TONIGHT ON 1 NEWS ` FRAGILE CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST SHATTERED. THE DEATH TOLL MOUNTS AS ISRAEL LAUNCHES EXTENSIVE STRIKES ON HAMAS IN GAZA, THE BIGGEST IN TWO MONTHS. DOZENS INJURED ARE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL. WHAT'S BEHIND THE ESCALATION. THE DESTINY CHURCH-LINKED PROTESTERS CHARGED AFTER STORMING A CHILDREN'S EVENT APPEAR IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHY WE CAN'T NAME THEM... YET. AND IT'S HUGS AND PATS ON THE BACK FOR CHRISTOPHER LUXON AND INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER, BUT THERE'S NO LOVE BACK HOME AS AN ACT MP GOES ON THE ATTACK. CAPTIONS BY ALEX WALKER, JASON CONRAN AND TUI TIPENE. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. FIRST, IF YOU WERE WATCHING THE CRICKET, IT'S NOW PLAYING LIVE ON TVNZ'S DUKE CHANNEL. NOW, TO NEWS ` WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH STILL-BREAKING NEWS ` THE MIDDLE EAST RIGHT NOW WAKING UP TO THE ISRAEL-HAMAS CEASEFIRE IN TATTERS. IN THE PAST HOURS, ISRAEL'S POUNDED THE GAZA STRIP WITH WHAT IT'S CALLING 'EXTENSIVE STRIKES'. AN EARLY WARNING ` SOME IMAGES IN OUR COVERAGE TONIGHT ARE CONFRONTING. THESE ARE LIVE PICTURES FROM CENTRAL GAZA, OUTSIDE A HOSPITAL THAT'S BEEN BUSY OVERNIGHT. IT'S JUST AFTER 7 IN THE MORNING. THE PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY SAYS MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED. ISRAEL SAYS IT'S TARGETING HAMAS TERROR TARGETS FOR DELAYING HOSTAGE RELEASES AND REJECTING MEDIATION EFFORTS. HAMAS ACCUSES ISRAEL OF 'ENDING THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT.' THE SITUATION'S STILL DEVELOPING, AND WE'LL BRING ANY MAJOR MOVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE NEWS HOUR. HERE'S SIMON MERCEP WITH THE LATEST. THEY RUSHED THE INJURED TO HOSPITAL ON FOOT... (BABY CRIES) ...AND EVEN USED A HORSE AND CART. FRENETIC SCENES HAVE UNFOLDED OUTSIDE GAZA'S KHAN YOUNIS HOSPITAL AS LOCALS SCRAMBLED TO SEEK HELP. THE REPORTED DEATH TOLL HAS CLIMBED RAPIDLY IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. IT'S NOW SAID TO BE IN THE HUNDREDS. (EXPLOSION BOOMS DISTANTLY) THE AIRSTRIKES ARE REPORTED ACROSS THE GAZA STRIP BUT FOCUSED ON GAZA CITY. THEY CAME DURING THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF RAMADAN. ISRAEL ATTACKED AT AROUND 2.30 IN THE MORNING, WHEN MANY WERE SLEEPING. TRANSLATOR: ALMOST THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS MARTYRED, ALL OF THEM IN PIECES. OUR HOUSE COLLAPSED ON US. AT ANOTHER HOUSE, THEY ARE STILL PULLING PEOPLE OUT FROM UNDER THE RUBBLE. AND IN THE HORRIFIC VIDEOS THAT WE ARE SEEING COMING OUT OF THESE STRIKES SO FAR, WE ARE SEEING THAT A NUMBER OF CHILDREN ARE CERTAINLY AMONG THE DEAD. ISRAEL SAYS IT STRUCK BECAUSE HAMAS WAS REGROUPING AND HAD STALLED HOSTAGE RELEASES AND TALKS ON EXTENDING THE CEASEFIRE. WE WILL SHOW NO MERCY ON OUR ENEMIES. WE WILL SHOW NO MERCY ON OUR ENEMIES. LET ME BE VERY CLEAR ` ISRAEL WILL NOT STOP UNTIL ALL OUR HOSTAGES ARE BACK HOME. THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT WAS CONSULTED BY ISRAEL BEFORE THE STRIKES. AND AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MADE IT CLEAR ` HAMAS, THE HOUTHIS, IRAN ` ALL THOSE WHO SEEK TO TERRORISE NOT JUST ISRAEL BUT ALSO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL SEE A PRICE TO PAY. ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE. IN A STATEMENT, HAMAS SAID ISRAEL'S GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED TO OVERTURN THE CEASEFIRE, PUTTING THE CAPTIVES IN GAZA AT RISK OF AN UNKNOWN FATE. IT'S UNDERSTOOD HAMAS STILL HOLDS 24 ISRAELI HOSTAGES AND THE BODIES OF 35 MORE. THE WAR VERY MUCH SEEMS BACK ON AS THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT'S NOW THREATENING TO TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTION, TO CONTINUE TO ESCALATE, PRESUMABLY BY SENDING GROUND TROOPS BACK INTO POPULATION CENTRES IN GAZA. THERE ARE SIGNS OF THAT ALREADY, WITH ONE CORRESPONDENT INSIDE SOUTHERN GAZA REPORTING SHELLING FROM ISRAELI TANKS. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CEASEFIRE WAS FIRST AGREED, HOPES OF REBUILDING GAZA APPEAR IN TATTERS TONIGHT. SIMON MERCEP, 1 NEWS. BACK HERE, A MAN FOUND CRITICALLY INJURED ON A FOOTPATH IN THE WELLINGTON SUBURB OF MIRAMAR HAS DIED IN HOSPITAL. POLICE HAVE NOW OPENED AN UNEXPLAINED DEATH INVESTIGATION. THE MAN WAS FOUND AT ABOUT 2.20AM ON MONDAY AT THE INTERSECTION OF CAMPERDOWN AND TOTARA ROADS. IT WAS THE SECOND SERIOUS INCIDENT IN MIRAMAR THAT NIGHT AFTER AN INTRUDER ENTERED A HOME ON DARLINGTON ROAD AND GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ONE OF THE OCCUPANTS. POLICE ARE STILL WORKING TO DETERMINE IF THE TWO INCIDENTS ARE LINKED AND SAY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN ANY SIGHTINGS OF A MAN WEARING A WHITE CAP, SHORTS AND GUMBOOTS. THEY OPENLY FILMED THEMSELVES STORMING A CHILDREN'S EVENT IN A LIBRARY DURING AUCKLAND'S PRIDE FESTIVAL, BUT MOST OF THOSE CHARGED OVER THE INCIDENT WILL KEEP THEIR NAMES SECRET FOR NOW. A TOTAL OF SEVEN PEOPLE FACING A RANGE OF CHARGES MADE THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN A WEST AUCKLAND COURT TODAY. THIS FOLLOWS THE DESTINY CHURCH-LINKED PROTEST IN TE ATATU LAST MONTH. JACOB JOHNSON WAS IN COURT. THERE WAS A LARGE POLICE PRESENCE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE WAITAKERE DISTRICT COURT AS FOUR MEN AND THREE WOMEN WERE CALLED FOR THEIR FIRST APPEARANCES HERE. MOST OF THEM ARE FACING COMMON ASSAULT CHARGES. HOWEVER, THE OLDEST DEFENDANT, A MAN (67), IS FACING AN ADDITIONAL INDECENT ASSAULT CHARGE. NONE OF THEM ENTERED PLEAS, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN REMANDED ON BAIL. WE CAN'T YET SHOW THE FACES OF THOSE ARRESTED OR NAME THEM. THEY WERE CALLED INTO THE COURTROOM ONE BY ONE. AND ALTHOUGH SIX OF THEM WERE DECLINED NAME SUPPRESSION ` ON GROUNDS THAT THEY SUBJECTED THEMSELVES TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY BY TAKING PART IN THE PROTEST, AND BECAUSE IT'S BEEN WIDELY SHARED ONLINE ` THAT DECISION HAS BEEN APPEALED BY THEIR LAWYER, WHO SAID THEY'D ALL RECEIVED THREATS TO THEIR SAFETY. THE YOUNGEST DEFENDANT, A WOMAN (19), WAS GRANTED SUPPRESSION, GIVEN HER AGE. THEY WERE ARRESTED LAST WEEK FOLLOWING A DESTINY CHURCH-LINKED PROTEST ON FEBRUARY 15TH, WHEN AROUND 50 PEOPLE ENTERED THE TE ATATU LIBRARY, WHICH HAD BEEN HOSTING A DRAG STORY-TIME EVENT, AND REFUSED TO LEAVE. FOOTAGE FROM INSIDE THE CENTRE SHOWS PUSHING, PUNCHING AND SHOVING. SO FAR, EIGHT VICTIMS HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH POLICE. A LARGE GROUP OF SUPPORTERS JOINED THE SEVEN DEFENDANTS, THOUGH THEY WEREN'T ALLOWED INSIDE THE COURTROOM. THERE WAS ALSO A SMALL GROUP OF RAINBOW COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS STANDING OUTSIDE DURING THE HEARING. WHILE ON BAIL, THE SEVEN DEFENDANTS CAN'T GO NEAR THE TE ATATU LIBRARY, AND THEY AREN'T ALLOWED TO CONTACT THE COMPLAINANTS. THEY'LL REAPPEAR IN COURT EARLY NEXT MONTH TO ENTER PLEAS. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. ACT HAS REVEALED IT'S GETTING INTO LOCAL BODY POLITICS AS ONE OF ITS MPs LAUNCHED A SCATHING ATTACK ON A COALITION PARTNER. THE PARTY'S AGRICULTURE SPOKESPERSON, MARK CAMERON, SAYS FARMERS ARE ANGRY AND FEEL BETRAYED BY NATIONAL OVER CLIMATE CHANGE. HE ALSO ARGUED MANY FARMERS FEEL NATIONAL'S OUT OF TOUCH. HERE'S SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER BENEDICT COLLINS. THIS ACT MP ONCE DESCRIBED PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THE PLANET IS WARMING AS NUT JOBS. HE STILL HAS HIS DOUBTS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. WHAT I CALL IS A HEALTHY DEGREE OF SCEPTICISM. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH ALTERNATIVE MEDIA OUTLET REALITY CHECK RADIO, MARK CAMERON SAID FARMERS BELIEVE NATIONAL'S DONE THEM DIRTY. SIMON WATTS AND HIS CREW HAS SIGNED US UP TO 21` SIMON WATTS AND HIS CREW HAS SIGNED US UP TO 21` SORRY, 51% REDUCTION BY 2035. WELL, THAT'S WORSE THAN JAMES SHAW HAS BEEN. THE TONALITY THAT'S BEEN OFFERED TO ME... AND FARMERS ARE LAMENTING THAT NATIONAL IS OUT OF TOUCH. NOT JUST LAMENTING ` HE SAYS THEY'RE FURIOUS. THEY'RE GENUINELY IRATE. WHILE MARK CAMERON WOULDN'T BE INTERVIEWED BY 1 NEWS TODAY, ACT SAYS HIS COMMENTS COME AFTER HE MET MANY FARMERS AT RURAL FIELD DAYS. IN A STATEMENT A SHORT TIME AGO, THE CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER SIMON WATTS EXPRESSED NATIONAL'S SUPPORT FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES. HE SAYS PART OF THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS, WHICH ARE KEY TO SOME OF OUR FREE TRADE DEALS, POINTING OUT THAT WITHOUT THOSE, OUR FARMERS RISK LOSING ACCESS TO VALUABLE EXPORT MARKETS. ACT'S LEADER CAME TO THE CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER'S DEFENCE. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO PEOPLE WHO SAY THIS GOVERNMENT AND SIMON WATTS ARE MORE OF A THREAT TO FARMING THAN JAMES SHAW WAS? WELL, SIMON WATTS HAS INHERITED A CIRCUMSTANCE WELL, SIMON WATTS HAS INHERITED A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE HE CAN'T ACTUALLY GO BACKWARDS. HE CAN ONLY GO FORWARDS, AND WHAT HE'S CHOSEN TO DO IS THE MINIMUM VIABLE OPTION WITHIN THE AGREEMENT THAT JAMES SHAW SIGNED US UP TO. YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO CRITICISE SIMON WATTS, JUST REMEMBER, JAMES SHAW HAD TO CRAWL SO SIMON COULD RUN. ACT'S OPEN TO NEW ZEALAND PULLING OUT OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE DOWN THE LINE. THE U.S. IS OUT. THE CANADIANS AND AUSTRALIANS ARE ABOUT TO HAVE ELECTIONS. IF THOSE COUNTRIES START MOVING, I THINK NEW ZEALAND WILL HAVE TO RECALCULATE TOO. IF EVERYBODY STARTS PULLING OUT BY VIRTUE OF ARGUMENTS THAT THEY'RE NOT ENOUGH ALL BY THEMSELVES, THEN THE GROUP PROJECT FALLS APART. THE GROUP PROJECT IS SURVIVAL OF HUMANITY AS WE KNOW IT. THE STAKES ARE PRETTY DAMN HIGH. HIGH STAKES FOR THE COALITION GOVERNMENT TOO, AS ONE ACT MP ALLEGES NATIONAL'S BETRAYING FARMERS. BENEDICT COLLINS, 1 NEWS. GREATER SECURITY TIES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC WAS THE BIG FOCUS AS CHRISTOPHER LUXON HAD HIS FIRST OFFICIAL SIT-DOWN WITH THE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER. THE PAIR CONFIRMED OUR DEFENCE FORCES WOULD SEEK OUT JOINT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. BUT PRIME MINISTER MODI ALSO WANTS OUR GOVERNMENT'S SUPPORT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST WHAT HE CALLS 'ANTI-INDIA ACTIVITIES' HERE. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN REPORTS FROM NEW DELHI. WITH THE INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND FLAGS OUT IN FULL SHOW, CHRISTOPHER LUXON ARRIVED TO ONE OF HIS BIGGEST MEETINGS YET AS PRIME MINISTER. A QUICK HUG AND A TIGHTLY GRIPPED HANDSHAKE LATER, THE PAIR PICKED UP WHERE THEY LEFT OFF. YOU KNOW, WE LIKE EACH OTHER, IS THE SHORT ANSWER. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN LAOS. UH, WE HAD A BILATERAL, WHICH WE HADN'T HAD WITH INDIA FOR SOME TIME. WHEN IT COMES TO INDIA, PERSON-TO-PERSON RELATIONSHIPS ARE CRUCIAL. THE PAIR SIGNING OFF MULTIPLE COOPERATION AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING CLOSER SECURITY TIES. THIS IS THE MOMENT IT'S ALL BEEN LEADING UP TO ` BOTH PRIME MINISTERS HERE DELIVER THEIR PUBLIC COMMITMENTS... STEPPING UP DEFENCE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC WAS AT THE HEART OF IT. EVEN THOUGH WE MAY BE SMALL, WE OFTEN HAVE RESOURCE CHALLENGES, AND WE MAY OFTEN BE A LONG WAY AWAY. IT DOESN'T ACTUALLY EXCLUDE US FROM ACTUALLY MAKING THE CONTRIBUTION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. THAT CONTRIBUTION LEADING TO JOINT TRAINING BETWEEN OUR DEFENCE FORCES. CLEARLY, AUSTRALIA IS VERY ALIGNED WITH INDIA TOO, WITH RESPECT TO THE QUAD, SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US, IN AN ADJACENT SENSE, TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THOSE EXERCISES. BUT MODI ALSO RAISED ANOTHER SECURITY CONCERN. WE HAVE SHARED OUR CONCERNS ABOUT ANTI-INDIA ACTIVITIES BY SOME ILLEGAL ELEMENTS IN NEW ZEALAND. MODI'S COMMENTS ARE BELIEVED TO BE AIMED AT THE SO-CALLED SEPARATIST KHALISTAN MOVEMENT, WHICH IN PART IS LINKED TO THE SIKH RELIGION. IRONICALLY, MODI AND LUXON VISITED A SIKH TEMPLE THE SAME DAY. WE RESPECT INDIA'S SOVEREIGN TERRITORY AND SOVEREIGNTY, BUT CLEARLY, WE ALSO HAVE FREE SPEECH IN NEW ZEALAND. IN RECENT YEARS, CANADA ACCUSED INDIA OF INVOLVEMENT IN A KILLING OF A SIKH LEADER ON CANADIAN SOIL. WHILE WINSTON PETERS ASKED, 'WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE?' TRANSLATOR: WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT IN TAKING ACTION AGAINST THESE ILLEGAL ELEMENTS. PEOPLE ARE FREE TO PROTEST AS THEY WISH. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THEY EXERCISE AND FOLLOW OUR LAWS INSIDE NEW ZEALAND. HE SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SUPPORT INDIA TO ESSENTIALLY GO AFTER THOSE WHO ARE ESPOUSING THOSE TYPES OF VIEWS. AND I ARTICULATED VERY MUCH IS THAT WE SUPPORT AND FULLY APPRECIATE INDIA'S SOVEREIGNTY, BUT IN NEW ZEALAND, IN OUR DEMOCRACY, WE HAVE, UH, FREE SPEECH. HOPING FRIENDS CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE. 'WE'VE NEVER BEEN CLOSER TO PEACE IN UKRAINE THAN THIS MOMENT' ` THOSE WORDS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE AHEAD OF WHAT IT SAYS IS A PIVOTAL PHONE CALL TONIGHT BETWEEN U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN. TRUMP IS CONFIDENT HE CAN GET PUTIN TO SIGN UP TO AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE WITH MANY OF THE ELEMENTS OF A DEAL ALREADY AGREED. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT LAND. WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT POWER PLANTS. THAT'S... THAT'S A BIG QUESTION. UKRAINE AND RUSSIA. WE'RE ALREADY TALKING ABOUT THAT ` DIVIDING UP... CERTAIN ASSETS. BUT EUROPEAN LEADERS SAY RUSSIA HAS ALREADY SET TOO MANY UNREALISTIC CONDITIONS AND DOESN'T REALLY WANT PEACE WHILE IT MAKES BATTLEFIELD GAINS. OUR FOREIGN MINISTER'S SET TO DISCUSS THE WAR IN UKRAINE WHEN HE MEETS AMERICA'S TOP DIPLOMAT IN THE U.S. CAPITAL TOMORROW MORNING. BUT TODAY, WINSTON PETERS WAS LASER-FOCUSED ON WHITE HOUSE MOVES TO DRAMATICALLY SLASH FOREIGN AID PROJECTS, INCLUDING TO THE PACIFIC. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH IS WITH THE MINISTER IN WASHINGTON DC. FOR AMERICANS, THE SPEED AT WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE IS CHANGING THEIR NATION'S ROLE IN THE WORLD IS HEAD-SPINNING. DROVE 13 HOURS TO STAND IN FRONT OF THE WHITE HOUSE TO LET DONALD TRUMP AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE GONNA STAND AGAINST AN EXECUTIVE COUP OF OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. FOR DECADES, THE U.S. HAS BEEN THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SOURCE OF FOREIGN AID, MUCH THROUGH THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS GIVEN THE PACIFIC BILLIONS. WITHIN DAYS OF DONALD TRUMP'S RETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE, HIS NEWLY-MINTED DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, LED BY ELON MUSK, TOOK AIM AT THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WHICH DONALD TRUMP HIMSELF DESCRIBED AS CORRUPT AND WASTEFUL. NOT LONG AFTER FUNDING FOR MOST OF ITS PROGRAMMES WAS FROZEN, ITS NAME AND LOGO REMOVED FROM THE FRONT DOOR. FINAL DECISIONS ABOUT AID WILL BE MADE NEXT MONTH. SO, WITH TIME TICKING, OUR FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH ONE OF THE BOSSES OF USAID. WE DISCUSSED WITH THEM WHAT ELEMENTS WE'RE VERY, VERY CRITICAL ABOUT, THEIR PRESENT OBLIGATIONS IN TERMS OF THE AID PROGRAMME, AND TRY TO FIND OUT FROM THEM WHERE IT WAS GOING FORWARD. WE GOT THEIR ASSURANCES THAT THEY WERE KEEN TO HEAR OUR VIEWS AND TO HEAR US OUT. THAT'S MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAN I WAS BEFORE I ARRIVED, YES. MANY BELIEVE CHINA WILL FILL ANY PACIFIC AID VACUUM, RAISING WESTERN SECURITY FEARS. SO A MEETING TOO WITH DONALD TRUMP'S NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER, MIKE WALTZ. WINSTON PETERS SAID U.S. OFFICIALS MADE THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW ZEALAND CLEAR, BUT WOULDN'T SAY EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE. I CAN TELL YOU WHEN I'VE TOLD MY CABINET COLLEAGUES. IN NEW ZEALAND, THOUGH, AID ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALREADY CALLING IN NEW ZEALAND, THOUGH, AID ORGANISATIONS ARE ALREADY CALLING FOR NEW ZEALAND TO BOOST ITS PACIFIC SUPPORT. WELL, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH USAID RETRACTION AND OTHER STATES PULLING BACK ON THEIR FUNDING, THIS IS REALLY GONNA HAVE CONSEQUENCES, AND IS ALREADY HAVING CONSEQUENCES IN THE PACIFIC ` AND FURTHER AFIELD AS WELL. SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE STEP UP. IF WE DON'T DO THAT, OTHER STATES, OTHER ACTORS, WILL COME IN AND FILL THAT VACUUM. THE FACT THAT ANYONE WOULD SO ABRUPTLY WITHDRAW SUCH IMPORTANT SUPPORT AND AMERICAN SOFT POWER FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD IS JUST DEVASTATING. A NEW WORLD THAT NEW ZEALAND MUST NOW NAVIGATE. AND LOGAN, ON THE SUBJECT OF NAVIGATING TRICKY ISSUES ` HOW WILL WINSTON PETERS ADDRESS UKRAINE ON HIS TRIP? PUT IT THIS WAY ` THAT MEETING, THAT PHONE CALL BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL BE TAKING PLACE LATER THIS MORNING AT THE WHITE HOUSE A FEW BLOCKS THAT WAY. NOT LONG AFTER, A FEW BLOCKS IN THAT DIRECTION, WINSTON PETERS WILL BE MAKING HIS WAY TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT, WHERE HE WILL MEET WITH MARCO RUBIO. DONALD TRUMP'S TOP DIPLOMAT, WHO HAS BEEN AT THE SPEARHEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO GET THIS OVER THE LINE. NEW ZEALAND HAS SKIN IN THE GAME. WE PROVIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE, AND IN RECENT DAYS EVEN OUR PRIME MINISTER HAS BEEN ON PHONE CALLS WITH OTHER WORLD LEADERS, DISCUSSING WHAT A POST CEASEFIRE PEACEKEEPING FORCE MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WINSTON PETERS HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT HE IS TRYING TO GET ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION OF EXACTLY WHAT THE US PRIORITIES ARE FROM THE PACIFIC OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BECAUSE YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT WINSTON PETERS WAS HERE LAST YEAR MEETING OFFICIALS IN THE SAME OFFICES, BUT THAT WAS UNDER A VERY DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION WITH JOE BIDEN. SO VERY DIFFERENT WORLD THAT NEW ZEALANDERS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. E WHAI AKE NEI ` JUST AHEAD ` A PLEA FOR HELP FOLLOWING ACCUSATIONS OF DEATH THREATS AND ASSAULT AT THIS ANTARCTIC BASE, ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD. WHY ANY ASSISTANCE MIGHT BE MONTHS AWAY. AND WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN... EVENTUALLY. AFTER NINE MONTHS STRANDED IN SPACE, THESE ASTRONAUTS ARE A GIANT STEP CLOSER TO COMING HOME. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` WHAT MAKES A GOOD SICK NOTE? ALL THE INGREDIENTS YOU NEED TO GET A DAY OFF. PLUS ` THEY'RE CUTE, SMART AND PRETTY HELPFUL. WHY THESE WEE FELLAS STILL NEED YOUR HELP. AND WHY GROWN-UPS ARE ACTING LIKE COWBOYS. JOIN US TONIGHT AT 7. NAU MAI HOKI MAI. THERE'S GROWING OPPOSITION OVER PLANS TO BUILD A NEW CEMETERY IN AUCKLAND USING LAND ACQUIRED UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT. THE CITY'S LARGEST CEMETERY IS NOW FULL, AND AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAYS THE NEW SITE WILL HAVE CAPACITY FOR 50 YEARS. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI REPORTS. ON AUCKLAND'S NORTHWESTERN FRINGE, THE QUIET SETTLEMENT OF WAIMAUKU HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE LOCATION FOR THE CITY'S NEWEST CEMETERY. THERE ARE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. HOWEVER, THE COMMUNITY WOULD FEEL THAT THE 25,000 BURIAL PLOT CEMETERY TO HELP OUT AUCKLAND WOULD BE A STEP TOO FAR. BUT IT'S A STEP AUCKLAND COUNCIL SAYS IS NECESSARY, WITH WAIKUMETE CEMETERY IN GLEN EDEN NOW AT FULL CAPACITY. ALL OF THE SITES ACROSS THE CEMETERY ARE EITHER USED OR THEY'RE PRE-SOLD ALREADY. THE COUNCIL CONSIDERED 45 LOCATIONS BEFORE LANDING HERE, A 172HA BLOCK NEAR KUMEU, ABOUT A 35-MINUTE DRIVE AWAY FROM THE EXISTING CEMETERY. JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF SCALE, IT WOULD DWARF THE WAIMAUKU TOWNSHIP AND THE HELENSVILLE TOWNSHIP. WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HOW MUCH OF THE LAND CAN BE DEVELOPED, WE LOOK AT THINGS LIKE HOW MUCH OF THE LAND CAN BE DEVELOPED, ANY KIND OF HISTORICAL OR CULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE ON THE LAND. BUT THE OWNER OF THE LAND DOESN'T WANT TO GIVE IT UP, AND IS OPPOSING PLANS FOR IT TO BE COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS ACT IN THE ENVIRONMENT COURT. THE LANDOWNER WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW BUT TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THE COUNCIL WANTS TO TAKE THE BEST PART OF HIS FARM, WHERE ALL OF THE SILAGE IS MADE. HE CALLED THE PLAN ILL-CONSIDERED AND SHORT-SIGHTED. THE LOCAL HAPU, TE TAOU, HAS INTERESTS HERE TOO. IT'S HOME TO THEIR ANCESTRAL MAUNGA AND AN AREA WHERE LAND HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN FOR PUBLIC WORKS, INCLUDING THIS RAILWAY. THIS IS A RESURGENCE OF AN OLD TOOL ` AN OLD, BRUTAL TOOL OF LAND ACQUISITION. WE ARE PART OF THE WHENUA, AND THAT'S OUR` THAT IS OUR MAUNGA. THEY ONLY DISCOVERED THE COUNCIL'S PLAN BY ACCIDENT. THROUGH A... FACEBOOK POST. WE FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN, UM, YOU KNOW, MORE DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. THAT ENGAGEMENT IS NOW UNDERWAY, BUT UNTIL THE COURT CASE IS CLOSED, THE FUTURE OF WHERE AUCKLANDERS BURY LOVED ONES REMAINS UNKNOWN. TE ANIWA HURIHANGANUI, 1 NEWS. A TEAM OF SOUTH AFRICAN RESEARCH SCIENTISTS WORKING IN ANTARCTICA HAVE REPORTEDLY MADE A DESPERATE APPEAL FOR HELP AFTER THEY SAY A COLLEAGUE THREATENED TO KILL ONE OF THEM. THEY'RE COMPLETELY ISOLATED AT A REMOTE SEARCH BASE WITH WINTER APPROACHING, WHICH MEANS IT'LL BE MONTHS BEFORE THE TEAM CAN BE CHANGED. THE BBC'S JUSTIN ROWLATT HAS MORE. THE SANAE BASE IS ONE OF THE MOST REMOTE PLACES ON EARTH. 10 PEOPLE WERE PREPARING TO SPEND THE ANTARCTIC WINTER HERE. THE BASE HAS LOTS OF AMENITIES... AND HERE WE HAVE THE GAMES ROOM, RIGHT, WHERE ALL THE FUN HAPPENS. ...AS THIS VIDEO TOUR TAKEN FOUR YEARS AGO SHOWS. BUT EXTREME WEATHER AND 24-HOUR DARKNESS MEANT THE CURRENT TEAM DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE ANOTHER HUMAN BEING FOR SIX MONTHS OR SO. NOW, TODAY, THE WINDS ARE ABOUT 30 KNOTS, AND THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT MIMNUS-28, MINUS-29. AND THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT MINUS-28, MINUS-29. THEN AN EMAIL LAST WEEK CLAIMED THERE HAD BEEN A VIOLENT ATTACK, ACCORDING TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN NEWSPAPERS. THE EMAIL REPORTEDLY SAID ONE TEAM MEMBER HAD THREATENED TO KILL ANOTHER, CREATING, IT SAID, 'AN ENVIRONMENT OF FEAR AND INTIMIDATION.' THE SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN ASSAULT. IT WAS A DISPUTE OVER A WEATHER-DEPENDENT TASK THAT REQUIRED A SCHEDULE CHANGE, THEY SAID. IT DOESN'T SOUND MUCH, BUT THOSE WHO'VE SPENT TIME IN ANTARCTICA SAY OVER-WINTERING ON A BASE CAN BE AN INCREDIBLY INTENSE EXPERIENCE. IF YOU'RE THERE WITH JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 10 OTHER PEOPLE, IF YOU'RE THERE WITH JUST, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 10 OTHER PEOPLE, AS THEY WERE IN SANAE, YOU CAN SEE` YOU GET TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE OTHER PERSON. YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW THEY PUT THEIR COFFEE CUP DOWN AND WHAT DIRECTION THE HANDLE POINTS. AND YOU KNOW THAT THEY SCRATCH THEIR NOSE THREE TIMES BEFORE THEY SIT DOWN. YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM. AND IN THE BAD CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN START TO IRRITATE YOU. THE SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY HAS SAID IT IS RESPONDING WITH UTMOST URGENCY. BUT WITH AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OF MINUS-23 DEGREES CELSIUS AND WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 135MPH, GETTING A RESCUE TEAM IN WILL BE VERY CHALLENGING. AND THERE'S BEEN A PREVIOUS VIOLENT CONTROVERSY IN ANTARCTICA. IN 2017, A MEMBER OF ANOTHER SOUTH AFRICAN TEAM AT ANOTHER BASE ALLEGEDLY SMASHED A COLLEAGUE'S LAPTOP WITH AN AXE AFTER A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL WAS TURNED DOWN. STRANDED U.S. ASTRONAUTS SUNI WILLIAMS AND BUTCH WILMORE HAVE FINALLY BEGUN THEIR 17-HOUR JOURNEY BACK TO EARTH. TIME FOR A FINAL PHOTO AND GOODBYES ` THE PAIR LEAVING THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, ENTERING SPACEX CRAFT 'DRAGON FREEDOM' AND THEN FINALLY UN-DOCKING AND HEADING HOME. NEXT IS SPLASHDOWN AFTER BEING STUCK IN SPACE FOR MORE THAN NINE MONTHS. THEY BLASTED OFF IN JUNE LAST YEAR, BUT ON ITS MAIDEN CREWED FLIGHT, THEIR BOEING STARLINER SPACECRAFT SUFFERED MECHANICAL ISSUES, MEANING IT WASN'T SAFE FOR THEM TO RETURN WITH THE CRAFT. AND THAT MEANT THEY WERE FORCED TO STAY AT THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, WAITING ALL THIS TIME FOR TODAY'S CREW SWAP. A MURI AKE NEI ` COMING UP ` THE PLAN TO BE READY FOR NEXT MONTH. WHY THE RUSH IS ON TO REPAIR THE GOLD COAST SHORELINE ` SMASHED BY CYCLONE ALFRED ` BACK TO WHAT TOURISTS ARE USED TO. PLUS... I GOT THE WORLD RECORD, AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY. IT'S JUST... MIND-BOGGLING. WHAT IS SPEEDCUBING? AND HOW THIS 11-YEAR-OLD GOT SO FAST. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` RELIVING THE WILD WEST, FROM THE HAT DOWN TO THE BOOTS. WELL, IF YOU GO TO A CHURCH, EVERYONE'S DRESSED IN THEIR BEST GEAR, RIGHT? YOU GO TO A GOLF COURSE, EVERYONE'S WEARING THEIR GOLF CLOTHES. AND SO WE'RE JUST THE SAME. IT'S JUST WHAT YOU WEAR. PLUS ` THE HEAVY METAL BAND SINGING IN TE REO. WHY THIS COMBINATION IS A GLOBAL HIT. THAT'S COMING UP AT 7. 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: 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. A TIGHTENING OF OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY WILL MAKE IT TOUGHER FOR MIGRANT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE COGNITIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE HERE. AS OF THIS WEEK, CHILDREN DEEMED AS NEEDING 'SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT' ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR STUDENT AND VISITOR VISAS, WHICH CRITICS SAY IS DISCRIMINATORY. BUT AS CORAZON MILLER EXPLAINS, IT DOES MAKE THINGS CLEARER FOR FAMILIES BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO MOVE HERE. THIS FIJIAN FAMILY SOLD ALL THEY OWNED BEFORE MAKING THE SHIFT TO NEW ZEALAND. LIKE ANY OTHER PARENT, LIKE ANY OTHER PARENT, WE WERE LOOKING FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR OUR CHILDREN. BUT THEIR SON'S EPILEPSY AND LEARNING DIFFICULTIES MAKE HIM INELIGIBLE FOR A NEW VISA, SO THEIR FUTURE HERE IS UNCERTAIN. IF WE GO BACK, WE HAVE TO START FROM ALL OVER AGAIN. WE LITERALLY HAVE NO FAMILY TIES BACK IN FIJI. WORST-CASE SCENARIO, PROBABLY HIM AND` AS WELL AS MY PARENTS WOULD BE LEAVING THE COUNTRY, AND THEN I WOULD TRY TO STAY BACK AND SUPPORT THEM. THOSE SUPPORTING FAMILIES, LIKE THIS ONE, SAY OUR RULES ARE DISCRIMINATORY. WE'RE SENDING A MESSAGE TO MIGRANT WORKERS THAT WE WANT THEM TO HELP BUILD OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUPPORT OUR COUNTRY. AND AT THE SAME TIME, TELLING PEOPLE THEY'RE NOT WANTED BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITY. BUT THE IMMIGRATION MINISTER, ERICA STANFORD, SAYS A SPIKE IN MIGRANT CHILDREN WITH VERY HIGH LEARNING NEEDS IS PUTTING PRESSURE ON AN ALREADY OVERSUBSCRIBED LEARNING SUPPORT SYSTEM IN SCHOOLS. THAT'S SEEN HER TIGHTEN THE POLICY SO THAT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE COGNITIVE OR DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR TEMPORARY VISAS, AS IS THE CASE WITH RESIDENCY. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT ARE HURT BY A POLICY LIKE THIS, AND WHERE IT'S JUST UNFAIR. UM, AT LEAST WE HAVE THE OPTION OF A MEDICAL WAIVER. SO THERE IS THE CHANCE FOR SOME OF THOSE MORE HOLISTIC FACTORS, WHETHER THEY'RE ECONOMIC OR HUMANITARIAN, TO BE CONSIDERED. SHE BELIEVES THE POLICY STRIKES THE RIGHT BALANCE AND COULD HELP AVOID FAMILIES ONLY FINDING OUT THEIR CHILDREN AREN'T ELIGIBLE TO STAY ONCE THEY'RE SETTLED AND APPLYING TO BECOME RESIDENTS. IT'S CLARITY THE ALI FAMILY WISH THEY'D HAD MUCH EARLIER. IF WE REALLY KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE FACING SO MANY DIFFICULTIES, I WOULD HAVE RATHER STAYED BACK THAN TO COME TO NEW ZEALAND. BUT NOW THEY'RE HERE, JUST HOPING OFFICIALS SEE THEIR WORTH AND MAKE AN EXCEPTION. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. HUNDREDS OF WOULD-BE CONCERT-GOERS ARE STILL DEMANDING REFUNDS AFTER MAJOR MUSIC FESTIVALS JUICY FEST AND TIMELESS SUMMER WERE CANCELLED. THE SHOWS WOULD'VE FEATURED ARTISTS SUCH AS LUDACRIS AND AKON. THE PROMOTER WENT BUST AND THE FIRST LIQUIDATOR'S REPORT HAS REVEALED A FAILURE TO SECURE A LIQUOR LICENSE LED TO THE COLLAPSE. THOSE WHO WERE GOING TO THE MUSIC FESTIVALS ARE STILL WAITING TO BE REFUNDED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. END OF FEBRUARY, OUT OF NOWHERE, THEY SAID, 'SORRY, OUR COMPANY HAS BEEN LIQUIDATED.' AND THEY KIND OF LEFT IT AT THAT, NOT REALLY SAYING IF THERE WAS ANY WAY FOR US TO GET A REFUND. BOTH FESTIVALS WERE CALLED OFF IN DECEMBER 2024, JUST WEEKS BEFORE THE SHOWS WERE SCHEDULED. TO AUSTRALIA, WHERE THE GOLD COAST IS RACING TO RESTORE BEACHES DECIMATED BY TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED. OFFICIALS ARE ALREADY WORKING TO REPLACE MILLIONS OF TONS OF SAND BEFORE THE EASTER HOLIDAY TOURIST RUSH NEXT MONTH. AUSTRALIA CORRESPONDENT AZIZ AL SA'AFIN REPORTS. IT'S LONG BEEN A TOURISM GOLDMINE. THE GOLD COAST IS AUSTRALIA'S FASTEST-GROWING ECONOMY. NOW IT'S FEARED IT'S FALLEN OFF A CLIFF THANKS TO EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE ALFRED. GOT SUCH A SHOCK TO SEE THE CHANGE. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE, UH, THE DIFFERENCE IN HOW MUCH SAND HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY. THE STORM SYSTEM CREATED POWERFUL WAVES AND SWELLS, WHICH DRAGGED SAND OUT TO SEA. 80% OF OUR BEACH IS GONE INTO THE OCEAN. GOLD COAST MAYOR TOM TATE IS RACING TO BRING IT ALL BACK BEFORE THE HOLIDAY SEASON STARTS IN JUST OVER A MONTH. WE WILL DREDGE, UM, THE SAND THAT'S IN THE OCEAN AND SHOOT IT THROUGH` PUMP IT THROUGH THE SKY. IT'S CALLED RAINBOW DREDGING. A BARGE SUCKS SAND FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR AND SPRAYS IT BACK ONTO THE BEACH. THE BEACH WILL BE OPEN, AND IT'LL BE GREAT. WHILE SOME EXPERTS SAY IT COULD BE YEARS TO FULLY RESTORE THIS COASTLINE, ONE BELIEVES MAYOR TATE CAN GET IT DONE QUICKLY. FIVE WEEKS? NO PROBLEM. AS LONG AS WE DON'T GET ANOTHER CYCLONE. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS CONVINCED. I CAN'T SEE HOW IT'LL BE BACK TO WHAT IT WAS BY APRIL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. AND SOME LOCALS ARE FRUSTRATED WITH THE MAYOR'S CYCLONE RESPONSE SO FAR. THIS FURIOUS CAFE OWNER KEPT HER BUSINESS OPEN DURING THE WORST OF ALFRED. WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS ALREADY, INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE RISING, WHICH IN TURN WILL INCREASE THE COST OF LIVING. AND THE FULL COST OF THIS TO THE GOLD COAST AND AUSTRALIA MAY NOT BE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME YET. AZIZ AL SA'AFIN, 1 NEWS, SYDNEY. KATE'S HERE WITH SPORT. AND ALL WHITES CAPTAIN CHRIS WOOD IS HOME? WITH A VERY IMPORTANT JOB TO DO, AS HE AND HIS TEAM TRY TO JOIN AN ELITE CLUB LATER THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE ` THE VISITORS FEELING THE COLD IN DUNEDIN. AND ` A SPECIAL WIN ON A SPECIAL DAY FOR RORY MCILROY. PLUS ` WE CATCH UP WITH ONE OF THE BEST SPEEDCUBERS WHO THRIVES IN A RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK. AND THIS CURRENT WIND AND RAIN SYSTEM ISN'T QUITE DONE WITH US YET. WHO'S IN FOR MORE TOMORROW? SOME HAVE SEEN THE BACK OF IT, THOUGH, AND HAVE A SUNNY DAY IN STORE, BUT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE TAKEN A NOSEDIVE. ALL THE DETAILS COMING UP AFTER SPORT. (MAN CHEWING) Okay. What should I write? How are we going to sell it? The car or boyfriend? What about tidy but slow? Yeah, you should definitely mention it's not very quick. We're selling the car. It's got a little exhaust. (LAUGHS) - Oh. - Wait. Are we talking about this car? Oh, God. (DOOR CLOSED) I think it should say. (THUNDERSTORM & RAIN PATTERS) VOICEOVER: When you list your car in AutoTrader. You could also win your own billboard 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. WELCOME TO SPORT. ALL WHITES CAPTAIN CHRIS WOOD ADMITS HE HAS UNFINISHED BUSINESS AS HIS SIDE LOOK TO ACHIEVE SOMETHING NOT MANY NEW ZEALAND TEAMS HAVE. WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION RAMPS UP ON FRIDAY WITH A MATCH AGAINST FIJI, WITH THE ULTIMATE PRIZE A SPOT AT NEXT YEAR'S BIG EVENT. LUKE ROBINSON REPORTS. HEY, MATE, HOW'S IT GOING? CHRIS WOOD BACK HOME. AND IT'S STRICTLY BUSINESS. IT'S EXCITEMENT, BUT ALSO WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A JOB TO DO. THAT JOB BEGINS WITH FIJI IN WELLINGTON ON FRIDAY IN THE SEMIFINAL OF THE WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS. I HAVE A LOT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE FOR NEW ZEALAND. AND THAT'S AT A WORLD CUP; AND I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO BE THERE. THE ALL WHITES LOOKING TO EMULATE THESE SCENES FROM THEIR QUALIFYING WIN 16 YEARS AGO. THE NIGHT IN WELLINGTON IS HISTORIC, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE THIS WEEK. BACK THEN, WOOD A FRESH-FACED 17 YEAR OLD WITH JUST FOUR CAPS. NOW HE'S THE ALL WHITES' TOP GOAL-SCORER AND SECOND MOST-CAPPED PLAYER. HOW IMPORTANT IS LEGACY FOR YOU? IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO BE REMEMBERED THAT YOU'VE DONE SOMETHING RIGHT AND INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION FOR ME. WOOD'S ALREADY DOING THAT WITH PREMIER LEAGUE SIDE NOTTINGHAM FOREST, CURRENTLY SITTING THIRD, CHASING A TOP-FOUR FINISH TO PLAY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FOOTBALL NEXT YEAR. WOOD ALSO HOPING FOR A WORLD CUP SPOT TOO. DO YOU HAVE A PRIORITY OF WHICH ONE, IF YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE? I WANT BOTH. THERE'S NO FALLING SHORT. IF I CAN'T... I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO ACHIEVE THEM BOTH. FEW ALL WHITES CAN SAY THEY'VE PLAYED AT FIFA'S PINNACLE EVENT. IT'S LIFE-CHANGING. BEING HISTORIANS AND PLAYING IN A WORLD CUP, THERE'S ONLY TWO TEAMS THAT HAVE EVER DONE IT FOR NEW ZEALAND. AND FOR THESE BOYS TO HOPEFULLY BE THE THIRD IS HUGE. AND JUST WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT IT, YOU GET REMEMBERED FOREVER. POSSIBLY JUST TWO GAMES AWAY FROM ANOTHER GENERATION OF MEMORIES. LUKE ROBINSON, 1 NEWS. AFTER A DELAYED START IN DUNEDIN, THE BLACKCAPS HAVE GONE 2-0 UP IN THEIR T20 SERIES AGAINST PAKISTAN. THE RAIN-REDUCED 15-OVER MATCH DOING LITTLE TO DAMPEN THE HOSTS' MOMENTUM. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. FROM ABOVE, YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING IT WAS A DUNNER STUNNER. BUT BELOW, THE STIFF SOUTHERLY WAS CERTAINLY SWIRLING. BANG. THIS IS UP. THIS COULD BE A WICKET. IT SHOULD BE. THIS WILL NOT BE EASY! AND IT'S TAKEN! STRAIGHT UP. THIS SHOULD BE OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A SIMPLE CATCH. AND IT IS. THE BLACKCAPS PUTTING PAKISTAN INTO A SPIN. ISH SODHI WITH TWO, THANKS TO A SUCCESSFUL REVIEW. THE VISITORS 53/4. BUT WHILE THE WICKETS WERE FREQUENT, SO TOO THE BOUNDARIES. USES THE FEET. WHIPS IT AWAY. THAT'S SIX ALL DAY LONG. AARGH! AND HE'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY RIPPED ONE. SO WHILE PAKISTAN MIGHT'VE FINISHED NINE DOWN, THEY AVERAGED NINE AN OVER. THE BLACKCAPS CHASING 136 FOR VICTORY. A STINGER IN THE FIRST OVER FUELLING TIM SEIFERT'S FIRE. OH, DON'T BOWL THAT LENGTH. JUST DO NOT BOWL THAT LENGTH! HE'S ON TO THAT, AND HE'S HIT IT CLEAN OUT THE GROUND! FROM THE CALEDONIAN END, NEW ZEALAND ON THE CHARGE. AND THERE'S ANOTHER. THAT IS GONE, GONE, GONE! FINN ALLEN CASHING IN TOO AS THE BLACKCAPS BROUGHT UP 60 RUNS IN LESS THAN FIVE OVERS. A FLURRY OF QUICK WICKETS, THOUGH, HALTING MOMENTUM. THE BLACKCAPS NEEDING A RUN A BALL OFF THE FINAL FIVE OVERS. AND THERE'S SIX OF THEM. GOODBYE! THIS SCREAMER MERE CONSOLATION AS THE BLACKCAPS WON BY FIVE WICKETS. IT'S A PRETTY SMALL GROUND HERE, AND IT WAS VERY TOUGH BOWLING INTO THAT WIND TODAY. IT WAS VERY STRONG. SO I THINK WE SORT OF... AIM TO TARGET THE DOWNWIND OVERS AND SORT OF JUST TAKE YOUR MEDICINE A LITTLE BIT WITH THE WIND, BUT I DON'T THINK THE OPENERS LISTENED TO THAT TOO MUCH, COS THEY JUST KEPT GOING FROM BOTH ENDS. THEY NOW TAKE A 2-0 LEAD IN THE SERIES. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. MEANWHILE, THE WHITE FERNS HAVE HAD TO SETTLE FOR A T20 SERIES DRAW WITH SRI LANKA. THE DUNEDIN WEATHER HAVING THE FINAL SAY. IT WAS HOPED THERE'D BE A RESULT WHEN PLAY WAS REDUCED TO 15 OVERS. SUZIE BATES AND GEORGIA PLIMMER PUTTING ON A 60-RUN OPENING STAND. THE FERNS MAKING 101, BEFORE A CALL WAS MADE. SRI LANKA WOULD NOT BAT. I LOVE PLAYING IN DUNEDIN, BUT IT HASN'T DONE US ANY FAVOURS, AND JUST A SHAME NOT TO GET A RESULT. ANY OPPORTUNITY TO BE UNDER PRESSURE IN A SERIES DECIDER IS A REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THIS YOUNG GROUP, SO IT'S A SHAME WE DIDN'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY. THE WHITE FERNS' HOME SUMMER CONTINUES ON FRIDAY IN AUCKLAND, WHERE THEY'LL HOST AUSTRALIA IN THE FIRST OF THREE T20s. A MAN HAS BEEN CHARGED AFTER THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS HAD THEIR GEAR TRAILER STOLEN FROM THEIR MOUNT MAUNGANUI TRAINING GROUND, THE TEAM TAKING TO SOCIAL MEDIA TO TRY AND LOCATE THE MISSING VEHICLE. TODAY, THE TRAILER AND ALL THE GEAR IN IT TURNING UP. VERY GRATEFUL, THANKFUL, FOR EVERYONE WHO HELPED US BUT... YEP, HAPPY IT'S BACK. GREAT OUTCOME. THEY NEXT PLAY IN HONG KONG, WHERE THEY'RE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS. IT TOOK AN EXTRA DAY, BUT RORY MCILROY HAS WON THE RICHEST TOURNAMENT IN GOLF, CLAIMING A COOL $7.8M AND HIS SECOND PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. THE TRIUMPH ADDING TO AN IMPRESSIVE RUN FROM THE WORLD NUMBER TWO, WITH AUGUSTA NATIONAL ON THE HORIZON. HERE'S BRODYN KNUCKEY. THE RORY MCILROY RESURGENCE, MAKING PLENTY OF NOISE. (LOUD CHEERING) AND RORY MCILROY IS A PLAYERS CHAMPION AGAIN. MCILROY BEATING AMERICAN JJ SPAUN IN A THREE-HOLE PLAYOFF TO CLAIM A SECOND PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT'S TWO WINS ALREADY THIS YEAR AFTER A STRONG 2024. I WENT HOME LAST NIGHT THINKING THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS AND BE GOING HOME. UM, BUT I RESET, HAD A NOT A GREAT NIGHT'S SLEEP. (CHUCKLES) UM. UH... AND, YOU KNOW, I MADE THE SWINGS I NEEDED TO. THE SHOWDOWN RESOLVED TODAY, AFTER FINAL ROUND WEATHER DELAYS, THOUGH, THE NORTHERN IRISHMAN DIDN'T MIND. I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE WON ON ST PATRICK'S DAY, SO UM, IT'S BEEN A GOOD LUCK CHARM FOR ME. SPAUN'S GOOD FORTUNE, ON THE OTHER HAND, RUNNING OUT. (CROWD GROANS) OH, IT WAS A PERFECT CLUB. AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I HIT IT, I GUESS, JUST TOO GOOD ` KIND OF WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE WIND. THE EVENTUAL TRIPLE BOGEY ON TPC SAWGRASS' INFAMOUS 17TH DECIDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A HOLE TO SPARE. MCILROY HAD HIS OWN STRUGGLES DURING THE WEEK, MISSING MORE THAN HALF THE FAIRWAYS AND BLOWING A THREE-SHOT LEAD YESTERDAY. I FEEL IF ONE PART OF MY GAME ISN'T THERE, I HAVE OTHER PARTS TO BAIL ME OUT, AND THAT'S A... IT'S A REALLY NICE FEELING TO HAVE. EVEN NICER, AS HIS ATTENTION TURNS TO NEXT MONTH'S MASTERS, WHERE HE'LL ONCE AGAIN CHASE THE ELUSIVE GREEN JACKET THAT WOULD GIVE HIM A CAREER GRAND SLAM AND END AN 11-YEAR MAJOR DROUGHT. I FEEL LIKE I'M A WAY MORE COMPLETE PLAYER THAN I WAS A FEW YEARS AGO. I FEEL LIKE I CAN PLAY IN ALL CONDITIONS AND ANYTHING THAT COMES MY WAY. AUGUSTA NATIONAL BECKONS. BRODYN KNUCKEY, 1 NEWS. SITTING AT THE BOTTOM END OF THE SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC TABLE, IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER FOR THE BLUES THIS WEEKEND, WHO HOST THE CRUSADERS AT EDEN PARK. THE AUCKLANDERS COMING OFF BACK-TO-BACK ONE-POINT LOSSES. THEIR LATEST AGAINST THE CHIEFS IN HAMILTON, WHERE ROOKIE XAVI TAELE (20) HAD THIS KICK AT THE DEATH TO GIVE THE BLUES THE LEAD. YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK IT WAS A BIT OF A SHOCK TO PUT ME IN THAT POSITION. BUT, YEAH, IT WAS AN HONOUR TO SORT OF BE IN THAT POSITION WHERE, YEAH, I COULD PUT MY TEAM AHEAD. IT WAS UNFORTUNATE IT DIDN'T GO OVER. UM, BUT, YEAH, IT CAME DOWN TO THAT. THE BLUES SIT NINTH ON THE LADDER, WINNING JUST ONE OF FIVE GAMES. CAPE EPIC ` THE TOUR DE FRANCE OF MOUNTAIN BIKING'S UNDERWAY IN SOUTH AFRICA, WITH A FEW KIWIS RIGHT IN THE MIX AFTER STAGE ONE. NORTH CANTERBURY BROTHERS, CRAIG AND BEN OLIVER, SIT 13TH OVERALL IN THE ELITE MEN'S CATEGORY, AFTER BIKING MOST OF THE 92KM IN THE LEAD PACK, TACKLING NEARLY 3000m OF CLIMBING. I THINK WE CAN SAY THAT WE GOT OUR FIRST TASTE OF CAPE EPIC TODAY. I MEAN, WE KNEW WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR, BUT THAT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SAVAGE RUN. THE FIRST HOUR ` IT WAS JUST LIKE A CRIT RACE, BUT YOU'RE COMPLETELY BLIND IN THE DUST, AND EVERYONE JUST FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL FOR EVERY WHEEL. IN THE ELITE WOMEN'S CATEGORY, CENTRAL OTAGO'S SAMARA SHEPPARD SITS 8TH OVERALL, ALONGSIDE FRENCH TEAMMATE MARGOT MOSCHETTI. THE UCI SANCTIONED EVENT HAS SEVEN STAGES TO GO... YOU MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH SPEEDCUBING, BUT NEW ZEALAND BOASTS SOME OF THE VERY BEST. LACHIE GIBSON (11) IS ONE OF THEM. HE HOLDS A WORLD RECORD AND IS OFF TO THE WORLD CHAMPS. THIS IS A SPORT THAT TESTS THE BRAIN MORE THAN THE BODY. CHUCKLES: HELP ME. EVEN THE BEST FIND SPEEDCUBING DIFFICULT, BUT HARD WORK LEADS TO MOMENTS LIKE THIS. OH MY GOD! THAT'S A WORLD RECORD. (CLAMOURING) OH MY GOD. YEAH! THAT DAY WAS AMAZING. IN THE MORNING, I HAD A COUPLE OTHER ROUNDS OF CLOCK. THEY DIDN'T GO THE GREATEST, AND THEN CAME THE FINAL. I WASN'T REALLY EXPECTING MUCH. THEN ON THE THIRD SOLVE, I GOT THE WORLD RECORD, AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY. IN JANUARY, LACHIE GIBSON SET A NEW WORLD RECORD IN THE CLOCK ` THE SECOND PERSON EVER TO GO UNDER TWO SECONDS, COMPLETING THE TASK IN 1.86 SECONDS. I CALLED ALL MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT. HE JUST SELF-TAUGHT ` ALL FROM YOUTUBE VIDEOS IN THOSE FUN LOCKDOWN TIMES ` AND WENT FROM, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES TO A MINUTE TO 30 SECONDS, AND THEN, YEAH, IT'S JUST MIND-BOGGLING. MOST WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF CUBES, BUT THE CLOCK IS UNIQUE. EACH SIDE HAS NINE DIALS. YOUR GOAL IS TO GET ALL OF THE ARROWS FACING UP OR TO 12 O'CLOCK. BECAUSE IT'S A CLOCK, YOU'VE GOT DIALS ON THE SIDE, AND YOU'VE ALSO GOT FOUR PINS. IF THAT SOUNDS CHALLENGING, IT'S BECAUSE IT IS. WHAT BETTER WAY FOR LACHIE TO TEST HIMSELF... WA-HEY! ...THEN AT JULY'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SEATTLE. THERE'S ABOUT 2000 COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD GOING IN. I THINK THERE'S ABOUT 17 NEW ZEALANDERS ENTERED. AND LACHIE WILL GO IN, I THINK, NUMBER TWO SEED, BASED ON THE AVERAGE FOR CLOCK, SO HE'S GOT A LOT OF HARD WORK TO DO IN THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE. TIME IS CERTAINLY TICKING. THANKS, SPORT. STAY WITH US ` ERIN'S HERE WITH YOUR WEATHER NEXT, AND IT'S A CHILLY DAY FOR ALL. THEN ON SEVEN SHARP ` THE VILLAGE WHERE THE WAYS OF THE WILD WEST ARE ALIVE AND KICKING. PLUS ` THEY MIGHT BE THE CUTEST THING YOU'VE SEEN TODAY. FIND OUT WHY THESE PUPS ARE THE CENTRE OF ATTENTION. WE'LL SEE YOU SHORTLY AT 7. VOICEOVER: What a time to be into Earth with Spark Mobile. VOICEOVER: What a time to be into dragons with Spark Mobile. 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: VOICEOVER: What a time to be into period drama with Spark Mobile. NAU MAI ANO. WELCOME BACK. A BLEAK VIEW FROM THE WEST COAST TODAY. IT'S BEEN VERY WET ` 70MM FALLING IN WESTPORT. AND THE SOUTHERLY KEEPING THINGS VERY COOL. WE HAVE REPORTS OF JUST 9 DEGREES IN QUEENSTOWN THIS AFTERNOON, WITH THE WINDCHILL FACTOR. THE SATELLITE SHOWING THE HEAVY RAIN WORKING UP THE SOUTH ISLAND, AND A HEAVY BAND CROSSING THE NORTH ISLAND TOO. THINGS REALLY RAMPING UP IN CANTERBURY THIS AFTERNOON. THE AREAS IN PURPLE ARE SOME HEAVY FALLS. HASTINGS WAS OUR HOTSPOT HITTING 28 DEGREES. BUT THE POCKET OF COOL AIR IS CENTRED OVER US NOW, SO TEMPERATURES WELL DOWN TOMORROW. IT'S GOODBYE HIGH 20S. MOST ARE JUST HITTING THE TEENS OR LOW 20S. WE STILL HAVE SOME WIND AND RAIN TO CONTEND WITH. PARTS OF CANTERBURY ARE UNDER A WATCH FOR BOTH OVERNIGHT. PARTS OF CANTERBURY ARE UNDER A WATCH FOR BOTH OVERNIGHT. RAIN WATCH IN PLACE. AND WE SEE SOME HEAVY FALLS TRACK OVER THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW. A PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING RIGHT UP TOP, THEN EXPECT SOME FREQUENT SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHITIANGA ` THAT COULD BE RAIN WITH HEAVY FALLS FROM AFTER LUNCH AND 21 OR 22 DEGREES. JUST A FEW OF YOU IN AUCKLAND MAY SEE A MORNING SPRINKLE, THAT'LL PICK UP FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING, WITH SOME POSSIBLE HEAVY FALLS. THAT FRESH SOU'WESTER YOU'LL NOTICE, AND 21. A FEW SHOWERS BUILD TO A PERIOD OF AFTERNOON RAIN, KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, ALL CLEARING AT NIGHT. AND 20 IS YOUR HIGH. WATCH ALL THE BLUE SHOWERS WORK ACROSS THE CENTRAL NORTH; THEY'LL TURN TO SOME HEAVIER FALLS FOR A TIME. THE FURTHER SOUTHWEST YOU ARE, THE EARLIER IN THE DAY YOU'LL SEE IT. AND MOST ONLY HITTING HIGH TEENS. A DETERIORATING DAY, TAURANGA. COULD BUILD TO A FEW SHOWERS AROUND LUNCHTIME, THEN A PERIOD OF POSSIBLY HEAVY RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 IS YOUR HIGH. SHOWERS ARRIVING IN THE AFTERNOON TO GISBORNE AND HAWKE'S BAY. IT'S MORNING FURTHER SOUTH ALL EASING ONCE IT'S MOVED THROUGH. TEMPERATURES ALL WELL DOWN. RAIN AND SHOWERS THROUGH YOUR MORNING IN THE WEST. SOME CLOUD, EVEN A FEW SPRINKLES STICKING AROUND FROM THERE. 18 OR 19 DEGREES. SHOWERS BUILD TO RAIN IN THE MORNING FOR WELLINGTON, EASING BACK TO SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS BY EVENING, BUT WITH A WIND PICKING UP TOO. JUST 16 IS YOUR HIGH. RAIN CONTINUING IN THE EAST OVERNIGHT HERE, BUT EASING TO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. KAIKOURA'S IN THE WIND-WATCH ZONE OVERNIGHT, AND A VERY WINDY DAY FOR YOU. WESTPORT SHAPING UP PRETTY WELL. 21 ALONG WITH NELSON. THE WIND AND RAIN STILL AFFECTING MUCH OF CANTERBURY OVERNIGHT, WITH WATCHES FOR BOTH LIFTING IN THE WEE HOURS. THINGS SHOULD CLEAR TO A MORE FINE, STILL AFTERNOON, BUT A COOL 17. THE WEST COAST BACK TO THE FINE SUNNY STUFF, AFTER SOME VERY EARLY SHOWERS. AND THE DAY IMPROVES IN THE EAST. ASHBURTON WINDY ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT, AND 18 DEGREES. A GORGEOUS, BUT VERY AUTUMNAL DAY, TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN, DIPPING TO 4 OR 5 DEGREES ACROSS THE REGION, AND HIGHS OF 21 OR 22. LOOKING GOOD IN THE LOWER SOUTH. MAYBE, JUST INVERCARGILL WITH THE CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER, BUT COOL NIGHTS AND DAYS. AND FINE ALL DAY FOR YOU OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. WITH A TOP OF 20. LOOKING AT THURSDAY ` THE SETTLED HIGH PRESSURE'S BUILT OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTRY. JUST SOME CLOUD AND SHOWERS IN THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. FRIDAY'S LOOKING GOOD FOR MOST ` A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS IN THE EAST, BUT LATE RAIN ARRIVING TO RAKIURA STEWART ISLAND, WITH A WET SATURDAY FOR THE LOWER SOUTH. LOTS DIGGING OUT SLIPPERS AND FLANNELETTE SHEETS TONIGHT.