TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` COURT CONFRONTATION. A DAD FRONTS UP TO HIS SON'S KILLER... AND FORGIVES HIM, AS THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING AIDAN SAGALA A BEER LACED WITH METH IS SENTENCED. A TEACHER SHORTAGE IS PROJECTED FOR YEARS TO COME. WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE KIDS IN CLASS. THE NAME'S BOND, JAMES BOND. MOVIE NEWS THAT'S SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. JAMES BOND EXPECTED TO TAKE HIS LICENSE TO KILL TO THE SMALL SCREEN. AND IT'S ALL CHANGE IN THE JOSEPH PARKER BOUT AFTER HIS OPPONENT PULLS OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE. CAPTIONS BY KATE MCCULLOUGH, JASON CONRAN AND CHELSEA BRADY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. IN JUST THE PAST HOUR, TWO MEN HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN PRISON EACH IN RELATION TO DRUG IMPORTATION AND THE DEATH OF AIDEN SAGALA, WHO DIED AFTER DRINKING METHAMPHETAMINE-LACED BEER. THE 21-YEAR-OLD UNKNOWINGLY CONSUMED LIQUID METH FROM A CAN DISGUISED AS BEER IN 2023. THE INVESTIGATION LED TO THE SEIZURE OF NEARLY 800 KILOS OF THE DRUG ` THE LARGEST-EVER SINGLE HAUL OF METH IN THE COUNTRY. WE'VE REACTION FROM THE VICTIM'S FAMILY SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, LET'S GO LIVE TO YVONNE TAHANA, WHO'S BEEN IN COURT. THAT'S RIGHT. TWO MEN ARE BEGINNING LENGTHY SENTENCES TONIGHT, THE FIRST OF THOSE, KAHLAN, HE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF THE MANSLAUGHTER OF AIDEN SAGALA. KAHLON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXTRACTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE AT A WAREHOUSE THAT WAS AWASH IN METH AND EVERY STAGE OF ITS PRODUCTION. AS I SAID, KAHLON WAS THE BOSS. HE GAVE AIDEN THE BEER. THERE WERE ELECTRIC SCENES IN COURT. SAGALA'S FATHER SPOKEN COURT. HE SPOKE OF HIS DEEP PARTAKE IN SORROW THAT HIS SON WOULD NEVER GET TO ACHIEVE ANY OF HIS DREAMS, INCLUDING JOINING THE NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE. AFTER HE GAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO HIS SON, HE WALKED PAST THE DOCK WHERE KAHLON WAS SITTING, AND HE STARED AT HIM FOR WHAT SEEMED AN AGE, AND AFTER A MOMENT OR TWO, HE SAID, ' I FORGIVE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY SON'. THAT WAS AN AMAZING MOMENT OF GRACIOUSNESS. COURT HAS FINISHED IN THE LAST HOUR. ANOTHER MAN, WHO WE CANNOT NAME, IS BEGINNING A 22 YEAR SENTENCE, AGAIN, WITH A MINIMUM JAIL PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. KAHLON ALSO HAS THIS. HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPORTING COCAINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE. HERE'S WHAT THE JUDGE HAD TO SAY. YOU TOOK A LIFE-THREATENING RISK. YOU KNEW THAT THE BEER CANS HAD COME FROM A STORAGE FACILITY WHERE YOU HAD HELPED TO EXTRACT AND PROCESS A SIGNIFICANT QUANTITY OF METHAMPHETAMINE. SO ANY REACTION FROM POLICE? POLICE HAVE BEEN CLEAR ALL ALONG THAT AIDEN SAGALA WAS AN INNOCENT VICTIM. THEY HAVE ALSO PRAISED HIS FAMILY FOR THE WAY THEY HAVE CONDUCTED THEMSELVES. I SPOKE TO THEM EARLIER. MEET BABY AIDEN. PEEKABOO. THE 6-MONTH-OLD IS NAMED AFTER HIS UNCLE. TWO DECADES AGO, ANGELA SAGALA ALSO CHOSE HER BROTHER'S NAME. FOR US TO HAVE A BABY BROTHER, WE FELT SO EXCITED, AND WE JUST THOUGHT, 'THERE'S GOING TO BE SOMEONE TO CARRY OUR LAST NAME.' HIS PARENTS REMEMBERING A BOY WHO COULD PLAY THE PIANO, LOVING AND CHEEKY,... I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. ...KNOWN TO DIP OUT OF HIS FATHER'S CHURCH IF HE WAS HUNGRY. AND WITH AIDEN, HE WAS ALWAYS ON HIS DAD'S SIDE, (LAUGHS) ALWAYS PROTECTING HIS DAD, AND SAYING, 'DAD,' YOU KNOW, 'BOYS' CLUB.' (LAUGHS) IN 2023, LIFE WAS GOOD ` AIDEN HAD MOVED IN TO HIS SISTER'S AUCKLAND HOME, AND SHE LOVED HER FLATTIE. BUT A PHONE CALL ON A FRIDAY EVENING WOULD SHATTER EVERYTHING. RUSHING HOME, THE YOUNG DOCTOR HAD NO IDEA HER BROTHER HAD DRUNK LIQUID METHAMPHETAMINE. IT WAS LIKE... A HORROR MOVIE HAD COME TO LIFE. THE FAMILY WAITED AN HOUR FOR THE AMBULANCE TO ARRIVE. ANGELA STARTED CPR AS AIDEN TURNED BLUE. I MEAN, THE LAST WORDS THAT HE SAID TO ME WAS, 'SISTER, I'M DYING.' AND I'M JUST LIKE, 'NO, YOU'RE NOT DYING.' HER GRIEF IS STILL PALPABLE, AND SHE'S HARD ON HERSELF. I FEEL LIKE I FAILED. I FAILED THE ONE PERSON THAT RELIED ON ME. UM... THE SAGALAS TELLING 1NEWS THEY ACCEPTED THE SENTENCES FOR KAHLON AND THE DRUG-RING LEADER... I FORGIVE HIM. HE HAS A FAMILY. HE HAD KIDS, YOU KNOW, HE HAD A WIFE. ...BUT THEY WORRY FOR THE FUTURE. AND THEN AFTER FIVE YEARS, 10 YEARS, 20 YEARS, COME BACK AND KEEP DOING IT. WHAT'S THE POINT? YOU WANT TO SEE HIM CHANGE. I WANT HIM TO BE CHANGED. BOTH OF THEM TO CHANGE? BOTH OF THEM CHANGED. BABY AIDEN'S BEEN HELPING THEM THROUGH. HE GAVE US HOPE... HOPE BACK INTO THE FAMILY. AND HE REALLY DID LIGHT US. LIKE, HE'S EVERYTHING TO US. SO WE KNEW THAT MY LITTLE BOY WAS GOING TO BE CALLED AIDEN, AND HE IS EVERY BIT LIKE HIS UNCLE. ONE AIDEN HERE; ANOTHER FOREVER IN THE SAGALA FAMILY'S HEARTS. YVONNE TAHANA, 1NEWS. SCHOOLS COULD BE MORE THAN 1200 TEACHERS SHORT THIS YEAR, WITH DEMAND OUTSTRIPPING SUPPLY. IT'S NOT JUST HERE. DATA SHOWS IT'S A GLOBAL ISSUE. BUT IN NEW ZEALAND, THE MINISTRY'S PROJECTING IT'S 1250 TEACHERS SHORT OF WHAT'S NEEDED. IN THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO THIS YEAR, THAT'S 750 PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS AND 500 SECONDARY TEACHERS. NORTHLAND, BAY OF PLENTY AND NELSON ARE THE REGIONS WITH THE LARGEST PRIMARY TEACHER SHORTAGE ` 7% OF TOTAL DEMAND. TARANAKI IS THE REGION WITH THE LARGEST SECONDARY TEACHER SHORTAGE AT 6%. IT'S BEING CHALKED UP TO MORE CLASSROOM RELEASE TIME AND NON-CONTACT TIME. THAT'S TIME TO PREPARE FOR LESSONS AND COMPLETE ADMINISTRATION OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. ANOTHER REASON ` A NET MIGRATION GAIN IN STUDENTS OVER THE 2023/24 YEAR. THAT'S AROUND 7500 PRIMARY STUDENTS AND MORE THAN 5000 SECONDARY. AND THOSE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO GROW FURTHER, BY NEARLY 8000 THIS YEAR. WITH REACTION, HERE'S KATE NICOL WILLIAMS. ALLY MATAIA USED TO BE A DOCTOR. NOW SHE WANTS TO BE HERE, INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION TO PURSUE SCIENCE. WHAT GAS IS FORMED? CARBON DIOXIDE. CARBON DIOXIDE, WELL DONE. BEING ABLE TO TEACH ACADEMICS, OR ESPECIALLY A SUBJECT THAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT ` BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO MENTOR STUDENTS, I FEEL THAT JUST ADDS ANOTHER LAYER OF VALUE AND IMPACT TO THE STUDENTS. HIGH SCHOOLS ARE SET TO FACE A TEACHER SHORTAGE THROUGH TO 2027, ACCORDING TO THE EDUCATION MINISTRY'S MODELLING. WE HAVE VERY FEW QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WHO HAVE THE RIGHT SET OF SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH IN OUR SCHOOL FOR ANY POSITION. THIS ONSITE TRAINING HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ALLY TO STUDY WHILE BEING A MUM OF FOUR WHO WORKS PART-TIME. GIVE YOURSELVES A PAT ON THE BACK. THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES A $12,500 ALLOWANCE, AND CONTRIBUTES TO OTHER COSTS. ON-CAMPUS STUDY JUST` I DON'T THINK IT WOULD REALLY FIT IN WITH THOSE COMMITMENTS OF MINE, LIKE WORK AND FAMILY. THE MINISTRY'S PREVIOUS REPORT PROJECTED AN OVERSUPPLY OF MORE THAN 1000 TEACHERS THIS YEAR, AS IT DIDN'T FACTOR IN THE STAFF NEEDED TO COVER CLASSROOMS DURING TEACHERS' INCREASED ALLOCATED PLANNING TIME. EDUCATION MINISTER ERICA STANFORD SAYS THE DATA-GATHERING PROCESS FELL 'WELL BELOW HER EXPECTATIONS', AND THERE WAS 'A FAILURE' TO LISTEN OR RESPOND TO SECTOR FEEDBACK. THE MINISTRY SAYS THERE'S BEEN A THOROUGH REVIEW SINCE THEN, AND THE LATEST REPORT INCLUDES REGION-SPECIFIC OUTLOOKS. 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 GENERATE TEACHERS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. EDUCATION UNIONS SAY SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM INCLUDE HIGHER PAY RATES AND GREATER ACCESS TO STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT. THAT TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED THE RESOURCING THAT THEY NEED TO, YOU KNOW, OPERATE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND THEY'RE NOT PUT UNDER` PUT UNDER UNDUE STRESS, LIKE HAVE TO DO TWO CURRICULUM DOCUMENTS AT PACE PRETTY MUCH IN ONE YEAR. THE MINISTRY SAYS PAY AND CONDITIONS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023 BARGAINING ` A TOPIC SET TO COME UP THIS YEAR, WITH COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS EXPIRING IN JULY. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS TO THE MIDDLE EAST ` ISRAEL'S ORDERED INCREASED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE WEST BANK IN RESPONSE TO WHAT'S BEEN CALLED A 'SUSPECTED TERRORIST ACT' IN CENTRAL ISRAEL. THREE BUSES HAVE EXPLODED IN BAM YAT OUTSIDE TEL AVIV. THERE WERE NO CASUALTIES, WITH THE DEVICES APPEARING TO DETONATE EARLY WHEN NO ONE WAS ONBOARD. ABC'S MARTHA RADDITZ HAS MORE. (SIRENS WAIL) TONIGHT, A STRING OF EXPLOSIONS ROCKING CENTRAL ISRAEL IN WHAT ISRAELI AUTHORITIES SAY IS A SUSPECTED TERRORIST ACT, HIGHLY COORDINATED AND BRAZEN. MULTIPLE CITY BUSES UP IN FLAMES. AUTHORITIES SAY FOUR DEVICES WERE PLANTED ON BUSES. THREE EXPLODED, AND THEY'RE SEARCHING FOR SUSPECTS. INVESTIGATORS COMBING THROUGH THE BURNED OUT WRECKAGE. THEY SAY THE ATTACK WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN PLANNED FOR FRIDAY MORNING, MEANT TO DETONATE DURING THE PRE-SABBATH RUSH WHEN BUSES IN ISRAEL ARE CROWDED WITH COMMUTERS. BUT FORTUNATELY, THE BUSES WERE EMPTY, STILL IN A PARKING LOT. U.S. INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY THE SIZE AND NUMBER OF DEVICES INDICATES THIS WAS WELL RESOURCED, SAYING THEY ARE MILITARY-GRADE SIZEABLE EXPLOSIVES. AND SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS INVESTIGATORS FOUND A NOTE INDICATING THE ATTACKERS WERE SEEKING REVENGE FOR ISRAEL'S ONGOING OPERATIONS IN THE WEST BANK. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU INSTRUCTING THE IDF TO NOW CARRY OUT MASSIVE OPERATIONS IN AREAS HE BELIEVES ARE TERRORIST HOTSPOTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST INCIDENTS INSIDE ISRAEL SINCE THE OCTOBER 7TH ATTACKS IN 2023. MEANWHILE, ISRAEL'S ACCUSING HAMAS OF A SERIOUS VIOLATION OF THE HOSTAGE HANDOVER AGREEMENT. BODIES OF FOUR DEAD HOSTAGES WERE RETURNED OVERNIGHT. AMONG THEM, HAMAS CLAIMED, WERE SHIRI BIBAS AND HER TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, KIDNAPPED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2023. HAMAS SAID THEY WERE KILLED BY AN ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE EARLY IN THE CONFLICT. THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCE SAYS THEY'VE IDENTIFIED THE CHILDREN FROM THE REMAINS, BUT THE THIRD BODY IS NOT THEIR MOTHER, NOR IS IT A MATCH FOR ANY HOSTAGE. HAMAS HAS YET TO COMMENT. THE CEASEFIRE DEAL AGREED THE RETURN OF DEAD HOSTAGES. IN A LANDMARK COURT CASE, FORMER PORTS OF AUCKLAND BOSS TONY GIBSON HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PAY ALMOST $200,000 OVER THE WORKPLACE DEATH OF A DOCK WORKER. PALA'AMO KALATI (31), A FATHER OF SEVEN, WAS WORKING A NIGHT SHIFT AT THE PORT IN AUGUST OF 2020, WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED AND KILLED BY A FALLING CONTAINER. MR GIBSON WAS THIS AFTERNOON FINED $130,000, AND HAS TO PAY A FURTHER $60,000 TO MARITIME NEW ZEALAND AFTER HE WAS FOUND GUILTY IN RELATION TO THE DEATH. JUDGE STEVE BONNAR TOLD THE COURT THE PORTS BOSS FAILED TO EXERCISE THE CARE, DILIGENCE AND SKILL REQUIRED WHEN IT CAME TO WORKPLACE SAFETY. HE WAS ON NOTICE OF P.O.A.L'S ONGOING DIFFICULTIES IN ADEQUATELY MONITORING WORK AS DONE AT THE PORT AND FOR THE NEED OF IMPROVEMENT OF THE MONITORING OF THE NIGHT SHIFT IN PARTICULAR. IT'S THE FIRST PROSECUTION OF ITS KIND AGAINST A CHIEF EXECUTIVE, UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY LAWS THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE FOLLOWING THE PIKE RIVER MINE DISASTER. THE PORTS OF AUCKLAND HAD ALREADY PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO CHARGES IN RELATION TO MR KALATI'S DEATH, AND FINED MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. BIOSECURITY IS TIGHTENING UP THE MOVEMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES ON AUCKLAND'S NORTH SHORE, AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF A MALE ORIENTAL FRUIT FLY YESTERDAY. PRODUCE GROWN WITHIN 1500 METRES OF WHERE THE INVASIVE PEST WAS FOUND IN THE SUBURB OF BIRKDALE MUST NOT LEAVE THE AREA WHILE INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY. BIOSECURITY STAFF HAVE PLACED 100 EXTRA TRAPS, AND ARE DELIVERING FLYERS IN THE AREA. WE DON'T WANT IT EMBEDDED AND AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PIECES OF FRUIT, WHETHER IT IS IN THE INDUSTRY SIDE OR JUST IN PEOPLE'S BACKYARDS. THE INCIDENT COMES AFTER A SIMILAR RESPONSE TO A FRUIT FLY FOUND IN SOUTH AUCKLAND LAST MONTH. THREE NEW ZEALAND ISLANDS COULD SOON GET OVERSEAS SUPPORT FOR PREDATOR REMOVAL WORK AND RESTORATION AFTER CONSERVATION GROUPS JOINED AN INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. STEWART ISLAND-RAKIURA, AUCKLAND ISLAND AND THE CHATHAMS WILL BE AMONG 40 GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT ISLANDS BACKED BY THE ISLAND-OCEAN CONNECTION CHALLENGE. OUR OTAGO BASED REPORTER JARED MCCULLOCH EXPLAINS. (GUITAR STRUMS) CONSERVATION GROUPS FROM NEW ZEALAND AND ABROAD GETTING INTO TUNE WITH A NEW DRIVE TO PROTECT SOME OF OUR MOST SECLUDED ISLANDS. WE ARE JOINING THE ISLAND'S OCEAN CONNECTION CHALLENGE TO GIVE A REAL BOOST TO PROTECTING, RESTORING AND REWILDING WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT ISLANDS IN THE WORLD. JOINING THE CHALLENGE WILL LEAD TO WORLDWIDE INTEREST, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE FUNDING SUPPORT AND AN AMBITIOUS GOAL OF RESTORING FORESTS, AND PREDATOR-FREE ACROSS THREE ISLANDS ` AUCKLAND, CHATHAMS AND STEWART-RAKIURA BY 2030. IT'LL HOPEFULLY ALLOW US TO ACHIEVE OUR OUTCOMES THAT WE'RE AFTER A LOT SOONER, WITH ALL THAT CONTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT AND KNOWLEDGE. IT WOULD RAMP IT UP TENFOLD` HUNDREDFOLD. THE CHATHAMS HAS POSSUMS, RATS, CATS AND MICE. FOR US TO ERADICATE THEM, THE SEABIRDS WOULD JUST RETURN THE NEXT DAY, EFFECTIVELY. IT IS THE WILD. AMERICAN CONSERVATION GROUP REWILD, BACKED BY HOLLYWOOD ELITE LEONARDO DICAPRIO IS AMONG THOSE SIGNED UP. NEW ZEALAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GLOBAL LEADER IN CONSERVATION, BUT IT'S ALSO A GLOBAL HOTSPOT FOR BIODIVERSITY. HE'S CERTAIN THE PROJECTS WILL GET INTERNATIONAL BACKING. I THINK THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE REALISING THAT NATURE IS NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE, IT'S NOT JUST FOR CLIMATE, IT'S NOT FOR BIODIVERSITY, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY GLOBAL SECURITY. THE GOVERNMENT'S ALREADY STUMPING UP $50m FOR THE ISLANDS, BUT CRUCIALLY, THEY STILL NEED ANOTHER $140m. ANOTHER CHALLENGE ` SOME IN THE COMMUNITY CALLING FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE PREDATOR-FREE VISION. EVERYONE WOULD LOVE TO SEE A PREDATOR-FREE ENVIRONMENT HERE, BUT THE APPLICATION THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN, WHICH IS AERIAL 1080, IS SO INDISCRIMINATE. DOC SAYS IT'LL CONTINUE TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY. WE NEED TOOLS AND TOXINS TO UNDERTAKE OUR PREDATOR WORK. THAT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. AND YES, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE OPPOSING VIEWS TO THAT. GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT AS THE COUNTRY TRIES TO ATTRACT MUCH-NEEDED INVESTMENT FOR THESE PRECIOUS ISLANDS. JARED MCCULLOCH, ONE NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` A BAD SIGNAL FOR SKY TV, UP AS THE BROADCASTER SUFFERS A SIZEABLE LOSS. THE SATELLITE DRAMAS THAT HAVE LEFT VIEWERS FAR FROM ENTERTAINED. THEN ` VOYAGING FURTHER SOUTH THAN THEY'VE EVER GONE BEFORE. WHAT THIS RESEARCH MISSION'S REVEALED ABOUT THE TOLL OF WARMER WATERS ON THE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, WE'RE ON THE HUNT FOR ROGUE DOGS CAUSING PROBLEMS ACROSS AUCKLAND. WHY THE NUMBERS HAVE SPIKED LATELY. PLUS ` HOW YOUR WEEKEND WALK COULD DO SOME REAL GOOD, AND NOT JUST FOR YOU. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. SATELLITE ISSUES AND TOUGH ECONOMIC CONDITIONS HAVE SEEN SKY TELEVISION SUFFER A FINANCIAL HIT. THE COMPANY REPORTING A $1.7M NET LOSS IN ITS HALF-YEAR RESULTS TODAY. IT'S ALSO SEEN SKYBOX SUBSCRIPTION NUMBERS FALL BY 14,000 IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. ISOBEL PRASAD REPORTS. FOR MONTHS, SOME SKY CUSTOMERS WERE GREETED BY THIS... ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE BROADCASTER'S DYING SATELLITES CAUSING INTERMITTENT RECEPTION AND SIGNAL DISRUPTION. PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING FOR SERVICE ARE ENCOUNTERING PROBLEMS, AND THEY'RE WAITING DAYS AND WEEKS TO HAVE A TECHNICIAN COME AROUND ` IF THEY DO COME AROUND. IN DELIVERING THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL UPDATE TODAY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE SOPHIE MALONEY SAID 5% OF CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCED ISSUES, LEADING TO MORE THAN TWICE AS MANY SERVICE CALLOUTS LAST MONTH. SHE POINTED TO THE SATELLITE AND ECONOMIC HEADWINDS BEING SOME OF THE REASONS BEHIND THE BROADCASTER'S RECENT FINANCIAL HIT. THE COMPANY ANNOUNCING TODAY A NET LOSS OF $1.7m, WITH A HALF-YEAR REVENUE OF $385m, DOWN 2% ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR. SKY BOX SUBSCRIPTION NUMBERS HAVE TAKEN A HIT. OUR ECONOMY, LIKE MANY GLOBALLY, GOING BACKWARDS ` WE'RE WORST PER-CAPITA RECESSION IN OVER 30 YEAR ` AND PEOPLE ARE CUTTING BACK ON STUFF. SKY TV NOT ALONE IN REPORTING FIRST-HALF LOSSES THIS WEEK ` SPARK ANNOUNCING TODAY ITS NET PROFIT TUMBLING 78%; AND SKY CITY SAW A 73% DROP IN BOTTOM-LINE INTERIM PROFIT. I MEAN, WE ARE SEEING SOME DOUBLE-DIGIT EARNINGS DROPS, AND A NUMBER OF COMPANIES HAVE REPORTED THIS WEEK. DESPITE TODAY'S CHALLENGING RESULTS, SKY SAYS IT EXPECTS ITS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1 NEWS. A FORMER COLORADO SHERIFF'S DEPUTY WHO SHOT DEAD NEW ZEALAND-BORN MAN CHRISTIAN GLASS HAS BEEN CONVICTED. THE 22-YEAR-OLD WAS KILLED IN 2022 AFTER CALLING OFFICERS FOR HELP DURING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. PROSECUTORS SAY DEPUTY ANDREW BUEN NEEDLESSLY ESCALATED THE STANDOFF. CHRISTIAN GLASS GRABBED A KNIFE AND WAS SHOT FIVE TIMES. BUEN WAS FACING A SECOND-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE, BUT A JURY CONVICTED HIM ON THE LESSER CHARGE OF CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE. THE U.S HAS TOLD UKRAINE'S LEADER TO STOP INSULTING DONALD TRUMP AND AGREE TO EXCHANGE UKRAINIAN MINERALS FOR AMERICAN AID. THE COMMENTS CAME AFTER VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY MET A TOP U.S OFFICIAL AND SAID HE WAS READY TO MAKE AN 'INVESTMENT AND SECURITY' DEAL WITH THE U.S. BUT THE SUBSEQUENT CANCELLATION OF THEIR JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE IS BEING SEEN AS ANOTHER SIGN OF WORSENING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ONCE-FIRM ALLIES. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY HAS REPORTEDLY BEEN URGED TO SIGN AWAY HALF THE REVENUE FROM UKRAINE'S MINERAL RESOURCES TO THE U.S FOREVER, WITH NO SECURITY ASSURANCES IN RETURN. SPAIN'S FORMER FOOTBALL BOSS HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER KISSING A PLAYER WITHOUT HER CONSENT. LUIS RUBIALES GRABBED STRIKER JENNI HERMOSO'S HEAD AND KISSED HER DURING A MEDAL CEREMONY AFTER THE TEAM'S 2023 WORLD CUP WIN. PROSECUTORS HAD DEMANDED A PRISON TERM, BUT THE HIGH COURT INSTEAD ISSUED A $16,000 FINE. RUBIALES WAS ACQUITTED OF COERCION AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF TRYING TO PRESSURE HERMOSO INTO PUBLICLY SAYING THE KISS WAS CONSENSUAL. NIWA'S RESEARCH VESSEL'S JUST COMPLETED ITS TRIP TO THE FURTHEST SOUTH IN ANTARCTICA IT'S EVER BEEN. THE TANGAROA WAS ABLE TO REACH NEW LOCATIONS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SEA ICE IN ITS WAY. CUSHLA NORMAN VISITED THE VESSEL AFTER IT DOCKED IN WELLINGTON THIS MORNING. CAME STRAIGHT DOWN HERE. RETRACING THE TANGAROA'S 39 DAYS AT SEA, ZIG-ZAGGING THROUGH UNUSUALLY OPEN WATERS. NORMALLY ALL AROUND THIS IS SURROUNDED BY SEA ICE; AND THERE WAS SOME, BUT, UH, WE GOT TO PLACES WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING TO IN THE PAST. LIKE RIGHT BESIDE THE ROSS ICE SHELF ` THE FURTHEST SOUTH THE VESSEL HAS EVER TRAVELLED. THERE REALLY WAS NOT A LOT OF SEA ICE. AND SO, THIS HAS BEEN THE ONGOING STORY FOR ANTARCTICA FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. SO IF YOU'RE MAKING LESS SEA ICE, OR IF THERE'S LESS SEA ICE ABOUT, THE WAY THE OCEAN WORKS CHANGES. THE WAY OXYGEN AND HEAT GET INTO THE OCEAN CHANGES. TUBE WORMS. WE'VE GOT BIG SPONGES. THE SCIENTISTS ALSO USED THE VOYAGE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE BIODIVERSITY HERE, FILMING 36km OF SEA FLOOR. WHAT ASTOUNDS ME IS THAT THESE ARE PRETTY UNDISTURBED ENVIRONMENTS. THERE IS UMBELLELA, ONE OF MY FAVOURITES. AND SO, WHAT IMPACT CAN YOU SEE THAT GLOBAL WARMING IS HAVING ON MARINE LIFE IN ANTARCTICA? I THINK IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE CAN SAY IF THERE'S ANYTHING HAPPENING TO THE SEA FLOOR. ANOTHER KEY PART OF THE TRIP WAS DEPLOYING ROBOTIC DEVICES KNOWN AS ARGO FLOATS. THEY GATHER DATA CRUCIAL FOR UNDERSTANDING OCEAN CHANGES, THEY STAY IN THE WATER FOR SEVEN YEARS AND ARE NOT RETRIEVED. UH, THAT'S A KIND OF A TRICKY QUESTION. WELL, WE HAVE STUDIES SHOWING THAT THE COST OF PUTTING A SHIP, BURNING PETROL AND GOING TO RETRIEVE THEM IS ENVIRONMENTALLY MORE AGGRESSIVE THAN LEAVING THE FLOATS THERE FOR THE VALUE THAT WE HAVE BACK, IN TERMS OF GETTING TO KNOW HOW THE OCEAN IS CHANGING. THE TANGAROA'S SET TO CONTINUE ITS WORK AROUND THE ICY CONTINENT ON ITS NEXT TRIP ` IN TWO YEARS. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` IT'S ENOUGH TO LEAVE JAMES BOND FANS SHAKEN AND STIRRED. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) WHY ONE OF WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES WILL NOW BE THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND FUTURE INSTALMENTS OF THE POPULAR FILM FRANCHISE. PLUS ` IT'S NO WALK IN THE PARK. THE MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT'LL SEE TENS OF THOUSANDS DANCING THE WEEKEND AWAY IN THE CENTRE OF CHRISTCHURCH. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, RAISING MONEY, RAISING AWARENESS AND RAISING SPIRITS. I CAN JUST KEEP MYSELF STRONGER FOR LONGER, THAT MEANS IT'S EASIER FOR EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY ME. MEET THE CREW TAKING REAL STEPS TO FIGHT ONE OF OUR MOST DEBILITATING DISEASES. AND WHY CATS SEEM TO BE TAKING OVER SO MANY PARTS OF OUR LIVES. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. 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. MR... BOND. JAMES BOND. FROM THE FIRST JAMES BOND FILM IN 1962 UNTIL NOW, ONE FAMILY HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE POPULAR MOVIES. BUT NOW THOSE PRODUCERS ARE STEPPING DOWN, WITH AMAZON TAKING OVER ` THE MULTI-TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FRANCHISE'S FUTURE AND FOR CHOOSING WHO'LL BE THE NEXT JAMES BOND. THE BBC'S DAVID SILLITO HAS MORE. ('JAMES BOND' THEME) JAMES BOND ` FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THERE HAS BEEN ONE FAMILIAR NAME IN THE CREDITS. WHEN HARRY SALTZMAN AND CUBBY BROCCOLI ACQUIRED THE RIGHTS TO DOCTOR NO IN 1961, IT WAS THE BEGINNING OF A FILM EMPIRE THAT WOULD BE PASSED ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION. 007 MAY HAVE BEEN CREATED BY IAN FLEMING, BUT THE BOND OF THE MOVIES OWES MUCH TO THE BROCCOLIS. THEY UNDERSTOOD THAT THERE IS A MARKET FOR THIS AND YOU CAN ADD COOL CASTING, CALL MUSIC, COOL CARS, COOL TAILORING. THAT IS ALL` WHILST THIS IS THERE IN THE BOOKS, IT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CHANGED AND EVOLVED AS WELL THROUGH THE` THROUGH THE DIFFERENT INCARNATIONS ON SCREEN. THE MAGIC OF BOND IS VERY MUCH DOWN TO THE BROCCOLIS. YES, VERY MUCH SO. BUT THOSE HEIRS TO BOND, BARBARA BROCCOLI AND MICHAEL WILSON, ARE NOW GIVING UP CREATIVE CONTROL TO AMAZON, WHO ACQUIRED A SHARE OF THE RIGHTS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY MGM. IT'S THE MOST VALUABLE ASSET THIS COUNTRY HAS. BOND. JAMES BOND. AND IT WILL MEAN MORE THAN JUST CHOOSING WHO WILL REPLACE DANIEL CRAIG OR DIRECT THE NEXT MOVIE ` A BOND CINEMA BLOCKBUSTER EVERY FEW YEARS ALWAYS MADE AT PINEWOOD WAS THE BROCCOLI FORMULA. AMAZON'S A STREAMER. MANY WONDER IF THE FUTURE MIGHT FOLLOW THE PATTERN OF STAR WARS OR MARVEL, WITH A DELUGE OF EXTRA CONTENT. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) BUT WHATEVER HAPPENS, WHEN BOND RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN, THE DYNASTY THAT'S GUIDED HIM FOR 64 YEARS IS NOW FIRMLY IN THE BACK SEAT. THE LAST BOND MOVIE, RELEASED IN 2021, MADE MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS. LONG-RUNNING AUSTRALIAN TV SOAP NEIGHBOURS HAS BEEN CANCELLED AGAIN. # NEIGHBOURS. # EVERYBODY NEEDS GOOD NEIGHBOURS.# THE SERIES WAS AXED BY BRITAIN'S CHANNEL FIVE TWO YEARS AGO, ENDING IN A STAR-STUDDED FAREWELL EPISODE. BUT JUST MONTHS LATER, IT WAS PICKED UP BY AMAZON FOR ITS STREAMING PLATFORMS. IT'S NOW BEEN CONFIRMED THAT IT'LL FINISH AT THE END OF THIS YEAR AFTER 40 DECADES AND 9000 EPISODES. BUT THERE COULD BE A LATE PLOT TWIST, WITH A STATEMENT FROM THE SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HINTING THAT THE HUNT IS ON FOR A NEW BROADCASTER. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE PACKING OUT CHRISTCHURCH'S HAGLEY PARK RIGHT NOW AS AUSTRALASIA'S BIGGEST MUSIC FESTIVAL GETS OFF TO A RAGING START ` ELECTRIC AVENUE BECOMING A TWO-DAY EVENT AS IT CELEBRATES ITS 10TH YEAR. THOMAS MEAD CHECKED IT OUT. (CHEERING) CHRISTCHURCH IS ELECTRIC. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FLOODING IN FOR A WEEKEND THEY'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ALL YEAR. WE'RE VERY EXCITED. VERY EXCITED. IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS DAY. (LAUGHS) YEAH. LAST NIGHT I WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH, IT'S LIKE WAKING UP TO CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. CHASE & STATUS, YES. ABSOLUTELY. PRODIGY. OH MY GOD. PRODIGY! THAT'S TONIGHT, TONIGHT. YES! ELECTRIC AVE HAS NOW BEEN RUNNING FOR A DECADE. (FUNKY MUSIC PLAYS) HAGLEY PARK, RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF TOWN, PROVING A PERFECT LOCATION. EVEN IN AUSTRALIA, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO STRUGGLE TO FIND A CENTRAL CITY PARK OF THIS MAGNITUDE THAT'S SO ACCESSIBLE AND ABLE TO BE USED FOR EVENTS, UM, YOU KNOW, IN A CENTRAL CITY. AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ARTISTS PART OF THE ATTRACTION WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING KIWI FAVOURITES L.A.B. FIRST TIME WE PLAYED HERE, THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN 15,000, AND NOW THEY'RE UP TO ABOUT 40,000. SO IT'S JUST` IT'S JUST HUGE. MASSIVE SCALE. I'VE NEVER PLAYED AT A FESTIVAL THIS BIG. ONE. TWO. THREE. (DRUM POUNDS RHYTHMICALLY) ONE. TWO. THREE. WITHIN MINUTES OF OPENING TODAY, THE PARTY WAS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY. THE MARATHON TO CONTINUE FOR 17 HOURS. (ELECTRIC GUITAR WAILS) THE SMILES ON FACES AND LOVE IN THE AIR... WE GAVE IT TO THEM FOR VALENTINE'S. (GIGGLING) ...SOME PLANNING TO PLAY IT STRATEGICALLY... WE'RE GONNA DO IT TOMORROW AS WELL. NOT TOO HARD TONIGHT ` PACE OURSELVES. PACE IT TODAY. (OVERLAPPING CHATTER) ...OTHERS READY TO PUT IN A BIG SHIFT. WE'RE GOING TO BE BOUNCING IN THE MOSH PIT, AS CRAZY AS EVER. WE'VE GOT MORE. LOTS OF MORE. ABSOLUTELY SWEAT. YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE UNDER THIS HAT. IF YOU'RE NOT SWEATING, YOU'RE NOT HAVING A GOOD ENOUGH TIME. GOOD LUCK TO THEM. BRING IT IN, BOYS. BRING IT IN. I'LL BE AT HOME WITH A CUP OF HERBAL TEA. THOMAS MEAD, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND A BIG LET-DOWN FOR JOSEPH PARKER. A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT. NO WORLD TITLE FIGHT FOR HIM THIS WEEKEND. SO WHO WILL HE TAKE ON INSTEAD, AND HOW RISKY IS IT? OFF TO SAUDI ARABIA NEXT. ALSO TONIGHT, PART THREE OF FOOTBALL'S NEW KIWI DERBY. I THINK WHERE WE SIT AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE, WE'RE JUST GONNA PACK THEM OFF BACK HOME WITHOUT THE THREE POINTS TOMORROW. WE HAVE THE PHOENIX'S REACTION AS THE SOLD-OUT SIGNS GO UP. PLUS ` RYAN FOX TURNS HEADS IN MEXICO. I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. AND PUT DOWN THE MAPLE SYRUP ` IT'S CANADA V AMERICA IN THE BATTLE OF BOSTON. AND IN WEATHER, WE ARE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, AND OVERALL, IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO BAD. AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SETTLING IN OVER THE COUNTRY. THERE WILL BE SOME DECENT FINE SPELLS. JUST SOME PASSING CLOUD FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT ONE THING ` HEADS UP DOWN SOUTH ` YOU COULD SEE SOME PASSING SHOWERS AND A WEAK TROUGH COMING THROUGH. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA, WELCOME TO SPORT, AND TONIGHT, MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT FOR JOSEPH PARKER. HIS WORLD TITLE FIGHT THIS WEEKEND HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD, WITH HIS OPPONENT, ENGLISHMAN DANIEL DUBOIS, FALLING ILL. PARKER WILL NOW TAKE ON A REPLACEMENT BOXER ON SUNDAY MORNING IN SAUDI ARABIA, HAVING TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER CRACK AT A HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE. ALL THE HYPE, GLITZ AND GLAMOUR IN THE DESERT, NOT TO MENTION MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. ANNOUNCER: JOSEPH PARKER! NOW A MASSIVE LETDOWN FOR THE KIWI HEAVYWEIGHT, WHO'S BEEN PREPARING FOR NEARLY A YEAR FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT A BIG NAME. THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE ` NOT JUST BOXING, IN LIFE. YOU'VE GOT TO ADAPT; YOU'VE GOT TO ADJUST, AND YOU'VE GOT TO GO FORWARD. ENGLISHMAN DANIEL DUBOIS FALLING ILL WITH A VIRUS JUST TWO DAYS OUT FROM THE TITLE FIGHT. HERE HE IS TRAINING, THOUGH, TWO DAYS AGO AND AGAIN WORKING OUT YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING CONFUSION REIGNED AT THE PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE. UNFORTUNATELY, AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME, DANIEL'S BEING EVALUATED BY A DOCTOR. IF HE IS ILL, I HOPE HE GETS BETTER SOON. AS THE CONFERENCE CONTINUED, A NEW OPPONENT WAS BEING SIGNED. IT'S UNDERSTOOD NOT THE FIRST CHOICE REPLACEMENT. IT'S JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED. YOU'RE FIGHTING` YOU'RE FIGHTING BAKOLE. OH, LET'S GO! SO WE'RE NOT SCARED. WE'RE NOT SCARED, ARE YOU, JOE? NAH, IT'S SWEET. SWEET AS. YES. 31-YEAR-OLD HEAVYWEIGHT GIANT MARTIN BAKOLE ` CONGOLESE-BORN, BUT THESE DAYS TRAINING OUT OF SCOTLAND. TO BE HONEST, WHEN I SAW THE DANIEL DUBOIS ILLNESS, I THOUGHT, 'IS THIS A STUNT? IS THIS ACTUALLY REAL?' IT'S INCREDIBLE. I THINK THE WAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN MOVED THIS QUICKLY, I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE IT. AND, YEAH, MARTIN IS READY TO GO. THE AFRICAN KING, AS HE'S KNOWN, IS AHEAD OF PARKER IN INDEPENDENT WORLD RANKINGS AT NUMBER FIVE. HE HAS A 21 AND ONE RECORD, BUT HE HASN'T TAKEN ON THE BIG NAMES THAT PARKER HAS. I SAID, 'MY BAGS ARE PACKED. WE'RE READY TO GO. LET'S GO.' I BELIEVE IN MARTIN'S ABILITY. HE'S A SPECIAL, SPECIAL FIGHTER. AND THE CREAM WILL COME AT THE TOP. ON SHORT NOTICE, FLYING FROM AFRICA TO SAUDI ARABIA TONIGHT, BAKOLE IS TIPPED TO WEIGH IN HEAVY TOMORROW. CLEARLY, THE WORLD TITLE WON'T BE ON THE LINE. MARTIN BAKOLE ` HE'S A BEAST OF A FIGHTER, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CHALLENGING MYSELF AGAINST MARTIN BAKOLE, WHO'S BEEN AVOIDED, AND, UM, LET'S GET IT ON. THE FIGHT WILL HAPPEN SUNDAY MORNING, BUT JOSEPH PARKER'S LONG WAIT FOR ANOTHER SHOT AT THE WORLD CROWN CONTINUES. WE'RE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AWAY FROM YET ANOTHER SOLD OUT A-LEAGUE KIWI DERBY. AUCKLAND F.C SET TO HOST THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX FOR WHAT COULD BE THE FINAL TIME THIS SEASON, IN WHAT'S BECOME A MUST-SEE FIXTURE ON THE SPORTING CALENDAR. ZION DAYAL HAS MORE. IT'S NOT OFTEN THE HOTTEST TICKET IN TOWN IS TO THE A-LEAGUE. PERHAPS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE IS APPROPRIATE FOR AUCKLAND FC'S BIG CHEESE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHEN YOU'RE WRITING THE SCRIPT AS TO HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR FIRST SEASON TO GO,... YEAH. ...IT'S PRETTY PERFECT, ISN'T IT? YEAH. I MEAN, IT'S BEEN AMAZING. IF I HAD WRITTEN THAT SCRIPT, PEOPLE WOULD'VE LAUGHED ME OUT THE DOOR, I THINK, AT THE START OF THE SEASON. SO TO ACTUALLY GO OUT AND SAY, LOOK, WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE UP THE NUMBERS. WE WANT TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY, UM, I THINK THOSE ARE TWO THINGS THAT WE REALLY` WE'VE DELIVERED ON. AND IN A COMPETITIVE AUCKLAND SPORTING MARKET TOO, THE BLACK KNIGHTS ARE HOLDING THEIR OWN. TOMORROW'S DERBY SOLD OUT, PUSHING THE RECORD AGAIN FOR THE LARGEST CROWD FOR AN A-LEAGUE GAME IN NEW ZEALAND. WE HAD A MATCH ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY, RIGHT, WHERE EVERYONE SORT OF SAID, 'AUCKLAND'S GONNA BE ON HOLIDAY. 'NO ONE'S GOING TO COME TO YOUR GAME.' BUT WE HAD 15,000 PEOPLE HERE. WE'VE BUILT UP THAT BASE CROWD, AND I THINK THERE'S ENOUGH PEOPLE, ENOUGH ROOM IN AUCKLAND TO` FOR THE WARRIORS, FOR THE BLUES AND FOR US. MOUNT SMART'S BECOME THEIR FORTRESS TOO, AND EVEN WITH THE PHOENIX LANGUISHING IN 10TH... IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE THEY ARE IN THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. UM, I THINK IT'S A DERBY. IT'S A ONE-OFF GAME, BASICALLY. AND, UH, WE'LL BE READY FOR WAR. AUCKLAND LOOKING TO MAKE IT A CLEAN SWEEP OVER THE NIX. NOW ALEX RUFER NEEDS TO BE VERY CAREFUL HERE. EXPECT SOME MORE FEELING IN ROUND THREE. IT'S ABOUT KEEPING YOUR COOL AND NOT LETTING IT GET THE BEST OF YOU. YOU KNOW, NOT SEEING THE RED. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED TO KEEP DOING THE THINGS THAT HAVE MADE US SUCCESSFUL ALL SEASON. AND IT WOULDN'T BE A DERBY BUILD-UP WITHOUT ONE FINAL DIG. WELLINGTON'S BEEN QUITE VOCAL AROUND THE SORT OF, YOU KNOW, 'YOU'VE GOT TO WIN ON THE ROAD.' UH, (CHUCKLES) YOU KNOW, SORT OF, 'WE'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY. 'WE HAD AN EASY START.' I THINK WHERE WE SIT AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE, WE'RE JUST GOING TO, SORT OF, PACK THEM OFF BACK HOME WITHOUT THE THREE POINTS TOMORROW. LET THE GAMES BEGIN. ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. AND THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX ARE BUYING INTO THE BANTER ` IN FACT, THEY'RE WELCOMING A VOCAL AUCKLAND CROWD TOMORROW. COACH GIANCARLO ITALIANO SAYS THE FRIENDLY FIRE GIVES THE SOLD-OUT DERBY THAT EXTRA EDGE, AND IT'S ALL IN GOOD SPIRIT. IT'S HEALTHY FOR NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL. I THINK, YOU KNOW, ANY CLUB IS BUILT ON GREAT RIVALRY. I LIKE` I LIKE THE HOSTILE CROWD. I LOVE IF THEY WERE, LIKE, BOOING FOR 90 MINUTES. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'D LOVE THAT. THE PHOENIX ALSO LOVING THE FACT MARCO ROJAS IS AVAILABLE FOR TOMORROW'S MATCH, TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. ROJAS HASN'T PLAYED SINCE MID-DECEMBER WITH AN ANKLE INJURY. THE TALL BLACKS ARE NOW TIED AT TOP OF THEIR GROUP IN BASKETBALL'S ASIA CUP QUALIFIERS, AFTER A CRUSHING WIN OVER HONG KONG. NEW ZEALAND FORCING THE HOSTS TO MAKE A TOTAL 24 TURNOVERS, JORDAN NGATAI LIGHTING IT UP WITH BACK-TO-BACK TRIPLES TO TOP SCORE WITH 20 POINTS, ON THEIR WAY TO A 92-51 WIN. HE DRAINS IT! JORDAN NGATAI... STEPS INTO A CONFIDENT-LOOKING THREE, RATTLES IT IN. NOT SURPRISED AT ALL. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL TEST. IT'S AN INTERNATIONAL BATTLE. WE WALK AWAY LEARNING A LOT ABOUT THAT GAME. PLENTY TO TAKE AWAY. THE TALL BLACKS NEXT FACE FELLOW GROUP LEADERS PHILIPPINES ON SUNDAY IN AUCKLAND. ANOTHER WIN WOULD MEAN A FAVOURABLE DRAW FOR THE ASIA CUP IN AUGUST. SUNDAYS' GAME LIVE ON TVNZ+ AND THE DUKE CHANNEL ON SUNDAY FROM 2.30. INDIA HAS OPENED THEIR CHAMPIONS TROPHY CAMPAIGN WITH A BIG WIN OVER BANGLADESH, PUTTING THE BLACKCAPS IN FIRM CONTROL OF THEIR OWN DESTINY AT THE WORLD TOURNAMENT. MORALE IS HIGH IN THE NEW ZEALAND CAMP, BUT WARY OF WHAT THEIR NEXT OPPONENTS ARE CAPABLE OF. HERE'S BRODYN KNUCKEY. THEY MAY HAVE HIT THE TARMAC IN ISLAMABAD, BUT THE BLACK CAPS ARE STILL FLYING HIGH. OH, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! GET IN THE GAME, GLENN PHILLIPS. ACTUALLY, DARYL TOLD ME TO MOVE JUST A COUPLE OF STEPS TO THE LEFT BEFORE THAT BALL. SO, UM, I THINK A LOT OF CREDIT ACTUALLY GOES TO HIM. YESTERDAY'S 60-RUN WIN OVER HOST PAKISTAN TO OPEN POOL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN ADVANCING AT THIS YEAR'S CUTTHROAT CHAMPIONS TROPHY. IT'S A REAL CRUCIAL. UM... OBVIOUSLY TWO OF OUR REALLY BIG GAMES, PAKISTAN AND INDIA ` YOU GENERALLY HAVE TO WIN ONE OF THOSE TWO. THE KIWIS NOW IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEADING INTO MONDAY'S GAME AGAINST BANGLADESH. A WIN THERE MEANING THEY'D ALL BUT SECURE A TICKET TO THE SEMIS, WITH A GAME TO SPARE AGAINST INDIA. OBVIOUSLY, BANGLADESH ARE A REALLY STRONG SIDE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE, UM, AN EASY TASK. ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE TIGERS TOURNAMENT ON THE LINE. OH, THAT'S BIG ` TO FINISH THINGS OFF. INDIA OPENING WITH A SIX-WICKET WIN, THE BOWLERS LEADING THE WAY. THE EDGE BRILLIANTLY TAKEN. MOHAMMED SHAMI BAGGING FIVE WICKETS FOUR BANGLADESH BATSMEN FAILED TO SCORE A SINGLE RUN. MUCH OF THE HEAVY LIFTING LEFT TO TOWHID HRIDOY. THAT IS A LOVELY SHOT. BUT HIS MAIDEN ODI CENTURY ONLY GOT HIS SIDE TO 228 ` A MARK INDIA TOOK THEIR TIME CHASING DOWN, BUT ONE THEY REACHED COMFORTABLY. WE WERE UNDER PRESSURE A LITTLE BIT, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE PLAYING A GAME LIKE THIS, YOU'RE BOUND TO BE UNDER PRESSURE, AND THAT IS WHERE THE EXPERIENCE COME INTO PLAY. SURE ENOUGH, OPENER SHUBMAN GILL ANCHORING THE CHASE, FINISHING UNBEATEN ON 101. YEAH, DEFINITELY ONE OF MY MOST SATISFYING INNINGS THAT I'VE PLAYED. THE MESSAGE WAS SENT FROM OUTSIDE THAT I HAVE TO, UH, TRY TO BAT TILL THE END, AND THAT'S WHAT I TRIED TO DO. THEY NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO ELIMINATE CO-HOST PAKISTAN ON SUNDAY, THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY WELL AND TRULY UNDERWAY. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. TO GOLF, WHERE RYAN FOX HAS DRAINED A MONSTER PUTT AT THE MEXICO OPEN. HERE'S A BIT OF INSPIRATION IF YOU'RE A WEEKEND HACKER ` FOX NAILING THIS BIRDIE PUTT ON THE PAR-3 FIFTH HOLE. THE KIWI IS A MAGICIAN. HOW ABOUT THAT. HOW ABOUT THAT! AT 91 FEET, OR 28 METRES, IT'S BELIEVED TO BE THE LONGEST PUTT THIS SEASON BY 20 FEET ` AROUND 6 METRES. FOX IS TIED FOR 15TH AFTER THE OPENING ROUND. FINALLY TONIGHT ` AMERICAN AND CANADIAN EYES WERE ON BOSTON THIS AFTERNOON, THE ICE HOCKEY REMATCH EVERYONE WANTED THE FINAL OF THE FOUR NATIONS FACE-OFF. WHILE THE LAST GAME WAS A FIGHT-FEST, TODAY WAS ALL BUSINESS. THE NATIONS, LOCKED AT 2-2, GOING TO SUDDEN-DEATH OVERTIME, WHERE THE USA WERE DENIED. MCDAVID SCORES! CONNOR MCDAVID WINS IT FOR CANADA! (CROWD CHEERS, HORNS BLARE) AND JORDAN BINNINGTON HAS DONE IT AGAIN INSIDE THE TD GARDEN. AND THIS IS PERFECT ` INTO THE TOP OF THE NET. JUST A REMARKABLE TOURNAMENT. FINISHED BY THE GAME'S MOST TALENTED PLAYER, CONNOR MCDAVID. CANADA CONTINUING THEIR WINNING RECORD OVER THE U.S, THEIR 15TH WIN ACROSS TWENTY ONE TOURNAMENT OR CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS. NO WORD FROM DONALD TRUMP? KEEPING HIM FROM THE BORDER. NOT THE 51ST STAGE JUST YET. THANKS. STAY WITH US ` DAN SAYS THERE IS FINE WEATHER ON THE WAY THIS WEEKEND, BUT SOME OF US COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS. DETAILS NEXT. AND THEN IN A FEW MINUTES ON SEVEN SHARP, WE'RE WITH THE CREW CHASING THE RUNAWAY DOGS CAUSING ISSUES ON AUCKLAND STREETS. AND COME INSIDE THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR NEW UNIVERSITY FACILITY THAT'S NOT ALL ABOUT STUDYING. WE'LL SEE YOU AT SEVEN. HELLO. WE HAVE HAD AN ACTIVE WEEK WITH SEVERAL FRONTS MOVING THROUGH. FOR THE WEEKEND, YOU SHOULD DO PRETTY WELL. THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IS FINALLY COMING IN. ONE MORE LITTLE TROUGH TO COME THROUGH. ACTUALLY SOUTH WE SLOW FOR THE WEEKEND. THINGS QUIET OVER AUSTRALIA ONE BLOG OVER THERE A TROPICAL CYCLONE. BUBBLING AWAY LIKE A POT ON THE STOVE BUT NOTHING REALLY GOING ON. THREE DIFFERENT TROPICAL LOWS, ONE NEAR SAMOA AND ANOTHER NEAR FIJI. A VERY GOOD PART OF THE SUMMER WE HAVE THE PINK WINDS. A SMALL WINDOW FOR CYCLONES TO DEVELOP. THEY WILL BE PUSHED AWAY. A DECENT WEEKEND FOR SOME, ACTUALLY START. 29 IN HASTINGS TODAY. THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM, THE LAST FEATURE COMING THROUGH SPELLING SOME RAIN. THUNDER AS WELL COMING OUT OF MARLBOROUGH. DOWN SOUTH, COOLER AND FRESHER FIELD. 15 WAS THE TEMPERATURE IN DARFIELD. HIGH-PRESSURE SETTLING IN. HEADING OUT IN WELLINGTON MAY BE GRABBED THE RAINCOAT. HEAVY BURST OF SHOWERS AND SOME THUNDER AS WE MOVE OFF THE MARLBOROUGH COAST. KAIKOURA HAD 23 MM. THAT IS MORE THAN HALF A MONTHS WORTH OF RAIN FOR YOU. YOU CAN SEE THE WINDS CERTAINLY IN WELLINGTON. CURRENTLY 15. THE LAST PIECE OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY GOES AWAY. ONE TROUGH OF SORTS SLIDING BY THE DEEP SOUTH, SOUTH COAST AND JUST BY THE WEST COAST. WE ARE SETTLING THINGS IN, BRINGING IN THE HIGH PRESSURE. A MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE ON THE WEST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND TOWARDS THE DEEP SOUTH. WITH THE FLOW COMING ON SURE YOU GET SOME AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLOUD THROUGH CANTERBURY. IF YOU STEP OUT IN THE MORNING, YOU WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN. MODERATE TO FRESH, LOOKING PRETTY GOOD HERE. A DRY BEACH DAY. SOME SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. IT'LL EASE BACK SLOWLY THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY. SIMILAR FOR HAMILTON. IT WILL FEEL MUCH BETTER AS WE PUSH IT AWAY. THE BAY OF PLENTY TO CENTURY PLATEAU SINGLE FISSURE TEMPERATURES AS WE START OFF. SOUTHWEST BREEZE EASES. TAURANGA HAS A NICE DAY. FINE FOR MUCH OF GISBORNE DOWN TO MASTERTON. SAME SORT OF THING FURTHER WEST. A LITTLE BIT OF EARLY CLOUD HERE. WELLINGTON HAS A NICE-LOOKING DAY. THE NORTHERLY COMES BACK IN. ANOTHER BEACH DAY. FIND WITH A CHILLY START IN A FEW SPOTS. LOVELY AND FINE FOR CHRISTCHURCH. SINGLE FIGURES FOR A FEW SPOTS IN LAND. QUEENSTOWN COULD HAVE A COOL START. A LOVELY DAY WITH SOME EARLY CLOUD THAT IS GONE PRETTY QUICKLY. FLICKING BY SOME SHOWERS DOWN SOUTH. NOT LOADS, WILL JUST BE THERE THROUGH THE DAY. DUNEDIN, THIS WILL NOT BE ALL DAY, MORE LIKELY THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. SOME CLOUDY SPOTS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY ON SUNDAY. BY MONDAY IT WILL STILL BE WITH US. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOME NICE WEEKEND WEATHER, HERE WE GO.