TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` WELLINGTON WATER WOES IN THE SPOTLIGHT. A FLOOD OF CRITICISM OF THE LEADERSHIP, SLAMMED FOR A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MISTAKE. WHAT IT MEANS FOR WATER BILLS IN THE CAPITAL. ?*SND UP 08"? I KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN LET DOWN. ANGER OVER CHANGES TO FORESHORE AND SEABED CHALLENGES WHY MANY IWI COULD BE HEADING BACK TO COURT. AND WE'RE LIVE IN PARIS ON THE EVE OF THE 33RD OLYMPIAD. AS THE SPY SCANDAL GROWS, THE MEN'S SEVENS CRASH AND SECURITY TIGHTENS AHEAD OF AN OPENING CEREMONY LIKE NO OTHER. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU, LELE SIMEON AND TUI TIPENE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW INTO WELLINGTON WATER'S FOUND THE ORGANISATION HAS A DYSFUNCTIONAL CULTURE AND A LACK OF LEADERSHIP AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THOSE FINDING SEEKING TO EXPLAIN HOW A $50M ACCOUNTING ERROR ENDED UP IN OFFICIAL INFORMATION GIVEN TO THE REGION'S MAYORS. THE CAPITAL NOW STRUGGLING TO FUND ITS VITAL WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS. ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS. WELLINGTON'S AGING WATER PIPES MATURED A LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT'S THE LACK OF MATURITY AT WELLINGTON WATER THAT'S THE PROBLEM HIGHLIGHTED IN A NEW REPORT. THE REPORT'S DAMNING, IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT THINGS NEED TO CHANGE. WE HAVE BEEN LET DOWN. I THINK IT'S HORRIFIC, READING IT, IT'S A SHOCKING PAPER TO READ. WELLINGTON WATER ADVISES SIX COUNCILS IN THE REGION ON THEIR WATER ASSETS.... AND THE COST OF RUNNING THEM BUT IN RECENT ADVICE, LEFT OUT A KEY FIGURE IN AN ACCOUNTING ERROR, LEAVING A $51M FUNDING GAP. THE ORGANISATION DOES HAVE TO EARN BACK SOME PUBLIC TRUST. DOESN'T SURPRISE ME AT ALL. NEEDS A BIT OF A SHAKEUP, I THINK. THE REPORT IS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THE ORGANISATION'S STRUCTURE, LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE, WHICH LED TO THE ERROR AND SAYS STAFF DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR OR PRESENT BAD NEWS. WE'VE HAD THINGS THAT HAVEN'T COME TO THE BOARD ON TIME, OR THE TRUTH COMING THROUGH, SO I THINK WE HAVE BEEN MISLED, I'LL USE THOSE WORDS QUITE STRONGLY. BEHIND THESE DOORS, MAYORS FROM ACROSS THE REGION ARE DISCUSSING THE REVIEW. THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED IN TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY, JUST BEFORE WE WERE BOOTED OUT, UPPER HUTT MAYOR WAYNE GUPPY CALLED IT, A COVER UP. WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS A COVER UP? WELL, I WAS CONCERNED THAT NOTHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERYONE AROUND THAT TABLE HAD A RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT QUESTIONING. I THINK MAYBE THERE WAS A MISUNDERSTANDING FROM MAYOR GUPPY OF THE PROCESS WE WERE TAKING BECAUSE THERE WAS ALWAYS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS REPORT IN PUBLIC. THE BUDGETING ERROR MEANS SOME COUNCIL WATER PROJECTS WILL BE PUSHED BACK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOW TAKING TIME AND CARE TO GET RIGHT, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOT IT RIGHT TO DATE. THE REPORT MAKES MULTIPLE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE WELLINGTON WATER, INCLUDING REBUILDING THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AND A RESTRUCTURE OF THE ORGANISATION. WE NEED TO TAKE THAT ON BOARD SO WE'RE EQUALLY AS RESPONSIBLE AND WE NOW NEED TO FIX THAT CULTURE AND DO IT QUICKLY. THE LIST OF REPAIR JOBS GROWING FOR WELLINGTON'S WATER WOES. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, 1NEWS. IWI AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE OUTRAGED AT A GOVERNMENT MOVE TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR MAORI TO GET CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OVER THE FORESHORE AND SEABED. SOME SAY THE BAR IS BEING RAISED SO HIGH. IT'LL ALMOST BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH. OUR MAORI AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI REPORTS. NGATIWAI HAS POURED EVERYTHING INTO THEIR FIGHT FOR OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OVER THE WHANGAREI HARBOUR. THERE WERE NINE WEEKS OF COURT HEARINGS, MONTHS OF COLLATING OF EVIDENCE. THE HIGH COURT IS YET TO RELEASE ITS DECISION ON WHETHER THEY'VE MET THE TEST FOR CUSTOMARY MARINE TITLE. BUT THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO MAKE THAT TEST HARDER COULD DERAIL EVERYTHING AND FORCE THE IWI BACK TO COURT. ESSENTIALLY, ALL OF THAT WORK WILL BE ALL BUT FOR NOTHING. ALL NEW ZEALANDERS HAVE INTEREST IN COASTAL WATERS SO THE PARLIAMENT DELIBERATELY SET A HIGH TEST. THE MOVE'S BEING MET WITH OUTRAGE. THIS IS AN ATTACK ON OUR WAY OF LIFE, ON OUR NGAI TAHU WAY OF LIFE, ON OUR BIRDERS, OUR FISHERS, OUR WHITEBATERS. IF THEY'VE RAISED THE BAR SO HIGH, THAT MAORI CANT GET RIGHTS, WHAT IS THE POINT? THERE IS NO POINT. THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT THIS LEGISLATION WAS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNISE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. UNDER THE CURRENT LAW, MAORI NEED TO SHOW THEY'VE EXCLUSIVELY OCCUPIED AND USED A SPECIFIC AREA OF BEACH SINCE 1840 WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL INTERRUPTION. BUT SOMETIMES MAORI WERE FORCED OFF THEIR LANDS OR LOST EXCLUSIVE-USE DUE TO CROWN-LAWS. LAST YEAR THE COURT OF APPEAL SAID MAORI DID NOT NEED TO SHOW THEY ACTIVELY EXCLUDED OTHERS FROM USING THE AREA IF THE LAW DEPRIVED THEM OF THAT ABILITY. THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO OVERRULE THAT DECISION. IT'S NOT AN IMPOSSIBLE TEST, ITS A HIGH TEST, AND WE BELIEVE THE COURT OF APPEAL DECISION MATERIALLY REDUCED THAT. THEY DIDN'T LOWER THE THRESHOLD AND THE STANDARD. THEY JUST MADE SENSE OF THE LANGUAGE THEY WERE CONFRONTED WITH, WHICH WAS CONTRADICTORY AND DIFFICULT TO INTERPRET. EVEN IF THE JUDGE RULES IN FAVOUR OF NGATIWAI BEFORE THE LAW IS CHANGED, THAT COULD STILL BE OVERTURNED. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT IT. WE WILL COLLECTIVISE AND MOBILISE. TO UNDERMINE THE RULE OF LAW, ITS A RETROGRADE MOVE THATS TAKING US BACK INTO THE DARK AGES. THE PUBLIC WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS TO BEACHES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN SUCCEEDS. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, ONE NEWS. NEARLY A THIRD OF ALL SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS ARE BEING STOPPED AFTER THE PROGRAMME WAS REVIEWED DUE TO COST BLOWOUTS. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY CARRIED OUT A REVIEW OF ITS PROPERTY PROGRAMME, SAYING COSTS HAD TO COME DOWN. THE MINISTRY SAYS 252 SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS WILL PROCEED. 100 PROJECTS WILL NOW BE LOOKED AT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. TENA TATOU KATOA, GOOD EVENING. CANADA'S KICKED THEIR SOCCER COACH OUT OF THE OLYMPICS OVER THE FOOTBALL FERNS SPYING SCANDAL. THIS AS AN ALLEGED RUSSIAN SPY WITH PLANS TO SABOTAGE THE GAMES WAS UNMASKED IN PARIS. IT'S IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL THAT THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY OPENING CEREMONY'S SET TO BEGIN IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. 94 BOATS CARRYING NEARLY 7000 ATHLETES WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE SEINE RIVER ` THE 6KM ROUTE PASSING NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL AND THE LOUVRE, WITH ARTISTS PERFORMING EITHER SIDE AND ON BRIDGES AS THEY PASS BY. MOST DETAILS ARE TOP SECRET, BUT LADY GAGA AND CELINE DION ARE HOTLY TIPPED FOR A POP DIVA DUET. LADY GAGA SPOTTED BESIDE A FLOATING PIANO; CELINE DION POSTING PICS FROM THE LOUVRE. THE ACTION KICKS OFF AT 5.30 TOMORROW MORNING, AND WE HAVE FULL COVERAGE FROM FRANCE. OUR OLYMPICS PRESENTER CHRIS CHANG IS IN PARIS WITH NEWS OF THE FLAG-BEARERS, THE FLAME, AND AN EARLY LOSS ON THE RUGBY FIELD. WHILE JORDAN OPPERT'S IN ST ETIENNE, 500KM SOUTHEAST OF THE CAPITAL WITH THE FOOTBALL FERNS. THEY LOST TO CANADA, BUT THE SPYING SCANDAL DOESN'T END THERE. HERE'S JORDAN'S REPORT. ALL: WHOO! IT'S NOT HARD TO SPOT THE KIWIS... HE IS LOVELY, ISN'T HE? (LAUGHS) ... FANS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN FRANCE FOR A FIXTURE CLOUDED IN CONTROVERSY. WE WERE, LIKE, SHOCKED. WE COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. CHEATING, I RECKON. DODGY. YEAH, DODGY. THREE POINTS FOR NEW ZEALAND, I THINK. LASER KIWI COMING BACK AGAIN. (LAUGHS) THAT'S A DRONE ` TOP RIGHT IF YOU'RE WONDERING. THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE SCENE OF THE CRIME, WHERE THE FOOTBALL FERNS WERE PREPARING FOR THEIR OPENING MATCH, AND WHERE CANADA POPPED UP A DRONE TO SPY ON THEM. THERE'S NO TRAINING TODAY COS IT'S GAME DAY, BUT THERE ARE SECURITY DOING CONSTANT SWEEPS OF THE GROUND. I WOULDN'T HAVE PUT THAT ON CANADA; I WOULD'VE PUT THAT ON OTHER TEAMS, BUT NOT CANADA. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF SPIRIT, THIS MOB. THE GIRLS ARE TIGHT AND THEY'VE COME FOR A GAME. THE CANADIANS HAVE GOT THEIR OWN THING HAPPENING. NOT PART OF CANADA'S CUNNING PLAN ` CONCEDING EARLY... BROUGHT DOWN NICELY. OH THAT'S LOVELY. NEW ZEALAND TAKE THE LEAD. ...ONLY FOR CANADA TO HIT BACK WITH AN EQUALISER JUST BEFORE HALFTIME. THE MUCH HIGHER-RANKED TEAM THEN SEALING VICTORY IN THE 79th MINUTE. THE LIKELY WIN LEAVES A MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION HANGING. YOU WONDER WHAT'S GOING THROUGH THAT PERSON'S MIND AT THE TIME, BUT STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN IN THESE BIG TOURNAMENT SPACES, AND YOU JUST HOPE IT'S DEALT WITH FAIRLY AND THAT IT DOESN'T IMPACT TOO MUCH ON THE PLAYERS. WHILE NEW ZEALAND WORK THROUGH A TOUGH POOL, TOUGHER SANCTIONS POTENTIALLY AWAIT THE DEFENDING OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS. JORDAN, YOU SPOKE TO THE PLAYERS AFTER THE MATCH ` WHAT DID THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT BEING AT THE CENTRE OF UNWANTED ATTENTION? THERE MIGHT BE A LANGUAGE BARRIER OVER HERE IN FRANCE, BUT WHAT IS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN AS THE SCANDAL. JUST MENTION THE WORD DRONE, EVERYONE IS IN SHOCK. THEIR HEAD COACH REMOVED FROM THE REST OF THE TOURNAMENT. THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE REVEALING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING DRONE USE AGAINST OPPONENTS PREDATING THE OLYMPIC GAMES. YOU WOULD THINK THIS PLACE IS EVEN MORE PRESSURE ON FIFA TO SANCTION AND MAKE THE MOST HIGHEST SANCTIONS. WHETHER THEY GO WITH THE FULL SANCTIONS REMAINS TO BE SEEN. AS FOR THE FOOTBALL FERNS, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY GUTTED NOT ONLY WITH THE RESULT BUT WHAT HAS UNFOLDED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY DESCRIBED IT AS STRAIGHT UP CHEATING AND EMBARRASSING. KATIE BOWEN POINTED OUT THAT ONE OF THE MAIN OLYMPIC OF VIRTUES IS INTEGRITY. TO PARIS NOW, WHERE THERE'S ONLY TIME FOR FINAL FLOURISHES BEFORE IT ALL KICKS OFF. CHRIS CHANG JOINS US FROM A PARIS IN FULL PREPARATION MODE WHERE TWO OUTSTANDING OLYMPIANS WERE NAMED TO CARRY THE FLAG ON BEHALF OF THE KIWI ATHLETES, CHRIS? A SLIGHTLY DRIZZLY, DREARY MORNING HERE IN PARIS. LAST NIGHT IT WAS PICTURE PERFECT FOR THE TEAM. ARE VERY SWANKY SPOT IN PRIME REAL ESTATE, BUT OUR TWO FLAG BEARERS WERE NAMED A TREMENDOUS HONOUR FOR THEM TO LEAD THE TEAM ON THE SEINE. JO ALEH HAS TRIUMPHED AT AN OLYMPICS BEFORE, BUT THE SAILING VETERAN NOW GETS TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING NEW ` FLAGBEARER FOR TONIGHT'S OPENING CEREMONY. YEAH, IT'S STILL NOT QUITE SINKING IN ACTUALLY. I HAVEN'T REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT IT ENOUGH. I MEAN, I JUST REMEMBER BEING, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS OLD, WATCHING BARBARA KENDALL LEAD THE TEAM IN AS THE FLAG BEARER. AND SHE WAS SOMEONE THAT, YOU KNOW, I WATCHED AS A CHILD. I THINK SHE HELPED INSPIRE ME TO TAKE UP SAILING, AND SO TO ALSO GET THE CHANCE TO CARRY THE FLAG AT THIS OLYMPICS IS SOMETHING SO SPECIAL. AND I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO REMEMBER THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. AND WHILE THE 38-YEAR-OLD HOLDER OF A GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL COULD ENJOY THIS WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE... # AUE, NOHO NEI TE MANUHIRI. # ...AARON GATE, OUR MALE FLAG BEARER, WAS FINISHING UP HIS PREPARATIONS IN SWITZERLAND. SOMETHING THAT I WATCHED ON TV AS A KID, THE OPENING CEREMONY AND EVERYTHING, AND TO BE A PART OF THAT NOW IS KIND OF A DREAM COME TRUE IN SOME RESPECTS. NOT THAT I EVER CAN SAY I DREAMED OF BEING THE FLAG BEARER FOR NEW ZEALAND, COS IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER EVEN IMAGINED HAPPENING. HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR FELLOW FLAG BEARER, AARON? YEAH, YEAH, I'VE SPOKEN TO AARON. HE'S, YOU KNOW, HUGELY EXCITED AS WELL. AND HE TOLD ME THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO CARRY THE FLAG A BIT MORE, BECAUSE HE'S A CYCLIST AND OBVIOUSLY CYCLIST ARMS, YOU KNOW, ARE NOT THE STRONGEST, BUT I THINK I CAN TAKE THAT ON. THE TRACK CYCLIST WILL RECEIVE HIS CLOAK TODAY AT THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, BEFORE THE NEW ZEALAND BOATS SETS OFF DOWN THE SEINE. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE'RE ON BARGES GOING DOWN THE RIVER. SO, I MEAN, I THINK I SHOULD SUIT THAT QUITE WELL, QUITE USED TO SITTING ON A BOAT. EXACTLY. PROBABLY A SLIGHTLY SLOW BOAT, BUT I'M KIND OF HOPING THAT IT MEANS WHEN I GET BACK TO MARSEILLES AND BACK ON MY BOAT, I'LL FEEL LIKE I'M GOING EXTRA FAST. AFTER FOUR OLYMPICS AS AN ATHLETE AND ANOTHER AS A COACH, THE CURTAIN WILL COME DOWN ON AN ILLUSTRIOUS SAILING CAREER FOR ALEH, BUT NOT BEFORE SHE FLIES AOTEAROA'S FLAG HIGH ABOVE HER HEAD. BUT WE'RE ALREADY ONE DOWN ON POSSIBLE PODIUM FINISHES, WITH THE MEN'S SEVENS TEAM CRASHING OUT OF MEDAL CONTENTION. THE TOKYO SILVER MEDALLISTS BEATEN 14-7 BY SOUTH AFRICA IN THE QUARTER FINALS. MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT FOR ONE OF NEW ZEALAND'S BIG HOPES. THE SOUTH AFRICANS LED 14-0 AT HALFTIME, WITH NEW ZEALAND BOTCHING SEVERAL CHANCES TO LEVEL THE GAME. THEY NOW PLAYOFF FOR A MINOR PLACING TOMORROW NIGHT. DISAPPOINTMENT THERE, BUT EXCITEMENT'S REACHING FEVER PITCH FOR THE GAMES. THE OLYMPIC TORCH, LIT MORE THAN A HUNDRED DAYS AGO, HAS MADE ITS FINAL STOP. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON ON HOW THE GAMES HAVE COME TOGETHER. CELEBRATIONS ARE HEATING UP, WITH THE OLYMPIC FLAME LIGHTING THE LAST CAULDRON... (CHEERS) ... BEFORE THE BIG OPENING CEREMONY. THE BIGGEST FAN ZONE PARIS HAS ON OFFER FINALLY OPENING ITS DOORS ` A CHANCE TO GET LOCALS INVOLVED AND AMPED FOR THE BIG DAY. (PARTY MUSIC PLAYS) THE CROWDS ARE OUT AND THE PARTY HAS WELL AND TRULY BEGUN HERE IN PARIS, AND WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED OUT ALONG THE RIVER SEINE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY, IT'S NO WONDER PARIS HAS TURNED INTO A FORTRESS. THE FENCES ARE UP, MANY ROADS SHUT, AND THERE ARE CONSTANT PATROLS ABOVE, ON AND ALONGSIDE THE RIVER. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POLICE OFFICERS OUT IN FORCE. TO HAVE THIS KIND OF UNIQUE CELEBRATION, YOU NEED ALSO TO HAVE A SECURITY PLAN ` VERY, VERY STRONG, AND THAT'S THE CASE. ON HAND TO HELP ` 15,000 SOLDIERS, MANY WHO ARE STAYING JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY, IN THE LARGEST CAMP BUILT IN THE CAPITAL SINCE WORLD WAR TWO. BUT THERE IS A SPECIFIC AND RATHER MODERN THREAT WHICH ARE DRONES, AND THE MILITARY LAYOUT IS ALSO DEDICATED TO FIGHT AGAINST THE DRONES, WITH SOME DEDICATED DEVICES. TO ADD AN EXTRA LAYER OF PROTECTION ` A NO FLY ZONE ACROSS THE CITY, GROUNDING OR DIVERTING ALL AVIATION AT ONE OF EUROPE'S BUSIEST AIRPORTS. THE FRENCH HAVE HIGH AMBITIONS TO MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR OPENING CEREMONIES EVER, MEANING WE'RE SET FOR AN HISTORIC NIGHT, EVERY EFFORT MADE TO MAKE SURE IT'S NOT FOR THE WRONG REASONS. MEI JOINS ME NOW ` AND AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY FOILED SEVERAL PLOTS TO DISRUPT THE GAMES. SEVERAL HAVE BEEN FOILED ALREADY INCLUDING ONE YESTERDAY WHERE A RUSSIAN MAN WAS ARRESTED FOR PLANNING A PLOT AGAINST THE OPENING CEREMONY. JUST SHOWS HOW SERIOUS THESE THREATS ARE. ALSO IN CYBERSPACE WHERE AUTHORITIES HAVE TALKED ABOUT RUSSIAN ACTORS OR OPERATORS TRYING TO UNDERMINE SECURITY BY SENDING OUT MISINFORMATION. THE FUNNY COLOUR OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES CAN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THE SERIOUS THINGS GOING ON, LOCAL WARS, AND THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. THAT IS WHY ALL OF THIS IS SUCH A HIGH LEVEL OF UNPRECEDENTED SECURITY. WILL IT AFFECT THE SHOW TONIGHT AND HOPEFULLY NOT BECAUSE IT IS PROMISING TO BE A BIG CELEBRATION. WE'LL HAVE MORE IN SPORTS BUT FOR NOW SIMON, IT'S BACK TO YOU WHERE YOU CAN TELL US IF THE WEATHER IS GOING TO GET IN THE WAY OF TOMORROW'S SPECTACLE. BETTER THAN THAT, CHRIS. WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE EXPERT. DAN'S HERE WITH THE FORECAST FOR PARIS. ALL LOOKING TRES BON? THERE IS ONE LITTLE PESKY FRONT WE HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON. THAT FRONT, BUT IT IS THIS LUMP OF CLOUD WORKING TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF FRANCE. LET'S ASSUME INTO PARIS. WE WILL TRAVEL UP THE SEINE. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY THROUGH TO THE AFTERNOON, UNFORTUNATELY THERE COULD BE A SHOWER OR TWO FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY. THE FRONT STILL THERE, SOMETHING WILL HAVE TO WATCH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. JUST AHEAD ` 1 NEWS IS THERE WHEN ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICERS MOVE IN TAKING ACTION TO SAVE COWS LEFT WALLOWING IN MUD ON A SOUTHLAND FARM. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE ANIMALS AND THE FARMER RESPONSIBLE, NEXT. THEN DONALD TRUMP'S RUNNING MATE'S SLAMMED FOR ONCE DESCRIBING KAMALA HARRIS AS A 'CHILDLESS CAT LADY'. JUST AHEAD ` THE FRIEND COMING TO HER DEFENCE. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE LATEST SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION THAT COULD TRANSFORM YOUR WELL-BEING. AND TIME MAGAZINE UNVEILS THE WORLD'S GREATEST PLACES ` WHAT TWO NEW ZEALAND SPOTS THAT MADE THE LIST. PLUS ` CHEERS TO INNOVATION. MARLBOROUGH'S NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE REVOLUTION. JOIN US TONIGHT 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. YET ANOTHER INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED INTO ORANA WILDLIFE PARK IN CHRISTCHURCH, FOLLOWING THE 1NEWS SERIES ON THE ZOO THIS WEEK. AN ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIAN ZOOS IS NOW LOOKING INTO THE PARK. THOMAS MEAD BROKE THE STORY, AND JOINS US NOW. THOMAS? THE ZOO AND QUERY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA HAS CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION THAT FOLLOWS OUR ONE NEWS INVESTIGATION THAT WE HEARD CONCERNS RAISED ABOUT 20 CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ZOO STAFF ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING THE DEATHS AND INJURIES OF MANY ANIMALS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN REVEALED TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE. THEY SAID THOSE CLAIMS WERE REPORTED OUT OF CONTEXT BY US, BUT NOW ZA IS TAKING A LOOK. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT GROUP FOR ZOOS IN NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA. IT FACILITATES IMPORTANT BREEDING PROGRAMS, THE TRANSFER OF ANIMAL'S AND A KEY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM WHERE THEY LOOK AT ALL SORTS OF THINGS AROUND THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS INCLUDING THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH. SO THEY HAVE COME UP TODAY AND SAID THAT THE CLAIMS REPORTED IN OUR INVESTIGATION ARE DEEPLY CONCERNING. AS A RESULT THEY PUT TOGETHER IN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE PANEL, INCLUDING OUR ANIMAL EXPERT AND PEOPLE IN CULTURAL SPECIALIST. THAT MEANS THERE ARE NOW FOUR SEPARATE REVIEWS LOOKING INTO THE PARK'S OPERATIONS AT THE SAME TIME. THAT INCLUDES THE Z A INVESTIGATION, THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, LOOKING INTO ALL ANIMALS DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE RECENT YEARS. THE LOCAL COUNCILS AND ORANA HAVE COME CLOSE TO ANNOUNCING AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW. A LOT OF WORK AHEAD. WE APPROACH THE ZOO'S ENAGE MEANT AND ITS BOARD SAID IT WELCOMES ANY REVIEW. A SOUTHLAND DAIRY FARMER IS FACING PROSECUTION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE OFFENCES. AFTER VIDEO OF HIS COWS WADING THROUGH THICK, DEEP MUD SPARKED A MINISTRY INVESTIGATION. 1NEWS WAS THERE TODAY AS INSPECTORS EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT. JARED MCCULLOCH HAS MORE. ANIMAL WELFARE INSPECTORS BACK AT THIS RIVERTON FARM WITH A SEARCH WARRANT. AT THE MOMENT THE COWS ARE BEING MOVED FROM THAT PADDOCK INTO DRIER PASTURES, WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO MOVE ABOUT MORE FREELY. IT WAS A COMPLAINT ABOUT COWS BEING IN THESE MUDDY CONDITIONS 2 MONTHS AGO THAT LED TO THIS INVESTIGATION BEING LAUNCHED. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WE'VE ATTENDED THE FARM FOR ASSESSMENT, MONITORING OR INSPECTIONS ON 13 OCCASSIONS. SEVEN COWS HAVE BEEN EUTHANISED, OTHERS HAVE BEEN LEFT SUFFERING. WHEN OUR INSPECTORS HAVE TURNED UP EARLIER THIS WEEK THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE SAW THAT WERE CONCERNING AND ALSO A STANDARD THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. ANIMAL WELFARE OFFICERS HAVE REMOVED 90 PREGNANT COWS ON THIS FARM AND OVER THE COMING DAYS THEY WILL BE TAKING MORE AWAY. THEY SAY A PROSECUTION IS LIKELY BUT THEIR TOP PRIORITY IS THE COWS WELFARE. MEANWHILE, CONDITIONS HERE ARE SAID TO BE SLOWLY IMPROVING. AS I UNDERSATAND IT, WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD TODAY IS THERE IS NO CONCERN FOR THE STOCK ON FARM. 1NEWS APPROACHED THE FARMER'S LAWYER SEEKING COMMENT TODAY, BUT DIDN'T HEAR BACK. THE GREENS ARE PLEASED STRONG ACTION IS FINALLY BEING TAKEN. IT'S TAKEN FAR TOO LONG, IT'S OVER 70 DAYS NOW AND THERE'S STILL COWS ON THIS FARM IN THESE CONDITIONS. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND THEY QUESTION WHETHER DAIRY FARMING IN THESE WET CONDITIONS IS ETHICAL. MOST NEW ZEALANDERS DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANIMALS WALLOWING IN MUD AND THEIR OWN EXCREMENT. BUT THE MINISTRY SAYS ITS CAREFULLY MONITORING THE SITUATION. OUR STAFF DOWN IN SOUTHLAND HAVE BEEN PROACTIVE. OVER THE LAST MONTH IN JULY WE'VE DONE OVER 20 PROACTIVE VISITS. THE FARMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO HAVE BEEN GREAT. IT SEEMS THIS FARM THOUGH, MAY HAVE BEEN LETTING THE SIDE DOWN. JARED MCCULLOCH, ONE NEWS. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S BEEN WELCOMED TO THE WHITE HOUSE BY US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, WHO URGED HIM TO AGREE TO THE GAZA CEASEFIRE DEAL ON THE TABLE. IT COMES AS THE BODIES OF FIVE ISRAELI HOSTAGES, KILLED ON OCTOBER 7th, WERE RECOVERED IN GAZA. VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS ALSO MEETING MR NETANYAHU AND SAYING, 'ISRAEL HAS A RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF, 'AND HOW IT DOES SO MATTERS.' MEANWHILE, THERE'S NEW SCRUTINY OVER DISPARAGING COMMENTS MADE YEARS AGO ABOUT KAMALA HARRIS BEING CHILDLESS BY DONALD TRUMP'S PICK FOR VICE PRESIDENT. WE'RE EFFECTIVELY RUINING THIS COUNTRY VIA THE DEMOCRATS, VIA OUR CORPORATE OLIGARCHS BY A BUNCH OF CHILDLESS CAT LADIES WHO ARE MISERABLE AT THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE CHOICES THAT THEY'VE MADE, AND SO THEY WANNA MAKE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY MISERABLE, TOO. AND IT'S JUST A BASIC FACT. YOU LOOK A KAMALA HARRIS, PETE BUTTIGIEG, AOC ` THE ENTIRE FUTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS IS CONTROLLED BY PEOPLE WITHOUT CHILDREN. ACTRESS JENNIFER ANISTON SHARING JD VANCE'S COMMENTS WITH HER 44 MILLION INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS, SAYING, A SUSPECTED ARSONIST'S BEEN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF STARTING A BLAZE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT'S EXPLODING IN SIZE. THE HEAT IS INSANE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED AND NUMEROUS HOMES DESTROYED BY THE PARK FIRE, BURNING NORTH OF SACRAMENTO. IT'S GROWN TO MORE THAN 28,000 HECTARES IN JUST 24 HOURS. YESTERDAY A WITNESS SAW A MAN PUSH A BURNING CAR INTO A GULLY, SPARKING THE BLAZE. A 42-YEAR-OLD'S NOW BEEN ARRESTED. QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE FLED THEIR HOMES AS TYPHOON GAEMI STRIKES CHINA'S SOUTH-EASTERN SEABOARD. THE TYPHOON'S ALREADY LASHED TAIWAN AND THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE COMBINED DEATH TOLL REACHING 16, PACKING WIND GUSTS OF MORE THAN 230KM's AN HOUR. THE TYPHOON SUNK TWO LARGE SHIPS CAUSING AN OIL SPILL. WHILE GAEMI'S NOW WEAKENING. IT'S EXPECTED TO UNLEASH DANGEROUS LEVELS OF RAINFALL ACROSS 10 CHINESE PROVINCES. E WHAI AKE NEI ` SORROW AT THE SEVENS IN PARIS. WHAT WENT WRONG FOR THE FORMER SILVER MEDALLISTS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA? THE NEW ZEALAND MEN'S CAPTAIN FRONTS UP. AND APOLOGIES IF THIS ALL FEELS A BIT SOON, BUT SANTA SCHOOL IS IN SESSION. AND THIS YEAR, THEY NEED YOUR HELP. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` UNLOCKING BETTER GUT HEALTH. AN EXPERT WEIGHS IN ON THE LATEST HEALTH TREND. AND TIME MAGAZINE'S REVEALED ITS LIST OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PLACES. WHICH KIWI SPOTS MADE THE CUT? PLUS THE BUZZ ABOUT NO BUZZ ` WE VISIT A WINEMAKER WHO'S MASTERING THE ART OF ALCOHOL-FREE INDULGENCE. THAT AND MORE COMING UP AT 7. THE CROWN'S HANDLING OF KURA KAUPAPA REFORM HAS BREACHED ITS TREATY OBLIGATIONS, ACCORDING TO A WAITANGI TRIBUNAL REPORT. THE TRIBUNAL'S CALLING FOR KURA TO BE PART OF POLICY DECISIONS, WITH MAORI EDUCATORS WELCOMING THE REPORT'S RECOMMENDATION FOR A NEW SEPARATE AUTHORITY FOR MAORI EDUCATION. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS. MAORI STUDENTS IN KURA KAUPAPA PERFORM BETTER AT NCEA THAN THOSE IN MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS, BUT THE EDUCATORS BEHIND THE MODEL DON'T HAVE A SAY IN DECISION-MAKING. THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL'S FOUND THAT'S A BREACH OF THE TREATY. IT BECAME VERY OBVIOUS TO THEM AS TO HOW WE'VE BEEN TREATED AND HOW THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY BREACHES OF TE TIRITI O WAITANGI. KEI WA RA KO TENEI TAKU! KURA AROUND THE COUNTRY PROVIDED EVIDENCE, AFTER A CLAIM WAS SPARKED BY THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT'S REVIEW OF HOW SCHOOLS ARE RUN. THE TRIBUNAL FINDING THE CROWN FAILED TO ADEQUATELY INVOLVE KURA KAUPAPA IN THE PROCESS. WHAT THEY WERE DOING WAS HOMOGENISE US, PULL US BACK INTO THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLING-SETTING SYSTEM WITH THEIR SYSTEMS. THE TRIBUNAL'S CALLING ON THE GOVERNMENT TO WORK WITH MAORI ON PROPERTY, CURRICULUM AND FUTURE PLANNING AND COMMIT TO A KAUPAPA MAORI EDUCATION AUTHORITY DESIGNED WITH MAORI. A CHANGE THAT WASN'T PROGRESSED UNDER THE LAST GOVERNMENT. THE EDUCATION MINISTER DECLINED AN INTERVIEW. IN A STATEMENT, SHE SAID SHE'LL READ THE REPORT AND TALK TO OTHER CABINET MINSTERS ABOUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE DECIDING WHAT TO DO. THE TRIBUNAL WAS SHOCKED BY THE STATE OF BUILDINGS AT THIS KURA, PAYING TRIBUTE TO WHAT EDUCATORS HAVE ACHIEVED DESPITE HEARING FUNDING, RESOURCES AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT FROM THE CROWN HAS BEEN INADEQUATE. I WHAKAMOMORI O MATOU MATUA NA RATOU AUA PUKAPUKA I WHAKAMAORI. NA RATOU TONU NGA RAUEMI I HANGA. NOREIRA NO HEA MATOU I RONGO I TE KOREKORE. I RONGO NOA MATOU I TE AROHA. THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THESE BREACHES NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE CROWN. ME WHAKATINANA I NGA KORERO O ROTO KATAHI TATOU KA TINO KITE I TE HUA NUI O TENEI KAUPAPA. THE TRIBUNAL SAYS KURA KAUPAPA DESERVE EFFECTIVE POLICY NOW, NOT LATER. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. INVERCARGILL MAYOR NOBBY CLARK HAS BEEN CENSURED BY HIS COUNCIL FOR SAYING THE N-WORD ON NATIONAL TELEVISION. THE COUNCIL VOTED TO MAKE THE MAYOR PUBLICLY APOLOGISE, AFTER HIS APPEARANCE ON A TV3 SHOW IN MARCH. AN INVESTIGATION FOUND NOBBY CLARK USED LANGUAGE THAT WAS DISRESPECTFUL, INSULTING, DEGRADING AND OFFENSIVE. THE MAYOR WAS NOT AT TODAY'S MEETING, BUT IN A LETTER APOLOGISED AND SAID HE ACCEPTED HIS BEHAVIOUR BROUGHT THE MAYORAL ROLE INTO DISREPUTE. YES, WE KNOW IT'S JULY, BUT A CHRISTMAS CRISIS IS LOOMING AS A TALENT AGENCY STRUGGLES TO GET A TEAM OF MERRY MEN TO HIT THE MALLS THIS COMING SEASON. DONNA-MARIE LEVER EXPLAINS. WELCOME TO THE JINGLE AND MINGLE. MERRY CHRISTMAS! HO HO HO! THE ANNUAL SANTA SCHOOL IS OFFICIALLY IN SESSION. # OH, YOU BETTER WATCH OUT. # AT A SECRET LOCATION IN CHRISTCHURCH, BOOT CAMP HAS BEGUN. UP SHE GOES. WE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING, LIKE HOW TO PUT THE SUIT ON, HOW TO BE JOLLY, HOW TO GET INTO CHARACTER. IT'S LIKE, 'HEY, I'M JAMES` NO, I'M SANTA!' YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO GET THAT RIGHT. THE GOAL ` TO MAKE THESE MERRY MEN AS CLOSE TO THE REAL THING AS THEY CAN. HE'S A BIT OLDER THAN ME. (CHUCKLES) HUNDREDS OF YEARS OLDER THAN ME. I'M GETTING THERE, BUT I'M NOT QUITE THERE YET. THE PROBLEM IS, LESS KIWIS HAVE BEEN APPLYING FOR THE JOLLY JOB OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. SO THE CASTING CALL IS NOW OUT. IT'S TIME TO COME OUT OF RETIREMENT AND SUIT AND BOOT UP. 100 SANTA ARE NEEDED FOR SHOPPING MALL PHOTOS NATIONWIDE, BUT SO FAR THEY'RE STILL 50 SHORT. SOMEONE THAT HAS THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. A GENTLEMAN THAT CAN LAUGH AND BE HAPPY AND LOVES MIXING WITH THE KIDDIES ` THAT'S WHAT WE LIKE. IT'S PAID WORK AND HELPS THE REAL RED GUY WITH HIS LONG LIST. ALL: HO HO HO! AND THE JOB HAS THE ODD SIDE EFFECT TOO. EVERY NOW AND THEN, WE'LL DO A HO HO HO! (CHUCKLES) TUMMIES OUT! JOLLY SMILES! IT'S NOT JUST FOR THE BEARDED BLOKES WITH BUBBLY ELVES AND MRS CLAUS NEEDED FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON, TOO. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND WHAT HAPPENED IN THE SEVENS? PLENTY OF BLUSHES FOR NEW ZEALAND RUGBY. WE GO BACK TO PARIS IN JUST A MOMENT. ALSO TONIGHT, THE OLYMPIC SURFING VENUE 16,000KM FROM PARIS. TWO KIWIS ON A CRUISE LINER FACING A HUGE BLUE CHALLENGE. AND IT'S KNOCKOUT TIME IN THE NETBALL SEASON ` NORTH V SOUTH. WE'RE WITH BOTH TEAMS NEXT. AND WEATHER THINGS ARE LOOKING GOOD FOR FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME PATCHY FOG AND SOME FROST TO START WITH. SOME SUN, SOME CLOUD, A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE WEST AND IT WILL HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA ` WELCOME TO SPORT, AND GOODBYE TO THE MEN'S SEVEN TEAM. AFTER A BRIGHT AND BREEZY START TO THE OLYMPICS, THE SEVENS SIDE LOST TO SOUTH AFRICA 14-7 IN THE QUARTER-FINALS. SO NO MEDAL AFTER SILVER IN TOKYO. HERE'S OLYMPICS REPORTER GUY HEVELDT. HOW A BUBBLE CAN BURST IN THE SPACE OF 24 HOURS. JUST LAST NIGHT THERE WAS ONLY SEVEN POINTS IN IT, AND IT WAS THE SAME AGAIN TONIGHT. WE WERE JUST ON THE WRONG END OF IT. THE ALL BLACKS SEVENS LEAVING PARIS WITHOUT A MEDAL, BEATEN 14-7 BY SOUTH AFRICA IN THE QUARTER-FINALS AT STADE DE FRANCE. SOUTH AFRICA HAS STUNNED NEW ZEALAND AND THEY WILL PLAY FOR A MEDAL HERE IN PARIS. A TOURNAMENT THAT HAD SO MUCH PROMISE AFTER A POOL STAGE WIN OVER THE BLITZBOKS ENDED WITH A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE. POOR BALL HANDLING, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES AND FIRST-HALF LAPSES IN DEFENCE CONSIGNING THE TOKYO SILVER MEDALLISTS TO AN EARLY EXIT. A MASSIVE DISAPPOINTMENT. UM... YEAH, IT COMES IN WAVES. ONE MOMENT, YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT MINUTE YOU'RE IN TEARS. DEFINITELY A TOUGH ONE, BUT... YOU KNOW, SHE'S JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO THE VILLAGE AND CALLING MY KIDS, BECAUSE IT WILL DEFINITELY TAKE MY MIND OFF IT. KEY INJURIES NOT HELPING THEIR CAUSE. REGAN WARE UNABLE TO PLAY AT ALL ON DAY TWO AFTER HIS SHOULDER INJURY ON THE FIRST DAY, WHILE NGAROHI MCGARVEY-BLACK WAS ALSO RULED OUT OF THE KNOCKOUT MATCH. THAT CAN AFFECT THE FLOW OF A GROUP BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY TWO PLAYERS ARE COMING INTO THE TEAM TODAY. BUT IN SAYING THAT, IT'S NOT AN EXCUSE, YOU KNOW. WE'VE BEEN TRAINING TOGETHER THE WHOLE SEASON. IT COULD SIGNAL A SLIGHT CHANGING OF THE GUARD IN THE SIDE, AT LEAST A COUPLE OF PLAYERS LIKELY TO END THEIR CAREERS. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOUR LAST CHANCE IS TO PUT THAT JERSEY ON. SO I JUST CHERISH EVERY TIME I GET THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE TEAM. IF THEY DO HAVE TO MOVE ON, WE MAKE SURE WE DO THAT PART RIGHT AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN LONG SERVING FOR THIS TEAM. A LONG WALK AWAY FROM PARIS WITHOUT ANYTHING TO SHOW FOR IT. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS, PARIS. CANADA'S SPYING SCANDAL HAS OVERSHADOWED THE ACTUAL GAME. THE FOOTBALL FERNS LOSING TO THE CANADIANS 2-1 AFTER SCORING THE OPENING GOAL. OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT WAS THERE AT THE GROUND IN ST ETIENNE, SEVERAL HOURS SOUTH OF PARIS. QUITE A STRANGE FEEL TO THIS MATCH JORDAN? YES SAVE. AND QUITE INTENSE. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE SEEN BOTH TEAMS SINCE THE SCANDAL EMERGED. KINDER WASN'T TOO PRESCRIPTION FOR THE CANADIANS. SPEAKING TO THE PLAYERS, THEY MIGHT HAVE LET THEIR BEST CHANCE OF VICTORY SLIP AWAY IT'S ANOTHER TOUGH ASK. GOING AGAINST COLUMBIA. NOW IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THEY PUT THE SCANDAL BEHIND THEM THERE'S PLENTY MORE TO COME ON THE STORY. LULU SUN AND ERIN ROUTLIFFE'S OPENING OPPONENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED FOR THEIR FIRST ROUND DOUBLES MATCH TOMORROW NIGHT, AND IT'S A TOUGH DRAW. THE UNSEEDED KIWI PAIR WILL FACE TOP SEED WIMBLEDON FINALIST JASMINE PAOLINI AND SARA ERRANI OF ITALY. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE'S IN PARIS WITH THE NEW, UNEXPECTED TENNIS STARS. LULU SUN AND ERIN ROUTLIFFE BRINGING TREATS TODAY OF A SWEET KIND. ANYTHING WITH CHOCOLATE'S GOOD. YEAH, THEY'RE ALL` THEY'VE GOT. CHOCOLATE. BUT THIS OLYMPICS, THE KIWI WOMEN'S DOUBLES DUO ARE WANTING TO TRADE THIS FOR A MEDAL KIND. WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT TO DO IT. WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT EVERY SINGLE MATCH TO, YOU KNOW... TO GET TO THAT STAGE. SUN AND ROUTLIFFE HAVE ONLY SPENT TWO DAYS TOGETHER IN THE BUILD-UP TO THEIR OPENING MATCH, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL FORM UNLIKELY TO BE AN ISSUE. NOW WE SEE WHAT IT MEANS. SUN HOT OFF HER WIMBLEDON BREAKTHROUGH, BECOMING THE FIRST KIWI WOMEN'S SINGLES PLAYER TO REACH A QUARTER-FINAL AT THE ALL-ENGLAND CLUB. IT DEFINITELY GAVE MY GAME A LOT OF CONFIDENCE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PLAYING THOSE TOP PLAYERS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IS SOMETHING A LOT OF ATHLETES ` THEY DREAM TO BE THERE AT THAT STAGE. AND COMPETING, YOU KNOW, MATCH AFTER MATCH REALLY GAVE ME A GOOD BOOST. AS FOR ROUTLIFFE, WELL, SHE'S CURRENTLY THE WORLD NUMBER ONE WOMEN'S DOUBLES PLAYER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE PLAYING A PRACTICE MATCH TODAY, SO WE'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER EVEN MORE THEN AND KIND OF FIGURE OUT OUR IDENTITY ON COURT TOGETHER. AND, YEAH, OBVIOUSLY I'M DOUBLES FOCUSED. SHE'S MORE SINGLES FOCUSSED, BUT SHE'S OBVIOUSLY A VERY GOOD TENNIS PLAYER. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE LIKE A LEADER-, LIKE, STUDENT SITUATION. BUT SHE'S A GOOD LISTENER. SO... AND WE'VE JUST HAD CONFIRMATION THIS MORNING, ERIN ROUTLIFFE AND LULU SUN WILL BE PLAYING THE TOP SEED, SARA ERRANI AND WIMBLEDON FINALIST JASMINE PAOLINI IN THEIR FIRST MATCH ` A TOUGH FIRST ENCOUNTER FOR THEM. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING WE HAVE. WE'RE GOING TO GO POINT BY POINT, GAME BY GAME, AND I BELIEVE THAT TOGETHER WE CAN KIND OF ACHIEVE ANYTHING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AT THE OLYMPICS. SO WE'RE GOING TO FIGHT OUR HEARTS OUT. A KIND OF FIGHT THAT COULD PAY OFF ON THE COURT. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS, PARIS. THE NORTHERN MYSTICS BELIEVE THEY'VE HAD THE BEST PREPARATION POSSIBLE HEADING INTO TOMORROW'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP ELIMINATION FINAL AGAINST THE TACTIX IN CHRISTCHURCH. THE MYSTICS READY FOR A PHYSICAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE CANTERBURY SIDE, WHO HAVE HOPES OF SENDING THEIR COACH OFF ON A HIGH. HERE'S KATE WELLS. AT THE NORTHERN MYSTICS HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY. AW, GEEZ, IT'S LIKE WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY. WE'RE REALLY HOLDING EACH OTHER ACCOUNTABLE THIS WEEK, BECAUSE LAST WEEK ACTUALLY WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FROM OUR PERFORMANCE POINT OF VIEW. EARNING THEIR SPOT IN SATURDAY'S ELIMINATION FINAL WITH AN EIGHT-GOAL WIN OVER THE STARS, BUT MAKING A FAIR FEW MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY. AGAIN, SIMPLE ERROR. TO KIND OF GET THAT BOOT, YOU KNOW, THE KICK UP THE ARSE THAT WE NEEDED TO REALLY SAY WE CAN'T PERFORM LIKE THAT, IF WE'RE GONNA GO INTO THE ELIMINATION FINALS, WE'VE GOT TO BE BETTER. TAKING ON THE TACTIX FOR A SPOT IN THE FINAL WITH KEY MATCHUPS ACROSS THE COURT. THEY'RE STRONG EVERYWHERE AND THEY'RE EXPERIENCED EVERYWHERE. THEY'RE A BIT LIKE US, IN TERMS OF A LOT OF THEM HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER NOW FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS, SO THERE'S NO KIND OF WEAK LINK IN THEIR TEAM. AND IF MONDAY'S MATCH BETWEEN THE TACTIX AND PULSE WAS ANYTHING TO GO BY... IS THIS THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP OR WWE SMACKDOWN? ... IT'S BOUND TO BE PHYSICAL. WHEN WE COME UP AGAINST THE TACTIX THEY'VE HAD THAT THEME OF 'THE BAD GIRL,' KNOWING THAT IT ALWAYS BRINGS THAT LITTLE BIT OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS, LIKE, OH YEAH, EVERY BALL THAT WE GO FOR, THERE'S GONNA BE SOMEONE ON US. THE TACTIX WILL BE GIVING THEIR ALL, EYEING A MAIDEN TITLE AND A DESERVING SEND-OFF FOR COACH MARIANNE DELANEY-HOSHEK. SHE'S BEEN THROUGH THE TACTIX JOURNEY FROM THE REAL, REAL LOWS AND THE REAL, REAL HIGHS. SHE'S GOT US TO A FEW FINAL SERIES, TO FINALS, WHERE WE'VE LOST. UM, YEAH... AND THIS IS JUST THE ONE THAT WE WANT TO GET FOR HER. THEY'LL HAVE TO GET THROUGH THE MYSTICS FIRST BEFORE THINKING ABOUT ANOTHER FINAL. KATE WELLS, 1NEWS. LET'S GO BACK TO THE OLYMPICS, AND WHILE THE FRENCH BEACHES MIGHT LURE SUN-SEEKERS, THEIR CALM WAVES IN THE SOUTH ANYWAY, DON'T QUITE SATISFY SURFERS. THAT'S WHY THE OLYMPIC EVENTS ARE SET IN TAHITI, THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRES AWAY. SPECTATORS IN PARIS ARE MAKING DO WITH A WAVE MACHINE AS OLYMPICS REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN FOUND OUT. IT'S NOT EASY TO STRIKE FEAR INTO THE EYES OF A SURFER, BUT TAHITI S TEAHUPO'O DOES JUST THAT. IT'S A VERY INTIMIDATING WAVE, FOR SURE. A LOT OF PEOPLE GET HURT OUT THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY BEHIND, THE WAVE ITSELF. TEAHUPO'O - IT'S ACTUALLY THE NAME OF THE WAVE IS ACTUALLY 'WALL OF SKULLS'. 3 TO 7 METRE BARRELLING WAVES POUNDING ONTO A SHALLOW REEF. NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. I FEEL LIKE YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE BELIEF IN YOURSELF AND CONFIDENCE AND HAVE THE COURAGE TO GO ON THE WAVES THAT YOU WANT TO GO ON. BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE ANY HESITATION, THEN IT'S GOING TO END IN A NOT-SO-GOOD OUTCOME. OUR TWO-STRONG OLYMPIC TEAM LIVING ON A BOAT WHILE IN TAHITI, STUDYING THE BREAK, TRYING TO DRAW INSIGHTS FROM THE LOCALS. IT DOES GIVE THEM A SLIGHT ADVANTAGE. OBVIOUSLY GROWING UP HERE AND HAVING THIS WAVE AS THEIR HOME BREAK. MEANWHILE, SOME 16,000KM AWAY IN PARIS. WAVE JUNKIES ARE ALSO GEARING UP FOR A BIG ONE WITH THE CLOSEST SURF BEACH AN 8 HOUR DRIVE AWAY. THIS MANMADE WAVE WILL BE THE CLOSEST THE PARIS SURF COMMUNITY WILL GET TO THE ACTION. I'M VERY EXCITED TO TO WATCH THE SURF OLYMPICS GAMES IN A WAVE IN PARIS WITH ALL OF MY FRIENDS. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE LIKE A SMALLER PARTY HERE. SOME DRINKS FOODS. ARE KIWIS READY FOR THE TAHITIAN FREEDOM? I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE ONLY TWO PEOPLE OUT IN THE LINE-UP, THAT'S FOR SURE. SO HOPEFULLY WE GET SOME GOOD VIBES AND WE CAN JUST SEND IT. JUST HOW FIZZED ARE YOU TO GET UNDERWAY? THE FIZZ LEVELS ARE HIGH, BRO. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING THAT RATCHET ON. AND UM, OBVIOUSLY WEARING THE FERN ON OUR CHEST. I'M SO EXCITED. I CAN'T WAIT TO REPRESENT NEW ZEALAND. WITH THE DREAM OF OLYMPIC GLORY JUST DAYS AWAY. HENRY MCMULLEN, ONE NEWS. THANKS SPORT. STAY WITH US. DAN SAYS THERE IS SOME FINE WEATHER TO COME THIS WEEKEND BUT SOME RAIN IN THE MIX TOO, DETAILS NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP... THE FITNESS CRAZE SWEEPING SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT DOES THIS TREND HAVE ANY REAL HEALTH BENEFITS? AND MEET THE INCREDIBLE KANYA.. BORN WITHOUT LEGS, SHE'S BEEN SHREDDING SINCE SHE WAS A TODDLER AND JUST SET A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD. FIND OUT WHAT AT 7. (MOWER ROARS) Ahh! Ohhh, yeah! (DYNAMIC MUSIC) VOICEOVER: See near and far with a complete pair of progressives from $169. Must've gone to Specsavers. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING WEEKEND SOME REAL CHANGES GOING INTO THE LATE PART OF THE WEEKEND SOMEWHERE AND SOME RAIN SOME SNOW A COUPLE OF SURGES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS COMING OVER WHEN THE COLD AIR MEETS THE WARM AIR, THAT CREATES OOMPH AS WE GET THE COLD AIR TUCKING IN, THAT WILL DETERMINE NEXT WEEK WHERE THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE HAVE A LOOK AT THIS, LOOK IT DOWN SOUTH THE DEEP SOUTH INVERCARGILL 19 THAT'S A RECORD WARM NORTH-WEST FLOW WILL MAKE UP THE LOST GROUND THAT SURGE OF WET WEATHER PILES IN A FEW SHOWERS MAY TRY AND SMACK INTO THE WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND MOSTLY DAY NORTHLAND IS FINE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF EARLY CLOUD AROUND AUCKLAND BUT A NICE DAY ADD IN SOME MIST AND SOME OF THAT FOG FOR HAMILTON BAY OF PLENTY, CENTRAL PLATEAU SOME MIST AND SOME FROST BUT FINE IN THE AFTERNOON TAURANGA SAME SORT OF THING A BIT OF EARLY CLOUD, FROST AND THEN FINALLY AFTERNOON A BIT MORE CLOUD IN THE MIX WINTER COMING BACK AND WELLINGTON COUPLE OF SPOTS OF RAIN IN KAIKOURA CHRISTCHURCH IT'S A MILD ONE CHILLY BUT PERHAPS FROSTY AND A FEW AREAS QUEENSTOWN COUPLE OF SPOTS OF RAIN IN THE MORNING MILFORD SOUND RAIN EASING CLOUD FOR DUNEDIN 15 THIS IS WHERE IT GETS MESSY