LET THE GAMES BEGIN. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A CENTURY, THE OLYMPIC FLAME HAS LIT UP THE CITY OF LIGHTS. HEAVY RAIN NOT DAMPENING KIWI SPIRITS AS PARIS' CEREMONY ON THE SEINE HIT THE HIGHNOTES. (CELINE DION SINGS 'HYMNE A L'AMOUR') COORDINATED SABOTAGE ON FRENCH TRAIN LINES CAUSES MASS DISRUPTION AHEAD OF THE OPENING CEREMONY. WHAT'S BEEN REVEALED ABOUT THE ATTACKS. BACK HERE, THE GREENS GATHER IN CHRISTCHURCH TO DECIDE WHETHER TO USE THE WAKA JUMPING LAW TO FORCE THEIR FORMER MP OUT OF PARLIAMENT. CAPTIONS BY KATE MCCULLOUGH AND LELE SIMEON. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 BONJOUR FROM PARIS, WHERE SPORT'S ULTIMATE SPECTACLE IS OFFICIALLY UNDERWAY. I'M HERE ON THE TROCADERO, WHERE LAST NIGHT'S IMPRESSIVE SHOW WRAPPED UP AN OLYMPIC OPENING CEREMONY THE LIKES OF WHICH WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. CENTRAL PARIS, RATHER THAN A STADIUM, THE STAGE FOR THE BIG NIGHT. A FLOTILLA CARRYING ATHLETES FROM EACH NATION DOWN THE RIVER SEINE, WITH PERFORMERS SINGING IN THE RAIN. BUT EARLIER IN THE DAY, THE JOURNEY WAS FAR FROM SMOOTH FOR TRAVELLERS TRYING TO GET INTO PARIS. THERE WAS COMMUTER CHAOS AFTER MULTIPLE RAILWAY CABLES WERE SABOTAGED ` 800,000 PEOPLE FACING DELAYS OR CANCELLATIONS. BUT IT WAS RAIN, NOT THE TRAINS, IMPACTING LAST NIGHT'S FOUR HOUR LONG OPENING CEREMONY, WHERE BOATS AND BROLLIES FEATURED LARGE. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON WAS RIVERSIDE WITH SODDEN SPECTATORS SOAKING UP THE ATMOSPHERE. LIFT OFF FOR THE PARIS OLYMPICS AS THE FLOATING CAULDRON LIGHTS UP THE SKY. A SPECTACULAR CONCLUSION TO A NIGHT THAT TURNED THE FRENCH CAPITAL INTO AN OPEN AIR AUDITORIUM. BONSOIR. BIENVENUE A PARIS. POPSTAR LADY GAGA ONE OF SEVERAL PERFORMERS LINING THE BANKS OF THE SEINE, PRESENTING A SHOWCASE OF GALLIC CULTURE... DANCERS, MODELS, ARTISTS, DESIGNERS ` ALL TAKING A MOMENT TO SHINE AS OLYMPIANS CRUISED PAST IN A FLOTILLA OF RIVER BOATS. 600,000 PEOPLE GAZING ON ` SOME CAMPING OUT FOR SEVERAL HOURS TO CATCH A GLIMPSE. I'M REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE, AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO HOST THE OLYMPIC GAMES. WE CAN SEE LITERALLY EVERYTHING. JUST ARRIVED AT 3PM, AND WE LOVE OLYMPIC GAMES. KIA ORA, NEW ZEALAND. 100 YEARS AGO THERE WERE JUST FOUR ATHLETES... TEAM NEW ZEALAND BEARING OUR FLAG WITH PRIDE. AWESOME TO SEE EVERYONE OUT THERE IN ALL OF THEIR OPENING CEREMONY OUTFITS. PARIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE CITY, SO I FEEL SO LUCKY TO BE HERE. THE CITY COMING TO A STANDSTILL FOR THE CEREMONY. SECURITY TIGHT, WITH 45,000 POLICE ON PATROL, AND A HIGHLY VISIBLE PRESENCE ON THE GROUND. THE THREATS ARE EVERYWHERE, THOUGH, BUILDINGS ALONG THE RIVER SEINE PROVING PROBLEMATIC. SNIPERS POSITIONED ON EVERY ROOF TOP. THE RAIN WAS THE ONE THING ORGANISERS COULDN'T CONTROL ` ENOUGH TO MAKE SOME LEAVE, AND PUT PERFORMANCES ON HOLD. PRETTY BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE WEATHER IS NOT WITH US. WITH THE WEATHER, WE ARE NOT LUCKY. TEAM NZ GRATEFUL FOR SOME EXTRA PROTECTION. TEAM NZ GRATEFUL FOR SOME EXTRA PROTECTION. THE PONCHO WAS NECESSARY. IT IS ALL PART OF THE ATMOSPHERE. THOSE WHO BRAVED IT OUT WERE TREATED TO A STUNNING FINALE. (CELINE DION SINGS) CELINE DION PERFORMING FROM THE TOP OF THE EIFFEL TOWER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE DIAGNOSIS. AN AMBITIOUS, DARING, EXTRAVAGANT, AND SOMETIMES RIDICULOUS NIGHT. A FITTINGLY FRENCH FOUNDATION FOR THE GAMES TO BEGIN. PARIS PUTTING ON AN AMBITIOUS AND UNIQUE OPENING CEREMONY. FOR MORE, MEI HERON JOINS ME NOW. SO MEI ` DID THEY PULL IT OFF? BONJOUR. IT WAS PROMISED TO BE THE MOST OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE, AND IT LIVED UP TO THAT. IT WAS THE MOST EVER ATTENDED OPENING CEREMONY EVER. I THINK IT CAME AT A COST, PARTICULARLY FOR SPECTATORS WHERE I WAS SITTING ON THE RIVERBANK, WHERE SOME PAID THOUSANDS TO BE THERE. I THINK WE ONLY GOT A FRACTION OF THE EVENT IN PERSON. THE REST WE HAD TO WATCH ON SCREEN LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AT HOME. BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE ATHLETES ON THE BOATS. WITH ME IS EVA MORRIS AND NINA BROWN. WHAT WAS IT LIKE ON THE BOAT? IT WAS AMAZING. THIS IS OUR FIRST GAMES, AND A FIRST TIME ON A WEIGHTED NEW ZEALAND TEAM. STANDING WITH THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM WAS A SURREAL FEELING. JUST STANDING UP THERE ` VERY WET, BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE IT IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. WE WERE TRYING TO REMEMBER THE MOMENT. SOME EPIC MOMENTS AND IT. WAS YOUR FAVOURITE PART OF THE NIGHT? ANY TIME I SAW THE EIFFEL TOWER, I WOULD JUMP AROUND AND SQUEAL, AND EVERYONE WAS SICK OF ME BY THE END, BUT IT WAS REALLY SPECIAL. IF YOU ENJOYED IT OR DIDN'T, IT WAS AN HISTORIC NIGHT HERE IN PARIS. THANKS, MEI. HOURS BEFORE THE OPENING CEREMONY, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS ON THE MOVE, THE COUNTRY'S RAIL NETWORK WAS THROWN INTO CHAOS. IN WHAT THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES WERE ACTS OF DELIBERATE SABOTAGE, SIGNAL BOXES AND FIBRE OPTIC CABLES ON FRANCE'S HIGH-SPEED RAIL SYSTEM WERE SET ON FIRE. THERE WERE FOUR ATTACKS TO THE EAST, NORTH AND WEST OF PARIS, WHILE A FIFTH ATTACK WAS FOILED. MORE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION TRAVELLERS FOUND THEMSELVES DELAYED OR STRANDED. (SPEAKS FRENCH) TRANSLATOR: WHAT WE CAN SEE IS THAT THIS OPERATION WAS PLANNED AND COORDINATED ` THAT SENSITIVE TARGETS WERE CHOSEN, WHICH SHOWED KNOWLEDGE OF THE RAIL NETWORK AND WHERE TO STRIKE IT. A MANHUNT IS UNDERWAY ACROSS FRANCE, BUT THERE'S NO CLEAR INDICATION YET OF WHAT GROUP OR FOREIGN NATION MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE. IT'S ESTIMATED 11 MILLION VISITORS HAVE FLOCKED TO PARIS TO WATCH 10,000 COMPETITORS LIVE OUT THEIR OLYMPIC DREAMS. AND BEHIND EVERY ATHLETE IS A HUGE SUPPORT CREW. OLYMPIC REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN CAUGHT UP WITH KIWIS WHO'VE MADE THE JOURNEY. FLYING THE FLAG ON THE COBBLED STREETS OF PARIS. GO THE BLACK STICKS! WHOO! IT'S BEEN A LONG TREK FOR THESE SUPPORTERS, BUT WORTH EVERY STEP. JUST HOW EXCITED ARE YOU TO WITNESS HISTORY TONIGHT? AMAZING. WE ARE SO EXCITED! (ALL CHEER) MUM, DAD, WIFE, SON, AUNTIE AND UNCLE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT SCOTT BOYDE IN THE HOCKEY. IT'S AN INCREDIBLE ACHIEVEMENT TO GET TO EVEN THIS POINT. YEAH. WE'RE JUST SO PROUD OF HIM. THIS IS THE REWARD FOR YEARS OF HARD WORK, DOING ANYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP. SO THIS HAS BEEN A WHOLE LIFETIME FOR SCOTT AND FOR US, GETTING HIM HERE. THE TRAININGS, THE TEAMS HE'S BEEN IN, IT'S BEEN RIGHT FROM WHEN HE WAS 4, WHEN HE STARTED PLAYING, AND WHEN HE FIRST STARTED GETTING SELECTED FOR REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. IT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR THE FAMILY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF SIMILAR STORIES IN THIS LITTLE TASTE OF HOME IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL ` THE BLACK SHEEP SOCIETY PUB OPENING EARLY FOR THE EVENT. ALL: CHEERS! (ALL SING) AND ACROSS TOWN, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE ALSO PACKED WITH DEDICATED SUPPORT CREWS. WE WERE BOOKED TO GO TO TOKYO, AND THEN OF COURSE THERE WAS NO SPECTATORS. BUT ANDREW HAS BEEN THROUGH TWO ACL INJURIES, AND SEPTICAEMIA IN HIS KNEE AND EVERYTHING, SO HIS BIG CHALLENGE HAS BEEN JUST TO MAKE THE OLYMPICS. IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY, BRO, SO YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO TO WATCH SHAUN AT BIRMINGHAM, AND I PROMISED HIM I WOULD COME TO PARIS. IT'S HARD WORK, BUT I'M GLAD I'M HERE. YOU'VE KEPT YOUR PROMISE? YEAH, I KEPT MY PROMISE, YES. IT'S BEEN A REAL BATTLE AGAINST THE RAIN FOR THOSE NOT LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ON THE SEINE, BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED THE KIWI SPIRIT. (CHEERING) THE BUILD-UP OVER ` OLYMPIC DREAMS NOW A REALITY. (ALL CHEER) IN PARIS, HENRY MCMULLAN, ONE NEWS. SO, MELISSA, THE PARTY'S OVER, AND NOW WE GET DOWN TO THE SERIOUS BUSINESS. IT'S OFFICIALLY DAY ONE OF THE GAMES. OK, CHRIS, SO WHAT KIWI COMPETITORS ARE IN ACTION TODAY? POTENTIAL EARLY MEDAL ` ERICA FAIRWEATHER IN THE 400M FREESTYLE. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING LULU SUN AND ERIN ROUTLIFFE AT ROLAND GARROS IN THE DOUBLES, BUT IT MAY NOT HAPPEN BECAUSE OF RAIN. THE LEVELS OF E. COLI IN THE RIVER ARE NOT LOOKING TOO GOOD BECAUSE OF THE RAIN. OTHER NAMES ` EMMA TWIGG ON THE ROWING, AND TIM PRICE IN THE EQUESTRIAN AT THE PALAIS VERSAILLES. THANKS, CHRIS. WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. THE ISSUE OF WHETHER TO FORCE FORMER GREEN MP DARLEEN TANA FROM PARLIAMENT USING THE WAKA JUMPING LAW WAS DEBATED BY GREEN PARTY MEMBERS AT THE PARTY'S AGM IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY. THE GREENS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OPPOSED TO THE LAW, BUT CO-LEADER CHLOE SWARBRICK SAYS TANA NEEDS TO GO. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN IS IN CHRISTCHURCH AND JOINS US LIVE SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, HER REPORT. ONE WAKA HERE, ANOTHER WAKA THERE. WAKA EVERYWHERE. THE WAKA JUMPING CONUNDRUM. THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM FOR THE GREENS. WE CAN AND WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS. THAT'S ACTUALLY A REALLY BLOODY GOOD THING. IT'S BEEN A YEAR FILLED WITH SCANDAL AND SORROW FOR THE PARTY. GOLRIZ GHAHRAMAN CAUGHT SHOPLIFTING, JAMES SHAW LEAVING POLITICS, EFESO COLLINS' UNTIMELY DEATH, MARAMA DAVIDSON'S BREAST CANCER BATTLE, AND CLAIMS OF MIGRANT-WORKER EXPLOITATION SURROUNDING DARLENE TANA. I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY, IT'S BEEN TOUGH. I MEAN, A LOT OF THINGS HAVE HAPPENED. HOW TO BEST MOVE FORWARDS IN A WAY WHICH ALLOWS US TO FOCUS ON PEOPLE AND THE PLANET RATHER THAN DRAMA, GOSSIP AND SALACIOUS SCANDAL. I THINK IT'S JUST BROUGHT US CLOSER TOGETHER. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN PUT IT. DESPITE NOW SITTING IN POLITICAL SIBERIA, DARLENE TANA MADE IT CLEAR THIS WEEK SHE IS BACK. I'M HERE NOW AND DOING THE MAHI. AND YOU DON'T INTEND TO GO ANYWHERE? YOU'RE HERE TO STAY? I'M HERE NOW. AND IT DIDN'T TAKE HER LONG TO FIND NEW FRIENDS. THE NOW INDEPENDENT MP RELOCATING TO SIT AMONGST TE PATI MAORI. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. AND ANY OTHER MAORI IN THIS, IN THIS HOUSE, IF THEY WERE IN THE SAME POSITION, WE WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME. SIGNALLING TO THE GREENS 'IT'S YOUR MOVE.' HISTORY HAS LAID OUR BUILDING BLOCKS, BUT IT DOES NOT WRITE OUR FUTURE. CHLOE SWARBRICK CRYSTAL CLEAR DESPITE THE PARTY'S LONG STANDING OPPOSITION TO THE WAKA JUMPING LAW, SHE WANTS TO USE IT. I'M MAKING IT REALLY CLEAR TO YOU RIGHT NOW THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT DARLENE TANA IS FIT TO BE A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT. SCOTT HAS BEEN WITH THE GREENS SINCE IT FORMED AFTER DITCHING THE ALLIANCE PARTY, AND SAYS SHE'S OPEN TO THE WAKA JUMPING DISCUSSION. WELL, I DON'T THINK I WANT TO MAKE UP MY MIND UNTIL I HEAR WHAT THE OTHER MEMBERS HAVE TO SAY. PLENTY TO PONDER FOR THE GREENS. MAIKI JOINS US NOW LIVE. MAIKI, WHAT'S THE LATEST YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE GREENS ON THEIR DISCUSSIONS? THE GREEN PARTY MEMBERS HAVE SPENT THE LAST HOURS DEBATING THE LAW. THEY HAVE JUST WRAPPED UP THOSE DISCUSSIONS. WE WANT TO KNOW THE OFFICIAL OUTCOME UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING, BUT I WILL SAY IT HAS BEEN CLEAR ALL DAY EXACTLY WHERE THIS IS HEADED. CHLOE SWARBRICK HAS BEEN CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT SHE WANTS TO WAKA JUMP DARLENE TANA OUT OF PARLIAMENT, AND MOST GREEN PARTY MEMBERS WOULD LIKELY ADAPT THIS STANCE OF THEIR COLEADER. IF THEY DO DECIDE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE WAKA JUMPING LAW, THEY WILL GO TO THE WIDER PARTY FOR RATIFICATION. JUST HOW QUICKLY THEY CAN FORCE THEIR FORMER MP OUT OF PARLIAMENT STILL REMAINS TO BE SEEN. THIS WAS CHLOE SWARBRICK'S FIRST AGM AS COLEADER. THOUGHTS ON HOW SHE DID? SHE DELIVERED A VERY STRONG AND POWERFUL SPEECH TO THE PARTY FAITHFUL TODAY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE STANDING OVATIONS, AND WHILE THAT MAY NOT BE SURPRISING FROM THE MEMBERS, IT SHOULD COME AS A STRONG WARNING TO THE LABOUR PARTY. CHLOE SWARBRICK REITERATED HER PLAN FOR THE GREENS TO BECOME THE MAJOR PARTY ON THE LEFT, OVERTAKING LABOUR. THAT IS HER STRATEGY. SHE SINGLED OUT SOUTH AUCKLAND AS A VOTER PLACE. THAT IS A SHOT ACROSS THE BOW TWO LABOUR, BECAUSE CHRIS HIPKINS HAS MADE IT CLEAR TO WIN BACK BENCHES, THEY NEED TO WIN BACK AUCKLAND. WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THIS TOMORROW. GUN VIOLENCE HAS AGAIN RATTLED AUCKLAND WITH TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED AFTER A PERSON WAS REPORTEDLY SHOT IN GLEN EDEN LAST NIGHT. AT AROUND 8PM POLICE RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF DISORDER INVOLVING A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE. POLICE SAY A FIREARM WAS DISCHARGED. ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL WITH A SERIOUS INJURY CONSISTENT WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. TWO MEN AGED 23 AND 27 WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH INTENT TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM. POLICE SAY THEY KNOW PEOPLE VIDEOED THE INCIDENT AND ARE APPEALING FOR THE FOOTAGE. THERE'S CONCERN OVER TEEN OFFENDERS WITH ADHD, DYSLEXIA OR FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER BEING SENT TO BOOTCAMPS. THE GOVERNMENT'S TAKEN ADVICE ABOUT WHO'S SUITABLE FOR THE CAMPS BUT CAMPAIGNERS SAY EXCLUSIONS FALL WAY SHORT. GILL HIGGINS EXPLAINS. WITH ONLY A DAY TO GO UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW MILITARY-STYLE ACADEMY FIRES UP, LEIGH HENDERSON, CHAIR OF THE FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER CHARITY, IS WORRIED. NO CHILD WITH A NEURO-DISABILITY SHOULD BE ENTERING A JUSTICE SYSTEM. TEOWAI TE MOANA CLAYTON HAS FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER. SHE WAS UNABLE TO COPE WITH A FORM OF BOOT CAMP FOR THE UNEMPLOYED. SHOUTS: MOVE! HURRY UP. THE LIMITED SERVICE VOLUNTEER SCHEME TAKES SIX WEEKS. SHE LASTED SIX DAYS. I FELT LIKE AN ABSOLUTE FAILURE. HER CONDITION OF FASD MEANT SHE STRUGGLED WITH QUICK-FIRE INSTRUCTIONS, AND A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA IN STATE CARE LED TO EXTREME ANXIETY. THE REALITY OF IT WAS THAT NO, I WAS MENTALLY NOT OK. OVERSEAS REPORTS SUGGEST NEURODIVERSITY AND TRAUMA ARE PROBLEMS FACING MOST YOUNG OFFENDERS. BEING YELLED AT ` THAT'S PROBABLY BEEN THEIR ENVIRONMENT SINCE THEY GREW UP. GET BACK DOWN IN THE PRESS-UP POSITION. AT LAST WEEK'S MEDIA STAND UP AT THE YOUTH JUSTICE FACILITY HOSTING THE BOOT CAMP, THERE WAS HOPE THIS HAD BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. PROMISES OF A FOCUS ON EDUCATION, TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT, AND... IF THE YOUNG PERSON COMES FOR AN ASSESSMENT, AND THAT THEY DO HAVE DISABILITIES, OR THEY DO HAVE BEHAVIOURS, THERE ARE SOME EXCLUSIONS TO THE PROGRAMME, BECAUSE WE DON'T ACTUALLY WANT TO BE DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. BUT WE GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE MINISTER'S OFFICE, AND SHE TOLD US THAT ONLY 'COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS' WOULD BE EXCLUDED. SO JUST BECAUSE AN OFFENDER HAS A NEURO-DISABILITY, THEY WON'T NECESSARILY BE RULED OUT. TEOWAI'S MOST RECENT FOSTER PARENT, WHO HELPED HER RECOVER, AND HAS ALSO BEEN A PROBATION OFFICER, SAYS SOME OFFENDERS SHE'S WORKED WITH HAVE DONE REALLY WELL. BUT THEY CAME FROM STABLE, NURTURING, LOVING HOMES. SHE'LL BE ONE OF MANY PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO HOW WELL THE NEW BOOT CAMPS DO. GILL HIGGINS, ONE NEWS. AND FOR MORE HEAD TO TVNZ PLUS FOR AN EXTENDED VERSION OF THAT STORY ` BACK TO BOOTCAMP. JUST AHEAD, STRIKING THE RIGHT BALANCE BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND WILDLIFE. HOW PENGUIN FATALITIES HAVE PROMPTED MORE STRINGENT SAFETY MEASURES ALONGSIDE THIS BUSY STRETCH OF A WELLINGTON SEASIDE ROAD. AND WHY THE SON OF A NOTORIOUS MEXICAN DRUG TRAFFICKER CUT A DEAL TO BETRAY AN EQUALLY INFAMOUS CARTEL LEADER. HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. A SERIES OF PENGUIN DEATHS NEAR A MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN WELLINGTON HAS PROMPTED NEW RULES AND INCREASED SCRUTINY OF THE OPERATION. FOUR PENGUINS HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF WORK ON THE PROJECT, AND AS ABBEY WAKEFIELD REPORTS, THERE'S CONCERN MORE LITTLE BLUE PENGUINS COULD BE IN DANGER. TINY AND IN DANGER. THIS PENGUIN'S BEING MOVED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET AROUND. THIS $300 MILLION PROJECT TO CREATE A WALKING AND CYCLING LINK BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND LOWER HUTT PASSES RIGHT BY AN IMPORTANT PENGUIN HABITAT. IN A PROJECT THAT IS THAT CLOSE TO A MAJOR KORORA COLONY ON MATIU/SOMES ISLAND, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU HAVE TO EXPECT THAT THERE ARE SOME PENGUINS THAT COME ASHORE ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MAINLAND COAST. SINCE THE PROJECT STARTED LAST YEAR, NZTA SAYS 4 PENGUIN DEATHS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO CONSTRUCTION. ONE LED TO A FORMAL WARNING FROM DOC BECAUSE CORRECT PROCEDURES WEREN'T FOLLOWED. THE LATEST PENGUIN DIED WHEN IT WENT INSIDE THE HOLE IN ONE OF THESE BLOCKS AND WAS CRUSHED BY MACHINERY. WE HADN'T SEEN THEM IN THOSE PLACES BEFORE. MACHINERY PICKED IT UP AND AND THE PENGUIN SUBSEQUENTLY DIED. IF A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS HAPPENS, THEN VERY STRICT MEASURES NEED TO BE PUT IN PLACE TO ENSURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. NEW MEASURES ARE NOW IN PLACE. FITTED CAPS ARE REQUIRED ON THE BLOCKS. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN INCREASE IN DOG SWEEPS OF THE AREA, MORE ROBUST FENCING, MORE SIGNAGE AND A NEW ROLE ON SITE TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS. KAITIAKI WORKS WITH THE GUYS ON THE SITES, SO REINFORCING THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ECOLOGY AND LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES, WHERE WE MAY BE ABLE TO DO THINGS BETTER. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW IT'S PENGUIN BREEDING SEASON, SO THEY'RE LIKELY TO BE AROUND MORE CONSISTENTLY. WE NEED TO SHARE THE FORESHORE WITH THE PENGUINS BECAUSE WE WANT PENGUINS TO BE LIVING WITH US. PEOPLE ARE PRETTY UPSET WHEN THESE THINGS HAPPEN. SO YEAH, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO AVOID THOSE. BUILDING VITAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHILE TRYING NOT TO DISTURB WILDLIFE. PROVING TO BE A TRICKY TASK. ABBEY WAKEFIELD, ONE NEWS. 300,000 NEW ZEALANDERS LIVING WITH A RARE DISORDER AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE A STEP CLOSER TO WINNING THEIR FIGHT FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE. ADVOCATES ARE WELCOMING THE HEALTH MINISTRY'S FIRST RARE DISORDERS STRATEGY, BUT SAY THERE'S MORE WORK TO DO. KATIE STEVENSON EXPLAINS. SUE HALDANE'S BEEN FIGHTING FOR HER DAUGHTER SINCE BIRTH. FOR ME, IT MEANT NEVER BEING ABLE TO JUST BE A MUM TO LIZZIE. I WAS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL CO-ORDINATOR, ADVOCATE ` YOU KNOW, EDUCATION ASSISTANT. WE VISITED THE FAMILY EARLIER THIS YEAR, MEETING THE 21-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS A SYNDROME THAT CAUSES POOR DEVELOPMENT OF BODILY SYSTEMS. WHEN SHE WAS BORN, NO ONE KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FOR 20 YEARS, THIS ORGANISATION HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR A NATIONWIDE APPROACH TO HELP THE 300,000 NEW ZEALANDERS LIVING WITH A RARE DISORDER ` THE WAIT NOW OVER. THE OPPORTUNITY TO, FIRST OF ALL, GEAR THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO REALLY RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH A RARE DISORDER BETTER ` ALSO TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND PROFESSIONALS. BUT ALSO EMBEDDED IN THAT IS THE IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO THE VOICE OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVING WITH A RARE DISORDER. SUE HOPING THINGS WILL NOW GET EASIER. BEING COUNTED, BEING ACKNOWLEDGED AND RECOGNISED AS A GROUP MAKES A BIG CHANGE. THE HEALTH MINISTER'S ACKNOWLEDGED THE SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE THE NEW STRATEGY PROVIDES, BUT SAYS IT WILL REMAIN A LIVING DOCUMENT, WITH MORE WORK TO BE DONE IN THIS AREA. SO A BIG PUSH HAS BEEN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRE OF EXPERTISE FOR RARE DISORDERS IN NEW ZEALAND. NOW, THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY SPELLED OUT IN THE STRATEGY, BUT THE STRATEGY DOES GIVE SCOPE FOR SUCH A CENTRE TO BE ESTABLISHED. THE IDEA OF AN AMAZING POOL OF INFORMATION AND CLINICIANS, WHICH WOULD TAKE AWAY THAT NEED FOR THAT CONSTANT REPLICATION OF SERVICES AND WOULD ENSURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THAT EXPERTISE IN REALLY EARLY. THANKING THE HEALTH MINISTRY FOR LISTENING, BUT SAYING THE JOURNEY'S ONLY JUST BEGUN. KATIE STEVENSON, ONE NEWS. DETAILS HAVE EMERGED ABOUT HOW AN INFAMOUS MEXICAN DRUG CARTEL BOSS WAS DUPED IN TO FLYING INTO THE WAITING CLUTCHES OF U.S AUTHORITIES. AFTER ELUDING AUTHORITIES FOR DECADES, 'EL MAYO' ZAMBADA WAS FINALLY ARRESTED AFTER A PLAN WAS HATCHED BY ONE OF HIS TRUSTED ASSOCIATES. THE BBC'S WILL GRANT HAS MORE. WHEN IT COMES TO DRUG LORDS, THEY DON'T GET ANY BIGGER THAN THIS. ISMAEL 'EL MAYO' ZAMBADA, ONE OF THE MOST WANTED MEN IN THE WORLD. FOR DECADES, HE HAS EVADED ARREST, UNTIL HE WAS LURED ON TO THIS PLANE, REPORTEDLY BETRAYED BY ONE OF HIS OWN. THINKING HE WAS GOING TO INSPECT CLANDESTINE AIRSTRIPS IN NORTHERN MEXICO, INSTEAD, HE LANDED ACROSS THE U.S BORDER NEAR EL PASO, TEXAS, WHERE HE WAS GREETED NOT BY FELLOW CARTEL MEMBERS, BUT BY THE FBI. ARRESTED ALONGSIDE HIM WAS JOAQUIN GUZMAN LOPEZ. REPORTS SAY HE ORCHESTRATED THE APPARENT DOUBLE CROSS OF EL MAYO AS PART OF A DEAL WITH THE U.S GOVERNMENT ` THE SON OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTORIOUS KINGPIN, EL CHAPO, WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING LIFE IN A U.S PRISON. THEIR CARTEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAFFICKING TONS OF COCAINE, HEROIN AND, MORE RECENTLY, THE SYNTHETIC OPIOID FENTANYL. FENTANYL IS THE DEADLIEST DRUG THREAT OUR COUNTRY HAS EVER FACED. THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT REST UNTIL EVERY SINGLE CARTEL LEADER, MEMBER, AND ASSOCIATE RESPONSIBLE FOR POISONING OUR COMMUNITIES IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. IT'S HARD TO OVERSTATE JUST HOW SIGNIFICANT A SCALP EL MAYO IS FOR U.S LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE ONCE SAID HE'D RATHER DIE BY HIS OWN GUN THAN GO TO JAIL, SO TO HAVE ARRESTED HIM NOW, 35 YEARS AFTER HE SET UP THE SINALOA CARTEL, IS A HISTORIC MOMENT IN MEXICO'S SEEMINGLY ENDLESS DRUG WAR. MEXICO APPEARS TO HAVE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF THE OPERATION TO TAKE DOWN EL MAYO, AND WILL NOW HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FALLOUT FROM HIS ARREST. STILL, FOR NOW, THIS IS A MOMENT WHICH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ARE CELEBRATING ` ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL AND ELUSIVE DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN HISTORY FINALLY BEHIND BARS IN THE UNITED STATES. FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HIS WIFE MICHELE HAVE ENDED DAYS OF SPECULATION BY FINALLY ENDORSING KAMALA HARRIS FOR THE PRESIDENCY. IN A PHONE CALL RECORDED ON CAMERA, THE OBAMAS WERE THE LAST KEY SENIOR DEMOCRATS TO GET BEHIND MS HARRIS. KAMALA, I AM PROUD OF YOU. THIS IS GOING TO BE HISTORIC. WE CALLED TO SAY MICHELLE AND I COULDN'T BE PROUDER TO ENDORSE YOU AND TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET YOU THROUGH THIS ELECTION AND INTO THE OVAL OFFICE. MEANWHILE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE DONALD TRUMP HAS MET WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU. MR TRUMP USING THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACCUSE KAMALA HARRIS OF MAKING DISRESPECTFUL COMMENTS ABOUT HOW ISRAEL'S CONDUCTING ITS WAR ON GAZA. WHAT BEGAN AS A DELIBERATELY-LIT PARK FIRE NEAR SACRAMENTO HAS ESCALATED IN TO THE LARGEST FOREST FIRE OF THE YEAR IN CALIFORNIA. THE FAST MOVING BLAZE HAS SCORCHED MORE THAN 160,000 ACRES, PROMPTING A STATE OF EMERGENCY TO BE DECLARED. 130 HOMES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND MORE THAN 4,000 PEOPLE EVACUATED. MEANWHILE THIS TIME LAPSE VIDEO CAPTURED WHAT'S TERMED A "FIRENADO", WHICH IS CREATED BY A SPINNING COLUMN OF AIR RISING UP AND CARRYING A MIX OF WIND, SMOKE, FLAMES AND DEBRIS. STILL TO COME, A TRAIL BLAZING CHIEF EXECUTIVE REFLECTS ON HER BATTLE TO WIN EQUALITY AS SHE CLIMBED THE CORPORATE LADDER. THERESA GATTUNG IS TONIGHT'S NEWSMAKER. AND TODAY'S SPORTING HIGH FLIERS GO GOAL FOR GOAL IN THEIR PUSH TO MAKE NETBALL'S DOMESTIC SHOWCASE. AND A WET DAY IN THE LOWER SOUTH TODAY. MORE RAIN IN THE WEST TOMORROW. OTHERS ARE IN FOR SOME CLOUD AND MAYBE A SHOWER, BUT A COLD, RAINY, SNOWY SHIFT IS ON THE WAY. DETAILS AFTER SPORT. OUR NEWSMAKER REVISITED TONIGHT IS A BUSINESSWOMAN WHO LED THE WAY UP THE CORPORATE LADDER. 25 YEARS AGO THERESA GATTUNG BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF A TOP NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. SHE LOOKS BACK ON THE DAY SHE WAS GIVEN THE TOP JOB AND THE INDUSTRY AND MEDIA'S REACTION TO IT. I WASN'T REALLY AWARE ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A BIG DEAL IT WOULD BE. I KNEW THAT IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT, BUT BUSINESS NEWS NEVER MADE THE LEAD STORY ON TV. FLOWERS TO CELEBRATE $1 MILLION PLUS JOB MOST HER AGE ONLY DREAM ABOUT. BUT THERE SHE WAS, THERESA GATTUNG'S APPOINTMENT AT THE AGE OF 37 TO BE THE TELECOM CEO. HUGE NEWS IN 1999. I DIDN'T REALISE THAT ACTUALLY IT WOULD END UP BEING A BIG MOMENT IN THE CULTURE. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE I FELT THAT OPPORTUNITIES WEREN'T AVAILABLE TO ME BECAUSE OF MY GENDER. WHEN I WALKED ALONG LAMBTON QUAY AND I SAW THE DOMINION HEADING PICTURE OF ME AND THE HEADING $1 MILLION WOMAN. IT WAS LIKE, AH, IT WAS LIKE IT SORT OF SUNK IN THAT THIS WAS A REALLY BIG DEAL AS AN INSPIRATIONAL THING FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS. AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SAW IT ON THE PAPER, I THINK THERE WAS A PRESS CONFERENCE? YEAH, THERE WAS A PRESS. I REMEMBER THAT VERY WELL. AND WHAT DID THEY ASK YOU IN THAT FIRST CONFERENCE? I REMEMBER THAT VERY WELL BECAUSE IT WAS NEARLY ALL-MALE JOURNALISTS. IN FACT, I'M GOING TO SAY IT WAS ALL-MALE JOURNALIST. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THEY WERE AGOG. I WAS ASKED, I WAS 37 AT THE TIME WHETHER I INTENDED TO HAVE CHILDREN, WHICH OF COURSE, JACINDA WAS ALSO ASKED DECA--, OH, TWO ... WHAT MORE THAN TWO DECADES LATER. SO I'VE CHOSEN UNTIL NOW NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN. I DON'T ENTIRELY RULE IT OUT, BUT I'M CERTAINLY GOING TO HAVE MY HANDS FULL WITH THIS ROLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. DID YOU FEEL THAT AT THE TIME THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ASKED? AH YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED, BUT LIKE I SAY, I WASN'T OFFENDED, BUT THAT ONE PROBABLY STOOD. I THINK THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS INAPPROPRIATE, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ABOUT THAT TILL LATER. TERESA'S CORPORATE CLIMB JOINING OTHER HIGH ACHIEVING WAHINE, BECAUSE, UNLIKELY AS IT SEEMS IN 1999, THE PRIME MINISTER, LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION AND CHIEF JUSTICE, ALL WOMEN. IT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THAT MUCH A SURPRISE THAT A WOMAN COULD RUN A LARGE COMPANY. SO-- BUT NEVERTHELESS, IT FELT LIKE THAT. IT FELT LIKE A DEEP SURPRISE. THE QUEEN OF THE COLOURFUL 90S POWER SUIT, TERESA, SAYS SHE ONLY EVER WORE BLACK TO CONFORM. OUR INTERNET BUSINESS GREW 78% YEAR ON YEAR IN THE SECOND QUARTER. IN TERMS OF DRESS. I WAS DIFFERENT, I'M QUITE ANALYTICAL, BUT I'M ALSO QUITE WARM AND QUITE EXTROVERTED, AND I PROBABLY DID REIGN MYSELF IN, AT LEAST IN THE BEGINNING, TO BE MORE LIKE HOW A MAN WOULD DO IT. I WOULDN'T DO THAT NOW. THE YOUNGER CEO OF A LISTED COMPANY AND THE FIRST WOMAN COMING ARMED WITH FEMINIST CREDENTIALS. ARMED WITH FEMINIST CREDENTIALS. I DID A BUSINESS DEGREE, BUT I ALSO DID WOMEN'S STUDIES. I WAS THE ONLY ONE. BUT HOW THAT IS SEEN IN THE WORLD HAS EBBED AND FLOWED OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS. I DON'T WANT TO END UP AS SEEING SOME SORT OF SYMBOL AND EVERYONE WANTING TO DO IT THE THERESA GATTUNG WAY. I THINK THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO FIND OUT FOR THEMSELVES WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WANT TO ACHIEVE WITH THEIR LIFE. NOW THE TRAILBLAZER IS A DAME, STILL KEEPING COMPANY WITH HER HIGH FLYING CONTEMPORARIES. CAN I TELL YOU THAT HELEN CLARK, SYLVIA CARTWRIGHT AND MARGARET WESTON AND MYSELF HAD LUNCH TOGETHER IN JANUARY IN THE BAY OF PLENTY, AND WE GET TOGETHER EVERY SUMMER? NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A POWER LUNCH. EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T THEN AGREE ON EVERYTHING AND WOULDN'T NOW AGREE ON EVERYTHING, WE WOULD ALL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SEEING WOMEN AS THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, SEEING WOMEN AS THE PRIME MINISTER, AND SEEING WOMEN AS CEOS AND THERE ARE MORE OF THOSE THESE DAYS, IS IMPORTANT FOR GIRLS TO GO 'I COULD DO THAT' BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE. AND YOU CAN CATCH UP WITH ALL THE NEWSMAKERS REVISITED STORIES ON www.1news.co.nz. AMONG THEM KIRI TE KANAWA, WHO SANG FOR ROYALTY, AND NAIDA GLAVISH, WHO CHANGED NEW ZEALAND WITH A SIMPLE GREETING. JENNY'S HERE NOW WITH SPORT, AND WHO'S MEETING THE PULSE FOR THE ANZ PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL? IT WENT DOWN TO THE WIRE, AND THE MYSTICS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO BACK TO BACK NEXT WEEKEND AFTER A THRILLER AGAINST THE TACTIX. PLUS ` HOPE YOU HAD A NAP TODAY. A BIG NIGHT OF ACTION AHEAD FOR NEW ZEALAND AT THE OLYMPICS, FROM THE FIELD TO THE ROAD TO THE POOL. WE'RE WITH OUR KIWIS AS THEY KICK OFF THEIR CAMPAIGNS. PLUS ` THE WARRIORS KEEP THEIR SEASON ALIVE, AND NO ONE IS MORE RELIEVED THAN AN UNDER-FIRE GOAL-KICKER. JUST LOOK AT THAT SMILE. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. THE NORTHERN MYSTICS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO BACK TO BACK AT NEXT WEEKEND'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, DEFEATING THE MAINLAND TACTIX THIS AFTERNOON IN A THRILLER IN CHRISTCHURCH. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE TACTIX AFTER A STRONG SEASON, BUT THEY COULDN'T DELIVER TODAY AGAINST THE RESURGENT MYSTICS. BRODYN KNUCKEY REPORTS. AFTER A POOR FINISH TO THE REGULAR SEASON AGAINST THE PULSE LAST WEEK, THE TACTIX ENTERING TODAY'S ELIMINATION FINAL IN CHRISTCHURCH WITH A POINT TO PROVE. THEY'VE COME OUT WITH A HISS AND A ROAR. AN IN-FORM MYSTICS CHALLENGED EARLY BY THE HOST'S DEFENCE, DOING EVERYTHING THEY COULD TO DENY SHARPSHOOTER GRACE NWEKE FROM GETTING THE BALL... TODAY, THE TACTIX HAVE DONE THEIR HOMEWORK. OOH, LOOK AT THAT. THEY'RE GETTING SOME BALL FROM IT. ...AND MAKING THE MOST OF IT AT THE OTHER END. OH MY GOODNESS. LAUGHS: YES! THERE'S A HIGHLIGHT! ELLIE BIRD ON-SONG INSIDE THE SHOOTER'S CIRCLE, FINISHING A STELLAR 55 FOR 56. BUT THERE'S A REASON THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS HAVE SURGED BACK INTO CONTENTION THIS YEAR. A PRE-EMPTIVE` THAT'S LOVELY. THE LONG-RANGE AERIAL ASSAULT TO NWEKE A WELL-KNOWN WEAPON, BUT STILL AS EFFECTIVE AS EVER, EVEN AGAINST TWO SILVER FERNS DEFENDERS. LOOKED AT ONE, LOOKED AT ANOTHER. THE SCOREBOARD CONTINUING TO TICK OVER AT A RAPID RATE VIA BIRD AND NWEKE, BUT IT WAS THE TACTIX WITH A THREE-GOAL ADVANTAGE HEADING INTO THE FINAL QUARTER. THAT'S UNTIL THINGS STARTED CRUMBLING. THAT'S FIVE IN A ROW FROM THE MYSTICS. THE MYSTICS POUNCING ON THEIR FADING FOES TO RETAKE THE LEAD, AND EVENTUALLY, A TICKET TO THE GRAND FINAL, WITH A 68-64 WIN. IT'S JUST HARD. WE REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO WIN, AND WE'VE GOT A REALLY EXPERIENCED GROUP, SO WE KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE BEHIND, AND WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO PULL THROUGH. A TITLE DEFENCE STILL ALIVE, BUT AN EVEN BIGGER CHALLENGE AWAITS IN WELLINGTON NEXT SUNDAY. BRODYN KNUCKEY, ONE NEWS. A RETURN TO MT SMART FOR THE WARRIORS HAS GOT THEM BACK TO WINNING WAYS. ANDREW WEBSTER'S MEN FIGHTING OFF THE BOTTOM-PLACED TIGERS TEAM, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, KEEPING THEIR SEASON ALIVE, AS ZION DAYAL REPORTS. MT SMART TENDS TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN THE WARRIORS. CHANEL NAILS THAT. AND AFTER A GAME WITH THE BOOT TO FORGET, RELIEF FOR FILL-IN KICKER CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA. WHAT ABOUT THAT FOR AN APPLAUSE?! I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY COOL HOW THE WHOLE CROWD GAVE HIM A CHEER, GOT BEHIND HIM, HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE. I MEAN, SOMETIMES FOOTY CAN BE TOO SERIOUS, CAN'T IT? WHEN HE GOT THAT ONE, I THINK THE WHOLE OF NEW ZEALAND WAS PRETTY HAPPY FOR HIM. WHAT MADE FANS EVEN HAPPIER... HARRIS-TAVITA MOVING QUICKLY` CAPEWELL! CAPEWELL! ...THE WARRIORS BACK IN THE WINNERS' CIRCLE. HARRIS-TAVITA. HOT POTATO STUFF! EDWARD KOSI SCORES IN THE CORNER! AFTER HOLDING THE WESTS TIGERS TO NIL IN THE FIRST HALF, BENJI MARSHALL'S MEN FINDING THEIR WAY THROUGH. THERE'S A TRY! PAPALI'I! BUT IF IT WASN'T FOR THE EFFORTS OF ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK TIME AND TIME AGAIN DEFENDING HIS LINE, IT COULD WELL HAVE BEEN CLOSER. WHO'S THERE AGAIN? ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK UNDER THAT BALL. THEY HAD THEIR TWO NUMBER ONE FULLBACKS OUT - CHARNZE AND TAINE. THEN THEY BRING IN THEIR THIRD STRING, ROGER. AND HE MADE FOUR, FIVE MASSIVE PLAYS TONIGHT THAT NO ONE ELSE MAKES. LIKE, TO SAVE TRIES. SERIOUSLY, THOSE ARE GUARANTEED TRIES. HE PUT HIS BODY ON THE LINE AND SAVED THREE, PROBABLY. ADDIN FONUA-BLAKE GOING OVER WITH 10 MINUTES TO GO... HERE'S FONUA-BLAKE! HE SCORES! SOON AFTER, DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK PUTTING THE GAME AWAY. I THINK WE HAVE PLAYED BETTER AND LOST RECENTLY, BUT I'D RATHER BE SITTING IN THAT DRESSING ROOM TONIGHT LEARNING OFF THE BACK OF A WIN. ALL THE WARRIORS CAN DO IS WIN TO BE WITHIN A SHOT AT THE PLAYOFFS. PARRAMATTA EELS NEXT TO CONTINUE TO TRY AND SAVE THEIR SEASON. ZION DAYAL, ONE NEWS. ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN SCOTT BARRETT IS SET TO MISS THE START OF THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP. BARRETT PICKED UP A FINGER INJURY IN THE GAME AGAINST FIJI IN SAN DIEGO REQUIRING SURGERY ONCE THE TEAM RETURNED TO NEW ZEALAND. COACH SCOTT ROBERTSON WILL REVEAL HIS SQUAD FOR THE UPCOMING CHAMPIONSHIP TOMORROW. CANADA SOCCER'S SPYING SAGA IS GROWING, WITH OFFICIALS STATING THE ISSUE COULD INVOLVE OTHER NATIONAL TEAMS. TOP BOSSES REVEALING DRONES MAY HAVE ALSO BEEN USED BY THE MEN'S TEAM IN THE RECENT COPA AMERICAS TOURNAMENT, FOLLOWING WOMEN'S COACH BEV PRIESTMAN'S SUSPENSION AFTER A DRONE WAS SPOTTED AT A FOOTBALL FERNS TRAINING THIS WEEK. AT THE MOMENT WE ARE TRYING TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS WHAT APPEARS TO LOOK LIKE IT COULD BE A SYSTEMIC ETHICAL SHORTCOMING, IN A WAY THAT'S FRANKLY, UNFORTUNATELY PAINFUL RIGHT NOW. THEY EMPHASISED PLAYERS APPEAR TO BE UNINVOLVED WITH THE ISSUES AND SHOULDN'T BE PUNISHED WITH POINTS DEDUCTIONS. THE BLACK STICKS MEN OPEN THEIR OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN OVERNIGHT IN WHAT SOME ARE CALLING 'THE POOL OF DEATH'. ALL OF THE TOKYO GAMES MEDAL-WINNING TEAMS ARE IN IT, INCLUDING BELGIUM, COACHED BY OLYMPIC CHAMPION KIWI SHANE MCLEOD. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS MORE. THE BLACK STICKS MEN WITH A STEELY FOCUS ` THIS OLYMPICS, THEY HAVE A POINT TO PROVE. YEAH, THROW SOME PUNCHES, I THINK. WHEN WE'RE ON, WE CAN BEAT ANYONE. THAT KIND OF CONFIDENCE CRUCIAL WHEN UP AGAINST THE BIG DOGS OF OLYMPIC HOCKEY. ALL THREE TOKYO OLYMPIC MEDALLISTS ARE IN THEIR POOL ` INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND BELGIUM. ONE GAME AT A TIME, FOR SURE. ONE QUARTER AT A TIME. I THINK WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF FOCUS ON INDIA TO START. WE KNOW IF WE GET POINTS THERE, OUR GAMES GO` A LITTLE BIT EASIER. THEY HAVE INDIA FIRST UP TOMORROW, A TEAM THEY'RE KNOWN TO UPSET... HE CAN'T FIND THE SAVE. AND THE SECOND ONE IS THERE. IT'S ALL OVER! ...KNOCKING THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME WORLD CUP LAST YEAR. BUT THERE'S EXTRA INCENTIVE AGAINST BELGIUM ` NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE REIGNING OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS, THEY'RE ALSO LED BY FORMER BLACK STICKS COACH, NEW ZEALAND'S SHANE MCLEOD. I LEARN A LOT FROM HIM. HE'S A TACTICIAN. HE LIKES TO PLAY THE GAME OF CHESS, AND I THINK WE CAN LEARN SOME THINGS FROM THAT. PLAY A BIT OF 4D CHESS, I GUESS, AND SEE HOW WE GO. AS ANOTHER OLYMPIC CYCLE ROLLS AROUND FOR THE BLACK STICKS MEN, THEY'RE DRAWING ON PAST EXPERIENCES ` ONE OF THEM THEIR MOST HEARTBREAKING RESULTS AT THE 2016 RIO OLYMPICS, WHERE THEY FELL AGONISINGLY SHORT, LOSING TO GERMANY IN THE FINAL MINUTE. WHAT ARE THE MAIN MESSAGES COMING OUT OF THOSE EXPERIENCES? ONE PERCENTERS. WE'VE DONE ALL THE GRUNT WORK ` WE'VE DONE ALL THE BIG, CORE STUFF. IT'S JUST GONNA BE THE LITTLE ONE PERCENTERS NOW THAT GET YOU OVER THE LINE. EVERYTHING ON THE LINE FOR SOME OF OUR GREATS ` THIS GAME'S MARKING THE END FOR VETERANS HUGO INGLIS AND SIMON CHILD. THIS ONE, I JUST` I'M LOOKING AT IT WITH A DIFFERENT LENS, I GUESS. JUST REALLY ENJOYING EVERY DAY, BEING AROUND THE GUYS AND BEING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. WE WANT TO SEND THESE GUYS OFF IN SUCH AN AMAZING WAY, BUT ALSO DO IT FOR OUR NATION ` A NATION OF HOCKEY PLAYERS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH A LONG, LONG DROUGHT OF NOT PERFORMING SO WELL. SO DOING IT FOR THEM WOULD BE (BLEEP) FANTASTIC, EXCUSE MY FRENCH. PLENTY TO PLAY FOR. AS THE FRENCH DO SAY ` 'ALLEZ, ALLEZ'. AND MICHELLE'S WITH US NOW LIVE FROM PARIS. AND IT'S ALLEZ ALLEZ FOR OUR SWIMMERS TOO. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE POOL TONIGHT? IN THIS BUILDING JUST BEHIND ME WHERE OUR OLYMPICS SWIMMERS WILL BE THIS IS A WONDER EVERYONE IS DUMPING AS THE RAYS OF THE CENTURY HERE'S WHAT SHE HAD TO SAY. THE 400 FREE'S ALWAYS ONE THAT'S HYPED UP FOR THE WOMEN. WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE ATHLETES ON THE FIELD IN THAT ONE RACE, SO I'M READY TO GIVE IT A GOOD CRACK. FIRST UP IS THE HEAT, THEN IT IS THE FINAL AROUND 0.2 SECONDS BEHIND THAT TOP THREE SHALL BECOME THE FIRST KIWI SWIMMER TO WIN AN OLYMPIC MEDAL SINCE DANIEL LOADER ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO THANKS MICHELLE. LIVE FROM PARIS. NEW ZEALAND CYCLING'S CAMPAIGN GETS UNDERWAY IN THE SMALL HOURS OF THE MORNING TOO WITH BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TIME TRIAL. THE SPRINT COURSE IS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN USUAL, CURVING THROUGH THE BUSTLING STREETS OF PARIS. HERE'S OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT. GEARING UP FOR THE BIGGEST RACE OF THEIR LIVES. PRETTY INCREDIBLE TO BE HERE, YOU KNOW. FOR A LOT OF US, IT'S A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY. YEAH, JUST BEING IN THE VILLAGE FOR THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, IT'S` YEAH, A DREAM COME TRUE. THE KIWI TIME TRIAL DUO GETTING A TASTE OF THE COURSE TWO DAYS AGO, A 32.4km SPRINT WITH PLENTY OF TWISTS AND TURNS, AND A CHANCE OF WET WEATHER. IT'S DEFINITELY THE LONGEST TT I'VE EVER DONE, AND IT'S GOT` YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF PARIS, SO IT'S BUSY STREETS, SOME COBBLES IN THERE, AND JUST HAVE TO GO FULL GAS, AND WE CAN'T CONTROL THE WEATHER. AND WHILE THAT COURSE SUITS CADZOW, IT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS DOWN THE TRACK WHERE PITHIE HOPES TO MAKE HIS MARK IN THE 273km ROAD RACE, A MARQUEE EVENT HIGHLIGHTING THE FAMOUS FEATURES OF FRANCE. I THINK AS ATHLETES, WE THRIVE OFF CONFIDENCE, AND YEAH, ONCE WE GET THE BALL ROLLING, IT'S HARD TO STOP SOMETIMES. PITHIE AND CADZOW'S OLYMPIC DEBUTS COME OFF THE BACK OF STRONG SEASONS WITH THEIR PROFESSIONAL EUROPEAN OUTFITS. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) I HAD A NICE OUTING IN THE CLASSICS THIS YEAR AND SHOWED THAT I COULD STICK IT WITH THE BIG BOYS A FAIR BIT, SO HOPEFULLY IF I HAVE A SIMILAR LEVEL TO THAT, I CAN DEFINITELY BE IN FOR A SHOT. SOUTHLAND'S CORBIN STRONG AND NELSON'S NIAMH FISHER-BLACK ROUND OUT THE NEW ZEALAND ROAD TEAM. WE'VE GOT A YOUNG GROUP HERE, AND THEY'RE SUPER HUNGRY. WE'VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THAT THEY'RE MIXING IT IN IN THE BIG RACES WITH THE TOP RIDERS AND WINNING RACES, SO IT'S REALLY PROMISING. THE NZ CONTINGENT READY TO PROVE KIWIS REALLY CAN FLY. JORDAN OPPERT, ONE NEWS, PARIS. THANKS SPORT. COMING UP` ERIN'S HERE WITH YOUR SUNDAY FORECAST, AND THE COLD, RAINY SYSTEM HEADING OUR WAY. ON Q+A THIS SUNDAY ` AFTER A DAMNING REPORT FROM THE ROYAL COMMISSION, IS THE SYSTEM TO PROTECT VULNERABLE CHILDREN FIT FOR PURPOSE? Q+A, 9am THIS SUNDAY ON TVNZ1 AND TVNZ+. NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. A GORGEOUS DAY OVER THE UPPER NORTH ONCE THE FOG LIFTED IN AUCKLAND. WHILE IT WAS WET IN FIORDLAND, ABOUT 100MM TO LAKE MANAPOURI, AND GREY FOR MANY OTHERS, WHICH WE START TO SEE MORE OF TOMORROW AHEAD OF THIS BIG RAIN SYSTEM. FROM THE SATELLITE, WE START TO BID FAREWELL TO THE WARM, SETTLED STUFF. THERE'S THE HEAVY RAIN TO THE LOWER SOUTH TODAY, AND MORE WAITING IN THE WINGS. TOMORROW, MUCH OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND EAST OF THE SOUTH ARE LOOKING OK. A BIT OF CLOUD ` THE ODD SPRINKLE, BUT RAIN IN THE LOWER SOUTH, AND UP THE WEST COAST, TOO. BUT CHECK OUT SOME OF TODAY'S TEMPERATURES. 20 AHSBURTON, 19 IN CHRISTCHURCH AND TIMARU ` WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. BUT THEN WE SEE THE COLD AIR INVADE. BY MONDAY MUCH OF THE LOWER SOUTH HAS SINGLE-DIGIT HIGHS, LASTING FOR MUCH OF THE WORKING WEEK, WITH HEAVY SNOW, WIND AND RAIN WATCHES AND WARNINGS LIKELY. IT'S A PARTLY CLOUDY SUNDAY OVER THE UPPER NORTH. THERE'S THE CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER AS FAR SOUTH AS WHANGAREI, AND 16 DEGREES ACROSS THE BOARD. PART SUN, PART CLOUD COVER FOR YOU TOO, TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. AND YOUR HIGH IS 16 AS WELL. STARTING OFF FOGGY IN KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON. ONCE THAT LIFTS, YOU'LL BE LEFT WITH A MIX OF SUN AND CLOUD, AND 15 DEGREES. MORE FOG FOR MOST INLAND SPOTS, AND THE CLOUD TO COME AND GO. TAUMARUNUI, YOU'RE GREY WITH THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER, AND 14, ALONG WITH WHAKATANE. A FEW CLOUDY TIMES, TAURANGA, BUT THE SUN SHINING THROUGH TOO. AND 16 DEGREES. THIS IS MOSTLY THAT HARMLESS HIGH CLOUD FLOATING AROUND IN THE EAST. MASTERTON STARTING OFF WITH A FROST, AND A HIGH OF 15. A MIXED BAG IN THE WEST. SOME CLOUDY PATCHES, NEW PLYMOUTH AND LEVIN. YOU HAVE THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER AND A BIT OF A WIND TOO. THE SHOWERS PICKING UP IN THE EVENING FOR LEVIN, AND 15 FOR MOST. IT CLOUDS OVER EARLY IN THE CAPITAL. IT CLOUDS OVER EARLY IN THE CAPITAL. SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS THE CITY IN THE EVENING, BUT YOUR MAIN FEATURE IS THE STRONG NORTHERLY ALL DAY. 14 IS YOUR HIGH. NELSON SEES A FEW SHOWERS. SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY IN THE EAST ` MAYBE A SPRINKLE TO BLENHEIM, BUT THE RAIN ARRIVES IN THE MORNING TO WESTPORT, AND 14 FOR YOU. SOME HIGH CLOUD AND A FEW LIGHT SPOTS OF RAIN CLEAR TO A FINE AFTERNOON, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH, AND 16 DEGREES. WET IN THE WEST, ONLY EASING IN THE EVENING.. AND A FINE AFTERNOON ON THE CARDS IN THE EAST. AND 14 OR 15 DEGREES. YOU'LL SEE THE RAIN OCCASIONALLY, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN. IT CLEARS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THOUGH, AND 11 IS YOUR HIGH. A RAINY AND SHOWERY DAY IN THE LOWER SOUTH. THE DAY DOES IMPROVE THOUGH, AND 11 DEGREES IN GORE. IT'S A MOSTLY GREY SUNDAY, OTEPOTI DUNEDIN, WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIX. THEY CLEAR IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A TOP OF 13. MONDAY, AND WE SEE THE INVASION OF THE RAIN COMING IN FROM THE WEST. SO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND REMAINS MOSTLY FINE. AND SOME OF THE FALLS COULD BE HEAVY IN THE SOUTH AS THIS BAND TRACKS ACROSS THE ISLAND, WITH THE HEAVY SNOW WATCH FROM 3PM. AND TUESDAY IS WET FOR MOST, AND THAT SNOW FALLING LOW TO 400 OR 500 METRES FROM CANTERBURY DOWN TO SOUTHLAND. AND FINALLY, WE'RE STILL SEEING LIGHT RAIN IN PARIS TODAY ` THEIR SATURDAY ` BUT SUNDAY AND START OF NEXT WEEK IS BACK TO HOT AND SUNNY CONDITIONS. AND THAT'S ONE NEWS THIS SATURDAY. WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH SOME OF THE SPECTACULAR IMAGES FROM THE PARIS 2024 OPENING CEREMONY. 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