PARADISE LOST AND FAMILY TREASURES FOUND ` ROBERT MOORE RETURNS TO A STREET CAUGHT UP IN THE LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES AND DISCOVERS THREE FAMILIES' LIVES CHANGED IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS. THE WILDFIRES HAVE IGNITED A COMMUNITY SPIRIT IN LOS ANGELES, WITH PEOPLE FLOCKING TO HELP THOSE WHO'VE LOST EVERYTHING. THE $NZ IS TRADING AT A TWO-YEAR LOW AGAINST THE U.S. DOLLAR. AND IS MEGHAN MARKLE CASHING IN ON THE TRAD-WIVES MOVEMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA? WE MEET THE REAL DEALS. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, WELCOME TO THREE NEWS. FIREFIGHTERS ARE STARTING TO GAIN A BIT MORE CONTROL OVER THE TWO MAIN LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES, BUT HOW MUCH? AND FOR HOW LONG? THE EATON FIRE IS 33% CONTAINED, BUT THE LARGEST ` THE PACIFIC PALISADES FIRE ` IS STILL ONLY 14% CONTAINED, AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN WITH A VENGEANCE FROM TOMORROW. TODAY, ITV'S ROBERT MOORE WENT BACK TO ONE L.A. STREET THAT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES LAST WEEK. WHAT HE FOUND ON HAVERFORD AVENUE WAS THE FINE LINE BETWEEN HEARTBREAK FOR SOME HOMEOWNERS AND TEARFUL RELIEF FOR OTHERS. FIVE DAYS AGO, WE WATCHED HAVERFORD AVE BURN; TODAY, THE FLAMES ARE EXTINGUISHED. WHERE HOMES WERE BEING CONSUMED IN FRONT OF OUR EYES. NOW THERE IS AN EERIE SILENCE. BUT WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THIS RUINED STREET AND THIS RAVAGED TOWN? CLIMBING THIS HILL TO GET TO THE TOP. AMONG THOSE SNEAKING BACK IN IS FARHAD, AN ARCHITECT EVADING POLICE ROADBLOCKS TO DISCOVER THE FATE OF HIS HOME. DO YOU KNOW IF YOUR HOUSE IS STANDING RIGHT NOW? I'M GONNA GO SEE. AS HE REACHES HAVERFORD AVE, HIS FEARS GROW. IT'S SHOCKING. PEOPLE HERE ` I KNEW A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM ` HUGE BUILDING HERE IS GONE. THIS IS THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. THIS IS MY HOUSE. (SOBS) AMAZING. ALMOST MIRACULOUSLY, IT IS UNTOUCHED BY FIRE. (SOBS) THAT'S REMARKABLE, GIVEN THAT THESE ARE THE VIEWS ALL AROUND HIM. HE STRUGGLES TO PROCESS HOW RANDOM THE DESTRUCTION IS. YOU'RE MYSTIFIED. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DIDN'T BURN. THAT BURNED ` THIS DIDN'T BURN. THERE IS A REASON THAT FARHAD'S HOUSE WAS SAVED, AND WE SAW IT LAST WEDNESDAY ` THE SINGULAR EFFORT OF FIRE TRUCK 10 AND ITS CREW, INCLUDING ANDY CHAN... THIS ONE'S ALREADY GONE, SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT FROM COMMUNICATING TO THIS COMPLEX ON THIS SIDE. ...WHO BATTLED TO KEEP THE INFERNO FROM SPREADING. BUT THEN A REALISATION NOTHING WILL BE THE SAME AGAIN, EVEN WITH HIS HOME INTACT. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT FEELS GOOD. BUT WHAT'S A HOUSE WITHOUT A NEIGHBOURHOOD? THERE'S NO NEIGHBOURS. THERE'S NO FRIENDS. (SNIFFLES) PAUL AND HIS DAUGHTER, ELLA, WERE AMONG THOSE NEIGHBOURS. LIVING DIRECTLY OPPOSITE FARHAD. THEY ALSO HAVE COME BACK BRIEFLY TO CHECK ON THEIR HOME. (SIGHS) IT IS AN APOCALYPTIC SCENE. I THINK THIS IS THE BOTTOM OF OUR DINING ROOM TABLE. THIS IS THE TRUE LOSS OUT OF ALL OF THIS ` NOT THE POSSESSIONS, BUT ACTUALLY CONNECTIONS AND COMMUNITY. USED TO BE A PARADISE ` IT'S TRULY PARADISE LOST. IT'S JUST HARD TO EVEN UNDERSTAND OR EVEN IMAGINE, JUST HEARTBREAKING ` NOT FOR ME, BUT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AS WELL. PAUL, WILL YOU STAY OR WILL YOU GO? I DON'T KNOW. I REALLY DON'T KNOW. IT'S GONNA BE PAINFUL TO LOOK AT IT. THE RANDOMNESS OF THE FIRE, WHY SOME HOMES SURVIVED AND OTHERS WERE REDUCED TO RUBBLE, MYSTIFIES PAUL AS WELL. THIS IS MY NEIGHBOUR, FARHAD, THE REALLY NICE ARCHITECT. AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT HIS BUILDING SURVIVED, WHILE MINE BURNED TO THE GROUND. NOT EVEN... NOTHING IS LEFT. DOWN THE STREET, THE POLICE HAVE ARRIVED, WONDERING IF THESE BROTHERS ARE LOOTERS. THE THING IS THAT YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. YEAH, NO. IN FACT, PHILIP AND THOMAS HAVE COME BACK TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING FROM THEIR HOUSE; THE MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION FROM THE FAMILY'S SAFE. YEAH, THEY'RE STILL WARM, ACTUALLY. THE REAL TREASURE IS SOME SKETCHES. MY DAD DRAWS A LOT, SO WE HAD, LIKE, THE BEST SKETCHES WERE PUT IN THERE. THEIR FATHER HAS DEMENTIA, AND THE RETRIEVAL OF THESE DRAWINGS WILL BE A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS FOR ALL THE FAMILY. THIS WILL BE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR HIM AND FOR ALL OF US, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE GOT SOMETHING BACK FROM THE FROM THE RUBBLE. BUT THESE BROTHERS SAY THE FAMILY WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO REBUILD. FOR MY PARENTS, I THINK THEY'RE TOO OLD TO WANNA GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. SO FOR US, IT'S JUST A CHANCE TO MOVE ON. THE THREE SETS OF NEIGHBOURS ARE ALL MAKING DIFFERENT CHOICES; PHILIP AND THOMAS ARE LEAVING TOWN FOREVER, PAUL AND ELLA ARE UNDECIDED, AND FARHAD IS COMMITTED TO STAYING, AND HE HAS A FINAL REQUEST ` CAN HE MEET THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO SAVED HIS HOUSE? WE FIND FIRE TRUCK 10 AND ANDY CHAN A FEW MILES AWAY. I WANTED YOU TO MEET THIS MAN. HOW YOU DOING, SIR? (SOBS) (SIGHS) RAMONE. BRANDON. THANK YOU, MAN. WHAT WAS IT LIKE? HOW DID YOU DO IT? OH, WE DID WHAT WE COULD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVERYTHING IS BURNED. (SOBS) EVERYTHING IS BURNING ON ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I'M STANDING. IT'S A MIRACLE. WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE IS A MIRACLE. I'M AN ARCHITECT ` I'M HERE TO HELP REBUILD. MAYBE YOU SAVED MY LIFE FOR THAT REASON. I DON'T KNOW, BUT I INTEND TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF IT, FOR SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH MY GOD. DAUNTED BY THE SCALE OF WHAT LIES AHEAD, FARHAD LOOKS DOWN ON HAVERFORD AVE AND THE SEA OF DEVASTATION. THE ARCHITECT HAS A NEW MISSION NOW, TO HELP REBUILD THE TOWN THAT HAS SUFFERED SUCH A SHATTERING BLOW. WITH NEAR-HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS SET TO HIT THE AREA, CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ARE BEING URGED TO STAY ALERT TO EVACUATION ORDERS. THERE HAVE BEEN 25 CONFIRMED DEATHS, AND 24 PEOPLE ARE STILL MISSING. BUT AMID THE DEVASTATION, THE FIRES HAVE IGNITED A POWERFUL COMMUNITY SPIRIT, WITH PEOPLE FLOCKING TO DONATE ALL THEY CAN TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE LOST EVERYTHING. ITV'S ROMILLY WEEKS REPORTS. SMOKE FILLING HIS VIEW ` U.S. MILITARY PILOTS HAVE BEEN CALLED IN TO HELP DOUSE THE FLAMES FROM THE AIR AS LOS ANGELES BATTLES TO GET AHEAD OF THE FIRES BEFORE MORE FEROCIOUS WINDS BARREL IN. RESIDENTS HERE BARELY ABLE TO COUNT THE COST OF SOME OF THE DEADLIEST BLAZES IN THE CITY'S HISTORY ARE NOW FACING WHAT THE AUTHORITIES FEAR COULD BE ANOTHER CRITICAL TEST. WE'RE NOT IN THE CLEAR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF THAT. WE ARE NOT IN THE CLEAR AS OF YET, AND WE MUST NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN. THE SURF STILL LAPS L.A'S GOLDEN SHORES, BUT THE CITY HAS NEVER LOOKED LIKE THIS. OVER 100,000 EVACUATED AND 13,000 HOMES AND OTHER BUILDINGS DESTROYED. AMONG THEM ` WENDY'S. SHE'S SLEEPING IN AN EMERGENCY SHELTER WITH HER PARALYSED SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS. AND SHE IS EXHAUSTED. ALL I GOT, ALL I GRABBED WAS MY SON. CARRIED HIM OUT, AND THAT'S ALL I TOOK. I DIDN'T TAKE NO CLOTHES. I DIDN'T TAKE NO PAPERWORK. I DIDN'T TAKE NOTHING. ALL I WAS WORRYING ABOUT ` CARRYING MY SON TO THE CAR. THAT'S IT. YOU DIDN'T EVEN MANAGE TO LEAVE WITH ANYTHING, NOT EVEN YOUR PHONE. WE LOST EVERYTHING. WE PRACTICALLY LOST EVERYTHING WE HAD. SO WE GOT TO START FROM ZERO TO... START ALL OVER AGAIN. THAT'S REALLY HARD. YEAH, IT'S REALLY HARD. YEAH, IT'S REALLY HARD WHEN YOU LOSE EVERYTHING. L.A. RESIDENTS ARE TRYING TO HELP FAMILIES LEFT DESTITUTE BY THE FIRES. THIS ENORMOUS DONATION CENTRE IS ENTIRELY ORGANISED BY VOLUNTEERS. A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF CARS ARRIVING WITH CLOTHES AND FOOD; EXHAUSTED EVACUEES ABLE TO TAKE WHATEVER THEY NEED. THE COST OF THE FIRE IS ALREADY ESTIMATED AT OVER �200B. AND, AS OFFICIALS HERE WARN, THE END IS NOT EVEN CLOSE. AND �200B ` THE ESTIMATE OF THE COST OF THE DAMAGE IN CALIFORNIA SO FAR ` THAT'S MORE THAN NZ$430B AND MAY BE THE COSTLIEST WILDFIRES IN AMERICAN HISTORY BY A SIGNIFICANT MARGIN. DEPUTY POLICE COMMISSIONER JEVON MCSKIMMING HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO HIS CONDUCT. MCSKIMMING LOST OUT ON THE COMMISSIONER ROLE TO RIVAL RICHARD CHAMBERS IN NOVEMBER AND IS UNDER SCRUTINY FOR HIS CONDUCT TOWARDS A FORMER FEMALE NON-SWORN POLICE EMPLOYEE MANY YEARS HIS JUNIOR. HIS LAWYERS CONFIRMED THAT PRIOR TO CHRISTMAS, HE WAS SUSPENDED AND REMAINS ON FULL PAY PENDING THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. THE NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR HAS FALLEN TO A MORE-THAN-TWO-YEAR LOW AGAINST THE U.S. AND ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING IT COULD SLIDE EVEN FURTHER. WHILE IT WILL HURT THE POCKETS OF MANY KIWIS WITH PETROL PRICES TIPPED TO TOP $3, THE LOW DOLLAR IS BEING WELCOMED BY EXPORTERS. SENIOR CORRESPONDENT LISETTE REYMER REPORTS. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT... BUT THE HAPPY NEW YEAR IS SET TO BE AN EXPENSIVE ONE. I HAVEN'T, NO. STARTING HERE AT THE PUMP. YEAH, IT'S HARD TO HEAR. IT'S PRETTY` IT'S A REAL STRUGGLE AT THE MOMENT, GENERALLY. ESPECIALLY PETROL. IT'S KILLING ME. IT IS A CONCERN. IT SHOULDN'T BE GETTING THAT EXPENSIVE. THE NEW ZEALAND DOLLAR IS TRADING AT A MORE-THAN-TWO-YEAR LOW, FALLING TO AROUND 55.5 U.S. CENTS. THE CHANGE WE'VE SEEN IN THE DOLLAR IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT WE'RE HAVING TO TAKE NOTICE. THE FACT THAT IT'S COME DOWN 10% AGAINST THE U.S. DOLLAR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS REALLY DOES START TO SHIFT SIGNALS A BIT. YOU CAN ADDRESS THE BULK OF YOUR CONCERNS TO THIS GUY. IT'S GOING TO MAKE US RICH. THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY IS STRENGTHENING THE U.S. DOLLAR, WITH INVESTORS EXPECTING HIS POLICIES TO LEAD TO HIGHER GROWTH, BUT ALSO HIGHER INFLATION, WHICH MEANS FOR KIWIS... ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE BUYING FROM OVERSEAS IS LIKELY TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN WHEN YOU LAST TRIED TO BUY IT. AND IF YOU WERE COUNTING ON SOME INTEREST RATE RELIEF, MAYBE LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS. FOR THE RESERVE BANK WHEN THEY NEXT MEET IN MID-FEBRUARY, THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY PRETTY STRONGLY SIGNALLED A 50-BASIS-POINT CUT TO THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE. WE'RE NOW STARTING TO WONDER, IS THAT ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A BIT TOO BIG? AND MIGHT THEY INSTEAD OPT FOR A SLIGHTLY SMALLER 25-BASIS-POINT CUT? THE UNITED STATES IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MARKETS NEW ZEALAND TRADES INTO. SO WHILE IT'S TOUGH NEWS FOR IMPORTERS, THERE ARE SOME HAPPY KIWIS. IT CERTAINLY IS SOME REALLY POSITIVE NEWS AS WE OPEN THE BOOKS FOR 2025. AFTER A CHALLENGING COUPLE OF YEARS FOR THE SHEEP AND BEEF INDUSTRY, FARMERS ARE NOW CASHING IN. FARMGATE RETURNS ACROSS BOTH SHEEP MEAT AND BEEF ARE UP YEAR ON YEAR, AND SO FARMERS ARE ENJOYING BETTER PRICES THIS YEAR, ALBEIT COMING OFF A FAIRLY LOW BASE WITH A LOT OF WORK STILL TO DO. AND THERE'S NO SIGN THE DOLLAR DECLINE IS DONE YET. IT COULD BE TESTING FOUR- TO FIVE-YEAR LOWS IF IT CONTINUES TO TRACK LOWER. A WIN FOR EXPORTERS, BUT FOR THOSE LIKE VAIHOLA TALISA WHO ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING... YOU CAN'T ALWAYS AFFORD TO PAY THE PETROL? OF COURSE. UM... THAT'S DIFFICULT. ...THE PINCH JUST GOT TIGHTER. AN OTAGO HELICOPTER BOSS IS FUMING AFTER A BAG FULL OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT WAS STOLEN FROM A CHOPPER THAT HAD JUST COMPLETED A LIFE-SAVING MISSION. GRAEME GALE IS SO ANGRY, HE'S OFFERING A $10,000 REWARD OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY HAS MORE. IT'S A RED BAG ` THEY'RE VERY RECOGNISABLE; IT'S NOT A BAG THAT ANYONE WOULD HAVE IN THEIR POSSESSION UNLESS IN THE EMERGENCY SERVICES. A BAG THAT HOLDS CRITICAL LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT FOR CRITICALLY UNWELL PATIENTS. IT'S GOT OTAGO RESCUE HELICOPTER ON HERE ` RESCUE HELICOPTER. REALLY, REALLY DISAPPOINTING THAT THIS HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED, THAT SOME LOWLIFE WOULD ACTUALLY COME AND DO THIS. THE HELICOPTER HAD JUST BROUGHT A CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT FROM QUEENSTOWN TO DUNEDIN. THE WEATHER TURNED, SO THE STAFF WENT INSIDE. THEY'D GONE BACK INTO THE HANGAR TO HAVE A COFFEE, AND IN THE MEANTIME, THIS LOWLIFE MORON CAME ON TO THE PREMISES, ON TO THE AIRFIELD, ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AND REMOVED THE BAG. WE'VE GOT IT ALL ON FOOTAGE. AND IT ALL HAPPENED WITHIN ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF THE MEDICS LEAVING THE HELICOPTER SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY PLANNED. SOUTHERN DISTRICT POLICED AREN'T RELEASING THE CCTV FOOTAGE, BUT SAY THIS THEFT IS CONCERNING ON MANY LEVELS ` NOT ONLY BCAUSE OF THE RISK TO CRITICALLY UNWELL PATIENTS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE IF ANY OF THE MEDICATION IN THE BAG IS CONSUMED RECREATIONALLY, IT COULD BE FATAL. YES, IT DOES HAVE A NUMBER OF DRUGS IN IT, BUT THEIR STREET VALUE ARE WORTH ZERO. YES, THEY'LL DO YOU SOME HARM ` THEY'RE NOT A PARTY DRUG OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT THAT TYPE OF THING, BUT WE'VE ALSO GOT BLOOD WARMERS THAT WE'RE WARMING THE BLOOD TO PUT INTO THE PATIENTS. GALE IS COUGHING UP $10,000 OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET TO TRACK THE THIEF. I WANT MY BAG BACK WITH MY CONTENTS, AND I WANT THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT ACTUALLY REMOVED THE BAG, AND YOU'VE GOT 48 HOURS, FROM 8 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. HE SAYS IT'S EASY MONEY FOR A HIDEOUS CRIME. DOB YOUR MATE IN, YOU'LL GET AN EASY 10 GRAND ` BETTER THAN GETTING A LOTTO TICKET. AND IF THAT DOESN'T HELP, MAYBE THE CCTV OF THE INCIDENT WILL. GRACE IS HERE NOW WITH MORE ON TODAY'S WEATHER, AND IT'S BEEN SETTLED FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTRY? THERE WAS PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TODAY, PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND, BUT IT WAS WANAKA THAT TOOK OUT THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE, WITH 29 DEGREES. NOT MUCH RAIN AT ALL APART FROM SHOWERS IN SPOTS ` CHATHAM ISLANDS SEEING 2.4ML, AND WINDIEST PLACE WAS CAPE TURNAGAIN, WITH GUSTS OF 84KM PER HOUR. I'LL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST, AFTER SPORT. STILL TO COME ` THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THERE'S BEEN A BREAKTHROUGH IN CEASEFIRE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS, WITH BOTH SIDES EAGER TO REACH A DEAL BEFORE DONALD TRUMP IS INAUGURATED. FEEDBACK ON THE TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL HAS CLOSED, WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM NOW? PLUS THEY'RE KNOWN AS TRAD WIVES ` ONLINE INFLUENCERS PROMOTING A RETURN TO TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES ` SO IS MEGHAN MARKLE TRYING TO JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON? VOICEOVER: Get double data this summer with Skinny mobile. That's double the directions to ice creams. What happened bro? And double the directions to more ice creams! Skinny has the happiest customers in the summer with double data, they're double happy. (PHONE RINGS) Hey, babe. I got an earlier flight. (CHUCKLES) Really? What are you doing? Nothing. Uh, I gotta go. See you soon. Chillies! (BRIGHT PIANO MUSIC) Here you go, mate. Thank you. SONG: # You, you got what I... # Hey, babe, I'm home. I made your favourite. # You've got everything you need... # Too spicy? I love it. Mmm. # Oh, baby... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. AFTER A FEW TECHNICAL ISSUES, THE WINDOW FOR SUBMITTING ON THE TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL FINALLY CLOSED AT 1 PM, BUT THE DEBATE IS FAR FROM OVER. HERE'S POLITICAL REPORTER GLENN MCCONNELL. BREAKING RECORDS ` DAVID SEYMOUR HAS DONE THE UNTHINKABLE, WITH HIS TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL ` HE'S GOT KIWIS WRITING POLITICAL ESSAYS DURING THEIR SUMMER BEAKS. EVEN THE PEOPLE WHO OPPOSE MY BILL APPEAR TO BE SUPPORTING THE IDEA OF MASS PARTICIPATION IN WHAT THE TREATY MEANS FROM 2025, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY EXCITING. THIS IS DANGEROUS LEGISLATION. SO, YOU KNOW, HE CAN PAT HIMSELF ON THE BACK AS MUCH HE LIKES, BUT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE WORRIED. MORE THAN 300,000 SUBMISSIONS WERE IN BY THE 1PM DEADLINE ` A DEBATE OF TITANIC PROPORTIONS, AND THE BILL IS GOING DOWN TOO ` THE PRIME MINISTER PROMISING THIS SUMMER TO SINK IT, 'BIG TIME'. DON'T YOU WORRY ` WE'RE GONNA HONOUR IT, BIG TIME. YES! THANK YOU! WE APPRECIATE THAT. (GIGGLES) WITH STRONG LANGUAGE. WE'RE GONNA SPIKE IT, KILL IT. DON'T WORRY. FIRST THE HIKOI, NOW THE SUBMISSIONS ` THIS IS AN ISSUE WHICH HAS INVIGORATED DEBATE UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE. SUBMISSIONS HAD BEEN DUE BY LAST WEEK, BUT THEN PARLIAMENT'S WEBSITE CRASHED. WE EXPECTED THE BILL TO HAVE A LOT OF SUBMISSIONS, BUT IT WAS EVEN MORE THAN WE'D EXPECTED, AND SO THEY REALLY OVERLOADED IT AND CAUSED IT TO SHUT DOWN. IT'S GREAT SO MANY PEOPLE WANTED TO HAVE THEIR SAY, BUT THE PRESSURE WAS JUST A BIT TOO MUCH. FROM BOTH SIDES, POLITICAL GROUPS FROM TE PATI MAORI TO HOBSON'S PLEDGE HAVE BEEN URGING THEIR SUPPORTERS TO FLOOD PARLIAMENT WITH SUBMISSIONS. THAT, THEY HAVE DONE, BUT WHAT HAVE THE PUBLIC SAID? WHO KNOWS? BUT, YOU NOW, IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COMMITTEE TO ANALYSE THEM. WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT THE NUMBERS, AT THE END OF THE DAY, AREN'T REALLY WHAT MATTERS. THE BILL HAS A REFERENDUM ` IF YOU WANNA ASK ABOUT NUMBERS, LET PEOPLE VOTE ON THE FINAL PRODUCT. NO MATTER HOW MANY SUBMISSIONS THERE ARE, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT KAUPAPA FOR US IN AOTEAROA TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT TE TIRITI. AND THAT SHOWED BY THE RECORD AMOUNT OF SUBMITTERS. THIS IS A DEBATE WHICH IS FAR FROM OVER. NEXT WEEK, POLITICIANS ` ALBEIT NOT DAVID SEYMOUR ` WILL BE HEADING UP TO RATANA PA. IT'S THEIR FIRST CHANCE THIS YEAR TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM MAORI ABOUT WHAT THEY THINK OF THE TREATY PRINCIPLES BILL. THEN IT'S WAITANGI, BUT ALSO A SIX-MONTH SUBMISSION PROCESS, IN-PERSON, HERE AT PARLIAMENT, ABOUT THAT BILL. AND AFTER ALL OF THAT, WELL, YOU HEARD FROM THE MAN HIMSELF... WE'RE GONNA SPIKE IT. WE'LL KILL IT ` DON'T WORRY. THERE'S RENEWED HOPE THAT ISRAEL AND HAMAS COULD BE CLOSE TO A CEASEFIRE DEAL IN GAZA, WITH AMERICA'S TOP DIPLOMAT HAILING A BREAKTHROUGH IN NEGOTIATIONS OVERNIGHT. THE TWO SIDES HAVE YET TO GIVE THEIR OFFICIAL RESPONSE, BUT BOTH ARE SAID TO BE AIMING FOR A DEAL BEFORE DONALD TRUMP'S INAUGURATION NEXT WEEK. AND A WARNING ` THIS REPORT FROM CHANNEL 4'S HARRY FAWCETT CONTAINS DISTRESSING IMAGES. AT AROUND THE SAME TIME AS THE REPORTED BREAKTHROUGH IN CEASEFIRE TALKS IN QATAR, AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE HIT A SCHOOL IN GAZA CITY SHELTERING DISPLACED PALESTINIANS. SURVIVORS SAID AS MANY AS EIGHT PEOPLE, SIX OF THEM CHILDREN FROM THE SAME FAMILY, WERE KILLED. TODAY'S MESSAGING, THOUGH, FROM BOTH SIDES, DID SEEM DIFFERENT ` STILL QUALIFIED, BUT LESS SO THAN WHAT'S COME BEFORE. PROGRESS WAS MADE. WE SEE SOME PROGRESS IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. ISRAEL WANTS A HOSTAGE DEAL. ISRAEL IS WORKING WITH OUR AMERICAN FRIENDS, IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A HOSTAGE DEAL. AND SOON WE WILL KNOW WHETHER THE OTHER SIDE WANTS THE SAME THING. ON THAT QUESTION, ARABIC LANGUAGE NEWS SITES ARE REPORTING THAT HAMAS HAS NO ISSUES WITH THE TEXT AS PRESENTED ` ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SOURCES QUOTED AS SAYING, 'NO OFFICIAL HAMAS RESPONSE HAS YET BEEN DELIVERED.' IT WOULD BE THE FIRST SUCH AGREEMENT SINCE THE WEEK-LONG TRUCE IN NOVEMBER 2023. AS REPORTED, THE DEAL FOLLOWS THE BROAD CONTOURS OF WHAT'S BEEN ON THE TABLE FOR MONTHS ` A FIRST PHASE IN WHICH FEMALE, SICK AND ELDERLY HOSTAGES ARE EXCHANGED FOR PALESTINIAN PRISONERS; A SECOND PHASE, IN WHICH THE REST OF THE HOSTAGES AND HUNDREDS MORE PRISONERS ARE RELEASED, ALONG WITH A MAJOR WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM THE STRIP. THIS NEW MOMENTUM COMING IN THE DAYS BEFORE THE INAUGURATION OF DONALD TRUMP. IF THOSE HOSTAGES AREN'T BACK ` I DON'T WANNA HURT YOUR NEGOTIATION ` IF THEY'RE NOT BACK BY THE TIME I GET INTO OFFICE, ALL HELL WILL BREAK OUT IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THE MAN ON THE RIGHT, STEVE WITKOFF, WILL BE TRUMP'S MIDDLE EAST ENVOY. HE'S ALREADY BEEN CENTRAL TO THESE TALKS ` A RARE INSTANCE OF COOPERATION BETWEEN THE OUTGOING AND INCOMING U.S. ADMINISTRATIONS. TODAY, ISRAEL'S MILITARY CONFIRMED FIVE SOLDIERS HAD BEEN KILLED IN COMBAT IN GAZA'S NORTH. FOR MONTHS, THE ARMY HAS BEEN BRIEFING ABOUT THE DIMINISHING RETURNS OF CONTINUING THE WAR ` A WAR WHICH, GAZA'S CIVIL DEFENCE AGENCY SAYS, KILLED MORE THAN 50 PALESTINIANS TODAY. IF THERE IS TO BE A CEASEFIRE WITHIN DAYS, EACH ONE OF THOSE DAYS WILL CONTAIN MORE SCENES LIKE THIS. STILL TO COME, WE LOOK AT WHAT'S BEHIND THE TRAD WIFE TREND ` WEALTHY WOMEN WHO SAY THEY'RE THROUGH WITH FEMINISM AND ARE CLAIMING BACK TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES. AND IN SPORT ` TOM SLINGSBY EXPLAINS HOW THE AUSSIES ARE USING LAST YEAR'S CRASH IN NZ WATERS AS MOTIVATION FOR THIS WEEKEND'S SAIL GP IN AUCKLAND. THIS IS THREE NEWS. IF YOU'VE JUST JOINED US, HERE ARE OUR TOP STORIES SO FAR TONIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS ARE GAINING A BIT MORE CONTROL OVER THE TWO MAIN LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES. THE EATON FIRE IS 33% CONTAINED, BUT THE MASSIVE PACIFIC PALISADES FIRE IS STILL ONLY 14% CONTAINED, AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN WITH A VENGEANCE FROM TOMORROW. ONE OF OUR TOP COPS HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, PENDING THE OUTCOME OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION INTO HIS CONDUCT. AND ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING OF MORE PAIN FOR KIWI CONSUMERS, WITH THE DOLLAR FALLING TO A TWO-YEAR LOW AND PICKED TO SLIDE EVEN FURTHER. AROUND 100 PEOPLE WHO WERE ILLEGALLY MINING IN AN ABANDONED GOLD MINE IN SOUTH AFRICA HAVE DIED. A SUPPORT GROUP FOR THE MINERS' FAMILIES HAS RELEASED VIDEO THEY SAY WAS TAKEN INSIDE THE MINE OF BODIES WRAPPED IN PLASTIC. POLICE HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE NOVEMBER TO FORCE THE MINERS OUT AND SEAL THE MINE. SINCE THEN, THE SUPPORT GROUP SAYS AT LEAST 100 MEN HAVE DIED OF STARVATION AND DEHYDRATION. THE ILLEGAL MINERS OFTEN COME FROM NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES AND FEAR ARREST AND DEPORTATION. IT'S UNDERSTOOD AROUND 500 MINERS REMAIN UNDERGROUND. NEW RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF KIWI KIDS EXPERIENCING SOME FORM OF TRAUMA BEFORE THEY TURN 8. A STUDY'S FOUND NEARLY NINE OUT OF 10 CHILDREN ARE SUBJECTED TO TRAUMA ` THAT INCLUDES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ABUSE, BULLYING, PARENTAL SEPARATION OR DIVORCE AND ETHNIC DISCRIMINATION. CHILDHOOD TRAUMA HAS LASTING IMPACTS ON MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, INCLUDING OBESITY, BUT THE RESEARCH SAYS POSITIVE EXPERIENCES, SUCH AS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CAN OFFSET NEGATIVE ONES. NETFLIX HAS ANNOUNCED THE PREMIERE OF MEGHAN MARKLE'S NEW LIFESTYLE SHOW CALLED 'WITH LOVE, MEGHAN' HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING FOR A WEEK. THE SERIES SHOWS THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX OFFERING TIPS AND TRICKS FOR COOKING AND GARDENING AND WILL NOW START STREAMING IN MARCH INSTEAD OF THIS WEEK AS PLANNED. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED TAKING SOMETHING PRETTY ORDINARY AND ELEVATING IT. SURPRISING PEOPLE WITH MOMENTS THAT LET THEM KNOW I WAS THINKING OF THEM. CRITICS HAVE SAID THE TRAILER, SHOWING MEGHAN IN HER MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR PROPERTY, PORTRAYS HER AS WHAT'S KNOWN AS A TRAD WIFE, NOT THE FEMINIST AND PHILANTHROPIST IMAGE THAT SHE'S CULTIVATED. NOW, THE TERM AND CONCEPT OF A 'TRAD WIFE' HAS GROWN ONLINE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. IT STANDS FOR 'TRADITIONAL WIFE' AND IS USED BY WOMEN WHO SAY THEY'RE CLAIMING BACK TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES BY DITCHING CAREERS TO BE A WIFE, MOTHER AND SOMEONE WHO CAN COOK ALL THINGS FROM SCRATCH. SENIOR REPORTER JULIET SPEEDY TOLD US SHE TOOK A BREAK FROM HER SOURDOUGH FERMENTATION TO BRING US THE STORY. HAVE YOU HEARD OF NARA SMITH? AROUND THE HOLIDAYS IS WHEN I ALWAYS FIND MYSELF CRAVING DESSERTS MORE THAN ANYTHING. WHAT ABOUT HANNAH NEELEMAN AND HER MORE THAN 9 MILLION FOLLOWERS? AND I WAS CRAVING HOMEMADE BREAD, HOMEMADE JAM. WHAT ABOUT THE TRAD WIFE, ESTEE WILLIAMS? WHAT IS A TRAD WIFE? WELL, MIGHT YOU JUST ASK? TRAD WIFE STANDS FOR 'TRADITIONAL WIFE'. IT'S A NEW ONLINE MOVEMENT PROMOTING THE RISE OF DOMESTICITY. TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES ` THINK 1950S HOUSEWIVES. WOMEN ARE PROUDLY STATING THAT THEY DON'T WANT A CAREER, AND THEY WANT TO BE A FULL-TIME WIFE AND MOTHER. BUT NOW OUR SOCIETY HAS GONE SO FAR IN THE FEMINIST DIRECTION. BUT THESE FULL-TIME WIVES AND MOTHERS ARE NOT EXHAUSTED, PYJAMA-WEARING, TIRED MUMS OF, IN THIS CASE, EIGHT. THEY'RE USUALLY IMMACULATELY DRESSED, RUNNING WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE PERFECTLY HEALTHY ORDERED HOUSE AND FAMILY LIVES. IN NARA SMITH'S CASE, OFTEN WEARING, IN FACT, CATWALK-WORTHY HIGH FASHION THAT HER MORE THAN 11 MILLION FOLLOWERS CAN ASPIRE TOWARDS. AS THEY ALL BAKE, KNEAD AND FERMENT FROM SCRATCH. MY TODDLERS WERE PLAYING IN THE BACKYARD. THEY ASKED ME FOR A CAPRI SUN. SINCE IT HAD ALL THE FRUIT AT HOME TO MAKE SOME, I TOLD THEM TO GIVE ME A MINUTE. AND VOILA. THAT WAS IT. IT WAS SO EASY, AND IT WAS LITERALLY THE BEST PEACH JAM I'VE EVER HAD. SOME OF THESE TRAD WIVES SAY IT'S A FIGHT BACK, HARKING BACK, THEY SAY, TO THE BILLIONS OF WOMEN FROM THE PAST. SO MANY OF US, SINCE WE WERE LITTLE, WE WERE RAISED IN THIS KIND OF BOSS BABE FEMINIST SOCIETY THAT TOLD US, 'YOU CAN BE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A MOM. 'YOU CAN BE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST A WIFE.' AND SO MANY OF US LISTENED AND WE, YOU KNOW, TRIED TO CLIMB CORPORATE LADDERS, AND WE BOSS-BABED SO HARD. NOW, LIKE, WE'RE A LITTLE BIT BOSS-BABED OUT. BUT THIS AESTHETICALLY PLEASING MOVEMENT IS ARGUABLY OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO STAY AT HOME AS A ONE-INCOME PERFECT TRADE WIFE. IT'S BEEN LABELLED 'OUT OF TOUCH' AND ALSO AN ECONOMIC RISK TO WOMEN, PARTICULARLY IF THEY DIVORCE. WOMEN ARE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO END UP IN POVERTY AFTER A DIVORCE THAN MEN. I THINK AS MESMERISING AS THE CONTENT IS TO WATCH, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF BEING A TRADITIONAL WIFE. GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS. IT'S 4.26am, AND I'M MAKING MY HUSBAND BREAKFAST SANDWICH AND HIS LUNCH. IT'S ALSO SPURNED THE SPIN-OFF TERM ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF 'HAG WIFE'. HERE'S WHAT I MADE TODAY AS A HAG WIFE. THE FIRST THING I DID WHEN I GOT UP THIS MORNING IS ASK ABSOLUTELY NOBODY WHAT THEY WANTED FOR BREAKFAST. BUT THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT BOTH THE INTERNET AND LIFE ` THERE'S ROOM FOR ALL. BEING A WIFE AND A MOTHER SHOULD BE YOUR TOP PRIORITY ALWAYS. AND THAT IS WHAT IS SO GREAT ABOUT THIS MOVEMENT ` ORDER IS COMING BACK INTO PLACE IN A CHAOTIC WORLD. SO WHILE I CRAFT AN INSTANT COFFEE FROM SCRATCH IN THE HALLOWED HALLS OF THIS OFFICE KITCHEN WHILE JUGGLING FULL-TIME WORK, THREE KIDS ON SCHOOL HOLIDAYS, WASHING PILES TO RIVAL EVEREST, AND A DINNER MENU THAT WHISPERS... (WHISPERS) BAKED BEANS, THEN I GUESS I'M LESS OF A TRAD WIFE AND MORE OF A TRAD JUST-GETTING-BY KIND OF GIRL. AND YOU COULD ARGUE THAT IT'S ALMOST AS EFFORTLESSLY FABULOUS AS THIS. OLLIE'S HERE WITH SPORT NEXT, AND TEAMS ARE READY TO GO FOR SAIL GP AUCKLAND? . GETTING REALLY EXCITED LOOKING GOOD DOWN THERE AS WELL. FOR THE AUSTRALIANS DO NOT HAVE A GOOD HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND WATERS. THEY CRASH OUT IN CHRISTCHURCH LAST YEAR. THEY ARE HUNGRY TO GO ONE BETTER AND FIX THE RACE. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE AUSSIES AND KIWIS NEXT, AS BOTH LOOK TO BECOME THE INAUGURAL AUCKLAND CHAMPION. AND NOVAK DJOKOVIC (37) OVERCAME A SCARE IN THE FIRST SET, TO BEAT A TEENAGER WHO IDOLISES HIM, AT THE AUSSIE OPEN. AND WARREN GATLAND OPENS UP ON HIS FUTURE AS WALES COACH, AS HE UNVEILS HIS SQUAD FOR THE SIX NATIONS. (SINGS) # I like to ite, ite, ite # Apples and bananas... # (DOOR RATTLES) (CONTINUES SINGING INDISTINCTLY) VOICEOVER: In a crash, your car is your last line of defence. (CARDBOARD TEARS) What if it's not as safe as you think? (SINGS) # Apples and bananas... # (CAR RATTLES) Check your safety rating at Rightcar. EXCITEMENT MIGHT BE BUILDING FOR AUCKLAND'S DEBUT ON THE SAIL GP CALENDAR, BUT BEING BACK ON NZ WATER DOESN'T BRING FOND MEMORIES FOR EVERYONE. THE AUSTRALIAN CREW LASTED LITTLE OVER 30 SECONDS IN LAST YEAR'S EVENT IN CHRISTCHURCH, A NASTY CRASH AT THE FIRST GATE ENDING THEIR RACE EARLY. BUT DRIVER TOM SLINGSBY IS DETERMINED TO MAKE AMENDS THIS YEAR AND SPOIL THE KIWI PARTY. ONE MISTAKE THAT ENDED AUSTRALIA'S RACE IN CHRISTCHURCH AFTER JUST ONE LEG. AUSTRALIA, THEY'RE ON BOARD. CANADA BIG, BIG CONTACT. WELL, THAT WAS UNTHINKABLE. AND AS TOM SLINGSBY RETURNS TO KIWI WATERS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE, IT'S THAT INCIDENT ON LYTTELTON HARBOUR LAST YEAR THE AUSSIE DRIVER STILL SWEATS OVER. IT'S ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS AS AN ATHLETE YOU NEVER WANNA BE IN. BUT IT'S EXACTLY WHERE SLINGSBY AND THE AUSTRALIAN CREW FOUND THEMSELVES ` FACED WITH A CHOICE BETWEEN CRASHING INTO A MARKER OR ANOTHER CREW. I BEAT MYSELF UP OVER IT. IT COST US WINNING THE SEASON POINT SCORE FOR THAT YEAR AND NEARLY KNOCKED US OUT OF THE FINAL, SO I HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT STUFF AND THINK HOW I CAN DO IT DIFFERENTLY AND HOW CAN I IMPROVE IF I'M IN THAT SITUATION NEXT TIME. SLINGSBY IS DETERMINED TO MAKE AMENDS FOR IT IN AUCKLAND THIS WEEKEND, AND WITH A BOISTEROUS CROWD EXPECTED FOR BOTH DAYS OF RACING, HE'S DOING HIS BEST TO GET ON SIDE WITH KIWIS. THE CONDITIONS HERE ARE SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD. AS AN AUSSIE, SAYING NZ HAS THE BEST SAILING IS VERY TOUGH, BUT THEY DO HAVE VERY GOOD SAILING CONDITIONS HERE ` PROBABLY SECOND TO AUSTRALIA. THEY'LL BE HOPEFUL CONDITIONS PLAY BALL, WITH TEAMS TO ROLL OUT NEW FOILS THAT LOOKS SET TO SEE SPEEDS EXCEED 100KM/H. TO BE HONEST, GENERALLY RACING THESE BOATS, THE PEAK SPEED ISN'T SOMETHING THE ATHLETES ARE THAT INTERESTED IN, BUT IT'S SOMETHING EVERYONE GETS ON BOARD WITH. AND IT'S DEFINITELY STEPPED UP A LITTLE BIT WITH THESE FOILS. AND HAVING OPENED THE SAILGP SEASON WITH VICTORY IN DUBAI, PETER BURLING AND THE BLACK FOILS WILL TAKE PLENTY OF CONFIDENCE INTO THE AUCKLAND LEG. BUT BURLING KNOWS THAT WILL ONLY GET THEM SO FAR. IT'S OBVIOUSLY COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CONDITIONS TO WHAT WE'RE GONNA SEE THIS WEEKEND, AND WITH THE NEW FOILS AND HAVING ANOTHER TEAM ON THE START LINE, THERE'S PLENTY OF THINGS CHANGING THIS WEEKEND. AND IT'S JUST GOING TO BE ABOUT THE TEAM THAT ADAPTS THE BEST. ALTHOUGH THE BLACK FOILS STILL HAVE A TARGET ON THEIR BACK. AS AN AUSSIE THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN COMING TO NEW ZEALAND AND BEATING THE KIWIS IN THEIR HOME WATERS. THAT WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE BOUNCEBACK FOR A TEAM WHO HAVEN'T EXACTLY FLOURISHED IN NEW ZEALAND OF LATE. FULLBACK SHAUN STEVENSON HAS BEEN GRANTED A SHORT-TERM RELEASE FROM HIS CHIEFS CONTRACT TO JOIN THE KUBOTA SPEARS IN JAPAN. STEVENSON WILL ONLY PLAY A HANDFUL OF GAMES FOR KUBOTA, MEANING HE'LL MISS JUST THREE GAMES FOR THE CHIEFS. THE ONE-TEST ALL BLACK WILL THEN RETURN TO NZ AND BE AVAILABLE FOR THE CHIEFS' ROUND-FOUR CLASH WITH THE FIJIAN DRUA. AUCKLAND FC WILL BE WITHOUT CAPTAIN HIROKI SAKAI FOR THEIR CLASH WITH MELBOURNE CITY, AFTER THE DEFENDER WAS RULED OUT WITH CONCUSSION. SAKAI WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY THE BALL LATE IN THE FIRST HALF OF THEIR 1-NIL LOSS TO PERTH. IN LINE WITH THE LEAGUE'S CONCUSSION PROTOCOLS, SAKAI NOW FACES AN EIGHT-DAY STAND-DOWN AND WILL NEED TO COMPLETE RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOLS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR AUCKLAND'S CLASH WITH ADELAIDE. LULU SUN IS FIGHTING TO STAY ALIVE IN HER OPENING-ROUND MATCH AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN AFTER LOSING THE FIRST SET AGAINST MONTENEGRIN DANKA KOVINIC. SUN WAS BROKEN MIDWAY THROUGH THE FIRST SET, WHICH SHE WENT ONTO LOSE 6-3. THE SECOND SET STARTED BETTER WITH SUN GOING UP A BREAK, BUT THE KIWI WAS BROKEN BACK SHORTLY AFTER. A SHORT TIME AGO, SUN WAS BROKEN AGAIN AND TRAILS 6-5 IN THE SECOND SET. NOVAK DJOKOVIC HAS SURVIVED AN EARLY SCARE AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN. THE 24-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AFTER DROPPING THE FIRST SET, BUT THE THRILLER ON ROD LAVER ARENA, WHICH SAW THE SERBIAN HIT OFF THE COURT AT TIMES, NOW HAS TENNIS FANS EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF HIS 19-YEAR-OLD OPPONENT. MEANWHILE, THERE WAS A DRAMATIC EXIT FOR NICK KYRGIOS, WHO HAS HINTED AT RETIREMENT AFTER A STRAIGHT SETS LOSS. HERE'S GORDON FINDLATER. IT WAS ONE OF THE GREAT FIRST ROUND MATCHES ON ROD LAVER ARENA. GAME, SET AND MATCH DJOKOVIC. NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S FRUSTRATION SAYING IT ALL AFTER BEING PUSHED TO THE LIMIT BY NISHESH BASAVAREDDY (19). WHAT A NIGHT FOR HIM! WHAT A NIGHT THAT HE EXPERIENCED! I THINK HE WAS A BETTER PLAYER FOR A SET AND A HALF, AND HE DESERVES EVERY BIT OF APPLAUSE THAT HE GOT WHEN HE WAS EXITING THE COURT. DJOKOVIC ADMITTED HE HADN'T SEEN BASAVAREDDY PLAY UNTIL THREE DAYS AGO. THAT'S GOOD STUFF, GOOD STUFF. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THE SERB TO WISH HE HAD LIKELY DONE MORE RESEARCH. GAME, FIRST SET BASAVAREDDY. AND THE ASB CLASSIC SEMI-FINALIST HAD PLANS OF TAKING THE SECOND. OH, THAT'S SPECIAL. THAT'S DJOKOVIC, LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS. BUT DESPITE GOING BLOW FOR BLOW FOR MUCH OF THE SET, IT WAS THE 24-TIME MAJOR CHAMPION THAT WOULD LEVEL. GAME AND SECOND SET DJOKOVIC. THE GRUELLING BATTLE HAD TAKEN A TOLL ON BASAVAREDDY ` NOT EVEN A MEDICAL TIMEOUT COULD STOP THE MOMENTUM SWING. OH, THERE'S NOVAK. THE 10-TIME AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION EVENTUALLY WINNING IN A TICK UNDER THREE HOURS. MEANWHILE, NICK KYRGIOS WAS BATTLING DEMONS IN HIS FIRST ROUND EXIT. I'LL JUST KEEP SERVING. I'M HERE NOW. I'M HERE NOW, SO I MAY AS WELL JUST KEEP SERVING. HAMPERED BY AN ABDOMINAL INJURY, THE FOUL-MOUTHED AUSSIE PROVIDED PLENTY OF SIDELINE ENTERTAINMENT. DESPITE BEING IN PAIN, HE STILL PROVIDED THE ODD MOMENT OF BRILLIANCE ON COURT THOUGH. AH, COME ON. OK! IT'S STARTING TO KICK OFF. BUT NO AMOUNT OF TRICK SHOTS COULD SAVE KYRGIOS FROM A STRAIGHT SETS DEFEAT. THE 29-YEAR-OLD ADMITTING AFTER THE MATCH HE'S CLOSE TO THE END. YEAH I MEAN REALISTICALLY, I CAN'T SEE MYSELF PLAYING SINGLES AGAIN HERE. NOT THE FINISH KYRGIOS HAD HOPED FOR IF IN FACT IT IS HIS LAST TIME. WELLINGTON PHOENIX COACH GIANCARLO ITALIANO IS CONFIDENT HIS SIDE HAS THE MEANS TO BOUNCE BACK FROM A RUN OF POOR PERFORMANCES. THE PHOENIX HAVE LOST FIVE OF THEIR LAST SIX MATCHES IN THE A-LEAGUE AND FACE SYDNEY FC IN WELLINGTON TOMORROW NIGHT. ITALIANO FEELS DESPITE THE LOSSES, THEY AREN'T FAR AWAY FROM PRODUCING A WINNING PERFORMANCE. WE ARE GOING TO BOUNCE WITH THE BALL OR SOMETHING HAPPENS, I HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO BOUNCE BACK FROM. THE PHOENIX CURRENTLY SIT 10TH ON THE A-LEAGUE LADDER, FOUR PLACES BELOW SYDNEY. THEY HELD THE LEAD WITH JUST SECONDS TO PLAY, BUT THE BREAKERS STILL HAVEN'T BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE SLIDE, FALLING TO THEIR 12TH LOSS IN 13 GAMES. THE BREAKERS TRAILED BY TWO WITH TIME COUNTING DOWN, MATT MOONEY LOOKING LIKE HE HAD WON IT FOR THE HOME SIDE, WITH A THREE-POINTER. HOWEVER, WITH LESS THAN FIVE SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK, MELBOURNE HAD ONE CHANCE LEFT. JACK WHITE GETS IT UP UP TOP. 37 ON THE NIGHT. MELBOURNE UNITED LEAD BY TWO! MOONEY HAD ONE LAST HEAVE FOR GLORY, BUT IT WASN'T TO BE ` THE BREAKERS NOW FOUR WINS BACK FROM THE LAST PLAYOFF SPOT. WARREN GATLAND ADMITS HIS JOB AS WALES COACH IS ON THE LINE IN THE UPCOMING SIX NATIONS, AS HIS SIDE DESPERATELY TRY AND END THEIR LOSING STREAK. WALES DIDN'T WIN A SINGLE TEST IN 2024, WITH THEIR LAST VICTORY COMING AGAINST GEORGIA, DURING THE 2023 WORLD CUP. WITH THE SIX NATIONS JUST OVER TWO WEEKS AWAY FROM KICKING OFF, GATLAND CONCEDES THE PRESSURE IS ON. THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATE ABOUT THAT. I AM AWARE THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN IS A GROUP OF COACHES, WE HAVE TO GO OUT THERE AND WORK HARD AND LOOK TO SHOW IMPROVEMENTS AND PERFORM WELL. WALES HAVE ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT STARTS TO THE SIX NATIONS, OPENING THEIR CAMPAIGN AGAINST FRANCE IN PARIS. ARGUABLY THE BIGGEST NAME IN BOXING HAS CALLED IT QUITS, FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TYSON FURY ANNOUNCING HE HAS ENTERED THE RING FOR THE LAST TIME. FURY'S LAST FIGHT IN DECEMBER LEFT HIM UPSET, WITH THE UNANIMOUS DECISION GOING IN FAVOUR OF OLEKSANDR USYK. THE GYPSY KING WILL FINISH WITH A RECORD OF 34 WINS ` 24 BY KO, ONE DRAW AND JUST TWO LOSSES. LULU SON HAS UNFORTUNATELY LOST THE OPENING ROUND MATCH. THAT IS NOT GOOD TO HEAR. IT'S BECOME A CHERISHED BEDTIME READ FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND PARENTS ALL AROUND THE WORLD ` 'WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT' HAS SOLD 9 MILLION COPIES SINCE IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1989. AND NOW, 35 YEARS LATER, AUTHOR MICHAEL ROSEN AND ILLUSTRATOR HELEN OXENBURY ARE TEAMING UP AGAIN. ITV'S CHLOE KEEDY HAS MORE. WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT! IT'S A JOURNEY THAT GENERATIONS OF CHILDREN HAVE TAKEN AGAIN AND AGAIN; THE BEAR HUNT THAT BECAME A BEDTIME CLASSIC. BUT THE MINDS THAT MADE THIS MAGIC HAVEN'T MET SINCE ` UNTIL NOW, 36 YEARS ON. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT THERE WAS A TEXT SITTING IN A BOOK, THAT, WITH A BIT OF TWEAKING AND SQUEAKING, HELEN GOT INTERESTED IN IT. THE NEW BOOK IS BASED ON ONE OF ROSEN'S POEMS, CALLED... OH DEAR. LOOK WHAT I GOT. HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT SHE'S WORKING ON FOR THE NEW BOOK? I HAVE ` I'VE HAD SOME SECRET LITTLE LOOKS, AND THEN I'VE SEEN, I THINK, ONE COLOUR PICTURE ` POSSIBLY ONE OR TWO MORE. SO IT'S A BIT LIKE, UM... WHAT IS IT? WHEN IT'S A FOG, THE FOG LIFTS. WHILE THE WRITER KEPT HIS FOCUS ON THE RHYTHM. THAT'S ALL YOU EVER WANT, IF YOU MAKE A PICTURE BOOK OR A LITTLE POEM, IS FOR CHILDREN TO CATCH IT. YOU WANT IT TO BE LIKE CATCHING FISH, IN A WAY, YOU WANT IT TO... AND THEN FOR THEM TO REMEMBER THE WORDS ` OH, DEAR. LOOK WHAT I GOT. DO I WANT THAT? NO, I DO NOT. AND THERE'S BOUND TO BE SOME CHILDREN, MUM OR DAD WILL SAY TO THEM, 'WELL, YOU KNOW, EAT UP YOUR DINNER', OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THE KID WOULD GO, 'DO I WANT THAT? NO, I DO NOT.' (CHUCKLES) VICTORY! OH DEAR. THEY GAVE ME A BEAR. GRACE IS HERE WITH A LOOK AT THE FORECAST, AND WHO IS IN FOR SOME WET WEATHER TOMORROW? AFTERNOON SHOWERS RETURN TO THE BAY OF PLENTY TOMORROW, REACHING DOWN TO TAUPO AND THE RANGES OF HAWKE'S BAY, AND MORE RAIN IN STORE FOR ALONG THE CENTRE OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. NOT ALL BAD, THOUGH, RIGHT DOWN SOUTH WILL SEE SOME MORE OF THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES TOMORROW ` QUEENSTOWN POISED TO REACH 25 DEGREES AND WANAKA 28. E WHAI AKE NEI ` I'LL HAVE THE FULL FORECAST NEXT. EVEN IF THE WEATHER ISN'T ON YOUR SIDE, I AM MY ROADSIDE RESCUE WILL BE. BRINGING YOU THREE NEWS WEATHER. NAU MAI ANO. IT'S LOOKING TO BE SETTLED AGAIN TOMORROW. JUST A BIT MORE RAIN AROUND. A SOUTHERLY FLOW OVER AOTEAROA IS EASING, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT HIGH PRESSURE SPREADING ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND WHILE A WEAK RIDGE IS SET TO COVER MOST OF THE MOTU TOMORROW. AND AS WE MAKE OUR WAY INTO THE AFTERNOON, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S DEFINITELY A BIT MORE RAIN AROUND THAN WE SAW TODAY. TAKING AT A LOOK AT TE WAIPOUNAMU THE SOUTH ISLAND THOUGH, THERE'LL BE A BIT MORE CLOUD AROUND TO START TOMORROW FOR EASTERN AREAS WITH A FEW SPOTS OF DRIZZLE PUSHING IN FROM KAIKOURA. YOU CAN ALSO EXPECT SOME SHOWERS FROM BULLER, INTO NELSON AND DOWN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE ISLAND LIKE WE SAW TODAY. IT'S LOOKING GOOD RIGHT DOWN SOUTH THOUGH. PLENTY OF DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE NORTH ISLAND TO START THE DAY. A BIT MORE CLOUD IN TOWARDS WELLINGTON WITH A FEW SPOTS OF EARLY DRIZZLE. CLOUD AND SHOWERS START TO POP UP DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR THE LIKES OF THE BAY OF PLENTY, ESPECIALLY THOSE INLAND PARTS OF THE REGION TOO ` SOME OF THOSE FAIRLY HEAVY. IT'S MAINLY FINE TO START UP TOP, JUST SOME CLOUD AROUND. WESTERN PARTS OF AUCKLAND MAY GET A SHOWER EARLY ON, BUT THAT'LL CLEAR UP. AND WHANGAREI COULD SEE SOME DRIZZLE IN THE EVENING. ANOTHER GOOD START TO THE DAY FOR THE BAY OF PLENTY, BUT THOSE SHOWERS START TO DEVELOP FROM THE AFTERNOON. POSSIBLY HEAVY FOR TAUPO AND ROTORUA. NORTHERLIES FOR MOST HERE LATER ON TOO. OVER TO THE EAST ` PLENTY OF CLOUD AROUND WITH A SHOWER FOR MASTERTON IN THE MORNING. SOUTHERLIES SET TO DEVELOP FOR EVERYONE HERE, BUT THEY EASE IN THE EVENING. SO THERE'S LOTS OF CLOUD AROUND HERE IN THE MORNING, BUT THAT CLEARS UP IN THE AFTERNOON TO LET A BIT MORE SUN IN. HIGH OF 27 FOR TAUMARUNUI. SOUTHERLIES DEVELOPING FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON FOR WHANGANUI. ACROSS THE STRAIT ` IT'S A PRETTY SETTLED MORNING FOR MOST ALONG THE WEST COAST, BUT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP LATER ON FOR REEFTON AND MAY TURN HEAVY FOR A TIME IN THE EVENING. A CLOUDY START IN THE EAST, AND WATCH OUT FOR THE ODD DRIZZLE. FOR EVERYONE HERE, THAT SHOULD CLEAR UP AROUND MIDDAY. NOT PARTICULARLY WARM UNFORTUNATELY. CHRISTCHURCH IS WARMEST AT 19. FURTHER SOUTH ` THE CLOUD STICKS AROUND IN THE MORNING, BUT AFTER THAT, IT'S THE PLACE TO BE TOMORROW WITH THE SUN COMING OUT IN FULL FORCE. TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN GETTING TO 25 DEGREES. TO OUR MAIN CENTRES NOW ` CLOUD AND EASTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING FOR OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. THAT WILL CLEAR UP IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT SOME CLOUD MAY MAKE A RETURN LATER ON. THERE MAY BE SOME DRIZZLE AROUND IN THE MORNING FOR OTAUTAHI, BUT A FINE DAY OTHER THAN THAT WITH SOME LIGHT WINDS. HIGH OF 19 FOR YOU. TO THE CAPITAL ` SOME SHOWERS FOR YOU IN THE MORNING, BUT FINE SPELLS INCREASE FROM THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A HIGH OF 17 DEGREES. A BIT OF CLOUD AROUND FOR TE MATA-A-MAUI TOMORROW. SOUTHERLIES WILL EASE IN THE EVENING. HIGH OF 22 FOR NAPIER AND 23 FOR HASTINGS. NICE AND WARM FOR TAURANGA WITH A HIGH OF 24 DEGREES TOMORROW. WATCH OUT FOR A FEW SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON AS WELL AS SOME NORTHERLY WINDS. KIRIKIRIROA IN FOR A GOOD DAY AGAIN. FINE WITH JUST SOME WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. IT GETS UP TO 26 DEGREES FOR YOU. AND TAMAKI MAKAURAU IS IN FOR A FINE BUT CLOUDY DAY, WHICH IMPROVES EVEN MORE INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL EASE HEADING INTO THE EVENING TOO. OVERSEAS NOW ` THERE ARE THUNDERSTORMS FORECAST FOR SYDNEY AND DARWIN TOMORROW. AND MORE THUNDERSTORMS FOR VANUATU AND FIJI TOO. COOK ISLANDS AND NIUE LOOKING LIKE THEY'VE GOT THE MOST SUN. BACK TO US FOR A LOOK AT THE REST OF THE WEEK ` YOU CAN SEE SOME WET WEATHER IS EDGING IN FROM THE NORTH. BY THE TIME WE HEAD INTO FRIDAY THAT RAIN IS HITTING GISBORNE AND NAPIER OVER THE WEEKEND TOO. AND IT'S SET TO BE PRETTY CLOUDY EVERYWHERE ELSE AS WELL WITH THE ODD ISOLATED SHOWER. IT'S LOOKING SLIGHTLY MORE OPTIMISTIC HERE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, APART FROM THE SAME STORY OF MORE CLOUD. BUT SATURDAY IS LOOKING RELATIVELY GOOD. SET TO BE MAINLY FINE FOR PARTS OF THE SOUTH ISLAND APART FROM CLOUDY PERIODS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. AND MORE OF THE SAME FURTHER DOWN SOUTH. RAIN FOR QUEENSTOWN ON FRIDAY, AND LOTS OF CLOUD STICKING AROUND IN PARTS. THAT IS THREE NEWS FOR TONIGHT, THANKS FOR JOINING US. YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS AND INFORMATION ON STUFF.CO.NZ I'M SAMANTHA HAYES. POMARIE. I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN TOMORROW. CAPTIONS BY JESSIE PURU AND FAITH HAMBLYN. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025.