(SPEAKS TE REO) IT'S FRIDAY, THE 21st OF FEBRUARY. AS ALWAYS, IT IS LOVELY TO HAVE YOUR COMPANY. COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` HUNDREDS OF NEW ZEALANDERS RELY ON GUIDE DOGS AND SERVICE DOGS EVERYDAY IN AOTEAROA, BUT SOMETIMES GETTING AROUND ISN'T EASY. AN AUSTRALIAN WOMAN IS TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST UBER, CLAIMING DRIVERS BROKE DISCRIMINATION LAWS BY REFUSING TO PICK UP HER GUIDE DOG ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. SO WHAT ARE THE RULES, AND IS THIS A PROBLEM HERE? ALSO AHEAD, THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO KEEPING US SAFE ON THE ROAD, BUT A RECENT SURVEY HAS FOUND A QUARTER OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING LESS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY FIND VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS TOO BRIGHT. WE LOOK AT THE IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON ROAD USERS. ON THAT A LOT DRIVING, THINKING, WHY DO YOU HAVE YOUR FULL BEAM ON? BUT IT ISN'T, THE LIGHTS ARE JUST STRONGER THESE DAYS. WE WILL DELVE INTO THAT. INTERESTING STATISTICS AROUND THAT. PLUS, IT WAS ONE OF DONALD TRUMP'S MORE BIZARRE DECLARATIONS AFTER RETAKING THE WHITE HOUSE. NOW HIS PUSH TO 'MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN' HAS BEEN MET BY A COUNTER-CLAIM FROM SOME IN DENMARK. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT PART OF THE UNITED STATES THEY'RE EYEING UP. WE WILL DO THAT AROUND 6.40 THIS MORNING. GETTING BACK TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF THE HEADLIGHTS. SOME PEOPLE, ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY, ARE NOT GOING OUT AT NIGHT TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE INTENSITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS THEY ARE NOW EXPERIENCING. I IMAGINE THIS IS WITH NEWER CARS THAT ARE COMING INTO CIRCULATION. WHETHER YOU HAVE NOTICED. THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THEM ON FULL BEAM. THE WORST THINGS WHEN YOU'RE IN FRONT OF THEM IN THE LIGHT SEEM LIKE THEY ARE ON FULL BEAM. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S YOUR NEWS. ISRAEL'S RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF DEAD HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN, THE YOUNGEST CAPTIVES TAKEN IN THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK. A LARGE CROWD LOOKED ON AS BLACK COFFINS WERE DISPLAYED ON A STAGE IN THE GAZA STRIP, THEN LOADED IN TO RED CROSS VEHICLES BEFORE BEING DRIVEN TO ISRAELI FORCES. AT THE REQUEST OF FAMILIES, THE MILITARY HELD A SMALL SERVICE BEFORE TAKING THE BODIES TO A LAB FOR FORMAL IDENTIFICATION USING DNA TESTING. ISRAEL'S RECEIVED 24 LIVING HOSTAGES SINCE THE CEASEFIRE DEAL BEGAN. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT IS MEETING IN KYIV WITH THE UNITED STATES' REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE WAR, BUT THEIR PLANNED NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE U.S., WHO GAVE NO FURTHER DETAILS. THE TALKS FOLLOW A TUMULTUOUS DAY FOR THE TWO COUNTRIES. DONALD TRUMP ACCUSED VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY OF BEING A DICTATOR, WHO STARTED AN UNWINNABLE WAR WITH RUSSIA, WHILE ZELENSKYY CLAIMED TRUMP IS ECHOING RUSSIAN RHETORIC. EX- SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEF LUIS RUBIALES HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER HE KISSED FOOTBALLER JENNI HERMOSO WITHOUT CONSENT AT THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL IN 2023. THE 47 YEAR OLD WAS FINED MORE THAN $23,000 AND BANNED FROM GOING WITHIN 200m OF HERMOSO, AND FORBIDDEN FROM CONTACTING HER FOR 12 MONTHS. RUBIALES WAS ACQUITTED OF COERCION OVER ALLEGATIONS HE HAD PRESSURED THE PLAYER TO DOWNPLAY THE INCIDENT. A NEW ZEALAND-BORN TEENAGER WHO'LL NO LONGER BE DEPORTED TO INDIA SAYS HE'S HAPPY TO BE GRANTED RESIDENCY, BUT CONCERNED FOR HIS OVERSTAYING PARENTS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE. DAMAN KUMAR (18)'S CASE WAS BROUGHT TO ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION CHRIS PENK BY ANOTHER MP. IMMIGRATION NEW ZEALAND HAD DENIED KUMAR'S APPEAL BEFORE PENK USED HIS MINISTERIAL DISCRETION. TO SPORT, AND THE TALL BLACKS HAVE THRASHED A WINLESS HONG KONG SIDE IN THE ASIA CUP QUALIFIERS TO GO TO THE TOP OF THEIR GROUP. JORDAN NGATAI TOP-SCORING FOR THE VISITORS, SHOOTING SIX OF SEVEN FROM BEYOND THE ARC. BACK TO NGATAI FROM THE WING. FREE BALL. THE INTENSITY IS HIGH. JORDAN NGATAI ONCE AGAIN BACK-TO-BACK THREES FOR THE TALL BLACKS. YES, SMASHING THOSE THREE-POINTERS. NEW ZEALAND'S NEXT MATCH IS A HOME GAME AGAINST THE PHILIPPINES ON SUNDAY, WHERE THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO AVENGE THEIR NOVEMBER LOSS. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE. CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. THANKS, JENNY MAY. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING WITH OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. A BIOSECURITY OPERATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER ANOTHER FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED IN AUCKLAND. LUCY BENDELL, WHERE WAS IT FOUND? MORENA, CHRIS. AN ORIENTAL FRUITFLY WAS DISCOVERED IN A SURVEILLANCE TRAP AND A BACKYARD IN BIRKDALE OVER ON THE NORTH SHORE. INSPECTION AND TRAPPING EFFORTS WILL BE RAMPED UP, THIS COMES AFTER ONE FRUITFLY WAS DISCOVERED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR IN SOUTH AUCKLAND. THAT AREA WAS PLACED INTO AN INTENSE SIX-YEAR RESTRICTIVE OPERATION TO ELIMINATE THE FRUITFLY, AND THAT WAS LIFTED JUST OVER A WEEK AGO. BY A SECURITY ARE TRYING TO SEE IF THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN THE TWO FLIES AND SAY THAT THEY WILL BE CARRYING OUT A NUMBER OF DNA TESTS. JUST BECAUSE ONE FRUITFLY HAS BEEN FOUND DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE IS AN OUTBREAK, AND THERE IS NO HUMAN HEALTH RISK OF THE FRUITFLY. THE BIGGEST IMPACT WILL BE ON OUR HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THAT. RESTRICTIONS WILL BE PUT IN PLACE OF THE MOVEMENT OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE BIRKDALE AREA. BIO SECURITY REMINDING PEOPLE TO KEEP PRODUCE INSIDE HOMES. TODAY, WE CAN EXPECT MORE INSTRUCTIONS ON CONTROLS ISSUED FOR THE AREA. THANKS FOR THAT, LUCY. AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO A GAS LEAK LAST NIGHT IN TIMARU. CHARLOTTE MULDER IS WITH US NOW. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? KIA ORA, CHRIS. FENZ WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE LAST NIGHT WHEN I FOUND A GAS LEAK IN ONE OF THE MAIN FACTORY BUILDINGS. 10 PEOPLE WERE ASSESSED AT THE SCENE, WITH MULTIPLE BEING SENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH ST JOHN NOT YET CONFIRMING JUST HOW MANY THAT WAS. CENTRAL APPLIANCES WERE AT THE SCENE, WITH THIS SPECIALISED COMMANDING UNIT MANAGING TO LOCATE AND STABILISE THAT GAS LEAK. FIRE AND EMERGENCY LEFT THE SCENE AT 2:15 AM THIS MORNING, LEAVING THE SITUATION IN THE CAPABLE HANDS OF THE BUILDING ENGINEERS. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT, CHARLOTTE. LIVE IN CHRISTCHURCH. LET'S HEAD TO WELLINGTON NOW AND OUR WELLINGTON REPORTER JAMES FLEURY. AND, JAMES, A SIGNIFICANT SCULPTURE HAS GONE MISSING IN THE CAPITAL? MORENA, CHRIS. ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNISABLE CHARACTERS OF SCIENCE FICTION HAS GONE MISSING FROM THE SUBURB. POLICE SAY THE 1.2m OF THE SCULPTURE OF YODA WENT MISSING ON TUESDAY NIGHT/ THE OWNER IS ALSO THE CREATOR OF THE SCULPTURE. HAD TOOK THEM HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO PUT TOGETHER, SO THEY ARE VISIBLY UPSET ABOUT THIS. THAT HAS A LOT OF SENTIMENTAL VALUE AND THEY WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THIS DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCRAP VALUE, IT IS ALL ABOUT THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE. THEY ARE URGING ANYONE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE POLICE WITH ANY INFORMATION IF THEY KNOW WHERE THIS YODA HAS GONE MISSING. THE BEST WAY TO DO SO AS TO CONTACT THE POLICE BY CALLING 105. IT WILL BE EASY TO SPOT IF IT IS OUT THERE. THANKS, JAMES. MASTERTON IS CRACKING DOWN ON AN UNUSUAL TREND IT'S NOTICED AMONG DOG WALKERS, OR SHOULD WE SAY, DOG DRIVERS. THE COUNCIL HAS NOTICED SOME PEOPLE ARE LETTING THEIR FURRY FRIENDS RUN BESIDE THEIR MOVING CAR FOR EXERCISE ON URBAN STREETS. AS PART OF THE TOWN'S NEW DRAFT DOG POLICY, WHICH HAS UNANIMOUS SUPPORT, IT'LL BAN THE BEHAVIOUR. MAYOR GARY CAFFELL JOINS US NOW. MORENA, MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. HOW BIG OF AN ISSUE AS THIS? JUST BECOME MORE PROMINENT OVER TIME. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO KNOCK IT ON THE HEAD BEFORE BECOMES AN EPIDEMIC. RUNNING A DOG BESIDE A MOVING VEHICLE ON THE STREET IS NOT GOOD FOR THE DOG, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. WE ARE LOOKING AT KNOCKING IT ON THE HEAD BEFORE BECOMES AN EPIDEMIC. IS IT HAPPENING IN CERTAIN AREAS OR PARTS OF TOWN? IT IS MORE OUT OF TOWN, A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS OUR RURAL AREAS. I PERSONALLY DO A LOT OF WALKING MYSELF AND I HAVE SEEN IT IN TOWN. I HAVE EVEN SEEN PEOPLE WITH LEASHES OUTSIDE HOLDING THE DOG WITH A LEASH OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND GETTING THE DOG TO RUN. AS YOU KNOW, DOGS LIKE TO HAVE A SNUFF WHILE GOING FOR A WALK. IT IS JUST FAR TOO TOUGH ON THEM, SO WE WANTED TO CRACK DOWN ON IT. PART OF IT IS EXERCISING. THE OTHER PART IS THAT THE DOGS LIKE TO EXPLORE. IS IT LAZINESS, DO YOU THINK, OR IS THERE A LACK OF OFF LEASH DOG AREAS? I THINK IT IS LAZINESS IN GENERAL. I WILL GET A TELLING OFF FROM SOME PEOPLE FOR SAYING THAT, BECAUSE THERE WILL BE SOME PEOPLE WHO CANNOT GET AROUND THEMSELVES, BUT OVERALL, I THINK IT IS LAZINESS. IF THE DOG IS PANTING LIKE HELL AND HAS NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DO ITS THING, I DON'T THINK THAT IS GOOD EXERCISE. THERE ARE NO STATISTICS OR NUMBERS FOR HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MYSELF, OUR STAFF HAVE NOTICED THAT. ONE THING THAT I WANT TO SAY STRONGLY IS THAT WE HAVE OVER 6000 DOGS REGISTERED IN MASTERTON. THE SORT OF SITUATION WOULD BE A VERY, VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE. WE ARE A DOG FRIENDLY PLACE, BUT WE HAVE FOUND OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THAT THIS HAS BECOME MORE PREDOMINANT AND WE WANT TO STOP IT BEFORE BECOMES A HABIT. I MENTION THAT HAS HAPPENED IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL, BUT WHY DO YOU THINK IT HAS BECOME A TREND THAT YOU ARE SEEING CREEP IN IN MASTERTON? WE ARE ALSO NOTICING THAT PEOPLE ARE RIDING BICYCLES AND HAVING THE DOGS ON A LEASH AND THE DOG IS GOING LIKE HELL BESIDE THE BIKE. THAT IS NOT GREAT, EITHER. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS MAKING DOG CONTROL MORE SUITABLE FOR THE DOG. MAKE EXERCISE HAPPIER FOR THE DOGS. I CAN HEAR PEOPLE GOING, HERE WE GO AGAIN, TRYING TO BAN SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AN ISSUE. THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME AND IN A RURAL-ISH AREA. WIDE YOU NEED TO BAN IT? WORKING DOGS, FARM DOGS, NOT PART OF THIS. THEY ARE FINE. PEOPLE OF DOGS ALONGSIDE SCOOTERS, THAT IS FINE AS WELL. I GUESS THAT PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT, I GUESS I WILL GET A BIT OF KICK AFTER THIS COMING ON, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS FROM A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE. OF DOGS ARE RUNNING FREE BESIDE A CAR, THEY WILL RUN A BIT WIDER, THE COULD BE CARS COMING DOWN THE WAY. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. IN TERMS OF THE DOG ITSELF, I THINK WE HAD TO MAKE THEIR LIVES EASIER. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO. I AM ALL FOR IT, 150% BEHIND IT. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THIS AT THE MOMENT? HAS TO GO THROUGH COUNSEL, WHAT IS THE PROCESS? THE CHANGES THAT WE ARE MAKING, PARTICULARLY THIS PART OF IT, WILL GO TO CONSULTATION. WE ARE LOOKING TO ADOPT THE POLICY ON 14 MAY. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR GETTING UP SO EARLY FOR US, APPRECIATE IT. GOOD ON YOU JENNY, LOVELY TO TALK TO YOU. I WONDER IF THIS IS AN ISSUE HAPPENING AND OTHER AREAS. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND DADDY TO DRIVE THE CAR BEHIND ME WHEN I WAS RUNNING, MAKING SURE I WAS OK. THAT IS WHAT THEY DO WITH ATHLETES, DON'T THEY? I TAKE HIS POINT, THOUGH. THE DOG WANTS TO GO FOR A WALK AND SNUFF AND DO ITS THING, KEEP MOVING, SNIFF, IT IS NOT ABOUT EXERCISING PURELY, AS IT? I WONDER IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS SLOWLY CREEPING INTO YOUR COMMUNITY OR IF IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE? LET US KNOW. E WHAI AKE NEI ` ARE HEADLIGHTS GETTING TOO BRIGHT? ESPECIALLY FOR THE DOGS. NEXT, HOW TO AVOID BEING DAZZLED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. (LAIDBACK MUSIC) Dear Diary, my move to Summerset has been quite the page turner. Sally wants me on the croquet team, but Beth says mahjong's where all the fun is at. Mahjong! Yeah! I can hear Barry's choir from here. (CHOIR SINGS) And Kenneth's passionate about getting everyone's heart rate up. But Molly and I opted to do a whole lot of nothing today. A wonderfully underrated pastime. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` ISRAEL'S RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF DEAD HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT IS MEETING IN KYIV WITH THE UNITED STATES' REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE WAR, BUT THE U.S. HAS CANCELLED A PLANNED NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS. AND, EX-SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEF LUIS RUBIALES HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AFTER HE KISSED JENNI HERMOSO WITHOUT CONSENT AT THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL. IF YOU'VE EVER FELT DAZZLED BY BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. A NEW STUDY FROM THE UK'S R.A.C. FOUND 97% OF DRIVERS ARE AFFECTED BY HEADLIGHT GLARE IN SOME FORM, AND A QUARTER DRIVE LESS AT NIGHT AS A RESULT. THE AA'S MOTORING SERVICES TECHNICAL ADVISOR ALLISTER WADE JOINS US NOW FOR MORE. ARE WE JUST SEEING THINGS, OR IS IT ACTUALLY A THING? WE'RE GOING INTO LED LIGHTS, WHICH ARE CRISPER AND BRIGHTER SO GIVES YOU THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS DAZZLING YOU. WHEN I WAS READING UP ON THIS, I FELT LIKE WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING, IT FEELS LIKE DRIVERS HAVE THEIR FULL BEAM ON. IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS, IT CAN SEEM BRIGHTER. THERE ARE DIFFERENT THINGS TO DO TO COMBAT THAT. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND SOMEONE IS COMING TO YOU WITH HIGH BEAM, LOOK TO THE LEFT OF THE ROAD. KEEP THE CAR IN YOUR PERIPHERAL VISION, BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LOOK AT THE SUN, MAKE SURE YOU GET PAST THEM IN A SAFE MANNER. HAVE TO CONTEND WITH PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND YOU AND YOU CAN SEE THE LIGHTS IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR. SOME OF US MIGHT HAVE THE MANUAL SWITCH ON THE LIGHTS, BUT IT IS A QUICK FIX. YOU CAN DO THAT AND THEN GET FOCUS BACK ON THE ROAD. IT IS BECAUSE NEWER CARS HAVE DIFFERENT BULBS AND THEY ARE BLUER? IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO DRIVE A BRAND-NEW VEHICLE. I DROVE AN AUDI THE OTHER WEEK. I FELT SAFER BECAUSE I COULD SEE EVERYTHING ON THE ROAD. DID YOU THINK WE NEED TO DO MORE AND GET SOME DATA OF OUR OWN, PARTICULARLY IF THERE ARE ACCIDENTS, IT IS ALL WAS GOOD TO LOOK AT THE DATA. YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GET THAT DATA. WE CAN DO INVESTIGATOR LOCKS AND SEE WHY WE HAVE THESE ACCIDENTS AND IF THEY CONTRIBUTED TO HEADLIGHT GLARE. YOU SAID SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT THE TOP THREE SELLING CARS AND HOW THAT MIGHT IMPACT THINGS. LAST YEAR, THE TOP THREE SELLING VEHICLES WERE SUVS AND UTES. THE FORD RANGER HAD OVER 11,000 CARS SOLD. YOU HAVING HIGHER HORIZONTAL BEAMS. IF YOU'RE DRIVING IN YOUR LITTLE COROLLA AND COMING UP IN THE RANGER, THE LIGHTS WILL BE HIGHER. YOU MIGHT GET THE FEELING LIKE YOU ARE BEING DAZZLED. DO YOU THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT HOW BRIGHT THESE LIGHTS ARE, OR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO CONTENT THAT? IS A WARRANT OF FITNESS, THEY DO LIGHT INTENSITY TESTING. THEY MAKE SURE THAT'S THE BEAM RATE IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN THIS MORNING. CAN I JUST SAY THAT I HATE THOSE AUTOMATIC LIGHT DIPPING, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT PROTECT THE CAR SOON ENOUGH FOR ME. AS SOON AS I SEE A CAR, AROUND THE CORNER, DIPPING, IF I HAVE NOT DONE IT BEFORE. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A BEAT. I DO NOT WANT TO BLIND THE PERSON DRIVING TOWARDS ME, SO I END UP TAKING IT OFF AND USING IT THE MANUAL SWITCH. AND ALSO DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LIKE DRIVING AND THE WAY YOU SIT IN YOUR CAR. IT IS INTERESTING THE BIGGER CARS THAT ARE COMING OUT AND HOW THAT HAS AN IMPACT IF YOU ARE SITTING LOWER AND A LOWER CAR AND IT COMES TOWARDS YOU. INTERESTING THE PEOPLE MAKING THE DECISION IN THE UK TO DRIVE LESS AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. 25% LESS PEOPLE ARE HEADING OUT INTO THEIR VEHICLES AT NIGHT. YOU COULD ALSO GET YOUR EYES CHECKED. MAYBE OUR EYES ARE DEGRADING AND WE ARE NOT GETTING REGULAR EYE TESTS. VERY GOOD SHOUT. HOW SOME DANES ARE PUSHING BACK AGAINST DONALD TRUMP'S PLANS TO MAKE GREENLAND AMERICA. WE HAVE JUST BEEN TALKING ABOUT CAR HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS THE POLL WE PUT UP. THE SENSATION WHEN PEOPLE GO FULL BEAM ON YOU, AND YOU START FLASHING AT THEM, SAYING, TURNED THEM DOWN, TURNED THEM DOWN. THESE ARE THE RESULTS. INTERESTING. THE LIGHTS AS THE MAN FROM AA WAS SAYING, THEY ARE LED, AND THEY ARE A LOT SHARPER AND BLUER THAN HALOGEN LIGHTS. THE LOGIC IS THAT THEY GIVE THE USER OF THE LIGHTS MORE VISION, BUT AS A RESULT OF THAT, THOSE LIGHTS ARE A LOT BRIGHTER AND THEY CAN CAST A BIT FURTHER, THEREFORE HAVE MORE OF AN IMPACT ON DRIVERS COMING TOWARDS YOU. A LOT OF SUVs SET UP HIGHER. AND THOSE LIGHTS ARE COMING STRAIGHT INTO YOUR FACE. A UK STUDY HAS SHOWN THAT 1/4 OF PEOPLE ARE DRIVING LESS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY DON'T FEEL AS SAFE OUT THERE. DOGS BEING WALKED WHILE YOU DRIVE ` SOME WALK THEIR DOGS WITHOUT A LEAD, AND SOME WILL HAVE IT HANGING OUT THE WINDOW. ROB SAID I HAVE JUST GIVEN BACK FROM GIVING MY DOG A RUN WHILE I DRIVE YOU, BECAUSE IT IS RAINING HERE. BUT MOST MORNINGS I WALK. IS IT TOO LATE FOR THE PROVERB ABOUT THE DOOR? THE OLD PROVERB, THE DOG THAT RUNS BEHIND THE CAR GETS EXHAUSTED, A DOG RUNS IN FRONT OF THE CAR GETS TIRED. SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT ON A FRIDAY MORNING. REST HOMES MAY NOT BE WHERE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, BUT A LITTLE HUMANOID COMPANION NAMED ABBY HAS INFILTRATED THE CORRIDORS AND LOUNGE ROOMS AT FACILITIES IN THE AUSTRALIAN STATE OF VICTORIA. ABBY IS PROVING POPULAR, HELPING TO EASE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS, WHILE BRINGING SOME SPECIAL DANCE MOVES. HERE'S CHANNEL 9'S IZABELLA STASKOWSKI. MEET ABBY. I THINK ABBY IS WONDERFUL. SHE'S VERY GOOD-NATURED. VERY FUNNY. SHE'S A 110cm TALL HUMANOID COMPANION WHO LOVES TO DANCE... # THE MORNING SKIES ...AND BLOW BUBBLES. QUIRKY AND COLOURFUL, ABBY RECOGNISES PEOPLE, UNDERSTANDS EMOTIONS AND CAN BUILD FRIENDSHIPS. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR NEXT COFFEE. IS IT NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE AROUND TO CHAT TO? OF COURSE, YES. ABBY'S PURPOSE IS TO COMBAT ISOLATION. AROUND 60% OF PEOPLE IN AGED CARE WHO NEVER RECEIVE VISITORS FROM FRIENDS OR FAMILY. PEOPLE JUST SEE HER AS LIKE A GRANDCHILD OR GRANDDAUGHTER. THEY DON'T SEE A ROBOT. SHE JUST BRINGS JOY INTO THE ROOM. WHAT'S MORE, THIS FUTURISTIC FRIEND CAN SPEAK 90 LANGUAGES, CONNECTING WITH RESIDENTS AND HELPING STAFF COMMUNICATE. AT THE MOMENT, ABBY'S SPENDING ONE DAY A WEEK AT THIS HOME. BY MID-YEAR, SHE'LL BE ACROSS 22 AGED CARE FACILITIES IN VICTORIA. THEN, THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE EXPANSION. ABBY ROBOT, NINE NEWS. THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO FILL IF IT IS BEAUTIFUL OR IF IT IS SAD. WOW. DOING GOD'S WORK THERE. HERE IS CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. A BIOSECURITY OPERATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER ANOTHER FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB. INSPECTION AND TRAPPING IN BIRKDALE ON THE NORTH SHORE IS BEING RAMPED UP FROM TODAY, WITH RESTRICTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MOVEMENT. THIS COMES AFTER ONE MALE FRUIT FLY WAS FOUND IN PAPATOETOE IN JANUARY, PLACING THE SUBURB IN TO A SIX-WEEK INTENSE RESTRICTION OPERATION. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING REPORTS OF AN AMMONIA LEAK LAST NIGHT IN TIMARU. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT A FACTORY IN WASHDYKE JUST AFTER 9pm, WHERE THEY FOUND A LEAK IN ONE OF THE MAIN BUILDINGS. SEVEN APPLIANCES ATTENDED, INCLUDING A SPECIALISED COMMAND UNIT WHO MANAGED TO STABILISE THE LEAK. TEN PEOPLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. ENGINEERS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE BUILDING. POLICE ARE ON THE HUNT FOR A GIANT YODA SCULPTURE STOLEN FROM A WELLINGTON PROPERTY. THE 1.2m TALL STEEL JEDI MASTER WENT MISSING FROM MADRAS STREET IN KHANDALLAH ON TUESDAY NIGHT. OFFICERS SAY WHILE IT TOOK HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO CONSTRUCT. THE GIANT YODA DOES NOT HAVE A HIGH SCRAP VALUE. THE PUBLIC IS URGED TO CONTACT POLICE IF THEY HAVE INFORMATION. THE 76 PASSENGERS WHO SURVIVED A CRASH LANDING IN A PLANE THAT FLIPPED ON THE RUNWAY ARE BEING OFFERED MORE THAN $50,000 EACH IN COMPENSATION BY DELTA AIRLINES. AS THE FLIGHT LANDED IN TORONTO EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE PLANE SKIDDED ALONG THE GROUND IN FLAMES BEFORE COMING TO A HALT UPSIDE DOWN. DELTA SAYS THE OFFER COMES WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED. INDIA HAVE BEATEN BANGLADESH BY SIX WICKETS TO OPEN THEIR CHAMPIONS TROPHY ACCOUNT. AFTER BOWLING THEIR OPPONENTS OUT FOR 228, INDIA'S BATTERS MADE LIGHT WORK OF THEIR TARGET. (CROWD CHEERS) OH, THAT'S GOING TO FINISH THINGS OFF. SHORT BALL PUT IN TO THE CROWD. THEY'LL JOIN THE BLACKCAPS AT THE TOP OF GROUP A, WITH NEW ZEALAND AHEAD ON NET RUN RATE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) IT IS DEFINITELY WHO LET THE DOGS OUT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE ` CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. I WAS JUST READING THIS FEEDBACK ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. AND WHETHER WE THINK THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE BECOMING TOO BRIGHT. THIS PERSON SAYS THAT LEDs ARE AWFUL. SHE HAS SEIZURES AND THE LED LIGHTS GIVE HER HEADACHES. THAT'S AWFUL. THIS PERSON SAYS THEY DRIVE AN SUV ` OTHER CARS BREAKING IN FRONT OF THEM AS RIDICULOUS. MY LIGHTS ARE NOT IN FULL, BUT THEN SHE INDICATES TO THEM WHAT FULL ACTUALLY IS AND THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL, AND IN THE VEHICLE AND FRONT-END TO COME DOWN BECAUSE OF THAT. CONTRIBUTING TO A BIT OF ROAD RAGE POTENTIALLY. THEY ARE JUST BRIGHTER AND CRISPER, AND THE CHANGE IN HUE. THEY USED TO BE A BIT WARMER AND MORE YELLOW. THAT IS WHAT WILL BE HAVING AN IMPACT ON YOU IF YOU ARE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT IS VERY INTERESTING, AND VERY UNDERSTANDABLE WHY SOME PEOPLE, IF YOU DO ALREADY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH YOUR EYESIGHT, ARE CHOOSING NOT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. LET US KNOW. ME U TONU MAI ` A LOOK AT YOUR WEEKEND WEATHER. PLUS, HOW THE DANES HAVE RESPONDED TO DONALD TRUMP'S THREAT HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` A BIOSECURITY OPERATION IS UNDER WAY AFTER A FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED IN THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF BIRKDALE. MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FROM A GAS LEAK LAST NIGHT IN TIMARU. THE LEAK HAS BEEN STABILISED. AND, INDIA HAS BEATEN BANGLADESH BY SIX WICKETS TO OPEN THEIR CHAMPIONS TROPHY CAMPAIGN. DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST MONTH BACK IN THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND OF POLICIES, PROCLAMATIONS AND POSTURING. ONE OF HIS MORE OUTLANDISH PROPOSALS HAS BEEN A PUSH TO ACQUIRE THE DANISH AUTONOMOUS TERRITORY OF GREENLAND. IN RESPONSE, A LIGHT-HEARTED PETITION TO BUY CALIFORNIA AND TURN IT IN TO 'NEW DENMARK' HAS COLLECTED MORE THAN 260,000 SIGNATURES. THE DANES ARE HOPING TO RAISE $1T, GIVE OR TAKE A COUPLE BILLION, TO ACQUIRE THE GOLDEN STATE FROM DONALD TRUMP. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY SPOKESPERSON FOR THE 'DENMARK-IFICATION' MOVEMENT, HAZEL ALVA. HELLO! GOOD MORNING. TELL US, WHERE DID THIS PETITION COME FROM? GOOD MORNING. THE PETITION WAS BEGUN BY A FRENCH MAN NAMED XAVIER, WHO REACHED OUT TO ME BECAUSE HE WANTED TO GET A DANISH PERSON ON THE CASE. THE PETITION WAS A RESPONSE TO MAKING A JOKE OUT OF SOMETHING THAT DOES INDEED SEEM LIKE A JOKE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS SERIOUS. HOW DID DANES RESPOND TO THIS PROPOSITION FROM THE PRESIDENT? DENMARK DEFINITELY HAS` MOST OF DENMARK IS DEFINITELY AGAINST IT. THE PRIME MINISTER IS SAYING HANDS OFF GREENLAND, BUT HE PROPOSED THIS ALREADY IN 2019. THEN IT SEEMED LIKE MORE OF A JOKE, BUT NOW IT SEEMS THAT HE IS STICKING ON IT MORE. WHY WAS CALIFORNIA CHOSEN AS A POTENTIAL DENMARK TERRITORY? I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE DANISH VILLAGE AND CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A BIT OF A TOURIST DESTINATION. THERE IS AN EPISODE OF NEW GIRL WHERE THEY GO TO IT. THAT TOWN COULD BECOME THE NEW CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHERE SACRAMENTO IS ANYWAY AT THE END OF THE DAY. THAT BEING SAID, DENMARK COULD USE A LOT OF CALIFORNIA'S NICE WEATHER. AND CALIFORNIA COULD BENEFIT FROM A BETTER PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM. FAIRPOINT. DID YOU EXPECT TO GET TO THE SITUATION WHERE YOUR PETITION WILL HAVE 260,000 SIGNATURES ON IT? I WAS REACHED OUT TO WHEN IT WAS ALREADY GOING PRETTY VILE, BUT HE DID DEFINITELY DID NOT EXPECT THIS REACTION. PEOPLE ONLINE KNOW HOW TO GET THE NEWS OUT THERE. ON THE WEBSITE THERE IS THE OPTION TO DONATE IF YOU WANT TO. YOU CAN TICK YES OR NO. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY DONATIONS? I DON'T THINK THERE IS ACTUALLY A FUNCTIONING DONATION BUTTON. BUTTO WE ARE HOPING TO RAISE $1 TRILLION, AND IF WE CANNOT PAY FOR IT, HOLLYWOOD WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. IT IS ONLY FAIR. I KNOW DENMARK IS FAMOUS FOR LOTS OF THINGS, LEGO BEING ONE OF THEM, WHAT OTHER WOULD OTHER THINGS WOULD YOU OFFER CALIFORNIA? DENMARK IS FAMOUS FOR ITS BIKE LANES. CALIFORNIA IS FAMOUS FOR ITS TRAFFIC. IF WE BROUGHT OUR BIKE LANES, EVERYTHING WOULD RUN MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY. DONALD TRUMP DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A BIG FAN OF CALIFORNIA, SO IT SEEMS THAT IT WOULD BE THE STATE HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PART WITH. HE ALSO LIKES MAKING A DEAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING FROM COPENHAGEN. IT'S BEEN STICKY AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR MANY AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE QUESTION IS, WILL IT CONTINUE? HERE TO TELL US MORE IS THE METSERVICE'S HEATHER KEATS. GOOD MORNING. IT HAS BEEN QUITE STICKY, ANY RELIEF IN SIGHT? EVERYBODY WILL BE HAPPY TO KNOW THAT SLEEP WILL RETURN TO NORMAL THIS WEEK. WE HAVE A SHIFT IN FLOW OVER THE COUNTRY. WE HAVE HAD A NORTH, NORTH-WEST FLOW WHICH IS TURNING INTO A SOUTH, SOUTH-WEST FLOW. THE KEY IS IN THE WORD NORTH AND SOUTH. WHEN YOU HAVE A NORTH SLOPE IT IS AN AIR MASS COMING DOWN FROM THE TROPICS, SO IT IS HOT AND WARM AND STICKY AND HUMID. WHEN IT SWITCHES TO A SOUTH FLOW, IT IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE. YES, THERE IS A REPRIEVE ON THE WAY. MUCH BETTER SLEEPING CONDITIONS ON THE WAY. ALL MAJOR CITIES WILL BE 17 AND UNDER. MOST ARE LOOKING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. THAT WOULD BE NICE. THAT IS NIGHT-TIME DAMAGES, WHAT ABOUT DAYTIME? IT IS STILL SUMMER FOR ONE MORE WEEK, SPEAKING METEOROLOGICALLY. GIBBONS HI YESTERDAY WAS 29. TOMORROW IT WILL BE ONLY 23. IT WILL BE VERY NOTICEABLE FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND. CHRISTCHURCH WAS 26 YESTERDAY, BUT ONLY 18 TODAY. IT IS SLIGHTLY COOLER THIS WEEKEND, BUT NEXT WEEK AT UPTAKES AGAIN. ONE WEEK LEFT FOR THE SUMMER, CHRIS. WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH WHETHER? WHAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH WEATHER? WEATHER IS SUBJECTIVE ISN'T IT? GREAT NEWS IF YOU ARE GOING TO THE AUCKLAND FC AND WELLINGTON PHOENIX GAME IN AUCKLAND. GREAT WEATHER. IF YOU ARE A FARMER, YOU WILL NOT BE HAPPY BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IN THE FORECAST. TODAY THERE HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF FEATURES THAT ARE MOVING UP THE SOUTH ISLAND, FEEDING RAIN AND THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THEY WILL TRACK OVER THE NORTH ISLAND BUT THEY ARE WEAKENING AS THEY HEAD NORTH, SO THOSE RAIN BANDS ARE NOT REPRODUCING ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT, JUST SHOWERS. AND WON'T BE MUCH OF A HELP. NEXT WEEK IS LOOKING PRETTY DRY. THUNDERSTORMS, THOUGH? WE HAD A FEW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, THERE IS A LOT OF RAIN DOWN THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE THUNDERSTORM RISK IS THERE TODAY AS WELL. YOU ARE GETTING CONVERGING WINDS AND DAYTIME HEATING. TODAY IT WILL BE A MODERATE RISK FOR PARTS OUT EAST. LOW RISK. THANK MID CANTERBURY, ALL THE WAY UP THE EAST, UP TO MARLBOROUGH, AND THE BOTTOM OF THE NORTH ISLAND, ALL THE WAY UP TO GISBORNE. BOWLER AND TASMAN COULD SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. WELLINGTON IS RIGHT ON THAT RISK ZONE. SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF PARTICULARLY IN THOSE COMMITTEE HOURS. THE THING WITH THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY ARE SO LOCALISED. THEY HAD TO AND ARE INTENSE AND ARE FARES, BUT FIVE PLUMMETED UP THE ROAD IT IS BLUE SKY AND BONE DRY. MY BEST ADVICE IS LOOK AT THE MET SERVICE RADAR BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THEM REALLY WELL. SUCH A PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM. I AM GLAD TO HEAR IT WILL BE NICE AND DRY FOR THE AUCKLAND GAME. YOU CANNOT FORECAST A SCORE CAN YOU? I'M GOING TO GO FOR A DRAW. DIPLOMATIC. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. AND NEXT, ARE GUIDE DOG USERS BEING DENIED RIDES BY RIDESHARING COMPANIES? WHY ADVOCATES ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM. 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. PLENTY OF FEEDBACK ROLLING AND ABOUT THE HEADLAMPS OF CARS. TO BREAK THE MANY PEOPLE. THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE BLINDING. A LOT OF PEOPLE STOP DRIVING AT NIGHT AS THEY GET OLDER. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HEADLINES, BUT AN AGEING PUPILLARY REACTION. THAT SAID, I'VE ALWAYS HAD GOOD NIGHTVISION. I TAKE YOUR POINT, BUT THE SURVEY THAT WAS DONE IN THE UK WAS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE IMPACT OF HEADLIGHTS AND WHETHER THEY HAVE STOPPED YOU FROM DRIVING. 1/4 OF PEOPLE THAT FILLED IN THE SURVEY SAID YES, BECAUSE THEY ARE BECOMING BRIGHTER, IT IS STOPPING THEM FROM BEING OUT AND ABOUT. YES, THAT MIGHT BE ELDERLY, BUT THEY MIGHT HAVE, PRIOR TO NEW HEADLIGHTS, DRIVEN. NEW SUVS ARE THE NORM. PEOPLE AND REGULAR CARS ARE QUITE ANGRY AT EACH OTHER. WENDY, WHO WAS A MIGRAINE SUFFERER, LET'S NOT TALK ABOUT THESE SUVS. WE HEARD FROM SOMEONE THAT SAYS, THE CARS THAT STOP AT THE FRONT AND CANNOT DEAL WITH THE LIGHTS. IT IS NOT THE DRIVER OF THE CAR, IT IS THE LIGHTS. IT IS NOT THE DRIVER'S FAULT THAT IT HAS CHANGED IN TERMS OF THE LED LIGHTS. VERY BLINDING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN THE COUNTRY AND THE CAR IS COMING TOWARDS YOU. YOU CANNOT SEE WHEN THE ROTORS, PARTICULARLY IF THE WHITE BLINDNESS NOT NEAR. THAT IS WHERE YOU LOOK, TO THE LEFT, TO TRY AND FIND THE WHITE LINE. SOMEWHERE ON THE RURAL ROAD, THE WHITE LINE IS NOT THE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A CENTURY, ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE UNCOVERED THE TOMB OF AN EGYPTIAN PHARAOH. THE BURIAL SITE OF KING THUT-MOSER THE SECOND WAS UNEARTHED BY A BRITISH-EGYPTIAN TEAM NEAR THE CITY OF LUXOR. THEY'VE DESCRIBED THE DISCOVERY AS THE 'MOMENT OF A LIFETIME'. THE BBC'S LEIGH MILNER REPORTS. HISTORY IN THE MAKING. EGYPTOLOGIST DISCOVERING THE TERM, THE LAST UNDISCOVERED TOMB OF THE 18TH DYNASTY. WAS PREVIOUSLY UNEARTHED BY A BRITISH EGYPTIAN TEAM AT THE HOME OF THE KINGS. WE WERE LOOKING BELOW IT. IS WE EXCAVATED BELOW, WE FOUND THE TOMB. THIS IS THE MOMENT OF A LIFETIME. THAT IS HOW IT IS DESCRIBED. IT AS THE FIRST MAJOR DISCOVERY SINCE 1922, WHEN THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGIST HOWARD CARTER FOUND THE BURIAL CHAMBER OF TUTANKHAMEN ALMOST INTACT AND FULL OF TREASURE. HE WAS AN ANCESTOR OF TUTANKHAMEN, RULING ALMOST 3000 YEARS AGO. HE WAS BURIED HERE BY HIS WIFE, HOWEVER, HAS MUMMIFIED REMAINS WERE MOVED. THERE WAS A GATHERING OF GREAT KINGS AND QUEENS FROM THE GREAT EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM AS WE CALL IT GATHERED AT THE END OF THE NEW KINGDOM IN THE TOMB THAT HAS JUST BEEN FOUND WAS ONE OF THEM THAT WAS MOVED. SO, HOW DID THE TEAM KNOW THAT THIS TOMB BELONG TO HIM? INSCRIPTIONS IDENTIFYING HIM AS THE DECEASED KING WE DISCOVERED IN THE BURIAL CHAMBER. ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DESCRIBED THIS DISCOVERY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY MOMENT FOR EGYPTOLOGY. A WOMAN IN AUSTRALIA IS SUING UBER IN THE FEDERAL COURT FOR ALLEGEDLY REFUSING TO PICK UP HER GUIDE DOG ON DOZENS OF OCCASIONS. IT'S AGAINST THE LAW TO REFUSE RIDES INVOLVING GUIDE DOGS, BUT ADVOCATES SAY CURRENT POLICIES ARE INEFFECTIVE, DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AS AN EPIDEMIC. IN A STATEMENT, A SPOKESPERSON FOR UBER TOLD US THIS IS NOT SOMETHING IT TAKES LIGHTLY. THE COMPANY HAS STRONG POLICIES, TOOLS AND DRIVER EDUCATION MODULES IN PLACE TO ENSURE DRIVERS UNDERSTAND THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO RIDERS WITH ASSISTANCE ANIMALS. IT'S AN ISSUE GUIDE DOG USERS IN NEW ZEALAND FACE, TOO. ANDREA MIDGEN FROM BLIND LOW VISION NEW ZEALAND JOINS US NOW. HOW MUCH OF AN ISSUE AS THIS FOR PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND? WE HEAR ALL TOO OFTEN FROM PEOPLE WHO WERE REFUSED ACCESS TO RIDESHARE AND TAXIS, EVEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT. IT IS DISCRIMINATORY AND STRESSFUL. WHAT DOES NEW ZEALAND LAW SAY ABOUT THIS? THEY HAVE THE RIGHT UNDER THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE GUIDE DOGS TO ANY PUBLIC PLACE OR PRIVATE BUSINESS. SADLY, IT IS A LACK OF AWARENESS IN OUR SOCIETY THAT THESE THINGS DO NOT HAPPEN. IF YOU WERE TO EXPERIENCE THIS, WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO MAKE A COMPLAINT? EACH ORGANISATION SHOULD HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE. AS YOU SAID, UBER DOES. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE DRIVERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TRAINED WELL ENOUGH AND THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES. SO, IF YOU GET REFUSED, YOU NEED TO RAISE THAT WITH THE ORGANISATION THAT HAS REFUSED YOU. THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED OR NOT RESPONDED SO, THEN YOU GO TO PLACES WHERE HUMAN RIGHTS ARE DEALT WITH. THAT HAS GOT TO WEAR PEOPLE DOWN. IT IS SO STRESSFUL. THEY JUST WANT TO GET AROUND LIKE YOU OR I AND NOT BE LATE TO WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND WONDERING IF THEY GOING TO BE REFUSED OR NOT. OVER SAYS THAT THEY TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. DO YOU THINK THAT IS ENOUGH? IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH, BUT IT IS NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL GETTING REFUSED. COMES DOWN TO INDIVIDUALS THAT NEED TO BE DEALT WITH. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE IMPACT. WE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF MAKING COMPLAINT AND GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT WHEN YOU ARE GETTING REFUSED TO RIDE, WITH IT IS ONCE OR TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WHAT DOES THAT DO TO A PERSON? WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THEM WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT THEIR INDEPENDENCE? THAT IS THE THING, IT IS ABOUT THEIR INDEPENDENCE. IT IS ABOUT THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY. AND AN EQUAL WAY AS ANY OF US. OF COURSE, IT JUST IMPACTS ON THEIR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, WHICH IS REALLY SAD. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES YOU WOULD LIKE? THAT WE NEED TO, AS A SOCIETY, YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE SCOOTERS ON THE PAVEMENT, THAT IS A HUGE ISSUE FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW VISION. AND RUBBISH BINS, EVEN. OUR KEY FOCUS, I GUESS, AS TO TRY AND EDUCATE AND RAISE THAT AWARENESS AND ADVOCATE FOR SOME OF THOSE SYSTEM ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR SOCIETY. I WONDER IF WE CAN WRAP UP WITH SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE IF A DRIVER REFUSES THEM IN THAT MOMENT? THE PUBLIC ARE USUALLY AROUND, RIGHT? THE PUBLIC SHOULD SEE THAT AND KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND GO AND SUPPORT THEM TO GET ACCESS TO THAT VEHICLE. THOSE PEOPLE NEED TO SELL THE EPIC EIGHT AND THEN ACTUALLY COMPLAIN BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T. IT IS A HORRIBLE SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. LOVELY TO SEE YOU. HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` AS TALKS MEANT TO BRING PEACE DESCEND INTO A WAR OF WORDS, WE'RE LIVE TO UKRAINE FOR REACTION AS THE CONFLICT WITH RUSSIA NEARS ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY. PLUS, THE NEW ZEALAND DESIGNER ABOUT TO BE HONOURED BY THE SMITHSONIAN. AND WHAT'S LOOKING GOOD IN THE FRUIT AND VEGE SECTION RIGHT NOW? WE'LL COMPARE APPLES AND ORANGES WITH OUR PRODUCE PROFESSOR. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S THE NEWS. UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT HAS MET THE UNITED STATES' REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE WAR, BUT THEIR PLANNED NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS WAS CANCELLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE U.S., WHO GAVE NO FURTHER DETAILS. THE TALKS FOLLOW A TUMULTUOUS PERIOD FOR THE TWO COUNTRIES WITH DONALD TRUMP CALLING VOLODYMR ZELENSKYY A DICTATOR, AND THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER SAYING UKRAINE NEEDS TO TONE DOWN ITS CRITICISM OF THE U.S., AS THE SUPER POWER LEADS EFFORTS TO START PEACE TALKS WITH RUSSIA. ISRAEL'S RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN ` THE YOUNGEST CAPTIVES FROM THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK. FOUR BLACK COFFINS WERE DISPLAYED ON A STAGE IN THE GAZA STRIP, THEN LOADED INTO RED CROSS VEHICLES BEFORE BEING DRIVENARE TO ISRAELI FORCES. AT THE REQUEST OF FAMILIES, THE MILITARY HELD A SMALL SERVICE BEFORE TAKING THE BODIES FOR FORMAL IDENTIFICATION. INSPECTION AND TRAPPING IN AUCKLAND'S BIRKDALE IS RAMPING UP AFTER A MALE FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE, CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN THE AREA. BIO-SECURITY NEW ZEALAND SAYS THERE'S NO HUMAN HEALTH RISK ` THE BIGGEST IMPACT IS ON THE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY. THE DEFENCE FORCE IS SET TO RETURN TO THE WRECKAGE OF THE MANAWANUI TO CLEAR EQUIPMENT AND DEBRIS. HIGHLY SPECIALISED DIVING CREWS WILL BE REMOVING WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION FROM THE VESSEL AFTER IT SANK OFF THE SAMOAN COAST LAST YEAR. AN INQUIRY INTO THE ACCIDENT FOUND A SERIES OF HUMAN ERRORS WERE TO BLAME. THE SINKING HAS SPARKED SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM LEAKED FUEL. TO SPORT, AND THE TALL BLACKS ASIA CUP QUALIFYING CAMPAIGN IS BACK ON TRACK, WITH A 92-51 DRUBBING OF HONG KONG TO RETURN TO THE TOP OF THEIR GROUP. THE TWO TEAMS TRADING BUCKETS IN A TIGHT FIRST QUARTER, BEFORE NEW ZEALAND SURGED AHEAD. DOWN HE GOES. FOR THREE. PLAYING IN FRONT OF OUR HOME CROWD, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. WE DISCOVERED THE STEAM CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS. FOR SHOOTING ABILITY, I THINK THEY ATTACKED AND TOOK THE GAME TO US. THE TALL BLACKS WILL NOW HEAD HOME FOR THEIR FINAL QUALIFYING MATCH AGAINST THE PHILIPPINES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE. CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. THANKS VERY MUCH, JENNY MAY. FOR NEARLY 3 YEARS, UKRAINE HAS BEEN AT WAR. THIS COMING MONDAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAY RUSSIA LAUNCHED WIDESPREAD AIRSTRIKES AGAINST UKRAINE, AND SOLDIERS CROSSED THE BORDER. DONALD TRUMP'S RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE HAS SEEN A DRASTIC CHANGE IN AMERICA'S APPROACH TO THE CONFLICT ` UKRAINE'S BIGGEST BACKER SUDDENLY WORKING WITH RUSSIA ON A PEACE PLAN, RAISING CONCERNS IN UKRAINE AND ACROSS EUROPE. ASSOCIATED PRESS JOURNALIST PHILIP CROWTHER IS IN UKRAINE'S CAPITAL KYIV, AND JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH, PHILIP. A PLANNED A NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS WAS CANCELLED. IS THIS A SIGN OF RISING TENSIONS? AS ABSOLUTELY IS. IT IS NEVER A GOOD SIGN WHEN A PRESS CONFERENCE IS CANCELLED IN THE LAST MINUTE, CERTAINLY WENT TENSIONS OF THIS HIGH. KEITH HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MAIN ADVISORS TO DONALD TRUMP ON DEFENCE ISSUES. NOW, HE IS THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR RUSSIA AND UKRAINE. IN THEORY, HE SUPPOSED TO PREPARE THE GROUND WORK FOR ANY KIND OF PEACE DEAL THAT DONALD TRUMP MIGHT BE ABLE TO ORGANISE AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN UKRAINE AND RUSSIA. DOES NOT LOOK LIKE BETTER STARTED OFF TOO WELL HERE IN KYIV. THE PRESS CONFERENCE A QUICK HANDSHAKE BETWEEN THE TWO OF THEM. THERE WAS A STATEMENT FROM THE UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ON TELEGRAM SAYING THAT UKRAINE AND HIS DEMAND THAT THEY RECEIVE SECURITY AS PART OF ANY DEAL, THAT DOES NOT LOOK PARTICULARLY GOOD RIGHT NOW BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE. THAT IS THE LEAST THAT ONE CAN SAY RIGHT NOW AFTER THE INSULTS FROM DONALD TRUMP CALLING HIM A DICTATOR AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR STARTING THE WAR. THOSE ARE SERIOUS WORDS FROM THE PRESIDENT. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A NEWS CONFERENCE, WE DO NOT KNOW HOW THE TALKS WENT. OUT OF THOSE INSULTS, AS YOU PUT THEM, BY TRUMP, BEEN RECEIVED BY UKRAINIANS? NOT WELL AT ALL. THERE IS CONSTERNATION AND UKRAINE ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE WAR WITH RUSSIA. THE THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVASION, ITS FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE, IS COMING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE CONCRETE POSSIBILITY OF SOME KIND OF A PEACE DEAL OR PERHAPS A CEASEFIRE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WAS SUPPOSED TO BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE REAL WITH DONALD TRUMP IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS IS ONE OF HIS MAIN GOAL IS, TO BE ABLE TO BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY, PEACEMAKER BETWEEN THESE TWO COUNTRIES. THIS IS NOT LOOK VERY LIKELY RIGHT NOW. DONALD TRUMP, OR RATHER HIS REPRESENTATIVES, ARE TALKING TO RUSSIA DIRECTLY RIGHT NOW AND NOT DOING AS MUCH WITH UKRAINE. THERE ARE SOME VERY, VERY CLEAR WORRIES HERE. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND UKRAINE IF THIS PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUMP AND ZELENSKY CONTINUES TO GO DOWNHILL? WITH THIS RESULT IN LESS MILITARY AID? AFTER ALL, IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE DURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THESE ARE THE CONCERNS ON THE FRONTLINE OF THE EASTERN LINES AND OTHER AREAS WITH A BATTLE IS ONGOING. WHO TAKES OVER THAT SPOT FROM THE UNITED STATES IF INDEED IT DECIDES TO ALMOST ABANDON UKRAINE, SEEMS TO BE A CONCRETE POSSIBILITY. PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO EUROPE TO STEP UP THEIR GAME. THAT IS SOMETHING UKRAINIANS WANT THE EUROPEAN UNION TO DO. HOW OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS REACTING TO THE SITUATION? THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SIGNS OF SUPPORTS, OBVIOUSLY FROM EUROPEAN LEADERS, SAYING THAT THEY ARE STEP PAST AND THEIR SUPPORT FROM UKRAINE. THE KEEP ON STANDING WITH UKRAINE, BUT THOSE ARE JUST POLITICAL, SYMBOLIC GESTURES AT THIS POINT. THE WORRY IS, WHO IS GOING TO TRULY STAND BEHIND UKRAINE. THAT IS NOT JUST POLITICAL GESTURES, THAT IS ALSO THE MONEY THAT IS NEEDED TO GETTING MILITARY, WEAPONS TO UKRAINE THAT ARE SO NECESSARY ON THE FRONT LINE. OF THAT MONEY DRIES UP FROM THE UNITED STATES, UKRAINE IS IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE. THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THERE WILL BE BUSY IT'S BY THOSE HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT FROM EUROPE. STARMER AND MACRON ARE EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THEY WILL PRESUMABLY MAKE THEIR CASE FOR THE UNITED STATES TO KEEP UP ITS SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. ZELENSKY CLEARLY HAS SOME ALLIES, BUT HOW DOES HE MAINTAIN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH DONALD TRUMP? DOES HE HAVE TO HOPE THAT TRUMP MIGHT SOFTEN HIS STANCE WITHOUT THINGS ARE THERE? WHAT PEOPLE CAN HOPE FOR FROM UKRAINIAN POINTS OF VIEW IS THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEM IS REPAIRED SOMEHOW. STRANGER THINGS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST. DONALD TRUMP IS SOMEBODY WHO WAS INSULTED MANY HEADS OF STATE AND HAS BEEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BECOME THEIR BEST FRIEND AGAIN. THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH ZELESNKY. THEY HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S FACTORY. THAT SEEMS AMICABLE ENOUGH/ DONALD TRUMP CALLING HIM A DICTATOR AND HOLDING HIM RESPONSIBLE, FALSELY HOLDING HIM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE START OF THE WAR, THAT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A GOOD START. AS USUAL, WITH DONALD TRUMP, IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, SO I THINK THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF PRESSURE ON ZELENSKY TO TURN THIS INTO A FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THESE TWO LEADERS, AND MAYBE ALSO STOPPING DONALD TRUMP FROM GOING TOO FAR TOWARDS THE OTHER SIDE. THE OTHER SIDE, OF COURSE BEING RUSSIA. A MEETING BETWEEN PUTIN AN TRUMP COULD HAPPEN. THEY COULD GET SIGNIFICANTLY CLOSER. WHAT UKRAINE DOES NOT WANT AMERICA TO DO IS MOVE FURTHER TO RUSSIA AND ABANDON UKRAINE ENTIRELY. YOU ARE IN KYIV, AND WITH THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY APPROACHING, WHAT IS LIFE CURRENTLY LIKE FOR UKRAINIAN SUBMITS THIS WAR? IT IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT WHERE I AM IN THE CAPITAL OF THE CITY AND THE PARTS WHETHER A BATTLE IS ONGOING, LARGELY IN THE EAST AND SOUTH-EAST OF THE COUNTRY CLOSE TO THOSE AREAS THAT RUSSIA HAS BEEN OCCUPYING, IN SOME CASES FOR THREE YEARS. IN OTHER CASES, FOR MUCH, MUCH LONGER. REMEMBER THAT RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE STARTED IN 2012. HERE IN KYIV, YOU CAN GET THE IMPRESSION THAT LIFE GOES ON. RUSSIA TRIED TO TAKE OVER IT VERY QUICKLY, AND THEN FAILED. THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THE SIGNIFICANT FIGHT BACK FROM UKRAINE. NOW, THERE IS A STALEMATE IS GOING ON ON THE EAST AND THE SOUTH-EAST OF THE COUNTRY, WITH RUSSIA APPEARING TO MAKE UP A LITTLE BIT OF GROUND SLOWLY BUT SURELY. IT IS A CRITICAL JUNCTURE ACCORDING TO MOST ANALYSTS WHEN IT COMES TO THE BATTLEFRONT. A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR UKRAINE RIGHT NOW. IS FOR THE ATMOSPHERE AND IN THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE, ONE THING IS WORTH NOTING THAT FAVOURABILITY FOR ZELENSKY IS GOING DOWN, BUT NOT AS FAR DOWN AS DONALD TRUMP SAID. OF COURSE, PEOPLE WANT TO SEE AN END TO THE WAR, BUT NOT ON RUSSIA'S TERMS, ABSOLUTELY NOT ON RUSSIA'S TERMS. THERE IS STILL A STEADFASTNESS FROM UKRAINIANS WHO WOULD IDEALLY LIKE TO GET ALL OF THEIR TERRITORY BACK. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION UNDER DONALD TRUMP HAS ALREADY SAID IS VERY UNREALISTIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US LIVE FROM UKRAINE THIS MORNING. E HAERE AKE NEI ` WITH MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY IN FASHION, THE NEW ZEALAND DESIGNER SENDING A RETRO DRESS TO A SMITHSONIAN EXHIBITION. Where to from here, New Zealand? To amazing places, places of opportunity, technology, possibility, sustainability, every ability, places that are for all to enjoy ` yeah, everyone. Let's enjoy the path forged by those that came before us but also find new ones, maybe better ones. Life is our journey. Aotearoa ` our magnificent waka. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT HAS MET WITH THE UNITED STATES' REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE WAR, BUT THE U.S. CANCELLED A PLANNED NEWS CONFERENCE AFTERWARDS. ISRAEL'S RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF DEAD HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN. AND, THE DEFENCE FORCE IS SET TO RETURN TO THE WRECKAGE OF THE MANAWANUI TO CLEAR EQUIPMENT AND DEBRIS. A VETERAN LOCAL FASHION DESIGNER HAS BEEN INVITED TO SEND ONE OF HIS DRESSES TO THE WORLD'S LARGEST MUSEUM. KEVIN BERKAHN DESIGNED THIS GORGEOUS YELLOW DRESS, AND NOW IT'S HEADING TO THE WORLD'S STAGE, TO AN EXHIBITION AT THE SMITHSONIAN IN WASHINGTON. IT ALL STARTED ON A DANNEVIRKE FARM, SEWING FOR HIS FAMILY, TO 52 YEARS IN BUSINESS. HE JOINS US NOW. MORENA! LOVELY TO SEE YOU. LOVELY TO SEE YOU TO. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE TAKING ONE OF YOUR DRESSES TO THE WORLD? WELL, IT WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK. MY DAUGHTER IN LAW WAS IN THE ART WORLD OVER THERE AND HAPPENED TO MENTION MY NAME, AND NEXT THING I AM BEING CHECKED OUT AND CONTACTED BY THIS MUSEUM, AND I THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT THEY WANT ADDRESS? WHERE DO I GET ADDRESS? THANK GOD FOR THE MUSEUMS, THE AUCKLAND MUSEUM AND TE PAPA... I HAVE CLOTHES ALL OVER NEW ZEALAND, REALLY. IT HAS TO BE A VINTAGE PIECE. HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO CHOOSE THIS? WE HAVE THE DRESS HERE. TELL ME ABOUT WHY YOU CHOSE THIS ONE. I CHOSE THIS ONE BECAUSE I THINK, BEING NEARLY 40 YEARS OF AGE, AND A VINTAGE DRESS, YOU COULD ALMOST STILL WEAR IT TODAY, AND I THOUGHT, THIS IS THE DRESS. IT WAS A VERY SPECIAL DRESS. I MADE THIS FOR MY LATE WIFE FOR A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION, AND I THOUGHT, THIS WILL BE THE DRESS. IT IS LOVELY AND BRIGHT. HAVING TO DECIDE ` ONLY ALLOWED ONE ` VERY DIFFICULT. I HOPE I HAVE CHOSEN THE RIGHT ONE AND I WILL FLY THE FLAG FOR NEW ZEALAND. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. AFTER DECADES OF DESIGNING, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO STILL HAVE YOUR WORK CELEBRATED? WELL, I DON'T LOOK AT IT LIKE THAT. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON, AND I KEEP GETTING THESE ACCOLADES. I GOT AN AWARD IN THE QUEENS HONOURS FOR MY CONTRIBUTIONS TO FASHION. THAT WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. I FEEL LIKE I'M STILL CONTRIBUTING. IF I CAN HELP AND DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE FASHION INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND, I WILL STILL DO IT. HERE I AM AGAIN, IN MY DRESS IS ON ITS WAY TO WASHINGTON. YOU HAVE DRESSED SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE. I WONDER ABOUT WHAT MAKES A DRESS TIMELESS? WHAT IS IT ABOUT IT? I HAVE ALWAYS USED TOP QUALITY FABRICS, AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES MY GARMENTS SO LONG LASTING, I GUESS. I HAVE BEEN KNOWN AS AN ENTRANCE MAKER, HAVING DONE SO MANY BRIDES. IT HAS JUST CONTINUED ON FROM THEN. PEOPLE WHEN AWARDS AND NEXT THING, THEY ARE SAYING THAT THEY WANT SOMETHING FROM ME, AND THEY WANT THE FABRIC TO BE RECOGNISED AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. HOW DOES THAT FEEL ` WHEN PEOPLE WANT, IN THEIR MOMENT, TO WEAR YOUR DRESS? YOU FEEL HONOURED BECAUSE THEY HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO COME AND HELP THEM COMPLETE THEIR BIG EVENT OR WHATEVER THEY HAVE HAD TO HAPPEN IN THEIR LIFE. AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO COMPLETE IT FOR THEM. AS I SAID, IT IS THE BIGGEST DAY AND A BRIDES LIFE AND SHE WANTS TO WEAR THE BEST DRESS SHE CAN WEAR AND LOOK THE BEST. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK, OVER THE DECADES, IS THERE A MOMENT IN TIME THAT BRINGS A SMILE TO YOUR FACE? OR ARE THERE MANY? THERE ARE MANY, MANY, MANY. I HOPE I HAVE MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE SMILE. BUT, CERTAIN THINGS HAVE STAYED IN MY MIND, AND PROBABLY THE MOST NOTORIOUS BRIDE OF ALL TIME WAS ELAINE MISKILL ` WHO WAS RUNNER-UP IN THE MISS WORLD. I REMEMBER THE DAY SHE GOT MARRIED IN WELLINGTON. THERE WERE MORE PHOTOGRAPHERS OUTSIDE THE CHURCH THEN THERE WERE GUESTS AND THE WEDDING, SO I THOUGHT SHE MUST BE QUITE FAMOUS. WE ARE STILL IN TOUCH TODAY. SHE CAN STILL FIT INTO THE DRESS. LOOK OUT! GOOD ON HER. YOUNG DESIGNERS THESE DAYS? IT IS A CHANGING WORLD IN THE FASHION WORLD. I DON'T ENVY THEM. BECAUSE IT IS NOT EASY. BECAUSE THEY ARE COMPETING WITH EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD, WITH THE INTERNET AND SHOPPING ONLINE, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. IT IS SO MUCH MORE COMPETITIVE FOR THEM, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY ARE STILL GOING TO BE THE PEOPLE THAT HOLD LOVELY PRIVATE FUNCTIONS. I COULD NOT BUY CLOTHES ONLINE MYSELF, BECAUSE I HAD TO FEEL THE QUALITY OF THE FABRIC. A LOT OF PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO IN THIS AREA OF FASHION, ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEIR CLOTHES ARRIVE. NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM, BUT THE QUALITY OF THE FABRIC IS NOT WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, AND DIFFERENT THINGS. IT IS SUCH A HASSLE TO SEND IT BACK AND CARRY ON, WHERE AS IF YOU GET ADDRESS MADE AT YOUR LOCAL DESIGNER IN YOUR CITY WHEREVER YOU LIVE, AND SOMETHING IS NOT QUITE RIGHT, YOU CAN TAKE IT BACK AND THEY CAN ADJUST IT AND FIX IT. YOU HAVE A RAPPORT WITH THEM. WE HAVE TO GET THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, BECAUSE YOUR DRESS IS GOING TO THE SMITHSONIAN. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, YOU ARE NOT. WE WANT TO TRY AND GET YOU THERE. I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO GO AT THIS STAGE. I AM NOT IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO GO. I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT HAVE SENT THE TICKET WITH THE INVITATION, BUT NOTHING. YOUR AMAZING FRIEND TONY SET UP A GO FIND ME PAGE. TONY, WHAT OTHER YOUR AMAZING FRIEND TONY SET UP A GO FIND ME PAGE. TONY, WHAT ARE THE DETAILS? WE THINK YOU SHOULD BE THERE. IF I AND UP THERE, I WILL COME BACK AND TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT. WHO WAS WHO, AND WHO WAS NOT THERE. ALWAYS LOVELY TO SEE, AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS COMING UP TO 730. WE WILL GET TO YOUR NEWS SHORTLY. AUCKLAND, 25. PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS, MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWESTERLIES, FRESH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MID 20S YOUR HIGH, BUT AS HEATHER FROM METSERVICE SAID, IT IS GOING TO BE CALLER FROM NOW ON. LOOKING GOOD, THOUGH, THIS MORNING, AUCKLAND. SHALL WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE CAPITAL ` 23. THAT CAMERA IS WOBBLING. PARTLY CLOUDY. THE CHANCE OF A SHOWER THIS MORNING, THEN A PERIOD OF FREQUENT AND POSSIBLY HEAVY SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. YEAH. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THERE IS THAT NORTHERLY WHICH WILL TURN SOUTHERLY. LET'S GO TO CHRISTCHURCH. QUITE A BIT COOLER THROUGH HERE. SHOWERS DEVELOP THIS MORNING, POSSIBLY HEAVY AND THUNDERY. LOOKING NICE, THOUGH. CLEARING TO FINE THIS EVENING AS SOUTHERLIES TURN NORTHERLY. A BIOSECURITY OPERATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A MALE FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB. INSPECTION AND TRAPPING IN BIRKDALE ON THE NORTH SHORE IS BEING RAMPED UP FROM TODAY, WITH RESTRICTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MOVEMENT. THIS COMES AFTER ONE MALE FRUIT FLY WAS FOUND IN PAPATOETOE IN JANUARY, PLACING THE SUBURB INTO A SIX-WEEK INTENSE RESTRICTION OPERATION. SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING REPORTS OF AN AMMONIA LEAK LAST NIGHT IN TIMARU. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT A FACTORY IN WASHDYKE JUST AFTER 9pm, WHERE THEY FOUND A LEAK IN ONE OF THE MAIN BULDINGS. A SPECIALISED COMMAND UNIT STABILISED THE LEAK. 10 PEOPLE WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE. ENGINEERS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE BUILDING. A SERIOUS CRASH HAS CLOSED A BUSY INTERSECTION ON STATE HIGHWAY 73 IN CHRISTCHURCH, ON CURLETTS AND LUNNS ROAD. THE INCIDENT IS BETWEEN A CAR AND MOTORBIKE, WITH THE RIDER NOW BEING TREATED FOR CRITICAL INJURIES. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE ALTERNATIVE ROUTES, WITH THE SERIOUS CRASH UNIT THERE CLOSING THE INTERSECTION FOR SOME TIME. EX-SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEF LUIS RUBIALES HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER HE KISSED FOOTBALLER JENNI HERMOSO WITHOUT CONSENT AT THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL IN 2023. THE 47-YEAR-OLD WAS FINED MORE THAN $23,000 AND BANNED FROM GOING WITHIN 200m OF HERMOSO AND FORBIDDEN FROM CONTACTING HER FOR 12 MONTHS. RUBIALES WAS ACQUITTED OF COERCION OVER ALLEGATIONS HE HAD PRESSURED THE PLAYER TO DOWNPLAY THE INCIDENT. MORE THAN $50,000 IS BEING OFFERED TO EACH OF THE 76 PASSENGERS ON BOARD A PLANE WHICH CRASH-LANDED IN TORONTO EARLIER THIS WEEK. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT SKIDDED ALONG THE SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY IN FLAMES BEFORE COMING TO A HALT UPSIDE DOWN. DELTA SAYS THE OFFER COMES WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED. TO SPORT ` JOSEPH PARKER'S HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT COULD BE CALLED OFF, WITH REPORTS HIS OPPONENT DANIEL DUBOIS HAS FALLEN ILL. RING MAGAZINE IS REPORTING THE CURRENT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP IS BEING EVALUATED BY DOCTORS. DUBOIS WAS SET TO DEFEND HIS IBF BELT AGAINST THE KIWI THIS WEEKEND IN SAUDI ARABIA, AND A REPLACEMENT IS NOW BEING SOUGHT IN CASE HE CANNOT COMPETE. THAT WILL BE A SHAME. BUMMER. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) TIME TO TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER FORECAST. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. LET'S HEAD TO THE SOUTH ISLAND. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE. CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. THANKS, JENNY MAY. THIS NEXT SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE. THE HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE LUNCHBOX AWARDS HELP TAKE THE STRUGGLE OUT OF WHAT TO PACK FOR WORK OR SCHOOL LUNCHBOXES BY SHOWCASING HEALTHY LUNCH OPTIONS FROM BRANDS YOU NORMALLY SEE ON THE SUPERMARKET SHELVES. IN THE AWARDS, DIETITIANS HAVE ASSESSED HUNDREDS OF PRODUCTS FOR HEALTH, TASTE, CONVENIENCE AND AFFORDABILITY. TO TELL US MORE IS NUTRITIONIST CLAIRE TURNBULL. AND GOOD FRIEND OF THE SHOW. GOOD MORNING. LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN. HOW DO THE AWARDS WORK? WHAT THINGS ARE YOU CONSIDERING WHEN YOU ARE PICKING WINNERS? WE KNOW HOW CHALLENGING IT CAN BE WHEN YOU GO TO THE SUPERMARKET. WE HAVE LOOKED AT HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS, AND WE ARE LOOKING AT NUTRITION, AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF THESE PRODUCTS AND WORKING OUT WHAT IS THE BEST CHOICE FOR BOTH SCHOOL LUNCHES AND ALSO ADULT LUNCHES, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FEED OURSELVES AS WELL. THINK THAT IT ALWAYS ACCESSIBLE. CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT THE WINNERS? WE PICK THE TOP 90 OF THESE PRODUCTS. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF CATEGORIES THAT THESE FIT INTO. THESE ARE A SELECTION OF THE WINNERS. IN THE BREADTH AND ALTERNATIVES, THAT CARBOHYDRATE, ENERGY FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE LUNCHBOX, THE COUPLE OF WINNERS WE HAD WITH THE CORN THEN MULTIGRAIN ` ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. THEY ARE MUCH HIGHER IN FIBRE THAN PEOPLE REALISE. YOU CAN HAVE THEM ON THEIR OWN, WHEN KIDS GET BACK FROM SCHOOL. AND THE TIP TOP OATY-LICIOUS BREAD. IT IS GOOD FOR KIDS WHO LIKE SOFT BREAD. FOR FUSSY KIDS LIKE MY OWN. WE HAD FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE SOME. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO COME HOME, THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. BETTER BITE LITTLE CARROTS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONVENIENT. THEN WE HAD THE PAMS SUPER SLAW. YOU CAN PUT IT IN KIDS WRAPS AND THINGS. THEN THE WOOLWORTHS PRE-SLICED MELON THERE. THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT. AND THEN SNACKS, BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED THEIR SNACKS. YES. WE HAD THE TASTY MADE SIMPLE FOREST FRUIT BARS. THEY HAVE MINIMAL INGREDIENTS IN THEM. THEY WERE REALLY POPULAR. WE HAVE THE CORN THEN IS MINNIE'S WHICH ONE LAST YEAR. WON* THE SOUR CREAM AND CHIVES ARE VERY GOOD. WE HAVE THAT BABY BELL CHEESE, WHICH IS A GOOD WAY TO GET CALCIUM INTO THE LUNCHBOXES ARE. AS WELL. IS IT HARD TO GET ONCE THEY HAVE GOOD INGREDIENTS? YES. WE LOOK FOR ONES WITH GOOD INGREDIENTS BUT THAT WE KNOW PEOPLE INGREDIENT YES. WE LOOK FOR ONES WITH GOOD INGREDIENTS BUT THAT WE KNOW PEOPLE WILL EAT. WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED HEALTHY TAKEAWAYS. SUBWAY WERE TWO OF THEIR WINNERS WITHOUT ROAST BEEF MINISUB AND GRILLED CHICKEN STRIPS SUB. THEY ARE EASY FOR ADULTS TO PICK UP BUT THEY ARE ALSO ON THE SCHOOL LUNCHES PROGRAM. SO FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THAT, GOOD, NOTING OPTION. IT IS EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE CHOICES. NO ONE HAS A LOT OF TIME, SO WE HAVE DONE THE WORK FOR EVERYBODY. SO WE CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS? GO TO HEALTHYFOOD.COM OR IT IS IN THE LATEST COPY OF THE HEALTHY FOOD GUIDE MAGAZINE. LOTS OF IDEAS FOR PARENTS OR PARENTS WHO HAVE KIDS THAT KEEP BRINGING THINGS BACK FROM SCHOOL? YES. I HAVE TWO KIDS MYSELF AND KNOW WHAT THAT IS LIKE. SO WE TRY AND MAKE IT INTERESTING FOR PEOPLE. CLAIRE TURNBULL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I KNOW JENNY MAY CAN BE A BIT FUSSY AT TIMES. SHE WON'T MIND ME SAYING. I TAKE LETTERS OUT OF MY BURGERS. LETTUCE* ME U TONU MAI ` JOSEPH PARKER'S FIGHT THIS WEEKEND IS IN SERIOUS DOUBT. WE'LL HAVE MORE AFTER THE BREAK. (UPBEAT MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` THE 76 PASSENGERS WHO SURVIVED A CRASH LANDING OF THE FLIPPED DELTA PLANE ARE BEING OFFERED MORE THAN $50,000 EACH IN COMPENSATION BY THE AIRLINE. SEVERAL PEOPLE NEEDED HOSPITAL TREATMENT AFTER A GAS LEAK AT A FACTORY NEAR TIMARU. AND FORMER SPANISH FOOTBALL CHIEF LUIS RUBIALES HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER HE KISSED JENNI HERMOSO WITHOUT CONSENT AT THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL. COMING UP 7:43. HUGE WEEKEND AHEAD WITH SPORT, FROM ATHLETICS TO SUPER RUGBY, BUT ONE BIG EVENT COULD BE OFF THE CARDS. HERE TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT AND MORE IS MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE. MICHELLE, WHAT'S GOING ON? JOE PARKER FIGHT ` WHAT IS HAPPENING? THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS EARLY THIS MORNING THAT JOSEPH PARKER'S OPPONENT IS REPORTEDLY SICK. JUST WATCHING THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE, IT WAS CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WITH HIM. HE WAS NOT AT THAT TOP TABLE. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT HE IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING OBSERVATION FROM DOCTORS AND A REPLACEMENT IS BEING PURSUED. IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT THAT POTENTIALLY ANTHONY JOSHUA IS ONE OF THE NAMES BEING THROWN AROUND. IN THE WORLD OF BOXING, EVERYONE IS MEANT TO BE READY. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER BOXERS WHO ARE BEING TALKED ABOUT AS WELL. AND IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT JOSHUA WILL BE AT THIS FIGHT, BUT IT IS HOPED THAT DUBOIS WILL BE FIT AND READY. HE OBVIOUSLY HOLDS THE IBF HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, AND THAT IS THE ONE PARKER REALLY WANTS. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT CATEGORY AS WELL WHERE ONE OF THE OPPONENTS PULLED OUT SICK AS WELL. THE ORGANISERS HAVE MANAGED TO FIND AN ABSOLUTE UNDERDOG TO COMPETE IN THAT CATEGORY. SO YOU CAN EXPECT THAT THEY WILL DEFINITELY DO THE SAME FOR PARKER. IT IS HARD, THOUGH, EH? BECAUSE HE HAS TO GO INTO THAT FIGHT AND BE 100%, BECAUSE HIS BELT, A WORLD TITLE IS ON THE LINE, BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO FEEL FOR JOSEPH AS WELL. HE HAS BUILT UP TO THIS POINT AND IS POTENTIALLY MISSING AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A WORLD CHAMPION. ANYWAY, WE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. ALSO SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC THIS WEEKEND ` GOT ANY PICS? FOR THAT ONE, I AM PICKING THE CHIEFS WHEN YOU HAVE DAMIAN MCKENZIE RUNNING THAT. I THINK THEY WILL GO GOOD. THERE IS CARL PRESTON AND THE CRUSADERS WHO HAD AN INSANE DEBUT, AND HE IS COMING IN AND REPLACING NOAH HOTHAM. WHO IS INJURED. WE HAVE A HIGHLANDERS HOSTING DEFENDING CHAMPION BLUES. I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING MATCHUP. I AM PICKING THE HIGHLANDERS. OF COURSE YOU ARE. BECAUSE I AM LOYAL. BUT I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY CLOSE. I SPOKE TO ETHAN DE GROOT YESTERDAY WHO SAID LAST WEEK THEY WERE UP AGAINST THE WALLABIES AND THE WARATAHS. THIS WEEK THEY ARE UP AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS. THERE IS ANOTHER EXCITING EVENT HAPPENING DOWN SOUTH THIS WEEKEND, AND THAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL TRACK MEET. WE HAVE SOME OF OUR HALBERG WINNERS COMPETING IN CHRISTCHURCH. ONE GUY YOU SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON IS TIEN WAMPTON, OUT KIWI SPRINTER. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND HIS COACH. THEY ARE SAYING HE HAS SIMILARITIES TO YOU SANE BULK ` THE WORLD'S FASTEST MAN. PRAISE THE SIMILARITIES WAS UP HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY TO JORDAN. HE'S NOT A 5'10", YOU KNOW, THE SORT OF TYPICAL HEIGHT FOR A SPRINTER. HE'S QUITE A BIT TALLER, AS USAIN BOLT WAS. PUT HIS POWER AGAINST ANY OF THOSE FINALISTS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW UM, AND I DOUBT, YOU KNOW, HE'D GET` ANY OF THEM WOULD BEAT HIM IN THE FEWER POWER NUMBERS. SO IT'S NOW IT'S THE FINESSE PART OF RUNNING AND THE RHYTHM AND THE ELASTICITY THAT IS GOING TO BE HIS NEXT PIECE. SO DR ANGUS ROSS, HE IS A FORMER OLYMPIAN IN THE DECATHLON. HE IS MORE KNOWN FOR HIS CUTTING-EDGE TECHNIQUES AND HAS IMPROVED A LOT OF OUR TOP ATHLETES. TO HAVE THAT KIND OF BACKING IS HUGE. THE PAIR ARE TRYING TO GET HIM TO RUN SUB- 10 SECONDS. IT WILL BE THE FIRST TIME ANY NEW ZEALAND MAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. IT WAS JUST RECENTLY THAT HE RAN 10.10, SO HE IS VERY CLOSE TO RAKING THAT RECORD AND GOING SUB-10 SO ONE TO WATCH. AND WHAT'S GONE ON IN THE TOUR OF ALGARVE? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A CHAOTIC FINISH TO THAT RACE. IT WAS VERY CHAOTIC. HAVE A LOOK AT THIS. WE HAD THE FINISH OF THE RACE. JUST WATCH HOW IT DOES UNFOLD, BECAUSE IT IS QUITE BIZARRE. AND HERE WE GO ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. RIDERS HAVE GONE THE WRONG SIDE. RIDERS HAVE GONE THE WRONG SIDE HERE. WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED HERE? RIDERS ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE LEFT. RIDERS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE HERE. THEY'RE SPRINTING THERE. BUT THE FINISH IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD! ROBBIE! ROBBIE, WHAT ON EARTH HAS HAPPENED? IT'S FILIPPO GANNA WHO'S GOT AWAY... GANNA. FILIPPO GANNA IS THERE. THE REST OF THE PELOTON ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD! HOW DO THEY HAPPEN? THEY ARE GOING FOR ANOTHER LAP. IT IS PROBABLY THE EASIEST WHEN FOR THE ITALIAN RIDER EVER. A BIT OF A BLUNDER FOR THE RACE OFFICIALS ON THE COURSE. THEY FORGOT TO DIRECT THE RIDERS TO THE RIGHT, WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE SEEING. YOU NEEDED TO GO RIGHT ` THEIR LEFT BUT THE REST OF THE RIDERS WENT THE OTHER WAY. BUT ULTIMATELY IT IS UP TO THE RIDERS TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING ON THIS COURSE AND WHERE THE COURSE ACTUALLY LEADS TO, BUT THEY GOT THIS ONE WRONG. IN THIS RACE, THEY HAD TO CALL OFF THIS STAGE, NONE OF THE RESULTS STAND. SO REALLY SAD FOR HIM. IF THEY HAD MORE ROAD CONES THERE, THEY WOULD BE GOING ON THE OTHER DIRECTION. IF THERE ARE SOME BIG EVENTS IN YOUR NECK OF THE WOODS AS WE CAN, I WONDER HOW ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENT ` O'WEEK ` IS GOING TO INFLUENCE THE HIGHLANDERS GAME. HOW WILL THAT AFFECT ATTENDANCE? AS YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO A HIGHLANDERS GAME, YOU WILL KNOW THAT THE ZOO TOPS OFF ` THE AMOUNT OF SOUND YOU GET IN THERE. THE HIGHLANDERS BOYS ARE USED TO IT. THE BLUES BOYS, MAYBE NOT. THERE HAS BEEN NEWS THAT CHICKEN WINGS, KFC GETS THROWN INTO THE ZOO. SO STUDENTS, DEFINITELY GET YOUR TICKETS FOR THE ZOO. ALL THE INGREDIENTS FOR A SPICY EVENING THERE. MICHELLE IS GETTING AMONGST IT AT THE ZOO. AGE TRY SOMETIMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH, GUYS. AND HAS BEEN AN AWESOME WEEK. THANKS, MICHELLE. I WAS LOOKING AT THE RIDERS AT 192.2 KM, NONE OF THEM ONE IN THE END. HOWEVER FOLLOWED THE ROAD SHOULD HAVE WON. AS MICHELLE SAID, THE RIDERS SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THE COURSE. THERE WAS A HINT OF IT WITH THE MASSIVE ARCH WITH 'FINISH' ON IT. THEY ARE A BIT TIRED AT THAT STAGE. E WHAI AKE NEI ` WE'RE GETTING FRESH AND MAYBE A LITTLE FRUITY WITH THE BEST PICKS FROM THE PRODUCE BINS. THAT'S NEXT. (UPBEAT MUSIC) HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. LOOKING FOR THE BEST PICKS FOR YOUR FIVE-PLUS A DAY? HERE FOR OUR REGULAR DEEP DIVE INTO THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKETS, WE'RE JOINED BY FRIEND OF THE SHOW JERRY PRENDERGAST FROM UNITED FRESH, AND JERRY, WE'RE TALKING APPLES AND PEARS? (CHUCKLES) THIS JUST A REMINDER, THE SEASON THE APPLES AND PEARS ARE WELL UNDERWAY. I MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BUT IT IS WORTH REPEATING AGAIN, THE VARIETY AND RANGE THAT IS COMING AND WITH THE APPLES AT THE MOMENT WILL BE OUTSTANDING, AND IF YOU HAVE A LOOK, THE NEW SEASON ROYAL GALA... YOU CAN LITERALLY TEAR APART BECAUSE IT IS SO FRESH AND READY TO EAT. THIS AS A COMMODITY THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE IN THE FRUIT BOWL AT WORK, AND THE LUNCHES FOR WHEN THEY TAKE TO SCHOOL, A QUICK SNACK ON THE GO BECAUSE APPLES AT THE MOMENT I'M PEAK SEASON. PACKING PEARS AROUND... YOU HAVE THE A1 APPLE ` A BEAUTIFUL EATING APPLE AS WELL, BUT THE BEST VALUE IS GOING TO BE THE ROYAL GALAS. THEY ARE STILL TOP OF THE POPS AND WILL BE ABSOLUTELY DELIVERING FOR EVERYONE IN TERMS OF VALUE. NOW, CHRIS, SUMMER FRUIT ` SUMMER FRUITS ARE MAGNIFICENT OUT OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, AND COMING TO WHAT I WOULD CALL THE END OF THE SEASON, NOT THE END OF THE BEGINNING. WE STILL HAVE ABOUT FOUR WEEKS TO GO. AS A FAVOUR IN VARIETY OUT OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THERE'S A FAVOUR IN VARIETY OUT OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. VALUE IS SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT SO NEW ZEALAND COURGETTES GROW IN A SUMMER CROP GO RIGHT THROUGH TO AUTUMN, SURVEY OF ABOUT 3 TO 4 DOLLARS A KILO. YOU MIGHT FIND SOME IN THE SOUTH ISLAND AROUND ABOUT FIVE, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS COURGETTES, IT'S A VERY GOOD SEASONAL PRODUCT FOR NEW ZEALAND AND ASSIZE SEASONAL IS CONCERNED, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE WAY TO GO. THE POINT WITH THE COURT IT IS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY, IT IS SO VERSATILE YOU CAN EDIT ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A PASTOR, YOU CAN CREATE SPIRALS OUT OF THEM, THE OPTIONS FOR A CORE JETS ARE ABSOLUTELY PLENTIFUL. *COURGETTES WHEN YOU HAVE A LOOK AT A CAULIFLOWER THAT HAS A WEIGHT ON IT, IF THAT'S FEEDING YOUR FAMILY, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP WITH AT LEAST TWO SERVINGS OUT OF A FAMILY OF FOUR ` MINIMUM TWO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE COLLEAGUE COOKS, YOU CAN AS FEELS LIKE WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT THE MARKET HAVING A LOT OF EXTRA, RIGHT? I'M PLEASED YOU'VE MENTIONED THIS BECAUSE AT THE MOMENT, WHAT THEY WERE CONSIDERED TO BE AN ABUNDANCE OF VEGETABLES AVAILABLE FOR THE MARKET. IT'S BEEN RELATIVELY DRY IN SOME AREAS WHICH CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH THE GROUND, GAPS AND SUPPLY AND WHAT I THINK ABOUT EVERY VEGETABLE CARPET, WHETHER IT'S A CAULIFLOWER, CAPSICUM, 2 TO 3 DOLLARS EACH. PROPERLY, 1.5 TO 2.00 THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN THE PRODUCE INDUSTRY APPLY WHEN THERE'S PLENTY OF PRODUCTS AND THE DEMAND IS ADMITTING THAT AVAILABILITY. THE VALUES TEND TO FLY SIGNIFICANTLY. MESSAGES, THINK ABOUT BOTTLING TITLES, DOING EXTRA DISHES, USING AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, IN TERMS OF A FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE, IS A MEETING OF 5+ A DAY AND THAT WILL DELIVER NOT ONLY NUTRITIONAL VALUE BUT FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO DELIVER A REALLY GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY AND A GREAT EATING HIS VARIANCE THROUGH A PROCESS AS WELL. BEAUTIFUL ADVICE AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED WITH HOW YOU BROKE THAT APPLE INTO WITH YOUR BARE HANDS! ALWAYS GOOD TO CATCH UP WITH YOU, MY FRIEND. ONE HE MISSED TOP OF THE TABLE AND THE OTHER IS FAILING TO MAKE THE FINALS. WE WILL DELVE INTO AUCKLAND PHOENIX. THAT'S THE` COMBINATION, AUCKLAND FC, AUCKLAND PHOENIX. IT IS COMING UP IN ABOUT 40 MINUTES TIME. PLUS, THE LOWER HUTT VOLUNTEER GROUP LETTING BUNDLES OF HATS, SCARVES, GLOVES. AT 8 O'CLOCK THOUGH SO HERE IS CHRIS WITH THE NEWS. A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BETWEEN UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY AND U.S. ENVOY KEITH KELLOGG HAS BEEN CANCELLED AT THE LAST MINUTE AS TENSIONS DEEPEN BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES. IT COMES AS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ZELENSKYY AND HIS U.S. COUNTERPART DONALD TRUMP SOURS, WITH THE PAIR TRADING BARBS IN RECENT DAYS. THERE ARE SOME VERY, VERY CLEAR WORRIES HERE. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE RELATIONSHIP KEEP GOING FURTHER DOWNHILL? THIS COULD LEAD TO LACK OF MILITARY AID FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE UKRAINE. IT'S BEING REPORTED THE CONFERENCE WAS CANCELLED AT THE REQUEST OF THE AMERICANS. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY IS PROJECTING SCHOOLS WILL BE SHORT MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS THIS YEAR, WITH THE LATEST FORECAST SHOWING DEMAND OUTSTRIPPING SUPPLY. AN INFLUX OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS, AS WELL AS INCREASED PLANNING TIME FOR TEACHERS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, IS DRIVING THE NEED FOR MORE STAFF. IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, THE MINISTRY'S MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS A SHORTAGE OF 750 TEACHERS. FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, IT IS PROJECTED TO BE 500 TEACHERS UNDER THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME. SO WE WILL CONTINUE WITH SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ACTUALLY PROVEN TO BE VERY EFFECTIVE IN SECURING TEACHERS. We're looking at ways of focusing our attention on opportunities to WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS OF FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION ON OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE TEACHERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. NORTHLAND, BAY OF PLENTY AND NELSON HAVE THE LARGEST PRIMARY TEACHER SHORTAGES, AT 7% THE REGION'S DEMAND LEVEL, WHILE TARANAKI HAS THE LARGEST SECONDARY TEACHER SHORTAGE FOR THE REGION'S DEMAND AT 6%. THREE NEW ZEALAND ISLANDS WILL GET A BIG BOOST FOR RE-WILDING, RESTORATION AND PREDATOR REMOVAL WORK, WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION JOINING AN INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. RAKIURA STEWART ISLAND, AUCKLAND ISLAND AND THE CHATHAMS WILL BECOME PART OF THE 40 GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT ISLANDS SUPPORTED BY THE ISLAND-OCEAN CONNECTION CHALLENGE AIMING TO RAISE $137m. THE ELECTRIC AVENUE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL BEGINS IN CHRISTCHURCH TODAY, WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS EXPECTED. REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER IS AT THE VENUE. HOW'S THE SET UP LOOKING, CHARLOTTE? SET UP IS LOOKING GORGEOUS. IT KICKS OFF AT 2 PM TODAY. 70,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO COME OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 55 ARTISTS, FIVE STAGES, THIS IS THE MAIN STAGE BEHIND ME. IT'S GOING TO BE LOOKING VERY DIFFERENT AT 2 PM TODAY, SO, YEAH, VERY EXCITING TIMES. THE GLORIOUS DAY THERE IN THE GARDEN CITY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE. CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. AFTER MONTHS OF RIGOROUS TRAINING, 55 HAKA GROUPS ARE ABOUT TO HAVE THEIR MOMENT AT TE MATATINI. THEY'RE SET TO PERFORM IN FRONT OF 70,000 PEOPLE IN NGAMOTU NEW PLYMOUTH, AND THOUSANDS MORE ONLINE. FOR THE PERFORMERS, REACHING THIS LEVEL IS DEMANDING ` PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY ` BUT ONE GROUP IS TAKING A RADICALLY DIFFERENT APPROACH AS IT MAKES IT DEBUT. TE TAUMATA O APANUI IS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAKE SURE ITS MEMBERS DON'T BURN OUT, PROVIDING KAI, AND EVEN LETTING MEMBERS ATTEND REHEARSALS OVER ZOOM. KAIKAPEHU O TE TAUMATA O APANUI KIRI TAMIHERE WAITITI JOINS US NOW. MORENA, E TE TUAKANA. WE HAVE BEEN DOING KAPA HAKA ALL OF OUR LIVES, 20 YEARS PLUS SOME OF US. THE CLIMATES IN AOTEAROA AT THE MOMENT, IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AFTER OUR KAIHAPA. MOST OF OUR MEMBERS ARE ON IMPORTANT KAUPAPA, THAT WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO THEIR LIFESTYLES BUT ALSO ONE THAT DOESN'T PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE POCKET AND THE MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL, SO SIX TRAININGS WE HAVE HAD. WE USED TO 20+, AND THAT IS EVERY WEEKEND WITH TRAVELLING. I WANT TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, RIGHT? YOU ARE ALLOWING MEMBERS TO ZOOM IN, HAVING LESS PRACTICES TOGETHER, THE NORM AS HIGH-PRESSURE TRIALS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOUR WEEKS UNTIL YOU ARE ANNOUNCED, YOU GUYS ARE RELEASING SOME OF YOUR ITEMS WHICH IS UNHEARD OF. WHAT IS IT, WHY SO RADICAL COMPARED TO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST? WELL, LOOK, WE ARE A GROUP FULL OF CHANGE MAKERS HERE. WE LIKE SHAKING IT UP AND DOING MEDICAL THINGS, BECAUSE IT IS RADICAL UNTIL A TRANSFORMATIONAL AND WE WANT TO START BEING SMARTER AND UTILISE OUR PEOPLES AND WE GET QUALITY OUT OF EVERYBODY AND NOT JUST FOCUSING ON THE QUANTITY PART. I DON'T WANT TO DEMEAN ANY OTHER TEAM, BECAUSE TE MATATINI IS ABOUT COMPETITION, BEING THE BEST. IS THAT STILL THE AIM OF THIS ROPU OR A SETTLEMENT BIGGER GOING ON FOR YOU GUYS? 'BEST' IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, AND FOR THIS, IT IS NOT A PINNACLE EVENT FOR US, INSTEAD, AN EVENT TO BRING OUR PEOPLE TOGETHER. WE ARE VERY CLEAR AND OUR INTENTION IN TOA. IT IS ABOUT PROVIDING A BREEDING GROUND FOR INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION, FROM PEOPLE TO CONNECT BACK TO THEIR CULTURE, HISTORY, IDENTITY, WHO THEY ARE, TO CONNECT BACK TO THEIR WHENUA. IT IS MORE THAN GETTING UP ON THE STAGE, MORE THAN A COMPETITION. THE COMPETITION IS HOW MUCH OF OUR MATAURANGA CAN WE ENGAGE WITH. THE KAKAHU, CLOTHING, IS A HUGE PART OF THE APPEARANCE ON STAGE, AND HOW THAT ADDS TO THE PERFORMANCE. YOU GUYS, AGAIN, HAVE DONE SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT. FOR ONE EXAMPLE, MADE YOUR OWN, WHY IS THAT? WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE EXPERTISE AND THE LEVEL OF SKILL THAT WE DO IN OUR KAPA. WE ARE GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE KNOW IT IS A RARITY. WHAT WE HAVE IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT SKILL THAT WILL BE LOST IF WE DON'T SPEND TIME LEARNING THE CRAFT OF MAKING OUR OWN. ONE THING TO ACKNOWLEDGE, WHICH NOT MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, IT TAKES MANY MANY HOURS TO MAKE ONE. WE HAVE HAD WANANGA WITH MANY OF OUR WHANAU PRIOR TO OUR PRACTICES, SAYING ANYONE CAN LEARN HOW TO MAKE THEIR OWN, THAT SLAMMING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE. WHAT IS THE FEELING LIKE, IN THE KAPA? YOU HAVE DONE THIS FOR YEARS. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE FEELING OF PREVIOUS COMPETITION, HOW IS IT DIFFERENT WITHIN THIS ROPU? I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT A MATATINI CAMPAIGN BEFORE. WE HAVE BEEN REALLY RESPECT FOR EVERYBODY'S TIME, SO WE'RE NOT GOING AND FEELING BURNT OUT, WE ARE GOING AND FEELING VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PURPOSE WE ALWAYS REALLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT OUR PURPOSE IS AND THAT IS BEING FREE TO BE MAORI, CREATING SPACE AS WELL WE CAN ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION TO BE WHO WE ARE, SO THAT IS REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. ASIDE ON THE COMPETITION, WE ASSAULTED TO COME TOGETHER AND HAVE A JAM WITH ONE ANOTHER. FINALLY, BEFORE WE GO, YOU'RE PERFORMING NEXT THURSDAY. YOU HAVE DONE EVERYTHING ELSE MEDICALLY DIFFERENT, YOU DOING ANYTHING RADICALLY DIFFERENT AS YOU BUILD UP TOWARDS THAT PERFORMANCE DAY? AS YOU MENTIONED, WE ARE ONLY PROBABLY THE ONLY KAPA IN THE HISTORY OF IT WHO HAVE STARTED TO LEAK ON CONTENT, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF ANYBODY TAKING OUR THINGS, COPYING OUTINGS, *COPYING OUR THINGS A PART OF WHAT WE DO IS TRYING TO EMANATE HAVING SOME MUCH BELIEVE IN CONFIDENCE AND WHO YOU ARE, AND THAT IS WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT, IN TERMS OF MANA MOTUHAKE. IF THAT'S RADICAL, THEN WE LOVE IT. KIRI JOINING US AS MORNING. TENEI TE MIHI ATU A KOE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. NGA MIHI. TENA KOE. TIME TO DELVE INTO THE TVNZ ARCHIVE. WHEN IRAQ INVADED KUWAIT IN 1990, A U.S.-LED UNITED NATIONS FORCE WAS ASSEMBLED, WITH NEW ZEALAND COMMITTING TWO HERCULES AIRCRAFT. REPORTER EWART BARNSLEY WAS EMBEDDED WITH THE 40 SQUADRON TO GIVE NEW ZEALANDERS A CLOSE UP LOOK AT THEIR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES. HERE'S HIS REPORT FROM THIS DAY BACK IN 1991. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. THE ACTIVITY ON THE BLUE SIDE OF THE BOARD IS AS FOLLOWS... THE DAY STARTS AT 5am, AN EARLY REMINDER FOR THE OFFICERS OF KIWI CREW TWO THAT THEY'RE A LONG WAY FROM HOME. THE AMERICANS LOST AN A-10 IN THIS AREA. ALTHOUGH THE KIWIS ARE IN NO IMMEDIATE DANGER, THE INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING IS AN IMPORTANT START TO THE DAY, PUTTING THEM IN THE RIGHT MOOD FOR THE JOURNEY AHEAD. HAVE A GOOD TRIP. THE BRIEFING OFFICER ISN'T THE ONLY ONE WISHING THE KIWIS WELL. WHILE THE PAPERWORK NECESSARY BEFORE TAKE-OFF IS COMPLETED, OTHERS MAKE THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR ANY EMERGENCY. I USED TO BE 6'6" TALL. ON THE TARMAC, A FINAL CHECK OF THE NEW ZEALAND HERCULES THAT'S OLDER THAN SOME OF THE CREW WHO'LL FLY IT. TWO NEW ZEALAND HERCULES ARE BASED IN SAUDI ARABIA. THEY'RE PART OF THE MULTI-NATIONAL COALITION FORCE FIGHTING IRAQ A FEW HUNDRED KILOMETRES TO THE NORTH. THIS FLIGHT IS THE 95th MADE BY THE TWO NEW ZEALAND PLANES SINCE THEY ARRIVED IN SAUDI TWO MONTHS AGO. 95 FLIGHTS OUT OF THE 80,000 FLOWN BY ALL THE COALITION PLANES SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. GEARS UP. (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER) THAT'S COMING UP SLOWLY. ALTHOUGH NOT INVOLVED DIRECTLY IN FRONT-LINE ACTION, SECURITY STILL SURROUNDS THE MISSION. MILITARY CENSORSHIP IS STRICTLY ENFORCED ON THIS FLIGHT. I'M UNABLE TO TELL YOU WHERE WE'RE GOING OR PRECISELY WHAT WE'RE CARRYING. AND THE REASON IS THIS ` FOR NEW ZEALAND, HERCULES IS PART OF THE WAR MACHINE FIGHTING IRAQ. BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M UNABLE TO GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO THE ENEMY. ON BOARD, A NEW ZEALAND ARMY OFFICER VETTING THE STORIES PREPARED BY JOURNALISTS ON THE FLIGHT. NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRIBUTION IS SMALL, BUT IT IS A VISIBLE ONE. THE SCARF IS TRADITIONAL ARABIC; THE COLOURS PURE NEW ZEALAND. I FEEL VERY PROUD TO BE HERE, ACTUALLY. I, UH, NEVER THOUGHT REALLY THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO ME WHEN I JOINED THE AIR FORCE, UM... AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I FEEL PRETTY GOOD DOING THE JOB I'M DOING NOW. GIVES ME GREAT SATISFACTION. TO COME FROM NEW ZEALAND, WHERE IT'S, UH, ONE WOULD SAY LAID-BACK TO GETTING UP IN THE MORNING, WALKING TO YOUR CAR AND CARRYING OUT A BOMB CHECK AFTER, SAY, TWO OR THREE SCUD ALERTS THAT NIGHT, YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO... EXTEND, BASICALLY, YOUR ABILITY TO COPE WITH A SITUATION THAT YOU'RE PLACED UNDER. UM, WHEN I FIRST CAME UP HERE, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT PRESSURE WAS UNTIL WE STARTED THOSE INITIAL DAYS OF FLYING WITH THE INITIAL ALERTS, BUT NOW IT'S, UM, IT'S ALL JUST PART OF THE DAY, REALLY. THE DAY CAN BE A LONG ONE FOR THE NEW ZEALANDERS ` UP TO 15 HOURS SOMETIMES ` BUT IT'S A JOB THAT'S DONE WITHOUT COMPLAINT. I'D MUCH RATHER BE UP HERE THAN BACK IN NEW ZEALAND. IN FACT, AT THE MOMENT IT WOULD BE ALMOST DISAPPOINTING TO BE ON THE SQUADRON AND NOT INVOLVED. IT'S THE BEST SORT OF OPERATION WE CAN GET INTO, REALLY, AND IT'S CERTAINLY A WORTHWHILE CAUSE, I FEEL. THE HERCULES ARE FLYING TRUCKS, DELIVERING PEOPLE AND ALL KINDS OF FREIGHT TO MILITARY BASES. AND YES, EVEN IN THE DESERTS OF ARABIA, IT CAN RAIN. AT TIMES, THE HERCULES FLIES ONLY A FEW HUNDRED METRES ABOVE THE GROUND, USING THE ROAD FOR NAVIGATION, AND LIKE THE MOTORISTS BELOW, KEEPING TO THE RIGHT. I THINK THE MAIN PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS TO ENSURE SEPARATION FROM OTHER AIRCRAFT, AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO BE ESPECIALLY VIGILANT; HEAD AND EYES OUT OF THE COCKPIT, MAKING SURE WE DON'T CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CLOSER THE CREW FLIES TO THE FRONT, THE MORE EVIDENCE OF THE MASSIVE WAR MACHINE GATHERED AGAINST THE IRAQIS. ROADS ARE CROWDED WITH MILITARY VEHICLES AND TO THE RIGHT, TRACKS GOUGED INTO THE SAND BY TANKS AND OTHER ARMOUR. LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THE NEW ZEALANDERS ARE MAKING THEIR PLANS FOR WHEN THE AERIAL WAR AGAINST THE IRAQIS COMES TO AN END. (ENGINE ROARS) THE HERCULES MADE SEVERAL PRACTICE LANDINGS AND LOW-LEVEL FLIGHTS OVER AN ISOLATED AIRSTRIP. THE AIRSTRIP'S BEEN CARVED OUT OF THE DESERT SOMEWHERE QUITE CLOSE TO THE IRAQI BORDER, SO THE HERCULES CAN LAND AND EVACUATE ANY SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN A POSSIBLE LAND BATTLE. THE HERCULES COULD FERRY AS MANY AS 70 CASUALTIES FROM BOTH SIDES BACK TO MILITARY HOSPITALS. AT THE MOMENT, THOUGH, IT IS ONLY PRACTICE; THERE ARE MANY OTHER DUTIES THAT THE NEW ZEALANDERS CAN DO FOR THE ALLIED COALITION. WHILE IT'S A JOB THEY'RE PROUD TO DO, THERE IS A PRICE HIGH ABOVE THE ARABIAN DESERT THAT SOME HAVE TO PAY. I HAVE A WIFE AND A YOUNG FAMILY AT HOME, AND I THINK, UM... IT'S HARD FOR ME TO REALISE THAT MY KIDS ARE GROWING UP WITHOUT THEIR DAD. WOW. WELL THAT WAS A REPORTER BACK IN 1991. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR PART OF THE COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND? THE COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD IS NEXT. # GOTTA LEAVE IT BEHIND... HOKI MAI ANO, WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. THREE NEW ZEALAND ISLANDS ARE BEING ADDED TO A GLOBAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR CONSERVATION WORK. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY IS PROJECTING SCHOOLS WILL BE SHORT MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS THIS YEAR. AND A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BETWEEN UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY AND U.S. ENVOY KEITH KELLOGG WAS CANCELLED AT THE LAST MINUTE. # WE'RE ROLLING... # IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. IT'S TIME FOR OUR COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD, WHERE WE POP AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SHOWCASE WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU THIS WEEKEND. FIRST UP ` WE'RE HEADING TO OHOPE BEACH NEAR WHAKATANE WHERE THINGS ARE COOKING UP FOR THE LOCAL WILD FOOD FESTIVAL. FOR WHAT'S BEING SERVED UP THIS YEAR, WE'RE JOINED BY LOCAL RESTAURATEUR PAUL PATTERSON. MORENA! WHAT ARE YOU COOKING HERE? I'VE GOT A VENISON LEG ON WHICH WE SHOT THE OTHER WEEK, SAUSAGES FROM ANOTHER DEER WE SHOT ABOUT A MONTH AGO, OVER SOME POHUTAKAWA WOOD. WHAT IS THE FESTIVAL ALL ABOUT, PAUL? IS SPOTLIGHTING THE BAY OF PLENTY ET AL. REGION OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE IN YOUR BACKYARD. EVERYTHING IS LOCAL. WHAT THINGS CAN PEOPLE SEE THERE? THANKFULLY I HAVE ANOTHER DEER, WHICH WILL BE PUT OVER THE COLES TOMORROW. THERE ARE OTHER DEMONSTRATORS, WITH POSSUMS, FOR EXAMPLE. THERE ARE LOCAL FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL. WELL, POSSUMS, WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH POSSUM? A LOT, APPARENTLY! YOU SHOULD COME DOWN TOMORROW. WHAT OTHER THINGS ARE PEOPLE COOKING UP? POSSUM IS PROBABLY THE MOST OUT-THERE THING FOR KIWIS. PAUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. BEAUTIFUL SHOT! MALLEY REGRET IS THAT I CAN'T TRY IT WITH YOU. TOMORROW FROM 12, COME DOWN. NEXT UP, WE'RE HEADING TO OTEPOTI DUNEDIN WHERE THE OTAGO HOME AND GARDEN SHOW IS KICKING OFF TODAY. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY SHOW DIRECTOR JOSH SHANLEY. JOSH, TELL ME ABOUT THE SHOW, WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? MORENA, JENNY. WE HAVE HUNDRED AND 20 COMPANIES FROM SOLID TO KITCHEN, BATHROOM, LANDSCAPING. IS BASICALLY A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ANYONE WANTING TO IMPROVE THEIR HOME. IS THIS THE FIRST TIME IT'S BEEN IN DUNEDIN? YES. THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP SO WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD HEAD DOWN AND HAVE A QUEENSTOWN GARDEN SHOW NEXT WEEK, SO IT'S GOOD TO GET OUT TO DIFFERENT PARTS OF NEW ZEALAND AND HELP OUR EXHIBITORS GET IN FRONT OF POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS AND TRY AND HAVE SOME FUN WHILE WE'RE DOING IT. NICE, I UNDERSTAND ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE SHOW IS OUTSIDE, SO WHAT IS WE HAVE A RANGE OF DIFFERENT THINGS FROM ELECTRIC BIKES TO CANOPY ROOFS, OUTDOOR FOOD COURT WITH MINIGOLF. $5 ENTRY, UNDER 16 EVERY SO COME ON DOWN AND GET AMONGST IT. IT STARTS 10 AM TODAY. WICKED, ALL THE BEST, JOSH, AND IF YOU ARE IN DUNEDIN, HEAD DOWN. THANKS, JOSH. THANKS, JENNY. AND LASTLY, WE'RE HEADING BACK UP TO TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND WHERE FISH-FOLK, MERPEOPLE, CLAMS AND NAUTICAL NAVIGATORS WILL BE UNITING ON QUEENS WHARF FOR A MERMAID PARADE. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY TWO MERMAIDS ` MERMANDA AND MERJUAN. GOOD MORNING TO THE BOTH OF YOU. MORENA! LOOKING BLUE AND HOPEFULLY NOT FEELING TOO BLUE. WHAT DOES THIS PARADE INVOLVE? WE ARE TOO EXCITED FOR THIS SECOND ANNUAL TAMAKI MAKAURAU MERMAID PARADE SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT OUT HERE, YOU CAN, THERE WILL BE A DJ AND AT 2 PM, EVERYONE IS GOING TO PARADE FROM QUEENS WHARF DOWN THE STREET AND IT WILL BE A SPECTACLE TO BEHOLD. I CAN IMAGINE IT IS. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE YOU EXPECTING TO JOIN YOU? LAST YEAR, WE HAD AROUND 300 TO 400 PEOPLE. WE HOPE TO SEE EVEN BIGGER NUMBERS NOW THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IT IS, KNOW HOW GREAT IT WAS LAST YEAR, WE HOPE EVERYONE BRINGS THEIR VERY BEST TO THE WHARF. I MUST ASK, MERMANDA, HOW DID THIS START? OF THE KINGDOM OF THE OCEAN DECIDED THAT PEOPLE DON'T GET DRESSED UP AND CELEBRATED ENOUGH, SO THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADD SOME JOY AND SOME EXCITEMENT AND SOME COLOUR TO THE BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP OF THE OCEAN. FAIRPLAY. APART FROM BLUE FACEPLATE, WHAT ARE SOME OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS IF YOU WANT TO BE DRESSING UP? YES, WE ARE LOOKING FOR PIRATE, FINS. JEWELRY. YOU CAN TAKE AN UMBRELLA AND PUT SOME STREAMERS ON IT AND YOU HAVE A JELLYFISH. THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER. GOOD LUCK TO THE BOTH OF YOU. HOP BACK INTO THE SEA NOW. YOU CAN'T SPEND TOO LONG OUT OF WATER, CAN YOU? THANK YOU, GOODBYE. THE FULL MARKS FOR COMMITMENT, THAT WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD. WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR YOU NEXT WEEKEND? I DON'T KNOW, LET US KNOW ` MARKETS, EVENTS, FESTIVALS. MER-FESTIVALS, WHATEVER. HEAD TO whatsonbreakfast.co.nz. WHATEVER IT IS, WE ARE INTO IT. (POP MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. SCHOOLS COULD BE FACING A SHORTAGE OF MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS THIS YEAR, WITH THE LATEST MINISTRY OF EDUCATION FORECAST SHOWING DEMAND OUTSTRIPPING SUPPLY. AN INFLUX OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS, AS WELL AS INCREASED PLANNING TIME FOR TEACHERS OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM, IS DRIVING THE NEED FOR MORE STAFF. IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS, THE MINISTRY'S MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS A SHORTAGE OF 750 TEACHERS. FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, IT IS PROJECTED TO BE 500 TEACHERS UNDER THE MOST LIKELY OUTCOME. A BIOSECURITY OPERATION IS UNDERWAY AFTER A MALE FRUIT FLY WAS DISCOVERED IN AUCKLAND'S BIRKDALE. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MOVEMENT ARE IN PLACE, BUT THERE IS NO HUMAN HEALTH RISK. AROUND 20 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A SMALL BLAZE IN AN APARTMENT IN AUCKLAND'S MT ALBERT. FIRE CREWS ARRIVED TO THE SCENE JUST BEFORE 8am TO A KITCHEN FIRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR. ONE PERSON WAS REPORTED MISSING BUT HAS SINCE BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR. POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A YODA SCUPLTURE STOLEN FROM A WELLINGTON PROPERTY. THE 1.2m TALL JEDI MASTER TOOK HUNDREDS OF HOURS TO CONSTRUCT AND LIVED IN THE SUBURB OF KHANDALLAH. THE DEFENCE FORCE IS RETURNING TO THE WRECKAGE OF THE MANAWANUI TO CLEAR EQUIPMENT AND DEBRIS. HIGHLY SPECIALISED DIVING CREWS WILL BE REMOVING WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION FROM THE VESSEL AFTER IT SANK OFF THE SAMOAN COAST LAST YEAR. AN INQUIRY INTO THE ACCIDENT FOUND A SERIES OF HUMAN ERRORS WERE TO BLAME. THE SINKING HAS SPARKED SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS DUE TO CONTAMINATION FROM LEAKED FUEL. EMOTIONAL SCENES AS ISRAEL RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN ` THE YOUNGEST CAPTIVES FROM THE OCTOBER 7th ATTACK. HAMAS DISPLAYED THE FOUR BLACK COFFINS ON A STAGE IN THE GAZA STRIP BEFORE LOADING THEM INTO RED CROSS VEHICLES TO BE HANDED OVER TO ISRAELI FORCES. AT THE REQUEST OF FAMILIES, THE MILITARY HELD A SMALL SERVICE BEFORE TAKING THE BODIES FOR FORMAL IDENTIFICATION. TO SPORT ` JOSEPH PARKER'S HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT COULD BE CALLED OFF, WITH REPORTS HIS OPPONENT DANIEL DUBOIS HAS FALLEN ILL. RING MAGAZINE IS REPORTING THE CURRENT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP IS BEING EVALUATED BY DOCTORS. DUBOIS WAS SET TO DEFEND HIS IBF BELT AGAINST THE KIWI THIS WEEKEND IN SAUDI ARABIA, AND A REPLACEMENT IS NOW BEING SOUGHT IN CASE HE CANNOT COMPETE. THAT IS A SHAME, ISN'T IT? AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR MOST OF YOU HERE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, WHICH WILL GET HEAVY LATER ON IN GISBORNE. HOWEVER, A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAUPO. TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND, YOUR HIGH IS 25. 27 IN TAURANGA. LOOKING GOOD. BIT OF MIXED BAG HERE. CLEAR SKIES FOR THOSE AT THE TOP OF THE SOUTH ISLAND AND IN DUNEDIN. ELSEWHERE, IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND SHOWERS FOR MOST. A HIGH OF 24 IN BLENHEIM. 22 FOR KAIKOURA. THANKS, JENNY MAY. THE THIRD KIWI DERBY IS UPON US, WITH A-LEAGUE LEADERS AUCKLAND FC TAKING ON THE SOMEWHAT STRUGGLING WELLINGTON PHOENIX. THE BLACK KNIGHTS ARE LOOKING FOR A CLEAN SWEEP OVER THEIR RIVALS, WHILE THE NIX ARE TRYING TO STAY WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE OF THE TOP SIX. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY AUCKLAND FC CHIEF EXECUTIVE NICK BECKER AND FAN REPRESENTATIVE ROCHELLE LEE-WARREN. MICHELLE, I WILL START WITH YOU. HOW WAS THE FEELING IN THE CAMP, HAVING POTENTIAL BRAGGING RIGHTS OVER YOUR LOCAL RIVALS? IN THE CAMP AT HOME? I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME PHOENIX FANS IN YOUR FAMILY. I HAVE A DIEHARD SON PHOENIX BAND. HE IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE ANY TIME SOON, SO I AM KIND OF FUTSAL AND A HOUSEHOLD, EH? BUT MORE TOWARDS FC. OF COURSE. THAT IS BECAUSE YOUR SON STARTED SUPPORTING THE PHOENIX A WHILE AGO AND IT IS HARD TO MAKE THE SWITCH? OUR WHOLE FAMILY SUPPORTED THE PHOENIX, BUT MY HUBBY AND US MOVED OVER, BECAUSE THAT IS THE LOCAL NEW TEAM. BUT LEVI IS NOT MOVING ANY TIME SOON. HOW ARE YOU FEELING AHEAD OF THE GAME, AND HOW IS HE FEELING, MORE IMPORTANTLY? I WOULD SAY HONESTLY HE IS PROBABLY A BIT NERVOUS, BUT THEY HAVE JUST HAD A NEW SIGNING, SO THAT GIVES IT A BIT OF POSITIVITY. BUT IT WILL BE A FUN DAY TOMORROW, FOR SURE. IT IS GOING TO BE A HUGE DAY. SOLD OUT ALREADY? SOLD OUT. IT IS A NEW RECORD CROWD FOR AN IN SEASON GAME. WE'VE OPENED UP MORE SEATS ON THE NORTH SIDE. YOU MUST BE THRILLED YOU HAVE PEOPLE AT THE SHOW. THERE HAVE BEEN PHOENIX FANS IN THE PAST. I LOVE THE FACT THAT LEVI, HER SON, HAS STAYED A PHOENIX FAN AS WELL. FOOTBALL IS ABOUT THAT TRIBALISM. IT IS NEITHER AS A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE INTO FOOTBALL THAT DIDN'T HAVE A TEAM TO SUPPORT IN AUCKLAND, CAME ON OUTSIDE WHEN IT LAUNCHED, BUT THE FACT THAT IT IS STILL STAYING, AND THE DEBATES AROUND THE DINNER TABLE MUST BE PRETTY GOOD. THERE IS A BIT OF BANTER. IT IS PRETTY COOL. WHERE I GOING TO BE SITTING? I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING TO THE GAME TOMORROW. ARE YOU GOING TO SEND YOUR SON OFF TO THE SORT OF... I WORRY ABOUT THAT TOO. BECAUSE WE HAVE SEASON TICKETS. HE HAS NOT BOUGHT A TICKET FOR TOMORROW. HE IS GOING TO COME IN ON THE TICKET THAT THE PARENTS PAID FOR. HE MIGHT SNEAK IN WITH THE YELLOW FEVER SOMEWHERE. THERE ARE FANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN FOOTBALL FANS BEFORE. PEOPLE GET ON BOARD. THAT IS PART OF THE MAGIC EXPERIENCE. THE SOUTH SAND, THE PORT. THEY ARE QUICKLY BECOMING THE TOP OF A LEAGUE. THEY HAVE QUITE A HARD-CORE FAN BASE. THEY MEET AT A PUB BEFOREHAND AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, WITH THAT COLOUR. A LOT OF PEOPLE, TO YOUR POINT, ARE EXPERIENCING FOOTBALL FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEY MAY NOT WATCH THE FULL 90 MINUTES, BUT THERE ARE GOING TO BE 90 MINUTES OF FANTASTIC FOOTBALL BEING PLAYED. AND YOU ARE SIGNING YOUR PLAY AGAIN? HE MAKES GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS ON THE PITCH AND OFF THE PITCH. WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE HIM. HE IS A REALLY HIGH-PROFILE PLAYER. HE JUST LOVE THAT HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. YOU COULDN'T HAVE IMAGINED THAT THE SEASON IS TURNING OUT AS IT IS, SURELY. IT IS A PINCH YOURSELF MOMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES, BUT WE ARE EXACTLY... WELL, TO BE HONEST, I WOULD HAVE BITTEN YOUR HAND OFF IF YOU HAD SAID WE WOULD BE AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE BY FIVE POINTS. I KNOW YOU WANTED TO PRESENT SOMETHING TO HER BECAUSE THERE IS SOME TENSION IN THE HOUSEHOLD. THIS IS FOR LEVI. AND YOUR DAUGHTER, WHAT IS HER NAME? ZOE. SO SHE CAN WEAR THAT. I HOPE THAT WILL SEAL THE DEAL. POSSIBLY NOT. WE WILL SEE. WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. HE WILL BE UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE FROM BOTH SIDES, BUT BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER, SO THERE MIGHT BE A CHANCE FOR YOU TO TRACK. BE A CHANCE FOR YOU TO TRY. WE ARE ALL FANS, SO IT WILL HAPPEN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I MADE A BOO-BOO EARLIER ` AUCKLAND PHOENIX. HOPEFULLY THE PLAYERS DON'T NOTICE. AUCKLAND PHOENIX. MAYBE THEY WILL JOIN FORCES. JENNY MAY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO A GAME. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A FOOTBALL GAME. BRING YOUR KIDS. IT IS INCREDIBLE. MY SON WAS PLAYING A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT IS A BIT DIFFERENT, THOUGH ` HE IS EIGHT. NEXT SATURDAY WE PLAY AT HOME. WE HAVE ADELAIDE, TOP OF THE CLASH. AND THERE IS A FERRIS WHEEL. WE ARE BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL ENTERTAINMENT, SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE IN THE FAMILY. YOU WILL BE IN THE FERRIS WHEEL, AND I WILL BE WATCHING AMONGST THE FANS. THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU, AND TO LEVI. (LAUGHTER) MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN. THANKS, GUYS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ON THIS WEEKEND'S ELECTRIC AVENUE FESTIVAL IN OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. # WE GONNA ROCK DOWN TO ELECTRIC AVENUE. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` ISRAEL'S RECEIVED THE FIRST BODIES OF HOSTAGES FROM HAMAS, SAID TO INCLUDE A MOTHER AND HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN. SCHOOLS COULD BE FACING A SHORTAGE OF MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS THIS YEAR ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. AND POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT OF A YODA SCULPTURE FROM A WELLINGTON PROPERTY. COME ON, GIVE IT BACK. THIS WEEK ` WE'VE BEEN OUT AND ABOUT IN ROTORUA AND GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO WIN A COUPLE'S GETAWAY TO ROTORUA WHERE YOU'LL ENJOY THE VERY BEST IN PAMPERING AND RELAXATION. AND IT'S NOW TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE LUCKY WINNER. DRUM ROLL, PLEASE. HAVE WE GOT ONE? (DRUM ROLL) GO, GO. CONGRATULATIONS NICOLA K FROM CANTERBURY! BRAVO. A REMINDER YOU HAVE JUST WON A TWO-NIGHT STAY AT ON THE POINT, LAKE ROTORUA, WAI ARIKI HOT SPRINGS AND SPA, HELL'S GATE EXPERIENCE, THERE IS ALSO SECRET SPOT HOT TUBS, THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MATT GIBB UNFORTUNATELY. WAIMANGU VOLCANIC VALLEY FULL WAIMANGU EXPERIENCE, WHAKAREWAREWA ` THE LIVING MAORI VILLAGE, IT KEEPS GOING. REDWOODS TREEWALK AND ALTITUDE EXPERIENCE, OKERE FALLS STORE, THE ABILITY TO EAT ALL MEALS AT OKERE FALLS STORE WITH BEER AND COFFEE. IT IS 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE. THE 'BIGGEST PARTY IN AUSTRALASIA' IS MAKING ITS RETURN TO CHRISTCHURCH AND THIS TIME, IT'S A TWO-DAY FESTIVAL. ELECTRIC AVENUE IS CELEBRATING ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY IN HAGLEY PARK THIS YEAR, EXPECTING OVER 70,000 PEOPLE ACROSS BOTH DAYS. IT'S ALSO OFFICIALLY CHRISTCHURCH'S TOP REVENUE-GENERATING EVENT. REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER IS ON THE CASE. MORENA, CHARLOTTE. MORENA, TEAM. YES, ELECTRIC AVENUE IS BACK. IT IS LOOKING ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. THE VENUE IN ITSELF IS HUGE, AND IT IS GOING TO BE SO MUCH FUN. I HAVE WITH ME EVENT ORGANISER OR PROMOTER KELLER MITCHELL. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD THANK YOU. TELL ME THAT ABOUT THE SETUP AND HOW IT HAS BEEN THIS YEAR. IT IS THE FIRST TWO-DAY FESTIVAL EVER. FIRST TIME DOING TWO DAYS FOR US. IT IS OUR 10TH BIRTHDAY, SO WE WANT TO DO CELEBRATE WITH A BIT OF A BANK. WE HAVE AN AMAZING LINE UP TOGETHER. THE TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THE PARK IS LOOKING FANTASTIC. BRING IT ON. I KNOW IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT HOW MANY PEOPLE YOU ARE EXPECTING OVER THE TWO DAYS, AND THE REASON WHY SPECIFICALLY YOU CHOSE TWO DAYS ` OBVIOUSLY THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY. IT WAS A LOGICAL PROGRESSION. WE WANTED TO MOVE TO TWO DAYS FOR VARIOUS REASONS NOW. AND IT DIDN'T EVENTUATE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY AND THE CITY COUNCIL IN PARTICULAR. NUMBERS WISE, WE'RE LOOKING AT AROUND 40,000 EACH DAY. 37,000 TODAY AND 38,000 TOMORROW, WHICH IS INCREDIBLE FOR CHRISTCHURCH. I READ THAT IT BROUGHT IN $6.3 MILLION LAST YEAR. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH MONEY IT WILL BRING IN THE SET? THIS YEAR* WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK WE CAN CRACK $10 MILLION. BUT WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW WE DO THIS YEAR AND THE AGENCIES WILL EVALUATE THE DATA AND COME TO THEIR CONCLUSIONS. IT IS BRILLIANT FOR CHRISTCHURCH BUSINESSES. DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE SUPER EXCITED. AND PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF CANTERBURY? 60% OF TICKETS ARE SOLD TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF PRUSSIA. DRIVING TO THE CITY YESTERDAY, YOU COULD SEE HOW BUSY IT WAS A STOP I WAS READING AN ARTICLE THIS MORNING ABOUT THE ACCOMMODATION SECTOR, AND THERE IS BARELY A ROOM IN TIME, AND IF YOU CAN FIND ONE, YOU ARE PAYING INTO THE THOUSANDS JUST FOR A NIGHT. IT IS GREAT FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. IT IS GOING TO BE HUGE. IT WILL BE AWESOME. AS YOU CAN SEE BY MY SHOULDER, THIS IS THE MAIN STAGE. THIS IS WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE, COME 2 PM TODAY WHEN IT KICKS OFF, A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE STANDING WHERE THAT EMPTY AREA IS. IT WILL BE QUITE CRAMPED, BUT IT WILL BE ABSOLUTELY AWESOME, WON'T IT? AS YOU CAN SEE, I DON'T OFF WE CAN SHOW YOU GUYS, BUT THERE IS A VIP AREA OVER THE. AND YOU SAID ONE THIRD? IT IS 1/3 OF THE OVERALL SPACE. THERE ARE FIVE STAGES HERE. MASSIVE HANGAR STAGE OVER AT THE VIP AREA THERE. IT IS ABOUT 4000 M , ALMOST THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL FIELD. I HEARD 50 ARTISTS ACROSS THE TWO DAYS? I'VE LOST COUNT. THAT SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT. IT IS GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY UNREAL. THERE ARE SO MANY EXCITED BASES. I AM KIND OF KEEN TO STAY IN THIS LITTLE SECTION. IT WILL BE AWESOME. THE VIP ACCESS IS FULL, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO GO INTO THE NORMAL AREA. LOVE IT FOR CHRISTCHURCH. E HAERE AKE NEI ` JAMES FLEURY'S GOT THE KNITTING NEEDLES OUT. MORENA, JAMES. MORENA, TEAM. I CAN'T TAKE ANY OF THE CREDIT FOR THESE WONDERFUL KNITTED ITEMS ` I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, BUT THE WONDERFUL TEAM HERE MEET EACH WEEK TO KNIT, AND THEY ARE GOING TO SHOW ME SOME OF THE SKILLS AFTERWARDS. SO MAKE SURE TO TURN AND AFTER THE BREAK TO HEAR ABOUT WHAT THEY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. GIVE US A WAVE, TEAM. # YOU'RE MAKING ME SO SAD. # DIDN'T THINK WE COULD CHANGE THIS LAST. WELCOME BACK. BLANKETS, SCARVES, HATS AND GLOVES ARE ALL ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR A WET AND WINDY WELLINGTON WINTER. SO A LOWER HUTT VOLUNTEER GROUP HAS MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO ENSURE CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITY STAY WARM WHEN THE SEASONS CHANGE. WELLINGTON REPORTER JAMES FLEURY IS WITH SOME VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. MORENA, JAMES. MORENA, TEAM. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THE WONDERFUL, SMALL FRACTION OF THIS COMMUNITY NEEDING REPAIR. WE HAVE DEBBIE, CINDY, DEIRDRE, LORRAINE, NEIL. AIM GLAD I GOT ALL THEIR NAMES RIGHT; THEY A THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE. THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DONATE 1500 HANDCRAFTED ITEMS. HI, JAMES. TELLER IS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE WONDERFUL ITEMS THAT YOUR GROUP HAS BEEN KNITTING. HERE WE HAVE BEANIES FOR SCHOOLS ALSO... BABY PACKS FOR HAPU MAMAS MAMAS WITH NEWBORNS, WHICH CONSIST OF A BLANKET. PYJAMAS... WE ALSO MET FOR THE HOMELESS SOMETIMES. YOU HAVE A KNITTING THESE BEANIES FOR SCHOOL PATROL? YES, THE CHILDREN NEED MITTENS FOR THEIR HANDS. WE KNOW THOSE WELLINGTON WINTERS CAN BE PRETTY MISERABLE THEM TIMES. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED A GRANT FROM PULSE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN OR HAS MET FOR YOUR GROUP? THAT'S GREAT AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATED FROM PULSE BECAUSE WE CAN ACTUALLY PURCHASE LOVELY, PURE WOOL TO MAKE THE BABY BLANKETS THAT ARE MACHINE WASHABLE, BECAUSE IT MAKES IT MORE TIME SAVING FOR YOUNG MUMS TO BE ABLE TO WASH THEM. SO THAT WOOL, IT A SPECIAL TYPE OF ALSO IT'S MORE EXPENSIVE AND LASTS LONGER? YES IT DOES. EIGHT PLY PURE WOOL IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD ABOUT 20 PEOPLE... WE DO, WE MEET ON A THURSDAY MORNING. WE MET AT 10 AM AND THERE IS ABOUT 30+. IS EVERYONE WELCOME? FOR SURE, THE MORE THE MERRIER, THEY SAY. IF PEOPLE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU, HOW CAN THEY DO SO? WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE, BUT FEEL FREE TO POP IN ON A THURSDAY AT 10 AM, EVEN IF YOU JUST HAVE DONATIONS TO DROP OFF. THESE ARE JUST AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE BOOTIES. THEY ARE JUST SO WONDERFUL AND WE HAVE LOVELY BEANIES HERE. ALL AGES ARE WELCOME, AREN'T THEY? FOR SURE, YES. I UNDERSTAND IT'S YOUR GRANDSON'S BIRTHDAY. BIG SHOUT OUT TO LOUIS, HE IS ONE TODAY! HE LIVES IN CHRISTCHURCH, NANNA LOVE YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOUIS! IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY KNITTING GROUP, YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME ON THURSDAY... 10 AM. AND HEAD ONLINE TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE AND THERE IS A PHONE NUMBER THERE. RADICAL STUFF THEY ARE DOING. REALLY COOL, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JAMES. THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE KNITTED... MY MUM STILL DOES THE OLD BOOTIES. IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC WEEK, WE HAVE LOVED HAVING A PIECE OF YOUR COMPANY, WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. CAPTIONS BY DREW WELSH, FRANK GORE, COURTNEY SOLE AND KITTY WASASALA. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. 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