TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` HAPPY AND PROUD ` THAT'S THE SENTIMENT AFTER A COMEBACK WIN TO CLINCH NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST MEDAL HERE IN PARIS. GOLD FOR NEW ZEALAND! WE'RE THERE FOR THE CELEBRATIONS AS THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS TEAM DEFENDS ITS OLYMPIC TITLE, ADDING TO THE GLORIOUS LEGACY OF SOME STARS NOW BOWING OUT. AND IN JUST THE LAST FEW HOURS, HAMAS SAYS ITS LEADER HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED AT HIS HOME IN IRAN. ISRAEL IS YET TO RESPOND, BUT VOWED TO KILL HIM AFTER THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS. PLUS ` WHAT THE FILLING IS IN THIS PIE THAT CONVINCED JUDGES TO AWARD IT THE COUNTRY'S BEST AND FIRST WINNER FROM A SOUTH ISLAND BAKERY? CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING, AND ALLEZ NOUVELLE ZEALANDE! WE'RE ON THE BOARD AFTER THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS TEAM STRUCK GOLD AT STADE DE FRANCE. A 19-12 WIN OVER CANADA SPARKING ELATION, THEN EMOTION AMONG THE KIWI CONTINGENT HERE. AS SOME OF THE TEAM'S GREATS END THEIR CAREERS IN THIS GOLDEN MOMENT. GOLD FOR NEW ZEALAND! WHO BETTER THAN THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS TO CONFIRM ANOTHER PIECE OF NEW ZEALAND OLYMPIC HISTORY? WHOO! FINAL GLORY, BACK-TO-BACK GOLDS, AND THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM'S FIRST MEDAL OVERALL IN PARIS. HOW DO YOU FEEL TO BE A GOLD MEDALLIST AT YOUR FIRST OLYMPICS? YEAH, IT FEELS PRETTY CRAZY, REALLY SURREAL ACTUALLY. I FEEL LIKE THE WEEKEND HAS JUST GONE BY, BUT SO, SO HAPPY, HUMBLED, GRATEFUL. UM, THIS BIG HUNK, THIS BIG THING. THIS HERE USED TO BE A PART OF THE EIFFEL TOWER, SO WE ALL GET TO TAKE A BIT OF PARIS BACK WITH US. PLAYING CANADA IN THE FINAL INSTEAD OF THE EXPECTED AUSTRALIA. IN 35 DEGREE HEAT, THE GAME WASN'T IN THE BAG UNTIL THE SECOND HALF. AND SCORE A CRITICAL TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND! A SENSE OF RELIEF FOR KIWI SUPPORTERS AND FAMILIES, AMONG THE 70,000 WATCHING ON AT STADE DE FRANCE. IT FELT REALLY GOOD JUST... TO YOU KNOW, FINALLY GET THROUGH. IT WAS WONDERFUL. BEAUTIFUL. YES! THE KIWIS! WHOO! WHOO! MY HEART STOPPED, SO IT WAS AWESOME. LADIES, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. COLD BEER FOR A START, WOULD BE QUITE NICE, EH. GO KIWIS. WE'LL BRING HOME MORE GOLD NOW. BACK IN PARIS CENTRAL, NEW ZEALAND HOUSE WAS PACKED WITH NERVOUS SUPPORTERS TOGETHER TO WITNESS THE GOLDEN PERFORMANCE. (CHEERS) THEY GOT THE STRENGTH, THEY GOT THE MUSCLE, SO THEY DID IT PERFECTLY. AND GO THE NEW ZEALAND SEVENS TEAM. YOU'RE AMAZING, AND WE LOVE YOU. IT'S THE OLYMPIC GAMES AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN, SO REALLY, REALLY HAPPY FOR THEM. THEY DESERVED IT. PARIS, ALSO THE LAST HURRAH FOR THE GREAT PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE AND TYLA KING, AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE AT THE TOP. I'M KIND OF SPEECHLESS IN SOME WAYS, BECAUSE IT STILL SEEMS REALLY SURREAL, THAT WE'VE BEEN IN PARIS AND WE'VE WATCHED OUR DAUGHTER JUST WIN THE GOLD AND SHE'S RETIRING, AND SHE'S GONE OUT ON TOP. OK, SO THIS IS OUR NAN THAT PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND WE BROUGHT HER TOO, COS WE KNOW THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE HERE WATCHING DOWN ON US. OH, I JUST SAID, 'CONGRATULATIONS, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.' SHE GAVE US ALL HUGS AND KISSES AND, GAVE MUM A KISS AND SAID, 'LOVE YOU MUM.' YEAH. TO SEND OFF THE LIKES OF PORTIA AND TYLA IN THE WAY THAT WE DID, I MEAN, I KNOW THEY'LL BE HAPPY WITH THAT. SO VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PLAY ALONGSIDE THEM AND JUST, YEAH, GET THE JOB DONE FOR THEM. WE KNEW AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE HARD. UM, SO IT WAS ALL UP TO THE MIND, AND THE BODY WOULD LEAD. A NEW ZEALAND SPORTS TEAM THAT'S DOMINATED ITS LANDSCAPE FOR SO LONG. NOTHING'S A DEAD CERT AT THE OLYMPICS, ALTHOUGH BLACK FERNS SEVENS GOLD IS PRETTY DARN CLOSE. SO, PLENTY TO CELEBRATE ` LET'S BRING IN OLYMPICS REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. YOU WERE AT STADE DE FRANCE, MICHELLE, GIVE US A SENSE OF JUST HOW INCREDIBLE THIS NIGHT WAS? IT WAS JUST AMAZING THE 69,000 FANS, IT WAS JUST SO LOUD AFTER THREE GRUELLING DAYS, CLAIM 36 HEAT FINALLY THE EMOTION JUST SPILLED OUT OF THEM THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY MEMBER IN TOKYO ALL THEIR LOVED ONES ARE ABLE TO SEE THEM COME OUT AS BACK TO BACK CHAMPIONS IT'S BEEN A BIT OF A JOURNEY, AND YOU TALK ABOUT IT BEING A TOUGH ROAD. IT'S NEVER EASY. I LOVE MY FAVOURITE QUOTE, 'NOTHING WORTH HAVING EVER COMES EASY,' AND THESE MOMENTS ARE ALWAYS WORTH IT. SO IT'S A SURREAL FEELING AND... I'M JUST SHOOK TO BE HONEST. I'M HAPPY, I'M PROUD, I'M EXCITED, BUT I CAN'T WAIT TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR WHANAU TONIGHT. YOU'RE SAYING GOODBYE TO A FEW LEGENDS IN THIS TEAM ` THE PERFECT WAY TO SEND THEM OFF. IT IS THE PERFECT WAY AND THEY'VE DONE SO MUCH. THE MANA THEY HAVE, THE RESPECT THEY HAVE FOR THE GIRLS. THEY'VE STILL GOT IT IN THEM. I WISH THEY WOULDN'T LEAVE THIS EARLY. UM, BUT IT'S COOL. IT'S COOL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE BUILT. THE BEST THING ABOUT PORTIA AND TY IS THEY'RE SUCH HUMBLE AND RESPECTFUL ATHLETES, AND YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE IN TEAM-MATES. UM, THEY DO THE DAMAGE ON THE FIELD AND THEN THEY HAVE FUN OFF THE FIELD AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT. HOW HARD WAS IT PLAYING IN THAT HEAT? NEAR 36 DEGREES TODAY. I KNOW, 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, AND IT JUST SHOWS. IT WAS TOUGH OUT THERE. WE DIDN'T MAKE IT EASY ON OURSELVES. BUT THAT'S WHAT RUGBY'S ABOUT. SEVENS - IT'S 14 MINUTES. IT'S THE ONES WHO CAN HANG IN THERE THE LONGEST AND WE MANAGED TO TAKE THAT. WHAT A LEGACY - AND A CORE OF PLAYERS GOING OUT ON TOP, MICHELLE? TWO LEGENDS OF THE GAME,, WE SAY GOODBYE TO THEM WHAT A LEGACY THEY'VE LEFT BEHIND MORE THAN A DECADE AND THIS TEAM AND ALSO CONFIDENT IN THE PLAYERS THAT THEY HAVE BOUGHT THROUGH A VERY GOOD FUTURE AHEAD FOR THIS GROUP ATHLETES HAVE TAKEN THE PLUNGE ` THE WOMEN'S TRIATHLON IS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND AFTER BEING POSTPONED FOR A DAY DUE TO POOR WATER QUALITY IN THE SEINE, THE MEN'S RACE IS SET TO START A SHORT TIME AFTER. BUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, SOME OF HAYDEN WILDE'S FAMILY AREN'T HERE TO WATCH THE HOT MEDAL PROSPECT SWIM, BIKE AND RUN FOR GOLD. OLYMPIC GAMES REPORTER GUY HEVELDT EXPLAINS. NO RACE, BUT STILL LOUD AND PROUD. GO THE KIWIS! KIWIS! HAYDEN WILDE'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS FORCED TO CHOOSE ` LEAVE, OR FORK OUT FOR AN UNEXPECTED EXTENSION TO THEIR STAY IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL. I THINK IT'S ABOUT FIVE OR SIX OF THEM THAT HAVE TO BUGGER OFF. I'M FEELING LIKE WE SHOULD INVOICE TRIATHLON, OR... (LAUGHS) OR SOMEONE FOR THIS. OUR ACCOMMODATION FINISHES HERE ON THE 1ST OF AUGUST, SO WE'VE GOT TO FIND SOMEWHERE BRAND-NEW TO STAY. BILLIONS HAS BEEN SPENT CLEANING THE ONCE UNSWIMMABLE RIVER ` THE MAYOR RECENTLY TAKING A DIP TO TRY TO PROVE IT WAS SAFE ` (CHEERING) BUT IT HAS FALLEN SHORT OF HEALTH STANDARDS WHEN IT MATTERS MOST. THIS IS BOTTLED MINERAL WATER ` GREAT TO DRINK. THIS IS WATER TAKEN FROM THE RIVER SEINE. FANTASTIC FOR DOGS TO SWIM IN ` NOT SO MUCH TRIATHLETES. THEY TOOK TESTS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE ` THREE OF THEM WERE ABOVE THE SAFETY THRESHOLD, ONE CONSIDERABLY SO. ORGANISERS FRONTING UP, IRONICALLY IN A ROOM CALLED 'LA SEINE'. HOW EMBARRASSING IS THIS FOR THE GAMES? THERE ARE, LIKE, UNFORTUNATE METEOROLOGICAL EVENTS OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL, BUT OTHERWISE I THINK THE PROJECT IS STILL VERY STRONG. AND WHEN WE SEE THE IMPACTS OF THE` ON THE QUALITY AND THE LEGACY THAT WE CAN LEAVE ALSO TO THE PARISIANS, I THINK WE ALL FEEL EXTREMELY PROUD OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR. BUT THE HEAT MAY BE A PROBLEM, WITH A PROPOSED START TIME NEARLY THREE HOURS LATER THAN INITIALLY SCHEDULED. THAT WILL PLAY A FACTOR - WE'VE MADE A FEW MODIFICATIONS WITH KIT ` HEADBAND FOR COOLING, AN EXTRA BOTTLE ON THE BIKE, AND, YOU KNOW, A VEST TO WEAR PRE-RACE FOR COOLING PURPOSES. HOW SWEET WOULD IT MAKE A MEDAL, PARTICULARLY IF IT'S A GOLDEN ONE? SHE'LL BE UNREAL. SHE WILL BE ABSOLUTELY UNREAL. IT WILL BE A BIG NIGHT. EVERYONE HOPING THAT NIGHT COULD NOW BE TONIGHT. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS, PARIS. GUY'S WITH ME HERE NEAR THE STARTING POINT ` SO BOTH TRIATHLON RACES GOING AHEAD AFTER THE DISRUPTIONS? HOW HAPPY WILL HAYDEN WILDE BE THAT THE SWIM LEG IS INCLUDED? HAYDEN WILDE IS VERY HAPPY THE SWIMMING IS GOING AHEAD 10 SECONDS OVER HUNDRED AND 50 M THIS WILL BE A TACTICAL SWIM ATHLETES WILL BE TRYING TO GET IN A POCKET BEHIND OTHERS AND TRY TO CONSERVE ENERGY WATCH FOR THAT, IT'S GOING TO BE A PHENOMENAL RACE IS A BRUTALLY TOUGH FIELD FAVOURITE IS ALEX YEE THANKS, CHRIS. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. TO NEWS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, WHERE FEARS ARE NOW GROWING THAT THE GAZA WAR WILL ESCALATE ACROSS THE REGION. JUST A SHORT TIME AGO HAMAS SAID ITS POLITICAL LEADER HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED IN IRAN. IT'S BELIEVED ISMAIL HANIYEH WAS KILLED ALONGSIDE HIS BODYGUARDS AFTER A BUILDING THEY WERE STAYING IN WAS STRUCK. IT COMES THE SAME DAY THAT HEZBOLLAH'S TOP MILITARY COMMANDER WAS KILLED IN BEIRUT. ISMAIL HANIYEH WASN'T A KEY MILITARY FIGURE, BUT POLITICALLY, HE WAS VITAL ` HIS DEATH A STAGGERING LOSS FOR HAMAS. THERE'S FEARS HIS ASSASSINATION COULD JEOPARDISE EFFORTS TO FREE ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND SECURE A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. WELL, I THINK AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, IT WILL PROBABLY STALL THOSE TALKS FOR SOME TIME. HAMAS IS GOING TO HAVE TO RE-GROUP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHO THEIR NEW POLITICAL LEADERS ARE. ISRAEL'S DEFENCE FORCE HAS NOT CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIS DEATH, BUT POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY HANIYEH WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ITS SIGHTS. THREE OF HIS CHILDREN HAD BEEN KILLED EARLIER THIS YEAR IN AN ATTACK ON GAZA'S NORTH. ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SEES HIM AS ONE OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR OCTOBER 7, SO THIS ASSASSINATION IN A WAY WAS JUST A MATTER OF WHEN, AND NOT A MATTER OF IF. THE HAMAS LEADER'S DEATH COMING ON THE SAME DAY AN IDF FIGHTER JET KILLED ONE OF HEZBOLLAH'S MOST SENIOR MILITARY COMMANDERS, FUAD SHUKR, IN AN ATTACK THAT'S BELIEVED TO BE RETALIATION FOR ONE LAST WEEK THAT SAW 12 ISRAELI CHILDREN KILLED IN THE GOLAN HEIGHTS. WHILE WE PREFER TO RESOLVE HOSTILITIES WITHOUT A WIDER WAR, THE IDF IS FULLY PREPARED FOR ANY SCENARIO. WHAT THIS SHOWS IS THE CAPABILITY OF THE ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE SERVICES TO REACH OUT AND TOUCH THE LEADERSHIP OF BOTH HAMAS AND HEZBOLLAH IN AREAS WHERE THEY WERE, IN MANY CASES, THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN ALMOST IMMUNE FROM ISRAELI ATTACKS. SOME ISRAELIS FEARING WHAT THE ESCALATION MEANS FOR THE VERY PEOPLE THEIR COUNTRY'S FIGHTING TO SAVE. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ISRAEL NEEDS TO RESPOND TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE NORTH, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I AM NOT SURE THAT IF WE CONTINUE THE CIRCLE OF HA` OF WAR, IT WILL END THE SITUATION. ...OR FURTHER FUEL THE RISK OF A WIDER CONFLICT BREAKING OUT. BACK HERE, THE SCALE OF THE RIFTMONTT HEALTH LEADER BETWEEN HEALTH OFFICIALS AND THE GOVERNMENT SLAMMING CLAIMS OF FINANCIAL MIS-MANAGEMENT.WENT OF JEOPARDISING NEW ZEALAND'S INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY.HALF IN MANY CASES LIKE THAT, THROUGH HISTORY, WAR HAS BEEN THE RESULT. WE HAVE NO INTEREST AT ALL IN BEING INVOLVED IN THAT CONFLICT. YOU DON'T SET OUT TO PUT MAJOR STICKS IN THE EYEFOR OF YOUR MAJOR TRADING PARTNER. THIS UNLIKELY POLITICAL DUO TEAMING UP TO RAISE CONCERN. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN A U.S. FIGHT WITH CHINA. THE AUKUS ALLIANCE, IN RESPONSE TO CHINA, HAS SEEN AUSTRALIA GAIN NUCLEAR-POWERED SUBMARINES, WITH THE HELP OF THE U.S. AND UK. NEW ZEALAND MAY JOIN PILLAR TWO ` A TECHNOLOGY SHARING AGREEMENT ` WHICH INCLUDES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ADVANCED CYBER AND HYPERSONIC WEAPONS, WE DON'T NEED AUKUS PILLAR TWO. WE DON'T NEED DEPLOYMENTS TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THERE'S A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS WE DON'T NEED. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY INDICATION THAT CHINA WANTS TO THREATEN NEW ZEALAND. THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THE U.S. IS INTEGRAL TO NEW ZEALAND'S SECURITY, AND DURING A VISIT TO WASHINGTON THIS MONTH, CHRISTOPHER LUXON TOLD THE FINANCIAL TIMES, NEW ZEALAND WAS A FORCE MULTIPLIER FOR AUSTRALIA AND THE U.S. WELL, LOOK, AUSTRALIA IS OUR ONLY ALLY AND IT MAKES TREMENDOUS SENSE FOR US TO BE ALIGNED WITH, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE KIT THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT OUR DEFENCE FORCES, THAT IT'S ACTUALLY ALIGNED WITH AUSTRALIA. YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE U.S. IN THAT THOUGH ` ARE WE ON THE BRINK OF BECOMING A FULLY-FLEDGED ALLY WITH THE U.S.? UM, WE HAVE AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY. THE FINANCIAL TIMES INTERVIEW REALLY COMES LIKE A BOLT FROM THE BLUE. IT ALSO SAID NEW ZEALAND WOULD INCREASINGLY NAME AND SHAME CHINA FOR SPYING, BUT OTHERS ARGUE EVERYONE DOES IT. WE KNOW FROM WIKILEAKS THAT THE U.S. WAS SPYING ON THE GERMAN CHANCELLOR AND ANGELA MERKEL. AS FOR AUKUS, THE COALITION REITERATED DISCUSSIONS BEGAN UNDER LABOUR. OUR POSITION HASN T CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE PILLAR TWO. NO, NO, THEY HAVE GONE WELL BEYOND ANYTHINGTHANK YOU BY THE WAY NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN POLICY IN THE SPOTLIGHT. MAIKI, PLENTY THERE TO CONSIDER. WHERE DOES THE PUBLIC FIT INTO ALL OF THIS? THAT IS AT THE HEART OF THIS ISSUE EVERYBODY I SPOKE TO TODAY SAID THERE IS A NEED FOR DEBATE WHAT OUR FOREIGN POLICY SHOULD BE WINSTON PETERS OUR FOREIGN AFFAIR MINISTER IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE PUBLIC IN THE LOOP I SAT DOWN WITH MR PETERS FOR HIS VERY FIRST IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW ON HIS PORTFOLIO I'LL BRING THAT EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TOMORROW AT SIX SINCE TAKING OFFICE HE HAS VISITED 27 COUNTRIES AND WILL BE VISITING ANOTHER THREE IN THE COMING WEEKS WHILE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALWAYS AT THE FOREFRONT WE ARE QUICK INCREASINGLY SAYING THAT SECURITY IS HIGH ON THE AGENDA HAS BEEN EXPOSED IN A FIERY LETTER,RAHWAYWEARERS HEALTH NEW OFFICIALS THOUGHT THOSE IN CHARGE OF THE AGENCY SEEMED OBLIVIOUS TO THE PROBLEMS. TREASURY OFFICIALS MET WITH THE BOARD OF HEALTH NZ ON 23 FEBRUARY 2024 AND REPORT THE BOARD DID NOT SEEM ACROSS THE DETAIL OF THIS ISSUE. BUT WHAT THE FINANCE MINISTER DIDN'T TELL US IS THAT THE BOARD OF HEALTH NZ IMMEDIATELY WROTE BACK, DISPUTING WHAT THEY SAID WERE HER UNFAIR ALLEGATIONS. THE LETTER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HEALTH NZ WAS UNDER FINANCIAL PRESSURE, BUT SAID THIS CAME FROM HOLIDAYS ACT CHANGES AND PAY EQUITY SETTLEMENTS, AS OPPOSED TO TE WHATU ORA NOT MANAGING ITS COSTS. THE BOARD SAID IT WOULD HAVE HAPPILY DISCUSSED THESE FINANCIAL PRESSURES WITH OFFICIALS, BUT THE ISSUE SIMPLY NEVER CAME UP AT THE MEETING. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE BLAMING THE BOARD FOR INFORMATION THEY DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR. THE HEALTH MINISTER, THOUGH, IS CONVINCED THE GOVERNMENT'S RIGHT. THE POINT SHE WAS MAKING WAS THAT THERE WASN'T A SENSE THAT THE BOARD WASN'T SHARING INFORMATION WITH TREASURY, WAS THE POINT SHE WAS MAKING IN THAT LETTER. YEAH, BUT TE WHATU ORA WROTE BACK TO YOU AND SAID THAT TREASURY NEVER RAISED THOSE ISSUES AROUND THE DETAILS OF THEIR FINANCES WITH THEM AT THAT MEETING. THAT'S PROBABLY A DISCUSSION TO HAVE WITH TREASURY, BUT THERE WAS THAT GENERAL SENSE THAT IT WAS A CHALLENGE GETTING INFORMATION FROM HEALTH NEW ZEALAND. IT REALLY REFUTES THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND THE MINISTER OF HEALTH'S VERSION OF EVENTS, AND IT SUGGESTS THE BOARD IS BEING BLAMED FOR A MESS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S OWN MAKING. THE RELEASE OF THE LETTER COMES AS A FORMER TE WHATU ORA BOARD MEMBER, DR CURTIS WALKER, ACCUSED THE GOVERNMENT OF SPREADING DISINFORMATION. IS DR CURTIS WALKER CORRECT WHEN HE SAYS AS THE POLITICAL PRESSURE HAS COME ON THIS GOVENRMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN INCREASINGLY DESPERATE IN THEIR CASTING ABOUT OF MISINFORMATION? MR SPEAKER, DR WALKER IS CORRECT WHEN HE SAID HE FIRST BECAME MADE AWARE OF THE DETERIORATING FINANCIAL POSITION OF HEALTH NZ IN MARCH. YET DR WALKER ALSO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE HEALTH NZ HAD OVERSPENT ON NURSES, AND NOT BEING MIDDLE MANAGER-HEAVY, AS THE GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` AS A THIRD YOUNG VICTIM DIES AFTER A STABBING ATTACK ON A KIDS' DANCE CLASS, ANGER BOILS OVER ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND. THE RUMOUR ABOUT THE 17-YEAR-OLD SUSPECT THAT SAW A MOB CLASH WITH POLICE. AND POLICE ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT A ROPE FOUND AT THE HOME OF A MAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS WIFE. THE TEST AN OFFICER CARRIED OUT THAT RAISED SUSPICIONS. THEN, ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT A ROGUE ROOSTER WHO'S CROWING AT 3 O'CLOCK EVERY MORNING? (ROOSTER CROWS) EVERY NIGHT. SOME PEOPLE WANTING TO GET VIGILANTE AND FIND HIM AND REMOVE HIM. THE HUNT IS ON, USING FAIR MEANS OR FOUL. PLUS HOW TO LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE AN OLYMPIAN. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. A WARNING ` OUR NEXT STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME VIEWERS AND INCLUDES DISCUSSION OF SELF-HARM. A ROPE FOUND BY OFFICERS WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT PHILIP POLKINGHORNE'S HOME HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT TODAY OF HIS TRIAL FOR MURDER. HE DENIES KILLING HIS WIFE, BUT THE CROWN SAYS THE RETIRED EYE SURGEON WAS LIVING A DOUBLE LIFE OF DRUGS AND INFIDELITY. KIM BAKER WILSON REPORTS. IT'S THIS BRIGHT ORANGE ROPE FRONT AND CENTRE ON DAY THREE OF THE TRIAL. I JUST WASN'T` I WASN'T SURE THAT IT WAS GOING TO HOLD ANY WEIGHT. HE PULLED IT, AND THE ROPE JUST KEPT UNRAVELLING AND COMING UNDONE. THEY WERE AMONG THE FIRST POLICE AT THE COUPLE'S HOME. IT WAS EASTER 2021, AND PHILIP POLKINGHORNE HAD CALLED 111. HE SAID HE'D FOUND PAULINE HANNA, HIS WIFE, DEAD. I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME BACK TO THE AUCKLAND POLICE STATION WITH ME, JUST TO GET A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT. BUT BEFORE THAT, THE OFFICER HELPED WITH A SO-CALLED TENSION TEST ON THE ROPE THEY'D ALL SEEN. BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN LINE WITH HOW WE'D NORMALLY EXPECT A LIGATURE OF A PERSON WHO'S HUNG THEMSELF TO REACT. BUT THESE STILL IMAGES ARE ALL JURORS CAN SEE. POLKINGHORNE'S LAWYER ASKING... WAS THERE ANY REASON WHY YOU DIDN'T USE YOUR POLICE-ISSUED PHONE TO VIDEO WHAT YOU WERE ABOUT TO DO? I GENUINELY WASN'T EXPECTING THE ROPE TO UNRAVEL IN THAT MANNER. IT STARTED TO PULL QUITE EASILY. THE CROWN SAYS POLKINGHORNE KILLED HIS WIFE. HIS DEFENCE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING SINISTER ` THAT SHE KILLED HERSELF. AT THAT POINT, I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT WOULD SUSTAIN ANY WEIGHT. AS A RESULT OF THE THINGS YOU'D JUST DONE? CORRECT. THE PRESSURE HE SAID HE USED ` MINIMAL. JUST PINCHING IT VERY LIGHTLY. I, UM, BELIEVED THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WEIGHT PUT ON IT FROM SOMEONE HANGING FROM IT, THAT THAT ROPE ITSELF, UM... WOULD BE DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE BALUSTRADE BEFORE IT HAD ANY TENSION. THE FORENSICS AT THE SCENE WILL CONTINUE TO BE FORENSICALLY EXAMINED IN COURT TOMORROW. KIM BAKER WILSON, 1 NEWS. 1 NEWS UNDERSTANDS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRACTS HAVEN'T BEEN RENEWED BY ORANGA TAMARIKI AS IT CUTS COSTS. AFTER 20 YEARS OF PROVIDING PARENTING RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES WITH UNDER-5s, TAKAI WILL CLOSE NEXT MONTH. OTHER PROVIDERS SUPPORTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN HAVE RECEIVED VARIATIONS TO THEIR CONTRACTS, WITH FUNDING PERIODS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. FUNDING FOR CONTRACTING SERVICES WAS LOWERED BY $30m IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.ARE THAT LEFT DOZENS OF OFFICERS INJURED. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. (BELLS TOLL) BELLS TOLLED FOR A COMMUNITY IN MOURNING, STUNNED AND LOST FOR WORDS. IT'S VERY, UM... CLOSE TO HOME. MY DAUGHTER'S 9 AND SHE LOVES TAYLOR SWIFT. AND, UM... THOUSANDS TURNED OUT TO REMEMBER THE THREE LITTLE GIRLS WHO LOVED TO DANCE. ALICE AGUIAR (9), ELSIE DOT STANCOMBE (7) AND BEBE KING (6), ALL KILLED IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED A STABBING ATTACK DURING A TAYLOR SWIFT-THEMED DANCE CLASS AT A POPULAR COMMUNITY CENTRE. IT'S A PLACE WE'D ALL GO AS MUMMIES, AND MUMMIES-TO-BE TO FEEL SAFE. IT'S THE MOST GORGEOUS PLACE. LIKE, YOU WOULD NEVER THINK ANYTHING LIKE THAT WOULD HAPPEN. TAYLOR SWIFT SHARING HER THOUGHTS ON INSTAGRAM SAYING, 'THE HORROR OF THE ATTACK IS WASHING OVER HER 'AND SHE'S COMPLETELY IN SHOCK.' EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVED TO A HORRENDOUS SCENE. IT WAS LIKE A BOMB HAD GONE OFF. GIRLS' BODIES ALL OVER THE PLACE. A 17-YEAR-OLD MAN IS IN CUSTODY ` BRITISH-BORN, HIS PARENTS MIGRANTS FROM RWANDA. (SHOUTING) FALSE CLAIMS OF ISLAMIST LINKS CIRCULATING ONLINE, FAR-RIGHT PROTESTORS BLAMED FOR INCITING CHAOS OUTSIDE A LOCAL MOSQUE AS TRAGEDY DESCENDED INTO VIOLENCE. (SHOUTING) 39 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED, EIGHT SERIOUSLY. BUT FOR MOST, IT WAS A DAY FOR TRIBUTES AND THOSE WHO SHOWED COURAGE. LIKE JOEL VERITY, WHO INTERVENED AND CONFRONTED THE ATTACKER. BEING A FATHER HIMSELF, JOEL, I THINK, HE JUST HEARD KIDS, AND THOUGHT HE'S GOT TO HELP OUT. HE WENT STRAIGHT AWAY. I THINK HE WAS TRULY FEARLESS. SOMETHING GOOD IN A COMMUNITY STRUGGLING. IT'S A WELCOMING COMMUNITY ` YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHWEST OF ENGLAND. IT'S SOMETHING THAT... YOU KNOW... AND WE'LL PULL TOGETHER. WE ALWAYS DO AS A COMMUNITY IN THE NORTHWEST. REMEMBERING MUCH-LOVED DAUGHTERS WHO WENT TO DANCE AND NEVER CAME HOME. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. E MURI AKE NEI ` SOUTHERNERS FINALLY TASTE VICTORY AT NEW ZEALAND'S PIE AWARDS. COMING UP ` A CANTERBURY BAKER MAKES HISTORY WITH HER GOURMET CREATION. NEXT ` THE WINNING FLAVOUR COMBO THAT WOWED THE JUDGES. PLUS ` IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED AS BLOCKBUSTER ART. THE RARE NEW ZEALAND WORKS GOING UNDER THE HAMMER, INCLUDING ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE BIG CITY DWELLERS GETTING FED UP WITH THE NOCTURNAL NOISES OF A RURAL ROOSTER. PLUS, TESTING OUT SOME CRAZY LAUNDRY HACKS FOR GETTING STAINS OUT OF YOUR WHITES. WE REVEAL THE UNEXPECTED WINNER. AND THE KIWI CONNECTION TO THE NEW SPONGEBOB MOVIE, GOING FROM THE WELLYWOOD TO HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. WELCOME BACK. NAU MAI ANO. POLICE HAVE TODAY BEEN BACK AT THE SITE WHERE HUMAN REMAINS, BELIEVED TO BE MISSING WOMAN YANFEI BAO, WERE FOUND YESTERDAY IN A SHALLOW GRAVE. INVESTIGATORS USING A DRONE AS THEY CARRIED OUT A FORENSIC EXAMINATION OF THE GREENPARK AREA ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CHRISTCHURCH. POLICE SAY A POST-MORTEM WILL ALSO BE DONE TODAY TO FORMALLY IDENTIFY THE BODY. SEVERAL SOUTH ISLAND HIGHWAYS CLOSED BY SNOW HAVE NOW REOPENED AS A WINTRY BLAST MOVES UP THE MAINLAND. THE DUSTING AFFECTING ROADS ACROSS PARTS OF OTAGO, MACKENZIE DISTRICT AND INLAND CANTERBURY FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. METSERVICE HAS HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE FOR BOTH THE PORTERS AND LEWIS PASSES UNTIL LATER THIS EVENING. N.Z.T.A SAYS STATE HIGHWAY 8 BETWEEN TEKAPO AND TWIZEL MAY CLOSE OVERNIGHT IF ICY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. RARE ART PIECES BY SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S GREAT MASTERS LIKE CHARLES GOLDIE, RALPH HOTERE AND DON BINNEY HAVE GONE UNDER THE HAMMER. A NUMBER OF WORKS THAT WERE ONCE THOUGHT LOST WERE ON SALE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES. BUT AS CORAZON MILLER REPORTS, SOME OF THE PRICES ACHIEVED WHILE HEFTY, WEREN'T QUITE AS HIGH AS HOPED. PIECES BY SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S GREATEST, IN A SALE THAT'S ALMOST AS RARE. ABSOLUTE BLOCKBUSTER MATERIAL, SO MUSEUM-QUALITY DON BINNEY WORK. WHAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME WAS THE NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING WORKS BY MAORI ARTISTS. THIS IS JUST AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC. THIS EARLY RALPH HOTERE WORK ON THE MARKET FOR THE FIRST TIME. SIGNED AND DATED 1969. THIS COLIN McCAHON GLASS WORK, AN UNEXPECTED DEPARTURE FROM THE MODERNIST, BETTER KNOWN FOR HIS PAINTINGS THAN HIS GLAZERY. THIS ONE IS THE LAST ONE HE MADE, THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED WHEN THE GILMAN HOUSE IN REMUERA WAS DESTROYED BUT, AS IT TURNED OUT, IT'S BEEN SAVED. SO THAT'S CAUSED A LOT OF INTEREST. A LOT OF INTEREST, TOO, IN A QUARTETTE OF WORKS BY PORTRAIT ARTIST CHARLES GOLDIE. MY FAVOURITE WOULD BE SOPHIA. SHE WAS A NGATI RUANUI TOUR GUIDE AT TARAWERA'S NOW-EXTINCT PINK AND WHITE TERRACES. PORTRAITS OF MAORI ANCESTORS LIKE THESE CAN CARRY PARTICULAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR MAORI, WHO BELIEVE THE WAIRUA OR SPIRIT OF THE PERSON RESIDES WITHIN THE PAINTING. THEY'RE REALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR THIS COUNTRY, BECAUSE THEY'RE DOCUMENTING A TIME WHEN THOSE, OF COURSE, WERE THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MAORI AND PAKEHA. THE 1916 PORTRAIT OF TE KAMAKA, ONE OF A NUMBER THE AUCTION HOUSE HOPED COULD SELL FOR A MILLION. ANY FURTHER INTEREST AT 777? SOLD. SELLING JUST SHY OF THAT. PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE BIT HESITANT TO PUSH PRICES OVER A MILLION. QUALITY ART STILL SELLING AT HIGH PRICES BUT NOT IMMUNE TO ECONOMIC PRESSURE. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME IN THE MAKING. MORE THAN A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, IN FACT. BUT FINALLY A SOUTH ISLAND PIE'S BEEN NAMED THE COUNTRY'S BEST. RANGIORA BAKER ARLYN THOMPSON'S SLOW-BRAISED BEEF CREATION LANDING HER TOP OF THE PODIUM AT WHAT COULD BE DESCRIBED AS NEW ZEALAND'S PIE OLYMPICS. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. THESE GOLD MEDALLISTS HAVE PERFORMED AT THE TOP OF THEIR GAME, IN INTENSE HEAT, TOO. THEY'RE A GOOD PIE. GOOD IS QUITE AN UNDERSTATEMENT HERE. I LOVE THEIR PIES. TODAY THEY WERE QUEUING TO TRY THE PIE JUDGED BEST IN THE COUNTRY. KIA ORA, CAN WE HAVE SIX OF YOUR GOLD-WINNING PIES, PLEASE? WORD OF LAST NIGHT'S AWARD SPREADING FAST. THE 2024 BAKERS NEW ZEALAND SUPREME PIE AWARD GOES TO GOURMET MEAT, SLOW COOKS, MANCHESTER BEEF ISLAND, THOMPSON, RANGIORA BAKERY. ISLAND BEATING 500 OTHER BAKERS FOR THE TOP SPOT. IF YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND EVERYBODY IN NEW ZEALAND LOVES PIES AND WE JUST WANT TO CREATE SOMETHING DIFFERENT, TOP NOTCH. HER CREATION, THE SLOW COOKED SUMATRAN BEEF CURRY PIE. THIS PIE IS PRETTY SPECIAL BECAUSE WE PUT A BIT OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN FUSION AND WE GIVE IT A KIWI TWIST, WHICH IS THE SMOKED CHEESE SAUCE ON TOP. SHE'S TAKEN THE TITLE FROM EIGHT-TIMES SUPREME WINNER PATRICK LAM. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR TO-GO TONIGHT. IN RANGIORA THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE ORDERS. IT'S BEEN CRAZY BUSY HERE IN THE BAKERY, AND THE WORD'S GOT OUT ABOUT OUR GOLD AWARDS, AND THE PIES ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELF. YEAH, WE ALWAYS COME HERE. BEST PIES IN TOWN? YES, THEY ARE. AND THEY MAKE IT ALL LOOK AS EASY AS PIE. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. TIME NOW FOR SPORT WITH CHRIS CHANG IN PARIS AND THE WOMEN'S TRIATHLON IS UNDER WAY. BUT IS THE SUN SETTING ON THIS ALL - CONQUERING TEAM. YES THE SWIM LEG IN THE RIVER SEINE IS COMPLETED. WE WILL BRING YOU MORE ABOUT THE CONTROVERSY WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE ATHLETES. AND NEW ZEALAND'S ROWERS MAKE ANOTHER STATEMENT WITH THE FINALS AROUND THE CORNER. THE ACTIVE WEATHER STARTS TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN AND THAT MEANS JACK FROST IS GOING TO COME ONTO THE SCENE. WELCOME BACK. NO DOUBT THE SEVENS CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE HERE IN PARIS, LED BY THE BLACK FERNS SIDE AND THEIR LARGE BAND OF FAMILY AND SUPPORTERS. THEIR GOLDEN WIN WAS A FITTING START TO NEW ZEALAND'S MEDAL TALLY, BUT ALSO MARKS THE END OF AN ERA. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE WAS THERE. (PARTY MUSIC) THIS IS A GROUP THAT REPRESENTS EVERYTHING ABOUT SUCCESS, RESILIENCE, TEAMWORK... HEY, LOOK AT IT. ...DOMINATION. WE GOT TOLD WE HAVE TO LEAVE THESE JERSEYS ON, SO... YEAH. SO WE'VE GOT TO KEEP THIS ON, TOO. I GOT TO KEEP MY STRAPPING TAPE ON TOO. SWEAT, BATTLE SCARS ` THE FERNS WEARING EVERY BIT OF THEIR SUCCESS IN WHAT IS AN INCREDIBLE RETURN TO THE TOP. FROM SERIES LOSSES TO PREPARING FOR A GAMES WITHOUT THEIR CO-CAPTAIN. BUT SARAH HIRINI LEADING THEIR OLYMPIC CHARGE. SHE'S CRAZY. SHE ABSOLUTELY IS. YOU SHOULD SEE HER ROUTINE. SHE'S BEEN IN THE GYM THE WHOLE TIME. HER RESILIENCE, HER MENTAL TOUGHNESS AND THE MAHI THAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO DO JUST TO GET BACK FOR THIS MOMENT. IF THERE WAS GOING TO BE ONE PERSON IN OUR TEAM TO DO IT, IT'S HER AND SHE DID IT. THE BLACK FERNS 19-12 VICTORY ` EVERYTHING AND MORE. THE FAREWELL PARTY THEY'D HOPED FOR A COUPLE OF LEGENDS ` TYLA KING AND PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE, MARKING THE END OF THEIR CAREERS. DRIVING POWER UP OVER THE TOP, SKIPS OUT OF THAT FIRST TACKLE, CRASHES IT DOWN! WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE GREW UP IDOLISING THE NAME OF JONAH LOMU. ONE DAY SHE TOO WOULD BECOME AN IMMORTAL OF HER OWN. 15'S WORLD CUPS, SEVENS WORLD CUPS, PLAYER OF THE YEAR, COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLDS, OLYMPIC GOLDS. KING ALSO LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY AND THE BLACK JERSEY, NOW MAKING THE MOVE TO NRLW. I HAVEN'T EVEN GOT ENOUGH WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT, REALLY, BECAUSE 13 YEARS OF HER LITTLE LIFE, YOU KNOW, SHE'S GIVEN TO THE BLACK FERNS. UM... I'M JUST SUPER PROUD. THERE'S NEVER GOING TO BE ANOTHER PORTIA OR ANOTHER TYLA, AND SO... TO BE ABLE TO GET THE GOLD FOR THEM, UH... THEY'LL BE STOKED; WE'RE ALL STOKED. AND WHAT A WAY TO SEND OUT THEIR LEGENDS, THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS CREATING HISTORY TODAY, BECOMING THE FIRST WOMEN'S RUGBY TEAM TO GO BACK-TO-BACK AT AN OLYMPIC GAMES. CHAMPIONS LEAVING, STARS EMERGING... THE PATIENCE AND THE FOOTWORK OF POURI-LANE. MICHAELA BLYDE ALWAYS SAYS TO ME, 'GO BE ANNOYING.' SO THAT HELPS BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST HOW I PLAY. BUT TO KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT SUCH A GOOD MIX OF EXPERIENCE AND YOUTH AND EXCITEMENT IS REALLY, LIKE A REALLY GOOD BALANCE IN OUR GROUP. AND I GUESS WE SAW IT OUT THERE TODAY. A TEAM PAVING THE WAY STREETS AHEAD OF THE WORLD. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE JOINS ME NOW. IT FEELS LIKE THE COUNTRY WAS WAITING FOR THE FIRST MEDAL ` WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THIS WILL HAVE ON THE WIDER NEW ZEALAND TEAM HERE IN PARIS? GOING INTO THIS TOURNAMENT THEY HAD TARGETS ON THEIR BACK. DURING THIS WHOLE COMPETITION, THEY WENT THROUGH UNBEATEN. DURING POOL PLAY, THEY HAD A WINNING MARGIN OF 26. THEY WERE JUST SO DOMINANT. IT'S THE EXECUTION, THEIR SPEED, BUT ALSO THEIR GAME MANAGEMENT. CANADA TRIED TO TEST THEIR TEAM, BUT THE BLACK FERNS SLOWED IT RIGHT DOWN. THIS THIS TEAM HAS ACHIEVED GOAT STATUS. THEY HAVE ONE COMMONWEALTH GOLDS, BACK-TO-BACK OLYMPIC GOLDS. IT FEELS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MEDAL. TRADITIONALLY, WHEN A NEW ZEALAND TEAM DOES WON A GOLD, THEY ARE GREETED BY THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM AT THE VILLAGE WITH A HAKA. ATHLETES ALWAYS TELL US HOW INSPIRING IT IS AND HOW MUCH THEY WANT FOR THEMSELVES. THAT IS SURELY GOING TO MAKE THEM, FILL THEM FOR THE GAMES. ANOTHER BIG MEDAL HOPE TODAY IS TRIATHLETE HAYDEN WILDE. YES, GOOD NEWS ` THE TRIATHLON EVENTS ARE UNDERWAY. THE WOMEN'S RACE STARTING HALF AN HOUR AGO. JOINING US IS REPORTER GUY HEVELDT. WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THE DELAY WOULD HAVE HAD ON THE ATHLETES? FIRST OF ALL, NICOLE VAN DER KAY AND AINSLEY THORPE A SLIGHTLY MINUTES BEHIND. IN TERMS OF THE MEN ATHLETES WILL, NOTHING REALLY CHANGES. THEY HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS. THEY WENT FOR A QUICK JOG, A QUICK CYCLE, THEY WENT TO THE TRANSITION AREA. THIS WON'T IMPACT THEM TOO MUCH. THE KIWIS IT SHOULD BE FINE. FRANK FROM THE SKY, THAT WILL BE AN INTERESTING FACTOR, AND AFFECT THE COBBLESTONES, WHICH WILL BECOME SLIPPERY WHEN IT'S WET. THAT IS SOMETHING TO WATCH. YOU JUST WANT TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL ` ANOTHER TACTICAL AREA OF THE RACE. STRAP IN, IT WILL BE AWESOME TO WATCH. THANKS, GUY. THERE'VE BEEN PLENTY OF OTHER KIWIS IN ACTION IN THE LAST 24 HOURS ` FROM SAILING TO SWIMMING AND CANOE SLALOM. NEW ZEALAND HAS A LONG TRADITION OF DOING WELL ON THE WATER AND OUR ROWERS ARE STARTING TO EMERGE AS SERIOUS MEDAL CONTENDERS. JORDAN OPPERT WRAPS UP THE REST OF DAY FOUR. THAT WAS STUNNING. LANE THREE ON THE FAST LANE TO GOLD ` OLYMPIC CHAMPION EMMA TWIGG COOL, CALM AND COLLECTED, BREEZING INTO THE SEMIS, ALREADY THINKING ABOUT THE DAYS AHEAD. YOU KNOW, I KNOW IT'S A LONG WEEK, SO YOU KIND OF WANT TO DO WHAT'S NECESSARY AND REST UP FOR THE NEXT TWO. A MINDSET, NO DOUBT SHARED BY TOM MACKINTOSH. GOLD IN THE EIGHT IN TOKYO, TOO SLICK AGAIN, BOOKING A SPOT IN THE SEMI-FINALS AS WELL. THE NETHERLANDS HAVING A GO AT THE KIWIS AS WELL! A LATE CHALLENGE FROM THE DUTCH HAD WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCULLERS LUCY SPOORS AND BROOKE FRANCIS DIGGING DEEP. KIWIS, THE DUTCH AND THE FRENCH... SAFELY THROUGH TO THE FINAL. EVEN TOUGHER FOR THE MEN'S DOUBLE OF ROBBIE MANSON AND JORDAN PARRY. OH, I THINK THE AMERICANS TOOK SECOND FROM THE KIWIS. THIRD, BUT ENOUGH FOR A SPOT IN TOMORROW'S FINAL. THE EXHALE PERHAPS BIG ENOUGH TO FINALLY DELIVER A BREEZE IN MARSEILLES. THE 49er PAIR DROPPING FROM FIRST TO THIRD. BUT OUR 49er FX SAILORS SURGING UP THE LEADER BOARD, FROM 19TH TO SEVENTH AND BACK INTO MEDAL CONTENTION, THANKS TO A TRIO OF TOP THREE FINISHERS. IT WAS A BIT WINDIER TODAY. YEAH, WE FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE, HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE BREEZE, SO YEAH, IT WAS JUST REALLY NICE TO GO OUT THERE AND, UM, HAVE THREE REALLY GOOD RACES TONIGHT. DUNEDIN KAYAKER FINN BUTCHER ALSO SHOWING GOOD FORM, WEAVING HIS WAY THROUGH THE CANOE SLALOM COURSE FOR AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST RUN AT HIS MAIDEN OLYMPICS. LOOKING TO MAKE HIS OLYMPIC MARK! SEVENTH FASTEST AND ADVANCING TO THE SEMIS. ADVANCING LOOKS BEYOND THE MEN'S BLACK STICKS, YET TO NOTCH A SINGLE WIN, FALLING TO ARGENTINA 2-0. MEETING TOKYO SILVER MEDALLIST AUSTRALIA TOMORROW. FROM ONE TOUGH POOL TO ANOTHER ` LEWIS CLAREBURT'S OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN OVER AFTER PLACING SEVENTH IN HIS 200 METRE BUTTERFLY HEAT. THE OLLY-WHITES TOO, PACKING THEIR BAGS. A FORTUITOUS REBOUND, HANDING FRANCE THE FIRST GOAL. THE TOURNAMENT FAVOURITES GOING ON TO SCORE TWO MORE IN THE 3-0 WIN. STILL PLENTY TO APPLAUD AS THE CURTAIN FALLS ON SOME OLYMPIC CAMPAIGNS. FOR OTHERS, THE SHOW'S JUST GETTING STARTED. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS, PARIS. AMERICAN FLAG BEARER AND TENNIS STAR COCO GAUFF'S BEEN REDUCED TO TEARS ON COURT, UPSET WITH AN OFFICIATING DECISION AND ULTIMATELY CRASHING OUT OF THE GAMES. GAUFF UNIMPRESSED WITH A LINE CALL IN THE SECOND SET OF HER MATCH WITH DONNA VEKIC THAT'S WHY I NEVER ARGUED THAT AND YOU KNOW THIS. THIS ISN'T FAIR. ALMOST IDENTICAL SCENES TO HER FRENCH OPEN SEMI-FINAL EARLIER THIS YEAR ON THE SAME COURT. WHEN SHE WAS ALSO UPSET BY AN UMPIRING DECISION, GAUFF'S OUT OF THE SINGLES DRAW BUT STILL ALIVE IN BOTH THE WOMEN'S AND MIXED DOUBLES. SIMONE BILES IS NOW AMERICA'S MOST DECORATED GYMNAST OF ALL TIME, WINNING GOLD FOR THE UNITED STATES IN THE WOMEN'S TEAM COMPETITION ` AN INCREDIBLE REDEMPTION STORY AFTER SHE PULLED OUT FROM MULTIPLE EVENTS AT THE TOKYO GAMES DUE TO HER MENTAL HEALTH. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON HAS MORE. (WILD CHEERING) REVIVAL COMPLETE ` SIMONE BILES BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS IN OLYMPICS GYMNASTICS. THERE'S THE GOLD MEDAL FOR USA. THE SUPERSTAR THE LAST TO TAKE THE FLOOR (CHEERING) CHANTING: USA, USA! ADORING FANS EVERYWHERE, EVERYONE WANTING TO WITNESS GREATNESS RETURN. OH, IT'S SUPER INCREDIBLE TO WATCH IT ALL GO DOWN. ESPECIALLY LIVE IN PERSON WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY. THAT WAS HONESTLY MEAN` LIKE, MADE MY BRAIN GO MENTALLY INSANE AND I WAS, LIKE, SCREAMING PROBABLY THE LOUDEST. YEAH, IT WAS REALLY AMAZING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HER COMING BACK FROM ALL THE ADVERSITY THAT SHE'S HAD TO GO THROUGH. AND WAS SO STRONG AND AMAZING TONIGHT. SHE'S HAD TO COME BACK FROM THE BRINK... THE WORLD IS GOING TO HATE ME, AND I CAN ONLY SEE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ON TWITTER RIGHT NOW. ...FORCED TO PULL OUT OF MULTIPLE EVENTS IN TOKYO SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL BLOCK GYMNASTS CALL 'THE TWISTIES'. I WOULD LITERALLY TELL THE TEAM` MY TEAMMATES, LIKE, 'I'M FIGHTING DEMONS. I'M FIGHTING DEMONS RIGHT NOW.' SO I LITERALLY FELT LIKE I WAS FIGHTING MY BODY AND MY MIND TO DO THESE TRICKS. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERS WERE OUT ON SHOW TONIGHT, BUT THE EVENING BELONGED TO ONE WOMAN, THE CROWD RESERVING THEIR LOUDEST CHEERS FOR SIMONE BILES. SHE ALSO, LIKE, WON, FOR THE UNITED STATES. YOU KNOW, IT JUST SHOWS THAT AS LONG AS YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO IT, YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH IT, WHICH I THINK IS JUST SO AWESOME. ONE GLORIOUS EVENING IN PARIS. AN INSPIRATIONAL COMEBACK FOR THE GREATEST EVER. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, PARIS. WE HAVE ALL THE LIVE UPDATE FOR YOU. FULL COVERAGE ON BREAKFAST FROM 6 O'CLOCK. THAT'S IT FROM US HERE IN PARIS, HOPEFULLY CELEBRATING ANOTHER MIDDLE SOON. THANKS SPORT. STAY WITH US... WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, HOW HARNESSING THAT GOLD MEDAL MINDSET COULD IMPROVE YOUR LIFE. PLUS THE HUNT IS ON FOR AN ELUSIVE ROOSTER WHOSE COCKADOODLE DOO IS A DEFINITE COCKADOODLE-DON'T FOR LOCALS TRYING TO SLEEP. WELCOME BACK. THE ACTIVE SA WEATHER SYSTEM ALSO THE EASE AWAY, AND MAKE WAY FOR HIGH-PRESSURE. THERE ARE SOME THUNDER IN ONE. OF THE HIGH WILL COME IN, THAT WILL WORK AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. JACK FROST WILL BE BUSY HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. COLD DOWN SOUTH. SNOW LEVELS ARE SLOWLY STARTING TO COME UP ACROSS UPPER PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. LOOKING AT THE TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE ` YOU STILL HAVE THE TEENS, THAT WILL CHANGE THOUGH. - 4 THIS MORNING, TE ANAU. GUSTY WINDS BLEW COOK STRAIGHT. THERE ARE THREE AREAS OF MOISTURE, ONE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. THE FIRST AREA OF WET WEATHER, SLIDES UP THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. HEAVY RAIN TO GISBORNE. SNOW LEVELS JUST GO PAST THE DESERT ROAD. SOME OF THOSE SHOWERS WILL MOSTLY FADE AWAY. HIGH-PRESSURE SETS IN. IT IS A BIT OF A MIXED BAG. THAT WILL BE A BIT OF AN EASTERLY FIX. THERE COULD BE SOME RAIN AND FUNDERS OVERNIGHT FOR AUCKLAND. HAMILTON ` JUST KEEP THE RAINCOAT HANDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. MORE LIKELY THE BAY OF PLENTY WILL NEED RAINCOAT THROUGH THE DAY. WET WEATHER EASING THROUGH THE DAY. IS JUST A GUSTY SOU'EASTER. SHELLS ARE JUST GETTING BACK TO THE EASTERN HILLS, SLOWLY FADING AWAY. STILL SEEING SOME WET WEATHER. AFTER SOME EARLY CLOUD, THINGS WILL BRIGHTEN UP. COULD SEE A FEW OF THOSE SHOWERS, WITH THOSE TWO THINNING THEMSELVES OUT. CHILLY AND FROSTY IN THE DEEP SOUTH, BUT FINE AFTER SOME MORNING CLOUD. THAT IS GOING TO BE A CHILLY AND FROSTY ONE. NORTHLAND, YOU HAVE GOT A PESKY FRONTS THAT MIGHT JUST LINGER.