(SPEAKS TE REO) WELCOME IN TOO BREAKFAST. IT'S MONDAY THE 24TH OF FEBRUARY. IT IS ALMOST DONE WITH FEBRUARY. YES, MARCH IS NEXT WEEK. I AM STILL REELING FROM THE WEEKEND. AFTER THE FOOTBALL, I MIGHT'VE ENJOYED IT. AS YOU SHOULD HAVE. THE DERBY BETWEEN AUCKLAND FC AND THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX, I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT. 6-1. YOU MANAGE TO SEE FOUR OF THOSE GOALS. FOUR OF THEM DOWN MY END, JUST BEHIND THE PORT. THERE WAS ONE PARTICULARLY CLEVER ONE, I WILL TRY TO FIND THE PICTURE FOR YOU, THEY HAD A PHOENIX FAN CRYING IN THE AUCKLAND FAN LOOKING VERY SMUG. THE SUNNY SKY. NOT A GOOD DAY FOR WELLINGTON., IS THAT NOT PART OF IT? ENTERTAINMENT VALUE, IT WAS UNREAL. I WENT TO SEE A MOVIE. DIFFERENT VIBES. I TOOK A LOT OF TISSUES, SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY DEVASTATING MOVIE. LOVED IT. IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, GO AND SEE IT. GOOD TO CATCH UP! COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING ` CHINESE WARSHIPS REMAIN IN THE TASMAN SEA, WITH NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN NAVY SHIPS MONITORING THEIR MOVEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT'S YET TO GET AN ANSWER ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THE SHIPS ARE DOING IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD, SO WHY ARE WE SEEING THIS MILITARY FLEX FROM CHINA? THAT IS COMING UP SHORTLY. ALSO AHEAD, THE KISS THAT SOURED A WORLD CUP CELEBRATION. FORMER SPANISH FOOTBALL BOSS LUIS RUBIALES WAS FOUND GUILTY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FOR KISSING THE CAPTAIN OF THE WOMEN'S TEAM. AND IN SPAIN IT'S IGNITED A MOVEMENT WITH WOMEN COMING FORWARD TO SHARE THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. WE'LL SPEAK TO ONE OF THE ORGANISERS. PLUS, THERE'S NOTHING THE BREAKFAST TEAM LOVES MORE THAN SLEEP, BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE POWDERS, PILLS AND ASSORTED SUPPLEMENTS THAT SAY THEY CAN HELP GIVE YOU THE PERFECT NIGHT'S REST? DO THEY LIVE UP TO THEIR PROMISE, AND ARE THEY EVEN SAFE TO USE? I NEEDED SOMETHING LIKE THAT LAST NIGHT. I WAS UP THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE NIGHT. SOME REALLY DUBIOUS PLACEBO EFFECTS, AS I WOULD EXPECT. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S YOUR NEWS. THANKS, CHRIS. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. A CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS THE COUNTRY HAD ISSUED SAFETY NOTICES IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EXERCISES DID NOT AFFECT AVIATION SAFETY. HE ALSO ACCUSED AUSTRALIA OF 'DELIBERATELY HYPING' THE SITUATION UP. THREE TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHTS DIVERTED AROUND THE REPORTED TESTS ON FRIDAY. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. THE BBC'S SARAH RAINSFORD IS IN THE VATICAN. WELL, THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL MASS HERE IN ROME THIS EVENING FOR THE POPE AFTER THAT STATEMENT YESTERDAY FROM THE VATICAN, WHEN THEY SAID THAT HIS HEALTH HAD TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. IT WAS A MUCH STARKER TONE IN MORE DETAIL THAN WE'VE BECOME USED TO. TALKING OF A RESPIRATORY CRISIS, THEY SAID, AND ALSO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. AND THIS WEEK, FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING, THE POPE WILL BE UNABLE TO DELIVER HIS TRADITIONAL ANGELUS PRAYER HERE IN THE VATICAN. HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED YESTERDAY AS PART OF THE CEASEFIRE DEAL ARE STILL IN CUSTODY. AS FAMILIES WAIT FOR THEIR LOVED ONES, ISRAEL DELAYED THEIR RELEASE, DEMANDING HAMAS STOPS 'HUMILIATING' HOSTAGES WITH ELABORATE RELEASE CEREMONIES. THE FINAL HOSTAGES DUE TO BE RELEASED UNDER PHASE ONE OF THE DEAL SHOULD BE FREED THIS WEEK. BACK HERE, AND AN HOURS-ONG STANDOFF IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB HAS ENDED WITH ARMED POLICE TAKING A MAN IN TO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. POLICE DESCENDED ON AN ADDRESS IN POINT CHEVALIER AROUND 10.30 LAST NIGHT, AND COULD BE SEEN NEGOTIATING WITH A PERSON INSIDE THE PROPERTY. TO SPORT, AND PAKISTAN'S CHAMPIONS TROPHY HOPES HAVE TAKEN A MAJOR HIT AFTER BEING BATTERED BY INDIA BY SIX WICKETS IN THEIR SECOND GROUP MATCH. AFTER BEING BOWLED OUT FOR 241, THE HOSTS STRUGGLED TO CONTAIN INDIA'S BATTERS, WITH VIRAT KOHLI BECOMING ONLY THE THIRD PERSON IN HISTORY TO NOTCH 14 THOUSAND RUNS. COOL IT DOWN. HE'S FOUND THE GAP. THE KING HAS ADDED ANOTHER JEWEL TO HIS CROWN. AN UNBEATEN CENTURY TO WIN THE GAME, THE OTHER GROUP A CLASH BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND BANGLADESH WILL GET UNDERWAY TONIGHT. AND FINALLY, BRITAIN'S UGLIEST DOG HAS ADDED ANOTHER TROPHY TO HER CABINET. THIS TIME FOR ACTING. PEGGY THE PUGESE TOOK THE 'BEST IN WORLD' GONG AT THE FIDO AWARDS, THE CANINE EQUIVALENT OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS, FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN 'DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE'. YES. GOING FROM THE U.K.'S UGLIEST DOG TO THE BEST IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN QUITE THE RIGHT. PEGGY'S SCREEN PRESENCE WAS LAUDED BY JUDGES, SAYING HER TONGUE STOLE THE SHOW. THAT IS GREAT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, JENNY MAY. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE WITH SOME OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON, 26 FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOR SOME IN THE LOWER SOUTH, IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM, 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. THANKS, JENNY MAY. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING WITH OUR TEAM OF REPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND WERE CALLED TO MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON FIRE IN OPOTIKI OVERNIGHT. lET'S BRING IN LUCY BENDELL. WHAT DO WE KNOW? MORENA, CHRIS. FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE LAST NIGHT, INITIALLY JUST TO ONE BUILDING ON FIRE ON A CHURCH TREAT, THE MAIN ROAD. IT WAS INSIDE A COMMERCIAL BUILDING, AND THAT SPREAD QUICKLY TO A NEIGHBOURING BUSINESS. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND ESCALATED THE RESPONSE TO HAVE MORE RESPONSE FROM SURROUNDING CREWS. THAT THEN SPREAD TO A FURTHER TWO BUILDINGS. TWO BUILDINGS ON FIRE, TWO BUILDINGS COMPLETELY SMOKE LOGGED. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND AT FURTHER SUPPORT FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS, INCLUDING ROTORUA. AT THE HEIGHT OF THIS SCENE, THEY HAD EIGHT APPLIANCES, MORE THAN 30 FIREFIGHTERS, 16 OF THOSE WEARING BREATHING APPARATUS IS. BAKED STINK WISHED THE FIRE AT 1:30 AM THIS MORNING AND FIRE CREWS SLOWLY LEFT THE SCENE. THANKS VERY MUCH, LUCY. ONE PERSON HAS DIED IN A CAR CRASH IN THE TIMARU DISTRICT YESTERDAY. CHARLOTTE MULDER JOINS US NOW, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? YES, WELL, ONE PERSON WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON SPURS ROAD JUST OUTSIDE OF TIMARU IN THE RURAL DISTRICT. POLICE SUSPECT THAT THE CRASH HAPPENED OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER CRASH MOVING FURTHER NORTH INVOLVING FOUR PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER A TWO VEHICLE CRASH ON ASHWORTH ROAD IN CANTERBURY. SIX AMBULANCES WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE, AND FIVE PATIENTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL AFTERWARDS. MOTORISTS ARE BEING ASKED TO AVOID BOTH AREAS OF POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, CHRIS. THANKS VERY MUCH, CHARLOTTE. CHARLOTTE LIVE IN CHRISTCHURCH. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES CONTINUE TO CLOSELY WATCH AS CHINA CONDUCTS MILITARY DRILLS IN THE TASMAN. THE THREE CHINESE NAVAL VESSELS HAVE BEEN OFF THE COAST OF AUSTRALIA FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. AS WE HEARD IN NEWS, CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE WARNINGS ABOUT LIVE FIRE EXERCISES. AS FOR WHAT THE SHIPS ARE EVEN DOING THERE, THE GOVERNMENT IS IN THE DARK. WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A REASON AS TO WHY THEY ARE HERE IN THIS CONFIGURATION WITH THE SET OF SHIPS AND DIFFERENT SETS OF CAPABILITIES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN TOLD WHERE THEY ARE GOING AND WHY. WITH TENSIONS RISING IN THE REGION, QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED ABOUT THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS OF THESE MILITARY ACTIONS. STEPHEN HOADLEY IS A RETIRED INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT AND AN HONORARY CAPTAIN IN THE NEW ZEALAND NAVY. HE JOINS US NOW. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM, STEPHEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US. JUDITH COLLINS SAYS THAT NEW ZEALAND CANNOT HIDE AT THE END OF THE WORLD ANY MORE. DO YOU AGREE, ARE WE THAT EXPOSED? NOT EXPOSED, BUT CERTAINLY VULNERABLE. INDIRECTLY EXPOSED BECAUSE OUR TRADE PARTNERS HAVE BECOME INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT, AND WE WILL BE IMPACTED ECONOMICALLY. IN MANY WAYS, WE WILL BE INVOLVED IN A CONFLICT EVEN IF IT MAY NOT BE OF OUR MAKING. HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THAT SHIFT IN TERMS OF NEW ZEALAND'S THINKING WHEN IT COMES TO DEFENCE? THIS IS A TURNING POINT. JUDITH COLLINS WILL BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT MINISTER. SHE WILL HAVE SOME INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS WITH NICOLA WILLIS, MANAGER OF FINANCE, WHO WANTS REDUCE EXPENDITURE. MINISTERS WHO WANT MONEY FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CASE IS SO CLEAR BECAUSE DEFENCE SPENDING MUST INCREASE. OUR FAST, THAT IS A QUESTION FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE, BUT THE 1% THAT NEW ZEALAND SPENDS IS DERISIVELY LOW COMPARED TO THE REST OF OUR PARTNERS. 2% WOULD MEAN DOUBLING THE CURRENT ALLOCATION. THIS IS THE TARGET THAT NATO COUNTRIES ASSUME, AND WHAT DONALD TRUMP WANTS COUNTRIES TO ASSUME. THERE WILL BE SOME SERIOUS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS NECESSARY BY THE CABINET IN THE COMING YEAR. THAT IS ONE DECISION OR RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE HEARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT, BUT IN TERMS OF OTHER RESPONSES, ARE THERE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING? IT IS A VERY FINE LINE THAT THEY HAVE TO BALANCE BETWEEN DIPLOMACY AND DEFENCE. THAT IS A GOOD POINT, AND THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE CHINESE ARE HERE. THEY ARE SENDING DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES THAT THEY HAVE CAPABILITIES TO OPERATE AROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY EXERCISE. ARE DOING THIS AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND INDIAN OCEAN. THEY NOT SINGLING US OUT NECESSARILY, THEY JUST SHOWING THAT THEY HAVE MUSCLE AND LONG-RANGE DEPLOYMENT. AND THEY REASSURING THEMSELVES. THEY HAD ONLY RECENTLY ACQUIRED SEAPOWER. THIS IS NEW TO THE CHINESE. THEY KNOW THAT THE UNITED STATES IS THE PREMIER NAVAL POWER, THEY WANT TO INFILTRATE THEIR SUCCESS FROM WORLD WAR II AND MORE RECENTLY. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS AIMED AT US, IT IS AIMED AT THE CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION, THE PRESIDENT OF CHINA TO ASSURE THE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY CAN DO IT AT THEY WANT SO. WHICH LEADS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION ` SHOULD NEW ZEALAND SEE THIS AS A DIRECT THREAT? OR IS THIS CHINA FLEXING THEIR MUSCLE? THAT IS VERY WELL PUT, CHINA IS FLEXING ITS MUSCLES. IS IT A SHOW OF FORCE OR INTIMIDATION? NO, NOT YET. HOWEVER, IT IS A MESSAGE, AN UNFORTUNATE MESSAGE FROM CHINA'S POINT OF VIEW, BECAUSE STIMULANTS TO LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES TO INCREASE DEFENCE BUDGETS AND TIDY UP THEIR PARTNERSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER TO BALANCE CHINA. I THINK THAT IT IS COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE FOR CHINA TO DO WHAT IT IS DONE. THAT IS NOT GOING TO AFFECT OUR TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA NECESSARILY, BUT I THINK THAT THERE IS SOME DELICATE DIPLOMACY NECESSARY TO TIDY UP AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA REMAIN GOOD ECONOMICALLY, EVEN THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT TENSE MILITARILY. THAT IS WHERE I WAS LEADING TO IN TERMS OF HOW TO FIX OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA, BUT ALSO OUR ALLIES LIKE AUSTRALIA. AUSTRALIA IS REACHING TOWARDS 2 1/2% OF GDP, UNITED STATES AS WELL AS A 3%, NEW ZEALAND 1%. HOW LONG WILL IT BE BEFORE DONALD TRUMP WAKES UP AND SOMEBODY SAYS, IS NEW ZEALAND PULLING ITS WEIGHT? WE ARE GOING TO NEED AN ANSWER TO THAT VERY POINTED QUESTION. LOVELY TO HAVE YOU ON THE PROGRAM THIS MORNING. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. RETIRED INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT AND HONORARY CAPTAIN OF THE NEW ZEALAND NAVY. THANK YOU. I WONDER, AFTER WHAT IS GOING ON IN EUROPE, WHETHER THE ANSWER ABOUT WHAT DONALD TRUMP WOULD THINK OF THAT, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE AN EMPHATIC NO. 6:13. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT NIGHT'S SLEEP. THERE'S BEEN A BIG BOOST IN SLEEP SUPPLEMENTS, BUT DO THEY ACTUALLY WORK? IT IS 6:17. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. AND HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIAN PRISONERS WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED YESTERDAY AS PART OF THE CEASEFIRE DEAL ARE STILL IN CUSTODY. RESTFUL, REJUVENATING SLEEP IS WHAT WE ON THE BREAKFAST SHOW DREAM OF... CONSTANTLY! AND WE'RE NOT ALONE. A GROWING NUMBER OF NEW ZEALANDERS ARE SEEKING A GOOD NIGHT'S SHUT EYE AND TURNING TO SLEEP SUPPLEMENTS. THREE SUPPLEMENTS THAT ARE GREAT FOR SLEEP. BUT FIRST, WHY IS SLEEP SO IMPORTANT? THIS IS WHAT ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST RESPECTED NEUROBIOLOGISTS RECOMMENDS TAKING BEFORE BED TO GET TO SLEEP. I WANT TO SHARE SOME VERY INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE, WHICH BREAKS DOWN INTO SOMETHING CALLED GLYCINE, WHICH HELPS YOU RELAX. IT HELPS YOU GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. IT HELPS YOU FEEL CALM. THREE POWERFUL SUPPLEMENTS FOR SLEEP. NUMBER THREE IS MY FAVOURITE BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL. IF YOU'RE SOMEBODY THAT MAKES THE SLEEPY GIRL MOCKTAIL EVERY NIGHT OR REGULARLY, LISTEN UP, BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO CHANGE THE DRINK THAT YOU'RE MAKING. EVERYONE HAS GOT AN ANSWER. THIS YEAR, DATA ANALYST COMPANY STATISTA ESTIMATES THE SLEEP AIDS MARKET WILL GENERATE AROUND $4.5M IN REVENUE. AND AS MORE OF US REACH FOR SLEEP HELP, THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE CHOOSE THE RIGHT SUPPLEMENT, AND DO THEY EVEN WORK? SLEEP RESEARCHER LEIGH SIGNAL JOINS US TO DISCUSS. MORENA, LEIGH. THERE HAS BEEN A GROWTH IN THESE SLEEP AIDS. WHY IS THAT, DO YOU THINK? I THINK IT COULD BE A COUPLE OF REASONS. ON THE ONE HAND, I THINK IT IS GOOD THAT WE ARE BECOMING MORE AWARE OF THE ABSOLUTE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP TO LIVING OUR BEST LIVES, BEING HEALTHY AND BEING ABLE TO FUNCTION WELL DURING THE DAY. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I THINK THERE IS BEEN A MUCH GREATER INCREASE IN AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP. ON THE BACK OF THAT, I THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO PROMOTE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO DO THAT. WE ARE ALSO LIVING VERY BUSY, STRESSFUL LIVES, AND SOMETIMES SLEEP GETS SQUEEZED. AND SO, IT IS NOT AN UNCOMMON HUMAN THING TO LOOK FOR A BIT OF A QUICK FIX TO HELP US OUT WHEN WE ARE STRUGGLING WITH OUR SLEEP A LITTLE BIT. HOW DO WE SEE PAST ALL OF THE QUACKERY AND SEE SOMETHING THAT IS SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN? YES, GOOD QUESTION. I THINK THAT IS THE CHALLENGE IN THIS SPACE AT THIS PARTICULAR POINT OF TIME. THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT OUT THERE THAT HAS BEEN PROMOTED. IT IS HARD TO WADE THROUGH THE INFORMATION TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS REALLY GOT GOOD SCIENCE BEHIND IT. AT PRESENT, I HAVE TO SAY NOT A LOT IN THIS SLEEP SUPPLEMENT SPACE IS SUPPORTED BY GOOD SCIENCE. I WOULD BE TAKING GREAT CARE IN TERMS OF BEFORE I SPEND MY HARD EARNED DOLLARS ON THOSE SUPPLEMENTS. I THINK THAT WE COULD DIAL THINGS BACK A BIT AND MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT SOME GOOD BASIC SLEEP HABITS AND HEALTHY SLEEP TAPS THAT WOULD FEAR JUST AS WELL TERMS OF SUPPORTING OUR SLEEP. IF THEY ARE NOT WORKING FOR YOU, IF YOU DO TRY THOSE, THEN IT IS TIME TO HAVE A CHAT TO YOUR GP AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT THE BEST THING IS FOR YOU. I IMAGINE THOSE GOOD HABITS ARE ABOUT NOT HAVING BLUE LIGHT, SUCH AS LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE FOR ENDLESS HOURS WILL YOU TRY TO SLEEP. YES, THERE ARE A RANGE OF THINGS. TECHNOLOGY IS A TRICKY ONE, ISN'T IT? IT IS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING HOW INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT SLEEP IS TO US. WE DO THIS FOR 1/3 OF OUR LIVES, AND SO IT HAS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PURPOSE, ENABLING US TO LIVE WELL. MAKING SPACE FOR IT IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. TRYING TO DO THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS ` GOING TO BED AT THE SAME TIME AND GETTING UP AT THE SAME TIME AND GIVING OURSELVES A BIT OF A ROUTINE, ALLOWING YOURSELF SOME TIME TO UNWIND IN THE EVENING, DO SOMETHING QUIET AND RELAXING, LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC OR A PODCAST AND READ A BOOK. IF YOU ARE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH SLEEP AND YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SLEEP FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE, THAN THE CURRENT ADVICE IS TO GET UP, GO INTO ANOTHER ROOM, DO SOMETHING QUIET UNTIL YOU FEEL SLEEPY AND THEN GO BACK AND TRY AGAIN. WE DON'T WANT TO BE FEELING ANXIOUS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP IN BED. THERE ARE SUPPLEMENTS LIKE MELATONIN, THE SO-CALLED SLEEPY GIRL MOCK TAIL, OTHER THINGS WE NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF USING THEM? THIS SLEEPY GIRL MOCK TAIL, THE CURRENT RECIPE I HAVE SEEN IS A MIXTURE OF MAGNESIUM AND CHERRY JUICE MIXED UP WITH SODA WATER. THERE IS NO GOOD SCIENCE THAT SUPPORTS THE USE OF MAGNESIUM FOR SLEEP. IF YOU TAKE TOO MUCH MAGNESIUM, IT CAN CAUSE A REALLY UPSET STOMACH, SO THAT IS NOT GREAT FOR OUR SLEEP. I THINK THAT THERE ARE SIGNS COMING THAT IS LOOKING CAREFULLY TO THE BENEFITS OF CHERRY JUICE. WITH MELATONIN, WE CANNOT FIGHT OVER-THE-COUNTER IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE THE US, YOU CAN BUY OVER-THE-COUNTER AS GUMMIES OR TABLETS. THE EVIDENCE IS NOT GREAT FOR ITS USE IN TREATING PROBLEMS OF SLEEP FOR MOST ADULTS. IN NEW ZEALAND, IT IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR A GOOD REASON. IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CHAT TO YOUR GP ABOUT WHETHER IT IS REALLY SUITABLE FOR YOU TO USE. CURRENTLY, IT IS ONLY RECOMMENDED FOR PEOPLE OVER 55 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SLEEP. SOMETIMES IT IS USED FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS AUTISM OR ADHD/ THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO TRY AND GET THOSE HABITS RIGHT. THAT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. IF IT IS REALLY NOT WORKING FOR YOU, THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR GENERAL PRACTITIONER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. WHAT IS A BUZZ THING AT THE MOMENT IS SLEEP HYGIENE, CLEARING OUT EVERYTHING IN THE EVENING TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE READY TO GO TO BED, SUCH AS READING, NOT WATCHING TV, ALTHOUGH SORTS OF THINGS. ONE OF OUR TEAM HAS SAID, SHOULD I OUT HER? YOU CAN SAY WHAT THE SUGGESTION IS. CASTOR OIL ON YOUR BELLY BUTTON. I SUSPECT THE FACT THAT SHE WAKES UP BEFORE 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING PROBABLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GOING TO BE QUICKLY AT NIGHT. AS ANYONE ELSE HEARD OF THAT? IT IS NOT INGESTING VIA YOUR BELLY BUTTON. IT IS A PLACEBO EFFECT IF ANYTHING. WOULD IT NOT GO THROUGH THE SKIN? LOOK, I DO NOT HAVE A DEGREE IN SCIENCE, BUT I AM ALMOST CERTAIN THAT YOU ARE NOT INGESTING ANYTHING INTO YOUR BODY THROUGH YOUR BELLY BUTTON, EXCEPT FOR WHEN YOU HAVE AN UMBILICAL CORD IN THE WOMB, BUT IN THIS CASE, NO. I PUT MENOPAUSE GEL ON MY ARMS. TICKED THAT OFF MY BINGO CARD, MENOPAUSE MENTIONED. YOU KEEP TUNING IN! YOU ARE WELCOME, GOOD FOR YOUR SLEEP HEALTH. WHAT ARE YOU DOING WATCHING AT NIGHT? TVNZ PLUS. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. PLUS, MATT GIBB, WAKEY WAKEY, WHERE ARE YOU THIS MORNING? MORENA. I AM IN THE PARK. GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. I WILL NOT BE TALKING ABOUT CASTOR OIL AND BELLY BUTTONS OR MENOPAUSE GEL. INSTEAD, I'LL BE TALKING ALL THINGS THIS BEAUTIFUL REGION. SEE YOU SHORTLY. A LARGE FIRE HAS DAMAGED MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON OPTITKI'S MAIN STREET OVERNIGHT. MORE THAN 30 FIREFIGHTERS BATTLED THE BLAZE, EVENTUALLY PUTTING IT OUT AT AROUND 2.30 THIS MORNING. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. A CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS THE COUNTRY HAD ISSUED SAFETY NOTICES IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE EXERCISES DID NOT AFFECT AVIATION SAFETY. HE ALSO ACCUSED AUSTRALIA OF 'DELIBERATELY HYPING' THE SITUATION UP. THREE TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHTS DIVERTED AROUND THE REPORTED TESTS ON FRIDAY. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. THE 88-YEAR-OLD PONTIFF'S CONDITION HAS WORSENED OVER THE PAST WEEK WITH THE VATICAN SAYING HE NEEDED TO BE GIVEN OXYGEN AND A BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN RECENT DAYS. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS HE'LL RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE A PEACE DEAL. HIS COMMENTS COME AMID AN ESCALATING SPAT WITH U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OVER NEGOTIATIONS FOR A CEASEFIRE. ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAS REPORTEDLY FORCED MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE OUT OF REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. ISRAELI'S DEFENCE MINISTRY SAYS TROOPS WILL STAY IN THE AREA FOR THE 'COMING YEAR.' PALESTINAINS ARE CONCERNED ISRAEL IS TRYING TO CEMENT CONTROL OVER THE TERRITORY. TO SPORT, NEWCASTLE HAVE HUNG ON FOR A 4-3 WIN OVER NOTTINGHAM FOREST THIS MORNING, AFTER THE VISITORS CAME CLOSE TO MOUNTING A COMEBACK. A FOUR-GOAL BLITZ IN JUST 11 MINUTES SAW THE MAGPIES TAKE A HEALTHY HALF TIME LEAD. SCORES! (CROWD CHEERS) THEY'RE RUNNING AWAY WITH IT NOW! FOREST CAME OUT FIRING IN THE SECOND HALF, CLOSING THE DEFICIT TO JUST ONE, BUT WERE UNABLE TO FIND AN EQUALISER. AND TABLE TOPPERS LIVERPOOL HAVE TAKEN AN EARLY 2-0 LEAD AGAINST MANCHESTER CITY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE WITH SOME OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON, 26 FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOR SOME IN THE LOWER SOUTH, IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM, 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. THIS WEEK, TARANAKI, FAMED FOR ITS STUNNING LANDSCAPES, SURF BEACHES, VIBRANT ARTS SCENE AND ICONIC MAUNGA, HOSTS TE MATATINI O TE KAHUI MAUNGA, THE PINNACLE OF MAORI PERFORMING ARTS. AS VISITORS ARRIVE, LOCAL HOSPITALITY, ACCOMMODATION AND ATTRACTIONS ARE READY TO WELCOME THEM WITH TARANAKI'S RENOWNED MANAAKITANGA, HOSPITALITY. MATT GIBB IS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AS A GUEST OF VENTURE TARANAKI, WHO BRINGING US THIS SEGMENT. HI, MATT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OPEN ARMS. IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SO FAR. WHAT A PLACE TO START THE DAY WITH BRALEY WHO IS THE GM. I'M GREAT. THANKS FOR LETTING ME COME TO YOUR TOWN. THIS PARK SPECIFICALLY, WHAT A PLACE THIS IS. BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS TO WALK AROUND. WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE GARDENS LIKE THIS ON OUR DOORSTEP. IT'S GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO THE REGION JUST FOR THIS? WE ARE EXPECTING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. UPWARDS OF 40,000 VISITORS, AND WE KNEW THAT IN AUCKLAND, THERE WAS AROUND 22 MILLION OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS THAT WAS GENERATED BY THE EVENTS, SO WE ARE EXPECTING BIG THINGS HERE IN THE REGION. MY FLIGHT DOWN FROM AUCKLAND WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE EXCITED. SOMETHING YOU MUST HAVE BEEN PREPARING FOR FOR A LONG TIME. YES. YES. EVERY TWO YEARS, IT RUNS. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN GETTING PREPARED TO WELCOME THOUSANDS OF VISITORS. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. WE ARE KICKING OFF THIS MORNING AND THEN WE ARE STRAIGHT INTO THE EVENT TOMORROW. LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT AN EVENT LIKE THE STARS FOR A REGION LIKE TARANAKI WE ARE EXPECTING AROUND 27 MILLION AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS. MASSIVE. NOTHING THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE. WE HAVE SO MANY GREAT EVENTS HERE, AND THEY DO GENERATE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, BUT THIS IS ON ANOTHER SCALE. LAST WEEK, YOU HAD AMERICANA, COMING UP IS WOMAD. PLENTY OF REASONS TO COME AND VISIT. WE ARE SO SPOILT FOR CHOICE HERE. WE DO EVENTS SO WELL, WE ARE FAMOUS FOR MANAAKITANGA. THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO COME. ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO GET ALONG FOR FREE, VENTURED TARANAKI HAVE PUT ON AN AMAZING COMPETITION. IT'S A FAMILY TRIP TO NEW PLYMOUTH, THREE NIGHTS STAYING AT THE NOVA HOTEL. YOU HAVE CHARTER TAKING YOU OUT ON A WILDLIFE TOUR, PLACE A MINI GOLF, AND TO GO TO AN ART GALLERY. YET IN THE DRAWER BEFORE SUNDAY, AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER NEXT WEEK ON MONDAY. IF YOU ARE NEW PLYMOUTH, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME IN AND I WILL BE SEEING YOU IN ABOUT AN HOUR'S TIME. WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU AGAIN. AND JUST A REMINDER, TE MATATINI WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM TOMORROW ON TVNZ2 AND TVNZ+. ME U TONU MAI ` THE INFAMOUS FOOTBALL WORLD CUP KISS THAT SPARKED A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT MISOGYNY. NEXT, WE UNPACK THE LUIS RUBIALES TRIAL AND ITS WIDER IMPACT. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS HE'LL RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE A PEACE DEAL. ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAS REPORTEDLY FORCED MORE THAN 40,000 PEOPLE OUT OF REFUGEE CAMPS IN THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK. AND POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. IT WAS THE TRIAL THAT GRIPPED THE FOOTBALL WORLD. TO UPROAR IN SPAIN FOLLOWING ITS WOMEN'S WORLD CUP VICTORY HAS HIT A NEW HIGH. IT WAS THE MOMENT THAT SPARKED OUTRAGE ACROSS THE WORLD. LUIS RUBIALES COMMITTED THE OFFENSE AT A MOMENT OF NATIONAL SPORTING TRIUMPH. WELL, THE HEAD OF SPAIN'S SOCCER FEDERATION IS APOLOGISING. THE HIGH COURT HAS FOUND FORMER FOOTBALL FEDERATION CHIEF, LUIS RUBIALES, GUILTY. GUILTY OVER KISSING PLAYER JEMMY HERMOSO WITHOUT CONSENT. AND FOUND GUILTY THIS AFTERNOON OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE INCIDENT SPARKED A WIDESPREAD DEBATE ON MISOGYNY, WITH HUNDREDS OF WOMEN COMING FORWARD TO WOMEN IN GLOBAL HEALTH'S SPANISH CHAPTER WITH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT. THE CHAPTER'S PRESIDENT NEUS ROSELL JOINS US NOW. GOOD MORNING. CAN I ASK YOU, WHAT WAS THE REACTION TO THE VERDICT OF LUIS RUBIALES BEING FOUND GUILTY? THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION. I THINK IT'S BEEN A MAJOR OUTRAGE ON THE FACT THAT THE CONVICTION CAME WITH A LOW FINE FOR HIM TO PAY, BUT ALSO A CELEBRATION, BECAUSE THE RECOGNITION OF ASSAULT IS NOT SOMETHING WE WERE EXPECTING, AND IT GIVES CREDIBILITY TO HER STORY AND HER PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. IT WAS ONLY E13,000, THE FINE. SMALL. HOW BIG OF A CASE WAS THIS? THIS IS A VERY PUBLIC FIGURE AND HOW THIS IS REPRESENTED IN OTHER SECTORS IN THE WORKPLACE, SO THE ONLY THING WE ARE NOT HAPPY ABOUT IS THE FACT OF NOT BEING RECOGNISED, THIS POWER IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO, AND SOMETHING FOR THE FUTURE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IT IS CONSIDERED, AND OUR RESEARCH ESPECIALLY IN ACADEMIA THAT WE PERFORMED LAST YEAR AFTER THIS CASE WAS UNFOLDING, WE SAW THE POWER IMBALANCE IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN REALITY, VERY IMPORTANT. DO YOU THINK THAT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD CUP, WAS THIS SOMETHING THAT WAS REFLECTIVE OF CULTURE IN SPAIN IN TERMS OF THAT PRESENCE OF MISOGYNY, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT SPAIN HAS TO DEAL WITH? YES. OF COURSE. EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC FIGURE AND HOW THIS ACCOUNTABILITY COMES AFTER A LOT OF PRESSURE FROM INTERNATIONAL BODIES, AND FROM THE FEMALE ATHLETE, IT IS VERY RELEVANT. THE POWER STRUCTURE ACTUALLY. THIS IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF. IN SPAIN, WE HAVE THESE LAWS AND FRAMEWORK FROM POLICIES AND PREVENTION POLICIES, BUT WE HAVE WEAK ENFORCEMENT, AND THAT SOMETHING WE NEED TO CHANGE. WHAT WAS THE MOVEMENT THAT THE SPARKS IN SPAIN? IT TRANSLATES TO ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND THAT WAS THE SHOUT OF THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AT THAT TIME. STEPPING OUT AND SAYING IT'S ENOUGH NOW. WE NEED TO CHANGE. HAVE YOU SEEN MORE PEOPLE COMING FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES OF THINGS LIKE THIS? YES, ABSOLUTELY. THE FACT THAT WOMEN WANT TO SPEAK OUT AND WANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR SITUATIONS, IT IS THE FIRST CULTURAL SHIFT THAT WE NEED TO SEE. STARTING FROM THE SOLIDARITY PATH. AND FOR EXAMPLE, WE JUST PULLED OUT THE SURVEY ONLINE THAT WAS ANONYMOUS, AND WE RECEIVED MORE THAN 300 CASES, AND THAT IS COMING OUT FROM SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T NORMALLY SPEAK ABOUT. YOU MAY BE SHOCKED BY THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE COMING FORWARD, BUT WE SURPRISED OR SHOCKED BY WHAT THE CASE REVEALED ABOUT SPANISH FOOTBALL? YES, I MEAN, IT IS ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHING, THE FACT THAT AFTER THIS HAPPENS, THE MOMENT OF EUPHORIA, THIS GUY COMES AND SAYS OKAY, I WILL NOT RESIGN, THIS DOESN'T CONSTITUTE SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OF COURSE, NOW WE SEE THAT THIS WAS THE CASE. CONSENT IS THE CENTREPIECE OF THIS. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS AFFECTS FEMALE RIGHTS. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. PLUS, DIFFERENING FORTUNES FOR NEW ZEALAND'S SEVENS SIDES ON THE WORLD SERIES. SCOTTY STEVENSON'S WITH US NEXT. IT'S BEEN ANOTHER BUSY WEEKEND IN SPORT. FROM AUCKLAND FC'S GROUNDBREAKING WIN AGAINST WELLINGTON TO THE HIGHLANDERS' EMOTIONALLY CHARGED VICTORY OVER THE BLUES. TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN, EARLIER WE SPOKE WITH COMMENTATOR SCOTTY STEVENSON AND STARTED WITH THE WOES OF THE MEN'S 7'S TEAM AFTER BEING DEFEATED IN THE QUARTER FINALS OF THE WORLD SERIES IN VANCOUVER. YES, NOT ENTIRELY SURE. IT IS NOT BEEN A GREAT SEASON FOR THE MEN SO FAR, HAS IT? THEY WERE DEFEATED BY SPAIN, WHO WERE THE FAST IMPROVERS IN THE CIRCUIT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR OUR MEN, THEY FELL SHORT AGAIN. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE SEVENS. THE WOMAN'S PROGRAM HAS BEEN FLYING FOR YEARS. A LOT OF OUR BEST PLAYERS KEEP ON CHOOSING THE 15S RATHER THAN SEVENS. THE PROGRAM ITSELF, I'M NOT SURE OF IS ABOUT RESOURCES, BUT APPETITE, TO KEEP PLAYING ON THE CIRCUIT. THERE IS A LOSS OF EXPERIENCED PLAYERS THIS SEASON, WHICH IS NOT HELP THEIR CAUSE. ULTIMATELY, IT FEELS LIKE THE MEN ARE ON THE BOIL. I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY FIX THAT ISSUE. IT IS INTERESTING, ISN'T IT? IF YOU GO TO THEIR HEYDAY PLAYING IN THE SEVENS, EVERYBODY WAS FOLLOWING THAT GAME. THE ALL BLACKS ARE MAKING THAT TRANSITION AS WELL WHENEVER THEY POSSIBLY COULD. I ALSO THINK ABOUT THE ASSISTANT COACH BEFORE TAKING OVER THAT ROLE IN 2024. COAC BEFORE TAKING OVER THAT ROLE IN 20:24 HOURS HE TRACKING, THAT YOU THINK? IT IS A BATTLE FOR HIM OBVIOUSLY. HE HAD SUCH A HUGE COMPONENT TO NEW NEW ZEALAND SUCCESS ON THE CIRCUIT FOR MANY YEARS, AS YOU KNOW. I DO NOT THINK IT IS JUST ABOUT THE COACHING. I THINK IT IS ABOUT THIS TEAM AND WHAT THEY STAND FOR AND HOW MUCH TALENT THEY CAN ATTRACT TO THE PROGRAM. YOU HAVE TO ALSO STIPULATE THAT THE PROGRAM ITSELF HAS ALSO IMPROVED GLOBALLY. WE KNOW THAT THE SEVENS IS AN OLYMPIC SPORT. THEY FOUND A HOME IN SEVENS AND BEEN ABLE TO TRACK THE TALENT AND PUT SOME EFFORT INTO WINNING IN THE WORLD SERIES AND BEING A PART OF THE LIMBIC PROGRAM. NEW ZEALANDERS FIGHTING ON TWO FRONTS ` ATTRACTING TALENT TO THE SEVENS FROM THE MEN'S POINTS OF VIEW AND NOW GOING UP AGAINST NATIONS THAT ARE PUTTING DRIVE BEHIND THEIR OWN PROGRAMS AND ARE IMPROVING EVERY TOURNAMENT. OF THE WOMAN DO NOT SEEM TO BE LACKING IN ATTRACTING TALENT. THEY ARE PLAYING AUSTRALIA IN THE SEMI-FINAL. WHAT GAME STOOD OUT FOR YOU OVER THE WEEKEND? CERTAINLY THE HIGHLANDERS AND BLUES. IT IS ONLY CONTINUED IN ROUND TWO. IS A GOOD WIN OVER THE BRUMBIES. THE BLUES WENT DOWN TO TAKE ON THE HIGHLANDERS AND LOST IN THE LAST MINUTE AGAINST THE WARATAH'S. OF THE BLUES THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE DINING OUT ON STEAK, THEY GOT SINEW AND GRISTLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. DANIEL BROWN WAS YELLOW CARDED, THAT WAS UPGRADED TO A RED. THE BLUES COULD NOT FIND THEIR WAY. WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT THEY STRUGGLED IN THE SECOND HALF. AS A TRIBUTE TO CONNOR WHO PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. HE WAS A HIGHLANDER. 'S BROTHER WAS ON HAND. HIGHLANDERS SUGGESTED THAT A MOMENT OF SILENCE WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO COMMEMORATE. THE FAMILY SUGGESTED A MINUTE OF NOISE INSTEAD. IT WAS EMOTIONAL, AS YOU COULD ONLY IMAGINE. I THOUGHT THAT THE BLUES STARTED WELL. THEY GOT THEMSELVES INTO THE GAME. THEY ARE GNARLY, TOUGH, THEY COUNTER-ATTACKED ALL NIGHT. THE BLUES LOOKED DIRECTIONLESS. IT WAS PURE FRUSTRATION. JOSEPH, ON THE OTHER HAND. TALK ABOUT TWO GNARLY VETERANS, WAS CRACKING JOKES WITH FIVE MINUTES TO GO. SPEAKING OF THAT. DID YOU PICK THE 6-1 SCORELINE WITH AUCKLAND FC AGAINST THE PHOENIX? I HAVE WRITTEN A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE PHOENIX AND AUCKLAND IN THEIR RIVALRY. THIS AUCKLAND SIDE IS GOT INTO THE PHOENIX HEADS. IF YOU LOOK AT WHETHER PHOENIX ARE ON THE TABLE, INJURIES NOTWITHSTANDING AND LOOK AT THE WAY THAT AUCKLAND ARE GOING, IT IS THEIR MAIDEN SEASON. I PICKED AND AUCKLAND VICTORY, BUT A 6-1 DEMOLITION, THE PHOENIX HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. THEY NEED TO WIN AT LEAST SIX OF THE NEXT NINE GAMES. MEANWHILE, AUCKLAND FC KEEP ON FLYING. THE FAN BASE IS AMAZING. THE ATMOSPHERE LOOKED INCREDIBLE. I WATCHED ON THE TV, I WAS NOT THERE LIFE. THE TEAM CANNOT PUT A FOOT WRONG. IT IS EXTRAORDINARY. CHRIS WAS THERE AND CANNOT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT, THE ATMOSPHERE WAS PRETTY INCREDIBLE. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE BLACK CAPS TO WRAP THINGS UP? THEY WERE PLAYING AGAINST BANGLADESH TONIGHT FOR THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY. FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT, RIGHT? THEY SHOULD DO. PAKISTAN HAVE JUST LOST TO INDIA THIS MORNING SO THEY ARE 0-2 IN THE TOURNAMENT SO THEY COULD BE CURTAINS FOR THEM. THAT TO GO TO DUBAI TO PLAY INDIA, WHO REFUSED TO PLAY IN PAKISTAN FOR POLITICAL REASONS. IT IS NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR THE PAKISTANIS. NEW ZEALAND, WITH A WIN OVER BANGLADESH, COULD SECURE THEMSELVES A SPOT IN THE NEXT STAGE OF THE TOURNAMENT. THEY CANNOT AFFORD TO LET UP, BANGLADESH ARE A GOOD SIDE, BUT THE WAY THE NEW ZEALANDERS APPROACH THE BUILDUP, I THINK THEY WILL BE FULL OF CONFIDENCE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO REPEAT. DO WE KNOW IF RAVINDRA IS GOING TO BE BACK? I THINK HE IS AVAILABLE, BUT SOME DECISIONS TO BE MADE. WILL YOUNG SCORED A CENTURY IN THE OPENING MATCH. RACHIN IN THE WARMUP GAME GOT DONNED IN THE HEAD WITH A CRICKET BALL. HE HAS BEEN PUT ON COTTON WOOL OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO. I THINK THAT HE IS AVAILABLE FOR SELECTION TONIGHT. WHETHER HE WILL BE PICKED AHEAD OF WILL REMAINS TO BE SEEN. SCOTTY STEVENSON, ABSOLUTE LEGEND. I LOVE HAVING OUR MONDAY CHATS. THANKS, SCOTTY, APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A COLUMN TODAY, IT IS ALL ABOUT JOE PARKER AND HOW ON EARTH THIS GUY IS GOING TO GET A TITLE SHOT. POOR OLD JOE PARKER. GOOD ON OLD MATE WHO STEPPED UP AND FORCED. DID YOU ACTUALLY SEE IT? HE ONLY HAD 48 HOURS NOTICE. HE WAS IN THE RING FOR TWO ROUNDS. ALSO, WHO WAS IN ON THE RINGSIDE? WINSTON PETERS. MR PETERS WAS RINGSIDE ENJOYING HIMSELF. ALL GOING ON IN SAUDI ARABIA AT THE MOMENT. COMING ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` THAT IS YOU. THREE YEARS SINCE RUSSIA LAUNCHED ITS ATTACK ON UKRAINE AND SPARKED THE WAR. WITH A FRESH PUSH FOR PEACE, HOW CLOSE IS THE CONFLICT TO A RESOLUTION? WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC. ALSO AHEAD, MORE WARNINGS ON THE DANGER OF SCAMS, HOW AN AUCKLAND WOMAN WAS ALMOST DUPED OUT OF $40,000. WHAT YOU NEED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR. PLUS, THEY SAY NEVER LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH, BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF ONE YOU PAID MONEY FOR IS FAULTY? WHAT? DEFECTIVE. BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS. THE UNLIKELY STORY OF WHETHER EQUINE PURCHASES ARE COVERED BY THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT. OR ELSE YOU COULD BE SADDLED WITH SOME SERIOUS DEBT. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK. HERE'S YOUR NEWS. THANKS, CHRIS. THE PRESENCE OF CHINESE WARSHIPS IN WATERS OFF AUSTRALIA IS STILL CAUSING CONCERN IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD. CUSHLA NORMAN HAS THE LATEST FOR US ` CUSHLA. MORENA. AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERT AND HONORARY CAPTAIN IN THE NEW ZEALAND NAVY, STEPHEN, TOLD THE BREAKFAST PROGRAM THAT WHAT CHINA IS DOING HERE IS SENDING A DIPLOMATIC MESSAGE. HE SAYS THAT CHINA HAS BUILT UP ONE OF THE STRONGEST NAVIES IN THE WORLD IN RECENT TIMES, AND IT IS TRYING TO FLEX ITS POWER. HE SAID THAT CHINA IS NOT TRYING TO SIGNAL NEW ZEALAND OUT, AND WHAT IT IS DOING IS LEGAL, BUT WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED IS A DELICATE, DIPLOMATIC EFFORT HERE. THIS ALSO RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT NEW ZEALAND'S DEFENCE SPENDING. WE SPEND ABOUT 1% OF OUR GDP ON DEFENCE FOR AUSTRALIA, IT IS CLOSE TO 2 1/2%, AND AMERICA 3%. IN THE PAST, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SIGNALLED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GET THAT FIGURE CLOSER TO 2. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. THE BBC'S SARAH RAINSFORD IS IN THE VATICAN. WELL, THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL MASS HERE IN ROME THIS EVENING FOR THE POPE AFTER THAT STATEMENT YESTERDAY FROM THE VATICAN, WHEN THEY SAID THAT HIS HEALTH HAD TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. IT WAS A MUCH STARKER TONE IN MORE DETAIL THAN WE'VE BECOME USED TO. TALKING OF A RESPIRATORY CRISIS, THEY SAID, AND ALSO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. AND THIS WEEK, FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING, THE POPE WILL BE UNABLE TO DELIVER HIS TRADITIONAL ANGELUS PRAYER HERE IN THE VATICAN. BACK HERE, MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET OF OPOTIKI HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A LARGE FIRE. THE BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT AROUND 2am THIS MORNING. AND AN HOURS-LONG STANDOFF IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB HAS ENDED WITH ARMED POLICE TAKING A MAN INTO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TO SPORT, WILLIAMS DRIVER CARLOS SAINZ HAS BEEN NAMED THE DIRECTOR OF THE F1 DRIVERS' BODY. THE 30-YEAR-OLD TAKES OVER FROM THE RETIRED SEBASTIAN VETTEL, WHO STEPPED DOWN FROM THE ROLE LAST YEAR. THE GRAND PRIX DRIVERS ASSOCIATION IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON SAFETY MATTERS, BUT HAS MORE RECENTLY BEEN INVOLVED IN ISSUES WITH THE F1 GOVERNING BODY OVER SWEARING AND JEWELLERY. BIG THINGS IN THE SPORT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING ` THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE WITH SOME OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON, 26 FOR AUCKLAND. WAS TAKE A LOOK AT THE SOUTH ISLAND, SHALL WE? IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOR SOME IN THE LOWER SOUTH, IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM, 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. THANKS, JENNY MAY. IT'S THREE YEARS SINCE RUSSIA LAUNCHED A FULL-SCALE INVASION OF UKRAINE. CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE BOMBED AS RUSSIAN TROOPS CROSSED THE BORDER AND ADVANCED TOWARDS THE CAPITAL, KYIV. THE FOLLOWING YEARS HAVE SEEN HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE EAST, CITIES INCLUDING BAKHMUT DESTROYED AND MISSILE STRIKES HITTING CIVILIAN AREAS. AND AS THE WAR STILL RAGES, PEACE TALKS ARE IN THE WORKS. THE BIG QUESTION ` CAN THEY FIND A RESOLUTION? WE GOING TO START WITH OUR EUROPE CORRESPONDENCE WAS JOINING US LIVE FROM LONDON. WHAT IS THE SITUATION ON THE GROUND AT THE MOMENT? GOOD MORNING, CHRIS. ON THE EVE OF THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY, RUSSIA HAS LAUNCHED ITS BIGGEST AIR DRONE STRIKE TODAY. OVER 260 MISSILES IN TOTAL. IT SHOWS, LIKE YOU SAY, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PEACE, WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE GROUND IS FAR FROM IT. THERE IS STILL OUTRIGHT WAR IN EUROPE ON THE FRONT LINES BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE. OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, THINGS HAVE TURNED A LITTLE BIT. RUSSIA FIRST WITH THEIR INVASION, UKRAINE FOUGHT BACK QUITE HEAVILY. RUSSIA SINCE THEN HAS BEEN GRINDING AWAY AND UKRAINE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, UKRAINE MANAGED TO GET SOME IMMENSE AND FIGHT BACK AND GAIN SOME MORE TERRITORY. THEY EVEN MANAGED TO GET SOME RUSSIAN TERRITORY, TOO. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE SEEN RUSSIA INCH BY INCH, BIT BY BIT, SETTLEMENT BY SETTLEMENT, EASE INTO UKRAINE. IT SEEMS LIKE RUSSIA STILL HAS THE UPPER HAND. IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE WAR BEGAN. A LOT OF TALK ABOUT FINALLY ENDING FOR THE PAST WEEK OR SO. YES, EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, GRINDING WAR, WE HAVE SUDDENLY HAD A BURST OF CHATTER ABOUT IT HOPEFULLY ENDING. THAT ALL STARTED WITH DONALD TRUMP. I KNOW THAT YOU WILL TALK WITH LOGAN CHURCH SOON, BUT I REALLY DID START WITH DONALD TRUMP WHEN HE PICKED UP THE PHONE AND TALK TO PUTIN. HE WILL START THE PATHWAY TO PEACE, BUT WHAT THAT MEANS REMAINS REALLY UNCERTAIN. WHO WILL BE THE BIG WINNER OUT OF THIS? THERE WILL BE THE BIG LOSER OUT OF THIS? THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE DO NOT KNOW YET. WHAT WE HAVE HAD OVER THE PAST WEEK IS DRIP FEEDING OF DETAILS, BUT NOTHING CONCRETE. IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF RHETORIC, A LOT OF TALK FROM A LOT OF WORLD LEADERS THAT HAVE MUDDIED THE WATERS AS IF THERE ACTUALLY IS A PATHWAY TO PEACE HERE. COULD MAKE THINGS A BIT SPICY TO. THAT DOES NOT JUST ABOUT THE FUTURE, BUT EUROPE AS A WHOLE. YES, AND THIS IS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE, THERE ARE FEARS THAT RUSSIA COULD INVADE ANY EUROPEAN COUNTRY. IT IS NOT JUST UKRAINE IS A SECURITY, AT THE SECURITY OF EUROPE. THAT IS WHY SO MANY EUROPEAN LEADERS ARE SO INVESTED IN THE OUTCOME OF THIS WAR. IT MUST BE THE US THAT BRINGS THAT STOP GATE. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THEY MUST BE PART OF TALKS BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP SAYS THAT ULTIMATELY IT IS EUROPE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACUITY OF UKRAINE, BUT ALSO AT THE SAME TIME HAS SHUT EUROPEAN LEADERS OUT OF THE TALKS. EUROPE IS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE TO STEP UP MILITARILY TO SUPPORT UKRAINE AND FINANCIALLY. WE HAVE SEEN THAT STRAIN BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND ZELENSKI. IT IS NO SECRET THAT DONALD TRUMP DOES NOT LIKE NATO, AND WE ARE REALLY SEEING THAT PLAY OUT. IN THE PAST, HE THREATENED TO PULL OUT OF NATO. THE US PROVIDES A SO MUCH MILITARY MIGHT TO THIS RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NOT SO SIMPLE AS THEN PULLING OUT. EUROPE FILLING IN THAT GAP IS A REAL NIGHTMARE FOR EUROPEAN LEADERS. THEY HAD TO SCRAMBLE TO HAVE THEIR OWN TALKS AND PARIS WHILE DONALD TRUMP HAS HAD HIS OWN TALKS WITH PUTIN. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A MASSIVE TRANSATLANTIC STRAIGHT. THIS ALLIANCE HAS UNDERSCORED PEACE IN THE WORLD SINCE WORLD WAR II, AND THIS IS PUTTING A MASSIVE STRAIN ON THAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. THAT SET ACROSS THE LANDS ACT TO THE US AND OUR CORRESPONDENCE LOGAN CHURCH, WHO WAS IN NEW YORK? WHAT HAS CHANGED? IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE, IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE SPACE, YOU ARE DEALING WITH WHIPLASH. IF WE TURN OUR MINDS TO JOE BIDEN, 'S LATEST CONFLICT AND UKRAINE, WHEN IT KICKED OFF, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT BIDEN TOOK A POSITION WHERE UKRAINE HAD TO DEFEND ITSELF, COULD NOT GIVE AN INCH OF TERRITORY TO RUSSIA. PUTIN WAS LABELLED AS A DICTATOR, SOMEONE WANTING POWER. BIDEN CREATED A COALITION TO HELP UKRAINE OPPOSE HIM. WITH DONALD TRUMP, IT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. IS GO BACK TO THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH DONALD TRUMP POST THAT HE COULD AT THAT WAR SORTED QUICKLY. THE QUESTION WAS VERY MUCH ABOUT HOW HE WOULD DO THAT. IT SEEMS THAT IN ITS FIRST FEW WEEKS, PLAN A HAS BEEN TO TURN ZELENSKY INTO THE VILLAIN. WE HAVE SEEN EXTRAORDINARY COMMENTS FROM THE US PRESIDENTS IN RECENT DAYS WHEN HE HAS CALLED HIM A DICTATOR WITHOUT ELECTIONS, WHICH IS NOT TRUE, BECAUSE ELECTIONS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY POSTPONED DUE TO THE INVASION FROM RUSSIA. HE HAS CALLED HIM OUT FOR PLAYING JOE BIDEN LIKE A FIDDLE AND REFERRING TO THE AMOUNTS OF MILITARY AID THAT THE US HAS PUMPED INTO UKRAINE. SO, A TOTAL ABOUT-FACE. YOU HAVE TO ASK, WHAT IS HAPPENING BEHIND-THE-SCENES? MANY PEOPLE APPOINTING IT IN TALKING TO THE POTENTIAL MINERAL STEEL THAT THE US AND UKRAINE HAVE BEEN COOKING UP. THEY PROPOSE THAT UKRAINE WOULD GIVE UP A SLICE OF ITS RARE MINERALS, THINGS ON THE GROUND LIKE LITHIUM AND TITANIUM, IS HIGHLY RARE MINERALS THAT UKRAINE HAS A LOT OF IT WOULD GIVE SOME OF IT TO THE US AS A FORM OF PAYMENT FOR THE ONGOING MILITARY AID. THOSE INITIAL TALKS FELL OVER WHEN ZELENSKY SAID THAT WHAT AMERICA WANTED WAS FAR TOO MUCH. THAT RESULTED IN A TIRADE AGAINST THEM. BOY, OH BOY, WHAT A CHANGE IN RHETORIC FROM THE US PRESIDENT. YOU HAVE TO THINK WHO THE WINNER IS OUT OF THIS. IT IS PUTIN. HE HAS BEEN ISOLATED FROM THE WEST. HE SPENT 90 MINUTES ON THE PHONE TO DONALD TRUMP, THE MOST POWERFUL MAN ON THE EARTH. THE WHITE HOUSE WANT TO HAVE DIALOGUE WITH THE KREMLIN. A BIG, MOMENTOUS SHIFT FROM THE US PERSPECTIVE ON THE CRISIS AND UKRAINE. WHAT DOES THIS ACTUALLY MEAN FOR UKRAINE'S ABILITY TO DEFEND ITSELF? AS MEI WAS SAYING BEFORE, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES FOR UKRAINE AS IT RELIES ON FOREIGN MILITARY AID. IF YOU LOOK AT WHERE IT COMES FROM, GUESS WHERE MOST OF IT HAS COME FROM, THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS. EU NATIONS ALSO CONTRIBUTE, LIKE THE UNITED KINGDOM, BUT IT IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET COMPARED TO WHAT AMERICA HAS BEEN SENDING, WHETHER THAT IS IN FINANCIAL OR MILITARY ASSISTANCE. IT HAS BEEN CRUCIAL TO UKRAINE'S OFFENCE OF ITS COUNTRY. ZELENSKY IS WALKING A TIGHTROPE OF TRYING TO STAND UP FOR HIS COUNTRY AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE WILL HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME DEFENDING AGAINST RUSSIA WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF AID THAT HAS SO FAR GIVEN. THEY SIMPLY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT, OTHER NATIONS WILL HAVE TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE, WHICH IS A LOT. THAT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES FOR UKRAINE AND ITS GOVERNMENT IN THIS TRUMP ERA OF GLOBAL DIPLOMACY. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, DONALD TRUMP'S FAITHFUL AND LOYAL SUPPORTERS AND POLITICIANS ARE VERY MUCH ON HIS SIDE. THERE WERE CHEERS WHEN HE CALLED ZELENSKY A DICTATOR. DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN LABELLING TRUMPS LANGUAGE IS RIGHT OUT OF THE RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA PLAYBOOK, DIRECTLY QUOTED FROM CHUCK SCHUMER, THE SENATE MINORITY LEADER THE OTHER DAY. THERE IS A LOT OF CONCERN HERE, ESPECIALLY AMONGST THE DEMOCRATS, THAT TRUMP APPEARS TO BE SAYING WHAT PUTIN HAS BEEN SAYING IN RECENT YEARS. A SEISMIC SHIFT. WE SAW THE CITY FIRST DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY, IS THAT OFTEN WHAT HE SAYS, HE DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT SOME OF THE TIME, BUT OTHER TIMES, HE DOES MEAN IT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT TO DISSECT ABOUT WHAT HE IS SAYING WHEN IT COMES TO UKRAINE. A LOT OF CONCERN HERE, ESPECIALLY AMONGST THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY. THERE ARE PLENTY NEW YORK I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING TO WHO ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THEIR COUNTRY WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF AMERICA THAT IT IS NEEDED TO SURVIVE THE PAST FEW YEARS. AS MUCH AS THE AMERICANS MIGHT LOOK AT PUTIN IS THE ENEMY, IT IS OUTWEIGHED BY HAVING AN INTEREST AT WHAT HAPPENS IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY, AND THEY COULD DO SOME OF THE MONEY THEY ARE SENDING OVER? THAT IS DONALD TRUMP'S CORE ARGUMENT FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING HE IS DOING. HE IS SAYING THAT AMERICA HAS GIVEN A LOT TO NATO AND OTHER EFFORTS AROUND THE GLOBE AS WELL. DONALD TRUMP IS WANTING AN ACCOUNTING OF THAT WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB. HE IS AGGRESSIVELY GOING THROUGH THE BOX AND FINDING WHAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON. FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, THE MONEY IS BETTER SPENT HERE OR NOT AT ALL. THAT HAS RESULTED, FROM HIS WORDS, AND TAXES BEING LOWERED IN THE US. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER ANY OF THAT WILL MANIFEST IN REALITY IF, FOR EXAMPLE HE STOP SENDING MILITARY AID TO UKRAINE. THE OTHER INTERESTING ELEMENTS OF THIS IS THAT PACKAGES OF THIS SIZE IS UP TO CONGRESS, NOT THE PRESIDENT, WHO GETS WHAT AND WHERE. BUT ALSO, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHO CONTROLS CONGRESS. IN THE LAST ELECTION, IT WAS THE REPUBLICANS. CERTAINLY, A LOT OF CHANGES IN AMERICA IN RECENT WEEKS. WE'RE ALL WAITING VERY HARD TO CATCH UP AND SEE WHAT IS NEXT FOR THIS VERY SCARY SITUATION FOR UKRAINE RIGHT NOW AS IT GOES INTO THE THIRD YEAR OF THE CONFLICT. THAT IS A MASSIVE CHANGE, NIGHT AND DAY, MUCH LIKE IT IS IN THE LOCATIONS OF OUR FABULOUS CORRESPONDENCE IN NEW YORK AND LONDON. MEI HAS BEEN STANDING THERE LISTENING INTENTLY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A FASCINATING TOPIC. THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH AND GO WELL. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE GUT-WRENCHING $40,000 LOSS TO SCAMMERS WHICH LOOKED SO CONVINCING IT'S EVEN SHOCKED THE EXPERTS. MORE ON THAT, AND HOW TO KEEP YOURSELF SAFE ONLINE. NEXT. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. ARMED POLICE IN AUCKLAND HAVE TAKEN A MAN INTO CUSTODY AFTER AN HOUR LONG STANDOFF LATE LAST NIGHT. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. AND POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. WE ALL LIKE TO THINK WE'RE SAVVY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING SCAMMED. BUT WITH SCAMMERS GETTING SMARTER, HARNESSING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO PREY ON OUR VULNERABILITIES, NEW ZEALANDERS ARE LOSING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS EACH YEAR. ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE YOU IN THE PROGRAM. I THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE DISCUSSING. I DON'T WANT TO GO INTO DEPTHS, BUT WE KNOW THAT PART OF THE REASON WE ARE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION IS BECAUSE OF A ELABORATE SCAM WHERE A WOMAN JUST ABOUT GOT SCAMMED OUT OF $41,000. HOW SOPHISTICATED ARE THEY GETTING? UNFORTUNATELY VERY SOPHISTICATED. THAT USED TO BE EMAILS, WRITTEN BADLY, EASY AND TERRIBLE TO SPOT. THE SCAMMERS UNFORTUNATELY HAVE EVOLVED TO THE POINT NOW THAT YOU COULD GET AN EMAIL THAT COMES FROM BRANDS THAT YOU RECOGNISE AND KNOW WITH A MESSAGE THAT IS REALLY PLAUSIBLE THAT LOOKS LIKE THE REAL DEAL, BUT IS DESPERATELY TRYING TO TAKE WHOLE LOT OF MONEY. HOW ARE THEY GETTING SO MUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION? THERE IS SO MUCH PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT US OUT THERE, ALL THE PLACES THAT IT IS PUBLISHED, AND THAT SOMETIMES THINGS WE MAY PUBLISH OURSELVES. IT IS VERY EASY, AND DATA BREACHES ARE ANOTHER PART OF IT. IT IS EASY TO PIECE TOGETHER BITS OF INFORMATION FROM DIFFERENT PLACES AND COME ACROSS IT AS IF YOU MUST HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY SOMEONE THAT YOU THINK. WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF SCAMS RECENTLY WITH FAMOUS CELEBRITIES, BRAD PITT, MARTIN HENDERSON, HOW WOMEN HAVE BEEN DUPED OUT OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IN TERMS OF THE KINDS OF SCAMS THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE, HAVE THEY CHANGED, OR JUST EVOLVED? THEY HAVE EVOLVED, DEFINITELY. THINK ABOUT THOSE CELEBRITY SCAMS. FIVE YEARS AGO IT MIGHT'VE BEEN A STILL PICTURE, NOW, WE ARE SEEING THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MIMIC THE VOICE, THE VIDEO, SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE CELEBRITIES ARE ACTUALLY TALKING AND GENERALLY REPRESENTING THOSE PRODUCTS. THE SCAMS ARE EVOLVING DEFINITELY, WE ARE SEEING A COMBINATION OF SCAMS TOGETHER, A SCAN THAT MIGHT START WITH A ROMANCE SCAM AND THEN TURNS INTO AN INVESTMENT SCAM. THE COMBINATION OF SCAMS. THEY USE WHATEVER THEY CAN TO BUILD THAT TRUST, BECAUSE IT IS THE TRUST THAT THEY NEED TO GO FOR THE BIG PAYOFF. THEY START WITH ONE AND END IT WITH ANOTHER TYPE OF SCAM. WHO WAS BEING SCAMMED? EVERYBODY. NOT EVERYBODY, WE'RE NOT ALL GETTING SCAMS, BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE TYPES OF PEOPLE, THERE IS NOT A SCAMS TIGHT. WE ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO A SCAM WHEN THE RIGHT MESSAGE HITS US AT THE RIGHT TIME. THERE ARE LOTS OF EMPLOYMENT SCAMS AT THE MOMENT, IF YOU ARE MORE THAN HAPPY AND YOURS JOB IN YOUR JOB ARE STABLE, YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN EMPLOYMENT SCAM. BUT IF YOU HAVE JUST BEEN TOLD BY THE BOSS THAT THINGS ARE TIGHT, AND THEY SEND YOU AN EMAIL WORK FROM HOME, THOUSANDS A DAY, THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO THINK, WELL, I WILL GIVE THIS A GO. AND THAT'S A START FOR THE SUSCEPTIBILITY. THAT IS NOT A TYPE OF PERSON, A NAIVE PERSON, NO GOOD WITH TECHNOLOGY, WHICH ARE SOMETIMES THE ASSUMPTION WE MAKE. THAT IS THAT JUST THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME. YOUNG, OLD, MALE, FEMALE, WHATEVER GENDER, JUST ABOUT ANYBODY. HOW DO WE GET THAT EMAIL, HOW DO WE KNOW? HOW CAN WE STOP OURSELVES AT THAT POINT AND GO, HERE IS A SIGN. AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS, IT IS GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED. YOU LOOK FOR ONE RED FLAG, THE LANGUAGES TERRIBLE, NOW, IT IS NOT ENOUGH. WE HAVE TO START PIECING TOGETHER SOME OF THOSE FLAGS, ENOUGH TO BUILD A SUSPICION AROUND IT. THE REAL BIG DEFENCE IS WAIT AND THINK. TALK TO THE BRANDS. IF IT IS THE GOVERNMENT OR THE IRD, AND YOU DON'T KNOW, CALL THE IRD. NOT ON THE NUMBER THEY GIVE YOU ON THE EMAIL, BUT LOOK UP THE IRD'S CONTACT NUMBER. A LOT OF THESE SCAMS, YOU GET AN EMAIL AND YOU RESPOND, WHAT ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR A PAIR OF SHOES, AND YOUR ACTION GOING TO THE SCAM RATHER THAN THE SCAM COMING TO YOU. YOU HAVE WEBSITES, DO YOU SEE THAT AS WELL? MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT FIND THEIR WAY INTO THE FAKE ENVIRONMENTS WILL HAVE DONE IT THROUGH A LINK IN SOME WAY. THAT IS REALLY DIFFICULT, BECAUSE YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THERE. BUT AGAIN, IT IS THAT KIND OF THAT STOPPING AND THINKING. SUDDENLY THEY ARE AVAILABLE, WHAT'S THIS DOMAIN, WHERE ACTUALLY AM I? AM I IN THE BRAND WEBSITE OR HAVE THEY ADDED THE WORD NEW ZEALAND OR NZ INTO IT AND THINK HOLD ON, NOW I NEED TO CHECK THAT ADDRESS BEFORE I TAKE IT, OR CONTACT THE COMPANY AND SAY HEY, AS THIS ONE OF YOUR WEBSITES? WE HAVE WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN PUT IN THE URL AND FIND OUT THAT'S EVER BEEN REPORTED AS BEING PART OF THE SCAM. IT'S LOTS OF LITTLE CHECKS THAT WE NEED TO DO. PHONE YOUR FRIENDS. PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU ARE GOOD TO TALK TO. IF THEY ARE NOT AS EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED, THEY ARE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE TO SEE IT AS A SCAM. CHECK NET SAFE. CHECK NET SAFE.NZ A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. A CHINESE DEFENCE MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SAYS THE COUNTRY HAD ISSUED SAFETY NOTICES, IN COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND THE EXERCISES DID NOT AFFECT AVIATION SAFETY. HE ALSO ACCUSED AUSTRALIA OF 'DELIBERATELY HYPING' THE SITUATION UP. THREE TRANS-TASMAN FLIGHTS DIVERTED AROUND THE REPORTED TESTS ON FRIDAY. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM, AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. THE 88-YEAR-OLD PONTIFF'S CONDITION HAS WORSENED OVER THE PAST WEEK, WITH THE VATICAN SAYING HE NEEDED TO BE GIVEN OXYGEN, AND A BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN RECENT DAYS. AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO DELHI HAS BEEN FORCED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED STOP IN ROME. THE PLANE COULD BE SEEN ACCOMPANIED BY TWO SMALLER AIRCRAFT WHICH LOOKED LIKE FIGHTER JETS. NO REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN FOR THE UNEXPECTED STOPOVER. MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET OF OPOTIKI HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A LARGE FIRE. EIGHT FIRE CREWS BATTLED THE BLAZE ON CHURCH STREET, WITH SUPPORT FROM ROTORUA AND MOUNT MAUNGANUI PERSONNEL. THE BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT AROUND 2am THIS MORNING. TO SPORT, AND LIVERPOOL HAVE BEATEN MANCHESTER CITY 2-0 TO GO 11 POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP OF THE PREMIER LEAGUE. MO SALAH AND DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI CAUSING HAVOC UP FRONT WITH A PAIR OF FIRST HALF GOALS. THIS IS A REHEARSED MOVE. SALAH! HE DELIVERS! HE WILL GET THE SECOND GOAL! AND CHRIS WOOD'S NOTTINGHAM FOREST'S HAVE LOST 4-3 TO NEWCASTLE, WITH THEIR SECOND HALF COMEBACK FROM 4-1 DOWN FALLING JUST SHORT. FRANCE HAVE DISMANTLED ITALY 73-24 IN THEIR SIX NATIONS CLASH TO KEEP THEIR TITLE HOPES ALIVE. FRANCE RUNNING IN 11 TRIES IN A HIGH-SCORING AFFAIR. IN THE DYING EMBERS... MAGNIFIQUE FROM FRANCE. THEY'RE NOW JUST THREE POINTS BEHIND LEADERS IRELAND WHO THEY'LL TAKE ON NEXT MONTH. AND FINALLY ` BRITAIN'S UGLIEST DOG HAS ADDED ANOTHER TROPHY TO HER CABINET. THIS TIME FOR ACTING. PEGGY THE PUG-ESE TOOK THE 'BEST IN WORLD' GONG AT THE FIDO AWARDS ` THE CANINE EQUIVALENT OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS, FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN 'DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE'. TO GO FROM BEING UK'S UGLIEST DOG TO NOW BEST IN WORLD HAS BEEN QUITE A WILD RIDE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD ROLE, NO? PEGGY'S SCREEN PRESENCE WAS LAUDED BY JUDGES, SAYING HER TONGUE STOLE THE SHOW. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS, SHALL BE? (FUNKY MUSIC) (CLAPS) CHECKING OUT YOUR WEATHER TODAY. THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE BUT OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON. 26 FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE BIT FURTHER SOUTH ` IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM. 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. THANKS, CHRIS. NEW PLYMOUTH IS THE PROUD HOST OF THIS YEAR'S TE MATATINI O TE KAHUI MAUNGA ` THE PINNACLE OF MAORI PERFORMING ARTS, BROUGHT TO YOU BY VENTURE TARANAKI. MATT GIBB IS OUT THERE HAVING A LOOK AROUND. MORENA, MATT. OH, LOOK. MORENA, JENNY MAY. YOU SEE THE MAUNGA THEIR SHINING THROUGH ON THIS BEAUTIFUL MORNING. WE ARE HERE FOR TE MATATINI, AND I AM HERE WITH THESE TWO GENTLEMEN, MAKING ME FEEL A LITTLE AND ADDRESS. MORENA, GENTLEMEN. HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? MORENA. TINO PAI. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE KAUPAPA. IT TALKS ABOUT THE ANCESTRAL CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE TWO OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND SO ALL OF OUR SACRED PEAKS. AND THEN THE CONNECTION THAT WE HAVE TWO OUR SPIRITUAL ANCESTORS, OUR PROPHETS. AND THAT IS WHY THAT IS OUR KAUPAPA. IT HAS BEEN 31 YEARS SINCE IT WAS HELD HERE. AS THE CEO, YOU MUST BE A VERY EXCITED MAN. TELL ME ABOUT 70,000 PEOPLE FLOCKING TO THE AREA. A LOT OF WORK AND SO MUCH PREPARATION HAS GONE INTO THIS. TELL ME ABOUT THE ORGANISATIONAL SIDE OF AN EVENT LIKE THIS AND HOW MASSIVE IT IS FOR TARANAKI. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE BIGGEST KAPA HAKA EVENT IN THE WORLD, AND WE HAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF TEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PERFORMING HERE ` 55. IT STARTED OFF IN 19TH AND T2 AND HAS GROWN AND GROWN AND GROWN. WE ARE REPRESENTING 17 REGIONS ` 12 IN NEW ZEALAND AND ONE IN AUSTRALIA. THE WHOLE PLACE WAS CHOCKABLOCK. IT IS REALLY GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT IS GREAT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE PERFORMERS AND IT IS ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST THE PERFORMANCE. TELL US ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN AN EVENT LIKE THIS. IT IS NOT SIMPLY SOMETHING THAT YOU DO ` IT IS A LIFESTYLE, IT IS A WAVE OF LIFE THAT WE LIVE AND BREATHE EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT IS OUR WAY OF EXPRESSING WHO WE ARE, WHERE WE COME FROM AND ALSO WHERE WE ARE GOING MOST IMPORTANTLY. IT IS SO IMPORTANT THE COMMITMENT THAT THE TEAMS HAVE TO PUT IN. YOU AS A PERFORMER YOURSELF HAVE PERFORMED FOR MANY YEARS AT THIS COMPETITION. YOU SAY IF YOU MISS A PRACTICE, THERE IS TROUBLE, RIGHT? WHEN YOU ARE AT THIS LEVEL, YOU USUALLY PUT IN AROUND 370 HOURS, IS COMMON, AND THAT IS OVER SIX MONTHS. SO IF YOU MISS A PRACTICE, USUALLY THERE IS SOMEONE TO TAKE YOUR PLACE, SO YOU MISS WEDDINGS, FAMILY BIRTHDAYS ` IT IS TOUGH AT THE TOP. QUICKLY, A WORD OF THE IMPACT AND EVENT LIKE THIS WILL HAVE ON THIS REGION. IF WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS KAPA HAKA MAKES TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ` THE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, IT BRINGS OUR PEOPLE TOGETHER AND BRINGS OUR POINT OF DIFFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND TO THE WORLD, BECAUSE WE HAVE 1.8 MILLION VIEWERS FROM THE WORLD WHO ARE GOING TO BE WATCHING. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY POWERFUL FOR US. IT IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE. IT KICKS OFF TOMORROW. SUCH AN AMAZING REGION TO BE HOSTING. TO CELEBRATE, THANKS TO TARANAKI LIKE NO OTHER, WE HAVE A PRIZE PACK. HEAD ALONG TO THE WEBSITE, AND YOU CAN GET RETURN FLIGHTS TO NEW PLYMOUTH. THERE IS A $400 DINING VOUCHER THROWN IN. COME TO TARANAKI LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE WILL BE DOING THIS WEEK, WITH TE MATATINI KICKING. KICKING OFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL ME WHERE YOUR TAILORS ARE. I NEED A NEW SUIT. AND JUST A REMINDER TE MATATINI WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM TOMORROW ON TVNZ2 AND TVNZ+. YOU CAN JOIN THE HOSTS THERE. ME U TONU MAI ` A BOWLS LEGEND CLEANS UP AT THE NATIONS. WE'RE TALKING SPORT NEXT. # ABRACADABRA. # AND YOU TALK SO SWEET WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT THING. MORENA. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` AN AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK TO DELHI HAS BEEN FORCED TO MAKE AN UNSCHEDULED STOP IN ROME, BUT NO REASON HAS BEEN GIVEN WHY. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. AND UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SAYS HE'LL RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE A PEACE DEAL. 7:45. IT'S NOW TIME FOR OUR MORNING SPORTS ROUND UP. AND BEAMING IN OFF THE BENCH FROM CHRISTCHURCH THIS WEEK IS MY GOOD FRIEND JORDAN OPPERT. IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK IN THE SOUTH ISLAND FOR LAWN BOWLS NATIONALS. IT HAS, CHRIS. I AM VERY HAPPY FOR SUMO TAKING OVER SUPER RUGBY TODAY. 1500 ATHLETES HAVE FLOCKED TO CHRISTCHURCH FOR 10 DAYS WORTH OF BOWLS ACTION. WHAT IS VERY COOL ABOUT LAWN BOWLS IS THE BEST OF THE BEST VERSUS YOUR BATTLERS. AND YESTERDAY, THE FIRST LOT OF CHAMPIONS WERE CROWNED. THIS WAS IN THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S FOUR. VAL SMITH ` THAT NAME MAY RING A BELL ` SHE HAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED HER INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT BUT CERTAINLY NOT HER DOMESTIC RETIREMENT BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN IN ACTION WITH THE FORZA, AND THEY TOOK UP THAT TITLE IN SUPREME FASHION. THEN IT WAS AN AUCKLAND QUARTET THAT WENT BACK TO BACK THERE. BRILLIANT SCENES. THE MIXED PAIRS GET UNDERWAY, AND THEY WILL RUN ALL WEEK IS UP. TO THE COMPETITORS GET A BIT STARSTRUCK WHEN THEY COME AGAINST VAL SMITH? SPORTING ROYALTY ` AND MUST BE QUITE COOL TO GO UP AGAINST HER. SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. WE HAVE A WORLD CHAMPION IN CHRISTCHURCH ` TAYLOR BRUCE ` AS WELL. SHE WAS PLAYING AGAINST VAL, AND AGAINST A COUPLE OF THE BEST, SO A BIT OF A MIXED BAG IN THE FINALS AS WELL. THIS IS WHAT THEY LOVE. VAL IN HER INTERVIEW AFTERWARDS SAID THESE OTHER TITLES THAT MEAN THE MOST BECAUSE YOU ARE DOING IT WITH OTHERS AND THOSE WHO GROW UP DOING IT WITH. IT IS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THE VIBE. SHE WOULD NOT HAVE GOT THAT FAR WITHOUT THOSE PEOPLE DOING IT WITH HER AT CLUB LEVEL BECAUSE THEY LOVE IT. WHAT ABOUT THE SNOW SPORTERS WHO HAVE CLEANED UP AGAIN? THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR OUR WINTER OLYMPIAN. IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT WEEKEND AS WELL, WITH LUKE HARRINGTON AND BEN BARKLEY WANAKA HARRINGTON AND BEN BARKLEY OF WANAKA* CREATING HISTORY IN THE SKI SLOPE STYLE. THEY GET FREE REIGN TO PULL OFF THE THICKEST TRICKS IN THESE PARKS AND PIPES. THERE ARE RAILS AND JUMPS. I AM TOLD THAT LUCA IS MORE OF A TECHNICAL WRITER SO WANTED TO JUST HIT HIS MARK, WHEREAS BEN LOVES THE AIR SO THAT'S WHAT HE WENT FOR. THESE ARE TWO MATES FROM WANAKA ON THE WORLD STAGE. AND THAT BEIJING FLAG BEARER HAS NOW PODIUMS AT EVERY EVENT IN THE GIANT SLALOM SHE HAS FINISHED IN THIS EVENT. IT IS HER MOST CONSISTENT SEASON. SHE IS REALLY HITTING HER FORM, BUT SHE IS ABOUT TO SWAP FROM THE GIANT SLALOM WORLD CUPS TO THE DOWNHILL. AND THE SUPER G. THAT WILL BE IN NORWAY. THAT IS ABOUT GETTING FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM AS SOON AS YOU CAN. YOU NEED A TRANSLATOR ALMOST 4 SNOW SPORTS. HOW EXCITING IS IT TO SEE THESE PERSONALITIES GET THEIR TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT? AS A CYCLE. I HAVE BEEN TO A WINTER OLYMPICS, IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. IT IS THICK, GNARLY, DOPE, STONKING ` THAT IS AWARE THEY LIKE TO USE. SICK* ONLY A FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD A COUPLE OF ATHLETES, AND NOW WE HAVE MORE SNOW SPORT ATHLETES WHO ARE ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE AND THEY ARE LANDING ON THE PODIUM. THEY ARE OUTING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC MEDALLIST. THEY ARE SO YOUNG, FEARLESS AND FREE, THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY KILLING IT WHICH IS AWESOME TO SEE. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE THE LIKES OF NICO PORTEOUS GETTING ON AT 23 YEARS OF AGE. WHAT ABOUT THE SKYDIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS? I JUST HAVE TO SAY, WHAT IS IT WITH KIWIS BEING INTO THESE ADRENALINE FILLED SPORTS AND BEING BLOODY GOOD AT THEM. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOOTAGE, AND I NEED TO REFER TO MY NOTES. IT WAS THE NATIONAL SKYDIVING CHAMPS IN AUCKLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. MANY SKYDIVERS TAKING PART. THERE WAS SKI SKYDIVING, FORMATIONS WHICH IS WHEN THEY JOIN TOGETHER. THE PILOT SET TO OCEANIC RECORDS. THE FIRST ONE WAS GLIDING AT SPEED TO OVER 290 KM/H BEFORE SAFELY DEPLOYING HIS PARACHUTE ` SAFELY BEING THE KEY WORD ` HE FLEW 18.182 KM IN 18 MINUTES FROM 18,000 FEET ` I HOPE I'VE GOT THAT RIGHT. JUST LOOK AT HIM GOING DOWNHILL, NO BRAKES THERE. IT IS THE LONGEST WIND SUIT FLIGHT FOR TIME AND DISTANCE IN THE REGION. I'M TOLD BY ORGANISERS THAT THIS SPORT COMMUNITY IS GROWING BOTH IN COMPETITORS AND INTEREST, WHICH WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A RECORD TURNOUT OF WIND SUIT PILOTS OVER THE WEEKEND. MAYBE SOMETHING YOU CAN GET INTO, CHRIS. MAYBE WE CAN GO FOR THE FORMATION APPROACH, JENNY MAY? I AM AFRAID OF HEIGHTS. I HOPE YOU HAD A STONKING START TO YOUR WEEK WITH BREAKFAST. WE WILL SEE YOU SOON. THANKS, GUYS. PLEASURE TO BE HERE. JUST QUICKLY, WHAT ABOUT THOSE CRUSADERS? FORGOT TO ASK ABOUT THE CRUSADERS. OH, AND I STILL HERE? I WAS LIKE, DO NOT COME TO ME ABOUT THIS. WE WILL BE BACK. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE 8 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. PLUS, WE TURN TO FAIR GO TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS FOR FAULTY APPLIANCES. BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF THESE? # SHA LALA. TOASTERS, KETTLES, FRIDGES... MOST OF US KNOW THAT WE CAN GET A REFUND IF A PRODUCT IS FAULTY. BUT WHAT IF IT'S A HORSE? YAY OR... NEIGH? IN CHRISTCHURCH, A TEACHER WAS RELIEVED TO SEE THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT STILL APPLIES. BUT HAVING THE LAW ON YOUR SIDE IS ONE THING, GETTING THE MONEY BACK FROM THE SELLER IS ANOTHER. SO, FAIR GO JUMPED ON BOARD. (PENSIVE MUSIC) WE'VE COME TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH TO SEE GEORGIA AND HER HORSE, SALLY. NOW, IT'S A SAD TALE ` A HORSE THAT'S GONE LAME, A DEBT THAT'S GONE UNPAID, AND A FAIR GO REPEAT OFFENDER. IT'S HORSE BREEDER PAUL FOULKES OF GOLDENGROVE STUD. THIS TIME HE OWES $9500 TO CANTERBURY TEACHER PIP GORDON. THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL AGREED. WE SENT AN EMAIL JUST SORT OF SAYING, 'HERE'S THE BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS,' JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A NUDGE SORT OF THING ` JUST NOTHING. GILL JOINS US NOW. THIS SOUNDS LIKE CLASSIC FAIR GO, BUT LET'S START WITH WHY SHE BOUGHT THE HORSE. GEORGIA AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 17, 18, BIG SHOWJUMPING DREAMS. SAW THIS HORSE ADVERTISED ON THE INSTAGRAM PAGE OF THE BUSINESS, LOOKED GREAT SO THEY WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. SHE KNEW THAT GOLDEN GROVE STUD WAS ASSOCIATED WITH SOME GOOD HORSES THAT HAD BEEN BRED. THE HORSE WAS GREAT, BEAUTIFUL NATURE, LOTS OF POTENTIAL, SO THEY DID THE RIGHT THING AND GOT THE VET CHECK. IF YOU ARE SPENDING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS YOU WOULD GET A REALLY THOROUGH CHECK, BUT WHEN YOU ARE SPENDING 9 1/2 THOUSAND DOLLARS YOU WILL DO A STANDARD AA CHECK FOR YOUR CARD TYPE CHEQUE. THE HORSE SEEMED FINE. THE OWNERS OF THE HORSE MENTIONED THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INJURY IN ONE OF THE LEAKS BEFORE, THEY WENT SURE WHICH HIND LEG. JUST TO PLAY SIDE, THE FAMILY X RAYED THE JOINTS IN BOTH LEGS AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THEY THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS GREAT AND HAD THE $9000. THEN WHAT HAPPENED? IT TOOK ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MONTHS, SHE HAD STARTED RIDING THE HORSE AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL, THEY TOOK HER TO SOME LOW LEVEL COMPETITIONS, AND THEN CLEARLY THERE WAS A PROBLEM. SHE SAID IT WAS AS IF ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE HAD BROKEN HER LEG. SHE COULD NOT PUT WEIGHT ON IT, SO THEY GOT THE VET BACK AND THE VET SAID, THIS IS QUITE SERIOUS. IT IS NOT IN THE JOINTS THAT WE CHECKED OUT BEFORE, IT IS IN A DIFFERENT JOINT. IT IS BASICALLY THE HEEL OF THE HORSE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MEANS THAT SHE WILL MOST LIKELY NOT BE ABLE TO BE RIDDEN. IF SHE HAS A RIDER, IT WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT. AND HAD THIS TO SAY. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD MORE TESTS DONE, MORE MONEY, AND, YEAH, THE X-RAYS SHOWED THAT, NO, SHE CAN'T` SHE COULDN'T BE RIDDEN. THERE MIGHT BE PERIODS OF TIME WHERE, YOU KNOW, SHE APPEARS REASONABLY SOUND, BUT THE ADDED WEIGHT OF A RIDER WOULD JUST AGGRAVATE IT. IF IT HAD BEEN MAYBE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS DOWN THE TRACK, THIS WOULD BE A DIFFERENT SITUATION. BUT I RODE THE HORSE FOR FOUR MONTHS. OUR VET FELT SHE HAD SOME CHRONIC ARTHRITIS. HE FELT THAT IT HAD BEEN THERE A LOT LONGER THAN THE FOUR MONTHS THAT WE'D HAD HER. SHE WENT BACK TO ASK FOR A REFUND. WHAT HAPPENED? AT FIRST THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC, AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TRY TO HELP. WHEN IT CAME TO SAY THAT WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK BECAUSE, UNDER THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT, WE ARE THINKING THAT THIS IS A PRODUCT, IT MIGHT BE HOT, BUT WE THINK IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE BECAUSE IT CANNOT SHOW JUMP. THEN THEY WENT QUIET. THEY WENT TO THE DISPUTES TRIBUNAL. THEY ARGUED A COUPLE OF THINGS ` THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIVATE SALE. BUT THE REFEREE SAID THAT THEY PAID INTO THE STUDS BANK ACCOUNT AND IT IS THE STUD'S BRAND ON THE HORSE AND YOU ADVERTISED ON THE INSTAGRAM PAGE, SO TO ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES IT WAS A TRADE SALE. THEN THEY ARGUED, WELL, WE SAID THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BUT THE REFEREE SAID, THE CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT IS NOT ABOUT BLAME. IT IS NOT ABOUT SAYING THAT YOU TRIED TO MISLEAD ANYBODY. IT IS SAYING THAT THIS PRODUCT CANNOT BE USED WHAT IT WAS SOLD FOR, SO IT STILL STANDS AND YOU 09 AND 1/2 THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT WAS IN OCTOBER 2023. THE STUD, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED? IN 2021 THEY WERE ON OUR PROGRAM FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. SOMEONE SAID THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE HORSE AND THEY WERE OVER $20,000 FROM THEM. AND THEY HAD NOT BEEN PAID FOR TWO YEARS. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK IT OUT SO THEY WERE PAID. WE KNEW OF THREE OTHER CASES AT THE TIME OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO, AS YOU MIGHT SAY. LOVELY. I DON'T WANT TO GIVE AWAY ANY MORE, BECAUSE THIS STORY IS NOW UP. IT IS ON TVNZ+. I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THERE IS A GOOD ENDING. YOU CAN FIND OUT HOW IF YOU GO WATCH THE STORY. IT HAS SOME GOOD TIPS AS WELL AS TO WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU GET A GOOD RESULT BUT CANNOT GET YOUR MONEY. YOU CAN FIND THE STORY ON TVNZ+. COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` THEY BOUGHT IT FOR A DOLLAR. WE MEET THE STUDENTS WHO'VE TRANSFORMED THIS HOUSE AND ARE ABOUT TO SEND IT TO AUCTION. SPEAKING OF AUCTIONS ` NOAH ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN AN ARK? THE EXTREMELY UNIQUE PROPERTY HITTING THE MARKET IN CHRISTCHURCH. BUT YOU DO WITH THE MORTGAGE? WOULD IT BE A FLOATING-RATE? NEW ZEALAND HAS ANNOUNCED NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA, ON THE THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE. FOREIGN MINISTER WINSTON PETERS SAYS THE NEW SANCTIONS TARGET RUSSIAN ENTITIES, AND HAS CONDEMNED THE ONGOING WAR. HE SAYS NEW ZEALAND STANDS WITH UKRAINE, AND HAS ANNOUNCED $3 MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS RELIEF EFFORTS. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY SAYS HE'LL RESIGN FROM HIS POSITION, IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE A PEACE DEAL. HIS COMMENTS COME AMID AN ESCALATING SPAT WITH U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP OVER NEGOTIATIONS FOR A CEASEFIRE. ISRAELI TANKS HAVE ROLLED INTO THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS. ISRAELI'S DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS HIS FORCES WILL BE IN THE TERRITORY 'FOR THE COMING YEAR' AMID PALESTINIAN CONCERN THAT ISRAEL IS TRYING TO INCREASE ITS HOLD ON THE AREA. THOUSANDS OF PALESTINIANS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN FORCED OUT OF REFUGEE CAMPS AS A RESULT. INITIAL EXIT POLLS FOR THE GERMAN ELECTION HAVE SHOWN FAR-RIGHT PARTY AFD CLAIM A RECORD 20% OF THE VOTE. THE ANTI-IMMIGRATION PARTY IS ON TRACK TO HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER OF SEATS IN PARLIAMENT, AFTER RECORDING ITS BEST EVER ELECTION RESULT. THE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS ARE IN THE LEAD WITH 30% OF THE VOTE, PUTTING LEADER FRIEDRICH MERZ IN PRIME POSITION TO BECOME GERMANY'S NEXT CHANCELLOR. BACK HERE, MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET OF OPOTIKI HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A LARGE FIRE. THE BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT AROUND 2am THIS MORNING. AND AN HOURS-LONG STANDOFF IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB HAS ENDED WITH ARMED POLICE TAKING A MAN INTO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. TO SPORT, AND THE BLACKCAPS WILL BE HOPING TO JOIN INDIA AT THE TOP OF THEIR CHAMPIONS TROPHY GROUP AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE ON BANGLADESH. DESPITE A COUPLE OF INJURY SETBACKS NEW ZEALAND HAVE ENJOYED A STRONG RUN OF FORM IN THE LEAD UP TO THE MATCH, WHILE BANGLADESH ARE LOOKING TO REBUILD AFTER BEING HAMMERED BY INDIA. IT IS A TEAM WE ARE NOT TAKING LIGHTLY, FOR SURE. WE KNOW WE HAVE TO BE ON, AND IN THESE BIG EVENTS, THEY CAN UPSET ANY TEAM ON THEIR DAY. HOPEFULLY IT IS NOT US. THE MATCH BEGINS AT 10pm TONIGHT. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE BUT OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON. 26 FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOR SOME IN THE LOWER SOUTH, IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM. 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. FROM THE CLASSROOMS TO A CONSTRUCTION ZONE ONE TREE HILL COLLEGE IS REDEFINING TRADES EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL. IN MAY LAST YEAR, THE STUDENTS GOT THEIR HANDS ON A FORMER STATE HOUSE FOR JUST $1. SINCE THEN, THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN HAMMERING AWAY ` NAIL BY NAIL ` SPENDING THE YEAR RECONSTRUCTING AND RENOVATING. AND TODAY, IT'S NOW READY FOR MARKET. REPORTER LUCY BENDELL IS OUT THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND. GOOD MORNING, LUCY. GOOD MORNING, 10. STUDENTS HERE AT ONE TREE HEALTH COLLEGE HAVE BEEN SWAPPING THE TEXTBOOKS FOR TOOLKITS THE LAST 10 MONTHS. RECONSTRUCTING THIS HOUSE WHICH WAS AN EX-STATE HOME FROM THE 1970S INTO A DRY AND HEALTHY HOME. WE ARE GETTING THE FIRST LOOK AT THIS MORNING. COME ON IN, TEAM. THIS IS AN OPEN LIVING, DINING, KITCHEN SPACE. BEFORE WE GET A LITTLE TIE DOWN TO THE BEDROOMS AND BATHROOMS WITH ALL THE INTERESTING STUFF WE ARE GOING TO SPEAK WITH CHARLOTTE. SHE IS THE HEAD OF TRADE HERE AT ONE TREE HILL COLLEGE. GOOD MORNING, CHARLOTTE. TELL ME HOW EXCITING IT IS THAT THIS IS FINALLY COMPLETE AFTER 10 MONTHS WORK. WE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. HERE WE ARE, WE HAD A HOUSE THAT WAS END-OF-LIFE AND IT WAS JUST A LOT OF BITS OF WOOD AND WE PULLED IT APART AND RECONSTRUCTED IT. HOW WE ARE WITH A STAR SEVEN LEVEL HOME. TALK ME THROUGH THE WORK. WE DEMOLISHED THE INSIDE AND WRAPPED UP THE OLD PLYWOOD FLOOR AND WE HAVE REPLACED THAT. WE TOOK OUT ALL THE WALLS AND THE STUDENTS REBUILT ALL THE WALLS. WE HAVE FULLY INSULATED IT. AND THE ROOF AND THE UNDERFLOOR AS WELL AS THE WALLS. WE HAVE WORKED TO MAKE IT A HOME THAT IS ONE HEALTHY, AND DRY. THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WORK, ALONGSIDE LICENSED TRADESPEOPLE. WHY DID YOU WANT TO DO THIS? WE DID THIS BECAUSE THE STUDENTS WANTED TO TRANSFER THE CLASSROOMS GOES INTO THE REWARD. THE STUFF YOU CAN DO IN THE CLASSROOM IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT YOU CAN DO HERE WE HAVE TO DO PLANNING, WORK WITH OTHER PEOPLE, PEOPLE UNITE NOT KNOW, AND BUILDING THOSE SKILLS ABOUT MAKING THE TRANSITION INTO WORKING SO MUCH MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR OUR STUDENTS. WHAT OPPORTUNITIES DOES THIS GIVE STUDENTS AFTER THIS? EXPOSES THEM TO OTHER TRADES THEY MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT. FOR EXAMPLE, LANDSCAPING. IT IS WONDERFUL FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THEIR OWN WAY THROUGH THE EXPERIENCE AND THINKING THAT THEY CAN HAVE A GO. LEVEL II AND THREE STUDENTS ARE HERE. WE DO THAT UNIT STANDARDS PROGRAM WITH BCITO. THEY CAN LEARN THE STANDARDS BEFORE THEY DO THEIR TRADE. FOR A SCHOOL SETTING, THIS IS THE FIRST KAINGA ORTRAD FOR A SCHOOL SETTING, THIS IS THE 1ST TO BE RENOVATED TO A HOME STANDARD. THIS HOUSE WAS AT THE END OF ITS LIFE ` THE LISTING GOES LIVE TODAY. WE HAVE A THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATH. WE HAVE A LAUNDRY WHICH WAS ONCE AN OLD SHED. OPEN PLAN LIVING, WHICH IS WONDERFUL AND WE HAVE THESE LOVELY DOORS THAT LEAD OUTSIDE TO THE COURTYARD AREA. YOU CAN REALLY FLOW BETWEEN THE ROOMS WHICH IS LOVELY. IT WOULD BE VERY NICE FOR A FAMILY TO LIVE IN. BALLPARK, WHAT YOU WANT FOR IT BALLPARK, WHAT YOU WANT FOR IT? EVERY CENT THAT COMES BACK GOES BACK INTO OUR TRADE ACADEMY, AS WE HAVE A NEW HOMECOMING IN MAY. HOW EXCITING. WE HAVE ONE OF THE STUDENTS HERE THAT WORKED ON THIS HOUSE. THIS IS ALICIA. HOW PROUD ARE YOU SITTING IN THIS HOME? I AM SO PROUD. WHAT HAS THE LAST 10 MONTHS BEEN LIKE? I WAS WORKING ON THE INSULATION, I WAS CHATTING WITH THE TILER WHO WAS SHOWING ME WHAT TO DO. BEING ABLE TO SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRADES AND PATHWAYS THEY GO DOWN. TUMMY ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THIS HAS GIVEN YOU. NEXT TIME WE GO ON WORK PLACEMENT, ONE DAY A WEEK, WE WILL GO OUT ONTO A WORKSITE OF A CAREER WE WANT TO MAYBE PURSUE, AND THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE THROUGH THIS ARE LEARNING HOW TO USE THE TOOLS. WE HAVE COME ONTO THIS HOUSE AND PUT ALL THE KNOWLEDGE INTO PLACE, AND BEEN ABLE TO USE THE TOOLS IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE DONE ON A CONSTRUCTION SITE. WELL DONE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE. WE WILL NOW GO DOWN THE HALLWAY. THIS WAS REPLICATING A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THIS IS ON THE ONE TREE HILL COLLEGE LAND. THIS IS ONE OF THE BATHROOMS. LOOK HOW STUNNING IT IS. WE HAVE THREE BEDROOMS HERE. A RIBBON WILL BE CUTS OWNED BY THE MINISTER CHRIS PENK. IT IS A BRILLIANT, BRILLIANT IDEA, AND HONESTLY, SO VALUABLE FOR THOSE STUDENTS TO GET A FIRST-HAND TRADE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, LUCY. ANGER LIKE TO THEM FOR THE AUCTION. FROM SEWAGE DISCHARGE AFFECTING INNER-CITY SWIMMING TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION ` AUCKLANDERS AREN'T SHORT OF A THING OR TWO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. IN TODAY'S LOOK BACK THROUGH THE TVNZ ARCHIVE, WE LOOK BACK AT THE HALCYON DAYS OF 1998 WHEN THINGS WERE BETTER, AND THE ONLY THING AUCKLANDERS HAD TO WORRY ABOUT WAS... SEWAGE DISCHARGE AFFECTING INNER-CITY SWIMMING AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION. SIMON MERCEP FILED THIS REPORT FOR THE HOLMES SHOW. (THE EAGLES' 'LIFE IN THE FAST LANE') QUESTION ` IS OUR BIGGEST CITY GETTING TOO BIG TOO FAST? # LIFE IN THE FAST LANE. SURELY MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR MIND. TERRIBLE, MATE. HAD IT. NO GOOD. IT'S TERRIBLE. THINKING OF MOVING AWAY? I AM TOMORROW. SHE'S MOVING TOMORROW. ARE YOU? WHERE ARE YOU HEADING? WHANGAREI. SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S POWER. AND PERHAPS CLEAN WATER. CHRIS, WE'RE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF RESIDENTIAL INNER AUCKLAND HERE. WHY IS ALL THIS BROWN WATER RIGHT IN FRONT OF US? THIS IS RAW SEWAGE COMING OUT INTO A CREEK IN THE MIDDLE OF AUCKLAND. THEY'VE PUT IN THE HOUSES BEFORE THEY CHECKED THAT WE HAD ENOUGH DRAINS FOR THEM. THIS IS COX'S CREEK, ISN'T IT? YES. NOW THE CREEK IS` WE CAN SEE THE PIPE OVER THERE. AND NOW IT'S COMING ALL THE WAY DOWN... IT'S FLOWING DOWN TO SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR SWIMMING BEACHES IN AUCKLAND. IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL THE HERNE BAY BEACHES. IT IS RISKY TO SWIM IN OUR HARBOUR. # LIFE IN THE FAST LANE. SURELY MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR MIND. DIRTY WATER'S STIRRED UP PROBLEMS BEFORE. I CAN CATEGORICALLY STATE WE WILL NOT BE SWIMMING IN THE VIADUCT BASIN FOR THE QANTAS TRIATHLON WORLD CUP. WE'RE JUST GETTING TOO BIG, AUCKLAND. YOU RECKON? YEAH. MIGHT HAVE TO JUST CONDENSE A LITTLE BIT MORE. HERE WE ARE. ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROAD ` NEW APARTMENTS, INNER CITY APARTMENTS. AND ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROAD, OTHERS WHO DON'T WANT IT. # LIFE IN THE FAST LANE. IT'S JUST GETTING TOO FAST HERE TOO. ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAFFIC. HOW MANY MORE MOTORWAYS DO WE KEEP BUILDING? HOW MANY MORE CARS DO WE KEEP PUTTING ON THE ROAD? # LIFE IN THE FAST LANE. THEN THERE WAS THAT DROUGHT. THIS WATER CRISIS FOR AUCKLANDERS IS VERY, VERY SERIOUS. IT'S BEEN CALLED POTENTIALLY THE BIGGEST CIVIL EMERGENCY AUCKLAND HAS EVER CONFRONTED. AND NOW WITH A POWER CRISIS TO COPE WITH, WELL, THE WHOLE THING'S JUST GETTING EMBARRASSING. I JUST COME FROM OVERSEAS, AND, UM, I'M SORT OF SHUDDERING TO THINK OF HOW MANY PEOPLE LAUGHING AT US. BUT THE QUEEN CITY DEFENDERS AREN'T HARD TO FIND. ARE YOU THINKING OF MOVING OUT, ANNE? NOT AT ALL. NO. WHY NOT? WELL, IT'S AN EXCITING PLACE TO LIVE AND THIS SORT OF THING HAPPENING, HEY, YOU KNOW, ADDS A BIT OF SPICE TO LIFE. AND IF IT'S ALL TOO MUCH, THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER OPTION ` LIVE SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT'S WONDERFUL. YOU'RE ASKING A WELLINGTONIAN. AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE AUCKLANDERS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS. QUICK SURVEY ON LIFE IN AUCKLAND. WHAT'S THE TRAFFIC LIKE FOR YOU THESE DAYS? I DON'T KNOW. I LIVE AT WAIHEKE. YOU LIVE AT WAIHEKE? (LAUGHS) I DON'T MIND WHAT THE TRAFFIC'S LIKE. (LAUGHS) WHAT'S LIFE LIKE OUT THERE? OH, IT'S GOOD, WAIHEKE. AS LONG AS YOU'VE GOT THE INTERNET, IT'S FINE. (ALL LAUGH) RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S OK. I LIKE YOUR CAMERA. (GUITAR SOLO) THIS IS SO GOOD. SIMON WITH THAT REPORT, FROM 1998. SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE. TRAFFIC IS STILL TERRIBLE. SIMON STILL LOOKS THE EXACT SAME AGE. STILL RIPPING IT UP. EXCEPT HE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE THAN. I'D SAY HE LOOKS EVEN MORE SHARPER NOW. E WHAI AKE NEI ` MATT GIBB'S LIVING IT UP IN TARANAKI THIS MORNING. MORENA, MATT. GOOD MORNING, JENNY MAY. FANTASTIC MORNING HERE. IT WILL BE A HUGE WEEK HERE, AND YOU CAN WIN AN AMAZING PRICE, AN AMAZING FAMILY HOLIDAY. YOU COULD GO TO THIS ART GALLERY. WHAT AN ICONIC BUILDING. HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE AND WILL TELL YOU MORE LATER. (STARTLES) Shhh. (SOFT GRUNT) You've had a big day, Dad. VOICEOVER: Imagine if instead of the kids wearing you out... (SNORING) ..you wore them out. Get AIA Vitality and start thriving. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` NEW ZEALAND HAS ANNOUNCED NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA ON THE THREE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE INVASION OF UKRAINE. ISRAELI TANKS HAVE ROLLED INTO THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 20 YEARS. AND INITIAL EXIT POLLS SHOW FAR-RIGHT PARTY AFD ON TRACK FOR A RECORD 20% OF THE VOTE IN GERMANY'S ELECTION. THIS WEEK, TARANAKI ` FAMED FOR ITS STUNNING LANDSCAPES, SURF BEACHES, VIBRANT ARTS SCENE AND ICONIC MAUNGA ` HOSTS TE MATATINI O TE KAHUI MAUNGA, THE PINNACLE OF MAORI PERFORMING ARTS. MATT GIBB IS IN NEW PLYMOUTH AS A GUEST OF VENTURE TARANAKI, WHO BRINGING US THIS SEGMENT. MORNING, MATT. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS. YES. AND TREATS ARE ON THE OFFER THIS MORNING, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD SIGN FOR ME. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO GINA WHO IS THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS PRECINCT. HOW ARE YOU? FABULOUS. I HAVE GOT A PRETTY SWEET JOB SOMETIMES, I GET TO TRAVEL THE COUNTRY AND GO TO DIFFERENT PLACES. WHEN I AM IN NEW PLYMOUTH, I'M NOT JUST SAYING THIS, I LOVE TO COME HERE. HAVE A PIZZA, A LITTLE CRAFT BEER, TELL ME ABOUT THIS PLACE. THIS IS THE CENTRAL HUB OF WHAT WE HAVE ON OFFER HERE IN TARANAKI. WE HAVE AMAZING JAPANESE FOOD, WE HAVE GOT AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIZZA AND CRAFT BEER, WE HAVE DELICIOUS SWEET TREATS AND HOUSEMAID GELATO. WE ARE SO LUCKY. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE? VIBES. I KNOW. THE HOSPITALITY SEEN IN GENERAL AND NEW PLYMOUTH IS THRIVING, RIGHT? WE ARE REALLY LUCKY HERE. WE HAVE HEAPS OF HIDDEN GEMS. WE GOT AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS. WE COVER ALL THE BASES HERE IN HOSPITALITY. ARE YOU READY FOR THIS WEEK? I AM SO READY. I HAVE HEARD NUMBERS. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMING HERE FOR THE EVENT. IT IS GOING TO BE GIGANTIC. TELL US WHAT IT WOULD OVER THE HOSPITALITY SCENE. WE ARE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOST EVENTS SUCH AS THIS. BECAUSE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE MAY NEVER HAVE BEEN TO TARANAKI BEFORE. IT GIVES US OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW THEM WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER HERE. AND ALL OVER THE REGION. NOT JUST NEW PLYMOUTH. WHAT ARE YOUR TOP PICKS FOR FOOD? I CAN'T CHOOSE ONE. SPECIFIC TO WHERE WE ARE STANDING. WE HAVE BAO BUNS AND DUMPLINGS. MY KIDS LOVE THE CHICKEN. I'M A MARGARITA GIRL. I'M A MARGARITA GUY. IT WILL BE AN AMAZING WEEK. AS YOU HAVE NOT VISITED FOR A WHILE WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMPETITION. BEFORE WE DO, PART OF THAT COMPETITION PRIZE PACK IS $400 WORTH OF DINING HERE AT THE WEST END PRECINCT. IT IS PRETTY COOL. TO WIN, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE. YOU WILL HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE IN THIS PITIFUL PART OF THE COUNTRY. YOU WILL GET A SHOP UP A STORM. THERE IS THE ART GALLERY, THIS PRECINCT, AND EATING SOME LOVELY FOOD. WHAT AN AMAZING WEEK. CAN I TUCK INTO THIS TREATS? WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WE HAVE A LOVELY FRENCH BAKER. COME ALONG AND MEET GINA. AND EAT ONE OF THESE. THANK YOU MATT. AND JUST A REMINDER TE MATATINI WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM TOMORROW ON TVNZ2 AND TVNZ+. IF YOU ARE CRUISING DOWN TO TARANAKI, AND YOU ARE GOING THROUGH PIOPIO, STOP IN AT THE FAT PIGEON. THERE IS A TOILET THERE. APPARENTLY QUITE GOOD. YOU HAVE A LITTLE CAFE AND THEN A LITTLE BRIDGE, WHICH IS WHERE THE BATHROOMS ARE AND THEN THERE IS A BIG PART. GET THE DOG OUT, GET THE KIDS OUT, BUT OF A PLAY AROUND. IT SOUNDS A PLACE YOU NEED TO VISIT. PIOPIO. SAY HELLO TO MY MUM AS WELL IF YOU SEE HER. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. THE MASSIVE TOWERING TEMPLE IS ABOUT TO OPEN IN AUCKLAND. YVONNE TAHANA HAS GONE ALONG FOR A CLOSER LOOK. MORENA, YVONNE. GOOD MORNING. I AM AT NEW ZEALAND'S NEWEST TEMPLE. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND HERE EARLY THIS MORNING. GETTING THE LEAF BLOWER OUT, MAKING SURE THIS PLACE LOOKS PERFECT, AS THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER (UPBEAT MUSIC) MORENA, AUCKLAND. WELCOME BACK TO BREAKFAST. IT IS 8:28. LOOKING GOOD, AUCKLAND. FINE APART FROM AREAS OF MORNING CLOUD FOR STOPPING LITTLE BIT OF WIND AROUND AN AFTERNOON SEA BREEZES, BUT OTHERWISE... RANGITOTO IN THE BACKGROUND THERE. BEAUTIFUL. LET'S GO TO DUNEDIN. 21 DEGREES AND FINE APART FROM SOME MORNING AND EVENING LOW CLOUD. NORTH-EASTERLY IS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SHOULD DIE OUT LATER ON THIS EVENING. DUNEDIN LOOKS THE SAME EVERYTHING A MORNING. I IMAGINE AFTER O'WEEK AND THE HIGHLANDERS AT THE ZOO, THERE MIGHT BE SOME THAW HEADS THERE THIS MORNING. INDEED. COME ON (CLAPS) CLASS BEGINS, THE. THOUGH* CHRISTCHURCH MOSTLY FINE APART FROM AREAS OF CLOUD. NORTH-EASTERLY IS DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, OTHERWISE, IT IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. TIME FOR YOUR NEWS. POLICE HAVE SEIZED 76 GANG PATCHES AND LAID 337 CHARGES FOR INSIGNIA BREACHES SINCE NEW TOUGHER LAWS CAME INTO FORCE THREE MONTHS AGO. POLICE MINISTER MARK MITCHELL AND JUSTICE MINISTER PAUL GOLDSMITH HAVE PRAISED POLICE FOR THE CRACKDOWN. POLICE HAVE ALSO SEIZED 67 FIREARMS ` A 52% INCREASE COMPARED TO THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM, AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. THE BBC'S SARAH RAINSFORD IS IN THE VATICAN. WELL, THERE'LL BE A SPECIAL MASS HERE IN ROME THIS EVENING FOR THE POPE AFTER THAT STATEMENT YESTERDAY FROM THE VATICAN, WHEN THEY SAID THAT HIS HEALTH HAD TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. IT WAS A MUCH STARKER TONE IN MORE DETAIL THAN WE'VE BECOME USED TO. TALKING OF A RESPIRATORY CRISIS, THEY SAID, AND ALSO BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. AND THIS WEEK, FOR THE SECOND WEEK RUNNING, THE POPE WILL BE UNABLE TO DELIVER HIS TRADITIONAL ANGELUS PRAYER HERE IN THE VATICAN. BACK HERE, MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THE MAIN STREET OF OPOTIKI HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A LARGE FIRE. THE BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT AROUND 2am THIS MORNING. AND AN HOURS-LONG STANDOFF IN AN AUCKLAND SUBURB HAS ENDED, WITH ARMED POLICE TAKING A MAN INTO CUSTODY JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN AT THE NATIONAL SKY DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUCKLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. MORE THAN 40 DIVERS TAKING PART IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING SPEED SKY DIVING, FOUR-WAY FORMATIONS AND WING SUITS. IN THE LATTER JASON DODUNSKI BROKE AN OCEANIC RECORD FOR THE LONGEST WINGSUIT FLIGHT FOR BOTH TIME AND DISTANCE, CLOCKING SPEEDS OF 290km/h. AS HE FLEW MORE THAN 18km IN FIVE MINUTES. AND FINALLY, BRITAIN'S UGLIEST DOG HAS ADDED ANOTHER TROPHY TO HER CABINET. THIS TIME FOR ACTING. PEGGY ` A PUG AND CHINESE CRESTED CROSS ` TOOK THE 'BEST IN WORLD' GONG AT THE FIDO AWARDS, THE CANINE EQUIVALENT OF THE ACADEMY AWARDS, FOR HER PERFORMANCE IN 'DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE'. GOING FROM THE UK'S UGLIEST DOG TO THE BEST IN THE WORLD HAS BEEN QUITE A WILD RIDE. PEGGY'S SCREEN PRESENCE WAS LAUDED BY JUDGES, SAYING HER TONGUE STOLE THE SHOW. (CHUCKLES) THERE IT IS. YEP. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. THE NORTH ISLAND IS BRINGING THE SUNSHINE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. HOWEVER, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE BUT OVERCAST FOR NAPIER. 28 THE HIGH FOR HAMILTON. 26 FOR AUCKLAND. IT'S A CLOUDY START FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE TURNING TO CLEAR SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, FOR SOME IN THE LOWER SOUTH, IT MIGHT REMAIN OVERCAST FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM. AND 24 IN QUEENSTOWN. THANKS, CHRIS. YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT TOWERING OVER THE AUCKLAND SUBURB OF MANUKAU AS YOU HEAD ALONG THE MOTORWAY. THE MASSIVE TEMPLE OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS IS SET TO OPEN SOON. IT'S THE SECOND SUCH TEMPLE IN NEW ZEALAND ` THE FIRST OUTSIDE HAMILTON OPENED IN THE 1950s AND ANOTHER IS SET TO BE BUILT IN PORIRUA. YVONNE TAHANA IS AT THE TEMPLE WITH PACIFIC AREA PRESIDENT, MORENA. I AM HERE WITH ELDER PETER MEURS. I THINK JENNY MAY IS RIGHT. THERE IS A SENSE OF ANTICIPATION ABOUT WHAT THIS MASSIVE STRUCTURE IS. TELL ME ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY. WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO VISIT WHAT WE CALL THE HOUSE OF THE LAW ` IT IS OUR MOST SACRED CHURCH BUILDING, AND IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SEE THE INSIDE OF THE TEMPLE. SO WE HOPE MANY WILL COME. THIS TEMPLE HAS BEEN BUILT CAREFULLY AND TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARDS. IT IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. BUT WE PROMISE IF YOU COME, THE SPIRIT AND FEELING IS VERY SPECIAL. YOU CALL THIS AN OPEN HOME. AND PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ONLY COME FOR ABOUT A MONTH. TELL ME ABOUT THE OPEN HOME. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE SEEING? THEY'RE GOING TO SEE EVERYTHING IN THE TEMPLE. YOU CAN GO TO ALL THE ROOMS AND SEE PLACES WHERE SACRED CEREMONIES ARE PERFORMED. THINGS LIKE MARRIAGES BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE THAT LAST FOREVER. PLACES WHERE FAMILIES CAN BE CONNECTED TOGETHER FOREVER. YOU WILL SEE THE BAPTISM FONT, OTHER PLACES OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION WHERE WE LEARN ABOUT JESUS AND HOW TO BE MORE LIKE HIM. WE ALSO SEE BEAUTIFUL ARTWORK AND THINGS RELATED TO NEW ZEALAND. ONE OF YOUR CHURCH MEMBERS THIS MORNING DESCRIBED PEOPLE'S INTEREST AND NEW ZEALAND'S NEWEST TEMPLE BEING A BIT LIKE MEERKATS TRYING TO LOOK OVER. THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE TEMPLES ARE DIFFERENT FROM ORDINARY STATE CHURCHES, AREN'T THEY? SO THESE ARE RESERVED FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS, RIGHT? THIS IS THE 203RD TEMPLE. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. WE GO TO NORMAL BUILDINGS ON SUNDAY AND HAVE ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK. THESE TEMPLES ARE RESERVED FOR COMING TO DRAW CLOSER TO GOD AND FEEL HIS PRESENCE. ONCE IT IS CLOSED OR ONCE THE MOTHER VISITING IS UP, NONMEMBERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME HERE. SO WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT FOR THE CHURCH TO OPEN UP THE DOORS? BECAUSE IT WON'T BE OPENED AGAIN UNTIL A MAJOR REFIT, AND NORMALLY THAT IS 50 YEARS TO 100 YEARS. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME FOR THAT REASON. BECAUSE THE TEMPLE IS CLOSED AND ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS THAT COME WITH A SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP. MANUKAU HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. WE CAN SEE RAINBOWS END IS HERE. THERE IS ANOTHER CHURCH OVER HERE. TALK ME THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE TEMPLE. IT IS MADE TO BE AS GOOD AS WE CAN MAKE IT. IT DOES STAND OUT LIKE A BEACON. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TEMPLE, COME UP CLOSE, YOU WILL SEE MANY CARVINGS AND OTHER THINGS, STONEWORK. IT IS SET IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS. THE LANDSCAPE IS GORGEOUS. IT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE IT IS GOD'S HOUSE. WHEN YOU ARE INSIDE, YOU WILL FEEL THE SAME. IT IS BUILT TO THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD. IT IS BUILT TO LAST FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THIS IS THE ONLY TEMPLE THAT IS BUILT HERE NOW. BUT WELLINGTON IS HAVING ANOTHER TEMPLE BUILT AS WELL. RESOURCE CONSENT IS GRANTED FOR THAT. THERE WAS A BIT OF COMMUNITY FEELING ABOUT THE SIZE OF THAT TEMPLE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO NEIGHBOURS DOWN THERE? WELL, I THINK IT WILL BE A MOST BEAUTIFUL BUILDING. AND WE CAN PROMISE THAT THE BLESSINGS WILL FLURRY TO THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE TEMPLE ` THEY ALWAYS DO. IN 1976 WHEN I SERVED AS A YOUNG MISSIONARY IN NEW ZEALAND, THE HAMILTON TEMPLE WAS A ONLY TEMPLE FOR THE WHOLE PACIFIC. WHEN I WAS MARRIED IN 1979, MY FIANCE AND I TRAVELLED TO HAMILTON. AUSTRALIANS COMING TO NEW ZEALAND. THIS WAS THE TRIP TO MECCA. DO YOU HOPE THAT THIS WILL BE SOMETHING AKIN TO THAT? THERE ARE 30,000 MEMBERS THAT THIS TEMPLE WILL SERVE IN THE AUCKLAND COMMUNITY. SO IT WILL BE A BUSY PLACE. THE MEMBERS HERE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE A TEMPLE. WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE COMMUNITY TO SEE IT. SO WE JUST HOPE EVERYONE COMES. EVERYONE IS WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. DOES GOING TO CHURCH ON A MONDAY GET YOU EXTRA CREDIT FOR THE WEEK? THANK YOU, YVONNE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. E WHAI AKE NEI ` A UNIQUE PROPERTY OPPORTUNITY IS HITTING THE MARKET IN CHRISTCHURCH. WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AROUND THE ARK. WE ARE ON THEME AT THE MOMENT, AREN'T WE? # YOU ARE TOO SWEET FOR ME. # GIRL, TELL ME THE REASON. # ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FREEDOM? KIA ORA ANO. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` POPE FRANCIS HAS ASKED CATHOLICS WORLDWIDE TO PRAY FOR HIM, AS HE BATTLES PNEUMONIA IN BOTH LUNGS. CHINA HAS DENIED FAILING TO GIVE TIMELY WARNINGS ABOUT TESTING LIVE FIRE FROM WARSHIPS OFF THE AUSTRALIAN COAST. AND, RECORDS HAVE BEEN BROKEN AT THE NATIONAL SKY DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN AUCKLAND OVER THE WEEKEND. THAT IS A NO FROM ME. NEW PLYMOUTH IS THE PROUD HOST OF THIS YEAR'S TE MATATINI O TE KAHUI MAUNGA, THE PINNACLE OF MAORI PERFORMING ARTS. MATT GIBB IS OUT THERE HAVING A LOOK AROUND THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. WHO'S BRINING YOU THIS SEGMENT. THE PINNACLE OF PRESENTERS. KIA ORA, MATT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MORENA. KIA ORA. I AM HERE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. IT IS A STUNNING DAY. IT IS ALWAYS LIKE THIS, RIGHT? 365 DAYS. THIS IS THE GM OF NOVOTEL HERE. YOU CAN ENTER OUR COMPETITION TO CHECK IT OUT. YOU HAVE BEEN HERE FOR FIVE YEARS? WE MOVED BACK IN 2020. IT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.. TELL US ABOUT THIS AREA. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TO TARANAKI FOR A WHILE, A LOT IS GOING ON. LAST WEEK WAS THE BIG CAR FESTIVAL. THIS REGION IS JUST FANTASTIC. FROM NATURE WALKS TO SURF BEACHES TO THIS FANTASTIC COASTAL WALKWAY WE ARE ON RIGHT NOW. IT IS JUST AMAZING. THIS IS THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF NEW PLYMOUTH. WE HAVE 13 KM OF COASTAL WALK? 100%. IT IS FUN TO RIDE ALONG, WALK ALONG. WE WERE STANDING HERE WAITING TO GO LIVE THIS MORNING, AND CYCLISTS WERE ZOOMING PAST. WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON A SCOOTER. GOOD TIMING. AND WE CAN SEE THE ICONIC WIND WAND'S SCULPTURE. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF KIDS, DON'T YOU? MAY TWO DAUGHTERS AND MY SON LOVE GETTING OUT ON THE COASTAL WALKWAY. MY SON HAS JUST STARTED TO RIDE HIS BIKE. GOOD MORNING, GUYS. IT IS AN AMAZING COMPETITION ` A FAMILY IS GOING TO BE WILLING A PRIZE TO COME AND VISIT TARANAKI AND NEW PLYMOUTH. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS SHOULD THEY DO? THEY WILL BE STAYING WITH YOU FOR THREE NIGHTS. WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC HOSPITALITY. THEY WILL GET INTO HAVE A NICE BREAKFAST IN THE MORNING AND THEN OUT FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. I WOULD RECOMMEND DEFINITELY THE WALKWAY AND GET INTO THE LENDER MAY CENTRE IF THEY GET THE OPPORTUNITY. THERE ARE SOME NICE TRAILS AND WALKS. IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT IS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. LOOK AT THE WATER WHERE WE ARE NOW. WE WILL GET ON TO THE WATER WITH CHANGY'S CHARTERS. HONESTLY, YOU HAVE TO ENTER THIS. GO TO THE WEBSITE. TARANAKI LIKE NO OTHER HAVE PUT ON A HUGE PRICE. PRIZE* YOU WILL BE GETTING OUT ON THE WATER WITH CHATTY'S CHARTERS. THERE IS MORE ON THAT PRIZE PACK AS WELL. THERE IS A $500 VOUCHER. IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT MORE, GO TO THE WEBSITE. TE MATATINI KICKS OFF TOMORROW. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMING TO TOWN. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A SPARE ROOM, WOULD YOU? WE HAVE BEEN FULL FOR TWO YEARS. IT IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MEETING US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AFTER US. AND ENTER THE PRIZE DRAW. YOU MATT AND SAM HAVE BEEN BUZZING AROUND NEW PLYMOUTH. AND JUST A REMINDER TE MATATINI WILL BE BROADCASTING LIVE FROM TOMORROW ON TVNZ2 AND TVNZ+. WE ALL KNOW ABOUT SPEED CAMERAS CATCHING SPEEDING TRIVERS, BUT ACROSS THE TASMAN NOISE DETECTION IS BEING TRIALED FOR LOUD CARS. WHILE NO PENALTIES ARE BEING HANDED OUT YET, A NUMBER OF DRIVERS ARE DISTURBING THE PEACE. HERE'S CHANNEL 9'S REPORT. YOU CAN HEAR THEM BEFORE YOU SEE THEM... (ENGINE ROARS) BUT THIS MOTORCYCLIST HAS JUST BEEN PICKED UP BY A NEW SET OF EYES AND EARS. THESE ARE THE FIRST NOISE DETECTION CAMERAS IN AUSTRALIA. WHILE NEW SOUTH WALES DRIVERS CAN ALREADY BE FINED FOR NOISE POLLUTION WHILE STATIONARY, THESE CAMERAS PICK UP EXCESSIVE NOISE DURING DRIVING. THE CAMERAS ARE TRIGGERED BY NOISE EVENTS ABOVE A CERTAIN DECIBEL READING. THAT ACTIVATES THE MICROPHONES AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE NUMBER PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS AS WELL. THEY'RE USED TO PENALISE HOONS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD, AND NOW THERE ARE THREE BEING TRIALLED IN NEW SOUTH WALES, INCLUDING TWO IN BAYSIDE, WHERE EVERY WEEK SOUPED UP CARS DRIVE RESIDENTS TO DESPAIR. IT'S NOISY. IT'S CONSTANT ON THE WEEKENDS. EARLY RESULTS FROM THE TRIAL ARE IN, AND SO FAR, SINCE THEY WERE INSTALLED IN DECEMBER, THE CAMERAS HAVE PICKED UP 1000 NOISY INCIDENTS WITH ALMOST HALF CAUSED BY REPEAT OFFENDERS. WE'VE DETERMINED THAT OVER 180 VEHICLES HAVE ACTUALLY COMMITTED 434 OF THE NOISE EVENTS. THE OTHER PART OF THE TRIAL REVVING UP... IN THE UTS TECH LAB IN BOTANY. ENGINEERS TASKED WITH TESTING THE CAMERAS TO ENSURE THEY CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN LOUD VEHICLES AND OTHER NOISES. WHEN IT GETS MORE COMPLICATED ` MULTIPLE VEHICLES ` OF COURSE, IT BECOMES MORE CHALLENGING TO VALIDATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAMERAS, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BEING TASKED WITH HERE BY THE EPA. WHICH WILL HELP THE GOVERNMENT DECIDE WHETHER THE CAMERAS CAN BE USED TO FINE HOON DRIVERS WHEN THE TRIAL WRAPS UP IN DECEMBER. EVERY STREET SHOULD HAVE THEM. WHY NOT? IT MAKES THEM GO SLOWER. E WHAI AKE NEI ` CHARLOTTE MULDER'S TRYING HER HAND AT REAL ESTATE THIS MORNING. FOR A PROPERTY OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS. MORENA, CHARLOTTE. MORENA, CHRIS. IT LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER REENACTMENT OF NOAH'S ARK BEHIND ME, BUT THERE ARE NO ANIMALS AROUND. YOU WILL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THAT AFTER THE BREAK. # I WANT YOU BACK IN MY LIFE. # THE TIDE IS HIGH, BUT I AM HOLDING ON. HOW GOOD IS HAMILTON LOOKING THIS MORNING? 28. FINE AND LIGHT ONES FOR YOU. THIS IS BLONDIE, ISN'T THIS? OR ATOMIC KITTEN? THEY DID DO A VERSION OF IT, DIDN'T THEY? SHOULD WE JUST MOVE ON? I'M SURE THEY DID A VERSION OF THIS. 22 IN WELLINGTON. NORTHERLIES DEVELOPING THIS MORNING. THEY DID DO A VERSION, APPARENTLY. THIS DEFINITELY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THEM. BLONDIE, ICONIC. A HOME INSPIRED BY NOAH'S ARC IS SET TO BE AUCTIONED OFF AT THE END OF NEXT MONTH. THE ARK WAS RUN AS A CHRISTIAN-FOCUSED WEDDING, THE ARK WAS RUN AS A CHRISTIAN-FOCUSED WEDDING, FUNERAL AND CELEBRATION VENUE FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. WE'VE SENT REPORTER CHARLOTTE MULDER TO INVESTIGATE. GOOD MORNING, CHARLOTTE. GOOD MORNING, 10. WE ALL KNOW THE STORY OF NOAH'S ARK. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, IT REALLY IS A CULT REENACTMENT. I HAVE GOT NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL REALTY MANAGER WITH ME. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND THIS BUILDING, HOW IT GOT CREATED AND WHY THE OWNERS DID IT. IT IS A GREAT SPOT. THE ORIGINAL OWNERS BOUGHT THIS LAND IN THE 1950S. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 80S THAT THEY DEVELOPED IT INTO A SPIRITUAL PLACE. SOME GARDENS. THE DRAIN CONTINUED WHEN THEY HAD DEMAND FOR SOME WEDDINGS AND CHRISTENINGS. THEY BUILT THE ARK ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND IT WAS USED AS A FUNCTION CENTRE UNTIL IT WAS SOLD IN 2016 TO THE CURRENT OWNER. WITH THE SECOND DIVISION OF BEING A HIGH END SUBDIVISION. YOU ARE TELLING ME JUST BEFORE THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT THE ARC IN ITSELF IS BEING SOLD. IS THAT RIGHT? IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND HAS NOT BEEN SOLD BEFORE. IT WILL BE ON ITS OWN TITLE. AN AMAZING BUILDING. I JUST HAD A LOOK IN IT BEFORE. SOME FOOTAGE MIGHT BE GETTING SHOWN AROUND. IT HONESTLY LOOKS INCREDIBLE. IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING. TELL ME ABOUT HOW MANY WEDDINGS HAVE BEEN HERE OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKELY AS WELL AND EVERY PERSON YOU SPEAK TO HAS BEEN TO A WEDDING HERE, OR A COUPLE OF PEOPLE CAME TO A OPPENHEIM YESTERDAY WHO HAD BEEN MARRIED HERE. THERE ARE LOTS OF FOND MEMORIES HERE. YOU HAD THE OPPENHEIM YESTERDAY. WHICH WAS THE FIRST ONE? WE ARE MARKETING IT AS A RESIDENTIAL ZONE. WILL MAKE A GREAT HOME FOR SOMEONE WITH A MISSION I THINK. HAVE YOU HAD A LOT OF INTEREST SO FAR? WE'VE HAD LOTS OF INTEREST. IT IS A STUNNING BUILDING. IT IS ACROSS THREE LEVELS. THERE IS A BASEMENT UNDERGROUND WHICH IS OVER 300 M . THAT COULD BE ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE. FROM A MUSIC STUDIO TO PRACTISING YOUR DANCING DOWN THERE. THAT IS SO GOOD. YESTERDAY SOMEONE SUGGESTED AN INDOOR DRIVING RANGE. YOU CAN GET YOUR CREATIVITY FLOWING BECAUSE HONESTLY, THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER FOR WHOEVER PURCHASES THIS PROPERTY. IT WILL TAKE SOME VISION BUT IT IS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY.. IT WILL TAKE SOME VISION BUT IT IS A REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. TALKING ABOUT FEATURES, IT HAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VIEW OF SUMNER. YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE SOUTHERN ALPS, AND ACROSS THE BAY AS WELL. A REALLY TOP-CLASS VIEW FROM THE TOP DECK UP THERE. THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF THINGS HONESTLY, TO COME AND SEE. TELL ME ABOUT, THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE DAYS. THE AUCTION IS ON 28 MARCH. PLENTY OF TIME TO COME AND VIEW. START DREAMING. I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REAL ESTATE AGENT. IT IS HONESTLY GORGEOUS. DEFINITELY KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THOSE OPEN DAYS TO COME. SO GOOD, CHARLOTTE. 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