IT'S THURSDAY THE 1st OF AUGUST. WE ARE IN AUGUST, FOLKS. AS ALWAYS, GREAT TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST. COMING UP ON THE SHOW ` NEW ZEALAND HAS CLAIMED ITS SECOND MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS. FOR MORE, LET'S GO TO CHRIS CHANG IN PARIS. MORENA, CHANGY. SO GOOD. TEAM, I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE WALKING AROUND NEW ZEALAND HOUSE TODAY WEARING MEDALS. WHAT A WAY TO SPEND THE MORNING. HAYDEN WILDE, AN INCREDIBLE RACE WITH SO MUCH DRAMA. HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO 1 OF HIS TEAMMATES AS WELL AS LETTING US KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE WANT HIM LIVE ON BREAKFAST, SO I AM GOING TO DO MY BEST WITH THE HELP OF GUY HEVELDT. NO DOUBT. IS THE BIRTHDAY GIRL IN THE HOUSE? THAT'S ME. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO WENDY P! WE ARE CELEBRATING ALL AROUND. I LOVE IT, WENDY, THAT YOU CAME IN ON YOUR BIRTHDAY TO BE WITH US AT 4 AM. THE FUNNIEST THING ABOUT THAT THOUGH, SHE SAID I WILL HAVE A THE WHOLE DAY TO CELEBRATE. YOU WILL BE IN BED BY 3 PM. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, VERY KIND. ANOTHER MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND IN PARIS, WITH HAYDEN WILDE PICKING UP SILVER IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON. LET'S HEAD TO GUY HEVELDT. MORENA, GUY. BONJOUR AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAYDEN WILDE COULDN'T ULTIMATELY TRIUMPH IN TERMS OF THE GOLD MEDAL, BUT THE SILVER WAS ABOUT AS GOOD AS. IT WAS A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO DO WHAT HE DID. HIS TEAMMATES SACRIFICED HIS OWN RACE TO DROP BACK FROM THE LEAD BUDGE ON THE BIKE AND DRAG HAYDEN WILDE TO THE FRONT. FOR SO LONG, IT LOOKS LIKE HAYDEN WILDE WAS GOING TO WIN GOLD. WE ALL THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD ENOUGH. HIS PLAN WAS TO TRY TO RUN YEE INTO THE GROUND. WITH 400 M TO GO, YEE PAST HAYDEN WILDE, AND VERY DESERVED GOLD MEDALLIST. AFTER THE RACE, THERE WAS A SUPERB DISPLAY OF SPORTSMANSHIP. THIS IS ABOUT IT AS GOOD OF A SILVER AS YOU WILL POSSIBLY GET. THANKS FOR THAT, GUY. MORE SUCCESS ON THE WATER FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ROWING CREWS IN PARIS OVERNIGHT. HERE'S OUR GAMES REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT. THE KIWI ROWERS CONTINUE TO SHINE HERE IN PARIS WITH ANOTHER CREW BOOKING A SPOT IN THE FINAL. TODAY, IT'S THE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN'S DOUBLE OF JACKIE KITTLE AND SHANNON COX WHO HAVE FINISHED SECOND IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL BEHIND WORLD CHAMPIONS GREAT BRITAIN. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW COMBINATION THAT'S PEAKING AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. I SPOKE TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER THE RACE, AND HERE'S WHAT JACKIE HAD TO SAY. WE CAME IN JUST WANTING TO GIVE GB A BIT OF A GOOD CRACK, AND ALSO JUST TO REALLY PUSH TO GET THROUGH TO THAT A FINAL. SO, WE'VE DONE THAT, AND REALLY EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE. SAILORS ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE ARE IN A PODIUM POSITION HEADING INTO THE MEN'S SKIFF MEDAL RACE. THE KIWI DUO HAD JUMPED BACK TO THE TOP OF THE 49er FLEET WITH A WIN IN THE DAY'S FIRST RACE, BUT SLIPPED BACK TO THIRD AFTER POSTING A 10th AND 15th TO CLOSE OUT THE QUALIFYING SERIES. THEY'RE ONLY THREE POINTS OUT OF SECOND FOR TONIGHT'S DOUBLE POINTS FINAL RACE. THE MEDALS ARE OUT OF REACH FOR JO ALEH AND MOLLY MEECH IN THE WOMEN'S SKIFF, BUT THEY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE MEDAL RACE IN 7th. AND THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS ARE STILL IN CELEBRATION MODE AFTER THEIR GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE IN PARIS. HENRY MCMULLAN CAUGHT UP WITH THEM THIS MORNING. OUR GOLDEN GIRLS ARE RIDING HIGH AS CELEBRATIONS CONTINUE FOLLOWING THE STELLAR BACK TO BACK GOLD MEDAL PERFORMANCE. THEY'RE WELCOMED HERE TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE TO CELEBRATE WITH WHANAU AND FRIENDS A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL MOMENT AS MANY DISCUSS THE STRUGGLE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO CELEBRATE AT THE TOKYO OLYMPICS. CAPTAIN HIRINI LEADING THE TEAM TO SUCCESS AFTER A REMARKABLE RETURN FROM INJUR FOLLOWING A SERIOUS ACL INJURY. THIS ONE, I THINK WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO KNOW THAT ALL OUR WHANAU AND FRIENDS WERE IN THE CROWD. I THINK TO US THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO US, AND HAVING THEM HERE TODAY WAS SO SPECIAL. THEY PROBABLY GO THROUGH THE HARDEST PART OF OUR JOURNEY, AND TO ACTUALLY CELEBRATE THEM AND HAVE THEM HERE IS PRETTY AWESOME. THE GAME MAKING HISTORY AS THE MOST WATCHED WOMEN'S RUGBY GAME EVER. 66,000 HACKING OUT THE FINALS DAY. IN OTHER NEWS NOW, IT'S FEARED CEASEFIRE TALKS IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL STALL AFTER THE POLITICAL LEADER OF HAMAS WAS KILLED BY A MISSILE IN IRAN YESTERDAY. ISMAIL HANIYEH WAS IN TEHRAN FOR THE INAUGURATION OF IRAN'S NEW PRESIDENT WHEN HIS GUEST HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCKET. ISRAEL HAS NOT COMMENTED ON CLAIMS IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRIKE. IRAN HAS PROMISED A 'HARSH AND PAINFUL RESPONSE' WHILE THE EUROPEAN UNION HAS URGED MAXIMUM RESTRAINT. QATAR, WHICH HAS BEEN BROKERING PEACE TALKS BETWEEN HAMAS AND ISRAEL HAS SUGGESTED THE KILLING COULD JEOPARDISE PROGRESS TOWARDS AN END TO THE FIGHTING. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE ON HOW THIS COULD IMPACT THE WAR IN GAZA AT AROUND 6.45. DISGRACED FORMER BBC PRESENTER HUW EDWARDS COULD FACE JAIL TIME AFTER PLEADING GUILTY TO THREE COUNTS OF MAKING INDECENT IMAGES OF CHILDREN. THE CHARGES RELATE TO 41 IMAGES SENT TO HIM ON WHATSAPP BY A CONVICTED PAEDOPHILE BETWEEN 2020 AND 2021. THE 62-YEAR-OLD RESIGNED FROM THE BROADCASTER IN APRIL FOLLOWING ALLEGATIONS HE PAID A TEENAGER FOR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT PHOTOS. MR EDWARDS WILL NEXT APPEAR IN COURT IN SEPTEMBER. AND FINALLY, MOSCOW ZOO'S GIANT PANDA IS ALSO CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY TODAY. I AM JOINED BY DING DING. DING DING RECEIVED A FESTIVE BAMBOO TABLE AND A BIRTHDAY CAKE MADE OF FRUIT TO MARK THE MILESTONE. THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD'S THE MUM OF KATYUSHA, WHO WAS THE FIRST PANDA CUB TO BE BORN ON RUSSIAN SOIL. DING DING ARRIVED AT MOSCOW ZOO IN 2019 TO COMMEMORATE 70 YEARS OF DIPLOMATIC TIES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA. JUST BEFORE YOU GET TO THE MARKETS, HERE YOU GO. NO WAY! HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM THE BREAKFAST TEAM. SENDING SO MUCH LOVE. WE WILL LIGHT IT AT SOME POINT. WE WILL HAVE TO SHARE IT. WE BETTER HELP YOU OUT. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. OH GOSH, NOW IT'S TIME TO GET TO 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 ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. 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. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS. 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI AND WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. A HIGH OF 13 FOR WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. EIGHT THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. 10 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. THANK YOU, WENDY. HAYDEN WILDE HAS DOUBLED NEW ZEALAND'S MEDAL TALLY AFTER PICKING UP SILVER IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON OVERNIGHT. AND FOR THOSE WHO STAYED UP, THEY SAW QUITE THE RACE. LET'S BRING CHRIS BACK IN NOW. HOW DID IT PLAY OUT, CHANGY? IT WAS SO DRAMATIC. THE FACT THAT HE WAS LEADING WITH 400 M TO GO THEN WAS SURPASSED BY HIS GREAT RIVAL AND FRIEND, YEE ` DEVASTATING TO LOSE IN THAT MANNER BUT HE WAS PRETTY CHIPPER. TOTALLY FAIR TO SAY, THE WAY THAT HE SPOKE HAS BEEN SUPERB ALL DAY. HE HAS BEEN DOING INTERVIEWS ALL DAY BUT HE HAS HANDLED THIS WITH SO MUCH GRACE AND CLASS AND IT WAS AMAZING SPORTSMANSHIP. THAT PHOTO OF THEM, ARM IN ARM, AFTER THE RACE WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WILL LIVE IN OLYMPIC FOLKLORE. IT CAPTURES THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT THAT WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT. THEY ROOMED TOGETHER SEVEN YEARS AGO. IT IS A GREAT FRIENDSHIP, A GREAT RIVALRY,. IT WAS A SPECIAL MOMENT, WELCOMING HIM AT NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, ALSO WHILE THE RUGBY SEVENS RECEIVED THEIR WELCOME. IT WAS A FITTING WAY TO CONGRATULATE HIM. HE SAID HOW MUCH HE LOVED IT, HIS FAMILY WERE THERE IT IS FRIENDS WITH OUR, THERE WAS MATTED ACROSS THE COURSE. THERE WAS QUITE A LOT KIWI AND BRITISH SUPPORT. BUT ONE THING THAT I THINK WE NEED TO MENTION AS THEY EAT. *THE HEAT. IT WAS SO HOT. I WAS ABOUT TO KILL OVER AT THE FINISH LINE, AND I WAS JUST STANDING THERE. THERE IS A COMPETITOR'S GOT A BIT OF REPRIEVE IN THE SEINE ` IF YOU COULD CALL IT REPRIEVE. AMAZING THAT THEY COULD FINISH THE RACE. YOU DID HAVE YOUR OWN RACE BECAUSE AFTER, DI HAD TO RUN WITH OUR CAMERA OPERATORS TO TRY AND CATCH HAYDEN BECAUSE HE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE. THE CAMERAMEN OTHER RELEVANT MVPs. IT WAS AMAZING THAT HE WAS JUST OUT WITH A SILVER MEDAL, GETTING CROWDED BY FRENCH LOCALS. IN THAT CHAT, WE SPOKE ABOUT TEAMMATE MCCULLOUGH. HE SACRIFICED HIS POSITION IN THE LEAD PACK OF THE RACE TO DROP BACK AND HELP HAYDEN WILDE OUT. HE WENT FROM THE FRONT GROUP AND SAT BACK WITH HAYDEN WILDE SO HE DIDN'T HAVE TO EXERT THAT MUCH ENERGY. (VIDEO GLITCHES) BEEN A BIG DAY. I WAS PROUD OF THE WAY I RACED. AND PROUD OF MY TEAMMATES DYLAN WHO SACRIFICED HIS RACE, CAME BACK AND HELP THIS OLD BOY. AND HE IS 23. IT WAS HIS FIRST OLYMPICS THAT HE SACRIFICED A LOT FOR ME. I HOPE I CAN HELP HIM DELIVER IN LA. WHAT A MAN. WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THAT IS THE FIRST THING HAYDEN DID WAS GO UP TO YEE, PUT HIS ARM AROUND HIM TO CONGRATULATE HIM, AND THEN WHEN HE DID HIS FIRST INTERVIEW, THE FIRST PERSON HE TALKED ABOUT WAS DYLAN. THAT'S THE... THAT'S WHAT SPORTS IS ABOUT, ISN'T IT? NOISE THINK ABOUT WINNING MEDALS, BUT THE FACT THAT YOUR OWN TEAMMATES SACRIFICES... TO BE IN THAT MINDSET STRAIGHT AWAY, TO THINK STRAIGHT AWAY AFTER THE RACE SPEAKS TO THE MAN. SPEAKING OF THE MAN, LET'S GO BACK TO GUY WHO WAS PARTWAY THRU A STORY. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH PRECIOUS METAL AROUND. SOMETIMES, DING DINGF, THE WI-FI GOES OUT. WHEN YOU ARE ON A BIKE, YOU ACTUALLY SAVE 30% LESS ENERGY THAN THE PERSON THAT IS WAITING IN FRONT OF YOU. TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN BRING SOMEONE BACK, THAT'S WHAT THEY MEAN BY SACRIFICE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I GOT TO MY STORY WHEN WE DROPPED OUT, THAT DYLAN KNEW HE WOULDN'T WIN THE RACE, SO HE WENT AND HELPED HIS TEAMMATE. THAT SUMS UP NEW ZEALAND SPORT. HAS FIRST TIME AT AN OLYMPIC GAMES THAT HE GOES TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE OUT TO TRY AND WIN A MEDAL WHICH HE DID. AS I SAY, SILVER, IT HONESTLY FEELS LIKE A GOLD MEDAL. WE WILL TRY TO FIND HAYDEN WILDE. IN THE NEXT HOUR, GUY IS GOING TO GO ONE WAY AND I AM GOING TO GO THE OTHER. COMING UP LATER IN THE SHOW, REMEMBER WHEN WE SAID WE WOULD HAVE A QUIZ WITH SAMMY MAXWELL? DO WE WANT TO REMATCH? I KNOW WHETHER THIS IS GOING. GUY CHICKENED OUT. THAT'S THE STORY. YEARS, SO THAT IS GOING ON AND COMING UP AT 8 O'CLOCK. SAMMY MAXWELL HAS BEEN IN FINE FORM AROUND THE VILLAGE, EXTENDING PINS. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, GUY. I WILL MAKE UP FOR IT AT ABOUT AN HOUR'S TIME. DEAL? DEAL. GO NOW, GO NOW. NICE, CHRIS. ALWAYS GOOD TO CROSS BACK TO YOU IN PARIS. REMARKABLE STORY. AMAZING. E WHAI AKE NEI ` NETSAFE IS SOUNDING THE ALARM ABOUT SNAPCHAT. WHY THE CHARITY SAYS PARENTS NEED TO BE ON ALERT ABOUT THEIR KIDS USING THE APP. (DISCO MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. NOT KNOWING WHAT YOUR KIDS ARE UP TO ONLINE IS A WORRY OF MANY PARENTS. ADDING TO THE CONCERN IS THE FAST-EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPS LIKE SNAPCHAT, WHICH LEAVE ALMOST NO TRACE OF ACTIVITY, AUTOMATICALLY DELETING MESSAGES AND PICTURES SENT ON THE APP. NETSAFE IS STEPPING IN. THEY'VE PUT TOGETHER A TOOLKIT FOR FAMILIES TO KEEP EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT SAFER ONLINE. I'M JOINED NOW BY NETSAFE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BRENT CAREY. MORENA, BRENT. SNAPCHAT, WHAT IS IT? IT'S A COMMUNICATION SERVICE FOR VIDEOS, TEXT, MESSAGES. THE POINT OF DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE MESSAGES DISAPPEAR, SO IT MEANT MORE * MIMICS EVERYDAY CONVERSATION. USING THE PICTURE, VIDEO, AND WHEN THE RECEIVER OPENS IT... IT DISAPPEARS. YOU TALKED ABOUT 13-YEAR-OLDS. LEGALLY, IT'S 13+. IT'S THE MOST POPULAR APP IN THE COUNTRY FOR TEENAGERS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES THAT YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT? OBVIOUSLY, LOCATION-BASED MAPS. THEY ARE TURNED OFF BY DEFAULT, SO IF YOUR TEAM WANTS TO TURN IT ON, IT'S ABOUT HAVING A CONVERSATION BECAUSE THAT WILL REVEAL WHERE THEY ARE. PRIVACY AND SECURITY, MAKING SURE THEY SET THEIR ACCOUNT UP SAFELY, YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH SNAPCHAT ABOUT FOUR TIMES A DAY. THAT TELECOMMUNICATION IS BASICALLY THRU SNAPCHAT. YOU HAVE COME UP WITH HIS AMAZING RESOURCE. I AM OLD SCHOOL SO I PRINTED IT OUT, BUT YOU CAN GET ONLINE. THE FAMILY ONLINE SAFETY TOOLKIT AS PART OF NET SAFETY WEEK THIS WEEK WHERE WE ARE PUTTING OUT RESOURCES TO EQUIP PEOPLE TO HAVE GOOD CONVERSATIONS. THE TOOLKIT TO TELLS YOU HOW TO SAFEGUARD YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE, HOW TO SET IT UP SECURELY AND HOW TO MATCH YOUR PARENT ACCOUNT WITH THE YOUNG PERSON'S. PARENTS TOLD US THEY WANTED THESE GUYS, QUICK STEPS. THEY LOOK TO NET SAVE AS THEIR TRUSTED SOURCE OF THAT INFORMATION. IT MUST BE HARD, THAT THOSE PARENTS ARE REACHING OUT AND THEY WANT TO COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND KEEP THEM SAFE AT THE SAME TIME. ABSOLUTELY, THEY WANT TO BE GOOD ROLE MODELS FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY WANT TO TALK TO THEM OPENLY, NONJUDGEMENTALLY. I LOVE THE FAMILY CENTRE. AND A JUST EXPLAINED IT, BUT THAT IS ESSENTIALLY ON THE APP, A PLACE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AND YOU KNOW EVERYTHING THAT IS GOING ON, HOW DOES THAT WORK? IF YOU SET IT UP, YOU CAN SEE WHO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HAVING IS FRIENDS. YOU CAN LOOK AT HOW MUCH THEY HAVE CONTACTED THEIR FRIENDS FOR UP TO 7 DAYS AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY, IF YOU CAN FEEL THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED, YOU CAN ACCESS THAT THRU THE FAMILY CENTRE. I IMAGINE 13-YEAR-OLDS THAT HAVE SNAPCHAT, MUM OR DAD OR THE ADULT AND YOUR FAMILY SAYS, 'I THINK WE SHOULD SET UP A FAMILY CENTRE', IT MIGHT CAUSE SOME FRICTION. ABSOLUTELY, THAT OPEN CONVERSATION. WE HAD A GREAT DISCUSSION GUIDE ON OUR WEBSITE WHICH OPENS UP THOSE CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE ABOUT THE RIGHT TIME, THE RIGHT BOUNDARIES AND HOW TO HAVE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS. I LOVE THIS, YOU CAN FIND IT ON THEIR WEBSITE. HOW THE APP WORKS, PRIVACY AND USE OF DATA, SNAPCHAT FEATURES, SAFEGUARDS, COMMUNITY GUIDELINES. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME, YOU CAN PRINT AN OLD SCHOOL DOCUMENT OR GET IT ONLINE. SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING, THANK YOU. WENDY, YOU ON SNAPCHAT? I AM, I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT IS A GREAT WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH MY DAUGHTER OVERSEAS. THEY CAN SEND LITTLE SNIPPETS OF VIDEO, HERE I AM AT THE FOOD HALL. IT'S A WAY TO KEEP IN TOUCH AND ACTUALLY SEE HER LIFE, SO FOR ME, IT HAS BEEN` IT'S THE ONLY WAY THEY KEEP IN TOUCH, SO YOU HAVE TO BE DOING WHAT THEY ARE DOING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE ISSUES AND SAFETY IS IMPORTANT BUT FOR ME, IT HAS BEEN AMAZING. DO YOU HAVE FAMILY CENTRE? DID YOU KNOW ABOUT IT? NO. IT'S ABOUT UNDERSTANDING WHAT THINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU. MY QUESTION FOR BRENT, IS IT OKAY FOR PARENTS TO FRIEND THEIR CHILDREN'S FRIENDS? I THINK IT'S A BIG NO-NO, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY OF KEEPING AN EYE ON YOUR KIDS. YOUNG PEOPLE ALSO HAVE PRIVACY, AND IF THEY EVER WANT TO ASSERT THEIR OWN AUTONOMY, SO THE YOUNGER THEY ARE, YOU MIGHT BE MORE INVOLVED. AS TEENAGERS, THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU A SIGNAL ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT IS OK, THAT IS ABOUT HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THEM ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THEIR PARENTS BEING PART OF THEIR FRENCH CIRCLE, * FRIEND CIRCLE. I DO. WHAT I DO IS THAT I HAVE MY SONS AND THEIR FRIENDS NUMBERS. IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG, I CAN GET HOLD OF THEM. I CAN TRACE HIM THERE IS FRIENDS, BUT I DON'T KNOW... THAT'S A STEP TOO FAR. REQUESTING YOUR KIDS FRIENDS? LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. JENNY SAYS YES. HAYDEN WILDS JOINED US IN JUST UNDER AN HOURS TIME AFTER GETTING A SILVER MEDAL IN THE TRIATHLON. STAY WITH US. # I STILL LOVE YOU. (UPBEAT MUSIC) Ready! (BOTH CHEER) (LAUGHS) VOICEOVER: Small steps can help you achieve your goals. Get your money one step ahead with ASB. NEW ZEALAND'S 12th ON THE MEDAL TABLE IN PARIS, THANK YOU, JENNY MAY. IN CASE ANYONE DID NOT KNOW, IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE OLYMPICS. THANKS TO HAYDEN WILDE ADDING SILVER TO THE TALLY IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON. GUY HEVELDT JOINS US NOW FROM PARIS. HOW DID IT ALL UNFOLD? IT SOUNDED INCREDIBLE. IT REALLY WAS, WENDY. HAYDEN WHILE THIS PAYING TRIBUTE TO WAS TEAMMATE WHO SACRIFICED HIS OWN PLACE TO HELP WHEN THE SILVER MEDAL, HIS SECOND SILVER MEDAL TO GO ALONG WITH THE BRONZE MEDAL FROM TOKYO. HE WAS A MINUTE BEHIND AT THE SWIM LEG OF THE PLACE, THEN DYLAN DROPS BACK TO HELP HAYDEN FIND HIS WAY THROUGH THE FIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE LEAD ON THE RUN LEG. HE LOOKED SO SURE OF GOLD FOR SO LONG. HE WAS AHEAD OF ALEX YEE AND WE THOUGHT THIS IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER GOLD MEDAL IN THE SPACE OF 12 HOURS. WITH 400 M TO GO, ALEX YEE STAGED A COMEBACK AND OVERTOOK HAYDEN WILDE. IT WAS AN AMAZING SHOP SPORTSMANSHIP AFTER THE LINE. THEY HAD A FEW LOVELY WORDS. HAYDEN WILDE IS NOT TOO LONG AFTER THE RACE HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO ITS TEAMMATE, DYLAN. IT WAS JUST NICE FOR US TO FINALLY HAVE A MAN-ON-MAN RACE. THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH CONTROVERSY BETWEEN US WITH THE PENALTIES AT THE COMM GAMES. I GOT BEATEN BY THE BETTER MAN. I GAMBLED AND WENT TO MY OWN RACE PLAN. I GAMBLED AND WENT TO MY OWN RACE PLAN. HE COULDN'T RESPOND, AND I JUST FADED HARD, RIGGED HARD IN THE LAST K. I THINK IT WAS MORE THE HEAT THAT GOT ME. THAT WAS HAYDEN TALKING ABOUT ALEX YEE, THE DESERVED WINNER OF THE RACE. WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT COME DOWN SO THAT AND THE BASKING HEAT OF PARIS, HAYDEN ONE SILVER BUT IT HONESTLY FELT LIKE A GOLD. THE LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLE SCULLS ROWING PAIRING OF SHANNON COX AND JACKIE KIDDLE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THEIR FINAL IN PARIS. COX AND KIDDLE WENT OUT HARD AGAINST THE MORE FAVOURED GREAT BRITAIN CREW IN THEIR SEMI FINAL, EVENTUALLY FINISHING SECOND TO SECURE THEIR FINALS SPOT. WE CAME IN JUST WANTING TO REALLY GIVE GB A BIT OF A GOOD CRACK AND ALSO JUST TO REALLY PUSH TO GET THROUGH TO THAT A FINAL. WE'VE DONE THAT, AND REAL EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE. THE KIWIS' TIME WAS THE FIFTH FASTEST IN THE SEMIS. NEW ZEALAND'S WITHIN REACH OF A MEDAL IN THE SAILING HEADING INTO THE FINAL DAY OF THE SKIFF EVENT. ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE ARE SITTING THIRD IN THE MEN'S 49er CLASS AFTER BAGGING THEIR FOURTH RACE WIN OF THE REGATTA. THE KIWI CREW ARE WITHIN THREE POINTS OF SECOND PLACED IRELAND AND EIGHT POINTS OF LEADERS SPAIN, HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S DOUBLE POINTS MEDAL RACE. THE PODIUM'S OUT OF REACH OF THE WOMEN'S SKIFF DUO OF JO ALEH AND MOLLY MEECH, THEY'RE SEVENTH GOING INTO THE FINAL RACE. TO OTHER NEWS, AND THERE ARE QUESTIONS OVER WHO WILL TAKE CHARGE OF HAMAS AFTER THE MILITANT GROUP'S POLITICAL LEADER WAS KILLED BY A MISSILE IN IRAN YESTERDAY. ISMAIL HANIYEH WAS IN TEHRAN FOR THE INAUGURATION OF IRAN'S NEW PRESIDENT WHEN HIS GUEST HOUSE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCKET. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE KILLING IN A TELEVISED ADDRESS THIS MORNING. IRAN HAS VOWED TO RETALIATE, WHILE WORLD LEADERS HAVE CALLED FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT. AND LEBANESE MILITANT GROUP HEZBOLLAH HAS CONFIRMED THE DEATH OF A SENIOR COMMANDER IN BEIRUT YESTERDAY ` THE SECOND HIGH-PROFILE LEADER ASSASSINATED IN 24 HOURS. FUAD SHUKR WAS KILLED IN AN ISRAELI STRIKE IN LEBANON'S CAPITAL IN RETALIATION FOR THE GOLAN HEIGHTS ATTACK OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH KILLED 12 CHILDREN. THE IOF HAD BLAMED SHUKR FOR THE STRIKE IN THE ISRAELI-OCCUPIED TERRITORY, BUT HEZBOLLAH HAS DENIED ALL RESPONSIBILITY. THERE'S A WARNING TO PARENTS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP SNAPCHAT. NETSAFE IS LAUNCHING A TOOLKIT TO HELP PARENTS NAVIGATE THE PLATFORM AND OFFER INSIGHT INTO HOW TEENAGERS ARE USING THE APP. SNAPCHAT IS AN APP WHICH LEAVES ALMOST NO TRACE OF ACTIVITY, AUTOMATICALLY DELETING MESSAGES AND PICTURES SENT ON THE APP. NETSAFE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BRENT CAREY SAYS IT'S ABOUT SETTING BOUNDARIES. IT TELLS YOU HOW TO SAFEGUARD TO YOUNG PEOPLE, HOW TO SET UP SECURELY AND HOW TO MATCH YOUR PARENTS ACCOUNT WITH YOUR YOUNG PERSONS. IT TAKES YOU THROUGH THAT STEP-BY-STEP. THE TOOLKIT IS LOCATED ON THE NETSAFE WEBSTIE, WITH THREE RESOURCES FOR PARENTS INCLUDING 'WHAT IS SNAPCHAT?', 'MAKING A SAFER SNAPCHAT ACCOUNT' AND A 'SNAPCHAT ACTION PLAN'. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. WE HAVE A HIGH OF 14 FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS. 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI AND WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. A HIGH OF 13 FOR WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. EIGHT THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. WE HAVE A HIGH OF EIGHT DEGREES FOR DUNEDIN. ME U TONU MAI ` IRAN SAYS IT WILL RETALIATE AFTER ISRAEL KILLED HAMAS' LEADER. WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. THE ASSASSINATION OF ONE OF HAMAS' TOP LEADERS HAS THRUST THE MIDDLE EAST FURTHER INTO CHAOS. ISMAIL HANIYEH WAS ASSASSINATED WHILE IN IRAN FOR THE INAUGURATION OF ITS NEW PRESIDENT. HAMAS AND IRANIAN MEDIA ARE BLAMING ISRAEL FOR THE MISSILE STRIKE, BUT ISRAEL HAS NEITHER CONFIRMED NOR DENIED BEING BEHIND IT. HANIYEH'S DEATH COMES AFTER HEZBOLLAH ISSUED A STATEMENT CONFIRMING THAT FAUD SHUKR WAS KILLED IN THE ISRAELI AIR STRIKE IN BEIRUT YESTERDAY. EARLIER, I SPOKE TO MIDDLE EAST AND U.S. POLITICAL ANALYST, NADER HASHEMI, AND ASKED HIM... HOW SURPRISED HE WAS BY THE TOP COMMANDERS DEATH. THIS WAS WIDELY EXPECTED. HE WAS THE TARGET OF THE ATTACK IN BEIRUT. HEZBOLLAH IS NOT CONFIRMED AS DEATH UNTIL THIS MOMENT. HE WAS PROBABLY BURIED UNDER THE RUBBLE AND THEY JUST DISCOVERED HIS BODY. IT WOULD ADD TO THE TENSIONS IN THE REGION. HEZBOLLAH IS GOING TO WANT TO RESPOND. IRAN IS GOING TO WANT TO RESPOND. UP UNTIL NOW, THE CALCULATION AND ASSUMPTION WAS THAT IRAN AND HEZBOLLAH WANTED TO KEEP THINGS IN CHECK, BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF THESE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS, THEY HAVE EVERY INCENTIVE TO REJECT THAT PLAYBOOK AND NOW ESCALATE, HAVING SUFFERED THESE TWO LOSSES. I THINK FOR THESE REASONS, THE LAST 24-HOUR IS A SIGNIFICANT GAME CHANGERS. I WANT TO COME BACK TO THOSE LOSSES THAT YOU MENTIONED. HOW SIGNIFICANT IS AS DEATH? I THINK IT IS VERY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR ASSASSINATION HAS BROUGHT THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE BRINK OF A BROADER REGIONAL WAR. THE FACT THAT THIS ASSASSINATION TOOK PLACE IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF IRAN ANY AFTERMATH OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW IRANAIN PRESIDENT. THAT CAN PROTECT A GUEST ON ITS OWN SOIL. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. RAISING SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR INTERNAL SECURITY AND ITS ABILITY TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ATTACKS. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE OF THE FALLOUT FROM THE WAR IN GAZA WHICH IS NOW INTO ITS 10TH MONTH WITH NO SIGN OF ENDING ANYTIME SOON. AND EFFECTIVELY BRINGS TO AN END ANY HOPE OR POSSIBILITY OF A CEASEFIRE DEAL IN GAZA THAT WILL ALLOW FOR THE RELEASE OF IS REALLY HOSTAGES AND HUMANITARIAN AID FLOWING AND. THIS HAS ENDED THAT POSSIBILITY I THINK WE ARE HEADED TOWARDS INCREASING ESCALATION. EVERYONE IS WATCHING OUT TO SEE HOW IRAN WILL RESPOND. I THINK THEY WANT TO SEND A STATEMENT AND A MESSAGE THAT IT HAS THE CAPACITY TO ESTABLISH DETERRENCE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT IT HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PUSH BACK TO HIT ISRAEL TARGETS TO PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. IF IRAN DOES NOT RESPOND IN A ROBUST WAY, IT WILL INVITE MORE ISRAEL ATTACKS. ONE HAS TO GO BACK TO EVENTS IN APRIL THIS YEAR WHEN WE HAD A VERY SIMILAR SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. IN EARLY APRIL, ISRAEL HAS A HIGH-VALUE TARGET IN IRAN'S EMBASSY COMPOUND, TWO WEEKS LATER, IRAN RESPONDED WITH A BARRAGE OF 300 MISSILES AND DRONES HEADING TOWARDS ISRAEL. ISRAEL HAD ADVANCE WARNING, BUT IRAN WANTED TO FLEX ITS MUSCLES AND SAY THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO TAKE THE HITS SITTING DOWN. WE THEN GET INTO THIS ESCALATION, OF WHICH THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT AND COULD EASILY GET OUT OF CONTROL. ARE THERE ANY SUCCESSORS IN PLACE? THERE ARE MANY SUCCESSORS. AS WELL THINK THAT IF YOU ASSASSINATED THE SENIOR LEADER OF AN ENEMY ORGANISATION THAT IT WILL BE THE END OF IT, BUT AS WELL AS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, I WOULD ARGUE SINCE THE 1960S. ISRAEL HAS BEEN ASSASSINATING ITS LEADERS, AND THEN WHEN HAMAS EMERGED IN THE LATE 1980S THEY WERE DOING THE SAME THING. THAT IS NOT MADE THEM MORE SECURE, IT IS MADE IN THE OPPOSITE. THIS IS NOT GOING TO SOLVE THE CONFLICT, IT IS GOING TO GIVE BENJAMIN NETANYAHU A BOOST WITHIN HIS CORE BASE OF SUPPORTERS, IT IS GOING TO PERPETUATE THE WAR. THERE ARE OTHER LEADERS THAT WILL REPLACE ISMAIL HANIYEH. THE MORE RADICAL VOICES WILL RISE TO THE TOP WHO WERE NOT IN FAVOUR WITH NEGOTIATION DEALS AND WANT TO PERPETUATE THIS CONFLICT ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THAT IS THE LIKELY RESULT OF THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS FOR THE INVITE. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY CAN COME HOME. TWO OF NASA'S ASTRONAUTS HAVE BEEN STUCK IN SPACE. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE EFFORTS TO BRING THEM BACK TO EARTH. (POP MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. 54 DAYS STUCK IN SPACE AND NO RETURN TO EARTH IN SIGHT. IT SOUNDS LIKE A WARPED SCI-FI MOVIE, BUT IN FACT IT IS REALITY FOR TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO WERE LAUNCHED TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ON A BOEING STARLINER CAPSULE NEARLY TWO MONTHS AGO. DESPITE A SUCCESSFUL DOCK, THE CAPSULE SOON EXPERIENCED SOME MECHANICAL ISSUES WHICH HAS TURNED THEIR WEEK-LONG MISSION INTO A TWO-MONTH STAY AND LEFT THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS STRANDED INDEFINITELY. FOR MORE I'M JOINED NOW BY FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT CADY COLEMAN. YOU, THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M SO HAPPY TO BE HERE, THANK YOU. I'M A BIG NEW ZEALAND FAN. OH, ARE YOU? WE LIKE TO HEAR THAT. SIX MONTHS IN SPACE AND WE SAW NEW ZEALAND EVERY NIGHT AFTER DINNER SO IT'S BEAUTIFUL ON THE GROUND AND IN SPACE. LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE TWO ETHANOL STUCK IN SPACE. *TWO ASTRONAUTS SHOULD THEY BE CONCERNED? THEY ARE EXPERIENCED TEST PILOTS AND ALSO WONDERFUL HUMAN BEINGS. IF YOU HAD BEEN THERE, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT AND THAT'S WHY I'M GLAD YOU ARE LETTING ME TELL THE STORY IS BECAUSE THIS IS A TEST MISSION. THEY FOUND SOMETHING TO THE SPACECRAFT THEY NEEDED TO LOOK AT. BECAUSE THE SECOND THEY COME HOME, THAT DATA IS LOST. SONNY AND BUTCH ARE BOTH FRIENDS OF MINE, AND EVERY ASH NOT WOULD LOVE TO BE OUR FOOTSTEPS, JUST GETTING TO SPEND LONGER, GET MORE DONE. RIGHT NOW, I AM AT A MEETING OF HUNDREDS OF SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DOING RESEARCH UP ON THAT SPACE STATION. THAT WHOLE CREW ARE DOING AS EXPERIMENTS AND THE FACT THAT SONNY AND BUTCH ARE THERE MEANS THAT THEY ARE PLOUGHING THROUGH THAT TO DO LIST, WHICH WE CAN NEVER GET TO THE BOTTOM OF. IT SOUNDS BAD, BUT IT IS A TEST MISSION. WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU LOSE DATA, SO WHEN YOU STAY, YOU COLLECT DATA AND GET MORE WORK DONE. FROM PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY UP THERE. SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ALL INCREDIBLE SCIENTISTS AND HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION? I WOULD HAVE STAYED LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS IN A MINUTE, AT LEAST. IT'S TWO THINGS ` IT'S THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING, WHICH IS SO CLEAR THAT THESE ARE EXPERIMENTS THAT CAN'T BE DONE ON THE GROUND. IT IS ONE STEP FURTHER TO BEING ABLE TO GO TO MARS, BUT ALSO FINDING OUT AMAZING THINGS HERE ON EARTH. I WAS PART OF AN OSTEOPOROSIS EXPERIMENT, AND IT MEANS EVERYTHING DOWN HERE ON EARTH. TYPICAL DAY, I WOULD WAKE UP AND MY CABIN, I WOULDN'T KNOW WHICH WAY UP I WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE TO TETHER MY SLEEPING BAG, I WOULD GO THROUGH THE LAB, HOOKER RIGHT, INTO THE BATHROOM, LOTS OF PRIVACY. DO THE SAME WARNING THINGS EVERYBODY DOES, AND THEN I AM ON THE CONFERENCE CALL WHEN I LOOKED ON THE SCHEDULE FOR OUR EXPERIMENTS OF THE DAY. WHAT IS ACTUALLY WRONG WITH THE BOEING STARLINER? THERE ARE A LOT OF MANUAL CONTROLS, WHICH MEANS THAT IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT, CAN WE TAKE OVER? AS COMPENSATED BUT A WONDERFUL SPACECRAFT THAT EVERYONE HAS BEEN EXCITED ABOUT. WHAT HAPPENED ON THE WAY THERE WAS THAT, THERE ARE BURSTS OF LITTLE AIR. AND THOSE MOVE THE SPACECRAFT. WHEN A FIRE IN SUCCESSION, ALL IN A ROW, THEY GOT HOTTER THAN EXPECTED. THAT IS ONE ISSUE, AND ANOTHER WAS THAT THERE WAS A LEAK OF HELIUM. WHICH MAKES THE PUFFS OF GAS THAT PUSH THEM AROUND IN SPACE. SO THEY LOST SOME STEERING CAPABILITY, BUT THERE ARE EXTRA JETS, SO THEY MADE IT VERY SAFELY TO THE SPACE STATION. IT MEANS THAT THINGS NEEDED TO BE LOOKED UP. DOWN ON THE GROUND, IN THE NEW MEXICO RANGE, THEY ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, AND ALSO STUDYING THEM ALL THIS TIME UPON ORBIT. YOU ARE GOING TO UNDER FROM THE SPACE STATION, GIVING US OTHERWISE, THEN LITERALLY FIRE THOSE JETS INTO THE WIND, TO GO SLOWER. SO YOU ARE GOING 25,000 MILES AN HOUR. AND IT IS HUGE. SO THEY ARE IMPORTANT. (CHUCKLES) HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE BEFORE IT WILL BE FIXED? IT'S NOT ABOUT FIXED, IT'S ABOUT HAVE THEY GOT ALL THE STUDYING? IN AN EMERGENCY, THEY COULD HAVE COME HOME EARLIER, BUT THERE IS NO SENSE OF LEAVING ALL THAT TESTED DATA OUT OF THE PICTURE WHEN IT IS WHAT WE WENT FOR IS TO GET TESTED DATA ON A NEW SPACECRAFT. WE WANT TO KNOW THE MOST WE CAN ABOUT IT, AND IN THE MEANTIME, IF YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO UP THERE AND HE STILL COULD, IT IS NOT TOO LATE, IT IS THE MOST AMAZING PLACE AND EVERYONE OF US MAKES NEW DISCOVERIES UP THERE AND I THINK THIS IS NASA AND OUR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AT ITS BEST, REALLY. SO YOU THINK THESE SHIPS ARE THE FUTURE THE SPACECRAFT? CERTAINLY A PART OF THE FUTURE. THERE WILL BE NEW ONES, BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL STEPPING STONES TO TRYING THINGS OUT IN A PLACE WHERE LITERALLY ONLY A FEW HOURS FROM HOME, THAT IS, EVEN A WAS A LONG WAY, YOU CAN STILL GET HOME. WHEREAS IF YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY TO THE MOON, THAT IS THREE DAYS TO COME HOME, THREE DAYS IN AN UNCERTAIN SPACECRAFT. IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING THOSE ISSUES ON A FUTURE MISSION. IS HARD BEING THE ONE LEFT AT HOME, BUT I ASSURE YOU THAT WE ARE LEARNING A LOT UP THERE. TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR FACES. THEY DO LOOK PRETTY HAPPY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANKS VERY MUCH. THEY ARE LEARNING LOTS AND HAVING FUN. AND THEY CAN SEE NEW ZEALAND. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR NEWS, HERE'S WHATS COMING UP AFTER 7 O'CLOCK. FROM AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK TO JUST BEING PIPPED AT THE FINISH LINE, IT WAS QUITE THE TRIATHLON FOR HAYDEN WILDE. HE'LL TELL US ALL ABOUT THAT SILVER MEDAL PERFORMANCE IN 15 MINUTES TIME. IT WAS ALREADY RUNNING ON RESERVES. NOW, THE NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE SAYS IT'S FACING A FUNDING CUT FROM ORANGA TAMARIKI. WE'LL LOOK AT WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CENTRE NEXT. AND IT'S BEEN A SIX-YEAR CLEAN UP MISSION. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF GRAVES HAVE BEEN RESTORED ACROSS THE COUNTRY. SOME INCLUDE OUR FIRST OLYMPIANS AND HEALTH WORKERS. WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THAT CLEAN UP EFFORT A LITTLE LATER. BUT FOR NOW, IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S WENDY WITH THE NEWS. OUR LATEST PARIS OLYMPIC MEDALLIST, HAYDEN WILDE, HAS PAID TRIBUTE TO HIS YOUNG TEAMMATE DYLAN MCCULLOUGH FOR DRAGGING HIM BACK IN TO THE RACE. GAMES REPORTER GUY HEVELDT JOINS US NOW. MORENA, GUY. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HAYDEN WILDE HAS A SECOND OLYMPIC MEDAL TO HIS NAME. A SILVER TO GO WITH THE BRONZE HE WON IN TOKYO. A MONUMENTAL EFFORT TO ACHIEVE WHAT HE DID TODAY. HE HAD TO WORK HIS WAY THROUGH THE FIELD WITH THE HELP OF DYLAN, WHO SACRIFICED HIS OWN RACE. IN THE LEAD OF THE RACE DURING THE RUN, AND FOR SO LONG, IT LOOKS LIKE HAYDEN WAS GOING TO WIN A GOLD, WE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO WIN A GOLD. WE ALL THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO WIN A GOLD, BUT YEE, FROM BRITAIN, TOOK HAYDEN OVER IN THE LAST 400 M. THERE WERE THE INITIAL REACTIONS FROM HAYDEN. I RACED WITH MY HEART, WITH PASSION. PANACHE, AS THE FRENCH SAY. JUST GAVE IT EVERYTHING. I DON'T THINK I WOULD'VE HAD THAT PERFORMANCE IF IT WASN'T FOR DYLAN AS WELL. IF YOU WERE WATCHING THE RACE, WHAT HE DID TO COME BACK AND HELP, I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY BRIDGING THE GAP, BUT HE CAME BACK TO SAVE MY LEGS. I WAS PUSHING PRETTY HARD TO CATCH. IF I GOT THERE, I WOULD'VE BEEN PRETTY TIRED AND THE RESULT COULD'VE BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. THAT WAS THE TACTIC THE HAYDEN WILDE, TO TRY AND RUN ALEX YEE INTO THE GROUND BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE THE LEG STRAPS PRINT THE BRITS, BUT SADLY IT DID NOT HAPPEN. TO MEDALS NOW FOR NEW ZEALAND, A SILVER TO ADD TO THE GOLD. IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES TIME, HAYDEN WILDE WILL BE LIVE WITH US ON BREAKFAST. THANKS FOR THAT, GUY. SAILORS ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE ARE IN A PODIUM POSITION, HEADING INTO THE MEN'S SKIFF MEDAL RACE. THE KIWI DUO HAD JUMPED BACK TO THE TOP OF THE 49er FLEET WITH A WIN IN THE DAY'S FIRST RACE, BUT SLIPPED BACK TO THIRD AFTER A TENTH AND FIFTEENTH TO CLOSE OUT THE QUALIFYING SERIES. THEY'RE ONLY THREE POINTS OUT OF SECOND FOR TONIGHT'S DOUBLE POINTS FINAL RACE. THE MEDALS ARE OUT OF REACH FOR JO ALEH AND MOLLY MEECH IN THE WOMEN'S SKIFF, BUT THEY HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE MEDAL RACE IN SEVENTH. MORE SUCCESS ON THE WATER FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ROWING CREWS IN PARIS OVERNIGHT. JORDAN OPPERT HAS THE LATEST FROM PARIS. THE KIWI ROWERS CONTINUE TO SHINE HERE IN PARIS WITH ANOTHER CREW BOOKING A SPOT IN THE FINAL. TODAY, IT'S THE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN'S DOUBLE OF JACKIE KITTLE AND SHANNON COX WHO HAVE FINISHED SECOND IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL BEHIND WORLD CHAMPIONS GREAT BRITAIN. THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW COMBINATION THAT'S PEAKING AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. I SPOKE TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER THE RACE, AND HERE'S WHAT JACKIE HAD TO SAY. WE CAME IN JUST WANTING TO GIVE GB A BIT OF A GOOD CRACK, AND ALSO JUST TO REALLY PUSH TO GET THROUGH TO THAT A FINAL. SO, WE'VE DONE THAT, AND REALLY EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE. IT WAS HEARTBREAK FOR THE MEN'S PAIR, THOUGH, WHO UNFORTUNATELY JUST MISSED OUT ON A FINALS BIRTH, JUST BEING PIPPED BY IRELAND THERE AT THE FINISH, BUT IT'S A BIG DAY TOMORROW ` SIX RACES HERE IN PARIS. TWO SEMI-FINALS WITH THE SINGLES, EMMA TWIGG AND TOM MACINTOSH BEFORE WE'VE GOT FOUR MEDAL MATCHES. WE'VE GOT BOTH WOMEN'S AND MEN'S COXLESS FOURS, AND ALSO WE'VE GOT THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DOUBLES. SO A BIG DAY HERE IN PARIS TOMORROW. ALL EYES ON THE KIWI ROWERS. INDEED. TO OTHER NEWS NOW, AND ALL EYES ARE ON IRAN AND HOW IT MAY RESPOND TO THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS' POLITICAL LEADER ISMAIL HANIYEH IN TEHRAN. IRANIAN STATE TELEVISION HAS ALREADY BLAMED ISRAEL FOR THE STRIKE, BUT PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE CLAIMS. A MIDDLE EAST ANALYST SAYS THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF ISRAEL HITTING HIGH-VALUE TARGETS WITHIN IRAN'S BORDERS, AND THIS ATTACK COULD STALL PEACE TALKS. I THINK ONE BIG PIECE IS... IT BRINGS TO AN END ANY HOPE OR POSSIBILITY OF A CEASEFIRE DEAL IN GAZA THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES. ISRAEL HAS EFFECTIVELY ENDED THAT POSSIBILITY. THAT STORY IS EFFECTIVELY OVER AND I THINK WE ARE HEADING TOWARD AN INCREASE IN ESCALATION. EVERYONE IS WATCHING TO SEE HOW IRAN WILL RESPOND. IT'S THE SECOND KILLING OF A SENIOR ALLY TO IRAN IN 24 HOURS, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER IN LEBANON YESTERDAY. AN ONLINE TOOLKIT HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR PARENTS FOLLOWING CONCERNS AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA APP SNAPCHAT. NETSAFE HAS LAUNCHED THE KIT TO HELP PARENTS NAVIGATE THE PLATFORM AND ALLOW BETTER VISIBILITY INTO HOW TEENAGERS ARE USING IT. THE APP LEAVES ALMOST NO TRACE OF ACTIVITY, AUTOMATICALLY DELETING MESSAGES AND PICTURES SENT ON THE APP. NETSAFE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BRENT CAREY SAYS IT ALLOWS USERS TO CONTROL AND SET BOUNDARIES. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HAVING AS FRIENDS, AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH THEY HAVE CONTACTED THEIR FRIEND GROUP UP TO SEVEN DAYS. IF YOU YOURSELF FEEL THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AS A PARENT, CAN ACCESS THE REPORTING THROUGH THAT FAMILY CENTRE TO REPORT TO THE TRUST AND SAFETY TEAM. THE TOOLKIT IS LOCATED ON THE NETSAFE WEBSITE. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. 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. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA, 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS. 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI AND WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. A HIGH OF 13 FOR WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. 8 THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. 10 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. THANKS, WENDY. AFTER MONTHS OF AGONISING LIMBO, HUNDREDS OF SOCIAL SERVICE CHARITIES WHO PROVIDE A FRONTLINE ROLE IN PROTECTING CHILDREN ARE LEARNING WHETHER ORANGA TAMARIKI WILL CONTINUE FUNDING THEM. AND FOR MANY, INCLUDING NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE, WHICH SUPPORTS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, IT'S NOT GOOD NEWS. THE AXE DROPPING WITH JUST THREE DAYS NOTICE. AS OF TODAY, THE CENTRE, WHICH PROTECTED THE MOTHERS OF 460 TAMARIKI THIS PAST YEAR, IS RUNNING ON RESERVES. GENERAL MANAGER TRACEY SWANBERG JOINS US NOW. MORENA, TRACEY. I GOT I DOUBT THAT THIS WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK FOR YOU ABOUT THE FUNDING. YES, IT WAS A TOTAL SHOCK. AS HE WAS SAYING, WE GOT AN EMAIL THREE DAYS BEFORE 30 JUNE. IT WAS A BRIEF EMAIL OUTLINING THAT OUR CONTRACT WAS ENDING WITH NO JUSTIFICATION, NO UNDERSTANDING OF THE REASON WHY, AND LIKE MANY AGENCIES, WE WERE FEELING REALLY SHOT, SAD, DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR OUR WHANAU. WE TALK ABOUT YOUR CLIENTS WHANAU AND WHAT THIS WILL MEAN ` SCRIMPING AND SAVING MEANS THAT YOU WILL LAST ANOTHER FEW MONTHS, BUT WHAT WILL THAT MEAN WHEN YOU HAD A POTENTIALLY CLOSE DOORS AND 10 MONTHS TIME FOR THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACCESS THE SERVICE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN FOR THOSE WAHINE AND TAMARIKI, THEY WANT TO GET TIMELY SERVICE, AND WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU NEED TO GET SERVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF OTHER PRESSURE GOING TO BE PUT ON OTHER AGENCIES. LONGER WAIT TIME, IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAMILY HARM, ABUSE AND TRAUMA AND EVEN DEATH. CAN BE GO BACK TO YOU TALKING ABOUT THAT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY? WHEN WOMEN COME TO YOU, THEY LEAVE A RELATIONSHIP AND THAT IS THAT SMALL WINDOW. YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT HOW IMPORTANT LETTERS AND THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH THOSE WOMEN? YES. THAT WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY MIGHT BE WE MAY HAVE A SAFE SPACE TO GET OUT OF THEIR HOME, OR WHEN THEY COME TO THE REALISATION THEMSELVES THAT THEY HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. WE CAN GENERALLY GET WOMEN INTO OUR ASSESSMENT SERVICE WITHIN 1 TO 3 DAYS. SO IN THAT SPACE, WE ARE GIVING THEM ALL THE EDUCATION AND INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS, BECAUSE WE WORK WITH THEIR PROCESS ARE NOT OUR PROCESS. WE TALK ABOUT PROTECTION ORDERS, COURT PROCESSES, SAFETY PLANNING, WE ALSO REFER OUT TO OTHER AGENCIES WHERE THERE IS OTHER NEEDS THAT WE CAN'T PROVIDE THEM. MM. AGAIN, I WANT TO GO BACK, AND I APOLOGISE BECAUSE I THINK I WAS A BIT SHOCKED AND TAKEN ABACK WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT THE FACT THAT IF THESE SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR WOMEN ` AND YOU TALKED AT THE VERY END OF THAT SCALE OF DEATH. EXACTLY, YES. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I MEAN WOMEN GETTING KILLED. WE ALWAYS SEE WOMEN GETTING KILLED AND CHILDREN IN AOTEAROA. IT'S REALLY COMMON. THERE IS CURRENTLY IN THE NEWS A MAN ON TRIAL FOR MURDERING HIS WIFE. THE DAY AFTER WE LOST OUR CONTRACT, A WOMAN IN GLENFIELD WAS MURDERED BY HER EX-PARTNER. THAT'S WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. THEY NEED INSTANT ACCESS, LIKE, THEY MIGHT NEED REFUGE AND THEY NEED IT STRAIGHTAWAY. IN MY VIEW, IT WILL INCREASE HARM TO VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE. SO WHERE WILL THESE WOMEN GO? THEY WILL HAVE TO GO TO OTHER SERVICES, AND ALL THAT WILL DO IS PUT PRESSURE ON THEM AND IT IS GOING TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE WIDER STATE APPARATUS, SO ALL OF THE BITS THAT ARE INVOLVED WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH THESE KINDS OF VERY HIGH AND COMPLEX NEEDS, WHICH WE ARE FACING EVERY SINGLE DAY. MANY OTHER AGENCIES WILL BE RECEIVING PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS AND GOING TO THE SAME DESPAIR THAT WE HAVE BEEN GOING THOUGH. THE OTHER IMPACTS I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT, WOMEN AND CHILDREN BEING AT ABSOLUTE PRIORITY, BUT GIVEN THAT NEW ZEALAND HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE WORLD, WHY WOULD IT BE THAT THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS SHUTTING DOWN THE SERVICES? THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO BUT IT IS EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE DOING. LIKE MEASURED BEFORE, THEY HAVEN'T SUPPLIED US WITH A REASON WHY OR HOW THEY CAME TO THAT DECISION. SO THERE IS ALSO A HUGE LOSS OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS TYPE OF WORK. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU HAVE GOT A TEAM OF NINE, ABOUT 90 YEARS EXPERIENCE BETWEEN NEWELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION, AS WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH ORANGA TAMARIKI AND WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM ABOUT THE DECISION THEY HAVE MADE AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED. TRACEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO WITH OUR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. KIA ORA, THANK YOU. E HAERE AKE NEI ` AFTER A MAGNIFICENT COMEBACK TO WIN SILVER, HAYDEN WILDE WILL TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. NEW ZEALAND'S MEDAL TALLY HAS DOUBLED OVERNIGHT. TRIATHLETE HAYDEN WILDE WAS A MINUTE BEHIND THE LEADERS WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE RIVER SEINE TO HOP ON THE BIKE. HE MANAGED TO PULL OFF AN INCREDIBLE COMEBACK TO PICK UP SILVER AND IS STANDING BY WITH CHRIS CHANG NOW. AND GUY. HE STILL TURNS UP FOR A LIVE CROSS WITH BREAKFAST. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, CONGRATULATIONS. WANTED YOU BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS? CROSSING THE FINISH LINE, I WENT THROUGH A TUNNEL AND WENT TO THE NEW ZEALAND HOUSE, FOUND A BURGER SHOP, HAD SOME BURGERS, BOOKED INTO ACCOMMODATION AND CAME HERE. WHAT WAS THE BURGER LIKE COMPARED TO THE STIRFRY YOU HAD TO EAT WITH NO CUTLERY? I WAS USING MY MOUTH AND ALL SORTS. YOU NEEDED TO DO IT. HE SAID THAT A NEW ZEALAND HOUSE YOU ARE WEARING YOUR SUIT THE ENTIRE TIME. AS ALL ATHLETES SAY, TIME IN THE SHAMMY IS TIME IN THE SHAMMY. HERCULEAN EFFORT TO DO WHAT YOU DID. I LOOK BACK AND I AM SO APPRECIATIVE TO DYLAN AND THE WAY HE TACKLED THE RACE AND HELP ME GET ON TO A POSITION WHERE I HAD FRESHER LEGS. I KNEW AT THAT TIME THAT IT WAS MY TIME TO ATTACK ALEX. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE RACED EACH OTHER. I SENSED THAT IT WAS MY TIME TO GO. HE SLOWED UP A BIT, AND I SAID, I NEED TO GO NOW. I KNEW THAT IT WAS TIME. JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THE HEAT GOT TO ME. I HAD NOTHING LEFT IN THE TANK. I GAVE IT ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. IT WAS SO NICE FOR US TO HAVE A RACE THAT HAD NO PENALTIES. IT WAS A FOOT RACE AND THE BETTER MAN ONE. I FEEL LIKE IF IT WASN'T 8 AM RACE, THE HEAT WOULD NOT HAVE GOT TO ME, BUT HEY, I CANNOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH A SILVER. I'M STUCK TO HAVE THAT MIDDLE AND SHAKERS BOOTS A BIT. CAN YOU REVEAL TO US WHAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT AND WHAT YOU SAID TO EACH OTHER? I SAID, WE FINALLY DID NOT CHOKE ON A GROUND STAGE. THE BOTH OF US IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE GET TO THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WE DO NOT HAVE GOOD RACES. IT IS A DIFFERENT BEAST. WE WERE ROOMMATES EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE GOT TO KNOW EACH OTHER A LOT. WE HAVE GROWN TOGETHER IN THE SAME PROGRESSION RATE. IT IS NICE THAT BOTH OF US CAN BE PROUD OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE. IT WAS A GOOD MOMENT BETWEEN HIM AND I. WE MIGHT HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST RIVALRIES IN OUR SPORT BUT WE HAVE BEEN GREAT MATES BEHIND THE SCENES. WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY, KEEP FIERCE ON THE PATCH, BUT OFF PATCH, HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE OF THE DAY? WAS AT THE RACE OR TRYING TO FIND YOUR WAY HERE? I THINK IT IS THE PERIMETER OF WHAKATANE. I FINALLY GOT HERE. IT IS AWESOME, THERE ARE SO MANY KIWIS OUT THERE. THAT WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL. IT IS DEFINITELY A MEMORY I WILL KEEP INSIDE. THE WHOLE TEAM PUT A MASTERCLASS ON. I WAS STOKED TO PUT A SHOW ON FOR EVERYONE. THE RACE TODAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COURSES IN THE WORLD, AND ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES, BEING ABLE TO SWIM IN THE SEINE. NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN SAY THAT. CAN YOU HOLD THE METAL UP FOR US? IT IS HEAVY, IT IS 529 G. IF YOU TURN IT OVER, IT HAS THE OLYMPIA GAMES AND THE EIFFEL TOWER. THE COOL THING ABOUT IT IS THAT AS PART OF THE EIFFEL TOWER. THEY EDGED A BIT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER OUT. THAT IS PRETTY SPECIAL. I HAVE TO GO TO LA TO GET THE TRIO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. YOU ARE A LEGEND FOR COMING OUT. HERE IS YOUR SILVER MEDALLIST. THE SECOND MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND THIS OLYMPIC GAMES. YOU CANNOT SEE THIS, BUT THERE IS A CROWD THAT IS GATHERED HERE TO WITNESS THIS. HERE WE GO. HOLD ON, ROMAN, DO YOU WANT TO COME OVER HERE? THIS FAMILY IS COME FROM NEW ZEALAND. HE SAID, WE HEARD TVNZ IS HERE. TO STICK AROUND FOR 10 MINUTES, HAYDEN WILDE IS GOING TO BE HERE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? PRETTY COOL? YES. NEW ZEALAND IS COMING TOGETHER. WHERE ARE YOU FROM? NAPIER. TURNING UP TO DO AN INTERVIEW WITH GUY AND CHRIS IS REALLY GOOD. SO GOOD. HE CAN GO AND HAVE ANOTHER BURGER. EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT. I COULD ASSUME THEY WERE ON DIETS ALL THE TIME. I FEEL LIKE PIZZA THIS MORNING. IT IS HER BIRTHDAY, NOT YOURS. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, THE FUTURE OF PACIFIC LANGUAGE WEEKS COULD BE UP IN THE AIR FOLLOWING JOB CUTS AT THE MINISTRY FOR PACIFIC PEOPLES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AFTER THE BREAK. # YOU WON'T BREAK MY SOUL. # EVERYBODY. (FRENCH MUSIC) WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING WHETHER IT'S OKAY TO FRIEND YOUR CHILDREN'S FRIENDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. YOUR FEEDBACK HAS BEEN COMING IN. WHAT IS YOUR REASONING BEHIND WANTING TO BE YOUR BOYS FRIENDS FRIEND? THAT'S INTRUDING. CAN'T HANG OUT WITH THAT BOY. THAT'S WHY PARENTS SHOULD NOT BE FRIENDS WITH THEIR FRIENDS FRIENDS. LET YOUR KIDS BE KIDS. THERE'S LOTS OF OTHER THINGS THAT THEY CAN BE KIDS THAT, WHEN IT COMES TO SOCIAL MEDIA, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. LET US KNOW. IT'S 7.30. HERE'S WENDY WITH THE NEWS. IT IS ALSO WENDY'S BIRTHDAY. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY FOR HAYDEN WILDE AFTER HIS SILVER MEDAL PERFORMANCE IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON. WILDE HAS BEEN TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE WHERE HE WAS HAILED FOR HIS EFFORTS DURING AND AFTER THE GRUELLING RACE. WILDE HAS BEEN TO NEW ZEALAND HOUSE WHERE HE WAS HAILED FOR HIS EFFORTS DURING AND AFTER THE GRUELLING RACE. HE EVEN GOT TO COMPARE MEDALS WITH SEVENS OLYMPIC CHAMPION PORTIA WOODMAN-WICKLIFFE. HOW DOES THAT THING FEEL AROUND YOUR NECK? HEAVY. SHE IS WEIGHTY. IN EVERY COUNTRY YOU GO TO, THE MEDALS GET HEAVIER. IT'S PRETTY HEFTY. IT'S PRETTY SICK. ANOTHER MEDAL TO COME TOO, PERHAPS WHEN THE 26-YEAR-OLD BACKS UP IN THE TEAM'S RELAY LATER IN THE GAMES. AND ONE OF HAYDEN WILDE'S TRAINING PARTNER'S HAS GIVEN AN INSIGHT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PREPARE ALONGSIDE THE SILVER MEDALLIST. HERE'S GAMES REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. I'M WITH OLYMPIC MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER SAM TANNER, WHO KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HAYDEN WILDE'S TICKER. SAM, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HAYDEN'S PERFORMANCE THIS MORNING? OH, THAT GUY'S A FREAK. HE'S AN ANIMAL. AND, YEAH, IT DIDN'T SURPRISE ME ONE BIT. I'VE SEEN HIM TRAIN DAY AFTER DAY IN ANDORRA AND IN NEW ZEALAND, AND YEAH, HE'S HE'S JUST ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO WILL DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET A MEDAL. HAVE YOU HAD A YARN TO HIM SINCE HE'S WON HIS SILVER MEDAL? YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT WAS ACTUALLY QUITE SPECIAL BECAUSE HE HE CALLED ME. I'M LIKE, BRO, YOU'RE BUSY AS, MAN. LIKE, YOU GOT SO MUCH MEDAL THING. I WAS GOING TO CALL YOU TOMORROW. LIKE I FLICKED MY MESSAGE, BUT THEN YEAH, HE CALLED ME. HE'S LIKE, GOOD LUCK. I'M LIKE, OH, THAT JUST SHOWS HOW GOOD OF A CHARACTER HE IS TOO. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY NICE TO KNOW. DID HE TALK ABOUT HIS RACE THOUGH? YEAH, YEAH HE DID. HE'S LIKE I'M PRETTY STOKED. AND LIKE I GAVE IT EVERYTHING AND LEFT IT ALL OUT THERE, WHICH YOU COULD CLEARLY SEE BECAUSE HE JUST WILL PUT HIS BODY ON THE LINE FOR WHAT HE WANTS TO ACCOMPLISH. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I LOOK UP TO AND I'M INSPIRED BY, WHICH IS, YEAH, AWESOME. LIGHTWEIGHT DOUBLES SKULLERS JACKIE KIDDLE AND SHANNON COX HAVE POWERED IN TO THE WOMEN'S FINAL. THE NEW OLYMPIC PAIRING CHASED HOME THE WORLD CHAMPION GREAT BRITAIN CREW IN THE SEMI-FINALS. THE KIWIS' TIME WAS THE FIFTH FASTEST FROM THE TWO SEMIS, BUT THERE WAS HEARTBREAK FOR THE MEN'S PAIR, DAN WILLIAMSON AND PHILLIP WILSON, WHO JUST MISSED OUT ON THE FINALS. THEY'VE FINISHED FOURTH IN THEIR SEMI. TO OTHER NEWS, THERE'S A WARNING DEATHS COULD OCCUR IF A NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE CLOSES ITS DOORS, DUE TO FUNDING BEING AXED. ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS CUT THE FUNDING FROM TODAY, FORCING THE CENTRE TO RUN ON RESERVES THAT WILL ONLY LAST 10 MONTHS. THE CENTRE PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NEARLY 500 WOMEN CARING FOR 460 CHILDREN JUST LAST YEAR. GENERAL MANAGER TRACEY SWANBERG SAYS THEY ONLY FOUND OUT THREE DAYS AGO AND FEARS IF THEY CLOSE IT WILL PUT A MASSIVE STRAIN ON SERVICES. DEALING WITH DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, YOU NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT GET SERVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY. IT WILL PUT A LOT OF OTHER PRESSURE ON OTHER AGENCIES, THERE WILL BE LONGER WAIT TIMES, AND IN MY VIEW, IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAMILY HARM, ABUSE AND TRAUMA, AND DEATH. BREAKFAST REACHED OUT TO ORANGA TAMARIKI FOR A RESPONSE ON THE FUNDING DECISION AND ALSO ASKED IF ANY MORE SOCIAL SERVICES WILL BE CUT. WE'RE YET TO HEAR BACK. RUSSIAN AND U.S. SPACE PERSONNEL COULD COME TOGETHER TO HELP BRING HOME 2 NASA ASTRONAUTS WHO ARE STUCK IN SPACE. THE ASTRONAUTS HAVE SPENT OVER 50 DAYS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AFTER THEIR BOEING STARLINER ENCOUNTERED MECHANICAL ISSUES SHORTLY AFTER DOCKING. THEIR MISSION WAS ONLY MEANT TO LAST A WEEK, BUT DESPITE THE SETBACK, FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT CADY COLEMAN SAYS THE SITUATION IS BEING SEEN AS A POSITIVE. SO WE KNOW IT SOUNDS BAD, BUT THIS IS A TEST MISSION, AND THEY ARE FINDING OUT THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE, THEY LOSE DATA. SO BY STAYING, THEY'RE COLLECTING DATA, THEY'RE GETTING WORK DONE. AND FROM PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE, THEY ARE REALLY HAPPY UP THERE. THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING WHEN IT COMES TIME TO COME HOME. NASA SAYS THE PAIR ARE NOT STRANDED BUT WILL STAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION UNTIL THE TECHNICAL ISSUES ARE RESOLVED. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. 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. 14 FOR AUCKLAND. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS.ARE 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI AND WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. A HIGH OF 13 FOR WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. 8 THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. 7 FOR CHRISTCHURCH. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. THERE'S CONCERN THAT JOB CUTS AT THE MINISTRY FOR PACIFIC PEOPLE'S WILL JEOPARDISE THE FUTURE OF PACIFIC LANGUAGE WEEKS IN NEW ZEALAND. 14 ROLES HAVE BEEN SLASHED FROM THE MINISTRY'S FORMER PACIFIC LANGUAGES DIRECTORATE. FOR MORE ON THE VALUE OF THESE WEEKS, WE'RE JOINED BY LEMOA HENRY FESULUA'I, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY SAMOAN LANGUAGE LECTURER. YOU HEARD THE JOB CUTS THERE, WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE ON PACIFIC PEOPLE AND LANGUAGES? THE MPP STAFF HAVE BEEN VERY CRUCIAL IN CENTRAL TO A LOT OF THAT WORK, AND MOBILISING A LOT OF PROMOTION OF SOMEONE LANGUAGE WEEK, IT MEANS THAT THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A DEDICATED TEAM, TO REALLY FOCUS ON PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINING PACIFIC LANGUAGES IN NEW ZEALAND. WHY IS IT ESSENTIAL TO HAVE LANGUAGE WEEKS? IN NEW ZEALAND WE NEED TO CELEBRATE AND HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW IMPORTANT WE ARE AS PACIFIC PEOPLE, AWAY FROM THE HOMELAND, AND A SENSE OF CONNECTION WE DO HAVE BACK TO OUR ISLANDS, THERE IS A LOT OF RESEARCH THAT SUGGESTS THAT IF YOU KNOW YOUR LANGUAGE AND YOUR SENSE OF IDENTITY, AND THOSE ARE KEY FACTORS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO A PERSON'S OVERALL WELL-BEING. I KNOW YOU SAID IT IDENTIFIES WHO YOU ARE, BUT DOES LANGUAGE ALSO ENHANCE WHO YOU ARE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE OFF PACIFIC DISSENT THAT IS BORN IN NEW ZEALAND BUT DOESN'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE? I THINK THAT'S WHY THESE LANGUAGE WEEKS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. IT'S THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEEING THAT PACIFIC IDENTITY CAN GO BEYOND LANGUAGE, IT'S ABOUT A LOT OF OUR LESS FLUENT OR DUAL IDENTITY PEOPLE WHO ASSOCIATE WITH MAORI OR PAKEHA, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SORT OF A NURSE THEMSELVES AND GET TO KNOW THEMSELVES BETTER. THE FOCUS IS ON LANGUAGE, BUT IT IS ALSO A CELEBRATION OF THAT PERSON'S CULTURE, CUSTOMS, AND TO INVEST THAT PERSON INTO THEIR CELEBRATION OF THEIR WHOLE WEEK. DO YOU BELIEVE THE PRESERVATION OF LANGUAGES IS BEING PRIORITISED? THE WAY WE'RE GOING NOW, I DON'T SEE IT AS BEING RECOGNISED BY THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT, TO BE FRANK. AND IF THE LANGUAGES ARE JEOPARDISED, THEN IT SHOWS THAT IT IS NOT SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE. WAS THE IMPACT IF WE DO NOT HAVE LANGUAGE WEEKS? THE IMPACT IS ON OUR OWN PEOPLE. IT COMES BACK TO DOING ALL OF THESE CELEBRATIONS AT A GRASSROOTS LEVEL, FINANCIALLY AT THIS STAGE THAT IS NOT IDEAL, BUT FURTHER TO THAT, I SPOKE TO HOW NEW ZEALAND IS KEY TO PROMOTING THESE LANGUAGE WEEKS ON A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCALE. THE IMPACTS OF NOT HAVING HIS LANGUAGE WEEKS COULD SHOW LESS ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES. MORE SO THE FACT THAT THESE LANGUAGE WEEKS HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO SOME FOREIGN SPACES. AND SOME OF THE SPACES DON'T REALLY GET TO HEAR OR CELEBRATE DIVERSITY. AND IF WE ARE NOT NORMALISING THE PRACTICE, FOR MY CHILDREN AND ME AS A PACIFIC PERSON I FEEL THAT IT IS NOT NORMAL TO BE PACIFIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE REACHED OUT TO THE MINISTRY FOR PACIFIC PEOPLES. THEY PROVIDED US A STATEMENT SAYING THEY HAVE PRESERVED LANGUAGES CAPABILITY AND FUNDING IN THEIR NEW STRUCTURE, AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE PACIFIC LANGAUGE WEEK SERIES. ME U TONU MAI ` JUST HOW MANY LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT DOES HEALTH NZ HAVE? WE'LL HAVE MORE WITH OUR POLITICAL PANEL NEXT. MAYBE WE WILL GET THAT QUESTION ANSWERED. FORMER HEALTH NZ BOARD MEMBERS ARE HITTING BACK AT CLAIMS OF A LACK OF FINANCIAL CONTROL OVER THE GOVERNMENT ENTITY. CURTIS WALKER A KIDNEY SPECIALIST TOLD THE 'NEW ZEALAND DOCTOR' THAT THE PRIME MINISTER'S CLAIM WERE DISINFORMATION INCLUDING THEIR ASSESSRTION THAT THERE ARE 14 LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT. ITS CERTAINLY IGNITED POLITICAL DEBATE ` AND SO HERE FOR MORE IS OUR CAPTAINS PANEL OF NATIONAL'S CHRIS BISHOP AND LABOUR'S KIERAN MCANULTY. CHRIS BISHOP, I WILL COME TO YOU. HOW MANY LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT ARE THERE? MY UNDERSTANDING IS 14. IT WILL DEPEND ON THE PRECISE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT IT CAN BE UP TO 14 BETWEEN THE CHAIR AND THE PATIENT. WHETHER OR NOT IT IS 13 OR 15 IS NOT REALLY THE POINT. THE POINT IS THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY. AND WE WANT TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH NEW ZEALAND AND THE PATIENT. AND FOCUS ON THE FRONTLINE. AND THAT'S WHAT THE THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD TO SORT OUT. HE AGREES THAT ORGANISATION IS TOO BLOATED, AND HE IS VERY FOCUSED ON THAT, AND THE GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIVE TO THAT. CHRIS BISHOP, YOU SAY IT IS NOT THE POINT. BUT THAT IS THE EXACT POINT, BECAUSE DR CURTIS WALKER IS SAYING IT'S NOT TRUE. SO SOMEONE IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. MY POINT IS THAT THEIR AFOA TEAM LAYERS, BUT WHETHER THERE ARE 13 OR 15 IS KIND OF MISSING THE POINT OF WHETHER WE SHOULD GET THE FOCUS ON THE FRONTLINE. IT WILL DEPEND A LITTLE BIT DURING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BUT THERE IS TOO MUCH MIDDLE MANAGEMENT AND TOO MUCH BLOATED BUREAUCRACY IN THE ORGANISATION. WHEN THEY MERGED ALL THE ORGANISATIONS TOGETHER, ALL THE DIFFERENT DHBS, THERE WASN'T A PROCESS OF STRIPPING OUT SOME OF THAT MIDDLE MANAGEMENT. THAT WAS MEANT TO BE THE DRIVER OF THE REFORMS. THE LAST GOVERNMENT RECOGNISE THERE WAS TOO MUCH OF THAT STUFF HAPPENING, SO THEY WANTED A MORE FOCUSED AND STREAMLINED ORGANISATION, BUT IT JUST NEVER HAPPENED. AND NOW WE'VE INHERITED THE SITUATION, WE ARE HAVING TO FIX IT. KAREN, I CAN SEE YOU GRINNING. CHRIS BISHOP SAID, DIDN'T BUREAUCRACY GROW TOO MUCH ON YOUR GOVERNMENTS WATCH? HE SAID WHETHER THERE IS 14 LAYERS IS NOT THE POINT, BUT IT WAS VERY MUCH THE POINT 2 DAYS AGO. WHEN IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT SOMEONE WAS TELLING LIES, THEY SAID IT WASN'T REALLY THE POINT. THE DHB SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING, AND IT WASN'T WORKING IN AREAS LIKE WAIRARAPA WHERE PEOPLE COULDN'T ACCESS TREATMENT BECAUSE THEY HAPPEN TO LIVE IN THE WRONG AREA, THEY LIVED OUTSIDE THE ARBITRARY BOUNDARY, AND IT JUST WASN'T WORKING. TO BE FAIR, YOU WERE IN GOVERNMENT FOR SIX YEARS. THAT'S WHY WE CHANGED. THE DHB SYSTEM WASN'T WORKING, AND THAT'S WHY WE DID THE REFORMS. NOW IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE A MAJOR CENTRE, YOU GOING GET THE TREATMENT THAT YOU NEED NOT BASED ON WHERE YOU LIVE, BUT BASE ON YOUR NEED. THERE ARE NOT 14 LAYERS OF BANISHMENT. YOU CAN'T COUNT THE PATIENT AS A LAYER OF MANAGEMENT. THERE WERE LAYERS BETWEEN THE PATIENT GETTING THE CARE THAT THEY NEED AND THAT PERSON MAKING THE DECISION. AND IT'S FOUND OUT TO BE FALSE. THE FACTORS WE HAVE HOSPITAL SCREAMING OUT FOR STAFF, THERE ARE FRONT PAGE STORY IN WAIRARAPA NEWS THAT THEY HAVE POSITIONS THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO FILL. HOW DO YOU INCLUDE A PATIENT IN THOSE LAYERS OF MANAGEMENT? IT'S ABOUT THE DIRECT NUMBER OF LAYERS BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THE CHAIR OR THE CEO. IT IS NO DIFFERENT TO THE WAY ORGANISERS THINK ABOUT CUSTOMERS. WITH RESPECT, THIS DEBATE IS PRETTY FACILE, WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE FACT THAT DESPITE A RECORD INVESTMENT INTO THE HEALTH` THEY WENT FROM RUNNING A SURPLUS TO A MASSIVE DEFICIT AND A FACTOR OF MONTHS, THERE WERE THE CONTROLS IN PLACE AND MONITORING BEING DONE, AND SOME OF THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, AND SOME OF IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARD, SOME OF IT AS A COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY, WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THAT. ALL NEW ZEALANDERS DESERVE A HEALTH SYSTEM THAT IS FUNCTIONAL. PEOPLE IN THE HUTT VALLEY TO SERVE GOOD HEALTHCARE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS WHO CAN'T GET A GP BECAUSE A WHOLE BUNCH LEFT. WEEK WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THAT AND FIXING THAT, AND THAT WILL INVOLVE QUITE BIG CHANGE AT THE HEALTHY SEALANT ORGANISATION, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE MONEY GOES FROM THE BACK OFFICE INTO THE FRONTLINE. THAT SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF ALL NEW ZEALAND. THAT SUMS UP THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH. HE SAID SOME OF ITS THIS PERSON IS AND THAT PERSON'S RESPONSIBILITY. AT NO POINT DID THEY SAY THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ARE THE GOVERNMENT, AND THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDING IN THERE. THERE WAS A RECORD AMOUNT` THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A RECORD AMOUNT. THE POINTERS IS THAT ENOUGH, AND THE POINT IS THAT THERE WASN'T. I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE OLYMPICS. WE ARE GETTING TO THAT, CHRIS BISHOP. TAX CUTS, HOW WILL YOU SPEND THEM? I WILL NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT TAX CUTS. I'VE ALREADY LOCATED MY TAX CUTS TO CHARITIES. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION HELP FOR ME TO GET $40 A FORTNIGHT, AND PENSIONERS GETTING $2.50 A WEEK. THE LOCAL FOOD BANKS IN MY AREA ARE SCREAMING OUT FOR HELP, THEY HAVE HAD AN UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND, SO THAT IS WHERE MY MONEY IS GOING. CHRIS? I AM ALSO MAKING SOME TENACIOUS TO CHARITY. KIERAN AND I ARE BOTH IN A FORTUNATE POSITION. THE TAX CUTS OR TAX RELEASE THAT HAVE COME INTO EFFECT YESTERDAY WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE. AN EXTRA 20 OR $30 A HAND IN THE WEEK IN THE BACK POCKET, THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE AND DURING THE CAMPAIGN I MET A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TALKED VERY OPENLY ABOUT HOW IT IS HARD TO GET BY WITH THE COST OF LIVING, INTEREST RATES, PETROL PRICES, FOOD PRICES, SO A BIT OF CASH IN THE BACK POCKET, THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. $20 A WEEK IS WHAT THE TOP EARNERS GET. MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT. COSTS HAVE GONE UP. WE DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE OLYMPICS. I HEAR YOU KIERAN. IF THERE WAS A SPORT YOU WOULD BE GOOD AT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? WHAT I'M GOOD AT? NOTHING. WHAT I'D LIKE TO BE GOOD AT, THERE'S QUITE A FEW. WE WERE JUST HAVING A YARD BEFORE WE CAME ON AIR, AND THE ONE I WOULD REALLY ENJOY WATCHING IS EQUESTRIAN. I'M NOT REALLY FUSSED ON DRESSAGE IF I'M COMPLETELY HONEST, I'M A BIG RACING FAN. BUT BEING ABLE TO POUND OVER THOSE ESTATES AND TO JUMP OVER THOSE FENCES, THAT WOULD BE PRETTY COOL. CHRIS BISHOP? BEER DRINKING IS NOT A SPORT. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE TEAM OVER THERE, AND HOPEFULLY SEEING SOME METALS, CONGRATS TO HAYDEN WILDE, I THINK I'D BE USELESS AT ALL OF THEM. I LOVE THE SWIMMING. I LOVE WATCHING SWIMMING, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING AND SUPPORTING THE TEAM AND HOPEFULLY SEEING SOME MEDALS. WE ARE ALL REALLY PROUD OF THE TEAM. WHAT YOU HAVE A CRACK AT SHOTPUT? DISCUS? SAFE TRAVELS. WE WILL SEE YOU BOTH. E HAERE AKE NEI ` IT'S THE CULINARY CELEBRATION BRINGING OUT THE CAPITAL'S COMPETITIVE SIDE. WELLINGTON ON A PLATE IS BACK, AND WE'VE SENT OUT FELIX DEMARRAY TO GET STUCK IN. IT IS NOT TACO TUESDAY ANYMORE, IT IS TACO THURSDAY. WE WILL LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE BEST TACO AFTER THE BREAK. (FRENCH MUSIC) KIA ORA ANO. FOOD FESTIVAL 'WELLINGTON ON A PLATE' STARTS TODAY. NOW CELEBRATING ITS 15th YEAR OF HIGHLIGHTING THE CAPITAL'S CULINARY DELIGHTS. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF GOODIES UP FOR GRABS IN THE MONTH-LONG FESTIVAL, BUT TODAY OUR REPORTER FELIX DEMMA-RAY IS LEVELLING UP HIS TACO-BUILDING SKILLS. SHOULD I SAY HOLA OR GOOD MORNING, FELIX? EXACTLY. I AM ABOUT TO LEVEL UP MY SKILLS. I AM A LUCKY BOY TODAY. I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANY TACO PUNS. I THINK THAT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE; NOBODY LIKES PUNS. WE HAVE THE FIRST EVENT FOR WELLINGTON ON A PLATE TONIGHT. JOINING US AS THE HOST OF THAT EVENT, ROSIE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE TONIGHT. WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE? IT STARTED IN 2009. THE MAIN KAUPAPA OF THAT WAS GETTING PEOPLE OFF THEIR COUCHES, INTO RESTAURANTS AND ENJOYING HOSPITALITY. WE NEED THAT MORE THAN EVER RAINIER. RIGHT NOW. AND AS JALAPENOS? I LOVE VEGAN TACOS. I THINK IT'S CALLED TO DO SO ALSO, KALE, ONION. IS THIS WHAT PEOPLE WILL SEE TONIGHT? WHAT WILL THEY EXPERIENCE? THEY WILL EXPERIENCE AT MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT TACOS THAT WE LOVE BACK HOME, THE VEGAN TACO, TO GIVE PEOPLE THE FLAVOUR OF WHAT WE DO. AND YOU'VE COME ALL THE WAY FROM COPENHAGEN. IT'S QUITE THE TITLE, TACO QUEEN OF COPENHAGEN. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE ABOUT 100 EVENTS IN THE FESTIVAL, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE AT HOME? THERE IS SO , MUCH GOING ON, TICKETED EVENTS, WE HAVE ALMOST 200 BURGERS FOR PEOPLE TO TRY, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE EVENT. I CAN'T WAIT. ONE THAT I LOVE AS STONEHENGE AND NEW ZEALAND, IT IS A FEAST COCKED COOKED ALL OVER FIRE. ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT FOR ME IS AND A NOSTALGIC LOOK INTO CHILDHOOD FOOD. WE ARE GOING TO GET THIS TACOS TOGETHER. WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP? THE NEXT STEP IS HAVING A NICE SALSA/ REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A GOOD SALSA. IT'S MADE FROM DRIED CHILIS, A LITTLE BIT OF ROASTED PEANUTS AND SESAME SEEDS. OF COURSE, A LITTLE BIT OF GARLIC AS WELL. IF YOU LIKE IT SPICY, DO THAT, AS IT LOOKS LIKE YOU DO. I DO. IT'S ALWAYS RISKY. SO APPRECIATED, WHAT YOU GUYS RECKON? AM I GOING TO BE A CHEF NO, FELIX. NO. HAYDEN WILDE'S ADDED TO NEW ZEALAND'S MEDAL TALLY IN PARIS WITH SILVER IN THE MEN'S TRIATHLON. AND WHILE WILDE WAS RECOVERING FROM HIS GUTSY PERFORMANCE, TEAM MATE DYLAN MCULLOUGH SLIPPED ACROSS THE LINE. MCCULLOUGH FINISHED A CREDITABLE 19TH AFTER GOING BACK AND HELPING DRAG WILDE INTO RACE CONTENTION. HIS CONTRIBUTION HUGELY APPRECIATED BY WILDE. WHAT HE DID YOU COME BACK AND HELP I CAN'T THANK HIM ENOUGH. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY PUSHING THE GAP, BUT HE CAME BACK TO SAVE MY LEGS. WE HAD A GAME PLAN GOING INTO IT WITH HAYDEN WASN'T IN THE FRONT PAY, I WOULD DROP BACKAND IN THE THIRD LAP I SAW THE WHITEBOARD. I DID ALL THAT I COULD ON THE FRONT OF THAT PACK, AND WE WERE UP THERE ON THE FRONT OF THE CREW IN LESS THAN THAT. NEW ZEALAND'S WITHIN REACH OF A MEDAL IN THE SAILING, HEADING INTO THE FINAL DAY OF THE SKIFF EVENT. ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE ARE SITTING THIRD IN THE MEN'S 49ER CLASS AFTER BAGGING THEIR FOURTH RACE WIN OF THE REGATTA. THE KIWI CREW ARE THREE POINTS BEHIND SECOND PLACED IRELAND AND EIGHT POINTS BEHIND LEADERS SPAIN HEADING INTO TONIGHT'S DOUBLE POINTS MEDAL RACE. THE PODIUM'S OUT OF REACH OF THE WOMEN'S SKIFF DUO OF JO ALEH AND MOLLY MEECH ` THEY'RE SEVENTH GOING INTO THE FINAL RACE. MORE SUCCESS ON THE WATER FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ROWING CREWS OVERNIGHT. JORDAN OPPERT HAS THE LATEST FROM PARIS. THE KIWI ROWS CONTINUE TO SHINE HERE IN PARIS WITH ANOTHER CREW BOOKING A SPOT IN THE FINAL. TODAY IT IS THE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN'S DOUBLE WHO FINISHED SECOND IN THEIR SEMI-FINAL BEHIND WORLD CHAMPIONS GREAT BRITAIN. AS THEY RELATIVELY NEW COMBINATION. IT IS PEAKING AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME. I SPOKE TO THEM SHORTLY AFTER THE RACE. WE JUST CAUGHT UP WITH MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER. FOR SOME OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, SAM TANNER IS ACTUALLY THE TRAINING PARTNER TO OUR NEW SILVER MEDALLIST, HAYDEN WILDE. SAM SAID HE WAS AT THE RACE TODAY, AND CHEERING ON HIS MATE. HE ALSO HAD A SURPRISE CALL. HE CALLED ME AND I WAS LIKE, BRO, YOU ARE BUSY AS HE CALLED ME, AND HE WAS LIKE BRO, GOOD LUCK. HE WILL BE IN THE 1500 M. HE TOLD ME HIS IDOL IS NICK WILLIS. THERE'S GROWING CONCERNS THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET CUTS ARE NOW REACHING FRONT-LINE SERVICES, WITH FUNDING FOR ONE WOMEN'S CENTRE AXED. ORANGA TAMARIKI IS CUTTING THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE FROM TODAY, FORCING IT TO RUN ON RESERVES ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST 10 MONTHS. THE CENTRE PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NEARLY 500 WOMEN CARING FOR 460 CHILDREN JUST LAST YEAR. GENERAL MANAGER TRACEY SWANBERG IS CALLING OUT THE GOVERNMENT, SAYING THEY WERE ONLY TOLD ABOUT IT THREE DAYS AGO WITH NO EXPLANATION. GIVEN THAT NEW ZEALAND'S GOT ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE CASES IN THE WORLD, WHY WOULD IT BE THAT THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS CUTTING FRONT-LINE SERVICES? THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'VE REPEATEDLY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO, BUT WHAT WE'RE HEARING ALL THE TIME IS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND LIKE I SAID BEFORE, NOT ONLY THAT ` THEY HAVEN'T SUPPLIED US WITH A REASON WHY. BREAKFAST REACHED OUT TO ORANGA TAMARIKI FOR COMMENT ON THE FUNDING DECISION, AND ALSO ASKED IF ANY MORE SOCIAL SERVICES WILL BE CUT, BUT IS YET TO RECEIVE A RESPONSE. IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER HAS REPORTEDLY ORDERED A DIRECT STRIKE ON ISRAEL IN RETALIATION FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS LEADER ISMAIL HA-NIYEH IN TEHRAN. THE NEW YORK TIMES IS REPORTING THE ORDER WAS MADE AT AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF IRAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. ISRAEL HAS NOT RESPONDED TO CLAIMS IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANIYEH'S DEATH. UNTIL NOW, IRAN HAS MOSTLY AVOIDED DIRECT ATTACKS ON ISRAEL, WITH THE LAST OVERT STRIKE IN APRIL. AND FINALLY ` THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT'S SPREAD TO A PANDA BREEDING FACILITY IN CHINA. THIS PANDA CUB SHOWING OFF ITS SKILL ON THE BALANCE BEAM, AS WELL AS THE RINGS. THE EQUIPMENT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE NATURAL BEHAVIOURS, AS WELL AS KEEPING THEM PHYSICALLY HEALTHY. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. 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. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS. 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. 15 THE HIGH FOR TAUMARUNUI AND WHANGANUI. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. A HIGH OF 13 FOR WESTPORT. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. 8 THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. 10 THE HIGH FOR MILFORD SOUND. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT A HALF-HOUR DRIVE JUST TO GET TO YOUR MAILBOX? CLOSE TO 100 POST BOXES AND COUNTER SERVICES IN THE TINY TOWNS OF MAPUA AND UPPER MOUTERE ARE BEING RELOCATED TO RICHMOND. NZ POST SAYS THE PHARMACY AND THE DAIRY WHO RUN THE SERVICES PULLED OUT ` NOT THEM. SOON WE'LL HEAR FROM RURAL WOMEN NZ WHO HAS SEEN THIS SITUATION ELSEWHERE TOO, BUT FIRST, MAPUA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION CHAIR JIM VAUSE JOINS US. GOOD MORNING. HOW IS THE COMMUNITY FEELING? WE ARE, TO SAY THE LEAST UNHAPPY. IT IS JUST A LITTLE TOWN. THERE ARE PROBABLY ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE IN OUR LITTLE AREA. BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY OLDER PEOPLE, AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS, ALONG WITH SOME BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE TRYING TO GET SOME OF THEIR PRODUCTS OUT IN THE TOWN WHERE THEY USE THE POST SERVICE. AS A COMMUNITY ORGANISATION, OUR OBJECTIVES ARE THE GOOD OF THE COMMUNITY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE SOCIAL. AND THIS IS A SOCIAL SERVICE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NOT JUST A STRAIGHT COMMERCIAL SERVICE. IT IS LIKE HAVING DOCTORS AND DENTISTS. WE ARE QUITE INVOLVED IN PLANNING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR AREA, AND WE HAVE ABOUT 400 HOUSES ALREADY ON THE BOOKS, SO THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, AND WE NEED THIS SORT OF SERVICES. A LOT OF PLANNING LIKE THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE SOCIAL SERVICES. I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST POINT FOR ME, I'M FROM A RURAL TOWN. MY MUM STILL LIVES THERE. I UNDERSTAND, WHEN THEIR SMALL SERVICES GET TAKEN OUT, HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT THAT THAT CAN HAVE ON THOSE WHO STILL LIVE THERE, AND WHO HAVE LIVED THERE FOR MOST OF THEIR LIVES IF NOT ALL OF THEIR LIVES. YOU TALK ABOUT THERE BEING ONLY 2000 PEOPLE, BUT SOMETHING AS SMALL AS HAVING THOSE SERVICES OVER-THE-COUNTER, WHETHER IT'S POSTAL PAYMENT SERVICES, ALL OF THAT, HOW MUCH IS AT IMPACT THE RESIDENCE THERE? AGAIN, IT IMPACTED THE OLDER PERSON IS THE MOST, PEOPLE ARE NOT SO WELL OFF ARE THE PEOPLE. THE YOUNGER PEOPLE IT DOESN'T MATTER SO MUCH BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THE TECHNOLOGY. IT'S LIKE BANKING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THIS HAS BEEN A TREND OVER THE YEARS, AND DISADVANTAGES ARE DISADVANTAGED. YOU HAVE TO SAY AT SOME POINT, WHERE THE SOCIAL NEED FOR IT. THIS IS AN ORGANISATION THAT MAKES ABOUT $6 MILLION IN ONE HALF YEARLY PROFIT. IS HALF AN HOUR TO GET TO RICHMOND. WE HAVE NOW AT LAST GOT A BUS THAT GOES INTO TOWN FOR TIMES A DAY, BUT TO HAVE TO DO A BUS TRIP JUST TO POST A LETTER DOES GET A BIT LUDICROUS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US AN INSIGHT INTO HOW THE COMMUNITY IS FEELING. THANK YOU JIM. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE MARIE FITZPATRICK. YOU HURT JIM. HE TAPPED ON A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME WITH THESE SERVICES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY, BUT IF WE GO BACK TO NZ POST, THIS IS A FAMILIAR STORY THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES? SADLY IT IS. IT'S A STORY WE HEAR ALMOST DAILY AROUND THE COUNTRY. JUST IN THE LAST MONTH ALONE, IT'S NOT JUST THESE PLACES, IT IS NORMAN B, SOUTH TARANAKI, JUST RECENTLY THEY PULLED OUT OF RURAL DELIVERIES ON WEEKENDS, JUST IS A HUGE DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS. JIM TAPPED INTO IT, IT'S A SOCIAL SERVICE, THAT CONNECTIVITY FOR LOCALS IN HIS COMMUNITY, SO TALK TO ME ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT CONNECTION. WE KNOW THAT CONNECTIONS TO OTHER HUMANS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO ONE'S WELL-BEING, AND ISOLATION IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THERE IS A REDUCTION IN THAT ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF, AND FEEL LIKE YOU'RE A FUNCTIONING MEMBER OF NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY. IS ELAND POST ISN'T TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE SOCIAL GOT INVOLVED IN WITH THE SERVICES THAT THEY PROVIDE. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS, NOT JUST THE ONES THAT LIVE IN URBAN CENTRES. IT IS VERY CONCERNING TO US. WE DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE, AND NEW ZEALAND POST IS ADAMANT THAT IT IS THE RETAILERS THAT HAVE PULLED OUT. AND FOR THEM IT IS NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE TO FIND NEW AGENCIES. WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE? CLEARLY THE OFFERING THAT NEW ZEALAND POST IS GIVING TO THE SMALL RETAILERS, AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THESE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES, SO IF THE OFFERING IS A SUSTAINABLE ENOUGH FOR THEM, THE NEW ZEALAND POST NEEDS TO LOOK AT ITS MODEL AND THINK ABOUT ITS RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY NEW ZEALANDERS. THEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING TO FIND A RESELLER, TO SELL THINGS LIKE STAMPS ET CETERA, AND THEY WILL STILL HAVE A POSTBOX, IS THAT ENOUGH? IT'S NOT ENOUGH. THAT IS NOT POSTAL SERVICES. IT IS JUST ABILITY TO BUY THE RETAIL ASPECTS. THE ABILITY TO PICK UP YOUR MAIL, OR EVEN PAY A BILL, WHEN YOU ARE IN A MOBILITY SCOOTER FOR EXAMPLE, AND YOU CAN'T DRIVE THE 21 KM TO RICHMOND. IT IS JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCESS A SERVICE IS PURELY A RETAIL SETTING. HAVE YOU RAISED ANY OF THESE CONCERNS WITH NZ POST? HAS THERE BEEN ANY INTERACTION OR RESPONSE? WE ACTUALLY HAVE QUITE AN EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION WITH THEM THIS WEEK, AND WE ARE NOT GETTING THE ANSWERS WE ARE LOOKING FOR. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STRATEGY FOR WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THERE RETAILERS JUST PULL OUT, AND WE DIDN'T GET VERY PARTICULARLY GOOD ANSWERS. WE ARE TAKING IT TO GOVERNMENT. WE ARE TAKING IT UP THE CHAIN AND HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNMENT. THAT BASICALLY THEY ARE HELD TO ACCOUNT TO DELIVER FOR ALL NEW ZEALANDERS. MARIE FITZPATRICK. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. UP NEXT - WE'RE BACK IN PARIS WHERE ONE OF OUR OLYMPIC ATHLETES TAKE ON THEIR MOST FIERCEST COMPETITORS. YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT. (FRENCH MUSIC) BONJOUR LE GRAND QUIZ FRANCAIS EST DE RETOUR ` HELLO, THE GRAND FRENCH QUIZ IS BACK AGAIN, BY POPULAR DEMAND. I KNOW ` I SPEAK FRENCH. ONE OF MANY LANGUAGES. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THIS IN OUR LEAD UP TO THE OLYMPICS, MOUNTAIN BIKER SAMMIE MAXWELL HAS RETURNED, BUT GUY HEVELDT CHICKENED OUT ` SUCH AS APPOINTMENT, NOT ANGRY ` LEAVING JORDAN OPPERT TO COME IN TO FILL HIS BOOTS. THE QUIZ AS ALWAYS WAS HOSTED BY OUR VERY OWN CHRIS CHANG. SAMMY MAXWELL. YEAH. JORDAN OPPERT. THIS WAS NOT THE QUIZ MATCHUP WE WERE EXPECTING. WE WERE THINKING GUY HEVELDT WAS GONNA BE... WAIT, IS THIS NOT GUY? (LAUGHTER) HE'S CHICKENED OUT. THERE'S A NEW FORMAT, THOUGH, FOR THE QUIZ. THIS TIME... YES. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BUZZER. OK. IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER, BUZZ. YEAH. THE BUZZ... WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FRENCH WORD? MAYBE SALUT OR SOMETHING? UH, OUI. OK, SO IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER, SALUT. AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA ANSWER THE QUESTION. YOU GET IT WRONG, IT GOES TO THE NEXT PERSON. YEP. OK? LET'S CRACK STRAIGHT INTO IT. OK. ALL RIGHT. FIRST OF ALL, GUY HEVELDT HAS CHICKENED OUT OF THIS QUIZ. WHAT'S THE FRENCH WORD FOR CHICKEN SALAD? SALUT. LE COQ. POULETTE. YEAH. YOU'VE GIVEN TWO OPTIONS THERE. ROOSTER AND CHICKEN. SO I'LL GIVE YOU THAT. I'LL GIVE YOU THAT. TOO BROAD! WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE SAID? I'M BEING GENEROUS BECAUSE YOU DID SO WELL IN YOUR DEBUT OLYMPICS. YES! FAIR ENOUGH. I CAN'T ARGUE WITH IT. OK. NEXT ONE. WHAT IS THE MASCOT OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS? BOTH: SALUT. JAMIE AGAIN. A RED TRIANGLE. THAT IS INCORRECT. JORDAN, AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR YOU. IT'S A HAT? IT'S A HAT. IS IT? IT'S A HAT. CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU, BECAUSE, LIKE I SAID, I WAS FEELING GENEROUS. UN CHAPEAU. IT'S A PHRYGE. THAT'S RIGHT. SYMBOL OF FRENCH FREEDOM FROM THE REVOLUTION. YES. THAT'S RIGHT. A POINT FOR JORDAN. THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. NO MORE BROAD ANSWERS ANYMORE. OK. WHICH TEAM WAS ON THE FIRST BOAT AT THE OLYMPIC CEREMONY? SALUT. YEP. GREECE? CORRECT. OH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE. THE FIRST BOAT ON THE OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY. I WAS LIKE, ALBANIA. ALL RIGHT, NEXT ONE IS A MULTI-CHOICE QUESTION. HOW MANY BOATS DID I SEE FROM MY SPOT ON THE SEINE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY? ALL OF THEM, 10 OR NONE OF THEM? BOTH: SALUT! NONE. HEY, YOU CAN'T ANSWER. THAT WAS A TIE. THERE WAS A TIE. VERY CLOSE, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THIS GAME. I SAW PRECISELY ZERO BOATS FROM MY VANTAGE POINT. THAT WAS A GREAT VIDEO AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ON INSTAGRAM FOR THOSE THAT ARE INTERESTED. NEXT QUESTION. WHAT DOES NOTRE DAME MEAN? SALUT. OUR MOTHER? OUR LADY. WRONG. WRONG. I'M NOT GIVING YOU THAT. YEAH, NAH. FAIR ENOUGH. WRONG. OK. LEBRON JAMES WAS ONE OF THE U.S. FLAG BEARERS. WHO WAS THE OTHER? SALUT. SIMONE BILES? INCORRECT. JORDAN? I'M JUST GOING TO GO FOR A GUESS HERE. SHELLY-ANN FRASER-PRYCE. IT WAS COCO GAUFF. BOTH: OH! OH, YEAH. COCO! SHE ALWAYS COMES TO NEW ZEALAND. YEAH. YEAH. WE SHOULD... THAT'S REALLY RUDE OF US. OK. WE'VE GOT A TIE. IT'S TWO ALL. WE'RE GOING TO THE TIE-BREAKER QUESTION. OH, HERE WE GO. OK. WE'RE GOING TO GET WE'LL KEEP IT OLYMPICS-OPENING-CEREMONY THEMED. CELINE DION ` IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HER AGAIN. I WANT THE FIRST LINE OF 'MY HEART WILL GO ON'. I'M BORN IN 2001. YOU HAVE TO SAY 'SALUT' IF YOU WANT TO DO IT FIRST. SALUT. OK, GO FOR IT. FIRST LINE, 'MY HEART WILL GO ON.' DON'T HAVE TO SING IT. YOU CAN IF YOU WANT. # NEAR, FAR WHERE EVER YOU ARE. NO, THAT'S NOT. SAMMIE? CHANCE TO WIN IT HERE. OH. I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE SONG. 'MY HEART WILL GO ON.' NO, THAT'S NOT IT. THAT'S THE NAME OF THE SONG. I DON'T KNOW, I LITERALLY HAVE NO IDEA. 'EVERY NIGHT IN MY DREAMS...' OH! OH, YES. I SEE YOU, I FEEL YOU. CHRIS, HOW OLD ARE YOU? OK, I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME UP WITH ANOTHER TIEBREAKER QUESTION. I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS. SOMEONE WOULD AT LEAST GET THIS. OK. WHICH FAMOUS US RAPPER WAS SEEN AT THE SWIMMING POOL? SNOOP DOGG. SNOOP DOGG, IT'S A WIN. THREE-TWO IS THE FINAL. I GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS FOR YOU. YEAH, I GOT A GOLD MEDAL THAT I FOUND AT THE HOTEL RECEPTION. OH, IT'S NOT GOING TO FIT OVER MY HEAD. HAT* YOU CAN JUST HOLD IT IF YOU LIKE. AND ALSO FROM THE HOTEL LOBBY TODAY. IS THAT BETTER THAN THE FRUIT BURSTS? (GASPS) SOME AUTHENTIC FRENCH PASTRIES. SAM MAXWELL, YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD SPORT. AND A GOOD SORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. BON APPETIT. THANK YOU. GOOD. THAT WAS SO GOOD. SAMMY PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT SONG, TO BE FAIR. I EXPECTED BETTER FROM JORDAN OPPERT. NOT ANGRY, JUST DISAPPOINTED. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS ` WENT TO A LOT OF CONCERTS BACK ON THE DAY. SONDRA BARNER WHEN THEY WERE STILL TOURING AND IT WAS GRUNGE. WE CATCH UP WITH STAR JOSH HARTNETT ABOUT HIS BRAND NEW CONCERT THRILLER. OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLIST HAYDEN WILDE HAS JUST FIVE DAYS TO RECHARGE BEFORE THE MIXED TEAMS TRIATHLON RELAY. EVERYONE WANTED A PIECE OF WILDE TODAY TO BASK IN THE GLORY OF HIS GUTSY PERFORMANCE IN THE MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TRIATHON. NOW HE'S HOPING FOR ANOTHER OF THOSE HEFTY MEDALS. HOW DOES THAT THING FEEL AROUND YOUR NECK? HEAVY. SHE IS WAITING. I THINK IT'S A FLEX. EVERY COUNTRY YOU GO TO FOR THE OLYMPICS, THE MEDALS GET HEAVY. TOKYO WAS SOLID. IT IS PRETTY COOL. WE HAVE THE EIFFEL TOWER THERE WHICH IS PRETTY SICK. NOW THE PRESSURE IS ON TO GRAB ANOTHER MEDAL. SAILORS ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILL MCKENZIE COULD BAG ANOTHER MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND TONIGHT WHEN THEY LINE UP IN THE FINAL RACE OF THE MEN'S SKIFF. THE 49ER DUO SCORED THEIR FOURTH RACE WIN OF THE REGATTA TO END THE QUALIFYING SERIES IN THIRD. THEY'RE ONLY THREE POINTS OUT OF SECOND, AND 8 POINTS BEHIND LEADERS SPAIN GOING INTO THE DOUBLE POINTS MEDAL RACE. EVERYONE IN THE TOP SEVEN COULD WIN THE GOLD, SO I THINK TRYING TO KEEP OUR EYE ON THE SIX BOATS IS GOING TO BE QUITE DIFFICULT, SO IF WE GO OUT THERE AND WIN THE RACE, WE WILL LEAVE THE BOATS BEHIND US, SEE WHERE THEY FALL, AND HOPEFULLY IT IS FOR THE BEST. THE PODIUM'S OUT OF REACH FOR JO ALEH AND MOLLY MEECH IN THE WOMEN'S EVENT. THEY'VE QUALIFIED FOR THE MEDAL RACE IN SEVENTH. SPRINTER ZOE HOBBS IS FEELING GOOD AND EXCITED AHEAD OF HER OLYMPIC DEBUT IN PARIS. IT'S NEARLY 50 YEARS SINCE A FEMALE SPRINTER LAST REPRESENTED NEW ZEALAND AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES. THE 26-YEAR-OLD SAYS SHE FEELS PRIVILEGED KNOWING IT'S BEEN SO LONG. I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE GROWING UP ON THE TV, SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS POSSIBLE, AND IT WAS ALMOST LIKE WE WERE KNOWN AS A NATION THAT WASN'T SPRINTERS. I ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO ACHIEVE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, SO TO BE HERE AMONGST IT ALL IS SURREAL. THE KIWI SPRINTER'S 100m HEATS GET UNDERWAY TOMORROW NIGHT. TO OTHER NEWS ` THERE'S A WARNING DEATHS COULD OCCUR IF A NORTH SHORE WOMEN'S CENTRE CLOSES ITS DOORS DUE TO FUNDING BEING AXED. ORANGA TAMARIKI HAS CUT THE FUNDING FROM TODAY, FORCING THE CENTRE TO RUN ON RESERVES THAT WILL ONLY LAST 10 MONTHS. THE CENTRE PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO NEARLY 500 WOMEN, CARING FOR 460 CHILDREN JUST LAST YEAR. GENERAL MANAGER TRACEY SWANBERG SAYS THEY ONLY FOUND OUT THREE DAYS AGO AND FEARS IF THEY CLOSE, IT WILL PUT A MASSIVE STRAIN ON SERVICES. DEALING WITH DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, YOU NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AND GET SERVICE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THERE IS A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY. IT WILL PUT A LOT OF OTHER PRESSURE ON OTHER AGENCIES, THERE WILL BE LONGER WAIT TIMES, AND IN MY VIEW, IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS FAMILY HARM, ABUSE AND TRAUMA, AND DEATH. BREAKFAST REACHED OUT TO ORANGA TAMARIKI FOR A RESPONSE ON THE FUNDING DECISION, AND ALSO ASKED IF ANY MORE SOCIAL SERVICES WILL BE CUT. WE'RE YET TO HEAR BACK. IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER HAS REPORTEDLY ORDERED A DIRECT STRIKE ON ISRAEL IN RETALIATION FOR THE ASSASSINATION OF HAMAS LEADER ISMAIL HANIYEH IN TEHRAN. THE NEW YORK TIMES IS REPORTING THE ORDER WAS MADE AT AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF IRAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. THERE ARE FEARS THE KILLING WILL ALSO JEAPORDISE PEACE TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. I THINK ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS ASSASSINATION IS THAT EFFECTIVELY BRINGS TO AN END ANY HOPE OR POSSIBILITY OF A CEASEFIRE DEAL IN GAZA THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RELEASE OF ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND HUMANITARIAN AID FLOWING INTO GAZA. THEY EFFECTIVELY ENDED THAT POSSIBILITY WHEN THEY ASSASSINATED HIM LAST NIGHT ON THE PALESTINIAN SIDE. THAT IS EFFECTIVELY OVER, AND I THINK WE ARE HEADING TOWARDS INCREASING ESCALATION FORCE OF EVERYONE IS WATCHING RIGHT NOW TO SEE HOW THEY WILL RESPOND. ISRAEL HAS NEITHER CONFIRMED OR DENIED CLAIMS IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANIYEH'S DEATH. FAR RIGHT PROTESTERS AND POLICE HAVE CLASHED OUTSIDE LONDON'S DOWNING STREET A DAY AFTER VIOLENCE ERUPTED IN RESPONSE TO THE STABBINGS IN SOUTHPORT. THE PROTESTS BEGAN AFTER MISINFORMATION SWIRLED ONLINE FALSELY CLAIMING THE ALLEGED ATTACKER WAS AN ASYLUM SEEKER. MORE THAN A DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER THE PROTESTS TURNED VIOLENT, WITH SOME THROWING FLARES AND GLASS BOTTLES. POLICE SAY THEY ARE AWARE OF FURTHER PLANNED DEMONSTRATIONS. AN ONLINE TOOLKIT HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR PARENTS FOLLOWING CONCERNS AROUND SOCIAL MEDIA APP SNAPCHAT. NETSAFE HAS LAUNCHED THE KIT TO HELP PARENTS NAVIAGATE THE PLATFORM AND ALLOW BETTER VISIBILITY INTO HOW TEENAGERS ARE USING IT. THE APP LEAVES ALMOST NO TRACE OF ACTIVITY AUTOMATICALLY DELETING MESSAGES AND PICTURES SENT ON THE APP. NETSAFE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BRENT CAREY SAYS IT ALLOWS USERS TO CONTROL AND SET BOUNDARIES. YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHO YOUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE HAVING AS FRIENDS. YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT HOW MUCH THEY HAVE CONTACTED THEIR FRIEND GROUP UP TO 7 DAYS, AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY, IF YOU YOURSELF FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPORTED AS A PARENT, CAN ACCESS THE REPORTING THROUGH THAT FAMILY CENTRE TO REPORT TO THE TRUST AND SAFETY TEAM. THE TOOLKIT IS LOCATED ON THE NETSAFE WEBSTIE. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. STARTING OFF WITH SOME WARNINGS ` THERE ARE ORANGE HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS IN PLACE ON LEWIS PASS AND PORTERS PASS. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` BIT OF A DRIZZLY MORNING THROUGH HERE. THIS WILL TURN TO SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON FOR MOST. AND WE'VE GOT A HIGH OF 15 DEGREES FOR WHANGAREI AND RUSSELL. FURTHER SOUTH ` PACK YOUR BROLLY. SHOWERS FOR ALL OF YOU TODAY. 14 THE HIGH FOR TAURANGA. 13 THE HIGH FOR WHAKATANE. TO THE EAST COAST ` RAINY MORNING FOR MOST HERE WITH SOME SOUTHERLIES. THIS WILL EASE AFTER MIDDAY TO SHOWERS. 13 THE HIGH FOR NAPIER. OVER TO THE WEST ` SOME STRONG GUSTS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AND WELLINGTON. OTHERWISE, IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE REGION WITH FINE SPELLS. AND WE'VE GOT A HIGH OF 8 DEGREES FOR WELLINGTON. TO THE SOUTH ISLAND ` OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU ON THE EAST COAST. ON THE WEST, IT'S LOOKING A BIT BETTER. CLEAR SKIES BY THE AFTERNOON FOR YOU ALL. AND A HIGH OF 7 DEGREES FOR KAIKOURA. HEADING SOUTH ` SOME MORNING FROSTS IN ALEXANDRA. ELSEWHERE IT'LL BE A PARTLY CLOUDY START, CLEARING TO FINE AFTER MIDDAY FOR THOSE SOUTH OF THE REGION. 8 THE HIGH IN TIMARU AND OAMARU. TO THE DEEP SOUTH ` CHILLY START FOR ALL OF YOU WITH SOME FROST IN GORE AND INVERCARGILL. BUT IT'LL BE A CLOUDY MORNING, TURNING TO BLUE SKIES AND SUNSHINE AFTER 12. AND DUNEDIN HAS A HIGH OF 8 DEGREES. ALL RATE. IT'S COMPETITION TIME, BROUGHT TO YOU BY MY FOOD BAG. THIS WEEK WE'VE GIVEN YOU THE CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THREE MY FOOD BAG SUPPORTER PACKS, VALUED AT UP TO $1000 EACH. AS THE OFFICIAL MEAL KIT OF THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM, MY FOOD BAG IS NOT ONLY SUPPORTING OUR ATHELETES 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. SO HERE IT IS ` WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO TRY THEM IN STUDIO LAST WEEK, AND TRUST US, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT. SO LET'S SEE WHO'S WON. DRUM ROLL PLEASE. THERE YOU GO. THESE ARE THE WINNERS. WHOO-HOO! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THREE OF YOU. IT IS AN AMAZING PACK, AND THANK YOU TO MY FOOD BAG FOR THE ULTIMATE SUPPORTERS PACK. THANK YOU, DANIEL. FROM 2023'S OPPENHEIMER TO PEARL HARBOUR ` ACTOR JOSH HARTNETT HAS BEEN GRACING THE SCREENS OF HOLLYWOOD FOR DECADES, AND NOW HE'S TAKING ON THE LEAD ROLE AS A SERIAL KILLER IN THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER TRAP. TRAPPED, YES, THAT IS THE NAME OF IT. TRAP* OUR REPORTER CAMERON JOE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND DIRECTOR M. NIGHT SHYALAMAN. YOU'VE GOT THE SCREAMING FANS, THE LIGHTS, AND OF COURSE, THE SUPERSTAR. I GOT TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. BUT THIS ISN'T LIKE ANY OTHER CONCERT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE. YOU THE BUTCHER? THE FANS, OR WHATEVER, HEARD THAT HE'S GOING TO BE HERE TODAY. THIS WHOLE CONCERT? IT'S A TRAP. THEY'RE WATCHING ALL THE EXITS, CHECKING EVERYONE THAT LEAVES. AFTER STARRING IN BEST PICTURE WINNER OPPENHEIMER, JOSH HARTNETT IS BACK, THIS TIME CHANNELLING HIS INNER MICHAEL MYERS. YOU'RE THE BAD GUY THIS TIME ROUND. WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS CHARACTER IN THIS ROLE? WELL, IT'S I MEAN, IT'S SUCH AN INTERESTING ROLE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ON. I COULDN'T TURN IT DOWN. THE ROLE ITSELF WAS ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE A HUGE CHALLENGE, BUT I ALWAYS WANT A CHALLENGE. THIS INDIVIDUAL THAT WE'RE SEARCHING FOR WON'T PANIC. BUT IT WASN'T ABOUT IT BEING GOOD GUY, BAD GUY. WHAT I LOVED ABOUT IT IS THAT IT HAS A REALLY COMPLICATED PSYCHOLOGY, AND THAT PSYCHOLOGY IS HIDDEN BEHIND THIS SORT OF MORE MUNDANE PSYCHOLOGY. M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S LATEST THRILLER, LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS OF A SERIAL KILLER. YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY I CAN COMPETE AGAINST DESPICABLE ME 4, OR DEADPOOL THREE, OR TO MAKE SOMETHING REALLY DIFFERENT, THAT IT STANDS OUT THAT YOU GUYS GO, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT, BECAUSE IF YOU'VE SEEN IT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO WATCH IT SOMEWHERE ELSE OR YOU'LL WAIT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR LADY RAVEN. # WEAR THIS ON MY CHEST. # SO IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS WERE AT A REAL LIVE CONCERT. HOW DID THAT ALL WORK? IT WAS. WE WERE AT A REAL LIFE CONCERT. UH, SHE, UH... CELICA WROTE THESE SONGS, PERFORMED THEM. UH, WE HAD THOUSANDS OF EXTRAS THAT HAD ACCESS TO THE MUSIC BEFOREHAND SO THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THE SONGS. I WENT TO THE ERAS TOUR RECENTLY, WITH MY KIDS. UM, IT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME SORT OF ENERGY. WHAT'S THE BEST CONCERT THAT YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO, JOSH? WELL, I MEAN, LIKE, I'M` I'M PROBABLY OF A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT GENERATION THAN YOU. UH, I WENT TO A LOT OF... IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY, COME ON. I WENT TO A, I WENT TO A LOT OF CONCERTS BACK IN THE DAY, LIKE I SAW NIRVANA WHEN THEY WERE STILL TOURING, AND WAS VERY INTO GRUNGE WHEN I WAS, YOU KNOW, IN MY EARLY TEENS. BUT IT WON'T BE GRUNGE MUSIC THAT HARTNETT WILL BE TURNING UP THIS TIME ROUND. YOU REALISE HE CAN'T GET OUT. HE'S GOING TO TRY TO CAUSE CHAOS. AS TRAP HITS KIWI CINEMAS TODAY. I CAN'T WAIT FOR ALL THE FANS IN NEW ZEALAND TO GO SEE THIS MOVIE IN THE MOVIE THEATRE, BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS INTENDED TO BE A KIND OF SUPER IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF` YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL LIKE YOU SAW A CONCERT. HOW YOU ALL DOING, YOU HAVING FUN? THE BEST THING ABOUT NIGHT'S WORK IS THAT HE'S ALWAYS TRYING TO SUBVERT PEOPLE'S EXPECTATIONS. AND SO THIS IS NOW LIKE A CONTAINED SORT OF 90S STYLE THRILLER. BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT IT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE ANTAGONIST, FROM THE BAD GUYS POINT OF VIEW. SO IT'S JUST GOOD FUN, LIKE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO... YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO LAUGH AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, UH, KIND OF GET DRAWN INTO THIS CHARACTER AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A LITTLE BIT SCARY. AND I HOPE YOU, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. I CAN'T GET AWAY. I CAN'T STOP IT. I'LL JUST DO THIS ONE LAST ONE. ENJOY THE REST OF THE CONCERT. YEP. E WHAI AKE NEI ` IT'S TAKEN SIX YEARS OF DEDICATED EFFORT. NOW 200,000 GRAVES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN RESTORED AND CLEANED. WE FIND OUT THE STORIES BEHIND THE HEADSTONES. # YOUR GHOST, THE GHOSTS OF YOU, IT KEEPS ME AWAKE. WELCOME BACK. FROM OUR FIRST OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST TO FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE NURSES, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SERVICE GRAVES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN LOCATED, CLEANED AND RESTORED BY NEW ZEALAND REMEMBRANCE ARMY VOLUNTEERS. WE'RE HEADING TO THE FIRST GRAVEYARD THEY BEGAN THE SIX YEAR LONG EFFORTS ON, WITH VOLUNTEER SIMON STROMBOM. SIMON, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? I AM REALLY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. SIX YEARS YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO THIS? I SERVED OVERSEAS AND SAW THE STATE OF COMMONWEALTH GRAVES WHICH WERE IMMACULATE, AND WHEN I CAME HOME THERE WAS A FACEBOOK POST OF A VERY DILAPIDATED GRAVE WHICH HAPPENS TO BE BEHIND US. I DIDN'T REALISE IT WOULD BE THE START OF A VERY LONG JOURNEY WHICH HAS BEEN INCREDIBLY REWARDING. ALL UP, HOW MANY GRAVES HAVE YOU CLEANED AND LOOKED AFTER? PERSONALLY PROBABLY ABOUT 8500. WOW. AND YOU HAVE A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE, AND IN TOTAL HOW MANY OF YOU ALL CLEANED AND RESTORED THEM? YES. WE HAVE TEAMS ALL OVER NEW ZEALAND. WE HAVE A CORE TEAM OF PROPERLY ABOUT 300-400 BASE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY, BUT WE HAVE WORKING BEES LIKE WE HAVE ONE TODAY. AROUND AND TAKE THEY AROUND ANZAC DAY, WE GET A LOT MORE. THERE HAS TO BE SOME INCREDIBLE STORIES WHEN YOU ARE COMING ACROSS THESE GRAVES. CAN YOU SHARE ONE OR TWO WITH US? YEAH, I MEAN, WE HAVE TWO GUYS AND DANNY THEN, ONE WAS IN PICKETT'S CHARGE IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, AND HE WORKED WITH ANOTHER GUY WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE. THERE ARE THE BIG GUYS LIKE THE VC WINNERS, BUT THERE ARE THESE LOCAL STORIES THAT I JUST INCREDIBLE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A FEW WEEKS TO PIECE THEM TOGETHER, JUST THE RELATIONSHIPS AND WHAT HAS GONE ON. TOOK US THROUGH THIS. WE ARE SEEING SOME FOOTAGE RIGHT NOW OF THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE SITE WHAT GOES INTO IT? NORMALLY WE GO THROUGH AND LOCATE THAT IT IS A SERVICE GRAVE. SOMETIMES IT IS EVIDENT, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE TROOP KILLED IN EGYPT'S, FOR EXAMPLE. WE HAVE A FANTASTIC PRODUCT CALLED BIO SHIELD WHICH WE USED TO SPREAD THE GRAVE. WE PUT A POPPY ON THEM IF IT IS HARD TO DETERMINE IF IT IS A SERVICE GRAVE, SO WHEN THE TEAM COMES BACK, THEY WILL MAINTAIN THOSE GRAVES. SOMETIMES WE DO REPAINT THEM ` IN THE SUMMER ` AND WE ALSO RESTORE THE BRONZES, AS YOU SAW. WHY IS IT SOME POSITIVITY THIS? SO IMPORTANT* IT IS OUR HERITAGE. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON ORDINARY PEOPLE IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. IT IS SO VALUABLE. WE HAVE DONE 7000 OR 8000 STORIES, AND THESE ARE STORIES OF COMMUNITIES. SPORTS CLUBS. RUGBY CLUBS. THEY WERE JUST ORDINARY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. A LOT OF PEOPLE FORGET THEIR PAST. YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING IN YOUR FUTURE IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PASTORS. PAST IS* TO YOU AND YOUR VOLUNTEERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO BEAUTIFUL. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE CREW BEHIND THE FITNESS PROGRAMME DESIGNED FOR TEENAGERS, BY TEENAGERS. THEY'LL PUT US THROUGH OUR PACES. # TRAINING SEASON IS OVER. # SIMPLY THE BEST. # # BETTER THAN ALL THE REST. @ YOU HEAD ALONG TO THE FITNESS PROGRAMME 'FIT-TEENS', YOU MAY BE SUPRISED TO SEE IT BEING RUN BY A 15-YEAR-OLD. DESPITE HER AGE, ROMAN AMOSA IS ONE OF THE HEAD TRAINERS, WORKING ALONGSIDE HER FAMILY TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR YOUNG PASIFIKA YOUTH TO KEEP IN SHAPE. IN LESS THAN A YEAR, THEY'VE GROWN THE PROGRAMME TO AN IMPRESSIVE 120 MEMBERS. SO TO TELL US MORE WE'RE JOINED BY ROMAN AMOSA, ALONGSIDE HER MUM DEEYANA AND SISTER KAIDE. SO LOVELY TO HEAR ABOUT IT. WE ONLY HAVE TWO MINUTES, WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. HOW DID IT ALL BEGAN? IT STARTED OFF DURING THE COVID-19 PERIOD, THERE WEREN'T MANY OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO CHANGE. SO I TRAINED MY DAUGHTERS MYSELF. NOW, IT'S GOTTEN MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST US. TO DO JUST TAKE OFF? WE STARTED OFF WITH 10 TEAMS, WE THOUGHT TO GET THE PROGRAM OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY, A FITNESS PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TRAIN WITH US, IT WENT FROM 9 TO 10 TEAMS, AND NOW 120 TEENS. ROMAN, YOU ARE 15. NOW YOU ARE RUNNING THE SHOW. HOW EXCITING IS THAT? IT WAS A BIT OF A SHOCKER, REALLY. DID YOU JUST LOVE THAT? WHEN MY MUM BROUGHT UP THE IDEA, I WISH I, I WAS LIKE HOW CAN I DO THIS. BUT WE STARTED GETTING THE HANG OF IT, AND WE CONNECTED, AND I THOUGHT, THIS IS MY THING. THIS IS MY FORTE. WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT IT? I THINK SPORTS HAD A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT. I WANTED TO GET BETTER FOR MY SPORT. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SEEING OTHER TEENS WITH THE SAME MINDSET, JUST BEING IN THAT ENVIRONMENT OF WANTING TO PUSH EACH OTHER AND CHALLENGE EACH OTHER. WHAT DO YOU SEE COMING OUT OF IT? IT SEEMS TO BE GROWING AND GROWING. AS IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA? OUR MAIN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, WHERE MOST OF OUR TEENAGERS NOWADAYS ARE. IT'S A BROADER PLATFORM FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. HOW DOES IT WORK? MONDAY WAS A RUNNING DAY, HOW DOES IT WORK? WE TRY TO CATER FOR ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF FITNESS LEVELS, WE HAVE ELITE FITNESS, PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SET REPRESENTATIVE NATIONAL STANDARDS, AND THEN WE HAVE THOSE THAT ARE JUST WANTING TO START SOMEWHERE. WE HAVE VARIOUS TYPES OF EXERCISES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. WE MIGHT HAVE AN HIA TEACHER RAINING CLASS, HIIT* WE TRY TO CATER FOR ALL TEENS AND ALL FITNESS LEVELS. I THINK OUR MOTTO IS 14 SPY TEENS, I AM THE OBVIOUS MORE EXPERIENCED AND QUALIFIED ONE, BUT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IT MOST HAS TO BE ROMAN OR KAIDE. ARE YOU LOVING IT AND GETTING FIT? YES, OF COURSE. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING ON BREAKFAST THIS MORNING. YOU ARE DOING GREAT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY BEFORE WE FINISH, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A MASSIVE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TITUS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR BROTHER. IT'S EVERYBODY'S BIRTHDAY! THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.. WELL DONE. AMAZING YOUNG WOMEN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY WENDY. THIS IS YOUR CAKE, BUT DANIEL IS EATING IT. CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA, DREW WELSH, MAIA CARR HEKE AND COURTNEY SOLE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024