TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR A CEASEFIRE IN UKRAINE. NO LET-UP ON THE BATTLEFIELD, THOUGH, AS AMERICA AND RUSSIA HOLD PRODUCTIVE TALKS. NOW NEW ZEALAND'S SET TO JOIN A MEETING ON HOW TO HELP. MARCH 15 WAS A PIVOTAL MOMENT. TURNING TRAGEDY INTO OPPORTUNITY ` HOW ONE COUPLE'S HONOURING THE MOSQUE ATTACK VICTIMS BY CREATING CHANGE IN AFGHANISTAN. FROM EXPLORING THE SACRED GANGES TO BUZZING DOWN THE WAIMAKARIRI ` WHAT CONNECTS THESE TRIPS NEARLY 50 YEARS APART AND THE LINK TO OUR MOST FAMOUS EXPLORER. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. VLADIMIR PUTIN CAN'T BE ALLOWED TO PLAY GAMES WITH THE PROSPECT OF A CEASEFIRE IN THE UKRAINE CONFLICT. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER AS HE PREPARES TO HOST TALKS WITH 25 'COALITION OF THE WILLING' COUNTRIES ` AMONG THEM, NEW ZEALAND. MEANWHILE, DIPLOMATIC PROGRESS IS SLOW. DONALD TRUMP PRAISED 'PRODUCTIVE TALKS' BETWEEN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA. THE KREMLIN SAYING IT SHARED AMERICA'S 'CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM'. U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH SPOKE WITH OUR FOREIGN MINISTER ABOUT WHAT NEW ZEALAND MIGHT DO. HE JOINS US LIVE SHORTLY, BUT FIRST, HIS REPORT. THIS IS KURSK, INSIDE RUSSIA. MUCH OF IT HAS BEEN OCCUPIED BY UKRAINIAN FORCES SINCE AUGUST LAST YEAR. RUSSIA FIGHTING HARD TO GET IT BACK. TODAY, AN ULTIMATUM FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN. BOTH HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP CLAIM UKRAINIAN FORCES ARE SURROUNDED, SOMETHING UKRAINE DISPUTES. (SPEAKS RUSSIAN) TRANSLATOR: I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASISE THAT IF THEY LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS AND SURRENDER, THEY WILL BE GUARANTEED LIFE AND DECENT TREATMENT. HE'S MET WITH WHITE HOUSE SPECIAL ENVOY STEVE WITKOFF AS THE U.S. TRIES TO PUSH RUSSIA TOWARDS A CEASEFIRE. HOPES OF THAT COMING QUICKLY ` DASHED, EVEN IF THE U.S. REMAINS HIGHLY OPTIMISTIC THAT PROGRESS IS BEING MADE. WE'VE HAD, UH, SOME VERY GOOD CALLS TODAY WITH RUSSIA AND WITH UKRAINE. THEY'VE AGREED FOR A CEASEFIRE IF WE CAN GET IT WITH RUSSIA. AND IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S A` IT'S A TOUGH ONE. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: TODAY HAS BEEN ALL ABOUT DIPLOMACY, A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS THAT CAN BRING PEACE CLOSER. MEANWHILE, TONIGHT, A HIGH-STAKES PHONE CALL BETWEEN WORLD LEADERS IS SCHEDULED, INCLUDING OUR PRIME MINISTER, CHRISTOPHER LUXON. IT'S BEEN ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH, WHO ARE HELPING TO FORM A COALITION OF THE WILLING. IT'S EXPECTED THEY'LL DISCUSS WHAT A POTENTIAL MULTINATIONAL PEACEKEEPING FORCE FOR UKRAINE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. IT'S A CHANCE FOR US TO REALLY, YOU KNOW, GET A SENSE OF WHERE THINGS ARE. REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW ZEALAND'S MILITARY WERE AT ANOTHER MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, HOSTED BY FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON, WHERE SIMILAR DISCUSSIONS WERE HAD. OUR ARMY HAS ALREADY BEEN TRAINING UKRAINIAN FIGHTERS IN BRITAIN. BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT PLANS TO OFFER GOING FORWARD. THEY SEE US AS A RESPONSIBLE COUNTRY. WE'RE PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION, BUT IT'S TOO SOON FOR ANYONE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR THE NEW ZEALAND POLITICAL SYSTEM AND, INDEED, THE NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE. WINSTON PETERS IS IN THE UNITED STATES TO MEET OFFICIALS FROM TRUMP'S TEAM, AN ADMINISTRATION THAT'S VASTLY DIFFERENT TO WHAT IT WAS THE LAST TIME THE FOREIGN MINISTER VISITED. NO, I'M CONCERNED TO ENSURE THAT WE IN NEW ZEALAND DON'T OVERREACT, DON'T OVER-RESPOND TOO SOON. LET'S FIND OUT WHAT IT ALL MEANS. WE'VE BEEN AN ALLY AND FRIENDS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR A LONG, LONG, LONG TIME, AND DON'T REACT TOO SOON NOW. IN UKRAINE, THE FIGHTING SEEMS NEVER-ENDING, AS MANY CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT TALKS OF PEACE MIGHT BECOME A REALITY. LOGAN, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT OUT OF THE MEETING TONIGHT? ACCORDING TO THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, THREE MAIN THINGS ONE IS THE TELLING OFF OF VLADIMIR PUTIN, TWO ` SOME SORT OF CEASEFIRE ARRANGEMENT, AND THIRDLY, THEY ARE HOPING FOR A DISCUSSION AS TO WHAT OR HOW PARTICIPATING NATIONS MIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO SOME SORT OF COALITION. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN PRACTICALLY FOR NEW ZEALAND? I PUT THAT QUESTION TO WINSTON PETERS HERE IN AMERICA, AND WAS ALSO PUT TO CHRISTOPHER LUXON, BOTH MEN SAID IT WAS TOO EARLY TO BE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS. YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON BEHIND THE CENTRE. OVERALL, THESE TALKS AROUND THE CEASEFIRE ARE GOING WELL. ACCORDING TO DONALD TRUMP, HE SAID THAT HE HAD QUOTE PRETTY GOOD VIBES COMING FROM RUSSIA. EXACTLY WHAT THOSE PARTICULAR VIBES ARE QUESTION MARK ONLY DONALD TRUMP WILL KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. THANKS, LOGAN. THE FOCUS OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AWAY FROM THE PACIFIC IS CAUSING ANXIETY FOR NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA, AS CHINA EXPANDS ITS INTERESTS IN THE REGION. OUR TOP INTELLIGENCE BOSS IS WARNING OF THE SECURITY RISK OF CHINA'S INTERFERENCE. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER LOOKS AT WHAT'S AT STAKE FOR NEW ZEALAND. CLAIMS OF CHINESE FOREIGN INTERFERENCE HERE ARE WELL KNOWN, BUT OUR INTELLIGENCE CHIEF IS ALSO WARNING THE PACIFIC IS AT RISK. THE PRC'S AMBITION IS TO LINK ECONOMIC AND SECURITY COOPERATION, CREATE COMPETING REGIONAL ARCHITECTURES, AND EXPAND ITS INFLUENCE WITH PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES ACROSS POLICING, DEFENCE, DIGITAL, DISASTER RELIEF AND MARITIME SPHERES. CHINA'S EMBASSY IN WELLINGTON HAS REACTED ANGRILY TO ANDREW HAMPTON'S SPEECH, ACCUSING HIM OF SPREADING FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT ITS INTENTIONS IN THE PACIFIC, SAYING HIS COMMENTS ARE FABRICATED AND BASELESS. BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT CHINA'S REACH IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING. IT HAS FIVE RESEARCH STATIONS IN ANTARCTICA. IT SIGNED DEALS WITH THE COOK ISLANDS, GIVING IT A MARITIME PRESENCE THERE. INCREASINGLY CLOSE TIES WITH KIRIBATI ARE ISOLATING THE ISLAND COUNTRY FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, AND IT'S JUST CARRIED OUT LIVE FIRE DRILLS FROM THREE WARSHIPS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. THE REGION'S FISHERIES COMMISSION HAS NOW REGISTERED 26 CHINESE COAST GUARD SHIPS TO WORK IN THE PACIFIC AS INSPECTION VESSELS, ALLOWING THEM TO TRANSIT THROUGH THE REGION. THAT IN ITSELF WOULD CHANGE THE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE REGION IN REGARDS TO NAVAL POWER. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEW ZEALAND, I THINK, HAS BECOME QUITE AWARE OF AND CONCERNED. BUT QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL RETREAT FROM THE PACIFIC ARE CAUSING UNCERTAINTY. THIS UNCERTAINTY IS LEAVING, UH, LET'S SAY, HOLES, FOR CERTAIN COUNTRIES, SUCH AS CHINA, TO FILL THESE HOLES, AND TO MOVE IN AND FURTHER DESTABILISE THE REGION AS IT STANDS AT THE MOMENT. AND IT'S FORCED AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TO BECOME REACTIVE. NEW ZEALAND IS PROMISING TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE WITH ITS PACIFIC PARTNERS. JOSE SOUSA-SANTOS BELIEVES A MORE REGIONAL RESPONSE IS NEEDED. IT'S WHY HIS PACIFIC REGIONAL SECURITY HUB IS HOLDING A TRANSNATIONAL CRIME SYMPOSIUM FOR INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES AND PACIFIC HEADS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. BY HAVING A STRONG AND RESILIENT REGION, IT MAKES THE PACIFIC A HARDENED NUT TO CRACK WHEN IT COMES TO FOREIGN, DESTABILISING, DISRUPTING FORCES ` BE THAT FROM A TRADITIONAL CRIME POINT OF VIEW, FROM A GEOPOLITICAL POINT OF VIEW, OR FROM FOREIGN INTERFERENCE AND INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES. THE PACIFIC CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO BE JUST AN OBSERVER TO GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRIES. THE GOALPOSTS HAVE NOW MOVED FIRMLY INTO THEIR REGION. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY IN HAMILTON AFTER AN INCIDENT EARLY THIS MORNING. EMERGENCY SERVICES FOUND THE BODY OF A MAN (26) WHEN THEY RESPONDED TO A CALL IN THE SUBURB OF MELVILLE AT AROUND 4.30 THIS MORNING. ANOTHER MAN WAS TAKEN TO WAIKATO HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES. POLICE ARE ASKING ANYONE WHO SEES THIS VEHICLE, A BLACK FORD TERRITORY, TO COME FORWARD. IT WAS LAST SEEN DRIVEN BY A MAN POLICE WANT TO TALK TO IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR INQUIRIES. AN INTERNATIONAL TUNNELLING COMPANY IS HOPING THERE COULD BE A BIG PAY-OFF FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT. AS 1 NEWS REPORTED LAST NIGHT, THE GHELLA FIRM IS STICKING AROUND AFTER COMPLETION OF AUCKLAND'S HUGE WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. THE TOP BOSS SPOKE TO SIMON MERCEP ABOUT WHAT IT HOPES TO BUILD NEXT FOR NEW ZEALAND. 70M DOWN, WE GOT A FIRST-HAND LOOK AT THE LAST STAGES OF AUCKLAND'S HUGE NEW WASTEWATER TUNNEL, CALLED THE CENTRAL INTERCEPTOR. GETTING THE TUNNELLING DONE IS SUCH AN ACHIEVEMENT ` OUR LONGEST BORED TUNNEL IN NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. THE WORK TO UPGRADE WATERCARE'S SYSTEM BEGAN SIX YEARS AGO. THIS BORING MACHINE, NAMED HIWA-I-TE-RANGI, HAS DUG A TUNNEL FROM MANGERE, IN THE CITY'S SOUTH, UNDER THE MANUKAU HARBOUR UP TO HERNE BAY. THE $1.6 BILLION PROJECT SHOULD GO ONLINE LATER NEXT YEAR, BUT THE ITALIAN TUNNELLERS' JOBS WERE DUE TO END IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS. NOW THEY'LL HANG AROUND BECAUSE OF THIS WEEK'S INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT. THE SUMMIT WAS A BIG STATEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT ` MADE US TO UNDERSTAND THERE IS A PLAN, THERE IS AN INTENTION TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PIPELINE. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY IN NEW ZEALAND. THE ITALIANS ARE AIMING TO DO MORE WORK FOR WATERCARE, BUT THEIR EYES ARE ON A BIGGER PRIZE. THEY HOPE THE GOVERNMENT CHOOSES A TUNNEL FOR AUCKLAND'S SECOND HARBOUR CROSSING. SO I WILL SAY THAT WE HOPE, IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE PROJECT COULD ACTUALLY COME TO MARKET, AND WE COULD BE IN THE FRONT LINE TO BUILD IT. HE BELIEVES HIS FIRM'S RECORD WITH THE NEW WASTEWATER TUNNEL WILL BE IN ITS FAVOUR. WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH TO DELIVER IT ON TIME AND ON BUDGET, AS RIGHT NOW. YES. WHICHEVER OPTION'S CHOSEN, A NEW HARBOUR CROSSING WOULD NEED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WHAT LABOUR HAS SAID IS THAT WE WELCOME THE INPUT INTO IT AND BEING BRIEFED BY THE MINISTER. THE GOVERNMENT'S CLEAR ON ITS VIEW. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, KIWIS WORKING WITH INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES AS WELL, AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD SHOWCASE IN TERMS OF WHAT IS POSSIBLE. AND ONE ITALIAN FIRM IS BETTING IT MAY HAVE A ROLE IN BIG PROJECTS TO COME. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. EXCITEMENT'S REVVING UP IN MELBOURNE, WITH QUALIFYING FOR THIS WEEKEND'S GRAND PRIX UNDERWAY ` KIWI DRIVER LIAM LAWSON BEHIND THE WHEEL. NO ONE MORE PROUD ` OR WATCHING MORE CLOSELY ` THAN HIS MUM AND DAD. THEY SPOKE WITH MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE IN MELBOURNE. THROUGH THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF LIAM LAWSON'S CAREER, HIS MUM AND DAD HAVE BEEN ALONG FOR THE RIDE. I WAS WALKING AROUND YESTERDAY, AND WE WALKED PAST A 7-ELEVEN, AND THERE'S JUST THIS GINORMOUS POSTER OF LIAM AND MAX AND LIAM WITH THIS... BULL-LOOKING FACE ON. AND I'M LIKE, '(GASPS) OH MY GOD, IT'S REAL.' THREE PRACTICE SESSIONS NOW DONE, QUALIFYING IN PROCESS. BUT TOMORROW, THE KIWI WILL FINALLY MAKE HIS RACE DEBUT FOR RED BULL. OHH. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW. HONESTLY... I CAN'T` I ACTUALLY` I CAN'T THINK ABOUT IT. NERVES? OH, SO NERVOUS. NERVOUS FOR HIM, THAT IT GOES WELL. AND I HAVE FAITH HE CAN DO IT. LIKE, HE DESERVES TO BE HERE. SO HE'S` HE'S PROVEN HIMSELF EVERY TIME, AT EVERY TURN. HE KNOWS HE'S GOT A BIG MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB, LIKE HE HAS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, JUMPING IN COLD. YOU KNOW, THIS TIME, IT'S ABOUT, UM, GOING TO A COUPLE OF NEW TRACKS HE HASN'T DONE BEFORE AND GETTING UP TO SPEED. HIS BIG BREAK FOLLOWING YEARS OF SACRIFICE AND HARD WORK. THE LAWSONS SELLING THEIR FAMILY HOME TO HELP FUND HIS DREAM. IT WAS HARD, YOU KNOW? IT WASN'T EASY. BUT, UM` BUT I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE` WHEN YOU'RE WITH A SPORTSPERSON WHO'S GETTING TO AN ELITE SORT OF A LEVEL, YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS, IT'S NEVER EASY FOR ANY FAMILY, I DON'T THINK, YOU KNOW? COS WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU CAN'T SAY NO. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR SON IS LIAM LAWSON. WITH A DOGGED DETERMINATION, KRISTY AND JARRED REMINDED OF IT RECENTLY BY HIS OLD SCHOOL TEACHER. THE KIDS ALL WERE GIVEN A GENERIC PICTURE OF A PERSON, AND THEY HAD TO COLOUR IT IN AND WHAT THEY WANTED TO BE WHEN THEY GREW UP. NO SURPRISES WHAT 6-YEAR-OLD LIAM DREW. AND IT SAYS... F1 DRIVER. F1 DRIVER. LIAM. THAT IS CRAZY. I KNOW IT'S CRAZY. IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH, IT JUST BLOWS YOUR MIND, RIGHT? 17 YEARS OF KART TRACKS, RACE MEETS, TRAVELLING AROUND THE WORLD... WE USED TO DO THE OLD FIST BUMP, YOU KNOW, BEFORE HE WENT OUT OF THE START. AND SO NOW HE'S LOOKING IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR, AS HE'S PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, HIS PARENTS THERE. JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS, EXCEPT THE DREAM IS NOW A REALITY. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, 1 NEWS, MELBOURNE. IT'S THE END OF A MUSIC ERA IN WELLINGTON TONIGHT, WITH THE LAST HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL IN THE CITY AFTER 18 YEARS. AT THE SAME TIME, IT'S ALSO THE LAST HURRAH FOR ROCK STALWARTS SHIHAD, CAPPING OFF A NEARLY FOUR-DECADE CAREER. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. (PLAYS HEAVY RIFF) TONIGHT IS SHIHAD'S LAST ACT, BUT THESE MUSICIANS STILL REFINING THEIR PERFORMANCE, RIGHT DOWN TO THE SOUND CHECK. (PLAYS DRUM FILL) EVEN AFTER ABOUT 1500 GIGS, THEY REMAIN, QUOTE, 'TOTAL NERDS' ABOUT PUTTING ON A GREAT SHOW. HOW ARE WE GONNA MAKE THE CROWD FEEL AS GOOD AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN? HOW ARE WE GONNA... PLAY THAT AS TIGHT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN? HOW DO WE GO 'BOOM'? WHAT'S THE IMPACT? WELLINGTON'S HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL IS FITTING FOR SHIHAD'S SWANSONG; THE CITY IS WHERE IT ALL STARTED. # INSIDE... VOCALIST JON TOOGOOD AND DRUMMER TOM LARKIN MET AS STUDENTS AT WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, FORMING THE BAND IN 1988. WELL, IT'S REVENGE OF THE NERDS, ISN'T IT, REALLY? (CHUCKLES) BASICALLY, UH... WE WERE THE SORT OF OUTCAST METALLERS, YOU KNOW, AT WELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, AND, UM, IT'S PRETTY FUNNY THAT, YEAH, WE BECAME THE COOL KIDS, BECAUSE WE WEREN'T AT ALL. (BOTH LAUGH) HOMEGROWN HAS BEEN A MAINSTAY HERE FOR 18 YEARS. IT STARTED AS A WAY TO PROMOTE KIWI MUSIC. THE NAYSAYERS GAVE IT JUST TWO YEARS. THEY COULDN'T SEE HOW NEW ZEALAND MUSIC COULD SURVIVE YEAR ON YEAR, BUT HEY, WE'VE SHOWN THAT IT CAN, AND IT'S KEPT ON GROWING. # WON'T YOU RISE UP? DRAWING SOME OF NEW ZEALAND'S BIGGEST NAMES OVER THE YEARS, HOMEGROWN HAS SOLD OUT 15 TIMES. BUT ORGANISERS SAY IT'S OUTGROWN THE WATERFRONT; THEY WANT TO FIND A NEW SPOT. SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT MAKING MORE PEOPLE BUT BEING ABLE TO MOVE STAGES AROUND, MAKE THINGS TALLER, WIDER, AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO DO THAT IN WELLINGTON NOW. FESTIVAL-GOERS LOOKING FORWARD TO A SLICE OF NEW ZEALAND MUSIC HISTORY TONIGHT. THEY'RE THE FIRST REAL ROCK BAND THAT I REMEMBER HEARING BACK AS A KID, AND THEY'VE BEEN WITH ME MY ENTIRE LIFE. THEY'RE THE GREATEST LIVE BAND EVER. I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT. SHIHAD LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEXT GENERATION STEP UP... SHIHAD'S GONNA LEAVE A GAP, SO IF YOU'RE YOUNG AND YOU'RE ROCKING, YOU KNOW, DO IT. ...WITH HOMEGROWN'S NEXT VENUE SURE TO BE WAITING FOR NEW STARS. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. CUSHLA, WHAT COULD THE FUTURE OF HOMEGROWN BE? IF YOU CAN HEAR ME OVER THE FUNKY SOUNDS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE ORGANISERS FOR THIS FESTIVAL THEY ARE CURRENTLY TO UP-AND-COMING COUNSELLORS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AUCKLAND WILL BE IN THE MIX. THIS HAS SEEN AS AN ATTRACTIVE FESTIVAL, CONSISTENTLY BRINGS IN A CROWD OF 20,000. IT HAS FOUR AND $12 MILLION IN PROFIT OVER FOUR DAYS. WE MIGHT KNOW IN A FEW DAYS WHO MIGHT BE THE NEW HOST OF HOMEGROWN. ME U TONU MAI ` STAY WITH US. DEADLY DUST ` THE MINERAL FOUND IN SOME BENCHTOPS THAT'S MAKING PEOPLE SICK. I GET EXHAUSTED. I'M FATIGUED ALL THE TIME. WHAT'S BEING DONE TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR KIWI WORKERS WHILE OUR GOVERNMENT WEIGHS UP WHETHER TO FOLLOW THE AUSSIES AND BAN IT. THEN ` THE FILM-MAKING COUPLE ON A MISSION TO REMEMBER THE LIVES LOST IN THE MARCH 15 MOSQUE ATTACK. IT'S A STORY OF THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. THE HUMANITARIAN PROJECT HALF A WORLD AWAY TO HONOUR EACH OF THE 51 VICTIMS. (PHONE CHIMES) SONG: # You # You've got what I need... # Thank you, Sam! You're welcome, Wendy. # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. SIX YEARS SINCE DEADLY TERROR ATTACKS AT TWO CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUES CLAIMED 51 LIVES, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS ATTENDED A UNITY HUI IN THE CITY. CHRISTOPHER LUXON MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY AND PROMISED TO CONDUCT A HIGH-LEVEL REVIEW OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOLLOWING THE MARCH 15 ATTACKS. LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT SAID IT WAS IMPLEMENTING 36 OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. MR LUXON SAYS THE FEDERATION OF THE ISLAMIC ASSOCIATIONS WILL NOW PREPARE A STATUS AND PERFORMANCE REPORT, WHICH WILL BE REVIEWED BY A RANGE OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONE COUPLE DECIDED TO EMBARK ON A SPECIAL JOURNEY TO HONOUR THE 51 PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES THAT DAY. THEY'VE DOCUMENTED THEIR HUMANITARIAN WORK IN AFGHANISTAN IN A FILM, 'PROJECT 51', WHICH HITS THE BIG SCREEN NEXT MONTH. DONNA-MARIE LEVER WITH THEIR STORY. MARCH 15 WAS A PIVOTAL MOMENT. 'PROJECT 51', A FILM CAPTURING A MOVEMENT OF CHANGE. WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. WE HAD THIS IDEA AND THIS DREAM, AND WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE WERE GONNA MAKE IT HAPPEN, BUT WE JUST HAD THE DREAM. AND NOW EVERYTHING'S FALLEN INTO PLACE, SIX YEARS LATER, ON THE ANNIVERSARY. REACTING DIRECTLY TO THE MOSQUE ATTACKS OF MARCH 15, THIS COUPLE EMBARKED ON AN AMBITIOUS TASK OF SETTING UP 51 MICRO-BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN TO MARK EACH LIFE LOST. CARTS ON WHEELS THAT YOU CAN SELL VEGETABLES, FRUIT. THERE WAS ALSO, LIKE, SELLING GAS. PEOPLE WANTED TO SELL GAS BOTTLES, BECAUSE IT WAS THE WINTER OF KABUL, SO GAS IS A HUGE THING. SEWING MACHINES FOR WOMEN. THEY USE SEWING MACHINES. WE PROVIDED MATERIAL FOR REUSABLE BAGS. THEY RAISED $20,000 TO GIVE LOCALS THE TOOLS THEY'D NEED TO MAKE A LIVING IN KABUL. THE HAPPINESS, THE POWER THAT A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, STEP THAT YOU TAKE, AND YOU SEE THAT THE CHANGE, THE BEAUTIFUL CHANGE INTO SOMEBODY'S LIFE. AS MARCH 15 PLAYED OUT, THIS COUPLE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR A HUMANITARIAN PROJECT OF THEIR OWN. ME BEING PART OF THE BURIAL PROCESS AND HAVING TO BURY, LIKE, TWO YOUNG PEOPLE, THAT WAS A VERY... EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR ME. WHAT DO I GET FROM THAT? SO I OFTEN REFLECT ON IT THAT WAY. I DON'T THINK OF IT, 'OH, WE WERE ATTACKED BY THIS HATEFUL PERSON.' WANTING LIGHT TO COME FROM THAT DARK DAY. IT'S A STORY OF THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT, YOU KNOW? WHEN WE DECIDE THAT, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE AFFECTED BY THIS, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA DO SOMETHING POSITIVE, AND WE'RE NOT GONNA REACT IN A NEGATIVE WAY. 'PROJECT 51' WILL BE SHOWN TO VICTIMS' FAMILIES FIRST BEFORE IT'S RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC IN A FEW WEEKS. DONNA-MARIE LEVER, 1 NEWS. A RESCUE MISSION FOR TWO NASA ASTRONAUTS STRANDED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR NINE MONTHS HAS FINALLY LAUNCHED. IGNITION AND LIFT OFF. (CHEERING) SPACEX'S FALCON 9 ROCKET SUCCESSFULLY BLASTING OFF, WITH A REPLACEMENT CREW OF FOUR ON BOARD. WAITING FOR THEIR ARRIVAL AT THE ISS, BUTCH WILMORE AND SUNI WILLIAMS, WHO WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR AN EIGHT-DAY MISSION. THEY WERE FORCED TO STAY ON, AFTER ISSUES WITH THE BOEING STARLINER MEANT TO BRING THEM HOME. IF ALL GOES TO PLAN THE ASTRONAUTS WILL SPLASH DOWN OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA NEXT WEEK. A BAN ON ENGINEERED STONE ACROSS THE TASMAN SHOULD BE FOLLOWED HERE, ACCORDING TO SUFFERERS OF THE DISEASE IT CAN CAUSE. CONSULTATION'S ALREADY UNDERWAY ON WHETHER TIGHTER RULES ARE NEEDED TO PREVENT MORE PEOPLE GETTING SILICOSIS. HERE'S CUSHLA NORMAN. I LIVE IN THIS FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. I GET EXHAUSTED. I'M FATIGUED ALL THE TIME. JOANNA MCNEIL HAS SILICOSIS, AN INCURABLE LUNG DISEASE CAUSED BY BREATHING IN CRYSTALLINE SILICA. SHE DEVELOPED IT WHILE WORKING IN ADMIN AT A QUARRY IN MELBOURNE. HER OFFICE WAS 90m FROM WHERE MACHINERY CRUSHED ROCKS, RELEASING DUST INTO THE AIR. I CAN REMEMBER LICKING IT OFF OF MY LIPS, YOU KNOW, BUT I NEVER THOUGHT ANYTHING OF IT. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DUSTY. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT DUST COULD BE SO HAZARDOUS. THE NATURALLY OCCURRING MINERAL IS ALSO IN SOME ENGINEERED STONE, MAKING IT A RISK FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS WITH THE MATERIAL. WE'VE KNOWN THE HAZARDS FOR CENTURIES. (CHUCKLES) IT'S BEEN KNOWN FROM THE DAYS THEY CUT STONE BY HAND. UM... AND FUNNILY ENOUGH, WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY NAILED REDUCTION IN HARM THROUGH IT. SO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COUNCIL FOR THE EXTRACTIVE SECTOR HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERTS IN WELLINGTON TO FIND WAYS TO MINIMISE THE POTENTIAL HARM. WE'RE ALL CONCERNED THAT THERE ISN'T ENOUGH GUIDANCE AND ENOUGH RULES AND REGS THERE THAT CAN REALLY, KIND OF, HELP OUR WORKERS. WET-CUTTING ENGINEERED STONE AND FREQUENT AIR QUALITY TESTS, ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THE RISKS CAN BE REDUCED. WHEN YOU LOOK AT FABRICATORS THAT ARE DOING BEST PRACTICE, THEY'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS, AND THE INDUSTRY IS A VERY DIFFERENT PLACE TO WHAT THE INDUSTRY WAS 10 YEARS AGO. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE CHANGES ARE LARGELY VOLUNTARY, SO I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S ROOM TO IMPROVE THE LEVEL OF REGULATION. AUSTRALIA BANNED ENGINEERED STONE LAST YEAR, AND OUR GOVERNMENT'S TAKING FEEDBACK ON DOING THE SAME. WE TAKE A VIEW THAT IT SHOULD BE BANNED. THERE'S DEFINITELY SCOPE TO BAN THE IMPORTATION OF FULL SILICA ENGINEERED STONE. ALL OF THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS ARE MOVING AWAY FROM FULL SILICA TO LOW SILICA OR ZERO SILICA ANYWAY. AN ESTIMATED ONE IN 10 KIWI WORKERS, OR 270,000 ARE EXPOSED TO CRYSTALLINE SILICA, BUT SO FAR, JUST 26 PEOPLE HAVE QUALIFIED FOR ACC COVER. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS, AND THERE'S A LOT MORE TO BE DONE. THE GOVERNMENT'S CONSULTATION ON ENGINEERED STONE CLOSES ON MARCH 18TH. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. E WHAI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ` THE WAIATA THAT'S GONE VIRAL. IT'S AT 6.6 MILLION VIEWS NOW, THAT ONE WAIATA. HOW THAT TE MATATINI PERFORMANCE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT'S SET TO GAIN A WIDER AUDIENCE. PLUS ` A WORLD-FIRST KIWI JET BOAT THAT HELPED SIR EDMUND HILLARY CONQUER THE MIGHTY GANGES. WHY IT'S BEING RE-MADE NEARLY HALF A CENTURY ON. AND IT MAY BE AUTUMN, BUT TODAY FELT PRETTY SUMMERY FOR MOST. THAT'S SET TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER, WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS ON THE WAY. STAY WITH US. I'VE GOT YOUR FORECAST AFTER SPORT. KIA ORA ANO. ORGANISERS BEHIND THE NATIONAL KAPA HAKA COMPETITION TE MATATINI HAVE RELEASED A NEW ALBUM OF FESTIVAL FAVOURITES. AMONG THE 53 TRACKS IS A SONG THAT WON THE INAUGURAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD AT THE EVENT, THAT WON THE INAUGURAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD AT THE EVENT AND HAS BEEN VIEWED MILLIONS OF TIMES ONLINE. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI SPOKE TO THE WOMEN WHOSE VOICES HAVE GONE VIRAL. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD IT ALREADY, THIS WAIATA HAS BECOME A MATATINI ANTHEM. (SINGS IN TE REO MAORI) NAIA AND BAILEE WERE FRONT AND CENTRE AT THE NATIONAL KAPA HAKA FESTIVAL LAST MONTH... (SINGS IN TE REO MAORI) ...AND COULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THEN JUST HOW FAR THEIR VOICES WOULD GO. SINGING THAT SONG, WE FELT IT, OBVIOUSLY. LIKE, WE KNEW WHAT WAS BEHIND IT, WE KNEW WHO WE WERE DEDICATING IT TO ` THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT ONCE WE REALISED EVERYBODY FELT IT, EVEN THROUGH THE PHONE, THAT'S CRAZY. (ALL SING IN TE REO MAORI) IF YOU'RE, LIKE, MAKING COVERS, WE'RE` WE ARE WATCHING THEM. IT'S AT 6.6 MILLION VIEWS ` THAT ONE WAIATA. AND NOW FEATURES ON A NEW TE MATATINI ALBUM; A COMPILATION OF 53 SONGS... (ALL CHANT IN TE REO MAORI) (ALL CHANT IN TE REO MAORI) ...FROM EACH OF THE 53 GROUPS WHO PERFORMED. EACH OF OUR KAPA SELECTED THE ITEMS THAT THEY WANTED TO BE ON THIS ALBUM. AS MAORI, WE PUT OUT WAIATA FOR OUR PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN GETTING MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE IN, LIKE, ALASKA, CANADA. (CHUCKLES) AMERICA. IT'S ALSO RESONATING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE HERE. BAILEE IS AN AUCKLAND KURA TEACHER, AND HER STUDENTS CAN'T GET ENOUGH. OH, THEY'RE LIKE, 'WHAEA BAILEE, YOU'RE FAMOUS.' OH, THEY'RE LIKE, 'WHAEA BAILEE, YOU'RE FAMOUS.' I'M, LIKE, 'IF I WAS FAMOUS, I WOULDN'T BE WORKING HERE.' (LAUGHS) AND NAIA'S 3-YEAR-OLD LIGHTS UP EVERY TIME IT PLAYS. SHE RUNS OVER, LIKE, 'MAMA, WAIATA. MAMA, WAIATA,' WHICH IS COOL. THE ALBUM'S NOW ON SPOTIFY AND LYRICS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THE ALBUM'S NOW ON SPOTIFY, AND LYRICS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE MUSIC APP... # ...I A... # ...SO PEOPLE CAN CONTINUE SINGING ALONG. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. CONQUERING MT EVEREST IS SAID TO BE SIR EDMUND HILLARY'S GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT. BUT IT'S THOUGHT HIS TRIP UP THE GANGES RIVER IN INDIA WAS HIS FAVOURITE EXPEDITION. NEARLY 50 YEARS ON, SEVERAL OF THOSE WHO JOINED HIM HAVE BEEN REFLECTING ON THE JOURNEY ` AS RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. TWO OLD MATES REUNITED... I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU FOR... I'LL... (LAUGHS) ...NOW REMINISCING OVER AN EXPEDITION THEY SHARED TO CONQUER THE SACRED GANGES IN INDIA. ARCHIVE: USING JET BOATS, SMOOTH-HULLED CRAFT WITHOUT RUDDER OR PROPELLER, BUT DRIVEN AND STEERED SIMPLY BY A JET OF WATER. THE DOCUMENTARY 'FROM THE OCEAN TO THE SKY' CAPTURES THEIR ATTEMPT IN 1977 USING THE WORLD'S FIRST MODERN JET BOATS, DEVELOPED BY KIWI ENGINEER SIR BILL HAMILTON. HIS GRANDSON WAS ONE OF THE DRIVERS. NAVIGATING OUR WAY UP THE RIVER WAS ACTUALLY QUITE DIFFICULT, BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T SEE REALLY WHERE TO GO. THE WHOLE RIVER WAS COVERED IN SANDBARS, WHICH WERE VERY, VERY SHALLOW, BUT BECAUSE THE WATER WAS MUDDY, YOU COULDN'T SEE THEM. I REMEMBER LOTS OF IT ALMOST AS IF IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, YEAH. AND IT WAS INTERESTING THAT ED ALWAYS, AFTER, CLAIMED IT WAS THE BEST EXPEDITION HE'D EVER HAD. SIR EDMUND HILLARY HAD PLANNED THE TRIP WITH HIS WIFE AFTER HE'D CONQUERED MT EVEREST IN 1953. ARCHIVE: FOR EDMUND HILLARY, THAT CLIMB WAS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW LIFE. WHEN HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE KILLED IN A PLANE CRASH IN '75, THESE MEN JUMPED ON BOARD TO SUPPORT SIR ED'S PLAN. OH, THAT'S THE BOAT I DROVE. GOOD HEAVENS. I DON'T THINK IT'S THE ONE I RAN AGROUND. IT MIGHT NOT BE THE SAME BOAT. NO. THIS BOAT'S A REPLICA, PIECED TOGETHER IN THE HOPE OF HOLDING ON TO HISTORY. I KNOW THESE BOATS DON'T EXIST ANY MORE. WE WILL NEVER SEE THEM IN NEW ZEALAND. ONE DOES NOT EXIST. THERE'S ONE IN INDIA, ONE IN NEPAL. SO WE THOUGHT, 'WHY NOT...' MY WIFE ROBIN AND I THOUGHT, 'WHY NOT MAKE A REPLICA?' SIR GRAHAM DINGLE ADDING THE FINAL TOUCHES JUST AS HE DID WITH THE ORIGINAL. THE KIWI ` WHOSE INSPIRATION WAS THAT? WELL, MINE, OF COURSE. (LAUGHTER) YEAH. I MEAN, IF SOMEONE HAD HAVE SAID, 'PAINT A KIWI,' I WOULD HAVE PAINTED A TUATARA. FROM THE GANGES TO CANTERBURY'S WAIMAKARIRI RIVER, THESE MEN ARE STILL CREATING MEMORIES. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT ` AND QUALIFYING IS UNDERWAY FOR F1 IN MELBOURNE. DISAPPOINTMENT FOR LIAM DAWSON. A NUMBER OF FACTORS. A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE DAY, FRUSTRATING SO FAR FOR LIAM LAWSON ` MOST OF IT OUT OF HIS CONTROL, THOUGH. PLUS ` SUPER RUGBY DELIVERS AGAIN, A DRAMATIC DERBY. A YOUNG CRUSADERS WING HAS AN ABSOLUTE SCORCHER IN THE CHRISTCHURCH HEAT. AND DOMINATION IN AUPIKI. PLUS, THE WARRIORS SEND A FEW SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THE NRL, AND A NEW ACCOLADE FOR ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT. ANEI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT. AND TONIGHT, THE HARSH REALITIES OF FORMLA 1 ARE PROBABLY SETTING IN FOR LIAM LAWSON, QUALIFYING FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ` CURRENTLY UNDERWAY ON THE STREETS OF MELBOURNE ` AFTER ANOTHER TESTING DAY FOR LAWSON AND RED BULL. OUR REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE IS WITH US LIVE FROM THE TRACK. MICHELLE... GOOD EVENING. THE DREAM START EVERYONE HOPED FOR FILI AND LAWSON JUST HAS NOT HAPPENED, BEING ONE OF THE FIRST DRIVERS TO BE ELIMINATED. HIS WHEELS LOCKING UP GOING INTO TURN THREE, SENDING HIM WIDE INTO THE GRAVEL. HE WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON TRACK THOUGH, BUT THINGS DID NOT IMPROVE FOR HIS NEXT SHOT, THE KIWI STRUGGLING WITH CONTROL AND PERHAPS CONFIDENCE AND IT WAS SHOWING ON THE TRACK. HE WILL START TOMORROW'S GRAND PRIX NEAR THE BACK OF THE GRID. BUT HIS CHALLENGES WERE ALL BEGINNING IN PRACTICE. ANOTHER DAY... YEAH, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH POWER? YEAH, RECHARGE ON. ...ANOTHER CHALLENGE FOR LIAM LAWSON. IS THIS IS A MAJOR? JUST GO BACK TO THE PIT LANE JUST NOW. THE KIWI EXPERIENCING POWER UNIT ISSUES, SITTING OUT THE MAJORITY OF PRACTICE THREE... A REAL HAMMER BLOW GOING INTO THE FIRST QUALIFYING SESSION OF THE YEAR. ...COMPOUNDING ON YESTERDAY'S DISAPPOINTING OUTING. COMFORTABLE. JUST TOO SLOW. PRACTICE SESSIONS MEANT TO BE A CHANCE FOR THE KIWI TO GAIN VALUABLE TRACK TIME IN MELBOURNE BEFORE HIS DEBUT RACE FOR RED BULL. DAY ONE ON A NEW TRACK, WE'RE EXPECTING TO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO, BUT PROBABLY NOT THIS MUCH. HE'S REMARKABLY CHILLED. UM, SO, UH... SO, YEAH. YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT A DIFFICULT HAND TO DEAL WITH, BUT I'M CONFIDENT HE'LL` YOU KNOW, HE'LL FIND THE PACE. EARLIER THIS WEEK, FORMER F1 DRIVER DAVID COULTHARD IDENTIFIED THE CHANGE IN INTENSITY WOULD BE A CHALLENGE FOR LAWSON. IN THE KIWI'S 11 GRAND PRIX RACES, HE'S BEEN MID-PACK, BUT NOW HE'S A FULL-TIME DRIVER WITH A TOP TEAM. FORMULA 1, AND MOTOR RACING IN GENERAL, IS FULL OF DRIVERS THAT WERE REALLY DOING A GREAT JOB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GRID RELATIVE TO THEIR TEAM MATE, AND THOSE DRIVERS GIVING IT ` IF ONLY I GOT MY CHANCE IN THE TOP CAR, I WOULD SHOW YOU WHAT I COULD DO. THEN THEY GOT THAT CHANCE, AND WITHIN A YEAR, THEY WERE OUT OF FORMULA 1. IT'S A IT'S AN INTENSITY OF PRESSURE. THEY WERE OUT OF FORMULA 1. IT'S AN INTENSITY OF PRESSURE. LAWSON LEARNING THAT QUICKLY, NOW WITH THE NEED TO GET UP TO SPEED. NOW, LAWSON HAS JUST SAID IN AN INTERVIEW, ' MISSING THE THIRD PRACTICE DOES NOT HELP,' BUT HE SHOULDN'T BE GOING OFF AND QUALIFYING. THERE IS NO DENYING TOMORROW'S RACE WILL BE TOUGHER LAWSON. NOT ONLY IS HE STARTING AT THE BACK OF THE GRID BUT HE'S ALSO LEARNING ABOUT THIS CAR. TO THROW ANOTHER SPANNER IN THE WORKS, THE WEATHER COULD BE A WHOLE OTHER CHALLENGE. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MID 30 DEGREE DAYS, BUT TOMORROW IS FORECASTING RAIN WHICH WILL HAVE A WHOLE OTHER EFFECT ON HIS DRIVING. CERTAINLY ALL ON IN MELBOURNE. THANKS, MICHELLE. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE LIVE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX IN MELBOURNE. TO SUPER RUGBY, AND YOUNG CRUSADERS WING MACCA SPRINGER HAS BECOME JUST THE SECOND PLAYER EVER TO SCORE FIVE TRIES IN A SUPER RUGBY GAME, HELPING THE CRUSADERS TO A 55-33 WIN OVER THE FORCE. SPRINGER OPENING THE SCORING IN WHAT WAS A CLOSE FIRST HALF, THE FORCE STAYING WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE THROUGHOUT. BUT THE CRUSADERS' CLASS CAME THROUGH AFTER THE BREAK. SPRINGER'S FOURTH TRY OF THE GAME ` THE BEST. OH, OUTSTANDING. YEAH, REALLY GOOD. CAN HE KEEP IT GOING? OF COURSE HE CAN! HE'S GOT FORM! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) IT'S ONLY THE WINGERS TODAY FOR THE CRUSADERS. THE CRUSADERS' WINGERS COMBINING FOR EIGHT OF THEIR NINE TRIES. SEVU REECE SCORING A HAT TRICK TO MOVE TO SECOND ALL-TIME TRY-SCORER, JUST ONE BEHIND TJ PERENARA. AND IT WAS A CRACKING OPENING TO ROUND FIVE. THE PREVIOUSLY BOTTOM-PLACED HURRICANES HANGING ON, ONLY JUST, AGAINST THE HIGHLANDERS IN DUNEDIN; ONLY JUST, AGAINST THE HIGHLANDERS IN DUNEDIN ` A MATCH SPRINKLED WITH DRAMA AND CONTROVERSY. SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC IS PROVING TO BE A GAME OF INCHES. A CRUCIAL MOMENT HERE OR THERE DECIDING GAMES. DISCIPLINE, ALL IMPORTANT. DROP GOAL OPPORTUNITY. GILBERT TO TRY AND WIN IT. HIGHLANDERS FULLBACK SAM GILBERT WITH THE GUT-WRENCHING MISSED KICK IN THE LAST PLAY. IN JUST FOUR ROUNDS, THIS IS THE 12TH MATCH TO BE DECIDED BY A FEW POINTS OR LESS, WITH PLENTY OF BALL MOVEMENT AND HEAVY HITS. THE GAME UNDER THE ROOF, HIGHLIGHTED BY TRIES SCORED FROM BREAKOUTS OR AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRY AND CHASE HIM DOWN! HIGHLANDERS WINGER CALEB TANGITAU, IN HIS HULK JERSEY, LOOKING MORE LIKE THE FLASH. HE SPARKED HIS SIDE AGAIN IN THE SECOND HALF. A RISKY QUICK TAP FROM NOWHERE. ANOTHER TRANSPLANTED AUCKLANDER LOOKED TO HAVE GIVEN THE SOUTHERNERS ENOUGH BREATHING ROOM. IT'S GOING TO LAND IN THE HANDS OF AJAY FALEAFAGA! A THREE-POINT BUFFER WITH 20 TO PLAY. BACKS TO THE WALL, THE LAST-PLACED CANES DUG DEEP, LED BY DU'PLESSIS KIRIFI ` CRUCIAL TURNOVERS, PATIENCE AND AN ALL BLACK'S TOUCH. DOWN THE BLINDSIDE, AND LOVE INTO THE CORNER WITH A FLYING FINISH. THE CAPTAIN AMERICA CANES HAD 15 MINUTES TO HANG ON. CAMPED INSIDE THEIR 22, PLENTY OF TO AND FRO, MISSED KICKS AND ANOTHER KIRIFI SPECIAL. OPEN-SIDE AT ITS BEST ` GENIUS. THAT FINAL RUSH, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE HIGH TACKLE FROM THE HURRICANES AFTER THE HOOTER. HIGH SHOT. HIGH SHOT HASN'T BEEN SPOTTED. HIGHLANDERS PROTESTING. ...ASKING THE QUESTION ABOUT THE LAST POTENTIAL HIGH SHOT. SUMS UP SUPER RUGBY, REALLY, AS THE COMPETITION PROVIDES A TON OF ACTION AND DRAMA, WITH A LOT MORE TO COME. THE BLUES ARE NOW THE ONLY UNBEATEN SIDE IN SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI AFTER A CONVINCING 28-7 WIN OVER MATATU IN NELSON THIS AFTERNOON. MIDFIELDER SYLVIA BRUNT SPARKING THE DEFENDING CHAMPS WITH TWO TRIES IN THE FIRST HALF. AND THEN DEMANT WITH A LITTLE SHOW-AND-GO ON THE OUTSIDE! THERE'S BROWN... TAKEN IN A GOOD TACKLE. AND A PICK-AND-GO! AND THE OFFLOAD AND BLUNT'S GONNA GO BACK TO BACK! AND THE OFFLOAD AND BRUNT'S GONNA GO BACK TO BACK! MEANWHILE, IN HAMILTON, CHIEFS MANAWA EARNING THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON, COMFORTABLY BEATING HURRICANES POUA 46-7. ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT HAS WON HER FIRST EVER CRYSTAL GLOBE, BECOMING THE OVERALL SLOPESTYLE WORLD CUP WINNER THIS SEASON WITH A FINAL VICTORY IN AUSTRIA. HER FIRST QUALIFYING RUN BECOMING HER WINNING RUN WITH BAD WEATHER CANCELLING THE FINALS. AS THE BEST QUALIFIER, SHE TOOK OUT THE TOP SPOT. OH! HUGE BACKSIDE DOUBLE-CORKED 1080. ZOI SADOWSKI-SYNNOTT CAME TO PLAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PUTTING IT DOWN IN ROUND NUMBER ONE. THE 24-YEAR-OLD WITH THREE TOP-TWO FINISHES IN FIVE WORLD CUP EVENTS. SHE'S THE SECOND KIWI TO WIN A CRYSTAL GLOBE AND THE FIRST WOMAN. THE WARRIORS HAVE BOUNCED BACK FROM THAT POOR PERFORMANCE IN THE U.S. TO DISH OUT AN NRL BASHING OF THEIR OWN AT HOME. STRONGER PERFORMANCES ACROSS THE PARK PRODUCING A 36-16 WIN OVER MANLY, INCLUDING ONE SURE TO SILENCE A FEW COUCH CRITICS. HERE'S BRODYN KNUCKEY. THE WORRY IS PROVING WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS. THE WARRIORS PROVING WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS. AND METCALF! (SPECTATORS CHEER) THANKS FOR COMING! THE HIGHLY RATED SEA EAGLES THUMPED 36-16 AT MOUNT SMART. ANDREW WEBSTER'S CALL TO GIVE A LARGELY UNCHANGED SQUAD A SHOT AT REDEMPTION PAYING OFF. OUR BIGGEST GAME PLAN WAS THIS WEEK WAS WE HAVE TO LOOK LIKE OURSELVES, AND WE HAVE TO LOOK LIKE THE WAY WE WANT TO PLAY. AND IF YOU ARE, YOU WILL CREATE YOUR OWN LUCK AGAINST GREAT PLAYERS. NONE MORE SO THAN LUKE METCALF. METCALF! SHORT BALL, AND IT'S IN! (SPECTATORS CHEER) AND THERE'S LEIATAUA! THE NUMBER SEVEN SHOWING HIS POTENTIAL THIS WEEK, WITH TWO TRY ASSISTS, A TRY OF HIS OWN AND A FLAWLESS EVENING OFF THE KICKING TEE. SO I FEEL LIKE THE LONGER I'M, SORT OF, IN THIS ROLE, AND I PLAY ALONG AMONGST THESE GUYS, I'M GONNA GET TO KNOW 'EM MORE. I THOUGHT HE HANDLED THE MENTAL OCCASION THIS WEEK REALLY WELL. YOU CAN SEE HIM GROWING IN CONFIDENCE, BUT I THOUGHT, ONCE AGAIN, WE GAVE HIM OPPORTUNITIES TO BE GOOD TONIGHT, WHICH WAS AWESOME. THE ON-SONG OFFENCE MASHED BY A MUCH STRONGER DEFENSIVE EFFORT, RESULTING IN MANLY COMPLETING JUST 70% OF THEIR SETS. NO ONE'S GOING TO BE PERFECT IN THE EARLY ROUNDS, BUT THAT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO; YOU GOTTA DEFEND WELL AND CHASE WELL, AND THEN POINTS WILL COME OFF THE BACK OF IT. EVEN SO, THE VISITORS STILL THREATENED A SECOND-HALF COMEBACK. THE KICK IS GOOD. IT'S GOOD! NO, IT'S TOO LONG! OH, NO, MAYBE NOT! ISN'T THAT SPECTACULAR FROM CHERRY-EVANS? BUT AFTER JAKE TRBOJEVIC WAS SENT TO THE SIN BIN FOR HIS SIDE'S POOR DISCIPLINE, THE RESULT WAS EFFECTIVELY SEALED. ROGER TUIVASA-SHECK THEN PUTTING IT BEYOND A DOUBT. TUIVASA-SHECK! TO GET YOUR FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON IS ALWAYS AN AWESOME FEELING. WINNING ANY TWO POINTS IN THE NRL IS NOT EASY, SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE TONIGHT. A SEASON REIGNITED WITH A BANG. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. RYAN FOX HAS MADE THE CUT AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP IN FLORIDA, HELPED BY TWO BIRDIES IN HIS LAST THREE HOLES. THE KIWI SHOOTING A TWO-UNDER-PAR 70 TO BE TWO UNDER AT THE HALFWAY POINT. BUT THE DAY BELONGING TO AMERICAN JUSTIN THOMAS, WHO TIED THE COURSE RECORD OF 10-UNDER-PAR 62 TO GET HIMSELF BACK INTO THE TOURNAMENT. THIS ONE OF HIS 11 BIRDIES. OH, GONE! JUSTIN THOMAS! I GOT GOOSEBUMPS, GUYS. AMERICAN AKSHAY BHATIA AND AUSTRALIAN MIN WOO LEE JOINT LEADERS AT 11 UNDER. THE WHITE FERNS MIGHT BE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS, BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP SRI LANKA MAKING HISTORY AGAINST THEM IN THE FIRST T20 IN CHRISTCHURCH. JUST THREE OF THE NEW ZEALAND BATTERS GETTING TO DOUBLE FIGURES. MALKI MADARA MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON DEBUT WITH THREE FOR 14. OH, GONE. EMMA MCLEOD'S GONE. AND THAT IS GONNA DO IT FOR NEW ZEALAND. THEY'VE BEEN ROLLED. THEY'VE BEEN ROLLED IN 18.5 OVERS FOR 101. THE VISITORS THEN WRAPPING THINGS UP WITH SEVEN WICKETS TO SPARE. IT'S SRI LANKA'S FIRST T20 VICTORY ON KIWI SOIL AND JUST SECOND AGAINST NEW ZEALAND. A REMINDER ` TOMORROW, WE HAVE LIVE AND FREE COVERAGE OF GAME TWO AS WELL AS THE BLACKCAPS VERSUS PAKISTAN, HERE ON TVNZ 1 AND ON TVNZ+ FROM 10 TOMORROW MORNING. HOPEFULLY THEY PICK THEMSELVES UP AND TURN IT AROUND, LIKELY LAWSON. COMING UP, JORDYN'S HERE WITH YOUR WEATHER ` SOME MORE SUN IN STORE BEFORE THINGS TAKE A TURN. DETAILS NEXT. ON Q+A ` THE FUTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM. AFTER WEEKS OF PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS, DAVID SEYMOUR'S LIFE. Hi! Could you do something for me? # You've got what I need... # Thanks. # You got everything I need # You're like medicine to me... # VOICEOVER: Wonderful stories enter our stores every day. Find your wonderful. New World. KIA ORA MAI ANO. WELCOME TO WEATHER. MANY OF US WERE TREATED TO A RARE SIGHT LAST NIGHT, WITH THE TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE TURNING THE MOON A STRIKING BLOOD RED FOR A FEW HOURS, AS IT PASSED INTO THE EARTH'S SHADOW IN THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES INCREASED FOR MANY AND MOST SPOTS STAYED DRY. THAT FRONT MOVED UP THE SOUTH ISLAND, WITH CLOUDIER SKIES DOWN THE WEST COAST AND SPOTS OF RAIN. TODAY'S TOP TEMPERATURE ` ALEXANDRA WITH A HIGH OF 29.3. TOMORROW, A STRONG NOR-WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, WHILE THE RIDGE WEAKENS OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. VERY WET, WINDY WEATHER IS ON THE WAY; MORE ON THAT SHORTLY. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A MAINLY FINE DAY FOR YOU, CHANCE OF CLOUD AND PERHAPS A SHOWER FROM THE AFTERNOON. 24 DEGREES THE HIGH FOR ALL. STRAIGHT SUN FOR TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND. A CLEAR DAY WITH LIGHT WINDS ABOUT. 25 IS YOUR HIGH. HAMILTON ` PARTLY CLOUDY WITH MORNING FOG. 25 IS YOUR HIGH. 26 IN TE KUITI. A FINE DAY IN THE CENTRAL NORTH. MORE CLOUD AS WE HEAD FURTHER DOWN TO TAUPO AND TAUMARUNUI. HIGHS OF 23s AND 24s FOR YOU ALL. SUNNY TAURANGA STRIKES AGAIN ` FINE CONDITIONS FOR YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND A TOP OF 24 DEGREES. A CLEAR BLUE-SKY KIND OF DAY IN THE EAST; LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE AFTERNOON. 26 THE HIGH FOR GISBORNE, HASTINGS AND MASTERTON. DECIDEDLY GREY AND DRIZZLY CONDITIONS FOR THOSE IN THE WEST. 25 THE HIGH IN WHANGANUI. 24 FOR PALMERSTON NORTH. STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL BE WHIPPING THROUGH THE CAPITAL WHICH WILL ALSO SEE CLOUD AND PATCHY DRIZZLE. YOUR HIGH ` 21 DEGREES. A SETTLED DAY FOR THE TOP OF THE SOUTH. NELSON COULD SEE SHOWERS FROM THE AFTERNOON, WHILE WESTPORT IS LIKELY TO SEE WET WEATHER ACROSS THE DAY. 27 THE HIGH FOR BLENHEIM. IT MAY BE AUTUMN, BUT IT CERTAINLY LOOKS LIKE SUMMER IN CHRISTCHURCH. A FINE DAY FOR ALL AND A HIGH OF 27 DEGREES. A MIXED BAG FOR THE MID SOUTH ` THE WEST WILL SEE CLOUD AND DRIZZLE AND HIGHS OF 21. MEANWHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE CLEARER ON THE EAST; HIGHS OF 26 AND 27. A SUNNY DAY FOR TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN, WITH A HIGH OF 25 DEGREES. TE ANAU ` YOU'LL SEE WIND AND CLOUD. YOUR HIGH IS 22. A BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THE LOWER SOUTH. A FINE DAY FOR GORE AND INVERCARGILL, UNSETTLED ELSEWHERE. WIND AND RAIN WATCHES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE HERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY; DO KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE, AND TAKE CARE. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN ` A FINE DAY FOR YOU. SOME CLOUD IN THE MORNING, WHICH WILL CLEAR TO REVEAL A SUNNY DAY; 24 DEGREES IS YOUR HIGH. LOOKING AHEAD TO MONDAY ` SHOWERS ABOUT KAPITI, TARANAKI AND BAY OF PLENTY. PARTLY CLOUDY ELSEWHERE. SOUTH ISLAND ` RAIN IN THE WEST AND SOUTH, POSSIBLY HEAVY. SHOWERS ABOUT BULLER AND NELSON. FINE WITH A BIT OF CLOUD ELSEWHERE. A PERIOD OF RAIN FOR MOST OF YOU IN THE NORTH ISLAND, TURNING TO SHOWERS IN THE WEST LATER IN THE DAY. AS FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND ` PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE WEST AND SOUTH. THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. POMARIE. ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR SATURDAY EVENING. THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SATURDAY. FROM US, NGA MIHI O TE PO. GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY TUI TIPENE AND ALEX WALKER. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025