(SPEAKS TE REO MAORI) WELCOME IN TWO BREAKFAST ON THIS WEDNESDAY THE 19th OF FEBRUARY. LOVELY TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY THIS MORNING. HUMP DAY TODAY. I HAVE A BIT OF A PRESSING ISSUE. IT'S NOT THAT PRESSING, BUT... SPORTS JERSEYS. THEY HAVE BOYS BEEN EXPENSIVE. I KNOW THE ALL BLACKS JERSEYS HAVE BEEN EXPENSIVE FOR A LONG TIME, BUT HAVE YOU TRIED TO BUY KIDS SPORTS JERSEYS? I HAVE A FEW TIMES. THE PRICES ARE GOING UP AND UP AND UP. IT'S INTERESTING YOU TALK ABOUT THIS. GOOD MORNING TO MY HUSBAND. BUYING HIS 50TH BIRTHDAY PRESENT, WARRIORS. SERIOUSLY. THEY ARE MAKING IT RAIN THESE DAYS. HOW MUCH IS A WARRIORS JERSEY? $170 SOMETHING. SORRY. WE WILL GET MORE INTO THIS LATER ON IN THE SHOW. 175 BUCKS ` THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY. AND THE JERSEYS CHANGE EVERYTHING WE ARE. EVERY YEAR* AND WITH THE GREATEST RESPECT TO... STOP. A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ATHLETE. YOU CAN BUY PLAYER VERSIONS AS OPPOSED TO THE FAN VERSIONS. SO I'M SAYING IF HE IS NOT A HIGH-PERFORMANCE ATHLETE, HE DOESN'T NEED THE TOP, TOP TIER ONE. EMAIL US YOUR THOUGHTS. ON THE PROGRAMME THIS MORNING ` MORE SIGNS OF A HEALTH SYSTEM UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN FORCED TO TURN AWAY PATIENTS. WE'LL HEAR FROM A SPECIALIST IN THE E.D. ON WHY SUCH DRASTIC MEASURES ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE WELL BEFORE THE WINTER FLU SEASON. ALSO AHEAD ` NEARLY THREE YEARS INTO THE WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE, THE 'FIRST STEPS' HAVE BEEN TAKEN TOWARDS ENDING THE CONFLICT. THE NEW TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MET WITH RUSSIAN OFFICIALS, BUT UKRAINE AND EUROPE HAVE BOTH BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION. COULD A POSSIBLE RESOLUTION DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND EUROPE? PLUS ` MATCHA, IT'S SO HOT RIGHT NOW. THE GREEN DRINK HAS BECOME A POPULAR ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE, BUT WHAT'S IN IT AND IS IT ANY GOOD FOR YOU? WE'LL GET THE VERDICT FROM A NUTRITIONIST. IN AROUND ABOUT 10 MINUTES. MADE TEENAGERS AWRY INTO THIS. WEIGHED 20 YEAR OLD CAME HOME A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND SHE WAS ALL ABOUT THE MATCHA. THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA HAVE AGREED TO START A FORMAL PROCESS TO TRY TO END THE UKRAINE WAR. THEIR TOP DIPLOMATS SAY FOLLOWING A FOUR-HOUR MEETING IN SAUDI ARABIA OVERNIGHT. THE TALKS RESULTED IN PLEDGES TO RESTORE EMBASSIES IN EACH OTHER'S COUNTRIES AND CREATE A HIGH-LEVEL TEAM TO START NEGOTIATIONS ON ENDING THE WAR IN A 'FAIR AND ENDURING' WAY. EUROPE WASN'T INVITED, BUT THE U.S. SAYS THEY WILL NEED TO BE INVOLVED. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH UKRAINE, WITH OUR PARTNERS IN EUROPE AND OTHERS. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE RUSSIAN SIDE WILL BE INDISPENSABLE TO THIS EFFORT (STAMMERS) SO THAT PROCESS WILL BEGIN. RUSSIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER PRAISED THE TALKS AS 'VERY USEFUL', SAYING AMERICA UNDERSTANDS ITS POSITION. FOOTAGE FROM INSIDE THE DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO SHOWS PEOPLE CLAMBERING TO ESCAPE OVER SEATS AND BELONGINGS. PASSENGERS ARE HELPED FROM THE UPSIDE-DOWN AIRCRAFT ONTO THE SNOW-COVERED TARMAC AFTER THE REGIONAL JET FLIPPED ON THE RUNWAY. ALL 80 ON-BOARD SURVIVED THE DELTA FLIGHT; 21 NEEDED HOSPITAL TREATMENT, WITH TWO STILL ADMITTED. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY INTO THE CRASH. PEOPLE ARE RETURNING HOME IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM MOST OF THE COUNTRY AS PART OF THE CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH HEZBOLLAH. THERE WAS CHANTING AND CHEERING AS LEBANESE ARMY SOLDIERS WATCHED OVER THE SMALL GROUPS HEADING BACK TO THEIR HOMES AMID DESTRUCTION AND RUBBLE. ISRAEL'S FORCES REMAIN IN FIVE AREAS CLOSE TO THE BORDER. A PERSON HAS DIED AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE IN A SOUTH AUCKLAND PARK. POLICE DESCENDED ON MOUNTFORT PARK IN WEYMOUTH AT AROUND 7.40 LAST NIGHT. CORDONS WERE PUT UP, AND THE PUBLIC ASKED TO AVOID THE AREA. DAME LYDIA KO HAS WON THE SUPREME HALBERG AWARD AFTER A STELLAR SEASON THAT SAW HER TAKE GOLD AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. THE GOLF SENSATION ALSO PICKED UP THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR HONOUR IN A HOTLY CONTESTED CATEGORY WHICH INCLUDED FELLOW DAME LISA CARRINGTON. HIGH JUMP GOLD MEDALLIST HAMISH KERR WAS NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR, AND ANNA GRIMALDI WON THE PARA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HONOURS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND HERE'S YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY ` A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN, PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE, PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA WITH A HIGH OF 27. THANKS, JENNY MAY. 6:04. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING WITH OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. THERE'S BEEN A POSSIBLE SIGHTING OF MISSING MAROKOPA MAN TOM PHILLIPS AND HIS THREE CHILDREN. LUCY BENDELL JOINS US. KIA ORA, LUCY. WHERE WERE THEY REPORTEDLY SPOTTED, LUCY? A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CALLED POLICE ON SUNDAY MORNING TO REPORT THEY SAW FOUR PEOPLE WEARING CAMOUFLAGE GEAR NEARBY STATE HIGHWAY FOUR, SOUTH OF THE TIKTIKI ROAD INTERSECTION. POLICE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THIS SIGHTING AS CREDIBLE, AND THEY SAID THEY WILL BE MAKING A NUMBER OF INQUIRIES OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. TOM PHILLIPS AND HIS THREE CHILDREN WENT MISSING IN DECEMBER 2021. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN HUGE EFFORTS SEARCHING THE AREA, AND EVEN AN $80,000 REWARD. THIS IS THE FIRST SIGHTING SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR WHEN THE FAMILY WAS SEEN WALKING ON FARMLAND ABOUT 3 KM SOUTH OF MARAKOPA. THEY WERE SPOTTED BY PICK HUNTERS ON THE FARM. THIS SIGHTING IS THE FIRST IN FOUR MONTHS, SO POLICE ARE TAKING THE INQUIRIES VERY SERIOUSLY AND ASKING THE PUBLIC TO COME FORWARD ` IF THEY HAVE ANY DASH CAM FOOTAGE OF THAT HIGHWAY TO PLEASE CALL THE POLICE ON 105. A HAWKE'S BAY WATERPARK IS SUDDENLY CLOSING ` MORE THAN A MONTH EARLIER THAN PLANNED. JAMES FLEURY HAS MORE INFO. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US, JAMES? MORENA, CHRIS. HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS SAID THAT THEY WANT TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF RATE PAYERS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE CLOSING SPLASH PLANET MORE THAN A MONTH EARLY THAN IT USUALLY DOES. IN PAST SEASONS THEY HAVE CLOSE AROUND MARCH 30 ` THE LAST WEEKEND OF MARCH WHEN THE WEATHER IS STILL PRETTY NICE IN THAT PART OF NEW ZEALAND. THEY HAVE SAID WITH TEMPERATURES THEY HAVE ONLY HAD ONE WEEK OF TEMPERATURES ABOVE 24 DEGREES IN THE LAST SUMMER SEASON, SO IT HAS BEEN HARD TO GET THOSE VISITOR NUMBERS THROUGH THE DOOR. BASICALLY THEY HAVE HAD 13,000 LESS PEOPLE WALKING THROUGH THOSE DOORS THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR DURING THE SUMMER SEASON, AND THIS HAS LED TO REVENUE BEING $500,000 LESS THAN THEY WOULD HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD. THE MAYOR SAYS THIS IS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING, BUT THEY DON'T WANT THAT FINANCIAL BURDEN TO BE PUT ONTO THOSE HASTINGS RATEPAYERS, SO THEY HAVE HAD TO MAKE THIS TOUGH CALL. BASICALLY ANYONE WHO HAS A PRE-BOOKED TICKETS FOR MARCH IS GOING TO BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO GET A REFUND, OR THEY ARE ABLE TO COME TO THE FINAL WEEKEND THIS SUNDAY, WHERE THEY CAN COME FOR FREE FOR THE LAST TIME TO ENJOY SPLASH PLANET FOR THE SUMMER. AND SOME GOOD NEWS ` ONE DOG HAS BEEN FOUND AFTER A BREAK-IN AT THE NELSON SPCA. LET'S BRING IN CHARLOTTE MULDER. HOW MANY ANIMALS REMAIN MISSING? TWO ANIMALS REMAIN MISSING, CHRIS. THERE IS FRANKIE THE LABRADOR-COLLIE CROSS AND BORIS THE BLACK CAT. BOTH REMAIN MISSING FROM THE BREAK-IN. THE OTHER DOG HAS BEEN FOUND BY THE PUBLIC AND RETURNED TO THE SPCA SAFELY. THIS COMES AFTER NELSON SPCA WAS BROKEN INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WITH STAFF ARRIVING TO ALL CAGES OPEN AND ANIMALS ROAMING FREE. THEY ALSO FOUND THE CAGES AND FENCES WERE CUT OPEN USING WIRE CUTTERS AND THEN PUT BACK TOGETHER, AND THERE WERE ALSO TOOLS LEFT BEHIND ON THE SCENE. FRANKIE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A HIGH ENERGY AND FRIENDLY DOG, AND BORIS IS A FRIENDLY BLACK CAT WHO LOVES TO CHAT. NOW, THE SPCA ARE OFTEN TARGETED, WITH THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS INCREASING OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE BEING ASKED TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BOTH FRANKIE AND BORIS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THANKS MUCH, CHARLOTTE. GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE DOG. BAD NEWS FOR CHICKEN NUGGET LOVERS, DEPENDING WHICH BRAND YOU HAVE STOCKED IN YOUR FREEZER. PAM'S BRAND TEMPURA-COATED CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE BEING RECALLED AS THEY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PIECES OF BLUE RUBBER. NZ FOOD SAFETY DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL VINCENT ARBUCKLE JOINS ME NOW. MORENA, VINCENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HOW WAS THIS FIRST DISCOVERED? IT WAS DISCOVERED DUE TO A COMPLAINT RAISED BY A CONSUMER. THEY IDENTIFY THE OBJECT INSIDE OF THE NUGGETS. THEY DID THE RIGHT THING, TALKED TO THE SUPERMARKET. THEY ESCALATED QUICKLY TO US, AND WE ANNOUNCE THE RECALL YESTERDAY. DOING KNOW HOW THE BLUE RUBBER GOT INTO THE PRODUCT? WE HAVE BEEN DOING SOME INITIAL INVESTIGATIONS WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WITH THE SUPERMARKET, WHICH WAS FOODSTUFFS, AND WE WERE PRETTY SATISFIED THAT THE CAUSE IS A RUBBER SEAL IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT POSSIBLY CAME LOOSE, FELL INTO THE PROCESS AND THEREFORE THE SMALL PIECES HAVE BEEN FOUND WITHIN THE CHICKEN NUGGETS. OUR ADVICE TO CONSUMERS IS TO LOOK OUT FOR A BEST BEFORE DATE OF 16 OCTOBER 2025. IF THAT IS ON YOUR BANK THAT IT IS A ONE KG BAG ` TAKE IT BACK TO THE SUPERMARKET. THEY WILL GIVE YOU A FULL REFUND OR REPLACEMENT. WHAT OTHER BATCHES OR PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED/. WE ARE SATISFIED THAT IT IS CONFINED TO THE ONE BATCH. WE ARE TALKING 62,000 BAGS, SO IT IS A REASONABLY LARGE BATCH, BUT WE KNOW THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS CONFIRMED THAT IS MOST LIKELY WHAT HAS HAPPENED. SO WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT IT IS NOT ANY WIDER THAN THAT ONE PARTICULAR BATCH. SO IS THERE A CONTINUED INVESTIGATION OR AS THE INVESTIGATION KIND OF COME TO AN END BECAUSE YOU FOUND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, AND NOW IT IS ABOUT THE RECALL? LOOK, WE'VE GOT SOME WORK TO DO WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THEY WILL BE WANTING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN PREVENT THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. WE KNOW THE LIKELY CAUSE. WE ARE DOING THE RECALL, WHICH WE APPRECIATE THE CHANCE FOR CONSUMERS TO BRING THOSE PRODUCTS BACK. WE WILL THEN WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER JUST TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND HOW TO PREVENT THAT HAPPENING AGAIN. FOR CONSUMERS, IN TERMS OF STAYING INFORMED ABOUT RECALLS AND SAFETY, IS THERE A CERTAIN WEBSITE THAT THEY CAN GET EXTRA INFORMATION FROM? YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A NOTIFICATION SYSTEM. SO IF CONSUMERS ARE INTERESTED IN RECALLS GENERALLY, THEY CAN GO ON OUR WEBSITE, THAT IS THE MPI WEBSITE, AND THEY CAN JOIN A NOTIFICATION LIST. THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS. ALSO WE DO PROMOTE THOSE RECALLS THROUGH THE MEDIA, WHICH IS WHY I AM HERE TODAY. SO WE PROMOTE THEM WHEN THERE ARE SERIOUS RISKS AND WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE THOSE TO CONSUMERS. SO WHAT ARE THE RISKS IF SOMEBODY DOES EAT THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT? WE BELIEVE THAT THE RUBBER HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN INTO SMALL PIECES. THE RISK IS THAT THE PRODUCTS ` CHICKEN MAGGOTS, WE OFTEN SERVE THEM TO THE KIDS, DON'T WE ` AND POSSIBLY VERY YOUNG CHILDREN. SO THE RISK IS THAT THERE IS A POSSIBLE CHOKING HAZARD, DUE TO SOFT, BLUE PLASTIC. AND THAT'S OBVIOUS? YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE PLASTIC INSIDE? THE CONSUMER THAT FIRST RACE IT WITH THE SUPERMARKET, IT WAS OBVIOUS, YES ` YOU COULD SEE A SMALL PIECE OF BLUE RUBBER. WE ADVISE CONSUMERS NOT TO OPEN THOSE BANKS IF THEY ARE NOT OPENED AND TO RETURN THE WHOLE BAG, RATHER THAN CUT THEIR WAY THROUGH THE NUGGETS AND CHECK THEM. BUT THEY SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO THE EYE. VINCENT, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. VINCENT ARBUCKLE, NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 16TH OF OCTOBER 2025 WAS THE BEST BEFORE DATE. ON WAITANGI, WE HAD A PACKET OF CHICKEN NUGGETS. YOU SAY THEY ARE FOR THE KIDS, AND THEN YOU COOK THEM... E WHAI AKE NEI ` HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH MATCHA? NEXT, IT'S THE TRENDY NEW DRINK, BUT IS THIS GREEN STUFF ANY GOOD FOR YOU? # FRAMED ME FOR LIFE. 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. # IT'S TAKING YOU LONGER WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA HAVE AGREED TO START A PROCESS TO END THE UKRAINE WAR FOLLOWING A FOUR-HOUR MEETING WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVERNIGHT. A PASSENGER ONBOARD THE DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO HAS SHARED FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE CLAMBERING TO ESCAPE OVER SEATS AND BELONGINGS. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE CRASH ARE ONGOING. DAME LYDIA KO HAS WON THE SUPREME HALBERG AWARD AFTER A STELLAR SEASON THAT SAW HER TAKE GOLD AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. THE GROWING POPULARITY OF MATCHA HAS SEEN THE GREEN DRINK BECOME A FAVOURITE ALTERNATIVE TO COFFEE. ORIGINATING IN JAPAN DURING THE 11TH CENTURY, THE CAFFINE-BASED BEVERAGE WAS ONCE USED BY BUDDHIST MONKS WHILE MEDIATING TO PROVOKE A CALM ALERTNESS. WE TALKED WITH A MATCHA CAFE OWNER ABOUT THE TRENDY REFRESHMENT. (COFFEE MACHINE WHIRRS) IT'S VERY JAPANESE TRADITIONAL THING, SO IT'S LIKE A GREEN TEA THING. I'M NOT SURE THAT PEOPLE IS UNDERSTANDING THAT MATCHA IS FROM JAPAN. SO, OF COURSE, I'M JAPANESE, SO, LIKE, THE GREEN TEA, THE MATCHA IS VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. LIKE, TO USE MATCHA WITH COFFEE. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, YOU KNOW. BUT IT'S GOOD FOR THE KIWIS AND, YEAH, THAT'S GETTING POPULAR. SO OUR MATCHA COFFEE AND MATCHA WITH THE STRAWBERRY THING, IT'S OUR MAIN` VERY KIND OF MAIN MENU. IT'S A MAIN, VERY POPULAR ONE AT THE MOMENT. I THINK IT MEANS MATCHA IS GETTING POPULAR AND VERY NORMAL. ALTHOUGH DELICIOUS FOR MANY, IS IT ACTUALLY GOOD FOR YOU? NUTRITIONIST CLAIRE TURNBULL JOINS US. MORENA, CLAIRE. WHY IS THIS POPULAR AT THE MOMENT? WELL, LOOKS GOOD. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE KEY THING. I THINK ANYTHING THAT LOOKS GOOD CAN BE SHARED ON INSTAGRAM, BECOMES POPULAR. AND IT BECOMES ONE OF THOSE TRENDS, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY ENJOYING IT. IT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. MAYBE PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE BENEFITS OF IT, OR FEEL LIKE THEY ARE IN THEIR MINDS AT LEAST. WHAT ARE THOSE BENEFITS? MATCHA CONTAINS BENEFICIAL COMPOUNDS WHICH HAVE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIOXIDANT EFFECTS. THOSE KINDS OF COMPOUNDS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO IMPROVED HEART HEALTH, BRAIN FUNCTION AND THERE ARE COMPOUNDS IN THERE THAT ARE SUGGESTED TO HELP RELAX YOU AND HELP YOU FEEL CALM. BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO KIND OF SUGGEST THAT JUST BECAUSE THOSE COMPOUNDS, HOW ACTIVE THEY ARE NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED. SOME PEOPLE DO FIND IS REALLY HELPFUL. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN? THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN IS IT IS A BIT LIKE COFFEE. COFFEE DOES HAVE SOME BENEFITS. BUT THEY BOTH CONTAIN CAFFEINE, AND MATCHA CONTAINS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE CAFFEINE THAN A GREEN TEA BAG. THAT IS FINE IF YOU KNOW THAT AND I HAVING IT EARLY ON DURING THE DAY. BUT IT IS MORE COMPARABLE TO COFFEE THAN GREEN TEA. THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER IN TERMS OF HOW MUCH YOU HAVE, THE TIME OF THE DAY YOU ARE HAVING IT, ALSO IF YOU ARE GIVING IT TO KIDS, YOU NEED TO BE MINDFUL THAT IT IS SIMILAR TO COFFEE IN THAT RESPECT. SO IF YOU HAVE GONE AND BOUGHT A CUP LIKE WE SAW IN THE VIDEO BEFORE, WOULD THAT CONTAIN MORE CAFFEINE OR IS IT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME? IT IS SIMILAR. IT REALLY DEPENDS, BECAUSE WHEN PEOPLE BUY MATCHA ` AS WE SAW IN THE VIDEO BEFORE ` IT CAN COME IN LARGE AMOUNTS. PEOPLE ARE USING ABOUT THREE OR 4 G WHICH MAKES IT CLOSER TO A COFFEE. 1 TEASPOON. IF IT IS A LITTLE SPRINKLE, IT IS GOING TO BE CLOSER TO A GREEN TEA BAG. SO IT DEPENDS HOW MUCH YOU HAVE. AND JUST LIKE A COFFEE, IT IS THE OTHER THINGS YOU ADDED IN THAT ARE POTENTIALLY NOT GOING TO BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH. YOU SEE ALL THE TRENDS ` MATCHA GETS MADE INTO BISCUITS AND ALL OF THESE DRINKS WITH A LOT OF SUGAR. IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU ARE HAVING EVERYDAY, TO SOMETHING TO CONSIDER AS PART OF THE PICTURE. JENNY MAY, DO YOU DRINK IT? I KNOW THE TEENAGERS ARE. I HAVE DABBLED. HAVE A LITTLE BIT IN THE OLD SMOOTHIES. I DON'T MIND IT ACTUALLY. I THINK IT WAS THE BRAIN HEALTH THING THAT ACTUALLY DREW ME TOWARDS THAT. DO YOU NEED TO USE MORE MATCHA, CLAIRE, TO GET THAT REALLY NICE GREEN COLOUR. IF YOU HAVE IT IN ICE CREAM AND STUFF? YOU DON'T ACTUALLY NEED THAT MUCH. IT IS GROWN IN SHADY AREAS WITH HEAPS OF CHLOROPHYLL, AND THAT MAKES IT REALLY, REALLY GREEN. SO A LITTLE BUT IT DOES GO A LONG WAY. AND IT DOES TASTE NICE. AND IT IS GREEN ` BECAUSE I KNOW EVERYONE DOES NOT ENJOY COFFEE. IT IS NICE WE CAN SAY POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT A DRINK, BUT IT IS KEEPING IN CONTEXT ALWAYS, BECAUSE ONE DRINK ALONE IS NOT GOING TO BE THE THING THAT CHANGES YOUR HEALTH. AS IT ACTUALLY SWEETER OR IS IT BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDING SWEETNESS TO IT? SOME OF THE PLANT BASE MIXED TO HAVE ADDED SUGAR. IT IS JUST CONSIDERING WHAT YOU ARE HAVING WITH. OVERALL, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT MATCHA? LIKE TEA OR COFFEE, IT IS FINE TO BE DRINKING IF YOU ENJOY IT. THERE ARE NO DOWNSIDES, AND THERE ARE SOME POTENTIAL UPSIDES. IT IS REALLY THE CAFFEINE PIECE THAT DOES ALWAYS NEED TO BE CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE IMPACT ON OUR SLEEP. IT CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON ANXIETY AS WELL. YOU MIGHT DRINK TO REDUCE YOUR ANXIETY BUT THEN THE CAFFEINE INCREASES IT. SEE HOW IT WORKS FOR YOU, AND HAVE IT EARLIER ON IN THE MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MATCHA. I HAD TO DO IT. I HADN'T ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THE COFFEE CONTENT WITHIN IT. THERE ARE SOME GOOD STUFF IN THERE. WHEN YOU ARE LIKE US AND NICKING 3 CUPS BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK. IT IS NOT IDEAL. I TELL YOU WHAT IS NOT IDEAL ` THE PRICE OF SPORTS JERSEYS. YOU WERE GOING OFF ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SPORTS JERSEYS ` THE SUPPORTERS JERSEY AND THE PLAYERS JERSEY WHICH IS SORT OF THE ELITE LEVEL JERSEY, THEY TELL US. ANYWAY, LOOK AT THESE PICTURES. THIS BECAME A CHAT YESTERDAY. IT WAS QUITE A HEATED ONE AS WELL. THE PERFORMANCE JERSEY IS $200. WHAT ARE THEY PUTTING IN THERE THAT MAKES IT $200? IF YOU WANT TO BUY STANDARD ONE, IT IS ABOUT $150. THERE IS NOT THAT MUCH DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF THE PRICE OF THE CHILDREN'S ONES. THE WARRIORS ONES ARE $170. LIONEL MESSI JERSEY FROM INTER-MIAMI ` WHERE IS INTER-MIAMI ON THE TABLE? NO ONE KNOWS. YOU CAN GET SOME KNOCKOFFS. YOU CAN FIND THEM AROUND. AUCKLAND FC, IT WILL COST YOU $120 FOR AGES IT. IT IS ALL WELL AND GOOD TO SAY, I WOULDN'T BUY THAT, BUT WHEN THE KIDS COME TO YOU TO BUY A JERSEY OF THEIR FAVOURITE TEAM AND THEIR FAVOURITE PLAYERS, IT IS A LITTLE HARD, AND THEIR FRIENDS ARE RUNNING AROUND WITH THEM AS WELL. I RECALL BUYING AN ALL-BLACK'S ADIDAS JUMPER FOR ABOUT $240 ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. MADE MY EYES WATER, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF WARRIORS JERSEYS, AND ONE OF THEM WAS AN OLD SCHOOL BLACK AND WHITE ONE. THEY ARE MAKING A COMEBACK NOW. IT WAS WORTH IT. I DON'T KNOW. IS THAT OUT THE GATE, AS HELEN SAID? KIDS NEED TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR TEAM. YOU GO TO THE WAREWHARE, DRAW IT ON. YOU SEE MESSI AND RONALDO ON THE BACK OF THEIR SHIRT. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS PLUS, WHAT FORCED CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO TURN AWAY PATIENTS? # PLAYERS ONLY LOVE YOU WHEN THEY ARE PLAYING. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ROLE IN KICK STARTING NEGOTIATIONS ON A PEACE DEAL FOR UKRAINE IS BEING HERALDED BY HIS TOP DIPLOMAT AFTER A MEETING WITH RUSSIA. THE TWO COUNTRIES AGREED TO RESTORE EMBASSIES AND RE-START DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WHILE CREATING A TEAM TO BEGIN FORMAL TALKS ON FINDING A WAY TO END THE CONFLICT. U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO POINTING TO AN ELECTION PROMISE FROM HIS LEADER AS CRITICAL TO THE PROGRESS. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE IT` HE MADE IT VERY CLEAR DURING THE CAMPAIGN, HE THOUGHT THIS CONFLICT NEEDED TO END. HE'S THE ONLY LEADER IN THE WORLD THAT COULD HAVE STARTED A PROCESS THAT WE SAW HERE TODAY. AND THIS PROCESS IS GOING TO CONTINUE. IN RESPONSE, OFFICIALS IN UKRAINE SAY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IN RESPONSE, OFFICIALS IN UKRAINE SAY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS APPEASING MOSCOW. FARMER CONFIDENCE HAS JUMPED TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2014 ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SURVEY BY FEDERATED FARMERS. THE FIGURES SHOW CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY HAS RISEN 68% SINCE JULY 2024. THE SECTOR CITED FALLING INTEREST RATES RISING INCOMES AND MORE FAVOURABLE FARMING REGULATIONS. A HAWKE'S BAY WATERPARK IS BEING FORCED TO CLOSE MORE THAN A MONTH EARLY TO COVER COSTS. SPLASH PLANET RECEIVED 15,000 FEWER VISITORS COMPARED TO LAST SEASON, WITH REVENUE DOWN MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL IS BLAMING UNSEASONABLY COOL SUMMER WEATHER. TICKET HOLDERS ARE BEING CONTACTED ABOUT REFUND OPPORTUNITIES. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SUFFERED AN INJURY BLOW ON THE EVE OF THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY WITH PACE BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. THE 33-YEAR-OLD PICKED UP A FOOT INJURY DURING THE WARM-UP ODI AGAINST AFGHANISTAN AND WILL BE REPLACED IN THE SQUAD BY KYLE JAMIESON. THE WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY HAS DEFENDED ITS DECISION NOT TO PURSUE A LONGER BAN FOR TENNIS WORLD NUMBER ONE JANNIK SINNER. THE ITALIAN ACCEPTED A THREE-MONTH SUSPENSION AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BANNED SUBSTANCE, WHICH HE SAYS ENTERED HIS SYSTEM THROUGH MASSAGES AND SPORTS THERAPY. A SENIOR OFFICIAL CLAIMS THE CASE WAS QUOTE, 'A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM DOPING', BUT THE BAN HAS DRAWN THE IRE OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC WHO ACCUSED GOVERNING BODIES OF FAVOURITISM AND DOUBLE STANDARDS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND HERE'S YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY ` A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN, PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE, PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA WITH A HIGH OF 27. THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROTORUA NZ. ROTORUA IS THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR RELAXATION. FROM SOOTHING SPAS AND REJUVENATING FACIALS, TO INDULGENT DINING AND SERENE LAKESIDE STAYS, THERE'S NO SHORTAGE OF WAYS TO UNWIND. THIS WEEK, MATT GIBB IS IN TO ROTORUA TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE ON OFFER. MORENA, MATT. MORENA! YES, HAVING A GREAT TIME ALL THANKS TO ROTORUA NZ. SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES I HAVE BEEN HAVING A ONE IS THAT THE WINNERS WILL HAVE. WE ARE RUNNING THIS AMAZING COMPETITION AND I WANT TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. HEAD TO WINWITHBREAKFAST.CO.NZ YOU WILL BE HEADING TO ROTORUA, THE HOT SPRINGS AND SPA, HELL'S GATE, WITH ALL FOOD PROVIDED. YOU WILL ALSO BEGETTING A FULL-DAY EXPERIENCE HERE AT THE MAORI VILLAGE. MORENA! GETTING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT... I'M SO SORRY TO WAKE YOU UP SO EARLY. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT VISITED HERE, TELL US ABOUT WHY IT IS SPECIAL. WE ARE TOTALLY WHANAU-OWNED AND WE ACTUALLY INSTIGATED TOURISM IN ROTORUA. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY COME AND VISIT. WE HAVE TWO MAIN OPTIONS ` THE MAIN IS GOING OUT ON OUR TRAILS, AND THEN HOW ICONIC TOUR WHICH IS A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN OUR VILLAGE. IT'S THE ONLY LIVING GEOTHERMAL MAORI VILLAGE IN THE WORLD. YOU WALK THROUGH, YOU SEE THE INCREDIBLE GEOTHERMAL ACTIVITY, THEN YOU GET TO FEEL WHAT IT WAS LIKE LIVING IN A MAORI VILLAGE. YOU WILL SEE THE MAIN COOKING AREA. IT'S A STORYTELLING THAT OUR GUIDES WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE ON YOUR TOUR, SO THEIR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES GROWING UP HERE. IT IS SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE. MILD, ON CAMERA, YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE THE STEAM RISING. YOU REALLY DO HAVE TO TAKE YOUR TIME. HOW LONG PEOPLE NORMALLY SPEND WALKING AROUND HERE? ANYWHERE FROM TWO HOURS WAIT UP TO A WHOLE DAY. 'S ARE GOING THROUGH AT THE GUIDED TOURS, THAT'S APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AND IT'S WHERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING. YOU WILL GET TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE HUNDREDS OF YEARS. YOU WILL GET TO DO, SMELL, TASTE. AND SELF-GUIDED TRAILS SO YOU CAN TAKE AS LONG AS YOU LIKE. AS WELL AS EBIKE TRAILS. IT IS SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL WANT IS COMPETITION ANNUAL IT BECOMING RIGHT HERE. JUST A REMINDER, HERE IS THE WEBSITE. ENTER ALL YOUR DETAILS. YOU COULD BRING YOUR PARTNER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR BEST FRIEND. YOU COULD MAYBE MEET RENEE AND TANIA. EARLIER, YOU SAID WE MAY HAVE SOME STREAKERS IN THE BACKGROUND, BUT SO FAR SO GOOD. OUR PEOPLE STILL LIVE HERE, AS WE HAVE OPEN AIR BATHS, SO YOU MAY SEE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE BEHIND IS GOING TO THE BAR THAT OR GETTING OUT, SO DON'T BE ALARMED, IT IS QUITE NATURAL. WHAT'S WRONG WITH A LITTLE BIT OF BATHING NUDITY ON LIVE TV AT 6:30 AM? CHRIS: IS THAT WHY YOU HAVE BEEN TAKING YOUR ROBE WITH YOU? THE ROBE'S IN THE CAR BECAUSE I AM HEADING ALONG TO THE HOT SPRINGS. MATT GIBB AND HOT TUBS, HONESTLY, HE WILL FIND THEM. ME U TONU MAI ` A WAR OF WORDS IS DEVELOPING OVER ENDING AN ACTUAL WAR. NEXT, WHY RUSSIA, THE U.S. AND EUROPE ARE ENTERING A NEW BATTLE TO SORT A PEACE DEAL FOR UKRAINE. # DON'T START CARING ABOUT ME NOW. # WALK AWAY, YOU KNOW HOW. # BACK UP THE TRUNK, # LET'S HIT THE ROAD... # JUST KEEP CHASING THE SUN. HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ROLE IN KICK STARTING NEGOTIATIONS ON A PEACE DEAL FOR UKRAINE IS BEING HERALDED BY HIS TOP DIPLOMAT AFTER A MEETING WITH RUSSIA. PAM'S BRAND TEMPURA-COATED CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE BEING RECALLED, AS THEY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PIECES OF BLUE RUBBER. AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SUFFERED AN INJURY BLOW ON THE EVE OF THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY, WITH PACE BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. GLOBAL LEADERS ARE FOCUSED ON UKRAINE RIGHT NOW, WHERE RUSSIA INVADED NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO AND WAR HAS RAGED EVER SINCE. NOW, THOUGH, IT'S BECOMING QUITE A DIPLOMATIC BATTLE TO BE FIRST TO DELIVER PEACE TALKS OR ANY PROGRESS ON A CEASEFIRE DEAL. EUROPE HELD A HASTILY ARRANGED SUMMIT YESTERDAY, WHILE U.S. OFFICIALS MET WITH RUSSIA IN SAUDI ARABIA OVERNIGHT ` BUT WITHOUT UKRAINE OR EUROPE'S INVOLVEMENT. TO HELP US UNPACK WHAT'S HAPPENING, WE'RE JOINED BY PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ROBERT PATMAN. MORENA, ROBERT. A 4 1/2 HOUR MEETING THERE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE US. HISTORICALLY, HOW IS IT DIFFICULT AS THIS MEETING? IT IS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE US HAVE BEEN VERY MUCH IN COLD STORAGE. THEY HAVE BEEN STRAINED SINCE THE RUSSIANS` RUSSIANS ANNEXATION IN 2014, AND IT CERTAINLY TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE WHEN RUSSIA ILLEGALLY INVADED` ATTEMPTED A FORCED ANNEXATION OF UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY 2022. THIS MARKS AN ABOUT-FACE APPROACH. UKRAINE, UNDERSTANDABLY, NOT HAPPY TO NOT BE AT THAT TABLE. IT SAYS THAT THE US IS APPEASING MOSCOW, HOW ANTAGONISTIC IS THIS FOR UKRAINE TO NOT HAVE THEM INVOLVED IN THIS STAGE? I DON'T THINK IT IS WISE BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, I DON'T THINK IT IS WISE FOR AMERICA'S INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, A SUSTAINABLE PEACE AND UKRAINE INVOLVES THE CONSENT OF THE PARTY THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THE INVASION, AND SO, TO TRY AND IMPOSE PEACE ON UKRAINE WILL NOT WORK. ZELENSKYY COULD NOT ACCEPT A DEAL IN WHICH RUSSIA WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP LAND THAT WAS STOLEN. IT'S JUST NOT POLITICALLY REALISTIC TO EXPECT HIM OR ANY OTHER UKRAINIAN LEADER TO ACCEPT A DEAL WHICH IS IMPOSED BY THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA. YOU SAY THAT BUT FROM THE OUTSET, THE US HAS BEEN QUITE CLEAR THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE, THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME CESSATION OF TERRITORY. THAT'S PUZZLING IN ITSELF, BUT WHY IS AMERICA TAKING THAT POSITION UNDER MR TRUMP? AFTER ALL, THIS WAR COULD BE OVER IN 12 HOURS IF PUTIN WITHDREW TO THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED BORDERS OF RUSSIA! THAT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PEACE DEAL OR ANY NEGOTIATION. WHY ISN'T DONALD TRUMP, THE PROCLAIMED PEACEKEEPER OF THE FREE WORLD, DOING MORE? FROM SUPPORTERS WILL SAY, WELL, HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO END THE WAR, THE BATTLE HE WILL GO IN THERE WITH THESE INTENTIONS, BUT AMERICA'S STANDING IN THE WORLD, AS COMPARED TO EUROPE, IT IS IMPORTANT, IN TERMS OF THE WORLD STABILITY, ISN'T IT? YES, AND TO BE FAIR, IT IS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE INITIATIVE THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE TOO JUDGEMENTAL AT THE STATE, BUT IT MAY MEAN THAT ZELENSKYY AND EUROPE MAY BE BOUGHT INTO THIS DISCUSSION. LEFT ME QUITE CLEAR, NEW ZEALAND HAS A HUGE STAKE IN THE OUTCOME. WE ARE A SMALL COUNTRY, A SMALL GLOBAL TRADER, SO WE DEPEND ON THE INTERNATIONAL RULES OF ORDER. THAT'S BASED ON RULES, NOT POWER. IF THE PRESIDENT OF A COUNTRY INVADING ANOTHER AND THEN KEEPING THE TERRITORY THAT IT SEES STANDS, THAT WORLD TO STABILISE THE RULES-BASED ORDER GLOBALLY. IT HAD BIG IMPORTATION THE CHINA CORRECTION: IT HAD BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINA. WHAT'S TO STOP RUSSIA FROM GOING ANY FURTHER? EVEN FROM AMERICA'S POINT OF VIEW, IT IS IN THEIR BEST INTEREST NOT TO DO THAT, ISN'T IT? THERE ARE POWERS THAT ARE HAPPY TO SWEEP IN... ITS DIFFICULT, I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO READ THE ADMINISTRATION AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE NOT LEAST, THE OFFICIALS ARE SAYING DIFFERENT THINGS. THEY ARE OFTEN TALKING A MUCH BIGGER GAME THAN MR TRUMP SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO KNOW. I THINK ONE MOTIVATION IS THAT CHINA IS THE MAJOR RIVAL AND THEY WANT TO IMPROVE RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA TO SPLIT THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHINA AND RUSSIA. BUT QUITE FRANKLY, THAT IS DELUSIONAL. IF THEY STRUCK A DEAL WITH RUSSIA, THEY COULD ACHIEVE THE THING THAT AMERICA SAYS IT DOESN'T WANT TO ACHIEVE. WHAT ABOUT FOR THE OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS? AMERICA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE. BUT THEN YOU HAVE EUROPE. YES, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE, AFTER THAT EMERGENCY MEETING, A DETERMINATION TO ACTUALLY` LET'S BE QUITE CLEAR, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT TRUMP IS PLAYING THIS CARD AT THE MOMENT IS BECAUSE EUROPE HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT YOUR UKRAINE SO FAR. NOW THE SECOND BIGGEST PROVIDER OF MILITARY ARMS. WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE WAKING UP TO THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY CAN'T RELY ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE WAY THAT THEY RELIED ON THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION. POTENTIALLY, IF EUROPE GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER, IT COULD WORK, BUT THAT IS A HYPOTHETICAL AT THE MOMENT, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN. THE LEADERS ARE SAYING, BASICALLY, THEY WON'T ACCEPT ANY DEAL IN UKRAINE THAT DOES NOT RESTORE A FULL TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF UKRAINE BEFORE IT WAS INVADED BY RUSSIA/ ROBERT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROFESSOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 10 TO 7. E HAERE AKE NEI ` HOW HARD IS IT TO MOVE A TOWN CENTRE? THAT'S WHAT SOME ARE PROPOSING TO KEEP RESIDENTS IN ONE WEST AUCKLAND COMMUNITY SAFE. PLUS ` PATIENTS TURNED AWAY FROM CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S ED. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE HOSPITAL NEXT. (SULTRY POP MUSIC` (SULTRY POP MUSIC) # MAYBE IT'S THE LOVING IN YOUR EYES. STOP IT. YEAH, YOU HAVE TO FIND INGENIOUS WAYS IF YOU WANT TO WHERE THE JERSEYS OF YOUR FAVOURITE SPORTS PEOPLE. SOMEONE WHO WAS A MESSI FAN PAINTED THE STRIPES ON IT FOR THE ARGENTINA JERSEY. ONE OF OUR VIEWERS HAS AN ALL BLACKS JERSEY FROM THE 90S ` THE STEINLAGER ONE. THAT WAS THE BEST ON. THE NEWER ONES ARE LOW QUALITY, LOOKING TATTY AFTER A YEAR. SHANE, DEFINITELY ADDS UP. I THINK I BOUGHT SEVEN WARRIORS JERSEYS LAST YEAR, STARTING AT $75 UP UNTIL $180. I AM A HUGE WARRIORS FAN, BUT IT IS GETTING EXPENSIVE. IT SHOWS NO RESPECT TOWARDS THE FANS THAT IT IS INSULTING. THAT'S WHAT IT IS ABOUT, IT IS ABOUT THE FANS. AS THEY ARE MAKING PROFITS OUT OF THEM, THEY WILL SAY, OK, PEOPLE ARE PREPARED TO PAY THAT PRICE. I ACTUALLY AGREE. I AM A KIWI LIVING IN SHANGHAI. THEY CAN GET ANY SUPER RUGBY JERSEY FOR AROUND $15, DELIVERED. HOW? CAN WE HAVE A QUICK LOOK AT IT, WE HAVE THE GRAPHIC WE MADE UP. WE PUT TOGETHER A LITTLE MONTAGE OF JERSEYS FOR YOU AND THE COST. THEY ARE GOING TO PAY. IF IT IS YOUR FAVOURITE TEAM, YOU'RE GOING TO PAY. WHEN THE KIDS START PUTTING PRESSURE ON, PEOPLE BUY THEM. MY KIDS ARE NOT AT THAT AGE YET. BUT YOU GO TO SPORTS GROUNDS AND PEOPLE ARE WEARING THEM. I REMEMBER IN POLICE COLLEGE WE JUST HAD TO BUY A WHITE T-SHIRT AND GET A STENCIL AND PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR BACK. BACK IN YOUR SILVER FERN STAYS. BACK IN YOUR SILVER FERN DAYS* NOT QUITE. IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING AFTER IT WAS FORCED TO ASK PEOPLE WITHOUT LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES TO SEEK HEALTHCARE ELSEWHERE ON MONDAY. LISA DAVIES CAUGHT UP WITH AN EMERGENCY SPECIALIST FROM THE ED TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. MORENA. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE HERE OUTSIDE CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL WITH ED SPECIALIST DOCTOR MARK GILBERT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU. THE STATS ARE SHOWING US JUST HOW BUSY YOU ARE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT LED TO YOU ASKING PEOPLE WITHOUT LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS TO SEEK HELP ELSEWHERE? WE HAD A COMBINATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES. FIRSTLY, WE'VE BEEN BUSY OVER THE LAST 10 DAYS AND THE HOSPITAL WAS REALLY FULL AND AT CAPACITY, SO THAT MEANT WE COULDN'T MOVE PATIENTS WHO WE WANTED ADMITTED UP TO THE WARDS. SO THAT IS A DELAY IN LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT. BUT ON TOP OF THAT, PARTICULARLY EARLIER ON IN THE DAY, WE HAD A REALLY SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN PATIENT PRESENTATION. SO THE COMBINATION OF THOSE TWO THINGS MEANT THAT OUR OCCUPANCY IN THE ED WENT UP, AND THAT'S WHEN OUR QUALITY OF CARE STARTS GETTING COMPROMISED. SO WHAT SORT OF NUMBERS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SAY IT'S ABOVE THE USUAL NUMBER YOU'D SEE? YEAH, SURE. SO, WE SAW ABOUT 435 PATIENTS. NORMALLY WE WOULD SEE ABOUT 390 PER DAY, AT THE MOMENT. BUT ACTUALLY IF YOU WIND THE CLOCK BACK ABOUT FOUR YEARS, WE WERE SEEING THEN ABOUT 310 PER DAY. SO OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEING OVER 100 PATIENTS PER DAY, MORE THAN WE WERE, UM, BACK WHEN WE OPENED THE NEW EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THAT'S QUITE A CLIMB, ISN'T IT? YOU MUST BE RELUCTANT TO SEND OUT MESSAGES LIKE THIS, I'M SURE. YEAH, WE DON'T DO IT LIGHTLY. IT'S NOT A DECISION THAT WE FIND HARD TO MAKE BECAUSE IF WE NEED TO DO IT, WE DO IT. BUT BEFORE WE DO IT, WE CERTAINLY WEIGH UP THE PROS AND THE CONS. WE DON'T WANT TO BE THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF, IF YOU LIKE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE DO NEED TO LOOK AFTER THE STAFF AND THE PATIENT SAFETY. IS IT WORRYING FOR YOU THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER, WHEN USUALLY WE SEE THESE KINDS OF THINGS HAPPEN IN WINTER WHEN WE'RE DEEP AND FLU SEASON? YEAH, I THINK EVEN IN SUMMER WE DO SEE THESE FLUCTUATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL EVERY NOW AND THEN TO GET THAT. WHAT WE WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE IS THAT IT'S A RARITY OVER SUMMER, AND INDEED, TO BE HONEST, OVER WINTER, IF WE GET OUR STAFFING AND OUR SYSTEMS RIGHT, THEN WE WOULD HOPE IT'S AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE THEN AS WELL. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE TO BE MADE TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING WHEN YOU DO GET A SURGE IN NUMBERS THAT PERHAPS YOU WEREN'T EXPECTING? YEAH. SO IN CHRISTCHURCH, WE HAVE A REAL ISSUE AT THE MOMENT WITH GP CAPACITY AND URGENT CARE CAPACITY. SO INVESTING IN GP AND URGENT CARE CAPACITY, UH, IN OUR LOCATION WOULD CERTAINLY HELP THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. HEARING THIS SORT OF NEWS CAN BE A BIT UNNERVING FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO FEEL A WEE BIT UNSETTLED HEARING THIS, THAT IF THEY DO SUDDENLY FEEL REALLY UNWELL, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT FEEL THEY'RE NOT SURE WHERE THEY SHOULD GO. WHAT'S YOUR ADVICE? YEAH, WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY NEED TO BE UNSETTLED. I THINK WE'RE LUCKY IN CHRISTCHURCH. WE'VE GOT A WORLD-CLASS HOSPITAL AND A WORLD-CLASS ED WITH AMAZING STAFF, AND WE'VE GOT GREAT SYSTEMS IN THERE. SO IF YOU COME TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A REALLY SIGNIFICANT ILLNESS OR INJURY, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO GET GREAT CARE. AND IF YOU DO HAVE A LESS URGENT CONDITION, YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A WAIT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MARK. WE'LL LET YOU GET BACK INTO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, DOING WHAT YOU DO BEST. THANKS. ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` THE RADICAL PROPOSAL TO RELOCATE A WEST AUCKLAND COMMUNITY. WHY SOME BELIEVE IT'S THE BEST OPTION IN THE FACE OF REPEATED FLOODING. PLUS ` IT'S NEARLY 14 YEARS SINCE THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT ROCKED CHRISTCHURCH. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE MAYOR AHEAD OF THIS WEEKEND'S MEMORIAL. AND CHRIS HIPKINS WILL JOIN US. WHAT THE LABOUR LEADER MAKES OF THE REPORT THAT SLAMS SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR THE MISHANDLING OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S THE NEWS. THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA ARE STARTING A FORMAL PROCESS TO TRY TO END THE UKRAINE WAR FOLLOWING THEIR FOUR-HOUR MEETING IN SAUDI ARABIA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE TALKS RESULTED IN PLEDGES TO RESTORE EMBASSIES IN EACH OTHER'S COUNTRIES AND CREATE A HIGH-LEVEL TEAM TO START NEGOTIATIONS ON UKRAINE, INCLUDING ABOUT TERRITORY AND SECURITY GUARANTEES. EUROPE WASN'T INVITED, BUT THE U.S. SAYS THEY WILL NEED TO BE INVOLVED. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE ENGAGEMENT AND CONSULTATION WITH UKRAINE, WITH OUR PARTNERS IN EUROPE AND OTHERS. BUT ULTIMATELY, THE RUSSIAN SIDE WILL BE INDISPENSABLE TO THIS EFFORT (STAMMERS) SO THAT PROCESS WILL BEGIN. RUSSIA HAS RULED OUT ANY USE OF EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPERS IN UKRAINE. AND IN ISRAEL, HAMAS WILL HAND OVER THE BODIES OF FOUR DEAD HOSTAGES LATER THIS WEEK, INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE RELEASE OF LIVING HOSTAGES WILL THEN RESUME ON THE WEEKEND, WITH SIX EXPECTED TO BE SET FREE. THE ONGOING HOSTAGE RELEASE IS PART OF THE GAZA CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT. BACK HERE, AND THE HEAD OF STATS NZ IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE ROLE AFTER AN INVESTIGATION FOUND FLAWS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S HANDLING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. THE INQUIRY WAS ORDERED AFTER DATA COLLECTED AT THE MANUREWA MARAE DURING THE 2023 CENSUS AND A COVID VACCINATION DRIVE WAS ALLEGEDLY MISUSED. IT FOUND SEVERAL AGENCIES FAILED TO PUT APPROPRIATE SAFEGAURDS IN PLACE. ONE DOG HAS BEEN FOUND AND RETURNED AFTER A BREAK-IN AT NELSON SPCA. SIMBA THE DOG WAS LOCATED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC. TWO OTHER ANIMALS REMAIN MISSING AFTER AN EARLY MORNING BREAK-IN ON MONDAY. SPCA STAFF FOUND CAGES CUT OPEN BY WIRE CUTTERS. CHAMPION HIGH JUMPER HAMISH KERR HAS BEEN NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AT THE 62nd HALBERG AWARDS. THE OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALLIST CLAIMED THE AWARD AHEAD OF FELLOW OLYMPIANS FINN BUTCHER AND HAYDEN WILDE, AS WELL AS PREMIER LEAGUE STRIKER CHRIS WOOD AND JOCKEY JAMES MCDONALD. AS ATHLETES, WE LOVE OUR SPORTS GEAR, AND WE LOVE CONTINUALLY WANTING TO GET BETTER, SO IT'S GREAT FOR US ACTUALLY TO SORT OF GLAM UP A WEE BIT AND REFLECT ON HOW FAR WE'VE COME. SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR DAME LYDIA KO ALSO TOOK OUT THE SUPREME HALBERG AWARD ON THE NIGHT, AFTER WINNING THE PARIS OLYMPICS AND THE BRITISH OPEN. AND HAMISH AND FINN WILL JOIN US A LITTLE LATER ON THE SHOW. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND HERE'S YOUR FORECAST FOR TODAY ` A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN, PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE, PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA WITH A HIGH OF 27. A HISTORY OF REPEATED FLOODING IN KUMEU HAS LED TO A PROPOSAL TO GRADUALLY RELOCATE THE TOWN CENTRE OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THAT PROPOSAL REVEALED TO ABOUT 200 LOCALS ON MONDAY NIGHT. A RECENT REPORT FOUND NO VIBALE OR COST-EFFECTIVE FLOOD SOLUTIONS FOR THE TOWNSHIP. MANY LOCAL LEADERS FEEL A MANAGED RETREAT IS THE ONLY SAFE OPTION. REPORTER SIMON MERCEP IS IN KUMEU THIS MORNING TO FIND OUT MORE. MORENA, SIMON. MORENA, JENNY MAY. YES, I AM HERE WITH THE LOCAL COUNSELLOR FOR RODNEY WARD. THIS IS YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS. WE ARE STANDING NEXT TO STATE HIGHWAY 16. AFTER CYCLING GABRIELLE, PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE MORE AWARE OF FLOODING. HOW BAD IS THAT IN THIS TOWNSHIP? FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY THIS MORNING. THE FLOODING IS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE IN KUMEU. IT HAS FLOODED HERE IN THE PAST, BUT IT IS MORE FREQUENT WITH THE CHANGE IN THE CLIMATE. IT IS BECOMING WORSE. YOU HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER SOLUTIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK THE BEST ONE IS TO ACTUALLY MOVE THE TOWN? LAST NIGHT, THE AUCKLAND COUNCIL PRESENTED TO US AS A COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AND REALLY THE NEWS WAS NOT GOOD. WE FEEL VERY DISAPPOINTED AS A RESULT, AND SOME ARE VERY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE NEWS. WE WERE HOPING THE AUCKLAND COUNCIL COULD COME IN AS CAVALRY AND HELPS SAVE THE TOWN FROM FLOODING. WHAT OTHER SOLUTIONS WE ARE CONSIDERING? ONE WAS TO BUILD A DAM FURTHER UP ABOVE THIS TOWNSHIP TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE WATER IN THE FLOOD EVENT. ANOTHER IDEA WAS TO WIDEN THE RIVER TO TRY AND GET MORE FLOW THROUGH THE RIVER, AND ANOTHER ONE WAS EVEN TO GO TO THE EXTREME OF BUILDING A MASSIVE TUNNEL LINKING THE KUMEU RIVER TO THE WAITEMATA RIVER TO ACT AS A GIANT DRAIN. WE WERE TOLD UNFORTUNATELY THAT NONE OF THOSE SOLUTIONS WOULD DROP THE LEVELS BY OVER 1 M WHICH IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO STOP THE FLOODING. TELL ME HOW YOU ACTUALLY RETREAT. THE COUNCIL IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT IT CAN DO, NOT JUST WHAT IT CAN'T DO. IT CAN PUT AN EARLIER ALERT SYSTEM TO GIVE PEOPLE MAYBE FOUR HOURS WARNING TIME. THAT WILL BE GOING LIVE IN A FEW WEEKS TIME FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT CAN DREDGE THE RIVER MORE FREQUENTLY AND KEEP IT BETTER MAINTAINED. IT CAN STOP CONSENTING OF HOUSES IN FLOOD ZONES GOING FORWARD. ANOTHER IDEA IS TO FORWARD PLAN ABOUT HOW DO WE MOVE THIS TOWN CENTRE OUT OF THE FLOOD ZONE, THAT FLOODS MORE OFTEN, TO HIGHER GROUND. THERE IS SOME REZONING, RIGHT? YOU FIND ANOTHER AREA, AND THAT BECOMES THE ATTRACTIVE AREA FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO. THE COUNCIL ALREADY HAS PLANS TO DO THAT. LOOKING DECADES OUT ` 2050 AT THE MOMENT. THE COUNCIL IS PLANNING TO OPEN UP THE TOWN CENTRE AND TOWNSHIP. HAD YOU GET PEOPLE TO MOVE? IT IS CONTINGENT ON THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT PUTTING IN A BYPASS ROAD TO OPEN UP THAT NEW LAND. THE KEY FOR THE COMMUNITY AS WE WANT TO MOVE OUR BUSINESSES OUT OF THIS FLOOD ZONE. WE WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT UNTIL THE NEW BYPASS GOES ON. YOU ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT PHYSICALLY TAKING A BUSINESS AND MOVING UP THE ROAD. IT IS THE COUNCIL REZONING NEW LAND, AND THEN THE MARKET FORCES ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MOVE TO NEW PREMISES. AND 2050, YOU SAID. THAT IS 25 YEARS AWAY. WHAT OTHER CHANCES THERE WILL BE A FLOOD IN KUMEU AND THE NEXT 25 YEARS? THERE IS BOUND TO BE MORE FLOODING. SO THE COUNCIL IS WILLING TO BRING THE ZONING FORWARD TO ALLOW THAT MOVEMENT OF THE TOWNSHIP TO HAPPEN SOONER, BUT AGAIN WE NEED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO BUILD THAT BYPASS ROAD. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THAT? IT IS A ROAD OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. THAT'S GOOD. IT IS ON THE MAP TO BE DONE. BUT IT IS NOT FUNDED IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SET FUNDED CERTAINLY WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE OR SIX YEARS. AND HOW ARE YOU GOING THAT? WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM MR BISHOP. THERE IS THIS IDEA OF MANAGED RETREAT, GETTING OUT OF AN AREA THAT YOU CAN'T REBUILD. AUCKLAND IS LIKELY TO NOT BE THE ONLY PLACE THIS IS HAPPENING. THERE IS AREAS OF NEW ZEALAND WHERE THEY ARE LOOKING AT MANAGED RETREAT. THAT IS A DIFFERENT SCENARIO WHERE THE COUNCIL OR GOVERNMENT MIGHT BUY LAND AND PAY FOR BUSINESSES TO RELOCATE. THAT IS NOT THE SOLUTION BEING SUGGESTED FOR US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. IT IS A BIG ISSUE AROUND THE COUNTRY. SOME STEPS, SLOW, AS YOU HAVE HEARD. IT WILL TAKE A FEW YEARS. MORE TO FOLLOW HOPEFULLY IN THE YEARS AHEAD. SIMON, YOU HAVE COVERED A LOT OF STORIES IN THE LAST FEW YEARS ON FLOODS IN COMMUNITIES. YOU'VE BEEN TO THE COROMANDEL A FEW TIMES. DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW DIFFICULT IT IS EMOTIONALLY FOR PEOPLE TO MOVE AND MAKE THAT DECISION? IT IS USUALLY EMOTIONAL TO MOVE. ONE OF THE TRIPS TO COROMANDEL, WHEN IT WAS THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT, ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT MINISTERS KAREN MCNULTY WENT DOWN THERE. HE ADMITTED NOT ONLY WILL TAKE A LONG TIME, BUT IT WILL BE EXTREMELY PAINFUL. IF YOU'VE LIVED IN AN AREA AND ARE ATTACHED TO IT, YOU DON'T WANT TO GET OUT IN A HURRY IN THIS YOU REALLY HAVE TO. THANKS, SIMON. E HAERE AKE NEI ` CHRIS HIPKINS JOINS US NEXT. WOULD HE POTENTIALLY SEND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TO UKRAINE TO KEEP THE PEACE? AUCKLAND, GOING TO BE A FINE DAY. LOOKING A LITTLE BIT GREY AT THE MOMENT. I'M JUST THINKING, I DID THE SWIM ACROSS THE... WHAT YOU CALL IT? HARBOUR. HARBOUR, AND A STILL A MEMBER COMING AROUND THE END POINT THERE, AND THINKING, OKAY, I CAN'T DO THIS, I AM DONE, I'M OUT. I CARRIED ON. WELL DONE, DID YOU FINISH IT? I DID. OK. LET'S MOVE ON THEM. I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE TRIGGERED ANY MORE. WELLINGTON, LOOKING A BIT MOODY THIS MORNING. FINDS WAS INCREASING THAT AFTERNOON. STRONG ORDERLIES. * NORTHERLIES. (FUNKY MUSIC) HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` PEOPLE ARE RETURNING HOME IN SOUTHERN LEBANON AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM MOST OF THE COUNTRY. CHAMPION HIGH JUMPER HAMISH KERR HAS BEEN NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AT THE 62nd HALBERG AWARDS. AND ONE DOG HAS BEEN FOUND AND RETURNED AFTER A BREAK-IN AT NELSON'S SPCA, BUT TWO OTHER ANIMALS REMAIN MISSING. A DAMNING REPORT INTO SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAS FOUND PERSONAL INFORMATION OF NZers WASN'T ADEQUATELY PROTECTED. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON ORDERED A PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION INQUIRY AFTER ALLEGATIONS THAT CENSUS AND COVID-19 DATA COLLECTED BY AUCKLAND'S MANUREWA MARAE WAS MISUSED FOR TE PATI MAORI'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS JOINS US NOW FROM WELLINGTON. MORENA, CHRIS. SIGNIFICANT FALLOUT HERE. STATS NZ; THE CHAIR MAY LEAVE HIS JOB. THE CRITICISM HAS BEEN SAVING, DOES FURTHER ACTION NEEDED TO BE TAKEN ACROSS THESE THREE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS? THERE ARE STILL INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY, SO THE POLICE STILL HAVE THEIRS UNDERWAY, AND WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THEY FIND FIRST. WHAT THEY FOUND YESTERDAY WAS THAT THERE WERE INADEQUATE PROTECTIONS IN PLACE TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S DATA. THAT IS VERY CONCERNING AND IT IS A REAL WAKE-UP CALL. I THINK DECISIVE ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN, AND I THINK YESTERDAY'S WAS APPROPRIATE ACTION IN LIGHT OF THE FINDINGS, BUT WHETHER THAT DATA WAS ACTUALLY USED TO PROVIDE ELECTORAL BENEFIT TO A PARTICULAR CANDIDATE, WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD A DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON THAT YET. SO WE NEED TO ALLOW THAT TO CONTINUE, SO THAT IS WHY I AM CAUTIOUS TO FURTHER AFFIRM CONCLUSIONS ON THIS. ALSO ON THE MANUREWA MARAE ` IT BEGS THE QUESTION, WHY WASN'T EVEN GREENLIGHT? THERE ARE ALSO REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THERE WAS A POLLING BOOTH THERE. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT US BUT BASICALLY THEY WENT AHEAD AND DID IT ANYWAY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MARAE WAS A CANDIDATE IN THE ELECTION. THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN OBVIOUS THAT THERE WAS A BIG CONFLICT THERE. YOU MENTIONED YESTERDAY, BEING UNFAIR AFTER TAKUTAI ONE THE SEAT BY 42 VOTES. IT WAS THE CLOSEST ELECTORAL RACE IN THE COUNTRY, AND IT IS REALLY CONCERNING, SO I THINK WE NEED TO SEE THE REST OF THE INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, I HOPE THEY PICK UP THE PACE A LITTLE BIT; THE CLOCK IS TICKING. NEW ZEALANDERS DESERVE ANSWERS. MS DOESN'T DEFINITIVELY ANSWER THE QUESTION, AND ALSO, WE NEED MORE ACTION FROM AGENCIES LIKE THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO IMITATE WHAT THEY DID WAS TOTALLY WRONG BY HAVING A POLLING BOOTH THERE AND TAKE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT SORT OF THING DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. OUR ELECTIONS HAVE TO BE ABOVE APPROACH, THEY HAVE TO HAVE ABSOLUTE INTEGRITY AND GENERALI, NEW ZEALAND HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR THAT, SO THIS WHOLE SERIES OF EVENTS AROUND THIS ONE SEAT AND THIS ONE MARAE IS REALLY DISAPPOINTING. AS I SAID, THESE ARE OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. SO WHO IS CONTRACTED TO HELP COLLECT CENSUS DATA, STATS NZ MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND THAT IS ACTUALLY MORE IMPORTANT AS WELL. ULTIMATELY, THOSE AGENCIES MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND MAKING THOSE DECISIONS, THEY CLEARLY DIDN'T PUT ADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS IN PLACE TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S INFORMATION. I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT TE PATI MAORI STRENUOUSLY DENIES THIS THEY MISUSED ANYONE'S DATA TO GAIN VOTES. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE LATEST COMING OUT OF THE TRADE AGREEMENT? AGAIN, WE NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THAT DOCUMENT. THE DEVIL IS EITHER MORE DETAIL, THERE ARE LINKS TO OTHER AGREEMENTS. WE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND THOSE TO SEE WHAT THE COOK ISLANDS IS STANDING FOR. I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE COOK ISLANDS HAVE NOT CONSULTED NEW ZEALAND MORE. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM. THE COOK ISLANDS GET A LOT OUT OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW ZEALAND THAT OTHER PACIFIC COUNTRIES DON'T. VISIT CONCERN YOU THAT THERE ARE SO MANY QUESTIONS STILL TO BE ANSWERED, THOUGH, IN THOSE DETAILS? ABSOLUTELY, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF THE COOK ISLANDS HAD INVOLVED THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT FROM THE BEGINNING SO THERE WAS THESE QUESTIONS HANGING OVER THE ARRANGEMENTS. I THINK IS DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY HAVEN'T. AND FOR US TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS A POINT OF VIEW, I THINK THAT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE. HOW DO WE MOVE FORWARD NOW? WITH OUR RELATIONSHIP? THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE COOK ISLANDS, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THERE AS STRONG OPPOSITION TO SOMETHING THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DONE. , BUT I THINK FOR NOW, THE PRIORITY OF OUR GOVERNMENT IS TO ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IT IS THAT THE COOK ISLANDS HAVE SIGNED UP FOR AND WORKING THROUGH THE IMPLICATIONS OF THAT FOR THE COOK ISLANDS RELATIONSHIP WITH NEW ZEALAND. IN TERMS OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FRIENDS FURTHER AFIELD, LOTS AND SAYS HE IS HOPING TO SEND PEACEKEEPERS TO UKRAINE IF A CEASEFIRE IS REACHED. WHAT YOU THINK? THE WAR IN UKRAINE IS UNJUST. WE HAVE STRONGLY SUPPORTED UKRAINE FROM THE BEGINNING AND THE BRUSHES *RUSSIA'S INVASION IS ILLEGAL. WE ABSOLUTELY CONTINUE TO BACK THE DECISIONS THAT WE TOOK IN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE, INCLUDING SENDING SOMEONE OF OUR DEFENCE FORCE TO THE UK WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAINED WITH UKRAINIAN FORCES. THINK OF HIS ARRANGEMENT AS POSSIBLE AND NEW ZEALAND CAN PLAY A ROLE IN SECURING AND KEEPING THAT PIECE/ *PEACE I THINK WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE OPEN TO THAT. I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT SIGNING UP FOR IT YET, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WILL ENTAIL, BUT WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT CONVERSATION. NEW ZEALAND HAS HAD A PROUD OF ROLE, HAS THREE OF PLAYING PEACEKEEPING ROLES AROUND THE WORLD IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEW ZEALAND TROOPS ARE VERY GOOD AT. AND WE SHOULD CERTAINLY BE OPEN TO DOING THAT HERE. BEFORE YOU GO, I WANT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE. THE TOURISM SLOGAN OF 'EVERONE MUST GO', IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE YOU WERE A HUGE FAN, SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR A BETTER SLOGAN. WELL, IT DOES MAKE IT SOUND LIKE NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE CLEARANCE BEEN, DOESN'T IT? A BETTER SLOGAN COULD BE, COME HERE AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY BETTER RUGBY! I DON'T KNOW IF THERE TOURISM SECTOR WORKS THAT WAY WITH THOSE BARS. COMING OFF THE ROPES, BECAUSE HAPPENS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOW. I WONDER HOW THAT ONE WOULD GO DOWN. WHEN YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION, YOU CAN MAKE THOSE CALLS. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. 'COME HERE AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY RUGBY.' (UPBEAT MUSIC) I AM STILL KIND OF REELING FROM LEADER OF THE LABOR PARTY, CHRIS HIPKINS, SAYING THE SLOGAN FOR NEW ZEALAND TO GET AUSTRALIANS OVER HERE POTENTIALLY COULD BECOME OVER HERE AND LEARN HOW TO PLAY RUGBY. IT COULD BE POSITIVE. YOU ARE OFFERING THE CHANCE TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY RUGBY. SOME PEOPLE MIGHT SEEM IT AS ANTAGONISTIC. WELLINGTON SLOGAN IS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WELLINGTON. THAT HAS STUCK. TOUCH, TASTE, FEEL TIMARU. THAT IS A BIT WEIRD. HAMILTON HAS GONE FOR MORE THAN YOU EXPECT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LOWER THE BAR? TAKE A LIKING TO A VIKING FOR DANNEVIRKE. I THINK TE KUITI, WHICH IS NOT WHERE I AM FROM, BUT CLOSE BY, IS HOME OF CHAMPIONS. ACTUALLY, I THINK THAT IS WAIPA. IT IS ON A MASSIVE SIGN AS YOU ARE CRUISING THROUGH. THERE ARE SOME QUITE CLASSICALLY KIWI ONES. THIS HAS COME OUT AS A RESULT OF THE GOVERNMENT RELEASING THEIR CAMPAIGN TO GET AUSTRALIANS OVER HERE. YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO REACH FOR IT. THIS IS WHAT I AM SAYING. EVERYONE MUST GO. NOT EVERYTHING MUST GO. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR TOWN SLOGANS. EMAIL US. IT'S 7.30 ` HERE'S THE NEWS. RUSSIA IS REJECTING EUROPE'S SUGGESTION OF PEACEKEEPERS BEING USED IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT, WHICH MAY HAVE ALSO UTILISED NEW ZEALAND TROOPS. THE KREMLIN'S COMMENTS FOLLOWED TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES IN SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH ARE BEING SEEN AS A START TO FORMAL PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON YESTERDAY SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER SENDING PEACEKEEPING TROOPS, ALONGSIDE A EUROPE-LED FORCE, IF A TRUCE WAS REACHED. NZ TROOPS HAVE TRAINED UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS IN THE UK PREVIOUSLY. FOOTAGE FROM INSIDE THE DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO SHOWS PEOPLE CLAMBERING TO ESCAPE OVER SEATS AND BELONGINGS. PASSENGERS ARE HELPED FROM THE UPSIDE DOWN AIRCRAFT ONTO THE SNOW-COVERED TARMAC, ON TO THE SNOW-COVERED TARMAC, AFTER THE REGIONAL JET FLIPPED ON THE RUNWAY. ALL 80 ON BOARD SURVIVED THE DELTA FLIGHT. 21 NEEDED HOSPITAL TREATMENT, WITH TWO STILL ADMITTED. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY INTO THE CRASH. FARMER CONFIDENCE HAS JUMPED TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2014, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SURVEY BY FEDERATED FARMERS. THE FIGURES SHOW CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY HAS RISEN 68% SINCE JULY 2024. THE SECTOR CITED FALLING INTEREST RATES, RISING INCOMES AND MORE FAVOURABLE FARMING REGULATIONS. A PERSON HAS DIED AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE IN A SOUTH AUCKLAND PARK. POLICE DESCENDED ON MOUNTFORT PARK IN WEYMOUTH AT AROUND 7.40pm LAST NIGHT. CORDONS WERE PUT UP AND THE PUBLIC ASKED TO AVOID THE AREA. UNSEASONABLY COOL WEATHER IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE EARLY CLOSURE OF A HAWKE'S BAY WATERPARK. HASTINGS DISTRICT COUNCIL HAS MADE THE DECISION TO SHUT SPLASH PLANET MORE THAN A MONTH EARLY TO COVER COSTS. THE WATERPARK RECEIVED 15,000 FEWER VISITORS COMPARED TO LAST SEASON, WITH REVENUE DOWN MORE THAN $500,000. TICKET HOLDERS ARE BEING CONTACTED ABOUT REFUNDS. THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SUFFERED AN INJURY BLOW ON THE EVE OF THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY, WITH PACE BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. THE 33-YEAR-OLD PICKED UP A FOOT INJURY DURING THE WARM UP ODI AGAINST AFGHANISTAN, AND WILL BE REPLACED IN THE SQUAD BY KYLE JAMIESON. WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT IT IS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR HIM TO BE RIGHT, BUT WITH THE SHORT NATURE OF THIS TOURNAMENT, IT WAS AN INJURY THAT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO RULE HIM OUT. THE BLACKCAPS CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF TONIGHT AGAINST PAKISTAN. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) HERE IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND AND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN ` PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE. PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA, WITH A HIGH OF 27. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROTORUA NZ. ROTORUA IS THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR RELAXATION, AND THIS WEEK MATT GIBB HAS HEADED TO ROTORUA TO CHECK OUT SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT ARE ON OFFER. WHERE ARE YOU AT? THE ULTIMATE RELAXATION DESTINATION. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE DESTINATION FOR RELAXATION, JENNY-MAY. RIGHT NOW I AM IN A HOT TUB. I AM VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. SECRET SPOT HOT TUBS IN ROTORUA. JUST YOU KNOW, I AM GOING TO KEEP IT PG. I WILL KEEP THE NIPS UNDERWATER. WE ARE EXPERIENCING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT OUR WINNERS ARE GOING TO DO WHEN THEY HAVE THEIR BEAUTIFUL TWO-DAY STAY HERE IN ROTORUA WITH SOME INCREDIBLE PRIZES ON OFFER. HEAD TO THE WEBSITE RIGHT NOW AND GET IN THE DRAWER BEFORE 4 PM ON THURSDAY TO WIN THIS INCREDIBLE TRIP. I WANT TO SHOW YOU ONE OF THE AMAZING PRIZES THAT YOU WILL BE WINNING AS PART OF YOUR PACKAGE. IT IS A PLACE I HAD NEVER BEEN TO BEFORE, BUT WHEN OUR WINNERS COME, THEY WILL BE GETTING ALL OF THEIR MEALS PROVIDED. THEY WILL ALSO GET A $200 VOUCHER AND SOME COFFEE. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE STORE, HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. (COUNTRY MUISC) JUST 20 MINUTES OUT OF ROTORUA IS THIS PLACE ` THE LEGENDARY OKERE FALLS STORE. LET'S HAVE A LOOK. RACHEL, I'M ALMOST ASHAMED TO ADMIT THIS ` THIS IS MY FIRST VISIT TO THE OKERE FALLS STORE. I KNOW I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BEFORE, BUT I'M FINALLY HERE. FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STORE. IT'S A FANTASTIC SPOT. QUITE UNIQUE, ISN'T IT? IT IS. IT'S AN INSTITUTION FOR OUR COMMUNITY HERE. WE HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR 21 YEARS, AND IT'S A GREAT MEETING SPOT. EVERYBODY COMES INTO THE AREA FOR WHITEWATER RAFTING, WHITEWATER KAYAKING, ZIPLINING, JUST TO GET OUT ON THE LAKE. PEOPLE ARE WORKING UP AN APPETITE. I HEAR THERE'S SOME MUST TRY ITEMS. WHAT HAVE WE GOT? ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'RE COMING TO THE OKERE FALLS STORE, YOU WANT TO TRY THE CHILLI SCRAMBLE. YOU ALSO WANT TO TRY OUR BURGERS. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER THINGS ON THE MENU TO TRY, SO COME AND CHECK IT OUT. NOW, THIS IS A PRETTY AMAZING PRIZE THAT WE'RE GIVING AWAY. HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz. YOUR PRIZE IS PART OF THIS PACKAGE. IT'S FANTASTIC. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE IF THEY WIN AND EAT ALL WEEKEND, WHATEVER THEY LIKE. YES, SO THEY CAN COME HERE AND EAT ALL WEEKEND. THEY CAN ENJOY EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT TO OFFER ` FOOD, DRINKS, COFFEE, YOU NAME IT. NOT ONLY ARE YOU FAMOUS FOR YOUR FOOD, WHICH IS DELICIOUS. THE COFFEE HERE HAS TO BE TASTED TO BE BELIEVED, DOESN'T IT? EVERYONE LOVES OUR COFFEE. IT'S HOUSE ROASTED. THEY COME HERE AND COME BACK FOR THE COFFEE ALONE. AND AS A CRAFT BEER LOVER MYSELF, ALWAYS NICE TO SEE A BIG CRAFT BEER SELECTION. YES. SO WE'VE GOT 14 ON TAP HERE. LOOK, I'VE BEEN STANDING IN FRONT OF THESE BEER TAPS FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW, AND I THINK IT'S MAYBE TIME FOR ME TO SAMPLE SOME OF YOUR LOCAL BREWS. WHAT DO YOU RECKON? IS THAT RIGHT? CAN WE DO THAT? WELL, I DO SEE YOU EATING AND DRINKING A LOT ON TV, MATT, BUT YOU DON'T SEEM TO DO MUCH WORK FOR IT. ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT WE PUT YOU TO WORK FIRST? THAT SOUNDS FAIR TO ME. ALRIGHT, I'LL EARN IT THEN. THAT SOUNDS FAIR TO ME. ALL RIGHT, I'LL EARN IT THEN. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. PUT ME TO WORK. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO WORK. (UPBEAT MUSIC) RACHEL, I FEEL LIKE I'VE WORKED UP A BIT OF A SWEAT. HAVE I EARNED IT? I'D SAY SO. OH, THANK GOODNESS! LET'S DO IT. WELL, IN THAT CASE, CHEERS. CHEERS. OH, NECTAR OF THE GODS. I HAD TO WORK FOR IT, BUT OUR LUCKY WINNERS WILL NOT HAVE TO WORK FOR IT. IT WILL ALL BE PROVIDED. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE THEY WILL HAVE. HEAD TO THE WEBSITE AND GET YOURS UP IN THE DRAW. NOT ONLY WILL YOU GET ALL OF YOUR FOOD PROVIDED FOR YOU, YOU WILL ALSO HEAD TO THE LIVING MAORI VILLAGE. YOU WILL GET THE HOT SPRING EXPERIENCE. AND PLENTY MORE AS WELL. IT IS A HUGE PRICE. I CANNOT GO THROUGH ALL OF IT RIGHT NOW. HEAD TO THE WEBSITE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL BE WINNING ON YOUR BEAUTIFUL ROBE TRIP TO ROTORUA. LIVING THE DREAM. VERY CLOSE TO A NIP SLIP AS YOU REACHED OVER. WILL MAKE SURE WE KEEP IT PG. WHAT A WONDERFUL PRIZE THAT IS. ME U TONU MAI ` THE ALL BLACKS LINE UP ANOTHER GAME IN THE U.S. WE'LL HAVE MORE NEXT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) COMING UP 7:43. HERE IS WHAT IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. A VIDEO FROM ONBOARD THE DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO SHOWS PASSENGERS ESCAPING OUT ON TO THE ICY TARMAC. TWO PEOPLE REMAIN IN HOSPITAL. A PERSON HAS DIED AFTER AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLE IN A SOUTH AUCKLAND PARK. AND THE BLACKCAPS HAVE SUFFERED AN INJURY BLOW ON THE EVE OF THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY, WITH PACE BOWLER LOCKIE FERGUSON RULED OUT OF THE TOURNAMENT. THERE'S BEEN SOME BIG NEWS IN THE RUGBY COACHING LANDSCAPE WITH CONFIRMATION FORMER ALL BLACKS COACH LEON MACDONALD HAS LANDED A NEW JOB. HERE TO TALK THAT AND MORE IS SPORTS REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. MORNING, MICHELLE. WHERE'S MACDONALD OFF TO? IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED OVERNIGHT THAT HE WILL JOIN THE WESTERN FORCE AS THE CLUB'S COACHING CONSULTANT ACROSS ALL THREE OF THEIR PROGRAMS. THIS WILL OBVIOUSLY BE MCDONALD'S FIRST COACHING GIG SINCE LEAVING THE ALL BLACKS VERY UNEXPECTEDLY LAST YEAR. IT WAS ABOUT FIVE TESTS ON. SCOTT ROBERTSON LATER ANNOUNCED THAT HE WOULD BE LEAVING THE COACHING GROUP. IT WAS JUST TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE. LEON MCDONALD WILL NOW JOIN UP WITH FELLOW KIWI SIMON CLIMB AT THE WESTERN FORCE, AND HE IS SET TO TAKE UP THIS ROLE LATER THIS WEEK. IT IS ALSO THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THIS COULD BE A BIT OF A PATHWAY FOR MCDONALD INTO THE WALLABIES COACHING SET UP. JOE SCHMIDT HAS SAID LATER THIS YEAR, WALLABIES HEAD COACH, THAT HE WILL BE LEAVING HIS POST AT THE END OF THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP, SO MAYBE THIS IS A BIT OF AN IN FOR MCDONALD. AND EXCITING NEWS FOR ALL BLACKS FANS WITH A NEW TEST ADDED TO THIS YEAR'S CALENDAR. WHAT IS GOING ON THERE? THE ALL BLACKS WILL FACE IRELAND IN CHICAGO THIS NOVEMBER. THE SAME PLACE WHERE THEY SPARKED MODERN RUGBY RIVALRY WAY BACK IN 2016. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AND SEE IF YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS MOMENT. AND THE WHISTLE GOES. IT'S RUGBY HISTORY! CERTAINLY DO. CERTAINLY REMEMBER THE IRISH BARS HERE. WHAT A DAY TO BE IRISH, I SUPPOSE. IF YOU REMEMBER THE BARS WERE KICKING OFF HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. THAT IS PAINFUL, ISN'T IT, REALLY? THE SCORE WAS 40-29. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THE IRISH EVER SCORED OR PUT 40 POINTS ON THE ALL BLACKS AND THEIR FIRST WIN IN ALMOST 100 YEARS. A MASSIVE MOMENT IN THAT RIVALRY. THEY SEEM TO GO BACK TO THAT VERY SAME VENUE ALMOST 10 YEARS LATER, AND THEY ARE DUBBING IT TO THE REMATCH. VERY EXCITING THIS NOVEMBER. IT WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THE ALL BLACKS TO GET SOME REDEMPTION. ALL RIGHT, FROM CHICAGO TO LAS VEGAS ` THE NRL ARE PUTTING THEIR CHIPS ON THE TABLE TO TRY GET PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP TO THEIR GAMES. WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? IT IS A BIG PUNT FROM THE NRL BOSS. HE IS TRYING TO GET DONALD TRUMP TO COME TO THEIR SEASON OPENER. HE HAS DESCRIBED DONALD TRUMP AS A WALKING BILLBOARD AND WANTS TO GET THE MOST PUBLICITY IT HAS EVER SEEN. WHAT IS HE DOING TO TRY AND GET IS ATTENTION? HE IS GOING ON THE PRESIDENT'S FAVOURITE TV SHOW, FOX NEWS, AND MAKING A DIRECT PATCH. GOOD MORNING, MR PRESIDENT. I KNOW YOU WATCH FOX AND FRIENDS, WHICH IS A GREAT PROGRAMME ` EXTREMELY FAIR AND BALANCED. MR PRESIDENT, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE TOUGHEST GAME ON EARTH ` RUGBY LEAGUE ` IN THE WORLD'S SPORT AND ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL, LAS VEGAS. HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALLEGIANT STADIUM IN LAS VEGAS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 1. THANK YOU, MR PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, FOX AND FRIENDS. YES, SO A VERY BOLD PITCH THERE. IT IS ALSO THOUGHT THAT MAYBE TOM BRADY WILL EVEN BE IN THE CROWD NEXT WEEKEND WHEN THE NRL HAS ITS SEASON-OPENING. BUT WHEN GOING TO CINCINNATI, IT IS GIVEN THAT YOU WILL LET YOUR HAIR DOWN, AND THE WARRIORS COACH ANDREW WEBSTER HAS SAID THAT HE WILL BE THE 1ST TO POTENTIALLY LET HIS HAIR DOWN, BUT HE ALSO SAID HE WILL NOT BE IMPOSING ANY CURFEWS. I JUST DON'T DO CURFEWS, LIKE... JUST DON'T DO THEM. THE BOYS KNOW WHEN THEY'VE GOT TO BE HOME. IT'S COMMON SENSE. SO, IT'S NOT ME SAYING, YOU'VE GOT TO BE HOME BY 9 O'CLOCK TONIGHT AND SIT THERE IN THE FOYER UNTIL 9.01 IF SOMEONE'S MISSING, OR GO KNOCKING ON THEIR ROOMS. LIKE, THERE'S JUST NO RESPECT FROM ME TO THEM IF I DO THAT. SO THAT'S NOT HOW WE ROLL. THEY WILL BE IN LA FOR A WEEK IN THE LEAD UP TO NEXT WEEKEND'S SEASON OPENER, AND IT IS YOU'RE GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN. MAYBE WATCH THIS SPACE. WE WILL SEE IF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WILL BE THERE. IF THEY CAN GET DONALD TRUMP SAYING UP THE WAHS, I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO THEM. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEIR CHANCES. THAT WOULD BE A BIG GET FOR THEM. NO CURFEW ` I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS SMART. IT IS VERY DIFFERENT TO WHAT WE KNOW FROM OTHER SPORTS TEAMS, WHERE THEY ARE VERY STRICT. BE IN AT THIS TIME AND HAVE A TEAM MEETING THE FOLLOWING MORNING. I DO NOT KNOW HOW THAT WILL GO. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT IS BEEN THE WAY THAT THE WARRIORS HAVE BEEN UNDER ANDREW WEBSTER, AND FOR HIS FIRST SEASON, THEY WENT GREAT. MAYBE IT COULD BE A BIT OF AN EDGE. IT IS DIFFERENT TO DO YOUR TRUST EXERCISES AND LOST VEGAS. HAVE YOU SEEN THE HANGOVER? AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEY ARE ALL ADULTS. BUT I HAVE SEEN THE HANGOVER, AND THEY ARE ADULTS AS WELL. ARE THEY, THOUGH? LET'S GIVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. I AM JUST SAYING, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THESE THINGS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MICHELLE. THANK YOU, GUYS. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, BNZ HAS BROUGHT THE MAGIC OF THE BNZ BREAKERS TO FANS, OFFERING A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE ACTION LIVE AT THE BNZ COURT OF DREAMS. MATT GIBB HEADED ALONG TO JOIN THE ROTORUA BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY BNZ. (UPBEAT MUSIC) DAMIEN, COACH OF THE ROTORUA BOYS' HIGH JUNIOR A BASKETBALL TEAM. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY YOU'VE NOMINATED THE TEAM FOR AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THIS. SO, ONE OF THE PARENTS OF OUR PLAYERS NOMINATED OUR TEAM JUST COS OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT HER SON GOT TO HAVE WITH OUR TEAM LAST YEAR. AND, YEAH, SHE REALLY ENJOYED, LIKE, THE WHANAU ATMOSPHERE WITHIN OUR SCHOOL AND ALL OUR TEAMS THERE. AND RIGHT THERE, THAT'S THE BNZ COURT OF DREAMS BUS RIGHT THERE. AND THE REASON I NOMINATED THE BOYS IS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING HARD ALL LAST YEAR. THEY DID BOTH THE TAURANGA AND THE ROTORUA BASKETBALL ROUNDS, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO IS GONNA WIN TONIGHT. WHO'S GONNA WIN THE GAME TONIGHT? US. I'M A BIT NERVOUS, COS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, LIKE, A BIG OPPORTUNITY. GIVE ME THE GOSS. WHAT'S YOUR COACH DAMIAN LIKE? GIVE ME THE GOSS. WHAT'S YOUR COACH DAMIEN LIKE? REALLY HARD. REALLY? YEAH. GRUMPY ALL THE TIME. NAH, I'M JOKING. HE'S NOT GRUMPY. HE'S A GOOD COACH. SENDS US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. JACOB HEMORA, BREAKFAST NEWS. YEAH! (CHEERING) WELL, THE BNZ BREAKERS ARE OUT THERE WARMING UP ON THE COURT. AND VERY SOON OUR BOYS ARE GONNA BE OUT THERE PLAYING A GAME OF THEIR OWN ON THE COURT. HOW GOOD IS THAT? WELL, THE BOYS ARE REALLY SOAKING IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH IS REALLY GOOD TO SEE. (INSPIRING MUSIC) AND THEY'VE FORMED A REALLY GREAT BROTHERHOOD. HOW HAS IT BEEN? BRO, IT'S BEEN AMAZING. BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I RECKON ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES I'VE HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME. ALL VERY EXCITED. HOW CLOSE ARE THE SEATS TO THE COURT? OH, PRETTY CLOSE. REALLY CLOSE. (LAUGHS) OH, IT'S BEEN AMAZING. VERY HAPPY, VERY THANKFUL. (UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC) ALL CHANT: DEFENCE! (UPBEAT HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES) IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC TO SEE THEIR FACES LIGHTING UP, AND THEN ACTUALLY SEEING WHAT COULD BE THEIR REALITY IN TIMES TO COME. SUCH A GOOD TIME, ISN'T IT? E WHAI AKE NEI ` THIS WEEKEND MARKS 14 YEARS SINCE THE DEADLY CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE. WE'LL HEAR FROM THE MAYOR NEXT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) THIS WEEKEND, CHRISTCHURCH WILL MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE THAT STRUCK THE CITY IN 2011. A CIVIC SERVICE IS BEING HELD AT THE OI MANAWA CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ON SATURDAY, ALONG WITH A MINUTE SILENCE AT 12.51. ALI PUGH MET WITH THE MAYOR AHEAD OF THE SERVICE. YES. GOOD MORNING, TEAM. WELL, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE, BUT THIS SATURDAY WILL BE 14 YEARS SINCE THAT BIG EARTHQUAKE STRUCK THIS CITY, KILLING 185 PEOPLE, AND OF COURSE, CHANGING THIS CITY FOREVER. NOW, I'M JOINED THIS MORNING BY THE CITY'S MAYOR, PHIL MAJOR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. NO, NO, YOU'RE` IT'S A PLEASURE. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 14 YEARS? IT SORT OF SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY, IN A WAY. ABSOLUTELY, IT SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY. AS YOU GET OLDER, THE YEARS GO FASTER AND FASTER. SO, 14 YEARS... YEAH, I CERTAINLY REMEMBER WHAT I WAS DOING, BACK THEN, SO, IT'S VERY POIGNANT. THIS SATURDAY, OF COURSE, ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY. WHAT DOES THE CITY HAVE PLANNED HERE? WE'LL BE ALL DOWN HERE AT 12.51, AND WE'LL READ ALL THE NAMES OUT ` ON THIS ON SATURDAY ` READ ALL THE NAMES OUT, AND TOLL A BELL FOR EVERY NAME, LIKE WE NORMALLY DO IN THE PAST. BUT IT WON'T BE AS LARGE AS IT NORMALLY IS, BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED TO THE FAMILIES AND THEY DON'T WANT AS MUCH HOO-HA ABOUT IT. BUT JUST SOMEWHERE TO COME DOWN AND REFLECT, AND ENJOY THE DAY. THIS WALL HAS BECOME A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE CITY, HASN'T IT? IT'S IN SUCH A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION. IT IS. AND OF COURSE, PEOPLE COME HERE, EVEN TODAY, JUST TO GATHER. HOW SPECIAL HAS THIS MEMORIAL WALL COME FOR THE CITY? WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT THE GOVERNMENT CHIPPED IN, AND IT WAS ALL BUILT, AND IT WAS ALL DONE. YOU CAN SIT THERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE RIVER. IT IS SO PEACEFUL. THERE'S NO CARS BEHIND IT. IT'S JUST LOVELY. NOW, SATURDAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY BUSY DAY, OF COURSE, IN THIS CITY, BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE ELECTRIC AVE OVER THERE ` 70,000 PEOPLE. WHAT SHOULD PEOPLE DO? WHAT SHOULD THEY EXPECT HERE? IT'S GONNA BE QUITE A CHOCKA-WEE TOWN. IT CERTAINLY WILL. AND I ASK PEOPLE IF THEY WANT TO COME IN ` PLEASE COME IN. YOU KNOW, YOU CAN PARK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN AND JUMP ON THE TRAM IF YOU WANT TO, OR THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT MAKE A BIT OF TIME TO GET HERE SO YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. BECAUSE WE MUST NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPENED. I MEAN, AS YOU DRIVE AROUND THE CITY, YOU CAN SEE THE ANCHOR PROJECTS. SO, YOU KNOW, SLOWLY BUT STEADILY KIND OF COMING TO FRUITION. YES. IT'S STILL AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE CITY, ISN'T IT? SEEING THESE ANCHOR PROJECTS. TWO OF THE MAJOR ONES WILL BE FINISHED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. ABSOLUTELY. THE STADIUM IS APRIL NEXT YEAR. WE'VE GOT PARAKIORE, THE SWIMMING` THE END OF THE YEAR ` END OF THIS YEAR. SO, IT'S COMING RIGHT. DOES IT FEEL LIKE A NEW CHAPTER AS WE SORT OF GET TO THE END OF THE BLUEPRINT REBUILD, AS WE REMEMBER FROM THE EARLY DAYS? WELL, THE STADIUM ` WHICH IS NEXT YEAR ` IS THE LAST ONE OF THE BIG BLUEPRINT THINGS. SO, WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE 'CHRISTCHURCH IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS' FOR THAT YEAR ` 2026. AND, SO, YEAH, IT'S GOOD, BUT WE MUSTN'T FORGET WHAT HAPPENED. SO GOING BACK TO THAT TIME, WHAT WERE YOU DOING ON FEBRUARY THE 22nd? I WAS OUT IN THE TEMPLETON AREA, CHIPPING WOOD WITH A GREAT BIG 30 TONNE MACHINE, AND I SAW THIS BOW WAVE OF DIRT COMING ACROSS THE PADDOCK. IT WAS ABOUT 300ml HIGH. NEXT THING I GO UP IN THE AIR, AND DOWN IN THE AIR, AND THE BIG MACHINE IS ROCKING AROUND. I THOUGHT, 'HELL, THIS IS NOT GOOD.' SO, THAT WAS OK OUT THERE, BECAUSE IT'S ALL REASONABLY GOOD GROUND. I RANG WORK, WHICH IS OVER IN BRIGHTON, AND ALL HELL'S BREAKING LOOSE. THERE'S LIQUEFACTION COMING OUT OF THE GROUND. THERE'S UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS POPPING OUT OF THE GROUND. IT WAS A DISASTER. SO, I CERTAINLY REMEMBER THAT DAY VERY, VERY WELL. AND HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOU TO GET BACK IN TOWN? OH, IT WASN'T SO BAD ON THAT SIDE. BUT ONCE YOU GOT TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF TOWN, IT WAS MAYHEM. IT WOULD JUST TAKE HOURS TO GET ANYWHERE. IT WAS AWFUL. BECAUSE THE INTERESTING THING WAS, SO IT ACTUALLY TOOK QUITE A WHILE FOR PEOPLE TO REALISE HOW BAD THINGS WERE, BECAUSE THE COMMS WERE SO POOR. SO, AT WHAT POINT DID YOU REALISE HOW BADLY THE CITY CENTRE ITSELF WAS HIT? OH, WELL, YOU SEE THAT VIDEO OF ALL THE DUST RISING? IT JUST BLEW YOU AWAY. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WEREN'T ALLOWED IN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. BUT YOU SEE THE PICTURES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, IT WAS A BAD TIME. STILL TO COME ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` OUR TOP ATHLETES HAVE BEEN HONOURED AT THE HALBERG AWARDS. A COUPLE OF THE BIG WINNERS WILL JOIN US IN STUDIO. THE BANKS ARE ALREADY DROPPING RATES AHEAD OF TODAY'S OCR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE RESERVE BANK. WILL IT BE GOOD NEWS FOR HOMEOWNERS? AND WHAT KIND OF INDICATION WILL WE GET ABOUT THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY? PLUS, THE MAGIC OF DISNEY HAS ARRIVED IN AOTEAROA. WE'LL GET A FIRST LOOK AT A NEW EXHIBITION OF THE STUDIO'S ANIMATION. I LOVE THIS SORT OF STUFF. TAKING US THROUGH THE YEARS AND DECADES. IT'S 8 O'CLOCK. HERE'S THE NEWS. FRANCE IS SET TO HOST A SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS AFTER YESTERDAY'S EMERGENCY SUMMIT ON UKRAINE. IT COMES AMID FEARS EUROPE HAS BEEN ABANDONED BY THE UNITED STATES, THEIR LONG-TIME ALLY, AFTER THE FIRST ROUND OF AMERICAN DISCUSSIONS DIRECTLY WITH RUSSIA IN SAUDIA ARABIA. THE U.S. HAS ASSURED IT WILL INVOLVE EUROPE AND UKRAINE IN SOME ROLE BUT HAS STOPPED SHORT OF GIVING THEM A SEAT AT THE TABLE FOR THE NEXT DISCUSSIONS. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY SAYS PEACE TALKS CANNOT BE FAIR IF THEY ARE BEING HELD BEHIND UKRAINE'S BACK. PEOPLE ARE RETURNING HOME IN SOUTHERN LEBANON, AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ISRAELI TROOPS FROM MOST OF THE COUNTRY, AS PART OF THE CEASEFIRE DEAL WITH HEZBOLLAH. THERE WAS CHANTING AND CHEERING AS LEBANESE ARMY SOLDIERS WATCHED OVER THE SMALL GROUPS HEADING BACK TO THEIR HOMES AMID DESTRUCTION AND RUBBLE. ISRAEL'S FORCES REMAIN IN FIVE AREAS, CLOSE TO THE BORDER. AND IN ISRAEL, HAMAS WILL HAND OVER THE BODIES OF FOUR DEAD HOSTAGES LATER THIS WEEK, INCLUDING TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THE RELEASE OF LIVING HOSTAGES WILL THEN RESUME ON THE WEEKEND WITH SIX EXPECTED TO BE SET FREE. THE ONGOING HOSTAGE RELEASE IS PART OF THE GAZA CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT. BACK HERE, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF STATS NZ IS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE ROLE, AFTER A GOVERNMENT-ORDERED INQUIRY FOUND PERSONAL INFORMATION OF NEW ZEALANDERS WASN'T BEING ADEQUATELY PROTECTED. THE INVESTIGATION WAS ORDERED AFTER ALLEGATIONS CENSUS DATA COLLECTED AT THE MANUREWA MARAE IN 2023 WAS BEING USED TO TARGET MAORI VOTERS IN THE TAMAKI MAKAURAU ELECTORATE. PAM'S BRAND TEMPURA COATED CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE BEING RECALLED, AS THEY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PIECES OF BLUE RUBBER. NEW ZEALAND FOOD SAFETY SAYS IT COULD BE FROM A RUBBER SEAL THAT CAME LOOSE AND FELL INTO THE FOOD DURING MANUFACTURING. THEY RECOMMEND TO LOOK AT THE BEST BEFORE DATE, AND IF IT'S THE 16th OF OCTOBER 2025, RETURN IT TO YOUR LOCAL FOODSTUFFS SUPERMARKET. DAME LYDIA KO HAS WON THE SUPREME HALBERG AWARD AFTER A STELLAR SEASON THAT SAW HER TAKE GOLD AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS. THE GOLF SENSATION ALSO PICKED UP THE SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR HONOUR IN A HOTLY CONTESTED CATEGORY WHICH INCLUDED FELLOW DAME LISA CARRINGTON. HIGH JUMP GOLD MEDALLIST HAMISH KERR WAS NAMED SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR, AND ANNA GRIMALDI WON THE PARA ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HONOURS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND AND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN ` PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE. PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA, WITH A HIGH OF 27. HOMEOWNERS AND PROSPECTIVE HOMEOWNERS WILL BE EAGERLY AWAITING TODAY'S OFFICIAL CASH RATE DECISION. ECONOMISTS ARE PREDICTING ANOTHER CUT OF 50 BASIS POINTS. FOR MORE ON WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOU, WE'RE JOINED BY 1 NEWS BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD. WHY ARE THEY GOING TO MAKE THIS MOVE? INFLATION IS UNDER CONTROL BUT WE ALSO KNOW THE ECONOMY IS IN TROUBLE. THEY SIGNALLED AT THE LAST MEETING IN NOVEMBER THEY WERE VERY LIKELY TO MAKE A 50 POINT CUT AGAIN AT THIS MEETING. AS LONG AS EVERYTHING IN THE ECONOMY TRICKLED ON AS IT HAD BEEN DOING. WE SAW UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO SHOWING THAT IT IS CONTINUING TO RISE. ALL OF THAT POINT TO ANOTHER CUT LIKE THAT TODAY. A COUPLE VERY` ON ONE SIDE THEY MIGHT GO HARDER AND DO A 75 POINT CUT BECAUSE THINGS ARE REALLY BAD AND THE ECONOMY, ON THE OTHER HAND THEY MIGHT BE A BIT MORE CAUTIOUS, BECAUSE THEY ARE A BIT NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE UNITED STATES WITH PARIS AND THE POTENTIAL IMPACT THAT MAY HAVE. AND GO FOR A SMALLER CUT ` VERY UNLIKELY. MOST PEOPLE THINK OF 50 POINT CUT. IF YOU ARE A CURRENT HOMEOWNER WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU? WHERE BODY SEEN SOME CUTS. TSB PUT ALLOCATE YESTERDAY, AND ASB WILL CUT FROM TODAY. MOST BANKS HAVE BEEN CUTTING OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AS WELL. YOU CAN PROBABLY EXPECT A COUPLE MORE TO MOVE THIS MORNING. IN FACT I HAVE NOT CHECKED MY EMAILS. THEY MIGHT HAVE BODY SO THEY ARE DOING IT. SOMETIMES THEY LIKE TO DO IT ON THE DAY. YOU PROBABLY WILL SEE A LOT OF MOVEMENT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FLOATING AT THE MOMENT. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THIS. PEOPLE WHO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAVE WANTED TO SEE WHAT IT DOES. YOU ARE SEEING SIX-MONTH RATES GOING UNDER 6% IN SOME CASES NOW. THAT IS PROBABLY A FOUR POINT CUT FROM WHERE THEY WERE A YEAR AGO. THOSE THREE-YEAR RATES ARE EVEN LOWER. THAT IS A SIGN THAT THEY THINK THAT IS WHERE RATES WILL BE, UNDER 5%, IN THE NEAR FUTURE. AS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE FIRST-TIME BUYERS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEM? LOTS MORE PEOPLE WILL BE LOCKING IN THOSE RIGHTS AND BUYING THE FIRST TIME COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE BUYING A HOUSE, YOU ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THIS AND THINKING, DIALOGUE AND SIX MONTHS, WHAT WILL CHANGE IN THE NEXT WEE WHILE QUESTION BUT THE KEY THING FROM THE RESERVE BANK IS WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT RATES AND WHERE THEY WILL GO. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT NEUTRAL RATES, AT 3%, AND WHEN THEY WILL GET THERE. HOW FAST DO WE GET DOWN TO 3%? THAT IS HOW WORRIED THEY ARE ABOUT THE ECONOMY, HOW STABLE THEY THINK INFLATION IS, BECAUSE THAT IS THEIR KEY JOB, TO KEEP INFLATION UNDER CONTROL. AND ALSO, THERE IS SUCH A BIG LAG BETWEEN WHEN YOU CUT THE OFFICIAL CASH RATE AND WHERE INTEREST RATES GO, THAT THEY DO NEED TIME FOR IT TO SETTLE INTO THE ECONOMY. 50% OF HOMEOWNERS ARE REFLECTING THE CHAIR, BECAUSE THAT'S BECAUSE LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ON SIX MONTHS. EVERYONE'S LINES ARE ON DIFFERENT AMOUNTS, SO IT IS NOT EVERYBODY COMING OFF AT THE SAME TIME. IT DOES NOT HELP YOU IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE STILL SEEING PEOPLE LOSING JOBS, PEOPLE STILL OUT OF WORK. WE STILL EXPECT ANOTHER 10,000 PEOPLE TO LOSE THEIR JOBS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY GRIM. IT ONLY HELPS IF YOU ARE REALLY FIXING YOUR MORTGAGE SOMETIME SOON. THRIVE IN 25? THERE IS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT BEING BETTER ANYTHING OUT OF THIS YEAR. THOSE INTEREST RATES WILL HELP. EVEN IF THEY ARE DROPPING A FEW PRESENT POINTS OFF THEIR MORTGAGE, $20, $50, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME RENTS COME DOWN. PARTICULARLY IN PLACES LIKE WELLINGTON, BUT THAT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN HAPPILY HARD. OVERALL, RENTS ARE STILL UP OVER THE LAST YEAR. IT IS NOT JUST HOME OWNERS. IT IS NOT GREAT THE SAME AS IF YOU ARE SAVING MONEY. TERM DEPOSIT RATES ARE DROPPING AS WELL. WE WILL KEEP SAYING RATE DROPS BECAUSE THE BANK WILL WANT IT TO GET TO THAT NEUTRAL ZONE OF 3%. IT ALSO DEPENDS HOW BANKS ARE FEELING. IT IS NOT QUITE A MORTGAGE WAR YET. IT IS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT GETTING CUSTOMERS IN. THEY NEED TO GET PEOPLE IN TO BORROW MONEY. AND MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE TO PEOPLE HOW MUCH THEY CAN CUT OFF THEIR MORTGAGE. IN WELLINGTON THEY JUST HAD THEIR CVS EVALUATED, AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PEOPLE HAVE LOST OFF THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF WHAT THEIR HOUSES ARE NOW VALUED AT, AGAINST WHAT THEY WERE IN 2021, THAT IS A BIG ISSUE. IT IS ONLY AN ISSUE IF YOU ARE SELLING YOUR HOUSE, BUT IT IS THE WIRING FOR PEOPLE. WORRYING FOR PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE AUCKLAND PRIDE FESTIVAL CONTINUES THROUGH HUITANGURU FEBRUARY, BUT THIS MORNING WE TAKE A LOOK BACK AT ITS PRECURSOR, THE HERO FESTIVAL. ON A RAINY NIGHT THIS WEEK IN 1998, THOUSANDS BRAVED THE RAIN, INCLUDING FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE SITTING PRIME MINISTER. IN TODAY'S LOOK BACK THROUGH THE TVNZ ARCHIVE, HERE'S A LOOK AT THE 1998 HERO PARADE WAS COVERED. FIRE DANCERS WAVING FLAMING TORCHES PROVIDED A BEACON IN THE NIGHT AND THE START OF THE PARADE. ON THE GROUND, THE GAY COMMUNITY PULLED OUT ALL STOPS TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE A SPECTACLE OF RISQUE AND BAWDY ENTERTAINMENT MINGLED WITH TITILLATION AND FUN. TROPICAL DOWNPOURS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING MIGHT HAVE KEPT SOME PEOPLE AWAY, BUT THE HUMID CONDITIONS JUST ADDED HEAT AND SPICE TO THE EXTRAVAGANZA. JENNY SHIPLEY WAS THERE ` THE FIRST TIME A PRIME MINISTER HAS ATTENDED ` AND SO WERE OTHER POLITICIANS, WATCHING FROM TIERED SEATING SPECIALLY BUILT FOR THE EVENT. I CELEBRATE NEW ZEALAND'S DIVERSITY AND HOPE THAT WE WILL ALWAYS LIVE IN A COUNTRY THAT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN SEXUALITY, TO BE PROUD OF IT, TO EXHIBIT IT PUBLICLY AND TO CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER IN A PUBLIC WAY. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) LET'S MAKE EVERY NIGHT SAFE FOR YOUNG GAY MEN, YOUNG LESBIAN WOMEN, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WALK THE STREETS OF OUR CITIES. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE, WHISTLING) AND I HOPE THAT EVENTS LIKE TONIGHT WILL GIVE FAMILIES THE COURAGE TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE IN THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT SEXUAL PREFERENCE TO THE MAJORITY BUT ARE EQUALLY ENTITLED TO BE RECOGNISED AS CITIZENS IN OUR COUNTRY. AND I HOPE THAT THAT TOLERANCE WILL BECOME AN INCREASED CHARACTERISTIC OF OUR NATION. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) LOCAL POLITICIANS, HOWEVER, DIDN'T FARE AS WELL. THE CITY COUNCIL'S REFUSAL TO SUPPORT THE PARADE WAS THE BUTT OF SOME HUMOUR. BUT THE BIGGEST CHEERS WERE HEARD FOR THE MARCHING BOYS, STEALING THE LIMELIGHT AS THEY HAVE IN PREVIOUS YEARS. (DANCE MUSIC PLAYS) 72 FLOATS, THE LARGEST NUMBER YET IN THE FIVE-YEAR HISTORY OF THE PARADE, AND SCORES OF GAY MEN AND WOMEN TOOK PART IN WHAT THE PRIME MINISTER CALLED A CELEBRATION OF NEW ZEALAND'S DIVERSITY AND A STEP ALONG THE ROAD TO BEING A TOLERANT SOCIETY. LOUISE JOYCE, 1 NETWORK NEWS. NETWORK NEWS. THAT IS GOING BACK A FEW HAIRCUTS. ME U TONU MAI ` FIRST OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS, NOW HALBERG WINNERS. HAMISH KERR AND FINN BUTCHER JOIN US NEXT. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` FRANCE IS SET TO HOST A SECOND ROUND OF TALKS WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS AFTER YESTERDAY'S EMERGENCY SUMMIT ON UKRAINE. PAM'S BRAND TEMPURA COATED CHICKEN NUGGETS ARE BEING RECALLED AS THEY MAY CONTAIN SMALL PIECES OF BLUE RUBBER. AND THE HEAD OF STATS NZ IS STEPPING DOWN AFTER AN INVESTIGATION FOUND FLAWS IN THE DEPARTMENT'S HANDLING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION. A STELLAR YEAR FOR NEW ZEALAND SPORT WAS CELEBRATED LAST NIGHT, WITH DAME LYDIA KO AWARDED THE SUPREME HALBERG FOR HER EFFORTS ON THE WORLD GOLF CIRCUIT AND THE PARIS OLYMPICS. OTHER GOLD MEDALLISTS WERE ALSO HONOURED, INCLUDING OUR NEXT GUESTS ` HALBERG SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR HAMISH KERR AND PADDLER FINN BUTCHER, WHO DELIVERED THE SPORTING MOMENT OF THE YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING US ON. I'M REALLY SURPRISED AT THE GOOD CONDITION YOU GUYS AND AFTER LAST NIGHT'S CELEBRATIONS. HOW WAS LAST NIGHT, HAMISH? IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS MY FIRST AWARDS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE ALL MY KIWI SPORTING HEROES AND ONE ROME. IT WAS DEFTLY A PINCH ME MOMENT BUT SUCH A FUN NIGHT. WAS THAT YOUR FIRST, FINN? YES, IT WAS MY FIRST TOE. IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY. A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE. IT WAS HUGE. TO CELEBRATE A PRETTY AMAZING YEAR, LAST YEAR, OF NEW ZEALAND SPORT, WAS INCREDIBLE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT MOMENT. BECAUSE, CONGRATULATIONS, AND THIS WAS THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR MOMENT OF THE YEAR. SOMETHING RESONATED WITH PEOPLE. SOMETHING DREW THEM INTO THAT, IN ORDER TO VOTE FOR IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT MOMENT? APART FROM THE REAL KIWI-NESS OF IT. THAT IS PROBABLY A BIG PART OF IT - THE MANA WAVE. PEOPLE PROBABLY RESONATED WITH THE FACT THAT MY PARENTS WERE THERE. PARENTS ARE THE CLOSEST THING ` THE BIGGER SUPPORTERS WE HAVE. HAVING MINE IN THAT MOMENT AND ABLE TO SHARE A PRETTY SPECIAL PIECE OF GOLD WITH THEM, WAS INCREDIBLE. I THINK, THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM DID A GOOD JOB OF SHARING THE VIDEO OF MYSELF AND MY DAD AFTER THAT. I THINK THAT WAS A BIG PART OF IT. HAVING THEM THERE LAST NIGHT WAS A MOMENT I WILL NEVER FORGET. HAMISH, WE'RE GOING BACK SEVEN MONTHS NOW TO THE OLYMPICS. CAN YOU STILL FEEL WHAT THAT MOMENT WAS LIKE? DURING THAT FINAL? YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. IT WAS AMAZING TO HAVE THE JUMP OFF, AND LOOKING BACK ON IT, IT WAS SUCH A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE COMPETITION WAS SO LONG. AND FOR ME, IT JUST FEELS THAT THAT LAST JUMP THAT I DID WHERE I PUT MY FOOT DOWN TO TAKE OFF, NOT EVEN BEFORE I STARTED RUNNING, BUT BEFORE A EVEN CLEARED, I KNEW THAT THAT WAS IT. IT WAS PRETTY SPECIAL. I WAS LOVING IT. THAT IS A FEELING LOTS OF PEOPLE CANNOT UNDERSTAND. IN THAT MOMENT, THE ELATION, EVERYTHING YOU HAVE WORKED FOR, BECAUSE SO MANY ATHLETES GET TO THAT SAME POINT, AND THEY NEVER GET THE RECOGNITION. BECAUSE THEY EITHER DON'T WIN A MEDAL, OR SECOND IS GREAT, MOST OF THE TIME, BUT TO BE ABLE TO HOLD ONTO THAT MOMENT AND RELIVE IT MUST BE SPECIAL. ABSOLUTELY. THAT HAS BEEN A BIG THING THAT MY COACH AND MY TEAM HAVE ENCOURAGED ME TO DO. ENJOY THAT MOMENT FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE ONLY JUST STARTED TRAINING AGAIN, WHICH IS THE LONGEST BREAK I HAVE EVER TAKEN AND PROBABLY EVER WILL TAKE. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMENDED TO TAKE A LONG TIME OF JUMPING, BUT WE DID THAT BECAUSE IT WAS APPROPRIATE. YOU HAVE BEEN BACK FOR LONGER, HAVE A NEW, FINN? I PROBABLY STARTED AGAIN IN NOVEMBER. I EASED IN TO IT AFTER A BIT OF A BREAK. NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, EASING INTO IT. THEN RIPPED STRAIGHT IN JANUARY. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH FROM SYDNEY. I GOT BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WE HAD THE OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS OVER THERE. I'M SPENDING AS MUCH TIME AS I CAN OVER THERE. WHAT IS TRAINING LIKE THESE DAYS? AND I SAY THAT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW THAT YOU ARE NOW WINNERS. YOU HAVE WON THE GOLD MEDAL ` HOW DOES TRAINING FEEL? IT WAS DEFINITELY WEIRD GETTING BACK. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TIMES ` EVEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I WAS LINING UP SOME STAIRS, AND I WAS AT THIS POINT IN THIS WAY OF RUNNING UP THE STAIRS, WHERE I KIND OF NEEDED TO DIG A BIT DEEPER, AND PART OF ME WAS GOING, YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST, PUSH HARDER, AND THE OTHER PART OF ME WAS GOING I AM ALREADY THE BEST. I THINK, TO BE REALISTIC, THAT IS WHAT WE ARE CONTENDING WITH NOW. WHAT IS NEXT, AND HOW DO WE KEEP GOING UP TO SUCH AN AMAZING YEAR. I KNOW THERE ARE GREATER HEIGHTS I CAN JUMP TO AND THAT IS SOMETHING I'M REALLY EXCITED TO DO. JUST TO JUMP IN THERE, YOU ARE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM THAT GOES TO THE OLYMPICS, BUT IT IS ANY OTHER NEW ZEALAND LEGENDS THAT YOU WERE IN AWE OF? RICHIE AND DAN WERE THERE. I'VE NEVER MET THOSE GUYS BEFORE. AJAZ PATEL WAS THERE. HAS A LITTLE BIT SHORTER THAN ME. I THOUGHT LYDIA KI WAS GOING TO WIN AND I THOUGHT CHRIS WHAT WAS GOING I THOUGHT LYDIA KI WAS GOING TO WIN AND I THOUGHT CHRIS WOOD WAS GOING TO WIN SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR. SO WELL DONE. HE PLAYS IN A TOP LEAGUE. IS NOT LIKE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING MASSIVE PUBLICITY ALL YEAR AROUND, SO WHAT DOES IT DO FOR YOUR CAREER TO HAVE THESE MOMENTS AND THIS RECOGNITION TO GET SPONSORS ON BOARD AND TO GET YOUR CAREER OVER TURBOCHARGE? I THINK IT IS A SUM OF ITS PARTS. LAST YEAR WAS A BIG NIGHT OF RECOGNITION. FOR ME, NOT TO THE SAME EXTENT AS WOODSY, I DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OVERSEAS. IT WILL BE AWESOME TO BRING A LOT MORE KIWIS INTO OUR SPORT. IT IS NOT FOOTBALL-GLOBAL, BUT IT IS STILL GLOBAL. AND IT WILL BE GREAT TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE SPORT. FINN, FOR YOU, HAS SPONSORSHIP GONE UP? YES, TOTALLY. MOST OF THEM HAVE SIGNED ON FOR THE WHOLE LIMBIC CYCLE AS WELL. THE GOAL IS TO GET TO LOS ANGELES. AND GET A COUPLE OF MEDALS THERE. AND HAS BEEN AWESOME TO GET SOME NEW PARTNERS ON BOARD. I WAS ALWAYS OKAY WITH FINISHING MY CAREER AND HAVING ZERO GOALS IN THE BANK ACCOUNT. NOW, IT MIGHT BE THE FACT THAT I CAN ACTUALLY SET MYSELF UP FOR SOMETHING MORE IN THE FUTURE. I'VE JUST ALWAYS BEEN A PADDLER BECAUSE I LOVE IT, AND THAT IT WAS NEVER ABOUT GETTING ANY CASH. BUT WHILE YOU CAN... BE OLYMPICS PUTS ATHLETES THAT ARE NOT ALWAYS IN THE SPOTLIGHT IN THE SPOTLIGHT. AND KIDS CAN SAY I WANT TO BE HAMISH KERR, ETC. REALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. VERY QUICKLY, WHERE IS YOUR MEDAL NOW? BEDSIDE TABLE. DOESN'T GO TOO FAR AWAY FROM ME. MINE IS IN MY WARDROBE SOMEWHERE. ON THE HIGH SHELF. ONLY HE CAN REACH IT. GREAT HAVE ON THE PROGRAM. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE 8.30 NEWS IS COMING UP. PLUS, JAMES FLEURY IS GETTING ANIMATED THIS MORNING. MORENA, JAMES. GOOD MORNING, TEAM. THERE IS SO MUCH NOSTALGIA HERE. WHERE SOME OF THE FIRST PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND WHO LIKE A LOOK AT THIS AMAZING EXHIBIT BROUGHT TO US BY DISNEY. IF YOU STAY TUNED YOU WILL ME SOME OF THE FIRST KIWIS TO TAKE A LOOK ALSO. IT IS SO AWESOME AND I'M FEELING SO MUCH NOSTALGIA RIGHT NOW. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. RUSSIA IS REJECTING EUROPE'S SUGGESTION OF PEACEKEEPERS BEING USED IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT, WHICH MAY ALSO UTILISE NEW ZEALAND TROOPS. THE KREMLIN'S COMMENTS FOLLOWED TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES IN SAUDI ARABIA, WHICH BOTH PARTIES DAY IS A START TO FORMAL PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON YESTERDAY SAID HE WOULD CONSIDER SENDING PEACEKEEPING TROOPS ALONGSIDE A EUROPE-LED FORCE IF A TRUCE WAS REACHED. NZ TROOPS HAVE TRAINED UKRANIAN SOLDIERS IN THE UK PREVIOUSLY. CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL'S ED CLINIC DIRECTOR SAYS A LACK OF CAPACITY AT THE CITY'S GPs CONTRIBUTED TO A MASSIVE INFLUX OF PATIENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON MONDAY. IN A SOCIAL MEDIA POST, THE HOSPITAL ASKED PEOPLE WITHOUT LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCIES TO SEEK HELP ELSEWHERE AS IT STRUGGLED TO COPE WITH NUMBERS. POPE FRANCIS HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS AFTER BEING HOSPITALISED SEVERAL DAYS AGO FOR BRONCHITIS, WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A MORE COMPLEX RESPIRATORY INFECTION. THE PONTIFF (88), WHO REMAINS IN A ROME HOSPITAL, HAD PART OF ONE LUNG REMOVED AS A YOUNG MAN. NEW FOOTAGE OF A DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO HAS EMERGED, SHOWING A DESPERATE SCRAMBLE TO ESCAPE THE UPSIDE DOWN AIRCRAFT. PASSENGERS CAN BE SEEN BEING HELPED OUT ONTO THE SNOW-COVERED TARMAC PASSENGERS CAN BE SEEN BEING HELPED OUT ON TO THE SNOW-COVERED TARMAC AFTER THE REGIONAL JET FLIPPED ON THE RUNWAY. ALL 80 ON BOARD SURVIVED THE DELTA FLIGHT, WITH 21 HOSPITALISED. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY INTO THE CRASH. LEON MACDONALD HAS LANDED HIS FIRST COACHING GIG SINCE DEPARTING THE ALL BLACKS LAST YEAR. THE FORMER ASSISTANT IS SET TO JOIN SUPER RUGBY'S WESTERN FORCE THIS WEEK AS A COACHING CONSULTANT. IT COMES AFTER MACDONALD UNEXPECTEDLY LEFT HIS POST AS ALL BLACKS ATTACK COACH JUST FIVE TESTS INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SEASON. MEANWHILE, THE ALL BLACKS HAVE ADDED ANOTHER TEST TO THEIR CALENDAR, WHERE THEY'LL FACE IRELAND IN CHICAGO IN NOVEMBER. IT'S BEING DUBBED 'THE CHICAGO REMATCH', FOLLOWING IRELAND'S FIRST EVER WIN OVER NEW ZEALAND IN 2016 AT THAT SAME VENUE. THE WORLD ANTI DOPING AGENCY HAS DEFENDED ITS DECISION NOT TO PURSUE A LONGER BAN FOR TENNIS WORLD NUMBER ONE JANNIK SINNER. THE ITALIAN ACCEPTED A THREE MONTH SUSPENSION AFTER TESTING POSITIVE FOR A BANNED SUBSTANCE, WHICH HE SAYS ENTERED HIS SYSTEM THROUGH MASSAGES AND SPORTS THERAPY. A SENIOR OFFICIAL CLAIMS THE CASE WAS 'A MILLION MILES AWAY FROM DOPING', BUT THE BAN HAS DRAWN THE IRE OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC, WHO ACCUSED GOVERNING BODIES OF FAVOURITISM AND DOUBLE STANDARDS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. A GENERALLY FINE DAY FROM NORTHLAND AND DOWN THROUGH TO THE BAY OF PLENTY. FURTHER DOWN, PARTLY CLOUDY ALONG THE EAST COAST, WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY FROM THE AFTERNOON. 27 FOR WHANGAREI. 22 IN WELLINGTON. SHOWERS FOR MOST OF YOU THROUGH HERE. PERIODS OF RAIN FROM BULLER TO FIORDLAND, WHICH COULD GET HEAVY AND THUNDERY. HOWEVER, MAINLY FINE IN KAIKOURA, WITH A HIGH OF 27. THANKS, CHRIS. THIS SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ROTORUA NZ. MATT GIBB HAS BEEN BUSY THIS MORNING CHECKING OUT WHAT ROTORUA HAS TO OFFER, KICKING BACK AT SECRET SPOT ROTORUA. HOW'S IT GOING, MATT? I MEAN, COULDN'T REALLY BE GOING MUCH BETTER, JENNY-MAY. THIS IS AN AMAZING WEEK THAT I AM BEING TREATED TOO. HANGING OUT WITH A COUPLE OF GOOD BLOKES, WHO ARE THE BRAINS BEHIND A SECRET SPOT HOT TUBS. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? PRETTY EXCITED THAT YOU DROPPED IN. I AM ALWAYS KEEN TO COME BACK. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING. FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN HERE, THERE IS A GREAT ORIGIN STORY. TWO BROTHERS PEDALLING DOWN THE RIVER. TELL ME HOW THE IDEA CAME ABOUT. WE WERE UP IN THE NATIONAL PARK, AND WE CANOE DOWN THE RIVER. WE WERE IN A CANADIAN CANOE. ON THE LAST DAY, WE GOT CAUGHT IN A HUGE RAINSTORM, ABSOLUTELY FREEZING. ERIC SAID, THINK OF SOMETHING WARM, AND I THOUGHT OF MULLED WINE. HE SAID IMAGINE A MULLED WINE IN A HOT TUB. BRILLIANT. IMAGINE IF YOU HAD A BUTTON YOU COULD PRESS IN THE HOT TUB AND SOMEONE BROUGHT YOU THE MULLED WINE. AND HERE WE ARE TODAY. THIS PLACE IS PUMPING. FIVE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN OPEN. THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE COMING THROUGH. IF YOU ARE WATCHING ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, I WAS IN A HOT TUB DOWN THE WAY. WHAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW, WHAT IS THIS CALL? WE LIKE TO HAVE A BIT OF FUN. WE CALL THESE THE SHINNY DIPS. SOME PEOPLE GET CONFUSED, BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY VIOLATIONS YET. THEY ARE FOOT TUBS. THEY ARE COMPLIMENTARY WITH ANY DRINK THAT COMES ALONG, BECAUSE HE WANTED EVERYONE TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TASTE OF HOT SPRING WATER. IT IS SO RELAXING. THIS AREA IS SO FULL OF THINGS TO DO, AND A LOT OF MOUNTAIN BIKERS ARE IN THE AREA. THE FOREST AND HILLS ARE RIGHT THERE. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE NORMALLY DO BEFORE THEY COME HERE. THEY COME DOWN AND REST AND REVIVE. SOME OF THEM HEAD OFF INTO THE FOREST. THEY CAN GO WALKING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, AND AFTER THAT, THEY ROLL IN HERE FOR A BURGER AND A BEER. IT IS ALL ABOUT EDGING OUT OF THE CITY, COMING TO ROTORUA AND KICKING BACK AND ENJOYING YOURSELF AND REVIVING. OF COURSE, JUST DOWN YONDER, BASE CAMP. A PRETTY GOOD SELECTION OF FOOD AND DRINK. WE HAVE A BIG TENT WHICH YOU HAVE SEEN, AND WE HAVE A GREAT STREET FOOD LITTLE FOOD TRUCK THERE. THE BEST SMASHED BURGERS. JUST FINISHES OFF YOUR RIDE IN THE FOREST REAL NICE. WHAT A SPOT TO COME TO. IT IS JUST ONE OF THE EXPERIENCES YOU COULD BE HAVING. GET YOUR ROBE ON. WE ARE RELAXED. YOU COULD NOT SAY RELAXING AND REJUVENATING ANY BETTER, THREE MEN IN A SHINNY DIP. YOU HAVE UNTIL 4 PM THURSDAY TO GET YOURSELF IN THE DRAW. SUCH AN AMAZING PRIZE BACK. YOU WILL ALSO BE WINNING SO MANY EXPERIENCES. NOT JUST THE HOT TUBS, BUT ALSO YOU WILL HEAD TO THE HOT SPRINGS AND SPA. TOMORROW, I WILL BE SHOWING YOU A WONDERFUL SPOT. WE'LL BE HEADING NOT ONLY TO HELLS GATE BUT ALSO THE VOLCANIC VALLEY. THAT IS ANOTHER EXPERIENCE THAT OUR WINNERS WILL BE HAVING AS WELL. MY ROBE TRIP CONTINUES TOMORROW LIVE FROM ROTORUA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOYS. TIME FOR A COFFEE. LIVING THE DREAM, PLAYING FOOTSIES. MORE THAN 600 ORIGINAL HAND SELECTED SKETCHES, DIGITAL ANIMATIONS AND UNIQUE ARTWORKS ARE ON DISPLAY IN THE CAPITAL. IT'S THE FIRST TIME THE MAGIC OF ANIMATION EXHIBITION BY DISNEY HAS LANDED IN AOTEAROA. WE'VE SENT WELLINGTON REPORTER JAMES FLEURY TO CHECK IT OUT. MORENA, JAMES. MORENA, JENNY-MAY. WE ARE SO LUCKY RIGHT NOW. WE ARE SOME OF THE FIRST PEOPLE, AND YOU GUYS ARE AS WELL, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE 100 YEARS OF DISNEY ARTWORK. OVER 600 PIECES. AND MARY HAS FLOWN ALL THE WAY HERE FROM WHILE DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND. I AM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE. I AM SO EXCITED TO BRING THIS ARTWORK AND COLLECTION TO WELLINGTON. I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. JUST TO SEE THE ARTISTRY BEHIND ALL OF THESE ANIMATIONS THAT PEOPLE KNOW AND LOVE AND TO GET A LITTLE BIT BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE ARTISTS THAT CREATED THEM INTO THE INDIVIDUAL PIECES OF ARTWORK HANGING ON A WALL. AND WE ARE WITH MICKEY MOUSE. EVERYONE KNOWS MICKEY MOUSE AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE GOING BACK TO 1928. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE PIECES HERE AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. WHEN YOU COME INTO THE GALLERY, THIS IS THE FIRST AREA YOU WILL COME INTO. IT IS BLACK-AND-WHITE BY DESIGN BECAUSE IT IS THE EARLIEST SHORTS. WE ARE HIGHLIGHTING RIGHT HERE MICKEY MOUSE, SO MICKEY WAS FIRST PRESENTED TO THE WORLD IN 1928 IN STEAMBOAT WILLIE. THESE ARE ORIGINAL ANIMATION DRAWINGS FROM THAT FILM. NEXT TO IT AS A PANEL OF STORY SKETCHES WITH SOME TEXT ON IT THAT IS THE SEEN DESCRIPTORS OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND ANY DIALOGUE AND TALKING ABOUT THE MUSIC AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THAT PARTICULAR SHOT. AND THIS PIECE IS REALLY UNIQUE. IT IS WHAT WE CALL A CHARACTER MODEL SHEET. ANYTIME YOU SEE AN ANIMATED FILM, WE WANT THE AUDIENCE TO BELIEVE IT WAS CREATED BY ONE SET OF HANDS. IN REALITY, TAKES MANY SETS OF HANDS. IN ORDER TO KEEP MICKEY MOUSE LOOKING LIKE HIMSELF AND EVERY SHOT, WE HAVE THESE TO HELP KEEP WITH CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY. I EVEN SEE WE HAVE A TYPEWRITER THAT WAS USED HERE. 1920S ` THAT WAS THE TECHNOLOGY. WHAT WAS SO SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THIS FILM THAT WAS RELEASED IN 1928? AT THAT POINT IN TIME, THE FILM INDUSTRY WAS ALL SILENT, AND THE BIRTH OF THE TALKIE WAS COMING. WHAT IS REALLY INTERESTING IN THIS GALLERY, WE ALSO HAVE OTHER MICKEY MOUSE SHORTS. PLANE CRAZY IS ALSO REPRESENTED HERE. IT WAS A FILM THAT WAS FINISHED FIRST. AND THEN THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING STEAMBOAT WILLIE, AND THEY REALISE THAT THEY COULD BRING SOUND TO IT. SO THEY TOOK STEAMBOAT WILLIE AND SYNCHRONISED SOUND TO IT THE FOUR PLANE CRAZY, BECAUSE THEN THEY WENT BACK AND ADDED SOUND TO PLANE CRAZY. WALT'S WAS AN INNOVATOR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. HE WANTED TO USE THE FILMMAKERS TO TELL THE BEST STORIES. HE WAS CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR THAT INNOVATION, AND SO EARLY DAYS, SOUND WAS A BIG ONE. INTRODUCTION OF COLOUR WAS A BIG ONE. IT ALL CAME TOGETHER IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE STORYTELLING AND TO GIVE THE ARTISTS THE BEST TOOLS THEY CAN CREATE THIS FABULOUS STORIES. IN ONE OF THOSE TOOLS YOU TALK ABOUT, YOU SAID IT GOES BACK TO THE 1830S. TELL US ABOUT THIS MACHINE. THIS IS A ZOETROBE. IT WAS A WAY TO HAVE STATIC INDIVIDUAL DRAWINGS COME TO LIFE I TURNING THIS WILL WITH THE SLITS IN THE SIDE OF IT. AND WE HAVE DRAWINGS OF MICKEY MOUSE FROM PUPPY LOVE AND ANOTHER ONE THAT SHOWCASES PLUTO AND THEY THIRD ONE THAT SHOWCASES DONALD DUCK. I CAN ACTUALLY SEE MICKEY MOUSE GOING FOR HIS MORNING STROLL RIGHT THERE, WHICH IS REALLY COOL. YOU CAN SEE THIS FOR YOURSELF HERE. I WANT TO ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. THERE IS SO MUCH ON OFFER HERE. WE HAVE JUST TAKEN A QUICK LOOK RIGHT AT THE START. WHAT ELSE IS ON OFFER? I HOPE IT IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLE FOR ANY DISNEY FAN OF DISNEY ANIMATION AS WELL AS ART LOVERS. WE ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THE ARTISTS BEHIND THE CREATION. WE GO FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF MICKEY MOUSE IN 1928 ALL OUT TO MOANA 2. TO THINK ABOUT WAS THAT ENCAPSULATED IN ONE SPOT, THERE ARE SO MANY FILMS THAT ARE REPRESENTED, SO I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF NOSTALGIA. I THINK PEOPLE WILL SEE SOMETHING THEY RECOGNISE AS PULLING ON THEIR HEARTSTRINGS AS A CHILD OR AS AN ADULT, AND I REALLY HOPE THAT THE AUDIENCE COMES AWAY APPRECIATING HOW AN ANIMATED FILM IS MADE, AND THEN ALSO SEEING THESE CHARACTERS AND THEIR STORIES IN THE WORLD IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MARY. IT IS VERY EXCITING INFORMATIONAL STARTER WHEN I WALK THROUGH THOSE DOORS. THIS EXHIBIT IS GOING TO BE HERE UNTIL MID JULY. MAKE SURE TO COME DOWN TO WELLINGTON AND CHECK IT OUT. YOU ALWAYS GET TO GO INTO THE COOL EXHIBITIONS. EVERY DAY IT FEELS LIKE YOU ARE GETTING TO SEE THIS THING. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE DISNEY FILM, JAMES? I LOVE POCAHONTAS. MY FAMILY IS FROM VIRGINIA ON MY MUM SIDE, SO I HAVE A CONNECTION TO THE REAL-LIFE ONE. VERY COOL. THAT WAS NOT TEED UP. I DO NOT EXPECT THAT. SO GOOD, JAMES. LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR COLLEAGUES. EVERY DAY. E WHAI AKE NEI ` AN INSPIRING NEW ART PROGRAM IS BEGINNING IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY. CHARLOTTE MULDER IS ON THE CASE. TELL US MORE. (LAUGHS) WELL, TEAM, I AM ACTUALLY JUST PUTTING ON MY FINAL TOUCHES TO MY MASTERPIECE. IF YOU WANT A BIG REVEAL, MAKE SURE YOU TUNE AND AFTER THE BREAK. YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS IT. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` RUSSIA IS REJECTING EUROPE'S SUGGESTION OF PEACEKEEPERS BEING USED IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT, WHICH MAY ALSO UTILISE NEW ZEALAND TROOPS. NEW FOOTAGE OF A DRAMATIC PLANE LANDING IN TORONTO HAS EMERGED, SHOWING A DESPERATE SCRAMBLE TO ESCAPE THE UPSIDE-DOWN AIRCRAFT. AND LEON MACDONALD HAS LANDED HIS FIRST COACHING GIG SINCE DEPARTING THE ALL BLACKS LAST YEAR. A NEW ART CLASS FOR SOLO MUMS KICKS OFF IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, FEATURING A RANGE OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING POTTERY, PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING. THIS INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE MOTHERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THEMSELVES AND EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY. OUR CHRISTCHURCH REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER HAS MORE ON THIS INSPIRING NEW PROGRAM. YES. YOU WILL SEE THE MASTERPIECE SOON. I KNOW YOU ARE REALLY, REALLY FIZZING IN YOUR SEATS TO SEE IT. I HAVE GOT THE ORGANISER, TANIA, HERE. YOU HAVE THIS NEW COURSE GOING. IT IS VERY EXCITING. WE HAVE GOT SOME FUNDING FROM CREATIVE COMMUNITIES NEW ZEALAND TO DO A COURSE SPECIFICALLY FOR SOLO MUMS. WE ARE OFFERING PAINTING, PRINTING AND POTTERY. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MUMS TO GET AMONGST OTHER MUMS AND TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON AND LEARN A NEW SKILL. IT IS ALSO THE CONFIDENCE YOU GET WHEN YOU TRY SOMETHING AND YOU SEE YOU CAN DO IT. PART OF THE WHOLE DREAM OF THE WHOLE COURSE FOR ME WAS JUST TO GET PEOPLE TRYING THINGS AND SAYING, I AM ACTUALLY NOT THAT BAD AT ART. IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL LAST WEEK. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY CAME TOGETHER, AND THE STORY STARTED FLOWING, AND THEY STARTED SHARING EXPERIENCES. IT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I HAD DREAM FOR. THEY ARE DOING SOME BEAUTIFUL WORK. THEY WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO TAKE HIM AND PUT ON THE WALL AND REMEMBER THE TIME THEY SPENT TOGETHER. THERE ARE SOME GAPS IN THE PRINTING AND POTTERY COURSES. I REALISE THAT SOME MUMS WORK AND HAVE TO COME AT NIGHT, SO THERE ARE SOME CLASSES IN THE EVENINGS. A LOT OF MUMS WILL NOT HAVE TIME FOR THEMSELVES IN GENERAL, IF THEY DO HAVE A PARTNER OR NOT, AND SO YOU CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA. HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THAT? I WAS A SOLO MUM FOR MY BOYS ENTIRE LIFE. HE IS GROWN UP NOW, BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AROUND ME. THE OTHER MUMS CARRY ME, BECAUSE THINGS DO GET TOUGH WHEN YOU ARE A SOLO MUM, SO YOU CAN GO TO YOUR FRIENDS AND THEY SUPPORT YOU. THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO CREATE HERE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE IT ALL COME TOGETHER, SEE PEOPLE OPEN UP AND SHARE AND MEET PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE SAME SHOES. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR NOT ONLY SOLO MUMS BUT I THINK PEOPLE IN GENERAL TO HAVE THAT TIME AWAY OR JUST A BREAK, SOME TIME TO GET CREATIVE AND GET SILLY A LITTLE BIT. HOW IMPORTANT IS IT? SO IMPORTANT. WE DO NOT PRIORITISE FUN. WE PRIORITISE THE MUST DO'S. THERE IS NO REWARD IN IT EXCEPT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE DO TO ENHANCE HOURS OF PAINTING AND LINGO, WHERE DOES THE TIME GO? IT IS A DIFFERENT PART OF YOUR BRAIN THAT ARE SWITCHED ON. THEY GET LOST IN TIME AND JUST ENJOY IT. SPEAKING OF PAINTING, I AM JUST PUTTING ON SOME FINAL TOUCHES TO THIS PAINTING THAT I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO BE REALLY IMPRESSED WITH. I WILL TURN IT AROUND FOR THE BIG REVEAL. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. WOW. HAVE I GOT A MOUSTACHE? I LOOK LIKE I HAVE A MOUSTACHE AS WELL. THAT IS EXTRAORDINARY. YOU DID NOT DO THAT, DID YOU? WHO DID THAT? I WILL SHOW YOU MY ACTUAL ONE. THAT IS NICE TOO. TANIA DID THE OTHER ONE IN 20 MINUTES. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THE COLOURS. IT MATCHES YOUR OUTFIT. IT IS SO NICE THAT WE HAVE A FAMILY PORTRAIT NOW. SEND IT UP THERE, CHARLOTTE. THAT WILL BE GREAT. WE CAN DO ONE FOR YOUR PLACE. LOVE WHAT THEY ARE DOING DOWN THERE AS WELL. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THERE'S SOMETHING NEW HAPPENING AT AUCKLAND LIBRARY. LUCY BENDELL, TELL US MORE. MORENA. THESE BOOKS, POSTERS, EVERYTHING FOR SCIENCE-FICTION LOVERS HERE AT THIS NEW EXHIBITION. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. YOU CAN ENTER ANOTHER WORLD, TRAVERSING INTO THE SCIENCE FICTION UNIVERSE, WITH A NEW EXHIBITION AT AUCKLAND LIBRARY. LUCY BENDELL IS DOWN THERE FOR A SNEAK PEEK BEFORE IT OPENS TODAY. MORNING LUCY. GOOD MORNING CHRIS. I AM INSIDE THE EXHIBITION NOW. IT IS SET TO OPEN ENDED THE NEXT HOUR. THERE ARE PEOPLE GATHERING OUTSIDE FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY THAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN A FEW MINUTES TIME. WE HAVE A LITTLE SNEAK PEAK. LET'S BRING IN THE LEAD CURATOR. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PLACE AND HOW SPECIAL IT IS. THIS AS AN EXHIBITION WHICH IS ABOUT CELEBRATING THE IMAGINATIVE POWER OF SCIENCE FICTION. WE HAVE BOOKS, MAGAZINES, COMICS. AND FEELS VERY RICH IN HISTORY. WHEREABOUTS DID ALL THESE BOOKS AND COMICS AND POSTERS COME FROM? THEY ARE ALL FROM OUR HERITAGE COLLECTIONS PLUS WE HAVE SOME OBJECTS WHICH HAD BEEN LOANED FROM A PERSONAL COLLECTOR TO BRING IT ALL TO LIFE. WHAT YOU THINK TRANSACTIONS WILL BE WHEN THEY GET INTO THE SPACE AND SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT SETTINGS? I HOPE THEY ARE GOING TO LOVE IT. I HOPE THEY SEE SOME OLD FAVOURITES, MAYBE DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW THEY HAVE NOT READ BEFORE, I HOPE EVERYBODY ENJOYS IT. WE ARE GOING TO CHECK IT OUT WITH A FAN NOW. WE GOING TO BRING IN JORDAN. TELL ME, WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SCI-FI SETTING? THE CYBERPUNK SETTING. I AM DRESSED UP AS FASHION INSPIRED BY CYBERPUNK. HOW DO YOU FEEL? I FEEL EXCITED. A LOT OF OLD SCHOOL FANS WILL ENJOY THE RETRO COMICS, AND SCULPTURES ON THE WALLS. HOW COOL IS IT THAT YOU GET TO SHARE YOUR LOVE OF SCIENCE FICTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE THEY GET INTO THE SPACE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT IT? IT IS BRILLIANT. I THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF OLD SCHOOL NOTES, AND PEOPLE THAT ARE INTRODUCED TO THE GENRE AS WELL, THAT WILL REALLY ENJOY SEEING THESE THINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THE OPENING CEREMONY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN A FEW MINUTES, SO WE MIGHT BE HEARING THAT IN A FEW SECONDS. SO I WILL THROW BACK TO YOU GUYS. THIS OPENS UP AT 10 AM, AND HOURS TIME, AND IT IS OPEN FROM MONDAY THROUGH TO SATURDAY. NICE WORK, BENDER. CYBERPUNK, THEY COULD BE A BIT OF ME. ARE YOU DIGGING HIS VICE? CAPTIONS BY KITTY WASASALA, COURTNEY SOLE JULIE TAYLOR AND FRANK GORE. 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