TONIGHT ` SOME SAY IT'S A DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIWIS WITH SERIOUS HEART CONDITIONS. MAJOR CONCERNS AS THE WAITING LIST FOR HEART SCANS GETS LONGER, WITH MANY THOUSANDS IN THE QUEUE. HOW LONG MOST PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO WAIT. THE TILLS ARE STARTING TO RING A WEE BIT LOUDER, BUYING A GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR RETAILERS AS THE BIG RED SHED POSTS A BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED RESULT. AND RETURNING A LOST WALLET THE HONESTY TEST LINKED TO HAPPINESS. THE THEORY'S PUT TO THE TEST WITH 10 WALLETS. GUESS HOW MANY WERE HANDED IN. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND REBECCA SCHOLTZ. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2025 TENA TATOU KATOA. GOOD EVENING. BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH STILL BREAKING NEWS ` GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL DISRUPTION AFTER HEATHROW AIRPORT, ONE OF THE WORLD'S BUSIEST, TOTALLY SHUTS DOWN FOLLOWING A SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGE. THIS AFTER A FIRE AT A SUBSTATION NEAR THE LONDON AIRPORT. FOR THE VERY LATEST, LET'S GO LIVE NOW TO EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON. WHAT HAPPENS TO ALL THE PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO LONDON, MEI? HEATHROW AIRPORT IS JUST BEHIND ME, ALTHOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE IT, IT IS PITCH BLACK OUT THERE WHICH IS VERY UNUSUAL EVEN FOR THIS TIME OF THE MORNING, NORMALLY WE HAVE FLIGHTS TAKING OFF AND LANDING ALREADY, BUT THERE ARE JUST AEROPLANE SITTING IDLE ON THE RUNWAY AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE 7 KM AWAY THERE WAS A MASSIVE FIRE LAST NIGHT AT AN ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION WHICH LED TO POWER OUTAGES AT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES, AND ALSO KNOCKED OUT POWER TO HEATHROW AIRPORT IT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN POWER WILL BE RESTORED, SURFACE F2 REASONS IT HAS SHUT DOWN THE AIRPORT FOR THE DAY, IT WAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORT IN THE WORLD, IT GETS AROUND 1300 FLIGHTS PER DAY, SO MASSIVE DISRUPTIONS HERE IN LONDON. WITH THANKS ` MEI HERON IN LONDON. BACK HERE, HEART DISEASE IS THE COUNTRY'S BIGGEST KILLER. NOW AN ADVOCATE FOR CARDIAC CARE IS SOUNDING THE ALARM OVER THE GROWING WAIT LIST FOR HEART SCANS. THE KIA MANAWANUI TRUST SAYS TWO PEOPLE HAVE DIED WHILE WAITING FOR HEART SCANS IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. SOME PATIENTS ARE FORCED TO WAIT MORE THAN A YEAR TO BE SEEN. CUSHLA NORMAN REPORTS. ABLE TO DETECT HEART FAILURE AND VALVE PROBLEMS, ECHOCARDIOGRAMS ARE AN ULTRASOUND FOR A VITAL ORGAN, AND IT'S SOMETHING 15,000 PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR, ACCORDING TO ONE ADVOCATE GROUP, WHICH SAYS THE DELAYS HAVE DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES. I HAVE HEARD FROM COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT PATIENTS IN SOME REGIONS OF NEW ZEALAND HAVE DIED BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST AND HAVE WAITED FAR TOO LONG TO HAVE THEIR SCAN DONE. FOR THOSE WHANAU WHO HAVE LOST THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, CAN I JUST SAY SORRY? BASED ON INTEL FROM CARDIOLOGISTS, KIA MANAWANUI TRUST HAS ESTABLISHED THERE ARE TWO AREAS WITH PARTICULARITY BAD BACKLOGS, SAYING IN WAIKATO, THE WAIT FOR URGENT SCANS IS THREE MONTHS WHEN THE TARGET IS TWO WEEKS, AND IN WELLINGTON FOR SEMI-URGENT SCANS, IT'S A 10-MONTH WAIT WHEN IT SHOULD BE TWO MONTHS. IN BOTH AREAS, ROUTINE SCANS ` WHICH ARE MEANT TO BE DONE WITHIN SIX MONTHS ` ARE TAKING TWICE AS LONG. THE LONGER YOU LEAVE COMPLEX HEART CONDITIONS, PATIENTS BECOME MORE FRAIL, EVEN YOUNG PATIENTS. THE LONG WAIT TIMES AND UNCERTAINTY IS FORCING SOME PEOPLE TO GO PRIVATE, BUT EVEN THAT'S NOT QUICK. ONE PATIENT I SPOKE TO STILL HAS TO WAIT FOUR MONTHS FOR A SCAN, AND SHE'S SELF-FUNDING AT A COST OF $1000. THE HEALTH MINISTER'S CONCERNED ABOUT THE WAIT TIMES AND SAYS HE'S BEEN TOLD WAIKATO HAS A PLAN WHICH INCLUDES OUTSOURCING AND USE OF LOCUMS. HE'S ALSO ASKED FOR A BRIEFING FROM OFFICIALS ON WHAT MORE CAN BE DONE. HEALTH NEW ZEALAND POINTING TO A LACK OF SONOGRAPHERS, THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE SCANS. WE'RE SHORT ABOUT 20. HISTORICALLY, WE DIDN'T TRAIN VERY MANY ` A SMALL NUMBER, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY FIVE OR EVEN LESS, DEFINITELY LESS THAN 10 WERE TRAINED A YEAR, AND THEY WERE TRAINED VIA THE AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES. SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A NEW ZEALAND-BASED PROGRAMME. AND SO A KEY PRIORITY FOR US IN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAS BEEN TO STEP UP OUR NEW ZEALAND PROGRAMME. THE AGENCY SAYS IT'S TRAINING 15 NEW SONOGRAPHERS AND THAT IT WILL BE A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE THE SYSTEM'S MORE STABLE. CUSHLA NORMAN, 1 NEWS. IN BUSINESS NEWS ` THE WAREHOUSE HAS COME OUT OF THE RED AND INTO THE BLACK, POSTING A PROFIT IN ITS LATEST HALF-YEAR RESULTS. IT FOLLOWS A TERRIBLE PERFORMANCE FOR THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, WHICH SAW A LOSS OF OVER $23 MILLION. WHILE THINGS COULD FINALLY BE ON THE WAY UP FOR RETAIL, BUYERS ARE STILL BEING CAUTIOUS. HERE'S BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT KATIE BRADFORD. WHO WOULD'VE THOUGHT A RAINBOW DINOSAUR LIKE THAT COULD SELL OUT? NEW PRODUCTS BRINGING A SPRING TO THE STEP OF THE WAREHOUSE BOSS AS THE BARGAIN RETAILER SLOWLY CLIMBS OUT OF A FINANCIAL HOLE, TURNING A $20M+ LOSS LAST YEAR INTO AN $11M PROFIT. WE'RE SEEING OUR CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS AND MARKET SHARE HOLDING, BUT THEY'VE BEEN MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHERE THEY'RE SPENDING. GOING BACK TO BASICS IN THEIR PRODUCT RANGE, IT'S A SMALL IMPROVEMENT, BUT MARKET CONDITIONS REMAIN TOUGH AND PROFITS ARE DOWN. SALES ARE STILL DOWN, THOUGH. I MEAN, IT'S NOT GREAT NEWS. IT'S NOT FONTERRA, WITH A 16% PROFIT. I WISH. (LAUGHS) UH, NAH WE'RE STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. WE'RE IN TRANSITION. WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH THE PRODUCTS AND THE DECISIONS THAT WERE PART OF OUR PAST. THAT'S STILL OUR JOB TO DO, AND OUR TEAMS ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO RESHAPE THAT PART OF OUR BUSINESS. A RESTRUCTURE OF THE BUSINESS KICKED IN AFTER LAST YEAR'S ABYSMAL FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. GROCERIES ARE STILL POPULAR, BUT ANY PLANS TO TAKE ON THE BIG SUPERMARKET DUOPOLY AND TURN IT INTO A SUPERMARKET APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN SHELVED. THAT WAS OTHER PEOPLE'S TALK, KATY. THERE MUST STILL BE DISCUSSIONS AROUND YOU ABOUT IT. WE'RE FOCUSED ON WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. ACROSS THE BOARD, RETAIL ACTIVITY IS CAUTIOUSLY PICKING UP, BUT CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REMAINS SHAKY ACCORDING TO RECENT SURVEYS. DRESS SMART AUCKLAND IS STARTING TO SEE SPENDING BUILD. WE'RE NOT SEEING A DIFFERENCE IN SPENDING, AS SUCH. THE PATTERNS ARE RELATIVELY THE SAME FOR US. WE'VE SEEN A GROWTH IN MENSWEAR, PARTICULARLY IN DRESS MART HORNBY IN CHRISTCHURCH. YESTERDAY'S GDP FIGURES SHOWED THE COUNTRY BOUNCING OUT OF RECESSION ` JUST. THEY SAY WE ARE OUT OF RECESSION, BUT I CAN'T SEE IT YET MYSELF. I JUST FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING'S VERY EXPENSIVE STILL, YEAH, AND I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. IT'S PRETTY HARD. STILL HARD TO BUY GROCERIES, FILL UP THE CAR, SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING'S IMPROVING IN THE ECONOMY, REALLY. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SALES AND DISCOUNTS, ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE IT A BIT EASIER. IT'S STILL JUST TOUGH OUT THERE. A SENTIMENT THE BOSS OF THE WAREHOUSE WILL NO DOUBT AGREE WITH. KATIE BRADFORD, 1 NEWS. NEW ZEALAND'S JOINED A GROWING NUMBER OF NATIONS AT TALKS ON WHOSE TROOPS COULD ENFORCE A FULL TRUCE IN UKRAINE, IF ONE'S AGREED. LEADING THE LONDON MEETING, THE UK'S PRIME MINISTER SAID RUSSIA WOULD BREACH ANY DEAL IF UKRAINE IS NOT DEFENDED. OUR DEFENCE OFFICIALS SAY IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT NEW ZEALAND'S ROLE WOULD BE. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT MEI HERON AGAIN. A RARE GLIMPSE OF BRITAIN'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL ` THE FIRST UK PRIME MINISTER TO VISIT THE SUBMARINES IN MORE THAN A DECADE ` A POINTED REMINDER TO RUSSIA OF ALLIED MILITARY MIGHT. WE KNOW ONE THING FOR CERTAIN, WHICH IS A DEAL WITHOUT ANYTHING BEHIND IT IS SOMETHING THAT PUTIN WILL BREACH. WE KNOW THAT BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. UM, AND I'M ABSOLUTELY CLEAR IN MY MIND IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TOP MILITARY AIDES FROM 30 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND, MEETING IN LONDON TO DISCUSS HOW A COALITION OF THE WILLING WOULD WORK WITHIN UKRAINE IF A TRUCE IS REACHED. THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT AND THE RULES OF SELF-DEFENCE, AND WHAT TO DO IF THE PEACEKEEPING OR STABILISATION MISSION IS IN ANY WAY ATTACKED ` THESE ARE SOME OF THE MOST VEXING AND DIFFICULT QUESTIONS TO GRAPPLE WITH. WHILE NEW ZEALAND'S ROLE HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED OR DEFINED, IT'S BELIEVED 20,000 TROOPS WOULD MAKE UP A MULTINATIONAL DEPLOYMENT ` NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO ENFORCE PEACE ` BUT ACT AS A REASSURANCE FORCE. SUGGESTIONS, TOO, THEY WOULDN'T PATROL NEAR THE FRONT LINES TO AVOID PROVOKING RUSSIA. (ARTILLERY BOOMS) IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE UK AND FRANCE, THAT THIS MULTINATIONAL FORCE NEVER DEPLOYS TO UKRAINE. THERE ISN'T A CEASEFIRE YET AND MAY NOT BE FOR MONTHS, AND NOT HAVING NATO TROOPS ON THE GROUND IN UKRAINE REMAINS ONE OF VLADIMIR PUTIN'S LONG LIST OF CONDITIONS. I'M CLEAR IN MY MIND THAT IF THERE IS A DEAL, AND I HOPE THERE IS, THAT WE NEED TO DO THE PLANNING BEFOREHAND, NOT AFTER THE DEAL. (EXPLOSION ECHOES) SIR KEIR STARMER BELIEVES ATTACKS LIKE THIS WILL CONTINUE, EVEN IF RUSSIA AGREES TO A FULL CEASEFIRE, UNLESS ALLIES GIVE UKRAINE SECURITY GUARANTEES PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY MAKING A PLEA TO EU LEADERS TODAY FOR MORE MILITARY AND AID SUPPORT. AND WE ALL KNOW HOW EASILY MOSCOW DISREGARDS HIS PROMISES. ONE MOMENT, THEY GIVE THEIR WORD, AND A FEW HOURS LATER, IT MEANS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. UKRAINE MAY BE ABOUT TO RECEIVE MORE AID FROM THE US IN EXCHANGE FOR ACCESS TO THEIR VALUABLE MINERALS ` A DEAL US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP SAYS WILL BE SIGNED SOON. THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS VALUE IN RARE EARTH, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. ALL EYES WILL BE ON SAUDI ARABIA NEXT WEEK AS THE US, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE ALL GATHER AS THE BATTLE TO BRING PEACE TO UKRAINE CONTINUES. MEANWHILE, FIGHTING ON THE FRONTLINE CONTINUES ` AND UKRAINE ALL GATHER AS THE BATTLE TO BRING PEACE TO UKRAINE CONTINUES. MEANWHILE, FIGHTING ON THE FRONTLINE CONTINUES ` RUSSIA GRADUALLY PUSHING BACK UKRAINIAN FORCES FROM ITS TERRITORY AFTER A SURPRISE CROSS-BORDER INCURSION LAST YEAR. UKRAINE'S RETREAT FROM SUDZHA ` THE LARGEST TOWN IT RECENTLY HELD IN KURSK ` HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'CHAOTIC'. MANY OF THOSE SOLDIERS ARE REGATHERING IN THE UKRAINIAN TOWN OF SUMY, FROM WHERE THE BBC'S JONATHAN BEALE REPORTS. UKRAINE'S ROAD OF RETREAT FROM SUDZHA ` A ROAD OF CHAOS AND CARNAGE. (MURMURS) ON THIS, THE LAST JOURNEY ARTEM AND HIS MEN MADE BEFORE IT FELL BACK INTO RUSSIAN HANDS JUST OVER A WEEK AGO. OOF. THAT'S` THAT'S A DRONE? YES, DRONE. A SHOTGUN THEIR LAST LINE OF DEFENCE AGAINST WAVES OF RUSSIAN DRONES; OTHERS, NOT SO LUCKY. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) TRANSLATOR: IT WAS PRETTY CHAOTIC, MANY UNITS LEFT IN DISARRAY I THINK THE PROBLEM WAS THE ORDER TO WITHDRAW CAME TOO LATE. MOST UKRAINIAN FORCES LIKE ARTEM MANAGED TO ESCAPE, MANY ON FOOT. UKRAINE'S LOST MOST OF THE TERRITORY IT CAPTURED IN RUSSIA'S KURSK REGION, BUT ITS FORCES ARE STILL CONDUCTING RAIDS OVER THE BORDER. THEY'RE GOING TO RETRIEVE A DAMAGED BRADLEY ARMOURED VEHICLE, WHICH HAS BEEN OVER THE BORDER INTO RUSSIA. WE ARE JUST ABOUT` UNDER TEN KILOMETRES FROM THAT BORDER NOW, AND THE REASON THEY'RE TRAVELLING AT SPEED IS BECAUSE THERE ARE THREATS OUT THERE, MAINLY GLIDE BOMBS, THEY SAY, AND AS YOU'D EXPECT, DRONES. THEY EVENTUALLY FIND THEIR RECENTLY RECOVERED US ARMOURED VEHICLE ` NOW ON THE UKRAINIAN SIDE OF THE BORDER, READY TO BE TAKEN BACK FOR REPAIRS. ARE YOU STILL FIGHTING IN RUSSIA? (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) THE BRADLEY COMMANDER SAYS IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT UKRAINE'S HOLDING ON. UKRAINIAN VILLAGES ON SUMY'S BORDER ARE BEIN REDUCED TO RUBBLE. ONCE THE HOME OF AN ENTIRE FAMILY WE MET WHO'D BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THE FIGHTING. DMYTRO (21) TELLS ME A TRUCE OR PEACE PROBABLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, BECAUSE THE RUSSIANS HAVE VIOLATED PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS. (SPEAKS UKRAINIAN) HIS GRANDMOTHER, NINA, SAYS SHE WANTS PEACE, BUT ONLY ON UKRAINE'S TERMS. 'SO WE'RE NOT OPPRESSED.' UKRAINE WANTS PEACE, BUT NOT AT ANY PRICE. AND UKRAINE SAYS WHILE IT'S LOST GROUND IN KURSK IN RECENT DAYS, TROOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ENCIRCLED AS RUSSIA'S CLAIMED. TO THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT ` AND POLITICAL DIVISION IS GROWING IN ISRAEL OVER CONCERNS THE GOVERNMENT IS PRIORITISING POLITICS OVER PEOPLE'S LIVES. THOUSANDS GATHERED ON THE STREETS TO PUSH FOR A RENEWED CEASEFIRE WITH GAZA AND FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PRIORITISE THE RETURN OF HOSTAGES. CORAZON MILLER HAS DEVELOPMENTS. AS DESTRUCTION LINES THE STREETS IN GAZA, PROTESTS FILL THOSE IN TEL AVIV. (DRUM RATTLES) MANY HERE BELIEVE BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S WAR ON GAZA IS A POLITICAL BID TO CLING ON TO POWER AFTER 17 YEARS IN CHARGE. I FEEL THAT THE ISRAELI DEMOCRACY WAS HIJACKED BY THE WORST PEOPLE POSSIBLE. PEOPLE THAT CARE ABOUT NOTHING BUT THEIR VERY NARROW SELF-INTEREST. ANGER WAS FIRST SPARKED OVER HIS DECISION TO FIRE THE HEAD OF ISRAEL'S DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, WHICH MANY SEE AS AN EFFORT TO REDUCE CHECKS ON THE GOVERNMENT. INSTEAD OF FIRING THE HEAD OF THE SHIN BET JUST TO AVOID AN INVESTIGATION, I THINK THAT THE PRIME MINISTER SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN RESCUING THE LAST HOSTAGES THAT ARE LEFT IN GAZA TO DIE. RECENT POLLS SHOW THE MAJORITY OF ISRAELIS FAVOUR A CEASEFIRE, BUT POLITICALLY, NETANYAHU DEPENDS ON FAR RIGHT MEMBERS OF HIS COALITION WHO'VE PUSHED FOR A RETURN TO WAR. (SOBS) IN PALESTINE, IT MEANS A RETURN TO A DAILY SENSE OF FEAR. WHILE THIS BABY WAS PULLED ALIVE FROM THE RUBBLE TODAY, MANY OTHERS HAVE DIED. (SPEAKS ARABIC) THIS IS NOT A LIFE. WE URGE THE MEDIATORS WE ARE THE ONES PAYING THE PRICE OF OUR CHILDREN AND WOMEN. (ROCKET SCREECHES) FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE CEASEFIRE BROKE, HAMAS HAS RETALIATED WITH ROCKET FIRE. ONE WAS INTERCEPTED, TWO OTHERS FELL INTO AN OPEN AREA WITH NO CASUALTIES REPORTED. IN PALESTINE, THE DEATH TOLL IS MOUNTING WITH MORE THAN 500 KILLED SINCE TUESDAY, AMONG THEM FIVE U.N WORKERS. GAZA HAS SOON BECOME ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES TO BE A HUMANITARIAN WORKER, AND WAY TOO OFTEN HUMANITARIAN TEAMS, HUMANITARIAN STAFF, HUMANITARIAN CONVOYS HAVE BEEN HIT DURING THE WAR IN GAZA, AND THAT IS A VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW. ISRAEL HAS INTRODUCED THIS EVACUATION ZONE, TELLING CIVILIANS IN GAZA TO TRAVEL WEST TO SO-CALLED SAFE ZONES OR EVEN TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY ALTOGETHER. BUT HOW OR WHERE TO, NO ONE KNOWS. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. A HIGH COURT DECISION OUT TODAY IS BEING SEEN AS A VICTORY FOR JOURNALISTS' ABILITY TO PROTECT THEIR SOURCES. IT'S DISMISSED AN APPLICATION BY TALLEY'S TO UNCOVER THE IDENTITIES OF WHISTLE-BLOWERS WHO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY AT THE COMPANY. THE NELSON-BASED FIRM IS SUING TVNZ FOR DEFAMATION AFTER A SERIES OF 1 NEWS INVESTIGATIONS IN 2021, WHICH TALLEY'S STRONGLY DENIES. IT ARGUED THAT, TO GET A FAIR TRIAL, THEY NEEDED TO KNOW WHO THE WHISTLE-BLOWERS ARE SO THEY CAN TEST THEIR CREDIBILITY AND WHETHER IT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1 NEWS TO RELY ON THOSE SOURCES. TODAY'S JUDGEMENT RULED PUBLIC INTEREST IN PROTECTING SOURCE CONFIDENTIALITY OUTWEIGHS TALLEY'S NEED FOR THAT INFORMATION. TVNZ SAYS IT'S PLEASED AND STOOD BY ITS REPORTING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND THE CLAIM. TALLEY'S HAS DECLINED TO COMMENT. THE FULL DEFAMATION TRIAL IS SET TO START IN SEPTEMBER. ME U TONU MAI ` JUST AHEAD ` IT'S THE VESSEL THAT SWINGS INTO ACTION WHEN A LARGE SHIP GETS INTO TROUBLE AT SEA, BUT NEW ZEALAND COULD SOON BE LEFT WITH NO OCEAN-GOING TUG BOATS. WHAT IT MEANS IF DISASTER STRIKES. THEN, HIDDEN UNDER A COLOSSAL ICEBERG FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS ` HOW SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED AN ANTARCTIC ECO-SYSTEM THEY DESCRIBE AS 'ASTONISHING'. NAU MAI, HOKI MAI. A LACK OF OPEN OCEAN TUG BOATS AROUND THE COUNTRY COULD PROVE A MAJOR PROBLEM IF LARGE SHIPS GET INTO TROUBLE OFF OUR COASTLINE. 1 NEWS HAS BEEN PUSHING FOR OFFICIALS TO RELEASE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TUG BOAT SHORTAGE, WITH THE OMBUDSMAN STEPPING IN. JESSICA RODEN REPORTS. THE KAITAKI FERRY WAS MINUTES FROM DISASTER WHEN IT LOST POWER IN THE COOK STRAIT IN 2023. KITTY FITTON WAS ON BOARD. IT'S QUITE HARROWING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED. THAT AND A RISE IN RECENT CLOSE CALLS HAS PROMPTED A FRESH LOOK AT OPEN-OCEAN TUGS, WHICH COULD COME TO THE RESCUE. WHILE PORTS HAVE SMALLER TUGS, THEY'RE ONLY DESIGNED FOR USE INSIDE THE HARBOURS. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, 1 NEWS HAS MADE VARIOUS REQUESTS UNDER THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT TO THE MINISTER AND TO MARITIME NEW ZEALAND ON THIS ISSUE, BUT VERY LITTLE INFORMATION HAS BEEN RELEASED. WE'VE COMPLAINED TO THE OMBUDSMAN, ARGUING THAT THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO KNOW. YESTERDAY, DOCUMENTS WERE RELEASED ` ALTHOUGH 40 OF THE 95 PAGES ARE ENTIRELY REDACTED, LARGELY DUE TO COMMERCIAL SENSITIVITY. OFFICIALS NOTED THAT, IN THE PAST, THERE WAS GREATER ACCESS TO TOWING VESSELS FOR EMERGENCY USE OFFSHORE. OUR CURRENT ABILITY TO RESPOND TO A LARGE VESSEL INCIDENT IN THE OPEN OCEAN IS VERY LIMITED. OUR ONLY OPTION IS USING COMMERCIAL VESSELS, IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE ` LIKE THIS TUG, WHICH RESCUED THE SHILING. THERE HAD BEEN THREE SIMILAR VESSELS IN TARANAKI, BUT TWO HAVE SINCE LEFT ` OFFICIALS WARNING NEW ZEALAND COULD SOON BE WITHOUT ANY VESSEL CAPABLE OF OFFSHORE TOWAGE. YOU KNOW, YOU WANT A FIRE ENGINE WAITING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE IS A FIRE. YOU DON'T WANNA GO OUT AND LOOK FOR ONE FIRST. AND COOK STRAIGHT IS A BUSY BIT OF WATER. WHILE OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHTED THE COOK STRAIT AS THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN, SECONDARY WAS FIORDLAND, THE EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND TARANAKI. BUT PROVIDING A FULL, COMPREHENSIVE CAPABILITY IS NOT STRAIGHTFORWARD ` THE DOCUMENTS NOTING THE COST INVOLVED IS SIGNIFICANT, PARTICULARLY AS IT WOULD BE RARELY USED. AND DEPENDING ON LOCATION, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THE TUG WOULD BE IN PLACE IN TIME TO HELP. THAT WHOLE SHE'LL-BE-RIGHT MENTALITY SHOULDN'T APPLY WHEN IT COMES TO SAILING ACROSS THE COOK STRAIT. YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS STRETCHES OF WATER ON THE PLANET. IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, $600,000 WAS SET ASIDE FOR A BUSINESS CASE, WHICH OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE WORKING ON. JESSICA RODEN, 1 NEWS. FERRY OPERATOR BLUEBRIDGE HAS SECURED ANOTHER VESSEL FOR SAILINGS ACROSS COOK STRAIT. BUILT IN 2008, THE STENA LIVIA WILL ARRIVE IN JULY AND REPLACE THE 28-YEAR-OLD STRAIT FERONIA. THE NEWER SHIP'S A SISTER VESSEL TO THE CONNEMARA THAT BLUEBRIDGE ALREADY OPERATES ON COOK STRAIT. MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT'S STILL WORKING ON PLANS TO BUY TWO NEW FERRIES FOR THE PUBLICLY- OWNED INTER-ISLANDER SERVICE TO BE IN OPERATION BY 2029. THE PRIME MINISTER IS ON HIS WAY BACK TO NEW ZEALAND AFTER DECLARING HIS FOUR DAYS IN INDIA A SUCCESS. CHRISTOPHER LUXON'S LEAVING WITH FREE TRADE DEAL NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY AND CLOSER SECURITY TIES WITH INDIA. POLITICAL EDITOR MAIKI SHERMAN HAS BEEN TRAVELLING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FILED THIS REPORT FROM MUMBAI. FROM NEW DELHI TO MUMBAI, THIS HAS BEEN A JAM-PACKED WEEK HERE IN INDIA, BUT THE SUCCESSFUL TONE OF IT REALLY BEGAN ON DAY ONE, WITH THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT GREENLIGHTING THOSE OFFICIAL NEGOTIATIONS FOR A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. REMEMBER, CHRISTOPHER LUXON, HE PROMISED AN FTA WITH INDIA AT THE ELECTION, AND IT SEEMS HE IS VERY CLOSE TO ACHIEVING THAT THIS TERM. INDIA IS A $4 TRILLION ECONOMY. IT HAS 1.4 BILLION CONSUMERS. SO HE SEES HUGE OPPORTUNITY HERE FOR NEW ZEALAND. HE'S BROUGHT WITH HIM ONE OF THE LARGEST DELEGATIONS TO TRAVEL WITH A NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER, NOT JUST BUSINESS HEAVYWEIGHTS, BUT ALSO COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM BACK HOME, INDIAN KIWIS WHO ARE DOING BIG THINGS, AND HE WANTED TO SHOWCASE THAT HERE IN INDIA. NOW, ALSO FROM PRIME MINISTER MODI'S SIDE OF THINGS, HE SHOWED RESPECT TO CHRISTOPHER LUXON BY INVITING HIM AS THE CHIEF GUEST AND THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT INDIA'S PREMIER SECURITY AND DEFENCE FORUM, CHRISTOPHER LUXON USED THAT TO REITERATE NEW ZEALAND'S COMMITMENT TO PLAYING ITS ROLE IN SECURITY ISSUES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION, THE TWO GOVERNMENTS ALSO ANNOUNCING JOINT TRAINING VENTURES AND DEPLOYMENTS. NOW THIS IS THE END OF THE TRIP. PRIME MINISTER LUXON HAS INVITED PRIME MINISTER MODI TO NEW ZEALAND FOR A VISIT. WHETHER HE'LL TAKE THAT OFFER UP AND WHEN REMAINS TO BE SEEN, BUT IT'S CLEAR THAT THIS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEW ZEALAND AND INDIA IS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. U.S PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S TAKEN A BIG STEP TOWARDS SHUTTING DOWN AMERICA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. HE'LL NEED APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS TO COMPLETELY SHUTTER THE DEPARTMENT, BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TODAY TO DRAMATICALLY SCALE IT DOWN. HALF THE AGENCY'S STAFF HAVE ALREADY BEEN LAID OFF. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DESCRIBED THE DEPARTMENT AS 'A $3 TRILLION BUREAUCRACY NOT HELPING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT' WHILE DEMOCRATS HAVE LABELLED TRUMP'S MOVE AS 'RECKLESS'. A MASSIVE ICEBERG THAT BROKE AWAY FROM AN ICE SHELF IN ANTARCTICA EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS REVEALED A PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN UNDER-SEA ECOSYSTEM. A TEAM OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS HAVE CAPTURED VIDEO OF LIFE ON THE SEA FLOOR THAT'D BEEN CONCEALED BY ICE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. THE 8-DAY SURVEY HAD A REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE PLUNGE TO DEPTHS OF UP TO 1300m. SCIENTISTS SAY THEY WERE NEVER EXPECTING TO FIND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND THRIVING ECOSYSTEM. A MURI AKE NEI ` THE COUNTRY'S THE DRIEST IT'S BEEN IN YEARS WITH AUCKLAND RESIDENTS NOW TOLD TO CONSERVE WATER AND OTHER REGIONS ALREADY IN DROUGHT. RAIN DANCE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD. THE MONTH FORECASTERS BELIEVE WE'LL FINALLY SEE THINGS LOOKING UP. PLUS, IF YOU DROPPED YOUR WALLET, WOULD YOU EXPECT PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN TO HAND IT IN? THE THEORY ABOUT WHAT YOUR ANSWER MEANS FOR YOUR LEVEL OF HAPPINESS. AND THE RAIN ABOUT THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND IS PULLING AWAY, LEAVING MUCH OF THE COUNTRY IN FINE FORM FOR THE WEEKEND. BUT BEFORE YOU LAY OUT THE BOARD SHORTS AND SUNNIES ` THERE IS RAIN ON THE WAY FOR SOME. I'LL HAVE THE WEATHER AT YOUR PLACE AFTER SPORT. FARMERS SAY THEY'RE FACING SOME OF THE DRIEST CONDITIONS THEY'VE EVER SEEN. DROUGHT'S BEEN DECLARED FOR MOST OF THE NORTH ISLAND AND THE TOP OF THE SOUTH, AND THERE ARE WORRIES OVER THE WATER SUPPLY IN OUR BIGGEST CITY. AS JACOB JOHNSON REPORTS, THE DRY SPELL COULD PERSIST FOR WEEKS, IF NOT MONTHS. THIS DAM IN THE WAITAKERE RANGES IS ONE OF AUCKLAND'S KEY WATER SOURCES, BUT RIGHT NOW, IT'S MUCH EMPTIER THAN IT SHOULD BE. IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLY DRY. JUST TO PUT THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, SO FAR THIS MONTH, WE'VE HAD 33mm OF RAINFALL IN OUR CATCHMENT, AND NORMALLY FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH, WE'D EXPECT OVER 110mm. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO CONSERVE WATER. IF THEY DON'T, MANDATORY RESTRICTIONS COULD BE ON THE HORIZON. THE DRY WEATHER IS WORRYING BEEF FARMER ALAN COLE, WHO LIVES NEAR AUCKLAND'S SOUTHERN BORDER; HIS GRASS STRUGGLING TO GROW. WISH ME SOME LUCK, YOU KNOW. A RAIN DANCE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD. FEBRUARY WAS THE RECORD DRIEST RAIN FALL FOR THE FARM EVER, GOING BACK` SO, I'M THIRD GENERATION ON THIS FARM. HE SAYS THEY'VE HAD SOME LIGHT SHOWERS, BUT NEED DOWNPOURS. ON WEDNESDAY, THIS PADDOCK WAS SOAKED. HERE WE ARE TWO DAYS LATER, AND THE SOIL IS BONE DRY. ALAN SAYS CONDITIONS ARE EVEN WORSE FOR FARMERS IN TARANAKI AND IN NORTHLAND. FARMERS ARE HAVING TO TRUCK THE WATER IN ON FARM. YOU KNOW, AND IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER, SO ALL THOSE AQUIFERS ARE NOT GONNA START RECHARGING. YOUR SPRINGS ARE NOT GONNA START RECHARGING, RIVERS, THEY'RE NOT GONNA START FILLING UP AGAIN UNTIL WE ACTUALLY GET SOME SUBSTANTIAL RAIN. SO IS RELIEF ON THE WAY? UNFORTUNATELY, NO. AREAS THAT COULD USE THE RAIN, I THINK, OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS ` SO, SAY, THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY ` VERY LITTLE RAIN IS EXPECTED. DROUGHTS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN DECLARED IN NORTHLAND, WAIKATO, MANAWATU-WHANGANUI, TARANAKI, MARLBOROUGH AND TASMAN. CHRIS BRANDOLINO SAYS THIS IS THE DRIEST THE COUNTRY'S BEEN SINCE 2021. WE MAY HAVE TO WAIT TIL` AS WE GET DEEPER INTO AUTUMN, END OF APRIL, PARTICULARLY LATER IN MAY, IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THAT WATER TO SOAK UP THAT SPONGE, WHICH IS THE GROUND, THE SOIL. SOME HERDS, DAIRY HERDS, ARE ON 100% SUPPLEMENTS AT THE MOMENT, SO, YEAH, WE CAN'T CARRY ON DOING THAT FOREVER, SO HOPEFULLY SOME AUTUMN RAINS WILL COME. DESPERATELY NEEDED DOWNPOURS LOOKING UNLIKELY ANY TIME SOON. JACOB JOHNSON, 1 NEWS. A PROFESSOR DESCRIBED AS A PIONEERING FORCE IN WOMEN'S HEALTH HAS BEEN AWARDED NEW ZEALANDER OF THE YEAR. BEV LAWTON FOUNDED THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH. AND HER WORK ON THE HUMAN PAPILLOMA-VIRUS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS 'GROUNDBREAKING'. SHE RECENTLY HELPED SHIFT THE PRIMARY METHOD FOR CERVICAL SCREENING IN NEW ZEALAND TO HPV SELF-TESTING. AFTER RECEIVING HER AWARD LAST NIGHT, SHE PAID TRIBUTE TO HER WIDER TEAM. I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE DO. I'M PROUD OF HOW WE DO IT. AND I'M PROUD OF THE FACT THAT I'M ABLE TO FOLLOW THE LEADS OF THE KAUMATUA IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE HOPES ONE DAY TO SEE CERVICAL CANCER ELIMINATED COMPLETELY. BELIEVING IN THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS ` IT TURNS OUT IT HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON HOW PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT WHERE THEY LIVE. RESEARCHERS FOR THE ANNUAL WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT DROPPED WALLETS IN CITIES ACROSS THE WORLD AND FOUND COUNTRIES WHERE PEOPLE EITHER RETURNED LOST WALLETS OR EXPECTED THAT OTHERS WOULD WERE THE HAPPIEST. THE BBC'S MARK EASTON WENT TO BELFAST ` THE HAPPIEST PLACE IN THE UK, ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT STATS ` TO TEST THE THEORY. (WALLETS CLATTER) (MISCHIEVOUS MUSIC) FOR YEARS, RESEARCHERS INTO HAPPINESS HAVE BEEN LOSING WALLETS ` ON PURPOSE. AND TODAY, HERE IN NORTHERN IRELAND, I'M GOING TO LOSE SOME TOO. TODAY IS WORLD HAPPINESS DAY, AND ALSO SEES THE PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT, WHICH THIS YEAR SAYS THAT PLACES WHERE PEOPLE THINK STRANGERS ARE GENERALLY KIND ` THE SORT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD RETURN A LOST WALLET ` WELL, THOSE PLACES TEND TO BE HAPPIER THAN PLACES WHERE THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. (PLOP!) SO I'M DELIBERATELY MISLAYING 10 WALLETS ACROSS BELFAST, EACH WITH A NOTE ASKING TO CALL MY NUMBER IF FOUND. SO HOW MANY OF OUR 10 WALLETS DO YOU THINK WILL PROMPT A PHONE CALL? ARE YOU MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN YOU NEED TO BE ABOUT THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS? THE ACADEMIC GURU OF LOST WALLETS SAYS MOST PEOPLE ARE, AND THAT SERIOUSLY DAMAGES COMMUNITY WELLBEING. SO YOU DROP WALLETS, SEE HOW MANY ARE RETURNED, THEN YOU COMPARE IT TO WHAT PEOPLE THINK. TURNS OUT WALLETS ARE RETURNED TWICE AS OFTEN AS PEOPLE THINK, OR MORE. AND IF WE COULD MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT IT REALLY WAS ALL THE TIME, THEY'D BE MUCH HAPPIER. WHERE DID YOU FIND IT? WALLET FINDERS ACROSS BELFAST HAVE STARTED CALLING ME. WELL, YOU'RE VERY KIND. WHY DID YOU RETURN IT? YOU COULD'VE JUST TAKEN THE MONEY. ON PHONE: BECAUSE THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICE TO DO, SO WE JUST DECIDED TO PHONE YOUSE. ON PHONE: JUST AN HONEST PERSON. LIKE, IT COULD BE ME WHO LOST MY WALLET. (INDISTINCT) IT'S NICE TO BE NICE. IT SHOULD INSPIRE US ALL TO BELIEVE IN THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS. VERY KIND OF YOU. ONE FINDER, AL, INSISTED ON DELIVERING THE WALLET BACK TO ME IN PERSON. I'M ONLY GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO RECEIVE YOUR WALLET BACK AGAIN. SO I DROPPED 10 WALLETS ON THE STREETS OF BELFAST, SO HOW MANY DO YOU THINK WERE OFFERED BACK TO ME BY KIND STRANGERS? WELL, THE ANSWER IS ` ALL 10. WHILE OUR WALLET EXPERIMENT IS NOT SCIENTIFIC, IT DOES BACK UP THE EVIDENCE. STRANGERS ARE KINDER THAN WE THINK. AND IN THIS YEAR'S WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT COUNTRY RANKINGS, FINLAND GAINED THE TOP SPOT FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW. NEW ZEALAND RANKED 12th, JUST BEHIND AUSTRALIA. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT, AND A FULL-ON NIGHT AHEAD. TO THE ALL WHITES GAME IN WELLINGTON WE GO TO FIRST, IN A MOMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, A MASSIVE FEW DAYS AHEAD FOR EDEN PARK ` THREE CODES IN FOUR DAYS, THE WHITE FERNS TAKING ON THE AUSSIES FIRST UP. PLUS, F1 CHINA UNDERWAY. WE'LL UPDATE LIAM LAWSON'S PRACTICE PROGRESS IN THE RED BULL. AND THE HEAD-SCRATCHING MEN'S SEVENS TEAM. WHERE TO FROM HERE FOR A PROGRAMME STRUGGLING TO WIN? NAU MAI KI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT, AND A HUGE NIGHT AHEAD FOR SPORTS FANS ` RUGBY, LEAGUE, CRICKET AND FOOTBALL. FIRST UP, TO THE ALL WHITES WORLD CUP QUALIFYING SEMI-FINAL IN WELLINGTON, TAKING ON FIJI. LET'S GO LIVE TO WELLINGTON STADIUM, WHERE LUKE ROBINSON JOINS US FROM. LUKE, WHAT'S THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE? IT CERTAINLY IS. WE ARE EXPECTING 20,000 FANS TO COME THROUGH THE DOORS HERE TONIGHT. I CAN TELL YOU THE BARS ON THE WATERFRONT WERE FULL. PLENTY OF WHITE SHIRTS WALKING UP THE CONCOURSE. THE ALL WHITES STARTED THEIR WARMUP. VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS GROUND AND TEAM. 20 MINUTES OUT, HOW DO YOU THINK THEY WILL BE FEELING? THERE WILL BE NERVES AND ADRENALINE. THERE IS ALWAYS NERVOUS ENERGY AROUND THIS TIME. WE ARE A MASSIVE FAVOURITE TO WIN THIS GAME. HOW DO YOU THINK THEY CAN PLAY WITHOUT COMPLACENCY? I CAN'T SEE THEM PLAYING WITH COMPLACENCY. THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY DON'T GIVE 100%, THEY COULD LOSE. FOOTBALL IS UNPREDICTABLE. FOOTBALL HAS BEEN SPOKEN ABOUT ALL WEEK. CAN I GET A SCORE PREDICTION? 4-0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ENJOY THE GAME. THE SCENE IS SET. 20 MINUTES AWAY FROM KICK-OFF AGAINST FIJI. THEY WILL PLAY NEW CALEDONIA IF THEY ARE THE COURIER'S TONIGHT ON MONDAY NIGHT. VICTORIOUS* THANKS, LUKE. LUKE ROBINSON LIVE FROM WELLINGTON AHEAD OF THE ALL WHITES CLASH. AND DON'T FORGET, TONIGHT'S GAME IS LIVE AND FREE ON TVNZ 2 AND TVNZ+ RIGHT AFTER THE NEWS. CRICKET FANS, YOU'RE ALSO LOOKED AFTER WITH THE BLACKCAPS-PAKISTAN MATCH LIVE HERE ON TVNZ1 AFTER THE NEWS. BUT EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AT EDEN PARK, THE WHITE FERNS TOOK ON ARCH-RIVALS AUSTRALIA. IT WAS A TOUGH AND FRUITLESS GRIND FOR THE HOME TEAM. HERE'S KATE WELLS. WHEN TAKING ON THE GREEN AND GOLDS, THERE'S LITTLE ROOM FOR ERROR. THE WHITE FERNS OPENERS CERTAINLY HAD THEIR EYES ON THE TARGET. OH, THAT IS A FANTASTIC SHOT FROM SUZIE BATES! THREE CONSECUTIVE BOUNDARIES FOR THE NEW ZEALAND SKIPPER PLUS SOME POWER FROM GEORGIA PLIMMER; BUT EVEN A SMALL MISTAKE CAN HAVE BIG CONSEQUENCES. (SHOUTS) HOW IS THAT? FIRST BATES, THEN PLIMMER, LEAVING MELIE KERR AND SOPHIE DEVINE AT THE CREASE. NO MATTER HOW MUCH CRICKET THE RETURNING WELLINGTON PAIR HAVE PLAYED TOGETHER, IT JUST WASN'T CLICKING. OH, IT JUST GETS CRAMPED UP NOW, STUCK HALFWAY DOWN THE PITCH, AND A DIRECT HIT, IT WAS CURTAINS FOR MELIE KERR. PERHAPS A SCARE WAS WHAT THEY NEEDED. THAT'S A GOOD SHOT! WORKED AWAY BEAUTIFULLY. IN TYPICAL KERR FASHION, STEADYING NEW ZEALAND'S INNINGS... THAT IS SO GOOD FROM MELIE KERR. SHE'S BROUGHT UP 50, AS WELL. ...SHE AND DEVINE COMBINING FOR 88, THE WHITE FERNS POSTING 137/2. AUSTRALIA ALSO OFF TO A CRACKER START WITH THE BAT. THAT'S SWUNG AWAY LEG SIDE, SPLITS THE TWO FIELDERS IN THE DEEP. THE KIWI PACE BOWLERS HIT ALL OVER EDEN PARK. OH, THERE YOU GO! THAT COULD BE THREE ON THE BOUNCE. THE WHITE FERNS ALSO UNRAVELLING IN THE FIELD. THAT'S GONNA LAND IN FRONT. OH, AND THE SPIN'S DONE HER! I DON'T THINK ANYONE WOULD PUT THEIR HAND UP AND SAY THEY'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH HOW THEY WENT TODAY. BETH MOONEY SHOWING WHY SHE'S THE BEST WOMEN'S T20 BATTER, WITH AN UNBEATEN 75, LEADING AUSTRALIA TO AN EIGHT WICKET WIN. IF YOU'RE ON A BIT OF A ROLL WITH THE BAT, IT'S REALLY HARD TO STOP WHEN BATTERS ARE GOING, FREE-FLOWING LIKE THAT. BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD FOR THE WHITE FERNS AHEAD OF SUNDAY'S SECOND MATCH IN MOUNT MAUNGANUI. KATE WELLS, 1 NEWS. LIAM LAWSON HAS FINISHED 18TH FASTEST IN THE FIRST AND ONLY PRACTICE SESSION AT FORMULA ONE'S CHINESE GRAND PRIX. JUST FOUR DAYS AFTER THE OPENING RACE IN MELBOURNE, ON A NEWLY RE-SEALED TRACK IN SHANGHAI, LAWSON AND PLENTY OF OTHERS STRUGGLED EARLY WITH LACK OF GRIP. IT'S NO GRIP. IT'S A BRAND-NEW SURFACE, AS YOU SAID, AND` OOH. JUST A STEP OUT, I THINK. THAT'S AN UNUSUAL PLACE. WE DON'T OFTEN SEE THAT. LAWSON IN THE END STAYING OUT FOR A CHUNK OF THE HOUR SESSION, NOW DRIVING WITH THE SAME NOSE AND FRONT WINGS AS MAX VERSTAPPEN. MCLAREN'S LANDO NORRIS THE FASTEST. QUALIFYING FOR THE SPRINT RACE IS LATER TONIGHT, WITH THE 19 LAP DASH TOMORROW AFTERNOON AT FOUR. AND THE F1 WORLD IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF FORMER TEAM OWNER AND COMMENTATOR EDDIE JORDAN. THE IRISHMAN, WHO HAD PROSTATE CANCER, FAMOUSLY GAVE MICHAEL SCHUMACHER HIS F1 DEBUT IN 1991 IN JORDAN GRAND PRIX COLOURS. DAMON HILL ANOTHER OF HIS STAR DRIVERS. HE WAS IRREVERENT, HE WAS CRAZY, AND THERE ISN'T A SINGLE PERSON WHO WASN'T AFFECTED POSITIVELY IN SOME WAY BY HIM. HE GAVE A HUGE AMOUNT TO CHARITY. HE NEVER STOPPED. HE NEVER WASTED A SINGLE SECOND OF HIS LIFE. JORDAN EVENTUALLY SELLING THE TEAM IN 2005. IT WOULD LATER BECOME ASTON MARTIN, WHO ARE SPORTING SPECIAL LOGOS THIS WEEKEND IN CHINA. THE VERY COLOURFUL EDDIE JORDAN WAS 76. THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE HAS ELECTED ITS FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT; TWO-TIME GOLD MEDAL-WINNING SWIMMER KIRSTY COVENTRY. (41) THE ZIMBABWEAN WINNING A SURPRISE MAJORITY IN THE FIRST ROUND OF VOTING. SHE'LL OVERSEE THE SPORTING BODY FOR THE NEXT 8 YEARS, INCLUDING THE L.A OLYMPICS. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S VIEW ON TRANSGENDER ATHLETES AND A CRACKDOWN ON IMMIGRATION TWO POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HE WANTS THE LA28 GAMES TO BE A HUGE SUCCESS. IT WILL TAKE SITTING DOWN AND HAVING A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH HIM, UM, SHARING WITH HIM OUR VALUES. COVENTRY WON BACK-TO-BACK GOLD MEDALS IN THE 200M BACKSTROKE IN 2004 AND 2008. IT'S ONE OF THE MORE CURIOUS RUGBY ISSUES OF THE PAST FEW YEARS ` WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE NATIONAL MEN'S SEVENS TEAM? CURRENTLY SEVENTH ON THE WORLD SERIES TABLE, THEY PLAY IN HONG KONG NEXT WEEK WITH THEIR CAMPAIGN ALL BUT OVER. OUR BAY OF PLENTY REPORTER JORDYN RUDD HAS MORE. AND HE'S GONNA RUN AWAY FOR SPAIN. A WORLD SERIES TO FORGET. AND URUGUAY ` THEY KNOCKED OUT FIJI; NOW THEY SMASH NEW ZEALAND. BACK-TO-BACK SHOCK LOSSES FOR THE ALL BLACK SEVENS, ONCE THE POWERHOUSE OF THE GAME. IT'S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW. IT IS A LITTLE BIT EMBARRASSING, TO BE HONEST. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEARS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST CHANGE THE MANAGEMENT. A LOT OF PLAYERS LEAVING. SO IT DOES` YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T JUST FIND OUR MOMENTUM OVERNIGHT. YOU KNOW, THE BLACK JERSEY AND OUR STANDARDS FOR OURSELVES ARE REALLY HIGH, SO TO NOT BE DOING TOO WELL IS OBVIOUSLY... IT'S, UM... IT HURTS. OUT OF 12 TEAMS, THE KIWIS SIT SEVENTH OVERALL IN THE SERIES STANDINGS. THEY'RE 30 POINTS BEHIND LEADERS ARGENTINA. SPAIN IN SECOND, HAVING BEATEN NEW ZEALAND THREE TIMES THIS SEASON. ANY TOP EIGHT TEAM CAN WIN NOW. UM, AND THAT'S... YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF... AS A NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTER, WE JUST ALWAYS EXPECTED TO WIN. UM, BUT IF YOU ACTUALLY FOLLOW THE SERIES, IT'S BLOODY COMPETITIVE. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PLAYERS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A FEW YEARS, AND OBVIOUSLY THE PLAYERS THERE HAVEN'T BEEN... PLAYED A LOT OF SEVENS. THEY'RE STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL. UH, AND IT'S TRYING TO GET THE MIX RIGHT. IT'S A TOUGH GAME. IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED WELL FOR IT, IT WILL FIND YOU. WHILE YOU COULD ARGUE OTHER COUNTRIES HAVE LIFTED THEIR GAME, THAT HASN'T BOTHERED THE BLACK FERNS SEVENS, WHOSE DOMINANCE HASN'T FALTERED. IN STARK CONTRAST, THE MEN ARE YET TO FINISH ON THE PODIUM THIS SEASON. WE ARE REALLY CRAVING FOR SOME SUCCESS AND WE JUST HAVE TO APPROACH EACH GAME AT A TIME, BECAUSE THERE'S NO EASY GAMES THESE DAYS. THE TEAM LOOKING TO HONG KONG NEXT WEEKEND, PLAYING FOR PRIDE NOW THE REAL GOAL. JORDYN RUDD, 1 NEWS. TO SUPER RUGBY, WHERE MOANA ARE ABOUT TO KICK-OFF AGAINST THE CHIEFS IN PUKEKOHE. FURTHER SOUTH, THE HIGHLANDERS ARE EYEING UP A SHOT AT DISPATCHING AUSTRALIA'S NUMBER ONE SIDE, THE REDS. THE SOUTHERNERS WELCOMING BACK SPEEDSTER FINN HURLEY, RETURNING AFTER A QUAD INJURY FOLLOWING HIS TWO-TRY BREAKOUT AGAINST THE BLUES IN ROUND TWO. A REPEAT OF THAT TOMORROW AFTERNOON WOULD BE USEFUL, THE HIGHLANDERS COPPING A 31-0 DRUBBING THE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED QUEENSLAND. THEY PULLED OUR PANTS DOWN LAST YEAR IN AUSSIE, SO THEY'LL BE THINKING THEY'RE GONNA DO A JOB ON US AS WELL. IN THE PAST, WE USED TO JUST SORT OF` OH, WE'LL JUST TRY AND MAKE THE 8. I THINK OUR MINDSET HAS SHIFTED IN THAT SPACE, AROUND` PUT THE BEST TEAM ON THE PARK, AND WE'RE GOING OUT TO WIN EVERY SINGLE GAME. THE HIGHLANDERS ARE CURRENTLY SIXTH ON THE TABLE, WITH TWO WINS AND TWO DEFEATS. RYAN FOX HAS BACKED UP HIS TOP-20 FINISH AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP BY BEING RIGHT IN THE MIX AFTER ROUND ONE OF THE LATEST PGA EVENT IN FLORIDA. THIS SHOT SETTING UP ONE OF FOX'S FOUR BIRDIES. BIG-HITTING NEW ZEALANDER, HUGGING THAT LEFT SIDE. THIS COULD BE A LITTLE TROUBLE HERE` OH, NO. GOT THE FISHBURN KICK. ...WITH RYAN FOX CAPITALISING. FOX IN A TIE FOR SIXTH AT THREE-UNDER, ONE SHOT BEHIND FIVE PLAYERS WHO SHARE THE LEAD. BIG NIGHT AHEAD. CRICKET COMING UP AT SEVEN. THANKS. COMING UP ` RENEE'S HERE WITH A FINE-LOOKING WEEKEND FOR MOST. 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: KIA ORA. HELLO AGAIN. IT'S SHAPING UP TO BE A DRY AND SETTLED START TO THE WEEKEND FOR MOST OF US. FROM THE SAT CAM, YOU CAN SEE THE WET WEATHER TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND IS MOVING AWAY. JUST A FEW SHOWERS EASING AS WE MOVE INTO WEEKEND MODE. MEANWHILE, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS SPREADING NORTHWARDS OVER NEW ZEALAND. THERE IS A BRIGHT BAND OF CLOUD APPROACHING THE SOUTH-WEST OF TE WAIPOUNAMU TOMORROW, AND WE EXPECT RAIN TO PUSH ON TO THE FAR SOUTH. BUT THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD OVER THE NORTH ISLAND, DELIVERING A FINE, DRY DAY TO MOST. MAINLY FINE OVER THE TOP. THERE IS A CHANCE OF A SHOWER FOR KAITAIA AND RUSSELL, BUT SUNSHINE AND A TOP OF 25 IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY HERE. TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND IN FINE FORM ` BLUE SKY AND SUNSHINE. WINDS ARE LIGHT, BUT EXPECT AFTERNOON SOU'WESTERLIES AND A TOP OF 24. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON, IT'S A GOLDEN DAY FOR YOU TOO. HOWEVER, YOU WILL GET SOME CLOUD CREEPING IN FROM EVENING. 24 IS YOUR HIGH. THE CENTRE NORTH BASKING IN THE SUNSHINE ` FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS. WATCH FOR MORNING AND EVENING FOG ABOUT TAUMARUNUI. TAURANGA, SATURDAY IS LOOKING GOOD FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. MAKE SURE YOU SLAP ON THE SUNHAT AND SUNSCREEN. 25 DEGREES. TO THE EAST, AND CLOUD TOP AND TAILS YOUR DAY. MASTERTON SET TO PEAK AT 25 DEGREES. TO THE WEST, AND YOU WILL GET A CLOUDY START AND END TO YOUR DAY BUT LONG AFTERNOON SUNNY SPELLS. NEW PLYMOUTH, A TOP OF 21. WELLINGTON, MORNING AND EVENING CLOUD WITH PATCHY DRIZZLE ABOUT THE NORTHERN SUBURBS AND HUTT VALLEY. SUNNY SPELLS AFTER LUNCH. 20 IS YOUR HIGH. TE WAIPOUNAMU, THE TOP OF THE SOUTH GETS SUNSHINE AND LIGHT WINDS. A WARM DAY FOR BLENHEIM AND 26. MORNING CLOUD BURNS OFF WESTPORT LEAVING YOU IN THE CLEAR. OTAUTAHI, CHRISTCHURCH, YOU WILL WAKE TO AREAS OF MORNING FOG, AND LOW CLOUD CREEPS IN FROM EVENING, OTHERWISE FINE. 22 DEGREES FOR YOU. GREYMOUTH, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF A SHOWER, BUT CLEARING TO FINE BY AFTERNOON. A TOP OF 20 FOR YOU AND HOKITIKA. ASHBURTON AND TIMARU GET A DRY DAY. TAHUNA, QUEENSTOWN VERY NICE, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. LIGHT WINDS AND A TOP OF 22 DEGREES. AND HERE'S WHERE THE ACTION IS, PERIODS OF RAIN FOR MILFORD SOUND, AND 18. GREY SKIES AND SCATTERED RAIN FOR MOST OF THIS GROUP. OTEPOTI DUNEDIN ` A SUNNY DAY ON THE WAY FOR YOU. FINE WITH LIGHT WINDS AND 22 DEGREES. SO AS WE MOVE INTO SUNDAY, YOU CAN SEE THE NORTH ISLAND HOLDS ONTO THE FINE WEATHER. BUT THE RAIN OVER THE SOUTH SLOWLY MOVES NORTHWARDS. BACK TO WORK, AND THERE IS A MIX OF CLOUDY PERIODS AND SHOWERS FOR MUCH OF AOTEAROA. AND THAT IS YOUR WEATHER, ENJOY THE SUNSHINE OVER THE WEEKEND. ALRIGHT, BEFORE WE GO, HIS NAME IS EMINEM. (EMINEM'S 'THE REAL SLIM SHADY') THE REAL SLIM SHADY NOW THE VICTIM OF SOME SHADY DEALINGS HIMSELF. A FORMER STUDIO ENGINEER'S BEEN CHARGED WITH STEALING 25 OF THE DETROIT RAPPER'S UNRELEASED SONGS AND SELLING THEM ONLINE. STAFF REPORTED THE ACCUSED TO THE FBI AFTER THE SONGS TURNED UP ON WEBSITES LIKE REDDIT AND YOUTUBE. THIS WASN'T ONE OF THEM, EMINEM'S SINGLE 'HOUDINI' FROM LAST YEAR. (EMINEM'S 'HOUDINI') AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS FRIDAY. REMEMBER YOU CAN KEEP RIGHT UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE, 1NEWS.CO.NZ. NO SEVEN SHARP; WE'VE GOT LIVE CRICKET ` THE THIRD T20 GAME BETWEEN THE BLACKCAPS AND PAKISTAN.