IT'S WEDNESDAY THE 31st OF JULY. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST WE MOVE ON TO AUGUST TOMORROW. WE'VE WAITED AND WAITED. SOME OF US EVEN SHOWED PATIENCE. YES, DAY FOUR AT THE OLYMPICS AND A MEDAL IS FINALLY HERE FOR AOTEAROA IN PARIS, INNIT, CHRIS? BONJOUR CHRIS. WHAT I SAY? WAIT AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE. NEW ZEALAND WILL BE TAKING HOME ITS FIRST MEDAL. THESE KIWIS ARE SHARING THE BREAKFAST LAPTOP TODAY, WE ARE WATCHING THE GAME FROM HERE. WHAT COLOUR DO WE WANT? BLACK, SILVER. NO, WE WANT GOLD. THE HEART IS RACING. ALL THE NERVES THIS MORNING. MICHAELA BLYDE HAS JUST SCORED. WE ARE BACK AND THIS. KIDS HAVE NO FILTER. WE ARE ALL WITH THE BLACK FENCE. WE ARE ALL BY THE BLACKBIRDS. IT WE ARE ALL JUST REALLY NERVOUS. BLACK FERNS* LET'S GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD. AS YOU'VE JUST HEARD, NEW ZEALAND'S SET FOR THEIR FIRST MEDAL OF THE PARIS OLYMPIC, WITH THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS TAKING ON CANADA IN THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH. WE'LL BRING YOU THE RESULT OF THAT GAME AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT. NEW ZEALAND'S CURRENTLY JUST AHEAD 14-12. HAYDEN WILDE'S SHOT AT OLYMPIC GOLD IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON REMAINS ON HOLD DUE TO THE POOR WATER QUALITY OF THE SEINE. OLYMPIC OFFICIALS POSTPONED THE RACE DUE TO THE RIVER'S WATER QUALITY BELOW HEALTH STANDARDS. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM MADE AWARE AT AROUND 3.30am PARIS TIME. HAYDEN'S SWEET AS, MATE. HE WENT FOR A RUN TODAY, HE WENT FOR A SWIM TODAY. HE'S... HE'S CHILL. HE DOESN'T CARE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HE JUST DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE A DUATHLON. THAT'S ALL HE'S WORRIED ABOUT COS IF HE WINS IT, HE DOESN'T WANT THIS TO BE AN OVERSHADOWING THING BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, 'HEY, IT'S PROBABLY WORKED INTO HIS FAVOUR.' HE DOESN'T WANT THAT. HONESTLY, HE DOESN'T WANT THAT. HE WANTS IT TO BE A TRIATHLON. ALL OF THESE GUYS WANT IT TO BE A TRIATHLON. ALL OF THESE GUYS WANT IT TO BE A TRIATHLON. IT'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A BIT DIRTY. THERE ARE CERTAINLY WORSE PLACES WERE SWUM. AND LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME. BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RACES ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE LATER TONIGHT, WATER QUALITY PENDING. CHAMPION EMMA TWIGG HAS DELIVERED A DOMINANT QUARTER-FINAL PERFORMANCE AS SHE LOOKS TO WIN GOLD AGAIN IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLE SCULLS. THE 37-YEAR-OLD IN COMPLETE COMMAND AS SHE CLINCHED HER PLACE IN THE SEMI-FINALS. THAT WAS STUNNING. NOTHING SURPRISING HERE ABOUT THE QUARTER-FINAL WINNER. AND TOM MCINTOSH, WHO WON GOLD IN THE EIGHT IN TOKYO, WAS EQUALLY CONVINCING IN THE MEN'S SINGLES, WINNING HIS QUARTER. NEW ZEALAND FLAGBEARER JO ALEH AND HER 49ER FX SAILING PARTNER MOLLY MEECH HAVE JUMPED UP THE LEADERBOARD ON DAY 3 OF COMPETITION FROM 19TH TO 7TH, THANKS TO 3 PODIUM FINISHES. THE 49ER CREW HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY IN THE MEN'S SKIFF, ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE DROPPING FROM FIRST TO THIRD AFTER FINISHING WELL DOWN THE FLEET IN TODAY'S THREE RACES. TO OTHER NEWS NOW, AND OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL HAS CLOSED SEVERAL ROADS ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT DELAYS IF TRAVELLING ON STATE HIGHWAY 8, TWIZEL TO FAIRLIE, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED. THE AORAKI MT COOK HIGHWAY REMAINS SHUT DUE TO SNOW AND ICE AND NEAR CHRISTCHURCH, THE PORTERS PASS IS NOT OPEN. AN UPDATE IS EXPECTED AT 8am. A THIRD GIRL HAS DIED IN HOSPITAL AFTER A STABBING IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND YESTERDAY. A VIGIL WILL BE HELD IN SOUTHPORT THIS MORNING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS. THE TOWN IS STILL REELING FROM THE ATTACK, WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES CLOSING OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE FAMILIES AFFECTED. 8 PEOPLE REMAIN IN A CRITICAL CONDITION IN HOSPITAL, INCLUDING 5 CHILDREN. TENSIONS REMAIN HIGH IN VENEZUELA AFTER PROTESTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COUNTRY'S DISPUTED ELECTION RESULTS. PRESIDENT NICOLAS MADURO SECURED A THIRD SIX-YEAR TERM IN POWER ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL, WHICH IS LOYAL TO HIS PARTY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HIT THE STREETS AT THE URGING OF THE OPPOSITION, WHO CLAIM ELECTION FRAUD WAS COMMITTED. THE DEMONSTRATIONS WERE INITIALLY PEACEFUL, BUT CLASHES SOON BROKE OUT BETWEEN PROTESTERS AND RIOT POLICE. PRESIDENT MADURO HAS DENOUNCED THE PROTESTS, CALLING THEM AN ATTEMPTED COUP. TOUGH QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED OF THE ACTING HEAD OF THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE AS THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING INTO THE TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT CONTINUES. ACTING DIRECTOR RONALD ROWE JUNIOR, WHO STEPPED INTO THE ROLE AFTER KIM CHEATLE RESIGNED, SAID HE WAS ASHAMED OF THE AGENCY'S PERFORMANCE ON THE DAY. IT COMES AFTER TEXT MESSAGES WERE REVEALED INDICATING A SUSPICIOUS PERSON HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NEARBY ROOFTOP MORE THAN 90 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE. ROWE ADMITTED THAT TEXT CHAINS WERE INSUFFICIENT FOR COMMUNICATION AND STRESSED THAT OFFICERS WOULD BE TOLD TO USE THEIR RADIOS MORE. AND FINALLY, THE GOLD MEDALS AREN'T JUST BEING HANDED OUT IN PARIS, WITH THE SOUTH ISLAND FINALLY CLAIMING ITS FIRST EVER BAKELS NEW ZEALAND SUPREME PIE AWARD. FROM THE RANGIORA BAKERY, ARLYN THOMPSON TOOK OUT THE TOP PRIZE AT LAST NIGHT'S AWARDS, JUST THE SECOND FEMALE BAKER TO SCOOP UP THE TITLE. HER SLOW-COOKED SUMATRA-STYLE BEEF WON FOR THE GOURMET MEAT ENTRY, ALSO TAKING OUT GOLD IN THE MINCE AND GRAVY CATEGORY. AMONG OTHER AWARD-WINNING BAKERS, LAST YEAR'S WINNER PATRICK LAM WAS THERE SECURING GOLD FOR BOTH THE STEAK AND GRAVY AND VEGETARIAN VARIETIES. I HAVE SOME VERY EXCITED PEOPLE NEXT TO ME. 19-12. THIS IS VERY EXCITING. HOW MANY MINUTES TO GO? I DON'T KNOW. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FRENCH MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS, THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY, AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. 16 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH, SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA, OTHERWISE A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU FURTHER SOUTH OF THE REGION, EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. 15 THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES, BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. A HIGH OF 9 FOR BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. 6 THE HIGH IN OAMARU AND ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, ITS LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. 9 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. THE WAIT IS OVER. BREAKING NEWS FOR YOU, NEW ZEALAND HAS ITS GOLD MEDAL. THE BLACK FERN SEVENS HAVE BEATEN CANADA. THEY HAVE GOT THE JOB DONE. I WAS NERVOUS BEFORE WHEN PORTIA WENT OFF, BUT THE SMILES ON THE GIRLS FACES, THAT IS AWESOME. WE WON OUR FIRST MEDAL. NEW ZEALAND HAS WON ALL OF ITS MATCHES BY 26 POINTS. BUT CANADA MADE IT TOUGH FOR THEM THIS MATCH. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE. NO COMPLACENCY THERE AFTER CANADA SEMI FINAL RESULT, BUT IT IS A GOLD MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. COME AND STAND UP, AND YOU CAN SAY HELLO. TELL ME, YOU WERE COMMENTATING THE ENTIRE GAME, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT PERFORMANCE? I THINK IT WAS QUITE GOOD, BUT WHEN IT FIRST STARTED OFF, IT WAS GETTING READY TO ATTACK, BECAUSE CANADA WAS GOING FULL POWER. BUT THEY WEREN'T ENOUGH TO BEAT THE KIWIS. HE SAID TO ME BEFORE, YOU SAID YOU WANTED A SILVER METAL, YES. THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED. PUT MY WORDS ALWAYS HELP ME WITH WHO'S GOING TO... REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY ITS GENIUS. STACEY WAAKA, SHE ALSO SCORED IN THE FINAL. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE YOUNGER PLAYERS? THE YOUNGER PLAYERS HAVE STOOD UP AGAINST WORLD-CLASS TEAM, THEY'VE BEEN DIRECT AND ELECTRIC. CANADA HAD NO ANSWERS FOR THEM. THIS TEAM HAS BEEN ACCURATE THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST MATCH THEY HAVE BEEN TESTED THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT, AND IT'S GREAT THAT IT WAS IN A FINAL, IT GOT NERVOUS RACKING AT SOME POINTS, BUT RISI POURI-LANE MICHAELA BLYDE, THEY HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE. OUR FIRST MEDAL OF THE GAMES, AND YOU CAN SEE THE STADIUM IS EMPTYING OUT. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EXCITED TO PARTY AND THE STADIUM. THE KIWI FANS HAVE BEEN RIGHT UP AND AMONGST IT AS WELL, I'M SURE THEY ARE GOING TO BE CELEBRATING MORE THAN THE PLAYERS. THE BLACK FERN SEVENS ARE THE FIRST WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM TO GO BACK TO BACK AT AN OLYMPIC GAMES, SO THIS TEAM ARE ALSO HISTORY MAKERS. THEY ARE SOAKING UP THAT WAS FAIR, HOW ARE THINGS WHERE YOU ARE? GET THOSE GIRLS A PICTURE NOW, AND HANG THEM IN THE LOUVRE, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE HOME OF NEW ZEALAND SPORTS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, A FEW HUNDRED PACKED INTO HERE TODAY. AND RIDING THE HIGHS WITH THESE GUYS WAS SOMETHING ELSE. I STILL HAVE GOOSEBUMPS. THE VILLA MARIA IS FLOWING, AND I CAN'T BLAME THEM FOR THAT/ I FEEL A BIT BETTER NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THE GOLD. HOW GOOD THE CHAMPAGNE TASTE AFTER THAT WIN? I AM SO PROUD OF THAT TEAM. WE ARE HOPING FOR MORE GOLD MEDALS TO COME. WILL TAKE YOU FOR A TOUR. GIVE US A CHEER. WE HAVE PHOENIX JOURNEYS, WE HAVE BLACK FERN'S JERSEYS, AND WHERE HERE TO SEE THESE GIRLS GETTING MEDALS. IT IS PARTY TIME ALL OVER. IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT CROWD HERE. I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU, YOU THINK BACK TO RIO WHEN THE BLACK FERN SEVENS ONE SILVER, THEY WERE GUTTED. THEY WENT TO TOKYO, AND THERE WAS A MASSIVE MONKEY OFF THEIR BACK TO WIN GOLD, WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT THE CHANGE IN THEIR DOMINANCE THAT THEY COME HERE, DOMINATE, AND WIN AGAIN? THEY WERE TOP OF THE TABLE, THEY HAVE BEEN A GOOD TEAM BUILDING. IT WAS AUSTRALIA WHO WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE BIG THREAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY AUSTRALIA BOMBED OUT. PLAYING IN FRONT OF A CROWD THIS TOURNAMENT, AND TOKYO, THEY HAD NO FANS, THEY HAD NO ONE THERE, BUT IN THIS ONE, THEY HAVE HAD THE WHOLE CROWD BACKING THEM. THAT HAS TO BE A MAJOR BOOST. YOU WILL BE PARTYING WITH ALL THE 69,000 FANS THAT ARE IN THERE. I'M TOLD THE MEDAL CEREMONY IS IN AROUND 20 MINUTES. WILL HAVE PLENTY OF CELEBRATION FROM HERE AND AROUND PARIS. IT IS SERIOUSLY SO GOOD. I DO NEED TO MENTION SARAH HIRINI AND RISI POURI-LANE WHO WERE THE COCAPTAINS AND HAD A MASSIVE PART IN WINNING GOLD. ONE OTHER THING TO THAT AT THE END OF THIS GAME, TYLA KING, WHO WAS ALSO RETIRING ALONGSIDE PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE, TYLER GOES OVER TO THE SIDELINE, TO AND INJURED TEAM MEMBER, AND THAT SHOWS HOW TIGHT THE TEAM IS, BECAUSE SHE KNEW HOW MUCH THAT WOULD MEAN TO HER. I CAN'T EVEN TAKE IT IN. I AM SO HAPPY. DAY FOR, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE BLACK FERNS HAVE DONE IT. AND THEY HAVE GOT US GOLD. AND HERE WE ARE, DRINKING COFFEE. WHERE ARE OUR BUBBLES? I KNEW WE WERE GOING TO GET A MEDAL, AND I KNEW IT WAS GOING TO COME FROM THEM. I AM HAPPY. NEW ZEALAND TODAY IS A GREAT DAY. E WHAI AKE NEI ` UNDERCONSUMPTION CORE IS THE LATEST TREND TAKING OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. WHAT IS IT AND WILL IT BE GOOD FOR OUR PLANET? FIND OUT NEXT. # I GOT THE WORDS I LOVE YOU SITTING ON THE TIP OF MY TONGUE # IF YOU'VE JUST WOKEN UP, WE HAVE WON OUR FIRST GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS. HAVE YOU EVER USED A TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY EMPTY? OR PERHAPS YOU'VE REPAIRED A PIECE OF CLOTHING INSTEAD OF REPURCHASING IT? IF SO, YOU'VE UNKNOWINGLY BEEN PARTICIPATING IN TIKTOK'S LATEST TREND, 'UNDERCONSUMPTION CORE'. IT FOCUSES ON BUYING LESS, REUSING ITEMS, AND REDUCING WASTE. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY PROFESSOR LISA MCNEILL FROM UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO'S BUSINESS SCHOOL. MORENA, PROFESSOR. GOOD MORNING. HERE'S THE THING. WHAT ON EARTH WERE PEOPLE WERE DOING BEFORE THIS WAS LABELLED UNDER CONSUMPTION CORE? I THINK MANY PEOPLE WERE ALREADY DOING THIS. OUR GRANDPARENTS CERTAINLY. WHAT IS CONSUMPTION CORE? IT'S A PERFORMATIVE VERSION OF CONSUMPTION. IT IS SHOWING THE WORLD HOW YOU ARE CONSUMING FOR EVERY ACTION. SO IT'S A CONTRAST TO TRADITIONAL CONSUMERISM. CONSUMERISM OF THE SEA HAS RISEN OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES, THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE WASTE ASSOCIATED, AND WE'VE SEEN A SHIFT TOWARDS MORE CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, WHICH REALLY THIS FITS INTO. IT IS A WAY OF MARKETING THE CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION. HOW DOES UNDER CONSUMPTION DIFFER FROM MINIMALISM? I THINK UNDER CONSUMPTION IS JUST A REALLY CLEVER TERM. PERHAPS THE TICK-TOCK GENERATION. I'M NOT SURE THAT IT DIFFERS FROM MANY OF THE TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE YEARS, GOING RIGHT BACK TO FRUGALITY OR CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION. MINIMALISM IS LIVING WITH LESS, UNDER CONSUMPTION, I'M NOT SURE PEOPLE ARE NECESSARILY UNDER CONSUMING, THEY ARE JUST MAKING CHOICES TO CONSUME LESS AND WASTE LESS. AS SOCIAL MEDIA IN YOUR MIND DISTORTING THE PERCEPTION OF NORMAL CONSUMPTION? ABSOLUTELY. PERHAPS OUR GRANDPARENTS AGAIN, YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING, HE CONSUMED IT, PRIVATELY OR AROUND FAMILY OR CLOSE FRIENDS, NOW FRIENDS ARE PURCHASED AND DISPLAYED JUST FOR THAT SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION. THINGS ARE WASTED AND UNDERUSED. ARE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCES USELESS AND POINTLESS? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT. I WOULD SAY IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REACH PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEIR CONSUMPTION, PERHAPS IT WILL SHIFT A GENERATION OR A GROUP OF PEOPLE'S MINDSET AROUND CONSUMPTION, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. I'M ALWAYS TOLD BY MY COLLEAGUES TO FIND A POSITIVE AND EVERY STORY, SUSTAINABILITY, THERE HAS TO BE A POSITIVE, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. IF IT'S IN UN, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY SHIFTING THEIR BEHAVIOUR, THEN IT IS BENEFICIAL. AND THIS IS ONE EFFORTS TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. I LOVE YOUR DIPLOMATIC ANSWER ON WHETHER SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCES ARE USELESS AND POINTLESS AND IN MY MIND THEY ARE. WE ARE ALREADY DOING THIS. AND SUDDENLY THEY COME IN. BUT THEIR REACH IS A MUCH WIDER AND THEREFORE` ALL OF US IS COMING BACK BECAUSE OF SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCES. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE REACTION TO THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS WINNING GOLD. STAY WITH US. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Ready! (BOTH CHEER) (LAUGHS) VOICEOVER: Small steps can help you achieve your goals. Get your money one step ahead with ASB. # I STILL LOVE YOU. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. ITS 6:27. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, YOU MUST BE UNDER A ROCK ` BLACK FERNS VS CANADA, 19-12. HOW GOOD WERE OUR WAHINE TOA?! MORENA! HOW GOOD IS IT? WE ARE ON THE BOARD! I WAS NERVOUS FOR A WHILE, AFTER SEEING CANADA. THEY ARE AN AWESOME BUDGET AND YOU ARE SO HAPPY FOR THEM, WHAT A TEAM, OUR SEVENS PLAYERS. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WHO DESERVE MEDALS AND THAT'S TEAM, AND I AM SO STOKED FOR THEM, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO THROW UP OR CRY. SO WE HAVE GOLD AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE MORE MEDALS COMING TONIGHT, HOPEFULLY. WILDE COULD BE IT. THE RACE HAS BEEN PUT BACK BECAUSE OF THE RIVER POLLUTION. YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS ALL. TONIGHT, IT'S SO HOT THAT HONESTLY, I WANT TO JUMP ON THE RIVER JUST TO COOL DOWN. BUT WHAT A STRANGE DAY IT HAS BEEN, WAKING UP AND SEEING THAT USE, AND BEING NEAR THE START. ONE AMERICAN CAME UP TO US AND SAID, WHAT'S GOING ON, WHERE IS THE TRIATHLON? AND WE HAD TO TELL HIM IT WAS POSTPONED. I TALKED TO HAYDEN AND HIS COAT, THEY HAD TO CHANGE THINGS UP A LITTLE BIT AND READJUST THEIR SCHEDULE, EATING AND SLEEPING WISE. THEY WENT OUT FOR A BIT OF A RUN AND THE BIKE AND THEN WENT TO THE TRANSITION AREA. IT HAS BEEN A BIT OF A REJIG. I CAUGHT UP WITH HAYDEN'S BROTHER. HAYDEN'S SWEET AS, MATE. HE WENT FOR A RUN TODAY, HE WENT FOR A SWIM TODAY. HE'S... HE'S CHILL. HE DOESN'T CARE WHEN IT HAPPENS, HE JUST DOESN'T WANT IT TO BE A DUATHLON. THAT'S ALL HE'S WORRIED ABOUT COS IF HE WINS IT, HE DOESN'T WANT THIS TO BE AN OVERSHADOWING THING BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, 'HEY, IT'S PROBABLY WORKED INTO HIS FAVOUR.' HE DOESN'T WANT THAT. HONESTLY, HE DOESN'T WANT THAT. HE WANTS IT TO BE A TRIATHLON. ALL OF THESE GUYS WANT IT TO BE A TRIATHLON. THEY'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR THIS ONE SINCE THE LAST OLYMPICS, AND I THINK IT'LL ONLY BE RIGHT IF IT HAPPENS AND IT WILL BE A TRIATHLON. WE PUT NUMEROUS QUESTIONS TO THE BOARD, AND TO BE FAIR, THEY KINDA PALMED THEM AWAY. NOT WITHOUT A CARE BUT THEY THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS SWEET. WHERE AS YOU HAVE ATHLETES THAT, HAYDEN DOESN'T WANT TO GO AND WIN A DUATHLON GOLD. IF IT WOULD GO TO A DUATHLON, IT WOULD BE A DISADVANTAGE. WE ALSO CAUGHT UP WITH KIRKWOOD. LIKE, I WAS PRETTY CONFIDENT THEY WERE GOING TO RACE THIS MORNING. UM, BUT IT'S BEEN DELAYED. I THINK WORLD TRIATHLON WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO SAVE FACE AND HAVE THIS RACE GO AHEAD. SO I THINK THEY WILL BE PUSHING REALLY HARD FOR IT TO BE` RACE TOMORROW, SO, UM, YEAH, I'D BE SURPRISED IF IT DOESN'T GO AHEAD, BUT ALSO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY DELAYED IT AGAIN. UM, IF THE WATER QUALITY IS NOT QUITE RIGHT. I MEAN, NO ONE WANTS TO BE SWIMMING IN A POLLUTED WATER, SO. I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF IT GOES AHEAD EITHER, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO SAVE FACE AFTER BEING SO ADAMANT THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN. THE INTERESTING THING THOUGH IS THAT IT HAS BEEN A PERFECT FEW DAYS IN PARIS. THERE ARE NOW FORECAST TO BE THUNDERSTORMS AND RAIN, SO IT'S NOT GOOD THIS MORNING, WHAT DOES THE RAIN MEAN FOR THE WATER QUALITY? PLENTY MORE TO PLAY OUT HERE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WE WILL FIND OUT ABOUT 4 AM PARIS TIME. AND EARLY ON IN THE AFTERNOON YOUR TIME. WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, PARTICULARLY AT 6 PM TONIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT UPDATE. INDIVIDUAL WOMEN ARE ON TONIGHGT. AND OTHER OLYMPICS NEWS... WE WON GOLD. AND ALSO THE GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME... BILES? YES, GOLD. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE JOINS US NOW FROM PARIS. MORENA, MICHELLE. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE WHAT FIRST GOLD MEDAL. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE MEDAL CEREMONY TO GET UNDERWAY, BUT WHAT A MATCH. THE SEVENS CAME AWAY WITH THE GOODS, 19-12 AGAINST CANADA, AND THEY WERE PRETTY DOMINANT ALONG THE WAY. THE ONLY HECK UP WAS PORTIA GETTING A YELLOW CARD. BLYDE CAME THROUGH. AND WHAT A WAY TO SEND OUT SOME LEGENDS OF THE GAME, ENDING WOODCLIFFE'S CAREER. YOU CAN BET THOSE GUYS WILL BE A CELEBRATING WAY INTO THE NIGHT. AND THEY DESERVE TO. REIGNING CHAMPION EMMA TWIGG CLEARED AWAY FROM HER RIVALS OVER THE 2000 METRE COURSE. TOM MCINTOSH WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE IN THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALS, AS HE LOOKS TO ADD TO HIS GOLD FROM THE LAST OLYMPICS WITH THE MEN'S EIGHT. IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINTING DAY IN THE POOL FOR OUR OLYMPIC SWIMMERS. FREESTYLERS EVE THOMAS AND CAMERON GRAY DIDN'T PROGRESS FROM THE HEATS. AND LEWIS CLAREBURT ALSO STRUGGLED, COMING HOME SEVENTH IN HIS 200m BUTTERFLY HEAT. THAT CONCLUDED A BUSY CAMPAIGN FOR THE WELLINGTON SWIMMER. THE MEN'S BLACK STICKS LOOK UNLIKELY TO PROGRESS BEYOND POOL PLAY AFTER A THIRD LOSS IN PARIS. NEW ZEALAND'S FALLEN TO ARGENTINA 2-0, LEAVING THEM WITHOUT A POINT AND SITTING FIFTH. THEIR REMAINING GAMES ARE AGAINST TOKYO SILVER MEDALLISTS, AUSTRALIA AND IRELAND, WHO ARE ALSO YET TO WIN A GAME. TO OTHER NEWS NOW, AND SEVERAL ROADS ARE CLOSED ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS MORNING AFTER OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT DELAYS IF TRAVELLING ON STATE HIGHWAY 8, TWIZEL TO FAIRLIE, WHICH HAS BEEN CLOSED. THE AORAKI MT COOK HIGHWAY REMAINS SHUT DUE TO SNOW AND ICE, AND NEAR CHRISTCHURCH, THE PORTERS PASS IS NOT OPEN. AN UPDATE IS EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING. A THIRD CHILD HAS DIED IN HOSPITAL AFTER A STABBING IN NORTHWEST ENGLAND YESTERDAY. A VIGIL IS BEING HELD IN SOUTHPORT THIS MORNING TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS. THE TOWN IS STILL REELING FROM THE ATTACK, WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS DESCRIBING THEIR SHOCK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT... WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS A DEVASTATING NIGHTMARE. YOU KNOW, IT'S SO SHOCKING. WE'RE IN A SEASIDE TOWN, CHILDREN SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAYS. AND AT THE BEGINNING OF IT, THIS TRAGEDY'S HAPPENED. EIGHT PEOPLE REMAIN IN A CRITICAL CONDITION IN HOSPITAL, INCLUDING FIVE CHILDREN. AT LEAST 123 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER MASSIVE LANDSLIDES TRIGGERED BY HEAVY RAIN IN SOUTHERN INDIA. HUNDREDS MORE ARE MISSING, WITH FEARS THEY COULD BE TRAPPED IN AREAS INACCESSIBLE TO EMERGENCY SERVICES. ATTEMPTS TO RESCUE SURVIVORS ARE BEING HAMPERED BY A BRIDGE COLLAPSE AND CONTINUING DOWNPOURS. THE LANDSLIDES ARE THE WORST DISASTER TO HIT THE KERALA REGION SINCE 2018. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY POP MUSIC) (FUNKY POP MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS, THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY, AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. 16 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH, SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA, OTHERWISE A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU FURTHER SOUTH OF THE REGION, EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. 15 THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES, BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. A HIGH OF 9 FOR BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. 6 THE HIGH IN OAMARU AND ALEXANDRA. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, ITS LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. 9 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. THANK YOU, WENDY. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FISHER FUNDS. TODAY WE HAVE WEALTH ADVISER LEAD AT FISHER FUNDS LAURA O'REILY WITH US, AND SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT KIWISAVER. BUT WHEN LAURA FIRST JOINED KIWISAVER IN 2008, AT THE START OF HER WORKING LIFE, THAT WASN'T THE CASE. SO LAURA IS JOINING US TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS SHE WISHED SHE'D KNOWN ABOUT KIWISAVER WHEN SHE FIRST JOINED UP. MORENA, LAURA. LET'S GO BACK TO 2008 ` WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS YOU WISH YOU KNEW? LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, I DIDN'T ACTUALLY MAKE AN ACTIVE CHOICE WHEN IT CAME TO MY KIWI SAVER PROVIDER. I WAS A DEFAULT MEMBER, WHICH MEANT I WAS AUTOMATICALLY ALLOCATED A KIWI SAVER PROVIDER AND PUT IN THE DEFAULT STRATEGY FUND, WHICH AT THE TIME WAS A CONSERVATIVE FUND, WHICH I NOW KNOW IS NOT THE TYPE OF FUNDS THAT IS RIGHT FOR ME, ESPECIALLY BEING SO YOUNG. AND MAY BE ASSUMPTION THAT THE AUTOMATIC OPTION IS THE BEST OPTION. I STARTED DOING MY RESEARCH, SO LOOKING AT DIFFERENT KIWI SAVER PROVIDERS, SEEING WHAT WILL HELP ME CHOOSE A BIT OF FUN FOR MY GOALS ARE MY AGE. WE'RE GOING BACK TO 2008 NOW, AT THE TIME YOU GO, RIGHT, COOL. OF COURSE, AND HINDSIGHT IS 2020. THINGS LIKE SAVING SMALL AMOUNTS REGULARLY, THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED? OF COURSE. I WISH THAT I BETTER UNDERSTOOD THE VALUE OF TIME. CITING AT WORKING PART-TIME, THE VALUE OF MY ACTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS WAS PRETTY LOW AND LOOKED WAS EASY TO LOOK AT THE BALANCE AND THINK, I WILL LOOK AT IT WHEN IT IS BIGGER. BUT WHAT I UNDERSTAND NOW IS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE VALUE OF WHAT I WAS CONTRIBUTING IS PRETTY LOW, THE VALUE OF THE TIME THAT I HAD WAS ACTUALLY WORTH A LOT, AND THAT IS THE POWER OF INVESTING. THAT'S WHAT WE CALL COMPOUNDING ` AS A KIWI SAVER GROWS, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT EARNING RETURNS ON THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS. YOU ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN INTEREST ON TOP OF THOSE RETURNS. WOULD I BE LOOKING TO DO TODAY WOULD BE MAXIMISING THE POTENTIAL OF THOSE EARLY YEARS ` MAKING SURE I HAD THE STRATEGY WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GROWTH FOR ME AND POTENTIALLY LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDS HERE AND THERE, JUST I COULD HAVE AS MUCH INVESTED FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. YOU WENT OVERSEAS WERE LITTLE BIT AND THEN YOU STOP CONTRIBUTING. YES. (CHUCKLES) I COULD HAVE DONE BETTER WHEN I WENT OVERSEAS. AT THE TIME, I WAS REALLY BUSY, BUILDING A CAREER, EXPLORING SENDING MONEY BACK HOME REGULARLY WASN'T TOP OF MIND. WHAT IT MEANT WAS THAT ALTHOUGH I HAD MY KIWI SAVER INVESTED, IT WASN'T GETTING THOSE CONTRIBUTIONS AND I DIDN'T GET THE COMPOUNDING EFFECT. ONE PSYCHOTIC CONTRACT, IT WAS STILL ACTUALLY REALLY HELPFUL WHEN IT CAME TO BUYING A FIRST TIME, BUT IT HAD KNOWN THEN WHAT I DO NOW, I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY. LOVE IT, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. ME U TONU MAI ` HOMEMADE SUNSCREEN MAY SOUND WHOLESOME AND CHEMICAL-FREE, BUT IS IT SAFE? WHY A TIKTOK RECIPE IS RAISING CONCERNS. # BODY ON MY... # BODY ON MY... # YOU GOT THAT JAMES DEAN, DAYDREAM, LOOK IN YOUR EYE. # I GOT THAT RED LIP, CLASSIC, THING THAT YOU LIKE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT'S COMPETITION TIME, BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY FOOD BAG. THIS WEEK, YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THREE MY FOOD BAG SUPPORTER PACKS, EACH VALUED AT UP TO $1000 AS THE OFFICIAL MEAL KIT OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, MY FOOD BAG IS NOT ONLY SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETES ON THE WORLD STAGE, BUT ALSO THE FANS BACK HOME, CHEERING THEM ON WITH THEIR OFFICIAL SUPPORTER BURGERS ON THE MENU FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz TO ENTER, AND WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THREE LUCKY WINNERS ON THURSDAY MORNING. IT WILL BE YOUR CHANCE FOR GOLD ` NOT THE MIDDLE OF COURSE, BECAUSE THAT HAS GONE TO THE BLACK FERNS, BECAUSE YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU ARE EATING GOLD. A TIK TOK INFLUENCER IN THE U.S. HAS TRIGGERED A GLOBAL SUNSCREEN CONTROVERSY AFTER POSTING A VIDEO OF HER HUSBAND MIXING A HOMEMADE SPF CONCOCTION. WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME OUTSIDE BY THE POOL AND I REALISED WE RAN OUT OF SUNSCREEN. I ASKED LACHIE TO MAKE ME SOME. HE STARTED BY ADDING SOME COCONUT INTO HIS BOWL, MAKING SURE EVERYTHING WAS VERY PRECISE BEFORE MOVING ON TO ADDING SOME BEESWAX, SHEA BUTTER, AND ALSO SOME COCOA BUTTER. ONCE ALL OF THAT WAS COMBINED IN THE BOWL, HE ADDED SOME JOJOBA OIL AS WELL. HE THEN FILLED A POT WITH SOME WATER BEFORE PLACING IT ON THE STOVE, LETTING IT COME TO A BOIL AND PLACING THE GLASS BOWL ON TOP. HE CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED UNTIL EVERYTHING WAS MELTED AND COMBINED; ONCE IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE HEAT, HE ADDED SOME ZINC OXIDE POWDER TO THAT, BEFORE WHISKING THAT ALL TOGETHER FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, JUST MAKING SURE THAT IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER. ONCE EVERYTHING WAS COMBINED, HE TRANSFERRED IT OVER TO A GLASS JAR BEFORE CLOSING THAT, AND POPPING THAT IN THE FRIDGE TO SOLIDIFY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, IT WAS ALL SOLID AND READY TO APPLY. I MEAN, SERIOUSLY. DERMATOLOGISTS IN THE U.S. ARE OUTRAGED, WARNING AGAINST THE USE OF MAKESHIFT SUN PROTECTION. HERE IN NEW ZEALAND WHERE UV RAYS ARE STRONG AND MELANOMA RATES ARE HIGH, THERE'S ALL THE MORE REASON TO BE SUN SMART. I'M JOINED NOW BY DERMATOLOGIST AND SKIN CANCER SPECIALIST DOCTOR JUBER HAFIJI. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, DR. WHAT YOU MAKE OF THIS? IT SOUNDS LIKE COMPLETE RUBBISH. GOOD MORNING WENDY. LOOK, YOU KNOW, IT'S A VERY NOBLE THING FOR SOMEBODY TO MAKE OR ATTEMPT TO MAKE SUNSCREEN IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT, BUT REALLY, SUNSCREENS HAVE TO DO BE SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED. (CHUCKLES) EXACTLY. WE KNOW IN NEW ZEALAND THAT THE CONSUMER NZ LISTS GOOD PRODUCTS. WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN WE ARE USING SUNSCREEN, ESPECIALLY IN A COUNTRY LIKE NEW ZEALAND WHERE WE HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF SKIN CANCER IN THE WORLD. THERE ARE RIGOUROUS PROTECTIONS IN PLACE, AREN'T THERE? THERE IS DEFINITELY A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF EXPECTATION THERE. I GUESS WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS FIND ALTERNATIVE SUNSCREENS THAT ARE BETTER FOR YOU. ARE THERE SUCH ALTERNATIVE SUNSCREENS? YES, THERE ARE LOTS OF SUNSCREENS OUT ON THE MARKET INCLUDING NATURAL AND THERE IS A DESIRE FOR THE CONSUMER TO LOOK FOR NATURAL PRODUCTS WITHOUT CHEMICALS, BUT THE REALLY IMPORTANT THING IS THAT THE SUNSCREEN HAS TO PROVIDE THE PROTECTION ACT CLAIMS ON THE PACKAGING. EFFORTS AND IT IS NOT MET, *IF THAT STANDARD IS NOT MET, THAT COULD RESULT IN SUNBURN AND CANCER RISK. ARE THERE QUITE A FEW ALTERNATIVES ON THE MARKET? OH, WENDY, THERE IS A PLETHORA OF PRODUCTS OUT THERE. WHEN IT COMES TO A LOT OF PATIENTS, THEY OFTEN ASK ME, WHAT IS THE BEST SUNSCREEN? I THINK THE BEST SUNSCREEN IS ONE YOU ARE GOING TO USE REGULARLY AND OFTEN. IS NOT JUST ABOUT USING SUNSCREEN, IT'S ABOUT WEARING ADEQUATE CLOTHING, WEARING A HAT, SPECS, SEEKING THE SHADE AND AVOIDING INTENSITY OF THE SUN. IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SUNSCREEN. WE KNOW FROM RESEARCH THAT CONSUMERS OFTEN DO NOT USE THE QUANTITY THAT IS REQUIRED AND PUTTING IT ON REGULARLY. REAPPLY, REAPPLY, THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS TELL MY KIDS. ARE YOU CONCERNED, DR, THAT YOU HAVE SEEN THESE VIDEOS? BEING A SPECIALIST SKIN CANCER SURGEON IN HAWKE'S BAY, I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I WANT TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH GOOD INFORMATION ` YOU SUNSCREENS THAT ARE SCIENTIFICALLY BEING TESTED IN A LABORATORY SO THAT THEY ARE VALIDATED. THE INDIVIDUAL WHO IS USING THE SUNSCREEN IS GETTING WHAT THEY GET ON THE TIN. GOOD QUALITY SUNSCREEN THAT REDUCES THE RISK OF SKIN CANCER, SUNBURN, BUT OTHER HARMFUL EFFECTS OF PHOTO AGEING. THANKS FOR THAT, DR. YES, REASON LABELS, I GUESS. DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON TICK-TOCK. (CHUCKLES) TRUE STORY. E HAERE AKE NEI ` WHY HAS THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO SET ASIDE MULTI MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IT MAY NEED TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS ON HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS? WE TALK ABOUT THE FULL IMPACTS NEXT. # I... WAS SO... # FULL OF PAIN # THEY WATCH EVERY MOVE I MAKE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THERE'S MORE CRITICISM FOR THE COALITION GOVERNMENT'S SMOKEFREE PLANS, AS THEY SLASH THE EXCISE TAX FOR HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN HALF. $216m HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO PAY FOR THAT ONE YEAR TRIAL. FOR MORE ON THE IMPACTS, WE'RE JOINED BY CHRIS BULLEN, PROFESSOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND. MORENA, PROFESSOR. TALK TO US ABOUT HOW HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS DIFFER FROM TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES. TRADITIONAL CIGARETTES WORK BY BURNING TOBACCO, THEY GIVE OFF SMOKE AND THE SMOKE IS WHAT IS INHALED. HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS ARE KIND OF LIKE A TOASTER. THEY DON'T BURN THE TOBACCO, THEY JUST HEATED. THAT GENERATES THROUGH THE TECHNOLOGY INSIDE THE DEVICE. IT GENERATES AN AEROSOL WHICH CARRIES NICOTINE WHICH IS THE ADDICTIVE SUBSTANCE IN CIGARETTES AND ALL TOBACCO PRODUCTS INTO THE LUNGS OF THE PERSON, AND THEN THEY GET THEIR HEAD FROM THE NICOTINE. IT ALSO CARRIES OTHER PRODUCTS WHICH ARE GENERATED BY THE HIGH TEMPERATURES INVOLVED IN EATING THE TOBACCO PRODUCTS, SO ALL THE SAME THINGS THAT YOU WILL FIND IN CIGARETTES, LIKE BY AND LARGE ARE FOUND IN HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. PROBABLY NOT IN SUCH GREAT QUANTITIES, BUT THERE IS A LOT ABOUT THEM THAT WE DON'T KNOW. WHY ARE THEY SEEN AS AN ALTERNATIVE? BECAUSE THEY ARE POTENTIALLY A LITTLE BIT SAFER THAN A REGULAR COMBUSTED TOBACCO CIGARETTE. SETTING FIRE TO TOBACCO IS NOT A GREAT IDEA, IN BREATHING THAT 10 IS A PROBLEM. WITH HEATED TOBACCO, THE HARMS AND INHALING THE PRODUCTS ARE LESS, BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT IT HELPS PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING, AND THAT IS A MAJOR RED FLAG. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT, AND I WAS SKIMMING THROUGH THE PAPER, AND IT SAYS THAT IT IS LESS HARMFUL, BUT WHAT EVIDENCE IS THERE TO SUPPORT THAT? THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT IT IS A QUIT SMOKING TOOL. THERE IS NO INDEPENDENCE OF INTERMITTENT RESEARCH TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE WHO USE THESE PRODUCTS GO ON TO QUIT SMOKING OR USE THEM AS A COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FOR SMOKING. SO THAT IS A REAL CONCERN, IF THE AIM OF THE EXERCISES TO REDUCE SMOKING DOWN BELOW 5% FOR NEW ZEALANDERS BY THE YEAR 2025, I DON'T BELIEVE THESE PRODUCTS ARE GOING TO HELP. WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THESE TAX CUTS WILL HAVE ON PUBLIC HEALTH, PARTICULARLY FOR SMOKERS TRYING TO QUIT? I THINK THEY MAY ENCOURAGE SOME PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE FOUND THE PRICE POINT FOR THESE PRODUCTS TO HIRE TWO EXPERIMENTS, BUT I FIND THAT THEY WILL BE DISAPPOINTED IF THEY SEE THEM AS A PATHWAY TO QUITTING SMOKING. WHAT'S BEEN FOUND IN OTHER MARKETPLACES WHERE THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED, IS ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES, WHERE THESE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD, IS THAT PEOPLE CONTINUE TO SMOKE THEIR REGULAR TOBACCO AND THEY USE THESE PRODUCTS IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE HARMS THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING BY USING THESE PRODUCTS ARE PRETTY MINIMAL. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO BE EXPOSED TO TOXIC PRODUCTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. PLEASURE. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHATS COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. THE NEW ZEALAND MEDAL DROUGHT AT THE OLYMPICS IS FINALLY OVER. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE GONE ALL THE WAY TO WIN GOLD IN PARIS. SOME OF THE VERY ECSTATIC FAMILY MEMBERS JOIN US SHORTLY. A LITTLE BOOST WILL START TO HIT YOUR PAY PACKET FROM TODAY. THE GOVERNMENT'S TAX CUTS HAVE ARRIVED. SO WHAT DOES LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS PLAN TO DO WITH HIS MONEY? HE'LL JOIN US IN 20 MINUTES. AND YOU ARE IN FOR A FREE SHOW ACROSS THE SKIES TONIGHT. TWO METEOR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE VISIBLE. FIND OUT HOW YOU'RE ABLE TO WATCH A LITTLE LATER THIS HOUR. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S WENDY WITH THE NEWS. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE WON NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST MEDAL OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS, BEATING CANADA FOR GOLD IN THE WOMEN'S SEVENS FINAL THIS MORNING. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE JOINS US NOW FROM PARIS. HOW GOOD?! IT'S A GREAT FEELING. WE ARE FINALLY WON OUR FIRST MIDDLE OF THE GAMES. HOW COULD THAT IT IS GOLD. WHERE FRANK GOT UP THE KIWI TRIPS BEHIND ME, AND THIS WAS A RESULT OF PURE DOMINANCE. THAT GOT THROUGH THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT UNBEATEN, THEY ARE THE FIRST WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM IN OLYMPIC HISTORY TO GO BACK TO BACK AT AN OLYMPIC GAMES. WHAT A WAY TO SEND OUT SOME OF THOSE LEGENDS OF THE GAMES. WE HAVE PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE, WHO WAS FINISHING UP WITH INTERNATIONAL RUGBY, AND TYLA KING WHO MAKES THE SHIFT TO NRL. SOMEHOW, THEY ARE STILL ABLE TO RUN OTHER TEAMS RAGGED EVEN IN THIS HOT WEATHER. NEW ZEALAND'S ROWING CREWS HAVE HAD ANOTHER BIG DAY ON THE WATER, WITH THE WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCULLERS THE FIRST TO QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS. LUCY SPOORS AND BROOKE FRANCIS WINNING CONVINCINGLY IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL. THE MEN'S DOUBLE OF ROBBIE MANSON AND JORDAN PARRY NEEDED A LATE SURGE FOR THIRD, ENOUGH TO CLINCH THEIR SPOT IN THE FINAL. AND EMMA TWIGG WAS THE FASTEST QUALIFIER IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLES SCULLS AS SHE LOOKS TO DEFEND HER OLYMPIC TITLE. NEW ZEALAND FLAGBEARER JO ALEH AND HER 49ER FX SAILING PARTNER MOLLY MEECH HAVE JUMPED UP THE LEADERBOARD ON DAY 3 OF COMPETITION, FROM 19TH TO 7TH THANKS TO 3 PODIUM FINISHES. THE 49ER CREW HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY IN THE MEN'S SKIFF ` ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE DROPPING FROM FIRST TO THIRD AFTER FINISHING WELL DOWN THE FLEET IN TODAY'S THREE RACES. THE NEXT MEDAL COULD WELL COME IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON WHICH WAS PUT BACK A DAY DUE TO POOR WATER QUALITY LEVELS ON THE RIVER SEINE. GAMES REPORTER GUY HEVELDT HAS THE LATEST. AN INTERESTING FEW HOURS IS AHEAD. THERE ARE FORECASTED THUNDERSTORMS HERE IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL. THE WATER LEVEL HAS BEEN DEEMED TOO UNSAFE FOR RACING THIS MORNING, POSTPONING THE MEN'S TRIATHLON. THE STORM OF RIVER WATER COULD BECOME MORE POLLUTED, AND COULD MEAN ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT AND COULD THROW A SPANNER IN THE WORKS. WE WILL HAVE PLENTY MORE FOR YOU. AMERICAN GYMNAST SIMONE BILES HAS MADE A TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE OLYMPICS. ALL EYES WERE ON THE 27-YEAR-OLD AS THE USA TOOK PART IN THEN TEAM'S ARTISTIC FINAL. AND BILES LED THEM TO GOLD TODAY; HER FIFTH IN HER CAREER. DERMATOLOGISTS ARE WARNING AGAINST HOMEMADE SUNSCREEN AFTER A TRENDING VIDEO ONLINE. A TIKTOK INFLUENCER HAS KICKED OFF A SUNSCREEN CONTROVERSY AFTER POSTING A VIDEO OF HER HUSBAND MIXING UP HOMEMADE SUNSCREEN. DERMATOLOGISTS IN THE U.S. ISSUED A WARNING OF THE AFFECTS, ADVISING IT CAN LEAD TO SUNBURN, PREMATURE AGING AND SKIN CANCER. SUNSCREENS HAVE TO BE SCIENTIFICALLY TESTED, DERMATOLOGIC PROVED, NEW ZEALAND LOOKED AT MANY SUNSCREENS, AND A LOT OF THE CLAIMS DIDN'T MATCH WHAT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THEY WERE GETTING. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. HE WARNS NEW ZEALAND UV RAYS ARE STRONG AND OUR MELANOMA RATES ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD, AFFECTING MORE THAN 6000 MELANOMAS ARE DIAGNOSED IN NEW ZEALAND EVERY YEAR. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS, THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY, AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. 16 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND RUSSELL. 17 FOR THE REST. FURTHER SOUTH, SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA, OTHERWISE A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU FURTHER SOUTH OF THE REGION, EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. 15 THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES, BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. A HIGH OF 9 FOR BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. 6 THE HIGH IN OAMARU AND ALEXANDRA. CHRISTCHURCH HAS A HIGH OF SEVEN. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, ITS LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. 9 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. DUNEDIN HAS A HIGH OF 6. THE PARTY IS ALREADY GETTING STARTED IN PARIS AFTER OUR BLACK FERNS SEVENS WON GOLD. MANY OF THE TEAMS FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE FLOCKED TO FRANCE TO CHEER THEM ON. CHRIS CHANG IS WITH THEM NOW. GO FOR IT. WE'VE GOT THAT GOLD MEDAL FEELING HERE IN PARIS. HOW ARE WE FEELING? HUGE WIN OVER CANADA, IT IS POPPING OFF HERE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM. HOW GOOD WAS THAT? THE GIRLS ARE AMAZING AND ABSOLUTELY CONTROLLED THE WHOLE THING. THAT WAS AMAZING. CANADA BROUGHT THEIR GAME. THEY DID. AND PROBABLY NO ONE EXPECTED THEM TO MAKE THE FINAL, BUT THEY WERE TOUGH AND WE SAW THAT. WHAT HAVE THESE LADIES DONE FOR, NOT JUST WOMEN SPORTS IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT SPORTS IN NEW ZEALAND? THE WAY THAT CONDUCTED THEMSELVES, BEEN CHAMPIONS TIME AND TIME AGAIN? THAT'S NOT ONLY THE WAY THEY PLAY THE GAME, THEY ARE SETTING THE STANDARD FOR WOMAN SEVENS, AND THEY ARE A CLASSY BUNCH OFF THE FIELD, AND THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE COMPETING FOR NEW ZEALAND. I'M GOING TO TALK TO BRUCE STONE. HIRINI, NICE AND LOUD AND PROUD BRUCE. HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT PERFORMANCE? I THINK SHE WOULD PROBABLY SAY, LADIES, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. IT'S BACK TO BACK, AND BLACK AS GOLD. HOW THEY BECOME SUCH A DOMINANT FORCE AFTER HAVING THAT MONKEY ON THE BACK FOR SO LONG WITH THE SILVER MEDAL IN RIO, AND NOW, THEY AREN'T BEATABLE. THEY HAVE A GREAT CULTURE, THEY ARE A SISTERHOOD, AND THEY WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM. GET A CULTURE THAT WORK FOR THEM, AND THIS IS THE RESULT. THINK ABOUT THE RECEPTION THEY'RE GOING TO GET THIS EVENING, THE FIRST ATHLETES TO MEDAL AT THESE GAMES, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? TEARFUL. TALK TO ME ABOUT SARAH AND WHAT SHE IS ACCOMPLISHED AND WHAT SHE HAS DONE FOR NEW ZEALAND SPORT. SHE HAS FOUGHT AND FOUGHT AND TRAINED. WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT THE STATE OF THE GAME THAT A LOT OF THE VETERANS ARE GOING TO BE MOVING ON, BUT THE NEW WAVE, JUST AS EXCITING. YOU SAW THEM STEP UP IN THE CRITICAL MOMENTS, THE COACH HAD NO CONCERNS ABOUT PUTTING THOSE YOUNG APPLETS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CULTURE AS YOU SAID. WE HAVE COME FROM CHRISTCHURCH. WHAT DID YOU MAKE OF THAT GAME? WHERE WAS THE MOMENT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE KNOWING WE WOULD BE GOLD RIGHT TILL THE LAST MINUTE, THE GAME SWITCH SO FAST. HOW DID YOU SEE THAT GAME PLAYING OUT? I WANTED US TO ONE, AND I WAS HOPEFUL FOR THAT, BUT WE'VE SEEN SOME THINGS HAPPENING ON THE OTHER GAMES WHERE IT HAS TURNED A LAST-MINUTE, SO WE DIDN'T WANT TO JINX IT AND SAY FOR SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO WIN. NOT EVERYONE GETS TO WITNESS A GOLD MEDAL FOR YOUR COUNTRY AT THE OLYMPICS, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE DONE THAT? IT FEELS GOOD TO BACK THE GIRLS TODAY. I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE SUCH GOOD SUPPORT FOR THE NEW ZEALANDERS HERE. YOU TWO ARE IN MY LINE OF SIGHT, SO YOU WILL BE ASKED A QUESTION. HOW DID YOU FEEL? AWESOME. A WEIGHT OFF OUR SHOULDERS. IT FELT GOOD TO FINALLY GET THROUGH. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE A CHAMPION, NEW ZEALAND WITH A GOLD MEDAL, BURST OF THE GAMES. JORDAN, HOW IS THE PARTY? IT'S SAFE TO SAY IT'S ONLY JUST GETTING STARTED. I HAVE WAYS OF MYSELF BEHIND THE BAR. I'M HERE WITH ONE OF THE BIGWIGS HERE, HOW AWESOME WAS TONIGHT? FANTASTIC. A LONG TIME COMING. WE HAVE SOME AMAZING ATHLETES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THIS WEEK. BUT WE WERE WAITING FOR THE FIRST GOLD MEDAL. IT WAS QUITE EMOTIONAL AND HERE? WE HAD KIWIS HERE AND THE WOMEN REALLY DELIVERED. WERE YOU QUITE NERVOUS? I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT SEE THEM PLAY SO I DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE SCREEN. THEY NAILED IT. FANTASTIC. IT'S BUSY HERE ALL DAY, WE HAVE 600 PEOPLE A DAY, AND IT IS AN OASIS. IT IS REALLY BUSY OUT THERE, AND THEY COME IN HERE AND THEY FEEL LIKE IT IS A PIECE OF NEW ZEALAND. I THINK YOU NEED TO STAY AND ENJOY. AND WE'VE WON OUR FIRST GOLD, AND IT IS TIME TO CELEBRATE. YOU DO THE HONOURS. WE DO DESERVE A DRINK. TAKE A SIP AND TELL ME HOW COULD IT TASTE. I CAN'T. CHAMPAGNE HAS NEVER TASTED SWEET TO HEAR IN PARIS. THE PARTY WILL CRACK ON. THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE TO HAVE A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE. STEPHEN IS HERE WITH US, ARE YOU GOING TO BE HEADING TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE AND HAVING CHAMPAGNE? YES. THE GAME WAS FANTASTIC. CAME HERE LAST YEAR WATCHED THE ALL LET'S GET BEATEN SO THIS WAS GOOD. BECAUSE NO DOUBT THAT THEY'VE DONE A SUPER JOB FOR ALL OF US. WE SHOULD ALL FEEL VERY PROUD. WHAT WAS THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN THERE? YEAR, AMAZING. SHE GOT HERSELF BACK UP. THAT IS A CHAMPION PLAYER. A NEW CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY BOOKS. BACK TO BACK TO WIN CONSECUTIVE GOLD OLYMPIC MEDALS. E HAERE AKE NEI ` MOST NEW ZEALANDERS ARE GETTING A TAX CUT TODAY BUT NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT GETTING THAT BIT EXTRA. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS IS WITH US NEXT. # AND IF I WAS FROM PARIS, # I WOULD SAY OOH-LA-LA. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. TAX CUTS HAVE ARRIVED. THE AVERAGE NEW ZEALANDER WILL BE ABOUT $20 BETTER OFF PER WEEK FROM TODAY. AND DESPITE OPPOSING THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY, LABOUR HAS BEEN URGING YOU TO DONATE YOUR TAX CUT TO THE PARTY. LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS JOINS ME NOW. MORENA. GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU? I'M REALLY, REALLY GOOD. IS IT FAIR OF YOU TO ASK PEOPLE TO GIVE IT TO LABOUR? TO BE CLEAR, I HAVEN'T DONE THAT. THE LABOUR PARTY SENT OUT AN EMAIL MONTHS AGO SUGGESTING PEOPLE THAT IF THEY HAD MONEY SPARE FROM THE TAX CUTS, THEY CAN GIVE IT TO US. WE WILL ALWAYS FIND WAYS TO ASK FOR MONEY, BUT HOW PEOPLE USE THEIR TAX CUTS IS COMPLETELY UP TO THEM. YOU SAY YOU DIDN'T SAY IT, BUT DO YOU THINK IT IS FAIR THAT YOU SHOULD BE ASKING PEOPLE TO DONATE THEIR TAX CUTS TO LABOUR? POLITICAL PARTIES HAVE TO ASK PEOPLE FOR MONEY. WE DON'T HAVE MULTIMILLIONAIRE REAL ESTATE CONGLOMERATES... WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR TAX CUT? WE'RE NOT GIVING $2.9 BILLION WITH OF TAX CUTS TO LANDLORDS, SO THEY DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO COMMIT US. I DON'T NEED A TAX CUT AT THE MOMENT. THE MOST NEW ZEALANDERS, IF YOU LOOK AT PENSIONERS, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY ARE GETTING ABOUT $2.50 A WEEK FOR TAX CUTS. GOVERNMENT AREN'T ACTUALLY GETTING INTO THE CORE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE TAX CUTS. IF ANYTHING, THEY ARE MAKING THEM WORSE. YOU HAVE BEEN LONG OPPOSED TO THE GOVERNMENT'S TAX CUTS, BUT THOSE THRESHOLD HAVEN'T BEEN MOVED FOR 14 YEARS SO SURELY SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. I NOTE THAT THE NATIONAL PARTY WAS ANOTHER MEANT FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT TIME. WHEN YOU DO TAX CUTS LIKE THIS, ADJUSTMENTS ARE A SENSIBLE THING TO DO, BUT DOING IT AT A TIME WHEN GOVERNMENT REVENUES ARE GOING DOWN, ALREADY BECAUSE THE ECONOMY IS IN A DIFFICULT SPOT WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT IS GOING UP IN HOSPITALS I HAVING A HIRING FREEZE, MAKING HOSPITALS UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THAT, AS IT REALLY IS TIME FOR GOVERNMENTS TO BE CUTTING BACK FURTHER? I'M GLAD YOU TOUCH IN HOSPITALS BECAUSE I WANT TO MOVE ON TO HEALTH. HEALTH NZ IS IN A FINANCIAL HOLE, APPARENTLY. ANNA NEEDS TO MAKE DRASTIC CUTS TO GET THE BOOKS BACK IN ORDER. POOR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL AND VISIBILITY. WAS THE CASE ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS WATCH? ABSOLUTELY NOT. ONE OF THE THINGS IT'S INTERESTING, I DISCOVERED THIS THIS MORNING. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT RETI DID WHEN HE TOOK ON THE ROLE, HERE REMOVES EXPECTATIONS AROUND PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS HE DID. HE PUT THIS IN WRITING TO THEM. THE GOVERNMENT IS SAYING TO HEALTH NZ, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE FINANCES, JUST WORRY ABOUT HITTING THESE TARGETS, WHICH ARE UNREALISTIC IN THE BUDGET THAT IS AVAILABLE. BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT, JUST FOCUS ON THE TARGETS. WE ARE NOW SEEING THE CONSEQUENCES OF SITTING TARGETS, TELLING HEALTH NZ TO FOCUS ON THOSE TARGETS AND THEN NOT FUNDING THEM PROPERLY FOR IT. WE ALSO SEEING END UP CONFUSED ABOUT THIS LAYER OF MANAGEMENT. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT? THE IDEA THAT THERE IS 14 LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE PATIENT IN THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD IS COMPLETELY FARCICAL. IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE JOBS DESCRIPTIONS ` TEAM LEADER, SUPERVISOR, MANAGER. AND NURSE COULD COVER ALL THREE OF THOSE, AND THEY ALL DIRECTLY WORK WITH PATIENTS, SO IT SIMPLY FARCICAL. THAT IS ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. LET GO BACK TO CHRIS NOW. HOW ARE YOU? I WORK FOR THE THREE YEARS, AND ESPECIALLY SARAH, COMING BACK FROM HER INJURY, I'M PRETTY PROUD OF HER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY HELLO TO MUM? HI, MUM. WHO IS IN THIS PHOTO? THIS IS OUR NAN THAT PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO, AND WE BOUGHT HER BECAUSE WE BELIEVE SHE IS WATCHING DOWN ON US. SARAH WAS SUPER EMOTIONAL AT THE LAST OLYMPICS, HOW DO YOU FEEL THREE YEARS ON, BEING BACK AND SEEING HER IN A GOLD MEDAL WINNING MATCH? PRETTY COOL TO BE HERE. WE COULDN'T GO TO TOKYO BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CROWDS, SO TO BE HAD WATCH HER WIN THE GOLD IS FREAKING AWESOME. WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK TO HER ON THE FIELD? SHE CAME OVER AND GAVE US ALL OUT, SO IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL. WHAT DID YOU SAY TO EACH OTHER? WE SAID CONGRATULATIONS, WE ARE ALSO PART OF YOU, SHE GAVE US HUGS AND KISSES. NOW IT IS ALMOST 9:30 PM HERE. IT'S VERY LATE FOR YOU LOT, YOU GOING TO BED VERY SOON? NO! NO?! YOU'RE GOING TO DISNEYLAND TO PARIS IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AND YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY HIGH TO DEAL WITH IT. VERY PROUD FAMILY HERE. FOR WHAT IS ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL, OUR FIRST OF THESE OLYMPICS. NICE, CHANGY. ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THE FAMILIES JOIN US. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. AND WE WILL HAVE MORE OF THOSE REACTIONS TO NZ'S FIRST GOLD MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS. STAY WITH US. I LOVE THE TRIBUTE TO NANA. NEW ZEALAND'S ON THE MEDAL TABLE IN PARIS, WITH THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS DEFENDING THEIR OLYMPIC TITLE. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE JOINS US NOW FROM OUTSIDE STADE DE FRANCE. MORENA, MICHELLE. HOW WAS THE PARTY? THE PARTY IS ACTUALLY ONLY JUST GETTING STARTED. WE HAVE JUST SPOKEN TO SOME FAMILIES WHO TOLD US THEY EXPECT IN THE GIRLS TO COME AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT HERE IN PARIS TIME AND THEY'LL BE PARTYING ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THE BLACK FERN SEVENS HAVE WON OUR FIRST GOLD IN PARIS. THE PARTY IS JUST COMING OVER TO US NOW. JUST INSIDE THE STADIUM, THEY HAD THE MIDDLE CEREMONY. IT WAS NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT THERE WAS AN AWESOME HAKA INSIDE. (PERFORMING HAKA) WHAT A SPECIAL WAY TO SEND OUT SOME OF THOSE LEGENDS OF THE GAME. THIS WAS PORTIA'S LAST TIME IN THE BLACK JERSEY EVER. SHE IS FINISHING UP HER INTERNATIONAL CAREER AT THE END OF THESE GAMES, AND ALSO TYLA KING, WHO WAS SWITCHING TO THE NRLW. THEY HAVE PLAYED IN THIS HEAT, WHICH IS BEEN NEAR 36 DEGREES AND THEY BEEN ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE HERE IN PARIS. LOTS OF CELEBRATIONS TO COME. WE WILL HAVE ALL THE REACTIONS LATER ON WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. NEW ZEALAND'S SINGLES SCULLERS HAVE BEEN DOMINANT IN THE ROWING QUARTER FINALS. REIGNING CHAMPION EMMA TWIGG CLEARED AWAY FROM HER RIVALS OVER THE 2000m COURSE. TOM MCINTOSH WAS JUST AS IMPRESSIVE IN THE MEN'S QUARTER FINALS, AS HE LOOKS TO ADD TO HIS GOLD FROM THE LAST OLYMPICS WITH THE MEN'S EIGHT. IT'S BEEN A DISAPPOINTING DAY IN THE POOL FOR OUR OLYMPIC SWIMMERS. FREESTYLERS EVE THOMAS AND CAMERON GRAY DIDN'T PROGRESS FROM THE HEATS. AND LEWIS CLAREBURT ALSO STRUGGLED, COMING HOME SEVENTH IN HIS 200m BUTTERFLY HEAT. THAT CONCLUDED A BUSY CAMPAIGN FOR THE WELLINGTON SWIMMER. NEW ZEALAND'S TRIATHLON TEAM ARE MAKING CHANGES TO COMBAT HOTTER WEATHER AS THEY PREPARE FOR THE POSTPONED MEN'S EVENT. THE RACE WAS PUSHED OUT A DAY, DUE TO POOR WATER QUALITY IN THE RIVER SEINE. IF CONDITIONS DON'T IMPROVE, ORGANISERS MAY BE FORCED TO DROP THE SWIM LEG. IT'S GONNA BE HOT TOMORROW ` LIKE 33, 34 DEGREES. AND AROUND THAT RACE TIME WHEN THEY'RE RUNNING, WHICH IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART TO BE IN THE HEAT. SO WE'VE MADE A FEW MODIFICATIONS WITH KIT, SO WE'VE HAD TO INTRODUCE A FEW MORE THINGS INTO WORLD TRIATHLONS' LIST OF APPROVE THINGS THAT YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE ON COURSE WITH NO BRANDING AND ALL THAT KIND OF CARRY ON. SO WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS TODAY OF ADDING IN, UM, LIKE A HEADBAND FOR COOLING, AN EXTRA BOTTLE ON THE BIKE. BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RACES ARE NOW SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE LATER TONIGHT, WATER QUALITY PENDING. TO SOME OTHER NEWS NOW, AND A POLICE CHASE IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF EPSOM BY FOOT HAS ENDED WITH TWO PEOPLE IN HOSPITAL, INCLUDING AN OFFICER. POLICE WERE ATTEMPTING TO ARREST A MAN AFTER BEING CALLED TO A HOUSE ON GREAT SOUTH RD JUST AFTER 7pm LAST NIGHT. BOTH HE AND THE OFFICER FELL THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW AND ARE RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR MODERATE LACERATIONS. THE MAN IS NOW IN CUSTODY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. AUCKLAND HAS A HIGH OF 17. FURTHER SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA. OTHERWISE, A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. 15 THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS, WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. NELSON HAS A HIGH OF 12, HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO. THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. SIX THE HIGH IN OAMARU AND ALEXANDRA. CHRISTCHURCH HAS A HIGH OF SEVEN. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, IT'S LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. MY FOOD BAG IS NOT ONLY SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETES ON THE WORLD STAGE AS THE OFFICIAL MEAL KIT OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, BUT ALSO THE FANS BACK HOME, WHO ARE CHEERING THEM ON FROM AFAR. THIS MORNING, WE HAVE A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM SOME SUPPORTERS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. THIS IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY FOOD BAG. CHECK IT OUT. MY NAME'S SIENNA FRENCH. THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM ATHLETE I'M MOST EXCITED TO WATCH IS MADDIE DAVIDSON. JUST RECENTLY STARTED TRAINING WITH HER, AND IT'S BEEN REALLY NICE TO HAVE A FEMALE ROLE MODEL THAT I CAN LOOK UP TO. I'M REAGAN, I TRAIN WITH DYLAN. HE'S A GREAT PERSON OFF THE TRAMP AND ON THE TRAMP, OBVIOUSLY, HE'S AMAZING AT WHAT HE DOES. I'LL BE ALONGSIDE MY CLUB GETTING UP NICE AND EARLY TO WATCH AND SUPPORT THEM. WE'LL DEFINITELY BE WATCHING DYLAN FROM AFAR, WE'LL BE WATCHING THE SCORES, WATCHING THE STREAM. BOTH: GOOD LUCK, DYLAN AND MADDIE. GOOD LUCK, INDEED. AND THANKS TO MY FOOD BAG WE HAVE THREE SUPPORTER PACKS UP FOR GRABS VALUED UP TO $1000 EACH. HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz TO ENTER, AND WE'LL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS ON THURSDAY. E HAERE AKE NEI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK. STAY WITH US. WE HAVE LOTS MORE FROM THE OLYMPICS. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. WE HAVE WON GOLD. THE BLACK FERNS HAVE MADE HISTORY WITH BACK-TO-BACK GOLD MEDALS. LET'S GO BACK TO CHRIS IN PARIS. MARKETING GENIUSES. YOU'VE COME TIME AND TIME AGAIN WITH ALL THE MURCH. I GOT TO SHOW THE BACK AS WELL. YOU ARE SAVING MONEY THESE DAYS, BECAUSE IT IS JUST KING. NATHAN WONG IS QUITE LONG, KING IS EASIER. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE HERE LOUD AND PROUD? I AM KIND OF SPEECHLESS IN SOME WAYS BECAUSE IT STILL SEEMS VERY SURREAL THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN PARIS AND WATCHED OUR DAUGHTER WIN THE GOLD AND SHE IS RETIRING AND HAS GONE OUT ON TOP. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. DO YOU GET NERVOUS WHEN YOU WATCH THESE GAMES? EVERY TIME SHE IS ABOUT TO PLAY, I FEEL LIKE I GET MORE NERVOUS THAN HER SOMETIMES. THEY PUT IN THE WORK AND THEY GOT THE RESULTS THEY DESERVE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR GIRL FINISHING UP NOW? IT IS KIND OF SAD, SHE IS RETIRING FROM SEVENS, AND THEN GOING TO LEAGUE. WE MIGHT HAVE ANOTHER YEAR OR TWO. THE PRESSURE! THE BABY HAS GOT TO HAVE BABIES. THESE GUYS, A LOT OF PRESSURE. THEY BRING THE PRESSURE. YOU HAVE A 30 YEAR OLD CHILD WHO WAS THEN RETIRING. THAT IS WEIRD, RIGHT? IT IS STRANGE WHEN YOU SAY THAT, I GOT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. ANY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE WHO DOES 13 YEARS AS A CAREER, IT IS PRETTY GOOD AND LONG-STANDING. SHE HANDS THAT JERSEY OVER TO THE NEXT GROUP OF GIRLS THAT WILL CONTINUE THE LEGACY. I THINK IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT YOUR DAUGHTER HAS DONE THAT. YOU SHOULD BE AMAZINGLY PROUD. THRILLED TO BE JOINED HERE BY TYLA'S FAMILY. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL SEE THE PLAYS IN A COMMITTED PARTY MODE SOON WITH THOSE LITTLE SHINY THINGS. SHE SAID SHE IS SPEECHLESS. SHE IS NOT SPEECHLESS, SHE HAS NOT STOPPED. NICE, CHRIS. LET'S NOT FORGET, TYLA IS PLAYING FOR NEW ZEALAND FOR TAG AND TOUCH AND RUGBY LEAGUE. SHE IS AN ABSOLUTE SUPERSTAR. THE FUTURE OF TIMARU'S ICONIC THEATRE ROYAL IS ON SHAKY GROUND AS A PLAN TO SAVE IT IS BINNED. THE COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO SCRAP A $57M PROPOSAL TO REDEVELOP THE VENUE INSTEAD TO EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS, INCLUDING DEMOLISHING. HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND'S SOUTHERN REGION DIRECTOR CHRISTINE WHYBREW SAYS IT'S DISAPPOINTING, BUT NOT AN UNUSUAL DILEMMA. WE'RE HERITAGE NEW ZEALAND POWHIRI TAONGA, WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY WAS ENABLING AN UPGRADE OF THIS REALLY IMPORTANT FACILITY, WHICH HAS BEEN IN USE SINCE THE 19TH CENTURY, AS A PLACE FOR GATHERING AND ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CANTERBURY, IT WAS ALSO PROVIDING A WAY OF ENLIVENING THAT END OF THAT SOUTHERN END OF STAFFORD STREET. THESE TOWNS USUALLY NEED A BIT OF CAPITAL INJECTION AND A BIT OF CREATIVITY TO ENSURE THAT THESE BUILDINGS AND STREETSCAPES CONTINUE FOR DECADES TO COME. HERITAGE AND CHARACTER BUILDINGS ARE THE THING THAT MAKE OUR SMALL TOWNS IN NEW ZEALAND DIFFERENT. THEY ARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THESE PLACES UNIQUE AND UNLIKE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD. THOUGH THESE TOWNS MAY HAVE SIMPLE STORIES TO TELL, BUT THEY ARE STILL THE STORIES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THESE PLACES. AND THROUGH RETENTION OF THESE BUILDINGS AND FINDING NEW USE FOR THESE BUILDINGS, WE'RE ABLE TO ENABLE THAT CONNECTION WITH THE PAST AND PROVIDE SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT IN THE LIVES OF OUR TOWNS. TIMARU COUNCILLOR OWEN JACKSON VOTED TO RESTORE THE THEATRE ROYAL, AND IS NOW TURNING TO HIS COMMUNITY TO KEEP ALIVE. I SPOKE WITH OWEN EARLIER THIS MORNING AND BEGAN BY ASKING HIM ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ICONIC THEATRE TO THE COMMUNITY. WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THE GRAND OLD LADY OF OUR LOCAL THEATRE SCENE SINCE 1877. SO 147 YEARS IT'S BEEN ON ITS SITE ON STAFFORD STREET, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTH END OF TIMARU. LOOK, IT'S THE HEART AND SOUL OF OUR ARTS AND OUR CULTURE. IT'S A PART OF WHO WE ARE, JENNY MAY. AND TO SEE IT GO WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE, WELL, IT'LL BE AN ABSOLUTE CRYING SHAME. I MEAN, IT'S A SUBSTANTIAL VICTORIAN THEATRE. THEY DON'T BUILD THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE, RIGHT? SO, THIS SEATS A THOUSAND PEOPLE. AND IT'S A PLACE WHERE WE'VE CELEBRATED AS A COMMUNITY AND CONNECTED AS A COMMUNITY. AND I BELIEVE, AND SO DO MANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT DESERVES TO STAY. YEAH, $57m IS A LOT OF MONEY, AND SO HOW DO YOU GET THAT BALANCE RIGHT BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES THAT PEOPLE ARE FACING AS WELL AS COUNCILS, BUT ALSO TRYING TO KEEP THOSE SPECIAL BUILDINGS, THOSE SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SMALL COMMUNITIES, HOW DO YOU GET THAT BALANCE RIGHT, OWEN? YEAH, IT'S TOUGH AS AN ELECTED MEMBER, THAT IS FOR SURE. IT'S VERY, VERY DIVISIVE AND I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT. THE FACT IS, WE ALSO HAD $11.6m OF GOVERNMENT SHOVEL-READY MONEY, SO IT TAKES IT DOWN TO $45.5m. THAT THEATRE ROYAL WAS GOING TO BE INTEGRATED INTO A HERITAGE CENTRE, WHICH INCLUDED OUR MUSEUM AS WELL. SO WE'RE GETTING TWO FACILITIES FOR $45.5m. SO FOR ME, THAT REPRESENTED A PRETTY GOOD VALUE, AND I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'LL GET THAT VALUE EVER AGAIN. AS THEY SAY, 'THE TIME IS NOW'. IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE AS CHEAP AS IT IS NOW. SO YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET THAT BALANCE RIGHT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THIS IS A ONCE IN A LIFETIME BUILDING AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IT GO. YEAH, WELL ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE, RIGHT? SO, HOW'S THE COMMUNITY FEELING ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION AND THEN IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? THEY'RE DEVASTATED, SOME ARE DISGUSTED. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TWO ROUNDS OF PUBLIC CONSULTATION, JENNY MAY. AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE COMMUNITY HAS COME BACK TO US AND HAVE SAID WE OVERWHELMINGLY WANT YOU TO GET ON AND GET THIS PROJECT DONE. IT'S TAKEN FIVE YEARS TO GET US TO WHERE WE ARE NOW. THE PROJECT WAS READY TO PUSH PLAY. ALL THE CONSENTS ARE IN PLACE. THE CONTRACT WAS ALL SIGNED, READY TO GO, AND THEN THE PIN WAS PULLED RIGHT AT THE VERY LAST MOMENT. SO, I SORT OF LIKEN IT TO THE BRIDE BEING DITCHED AT THE ALTAR, PRETTY MUCH. SO WHAT I'VE SAID IS THAT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, PERHAPS WE CAN LOOK AT SOME FUNDRAISING. I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A $3m PLAYGROUND PROJECT HERE IN TIMARU. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PLAYGROUNDS IN THE COUNTRY. WE RAISED OVER HALF OF THAT MONEY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT I'M SUGGESTING IS, I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE SHOULD BE RAISING ALL THAT MONEY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF FUNDRAISING GESTURE DONE, AND I'M HAPPY TO HELP FACILITATE THAT. WELL, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. AND AS YOU TALK` SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN THERE FOR SO LONG AND TO LOSE IT WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE SHAME FOR YOUR COMMUNITY. SO I WISH YOU WELL IN SEEING WHETHER YOU CAN GET THIS PLACE RESTORED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING, OWEN. JENNY MAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOURS, AND REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WRAP UP WARM AND PREPARE FOR A NIGHT LOOKING UP AT THE SKY. TWO METEOR SHOWERS ARE PEAKING TONIGHT. WE'VE GOT ALL THE BEST TIPS SO YOU DON'T MISS IT. LOVE IT. TONIGHT YOU WILL WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE SKY. TWO METEOR SHOWERS ARE SET TO PEAK THIS EVENING. AND IF THE CLOUDS STAY AWAY, YOU COULD BE IN TO SEE A DAZZLING DISPLAY. TO MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT THE BEST CHANCE OF SPOTTING IT, WE'RE JOINED BY ASTROPHYSICIST NICK RATTENBURY. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON BREAKFAST, NICK. NOT ONE BUT TWO METEORS. IS THIS KIND OF UNUSUAL? IT IS NOT COMPLETELY UNUSUAL, BUT IT IS CONVENIENT FOR US. SO IF YOU WANT A CHANCE TO GO OUT AND SEE SHOOTING STARS, AS YOU PEOPLE GENERALLY CALL THEM, HAVING TO METEOR SHOWERS AT THE SAME TIME INCREASES YOUR CHANCES OF SEEING SOMETHING. IF WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT HAVE CLOUDS OVER US AS WELL 4. IT WOULD LOOK LIKE A SHOOTING STAR? THESE ARE SMALL BITS AND PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OVER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COMET GOING AROUND THE SUN. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, IT OBJECTS OFF BITS AND PIECES OF THAT OVER TIME THE COMET'S ORBIT GETS FILLED WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF DEBRIS AND BITS AND PIECES, AND THOSE BITS AND PIECES FALL INTO THE EMBERS FARE AT PARTICULAR POINTS WHEN THE EARTH GOES THROUGH CLOUDS OF MATERIAL LEFT BEHIND BY THOSE COMETS, AND THOSE ARE THE TIMES OF THE METEOR SHOWERS. HOW DO WE WATCH IT? NOTHING SPECIAL REQUIRED. JUST YOUR EYES. YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR EYES DARK ADAPTED. THAT IS NOTHING MORE THAN SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE IN THE DARK AND ALLOWING YOUR EYES TO ADJUST, AND THIS TAKES TIME, SO ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS WHICH PEOPLE FAIL TO DO WHEN THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE STARS IS GIVING THEMSELVES ENOUGH TIME FOR THEIR EYES TO ADJUST AND COLLECT AS MUCH LIGHT AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE ALLOWING ENOUGH TIME AND YOUR EYES TO ADJUST IT TAKES SOMETHING LIKE 20 OR 30 MINUTES, AND SOME PEOPLE SAY EVEN MORE THAN THAT ` A COUPLE OF HOURS TO GET YOUR EYES REALLY ADAPTIVE. YOU SHOULD GO OUTSIDE TWO HOURS BEFORE AND THAT YOUR EYES GET USE OF THE DARK? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU NEED TO STAY OFF YOUR PHONE. YOU CAN'T DOOM SCROLL FOR A BIT AND THEN LOOK UP. CAN'T SEE ANYTHING. THAT IS A MISTAKE THAT PEOPLE MAKE ` GOING OUT OF A BRIGHT ROOM AND GOING OUTSIDE, AND SAYING, I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING AND BEING DISAPPOINTED. THEY NEED TO LET THEIR EYES ADJUST AND THAT GIVES THEM THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING SOMETHING. BECAUSE IT IS WINTER YOU REALLY NEED TO WRAP UP, GET OFF YOUR PHONE WAS NOT IT IS 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT OR BETWEEN NINE AND 11? YOU ARE BETTER OFF TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IF YOU CAN MANAGE IT. LUCKILY THE MOON IS NOT UP UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING, BECAUSE THE MOON WILL BRIGHTEN THE SKY AND MAKE IT HARD AS WELL. IT IS GOING TO BE DARK WITHOUT THE MOON, AND IMPORTANTLY, AND IF YOU CAN DO IT GET OUT OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE CITY. GO TO A PLACE WHERE THERE IS AS LITTLE LIGHT POLLUTION AS POSSIBLE. MAKE THINGS AS DARK AS POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN SEE THESE FAINT OBJECTS GOING THROUGH THE SKY. USA DO IT? YOU WOULD SAY DO IT? OF COURSE. START THE NIGHT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, HAVE A BLANKET, HAVE A CHAIR. SET RELAXING UNDER THE NIGHT SKY FOR A GOOD LENGTH OF TIME TO GIVE YOU A GOOD CHANCE OF SEEING THAT. IF YOU GOT WITH EXPECTATIONS OF SEEING A HOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER FILM, YOU ARE LIKELY TO BE DISAPPOINTED. GO OUT THERE WITH A FEELING OF, I'M GOING TO SIT UNDER THE STARS FOR A BIT, CHILL OUT, RELAX. YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY TO SEE THESE, AND THEY ARE SPECTACULAR WHEN THEY OCCUR. FOR ME, I ALWAYS SEEM TO BE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. YOU ARE THE ASTROPHYSICIST, AND YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIND IT? LOOKED UP THERE. LOOK TOWARDS THE NORTH-EAST IN THE EARLY PART OF THE NIGHT. LOOK TOWARDS THE NORTH AROUND MIDNIGHT. AND THEN NORTH-WEST TOWARDS THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING IF YOU ARE UP THAT EARLY. KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND RELAX. LET YOUR EYES GET USED TO THE LIGHT AND HAVE LOWER EXPECTATIONS. THE GO ` WE KNOW IT TO DO. YOU'LL BE UP AT NIGHT, DANIEL. I WILL BE LOOKING OUT FOR THAT. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR THE TWO HOURS WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY GET YOUR EYES TO ADJUST TO THE DARKNESS? NO PHONES, NO NOTHING. THIS IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE FOR OURSELVES. I MEAN, HOW GOOD. DOUBLE RAINBOW, DOUBLE METEOR. NOW IT IS TIME FOR YOUR NEWS. HERE IS WENDY.. THANK YOU FOR THAT, DANIEL. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE GONE BACK TO BACK, BEATING CANADA IN THIS MORNING'S WOMEN'S SEVENS FINAL TO SECURE NEW ZEALAND FIRST MEDAL OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS. GOLD FOR NEW ZEALAND. (CROWD CHEERS) A TEAM WITHOUT FEAR HAS DONE IT AGAIN. A BLACK WAVE POURING THROUGH PARIS 2024 AND LIGHTING UP THE STADE DE FRANCE. AND WE'LL BE HEADING TO PARIS SHORTLY FOR THE LATEST FROM THE CELEBRATIONS. CHAMPION EMMA TWIGG HAS DELIVERED A DOMINANT QUARTER-FINAL PERFORMANCE AS SHE LOOKS TO WIN GOLD AGAIN IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLE SCULLS. THE 37 YEAR-OLD IN COMPLETE COMMAND AS SHE CLINCHED HER PLACE IN THE SEMI FINALS. THAT WAS STUNNING. NOTHING SURPRISING HERE ABOUT THE QUARTER-FINAL WINNER. AND TOM MCINTOSH WAS EQUALLY CONVINCING IN THE MENS SINGLES, WINNING HIS QUARTER. THE NEW ZEALAND MEN'S OLYMPIC FOOTBALL CAMPAIGN IS OVER AFTER BEING OUTCLASSED BY HOSTS FRANCE IN MARSEILLES THIS MORNING. THE THIERRY HENRI COACHED SIDE WAS TOO CLINICAL FOR THE KIWI OUTFIT. FRANCE WINNING 3-0 TO REACH THE QUARTER-FINALS AND SEND NEW ZEALAND HOME. ONE OF THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL DRAWCARDS AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS, AMERICAN GYMNAST SIMONE BILES, IS BACK ON THE TOP OF THE PODIUM. GAMES REPORTER MEI HERON HAS MORE. HOW FITTING WAS IT THAT THE LAST PERSON TO PERFORM HERE TONIGHT AT THIS ARENA WAS SIMONE BILES. IT WAS THE GOLDEN MOMENT FOR THE ENTIRE USA TEAM, BUT EXTRA SPECIAL FOR SIMONE BILES, WHO HAD TO PULL OUT OF MANY EVENTS DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES DURING THE TOKYO GAMES. THIS IS HER FIRST GOLD MEDAL HERE AT THESE OLYMPICS GAMES, AND SHE'S GOT ANOTHER CHANCE TO WIN MORE TOMORROW. TO OTHER NEWS NOW, AND A HEALTH EXPERT HAS TOLD BREAKFAST THERE'S CURRENTLY NO RESEARCH TO SHOW PEOPLE WHO USE HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS GO ON TO QUIT SMOKING. THE WARNING COMES AFTER THE GOVERNMENT AGREED TO SET ASIDE $216m TO PAY FOR TAX CUTS ON HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS. BUT PROFESSOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH CHRIS BULLEN DOESN'T THINK IT'S A SMART MOVE. WHAT'S BEEN FOUND IN OTHER MARKETPLACES WHERE THESE PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED, IS ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES AT LEAST THAT I'M AWARE OF WHERE THESE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD. IS ABOUT 30 COUNTRIES AT LEAST THAT I'M AWARE OF WHERE THESE PRODUCTS ARE SOLD. IS THAPEOPLE STILL USE, THEY CONTINUE TO SMOKE THEIR REGULAR TOBACCO AND THEY USE THE PRODUCTS IN OTHER CIRUCMSTANCES. SO, THE HARMS THAT THEY ARE AVOIDING BY USING THESE PRODUCTS ARE PRETTY MINIMAL. IN A STATEMENT, THE ASSOCIATE HEALTH MINISTER, CASEY COSTELLO BELIEVES IT'LL PROVIDE SMOKERS, WITH CHEAPER ALTERNATIVES TO QUIT. TOUGH QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED OF THE ACTING HEAD OF THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE AS THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARING INTO THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON DONALD TRUMP CONTINUES. ACTING DIRECTOR RONALD ROWE JUNIOR SAID HE WAS ASHAMED OF THE AGENCY'S PERFORMANCE ON THE DAY. TEXT MESSAGES HAVE BEEN REVEALED, INDICATING A SUSPICIOUS PERSON HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NEARBY ROOFTOP MORE THAN 90 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOOTING TOOK PLACE. ROWE SAID THAT TEXT CHAINS WERE INSUFFICIENT FOR COMMUNICATION AND OFFICERS WOULD BE TOLD TO USE THEIR RADIOS MORE. AND FINALLY, A ROBOT DOG KITTED OUT WITH A VACUUM CLEANER HAS BEEN UNLEASHED ON ITALY'S BEACHES TO KEEP THEM CLEAN FROM LITTER. THE VERO ROBOT USES AI TO IDENTIFY ITS TARGETS, CIGARETTE BUTTS, AND SUCKS THEM UP WITH THE VACUUM CLEANER ATTACHMENTS ON ITS FEET AS IT WALKS ALONG THE BEACH. IT CAN COME TO MY HOUSE WITH ANY LUCK. REEARCHERS SAY THEY HOPE THE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE TRAINED TO IDENTIFY BOTTLE CAPS AND OTHER SMALL PIECES OF PLASTIC. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. AUCKLAND, 17 DEGREES. FURTHER SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA. OTHERWISE, A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU FURTHER SOUTH OF THE REGION, EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. A HIGH OF 11 IN MASTERTON AND DANNEVIRKE. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS, WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. AND A HIGH OF 10 DEGREES. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. A HIGH OF 9 FOR BLENHEIM. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO. THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. WE'VE GOT A HIGH OF SEVEN FOR CHRISTCHURCH. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, IT'S LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. 6 DEGREES. QUEENSTOWN, FIVE. WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR BLACK FRIEND SEVENS TO COME OUT OF THE STADIUM. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THEM COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK. (FRENCH MUSIC) IT HAS JUST GONE 8:10. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS ARE IN CELEBRATION MODE AFTER THE TEAM WON OLYMPIC GOLD THIS MORNING. CHRIS IS IN PARIS, SPEAKING WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS GETTING ALL THE REACTIONS. WHO HAVE YOU GOT NOW, CHRIS? WE'VE GOT FAMILY, FRIENDS, NOW WE HAVE AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU FEEL TO BE A GOLD MEDALLIST AT YOUR FIRST OLYMPICS? IT'S SURREAL. I FELT LIKE THE WEEKEND HAS JUST GONE BY, BUT SO HAPPY, HUMBLE, GRATEFUL. THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR, SO TO GET AROUND OUR NEXT IS PRETTY COOL. IT IS PROPERLY, PROPERLY HEAVY. THAT IS A LITTLE PIECE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER IN THERE AS WELL. WHEN YOU STAND UP THERE WITH LEGENDS OF THE GAME, AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE ONE OF THEM NOW, HOW DOES THAT FEEL? I WOULDN'T SAY ONE OF THEM, BUT TO BE ALONGSIDE THOSE GIRLS, LEGENDS WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME, YOUNGER PLAYERS, AND TO SEND OFF THE LIKES OF PORTIA AND TYLA THE WAY THAT WE DID, IT WAS AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ALONGSIDE AND THE WAY THAT WE DID AND GET THE JOB DONE FOR THEM. DO YOU GET THE SENSE OF HOW EMOTIONAL IT IS FOR THEM AND HOW BIG IT IS IN TERMS OF THEIR CAREER AS WELL? WE KNOW HOW MUCH THEY HAVE PUT THE WORK AND COME AND THEY HAVE PUT PROBABLY MORE THAN WHAT WE KNOW. TO SEE AND TRAIN WITH THEM, THE BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS, DAY IN AND DAY OUT, THEY ARE WORKING HARD, THEY NEVER TAKE ANYTHING FOR GRANTED. WE HEAR ABOUT THE SISTERHOOD IN THE SEVENS, HOW HAVE YOU EMBRACED THAT? IT IS HONESTLY SISTERHOOD. YOU HEAR ABOUT THE SISTERHOOD OF THE BLACK FERNS SEVEN. BUT WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE TEAM, IT WAS SO SPECIAL, AND IT WAS EXACTLY HOW EVERYONE EXPLAINED AND MORE. SO TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT REAL LOVE, THAT REAL FAMILY, IT IS, YEAH. CAN YOU TELL ME HOW YOU FELT GOING INTO THIS FINAL WITH THE PROSPECT OF THE GOLD MEDAL ON THE LINE? I GUESS FOR US IT WAS JUST PLAYING RUGBY. WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE FUN AND PLAY A SIMPLE GAME, WORK TO OUR STRENGTHS, AND WE KNEW WE WOULD GET THE JOB DONE, SO HAVING SOME FUN, PLAYING SOME GOOD FOOTY. WHAT DID OTHER PLAYERS SAY TO YOU IN TERMS OF HAVING BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT? ABSOLUTELY. I WAS TOLD, GO BE ANNOYING. USE AND EXCITEMENT IS A REALLY GOOD BALANCE IN OUR GROUP, AND WE SAW THAT OUT THERE TODAY. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE BACK HOME AND HAVE HELPED YOU AND SUPPORTED YOU TO GET TO THIS POINT? I WANT TO SAY MASSIVE THANK YOU TO HOME, TO MY GRANDPARENTS, DANCING, RUGBY, EVERYTHING. I'VE SEEN ALL THE MESSAGES, AND I'M REALLY GRATEFUL AND HUMBLED TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT YOU GUYS, THE COUNTRY, AND IT MEANS A LOT. HOW SPECIAL WASN'T TO HAVE YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR PARENTS HERE SUPPORTING YOU? VERY SPECIAL. IF ANYONE KNOWS MY DAD, YOU KNOW THAT HE IS GOING TO CRY, SO HE WAS CRYING OUT THERE, BUT IT WAS SUCH A COOL MOMENT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE STAND, FIND MY PARENTS, MY BROTHER, MY FAMILY, MY PARTNER AND HIS FAMILY, IT WAS SO SPECIAL, AND ALL THE GIRLS ARE SURROUNDED BY SO MUCH LOVE THAT CAME OVER HERE. WHAT DID THEY SAY WHEN YOU WENT OVER IN THE STAND? JUST CONGRATULATIONS. NOT TOO MANY WORDS, BUT I COULD FEEL THEY HAD JUST REAL PROUDNESS AND STUFF. HOLD THE MEDAL UP TO THE CAMERA ONE MORE TIME. TRINKET END. OUR FIRST MIDDLE, AND IT IS THE COLOUR GOLD. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. CONGRATULATIONS. SO GOOD. AND IT IS RATE TO SEE THOSE OTHER PLAYERS BEHIND YOU. BEAUTIFUL. POIS, JUST BEING SWUNG AROUND. AND THESE GIRLS HAVE COME OUT TO SPEAK TO MEDIA OUTSIDE THE STADIUM, JUST SO GOOD. THEY HEAR ALL THE MESSAGES OF SUPPORT. THEY SAY THEY ARE SURELY SAW THEM. ACKNOWLEDGING. AND JUST TALKING FROM THE HEART. NO AUTOCUE, NO SCRIPTS, JUST SPEAKING FROM THE HEART. JUST WHO HAS BEEN BEHIND THEM THAT HAS REALLY INSPIRED THEM TO REALLY GO FOR GOLD, SO TO SPEAK. YOU ARE WEARING GOLD. IS CHANGY STILL THERE? WE'VE GOT STACEY WAAKA HERE, GUYS. YOU CAN ASK MORE FOR TEAMMATES. THEY DO THE DAMAGE ON THE FIELD AND THEN THEY ARE GREAT OFF THE FIELD. TODAY WAS MUCH HARDER THAN THE LAST TWO DAYS. THE ADRENALINE KICKS IN. WHEN YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING TO FIGHT FOR, YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. SEVEN OF US ON THE FIELD, AND IN THE FIREPLACE COME ON FROM THE BENCH, AND EVERYONE IS DOING THEIR JOB. IT WAS TOUGH OUT THERE. WE DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY ON OURSELVES. SEVENTH, 14 MINUTES, IT'S THE ONES WHO CAN HANG IN THERE THE LONGEST. HOW ARE YOU GIRLS GOING TO CELEBRATE? GO HOME, SHOW UP, THEN WE WILL SEE OUR WHANAU AT A BAR TONIGHT. IT IS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THEM, AND THEY HAVE TRAVELLED VERY FAR. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THANKFUL FOR ALL OUR FRIENDS, ALL OUR WHANAU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOESN'T FEEL REAL YET? NO. I THINK IT WILL TAKE A FEW DAYS. STACEY WAAKA, A TRY SCORER. SHE IS THE SMILING ASSASSIN, AND JORJA HAS BEEN A BREAKOUT YOUNG PLAYER. LOOK AT THOSE MEDALS. HOW GOOD, HOW GOOD. THEY ARE LIVING THEIR DREAM, AND SO IS CHANGY. SO GOOD TO HAVE THE GIRLS COME TO OUR PROGRAM THIS MORNING. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, IT WAS A MEXICAN FIESTA LAST NIGHT IN AUCKLAND AS A NEW SUPREME PIE WINNER WAS CROWNED, AND THEY JOIN US NEXT. # EVERYONE'S A WINNER, BABY. REGULAR VIEWERS OF BREAKFAST WILL BE WELL AWARE THAT IT'S PIE AWARDS SEASON. THE ANNUAL BAKELS SUPREME PIE AWARDS, NOW IN THEIR 26TH YEAR, GET MORE ATTENTION THAN SOME LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS THANKS TO A CEREMONY THAT PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS. AND LAST NIGHT'S MEXICAN-THEMED FIESTA WAS NO EXCEPTION. (TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC) IT'S BEEN JOKED THAT THE BAKELS SUPREME PIE AWARDS ARE THE OLYMPICS OF PIES. WELL, LAST NIGHT, THERE WAS A COLOURFUL TACO TUESDAY CELEBRATION TO RIVAL THE PARIS OPENING CEREMONY. (ELECTRONIC MUSIC) AND PLENTY OF GOLDS, WITH EIGHT-TIME SUPREME WINNER PATRICK LAM TAKING ONE EACH FOR STEAK AND GRAVY AND VEGETARIAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR OUR TWO GOLDS TONGIHT. BUT ON THIS NIGHT OF NIGHTS, IT WAS TIME FOR THE CROWN TO PASSED AND FOR HISTORY BE MADE... THE 2024 BAKELS NEW ZEALAND SUPREME PIE AWARD GOES TO... GOURMET MEAT SLOW-COOKED SUMATRA STYLE BEEF ARLYN THOMPSON, RANGIORA BAKERY! ...WITH THE SOUTH ISLAND'S FIRST EVER SUPREME WINNER. (TRADITIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC) SO GOOD! AND FRESH FROM HER BIG NIGHT, WE'RE JOINED BY SUPREME WINNER ARLYN THOMPSON FROM RANGIORA BAKERY. SO GOOD. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW WAS LAST NIGHT? IT WAS AMAZING. LAST YEAR, IT WAS SILVER, AND THIS YEAR GOLD. TELL ME ABOUT THE PIE THAT ONE YOU THE GOLD. THIS PIE IS PRETTY SPECIAL BECAUSE WE PUT A BIT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA INFUSION. MY FAMILY HISTORY WAS SOUTHEAST ASIAN, THE PHILIPPINES PARTICULARLY. WE GAVE IT A BIT OF A KIWI TWIST, WHICH WAS THE SMOKED CHEESE SAUCE ON TOP. ON TOP OF THAT IS THE CARAMELISED ONION WHICH IS A SWEET AND TANGY FLAVOUR. LOOK AT IT. THE THING ABOUT THE SUPREME AWARD IS THAT IT ENCOURAGES BAKERS TO BE INNOVATIVE. IS AT INTIMIDATING, OR DOES IT FEEL GOOD AS A BAKER TO BE ABLE TO TRY THINGS? IF YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU WERE DOING AND EVERYBODY NEW ZEALAND LOVES PIES. WE WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND TOP-NOTCH. I REALLY ENJOY EATING PIES. HAVING THAT SATISFACTION IS BAKERS, WE ARE SO HAPPY WITH THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE WAYNE WHO WAS DOWN AT THE BAKERY THIS MORNING. LOOK AT HIM, HE IS STANDING BY. AS THAT OF THE PIE? YES, THIS IS THE GOURMET. THAT LOOKS SO GOOD. LANE, EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND. ARE THESE THINGS FLYING OFF THE SHELVES? HOW IS GOING THIS MORNING? IT HAS BEEN VERY BUSY. WE ARE LOOKING TO MAKE 1500 OF THE GOURMET TODAY. HOPEFULLY 1500 BY TOMORROW MORNING. STOP IT! WAYNE, YOU MUST BE PRETTY PROUD. YOU MUST BE PRETTY PROUD OF WANTING THE SUPREME AWARD. WE ARE SO PROUD OF WHAT SHE HAS DONE, SHE IS AMAZING. EVERYONE DOWN HERE AT STOKES WITH WHAT SHE HAS DONE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING LOTS OF PIES. SO GOOD, WAYNE. HE'S A MANAGER DOWN THERE AT THE BAKERY. I WANT TO COME BACK TO YOU BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A 20 YEAR JOURNEY OF YOU BEING IN THE BAKERY BUSINESS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS LOTS YOU HAVE LEARNED OVER THAT TIME. HOW DID YOU GET INTIMATE IN THE FIRST PLACE? WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED IN NEW ZEALAND, BACK IN 2001, OF MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WENT TO A BAKERY AND GAVE ME AN APPLICATION FORM SAYING, DO YOU WANT A JOB? I APPLIED FOR IT AND GOT ACCEPTED. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF IT. I HAVE LEARNED FROM PEELING APPLES, MAKING PIES AND QUICHES. FROM THERE, I WORKED MY WAY AROUND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS BECAUSE OUR BAKERY IS QUITE BIG. YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO GROW AND DEVELOP IF YOU ARE PASSIONATE. HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THAT HAS HELPED YOU? KNOWING ALL PARTS OF THE BAKERY BUSINESS? NINE YEARS. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. IF WE GO BACK TO YOUR PIE MAKING, WHAT ARE THE OTHER PIES THAT YOU SELL? WE HAVE THE STAPLE, WHICH IS MINCE AND CHEESE, AND THEN WE HAVE STEAK AND GRAVY, AND A VEGETARIAN, WHICH IS BROCCOLI AND BRIE. YOU HAD A BIG NIGHT. OF BUTTER CHICKEN IS ALSO ONE OF THE FAVOURITES. THANK YOU, I LOVE BUTTER CHICKEN. I HAVE GONE DOWN HERE SLOW COOKED BEEF, BUT WHAT IS IT? IT IS SLOW COOKED BEEF CURRY. I START WITH GOOD QUALITY MEAT. IT HAS TO HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FAT SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE TOO DRY. THE CARE AND PREPARATION TAKES A LOT OF TIME BECAUSE WE MARINATE IT. WE SEE THE BEEF AND THEN WE PREPARE THE SPICES WHICH IS A MIX OF LEMONGRASS, GINGER, CHILIS AND SPECIAL SPICE POWDERS WHICH HAS FENNEL, CARDAMOM AND STAR ANISE. HOW CLEVER ARE YOU? TO ROUNDED OFF, WE HAVE COCONUT CREAM. IT GETS SLOW COOKED FOR A FEW HOURS UNTIL IT IS TENDER. I CAN SEE MY COLLEAGUE SALIVATING OVER THERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS FOR TAKING OUT THE SUPREME PIE AWARD AT THE AWARDS LAST NIGHT. RANGIORA BAKERY I RECKON WILL BE A SELLOUT TODAY. GO YOU! I AM DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH AND A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I WILL GO TO TRY A PIE. IT'S COMPETITION TIME, BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY FOOD BAG. THIS WEEK, YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THREE MY FOOD BAG SUPPORTER PACKS, EACH VALUED AT UP TO $1000. AS THE OFFICIAL MEAL KIT OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, MY FOOD BAG IS NOT ONLY SUPPORTING OUR ATHLETES ON THE WORLD STAGE, BUT ALSO THE FANS BACK HOME, CHEERING THEM ON WITH THEIR OFFICIAL SUPPORTER BURGERS ON THE MENU FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS HEAD TO withwithbreakfast.co.nz TO ENTER, AND WE'LL BE ANNOUNCING THREE LUCKY WINNERS TOMORROW MORNING. HURRY, YOU HAVE UNTIL 4pm TODAY TO ENTER. THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAVE GONE BACK TO BACK, BEATING CANADA IN THIS MORNING'S WOMEN'S SEVENS FINAL TO SECURE NEW ZEALAND FIRST MEDAL OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS. GOLD FOR NEW ZEALAND. (CROWD CHEERS) A TEAM WITHOUT FEAR HAS DONE IT AGAIN. A BLACK WAVE POURING THROUGH PARIS 2024 AND LIGHTING UP THE STADE DE FRANCE. WE HAD BREAKFAST AT BEEN CELEBRATING ALL MORNING. LET'S HEAD TO PARIS WITH THE CELEBRATIONS ARE TRULY UNDERWAY. THEY ARE UNDERWAY. THEY ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ALL FILED OUT AND GONE TO A PARTY ELSEWHERE. THE COOL KIDS BECAUSE AN AFTER PARTY. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO TERESA FITZPATRICK, AND SHE IS SO COOL TO SPEAK TO. WE GOT TO SEE THEIR GOLD MEDALS. THEY SAID THERE ARE SOME BITS OF IT FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER. THAT IS INCREDIBLE. THEY ARE SO COOL. IF YOU WANT TO GET BEHIND A TEAM, THIS IS ONE YOU HAVE TO GET BEHIND. THEY HAVE SHOWN DOMINANCE, RESILIENCE AND TEAMWORK. THEY ARE PRETTY CHILL ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE BRED THAT WINNING CULTURE AND MENTALITY, THE FACT THAT THEY WILL BUY INTO IT SO WELL. IT IS SUPER SPECIAL FOR THEM, BUT IT IS JUST ANOTHER DAY THE OFFICE FOR THESE GUYS. THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED DOWN ANYTHING. BUT THEY DID THEIR JOB. THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN, THIS TEAM. THEY HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF LOSSES LEADING INTO THE TOURNAMENT. TALKING TO STACEY, SHE SAID, THANK GOODNESS WE HAD THOSE LOSSES. IF WE DID NOT HAVE THEM, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS DOMINANT RUN GOING UNBEATEN IN THIS WHOLE TOURNAMENT. THEY ARE THE WORLD'S BEST. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR OUR MIDDLE, THIS IS OUR FIRST OF THE GAMES. A GOLD, NONETHELESS. THERE COULD BE MORE ON THE WAY. WE HAVE THE TRIATHLON COMING UP SOON. WE HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM STACEY AND GEORGE ARE AS WELL. LET'S HEAR FROM THE GOLD MEDALLISTS, TODAY WAS MUCH HARDER THAN THE LAST TWO DAYS, I MUST ADMIT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN ADRENALINE KICKS IN, WHEN YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING TO FIGHT FOR, YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD, YOU JUST DON'T THINK ABOUT IT. YOU GET ON WITH THE JOB. YOU DO YOUR CORE ROLE. SEVEN OF US ON THE FIELD, AND THEN THE FIVE PLAYERS COME ON FROM THE BENCH, AND EVERYONE DOES THEIR JOB. AS LONG AS WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER, AND IT JUST SHOWS. IT WAS TOUGH OUT THERE. WE DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY ON OURSELVES, BUT THAT'S WHAT RUGBY'S ABOUT ` 14, SEVENS, IT'S THE ONES WHO CAN HANG IN THERE THE LONGEST WHO MANAGE TO TAKE THAT. I FEEL LIKE THE WEEKEND HAS JUST GONE BY, BUT SO HAPPY, HUMBLED, GRATEFUL. THIS BIG HUNK. THIS BIG THING, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR. TO GET AROUND OUR NECK IS PRETTY COOL? WE WILL GO HOME AND SHOWER UP AND NCR FAMILY IS ABOUT A NIGHT. THEY'VE TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND, SOME FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THEM AS WELL. EVERYONE HAS BEEN HELPING HANDS ON OUR SUCCESS. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT. THEY DESERVE THIS MIDDLE AS MUCH AS WE DO. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT TAKING THEIR JERSEYS OFF THE NIGHT. THAT IS GOING TO BE INTERESTING. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE ON OUR BULLETINS AND NIGHT, SO STICK AROUND LATER TONIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER KIWI AN ACTION. WE COULD BE BACK IN THE MEDALS, GUYS. WE WILL SEE YOU THEN. WE CANNOT WAIT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. NEW ZEALAND'S ROWING CREWS HAVE HAD ANOTHER BIG DAY ON THE WATER, WITH THE WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCULLERS THE FIRST TO QUALIFY FOR THE FINALS. LUCY SPOORS AND BROOKE FRANCIS WINNING CONVINCINGLY IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL. THE MEN'S DOUBLE OF ROBBIE MANSON AND JORDAN PARRY NEEDED A LATE SURGE FOR THIRD, ENOUGH TO CLINCH THEIR SPOT IN THE FINAL. AND EMMA TWIGG WAS THE FASTEST QUALIFIER IN THE WOMEN'S SINGLES SCULLS AS SHE LOOKS TO DEFEND HER OLYMPIC TITLE. SOME OTHER NEWS NOW, AND ONE ROAD HAS REOPENED, BUT SEVERAL OTHERS ACROSS THE SOUTH ISLAND REMAIN CLOSED THIS MORNING, DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. STATE HIGHWAY 85 KYEBURN TO PALMERSTON, ALONGSIDE STATE HIGHWAY 79 FAIRLIE, ARE BOTH THE LATEST ROADS TO CLOSE, WITH DELAYS EXPECTED UNTIL AN UPDATE CAN BE PROVIDED AT 1pm. STATE HIGHWAY 8 TWIZEL TO FAIRLIE ALSO REMAINS CLOSED, INCLUDING THE AORAKI MT COOK HIGHWAY. NEAR CHRISTCHURCH, THE PORTERS PASS HAS REOPENED AFTER BEING CLEARED OF SNOW. SPEAKING OF SNOW, LET'S LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE IN NORTH AND SOUTH CANTERBURY AND STRONG WIND WARNINGS IN WESTLAND AND FIORDLAND. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. 16 THE HIGH FOR KAITAIA AND RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FOG IN TOKOROA. OTHERWISE, A PARTLY CLOUDY DAY WITH A FEW SHOWERS HERE AND THERE. 16 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, WHAKATANE AND HAMILTON. TO THE EAST COAST ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. THERE'LL BE SOME RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU FURTHER SOUTH OF THE REGION, EASING AFTER MIDDAY IN HASTINGS AND DANNEVIRKE. WE HAVE A HIGH OF 11 FOR MASTERTON. OVER TO THE WEST ` PARTLY CLOUDY DAY FOR THOSE IN THE NORTH. FURTHER SOUTH, A FEW SHOWERS, WITH SOME RAIN AND STRONG GUSTS IN WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON IS HIGH IS 10 DEGREES. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SHOWERS ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, SOME STRONG EASTERLIES BUT A NICE FINE REST OF YOUR DAY. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY HERE TOO. THIS WILL EASE IN THE AFTERNOON. WE HAVE A HIGH OF 7 FOR CHRISTCHURCH. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE IN MILFORD SOUND. ELSEWHERE, IT'S LOOKING A LITTLE MORE CLOUDY, WITH SOME DRIZZLE TODAY IN DUNEDIN. A HIGH OF SIX FOR DUNEDIN. FOR MOST OF US, A DIP IN SUB-ZERO DEGREE WATER SOUNDS LIKE A COLD WAITING TO HAPPEN, BUT STRATFORD TEENAGER MADELINE HOBO IS TOUGHER THAN MOST. THE 16-YEAR-OLD ICE SWIMMER IS OFF TO ITALY IN JANUARY FOR THE WORLD CHAMPS, WHERE SHE'LL DEFEND HER UNDER 18 WORLD RECORD IN THE 500m FREESTYLE. MADELINE AND HER MUM LORNA JOIN US THIS MORNING. MORENA. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON BREAKFAST. GOOD MORNING, WENDY. YOU JUST BROKE THE WORLD RECORD, THE UNDER 18 WORLD RECORD AND YOU ONLY JUST STARTED THE SPORT RECENTLY? I HAVE BEEN SWIMMING COMPETITIVELY FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, AND ABOUT LAST YEAR I SWITCHED FROM POOL TO OPEN WATER. THROUGH DOING THAT, I CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE EVENT ORGANISER WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO ICE SWIMMING. WHEN I SWAM IN MY WORLD RECORD, THAT WAS 100 DAYS AFTER I BEGAN TRAINING FOR IT. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE GOOD, I AM TERRIBLE WITH COLD, BUT YOU ARE GOOD WITH THE COLD. YOU DON'T SHRIVEL UP AND WANT TO GET INTO THE HEAT? KNOW, I REALLY ENJOY IT WHEN I'M SWIMMING OUTDOORS AND IN LAKES. I FIND IT REALLY EXHILARATING AND MORE FUN THAN BEING A POOL. WHEN DID YOU THINK, I COULD BE RID ARE GOOD AT THIS? DID YOU DO A COUPLE OF SWIMS AND THINK, I AM ONTO SOMETHING? I DID THE EPIC 10 KM SWIM, WHICH WAS THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN CHAMPS THIS YEAR. THE WATER WAS 18 DEGREES. NOT SUPER COLD, BUT I WENT REALLY WELL WITH IT. I THOUGHT, THIS IS SOMETHING I COULD GET INTO. MUM, YOU WERE THERE AS WELL. DID YOU SUDDENLY SAY, TAKE THAT WETSUIT OFF AND GET ON THE ICE? NOT AT ALL. I TOOK SOME CONVINCING. WHEN MADELINE FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO ME, I SAT ON IT FOR A WHILE AND MADELINE CAME TO ME DAILY AND SAID, MUM, I HAVE LOOKED SOMETHING UP ONLINE ABOUT ICE SWIMMING. DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT ICE SWIMMING? SHE PESTERED ME FOR A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE I FINALLY ALLOWED HER TO CALL AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT. THEN I AGREED. THIS WAS JUST BEFORE MADELINE'S 16TH BIRTHDAY, AT WHICH POINT SHE TURNED AROUND AND SAID TO ME, FOR MY 16TH BIRTHDAY, I WOULD LIKE A CHEST FREEZER. I SAID, OH MY GOD, HERE WE GO. A WHAT? TO CONVERT TO USE FOR CLIMATISATION. YOU PUT WATER IN IT AND FREEZE IT. STOP. IS THAT HOW YOU TRAIN, MADELINE? U PREPARE FOR THE EVENT? I HAVE THE FREEZER IN THE GARAGE AND I DO A BETTER TRAINING AND IT BUT NOT HEAPS BECAUSE THE WATER IS QUITE COLD AND CAN BE DANGEROUS. A TRAIN IN THE POOL OR IN THE MOUNTAIN, THERE ARE SOME POOLS THERE THAT'S AROUND EIGHT DEGREES. ALSO SOME LOCAL SWIMMING HOLES IN THE RIVER. ARE THERE MANY OTHER ATHLETES IN NEW ZEALAND THAT DO ICE SWIMMING? YES, THERE WERE ABOUT 50 OF US COMPETING IN THE NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL'S EARLIER THIS MONTH. AS FAR AS IN TARANAKI, I AM THE ONLY ONE BUT THERE ARE SWIMMERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT DO ICE SWIMMING. THE WORLD CHAMPS IN JANUARY. WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS, MADELINE? MY GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE MY 500 M TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SWIM A NEW PERSONAL BEST, AND HOPEFULLY RETAIN MY RECORD. THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL. I'M EXCITED TO GO WITH THE TEAM. THERE ARE 16 OTHER SWIMMERS AND WE ARE ALL REPRESENTING NEW ZEALAND. I AM SUPER EXCITED. WHEN YOU BROKE THE WORLD RECORD I THOUGHT, HOW MANY SECONDS THAT YOU BEAT UP BY? 34 SECONDS. THAT IS DECENT. THAT IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. I HAD MY EYE ON THAT TIME FOR A WHILE, AND I HAD BEEN TRAINING FOR THAT. FANTASTIC, DO US PROUD IN JANUARY. I'M SURE YOU WILL, WELL DONE. THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US FROM STRATFORD. AMAZING. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE BIG NAME ART THAT WENT UNDER THE HAMMER IN A LOCAL AUCTION LAST NIGHT. SO, HOW MUCH DID THEY GO FOR? # SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. # SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. ARTWORKS BY REVERED ARTISTS CHARLES FREDERICK GOLDIE, DON BINNEY, COLIN MCCAHON AND GRETCHEN ALBRECHT WENT UNDER THE HAMMER IN AUCKLAND LAST NIGHT. THE IMPORTANT AND RARE ART AUCTION FEATURED AROUND 100 ARTWORKS, WITH SOME OF THOSE PARTICULALRY FAMOUS WORKS EXPECTED TO GET OVER $1m. THE DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL ARTS CENTRE RICHARD THOMSON JOINS US NOW. RICHARD, GOOD MORNING. SOUNDS VERY EXCITING. HOW WAS IT LAST NIGHT? IT WAS A GOOD SALE. THE GOAL THE PAINTINGS ALWAYS SELL WELL. ONE OF THEM FETCHED OVER $900,000. $920,000. THAT ONE FETCHED OVER $900,000 WITH THE GST. THAT LITTLE ONE THERE WAS AROUND 650,000 WHICH WAS A TOP OF THE ESTIMATE. THEY ARE ALWAYS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. THIS ONE HAS NOT SOLD. THAT IS AMAZING BECAUSE IT IS IN EVERY BOOK. NO ONE KNEW WHERE IT WAS. WE GOT AN OFFER LAST NIGHT AFTER THE AUCTION BUT IT IS ON THE MARKET TODAY. SOMEONE WILL SNAP IT UP NO DOUBT. WE HAD A LOVELY MCARN DOOR, A STAINED GLASS WINDOW. HAD AN OFFER ON IT. THIS IS THAT HERE ON THE SCREEN. IT IS AN AMAZING PIECE OF WORK. HEALY MADE 12 OF THEM, VISIT THE LAST ONE THAT HE MADE. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE DESTROYED. WE HAVE A KNACK OF FINDING THESE THINGS, AND HERE IT IS ON THE MARKET. AGAIN, UNDER NEGOTIATION BUT MORE LIKELY TO BE SOLD TODAY/ YOU SAID YOU HAVE A KNACK OF FINDING THESE THINGS. HOW DO YOU FIND THESE RARE WORKS? THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN AROUND FOR 54 YEARS. I HAVE BEEN IN THAT BUSINESS NOW FOR COMING ON 40. I AM ALWAYS LOOKING AND SEARCHING FOR PAINTINGS. WE HAVE BECOME THE GO TO PLACE WHEN THINGS ARE PULLED OUT OF THE MARKET, PULLED OUT OF HOMES, WE SEE THEM ALL THE TIME. IS THERE MUCH INTERNATIONAL INTEREST? WHERE IN PARTICULAR IS THAT COMING FROM? THERE IS INTEREST, BUT MOST INTEREST WAS LOCALISED. THERE WAS A SINGAPORE PAINTING THAT CAME UP FOR AUCTION WHICH HAS GOT OFFERS FROM SINGAPORE AND WE WILL PROBABLY SELL THAT TODAY TO. YOU ALSO HAVE EXPATS WHO ARE BIG FOLLOWERS OF NEW ZEALAND ART AND BIG LOVERS AND SUPPORTERS OF NEW ZEALAND ART, BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THAT THERE IS AN INTERNATIONAL MARKET. WE ALSO SELL THINGS LIKE BANKSY AND INTERNATIONAL WORKS OF ART. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL ARTWORK BECAUSE AS A LOT OF KIWI ARTWORK AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE HEARING MORE ABOUT REPATRIATION. HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS? IT IS OR IS IMPORTANT FOR COLLECTORS OR OWNERS OF ARTWORK TO SIN THEIR WORKS BACK TO THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. FOR EXAMPLE, LAST NIGHT WE HAD THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES WATERCOLOURS HELD IN THE COLLECTION, THAT HAS SINCE SOLD. ALL THE ARTWORKS WERE RETURNED TO THE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AND WE WERE THE CHOICE. ONE WENT UP TO 40,000, THE ONE WITH THE PINK AND WHITE TERRACES. ALWAYS A POPULAR SUBJECT, BY THE WAY. THEY'VE ALL FOUND NEW HOMES. IN 12 WORKS HAVE BEEN SEPARATED, BUT IT IS LOVELY THAT THEY HAVE COME HOME AND NEW ZEALANDERS WILL GET TO ENJOY THEM. WHAT WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTING SOLD? THE MOST EXPENSIVE WAS THE GOLDIE PAINTING. THAT IS NO SURPRISE. WE'RE NOT FAR BEHIND WITH ANOTHER, WE HAVE OFFERS OF UP TO $700,000 FOR THAT ONE. WE ARE CLOSE TO SELLING THAT ONE AS WELL. YOU SEE THERE ARE STILL ARTWORKS UP TO GRAB FOR PEOPLE TO BID ON. WE SOLD ABOUT 60% LAST NIGHT. IT WAS ABOUT 54% UNDER THE HAMMER AND THEN WE SOLD A FEW AFTERWARDS. MY PHONE IS BUZZING AS WE SPEAK, I CAN FEEL IT IN MY POCKET. THAT HAS BEEN GOING WELL I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. WE KNOW THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TODAY. DO YOU HAVE ONE AT HOME? HOW MUCH OF YOU SPENT ON A PIECE OF ARTWORK? DON'T HOLD BACK. I SPENT MILLIONS. NO. OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE AN INTEREST IN ART, AND WHEN YOU ARE AROUND ART ALL YOUR LIFE LIKE I HAVE BEEN, I CANNOT WALK INTO A ROOM AND NOT HAVE ART. IF YOU INVITE ME TO YOUR HOME, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN MUCH ELSE BUT YOUR WALLS. I'LL BE LOOKING AROUND YOUR WALLS AND WILL BE HAVING A CUP OF TEA. I THINK YOU'LL BE SURPRISED WHAT YOU SEE IN MY HOUSE. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT, WHAT'S YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE PIECE? I HAVE SPENT QUITE A BIT. HERE IS A CATALOGUE. MAKE SOME OFFICE TODAY, AND I CAN HELP YOU BUILD THAT BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION YOU HAVE BEEN DREAMING OF. WE'RE GOING TO BE BEST FRIENDS. I CAN TELL. ABSOLUTE PLEASURE, DANIEL. E HAERE AKE NEI ` YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD TO START SOMETHING NEW. THESE PLUCKY AUSTRALIANS WILL TELL US WHY THEY GOT ON THE TRAPEZE. THAT COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK. # YOU GOT TO BE TOUGH, # YOU GOT TO BE STRONGER. # YOU GOT TO BE COOL. # I'M WALKING ON A HIGH WIRE. A GROUP OF AMATEUR PERFORMERS IN SYDNEY, ARE PROVING YOU'RE NEVER TOO LATE TO RUN AWAY TO THE CIRCUS. 50UP AERIALS HAS RECENTLY HELD A SHOWCASE. THE 50-PLUS-YEAR-OLDS TWIRLING FROM SILKS, ROPES AND TRAPEZE WITH EXTRAORDINARY STRENGTH AND PRECISION ` MOVES THAT SOME MEMBERS SAY THEY WOULDN'T HAVE DREAMED OF, EVEN IN THEIR 20S. MARY WYER WHO CREATED THE GROUP IS WITH US FROM SYDNEY. MORENA, MARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO THIS? I DIDN'T START AERIALS UNTIL I WAS 55. I WAS INSPIRED BY MY DAUGHTER WHO I HAD BEEN WATCHING FOR SEVEN YEARS AT A YOUTH TROOP TRAPEZE SCHOOL. I FELL IN LOVE, GOT A BIT ADDICTED. THIS YEAR FOR MY 60TH, I WAS LIKE, THERE ARE NOT MANY PLACES FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 TO PERFORM, SO I'D JUST THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO PUT A CALL OUT, SEE WHO ELSE IS OUT THERE, SO PEOPLE OVER 50 FROM DIFFERENT CIRCUS SCHOOLS CAME TOGETHER AND WE PUT ON THIS LITTLE SHOW, AND IDEA BLOSSOMED OUT INTO A WONDERFUL EVENING OF SOLD OUT SHOWS. SO INSPIRING. MARY, I'M SORRY... YES. CAN WE GET THE SHOT BACK ON MARY? YOU DO NOT LOOK 60. YOU LOOK INCREDIBLE, CAN I JUST SAY? I PUT A FACE MASK ON THIS MORNING. JUST INCREDIBLE. TELL ME WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A MOVE, OR TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE A ROUTINE? IT MUST FEEL EMPOWERING. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WHEN I STARTED AT 55, I COULD NOT EVEN HANG UNDER THE BAR FOR THREE SECONDS. IT DID TAKE SOME DETERMINATION AND NOT GIVING UP. NOW TO BE ABLE TO THROW MYSELF AROUND... IT IS REALLY A WAY OF KEEPING MY MUSCLE STRENGTH AS I'M GETTING OLDER ` THE BONES, THE BALANCE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I JUST FEEL SO MUCH STRONGER. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO MOVE INTO OLD AGE. I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING STRONGER AND BETTER AS I GO ON. AND PERFORMING. IT IS THE CREATIVITY THAT REALLY DRIVES ME. SO I DON'T MIND GOING TO THE GYM, BUT I REALLY LOVE CREATING AT THE CIRCUS. WHAT ABOUT SOME ADVICE? I AM 50, AND SO WHAT ABOUT SOME ADVICE FOR SOME OF US WHO ARE GOING, IT IS PROBABLY TOO LATE TO START SOMETHING NEW, BUT SOMETHING THAT IS CHALLENGING AS WELL. PREACH TO ME, SISTER. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CIRCUS SCHOOLS IN NEW ZEALAND. I AM SURE SOME OF THEM OR MAYBE ALL OF THEM CAN CATER TO PEOPLE AS WE DO IN AUSTRALIA. THERE IS A SCHOOL HERE STARTING A WORKSHOP FOR PEOPLE OVER 50. LIKE ANY SPORT, DON'T THROW YOURSELF INTO IT AND HURT YOURSELF. TAKE IT SLOW, LISTEN TO YOUR BODY. IF SOMEONE IS TELLING YOU TO DO SOMETHING YOU DON'T WANT TO DO, JUST SAY, NO, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. EXPECT TO BE A BIT SORE AND HAVE A FEW BRUISES. THEY STOP HAPPENING. IT IS WEIRD. I USED TO GET ALL THESE BRUISES. I DON'T ANY MORE. I THINK THE COMMUNITY, THE SENSE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMUNITY THAT IS BUILT UP IN THE CIRCUS IS ALSO SOMETHING TO KEEP GOING BACK FOR. INSPIRATIONAL, MARY, CAN I SAY THAT? JUST INCREDIBLE. SO APPRECIATE YOU BEING WITH US FROM SYDNEY. A NOTICE JUST BEFORE 7 O'CLOCK OVER THERE. THANK YOU FOR AN INSPIRING WAY TO END OUR SHOW THIS MORNING. MARY WYRE JOINING US FROM SYDNEY THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. SERIOUSLY AMAZING. I CAN'T GET OVER HER AGE. SHE LOOKS AMAZING. SEE? THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. YOU GIVE YOURSELF A CHALLENGE, AND YOU GET OUT THERE. HANG UPSIDE DOWN. WE ARE ENDING THE SHOW AS WE STARTED ` WITH SOME INSPIRATIONAL WAHINE. WE ARE ALSO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE BLACK FRIEND SEVEN OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN. LET'S HOPE THE ROLE IS CONTINUING LATER ON TONIGHT WITH OUR TRIATHLETES. IT IS A HAPPY DAY. WE WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW. 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