TENA TATOU KATOA. MALO E LELEI. GOOD EVENING. THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN, WITH THE CITY PULLING OFF A SPECTACULAR RIVER-BASED SHOWPIECE TO OPEN THE GAMES. IMOGEN WELLS IS THERE. IMOGEN, DID IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE AS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH? LAURA I THINK IT DID. NOT EVEN THE WIDESPREAD TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS, NOR THIS TERRIBLE WEATHER WAS ENOUGH TO DISRUPT THE RUMOURS WERE TRUE, BOTH LETTY GEIGER AND SLING DION PERFORMED BONSOIR, BIENVENUE A PARIS! THE FRENCH CAPITAL CHOOSING THE RIVER SEINE OVER THE TRADITIONAL STADIUM SETTING IN AN OPENING CEREMONY THAT WAS, WELL, VERY, VERY FRENCH, NOT EVEN THE WEATHER COULD RAIN ON THE PARADE OF A 77-STRONG KIWI CONTINGENT LED BY FLAG BEARERS AARON GATE AND JO ALEH... THE KIWIS! LOOKING VERY, VERY DAPPER. ...NOR THOSE WATCHING IT ON A BIG SCREEN AT NEW ZEALAND HOUSE. WELL, THE RAIN CERTAINLY HAS NOT DAMPEN THE SPIRITS OF THOSE HERE TONIGHT! THE FRIENDS, WHANAU AND SUPPORTERS ALL CHEERING ON OUR KIWI ATHLETES. THIS CROWD IS ABSOLUTELY LOVING IT. OVER THE MOON, MAN. I COULD CRY. IT'S AMAZING. PORTIA WOODMAN TU E TE WHANAU, WE'RE` THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE, SO, YEAH. THERE'S NO PLACE I'D RATHER BE THAN SURROUNDED BY KIWIS. I'M REALLY... IN, UM... IN CLOUD NINE BUT THERE WAS ONE GLARINGLY OBVIOUS BLUNDER, THE OLYMPIC FLAG RAISED UPSIDE DOWN. NEVERTHELESS, THE SHOW MUST GO ON, AND A FACELESS TORCHBEARER CARRIED THE OLYMPIC FLAME TOWARDS THE CAULDRON, WHERE IT WAS SET ALIGHT BEFORE GRACEFULLY RISING HIGH ABOVE THE PARISIAN SKY. IMOGEN, IT WASN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES, THOUGH? IMOGEN, IT WASN'T ALL FUN AND GAMES, THOUGH? SADLY NOT LAURA DESPITE THE SECURITY OPERATION HERE INVOLVING 30,000 POLICE AND AROUND 10,000 SOLDIERS SABOTEURS STILL MANAGE TO TARGET THE TRAIN LINES. WHOEVER IT WAS THAT ATTACKED THE FRENCH HIGH SPEED RAILWAY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING. (ELECTRICITY HUMS) MAINTENANCE WORKERS SPENT ALL DAY TRYING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE. THE SABOTEURS FOUND SOME OF THE NETWORK'S MOST CRITICAL POINTS, UNCOVERED THE FIBRE OPTIC CABLES THAT FORM THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM, AND SET FIRE TO THEM. (SPEAKS FRENCH) 'EVERYONE IS NOW ON DECK,' SAID THE PRIME MINISTER THIS MORNING, TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVES AND FIND SOLUTIONS TO RESTORE THE NETWORK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ALL OF OUR INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES, HE SAID, HAVE BEEN MOBILISED TO FIND AND PUNISH THE PERPETRATOR. THOSE PERPETRATORS WORKED IN TEAMS. THEY SET THE FIRES AT NIGHT ON RAILWAYS TO THE NORTH, WEST AND EAST OF THE CAPITAL. AN ATTACK TO THE SOUTH WAS INTERRUPTED BY A MAINTENANCE CREW, AND THE SABOTEURS FLED. (CROWD CLAMOURS) THE EFFECT WAS IMMEDIATE. EUROSTAR WAS FORCED TO CANCEL 1 IN 4 OF ITS TRAINS TO FRANCE AND DIVERT THE REST. (PA SPEAKS FRENCH) THE OPERATION WAS CLEARLY DESIGNED TO UPSET JOURNEYS TO THE OPENING CEREMONY, BUT THIS WAS ALSO, OF COURSE, THE START OF THE HOLIDAYS, WITH THOUSANDS OF PASSENGERS TRYING TO GET OUT OF PARIS FOR THE SUMMER. THE SECURITY AROUND THE OPENING CEREMONY ITSELF WAS EXTENSIVE, THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES KEEN TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THEIR FORCES ARE READY TO DEAL WITH ANY KIND OF THREAT, BUT THIS WAS THE DAY FRANCE PUT ITSELF ON SHOW TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, AND A KEY PART OF ITS NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE SHE WANTS THE PARTY BACK IN THE BEE HIVE HAVE AND IN GOVERNMENT YOU SHE WANTS THE PARTY BACK IN THE BEE HIVE HAVE AND IN GOVERNMENT YOUAND RADICAL SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENT AND ANNA, A LOT OF THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON SOMEONE WHO'S NOT EVEN IN THE GREEN PARTY ANY MORE, OUSTED MP DARLEEN TANA. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES ON WHETHER THE PARTY WILL VOTE TO USE THE WAKA-JUMPING LAW? ABOUT AN HOUR HAD BEEN SET ASIDE TO KICK OFF DISCUSSIONS AROUND THAT PROCESS, BUT THE PARTY LIKES A YARN AS SCHWARBRICK ADRESSED THIS AFTERNOON. I DO. I DO THINK THAT OUR LEADERSHIP WANNA ADDRESS IT, AND WE WANNA WORK THROUGH IT, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S NOT WHERE ALL OF OUR ENERGY IS GOING. OUR ENERGY IS VERY MUCH FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS TO US, WHAT MATTERS TO NEW ZEALANDERS. WHAT MATTERS TO NEW ZEALANDERS. SOME PEOPLE SEE IT AS A TEMPLATE FOR HOW THE PARTY WILL DEAL WITH WAKA JUMPING SCENARIOS IN FUTURE, OTHERS JUST WANT TO DO WITH THE ISSUE QUICKLY. TO AMERICAN POLITICS NOW, AND BARACK AND MICHELLE OBAMA HAVE JOINED MUCH OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN PLEDGING THEIR SUPPORT TO KAMALA HARRIS, WITH A CAMERA-CREW ON-HAND TO RECORD HER TAKING THEIR CALL. BARACK OBAMA: 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. OH, MY GOODNESS. MICHELLE, BARACK, THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME. A LITTLE LESS CORDIAL WAS HER MEETING WITH BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, WITH HER SUBSEQUENT COMMENTS ABOUT THE WAR IN GAZA SEIZED ON BY DONALD TRUMP. WE CANNOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BECOME NUMB TO THE SUFFERING, AND I WILL NOT BE SILENT. I THINK HER REMARKS WERE DISRESPECTFUL. THEY WEREN'T VERY NICE, PERTAINING TO ISRAEL. I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW HOW A PERSON WHO'S JEWISH CAN VOTE FOR HER. MEANWHILE, A NEW WALL STREET JOURNAL POLL SHOWS HARRIS IS CLOSING THE GAP, WITH TRUMP LEADING HER BY JUST TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS. THE JOURNAL'S PREVIOUS POLL HAD JOE BIDEN SIX POINTS BEHIND. COMING UP ` THERE'S CONCERN VULNERABLE BORROWERS WILL BE BURNED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S CHANGES TO LENDING LAWS. WE MEET ONE YOUNG WOMAN WHO SACRIFICED MEALS TO MAKE HER REPAYMENTS. AND THE END OF AN ERA ` WE LOOK BACK AT 61 YEARS OF 'THE SUNDAY NEWS' AHEAD OF ITS FINAL EDITION TOMORROW. Imogen Wells joins us again now.. Oka Imogen, for those of us back in New FROM THE END OF THE MONTH, LENDERS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT STRICT AFFORDABILITY ASSESSMENTS BEFORE APPROVING A LOAN. ADVOCATES SAY THAT'S A RECIPE FOR DISASTER, WITH VULNERABLE PEOPLE ALREADY IN HIGH LEVELS OF DEBT SINCE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. LAURA FRYKBERG REPORTS. WHEN THIS MOTHER OF FOUR WAS LOANED MORE THAN $22,000, SHE WAS ALREADY PAYING OFF DEBT FOR TWO CARS. HER FINANCIAL STRUGGLES ONLY GOT WORSE WHEN THE REPAYMENTS KICKED IN. I, AS A MOM, SACRIFICED, UM, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MEALS JUST TO MAKE SURE MY FAMILY GOT FOOD. IT TOOK AN EMOTIONAL TOLL ON ALL OF US. THE LOAN WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN OUT WITHOUT A PROPER AFFORDABILITY ASSESSMENT. A LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO THOROUGHLY CHECK A BORROWER'S EXPENSES BEFORE APPROVING ANY DEBT. NOW, THE GOVERNMENT'S DECIDED TO SCRAP THE REGULATION AT THE END OF THE MONTH TO MAKE ACCESSING CREDIT EASIER. WE ARE IN A COST OF LIVING CRISIS WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE, AND THE GOVERNMENT AND THE LENDERS WANT THE ANSWER TO BE LET PEOPLE BORROW MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN PAY THEIR BILLS. THAT FEAR IS ECHOED BY LABOUR'S SPOKESPERSON FOR COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I'M WORRIED ABOUT YOUNG PACIFIC PEOPLE TAKING ON BIGGER AND BIGGER LOANS, WHICH IS A NEW THING THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN PRE-COVID, WHERE THERE WAS A STRONG CULTURAL LEAN AWAY FROM TAKING ON BIGGER DEBT. BUT COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS MINISTER ANDREW BAILEY SAYS IT WILL REMOVE OVERLY PRESCRIPTIVE AFFORDABILITY REGULATIONS, WHICH MEANT LENDERS WERE SPENDING ALL DAY INSTEAD OF A FEW HOURS ASSESSING WHETHER A LOAN WAS AFFORDABLE. INSTEAD, THE GOVERNMENT WILL UPDATE THE RESPONSIBLE LENDING CODE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO LENDERS, HOWEVER, THAT, SAY BUDGETERS, WILL MAKE IT HARDER FOR BORROWERS TO BE COMPENSATED. IF A LENDER CURRENTLY FAILS TO CONDUCT A PROPER AFFORDABILITY ASSESSMENT, THE LOAN CAN BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. AND THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME CAN LOOK AT IT AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT LENDER IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE, SO THEY CAN SAY, 'OK YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE A, B AND C, AND YOU DIDN'T, 'THEREFORE, YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR JOB, 'THE BORROWER NEEDS TO BE COMPENSATED.' THIS WOMAN IS RELIEVED TO HAVE HAD HER LOAN REDUCED BEFORE IT GOT THAT FAR, OR SHE AND HER FAMILY WOULD STILL BE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THICK PLUMES OF SMOKE HAVE SHADOWED CANADA'S FAMOUS ROCKY MOUNTAINS FOR THE PAST WEEK, WITH FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING MORE THAN 170 ACTIVE WILDFIRES. AS ITV'S MARTHA FAIRLIE REPORTS, THE RESORT TOWN OF JASPER HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY BADLY HIT. HOMES AND BUSINESSES BURNED TO THE GROUND, STREETS REDUCED TO ASHES ` THERE'S MOM AND DAD'S HOUSE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE FIRST IMAGES TO COME OUT OF THE PICTURESQUE CANADIAN RESORT OF JASPER IN ALBERTA SINCE IT WAS RAVAGED BY A MASSIVE WILDFIRE. 25,000 PEOPLE ` MOST OF THEM TOURISTS ` WERE EVACUATED FROM THE HISTORIC ROCKIES TOWN AS A WILDFIRE STARTED BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON MONDAY GAINED STRENGTH. BY WEDNESDAY EVENING, IT WAS RACING THROUGH THE NATIONAL PARK TOWARDS THE TOWN, WINDS FANNING THE FLAMES. THE BLAZE ADVANCES 3 MILES TO THE EDGE OF TOWN IN JUST 30 MINUTES, FORCING FIREFIGHTERS TO WITHDRAW AS CONDITIONS BECAME TOO DANGEROUS. THE ARRIVAL OF RAIN HAS NOW HELPED CONTAIN THE WORST OF THE FIRE. AUTHORITIES SAY IT'S TOO EARLY TO KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE, BUT IT'S ESTIMATED BETWEEN 30% AND 50% OF JASPER HAS BEEN DESTROYED. AFTER 61 YEARS IN PRINT, THE SUNDAY NEWS WILL ROLL OFF THE PRESSES FOR THE LAST TIME TONIGHT. STUFF ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH THE PAPER WOULD FOLD, SAYING IT WAS NO LONGER A GOOD FIT FOR THE COMPANY. SAPEER MAYRON LOOKS BACK AT THE TABLOID S LEGACY AS 'THE PEOPLE S PAPER'. OCTOBER 1963, RODNEY WARDROP WAS 19 AND EAGERLY AWAITING HIS FIRST EDITION ` THE FIRST EDITION ` OF THE SUNDAY NEWS. I WAS UP ABOUT 8:00, BUT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BEFORE THAT, BRIGHT AND EARLY, WAITING FOR THE PAPER. I WENT IN AND OUT ABOUT 10 TIMES. I THINK FINALLY IT ARRIVED AT ABOUT 11, 11.30, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NO, I WAS QUITE PLEASED, YEAH. I REMEMBER THE HEADLINE WAS SOMETHING LIKE, 'AND A GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO!' IT WAS A GOOD READ. A GOOD READ, INDEED. TABLOID, SURE, BUT RELATABLE? DEFINITELY. IT WAS A WORKING PERSON'S PAPER. IT DIDN'T HOLD ITSELF UP IN ANY ELITIST WAY. WHEN DAME JUDY ARRIVED IN THE EARLY '80S, THE SUNDAY NEWS HAD BEEN RUNNING NAKED WOMEN IN THE PAPER FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS. THERE WAS ONE EARLY ATTEMPT TO COUNTER THE SEXISM OF THE PAGE THREE GIRLS. THE SUNDAY MALE ` THAT'S M-A-L-E ` WAS INTRODUCED, BUT FELL FLAT FOR READERS. MANY OF THEM WERE PATHETIC SPECIMENS, TOO. OCTOBER 1984, FINALLY, DAME JUDI MANAGED TO PUT A STOP TO IT. I REMEMBER DROPPING THE CAR OFF FOR SERVICING AND BEING BERATED BY GARAGE STAFF BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE PAGE THREE TO PUT ON THE WALL. I LEARNT THEN TO GO AND DISGUISE TO THE PLUMBERS, GARAGES, WHATEVER. IT'S NO LONGER THE BOLSHIE RAUNCHY TABLOID, IT WAS IN THE 70S AND 80S, BUT SUNDAY NEWS WINDS UP STILL KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE'S PAPER. STILL TO COME IN SPORT ` WHILE THE FRENCH BRING THE OOH-LA-LA TO THE OLYMPICS, THE KIWIS GET READY TO DO THE MAHI AND GET THE TREATS. AND ROGER THAT ` RTS SHOWS WHY HE'S STILL NUMBER ONE IN THE WARRIORS' WIN LAST NIGHT. WELCOME TO A NEW SWIFT WORLD WITH SUZUKI AND THREENEWS SPORT. KIWI SWIMMER ERIKA FAIRWEATHER WILL DIVE STRAIGHT INTO HER OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN LATER TONIGHT. THE 20-YEAR-OLD WILL GO UP AGAINST THREE OF THE SPORTS BIGGEST NAMES IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED 400M FREESTYLE EVENT. BUT AS IMOGEN WELLS FOUND OUT, HER FAMILY BELIEVE SHE'S MORE THAN READY TO TAKE THEM ON. THE FRENCH OBVIOUSLY LIKE THE GLINT OF SILVER, JUDGING BY TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY, BUT WE KIWIS PREFER GOLD, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A FAMILY CONNECTION. THOUGHT I'D COME OVER AND WATCH MY DAUGHTER SWIM. AND THAT'S ERICA FAIRWEATHER. THE 20-YEAR-OLD WILL TAKE PART IN THE 400M FREESTYLE, WITH HEATS STARTING THIS EVENING, BUT THE REALITY IS STILL SINKING IN FOR SOME. FROM A LITTLE TOWN IN DUNEDIN, GETTING TO THE WORLD STAGE, RACING AGAINST THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE WORLD ` REALISTICALLY, YOU HOPE THEY GET THERE. WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA GET THERE IS A DIFFERENT STORY. THIS IS FAIRWEATHER'S SECOND OLYMPIC GAMES, COMPETING IN 2020 AT JUST 17. DESPITE BEING MORE EXPERIENCED, SHE'LL STILL HAVE TO COUNT ON SOME GOOD LUCK, WITH THREE OF THE WORLD'S BEST SWIMMERS ALSO GOING FOR GOLD. AT THE MOMENT, SHE'S REALLY AN UNDERDOG, SO LET'S HOPE SHE BRINGS IT HOME. BUT ANY COLOUR MEDAL WILL BE FINE. IT WAS ONLY BACK IN FEBRUARY WHEN THE KIWI WON THE WORLD TITLE IN DUBAI. ANNOUNCER: SHE WINS FOR THE KIWIS. FAIRWEATHER TAKES THE GOLD MEDAL. DESPITE THE BIG TRIO NOT BEING AT THE EVENT, IT STILL HELPED HER SELF-BELIEF. SHE'S BEEN GAINING MOMENTUM AND CATCHING UP ON THEM. SO NOW THAT SHE'S ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE WITH THEM AND SHE'S JUST COME OFF, YOU KNOW, A HUGE SUCCESS AT THE WORLD CHAMPS, THAT JUST DOES GIVE HER` THE AMOUNT OF CONFIDENCE IS HUGE. CAN YOU SOMEHOW PUT INTO WORDS HOW PROUD YOU ARE OF YOUR NIECE? (CHUCKLES GENTLY) NO. (CHUCKLES) NO. SHE'S JUST BEEN DOING VERY WELL FOR HERSELF. CHUCKLES: SHE'S DOING SO GREAT. YEAH. SO WE'LL... (LAUGHTER) SORRY. STOP IT! AND THAT EMOTION AND FAMILY PRIDE WILL STAY THE SAME WHETHER SHE MAKES THE PODIUM OR NOT. IMOGEN WELLS JOINS US AGAIN NOW. OK, IMOGEN, FOR THOSE OF US BACK IN NEW ZEALAND, HOW CAN WE GET BEHIND HER? THE FINAL OF THAT 400 M FREESTYLE WHICH BOTH ERICA FAIRWEATHER AND FELLOW KIWI EVE THOMAS WILL BE RACING, THAT RACE IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING ON SUNDAY MORNING AT AROUND 5 AM. AS I MENTIONED THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY QUEUE IS AN ACTION, NEW ZEALAND WILL ALSO BE IN THE SINGLE SKULLS HEATS WERE A NEW ZEALANDER WILL BE DEFENDING HER TOKYO TITLE, SO THERE IS PLENTY TO KEEP YOU BUSY AND ENTERTAINED ON A SATURDAY EVENING. THE NORTHERN MYSTICS WILL GET THE CHANCE TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK 'ANZ PREMIERSHIP' TITLES AFTER SCRAPPING PAST THE MAINLAND TACTIX 68-64 IN THIS AFTERNOON'S ELIMINATION FINAL IN CHRISTCHURCH. IT WAS GOAL FOR GOAL FOR MUCH OF THE FIRST HALF, WITH BOTH SIDES SHOWCASING MOMENTS OF BRILLIANCE. ANNOUNCER: OH MY GOODNESS. ANNOUNCER: OH YES! (APPLAUSE, CHEERING) ANNOUNCER: THERE'S A HIGHLIGHT. (CHUCKLES GENTLY) THAT WAS AWESOME. DESPITE LEADING 35-33 AT HALF-TIME, THE MYSTICS LET THEIR TWO-GOAL ADVANTAGE SLIP IN THE THIRD, TACTIX SHOOTER ELLIE BIRD HELPING HER SIDE TO A THREE-GOAL LEAD HEADING INTO THE FINAL SPELL.UPON BUT IT WASN'T TO BE FOR THE HOSTS. THE MYSTICS PREVAILED BY FOUR GOALS. I THINK FOR US, (VOICE BREAKS) IT'S JUST HARD. WE REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO WIN, AND WE'VE GOT A REALLY EXPERIENCED GROUP. SO WE KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE BEHIND, AND WE KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO KINDA PULL THROUGH. THE MYSTICS WILL FACE MINOR PREMIERS THE CENTRAL PULSE IN NEXT WEEKEND'S GRAND FINAL. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK MADE A BIG CLAIM TO BE THE NUMBER-ONE NUMBER ONE FOR THE WARRIORS LAST NIGHT. ONE OF THE BIG DEBATES OF THE SEASON IS WHO SHOULD BE THE FIRST CHOICE FULLBACK OUT OF HIM AND CHARNZE NICOLL-KLOKSTAD, AND RTS PUT ON A MASTERCLASS IN THE 28-16 HOME WIN OVER THE TIGERS. HERE'S NATASHA PAYNE. FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW, KURT CAPEWELL CHARGED OVER OUT ON THE LEFT. CAPEWELL SCORES! (CROWD ROARS) WITH THE TEAM HIT BY INJURIES, IT WAS TWO OF THE YOUNG GUNS WHO FIRED THE NEXT SHOTS. EDWARD KOSI SCORES IN THE CORNER! (CROWD ROARS) MARTIN COMIN' ACROSS. SHORT BALL! WARRIORS CRASH OVER AND SCORE! (CROWD ROARS) ANNOUNCER: ALI LEIATAUA'S IN. CHANEL HARRIS-TAVITA HARRIS STILL MANAGED A SMILE, HAVING MISSED THREE KICKS LAST WEEK AND TWO ALREADY IN THIS GAME, AND THE SMILE JUST GREW. CHANEL... NAILS IT. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY! THAT GAVE THE WARRIORS A 14-0 LEAD AT THE BREAK. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK THEN KEPT THE TIGERS AT BAY WITH A NUMBER OF TRY-SAVING TACKLES IN THE MATCH. I THOUGHT HE SAVED OUR BACON TIMES, BUT FORMER WARRIOR BUT FORMER WARRIOR STRIPPING AWAY, RACING AWAY. THE WARRIORS YET AGAIN KEEPING THEIR PLAY-OFF HOPES ALIVE. HERE ARE OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT. THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN, WITH THE CITY PULLING OFF A SPECTACULAR RIVER-BASED SHOWPIECE TO OPEN THE GAMES. TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT THE WEATHER. THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND A FRONT IS SPREADING ONTO THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. KEEP AN EYE ON THE LOW OVER THE TASMAN SEA TOO. RAIN IN FIORDLAND AND THE WEST, MAINLY CLEARING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. MAINLY FINE OVERNIGHT, SHOWERS IN THE WEST, FINE FOR THE EAST COAST TOMORROW. PARTLY CLOUDY HERE. WHANGAREI AND KAITAIA, THERE'S A CHANCE OF A SHOWER FROM THE AFTERNOON. 15 FOR HAMILTON AND 16 EVERYWHERE ELSE. MORNING FOG FOR CENTRAL AREAS CLEARING TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND LIGHT WINDS. ROTORUA, NORTHERLIES WILL DEVELOP FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MORNING FROST FOR HASTINGS AND MASTERTON, BUT, LOOK AT THAT, FINE FOR ALL WITH HIGH CLOUD AND WESTERLIES. NAPIER, YOU'LL REACH 18 DEGREES. CLOUDY HERE WITH SOME SHOWERS. WHANGANUI AND PALMERSTON NORTH, YOU SHOULD STAY DRY, UNLIKE WELLINGTON, WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND, SHOWERS TURNING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. EASING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH NORTHERLY WINDS. 13 AND 14 DEGREE HIGHS FOR YOU ALL. A FEW SPOTS OF MORNING RAIN FOR TIMARU, ASHBURTON AND CHRISTCHURCH, THEN IT WILL FINE UP. BLENHEIM, A SHOWER OR TWO POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY. OCCASIONAL RAIN HERE, MAINLY CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT WINDS. DUNEDIN AND OAMARU, YOU'LL GET TO 13 DEGREES. 11 FOR QUEENSTOWN. A FEW SHOWERS IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE WILL GET TO 12 DEGREES. SHOWERS HERE TOO, WITH THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED IN THE COOK ISLANDS. NOW LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE LONG-RANGE FORECAST FOR YOUR PLACE. EARLIER WE ASKED YOU ` WAS THIS MORNING'S OPENING CEREMONY THE BEST ONE YET? 39% OF YOU THINK IT WAS. 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