THAT'S REALITY. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY ANSWERS, I ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION THIS MORNING AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE IT FOR US ALSO HEALTH MINISTERS, THEY DID PUT DOWN TO THE OFFICES WITH A SPIN SHEET, THAT DETAILED EXAMPLES OF SHORT STAFFING OVER THE PERIOD FROM 2022 TO 2023, I.E. UNDER LABOUR'S WATCH, AND THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM POLITICIANS POLITICKING, AND THAT IS THE INFORMATION THEY CHOSE TO PRIORITISE, MINISTERS, THEY DID PUT DOWN TO THE OFFICES WITH A SPIN SHEET, THAT DETAILED EXAMPLES OF SHORT STAFFING OVER THE PERIOD FROM 2022 TO 2023, I.E. UNDER LABOUR'S WATCH, AND THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM POLITICIANS POLITICKING, AND THAT IS THE INFORMATION THEY CHOSE TO PRIORITISE, TRYING TO GET A HANDLE NOTED A NUMBER OF INJURIES. NOTED A NUMBER OF INJURIES. SOME BRUISING TO HER RIGHT THIGH. ON HER LEFT HAND, THERE WAS BLOOD BETWEEN FOREFINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER. TO SLEEP AFTER THE NEWS. SAM IS PRETTY HARD ON HIMSELF, WE'RE SORRY TO BE IMPATIENT, IMOGEN, SPYING ON NEW ZEALAND. COACHING STAFF. SNOW AND SURFACE FLOODING AROUND 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE ATTACK, AS POLICE AND PARAMEDICS ARRIVED, AND FOUND AN UNIMAGINABLE SCENE. OF THE CONFLICTS RAGING ALL AROUND. TEST OLLIE'S HERE WITH SPORT NEXT, THERE'S PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT HAVE TRAVELLED HERE TO WATCH US AND IT'S` YEAH, IT'S AN AMAZING MOMENT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WHAT TOMORROW'S GONNA BRING. THE SORT OF SCENARIOS WE USE IT FOR ARE ` AIRCRAFT CRASHES, INTERNAL FIREFIGHTING, TRAPPED PASSENGERS ON THE AIRCRAFT. WE ALSO USE THIS SIMULATOR TO PRACTICE CUTTING INTO AN AIRCRAFT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE DOORS. TO MAKE THE SIMULATOR EVEN MORE REALISTIC, IT HAS A COLLAPSIBLE NOSECONE AND ALSO A COLLAPSIBLE SIDE WHEEL, WHILE THE INSIDE IS MADE TO MIMIC A REAL AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH THE AIRCRAFT, AND WHEN THERE'S AN AIRCRAFT, THERE'S ALWAYS TOILETS. SO WE NEED TO... MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO ONE INSIDE THE TOILETS. AND THE WAY IT'S DESIGNED IS THAT WE'VE JUST MADE THE SEATS STRONG AND DURABLE, SO WHEN THE GUYS ARE IN HERE BOUNCING THINGS AROUND AND CARRYING TOOLS, IT JUST WON'T BREAK. AS WE GET TO THE FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WE'VE SIMULATED A COCKPIT, WHICH WE CAN STORE PILOTS/CO-PILOTS IN THERE FOR WHEN WE'RE SEARCHING THE CABIN. IT'S A BIG CHANGE FROM HOW THE SIMULATOR USED TO LOOK. THE UPGRADE IS THANKS TO SOME WEST COAST INGENUITY. A DRILLING COMPANY FROM GREYMOUTH GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT FIRE SERVICE TO OFFER ITS HELP. PROBABLY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS WHEN WE GOT INTO IT, IT WAS... UH, QUITE RUSTY... FROM THE START, SO IT TOOK QUITE A BIT TO ACTUALLY REPAIR WHAT WE HAD. IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN EASIER TO START FROM NEW. YOU DON'T REALISE WHAT AN ASSET IT IS. THEY'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO TRAIN ON, SO... THE SIMULATOR HAS PROVED SUCH A HIT THAT OTHER AIRPORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN MAKING ENQUIRIES. SO YOU COULD BE SEEING MORE OF THESE STRANGE LITTLE BLACK PLANES APPEARING SOON. TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AHEAD AT THE WEATHER ` AND THE HEAVY SNOW IS HEADING NORTH, HEATHER? HEADING NORTH, BUT STILL STAYING IN THE SOUTH. BUT NOTE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE NORTH ISLAND ` IT'S NOT EXACTLY DRY. WHEN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY SETTLES UNDER UNDER HIGH PRESSURE LATER THIS WEEK, HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS HIT THE UPPER NORTH. BUT FIRST, HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES OVERNIGHT ` AROUND 40cm SET TO SETTLE ABOVE 400m, WITH A HEAVY RAIN WATCH FROM CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. THE NORTHERN PASSES STILL HAVE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND EASTERLY GALES EXPECTED TILL TOMORROW. FULL FORECAST IS NEXT. BUT IT'S CLEAR FROM FRIDAY. AND WE MOVE FROM HEAVY RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW, TO CLEAR SKIES, BUT WITH SEVERE FROST. BLACK ICE WILL LIKELY BE PROBLEMATIC. IT'S SET TO GET VERY COLD. COLD ` BUT FINE, AND GIVEN THAT TREBLE CONE ALONE GOT OVER 50CM OF SNOW IN JUST THE LAST 24 HOURS, I IMAGINE A FEW PEOPLE MIGHT BE CALLING IN 'SICK' FOR THE END OF THE WEEK? I CAN FEEL IT COMING ON FOR ME AS WELL, WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE MY BOSS IS WATCHING. A WAIKATO MAN HAS CAUGHT AN UNUSUAL BIRD SIGHTING ON CAMERA ` A WHITE TUI. MACIEJ KISIEL WAS TAKING A BREAK FROM BUILDING A FENCE ON HIS TE MIRO PROPERTY WHEN HE AND PARTNER SARAH NOTICED A STRIKING WHITE BIRD IN THEIR CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE. AFTER INITIALLY WONDERING IF IT WAS A PARROT, PHOTOS HELPED IDENTIFY IT AS A TUI. YEAH, IT WAS INCREDIBLE, YOU KNOW? IT FELT LIKE... AS IF AN ANGEL ` I'M GOING TO REPEAT IT ` AS IF AN ANGEL LANDED ON THIS TREE. THE WHITE COLOURING IS THOUGHT TO BE CAUSED BY A GENETIC MUTATION. EARLIER, WE ASKED YOU IF YOU THOUGHT AIR NEW ZEALAND WAS RIGHT TO ABANDON ONE OF ITS EMISSIONS TARGETS, AND INTERESTINGLY, YOU ARE SPLIT ON THE ISSUE, WITH 49% SAYING YES. THAT IS THREE NEWS FOR TONIGHT ` THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US BY EMAILING NEWSROOM@STUFF.CO.NZ OR HEAD TO THE STUFF WEBSITE. I'M LLOYD BURR. PO MARIE ` THE TEAM WILL BE BACK WITH YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY LENA ERAKOVICH AND TUI TIPENE.