SO... HARD TO BELIEVE. REVIEWERS FOUND THE CYCLONE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED MAORI THE REGIONAL COUNCIL URGED TO WORK WITH MAORI ON A NEW MODEL. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A REBUILD OF TRUST THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR COMMUNITIES. THE COUNCIL FAILED TO PLAN FOR EVENTS WHERE WATER LEVELS BREACHED STOPBANKS, AND DIDN'T GIVE ACCURATE UPDATES TO CIVIL DEFENCE WHEN SOME MEASUREMENT SITES BROKE DOWN. WE NEED TO PLAN FOR HOW OUR DEFENCES FAIL OR HOW THEY CONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS, SO THAT WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE AND WE MANAGE THE RISKS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT. A KEY RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE ROOM FOR RIVERS, ALLOWING FLOWS TO ENTER FLOOD PLAINS IN SOME AREAS. ANOTHER RECOMMENDATION IS TO BETTER INVOLVE MAORI ` A CALL MADE IN THREE REVIEWS THIS YEAR. OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS ARE WORKING WITH IWI. IN TERMS OF GETTING IWI` MAORI INTO THE LEGISLATION, NOTHING'S HAPPENED IN THAT AREA, AND THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE CHANGE NEEDS TO START. THE GOVERNMENT'S REWORKING A BILL THAT WOULD HAVE ACHIEVED THAT, CALLING THE PREVIOUS VERSION TOO BUREAUCRATIC. IWI AND HAPU GOT A MASSIVE ROLE TO PLAY AROUND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND THEY'VE GOT A BIG ROLE TO PLAY IN THE CONSULTATION AND THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE NEW LEGISLATION. HARD CONVERSATIONS REQUIRED, THE CONSEQUENCE OF ALLOWING DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS WITH A KNOWN FLOOD RISK. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. KIWI ATHLETES ARE AT THE CENTRE OF AN ESPIONAGE SCANDAL AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. A WIDER MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF SPYING ON A NEW ZEALAND TEAM TRAINING SESSION. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON IS IN PARIS WITH DETAILS. HOW DID THIS PLAY OUT, MEI? WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT TWO DAYS AGO THE NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM WOULD TRAINING IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE WHEN A DRONE FLEW OVERHEAD, WHICH WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE RECORDED THEIR TRAINING. POLICE WERE INFORMED PROTRACTED BACK TO A STAFF MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN FOOTBALL TEAM. THE POLICE HAVE DETAINED THE PERSON THEY BELIEVE IS IN CONTROL OF THE DRONE. AND A STATEMENT THIRD NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE SAID ` ALL OF THIS NEWS BROKE OPEN NIGHT HERE IN PARIS AT AROUND MIDNIGHT, AND WERE EXPECTING SOME MORE COMMENTS FROM THE NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS MEI, AWAY FROM THE SCANDAL ` SOME KIWI ATHLETES GEARING UP TO COMPETE BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY? THERE WILL BE SOME KIWIS COMPETING OVERNIGHT. THE MEN'S FOOTBALL FIVE WILL BE PLAYING GUINEA, FOR THE ATHLETES NOT COMPETING JUST YET, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY DEALING PICK VILLAGE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE MAKING THEMSELVES RIGHT AT HOME. EAGER TO SHARE THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE LOVE, SWIMMING MEDAL HOPEFULS LEWIS CLAREBURT AND EVE THOMAS HANDING OUT FRESHLY BAKED FRENCH GOODS... ANYBODY ELSE WANT A CROISSANT? ...TO THE WAITING AND HUNGRY MEDIA PACK. IF IT WAS ME, I'D BE HANDING OUT PIES, YOU KNOW? THAT'S MY` IT'S ON BRAND FOR ME. SO CROISSANTS ARE A LITTLE BIT OFF-BRAND. IT'S BEEN HARD TO FIND PIES IN THE VILLAGE, WHICH HAS BROUGHT IN A THREE MICHELIN STAR CHEF TO CREATE 500 DIFFERENT RECIPES, A THIRD OF WHICH ARE VEGETARIAN. FEEDING THESE ATHLETES IS NO EASY TASK. 40,000 MEALS ARE PREPARED EVERY DAY. DIFFERENT CUISINES, ROTATING MENUS, BUT NO JUNK FOOD. CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE OFF THE TABLE. THE VILLAGE IS THE SIZE OF 70 SOCCER PITCHES, ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER SEINE. IT HAS A 24-7 GYM, A DOCTOR'S CLINIC, TRAINING GROUNDS, PRAYER ROOMS AND A 3000-SEAT DINING HALL. LAST NIGHT WE WERE EATING DINNER AT 10.30pm, AND IT WAS PACKED. I SAW RAFA IN THE VILLAGE THE OTHER DAY. EVERYONE JUST GOES NUTS WHEN THEY SEES HIM, SO IT'S COOL. IT IS PRETTY SURREAL. IT'S BEEN CRAZY SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND TRYING TO GUESS WHAT ATHLETE` WHAT SPORT THEY PLAY. SOME ATHLETES HAVE BROUGHT THEIR OWN FANS TO COMBAT THE HEAT IN THEIR NON-AIR-CONDITIONED ROOMS, WHILE CARDBOARD BEDS HAVE ALSO MADE A COMEBACK. ONCE DUBBED ANTI-SEX BEDS DUE TO THEIR FLIMSY NATURE, THIS TIME ROUND, ATHLETES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO PROVE THEY ARE IN FACT STURDY. (THUMP!) (LAUGHS) I DON'T THINK THE BEDS ARE GONNA GO ANYWHERE. SOME FUN AND GAMES BEFORE THE REAL ONES START, BUT TODAY'S SPYING SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS JUST HOW SERIOUSLY SOME TEAMS ARE TAKING THINGS.HOME MEI HERON, 1NEWS, PARIS. ME U TONU MAI ` PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL KAMALA HARRIS GETS A ROCKSTAR WELCOME AT HER FIRST BIG RALLY. NEXT ` HER SCATHING WORDS FOR DONALD TRUMP, PLUS THE A-LISTER WHO'S JUST BESTOWED A CAMPAIGN ANTHEM. AND WE'RE HERE AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE BASE IN DARWIN WITH THE RAF TYPHOONS AND THE NEW ZEALANDERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ONE OF THE LARGEST AIR COMBAT EXERCISES. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, THE WEDDING GIFT THAT COST THE BRIDE AND GROOM MONEY. TO BE HONEST, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE DAYLIGHT ROBBERY. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY NOT ALL GIFT CARDS ARE THE SAME, AND WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY NOT ALL GIFT CARDS ARE THE SAME, AND WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR. AND TURNING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK INTO A BETTER NIGHTS' SLEEP. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. OUR CONCERN IS ABOUT THE WELL-BEING OF THE ANIMALS. SO EARLIER THIS WEEK, AS WE AIRED CONCERNS FROM ZOOKEEPERS ABOUT DEATHS AND INJURIES AT ORANA WILDLIFE PARK, QUESTIONS LANDED ON MPI'S DESK TOO. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME THAT IF THEY CAN PASS AN AUDIT AT THE SAME TIME AS WE'VE GOT THOSE BEHAVIOURS GOING ON. THE MINISTRY USES A 'CONTAINMENT' STANDARD TO CHECK ZOOS, WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ENSURES THAT ANIMALS ARE SAFELY SECURED, BUT CRITICS FEEL IT'S NOT SPENDING ENOUGH TIME LOOKING INTO THE ANIMALS' MENTAL HEALTH... POINTING TO FOOTAGE LIKE THIS OF GORILLAS PLUCKING THEIR HAIR. AND THAT IS OF CONCERN TO ANYONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ANIMAL WELFARE. THE SPCA IS SHOCKED ORANA IS ABLE TO OPERATE WITHOUT A VET ON STAFF. THE ZOO BRINGS IN A CONTRACTOR ONE DAY A WEEK, ANYTHING ELSE DEALT WITH ON CALL. WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY, THAT IS ALWAYS CHALLENGING. TO MEET THEIR WELFARE NEEDS, IT'S CRITICAL THAT YOU HAVE A VET TEAM ON SITE TO ATTEND TO THEIR NEEDS. ORANA ASSURES US IT DOES OFFER PROPER CARE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ITS ANIMALS, INCLUDING ITS GORILLAS, ARGUING THE BEHAVIOURS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE. MPI AGREES THE AUDIT STANDARD IT FOLLOWS ISN'T PRESCRIPTIVE BUT SAYS IT DOES LOOK AT PLANS AROUND MANAGING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF ANIMALS. IT DOESN'T SET OUT STEP BY STEP WHAT YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO, BUT WE HAVE OUR INTERNAL PROCESS ABOUT THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK FOR, THE QUESTIONS THAT WE ASK, THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE REVIEW. ITS TEAM WILL NOW RETURN TO ORANA EVERY THREE MONTHS. WE RELY ON THE MPI VETS THAT ARE THERE. THEY ARE VERY QUALIFIED. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. MEANWHILE, THE CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL HAS PLANS TO ASSESS THE PARK'S FINANCES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. ONE COUNCILLOR WANTS MANAGEMENT LOOKED AT TOO. I DON'T THINK FOR A SECOND THAT PEOPLE WANT ORANA PARK CLOSED DOWN, BUT WHAT I DO THINK THEY WANT IS TO ENSURE THAT IT'S BEING RUN WELL. ORANA'S BOARD RESPONDED THIS AFTERNOON, SAYING IT WELCOMES ANY REVIEW. THOMAS MEAD, 1 NEWS. A PLANE CRASH HAS ROCKED A MULTI-NATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE NEAR DARWIN THAT NEW ZEALAND'S DEFENCE FORCE IS TAKING PART IN. AN ITALIAN PILOT SAFELY EJECTED FROM HIS FIGHTER JET BEFORE IT CRASHED. OUR AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT, AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, IS IN DARWIN FOR 'EXERCISE PITCH BLACK' AND FILED THIS REPORT. IN THE AIR AND ON LAND, THIS IS A SHOW OF MILITARY STRENGTH IN NUMBERS. (JET ROARS) IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER, AND THE MAIN THING FOR NEW ZEALAND IS THAT WE CAN EMBED SEAMLESSLY. 65 OF OUR AIR FORCE PERSONNEL TOOK PART IN 'PITCH BLACK', THE AIR COMBAT TRAINING HOSTED BY THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE. WE'RE SEEING THAT MINGLING OF THE COUNTRIES. WE'RE SEEING THE RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOP. THE THREE-WEEK-LONG WAR GAMES INVOLVING 20 COUNTRIES AND 4500 PERSONNEL THIS AFTERNOON TURNED INTO A REAL-LIFE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. WE NOW KNOW THAT INVOLVED A ITALIAN EURO FIGHTER JET. THAT PILOT SAFELY EJECTED HIMSELF FROM THE PLANE, WHICH THEN CRASHED INTO THE WATER. HE WAS THEN AIRLIFTED TO SAFETY AND TAKEN TO DARWIN HOSPITAL. THE INCIDENT THE LAST THING THE DEFENCE FORCES WOULD WANT AS THEY LOOK TO ATTRACT MUCH-NEEDED PERSONNEL. AUSTRALIA, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER NATIONS RIGHT NOW, ARE HAVING A RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ISSUE. THAT SHORTAGE IS AROUND 4400 UNIFORMED WORKERS. FOR NEW ZEALAND, IT'S AROUND 1300. RECRUITMENT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND IN THIS EXERCISE, WE'VE BROUGHT WITH US 11 DIFFERENT TRADE SPECIALISATIONS, AND THERE'S ENORMOUS VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE NZDF TO SECURE A REALLY GOOD CAREER. THIS YEAR'S EXERCISE IS THE LARGEST IN PITCH BLACK'S 43-YEAR HISTORY, AND IT COMES AT A TIME WHEN MILITARY COOPERATION IS MORE CRUCIAL THAN EVER. OUR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AND A WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CAPABLE. THE NZDF HOPES ITS SHOW OF SKILL HERE WILL HELP ENTICE NEW RECRUITS AND PROVE THE ONES WE DO HAVE ARE FIGHTING FIT. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, DARWIN. KAMALA HARRIS HAS RIPPED INTO DONALD TRUMP AT HER FIRST RALLY SINCE GAINING ENOUGH SUPPORT TO BECOME THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT. (BEYONCE'S 'FREEDOM') # ...'COS I NEED FREEDOM TOO... COMING OUT TO THE BEYONCE SONG 'FREEDOM', THE CURRENT VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSED SUPPORTERS IN THE SWING STATE OF WISCONSIN. SHE SAID HER PRIOR LAW CAREER PROSECUTING PREDATORS MEANS SHE KNOWS DONALD TRUMP'S TYPE, AND SAYS THE FORMER PRESIDENT WOULD TAKE THE COUNTRY BACKWARDS. DO WE WANNA LIVE IN A COUNTRY OF FREEDOM, COMPASSION, AND RULE OF LAW? OR A COUNTRY OF CHAOS, FEAR AND HATE? MEANWHILE, JOE BIDEN'S RETURNED TO THE WHITE HOUSE. HE'LL ADDRESS THE NATION FROM THE OVAL OFFICE TOMORROW, SPEAKING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE WITHDRAWING FROM THE ELECTION RACE. THE HEAD OF AMERICA'S SECRET SERVICE HAS RESIGNED AFTER MOUNTING PRESSURE IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DONALD TRUMP. THE FORMER PRESIDENT CAME UNDER FIRE FROM A LONE GUNMAN AT A RALLY IN PENNSYLVANIA EARLIER THIS MONTH, ESCAPING WITH AN INJURY TO HIS EAR. THE HEAD OF THE SECRET SERVICE, KIM CHEATLE, WAS GRILLED BY LAWMAKERS YESTERDAY ABOUT THE INCIDENT. FACING CALLS FROM DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS, SHE RESIGNED TODAY, SAYING SHE TAKES FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SECURITY LAPSE. A GEYSER AT THE POPULAR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK IN THE US STATE OF WYOMING HAS EXPLODED, SENDING TOURISTS SCRAMBLING. RUN, RUN, RUN! ONLOOKERS MAKING A RUN FOR IT AFTER THE SUDDEN HYDROTHERMAL EXPLOSION AT BISCUIT BASIN. SOME PEOPLE WERE HIT BY DEBRIS, BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE BOARDWALK WAS DAMAGED AND THE AREA REMAINS CLOSED TO VISITORS. AND IT WAS A CLOSE CALL, TOO, OFF THE EAST COAST OF THE U.S, AFTER A BOAT WAS CAPSIZED BY A BREACHING WHALE. THE TWO BOATIES ON BOARD ` AND THE WHALE ` UNHARMED. JUST AHEAD, WE LOOK BACK AT THE LAST PARIS OLYMPICS 100 YEARS AGO. ('CHARIOTS OF FIRE' MAIN THEME BY VANGELIS) FROM POLE VAULTING WITH NO MATS TO SPRINTERS DIGGING THEIR OWN STARTING BLOCKS. AND WHAT KIWI ATHLETES HAD TO ENDURE JUST TO GET THERE. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, TURNING FARMLAND INTO A LIVING HISTORY LESSON. FIND OUT WHY THE WHOLE FAMILY RECKONS IT'S A GREAT IDEA. PLUS, WE'VE GOT A RATHER SPECIAL ASB GOOD AS GOLD. SO WHAT'S THE LINK BETWEEN PAINTED STONES AND AN AMBULANCE STATION? AND THE SURPRISING PAYOFF FOR GETTING OFF THE COUCH WHEN THE ADS COME ON. WE'LL SEE YOU AT 7. KIA ORA ANO. PRELIMINARY DATA HAS REVEALED SUNDAY MIGHT'VE BEEN THE EARTH'S HOTTEST DAY ON RECORD. THE AVERAGE SURFACE TEMPERATURE REACHED 17.09 DEGREES CELCIUS. ACCORDING TO THE COPERNICUS CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE, WHICH HOLDS DATA DATING BACK TO 1940, THE TEMPERATURE BEAT A RECORD SET LAST YEAR BY JUST 0.01%. THE CLIMATE GROUP DESCRIBES THE WORLD AS ENTERING 'UNCHARTED TERRITORY' AS THE CLIMATE KEEPS WARMING. 65 YEARS AFTER THE ORGINAL BARBIE WAS CREATED, MATTEL'S LAUNCHING ITS FIRST BLIND BARBIE. (AQUA'S 'BARBIE GIRL') # I'M A BARBIE GIRL # IN A BARBIE WORLD. PART OF A GROWING RANGE OF MORE INCLUSIVE DOLLS, THE COMPANY HOPES THE NEW BARBIE WILL GIVE CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND A SENSE OF BELONGING. THE BARBIE COMES WITH A CANE, HAS TACTILE FABRIC DETAILS, AND MATTEL SAYS EVERYTHING FROM THE CLOTHING FASTENERS TO THE BOX HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE. THE SUMMER OLYMPICS IS RETURNING TO PARIS EXACTLY 100 YEARS SINCE THE CITY LAST HOSTED THE GAMES. BUT THE 1924 PARIS OLYMPICS COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE DIFFERENT FROM TODAY'S MODERN SPORTING SPECTACLE. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE LOOKS BACK. THE 1924 OLYMPIC GAMES ` MEDALS WON, RECORDS BROKEN, CHAMPIONS MADE. FAMILIAR THEMES, BUT A WORLD AWAY FROM THE MODERN MARVEL WE KNOW TODAY. IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. IT COULDN'T BE MORE DIFFERENT. THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT MORE PREPARATION GOES INTO IT NOW, MUCH MORE. IT WAS GENUINELY AMATEUR. A TIME WITHOUT SAFETY EQUIPMENT IN THE POLE VAULT, STARTING BLOCKS DIDN'T EXIST. RUNNERS DUG THEIR OWN FOOT HOLES. EVERYONE WENT BY SHIP. BUT IT WAS FOUR IN THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, AND THREE OF THEM HAD TO GO BY SHIP FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT. TWO MONTHS AT SEA, YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE ANY FITNESS YOU'VE GOT. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. BUT THE FOURTH ONE WAS ARTHUR PORRITT. A KIWI RUNNER WHO LIVED IN ENGLAND AND WON BRONZE IN THE MEN'S 100M SPRINT. A RACE MADE FAMOUS BY THE MOVIE CHARIOTS OF FIRE. (VANGELIS' 'CHARIOTS OF FIRE') BUT THIS WAS A GAMES BLAZING NEW TRAILS ` 3100 ATHLETES, 135 OF THEM WOMEN, MORE THAN EVEN BEFORE. THE FIRST ATHLETES VILLAGE WAS INTRODUCED, THE GAMES BROADCAST ON THE AIRWAVES FOR THE FIRST TIME... NEW ZEALAND HAVE THE THIRD AND BRONZE AT 10.8 ...AND FACILITIES, WORLD-LEADING. THE FIRST TIME THAT HAD A 50m POOL, AND THEY BUILT IT THREE STOREYS UP ON HUGE CONCRETE PILLARS, AND THEY HAD A FURNACE BURNING DAY AND NIGHT UNDERNEATH TO HEAT THE WATER. WHILE THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT FROM THOSE 1924 GAMES, COLOMBES STADIUM STILL REMAINS. IT WAS THE BEATING HEART OF THE 1924 OLYMPICS, HOSTING THE OPENING AND CLOSING CEREMONIES, AS WELL AS ATHLETICS, FOOTBALL AND GYMNASTICS. INCREDIBLY, 100 YEARS ON, IT'S THE LONE VENUE THAT WILL BE REUSED AFTER A NEAR $200 MILLION MAKEOVER. IT'S WHERE THE HOCKEY WILL BE PLAYED. THEY'VE GOT THE OLD STAND STILL THERE, OBVIOUSLY BEEN UPGRADED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THEN, BUT, UM, YEAH, LOOK, JUST REAL PRIVILEGED TO BE IN PARIS. TRANSLATOR: SO MANY GREAT NAMES HAVE RUN AND KICKED AND TACKLED IN THIS GROUND, IT'S A PLACE THAT'S FULL OF THE GHOST OF ATHLETES ` YOU CAN ALMOST SEE THEM AND HEAR THEM. A CENTURY ON, EVENTS HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLED, ATHLETES MORE THAN TRIPLED, AND PARIS IS AGAIN STRIVING FOR FIRSTS ` THE FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL GAMES, THE FIRST GENDER EQUAL GAMES. COMMENTATOR: THIS IS THE STUFF OF LEGEND! WHILE 100 YEARS HAS PASSED, AND SO MUCH HAS CHANGED... AN OLYMPIC GOLD! ...THE DREAM IS STILL THE SAME. MICHELLE PRENDEVILLE, 1 NEWS, PARIS. JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT, AND KIWI SWIMMERS COULD WIN OUR FIRST MEDAL SINCE DANYON LOADER. YEAH, WE'RE LIVE IN PARIS AS LEWIS CLAREBURT ATTEMPTS TO DO SOMETHING NO KIWI HAS DONE IN ALMOST 30 YEARS. AND SOMEONE WHO WAS POOLSIDE WHEN LOADER WON DOUBLE GOLD WILL BE THERE TOO ` THE KIWI NOTCHING UP HIS 12th OLYMPIC GAMES. PLUS ` AS THE WARRIORS SCRAMBLE TO GET BACK ON FORM TO SAVE THEIR SEASON, THE FORM OF A SELF-PROCLAIMED ACE IS ON SHOW. AND IN WEATHER, MUCH QUIETER WEATHER HEADING OUR WAY AS HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO BUILD. COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FROST AND SOME FOG AT THE START OF THE DAY. A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS AS WELL. LOTS OF FINE SPELLS, AND TEMPERATURES A BIT LESS COLD AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. IT'S NEARLY 30 YEARS SINCE NEW ZEALAND LAST WON A SWIMMING MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS ` DANYON LOADER'S GOLDEN DOUBLE AT ATLANTA IN 1996 ` BUT PARIS 2024 LOOMS AS A YEAR TO END THE DROUGHT. AND TO TELL US MORE IS OLYMPICS REPORTER GUY HEVELDT IN PARIS. GUY. LEWIS CLAREBURT IS A CONFIDENT YOUNG MAN AT THE BEST OF TIMES. SEEING HIM IN THE PAST FEW HOURS IS SOMETHING NEW. THERE IS NO ARROGANCE BUT HE IS VERY SURE IN THE BUILDUP IN THE TRAINING AND HE IS READY TO GIVE THE WORLD BEST SWIMMERS A SHAKE. A SECOND OLYMPICS AND GREATER EXPECTATIONS, BUT LEWIS CLAREBURT IS FEELING LESS PRESSURE. YEAH, IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE I'M GOING INTO THE OLYMPICS. IT FEELS LIKE I'VE SORT OF JUST COME OFF A NICE THREE-WEEK HOLIDAY, AND WE'RE SORT OF AT A PARTY SPOT WHERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THOUSANDS OF ATHLETES. THAT'S HOW USED TO THE BIG TIME THE KIWI'S BECOME ` A WORLD AND COMMONWEALTH CHAMPION IN THE PAST TWO YEARS... THIS WILL BE NEW ZEALAND'S GOLD. CLAREBURT WILL TOUCH FIRST, AND THAT IS A NEW COMMONWEALTH GAMES RECORD BY QUITE SOME WAY. ...PROVING THE 25-YEAR-OLD IS AMONG THE WORLD'S BEST MEDLEY SWIMMERS. HOW READY ARE YOU TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT YOU ARE ONE OF THE TOP INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY SWIMMERS ON THE PLANET? TO BE HONEST, I FEEL LIKE I WAS READY TWO WEEKS AGO. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T COME TO AN OLYMPIC GAMES AND I DIDN'T GET INTO THIS SPORT JUST TO BE A NUMBER. SPEAKING OF NUMBERS, RUMOUR HAS IT HIS ARE VERY GOOD. ANNOUNCER: 2.58.86. HAVING TRAINED WITH WORLD RECORD HOLDER LEON MARCHAND THIS YEAR, WHISPERS ARE CLAREBURT'S TRAINING TIMES HAVE SINCE BEEN AS QUICK, IF NOT QUICKER, THAN THE HOMETOWN HOPE. CAN YOU CONFIRM OR DENY? WHO'S BEEN SPILLING THE BEANS? (LAUGHS) IT'S PROBABLY MITCH. HE'S GOT A BIG MOUTH. I PROBABLY CAN'T CONFIRM OR DENY, BUT IT IS` LOOK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE BETTER THAN WE EVER HAVE DONE BEFORE. HIS COACH IS GIVING SOME INSIGHT WHERE THEY'RE MAKING UP THAT GROUND. WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK AROUND THE BACK AND THE BREAST. ESPECIALLY WE'VE FOUND A LOT OF TIME IN THE TURNS AS WELL, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING TRANSITIONS THERE. AND JUST TO PROVE CLAREBURT'S EXPERIENCED GROWTH, HE'S LOBBED SOME MENTAL GAMES MARCHAND'S WAY. THIS IS HIS HOME OLYMPICS. HE'S THE WORLD RECORD HOLDER. HE'S GOING IN, YOU KNOW, THE GUY THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BEAT, AND HE'S GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PRESSURE ON HIS BACK. AND I FEEL LIKE FOR ME, YOU KNOW, I'M MORE OF AN UNDERDOG COMPARED TO HIM. AND EVERYWHERE WE GO AROUND THIS VILLAGE, YOU FIND A FRENCH PERSON ` THEY'RE ASKING YOU OR THEY'RE TELLING YOU ABOUT LEON MARCHAND. THE KIWI, READY TO SPOIL THE FRENCHMAN'S PARISIAN PARADISE. THOSE RUMOURS AROUND CLAREBURT'S TIME... BUT IT IS PROBABLY UNLIKELY HE BEATS THEM. IT IS AN INCREDIBLY STRONG EVENT AND OF LEWIS CLAREBURT CAN WIN A MEDAL, THAT WILL BE A HISTORICAL MOMENT IN NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. 1996 WAS THE LAST TIME NEW ZEALAND WON A SWIMMING MEDAL AT AN OLYMPICS. ANOTHER SCANDAL HAS ERUPTED IN BRITISH OLYMPICS, WITH THEIR THREE TIME GOLD-MEDAL WINNING EQUESTRIAN CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN HAD A VIDEO A MERGE OF HER HITTING A HORSE WITH A WHIP. I SAW A BRITISH JOURNALIST WHO SAW THIS AS A HUGE STORY. THE COMPETITION BRINGS TONIGHT ` THE MEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM AGAINST GUINEA. THANKS GUY, LIVE FROM PARIS. FOR MANY NEW ZEALAND ATHLETES, THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST TASTE OF THE OLYMPICS. BUT ONE KIWI HAS HEADED TO PARIS FOR HIS 12th GAMES. DR DAVE GERRARD, A NAME SYNONYMOUS WITH NEW ZEALAND SPORT AND SPORTS MEDICINE, WILL WORK IN PARIS AS ONE OF SWIMMING'S CHIEF GLOBAL OFFICIALS. ANDREW SAVILLE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. TOKYO 1964, AND A DAPPER YOUNG SWIMMER IN HIS NUMBER ONES. SITTING IN THE BACK ROW, NEXT TO BILL BAILLIE. 60 YEARS AND A TON OF MEMORIES. TELL US ABOUT THIS. PRESENTED TO ME BY MY SONS, BUT ONE IN PARTICULAR, WHO WENT TO THE TROUBLE OF COLLECTING THE AUTOGRAPHS OF ALL OUR LIVING OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST UP UNTIL TOKYO. GERRARD COMPETED AS A BUTTERFLY SWIMMER AT THE FIRST TOKYO GAMES IN '64. THINGS ARE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT NOW. WHEN I WAS A COMPETITOR, THERE WAS NO DRUG TESTING, FOR EXAMPLE. AFTER WINNING COMMONWEALTH GOLD IN '66, MEDICAL SCHOOL BECKONED IN HIS BELOVED DUNEDIN. HIS OLYMPICS CAREER RE-STARTED AS A TEAM DOCTOR IN THE EARLY '80S. RUSSELL COUTTS ` THERE'S A STORY THERE, IN LOS ANGELES IN '84. I HAD TO PERFORM SOME MINOR SURGERY. DID HE HAVE BOILS ON HIS BACKSIDE? YES, HE HAD A VERY LARGE` YES. FROM BUMS TO BOSS, DAVE GERRARD BECAME TEAM CHEF DE MISSION ` ATLANTA 1996. HE WAS POOLSIDE WITH COACH DUNCAN LAING FOR DANYON LOADER'S FAMOUS DOUBLE GOLDS, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE KICKED OUT FOR CELEBRATING THE 400m WIN. DUNCAN WAS SO, SO UPSET, BECAUSE THE VICTORY CEREMONY WAS TAKING PLACE. WE COULD HEAR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM BEING PLAYED, AND HE COULDN'T SEE DANYON. THE MEDICAL PROFESSOR ` WHO TURNS 80 NEXT YEAR ` HAS FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS BEEN ON THE WORLD AQUATICS MEDICAL PANEL. WITH MODERN, INTRICATE TESTING, HE'S CONFIDENT DRUGS CHEATS ARE BEING CAUGHT. I'D SAY UP UNTIL THE LANCE ARMSTRONG ERA, THEY WERE AHEAD OF THE GAME. THESE DAYS BASED NORTH OF AUCKLAND, NEVER FAR FROM WATER OR HIS HIGHLANDERS, DR DAVE LEAVES HIS SLICE OF PARADISE, READY FOR THAT OLYMPIC BUZZ AGAIN. ANDREW SAVILLE, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, NEW ZEALAND'S PARALYMPIANS ARE PACKING THEIR BAGS FOR PARIS, PICKING UP THEIR GEAR FOR NEXT MONTH'S EVENT THAT FOLLOWS THE OLYMPICS. THE TEAM ASSEMBLING TODAY IN AUCKLAND FOR A FINAL FAREWELL, SOMETHING THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THREE YEARS AGO IN TOKYO DUE TO COVID PROTOCOLS. AND SO THIS GAMES, WE GET TO DO THAT. WE GET TO CHEER ON THEIR EXCITEMENT WITH THE NEW AND OLD, YOU KNOW? SEEING THE YOUNG ONES COME AND OPEN THEIR UNIFORM AND SEE THE JOY ON THEIR FACE. IT'S AWESOME WE CAN SHARE THOSE EXPERIENCES, AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF IT FOR ME. THE PARIS PARALYMPICS GET UNDERWAY ON THE MORNING OF AUGUST 29 NEW ZEALAND TIME AND WILL BE AVAILABLE LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON TVNZ+. GRACE NWEKE'S FUTURE AT THE MYSTICS IS UNCERTAIN, WITH SPECULATION ACROSS THE TASMAN THE NORTHERN MYSTICS SHOOTER IS A TARGET OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES SWIFTS. THE SWIFTS HAVE MISSED OUT ON THE AUSTRALIAN FINALS AND ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW SHOOTER, AFTER PARTING WITH SAMANTHA WALLACE-JOSEPH. I'VE HEARD IN NETBALL CIRCLES THAT THE NEW SOUTH WALES SWIFTS ARE AFTER A NEW GOAL SHOOT, AND THAT GRACE'S NAME'S BEEN TOSSED UP. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU GUYS HAVE TALKED ABOUT? I'M AWARE OF THE STORIES IN THE MEDIA AND WHAT'S GOING ON, BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THE TEAM'S DISCUSSED. THE AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION'S SEEN AS THE WORLD'S BEST LEAGUE, AND DOUBTS CONTINUE TO SWIRL OVER THE FUTURE OF THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP. THE WARRIORS' FORM IN 2024 DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTING THEIR POPULARITY ` FANS FLOCKING TO SEE THEM, WHETHER IT'S AT MT SMART STADIUM OR ABROAD. BUT A WIN ON FRIDAY AGAINST THE WESTS TIGERS IS ESSENTIAL. ZION DAYAL HAS MORE. THE WARRIORS' SEASON MAY BE ON LIFE SUPPORT, BUT THE SOLD-OUT SIGN KEEPS GOING UP AT MT SMART STADIUM. IT'S A DIFFERENT FEELING WHEN YOU COME IN AND IT'S SOLD OUT. THEIR NEXT TWO HOME GAMES SOLD OUT ` SO TOO IS A CHARTER FLIGHT FROM AUCKLAND TO LAS VEGAS FOR NEXT YEAR'S SEASON OPENER ` TICKETS GONE IN 17 MINUTES. YOU CAN STILL GO TO VEGAS, THOUGH? (LAUGHTER) I'VE ALREADY BEEN THERE. NAH, NAH... (LAUGHTER) ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE WILL BE THERE, BUT IN CRONULLA COLOURS, ONE OF THE GAME'S BEST PROPS PUTTING BEHIND OFF-FIELD ISSUES EARLIER THIS SEASON AND REPORTS OUT OF AUSTRALIA HE WANTED AN EARLY RELEASE. AT THE START OF THE SEASON, THERE WERE A FEW INCIDENTS ` INJURIES, STUFF BEING SAID, RUMOURS GOING AROUND. I MEAN, HOW DID YOU REACT TO ALL OF THAT AND EVERYTHING THAT WENT DOWN, I GUESS, AT THE START OF THE SEASON? NO, IT'S` IT'S FUNNY TO READ SOME STUFF THAT'S, YOU KNOW, COMPLETELY FALSE. AND IT JUST FELT LIKE CLICKBAIT EVERY TIME THERE WAS A BIT OF A SLOW NEWS DAY, YOU KNOW, JUST DROPPING A HEADLINE ABOUT WHERE I'M GOING OR REASON WHY I'M GOING WHERE I'M GOING. I JUST LIVE MY LIFE, YOU KNOW` IN CONTROL OF WHAT I CAN CONTROL. THAT HAPPENS AGAIN ON FRIDAY AGAINST BOTTOM PLACE WEST TIGERS. ANYTHING SHORT OF A WIN WILL PUT THEIR FINALS HOPES TO BED. YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF, UH, CONCENTRATION LAPSES IN THE GAMES. AND IT SORT OF COSTED US. AND WE'RE SITTING WHERE WE'RE SITTING BECAUSE OF IT. FOR YET ANOTHER WEEK, COACH ANDREW WEBSTER HAS BEEN FORCED INTO BACKLINE CHANGES DUE TO INJURIES. THE MOST NOTABLE CHANGE ` ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK STARTING AT FULLBACK. SO MANY GUYS GET AN OPPORTUNITY THIS WEEK, BUT THE BEAUTY ABOUT IT IS WE'VE GOT FAITH IN THEM. WE'RE REALLY CONFIDENT. WE'VE GOT TO PLAY OUR BEST FOOTY, AND GIVE OURSELVES OPPORTUNITY, AND, YEAH, IT'D BE NICE TO GET A BREAK GO OUR WAY. EVERYTHING NEEDS TO GO THE WARRIORS' WAY TO BE ANY SHOT AT PLAYING FOOTY IN SEPTEMBER. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN 'ONE OF THE GREATEST ROUNDS OF GOLF EVER PLAYED' AS DONALD TRUMP CLAIMED, BUT THE MAN'S NO STRANGER TO HYPERBOLE. THE FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT PLAYED A ROUND WITH U.S. OPEN CHAMPION BRYSON DECHAMBEAU FOR CHARITY. WHILE TRUMP CLAIMS TO HAVE A HANDICAP OF 2.5, VERY LITTLE'S BEEN SEEN OF HIS ACTUAL SKILL, AND MANY HAVE ACCUSED HIM OF BEING A CHRONIC CHEATER. OH, WHAT A SHOT! TRUMP: YOU THINK BIDEN CAN DO THAT? I DON'T KNOW. GO! IT'S SO WET, MR PRESIDENT. YEAH, IT'S VERY` IT'S VERY WET. GO, GO... SHORT. AH. ALL RIGHT. LET ME KNOCK THIS IN. THE PAIR, WHO PLAYED TOGETHER BEFORE THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, FELL ONE SHORT OF TRYING TO BREAK 50 OVER 18 HOLES. DECHAMBEAU LOOKED AS THOUGH HE WAS GOING TO POP HIS VEIN WILLING THE BALL IN THE HOLE. OLYMPICS ARE GETTING EXCITING. STAY WITH US ` WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` EVER GIVEN A GIFT CARD AS A PRESENT? WHY ONE FAMILY HAD TO PAY JUST TO USE IT. PLUS, COULD THE SECRET TO A GOOD NIGHTS' SLEEP LIE IN A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED AD BREAK? WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. HELLO. WE GET A NICE QUIET ONE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THAT GETS PUT TO THE BACK BURNER UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, NICE LOOKING WEATHER. WE GET A FLOW OF WARMTH COMING FROM AUSTRALIA. YOU CAN SEE THAT STUFF STARTING TO BREW IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. SOME CHANGES FOR NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, WE HAVE SMATTERINGS OF CLOUD. DUNEDIN 17 DEGREES. YESTERDAY OR A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE COULD SEE DAYS CLOSE TO 20. MOST OF US ARE INTO DOUBLE FIGURES ` ONLY QUEENSTOWN. LOOK AT THE FROST TONIGHT. JACK FROST, TAKE A DAY OFF. IT WON'T BE AS COLD OR FROSTY. -4 FOR ALEXANDRA. THE PRESSURE IS BUILDING AND THERE WILL BE A SMATTERING OF CLOUD. THERE MAY BE AN ODD SHOWER WORKING ITS WAY INTO WESTERN PARTS OF THE NORTH ISLAND. OTHERWISE, YOU'VE GOT A GOOD-LOOKING DAY. A LOT OF DECENT, DRY WEATHER. SHOWERS ARE ISOLATED OVER PARTS OF NORTHLAND. NOT ALL OF US SEEING SHOWERS IN AUCKLAND. THE WIND IS EASING BACK AS WELL. SOME MORNING MIST AND FOG IN HAMILTON. YOU COULD SEE SOME FROST AS WELL. BAY OF PLENTY AND CENTRAL PLATEAU ` MORNING MIST AND FOG WITH FROST. YOU'VE GOT A FINE LOOKING DAY. TAURANGA ` PASSING CLOUD. LOOKING GOOD AS WELL GISBORNE. IT WILL BE CHILLY AND FROSTY. THERE MIGHT BE SOME EARLY CLOUD PERHAPS FOUR PARTS OF TARANAKI. ALL LOOKING FINE BUT CHILLY. HUTT VALLEY MAY SEE A TOUCH OF FROST. NELSON AND BLENHEIM... BLENHEIM HAD ABOUT 15 TODAY. MORNING SHOWERS WESTPORT. JUST SOME EARLY SHOWERS FOR GREYMOUTH. QUEENSTOWN IS FROSTY AND THEN FINE. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU GET BETTER THAN THAT. MILFORD SOUND HAS SHOWERS. DUNEDIN HAS MORNING CLOUD AND THAT IS IT. THIS IS WHEN WE GET THE WARM FLOW. BEGINNINGS OF WET WEATHER COMING IN TO FIORDLAND. THE HIGH HANGS IN IN THE WEEKEND. LOOK AT THAT. WE GET A GOOD WARM FLOW. AND WE HAVE 20 AND WINTER.