TONIGHT ` A SHOCK TWIST ON THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF THE UKRAINE WAR. AMERICA'S STAGGERING MOVE AS PRESIDENT MACRON GIVES DONALD TRUMP A FRENCH LESSON AFTER A WHITE HOUSE FAUX PAS. NO, IN FACT, TO BE FRANK, WE PAID 60% OF THE TOTAL EFFORT. AND IT WAS LIKE THE U.S. ` LOANS, GUARANTEES, GRANTS, AND WE PROVIDED REAL MONEY, TO BE CLEAR. DADDY'S HOME ` FAMILY TIME FOR HEAVYWEIGHT HITTER JOSEPH PARKER AFTER HIS KNOCKOUT WIN. HIS TEAM TELL 1 NEWS WHO HE'S OPEN TO FIGHTING NEXT. AND... # THE FIRST TIME # EVER I SAW YOUR FACE. AS THE HEARTFELT VOICE OF SOUL, SINGER ROBERTA FLACK IS SILENCED. THE MANY ARTISTS SHE'S INFLUENCED. # A STRANGER TO MY EYES. # STRUMMING MY PAIN WITH HIS FINGERS... # STRUMMING MY PAIN WITH HIS FINGERS... # SINGING MY LIFE WITH HIS WORDS NAU MAI KI KARERE TAHI I TENEI PO, WELCOME TO 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. THE U.S UNDER DONALD TRUMP HAS AGAIN SHOCKED THE WESTERN WORLD ` VOTING WITH RUSSIA AGAINST A U.N RESOLUTION CONDEMNING MOSCOW'S WAR IN UKRAINE. IT CAME AS UKRAINE HELD SOMBRE CEREMONIES TO MARK 3 YEARS SINCE RUSSIA'S FULL-SCALE INVASION. MORE THAN A DOZEN LEADERS FROM EUROPE AND CANADA ARRIVING IN KYIV TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY AT A CRITICAL MOMENT FOR THE WAR AND THE WEST. NOT THERE, FRANCE'S PRESIDENT, ON A MISSION TO RE-DIRECT DONALD TRUMP FROM HIS DRAMATIC PIVOT TOWARDS RUSSIA. TRUMP TOUTING MAJOR ECONOMIC MOVES WITH VLADIMIR PUTIN, LINKED TO A PEACE DEAL HE SAYS COULD HAPPEN 'WITHIN WEEKS', AND CLAIMING PUTIN IS OPEN TO A EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN UKRAINE, WHICH COULD INCLUDE NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS. EMMANUEL MACRON ARGUING AMERICAN MILITARY BACK-UP IS CRITICAL TO PROTECT UKRAINE'S SOVEREIGNTY, WHICH MUST NOT BE SURRENDERED. WE HAVE REACTION SHORTLY FROM UKRAINE AND EUROPE ON ANOTHER HEAD-SPINNING DAY. FIRST, THIS FROM U.S CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH. RARING INTO ITS FOURTH YEAR, THE FIGHTING REMAINS JUST AS BRUTAL. (GUNFIRE CRACKLES) UKRAINE'S FROZEN TRAINING GROUNDS NEARLY AS COLD AS RELATIONS WITH WHAT WAS ONCE THE NATION'S STRONGEST ALLY. THE SEISMIC, TRUMP-LED GLOBAL SHIFTS SEEN MOST STARKLY TODAY IN NEW YORK; AT THE UNITED NATIONS, AMERICA JOINING RUSSIA AND A SMALL BLOC, INCLUDING NORTH KOREA, IN VOTING AGAINST A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. AS WE GATHER TODAY ON THIS THIRD ANNIVERSARY, WHAT WE NEED IS A RESOLUTION MARKING THE COMMITMENT FROM ALL UN MEMBER STATES TO BRING A DURABLE END TO THE WAR. THIS STUNNING VOTE BY THE UNITED STATES TODAY SHOWS JUST HOW MUCH THIS COUNTRY HAS PIVOTED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DONALD TRUMP, WHO REFUSES TO BLAME VLADIMIR PUTIN FOR INVADING UKRAINE AND IS INSTEAD FRAMING VLADIMIR ZELENSKY AS THE VILLAIN. WE NEED TO RECONFIRM THAT THE AGGRESSION SHOULD BE CONDEMNED AND DISCREDITED, NOT REWARDED. PRESIDENT TRUMP THINKS NOT, CONFIRMING TODAY HE'S SPOKEN TO PUTIN ABOUT FORGING MAJOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEALS BETWEEN THE U.S AND RUSSIA. TRUMP'S POSITION HAS BEEN THAT THE U.S BETWEEN THE U.S AND RUSSIA. THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE WANT, AND WE WILL SEE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WILL COME TO FRUITION. TRUMP'S POSITION HAS BEEN THAT THE U.S HAS BEEN GETTING A RAW DEAL WITH ITS ONGOING ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE; A POINT FACT-CHECKED BY ONE OF EUROPE'S MOST POWERFUL LEADERS, FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, IN THE OVAL OFFICE. EUROPE IS LOANING THE MONEY TO UKRAINE. THEY GET THEIR MONEY BACK. NO, IN FACT, TO BE FRANK, WE PAID 60% OF THE TOTAL EFFORT AND IT WAS FULL, LIKE THE U.S, LOANS, GUARANTEE, GRANTS AND WE PROVIDED THE REAL MONEY. TO BE CLEAR. IF YOU BELIEVE THAT, IT'S OK WITH ME. BOTH LEADERS SAYING THEY WANT PEACE, BUT WITH CLEAR DIFFERENCES ON HOW TO GET THERE. IT'S TIME TO END THIS BLOODLETTING AND RESTORE PEACE, AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO IT. WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT CONVERSATIONS, INCLUDING WITH RUSSIA. MACRON STRESSING THE NEED FOR AMERICA'S MILITARY TO BACK UP ANY TRUCE FORGED. (SPEAKS FRENCH) TRANSLATOR: WE WANT PEACE. THAT PEACE CANNOT MEAN CAPITULATION BY UKRAINE, THAT PEACE CANNOT BE A CEASEFIRE WITH NO GUARANTEES. 'THAT PEACE MUST INCLUDE THE CONDITIONS 'FOR UKRAINIAN SOVEREIGNTY. THE CONVEYOR BELT OF EUROPEAN LEADERS VISITING TRUMP WILL CONTINUE. THE UK PRIME MINISTER IS NEXT IN LINE. THEY ALL WANT PEACE; TRUMP'S PEACE PLAN, THOUGH, COULD BE A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW. LOGAN, WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE GAME-PLAN FOR EUROPEAN LEADERS WHEN DEALING WITH DONALD TRUMP? EUROPE SEEMS TO BE WALKING A TIGHT ROPE ` ON ONE HAND IT IS TRYING TO STAND UP FOR ITSELF, ON THE OTHER HAND IT IS TRYING TO STOP TRUMP FROM MOVING FURTHER TOWARDS PUTIN 'S SO MUCH HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, FOR EXAMPLE LEADERS IN EUROPE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE US TO FREEZE THE ECONOMY IN RUSSIA, NOW TRUMP SAYS HE IS TALKING WITH PUTIN ABOUT DEVELOPMENT DEALS, NOW TRUMP IS TRYING TO FORCE UKRAINE TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE OVER ACCESS TO ITS RARE EARTH MINERALS, AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT RUSSIA STARTED THIS INVASION IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE HAVE HEARD DONALD TRUMP REPEATEDLY CALLS ZELENSKY A DICTATOR UH... I DON'T USE THOSE WORDS LIGHTLY. I THINK THAT WE'LL SEE HOW IT ALL WORKS OUT. LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS. ON THE FACE OF IT, IT SEEMS LIKE DONALD TRUMP IS TRYING TO REWARD THE MAN WHO HAS UPSET THE GLOBAL ORDER OF PEACE WE HAVE ENJOYED FOR SO MANY YEARS AT THE COST OF THE LIFE OF SO MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN UKRAINE, IT IS ALSO FAIR TO SAY THAT DONALD TRUMP HAS OPEN THE DOOR TO PEACE FAR WIDER THAN ANY OTHER LEADER IN RECENT YEARS, SO NOW IT IS TIME TO SEE IF DONALD TRUMP'S METHOD IS THE RIGHT ONE. LOGAN CHURCH IN NEW YORK. DONALD TRUMP'S SHIFT TOWARDS RUSSIA COULD DRAMATICALLY WEAKEN THE POWER OF NATO ` THE WESTERN SECURITY ALLIANCE ` TO DETER FUTURE THREATS. EUROPEAN AND NATO LEADERS VISITING KYIV TODAY TO DISPLAY STRENGTH, UNITY AND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE AS IT ENTERS A FOURTH YEAR OF WAR. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON REPORTS. (MILITARY BUGLE PLAYS) THREE YEARS AGO, RUSSIA LAUNCHED WHAT IT STILL CALLS A 'SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION.' AIMING TO SEIZE KYIV WITHIN THREE DAYS. THE SIGHT OF TWELVE LEADERS FROM EUROPE AND CANADA, HERE IN THE CAPITAL, SYMBOLIC OF RUSSIA'S FAILURE. THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT UKRAINE ` IT'S ABOUT THE RULES, AND THE VALUES, AND THE PRINCIPLES OF SOVEREIGNTY, OF INDEPENDENCE, OF TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY, THAT PROTECTS EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. BUT ONE FRIEND NOTICEABLY ABSENT ` THE UNITED STATES. WHILE AMERICA'S PRESIDENT SAYS HE'S CLOSE TO SIGNING A DEAL WITH UKRAINE TO TRADE MINERALS FOR U.S SECURITY, TENSIONS MOUNT AS DONALD TRUMP CONTINUES TO PUSH FOR PEACE WITHOUT UKRAINE OR EUROPE IN THE ROOM, AND TODAY CLAIMING VLADIMIR PUTIN WOULD ACCEPT EUROPEAN PEACEKEEPERS IN UKRAINE AS PART OF A DEAL TO END THE WAR. YEAH, HE WILL ACCEPT THAT. I'VE ASKED HIM THAT QUESTION. NEW ZEALAND HAS SAID IT'S OPEN TO SENDING SOLDIERS, TOO, BUT ANY PEACEKEEPING TASK WILL BE ENORMOUS ` PRESIDENT ZELENSKY SAYING AT LEAST 110,000 TROOPS ARE NEEDED. IN FACT, YOU NEED THREE TIMES THAT NUMBER, BECAUSE FOR EVERY GROUP OF TROOPS YOU HAVE ON THE LINE, YOU HAVE ANOTHER GROUP WAITING TO GO IN TRAINING, AND THE GROUP THAT'S JUST COME OUT, THAT NEEDS TO REST AND REROLL FOR SOMETHING ELSE. TRUMP'S DIRECT TALKS WITH RUSSIA TRUMP'S DIRECT TALKS WITH RUSSIA ALSO THREATEN THE WESTERN MILITARY ALLIANCE, NATO ` AN ALLIANCE PUTIN HAS LONG DREAMED OF ENDING. AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, WE BELIEVE THAT REAL AND LASTING PEACE IS POSSIBLE; IF WE STAND TOGETHER, OF COURSE. (PRIESTS CHANT) IN UKRAINE'S CITY OF BUCHA TODAY, COMMEMORATIONS NEAR A MASS GRAVE WHERE THE BODIES OF MORE THAN 400 CIVILIANS WERE FOUND IN 2022. IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO ENCOUNTER RUSSIAN TROOPS THREE YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN, UKRAINIANS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING EVERY DAY, BUT THEY FEAR THE WAR IS NOW BEING LOST ELSEWHERE. TRANSLATOR: LET THE AMERICANS NOT FALL FOR THIS RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA; LET THEM COME HERE TO US IN UKRAINE; LET THEM SEE HOW MUCH GRIEF, HOW MUCH SUFFERING, HOW MUCH DEATH THERE IS. WHICH IS WHY VISITS BY EUROPE'S LEADERS TO THE WHITE HOUSE ARE SO CRUCIAL. THE NEXT STEPS WILL DECIDE THE FATE NOT ONLY OF UKRAINE, BUT EUROPE, AND GLOBAL SECURITY. MEI HERON, 1 NEWS, LONDON. BACK HERE, AND A DAY AFTER THE MINISTERIAL RESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MP ANDREW BAYLY, 1NEWS CAN REVEAL CONCERNS OVER STAFF TREATMENT IN ANOTHER MINISTER'S OFFICE. MINISTERIAL SERVICES HAS NOW CONFIRMED COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN LAID AGAINST THE OFFICE OF NZ FIRST MP MARK PATTERSON. THE MINISTER HIMSELF IS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN HAS THE EXCLUSIVE DETAILS. A WHISTLE-BLOWER CAME FORWARD TO 1NEWS ALLEGING POOR TREATMENT OF STAFF AND HIGH TURNOVER IN MARK PATTERSON'S OFFICE, CLAIMING THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS, AND MULTIPLE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES ARE NOW INVOLVED. MARK PATTERSON IS NZ FIRST'S MINISTER FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND ASSOCIATE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE. AS PART OF THOSE PORTFOLIOS, STAFF FROM THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES, MPI, HAVE SECONDED TO WORK IN HIS OFFICE. THE WHISTLE-BLOWER CLAIMS MPI HAS WITHDRAWN ALL STAFF FROM THE OFFICE. IN A STATEMENT TO 1NEWS, MPI ACKNOWLEDGED IT 'DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE ANY STAFF IN MINISTER PATTERSON'S OFFICE', ADDING, 'WE HAVE A DUTY OF CARE TO OUR EMPLOYEES', AND THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH MINISTERIAL SERVICES. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MINISTER TOLD 1NEWS AS IT'S AN INTERNAL EMPLOYMENT MATTER, THE MINISTER IS NOT IN A POSITION TO COMMENT, BUT WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE MINISTER IS NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED. 1NEWS ALSO UNDERSTANDS THE MINISTER IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IN MINISTERIAL SERVICES TO DEAL WITH THE MATTER. WE UNDERSTAND ALSO, THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION UNDER THE 'NO SURPRISES' RULE. MEANWHILE, THE WHISTLE-BLOWER SAYS THERE IS STILL NO OUTCOME TO THE COMPLAINTS, AND THAT THIS SITUATION HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE STAFF INVOLVED. THAT'S POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTING FROM PARLIAMENT. PROTESTERS WILL CONTINUE THEIR BATTLE AGAINST A CONTROVERSIAL SEWERAGE PROJECT IN THE BAY OF PLENTY LAKES AREA, DESPITE CONFRONTATIONS WITH POLICE OVERNIGHT. LAKE ROTOKAKAHI'S LOCATED 14km FROM ROTORUA, ONE OF SEVERAL SMALLER LAKES BETWEEN LAKES ROTORUA AND TARAWERA. ZOOMING IN CLOSER, THE CONTROVERSY IS OVER A PIPELINE ` ITS COMPLETED SECTIONS MARKED IN GREEN ` TO TAKE SEWAGE AWAY FROM THE AREA. DEMONSTRATORS TRYING TO STOP WORK ON THE INCOMPLETE SECTION IN RED, WHICH RUNS ALONGSIDE LAKE ROTOKAKAHI. 1NEWS REPORTER JORDYN RUDD'S BEEN ON THE GROUND. (GROUP PERFORMS HAKA) TENSIONS FLARING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. POLICE MOVING IN TO SECURE THIS WORKSITE AS PROTESTERS MAKE A STAND FOR THEIR SACRED LAKE ROTOKAKAHI. (GROUP SINGS WAIATA) WAIATA RINGING OUT, OFFICERS FORMING A HUMAN WALL, WHILE CARS BLOCKING THE SITE WERE MOVED PEACEFULLY, SEVEN PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED, LATER TRESPASSED AND RELEASED WITHOUT CHARGE. SO THE PEOPLE CONCERNED THAT WERE ARRESTED WERE INSIDE THE WORKSITE AREA, AND THEY CHOSE NOT TO MOVE ON. THE POLICE HAVE NOW CREATED A WIDE GAP BETWEEN OUR RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM, AND THE ROTORUA LAKES COUNCIL, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRUST FOR ANYTHING THAT THEY SAY. MANA WHENUA FEAR THE PROJECT COULD CAUSE HARM TO THE LAKE, AND A SACRED AREA WHERE THEIR TIPUNA, OR ANCESTORS, LIE. THE $29m PROJECT WILL SEE PIPES LAID PARALLEL TO ROTOKAKAHI, AND SEVERAL PROTESTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN APRIL 2023. BUT THE COUNCIL SAYS IT HAS BEEN ENGAGING WITH LOCAL HAPU AND IWI. WORK HAS BEEN PAUSED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR ` THE OVERALL COST OF DELAYS MORE THAN $2m. IT'S A FIGURE THAT I'M REALLY NOT HAPPY ABOUT. THIS IS A COST THAT ULTIMATELY THE PUBLIC PAY, AND MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE PUBLIC MONEY IS SPENT WISELY. WE SUPPORT THE SEWER LINE, NOT THROUGH THIS AREA. WE'VE ALSO OFFERED AN IN-CATCHMENT TREATMENT, WHERE OUR IWI OFFERED UP SOME LAND THAT WE OWN. TODAY, DRILLING WORK RESUMED, AND PROTEST FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS PEACEFUL, BUT THIS DISPUTE IS FAR FROM OVER ` ROTOKAKAHI BOARD OF CONTROL HAS FILED AGAINST THE COUNCIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT. OUR PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN HERE. WE ARE HERE; WE'RE NOT LEAVING. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO TAKE FOUR WEEKS, AND WILL REMAIN UNDER HEAVY SCRUTINY. JORDYN RUDD, ONE NEWS. TE MATATINI HAS OFFICIALLY KICKED OFF IN TARANAKI ` WITH MANY GROUPS DEDICATING THEIR PERFORMANCES TO LOVED ONES WHO ARE NO LONGER HERE. TE KAPA HAKA O OPOTIKI MAI TAWHITI PAYING AN EMOTIONAL TRIBUTE TO FORMER LEADER RICKY MITAI, WHO DIED SUDDENLY LAST YEAR. OUR MAORI AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI IS IN TARANAKI. (MAN SINGS WAIATA) IT'S THE DAY THEY'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. (SINGING WAIATA IN UNISON) TE MATATINI O TE KAHUI MAUNGA FINALLY UNDERWAY. BUT FOR SOME GROUPS, THIS STAGE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. (OVERLAPPING SINGING) TE KAPA HAPA O OPOTIKI MAI TAWHITI STEPPING OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT THEIR LEADER, RICKY MITAI. (SINGING IN UNISON) HE WAS A FATHER OF TWO WHEN HE DIED LAST YEAR, WITH A BABY ON THE WAY. THE CLUB HAS BEEN OUR.. SAVIOUR, REALLY. HIS MOTHER TODAY HOLDING HIM CLOSE. IT'S HARD, ITS SAD, BUT THEY'VE DONE THEIR BROTHER PROUD. THEY'VE DONE WHAKATOHEA PROUD. IT'S HARD NOT SEEING MY SON THERE. BEFORE THAT, WE TOOK ON STAGE THREE OF THEM` ACTUALLY PERFORMED WITH US, ALONGSIDE OUR BROTHER. TAKING THEM ON STAGE WITH US` YEAH, IT WAS AN HONOUR. HIS INFLUENCE EXTENDING FAR BEYOND WHAKATOHEA, HIS IWI. I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE MOTU FOR THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR MY SON. IT SHOWED YESTERDAY AT THE POWHIRI. IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING. SO THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY SON. THEY REALLY DID LOVE HIM, AE? THEY DID. I'M SORRY. (SNIFFLES) HE WASN'T THE ONLY FALLEN LEADER TO BE HONOURED. TUHOURANGI NGATI WAHIAO DEDICATING THEIR STAND TO NGAMONI HUATA, A RENOWNED POI EXPERT FROM TE ARAWA. ALL SHE HAD TO DO WAS START DOING THE POI, AND YOU KNEW SHE WAS AN ABSOLUTE EXPERT. BUT THAT CAME FROM HER DOING IT AS A KID. TODAY HER GRANDDAUGHTER AND PEOPLE FLY THEIR POI FOR HER. THE LATE MAORI KING ALSO REMEMBERED. (GROUP CHANTS IN TE REO) TE MATATINI SO MUCH MORE THAN A COMPETITION ` OFFERING A CHANCE TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO CHANGED LIVES AND PAVED THE WAY. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. SHE IS WITH US LIVE NOW AND LET'S GO LIVE NOW TO TE ANIWA AT THE BOWL OF BROOKLANDS. WHILE THERE WERE MANY BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTES TODAY, THERE WERE ALSO MANY POLITICAL STATEMENTS AGAINST THE TREATY PRINCIPAL BILL AND THE COALITION GOVERNMENT, SAYING TO LEAVE THE TREATY OF WAITANGI ALONE, NICOLA WILLIS WAS HERE TODAY AND ASKED HOW SHE FELT ABOUT THAT, SHE SAYS THERE ARE IS A FORM OF EXPRESSION I WILL HAVE MORE ON THAT LATER ON WHAI AKE NEI ` FAST-TRACKED RESIDENCY; THE GOVERNMENT'S QUICK FIX FOR THE COUNTRY'S SHORTAGE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS. PLUS, COULD A RUSH ON GOLD AND OTHER MINERALS CREATE A RUSH ON JOBS FOR WEST-COASTERS? THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, HOW DO YOU RUN A BUSINESS WHEN YOUR STAFF ARE CONSTANTLY RUNNING OUT THE DOOR? ONE TOWN'S SOLUTION. PLUS ` I'M SIX AND A HALF ` MAYBE SIX AND ONE QUARTER. SHE'S DROPPING INTO SKATE PARKS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON A SPECIAL MISSION. AND GETTING FACE-TO-FACE WITH MICKEY MOUSE. POLICE SAY THEY HAVE A STRONG LINE OF ENQUIRY IN THE CASE OF SEVERAL ARSONS IN MASTERTON OVER THE WEEKEND. FOUR CHURCHES IN THE TOWN WERE SET ALIGHT IN THE EARLY HOURS OF SATURDAY MORNING. POLICE WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF A GREEN FORD FESTIVA WHICH WAS SEEN LEAVING ONE OF THE FIRES, AND WAS LATER FOUND ABANDONED. A NEW STUDY'S FOUND NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA HAVE SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF BREAST CANCER IN THE WORLD. LED BY THE INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER, DATA SHOWS AROUND ONE WOMAN IN EVERY THOUSAND GETS THE DISEASE. CURRENTLY BREAST CANCER IS SUCH A BIG BURDEN, AND WHAT'S BEING PROJECTED IS BOTH INCIDENT RATES AND BREAST CANCER MORTALITY RATES, GLOBALLY, WILL KEEP INCREASING. SO THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO DECREASE, THE BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER WILL INCREASE. BUT THE STUDY FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM THE THE BURDEN OF BREAST CANCER WILL INCREASE. BUT THE STUDY FOUND THAT THE NUMBER OF WOMEN DYING FROM THE DISEASE IS DROPPING BY MORE THAN 2% A YEAR AND IS ON TRACK TO MEETING THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION'S GOAL. PRIMARY TEACHERS FROM OVERSEAS ARE BEING ADDED TO THE STRAIGHT TO RESIDENCE VISA PATHWAY IN A BID TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE HERE. FROM MARCH 26TH, PRIMARY TEACHERS WITH A JOB OFFER WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY WITHOUT WORKING FOR TWO YEARS FIRST. THE SAME PATHWAY IS ALREADY IN PLACE FOR SECONDARY TEACHERS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, WITH 480 SECURING RESIDENCE LAST YEAR. FAST TRACKING PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS INTO RESIDENCE IS ONLY A VERY SMALL PART OF A MUCH BIGGER PACKAGE OF MAKING SURE WE ARE BOLSTERING THE WORKFORCE WITH NEW ZEALANDERS, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THE EDUCATION MINISTRY IS PROJECTING A SHORTAGE OF 750 PRIMARY TEACHERS THIS YEAR IN THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO. THE WEST COAST'S PREPARING FOR A MINING BOOM, WITH THE RESOURCES MINISTER RECENTLY ANNOUNCING THE GOVERNMENT'S LOOKING TO DOUBLE MINERAL EXPORTS BY 2035. WITH THE CURRENT PRICE OF GOLD AT A RECORD HIGH, IT'S ALL GO, BUT THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TOWNS ON THE COAST WILL BENEFIT?. KATIE STEVENSON WENT TO FIND OUT. THE WEST COAST HAS BEEN THRIVING OVER SUMMER. JANUARY, WE HAD THE HIGHEST SUNSHINE HOURS OF ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, WHICH WAS GREAT. AND IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD FOR THE TOURISM SEASON. AND THEY'RE HOPING TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING AS MINING OPPORTUNITIES RAMP UP IN THE REGION. WITH THE GOLD PRICE, YOU KNOW, IT'S OVER $5000 AN OUNCE. AND THAT'S` YOU KNOW, WE'VE NEVER SEEN IT THAT HIGH. AND IT'S CREATING A LOT OF INTEREST, AND ALSO A LOT OF INVESTMENT IS NOW COMING INTO THE COAST TO TRY AND ACTUALLY GROW THAT GOLD MINING SECTOR, BUT ALSO OTHER MINERALS TOO. IT'S HELPED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW NATIONAL MINERALS STRATEGY, IN WHICH GOLD AND 36 OTHER MATERIALS ARE LISTED AS CRITICAL. DEVELOPMENT WEST COAST IS FOR EVERY ONE MINING JOB IN THE REGION, TWO OTHERS ARE CREATED ELSEWHERE. ONE COMPANY IS ALREADY SIGNALLING 100 NEW JOBS AT ITS MINE. CONCERNS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RAISED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL COST, AND THERE ARE QUESTIONS, TOO, ABOUT JUST HOW MUCH ECONOMIC RETURN THERE WILL BE FOR THE COAST. IT IS AN ISSUE THAT, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY, ALL THE BENEFITS OR A LOT OF THE BENEFITS OF MINING HAVE GONE OFF THE COAST. SO YEAH, IT IS CONCERNING WHEN THE CAPITAL THAT COMES FROM OFFSHORE OR OUTSIDE OF THE WEST COAST` IS IT GOING TO BRING BENEFITS? WELL, IT DOES. IT BRINGS REALLY HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND PROSPERITY WHILE THEY'RE MINING, BUT ALSO WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW IS SOME MORE VALUE ADD IN THE INDUSTRY. AND IT ALSO MEANS THEY'VE GOT A BIGGER FOOTPRINT, SO THEY'RE GOING TO STAY LONGER. WITH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY FEDERATION MINING LOOKING TO BUILD A PROCESSING PLANT AFTER PROMISING FINDINGS. WE'LL SEE A 10-YEAR MINE LIFE WHILE WE'RE PROCESSING GOLD ON THE WEST COAST. LOCAL BUSINESSES LIKE THIS ONE, WHICH SUPPLIES EQUIPMENT FOR EVERYTHING FROM FARMING TO MINING AND FISHING, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE GROWTH. ANYTHING LIKE THAT IS A BOOST TO OUR ECONOMY, AND WITH THE MINES NOW GETTING DEEPER AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IT'S GENERALLY A BIGGER OPERATION. SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS A FLOW-ON EFFECT WITH STAFF, AND WANTING PRODUCTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT'S CERTAINLY GOOD FOR THE PLACE. OTHERS WONDERING WHETHER THE REGION'S READY, WITH KEY INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE HOUSING LIMITED. KATIE STEVENSON, ONE NEWS. DEMOLITION'S BEGUN ON THE COUNTRY'S LONGEST CONTINOUSULY RUNNING CINEMA. SOME HOPED THE FACADE COULD BE SAVED AFTER FIRE TORE THROUGH THE ROXBURGH TOWN HALL AND ENTERTAIMENT CENTRE ON WAITANGI DAY. WHILE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT FOUND RETENTION WAS POSSIBLY, ITS OWNER, CENTRAL OTAGO DISTRICT COUNCIL, SAY THE WORK WOULD USE UP A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS INSURANCE, AND CAUSE ONGOING DISRUPTION TO STATE HIGHWAY 8 WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE TOWN. A MURI AKE NEI, STILL TO COME ` FROM FLOODING TO SEARING HEATWAVES ` WHAT'S CAUSING THIS SUMMER'S EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AUSTRALIA, AND IS THERE MORE TO COME? PLUS ` # FIRST TIME... (APPLAUSE) #... EVER I SAW YOUR FACE... ROBERTA FLACK HAS DIED, AGED 88. HOW THE 30-SOMETHING SCHOOL AND PIANO TEACHER WAS DISCOVERED, BEFORE GOING ON TO BECOME ONE OF MUSIC'S BIGGEST STARS IN THE 1970s AND '80s. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE BOSSES WHO ARE HAPPY FOR THEIR STAFF TO DOWN TOOLS AND WALK OUT THE DOOR AT ANY TIME. YEAH, BUZZER GOES, WE'RE GONE. I WANNA SAY LESS THAN A MINUTE FROM YOUR ALARM GOING OFF TO HEADING OUT THE DOOR. SOMETIMES IF YOU'RE IN THE OFFICE, YOU CAN SEE US SPRINTING ACROSS THE ROAD. YEAH, SHE'S AWESOME. PLUS, THE STAGE IS SET, AND THE PERFORMERS ARE PUMPED. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHAT THE JUDGES ARE LOOKING FOR AT TE MATATINI. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. VOICEOVER: Waitoa Free Range Chicken, full of natural goodness and deliciousness. This looks great. but turns the whole family... Dad... ...cozy. What's happening? The meal that brings everyone together. I'm warm and cozy but slightly worried. I think this is one of those collective experiences. It's not reading my fingers. Just try face ID. I don't have any fingers. You know what. I actually feel close to you all. Waitoa Free Range Chicken. # SINGING MY LIFE WITH HIS WORDS. # KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG. # KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG... # WHAT A SONG ` A GLOBAL HIT IN THE EARLY 1970s FOR ROBERTA FLACK. SCHOOL TEACHER BY DAY AND SINGER AT NIGHT, SHE WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL HER 30s AT A WASHINGTON DC NIGHTCLUB. HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INFLUENTIAL VOCAL AND MUSICAL STYLE ARE BEING REMEMBERED AND CELEBRATED AFTER SHE DIED, AGED 88. THE BBC'S MARK SAVAGE LOOKS BACK AT HER LIFE. (SLOW, PIANO MUSIC PLAYS) # THE FIRST TIME # EVER I SAW YOUR FACE, # I THOUGHT THE SUN # ROSE IN YOUR EYES. # SHE GREW UP IN A SEGREGATED SUBURB OF WASHINGTON AND WON A UNIVERSITY MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP. BUT AS A BLACK WOMAN IN THE 1950s, SHE HAD LITTLE CHANCE OF SUCCESS. FOR A DECADE, SHE WAS A TEACHER BY DAY AND WORKED THE CLUBS BY NIGHT. # YOU KNOW SHE DIDN'T LIVE. # IT WAS THE TENDER QUALITY OF HER VOICE THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO A RECORDING CONTRACT AND HITS LIKE THIS... # STRUMMING MY PAIN WITH HIS FINGERS, # SINGING MY LIFE WITH HIS WORDS. # KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG. # SHE INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG BLACK SINGERS, FROM LAURYN HILL TO ALICIA KEYS. IN 2020, SHE WAS GIVEN A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT THE GRAMMYS. BY THAT STAGE, SHE WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR, AND TWO YEARS LATER, SHE ANNOUNCED SHE HAD MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE. THAT LEFT HER UNABLE TO SING ME. THAT LEFT HER UNABLE TO SING. BUT THAT EXTRAORDINARY VOICE WILL REMAIN HER LEGACY. # SOFTLY WITH HIS... # SONG. # PARTS OF AUSTRALIA HAVE BEEN SCORCHED, SOAKED AND SLAMMED THIS SUMMER. AND AS TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED IS INTENSIFYING OFF THE COAST OF QUEENSLAND, CLIMATE SCIENTISTS ACROSS THE DITCH ARE WARNING THE EXTREME WEATHER IS THE NEW NORMAL. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN EXPLAINS. FLOODING IN NORTH QUEENSLAND, CYCLONES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND BUSHFIRES AMID HEAT WAVES ACROSS NEW SOUTH WALES AND VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA IS SEEING THE FULL RANGE OF EXTREME WEATHER ALL AT ONCE. THE REASON IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE EVENTS ARE PILING ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER IS BECAUSE THEY ARE. AND SO IN THIS WARMING WORLD, ONE OF THE MAIN IMPACTS IS THAT THE HIGHER TEMPERATURES CHANGING THE GLOBAL SYSTEMS INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF ALL OF THESE TYPES OF EVENTS THAT WE THINK OF AS MAJOR OR EVEN EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. AND METEOROLOGISTS ARE WARNING IT'S NOT JUST A BAD SUMMER. OUR NORMAL IS CHANGING, BUT WITH A WARMER CLIMATE, WE KNOW MORE INTENSE RAINFALL IS COMING, LONGER HEATWAVES ARE COMING, MORE SIGNIFICANT BUSHFIRES ARE COMING AS WELL. THE LATEST STATE OF CLIMATE REPORT BY AUSTRALIA'S BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY SHOWS THE TASMAN SEA IS WARMING AT TWICE THE GLOBAL RATE, AND 2024 WAS THE 10TH HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD FOR NEW ZEALAND ACCORDING TO NIWA. THAT MEANS LONGER AND STRONGER THE HEATWAVES, AS WELL AS LONGER BUSHFIRE SEASONS AND MORE PRONOUNCED, DANGEROUS BUSHFIRE CONDITIONS WHERE THOSE FIRES CAN REALLY DEVELOP AND SPREAD EXTREMELY RAPIDLY WHEN CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT. IN AUSTRALIA WE ALWAYS BEEN. WE ALWAYS HAD BUSHFIRES, HEATWAVES SEASON, UH, HEAVY RAINFALL. BUT CLIMATE CHANGE TAKES THOSE EVENTS AND PUTS THEM ON STEROIDS ` MORE DANGEROUS AND MORE INTENSE. CLIMATE CHANGE IS ALSO ALTERING. WHEN WE EXPERIENCE SEASONS. YOU REALISE THAT SOME OF THE THINGS WE'VE COME TO RELY ON IN THE CALENDAR, HOW WE CAN IMAGINE THE TEMPERATURE OR THE WEATHER, THAT THOSE THINGS ARE CHANGING. FORCING HUMANITY TO ADAPT. THE WEATHER AS WE KNOW IT, THE CLIMATE AS WE KNOW IT IS CHANGING. THAT WILL AFFECT EVERYTHING. THAT AFFECTS HOW OUR SOCIETIES OPERATE, THAT AFFECTS HOW OUR ECONOMIES OPERATE. UM, THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, BIG DEALS ` WHERE DO YOU BUILD HOMES? YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU EXPAND CITIES? A NEW NORMAL PRESENTING NEW PROBLEMS. AZIZ AL SAAFIN, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND THE BLACK CAPS ROLL CONTINUES. ANOTHER VITAL WIN. AN IMPORTANT ONE. A COUPLE OF BIG TARGETS ON THE HORIZON FOR THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKETERS, AS ONE OF THEIR YOUNG STARS PUTS HIS NAME UP IN LIGHTS AT THE GLOBAL TOURNAMENT. BACK HERE, SOME NEW FACES, IN THE WHITE FERNS. PLUS ` WE'RE LIVE AS DIE-HARD WARRIORS FANS GET SET TO DESCEND ON VEGAS. AND A SPECIAL ARRIVAL HOME FOR JOSEPH PARKER. WE HAVE HIS KEY MESSAGE TO THE REST OF THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING WORLD. AND IN WEATHER, WE HEAD IN TO WEDNESDAY. OVERALL, IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO BAD. WE HAVE ONE FRONT, BUT IT IS STARTING TO FADE AWAY. SO AS IT DOES, THERE'S SOME LEFTOVER CLOUD. OTHERWISE, SOME DECENT FINE SPELLS, BUT THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE DAY, HEADS UP, THERE COULD BE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS IN THE MIX AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR THE BLACKCAPS AT THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY. THEY'VE SECURED A SEMI-FINAL WITH ONE POOL GAME REMAINING. RACHIN RAVINDRA, BACK FROM BEING STRUCK IN THE HEAD WHILE FIELDING, ONE OF THE PIVOTAL FIGURES IN A BIG WIN OVER BANGLADESH. KATE WELLS HAS THE ACTION. AND HE BEATS THEM BOTH WITH ABSOLUTE PRECISION. RAVINDRA IS LOOKING GOOD. HAVING RECOVERED FROM CONCUSSION ONLY TO INFLICT HEADACHES ON BANGLADESH. 100 IN THE MEN'S ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY ` HIS FOURTH OVERALL. RACHIN RAVINDRA'S 112 RUNS, HELPING THE BLACK CAPS TO A FIVE-WICKET WIN IN RAWALPINDI TO GO TWO FROM TWO IN POOL PLAY AT THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY. AND THERE WE GO ` A BOUNDARY TO MICHAEL BRACEWELL, AND THAT SEALS THE DEAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. THEY ARE OFFICIALLY INTO THE SEMI-FINALS. YEAH. IT'S OBVIOUSLY BEEN INTERESTING DEALING WITH THE RETURN-TO-PLAY PROTOCOLS AND STUFF. BUT LIKE I SAID, HAVING THE SUPPORT AROUND ME HAS BEEN GREAT, AND BEING ABLE TO COME HERE AND CONTRIBUTE TO A WIN FOR THE BLACK CAPS, AND IT WAS COOL TO COME BACK AND REALLY ENJOY MY CRICKET AGAIN AFTER THAT WEIRD MOMENT. RAVINDRA MAKING THE MOST OF HIS OPPORTUNITY COMING INTO THE 11 FOR AN UNWELL DARYL MITCHELL. HIS FORM, ALONG WITH THAT OF THE ENTIRE BATTING LINE-UP, GIVING COACH GARY STEAD A FEW SELECTION HEADACHES. I GUESS THE BEAUTY OF THE WAY I TRY BAT IS TO HIT GOOD CRICKET SHOTS, GET INTO GOOD POSITIONS. UM, AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY MISS A WEE BIT, AND I'LL BE ABLE TO HIT MY GAPS. NEW ZEALAND CRUISING TO VICTORY THANKS TO THEIR EFFORTS WITH THE BALL... WELL THIS IS IN THE AIR, AND THIS COULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RACHIN RAVINDRA UNDERNEATH IT ` TAKES IT WITH EASE. ...RESTRICTING BANGLADESH TO 236. MICHAEL BRACEWELL, WITH CAREER-BEST FIGURES OF FOUR FOR 26. DID REMIND ME OF HOME A LITTLE BIT ` BOWLING IN WELLINGTON WITH A SIMILAR BREEZE. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THAT LITTLE REMINDER OF HOME, BUT OBVIOUSLY VERY DIFFERENT ONCE THE BALL LANDS ON THE WICKET. HOME CAN WAIT FOR THE TIME BEING. IT'S NOW ON TO DUBAI TO FACE INDIA ON SUNDAY NIGHT, AS THEY LOOK TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT IN THIS TOURNAMENT. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. A NEW-LOOK WHITE FERNS SIDE, FEATURING THREE DEBUTANTS, WILL HOST SRI LANKA NEXT MONTH. A FEW BIG NAMES ARE MISSING, THOUGH, INCLUDING CAPTAIN SOPHIE DEVINE, WHO'S WITHDRAWN FROM THE SERIES AS HER WELLBEING BREAK CONTINUES. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. HAVING GIVEN SO MUCH TO THE WHITE FERNS IN A CAREER SPANNING NEARLY TWO DECADES, SOPHIE DEVINE'S GOT FULL SUPPORT AS SHE TAKES EXTENDED LEAVE TO PUT HER MENTAL HEALTH FIRST. WE'RE GONNA GIVE HER AS MUCH TIME AS SHE NEEDS. SHE'S MADE NO SORT OF ANNOUNCEMENT OR EVEN SPOKEN TO ME YET ABOUT EXACTLY WHEN SHE'S COME BACK. OR IF AT ALL, ABSENT FROM ALL CRICKET SINCE THE END OF JANUARY. THE SIDE WILL ALSO BE WITHOUT AMELIA KERR FOR THE SRI LANKA SERIES, THE ALL-ROUNDER CURRENTLY PLAYING IN INDIA'S WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE. BOTH OF THEM MISSING IS GONNA LEAVE A BIT OF A HOLE IN THE TEAM, BUT LIKE WE SAID BEFORE, IT MEANS WE CAN INTRODUCE A FEW NEW PLAYERS INTO THE SQUAD. LED BY INTERIM CAPTAIN SUZIE BATES, THREE DOMESTIC STANDOUTS WHO HAVE COME THROUGH THE NATIONAL UNDER-19 TEAM HAVE EARNED MAIDEN CALL-UPS. OH, IT MEANS EVERYTHING. I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF PLAYING FOR THEM. IT KIND OF CAME A LOT SOONER THAN I THOUGHT, TO BE HONEST. BUT, YEAH, IT'S SO EXCITING TO PLAY WITH SUCH CLASS PEOPLE. MUM PULLED OUT A HAT THE OTHER DAY, AND IT'S A WHITE FERNS CAP, AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY COOL TO REMEMBER THAT AND GO, 'OH MY GOSH, I ACTUALLY GET TO PLAY WITH A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE.' SUZIE BATES AS WELL WAS ON THERE. HIS UPCOMING SERIES IMPORTANT ` THE FINAL CHANCE TO PLAY ODIS AHEAD OF THE 50-OVER WORLD CUP IN INDIA IN AUGUST. STILL LOOKING TO WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME THIS SERIES, BUT MAYBE JUST LOOK AT A FEW DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS IF THOSE WERE NEEDED, YOU KNOW, LATER ON IN THE YEAR IN THE WORLD CUP. IT'S A HUGE LEARNING CURVE FOR MY SKILLS, SEEING IF WHAT I'VE BEEN PUTTING OUT ON THE DOMESTIC STAGE IS TRULY READY FOR INTERNATIONAL AND READY TO TAKE THAT STEP UP. THREE BRIGHT TALENTS WHO HAVE TAKEN THEIR CHANCES SET TO GET THEIR BIGGEST ONE YET. JORDAN OPPERT, ONE NEWS. TO SUPER RUGBY ` AND THE HURRICANES AREN'T TAKING TOO MUCH NOTICE OF THE POINTS TABLE THIS WEEK. THEIR NEXT OPPONENTS THE BLUES, ARE BOTTOM; THE CANES MID-TABLE. THEY MEET IN WELLINGTON ON SATURDAY. THE BLUES STARTING THEIR TITLE DEFENCE WITH TWO DEFEATS, INCLUDING THE HEAD-SCRATCHING LOSS TO THE HIGHLANDERS. DISCIPLINE, ATTITUDE AND INTENSITY ALL HIGHLIGHTED AS PROBLEM AREAS. IT'S EASY TO LET YOUR ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS. AND AT THE MOMENT, WE, AS SENIOR LEADERS AT THE BLUES, AREN'T DOING THAT. SO WE KNOW FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE NEED TO BE BETTER, AND THEN THE BOYS WILL GET IN BEHIND. BUT WE AS A TEAM, ESPECIALLY, KNOW THAT SUPER COMPS AREN'T WON IN FEB. WE'LL FIND THE SOLUTIONS AS A UNIT AND MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS. THE HURRICANES NOT FOOLED BY THEIR OPPONENTS POSITION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE THOUGH. THEY'RE ALWAYS DANGEROUS. THE STYLE OF RUGBY THAT THEY PLAY... THEY'LL JUST BE A BIT MORE ANGRY AND COME REALLY, REALLY HARD AT US, SO, YEAH, VERY DANGEROUS. SATURDAY'S GAME THE THIRD STRAIGHT DERBY FOR THE BLUES WITH THREE MORE ON THE SCHEDULE OVER THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS. A SCUFFLE, POLICE CALLED, AND A PUBLIC APOLOGY ` YEP, THE NEW NRL SEASON MUST BE UPON US. THE CANBERRA RAIDERS, WHO TAKE ON THE WARRIORS IN LAS VEGAS THIS WEEKEND, IN DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER A NIGHT OUT. ZION DAYAL HAS THE DETAILS. THERE'S A REASON LAS VEGAS IS CALLED SIN CITY. I JUST WANT TO APOLOGISE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF. CANBERRA RAIDERS HUDSON YOUNG AND MORGAN SMITHIES LEARNING THE HARD WAY WHAT GOES ON TOUR DOESN'T ALWAYS STAY THERE. THINGS GOT A LITTLE BIT OUT OF HAND ON THURSDAY NIGHT. MORE PRECISELY, WHAT THEY DID WITH THEIR HANDS ` THE PAIR SCUFFLING IN A HOTEL ELEVATOR. THE CONCERNS OF COACH RICKY STUART BEFORE THE SCRAP WELL-FOUNDED. YOU WORRIED ABOUT THE PLAYERS AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS? YEAH, YOU ALWAYS DO. THE DETAILS SEEMINGLY STRAIGHT OUT OF A HANGOVER MOVIE ` ONE PLAYER REFUSED TO SHARE HIS ROOM WHEN THE OTHER COULDN'T GET INTO HIS ` POLICE CALLED WHEN A WEAPON WAS THOUGHT TO BE USED IN THE ALTERCATION. COME BACK AS A GROUP, AS A TEAM, AND ONE OF THE BOYS HAD GOT A TOY BASEBALL BAT FROM SOMEWHERE, AND I THINK THAT WAS MISTAKEN AS A WEAPON IN THE ELEVATOR, BUT PLAYED NO ROLE. MY BEST MATE ` HE WAS AT MINE FOR CHRISTMAS, AND OUR PARTNERS ARE TRAVELLING IN AMERICA AT THE MOMENT, SO... THAT'S NOT WHAT SHE SAID. THINGS SO FAR DRAMA-FREE FOR THEIR OPPOSITION. JUST GOT IN TO LAS VEGAS. WAHS TO THE WORLD, BABY. LET'S GO. A MIXTURE OF BUSINESS AND PLEASURE FOR THE WARRIORS IN THE FIRST FEW DAYS. THERE'S A LOT OF TRUST WITH OUR BOYS. WE TREAT THEM LIKE MEN, AND COMING HERE, I WAS MORE WORRIED ABOUT THE DISTRACTIONS ` NOT SO MUCH GETTING IN TROUBLE. ATTENDING AN ICE HOCKEY MATCH BEFORE GETTING DOWN TO WORK IN THE DESERT. GROUND'S GOOD. HERE. IT'S READY TO PLAY NOW. ALTHOUGH IT'S NICE WITH THE LIGHTS, AND, YOU KNOW, THE CITY NEVER SLEEPS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE TO GET THE TWO POINTS ON SATURDAY, SO THAT'S AT THE FOREFRONT. STILL SORT OF FEELS WEIRD BEING HERE FOR, I GUESS, A BUSINESS TRIP ` PLAY FOOTY. YEAH, YOU'D NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT 10 YEARS AGO THIS SORT OF THING COULD HAPPEN. THE ACTUAL GAME OF RUGBY LEAGUE SLOWLY GAINING TRACTION IN NEVADA, AND NOT TO BE CONFUSED BY THE OTHER CODE. RUGBY UNION'S LIKE SOFTBALL, AND RUGBY LEAGUE'S LIKE BASEBALL. RUGBY LEAGUE'S BIG HITTERS TAKING CENTRE-STAGE IN VEGAS. ZION'S AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT, WHERE WARRIORS FANS ARE ABOUT TO HEAD TO VEGAS ON A SPECIAL CHARTER FLIGHT. AND HE'S FOUND A FAMILIAR FACE ABOUT TO BOARD. ZION. ALONGSIDE THE HUNDREDS OF WARRIORS FANS, I HAVE FOUND SOMEONE IN PARTICULAR. A FORMAL WARRIOR SHAUN JOHNSON. YOU ARE GOING ON AN AWAY TRIP, BUT YOU MUST BE THRILLED TO BE ON THIS EXPERIENCE. IS NOT A BAD SIDE TO SEE ON. AS A PLAYER, YOU DON'T GET TO SEE THE STUFF. IN NEW ZEALAND GRAB A SEAT HAS PUT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR US TO GET AROUND. IT'S PRETTY COOL. HOW GREAT IS IT FOR THE WARRIORS TO SHOWCASE IN A COUNTRY A SPORT THAT THEY LIVE AND BREATHE? THERE IS A BIT OF HYPE BUILDING UP FOR THIS. JUST SEEING OUR COLOURS GETTING READY TO GET OUT, IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY COOL WEEKEND. WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MOST? I HAVE GOT TO SAY THE GAME. SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I WILL NEVER GET TO EXPERIENCE AGAIN. YOU HAVE GOT CALL BRANDS LIKE IN NEW ZEALAND AND GRAB A SEAT CARRYING OUT THESE EXPERIENCES. ENJOY YOUR TIME. THANKS, MEET. UNFORTUNATELY, MY PASSPORT HAS EXPIRED SO I HAD TO GIVE UP MY SEAT. THANKS, ZION, LIVE FROM AUCKLAND AIRPORT. JOSEPH PARKER'S ARRIVED HOME, WITH A FEW QUESTIONS OVER THAT LATE WITHDRAWAL BY HIS ORIGINAL OPPONENT LAST WEEK IN SAUDI ARABIA. IN THE END, PARKER GOT THE JOB DONE, WITH HIS STANDING IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION EVER-IMPROVING. BUT HE WANTS EVEN MORE AND SOON. AFTER NEARLY THREE MONTHS AWAY, FIVE KIDS WERE DESPERATE TO SEE DAD. HOW SPECIAL IS THIS ` SEEING THE LITTLE ONES AGAIN? THAT'S PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART OF BOXING, AND CAMP, IS LEAVING THE FAMILY. IT'S A TEAM EFFORT FROM EVERYONE, SO IT'S NOT JUST HIM ON HIS OWN. IT JUST MAKES THESE WINS EVEN GREATER. PLENTY OF FAMILY ON HAND TODAY, AS PARKER FLEW IN FROM THE MIDDLE EAST, AFTER COMPLETING A TRICKY TASK AT THE WEEKEND, BEATING A LATE REPLACEMENT. DO YOU THINK DUBOIS' ILLNESS IS KOSHER ` IS REAL? WHO KNOWS? MAY HAVE BEEN REAL. MAY NOT HAVE BEEN REAL BUT I THINK IT'S QUITE STRANGE AND WEIRD HOW THEY'VE LOCKED IN OR LOOKING AT LOCKING IN THE FIGHT BETWEEN DUBOIS AND USYK. UM, BUT IT'S OUT OF MY CONTROL. I'VE GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHAT I SAY. IT WAS A BIT CONVENIENT, BUT HEY, IT MIGHT WELL BE. THE SAUDIS CLEARLY WANT BIG FIGHTS. PARKER AND HIS HANDLERS WANT THE WINNER OF ANY DUBOIS-OLEKSANDER USYK UNIFICATION SHOWDOWN, OR ANOTHER CONTENDER BEFORE THEN. IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET HIM AGAIN IN JULY OR SOONER. JOSHUA AN OPTION? OF COURSE. I DON'T THINK ANTHONY JOSHUA WILL BE JUMPING IN THE RING WITH JOSEPH PARKER. WOULDN'T WANT TO? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I'D LIKE TO HAVE ONE, TWO WEEKS OFF THEN GO STRAIGHT BACK INTO CAMP. I'VE HAD A LONG TIME OFF ` NEARLY A YEAR ` AND I ONLY GOT TWO ROUNDS IN. I WANT TO FIGHT SOON AGAIN, IF I CAN. BUT FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, AT LEAST, IT'S HOME IN AUCKLAND ` THE FIRST TIME SINCE EARLY DECEMBER. EVEN THOUGH JANUARY WAS HIS BIRTHDAY, CHRISTMAS... BUT HE WAS TRYING TO PURSUE WHAT HE LIKES. SAY HI. WANNA DO SOME SWIMMING TODAY? TODAY? YES. YES! DAD'S WORK LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR THE TIME BEING. MORE HEAVYWEIGHT CHALLENGES AREN'T TOO FAR AWAY. VERY HAPPY MAN. LET'S HOPE THE NEXT FIGHT IS CONFIRMED SOON SO YOU CAN KEEP ON KEEPING ON. THANKS, ANDREW. STAY WITH US. WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE PINT-SIZED SKATE BOARDER ON A MISSION TO SKATE 100 BOWLS IN 100 DAYS. (SIREN BLARES) THESE VOLUNTEERS DROP EVERYTHING AND RUN WHEN THE SIREN GOES. HOW THE BOSSES ARE PUTTING THE COMMUNITY AHEAD OF PROFITS. AND A SPECIAL NOD TO MICKEY MOUSE. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. HELLO. THE SPY AFFRONT TO TRACKING THE NORTH, IT IS LOOKING TOO BAD. THE FRONT WHEN HE LOSES ITS JUICE, BUT THE BIG STORY AS IT'S GETTING BUSY ACROSS THE TROPICS. CATEGORY ONE, ALFRED, MOVING TO THE SOUTH-EAST OF VANUATU. RAIN MOVING AWAY FROM FIJI. POTENTIALLY FOR THE QUEENSLAND COAST ` ALFRED GOING INTO THE WEEKEND. THAT ONE JUST LOITERS AND LINGERS. QUEENSLAND COAST WILL BE WATCHING OUT. THE MAIN ACTIVE CLOUD IS GOING TO THE EAST WITH A FRONT IS FADING. 120 MM FOR MILFORD SOUND. 32 ` HASTINGS. ONE OF THE TOP TEMPERATURES FOR THE SUMMER. LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES IN THAT WARM NORTH-WEST FLOW. THE FRONT CONTINUES TO TRACK NORTH, AND WHAT IS LEFT OF OUR RAIN WATCH FOR THE WESTERN RANGES IS ONLY UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK. IT DOESN'T HAVE THE JUICE TO SQUEEZE OUT THE RAIN. THE FRONT WALL TRACK PAST CANTERBURY. WELLINGTON AND LOWER NORTH ISLAND, YOU WILL GET IN THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE A FEW LITTLE SHOWERS. JUST SOME CLOUD AND A FEW SPOTS MAY BE SOUTH COAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IT IS A DECENT DAY FOR MUCH OF NORTHLAND. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS BUT MORE ON THE WAY OF FINE, DRY WEATHER. A SPOT OR TWO OF RAIN IN AUCKLAND, BUT FOR MANY IT IS OTHERWISE FINE. YOU ARE OTHERWISE OK AND DRY IN HAMILTON. THE SAME SORT OF THING, AND TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PLATEAU, YOU COULD SEE THAT LATE DAY SHOWER. LOOKING GOOD FOR TAURANGA. FOR THE MOST PART, LOOKING REALLY GOOD AS WELL. YOU COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT, THINGS WILL CHANGE. YOU WILL NOTICE NEW PLYMOUTH, YOU WILL SEE SOME WET WEATHER. TE MATATINI YOU MIGHT NEED WET WEATHER GEAR. PATCHY RAIN FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE DAY FOR WELLINGTON. IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO BAD FOR NELSON. WESTPORT THE SAME SORT OF THING AND THEN DRYING OUT. CHRISTCHURCH ` A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE. THAT IS THE TREND. MORNING CLOUD FOR QUEENSTOWN. EVERYONE ELSE IS THE SAME SORT OF THING AND THEN IMPROVING. JUST LEFT OVER CLOUD. THERE MAY BE A SPOT OR TWO OF RAIN. DUNEDIN ` DRAGGING SOME MORE CLOUD IN AND 21 DEGREES. NOT MUCH ON THAT FRONT A FEW SHOWERS. DOES AN EASTERLY FLICK ` THAT IS A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. INTO THE WEEKEND ` HANG ON TO THE HIVE, BUT UNTIL THEN WE ARE LOOKING GOOD.