TONIGHT ON ONE NEWS... SILVER SAILORS ADD TO THE IMPRESSIVE KIWI MEDAL TALLY. IT'S A WONDERFUL RESULT FOR THE YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS AND ISAAC MCARDIE AND WILLIAM MCKENZIE. THE PODIUM FINISH EXTENDS KIWI SUCCESS IN THE 49'ERS. WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR OLYMPIC SAILING TRADITION AS THE ROW OVER FEMALE BOXING AT THE GAMES ESCALATES. BACK HOME... NATIONAL ARE STILL BASKING IN THEIR ELECTION WIN. HOW GOOD IS IT TO BE IN GOVERNMENT. BUT A FORMER PRIME MINISTER GIVES A REALITY CHECK OVER WHAT THE BRAIN DRAIN COULD MEAN. AND HELPING OUT WITH WHEELCHAIRS AND WOOLIES. THE EXTRAORDINARY WAY KIWIS ARE GIVING AID TO WAR-TORN UKRAINE. CAPTIONS BY LELE SIMEON AND JESSIE PURU. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 BUT WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. THERE'S BEEN A FATAL BOATING TRAGEDY ON RIVERTON BAR. LISA DAVIES JOINS US FROM CHRISTCHURCH. LISA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? SADLY PLEASE NOTIFIED US JUST A SHORT TIME AGO THAT PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND ONE IS MISSING FIVE PEOPLE WERE ON BOARD TWO PEOPLE WERE PULLED TO SAFETY, UNFORTUNATELY THE THIRD PERSON WAS NOT RESPONSIVE AND COULD NOT BE RESUSCITATED THERE IS A BIG TEAM STILL WORKING IN THE AREA THIS EVENING BECAUSE CARDS FROM THE AREA AND ALSO SEARCH AND RESCUE, PLEASE ARE EXTENDING THEIR HEARTFELT THOUGHTS THANKS, LISA. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. THIS TIME OUR MEN'S 49ERS SAILORS. THE DUO DUBBED 'MCKIWIS'. ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILL MCKENZIE FINALLY SECURING SILVER ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILL MCKENZIE FINALLY SECURING SILVER AFTER A WEATHER PLAGUED WEEK IN MARSIELLE. OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. SOAKING UP OLYMPIC GLORY IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. IT'S A WONDERFUL RESULT FOR THE YOUNG NEW ZEALANDERS OF ISAAC MCCARTY AND WILLIAM MACKENZIE. HAVING SECURED SILVER IN THE 49 A-CLASS. IT FEELS AMAZING. I'M STILL TRYING TO PROCESS SORT OF WHAT'S HAPPENED TODAY. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINE AND SORT OF LIVE IT OUT AND EXPERIENCE IT. IT'S JUST AMAZING. CROSSING THE FINISH LINE AND JUST JUMPING IN THE WATER AND CELEBRATING WITH THE SPANISH WAS INCREDIBLE. VERY PROUD. THE FINALE: A LONG TIME COMING. ABANDONED TWICE DUE TO THE WIND DROPPING OUT. BUT THE KIWIS REGATHERED, KNOWING THEY SET THIRD ON THE LEADERBOARD GOING INTO THE DOUBLE POINTS MEDAL RACE, HAVING WON 4 OF THE 12 QUALIFIERS. THEY KNOW HOW TO WIN HERE IN MARSEILLES. A FALSE START BY FOUR OPPOSITION CREWS GIVING THE KIWIS A BIG ADVANTAGE. IT LOOKS LIKE A VERY CLEAN START FOR THE SPANISH AND NEW ZEALAND. FROM THERE, WITH THE SPANISH TOO FAR AHEAD OVERALL ON POINTS, THE KIWIS LOOK TO CONSOLIDATE SECOND. DOWN THE LAST RUN, WE SORT OF-- WE KNEW WE HAD IT. WE JUST HAD TO MAKE SURE NOTHING SILLY HAPPENED. SO WE JUST NURSED THE BOAT HOME AND YEAH, WHEN YOU CROSSED THAT FINISH LINE, IT WAS IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IT'S THE FOURTH MEDAL IN THE 49 A-CLASS FOR NEW ZEALAND AT AN OLYMPICS. THE PREVIOUS THREE WON BY PETER BURLING AND BLAIR CHOKE. SUPER PROUD OF THE THE WAY THEY'VE GONE ABOUT THE WHOLE WEEK, REALLY. YOU KNOW, SOME REALLY CHALLENGING CONDITIONS IN MARSEILLES. THEY HELD THE YELLOW JERSEY FOR A WHILE, BUT, YOU KNOW, TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER, AND THEN THAT LAST RACE AND, YOU KNOW, GET A SILVER MEDAL FOR THE COUNTRY? SO COOL, AND I ACTUALLY JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH BOTH THE BOYS NOW. SO, AS I'M SITTING IN THE MEDIA CENTRE, JUST-- IT'S GREAT TO SEE THOSE SMILES ON THEIR FACES. THEY'VE GOT SILVER MEDALS AROUND THEIR NECKS. YEAH, HUGELY PROUD MOMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS ONE, THIS MOMENT IS ONE THEY'LL REMEMBER FOREVER, THAT'S FOR SURE. AND TO THINK IT ALL STARTED WITH A SIMPLE PHONE CALL. I THINK IT WAS BOTH OF US SORT OF SPLIT UP FROM OUR ORIGINAL CREWS, AND WE GAVE EACH OTHER A CALL AND THOUGHT WE SHOULD HAVE A GO. AND YEAH, THE REST IS HISTORY. QUITE LITERALLY, BECAUSE SEVEN YEARS LATER, THEY'RE OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALLISTS. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THE GLOVES ARE OFF IN PARIS AS THE ROW OVER THE INCLUSION OF TWO FEMALE BOXERS INTENSIFIES. BOTH HAVE NOW COMPETED, DESPITE BEING DISQUALIFIED FROM A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR AFTER REPORTEDLY FAILING GENDER ELIGIBILITY TESTS. OLYMPIC REPORTER HENRY MCMULLAN WAS THERE AS GAMES OFFICIALS STRONGLY DEFENDED THEIR STANCE. THE PUNCH THAT ENDED AN OLYMPIC BOUT IN 46 SECONDS AND THRUST THE GAMES INTO CRISIS CONTROL. IT'S A BUM FIGHT, AND ITS BEEN MASSIVELY MISMANAGED AS FAR AS I CAN SEE BY THE I.O.C. ALGERIAN BOXER IMANE KHELIF ALLOWED TO COMPETE DESPITE REPORTEDLY FAILING A GENDER TEST IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR. THIS IS NOT A TRANSGENDER CASE. I JUST` I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SAYING THAT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION THAT SOMEHOW IT'S A MAN FIGHTING A WOMAN. THIS IS JUST NOT THE CASE. THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE MAINTAINING THAT ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WERE MET. THE ALGERIAN BOXER WAS BORN FEMALE, WAS REGISTERED FEMALE, LIVED HER LIFE AS A FEMALE, BOXED AS A FEMALE, HAS A FEMALE PASSPORT. THE CROWD REARING AGAIN TODAY. TAIWAN'S LIN YU TING BOOED ON ENTERING THE RING, BEATING AN UZBEK FIGHTER. SHE TOO BANNED BY THE INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION, BUT OK'D BY OLYMPIC OFFICIALS. THE I.B.A SAYS IT HAD FOUND X-Y CHROMOSOMES IN IT'S TESTING, BUT THE I.O.C HAS RAISED DOUBTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROTOCOL WAS. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE TEST WAS ACCURATE. WE DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE SHOULD BELIEVE THE TEST. FEW QUESTIONS TODAY, ON THE BOXING ITSELF. WELL I CAN SAY GENDER CONTROVERSY WASN'T IMPORTANT WHEN I WAS COVERING ALI AND FRAZIER. THE BOXING WASN'T THE THING THAT DREW THEM TODAY. IT WAS THE POLITICAL ISSUE. MEANWHILE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS PROTESTERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS. THE I.C.F THINK IT'S ALWAYS TRYING TO DO A BALANCE BETWEEN INCLUSIVITY AND FAIRNESS, TO PUT IT MORE BROADLY, ALSO SAFETY, AND THAT IS THAT IS A DIFFICULT ONE AND SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT. BOTH KHELIF AND LIN YU-TING WILL FIGHT IN THEIR QUARTER-FINALS LATER THIS WEEK, WITH CONTROVERSY ALREADY OVERSHADOWING THE MATCHES BEFORE THE BELL HAS RUNG. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. MELISSA, OK, ALMOST A WEEK IN. HOW ARE WE TRACKING? NOT TOO BAD. TWO GOLD MEDALS AT PLACES US 12TH ON THE TABLE WE STILL GOT PLENTY TO COME, LISA CARRINGTON AND AMY FISHER ARE ALWAYS A SAFE BET TO INCREASE THE MIDDLE HAUL THE BMX, THEY GOT A 1 TO 3 THANKS CHRIS. THE NATIONAL PARTY ARE IN HIGH SPIRITS TODAY AS MEMBERS GATHER FOR THEIR FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SINCE WINNING THE 2023 ELECTION. BUT ONE FORMER LEADER CAME WITH A REALITY CHECK, SAYING IT'S VITAL THE GOVERNMENT STARTS BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN OUR ECONOMY TO HALT THE BRAIN DRAIN OF PEOPLE TO AUSTRALIA. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE WINNING POWER WHEN IT COMES TO PUTTING POLITICAL PARTIES IN A GOOD MOOD. WELL, WE PROMISED TO GET NEW ZEALAND BACK ON TRACK. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. HOW GOOD IS IT TO BE IN GOVERNMENT? VERY GOOD, ACCORDING TO THESE GUYS. I THINK THEY'RE GOING INCREDIBLY WELL. THEY CAN'T MOVE FAST ENOUGH. YOU CAN JUST GET THE MOOD OF THE CONFERENCE AT THE MOMENT. IT'S VERY POSITIVE, SO IT'S VERY ENCOURAGING, SO I'M VERY PLEASED. REBUILDING THE ECONOMY, RESTORING LAW AND ORDER AND DELIVERING BETTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICES. I'VE HEARD THAT SOMEWHERE BEFORE. OH, HAVE YOU? THERE'S STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN AREAS LIKE HEALTH AND EDUCATION, BUT I THINK OVERALL IT'S A GREAT START. THEIR LEADER MINGLING WITH NATIONAL'S FOOT SOLDIERS TODAY, AND IT SEEMS THEY JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S MUG. SO HOW MANY DID YOU START THE DAY WITH AND HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE LEFT? HOW MANY DID WE SELL TODAY? WE DID THREE ORDERS. YES. WE'VE SOLD OVER 250 IN TOTAL NOW. IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK FOR NATIONAL ` DELIVERING ON THEIR TAX CUTS. TAX RELIEF IS HERE. SIR JOHN KEY, A SPECIAL GUEST TODAY, THINKS THOSE TAX CUTS WILL HELP EASE A BIT OF COST OF LIVING PRESSURE. A LOT MORE TO BE DONE BUT GREAT TO BE BACK IN GOVERNMENT. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE RISKS ARE FOR THIS GOVERNMENT? OF COURSE THE ECONOMY IS ALWAYS THE BIGGEST ISSUE. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT VOTERS ARE WORRIED ABOUT, IT'S STILL THE COST OF LIVING. ULTIMATELY IT'S ABOUT WHERE THE COUNTRY IS GOING, GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF OUR MOJO BACK, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE QUITE A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LEAVING FOR AUSTRALIA. AND OUR TRADE MINISTER ADMITS HE GOT IT ALL WRONG THIS WEEK WHEN HE TOLD A GREEN MP HE WASN'T IN MEXICO ANY MORE. OH, IT WAS JUST A BIT OF HAPPY BANTER THAT DIDN'T LAND SO WELL. I'VE GOT A LOT OF RESPECT FOR HIM; HE'S A HARDWORKING MP, SO I APOLOGISED. (HORNS BLARE) OUTSIDE THOUGH, PROTESTERS HAD A PLEA FOR OUR PRIME MINISTER. MAKE A MORAL STAND, BREAK WITH FOLLOWING THE UNITED STATES BLINDLY AND SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE TO STOP THE WAR NOW. USING NATIONAL'S CONFERENCE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE WAR IN GAZA. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. AND BENEDICT JOINS ME NOW. BENEDICT, NATIONAL CERTAINLY SEEMED TO BE ENJOYING THEMSELVES TODAY, AND THE A.G.M CONTINUES TOMORROW. THEY SPENT SIX YEARS IN OPPOSITION THAT WE CAN BRING IN THE TAX CUTS THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME AT THEIR CONFERENCE HOW MUCH TIME BECAUSE OF THE LOCKS ON AND NICOLA WAS LESS PUT THE BOOT INTO LABOUR TOMORROW MORNING THEY'RE HAVING A LAW AND ORDER, JUSTICE SESSION THEY PROMISED THEY WOULD DELIVER 500 POLICE OFFICERS, THAT WILL BE A HUGE ISSUE THEY WON'T GIVE US ANY HENCE THANKS BENEDICT. THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS WORK'S UNDERWAY TO ENSURE MEDICAL STUDENT PLACEMENTS AREN'T AFFECTED AS NUMBERS IN TRAINING INCREASE. A REPORT OUT THIS WEEK QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR A PROPOSED NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL AND WHETHER IT WOULD PUT PLACEMENTS FOR TRAINEE DOCTORS UNDER EVEN MORE PRESSURE. NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS. TREATING PATIENTS, BE IT IN HOSPITAL OR LOCAL CLINIC TAKES MORE THAN A DECADE OF TRAINING, AND FOR STUDENTS LEARNING ALONGSIDE QUALIFIED DOCTORS IS CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL. PLACEMENT PROGRAMMES ARE INCREDIBLY VITAL, SO A MEDICAL DEGREE GIVES YOU A BASIC MEDICAL DEGREE, BUT WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IN TERMS OF THE PATHWAY YOU CHOOSE. BUT THERE ARE CLAIMS CAPACITY COULD BE UNDER SERIOUS PRESSURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE IF A PROPOSED NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL IN WAIKATO GOES AHEAD. A REPORT COMMISSIONED JOINTLY BY AUCKLAND AND OTAGO UNIVERSITIES, HOMES TO OUR TWO EXISTING MEDICAL SCHOOLS, SAY PLACEMENTS ARE ALREADY A CHALLENGE. THOSE RUNNING PROGRAMMES AGREE. AUCKLAND AND OTAGO SEND THEIR STUDENTS TO EVERY CONCEIVABLE PLACE YOU CAN THINK OF, SO THERE'S NO KIND OF MAGIC TOWN OR RURAL HOSPITAL THAT'S SITTING THERE WITHOUT STUDENTS. THE NEW REPORT SHOWS THAT IN ADDITION TO KEY CAMPUSES AND TEACHING HUBS, REGIONAL PLACEMENT AND RURAL IMMERSION OPTIONS ARE DOTTED AROUND THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING FUTURE SITES WITH DOZENS OF SMALL-TOWN OPTIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT GP'S AND HOSPITALS WITH CAPACITY. WE CAN'T JUST SOAK ALL RURAL AREAS WITH STUDENTS BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY DOING IT, AND SO WE'D BE OVER SATURATING GENERAL PRACTICES, AND WE KNOW GENERAL PRACTICES ARE REALLY STRUGGLING. THE REPORT ESTIMATES THERE'S A CURRENT SHORTAGE OF 1700 DOCTORS THAT WILL DOUBLE IN EIGHT YEARS WITH MANY DOCTORS ALREADY TIME-POOR WHEN IT COMES TO TRAINING. THE ISSUE WITH CAPACITY IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THERE, SO ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE THOUGHT ABOUT BUT IT IS SOLVABLE. WE NEED TO SOLVE IT. THE GOVERNMENT WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WHAT I'D SAY IS WHAT WE LOOK TO DO WITH CLINICAL PLACEMENTS IS COLLABORATE ACROSS THE WHOLE HEALTH ENTERPRISE ACROSS ALL OF HEALTH NZ IS HOW WE LOOK TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE PLACEMENTS. ONE RURAL SPECIALIST HAS TOLD 1 NEWS AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND MAY END UP FOLLOWING AUSTRALIA'S LEAD AND REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME SOME MEDICAL STUDENTS SPEND ON PLACEMENT IN GENERAL PRACTICE. THE FINAL SAY THOUGH RESTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT WHICH FUNDS MEDICAL TRAINING. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. AN AMBITIOUS $200m, 10-YEAR PROGRAM TO CLEAN UP KAIPARA HARBOUR IS AT THE HALFWAY POINT. ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST NATURAL HARBOURS, IT HAS A MASSIVE 640,000ha CATCHMENT RIVERS AND STREAMS RUNNING FROM NORTHLAND'S EAST COAST NEAR HELENA BAY, WEST TO WAIPOUA FOREST DOWN TO KAIPARA, WARKWORTH AND THEN ALMOST TO MANUKAU HARBOUR. NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT AS A SNAPPER AND GREAT WHITE SHARK NURSERY, KAIPARA MOANA HAS IN RECENT YEARS FACED CHALLENGES LIKE THE FORCED CLOSURE OF SCALLOP BEDS. SEDIMENT IS THE MAIN PROBLEM. AROUND 700,000 TONS IS DEPOSITED IN THE HARBOUR EVERY YEAR ` THAT'S SEVEN TIMES MORE THAN THE AMOUNT RECORDED BEFORE HUMANS SETTLED IN THE AREA. EFFORTS TO ARREST THE DECLINE ARE RAMPING UP AND INCLUDES SCHOOLS, MARAE, AND FARMERS, WITH PLANTING DAYS A CENTRAL PART OF THE PLAN. REPORTER YVONNE TAHANA WENT NORTH. IT'S A BIG DAY FOR VOLUNTEERS AT THE WEBBER FARM. THAT LOOKS LIKE HARD WORK, HONEY. IT IS, ACTUALLY. I WASN'T EXPECTING THIS HARD. I'M SO USED TO PLANTING HERBS ONLY. HARAKEKE, KANUKA, KARAMU, KOHEKOHE, PURIRI, KARAKA ALL GOING ON ROSS WEBBER'S PLACE AT SOUTH HEAD. HE'S BEEN FENCING OFF STREAMS FOR DECADES, BUT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE HERE. I'VE BEEN AN ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION PERSON MYSELF. IN THE 1970S, THE WHOLE AREA WAS PART OF A GOVERNMENT CLEARING SCHEME. THE AIM WAS TO INCREASE STOCK NUMBERS. THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD ON THE ON THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH HEAD BACK IN THE '70S WAS DEVASTATING. SO ALL OF THIS EFFORT TODAY IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR KAIPARA MOANA, WHICH THIS BEEF FARMER CAN SEE FROM HIS BACKYARD. WELL, AS I SAID, IT GIVES YOU A FLUTTER. THE HARBOUR'S FACING MASSIVE CHALLENGES ` E.COLI, HEAVY METALS, PHOSPHATE AND NITRATES ALL BOUND UP IN 700,000 TONS OF SEDIMENT RUNOFF ANNUALLY. THAT'S SEVEN TIMES' THE NATURAL RATE. PEOPLE DON'T REALISE THERE'S OVER 8000KM OF RIVERS AND STREAMS, TRIBUTARIES THAT THEN FLOW INTO THIS WATERWAY, SO INTO THE HARBOUR. SEDIMENTATION RISKING NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST SNAPPER BREEDING GROUNDS ALONG WITH SEAGRASS MEADOWS, SAND DUNE ECOSYSTEMS AND WETLANDS. WE HAVE A LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE TO HALVE SEDIMENT FLOWS. PROBABLY WILL TAKE MORE THAN 10 YEARS TO GET US THERE. STILL, THE KAIPARA MOANA REMEDIATION PROJECT IS CELEBRATING SOME MILESTONES. NEARLY 700 LANDOWNERS AND GROUPS ARE WORKING WITH US AT THE MINUTE, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL, AND THEY DO A LOT OF REALLY HARD MAHI. ROSS WEBBER IS PROUD OF THE REMEDIATION WORK BUT DOES HAVE FEARS ABOUT POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF A NEW DUMP NEAR THE HOTEO RIVER. THAT REALLY SCARES ME, AND THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE PUT SO MUCH EFFORT INTO THIS HARBOUR. STILL, THE GOAL IS SIMPLE ` PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SWIM, PLAY FISH. AND IN THE LITTLE FARMING GULLY, YOU CAN HEAR WATER SEEPING OUT OF THE CLIFFS ` A REMINDER THAT FROM THE WHENUA TO THE MOANA, THERE'S A JOB TO BE DONE. YVONNE TAHANA, 1 NEWS. ME U TONU MAI. THE PENTAGON'S SHOW OF STRENGTH. IN THE MIDDLE EAST AMID FEARS IRAN WILL STRIKE ISRAEL IN REVENGE FOR THE KILLING OF A TOP HAMAS LEADER. THEN, WARMING THE HEARTS AND THE HANDS. GLOVES, VERY HARD-WEARING POSSUM WOOL GLOVE. THE NEW ZEALAND-MADE WINTER WOOLLIES AND WHEELCHAIRS BEING SENT TO A WARZONE. THE UNITED STATES IS SENDING MORE COMBAT AIRCRAFT AND WARSHIPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. IT'S RESPONDING TO THREATS FROM IRAN TO ATTACK ISRAEL OVER THE KILLING OF A TOP HAMAS LEADER. THE MOVE FROM WASHINGTON CAME AS THOUSANDS GATHERED IN QATAR TO MOURN ISMAIL HANIYEH. SIMON MERCEP REPORTS. TONIGHT, AMERICAN MEDIA SAY MORE U.S. CRUISERS AND DESTROYERS WILL SAIL TO THE MIDDLE EAST. (JET ROARS) MORE F-22 FIGHTER JETS ARE ALSO SAID TO BE ON THEIR WAY, IN CASE A NEW WAVE OF VIOLENCE SWEEPS THE REGION. TONIGHT, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION BRACING FOR A POTENTIAL ESCALATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THAT ESCALATION LOOMS AFTER THIS WEEK'S KILLING OF HAMAS POLITICAL LEADER ISMAIL HANIYEH IN IRAN. ISRAEL HAS NOT COMMENTED ON HIS DEATH, BUT TEHRAN SAYS IT WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED. AS THOUSANDS GATHERED TODAY IN DOHA FOR HANIYEH'S FUNERAL, MANY WERE DEFIANT. WE WILL LOOK FOR REVENGE. YES, YES, I'M VERY HONEST WITH YOU. WE WILL LOOK FOR REVENGE. THE PENTAGON SAYS SENDING MORE FORCES IS AN ATTEMPT TO DEFUSE THE CRISIS, NOT INFLAME IT. WHAT WE ARE DOING TO BOLSTER OUR CAPABILITIES IS IN THE DEFENCE OF ISRAEL AND, BY NATURE, IS DEFENSIVE. UM, SO NO, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT IT ESCALATES TENSION. ISRAEL'S FACED CONDEMNATION FOR THE SCALE OF ITS RESPONSE TO THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS BY HAMAS. TONIGHT, THE U.S. REAFFIRMED ITS STOOD BY ISRAEL. THE UNPRECEDENTED SCALE OF U.S. SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL SINCE OCTOBER 7TH SHOULD LEAVE IRAN, LEBANESE HEZBOLLAH AND OTHER IRANIAN-BACKED TERRORIST GROUPS WITH NO DOUBT ABOUT U.S. RESOLVE. A PATH TO PEACE REMAINS AS CHALLENGING AS EVER. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, THE AMERICANS WERE TALKING UP THE PROSPECT OF A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA. AND NOW, JUST AT THE END OF THE WEEK, ONCE AGAIN, PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN ALL-OUT WAR IN THE REGION. IT'S A SIGN OF HOW HARD IT IS TO CONTROL THE PACE OF EVENTS. THE WORLD NOW WAITS FOR IRAN'S NEXT MOVE. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AFTER A POLICE BUILDING WAS ATTACKED IN ENGLAND IN THE LATEST UNREST LINKED TO A DEADLY KNIFE ATTACK ON A KIDS DANCE CLASS. THERE WERE CLASHES BETWEEN RIOTERS AND POLICE IN SUNDERLAND WITH ROCKS THROWN AT OFFICERS OUTSIDE A MOSQUE. FAR-RIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE DESCENDED INTO VIOLENCE ACROSS PARTS OF ENGLAND IN THE DAYS SINCE THREE GIRLS WERE KILLED IN SOUTHPORT. A UK-BORN TEENAGE BOY WHO'S PARENTS IMMIGRATED FROM RWANDA HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. THE SECRET SERVICE HAD NO IDEA A SHOOTER WAS ON THE ROOF ON THE DAY OF THE DONALD TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. THAT'S ACCORDING TO THE ACTING HEAD OF THE SECRET SERVICE WHO SAYS BEFORE THE SHOOTING IN PENNSYLVANIA, AGENTS COULDN'T HEAR THAT LOCAL POLICE WERE DESPERATELY TRYING TO FIND THOMAS CROOKS. NO AGENT WAS STATIONED AT A KEY COMMAND POST, WHERE THEY WOULD HAVE HEARD THE AUDIO. THERE WAS CLEARLY RADIO TRANSMISSIONS THAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT LOCAL RADIO NET THAT WE DID NOT HAVE. HE SAYS THE BLAME FOR THE SECURITY FAILURE LIES SOLELY WITH THE SECRET SERVICE. AS UKRAINIANS SUFFER THROUGH A THIRD YEAR OF WAR, NEW ZEALANDERS ARE FINDING WAYS TO HELP SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS FROM AFAR. A FIFTH SHIPPING CONTAINER IS ABOUT TO BE SENT FROM CHRISTCHURCH PACKED FULL OF MERINO CLOTHING AND HOSPITAL SUPPLIES. LISA DAVIES REPORTS. A MESSAGE OF THANKS... WE'D LIKE TO TELL NEW ZEALAND, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE THERMALS AND THE SOCKS. ...AND CONFRONTING PHOTOS SENT TO EXPRESS GRATITUDE FROM WAR-TORN UKRAINE. IT'S SO SAD STORY ALTOGETHER. SO UNFAIR TO THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE. SOLDIERS, BROKEN BODIES IN WHEELCHAIRS SENT FROM NEW ZEALAND. SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GRAVELY INJURED, HAVEN'T THEY? YES, THEY ARE. SOME OF THEM ARE TRUE WAR HEROES. THEY STEPPED UP TO PROTECT THEIR MOTHERLAND. IT'S THIS PHOTO THAT'S AFFECTED VLADIMIR THE MOST. HIS FATHER IS STILL SHELTERING IN KHARKIV. THIS GENTLEMAN ` HE HAS SUCH A LOVELY SMILE. YOU CAN SEE A BIT OF HOPE ON HIS FACE. THEY'RE GETTING READY TO SEND ANOTHER CONTAINER FILLED WITH HOPE. I SEE THERE'S CRUTCHES, AND THERE'S... NAPPIES. PLUS MORE MERINO THERMAL UNDERWEAR. GLOVES, WHICH ARE VERY` THEY'RE VERY HARD-WEARING. POSSUM WOOL GLOVE. ALL MANUFACTURED IN CHRISTCHURCH AT THE WEFT FACTORY PROVIDED AT COST. IT'S SOUL DESTROYING, BUT I THINK IT'S... I THINK IT'S GREAT. IT SENDS A VERY POWERFUL MESSAGE TO THEM THAT WE CARE. THEY'RE SENDING A THOUSAND MERINO GARMENTS LIKE THIS, AND TUCKED INSIDE EACH ONE ` A VERY SPECIAL LABEL FOR UNBREAKABLE UKRAINIANS. THEY'RE ALSO SENDING THREE SEWING MACHINES. WE'RE SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE MERINO FABRIC AND THE CUTTING PATTERNS. THIS FLAG SENT TO THE FACTORY AFTER THEIR FIRST DONATIONS OF MERINO CLOTHING ARRIVED EARLY LAST YEAR. OH, AMAZING. IT WAS TRULY BRILLIANT. THE SIGNATURES OF UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS, AND OF COURSE, THERE'S THIS MESSAGE TO MYSELF WHICH IS RATHER SPECIAL. THEY STILL NEED MORE DONATIONS TO HELP GET THEIR LATEST 40FT CONTAINER TO UKRAINE. AND SADLY, DON'T EXPECT THIS SHIPMENT TO BE THEIR LAST. WE HOPE FOR THE BEST, AND THEY WILL BE DOING ALL WHAT WE CAN TILL` FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. SO UKRAINIANS ` BOTH SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS... THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SLAVA UKRAINE. ...CAN START TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` THE BATTLE OF THE BUTTER CHICKENS. WE HIT THE STREETS OF DELHI TO SAMPLE A DISH THAT'S AT THE CENTRE OF A SPICY COURT DISPUTE. THEN, HOW MANY PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS IS TOO MANY? IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT EXCESSIVE. THEY'RE SPENDING FAR MORE MONEY THAN THEY NEED TO. WHY FIRE AND EMERGENCY WANTS A RE-THINK ON WORK UNDERWAY ON THIS WELLINGTON ROAD. AND ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT TONIGHT. WHO'S HEADED FOR SEVERE FROST CONDITIONS? AND THE STUBBORN RAIN BAND OVER NORTHLAND STILL NOT BUDGING. DETAILS ALL COMING UP AFTER SPORT. THERE'S GROWING OPPOSITION TO FIVE EXTRA PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS BEING BUILT ALONG A LESS-THAN 2KM STRETCH OF WELLINGTON'S THORNDON QUAY. BUSINESSES, TRUCK DRIVERS AND EVEN EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE RAISING CONCERNS, AND NOW A COUNCIL RETHINK MIGHT BE JUST AROUND THE CORNER. HERE'S SAM OLLEY. THESE ROADWORKS HAVE BEEN REARRANGING ONE OF WELLINGTON'S BUSIEST CORRIDORS ALL YEAR. BUT OPPONENTS WANT TO HIT THE BRAKES. THE NUMBER OF CONES IS EYE-WATERING. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE GOT A DISEASE AND THEY'RE BREEDING. I MEAN, IT'S TERRIBLE. IT'S OVERKILL, BASICALLY. AN ESTIMATED 2000 TO 3000 PEOPLE WALK ALONG THORNDON QUAY DAILY. TO ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE, THE COUNCIL IS BUILDING FIVE NEW RAISED PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ALONG THIS 1.7KM STRETCH. THAT'S ON TOP OF TWO STOPPING POINTS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. IT'S A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE IT WILL BE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE ONE WALKING, ESPECIALLY SENIORS. AND IT'S QUITE CONFUSING WITH PEDESTRIANS ON WHERE TO WALK. IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT EXCESSIVE. SPENDING FAR MORE MONEY THAN THEY NEED TO. THE CROSSINGS ARE COSTING $1.4m ALL UP. THE COUNCIL SAYS THERE'LL WILL BE MORE VISIBLE AND SAFER FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS AND CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT A PEDESTRIAN AREA; IT'S A LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AREA. IF I'M GOING TO BUY A BED, THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE STREETS I WOULD COME TO. YOU CAN'T GET A PARK. I'M NOT GOING TO CARRY IT. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT ON A BUS. THE CROSSING DESIGNS COMPLY WITH FIREFIGHTING ACCESS GUIDES, BUT FIRE AND EMERGENCY SAYS SOME CHANGES WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR FIRE TRUCKS TO SAFELY PASS CARS. TRUCKIES ALSO UNIMPRESSED BY POSSIBLE HOLD-UPS. ESTIMATIONS ARE IT WILL TAKE AN EXTRA MINUTE BECAUSE OF THE SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING UP. PUBLIC CONSULTATION IN 2022 FOUND TWO-THIRDS OF 570 RESPONDENTS SUPPORTED THE OVERALL PROJECT, INCLUDING REDUCED SPEEDS, NEW BUS LANES AND CYCLE PATHS, AS WELL AS THE NEW CROSSINGS. YOU HAVE TO PUT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST TO ENABLE THOSE PLACES TO BECOME NICE PLACES TO BE... AND ATTRACT THE FOOT TRAFFIC. THE MAYOR SAYS SHE WANTS TO SEE CHANGE WITHOUT CAUSING FURTHER COSTS OR DELAYS, WITH PEDESTRIANISATION PRIORITISED. A BUMPY RIDE ON THE ROAD TO CHANGE. SAM OLLEY, 1 NEWS. IT'S A MEAL THAT'S POPULAR THE WORLD OVER. NOW TWO RESTAURANT OWNERS IN INDIA ARE FIGHTING OVER CLAIMS THEY'RE THE ORIGINAL CREATORS OF BUTTER CHICKEN. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE ASIA NEW ZEALAND FOUNDATION, CORAZON MILLER TOOK TO THE STREETS OF DELHI TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE DELECTABLE DISH. IT'S THE CREAM OF INDIAN CUISINE, ONE THAT TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO BEFORE INDIA'S PARTITION IN 1947. HE'S ONE OF TWO RESTAURANT OWNERS BEFORE THE COURTS, STAKING THEIR CLAIM ON THE ORIGINAL BUTTER CHICKEN RECIPE. WHILE HERE IN DELHI, I COULDN'T RESIST. I HAD TO GO AND CHECK THEM OUT. THE DARYAGANJ OWNERS PROUDLY SERVING UP WHAT THEY SAY IS THE ORIGINAL. IT'S THE 1947? YES, '47. SERVED ON THE BONE... IT'S MORE TOMATOEY THAN THE ONE I'D SAY WE HAVE IN NEW ZEALAND. THE MODERN-DAY VERSION ALSO ON THE MENU HERE TENDS TO BE BONELESS IN A SWEETER, CREAMIER SAUCE. IT'S A BIT MORE RICH, PROBABLY. WHILE THE JURY'S STILL OUT IN INDIA'S COURT OVER WHO HAS CLAIM TO THE ORIGINAL, CROWDS HAVE FORMED THEIR OWN VERDICT. THIS FAMILY SPENT A YEAR PLANNING THIS STOPOVER IN DELHI WITH A SOLE GOAL OF TRYING THE FAMOUS DISH. INDIA IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUTTER CHICKEN. THE STREETS OF DELHI ARE A GOOD PLACE TO TASTE MORE OF THE NATION. BORDERED BY NINE COUNTRIES, INDIAN CUISINE HAS BEEN INFUSED WITH THE FLAVOURS OF EAST AND WEST. A DISH THAT HAS ITS ORIGINS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. AND THESE BRIGHT PARCELS AN EXTRAVAGANT, SPICE-LADEN VERSION OF DUMPLINGS TYPICAL OF NEPAL. THE ONE THING UNITING THE FLAVOURS OF INDIA IS SPICE. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. A BRAVE CROWD OF WELLINGTONIANS PLUNGED INTO ORIENTAL BAY THIS MORNING TO RAISE MONEY FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES. THREE, TWO, ONE, PLUNGE! (CHEERING) PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES WERE AMONG THOSE TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE AS WELL AS EMERGENCY SERVICE STAFF ` SOME JUST COMING OFF SHIFT. CERTAINLY A BIT WARMER IN PARIS RIGHT NOW WHERE THERE'RE MORE MEDALS ON THE MENU, CHRIS? YES, A COUPLE OF GENUINE CHANCES TODAY COMING A DAY AFTER A SILVER IN SAILING. AS THE FAMOUS 49ER CLASS PROVIDES HIGHLIGHTS AGAIN, A SPECIAL DAY IN MARSEILLE, IN BARCELONA, AND IN AUCKLAND. PLUS ` HISTORY BECKONS AS ZOE HOBBS IS RIGHT ON TARGET, BUT DYLAN SCHMIDT MISSES HIS AS HE CRASHES OUT OF MEDAL CONTENTION. AND THE WARRIORS FOLD AGAIN ` MORE ERRORS PROVE COSTLY, AS FRUSTRATION FOR THE COACH REACHES BOILING POINT. A MEDAL FROM MARSEILLE, THANKS TO THE SILVER PICKED UP BY SAILORS ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILL MCKENZIE IN THE 49ER, AND HELPING THE PAIR ON TO THE DIAS WERE A COUPLE OF GUYS WHO KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BOAT GO FAST. OLYMPICS REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT HAS MORE. YEAH, UP THE GUTS, BOYS! NOT A LOT GETS IN THE WAY OF AMERICA'S CUP TRAINING, BUT THIS WAS WORTH IT. TO SEE THEM CONTINUE WHAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST THREE CAMPAIGNS AND WIN ANOTHER MEDAL FOR OUR COUNTRY ` JUST, YEAH, HUGELY PROUD MOMENT. ISAAC MCHARDIE AND WILL MACKENZIE CLAIMING NEW ZEALAND'S FOURTH MEDAL IN FOUR OLYMPICS IN THE 49ER. MCHARDIE AND MACKENZIE ARE GOING TO TAKE THE SILVER MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. THE PAIR NOT HAVING TO LOOK FAR FOR INSPIRATION. PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE ` THEY'VE NOW WON FIVE 49ER WORLD CHAMPIONS! LEARNING FROM THE BEST ` PETER BURLING AND BLAIR TUKE. WE'VE BEEN REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THEM, TO BE HONEST. THEY'VE BEEN THE BENCHMARK OF 49ER SAILING FOR 10-ODD YEARS, SO TO HAVE THEM AS ROLE MODELS AND UM, YEAH, THEIR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, EVEN WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF THE BOAT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. SO CHEERS TO THOSE BOYS. THE AMOUNT OF HOURS WE'VE SPENT WITH THEM TRAINING IN A 49ER OVER THE LAST PERIOD JUST SHOWS THE LEVEL WE MANAGED TO GET TO AS A GROUP, AND FOR THEM TO CARRY ON THAT LEGACY NOW IS SUPER SPECIAL. BURLING AND TUKE SHARING CLOSELY-HELD INFORMATION WHICH CLEARLY PAID OFF. DEFINITELY BEEN REALLY COOL TO JUST BE ABLE TO HELP THEM OUT WITH, I SUPPOSE, THE LITTLE SECRETS THAT WE'VE KEPT TO OURSELVES OVER THE YEARS. BUT, YOU KNOW, THEN JUST TRY AND GIVE THEM THAT KNOWLEDGE THAT WE'VE HAD FROM COMPETING IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES BEFORE. AND YEAH, SUPER PROUD OF WHAT THEY'VE MANAGED TO ACHIEVE. THE SILVER MEDAL EFFORT ENOUGH TO GET TWO TALENTED KIWI BROTHERS OUT OF BED ON A CHILLY AUCKLAND MORNING. SEAN AND ROWAN KENSINGTON STARTING THEIR JOURNEY IN THE 49ER IN SOME WORTHY HAND-ME-DOWNS. YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY COOL TO SEE. IT GIVES US, LIKE, I GUESS, AN AIM, A GOAL. YOU CAN SEE WHAT OBVIOUSLY PETE AND BLAIR HAVE PAVED THE WAY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. BUT TO CONTINUE ON THE LEGACY PAST THOSE GUYS, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY AWESOME. THE 2032 BRISBANE OLYMPICS THEIR GOAL, AND WITH SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE ON HAND, A MEDAL COULD BE WITHIN REACH. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS, PARIS. IT HASN'T ALL BE SMOOTH SAILING FOR THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM TODAY THOUGH. JUST ASK TRAMPOLINIST DYLAN SCHMIDT. IT WAS PART OF ANOTHER JAM-PACKED DAY IN PARIS THAT SAW A FRENCH STAR SHINE FOR A FOURTH TIME AND A GOLD MEDAL MATCHED WITH A RING. MEI HERON REPORTS. A BRUTAL REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICES OF AN OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN. OH, I THINK IT'S OFF. YEP. HE'S OK. OH, WHAT A SHAME. AND THAT'S THE NATURE OF THIS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT SPORT. HAVE YOU PINPOINTED WHERE IT KIND OF WENT A BIT AWRY? OH, FELL ON THE FLOOR. AFTER QUALIFYING FOURTH FOR THE MEN'S TRAMPOLINE FINAL, DYLAN SCHMIDT LEFT WONDERING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN. I KNEW I NEEDED TO GIVE IT EVERYTHING IN THE FINAL TO HAVE A CHANCE, AND THAT'S WHAT I DID AND PUSHED MAYBE A LITTLE BIT... TOO HARD ON THE SIDE. INSTEAD CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF TEAM-MATE AND PARTNER MADDIE DAVIDSON MAKING HER FIRST OLYMPIC FINAL AND JUST 1.4 POINTS AWAY FROM BRONZE. I GOT A PB IN EVERY SINGLE ROUTINE TODAY. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I DID THE ABSOLUTE BEST THAT I COULD, AND I AM REALLY STOKED. ACROSS TOWN, FINN BUTCHER AND LUUKA JONES GIVING THEIR BEST IN THE TIME TRIALS FOR THE NEW KAYAK CROSS EVENT. OKAY, LET'S SEE YOUR OLD LUKA. SO NICELY DONE. JONES FOURTH IN WOMEN'S QUALIFYING, BUT JUST SEEDED SIXTH IN THE MEN'S EVENT FOR TONIGHT'S RACING. I'M HAPPY WITH MAYBE 90% OF IT. I LOST SOME TIME IN THE MIDDLE, WHICH I'M KICKING MYSELF FOR, BUT YEAH, I PUT DOWN A GOOD EFFORT OUT THERE. A SIMILAR SUMMARY FOR ERICA FAIRWEATHER WITH HER THROUGH TO THE 800 METRE FREESTYLE FINAL, AFTER FINISHING THIRD IN HER HEAT, BUT MUCH OF THE EXCITEMENT IN THE POOL BELONGED TO A FRENCH PHENOM., MARCEL, THE GOAL. MARCEL ISN'T JUST THE KING. HE IS THE CONQUERER! THE OLD MAN WINNING A FOURTH INDIVIDUAL GOLD, SENDING THE PARIS CROWD, AND EVEN PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON INTO EUPHORIA. THE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE AS HAPPY, IF NOT HAPPIER THAN ANYONE. MAYBE NOT AS HAPPY AS CHINA'S HUANG XIANG, THOUGH WINNING A MIXED DOUBLES GOLD IN THE BADMINTON AND AN OLYMPIC RING OF A DIFFERENT KIND. A WONDERFUL MOMENT. A BEAUTIFUL REMINDER OF THE SACRIFICES FOR AN OLYMPIC CAMPAIGN. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS. THE ATHLETICS IS UNDER WAY AT THESE GAMES, AND QUICK OUT OF THE BLOCKS HAS BEEN ZOE HOBBS. TAKING A FIRST STEP ON HER GOAL TO BECOMING THE FIRST KIWI TO REACH A 100 METRE SPRINT FINAL AT THE OLYMPICS SINCE ARTHUR PORRITT 100 YEARS AGO. HERE'S MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE.. THIS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY ANTICIPATED OLYMPIC DEBUTS. FAIR START. ZOE HOBBS, THE QUEEN OF OCEANIA SPRINTING, BLAZING A NEW TRAIL. I'M REALLY COMFORTABLE. I'M HAPPY WITH HOW I EXECUTED AND LIVE TO SURVIVE ANOTHER ROUND, WHICH WAS THE GOAL. HOBBS, FINISHING SECOND IN HER HEAT WITH A SEASON'S BEST TIME OF 11.08 SECONDS. WHAT A BEAST. ABSOLUTELY EPIC. IT WAS A GREAT RACE. BUT HALF WAY, I THOUGHT SHE HAD IT. HOPEFULLY SHE HAS A BIT MORE TO GIVE FOR THE SEMI-FINALS AND HOPEFULLY THE FINAL AS WELL. THOUSANDS OF FANS FLOCKING TO STUDY FRANCE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF ATHLETICS. WE LOVE THE COMPETITION AND WE LOVE THE MEDALS, BUT FOR THE DIEHARD FANS, THIS IS WHERE THE EXCITEMENT REALLY BEGINS AT THE GAMES. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE? UH, JUST THE ENERGY, VIBE IN THE STADIUM. MY MEMORIES ARE FROM WATCHING THE ATHLETICS LIKE SOMEONE, LIKE YOU SAID, VAULT, EVEN BACK EIGHT YEARS AND YEARS AGO. ALSO, THE LAST TIME WE SAW POLE VAULTER ELIZA MCCARTNEY AT THE GAMES EIGHT YEARS I KNOW. SO LAST OLYMPICS, HOW ARE YOU FEELING? AH, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK. A JOURNEY FAR FROM EASY FOR THE 27-YEAR-OLD FROM ONGOING INJURIES, MISSING TOKYO QUALIFICATION, THEN FORCED TO SWITCH COACHES JUST EIGHT MONTHS AGO. YOU WOULDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO CHANGE COACHES, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF AN OLYMPIC CYCLE, SO THERE'S A LITTLE HESITATION THERE. BUT SCOTT SIMPSON'S BEEN INCREDIBLE. THE CHANGES I'VE NOTICED IN MY-- MORE SO, MY CONFIDENCE JUMPING HAVE BEEN HUGE. THAT ILLUSTRATED WHEN SHE BANKED SILVER AT THIS YEAR'S WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS, BUT HER BUILD UP TO THESE GAMES HAS BEEN LIMITED. NO FLARE UPS AT THE MOMENT. NOT AT THE MOMENT, NO, I'M DOING WELL. YEAH, YEAH, I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT MY BODY'S ABILITY. ABILITY ALL SET TO BE TESTED ON ATHLETICS BIG STAGE. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. HIGH HOPES FOR MORE MEDALS ON THE LAST DAY OF ROWING TODAY WITH BOTH EMMA TWIGG AND TOM MACKINTOSH AMONG THE CONTEDNERS IN THEIR SINGLE SCULLS FINALS. BUT FOR TWO OTHER KIWIS, THEY'VE HAD THEIR OLYMPIC CAREERS END IN TOUGH FASHION. GUY HEVELDT EXPLAINS. THE END OF AN ERA FOR ROWING AND A PAINFUL ONE FOR THE KIWIS. I THINK I'VE CRIED ENOUGH TEARS TO FILL THE LAKE AGAIN. YOU NEVER WANT TO TURN UP TO THE OLYMPICS AND COME FOURTH. NEW ZEALAND'S LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN'S DOUBLE OF JACKIE KITTEL AND SHANNON COX, EARNING FOURTH IN THE FINAL AFTER HOLDING BRONZE FOR SO LONG. BUT GREECE HAVE DROPPED THE KIWIS. RELINQUISHING THEIR SPOT ON THE PODIUM TO GREECE OVER THE CLOSING STAGES. TO JUST LEAVE IT ALL OUT THERE AND HAVE A GOOD LAST RACE. JUST REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW WE'VE PERFORMED. WITH THE END OF THE WOMEN'S RACE COMES THE END OF LIGHTWEIGHT ROWING AT THE GAMES. IT'LL BE REPLACED BY COASTAL ROWING IN LOS ANGELES. IT'S HEARTBREAKING FOR KITTEL, A LONG TIME LIGHTWEIGHT ROWER, SHE WASN'T SELECTED FOR TOKYO AFTER THE RETIREMENT OF HER BOAT PARTNER, ZOE MCBRIDE. THIS WAS HER OLYMPICS DEBUT. NOW IT'S ALL OVER. IT'S A BIT SURREAL. THE ATMOSPHERE AND THE WEIGH-IN WAS VERY DIFFERENT TO NORMAL. I THINK EVERYBODY WAS REALLY FEELING THE KIND OF SADNESS AND OF KNOWING THAT THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. KITTEL AND COX ONLY BECAME A PARTNERSHIP IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. NOW THEY'LL GO THEIR SEPARATE WAYS. GOT THE COASTAL WORLD CHAMPS COMING UP IN LIKE A MONTH. SOMETHING I CAN DO WITH MY PARTNER, WHICH IS REALLY SPECIAL. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE FUN. AND IF I GET THE KIND OF DRIVE BACK AND AND CAN'T LET IT GO, THEN MAYBE I'LL STICK AROUND, BUT WHO KNOWS? I DID SEE SOMEWHERE THAT MAYBE POLICE FORCES SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT GET INTO. IS THAT TRUE? AH, YES. YEAH. MY PARENTS ARE BOTH IN THE POLICE FORCE, SO I THINK. YEAH, SOMETHING THAT I'D ENJOY TO DO AFTERWARDS. AS ONE CAREER DOOR HAS SLAMMED SHUT, OTHERS START TO OPEN. GUY HEVELDT, 1 NEWS PULSE CO-CAPTAIN KELLY JURY HAS HER WORK CUT OUT FOR HER IN TOMORROW'S ANZ PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL, TRYING TO SHUT DOWN MYSTICS' SHOOTING POWERHOUSE GRACE NWEKE. CAPTAINS AND COACHES GETTING A CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE TROPHY IN WELLINGTON TODAY. THE KEY TO BEATING THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ` KEEPING THE BALL OUT OF NWEKE'S HANDS. YEAH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO MATCH UP AGAINST GRACE ONCE AGAIN. SHE'S ALWAYS A BIG CHALLENGE. I HAVE HUGE RESPECT FOR HER. SHE'S A GREAT ATHLETE. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH OUT THERE. I KNOW THAT I'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP CONTESTING THE BALL, KEEP CONTESTING THE CATCH, AND NOT BE AFRAID TO HAVE A LOOK OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE. THE PULSE ARE CHASING THEIR FOURTH DOMESTIC TITLE IN EIGHT YEARS. THE WARRIORS NRL SEASON IS IN TATTERS, AFTER 2024 WAS TOUTED AS BEING THEIR YEAR. THEY'VE LOST TO PARRAMATTA 30-20, A SCORELINE THAT FLATTERS, ANOTHER DEFEAT TO A TEAM BELOW THEM ON THE TABLE, FRUSTRATING ERRORS AND A FRUSTRATED COACH. ANDREW SAVILLE REPORTS. PARRAMATTA'S PASSING GAME WAS SUBLIME. THE WARRIORS TACKLING ` NOT SO. SHORT BALL. HERE'S A CHANCE FOR ASI, RIGHT UP THE PARK, HE SCORES! LED BY FULLBACK CLINT GUTHERSON AND KIWI'S HALF DYLAN BROWN, THE EELS HAD THE WARRIORS CLUTCHING AT EAR. JUST TOO MANY ERRORS, TOO MANY ERRORS AROUND LAST PLAYS, PARTICULARLY, POOR ONE-ON-ONE MISSES FOR TRIES. THE MOMENT WE MADE AN ERROR, WE DIDN'T DEFEND IT AND DROPPED THEIR BUNDLE. 15 ERRORS IN TOTAL ` MISSED TACKLES IN A GAME THEY SIMPLY HAD TO WIN. TRAILING 18-4 BY HALFTIME, THE GAME WAS EFFECTIVELY OVER 20 MINUTES LATER. TALAGI SCORES UNDER THE POSTS! IT'S BEEN ALL YEAR. YEAH, IT'S FRUSTRATING. JUST TO HOW MANY LIKE DUMB THINGS WE SAW TONIGHT. THINGS THAT JUST WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH, JUST WEREN'T NRL STANDARD. THE EELS TOOK THE FOOT OFF IN THE END, LETTING IN 16 POINTS IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES. BUT IT WAS FAR TOO LATE. SO THE WARRIORS WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY. THEY'RE STILL 12TH ON THE TABLE AND A LONG WAY OFF A PRIZED TOP EIGHT POSITION. I'M NOT GIVING UP. FOUR WINS. I STILL THINK IF WE CAN WIN FOUR GAMES WE CAN GET THERE. THE HEIGHT OF OPTIMISM. THE WARRIORS HAVE ONE HOME MATCH LEFT. ALL FOUR OF THE REMAINING GAMES ARE AGAINST TOP EIGHT TEAMS. A LOSS AGAINST REDCLIFFE IN BRISBANE NEXT SUNDAY, AND WHAT WAS A PROMISING SEASON WILL SLIP THROUGH THE FINGERS ONCE AGAIN. ANDREW SAVILLE, 1 NEWS. IT IS FROM PARIS. ALTHOUGH WE MIGHT BE 12TH ON THE MIDDLE TABLE, WHEN IT IS PER CAPITA, WE ARE ON TOP. COMING TO YOU FROM THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE. PUNCHING ABOVE OUR WEIGHT IS ALWAYS. WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW. STAY WITH US ` YOUR SUNDAY FORECAST NEXT AND ANOTHER VERY COLD NIGHT ON THE CARDS. ON Q+A TOMORROW ` WHY IS NEW ZEALAND SO BAD AT BIG INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS? A GRIM WARNING FROM THE DEPARTING CITY RAIL LINK BOSS. Q+A, 9am, ON TVNZ 1 AND TVNZ+ NAU MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK. IT WAS AN INBOX FULL OF FRESH SNOW PICS TODAY, FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AND CENTRAL SPOTS TOO. CHRISTCHURCH MINUS-5 OVERNIGHT ` VERY FROSTY ` AND THEN WE GET THIS PICTURE. HATS OFF TO THE WEEKLY NEW BRIGHTON SUNRISE DIPPERS. HERE WE ARE THIS MORNING, EVERYWHERE IN BLUE DIPPING TO FREEZING OR BELOW. MINUS-9 IN TEKAPO, MINUS-7 AT DUNEDIN AIRPORT. BUT WATCH THE BLUE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. FOR TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING, WE SEE EVEN MORE OF THE ISLAND IN BLUE. THE SOUTH COULD SEE SEVERE FROSTS TO INLAND AREAS AGAIN, WHICH, OF COURSE, MEANS BLACK ICE LIKELY ON SOME OF THOSE SOUTHERN ROADS AND ALSO ABOUT THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND. THAT VERY SLOW-MOVING RAIN BAND DELIVERED MORE RAIN TO THE UPPER NORTH ISLAND TODAY. SOME HEAVY FALLS IN THE MIX AND 65mm TO PARTS OF NORTHLAND. OTHERWISE CLEAR SKIES FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. ANOTHER SIMILAR DAY ON THE WAY TOMORROW, WITH RAIN FOR THE FAR NORTH, STILL UNDER A WATCH ALL DAY. AND SOME CLOUDY POCKETS. IT'S NOT ALL-DAY RAIN UP TOP. YOU'LL OCCASIONALLY SEE IT, BUT THE FALLS COULD BE HEAVY. WHANGAREI'S GREY WITH SHOWERS, MOSTLY FROM AFTERNOON. AND WHITIANGA STAYS DRY, AND 13 TO 15. IT'S A PART SUNNY, PART CLOUDY SUNDAY FOR YOU TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. FEELING CHILLY AGAIN OVERNIGHT WITH 8 DEGREES. AND A TOP OF 15. DEFINITELY COOL ACROSS WAIKATO TO START AND JUST A BIT OF HARMLESS HIGH CLOUD AROUND DURING THE DAY. AND 13 DEGREES. MORE VERY CHILLY STARTS WITH SOME FOGGY PATCHES TO TAUMARUNUI WATCH FOR BLACK ICE. IT'S NOT A BAD DAY, SOME HIGH CLOUD TOO. AND COOL HIGHS OF 12 FOR ROTORUA AND TOKOROA. A MIX OF SUNNY SPELLS AND GREY PATCHES FOR YOU TAURANGA. AND 14 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH. A CLASSIC WINTRY DAY IN THE EAST. FROSTY TO START AND BACK AGAIN TO END THE DAY. BUT LOTS OF SUN IN BETWEEN. JUST GISBORNE STARTS OFF A LITTLE GREY. AND 12 FOR YOU. THE FINE, FROSTY THEME CONTINUING IN THE WEST. SOME HIGH CLOUD FOR NEW PLYMOUTH AND WHANGANUI. AND 12 TO 14 FOR ALL. A STUNNING SUNDAY ON THE CARDS, TE WANGANUI A TARA, WELLINGTON. AFTER A CRISP START. AND 11 IS YOUR HIGH. CRUNCHY UNDER FOOT FOR ALL BUT WESTPORT. BUT A SUNNY DAY FOR YOU ALL. WITH A COOL 9 FOR KAIKOURA. THE FROSTS MAY EVEN MEET THE SEVERE CRITERIA OF 6 DEGREES BELOW, OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. RUG UP, BUT ENJOY THE SUNNY DAY. YOUR HIGH IS A COOL 9. THE WEST COAST BECOMES OVERCAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHILE ITS THE FINE AND FROSTY AT BOTH ENDS OF THE DAY IN THE EAST. AND A VERY CHILLY 8. SOME CLOUDY TIMES IN THE MORNING CLEAR TO BETTER LOOKING AFTERNOON, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN ` FROSTY AND JUST 7. 6 FOR WANAKA AND ALEXANDRA. MILFORD SOUND SEES SOME CLOUD AND DRIZZLE IT'LL BE RAIN BY EVENING THAT COULD BE HEAVY. OTHERS, IT'S A BIT OF CLOUD. STARTING OFF FROSTY BUT THE AFTERNOON'S IMPROVING. AND 9 TO 11 FOR ALL. A SUNNY DAY, BUT FROSTY TO START IN OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. 11 IS YOUR HIGH. MONDAY, WE SEE SOME RAIN OR SHOWERS TO POCKETS OF THE WEST AND TO THE VERY TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE COUNTRY. OTHERWISE MAINLY FINE. TUESDAY, THOSE SHOWERS IN THE NORTH ISLAND'S WEST EASE. OCCASIONAL RAIN TO FIORDLAND AND SHOWERS UP THE WEST COAST. AND A LOOK AT PARIS TODAY FOR THE ROWING ABOUT TO KICK OFF SAILING AND ATHLETICS. LIGHT CLOUD, A GENTLE BREEZE AND A REASONABLE 25. A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE AT HOME. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SATURDAY. 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