IT'S WEDNESDAY, THE 26TH OF FEBRUARY. MORENA, THIS IS BREAKFAST. I KNOW WE SPOKE EARLIER THIS WEEK ABOUT GPS AND THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT TODAY. YES, WE DO. AFTER 7 O'CLOCK, WILL BE TALKING TO THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AROUND A PROPOSAL THAT THE MINISTER HAS PUT FORWARD ABOUT PRESCRIPTIONS. EVERY THREE MONTHS, YOU GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR FOR A CHICKEN AND TO THEN THEY PRESCRIBED THE NEXT MEDICATION. IT'S BEEN PROPOSED TO STRETCH IT OUT TO 12 MONTHS. YOU STILL GET YOUR THREE MONTHS WORTH OF MEDICATION AND THEN YOU GO BACK FOR THE NEXT THREE, BUT YOU DO NOT NEED TO SEE YOUR GP. YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY OR HAVE THE TIME WITH THE GP. THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH IS LOOKING AT HOW THAT WILL EASE PRESSURE FOR THE GP AND MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE AS WELL. THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS IS SAYING THEY DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. THEY ARE OKAY WITH THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD, BUT THEY WILL TELL US WHY JUST AFTER SEVEN. COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` PROTESTS AGAINST A CONTROVERSIAL SEWERAGE SCHEME NEAR ROTORUA HAS RESULTED IN CONFRONTATIONS WITH POLICE AND ARRESTS. WE'LL EXPLAIN WHY OPPOSITION TO THE PROJECT IS SO STRONG. ALSO AHEAD, THE FOOTBALLING FAMILY GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH ` ALL WHITE AND NEW NOTTINGHAM FOREST RECRUIT TYLER BINDON'S JUST BEEN HONOURED WITH THE EMERGING TALENT AWARD AT THE HALBERGS FOLLOWING HIS MOTHER ON TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. THE FORMER FOOTBALL FERNS GOALIE IS NOW AN ASSISTANT COACH WITH THE TEAM. SHE'LL JOIN US FROM THE FERNS' CAMP AS THEY PREPARE TO FACE COSTA RICA. PLUS, EVER FEEL LIKE TIME IS SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR FINGERS LIKE BITS OF CONFETTI? WELL, THAT COULD BE CLOSE TO THE TRUTH. HOW MULTI-TASKING AND CONSTANT INTERRUPTIONS COULD BE TURNING YOU DAY INTO WHAT SOME ARE CALLING 'TIME CONFETTI'. TIME CONFETTI, LET ME GIVE YOU A QUICK EXAMPLE. YOU ARE WALKING THE DOG AND PULL OUT YOUR PHONE, YOU SEND OFF THAT EMAIL. THAT IS TIME CONFETTI. WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT? WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW. RIGHT NOW IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. HERE'S YOUR NEWS. THANKS, JENNY MAY. FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING A LARGE BEACH FIRE THAT'S BEEN BURNING THROUGH THE NIGHT IN NEW PLYMOUTH. MORE FIRE CREWS ARE ARRIVING NOW, AND WE WILL HAVE THE LATEST AFTER WEATHER. A RAM RAID HAS LEFT A LIQUOR STORE IN SOUTHEAST AUCKLAND BADLY DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE SUBURB OF FLAT BUSH. THE OWNERS SAY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR STORE HAS BEEN TARGETED, AND INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THE DAMAGE. THE PRIME MINISTER IS KICKING OFF HIS FIRST TRADE TRIP FOR 2025 WITH A FOUR DAY VISIT TO VIETNAM, AND TRYING TO BOOST EDUCATION TIES WILL BE HIGH ON HIS AGENDA. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THERE ARE 100 MILLION PEOPLE HERE IN VIETNAM, AND THEIR ECONOMY IS STEADILY GROWING. IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, TRADE BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND VIETNAM HAS DOUBLED. AND THERE'S ONE AREA WHERE THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES WE COULD REALLY INCREASE THINGS, AND THAT'S THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS COMING OUT TO STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND. THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COMING OUT. IN 2023, THERE WERE JUST 1700 VIETNAMESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE'S REAL ROOM TO GROW THERE. SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF CHRISTOPHER LUXON ROLLED OUT SOME REAL INCENTIVES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING, DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. HE'S APPROVED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR CANONISATION INTO SAINTHOOD. THE VATICAN SAYS THE PONTIFF (88) SLEPT WELL AND IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY ISSUES. TO SPORT, AND ERIN CLARK WILL START AT LOCK IN HIS RETURN TO THE WARRIORS AS THEY PREPARE TO TAKE ON THE RAIDERS IN LAS VEGAS. THE NEW ZEALAND CLUB HAS NAMED ITS SIDE FOR THE SEASON OPENER AGAINST THE RAIDERS, WHICH KICKS OFF ON SUNDAY AT 1pm. ROGER TUIVASA SHECK HAS BEEN NAMED ON THE WING ALONGSIDE TAINE TUAUPIKI, WHO REPLACES AN INJURED DALLIN WATENE-ZELEZNIAK. UP THE WAHS. PERSISTENT RAIN HAS FORCED A CHAMPIONS TROPHY CLASH BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO BE ABANDONED WITHOUT A BALL BOWLED. BOTH SIDES, WHO WERE UNBEATEN HEADING INTO THE FIXTURE, HAVE HAD TO SETTLE FOR A POINT EACH, MEANING ENGLAND COULD STILL QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS IF THEY WIN THEIR FINAL TWO MATCHES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR HASTINGS, 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. THANKS, CHRIS. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE IS MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING WITH OUR REPORTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. A LARGE FIRE HAS BEEN BURNING OVERNIGHT ON A BEACH IN NEW PLYMOUTH. LUCY BENDELL JOINS US FOR THE LATEST. THERE'S FRESH CREWS TURNING UP THIS MORNING, LUCY? MORENA, JENNY MAY. HELICOPTER RESET TO ARRIVE AT THE SCENE ANY MOMENT. WITH FIRE AND EMERGENCY NEW ZEALAND ESCALATING THE RESPONSE AND BRINGING IN RESPONSE TO BATTLE THE BLAZE. THIS FIRE HAS BEEN BURNING SINCE 19 P.M. LAST NIGHT FOR THE LAST NINE HOURS. IT HAS BEEN BURNING THROUGH VEGETATION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ACCESS TO THE FIRE IS QUITE DIFFICULT, AND THAT IT IS DARK, IT IS HARD TO TELL THE SIZE OF IT AND IF IT POSES ANY THREAT. THE ISSUE IS THE LOCATION. IT IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE WITH THE AIRPORT IS. THE FIRE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS MORNING THAT SMOKE COULD BE AN ISSUE FOR FLIGHTS ARRIVING AND DEPARTING. HOWEVER, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE AIRPORT, AND THEY SAID THAT PEOPLE ARE CHECKING AND AS USUAL IN THE FIRST FLIGHT IS SET TO DEPART AT 642 AUCKLAND. WILL GIVE YOU THE LATEST FOR ANY FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS AND THE FIRE. THANKS FOR THAT, LUCY. FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A JETBOATING INCIDENT. CHARLOTTE MULDER'S WITH US. WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US? IT HAPPENED AT THE SKIPPERS CANYON AND QUEENSTOWN, WHERE ST JOHN'S SENT TO RESCUE HELICOPTERS JUST AFTER 5 PM YESTERDAY. ST JOHN'S SAID THAT TWO PEOPLE HAD MODERATE INJURIES, ONE OF THOSE BEING SENT TO THE NEEDED HOSPITAL, TO OTHERS HAD MINOR INJURIES AND ANOTHER SEVEN PEOPLE, WHO WERE ALSO ON THE BOAT, WERE ASSESSED AT THE SAME. TYPICALLY, IT IS A TOURIST DESTINATION FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR, FOR THOSE SEEKING A THRILLSEEKING JOURNEY DOWN THE SHOT. BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT ARE STILL UNKNOWN, WITH THE COMPANY LAUNCHING ITS OWN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION. THANKS FOR THAT, CHARLOTTE. JOINING US FROM THE CHRISTCHURCH NEWSROOM. WE BEGAN THE PROGRAM TALKING ABOUT GPS AND PRESCRIPTIONS. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. ARE YOU OKAY, IF YOU'RE ON MEDICATION, THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO BACK TO YOUR GP TO SEE THEM EVERY THREE MONTHS TO CHECK IN ON THE RIGHT MEDICATION AND THEN IN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, YOU TURN BACK THERE? ARE YOU OKAY FOR YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE SPREAD OUT TO 12 MONTHS IN TERMS OF THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE YOUR DOCTOR, OR DO YOU LIKE GOING BACK TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR AND THREE MONTHS TO GET YOUR NEXT WATER PRESCRIPTIONS TO HAVE A CHECKUP AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT PRESCRIPTIONS? I IMAGINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL LIKE THE IDEA. THAT THEY ARE AT AN AGE OR IF THEY ARE ON MEDICATION THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THINGS CHANGING, THAT IT IS A BIT OF A PAIN HAVING TO GO INTO THE GP AND PAY FOR THE APPOINTMENT. HAVING SAID THAT, IF YOU'RE OLDER OR YOUR BODY IS CHANGING, MAYBE YOU DO NEED TO DO THAT THE MINISTRY IS SAYING THIS MAKES THINGS MORE CONVENIENT FOR PATIENTS, AND IT ALSO TAKES OFF THE WORKLOAD FOR SOME GPS. THIS COULD ALSO HAVE A FINANCIAL HIT FOR GPS IF PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING FOR THE REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS AND BILLETS TO THE DOCTOR TO GET CHECKED. THEY NOT PAYING FOR THAT VISIT. I HAD YOU SAYING THAT IT IS EXPENSIVE TO GO TO THE GP, DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY, THEY CLOSE THEIR DOORS. THEY ARE STILL HAVING TO GO BACK FOR BLOOD RESULTS OR THE PAPERWORK IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GET YOUR PRESCRIPTION EVERY THREE MONTHS. EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT COMING IN, THEY STILL DOING ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. IS IT TAKING THE BURDEN OFF GPS, OR AS A PUTTING MORE OF A BURDEN ON THEM WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THEY HAVE TO DO? WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. AS I SAY, THIS IS A PROPOSAL, IT IS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` EVER FEEL LIKE YOUR FREE TIME IS CONSTANTLY INTERRUPTED BY OTHER TASKS? WELL, THERE'S A TERM FOR THAT. WE'LL TELL YOU MORE NEXT. OF COURSE THERE IS. LITTLE BIT LATER ON THE SOUR, WE ARE GOING TO BE TALKING TO JENNY. SHE WAS THE FOOTBALL FERNS GOALKEEPER. SHE IS NOW RETURNED AS THE ASSISTANT COACH AS THEY LOOK TO TAKE ON COSTA RICA. FAMILIES HAVING A GREAT TIME. HER SON HAS JUST WON THE EMERGING TALENT AWARD AT THE HALBERGS, HE HAS JUST GOTTEN TO THE ALL WHITES AND HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH NOTTINGHAM FOREST. HE WILL BE PLAYING IN THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE NEXT SEASON. THE DAD, GRANT, ALSO PLAYED OVER 100 TIMES FOR NEW ZEALAND AS A VOLLEYBALL PLAYER. HE COMES FROM GOOD STOCK. WE HAVE SOME VERY CUTE PICTURES OF WHEN TYLER WAS JUST A LITTLE BABY AND APPEARED WITH MUM AS A MASCOT. WE WERE ON THE STORY WAY BACK IN THE DAY. VERY COOL. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` CHINA HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF ITS SHIPS CARRYING OUT MILITARY DRILLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. SOUTH KOREA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW. HE SAYS THE MOVE WAS CRUCIAL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT HE CALLED A 'NATIONAL CRISIS'. AND, POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING, DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. THE POPE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY FAILURE. IF YOU FIND YOURSELF REPLYING TO WORK EMAILS WHILE WALKING THE DOG, OR BOOKING A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT AS YOU WATCH TV, THEN YOU MIGHT BE FALLING VICTIM TO TIME CONFETTI. IT'S A TERM COINED BY AUTHOR BRIGID SCHULTE TO DESCRIBE THE FRAGMENTATION AND INTERRUPTION OF TIME, BREAKING IT INTO SMALL SCATTERED MOMENTS ` JUST LIKE CONFETTI. BRIGID IS WITH US NOW. MORENA. I FEEL SEEN. I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO FEEL SEEN WHEN IT COMES TO TIME CONFETTI. HOW DID YOU COIN THIS PHRASE? HONESTLY, I WAS WORKING ON MY FIRST BOOK AND I WAS FEELING INCREDIBLY STRESSED. I WAS FEELING LIKE MY DAYS WERE TOTALLY OKUN UP AND DOES TRYING TO COMBINE WORK WITH TRYING TO LOOK AFTER TWO KIDS. I NEVER FELT LIKE THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME TO DO EVERYTHING I NEEDED AND WANTED TO IN A DAY, AND SOMETHING ELSE CAME ON. THERE WAS PRESSURES OF BEING BUSY AND MULTITASKING. IT WAS AFTER MY SON'S 11TH BIRTHDAY, AND WE HAD CONFETTI. I WAS CLEANING IT UP AS MY HUSBAND WAS SMOKING A CIGAR AND I THOUGHT, THIS IS WHAT MY TIME IS LIKE, BITS AND PIECES OF COLOURFUL STUFF. AT THE TIME, I HAD A REAL SENSE OF MOURNING ` WHAT DOES IT ALL ADD UP TO? YOU HAVE A TERM, WE HAVE A TERM NOW BECAUSE OF YOU. WHY IS THAT SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TIME CONFETTI IS ON THE IMPACT THAT IT IS HAVING ON US? IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT THIS SPEEDING UP OF THE WORLD, IF YOU WILL. TECHNOLOGY, FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL WAYS IT IS CONNECTING US, IT IS MAKING OUR LIVES SEEM TO REVEL EVEN FASTER. THERE ARE OTHER PRESSURES TO BE BUSY, TO BE BUSY AT WORK AND TO BE PRODUCTIVE. WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA. YOU'RE SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING, YOU ARE SEEN AS A LOSER. THERE IS ALL THIS PRESSURE TO GO. WHAT IT IS TAKING AWAY FROM US IS THAT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT LEISURE TIME AND WHAT PEOPLE NEED IN THAT MOMENT OF REFLECTION TO GET CLEARER FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT, WHAT IS MY LIFE ABOUT? IN THE VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT WE HAVE ON EARTH, WHAT DO I CARE ABOUT? HOW TO I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME? I WAS STUDYING LEISURE AND FREE TIME. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU HAVE A SENSE OF CHOOSING ACTIVITY OF YOUR OWN FREE WILL, AND YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER THE TIME. A LOT OF PEOPLE, WHEN WE GET BUSY AND ARE RUNNING AND MULTITASKING, WE LOST ALL OF THAT AND MISS OUT ON THE REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE THAT HELPS YOU TO LEAD A RICH AND FULL LIFE. YOU SAID THAT WORD, MULTITASKING. PEOPLE WILL SAY THAT MULTITASKING BOOSTS PRODUCTIVITY, SO HOW DOES TIME CONFETTI CHALLENGE THAT? YES. I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR PEOPLE TO RECOGNISE, WE HAVE THE ILLUSION THAT MULTITASKING MAKES US MORE PRODUCTIVE BUT THE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IS NOT CLEAR AT ALL. OUR BRAINS ARE NOT WIRED TO DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE. WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHERE MULTITASKING IS TASK SWITCHING REALLY QUICKLY FROM ONE TASK TO ANOTHER, WHICH IS EXHAUSTING FOR OUR BRAIN. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU MIGHT BE MORE EXHAUSTED BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT HAD THAT FOCUSED TIME TO FINISH AND DO ONE THING. THAT SOME OF THE RESEARCH THAT I HAVE DONE FOR MY LATEST BOOK. IT REALLY HELPS TO SHOW TO PEOPLE THAT WORK LONG HOURS AND TAKE THE WORK HOME AND FEEL ANGRY THAT THEY HAVE NO TIME FOR THEIR LIVES, WE ASK THEM, WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOUR DAY? THEY SAID, I WAS SO BUSY, WAS ANSWERING EMAILS, SO ON AND SO ON, THE MERRY-GO-ROUND OF BUSYNESS, THEY SAID, I NEVER MADE TIME FOR THAT ONE THING I REALLY NEEDED TO DO SO THAT WHEN THEY WENT HOME OR HAD TO WORK ON THE WEEKENDS, WORK STARTED TO ENCROACH ON THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES. THIS IS WHERE IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT. THERE IS A SIMPLE BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE, THEY CALL IT TUNNELLING WHEN WE GET ON THAT BUSY FRAME OF MIND. YOUR BRAIN LITERALLY DROPS 13 IQ POINTS BECAUSE ALL YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE NEXT THING IN FRONT OF YOU. OFTEN TIMES, THAT IS, OH MY GOD, MY EMAIL BOX IS SO FULL. YOU GET TO THE END OF THE DAY AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A CLEANER AND BOX, BUT WHAT IS YOUR PRIORITY? HAVE YOU MADE TIME FOR THAT? THE OTHER THING THAT WE TALK ABOUT AS MEANINGFUL WORK OR FLOW, FEELING THAT GREAT SENSE OF WHAT YOU ARE DOING HAS PURPOSE. IT IS GIVING YOU A SENSE OF FULFILMENT. THAT REQUIRES UNINTERRUPTED TIME. TIME CONFETTI IS CHOPPING UP TIME AND EATING INTO THE TIME THAT YOU CAN RELAX INTO A STATE OF CONCENTRATION AND FLOW. I DO HAVE TO CONCLUDE OUR INTERVIEW, WHICH, TO BE HONEST, I DO NOT WANT TO DO, BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION, AND I CAN JUST SEE OUR VIEW IS STOPPING, TURNING THE TV UP AS THEY ARE SITTING HERE LISTENING TO YOU SAYING, THIS IS ME. IF THIS IS YOU, THIS IS ME, WHAT ARE SOME PRACTICAL STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO BE ABLE TO RECLAIM OUR TIME AND PRIORITIES? RIGHT. THIS IS WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT. THE FIRST STEP OF RECOGNISING ANY CHANGES AWARENESS. CATCH YOURSELF. THE FIRST STEP SEEM SO COUNTERINTUITIVE, WHICH IS TO PAUSE AND TAKE A BREATH. IT IS AMAZING. THREE BREATHS WILL LOWER YOUR STRESS CORTISOL LEVELS. IN THE BUSYNESS, WHEN IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR STOPPING, WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE NEXT THING, WHEN THERE IS MORE MORE ON YOUR TO-DO LIST, TO STOP AND PAUSE. TAKE THIS THREE BREATHS AND GET CONNECTED TO WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT THIS DAY, THIS MOMENT, AND CHOOSE ONE THING, NOT 75, AND DO ONE THING. SOMETIMES WE WON'T GET IT FINISHED, SOMETIMES WE TRY TO PUSH THROUGH. USE TIMERS. THE BRAIN CANNOT FOCUS ON THINGS MORE THAN 45 TO 90 MINUTES. SET TIMERS AND TAKE A BREAK MOST IMPORTANTLY, GIVE YOURSELF SOME COMPASSION. IF THIS WAS EASY, WE WOULD ALL BE DOING IT. ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH? THIS IS BEEN A FASCINATING CONVERSATION. I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE COME UP WITH THIS TERM THAT I KNOW WE ARE ALL EXPERIENCING AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN OUR LIFE'S. PSYCHOLOGIST AND AUTHOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. GREAT TO SPEAK WITH YOU. I FELT LIKE SHE WAS TALKING TO ME. SAYING THAT PEOPLE WERE STOPPING AND TURNING IT UP AND CONCENTRATING ON THE TV. ALL I COULD THINK OF IT I WAS DOING THAT AT HOME, ONE OF THE KIDS MIGHT BE SAYING, GET CHANGED! SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER TO THE TIME. THAT IS HOW IT IS. YOU HAVE TO ATTEND TO THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, RIGHT? I AM WATCHING BREAKFAST, FEED YOURSELF! CHANGE YOURSELF! IT IS WHEN YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING FOR YOU, WHETHER IT IS READING A BOOK OR HAVING A MOMENT IN TIME FOR YOURSELF AND YOU CHOOSE TO GO AND DO SOMETHING THAT NEEDS DOING IN THE HOUSE OR WHEREVER OR SENDING AN EMAIL AND MAKING A PHONE CALL, I JUST RAN BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS, THAT IS WHAT TIME CONFETTI IS, RECOGNISING WHAT IS GOING ON AND CHOOSING TO SAY, I WILL NOT DO THAT, I WILL STAY PRESENT WITH WHAT I AM DOING. IT SOUNDED LIKE UTOPIA FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES AND THEN BACK TO REALITY. ME U TONU MAI ` WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK AFTER THE BREAK WITH YOUR 6.30 NEWS. OUR NEXT SEGMENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ASB. THE SCHOOL YEAR IS UNDERWAY, AND SO ARE ASB'S SCAMWISE SCHOOL WORKSHOPS. WITH KIDS ONLINE MORE THAN EVER, AND AS FRAUD AND SCAMS EVOLVE AND BECOME HARDER TO SPOT, SCAMWISE HAS BEEN SET UP TO HELP TEACH THE NEXT GENERATION OF NEW ZEALANDERS IMPORTANT SKILLS THAT CAN HELP THEM SPOT SCAMS AND STAY SAFE. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN JUNE LAST YEAR, ASB'S SCAMWISE WORKSHOP HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO 8000 STUDENTS ACROSS 80 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. FOR MORE, WE'RE JOINED BY ASB'S DIGITAL FRAUD EXPERT ALEX HINDE. GOOD MORNING. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO TALK TICKETS ABOUT SCAM SAFETY? THERE IS A VERY COMMONLY HELD MISCONCEPTION THAT ONLY ELDER PEOPLE FALL VICTIM TO SCAM. UNFORTUNATELY, WE FIND THAT ALL NEW ZEALANDERS ARE TARGETED BY SCAMS. SPECIFICALLY WITH A YOUNGER DEMOGRAPHIC, BECAUSE THEY LIVE A LOT OF THEIR LIVES ONLINE, THEY ARE MORE VULNERABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH DIFFERENT THINGS ONLINE MORE OFTEN. WHAT OTHER TYPES OF SCAMS WETTING YOUNG PEOPLE TARGETED WITH? GAMING SCAMS, THAT COULD BE GETTING COSMETIC ITEMS FOR FREE, CHEATS, ALL GEARED AROUND GOING TO A WEBSITE AND ENTERING SOME DETAILS THAT MIGHT CAPTURE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. SECONDLY, WE SEE SCAMS THAT WORK ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THAT COULD BE EVENTS, FUNDRAISERS, CRYPTO EDUCATION, AND THEN JOB SCAMS ` THESE ARE MAINLY FOCUSED AROUND CAPTURING PERSONAL INFORMATION. THIRDLY, WHAT WE SEE A LOT IF IT IS FRIENDSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP SCAMS. THIS IS DEEPLY UPSETTING, AND IT IS BASICALLY WHEN THESE PEOPLE ARE GROOMED INTO PROVIDING THINGS SUCH AS SENSITIVE IMAGES, VIDEOS, OR PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND CAN OFTEN BE BLACKMAILED. THE AGE RANGE FOR THAT THING IS QUITE WIDE, I IMAGINE. DEFINITELY. WHAT SORT OF THINGS CAN PARENTS AND KIDS GIVERS DO TO SAFEGUARD? THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO FOSTER AN OPEN LEVEL OF MEDICATION. TALK TO YOUR KIDS ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING ONLINE, WHO THEY ARE INTERACTING WITH, WHAT ARE THE COMMON SITES THEY ARE USING, AND REALLY NORMALISE OR DESTIGMATISE THAT CONVERSATION. ESPECIALLY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THEY KNOW THEY CAN COME AND TALK TO YOU OR SOMEONE TRUSTED. SECONDLY, DO YOUR RESEARCH, AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THE COMMON THINGS ARE THAT KIDS ARE USING. IT REALLY HELPS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT KINDS OF RISK. ARE INVOLVED KINDS OF RISK ARE INVOLVED. THIRDLY, MONITORING SERVICES AND FILTERS ARE REALLY HELPFUL. BUT NOTHING REPLACES COMMUNICATION. WE CAN PEOPLE GO IF THEY WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS? THERE ARE LOTS OF GOOD PLACES ONLINE. NET SAFE IS A GREAT PLACE, AND SECONDLY ASB'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US. SO GOOD TO EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. A HELICOPTER IS ARRIVING ON THE SCENE TO A LARGE BEACH FIRE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. LUCY BENDELL JOINS US FOR THE LATEST. HOW MANY CREWS ARE THERE NOW, LUCY? THAT HELICOPTER WILL BE JOINING THREE CREWS ON THE GROUND. AROUND A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS ARE THERE HAD BEEN BATTLING DISPLAYS FOR ABOUT 10 HOURS NOW. FIRE CREWS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AT ABOUT 9 PM LAST NIGHT, AT THE HEIGHT THERE WERE SIX CREWS AND AROUND 24 FIREFIGHTERS. THEY SAID THE FIRE WAS QUITE HARD TO ACCESS AS IT IS DOWN ON THE BEACH, BURNING THROUGH VEGETATION. BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO ACCESS AND IT IS DARK THEY HAD NOT DETERMINED THE SIZE OF THE FIRE ALL THE THREAT. IT IS LOCATED NEAR NEW PLYMOUTH, NEAR THE AIRPORT. THERE IS NO THREAT TO FLIGHT AT THE MOMENT. I SPOKE TO A STAFF MEMBER AND SHE SAID THAT PEOPLE ARE BOARDING THE FLIGHT THAT IS GOING TO AUCKLAND IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES TIME. THEY CAN SMELL SMOKE DOWN THERE, BUT IT IS NOT PROHIBITING THE VISION FOR THE PILOTS. MORE CREWS ARE ARRIVING AT FIRST LIGHT, AND WE WILL EXPECT A FURTHER UPDATE THEN. A RAM-RAID HAS LEFT A LIQUOR STORE IN SOUTH EAST AUCKLAND BADLY DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE SUBURB OF FLAT BUSH. THE OWNERS SAY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR STORE HAS BEEN TARGETED, AND INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THE DAMAGE. CHINA HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF ITS SHIPS CARRYING OUT MILITARY DRILLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE EXERCISES FORCED SOME PLANE TO DETOUR AROUND LIVE FIRE DRILLS, THE EXERCISES FORCED SOME PLANES TO DETOUR AROUND LIVE FIRE DRILLS, BUT CHINA SAYS ALL ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. SOUTH KOREA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW. ON THE FINAL DAY OF HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, YOON SOK YEOL SAYS THE MOVE WAS CRUCIAL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT HE CALLED A 'NATIONAL CRISIS'. TO SPORT, AND THE FOOTBALL FERNS WILL AGAIN BE MISSING PHOENIX STAR GRACE JALE FOR THEIR SECOND FRIENDLY AGAINST COSTA RICA DUE TO A HAMSTRING INJURY. NEW ZEALAND BATTLED FOR A 1-1 DRAW IN THE FIRST MATCH, KICKSTARTING THEIR NEW ERA UNDER INTERIM COACH MICHAEL MAYNE. THEY'VE HAD JUST THREE DAYS TO PREPARE FOR THEIR SECOND. THESE QUICK TURNAROUNDS ARE ABOUT RECOVERING REALLY WELL. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH OUR REVIEW PROCESS; I THINK WHAT WE'VE SEEN THROUGH THAT ARE SOME MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE SECOND GAME. THE MATCH KICKS OFF AT 2PM TODAY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (GROOVY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR HASTINGS, 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. MORE THAN A THOUSAND ARTISTS, INCLUDING KATE BUSH, DAMON ALBARN, SAM FENDER AND ANNIE LENNOX HAVE RECORDED A SILENT ALBUM IN PROTEST AT PROPOSED CHANGES TO COPYRIGHT LAW IN THE UK. THEY'RE CONCERNED THAT AS THE USE OF AI TECHNOLOGY INCREASES AND BECOMES MORE SOPHISTICATED, IT COULD LEAD TO SINGERS BEING REPLACED. THE BBC'S MARC CIESLAK HAS MORE. HE HAS GIVEN THE OPERATOR A PHANTOM. AND CLOTHED JOSEPH IN A TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT. SO WHY AS THIS LEGEND CONCERNED ABOUT AI? CULTURE IS ABSOLUTELY VITAL TO THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE BEEN WORLD LEADERS. WHY THROW IT AWAY? AI PROPERLY CONTROLLED COULD BE A GREAT HELP. BUT UNREGULATED, ALL THE WORK OF WRITERS AND CREATORS WILL BE THROWN AWAY FOR NOTHING. THAT IS MONSTROUSLY UNFAIR. HE IS ONE OF A CHORUS OF VOICES IN THE CREATIVE SECTOR WORRIED ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS. THE CAMPAIGN INCLUDES ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS AND AN ALBUM BY A THOUSAND MUSICIANS, INCLUDING KATE BUSH AND ANNIE LENNOX. # WHO AM I TO DISAGREE? DEMONSTRATING WHAT THEY THINK MUSICAL SOUND LIKE IF AI GOES AHEAD IN THIS DIRECTION. IT IS COMPLETELY SILENT ABOUT FROM STUDIO NOISE. THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED AT THE MOMENT HAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHAT THE DAMAGE COULD BE. IF THEY WOULD JUST LISTEN. THE GOVERNMENT OPENED A 10 WEEK CONSULTATION TO ITS PLANS LAST DECEMBER, SUGGESTING THAT ITS PREFERRED OPTION IS TO EASE COPYRIGHT LAWYERS FOR AI DEVELOPERS. IT OFFERS AN OPT OUT OPTION, LETTING CREATORS BLOCK THEIR WORK TO BE TRAINED BY AI TECH. MOVIE DIRECTOR SAYS THE PLAN IS UNWORKABLE. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES HAVE BEEN QUITE SLOW TO MAKE THEMSELVES HEARD, AND THAT IS PARTLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE TRIED AND FAILED TO GET AUDIENCE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WITH THE CHANCELLOR, WITH THE PRIME MINISTER. THEY ARE SAYING, WE SUPPORT YOUR IDEA, BUT WHY ARE YOU TAKING ONE OF OUR BEST INDUSTRIES AND DESTROYING IT ON THE BEHALF OF A HANDFUL OF AMERICAN COMPANIES. GENERATIVE AI TECHNOLOGY IS TRAINED ON A VAST AMOUNT OF INFORMATION OR DATA, LITERATURE, MOVIES CAN ALL BE USED. AI CREATES NEW CONTENT BY GENERATING PATTERNS FROM INFORMATION IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TRAINED ON. CRITICS OF AI, SAY THAT NONE OF THIS CONTENT IS ORIGINAL AND IT IS BASICALLY CLEVER REMIXES OF ART THAT HAS GONE BEFORE. WHEN WE PUT THESE CORPORATE CONSENTS TO THE GOVERNMENT, A SPOKESPERSON SAID ` THE GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION CLOSES AT 1159 TONIGHT. IT SAYS IT HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN 4000 RESPONSES SO FAR. IT IS LIKELY TO BE ANOTHER 12 WEEKS BEFORE IT MAKES A FINAL DECISION. THIS IS A DRAMA PICKING OUT AGAINST AI, WHICH RIVALS ANYTHING SEEN ON THE WEST END STAGE. ME U TONU MAI ` THE VOTES ARE IN, BUT WHAT NEXT FOR GERMANY AS THE COUNTRY WAITS FOR A NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED? # JUST A THOUSAND MILES BETWEEN ME AND PARADISE. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` A RAM RAID HAS LEFT A LIQUOR STORE IN SOUTH EAST AUCKLAND BADLY DAMAGED. THE OWNERS SAY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR STORE HAS BEEN TARGETED. SOUTH KOREA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW. HE SAYS THE MOVE WAS CRUCIAL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT HE CALLED A 'NATIONAL CRISIS.' AND, THE FOOTBALL FERNS WILL AGAIN BE MISSING PHOENIX STAR GRACE JALE FOR THEIR SECOND FRIENDLY AGAINST COSTA RICA DUE TO A HAMSTRING INJURY. POLITICAL ANALYSTS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY AFTER ONE OF GERMANY'S MOST HISTORIC ELECTION RESULTS. THE GERMAN CONSERVATIVE PARTY WON THE MOST VOTES, NEARLY 30%, WITH THE FAR RIGHT PARTY COMING SECOND. WE SPOKE TO CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE, THORSTEN BENNER, IN BERLIN, WHO EXPLAINED WHAT THE ELECTION RESULTS MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF GERMAN POLITICS AND WHY PEOPLE WERE SO ENGAGED WITH THE ELECTION, WITH THE BIGGEST VOTER TURNOUT IN 40 YEARS. GOOD MORNING, JENNY, BECAUSE A LOT WAS AT STAKE. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WOULD BE A SURGE OF THE EXTREME RIGHT ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY. AND I THINK THAT MOBILISED A LOT OF VOTERS WHO SAID, LIKE, YOU KNOW, 'THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT SOMETHING. 'AND WE NEED TO BE SURE OUR VOICES, OUR VOTES ARE COUNTED.' BUT I THINK ALSO THOSE WHO REALLY WANT CHANGE AND ARE UNHAPPY AND THEY VOTE FOR THE FAR RIGHT OR FAR LEFT, THEY WERE KIND OF PROMPTED TO NOT STAY AT HOME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KIND OF MAKE THEIR MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. SO, WE HAD A HIGH VOTER TURNOUT, WHICH WAS GREAT FOR DEMOCRACY, YEAH. I WANT TO GO THROUGH THE THREE MAIN PARTIES ` THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS, THE FAR RIGHT PARTY AND ALSO THE CONSERVATIVES, WHO OBVIOUSLY WON THE ELECTION. SO WHAT DOES THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S WIN MEAN FOR GERMANY? BASICALLY MEANS A RETURN TO NORMAL, BECAUSE THE CONSERVATIVES ARE THE KIND OF DEFAULT GOVERNING PARTY IN GERMAN DEMOCRATIC HISTORY. THEY ARE THE PARTY THAT FIELDED HELMUT KOHL, THE CHANCELLOR OF REUNIFICATION, OR ANGELA MERKEL WHO RULED FOR 16 YEARS UNINTERRUPTED. SO IT'S A RETURN TO NORMAL, BUT UNDER ABNORMAL CONDITIONS, BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY GETTING SQUEEZED FROM THE FAR RIGHT. THEY RAN AGAINST A VERY UNPOPULAR COALITION. THE OUTGOING COLLISION THAT COLLAPSED. THEY ONLY GOT 28% OF THE VOTE WHICH IS ONE OF THEIR BAD, HISTORICALLY WORST RESULTS. AND, THE FAR RIGHT ALTERNATIVE FOR GERMANY GOT 21% OF THE VOTE, SO IT IS A RETURN TO NORMALLY BUT UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE LOOKING TO THE FAR RIGHT, AND WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT MEANS WHAT THE FAR RIGHT COMING IN SECOND, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE FUTURE OF GERMAN POLITICS? IT IS A HUGE CHALLENGE. WHY DO PEOPLE VOTE FOR THE FAR RIGHT? ONE ISSUE IS MIGRATION. MANY PEOPLE ARE JUST UNHAPPY WITH THE FACT THAT GERMANY, IN THEIR VIEW, IS NOT CONTROLLING THEIR BORDERS. THEY ARE ALLOWING UNCONTROLLED INFLUX OF ASYLUM SEEKERS TO ENTER. THEY WANT TO ENTER THIS. MANY ARE ALSO JUST GENERALLY HAVE A RACIST DISPOSITION. MIGRATION IS ONE POINT. THE COST OF LIVING IS ANOTHER. WE HAVE SEEN THROUGH THE ENERGY PRICE HIKES AFTER THE UKRAINE INVASION, WE HAVE SEEN THE LARGEST INCREASE IN GERMAN DEMOCRATIC HISTORY. THAT, OF COURSE, HAS MADE MANY ANGRY, AND IF YOU ARE ANGRY THE BEST WAY IS TO VOTE FOR THIS PARTY BECAUSE IT CHANNELS YOUR ANGRY. THE THIRD IS DISSATISFACTION WITH MAINSTREAM SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE. QUITE A FEW GERMANS ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE HUGE SUPPORT THAT ALL MAINSTREAM GERMAN PARTIES HAVE FOR PROMOTING UKRAINE, AND SO I THINK YOU HAVE THREE REASONS. IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR GERMAN DEMOCRACY. IN THE EAST GERMAN STATE, THE FORMER COMMUNIST STATES, THE FAR RIGHT PARTY IS BY FAR THE STRONGEST. AT THE SAME TIME, YOU HAVE THIS VOW OF THE MAINSTREAM PARTIES TO NEVER WORK WITH THEM. CAN THIS HOLD? CAN A PARTY THAT HAS 21% OF THE NATIONAL VOTE, CAN YOU SAY THAT WE WILL NEVER WORK WITH THEM AND A GOVERNMENT? IT IS A BIG CHALLENGE FOR GERMAN DEMOCRACY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS ` BEFORE THE ELECTION, ALL THE PARTY SAID THEY WOULD NOT FORM A COALITION GOVERNMENT WITH THE FAR RIGHT, SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW THEN? THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER OPTIONS. THEY HAVE 21%. 79% OF PEOPLE DID NOT VOTE FOR THE FAR RIGHT. THAT IS ENOUGH TO FORM A COALITION. COALITION FORMATION IS REASONABLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THERE IS ONLY ONE OPTION RIGHT NOW. THAT IS BETWEEN THE CONSERVATIVES AND THE LABOUR PARTY. THEY HAVE A FAIRLY SLIM BUT STILL SUFFICIENTLY COMFORTABLE MAJORITY. THE LABOUR PARTY IS INCREDIBLY BATTERED. THEY ARE NOT EAGER TO GOVERN AS A JUNIOR PARTNER, BUT THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE. SO THEY WILL HAVE TO FORM A COALITION. THE WORLD IS NOT WAITING FOR THAT COALITION. WE'VE AFFORDED OURSELVES THOUGH COALITION OF KILLING OFF OUR GOVERNMENT THE DAY AFTER DONALD TRUMP WAS ELECTED. THE SECURITY SITUATION IS DETERIORATING QUICKLY. WE NEED A GOVERNMENT FAST, SO I THINK THAT COALITION WILL COME INTO PLACE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER INTERESTING TIMES IS THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT, BUT WE WISH YOU WELL AND WE SO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, JENNY, AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. E HAERE AKE NEI ` THE 7 O'CLOCK NEWS IS COMING UP. PLUS ` FROM MASCOT FOR A FOOTBALL FERNS GOALIE, TO THE MOST EXCITING PROSPECT IN NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL. NEXT ` THE SPORTING FAMILY WITH WORLD CUP AMBITIONS. THIS WEEK, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FAMILY GETAWAY TO NEW PLYMOUTH, THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. INCLUDING FLIGHTS, A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT NOVOTEL, AND SOME FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING CHADDY'S CHARTERS WILDLIFE BOAT CRUISE, A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE GOVETT-BREWSTER ART GALLERY AND FAMILY FUN AT THE HIDEAWAY LUGE AND MINI-PUTT. THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY 4pm, AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON THE SHOW NEXT MONDAY. HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz, ALL THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. THE FOOTBALL FERNS MAY BE PREPARING TO TAKE ON COSTA RICA THIS AFTERNOON, BUT FOR THE ASSISTANT COACH THE FAMILY FOOTBALL STAKES ARE ABOUT TO RAMP UP IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. FORMER FERNS GOALKEEPER JENNY BINDON'S SON TYLER ` WHO'S JUST SIGNED FOR PREMIER LEAGUE SIDE NOTTINGHAM FOREST ` IS WIDELY TIPPED TO STAR FOR THE ALL WHITES IN THEIR WORLD CUP DO-OR-DIE CLASHES NEXT MONTH. I SPOKE TO THE VERY PROUD MUM OF THE LATEST HALBERG EMERGING TALENT WINNER. YEAH, IT'S BEEN A CRAZY RIDE. BUT, I THINK TYLER HAS REALLY TAKEN IT IN STRIDE. AND THEN GRANT AND I HAVE KIND OF FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS, BECAUSE, AS A PARENT, YOU'RE SUPER PROUD OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HE'S GOTTEN TO BE A PART OF, AND HE'S JUST GRABBING WITH TWO HANDS. AND HE'S A` I THINK HE'S EMBRACED HIMSELF WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE'S GRABBED THEM AND, YEAH, AWAY HE'S GOING. SO, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HANG ON TO HIS COATTAILS FOR AS LONG AS HE'LL LET US. SO, THAT'S BEEN FUN SO FAR. I MEAN, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN HE WAS HANGING ON TO YOUR COATTAILS, WHEN HE WAS GOING ON AS A MASCOT FOR YOUR GAMES, FOR THE FOOTBALL FERNS. I MEAN, IT MUST BE SUCH A PROUD MOMENT FOR YOUR FAMILY TO HAVE ANOTHER NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE IN THE MIDST. YEAH, I THINK GRANT, WITH HIS VOLLEYBALL AND MYSELF WITH FOOTBALL, WE'VE ALWAYS REALLY` IT'S AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE, AND WE'VE NEVER TAKE ANY OF THOSE SELECTIONS FOR GRANTED. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE BOTH ARE JUST` OUR FAMILY AND CORE VALUES ARE JUST INSTILLED IN TYLER, AND HE GIVES HIS BEST. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HOPE HE'S SELECTED FOR THE UPCOMING TOUR BACK IN AUCKLAND. AND, YEAH, WE'LL RIDE HIS COATTAILS, AND I THINK HE'S ALREADY MAYBE` IF THEY QUALIFY THE WORLD CUP, SO I THINK HE'S GOT ME TRUMPED, SO THAT'LL BE GOOD. IS THERE ANY COMPETITIVENESS AMONG THE THREE OF YOU, PARTICULARLY WITH HIM POTENTIALLY TRYING TO CHASE YOU AND GET TO YOUR BIG TOTAL OF 77 CAPS? I THINK IF MOST PEOPLE KNOW OUR FAMILY ` WE'RE QUITE COMPETITIVE, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TAKING IT ALL IN STRIDE. AND HONESTLY, LIKE, I HOPE HE GETS 77 AND HE'S THAT FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO DO TWO WORLD CUPS TO OLYMPICS AND PLAY` I MEAN, GRANT PLAYED OVER 100 TIMES FOR NEW ZEALAND. SO WE JUST TAKE IT IN STRIDE, AND TYLER'S JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT'S VERY... VERY APPRECIATIVE, AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE JOY, RIGHT? LIKE, HE'S BEEN ON IT. HE'S BEEN TO OLYMPICS. HE'S BEEN TO WORLD CUPS. SO YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER WHEN HE WAS LITTLE, HE ASKED, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER KIDS, 'WHAT SPORT DOES YOUR MUM PLAY.' SO I THINK IT'S JUST THE NORM FOR HIM. AND HE'S JUST TAKING IT ONE STEP AT A TIME. AND YEAH, IT'S REALLY FUN. WE'RE VERY PRIVILEGED. HOW BIG IS THIS MOVE TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST AFTER THIS SEASON TO GO TO THE ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE? I THINK IF YOU TALK TO TYLER, YOU KNOW, HE'S A BIG DREAMER. HE PROBABLY ANTICIPATED OR THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WAS ALWAYS IN A STRIDE, BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE AN ALL BLACK, EVERYONE WANTS TO PLAY FOR` BE AN ALL WHITE, GO TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE, AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S DOING IT. HE'LL TELL YOU HE HASN'T MADE IT YET, HE HASN'T PLAYED THERE YET, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY, REALLY DRIVES HIM TO BE THE BEST HE CAN BE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO. YOU TALK ABOUT CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GETTING UP IN THE MORNING TO WATCH THOSE GAMES AND EFL CUPS. LIKE, HE'S JUST... I DON'T REALLY HAVE WORDS FOR WHAT HE'S DOING, BUT WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT ALL STARTED WHEN IN FOOTBALL, ALL THOSE LITTLE TIMES HE WAS OUT WITH THE FERNS TRAINING WITH, YOU KNOW, THE LIKES OF ANNALIE LONGO AND PAST AND FUTURE FERNS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. YEAH, I KNOW SO MANY FORMER PLAYERS HAVE SPOKEN SO HIGHLY ABOUT HIS POTENTIAL ` RYAN NELSON, CHRIS WOOD, ALL OF THOSE GUYS THINK HE CAN GO ON TO BE ONE OF OUR GREAT ALL WHITES POTENTIALLY. HOW DO YOU, AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THERE, DONE THAT WITH THE NATIONAL TEAM, SORT OF HELP HIM STAY GROUNDED AND ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS? WELL, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S TAKEN A VILLAGE. YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST HIS PARENTS, IT'S NOT JUST HIS FAMILY, THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HELPED TYLER THROUGH ON THIS JOURNEY AND ARE STILL HELPING ON THIS JOURNEY. I MEAN, HAVING RYAN AND DUNCAN OFTEN WORK WITH TYLER HAS BEEN LIKE THE STARS ALIGNED. SO, THAT'S JUST BEEN TO KNOW THAT YOUR AGENTS HAVE A CONNECTION BACK TO NEW ZEALAND, YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT WHANAU IS AND THE FAMILY, AND THEY'RE A PART OF IT. AND THAT GOES FROM ALL WHITES. I MEAN, TONY REDDINGS COACHED ME, AND I WAS COACHING TYLER, JEFFRIES, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF REALLY AMAZING PEOPLE IN NEW ZEALAND THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS, AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND NOW IN ENGLAND. I THINK FOOTBALL'S A SMALL WORLD, AND YOU'VE GOT TO EMBRACE THOSE THAT WANT TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE, TAKE THE BEST WITH THE BEST AND MOVE ON FROM WHERE YOU ARE. AND, YEAH, HE'S JUST KILLING IT. SO, WE'RE HAPPY FOR HIM. AND HOW EXCITING IS IT FOR YOU TO BE BACK IN THE FOLD WITH THE FOOTBALL FERNS AS ASSISTANT COACH? IT'S AMAZING. I SPOKE WITH MICHAEL MAYNE A BIT ABOUT THE FERNS WHEN THE OPPORTUNITY CAME UP TO COME BACK AND BE A PART OF THIS ENVIRONMENT. I MEAN, THIS IS MY HAPPY PLACE. WHAT THE FERNS HAVE GIVEN MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, JUST FEEL WE NEED TO ALWAYS GIVE BACK. THAT'S KIND OF A TRAIT THAT WE LIVE BY, IS, YOU KNOW, MAKE THE PLACE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, LEAVE IT BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT, AND WHEN YOU'RE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, DON'T BE A BYSTANDER, GET IN AND GET MUCK IN AND HELP OUT. AND HOPEFULLY, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'LL BE WITH THE FERNS, BUT AT THIS MOMENT, I'M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, COACH THEIR HEARTS AND MOVE IN A DIRECTION THAT, THAT WE PREPARED FOR 2027 IN BRAZIL. WELL, GOOD LUCK TO YOU. GOOD LUCK TO THE FERNS THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE WILL SEE YOU BACK HERE IN NEW ZEALAND WHEN HOPEFULLY YOUR SON IS INVOLVED WITH LEADING THE ALL WHITES BACK TO A WORLD CUP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. NOT TO HEAP ANY MORE PRESSURE AND EXPECTATIONS ONTO HIS BROAD SHOULDERS, BUT THE WORD IS FROM PAST PLAYERS AND CURRENT PLAYERS IS THAT HE COULD BECOME ONE OF, IF NOT, OUR GREATEST ALL-WHITE IF HE CARRIES ON DOING WHAT HE IS DOING. I THINK THERE ARE VERY, VERY HIGH HOPES FOR. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE STORY. IT IS AN AMAZING FAMILY. YOU CAN CATCH ALL THE ACTION FROM THE ALL WHITES' FIFA WORLD CUP OCEANIA QUALIFIERS ON TVNZ+ NEXT MONTH. AND TVNZ 2. COMING UP ON THE SHOW THIS HOUR ` WHY DOCTORS ARE WARNING A PROPOSAL TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE HEALTH SYSTEM COULD ACTUALLY BE WORSE FOR GP'S AND PATIENTS. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS WILL ALSO JOIN US. WHAT DOES HE WANT FROM FOREIGN MINISTER WINSTON PETERS' MEETING WITH HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART? AND, WHY SCIENTISTS NOW SAY THE KAIKOURA COAST MIGHT NOT HAVE MUCH WARNING IN THE EVENT OF A TSUNAMI. WE'LL GET REACTION FROM THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AFTER A PUBLIC MEETING. IT'S 7 O'CLOCK ` HERE'S THE NEWS. THANKS, JENNY MAY. MORE FIRE CREWS ARE FIGHTING A LARGE BLAZE NEAR NEW PLYMOUTH THIS MORNING. LET'S GET STRAIGHT TO LUCY BENDELL. WHAT'S THE LATEST, LUCY? MORENA, CHRIS. DEFY HAS BEEN BURNING FOR 10 HOURS NOW. FURTHER FIRE CREWS HAVE BEEN ARRIVING FOR FIRST DELIGHT, INCLUDING A HELICOPTER AND A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS. THIS MORNING, THEY'LL BE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE SIZE OF THE FIRE AND THE THREAT OF IT, AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK THAT OUT YET SINCE ARRIVING AT 9 PM LAST NIGHT. THE FIRE SHIFT MANAGER TOLD ME THAT IT IS QUITE HARD TO ACCESS THE FIRE AS IT IS DOWN ON THE BEACH AND BURNING THE VEGETATION, THAT MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME THIS MORNING. THE FIRE IS BASED NEAR NEW PLYMOUTH, NEAR THE AIRPORT. HOWEVER, NO FLIGHT DISRUPTIONS HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR THIS MORNING. IN FACT, TWO FLIGHTS OF ALREADY DEPARTED THE NEW PLYMOUTH AIRPORT, INCLUDING THE WELLINGTON AND AUCKLAND THIS MORNING. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THE UPDATE. THAT IS LUCY BENDEL AND OUR NEWSROOM. A RAM RAID HAS LEFT A LIQUOR STORE IN SOUTH EAST AUCKLAND BADLY DAMAGED. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT IN THE SUBURB OF FLAT BUSH. THE OWNERS SAY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR STORE HAS BEEN TARGETED, AND INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THE DAMAGE. POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING, DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. HE'S APPROVED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR CANONISATION INTO SAINTHOOD. THE VATICAN SAYS THE PONTIFF (88) SLEPT WELL, AND IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY ISSUES. NEW ZEALAND MMA FIGHTER DAN HOOKER HAS WITHDRAWN FROM UFC 313 WITH A HAND INJURY. THE 35-YEAR-OLD WAS SET TO FACE JUSTIN GAETHJE IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT, BUT FRACTURED HIS LEFT HAND DURING TRAINING. THE UFC IS YET TO COMMENT ON HOOKER'S WITHDRAWAL, OR WHETHER GAETHJE WILL REMAIN ON THE CARD. AND FINALLY, FIVE MEN HAVE GONE ON TRIAL OVER THE THEFT OF A GOLDEN TOILET FROM A BRITISH STATELY HOME. THE POSH POTTY WAS A FULLY FUNCTIONING PART OF AN ART EXHIBITION AT BLENHEIM PALACE, BUT WAS STOLEN DURING AN AUDACIOUS FIVE MINUTE RAID. IT WAS NEVER RECOVERED, AND BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO SMALLER PARTS FOR SALE. THE MEN HAVE ALL PLEADED NOT GUILTY. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (FUNKY MUSIC) AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR HASTINGS, 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN QUEENSTOWN AND DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. THANKS, CHRIS. IT'S NO SECRET GENERAL PRACTICE DOCTORS ARE UNDER SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE. TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT STRAIN, THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING EXTENDING REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS FROM THREE MONTHS TO 12. RATHER THAN SEEING A DOCTOR FOUR TIMES A YEAR FOR A NEW PRESCRIPTION, PATIENTS COULD POTENTIALLY ONLY NEED TO VISIT ONCE. BUT THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS HAS SUBMITTED CONCERNS, WARNING THIS EXTENSION COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SOME PATIENTS. MEDICAL DIRECTOR, DR LUKE BRAFFORD JOINS US THIS MORNING. MORENA, DR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WITH US THIS MORNING. THERE ARE THREE REASONS WHY THE MOH IS LOOKING AT THIS AS A PROPOSAL ` THE FIRST IS TO EASE PRESSURE ON GPS, LESS VISITS AND TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REPEAT VISITS TO A GP. HOW WILL THIS HELP? MORENA. WHAT HAPPENS AS PEOPLE DO OFTEN CALL IN BETWEEN VISITS FOR THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS. DURING THAT TIME, WORK GOES ON IN THE BACKGROUND TO CHECK THAT MEDICINES ARE STILL APPROPRIATE. WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH REMOVING THE NEED FOR THAT IS AT THE GP IS NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE DOING THAT OUT OF HOURS AND IN THEIR SPARE TIME. FOR SHORTER DURATIONS FOR THE REPEAT SCRIPTS, THERE ARE ADVANTAGES THEREFORE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND THE PATIENTS. AGAIN, WITH ANOTHER EXPLANATION OR REASON THAT THE MINISTRY HAS GIVEN ` MORE CONVENIENCE FOR PATIENTS. I HAVE TO BE HONEST, WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE SAYING THAT AT PRESENT, ' I HAVE TO GO SEE THE GP ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR PRESCRIPTION.' DURING THAT TIME, THEY HAVE TO RING FOR REPEATS. IT IS GETTING QUITE EXPENSIVE. PATIENTS ARE TELLING US THAT IT IS POTENTIALLY A GOOD IDEA FOR THEM. BUT WE WANT IS FOR PATIENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS CARE AND AFFORD CARE. IT IS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR US. WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS LET'S TAKE AWAY SOME OF THAT BURDEN, THE SHORTER SCRIPT LENGTHS WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PATIENTS, OUR CONCERNS AND WE GO OUT TO 12 MONTHS. IT IS AT 12 MONTHS AND WE GO INTO CLINICAL RISK. HOW DO YOU MITIGATE THAT? HOW DO YOU GET THIS BALANCE RIGHT? I KNOW YOU ARE SAYING SIX MONTHS. DO YOU THINK THAT IS THE RIGHT BALANCE? THE FIRST PRIORITY IS PATIENT SAFETY, SO IT IS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. WHEN SCRIPTS GETS REPEATED OR YOU GO IN FOR A NEW PRESCRIPTION, THE DOCTOR WILL CHECK THAT YOUR BLOODS ARE DOWN, YOUR LIVER AND KIDNEYS CAN STILL MANAGE THE MEDICINE YOU ARE ON AND THE CONDITIONS YOU HAVE A STABLE. THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PHONE AND SAY, CAN I HAVE A SCRIPT? THAT IS GOING ON IN THE BACKGROUND. IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT FOR 12 MONTHS, IT STILL IS TO HAPPEN IN THE BACKGROUND. THAT IS OUR WARRIOR, ABOUT HOW WE TREAT PEOPLE AND KEEP THEM SAFE. THE PATIENT DOES NOT NEED TO COME IN EVERY THREE MONTHS, BUT THE DOCTOR AND ADMINISTRATION THAT GOES ON FOR THOSE REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS STILL HAS TO CARRY ON. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FUNDING ISSUES THAT THIS COULD HAVE FOR GPS? ONE OF THE BURDENS FOR PATIENTS IS THAT THEY HAVE TO OFTEN PAY FOR THAT REPEATS PRESCRIPTION REQUEST BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA WORK THAT IS GOING ON. WE KNOW ABOUT 30% OF WHAT A GP DOES IS NOT IN PATIENT CONTACT, SUCH AS WRITING LETTERS. THERE IS NO REMUNERATION FOR THAT, REPEAT SCRIPTS IS ONE OF THEM. THE WORK LEFT TO CARRY ON, WHICH PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON THE DOCTORS DOING IT AFTER HOURS YOU TALK ABOUT PRESSURE ON DOCTORS. WHAT ABOUT PRESSURE ON OTHER PARTS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM? AS A POTENTIAL FOR THAT PRESSURE TO GO ON IF PRESCRIPTIONS WERE TO BE PUSHED TO 12 MONTHS? I THINK IT IS A BALANCING THING. IF YOU PUT PRESSURE ON PART OF A SYSTEM, THAT SHOWS AROUND AND VICE VERSA. IF YOU RELEASE PRESSURE, IT HELPS. THAT SIX-MONTH MARK MAY WELL HELP THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE MORE SPACE. YOU MISS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SCREEN, TO REMIND ABOUT THE GENERAL SCREENING AND DISEASE CONTROL THAT IS OCCURRING IN THOSE REPEAT REVIEWS AND THE DANGERS THAT WE DO GIVE AND DISEASE DIAGNOSES. I WANT TO READ OUT THE STATEMENT THAT WE GOT FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ` TIMELY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AS A PRIORITY. THIS INCLUDES ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS THAT CAN IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. ARE THERE ANY OTHER AREAS THAT THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH COULD BE LOOKING AT TO HELP GPS AND TO HELP PATIENTS? YES, THERE ARE NUMEROUS REVIEWS. THE EVIDENCE IS REALLY CLEAR THAT IF YOU EMPOWER THE PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF GPS, YOU CAN GET BETTER ACCESS AND FAR FEWER ED VISITS. TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT AN ATTRACTIVE CAREER. WHERE DOING 40% OF OUR TOTAL WORK NOT WITH THE PATIENTS. 30% ON ADMIN, 10% WITH LEARNING. THAT IS ALL NON-PAID AS A NORMAL ROLE. WHEN I GO OUT AND SAY TO MEDICAL STUDENTS AND JUNIOR DOCTORS, BE A GP, IT IS AN AMAZING JOB, YOU TO LOOK AFTER PEOPLE OR THROUGH THEIR LIVES AND SHARE THEIR JOURNEY WITH THEM. BUT DON'T YOU SPEND 40% OF YOUR TIME WORKING EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS? YES. THE EVIDENCE IS THERE, IT WAS IN THE ELECTION PLEDGES. I THINK THAT EVERY NEW ZEALANDER KNOWS THE ISSUES AT OUR GPS ARE FACING BECAUSE WE EVER HAVE ONE AND IT TAKES SO LONG TO SEE THEM OR WE DO NOT SIMPLY HAVE A CLINIC TO GO TO. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THEY ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE TIME GOING OUT TO 6 MONTHS, BUT IT IS A 12 MONTH PERIOD. IN A STATEMENT MINISTER OF HEALTH SIMEON BROWN SAYS HE'S SEEKING ADVICE ON A RANGE OF INITIATIVES THAT WILL ENABLE KIWIS TO ACCESS THE TIMELY, QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTHCARE THEY NEED. AS THE PRIME MINISTER HAS SAID, THIS INCLUDES ADVICE ON REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS. AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY UP FOR CONSULTATION. I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE CONSULTATION PERIOD IS OPEN FOR, BUT AS A RESULT OF THE CONSULTATION., CONCERNS ARE BEEN PUT FORWARD ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS. PLENTY OF YOUR FEEDBACK IS COMING AND. ROSE WHO WAS ELDERLY SAYS IT IS MORE CONVENIENT TO GO EVERY SIX MONTHS. JUNIUS TO SEE THEM EVERY SIX MONTHS. IN BETWEEN, I JUST HAVE TO RING TO GET THE REPEAT PERCEPTIONS BUT STILL GET CHARGED A FEE FOR THIS. AS A NURSE IN A PATIENT, I FEEL THAT HAVING LONGER PERIODS FOR YOUR MEDS MAKE SENSE, BUT IT DEPENDS ON HOW LONG THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ON THEM AND HAVE HAD CERTAIN DIAGNOSES. I FEEL THAT ED DEPARTMENTS, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PRESSURE BEING PUT ON OTHER PARTS OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM, ARE GETTING BUSIER, AS NO ONE WANTS TO PAY HUNDRED AND $20 FOR URGENT CARE TO GET PRESCRIPTIONS, OR ELSE THEY WILL NOT OR ARE NOT GOING TO AT ALL DUE TO LESS GPS AVAILABLE. IN TERMS OF TIMES AND LONG WAITING. YOU MUST BE PAINFULLY PRESCRIPTION FEE, BUT YOU STILL NEED TO GET TO THE GP. YOU ELDERLY OR ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH MOBILITY. YOUR TROUBLE GETTING THERE, YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PARKING, THAT ALL ADDS UP. IT DOES, BUT IF GPS CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY OPEN, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GPS AVAILABLE TO US. THAT AS A POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS, SO TO SPEAK, OF THIS DECISION. KEEP YOUR FEEDBACK COMING IN. E HAERE AKE NEI ` CAN WINSTON PETERS GET ANSWERS FROM CHINA ABOUT WHAT ITS WARSHIPS ARE DOING IN THE TASMAN? CHRIS HIPKINS SHARES HIS THOUGHTS, NEXT. (ELEGANT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS) (MAN SHOUTS) (ROARS) (DOORBELL RINGS) (ELEGANT MUSIC CONTINUES) HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING ` CHINA HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF ITS SHIPS CARRYING OUT MILITARY DRILLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING, DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION WITH PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY FAILURE. AND, PERSISTENT RAIN HAS FORCED A CHAMPIONS TROPHY CLASH BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO BE ABANDONED, WITHOUT A BALL BOWLED. IT'S A SURE BET CHINA WILL BE TOP OF MIND FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER WINSTON PETERS. FIRST, THE COOK ISLANDS FAILED TO KEEP NEW ZEALAND IN THE LOOP ABOUT SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH CHINA. THEN IN THE LAST WEEK, THE PRESENCE OF CHINESE WARSHIPS IN THE TASMAN SEA. MR PETERS IS NOW IN CHINA, AND TONIGHT WILL MEET WITH HIS COUNTERPART WANG YI. LABOUR LEADER CHRIS HIPKINS JOINS US NOW FROM UPPER HUTT. MORENA. YOU'VE WORKED WITH WINSTON PETERS BEFORE ` HOW LIKELY IS HE TO GET ANSWERS OUT OF CHINA? I THINK THERE ARE CERTAINLY MANY THINGS FOR HIM TO BE TALKING ABOUT. AT THE VERY LEAST I WOULD EXPECT HIM TO BE RAISING THE LACK OF NOTICED AROUND LIVE FIRING IN THE TASMAN SEA BY THE CHINESE NAVAL FLEET THAT IS THERE. THERE ARE PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THAT. COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, FOR EXAMPLE, NEED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REDIRECT THEIR PLANE SO THAT THEY ARE NOT FLYING INTO HARM'S WAY. AND FROM WHAT I GATHER THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. THEY FOUND OUT WHEN THEY HEARD A RADIO BROADCAST, WHILE THEY WERE ALREADY IN THE AIR. BASICALLY TELLING THEM TO DIVERT. THAT IS NOT OKAY. I THINK AS RESPONSIBLE INTERNATIONAL CITIZENS, AS CHINA IS GOING TO BE DOING THOSE PRACTICES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, WE WANT A NOTICE OF THAT. THEN, I THINK, THERE ARE ISSUES AROUND THE COOK ISLANDS, WHICH I THINK WINSTON PETERS WOULD BE WELL WITHIN HIS RIGHTS TO BE RAISING WITH THEM AS WELL. HEADS UP WHAT HAD BEEN A COURTESY FROM A COUNTRY THAT WE HAVE A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH. YOU MENTION THE WAY THAT THEY WERE NOTIFIED. FAR FROM IDEAL. WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE SITUATION IN THE TASMAN SEA AND THEIR ACTIONS THERE? IT IS A BIZARRE SITUATION. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT HAD ABOUT IT WHEN A JET STAR FLIGHT WAS NOTIFIED OVER THE RADIO TO REDIRECT BECAUSE THEY WERE BASICALLY FLYING INTO AN AREA WHERE LIFE I WAS TAKING PLACE. THAT IS NOT THE ACTIONS OF A RESPONSIBLE INTERNATIONAL CITIZEN. YES, MILITARY EXERCISES TAKE PLACE. BUT DOING THAT IN A SAFE WAY IS WHAT RESPONSIBLE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS DO. WINSTON PETERS HAS KNOWN HAS CHINESE COUNTERPART FOR 40 YEARS OR SO. DO YOU THINK THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WILL WORK AND A FAVOUR TO BREACHES SOME OF THESE AWKWARD SUBJECTS? THESE AWKWARD SUBJECTS OFTEN EXTEND BEYOND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS CLEAR THAT WE ARE IN A HEIGHTENED PERIOD OF TENSION AROUND THE GLOBE AT THE MOMENT. THAT IS WHY I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVE ON THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE. AND THAT WAS THE PETERS VISIT CHINA. I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT CHINA AS WELL. HE IS YET TO DO THAT, EVEN THOUGH HE HAS BEEN PUNISHED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THEY ARE BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER. MAINTAIN THIS RELATIONSHIP IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD GET OUT OF THERE IN RELATION TO THE COOK ISLANDS SITUATION? THE PRIMARY ONUS WAS ON THE COOK ISLANDS TO KEEP US IN THE LOOP AROUND WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE. I WILL NOT HAVE BEEN BLIND TO THAT. THEY WILL BE WELL AWARE OF THE SENSITIVITY. I THINK THEN HAVING SOME DIALOGUE WITH US ABOUT THAT WOULD ALSO HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE. I THINK, TO SOME EXTENT IN THESE MEETINGS, CONVEYING THE MESSAGE IS REALLY THE IMPORTANT PART. I HOPE WINSTON PETERS WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN ON CRIME. POLICE ARE SAYING THAT VIOLENT CRIME HAS DROPPED THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018, AND THAT ARMED ROBBERIES HAS BEEN DONE. GANG PATCHES HAVE BEEN SEIZED. AS THE GOVERNMENT'S TOUGH ON CRIME APPROACH WORKING? I THINK IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL. YOU DO GET YEAR BY YEAR FLUCTUATIONS IN PLACE DATA. BEARING IN MIND THAT THE POLICE THEMSELVES WILL TELL YOU THAT THE POLICE DATA CAN BE QUITE ROPEY. IF YOU LOOK AT GANG CRACKDOWNS AND RAM RAIDS ` THAT COMPLACENTLY RECORD INCIDENTS WITH THE WORD RAM RAID IS USED. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. THERE IS A MORE IMPORTANT MEASURE WHICH IS THE VICTIM SURVEY. A LOT OF CRIME DOESN'T GET REPORTED TO THE POLICE AS WELL. THAT IS NOT A CRITICISM OF THE POLICE THEMSELVES. WHEN LABOUR WAS AN VIOLENT CRIME WAS INCREASING. NATIONAL TAKING POT SHOTS AT YOU FOR THAT BOOK, I'M SURE. NATIONAL TAKING POT SHOTS AT YOU FOR THAT I'M SURE. OF COURSE THEY WERE. THERE WAS A SPIKE IN CRIME AROUND THE WORLD DURING THE PANDEMIC. TAKING GANG VIOLENCE FOR EXAMPLE, METH USE HAS GONE THROUGH THE ROOF. GAMES ARE STILL DOING A VERY ACTIVE BUSINESS. IT IS JUST LESS VISIBLE. IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDERGROUND. I WELCOME THE FACT THAT PEOPLE FEEL LESS INTIMIDATED IN PUBLIC, EXCEPT BY MAYBE DESTINY CHURCH, BUT THERE ARE SOME GANG ISSUES THAT ARE NOT BEING RESOLVED. THE USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE AS CATASTROPHIC FOR THE COUNTRY. THE FACT THAT IT HAS GONE UP SO MUCH OF THE LAST YEAR SHOWS THAT GANGS HAVE DIRECTED THEIR ATTENTION TO STUFF THAT IS POTENTIALLY MORE HARMFUL THAN WHAT THEY WERE DOING BEFORE. MINISTER ANDREW BAILEY LOST HIS JOB EARLIER THIS WEEK. KNEW HAD A CRACK AT THE PRIME MINISTER SAYING HE WAS TOO LATE TO SACK HIM IN YOUR VIEW. THE MINISTER SHOULD HAVE BEEN SACKED MONTHS AGO. TELLING A STAFF MEMBER TO F OFF AND CALLING THEM A LOSER IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. HIS BEHAVIOUR HAS BEEN APPALLING FOR SOME TIME. HE IS WELL KNOWN AROUND PARLIAMENT FOR HIS OUTBURSTS. THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION MUCH EARLIER THAN THAT. AND TO RECEIVE A RESIGNATION ON FRIDAY AND NOT TELL ANYBODY ABOUT IT UNTIL THE MOTHER IS QUITE BIZARRE. THESE ARE PUBLIC OFFICES. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND. TO SIT ON THAT OVER THE WEEKEND, TO DO MEDIA CONFERENCES OVER THE WEEKEND AS A PRIME MINISTER DID NOT MENTION IT, IT IS NOT LIKE IT WAS NOT CONVENIENT TIME TO MENTION IT. HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF A BANK OF CAMERAS OVER THE WEEKEND, HE COULD HAVE JUST LET IT IN. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THAT. YOU THINK HE WAS GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LET HIS FAMILY KNOW INSTEAD? YOU COULD CERTAINLY DO THAT, AND I THINK THAT IS A KIND THING TO DO. BEARING IN MIND, ANDREW BAILEY IS NOT A VICTIM HERE. ANDREW BAILEY IS THE PERSON WHO HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG. GIVING HIM A FEW HOURS TO TALK TO HIS FAMILY BEFORE THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE IS VERY REASONABLE, BUT GIVING HIM AN ENTIRE WEEKEND TO KICK BACK AND MULL IT OVER, I THINK IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE. YOU GAVE US A CRACK OF A SLOGAN LAST WEEK. YOU OBVIOUSLY LIKE BEING PUT ON THE SPOT, MR HOPKINS. FINAL QUESTION VIEW, ELON MUSK CREATED A BIT OF A STIR WHEN HE ASKED PUBLIC SERVANTS TO LIST FIVE TIMES THEY HAVE COMPLETED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. CAN YOU GIVE US TO A CONFERENCE YOU'VE ACHIEVED IN THE LAST WEEK? CAN YOU GIVE US TWO THINGS YOU'VE ACHIEVED IN THE LAST WEEK? I WILL GIVE YOU ACCOMPLISHMENTS I THINK LABOUR HAS HAD A TIME IN OPPOSITION, WE HAVE GOT A VERY COHESIVE TEAM. WE HAVE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT WE HOLD THE GOVERNMENT IS HELD TO ACCOUNT FOR THE DECISIONS ARE MAKING. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY WELL TOGETHER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELON MUSK'S RESPONSE TO THAT WOULD BE. I DON'T THINK ELON MUSK WILL BE READING ANY OF THE RESPONSES. I SUSPECT NOT. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 7.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. WELCOME BACK, IT'S JUST GONE 7.30. A HELICOPTER AND MULTIPLE FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A LARGE BEACH FIRE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR 10 HOURS NOW AT BELL BLOCK BEACH NEAR THE AIRPORT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO DISRUPTION TO FLIGHTS. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AFTER FOUR PEOPLE WERE INURED DURING A JETBOATING TRIP NEAR QUEENSTOWN. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 5PM YESTERDAY. ONE PERSON REQUIRED HOSPITALISATION AS A RESULT. POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. HE'S APPROVED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR CANONISATION INTO SAINTHOOD. THE VATICAN SAYS THE PONTIFF (88) SLEPT WELL AND IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY ISSUES. SOUTH KOREA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW. ON THE FINAL DAY OF HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, YOON SOK YEOL SAYS THE MOVE WAS CRUCIAL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT HE CALLED A 'NATIONAL CRISIS.' THE PRIME MINISTER IS KICKING OFF HIS FIRST TRADE TRIP FOR 2025 WITH A FOUR DAY VISIT TO VIETNAM, AND TRYING TO BOOST EDUCATION TIES WILL BE HIGH ON HIS AGENDA. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THERE ARE 100 MILLION PEOPLE HERE IN VIETNAM, AND THEIR ECONOMY IS STEADILY GROWING. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, TRADE BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND VIETNAM HAS DOUBLED. AND THERE'S ONE AREA WHERE THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES WE COULD REALLY INCREASE THINGS, AND THAT'S THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS COMING OUT TO STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND. THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COMING OUT. IN 2023, THERE WERE JUST 1700 VIETNAMESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE'S REAL ROOM TO GROW THERE. SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF CHRISTOPHER LUXON ROLLED OUT SOME REAL INCENTIVES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ALL BLACKS GREAT MA'A NONU IS PROVING HE'S STILL GOT IT WITH CONFIRMATION HE'S SIGNED WITH FRENCH CLUB TOULON AT THE AGE OF 42. THE TOP 14 SIDE HAS ANNOUNCED THE DOUBLE WORLD CUP WINNER WILL JOIN AS INJURY COVER FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. IT'S HIS THIRD STINT WITH TOULON, HAVING PLAYED 93 GAMES THERE PREVIOUSLY. IF HE TAKES THE FIELD THIS WEEKEND AGAINST LYON, HE WILL BE THE OLDEST EVER PLAYER TO RUN OUT IN THE FRENCH TOP LEAGUE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE MARKETS. (UPBEAT MUSIC) I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DESCRIBE. HIS 42, SO IS NOT YOUNG ANYMORE, SO THE FACT THAT HE WAS CALLED SKUX BACK ON THE DAY GIVES YOU AN INDICATION OF HIS VINTAGE QUALITY. THESE DAYS IT WOULD BE RIZZ. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD NICKNAME. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR HASTINGS, 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAAHUNA QUEENSTOWN AND OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. 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. KATIE STEVENSON SPOKE TO DEVELOPMENT WEST COAST'S HEATH MILNE ABOUT WHAT THIS WILL MEAN FOR THE REGION AND WHAT THE ECONOMIC RETURN WILL BE FOR THEIR TOWNS. HEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY ASKING, WHAT DOES THE MINISTER'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT MEAN FOR YOU GUYS HERE ON THE COAST? YEAH, IT'S REALLY, REALLY POSITIVE TO SEE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR THE MINERAL SECTOR BECAUSE, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT ON THE CASE. WE'VE GOT HUGE OPPORTUNITIES IN MINERALS, GOLD PRICES THROUGH THE ROOF, AND WE'RE JUST REALLY` IT'S REALLY PLEASING TO SEE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO HELP US GET SOME OF THAT OUT. AND YOU'RE ALREADY BOOMING OVER HERE, AREN'T YOU? YEAH. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST, UM, ESPECIALLY RECENTLY WITH, YOU KNOW, GOLD GETTING OVER $5,000 AN OUNCE. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF INVESTMENT COMING INTO NEW OPERATIONS, NOT JUST GOLD ` WE'VE GOT MINERAL SANDS AS WELL, AND EVEN SOME MORE RENEWED INTEREST IN CLEAN COAL. UH, SO YEAH, A LOT OF INVESTMENT COMING IN, A LOT OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES. AND THE PLACE IS REALLY, REALLY POISED TO GROW. WITH THIS INVESTMENT, THOUGH, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ARGUE THAT A LOT OF THESE COMPANIES ARE FROM OVERSEAS AND THEY TAKE THE PROFITS OFFSHORE. WHAT DOES THIS ACTUALLY BRING TO PEOPLE ON THE WEST COAST? YEAH. SO HISTORICALLY WE HAVE BEEN 'BOOM AND BUST' ON THE COAST AS FAR AS MINERALS. AND A LOT OF THE CAPITAL COMES FROM OFF THE COAST OR OFFSHORE, AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT IS A CONCERN. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD JOBS, THEY'RE HIGH-PAYING. WHILE THE COMPANIES ARE HERE, THE COMMUNITY DOES REALLY WELL. BUT WHAT'S ALSO HAPPENING NOW IS WE'RE SEEING MORE VALUE ADDED HERE ON THE COAST, UH, TO THESE, TO THESE MINERALS. SO AS AN EXAMPLE, FEDERATION MINING, WHO ARE OPENING UP THE MINE AT SNOWY RIVER, THEY'RE PUTTING AN OIL PROCESSING PLANT IN WHICH WILL ADD THAT VALUE HERE ON THE COAST. AND THAT MEANS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE TOO. YEAH. AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN IN TERMS OF PEOPLE IN THE TOWN? IT GROWS EXTRA JOBS AS WELL, DOESN'T IT? YEAH. WELL, THE MULTIPLIER FOR MINING JOBS IS 2 TO 1. SO EVERY JOB IN MINING IS TWO OTHERS. AND THAT'S NOT JUST SUPPORT` YOU KNOW, DIRECT SUPPORT WITH MECHANICS AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING. WE'VE GOT RETAIL, WE'VE GOT ALL THE HOSPO, WE'VE GOT EVEN SCHOOLS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO IT REALLY IS POSITIVE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE THOUGH WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS? HOW ARE THOSE BEING MITIGATED? WELL, YOU KNOW, FAST TRACK. WE'VE GOT TO BE CLEAR ` IT'S NOT ABOUT REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CREDENTIALS. IF YOU DON'T OPERATES WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE ACTS AND DO IT AND YOU KNOW, WITH WITHIN YOUR CONSENT, YOU WON'T OPERATE. SO THAT HAS NOT CHANGED AND WE DON'T WANT IT TO CHANGE EITHER. SO CERTAINLY THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT AND BEING FACTORED IN ALL THE TIME. YEAH, IT IS. AND I THINK THE FOOTPRINT OF MINING, WHILE IT WILL INCREASE, YOU WON'T NOTICE IT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER GREAT INDUSTRY HERE IN TOURISM, AND WE HAVE HAVING A GREAT TOURISM SEASON. WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE IMPACTED. AND THESE MINING COMPANIES ARE DOING THINGS THE RIGHT WAY. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, HEATH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT TODAY. THIS WEEK, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FAMILY GETAWAY TO NEW PLYMOUTH, THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. INCLUDING FLIGHTS, A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT NOVOTEL AND SOME FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES. DISCOVER LOCAL ARTISTRY WITH A GIFT BUNDLE FROM THE COLLABORATION, EXPLORE HISTORY AT TAWHITI MUSEUM, AND A $400 DINING VOUCHER AT THE WEST END PRECINCT. THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY 4pm AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON THE SHOW NEXT MONDAY. HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz ALL THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. APPARENTLY RIZZ IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD. SKUX IS A PROPER NOUN. YES, THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEOS ABOUT HIM AND THAT BEING HIS NICKNAME. WE CAN BRING SKUX BACK. SKUX DELUXE. ME U TONU MAI ` WARRIORS FANS IN LAS VEGAS... WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? WE'LL CHECK IN WITH THE SPORTS DESK NEXT. AUCKLAND IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL THIS MORNING. LOVELY DAY. COME ON, WELLINGTON. THAT IS PRETTY GOOD. 20, SCATTERED RAIN, THAT WILL CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON. NOR THE LEASE TURNING SOUTHERLY IN THE MORNING. LOOKING GOOD. CHRISTCHURCH, MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS MORNING. A FEW SPOTS OF DRIZZLE. PUTTING THE RIZZ INTO DRIZZLE. A HIGH OF 19. FOSHIZZLE. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. A RAMRAID HAS LEFT A LIQUOR STORE IN SOUTH-EAST AUCKLAND BADLY DAMAGED. THE OWNERS SAY THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEIR STORE HAS BEEN TARGETED. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AFTER FOUR PEOPLE WERE INURED DURING A JETBOATING TRIP NEAR QUEENSTOWN. ONE PERSON WAS HOSPITALISED. AND THE GOVERNMENT IS MULLING EXTENDING REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS. DOCTORS WARN IT MIGHT CAUSE GP SHORTAGES AND PRESSURE ON THEM TO WORK OUT OF HOURS. CHRISTCHURCH REPORTER JORDAN OPPERT'S HERE FOR OUR DAILY DOSE OF SPORTS. MORENA, JORDAN. A COUPLE OF OUR LEADING SPORTSWOMEN HAVE BEEN NAMED AS FINALISTS FOR ANOTHER TOP GONG? YES, THE KIWIBANK NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS HAVE JUST BEEN NAMED. FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT IS THREE FEMALES THAT OTHER FINALISTS FOR THAT TOP AWARD. TWO OF THEM ARE OUR SPORTSWOMEN. DAME LISA CARRINGTON HAS BEEN NAMED. LAST YEAR WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR HER IS CEMENTING HER STATUS AS NEW ZEALAND'S GREATEST OLYMPIAN. THIS ALSO RECOGNISES WHAT SHE DOES OFF THE WATER. THE ROLE MODEL THAT SHE IS TO PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. SARAH HIRINI HAS ALSO BEEN NAMED. ANOTHER ICON AND A REAL INSPIRATION. ESPECIALLY IN 2024 WHERE SHE CAME BACK FROM THAT REMARKABLE INJURY. AND THE THIRD ONE, DABBLING QUICKLY OUT OF SPORT. PROF DEB LAUGHTON. I CAUGHT UP WITH DAME LISA CARRINGTON TO HEAR HOW SHE WAS TAKING THE NEWS. IT'S INCREDIBLE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I THOUGHT I WOULD BE PRIVILEGED ENOUGH TO BE A FINALIST IN THIS AMAZING CATEGORY. THERE ARE SO MANY AMAZING NEW ZEALANDERS OUT THERE. IT IS INCREDIBLE TO THINK THAT THERE ARE THREE WOMEN AS FINALISTS. SARAH AND DEB HAVE DONE AN AMAZING WORK. I'M JUST PROUD TO BE IN THEIR COMPANY. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN PRETTY SPECIAL, BEING ABLE TO RELEASE MY KID'S BOOK, BECAUSE FOR ME, BEING A SPORTSPERSON, WE PURPOSEFULLY GO INTO SITUATIONS WHERE WE ARE CHALLENGED, AND SO WE DEVELOPED LOTS OF LESSONS AND LEARNING AND HAVE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES. FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO PUT THAT IN A CHILDREN'S WORK ALSO A HUGE THING THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME WAS MAKING SURE THAT IT WAS IN PAKEHA AND MAORI. SO WANTED TO REACH EVERY KID. IT IS A REALLY NICE MOMENT TO KIND OF TAKE A BREATH AND SHARE IT WITH THE REALLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE. WE GO FROM UP THE WAHINE TO UP THE WAHS. IT AS A VEGAS TIME, BABY. THEY MIGHT NOT BE FAR FROM TOUCHDOWN AT THE MOMENT. THEY LEFT LATE LAST NIGHT. 300 DIEHARD FANS WHO WATCH THE WARRIORS TAKE ON THE RAIDERS. IT SOLD OUT IN 20 MINUTES. WE KNOW THE WARRIORS MOVEMENT TO SPEAK HERE IN NEW ZEALAND. ABSOLUTELY OVER THE MOON. BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR WEEKS. MONTHS. I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER SINCE 1995, GOT SEATS THERE, PERFECT, RIGHT ON HALFWAY, WE JUST LOVE THE WARRIORS. BEYOND EXCITED. I HAVE BEEN A FAN FOR EVER AND EVER, SO FOR ME` AND I'VE COME ALL THE WAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. I AM A NEW FAN, BECAUSE I'VE COME OVER FROM BRISBANE. BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT ALL YEAR.. STOKED AS. LOYAL TO THEM, WE GO HARD, WHEN ALL THOSE. THIS IS THE YEAR. WE ARE TAKING IT, AND WE DESERVE IT. HOW OFTEN DO YOU THINK ELVIS MAKES AN APPEARANCE AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT? BRILLIANT SCENES THERE. LET'S JUST HOPE WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS. AND THAT NONE OF THE WARRIORS GET INTO TROUBLE. I'M JEALOUS. I'M SURPRISED ZION DID NOT GET ON THAT FLIGHT. I WANT THOSE WARRIORS EARRINGS SHE HAD CUSTOMISED SHOES. CAN I GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON SKUX MA'A NONU RETURNING TO FRANCE? WHERE BE WILLING TO TAKE ANYTHING AT THIS POINT. I'LL PASS IT ON. I'M NOT SURE HOW WELL IT WILL BE RECEIVED. DOES YOUR TEAM NEED A BIT OF EXTRA RIZZ? THAT'S THE WRONG WORD, WRONG CONTEXT. SOMETHING TELLS ME THAT AFTER LAST WEEKEND WE MIGHT NEED A BIT MORE THAN MA'A. E WHAI AKE NEI ` KAIKOURA RESIDENTS GATHERED LAST NIGHT TO HEAR THE LATEST ABOUT THE RISK OF A TSUNAMI. NEXT ` WHAT THEY WERE TOLD, AND HOW MUCH WARNING THEY WILL HAVE. RUNNING A MARATHON IS AN ACHIEVEMENT IN ITSELF, BUT A COMPETITOR IN A RECENT EVENT IN BRIGHTON IN THE U.K. WAS SURPRISED TO DISCOVER HE'D SET A WORLD RECORD. CHRIS TERRILL (73), WHO'S ALREADY RUN 50 MARATHONS, BEAT THE MARK FOR A MARATHON ON CRUTCHES BY 13 MINUTES AFTER DECIDING TO DO THE RUN DESPITE RECENT HIP SURGERY. HERE'S THE BBC'S BEN SCHOFIELD. IT WAS THE HEIGHT, MAXIMUM PAIN AT THAT POINT. AND IT FELT LIKE EVEN AS 100 YEARS AGO, IT STILL FELT LIKE 100 MILES. RETURNING TO THE FINISH LINE, WHERE FOUR MONTHS AFTER A HIP REPLACEMENT AND AGAINST THE ADVICE OF HIS SURGEON, CHRIS TERRELL BECAME AN UNLIKELY RECORD BREAKER. ONCE I CROSSED THE LINE, THEN EVERYTHING HIT ME. ALL THE PAIN. LEGS, SHOULDERS, ARMS, HANDS. UM, BUT HUGE, HUGE RELIEF. HE'D SHATTERED HIS HIP PLAYING CRICKET, HAD A REPLACEMENT JOINT FITTED, BUT STILL WANTED TO KEEP HIS PLACE IN THE 26.2 MILE RACE AND RAISE MONEY FOR THE ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL MARINES CHARITY. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A RECORD OR WORLD RECORD. AND SO` AND I KEPT STOPPING FOR PEOPLE AND FRIENDS, FOR MARINES IN THE CROWD OR SAILORS WHO I KNEW. I KEPT STOPPING. IF I'D KNOWN THAT THERE WAS A WORLD RECORD TO BREAK I'D SAY 'SORRY, IN A HURRY.' WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN? SITTING HERE, I'D SAY NO, BUT PUT ME ON THE START LINE AGAIN. AND YOU'D WANT TO DO IT FASTER, WOULDN'T YOU? WELL, YES, I THINK THAT'S THE POINT, ISN'T IT? I MEAN, THE RECORDS ARE THERE TO BE BROKEN. HE PLANS TO RUN THE BRIGHTON MARATHON AGAIN THIS YEAR, BUT THIS TIME WITHOUT THE CRUTCHES. A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD IN KAIKOURA LAST NIGHT TO TELL LOCALS THE LATEST ABOUT THE RISK OF A TSUNAMI AND HOW THEY CAN PREPARE. THE MEETING IS ONE OF MANY BEING HELD FOLLOWING NEW GNS MODELLING THAT HAS REVEALED A WORST CASE SCENARIO WITH VERY LITTLE WARNING SHOULD A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE HIT OFF THE COAST IN THE HIKURANGI SUBDUCTION ZONE. LISA DAVIES WAS AT THE MEETING AND JOINS US NOW. KIA ORA, LISA. GOOD MORNING FROM KAIKOURA. YOU JUST MISSED THE MOST INCREDIBLE SUNRISE. I AM JOINED BY HELEN JACK FROM ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY. HELEN, TELL ME, WHAT YOU COMMISSIONED THIS NEW MODELLING? WE COMMISSIONED A WHOLE BUNCH OF MODELLING FROM GNS SCIENCE. IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF A WIDER PROGRAMME TO MODEL AS AN ARMY RESPONSE. *TSUNAMI RESPONSE AND IT'S REALLY TO UNDERSTAND THE HAZARD BETTER. AND WHAT DID THAT NEW MODELLING REVEALED FOR KAIKOURA? WE ALREADY HAVE TSUNAMI EVACUATION SITES BUT WHAT THIS NEW MODELLING ENABLED US TO DO WAS REFINE WHAT THE SIGNS ARE AND HAVE MORE CLARITY AROUND THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SO THAT WE CAN TELL PEOPLE EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO TO IF THERE IS A LONG OR STRONG EARTHQUAKES THAT THEY CAN BE SAFE. I WAS AT THAT MEETING LAST NIGHT AND I SAW THE MODELLING THAT YOU DONE, THAT GRAPHIC, IT IS QUITE CONFRONTING. CAN YOU CLAIM IT SADLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SAVE WORST-CASE SCENARIO? THIS IS AN EXTREME EVENT, SO IN ALL LIKELINESS,� IT WON'T BE AS HIGH AS THAT. IF YOU CAN GET BEYOND THIS LEVEL WITH REASONABLE CONFIDENCE, YOU WILL BE SAFE. SOURCE THAT HAS SHOWN US IS THAT FOR SOME PART OF THE DISTRICT, THAT AREA IS A LITTLE LARGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE MODELLING THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN A LOT OF DETAIL. AND ALSO DID SHOW THAT THE WARNING TIME IS GOING TO BE VERY SMALL, RIGHT? YET, POTENTIALLY WE COULD HAVE A TSUNAMI ARRIVING HERE IN 5-10 MINS OF ARRIVING. SO WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO IS MOVE OUT OF THOSE ABOUT EVACUATION SIGNS AND KNOW WHERE ZONES ARE. AS IS WHY YOU DECIDED TO HAVE THIS MEETING? YES, INFORMATION IS KEY AND IT IS ABOUT BEING AWARE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN. SO HOW CAN PEOPLE PREPARE? FIRST AND FOREMOST, GET ON THE WEBSITE, FIND OUT WHETHER ZONE IS AND WHERE YOU ARE IN THE ZONE, EVEN IF YOU ARE VISITING AND YOUR NEAREST ESCAPE ROUTE TO GET AWAY. JUST NOT A LOT YOU CAN DO IN THE WAY OF ` JUST NOWHERE TO GO. STILL TO COME ON THE SHOW THIS MORNING `THAT IS THE KEY THING, THIS IS A TOURIST TOWN AND I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE SIGNS ALONG THE WATERFRONT WHICH I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYWHERE BEFORE. THEY BASICALLY SHOW THAT IF YOU ARE IN A CAR OR WALKING, YOU HEAD FOR THE HILLS IT STARTS TO SHAKE. YES, IF IT IS LONG AND STRONG, GET GONE, SO DON'T WAIT FOR A SIREN. AS SOON AS YOU CAN GET UP, GAP IT. GAP IT. (CHUCKLES) IN THE WORDS OF THE MAYOR. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE AND SEE ALONG THE WHOLE EAST COAST, ACTUALLY, ACCORDING TO THE MODELLING, JUST EXACTLY WHERE YOUR PLACES IN TERMS OF RISK SO YOU CAN MAKE A PLAN TOO. THANK YOU, LISA, DON'T GAP IT JUST YET. WE WELL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL. STILL TO COME ON THE PROGRAM ` DO YOU LIKE PENGUINS AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES? ANTARCTIC NEW ZEALAND'S LOOKING FOR STAFF TO MAN SCOTT BASE. WE'LL TELL YOU WHAT SKILLS YOU NEED. WHY THE PEOPLE WHO PUT CAPTIONS ON SOME OF YOUR FAVOURITE SHOWS, INCLUDING BREAKFAST, ARE CREATING THEIR OWN CONTENT. PLUS, HOW GISBORNE'S LOOKING TO GET THE JUMP ON THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN ATTRACTING DIGITAL NOMADS. SOGO, WE WILL DO THAT AT ABOUT 20 TO 9. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 8 O'CLOCK. HERE'S THE NEWS. THANKS, J-MAY. WIT SOGO, WE WILL DO THAT AT ABOUT 20 TO 92 MEN INCLUDING A GANG HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED AFTER A LIQUOR STORE RAMRAID SPARKED A PURSUIT ACROSS AUCKLAND. POLICE SAY A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS USED TO SMASH INTO THE STORE FRONT SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AUCKLAND'S FLAT BUSH. THE ALLEGED OFFENDERS THEN FLED SOUTH, WHERE THEY WERE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BY POLICE USING ROAD SPIKES. TWO MEN WILL APPEAR IN MANUKAU DISTRICT COURT, WHILE THE THIRD OFFENDER HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED. A HELICOPTER AND MULTIPLE FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF A LARGE BEACH FIRE IN NEW PLYMOUTH. IT'S BEEN BURNING FOR 10 HOURS NOW AT BELL BLOCK BEACH NEAR THE AIRPORT, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO DISRUPTION TO FLIGHTS. INVESTIGATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AFTER FOUR PEOPLE WERE INURED DURING A JETBOATING TRIP NEAR QUEENSTOWN. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 5pm YESTERDAY. ONE PERSON REQUIRED HOSPITALISATION AS A RESULT. THE PRIME MINISTER IS KICKING OFF HIS FIRST TRADE TRIP FOR 2025 WITH A FOUR DAY VISIT TO VIETNAM, AND TRYING TO BOOST EDUCATION TIES WILL BE HIGH ON HIS AGENDA. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THERE ARE 100 MILLION PEOPLE HERE IN VIETNAM, AND THEIR ECONOMY IS STEADILY GROWING. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, TRADE BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND VIETNAM HAS DOUBLED. AND THERE'S ONE AREA WHERE THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES WE COULD REALLY INCREASE THINGS, AND THAT'S THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE STUDENTS COMING OUT TO STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND. THE GOVERNMENT REALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COMING OUT. IN 2023, THERE WERE JUST 1700 VIETNAMESE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE'S REAL ROOMTHIS TO GROW THERE. SO I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF CHRISTOPHER LUXON ROLLED OUT SOME REAL INCENTIVES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CHINA HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF ITS SHIPS CARRYING OUT MILITARY DRILLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE EXERCISES FORCED SOME PLANE TO DETOUR AROUND LIVE FIRE DRILLS, BUT CHINA SAYS ALL ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. TO SPORT, AND THE WARRIORS HAVE NAMED THEIR SIDE TO TAKE ON THE RAIDERS IN LAS VEGAS FOR THE SEASON OPENER. ERIN CLARK STARTS AT LOCK ON HIS RETURN TO THE CLUB, WHILE ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK AND TAINE TUAUPIKI START ON THE WING. CHANEL HARRIS TAVITA HAS WON THE RACE FOR THE NUMBER SIX JERSEY WHERE HE'LL PAIR UP WITH LUKE METCALF IN THE HOUSES. UP THE WAHS. I NEED SOME OF THOSE HEARINGS. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 26 THE HIGH FOR HASTINGS, 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAAHUNA QUEENSTOWN AND OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. IN WHAT COULD BE THE COOLEST JOB OPPORTUNITY GOING, ANTARCTICA NEW ZEALAND'S LOOKING FOR A CREW OF 40 TO JOIN SCOTT BASE FOR THE 2025-26 RESEARCH SEASON. THE JOB DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE ENGINEERS, TRADIES, CLEANERS, COOKS, MECHANICS AND MORE. TO EXPLAIN, WE'RE JOINED BY MIKE SHAPLAND, GENERAL MANAGER OF ANTARCTIC OPERATIONS. MORNING, MIKE, WE MENTIONED A COUPLE OF JOBS UP FOR GRABS IN THE INTRODUCTION. WHAT ELSE IS ON OFFER? YOU HAVE ACTUALLY NAILED IT. CHEFS, COOKS, CLEANERS, ENGINEERS, MECHANICS, ALSO YOUR SUPPORT FIELD, FIELD GUIDE, MOUNTAINEERS BECAUSE WE CAN OPERATE ON 900 KM AWAY FROM SCOTT BASE, SO WE NEED ALL OF US TRY GROUPS TO MAKE OUR LITTLE CITY RUN. SO WHAT HAPPENED, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE PEOPLE DOING THOSE JOBS, SO IS THAT IT? IT IS JUST ONE YEAR AND THEN YOU REFILL THE SPOT, WHAT HAPPENS? WE HAD A PRESENCE IN ANTARCTICA SINCE 1957, BUT I THINK IT'S A BIT HARD TO ASK SOMEBODY TO WORK THERE FOR THAT LONG, SO WE ASKED PEOPLE TO WORK IN SEASON, SUMMER SEASON A WINTER SEASON. IT IS A VERY GREAT REMOTE LOCATION AND WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE WELL-BEING OF OUR PEOPLE. WHAT SORT OF PERSON THRIVES AT SCOTT BASE? I THINK ANYONE WHO LIKES AN ADVENTURE. IT'S AN AMAZING CONTINENT. YOU CAN JUST SIT IN THE WINDOW AND WATCH THE WILDLIFE, WATCH THE WEATHER AND WATCH THE SUNLIGHT, WHICH IS 24 IN SUMMER OR THE DARKNESS IN WINTER. SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT AND DOESN'T HELP PITCHING AND. A REAL SENSE OF ADVENTURE. THAT WELL FACTOR, IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE. NO DOUBT. AND I DOUBT THERE ARE CHALLENGES LIVING IN SUCH AN EXTREME ENVIRONMENT, SO WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES? I THINK, YOU KNOW, COMMUNAL LIVING. NOT EVERYBODY IS INTO IT YOU HAVE TO HIDE YOUR TOOTHPASTE EVERY NOW AND THEN. BUT IF YOU CAN WORK IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT, WE ARE MORE COGNIZANT... WE HAVE GOOD INTERNET ACCESS HERE, THE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE WIDER WORLD. ONCE YOU ARE BUSY, YOU DON'T HAVE AN IDLE MIND IDLE HANDS SO EVERYONE IN A TEAM ENVIRONMENT IS REALLY ENJOYABLE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE PEOPLE TO GO DOWN TO SCOTT BASE, SO WHAT IS THE TRAINING THAT IS PROVIDED> WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING AND DEPENDING ON THE ROLE ` NORMALLY PEOPLE COME IN WITH A TRADE, BUT FOR OUR WINTER TEAM SPECIFICALLY, WE DO TESTS, LIKE TO SEE WHAT THEIR PERSONALITIES ARE. WE TALK ABOUT WORKING IN THAT COMMUNITY OR ENVIRONMENT AND WHAT IT MEANS. SMALL INCIDENTS, HOW THEY CAN GET UNDER YOUR SKIN AND HOW YOU CAN MANAGE MOORE'S OTHER WINNERS WORKING IN TEAM ENVIRONMENTS. IF YOU WOULD GET ON IT WHEN YOU GO DOWN THERE, YOU CERTAINLY WILL BE VERY GOOD WHEN YOU GET BACK, I CAN TELL YOU. YOU GET WHAT SOME OF THESE SKILLS IF YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW THEM BUT YOU CAN BRING BACK. I THINK... WE GROW GREAT PEOPLE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE ANTARCTICA EXPERIENCE BECOME BETTER NEW ZEALANDERS. WITHOUT A LOT OF RESPONSE ABILITY ON OUR PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE A PRETTY FLAT STRUCTURE SO WE DON'T HAVE SUPERVISORS ON SUPERVISORS. WE EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MAKE DECISIONS TO DO THEIR JOBS. I THINK THEY COME BACK A LOT BETTER PEOPLE AND THAT'S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION, I THINK. THE BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL BENEFIT, BEYOND THE ADVENTURE, WHAT IS THE REAL IMPACT OF SUPPORTING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN ANTARCTICA? YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY WE HEAR MORE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF UNDERSTANDING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND HOW WE CAN REDUCE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. WE WANT TO HELP OUR WORLD-LEADING SCIENCE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT. NEW ZEALANDERS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE, IS THE CLOSEST TO ANTARCTICA. WE REALLY DO FACILITATE A NUMBER OF NATIONS SUMMING THROUGH HERE, BUT ALSO THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC STAGES IS 2ND TO NONE. SO THERE ARE A FEW PEOPLE WATCHING THIS GOING, ACTUALLY, THAT WOULD BE QUITE COOL TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, HOW DO THEY APPLY? ON OUR WEBSITE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ADVERTISEMENTS AND CAMPAIGNS. YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE, I'M SURE IT ON LINKEDIN AND FACEBOOK AND ALL THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA IS WHAT I AM NOT A MEMBER OF BUT WILL SOON JOIN. WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT INTEREST BUT WE ARE STILL AFTER SOME SPECIFIC TRADES. LOVE THAT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, MIKE. THANKS SO MUCH MORE HAVE A GOOD DAY. CHEERS, RIGHT, THANK YOU. NEW ZEALAND GOT ITS OWN FASHION WEEK BACK IN 2001. SO WHAT DID DESIGNERS DO BEFORE THEN? WELL, IN 1999, FOUR OF OUR BIGGEST DID THEIR OWN O.E, SHOWING AT LONDON FASHION WEEK IN A GROUP SHOW. ON TODAY'S LOOK THROUGH THE TVNZ ARCHIVE, WE LOOK BACK AT THOSE FRESH-FACED DESIGNERS ON THEIR BIG NIGHT. VERY SOON EVERY SEAT WILL BE FULL, EVERY HAIR WILL BE IN PLACE, EVERY STEP WILL BE PERFECT. WORLD, ZAMBESI, NOM*d AND KAREN WALKER ` THIS RISING STAR'S BEING SHOWCASED WITH TOP DESIGNERS AT LONDON'S MET. BALENCIAGA... KAREN WALKER. (CHUCKLES) I'M LIKE, WOW, THAT'S AMAZING, YOU KNOW, BEING INVITED TO SHOW ALONGSIDE THOSE REALLY TOP NAMES. BUT WALKER'S PROUD TO BE BESIDE THE KIWIS WHEN THEY HIT THE STAGE. THE FEAR WAS NO ONE WOULD TURN UP ` WRONG. I THINK THERE WAS A HUGE CROWD OUT THERE, WHICH WAS FANTASTIC BECAUSE WE DID SORT OF WONDER ABOUT EMPTY SEATS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE'VE SEEN AT OTHER SHOWS. (SOFT ROCK MUSIC) WORLD LEAD THE KIWIS OUT WITH THE UNIFORM OF THE FUTURE AND COLOUR TO SCARE LONDON. OH MY GOD, WHAT A... OH! WELL, IT WAS SO FAST, I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. IT WAS JUST LIKE, BOOM. (ROCK MUSIC) NOM*d CAME IN BACK TO FRONT, BUTTONS BEHIND, BUT SOME CRITICS SAY IT'S FORWARD-THINKING. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK NEW ZEALAND IS FAMOUS FOR SHEEP, SCENERY AND THE ALL BLACKS, AND IT'S FANTASTIC TO BE ABLE TO SAY, HANG ON A MOMENT, NEW ZEALAND IS ALSO DOING FASHION. (ROCK MUSIC) THE RISING STAR OF STREETWEAR, KAREN WALKER, PUT THE BOOT IN ` ARMY ISSUE ON EVERY MANICURED FOOT. AND THAT HEAVY BOOT, THAT IS HER OWN. YOU KNOW, NO ONE ELSE IS REALLY DOING THAT, AND THAT'S KAREN. ALREADY THIS WEEK, WALKERS LINE'S BEEN SNAPPED UP BY BUYERS IN EUROPE, ASIA AND THE UNITED STATES. I WANTED PEOPLE TO SAY, 'WOW, THAT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT. 'I WOULD WEAR` AND I WANT TO WEAR IT. 'I WANT THAT.' ONE HICCUP ON THE CATWALK ` A ZAMBESI MODEL OUT TOO EARLY, JOINING THE END OF THE KAREN WALKER RUN. THAT'S SHOW BUSINESS. I DON'T THINK ANYONE MINDS. (ROCK MUSIC) BUT ZAMBEZI STILL CLOSED THE CATWALK IN STYLE, SLEEK AND SOPHISTICATED. I JUST WISH ALL MY STAFF WERE HERE. ALL MY TEAM, MY COLLABORATORS TO SHARE IN IT. AND I KNOW THEY'RE HERE IN SPIRIT. OVER THE LAST WEEK, THERE HAVE BEEN TEARS, THERE HAVE BEEN TANTRUMS ` THIS MORNING, MODELS PULLED OUT ` BUT NO MATTER WHAT THE REVIEWS SAY, TONIGHT, THE KIWIS ARE GOING TO PARTY. MARAMENA RODERICK, ONE NETWORK NEWS, LONDON. MARAMENA RODERICK@ I LOVE THIS, SEEING SOME OF OUR SEASON REPORTED MAKING A COMEBACK. IN SOME OF OUR SEASON FASHION DESIGNERS AS WELL. THEY DID ALL RIGHT IN THE END, DIDN'T THEY? E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE CHOICEST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN NAMED. HELLO, JORDAN. MORENA, TEAM. I CAN'T GIVE IT AWAY JUST YET, IF YOU CLOSE, WE ARE IN THE BAY OF PLENTY AND BY A BEACH, CAN YOU HEAR IT AND IT IS SUNNY!@ HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. THE GOVERNMENT IS MULLING EXTENDING REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS. DOCTORS WARN IT MIGHT CAUSE GP SHORTAGES AND PRESSURE ON THEM TO WORK OUT OF HOURS. KAIKOURA COMMUNITY HELD A MEETING LAST NIGHT TO EDUCATE LOCALS 'ON THE LATEST TSUNAMI RISKS AND WHAT TO DO IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. 'ON THE LATEST TSUNAMI RISKS AND WHAT TO DO IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. THE MAYOR SAYS 'IT'S NOT ABOUT PANICKING BUT TO PREPARE.' AND PERSISTENT RAIN HAS FORCED A CHAMPIONS TROPHY CLASH BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA TO BE ABANDONED WITHOUT A BALL BOWLED. EVERYONE WANTS TO CLAIM THE TITLE FOR BEING THE BEST OF THE BEST, BUT THIS MORNING BREAKFAST CAN REVEAL WHO ACTUALLY IS WITH TRADEME'S CHOICEST AWARDS. AND THE WINNERS ARE THE CHOICEST PUBLIC TOILETS ARE FOUND IN KAWAKAWA ` THE HUNDERTWASSER TOILETS. MAKING OUR WAY DOWN COUNTRY FOR OUR CHOICEST LANDMARK ` OF COURSE, THE L&P BOTTLE IN PAEROA. AND THE COVETED BEST SUBURB ` PAPAMOA. THE BEST DAIRY IN THE COUNTRY ` CONGRATS TO THE DARFIELD DAIRY. MARGARET MAHY PLAYGROUND IN CHRISTCHURCH TOOK OUT THE CHOICEST PLAYGROUND. FINALLY, OROKONUI ECOSANCTUARY IN DUNEDIN TOOK OUT BEST BUSH. (LAUGHTER) LET'S HEAD TO PAPAMOA NOW WOO-HOO! MORENA, TEAM. HOW COULD IT HAVE NOT ONE, IT IS SUCH A STUNNING PLACE. ASHLEY, A BIG PAPAMOA FAN. GRADUATIONS ON THIS ONE, CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR ASSOCIATION? THIS PLACE HAS CHANGED ESSENTIALLY BUT I HAVE LEFT HIM A WHOLE LIFE AND WE DEFINITELY DESERVE THIS ONE. THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN, IT IS JUST THE PERFECT BALANCE. YOU HAVE BEEN TEMPTED BY THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF AUCKLAND OR THE SCENERY OF THE SOUTH? COMING HOME IS ALWAYS JUST SO REWARDING AND BEAUTIFUL WHY DO YOU PAPAMOA IS A BEST PLACE TO LIVE, THERE ARE THE BEST COMMUNITY VIBES AND THE COASTLINE IS STUNNING. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE EVERYTHING WE HAVE HERE. HOW OTHER LOCALS FEELING? I THINK THE COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ABSOLUTE BALL. OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE IT IS A COMMUNITY BASED, WE WILL DEFINITELY CELEBRATE. WE ARE VERY, VERY FAMILY FRIENDLY AND BIG ON COMMUNITY VIBES. BEAUTIFUL, NOW I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A LOT OF AUCKLAND IS MOVING HERE. AND WE HAD INTO THE VIBE OR RUINING IT? WE DEFINITELY HAVE A LOT OF EX-AUCKLANDERS BUT THEY STAY EX! WE HAVE A TRADE ME BASH FROM 530 TO 730 HERE. PAPAMOA WILL HAVE AN ABSOLUTE BALL. LIVE BAND, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME VERY CALLABLE TALENT ALSO FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE AND A REALLY COOL PLACE TO GET TO KNOW ALL YOUR NEIGHBOURS. SOMETHING SUCH A GOOD TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO COME TO THAT. BEFORE WE FINISH UP, I NEED TO SHOW YOU. THAT IS NO CAMERAMAN SIGN JUST NEED TO SHOW YOU... JORDAN THERE DOING EVERYTHING. HENCE WHY SHE IS THE CHOICEST REPORTER. THIS IS LIVE TELEVISION AS ITS FINEST. OUR JOURNALISTS OUT THERE DOING THE MAHI. THE WAY WE WERE NAILING THAT INTRO, JUST THE THREE WEEKS DOING THE TWO OF US, FINISHING EACH OTHER'S... SENTENCES. THE BODY, SOMETIMES WE NAIL IT AND SOMETIMES WE ARE JUST HUMANS DOING OUR VERY BEST. COULD BE BETTER THOUGH. WE WILL TAKE THAT I BOUGHT. A MURI I NGA WHAKATAIRANGA ` YOUR 8.30 NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER. PLUS, IT'S THE NEW TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM SERIES THAT'S MAKING VISUALS TURN VERBAL ` WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? HOW THIS DOCO IS HELPING BLIND AND LOW VISION RANGATAHI. # NEAR AND FAR... 25, AND CLOUDY. CLEARING TO FINE. LIGHT WINDS, SOUTH-WESTERLY IS FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HAMILTON. FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN YOU THIS MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY, LIGHT WINDS. SOUTH-WESTERLY IS FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON. AND DUNEDIN. FINE, BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWER FROM THE EVENING. SOUTH-WESTERLY IS FRESH FROM LATE THIS MORNING AND EASING THIS EVENING. YOU ARE ON TRACK FOR A HIGH OF 20. THIS WEEK, WE'RE GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A FAMILY GETAWAY TO NEW PLYMOUTH THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI! INCLUDING FLIGHTS, A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT NOVOTEL AND SOME FANTASTIC EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING CHADDY'S CHARTERS WILDLIFE BOAT CRUISE, A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE GOVETT-BREWSTER ART GALLERY AND FAMILY FUN AT THE HIDEAWAY LUGE AND MINI-PUTT. THIS COMPETITON IS OPEN UNTIL SUNDAY 4pm, AND WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER ON THE SHOW NEXT MONDAY. HEAD TO winwithbreakfast.co.nz ALL THANKS TO VENTURE TARANAKI. AND OF COURSE, WHAT IS HAPPENING IN NEW PLYMOUTH AT THE MOMENT IS TE MATATINI. ALL DAY, I'VE BEEN KEEPING AN ION THINGS. I'VE HAD TV NZ PLUS. IV PLAYING IT OUT FOR MY BOYS, WHO LOVE KAPA HAKA. IT RUNS THROUGH TO FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE TOP 12 WILL TAKE TO THE STAGE AND WE WILL FIND OUT WHO IS THE BEST OF THE BEST. TIME FOR YOUR NEWS. TWO MEN INCLUDING A GANG ASSOCIATE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED AFTER A LIQUOR STORE RAMRAID SPARKED A PURSUIT ACROSS AUCKLAND. POLICE SAY A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS USED TO SMASH INTO THE STORE FRONT SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT IN AUCKLAND'S FLAT BUSH. THE ALLEGED OFFENDERS THEN FLED SOUTH WHERE THEY WERE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BY POLICE USING ROAD SPIKES. TWO MEN WILL APPEAR IN MANUKAU DISTRICT COURT WHILE THE THIRD OFFENDER HAS NOT YET BEEN LOCATED. NO FLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED IN NEW PLYMOUTH THIS MORNING AFTER A LARGE VEGETATION FIRE IS BURNING NEAR THE AIRPORT. A HELICOPTER AND MULTIPLE FIRE CREWS ARE ON THE SCENE OF THE FIRE THAT'S BEEN BURNING FOR MORE THAN 10 HOURS NOW. POPE FRANCIS HAS BEEN WORKING DESPITE STILL BEING IN HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. HE'S APPROVED SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS FOR CANONISATION INTO SAINTHOOD. THE VATICAN SAYS THE PONTIFF (88) SLEPT WELL AND IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR PNEUMONIA AND KIDNEY ISSUES. CHINA HAS RELEASED FOOTAGE OF ITS SHIPS CARRYING OUT MILITARY DRILLS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. THE EXERCISES FORCED SOME PLANE TO DETOUR AROUND LIVE FIRE DRILLS BUT CHINA SAYS ALL ACTIVITIES WERE CARRIED OUT WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. SOUTH KOREA'S EMBATTLED PRESIDENT HAS DEFENDED HIS CONTROVERSIAL DECISION TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW. ON THE FINAL DAY OF HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, YOON SOK YEOL SAYS THE MOVE WAS CRUCIAL TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF WHAT HE CALLED A 'NATIONAL CRISIS.' HIGHLANDERS PROP DANIEL LIENERT-BROWN HAS BEEN SLAPPED WITH A THREE-WEEK BAN AFTER BEING RED CARDED IN HIS SIDE'S WIN OVER THE BLUES. THE 32-YEAR-OLD WAS SENT TO THE BIN IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER A HIGH SHOT DURING A RUCK, WHICH WAS LATER UPGRADED TO A RED CARD. A JUDICIARY HAS FOUND HIM GUILTY OF DANGEROUS CONTACT, AND HE WILL MISS THE NEXT THREE SUPER RUGBY MATCHES. AND FINALLY, ALL BLACKS GREAT MA'A NONU IS PROVING HE'S STILL GOT IT WITH CONFIRMATION HE'S SIGNED WITH FRENCH CLUB TOULON AT THE AGE OF 42. THE TOP 14 SIDE HAS ANNOUNCED THE DOUBLE WORLD CUP WINNER WILL JOIN AS INJURY COVER FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. IT'S HIS THIRD STINT WITH TOULON, HAVING PLAYED 93 GAMES THERE PREVIOUSLY. IF HE TAKES THE FIELD THIS WEEKEND AGAINST LYON, HE WILL BE THE OLDEST EVER PLAYER TO RUN OUT IN THE FRENCH TOP LEAGUE. IS ALPHA ANOTHER WORD FOR SKUX? I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS. AND TAKING A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER THIS MORNING. FINE DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE EAST COAST, WITH PARTLY CLOUDY PERIODS FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND AND TAUPO. FOR THOSE IN PALMERSTON NORTH AND THE CAPITAL TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA, GET YOUR BROLLIES READY AS THERE'S SCATTERED SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 25 FOR GISBORNE. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WITH PERIODS OF ISOLATED RAIN. HOWEVER, TURNING TO FINE THIS AFTERNOON IN KAIKOURA. A FINE DAY FOR THOSE IN TAAHUNA QUEENSTOWN AND OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. 23 THE HIGH FOR NELSON, 21 IN BLENHEIM. ABLE HAS BEEN MAKING KIWI MEDIA ACCESSIBLE FOR 11 YEARS, CAPTIONING OVER 500 HOURS OF CONTENT EACH WEEK, INCLUDING BREAKFAST. BUT NOW, THEY'RE LAUNCHING THEIR VERY OWN AUDIO DESCRIPTIVE SERIES, SIGHT UNSEEN. SOFT SUNLIGHT SHINES ON A DISTANT MOUNTAIN RANGE WHILE A SHEEP GRAZES IN A FIELD. ARI, STYLISHLY DRESSED IN PRIMARY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTER-COLOURED CLOTHES, APPROACHES THE FRONT DOOR OF A FABRIC DOME, WALKING WITH A CANE AND WITH SUNGLASSES FRAMED BY LONG, CURLY BROWN HAIR. A BEARDED MAN OPENS THE DOOR, LOOKING PAST ARI. GIDDAY. THOMAS, KIA ORA, IT'S ARI. HEY, MAN, HOW'S IT GOING? CAN I COME ON IN? YEAH, COME ON. THIS IS A NICE LITTLE YURT YOU'VE GOT. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T MAKE IT MYSELF. THE NEW DOCU SERIES COMES OUT TODAY ON INSTAGRAM AND TIKTOK. FOR MORE WE'RE JOINED BY SERIES HOST ARI KERSSENS AND DIRECTOR SHELDENE SETH. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS? THE PURPOSE IS QUITE MULTIFOLD, I WOULD SAY. FOR ME PERSONALLY, THE REASON I CAME ON WHEN I WAS ASKED TO BE A HOST IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF INVISIBILITY AROUND BLINDNESS IN TERMS OF POPULAR CULTURE AND PEOPLE'S UNDERSTANDING. SO I JUST WANT TO NORMALISE IT, I SUPPOSE AS A WAY OF BEING IN THE WORLD. PART OF THAT IS THROUGH ACCESSIBLE MEDIA AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO WHY ABLE` WE WANTED TO MAKE THE SERIES TO PLATFORM THE STORIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE LOW VISION, BUT ALSO SHOWCASED THE VALUE THAT AUDIO DESCRIPTION HAS FOR THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH FILM AND MEDIA. THAT IS AWESOME. WE WANTED TO SHOW THAT TO THE WORLD. WHEN YOU'RE MAKING SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHEN PEOPLE WATCH TV, IT IS A VISUAL MEDIUM, SO WE ARE TAKING THINGS FOR GRANTED. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT FOR YOU TO TAKE THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE PICK UP ON ALL THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE SEE AND TRY DO IT JUSTICE? I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO AUDIO DESCRIBES, BECAUSE THEY SPEND A LOT OF TIME WATCHING FILMS, TV, MEDIA, FINDING THE PERFECT GAPS WHERE THEY CAN DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON ON SCREEN. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF VISUAL CONTEXT THAT CAN BE MISSED, AS STORYTELLING IS AN ACTION SOMETIMES. FOR OUR BLIND AND LOW VISION AUDIENCES, THEY MAY NEED THAT TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL CONTEXT OF THE STORY. FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT IT'S PRETTY SPECIAL BECAUSE WE FACTORED IN AUDIO DESCRIPTION FROM THE VERY START, SO THAT ALMOST DROVE THE PRODUCTION OF THE SERIES. WE WANTED TO PRIORITISE THOSE VIEWERS THAT ARE BLIND OR LOW VISION IN THIS PARTICULAR SERIES. IT'S COOL. OUR AUDIO DESCRIBE IT WAS EXCITED TO HAVE SO MUCH TIME. THEY WANTED TO GIVE MORE TO OUR AUDIENCE. FOR YOU, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE TRANSLATE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES OR PEOPLE DOING SIGN LANGUAGE, TRYING TO TRANSLATE WHAT SOMEONE IS SAYING, I GUESS THE LIBERTY IS HOW THEY CONVEY THE TONE AND THAT SORT OF THING. FOR YOU, IS IT QUITE FUN TO BE ABLE TO ADD A BIT OF EXTRA FLAVOUR AND FLAIR? ON THIS PROJECT, I ALWAYS TELL AUDIO DESCRIBE US THAT THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID OF HAVING A BIT OF PERSONALITY. SOMETIMES, WITH IMAGE DESCRIPTION, WHICH IS MORE FOR STILL IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY ARTWORK, YOU HAVE A BIT MORE TIME TO CRAFT A SCENE AND A CONTEXT AND A STORY. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO NECESSARILY BE THIS CLINICAL OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION. THAT CAN GET A BIT BORING. WITH FILM, IT IS A BIT TRICKIER BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WORK AROUND DIALOGUE AND OTHER SOUNDS. THAT SORT OF THE SAME THING. ON THIS PROJECT, IT WAS COOL BECAUSE WE HAD THIS IDEA OF ME INTERACTING WITH THE AUDIO DESCRIPTION, AND HAVING A CONVERSATION IN THE FIRST EPISODE` SPOILER ALERT` I AM INTERVIEWING A REALLY GROOVY GUY CALLED THOMAS WHO WAS TRAINING TO BE A PARALYMPIC SKIER. IN THE INTRODUCTION, I BASICALLY` THEY ASKED ME TO DELIBERATELY WIPE OUT ON SOME SKIS AND THEN I GET UP AND SAY IT'S OKAY, AUDIO DESCRIBE, I AM FINE. IN THE PAST, THAT HAD AUDIO DESCRIPTORS FOR SPORTS GAMES. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE WORLD IS OPENING UP FOR MORE PEOPLE THAT IS BLIND AND LOW VISION? ABSOLUTELY. THE WORLD ARE SO OPEN. ALL THE TECHNOLOGY IS THERE AND THE THINGS THAT WE THEORETICALLY NEED AS THEY ARE, BUT IT IS THE CULTURE THAT IS CATCHING UP, AND THAT'S BEEN GREAT. SERIES LIKE THIS IS GREAT FOR THIS PROCESS. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN. AND JUST A REMINDER ` EPISODES WILL GO LIVE DAILY ON TIKTOK AND INSTAGRAM FROM TODAY, WITH ALL EPISODES AVAILABLE TO VIEW AT able.co.nz AND YOUTUBE FROM MONDAY 3RD MARCH. I AM DIGGING THE SHADES. E WHAI AKE NEI ` THE REGION THAT'S GOT A HEADSTART ON ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NOMADS. HERE'S WHAT'S MAKING NEWS THIS MORNING. KAIKOURA HELD A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST NIGHT TO EDUCATE LOCALS ON THE LATEST TSUNAMI RISKS AND WHAT TO DO IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. THE MAYOR SAYS 'IT'S NOT ABOUT PANICKING BUT TO PREPARE.' THE FOOTBALL FERNS WILL AGAIN BE MISSING PHOENIX STAR GRACE JALE FOR THEIR SECOND FRIENDLY AGAINST COSTA RICA DUE TO A HAMSTRING INJURY. AND FIVE MEN HAVE GONE ON TRIAL OVER THE THEFT OF A GOLDEN TOILET FROM A BRITISH STATELY HOME. FOLLOWING THE GOVERNMENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALLOW DIGITAL NOMADS TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND, ONE REGION HAS CREATED A CAMPAIGN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. WHERE YOU'LL FIND ALL KINDS OF HOT DESKS TO WORK FROM. LIKE HERE, THERE AND OVER THERE. AND IF IT GETS TOO HOT, COOL DOWN IN ONE OF OUR FLOATING DESKS. YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF OUR MEETING ROOMS AND BREAKOUT SPACES TO NETWORK AND GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING. FOR MORE SHAMELESS GISBORNE PROMOTION, WE'RE JOINED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF TRUST TAIRAWHITI DOUG JONES. MORENA DOUG! YOU ARE JOINING US FROM YOUR BEACH DESK, ARE YOU? A FEW FLOATING DESKS OUT HERE. BUT WE ARE ON LAND TODAY. WAS THIS CAMPAIGN ALREADY IN THE WORKS? IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A LIFESTYLE THING FOR US, BUT THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT HAS HELPED US TO PUSH THAT AND ATTRACT TRAVELLERS, THOSE THAT ARE DIGITAL NOMADS INTO THE REGION. AND WHY NOT? MY NEXT QUESTION WAS ACTUALLY WHY IS THIS A DREAM DESTINATION FOR OUR DIGITAL NOMADS? WHY SHOULD PEOPLE COME THERE? THE LIFESTYLE IS ONE THING, OUR LOWE'S OCEAN, GIVEN ALL THE BEACHES, WE ARE FIVE MINUTES FROM EVENLY ANYTHING. FROM THE BEACH, YOUR LOCAL SHOP, THE CITY, BUT AS YOU KNOW, LOCALS, WE WANT TO LOCAL ALL THOSE INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS. WE WANT TO DRIVE THE ECONOMY HERE. ABOUT 20% OF OUR TOURISM AS INTERNATIONAL. HAVE YOU SEEN ANY DIGITAL NOMADS YET? ARE THEY COMING YET OR IS THIS WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO? WE HAVE SPORADICALLY HAVE THEM COME INTO TOWN. THEY BRING A DIFFERENT CULTURE AND A DIFFERENT VIBE. THEY ARE REALLY RELAXED. BUT ALSO THOSE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS, WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH THE WORLD. WE WANT TO ADD TO THAT. WE ARE WATCHING THE AD CAMPAIGN, DISPLAYING OUT AT THE MOMENT. THAT IS A VERY COOL. WHO CAME UP WITH THE IDEA? TO BE FAIR, ALL CREDIT TO MY STAFF. THEY SAID THAT WE SHOULD BE PROACTIVE, SO BIG MIHI TO OUR STAFF. WE TRY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. IF YOU DID MANAGE TO GET SOME DIGITAL NOMADS TO COME DOWN, HOW DO YOU THINK THAT THAT WOULD CHANGE THE LOCAL VIBE, POTENTIALLY? I THINK IT ADDS TO IT. WE WANT TO WELCOME VISITORS IN. IT'S ALL ABOUT DRIVING THAT VISITOR ECONOMY. AND WITH HAD PRETTY TOUGH TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SO BRINGING THAT POSITIVE IS A VERY POSITIVE THING. I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT TE MATATINI. WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE? YOU PUT ME IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION, JENNY. ALL THE GISBORNE TEAM IS VERY GOOD. HOPEFULLY ONE OF THEM. ANYONE OF THOSE TEAMS WILL BE GOOD. HEDGING YOUR BETS. SORRY WE HAD TO DRAG YOU OUT THIS MORNING TO STAND BY THAT UNBELIEVABLE BEACH BEHIND YOU, BUT WE WISH YOU LUCK ATTRACTING DIGITAL NOMADS. THERE'S A SURGE IN POPULARITY OF SAUNAS WORLDWIDE, PARTICULARLY AS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE EXPERIENCES WINTER. THE BRITISH SAUNA SOCIETY ESTIMATES THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 100 PUBLIC SAUNAS ACROSS THE UK AND IRELAND. THE BBC'S IAN PALMER EXPLAINS. # 15 MINUTES UP, IT'S TIME FOR HYDRATION. # DOIN' A COLD PLUNGE... THE SAUNA IS NO LONGER THE PRESERVE OF NORDIC NERDS. THE VIRTUES OF THE HEAT CABIN HAS NEVER BEEN SO POPULAR. IN BRIGHTON, THEY LOVE THEIRS SO MUCH THEY CAN'T STOP SINGING ABOUT IT. # IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE. # SO HOT. # WE'VE TAKEN OFF OUR CLOTHES. # I AM GETTING SO HOT, # TIME FOR MY FINAL COLD PLUNGE. # THERE HAVE BEEN, AS THE SONG SAYS, SAUNA'S POPPING UP IN ALL COASTAL PLACES AND WE HAVE, IN THE LAST KIND OF 18 MONTHS BEEN USING SAUNAS AS, LIKE, A MASSIVE PART OF OUR POST-SWIMMING RITUAL. I LOVE A SAUNA AND I ALSO NOTICED THE CLICHE, SO THAT WAS WHY THE SONG CAME ABOUT, THAT WE` YOU KIND OF HAVE TO SEND UP SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU'RE DOING AS WELL. THE CRAZE HAS TAKEN HOLD IN SURREY. THERE ARE NO SHY RETIRING TYPES HERE IN GODSTONE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE LAYERS THAT I'VE GOT ON AND THE HAT THAT I HAVE ON MY HEAD, IT IS A BITTERLY COLD DAY. THE WATER IS JUST FOUR DEGREES CELSIUS, BUT THE REAL KEY IS GETTING IN THOSE THINGS BEHIND ME TO WARM UP. IT'S BEEN PROVEN TO RAISE YOUR DOPAMINE LEVELS BY ABOUT 400%. SO YOU KNOW, AFTER THIS FOR A GOOD COUPLE OF DAYS, I FEEL A LOT MORE MOTIVATED MORE FOCUSED. WHEN YOU GET TO DO THE COLD BIT FIRST AND THEN COME INTO THE HEAT, IT'S JUST SUCH TWO EXTREMES AND THEN AFTERWARDS, YOU'RE ON SUCH A HIGH FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE NOW, SINCE COVID, HAVE TAKEN TIME TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES A LITTLE BIT MORE AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN THE UK. FURTHER EAST, THE TEMPERATURE RISES EVEN FURTHER. NO LAKE THIS TIME ` JUST THE COAST OFF MARGATE. SOMETIMES I'LL COME IN THE MORNING AND THEN AFTER THAT I GO TO WORK AND EVERYTHING'S EASIER. THE THING ON MY TO-DO LIST I DIDN'T WANT TO DO, I'D DO IT FIRST. YEAH, IT MAKES LIFE BETTER. IT'S THERAPEUTIC. UM, EVERYBODY HERE IS IN A REALLY GOOD MOOD. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS, YOU LEAVE THEM OUTSIDE. INSIDE IS JUST LIKE A ZEN SPACE. AND, UH... WHEN YOU JUMP IN, THE WATER FEELS AMAZING. AND... YEAH, IT'S MY THERAPY, BASICALLY. SO IT SEEMS A 10,000-YEAR-OLD TRADITION IS EXPERIENCING A REVIVAL. HOT... HAS NEVER BEEN SO... HOT. THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU COOL ENOUGH TO TRY IT? I GET IT. I FEEL LIKE I WAS IN A WEIRD BRITISH MOTIVATIONAL. E WHAI AKE NEI ` MOVIES IN PARKS ARE SET TO HIT THE SCREENS IN AUCKLAND. LUCY BENDELL'S GOT HER TICKET. MORENA, LUCY. IF YOU CAN'T BE BOTHERED PLANNING AN EVENT THIS LEAK AND, I FOUND THE PERFECT ONE. WEEKEND* PACK A PICNIC OR GRAB A BITE FROM ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS, BECAUSE MOVIE IN THE PARKS IS HERE IN AUCKLAND. LUCY BENDELL IS DOWN THERE TO CHECK IT OUT. PICTURE THIS BUT UNDERNEATH THE STARS AT NIGHT. TELL ME MORE. FREE MOVIES IN VARIOUS PARTS ARE IN AUCKLAND, BEFOREHAND THE FACE PAINTING, FAMILY ACTIVITIES. WAS AT LAST WEEK IN HENDERSON PARK WITH A BEAUTIFUL SCREENING OF THE NEW ZEALAND MOVIE 'THE MOUNTAIN' AND THERE ARE VARIOUS MOVIES GOING AROUND. WE ARE IN GLEN EDEN FOR WONKA THIS WEEK. SO WHY NOT OUTSIDE IN THE SUN, SINCE FILMS ARE SO EXPENSIVE. WE HAD THOUSANDS TO LAST WEEK, AND FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR COOL STUFF TO DO IN THESE TIMES. BEFORE OUR SIXTH MONTH OF DARKNESS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, IT IS NICE TO GET OUT THERE TAKE A BUDGET OF THE WEATHER. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT HERE, SITTING ON A BLANKET, IS THAT ALL PEOPLE NEED TO BRING? YES, BLANKET IS RECOMMENDED. I NOTICED YOU AREN'T EATING ANY POPCORN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME TWICE. SOMETHING TO SIT ON. NICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT IS IN PARRS PARK HERE, NEXT WEEK DOOLITTLE ` I AM LOOKING AT MY HAND + ST HELIERS, NORTHCOTE. THE REASON FAMILY BLOCKBUSTER COMING THROUGH I CAN'T SEPARATE I DON'T KNOW. *I CAN'T SAY IT IT'S IN NORTHCOTE, JUST OVER THE BRIDGE, AS IF THERE IS NOT ONE IN YOUR LOCAL AREA, LOOK UP MOVIES IN PARKS AND YOU WON'T REGRET IT. AT LIKE THE OLDEN DAYS OF THE 20TH CENTURY WHEN THEY HAD FOR OUTSIDE MOVIES, THEY DRIVE THERE IS, AS IT IS LIKE A THROWBACK TO THOSE DAYS. SUCH A GREAT INITIATIVE. AND EVERYONE IS BRINGING A BLANKET, A INITIATIVE LIKE YOU SAID. SECOND TIME LUCKY. ALL: OH! SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. THE BEST THING OF COURSE, IF THEY COULD MAKE A MESS THERE IS NO CLEANING UP. WHILE, YOU HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP, OBVIOUSLY. BE A TIDY KIWI. CAPTIONS BY FRANK GORE, DREW WELSH, MAIA CARR HEKE AND KITTY WASASALA. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025