TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` YOU WILL SOON BE ABLE TO MAKE A CITIZEN'S ARREST AT ANY TIME. THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PLANS TO TACKLE RETAIL CRIME, SO WHY HAS RETAIL NEW ZEALAND REJECTED THE PROPOSAL? A VICTIM SHARES HIS HARROWING EXPERIENCE AS A DAMNING NEW REPORT REVEALS A RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ABUSED IN STATE CARE. AND FINALLY SOARING AGAIN ` INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS ARE SPENDING AT PRE-COVID LEVELS. BUT WHAT'S DIPPED? CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS, JESSIE PURU AND TUI TIPENE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI KI NGA PITOPITO KORERO O TE WA WELCOME TO ONE NEWS THIS EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND RETAILERS COULD SOON HAVE BEEFED-UP RIGHTS TO MAKE CITIZENS ARRESTS AS THE GOVERNMENT LOOKS TO CLAMP DOWN ON RETAIL CRIME. THE CHANGES WOULD ALLOW KIWIS TO DETAIN AN ALLEGED THIEF AT ANY TIME OF DAY USING RESTRAINTS AND "REASONABLE FORCE" TO HOLD THEM. BUT, LIGHT ON DETAIL, THERE ARE WIDESPREAD CONCERNS THE REFORMS WILL PUT MORE PEOPLE AT RISK OF INJURY, EVEN DEATH. JACOB JOHNSON REPORTS. WHEN GURDEEP SINGH'S AUCKLAND JEWELLERY STORE WAS ROBBED BY HAMMER-WIELDING THIEVES LAST YEAR, HE TRIED TO STOP THEM. HE WAS ATTACKED AND LEFT WITH A FRACTURED SKULL. EIGHT MONTHS LATER, HE'S STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS. SOMETIMES I GET HEADACHE, UM, OUT OF BLUE. SOMETIMES I FEEL DOWN, LOW, TIRED. HE SAYS MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO EMPOWER SHOP OWNERS. RETAILERS ARE REALLY ANGRY WITH THE SYSTEM AND WITH THE OFFENDERS AND ROBBERS. NOW THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANNING ON GIVING RETAILERS LIKE GURDEEP, AND ANYONE ELSE FOR THAT MATTER, MORE POWERS TO INTERVENE BY WIDENING THE CRITERIA FOR A SO-CALLED CITIZEN'S ARREST. CURRENTLY, THE LAW IS CONFUSING. IN MOST CASES OF RETAIL CRIME, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC CAN ONLY LEGALLY DETAIN AN OFFENDER IF IT'S AT NIGHT. WE'RE GONNA CHANGE THAT SO CITIZENS ARRESTS CAN BE MADE AND PEOPLE CAN BE DETAINED FOR ANY BREAKING OF THE CRIMES ACT AT ANY TIME OF THE DAY. THE MINISTER SAYS THE PROPOSED CHANGES WOULD ALSO ALLOW PEOPLE TO USE RESTRAINTS AND 'REASONABLE FORCE.' WELL, NOT NECESSARILY A HEADLOCK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, JUT HOLDING THEM STEADY, AND THEN THE ROLE IS TO CALL FOR THE POLICE AND HOLD THEM UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS THAT HAPPENS. BUT MANY GROUPS ARE RAISING CONCERNS. SAYING TO PEOPLE THEY SHOULD TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS IS INVITING MORE VIOLENCE; IT'S INVITING MORE PEOPLE BEING INJURED; IT'S EFFECTIVELY EMBRACING VIGILANTE JUSTICE. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WANTS TO DISINCENTIVISE RETAIL CRIME, BUT THERE'S CONCERN OVER A LACK OF DETAIL IN THE PROPOSED CHANGES. ISSUES LIKE, FOR INSTANCE, USE OF HANDCUFFS. WE'RE NOT ADVOCATING FOR THE USE OF WEAPONS, BUT WE THINK ITS REALLY IMPORTANT WE CAN USE HANDCUFFS AS A LAST RESORT. HE SAYS THE PUBLIC ` AND EVEN SOME SECURITY STAFF ` AREN'T SUFFICIENTLY TRAINED TO DETAIN OFFENDERS. A LOT OF THE PUBLIC DO NOT HOLD THOSE SKILLS, SO THERE IS A RISK IF ITS NOT MANAGED CORRECTLY. EVEN GURDEEP SINGH HAS RESERVATIONS. IF I KNOW THAT I HAVE A POWER THAT I CAN USE, YOU KNOW, AN OFFENDER WILL COME IN WITH A BIGGER POWER. THIS TIME THEY CAME IN WITH A HAMMER; NEXT TIME THEY WILL COME IN WITH A GUN. HE KNOWS MORE THAN MOST WHAT IT'S LIKE TO TAKE MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS. SO, JACOB, SOME CONCERNS ABOUT AN ESCALATION IN VIOLENCE. WHAT FEARS HAVE RETAIL NZ EXPRESSED? FIRST OF ALL I THINK IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THIS IS THE FIRST SET OF REFORMS PROPOSED BY THE $3.6 MILLION RETAIL CRIME ADVISORY GROUP, AND ALREADY WE HAVE HAD MANY GROUPS, AND SAY HANG ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH, FIRST UNION AND OTHERS HAVE ALSO CRITICISED THE REFORMS, IT IS TURNING RETAIL WORKERS INTO FREE COPS. IT DOES BRING UP QUESTIONS OF WHO WAS ACTUALLY CONSULTED ON THESE CHANGES, MR GOLDSMITH SAYS A NUMBER OF RETAILERS WERE CONSULTED BUT HE DOES SAY THAT THIS WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCESS LIKE SELECT COMMITTEE, AND HE SAYS THAT SHOULD HAPPEN IN A FEW MONTHS. THANKS, JACOB. YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARE ARE STILL NOT RECEIVING THE MINIMUM STANDARD OF CARE REQUIRED BY LAW ` THAT'S PART OF THE DAMNING FINDINGS FROM THE INDEPENDENT CHILDREN'S MONITOR'S NEW REPORT, WHICH REVEALS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN ABUSED IN STATE CARE HAS INCREASED. IT SHOWS OF THE MORE THAN 5,700 CHILDREN, CLOSE TO 1 IN 10 WERE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED BETWEEN JUNE 2023 AND JUNE LAST YEAR. OF THE 560 YOUTHS IN SECURE RESIDENCES, ALMOST A QUARTER WERE ABUSED, WITH 18% ABUSED BY STAFF AND 79% BY OTHER CHILDREN. OF THE 600 TAMARIKI AND RANGATAHI WHO WERE RETURNED TO THE CARE OF A PARENT WHILE STILL IN THE CUSTODY OF ORANGA TAMARIKI, JUST OVER 10% WERE ABUSED. THE REPORT ALSO REVEALING ONE THIRD OF CHILDREN WERE NOT VISITED BY THEIR SOCIAL WORKER AS OFTEN AS REQUIRED, DESPITE HAVING CASELOADS WITHIN ITS OWN PROTOCOLS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS REPORTS. IHORANGI PETERS DOESN'T WANT OTHERS TO GO THROUGH WHAT HE DID, WHEN HE WAS UNDER THE CARE OF THE STATE. YEARS OF ABUSE, SOMETIMES INFLICTED BY THE VERY SOCIAL WORKERS WHOSE JOB IT WAS TO PROTECT HIM. 100% ` NO ABUSE SHOULD EVER HAPPEN TO NEW ZEALAND'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. BUT THE SITUATION'S GETTING WORSE. IN THE YEAR TO MARCH 2024, 507 CHILDREN EXPERIENCED ABUSE OR NEGLECT. READING THESE FIGURES TODAY, IT'S, SORT OF, REAFFIRMED WHAT I HAD EXPERIENCED. IN THE FOURTH REPORT ON WHETHER ORANGA TAMARIKI IS MEETING THE MINIMUM STANDARD OF CARE FOR CHILDREN, THE ANSWER IS STILL NO. WE'RE NOT SEEING THE LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT OVER THE FOUR YEARS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE HOPED FOR. HE'S CALLING FOR OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO LIFT THEIR GAME TOO, WITH SILOED FUNDING MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CHILDREN TO GET HELP. AGENCIES LIKE HEALTH EDUCATION ARE YET TO PRIORITISE THESE CHILDREN ON THE GROUND, DESPITE THE MESSAGING FROM GOVERNMENT THAT THEY SHOULD BE PRIORITISED. HIS OTHER RECOMMENDATION ` TO IMPROVE THE SOCIAL WORK CHILDREN RECEIVE. THE SOCIAL WORKERS ASSOCIATION SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR CASELOAD THAT'S THE CRUNCH POINT. BUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE STRESS AND THE STRAIN FOR THEM IS THE LACK OF RESOURCES, OR THE ABILITY TO MAKE QUICK DECISIONS. THERE'S A HIERARCHY THEY NEED TO GO THROUGH TO GET APPROVAL TO GET A LOT OF THE WORK DONE. THREE MONTHS AGO, THE GOVERNMENT MADE A PROMISE TO PAST SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND CARE. WE MUST DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO PREVENT ABUSE HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. TODAY, THE CHILDREN'S MINISTER WASN'T AVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW, DESPITE HER OFFICE RECEIVING THE REPORT MORE THAN A MONTH AGO. ORANGA TAMARIKI ALSO DECLINED AN INTERVIEW. IN STATEMENTS, BOTH SAID THE FINDINGS OF THE REPORT WILL BE ADDRESSED, AND POINTED OUT THE GOVERNMENT HAD INVESTED IN BETTER TECHNOLOGY SINCE THE REPORTING PERIOD, AS WELL AS RECRUITING MORE SOCIAL WORKERS. IHORANGI PETERS MADE MULTIPLE SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AFTER RECEIVING A LACK OF SUPPORT. THIS IS WHAT HE WANTS FOR OTHER CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN CARE. THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELLING. HE SAYS THERE'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD TO FIX THE SYSTEM, BUT IT'S SOMETHING HE'LL KEEP FIGHTING FOR. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S MOTOCROSS COMMUNITY IS IN MOURNING TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A 12-YEAR-OLD RIDER. HE WAS INJURED AT AN EVENT IN TUAKAU, SOUTH OF AUCKLAND, EARLIER THIS MONTH, AND DIED IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT. SIMON MERCEP HAS MORE. IT WAS HERE AT THE TUAKAU TRACK TWO WEEKENDS AGOWITH IT WAS HERE AT THE TUAKAU TRACK TWO WEEKENDS AGO WHERE ELI HANKINS CAME OFF HIS BIKE. ON A GIVEALITTLE PAGE TODAY, THE PUKEKOHE MOTORCYCLE CLUB SAYS ELI SUSTAINED A SERIOUS HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS FLOWN TO STARSHIP HOSPITAL WHERE HE REMAINED IN AN INDUCED COMA, BEFORE DYING OVERNIGHT. ON SOCIAL MEDIA, A FAMILY MEMBER SAID HE WAS A SPECIAL LITTLE GUY AND THEIR MOST TALENTED RIDER, A CREDIT TO HIS DAD'S COACHING AND TO THE SUPPORT AND LOVE OF HIS MUM AND GRANDPARENTS. IN A STATEMENT TO 1NEWS, THE PRESIDENT OF MOTORCYCLING NEW ZEALAND SAID ELI'S DEATH IS... AND ADDED... OTHER MESSAGES HAVE COME FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY AND FROM AUSTRALIA TODAY. ONE SAID THIS WAS A MAJOR LOSS TO THE RIDING COMMUNITY. ANOTHER SAID ELI WAS A LEADER, A GOOD ROLE MODEL, KIND AND COURAGEOUS. ELI'S BIKE WAS REMOVED FROM THE TRACK TODAY AS POLICE CARRIED OUT INQUIRIES ON BEHALF OF THE CORONER. AND CORONER'S INQUEST WAS HELD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, INTO THE DEATH OF ANOTHER YOUNG MOTOCROSS RIDER, JACK WILSON (10), WHO DIED DURING A TAUPO RACE EVENT IN 2023. AND BACK HERE IN TUAKAU, IN 2019, NICK ADAMS (16) DIED DURING AN INCIDENT AT A RACE EVENT HERE. A SCHOOL'S MOTOCROSS EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR TE KUITI THIS FRIDAY, WHERE WE UNDERSTAND MANY WILL WEAR BLACK ARM BANDS OUT OF RESPECT FOR ELI. HIS FUNERAL IS THIS SATURDAY. POLICE HAVE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT POLICE HAVE ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR A MAN BELIEVED TO BE LINKED TO THE MASTERTON CHURCH ARSON ATTACKS. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MICHAEL KANE McCRAE (44) AFTER SEVEN CHURCHES WERE TARGETED ON SATURDAY MORNING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE PETROL BOMBS, FOUR OF THEM CATCHING FIRE. POLICE ARE ALSO APPEALING FOR SIGHTINGS OF A GREEN FORD FESTIVA FOUND ABANDONED ON SUNDAY. INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS HAVE BEEN POURING INTO THE COUNTRY AND SPENDING UP LARGE AT NEAR PRE-COVID LEVELS. PROVISIONAL ANNUAL ESTIMATES JUST OUT FROM STATS NZ TO THE END OF MARCH LAST YEAR SHOW OVERSEAS VISITOR ARRIVALS INCREASED BY ALMOST 45%, TOPPING THREE MILLION. AND THEY'VE BEEN SPLASHING THE CASH. EXPENDITURE WAS UP BY CLOSE TO 60% ` MORE THAN $6b TO ALMOST $17b. THIS COMPARES TO JUST OVER $17b IN 2019. THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS, THOUGH, HAS SEEN LOCALS PULLING ON THE PURSE STRINGS, WITH DOMESTIC TOURISM OVER THE SAME PERIOD DOWN 2.5% ` AROUND $700m TO $27.5b. BUT OVERALL, THE TOTAL TOURISM SPEND WAS UP BY ALMOST 15%, NEARING $45b. BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD HAS MORE. TRAVELLING ACROSS THE WORLD TO SAMPLE KIWI CULINARY DELIGHTS, OVERSEAS TOURISTS LOVE JUMPING ON AUCKLAND'S BIG FOODY WALKING BUS. PEOPLE GET TO MEET GROWERS, CHEFS, RESTAURANTEURS, BREWERS, BAKERS, BUTCHERS, AND TALK TO THEM DIRECTLY. THEN WE CAN SHARE THE STORY OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE FOOD THAT'S BEING CREATED. INTERNATIONAL TOURISM IS WELL AND TRULY BACK. $6B OF GROWTH OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD IS VERY SIGNIFICANT FOR ANY EXPORT. THAT SURGE IN VISITORS IS ALSO CREATING JOBS, WITH MORE THAN 10% OF THE COUNTRY'S EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM. INDIRECT AND DIRECT EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM IS BACK UP TO OVER 300,000 PEOPLE, AND IN FACT, REALLY IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE SAW IS LIKE A 13% GROWTH OF EMPLOYMENT IN TOURISM. THAT IS ABOUT 15,000 MORE JOBS YEAR ON YEAR. BOOSTING THE WIDER ECONOMY TOO. WE PAY EVERYWHERE WE GO, SO IF IT'S A FARMERS MARKET, WE CAN BE SHARING THAT TOURISM DOLLAR ACROSS 15 TO 20 DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. IN QUEENSTOWN, THIS OLD MINING TRAIL IS HELPING ATTRACT CYCLE TOURISTS. PEOPLE DO ACTUALLY COME TO TOWN SPECIFICALLY TO ENJOY WHAT WE'VE GOT AROUND US WHICH IS THIS AMAZING SCENERY. THE CYCLE TRAIL HAS ENABLED THAT. BUT THE INFLUX OF VISITORS CREATES PROBLEMS TOO. WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT NOW IS PROVIDING THE RIGHT KIND OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN SUPPORT THE NUMBER OF TOURISTS THAT WE SEE, AND I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT NOW. PART OF VISITS TO PLACES LIKE QUEENSTOWN IS LISTENING TO THE SECTOR, UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE DIFFICULTIES ARE, AND THEN WORKING WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE SECTOR ON HOW TO ADDRESS THOSE. BIG FOODY TOURS ALSO WANTS TO MAKE SURE THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION STAY OPEN. WE'RE REALLY FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. NEW ZEALAND IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, AND WE WELCOME VISITORS ` ANYONE, ANY TIME, ANYWHERE. WHETHER IT'S A DUSTY HERITAGE RIDE OR SIPPING ON A GLASS OF KIWI WINE, TOURISTS SEEM TO BE GETTING THAT MESSAGE. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. ON DAY TWO OF TE MATATINI, SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST SOLO PERFORMERS STOLE THE LIMELIGHT. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY VERY FEW ARE GIVEN AND ONE THAT COMES WITH ENORMOUS PRESSURE. OUR MAORI AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI EXPLAINS. THESE ARE THE MOMENTS IN WHICH STARS ARE BORN. (SINGS IN TE REO MAORI) THE MOMENTS PEOPLE REMEMBER ` THE SOLOS OF TE MATATINI. THE SOLOS OF TE MATATINI. (SINGS IN TE REO MAORI) RIA HALL KNOWS WHAT IT TAKES TO BE IN THEIR SHOES. IT'S A HARD THING TO DO TOO, BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO RESERVE A LITTLE BIT FOR THAT MOMENT. HER MOMENT WAS IN 2013 FOR TE WAKA HUIA. # KA TITI KI TONU I TE... # WHATU-MANAWA! # YOU'RE IN A STATE OF ACTUAL CONSTANT DENIAL UNTIL YOU ARRIVE AT THE VENUE. AND WHEN YOU'VE GOT YOUR GEAR ON, YOUR KAKAHU ON, AND YOU'VE BECOME A SUPERHERO BASICALLY, YOU EMBODY WHAT IT IS TO BE ABOUT YOUR BRACKET, TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE TUTORS AND ALL THE COMPOSERS. AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE ON STAGE, IT'S LIKE, WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW. THEY USED TO HAVE A SAYING, 'WHEN YOU'VE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY, STAND.' STAND UP AND TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE THAT OPPORTUNITY MAY NEVER COME AGAIN. EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVOURITES. # ...TA MAHINA. # THAT ONE. AND HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. THE PERFORMANCE HE'S REFERRING TO BY TE PIKIKOTUKU O NGATI RONGOIMAI BACK IN 2019 HAS BEEN VIEWED MORE THAN THREE MILLION TIMES ONLINE. # KO TE ATA MAHINA... # IT'S AN HONOUR TO STAND AND DO A SOLO. EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR TRUST IN YOU. THE WEIGHT OF THAT FOR THE SOLOIST IS JUST INCREDIBLE. ALL IT TAKES IS A LITTLE COURAGE AND A LOT OF PRACTICE... OVER AND OVER AGAIN. EVERYWHERE I COULD WITHOUT MAKING TOO MANY PEOPLE HOHA. (LAUGHS) (WAHINE SING HARMONY) ...TO DISCOVER THE PERFECT HARMONY. AND LET'S GO LIVE TO TE ANIWA NOW. WITH TWO MORE DAYS OF HEATS STILL TO GO, SPECTATORS ARE ALREADY LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FINALS? ONLINE TICKETS FOR THE FINAL DAY ON SATURDAY HAD COMPLETELY SOLD OUT AND THERE WILL NOT BE GATE SALES, THIS VENUE HAS THE CAPACITY TO HOLD AROUND 15,000 PEOPLE, SO THAT WILL BE FULL AND JUST A FEW DAYS TIME, ON SATURDAY 12 FINALISTS WILL ALL BE FIGHTING FOR THIS TROPHY, THERE ARE OTHER PRIZES TOO, THE MOST OUTSTANDING MALE AND FEMALE LEADER, AWARDS FOR THE BEST NEW COMPOSITIONS , SO A LOT AT STAKE FOR THESE GROUPS THANKS, TE ANIWA. E WHAI AKE NEI ` A PICTURESQUE COASTAL TOWN FACING A DANGEROUS EARTHQUAKE SCENARIO. YOU MAY ONLY HAVE FIVE TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE A TSUNAMI ARRIVES. WHAT IT IS ABOUT THIS COASTLINE THAT COULD, IN THE WORST CASE, SEE KAIKOURA SWAMPED BY A 20M-HIGH WAVE. AND I'M HERE IN VIETNAM'S CAPITAL WHERE OUR PRIME MINISTER IS WORKING TO TRY AND SELL NEW ZEALAND AS A MUST-GO EDUCATION DESTINATION. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` IT'S THE CROP THAT'S JUICY, SWEET AND GETS STUCK IN YOUR TEETH. WE REVEAL THE UNKNOWN SIDE OF CORN. PLUS ` IT WAS A STAPLE OF THE '70s. FIND OUT WHY COTTAGE CHEESE IS MAKING A COMEBACK. AND IS IT WORTH BREAKING YOUR MORTGAGE TO NAB A CHEAPER INTEREST RATE? JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. OUR PRIME MINISTER'S IN VIETNAM TONIGHT, HOPING TO TAP INTO THE FORTUNES OF A NATION HE CALLS A RISING STAR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA. CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S AIMING TO DOUBLE TWO-WAY TRADE WITH VIETNAM TO MORE THAN $5B. SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS IS WITH THE PM IN HANOI, AND JOINS US NOW. WHERE ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW ZEALAND, BENEDICT? SOME SAVIOUR KNOWN IS A RISING STAR, SOME SAVEA NUMBERS KNOWN AS RISING STAR , THE NON-HAS TAKEN MILLIONS OF ITS PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY, AND IS SAID TO BE ONE OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR ECONOMIES AND 2050. THE PROMISED SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S PROSPERITY WILL RISE WITH SOUTHEAST ASIA'S PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED TRADE, ONE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE TRADE AS EDUCATION, WANTING TO DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF VIETNAM STUDENTS COMING TO NEW ZEALAND TO AROUND 4000 AND BENEDICT, THERE WAS A BIG HIT TO THE PM'S TRIP BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED ` TAKE US THROUGH THAT. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TRIP TO 2 COUNTRIES, VIETNAM AND INDONESIA, THEY HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT OVER THERE WHO HAS HAD A ROUGH HUNDRED DAY IN OFFICE, SO HE HAS A LOT TO DEAL WITH DOMESTICALLY BACK AT OUR END, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS ARE GOING GREAT DOMESTIC WAY AND INDONESIA, THEY DON'T TAKE AS A SNUB. U.S PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS UKRAINE'S LEADER COULD BE READY TO SIGN A RARE EARTH MINERALS DEAL AT THE WHITE HOUSE LATER THIS WEEK; THE TWO COUNTRIES REPORTEDLY AGREEING ON THE DETAILS OF A MINERALS ACCORD WHICH HAVEN'T BEEN RELEASED PUBLICLY. THERE'S BEEN NO OFFICIAL COMMENT FROM KYIV. PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO REDUCE AMERICA'S RELIANCE ON CHINA FOR THE VALUABLE NATURAL RESOURCES. UKRAINE, MEANWHILE, IS AFTER SECURITY ASSURANCES FROM THE U.S IN ORDER TO PREVENT RUSSIA INVADING AGAIN AFTER A POTENTIAL CEASEFIRE SETTLEMENT.WITH TWO PLANES AT A CHICAGO AIRPORT HAVE COME CLOSE TO COLLIDING, WITH THE QUICK ACTIONS OF A PILOT AVERTING DISASTER BY MERE SECONDS. THIS SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE WAS COMING INTO LAND AT CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHEN A PRIVATE JET CROSSED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT QUICKLY ABORTING THE LANDING, CLIMBING SKYWARD AGAIN TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE PASSENGER JET PASSING OVER THE SMALLER PLANE WITH JUST 75 METRES OF CLEARANCE. THE SOUTHWEST PILOT ASKING THE CONTROL TOWER, 'HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?' AN INVESTIGATION'S BEEN OPENED BY THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. ONE OF THE SYDNEY NURSES RECORDED BY AN ISRAELI SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER APPEARING TO BOAST ABOUT WANTING TO KILL JEWISH PATIENTS HAS NOW BEEN CHARGED. SARAH ABU LEBDEH IS FACING THREE CHARGES INCLUDING THREATENING TO KILL AFTER MAKING THE REMARKS IN A VIDEO EARLIER THIS MONTH FROM A STAFFROOM AT BANKSTOWN HOSPITAL. HER COLLEAGUE AHMAD RASHAD NADIR HASN'T YET BEEN CHARGED ` HE'S RECEIVING ONGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE PAIR WERE STOOD DOWN FROM THEIR JOBS HOURS AFTER THEIR ALLEGEDLY ANTISEMITIC COMMENTS WERE POSTED ONLINE. THE VATICAN SAYS POPE FRANCIS REMAINS IN A CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION IN HOSPITAL. THE 88-YEAR-OLD IS BEING TREATED AT A HOSPITAL IN ROME. FOR PNEUMONIA IN BOTH OF HIS LUNGS. OFFICIALS SAY THAT HE HASN'T HAD ANY NEW ACUTE RESPIRATORY EPISODES, BUT THAT HIS PROGNOSIS REMAINS 'CAUTIOUS.' HE WAS WELL ENOUGH TO DO SOME WORK FROM HIS HOSPITAL BED LAST NIGHT, EVEN CALLING A PARISH PRIEST IN GAZA. BACK HERE NOW, AND JUST A FEW MINUTES WARNING OF AN INCOMING TSUNAMI ` THAT'S THE PROSPECT FACING KAIKOURA IN THE EVENT OF A LARGE OFFSHORE QUAKE ACCORDING TO THE LATEST RISK MAPPING. A NATURAL HAZARDS SCIENTIST MET WITH THE COMMUNITY LAST NIGHT TO TELL THEM HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE WORST CASE SCENARIO. LISA DAVIES REPORTS. THIS IS TSUNAMI SAFETY 101 FOR KAIKOURA PEOPLE. IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT SCARY. AND IT'S OK TO BE LIKE, OH, THAT'S QUITE A LOT. A LOT BECAUSE THIS GRAPHIC IS BASED ON THE WORST CASE SCENARIO USING THE LATEST DATA. YOU CAN SEE THE WAVES HITTING THE KAIKOURA COAST. YOU MAY ONLY HAVE FIVE TO 10 MINUTES BEFORE A TSUNAMI ARRIVES. AND IT COULD BE A LOT BIGGER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT IF IT'S OFFSHORE IN THE HIKURANGI SUBDUCTION ZONE. WE COULD, UNDER A REALLY WORST CASE SCENARIO, BE LOOKING AT MAYBE UP TO 10M, 20M, MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE BIT MORE TSUNAMI HEIGHTS AT THE COAST. THE 2016 KAIKOURA QUAKE THAT CUT OFF THE COASTAL TOWN IS STILL FRESH IN THE MIND OF THIS COMMUNITY, WHO WANT TO BE READY WHEN THE NEXT EARTHQUAKE HITS. OBVIOUSLY, IT MAKES SENSE TO GO TO THE HIGH GROUND.WILL YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW FAR A TSUNAMI WAS GOING TO AFFECT US. THE NEW DATA, BASED ON A ONE-IN-2500-YEAR EVENT, HAS EXPANDED THE AREA THAT COULD BE HIT HARD. WE'RE TRYING TO RAISE SOME AWARENESS. PARTICULARLY, THERE'S A COUPLE OF COMMUNITIES ` KEKERENGU UP IN THE NORTH AND OARO DOWN IN THE SOUTH ` WHERE PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE POTENTIALLY OUTSIDE OF A TSUNAMI ZONE, BUT NOW MAY BE INSIDE. THERE'S SIGNS LIKE THIS RIGHT ALONG THE WATERFRONT. IT'S THE COUNCIL'S WAY TO REMIND LOCALS AND TOURISTSWILL IT'S THE COUNCIL'S WAY TO REMIND LOCALS AND TOURISTS THAT IF THE GROUND STARTS SHAKING, HEAD TO HIGHER GROUND. IT DOESN'T HURT FOR THOSE THAT ARE EVEN, 'OH, IT WON'T HAPPEN 'IN OUR TIME,' TO BE AWARE, TO KNOW BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. HAVING A GO-BAG AND AN EVACUATION PLAN PARAMOUNT. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO DWELL ON IT, BUT WHAT WE WANT PEOPLE TO DO IS JUST HAVE A THINK IN ADVANCE ABOUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE. SHARING THIS ` REMEMBERING THAT THIS IS, LIKE, THE ABSOLUTE WORST CASE. THE BEST WAY TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AS PREPARED AS POSSIBLE. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. JUST AHEAD ` THE WEST COAST GOLD RUSH TO FIND A RENTAL. BECAUSE THEY FOUND GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS BECAUSE THEY FOUND GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS AND WE'VE GOT NOWHERE TO PUT THEM. (CHUCKLES) NEXT ` THE ENTERPRISING LOCALS DIGGING UP SOME NEW OPTIONS TO HOUSE REEFTON'S GROWING POPULATION. PLUS ` DID THESE THIEVES DREAM OF BEING FLUSH WITH CASH? AN 18-CARAT SOLID-GOLD TOILET IS STOLEN FROM A BRITISH PALACE. WHAT SECURITY FOOTAGE HAS REVEALED. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` IT'S THE QUESTION THAT KEEPS MANY HOMEOWNERS AWAKE AT NIGHT ` SHOULD YOU FLOAT OR FIX YOUR MORTGAGE? PLUS, THE RECYCLERS WHO WADE THROUGH A MOUNTAIN OF RUBBISH EVERY DAY. WE FIND OUT WHY THEY LOVE IT. AND THE SWEET VEGETABLE THAT'S A SUMMERTIME FAVOURITE NOW MAKING A GREAT WEE DROP. Where to from here, New Zealand? To amazing places, places of opportunity, technology, possibility, sustainability, every ability, places that are for all to enjoy ` yeah, everyone. Let's enjoy the path forged by those that came before us but also find new ones, maybe better ones. Life is our journey. Aotearoa ` our magnificent waka. OUR FOREIGN MINISTER'S PREPARING TO MEET HIS COUNTERPART IN BEIJING, WITH SOME TRICKY TOPICS ON THE AGENDA. WINSTON PETERS MEETING CHINA'S VICE PRESIDENT EARLIER RAISING CONTROVERSIAL DEALS SIGNED WITH THE COOK ISLANDS AND THE THREE CHINESE WARSHIPS PATROLLING THE TASMAN SEA. HE'S EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES WITH CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER TONIGHT, A MAN HE'S PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS AN 'OLD FRIEND'. OUR DEFENCE FORCE.. WHICH IS HELPING MONITOR THE CHINESE VESSELS, POSTED THESE PHOTOS THIS MORNING. IT SAYS THEY'D MOVED INTO AUSTRALIA'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE, SOUTH OF TASMANIA, AND WERE HEADING WEST AWAY FROM NEW ZEALAND. AS THE MINING INDUSTRY PICKS UP ONCE AGAIN ON THE WEST COAST, THE POTENTIAL 'GOLD RUSH' IS SEEING DEMAND FOR ACCOMMODATION ALREADY OUTSTRIPPING SUPPLY. IN ONE GROWING TOWN, THE LACK OF AVAILABLE HOUSING IS CAUSING CONCERN, AS KATIE STEVENSON FOUND OUT. THIS IS THE WEST COAST'S ONLY INLAND TOWN ` ITS POPULATION AROUND 1000 NOW, REEFTON IS ONE OF SEVERAL AREAS PREPARING TO SWELL WITH MORE MINERS EXPECTED IN THE REGION. BUT WHERE WILL PEOPLE STAY? WE'VE GOT A BIT OF A SHORTFALL OF STOCK AT THE MOMENT, PARTICULARLY THE GOOD HOUSES. AND IT'S NOT ONLY A PROBLEM FOR THOSE LOOKING TO BUY,. IT'S VERY, VERY HARD TO GET RENTALS AND THAT'S BEING DRIVEN BY A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING IN FROM OUTSIDE THE WEST COAST, BUYING UP REAL ESTATE OR WANTING JOBS, AND THEN THEY MOVE ON TO RENT, ETC. AND IT'S YEAH, WE'RE FINDING THAT WE'RE STRUGGLING AS FAR AS THE, YOU KNOW, THE STOCK THAT WE'VE GOT ON THE MARKET. THIS BUSINESSMAN TURNED COASTER TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE'RE ONE OF THE SMALLEST TOWNS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND WE'VE GOT THE LEAST NUMBER OF HOUSES FOR SALE JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE, WE'VE GOT LOADS OF PEOPLE NOW COMING AND WANTING TO LIVE HERE, AND THEN WE'VE GOT ALL THESE MINERS WHO HAVE TURNED UP BECAUSE THEY'VE FOUND GOLD IN THEM THERE HILLS, AND WE'VE GOT NOWHERE TO PUT THEM. (CHUCKLES) SO IT'S UNIQUE. HE'S BUILT SEVERAL HOUSES ALREADY BEING RENTED BY MINING COMPANIES. THIS IS OUR ONE BEDROOM. IT'S 50MW. AND THIS HAS BEEN REALLY WELL ACCEPTED BY THE MINERS, THE BIG BURLY MINERS. THEY COME IN HERE AND THEY GO, THIS IS A BIT SMALL FOR ME. AND THEN WHEN WE TRY AND SHIFT THEM TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY'RE, 'I'M NOT LEAVING. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.' ANOTHER TEN OF THESE ARE ON THE WAY. I GET TWO CALLS A DAY FROM PEOPLE WANTING ACCOMMODATION. HOPING WORKERS LOOK TO MAKE THE TOWN HOME PERMANENTLY. YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING FAMILIES WHO ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOL, JOINING THE SWIMMING CLUB, GOING MOUNTAIN BIKING, IN THE DARTS TEAM, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE FRUIT. AND YOU'VE GOT REAL PARTICIPATION IN THE TOWN. CALLING ON OTHERS TO STEP UP AND HELP HIM GET THE COAST READY FOR THE NEXT GOLD RUSH. KATIE STEVENSON, 1 NEWS. IT'S THE BIRTHPLACE OF SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL ` A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE FULL OF HISTORICAL TREASURES, BUT A GROUP OF ALLEGED BURGLARS, NOW ON TRIAL, HAD THEIR SIGHTS ON JUST ONE ITEM DURING A NIGHT TIME BREAK-IN AT BLENHEIM PALACE ` A $10M GOLD TOILET. SECURITY FOOTAGE OF THE INCIDENT'S BEEN REVEALED IN COURT, AS THE BBC'S DUNCAN KENNEDY REPORTS. THIS IS THE FULLY FUNCTIONING SOLID GOLD TOILET AT THE CENTRE OF THE TRIAL, MADE BY AN ITALIAN ARTIST, AND SEEN HERE AT AN EARLIER EXHIBITION, IT'S INSURED FOR NEARLY �5m. THE JURY WAS TODAY SHOWN THESE CCTV PICTURES OF THE ALLEGED RAID IN SEPTEMBER 2019. TWO CARS PULL UP AT BLENHEIM PALACE. SOON AFTER, ONE OF THE MEN IS SEEN AT THE WINDOW WHERE THE BREAK-IN TAKES PLACE. OTHERS CARRY SLEDGEHAMMERS AND A CROWBAR TOWARDS THE WINDOW. AT THIS POINT, SECURITY GUARDS SWITCH ON THE FLOODLIGHTS, WHICH TURN THE IMAGES INTO COLOUR. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, ONE MAN CAN BE SEEN HOLDING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A GOLDEN TOILET SEAT. OTHERS CARRY THE REST OF THE TOILET BEFORE PLACING IT INTO THE BOOT OF THEIR CAR. A SEPARATE BLACK AND WHITE CAMERA CATCHES BOTH VEHICLES LEAVING, AND SECURITY GUARDS CAN BE SEEN RUNNING AFTER THEM. THE PROSECUTION SAID THAT THE WHOLE RAID LASTED AROUND FIVE MINUTES, AND THEY DESCRIBED THE THEFT OF THE 98KG GOLD TOILET AS AUDACIOUS. THREE MEN ARE ON TRIAL, INCLUDING MICHAEL JONES, SEEN HERE ARRIVING AT COURT, WHO DENIES BURGLARY. FREDERICK DOE DENIES CONSPIRING TO TRANSFER CRIMINAL PROPERTY, AS DOES BORA GUCCUK. A FOURTH MAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO BURGLARY. THE JURY WAS TOLD THAT THE TOILET WAS NEVER RECOVERED. THE TRIAL CONTINUES TOMORROW. PROSECUTORS ALLEGE THE TOILET WAS BROKEN UP, WITH SOME OF THE GOLD SET TO BE SOLD FOR ABOUT $55,000 A KILO. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A CLEAR MESSAGE AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF SUPER RUGBY? MORE ON THE DAZZLING START TO SUPER RUGBY IN JUST A MOMENT. A FEW CONCERNS AS WELL. FROM THE MADNESS OF LIV GOLF TO THE SERENITY OF MILLBROOK, DANNY LEE, READY TO CONTEND AT THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN AGAIN. ONE OF OUR BEST FOOTBALLERS OPENS UP AFTER A HEART WRENCHING FEW MONTHS. AND WHAT'S IN AN AGE ` ALL THE COLOUR AND CHARACTERS FROM THE NATIONAL BOWLS CHAMPS. AND IN WEATHER ` NOT LOOKING TOO BAD FOR THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE STARTING TO BUILD IN, BUT THERE'S STILL THE LEFTOVERS OF ONE FRONT, SO WITH THAT THERE IS SOME CLOUD MIXING WITH THE SUNSHINE THROUGH THE DAY. AND YOU KNOW THERE COULD BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MIX AS WELL. HOW IT'S SHAPING UP AT YOUR PLACE ` AFTER SPORT. NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA, O TE WA ` WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, A WORD OF WARNING AFTER TWO ROUNDS OF SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC, THE COMPETITION STARTING WITH A WHIRLWIND OF TRIES AND ATTACKING FOOTBALL ` AS WELL AS INJURIES. A LEADING FIGURE IN THE GAME HAS CONCERNS AHEAD OF HIS TEAM OPENING ROUND 3. TODAY WE WERE GIVEN A SNEAK PREVIEW OF MOANA PASIFIKA'S NEW PRE-GAME TAU... (PLAYERS CHANT) ...AS THEY PREPARE TO FINALLY PLAY ON THEIR NEW HOME GROUND, NORTH HARBOUR STADIUM, PLEASED TO BE BACK AFTER STARTING THE SEASON WITH TWO AWAY DEFEATS. I'M A DEFENSIVE-MINDED COACH, SO WHEN YOU'RE GIVING AWAY OVER 100 POINTS IN YOUR FIRST TWO GAMES, IT DOES KINDA HIT YOU. TANA UMAGA'S NOT THE ONLY ONE TO BE HIT AS THE COMPETITION STARTS IN OVERDRIVE. ACROSS TWO ROUNDS, THERE'S BEEN AN AVERAGE OF 70 POINTS PER GAME ALREADY ` TRIES AND ENTERTAINMENT GALORE, WITH LESS STOPPAGES AND MORE BALL IN PLAY. YOU KNOW, I GO HOME, MY WIFE` OH, THEY'LL` SHE LOVES THE` YOU KNOW, MY KIDS, THEY LOVE THE WAY THE GAME'S GOING. SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. WE'VE JUST GOT TO BE MINDFUL AROUND THAT SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTALS OF OUR GAME AREN'T PUT TO THE SIDE. THE FORMER ALL BLACKS CAPTAIN SAYS PLAYER SAFETY HAS TO BE PARAMOUNT, AND RUGBY UNION-SPECIFIC AREAS LIKE LINEOUTS AND SCRUMS CAN'T BE IGNORED. THE GREATNESS ABOUT RUGBY IS IT'S A GAME FOR ALL SIZES. AND IF WE MAKE IT TOO FAST, THEN THERE'S PROBABL SOME SIZES WILL STRUGGLE TO KEEP UP. THAT'S WHAT SETS US APART, OTHERWISE WE BECOME TOO MUCH LIKE OTHER GAMES. WE CAN'T TINKER WITH IT TOO MUCH, THAT WE LOSE THE ACTUAL ESSENCE OF WHAT OUR GAME HAS BEEN, SHOULD BE AND WILL BE. FRIDAY NIGHT'S OPPONENTS, THE HIGHLANDERS, A SURPRISE PACKAGE EARLY ON. OLD-SCHOOL GRIT IS A KEY ELEMENT. I THINK THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING DOWN HERE. BUT DON'T BE FOOLED ` COACH JAMIE JOSEPH ALSO HAS NEW PLAYERS AND NEW POWER AND PACE. REAL FAST! (CHUCKLES) ESPECIALLY THE WAY JAMIE WANTS US TO PLAY. REAL FAST BALL, UM, A LOT OF FOOTWORK AND SKILLS TO BE DONE, AND JUST` YEAH, THE PACE IS REAL QUICK. ROUND THREE AWAITS, AS UNION CRACKS ON AT SPEED. SOME ARE HOPING IT WON'T MOVE TOO FAR AWAY FROM THE GAME THEY LOVE. THE WAY THE GAME'S BEING PLAYED THESE DAYS, WE MIGHT NOT SEE TOO MANY PLAYERS LIKE THIS MAN AGAIN. FORMER ALL BLACKS MIDFIELDER MA'A NONU TODAY ANNOUNCED AS TOULON'S 'MEDICAL JOKER' ` A FRENCH TERM FOR AN INJURY REPLACEMENT ` AT AGE 42. FORMER TEAMMATE TANA UMAGA SAYS NONU STARTED TO TAKE HIS RECOVERY SERIOUSLY IN HIS LATE 20s. HE SPENDS ANOTHER HOUR IN THE GYM, MORE THAN OTHERS, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT HE CAN DO WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO ON THE FIELD, AND THAT'S A GREAT LESSON FOR A LOT OF PLAYERS. BUT HE WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST NUMBER 12s IN THE GAME, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T JUST BECOME ONE DIMENSIONAL. IT'S NONU'S THIRD SPELL AT TOULON, PREVIOUSLY PLAYING 93 GAMES FOR THE CLUB BETWEEN 2015 AND 2021. THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN TEES OFF TOMORROW, WITH ONE OF OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL GOLFERS MAKING A LONG-AWAITED RETURN. DANNY LEE IS BACK FOR A CRACK AT THE TITLE IN MILLBROOK NEAR QUEENSTOWN; HIS FIRST START IN OVER 15 YEARS. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE HAS BEEN GREENSIDE IN THE SOUTH. IT'S FAIR TO SAY JUST GETTING DANNY LEE ON TO THE FAIRWAYS OF THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN HAS BEEN A MAMMOTH TASK. FOR ME TO TEE OFF, I HAVE TO SAY HELLO FOR ABOUT 30 TO 40 MINUTES EVERY DAY SO FAR. THAT'S BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THE KIWI GOLFER TO FINALLY RETURN TO HIS HOME OPEN. TRY 16 YEARS. LAST TIME YOU PLAYED, YOU'RE AN AMATEUR. YEAH. SAME GUY PLAYING THE SAME GAME. WHAT WAS THE REASONING FOR YOU TO FINALLY COME BACK? WHEN I PLAYED ON THE PGA TOUR, IT WAS KIND OF TOUGH FOR ME TO GIVE UP A COUPLE OF THE PGA TOUR EVENTS, AND TRUST ME, I WAS TRYING. BUT NOW I'M ON LIV. WE ONLY PLAY 14 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR ALL AROUND THE WORLD, AND NOW I HAVE SOME FREEDOM. YOU COULD SAY THIS IS A BIT OF A DRAWCARD. THE BRITISH OPEN'S CLARET JUG IS IN TOWN FOR THE WEEK. A REMINDER TO ALL GOLFERS ` WIN HERE, AND YOU'LL BE PLAYING FOR IT AT THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP IN JULY. THE WORLD'S OLDEST TOURNAMENT, AND EVEN MILLBROOK, A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO HOW LIV GOLF DOES IT. SWEETLY STRUCK, DEAD WEIGHT. (CHEERING) ARE YOU EXPECTING A BIT OF NOISE HERE? NOISE IS GOOD. I SAID TO THEM, THEY SHOULD GET THE MUSIC GOING AROUND 17 AND 18, WHEN THE CROWD'S THERE. AND, YEAH, I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD PLAY. WHILE IT'S NO SECRET THE SAUDI ARABIAN TOUR HAS CASH TO SPLASH, IT WOULD STILL BE A COSTLY EXERCISE TO BRING A LIV EVENT TO THESE SHORES. I HEARD A RUMOUR THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO HAVE ONE OUT HERE, AND HOPEFULLY THAT HAPPENS. IT WILL BE ONE OF MY BIG DREAMS. IT DOES COME DOWN TO MONEY, ULTIMATELY. I MEAN, OUR TOURNAMENT BUDGET IS JUST OVER $8m, BUT THEIR EVENTS ARE PROBABLY MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT. FOR NOW, THE NEW ZEALAND OPEN IS THE TARGET, WITH SOME FAMILIAR FACES BACK IN THE MIX. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS. THE FOOTBALL FERNS HAVE WON THEIR FIRST AWAY GAME OUTSIDE OF OCEANIA IN MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER SCORING A LATE WINNER AGAINST COSTA RICA. THEIR SECOND GAME AGAINST THE CENTRAL AMERICANS LOOKING DESTINED FOR ANOTHER DRAW, THANKS TO SOME IMPRESSIVE SAVES FROM GOALKEEPER VICTORIA ESSON, BEFORE MIDFIELDER MAYA HAHN STOLE THE SHOW IN THE 89TH MINUTE. NICE PLAY. GOOD BALL. HERE'S A CHANCE. HAHN... OH YES! THERE IS A BRILLIANT GOAL FROM MAYA HAHN, RIGHT AT THE END OF THE MATCH. THE GOAL HAHN'S FIRST FOR THE FOOTBALL FERNS, AFTER LAST MONTH COMMITTING TO NEW ZEALAND OVER GERMANY AT SENIOR LEVEL. THAT GAME FROM HER HOME IN L.A, CAPTAIN ALI RILEY, WHO POTENTIALLY MAY NEVER WEAR THE FERN AGAIN. THE 37-YEAR-OLD SUFFERING A SEVERE NERVE INJURY IN HER LEG, BUT AS ZION DAYAL REPORTS, THAT'S NOT THE WORST SHE'S BEEN THROUGH THIS YEAR. FOOTBALL FERNS CAPTAIN ALI RILEY'S EXPERIENCE IN THE DEADLY L.A FIRES DREW INTERNATIONAL INTEREST, SHE WATCHED HELPLESSLY AS HER CHILD HOOD HOUSE BURNED DOWN. HER PARENTS EVACUATING SAFELY WITH JUST A CAR FULL OF POSSESSIONS. I'M GOOD, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. IT'S HARD I'VE LOST THAT HAPPY PLACE THAT I WOULD GO TO, MY FAMILY HOME ALL THE TIME AND HAVE THAT BALANCE. NOT JUST HER HOME, BUT THE ENTIRE NEIGHBOURHOOD SHE GREW UP IN GONE, BUT THREE DAYS LATER THAT COMMUNITY RALLIED. THE SHOW AND THE JOY AND THE LOVE HAD TO GO ON. FROM THE MOST DEVASTATING DAY OF HER LIFE TO THE BEST. THEY SAID ALI, WE ARE` I WONT CUSS, BUT THEY SAID WE ARE FREAKING DOING THIS. WE HAD NO IDEA WHEN WE WALKED DOWN THAT AISLE, HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE SITTING THERE... OH, WE CRIED. OH, WE CRIED. WE LAUGHED. WE DRANK. TO HAVE THAT KIND OF LOVE IN A TIME WHEN WE NEEDED IT SO BADLY, YEAH, IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN. LOVE RISING FROM THE ASHES, TAKING AWAY THE PAIN, ALBEIT MOMENTARILY, FROM AN INJURY THAT'S PUTTING THE ANGEL CITY DEFENDER'S CAREER IN JEOPARDY ` STILL STRUGGLING TO FULLY RECOVER FROM A NERVE ISSUE IN HER LEG WHICH RULED HER OUT OF THE PARIS OLYMPICS. I GUESS, THE PERSPECTIVE I HAVE NOW IS JUST... I'M NOT GONNA GIVE UP, AND I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN. I'M STILL ONLY ABLE TO RUN. I'M NOT SPRINTING. I NEED TO ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE ALI THAT'S NOT THE FOOTBALL PLAYER, AND I THINK MENTAL HEALTH AND STRESS AND TRAGEDY AND ALL THESE THINGS ` THE PERSON HAS TO COME FIRST. IT'S ALSO LEFT HER TO PONDER HER INTERNATIONAL FUTURE ` IF SHE'LL EVER ADD TO HER 163 INTERNATIONAL CAPS. IT MAKES ME EMOTIONAL TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE EVERY YEAR, EVERY GAME I'VE PLAYED HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL EVER BE ABLE TO PUT ON THAT JERSEY AGAIN. I WOULD LOVE TO BE BACK WITH THE FERNS ONE DAY, BUT I AM GOING TO TAKE IT DAY BY DAY. EVEN THROUGH ALL THE TRAGEDY AND SETBACKS, TRY WIPING THE SMILE OFF HER FACE, ZION DAYAL, 1 NEWS. IT'S THE GAME NBA FANS HAVE HAD CIRCLED SINCE THAT HISTORIC TRADE EARLIER THIS MONTH ` NEW L.A. LAKERS STAR LUKA DONCIC TAKING ON THE TEAM THAT DIDN'T WANT HIM ANY MORE. THE DALLAS MAVERICKS IN L.A. THIS AFTERNOON TO FACE THEIR FORMER TOP SCORER. HE MADE SURE THEY KNEW WHAT THEY LOST TRADING HIM AWAY. ...FOR DONCIC, WOW, BEHIND THE HEAD, REEVES WIDE... (CROWD ROARS) HE SEES THINGS THAT NOBODY ELSE ON THE FLOOR CAN SEE. FINISHING WITH 19 POINTS, 12 ASSISTS AND 15 REBOUNDS IN THE LAKERS' 107-99 WIN. WHEN IT COMES TO LAWN BOWLS, AGE IS BUT A NUMBER. THE YOUNG AND YOUNG AT HEART COMPETING WITH AND AGAINST EACH OTHER AT THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CHRISTCHURCH. PROOF OF THAT ` BEV MOREL (84) AND HER MIXED-PAIRS TEAMMATE. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. BEV MOREL AND BOWLS GO TOGETHER LIKE HOMEMADE SCONES AND JAM. IT'S THAT WHOLESOME COMMUNITY THAT KEEPS HER COMING BACK. I LOVE IT COS IT'S A SPORT, AND IT'S A SPORT THAT I COULD DO WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE YOUNGER. AND THE GOLD STAR BOWLER WHO'S WON FIVE NATIONAL TITLES, IS STILL GOING AT 84. NOW PAIRED WITH AN UP-AND-COMER WHO'S 60 YEARS HER JUNIOR. WELL, TO BE HONEST, I WASN'T GOING TO PLAY IN IT, COS I HAD A HEART ATTACK IN JULY. AND THEN LIAM'S MUM CAME UP TO ME, AND ASKED ME IF I'D PLAY WITH LIAM. HOW COULD I SAY NO? IT'S AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S REAL GOOD. SHE'S A CLASSY PLAYER ` HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST AROUND CANTERBURY FOR A WHILE, SO, YEAH, SHE GOES GOOD. THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BEING HELD ACROSS 20 CLUBS DUE TO BUMPER ENTRIES. YOU GET THE BEST AND YOU GET THE BATTLERS ` WOULD YOU AGREE? I CERTAINLY WOULD BECAUSE I WAS ON THE BATTLERS END LAST WEEK, SO, UH, WELL AND TRULY. ALTHOUGH THE CALIBRE ACROSS THE BOARD IS HIGH. WE DON'T GET A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES TO COME OVER TO NEW ZEALAND. AND THE GREENS ARE SO DIFFERENT TO OURS. THEY'RE SO GOOD AS WELL, THAT ANY EXPERIENCE TO COME OVER HERE AND PLAY ON THEM IS HELPFUL TO YOU. ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME NOW. LIKE, BEING MAORI IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO BE A FRONT RUNNER CHAMPION FOR THEM, AND TO SHOW THAT US YOUNG ONES CAN STILL DO IT. YEAH. INSTEAD OF THOSE, EXCUSE ME, OLD BUGGERS GETTING IN THERE AND WINNING EVERYTHING. (LAUGHS) RUDE. RUDE. (LAUGHS) AS FOR BEV AND LIAM... WHAT'S THE GOAL FOR THE WEEK, TEAM? WIN IT. YEAH. WIN, WIN, WIN. THOUGH, BEING FIT TO PLAY ANOTHER NATIONALS THE BIGGEST GOAL OF ALL. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. THOSE LOOK GOOD. LOVELY WEATHER IN CHRISTCHURCH AS WELL. THANKS, ANDREW. STAY WITH US ` WHAT THE WEATHER IS DOING AT YOUR PLACE, NEXT. AND THEN ON SEVEN SHARP, WE DO SOME INTEREST RATE CRYSTAL BALL GAZING. SHOULD YOU FIX OR FLOAT? PLUS, THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU COULD MAKE WITH SWEETCORN. HOW DOES THIS ONE COMPARE? AND, OF COURSE, THE GREAT COTTAGE CHEESE COMEBACK. WE CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT COMMON THEME FOR DECENT SUMMER WEATHER. JUST LITTLE BIT OF CLOUD IN THE MIX TOMORROW. SOME WARMTH IN THE ATMOSPHERE. KEEPING THOSE FRONTS PRETTY PENCIL THIN. THE TROPICS, THE LUMPS OF COLOUR THERE. ONE PARTICULAR ONE, BEING TORN TO BITS. TRACKING AWAY HEADING SOUTH TO FIJI. THE OTHER ONE IN THE CORALS. THEY COULD MOVE INTO A POSITION BY THE WEEKEND WHERE THE STEERING WINS BECOME VERY LIGHT. WE OF COURSE WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THINGS TOO. I MENTIONED THE ATMOSPHERE, WHEN IT GETS WARM ALL THROUGH THE LAYERS, THAT IS GOOD BECAUSE YOU DON'T GET THOSE BIG LUMPS OF CLOUD. YOU HAVE GOT COLD AIR UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. WE MAY GET ONE NEXT WEEK THAT WILL GIVE SOME OOMPH. A COUPLE OF SHOWERS, BITS OF CLOUD. 26 MM TO WESTPORT THROUGH THE DAY. THOSE SHOW WAS JUST WORKING THROUGH, AND THERE WASN'T MUCH. 1 MM AT WELLINGTON. SAME THING FOR BLENHEIM. HIGH-PRESSURE SETTLING IN. DOWN SOUTH, 70 DEGREES, CALL FOR INVERCARGILL. THAT FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO ATTRACT MORE. SITTING OVER THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL PLATEAU AT THE MOMENT. BY THE AFTERNOON, COLOUR TO THE GISBORNE RANGES. THE OTHER PIECES TRACKING INTO WESTERN PARTS OF AUCKLAND, NORTHLAND WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MUCH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IS DOING FINE. THE EASTERLY FLOW WILL FLICK AND SOME CLOUD. MAYBE ELECT A SHOWER FOR NORTHLAND. AUCKLAND, A FEW SHOWERS IN THE WEST IN THE MORNING AND THAT FADING FRONT AND THEN SOME BUILDUPS. LIKE IT HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, SOME DECENT WEATHER. HAMILTON, YOU ARE FINE. TE KUITI AS OTHERWISE DRY. SAME SORT OF THING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHAKATANE, BY THE END OF DAY YOU COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS. THAT FRONT SLIDES UP THE EAST COAST. ATTRACTS UP TO GISBORNE BY THE EVENING. THERE IS NOT LOADS ON IT. NEW PLYMOUTH IS FINE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LEVIN. WELLINGTON, YOU HAVE GOT 22, SAME SORT OF THING. SOME EARLY CLOUD AND A FINE LOOKING DAY. SOUTH ISLAND, THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. THE FLOW WILL SHIFT AROUND. A THE CLOUD WILL BE THERE ALL DAY. FURTHER WEST YOU WILL FIND THE SUNSHINE, CLOUDLESS TO THE EAST COAST. MORNING CLOUD, 23 AND LOOKING GOOD ACROSS THE REST OF THE INTERIOR DOWN SOUTH, AND FOR MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH, FINE LOOKING WEATHER. PERHAPS TO SOME MORNING CLOUD FOR DUNEDIN. THAT FRONT KIND OF LINGERS. AND THEN WE GET INTO THE WEEKEND, NOT BAD. A FEW LEFTOVER SHOWERS. A FRONT IS TRYING TO SQUEEZE IN BUT WE ARE TRYING TO HANG ONTO THE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE. NOT LOOKING TOO BAD. WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP SUMMER IN OUR SIGHTS A BIT LONGER. WE WON'T TALK ABOUT THE A WORD