TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` A CRITICAL INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS NOW UNDERWAY. ONE PERSON HAS BEEN KILLED AND TWO OTHERS CRITICALLY INJURED AFTER A DRIVER PLOUGHS INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN AUCKLAND WHILE FLEEING POLICE. 'HELL WILL RAIN DOWN' ` THAT'S DONALD TRUMP'S WARNING TO HOUTHI REBELS IF THEY CONTINUE ATTACKING SHIPS, AS HE LAUNCHES HIS FIRST MILITARY OPERATION IN HIS SECOND TERM AS PRESIDENT. PLUS, CAN KIWI LIAM LAWSON STAY OUT OF TROUBLE AS DRIVERS STRUGGLE WITH THE RAIN DURING A CHAOTIC START TO THE MELBOURNE GRAND PRIX? CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND CHELSEA BRADY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 NAU MAI HAERE MAI KI NGA PURONGO O TE ONO KARAKA, WELCOME TO 1 NEWS THIS EVENING. A PERSON HAS BEEN STRUCK AND KILLED IN AUCKLAND THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THEIR VEHICLE WAS ONE OF TWO CARS HIT BY A DRIVER ALLEGEDLY FLEEING POLICE AT HIGH SPEED. ANOTHER PERSON WAS CRITICALY INJURED AND THE DRIVER, WHO EVADED POLICE AFTER IGNORING A SIGNAL TO STOP, HAS ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. SIMON MERCEP JOINS US FROM THE NEAR THE SCENE IN PENROSE. HOW DID THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS GREAT SOUTH ROAD AND WE ARE BEING KEPT WELL BACK FROM A TERRIBLE INCIDENT THAT UNFOLDED PERHAPS 200 M DOWN THE ROAD FROM HERE, SOMEONE TO GET DOWN THE CENTRE GET PICTURES IT WAS GREAT DEVASTATION, A SECOND CAR SHOWING EVIDENCE OF BEING INVOLVED IN A HIGH-SPEED IMPACT, A THIRD VEHICLE NOT QUITE AS INVOLVED BUT ALSO DAMAGED, POLICE SAY THEY SIGNALLED FOR A VEHICLE TO STOP, AND DID NOT, AND THEN IT CRASHED INTO THESE TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE DRIVER IS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION, ONE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLES DIED AT THE SCENE, WITH ONE OTHER AND A CRITICAL CONDITION AND ONE OTHER IN A MODERATE CONDITION. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER POLICE GAVE CHASE TO THE DRIVER, AND HOW LONG TRANSPIRED BETWEEN THESE INCIDENTS. A MALE (53) HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A MAN IN WHANGAREI YESTERDAY. THE ACCUSED, KNOWN TO THE VICTIM, WAS ARRESTED AT THE SCENE. IN HAMILTON, A MALE (41) HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN RELATION TO THE DEATH OF A MAN YESTERDAY MORNING. THE ACCUSED IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND THE WOUNDING OF A SECOND PERSON, WHO REMAINS IN A CRITICAL CONDITION. THE MAN IS DUE TO APPEAR IN HAMILTON DISTRICT COURT TOMORROW. DONALD TRUMP HAS ORDERED AIR STRIKES ON YEMEN. THE U.S PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S TARGETING HOUTHI REBELS, WHO HE'S LABELLED AS THUGS FOR ATTACKING SHIPPING IN AND AROUND THE RED SEA. THE REBELS SAY THEY'VE BEEN CARRYING OUT THE ATTACKS IN RESPONSE TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR IN GAZA, AND PLAN TO RETALIATE AGAINST THE LATEST U.S STRIKES. THEY OCCURED RIGHT ACROSS YEMEN ` INCLUDING IN THE CAPITAL SANAA ` WITH AIR DEFENCE AND RADAR SYSTEMS BEING HIT AS WELL AS MISSILE AND DRONE SITES. AT LEAST 13 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED ACCORDING TO THE HOUTHI RUN HEALTH MINISTRY. TRUMP HAS ALSO ISSUED A WARNING TO IRAN TO STOP BACKING THE REBELS. U.S CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH HAS MORE. U.S. AIRCRAFT TAKING FLIGHT. THEIR TARGETS, AMERICA SAYS, ARE HOUTHI MILITARY SITES IN YEMEN. IT'S THE FIRST MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION IN TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY ` AIMING TO DEAL A DEVASTATING BLOW TO THE IRANIAN-BACKED MILITANTS WHO HAVE BEEN ATTACKING COMMERCIAL SHIPS IN THE RED SEA. THIS WAS FILMED IN YEMEN'S CAPITAL SANAA. (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: MEDICAL TEAMS ARE STILL RESPONDING TO THE SITUATION, (SPEAKS ARABIC) TRANSLATOR: MEDICAL TEAMS ARE STILL RESPONDING TO THE SITUATION, WHILE SOME INJURED INDIVIDUALS ARE BEING PULLED FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE. AT HIS WEST PALM BEACH GOLF COURSE, TRUMP POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA... HE THEN TOOK AIM AT IRAN, SAYING AMERICA WILL HOLD IT ACCOUNTABLE AND WON'T BE NICE ABOUT IT. (HORN BEEPS, PEOPLE CALL OUT) IN IRAN TODAY ` DEFIANCE. TRANSLATOR: WE STAND FIRM AGAINST ANY THREAT, AND IF ANY THREAT IS IMPLEMENTED, WE WILL RESPOND IN THE STRONGEST POSSIBLE WAY ` A FIRM, CRUSHING, AND DEVASTATING RESPONSE. IN RECENT YEARS, SEVERAL LARGE SHIPS AND MILITARY PATROL VESSELS HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY HOUTHIS. THEY SAY THEY TARGET SHIPS LINKED TO ISRAEL, BUT THE ACTIONS HAVE HAD A GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT. THE RED SEA IS A MAJOR SHIPPING ROUTE. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SAYS IT ACCOUNTS FOR BETWEEN 10% TO 15% OF GLOBAL TRADE. GOING AROUND IT VIA THE AFRICAN CONTINENT ADDS ABOUT 11,000 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE JOURNEY ` AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT 10 EXTRA DAYS' TRAVEL TIME AND MORE THAN $1.7M IN EXTRA FUEL. AMERICAN OFFICIALS HAVE DESCRIBED THIS AS AN OPENING SALVO IN A NEW OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE HOUTHI AND A FIRM MESSAGE FOR IRAN. DONALD TRUMP HAS PREVIOUSLY SAID THAT HE WANTS TO SIGN A NEW NUCLEAR DEAL WITH ITS GOVERNMENT. AMERICA FLEXING ITS MILITARY MUSCLES. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS, NEW YORK. THE PRIME MINISTER HAS PLEDGED NEW ZEALAND'S CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE DURING A VIRTUAL SUMMIT WITH THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS. IN A POST, CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAID THE GATHERING DISCUSSED HOW TO HELP UKRAINE ACHIEVE A 'JUST AND LASTING PEACE.' THE BRITISH LEADER SAID THEY AGREED TO KEEP ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON RUSSIA, WITH MILITARY PLANNING NOW MOVING TO AN OPERATIONAL PHASE. OUR MILITARIES WILL MEET ON THURSDAY NEXT WEEK HERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM TO PUT STRONG AND ROBUST PLANS IN PLACE TO SWING IN BEHIND A PEACE DEAL AND GUARANTEE UKRAINE'S FUTURE SECURITY. MEANWHILE, RUSSIA RELEASED THIS VIDEO SAYING IT CONFIRMS ITS SOLDIERS HAVE RE-TAKEN SUDZHA ` THE BIGGEST TOWN CAPTURED BY UKRAINE DURING ITS SURPRISE CROSS-BORDER RAID INTO KURSK LAST YEAR. CHRISTOPHER LUXON IS NOW ENROUTE TO INDIA WHERE HE'S HOPING TO PROGRESS TALKS ABOUT A FREE TRADE DEAL. IT'S BEING CALLED ONE OF THE MOST HIGH PROFILE AND CONSEQUENTIAL TRIPS EVER LED BY A NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN IS TRAVELLING WITH THE DELEGATION. NICE TO MEET YOU. ON THE SIDELINES OF THE EAST ASIA SUMMIT, DURING THEIR FIRST FACE TO FACE, CHRISTOPHER LUXON AND INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HIT IT OFF. NOW AS LUXON HEADS TO INDIA, THE REAL CHARM OFFENSIVE BEGINS. OUR FOCUS IN THE LAST YEAR HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE WE BUILD THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN INDIA, AND SO THE POINT OF THIS VISIT IS TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THE MOMENTUM UP. THAT MOMENTUM SAW TRADE MINISTER TODD MCCLAY VISIT INDIA FOUR TIMES LAST YEAR WHILE INDIA'S PRESIDENT CAME HERE. INDIA PLACES IMMENSE VALUE ON FOSTERING PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CONNECTIONS. THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE SEEN AS VITAL FOR BUILDING TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING AND, OF COURSE, THE LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS. INDIA IS CURRENTLY OUR 12TH LARGEST TRADING PARTNER, WITH TWO-WAY TRADE VALUED AT $3.1 BILLION, INCLUDING $1.6 BILLION IN IMPORTS FROM INDIA AND $1.5 BILLION IN EXPORTS FROM NEW ZEALAND. WILL YOU GET A FREE TRADE DEAL ACROSS THE LINE THIS TERM? WELL, WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND WORK OUT HOW WE CAN DEEPEN OUR TRADE. THIS TERM? THIS TERM. YES, THAT'S OUR PLAN, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK INCREDIBLY HARD AT IT. THE BIG STICKING ISSUE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AROUND DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, WHICH ARE OBVIOUSLY CENTRAL TO NEW ZEALAND, BUT VERY POLITICALLY SENSITIVE IN INDIA. INDIA'S POPULATION OF 1.4 BILLION PEOPLE REPRESENTS A MASSIVE MARKET OF TRADE OPPORTUNITY. EFFORTS TO SECURE A TRADE DEAL TO DATE HAVE PROVEN FUTILE. BUT LUXON MADE THE PROMISE AT THE ELECTION. DO YOU COMMIT OVER THE NEXT TERM TO GETTING A FREE TRADE DEAL WITH INDIA? ABSOLUTELY. WELL, IT IS AN AMBITIOUS GOAL. I'D BE EXTREMELY SURPRISED IF WE GOT WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER TO BE A TRADITIONAL FTA WITHIN THE FIRST TERM OF THIS GOVERNMENT. A DEEPER, LESS TRANSACTIONAL RELATIONSHIP IS VIEWED AS VITAL, WHICH IS WHY, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A COMMUNITY DELEGATION WILL ALSO TRAVEL WITH THE PRIME MINISTER MADE UP OF INFLUENTIAL KIWI INDIANS. OUR ROLE IS TO BUILD GOODWILL AND STRENGTHENING THAT CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M FEELING GREAT, REALLY POSITIVE. THIS IS A MASSIVE DEAL FOR THE INDIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND ALSO NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY. HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, AND ALSO NEW ZEALAND'S ECONOMY. PRIME MINISTER MODI HAS CHOSEN CHRISTOPHER LUXON AS THE CHIEF GUEST AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT INDIA'S PREMIER CONFERENCE ON GEOPOLITICS. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, REALLY, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OUR VIEW OF NEW ZEALAND'S ROLE AND WANTING TO STEP UP OUR POSITION IN THE REGION. STEPPING UP THE KEY FOCUS, WITH OPPORTUNITY APLENTY ON THE LINE. MAIKI SHERMAN, 1 NEWS. NERVOUS, SCARED AND IN PAIN ` THAT'S HOW ONE HAWKE'S BAY WOMAN HAS DESCRIBED HER ORDEAL TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT FOLLOWING THE CHANGES TO NAPIER'S MEDICAL CENTRE. HAWKE'S BAY LOCALS ARE VYING TO PROTEST AGAINST THE RECENT CUT-BACKS, NAPIER'S MEDICAL CENTRE. HAWKE'S BAY LOCALS ARE VOWING TO PROTEST AGAINST THE RECENT CUT-BACKS, THE MAYOR SAYING THE TOWN DESERVES BETTER. HENRY MCMULLAN EXPLAINS. RALLYING THE TROOPS IN NAPIER... AND WE'RE PREPARED TO FIGHT. (APPLAUSE) FIGHTING A CHANGE IN HOURS FOR THEIR ONLY 24-HOUR MEDICAL CENTRE, NOW CLOSING OVERNIGHT IN THE WEEKENDS FROM 8PM. NERVOUS, BECAUSE I REQUIRE REGULAR HEALTHCARE. SO NOW KNOWING THAT IT HAS TO BE HASTINGS IS... (EXHALES) HAZE TAWHARA HAS RECENTLY BEEN DEALING WITH AN OVARIAN CYST THAT CAN CAUSE CRIPPLING PAIN. SHE USED TO VISIT THE NAPIER MEDICAL CENTRE FOR HELP, BUT LAST WEEKEND WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK WITH PAIN, SHE HAD TO GO TO HASTINGS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY BECAUSE HER LOCAL CLINIC WAS CLOSED. YEAH, I WAS SCARED. I WAS VERY SCARED. WITH HER FAMILY OUT OF TOWN, SHE FELT SHE HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE HERSELF THERE. I HAD TO PULL OVER A COUPLE OF TIMES, BECAUSE I WAS IN SO MUCH PAIN, AND I WAS WORRIED THAT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING. BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THEY HAD TO JUST PUT ME TO SLEEP BECAUSE THE PAIN WAS SO BAD. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, THE NAPIER HEALTH FACILITY HAVE BEEN SEEING ALMOST SEVEN PATIENTS A NIGHT. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND COULDN'T CONFIRM WHAT THE FUTURE SERVICES MIGHT LOOK LIKE, AS CONSULTATION ON THE CHANGES IS STILL ONGOING. A COMMUNITY MEETING WAS HELD THIS WEEK TO HEAR HOW THE CHANGES ARE ALREADY AFFECTING LOCALS. THINGS SEEM REALLY DIRE. WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE MISSING OUT ON TREATMENT, OF HAVING TO WAIT HOURS UPON HOURS IN E.D. LOCAL LEADERS SAY AFTER NAPIER HOSPITAL CLOSED IN 1998, COMMITMENTS WERE MADE TO MAINTAIN A 24-HOUR HEALTH FACILITY FOR THE TOWN. IT'S ACTUALLY REALLY SAD TO SEE THAT THE COMMITMENTS THAT WERE MADE HAVE NOT BEEN HONOURED. POPULATION OF NEARLY 70,000 PEOPLE. WE DESERVE BETTER. THE MINISTER SAYS HE'S LISTENING. I SHARE THE CONCERNS OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN NAPIER. I'VE ASKED HEALTH NEW ZEALAND TO, UM, HAVE A LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE THERE CAN CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE OVERNIGHT AND URGENT CARE. IT'S JUST ESSENTIAL. AND IT'S JUST FAIR FOR US TO HAVE OUR OWN HEALTH CENTRE HERE. A PROTEST IS PLANNED NEXT WEEK. HENRY MCMULLAN, 1 NEWS. THE FISHERIES MINISTER DOESN'T WANT THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE FOOTAGE TAKEN ON FISHING BOATS. WHEN MANDATORY CAMERAS ON BOATS WERE INTRODUCED, THEY COINCIDED WITH AN IMMEDIATE INCREASE IN REPORTED BY-CATCH, WITH THE NUMBER OF REPORTED DOLPHIN CATCHES INCREASING 700%. SHANE JONES PREVIOUSLY OPPOSED CAMERAS ON BOATS, AND TOLD Q+A THE FOOTAGE TAKEN ONBOARD SHOULD ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S APPROPRIATE, NUMBER ONE, FOR STATE SURVILLANCE OF INDUSTRY. IT'S UP TO MPI AND THE COURT SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH WHETHER OFFENCES HAVE BEEN COMMITTED. IT'S NOT UP TO TIKTOK. THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING FEEDBACK ON CHANGES TO THE FISHERIES ACT, WITH SUBMISSIONS CLOSING IN TWO WEEKS. THE CUTTING OF U.S AID IS BITING HARD IN THE PACIFIC, WITH COMMUNITIES BEARING THE BRUNT OF IT. SOME BELIEVE THE VACUUM OF AMERICAN AID FUNDING WILL BE FILLED BY CHINA, RAISING SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE REGION. AND AS PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT, BARBARA DREAVER REPORTS, THERE'RE CALLS FOR NEW ZEALAND TO STEP UP. AID PROJECTS LIKE THESE SHUT DOWN ACROSS THE PACIFIC. WE SEE THE PAIN AND THE ANXIETY THAT IT CAUSES COMMUNITIES. THE U.S ADMINISTRATION CUTTING 83% OF ITS FOREIGN AID PROJECTS, ITS FUTURE UNCERTAIN. MEDICAL SUPPLIES, ILLEGAL FISHING PREVENTION AND DISASTER-PREPAREDNESS WORK NOW IN LIMBO. THEY'RE CRITICAL TO WAYS OF LIFE. THESE PROGRAMMES ARE ABOUT WATER, ABOUT FRESH WATER. IT'S ABOUT FOOD. IT'S ABOUT LIVELIHOODS. THESE ESSENTIALS OF LIFE HAVE BEEN DISRUPTED. BETWEEN 2008 AND 2022, THE U.S. CONTRIBUTED $3.4B OF AID TO THE PACIFIC. AUSTRALIA TAKES THE TOP SPOT, PROVIDING 40% OF ALL AID TO THE REGION. CHINA IS A LONG WAY BEHIND, BUT IN SECOND PLACE. NEW ZEALAND JUST NUDGING OUT THE U.S. OUR FOREIGN MINISTER IS IN AMERICA, HOPING FOR ANSWERS FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ARE HERE IS ALSO TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CHANGES OF POSITION THAT THE AMERICANS HAVE ANNOUNCED, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE PACIFIC? AND THE SECOND THING IS, WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE REST OF US IN TERMS OF FILLING ANY GAP OR VACUUM. BUT IT IS SO MASSIVE. CARITAS, A HUMANITARIAN NETWORK WHICH ALSO OPERATES IN THE PACIFIC SAYS NEW ZEALAND'S MODEL OF DELIVERING AID, VIA GRANTS AND NOT DEBT, IS THE PREFERRED METHOD. WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO SEE IS THE TREND THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THE UK WHERE THEY'VE JUST CUT` AND ANNOUNCED THEY'RE CUTTING AID BY 40% AND DIRECTING THAT TO DEFENCE. OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE ALSO SLASHING THEIR AID BUDGETS BY AN AVERAGE OF 25%, BUT NONE MAKING CHANGES AS DRAMATIC AS THE U.S ` LEAVING CONCERNS THAT CHINA WILL FILL THE GAP. IT LEAVES THE PACIFIC SERIOUSLY EXPOSED, UNLESS, OF COURSE, LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES IN INDO-PACIFIC STEP UP. THE CONSEQUENCES IF THEY DON'T COULD BE DEVASTATING. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. ME U TONU MAI, STAY WITH US. THE THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT DON'T PAY RATES. I MEAN, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL OPERATION. THE ONLY REASON IT'S NOT PAYING RATES IS BECAUSE IT'S DEEMED TO BE A WHARF. THE CALLS FOR THE 150-YEAR-OLD EXEMPTION TO CHANGE. AND THEN ` DOZENS DEAD AS MORE THAN 30 TORNADOS TEAR THROUGH AMERICA, WITH MORE WILD WEATHER ON THE WAY. VOICEOVER: Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites, 22 cheese filled bites around a pizza with more cheeeese. (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) Whoa! Oh hi Mr. Stevenson. You're having a cheese dream, bro. We're inside your brain right now. Yeah, it's pretty weird aye. This is quite high up! VOICEOVER: AS COUNCILS LOOK TO RAISE RATES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEW ZEALAND IS CALLING FOR A CHANGE TO THE SYSTEM THAT EXCLUDES THOUSANDS OF PROPERTIES FROM PAYING RATES. THE GROUP SAYS IT WOULD MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE TO COUNCIL COFFERS, BUT AS CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS, THE IDEA COMES WITH COMPLEXITIES. FROM THE VAST CONSERVATION ESTATE TO PLACES OF WORSHIP, CHARITY HQs AND GRAND RESIDENCES ` EXAMPLES OF PROPERTIES THAT DON'T HAVE TO PAY COUNCIL RATES. THEY'VE BEEN EXEMPT UNDER LAW SINCE THE 1870s. NOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEW ZEALAND WANTS IT CHANGED. WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR MEMBERS OVER AND OVER AGAIN WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT SYSTEM. WE SHOULD LOOK AT A FAIRER WAY OF FUNDING OUR COUNCILS AND THAT INCLUDES EVERYONE CONTRIBUTING. AUCKLAND HAS MORE THAN 5000 PROPERTIES THAT ARE RATES EXEMPT. CHRISTCHURCH HAS NEARLY 3900, WHILE IN WELLINGTON THERE'S 1200. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE EXEMPT PROPERTIES ARE CROWN OR COUNCIL-OWNED, PLACES LIKE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND AIRPORTS. WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT IT'S ABOUT 4% OF RATES WOULD BE INCREASED IF THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONTRIBUTING, OR THOSE THAT OWNED THOSE PROPERTIES WERE CONTRIBUTING RATES TO THE SYSTEM. WELLINGTON'S PORT COMPANY, WHICH IS OWNED BY TWO REGIONAL COUNCILS, DOESN'T PAY RATES. THIS CITY COUNCILLOR SAYS IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF HOW OUTDATED THE LEGISLATION IS. I MEAN, THIS IS A COMMERCIAL OPERATION. THE ONLY REASON IT'S NOT PAYING RATES IS BECAUSE IT'S DEEMED TO BE A WHARF. NOW, THOSE PROFITS AREN'T COMING BACK TO WELLINGTONIANS BASED IN THE CITY. IT'S GOING TO WELLINGTONIANS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE REGION. AND THAT MIGHT BE OK, BUT ACTUALLY, IT'S WELLINGTON CITY RATES THAT AREN'T BEING PAID, AND IT'S A COMMERCIAL OPERATION. BUT THIS IDEA MAY NOT BE A CASH COW, AND IT COULD HAVE DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS. THE CHAIR OF THE WELLINGTON REGIONAL COUNCIL POINTS OUT THAT WHERE MONEY IS CLAWED BACK IN RATES, THE COST OF THOSE WOULD BE PASSED ON ELSEWHERE. IN A STATEMENT, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MINISTER SAYS ` ...AND IS WORKING ON OTHER WAYS TO BROADEN THE FUNDING TOOLS FOR COUNCILS. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. AT LEAST 28 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AFTER VIOLENT STORMS AND MULTIPLE TORNADOS RIPPED THROUGH AMERICA'S SOUTHERN AND MIDWESTERN STATES. MORE THAN 30 TORNADOS LEFT A TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION, FLATTENING HOMES AND BUSINESSES WITH EMERGENCY CREWS BATTLING THE CONDITIONS TO RESCUE THE INJURED. THE SYSTEM'S GUSTY WINDS ALSO FUELLING MORE THAN 130 WILDFIRES AND KNOCKING OUT POWER TO MORE THAN 300,000 BUILDINGS. MORE SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN FORECAST. A CHARITY IN NORTHERN GAZA SAYS EIGHT PEOPLE, INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS AND JOURNALISTS, HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ISRAELI AIR STRIKES. THE AL-KHER FOUNDATION SAYS THEY WERE SETTING UP TENTS WHEN ITS CAMERAMEN WERE HIT. THE ISRAELI MILITARY SAYS IT CARRIED OUT STRIKES ON TERRORISTS WHO WERE OPERATING A DRONE IN THE AREA. THE CHARITY REJECTS THE ALLEGATION THAT MEMBERS OF ITS TEAM WERE TERRORISTS. THIS COMES AS TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS TO EXTEND THE CEASEFIRE, WHICH EXPIRED ON THE SECOND OF MARCH, APPEAR TO HAVE STALLED. THE U.S HAVE ACCUSED HAMAS OF MAKING IMPRACTICAL DEMANDS, WHICH WOULD'VE SEEN THE CURRENT CEASEFIRE EXTENDED TO APRIL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PUT PRESSURE ON HAMAS, ISRAEL HAS RECENTLY CUT OFF AID AND ELECTRICITY TO GAZA. MORE THAN 100,000 SERBIANS IN THE CAPITAL BELGRADE HAVE STAGED THE BIGGEST PROTEST IN THE COUNTRY TO DATE, RALLYING AGAINST GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION. A SILENT VIGIL WITH PHONE LIGHTS WAS HELD THIS EVENING NEAR THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS AND THE SURROUNDING STREETS FOR KILOMETRES. THERE HAVE BEEN PROTESTS IN SEVERAL SERBIAN CITIES SINCE LATE LAST YEAR, WHEN A NEWLY RENOVATED RAILWAY STATION COLLAPSED, KILLING 15 PEOPLE, TRIGGERING ACCUSATIONS OF WIDESPREAD NEGLIGENCE AND CORRUPTION. THE GOVERNMENT HAS DISMISSED THE ACCUSATIONS, SAYING OUTSIDE FORCES ARE TRYING TO DESTABILISE SERBIA. NASA'S RESCUE CRAFT HAS JUST DOCKED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MINUTES AGO WITH THEIR FOUR-PERSON CREW SAFELY ONBOARD. THEY WILL RELIEVE US ASTRONAUTS SUNITA WILLIAMS AND BARRY 'BUTCH' WILMORE WHO HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN ORBIT FOR 9 MONTHS AFTER THE BOEING STARLINER CAPSULE THAT CARRIED THEM THERE ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS. THE HATCH BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE AND THE SPACE STATION IS EXPECTED TO BE OPEN IN THE NEXT HOUR. NEXT, THE EXHIBIT THAT CONTINUES TO FIGHT ON. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CLOSE IN 2019 ` WHY THIS TE PAPA EXHIBITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 2032. AND LATER IN SPORT WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ACTION FROM THE BLACKS CAPS ROUT OF PAKISTAN IN THEIR FIRST T20. AND YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING IT'S STILL SUMMER, WITH SUNNY SKIES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES. SOME SPOTS NEARING 30 DEGREES. BUT HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND IS ON THE WAY. STAY WITH US. I'VE GOT YOUR FORECAST AFTER SPORT. IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS SINCE THE MINISTRY OF DISABLED PEOPLE WAS STRIPPED OF ITS ABILITY TO ADMINISTER SUPPORT SERVICES. THE GOVERNMENT SAYS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE TO ENSURE PEOPLE GET FAIR AND CONSISTENT SUPPORT. BUT THE DISABILITY COMMISSIONER SAYS BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS ARE STILL NOT BEING MET. RYAN BOSWELL REPORTS. FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, BRODIE CROSS HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL. THE 24-YEAR-OLD HAS CEREBRAL PALSY AND IS LEGALLY BLIND. HE SAYS HE FEELS SAFER HERE THAN THE STATE HOUSE HE'D BEEN GIVEN. BECAUSE MY HOUSE WASN'T SET UP, AND I FELL, UM, I'M ACTUALLY REQUIRING TO BE HOISTED NOW, WHICH THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE` HAD THE GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY INVESTED IN THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCES. IN HIS KAINGA ORA HOME THERE ARE NO RAILS OR SEATS TO USE WHILE SHOWERING, AND HIS KITCHEN ISN'T SET UP SAFELY FOR HIS NEEDS EITHER, LIMITING HIS ABILITY TO MAINTAIN AUTONOMY. THE SUGGESTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT WAS FOR ME TO BE PUT INTO AN AGED CARE FACILITY, AND I'M ONLY 24. KAINGA ORA DENIES ITS STAFF SUGGESTED BRODIE SHOULD GO TO A RETIREMENT VILLAGE, AND FURTHER SAYS IN A STATEMENT... BRODIE SAYS HE'S STRUGGLED TO NAVIGATE WHICH GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO TURN TO FOR HELP. I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD EXPERIENCES OF BEING` GOING TO ONE DEPARTMENT AND TOLD TO GO TO ANOTHER, AND THAT IS THE REALITY THAT OUR DISABLED PEOPLE ARE FACING. IN AUGUST LAST YEAR, AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW FOUND DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES WERE INCONSISTENT, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE TO STRENGTHEN AND STABILISE WHAT WAS OFFERED. SIX MONTHS ON, THE MINISTER IN CHARGE, LOUISE UPSTON, SAYS GOOD PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE BUT THERE'S STILL WORK TO DO. OUR LIVES ARE NOT SO DIVIDED AS THE SYSTEM IS, AND WE JUST WANT TO LIVE OUR LIVES AS DISABLED PEOPLE, UM, AND TO HAVE OUR RIGHTS UPHELD BY THE SYSTEM. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION'S UNDERWAY. THESE ARE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. BRODIE WANTS OTHERS LIKE HIM TO JOIN HIS CALL TO BE HEARD. RYAN BOSWELL, 1 NEWS. THE HUGELY POPULAR GALLIPOLI EXHIBIT WILL REMAIN OPEN AT TE PAPA UNTIL 2032. THE LATEST EXTENSION MEANS THE EXHIBIT WILL HAVE RUN FOR 17 YEARS BY THE TIME IT CLOSES. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. TURNING THE CORNER INTO THE BLOODY CAMPAIGN OF GALLIPOLI, ITS TOLL ON NEW ZEALANDERS COMES TO LIFE. YOU COME FACE TO FACE WITH THOSE MASSIVE FIGURES, AND YOU'RE JUST TRANSPORTED. YOU'RE TAKEN OUT OF YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE, AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE THERE WITH THEM. AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE STILL SO POPULAR 1 NEWS CAN REVEAL THE EXHIBITION'S CLOSURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL 2032. FROM WHAT YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL, AS WELL, TO, LIKE, BEING ABLE TO COME AND THEN KIND OF SEE ` IT MAKES IT LOOK SO REAL. WELL, IT'S LARGE, AND, YEAH, IT REALLY IMPACTS YOU, I THINK, COS OF THE SIZE OF THE MODELS. IT'S REALLY TOUCHED THE HEART. IT'S REALLY TOUCHING. IT REALLY HAS. BUT THAT'S WHAT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALANDERS ARE ABOUT, AREN'T WE? 'GALLIPOLI - THE SCALE OF OUR WAR' IS THE MOST VISITED EXHIBITION IN NEW ZEALAND'S HISTORY. WITH 4.7 MILLION VISITS TO THE END OF LAST YEAR, AND 2 MILLION RED POPPIES LEFT AS A TRIBUTE. WHEN THE EXHIBIT FIRST OPENED IN 2015, IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED TO CLOSE AFTER FOUR YEARS. NOW, A DECADE ON, WITH FIGURES LIKE THIS CONTINUING TO CAPTIVATE VISITORS, THE CLOSURE'S BEEN EXTENDED THREE TIMES. WE HAVE FIRST-TIME VISITORS TO NEW ZEALAND WHO` THIS IS THEIR ENTRY POINT INTO A DISTINCTIVELY NEW ZEALAND STORY, AND THEN WE HAVE NEW ZEALANDERS WHO I KNOW HAVE NEVER BEEN TO TE PAPA, AND THIS IS STILL WAITING FOR THEM. THE FIGURES ARE MAINTAINED AFTER HOURS BY CREATORS FROM WETA WORKSHOP, BUT THE EXHIBIT WILL CLOSE FOR EIGHT WEEKS FROM JULY FOR TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES. THERE'LL ALSO BE A NEW ADDITION NEXT MONTH ` THE STORY OF DOROTHY BROAD, WHO RECEIVED THE CUFF FROM HER FIANCE THOMAS RUTHERFORD'S UNIFORM AFTER HE DIED FROM PNEUMONIA DURING THE WAR. JUST IMAGINING DOROTHY RECEIVING THAT AFTER HE DIED. SO, YEAH, IT'S QUITE... IT'S QUITE A BEAUTIFUL PIECE TO HAVE SOMEHOW. SHE TURNED HIS OTHER UNIFORM ITEMS INTO HAT PINS. SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD A BEAUTIFUL, HAPPY MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN AND, YEAH. DOROTHY'S GREAT NIECE CONTENT THAT HER EXPERIENCE WILL BE SHARED WITH NEW ZEALAND. IT FEELS VERY MOVING. I FEEL VERY TOUCHED BY THAT. A SACRIFICE THAT SHAPED OUR COUNTRY REMEMBERED HERE FOR MANY MORE YEARS. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND PLENTY OF CHAOS AT THE MELBOURNE GRAND PRIX? YES, A WET TRACK MAKING IT TRICKY. EVEN THE BEST DRIVERS STRUGGLING ON THE STREET CIRCUIT. ONE OUT OF THE RACE BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED, ANOTHER TWO GONE ON THE FIRST LAP. WE'LL HAVE THE LATEST INCLUDING KIWI LIAM LAWSON'S PROGRESS NEXT. AND THE BLACKCAPS MEAN BUSINESS, PUTTING ON A SHOW AT HAGLEY OVAL. MEANWHILE IN INDIA, MELIE KERR LIFTS ANOTHER TROPHY, AND BANKS A GOOD CHEQUE. PLUS, AUCKLAND FC HAVE THEIR HEAD IN THE GAME. WORKING TO STAY TOP OF THE A-LEAGUE TABLE. KIA ORA, WELCOME TO SPORT. THERE'S BEEN PLENTY OF DRAMA AT A WET AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX; THE MELBOURNE STREET CIRCUIT CLAIMING IT'S FIRST VICTIM BEFORE LIGHTS OUT. KIWI LIAM LAWSON HAS SO FAR STAYED OUT OF TROUBLE, BUT HE'S STILL WELL DOWN THE PACK. WE'LL CROSS LIVE TO OUR REPORTER IN MELBOURNE, MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, SHORTLY. BUT FIRST, BRODYN KNUCKEY WITH THE RACE ACTION. THE NEW FORMULA ONE SEASON NOT EVEN UNDERWAY, AND ALREADY THE CHAOS IS BACK. THAT'S ALMOST CERTAINLY GOING TO DELAY THE START, ISN'T IT? RACING BULLS DRIVER ISACK HADJER SPINNING OUT IN THE FORMATION LAP OF A VERY WET AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX ` HIS FIRST CAREER F1 RACE OVER BEFORE IT EVEN BEGAN. AND, UH, THERE IS ONE VERY, VERY DISTRAUGHT YOUNG MAN. AT LEAST LIAM LAWSON'S PRE-RACE PROBLEMS WEREN'T AS BAD, EVEN IF HE WAS RELEGATED FROM 18TH TO A PIT LANE START FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR ISSUE. REGARDLESS, THE KIWI REMAINING POSITIVE. WITH TODAY'S CONDITIONS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, HONESTLY, ANYTHING IS` ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, SO WE'LL TRY AND MAKE IT WORK. HOWEVER HE WAS ALSO REALISTIC. HONESTLY, WE NEED MORE LAPS IN THE CAR, AND I'LL PROBABLY TREAT IT LIKE A TESTING SESSION. ALTHOUGH WITH ALL THE CHAOS IN FRONT OF HIM, THAT WASN'T A BAD IDEA. AND ANOTHER ROOKIE COMING TO GRIEF IN THE EARLY STAGES HERE! AUSTRALIAN JACK DOOHAN GONE IN THE FIRST LAP; SO, TOO, LAST YEAR'S AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX WINNER CARLOS SAINZ. ON RADIO: I HAVE, LIKE, A MASSIVE TORQUE SURGE. BUT WITH THE RAIN CLEARING, THE TRACK DRYING QUICKLY, LAWSON'S CONSERVATIVE APPROACH SEEMINGLY DISAPPEARING TOO. YEAH, HE HELD THAT WELL. I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA CROSS THE GRASS THERE. HALFWAY THROUGH THE RACE, UP INTO 15TH. WHILE AT THE FRONT, IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR MCLAREN. OSCAR PIASTRI, FASTEST MAN ON THE TRACK. HE'S AT 0.7 SECONDS BEHIND LANDO NORRIS. LAST YEAR'S CONSTRUCTOR'S CHAMPIONS HAPPY TO LET THEIR DRIVERS RACE EACH OTHER WITH A HUGE LEAD OVER THIRD-PLACE MAX VERSTAPPEN ` THAT WAS UNTIL ANOTHER VETERAN FALTERED. ALONSO SPINNING AROUND, AND HITTING A WALL! ANOTHER TWIST IN MELBOURNE ` THE CHAOS WELL AND TRULY BACK. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. REPORTER MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE IS IN A SOGGY MELBOURNE, YOU'VE SPENT TIME WITH THOSE CLOSE TO LIAM THIS WEEK, WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON HOW IT'S ALL PLAYED OUT? GOING INTO THIS WEEKEND, THERE WAS A HUGE SENSE OF EXCITEMENT TO FINALLY SEE LIAM LAWSON HAVE HIS SHOT AT THE TOP TEAM. BUT AFTER QUALIFYING THAT TURNED INTO A GUTTED FEELING, WITH MANY IN MELBOURNE SAYING IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO JUDGE HIM ON THOSE FIRST OUTINGS, WITH ISSUES OUT OF HIS CONTROL. FORMULA ONE IS A CUTTHROAT SPORT HE HAS GONE INTO ONE OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN FORMULA ONE, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT ADAPTING TO THE CAR. LAWSON HAS TO SHUT DOWN PADDOCK RUMOURS THAT HE IS UNDER THREAT FROM OTHER STANDOUT PERFORMANCES IN MELBOURNE. HE HAS RAW SPEED AND HIS OWN MERIT. HE NEEDS TO TAP INTO THAT NOW MORE SO THAN EVER. MICHELLE PRENDIVILLE, LIVE FROM MELBOURNE. CRICKET FANS IN CHRISTCHURCH HAVE BEEN TREATED TO A DAY OF NEW ZEALAND T20 DOMINATION. THE WHITE FERNS BREEZING TO A SERIES LEVELLING DEFEAT OF SRI LANKA BEFORE THE BLACKCAPS' BOWLERS RIPPED THROUGH PAKISTAN IN EMBARRASSING FASHION. LUKE ROBINSON WRAPS THE DOUBLE HEADER ACTION. AND OUT. THAT IS AN AUSPICIOUS START TO THE NEW ORDER. AS FAR AS SERIES OPENERS GO, THIS WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS. AND THIS WILL BE OUT TOO. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THIS APPROACH. OH, THAT'S OUT. THE BLACK CAPS BULLDOZING THROUGH PAKISTAN'S TOP ORDER. THE VISITORS TEETERING AT 11 FOR FOUR. OH, ROBINSON, WHAT AN OUTSTANDING CATCH. PULSATING PRESSURE FROM THE HOSTS. KYLE JAMIESON 3 FOR 8 AND JACOB DUFFY 4 FOR 14. PAKISTAN LIMPING TO 91, MANAGING JUST SIX BOUNDARIES, A TOTAL THAT NEVER LOOKED OUT OF REACH FOR THE BLACK CAPS. GOOD SHOT. REALLY NICE SHOT. TIM SEIFERT LEADING THE WAY WITH 44. AND THAT HAS SAILED OVER THE HOSPO TENTS FOR SIX. HIS THE ONLY WICKET IN WHAT WAS AN EASY CHASE. NEW ZEALAND HAVE CRUISED TO VICTORY. THEY'VE ANNIHILATED PAKISTAN. EARLIER, THE WHITE FERNS WERE IMPRESSIVE AGAINST SRI LANKA. BOWLED HER STRAIGHT THROUGH! BREE ILLING CONTINUING HER HOT START TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. THAT'S UP AND TAKEN THIS TIME! FLORA DEVONSHIRE HAVING A DEBUT TO REMEMBER. OH GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME. SHE'S GOT A WICKET. WHILE IT WAS A MARKED IMPROVEMENT ON FRIDAY'S SEVEN WICKET LOSS, IT WASN'T ALWAYS PERFECT. BIG CHANCE AND... CONFUSION BETWEEN KERR AND MCLEOD. AND THAT IS NOT GOOD. THE WHITE FERNS RESTRICTING THE VISITORS TO 113. SUZIE BATES MAKING THE CHASE LOOK EASY. PLENTY OF POWER FROM SUZIE BATES. THE EXPERIENCE OF BATES AND BROOKE HALLIDAY GUIDING THE KIWI SIDE HOME WITH SEVEN WICKETS TO SPARE. NICELY STRUCK BY HALLIDAY. SERIES LOCKED AT 1-1, WITH THE DECIDER ON TUESDAY. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. THE WHITE FERNS, OF COURSE, MISSING ALL ROUNDER MELIE KERR, WHO HELPED THE MUMBAI INDIANS WIN THE WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE OVERNIGHT, MAKING A NICE CASH BONUS IN THE PROCESS. BATTING FIRST, MUMBAI MANAGED 149/7, THANKS MAINLY TO A CAPTAIN'S KNOCK OF 66 FROM HARMANPREET CORE. KERR PICKING UP 2 WICKETS AS THEY DISMISSED DEHLI FOR 141 TO ADD TO HER TOURNAMENT TALLY. LEADING EDGE! KERR DIVES, AND TAKES IT! SHE'S NOW THE LEADING WICKET-TAKER OF THE SEASON. THAT EARNED HER THE PURPLE CAP AND $10,000, ALONG WITH A SHARE OF THE $1.2M IN TEAM PRIZE MONEY. A-LEAGUE LEADERS AUCKLAND FC LOOK TO HAVE FINALLY GOT BACK TO THEIR WINNING WAYS, CURRENTLY LEADING THE CENTRAL COAST MARINERS 2-1. AFTER CONSECUTIVE DRAWS, THE BLACK KNIGHTS DIDN'T MUCK AROUND, FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET IN UNDER TEN MINUTES ON THEIR HOME GROUND. THE GOAL IS THERE. IT IS THE EASIEST OF FINISHES. AUCKLAND WITH PLENTY OF CHANCES IN THE SECOND HALF, BUT IT WAS THE MARINERS WHO MADE ONE STICK. THE KNIGHTS RESPONDING TO SNATCH THE LEAD AGAIN WITH JUST MINUTES TO PLAY. MEANWHILE, THE PHOENIX WOMEN'S FINALS CHANCES ARE IN THE BALANCE, AFTER AN EXTRA TIME 2-1 DEFEAT TO BOTTOM OF THE TABLE SYDNEY. WELLINGTON REDUCED TO TEN PLAYERS WHEN THE BLUES SCORED THE MATCH WINNER. PLAYS IT THROUGH, PRINCESS IBINI! (CROWD CHEERS) WELL, SHE'S WON IT AT THE DEATH! THE PHOENIX NOW EIGHTH ON THE LADDER.. TWO POINTS OUTSIDE PLAYOFFS. THE NAIL-BITERS KEEP COMING IN SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC. LAST NIGHT, THE CHIEFS HOLDING ON FOR A 1-POINT WIN OVER THE BLUES IN HAMILTON. WHILE IT WAS AN IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FROM THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS, THEY STILL ONLY HAVE ONE WIN SO FAR. NO MATTER WHERE THE CHIEFS AND BLUES SIT ON THE LADDER, THEY ALWAYS RISE FOR THE BATTLE OF THE BOMBAYS. PEROFETA SENDS IT WIDE. RIEKO IOANE SCORES! IN HIS RETURN FROM INJURY, STEPHEN PEROFETA PROVIDING THE BLUES WITH SOME WELL-NEEDED ENERGY, BUT WHAT THEY REALLY NEEDED WAS TWO MORE POINTS. HE'S CURLED IT AROUND. OH, JUST BOUNCES OFF THE POSTS! DESPITE THEIR SPIDER-MAN JERSEYS, THAT KICK JUST WOULDN'T STICK. (WHISTLE TRILLS) TOP AGAINST BOTTOM. YOU'RE KIDDING ME. AND THE CHIEFS COME AWAY WITH A WIN BY JUST ONE POINT. TEAMS 1 TO 11 ALL HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BEAT EACH OTHER ON ANY GIVEN DAY, AND WE CAME UP AGAINST A PRETTY DESPERATE BLUES SIDE TODAY, AND A QUALITY TEAM THAT ARE STILL GOING TO BE THERE AT THE BUSINESS END OF THE SEASON. AND IF THEY ARE, THEY'LL AT LEAST HAVE A NUMBER OF PLAYERS READY TO STEP UP. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER IN THOSE TWO ONE-POINTERS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. BUT, LOOK, I THINK THAT WE CAN BE REALLY PROUD` WE ARE REALLY PROUD OF THE EFFORT OF THE WHOLE GROUP, BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE 15 OR THE 23 ` IT'S EVERYBODY THAT'S WORKING HARD IN BEHIND IT. VERN COTTER'S SIDE HAVING TO ADAPT, LOSING OFA TU'UNGAFASI, CALEB CLARKE AND CAMERON SUAFOA ON GAME DAY, WHILE THE CHIEFS HAPPY TO HAVE THEIR PLAYMAKER BACK ON THE PARK. MCKENZIE PICKS IT UP, WHEELS AWAY AND SCORES! POUNCING ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY AT THE TOP OF THE SUPER RUGBY LADDER. A DOMINANT SECOND HALF AGAINST SCOTLAND HAS SEEN FRANCE CLAIM THEIR FIRST SIX NATIONS CROWN IN THREE YEARS. THE FRENCH JUST NEEDING TO BEAT THE SCOTS TO SECURE THE TITLE AFTER ENGLAND'S 68-14 DEMOLITION OF WALES EARLIER. LES BLEUS FINISHING IN STYLE IN FRONT OF A DELIGHTED STADE DE FRANCE. LOUIS BIELLE-BIARREY. OH! BEAUTIFUL TO FICKOU. MOEFANA! IT'S THAT SCOTTISH RESISTANCE CRUSHED BY FRANCE. THE 35-16 WIN IS FRANCE'S LAST GAME BEFORE JULY'S THREE-TEST SERIES AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS IN NEW ZEALAND. A STRONG START FOR THE BLACK FOILS IN THE LATEST ROUND OF SAIL GP, LEADING THE FLEET AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF RACING IN LOS ANGELES. NEW ZEALAND WINNING THE FIRST TWO RACES OF THE REGATTA BEFORE AN EARLY START PENALTY IN RACE THREE HALTED MOMENTUM. THE KIWIS BOUNCING BACK WITH A SECOND IN THE FINAL RACE OF THE DAY, THOUGH, CEMENTING A THREE-POINT LEAD OVERALL. ALL IN ALL, PRETTY HAPPY. THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME THINGS WE WANT TO TIDY UP WITH HOW WE'RE SAILING THE BOAT. WE HAD OPTIONS TO BE IN THE PACK IN THAT THIRD RACE, AND TO END UP LAST THERE IS A BIT DISAPPOINTING. SO PLENTY TO REVIEW TONIGHT, BUT WE'LL COME OUT FIRING TOMORROW. THREE MORE FLEET RACES TOMORROW BEFORE THE TOP THREE ADVANCE TO THE FINAL. UNFORTUNATELY LIAM LAWSON SPUN OUT IN MELBOURNE MOMENTS AGO. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT HAS BEEN PRETTY CHAOTIC OUT THERE. JORDYN'S HERE WITH THE WEATHER NEXT, INCLUDING WHERE A HEAVY RAIN WARNING IS IN PLACE, PLUS... THIS WEEK'S GOODSORT ` AFTER OVER 40 YEARS OF LOOKING AFTER OTHERS, IT'S TIME TO LOOK AFTER HERSELF. VOICEOVER: Pizza Hut's Cheesy Bites, 22 cheese filled bites around a pizza with more cheeeese. (CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING) (INDISTINCT CHATTER) Whoa! Oh hi Mr. Stevenson. You're having a cheese dream, bro. We're inside your brain right now. Yeah, it's pretty weird aye. This is quite high up! VOICEOVER: (CROWD CHEERS) (PLAYERS GRUNT) VOICEOVER: Your game face. A growl? (ROARING) A scowl? But you know what? The real game-changer isn't a scowl. It's a smile. SONG: # One, two, three, four! # (DRIVING HIP-HOP MUSIC) Yeah. There's nothing fiercer than a smile. (STARTER BUZZES) So next time you put on your game face, remember, smiling can boost your performance. KIA ORA MAI ANO, WELCOME TO WEATHER. MOTHER NATURE CERTAINLY PUT THE 'SUN' IN 'SUNDAY,' WITH MUCH OF THE COUNTRY ENJOYING A CLEAR, SETTLED DAY. THANKS TO A NEARBY AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE MEANING WE COULD SQUEEZE OUT THE LAST OF THESE DELICIOUS, SUMMER-LIKE CONDITIONS. HERE IT IS ON THE SATELLITE ` A STRONG NOR-WESTERLY FLOW DEVELOPED OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, WHILE A RIDGE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND WEAKENED. TODAY'S TOP TEMPERATURE WENT TO ALEXANDRA, WITH A HIGH OF 29.5 DEGREES. FROM TOMORROW, THINGS TAKE A TURN. AN ACTIVE FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE COUNTRY MONDAY AND TUESDAY, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND NOR-WEST GALES TO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PARTS. THE SYSTEM IS DUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRAVELS UP THE COUNTRY, MEANING THE CHANCES OF RAIN ARE LOW FOR THOSE DRY AREAS FURTHER NORTH. TO THE TOP OF THE COUNTRY ` A MOSTLY FINE, SUNNY DAY WITH CLOUD AT EITHER END OF THE DAY.. 26 DEGREES THE HIGH FOR WHANGAREI. TAMAKI MAKAURAU, AUCKLAND ` CLOUD WILL BREAK UP IN THE MORNING. THE REST OF THE DAY WILL BE FINE. YOUR HIGH, 25. A CLOUDY DAY FOR HAMILTON, WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND NOR-WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE MORNING. 26 DEGREES IS YOUR TOP. ALL OF YOU IN THE CENTRAL NORTH ISLAND WILL SEE CLOUD WITH SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THINGS WILL BE PARTICULARLY WET IN TAUMARANUI. 22s AND 23s FOR ALL. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR TAURANGA, CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A HIGH OF 25 DEGREES. CLEAR, SUNNY SKIES FOR YOU ON THE EAST. SOME WHOPPING TEMPERATURES, TOO ` 31 DEGREES FOR HASTINGS, 30 FOR NAPIER. TO THE WEST ` NEW PLYMOUTH AND LEVIN WILL HAVE A CLOUDY DAY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND NOR-WESTERLIES STRENGTHENING IN THE AFTERNOON. THE REST WILL SEE MAINLY CLOUD, MAYBE SOME DRIZZLE. 26 THE HIGH FOR PALMERSTON NORTH AND WHANGANUI. TE WHANGANUI-A-TARA, WELLINGTON ` THERE'LL BE DRIZZLE CLEARING BEFORE DAWN, THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLIES WILL BECOME GUSTY OVERNIGHT. YOUR HIGH, 21. THE TOP OF THE SOUTH WILL SEE A BIT OF EVERYTHING. RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS IN NELSON AND WESTPORT, WHILE KAIKOURA AND BLENHEIM CAN EXPECT A FINE DAY, PERHAPS SOME CLOUD AND HIGHS OF 28 AND 27 FOR YOU BOTH. HELLO, CHRISTCHURCH. SUMMER-LIKE CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR YOU. FINE, WITH A HIGH OF 29 DEGREES. ?GROUP TO THE CENTRAL SOUTH ` THE WEST IS WHERE THE ORANGE HEAVY RAIN WARNING IS IN PLACE FROM 6AM AS THE FRONT MOVES ONTO THE SOUTH ISLAND, SO DO TAKE CARE. MEANWHILE, THINGS WILL BE FINE IN ASHBURTON AND TIMARU, BEFORE RAIN PICKS UP IN THE EVENING ` POSSIBLY HEAVY. YOUR HIGHS, 30 AND 29 DEGREES. TAHUNA, QUEENSTOWN. A STRONG WIND WATCH IN PLACE FOR YOU, WITH STRONG NOR-WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON, GUSTING 100KMPH. IT'LL BE WET, TOO, WITH HEAVY FALLS. 23 IS YOUR HIGH. HEAVY RAIN WARNINGS AND STRONG WIND WATCHES ARE IN PLACE FOR THE LOWER SOUTH OVERNIGHT, CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WITH HEAVY FALLS AND STRONG NOR-WESTERLIES ACROSS THE DAY. MILFORD SOUND MAY SEE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. AND A HIGH OF 20 DEGREES. OTEPOTI, DUNEDIN ` A CLEAR YET WINDY DAY FOR YOU WITH A STRONG WIND WATCH IN FORCE UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AND RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING, POSSIBLY HEAVY. 25 IS YOUR HIGH. LOOKING AHEAD TO TUESDAY ` THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, AND A LOW LIES EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. BOTH ISLANDS WILL SEE PERIODS OF RAIN, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES. AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE LOW MOVES NORTH-EAST OFFSHORE, AND A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND BEFORE SPREADING ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND MID-WEEK. A FEW SHOWERS FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, HEAVY AROUND THE CAPITAL. AS FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE WEST AND SOUTH, SCATTERED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. THAT'S YOUR WEATHER. PO MARIE, DO ENJOY YOUR SUNDAY EVENING. IN EDUCATION, PEOPLE COME AND GO. STUDENTS GRADUATE AND STAFF OFTEN MOVE ON TO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS. BUT TONIGHT'S GOODSORT, PENNY OLIVER, HAS STAYED AT HORARATA PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR FOUR DECADES AND IS ONLY NOW THINKING ABOUT FINISHING. HADYN JONES WAS THERE FOR HER FINAL DAY. WHO'S IN HERE? ELIAS IS HIDING... (GIGGLES) HELLO, MISS CHEVY. CHEVY'S TEACHER NEEDS A LID. O FOR OFFICE. PIPPA HAS COME FOR LUNCH. LOOK, LOOK AT THAT! NOW, WHAT'S HAPPENED? WHILE KARINA HAS AN OWIE. PAPER TOWEL THERE SO IT DOESN'T HURT YOUR LEG TOO MUCH. WHENEVER THERE'S A PROBLEM AT HORARATA PRIMARY SCHOOL, ALL PATHS LEAD TO PENNY OLIVER'S OFFICE. UH, SHE'S THE OFFICE LADY AT HORORATA SCHOOL. IT'S BEEN THIS WAY A WHILE. THIS IS HER 42ND YEAR. MRS. OLIVER, OR MRS. O, GOT THE JOB IN 1983 AND HAS GONE FROM TYPEWRITERS TO COMPUTERS. YOU EMBRACE CHANGE, DON'T YOU? YOU DARLING GIRLS. AND TODAY THERE WERE MORE VISITORS THAN USUAL. OK. A STEADY STREAM COMING IN FOR ONE LAST HUG... DEAR MRS. O, I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. ...BECAUSE... OH, SHE'S RETIRING. ...MRS O IS LEAVING... A BIT SAD. THEN, THE TOOTH FAIRY WILL COME. ...RELUCTANTLY. I DON'T REALLY WANT TO HAVE TO BE LEAVING, OR TO LEAVE, BUT, ANYWAY, SUCH IS LIFE, AND I AM. I DON'T RECALL PENNY EVER HAVING A DAY OFF. HER OFFICE NUMBER, PRINCIPAL MARTY GAMESON, IS ABOUT TO LOSE A FRIEND. WE'VE BOTH KIND OF ENCOURAGED EACH OTHER AND SUPPORTED EACH OTHER THROUGH SOME MAJOR DRAMAS THAT WE'VE HAD IN OUR LIFE. TO CELEBRATE, THE STAFF PUT ON A SECRET LUNCH. OH MY GOODNESS. SHE'S THE PERSON THAT WE ALWAYS WENT TO FOR EVERYTHING. ...WHICH MRS O LARGELY MISSED... (LAUGHS) SHE WONDERED OFF! ...BECAUSE OF ANOTHER MEDICAL EMERGENCY... AMBULANCE COMING! AW, DIXIE! ...THEN ANOTHER.... OH, DEAR. WE'LL FIND SOME TISSUES AND HAVE A GOOD NOSE BLOW AS WELL. AFTER 150 YEARS, TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF OLIVER'S AT HORORATA SCHOOL; THEY'LL NEED TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE TO FEED THE CHOOKS. PENNY, PENNY. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BRICKS AND THE MORTAR. IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN ARE NUMBER ONE. WELCOME TO A VERY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY. (CHILDREN SING) MRS. O'S LAST DAY ENDED WITH ONE FINAL ASSEMBLY. AND YOU'VE ACTUALLY MADE THIS SUCH AN AWESOME PLACE TO TEACH AND LEARN. SHE FINISHED WITH A SHORT SPEECH. THANK YOU! TAKING WITH HER THE LEARNINGS OF A LIFE SPENT DEALING WITH CHILDREN. YOU LEARN TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE, AND YOU LEARN TO BE KIND AND TOLERANT. PENNY OLIVER NOW PLANS TO WALK MORE, SEE MORE OF HER FAMILY. HER DAY WILL CERTAINLY NEED SOME FILLING IN. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO FROM NOW ON, THOUGH. HADYN JONES, 1 NEWS. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SUNDAY. FROM US, GOODNIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND CHELSEA BRADY. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025